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Storyline: Mac battles racist views because the criminal who hit his son was an African American. Mac's poor long-suffering wife, Sarah, constantly badgers Mac to work at his relationship with Blake, the forgotten and neglected son. But Mac seems to only see the negative. Faced with a new tragedy, Mac realizes he is in danger of losing the one son he has left, and he must decide to either remain angry at God or turn to him for help. The Grace Card is a powerful story about forgiveness with some realistic violence of police officers dealing with crime.
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I recently had a broken jaw injury. I am still undergoing treatment while I have my jaw all locked up with wires and screws to let it heal up. While I am at the end of the recuperation period, it did give me some time to ponder as the net amount of bills and insurance claims are now upon me. So here are the numbers:
- Total Charges inclusive of ER, surgery & other services: ~$22,000
- Total Charges after Insurance adjustments : ~$15,000
- Total Payments from Insurance : ~$12,000
- Total Payments to be done by me : $3,000 (and that is because $3000 is the maximum I should pay out of pocket)
The above doesn't include medication expenses that were borne by me, as well as dental bills I will soon incur in coming weeks once the wires and screws come out.
Coming from a family that has a fair share of doctors based out of India, and especially one cousin who deals with the kind of surgery I had, on a daily basis; I was curious to know what would have been the costs if I had the same operations and recovery done back in India. Her answer was short
- A top-end premier chain hospital in any of the metros : ~$1,100 – $1,300
- A smaller hospital or a local specialty clinic : $400 – $500 at max
So in retrospect, for the amount of money I pay out of my pocket for the treatment at US, I could have taken a flight back to India by BUSINESS CLASS, get my jaw treated with medical services at par with what I received out here, have a month long holiday at home (my company allows extended sick leave for medical emergencies), and return back to US with still some money in my bank account.
It's a pity that I had to be operated immediately after the accident.
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No return to a hard border welcomed
The breakthrough in the Brexit negotiations this morning has been welcomed.
The breakthrough in the Brexit negotiations this morning which was announced by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, will mean that there will be no return to the borders of the past in the border counties and has been welcomed by Fine Gael T.D. for Sligo – Leitrim, Tony McLoughlin.
Deputy McLoughlin "This deal ensures a bright future for the border counties of Ireland. For so long, they were constrained by a hard border with the UK that hindered our prosperity and security.
"Since the Good Friday Agreement we have prospered from increased trade and economic prosperity along the border. This deal will mean that Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal will continue to prosper into the future.
"The vast majority of people on this island recognise the importance of maintaining the free movement of people and goods on our island, whatever Brexit brings. Protecting this has been the Government's main aim since the UK votes to leave the European Union.
"Whilst our opponents often criticised our approach to Brexit, it is vitally important to note that the Irish Government achieved all of its targeted goals in Phase 1 of the negotiations, including preserving the Common Travel Area, protecting the Good Friday Agreement and, crucially, obtaining a guarantee that there will be no hard border on the island of Ireland post Brexit.
"It is important to remember everyone involved in achieving this win. Our Government and the EU negotiating team are rightfully receiving praise for this hard work.
"I would like to thank everyone involved in our tremendous diplomatic efforts across Europe and the world. All the political parties have rowed in behind the Government at this monumentally important time for our country and that too needs to be recognised.
"The Good Friday Agreement is the framework for peace and prosperity on this island. I am delighted that it will be protected. This is a good day for our island and the border region in particular," McLoughlin concluded.


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Top 10 conclusions FA Cup fourth round
1. Manchester United Reserves are slightly better than Tottenham Reserves.
2. Liverpool and Everton are pretty evenly matched at the minute.
3. Everton fans are probably wishing Steven Gerrard has been remanded in custody. That way they would have an extra three Premier League points and already be through to the fifth round of the Cup.
4. Someone ought to tell Millwall that the term giantkilling has never referred to throwing seats at fans of a club from a higher league.
5. Cardiff put in a fantastic performance to hold Arsenal to a 0-0 draw. I suspect Arsene Wenger won't be quite as pleased with the replay.
6. Winning the FA Cup doesn't necessarily make you want to win it more. Portsmouth were totally outplayed by Swansea.
7. Biggest shock of the round: struggling Premier League sides Blackburn and Sunderland playing out a 0-0 draw. Another unwanted replay, I reckon.
8. Poor old Kettering mustn't have known what hit them. They put themselves in contention for a draw against Fulham only to concede twice in the last three minutes.
9. Burnley will fancy their chances at home to West Brom after Martin Paterson's late equaliser at the weekend. The Carling Cup semi-finalists probably wouldn't say no to another run in a cup competition.
10. Spurs fans would probably rather have conceded five Danny Welbeck goals than the one Dimitar Berbatov strike that won the match for Man Yoo.


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India born Vijay Seshadri wins Pulitzer in poetry
According to the official website of the prize, Seshadri was chose for a "distinguished volume of original verse."
He was awarded Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for "3 Sections," (Graywolf Press), termed as a compelling collection of poems that examine human consciousness, from birth to dementia, in a voice that is by turns witty and grave, compassionate and remorseless.
Also nominated as finalists in this category were "The Sleep of Reason," by Morri Creech (The Waywiser Press), a book of masterly poems that capture the inner experience of a man in mid-life who is troubled by mortality and the passage of time, traditional themes that are made to feel new; and "The Big Smoke," by Adrian Matejka (Penguin), an imaginative work by a commanding poet who engages the history and mythology of larger-than-life boxer Jack Johnson.
According to Poetry Foundation website, Vijay Seshadri was born in India and came to the United States at the age of five. He earned a BA from Oberlin College and an MFA from Columbia University.
Seshadri is the author of Wild Kingdom (1996); The Long Meadow (2003), which won the James Laughlin Award; and 3 Sections(2013), which now fetched him the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.
The foundation said Sheshadri has received fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the NEA, and the Guggenheim Foundation. He has worked as an editor at the New Yorker and has taught at Bennington College and Sarah Lawrence College, where he currently directs the graduate non-fiction writing program, it said.
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Unmonitored medical alarms help to safeguard people who suffer from health issues by calling family members, friends, neighbours or 000 when triggered.
NBN Co is offering a subsidy of up to 80 per cent, capped at $300, to unmonitored medical alarm users who will need to switch systems when their NBN is installed.
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After the cold war between Mumbai and Bihar Police with respect to the jurisdiction over the case, the centre has finally given a go-ahead to Bihar Government on its request for a CBI probe in the matter.
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This is not a suicide note. In fact, I think it's a sign that I'm relatively quite far off from that. But I have to warn you up front that I am unwell and have been that way for a long time. Also, in case you are easily triggered (and I mean that in the clinical sense of the term, not the "lol, I'm a troll top kek fuck ur feelings dur-hur-hur" sense,) the tl;dr is that I'm dealing with a wonderful cocktail of clinical depression, anxiety, uncategorized learning disability, and possible internet addiction.
I don't know if you've picked up on it. One of the things I've learned about myself the past few months is that I'm very good at hiding when I'm in pain or need something. I'm what I call "the designated good kid." I've been the DGK longer than I've had my other issues. I may or may elaborate on that, but right now, I need to talk about why I haven't been putting out content as consistently as I used to.
You see, I have depression and anxiety. Those words are interesting ones in that have one or more definition person (like Feminism, Capitalism, Free Speech, etc.) and as such require me to define my terms.
From what I can tell, when most people encounter difficulties or have something good happen, they assign responsibility quickly and move on. There is a slight bias in their thinking in that they believe the majority of their good fortune is due to themselves and that the bad is the fault of Them. They also decide on a course of action and identify their feelings, usually very quickly, and usually move on. Or they can consciously move on. Sometimes, on good days, I am like this.
Other times, things most people (or maybe I'm just thinking of the mythical Normal Person) would think of as trivial annoyances or even good things, are existential terrors to me. I subconsciously bottle them up inside me, because I know that the mythical Normal Person wouldn't even bother to laugh it off. I keep it inside until it manifests physically. Usually, I get coughing jags. Horrendous, hacking fits that can last for minutes and echoed up and down the school corridors during my middle and high school days. Most recently, at my awful, awful former job, it manifested as vomiting before I went to work, sometimes as many as seventeen times in under two hours, not even able to keep down small sips of Ginger Ale. Sometimes, as if by magic, these symptoms would calm down or even magically vanish when I called it in or got sent home.
Other times, I have debilitating panic attacks. The reason I checked myself into the hospital in January is that every time I tried to do something, my breathing would become ragged, like I had run a mile under heavy fire. I'd break down in tears and shake uncontrollably. My thoughts would race, somehow always circling back to one simple question: Wouldn't it all be easier if you were dead? I was driving at the time, and eventually I had to pull the car over and have my mom and sister come pick me up because I was seriously considering crashing full-speed into a tree. Half my mind was focused on trying to stop these thoughts and come up with a plan to get out safely, the other half was plotting the best angle to hit to instantly kill myself but not inconvenience any of the other drivers on the road.
Almost constantly, even when the other situations are going on, I'll feel stuck. I'll blame myself for small mistakes or things that I rationally know are out of my control. Instead of asking for help or what some would say I deserve, I worry about inconveniencing others or overstepping my bounds. When I try to do things, I become convinced that it doesn't matter. When I think of approaching people romantically, I become convinced that people will find my sexual tastes, appearance, and personality repugnant and, in my less lucid moments, wonder if all the evidence to the contrary is some sort of conspiracy.
As these thoughts increase, I sink deeper into this despair molasses. The deeper it increases, the more I believe nothing coming from me matters. Since I believe nothing matters, I just sit around and play computer games or screen suck… until I become too disgusted with myself to be relieved by that. I was going along this path.
Each one of these three paths always leads to one question. Wouldn't it be better for everyone if you were gone? Then I begin to think up ways to "go away" that won't bother anyone. So far I've been realistic enough to know that there's no way I can end myself without hurting the people who care about me. I just can't. That's stopped me many times before, but that excuse is wearing out, and it scares me.
Some of the more perceptive of may be saying "Wait, you said you went to the hospital. Why aren't you cured?" Well, I have a learning/social disability. Some people say it's an Autism spectrum disorder, with a few going as far as saying it's Asperger's. Some say it's ADD or ADHD. My favorite is the one that says "Other, Unspecified."
What does this mean? Well, apart from being bad at math and programming (yay for breaking stereotypes! Whooo!) it means I naturally favor a coping mechanism called isolating. In plain English, by default, I avoid people when I feel hurt, afraid, bored, overwhelmed, anything, nothing, etc. Sometimes that's good. People are like big cats at a zoo. Viewed from behind a nice sturdy wall or on a screen, they're cute and beautiful. In real life, they can seriously hurt you.
However, humans aren't designed to live without contact with other humans. And my constant state of feeling awful is proof. I want to keep writing. That can be good for me. But I need human connection, and fixing myself might take a long time.


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Pauline Hanson's mission to batter the reputation of fish-and-chip shops has been thwarted. Beach Bum Hawaiian Kiosk is the hippest inland seafood joint in town.
Owner Walter Ventura and manager Sarah Howell were inspired to replicate Hawaii's laid-back North Shore street-food scene – the atmosphere, the experience and the flavours. Not an easy task when you're positioned on one of the city's busiest dining strips, but they have an accomplished team responsible for contemporary, niche venues such as Cliché, Fish Head, Lucky Lupita's Transit Store, Concubine and Gin Long Canteen.
It sets the scene by structuring the interior around two plywood food trucks that act as bar and service point. Covered in blue and white illustrations by Adelaide artist Henry Jarman (BRKLYM, Cliché), they form a nautical focal point.
The menu features signature Hawaiian dishes next to smart Japanese-inspired plates. Beach Bum specialises in "poke"; essentially a sushi salad that evolved from humble fisherman's food thanks to Japanese and American influences. The diced salmon with rice is served alongside edamame, nori, pickled ginger and wasabi. There is also a vegetarian variation with silken tofu and avocado, tamari sunflower, wasabi peas and apple soy sauce.
Why haven't we seen tuna burgers before? We're not talking about the fish-from-a-can type in your mum's '70s-era Women's Weekly cookbook. Beach Bum's take is a 120g tuna fillet, lightly seared and served on brioche with Tabasco mayo, green chilli and pineapple relish, dressed with teriyaki. With a side of mixed sweet and regular potato chips, this is a top contender for best dish.
At lunch, the kitchen turns out made-to-order bento boxes alongside panko-crumbed barramundi, Hawaiian salt and pepper tofu, and more. Shaved-ice cocktails and ice-cream sandwiches for dessert complete the beachside brief. Diners can also BYO for $12.50 corkage.
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text: Israel's military offensive in Gaza has caused widespread destruction Hamas was elected to power in Palestinian parliamentary elections in January, taking 76 of the 132 seats in the chamber, while its main rival Fatah took 43. In June, Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian national authority and leader of Fatah, called for a referendum on recognition of Israel if an impasse with Hamas persisted. Since then, a deterioration in relations between the two groups has led to the death of several Palestinians. Hamas refuses to recognise Israel, and in response the US and EU have cut aid to Palestinians until the organisation reverses this stance, gives up armed struggle and accepts past deals signed between the Palestinian authority and Israel. Israel has frozen tax revenues to the authority, amounting to $52 million a month, and has closed Palestinian borders, leading to shortages in food and medicine and a halt in exports. About 130,000 Palestinian public servants are still waiting for their salaries. In July, an Israeli soldier was captured by armed Palestinian factions and Israel retaliated with an offensive into the Gaza Strip. More than 350 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by the Israeli army in the past five months. Al Jazeera spoke to Palestinians in Gaza about their views on the situation, asking how they are surviving the economic embargo and how they feel that the Palestinian factions should overcome their differences. Hassan abdul-Aal, 50, shopkeeper "The unemployment rate has been high [in Gaza] for six years" "The current situation in the country is so bad, no money, no food and no security. People can't pay us for the goods they buy. "Though, I don't see a great change took place after Hamas took office. The unemployment rate has been high for six years. "The only backward step is the delay of the salaries of the Palestinian authority workers which paralysed the economic situation completely beside the original high rate of unemployment. "I tell the government to do whatever it sees suitable without having to return to the people again after they have elected them." Waleed al-Ghorra, 43, former building entrepreneur "The bad economic situation ... has resulted in the security chaos" "The current situation is bad in general. I myself was a builder, but I have been without work for two years. "I see that the bad economic situation, which has resulted in the security chaos, is a result of the international siege practised against the current government. "The new government isn't responsible for the terrible current situation in the life of the Palestinians, it is Israel and the international community which practises a strict siege against it. "However, I don't agree with those who call for the recognition of Israel to solve the problem. This is just a dream since the previous government recognised Israel and got no benefits." Tamara abu-Dalfeh, 22, university student "My advice for the government is to work hard for a national unity government" "What makes the current situation distinctive is the unstable security and fear of every side in our life. "It is clear that the main cause is the loss of salaries and economical decline. "However, the Hamas government isn't the reason. "My advice for the government is to work hard for a national unity government and to persuade as many of the Palestinian parties as possible to share in it in order to unite the Palestinians and make their stance more steadfast against the oppressive international demands. "I also advise the Palestinians to be more patient as I am sure that the government does its best for the sake of them. I call for the current government not to recognise Israel whatsoever. I highly respect the Hamas movement because of its wonderful stubbornness on this principle." Rahma Sarsour, 60, whose husband, son and son-in-law have been killed by Israeli forces "I am against the recognition of Israel as a solution to our problems" "I think that the change of ruling power is good for the Palestinians, but the plight that came with this change isn't the fault of the new government. "It is the fault of the Arab leaders. "I call for the government to carry on in its Islamic policy and not to give up hope of prosperity. We will continue with it till we die or achieve victory. "I am against the recognition of Israel as a solution to our problems, but support a unity government which may lead to a united Palestinian nation." Noreez Sobhi, 31, mother "The world has abandoned us" "We live a life that is unenviable. Severe hunger, security chaos from the inside and savage Israeli invasion from the outside. The world has abandoned us. "The Hamas government took office at the beginning of this year through a democratic election, but the so-called democratic world ignored the result of the elections. "I don't believe in a national unity government nor a technocratic one. People have elected Hamas according to its programme, so it must take the opportunity to implement it. If the elected party doesn't do that, it will betray the people who elected it." Abdul-Hameed Faris, 47, butcher "The new government isn't to blame for the increase in our misery" "Palestinians have been suffering for many years and this increased after the coming of the Hamas government. "However, the new government isn't to blame for the increase in our misery. "I am against the recognition of Israel at all. "I think that the unity government may be a successful solution for our cause as it can bring together all the Palestinian parties." Ghada al-Bardaweel, 23, journalist "Dignity with hunger is better thanhumiliation with food" "The current social, economic and psychological situation is bad in our country nowadays. "But I am sure that the reason is the international siege imposed on the government as well as Israeli military action. Palestinians want a change, so they have chosen a new party to rule them. "I advise the government not to be defeated in the face of international and Israeli pressure since dignity with hunger is better than humiliation with food. "If the government recognised Israel, our achievements over the last 50 years ago will be in vain. I am against a technocratic government and support the national unity one as it can bring together all the Palestinian parties at the same table." SOURCE: Al Jazeera Politics Middle East Israel


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Sunday, 2 August 2009
vegie hut, box hill
We started with some congee, which was one free bowl for every two items from the dim sum menu. Next was a roast duck noodle, which was very good, the soup was delicious and the duck was quite tasty.
The grilled dumplings were delicious, and as always so much better than steamed dumplings. The filling in these ones were especially tasty.
We ordered some pumpkin cakes, which I didn't end up trying, and some ribs in black bean sauce, which I also didn't try. Some people didn't like it, but happily SJ took one for the team and devoured them. The siu mai (sadly no photo, it was very blurry) was excellent, so we shortly ordered a second serve.
We ordered some crispy noodles (originally destined to be flat rice noodles, sadly no longer served) and some fried rice (for Es, who apparently loves it). The noodles were really tasty, and the fried rice was okay.
Next was the crispy tofu skin (delicious!) and the prawn cake (disturbing but delicious).
We rounded that out with some char siu bao, two delicious serves of om nom noms.
We sat around nursing our stomachs, and I declared that I was nowhere near full enough, so to go with the second serve of siu mai we ordered some choi sum in ginger, and some soy nuggets in pepper sauce from the lunch menu. The choi sum was excellent, it is my favourite way to serve it, and a great way to end a meal. The soy nuggets were okay, and the pepper sauce was very peppery, so if you are into pepper sauce that is definitely the dish to pick.
Things we didn't try that I wish we had: spinach dumplings. Things they didn't have that I really wanted, so if they're available anywhere else in Melbourne please tell me: chee cheong fun, four seasons buns.
Afterwards we went to the vegie bakery, but I wasn't feeling in a browsing mood so sadly didn't take advantage of any vegan baked goods they might have had! (allegedly indicated by winnie the pooh stickers)
Vegie Hut
984 Whitehorse Road,
Box Hill
4 comments:
- Richard said...
Do you know what the duck was made of?
- 2 August 2009 at 9:38 pm
- steph said...
Hi Richard - sorry, I don't know!
- 18 August 2009 at 6:01 pm
Are you positive everything you ate there was vegan.
I went to enlightened cuisine the other week and i noticed all the packaged mock meat products they sell for you to cook at home contain whey (milk product)....was very disappointed and has kinda scared me away from ever eating there again
- 31 December 2009 at 4:05 pm
- steph said...
Hi Anonymous.
Having had a similar experience in the Perth vego restaurants, I try to check out the stuff they have for sale to work it out. If they don't have it for sale, then I default to the pattern I worked out in Perth - mock chicken and seafoods only (in the Perth vego restaurants, their chicken and seafoods were ok, and their beef and porks contained whey).
Because Vegie Hut has been reviewed extensively by other vegans whom I personally know (who I know are super conscientious), I assumed it was all ok, but thanks for the info re: ECuisine. I will check it all out to find out.
- 31 December 2009 at 4:41 pm


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And excerpt:
"We are one American nation. We must unite. We have to unify. We have to come together."
Every faction in our irreparably fractious and fragmented country calls for unity, following events that demonstrate just how disunited the United States of America is.
They all do it.
Calls for unity come loudest from the party of submissives—the GOP. The domineering party is less guilt-ridden about this elusive thing called "unity."
Democrats just blame Republicans for its absence in our polity and throughout our increasingly uncivil society.
These days, appeals to unity are made by opportunistic politicians, who drape themselves in the noble toga of patriotism on tragic occasions. The latest in many was the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre of Oct. 27.
In the name of honesty—and comity—let us quit the unity charade.
The U.S. is not united. Neither is America a nation in any meaningful way. It hasn't been one for a long time.
Consider: In the late 1780s, Americans debated whether to nationalize government or keep it a decentralized affair. The discussion was one in which all early Americans partook, nationwide.
Think about the degree of unity that feat required!
The eternal verities of republicanism and limited government were understood and accepted by all Americans. The young nation's concerns centered on the fate of freedom after Philadelphia. (The Anti-Federalists, the unsung heroes who gave us the Bill of Rights, turned out to be right.)
Around the time The Federalist Papers were published in American newspapers—Americans were a nation in earnest.
For it takes a nation to pull that off—to debate a set of philosophical and theoretical principles like those instantiated in these Papers, Federalist and Anti-Federalist.
The glue that allowed so lofty a debate throughout early America is gone (not to mention the necessary gray matter).
The Tower of Babel that is 21st century America is home not to 4 million but 327 million alienated, antagonistic individuals, diverse to the point of distrust.
Each year, elites pile atop this mass of seething antagonists another million newcomers.
Democrats, who control the intellectual means of production—schools, social media, TV, the print press, the publishing houses, think tanks, the Permanent Bureaucracy—they insist mass immigration comports with "who we are as a people."
The last is yet another hollow slogan—much like the unity riff. …
… READ THE REST. THE NEW COLUMN, "If The Disunited States Of America Is To Survive, …" is on Townhall.com, WND.COM and the Unz Review. And, on American Greatness, too.
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One of the most thoughtful and intelligent writings I've seen on the internet.
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Our Council History
The following article has been transcribed from the August 18, 1936, issue of The Vidette-Messenger, published in Valparaiso, Indiana. This particular special edition focuses on Porter County's centennial celebration and contains a 94-page compendium of Porter County history up to that time.
Return to the index of articles from The Vidette-Messenger's Porter County Centennial special edition.
Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; August 18, 1936; Volume 10, Section 2, Page 21.
Valparaiso Council KofC Owes Its Founding To Labor Of 6 Men; Chartered In 1903
The Knights of Columbus, of which Valparaiso Council No. 738 is a part, was organized in Connecticut in March, 1882, and the Valparaiso council was chartered on March 22, 1903, with a list of twenty-nine members. Its principles of charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism are practiced for the advancement of Catholicity and the development of a better social condition. The society has an insurance feature which is optional with the member and at the present time the members are insured for more than $300,000,000.
Besides establishment of endowments and scholarships throughout the Catholic schools and universities of the United States and Canada perhaps the most notable achievement of the order came during the world war at which time more than $44,000,000 was expended. Approximately $8,600,000 was used in an educational program for ex-service men, including evening schools in more than 100 cities with a total enrollment of 313,916. Scholarships were granted to 403 ex-service men. A correspondence school is maintained for members and their families with instruction in 100 subjects and with an enrollment to date of 31,000.
Valparaiso council was organized largely through the efforts and influence of six men, who, constituting themselves as missionaries, in spreading the gospel of promotion, expounded the desirability of membership in the new organization as a means of consolidating Catholic manhood into a social force. These men, all members of other councils, but residents of the city, were: P. W. Clifford, Rev. W. S. Hogan, Edward P. Clifford, John J. Murray, Thomas F. Hartford and Thomas Howard.
The initiatory ceremonies were held at Knights of Pythias hall on March 22, 1903. Professor John G. Ewing of Notre Dame, state deputy, was in charge. The Fort Wayne council put on the first degree, the South Bend council the second degree, and Professor Ewing and his assistants, the third degree.
The program and banquet were given in Armory hall in the evening, with Rev. Louis A. Moench, of Mishawaka, Ind., former pastor of St. Paul's church, as toastmaster. William F. Spooner, then mayor, and one of the charter members of the local lodge, made the address of welcome. Vocal solos were rendered by P. W. Clifford and Dr. E. J. Ball, of Valparaiso, Daniel E. Kelly of Valparaiso, spoke on Valparaiso; W. A. McInery, South Bend, spoke on "The Papacy", T. J. McLaughlin of Fort Wayne, on "Our Order," and Honorable Patrick O'Keefe, of Kentland, Ind., on "Catholics in the History of the United States."
The charter list as made up of the following: William S. Hogan, Louis A. Moench, Edmund J. Ball, P. W. Clifford, Frank W. Gallagher, Louis J. Gast, Thomas C. Howard, Lewis T. Jaeger, John J. Murray, James H. Stack, John E. Walsh, John A. Bahr, Lewis J. Horn, William F. Spooner, Edward Trudell, Andrew Beyer, Daniel E. Kelly, Jacob Edelman, Anthony J. Gast, Thomas H. Hartford, Joseph W. Murphy, Louis Sprenell, Fred W. Wager, Joseph A. Welsh, Edward F. Clifford, Peter J. Horn, Thomas Stack, Daniel C. Daly and Cornelius Daly.
The first officers installed following the initiatory ceremonies were: P. W. Clifford, grand knight; Thomas Howard, deputy grand knight; Frank Gallagher, recording secretary; Fred Wager, financial secretary; Joseph Murphy, treasurer; Daniel E. Kelly, advocate; Rev. W. S. Hogan, chaplain.
During the early years of the council a number of new members were added through initiations. However, the growth was of a slow and steady order. Like other orders of the day the local council had its ups and downs. No attempt was made at promotional campaigns or artificial stimuli. In the beginning, it was a struggle on the part of the council officials, who labored unselfishly and unceasingly during their terms of office to keep the organization intact.
The old saying that a lull precedes a storm is well illustrated in the history of the local council, for the period immediately prior to the world war was a time of decided inactivity. Efforts toward the revival of the council were underway when the world war broke out. The efforts were, of course, speeded up when the Knights of Columbus entered their war activities. Many members of the local council joined the forces of Uncle Sam, and thousands of soldiers were sent to Valparaiso university for military training.
These events served to inspire the members of the local council. Perhaps the fact that two members of Valparaiso council, John C. Manion and T. P. Galvin, had become secretaries in charge of the Knights of Columbus war activities at Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C., was instrumental in aiding the awakening. Both these men subsequently entered the service and the great tragedy of the war for Valparaiso council was the death of Brother Manion, which occurred at Camp Mills, New York, during the influenza epidemic of 1918.
John M. Fabing was elected grand knight of the local council during the war period, and he, together with Fred Hartig and others, were instrumental in bringing about a splendid increase in membership. T. P. Galvin returned from the war in 1919, and was elected grand knight of the council at the fall election of that year. The impetus which had been given the council by the war activities and the splendid work of Grand Knight Fabing and others, made the success of the council that year assured.
Grand Knight Galvin was ably assisted by the lecturer, Fred Hartig, who staged a number of memorable social events. It was during this year that Valparaiso council came in for favorable mention at the state convention due to the fact that the council had shown the largest increase in membership during the year. Recognition of these activities was given to the council in that Grand Knight Galvin was elected as a delegate to the supreme convention held in New York City in August, 1920. This honor that was paid the Valparaiso council in the annual report of the retiring state deputy, the late Stephan Callahan.
When Joseph M. Nurre became state deputy in 1920, he conferred further honors on Valparaiso council by appointing T. P. Galvin as district deputy. The new district deputy organized the famous Valparaiso third degree team which spread the fame of the council throughout the middle west.
When Brother Galvin became district deputy he was succeeded by Edward O'Meara as grand knight, and the success of the local council continued under his administration without interruption. The third degree team during the years 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923, exemplified the third degree for the councils at Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, South Ben, Mishawaka, Notre Dame, Elkhart, Plymouth, Peru, Hammond, Lafayette and Michigan City.
Among those who served on the degree team at different times were: Rev. E. J. Mungovan, Joseph Carey, Edward O'Meara, Joseph Wilseam, Charles Reagan, August Kinder, Fred Hartig, Leonard Gannon, Frank Cincoski, C. P. Daly, Lawrence Comeford, George Griffin, Frank Reibly and Peter Bentley.
The work of the degree team and the council were further recognized when District Deputy Galvin was elected to attend the supreme convention held at San Francisco in 1921 and at Montreal in 1923, as a delegate from the Indiana jurisdiction, and in his election as state deputy of the order for the jurisdiction of Indiana at the conventions held in 1925, 1926 and 1927.
Edward O'Meara was re-elected for three terms as grand knight, and finally terminated his service in the fall of 1924, when Lawrence Comeford was elected to succeed him. Brother Comeford served two terms as grand knight and was succeeded in the fall of 1926 by Frank Fabing, who had served the council as financial secretary for many years. Brother Fabing was in turn succeeded by Charles Reagan.
During Brother Reagan's regime the council took on new life; meetings were well attended, and new members added. Much of the credit for the success of the council was due to Rev. Edward J. Mungovan, whose loyal support and enthusiasm was a constant inspiration to the members.
The administration of Brother Reagan was marked by the silver anniversary celebration of the council. Upwards of 500 knights attended the ceremonies held by the council. Three outside councils, Plymouth, LaPorte and Michigan City, participated in the program, which was ushered in with mass at 8 a. m., at St. Paul's church. In the afternoon the three degrees were exemplified upon fifty candidates from Valparaiso, Michigan City, LaPorte and Plymouth at Community hall on Indiana avenue. At 6:30 o'clock a banquet was held at the Elks' temple. Talks were made by T. P. Galvin, P. W. Clifford, Edward J. Fogarty, warden of the Cook county jail in Chicago; Daniel E. Kelly and Rev. Joseph Seimetz. Attorney Edward J. Ryan, advocate of the Valparaiso council, acted as toastmaster.
L. F. Beckwith succeeded Grand Knight Reagan in 1928 and was re-elected in 1929. He was followed by Joseph Reibly, who served three terms, in 1930, 1931 and 1932. Francis X. Gast was elected in 1933, and James Scott in 1934 and 1935. James Comeford is the present grand knight, having been elected this year.
Others who have served as grand knight are Daniel E. Kelly, Thomas C. Howard, Edward H. Heilstedt, Thomas B. Clifford, Daniel Kane, John F. Griffin, Cornelius P. Daly, Ralph McGillicuddy and Dr. E. J. Balt.
Valparaiso council has occupied a number of homes since its institution back in 1903. The lodge quarters were first in the Ross and Bannister building on the present site of the Valparaiso post office building. Then they were located in the Gast building, 58 Lincolnway, now owned by the Farmers' bank; over the present VIDETTE-MESSENGER building; Community hall on Indiana avenue; over the old Beach jewelry store; the Morris store, and now they are back to 58 Lincolnway, where they were housed twenty years ago.
Since its founding, the lodge has always celebrated Columbus day and held stag parties on New Year's eve. The latter even was discontinues last year. At the present time the council has 125 members. In P. W. Clifford the local council has the oldest member in the state, he having joined Chicago Council No. 183 on July 10, 1896.
Article transcribed by Steven R. Shook
Copyright © 1996-2008, Cheryl Trowbridge-Miller
Copyright © 2008-present, Steven R. Shook
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Q: Where can I download the game?
A: >OBSERVER_ is available on Steam (Mac/PC/Linux), Playstation 4, and Xbox One
Q: Where are the soundtrack files located?
A: The soundtrack is stored in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Observer\Soundtrack or Browse Local Files within the Properties menu in Steam.
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I hated PE at school (you could usually find me in the locker room with a book), and had naturally assumed I was allergic to sports. But when I started yoga four years ago, I amazed myself: I immediately loved it.
Canada is a car country, and winters are long and cold. It's harder to exercise outdoors and it's not often possible to walk from point A to point B. I quickly understood that I had to make a conscious effort to exercise in order to stay healthy.
Shortly after coming to Canada, I joined the YMCA. But I quickly got bored with the machines, half of them bearing cryptic instructions. Then I found a yoga studio and never looked back. In 2010, I started hot yoga. Sweating like a pig in a very hot room full of strangers might not sound so fun but I found it liberating. Not to mention that yoga is a good workout and it isn't so much about meditation (phew!) but rather about building flexibility, strength and balance.
Unfortunately, yoga has become popular in Ottawa. Not as popular as the Lululemon store at the Rideau Centre where hipsters pay $200 for sweatpants, but popular enough that classes are getting very crowded and very expensive.
Heartbroken, I decided to look for a cheaper alternative.
My first thought was to join the YMCA again. But at $60 a month, the membership was more expensive than I remembered it to be, and the class schedule wasn't too practical for me. I kept this option as a plan B.
My plan A was Goodlife Fitness, a gym with several locations in Ottawa. The membership fee being one of my main criteria, I went online to see how much it was. Surprise surprise, the fees were nowhere to be found. Instead, those interested in joining Goodlife where asked to provide their info to be contacted about plan rates.
Not being the patient kind, I went to one of the Goodlife clubs (the one at the Rideau Centre) to ask directly about membership fees.
"Take a sit, fill this out and someone will be with you shortly," instructed the woman at the front desk.
I looked at the paper she handed me. Full name, phone number, email, address, signature… I wrote down my name and signed, assuming the rest was optional.
The woman looked over my shoulder and frowned. "You gotta fill out e-very-th-ing."
I love when people treat me like an idiot.
"I just want to know the price of a membership," I argued. "You don't need my contact info for that."
She sighed. Clearly, I wasn't getting it.
"We are gonna give you a tour of the gym. This is a waiver. It's compulsory. By law." She stressed the last word, as if to impress me. She failed. I wrote down I lived on Sunset Blvd, Strawberry Fields, ON. What? It sounded nice. Sue me.
Two minutes later, the local male bodybuilder/personal trainer took a sit in front of me. Subtle. Sent a guy for a female "applicant."
"How is your nutrition?"
He looked up at me, as if to guess when I last had French fries.
"What?" I protested. "I eat my broccoli!"
"Why do you want to join a gym?"
"I'm going to a yoga studio but I'm looking for a cheaper alternative," I answered honestly.
"What do you do for a living?"
"I'm a freelancer."
"Who are your clients?"
This is none of your fucking business. "It depends," I deflected.
I looked at the piece of paper on which he had actually scribbled "it depends."
He kept on asking questions, all more personal than the next. Remember that at this stage, I just wanted to know how much the membership was. Right there, I decided I did not want to get a membership there. If I had to take an entire survey just to know the prices, I would probably have to share my DNA to exercise there.
Eventually, the guy mumbled something about the price, quoting a bi-weekly rate. "The contract is here," he added. "I just need your signature."
"I don't want to sign a contract," I replied. "I just wanted to know the price of a membership. Thank you for the information."
"Wait! You will never get that rate again!"
"That's fine. I'm not ready to sign a one-year contract on the spot."
"I just need your banking information."
"And I just needed to know the membership rate. I'm not signing a contract today."
"You are passing on a great deal."
"I'm taking my chance."
I left.
I later found this article when I did a quick search on Goodlife. Can't say I'm surprised.


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Sentencing of Daniel Fitzsimons, a British security contractor accused of murdering two colleagues in Baghdad, has been adjourned until 28 February after a late intervention from his UK-based lawyer.
Judge Ali Yousef in Baghdad's serious crimes court ordered further clarification of the term post-traumatic stress disorder, which is not recognised by Iraqi law but has been heavily relied on as a defence by Fitzsimons.
The 29-year-old from Greater Manchester has pleaded not guilty to murder but admitted manslaughter with diminished responsibility, claiming he acted in self defence.
He is accused of shooting dead two fellow ArmorGroup security contractors, Paul McGuigan, a Briton, and Darren Hoare, an Australian, at a base inside Baghdad's Green Zone in August 2009.
If convicted, he could face a death sentence.
John Tipple, for Fitzsimons, said he would push for a prisoner transfer agreement with the Iraqi government which would allow his client to serve any sentence in the UK.
Mr Fitzsimons is accused of shooting dead Briton Paul McGuigan and Australian Darren Hoare, two fellow security contractors working for the ArmorGroup company, at a base inside Baghdad's Green Zone in August 2009.
He has claimed Fitzsimons has pleaded not guilty, claims ing he acted in self defence. Fitzsimons's father, EricFitzsimons, 62, was in court to support his sonhim yesterday.
Martin Chulov