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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Local paper slams Marco Rubio: He can't 'find the spine' to condemn Trump's racism
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The Miami Herald ripped Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) for not condemning Trump's racist attacks on four congresswomen.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) "has transformed from Trump critic to a sycophantic cheerleader," the Miami Herald editorial board wrote Sunday after Rubio refused to condemn Trump's racist attacks against four congresswomen.
The editorial board, from Rubio's home town, was incensed at his "pathetic response," adding that Rubio, the state's senior senator, has "abandoned the pretense of idealism or principles" that he once stood for.
On July 14, Trump launched a racist attack on Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), saying the four women should "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came."
Telling people of color to "go back" to where they came from "is intended to deprive people of their Americanness based on skin color and ethnicity. It's racist to its core, and those who don't call it out enable it," the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board said in an article published on July 18.
At a Trump rally on Wednesday, the audience broke into a chant of "send her back." The comments were directed at Omar, who is black. Trump stood on stage and did nothing to silence the chants, which came from a predominantly white audience.
Even after the Trump rally, Rubio "couldn't muster the courage to truly object to the horrifying display of blatant racism," the Miami Herald editorial board said.
The Herald said he "should have a deeper understanding of America's tortured racial history and comprehensive knowledge of the animosity once faced by Cuban immigrants like his parents."
When Rubio was competing against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, the Florida senator had harsh words for Trump. Rubio attacked Trump as a "con artist" who will "never get control of this party."
A few years later, Rubio has completely capitulated to Trump.
In June, an Orlando Sentinel reporter commented that is was "fascinating to see Rubio ... sit, stand and applaud when Trump commands."
The Miami Herald briefly praised Rubio's stance on Venezuela, but the one issue was not enough to make up for the fact that Rubio "could not find the spine to do more than mildly criticize Trump after his blatantly racist attacks on four Democratic congresswomen."
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PUBLISHED: 10:34 19 December 2008 | UPDATED: 14:48 14 July 2010
HETHERSETT Athletic Saturday have the only 100 per cent record in the entire four divisions of the Crown Fire South and Central Norfolk League, after beating Fakenham A 8-0.
Danny Gray hit another hat-trick to take his tally for the season to 29 at an average of over two goals a game.
Gary Davis hit two and others came from Matt Steward, James Loughlin and Jack Tarrant.
This week Hethersett will be looking to make it 10 straight wins with a home game against Castle Acre Swifts. Due to a waterlogged surface at the Memorial Playing Field, the team have played their last two matches at Little Melton.
Hethersett Athletic Sunday took a valuable point from a 2-2 draw at the Grove. For the second week running their opponents had two players sent off. Both Hethersett goals came from Lee Barrett.
Hethersett Athletic Sunday A's revival continued with a 3-2 win over AFC Oak, thanks to two goals from Adam Waters and one from Henry Dyson. The team are continuing their climb up the Norwich Sunday League Division 4B with 12 points from the last 15.

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PM calls on civil service to 'tell it like it is' at Civil Service Awards
Prime minister David Cameron has called on civil servants to "talk truth to power and tell it like it is" in order to improve policy.
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Opening this year's Civil Service Awards, held at Lancaster House last Thursday, Cameron thanked an audience of 300 civil servants "for all the work [they do] with very tight budgets".
He also encouraged the crowd to celebrate "the way that civil servants stand up to and talk truth to power for ministers and tell it like it is", adding that "policy is better when it's challenged and there is proper debate".
He added: "That is really important. Don't stop doing it."
The PM praised the UK civil service for its impartiality, quality and professionalism. These, he added, put Britain ahead in the "great global race".
Cameron presented the Growth Award to the GREAT Britain campaign: a cross-departmental project to promote Britain abroad.
Other winners include the 2050 Team, which won the Analysis and Use of Evidence Award. Its members include officials from the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC), the Cabinet Office, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The team was recognised for the 2050 Calculator: an open source online tool helping ministers, policymakers and the public understand how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The tool was created by DECC and promoted abroad by the FCO. Foreign Office permanent secretary Simon Fraser told CSW that he believes the team won by "using an evidence base in creating a new policy", and added: "In particular from the Foreign Office angle, selling that policy to the Chinese [was] a major international breakthrough."
Cabinet Office perm sec Richard Heaton told CSW he is "delighted and chuffed" at his department's success: the Cabinet Office also won the Innovative Delivery Award, together with HM Revenue and Customs.
To win, the two departments collaborated to create interventions bringing in £210m of tax revenue in the last financial year.
Heaton said: "There is a spirit in the Cabinet Office – and the civil service generally – at times of austerity, that inventiveness and innovation will get permission. It's [about] licensing people to do brilliant things in a different way."
Brave ideas were also the basis of DWP civil servant Alanah Donnell's success, who scooped the individual professional of the year award, which was presented by Lord Brown.
Donnell, head of strategic engagement and partnership, introduced new ways of communicating aspects of the welfare reform act, including weekly youtube videos, social media campaigns, face-to-face meetings between ministers and stakeholders.
"I wouldn't have got this award if it hadn't been for my amazing team," she told CSW. "I am very lucky to work under the leadership and direction of people who aren't afraid to take a risk and give me the freedom to be creative."
Last week's evening was also attended by Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood, who presented the policy award to the Department for Education's adoption team.
The area of adoption, Heywood said, is a "brilliant area of policy, [and] one [historically] neglected by governments of all parties".
Another award was handed out by head of the civil service, Sir Bob Kerslake, who awarded the Head of the Civil Service Award to the State Pension Reform Team.
The team works across government to reform the £80bn a year state pension system and "dealt with a really important and long term issue and produced a really impressive white paper", Kerslake said.
Click here for a full list of winners.
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Police raid and close down EIGHT brothels in Sudbury
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Police have closed down EIGHT brothels operating in Sudbury after tracing them through advertising stickers plastered on lampposts in the area.
Sudbury Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) carried out the operation following complaints from residents about the stickers advertising 'massages' over the last six months.
Officers also intend on raiding a further three bordellos over the next few days.
Sergeant Lorraine Warren from Sudbury SNT told the Times: "Prostitution and brothel keeping are a large problem in Sudbury ward and Brent as a whole and as this is classed as anti social behaviour, it takes up a lot of our time.
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Sudbury SNT also targeted street drinkers and bail-jumpers who have failed to turn up in court as part of Sudbury Week of Action which ends tomorrow.
Inspector Rachel Walmsley from Sudbury SNT added: "By working together we are hoping to improve the visual appearance of Sudbury Town Centre and the quality of life for those who live, work and travel through the area."


The US Federal Reserve has fined French bank Societe Generale USD $81.3 million for violating US sanctions against Cuba.
From 2007 to 2012, the bank processed US dollar transfers involving groups regulated by OFAC without properly documenting the transactions. The bank has reached an agreement with the department of justice, the district attorney for the county of New York, OFAC and the New York state department of financial services. As part of the agreement, the bank has to institute a program to comply with US sanctions. The monetary settlements that the bank entered with the Federal Reserve and other US agencies total $1.34 billion.


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1) One Of Us: Five Marvels of the Early Sideshow If there is any oddity that is closest to my heart, it is probably the sideshow. From the Bearded Lady of Geneva, Madame Clofullia,to the Mexican Lilliputian, Lucia Zarrate, take a look at this article for five of the most interesting marvels from the origin days of the American sideshow.
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3) Bring Out The Coffin, Let The Mourners Come: Vintage Coin-Operated Mortuary Having done a short stint as an intern at a local mortuary myself (it's a long story) AND being a fan of vintage automatons, this next article instantly struck my fancy. The morbid automaton in question is the "St. Dennistoun Mortuary", a coin-operated automaton that depicts a Greek Revival mortuary that–when a coin is inserted—lights up and shows not only moving morticians busy at their grisly job, but also a small crowd of mourners out front who bob their heads as if crying with grief.
4) My Darling, My Ghost: Turn of the Century Spirit Photography Can you tell photography is one of my hobbies? There are just so many interesting things you can do if you have good knowledge of a camera, and spirit photography is one of those things. Spirit photography, which uses a variety of techniques to produce ghostly figures and hovering clouds of ectoplasm, rose to prominence in the late 1800's and early 1900's with the growing interest in Spiritualism. Check out this article for a short history of spirit photography and a primer on how you can create ghostly double exposures yourself!
5) It Was His Devil Twin: The Peculiar Case of Edward MordrakeWhile the real Edward Mordrake didn't look near as handsome as Wes Bentley did portraying him on American Horror Story: Freakshow, the bizarre real life story of the man driven insane by the demon half face residing on the back of his skull is still just as morbidly fascinating. The first known record of Edward Mordrake dates back to 1900, when his story of being a noble heir to one of the finest peerages in England was marred by his despair caused by the evil whisperings of the "demon face" on the back of his head. According to legend, the real Mordrake was driven so insane by his demon twin that he never claimed the peerage he was born into, instead living in near complete seclusion and committing suicide by swallowing poison. It is worth noting that, prior to his death, he instructed one of his nurses to destroy his demon face after his death, lest it continue to whisper to him beyond the grave.
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Fran Lebowitz and Ziwe Are a Match Made in Prickly Interview Heaven
"What percentage of white women do you hate? And there is a right answer."
Barbara Nitke
The Fran Lebowitz renaissance, which began at the top of the year in Netflix's Pretend It's a City, just got a boost from Ziwe. On Sunday night, cultural commentator and author Lebowitz appeared on the inaugural episode of the comedian's eponymous Showtime series—thanks, Lebowitz noted at the beginning of the interview, to the relentless pursuit of one of Ziwe's producers. "Shout-out to the persistence of women of color," Ziwe declared. "Or any persistence," Lebowitz retorted—signaling the tit-for-tat nature of the interview to come, which spanned topics from affirmative action to Barack Obama's presidency and asking to speak to the manager at Whole Foods.
In the last year, Ziwe has become known for asking hilariously pointed questions about race on her Instagram Live show, delivering them like well-applied pokes on white guilt pressure points. (The first episode of her Showtime series, titled "55%," after the number of white women who voted for Donald Trump, follows this thread; it's all about "the phenomenon of white women.") As it turns out, viewers wondering if the comedian would soften up on guests once she made the transition to mainstream TV have nothing to worry about. Lebowitz was treated to an array of equally uncomfortable questions like "Where do you stand on affirmative action?" and "What percentage of white women do you hate? And there is a right answer."
"There's no right answer," Lebowitz responded with a dry laugh. "I would say I'm less concerned with race than you are." Naturally, the remark earned her a one-way ticket to a cheeky chyron: "Fran Lebowitz: 'Less concerned with race.'"
The interview is cut into segments that span the length of Ziwe's debut episode—a funny, assured expansion of the comedian's Instagram Live show, offering a blend of high- and low-brow race-driven inquiries. It's all couched in Ziwe's absurdo-glam Barbie studio aesthetic and Eric Andre Show–esque effects and cutaways.
The episode also offered a rare look at Lebowitz in the hot seat. Usually, when the cultural icon (and longtime Vanity Fair contributor) speaks into a mic, she's holding forth at a public speaking event, or making her friend (and Pretend It's a City director) Martin Scorsese laugh his head off.
That said, the famously opinionated Lebowitz fared better under Ziwe's microscope than most of the guests who squirmed through the Instagram Live version of the show. She gamely countered questions like "What do you hate more, slow walkers or racism?" (For the record: "I encounter more slow walkers. However, obviously they're not comparable.")
Lebowitz also got political, delivering a take on Barack Obama's presidency that proved too pointed for Ziwe's slice of late night. "We will not be airing this because we want to go to the Roc Nation Brunch," the show's subtitles read, bleeping out Lebowitz's criticism and cutting to a giant poster of Michelle Obama. That moment encapsulated the ethos of Ziwe. "My ultimate goal isn't to get my guests canceled, truly!" Ziwe told Vanity Fair last year, when her Instagram show first exploded. "I'm just trying to have a good discussion about race and entertain people."
The first episode gamely does just that, including a delirious bit about American Girl Dolls, an impassioned talk with real-life women named Karen, and an interview with the one and only Gloria Steinem, who gently disassociates as Ziwe reads her the lyrics to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's "WAP."
And in case you're worried about any lingering tension between Ziwe and Lebowitz: The interview ended with the author chummily signing a copy of her book Metropolitan Life, which Ziwe instructed her to sign as "Your peer, Fran Lebowitz." Lebowitz gave her a look, then signed off as "Your pal."
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The Simple Life star and heiress's stint hosting SNL on February 2, 2005 has gone down in infamy as one of the worst of all time, for her work both on screen and backstage. Not exactly known for her acting range, Hilton relied on what she did best, sending up her carefully crafted valley girl image in nearly every sketch. In one, Hilton played an adulterous Barbie doll. In another, she skied in the Swiss Alps with Maya Rudolph's Donatella Versace. In an upsettingly prescient moment, she even played Melania Trump meeting her stepkids for the first time. Sketches aside, Hilton wasn't exactly a hit with the cast behind the scenes, reportedly not asking any member of SNL a single personal question the entire week. "She's a piece of shit," Tina Fey told Howard Stern in 2006. Fey fully ripped into the reality star, calling Hilton "awful" and remarking that she was "unbelievable dumb and so proud of how dumb she is." That's... not hot.
Yohana Desta is a staff writer at Vanity Fair.
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Writer-performer Ziwe perfected the art of putting people on the spot in her web series, Baited. Now she's bringing that same fearless energy to Showtime.
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Park Forest is set to again have an early voting location.
Early voting at Park Forest's Village Hall is tentatively scheduled to begin Oct. 19 for residents of Cook County.
Voters will be required to follow all COVID-19 precautions in place at Village Hall, including the wearing of face masks and the maintaining at least six feet of distance from others.
Early voting will be available in the lower level of Park Forest's Village Hall, Monday through Saturday, for the week of Oct. 19 to Oct 23 and every day for the week of Oct. 25 to Nov. 2.
Hours of operation will be:
• Monday through Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Saturdays - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sunday (beginning Oct. 25) - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In the event of high voter turnout, and in order to provide the safest possible environment, voters should be prepared for the possibility of longer than usual wait times.
Though early voting has routinely been offered in Park Forest in recent years, Cook County did not select the village as an early voting location for primary elections held earlier this year. When contacted about the decision, the county noted that early voting locations are periodically evaluated and changed at the discretion of the county.
"We know how important early voting is for so many in our community – for seniors, for those who rely on public transportation, and for those who just appreciate the convenience," Village Manager Tom Mick said. "Though we understand early voting locations are solely up to the county, we also have been sure to express our ongoing interest in having early voting in our community."
While village officials are pleased with the county's decision to again offer early voting in Park Forest this fall, there is cautious optimism about the future of early voting in the community.
"The village and the county were able to agree on something that works for everyone this October," Mick said.
"We want to continue to work with them however we can to try to ensure this opportunity for our residents going forward."
Early voting for Will County Residents
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After glitch cleared up, lobbying ranks back to normal
by Marianne Lavelle January 26, 2009 January 7, 2022
If you, like PaperTrail, try to keep tabs on the lobbyists roaming Capitol Hill, you were probably equally confused when, as of the January 21 filing deadline, the Congressional computer system showed a significant drop-off in the number of registered Washington lobbyists in the last quarter of the year.
A drop-off in lobbyists? Seems unlikely, and indeed it was. All those lobbyists are still out there. And they weren't late in filing because they were too busy with inaugural festivities inconveniently slated the day before records were due, as PaperTrail initially suspected. Instead, says Pamela Gavin, superintendent of the Senate Office of Public Records, a glitch with the electronic filing server resulted in a temporary delay in getting about 5,000 of the lobbying records into the system.
This morning, she said, all of the fourth quarter 2008 lobbying records should be available online for perusal. Gavin said the total number of lobbying records filed for the last quarter was 18,163 — in line with the numbers from recent quarters. Phew.
If anything, Gavin said she's seen even more filing activity by lobbyists in the last few weeks. "I think there has been so much buzz over the inaugural that the lobbying community, like every other community, behaved atypically this January," Gavin said. "It might be said that Alan Greenspan's term, 'irrational exuberance,' would apply." But the numbers that would track whether new lobbyists indeed have swept in behind the new administration won't be available until the next deadline for quarterly reports — barring computer glitches, that's April 20. You know we'll be watching.
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After glitch cleared up, lobbying ranks back to normal

by admin, Center for Public Integrity
January 26, 2009

 If you, like PaperTrail, try to keep tabs on the lobbyists roaming Capitol Hill, you were probably equally confused when, as of the January 21 filing deadline, the Congressional computer system showed a significant drop-off in the number of registered Washington lobbyists in the last quarter of the year.

 A drop-off in lobbyists? Seems unlikely, and indeed it was. All those lobbyists are still out there. And they weren't late in filing because they were too busy with inaugural festivities inconveniently slated the day before records were due, as PaperTrail initially suspected. Instead, says Pamela Gavin, superintendent of the Senate Office of Public Records, a glitch with the electronic filing server resulted in a temporary delay in getting about 5,000 of the lobbying records into the system.

 This morning, she said, all of the fourth quarter 2008 lobbying records should be available online for perusal. Gavin said the total number of lobbying records filed for the last quarter was 18,163 — in line with the numbers from recent quarters. Phew.

 If anything, Gavin said she's seen even more filing activity by lobbyists in the last few weeks. "I think there has been so much buzz over the inaugural that the lobbying community, like every other community, behaved atypically this January," Gavin said. "It might be said that Alan Greenspan's term, 'irrational exuberance,' would apply." But the numbers that would track whether new lobbyists indeed have swept in behind the new administration won't be available until the next deadline for quarterly reports — barring computer glitches, that's April 20. You know we'll be watching.

This article first appeared on Center for Public Integrity and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.


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Q: Pass vector of lambdas to Poisson(), or guidance on idiomatic function composition I'm trying to learn a little Julia by doing some bayesian analysis. In Peter Hoff's textbook, he describes a process of sampling from a posterior predictive distribution of a Poisson-Gamma model in which he:

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*Samples values from the gamma distribution

*Samples values from the poisson distribution, passing a vector of lambdas

Here is what this looks like in R:
a <- 2
b <- 1

sy1 <- 217; n1 <- 111

theta1.mc <- rgamma(1000, a+sy1, b+n1)
y1.mc <- rpois(1000, theta1.mc)

In Julia, I see that distributions can't take a vector of parameters. So, I end up doing something like this:
using Distributions

a = 2
b = 1

sy1 = 217; n1 = 111

theta_mc = rand(Gamma(a+217, 1/(b+n1)), 5000)
y1_mc = map(x -> rand(Poisson(x)), theta_mc)

While I was initially put off at the distribution function not taking a vector and working Just Like R™, I like that I'm not needing to set my number of samples more than once. That said, I'm not sure I'm doing this idiomatically, either in terms of how people would work with the distributions package, or more generically how to compose functions.
Can anyone suggest a better, more idiomatic approach than my example code?

A: I would usually do something like the following, which uses list comprehensions:
a, b = 2, 1
sy1, n1 = 217, 111

theta_mc = rand(Gamma(a + sy1, 1 / (b + n1)), 1000)
y1_mc = [rand(Poisson(theta)) for theta in theta_mc]

One source of confusion may be that Poisson isn't really a function, it's a type constructor and it returns an object. So vectorization over theta doesn't really make sense, since that wouldn't construct one object, but many -- which would then require another step to call rand on each generated object.

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This song is about a man who comes into your life and destroys everything that you have and take away everything that you have.
This song is about insane love and readiness for everything.
This song is about uncertainty.
This song is about sacrifice in the name of love.
This song is about betrayal and readiness to let go of this sick love.


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True Leadership
Preacher: Rev. Lawrence Bergstresser
Series: The Gospel of Mark
Imagine that you are invited to dinner at a friend's house. There are other guests, including a person you have met a few times before, and you like each other. After dinner, you find yourself sitting next to this acquaintance and you strike up a conversation. You talk about the delicious dinner you have just had, and about how great the host makes everybody feel.
The two of you enjoy the conversation. You already know about your families, and where you live and where you work. You begin to tell each other what you like to do for fun. You are really enjoying talking with this new friend. But then the conversation grows a bit more serious. Your new friend asks, "Who are you as a spiritual person?" How would you answer?
The question may feel intrusive, a bit too personal, something you don't talk about with anyone except those who know you best. But it is a good question to consider. What do you tell others about your spiritual life? And what do you tell yourself?
"Who are you as a spiritual person?" Maybe you could say "I was raised a Catholic, but I don't go to church much these days." Or, "I really don't know what I believe these days." Or, "I am spiritual but not religious." Or, "I am a member of Hillside Community Church, which is a small but mighty congregation with a simple mission to love God and to love people."
Who are you as a spiritual person? Here's my answer – and I have to tell you that my answer has changed a number of times over the years. I call myself a follower of Jesus. There are a number of reasons for this. Denominational labels do not seem to mean as much as they once did. I am proud of my United Methodist heritage, but my soul has also felt at home with Baptists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians and with members of the United Church of Christ.
My soul has also felt at home when I have worked on home rebuilding mission projects with Catholics, Baptists, Mennonites, Methodists and with people who have no religious affiliation at all. We bought building supplies using money donated by people of every kind of religion or none, money freely given because neighbors were in need. I am a Christian, but when I think of my own spiritual personhood I call myself a follower of Jesus.
Here is another reason that I call myself a follower of Jesus. It is because he is stepping out ahead of me. There is a scene from my favorite movie about the life of Jesus, "The Gospel According to St. Matthew." Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, it was filmed in the rocky hills of Sicily using primarily non-professional actors. The pace is slow but the story is told in a way that feels real. A recurring scene shows Jesus striding along the path through the hills with his disciples strung out behind him. Jesus looks over his shoulder and is talking with them, teaching, encouraging, and leading. He was always in the front; they were always behind him. His followers often did not get the meaning of what he was teaching.
So I call myself a follower of Jesus, because I try to keep up, try to hear, try to learn, try to summon up the courage to follow where Jesus is leading, but I often misunderstand. He is always up front, leading the way. So Jesus' leadership is what I want us to think about. And the leadership of his disciples today.
Like any great leader, Jesus was clear about his mission. He was starting a revolution of thoughts and attitudes and actions – a movement in which people become aware of and participate in God's Kingdom in their own time. This revolutionary movement brought the good news about the rule of a loving God. "Thy Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven," he prayed.
I want to tell you about an event that helped to shape my life, and I hope you will reflect on the people and events that have formed yours.
In 1965 I was one of a group of four people from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary who traveled to Hattiesburg, MS, in support of a voter registration drive. This was during the years of the Civil Rights Movement when African Americans throughout the country were seeking their full and equal rights as American citizens. On Sunday morning our group attended worship at the Shady Grove Baptist Church, and heard "We Shall Overcome" sung with more spiritual power than I ever heard before or since. An active member of that church, and the head of the local NAACP, Vernon Dahmer, invited our group to his home for Sunday dinner.
The Dahmer home was an attractive one-story house set on a small farm a few miles out of the city. Vernon Dahmer owned a nearby grocery store; he also owned a sawmill. He was a successful businessman. His wife, Ellie, was a teacher. Vernon and Ellie welcomed us into their home and we enjoyed being there. I learned that three older sons were away serving in the US military. Two younger boys were over at a friend's house. Nine-year-old Bette joined us for our meal.
After a delicious dinner, as we walked around his yard, Vernon opened his fat wallet stuffed with papers and pulled out his voter registration card. He was the first African American man in Forrest County to register to vote, but it had cost him a lot in attorney's fees – more than $25,000 at today's rates. Vernon had a clear purpose: to claim his right to vote and to help his neighbors do the same. "If you don't vote you don't count," he said. He was leading a movement to change the power structures of his county so that all citizens could participate.
Jesus taught his disciples how to be leaders. He taught them how to "fish for people." He prayed for them and with them. He taught them to live as if God was present with them right now because he believed that they could do amazing, even miraculous things, if they had faith in the presence of God. And people responded to this message of hope and a new Spirit, a Holy Spirit, began to stir in them.
In Mississippi I learned how inspiring a leader can be to his whole community and how the Spirit of a people can bring about profound change. Even before new laws were passed the spiritual change inside the black community had already begun to take place. People had become free citizens on the inside! Vernon Dahmer was a man who was leading a movement for full voting rights, but in the hearts and spirit of these courageous Americans transformation was already present. These people had found their voice. Now it was time for laws to be passed to recognize that fact. And it was time for all the rest of us – those of us who have the unearned privilege of being "White" – to renounce our special advantage and welcome our neighbors as equal citizens.
Jesus sent his followers to "cast out demons." I think this means that whenever there are the powerful emotions of grief, sadness, anger and guilt caused by poverty, loss, injustice, illness or pain, a healer can listen, a healer can care, a healer can bring people together to support each other, a healer can pray and work together with folks to relieve the causes of their sadness and hopelessness. A healer can bring inspiration, hope and humor, and faith in the future because of faith in God.
Jesus knew that there would be opposition from the religious authorities because he was creating a movement of the people that would challenge their authority and their power and their privilege. No authoritarian bureaucracy wants to have its power decreased, and those in authority feared Jesus and his followers. So Jesus knew there would be a heavy cost. "We are on our way to Jerusalem," he told the disciples, "and I will be arrested and sentenced to death."
Vernon and Ellie Dahmer knew that challenging the segregated power structure of Mississippi was costly and dangerous. It would prove to be deadly. On the night of January 10, 1966, less than two years after I had the privilege of sharing a lovely meal in the Dahmer home, the Ku Klux Klan attacked. Fourteen men came across the front yard and firebombed the house. They fired bullets through the windows and threw 12 one-gallon cans of gasoline inside. Roused from their sleep and with the house in flames, Vernon lifted his youngest children from their beds and handed them out the back windows. He sent them with his wife Ellie across the fields where they eventually found safety. Vernon tried to chase the terrorists away with his shotgun, but in the process his upper body and his lungs were terribly burned. Having done their worst, the attackers drove away, but the house, store and family car were destroyed. Vernon managed to get out of the house, but he died in the hospital the next day.
When Jesus told the disciples that they were going to Jerusalem and that he would be arrested and put to death, they were astounded and confused and some were afraid. "Why are we going to Jerusalem?" they must have asked. "Are we also going to die?" The confusion and fear was real, as it is for anyone who speaks truth to power and challenges those who are in authority. But Jesus had the courage to move forward, even in the face of the threat of death.
In Mississippi the fourteen terrorists were caught. Some were tried, some were acquitted, and some served short sentences in jail. But the leader of the Ku Klux Klan who had ordered the attack avoided justice for many years. In 1998, 32 years after this murderous assault, he was finally convicted in a Mississippi court of law and sentenced to life in prison. Meanwhile, Ellie Dahmer, Vernon's wife, who escaped that deadly fire at their home, was elected Election Commissioner of District 2 in Forrest County, MS.
Jesus told his misguided disciples, James and John, who were interested in seats of power, "You don't really know what you are asking." Jesus said to them, "This mission is about service. If you want to be great, you must learn how to be a servant. Our calling is not to order people around; instead it is to serve them."
And so it is. I give thanks for people of courage like Vernon and Ellie Dahmer and so many other faithful disciples of Jesus, including members of this congregation. May God bless our stumbling efforts to follow Jesus, and to be trustworthy servants.
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Kurundwad o Kurandvad o Kurandwad (també apareix com Kuruntwad o Kurantwad) fou un estat tributari protegit a l'agència de Kolhapur o dels Estats Marathes del Sud, a la presidència de Bombai que es va dividir en dos branques: Sènior i Júnior. El tribut total era de 962 lliures que pagava la branca sènior per compte pròpia i de la branca júnior. En tot l'estat hi havia tres municipalitats, la capital, Maindargi i Dudhani. La bandera de les dues branques era rectangular de color safrà, el color maratha (diferents tonalitats portaren a la confusió de banderes diferents, vermella i safrà).

Capital
Kurundwad era la capital, situada a  a la unió del Panchganga i el Kistna, amb una població el 1881 de 7.138 i el 1901 de 10.451 habitants. Antigament estava emmurallada. A un km hi ha uns ghats pels banys al Kistna. L'aigua ve del Panchganga. Els palaus dels dos prínceps estaven a la ciutat on també hi ha un temple dedicat a Vixnu. No fou part del territori concedit inicialment al Nilkant Rao, sinó que fou cedida després pel raja de Kolhapur en inam (una forma de tinença). Al darrer terç del segle XIX es va establir la municipalitat.

Branques
Kurandvad Sènior estava format per la ciutat de Kurandvad (població 10.451), que era la capital, i 37 pobles dels quals Tikota estava enclavat dins del districte de Bijapur i Wategaon dins el districte de Satara, aïllats de la resta, la qual en la major part (25 pobles) estava al sud de Belgaum i la resta (10) a la vall del Kitsna barrejats amb territori britànic, i de Sangli, de Kolhapur i de Miraj. La superfície era de 479 km² i la població el 1881 de 35.187 i el 1901 de 42.474 habitants dels quals la majoria (34.000) hindús (4.500 musulmans i 3500 jains).

Kurandvad Júnior també tenia capital a Kurandvad, compartida amb l'altra branca, i tenia 34 pobles, 17 a la rodalia i generalment al sud de Belgaum, 15 prop de la frontera amb els dominis del nizam d'Hyderabad i en part el districte de Sholapur, i 2 enclavats dins de l'estat de Kolhapur. La superfície era de 295 km² i la població el 1881 de 25.811 persones i el 1901 de 34.003 habitants.

Història
L'estat de Kurandvad fou concedit el 1733 pel peshwa maratha a un membre de la família Patvardhan de nom Trimbak Rao I (àlies Appa Sahib) a canvi de serveis militars. Trimbak i el seu fill Nilkanth Rao van morir el 1771 (el segon en batalla el 3 de març de 1771). El 1811 es va dividir en dues parts: Kurandvad i Shedbal. Aquesta darrera fou concedida pel peshwa a Ganpat Rao, nebot de Nilkant Rao. El tractat de 1819 amb els britànics establia una posició dominant de la primera sobre la segona. Posteriorment el principat es va tornar a dividir el 5 d'abril de 1854 d'acord amb el govern britànic, Raghunath Rao II sobirà de Kurundwad i el seu nebot Ganpat Rao de Shedbal, i els germans de Raghunath, Harihar Rao, Vinayak Rao i Trimbak Rao, rebent aquestos tres una part de l'estat en indivisió. El 1857 va morir Ganpat Rao i la branca de Shedbal va passar als britànics per la doctrina del lapse, al mancar hereus directes. Quan Trimbak Rao va morir el 1869 sense hereus mascles, la seva part (excepte un inam que va passar a Raghunat Rao) va passar a Harihar Rao i Vinayak Rao, i el territori es va conformar com un principat conegut per Kurandvad Júnior, mentre Raghunath Rao dirigia la branca sènior.

Llista de rages

Kurandwand
 Trimbak Rao I (àlies Appa Sahib) 1733-1771
 Nilkant Rao (àlies Dada Sahib) 1771 (fill)
 Raghunath Rao I (àlies Dada Sahib) 1771-1801 (fill)
 Trimbak Rao II (àlies Appa Sahib) 1801-? (fill)
 Keshav Rao (àlies Baba Sahib) ?-1827 (fill)
 Raghunath Rao II (àlies Dada Sahib) 1827-1854/1876 (fill)

Kurundwand Sènior
 Raghunath Rao II (àlies Dada Sahib) 1827/1854-1876 (fill)
 Chintaman Rao I (àlies Bala Sahib) 1876-1908 (fill)
 Bhalchandra Rao I (àlies Anna Sahib) 1908-1927 (fill)
 Chintaman Rao II (àlies Bala Sahib) 1927-1948 (fill) (+ 15 de gener de 1980)
 Rani Sita Bai Sahib, regent 1927-1942 (mare)

Kurundwad Júnior

Govern conjunt de tres germans
 Harihar Rao I 1854-abans de 1877
 Vinayak Rao I 1854-1876
 Trimbak Rao I 1854-1869 (línia extinta)

Branca d'Harihar
 Ganpat Rao I (àlies Bapu Sahib) abans de 1877-1899 (fill d'Harihar)
 Madhav Rao (àlies Vhau Sahib) 1899-1931 (fill)
 Ganpat Rao II (àlies Bapu Sahib) 1931-1942 (fill)
 Raghunath Rao (àlies Dada Sahib) 1942-1948 (+ 19 de febrer de 2007)

Branca de Vinayak
 Harihar Rao (àlies Daji Sahib) 1876-1911 (fill de Vinayak)
 Vinayak Rao II (àlies Nana Sahib) 1911-1932 (fill)
 Trimbak Rao II (àlies Bapu Sahib) 1932-1934 (germà)
 Ganpat Rao III (àlies Tatya Sahib) 1934-1948 (fill) (+ 1 de desembre de 2004)

Branca de Shedbal
 Ganpat Rao 1811-1857 (fill de Kanher Rao, el germà petit de Milkant Rao)

Referències

 Principat unit i després branca sènior, genealogia
 Branca júnior, genealogia

Principats de l'Índia Britànica

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The long-awaited GRTC Pulse rapid transit bus line touted a ridership of more than 14,000 people its first two days in service as part of an initiative to offer free rides on the Pulse and freshly overhauled local bus routes through this Saturday. By the end of Monday's service schedule, Richmond City Council also approved a measure to create a special fund to reimburse businesses negatively affected by the prolonged Pulse construction.
However, GRTC Transit System officials say they took steps to publicize the changes ahead of time.
"The first thing we made sure was in place at launch Sunday was to change out all the kiosk information explaining the temporary transfer plaza is only used on Sundays and at night, and then we updated the system map in all of those kiosks so they could look at all the new bus routes, where they went all across the city," says Carrie Rose Pace, GRTC communications director.
The scene at the temporary transfer plaza, where GRTC buses formerly passed by the Richmond Department of Social Services building and John Marshall Courthouse on a routine basis, was noticeably less busy Tuesday than it had been on a typical weekday, but frustration and confusion was palpable as regular riders mulled about asking each other for help getting where they needed to go.
For some, the new local routes caused anxiety about missing pre-scheduled appointments near the government center, as Monday was the first time they learned of the changes in effect. A source of frustration for many confused riders outside the social services building was access to resource information via internet or smartphone, which can be used to find route and ride information at bus stops by scanning a QR code or downloading the app.
Pace says weekend call center hours will generally be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and there are paper pocket-guides with a map and new route and system information available at locations such as City Hall and library branches.
"We've been distributing those for the last couple weeks so people can pick those up and they have a map on them which shows where it goes, when it runs, the new name and number so you don't have to have a smartphone or access to a computer to figure it out in advance," Pace says.
She also points out that it is not bus drivers' primary responsibility to answer customers' questions.
Businesses along the Pulse route are also adjusting to the changes caused by the new system.
Second District Councilwoman Kimberly Gray has pushed for reimbursement or aid to business owners who were affected by prolonged construction — which concluded a week before the contractual deadline, but eight months longer than initially planned — since last year when the contractor, Lane Construction, missed all three early-completion incentive deadlines in through the fall and winter months.
The $280,000 transfer to the special operating fund comes from savings GRTC says were accrued from the delayed launch date. More than $400,000 in savings were spent on hiring and training bus operators for the Pulse's fleet of 10 buses. As for landscaping and beautification initiatives, a staff report on the special fund mentions possibilities such as cleaning sidewalks and planting flowers.
I've been at this location since 2007. Business went down by half [when they moved the bus stop], so that's why I'm here every day. I let my employees go — it's only me working 6 o'clock until 10 o'clock at night. I have one [employee] come in at maybe 3 o'clock or sometimes 2 or 4 and if I go shopping, I leave him here. It's just the two of us now; before, I had three more that are gone now. I had to shut down [my other store, too] … because I can't be two places at once. Haven't seen any changes yet, but maybe after a week, two weeks, we'll see how it goes — I cannot judge yet.
Brown: The bus is pretty much the only way we get around. Our school, the school I used to go to, I just graduated — the bus doesn't go down there anymore, and a lot of people use that bus to get to school, so that's kind of an issue.
Greene: Coming from South Side — we just rode the GRTC from there to here, the [Government Center] Pulse station — they don't go through the Riverside neighborhood like they used to; they kind of swerve around the other side of Semmes, but they service different neighborhoods ... they don't service the school, and I've also noticed that a lot of the stops they've changed around have just confused people. It looks like they're still servicing the same areas, just slightly different – but it's also hard to tell from one side of town.
The main thing i've noticed with the Pulse is less about the ride experience on it and more about the time it takes to get from stop to stop. Sometimes it's really on time — especially like from Willow Lawn to Scott's Addition is really fast usually, but sometimes they're staggered to the point that two come on the same side back-to-back — like I think right now at this stop, one bus comes in like nine minutes and another one comes in 11 minutes, so I guess that's good, at least for now because there's so many people on it ... my only concern is, will one direction ride faster than the other? It seems faster to go from Rocketts Landing to Willow Lawn than from Willow Lawn to Rocketts Landing.
It would be nice if they gave a comparative thing of which buses and routes became which. We naturally know the South Side buses, 71 and 70, those became 1a and 2a and 2b, but they don't really make an effort of being like "These are the new stops" or "These are the ones we've moved'"— you just kind of have to notice like, "Oh! that's out of order now."
Brown: Yeah — the app doesn't work actually. Currently the route part crashes, it's like they haven't updated it or something. All the stops work, and they moved the stops on the map, but the routes are just like, "Nope!"
It's our first time in years — we decided to ride the bus today just for the heck of it, really, just to see what the experience was like with the rapid transit. It was all right, it was pretty good — if I were still working, it would be probably a pretty viable way of commuting to work. We live in the West End, near Short Pump, so we drove down to Willow Lawn and came from there. We just rode it down to Rocketts Landing and just got off at Main Street station and got something to eat at one of the [restaurants] down on Main Street and ate on the Capitol grounds. I think [we will do it again sometime] so as long as the humidity isn't up there — today's the perfect day.
[The Pulse is] air-conditioned, but it can't come quick enough. I'm just trying to go to Rite Aid, but I've been waiting about 20 to 25 minutes. I ride the bus on a daily basis — there's a stop on the corner right by my house. But yeah, the new local routes are different. It's not good for me, but I guess it is for other people. I guess it's all right — they say it'll take you quicker than it used to go, but I'm still waiting for this bus.
Yesterday was sort of different from the usual because I hadn't gathered any information as far as receiving the bus schedule and the routes. Then the bus routes said if you have a smartphone or something like that you can use the apps, but being that I have a Safelink phone, I can't get the apps.
I wasn't late [to my appointment yesterday] because I usually leave about an hour early — but today was better than yesterday because I learned about the Pulse bus going through as far as the connector and caught my bus up at Marshall and 30th to get to class.
They could've sent out better information than what they already have. As far as folks that use the Safelink or either the Access phone, they can't get to the apps and it's confusing.
It's my first time in years on the bus today. The wait time was longer than usual because it didn't come with what the schedule said online, but it was pretty smooth for the 10 minutes I was on it. The bus driver didn't have a lot of information for me, so that wasn't good. She pretty much said today was her first time on the route so she couldn't really help me with where I was going, so that wasn't very helpful at all; that driver should've been more informed.
I was coming from Hull Street to the transfer plaza — my daughter will hopefully be taking advantage of the free rides [for RPS students in the fall]. She'll be coming from South Side to Thomas Jefferson High School, so that's why I was trying to figure it out so I can be of more assistance to her. She's out of zone for her school because she's in the [International Baccalaureate] program, so I'm thinking about trying it out more this week with my younger daughter since it's free.
We can get to the Science Museum and I can try to see how this Pulse situation works, so I'm going to try a little more than today because right now I'm just confused. I'm taking the bus home, and I'm trying to figure out where to go right now. I pretty much downloaded the routes and schedules on my phone from online and I did learn that they don't come to the transfer plaza 'til after 7 p.m. and I just don't think that's a good idea.
I was coming to social services, so I was familiar with when they first redid it that all buses come here, but now they don't, so that was kind of a hiccup. I thought i could easily get on the bus and be here but I had to get off somewhere else and run over here so I wouldn't be late for my appointment.
Today it wasn't so good because I didn't get off at the right spot. The bus driver wouldn't tell you where you can get off at, so I really am confused about the bus routes — I can't give you heads or tails of it; i'm lost just as much as the next person is with no smartphone, no app.
Thank God I wasn't late to where I needed to go today — I got up here probably about an hour ahead of time before my appointment and I'm glad I did, because the bus driver just about carried me to Highland Park.
I think they could have told people, "If you're gonna get off at a certain stop, get off now." I think that would've been a better way and appropriate way to go about it. I was over there on Clay Street, to down here I had to walk. They could do better, a little better — just letting people know where to get off at before they go too far down. If they could just do that, I'd be all right with them. … If it wasn't for someone like us catching the bus and paying their bus fare, you might not have a salary. Just be more caring for the people that have to catch a bus because they can't afford to own a car and look out for your people.
I just don't think [the bus drivers were] ready — the people riding the bus [are confused] and frustrated. ... I'm sitting right here for a few minutes because i'm having problems with my leg and need to take my time getting from A to B and catching the bus. I hope I don't have to go to Clay [Street] to catch the bus again, so I'm trying to find someone who knows exactly where I need to go to catch the bus and which bus I need to catch.
I've worked here almost two, three years. The Pulse construction slowed down business big time because all those people disappeared that were normally out there. I couldn't put a percentage on it, but it was definitely a noticeable decrease in foot traffic. ... I haven't heard of any help for affected businesses, but it sounds like a good idea; yeah, that's a surprising thing from this city.
I rode [the Pulse] on Sunday out of curiosity and it was a total mess. The construction was a nightmare; it was unending; none of the dates were hit accurately. We saw a sizeable downturn in business over — what, a year and a half? There was a confluence of other factors as well, but I would attribute probably 10 percent down just from the bus. A lot of customers [were] complaining about how hard it was to get here and park here … parking has now been restored on our side of the street and they've converted it from two-hour parking to one-hour parking, which I do think is an improvement because there's more turnover, and they've limited the parking on these side streets to one hour which I think is actually better than what it used to be.
So now that construction is done, it hasn't been a concern at all. I had a chat with Mayor Stoney about my concerns at one point; he was great about it — it wasn't like during office hours — I saw him out. He was very nice and also he had actually already heard of me and knew I wasn't a big fan of this whole thing, which was pretty funny, because I've been fairly public, I guess, about my concerns. ... So [with the special business fund] they're not just going to write a check; they're just doing something that they think you should do — so you're not actually getting the money back; so it's not real. That's one of those not-real facts. That's something that sounds like they're doing you a favor, but they're not. As of right now, I have neutral feelings about all this because things have kind of stabilized around here, I don't think it's gonna hurt us anymore, nor do I think it will help us.
Hard to navigate a system where the eastbound maps are all backwards -- placing the West End in the east and Shockoe Bottom/Rocketts Landing in the west.


The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has implemented a new online portal by which respondent employers will submit information and documents pertinent to a charge of discrimination. While piloted last year in a handful of EEOC offices, as of January 1, 2016, this system is now in place in all 53 EEOC offices.
Employers will access this secure EEOC Respondent Portal through a unique password. Each charge will have its own specific password. As a result, each charge must be viewed and responded to separately.
The new digital system will support various functions, including viewing and downloading the charge, reviewing and responding to an EEOC invitation to mediate, submitting a Position Statement and exhibits, submitting a response to a Request for Information, verifying contact information, designating a legal representative, and enabling online communications with the agency. There is no limit on the type or size of files which may be uploaded electronically by the employer.
Employers will no longer receive a hard copy of the notice of the charge and the charge itself in the mail. The EEOC acknowledges that it is possible electronic notice may not be initially received by the respondent because of a bad email address or a SPAM filter. Accordingly, if a respondent has not logged into the system within 10 days after the notice has been sent, the EEOC will attempt to re-serve the notice.
Documents and other information submitted by an employer are only accessible by authorized EEOC staff. Although the charging party will not have online access, the EEOC may still share Position Statements and non-confidential information with the charging party. The only information submitted by the charging party that is available online for the employer is the charge of discrimination.
Takeaway: Employers should be alert to the fact that EEOC charges of discrimination will now be transmitted by the agency electronically, and not in hard copy. Accordingly, companies should put processes in place to ensure that any such notice received is promptly forwarded to responsible persons within the organization.
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By installing Virtru at the domain level, you'll also grant Virtru admin status to all G Suite Super Admins for your domain.
There are 2 ways to add new Virtru admins with this setup.
To add new Virtru super admins by default you must elevate a users G Suite status to Super Admin than that users permissions are elevated after the next sync with Virtru.
If you wish to have your Virtru admins separate from your G Suite super admins this can be done by a feature flag on our side. Please reach out to support@virtru.com or your Customer Success Manager to have this setting enabled for your org.
Once this setting is enabled only the original administrator that installed the Virtru market place app or the last G Suite admin that performed a sync will have administrative access to log in and add additional Virtru administrators. Please coordinate carefully with Virtru to get this setting enabled properly.
During the AD-Sync installation you will be required to set up a Virtru Users and Virtru Administrators group in your Active directory environment. To add additional Virtru administrators please make sure that your user is in both the Virtru Users and Virtru Administrators group. Once this is complete that users privileges will be elevated after the next sync.


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>Gophers Screwed Out of WCHA Championship
tUMD 2, UMTC 2
In what has become a disturbing trend in college hockey recently, the Minnesota Gophers were once again denied their rightful wins by the shameful officiating of Don Adam, Timm Walsh, Jarod Moen and Jeff Schultz.
Friday night, the Bulldogs scored when goaltender Kent Patterson made a save on Justin Fontaine, but forward Nico Sacchetti kicked the puck into the net. Head Coach Don Lucia was disgusted with the call.
"That was a terrible call. The puck was kicked into the net. It should have been reviewed and overturned. A puck cannot be kicked into the net," Lucia told reporters after Friday's game. When reminded that the rule does not apply to defensive players, Lucia merely continued, "It was kicked in, it should have been waved off. Or called goaltender interference. A player was interfering with the goaltender's ability to make a save. It doesn't matter who. We should have had a power play."
The game ended in a tie, instead of the win the Gophers clearly earned.
On Saturday, the Gophers went down 3-0 before battling back to put the game within one. First-round draft pick and high school superstar Patrick White appeared to score the game winning goal, when the beleaguered Sacchetti was called for goaltender interference and the Bulldogs were awarded a power play. Assistant Coach John Hill commented after the game.
"This call changed the tone of the game. If we had been awarded this goal they earned fair and square, they would have gone on to score again, and then we would have had a power play goal, followed by a shorthanded goal, and then two more even strength goals. The refs are the only thing standing in the way of us scoring those goals. The goaltender needs to make the save, regardless of what other players might be interfering. It's part of hockey. The Bulldogs got that power play, and that's what caused us to be shut out by Anchorage last weekend. In fact, I think the officiating in this game prevented us from sweeping North Dakota a few weeks ago. If not for this weekend series, we would be on top of the league standings. I will be writing up a formal complaint to the league."
The Bulldogs won 6-4, with Mike Connolly scoring five goals. Young assistant coach Grant Potulny commented on Connolly's performance.
"I don't know that any of those goals can count. The Bulldogs were using illegal players. I mean, Connolly isn't even an American. The way I see it, the real score last night was 4-0."
Even Athletic Director Joel Maturi was incensed. "We pay good money for these wins, and we're getting ripped off."
from → Justin Fontaine, Mike Connolly, Seventh Season
← >Jersey Chasing
>File Under: I, For Irony →
Donald Dunlop permalink
7 February 2011 1:20 pm
>I sure hope the league is looking into this.
9 February 2011 12:13 am
>looking into what? the goaltender interference call was correct. Even if it wasn't what are they going to do give the Gophers their "goal" back? make the two teams replay the game?
Runninwiththedogs permalink
>This is not a real article.
9 February 2011 1:11 am
>I know, im just being sarcastic.
>Indeed. Just checking, as in the past people have actually believed my fake news articles.
UMDDogz permalink
>Just play it again till the Gophers win…wait…we don't have all year.


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Women hoopsters on a roll
February 11, 2009 12:00 am by Mike Deldotto Views: 6
Within the confines of the deafening gymnasium at Johnson State College, Castleton women's basketball senior guard LeeAnne Ketchen stood at the foul line with under ten seconds to go in a game that she held in her hands. "I thought, 'I'd better knock these in,'" said Ketchen confidently. "Johnson State made a huge comeback and they had the momentum in their own gym-which made me angry."
Ketchen made both free throws despite a timeout used to ice the athlete. Castleton won the game 48-47 for its sixth win in its last eight games.
Jessica Banks and Mary Nienow assisted each other's 1000th career points in story-book fashion the two previous games. On January 27th vs. Green Mountain, Banks found Nienow, and two games later vs. University of Maine-Farmington, Nienow found Banks.
"They were great accomplishments, and also great team accomplishments," head coach Tim Barrett said.
The women's basketball team has been on a roll as of late.
"We're getting a little more consistent on both sides of the ball," Barrett said.
Ketchen agreed
"Lately we have just been working as a team and focusing on our defense," said Ketchen. "On the offensive end we have been making the extra pass and sharing the ball real well."
Over winter break, the team traveled to California and lost two games to some stiff competition in Cal State-East Bay and Swarthmore (PA).
"Overall it was a great experience for our players," said Barrett. "It was short, but we got to see a lot of teams."
One thing the team didn't expect to see was a different basketball style.
"One team played a different game than we were accustomed to," said Ketchen. "They didn't really have set plays and just 'played basketball'-a lot of one-on-one type style girls, and they were killer on the rebounds."
"Basketball wise, I was a little disappointed in how we played," said Barrett. "They were two respectable teams."
The Spartan women look to continue their winning ways with upcoming North Atlantic Conference games against Green Mountain, UMaine-Farmington, and Husson. The Spartans will return home on Feb. 20 to play Maine Maritime.


G is for Gratitude. By being grateful for everyone and everything in your life, counting your blessings, and being present for the lessons being offered, you will set yourself up on the right path.
Making a daily Gratitude list is fun, but let's take it a step further and make gratitude your way of being, appreciating each moment. Take a look around at who or what you could express your gratitude for. Let go of getting caught up in what is wrong with the world, your life, or someone else's life, and focus on acknowledging what is good and what moves you toward what you want.
P is for Passion. Life is too short for "beige" and boring. Doing what you love and loving what you do will keep the fire in your engine.
Play with choices that wake you up and make you feel alive. Integrate passion into everything you do. Inspire others through your passion. Part of passionate living is having compassion. Com-means "with", and passion- means "feeling". Sometimes it is nice to give your head a rest and check in with what your heart wants.
S is for Service. Nothing will get you closer to harmony with what you want than serving a higher purpose.
Make offerings of yourself, your time, and your talents without attachment or expectations. The moment we attach an expectation to our service, it becomes a trade and loses its magic and delight. Surround yourself with people with whom you love to share your light and whose gifts you appreciate. Sometimes we serve the highest purpose when no one is looking by just doing the right thing. The right thing might look like picking up trash in our neighborhood or making an anonymous donation.
The same way that we would not set the GPS in our car and quit following it halfway through, we don't want to give up on our Gratitude-Passion-and Service before we realize the full effect of the investments we are making in ourselves. By simply being mindful about our intentions and the direction we want to go, we can have a tremendous impact on our success.
What are your clear intentions for a successful life?


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Hollywood actress Natalie Portman scolded Ranbir Kapoor for request of a photo
New Delhi: (Showbiz Desk) Indian actor Ranbir Kapoor has revealed that famous Hollywood actress Natalie Portman had slapped him on the order of the photo.
According to Indian media, actress Ranbir Kapoor revealed during the Kapil Sharma show in 2016 that the famous Hollywood actress Natalie Portman in New York, when asked to take a picture, shook her head and told her to get out of here, Ranbir Kapoor said. He said that he is also a big fan of Hollywood actress Natalie Portman.
Ranbir Kapoor said in the show that I knew the washroom which was why I was running so fast on the road to the hotel that suddenly Hollywood actress Natalie Portman passed by me while talking on the phone, when I met Natalie Portman When I saw her, I thought I should take a picture with her and I immediately went to the actress.
Ranbir Kapoor said that he was so happy to see Natalie Portman that I could not even see that the actress was crying while talking on the phone. However, as soon as I asked Natalie Portman to take a picture with her, the actress turned around. He looked at me angrily and said, "Get out of here."
Ranbir Kapoor said that Natalie Portman's response broke my heart but it is not that I do not like Natalie anymore, I am still a fan of the Hollywood actress and if they still meet me I will still be with them. I would like to take a picture.


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Ordsall Leisure Centre
11 a side | 3G Astroturf
Craven Drive, Salford, Salford, M53DJ
Tram - Salford Quays
Monday 6:15-21:00
Wednesday 6:15-21:00
Friday 6:15-20:00
If you want to play 7-a-side football in West Manchester, the 3G astroturf pitch at Ordsall Leisure Centre is an excellent option. Not all pitches cater for 7-a-side as they're often full sized or too small for 14 players, but this pitch is ideal for this version of small sided football, with clear markings and standard goals. You can book the pitch on a one-off basis or make regular bookings for training or competitive matches at the same time every week. Check with the facility ahead of your booking if you require a football or any other equipment, as these may be available for hire for a small fee.
Powerful floodlights surrounding the sporting area ensure that activities can continue throughout the calendar year. During the working week, it remains possible to play after office hours with colleagues or friends.
The venue offers free parking spaces for players who want to drive to their game. Please be aware though that these spaces do get filled up quickly during peak times so be sure to arrive as early as possible.
The facility operates on a pay as you play basis, meaning you can make a one-off booking without having to become a member. This is perfect for those who wish to turn up and play on a casual basis and avoid the commitment of paying a monthly membership fee.
Are you looking to regularly play sport or engage in a physical activity? Block bookings usually last for around ten weeks and are the perfect way to get that weekly game in. Block bookings take the stress away of finding somewhere to play each week.
There are spacious and clean changing rooms available for sports players. These make it possible to get ready for your session on arrival and change after if anyone is heading straight into work afterwards – or out for a drink with teammates.
The nearest tram stop is Salford Quays which makes travelling via public transport a very good option. The venue is just a short walk away from the station and makes for an ideal warm-up and warm down exercise to bookend your game.
If you want to play 7-a-side football in West Manchester, the 3G astroturf pitch at Ordsall Leisure Centre is an excellent option. Not all pitches cater for 7-a-side as they're often full sized or too small for 14 players, but this pitch is ideal for this version of small sided football, with clear markings and standard goals. You can book the pitch on a one-off basis or make regular bookings for training or competitive matches at the same time every week. Check with the facility ahead of your...
Craven Drive
M53DJ
Stretford Sports Village
Great Stone Road, Stretford, M320ZS
Manchester United Football Ground
Buile Hill School
Eccles Old Road, Salford, M68RD
Salford Crescent
Trinity Sports Centre
Cambridge St, Rusholme, M156HP
Bus - Hr Cambridge St/Dental Hosp
Bolton Road Playing Fields
Summerville road, Salford, M67HB
Bus - Bolton Road
William Hulme Grammar School
Spring Bridge Rd, Whalley Range, M168PR
Bus - Springbridge Road
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The story starts with one hero, a God, known as The One. The One was the mightiest being in the universe and was the hero of the Great War. During the Great War he fought a being known as The Myst, who eventually wounded The One so badly that he eventually died from his wounds, but not immediately. The One fled from the battle and into a mineshaft that was filled with glowing crystals.
The One, knowing that he was to soon die, emptied his power into the glowing crystals, becoming a mortal and then dying from the now unbearable wounds.
The crystals all took different forms over the several thousand years that passed. Many took the form of a weapon or a piece of armour down in the mineshaft, but would give unspeakable power to whoever used them. The new forms of the crystals were sealed underground from the evolving Earth and not even Sir Jackland, the most famous and skilled treasure hunter of the universe, found them. Whoever could wield one of the crystals, however, would gain power beyond calculation and be crowned the title of New God, but would only belong to one specific genre of power. For examples, Fire, Ice, Lightning and Water.
But now, near the end of 2012, the end of year party for the first year students at university is being held, and several earthquakes have been tearing holes in city of Westinbur, and a strange glowing can be seen from within the holes made.
Also, from the bottom of the Earth's ocean floor a strange cloud of darkness is surging towards land and old tales of The Myst closely relate to the darkness.
Genre (from the Crystal): As I've said, think of something like an Element.
Alignment: A little while in the story you can decide, but it's basically with The Myst (Evil) or to resurrect The One (Good). If you want there can be a Neutral.
No surviving a blow that would kill a god. We are gods, but if you have your lungs ripped out of your body by another player I don't expect to see you walking again.
If you're going to be away for a day or two, just say something.
If you are planning to have The Myst say something, just run it by me quickly, for story reasons.
Yes baddies, if you want you can destroy an entire city relatively quickly and make it your den, I don't really care.
Make your posts as bloody as you want, but please no sexual stuffs, this needs to be PG 13 in some way.
And it is only possible to take another person's Crystal if they are dead. Have fun getting them.
I'm going to post my character once some other people have shown interest.


The area right outside the nave, or worship area, in a Catholic church.
The main worship area in a Catholic church.
Another name for the bell tower of a Catholic church.
An architectural style common in the early Catholic Church.
1. What was the original function of the narthex?
To ease the flow of people in and out of the nave.
As a place for people who were not allowed inside the nave to come and hear Mass.
It is where the sermon, or Mass, was given.
It is where baptisms were held.
2. What were Catechumens and Penitents?
People who were either not yet confirmed in the Church or excluded from it for a short time as a penance for sins.
The people who were on good terms with the Church and were allowed to enter the nave.
Architectural features of the narthex.
Prayers recited during a Catholic Mass.
The structure referred to as the narthex, still somewhat in existence today, originated in the early years of the church. This quiz and worksheet combination will check your knowledge of the early narthex and church.


Full article You have a business and want to take it to the next level and so you are considering starting a website to showcase your service or product. However, you just happen to know little or nothing at all about what to take into consideration when building your new website.
There are a number of things you should first take into consideration when building your website so customers can find you easily. So instead of building a website that does not suite your taste or fit the job description well, here are a few tips to follow.
The first thing you should consider when building your brand new website is the type of site that fits your criteria best. Take for example: if you are a shoe salesman and wants to sell shoes from your website an e-commerce site will be most suitable for you. While e-commerce websites are cost affordable, still they attract lots of customers and thus can put a steady flow of income into your pocket every month. In addition, you can employ a small workforce to help with the day to day running of the business. For most startup owners, an e-commerce platform is the ideal website to own because it helps them stay within their budget while allowing them to reap a great income. Some other websites that you can use to get your voice heard online are blogs, photo sharing, writer/author, informational, directory, mobile device, online business brochure/catalog, community building and personal websites.
If you want to sell products internationally, then an e-commerce website is your best option. With such a website online, you can work and sell products from anywhere in the world. In addition, this type of website allows you to easily showcase your products like bestseller books and so on so millions of prospective customers can clearly see what you are selling. What's more, with a stunning e-commerce site working for you, you can sell your products at affordable costs to your international customers and encourage impulse buying as well from customers who visit your site. Other international benefits that you can reap from an e-commerce site are greater customer experience; you gain access to customer data, the ability to process high numbers of international customer orders and you can write blog posts and make money from Google Adsense when readers from around the world click on your content.
Without a hosting company to host your website you don't have a chance with Google and other major search engines. Why? It is because of the hosting company that your site can go live on them. Before choosing a hosting company to take your website to the next level, you should first consider some things such as the type of technical support you have (some hosting providers provide technical support), amount of pictures, videos and which presentation is best suited for it. To find a suitable hosting provider that suits your needs well, you should research each hosting companies careful and see how well they are performing on social media and other online platforms.
The domain name you choose can point to the type of business you run on your website and just by glimpsing on the URL of your site, customers can immediately know what niche your business falls under. In addition, having the right domain name will give your brand a voice a boost and attract potential buyers to your website. For most online marketers, incorporating a domain name with SEO is the missing ingredient to driving traffic to a website.
A major area to cover when considering building a website for your e-commerce business is to make sure that you build a website with a clean design for visitors to see. If you have a clean designed website, visitors will be able to easily navigate it and come away with a great usability experience. When you have a clean design, users will not get distracted by focusing on pictures, but instead will concentrate more on your brand and what you have to offer. A messy design will also drive customers away from your site due to the bad user experience they encounter.
Navigation is a key factor to consider when building your website. Websites with a bad navigation experience can easily discourage visitors and lose customers. To find out if your website's browse experience is in tip-top shape, you should conduct a visitor's review on it yourself. If when you are checking your site's navigation and you notice the pages take a bit long to load then it is saying that your site has too many underperforming pages competing on it. A great way to give your website a fighting chance is by creating a site map on it. A site map wills not only help visitors to locate your business address quickly, but will also give Google and other major search engines the opportunity to crawl your site. Once search engines pick up your site map on your website, they will place your website at a higher rank level.
The approach you take when building your new website can bring you success or failure. Therefore, by taking the appropriate steps outlined in this article, you can ensure that your site will have the right effect on your visitors.