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Atheists convene to invite others to "Come out!"
This weekend, the American Atheist national convention is being held in Washington D.C. Admission is $199 - $30 with a student I.D. (That's a big discount… apparently they really want to reach students. Hmmm…) The theme is "Come out," presumably an invitation for closet atheists to proclaim their non-belief.
Their keynote speaker will be professor Richard Dawkins. Before you plunk down your 200 smackers, you may want to know more about him:
In his book, The Selfish Gene, he speculated that in the beginning, Earth had an atmosphere composed of carbon dioxide, methane, ammonia and water. There is absolutely no proof that Earth ever had such an atmosphere – it's simply the only thing that fits with his theory. Then, through energy supplied by sunlight, and perhaps by lightning or exploding volcanoes, these simple compounds were broken apart and then they re-formed into amino acids.
Now, granting him his first assumption about the composition of the atmosphere, then granting him his second assumption about the energizing of it, we are still faced with a problem: the amino acids thus formed would have immediately begun breaking down again and returning to the compounds of CO2, methane, ammonia and water from which they supposedly formed. But not in Dawkins' world. Somehow, a variety of these amino acids gradually accumulated in the sea and found each other and combined into protein-like compounds.
Then, according to Dawkins' description, "a particularly remarkable molecule was formed by accident"—a molecule that had the ability to reproduce itself. His origin of life theory continues that similar molecules, having somehow miraculously found each other clustered together. Then, again by an exceedingly improbable accident, they wrapped a protective barrier of other protein molecules around themselves as a membrane to prevent the amino acids from being reabsorbed into the methane/ammonia soup.
Then what, Mr. Dawkins? Does it end, 'and they all lived happily ever after'?
Though he admits that such an accident was exceedingly improbable, he maintains that it must nevertheless have happened. Why? Because we are here.
Wait, that's not the scientific method I was taught in school.
Theory: The Moon is made of green cheese.
Test: Fly men to the moon.
Result: Men bring back rock samples, no cheese.
New theory: The Moon is made of green cheese covered in rocks…
How many trips to the Moon does it take, how deep do you have to dig, before you formulate a new theory that doesn't include green cheese?
Dawkins' theory – and that's all it is – was proposed some time ago. Not surprisingly, a line in the preface of that book read: "This book should be read almost as though it were science fiction."
More recently, Robert Shapiro, professor emeritus of chemistry at New York University, said that Dawkins' theory of the spontaneous popping into existence of self-replicating nucleotides was exactly that: fiction. "No nucleotides of any kind have been reported as products of spark-discharge experiments," he said.
And not for lack of trying. Scientists have been trying every combination of ingredients and energy they can think of for over a century; no luck.
Shapiro stated that the probability of such a self-replicating RNA molecule randomly assembling from a pool of chemical building blocks "is so vanishingly small that its happening even once anywhere in the visible universe would count as a piece of exceptional good luck."
Nevertheless, Shapiro, Dawkins, and many other scientists believe that this or something like it happened. How is it possible that the intelligent design of thousands of (presumably) intelligent scientists has failed, where blind chance is believed to have succeeded?
Dawkins' improbable fairy tale about self-replicating RNA and organic soup having been completely discredited, and with no realistic alternative being offered by any other evolutionist, one would think he would at least consider the possibility his pet theory is wrong. But no. According to him, "It is absolutely safe to say that if you meet somebody who claims not to believe in evolution, that person is ignorant, stupid or insane or wicked." Well, nice to see he's keeping an open mind.
Dawkins claims that evolution "is as much a fact as the heat of the sun." Really? I can apply the scientific method to measuring the heat of the sun. But how do I measure evolution when the only theory of life's origins – spontaneous generation and reproduction of amino acids in an organic soup – has been shot down and no other origin theory has been proposed to replace it? And don't talk to me about Earth being 'seeded' by a meteorite from outer space. That doesn't solve the problem, it just moves it to another place.
In his book The Blind Watchmaker, Dawkins admitted that "some species of the unjustly called 'primitive' amoebas have as much information in their DNA as 1,000 Encyclopædia Britannicas." Yet he blindly, fervently maintains that such encyclopædias evolved from the already disproven life-origin fairy tale.
Here's another Dawkins gem: "Evolution could so easily be disproved if just a single fossil turned up in the wrong date order. Evolution has passed this test with flying colors."
National Geographic referred to the fossil record as "a film of evolution from which 999 of every 1,000 frames have been lost on the cutting-room floor." They weren't lost, any more than cut film is lost. It is deliberately removed because it doesn't fit the vision of the movie maker. Similarly, the 'lost' fossils were tossed because they didn't fit with the preconceived notions of the evolutionary paleontologists who dug them up.
Says zoologist Henry Gee (an evolutionist, by the way): "To take a line of fossils and claim that they represent a lineage is not a scientific hypothesis that can be tested, but an assertion that carries the same validity as a bedtime story—amusing, perhaps even instructive, but not scientific."
To be fair, it must be pointed out that, while Dawkins has always been an evolutionist, his atheism only became rabid after 9/11. He said: "Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings."
But saying there is no God because some – or even most – religionists are hypocritical hate-mongers is throwing out the baby with the bath water.
Dawkins, if he has read the Bible at all, claims it is "just plain weird, as you would expect of a chaotically cobbled-together anthology of disjointed documents, composed, revised, translated, distorted and 'improved' by hundreds of anonymous authors, editors and copyists, unknown to us and mostly unknown to each other, spanning nine centuries."
Well, it was written over 16 centuries, not nine, and Dawkins clearly knows nothing of the care the copyists took to pass it on accurately. And the fact that its message, from "love your neighbor as yourself" in Moses' day to "love covers a multitude of sins" 1600 years later in Paul's day argues against Dawkins' characterization of it as 'a chaotically cobbled-together anthology of disjointed documents."
"Yahweh," he says, "The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser, a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully."
We can forgive Dawkins not knowing what godly jealousy is. But as for the other pejoratives:
Unjust: He gave Adam and Eve better clothes than they had made for themselves even after they had just trespassed on his property and stolen from him. He granted the first murderer, Cain, immunity from the death penalty that Cain believed was his due.
Megalomaniacal:When the population of Babylon defied His command to disperse, a "megalomaniacal" god would have destroyed them; He simply confused their languages.
Racist: He caused it to be recorded that all humans descended from the same family – something, by the way, that your god, Darwin, did not believe; and that Darwinian belief, that the races were different, was a cause of much of the racism that has persisted down to our day.
Misogynistic: Why were the books of Esther and Ruth written? Why record the accounts of Sarah, Rebekah, Miriam, Jael, Hannah or Abigail?
Infanticidal: In the account of Moses' birth it was Pharaoh who was infanticidal, not God.
Ethnic cleanser: Sure… the Canaanites were wiped off the face of the earth at God's command. What Dawkins and his fellow atheists overlook is, first, that God gave them 400 years in close association with His people to learn to change their ways (Genesis 15:16); secondly, their way of life, much like the world we live in today, had become a Sodom and Gomorrah on a large scale, centering on disgusting sexual practices and zero respect for life. Archaeological digs turn up a multitude of evidence of infanticide, torture, and temple prostitution. According toHalley's Bible Handbook: "Archaeologists who dig in the ruins of Canaanite cities wonder that God did not destroy them sooner than he did."
Unforgiving:Seriously?
As to some of the other adjectives, "homophobic" refers to fear of homosexuals; God fears no one. "Filicidal" refers to killing one's own son. Technically, it was the Romans who killed God's son. "Sadomasochistic" has to do with getting sexual pleasure from giving or receiving pain… I got nothing. I can't think of a single passage that could be twisted to paint God as sadomasochistic. I think Dawkins was caught up in his own rhetoric.
True, religious nuts have given Dawkins plenty of ammunition. Another of his famous quotes: "Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, distinctly heard the voice of Jesus telling him to kill women, and he was locked up for life." But, Mr. Dawkins, as you say, "he was locked up for life." You say Sutcliffe's craziness proves God doesn't exist, I say the jury's justice proves He does. Just last week the NatGeo channel told the story of a "murder" within a troop of chimps. The murderous chimp wasn't brought to justice. He continued interacting with the rest of the chimps as if nothing had happened.
In Dawkins' own words, "In a universe of electrons and selfish genes, blind physical forces and genetic replication, some people are going to get hurt, other people are going to get lucky, and you won't find any rhyme or reason in it, nor any justice."
If there is no justice, no rhyme or reason to life, why get out of bed in the morning? Why try to prolong life, try to improve one's mind, manners, or lot in life? For that matter, why spend the $199 to attend an atheist's convention?
As I've said in previous articles on the subject, atheists are whistling in the dark. Their vociferousness doesn't prove the absence of God. The louder they get, the more they prove their real meaning: they wish they could prove God doesn't exist, but they know they can't wish Him away.
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That suggests the Tories could increase their majority here in 2015, given how low the Lib Dem vote is.
In fact, trawling through these marginals, the Con vote is not bad atall.
I'd like to eventually have a list of how every marginal seat in the county council areas voted on Thursday so we can see what the true state of affairs is. I don't think the national projection is particularly helpful in that regard.
This is a seat that Labour need to win, not only to get an adequate national majority but also to have any presence in Kent. At present it is looking like an uphill task.
As Anthony's profile indicates, the Labour vote in this seat is concentrated in Dover itself, a run down town serving the port, and to a lesser extent in the former coal mining villages. This means that Dover is likely to be less volatile in terms of results than other former Labour seats in Kent.
The result may be affected depending on whether Labour put up a candidate, like the last MP, whose profile is attractive to their core constituency or whether they find somebody who will try to reach out more to the middle class vote in Deal and Walmer.
Charles Elphicke has been very active and has built a profile in the national media as well as locally. The incumbency effect benefiting MPs seeking election for the first time may well act strongly here.
As Andy JS' figures show, there is likely to be a strong UKIP vote here, although Elphicke's presence may hold it down a bit. I doubt whether this (or far right intervention) is likely to have a major effect on the Conservative/Labour swing, but others might help with comments on this.
This seat is about as bad a prospect as one can get for the LibDems in Southern England. The Conservatives even held this seat, on the naval vote, in 1906.
If the General Election result were as the current opinion polls suggest, with a Labour majority of about 80, I have a feeling that this would be one of Labour's disappointments, with Elphicke hanging on. And opinions if anything are return towards the Conservatives as the election approaches.
I think Elphicke will hold this seat. I cannot see Labour gaining enough votes to win this back just yet but they will remain strong here, especially in Dover itself.
This still remains one of their best shots in Kent along with Gravesend and Dartford – although I don't think Labour will win any of those in 2015 either.
One can still see the mining influence in Mill Hill and Aylesham- I think Labour will have carried both by about 1000 even in 2010. But I agree very much with what others have said- I think Elphicke will hold on in 2015.
(3) 17.7% of Dover residents aged 16 or over have Level 2 qualifications as their highest qualifications- ranked 24th in England and Wales.
I wouldn't fancy Labour to win any seats in Kent.
Nor would I, Tim. In fact, Labour's gains from the Conservatives in the south-east could be limited to Sussex: Hove; Brighton Kemptown; Hastings and Rye; and Crawley (the latter being a distinctly long shot in my view).
I think Labour will take Dover. Realistically, Charlie Elphicke is going to become a junior minister which would mean he will have less time in his constituency and the Labour PPC, Claire Hawkins, is very, very good and she is local. If Labour really get the vote up and start doing more to appeal to the South (hence get Peter Mandelson or someone), she'll take the seat.
Mike is right. I do not think politicians of all colours do enough to appeal to those who may not be their ideal voter. Common sense policies would give the Tories something to persuade Northern voters with, while a sound financial plan would benefit Labour down South for example – although I am more than aware that nothing is that simple.
I also think the fact that the three main parties are so close ideologically and heavily London focused doesn't help either.
Good to see Frederic posting again.
I was worried that he had died.
Have Labour ever before had more MPs in Sussex than in Kent?
In fact its certainly possible that in 2015 Labour will have more MPs in Sussex than they have in Kent, Essex and Hertfordshire put together.
Or indeed more MPs in Sussex than in Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Norfolk put together.
Even if Labour only gain Kemptown, Hove and Hastings they may only gain Norwich South and Thurrock in the other counties.
I think that Ipswich is a very likely Labour gain, since Pete mentions Suffolk. I think that Norwich N & Great Yarmouth are also quite likely. However, those 2 are a bit harder & the very high UKIP vote in the latter means that basically it's anybody's guess. I am currently not expecting a Labour gain in any seat in Kent, but it's not impossible yet by any means.
I'd be amazed if Labour don't gain Ipswich. The local party seems very effective and I'd back them to take the seat even in the Tories have a national lead. I'm not sure about Great Yarmouth, but having Bob Blizzard standing again ought to give us a much better shot at Waveney than we'd have otherwise. And Stevenage really ought to go Labour next time if we're even halfway competent.
Harlow and the Basildon seat are tougher, the former because of Halfon and the latter because of the way the town is split, but I don't think either of them is less likely than Crawley.
I assume by Basildon you mean the more marginal 'South Basildon and East Thurrock' as opposed to 'Basildon & Billericay'.
Basildon that was 67% the same as the old Billericay and Brentwood & Ongar that was 72% the same as the old Billericay. More or less an equal division, though both halves may have picked up small parts of other constituencies.
In resurrected Billericay in 1983 combined 39,742 electors from Basildon with 24,957 electors from Thurrock (so other than Billericay itself, had very different boundaries to the previous Billericay), and the remaining part of Basildon 56,727 electors was combined with 66 electors from Thurrock.
Not certain for the reason for the recent boundary changes because the 1983 – 2010 constituencies were effectively 'Basildon' and 'Billericay & East Thurrock' and the changes have effectively created 'Basildon North & Billericay' and 'Basildon South & East Thurrock'.
A donut has been reformed as sandwiches.
I definitely think that East Sussex is the most fruitful territory in the south for Labour. In addition to Hastings and the Brighton & Hove area, I also think they are likely to take Thurrock, Ipswich, Norwich South and perhaps, if the swing is fierce enough, Cambridge. I certainly don't expect any gains in Kent, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire or West Sussex.
Pretty much agree with the sentiments expressed above. Labour has drifted a lot in Kent. They lost every single seat they gained in 1997 and by some medium to wide margins. They control the council in Gravesham and selected what looks like a very impressive candidate, but the majority the Tory MP has built up there is still a major challenge (not even on Labour's target list). Not sure they could even regain Chatham and Aylesford, despite becoming a semi-marginal Tory seat in 2010. Others like Dartford, Sittingbourne and Gillingham look out of reach.
A small number of Sussex seats certainly look a better bet.
Will 'Hastings & Rye' be as good a prospect for Labour without Michael Foster?
I suppose it partly depends on how effective a campaigner Sarah Owen is on the doorstep. The other part depends on how popular Amber Rudd is locally.
He was the only Labour MP the constituency ever had and came within 5000 votes of gaining Hastings in Oct 1974.
When he did not stand the Labour vote collasped to a miserable third and when he stood again Labour went from a poor third to take one of their their most unlikely gains in the UK.
Well, Labour has certainly done well in the area since 2010. After winning control of the council that year, they advanced further in 2012 and won 7 of the 8 divisions in this year's elections. Even when you add in the results from the Rother divisions, Labour were still about 10 points ahead of the Conservatives. As with Enfield North, demographics are moving against the Tories fast and I would be very surprised if Amber Rudd manages to hold on at the next election.
I think that, although Foster was undoubtedly an effective constituency MP, the surge in Labour's vote in 2001 – it was the largest increase in the party's share in the country – was more down to brutal squeezing of the LD vote. The Conservatives did this too, and they also enjoyed a substantial increase in vote share in 2001 but still fell further behind Labour whose vote rose from 34% to 47%. His personal vote in my opinion wasn't that huge – I do think that it's more of a shift in demography in Labour's favour, but also a huge tactical unwind – remember that the LDs were serious challengers in the seat in 1992. The wholesale destruction of the LD vote in 1997 followed the publication of a constituency opinion poll showing Labour ahead, which was gleefully and very skilfully seized on by the local party; clearly they were helped to turn the poll into actual votes by the fact that, at that time, New Labour's writ ran very large indeed in many parts of the country.
Barnaby- a similar thing happened in St Albans in 1997 IIRC. The electorate's hostility towards the Tories knew no bounds in that era- deservedly some might say.
It was similar, but the difference there was that the boundary changes reduced the notional Tory lead over Labour to one requiring a single-figure swing (just) – there was, unusually for 1997, no boundary change in Hastings. The tactical unwind wasn't quite of the magnitude of Hastings & Rye though the LDs still started in a notional second place. Of course, since then there has been enormous tactical rewind, if you like, back to the LDs in St Albans, which hasn't happened, and clearly won't happen, in Hastings & Rye.
I am still in the land of the living, Richard! I have difficulty getting to a computer, though.
One issue to look at in relation to what seats Labour might gain in the South is the size of the LibDem vote, on the grounds that anti-Coalition voters may change from LibDem to Labour. On this argument a seat like Reading East, see my recent post, may be a better prospect than one like Dover where the LibDem vote is well below average.
I wouldn't rule Labour out of the picture in either Reading seat or the Milton Keynes seats either, for that matter.
If either main party fails to make major in-roads in their 'weak' regions (Tories – the north; Labour – the south) it would probably come down to the Midlands. There's a number of marginal seats to play for in both East and West Mids and the Lib Dems have very little representation there (just Solihull and B'ham Yardley) so it's likely that marginals in Derbyshire, Notts, Warwickshire, etc will be a two horse race. Even if the Midlands are determined, it might still end up as a hung Parliament.
I can't see either party making inroads outside their heartlands in 2015- I don't see any significant evidence for it in the local elections we've had since 2010. We've reached an impasse, which probably favours Labour but probably not enough to give Miliband a significant majority.
For me, the big question is what will happen in 2020. Can the Tories make some kind of breakthrough in the wwc West Riding, as 2010 suggested they one day might? Because I don't see anywhere else in the north that looks particularly promising for the Conservatives.
Re Merseymike's comment – I'd be surprised if Milton Keynes North were to fall.
I don't know the politics of the various wards – but as in MK south there is significant new development (Broughton in particular must be 1000 homes alone). In addition, some of the grottier areas, like Oldbrook and Wolverton, are seeing some new development also.
Most of the areas in Milton Keynes itself (within the constituency) are essentially pleasant self-contained suburbs with (generally) good privately owned housing stock and quite a bit of open land. I don't know Newport Pagnell's voting record – there are some nice areas but equally there are some pretty average areas as well as I'd imagine it's competitive.
But broadly speaking, most of the development I see is good development, and I don't see any evidence of any areas going downhill particularly (the relatively grotty areas are already grotty). Therefore I'd assume this would be gradually trending Tory which, combined with a 16% majority, would seem to make it a pretty tall order for Labour..
At the moment, I think Labour will gain about 50 seats in 2015. They will make good progress in the north and the midlands but will struggle to gain more than 10-15 seats in the south including London. They could end up with a similar number of seats to what the Conservatives had in 2010.
There would need to be enough Lib Dems holding their seats in that case if another coalition had to be agreed to.
I can see the Lib Dems winning 35 seats or so which would be enough for a coalition with Labour if the latter win 305-310 seats.
Crawley and Harlow are possible Labour gains too. Labour led in both at recent local elections.
South Thanet labour may win too on a low %. The south east marginals are quite volatile.
However some of the Pennine marginals may not be quite so easy, incumbents performed well there in 1987, despite the national swing.
I imagine a large personal vote may be coming in Harlow. Crawley looks a pretty longshot and South Thanet even more so.
I haven't much time to comment just now, but we need to look further at South Thanet. The swing to the Tories last time there was so large, as in several other Tory gains in Kent that, with the addition of an incumbency effect, Labour will have an uphill struggle, although in South Thanet I believe they have a young candidate who has already made a mark by winning a County Council seat.
In South Thanet particularly, and in Kent generally, we have also to consider the psephological implications of a strong UKIP vote. I am inclined to suspect that where Labour is in effect looking for a protest vote to get a large swing the raised UKIP vote might actually be slightly to the Tories' benefit, by reducing rather than stopping a swing from Conservative to Labour.
Labour did OK in Dover and Deal in the CC elections even though the tories narrowly carried this constituency.
Crudely speaking Labour did not lose votes directly to UKIP here unlike the rest of Kent.


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Rheumatic heart disease: the unknown plague of the poor It starts with a sore throat, commonly known as 'strep throat'. 06 Dec 2016
Iconic conifers under threat A team of UCT ecologists has used repeat photography to study the decline of the critically endangered Clanwilliam cedar. 05 Dec 2016

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Justine Nagan to leave AmDoc/'POV'
By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | October 9, 2020
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American Documentary, the production company behind the PBS series POV, announced that its executive director and EP of the series is stepping down.
Justine Nagan will stay on as the organization's leader until spring 2021, when a successor will be named, according to a news release.
In a statement to Current, Nagan said that deciding to leave the organization was difficult but that she wanted to "shift gears" in her life and work.
"I'm excited to help the organization transition to new leadership as well as to think about new ways I plan to contribute to the documentary and public media fields from my new home in California where my family and I relocated recently," she said.
"Justine was hired with the goals of expanding the reach of American Documentary, including its digital and community outreach, developing new funding sources and maintaining the highest of profiles for the POV series in the world of independent documentary," said AmDoc Board Chair Margaret Drain in a news release. "She has accomplished all of those with intelligence and poise. We are confident that the new ED will take AmDoc even further while maintaining the high standards developed over the years as one of PBS's 'crown jewels.'"
Nagan, an Emmy and Peabody winner, joined the organization in 2015 to succeed Simon Kilmurry. She oversaw the premieres of nearly 100 projects, including the co-production And She Could Be Next, directed by Grace Lee and Marjan Safinia with Ava DuVernay as EP. Another co-production was Minding the Gap, directed by Bing Liu and produced by Diane Quon.
Nagan also launched POV Shorts in 2018 for short-form documentaries, led production of Do Not Resist and created an emergency fund for filmmakers. She has also overseen the documentary series America ReFramed, a co-production with World Channel.
"It has been an honor to be a part of American Documentary, one of our nation's premiere media organizations. I look back on what we've accomplished over the past five years with tremendous pride," said Nagan in the release. "As a trusted curator for bold, risk-taking stories, AmDoc centers diverse, independent artists and promotes creative programming at a time of intense and necessary reflection in our country and in our field. This organization is a leading force for public media with an incredible staff and board who are committed to fulfilling our mission. I'm looking forward to supporting the transition to new leadership during this transformative time."
AmDoc said it is taking "input from staff" and working with an executive search company to find a replacement.
Former KCET president Bill Kobin dies at 91
During a storied career, Kobin helped launch seminal programs for NET and led KCET to "comeback story" status.


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EWTN to launch new weekly pro-life show
By MyChurchCantandoConDios 16/01/2017 16/01/2017 World
Washington D.C., Jan 17, 2017 / 04:48 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- On the eve of this year's March for Life in Washington, D.C., EWTN Global Catholic Network will launch a new half-hour weekly program focusing on promoting the culture of life. "EWTN Pro-Life Weekly," a joint project of EWTN and the … Continue reading
Pro-life feminists booted from Women's March sponsorship
Washington D.C., Jan 17, 2017 / 04:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pro-life feminist organization New Wave Feminists has been removed from the official list of sponsors of the Women's March on Washington 2017. Support of abortion as a fundamental principle of the upcoming January march has been cited as grounds. "I … Continue reading
Dominicans celebrate 800 years with reflection, prayer
Rome, Italy, Jan 17, 2017 / 02:15 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As the Order of Preachers, better known as the Dominicans, celebrate the 800th anniversary of their founding, they gather in Rome from around the world to reflect on their history, their charism of preaching, and how they can continue to … Continue reading
Cardinal Pell's office dismisses attacks as opposition to reform
By MyChurchCantandoConDios 16/01/2017 16/01/2017 Vatican
Vatican City, Jan 17, 2017 / 12:46 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In reaction to a new book claiming that Pope Francis has in fact done little to combat clerical sex abuse, and that Cardinal George Pell is implicated, the Australian cardinal's office has dismissed the claims as motivated by opposition to … Continue reading
Let's not misuse Pope Francis' plan for Christian marriage, bishop urges
Houston, Texas, Jan 17, 2017 / 10:40 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis' teaching on marriage aims to help people in difficult family situations without departing from the broader context of Catholic teaching, Bishop Steven J. Lopes of the Personal Ordinariate of St. Peter has explained in a new pastoral letter. … Continue reading
Vatican unwavering in ongoing row with Knights of Malta
Vatican City, Jan 17, 2017 / 09:28 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In the latest development in an ongoing feud between the Vatican and the Knights of Malta, the Holy See has issued a statement affirming their support for the Order and their work, but saying they expect full cooperation with an … Continue reading
Pope Francis receives the President of Republic of Guinea
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday received in audience Prof. Alpha Condé, President of the Republic of Guinea. The leader of the West African nation also met with the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and with the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Gallagher. A Vatican … Continue reading
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ONE YEAR FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL ACTING DIPLOMA -
Graduates 2012:
NEVILLE CANN
PLAYING AGE RANGE: 15 - 26
EYE COLOUR: Dark Brown
HAIR COLOUR: Black
This year, Neville played six different characters in "Cathy Come Home" and five in "Macbeth". In "The Elephant Man" he played the cello as well as taking the part of Carr Gomm, and played both Dave and Ted in "Brighton Beach Scumbags". He played another Doctor in "Spooktacular", an audience-interacting tour of a woodland asylum. Neville plays the cello professionally and has a wide range of touring skills, including a HGV licence. He is a professional lighting designer, a strong baritone singer, and speaks Hungarian, French and German. Before beginning professional acting training, Neville pursued a successful management career in the road transport industry.
BETH DYSON
Beth is a well-disciplined, attentive actor with a drive for what she wants to achieve. During her time at B.T.S. she has been cast as Lady Macduff and Witch 2 in "Macbeth", Nurse Sandwich in "The Elephant Man", and Lucy Westerman in "Dracula". As an experienced dancer, Beth performs ballet, jazz, hip hop and street to a professional standard. She is a trained mezzo soprano singer with strong capability and a wide vocal range. Other skills include workshop leading, devising, stage fighting and martial arts. Beth is extremely experienced for her age and she is looking forward to broadening her skills and gaining even more experience in the forthcoming years.
BALLY GILL
During his time at B.T.S., Bally has gained a diverse and cultural range of roles, playing the lead in "Macbeth", Spinster in "Bed" and multiple roles in both "The Elephant Man" and "Cathy Come Home". He is also experienced in Workshop Leading, Devising Theatre, Acting for Camera, Touring, Theatre in Education, Physical Theatre, and being an Audition Panellist. His skills include Armed and Unarmed Stage Combat, Dance in Basic Waltz, Salsa and Bhangra. His accents consist of RP, Cockney, Birmingham, Indian, Arabic and East European. He is a passionate and aspiring individual striving for excellence in areas of performance.
AMSEL LAZARUS
Amsel is an experienced and enthusiastic performer who brings creativity and dedication to his many and diverse roles. A strong character actor, Amsel has been privileged to gain such credits as John Merrick in "The Elephant Man", Derek in "Brighton Beach Scumbags", Banquo in "Macbeth" and Dr. Arthur Seward in "Dracula". He is well versed in different styles of theatre including Promenade and Theatre in Education, and has a basic grounding in Stage Combat and Physical Theatre. Amsel has a strong tenor singing voice and plays several musical instruments including the guitar. Outside the theatre he has acted in a number of film projects.
AIMEE POWELL
Since starting B.T.S. in September, Aimee has vastly improved her acting ability. During her time here she has acquired such roles as 'Cathy' in "Cathy Come Home", Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth" and Mrs. Kendal in "The Elephant Man". She has also gained an array of skills and experiences ranging from touring with the Shakespeare in Education Company, workshop skills, Promenade theatre productions, outdoor site-specific interactive theatre, as well as acting for camera. Aimee is a devoted and enthusiastic team player who brings professionalism and dedication to her work.
BENJAMIN THORNE
Throughout the year Ben has spent at B.T.S., he has gained workshop and presentation skills, and is very capable in devising new theatre. He has been credited with such leading and diverse roles as Reg in "Cathy Come Home", Macduff in "Macbeth", Frederick in "The Elephant Man", and Dave in "Brighton Beach Scumbags". Other skills to his name include Martial Arts, Basic Stage Combat, football, snowboarding and juggling. Accents include Midlands (native), RP, Cockney, Scottish & American. He also has a Baritone singing voice. As an actor, Ben seeks truth and originality in all his characters & he always strives to improve his understanding of the craft.
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One aspect of the Coast Guard's 11-part mission is to keep shipping lanes open and facilitate commercial maritime activities across the Great Lakes and the Northeast, as well as provide year-round access to polar regions.
In the winter — and in polar regions throughout the year — that translates to using icebreakers to clear transit lanes and free ships trapped in ice.
The Coast Guard launched its first true icebreakers in the 1940s. The Wind Class ships were 270 feet and displaced 6,500 tons of water. Their diesel engines had a range of 32,485 miles.
Previously the Coast Guard (and its predecessor, the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service) used sail-powered vessels typically built for other uses — for instance, SS Bear, which was launched in 1874 and had been built for sealing in the eastern North Atlantic.
The Revenue Service purchased the ship in 1885 and found that its 6-inch-thick wooden hull was ideal for Arctic exploration and icebreaking.
This Soundings article has more about icebreakers and the way they work.


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De Gizjigabaai (Russisch: Гижигинская губа; Gizjiginskaja goeba) omvat het noordwestelijke deel van de Sjelichovbaai van de Zee van Ochotsk tussen het vasteland van de oblast Magadan aan de westerzijde en het schiereiland Tajgonos aan de oosterzijde. De baai heeft een lengte van 148 kilometer en een breedte van ongeveer 260 kilometer aan de monding en 30 tot 40 kilometer in het noorden. De baai heeft een maximale diepte van 88 meter en kent een dagelijkse getijverschil van 9,6 meter. De baai is het grootste deel van het jaar bevroren.

De baai is vernoemd naar de rivier de Gizjiga, die uitstroomt in de baai. Aan de baai ligt de plaats Evensk. In het water komt Pacifische haring voor.

Baai in Siberië
Geografie van de kraj Kamtsjatka
Zee van Ochotsk
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UK schools and colleges can apply for grants of up to £600 for small-scale projects or events linked to the teaching or promotion of physics and engineering to pupils aged 5 – 19. Grants can be used to support a wide range of projects such as school based science weeks, extracurricular activities, science clubs, careers event or a visit from a working physicist or engineer.
Grants may be used for the following project-related purposes: materials / resources; transport; marketing and publicity; other purposes deemed appropriate by the judges; and supply cover (in certain circumstances).
Ampleforth College for a visit to Jodrell Bank Radio Observatory.
St John's High School for a Practical Rocketry workshop to design a water propelled rocket.
The closing date for applications is the 1st June 2019.


The Datalytyx team recently attended the Snowflake EMEA Partner Summit 2019 on Thursday, 14th of March. It was amazing to see the progress that Snowflake has made in such a short period of time. They are growing rapidly in every way and we were happy to see that a lot of the success they've seen in EMEA is due to partners like us.
So we were thrilled to learn that we had been shortlisted for the EMEA Solution Partner of the Year award, just narrowly edged out by TCS!
We humbly congratulate TCS on receiving this award, but look out next year!


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package com.wimill.sunmall.service;

import com.github.pagehelper.PageHelper;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
import com.wimill.sunmall.mapper.ProductMapper;
import com.wimill.sunmall.model.Product;

import java.util.List;

/**
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@Service
public class ProductService {

	@Autowired
    private ProductMapper productMapper;

    public List<Product> getAll(Product product) {
    	if (product.getPage() != null && product.getRows() != null) {
            PageHelper.startPage(product.getPage(), product.getRows());
	    }
    	return productMapper.selectAll();
    }

    public Product getById(Integer id) {
    	return productMapper.selectByPrimaryKey(id);
    }

    public void deleteById(Integer id) {
	    productMapper.deleteByPrimaryKey(id);
	}

    public void save(Product product) {
	    if (product.getId() != null) {
	    	productMapper.updateByPrimaryKey(product);
	    } else {
	        productMapper.insert(product);
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SunTrust Foundation Awards $250,000 in Grants to 10 Westside Atlanta Nonprofits through Beloved Benefit
Continued support of the Westside part of ongoing SunTrust Foundation commitment to the City of Atlanta
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Thursday, May 2, 2019 (2:09pm)
The SunTrust Foundation awarded $250,000 to 10 Westside Atlanta nonprofits. Pictured left to right: Jenna Kelly, SunTrust Bank; Franz Fortune, Veterans Empowerment Org.; Tangee Allen, Raising Expectations; Darryl Haddock, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance; Amelia Quinn, BeLoved Atlanta; Rev. Terry Hightower, Antioch Urban Ministries; Kelli Stewart, L.E.A.D.; Michael Lucas, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation; Veronica Squires, Good Samaritan Health Center; and Stan Little, SunTrust Foundation.
ATLANTA, May 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The SunTrust Foundation announced today it awarded grants totaling $250,000 to 10 nonprofit organizations that are committed to positively impacting Atlanta's historic Westside neighborhoods. The 10 nonprofit organizations were recently recognized as Community Beacon Award recipients at the inaugural Beloved Benefit at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The event raised more than $5 million to support the ongoing revitalization of the Westside.
"We are proud to assist these outstanding nonprofit organizations and support their tireless work to serve and strengthen the Westside community," said Stan Little, president of the SunTrust Foundation. "Together, these nonprofits represent the holistic approach to community stewardship that drives sustainable financial well-being."
The 10 grants will support efforts spanning culture, environmentalism, health, housing, social services, veterans, youth and human trafficking – all within the Westside.
"We are pleased that these grants from the SunTrust Foundation align with the continued commitment that SunTrust Bank has to the city of Atlanta and the historic Westside community," said Jenna Kelly, president of the Georgia Division at SunTrust Bank. "Each of these 10 nonprofits contributes to a vibrant, healthy Atlanta, and we are honored to be part of the work they're doing."
The SunTrust Foundation presented the following 10 nonprofits as recipients of these grants:
The Atlanta Music Project – The Atlanta Music Project believes the pursuit of musical excellence leads to the development of confidence, creativity and ambition, thus sparking positive social change.
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance – The West Atlanta Watershed Alliance works toward environmental justice, fosters environmental stewardship, protects greenspace and water quality in West Atlanta and educates residents about environmental issues.
Good Samaritan Health Center – "Good Sam" serves individuals and families who have the least access to health care and are at the highest risk of having serious health issues remain undiagnosed and untreated.
Quest Community Housing – The mission of Quest is to develop affordable housing and provide needs-based community services to enhance the quality of life for underserved individuals and families.
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation – Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation is the largest provider of pro bono legal services in the Greater Atlanta area.
Antioch Urban Ministries Incorporated – Antioch Urban Ministries Incorporated provides comprehensive substance abuse recovery services to persons who are homeless, low income, recently released from incarceration or are living with HIV/AIDS. The organization also provides essential services to families through a food and clothing bank, internet access, job search and other social support services.
Veterans Empowerment Organization (VEO) – VEO provides homeless veterans supportive housing and wrap-around services on their journey back to an empowered and fulfilled life.
L.E.A.D. – L.E.A.D. empowers an at-risk generation to lead and transform Atlanta and offers year-round programming to inspire and equip young black males to live a life of significance.
Raising Expectations – Raising Expectations empowers youth in crises by raising academic, social and civic expectations to facilitate high school graduation and postsecondary plans.
BeLoved Atlanta – BeLoved Atlanta provides support and a residential home to women seeking freedom from human trafficking and addiction.
The Chick-fil-A Foundation and Mercedes-Benz Stadium presented the Beloved Benefit, and SunTrust Foundation served as a Community Beacon patron with The Home Depot Foundation, Georgia Power, Peach Bowl, Inc., WestRock Foundation, AT&T Communications, Choate Construction Company, The Coca-Cola Company, Sunkist, Kaiser Permanente and UPS as sponsors.
About SunTrust Foundation
The SunTrust Foundation is committed to SunTrust Bank's (NYSE: STI) purpose of Lighting the Way to Financial Well-Being by engaging with local and national organizations to advance financial confidence. Grants and activities focus primarily on financial education, financial counseling, career readiness and small business/entrepreneurship, in addition to local community grants. The SunTrust Foundation supports American Red Cross disaster relief efforts and contributes as a United Way Global Corporate Leader. Established in 2008, the SunTrust Foundation has proudly provided grants totaling more than $170 million throughout the United States.
About the Beloved Benefit
Based on the idea of the Beloved Community amplified by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Beloved Benefit was born out of respect for inclusivity and collaboration of all Atlantans. The annual event brings business leaders, nonprofits and community members to the table, side-by-side, for the opportunity to not only learn about each other, but also build a foundation for future work together. The Beloved Benefit at Mercedes-Benz Stadium is representative of Atlanta, with musical acts, food and performances that highlight the city's vibrancy and diversity. More information about the Beloved Benefit is available at www.belovedbenefit.org.
SOURCE SunTrust Foundation
For further information: Audria Belton, SunTrust Foundation, audria.belton@suntrust.com, 404.813.3664


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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (MZ below) put a brave face on endless US aggression in Syria.
US-supported "terrorists continued their aggressive inroads and provocations from the Idlib de-escalation zone."
"In the last two weeks, the shelling in the provinces of Aleppo and Hama have killed several dozen Syrians, both military and civilians."
"Special concern is caused by a report on the use of chemical agents by Jihadists in Al-Suqaylabiyah, and the villages of Al-Rasif and Al-Aziziyah in the north of Hama, where over 20 people were taken to hospital with signs of chemical poisoning."
"For the first time since the beginning of the year, the terrorists shelled the city of Tartus with jet projectiles. In response, government troops, supported by Russian Aerospace Forces, dealt pin-point strikes to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist alliance positions."
The US, NATO, Israel, and their imperial partners consistently breached unanimously adopted Security Council Resolution 2254 - calling for ceasefire and diplomatic settlement of the conflict, along with recognition of Syrian sovereignty over all its territory and withdrawal of foreign occupying forces.
US and Turkish occupation of Syrian territory, along with Pentagon-led terror-bombing, remain the most serious threats to Syrian liberation, along with preserving and protecting its sovereignty.
According to the State Department, the Trump regime intends redrawing US maps of Israel to include illegally annexed Golan, sovereign Syrian territory.
A more far-reaching plan calls for partitioning the country into at least northern, southern and central areas - wanting the state's sovereignty eliminated.
Commenting on the situation in Venezuela, MZ quoted Trump saying he's open to "all options," along with Pence's rejected demand for Russia to "cease all support" for Maduro.
The Russian side has not violated anything – not international agreements or Russian and Venezuelan law.
"Russia is not tipping the balance in the region. Russia is not threatening anybody unlike certain (Trump regime officials) whose statements I have just quoted."
Moscow supports strict adherence to international law in Venezuela and everywhere else - polar opposite how the US operates globally.
MZ denounced "the provocative activities of the impostor (Guaido), the so-called 'acting president'…undermining the legal foundations of Venezuela's statehood, (along with US-led) bullying of the legally elected president" Maduro.
"Regarding Washington's idea of who we 'must' support in Venezuela, Russia supports the legitimate authorities. This phrase contains two key words – legitimate and authorities."
"It is legitimate because only Venezuela's people have the right to elect their leaders in accordance with the national Constitution."
Actions by foreign powers aiming to undermine legitimate Venezuelan governance are flagrantly illegal.
"(T)here are no authorities in Venezuela except President Nicolas Maduro's government. Mr Guaido" is an imposter, a traitor to his country belonging in prison serving hard time for his criminal actions.
"By denying Nicolas Maduro the right and obligations of authority, Washington and its proxies are denying the people of Venezuela 'here and now' the right to live in a country which has (legitimate) authorities" - not anyone illegally appointed by a foreign power.
Days earlier, Guaido henchmen, with US support, illegally broke into Venezuela's New York consulate office and its Washington Defense Attache office.
MZ: "These actions are a flagrant violation of the provisions of Articles 22 and 45 of the Vienna Convention, which refer to commitments to ensure diplomatic mission safety."
"We see Washington extend the tactics it has widely used in recent years to illegally seize diplomatic property, in particular, Russian diplomatic property, to other sovereign states as well."
MZ stressed that Russia "continue(s) to provide assistance to (Venezuela's) legitimate government to stabilize the political situation and overcome the socioeconomic crisis in the country." Unlike the Trump regime, Moscow fully adheres to the rule of law the US flagrantly violates.
"…The Hague gave the US carte blanche to use its former colony as a platform for aggressive intervention in Venezuelan affairs under the veneer of humanitarian pretenses."
Russia addresses "endless (illegal US) interference" in the internal affairs of other countries because if favors a "pragmatic approach" in diplomatic relations with other countries.
"(I)nternational law is (repeatedly) violated" by the US, targeting one sovereign independent government after another for regime change.
Are there any examples of "Washington's good actions? There are none. If they existed, then maybe we would have something to talk about" - not in Venezuela, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, elsewhere globally nor in the US, ruled by fascist hardliners exclusively for its privileged class.


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