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Police violently break up 3rd Congress NFRPB commemorations across West Papua
October 20, 2013 News alert, Story fixed by West Papua Media, Translated by WPM, Written by West Papua Mediaarbitrary arrests, Australian military training, civil resistance, colonialism, Federal Republic of West Papua, Human Rights and Liberties, Impunity, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Indonesian State Violence, Makar, Mantembu, right of free expression, security approach to political freedom, Third Papuan People's Congress, west papua, west papua media alerts, yapenwestpapuamedia
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Early reports received from West Papua Media stringers have described another serious and violent crackdown across West Papua on October 19 by Indonesian security forces, against peaceful gatherings commemorating the second
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Police fail to provoke violence as demo in Manokwari ignores protest ban
January 18, 2013 News alert, Written by West Papua Mediacivil resistance, Detachment 88, Federal Republic of West Papua, Human Rights and Liberties, Makar, Manokwari, Markus Yenu, nonviolent action, Papua Merdeka, West Papua Mediawestpapuamedia
by West Papua Media editorial and stringers
Well over 1000 people engaged in a colourful and vibrant demonstration calling for West Papuan independence on Manokwari on January 17, despite Indonesian police banning the march and the display of the Morning Star Papuan Independence flag.
Amid worries of a security crackdown and violence from Indonesian security forces, organisers of the rally reported a generally peaceful event, with participants well-disciplined against reacting over severe intimidation tactics, preferring instead to use music, drumming and free expression to get their message across.
Organised by activists from the former Federated Republic of West Papua, the Manokwari protest saw several groups of singers, dancers and drummers converged at the Sanggeng sports stadium, marching 7 kilometres to the church at Elim Kwawi over four hours. They were shadowed at all times by at least police to secure the action is over 200 police personnel, 2 truckloads of soldiers, 8 armed motorcyclists, and an extra truckload of elite Dalmas Riot Police (a unit that includes personnel from the Detachment 88 anti-terror group funded by Australia).
To the shouts of "Merdeka!" (Freedom!), and accompanied by 4 groups of drummers and 2 flute bands, over 100 banned Morning Star flags were flown during the march, held high by mama-mama, youth, children and students. Sources at the march reported to West Papua Media that spirits were high amongst participants due to the music and dancing.
Speaking from Washington DC, Herman Wainggai, FRWP's representative to the United Nations, said in a statement that "Over the years, peaceful demonstrators in West Papua have been terrorized, imprisoned and killed by Indonesian military police. Edison Waromi, one of West Papua's human rights defenders, has been imprisoned for more than 14 years, and we were imprisoned together for two of those years. West Papuan activists Edison Kendi and Yan Maniamboy currently are threatened with 20 years in prison for organizing a nonviolent rally in support of the United Nations' International Day of the World's Indigenous People in New York in August 2012."
Wainggai repeated the demand "that Indonesia immediately and unconditionally free all West Papuan political prisoners and end its military occupation of West Papua. We also request that the UN Special Rapporteur, who is scheduled to be in Indonesia in January, visit West Papua and meet with imprisoned political leaders of the Federated Republic of West Papua, such as President Forkorus Yaboisembut, Prime Minister Edison Waromi, and others."
International solidarity actions were held outside the Indonesian Embassy to the United States in Washington DC, and also in the Solomon Islands, and Melbourne, Australia.
Rexy Roses, from the new Solomon Islands for West Papua solidarity group, called upon the Indonesian government to immediately release West Papua and Malukan political prisoners, and to respect their rights to free expression.
"More than 50 years of tyranny and immeasurable human rights abuses suffered by the Indigenous people of West Papua at the hands of the occupying Indonesian Military forces is more than too much to bear, it is time now time for dialogue and negotiations to end violence in West Papua and to allow for a peaceful referendum. This year 2013 is going to be a very challenging year and we will make sure that the cries of the indigenous Melanesian people of West Papua be heard in every corners of Melanesia, the Pacific and beyond, it is time for change, together lets stand for the change we want to see in West Papua and Maluku, " Rexy stated.
Police attempt to provoke trouble
Organisers of the rally had notified Indonesian Police of their rally but the Chief of Police in Manokwari forbade the rally from going ahead, contrary to the rights of peaceful expression guaranteed to West Papuan people under the now discredited (but still active) Special Autonomy legislation of 2001. However, according to reports from witnesses and our stringers, police stood by and allowed participants to gather, instead focussing their attention on the seizure of Morning Star Flags.
Upon an attempt to formally raise the Morning Star on flagpoles, police moved in and attempted to seize flags, however organisers led by West Papua National Authority Executive Governor of Region II Manokwari Markus Yenu negotiated with police, who allowed the mass to continue after receiving assurances that no flag raising would occur again. However, outside Biryosi petrol station, police seized flags from a young man, escalating into a tense situation due to the hostility between individual police officers and the youth.
According to West Papua Media's stringer at the protest, " the journey became increasingly tense as Police officers began intimidation by beginning to walk ahead (faster) than the rear of the masses," whilst in riot gear, using a common riot police tactic of dispersal.
"The Massa (collective group) felt that a scenario was being created by Indonesian police to disrupting the peaceful demonstration and provoke violence. This situation occurred precisely around Copal Sanggeng Manokwari. However our koorlap (Koordinator Lapangan or field coordinator) were able to ensure massa discipline and not be provoked by friction generated by these police officers," one field coordinator, who cannot be named, told West Papua Media.
The Rally dispersed peacefully around 3.30 pm local time after speeches by West Papua National Authority, Federated Republic of West Papua, and other activists, followed by prayers, with no reports of further intimidation of participants from security forces.
In Yapen meanwhile, security force intimidation and the arrest of seven activists on January 16 in Mantembu village by an Indonesian Army (TNI) unit, prevented the planned demonstration from taking place in Serui town. Reports received by West Papua Media from human rights sources early in the day described a tense atmosphere with several hundred heavily armed police and army patrolling key protest gathering point. Unconfirmed reports claimed that a joint police and army unit blockaded roads outside Mantembu village and threatened violence on any potential protest participants.
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Arrests in Mantembu, Yapen ahead of major demonstrations
January 16, 2013 Human Rights Report, News alert, Urgent Action, Written by West Papua Mediaarbitrary arrests, civil resistance, Federal Republic of West Papua, Human Rights and Liberties, Indonesian State Violence, Kostrad, Manokwari, Mantembu, Rebellion/Subversion charges, right to peaceful free expression, TNI, yapenwestpapuamedia
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Local human rights and independent media sources have reported that an Indonesian Army (TNI) unit has arrested seven non-violent activists in Serui on January 16, ahead of major planned demonstrations.
The raid on the heavily targeted village of Mantembu, on Yapen Island, was carried out at 0830 am local time by Kostrad Unit of Indonesian Army led by Corporal Gidion Karubaba, arrested the seven for allegedly "supporting Papuan independence", according to local human rights sources.
The names of the arrestees are:
1. Yohan Ayum,
2. Lamkiur Ayum,
3.Penina Pangkurei,
4. Oki Warkawani,
5. Mambiwa Wandamani,
6. Simeon Ayum,
7. Isak Warkawani.
No information was received if those arrested were subjected to mistreatment during their arrest, however Mantembu has been long targeted with extreme brutality by Indonesian security forces seeking to quell pro-independence sentiment. Regular raids and house burnings are arbitrary conducted, and the village has seen one of the highest rates of oppression of any single village in Papua.
The ex-political prisoner Yawan Wayeni, who was disembowelled, taunted and left to die whilst being filmed by Brimbob paramilitary police in Mantembu in 2009, has his death seen by the world on a Youtube video that galvanised awareness of the systemic brutality of the Indonesian occupation forces.
The arrests came the day before large demonstrations for Papuan basic rights were to be held on January 17 in Yapen and Manokwari, organised by activists from the Federated Republic of West Papua alternative government.
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Baptist leader calls for unconditional release of Forkorus
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The Indonesian government has been urged to free all political prisoners in Papua, including Forkorus Yaboisembut and Filep Karma. On the occasion of World Human Rights Day, the human rights defender Socrates Sofyan Yoman spoke about the activities throughout 2012 of organisations such Polri (the police force), the TNI (the Indonesian military) and vicious armed civilian groups. He said 90 incidents of violence had been committed by these groups in all parts of Papua during the year so far.'As we celebrate Human Rights Day,' he said, 'we defenders of human rights urge the Indonesian government to take the following actions:
'Firstly, in accordance with its constitutional responsibility to safeguard its citizens, the government should acknowledge that the way it treats prisoners, convicts and the citizens in general is brutal, inhumane and demeaning. This includes the way it treats Papuan civil society and Papuan political prisoners. Such activities should be prohibited, along with all practices that violate the law. Torture must be clearly identified and criminalised. This would be seen as a concrete sign of Indonesia's commitment to the International Covnention Against Torture which it officially ratified by enactment of Law 5/1998
Secondly, the government should agree to adopt a policy that recognises Papuan citizens as victims. In those cases where legal processes have been resorted to, rehabilitation not imprisonment should be the method chosen. The government should also adopt measures to inform the general public about the many civilian victims in Papua.
His next point was to ensure that whenever the law on treason is used in a court of law, this should be non-discriminatory and concrete action should be taken to put an end to all criminal activities by the security forces, including judges, public prosecutors and all those people who are in charge of the prisons.
Furthermore, the rights of all Papuan political prisoners must be safeguarded, including ending all illegal detentions. In cases where confessions were made under duress and without the presence of legal counsel, they should not be accepted as evidence in a court.of law.
The government should create mechanisms for people to be able to initiate charges. Such mechanisms should be available everywhere and in all places of detention and imprisonment.And in cases where charges are brought by detainees, this must be followed through by independent investigations by law-enforcement institutions as well as the National Human Rights Commission.
His next point was to urge the National Human Rights Commision, the National Commission to End Violence Against Women and the Ombudsman of the Indonesian Republic, to establish a mechanism for a fully independent National Protection Unit to visit all places of detention, especially places of detention where persons charged with treason (/makar/) or other political prisoners are being held as part of the state's responsibility to act in accordance with the Anti-Violence Optional Convention.
The seventh point was to press the Indonesian government to enter in peaceful dialogue on the problem of Papua, mediated by a third party, one of the aims of which would to end torture and other forms of violence throughout the Land of Papua.
The eighth point was to press the Indonesian government to invite the UN Special Rapporteur against Torture and Arbitrary Detentions to visit Papua.
The ninth point was to press the Indonesian government to allow foreign journalists to visit Papua.
The tenth point was that the Indonesian government should accept responsibility for incidents of gross violations of human rights such as the incident in Abepura on 7 December 2000, the Wasior 2001 incident, the Wamena 2003 inicident and other incidents that have already been investigated by the National Human Rights Commission, and to ensure that the results of these investigations are considered at the human rights court and dealt with in accordance with the principles of justice.
With regard to the role of the churches in Papua, it should be acknowledged that their main mission has been paralysed by the state and governmental system in Indonesia.
Moreover, its prophetic voice is hardly ever heard in Papua, particularly since Papua was integrated into the Indonesian republic by military means and this the integration was preceded by the bloody events surrounding the Act of Free Choice, which continue to the present day.
'The churches have forgotten or refused to recognise that Christianity arrived in Papua three centuries ago, on 5 February 1855.'
These thoughts were expressed by Socrates Sofyan Yoman during his opening address of the Congress of the Alliance of Baptist Churches in Papua at the Baptist Church in Wamena in October 2012.
He pointed out that his church has supported the Papuan people with education, religious belief, healthcare and in the economic sphere, and has helped to improve access to the most remote areas by establishing small airfields which cater for small aircraft, with alll the risks this involves.
The church's missionaries live in close proximity with the Papuan people and help to foster the dignity of the Papuan people.in sharp contrast to what Indonesia has done since Papua's integration, when it became a colonial power, a fact that is rarely criticised by the churches.
As a church leader, Yoman said that he not only studies the Bible but also learns from the history of Papua. He has learned a great deal from this history, in particular the many untruths that have been told. It is the role of the churches to insist on correcting these untruths, he said
Until now the churches talk about 'peace and well being' but God's people are continually stigmatised as treasonous and accused of being part of the OPM.
As a church leader, he rejects all these allegations and believes that Christians must reflect of God's will, as is stated in Genesis 1:26. For all these reasons, he said in conclusion:
'I will continue to speak out and will do everything I possibly can to share in the sufferings of God's people. There is no future for Papua if it continue to remain a part of Indonesia. Papuans cannot live normal lives The churches must speak out about this and integrate themselves with those people whose very identity has been destroyed. It must speak out about justice, equality and the freedom of all humankind regardless of race, ethnicity, culture or religion.
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Forkorus calls for two flags to be flown side by side
October 18, 2012 syndicationFederal Republic of West Papua, Federation, indonesia, Papua, Papuan people, President of Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia, Third Papuan People's Congress, west papuawestpapuamedia
JUBI,
On the occasion of the first anniversary of the declaration of the Federal Republic of West Papua, the President, Forkorus Yaboisembut has sent a letter to the President of the Republic of Indonesia calling on him to take a step of guidance towards the restoration of the Federation in accordance with the determination declared at the IIIrd Papuan People's Congress.
Detachment 88 troops firing live rounds at civilians during the brutal crackdown on the Third Papuan People's Congress, October 19, 2011 (West Papua Media video still)
'We will peacefully report this and also seek support as we celebrate the first anniversary of Papuan independence with the Federal Republic of West Papua, which will take place on 19 October this year' said the President. which was the first point in his letter to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, copies of which were handed out to journalists during a press conference.
The second point he made was to compile material for negotiation which would include an act of recognition of the Federal Republic of West Papua. 'We willconvey the conditions for dialogue between the Papuan people and the Republic of Indonesia, for recognition and the transfer of administrative powers from the Republic of Indonesia to the Federal Republic of West Papua.'
He said that the Indonesian government should convey its willingness to hold peaceful negotiations by unfurling the Morning Star flag alongside the red-and-white flag of Indonesia. 'The two flags should be flown alongside each other as from 19 October 2012 at seven places,' he said.
In addition to making these points, Forkorus invited a representative of the Indonesian government to attend the celebration of the first anniversary of the declaration of the Federal Republic of West Papua on 19 October.
He also proposed that pre-negotiations and negotiations should occur from August 2012 (sic) until 1 May 2013, bringing to an end the annexation of West Papua.'
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Trientalis europaea es una especie de plantas de la familia de las primuláceas.

Descripción
Glabra, perenne, normalmente de tallo no ramoso de 5-30 cm, con hojas en un verticilo en el ápice del tallo. Hojas obovadas a lanceoladas, sentadas. Flores blancas teñidas de rosa de 11-19 mm de diámetro, normalmente solitarias, con rabillo. Con 5-8 pétalos, extendidos, ovados y puntiagudos; dientes del cáliz lineales. Florece en primavera y verano.

Distribución y hábitat
Gran parte de Europa, excepto Portugal, Hungría, España, Irlanda, Grecia, Turquía, Bulgaria y antigua Yugoslavia. Habita en bosques de coníferas, páramos y brezales.

Referencias

Myrsinoideae
Flora de Europa
europaea trientalis

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Life Histories
joyce May 22, 2021 Comment Closed
Written with my colleagues Sue Anderson-Faithful, Alys Blakeway and Stephanie Spencer the chapter on Life Histories in volume 5 of A Cultural History of Education in the Age of Empire explores educational life history through Cremin's view of educational biography as a "life history prepared with educational matters uppermost in mind" (1980: 588). It uses Cremin's view of life history to examine aspects of the educational lives of three women whose educational activism during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries spanned homes, schools and voluntary organisations: Charlotte Yonge (1823–1901), Mary Sumner (1828-1921) and Charlotte Mason (1842-1923). Cremin maintains that individuals bring their histories to their interactions with "configurations" of educational institutions, which he describes as "the multiplicity of individuals and institutions that educate" and which include parents, peers, siblings, friends, families, churches, synagogues, libraries, museums, settlement houses etc. "Each configuration", writes Cremin, "interacts with the others and within the larger society that sustains it and that is in turn affected by it" (Cremin 1976: 30-36). As a result, argues Cremin, life histories demonstrate commonalities but also "variegations" and variegations as they play out in the women's lives in different ways with different outcomes. It argues that Cremin's notion of configurations resonates with Goodson's (1995: 12) attention to "genealogies of context". Following Tamboukou (2008) it concludes that the meaning that life histories generate is only accessible to the tellers and listeners of the stories, not to their protagonists, at least in the moment of action
Sue Anderson Faithful, Alys Blakeway and Stephanie Spencer, Life Histories, in A Cultural History of Education in the Age of Empire, edited by Heather Ellis (Bloomsbury, 2020), 155-175.
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Q: Change color for specific nodes in GGDAG I am trying to reproduce the following graph in R with GGDAG.
So far I am able to reproduce all nodes and arrows. However I do not know how to change the color of the "U" node and add the correspondent legend to the graph. Help is highly appreciated!See code for the uncolored DAG below.
library(ggplot2)
library(ggdag)

coord_dag <- list(
  x = c(P = 0, X = 2, D = 2, Z = 2, U = 4, M = 4, Y = 6),
  y = c(P = 2, X = 0, D = 2, Z = 6, U = 0, M = 3, Y = 2))

my_dag <- ggdag::dagify(X ~ P,
                         Z ~ P,
                         D ~ X + Z,
                         M ~ D + Z,
                         U ~ X,
                         Y ~ U + D + M + Z,
                         coords = coord_dag,
                         exposure = "D",
                         outcome = "Y")

ggdag::ggdag(my_dag) +
  theme_dag()

A: This is a little tricky since there doesn't seem to be the option directly within the function to label colours how you would like. Perhaps the easiest way would be to add an aesthetic mapping to the point layer:
p <- ggdag::ggdag(my_dag) + theme_dag()
p$layers[[3]]$mapping <-
  aes(colour = c("Observed", "Unobserved")[as.numeric(name == "U") + 1])
p + scale_color_manual(values = c("black", "#cc2055")) +
  theme(legend.position = c(0.8, 0.8))

A: You can use this code:
library(ggplot2)
library(ggdag)
library(dplyr)

coord_dag <- list(
  x = c(P = 0, X = 2, D = 2, Z = 2, U = 4, M = 4, Y = 6),
  y = c(P = 2, X = 0, D = 2, Z = 6, U = 0, M = 3, Y = 2))

my_dag <- ggdag::dagify(X ~ P,
                        Z ~ P,
                        D ~ X + Z,
                        M ~ D + Z,
                        U ~ X,
                        Y ~ U + D + M + Z,
                        coords = coord_dag,
                        exposure = "D",
                        outcome = "Y") %>%
  tidy_dagitty() %>%
  mutate(colour = ifelse(name == "U", "Unobserved", "Observed"))

my_dag %>%
  ggplot(aes(x = x, y = y, xend = xend, yend = yend)) +
  geom_dag_point(aes(colour = colour)) +
  geom_dag_edges() +
  geom_dag_text() +
  theme_dag()

Output:

A: To change the colour of your y node, add a new column to the tidy DAG and plot with the colour aesthetic:
Sample code:
library(ggplot2)
library(ggdag)
library(dplyr)

coord_dag <- list(
  x = c(P = 0, X = 2, D = 2, Z = 2, U = 4, M = 4, Y = 6),
  y = c(P = 2, X = 0, D = 2, Z = 6, U = 0, M = 3, Y = 2))

my_dag <- ggdag::dagify(X ~ P,
                        Z ~ P,
                        D ~ X + Z,
                        M ~ D + Z,
                        U ~ X,
                        Y ~ U + D + M + Z,
                        coords = coord_dag,
                        exposure = "D",
                        outcome = "Y")  %>%

         tidy_dagitty() %>%
  dplyr::mutate(colour = ifelse(name == "U", "Unobserved", "Observed"))

ggdag::ggdag(my_dag) +
  geom_dag_point(aes(colour = colour)) +
  geom_dag_edges() +
  geom_dag_text() +
  theme_dag()

Plot:

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Most retreats focus on one broad topic for the weekend. Our retreat masters are usually both recovering alcoholics and members of the clergy, which brings valuable insight into the spiritual realm of alcoholism.
As a group of recovering alcoholics, we recognized the need for a connection with a power greater than ourselves. Our solution is to use the Matt Talbot spiritual retreat weekend to find how to utilize the tools suggested in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Just prior to the American Revolution, turmoil was boiling over in the colonies. The British army, the most powerful of its day, occupied Boston, and King George increasingly oppressed and taxed the fledgling states. The colonists had begun to organize their own government and lay the groundwork for separation from the British crown.
As the colonies formed their own identities, they created flags as symbols, to which the people would identify and rally. Everyone is familiar with the "Stars and Stripes" flag from the Revolution, but that was not the only flag or even the first flag to be used. There were several banners flown by the colonies as they sought their independence. One such flag was white with a green pine tree in the middle and bore the words "An Appeal to Heaven" across the top.
George Washington, in 1775, commissioned and personally funded a small number of ships, now known as Washington's secret navy. Wash- ington chose this flag for his ships to sail under, as they were deployed against the mightiest navy of that time. The state of Massachusetts also adopted this flag for its navy, and it even flew in some battlefields and around the capital city of Philadelphia.
Appearing on a number of other flags from the colonial era, the symbol actually originated from the Iroquois Indi- ans. During a time of great conflict, six Indian tribes were brought together in a treaty to not fight against each other but rather be united against a common enemy. A peace ceremony was performed, where weapons were buried under an evergreen tree (Tree of Peace). This is where the term "bury the hatchet" came from. Tradition also said the tree was guarded by a great bald eagle that symbolically clutched six arrows, representing the six tribes. From this story, a bald eagle clutching thirteen arrows became a well-known Ameri- can symbol, appearing on some of our currency and coins.
Even the Declaration of Independence includes a similar phrase that appeals to the Almighty. Today, forty-four state constitutions contain a form of this phrase— with an appeal to the Almighty.
Many of our founding fathers, through their own writings, declared themselves to be Christians. These include some well-known names: John Adams, Samuel Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Hancock, John Hart, Patrick Henry, and James Madison.
The Continental Congress made its first official act a call for prayer, setting aside May 17, 1776 as a national day of fasting, repentance, and prayer for the colonies. In this act, they specifically mentioned Jesus Christ.
The Continental Congress ordered the importation of 20,000 Bibles for distribution to the American troops. The Continental Congress authorized its endorsement to be printed on the front page of the Bible edition approved for the American people, to be used in our schools.
Congress did not intend a government and society free of religion, but rather a government that is not biased toward a particular denomination or religion. Freedom of religion was never meant to be freedom from religion. The greatest issue of today is not so much a political tyranny but a spiritual one. Many influential leaders, prompted by dark spiritual powers, are trying to rewrite our history and systematically eliminate all references to God and faith in public culture.
Christianity is increasingly depicted as being bigoted and extreme. This is not what our founders envisioned or believed. Unfortunately, today's churches are losing their rightful influence on society.
America elected our current president twice because of his promises for changes that are so desperately needed. Now, however, many of his promises have proven hollow, and Americans are largely disappointed because his new policies brought changes, but not the kind that were anticipated. America's only hope is not who is in the White House but who is in God's house. Our hope is only secure in Christ's return to His rightful place in the church and in the nation.
In the beginning, the American colonies were over- shadowed by oppressive forces seeking to control them. Today, a spiritual darkness is moving across this nation that is trying to control, oppress, and enslave God's people. It wants to extinguish the church's flame as a light to this nation and the world. Our options are stark. We will be overcome by darkness, or we will rise up and overcome the darkness with the greatest weapon God has given the church— PRAYER. May God help us to wield this divine weapon with zeal, compassion and earnest expectation.
When all other remedies fail, what recourse is left? It is again time for An Appeal to Heaven. We must raise the flag once again, not of patriotism, but of the Lord's army. Like Esther, the church is placed in the middle of a desperate and dark situation. And we are being called "for such a time as this," to rise up and intercede for the restoration of the church first, and then we shall see the healing of our country.
2 Chronicles 7:14 says, "If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." A new prayer movement is rising in our country, calling upon the only One who can deliver us, asking God to awaken the church through repentance and a return to her first love (Rev. 2:4-5). America was birthed through a people's cry, an appeal to heaven for divine intervention in impossible odds. Once again, God's people are lifting their voices in both personal and corporate cries as another appeal to heaven, against all odds, for God to intervene and send another Great Awakening to America. Let us add our voices to this appeal to heaven and regularly set aside time to pray for the church's awakening. Only then can this great nation be restored to its godly heritage.
Rick Barnhart is the youngest son of David and Mary Barnhart. Rick is employed by Sedgwick Insurance Company. He resides with his wife Sylvia in California. Both Rick and Sylvia are graduates of Concordia University in Irvine, CA, and both frequently contribute articles for this publication. They have six children; all have been or are being homeschooled.


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Legislative Update – March 28, 2014
TSEA March 28, 2014 Comments Off on Legislative Update – March 28, 2014
Proposed TEAM Act Changes
TSEA Bill: HB1940 (Dunn) / SB2045 (Southerland)
DOHR Bill: HB1420 (Dunn) / SB1624 (Johnson)
Both TEAM Act revision bills passed the full House and Senate this week. The successful passage of these amendments reinforce our joint effort to continue to work together with DOHR to continue monitoring the bill's implementation and make changes as necessary to ensure state employees' concerns are addressed.
Just as a reminder, TSEA and DOHR negotiated a compromise on these 2 bills. Combined, the bills do the following:
Allow audio recordings of Level 1 hearings
Allow employee representation and participation at Level 1 hearings when the agency has more than one person present.
Expands the Board of Appeals to up to 18 members to accommodate 2 monthly hearing dates.
Requires all employees to submit a written statement at a Level 2 hearing that explains why you feel that the Step 1 decision was wrong. If this written statement is not included in Level 2, the decision of the DOHR Commissioner is final and you forfeit your right to a Level 3 appeal before the Board.
All Level 3 hearings require the employee to participate in person, by counsel or through electronic means.
TSEA and DOHR will continue working together through the summer to address plans for reviewing Performance Evaluations opposed by the employee and help during RIFs to find another state job. Meetings on the TEAM Act issues will resume as soon as the legislative session has ended.
Parking Relief for Higher Ed Employees
HB1306 (Windle) / SB 1369 (Tate)
This bill has received considerable debate in the House Education Subcommittee this week. The committee was very upset that the pilot project was unsuccessfully implemented at the University of Memphis, and members voted to move this bill onto the full committee. This was done, even after the Committee Chair attempted to kill the bill because it was not moving in the Senate and the Senate Committee was closing this week. After much discussion and a break to confer with the Senate Sponsor, the bill moved forward with the assumption that Senate would reopen the committee to hear the bill in the upcoming week.
With that said, this bill will be before both the House and Senate full Education Committees this week. This was a huge victory on behalf of higher education employees, because it is now well documented that it is unfair and unacceptable for one group of employees to pay to park at work while all other employees do not. The issue at the center of the bill, however, is in regards to funding. Parking on higher education campuses are funded by revenue generating bonds and because of those bonds, the State cannot offer free parking to everyone. This bill would allow free parking for anyone making less than the average salary for state employees, which is presently $39,000. To compensate for giving a break on parking fees for the lowest paid, this bill would require the colleges to make up the revenue by establishing tiered fee structures for higher paid staff.
Please note that the House Committee expressed concern that the fiscal burden would significantly increase the fees for the higher paid employees, and discussed lowering the income threshold, giving free parking for those making less than $10 or $11 dollars an hour. This would help the lowest paid staff and create a lower increase for everyone else. TSEA is working on an amendment which would eliminate the fiscal note and allow the Senate Committee to reopen to consider the bill. TSEA is also conducting a survey of all higher education members, asking for their opinions on all possible scenarios so that we can amend the bill to best serve our members needs. This bill was brought to our Legislative Agenda last year by our Higher Education Committee, but we do not want unintended consequences for our membership. If you are a higher education TSEA member, please check your email for our survey and complete it immediately as this bill will have only one final chance to be heard next week.
Grandfathering TDOT Employees without a GED
HB1542 (Bailey) / SB1705 (Niceley)
This bill passed in the Senate State & Local Government Committee and the House State Government Committee this week with an amendment. As introduced, the bill proposed that a state employee with 10 or more years of state service could keep their job without a GED.
The amended version of the bill would see TDOT reestablish positions (not higher than a salary grade 15) which do not require a GED. To be eligible, the TDOT employee would have to:
Be eligible for full service retirement on or before September 1, 2016;
Have completed a department-approved program to obtain a high school diploma or equivalent certification, including have taken the test by or before September 1, 2015; and
Apply, interview, be selected for, and be placed in such a position by no later than September 1, 2015.
In the legislative committee discussions, TDOT confirmed their commitment to allow all employees who are trying to get their GED to stay employed. They do not want to layoff anyone who is trying, and this bill simply puts their intentions for those close to retirement into code. While the department only addressed those eligible to retire in the amendment, it is a step in the right direction.
We have TDOT on record as to their intentions, which will hopefully give our members some relief from the anxiety of being laid off next year. The department has promised, at our request, to update TSEA and the legislature this summer and before next legislative session as to how many employees still need their GED. This will allow us to consider further amendments to protect more of the affected employees, if necessary, before the September 2015 deadline. This bill will be heard next in the Senate Finance and House Budget Subcommittees this week.
Retiree / Spouse Tuition Discount
HB887 (Hawk) / SB1164 (Hensley)
This bill has passed through the House and is behind the budget, which means we have to find funding for it in the budget. We have met with and asked the Administration to consider this bill in its Drive to 55 package, and our sponsors are trying to find funding via every possible avenue. In the Senate Education Committee, it passed with a 6-3 vote with a fiscal note of roughly $10,000. If you recall, within days of this bill moving in committee, THEC revised the fiscal note to be over $1.3 million.
TSEA is working with the Fiscal Review Committee, the Finance Committees, and our sponsors to address this new fiscal issue. We expect another meeting this week with THEC and Fiscal Review, and hope to persuade the agency to understand why this fiscal note is unacceptable. This may result in further amendments, but it is our intention to continue pursuing this bill and fund it this year. Expect an update on this issue in next week's legislative update.
Limitations on Employee Rights from Workplace Harassment
SB 2126 (Johnson) / HB1954 (V. Dennis)
This bill was brought forward by the NFIB and Chamber of Commerce. The original bill eliminated protections for whistleblowers and limited the amount of damages that could be granted in lawsuits, but has since been amended to retain existing whistleblower protections. However, TSEA still has concerns. This week, Executive Director Bob O'Connell testified against this bill in the Senate Commerce Committee and in the House Consumer Subcommittee. He pointed out concerns with the bill as listed below:
Present law makes it illegal to discriminate against a person in employment or to help or order another person to discriminate. Under the first section of this bill, the new law will make it legal to help or order another person to discriminate.
The second section of the bill puts unnecessary cops on the amount a person can be awarded in a discrimination suit, fixing a problem that doesn't exist.
Under present common law, a person terminated for reasons which are in part discriminatory can seek damages for that termination. Under the new law, discrimination must have been the sole reason for termination.
The committee members were not swayed by our director's testimony, and the bill passed both committees. We will be asking you to contact your legislators as soon as this bill moves to the House and Senate floors for full votes. Please watch for further directions in our upcoming legislative updates.
Update on proposed raise for State Employees
Most of the discussion on Lobby Day focused on the fact that the present proposed budget includes a 2% raise for teachers but only a 1% raise for state employees and employees in higher education. As we anxiously await a supplemental budget from the Governor's Office, TSEA has been told by both House and Senate Leadership that we should prepare ourselves for the raise to be eliminated completely from the budget. Executive Director Bob O'Connell has requested a meeting with the Commissioner of Finance & Administration, Larry Martin. This meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 31, and President Phil Morson is expected to attend. They will present our case to fund the raise and request that it not be eliminated from the budget.
We are working closely with House Finance Chair Charles Sargent and Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey on a contingency plan if necessary. Both legislators – along with many others – are willing to put our raise as a first priority for funding once excess revenue is collected after the budget passes; however, TSEA will first pursue full funding in this budget cycle with Commissioner Larry Martin.
Relief on Proposed Insurance Premium Increase
As stated above, we are still waiting on the supplemental budget from the Governor, in which we hope to see a reduction in the increase of premium for health insurance. The present proposed budget includes a 5.5% raise in premiums, but TSEA has negotiated a reduction in this increase due to the excess funds in our insurance reserve fund. We anticipate that the supplemental budget will reduce the proposed increase, but we do not know exactly how much until the supplemental budget is presented. This reduction would not be possible without TSEA's bill and our negotiations with Benefits and Administration.
Other bills we're watching
Payroll Deduction Bill
HB0502 (Casada) / SB0490 (Kelsey)
As most of you are aware, TSEA has continually fought against all bills that would change our payroll deduction of dues. This bill has been successfully defeated, as both sponsors have committed to taking the bills off notice for this year. Rep. Casada, who has carried this bill for several years, has agreed to work with TSEA over the summer to negotiate language requiring all labor organizations to model their payroll deduction practices after TSEA. TSEA allows its members to decide if they want any of their dues to go to our political action committee for campaign donations, and all of our expenditures are available at all times to our membership and to the public via our online PAC disclosures and our IRS 990 forms as filed with the Secretary of State. We hope that if Rep. Casada can draft a bill similar to our present policy, this issue will be closed and thus become one less item we have to fight against every year.
Disruptive Employee Organization & Union Activities
HB1687 (Durham) / SB1662 (Kelsey)
This bill prohibits certain union and employee organization activities and makes certain disruptive and illegal conduct involving unions and employee organizations a criminal offense. While TSEA does not condone this behavior and we do not participate in any strikes, we are still concerned with the unintended consequences of this bill, should it result in activities such as workplace recruiting being considered coercion. We have expressed our concern to the committees in which this bill has been heard, and as it stands now, we do not believe it directly impacts our activities at TSEA.
An Attorney General's opinion has been requested on this bill, and it presently is set to be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House Criminal Committee next week. This bill is expected to fail the House committee, and TSEA is actively lobbying legislators as to our concerns. It was brought to Tennessee by an outside organization, the US Chamber of Commerce, like many of the other bills that are anti-labor. Every year, TSEA has stood up against this movement, reminding legislators that we do not have a problem in Tennessee and that these bills are unnecessary. To date, we have been successful in defeating this type of legislation.
Demonstrating/Picketing Over Labor Disputes
This bill makes mass picketing and targeted residential picketing a criminal offenses. Again, while TSEA does not strike, we believe in everyone's constitutional right to lawfully protest. The Attorney General has ruled that this bill is suspect to being unconstitutional as it applies specifically to labor. If the bill was amended to address the issue of blocking ingress and egress to a place of business and not implicate labor activities specifically, then it would be constitutional. The House sponsor has questioned the AG opinion and does not think the bill is unconstitutional. So if this bill passes, it will be up to the court system to decide.
This bill will be heard in the House Consumer Committee and possibly the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. We have been told that the Governor will not sign this bill should it pass, so hopefully these committees will trust in the Attorney General and oppose this legislation. TSEA, again, is actively addressing our concerns with the constitutionality of this bill and everyone's right to protest.
As always, we will make you aware of updates and developments as information comes available, and will put the word out if your help is needed in contacting legislators regarding our bills.
For updates on all of TSEA's legislation, visit our website's 2014 Legislation Page and follow us on Twitter @tseaonline for live updates in committees discussing our bills.
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New fund vehicles are coming to Australia
Australia May 16 2016
New corporate and limited partnership fund vehicles are coming to Australia.
The Australian Government intends to introduce a tax and regulatory framework for two new types of collective investment vehicles (CIVs):
a corporate CIV; and
a limited partnership CIV.
The new tax and regulatory regime, recently announced in the Australian Government's 2016/17 Federal Budget, is intended to increase the competitiveness of the Australian managed funds industry by allowing vehicles that are commonly used offshore. This is because at the moment the vast majority of Australian funds are established as trusts which are not well understood by some foreign investors.
The collective investment vehicles
The CIV announcement says that a "corporate CIV" will be introduced for income years starting on or after 1 July 2017, followed by a "limited partnership CIV" for income years starting on of after 1 July 2018.
The tax attributes of the new CIVs will include 'flow-through' tax treatment.
The new CIVs will be required to meet similar eligibility criteria as managed investment trusts. This means that they will need to be (or deemed to be) widely held and be engaged primarily in passive investment. The proposal does not limit the availability of CIVs to non-resident investors.
There will also need to be extensive changes to corporate, funds and partnership regulation to facilitate these new CIVs. In particular, there will need to be amendments to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), including to provide for capital distributions and redemption of interests in the corporate CIVs, and, potentially, the Australian financial services licensing and disclosure requirements. State governments may also need to be involved given the interaction with the existing State-based partnership laws (which are inconsistent between the various States).
Given the complexity of the changes to be made, whoever the federal election in July will need to act quickly to meet the proposed start dates.
We understand that Treasury will consult with industry in relation to the changes.
Practical implications for Australian fund managers and investors
While the specific rules are yet to be released, flow-through tax treatment for these new fund vehicles will allow investors to be taxed as if they had invested directly in the underlying assets of the fund. This would be consistent with most other jurisdictions with significant managed funds industries.
Many foreign investors have difficulty understanding Australian managed funds due to a lack of familiarity with the prevailing unit trust structure. However, foreign investors are generally very familiar with both corporate and limited partnership CIVs of this kind.
The Australian Government hopes that the new rules will increase the marketability of Australian managed funds by providing investment vehicle options that are internationally recognised and more familiar to foreign investors.
The changes are also seeking to enhance the ability of Australian fund managers to take advantage of the Asian Region Funds Passport.
We see this as a welcome announcement. However, the effectiveness of this initiative will depend on the details and ensuring that the new rules do not discriminate against the new CIVs.
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Clay Shaw Would Have Hated Today's Congress
Former U. S. Rep. E. Clay Shaw, who died Wednesday, was a rare breed of political animal that is fast becoming extinct – a Republican who could talk to Democrats.
Democrats weren't the enemy during Shaw's 26 years in the House (1980-2006). Democrats were office holders who you compromised with to get things done.
And Shaw got a lot done.
Welfare reform, hammered out with the help of Democratic Gov. Lawton Chiles.
The Missing Children's Act, which allowed the federal government to track missing youths for the first time. Passed in response to the murder of Adam Walsh, it won votes of Republicans and Democrats.
Social Security Reform, which permitted seniors to work beyond 65 and collect Social Security without penalty. Democrats supported this, too.
Billions in federal transportation dollars for Interstate 595, Tri-Rail and the E. Clay Shaw 17th Street Causeway Bridge.
Eleven years as chairman of the House Florida Delegation, containing both Republicans and Democrats.
It was Shaw's ability to find common ground with Democrats that would brand him a pariah among many Republicans today.
Too many congressional Republicans (and Democrats) believe they were elected to uphold ideological purity. They refuse to compromise. They view anybody who differs with them as an enemy to be vanquished.
In an interview shortly before his death with the Sun-Sentinel's Tony Man, Shaw recalled when Republicans and Democrats would brawl all day and break bread at night.
It was an era when Republicans and Democrats could talk. It was an era when Congress got things done:
"I played golf with [longtime former Democratic House Speaker [Thomas P.] 'Tip' O'Neill. He and I were buddies. We could have fun together. We could fight in the daytime and have fun at night," Shaw told Man.
It is hard to demonize somebody when you just played golf with him.
Shaw believed in Ronald Reagan's axiom, "That person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally; not a 20 percent traitor."
From the many times I interviewed Shaw, I know he wanted to make a difference in Washington. He wanted to accomplish something meaningful.
That's why I know Shaw would have hated Congress, circa 2013.
To accomplishing something meaningful, you have to do something. The House today does nothing. Standing still isn't an accomplishment.
Shaw greatly enjoyed Washington when Washington worked.
Washington isn't working. Shaw would have hated it.
Shaw was among the last of the Republicans who once controlled Broward.
Yes, folks. Republicans once controlled what is now the big county most dominated by Democrats south of Atlanta.
I remember this:
Shaw's election was part of the very last wave of Republican office holders from about 1968 to 1980. Conservative and free market-oriented, these Republicans mixed well with the Good Ol' Boys in the downtown Fort Lauderdale business community.
It was an era when folks like J. W. "Bill" Stevens, known as "Mr. Republican," dominated the county commission. Folks like former state Sen. Van Poole represented Hollywood as Republicans.
Hollywood! Republicans!
And Shaw held sway over Fort Lauderdale as the young mayor from 1975-80.
Fort Lauderdale through the 1970s and early 1980s was an insular town on the cusp of a huge development boom. It was a town where the levers of power were inoperable to any but the longtime white, Christian insiders.
Political decisions were made where outsiders' views were not welcome — the Fort Lauderdale Yacht Club; the restaurant in the Governor's Club, a seedy hotel on Las Olas Boulevard and the pretentious but decrepit bar at the Riverside Hotel. There was also the membership-only Tower Club, which was located on the top floor of a bank and popular with pols and their supporters.
A multi-millionaire whose family owned huge swaths of land later absorbed by Fort Lauderdale International Airport in an expansion, Shaw was comfortable in these exclusive enclaves.
But Shaw also thrived among the Democratic voters flooding into Broward.
Shaw could understand, talk to and deal with Democrats. Maybe because he played golf with Tip O'Neill and traveled with the previous House Speaker Jim Wright.
Granted, he was no Allen West, who served one term in the same district after Shaw. West got little done, but he ranted about evil Democrats, shouted and could dominate a TV screen.
And Shaw? Shaw was quietly got things done.
20 Responses to "Clay Shaw Would Have Hated Today's Congress"
Ha Ha Ha says:
"Political decisions were made where outsiders were not welcome" – Buddy, are you saying (or implying) that things are actually any different today?
Ron Gunzburger says:
My condolences to the Shaw family. I was privileged to have worked for Congressman Shaw on Capitol Hill in the early 1980s, and always found him over the years — even when our views often sharply differed — to be a real gentleman who always brought civility to the political debate.
Rico Petrocelli says:
Buddy:
Thanks for the good write on Clay…
Patti Lynn says:
Thank you for the news, sad as it is. You are correct as far as how he treated people. He was publicly kind, compassionate, and caring. If he was different in his "exclusive enclaves" or in other private situations, such behavior never became known. He did well for his constituents and has been, and will be further, missed.
Lori Parrish says:
Clay Shaw was a gentleman. I remember when my daughter was expecting our first grandchild, I called Clay's office to make sure medical attention was near her hotel in China. He handled it. He always had the very best staff.
When my granddaughter died he sent me the most touching hand written note saying he would ask his mom to rock her in heaven.
When Bill Clinton was elected he gave me his seats for the Swearing in.
He was a rare breed who cared about people and not how they were registered.
I know there are thousands of residents just like me with stories just like me. RIP Clay.
Jack Moss says:
I was proud to have worked closely with Clay in the '70's when I was on the County Commission and he essentially ran Fort Lauderdale City Hall. Never contentious, always a gentleman, never a bad word for anyone, easy to talk to, and interested in what you had to say. You can put Clay's photo next to 'statesman' in the dictionary. RIP my friend.
Charlotte Greenbarg says:
He was a man from the sadly long-lost old school. No one who cared so much and without prejudice for people as he did could have been the opposite in private. It would have come out eventually in his long career had he been duplicitous.
The irony is that he was defeated by someone who never was able to make the human connections Clay Shaw did, either in D.C. or here at home.
Jack Curtiss says:
Clay Shaw was a Class Act from Day One. He is sorely missed more than ever. Condolences to his family and many many friends.
Plain Language says:
The notion that he and his way is something of the past says less about him and more about us. People today can be the same way or better. They simply need to do it.
Fellow Parishioner says:
Two of the greatest men I ever had the pleasure if knowing I met at St. Anthony's, Fr. Hannon and Rep. Shaw. Growing up in the parrish I had the honor of having many discussions about politicos and life in the beltway with Rep. Shaw. His stories about Presidents Reagan and Bush were glimpses into history. Rep. Shaw was a true gentleman, statesman and a great Republican.
In our last conversation earlier this year we discussed his displeasure with the lack of civility and hostility surrounding today's elected officials. I remember asking him who he saw in today's elected officials who were a throwback to his era and with out hesitation he said Commissioner Chip LaMarca. I agreed and we discussed how unfortunate it was that there were those locally within our own party that sought to tear Commissioner LaMarca down for his willingness to work across the aisle.
Rep. Shaw, thank you for our talks and the wisdom of your experience. Your impact in our community will be cherished and appreciated long beyond today.
Rest in peace and may you be hosting one up with Presdent Reagen and Speaker O'Neal at the 19th hole as we speak.
Rob Dressler says:
Nice article, Buddy.
I've never posted here before, but did want to join Ron, Lori, Jack and the rest.
Clay was a real gentleman, and people like him are sorely missed in Congress today.
Franco Ripple says:
Thanks for a nice write-up, Buddy. Congressman Shaw was everything you hope for in a citizen lawmaker; focused on constituents, true to principles, yet able to compromise for the greater good with allies across the aisle. I had the privilege of interning for him in Congress and will treasure those memories with him. A great advocate for Broward and South Florida. Deepest condolences to the Shaw family.
If not for the Bush 43 antics, he would have still been in congress.
Really says:
@fellowcommissioner
LaMarca's was admired by Shaw? OMG. Shaw hated Chip Lamarca. He once told me that he and Jim Scott blamed their losses on Lamarca and that they felt the BREC screwed them. RiP Congressman Shaw. I hope you aren't seeing the desparate Lamarca 2014 people spewing their propaganda .
I new Clay Shaw, he was a friend of mine and Chip LaMarca is no Clay Shaw.
Moreover to capitalize on the death of Congressman Shaw and use it as an opportunity to engrandize LaMarca and prop up his sagging reputation is the most underhanded thing I've seen come out of the Broward GOP this week.
What is important says:
It is obvious LaMarca is looking for attention, let us not give in to the urge.
This article was a tribute to a great man, Congressman E. Clay Shaw, and that is where our focus should remain. Continue to share your memories and pay tribute to this great man. While he had too much class to say he would want it this way, undoubtedly it is what he deserves.
Sue Gunzburger says:
I knew Congressman Shaw for years and always found him to be working hard to support Broward County. Whenever I went to see him in D.C. he was warm and interested in working to help the county. One of the nicest things I was privileged to do with him and his staff was a D.C. fly-in. Even his wife participated and led a tour a the national archives which was breath taking to see so many of the historic documents. He will be missed.
Seen on Facebook says:
I noticed I Chip's FB Page he has a photo of Clay Shaw looks like it went up around the same time as the post by Fellow Parishioner, hmmmm
Congressman Shay did his civic duty right to the very end. I went before Mr.Shaw while he was serving on the Charter Revision Bd .He was very knowledgeable and I enjoyed speaking before him and the board. I also saw him @ the Floridian(outside) after his treatments @ the Cancer Center up in Tampa. He looked amazing having gone through the whole ordeal. I stated to him how good he looked and his reply was "you should have seen me years ago i looked even better"(he was great).He reflected also on his lose in Congress in the fact that if Pres.Bush had let Donald Rumsfeld go just a week before Clay's election he would have won. On a personal note I saw him in the elevator at Ft.Lau city Hall when he was on his way to a Conference meeting in regards to the Cenential Celebration(which he also served on that commitee as well). He said to me in regards to my mother and her illness that he admired what I was doing, and that I would never regret it. No regrets Mr.Shaw. RIP….
Godspeed Rep. Shaw says:
September 21st, 2013 at 8:42 pm
What a beautiful service today at St. Anthony's.
It was interesting who the speakers were at the funeral mass, or more specifically, who was not asked to speak.
To keep this dignified I will not get into specifics, but Fellow Parishioner, the truth came out today and no shilling on blogs will change the truth about who you view as the heir apparent.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/elections/fl-clay-shaw-memorial-service-20130921,0,5100362.story


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, SECTION II.
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* "Account of the Magnetical Observatory of Dublin, and of the Instruments and Methods of Observation employed there," by the Rev. Humphrey l.loyd, D.D. Dublin, 1842.
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