Wildcats open with win over Crusaders

August 23, 2013

The Edison volleyball team opened the season in grand fashion against Jefferson County rival Catholic Central Thursday, defeating the Crusaders 25-23, 25-23, 25-19.

"The girls had intensity," third-year Edison (1-0) head coach Leah Snyder said. "They were excited because it was their first match of the season, and I think their excitement led to some aggressive errors but I would rather have aggressive errors than weak errors."

All three games in the match between defending Ohio Valley Athletic Conference tournament champions (Edison Class 5A, Central Class 2A) started out the same way with the first team to serve jumping out to the early lead. Edison led first game 4-0 before Catholic Central scored a point, the visitors led the second game, 4-0, beforethe hosts scored a point and the Crusaders led the third game, 5-0, before the Wildcats tallied a point.

"They have a nice team," first-year Catholic Central (2-1) head coach Sherri Barber said. "A lot of their girls play club ball. I think five of them play year round. They are not afraid to get at it."

Catholic Central opened the season by defeating Cambridge Saturday and Beallsville Monday.

"In our first two games, I thought we played terrific as a team," Barber said. "Tonight, we didn't play as well as we are capable of. No doubt it.

"They are a real-quality team."

Katelyn Pollock led the Edison attack with 22 kills, eight points, six digs and one block. Jackie Wiedaman added five kills, 13 points and three digs and Caitlin Brenstuhl tallied


and they scored the final two points of the game o take the first game.

"I did not see either of their first-two matches, but a couple of my seniors went and watched them play Cambridge," Snyder said. "Their insight was really good.

"I have a really good group of seniors this year. They are probably in the gym more than I am, and that is saying a lot."

The Wildcats were able to use what the seniors saw from the Crusaders' match against the Bobcats to their advantage Thursday night.

"They were able to pinpoint who their hitters were, and they were able to pinpoint where they like to hit the ball to," Snyder said. "Their setter is really good. Their middle is good. They told us what to focus on."

InGame 2, the Wildcats dug themselves out of their early hole after the Crusaders scored the first-four points of the game on Runkel's serve. Edison responded and ended up taking a 6-5 lead on the serve of Maddie Williamson.

Later in the game, the Wildcats built their advantage to six points at 16-10 on the serve of Jackie Wiedaman resulting in a Catholic Central timeout.

This time, it was the Crusaders who responded. The Crusaders fought back and turned the tide on the Wildcats. Catholic Central ended up tying the score at 20 on Gulan's serve.

Next, the Wildcats countered, and Edison was able to take a 23-21 lead forcing Barber to call a timeout.

Catholic Central came back and closed to within 24-23 forcing Edison to take a timeout, but in


the end Pollock delivered a hard-hit spike for a kill to close out the game.

As expected, the Wildcats attempted to get the ball to Pollock as much as possible. And often the strategy worked as Edison's three-sport standout came through for the team in the clutch.

"They do," Barber said about the Wildcats trying to get the ball to Pollock. "They have girls who play club ball. They have girls who play year round, and they all are 6-foot. They are seniors. They hit the ball hard. They are not afraid to hit it."

Game 3 began just like Game 2 as Runkel served her team to the early lead, and just as they did in the second game, the Wildcats fought back.

Edison tied the score at 8 on Pollock'sserve. This time, the Crusaders had an answer as they regained control of the game by taking a 16-12 lead, but they were not in control for very long.

The Wildcats came right back, and they took a 17-16 lead on Wiedaman's serve.

The game ended up being deadlocked at 19, but the Wildcats scored the final six points of the the game and the match.

"We are happy with the win," Snyder said. "You always are, but there is always room for improvement."

The match was just recently added to the schedule.

"It was an unscheduled match," Barber said. "We picked it up last week."

Edison needed the match after a couple of holes opened up on its schedule.

"We had two teams drop the last two weeks," Snyder said. "We had to scramble


to fill those spots."

Both teams put forth a strong showing in the unexpected match.

"It was a great matchup," Snyder said. "The girls were fired up. It would be hard to find a matchup much better.

"They have a good program. For a small school, they have a good program. They always do. They have two brand-new coaches, and they were able to put things together quickly. In the Creek League, they didn't have a coach when I saw them."

Both teams are scheduled to return to the court on the road. Edison will play Saturday as part of a quad match at Carrollton. Indian Creek and New Philadelphia will also be at the quad, however, the Wildcats will only play the Warriors and not the Redskins or Quakers.

"That is oneof the changes," Snyder said. "It was supposed to be us, Carrollton, New Philadelphia and Indian Creek, but New Philadelphia said they didn't know they were supposed to play us and they ended up scheduling other teams and filling up their schedule. We already play Indian Creek twice, so we are not going to play them a third time. So instead of us playing Carrollton, New Philadelphia and Indian Creek, we are just going to play Carrollton."

In an addition to the schedule, Edison will now play a match Aug. 30 at Brooke.


A University of Illinois at Chicago student was sexually assaulted in a dormitory room shower Monday morning on the Near West Side campus.

The attack happened just after 10 a.m. at the Commons South residence hall, according to a crime alert issued by the university.

Other residents heard the attack and called UIC police, the alert said. The students were able to detain a male suspect until officers arrived, and he is now in police custody.

The suspect is not affiliated with the university, said UIC spokesman Bill Burton, who called it a “brazen crime.”

"We try to look out for each other and these students did," Burton said.

The student is receiving medical care, and campus officials are providing on-site support and counseling to residents, the alert said.

The five-story residence hall atChina tells Philippines it won't recognize ruling on sea row Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Philippine counterpart that Beijing will not recognize an international arbitration ruling that has invalidated most of China's claims to virtually the entire South China Sea

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Philippine counterpart that Beijing will not recognize an international arbitration ruling that has invalidated most of China's claims to virtually the entire South China Sea, the Philippine leader's spokesman said.

The row over the disputed waters — a major global shipping route thought to be rich in oil and gas reserves — has for years marred China's relationship with the Philippines and other neighboring countries with rival territorial claims. Beijing has transformed a string of disputed reefs into missile-protected island bases.

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President Rodrigo Duterte has largely avoided the subject in favor of seeking warmer ties with Beijing. But under domestic pressure, Duterte raised the issue in talks with Xi in Beijing this week, Duterte spokesman Salvador Panelo said in a statement Friday.

Duterte told Xi that the 2016 ruling of an international arbitration panel in The Hague, in which China had refused to participate, "is final, binding and not subject to appeal."

"In response, President Xi reiterated his government's position of not recognizing the arbitral ruling as well as not budging from its position," Panelo said.

"Both President Duterte and President Xi agreed that while their variant positions will have to remain, their differences however need not derail nor diminish the amity between the two countries," he added.

He said that Duterte raisedthe possible joint exploration of resources between the Philippines and China, and both leaders agreed on the importance of self-restraint and respect of freedom of navigation.

Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana asked Beijing earlier this month to explain the activities of Chinese research vessels and warships in what the Philippines claims as its waters, and accused China of "bullying."

Lorenzana said China did not ask for permission to send several warships through the Sibutu Strait at the southern tip of the Philippine archipelago on four occasions between February and July. He said two Chinese research ships have also been operating in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.

Meanwhile, Philippine military spokesman Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo accused China of "duplicity," saying the Chinese warships shut off their identification transponders while passing through Philippine


Trinity Universe debut trailer is very long, very Japanese

Nippon Ichi is working on yet another crossover RPG for the PS3 -- but this time around, it actually looks like a current-generation game. Yay! Welcome to the third dimension, NIS. Trinity Universe combines the Atelier and Disgaea universes in an action RPG that's supposedly heavily inspired by Xenogears.

The debut trailer for the game (after the break) reminds us that Trinity Universe is a very Japanese game. The video, which runs for over six minutes, highlights the game's various character designs and voice actors. More importantly, though, the trailer also shows some gameplay footage (skip to 3:44). The trailer reassures us that the game's visual quality is far beyond Cross Edge.

Trinity Universe has a planned September release in Japan. Whilepress machines were running. The heroes of the movie were gathered in a group adjacent to one of these machines. For some reason unknown to me, the vampire-like villain sat on a wide belt at the front of the machine. He moved mechanically in sync with the machine, though his daughter was distressed by this. The good guys were mostly passive.
Not long after this the vampire character became caught in the machine and began struggling to get free. He was still moving in a stiff, mechanical fashion but was also showing signs of distress. After a short period he was pulled into the machine which was blowing steam as it cycled. A close shot of the machinery showed blood oozing out of its rollers and gears. The vampire's


daughter was overwhelmed by the events as the heroes watched with their mouths agape. A large blast of steam was released from the machine likely indicating the death or dissolution of the vampire character and the machine ceased operating.
This was the climax of the scene and the indication that the villain was vanquished. It wasn't clear what became of the vampire's daughter though she may have vanished with her father. Upbeat 80s/90s music began playing and the movie ended.

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I haven’t seen it, and it’s not an exact match, but could you be thinking of The Mangler, based on a story by Stephen King?
It features Robert Englund looking a little like Al Lewis from the Munsters and features a possessed industrial laundry press which kills Englund’s character.

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Two of four stolen giant tortoises found in Dorset Published duration 26 August 2018

image copyright Dorset Police image caption Dorset Police said the four tortoises are all micro-chipped

Two giant tortoises stolen from a Dorset college have been found.

Four African spurred tortoises, three female and one male, were taken from a shed on the site of Kingston Maurward College overnight on Wednesday.

Blastoise and Jeffery were located in Lytchett Matravers but the other two - Squirtle and Wartortle - are still unaccounted for.

Dorset Police said enquiries are still ongoing to locate the other two tortoises.

Police Constable Chris Stephens said: "We would like to thank members of the public for their response to this appeal so far.

image copyright Dorset Police image caption The tortoises were taken from Kingston Maurward College, nearEgypt: Militants kill at least 235 in attack on Sinai mosque

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By ASHRAF SWEILAM and BRIAN ROHAN / Associated Press

EL-ARISH, Egypt — Militants attacked a crowded mosque during Friday prayers in the Sinai Peninsula, setting off explosives, spraying worshippers with gunfire and killing at least 235 people in the deadliest ever attack by Islamic extremists in Egypt.

The attack targeted a mosque frequented by Sufis, members of Islam's mystical movement, in the north Sinai town of Bir al-Abd. Islamic militants, including the local affiliate of the Islamic State group, consider Sufis heretics because of their less literal interpretations of the faith.

The startling bloodshed, which also wounded at least 109, was the latest sign of how more than three years of


fighting in Sinai has been unable to crush an insurgency waged by the IS affiliate. Seeking to spread the violence, the militants the past year have carried out deadly bombings on churches in the capital, Cairo, and other cities, killing dozens of Christians. The affiliate also is believed to have been behind the 2016 downing of a Russian passenger jet that killed 226 people.

But this was the first major militant attack on a Muslim mosque, and it eclipsed any past attacks of its kind, even dating back to a previous Islamic militant insurgency in the 1990s.

The militants opened fire from four off-road vehicles on the hundreds of worshippers attending the sermon in the mosque. They also blocked off escape routes from the area by blowing up cars andleaving the burning wrecks blocking the roads, three police officers on the scene said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the press.

Dozens of bloodied bodies wrapped up in sheets were laid across the mosque floor, according to images circulating on social media. Relatives queuing up outside the hospital as ambulances raced back and forth. The state news agency MENA put the death toll at 235.

Resident Ashraf el-Hefny said many of the victims were workers at a nearby salt factory who had come for Friday services at the mosque.

"Local people brought the wounded to hospital on their own cars and trucks," he said by telephone.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. But IS has targeted Sufis several times in the area


in the past, notably beheading a leading Sufi religious figure, the blind sheikh Suleiman Abu Heraz, last year and posting photos of the killing online.

In a statement afterward, el-Sissi said the attack "will not go unpunished" and that Egypt will persevere with its war on terrorism.

The suffering of the victims was not in vain, he added, and will only "add to our insistence" to combat extremists. Addressing the nation later on television, he repeated his view that Egypt is fighting a battle against militancy on behalf of the rest of the world.

Cairo's international airport boosted security following the attack, with more forces patrolling passenger halls, conducting searches and manning checkpoints at airport approaches.

State condolences poured in for Egypt, including messages from Israel, the United Arab Emirates, the U.S.,Russia, France and Britain condemning the violence.

President Donald Trump denounced what he called a "horrible and cowardly terrorist attack on innocent and defenseless worshippers in Egypt."

"The world cannot tolerate terrorism" he said on Twitter, "we must defeat them militarily and discredit the extremist ideology that forms the basis of their existence!"

Islamic militants stepped up their campaign of violence in northern Sinai after the military ousted the Muslim Brotherhood from power in 2013.

The result has been a long, grinding conflict centered on el-Arish and nearby villages and desert mountains. The militants have been unable to control territory, but the military and security forces have also been unable to bring security, as the extremists continuously carry out attacks.

Largely the attacks have focused on military and police, killing hundreds, although exact


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Just three days after being inducted into the company's Hall of Fame, iconic WWE superstar Ultimate Warrior died Tuesday of unknown causes at age 54. Circumstances surrounding the sudden passing are still under investigation.

WWE wrestler and executive Triple H broke the news of his passing on Twitter:

TMZ added that, according to officials, "Warrior collapsed outside an Arizona hotel at 5:50 PM on April 8th while walking to his car with his wife. Warrior was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead."

Police released a statement on the wrestler's death on Wednesday, according to Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports:

On April 8 at 5:50 pm 54-year-old “Warrior” James B Hellwig collapsed while walking with his wife to their car at the Gainy Suites Hotel in Scottsdale, Ariz.Scottsdale Fire transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead soon after arrival. At this point in the investigation, it appears as though a catastrophic medical condition caused his death.

Warrior's death comes as a shock to many who saw him seemingly in full health on WWE programming the past few days. He was a 2014 inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame on Saturday, appeared at WrestleMania XXXwrestl and was on the latest edition of Monday Night Raw in character.

"We are grateful that just days ago, Warrior had the opportunity to take his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame and was also able to appear at WrestleMania 30 and Monday Night Raw to address his legions of fans," a WWE release read. "WWE sends


its sincere condolences to Warrior’s family, friends and fans."

WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, legendary WWE broadcaster Jim Ross and WWE world heavyweight champion Daniel Bryan also sent out their condolences via Twitter:

Born James Brian Hellwig, Warrior was among the most memorable and long-lasting characters in WWE history. With long, feathered hair, distinctive face paint designs that matched his trunks and an energetic, frenetic demeanor, Warrior was always destined to stand out. But it was the constant energy, unforgettable backstage shoots and classic rivalry with Hulk Hogan that helped keep him in the minds of wrestling fans to this day.

Warrior was the type of performer that, no matter what he did, gave everything—and then some. There are numerous compilations of old Warrior promos sprinkled across the Internet, hisintensity never wavering and his decibels of emotion fluctuating from a barely audible whisper to an enraged shout. His ring entrances were also among the most lauded in the sport's history, with Warrior scampering to the ring in full sprint before violently shaking the ropes on all four sides.

“The Ultimate Warrior is a legend…Ultimate Warrior fans are legendary,” Warrior said in his acceptance speech (via Brian Fritz of the Orlando Sentinel). He was appreciative of his time in the ring, saying he was glad he got to "experience the magic." The Ultimate Warrior didn’t give me what I needed to make a match work, it gave me what I needed to make life worth.

Of course, Warrior was far more than just a memorable character. He was also a


wildly accomplished in-ring performer. He held the Intercontinental championship multiple times before defeating Hogan at WrestleMania VI to capture his first WWE (then WWF) championship in 1990.

Hogan also reacted to the shocking news:

Like many characters of his ilk, though, Warrior's time in the spotlight was only outshined by the notability of his departure. He left and came back to WWE programming at different stages in the early 1990s, with bad blood festering for years beyond his last hurrah with the company in 1996.

Although Warrior would join WCW for a short period, his career as a wrestler was effectively over. He rebranded himself as a public speaker, earning a living by capitalizing on the intensity of his past Warrior promos—just without the makeup.

With years having passed since they hadsevered ties, the feud between WWE and Warrior soon began to thaw. His induction into the Hall of Fame was seen by many as a reintegration of Warrior—a classic character despite his short run—into the wrestling world. In many ways, Monday's promo indicated that he still had it, with the New Orleans crowd feeding off his every word.

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or attacks in the nation of 250 million people, the world’s fourth largest.

“Densus 88 has become better than pretty well any other counter-terrorism group in the world,” said Greg Barton, a terrorism export and research professor in Global Islamic Politics at Alfred Deakin Institute in Melbourne.

“They have had an incredible workload and they have become remarkably good at what they do.”

In the last six years, there has been only one major attack in Indonesia that caused civilian deaths, when assailants hit a Jakarta mall and police post with gunfire and bombs, resulting in the deaths of three Indonesians and a dual Algerian-Canadian national. All four attackers were also killed in the January 2016 attack.

Between 2002 to 2009, there were nine major attacks by militants, leaving 295 dead andAfter their victory at Udinese, the champions are back on top of the league

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pivotal 2020 for the team.

With this in mind, CanPL.ca presents this look at Canada’s depth chart ahead of the upcoming year, keeping in mind that many of these players can and have played in multiple positions for both club and country.

For reference, here’s how we viewed Canada’s depth chart before the start of the national team’s 2019 season.

Goalkeepers

Milan Borjan (Red Star Belgrade) Maxime Crepeau (Whitecaps FC) Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC)

On the cusp: Simon Thomas (KFUM Oslo), James Pantemis (Montreal Impact), Jayson Leutwiler (Blackburn Rovers) and Alessandro Busti (Belluno)

Not much has changed in net for Canada in 2019. Milan Borjan’s form for club and country – in the UEFA Champions League and Concacaf Nations League, respectively – is still too much for the rest of the field to overcome.That includes Maxime Crepeau, who took home Goalkeeper of the Year honours in MLS with the Whitecaps

Cavalry FC’s Marco Carducci slots in at third after being the first CPLer called up by Canada. Other ‘keepers that could challenge? Recent Montreal Impact signing James Pantemis and Alessandro Busti.

Right Fullback

Richie Laryea (Toronto FC) Zachary Brault-Guillard (Lyon II) Marcus Godinho (FSV Zwickau)

On the cusp: Michael Petrasso (Valour FC) and Juan Cordova (Huachipato)

Richie Laryea came out of nowhere in 2019 to become Canada’s starting defender on the right side. A resurgent season with Toronto FC led to impressive outings for Canada against Cuba and the U.S.

Zachary Brault-Guillard stands as the next pure right fullback in line for a starting job. Marcus Godinho slips further down after a disappointing Gold Cup showing against


Haiti.

Valour’s Michael Petrasso remains in the hunt, but did fall down the depth chart compared to last year.

Centreback

Derek Cornelius (Whitecaps FC) Steven Vitória (Moreirense) Amer Didic (FC Edmonton)

Doneil Henry (Suwon Bluewings) Dominick Zator (Cavalry FC) David Edgar (Forge FC)

On the cusp: Adam Straith (VfL Sportfreunde Lotte), Manjrekar James (FC Midtjylland), Dejan Jakovic (Unattached) and Andre Hainault (1. FC Kaiserslautern)

Perhaps surprisingly, Doneil Henry and Derek Cornelius remain one-two for Canada in the centre of defence despite lacklustre years with the national team. They’re no longer teammates at the Vancouver Whitecaps, so Herdman may decide against this tandem by the end of 2020. Steven Vitoria is an obvious successor on the left side of the central pairing, following back-to-back starts for Canada to close out 2019.

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Defensive Midfielder

Samuel Piette (Montreal Impact) Stephen Eustáquio (Cruz Azul) Liam Fraser (Toronto FC)

On the cusp: Will Johnson (Orlando City), Nik Ledgerwood (Cavalry FC) and Louis Béland-Goyette (Valour FC)

No surprises here. Montreal Impact’s Samuel Piette retains his spot from last year after another consistent performance through Canada’s Gold Cup and Concacaf Nations League campaigns. This position is Piette’s to lose.

Stephen Eustáquio comes in just behind Piette after making a much-awaited national team debut for Canada against the U.S. this November. A long injury layoff kept the Leamington, Ont., midfielder off the pitch after he declared for Canada in January.

TFC’s Liam Fraser remains in the pecking order after a run to the MLS Cup final, but he still has a ways to go.

Central Midfielder

Scott Arfield (Rangers) Tristan Borges (Forge


FC) Atiba Hutchinson (Besiktas)

On the cusp: Noah Verhoeven (Pacific FC) and Jay Chapman (Inter Miami)

Scott Arfield is a shoo-in for 2020 after posting two assists and a goal in 2019. A leader in the middle of the park, the 31-year-old was incredible against the U.S. in October and had a decent Gold Cup run, too.

Soon-to-be-37-year-old Atiba Hutchinson drops down the depth chart after sitting out the Nations League campaign. Stepping above him in the pecking order is none other than CPL Player of the Year Tristan Borges. Will he see national team action in 2020?

Attacking Midfielder

Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) Mark-Anthony Kaye (LAFC) Will Johnson (Orlando City)

On the cusp: Russell Teibert (Vancouver Whitecaps), Sergio Camargo (Cavalry FC) and Kyle Bekker (Forge FC)

Jonathan Osorio holds top spot, if only just.Both Osorio and Mark-Anthony Kaye enjoyed accomplished seasons in MLS. As the incumbent, Osorio keeps his spot for the time being. Kaye’s role, meanwhile, is certainly up for discussion in Canadian soccer circles. Where do you put a potential starter like Kaye?

Right Winger

Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich) Liam Millar (Liverpool FC) David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone)

On the cusp: Nico Pasquotti (Cavalry FC), Chris Nanco (Forge FC) and Marco Bustos (Valour FC)

Alphonso Davies is not a left fullback in this scenario. Cool? The Bayern Munich man is a starter at one of the biggest clubs in Europe, so his role with Canada looks certain for years and years to come.

Liam Millar remains as a depth option as he develops at Liverpool. David Wotherspoon isn’t far off himself after Herdman gave him


a second cap away to Cuba in the Concacaf Nations League.

Centre Forward

Jonathan David (KAA Gent) Lucas Cavallini (Puebla) Cyle Larin (Besiktas)

On the cusp: Anthony Jackson-Hamel (Montreal Impact), Easton Ongaro (FC Edmonton) and Terran Campbell (Pacific FC)

Canada is rich with strikers. Jonathan David takes top spot after a six-goal Gold Cup saw the 19-year-old awarded the tournament’s golden boot. David’s goal-per-game run with Canada is as clinical as his club form at Gent in Belgium.

Lucas Cavallini is close behind David thanks to an astounding eight goals for Canada in 2019 – including a pair against the U.S. and Mexico. If nothing else, the 26-year-old will give Herdman a selection headache in 2020, or force him to play David in a different position.

Left Winger

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Who Really Was Mary Magdalene?

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Controversy over the identity of St. Mary Magdalene has continued since the early Church. In the Gospels, there are three particular "characters" involved in the controversy: Mary Magdalene, a follower of our Lord (Jn 20:11-18); the anonymous penitent woman (Lk 7:36-50); and Mary of Bethany, the sister of Martha and Lazarus (Lk 10:38-42). The author offers us an explanation of who St. Mary Magdalene really was.

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Controversy over the identity of St. Mary Magdalene has continued since the early Church. In the Gospels, there are three particular "characters" involved in the controversy: Mary Magdalene, a follower of our Lord (Jn 20:11-18); the anonymous penitent woman (Lk 7:36-50); and Mary of Bethany, the sister of Marthaand Lazarus (Lk 10:38-42). In the West, particularly since the time of Pope St. Gregory the Great, the three characters have all been identified as St. Mary Magdalene. However, in the East, the three characters have remained separate, with St. Mary Magdalene and "St. Mary of Bethany" having separate feast days. St. Ambrose, St. Jerome, St. Augustine, St. Albert the Great and St. Thomas Aquinas all refrained from making a final decision.

So, why would Pope St. Gregory fuse the three "characters" together? First, we need to examine the specific references to the woman named "Mary Magdalene" recorded in the Gospels. She was one of the women who accompanied Jesus and the Apostles: "The Twelve accompanied Him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and


maladies: Mary called the Magdalene, from whom seven devils had gone out, Joanna, the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who were assisting them out of their means" (Lk 8:1-3). (The Gospel of St. Mark confirms that our Lord had expelled seven demons from Mary Magdalene (16:9).)

Mary Magdalene also stood at the foot of the cross during the crucifixion (confer Mk 15:40, Mt 27:56 and Jn 19:25). She also witnessed Christ’s burial, and on Easter was the first to discover the empty tomb and then the first to see the risen Lord (confer Jn 20:1-18).

Given the specific references to "Mary Magdalene," the second step is to examine whether Mary Magdalene may also be the penitent woman found in the Gospel of St. Luke (7:36-50). Rememberthe penitent woman entered the home of Simon the Pharisee. She wept, and her tears fell upon our Lord’s feet. She anointed His feet with perfumed oil and dried them with her hair. Simon the Pharisee said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, He would know who and what sort of woman this is that touches Him — that she is a sinner," an obvious reference to her being "untouchable" because of such a serious sin as adultery, fornication, or promiscuity. In the end, Jesus forgives the penitent woman.

This scene is part of Jesus’ ministry in the area of the Sea of Galilee. Also, right after the declaration of forgiveness in the seventh chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke, Mary Magdalene is mentioned by name


as a follower of Jesus and identified as the one "from whom seven devils had gone out" (Lk 9:1-3). Keep in mind that Magdalene is derived from Magdala. Magdala, located along the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, was a wealthy city known for its prosperous fisheries. The Romans destroyed the town because of its moral depravity and its participation in the Jewish revolt. Interestingly, in the Talmud, from the word Magdalene is derived the expression "curling women’s hair," which means "adulteress." Even though the penitent woman of Luke 7 is not specifically identified as the Mary Magdalene "from whom seven devils had gone out" of Luke 8, one could easily draw the conclusion, as did Pope St. Gregory. Moreover, the early Church tradition has also upheld this connection.

Thethird and more difficult step to the investigation is to see if Mary Magdalene could indeed be Mary of Bethany. Following Luke 8, the gospel in the 9th and 10th chapters relates such stories as the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves, the Transfiguration, the exorcism of a possessed boy and teachings about discipleship. Our Lord then traveled to "a village" (i.e. Bethany, although not specified by Luke) to the home of Martha, who "had a sister named Mary" (confer Lk 10:38-42). There Martha prepared a meal for our Lord.

While the Gospel of St. Luke does not specifically identify Mary Magdalene with Mary of Bethany, the Gospel of St. John helps resolve the issue. In John 12:1-11, Jesus arrived at Bethany, "the village of Lazarus whom Jesus


had raised from the dead." Martha served a meal. Mary anointed our Lord’s feet with perfume and dried his feet with her hair. Keep in mind this is a different scene than the anointing by the penitent woman in the home of Simon the Pharisee in Luke 7; nevertheless, the same kind of action in both scenes helps suggests the same actor, namely Mary Magdalene.

Moreover, in John 11, the earlier scene where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, the Gospel reads, "There was a certain man named Lazarus who was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. This Mary whose brother Lazarus was sick was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and dried His feet with her hair" (Jn 11:1-2).were ejected according to Mark" (Homilies on the Gospels). St. Mary Magdalene, the repentant sinner, who found both forgiveness and friendship with our Lord, who stood faithfully at the foot of the cross, and who saw the risen Lord, is a powerful example for each believer.

As far as The Da Vinci Code is concerned, what one cannot construe is some of the misconceptions they erroneously present: for instance, that Mary Magdalene was the wife of Jesus, the mother of Jesus’ child, a participant at the Last Supper, His prophetic successor and a priestess. Such conclusions, despite the best efforts of historical revisionists who distort the Gospel to meet their political objectives, have no foundation in sacred Scripture, sacred tradition or factual history.

While the revisionists cite the "gnostic gospels,"


these were rejected from the official canon of sacred Scripture because they lacked apostolic authorship, were heretical and contained fictitious stories. One cannot counter Church tradition with spurious evidence from the gnostic gospels.

Lastly, the book cites several individuals who have accused the Church of "a smear campaign" to discredit Mary Magdalene so as to disempower a powerful woman. Oh please! What greater honor could the Church grant than by recognizing Mary Magdalene as a saint and a model for every sincere Christian who struggles for holiness? Pope St. Gregory realized Mary Magdalene’s beautiful example: a woman who found new life in Christ, not a woman who found a self-empowered political agenda. Frankly, more people ought to spend their time reading the Bible, the fathers of the Church andArmed suspect sought in robbery at Chase Bank in Santa Rosa

A man armed with a handgun robbed a Chase Bank in Santa Rosa Wednesday and escaped with an undisclosed amount of money.

Customers were inside the bank at 2700 Yulupa Ave. at 11:17 when the man pulled out the gun and demanded money, said Santa Rosa Police Sgt. Summer Black. She described the suspect as a white man with a thin build.

The suspect was caught on surveillance video wearing a black bandana, black hoodie and a flat brimmed ball cap with a yellow bill, police said.

No one was injured and it is unclear if there was a getaway driver, Black said.

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We should remember that Klayman already got the prosecution of Cliven Bundy's family and associates thrown out for similar prosecutorial misconduct, working in support of the Bundys' excellent Nevada lawyers as legal strategist.

After weeks of talking with Special Counsel Robert Mueller about Donald Trump's supposed collusion with Russia, Dr. Jerome Corsi instead filed his own criminal complaint through attorney and former federal prosecutor Larry Klayman on December 3, 2018.

Misconduct by the once-great Department of Justice is all too common. The unethical prosecution of former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens stole a U.S. Senate election from the Republicans in 2008. That earned a tongue-lashing from Judge Emmet G. Sullivan in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on April 7, 2009.

But left-wing embeds within the DoJ took theAssange publicly announced that "his organisation is preparing to publish more emails Hillary Clinton sent and received while US secretary of state."

In March, 2016, as the Guardian noted, Wikileaks released 50,547 pages of documents from Hillary Clinton's insecure email server. As Secretary of State, Clinton effectively left a Lamborghini with the keys in the car and every spy agency on Earth most certainly helped themselves to all of Hillary's data.

On July 22, 2016, Wikileaks released some of the emails from the Democratic National Committee that were stolen from someone physically inside the DNC offices. Assange also publicly announced that he would be releasing DNC emails in batches and timed the first group on July 22, 2016, to harm the Democratic National Convention.

Assange hates Hillary Clinton because of Cinton's


and President Barack Obama's destructive invasion of Libya in 2011 and Hillary's calls for Assange to be prosecuted. Assange apparently has a thin skin about being arrested. In other words, Assange did not need to be persuaded, bribed, cajoled, or talked into hurting Clinton's presidential campaign. Assange came up with that idea all on his own.

Now fast forward to August, 2016. Stone and Corsi reveal in their emails that they have "foreknowledge" in August 2016 of what the entire world already knew in June and July 2016. Basically, Mueller's team is arguing the equivalent of washing my car caused it to rain. Coincidence is not causation.

If we went through the emails of journalists we would find similar suggestions from editors or friends. Chasing the story at risk ofa hacker would have had to use in mid-2016, was capable of downloading data at this speed."

And remember: those would be the DNC servers that the DNC refused to allow the Federal Bureau of Investigation to examine.

Mueller knows he is investigating a $12 million fairy tale told to Christopher Steele by Russian intelligence agents. Steele's "dossier" was paid for by the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton through Perkins Coie. Steele went to Moscow with $12 million to spend. Clearly, Russia's intelligence services eagerly supplied disinformation. The "dossier" was written, in effect, by Vladimir Putin and his KGB thugs. Russia of course favors chaos and the weakening of the United States, and never favored one candidate over the other.

As a result, we are now seeing that Mueller's investigation is


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The future of Tech looks bright with Summer of Tech and Spotlight Reporting

As the Summer of Tech 2019 season draws to a close, we're excited to announce two new interns joining our team for the summer. We also reflect on the positive partnership between Spotlight Reporting and Summer of Tech and the impact it's made to student's lives, including that of our Quality Assurance Analyst, Yulia Tekin.

Our Spotlight Reporting team interacting with students at the Summer of Tech 'meet and greet' event in Wellington last month.

There’s quite a buzz in the office at Spotlight Reporting at this time of year, as we hear which new Summer of Tech interns will be joining us for the summer. Our company has been involved with the programme for a number ofyears and have appointed numerous interns from IT and Design to provide them with essential skills and work experience, to help students and graduates enter the New Zealand IT industry successfully.

Our own Spotlight Reporting success story

The partnership between Spotlight Reporting and Summer of Tech (SoT) has delivered some great success stories. Take our current Quality Assurance Analyst, Yulia Tekin – a SoT intern who started her journey with us in 2018.

Originally from Russia, Yulia, her husband and three children moved to New Zealand in 2017. After finishing her degree in Information Security in Moscow, she was freelancing while raising her young family. Once she arrived in New Zealand, she decided to put her degree to good use and jump back into IT. She enrolled herself into a one


the result is sulfuric acid. The runoff from the mine site can pollute surface and ground water, killing or sickening wild vegetation, fish, birds and mammals as well as humans. The mining process would also allow toxic heavy metals like mercury and lead to leach into the water system. This is the first mine of its kind in Minnesota, but sulfide mines in other parts of the world have invariably left the surrounding ecosystem polluted. For example, the Flambeau mine in norther Wisconsin operated from 1991 to 1997, and despite precautions taken and despite years of clean-up and the removal of 7,400 tons of contaminated soil, water runoff from the site still has dangerously high levels of copper and other toxins, and Wisconsin has since enacted a moratoriumon sulfide mining. In a recent study, fully 100% or mines similar to the proposed PolyMet mines in Minnesota had water quality violations.

The mine and tailings sites for the PolyMet project are just south of the Boundary Waters and are located on Superior National Forest land, and the site also includes two square miles of wetlands. The sites are dangerously close to the Partridge River and the Embarrass River, both of which flow into the St. Louis River, which in turn empties into Lake Superior. The proposed PolyMet mines would not be a health and safety hazard for just a small area on the Iron Range but would actually effect ALL wildlife and humans in northeastern Minnesota .

One of the arguments in favor of the mines is that


A lifeguard-controlled drone scours for sharks at Seal Beach in Southern California. In Germany, a drone brings a defibrillator to a man on a golf course having a heart attack. And during the floods in Texas this year, drones served up flotation devices to stranded people.

While the Federal Aviation Administration mulls over its drone regulations, which are scheduled to be released next spring, the remote-controlled devices are already being used around the world to keep us safe. In times of crisis, a drone is often the cheapest and most efficient tool to find a missing person, help monitor a criminal on the run, or survey a disaster scene.

The first ambulance drone made in Argentina by Argentine companies Argendrone and Medivac.

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Soft cover book about conceptual Australian artist John Barbour.

A chronology of Barbour’s career beginning with the work; ‘immuredinpace’, (1988), through to his final exhibition held at the yuill|crowley gallery in Sydney. The cover features a circular die-cut, inspired by a major work displaying the words ‘No More Holes’. John Barbour’s experimental and interdisciplinary practice comprises works on paper and cloth, sometimes incorporating deliberate stains, tears and child-like hand-embroidered text.

Born 1954, The Hague, Netherlands. Lived and worked in Adelaide, South Australia. Died 2011.


young man to drive us about,' said Lydia, 'for when Mr Hill is perched up there on the carriage box it always looks like we have trained a monkey, shaved him here and there and put him in a hat.'

Mrs Hill stepped away from the table, and set the coffee pot down on the buffet.

'Lydia!' Jane and Elizabeth spoke at once.

'What? He does, you know he does. Just like a spider-monkey, like the one Mrs Long's sister brought with her from London.'

Mrs Hill looked down at a willow-pattern dish, empty, though crusted round with egg. The three tiny people still crossed their tiny bridge, and the tiny boat crawled like an earwig across the china sea, and all was calm there, and unchanging, and perfect. She breathed. MissLydia meant no harm, she never did. And however heedlessly she expressed herself, she was right: this change was certainly to be welcomed. Mr Hill had become, quite suddenly, old. Last winter had been a worrying time: the long drives, the late nights while the ladies danced or played at cards; he had got deeply cold, and had shivered for hours by the fire on his return, his breath rattling in his chest. The coming winter's balls and parties might have done for him entirely. A nice young man to drive the carriage, and to take up the slack about the house; it could only be to the good.

Mrs Bennet had heard tell, she was now telling her husband and daughters delightedly, of how in the best households


they had nothing but manservants waiting on the family and guests, on account of every- one knowing that they cost more in the way of wages, and that there was a high tax to pay on them, because all the fit strong fellows were wanted for the fields and for the war. When it was known that the Bennets now had a smart young man about the place, waiting at table, opening the doors, it would be a thing of great note and marvel in the neighbourhood.

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BookBrowse seeks out and recommends books that we believe to be best in class. Books that will whisk you to faraway places and times, that will expand your mind and challenge you -- the kinds of booksCardiff City head coach Neil Warnock has told ITV News that he thought the referee for their loss against Birmingham City was very poor after he failed to give them a penalty.

Going into this game, more focus was being put on Steve Cotterill has he took to the touchline for the first time as head coach of Birmingham after he replaced Harry Redknapp as manager. And he would be the one going home happy after an early goal from Che Adams proved to be the decisive factor, leading them to beat the Sky Bet Championship leaders.

However Warnock was not happy after the match as he believed his side should have had a penalty in the second half. Joe Bennett was taken down in the box but despite that,


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A delightful chapter book consisting of ten stories that revolve around a fearless family of mice facing the dangers and challenges of winter. Geraldine is the protagonist who was born in April, but now in October is facing the end of the gathering season. She and her brother Nigel have much to learn and experience. Readers are introduced to their friends in the forest, Penelope, the sparrow and Cheddar, a white rabbit. The children love to hear their father Nigel read to them stories from the Book of Tales. These adventures teach them about common sense, trust, gratitude, empathy and sharing. As October wanes, the family and friends celebrate Thanksgiving and the joys of Christmas. On the other hand, the children’s curiosity put them in dangerof being eaten by wolves and ravens, swept down the river on a log and being destroyed by a forest fire. Charlotte is a sensitive and inquisitive mouse who desires to read, write and explore the world around her. She and her brother share sibling rivalry, but at the same time deeply love and care for one another. Their parents teach them to have faith that Very, Very Big Hands will be there to guide and protect them.

This chapter book is geared toward readers in grades three to six. Some younger children may enjoy individual stories as a read aloud. There are no illustrations; a few simple drawings would add appeal to younger children. I would thoroughly recommend the book as a gentle, sweet read for children who


love animals. The many lessons learned and bravery in facing adversity allow for lots of discussion on the topics of developing strong character and interpersonal skills.

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About the Author: Angela Muse

Angela Muse was born in California to a military family. This meant that she got used to being the “new kid” in school every couple of years. It was hard trying to make new friends, but Angela discovered she had a knack for writing. In high school Angela began writinghis rent. Even fans of rent conrol must see this as hoarding that prevents four other families from renting those stabilized units.

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In 2000, George W. Bush ran for the Presidency as a Republican under the banner of "compassionate conservatism." However, with respect to the War on Drugs, his actions and his words never met during his time in the White House, as he decided to stay the failed course charted by his predecessors. 2008 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul is correct when he speaks to the fact that there is nothing compassionate or conservative about the continuation of America's failed War on Drugs.

By most surveys taken and estimates made, drug use has remained at steady levels since the War on Drugs was launched in the 1970s and even before that. To be sure, there are occasional fluctuations here and there depending on various trends such as the riseand decline in popularity of one substance versus another. Each year the U.S. increases the federal budget for the DEA and other anti-drug efforts such as television advertisements and DARE programs in the public schools, yet drugs of all types are readily available all over the nation.

Ron Paul understands this with a clarity that seems missing from many of the other candidates in both political parties. In one of Paul's writings, he noted that:

"For the first 140 years of our history, we had essentially no Federal war on drugs, and far fewer problems with drug addiction and related crimes was a consequence. In the past 30 years, even with the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on the drug war, little good has come of it. We have


vacillated from efforts to stop the drugs at the source to severely punishing the users, yet nothing has improved. This war has been behind most big government police powers of the last 30 years, with continual undermining of our civil liberties and personal privacy."

The drug warriors are tied to the idea that criminal justice enforcement is the only solution to the problem. This narrow and simplistic view fails to take into account the myriad situations under which drugs are taken by the American public. What's the difference between someone who unwinds and relaxes with a glass of wine or scotch and someone who unwinds and relaxes by smoking a little marijuana? According to federal estimates, 100,000 individuals die prematurely every year from alcohol. Not a single human onto European nations where they perceive drug laws to be more relaxed. However, for the most part, the drug policies of most European nations aren't much more advanced than our own. Places like Holland are often cited as being tolerant of drug use, yet most drugs other than marijuana are still illegal there.

Meanwhile, as Ron Paul has rightly decried, the federal government here in the U.S. has squandered enormous financial resources going after pain management doctors who prescribe drugs like OxyContin to individuals suffering from chronic, debilitating pain. Here's how Congressman Paul described the situation in a column he authored back in May of 2004:

"When we talk about the federal war on drugs, most people conjure up visions of sinister South American drug cartels or violent urban street


this draconian public policy. Alcohol prohibition was tried and proved to be a miserable failure. It's time once and for all to bring an end to America's failed experiment with drug prohibition as well.

Conservatives are supposed to stand for the Constitution, liberty, and limited government interference in individual lives. The War on Drugs is incompatible with a free society, and the fact that Ron Paul is the only conservative candidate running for the White House in 2008 to recognize that is troubling to say the least.told The New York Times the inappropriate videos were "the extreme needle in the haystack."

One search for Peppa Pig on YouTube's main page turned up a video called "Cocaine pancakes" with nearly 1 million views. Multiple curse words appeared in the first 17 seconds alone -- but it is not yet flagged as age-restricted content.

In the past 30 days, the company said that less than .005% of videos viewed in the Kids app were removed for being inappropriate.

"Earlier this year, we updated our policies to make content featuring inappropriate use of family entertainment characters ineligible for monetization," said Juniper Downs, YouTube director of policy, in a statement. "The YouTube team is made up of parents who are committed to improving our apps and getting this right."


reported. Far more people have naturally occurring methane in their water in PA than have it due to gas drilling operations.

Here are some signed affadavits from people describing lighting their tap water on fire

That one is especially interesting as it shows a link between surface topography and naturally occurring methane. Water wells in valleys have much higher naturally occurring methane than water wells on hills.

One interesting case is from the movie Gasland. In that movie, perhaps the most memorable scene is of a guy lighting his tap on fire.

Mike Markham is his name and he claims that his water is flammable due to fracking of a well nearby. As it turns out he knew at the time (and I assume director Josh Fox knew) that the gas inmemorable scene is of a guy lighting his tap on fire.

Mike Markham is his name and he claims that his water is flammable due to fracking of a well nearby. As it turns out he knew at the time (and I assume director Josh Fox knew) that the gas in his well was biogenic and came from the four coal seams his well penetrated and had nothing to do with oil and gas operations. The Colorado State Oil and Gas Commission analyzed his water and gave him the report before the movie was ever made. Here is their statement on the movie:

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well is fracked and has nothing to do with fracking. In NE PA, the fresh water goes down 200-500 feet. The aquifer is commonly in a Devonian sandstone. There are many layers of this sandstone which are thousands of feet above the Marcellus Shale. There is commonly gas found within the aquifer and even more commonly gas in the sandstone layers just below the aquifer (but again thousands of feet above the Marcellus). As wells are drilled they put stell pipe in teh well called casing. Casing is lowered into the hole and then cemented in place. the cement fills the gap between the outside of the casing and the ground. The cement is meant to keep gas and any fluids from flowing up the outside of thean insult by his boyfriend who, after giving him what he wanted, threw him out of his house.

Imogen Herondale told Jace she wants him to be in charge of the New York Institute, but he insisted that Alec was a better fit for the position. And after his grandmother went back to Idris, he gave up the position to Alec. After Clary was almost a victim of the killer, Simon refused to leave her side at the Institute, which was not well received by the Inquisitor. Simon was thrown into a cell in the Institute as a punishment for his behavior. And after Maia was seen as a suspect of a Shadowhunter’s murder, they imprisoned her too. Things definitely started to get out of control as many people


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GlitajnyViolet Beauregarde Gender Female Age 12 Born Miles City, Montana, USA (1971)

Atlanta, Georgia, USA (2005)

New York City, United States (2020) Nationality American

Violet Beauregarde is one of five children who enter's Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. She is played by Denise Nickerson in the 1971 film and AnnaSophia Robb in the 2005 film.

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Intro

In the original book, Violet Beauregarde is the third of the five children to find one of the Golden Tickets and the second to be expelled from the tour. She exhibits a more competitive personality than the five other ticket winners, particularly in the 2005 movie, in which her ambitious behavior is greatly expanded to include her participation in sports and martial arts. Violet is also a notoriously relentless and competitive gum chewer (holding the record for


chewing gum), although she temporarily curbed her habit in order to focus on Wonka Bars and search for the ticket. Most versions have Violet calling her mother simply "Mother," out of arrogance, but in some adaptations she just calls her mother "Mom" instead. In the book she is called Miss Violet Beauregarde and is considered a lady in spite of her bad manners.

Appearances

Role in the novel

Violet is described in the original novel as having a "great big mop of curly hair" and as someone who talks "very fast and very loudly." Like Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, and Mike Teavee her nationality is not mentioned (she hails from America in the films). Both her parents accompany her to the factory. During her press interview she talks more about hergum-chewing habit than the ticket. However, she does show off the ticket, described as "waving it around as if she was attempting to flag down a taxicabs", and says that when she learned of the Golden Ticket contest, she put a moratorium on her gum-chewing, buying Wonka bars instead as a means to test herself.

She is depicted from illustrator to illustrator wearing jeans and a T-shirt, as a reflection of her tomboyish ways. She loves gum, although more to see how long she can chew it than to enjoy its flavor or to freshen breath. She claims to be a gum-chewing champion and that she had worked on one wad of gum for three consecutive months, sticking it to her bedknob while asleep and behind her ear while


eating

Role in the 1971 film

In the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Violet was depicted as a preteen girl from Miles City, Montana, and was played by Denise Nickerson and was a girly girl. Her father, Sam Beauregarde, is a "prominent" local politician, civic leader and a used car salesman who uses Violet's television interview for free advertising of his car dealership. Violet uses her television interview to demean Cornelia Prinzmetel far more than she does in the novel. There is no interaction between Violet and Veruca Salt (or unused character Miranda Piker) in the novel, but in the film, both girls are seen pushing and shoving each other when walking down the Chocolate Room stairs. Violet thinks Veruca is stupid and annoying, calling her anit in the 1971 film when she begs her father for an Oompa Loompa and also calls her a twit when Veruca says she (Violet) got two everlasting gobstoppers. Like Mike Teavee, Augustus Gloop and Veruca Salt, Violet gets along fairly well with Charlie Bucket. She seems less rude in this film than in the 2005 film and, as the Oompa Loompas say in her departure song, she just needs to improve on her manners.

Role in the 2005 Film

In the 2005 film adaptation, Violet (played by AnnaSophia Robb) is again a preteen, but her hometown has been changed to Atlanta, Georgia. However, unlike the novel and 1971 film, she’s mean to Charlie (more than Augustus was), and goes so far as to call him a "loser". She and


working on the same piece of gum for three months straight at the time that she had found her Golden Ticket. During the ticket search, she temporarily laid off gum and switched to Wonka Bars, keeping the aforementioned wad stored behind her ear in the meantime. Violet's mother Scarlett Beauregarde (played by Missi Pyle), a former baton champion herself, initially encourages her daughter's unladylike behavior and rude attitude, acting in a true soccer mom fashion; however, her approval and pride of her daughter turns into disapproval and embarrassment when they leave the factory and head back to Atlanta, because she had encouraged Violet's act of disobedience to Wonka's commands. However, she also seemed to be worried that her daughter couldn't "compete" anymore in the state she was in.Violet is claimed to have only one parent, because her dad isn't mentioned or noticed in the film.

In the 2013 Sam Mendes London musical, Violet Beauregarde is (instead of being portrayed as white) portrayed as an African-American fame-hungry wannabe from California, with her agent/father Eugene Beauregarde parlaying her mundane talent of gum chewing into celebrity status, with a multitude of endorsements and accomplishments in

In theatrical adaptations, Violet's role was originally identical to her role in the 1970s film. However, unlike that film but like the 2005 film, Violet was accompanied by her mother. In response to the 2005 film, Violet now tends to be a combination of the two versions (with her mother both hushing her gum chewing habit while secretly encouraging it).

In The Video Game

In the 1985


video game based off of the book, a level involves the avoiding of blueberries thrown by Violet. The 2005 film's game requires Charlie to escort Violet (by rolling her around) to the Juicing Room, where he must take her to Wonka's juicer to squeeze her back to normal. Violet seems much slimmer than in the movie and her blueberry form is much smaller and similar to the 1971 movie.

Violet's Endgame

In the Novel

Wonka has invented a gum that contains an entire three-course dinner: tomato soup, roast beef with baked potato and blueberry pie with ice cream (pea soup, roast beef and blueberry ice cream in the theatrical shows), but forbids Violet to chew it as it is not ready for human consumption just yet. Violet rudely snaps that sheholds the world record in chewing gum and begins anyway, ignoring Wonka's protests. However, the blueberry pie stage is defective, which causes Violet to turn blue, inflate, and expand into a giant blueberry. She is only able to waddle a little bit due to her girth, and Wonka tells the Oompa Loompas to roll her to the juicing room to extract the blueberry juice immediately, implying that she will explode if nothing is done about the problem.

1971 film

2005 Film

In theversion, Violet starts to inflate; her belt blocks some of the swelling. Once the belt pops off, her mid-section is instantly filled with juice. Mike pokes at her inflated stomach, causing her to step back a bit. As her mid-section keeps growing, her arms and legs swell into it,


only one present during her song in the 1971 film.

In the 2005 version, Violet grows more than just a few centimeters, instead swelling to an exponentially higher rate than the novel, almost reaching the Inventing Room's catwalks at three meters. Her inflation is noticeably more terrifying then the '71 version with blue starting on her nose and creeping over her body. Her clothes are also seen to turn the colour of her blue skin as they become saturated with juice before she starts to swell. Her cheeks also swell at bit along with her growing body. Once she is in her finished blueberry form, Violet's head, feet, and hands are sucked into her. Also her eyes had turned the colour of blueberry. Her mother does not seem tocare about this predicament happening to Violet herself, but that her daughter can no longer compete, and asks Wonka about the subject. Veruca responds, "You could put her in a county fair," and by the look on her face, Scarlett is both offended and considering the idea. In this film, it is never stated that Violet might explode, although it is heavily implied due to her massive size that she will.

She’s also seen exiting the factory with her mother after the tour. She has been deflated back to normal size, but rather than just walking, she somersaults, cartwheels and backflips down the stairs and the front walk, apparently becoming more flexible (implying that the swelling must have stretched her body out) and her skin, hair and clothes are


now a seemingly-permanent shade of indigo. She’s actually pleased with her new appearance, and has matured into a nicer person than she was before she took the incomplete gum. However, her mother is very angry with her daughter for disobeying Wonka's orders (and embarrassed that she encouraged Violet to do so), and judging by the look on her face and the tone of her voice in her final line ("Yes, but you're blue"), she’s fed up with coaching her daughter and treating her like an overconfident athlete, her exceeding pride in her entirely gone. In the novel, Violet ends up with purple skin but there is no mention of increased dexterity.

In the Musical

In the 2013 musical, Violet meets a far stickier end.

After the group enters Wonka's Inventing Room,as the skinny Veruca mocks Violet's new size. She disappears behind a large mixing vat while her unconcerned father simply complains that he cannot put a blueberry on the cover of vogue and tries to call his lawyer but before he can, the Oompa Loompas raise Violet into the air who is now swollen into an enormous ball And blue From head to toe. Violet is then spun around while lights are flashed on her like a giant disco ball for the Oompa Loompas to dance to. After seeing his daughter's new body, a still unconcerned Mr. Beauregarde begins to make plans to put Violet on the cover of Fruit Monthly much to Violet's protest but he takes no heed and greedily calls his lawyer to make the


arrangements. As Violet spins, she appears upset as the Oompas mock her inevitable demise by joking about selling off her body parts. The song builds to a climax and Violet eventually reaches her limits, ending the song with a wet splat as purple goo and confetti rain down, imitating Violet's exploding body and insides raining down.

In an surprising act of concern, Mr. Beauregarde begins to scream that his daughter has exploded while an unconcerned Wonka assures him she has simply burst her bubble. He then orders Oompa Loompas to take Mr. Beauregarde to the Juicing Vat to retrieve Violet's pieces and repair her before she ferments. Veruca is visibly happy at Violet's disgusting death.

In theatrical adaptations

In contrast to both films and the novel Violet sings a song beforebecoming a blueberry, The song aptly named "Chew it" is basically just a monologue about Violet's obsession with chewing after which Violet grabs the three course dinner gum from Wonka and chews leading to the second verse where the others gawk at her and she swells into a blueberry after which she is carried off by Oompa Loompas however, in some versions, the song builds to Violet's sticky doom, ending with her being dragged of stage and exploding as a popping sound is heard and in some version confetti is thrown to simulate parts of Violet. In some versions Violet is carried back on stage to sing a humiliating song whilst in others the Oompas and her mother sing whilst Violet is absent, having exploded into goo only


who played Veruca, saw her as the "cool American girl", but "when she saw [Nickerson] as a big purple ball, [Nickerson] was completely embarassed." In the 2005 version, at the request of director Tim Burton, the filmmakers combined real footage of Robb with digital effects in order to increase the overall size of the blueberry rather than just the width (as depicted in the novel), as well as for the scene of Violet and her mother leaving the factory. In the London Musical version, a button on her blue backpack is pressed to make her inflate and she runs around, and is put in a huge metal disco ball for her body.

The Sequel

Violet does not appear in the sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, along with Augustus,Veruca, and Mike, but is mentioned, the only "bad child" to be remembered in the departure novel. Wonka is talking about his new formula, "Wonka-Vite" and invites his grandparents to try it, but Charlie recalls "Are you sure? Remember the gum you gave to Violet Beauregarde?" Willy Wonka retorts that he did not "give" her the gum, all gifts from him carry his guarantee and he did not give away a product that he still needed to test out, rather she stole it from him despite his orders not to.

Song

The original song in the novel featured a "Miss Bigelow" who chewed gum day in and day out for years before her jaws bit her tongue in two and spent her life quietly, and how the Oompa Loompas wanted


to prevent the same thing happening to Violet. In the 2005 version, this song takes place in the Inventing Room, where the multicourse gum was created. It is sung by the Oompa Loompas while Violet is being rolled around in blueberry form, and the lyrics contain 42 repetitions of the word "chewing". The track uses the same pitch in voice, accompanied by '70's disco music'. In the 1971 version, the song merely talks about how chewing gum for long periods of time is repulsive. In the theatrical shows, her song is called "Chew It", which talks about her love of chewing gum and how it's her lifelong dream to chew the same stick all her life. It is followed by her Oompa-Loompa song, which is either sung bythe Oompa-Loompas with her present, by her with the Oompa-Loompas present, by the Oompa-Loompas without her present, or by the actress who plays Violet while backstage with only the Oompa-Loompas and a Violet blueberry model present onstage.

About Violet

Violet obtains a monomaniacal connection with chewing gum. She even tries to break the world record on how long she chews the gum, which she boasts to have beaten her very best friend. In the book, little of her personality is revealed. However, in the 1971 film her personality is extremely talkative, brash, cynical and sometimes hot-headed. She unleashes her temper on her unseen mother, her father and twice on Veruca Salt. She has little degree of bearability, and becomes annoyed with Veruca's constant demanding to her father. Her personality in


the modern adaption is more detailed. She is just as arrogant as Veruca Salt (and her mother), and also overcompetitive. She shows incredible reflexes in martial arts and almost inhuman speed. Her brash, vicious personality is thickened by her mother's exceeding vanity and unhealthily strong praise of her daughter. Violet also shows nihilism and extreme cynicism towards other people, such as Veruca Salt and Charlie Bucket. She is just as callous as her mother, labeling everyone else as losers and non-entities. However, this callousness is immediately disapproved of by her mother when they exit the factory.

Because of Violet's transformation, her body is now part blueberry, and she is a blueberry-human hybrid; as a result her skin color is blue and, in the 2005 version, she is unnaturally flexible.

Triviaof three performances have a theme on the poetics of chaos. The notions of instability, randomness and non-linearity involving the concept of chaos merge into the thematic axis of the performances.Three different aspects of the chaos are developed in this trilogy: the social, the environmental and the aspect of the individual. Likewise, the three compound parts work on the chaos, in relation to three plans, respectively: the human and mindful; the nature and its agencements; and the subjectivity and the psyche” Photos: Luiz Naveda

The "ipê" series is Inspired in the "ipês" trees that flourish in Brazil between May and August. It uses triangular paper engineering for the trunk and paper knots as allegory for the flowers or branches. The knots and the crowd are improvised which attributes authenticity


Raul Meireles is ready to quit Chelsea.

The Sun says the Portugal midfielder was deeply unimpressed with the way AVB was undermined by the club, before being dismissed after just 257 days in charge.

Now he is contemplating his next move, just seven months after he joined from Liverpool for £11million.

Ironically, Meireles scored the first goal of the post-AVB era in last week's 2-0 FA Cup replay triumph at Birmingham.

But he pointedly refused to celebrate his stunning 25-yarder and headed straight down the tunnel at the final whistle, while his team-mates milked the applause of the travelling fans.The Sheriff's Office identified the deceased as Shawn Aldridge and Rebecca Ann Wetherell Aldridge. Family members said she had returned home to find her estranged husband there.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office has classified the deaths of a man and woman inside a Dunnellon home on Monday night as a murder-suicide.

The deceased were identified as Shawn Aldridge, 30, and Rebecca Ann Wetherell Aldridge, also 30. Their deaths are the first domestic violence-related deaths this year in Marion County.

According to authorities, the woman had returned home to find Shawn Aldridge, her estranged husband, inside the residence, which is located on Southwest 15th Street Road.

Sheriff's officials said Tuesday that deputies arrived at the home at approximately 7:20 p.m. Monday and were unable to make contact with the people inside.

"Due to the


information received from witnesses on scene, the MCSO SWAT was mobilized and made entry into the home. Upon entry, they found an adult male and female deceased," the Sheriff's Office said in a statement on Tuesday.

The agency did not disclose the manner of death.

Family members who were gathered outside the home said Rebecca Aldridge had just come home and found her estranged husband inside.

One relative said the woman's uncle, Chuck Chiarelly, who had come to the house to change the locks, was outside and heard three gunshots. He called 911.

The woman's family members and a close friend were gathered beyond the crime scene tape.

Vanessa Wetherell said she had been on the phone with her sister and they talked until her sister got home. When she did, the estrangedhusband was there.

She told her sister not to hang up, as she was concerned for her safety. She said she heard talking, arguing, banging noises and then strange breathing sounds.

While on the phone, Vanessa Wetherell used another phone to call Brooke Schrab, her sister’s best friend.

“She was one of my best friends,” Vanessa Wetherell said of her sister, as she hugged their mother, Lisa Sardisco, and held their mother’s hand. Vanessa Wetherell said she reached out to other family members and they went to her sister’s residence.

Chiarelly, who lives in Ocala, had followed his niece home to change the locks, Sardisco said. She said he told them he saw his niece open the door and ask her husband why he was there. She then shut the door behind


her.

Family members said the uncle, who remained outside, soon heard the gunshots.

Sardisco said her daughter had been married for five years, had no children, and was trying to leave an abusive relationship.

Rebecca Aldridge was born and raised in Ocala, attended schools in the area and graduated from Forest High School. She was an insurance agent at Bird Insurance and served in Ocala Christian Church. She had just started school as a Christian counselor.

“She was a beautiful girl with an incredible soul,” Sardisco said, adding that she had been growing in her faith and her relationship with Jesus Christ.

Her daughter volunteered and wrapped presents for domestic violence victims, Sardisco said. “She was very giving and loving.”

Schrab said she had known Rebecca Aldridge for 11 years and they had “beenright away and walk strong in your faith," Sardisco said.

She said her daughter “touched so many lives and was on her way of fulfilling God’s purpose for her life.”

"Rebecca and her best friend Brooke volunteered at the gift wrapping booth each year to raise money to help others in an abusive relationship. Sadly, I never knew she was in one too," said Monica Bryant, the family violence prevention coordinator with the Marion County Children's Alliance, which organizes the gift wrapping outreach at Paddock Mall each holiday season.

In 2018, there were 13 domestic violence related deaths in Marion County, the worst year on record for such offenses. The previous record was 11 in 2012. In 2017, there were six.

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The University of Toronto says one of its students died after being pulled from Gull Lake near the university’s survey camp just south of Minden on Tuesday afternoon.

OPP Sgt. Peter Leon says crews were called to the camp on Deep Bay Road around 4:45 p.m. The camp is about 100 kilometres north of Peterborough.

The body of an 18-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., was pulled from the lake and was transported to hospital without vital signs, Leon said. The man was later pronounced dead.

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The name of the victim has not been released pending the results of a post-mortem examination, Leon said.

In a statement Wednesday afternoon, the universitysaid it is mourning the loss of an engineering student who was among a group taking part in a course.

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Cristina Amon, dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, says this week’s programming at the camp has been cancelled.

“Today, our attention must be with those affected by this terrible tragedy,” she stated. “The thoughts of our entire community are with the family and friends of the student who died.” Tweet This

The university bought the 175-acre property on Gull Lake in 1919 as a site for engineering students to learn surveying and project management. The university says the site is now used to teach land surveying, integrated water system and geology.

The university is offering counselling services and a confidential phone line for students, staff and


parody of the disaster film genre.

Lord and Miller use the sparse plot of the original Cloudy book as a guide for the film’s second and third acts, but the initial setup and characters are entirely their own creation. The film centers on a young scientist named Flint Lockwood (Bill Hader) who has been trying to help the community of his small island town, Swallow Falls, with his inventions ever since he was a child. Mostly, his inventions cause more problems than they solve (one has to wonder what made him think “rat birds” were a good idea, though they serve for some great recurring jokes), until one day his machine that turns water into food ends up making food rain from the sky.

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Emily is currently a freelance journalist, writing stories about interesting people, places, and issues for a variety of publications. She started her career as a local journalist in the Greater Boston Area, reporting for eight different newspapers including the Boston Globe. During that time, she wrote about crime, gentrification, public transportation, budgets, and education. She interviewed politicians such as Elizabeth Warren and reported on breaking news stories such as the 2013 manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

As a freelancer, Emily has reported on stories in Germany, England, Iceland, Mexico and South Korea.

Here are some samples of her work:

How do millennial Catholic-reared women relate to their religion? Emily explored her own complicated relationship with Catholicism, magical thinking, anxiety, and ritual, as well as her relationship with her beloved


Catholic grandmother, in this personal essay for Slate, June 25, 2018.

Porcfest is an annual gathering of New Hampshire libertarians, billed as the libertarian Burning Man of the East, with bitcoin. In 2017, Emily attended this festival to meet the people who would transform her home state into a free-market utopia, and wrote about it for The Baffler, May 17, 2018.

On the day Emily interviewed Irmela Mensah-Schramm for the Financial Times, Irmela, and Emily with her, nearly got arrested after an altercation with an angry right-winger on the outskirts of Berlin. Emily wrote about the experience in an essay for Off Assignment, April 12, 2018.

How does Iceland's last tannery keep itself afloat? By turning discarded fish skins from the food industry into high-fashion leather. Emily visited the tannery onthe Winter Solstice 2017, and wrote about it for Atlas Obscura, March 12, 2018.

On the island of Jeju, South Korea, women have traditionally earned a living by free-diving into the ocean to gather abalone, sea cucumber, conches and other treasures from the ocean floor. Emily wrote about one of the youngest of these divers for Roads & Kingdoms, April 6, 2017; the article was listed on The Atlantic's The Week in Global-Affairs Writing, April 9, 2017.

Mexico consumes more Coca-Cola than almost any other nation in the world. But what if there were an alternative? A couple in the Zapotec village of Santa Ana Zegache in Oaxaca, is making one. They call it Zega-Cola, and they hope it will keep jobs and money in their region. Emily visited them


in March 2018 and wrote about it for NPR's food blog, The Salt, March 21, 2018.

Irmela Mensah-Schramm is a 70-year-old German woman who has spent the last 30 years traveling around her country removing right-wing and racist graffiti, an activity that's often led her to run-ins with police and neo-Nazis. Emily spent a day with her in May 2016, and wrote about it for the Financial Times, August 20, 2016.

Loren Coleman has spent his career hunting down cryptids: that is, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, the yeti, and other creatures unknown to science. He's one of the world's best-known cryptozoologists, and he runs the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine. Read Emily's account of his life and career in the Financial Times, March 10, 2017.

Halé Sofia Schatz, aresident of Lexington, Massachusetts, has a slightly unusual hobby: raising goats in her suburban backyard. Emily visited her house and interviewed her about what it's like to be a goat mom in the suburbs, and wrote about it for the BostonGlobe, August 7, 2014.

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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist was one of the largest, most notorious art heists ever. This 1990 crime remains unsolved to this day. In July 2010, Emily interviewed Geoffrey Kelly, the Boston FBI agent responsible for leading his agency's hunt to recover the paintings. The interview appeared in the FT on July 16, 2010.

When did the first charlatan forge a photograph? Emily answered this question in her contribution to the FT's Defining Moment column, in which she details the history of


and food sustainability, November 28, 2013.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR--BOOK REVIEWS

In Radio Free Vermont, author Bill McKibben spins a fable about Vermont seceding from the United States. Emily's review appeared on Nov. 29, 2017.

In Eight Flavors, author and foodie Sarah Lohman explores the history of the eight flavors that make up American cuisine. Emily's review appeared in the Monitor on Dec. 5, 2016

In How the Post Office Created America, Winifred Gallagher argues that the post office was integral to the development of American culture and history. Review on August 10, 2016.

Ostend tells the story of a Belgian seaside town and the artists and writers who lived there in the calm before the storm of World War 2. Review on January 27, 2016.

In Ten Million Aliens, author Simon Barnes sets outto prove that humans are not unique in the animal kingdom through a series of sketches describing the wildest and weirdest creatures on this planet. Review on February 26, 2015.

What was it really like to grow up behind the Iron Curtain? In Born in the GDR, author Hester Vaizey interviews eight residents of this former country, presenting a nuanced portrait of life in East Germany in those decades. Review on January 7, 2015.

In Deep, James Nestor explores the connection between humanity and the ocean by telling the story of the world's free divers: people who dive to the ocean's depths without oxygen tanks. Review on July 24, 2014.

The Age of Radiance: The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era explores the history of atomic power, from


early discoveries by Marie Curie through the present day. Review on March 25, 2014.

Storm Kings: The Untold History of America’s First Tornado Chasers tells the story of early storm chasers in the uncharted American West, and the development of weather research and prediction as we know it today. Review on March 5, 2013.

In On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson, readers can learn about the life and legacy of this extraordinarily influential but oft-misunderstood scientist. Review on Sept. 11, 2012

Darwin’s Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution tells the tale of the scientists whose discoveries helped propel Darwin to his theory of natural selection. Review on June 12, 2012.A new Bring Arts figure of The Hero (aka The Luminary) from Dragon Quest XI has been revealed by Square Enix. The unnamed hero of the game sets out on his 18th birthday to fulfill his destiny, meeting numerous friends and assorted creatures along his journey. The Hero stands roughly 6″ tall. The figure includes interchangeable hands, two swords, a sheath, a shield, a figure stand, and assorted creatures.

Pre-orders should begin soon in Japan. The Hero is set for release in October and will be priced at 8,800 Yen (about $80 USD).

UPDATE 6-21-2018:

Square Enix has posted up the U.S. pre-order listing for the figure as well as a new exclusive version. See the new details and links after the jump.


of the results of such alcohols and aldehydes on their building brains.

The unripe fruit of ash gourd is cooked to be a vegetable. The ripe fruit is essentially employed for producing sweetmeat. The youthful leaves and buds are cooked.

MOSS named Ireland will be the source of karaginan, a material extensively Employed in emulsion stabilization as the components and ice product.

Triphala is most often noted for its use as a mild bowel tonic, getting practical in digestion, and supporting normal bowel Discover More Here actions. The combination of the three fruits contains a synergistic result to bolster many other techniques too. Along with the GI tract, Ayurveda uses triphala churna to assist wholesome respiratory, cardiovascular, urinary, reproductive, and anxious units.

This all seems clear-cut plenty of. Having said that, asplace in the NFC West with a 3–1 record. The Los Angeles Rams also scored 107 points in the first three games of the season, the second highest in franchise history and a league leader. Furthermore, the team went from being dead last in total offense the previous season with an NFL-low 224 points to becoming the highest scoring team in the league in 2017 with an average of 29.9 points per game and 478 total points scored - tops in both categories. On Christmas Eve, the Rams defeated the Tennessee Titans 27–23 in a Super Bowl XXXIV rematch to clinch the NFC West for the first time since 2003 and their first playoff berth since 2004. This was also their first division title as the Los Angeles


Humidifier-associated extrinsic allergic alveolitis.
Three cases of allergic alveolitis due to indoor humdification systems are described. Thermoactinomyces vulgaris precipitins were detected in the serum of a 37-year-old female patient who had typical febrile attacks during exposure to cool-mist from a home humidifier. When the cause was detected and eliminated, the symptoms and signs disappeared and the woman's gas transfer factor improved from 56% to normal within six months. In a printing office a 60-year-old woman had had febrile attacks with cough for more than a year. The patient herself associated the respiratory disease with a cool-mist humidifier sometimes used at work. The water reservoir was heavily contaminated with amoebas (Amoeba proteus), which might have been the causative organisms in this case. Aspergillus fumigatus precipitins were found in the serumof Queensland in Brisbane, Australia; Suzanne Hodgkins and Jeffrey Chanton of Florida State University; and Patrick Crill at the University of Stockholm, Sweden.

The research was supported by the Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental Research through awards DE-SC0004632 and DE-SC0010580, and by the UA Technology and Research Initiative Fund through the Water, Environmental and Energy Solutions initiative.


idea that Word of God, though God, operated, at least figuratively, independantly of God (the Father in Trinitarian parlance). God (the Father) is too transendent, too unknowable, to be directly revealed to man One of the principle activities of the Word (or sometimes Wisdom) is to be the Mediator between God and man, to reveal God to man. (Recall that Irenaeus asserts that this why Christ came.)
To a 1st Century Hellenized Jew, the phrase 'there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus' would be shocking because it identifies the Divine Logos, the Mediator between God and men as the man Jesus Christ. They were already familiar with the idea that an aspect (loosely speaking) of God was the Mediator thatrevealed the true Nature of God to man, and that job could only be done by God. The Epistle to Timothy takes that concept at attaches it to a man, thus requiring Jesus to be both man and God. To the Timothy, the verse would sound something like "There is one God and the Logos, who is also the man Jesus Christ, who gave Himself a ransom for all". The ransom must be God because only the Logos could be the Mediator.
The Recreation of Man
You also mention Romans 5:12-21 where Paul famously compares Jesus, the Second Adam, to Adam (the First Adam). Jesus is described as succeeding and bringing life where Adam failed and brought death. This is the heart of Recapitualation. Again, let's take a look at


as a being endowed with reason; so also, in the end, the Word of the Father and the Spirit of God, having become united with the ancient substance of Adam’s formation, rendered man living and perfect, receptive of the perfect Father, in order that as in the natural (Adam) we all were dead, so in the spiritual we may all be made alive. For never at any time did Adam escape the hands of God, to whom the Father speaking, said, "Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness." And for this reason in the last times (fine), not by the will of the flesh, nor by the will of man, but by the good pleasure of the Father, His hands formed a living man, inLegal honours

Among those gonged in the Queen’s birthday honours list were former SFO director David Green QC, James Eadie QC of Blackstone Chambers, and former judge to the International Court of Justice, Sir Christopher John Greenwood, who all received knighthoods. David Anderson QC, the former independent reviewer of terrorism, received a KBE and was made a working peer on the same day.

Legal honours

Among those gonged in the Queen’s birthday honours list were former SFO director David Green QC, James Eadie QC of Blackstone Chambers, and former judge to the International Court of Justice, Sir Christopher John Greenwood, who all received knighthoods. David Anderson QC, the former independent reviewer of terrorism, received a KBE and was made a working peer on the same day.


For years I contemplated selling my car and riding a bicycle to work.

I would ride to the Tustin train station four miles from my Irvine home on a bike path that would put me just half a mile from the station. From there, I would take the Metrolink train to work in downtown Los Angeles.

But the few times I tried riding my road bike, I was exhausted by the time I got home. Getting there was easy — all downhill — but coming home was sheer agony, grinding up hills after a long work day. The road bike went back up on the rack in the garage.

I considered a scooter, but that ruled out the bike trail and would require a motorcycle license and insurance.

Then I tried somethingClinical, genetic, and biophysical characterization of a homozygous HERG mutation causing severe neonatal long QT syndrome.
Previous studies have identified mutations in five ion channel genes as a cause of long QT syndrome, a heterogeneous disorder characterized by prolongation of the QT interval, multiform ventricular tachycardia (torsades de pointes), seizures, syncope, and sudden death. However, in these studies, the average age of initial symptoms is in the third decade of life or later, and few reports have described the genetic causes of long QT syndrome presenting in the prenatal or neonatal period. We used a candidate gene approach to identify the genetic cause of long QT syndrome in an infant whose initial manifestations were detected in utero. Direct bidirectional sequencing of long QT syndrome genes identified a previously unreported


HERG missense mutation (R752Q). Three asymptomatic family members were heterozygous for R752Q, and the proband, who manifested ventricular tachycardia in utero, was homozygous. R752Q was not found in 100 normal unrelated chromosomes. Paternal DNA was unavailable for testing. Transient transfection of HERG generated robust IKr, but no current was observed for the mutant HERG. The HERG mutant, R752Q, is associated with a mild phenotype, inasmuch as family members with a heterozygous mutation appear unaffected. The homozygous mutation results in absence of functional IKr, causing a profound loss of HERG channel function, creating the equivalent of a "HERG knockout" and leading to a severe phenotype.University of Wisconsin-Madison have partnered with vaccine companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech to develop a vaccine for the new coronavirus, according to a news release from the university.

Called CoroFlu, the vaccine will be built on top of the group's existing flu vaccine candidate, which has been shown to be safe in initial trials.

Refinement and initial testing is expected to take three to six months. The new vaccine could be ready for human clinical trials this fall, according to the release.

10:50 AM: Milwaukee DNC Pushed To Week Of August 17 Due To Coronavirus Concerns

The 2020 Democratic National Convention, originally scheduled for July 13-16 in Milwaukee, has been postponed, according to a news release from the Democratic National Convention Committee.

The convention will now take place the week of August 17.


The delay will give organizers time to evaluate how to best structure the event given public health concerns, according to the committee.

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The event is expected to draw thousands of people to southeast Wisconsin. According to the host committee, the group confirmed Fiserv Forum, the Wisconsin Center District and hotels in the area will be available in August.

"The City of Milwaukee welcomed our convention team with open arms over a year ago when our convention planning first kicked off," Democratic National Convention Committee CEO Joe Solmonese said in the release. "We remain inspired by the people who live and work here, and we remain committed to hosting this historic moment in their hometown."

Milwaukee has been theclasses this summer due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Instead, the university will offer more than 300 online courses this summer, including some that meet general education requirements.

"We know this is a challenging time for students, and we are here to help them continue their studies and advance toward graduation," Associate Dean Aphra Mednick said in a statement.

The scholarship application period for UW-Madison's summer term has been extended from April 1 to May 1.

9:17 AM: 80-Year-Old Dies From Coronavirus In Milwaukee County

According to a tweet from the Milwaukee Medical Examiner's Office, an 80-year-old female from Milwaukee died Thursday morning at a local hospital from complications of the new coronavirus.

More than 30 people have now died from COVID-19 in Wisconsin, according to state and local figures. Seventeen of those deaths have