2300 DAYS. - DAN. 8:10-26.
The True Sanctuary. - The Defilement. - The Base Or Foundation. - How "Cast Down." - Evidences Of This Cited From Roman Catholic Writings. - The Cleansing Will Not Be Accomplished Until 2300 Years After The Vision. - How And Where Begun, And When Due To Be Completed. - "Golden Vessels," Truths, Must Be Replaced.
IN preceding chapters we saw the identity of the presumptuous, peculiar "little horn" of Dan. 7:8, 11, 20-26, with the "Man of Sin" of 2 Thes. 2:3, and with the "Abomination of Desolation" foretold by our Lord in Matt.24:15; and also that the same papal power is referred to in Dan. 8:9, 10, 23-25. We have examined, sufficiently for our present purposes and limited space, its rise, its character the breaking of its crushing power, and its final complete destruction, which is yet future.
We wish now to examine another prophecy which points out distinctly the one special false doctrine, or fundamental error, which led to the full rejection of that system by our Lord, and made it in his sight the desolating abomination. The prophecy now to be considered shows, further, the time at which the true Church, the consecrated class - the Sanctuary - will be cleansed of the abominable defilements introduced by Papacy.
class, this prophecy points out a date at which a nucleus of holy believers would get entirely free from papal defilements, errors, etc., and at which the misappropriated "golden vessels," or precious truths, would begin to be restored to this holy or Sanctuary class.
Time of the End is the vision.' Now as he was speaking unto me, I fell down in amazement on my face to the ground; but he touched me and set me upright, where I had been standing. And he said, 'Behold, I will make known to thee what is to come to pass to the end of these evil predictions; for it pertaineth to the appointed Time of the End.
(See page 27.) We have already seen that Rome, which is treated as a separate beast with its own horns, in chapter 7, and as the legs and feet of the image, in chapter 2, is here (chapter 8) treated as one of the horns of the Grecian "goat," which, after becoming great toward the South and toward the East, as civil or imperial Rome, underwent a change, and, becoming papal Rome, "became great even unto the host of heaven; i. e., it became an ecclesiastical power or empire, over the host or people. And this same method of treating the Roman empire as a branch or development out of one of the divisions of the Grecian empire, is followed in the historical prophecy of chapter 11.
The continual sacrifice here mentioned is generally supposed to refer to the daily or continual burnt-offerings of the Jews at Jerusalem. And this taking away of the continual sacrifice has been laid to the charge of Antiochus Epiphanes, as already narrated. The prophecy, however, passes by the typical temple or Sanctuary, and the typical burnt-offerings, and deals with the anti-typical Sanctuary or Temple of God, the Christian Church (2 Cor. 6:16), and with the antitypical burnt-offering, Christ's meritorious sacrifice once for all and forever - a continual, ever-efficacious sacrifice, for the sins of the whole world.
Christ's continual sacrifice was not actually canceled or Abolished by Papacy, but it was set aside by a false doctrine advanced by that system, - which gradually, but in the end fully and completely, set aside the merit of Christ's sacrifice as a continual and ever-efficacious one. This false doctrine is known as the Mass, or Sacrifice of the Mass.
special prayer. But these ideas are quite erroneous. The Roman Catholic doctrine of the Mass is this: The death of Christ, they claim, canceled Adamic or original sin, but is not applicable for our daily shortcomings, weaknesses, sins and omissions; it is not a continual sacrifice, ever meritorious for all our sins, ever sufficient and efficacious to cover as a robe every sinner and every sin, so as to permit the contrite one to come back into union and fellowship with God. For such sins the Sacrifice of the Mass was instituted: it is esteemed by Papists as a further development of the Calvary sacrifice. Each time the Mass is offered in sacrifice it is, they claim, a fresh sacrifice of Christ, for the particular persons and sins to which the priest offering it mentally applies it.
The Christ to be thus sacrificed afresh is first "created" from wheat-bread and wine by the officiating priest. They are ordinary bread and wine until laid upon the altar, when certain words of consecration, it is claimed, change the bread and wine into the actual flesh and blood of Christ. Then they are bread and wine no longer, though they still have such an appearance. This change is called transubstantiation - change of substance. The five magical Latin words which, it is claimed, effect this change of bread and wine into actual flesh and blood, are, "Hoc est autem corpus meum." It is claimed that any priest can thus create Christ in the flesh, afresh, to be sacrificed afresh. And having thus created Christ, a bell is sounded, and priests and people fall down and worship and adore the bread and wine, which now they recognize as the very Christ. This done, the bread (the real flesh of Christ, vailed from the senses, they say) is broken. Christ is thus slain or sacrificed afresh, repeatedly, for the special sins sought by this means to be canceled.
Ans. It is a sacrament which contains the BODY and BLOOD, the SOUL and DIVINITY, of Jesus Christ, under the. forms and appearances of bread and wine.
* Dens, Tract, de Euchar., No. 20, p. 314.
A. The general fruits are applied to the whole Church, both the living and the dead; the special fruits are applied, first, Chiefly to the priest who celebrates the Mass; next, To those for whom in particular he offers it up; and, thirdly, To those who assist at it with devotion [i. e., those who attend Mass as worshipers]."
The same authority says: "He who sacrifices is a priest; the sensible thing which is sacrificed is called the victim; the place where it is sacrificed is called the altar. These four - priest, victim, altar and sacrifice - are inseparable: each one of them calls for the others."
"Then he pronounces the mysterious words of Consecration, adores, making a genuflection, and elevates the Sacred Body and the Sacred Blood above his head. At the ringing of the bell the people adore on their knees, and strike their breasts in token of repentance for their sins. The priests begs of God graciously to ACCEPT THE SACRIFICE. "
* Concil. Trid., Sess. 22. De Sacrificio Missae.
the dead, for sins, punishments, satisfactions, and other necessities: let him [who so denies the power of this sacrifice] be accursed."
and not by indulgences, confessionals and Masses. In fact, this question of the Mass lay at the bottom of nearly all of Rome's persecutions. Bishop Tilotson remarks, "This [transubstantiation - the Mass] has been in the Church of Rome the great burning article; and, absurd and unreasonable as it is, more Christians have been murdered for the denial of it, than perhaps for all the other articles of their religion."
Of course, Romanists claim that the Mass was instituted by Christ and the apostles; but the earliest mention of it we have been able to find was at the Council of Constantinople, A. D. 381. However, the date of the introduction of this defiling error is not particularly referred to in the prophecy, except that by reason of this fundamental error Papacy became the "Abomination of Desolation," before it was, as such, "set up" in power, which, we have seen, was in A. D. 539.
The prophecy declares, "It took away from him [Christ] the continual sacrifice," and then adds, "and the base of his Sanctuary was overthrown." The base, or foundation-truth, upon which the truly consecrated or Sanctuary class is built, is that our Lord Jesus, by the sacrifice, of himself, has redeemed all, and will save to the uttermost all who come unto God by him, without any other mediator, without priest, or bishop, or pope, and without any other sacrifice; - any other being an abomination in God's sight, as teaching by implication the insufficiency of Christ's great ransom-sacrifice. - Heb. 7:25; 10:14.
person of its head, the pope) even to be the Prince or ruler over the host. "And it cast down the truth to the ground," together with such of the host, and of the shining lights, or teachers, as held fast to the truth, and would not unite with it in its course of transgression. And, as we have seen in preceding chapters, it prospered marvelously in its doings.
SHALL THE SANCTUARY BE CLEANSED."
In the examination of this period of time the student is at once struck with the fact that literal days cannot be meant; because 2300 literal days would be less than eight years, and yet the prophecy evidently covers all the long period of the defiling of the Sanctuary and the treading down of the truth. * Again, we note that it is foretold that these 2300 days will terminate sometime in the period called the "Time of the End;" for Gabriel said, "Mark well, O son of man! because for the Time of the End is the vision;" and again, "Behold, I will make known unto thee what is to come to pass to the end of these evil predictions; for it [the fulfilment] pertaineth to the appointed Time of the End."
Daniel, who was thinking specially of Israel, and of the fulfilment of God's promises to the fathers, perceived that all that he had heard could not occur in 2300 literal days, especially when Gabriel said to him, "But shut thou up the vision, for it will be fulfilled after many days." And though he knew not how long each symbolic day would be, he was made sick at heart by the thought of so many evils as were coming upon God's people - though he saw not the change of that name from fleshly to spiritual Israel. We read, "And I, Daniel, languished and was sick for some days;"
and "I was astonished at the vision, but none could interpret it." And well it was for Daniel, and for all God's children from then to the Time of the End, that the dread significance of that vision of papal power and persecution, and of saintly suffering, was not more clearly revealed in advance. Our merciful Heavenly Father, while willing to prove his people in the furnace of affliction and persecution, in order to prepare a people for the exceeding and eternal weight of glory promised, deals with us upon the principle - "Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."
Daniel, who was more interested in Israel than in the Persian "ram," or the Grecian "goat," knew from Jeremiah's prophecy that the seventy years of captivity in Babylon was a punishment upon Israel for sins, and so now he judged from the vision of coming persecutions (instead of exaltation and glory as he had expected) that it betokened Israel's sin and God's wrath; hence he prayed earnestly for forgiveness of Israel's sins, and for.the fulfilment of the promises made to the fathers. This is told in few words in Dan. 9: 2-19. Daniel saw not the scope of the divine plan as we may now behold it; nevertheless, his earnestness and faith in the promises were pleasing to God, who therefore revealed to him something more concerning this vision - an increase or further elaboration of it, in those features which specially pertained to fleshly Israel. Daniel supposed that the end of the seventy years desolation of the land of Israel, while its people were in Babylon, was to be thus prolonged, or continued, for many (2300) days. God corrects this error by sending Gabriel to inform him that the captivity would end when the seventy years were complete, and that the city of Jerusalem and the temple would be rebuilt, though in a troublous period, etc.
The point to be here noticed specially is, that the 490 days are a part of the 2300 days - a part marked off as of special interest to Daniel, in answer to his prayer about the restoration of Israel from Babylon. (See verses 12, 16-18.) As these seventy weeks, or 490 days, were the forepart of the 2300, their fulfilment not only serves to show us when the 2300 began, but also to show what manner of time (literal or symbolic) was signified. (See 1 Pet. 1: 11.) And, more than this, the fulfilment of this prophecy of "seventy weeks" would serve to set a seal upon Daniel as a true prophet, and upon all his prophecies; and especially would it seal this "vision" of the 2300 days. And thus it was foretold that the seventy weeks should among other things serve to "seal the vision and prophet."
* For an examination of this prophecy see VOL. 2., chapter iii., page 63.
1810 years (prophetic, symbolic days) must be the measure from the close of the seventy weeks to the time when the Sanctuary class will be cleansed from the various defilements of Papacy - the desolating abomination which has for so many centuries defiled the temple of God.
The death of Messiah, as shown, was in the spring of A. D. 33;* and this was the midst or middle of the last week of the seventy, the full end of which was therefore a half week, or three and a half years later - in the autumn of A. D. 36. Therefore, 1810 years from the autumn of A, D. 36, viz., the autumn of 1846, marks the end of the vision of the 2300 days, and the date when the Sanctuary was due to be cleansed.
shameless sale of "indulgences," which measurably provoked the reform movement. Though the Sanctuary class, too, was in a measure defiled, i. e., deceived into this error, the dreadful results opened their eyes to it. And, accordingly, we find that the key-note of the Great Reformation was, Justification by faith in the "continual sacrifice" of Christ that needs no repetition - as opposed to forgiveness assumed to be secured by penances and Masses, at the polluted altars of Antichrist.
This was the right place for reformation to begin: at the foundation - justification [cleansing] by faith in "the continual." Yet, notice, the prophecy does not indicate a cleansing of the host at this time, but of the Sanctuary class only. Nor was the host cleansed. They still retained the error, and do to this day; but the consecrated class, the Sanctuary, renounced the error and suffered for the truth's sake, many of them even unto death.
But this was only the beginning of the cleansing process; for this class, now awakened, soon discovered that the defiling errors had been multiplied while Papacy had practiced and prospered. Luther, the leading spirit of the reformation, did not stop with one error, but attempted to throw out many others, and nailed upon the church door at Wittenberg, Oct. 31st, 1517, ninety-five theses, all of which were objections to the doctrines of Papacy, the twenty-seventh being a denial of the claimed inherent immortality of man. These propositions having been denounced as heresy by Pope Leo X., Luther in his response (A. D. 1520) denounced in unmeasured terms the doctrines of transubstantiation, human immortality, and the claim of the pope to be "Emperor of the world, king of heaven, and God upon earth," and referred to them as "MONSTROUS OPINIONS TO BE FOUND IN THE ROMAN DUNGHILL OF DECRETALS."
ously commenced was too radical to be popular, and the friends and admirers of Luther and his associates conquered in a measure, overpowering them with policy, prudence, "flatteries," and promises of help and success, provided their course were shaped according to the dictates of the wisdom of this world. (See Dan. 11:34, 35.) Several of the German princes became ardent admirers of the bold reformers, who had both the understanding and the courage to attack the system before which kings had for centuries trembled. These princes aided the reformers, and their aid seemed to them to be indispensable to the success of the movement. And in return for the aid they received from the reformers recognition of their kingly rights (?).
Of Switzerland - "Zwingli's exertions as a church reformer were mingled with the patriotic zeal for the moral and political regeneration of Switzerland."
Of John Calvin's time and the Genevan government - "The civil was followed by an ecclesiastical revolution. Protestantism was legally established (1535). Calvin became the virtual law-giver of the city. It was an ecclesiastical state."
Of Scandinavia - "In Scandinavian countries monarchical power was built up by means of the reformation."
Of Denmark - "The new [Protestant] doctrine had come into the land and was spreading. The nobles who coveted the possessions of the church [Roman Catholic] espoused it."
* Fisher's Universal History, pp. 402-412.
Of Sweden - "A great political revolution occurred, which involved also a religious revolution."
Of Germany - "The threats against the Protestant princes induced them to form the League of Smalcald, for mutual defense. It was found impracticable to carry out the measures of repression against the Lutherans." "At the Diet of Augsburg in 1555, the Religious Peace was concluded. Every prince was to be allowed to choose between the Catholic religion and the Augsburg Confession [of the Reformers]; and the religion of the prince was to be that of the land over which he reigned: that is, each government was to choose the creed for its subjects."
In fact, the political circumstances of the time, combined with the fact that even the leaders of the reform were only beginning to get awake to some of the moral and a few of the doctrinal errors of Papacy, lead us to wonder at the rapid strides taken toward the right, rather than to harshly condemn them for not making the cleansing more thorough. But when the Protestant churches united with the state, progress and reform came to a standstill. Soon creeds were formed which were almost as unyielding and opposed to growth in knowledge as the decrees of Rome, though nearer to the truth than Rome's, - bondages of greater latitude.
they had denounced in the Church of Rome. And thus the deadly wound which Papacy had received was for a time healed. - Rev. 13:3.
that the success of God's plans where made wholly dependent, on the efforts of fallible men, their doctrines helped to show that the Church was not dependent on the arm of the state to win success for it by carnal weapons. These men did a great and valuable work which has since borne more good fruit than many seem to see. Nevertheless, blinded by other defiling errors not recognized as such, they were led to advocate the error that all not elected to the heavenly state were reprobated to eternal torture. Soon their doctrines became crystalized under the name Presbyterianism; and, beyond the first enunciation of the immutability of the divine decrees, little has been done by them to aid reformation or cleansing. And, like its sister sects, Presbyterianism has also done much to obstruct and hinder the cleansing work.
The Wesleys and their co-laborers, oppressed by the prevalent coldness and formality of their day, endeavored to cast out some of the cold formalism naturally resulting from the union of church and state, and to show the necessity of individual holiness through personal faith in and union with Christ, - teaching that the fact of being born under a so-called Christian government, and reckoned from birth a member of such state-church organization, is not Christianity. This was excellent so far, and a necessary part of the "cleansing" work; but, instead of going on toward perfection in the simplicity of the early church, Wesley, too, soon concluded that the cleansing and reforming work was completed, and proceeded with others to organize Methodism, and so to hedge it about with the creed, formulas and standards of Methodism as to effectually hinder further progress and cleansing. Unitarianism and Universalism, though likewise embodying errors, have also been attempts to cast out defiling errors, which perhaps have been proportionately as successful and as unsuccessful as others.
earthly kingdoms (which severally claim to be the kingdoms of God, and that they therefore are now authorized to reign and rule over the world) must be mere assumptions; for, if the Kingdom of Christ has not yet been "set up," these now "set up" must have been so exalted "by the prince of this world" (Satan), and must be working largely in his interest, however ignorant of the fact their rulers may be.
to get a knowledge of the right way, or, obtaining the knowledge, they were, through inherited weaknesses, etc., unable to walk in it.
This great root of many blasting errors began to be torn up and cast out by the preaching of the second coming of Christ and the resurrection declared to be then due. Intelligent and thinking people began to wonder why the Lord would resurrect the dead, if they were in either heaven or hell, and their portion forever unalterably fixed. Then they began to wonder why the dead were called dead, if really alive. Then they wondered why our Lord and the apostles said nothing about the dead being still alive, but on the contrary always pointed to a resurrection as the only hope; even declaring that if there be no resurrection all have "perished." (1 Cor. 15:13-18.) Then our Lord's words, promising an awakening to "all that are in their graves," began to have a meaning] and it gradually came to be seen that the dead are not alive, but that death signifies the opposite of life. And those who sought found that the Scriptures are in perfect harmony with themselves on this subject, but in direct opposition to the common traditions of to-day, received from Papacy.
The root of error being thus removed, the various branches soon began to wither; and soon it was seen that instead of everlasting life (in misery) being the punishment of the wicked, the reverse is the Bible statement of God's plan; - that everlasting life is the reward for righteousness, and that death, a cutting off from life, is the punishment for wilful sinners.
alty upon the race, in order that there might be a resurrection, a restoring to life and its rights. Ah! then the meaning of ransom began to be appreciated, as it was seen that he who knew no sin was treated as the accursed; that, being willingly substituted in our stead, he was made a curse for us, treated as a sinner for us, and died, the just for the unjust.
Paul going to Damascus, we meet the Lord on the way.
Consequently, we find that among these were some who took a more advanced stand in the cleansing or reformation work than any who preceded them. Thus A. D. 1846, the end of the 2300 days, as above shown, found an unorganized nucleus of Christians, who not only agreed with the "Disciples" regarding simplicity of church government, the discarding of all creeds but the Bible, and the abolition of all titles by its ministers, but with the "Baptists" relative to the outward form of baptism, and with Luther in regarding the Papal system as the Man of Sin, and the degenerate church the mother of harlots and abominations. These, standing aloof from any compromise or affinity with the world, taught vital piety, simple trust in the omnipotent God, and faith in his unchangeable decrees; and, in addition, while recognizing Christ as Lord of all, and now partaker of the divine nature, they were guarded against the unscriptural* as well as the unreasonable theory that Jehovah is his own Son and our Lord Jesus is his own Father; and they began to see that eternal life and immortality are not present possessions, but are to be expected only as gifts of God through Christ in the resurrection.
* These subjects are fully discussed in Volume V. of this MILLENNIAL DAWN series, and all the Scriptures bearing upon them are there fully examined and found to be in absolute harmony.
truth. And to this cleansed Sanctuary class other meek and faithful children of God have been added daily ever since; while from it have been eliminated such as lose the spirit of meekness and love of the truth. To maintain their standing as the cleansed Sanctuary, against organized opposition and great numbers, becomes a severe test of courage and faith, which only a few seem able to endure: the majority follow the course of their predecessors, and endeavor to make themselves respectable in the eyes of the world. Becoming somewhat numerous, and seeking less odium, some of these organized another system, formulated a creed, and adopted another sectarian name, calling themselves Second Adventists. And, settling down to the belief that what they had learned was all that could be learned, they have not made progress since; and, in common with others who failed to follow on in the path that shineth more and more unto the perfect day, many of them have fallen into foolish errors.
If the rubbish and defiling abominations were entirely removed in 1846, the time since should be a season for the setting in order of the things which remain, and for the unfolding and developing of God's glorious plan - which truths should re-occupy the places vacated by the errors removed.
This work of opening up the truth, and examining and appreciating its beauty, is properly due now, and is being accomplished. We thank God for the privilege of being engaged with others in this blessed work of bringing the golden vessels of the Lord's house (precious truths) back from the captivity of (symbolic) Babylon the Great (Ezra 1:7-11; 5:14; 6:5), and replacing them in the Sanctuary. And in this great work we offer fraternal greetings to all co-laborers and members of the Anointed Body. Blessed those servants whom their Lord, when he has come, shall find giving meat in due season to the household.


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In a sinister, unprecedented, and blanket attack on Palestinian human rights defenders and civil society organizations, Israel's "Defense" Minister Benny Gantz announced, on 19 October 2021, the designations of six leading Palestinian civil society organizations (CSOs) as "terror organizations," effectively outlawing the organizations and placing them at risk of imminent reprisals. The six targeted organizations are: Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Haq Law in the Service of Man (Al-Haq), Bisan Center for Research and Development, Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCI-P), the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), and the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees (UPWC).
The arbitrary designations target six of the most eminent Palestinian CSOs and human rights defenders engaged in critical human rights work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), including the documentation and monitoring of human rights violations, accountability work to prosecute Israel's war crimes and crimes against humanity, and legal and advocacy efforts to bring Israel's occupation, settler-colonialism and apartheid regime to an end. The designations represent an unprecedented and ominous attempt by the Israeli occupying authorities to silence and criminalize Palestinian CSOs that challenge Israel's prolonged military occupation, entrenched settler-colonisation and apartheid of Palestine.
Notably, the use of purposely vague and baseless "anti-terrorism" legislation to criminalize the six organizations under Israeli domestic law follows years of sustained and systematic campaigns and attacks against Palestinian CSOs, to stymie their human rights documentation and cooperation with international and United Nations (UN) human rights mechanisms. On 19 August 2021, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defender, Mary Lawlor, issued a statement addressing multiple prominent cases of arbitrary arrests, harassment, criminalization, and threats against human rights defenders in the OPT.
The following designations reflect decades of Israeli attempts to control the Palestinian people and serve to further muzzle and decimate the independent functioning of Palestinian CSOs. In particular, the designations represent an egregious and unlawful application of Israeli domestic law to the OPT, in violation of Article 43 of the Hague Regulations (1907) and the Palestinian peoples' internationally-enshrined and inalienable right to self-determination.
Noting the gravity of the current situation and imminent risks faced by Palestinian humanitarian actors and Palestinian human rights defenders, PNGO & PHROC urgently call on the international community, including third States, civil society organizations, human rights defenders, the United Nations, and the broader public, to:
Demand that Israel revoke its designation of "terrorist organization" against the six leading Palestinian CSOs;
Urge the Israeli Ministry of Defense and Justice, and other relevant interlocutors to cease the employment of illegal practices and policies of intimidation and harassment, including the arbitrary criminalization, harassment, and repression of Palestinian CSOs, which violate fundamental conventions under international law;
Issue a public statement of non-recognition of the designations as an internationally wrongful act of apartheid, comprising legislative measures calculated to breach the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association;
Condemn the designations as an unlawful application of Israeli domestic law to the occupied Palesitnian territory; and
Call upon the international community, including donors, supporters, and human rights actors around the world to condemn the arbitrary designations and intimidation tactics, and to publicly reiterate their support of the Palestinian civil society organisations.
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Gallo Gives Foundation awards community donations
All smiles when the Gallo Gives Foundation representatives donate to the Delaware Humane Association are (l-r) Meg Searcey, DHA manager; Tricia Ratner, BHHS Gallo Realty rental manager; Dana MacElrevey, DHA volunteer; Margaret Iorii, BHHS rental agent; Turner Hastings, sales associate for the Lee Ann Wilkinson Group; and Amanda Pope, DHA volunteer coordinator. SUBMITTED PHOTO
As part of its continual effort to make a difference in the community in which it lives and serves, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Gallo Realty's Gallo Gives Foundation awarded its 2019 first-quarter earning donations to the Delaware Humane Association, Meals on Wheels Lewes-Rehoboth, and the Beau Biden Foundation. In addition, a portion of earnings has been set aside for a college-bound senior scholarship that will be made available in the spring of 2020. The total donated this quarter was $5,750.
• $500 was presented to the Delaware Humane Association. The funds are specifically for the Wags, Whiskers, and Wine Event to be held Thursday, June 6, at Nassau Valley Vineyards. DHA is Delaware's premier nonprofit, no-kill animal care and adoption center, serving a four-state area. It is committed to providing for the needs of homeless and owned dogs and cats in the community. Each year, hundreds of animals come to DHA in search of warm beds, good meals, and, most importantly, new homes.
The dedicated staff and volunteers work hard to ensure that each animal receives the best care possible during its stay at the adoption shelter. DHA serves the community by offering affordable spay/neuter services, low-cost vaccination clinics, and a pet-food pantry. It receives no government funding and relies on the support of the community in the form of volunteers and private donations. For more information, visit www.delawarehumane.org.
• $2,000 was awarded to Meals on Wheels Lewes-Rehoboth. MOWLR is a nonprofit organization that was first organized in 1970. In its first year, this program delivered 16,609 meals to those who were homebound. As client needs grew, the program expanded to include a holistic approach to providing services. The program grows at a rate of 3 to 6 percent per year in overall service, due to the advancing age of retirees and their increased susceptibility to life-threatening illnesses.
Currently, MOWLR has over 140 dedicated volunteers who make the distributions a reality. Each day, the volunteer drivers deliver two meals to each client on one of 15 routes in Sussex County (the largest in the state). For more about MOWLR, visit www.mealsonwheels-lr.org.
• $2,000 was donated to the Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children. The funds were allocated specifically for a foursome for the Sussex County Golf Invitational at The Peninsula Golf and Country Club. The Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children was established in June 2015 as an operating nonprofit to continue Beau Biden's commitment to protecting the most vulnerable among us, especially children who have fallen victim to abuse and neglect. The foundation believes that no child should be threatened by a predator - either an adult or a peer. The belief is that child abuse can be prevented through effectively educating adults and children, developing the next generation of child-welfare professionals, and strengthening child-protection laws around the country. For more on supporting Biden's foundation, visit www.beaubidenfoundation.org.
The remaining first-quarter funds of $1,250 have been set aside to award two local graduating seniors with $2,500 scholarships to assist with their college tuition in the spring of 2020.
The Gallo Gives Foundation is funded through the company's agents, management and owners. Agents are encouraged to donate a percentage of their commissions earned, and the firm matches all agent/staff contributions 100 percent. Public donations will be accepted as well. Each Gallo Realty office, in Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, and Bethany Beach, is represented by individuals who serve on the foundation's giving committee. The committee researches community charities in need and recommends funding. The foundation is managed by the Greater Lewes Foundation.
To request assistance for a charity or organization, send information to Andrew Ratner, BHHS Gallo Realty, 37230 Rehoboth Avenue Ext., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.
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History of the Sejm
550th anniversary of the Polish Parliamentarism
Sejm during the Khmelnitsky Uprising. Election Sejm in Warsaw. 1648 r.
The Sejm was convened on August 1, and the pre-sejm sejmiks were held in August 1648. The proceedings began on October 6, 1648. The Speaker of the Sejm was elected Filip Kazimierz Obuchowicz, the Wojski (i.e. an officer whose duty was to maintain order in province while the nobility were engaged in military expedition abroad) of Mozyr. The march of Cossack troops heading for Lviv and Zamość after winning the Battle of Piławce influenced the functioning of the Sejm. So, the military matters and the organization of defense were dealt with. At the end of the Sejm proceedings on November 19, 1648, prince Jan Kazimierz Vasa was elected king, after his brother Karol Ferdinand withdrew his candidacy.
See: A. S. Radziwiłł, Pamiętnik o dziejach w Polsce [A memoir about the history of Poland], v. 3, 1637-1646, Translated and developed by A. Przyboś and R. Żelewski, Warszawa 1980, p. 113 et seq..; W. Czapliński, Sejm w latach 1587-1696 [Sejm in the years 1587-1696], in: Historia sejmu polskiego [History of the Polish Sejm], v. 1, Warszawa 1984, edited by J. Michalski, p. 217-299; E. Opaliński, Sejm srebrnego wieku 1587-1652. Między głosowaniem większościowym a liberum veto Sejm of the silver age 1587-1652. Between majority voting and liberum veto], Warszawa 2001. Legislation see: Volumina Constitutionum, v. 4, part. 1, prepared for printing by S. Grodziski, Marcin Kwiecień, K. Fokt, Foreword by W. Uruszczak, Warszawa 2015, p. 151-168.


Jessabella Reads: My Happily Ever After Giveaway Hop Stop!
My Happily Ever After Giveaway Hop Stop!
Welcome to my stop on the Happily Ever After Giveaway Hop! I want to thank I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & Murphy's Library for hosting the hop. Check out the Linky at the end of this post to visit all the other blogs participating in the hop!
I wasn't sure which book to giveaway for this hop. I really didn't want to go the traditional "fairy tale" route and giveaway an original fairy tale or even a re-telling. So, I tried thinking about what makes a book a fairy tale in my opinion. To me, a fairy tale is a book with a hero or heroine and therefore must have a villain. I also feel that a fairy tale should take place in a strange and beautiful land and have an angsty love story take place. Plus, the main character should have a challenge or struggle that they are trying to overcome.
Well the book that I am giving away meets all of these criteria, so it is a fairy tale to me! The book I am talking about is The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson! This is the second in Fire and Thorns series. I know there will be a third book coming in 2013! Therefore, if you don't get your happily ever after ending in The Crown of Embers, it may just come in book three called The Bitter Kingdom.
Giveaway: One winner will receive a hardcover copy of The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson! This giveaway is U.S. only.
I've been dying to read this series for the longest time. Thank you so much for this giveaway!
I absolutely loved Girl of Fire and Thorns, which I just finished reading, so I am eager to get my hands on the next entry. The first was so complete, I'm a little worried about this next book-- it needs to have its own story, but I've heard good things about it. Thanks so much for hosting this giveaway!
Great giveaway this book sounds terrific!
I love fairy tales!!! Your idea of a fairy tale sounds spot on so I've added The Crown of Embers to my to-read list! :) Thanks for the awesome giveaway!


Selected as Party of the Day on February 10th!
It was such a great day. Maria was so happy, everybody enjoyed themselves.
Last year we couldn´t celebrate because my daughter was diagnosed with leukemia and was not ready for a birthday party with lots of people.
This year, however she could celebrate and she choose a picnic party.
I started planning almost six months ahead and made everything i had planned... and my baby girl really had a blast.
Picnic food. Lots of savory treats, ham, cheese, nutella and salmon and creme cheese sandwiches .


Round out 2018 by volunteering at Bernie's Book Bank where HPSI will help sort, sticker, and package children's books in their Processing Center for at-risk youth throughout Chicagoland.
There are only 15 volunteer slots available! Please RSVP to hpsiboard@gmail.com by 9:00 pm, Friday, December 28.
Regardless if you can volunteer, come join us afterwards at Lake Bluff Brewing Company.


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Bowdon (England, United Kingdom) forecast issued: 5 am Sun 19 Jan 2020 local time
Bowdon Weather Forecast. Providing a local 3 hourly Bowdon weather forecast of rain, sun, wind, humidity and temperature. The Long-range 10 day forecast also includes detail for Bowdon weather today. Live weather reports from Bowdon weather stations and weather warnings that include risk of thunder, high UV index and forecast gales. See the links below the 10-day Bowdon weather forecast table for other cities and towns nearby along with weather conditions for local outdoor activities.
Bowdon is 44 m above sea level and located at 53.38° N 2.37° W. Bowdon has a population of 6214. Local time in Bowdon is GMT.
Bowdon Weather Today
Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).
Bowdon Weather (4–7 days)
Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
10 Day Bowdon Weather
Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).
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Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).
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This cottage features a lower floor with a living room, dining area, kitchenette and bathroom. The steep stairs lead to a sleeping alcove and a bedroom. There is a terrace with sea or garden views, subject to availability. For stays of more than 6 days, a final cleaning fee of EUR 29 is not included in the price. Electricity costs (except in July and August), a TV, bed linen and towels also are at a surcharge.


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[ARCHIVED] FNSB Press Release: Borough Receives Certificate of Achievement in Financial Reporting
Fairbanks North Star Borough Announces Receipt of Certificate of Achievement
for Excellence in Financial Reporting Award
November 23, 2021 (Fairbanks, AK) – Borough Mayor Bryce Ward proudly announces that the Financial Services Division recently received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).
The GFOA awarded this Certificate of Excellence to FNSB for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. An impartial panel has judged the information to meet the program's high standards, including demonstrating a constructive "spirit of full disclosure" to communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the report.
The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.
The FNSB Financial Services Division has received this award for 27 consecutive years and 33 years in total.
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Awards, Books, Events, Faculty, Perry-Castañeda Library, Research
Showcasing the Hamilton Book Award Winners
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Authors, left to right: Allison Lowery, Dr. Desmond Lawler, Dr. Huaiyin Li, and grand-prize winner Dr. Denise Spellberg.
Doing research in a library can be an adventure in serendipitous discovery. For Dr. Denise Spellberg, Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin, an unexpected search result was the impetus for a research project that resulted in her acclaimed book, Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the Founders.
Dr. Denise Spellberg sharing the details of how her award-winning work began.
Dr. Spellberg shared this recollection—along with other fascinating insights from her research—at the Hamilton Book Awards Author Showcase and Reception, which was held at the Perry-Castañeda Library last Friday. Dr. Spellberg's book was the 2014 grand-prize winner of the Robert W. Hamilton Book Award.
Dr. Spellberg was joined by three of the runner-up prize-winners, whose work was also honored at the 2014 award ceremony: Dr. Desmond Lawler of the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (for Water Quality Engineering: Physical/Chemical Treatment Processes, which he co-authored with Mark Benjamin); Dr. Huaiyin Li of the Departments of History and Asian Studies (for Reinventing Modern China: Imagination and Authenticity in Chinese Historical Writing); and Ms. Allison Lowery, from the Texas Performing Arts Center and the Department of Theatre and Dance (for Historical Wig Styling: Volumes 1 and 2).
Dr. Lorraine Haricombe, UT Libraries Vice Provost and Director.
With presentations nearly as diverse as the PCL's collection, each faculty author gave the audience an introduction to the themes and motivations that define and drive their research. Both Dr. Lawler and Ms. Lowery spoke of their passion—for clean water and the craft of wig creation, respectively—while Dr. Li described how his experiences in China and the United States allowed him to analyze modern Chinese historical writing. Dr. Spellberg recounted how the discovery of playbill from a 1782 performance of Voltaire's Mahomet in Baltimore led her to research the role of Islam in early American history.
George Mitchell, president and CEO of the University Co-op.
The University Co-op has sponsored the Hamilton Book Awards since 1997. Winners are determined by a multidisciplinary committee appointed by the Vice President for Research at UT Austin, and the prize is awarded each October. The Hamilton Book Awards Author Showcase and Reception is an extension of the partnership effort by the Co-op and University of Texas Libraries to foster and promote faculty research on campus.
This well-received inaugural Showcase and Reception event was planned by School of Information graduate student and Ask a Librarian intern Katherine Kapsidelis, who graduates this May.
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Wait – a Library Isn't Just a Library?
September 19, 2013 Texlibris
Many students perceive a library solely as place to read, study, or perform research for their school-assigned projects. As an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I shared this sentiment; I rarely encountered projects in my specific courses that required me to do extensive research, and so the stacks that surrounded me while I studied and wrote papers went largely unnoticed.
Now, as a first-year UT graduate student and Graduate Research Assistant at the Architecture & Planning Library, I feel like I am getting a second opportunity to explore the riches that lie within the walls of a library. In some ways, I almost feel like many of the undergraduates using the library for the first time: in awe and slightly overwhelmed at the sheer amount of information that's accessible. How had I never come across or searched on my own for a goldmine like this before? Continue reading Wait – a Library Isn't Just a Library? →
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The Benson stacks showed up as Sunday's pic(k) at Austin Daily Photo.
We agree with the choice.
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New Biography on Retired Dean and McKinney Supporter Gloyna
May 27, 2010 Texlibris Leave a comment
This biography, Reflections of a Soldier and Scholar, by Davis Ford is packed with Earnest Gloyna's fascinating recollections of farming, public education and family life in the Texas Panhandle during the Depression as well as his experiences in WWII, in graduate school at Johns Hopkins, and, of course, his professional life as a consultant/businessman, professor and dean. Of particular interest is his early life in the Texas Panhandle picking cotton, cutting milo, going to rural schools, learning to type and meeting his future wife, Agnes. Two of these would be helpful in his later life—typing and Agnes.
The story of how he chose graduate school over working for the U.S. Public Health Service after the war is classic Earnest. He decided to go to graduate school instead of joining the Public Heath Service because they would only pay him as a Captain. This decision changed everything—Earnest went to graduate school and became Dr. Gloyna.
Earnest has had an amazing career as an educator and researcher, as a consultant working on environmental problems all over the world, and as a dean. Under his leadership the College of Engineering grew enormously and improved its graduate programs by hiring highly qualified faculty from all over the United States. This faculty would help make the Cockrell School a research powerhouse. Another of his great accomplishments was when he helped the Engineering Library grow from a barely competent collection to one of the best in the US. Continue reading New Biography on Retired Dean and McKinney Supporter Gloyna →
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Books, Events, Research, Technology
Editors discuss new book on Latino expericence during World War II
February 18, 2010 Texlibris Leave a comment
The Center for Mexican American Studies hosts a discussion of Beyond the Latino World War II Hero: The Social and Political Legacy of a Generation (University of Texas Press, 2009) with editors Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez and Emilio Zamora today at 4 p.m. at El Mercado Uptown, 1702 Lavaca St.
Beyond the Latino World War II Hero extends on the work of the U.S. Latino & Latina World War II Oral History Project which was founded by Rivas-Rodriguez. The project has interviewed more than 650 men and women of the World War II generation and has multiple components, including a photographic exhibit, a play, three books, and a website which was developed with and hosted by the University of Texas Libraries.
Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez is Associate Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and in 1999 founded the U.S. Latino & Latina World War II Oral History Project. Emilio Zamora is Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of The World of the Mexican Worker in Texas.
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Collections, Development, News
Libraries launch online wish list
Making a wish is easy, but getting it fulfilled takes…well it takes you!
The University of Texas Libraries invites you to help us build our library collection by picking an item on our online wish list.
I talk with people all the time about supporting our library. Many of them feel that libraries are very important, but they never think to put their money where their passion is. And when they do they feel that their $150, $400 or $ 1,000 is not really enough to make a difference in the lives of our students and faculty.
The truth is that $150 does make a difference. In the next year, the University of Texas Libraries will add more than 100,000 books to its collection, which will support the learning, research and knowledge of our 50,000 students and Continue reading Libraries launch online wish list →
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Limiting distribution vs. stationary distribution
http://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/48262/what-is-the-difference-between-limiting-and-stationary-distributions
Great summary of Hamiltonian Monte Carlo
I was looking into the use of Stan for Hamiltonian Monte Carlo. On page 23 of the Stan reference (stan-reference-2.9.0.pdf), I found this excellent and brief summary of HMC:
HMC accelerates both convergence to the stationary distribution and subsequent parameter exploration by using the gradient of the log probability function. The un- known quantity vector θ is interpreted as the position of a fictional particle. Each iteration generates a random momentum and simulates the path of the particle with potential energy determined [by] the (negative) log probability function. Hamilton's decom- position shows that the gradient of this potential determines change in momentum and the momentum determines the change in position. These continuous changes over time are approximated using the leapfrog algorithm, which breaks the time into discrete steps which are easily simulated. A Metropolis reject step is then applied to correct for any simulation error and ensure detailed balance of the resulting Markov chain transitions (Metropolis et al., 1953; Hastings, 1970).
Immediately after that, the tuning parameters are discussed:
Basic Euclidean Hamiltonian Monte Carlo involves three "tuning" parameters to which its behavior is quite sensitive. Stan's samplers allow these parameters to be set by hand or set automatically without user intervention.
The first tuning parameter is the step size, measured in temporal units (i.e., the discretization interval) of the Hamiltonian. Stan can be configured with a user- specified step size or it can estimate an optimal step size during warmup using dual averaging (Nesterov, 2009; Hoffman and Gelman, 2011, 2014). In either case, addi- tional randomization may be applied to draw the step size from an interval of possi- ble step sizes (Neal, 2011).
The second tuning parameter is the number of steps taken per iteration, the product of which with the temporal step size determines the total Hamiltonian simulation time. Stan can be set to use a specified number of steps, or it can automatically adapt the number of steps during sampling using the No-U-Turn (NUTS) sampler (Hoffman and Gelman, 2011, 2014).
The third tuning parameter is a mass matrix for the fictional particle. Stan can be configured to estimate a diagonal mass matrix or a full mass matrix during warmup; Stan will support user-specified mass matrices in the future. Estimating a diagonal mass matrix normalizes the scale of each element θk of the unknown variable sequence θ, whereas estimating a full mass matrix accounts for both scaling and rotation,2 but is more memory and computation intensive per leapfrog step due to the underlying matrix operations.


In recent times, increasing amounts of urban flood modelling has been carried out to determine so-called "overland flow" or "surface water" issues across a city, driven largely by growing community demands from increased flood awareness.
The nature of this type of flooding generally means flows are quite shallow, with varying, and localised velocity profiles.
Common, rapid modelling approaches involve "rainfall on the grid"/"direct rainfall" methods which leaves most model cells with at least a small amount of water on them at some stage of the flood (ie they are marked as "wet").
Generally, these results are cleaned using depth, velocity and VxD criteria in a Boolean query (eg (WHERE depth > 0.1) OR ((Depth > 0.05) AND (Velocity > 0.4))) and removal of puddles – a process made easier in v8.
Once a cleaned surface has been established, further analysis of the results is needed to manage the flooding.
There are a wide range of approaches to managing overland flow, and waterRIDE™ functionality has been expanding to accommodate these varied approaches.
For example, should a land parcel with a small amount of "overland flow" in the back corner be tagged as flood affected?
Or should the building footprint itself be considered against the cleaned flood surface?
And what should be considered flood affected? One cell in the property? Five cells?
In the UK, a detailed approach is used to determine whether a property is considered affected by surface water flooding.
This approach involves determining the percentage of the exposed building perimeter along which flooding exceeds various thresholds (eg 50% of the perimeter greater than 0.5m deep).
Whilst not prescriptive in its criteria, this approach provides a consistent means of tagging properties.
Approaches in other regions involve determining the maximum overland flow level on the building perimeter and integrating this against the building floor level to determine if the property is affected above floor.
Other approaches involve classifying overland flow paths using minimum total flow criteria (eg flow must be greater than 2m3 /s to be considered a flow path).
Yet others have different criteria based on whether the flow is moving (flowpath), or static (ponding area).
Others still, have used criteria involving the minimum percentages of a lot inundated by floodwaters greater than 0.3m deep.
The latest toolsets available in v8 provide a ready and flexible means of addressing the above questions, and will continue to expand as processes evolve.
Those with current Annual Maintenance Plans should have received email notifications of the v8 release of waterRIDE™ FLOOD Manager and Viewer. Please let us know if you did not receive an email and believe your maintenance plan is current.
v8 releases of waterRIDE™ 1D Surface and waterRIDE™ Forecast Console will be made available shortly.
AR&R have released their national flood hazard categories associating risk to life and damage to structures with combinations of depth, velocity and VxD.
You can downlodd the hazard categories here. Use utilities->Flood Hazards->Hazards Manager to install these categories.


The doctor is specialized in personalized medicine through targeted treatment. Through knowledge of the unique molecular characteristics of each tumor we have the opportunity to choose a targeted treatment, which is more effective and of course has fewer side effects than classic chemotherapy regimens. Moreover, this treatment is often in tablet form, can be taken by mouth, which ensures a better quality of life for tumor patients.
Furthermore, during the last 5 years there has been a major evolution in the field of cancer immunotherapy, which has brought revolutionary results of long-term survival and fewer side effects in many cancer types, including lung cancer. Dr. Vergoulidou-Stylianides has taken active part in developing these treatment methods in clinical trials (phase 1) during her residency at Charite university hospital. At her recent position as a senior consultant she has applied more than 100 cancer immunotherapy treatments.


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DuPage County Crime
Glendale Heights woman charged in elaborate identify theft scheme
Daily Herald report
Jul 18, 2019 4:11 PM - A Glendale Heights woman has been charged in connection with the theft of tens of thousands of dollars through an elaborate scheme involving stealing the identities of more than two dozen victims, authorities said Thursday.
'You had me terrified': 15-year-old testifies against man charged with sexually assaulting her
By Justin Kmitch
Jul 18, 2019 2:23 PM - A 15-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted over several years by a man she knew, looked her alleged attacker in the eye Thursday as he cross-examined her on a DuPage County witness stand and told him how he ruined her childhood.
Trial begins for Army specialist charged in Oak Brook sexual assaults of girl
Jul 17, 2019 7:44 PM - A 15-year-old girl's voice shook Wednesday in DuPage County as she detailed the conflicting feelings she had as a 7-year-old girl who was inappropriately touched and later sexually assaulted by a man she trusted. "They taught us in school that only doctors, our parents and trusted adults should touch us," the girl testified. "I was confused. Alarm bells we're going off but I pushed past it."
Aurora man gets 30 years in 2015 robbery plot
By Harry Hitzeman
Jul 16, 2019 8:08 PM - An Aurora man with a long criminal record recently was sentenced to 30 years in prison after his arrest and conviction in 2015 of possessing a handgun with the intent of robbing a person at gunpoint. In a May 2018 trial, a jury convicted Ronald Smith, 36, of being an armed habitual criminal.
'I'm going to slash all four tires!': Clerk gets 2 years in prison for Lombard hate crime
Jul 16, 2019 5:00 PM - A Lombard shop clerk, who pleaded guilty to hate crime charges last month, has been sentenced to prison.
Sources: Mom texted about 'unruly' kids before Elmhurst-area shooting, then texted she did it
Jul 15, 2019 9:03 PM - Jaime Jones did not leave a note detailing what drove her to shoot her two teenage sons multiple times Friday before setting fire to her Elmhurst-area home and fatally shooting herself, authorities said Monday. But investigators are examining the 43-year-old mother's other communications leading up to the slayings of Jason M. Harris, 16, and Nathan A. Harris, 19, and her own death.
'Inconceivable': Mother killed teen sons, then herself in Elmhurst-area home, sheriff says
By Steve Zalusky
Jul 15, 2019 9:03 PM - A mother shot her two teenage sons to death Friday before setting fire to her Elmhurst-area home and killing herself, DuPage County authorities said Sunday. "An act like this is completely inconceivable," Sheriff James Mendrick said.
Aurora man charged in burglary of Naperville vehicles
Jul 12, 2019 5:26 PM - An Aurora man is facing charges in Will County after being arrested in Naperville Wednesday, suspected of breaking into several vehicles. Marcos DeNiro Aguirre, 20, of the 500 block of Bangs Street in Aurora, is charged with burglary and burglary to motor vehicle.
Operator of kennel where 29 dogs died in fire faces animal cruelty charges
Jul 13, 2019 4:48 PM - There's "no question" the conditions of a Carol Stream-area kennel contributed to the deaths of 29 dogs in a Jan. 14 fire, DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said Thursday. Woodridge resident Garrett Mercado, operator of The Bully Life Animal Services, formerly known as D & D Kennels, now faces 28 misdemeanor charges -- 14 counts of animal cruelty and 14 counts of violation of owner's duties -- stemming from the early morning blaze.
Kane County revamps support group for relatives of homicide victims
Jul 9, 2019 7:05 PM - After a recent meeting where no one showed up, the Kane County state's attorney's office has revamped its Homicide Support Group for people who have lost family and friends to murder, DUI crashes, drug overdoses and uncharged cases. Monthly meetings will now address a specific topic, such as coping strategies, and people may register online.
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Festive preparations are now underway for Retford's Christmas Market and lights switch on! Sunday, November 25 will see Retford hosting a full day of festive activities, from music and entertainment to meeting Father Christmas himself!
The event from 10am-6pm will culminate with the the town's Christmas lights switch on at 5pm.
Organised by TLS Ltd and Retford Business Forum, the Pilgrim fun run is a family friendly event, commemorating the Mayflower Pilgrim families and their supporters who came from the area around Retford.
In 1620, a group of religious separatists and migrants boarded the 'Mayflower', bound for America. They sought new lives - some wanted religious tolerance and the freedom to worship as they chose, others wanted a chance to work, trade and build a new colony. Many of these Mayflower Pilgrims came from within 10 miles (16k) of Retford. Their leaders, Bradford and Brewster, travelled that distance each Sunday to hear Clifton - an inspiring preacher in Babworth - who later became their separatist leader. If they could do a 32k round trip, can you do 5k?
Fancy dressing up? - get into the spirit of it all - there will be two competitions for runners – best Mayflower Pilgrim outfit for an adult, and best for a child (under 12) – these will be judged just before the run starts.
Bassetlaw Hospice is our preferred sponsorship partner, so please raise as much as you can for this very worthwhile local cause. We are asking all runners to consider raising money for Bassetlaw Hospice and suggest setting a target of £20.20, as 2020 will be the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower Pilgrims' journey to the New World.
The adult entry fee is £10.00 in advance via Virgin Money; £15.00 if not, plus booking fee via Eventbrite. If you leave it to the last minute, entry on the day is £20.00. Children's entry is £3.00 if booked through Virgin Money, £5.00 if not.
Use this link for further information, and to book your place on the Pilgrim Fun Run 2018.
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Notice that all the women are attractive and have no reason to be bitter towards men. That's important.
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With over 40 staff working for the Vindolanda Trust, we are one of the larger employers in the Tyne Valley. We employ full and part time staff in many roles including customer service staff, Grounds man and caretakers at both Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum. The Leadership team are supported by Archaeologists, an Education officer, event co-ordinator, a stonemason and our admin team.
Hundreds of Volunteers assist the Trust achieve our aims and objective annually, Our Heritage Volunteer guides, museum volunteers, activity volunteers and Excavation volunteers are part of the Vindolanda Team and help us continue to help us tell the stories of Roman Britain on the Edge of the Empire.
The Roman objects from Vindolanda are Barbara's main focus and she takes great pride in conserving, cataloguing, interpreting and displaying them for the general public who visit both Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum. She also oversees the Trust's education and learning programme, Heritage Guiding Programme and Museum Volunteers.
In 1999, Barbara moved to Northumberland from her native Colorado and officially joined the Trust's team. Prior to that she had spent two seasons as a Vindolanda excavation volunteer.
Barbara also enjoys spending time with her family, volunteering for the Scouts, reading, visiting other sites and museums and enjoying the local countryside.
Colin takes great prides in leading the customer service teams at both museums and working with the leadership team to provide the best possible experience for visitors to Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum. He works closely with Andrew to continue evolving the Trust and managing the budget.
Colin joined the Trust in 2010, after fifteen years working in the airline Industry, the opportunity to relocate to Northumberland allows him to combine his passions for Customer Service, Heritage and the outdoors.
When he's not working, you can find him enjoying time with his family either on the golf course, at the side of football pitch or walking their dog in the Northumberland countryside.
Andrew is the third generation of Birley's to work as the Director of excavations for the Vindolanda Trust after his father Dr Robin Birley and grandfather Professor Eric Birley. He is the nephew of Professor Anthony Birley.
Andrew started excavating at the site as a teenager and then got his undergraduate degree and PhD from the University of Leicester. He has worked at the site in a full-time capacity since 1996, becoming director of Excavations in 2005 and CEO in 2015, taking over from Patricia Birley in that role.
A former Chair of the Archaeology Committee for the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies he is widely published on Vindolanda and the Roman frontier in Britain.
Lauren joined the Vindolanda Trust in 2015 to coordinate the formal education programme including delivering the school and adult archaeological talks on site. She also manages the pottery and animal bone in its post excavation stages, which involves overseeing the washing and cataloguing of these finds by volunteers, and writing reports based on the findings.
Her particular interest is in Roman animal bone and what it can tell us about the people who used to live at Roman Vindolanda.
Away from work she likes to spend time outdoors with her family visiting other heritage sites, as well as beaches along the North-East coastline.
Marta joined the Trust in 2015 to assist in the supervision of the excavations as well as the delivery of the rich research program that the Trust pursues. Her day to day tasks range from teaching field excavation, recording and surveying techniques to volunteers to processing the data collected through excavation and working on publications.
Her specialist subjects are textile implements on the frontier and their relationship to female identity, as well as volunteer participation to archaeology on Hadrian's Wall. On the latter subject she is pursuing a part-time PhD at Newcastle University.
When she is not digging, studying or writing she can be found reading a fiction book or cooking a delicious Italian meal.
Having initially taught in state schools, I joined the Vindolanda Charitable Trust in the 1970's as a museum curator and artefact conservator, including the Vindolanda Writing Tablets. I subsequently, after acquiring business and finance management skills, became the Trust's Deputy Director in 1980. In this capacity I assisted with, and then project managed numerous Vindolanda projects with Robin Birley, the Trust's Director. This included the foundation and development of the Roman Army Museum at Carvoran on Hadrian's Wall.
In 2001 succeeded Robin Birley as the Trust's Director and took responsibility for the administration, compliance and strategic development of the Trust. I successfully applied for external funding and managed several major Vindolanda projects, including a £6.3 million HLF/ RDA funded building and refurbishment development covering the Trust's two archaeological sites and museums, until my retirement as Director in 2015.
I have previously served my local community over many years as a town councillor, a representative on various sub committees, a Chair of School Governors, a Chair of an LEA Education Appeals Panel and as the Chair of the Northumberland Lord Lieutenant's Advisory Committee.
I remain a Deputy Lieutenant and currently serve the Vindolanda Trust as the Chair of its Impact and Development Advisory Committee.
Penny has studied archaeology to Masters level at university and throughout her time there made regular visits to Vindolanda as an excavation volunteer. When the opportunity came up in 2017 to become a member of the Vindolanda Trust team for a placement year, she made the move from Oxfordshire to Northumberland. Whilst in her first role at the Trust, she applied for the job of Activities Officer as part of the Heritage Lottery Funded Wooden Underworld Project and extension to the museum.
Penny now enjoys working within the Events Team, coordinating actives and events that happen at both Roman Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum and letting loose her creativity to come up with some amazing activities for people to take part in when they visit.
Outside of work Penny is currently challenging herself to learn British Sign Language and also tries to keep active. She enters the Vindolanda 10K each year she can – keep an eye out for her!
Sonya is a third generation member of the Birley family working at Vindolanda. Sonya returned to Northumberland in 2010 after a 15 year posting north of the Wall.
As Communications Manager for the Trust Sonya promotes the work of the Trust to the wider world, arranges access for filming, creates our press releases and looks after our Social Media channels. It is unlikely that you will ever see Sonya without her iphone, camera or both in her hand!


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After six years, Wubba's BBQ Shack is permanently closing its brick and mortar restaurant on Layton Avenue, due to the sale of the building. On Facebook they stated, "we will be seeking out another location in the future." Until then you can find Wubba's BBQ Shack at the food cart at River's Place across from Costco.


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Teaming Up for Next Great Awakening
Assemblies of God New York Ministry Network Superintendent Duane P. Durst firmly believes expanding the evangelical tent can inspire the next Great Awakening revival in America.
"I have always felt the Church of Jesus is bigger than any denomination," says Durst, 72.
He sees the beauty of accomplishing the Great Commission more effectively by joining with other evangelical leaders. Even as a student at Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri, as well as early in his pastoral ministry, Durst recognized the value of interdenominational fellowships.
About 12 years ago, Durst assembled a prayer team of evangelical denominational leaders in New York.
"We are all on the same team and needed to build relationships," says Durst, a member of the 21-member AG Executive Presbytery, which serves as the board of directors for the Fellowship.
He offered a bold proposal: focus on revival via the next Great Awakening plus pray for each other's needs and ministries.
Evangelical colleagues scheduled a regular monthly prayer time via conference calls, video conferencing, and in-person gatherings.
"It has been a concerted effort to break strongholds fighting against Christianity in the Northeast," Durst says. "The Northeast is one of the greatest mission fields, with many cities hostile to Christianity."
Andrew Binda, bishop and field director of Asia/Pacific for Church of God (COG) World Missions in Cleveland, Tennessee, joined the clergy prayer network in the beginning. He served as the COG's New York superintendent for 10 years. While praying with colleagues for a harvest of souls, he also gained valuable relationships.
"As peers, we understood one another's concerns and drew from one another," Binda says. "I saw God intervening in impossible situations."
"Our monthly prayer fellowship is a real source of well-being, without any hint of competition," says Samuel Vassel, superintendent of the Metro New York District of the Church of the Nazarene.
Experiencing similar stresses from COVID-19, colleagues shared ideas and solutions.
"We were simply demonstrating the Christian norm of loving one another," Vassel says.
Durst invited Major Charles Roberts, director of county operations for the Salvation Army in Syracuse to join the prayer team in 2017.
"It was a ready-made family of faith leaders for me," Roberts recalls. "Prayer is essential to see the move of God in this nation."
Terry M. Robertson, executive director-treasurer of the Baptist Convention of New York, is another original member of the prayer team.
"Praying together puts us on holy ground," Robertson says. "We do not pray for our own territories, but for lost souls."
He says the group's combined effort has resulted in more people accepting Christ as Savior than would have otherwise.
REGIONAL INITIATIVE
In April, at Fountain of Life Center in Burlington, New Jersey, 250 pastors and church leaders from six AG ministry networks gathered with evangelical denominational leaders for a day of prayer for the next Great Awakening. They prayed for six hours without a break, focusing on revival and restoring godliness in society. AG leaders and denominational executives led prayer sessions that covered the Great Awakening theme, church planting, global missions, college campuses, next generation leaders, and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
AG General Superintendent Doug Clay encouraged participants to fully embrace and believe Ephesians 3:2, that God is able to do immeasurably more than humans can imagine. Clay expects to see spiritual awakening signs as a result of the prayer summit.
The AG participants included the New York Ministry Network, New Jersey Ministry Network, Potomac Ministry Network, PennDel Ministry Network, Southern New England Ministry Network, and Spanish Eastern District.
The New York prayer team is urging the denominational pastors they represent to set aside a minimum one-hour monthly prayer session in their churches to pray for the Holy Spirit moving in New York and the Northeast.
Another Great Awakening Day of Prayer is scheduled for June 9, 2023, at Fountain of Life Center. Clay will meet with Northeast Ministry Network presbyters on June 8 and join the Day of Prayer.
"Like the Fulton Street Prayer Revival in 1857 that grew exponentially and led to an estimated one million converts, we are believing for revival and a culture change in the Northeast," Durst says. "It starts with just one spark that our Fellowship keeps fanning into a flame."
PHOTO: Duane Durst, Terry Robertson, and PennDel Ministry Network Superintendent Don Immel pray for pastors.


Those are the words of a Bitcoin "insider" who believes due to the function of Bitcoin's "halving" that the price will logarithmically increase.
With every Bitcoin bull run, it inevitably dips, then recovers at least twice was it was at its peak. Just look at a log graph of its value since 2009. The economical value of a network is calculated by the number of users in the system also known as Metcalfe's Law. In this case, Bitcoin is proving this to be true. The value comes from the network. Adoption is increasing, so the value will grow.
The highs and lows of Bitcoin are predictable, and after each fall or downtrend in price, the price actually gains around 200% of its lowest value from the previous dip. So, we see higher lows, and much higher highs, for each cycle.
However, there are risks. We must be aware of downtrend cycles and their repeating patterns. I believe Bitcoin is not fully finished with its current downturn, and may reach $3,000 sometime in the year of 2019. By 2020, we will see an incredible spike and bull run, if not by late 2019.
Is it time to prepare to purchase and hold Bitcoins?
Yes, it is. You should be buying as much as you can. If you're wondering, "Will Bitcoin reach one million dollars?" I can safely predict that it will, and much sooner than you think.
The only catastrophe that could threatening Bitcoin is an EMP event or electrical grid shut down. Even then, cold storage wallets could potentially still be used, along with solar charging to charge cell phones and transmit the coins. Indeed, even in a worst-case-scenario, Bitcoin may still have a functional value as a means of exchange.
You may also be wondering about other cryptocurrencies. We believe Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ravencoin are the best investments, long-term, at this time. We recommend reading our article on Bitcoin exchanges (it's not the best news), so you can find out ways to purchase Bitcoins.


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Shock Video: Alleged Union Activists Attack, Punch Conservative Outside Mich. Capitol
• Conservative who was punched tells TheBlaze about the moments leading up to the incident... ...I was "punched and told they'll 'kill me with a gun'" • Photos shows injuries afterward • Group behind ransacked tent: We were actually hosting union members who were supporting the bill
Shock Video: Union Activists Attack, Punch Conservative Outside Mich. Capitol
Editor's note: this story has been updated with an interview with the person who was punched.
Courtesy Steven Crowder
TheBlaze reported earlier that alleged union activists had attacked a tent owned by the pro-right-to-work group Americans for Prosperity.
Now we have more footage of not only the attack on the tent, but also of alleged union activists physically attacking conservative writer and comedian Steven Crowder:
"They were tearing down the tent," Crowder explained when TheBlaze asked him about the moments leading up to the violent exchange. "Now that sort of becomes a melee. They were trying to tear down the [AFP] tent and people were trying to pull them off ... there were people in there. It's their property."
"And as they [the union activists] did that, a few people tripped," he continued, "this guy tripped over a tent peg and then got up and hit me."
This is the gentleman Crowder is referring to:
Following the altercation and the destruction of AFP's tent, Crowder tweeted the following images:
"Chipped tooth" (Twitter)
"Minor cut on forehead" (Twitter)
"I never hit him at all. I know he tripped," Crowder told TheBlaze in a phone interview. "And I know he was coming into me, so hands were everywhere."
Crowder was actually at the protest to do some "man-on-the-street" interviews with union supporters.
"I went in there to ask them why they were against right-to-work and it immediately got violent. They immediately started tearing down the tent and they trampled it to the ground with women inside," he said.
Speaking of which, here's some footage taken by an AFP worker from inside the tent as it was being ripped apart:
"The union members went inside the tent to cut the ropes and knock down the poles that we're holding the tent up," Michael Moroney, Director of Communications at the Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity, told TheBlaze in an email.
Ironically enough, according to Moroney, AFP was actually hosting pro-right-to-work union workers when the tent was brought down by protesters.
"Am I a bit of a smart aleck? Yeah," said Crowder, "But does that warrant me being punched in the face and told they'll 'kill me with a gun'? I don't think so."
And you can clearly hear people shouting about guns in the video. TheBlaze asked Crowder, who is a staunch supporter of the 2nd amendment, whether he discussed with anyone in the crowd his support for the right to bear arms.
"No. I was not carrying a gun and never even broached the subject. They were not talking about me," he responded.
Did the police at least try to break up the crowd?
"There was not one cop to be found," Crowder told TheBlaze.
It's important to note that the above video has been edited and that the moments leading up to the attacks on Mr. Crowder have been removed.
"I wanted to show the good stuff," he said, adding that he wanted the keep the video to under two minutes. "Listen, if you want more context, there are dozens of videos taken by people with their cellphones. They're about 45 minutes long. You can watch those."
Now that these alleged union activists have been caught on camera, we're left with one big question: Will Crowder press assault charges?
"I'm going to give this guy an ultimatum," Crowder said, "he can either fess up and go to prison for a felony or we can meet at a racquetball court for five minutes and we can work out our differences ourselves. Jail or one-on-one. If he wants to play tough guy, I'm giving him the choice."
In case you didn't know, Crowder is schooled in both mixed martial arts and wrestling.
"Just to be clear," TheBlaze said, "what do you mean by 'one-on-one'?"
"I'm talking about lock us in a racquetball court for a whole sanctioned mixed martial arts bout, or boxing bout, or wrestling bout – whatever he wants," said Crowder. "He can name the terms and I will face him one-on-one if he wants to avoid prison."
"I am serious," he added. "He can go to jail, or compete with me in a sanctioned bout for charity."
UPDATE -- Crowder appeared on Fox News' "Hannity" Tuesday night to discuss his ordeal and to formally challenge the union activist who assaulted him [via Mediaite]:
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