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Re di Portogallo was an ironclad warship built for the Italian Regia Marina in the 1860s, the second and final member of the . She was laid down at the William H. Webb Shipyard in New York in December 1861, was launched in August 1863, and was completed a year later in August 1864; the two Re d'Italia-class ships were the only Italian ironclads built in the United States. The ships were broadside ironclads, armed with a battery of six 72-pounder guns and thirty-two  guns.

Re di Portogallo saw action at the Battle of Lissa during the Third Italian War of Independence in 1866. She engaged several Austrian wooden vessels in the melee, including ship of the line , which rammed Re di Portogallo but inflicted no significant damage. The ship's career after the war was very limited; in 1871, she was converted into a training ship. By 1875, her wooden hull was found to have deteriorated badly, and so she was broken up for scrap.

Design

Re di Portogallo was  long overall; she had a beam of  and an average draft of . She displaced  normally and up to  at full load. Her hull was built from green wood. She had a crew of 552.

The ship's propulsion system consisted of one single-expansion marine steam engine that drove a single screw propeller. Steam was supplied by four coal-fired, rectangular fire-tube boilers, which were vented through a single funnel located amidships. Her engine produced a top speed of  from . She could steam for about  at a speed of . For long-distance travel, Re di Portogallo was fitted with three masts and was barque-rigged.

Re di Portogallo was a broadside ironclad, and she was armed with a main battery of six 72-pounder  guns and thirty-two  rifled muzzle-loading guns. The ship was equipped with a spur-shaped ram at the bow. The ship's hull was sheathed with wrought iron armor that was  thick. Her rudder and propellers, however, were not protected by her armor.

Service history
The keel for Re di Portogallo was laid down at the William H. Webb Shipyard in New York City in December 1861; she and her sister were the only Italian ironclads to be built in the United States. She was launched on 29 August 1863 and completed just under a year later, on 23 August 1864. Re di Portogallo then crossed the Atlantic and joined the Italian fleet. In June 1866, Italy declared war on Austria, as part of the Third Italian War of Independence, which was fought concurrently with the Austro-Prussian War. The Italian fleet commander, Admiral Carlo Pellion di Persano, initially adopted a cautious course of action; he was unwilling to risk battle with the Austrian Navy, despite the fact that the Austrian fleet was much weaker than his own. Persano claimed he was simply waiting on the ironclad ram , en route from Britain, but his inaction weakened morale in the fleet, with many of his subordinates openly accusing him of cowardice.

Rear Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff brought the Austrian fleet to Ancona on June 27, in attempt to draw out the Italians. At the time, many of the Italian ships were in disarray; several ships did not have their entire armament, and several others had problems with their engines, including Re di Portogallo, which could not get underway. Persano held a council of war aboard the ironclad  to determine whether he should sortie to engage Tegetthoff, but by that time, the Austrians had withdrawn, making the decision moot. The Minister of the Navy, Agostino Depretis, urged Persano to act and suggested the island of Lissa, to restore Italian confidence after their defeat at the Battle of Custoza the previous month. On 7 July, Persano left Ancona and conducted a sweep into the Adriatic, but encountered no Austrian ships and returned on the 13th.

Battle of Lissa

On 16 July, Persano took the Italian fleet out of Ancona, bound for Lissa, where they arrived on the 18th. With them, they brought troop transports carrying 3,000 soldiers; the Italian warships began bombarding the Austrian forts on the island, with the intention of landing the soldiers once the fortresses had been silenced. In response, the Austrian Navy sent the fleet under Tegetthoff to attack the Italian ships. Re di Portogallo was at that time in the 3rd Division, along with the ironclads , , and , and the coastal defense ship  . After spending the 18th unsuccessfully bombarding the Austrian fortresses, the Italians withdrew late in the day, preparing to launch another attack the following morning.  Persano sent most of his ships to bombard the town of Vis, but he was unable to effect the landing.

The next morning, Persano ordered another attack; four ironclads would force the harbor defenses at Vis while Re di Portogallo and the rest of the fleet would attempt to suppress the outer fortifications. This second attack also proved to be a failure, but Persano decided to make a third attempt the next day. Re di Portogallo and the bulk of the fleet would again try to disable the outer forts in preparation for the landing. Before the Italians could begin the attack, the dispatch boat  arrived, bringing news of Tegetthoff's approach. Persano's fleet was in disarray; the three ships of Admiral Giovanni Vacca's 1st Division were three miles to the northeast from Persano's main force, and three other ironclads were further away to the west. Persano immediately ordered his ships to form up with Vacca's, first in line abreast formation, and then in line ahead formation. Re di Portogallo initially had trouble getting her engines running, but after repairs were quickly made, she joined the rest of the fleet. She was one of the last ships in the line.

Shortly before the action began, Persano decided to leave his flagship and transfer to Affondatore, though none of his subordinates on the other ships were aware of the change. They were thus left to fight as individuals without direction. More dangerously, by stopping Re d'Italia, he allowed a significant gap to open up between Vacca's three ships and the rest of the fleet. Tegetthoff took his fleet through the gap between Vacca's and Persano's ships, in an attempt to split the Italian line and initiate a melee. He failed to ram any Italian vessels on the first pass, so he turned back toward Persano's ships, and took Re d'Italia, San Martino, and Palestro under heavy fire. The Austrians quickly inflicted serious damage on Re d'Italia and Palestro, eventually sinking both ships. After Palestro withdrew, the Austrian ironclads turned their attention to the 3rd Division, including Re di Portogallo.

Re di Portogallo initially attacked the unarmored ships  and  before the ship of the line  rammed Re di Portogallo in an attempt to save them. Kaiser struck only a glancing blow, however, and inflicted little damage. Re di Portogallo fired her light guns into the ship in response, starting a fire, and killing or wounding a number of Austrian gunners before Kaiser could break free. By this time, Re d'Italia had been rammed and sunk, and Palestro had been set on fire, soon to be destroyed by a magazine explosion. Persano broke off the engagement, and though his ships still outnumbered the Austrians, Persano refused to counter-attack with his badly demoralized forces. In addition, the fleet was low on coal and ammunition. The Italian fleet began to withdraw, followed by the Austrians; as night began to fall, the opposing fleets disengaged completely, heading for Ancona and Pola, respectively. Re di Portogallo emerged from the battle relatively unscathed, though many of her iron plates had been loosened in the collision with Kaiser.

Later career
After the battle, Vacca replaced Persano; he was ordered to attack the main Austrian naval base at Pola, but the war ended before the operation could be carried out. The damage to Re di Portogallo was repaired after the battle, but the ship was rapidly made obsolete by the development of casemate ships and shortly thereafter turret ships. As a result, her postwar career was very limited. In 1870, the ship's armament was modified; twenty of her 164 mm guns were removed and two  guns were added. The following year, she was converted into a gunnery training ship, and was again re-equipped, now with twenty 8 in guns, two  guns, and eight  guns. In 1873, she was stationed in La Spezia for gunnery training. The ship did not serve long in this capacity; the ageing of the unseasoned wood used to build the ship, coupled with several flaws in the ship's construction cut her career short. She was stricken from the naval register on 31 March 1875 and subsequently broken up for scrap. The Navy discarded Re di Portogallo and the three s between 1875 and 1880 to remove the cost of maintaining them from the naval budget, as part of an effort to reduce the financial impact of the new  and es then under construction.

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Styl naukowy – styl funkcjonalny języka używany w tekstach o charakterze naukowym, ukształtowany na gruncie języka standardowego.

Styl ten jest zazwyczaj nasycony fachowymi terminami, które mają w obrębie danej dyscypliny ściśle zdefiniowane znaczenie (często odmienne od znaczenia przyjętego w języku powszechnym), dzięki czemu teksty pisane tym językiem nie pozostawiają, jak inne formy wypowiedzi literackiej, swobody ich różnej interpretacji. Cechuje go też częste stosowanie form bezosobowych, strony biernej, czasu przeszłego, form przypuszczających i formalizmu matematycznego. Styl ten nie stanowi jednorodnego tworu, lecz cechuje się odmianami, właściwymi dla różnych dziedzin wiedzy i gatunków publikacji.

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Obecność stylu naukowego charakterystyczna jest dla prac naukowych, choć niekiedy jest on spotykany również w innego rodzaju tekstach. Niektóre podręczniki, szczególnie te skierowane do studentów, są także pisane językiem naukowym. Jego elementy zauważalne są też w encyklopediach i leksykonach.

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Początków stylu naukowego można doszukiwać się już w średniowieczu, kiedy zalążkiem tekstów naukowych były recepty lekarskie. Następnie w czasach nowożytnych, a dokładniej w XVI wieku zaczęły powstawać liczne poradniki medyczne, gospodarskie itp. o charakterze naukowym. Jednak właściwy rozwój stylu przypada dopiero na wiek XIX, kiedy rozpoczęła się fala wielkich odkryć naukowych. Wzrosło zapotrzebowanie na rozpracowywanie szczegółów owych odkryć, co było niezbędne do późniejszego ich wykorzystania. W rezultacie rosła liczba ludzi pracujących w zawodzie naukowca. W masie szczegółów opracowywanych w wielu dziedzinach, przez naukowców, którzy kontaktowali się głównie za pomocą różnojęzycznych publikacji, zaczęły powstawać problemy w komunikowaniu się. Ich zwalczanie wymagało tworzenia nowych terminów oraz zaopatrzenie ich w ścisłe definicje, tak aby uniknąć dwuznaczności. Tak narodził się bardzo sztywny i schematyczny styl naukowy.

Cechy charakterystyczne
Do charakterystycznych cech stylu naukowego można zaliczyć następujące elementy:
 obecność funkcji poznawczej, wynikającej z celu pracy naukowej dążącej do zapoznania czytelnika bądź słuchacza z omawianym zagadnieniem.
 przewaga zdań podrzędnie złożonych i wielokrotnie złożonych o skomplikowanej budowie. Ich częste występowanie służy precyzyjnemu, ścisłemu i przejrzystemu wyrażaniu myśli. Taka budowa najlepiej oddaje skomplikowany niejednokrotnie tok rozumowania naukowca.
 zdominowany przez terminologię naukową przyjętą w danej dziedzinie (dużą część terminologii stanowią wyrazy obce, co wiąże się z międzynarodowym charakterem nauki). Autor pracy naukowej nie podaje objaśnienia terminów, zakłada, że czytelnik bądź słuchacz rozumie ich znaczenie. Sprawia to, że tekst jest niezrozumiały dla "zwykłego człowieka", tj. osoby niezajmującej się nauką na co dzień.
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 liczne cytaty i przypisy.
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"Einstein's Brain Pocket n' Pendant Charm can be carried in a pocket, purse or worn as a pendant. Two of them can be worn as earrings. They are lightweight and can be worn in the bath or shower, if you don't mind that they then tend to stop working.
"Again, my little humor-bug has crept out. I'm joking about wearing the charm in the shower. Of course it will continue to work, but it will add a codicil, to wit: 'This idiot bathes with jewelry on.'
"This, of course, disqualifies you from the Hindu Heaven. You are required to learn and understand EVERYTHING about Planet Earth before you can pass on to higher realms, so you must answer The Objective Question, the same question that is asked but unvoiced by the world-famous Sphinx, built by aliens in 8500 B.C.:
"'What is the capital of South Dakota?'
"Most people will answer 'Fargo', but Fargo is the capital of North Dakota, not South Dakota. Pierre is the capital of South Dakota, remains obscure and unknown to most, and is therefore the primary question that must be answered correctly before the soul can pass to the next higher level.
"That question, asked just after your spirit has left the body, has tripped up more soul voyagers than any other pop quiz question in the Apres-Vie, so be on guard, be prepared! Remember, it's not Fargo, it's Pierre, and you'll be all right.
"See You At The Top!!!
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Cherry Hill: Exploring Baltimore's Neighborhoods
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The path to one of the city's most spectacular views is more than a little unlikely.
Head west past Arundel Elementary/Middle on Veronica Avenue and take a right on Giles Road. From there, a quick left takes you down a short, bumpy road that leads to a methadone clinic and a shuttered mail station. But drive straight, past a Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall on your left, and ahead of you is a serene outlook of the Patapsco and Baltimore's skyline.
Locust Point: Exploring Baltimore's Neighborhoods
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American flags affixed to the front of several rowhouses on Latrobe Park Terrace blow gently in the light breeze. The adjacent park on this 85-degree, mid-June afternoon is active – at the dog park, on the playground equipment, around Banner Field. We're just a few miles from the heart of downtown, but everything about this scene in Locust Point feels suburban.
"We have a retired police officer on my street," says Will Jovel, the Locust Point Civic Association's design review chair, "and he said while he was on duty, they called [our neighborhood] 'Mayberry.'"
Druid Heights: Exploring Baltimore's Neighborhoods
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Traipsing across the vacant, littered lot at the Southwest corner of Druid Hill Avenue and Baker Street, Anthony Pressley looked ahead proudly to 17 newly constructed homes. In this perpetually struggling West Baltimore neighborhood, those gleaming houses were a substantial victory for Pressley and his colleagues at the Druid Heights Community Development Corporation.
Howard Park: Exploring Baltimore's neighborhoods
"This is the block where it's scary to everyone," Preston Greene says as we walk down the 4700 block of Liberty Heights Avenue, a once-vibrant stretch of Howard Park now marked by cheap carry-outs and a handful of shuttered storefronts. "There was a hardware store there, very small. This door is that of a halfway house – right next to a liquor store. A protected class of citizens. Are you kidding me?"
Mount Washington: Exploring Baltimore's neighborhoods
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The houses sit on large, well-manicured lots. The neighborhood's public elementary/middle school is one of the best in Baltimore City. Downtown is a quick drive down the JFX or a short ride from the Light Rail station. There are parks, a neighborhood swimming pool and a driving range, not to mention quality restaurants and bars, salons and boutiques.
Is there anything Mount Washington doesn't have?
Pigtown: Exploring Baltimore's neighborhoods
Pigs were unloaded off trains at the B&O rail yards and herded through nearby streets to the slaughterhouses. That's the abbreviated version of how Pigtown got its name.
Waverly Village: Exploring Baltimore's neighborhoods
A tree-lined median bisects most of 33rd Street, stretching from the eastern edge of Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus all the way to the southwestern edge of Lake Montebello. To the north of 33rd from Old York Road to Ellerslie is Waverly; to the south is Better Waverly. They are two distinct neighborhoods, separated by that median, but connected by signs announcing entry to Waverly Village.
Greektown: Exploring Baltimore's neighborhoods
At its peak, Greektown was home to about 1,000 families. Now it's around 600. People come and people go, mostly to the county. But the pull of this Southeast Baltimore neighborhood – particularly for Greek-Americans – remains strong.
"They come down to the restaurants, they come down to the little shops," said Theo Harris, a Greektown resident and prominent local realtor. "Their weddings, their funerals, their baptisms, it's all happening in the community. That's really the bond."
Dickeyville: Exploring Baltimore's neighborhoods
Stone houses from the 1850s sit on lush, spacious lots next to "new" construction built in the 1950s. Neighbors wave to one another on the streets, stopping for conversation with familiar faces and strangers alike. Our tour guide – the village's unofficial historian – makes his living as a wood-turner.
We have entered Baltimore's most anachronistic neighborhood. Welcome to Dickeyville.
Park Heights: Exploring Baltimore's neighborhoods
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"You might have heard today that there were three shootings that happened over there on Cold Spring. Part of that stuff is what we're trying to weed out. That element, as long as drugs continue to rule …"
Julius "Julio" Colon is aware of the perception – and, as noted in the quote above, the reality – of Park Heights. In his role as president and CEO of Park Heights Renaissance, Colon sees evidence of urban blight every day. Vacant buildings throughout the neighborhood. Forty-some liquor stores dotting long stretches of Park Heights Avenue and Reisterstown Road. Significantly higher-than-average rates of teen pregnancy, HIV infection and recidivism among residents.


Two years ago, I honestly wasn't 100% sure that I would have any more birthdays and now I am so grateful for each and every one.
Last year, on my 30th birthday, I was blessed to be in Argentina on an all expenses paid, first class trip to Buenos Aires and Uruguay, compliments of Beachbody.
This year, I'm not on a cool vacation but instead I get to enjoy it with my kids and I am so very grateful for that. And do you want to know why? Having cancer taught me to appreciate every minute and make the most of them. There is no guarantee on the amount of time you have left and I'm going to continue to make every minute count.
Post-chemo, one of the things I became a fanatic about was cutting out chemicals from my life. No, no one knows what causes the type of cancer I had, but since my treatments, I have done everything in my power to ensure that if it does come back, I won't be able to blame myself. So for me, that includes soaps, bug spray, medicines, cleaners, fertilizers, etc. If there is a natural way to do it instead of automatically going to chemicals, I have sought it out.
Now I make all of my cleaners, including all purpose cleaner, window spray, granite cleaner, laundry soap, etc. The only one I haven't been able to find a good substitute for is dishwashing detergent but trust me I am looking. This post will be part one in a series of the cleaning products I am currently using and I am very happy with the results of.
The recipe I use for laundry soap is dry – I don't know about you, but trying to find space to store mass quantities of liquid in my house with three kids is precarious at best and a disaster at its worst. The recipe is pretty simple – just 3 ingredients. It is low sud so it does work in HE washers.
I'm a little extreme, so I made an extreme batch – I used 10 bars of soap, 10 cups of borax, and 10 cups of washing soda, mixed it all up and then put it in a pretty glass jar with a pretty label in the laundry room. I have no idea how long it will last. For my family of 5, I've been using this batch since July (so over 6 months now) and I'm still not halfway through it… so I'm hoping if I make up this much at a time, making laundry soap will be a annual event. I use one tablespoon per load and I am very happy with the results.
The only issue I would mention is there is no smell. This doesn't bother me – if my clothes are clean, they don't need to smell good – but I know some people prefer that their clothes have a scent. I don't use fabric softener or dryer sheets (again, the crazy fanatic no chemicals thing) but I'm working on a way to use essential oils to scent my clothes in the dryer (so far, I haven't had any luck but I'm not giving up yet).


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Canadian Anglican Bishops Denounce Vote to Approve Same-Sex 'Marriage'
By Heather Clark on July 21, 2016 36 Comments
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — A group of bishops within the Anglican Church of Canada have released a statement denouncing this month's vote within the General Synod to give the green light to allow same-sex nuptials within the denomination.
As previously reported, the Anglican Church of Canada voted on July 12 to approve of same-sex "marriage" a day after a miscount resulted in reports that the measure had been struck down.
"A minister may only solemnize a marriage between persons of the same sex if authorized by the diocesan bishop," the resolution, moved by minister Colin Johnson, read.
It also proposed to substitute the word "partners" for "husband and wife" in church canon, and to substitute "the parties to the marriage" for "a man and a woman."
The resolution's authors had also compiled a report about the matter, asserting, "The experience of same-sex committed partnerships in our midst, clearly manifesting God's blessing and the fruit of the Spirit, are a powerful indication that God's view of marriage may be more inclusive than ours."
At first, it appeared that the resolution had failed by a single vote, but it was later discovered that one vote had been mistakenly counted in the lay order instead of the clergy order. For a resolution to pass, it must obtain a two-thirds majority in the lay, clergy and bishops orders.
While some cheered the move, a group of seven bishops have now signed a joint statement expressing deep concern over the development, which they call a "fundamental departure from the faith."
"[T]he General Synod has taken a further step in ordaining something contrary to God's Word written and imperils our full communion within the Anglican Church of Canada and with Anglicans throughout the world," the statement reads. "We believe that our General Synod has erred grievously and we publicly dissent from this decision."
"This would be a fundamental departure from the faith and teaching held by the majority of the Anglican Communion on the doctrine of marriage," it says. "Sadly, this complicates relationships within the Anglican Church of Canada and as a Province with the Anglican Communion."
At the same time, the bishops noted that they "absolutely condemn homophobic prejudice and violence wherever it occurs, offer pastoral care and loving service to all irrespective of sexual orientation, and reject criminal sanctions against same-sex attracted people."
The statement was signed by the bishops of Algoma, Caledonia, Athabasca, Saskatchewan and Yukon, as well as two from the Artic.
While the General Synod approved the resolution this month, it must be subjected to a second vote, which will occur in Vancouver in 2019.
As previously reported, earlier this year, the Anglican Communion voted to place a temporary suspension on the fellowship of the U.S. Episcopal "church" within its global body over the apostate denomination's support for same-sex "marriage."
"The primates who have taken this step have cited three reasons for doing so: the lack of reconciliation between the Episcopal Church and their provinces, obedience to Scripture, and the admonitions of the Book of Common Prayer," said Jeff Walton of the Institute on Religion and Democracy in a statement. "For them it's a question of faithfulness to Jesus Christ."
Canadian Anglican Bishops Denounce Vote to Approve Same-Sex 'Marriage' added by Heather Clark on July 21, 2016


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Saint Petersburg. The famous building of the Ruling Senate, Carlo Rossi's last masterpiece. The House of Laval, meeting ground for the cream of St. Petersburg's intelligentsia in Pushkin's time. The Borkh-Polyakov tenement building, a typical example of the mid-19th century St. Petersburg cityscape. Constructed at different times in the very heart of the Northern Capital, just across from the famous Bronze Horseman statue and bordered by the English Embankment, Senate Square, and Galernaya Street, these three buildings were united into a single ensemble in 2006 when the State Duma of the Russian Federation passed a law moving the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation from Moscow to the banks of the Neva
Before departing for a military campaign against Turkey, Peter the Great signed a decree on February 22nd, 1711 which instituted the Russian Ruling Senate – "for governance".Intended as a temporary state authority acting for the Tsar during his absence from the capital, the Senate's powers grew significantly over time, eventually becoming Russia's highest government agency. From the early 19th century it supervised all state institutions, and in 1864 became the country's highest court. The Senate's original seat was in Moscow. It moved to the new capital city of Saint Petersburg in 1714, where it changed address several times: the Peter and Paul Fortress, Troitskaya Square, and the Twelve Colleges building.Finally, in 1763, Empress Catherine II (Catherine the Great) provided it with a building located not far from the Admiralty on the Galernaya (now called English) Embankment, purchased by the state from the grandee and chancellor Count A. P. Bestuzhev-Riumin. This became the seat of the Senate's activity until its abolishment in November of 1917 by the Council of People's Commissars. The Holiest Synod, formed by Peter the Great in 1721 to serve as the highest state institution for religious governance, also moved there some time later. The square adjacent to the building acquired the name Senate Square, and was known from 1923 to 2008 as Decembrist Square.
Eventually, the old Bestuzhev-Riumin palace ran out of room for the ever growing staff of the Ruling Senate. Furthermore, the more somber Russian Neoclassical style which replaced the original baroque façade during the 1780s – 1790s began to seem modest and out of place for both its location in the Imperial capital's festive downtown, and the importance of the state agencies it housed. In 1828, Emperor Nicholas I decided to replace the building with a larger and more impressive residence for the Senate and the Synod. Leading St. Petersburg architects of the time participated in the design competition. On February 18th 1829, the Emperor granted his approval to the project of C. I. Rossi, an architect gifted with extraordinary spatial thinking and an unsurpassed master of ensemble, whose works provided the pinnacle of the Imperial style, and the final stage in the evolution of Neoclassicism. The ground breaking ceremony for the new Senate building took place on August 24th, 1829. The Synod building construction began a year later, in August of 1830. The Senate building was completed in 1834, and the Synod building the following year.
Rossi's plan called for all of the Senate Square's western side (facing the Admiralty) to be finished in a uniform architectural setting. In place of the old Senate building and the nearby house of tradeswoman Kusovnikova, a grand composition was erected with an overall length of 200 meters. It consisted of two independent buildings connected by a majestic triumphal arch. Underlining the entire structure's pageantry are eight-columned recessed porticos, accenting the center of each of the facades. The Senate building's rounded corner is also decorated with an eight-pillar loggia, which allows for a smooth transition from the square to the embankment, concealing the façades' unequal lengths, and masterfully accentuating the Neva's left bank in the panorama. The composition's focal point is an arch, lavishly adorned by sculptures, spanning Galernaya Street, for which Rossi used an unrealized design for the General Staff Building Arch of the Palace Square. This arch symbolized the unity of Church and State, of social and religious rule. It is no coincidence that the arch is crowned by the sculpture Justice and Piety and the Russian Empire coat of arms. Beneath the sculpture group are three basreliefs: God's Law (dedicated to the Synod), Natural Law (dedicated to the Senate), and Civic Law. Over the paired columns flanking the archway stand the figures of Geniuses Holding the Law, and in the façade niches are allegorical statues: Justitia, Justice, Vigilance, Impartiality, Wisdom, Firmness, Verity (on the Senate building), and Faith, Piety, Theology, and Spiritual Enlightenment (on the Synod building). The rich sculptural decorations were created by V. I. Demut-Malinovskiy, S. S. Pimyenov, N. A. Tokarev, P. P. Sokolov, P. V. Svintsov, N. A. Ustinov, and I. I. Leppe and were cast at the Baird Works of Charles Baird.
Because he was busy with other projects, Carlo Rossi hardly participated in the construction of the Senate and the Synod, which became his last major work, and in 1832 he retired from service altogether. The construction works were supervised by Alexander Schtaubert, who also designed the internal layout and finish of the buildings. Specifically, Schtaubert is credited with the final setting for the church of St. Alexander Nevsky, topped with a saucer dome, located on the second story of the Senate building's rounded corner part. The finishing of other internal spaces was completed by interior designers B. Medici, F. Rikhter, A. I. Solovyev, and V. G. Shiryaev. The Senate and the Synod buildings completed the formation of St. Petersburg's ensemble of central squares. They represent one of the top achievements in Russia's and the world's urban development of the time, and became the final masterpiece of Russian Neoclassicism. Their importance in history is often described by the saying: "Neoclassicism entered Russia through the New Holland Arch, and left through the arch of the Senate and the Synod." In 1836 the government staff moved into the new buildings. The personnel was followed by the enormous Senate and Synodic Archives, archives of the Ministry of Justice and of the State Council, the Senate and Synodic libraries, the Synodic Museum of Religious Antiquity, and later the Coat of Arms Museum of the Heraldry Department. The necessity of storing large amounts of documents is responsible for such architectural particularities as massive brick flooring above the archive repository, granite curbing along the internal walls, and a distinctive heating system consisting of special pipes and vents stretching out from the basement furnaces. By the early 20th century, of all the rooms in the two buildings only four were not occupied by documents, books or museum specimens: the Grand Halls of Common Presence of the Ruling Senate and the Holiest Synod, and two chapels. For this reason, in 1912, a three-story house on the English Embankment was purchased by the state and adjoined to the complex to house the administration staff and documents of the Departments of Cassation and Appeals. To this day it is known by the name of its previous owners – the House of Laval.
This mansion, with its pillared façade and lion figures at the entrance (known as the Philosophers for their contemplative look), is one of the best known on the English Embankment. Its current appearance resulted from an 1805-1810 reconstruction by the architect Jean-François Thomas de Thomon, but the building itself is much older. In the 1730s a mansion was built there for Count A. I. Osterman, a powerful confidant of Empress Anna Ioanovna. When Empress Elizaveta Petrovna came to the throne, Osterman was condemned and exiled, and the palace passed on to St. Petersburg's General Chief of Police V. F. Saltikov. It later it belonged to Senator N. E.Muravyev, and in the late 18th century it was the property of the barons Stroganov and underwent reconstruction by A. N. Voronikhin.
In 1800, the house was bought by the newlywed Lavals. It was for them that Thomas de Thomon refinished the antique building's facades and interiors. The couple owed their large fortune, which enabled them to own a mansion in the very center of the aristocratic St. Petersburg, to Alexandra Laval. She was the daughter of Catherine the Great's State Secretary G. V. Kozitskiy, and on her mother's side was the descendant of the Myasnikov-Tverdishevs, owners of mines and metallurgical works in the Urals, to whom Pushkin referred to as "some of the wealthiest people of Russia" in his History of Pugachev. By the standards of the day Alexandra married late, finding the man of her choice only at age 27. Jean-Charles-François de Laval (called Ivan Stepanovich in Russia) was a French immigrant, who fled his homeland during the French Revolution, and served in the Cadet Corps. The Kozitskiy family opposed the unequal match, and so the young couple turned to Tsar Paul I for help. According to the family legend, the Emperor demanded an explanation as to why Laval was denied marriage. The girl's mother, E. I. Kozitskaya, replied: "He's a Frenchman of a different faith, not known by anyone, and his rank is too low," to which Paul snapped: "He's a Christian. His rank is plenty sufficient for Kozitskaya. I know him. Marry them!"
The bride's dowry consisted of the Voskresenskiy plant in the Urals, numerous lands, a part of the Aptekarsky Island in St. Petersburg with a magnificent dacha on the Neva, and 20 million rubles. Laval used part of the money for a loan to the exiled future King of France Louis XVIII, for which was made an earl. He later became chamberlain, an Actual Privy Councilor, and a notable official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the first half of the 18th century, the House of Laval was one of the epicenters of St. Petersburg's cultural life, famous for its interior décor and the artmasterpiece collection. The owners held a 5 thousand volume library, a unique painting collection with works by such masters as Rubens and Rembrandt, a collection of engravings, geographical maps, antique sculptures, and Etruscan and Egyptian antiquities. (Many of these masterpieces are now on display at the State Hermitage Museum). The floor of one of the rooms was decorated by an ancient 1st century A.D. marble mosaic, which according to the legend came from the Roman emperor Nero's palace.
Countess Laval held music and literature evenings, and her salon was the meeting place for many famous poets, writers, musicians, and artists, amongst whom were I. A. Krylov, V. A. Zhukovskiy, A. S. Griboyedov, A.Mitskevich, K. F. Rilyeev.This was the place where N. M.Karamzin read to the public for the first time his History of the Russian State, and Pushkin recited the ode Liberty and Boris Godunov. Frequent guests at the house were the future "Decembrists". The owners' daughter Ekaterina married one of the leaders of the Revolt on the Senate Square, Prince S. P. Trubetskoy, whom she followed into exile in Siberia.
The House of Laval is closely tied to M. Y. Lermontov's biography. On February 16th 1840, at Countess Laval's ball, a quarrel took place between the poet and the son of the French ambassador de Barant, which resulted in a duel and Lermontov's banishment from St. Petersburg.
The receptions, balls, literary evenings, and concerts went on for as long as both Lavals were alive. The Count died in 1846, and the Countess in 1850. The house was inherited by their daughter Sophie, wife of Count A. M. Borkh. In 1853 the inheritors added on a tenement building to the house, facing the Galernaya Street (the present № 3). However, the upkeep of this real estate proved too expensive for the Borkhs, and in the 1870s they sold the mansion on the embankment and the house on Galernaya to a famous banker and entrepreneur S. S.Polyakov. He in turn sold the former House of Laval to the state, which adapted it for the Senate's needs.
After the 1917 Revolution the Senate was abolished, the capital moved to Moscow, and the former Senate buildings were occupied by the State Historic Archive, which included the Senate and the Synod Archives, as well as the foundations of other top government institutions of the Russian Empire. If before history had been made here, it was now stored and studied. This archive was called the Hermitage of documents, its facilities holding approximately 6.5 million records, and the overall shelving length reaching 200 kilometers. The memory of the past was preserved not only in documents, but also in numerous legends. For instance, one of the stories passed from generation to generation is that of the ghost of some low ranking official which resides in the repositories ever since he ended his life in the Senate building after an unfortunate love affair.
By 2006 all the previous inhabitants had abandoned the time-worn walls. It was then decided that the Senate building, the House of Laval, and the Borkh-Polyakov tenement building on the Galernaya Street were to be occupied by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. For the archive's needs, a new complex was constructed, and in 2007 the ancient buildings on Senate Square began undergoing reconstruction and restoration works on the surviving historical interiors. The finish and wall paintings were renewed in the Senate Common Presence Hall, and the appearance of the Senate church that suffered great damages during the World War II was fully restored. In the House of Laval the fretwork-like (grisaille) painting preserved in many rooms was restored. The restoration works also included the Pompeian Hall, which during 1817-1818 was finished by the architect T. Champetier and decorated by polychromatic painting done by the interior designers B. Medici and S. A. Bessonov. The original form was restored in the elegant Blue Room, completed in the Neo-Rococo style in the 1840s by a famous architect G. A. Bosse, as well as in a number of other interior spaces. A massive reconstruction project took place in the Senate's courtyard. In place of several dilapidated structures was built, but essentially 'hidden', a completely new round-shaped building for the Main Conference Room of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, roofed over by a large skylight. The new building's height, designed by the St. Petersburg architectural studio of S.U. Bobylyev, is in line with the Senate building, so the glass dome can be seen only from the observation deck of St. Isaac Cathedral. The 1200 square-meter conference hall itself is located on the level of the Senate building's third floor, and is joined to it by walkways. Its wood panel finish is completed in the Neoclassical style echoing the interior design of the Moscow Constitutional Court conference hall.
Upon completion of all reconstructive works in 2008, the renewed buildings were occupied by the Constitutional Court, which moved up from Moscow. The house on Galernaya Street was allocated for Court personnel offices. The 19 judges settled in the offices of the Senate building. The House of Laval is reserved for delegation receptions, social functions, negotiations, proceedings, and conferences. With the new millennium, Saint Petersburg regained one of the most meaningful symbols of Russian state authority
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AUSTIN – (July 26, 2018) –The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved by resolution financial assistance in the amount of $415,000 from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to the City of Falfurrias (Brooks County). The City will use the assistance to finance the planning and design costs associated with a wastewater system improvement project.
The City could save approximately $117,000 by using the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
With the assistance approved today, the City will replace two existing lift stations and approximately 12,800 linear feet of pipeline. The City will also complete upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant.


The rapper seems to be living the high life.
Kendrick Lamar was spotted rapping from a streetlight while filming the music video for 'Alright' in Los Angeles.
The Compton rapper was seen above the traffic lights of a junction in downtown LA, safely suspended by a harness.
Sneak peek into Kendrick Lamar's new video "Alright"
It's not the first gravity-defying stunt the rapper has pulled for the video for his 'To Pimp a Butterfly' track. Photos emerged earlier this week of the rapper hanging upside down, surrounded by a crowd of fans in Oakland.
Watch the clips above and keep your eyes peeled. God knows where K.Dot could turn up next.


Paradoxes on God and the "Problem of Evil"
¶ gp9» We will use the Bible to ascertain the essence of God. But the Bible seems to be highly contradictory. How can God be love (1John 4:8), and also a killer? In scripture the Lord says, "I kill and I make alive; I wound, and I heal" (Deut 32:39; 1Sam 2:6). Yet the Bible says that the God is good to all (Pss 145:9). How can God be good to all and also a killer? How can God predestinate some to wrath and destruction ( ), and some to mercy and glory (Rom 9:21-23; Eph 1:4-5; etc.)? Not only is God love, but He is all powerful (Gen 17:1; Rev 1:8). In his all powerfulness He even created evil: "I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things" (Isa 45:7). These are some of the Biblical paradoxes of God. Just how can God be love and also a killer, or how or why has He created evil? According to the Biblical definition of love (1Cor 13:4-8), killing or evil isn't one of the qualities of love. Yet, according to the Bible, God is love and in someway has killed and in someway has created evil.
Most known attempts to negate these paradoxes of God have failed. Some call the problem of these paradoxes, the "problem of evil." But the only true description of the true God must explain these paradoxes. If one's explanation of God does not, then his god is not the God.
¶ gp53» God is almighty. With His great power God created all; God made all. But do you understand what all includes? "All" not only includes the good, but "all" also includes the wicked, their evil, and even the waster or spoiler and his destruction (It is impossible for the God to have created good without having created evil, for good and evil are comparative qualities. See GP7; see "Free Will" paper [NM9]). All power not only includes all the power of good, but also the power of evil. The true God would not have all the power if he did not in some way also have all the power of evil. This is "the problem of evil" that the theologians write about. The power of evil is somehow included in God's power as scripture indicates, for God in someway or somehow even kills and wounds (Deut 32:39, see below). We must become aware of all scripture concerning the true God. You cannot understand the real God without knowing all attributes concerning God.
The "anger" of God and/or the "wrath" of God, or some "angel that destroyed the people" are pictured in the Old testament scripture as bringing "all the curses that are written in this book [the Bible]," and destroying such cities as Sodom and Gomorrah or even destroying 70,000 Israelites (Gen 19:24-29; Deut 29:20 with Deut 29:23; 2Sam 24:1,15-16; see "God's Wrath" paper [PP4]).
¶ gp55» Outside of the question of natural disasters, some of the evil God somehow brings upon mankind is because of mankind's evil (Deut chap 28; Josh 24:20; etc.). We are not saying here that the evil brought on each man is directly proportional to each man's sin (Luke 13:1-5).
¶ gp56» God somehow, through his great power, predestinates this evil of man, and predestinates those of evil to wrath and destruction. Contrariwise, God predestinates others for mercy and glory.
Eph 1:4 -- Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will [Eph 1:4-5, NKJV; see Rom 9:21-23 above and "Predestination" paper (NM8)].
No one resists God's will. As we said this is very difficult to understand. But after you have read all of the God Papers, it will be easier for you to understand. Not only will it be easier for you to understand, but you may see WHY God has made this creation the way he has.


Discussion in 'Trials' started by perfectingpink, Sep 8, 2017.
*Temporary Custody Hearing (@ 8am MT) and *Trial continues (Day 4) (@ 9am MT) - CO - Makayla Victoria Roberts (10) & Hannah Elizabeth Rosaline Marshall (8) (June, 2017, Norwood; found Sept. 8, 2017) – only for *Ashford Nathaniel Archer aka Nathan Yah aka Nathanyah Nitchitu (50) (from Haiti) charged with 2 felony counts of child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime, bond $250K; plead not guilty.
Jury Trial started 3/4/19 (Trial to go until 3/22/19).
Re child: Temporary Custody hearing on 3/7, Pretrial hearing on 5/31, Termination of Parental Rights hearings from 6/25 to 6/28.
3/4/19 Day 1: No update. 3/5/19 Day 2: Court site says trial continues to 3/6. 3/6/19 Day 3: No info. Per court site trial continues to 3/7.
*Nashika Leonie Bramble (36) (from Georgia) "Mom" charged with 2 counts of 1st degree murder & 2 counts of child abuse resulting in death, bond $125K; pled not guilty. Trial starts 7/8 thru 7/26/19.
*Madani "Ama" Ceus (37) (from Haiti) charged with 2 counts of 1st degree murder, criminally negligent homicide & 2 counts felony child abuse causing death, no bond. Plead not guilty. Motion hearing on 4/1 & pretrial hearing on 4/26. Trial set for 4/29 thru 5/17. Re child: Pretrial hearing on 5/31, Termination of Parental Rights hearings from 6/25 to 6/28.
*Ika Eden (53) (from Jamaica) charged with 2 counts felony child abuse causing death, bond $125K; plead not guilty. Found incompetent to stand trial. Status hearing on 5/21/19.
*Frederick "Alec" A. Blair (23) charged with 2 counts felony child abuse causing death & accessory to a crime, bond $125K. 5/24/18 pled guilty to plea deal to accessory to a crime to avoid the 2 counts of felony child abuse causing a death. Will testify against others. Status hearing on 3/28/19. Sentencing on 5/30/19. 2/11/19 Update: Status hearing on 3/28 moved to 4/25.
*Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 9am MT) - CO - Makayla Victoria Roberts (10) & Hannah Elizabeth Rosaline Marshall (8) (June, 2017, Norwood; found Sept. 8, 2017) – only for *Ashford Nathaniel Archer aka Nathan Yah aka Nathanyah Nitchitu (50) (from Haiti) charged with 2 felony counts of child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime, bond $250K; plead not guilty.
Re child: Pretrial hearing on 7/26, Termination of Parental Rights hearings from 8/27 to 8/30.
Archer - Child hearings have been changed.
Can't access this article - maybe there are witness names that I can add to my description stuff!
*Trial continues (Day 6) (@ 9am MT) - CO - Makayla Victoria Roberts (10) & Hannah Elizabeth Rosaline Marshall (8) (June, 2017, Norwood; found Sept. 8, 2017) – only for *Ashford Nathaniel Archer aka Nathan Yah aka Nathanyah Nitchitu (50) (from Haiti) charged with 2 felony counts of child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime, bond $250K; plead not guilty. Jury Trial started 3/4/19 (Trial to go until 3/22/19).
3/4/19 Day 1: No update. 3/5/19 Day 2: Court site says trial continues to 3/6. 3/6/19 Day 3: No info. 3/7/19 Day 4: no info. 3/8/19 Day 5: Court site says trial continues to 3/11.
*Nashika Leonie Bramble (36) (from Georgia) "Mom" charged with 2 counts of 1st degree murder & 2 counts of child abuse resulting in death, bond $125K; plead not guilty. Setting hearing on 3/26. Trial starts 7/8 thru 7/26/19.
*Madani "Ama" Ceus (37) (from Haiti) charged with 2 counts of 1st degree murder, criminally negligent homicide & 2 counts felony child abuse causing death, no bond. Plead not guilty. Motion hearing on 4/1 & pretrial hearing on 4/26. Trial set for 4/29 thru 5/17. Re child: Pretrial hearing on 7/26, Termination of Parental Rights hearings from 8/27 to 8/30.
*Trial continues (Day 7) (@ 9am MT) - CO - Makayla Victoria Roberts (10) & Hannah Elizabeth Rosaline Marshall (8) (June, 2017, Norwood; found Sept. 8, 2017) – only for *Ashford Nathaniel Archer aka Nathan Yah aka Nathanyah Nitchitu (50) (from Haiti) charged with 2 felony counts of child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime, bond $250K; plead not guilty.
3/4/19 Day 1: No update. 3/5/19 Day 2: Court site says trial continues to 3/6. 3/6/19 Day 3: No info. 3/7/19 Day 4: no info. 3/8/19 Day 5: Court site says trial continues to 3/11. 3/11/19 Day 6: site says trial continues to 3/12.
*Trial continues (Day 8) (@ 9am MT) - CO - Makayla Victoria Roberts (10) & Hannah Elizabeth Rosaline Marshall (8) (June, 2017, Norwood; found Sept. 8, 2017) – only for *Ashford Nathaniel Archer aka Nathan Yah aka Nathanyah Nitchitu (50) (from Haiti) charged with 2 felony counts of child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime, bond $250K; plead not guilty.
3/12/19 Day 7: Court site trial continues to 3/13.
Can't access this article either - can someone give a 10% synopsis please? TIA!
and another article I can't access.
calling n @YESorNO - can you access these articles - the one above & the 2 in post 148?
Just want to know who the witnesses are & what's going on. LOL! Got to keep up with my lists.
"Spiritual beliefs led Frederick "Alec" Blair to the same religious group as child-deaths defendant Ashford Archer — and, ultimately to him helping his "teacher" cover with a tarp the car where sisters Makayla Roberts and Hannah Marshall died on his Norwood property in 2017, he testified Monday.
Blair said he saw the foot of the elder girl, 10-year-old Roberts — also called LaToya and "Pink 1" — sticking out of a window and used a shovel to push it back inside before he and Archer tied a tarp over the car with tow straps, duct tape and other items.
Defense attorney Scott Reisch peppered Ryan's line of questioning with objection after objection, based on hearsay and lack of foundation.
He also wants to put on the stand a San Miguel County Sheriff's Office deputy who will testify about the amount of food and utensils he found near the altar-shack, as well as to information about his Aug. 9, 2017 contact with Blair.
All witnesses will provide corroborating evidence that the group ignored the children, thereby conspiring to commit child abuse, the DDA said...."
"Frederick Blair is shifting the blame for what happened to two young girls at his Norwood farm in 2017, defense attorneys suggested during the start of cross-examination Tuesday.
Scott Reisch, an attorney for Ashford Archer — charged with fatal child abuse and as an accessory in the deaths of sisters Makayla Roberts and Hannah Marshall — questioned Blair's motives in testifying for the state.
Blair could receive as many as 12 years in prison for his guilty plea to an accessory charge. However, he received immunity for the testimony he will provide in Archer's trial, as well as in the trials of co-defendants Madani Ceus and Nashika Bramble, who are charged with murder and fatal abuse.
Reisch also said Blair had refused to answer questions at the time as to whether he had harmed the girls, whose bodies were found Sept. 8, 2017, entombed in a car Blair said he and Archer had placed a tarp over.
At the time he covered the vehicle, Blair knew the bodies were inside, according to his previous testimony.
The girls were part of a traveling religious group headed by Ceus, which moved onto Blair's property at his invitation that May.
Makayla, 10, was put into a car on the property because she was deemed impure and wasn't working hard enough on her past lives, Blair testified. He had not initially known Hannah, 8, was on his property until Archer showed him the child in the car, about a month before she died; prosecutors said Monday Marshall had been "imprisoned" there.
Blair earlier on Tuesday wrapped up his second day of testimony, during which he told of what happened as he became a full-fledged group member, and of sunup to sundown councils focused on "purge and purity" as the summer eclipse neared...."
Niner and cocomod like this.
"...On Friday, River Young testified he spent roughly five weeks on the Norwood farm in hopes of going into business growing organic crops with Blair, the owner of the property who ended up getting caught up in Ceus' traveling religious band.
Young said he first began working on the farm with Blair in May 2017. The two would later take a trip to a music festival in California. They pulled off at a truckstop on the drive to the airport, Young said, where he first met the religious group, all of them wearing robes. He and Blair spent about two hours eating lunch with them before they went on their way again, Young testified...."
Oops - never mind - I see you did!
*Trial continues (Day 9) (@ 9am MT) - CO - Makayla Victoria Roberts (10) & Hannah Elizabeth Rosaline Marshall (8) (June, 2017, Norwood; found Sept. 8, 2017) – only for *Ashford Nathaniel Archer aka Nathan Yah aka Nathanyah Nitchitu (50) (from Haiti) charged with 2 felony counts of child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime, bond $250K; plead not guilty. Jury Trial started 3/4/19 (Trial to go until 3/22/19).
3/4/19 Day 1: No update. 3/5/19 Day 2: Court site says trial continues to 3/6. 3/6/19 Day 3: No info. 3/7/19 Day 4: no info. 3/8/19 Day 5: River Young. 3/11/19 Day 6: Frederick Blair. 3/12/19 Day 7: Frederick Blair Court site trial continues to 3/13.
3/13/19 Day 8: trial continues to 3/14.
*Trial continues (Day 10) (@ 9am MT) - CO - Makayla Victoria Roberts (10) & Hannah Elizabeth Rosaline Marshall (8) (June, 2017, Norwood; found Sept. 8, 2017) – only for *Ashford Nathaniel Archer aka Nathan Yah aka Nathanyah Nitchitu (50) (from Haiti) charged with 2 felony counts of child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime, bond $250K; plead not guilty.
3/4/19 Day 1: No update. 3/5/19 Day 2: Court site says trial continues to 3/6. 3/6/19 Day 3: No info. 3/7/19 Day 4: no info. 3/8/19 Day 5: River Young. 3/11/19 Day 6: Frederick Blair. 3/12/19 Day 7: Frederick Blair Court site trial continues to 3/13. 3/13/19 Day 8: trial continues to 3/14.
3/14 Day 9: Trial continues to 3/15.
see post #154 for rest.
*Trial continues (Day 11) (@ 9am MT) - CO - Makayla Victoria Roberts (10) & Hannah Elizabeth Rosaline Marshall (8) (June, 2017, Norwood; found Sept. 8, 2017) – only for *Ashford Nathaniel Archer aka Nathan Yah aka Nathanyah Nitchitu (50) (from Haiti) charged with 2 felony counts of child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime, bond $250K; plead not guilty.
3/4/19 Day 1: No update. 3/5/19 Day 2: Court site says trial continues to 3/6. 3/6/19 Day 3: No info. 3/7/19 Day 4: no info. 3/8/19 Day 5: River Young. 3/11/19 Day 6: Frederick Blair. 3/12/19 Day 7: Frederick Blair Court site trial continues to 3/13. 3/13/19 Day 8: trial continues to 3/14. 3/14 Day 9: Trial continues to 3/15.
3/15 Day 10: Trial continues per site on 3/18.
*Trial continues (Day 12) (@ 9am MT) - CO - Makayla Victoria Roberts (10) & Hannah Elizabeth Rosaline Marshall (8) (June, 2017, Norwood; found Sept. 8, 2017) – only for *Ashford Nathaniel Archer aka Nathan Yah aka Nathanyah Nitchitu (50) (from Haiti) charged with 2 felony counts of child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime, bond $250K; plead not guilty.
3/4/19 Day 1: No update. 3/5/19 Day 2: Court site says trial continues to 3/6. 3/6/19 Day 3: No info. 3/7/19 Day 4: no info. 3/8/19 Day 5: River Young. 3/11/19 Day 6: Frederick Blair. 3/12/19 Day 7: Frederick Blair Court site trial continues to 3/13. 3/13/19 Day 8: trial continues to 3/14. 3/14 Day 9: Trial continues to 3/15. 3/15 Day 10: Trial continues per site on 3/18.
3/18/19 Day 11: Trial continues to 3/19.
*Trial continues (Day 13) (@ 9am MT) - CO - Makayla Victoria Roberts (10) & Hannah Elizabeth Rosaline Marshall (8) (June, 2017, Norwood; found Sept. 8, 2017) – only for *Ashford Nathaniel Archer aka Nathan Yah aka Nathanyah Nitchitu (50) (from Haiti) charged with 2 felony counts of child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime, bond $250K; plead not guilty.
3/4/19 Day 1: No update. 3/5/19 Day 2: Court site says trial continues to 3/6. 3/6/19 Day 3: No info. 3/7/19 Day 4: no info. 3/8/19 Day 5: River Young. 3/11/19 Day 6: Frederick Blair. 3/12/19 Day 7: Frederick Blair Court site trial continues to 3/13. 3/13/19 Day 8: trial continues to 3/14. 3/14 Day 9: Trial continues to 3/15. 3/15 Day 10: Trial continues per site on 3/18. 3/18/19 Day 11: Trial continues to 3/19.
3/19/19 Day 12: Trial continues to 3/20 per court site.
can someone give a 10% synopsis on it please? TIA!
*Trial continues (Day 14) (@ 9am MT) - CO - Makayla Victoria Roberts (10) & Hannah Elizabeth Rosaline Marshall (8) (June, 2017, Norwood; found Sept. 8, 2017) – only for *Ashford Nathaniel Archer aka Nathan Yah aka Nathanyah Nitchitu (50) (from Haiti) charged with 2 felony counts of child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime, bond $250K; plead not guilty.
3/4/19 Day 1: No update. 3/5/19 Day 2: Court site says trial continues to 3/6. 3/6/19 Day 3: No info. 3/7/19 Day 4: no info. 3/8/19 Day 5: River Young. 3/11/19 Day 6: Frederick Blair. 3/12/19 Day 7: Frederick Blair Court site trial continues to 3/13. 3/13/19 Day 8: trial continues to 3/14. 3/14 Day 9: Trial continues to 3/15. 3/15 Day 10: Trial continues per site on 3/18. 3/18/19 Day 11: Trial continues to 3/19. 3/19/19 Day 12: Trial continues to 3/20.
3/20/19 Day 13: Trial continues per court site to 3/21.


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Constitutional revision bucked
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ONE of the framers of the Philippines' 1987 Constitution urged lawmakers on Monday to refine the post-dictatorship charter instead of overhauling it.
A constitutional revision would take years of transition and could create turmoil, lawyer Christian S. Monsod told the ABS-CBN News Channel.
Foreign investors would probably avoid the Philippines while it overhauls power at the regional and local levels, he said.
"There will be a fight among 200 dynastic clans in different regions and each region is supposed to formulate its own rules," Mr. Monsod said. "If you are foreign investor, would you not wait and see what happens?"
The transition period could dissuade foreign direct investments, Mr. Monsod said, citing a 2018 study by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
Senators are seeking to revive charter change talks. Some think the 35-year-old constitution restricts foreign direct investments (FDI).
Mr. Monsod noted that the United States Constitution, which heavily inspired the 1987 Constitution, has been in existence for more than 200 years.
There were 27 changes to the American charter but they didn't change the structure of the US government, Mr. Monsod said. "They adjust to the times by amendments. I have no objections if there were amendments to refine the Constitution… but you only refine and adjust it."
Senator Robinhood Ferdinand "Robin" C. Padilla, who heads the Senate committee on constitutional amendments, has been pushing for constitutional change.
"There is one truth that has prevailed, is prevailing and will continue to prevail — this is the truth that Filipinos will respond in times that we are called to improve or put changes in the Constitution if needed," the neophyte lawmaker told the Senate in a speech last week.
The senator, an action star, has held hearings to gather information on how the charter could be enhanced.
There were numerous attempts to revise the 1987 charter, but none of them succeeded. Mr. Padilla is an active supporter of federalism, one of the key campaign promises of ex-President Rodrigo R. Duterte.
The switch to a federal system of government "should be carried out in five phases spanning 15 years to avoid disruption to the economy's growth momentum," according to the 2018 NEDA study cited by Mr. Monsod.
The agency divided the shift into five phases, with the transition government expected to be activated in the third phase, which spans three years.
"During this time, the government will be prepared for genuine devolution."
The first phase, or a year of transition, should be devoted to doing spatial analysis of federated regions and their socioeconomic profiles, accounting of government workforce and functions and mapping of existing laws, regulations and policies, according to NEDA.
"The second phase, or five years of laying the foundation for federalism, must include preparing the regions and rationalizing government structures and functions," it added. "During this period, a transitional period charter should be adopted and the federal transition commission must be established.
NEDA said the operating five pilot federated regions based on readiness and willingness could be done in the fourth phase for five years.
"During the last phase of the transition, the transition government should be deactivated along with the ratification of the amended constitution. The regional development councils may serve as interim regional governments."
The 1987 Constitution was crafted a year after a popular street uprising toppled the regime of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos. — Kyle Aristophere Atienza
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