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Here is a reply to a comment that I got on my post "Is disagreeing with Obama Racism", that I just feel deserves its own post. Check out the comment, oh and I just love the "Mr. Sentinel".
Stephen Frazier,
Don't be so thick in the brain or is it brainless. Anyhow, I never chided anyone for asking Obama what he has done that is not a problem. The people I mention are NOT asking what he has or hasn't done. They are saying that he has ruined the country. And I asked and will ask it again, what has he done that ruins the country?
You ask me to explain how Bush stole our freedom, I told you that he did so with the Patriot Act? Oh, you must not know what is in the Patriot Act, so therefore you needed me to go even further and make a list for you. Well, like I tell my son, get the information, it is free and helps you learn. There is nothing worse than a person who refuses to educate themselves.
"You want to know why people say "we want our country back" and wonder what that means. Well, when the people feel that politicians are too powerful and unresponsive, WE feel that we have lost control of the country and we want it back. Get it?" Why don't you explain exactly what the Obama government has done to be too powerful?
What laws, bills or other things have been pushed through the senate and house by Obama that would make the government any more powerful than it was under Bush? I keep asking and getting nothing. So it makes me believe that there is another reason to ask for the country back.
So to you the government was third in line to help Louisiana so therefore it was OK for nothing to get done for people who were suffering and dying. You are a serious piece of work, acting as if the government being third in line is an excuse. It doesn't!
The state of Louisiana Governor declared a state of emergency on Aug 26 then asked Bush to declare a federal state of emergency the next day. Governor Blanco requested help again after the levees break on Aug 29. Then Aug 31 the state warned FEMA and Bush that people were dying at the dome. Go here and have a look at the time line, since you have a problem with your memory.
Wow, Obama has declared 37 "Czars", that bastard! Now I have something else to dislike him for. . . Wait a minute! What exactly is a Czar appointed by the President? Oh, you mean a Czar is nothing more than an adviser who is designed to communicate with multiple agencies?
And that the first Czars were appointed under Ronald Reagan. And the practice was widened by George W. Bush who in fact had 36 Czars. Not to mention at last count Obama has actually 18 to 22 Czars the rest are Senate appointed people who are NOT under the title of Czar. So exactly what the hell is the hoopla again? I guess this is because you partake of too much Fox Stupidity.
You know according to Pew Polls people who get their news from Fox are the least informed people. They were unable to correctly answer questions related to the government. They were even less likely to have correct information than those people who watched ONLY John Stewart and the Daily show or Stephen Colbert which are two comedians making jokes about the news. Well that explains your lack of knowledge yet your incessant spewing of Fox news talking points.
You say Obama "Appointed tax cheats, socialists, communists, environmental wackos and Marxists to some of the most powerful positions in government" I think this is a governmental thing not an Obama only thing. As far as I can remember Bush had some of the biggest liars, cheats and incompetents in his administration.
But if you must, go ahead and name these socialists, wackos and Marxists as I think it would be quite entertaining to see if you can come up with anything. Oh, and if you do get a name right, please list what makes them a socialist, wacko or Marxist. Not just "that is what Glen Beck told me." Ha, ha ha!
I guess by Saying Obama "enacted legislation designed to payback unions" you mean this little snippet of the Employee free choice act. If an employer is found to have unlawfully terminated pro-union employees, the law would provide for liquidated damages of three times back pay. In addition, you'd be hit with a $20,000 penalty per occurrence if the National Labor Relations Board or a court finds against you.
But unfortunately for you there is NO bill that provides money to pay back unions for nothing. And as far as I can see if an employer is unlawfully firing people for unionizing then they deserve the punishment they get. I can't go and break the law just because I don't like what it says. But, of course leave it up to a worker to be anti-worker. HA!
Are you for real? There are NO provisions to pay back tree huggers. I won't even bother with it unless you show me a specific bill that was passed or some other legislation showing PROOF! This isn't Fox news; I don't deal in fantasy land or bizarro world. We already know that the auto industry was NOT nationalized. That is a blatant lie!
Again with this incessant government take over. Now they are nationalizing the insurance agencies. *Sigh* Show me where the insurance industry was nationalized? Are we talking all insurance such as car, business, and home etc? Or are you speaking specifically of health which you also have listed separately?
Get your lies straight, it is hard to speak to a liar if he can't even keep it together. You also say he could pull out of both wars and end them, is this what you think he should? Or once he did so would you along with the rest of the peanut gallery then start talking about how irresponsible that was? Even I think it is irresponsible to tear a another country apart and then just walk away like you don't know what happened.
Why don't you recite the part of the constitution that you feel Obama is trying to usurp? That ought to make for some big laughs. We all know that the constitution had absolutely NOTHING to say about health care as there weren't even any hospitals, health insurance; health related anything in those days. So what pray tell did they have in the constitution that will be usurped, I have to hear this! Maybe we should go back to blood letting and leaches. Will that cure that poor gentleman's cancer?
Was it racism when people criticized Bush, not a chance. There was NOT one sign that made reference to his race, creed or country of origin of his ancestry. Was it racism when Obama called the white police man stupid? Well for one, he didn't call the man stupid, he said he acted in a stupid manor, and if you don't know the difference then too bad. And for all I know it could have been.
Was the million man march racism? Who cares what did this have to do with the presidency? You should have asked if any of the marches about the stolen election or the anti war marches were racist. The answer is NO, because Bush HAD acted terribly inappropriately. And to try to throw all these sidetracks it is obvious that you really have nothing to refute the information in the actual conversation.
I asked for people which would include you to name the things that were done by THIS president which would create such rage. So far you have said NOTHING that would provoke such anger and rage. Most of the things you have said were either wrong or out and out lies or so far off the mark as to be straight out of a comedy skit. So please if you do bother to reply again, put your thinking cap on and bring the facts. Nothing but the facts please.


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Cymphonix brauchte ein neues Website Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 26 Designs von 14 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Cymphonix corporation is a growing company, providing internet security solutions for small to medium organizations. The current site needs to updated so information can be easily found. The objective of this website is to #1 generate leads, #2 position Cymphonix as a leader, #3 provide a source of information to consumers. The website is to be geared to customers, investors, and IT managers.
Our website currently converts well, but the home page isn't dynamic. We need places for press/news items and a few layout changes. Here are the elements we really want and examples from other websites:
- Cymphonix logo
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- http://www.websense.com- "call to action" space on the upper right part of the screen, (webcasts, SMB, Express, Websense Connect, Whitepaper)
- http://www.proofpoint.com- love the headline space/messaging area (Defend, Prevent, Encrypt, Optimize area, replace with Reveal, Optimize, Automate)
- http://www.salesforce.com- love the space that has sales force SFA, Get Started w/ Sales CRM..-use it for Education, SMB, Libraries, Hospitality, Healthcare, MSP Providers
- http://www.8e6.com- like the press/news announcements section
- http://www.eloqua.com- want two messaging areas like "How can Eloqua Help You" & "What are your key challenges"
- Main navigation: Home, About Us, Solutions, Products, Resellers, Support, Contact Us, News & EventsWe also want to have our device shown (in the brand examples file) as well as screenshots of our interface.
Use the resources in this Brand Examples file. The colors, the waves, the human face element...they're all important to our brand.
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NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have bolstered their front row by bringing hooker Rhys Buckley back home.
The 24-year-old from Caldicot has penned a one-year deal to return to Rodney Parade from English Championship outfit Moseley next season.
He will replace Ospreys-bound hooker Sam Parry and will battle for starts with former Wales international Rhys Thomas, Under-20s prospect Elliot Dee and Hugh Gustafson.
The former electrical engineer had a solitary season with the Dragons in 2011/12 after earning a shot thanks to a number of tenacious performances for Pontypool in the Premiership.
Buckley did well as Tom Willis' back-up while Lloyd Burns was on Wales World Cup duty but endured a frustrating second half to the season.
He made 16 appearances, 11 of them off the bench, but did not feature after February.
A fresh contract offer was not forthcoming and after talks with Cardiff Blues came to nothing he headed up north to Doncaster.
His intention was to develop in the physical Championship and earn another chance in the big time.
"My long-term aim is to get picked up by an Aviva Premiership side or another Welsh region so this is a great opportunity for me," he said at the time. "I will be in the shop window."
The Knights were relegated but he earned another full-time deal with Moseley and his plan of winning another opportunity has paid off with a Rodney Parade return.
Buckley is the fourth signing for next season after Leicester loosehead prop Boris Stankovich, Biarritz wing Aled Brew and Clermont Auvergne full-back Lee Byrne agreed Dragons deals.


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Lets Golf 2 is a popular Xbox Windows Phone game that has evidently had some installation issues with Windows Phone 8 devices. Issues that caused the installation process to crash leaving Windows Phone 8 users in the club house.
Whatever the issue, Gameloft has found the bug, squashed it and now Lets Golf 2 can be installed without problems on your Windows Phone 8 devices. We've successfully installed the game on both the Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X. However, the 8X took a significantly longer time to install (over five minutes).
Once installed, Lets Golf 2 ran fine on both devices. While it seems the installation issue has been fixed on the Nokia end, it would appear a little more fine tuning is needed on the HTC end of things. Now if they could just do something about my slice...
There is a free trial version available for Lets Golf 2 with the full version running $4.99. You can find it all here in the Windows Phone Store. The version hasn't changed, v1.3, likely because the fix is on the installation side of things.
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Patricia Barbara "Pat" Irgang, 84, Wabash, died at 2 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 29, at her home. She was born Sept.10, 1929 in Green Bay, Wisc. to Raymond and Frances (Saar) Johanning.
She was a 1947 graduate of New Trier High School in Wilmette, Ill., and received her associate's degree from Penn Hall Community College in Chambersburg, Pa. in 1949. She was a bookkeeper in an accounting office. She lived in Wabash since 2000, coming from Evanston, Ill., where she had lived since 1960.
She is survived by three sons, Michael Irgang, Indianapolis, Timothy (Nancy) Irgang, Wabash and their children, Sean Irgang, Wabash and Kelly Irgang, Palestine, Ill.; and Robert (Randi Zimmerman) Irgang and their children Samantha Irgang, Brooke Irgang, Robert Edward Irgang, all of Wabash. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, David Johanning.
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After driving around for a bit in April 2011 I kept seeing this amazing tree with scintillating dayglow purple flowers and after asking around a bit deterimed that it was a Jacaranda. I looked for it but couldnt find it so opted to buy it online.
It cost $19.95, and typically soon after I saw larger specimens for $25 in local shops and then even larger ones for $39 and then loads in a Home Depot store!!! Oh well. Mine is cute and didnt take too long to dig the whole.
Definatly still growing but in 3 stems and seems a bit unruly.
Was expecting it to be blossoming but it was either too early or its still too young to bloom. When I was there other Jacarandas were begining to bloom but only towards the end of my stay so maybe I was too early, but they seem to bloom either immediatly before or whilst new spring shoots come out. The time to watch for the electric blue blossom as I think of it is during late April.
Although its sending up lots of little stems which is a bit annoying its doing really well, and more noticably the stem is really thick. The base of the stem is easily an inch diameter. This is quite pleasing really because its definatly taking to its new position and as a shape its already quite significant, definatly one to compare to earlier photos.
Its definatly getting busier, but its sent up a brand new shoot as tall as the originals so now it has 3 main stems and hasnt gained any height. Im not so fussed as at least its still alive and florishing. Considering its only been there for just over a year I guess im happy. It is already looking to be a dominant plant and once it grows tall and starts looking like a tree I imagine that it should proove a central peice. At least it likes the semi hot and exposed aspect.
Looks a bit manky really. I think they bloom in April time which im looking forward to.
Appears to be doing OK.
Considering where its located the Jacaranda is doing realy well, fortunatly, what with it being a bit of a favorite.
To be honest I quite like mine, it looks pretty healthy and hopefully it will survive. Thhey are noted as fast growers.
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We are young professionals looking to start a website to launch a new property management platform.
Mainly savvy users, so we would like the logo to be simple yet fun. Trust is important, so we are hoping the logo reflects this.
Users of the platform will be:
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The company name: Flexi Property
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We need a logo which is fresh, fun, simple but importantly professional. Once we have the website, we will develop a very simple, yet modern looking website. An example I like to compare to is: http://www.mint.com
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Stand out with:
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Chronicle Display
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The size of a typeface affects not only how it reproduces, but the way in which we experience it. Because we expect different things from fonts at different sizes, Chronicle comes in three different versions that ensure peak performance at every size.
One size never fits all.
At small sizes, typefaces are designed to favor distinguishability. Letterforms at text sizes need to be as open and clear as possible, in order to resist the effects of limited resolution (whether it's a shortage of pixels or an abundance of ink.) But they must also be unambiguous, a requirement which emphasizes letters' differences rather than their similarities. A good text face will use every possible technique to heighten the differences between similar characters — even changing a design's core proportions, or dispensing with its most noteworthy characteristics — to ensure that the lowercase l, capital I, and number 1 are as easy as possible to tell apart.
But the controlled inconsistencies that aid reading at small sizes become thundering distractions when enlarged. Our brains are conditioned to immediately detect the tiniest disruptions in a pattern — the hole in a screen door, a sweater's loose thread, the one discolored bathroom tile — and though a good text face can distribute its inconsistencies evenly, the details of a display face seldom have anywhere to hide. A good display face therefore emphasizes consistency over distinguishability.
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Add to all of this the simple mechanical problem that thin lines get thinner as they get smaller. A typeface whose design depends on contrast between thin and thick strokes is especially susceptible to this effect, and the greater a typeface's contrast, the more its design needs to be adjusted as it gets smaller. Chronicle, whose serifs and hairlines should always be as crisp as possible, is therefore designed in three different masters: a Display family for large sizes, a Text family for small ones, and a Deck family for everything in between.


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Senior John Pelton of Rock Hill, S.C. (Midland, Mich. HS) has been invited to compete in the NCAA Division III tennis singles tournament for the second consecutive year.
Pelton, the two-time MIAA most valuable player, is one of 32 players invited to compete in the tournament to be held May 22-24 in Claremont, Calif. This season Pelton has compiled a 20-1 record and heads to nationals with a 42-4 career mark.
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Never Again! The Story of Cyclone Phailin
I have been visiting coastal Odisha for the past four years, earlier when we were preparing the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) and subsequently during project implementation.
Every time the project team visited a village, the local community was always there to welcome us and talk about their experience during the 1999 cyclone, the community members they lost, the houses damaged, the devastation inflicted. This was an event that was firmly etched in their memories even 10 years later. Every site visit was followed by a small function wherein the local community mobilizing volunteers spoke about the preparedness work they were undertaking in collaboration with the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) and local community organizations. Almost every single meeting ended in their spoken resolve "Never Again!"


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Author Notes: I love these little dense and moist cakes - which are derived from the French 'Financier'. In the summer I like to make ice-cream, and other desserts like fruit curd or custard - so I often have egg whites left over that I need to use up. I also have a lot of summer fruits at the moment from my CSA, but these cakes could be made with all kinds of toppings. I also like the quick and easy method to make these little cakes.
Financiers are traditionally baked in small rectangular pans, similar in shape to a gold bar (perhaps how they go their name), but Friands are generally baked in oval shaped pans - but you could also use muffin pans. I like to use the pans without paper liners, because I find the cakes brown up more, and get a nice golden crust. Typically there is a small amount of flour used in the cakes, but I've substituted Brown Rice Flour to make these Gluten Free. Of course, you could use All Purpose Flour if you like.
Another variation is to substitute the lemon juice and zest for spices (I used 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger and 1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg), and then substitute the blueberries for plum wedges to make Plum spice friands.
I adapted this recipe from some of my favorites from the Australian Women's Weekly Cafe Cakes. —aussiefoodie
Makes: 12
Sticks of butter, melted
cup ground almonds (blanched if you want yellow looking cakes)
cups powdered sugar, sifted
cup brown rice flour
egg whites
tablespoons blueberries
- Grease 12 holes of a muffin pan, or friand pan. Pre-heat the oven to 400F.
- Beat the egg whites in a bowl until frothy and thick.
- Mix together the ground almonds, brown rice flour and icing sugar. Stir in the melted butter and finely grated zest and juice of the lemon. Mix until combined. Fold in the egg whites until just combined. Divide evenly between 12 muffin pan holes. I like to fill each pan about 2/3 full as it will puff up a little, but won't rise too much. Top each friand with about 6 blueberries.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until golden, puffed up and set and slightly crispy on the edges. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack to cool before serving. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) recently announced the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large teams, and senior Matthew Yonz (Waycross, Ga.) of the Georgia College golf team was named to the College Division Third Team.
The senior finished with 3.96 GPA with a double-major in chemistry and general business at Georgia College, the top GPA of any male Bobcat student-athlete. This marks the first time any Bobcat golfer has been named an Academic All-American.
Yonz posted a 74.8 stroke average over nine events this season. He was one of 45 student-athletes named Academic All-American and the only one from the Peach Belt Conference (PBC).
The College Division includes the NCAA's Division II and III as well as the NAIA schools. The At-Large group includes student-athletes from golf, fencing; gymnastics; ice hockey; lacrosse; rifle; skiing; swimming; tennis; volleyball; water polo; and wrestling. District 3 includes all schools from Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The teams are voted on by the region's sports information directors.
The 2010-11 season was another outstanding one for Bobcat Golf. GC put four individuals on the All- PBC Teams, with head coach Jimmy Wilson taking Coach of the Year, Billy Shida (2007-11) adding Player of the Year honors, and Yonz now being named Academic All-American.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, back-to-back winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.
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Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A. and Capital One Bank (USA), N. A., had $122.2 billion in deposits and $197.5 billion in total assets outstanding as of December 31, 2010. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. Capital One, N.A. has approximately 1,000 branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index.
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The next president of the Eurogroup, the monthly meeting of euro zone finance ministers, should be a head of government, Austria's Finance Minister Maria Fekter said on Tuesday.
The committee is one of the most powerful in the EU and has taken or prepared some of the most important decisions in the debt crisis over the past three years.
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Jean-Claude Juncker, who has headed the Eurogroup since 2005, confirmed on Monday that he will step down at the end of this year. Juncker is Luxembourg's prime minister as well as its treasury minister, giving him particular clout in discussions.
Asked if she would want Juncker's job, Fekter said:
"That's a position for a head of government and as you know I'm not a head of government. The bosses will decide how they want to handle this."
Juncker's double role created a convenient link between the euro zone's 17 finance ministers and its heads of state and government, who ultimately make the most important decisions. By sitting on the committees for both finance ministers and leaders, Juncker was able to act as a bridge between the two.
The EU treaty does not set any conditions for the head of the Eurogroup, saying only that the person must be chosen by euro zone finance ministers via a majority vote and will serve for a renewable two-and-a-half-year term.
Earlier this year, when it looked as if Juncker might step down, several names were put forward as potential successors, including German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen, who is a former finance minister, and Mario Monti, the caretaker prime minister of Italy.
Senior German conservative lawmaker Michael Fuchs said on Tuesday that Schaeuble should be the next head of the Eurogroup because Germany puts up 27 percent of the financing for the euro zone bailout funds.
"The Germans should have someone at the top who can control this," Fuchs, the deputy leader of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives in the Bundestag lower house, told Reuters at her Christian Democrats' party congress in Hanover.
"I would be happy if it were Schaeuble," he said.
The Eurogroup has played a critical role in tackling the debt crisis now in its fourth year, including the setting up of a euro zone bailout fund and the decisions to rescue Greece, Ireland and Portugal.
Financial markets play close attention to comments made by finance ministers ahead of each Eurogroup meeting, and markets and the euro frequently move sharply on the basis of what is agreed or likely to be agreed among the ministers.
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so i was in the bank a few days ago and i was looking at some of the computers they were using as i walked by some offices. i immediately realised that they were using windows computers (Dell specifically) and had to wonder how is their security special? i realised there must be some measures they take to make sure their databases and all online banking is safe. does anyone here know what they use.
i dont have a bank account that supports online banking, so i cant really check what they use. im sure it also varies on bank accounts, but there's probably similarities.
anyone know what they use inside their networks?
also, its not really cryptology related but what firewall's do they use?
i dont want to ask to many questions because it probably starts looking a little strange but id like to know what ever anyone feels is ok to post
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COSTA MESA — To look at it one way, the Costa Mesa High football team was just 14 points from going undefeated in the Orange Coast League this year.
The Mustangs lost by just two points to Estancia and two points to Godinez.
But the Mustangs will finish fourth in league and more than likely not make the CIF Southern Section Southern Division playoffs. The latest tough loss, which came Thursday night at Jim Scott Stadium, was probably the end of their season.
Costa Mesa battled Laguna Beach to the end but came up short on senior night, 35-28, in the league finale for both teams.
The Breakers (9-0-1, 5-0 in league) won the league title outright. The Mustangs (4-6, 2-3) finished fourth in league, and only the top three teams are guaranteed berths.
Costa Mesa will apply for the Southern Division's lone at-large berth, but Coach Wally Grant knows it will more than likely go to a team from the Pacific Coast League. But Grant said that he doesn't believe the PCL deserves to be in the Southern Division.
"They're not going to give it to us at 4-6, over a Beckman or Northwood at 4-6," Grant said. "One of those schools is going to be 4-6 … Of course we're going to apply, but you know what? We haven't been ranked all year. To be truthful, even if we won this game, at 5-5 they're still not taking us. They're going to take a PCL team.
"We had it right by getting this league out. [The Pacific Coast League] doesn't belong in this division, and that's the reason why. You've got teams that are 2-6-1, 3-6, and they're still ranked? They don't belong … and one of those teams are going. It's not fair, and it's not right. They were out of this [division], they made an appeal, and that's a big mistake, letting them back in this division."
If the Mustangs' season is over, Grant certainly saw positives in the final game. His team easily pushed the Breakers, ranked No. 2 in the Southern Division, more than any other team in league.
Junior running back Oronde Crenshaw, who had 43 carries for 260 yards and four touchdowns, was a big reason why. Crenshaw's last score, from 10 yards out, came with 1:41 left in the game. It brought the Mustangs within a touchdown.
Jake Lux's ensuing onside kick was well-executed, as it popped high into the air. But it was grabbed by Laguna Beach's Adam Farsheed, and the Breakers were able to run the clock out.
Costa Mesa twice rallied from a two-touchdown deficit in the second half, but could not pull even. Big games by Laguna Beach senior running back Drake Martinez (148 rushing yards and three touchdowns) and senior Robert Clemens (one rushing and one receiving touchdown) hurt the Mustangs.
Four turnovers, including two fumbles and two interceptions on Mesa's only two pass attempts of the game, also did not help matters.
"These kids battled," Grant said. "We overcame a lot of adversity, in terms of all the injuries that we accumulated. The kids responded. Every game that we played was a battle. I'm proud of what we did this season. I'm extremely disappointed that we came up short in league.
"This game was a winnable game, Estancia was a winnable game, Godinez was a winnable game. They were fun games, but you know what that means? It means that we didn't work hard enough in the offseason. We need to go back and look at what we did, and we need to work harder."
The Mustangs struck first on Crenshaw's 48-yard touchdown run on their first possession. They even had a chance to go up two scores, as senior captain Oscar Reyes stripped the ball from the Laguna running back and recovered it at the Breakers' 45-yard line.
But two plays later, Mesa fumbled the ball back to Laguna Beach. The Mustangs would not get past the 50-yard line for the rest of the half.
"That hurt us a lot," Grant said. "That's a momentum-changer. Most of the time, a 48-minute football game comes down to about six or seven plays, and that usually swings the tide one way or another."
Noah JeyaRajah intercepted a pass and Kyle Barnett recovered a fumble in the second half for the Mustangs, who trailed, 21-7, at halftime.
Laguna Beach built its lead. Martinez scored two rushing touchdowns in the first half. He set up the second one, after intercepting Mesa's only pass attempt of the half and returning it to the Costa Mesa 11-yard line.
A play later, Martinez flipped into the end zone on a run, giving Laguna its 21-7 lead.
The game was delayed for about 20 minutes in the fourth quarter due to a neck injury sustained by Laguna Beach senior defensive end Richard Coury. Coury was able to move his arms and legs, but was taken off the field on a stretcher. His status after the game was not immediately known.
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Orange Coast League
Laguna Beach 35, Costa Mesa 28
Laguna Beach 7 – 14 – 7 – 7 — 35
Costa Mesa 7 – 0– 14 – 7 — 28
CM – Crenshaw 48 run (Lux kick), 8:33.
LB – Martinez 9 run (McInerny kick), 3:50.
LB – Clemons 18 run (McInerny kick), 6:43.
LB – Martinez 6 run (McInerny kick), 5:27.
LB – Clemons 81 pass from Stewart (McInerny kick), 10:05.
CM – Crenshaw 4 run (run failed), 7:00.
CM – Crenshaw 14 run (Crenshaw run, 2:10.
LB – Martinez 9 run (McInerny kick), 10:57.
CM – Crenshaw 10 run (Lux kick), 1:41.
LB – Martinez, 26-148, 3 TDs; Lancaster, 9-83.
CM – Crenshaw, 43-280, 4 TDs.
LB – Stewart, 4-8-1, 126, 1 TD.
CM – JeyaRajah, 0-2-2, 0.
LB – Clemons, 1-81, 1 TD.
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|William Moulton Butler, Jr. and his wife
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Later records show William married to an Eliza, born approximately in 1844. Both their obituaries state that they were married in 1861 and that her maiden name was Johnston. Eliza's obituary states that she had ten children, to include William Jr. And William Jr.'s death certificate lists Eliza as his mother. But the records do not match their story.
With the help of the Illinois State Archives and their Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, I was able to find documentation for the marriages of William Sr. The first to Celia T. Bliss in November 1845 and the second to an Eliza Brown in April 1872. An Elizabeth Brown was William's housekeeper in 1870...did he marry her? And if he was married in 1861 why is there no wife on his 1870 census? Could it be a convenient lie to cover for a pre-marital relationship? And to make several children legitimate? I ordered a copy of the Cook County marriage certificate for William M. Butler and Eliza Brown. She is listed as Mrs. Eliza Brown, which could account for a second marriage for Eliza as well and explain why there is no marriage license on record for William and Eliza Johnston.
The solution to this issue is to determine the death date for Celia. I have found no burial record or obituary for Celia Bliss Butler. I found a reference to Celia and William in the Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America from about the year 1550 to 1880, compiled by John Homer Bliss. This history states that Celia married William Butler, Sr., had four children and died in 1866. Another family history, The Descendants of George Little who came to Newbury, Massachusetts in 1640, by George Thomas Little (available at HeritageQuest Online) states that William married first Temperance Celia Bliss and second Mrs. Eliza Brown. The same reference states that Celia and William had four children, with the last being born on October 29, 1861. It states that his first child by Mrs. Eliza Brown was born on February 9, 1862. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that those dates don't add up...only 90 days between children is funky math.
So I am at an impasse. I have found no documentation for William and Eliza's supposed marriage in 1861, but several references altering that to 1872. I have looked all over Chicago, but can find no death information for Celia. If I could find Celia's death date I believe I could at least iron out the parentage for William Butler, Jr. I cannot account for the disparity in wedding dates given by William and Eliza, other than the obvious: they wanted a legitimate answer to who their babies' daddy was.


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Clive by John Tweed, 1869-1933. 1912. Left: Bronze. 10 feet high. King Charles Street, outside the India Office, Whitehall. Right: Plaster? Source: New York Public Library Digital Gallery, Digital ID: 1214724. Record ID: 544583 [Click on images to enlarge them.]
Left: Siege of Arnot (1751). Right: Clive receiving the Grant of Bengal from the Rajah (1765).
Left: The statue alone. Middle: The monument seen from the rear facing St. James's Park. Right: Clive in the mango tope on the eve of Plassy 1757 (relief on the rear of the base).
Colour photographs and text by George P. Landow (middle row) and Jacqueline Banerjee. [You may use these without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite it in a print one.]
Baker, Margaret. London Statues and Monuments. 4th ed. Princes Risborough: Shire, 1995.
Weinreb, Ben, and Christopher Hibbert. The London Encyclopaedia. 3rd. ed. London: Macmillan, 2008.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House of Delegates voted 127-3 on Tuesday to reprimand a lawmaker for trying to change legislation in a way that would have helped him get his suspended real estate license back.
The vote came a day after a legislative ethics committee recommended the House reprimand Delegate Tony McConkey, R-Anne Arundel, for pushing hard for the amendments in the waning days of last year's legislative session that personally benefited him. For example, the changes he sought would have reduced the interest on $75,000 he owed a fund for improper real estate services relating to three clients.
"The law relating to legislator conflict of interest is clear," said Delegate Brian McHale, D-Baltimore, who is a co-chairman of the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics. "A member may not participate in a legislative issue if that member will derive a direct and personal financial benefit from it."
McConkey apologized for his conduct. He said he believed an opinion he received from the General Assembly's ethics adviser at the time supported him.
"I thought the ethics opinion supported my position," McConkey said.
However, after McConkey finished explaining his view of what happened, McHale said he felt compelled to note that McConkey sought the advice of the adviser only after he already had taken action to get the amendments passed. McHale also said anyone with a clear mind who would have read the advice of legislative counsel would have known it was "an act of misconduct to have presented that amendment and to have lobbied both houses to have it passed."
McConkey entered into a settlement in 2010 for charges he committed fraud, misrepresentation and false pretenses against three clients, according to the ethics report. The State Real Estate Commission required McConkey to pay $75,000 to the state's Real Estate Guaranty Fund, or about $25,000 for each client. McConkey's real estate license has been suspended until he reimburses the fund in full, including all interest and administrative charges.
The ethics panel found unanimously that McConkey participated in, drafted, offered, lobbied and voted for amendments to the bill and "that a clear and direct financial impact would have flowed to Delegate McConkey as a result of passage of the amendments, in the form of thousands of dollars in reduced interest charges, no administrative charges, and possible reinstatement of his real estate salesperson license."
The ethics complaint was filed by Sen. Edward Reilly, R-Anne Arundel. McConkey approached Reilly on the last day of the legislative session and asked the senator to support the bill. Reilly told the delegate he did not support the amendments McConkey wanted due to concerns raised by a story in The Washington Post about how the changes could benefit McConkey.
"Senator Reilly stated that Delegate McConkey shouted at and cursed the senator and refused to leave his office," the ethics report said. "Senator Reilly then called the Maryland State Police, Legislative Security Section, who escorted Delegate McConkey from Senator Reilly's office."
Later that day, a panel of House and Senate lawmakers removed the amendments favored by McConkey from the bill, which subsequently passed without them.
A reprimand is a lesser disciplinary action lawmakers can take against one of their own. It is basically a formal recognition of an ethics violation. Lawmakers also can censure or expel legislators for ethical transgressions.
Three lawmakers voted against the reprimand, including Delegates Don Dwyer, R-Anne Arundel, Neil Parrott, R-Washington, and Glen Glass, R-Harford. McConkey did not vote.
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March 2019
Contrary to all expectations, the first quarter 2019 performance was very respectable. This quite surprising result stemmed from a series of very robust publications (Teleperformance, Alten, DSM etc.) and of course, a very buoyant monetary backdrop. Indeed, both the ECB and the Federal Reserve considerably toned down their messages on future changes in short-term rates. However, on the political front, no clear progress was visible: the tortuous Chinese/US negotiations are set to continue beyond 1st April, while no serious progress has so far emerged concerning Brexit. Note that the fund's...
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Carl Auffret is a CFA charterholder and also holds a master's degree in Management and a postgraduate degree in Banking and Finance from Paris IX Dauphine University.
In 1999, he began his career at SG Securities in London as a sell-side analyst covering the consumer goods sector. In July 2003, he returned to France to become sector fund manager/analyst at CM-CIC Asset Management before taking over the Union Europe Growth pan-European growth equity fund in 2005.
He joined the DNCA Finance management team in May 2012.
Yingying Wu is a graduate of HEC in 2010 and is a CFA charterholder and also holds a master's degree in Journalism from The Communication University of China in Beijing (2005).
She began her career in the European equities department of BNP Paribas Asset Management in Paris where she co-managed global discretionary funds and an emerging Asia fund.
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What objective?
The Sub-Fund's objective is to outperform pan-European equity markets over the recommended investment period. The STOXX EUROPE 600 Net Return EUR reference indicator, calculated with dividends reinvested, is provided for a posteriori comparison purposes.
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Stocks in companies that have their head office in the European Union or related derivatives instruments (such as CFD or DPS): 60% to 100% of net assets,
Stocks outside the European Union: up to 25% of net assets,
Euro-denominated fixed-income government or corporate securities: 0% to 25% of net assets
Units and/or shares in UCI funds: up to 10% of net assets
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For what type of investor?
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text: Krakow, Poland - Italian playmaker Andrea Pirlo believes Euro 2012 semi-final opponents Germany are running scared ahead of their clash with Italy in Warsaw on Thursday. Germany have never beaten Italy in a competitive match, losing three times and drawing as many in World Cup finals and European Championships. They also met in a World Cup qualifier in 1962 with the game ending in a draw. And Pirlo, 33, believes that history will give Italy the edge. "Germany are definitely scared of us, they know we can create difficulties for them given what's happened in the past and they will have to be careful to avoid a repeat of what happened in 2006," said the Juventus midfielder. The two sides met at the same stage of the World Cup in Germany six years ago and Italy won 2-0 - Pirlo's stunning pass setting up their first in the final stages of extra-time - before going on to beat France on penalties in the final. Italy also triumphed over West Germany in the 1970 World Cup semi-final and the final in 1982. While Italy came into the tournament in the midst of a crisis of form and confidence as well as surrounded by ugly match-fixing headlines, they have steadily improved during the competition. And Pirlo believes they just need to continue playing the same way and success will come. "We'll play in the same way because it's the only way we know. We'll try to have possession and make the most of our strengths. "Germany play differently to England, they play (rather than just defend) and can create chances but we're ready, we've come here to win the Euros. "We're strong in every department but it's not just been in this competition, it was the same in other years. "It will be a great game and worthy of a semi-final." Italy have always played after Germany throughout the tournament meaning they had the chance to watch their opponents' matches and Pirlo has been impressed with Mesut Ozil. "We've seen all their games because they played before us so we were all in front of the television. "They're a great team, in the last 20 years they've reached six semi-finals, they always go far. "They're a great team but we've studied them. "They have many great players but Ozil is very important both for Germany and Real Madrid. "He's a great player and has proved that on the pitch." That Italy have come this far is intriguing for a pair of reasons. The first being their poor form in friendlies before the competition as they had lost three games in a row, including a 3-0 defeat to Russia on June 1 in Zurich. The second reason being the Calcioscommesse football-betting scandal back home. The last two times Italy have won a major international competition, the World Cups in 1982 and 2006, they did so following domestic match-fixing scandals. Few people gave them a chance of going all the way when they turned up in Poland but history is on the brink of repeating itself. And Pirlo says the team always felt they were capable of achieving great things. "That defeat to Russia did us good, it put our feet on the ground and we understood that we had a lot of work to do to have a good Euros," he said. "As soon as we got here we realised that we could do well, we've got the right spirit and desire, we take one game after another and we're always improving. "Now we're in the last four but we still haven't done anything."


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The Arab transition countries, Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and Libya, are grappling with complex issues relating to personal values, the extent of freedom of speech, individual rights, family matters, that all orbit around deep issues of identity and the respective roles of the individual, the state and society. These social conversations are constructive in that they reflect a rich pluralism of views in societies where conformity was the rule under dictatorship. But unfortunately, these dialogues are polarizing society, leading to violence and threatening chaos and a possible return to authoritarianism. In fact, the current social polarization to a large extent reflects attempts by political entrepreneurs to use existing social fault lines, and even exacerbate them, in ways that mobilize passions among possible supporters, driven to over-reach by the political vacuum created by the departure of the historical autocrats. The dynamics in Morocco, Jordan, Algeria, and Lebanon are slightly different, but here too, the intense and exclusive focus on identity is crowding out more important and immediate social and economic challenges.
Indeed, and as these countries will rediscover in time, the main issue confronting their societies is how to lay the ground for a form of capitalism that will be more effective in reaching the social goals of more and better jobs, better standards of living and better public services, and be at the same time, socially acceptable. In societies with high levels of religiosity, and where social justice has become a central social demand, the question is how to lay the ground for a "moral" or "just" capitalism.
In their slow transition from autocratic and import substitution state-led industrialization, Arab states had started to open-up to the private sector and liberalize their economies starting in the 1970s and 80s, but they did not open up their polity (until 2011). To stay in control, autocratic rulers relied on loyal private entrepreneurs who would do their bidding - what we now call crony capitalists.
Cronies grew fast and took over the liberalized markets all over the region, especially in the late 1990s and 2000s. But they were not particularly efficient. And they stifled competition and innovation, allowing unfettered competition to flourish only in informal markets where authority could not penetrate.
To stay on top, until the end of the decade, rulers had to co-opt the middle classes with subsidies, while the poor were violently repressed (but they managed to organize in the mosques, where again power could not penetrate easily). States grew poorer and the quality of public services suffered, hurting social mobility. The fight against Political Islam served to strengthen the elite bargain, by scaring secularists into the autocratic coalition.
This regime did not deliver the jobs needed by the increasingly educated and larger waves of entrants in the labor market. Moreover, it generated rising inequalities, increased the grievances of the poor that could not advance socially, and exacerbated frustration among the educated youth with high expectations for a better future.
This system collapsed with the Arab Spring. Like a dam exploding, the uprisings have revealed the existence of a deep crisis of Arab capitalism. The graph below depicts popular opinions in the Arab world before and after the uprisings. It plots the share of the population in each of the countries with favourable opinion about entrepreneurs, against perceptions about corruption in the business world. Several conclusions emerge. First, in many countries, opinions about entrepreneurs are quite negative. Second, when this is the case, it is associated with perception that the business world is corrupt. Finally, it is apparent that after the uprising, the whole line shifts down for countries with high levels of corruption, which indicates that people have become less accepting of corruption – for any level of perceived corruption, their opinions about entrepreneurs become less positive.
It is not going to be possible, given a more competitive political arena, to develop the reforms needed for the private sector to grow and thrive unless these opinions are reversed.
Arab societies have started to outgrow the state in a process of modernization. Political liberalization is in full swing – it is this new space of liberty that has allowed the very noisy conversation between secularists and Islamists to take place. But the transitions have so far avoided tackling the crucial conversation on how to create a capitalism that works – more competitive and dynamic, fairer, with more possibilities for small firms to innovate and grow, and more democratic capital markets. When this conversation starts, Arabs will go back to reading the economic classics and they will rediscover the virtues of: market regulation; social dialogue between business, labour, and the state; the role of activism and open information in making markets and institutions work better; and the role of social policies in smoothing the sharp edges of markets. Until this conversation starts in earnest however, citizens will remain suspicious of entrepreneurs, large businesses will remain suspect of cronyism and corruption, and growth will remain elusive.
Share of the population with positive opinions about entrepreneurs, in relation to the share of the population which perceives the business world to be corrupt. Arab countries: pre-Arab Spring 2009-10 v.s. Post Arab Spring 2011-12 (source: Gallup)
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How do you think the the arab countries should act in order to change this suspicion in economies where the black market and corruption widened a lot after the revolution, where fiscal, exchange and business regulations are the main stiffness to businesses and when corruption becomes the easiest way to do business even after the uprising. Is it easy for politicians with no previous experience in public management to understand and to set up new reforms related to those regulations. Do you think that "the rule of law" and the "law enforcement" are respected by politicians after the revolution?
In fact, so called politics
In fact, so called politics of so called democracy of equal vote is the root of all evil and destroying everything and every system.
Oly the Quranic Law and its implementation and practical use in personal, social and state policy can reduce all problem from the family, society, national and state organization.
But the Political Islam and the Islamic system is different which is to understnd all of us to be happy here and hereafter.
There is no way except Quranic Law can bring peace, harmony and estability in personal, social or state level, which is proved in history all over the world. No manmade isim or theory can bring the peace and harmony in the society.


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A fallen angel
Caderina finds one day that her parents where angels and that she is one too.She has now fallen from heaven and lives with the cullens trying to figure out her destiny.
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Caderina screamed as she fell from heaven,her wings as a good angel where clipped and she was now a creature of the shadows.She awoke with a fright the dream she had so many times only got more real but at the same time seemingly a surreal blur.
"Cade?" Nessie knocked on her door and the small five year old girl with such a brilliant mind made her smile.
"Hey Ness come on in baby" She smiled and sat crisscrosed patting her lap for the five year old to come sit on.Nessie saunterd over her curls bouncing with the buoyancy and life of each of her steps.
"Cade are you alright?" Nessie was to smart for her own good and Cade smiled because she knew the small hybrid vampire/human was only caring for her.
"Yea im alright Ness just had a bad dream" She smiled reassuringly at the small bundle in her lap.Nessie was like the daughter she couldnt have the little darling angel that she had always wanted.She was having maternal feelings again,She longed for children but her body could not oblige her wish.
"Okay well im here if you need a snuggle toy" Cade laughed and gave the gorgeous child a hug thanking her.Nessie left her room and she stood of her bed stretching her lengthy body and pulling the scrunchie out of her long black her that cascaded down her back like a waterfall.
When she was done with her shower and her teeth brushed she went to her closet which was stocked thanks to Alice.Cade looked around for a while and finally setteld on a pair of black skinny jeans and a red cleavage reavaling camisole.She then pulled on her black leather jacket and walked downstairs getting a catcall from Emmett who then got smacked by Rosalie.
I walked into the kitchen to see Nessie sitting at the table arguing with her father over eating fruit rather than yesterdays leftover chicken.Cade laughed at this and kissed Nessie's head as Edward gave in.
"Oh youve got a little lawyer on your hands edward" She smiled as she hugged him and he groaned.
"Dont remind me" he smiled as Bella walked into the kitchen and he walked over giving her morethan just a peck on the lips.Nessie jumped into my arms putting her hand on my cheek she showed them kissing and her disgust.This made Cade laugh and Bella and Edward stop there make out session mid-kiss.
Cade smiled and put Nessie down to eat her chicken she walked back outside to wait for Theo.As he pulled up in his black Lamborghini she smiled and got in looking at her gorgeous boyfriend she kissed him and smiled.
"Hi there" he smiled and backed out speeding up Cade laughed loudly as the exhersion hit her.
Cade turned to Theo and smiled at him as he stopped the car in front of a large adobe brick building."Where are we?" she asked a huge smile on her face.
"Youll see" he smiled mysteriously and waggeled his eyebrows making him look like a devil in vaudeville.
Cade rolled her eyes and got out as he opend her door.She smiled at him and twined there fingers together as they walked towards the building.Once they where inside Cade gasped,It was in the exact same format as the place they had first met.The roses where laid in the exact same way and the crystals layed on the chandeliers as if on vacation and realaxing beside a pool.
Theo turned to her a huge smile on his gorgeous face "You like it?" he asked her as he squeezed her hand.
"I love it!" she smiled and kissed Theo smiling brightly as he turned on the song they had danced to all night once and swept her off her feet.
When Cade got home Alice was already sitting on the porch squealing and the second she got out she was pulled into a VERY tight embrace.She hugged her back an immaculate grin on her face as she hugged the small pixie like vampire in front of her.
"He is sooooo sweet" Alice said for the 100th time,literally.
"Yes he is,and he is my sweet" I smiled and turned to her as I headed to my closet I came out in a silk nightgown that I hated more than words could explain but that she loved.
As Alice left I smiled at her and said goodnight falling asleep I thought about my Theo.
I woke up to Emmett bouncing on my bed to wake me. "Dont make me get a bucket" he threatend.Cade groaned and looked at him.
"your a pain in the ass you know?" she said it more as a question though retorical and very sarcastic.
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The church: Sweetest Heart of Mary, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Denomination: Roman Catholic.
The building: Built by Polish immigrants in 1889, Sweetest Heart is the largest church in the archdiocese with about twice the seating of the cathedral. A highly-decorated Gothic revival whopper of a building, it is in remarkably good condition, from its twin spires, 217 feet high, to the old wood pews which originally seated 3,000.
The church: The parish is now one of a cluster of three similarly huge old parish church buildings in the inner city, each with a handful of parishoners, and all sharing one priest. As the chief (but by no means only) parish of the Polish community, some of the current parishoners are Polish Americans with historic ties to the parish (even though they may live in far-flung suburbs). Others are locals of various ethnicities, and as with any remarkable church building, there are always "tourist-worshippers," as we were.
The neighbourhood: As the world knows, central Detroit is emblematic of racial issues: white flight to the suburbs followed by middle-class flight, de-population, tear-downs of vast amounts of the housing stock, various renewal efforts, and (most recently) a discernable revitalization. Sweetest Heart is surrounded by a few older homes, other large churches (made more visable by the open blocks of grass where those Polish immigrants used to live), and some new town-house development.
The cast: Fr Mark Borowski, pastor; Michael Covatch, organist.
What was the name of the service?
Twenty-sixth Sunday in ordinary time, 10.30am mass.
How full was the building?
About 10 per cent, which actually didn't feel empty at all. That's about 250 people in a church that, even with a few of the rear pews removed, still seats at least 2,500. At one time the parish had 7,000 families!
Did anyone welcome you personally?
There were greeters handing out the paperback missalette, and the parish newsletter (not really a service sheet). A hushed good morning was spoken, but as the procession was already formed up in the narthex, we arrived just in time.
Was your pew comfortable?
No, but given the age and size of the building and the drop in attendance, one wouldn't expect cushy new pews. The kneelers were a bit of a problem, but by folding down the one behind me, I was able to kneel satisfactorily. If the parish gets the money, they could respace the pews front-to-back, and refinish the wood floors to good effect.
How would you describe the pre-service atmosphere?
It was hushed and prayerful by the time we got there, but the organ prelude had started, so earlier on it may have been chatty.
What were the exact opening words of the service?
"Good morning. Praise be to our Lord Jesus Christ!"
What books did the congregation use during the service?
A paperback monthly missalette.
What musical instruments were played?
Their organ (Austin opus 2, for you organ-buffs) was played and it sounded fine in the huge reverberant interior. It is a small instrument (restored in 1987) and adequate for hymn playing, but a recital would be a challenge. It's great that this instrument has survived the vicissitudes of time.
Did anything distract you?
What didn't distract me? It's quite an interior, and one can only imagine the generations of young minds wandering during the Latin mass; staring up at the acres of stained glass, countless canopied niches with plaster saints, and the subtly polychromed vaults.
Was the worship stiff-upper-lip, happy clappy, or what?
The mass was a typical minimally-staffed contemporary rite. It would seem a bit perfunctory to a high-church Episcopal type.
Exactly how long was the sermon?
12 minutes. Mindful that he has a 12.00am mass three blocks away (at another of the parishes in the cluster), Fr Borowski kept things moving out of practical necessity.
On a scale of 1-10, how good was the preacher?
6 Fr Borowski gave the sermon "Oprah-style," walking dramatically around the center aisle. Too bad the ornately painted, gilt and canopied pulpit was not used.
In a nutshell, what was the sermon about?
The sermon started out as a commercial for the building, and proceeded mixing pitches for upcoming events into the message. He segued into the windows and statuary as instructing us in our faith; and did eventually tie it into the Gospel reading about the Rich man and Lazarus. It wasn't a homily that would be likely to quicken you or I in our faith, but it communicated his good nature, enthusiasm for the parish cluster, and was inclusive and welcoming to the visitors. Really not a bad job for a typically overworked Catholic parish priest these days.
Which part of the service was like being in heaven?
The whole building interior is meant to represent being in heaven, and who am I to argue with that? The service was attended by a nice cross section of ages and ethnicities, which I take to be a good sign.
And which part was like being in... er... the other place?
The paperback monthly missal is an awful thing, and Catholics will never take to congregational singing and participation while these are in use. Having no service sheet assumes you know what will be sung or said next, which isn't ideal either. There was a Polish hymn, which only a couple of people other than the organist seemed to know, and it wasn't printed. Driving through this part of Detroit, the devastation caused by white (and middle-class black) flight, from what must have been a nice neighborhood, still hits you like a body blow if you aren't used to it.
What happened when you hung around after the service looking lost?
We acted the tourists we were, and were greeted by ushers again. Going up to the loft we chatted with the organist for a bit. I took some pictures and admired the side altars at greater length. Eventually doors were being locked.
How would you describe the after-service coffee?
There was none. The announcements included a dizzying litany of dinners, festivals and special masses coming up in the next month, including an added 9.30am Sunday Tridentine Latin mass just for the month of October. So lacking a coffee hour, there are certainly many social opportunities for a newcomer to meet other parishioners.
How would you feel about making this church your regular (where 10 = ecstatic, 0 = terminal)?
6 If I lived here it would be a possibility, but lacking the proximity and the Polish heritage, it is not so likely.
Did the service make you feel glad to be a Christian?
Sure. One is very aware of urban history and European immigration in a setting like this. The continuity of the faith and response to urban conditions is mostly an uplifting message.
What one thing will you remember about all this in seven days' time?
The amazing building (probably mostly unrestored, and not in bad shape for that). I will try to forget the monthly missalettes.


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