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15 Best Things to Do in Ennis (Ireland)
The town of Ennis in County Clare is sure to spark your imagination if you're into history.
Strewn across the landscape are the decaying ruins of Medieval abbeys, friaries and castles accessible to the public and ready to be investigated.
Most of these have been disintegrating slowly since the 16th century, but Ennis Friary in the town has been restored and has a riveting exhibition of 15th-century religious sculpture.
The Clare Museum is also in a former convent, and documents 6,000 years of history in County Clare.
North of Ennis is the Burren, an otherworldly karst landscape laid with swathes of limestone pavement and a habitat for seven tenths of all plant species growing in Ireland.
Let's explore the best things to do in Ennis:
1. Clare Museum
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Clare Museum
In the atmospheric confines of the former Sisters of Mercy Convent is a museum documenting six millennia of history in County Clare.
This free museum opened its doors in 2000 and has many artefacts on loan from the National Museum of Ireland.
The main exhibition is the Riches of Clare, which is divided into the themes, Earth, Power, Faith, Water and Energy.
There are pieces recovered from Clare's many castles and monastic sites, memorabilia for the former president Éamon de Valera who represented the Clare constituency, historical details about navigation on the Shannon Estuary, recollections of the old West Clare Railway and artefacts from the Spanish Armada.
One of the most interesting exhibits is a primary source from the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, in the form of the journal of Irish Republican Leader Patrick Brennan who was interned in 1916.
2. The Burren
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Head north of Ennis and in 15 minutes you'll enter one of the most spectacular glaciated karts landscapes on the planet.
The image that most people associate with the Burren is the huge spread of limestone pavement, which has an almost alien quality and is creased with "grikes" or fissures.
The landscape is also famed for its amazing botanical diversity.
More than 70% of all plant species found in Ireland grow on the grasslands and in those grikes, along with Arctic and Alpine plants that flourish in the places where the limestone pavement has been shattered into gravel.
The Burren National Park has five waymarked trails beckoning you across the limestone pavement, the florid limestone grassland and into hazel and ash forest.
3. Ennis Friary
Ennis Friary
Moments on foot from the Clare Museum stands the ruined Ennis Friary.
Founded by the O'Brien clan in the mid-13th century, Ennis Friary is unusual in that it continued to function after Henry VIII suppressed the monasteries in the 16th century.
It became a Church of Ireland temple in the 1600s, and only started to decay when it was abandoned at the end of the 1800s.
Now Ennis Friary is back in the hands of the Franciscan order, and is open to the public.
Because it was maintained for so long after its dissolution, a lot of Medieval fittings remain, which you can see inside the re-roofed nave.
There's a marvellous cycle of 15th-century carvings showing the Passion and Resurrection, a damaged but beautiful pietà (Mary cradling the body of Christ), and the MacMahon-Creagh tomb from 1470, depicting Passion scenes.
4. Dysert O'Dea Castle
Dysert O'Dea Castle
Once the base of the O'Dea clan, O'Dea Castle is a fortified tower house that went up at the end of the 15th century.
The tower is 15 metres high and surveys the countryside from its limestone crag.
You can go up to the roof to preside over the terrain from the battlements, while the ten rooms below are a museum with local artefacts dating between 1000 BC and 1700 AD. The castle also has an audiovisual presentation and outside you can set off along the Dysert O'Dea Archaeology Trail, which will take you to the 12th-century Dysert O'Dea Monastery.
There you'll encounter the ruins of a round tower and the enigmatic St Tola's Cross.
The most valuable vestige here is the Romanesque portal to St Tola's Church, with solemn carvings of human and animal faces in its upper archivolt.
5. Clare Abbey
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Clare Abbey
On a perch by the west bank of the River Fergus, Clare Abbey was an influential Augustinian Abbey established in 1189. It was dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, and almost five centuries after it was suppressed in 1543 there's a surprising amount of architecture remaining.
The tower and the basic shell of the church are still here, and in the chancel there's an intact window opening with tracery that was installed in the 15th century.
Several of the domestic buildings can be identified, and on the southeast corner of this complex is a remarkable floral window, a rare find at a 500-year-old ruin.
In 1278 this place was the scene of a massacre following a skirmish between two factions of the O'Brien clan.
6. Ennis Cathedral
Ennis Cathedral
The story of this Gothic Revival monument is intertwined with two of the darker periods of Irish history.
Ennis Cathedral was founded as a parish church in 1828 after the Penal Laws, enacted at the end of the 17th century, had prohibited Catholics from building places of worship in Irish cities.
Construction was also delayed in the middle of the century because of the Great Famine.
The tower and spire were topped off in 1874, while the main portal was completed in 1894. In 1890 the seat of the Killaloe Diocese was moved to Ennis, and the church was finally upgraded to full cathedral status in 1990. In terms of design, the cathedral's most beautiful feature is a set of fluted timber columns, which have delightful tracery in the arch spandrels above.
7. Quin Abbey
Quin Abbey
The pick of the many monastic sites sprinkled around the Clare countryside near Ennis, Quin Abbey as it appears today is from the beginning of the 15th century.
The monastery was established by the MacNamaras, and they managed to regain control a few decades after the abbey was dissolved during the Reformation.
That put Quin Abbey in the sights of Oliver Cromwell, and in 1650 it was sacked and its friars were murdered.
The abbey was restored not long after and despite being shut down under the Penal Laws, its last friar lived here until 1820.The ruins can be visited any day of the week except Monday and it's a testament to their state of preservation that you can climb the tower 200 years after the last friar passed away.
Most enchanting of all are the cloisters and their dark walkways, all in excellent condition.
8. Glór Theatre
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Glór Theatre
Ennis has County Clare's top cultural destination in a modern building that opened in 2001. The Glór Theatre books theatre performances, comedy and live music, and also organises exhibitions by leading Irish visual artists.
For a snapshot of what's on offer, in spring 2018 there was an exhibition by the celebrated printmaker Gráinne Cuffe, a night of traditional Irish music by Shaskeen and the Wingers, a yarn-spinning workshop, a lecture about the German-Danish artist Emil Nolde and a screening of the British black comedy the Party (2017). This is just a taster, but shows how there's something to suit most ages and tastes at Glór.
9. Killone Abbey
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Killone Abbey
Ennis is a joy if you love hunting down abandoned monuments, and you can pore over the remnants another abbey in a bucolic valley just south of the town.
Killone Abbey was an Augustinian nunnery of Canonesses Regular, set up in 1190 at the same time as Clare Abbey.
It was dissolved in 1584 and was already decaying by the 1610s.
But 400 years later there's loads for amateur archaeologists to sink their teeth into: First off, Killone Abbey is one of only three cloistered nunneries left in Ireland.
On the church wall there's a stunning late-Romanesque window, while on the southeastern corner is an ornate quoin carved in the shape of a woman's head.
To the northeast of the abbey is St John's Well, bearing an inscription that tells you it was last repaired in 1731 by Anthony Roche, a merchant from Ennis.
10. Dromore Woodland Reserve
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Dromore Woodland Reserve
At the southeast limit of the Burren, the Dromore Woodland Reserve is 400 hectares of forest, grassland, rivers and lakes that was purchased by the Irish state in the 1940s.
Dromore is a habitat for eight of the nine Irish bat species, as well as the endangered pine marten and the red squirrel, now rarely found in other parts of the country.
There's also a lot of archaeological interest: On your walk you'll see the ruins of the O'Brien Castle on the lakeshore, as well as a crumbling limekiln, the earthworks of two ringforts and the tower of Cahermacrea Castle.
11. Bunratty Castle
An obligatory day out, this 15th-century tower house is on the N18 on the road down to Limerick.
Bunratty Castle is a National Monument of Ireland, standing just where the Ratty River joins the Shannon Estuary.
The castle is the fourth on site and was begun in 1425 by the chieftain Maccon Sioda MacNamara.
By the end of the 19th century the building had become derelict until it was bought and restored in 1956 by the 7th Viscount Gort.
To recapture the spirit of its heyday, the interior has been furnished with paintings, tapestries and furniture from the 1500s and 1600s.
Out in the 10-hectare grounds is a folk park, with 30 historic buildings that have been relocated here to give a sense of 19th-century Irish village life.
There's a school, post office, grocery, printworks, hardware shop, drapery shop, pub, and even the old Ardcroney Church, which was moved here in 1998.
12. Presidential Car
In a room next to Ennis' public library is a slice of Irish 20th-century history.
This vehicle is the presidential limousine of Éamon de Valera, who was head of the Irish government for three separate spells in the mid-20th century and later took on the ceremonial role of President of Ireland.
The car, a 1947 Dodge Plymouth, was restored by the mechanic and Clare County Councillor P. J. Ryan, who sourced parts like the battery and tyres from across the Atlantic.
The car can seat eight people and on its bonnet are the Irish tricolour and the presidential flag.
13. Golf
Ennis Golf Club
A leisurely way to break out into the undulating countryside around Ennis is on one of the two manicured parkland courses in the outskirts.
These are Ennis Golf Club, founded in 1907, and Woodstock Golf & Country Club, both of which cater to visitors.
These two courses blend with the natural contours, landforms and vegetation of the Clare landscape: Woodstock is on the banks of the Inch River, and the tricky 7th and 8th holes have a natural lake as a water hazard.
At Ennis Golf Club the even fairways will forgive players who haven't swung an iron for a while, provided you can avoid the deep foliage in the rough.
14. Horse Riding
Drumcliffe Equestrian
If you're holidaying in Ennis with kids you could make a young dream come true at one of the equestrian centres just out in the countryside.
At Ballyhannon House, Drumcliffe Equestrian and Castlefergus Equestrian you can book beginner lessons or treks on Irish-bred horses and ponies.
All three are open to complete novices and anyone up to advanced riders.
Castlefergus for instance had 40 hectares of land on the River Rine, where you can ride in rolling meadows and farmland, along an ancient forest trail, all in the company of experienced riders.
15. Wild Atlantic Way
Out to the west you can get onto a tourist trail that twists along the entire west coast of Ireland for 2,500 kilometres.
Naturally you don't have to go that far, because some special places lie within an hour's drive.
First there's the breathtaking Cliffs of Moher, zigzagging northwest for 14 kilometres and rising to 214 metres.
From their highest point you can see over the Aran Islands in Galway Bay, and as far as the Twelve Bens Mountain Range to the north.
Further down in Kilkee there are yet more dark sandstone bluffs and an adorable sandy bay.
Loop Head is a dramatic promontory capped with a lighthouse at the north lip of the Shannon Estuary.
And then a few kilometres along the estuary at Carrigaholt you can board a boat to look for one of Europe's largest pods of bottlenose dolphins.
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Just finished. Didn't mean to, I should have been busy with other things, but here I sit with my to-do list as full as my satisfaction.
To be quite honest, Season 3 had left me anticipating little desire to binge this all the way through in one sitting. Just a couple, just a taste. Let's say- yeah- I'll just stop after the first four!
I say this in the most endearing way possible- I have little difficulty believing some slimy, grimy, no-good rotten nincompoops from Netflix somehow anticipated (perhaps by wading through countless gigs of Poly Google metadata from last years fan reactions?) that placing the assassination attempt in that exact moment in the season where it would ensnare viewers into eagerly binging the remaining 8.5 episodes.
The sequence leading up to "it" actually rustled my jimmies for a moment. We've seen this before. I get it. You share a secret history. OK, now you're making hand-turkey's on the wall of the White House. Quick, Meechum- shoot Frank a passionate gaze, draping your eyes knowingly on his for a brief second longer than you should! Hurry! We need more lustful ambiguity to continue matching Fincher's suspenseful lighting! Stat! Mainly, it was Meechum's screen-time while Frank was speaking at that University that made me scratch my head. I think it's absolutely amazing that they were able to make me feel... almost uncomfortably confused, and less than a minute later the show pulls off something that not only explains away my brief skepticism, but leaves me bowing to the writers every whim while I enthusiastically drink in the remainder of the season with no regard for human life. my aforementioned to-do list.
The word "cuck" has made a huge comeback recently, used just as much as a verb as it is an insult. It's meant to belittle the powerless, those who lack spine and who have been obliterated by the dominant. As I think about it, I realize that the show that's about power, the perception of power, and the utilization of power as an instrument has managed, in a certain way, to assert it's power over me! I was done! Yes dear, I'm coming to bed, as soon as this episode's over- be right there. Christ, I'm going to hear it in a few hours, and I don't know what to say to my wife without spoiling the surprise.
>"I thought you were coming to bed, but instead you stayed up? All night? And finished? Without me!?! What changed? Don't you love me anymore?! Fine, I'm heading to Texas to stay with my mother until you figure out what this partnership means to you!"
It seems I have some 'splainin to do. Yes dear, I was cucked by House of Cards. I'm sorry.
I'm impressed that there weren't any leaks regarding this, at least, none that I saw. I am not the type that actively avoids spoilers by installing Chrome/Firefox addons and defriending everyone with loose-lips for "ruining the experience" (because I don't have Facebook, checkmate Zuckerberg!) In fact, I've groan/grown tired of the "spoiler police" admonishing anything and everything that's even remotely spoilerish, but this is an instance where I feel like spoilers would have absolutely ruined the effect it had on me. Whether Netflix succeeded in deceiving everyone else is still to be determined, but for now all I have is my anecdotal appreciation for the job they've done at leaving me speechless.
Maybe none of this makes sense, maybe this wasn't that impressive and I just got wrapped up in the moment. I'm no Doug Stamper, I cannot maintain my edge after a half-marathon viewing of Doug Stamper's own tireless binge on life (even if I try his secret technique of "having a bite to eat"), so maybe I just need some sleep?
At any rate, my apprehension for a fifth season has been impeached- see you next March.
Just finished the Season, and all I can say is: Woah.
Not very articulate, but there you have it.
I found this season to be garbage. Schlocky garbage. Moments of interest in between long stretches of really really boring story. Hey what do you know episodes 1-6 didn't matter and neither did the clair vs frank story line.
Plus, this show is soooo formulaic.
Step 2 Someone fucks with that plan and it looks like they will lose.
Step 3 Something happens which delivers Frank/Clair a victory and puts in an even better position than before.
Step 4 Repeat. No matter what happens nothing hurts them at all.
Nothing changes. This show is boring. Just make Frank emperor of America already. Really I would love the end of this show to be 30 years later and frank is serving his 12th term in office for some reason that they people in this crazy fictional universe will accept.
This is a dumb show pretending to be sophisticated smart one.
I just finished the season, and have to say I liked it much better than the previous one. I love the writer angle, because happy(ish) Claire is my favorite Claire, and I've liked the actor since Boardwalk Empire. I think Joel Kinnaman also did a fine job of portraying Conway, and is a far more interesting opponent for Frank than Heather Dunbar or whoever else there ever was.
I also started listening to the podcast, and I'm surprised how much Jim and A.Ron debate that having Claire as VP is batshit crazy, and that it couldn't ever happen in real life. Frankly, I think the writers did a good job with introducing and executing the idea, but more importantly, to the best of my knowledge, that clown Donald Trump has never held elected office either and he's running for president. And that's real life. So, yeah, there's that.
I finished binging this on Saturday, but haven't been able to get this question out of my mind: Did I understand correctly that the Underwoods were planning on using the terrorism that happened at the end of this episode to delay the election, and buy themselves more time in order to win at a later date?
There's the abuse of power, then there the UNDERWOOD's abuse of power, I'll take the former thank you very much. It was to be expected, back these UNDERWOODS in a corner, SCORCHED EARTH!!!!!!, the literal perhaps more than the the figurative.
We're getting closer and closer to Frank pushing the nuke button. Come on Netflix! Don't hold back on me. We need to see nuclear fallout before all this is said and done.
All in for a military coup to bring down the Underwoods!!!
Very happy with this season. Liked this ending a ton more than last years. One thing I would have changed is to have Claire also say something during Franks last " talking directly to the camera" moment. She does look at him, so it seems like she knows whats happening, but it would of been cool to see Claire join in on that too.
I really liked the way they did it, I was like, "Did she just look into the camera, too?!" It was kind of chilling that she didn't say anything.
I finished it over the weekend, and I think this is stronger than seasons 2 and certainly 3, but not quite as good as one. I was very impressed by how they roped me in and got me to care about the goddamned Underwoods again. I'll remember this season for the assassination attempt, for the moral decline of Claire, and for the sheer audacity of ending it with a President declaring total war as a way to escape a scandal. Which will no doubt be doubly tragic, because I can't foresee a way he can avoid his downfall now that the Herald post is out. Too many threads for people to unravel, and it just keeps getting worse as they pull the threads.
I think it would have been out of character for Claire to break the 4th wall and talk into the camera in that chilling final scene. As ruthless as Frank is, he is also a kind of court jester; breaking the the 4th serves a court jesters purpose. As the ice queen, Claire is more focused on the task at hand, not basking in it.
I would say however if they had Claire break the 4th wall once the whole series, that final shot in the situation room would have been perfect. They might have missed their window for that possibility.
Or it could be a prelude. Underwoods get elected due to the potential Conway scandal and not voting out sitting president during a war. Frank dies or gets impeached (dies so we don't have another potential impeachment in back to back administrations) and Claire becomes president. Taking over the 4th wall in the process.
I wouldn't mind if Claire breaks the fourth wall in the fifth season. Her staring us down in the finale I thought was the perfect way to handle it. If they want to go there, they can, but just her holding the audience's gaze and daring us to jeer or judge I thought was powerful.
Is there any moment in the series where Claire is around Frank while he is breaking the 4th wall. I think it would be cool to think that she had been aware of "us" the whole time, just letting Frank do his thing and speak to us, and just now decided to make it a point that she knew "we" were there the whole time.
Guys, the new Threecham is clearly called the Triumviryate.
Edit: Just listening to 410-412 podcast now, so my apologies if you already stumbled on this!
Damn what an ending. Awesome season, can't wait to see war time Frank and Claire!
Also want to say to @jim and @A_Ron_Hubbard the three episode podcast was perfect for the Netflix format. I liked watching the three episodes chunks instead of just binging like I do for other Netflix shows. Are you thinking of doing the 3 episode podcasts for OitNB?
Damn... am I going to have to start watching this show? I'm always reading these threads, but never got into the show (political stuff sort of turns me off sometimes), but this just sounds like something I'm missing out on.
That's a tough call, Michelle. I like it, but the third season is pretty bad. The first season was really, really good, as is this one. It's got a slick visual, and the performances are very well done. It's pretty easy to watch as well.
@A_Ron_Hubbard thanks for the insight - I think I might binge S1 this weekend and see how I do. I've always admired Kevin Spacey's work, and I really like Robin Wright. Plus, I made it through season five of Game of Thrones, and if I can make it through that sucky season then I can make it through season 3 of this show.
Just listened to the finale pod, I do have to agree that Claire might kill Frank to take over as President, imagine if they save her first time talking to us for after she kills Frank.
Also I've never met you guys but I have been around since the beginning with you. The 3 episode chunk was great because I personally could just say ok I'm staying and just watching these three and then watching the next 3 when the podcast comes out.
I'm only going to watch Daredevil as the podcast goes instead of binging because you kind of lose that discussion. Even though we have the forums not everyone is discussing everything at once and the podcast kind of does that for you.
Last year during OitNB I was done the first week so I only really listened to the podcasts for episodes I knew had something interesting. I guess it's personal preference really.
What about the possibility of the Hammer sinking to despicable depths to reveal the truth about Frank, I'm not saying he'll commit murder, but blackmail or extortion, I could see the Hammer showing some flexibility there if it meant taking down Frank. Also I think this would keep in sync with the overall theme of the show, to do the right thing, you will have to take a roll in the mud.
To be honest I am a little embarrassed that J&A used my comment on the podcast. I've mellowed on my opinion of this season and I don't think its as bad as I did immediately after viewing it. I was going to amend my comments but never got around to it. Oh well.
I still don't think its a good show and I do still have issues with its structure. It just reminds me of the Big Bang Theory. A less than intellegent show about smart people.
You know one key thing that will take out Frank everyone has forgotten.
Last season when Gavin the hacker left town he was talking to Rachel's lesbian lover, he gave her Dougs name and number. She's seen Doug before, she knows his face but not his name. So if she's ever in trouble and calls his number or the Hammer finds out about her while looking into Rachel Doug is fucked.
The Underwoods are in the most precarious situation thus far and the stakes have never been higher. Seth doesn't know what to say. Creepy Doug doesn't know what to do. The walls are closing in. They are in jeopardy on multiple fronts.
So, Claire and Frank double down. In fact, they double down twice– once on the impending war on terror and again with Yates. Both are equally desperate moves and both are equally dangerous courses of action. The war on terror is what it is– a sorely needed and highly sensationalized distraction. Still, they need Yates to pull this off. This could be more risky as the military action itself.
The Underwoods need Yates far beyond fulfillment of the emotional and physical marital voids. Yates fictionalized his current "needs a new ending" book, which foreshadows him spinning the public reality for the President. Of course, he likely won't agree to it, but I expect the relationship between Claire and Yates to grow. I don't see the Underwood influence, pressure or leverage diminishing anytime during the coming season so Yates will be forced to create the public-facing stories needed.
I expect Yates will succumb to the same fate of the souls used and abused before him. Still, I hope both he and Hammerschmidt share a scene.
Hammerschmidt's career has been about the truth– from day one. Yates' rise to prominence was founded on a lie. This needs to play out. Why? Well, they are both named Tom and they are opposite sides of a single coin. I look forward a battle waged between them. More importantly, I am hoping that the "Battle of the Toms" was planned all along.
1) Really loved how Freddy's character ended with him telling off Frank once Frank asked him to make him some ribs but at the same time, he wouldn't snitch on Frank when given the opportunity.
2) I wasn't into the whole Claire/Yates relationship angle. Mainly because we've already seen this with the photographer. Fortunately, it was down played a little because Frank was basically cool with it. Although, my fiancé and I were debating about whether this was a true act of love by Frank (to tell Claire to go get Yates back) or not.
3) My initial reaction to the ending and Claire was to think it would have been cool to have Claire break the 4th wall and have a 1 liner to end the series. To me, that would truly put her on Frank's level and show how ruthless she now has become (especially with her announcement that she's done trying to be loved). In my opinion, if she had broke the 4th wall, then she wouldn't necessarily need to continue to do it in Season 5 but just show us that it's possible. However, I can easily see the other side with people saying that she shouldn't have broken the 4th wall and maybe do it only in season 5.
4) How in the world did they not have a translator in the room who would have immediately told Frank and Claire (in her location) what Ahmadi said? Additionally, why not have him on a 5 second delay so you could somewhat control what he was saying just in case he "went off script"?
5) What's up with Doug and the widow? How did she just fall for Doug that fast and why? Because he donated $5,000? Yes, that's a very generous donation but slow down a bit. It's not like he donated $500,000. Just thought that whole thing came out of nowhere.
6) With the ending of this season, it should be interesting to see how this "war" will impact the election. Also, loved how the general was realizing that Conway wasn't exactly the person he thought he was.


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The White House counsel, Don McGahn, may leave the Trump administration in short order after cooperating extensively with the special counsel's investigation into possible criminal wrongdoing from President Donald Trump.
McGahn's departure had been expected as the White House enters the fall elections and looks to win confirmation for Kavanaugh, the president's second opportunity to place his imprint on the Supreme Court.
While the Times presented McGahn's cooperation as "unusual", Trump tweeted that it was all a part of the unprecedented level of transparency his administration has had with regards to the Russian Federation investigation.
News of McGahn's departure comes after it was revealed he was questioned by Robert Mueller's "Russiagate" investigation.
While McGahn had been a lawyer for Trump's 2016 campaign, the recent revelation that he had spent 30 hours testifying for Special Counsel Robert Mueller stunned many in Washington. Mueller's team is looking into whether Trump obstructed justice in trying to end the investigation.
"Senator Grassley has admired Mr. McGahn's work over the last two years and has considered him integral to the President's record-breaking success on filling judicial vacancies", the spokesman said.
But McGahn had not discussed his plans with Trump, the paper reported.
What to know about White House Counsel Don McGahn and why he's making headlines when it comes to Robert Mueller's Russian Federation probe. "U can't let that happen", Grassley, R-Iowa, tweeted.
His replacement is likely to be Emmett Flood, an attorney who worked with Bill Clinton to rebut impeachment proceedings.
The New Jersey native had been a partner at Jones Day, one of the world's largest law firms.
McGahn previously served as chairman of the Federal Election Commission and as a counsel to the National Republican Congressional Committee before joining Trump's orbit as general counsel to the president's 2016 campaign.


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I was born and raised in Cleveland, and started college at Bowling Green State University in 1984 majoring in creative writing. Eleven years later, I walked across the graduation stage to receive a PhD in math, a strange journey indeed. After two years at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania, I came home to Ohio, accepting a tenure-track job at the Hamilton campus of Miami University. I've won a number of teaching awards in my career, and while maintaining an active teaching schedule, I now spend an inordinate amount of time writing textbooks and course materials. I've written or co-authored either seven or twelve textbooks, depending on how you count them, as well as several solutions manuals and interactive CD-ROMS. After many years as developmental math coordinator at Miami Hamilton, I share the frustration that goes along with low pass rates in the developmental math curriculum. Far too many students end up on the classic Jetson's-style treadmill, with the abstract nature of the traditional algebra curriculum keeping them from reaching their goals. Like so many instructors across the country, I believe the time is right to move beyond the one-size-fits-all curriculum that treats students the same whether they hope to be an engineer or a pastry chef. "Because we've always done it that way" is NOT a good reason to maintain the status quo in our curriculum. Let's work together to devise alternate pathways that help students to learn more and learn better while hastening their trip into credit-bearing math courses. Since my book (Math in Our World) is written for the Liberal Arts Math and Quantitative Literacy market, I think I'm in the right place at the right time to make a difference in the new and exciting pathways course. I'm in a very happy place right now: my love of teaching meshes perfectly with my childhood dream of writing. (Don't tell my publisher this – they think I spend 20 hours a day working on textbooks – but I'm working on my first novel in the limited spare time that I have.) I'm also a former coordinator of Ohio Project NExT, as I believe very strongly in helping young college instructors focus on high-quality teaching as a primary career goal. I live in Fairfield, Ohio with my lovely wife Cat and fuzzy dogs Macleod and Tessa. When not teaching or writing, my passions include Ohio State football, Cleveland Indians baseball, heavy metal music, travel, golf, and home improvement.
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Mrs. Johanna Bergstrom passed away at her home in this city, November 8th at the age of 81 years. The elderly lady had been ailing since the early part of the summer but was not seriously ill or bed fast until a week before her death.
She was unconscious for two days which was caused by high blood pressure and other heart trouble along with weakness of old age.
Johanna Bergstrom was born in Sweden, October 15, 1845. On the 25th of March 1869 she was united to J.O. Bergstrom. In the fall of '69 this couple came to America settling near Moingona. From there they moved to a farm south east of Ogden where they lived until fifteen years ago when they moved to Ogden. Mr. Bergstrom preceded his wife in death having died two years ago.
The this union seven children were born three of whom are living, Henry of Missoula, Mont., Manuel of Imverness, Mont. ant [sic] Mrs. C.H. Anderson of this city.
Her children as well as other near relatives, Mrs. Gust Bergstrom and family, Mrs. L.J. Schmidt of Grove City, Minn. and Mrs. Phillip Bergstrom and children were with her during her last illness.
In addition to these near relatives there are fifteen grand children and many others to mourn their loss of this kindly lady and good mother.
Funeral services will be held this Thursday afternoon from the Swede Valley Lutheran Church at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Wm. Eldien in charge. Interment will be made in the church cemetery.


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Suakin, Red Sea, Sudan, May 1980. 3mm long alive. PHOTO: C. Todd.
On larger specimens from Hong Kong there are a clear yellow bands on the oral tentacles, and gills, and the lateral processes and posterior end of foot are capped with yellow.
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Тенкри́ () — коммуна во французском департаменте Мозель региона Лотарингия. Относится к кантону Дельм.

География
Тенкри расположен в 30 км к юго-востоку от Меца. Соседние коммуны: Бакур на севере, Превокур на северо-востоке, Вивье на юго-востоке, Донжё на юге, Дельм и Пюзьё на юго-западе, Ксокур на западе.

История
 Следы галло-романской культуры.
 Собственность последовательно аббатства Сен-Максимен в Трире, аббатства Сен-Арнуль в Меце и Меттлаш.
 Феод сеньоров де Тенкри и де Сальм провинции Лотарингия.

Демография
По переписи 2008 года в коммуне проживал 201 человек.

Достопримечательности
 Доисторическое поселение в месте, называемом Мон-де-Тенкри («Римский лагерь»).
 Дома XVII—XVIII веков.
 Развалины замка-крепости.
 Церковь Сен-Медар 1769 года.

Ссылки
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Коммуны департамента Мозель

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Saving our History for Future Generations
Organized in 1892, the New Hampshire State Organization Daughters of the American Revolution (NHSODAR) was initially led by State Regent Martha Cilley Bouton Clarke. In her address to Continental Congress in 1894, she reflected on NHSODAR with the following words.
"Many a family in our ancient commonwealth possesses venerated treasures in relics, letters, and manuscripts belonging to colonial times, and our beautiful New Hampshire rejoices in the remembrance that she was one of the earliest settled and most devotedly loyal of the thirteen colonial states and that her children -- true Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution - are the rightful inheritors of the sterling qualities of love of freedom and justice, of truth and of virtue, which made their ancestors strong and their state powerful. "
NHSODAR has consistently demonstrated a commitment to preserving New Hampshire's historical sites. In addition to the many significant sites marked by individual chapters, the state organization has also marked several significant locations across the state.
Penny Pines Forest
President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) to both employ the many of Americans who were out of work and to revitalize our National Forests. With the help of the CCC, the National Forest Service began growing small pine trees in nurseries across the country, with the goal of planting them in the National Forests. The small pine seedlings were sold for a penny each, thus the name, Penny Pines.
Under the leadership of President General Mrs. Henry M. Robert, the DAR participated in the Penny Pines project as part of the Golden Jubilee. Each state was to have a memorial forest, and each chapter was encouraged to pledge at least one acre of pine seedlings, which was about 500 trees. The CCC would plant the trees under the supervision of the National Forest Service, and the plantation would be dedicated by the DAR.
New Hampshire raised enough funds to plant 30,000 pines at Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire. Both Norway and Red pines were planted, and the forest was marked with a granite boulder and plaque. The dedication was held on June 25, 1940, and was organized by State Regent Florence Tilton Crockett.
In 2012, the Division of Forests and Lands determined that the plantation red pine stands were infested by the invasive red pine scale insect. 118 acres of the Penny Pine forest was harvested to rid the area of the insect and remove the diseased trees.
The Penny Pines Forest at Bear Brook State Park is the only DAR Forest in New Hampshire. The forest is adjacent to the Old Allenstown Meeting House on Bear Brook Road.
Coos Trail
In August of 1940, under the regency of Florence Tilton Crockett, the New Hampshire Daughters placed a marker at the New Hampshire terminus of the old Coos Trail.
The area in the northern part of New Hampshire around Colebrook was not settled until the end of the eighteenth century. Settlers in the area struggled to travel to a viable marketplace to both purchase and sell goods. Portland, Maine, was the nearest point of trade, but travel across the Dixville Notch was next to impossible.
In 1803, a road was projected through the Notch to Erroll. This road followed the old Indian trail and met a road known as "Coos Trail." This trail had been blazed in 1782 but had been abandoned for some time. The new road was not much better "than a bridle path," but it sufficed for a time. In 1822, a four-wheeled carriage was introduced into Coos County and the road expanded.
The tablet reads: "The Coos Trail was built in 1803 from Colebrook through Dixville Notch along the ancient trail of the Abenaki Indians to Erroll, where it met the Coos Road of Maine, completed in 1802 from Hallowell on the Kennebec River. Marked by the New Hampshire Daughters of the American Revolution 1940."
Portcullis
On August 10, 1974, under the regency of Marion E. Briggs French Johnson, NHSODAR dedicated the newly refurbished portcullis at Fort William and Mary in Newcastle.
This historic fort was first fortified by the British in 1632. Known locally as "the Castle," the fort is strategically located at the mouth of Portsmouth Harbor on the Piscataqua River. On the night of December 14, 1744, local patriots from the seacoast, under the leadership of John Langdon, responded to the unrest in the colonies. Despite several warnings from Governor Wentworth, four hundred men stormed the fort and removed all the gunpowder in the magazine. The stores were taken up the Piscataqua to Durham.
The following day, under the leadership of John Sullivan, the patriots returned to the fort and removed the canon and the small arms. The capture of Fort William and Mary is indeed the first organized act of aggression against the British crown in the colonies, and is a significant precursor to the American Revolution.
New Hampshire Daughters raised funds for the restoration of the portcullis and the replacement of the cobblestones under the entrance arch. At the 1975 DAR Continental Congress, this project received a special award for outstanding Bicentennial Historical Action.
Real Daughters
A Real Daughter is distinguished because she was the daughter of a Revolutionary War patriot, who became a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution after it was founded in 1890. There are 767 Real Daughters and New Hampshire is home to twenty-eight.
Learn about New Hampshire's Real Daughters.
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New optional updates are available for Windows 10 versions 1909, 1903, and 1809
Windows 10 Windows 10 May 2019 Update Windows 10 November 2019 Update Windows 10 October 2018 Update
Microsoft has released today new optional updates for older versions of Windows 10, including the versions 1909 and 1903 released last year. The patch KB4577062 includes various fixes for issues affecting HDR content, digital inking, and Windows Mixed reality, and here are the highlights:
Adds a notification to Internet Explorer 11 that informs users about the end of support for Adobe Flash in December 2020. For more information, see KB4581051.
Updates an issue that causes certain apps to go into an unwanted repair cycle. As a result, a user cannot use that app during that time.
Updates an issue that might display 4K high dynamic range (HDR) content darker than expected when you configure certain non-HDR systems for HDR Streaming.
Updates an issue to reduce the likelihood of missing fonts.
Updates an issue that causes a device to stop responding after you have been using a pen for several hours.
Reduces distortions and aberrations in Windows Mixed Reality head-mounted displays (HMD).
The version 1809 of the OS, which will continue to get mainstream support through November 2020, also received the optional patch KB4577069 today. You can find a list of highlights below:
Updates an issue that causes applications to close unexpectedly when a user inputs East Asian characters after changing the keyboard layout.
Updates an issue that causes Microsoft Office applications to close unexpectedly when using a Korean Input Method Editor (IME).
Microsoft will likely release more optional updates for other versions of Windows 10 later this month, and as usual, all these fixes will be included in next month's Patch Tuesday updates. Stay tuned to OnMSFT as we'll let you know if the May 2020 Update (version 2004) also gets new optional fixes in the coming days.
Sony's PlayStation 5 will start at $399 and launch on November 12 in the US
Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered spotted with an October release date set for Xbox One consoles


The award for least views on YouTube goes hands down to Slovenia's Omar Naber. We assume it's only lunatics like ourselves who are stupid enough to press play for the purpose of public service. You can all thank us later.
Martina Bárta from the Czech Republic showed promising progress by upgrading her frock from beige to maroon AND adding sequins. The suggestive cutouts almost made her look like a hottie even. If this development continues she will show up on stage in Kyiv dressed like a parrot, with feathers and the whole shebang.
Hold on, it turns out Omar Naber has a worthy competitor in Malta in the race towards being the least popular entrant on YouTube this season. Claudia Faniello shouted out to the audience that she wanted everybody to sing along. Perhaps because she secretly wishes that someone else would do the dirty work for her?
Blanche from Belgium gets the prize for worst attempt at fake news this evening as she is still pretending to be Tutankamon. We all know that fellah is lying very still in Lisbon until the 1st of May. Let's hope he does NOT come to Kyiv after that.
The prize for the most unfocused artist on stage goes to last night's host IMRI from Israel. And yeah we get it, it's a lot of work having people over, making sure everyone's having a good time, remembering to top up their drinks and checking if there's enough toilet paper in the loo, but seriously, IMRI needs to get his sh*t together before Kyiv.
In the less known technical award categories, the shut the f*ck up right now award was won by Brendan Murray from Ireland. We don't won't to sound mean here, but if you sing like a howling cat in the middle of the heat cycle you shouldn't really enter a song competition.
Worst fashion moment: Moldova's SunstrokeProject showing up with a vocalist in Michael Jackson's hat, EpicSaxGuy in the 2010 outfit and the violinist in whatever. This is an urgent matter that needs to be solved immediately. Can EBU please write a letter to Igor Dodon?
A honorable mention for best use of bed sheets went to Armenia's Artsvik. We presume her checked in luggage never arrived in Tel Aviv in time so why not make a dress out of what is available in the hotel room. We are taking notes in case the same thing happens to us when we arrive in Kyiv.


The search engine optimizers of MOZ are the topic of the first post after a summer break. MOZ released the study of the Google ranking factors 2015. These ranking factors are the result of a survey of about 150 search engine marketing professionals.
The study shows that search engine optimization is not dead as it has been discussed often lately. Reasons to discuss this issue have been various trends like personalization of search or social networking as well as the decision by Google to hide the traffic funnel originated by keywords used by searchers.
Opposed to this discussion relatively easy means like the popularity of links have been found to be of most importance regarding the ranking within search results. The same applies to keywords to describe a subject. But further important parameters are of newer origin. These other important ranking factors are engagement, brands and social metrics.
Of interest regarding Google penalties caused by supposed search engine spam is a new rubric summarizing counterproductive factors having a negative influence on the ranking. This approach has been introduced in this MOZ article for the first time.
Furthermore the current study has a new structure opposed to former ones, which listed around 200 search engine ranking factors. The current study is assorted by important factors and mentions further issues either strengthening or weakening these factors.
The complete results on search engine optimization for Google are made available by the following link: Search Engine Ranking Factors 2015.


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Module - Porte-feuille
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Le module de __porte-feuille__ vous permet de gérer différentes devises au sein de votre site ainsi qu'un porte-feuille virtuel qui pourra être attribué à chacun de vos utilisateurs.

Afin d'utiliser le module de __porte-feuille__, vous devez inclure le module de __compte__ disponible au sein de Beluga. En effet, le porte-feuille fonctionne étroitement avec le module de compte afin de vérifier l'identité de l'utilisateur courant.

Ce module offre plusieurs fonctionnalités : outils et widgets afin de facilement intégrer un porte-feuille au sein de votre site.

### Widgets

```Haxe
public function display(): Void
public function admin(): Void
```

Ces deux fonctions sont gérées par le diffuseur d'évènement web interne de Beluga et sont appelées lorsque l'utilisateur
requiert la visualisation d'un des widgets proposé par le module de porte-feuille. Ces deux widgets lancent respectivement les évènements :

* `display`
* `admin`

qui suggèrent au développeur d'afficher le widget de porte-feuille ou bien celui d'administration du porte-feuille.

### Fonctions

```Haxe
public function create(): Void
public function createCurrency(args: { name: String, rate: String }): Void;
public function removeCurrency(args: { id: Int }): Void;
public function setSiteCurrency(args: {id: Int }): Void;
public function addFunds(args: {funds: Float }): Void;
public function consumeFunds(args: {funds: Float }): Void;
```

Ces fonctions sont les principales fonctionnalités proposées par le module.

La première fonction permet la création d'un nouveau porte-feuille pour l'utilisateur. Si l'utilisateur est connecté (vérification grâce au module de compte), le porte-feuille est créé, sinon un évènement d'erreur est lancé.

Les méthodes `createCurrency` et `removeCurrency` permettent de respectivement créer ou supprimer une devise sur le site internet.

La fonction `setSiteCurrency` va permettre de choisir l'une des devises enregistrée pour le site comme la devise à utiliser pour les transactions.

Les fonctions `addFunds` et `consumeFunds` vont permettre d'ajouter ou de supprimer des fonds sur le porte-feuille de l'utilisateur. Une fois de plus, ces fonctionnalités sont étroitement liées au module de compte. En effet, il est fait automatiquement appel à celui-ci afin de vérifier l'identité de la personne actuellement connectée.

### A propos des évènements

Ces fonction lancent toutes des évènements en cas de succès ou d'échec. Ces évènements son facilement reconnaissables et suivent un meme patron : le nom de l'action + un suffixe. Par exemple, les évènements dans le cas de la fonction `addFunds` seront *addFunds__Fail__* et *addFunds__Success__*.

### Outils de conversions

D'autre fonctions sont disponibles sous forme d'outils afin de facilement réaliser des conversions sur les fonds réels de l'utilisateur dans différentes devises.

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Newsline Extra for November 21, 2007
"…Serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received" (1 Peter 4:10b)
ROUND-UP OF DISTRICT NEWS
1) Atlantic Northeast District meets on theme, 'God Is Faithful.'
2) Atlantic Southeast District celebrates its 83rd conference.
3) Middle Pennsylvania District Conference affirms new mission plan.
4) W. Pennsylvania District challenges members to be salt and light.
5) Virlina District celebrates 36th district conference.
6) 'Gathering' of Western Plains District is centerpiece of revival effort.
7) 'Come and Walk with Jesus': The Footprints story.
300th ANNIVERSARY UPDATE
8) 300th Anniversary update: Bits and pieces from the districts.
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For Newsline subscription information go to http://listserver.emountain.net/mailman/listinfo/newsline. For more Church of the Brethren news go to www.brethren.org, click on "News" to find a news feature, links to Brethren in the news, photo albums, conference reporting, webcasts, and Newsline archive.
Atlantic Northeast District held its 2007 conference on Oct. 12-13 in Leffler Chapel at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College. Norman D. Yeater, free minister of Chiques Church of the Brethren near Manheim, Pa., served as moderator. The theme was "God Is Faithful," with the scripture reference Philippians 1:6b, "The one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ."
Friday evening began with an inspirational time of music led by Hanoverdale (Pa.) Church of the Brethren's worship team. Pastor Belita Mitchell of Harrisburg (Pa.) First Church of the Brethren, who served as the 2007 Annual Conference moderator, shared a motivational message. J. Becker Ginder, Clem Rosenberger, and Curtis Ziegler (posthumously) were recognized for 50 years in ordained ministry. The Ridgeway Community Brass Ensemble played during the collection of the offering. The $1,740.50 received will be divided equally between the Mission Church Support Fund and District Ministries.
Moderator Yeater led delegates in approval of a slate of nominees and a budget of $631,345, in addition to receiving a variety of reports. An informative DVD and interviews highlighted district programs. District leaders were recognized, with new leaders in the district during the last year introduced. Newly licensed ministers, recently ordained ministers, and pastors serving new congregations were showcased in a power point display. Puerta del Cielo under the leadership of Ramon and Gloria Torres was recognized as a new congregation.
The meeting consecrated Paul Steiner, retired pastor of Mountville (Pa.) Church of the Brethren, as the moderator for next year's District Conference, to be held on Oct 10-11, 2008 in Leffler Chapel at Elizabethtown College.
–Doris Frysinger serves as secretary and newsletter editor for Atlantic Northeast District.
The 83rd District Conference of Atlantic Southeast District was held at St. Petersburg (Fla.) First Church of the Brethren. The conference began with two seminars on Oct. 12 and continued through the weekend.
The seminars were held on the topic of "Mother-Daughter Church Planting," led by Ray Hileman and Wayne Sutton and an interview with Ludovic St. Fleur, pastor of Eglise des Freres Haitiens (Haitian Church of the Brethren) in Miami, Fla.; and on "Biblical and Brethren Peace Heritage," presented by Jean and Phil Lersch.
The opening evening worship service was led by Carol Mason, coordinator for the General Board's Congregational Life Team, Area 3. A mime group from the local area also performed two numbers. A tour of the Raymond James Home Office, an extensive art collection of paintings and sculptures, all from living artists, preceded the worship service.
During morning worship on Saturday six people were licensed to ministry, five of them coming from the Miami Haitian church: Founa Augustin, Fred Belony, Jean Nixon Aubel, Henry Pierre, Servillia Attelus, along with Leah Hileman from Christ the Servant Church of the Brethren in Cape Coral, Fla.
In business sessions, moderator-elect Wayne Sutton led the consecration service for the 43 delegates who were present. A report from executive minister Martha Beach kicked off the district's 300th Anniversary Celebration, challenging the district to "Lighten Up" by losing 300 pounds before the next conference. Those not needing to lose weight will sponsor those who do by contributing a monetary amount to help pay the expenses for volunteers traveling to disaster sites. Another challenge to conferencegoers was for each church to do 300 hours of some type of disaster response work.
Beach also thanked all of the churches who committed to self-allocation. For the fourth year in a row, all of those making commitments either met or exceeded the stated amount. All of the church openings also have been filled.
The delegates voted to accept the recommendation of the District Board that all undesignated gifts to the district be divided in four ways, to be shared among the Church Development Council, District Board Operating Account, Ministry Scholarships, and Brethren Foundation. A pie auction to benefit the Church Development Council raised more than $1,100, with $125 being the highest price paid for one pie.
Certificates were presented to those in ministry, for every five years of service. Receiving certificates were Cecil Hess, Terry Grove, and Keith Simmons.
John Mueller completed his term as District Board chair at this meeting. For the past year, he has been commuting more than 700 miles to District Board meetings while he and his wife, Mary, have responded to a call to be disaster response coordinators in Chalmette, La., for Brethren Disaster Ministries.
The incoming officers were installed by Mueller: James Longenecker, moderator; Charles McGuckin, chair of the District Board; Keith Simmons, vice chair of the board; Jim Baker, at-large member of the board; Jerry Hartwell, in a second term as director of ministry; and Jose Calleja, director of witness.
Carol Mason wrapped up the conference by encouraging those in attendance to "go out and sow peace."
–Martha R. Beach is district executive minister of Atlantic Southeast District.
Middle Pennsylvania District Conference was hosted Oct. 19-20 by Everett (Pa.) Church of the Brethren. Wayne Brockway, pastor of New Enterprise (Pa.) Church of the Brethren, served as moderator. The Everett volunteers led by Leah Pepple, on-site coordinator, welcomed the conference with hospitality. Jolene Black of New Enterprise created and designed the conference logo using the theme, "Follow Me…Where? How? Now?"
Friday evening featured a Ministers' Banquet and a district Pastors and Spouses Choir led by Terry Hershberger and accompanied by Earla Shehan-Reffner. The Adult Choir of New Enterprise also shared music. Brockway gave the message for opening worship, asking the question whether we have become too comfortable in our churches. "Following Jesus: Where?"was his title based on Luke 9:23-26. Are we willing to follow Jesus wherever he would have us go? Brockway asked.
In business sessions, 51 churches were represented with 160 delegates, and 144 nondelegates also registered. The delegates affirmed an aggressive 2008 Mission Plan (2008 budget) which calls for a 7.6 percent increase over 2007. Prior to the conference delegates, pastors, board chairs, and treasurers were asked to take the increases and ministry priorities seriously. In order to meet the goals of the plan, congregations were asked to increase their giving levels to $25 per member. Churches already at or above that level were asked to consider a $5 per member increase. Most of the increases represented in the plan are seen in the addition of a part-time youth position (up to 10 hours per week) and additional expenses associated with an upcoming combined District Conference and Heritage Fair planned for Sept. 26-28, 2008, at Camp Blue Diamond to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of the Brethren.
The Youth Ministry Team and Connie Maclay, pastor of Beech Run Church of the Brethren in Mapleton Depot, Pa., shared with the delegate body on Saturday morning followed by an anointing and commissioning service for the Youth Ministry Team. Joel Rhodes of Stone Church and Kay Guyer of Woodbury (Pa.) Church of the Brethren also shared stories of their workcamp experiences this past summer. Doc O'Connor of Point Man Ministries shared ideas of how congregations can support returning military veterans as part of On Earth Peace's Welcome Home Project.
The Youth Ministry offering totaled $1,724, while a Pennies for Congregational Ministries offering totaled $5,027.30. Gas cards, phone cards, and pajamas were collected for Your Safe Haven, Inc.
Several ministers were recognized for ministry milestones. Recognized for 50 or more years of service were Dick Landrum of Huntingdon (Pa.) Stone Church of the Brethren, Michael Olivieri of Albright Church of the Brethren in Roaring Spring, Pa. (52 years), and Ron Hershberger of State College (Pa.) University Baptist and Brethren Church (56 years). Patricia Muthler was recognized for completing the Training in Ministry program. Michael Benner was recognized for his graduation from Bethany Theological Seminary this year.
In leadership positions, James Ake of the Stone Church was affirmed for another year as treasurer. A slate for district leadership was affirmed including Lori Knepp of the Everett Church as moderator designate. She will assist Robert Sell at the 2008 combined District Conference and Heritage Fair. Other leaders affirmed were Dennis Brumbaugh and Dale Dowdy for the Gifts Discernment Committee; Pat Gong for the Program and Arrangements Committee; Kelly Ritchey for the Audit Committee; Charles Eldredge for Standing Committee; Sara Miller, Brian Creps, and Dale Roth for the Congregational Ministry Coordinating Team; and Donald Brumbaugh for Pennsylvanians Concerned about Alcohol Problems.
The Conference concluded with moderator Brockway consecrating Robert Sell as moderator for 2008.
Western Pennsylvania District held its 141st annual District Conference at Smith Hall/Ferguson Theater on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Greensburg, Pa., on Oct. 27. Moderator Reba B. Johnson of Indiana, Pa., challenged the approximately 226 participants with the theme "You Are the Salt of the Earth…You Are the Light of the World."
Worship and music were interspersed throughout the business of the day. Insight sessions were held in the morning. The subjects included an overview of the work of two agencies of the denomination–the General Board and Brethren Benefit Trust, a presentation about the mission work of the denomination's Sudan Initiative, and a presentation about the work of Camp Harmony, the district's camp facility.
A highlight of the conference was an auction of three hours of district minister Ronald Beachley's time. This was done to encourage attendance at the district's second annual auction that took place on Nov. 3. Congregations and individuals also brought enough Gift of the Heart Kits for disaster relief, to send a van load to the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md.
In business session, the budget of $189,259 for 2008 was adopted by 194 delegates representing 53 congregations of the district, which has its office near Jerome. The district is comprised of 69 churches and one fellowship, with a membership of over 9,500.
Robert R. Stein of Chalk Hill was installed as moderator of the district for the next year. William A. Waugh of Greensburg was named moderator-designate. Twelve people were called to the district leadership team: David A. Baker, AnnaBelle Coleman, Janice Kaltenbaugh, Linda L Reininger, Patti Shaulis, Larry E. Walker, Mildred Z. Hartzell, Phillip A. King, Homer H. Marshall, Guy L. Myers, Shirley Baker, and Gary N. Weaver. Myrna P. Baer was called as district delegate to Standing Committee. Charles B. Statler was named to the Board of Trustees for the Brethren Home Community Windber, Pa. Called to the board of directors of Camp Harmony located near Hooversville, Pa., were John E. Eash, Linda L. Reininger, and Patti Shaulis. Two people were called to serve on the district's gifts discernment team: Bertha Hironimus and Patricia M. Marshall.
–Suzanne Moss is secretary for Western Pennsylvania District.
The 36th Virlina District Conference was held at Bonsack (Va.) Baptist Church on Nov. 9-10, on the theme, "CELEBRATE: Surrendered to GOD, Transformed in CHRIST, Empowered by SPIRIT" (Philippians 4:4-8). Total registration was 534 people, with 249 delegates (including 72 pastors) and 285 nondelegates from 78 congregations. These participated in the worship, fellowship, and discernment of the district under the leadership of moderator W. Gregory Broyles of Oak Grove Church of the Brethren in Roanoke, Va.
Keynote speaker for the Friday and Saturday evening worship services was Timothy P. Harvey, chair of the Church of the Brethren General Board and pastor of Central Church of the Brethren in Roanoke. The Friday evening service was enhanced by a duet, "Glory to the Lord, Our God," by Linda Clague and Fred Porter, as well as instrumental selections by musicians drawn from the Central and Oak Grove congregations. More than 460 people were present for the Friday evening service.
Saturday morning devotional services were led by Broyles as district moderator, and featured the lighting of a candle for each congregation and meeting point. On Saturday evening, an inspiring service was highlighted by a choir of youth and young adults from throughout the district. Attendance for the Saturday evening service was 208.
A Ministers and Spouses Banquet was held on Friday evening at Cloverdale (Va.) Church of the Brethren, with 65 people in attendance and Jim Beckwith, moderator of the 2008 Annual Conference and pastor of Annville (Pa.) Church of the Brethren, as the featured speaker. Bob Gross, executive director of On Earth Peace, was the leader of the Peace Affairs Breakfast which preceded the district conference on Saturday morning.
In business sessions, the district recognized Una Nueva Vida En Cristo Fellowship of Willis, Va., and seated the fellowship delegates. New business included approval of the Master Site Plan for Camp Bethel. This comprehensive plan details the 100 Year Vision previously adopted, and will guide the transformation of the camp over coming generations. The district also approved a District Board budget of approximately $308,000 for 2008. Delegates also heard that the Camp Bethel budget for 2008 will be $617,610. Offerings of $3,465.04 were received for the expenses of the District Conference.
Twenty-two individuals were called to leadership positions including E. Patrick Starkey of Ninth Street Church of the Brethren in Roanoke, Va., as moderator-elect. Rosalie R. Wood was called as clerk; Roger G. Stultz was called as district representative to Standing Committee; W. Gregory Broyles was called as trustee of Bridgewater (Va.) College; Donna Jamison and Judy D. Mills were called to the Program and Arrangements Committee; Dewey V. Broyles, Sandra H. Layman, and James R. Worline were called to the Nominating and Personnel Committee; Michael G. Battle, Sandra Sue Bolton, Jane Fralin Grisso, Mark L. Harmon, William J. Hinton Sr., Gerald L. Hylton, Chuck Martin, Lenoria Naff, Michael L. Pugh, Claude C. Shell, and Harry W. Shelton were called to the District Board; Terry Harris and Amanda Naff were called to the Outdoor Ministries Committee.
Delegates heard reports that Cathy S. Huffman will continue to serve as the District Board chair for 2007-08. Other members of the Executive Committee are Ronald Sink as vice-chair, J. Hebron Quesenberry as Commission on Ministry chair, Gary L. Basham as Commission of Stewards chair, Kathy Otey as Commission on Nurture chair, Jerry Wayne Naff as Commission on Witness chair, Wayne Bailey as Outdoor Ministries Committee chair, and Roy A. McVey as Church Extension Committee chair.
Reports from the district staff were received, and an entertaining and an informative District Board report titled "Are You Smarter Than a District Executive?" was presented by chair Cathy S. Huffman. Other reports were received from district committees and other institutions of the district and denomination. A report on pastoral placement revealed that 26 congregations, fellowships, and projects have been involved in the pastoral placement process in the year ending Sept. 30. Fourteen new pastors in 15 congregations were named and introduced. The conference honored Donald Kline for 59 years of ministerial service and Kermit P. Flora for 74 years of ministerial service.
The 37th Virlina District Conference will be held Nov. 14-15, 2008. Vernon E. Baker, a member of Topeco Church of the Brethren in Floyd County, Va., will serve as the moderator.
–David Shumate is district executive minister for Virlina District.
For a third straight year, Brethren in Western Plains District met together to celebrate the transformation occurring in the district and to gain new tools and support for the work ahead. Called "The Gathering," the annual retreat at a conference center in Salina, Kan., is the centerpiece of a larger renewal and revitalization effort for many of the district's 38 congregations.
About 300 people attended this year's event on Oct. 26-28, engaging in worship, plenary sessions, workshops, and fellowship. Events for children and youth were held concurrently.
Eight congregations entered into a "covenant process" with the district in 2005, eight more in 2006, and another five this year. The congregations each appoint a transformation steering team to work at discernment and to set goals, and each receives coaching from the district. The Gathering offers a chance for the congregations to come together, learn, and share about their journeys.
For some congregations, the change has been incremental. For others, it has been fairly dramatic–such as the Independence congregation in southeastern Kansas, which has freed its pastor to spend most of his time leading disaster relief efforts for the area that was struck by severe flooding earlier this year. The Independence youth group now has about 50 participants.
Other congregations also have seen growth or have become significantly involved in community ministries. A new DVD created by Chris Stover-Brown, shown at the Gathering, featured four of those stories.
Highlights of the weekend included messages from Bethany Theological Seminary staff member and author Fred Bernhard, and 2007 Annual Conference moderator Belita Mitchell; a session on worship led by Kim Bontrager of First Mennonite Brethren Church of Wichita, Kan.; and a concert by Seth Hendricks, who coordinated music at the 2006 National Youth Conference.
A fuller report on Western Plains' transformation emphasis will appear in the January issue of "Messenger" magazine.
–Walt Wiltschek is editor of the Church of the Brethren's "Messenger" magazine.
Who would have ever imagined that the choice of "Come and Walk with Jesus" as the theme for the 2007 District Conference of Western Plains District would help create an amazing new ministry?
Every year the committee that plans the conference chooses a theme, and worship centers are created to reflect the theme. This year, committee member Cheryl Mishler contacted Connie Rhodes, from Newton (Kan.) Church of the Brethren, and asked if she would consider making the worship centers. What followed was nothing short of divine intervention.
Connie spent time thinking and praying, and thinking and praying some more, about what she could do to help carry the conference theme over into the business meetings and worship. Finally, she started creating the worship center: wonderful works of art around the theme of footprints.
Each painting ended up in the shape of a foot. Each painting was created on plain white corrugated cardboard. In addition, Connie provided scripture references for each painting as well as her own personal thoughts about each painting.
Here is what she said regarding "The Footprints," as they are now called: "I left the cardboard footprint posters free hand-cut, with all the nicks, tears, and uneven rough edges, because life is full of nicks, cuts, roughness, and yet smooth and straight at other times. Especially walking in Jesus' footprints…it's a good reminder to us that it's not so much the situation that will be remembered…but our reaction to it! And that this gives us character of the soul."
Connie's wonderful paintings have had an impact on conference attendees. The beauty of each painting, the spiritual impression, and the interpretation that each person took from the paintings was amazing. We were truly blessed to have Connie share her God-given talent with us that weekend of district conference.
One of the ways the district has decided to carry on "The Footprints" ministry is to offer the paintings as note cards. Profits from the sale of the note cards will benefit the ministries of Western Plains District. Each set of note cards contains 18 cards, including the 17 Footprints paintings and a card of the 2007 Western Plains District Conference logo. Each card features the name of the painting, the scripture reference, and Connie's personal reflection, with the inside of the card left blank. Each set of note cards is $25 plus $4.60 shipping. Order from http://www.rochestercommunitycob.org/.
–Terry Smalley is a member of Rochester Community Church of the Brethren in Topeka, Kan. (formerly Topeka Church of the Brethren).
Michigan District is holding "Heritage Car Caravans" as part of its celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Brethren movement. The first caravans were held Oct. 13, 20, and 27. "We had a GREAT TIME today on the first of these journeys to visit the Churches of the Brethren in Michigan," reported district executive minister Marie Willoughby in an e-mail note. "There were 15 of us from four congregations who traveled. Each church we visited hosted us extremely well with people there to tell about the church, give a tour, and offer refreshments. We were at Sugar Ridge, Onekama, Marilla, and Lakeview. And we made a stop at the district office." More car caravan trips are planned for next year.
Northern Indiana District's 300th Anniversary Celebration has been scheduled for April 20, 2008, at West Goshen (Ind.) Church of the Brethren. In more anniversary news from the district, it is sponsoring with a charter bus to the 300th Anniversary Celebration at next summer's Annual Conference in Richmond, Va. Middlebury Church of the Brethren members Don and Patti Weirich of Donatti Tours are planning the special charter package, which will include highlights en route such as a stop in Lancaster County, Pa., to see "In the Beginning" at Sight and Sound's Millennium Theatre, and a driving tour of Washington, D.C. Cost of the package is $325 (registration and lodging while at Annual Conference will be at the individual's expense). For more information contact theweirichs@verizon.net or 574-825-2955.
Northern Ohio District is inviting each church to create a block for its 300th anniversary commemorative quilt. In addition to a block from each congregation, the district is seeking the signature of all pastors–ordained, licensed, and retired–for a border around the outside of the quilt.
Middle Pennsylvania District is planning a combined District Conference and Heritage Fair for 2008. The event will be held Sept. 26-28, 2008, at Camp Blue Diamond to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of the Church of the Brethren. Plans are underway for a "Big-Tent Meeting," a Friday night "sing through the 300 years of hymnody" with Nancy Faus, worship on Saturday evening with Andy Murray, and a Sunday morning service.
Virlina District's 300th Anniversary celebration committee is developing plans for volunteers to make a five-minute "Happy Birthday" celebration visit with each congregation during a Sunday morning worship time between Nov. 1 and Feb. 29. The visits will be an opportunity for the district to share a greeting during the anniversary celebration and to encourage each church to develop special local plans. Host congregations may choose to make the anniversary theme the focus of the worship service on the Sunday of the visit, or plan an all-church birthday luncheon with a birthday cake and all the trimmings, or use one of several audiovisual anniversary resources available from Brethren Press.
Newsline is produced by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, director of news services for the Church of the Brethren General Board, cobnews@brethren.org or 800-323-8039 ext. 260. Newsline appears every other Wednesday, with other special issues sent as needed. The next regularly scheduled issue is set for Dec. 5. Newsline stories may be reprinted if Newsline is cited as the source. For more Brethren news and features, subscribe to "Messenger" magazine, call 800-323-8039 ext. 247.
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Taboos in Africa Experienced
Taboos have a vital purpose in the lives of African Madagascar people in employment, social and food.
The importance of taboos cannot be minimized in Africa. Sharing the same taboos allows people to identify with their African clan and African community.
Taboos in Africa about death, days of the week, marriage and food.
What is a fady?
Fady in Madagascar is a strong wide range of beliefs that vary by region and clan to clan. Fady is related to hospitality, habits eating plants and animals, behavior towards elders, burial and child-rearing practices, and working activities.
Taboos or fady in Africa can be translated as a prohibition, referring to what one is not allowed to do, objects that one must not come into contact, words which must not be uttered and places which must be avoided.
The offender of African taboos fady becomes taboo to the environment, family and the community. By not observing ancestral fady, or by observing them only selectively, individuals bring dishonor to their ancestors and can find themselves socially alienated from their community.
Fady days are among the many customs in Madagascar determined by the vintana or destiny structure, which is a universal belief throughout Madagascar.
In general, the vintana system requires that sowing and harvesting, marriage and burial, and various kinds of important work must take place, or not take place, on certain days of the week.
Any given day may be lucky or unlucky, every day and every month has its vintana character. For example, Wednesday is an evil day. If one starts working in the rice fields on a Wednesday, there will be no harvest.
On the other hand, Wednesday is a good day for burials. Thursday is dangerous. It might cause death in the village and it is fady to have burials on this day. Saturday is children's day. It is an unfortunate day for grand events and important work.
The morning is good on Sunday but the afternoon is evil and dangerous. It is therefore fady to work on Sunday, especially in the afternoon.
Other localized African Madagascar taboos deal with African food; hunting lemurs is taboo to certain clans, and forests are treated with respect and fear as it is the place where sacred ancestors and spirits live.
Children are forbidden from eating eggs and chicken, and sweet potatoes can only be eaten as soon as they are dug up. Chickens are considered dirty, and eggs are believed to make women and children mute.
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