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Babyshower är en fest med gåvor eller en ceremoni innan barnet fötts, som har olika namn i olika kulturer. Man firar barnets kommande födelse. Festen är ursprungligen amerikansk och har spridits till Europa och Norden på 2000-talet. Det är en kvinnofest som samlar väninnor, arbetskamrater eller kvinnor från båda sidorna av det kommande barnets släkt.

Festen ordnas som en överraskningsfest; till programmet hör spådomslekar, gissningslekar etc. med babytema. Den blivande modern och barnet får gåvor och öppnandet av paketen hör till festens höjdpunkt. Ett babyshower-avsnitt i tv-serien Sex and the City har inspirerat många festarrangörer, liksom andra amerikanska filmer och serier.

Babyshower är den nya tidens barnsängskalas som förekom i det gamla bondesamhället. Barnsängsbesöken ägde visserligen rum strax efter att barnet fötts. Också barnsängskalas var sociala tillställningar med traktering där gåvor och gengåvor utväxlades.

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Bergman, Anne; Ekrem, Carola (2020). Stora finlandssvenska festboken. Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland nr 833. Helsingfors och Stockholm: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland och Appell förlag

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Final reservation on Hagley development of 192 homes
By John Corser | Stourbridge | Business | Published: Jun 25, 2019
The final home on a 192-home development has been reserved.
The Wychbury Fields housing development photographed in 2015
The 192 family homes have been built on 30 acres of land that was previously part of Lord Cobham's estate by Cala Homes.
Wychbury Fields, off Kidderminster Road, is surrounded by mature woodlands and the homes were designed in keeping with the existing architecture in the village and took inspiration from the Arts and Crafts movement of the 1930s.
Building work began at the site in July 2014 and Cala spent £910,000 on supporting education in the area, enhancing Hagley Surgery and creating a new bus shelter and cycle shelters for Hagley train station as part of the Section 106 contributions.
In addition, Cala invested more than £1 million on improvement works to the Kidderminster Road roundabout to help improve traffic conditions at the junction.
Over the lifecycle of the site, Cala also made a longstanding commitment to local causes, including donating more than £7,000 to Hagley Ramblers Scout Group, Stourbridge Girls Brigade, West Hagley Football Club and Hagley's Scott Explorer Scout Unit.
In addition, Hagley Primary School – located less than a mile from the site – received a number of contributions from the housebuilder, including a £1,000 donation as part of Cala's community bursary scheme. The funding was used to improve the school's hard court facilities to create an all-weather flood lit pitch, which is also open for use by groups in the local community.
The builder also donated gardening equipment for National Gardening Week and road safety reflective clothing for Road Safety Week to the school. Neil Simpson, sales and marketing director for Cala Homes (Midlands), comments: "We're absolutely thrilled that all the homes at Wychbury Fields have now been reserved.
"The aspirational setting of this site and the high quality of build here has contributed to its success, making it one of our most popular developments.
"Throughout development we listened tofeedback and developed new designs to ensure that these homes would appeal over the years. We hope that the new community that has been established here enjoy a long and happy life in their new homes."
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Q: Difference between ?? and || I was going through the new proposed functionalities in ES2020 and I stumbled upon the ?? operator also known as the "nullish coalescing operator".
The explanation was vague and I still don't get how it is different from the logical OR operator (||)

A: Explanation is very simple lets assume that we have next situation, we want to get a value if it exist in object or use other value if it's undefined or null
const obj = { a: 0 };
const a = obj.a || 10; // gives us 10

// if we will use ?? operator situation will be different
const obj = { a: 0 };
const a = obj.a ?? 10; // gives us 0

// you can achieve this using this way
const obj = { a: 0 };
const a = obj.a === undefined ? 10 : obj.a; // gives us 0

// it also work in case of null
const obj = { a: 0, b: null };
const b = obj.b ?? 10; // gives us 10

Basically this operator does next:
// I assume that we have value and different_value variables
const a = (value === null || value === undefined) ? different_value : value;

More information about this you can find in MDN web docs

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Ireland, day three: Tralee Golf Links, the work of Arnie and God
By Ron Bellamy | Golf, Ireland | September 4, 2015
The third hole at Tralee Golf Links, where the author lost two golf balls.
A visually stunning, and challenging, course on the Atlantic Ocean
BARROW, CO. KERRY, Ireland — Sometime Friday, perhaps, a golfer lost a ball in the rough between the first and 18th fairways at Tralee Golf Links, on the Atlantic Ocean in southwest Ireland.
The ball is a Taylormade No. 1, with a Golf Digest Volvo Open logo stamped on one side, and a Nature Valley logo stamped on the other. I found the ball late Friday, while locating my own tee shot on No. 18, an uphill par 5.
To the unlucky golfer who searched for that ball and failed, I can only say this:
Dude, I feel your pain.
See, I parred the first hole at Tralee, a 371-yard par 4. With a strong wind at my back, I parred No. 18 as well.
And in between I lost eight golf balls. I lost one in deep rough right on the par 5 second hole, though while searching for it I did find a Titleist Pro-V1. I lost two on No. 3, a drop-dead-gorgeous par 3 when I hit long and left over the green, the wind pushing the tee shot over an embankment, and then skulled the ball I dropped across the green and over the cliff to the beach rocks below.
By the eighth hole, I'd lost two more balls and was down to the Titleist I'd found on No. 2. That got me through bogeys on No. and No. 9, and back to the turn, for a quick trip to the van for two more sleeves of Bridgestones. The plucky, but unlucky, Titleist lasted just one shot on the back nine, a well-struck tee shot on No. 10 that nevertheless found rough on the left side.
I did, over the afternoon, find a total of four golf balls, so my three-day total in Ireland is 12 lost, seven found, and by the end of the trip I could likely be playing with an all-volunteer assortment.
Golfing legend Arnold Palmer designed this course in the early 1980s — though golf has been played in Tralee since the late 1800s. Palmer has said that he designed the front nine, but that God created the back nine, a truly incredible series of holes, featuring dunes that resemble a mountain range and heroic holes along the coast.
If so, God must trust His ability with a driver, or have a legion of angels to search for errant shots. Because this course punishes bad shots, and even some not-so-bad ones.
Did I like this course? I loved it, every grueling minute of it. I'd read a lot about the magnificent back nine, and it lived up to that billing and surpassed it, but the front nine is wonderful in its own right.
The second green at Tralee Golf Links in Ireland.
Thanks to the courtesy of Tourism Ireland, represented by Bernard McMullan, I played Tralee with three Northwest journalists from the Seattle area — Blaine Newnham, the former sports editor and columnist of the Eugene Register-Guard and the longtime columnist for the Seattle Times and author of "America's St. Andrews" about U.S. Open site Chambers Bay; Tom Cade, senior director of communications for the Pacific Northwest Golf Association and editor of Pacific Northwest Golfer Magazine, who plays to a 2 handicap, and Rob Perry, of Bellevue, Wash., a professional photographer of all things golf, who plays to a 3.6.
As Tom Coyne wrote in "A Course Called Ireland", "Tralee was a tale of two nines — Arnold Palmer said he was responsible for the front, but credited God for the back. … Placed on opposite corners of the beachhead, Tralee's outward nine was a stretch of very strong golf holes, but they were just a warm-up for the madness that would ensue on the way in." As recounted in "True Links," "in terms of pure scenery, Tralee is comparable to its neighbor Old Head, to Pebble Beach in California, or to Nefyn & District in Wales. Indeed, the film director David Lean was so smitten with the site that he used the first and second holes for several scenes of "Ryan's Daughter.""
The No. 10 green in front of No. 17 green at Tralee Golf Links in Ireland.
Wrote Coyne: "… 15, 16 and 17 were a rumbling crescendo of beachside target holes, plates of short grass cut into the dunes and calling for our golf balls. At low tied, the beach to the right seemed to stretch on out to America. … There were a few special stretches around Ireland where I could take someone who didn't know a links from a lollipop, and they'd walk a short while and say 'I get it.' … Tralee was one of them."
No. 17, a 353-yard par 4, is cited in "The 500 World's Greatest Golf Holes": "The forced-carry tee shot is played to a fairway that can only be called rugged, and even that is an understatement. Playing the hole into a strong headwind requires a Herculean effort, which will be long forgotten upon reaching the small, highly perched green."
On the back nine, Palmer's Peak is a par 5 that climbs through a narrow opening of dunes. No. 13 is Brock's Hollow, a par 3 framed by a huge dune; No. 16 is Shipwreck, another par 3, over a chasm, where in Friday's wind, the most we've had so far, you aimed your tee shot over the ocean, and trusted that the wind would bring it back; improbably, with my 5 iron from 138 yards, it did just that.
The 12th green and, behind it, No. 13 green at Tralee Golf Links in Ireland.
After our round, Perry and I went back to the course for photos, the wind growing, the players down to some hearty members. We watched a couple of gifted, delightful kids, young teenagers, playing an alternating match with their parents; the kids clearly have game. We watched a foursome play No. 16 from the blues, 197 yards in that wind, and three of them found the green. There's a great feel to this place, from members to staffers to the good but not pretentious dining room with its view of the course.
Given the difficulty of the course, the Northwest media contingent, well, we battled. Perry, who plays to a 5, had two birdies and was the medalist on my card at 86; Newnham won the Guinness in the daily match-play match of former Register-Guard sports columnists, going up 2-1.
A spectacular experience; what a treat to play this course, and what a great, late-night welcome we got afterward, at the Killeen House Hotel, in Killarney, where the term "hospitality" must have been invented.
High-season greens fee at Tralee is 180 Euros, or $200.
Ireland, day two: Ballybunion, part of golf's holy ground Ireland, day four: Waterville, a new favorite course (updated)


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{{Воинское формирование СССР
| оформление = общее
| наименование                    = 402-й гаубичный артиллерийский полк большой мощности(402-й гап)
| награды                         =
| почётные наименования           =
| войска                          = сухопутные
| род войск                       = артиллерия
| формирование                    = 1939 год
| расформирование (преобразование)  = 30 марта 1943 года
| предшественник                  =
| преемник                        = 100-я гаубичная артиллерийская бригада
| районы боевых действий          = Прибалтийская стратегическая оборонительная операция (1941)   Приграничное сражение в Литве и Латвии (1941)  Сталинградская битва
}}402-й гаубичный артиллерийский полк большой мощности -  воинская часть Вооружённых Сил СССР в Великой Отечественной войне. Полк в разное время мог называться 402-й гаубичный артиллерийский полк, с добавлением аббревиатур «РГК» или «РВГК».

 История

Сформирован в 1939 году в Коломне на базе 2-го дивизиона 108-го гаубичного полка. Принимал участие в Зимней войне. Во время Зимней войны в составе полка имелись по дивизиону 122-мм гаубиц, 152-мм гаубиц и  два дивизиона 203-мм гаубиц.

В действующей армии во время ВОВ с 22 июня 1941 года по 29 августа 1941 года и с 9 декабря 1941 года по 30 марта 1943 года.

На 22 июня 1941 года находится в основном находится в эшелонах, перебрасывается и сосредоточивается в районе станции Ужпелкяй. Имел на вооружении 24 203-мм гаубицы, а также, по-видимому мог иметь другие орудия, по крайней мере имел 2 122-мм гаубицы. По-видимому был с началом войны подчинён 8-й армии, на 24 июня 1941 года находится в армейском резерве. На 27 июня 1941 года был переправлен за Западную Двину с задачей организации там обороны. На 29 июня 1941 года находится в районе Рига, отступает на восток по Ленинградскому шоссе.

На 4 июля 1941 года имел в своём составе командного состава – 155, младшего командного состава – 266, рядового – 885 человек. Всего – 1306 человек. Винтовок – 1962, автоматических – 4, ручных пулемётов – 5, орудий 122-мм – 2, 203-мм – 24, бронемашин – 0, автомашин – 112, мотоциклов – 12, тракторов – 104. На 6 июля 1941 года находится в районе Порхова. Во второй декаде июля 1941 года по-видимому переброшен в Валдай, а оттуда под Москву в резерв (вероятно в Гороховецкий лагерь).

В декабре 1942 года перебазирован в Волоколамский район, очевидно там же и находится до 1943 года.

30 марта 1943 года обращён на формирование 100-й гаубичной артиллерийской бригады

 Полное наименование

 402-й гаубичный артиллерийский Краснознамённый полк большой мощности'''

Подчинение

Командиры
 Ниловский, Сергей Фёдорович

Награды и наименования

Отличившиеся воины полка

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Ссылки
 Справочники на Солдат.ру
 Перечень № 13 артиллерийских, миномётных, зенитно-пулемётных полков и полков ПВО железнодорожных составов входивших в состав действующей армии в годы Великой Отечественной войны 1941-1945

Гаубичные артиллерийские полки СССР в Великой Отечественной войне
Воинские части и формирования, созданные в 1939 году
Воинские части и формирования, расформированные в 1943 году

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I Remember and Extol that Grace which flows from the Supreme Bliss manifestation of Madhava.
In Kaliyuga, Madhava (Lord Krishna) doesn't come Himself to enable the SAPs, He need not come, as he has some great devotees, divine Jeevatmas, who are ready to take forward the task(s) of the Lord and the Lord enables them to enable others. That is what has happened with our Voice of SAP team in Dev Bhoomi Dwarka District. Driven by 36 points "Sankalp Patra" agenda items (VoSAP District Development Template), Shri Chandrashekhar Buddhbhatti, VoSAP's regional volunteer leader is leading the efforts for the real Empowerment of the Specially Abled People.
On 17th October, 2015 Dev Bhoomi Dwarka's collector office (Co-signatory to VoSAP "Sankalp Patra") along with VoSAP team, Member of Parliament (Poonamben Madam) and other organizations such as ALIMCO distributed Assistive Devices to Prosthetics, Visually Impaired people, Hearing Impaired and other physically challenged SAPs. 142 SAPs received Assistive Devices at Free of Cost with great efforts from VoSAP's Dev Bhoomi Dwarka Team. The programme was chaired by Hon. Minister in charge of Dev Bhoomi Dwarka District Shri Babubhai Bokhiria. Hon. Member of Parliament Smt. Poonamben Madam was the chief guest and several other regional political leaders were present.
With the great cooperation from the MP of Jamnagar & Dev Bhoomi Dwarka District, Smt.Poonamben Madam and the District collector Shri H.K.Patel (IAS), this successful program became the cause of the real Empowerment of the Specially Abled People. Shri M.A.Pandya (IAS), DDO, Dev Bhoomi Dwarka Dist. was always available to our team for any help needed to make this programme a great success.
VoSAP is striving towards building teams at every district of India with such a devoted MP like Smt. Poonamben Madam, truly "accessible" District Collector Shri H.K.Patel and highly proactive VoSAP volunteer leader like Shri Chandrashekhar Buddhbhatti, so the whole of India will get transformed into Accessible India, SAPs will get Independence and Empowerment and Bharat Mata becomes a proud mother for her 70 million Specially Abled People.


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9715. Of shittim wood. That this signifies righteousness, is evident from the signification of "shittim wood," as being the good of merit and of righteousness that belongs to the Lord alone (see n. 9472, 9486); it shall here be stated what are the righteousness and the merit that belong to the Lord alone. It is believed that the Lord had merit and righteousness because He fulfilled all things of the law, and because by the passion of the cross He saved the human race; yet these things are not meant in the Word by the righteousness and merit of the Lord; but by His merit and righteousness is meant that He fought alone with all the hells, and subjugated them, and thus reduced into order all things in the hells, and at the same time all things in the heavens. For with every man there are spirits from hell, and also angels from heaven; without these man cannot possibly live; and unless the hells had been subjugated by the Lord, and the heavens brought back into order, no man could have been saved.
[2] This could not have been effected except by means of His Human; that is, through combats with the hells from His Human. And as the Lord did this from His own power, thus alone, therefore to the Lord alone belong merit and righteousness; and therefore it is He alone who still conquers the hells with man; for He who once conquers them, conquers them forever. Wherefore absolutely nothing of merit and righteousness belongs to man; but the merit and righteousness of the Lord are imputed to him when he acknowledges that nothing is from himself, but everything from the Lord. From this it is that the Lord alone regenerates man; for to regenerate man is to drive away the hells from him, consequently the evils and falsities which are from the hells, and to implant heaven in their stead; that is, the goods of love and the truths of faith, for these make heaven. Moreover, by means of continual combats with the hells the Lord glorified His Human, that is, made it Divine; for as man is regenerated by means of combats which are temptations, so the Lord was glorified by means of combats which were temptations. Consequently the glorification of the Human of the Lord by His own power is merit and righteousness; for thereby man has been saved, for thereby all the hells are kept by the Lord in subjection forever.
[3] That this is so is evident from the passages in the Word where the merit and righteousness of the Lord are treated of; as in Isaiah:
Who is this that cometh from Edom, with sprinkled garments from Bozrah? marching in the multitude of His strength? I that speak in righteousness, great to save. Wherefore art Thou red in Thy garments, and Thy garment like his that treadeth in the winepress? I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was no man with Me; therefore I have trodden them in Mine anger; whence their victory has been sprinkled upon My garments, and I have soiled all My raiment. For the day of vengeance was in Mine heart, and the year of My redeemed had come. I looked around, but there was none to help; and I was amazed, but there was none to uphold; therefore Mine arm brought salvation to Me; and My wrath sustained Me. And I trampled the peoples in Mine anger, and I brought down their victory to the earth. Therefore He became the Savior (Isa. 63:1-8);
that these things are said of the Lord, is known; His combats with the hells are described by His "garments being sprinkled," by His "being red in His garments," by His "garments being like his that treadeth in the winepress," and by "the days of vengeance." His victories and subjugations of the hells are described by His "treading them in His anger," whereby "their victory was sprinkled upon His garments," by His "trampling the peoples in anger," and "bringing down their victory to the earth." That the Lord did these things from His own power, is described by His "treading the winepress alone," and by "there being of the peoples no man with Him;" also by His "looking around, but there was none to help;" and by His "being amazed, but there was none to uphold;" likewise by His "own arm bringing salvation unto Him." That from this came salvation, is described by His "marching in the multitude of His strength, mighty to save," by "the year of His redeemed being come," and by His "therefore becoming the Savior." [4] That all these things belong to righteousness, appears still more clearly in other passages in the same prophet:
He saw that there was no man, and was amazed that there was none to intercede; therefore His arm performed salvation for Him, and His righteousness upheld Him; whence He put on righteousness as a coat of mail, and a helmet of salvation upon His head; He put on garments of vengeance, and covered Himself with zeal as with a cloak (Isa. 59:18, 17).
My righteousness is near, My salvation hath gone forth, and Mine arms shall judge the peoples; in Me shall the islands hope, and upon Mine arm shall they trust (Isa. 51:6);
"the arm which performed salvation for Him, and upon which they shall trust," denotes His own power, by which He subjugated the hells (that "the arm" denotes power, see n. 4932, 7205). From this it is clear what is meant by "the righteousness and merit that belong to the Lord alone."
[5] In like manner in other passages:
Who hath stirred up one from the east, whom He hath called in righteousness to follow Him? He hath given nations before Him, and made Him to rule over kings (Isa. 41:2).
I have brought near My righteousness, it is not far off, My salvation shall not tarry (Isa. 46:13).
Jehovah will clothe me with garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the mantle of righteousness (Isa. 61:10).
My mouth shall recount Thy righteousness, Thy salvation all the day; I know not the numberings; I will make mention of Thy righteousness, forsake me not until I have declared Thine arm, Thy might, for Thy righteousness is even unto the height; Thou who hast done great things (Ps. 71:15, 16, 18, 19, 24).
Behold the days come when I will raise unto David a righteous offshoot, who shall reign as king, and shall prosper, and shall do judgment and righteousness in the earth. In those days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell securely; and this is His name whereby they shall call Him, Jehovah our Righteousness (Jer. 23:5-6; 33:15-16).
Seventy weeks have been decreed to expiate iniquity, and to bring in the righteousness of the ages (Dan. 9:24).
[6] That the subjugation of the hells, the setting in order of the heavens by the Lord, the glorification of His Human, and the consequent salvation for the man who receives the Lord in love and faith, are the righteousness and merit that belong to the Lord alone, can be seen from the passages above quoted. But those cannot apprehend this matter who are not aware that there are with man spirits from the hells, and that from them he has evils and falsities; and also that there are angels from heaven with him, and that from them he has goods and truths; and that thus on the one side the life of man is joined to the hells, and on the other to the heavens, that is, through the heavens to the Lord; and thus that man could not possibly be saved unless the hells had been subjugated, and the heavens reduced into order, and in this manner all things made subject to the Lord.
[7] From all this it can be seen why (as said above, n. 9486) the good of the Lord's merit is the only good that reigns in the heavens; for this good of merit is even now the continual subjugation of the hells, and thus the protection of the faithful. This good is the good of the Lord's love; for from the Divine love He fought and conquered in the world. From the Divine power in the Human thence acquired, He alone forever fights and conquers for heaven and the church; and thus for the whole human race, and thereby saves them. This then is the good of merit, which is called "righteousness," because it belongs to righteousness to restrain the hells which are endeavoring to destroy the human race; and to protect and save the good and faithful. (Concerning the combats or temptations of the Lord while He was in the world, see n. 1663, 1668, 1690-1692, 1737, 1787, 1812, 1813, 1820, 2776, 2786, 2795, 2803, 2814, 2816, 4287, 7193, 8273; and that the Lord alone fights for the human race against the hells, n. 1692, 6574, 8159, 8172, 8175, 8176, 8273, 8969.)
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Main Ideas Key Facts
full title The Poisonwood Bible
author Barbara Kingsolver
type of work Novel
genre Postcolonial fiction; epic; family saga; coming of age story; political allegory
time and place written Kingsolver wrote The Poisonwood Bible in Tuscon, Arizona between the years 1993 and 1998.
date of first publication 1998
narrator The book is narrated by five different characters, Orleanna Price and her four daughters Rachel, Leah, Adah, and Ruth May.
point of view Each of the narrators speaks in the first person, giving us a view of the story as it looks to them at the time. That is, we see the story through the eyes of the character narrating at the time. What we are most often presented with is simply the thoughts, feelings, and general reactions of the narrator to the events unfolding.
tone Each of the five narrators takes a different tone to their story. Orleanna's tone is most markedly different from the rest, as her narrative is presented after-the-fact. Her attitude toward the story she tells is overwhelmingly one of pain and remorse. The four girls, on the other hand, are telling their story as the events unfold. Their attitude, therefore, mirrors their attitude toward life in general. This story is simply the telling of the events of their life during a certain period.
tense The four girls narrate from the present tense, telling the story as it unfolds. Orleanna narrates in the past tense, looking back at the events from a future date.
setting (time) The narrative spans thirty years, from 1959 until 1998.
setting While the primary story is set in the Belgian Congo, which becomes Zaire during the course of the tale, certain segments are set in Atlanta and Sanderling Island, Georgia, and certain others in the Johannesburg, South Africa and the French Congo.
protagonist Arguably, the protagonist of the story is the only Price who is not given a voice, the father Nathan. It is his blind religious fanaticism that brings the family into the Congo, and it is in reaction to him that all of the women must find their own paths. However, since the story is also largely a story about how these paths are paved out one could also claim that Orleanna, Rachel, Adah, and Leah share the role of protagonist.
major conflict The major conflict in the story can be cashed out on two levels. On both levels the major conflict regards how one should react to the burden of guilt. On the more personal level, the guilt that must be dealt with is the collective family guilt that derives from Nathan's fanaticism and Ruth May's resulting death. On the broader level, the women also feel the strong need to deal with the collective Western guilt that derives from the crimes of the colonial and post- colonial era.
rising action Arrival in Congo; decision to remain in Congo in the face of the mortal threat that Independence brings; growing resentment toward the Prices by the village leaders; eruption of sentiments over the issue of Leah's participation in the hunt.
climax Ruth May's death
falling action Orleanna and her remaining daughters desert Nathan and seek redemption from their two levels of collective sin. Leah turns toward a life of political idealism and cultivated suffering; Adah turns toward a life of science; Rachel turns toward of life marked by an egoistic and single-minded pursuit of her own pleasure; Orleanna becomes paralyzed by guilt.
themes The sin of Western arrogance; a transfer of faith from God to the natural world; the individuality of redemption; the impossibility of absolute and unambiguous justice on a global scale
motifs Light and dark; vision; language as revelatory
symbols The parrot Methuselah; the demonstration garden; the Poisonwood tree
foreshadowing Methuselah's death by the hands of a predator on the same day that the Republic of Congo is granted its independence foreshadows the fate of the nation.
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I get so very frustrated with going to the doctor. When I do, it seems that all they want to do is give me a pill (or drugs) to treat the symptoms I went in for, not find out what is wrong and fix it. Then . . . . when I have a reaction to, or side effects from, the pill(s) they gave me, they give me more drugs to mask the symptoms from the first drugs prescribed. Then, often times, this cycle continues with those drugs... And before you know it, I have more problems, and am feeling worse, than I did when I originally went into the doctor!!
It all gets pretty frustrating. It seems any more, that going for medical care is simply a BIG money maker for the pharmaceuticals, drug companies, equipment makers, and everyone else on that end of the stick, with little to no regard for the actual, quality health of the patient. Once upon a time, a long time ago, if a doctor knew of a 'natural' or 'home' remedy that worked as well as, or better, than any drug he could prescribe, he would not only tell you about it (making sure you fully understood how to do it), but urge you to try it before he prescribed anything. But that was back when the medical profession truly cared about the patients, before extreme monetary greed hit the system.
In today's world, more and more chemical laden drugs are being created by the day, and more and more serious side effects are coming with them. I mean, just listen to the commercials. They advertise this big, wonderful, miracle working medication, then at the end of the commercial they list all these horrifying side effects it could cause. I don't know about you, but I certainly don't want all that crap in my body and I certainly don't want to experience any of those horrifying side effects.
Commercials? For drugs and medications? Now there's something we never dreamed we would see! It's like they want us to be sick, like they want us to see these commercials, start imagining the symptoms, run to our doctor, ask for the medication we saw advertised on TV, hand them more of our hard-earned money, take the medications, experience the side effects, go back for more drugs to counter those side effects, so that we can go back and hand them some more money. It is a viscous, never ending cycle that appears to have been created to keep us sick and draining us of every penny we can come up with. Oh, and I find it pathetically amusing that 'they' have banned cigarette and alcohol commercials (which I am glad they did), then replaced them with 'drug' commercials! It just doesn't make sense.
Regardless of the fact that 'they' are trying every way they can to block us from growing and/or selling and using our own natural sources of healing and keeping ourselves healthy (by eating our way to good health), many of 'us' are searching high and low for every natural remedy, cure and prevention we can find to live the best quality, healthy life we can . . . naturally. That is the way God intended, that is our right, and it should never be taken away from us. With natural living and healing, side effects are few to none, and cures are strived for, rather than simply a 'bandaid' placed on the symptoms.
Then there is always the concern of major disasters striking, be it man made or an unexpected, enormous natural disaster. During such an event, grids and everything we have grown dependent upon will go down. Medical assistance and supplies will be spread unbelievably thin, not to mention they will run out quickly. Then what will we do? Just live with being sick or injured? Or worse, say 'good-bye' to the world and die because we have come so dependent upon the greedy, money hungry medical profession that we don't have a clue what to do for ourselves?? NO! We need to start preparing ourselves now, learning (and practicing) every natural remedy and method we can learn, so that we can live a more healthy, quality, comfortable and productive lifestyle. And this is what PHARMACY FRIDAY will be dedicated to.
PHARMACY FRIDAY will be a weekly post discussing, not only the dangers hidden in many of our modern day medications, drugs and treatments, but especially natural remedies, treatments and daily living routines that will help us to have a better quality, healthier, more comfortable life, NATURALLY. I hope you will find this weekly post of great help and benefit to you, and I truly look forward to your input.
*For our first post, I am going to begin with a remedy that doesn't even involve putting anything into your body. Only your body is used, and nothing else is needed ... nothing to buy, nothing to grow, nothing to harvest .... nothing.
As some of you have been reading, I have been in a bad health mode myself, lately. I had to break down and go to the doctor, which ended in prescribed meds, and, you guessed it, more meds to counter bad effects of that med. Ugh!!! Yet through it all, NOTHING is working on my extreme sinus infection. Along with that, I am having one mini stroke after the other (up to about 14 now in the past month and they are wearing me out!), which I am convinced is related to my sinus infection, but I can't convince the doctor of that. So I have been researching and digging deeply on my own to try and remedy the situation myself, because nothing they did for me has worked.
A couple of nights ago I found a website about using acupressure to help relieve your sinus pain, pressure and to help it to begin to drain. I found it very interesting and definitely worth trying. They listed many acupressure points with easy detail to follow (you can see them all here) I tried a couple of them for a few moments and could actually feel a little bit of relief. But still, I was skeptical. But then the next time (only hours later, actually) I felt one of those mini strokes coming on, I thought I would try pressing on one of those pressure points and see if it helped at all. I tried pressure point #2 and to my grateful amazement, the mini stroke instantly stopped! Woohooo!!!
Well, I still was unsure if it was just coincidence, a one-time thing, or if it was really going to work. Since then, three more mini strokes have come on (one was obviously going to be another pretty hard one), I immediately pressed on a pressure point (I am using points #1, #2 and #3, as needed) and every mini stroke immediately stopped! On two of them, just as the tingly numbness had begun to creep into my left side, I pressed on the pressure point and the tingly numbness faded back out in the same fashion it had come in, completely stopping the mini stroke. This even further proves to me that these frustrating and debilitating mini strokes are probably connected to my severe sinus infection. I have no doubt.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post. We would love to hear your ideas, opinions and any suggestions you might have on any part of this post. We look forward to reading your comments. Once again, comments are currently open to everyone, members or not. No waiting for comment approval and no funny words to type.
Disclaimer: I am not, in any way, a doctor nor a pharmacist and I am not telling, nor advising, anyone to skip the doctor's care and treat themselves. Pharmacy Friday is strictly for informative purposes.
I can totally understand your frustration with meds and not feeling well. We are all allery and sinus sufferers here too and I hope to get help from my herbalist.
Herbalist ... can you go to an herbalist just as if you were going to a doctor? I'd like to hear more about how that works. I hope this spring's triggers are few to none for you all this year.


The study comprised two patient groups (A- and C-patients); C-patients, without specific therapy preferences received conventional drug therapy with DMARDs while A-patients, with preference against DMARDs, received the AM treatment program described above, without DMARDs in 94% of cases. Both groups had standard physical therapy and used corticosteroids and NSAIDs as needed, with significantly fewer A-patients using corticosteroids and NSAIDs.(1) Both treatment regimens were associated with marked reduction in symptoms and systemic inflammation and only slight radiological progression after 4 years; these results did not differ significantly between the groups. The incidence of adverse drug reactions was significantly lower among A-patients (50% of patients) than C-patients (70%).


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A file photo of Kenya's founding President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.
As the standoff between the government and lawyer Miguna Miguna persists, a letter has surfaced on how Mzee Jomo Kenyatta begged to be allowed back into Kenya, 88 years ago.
The father to President Uhuru Kenyatta further begged the secretary of the colonial office, Drummond Shiels, to prevent the Kenyan government from molesting him upon his return.
The man, who went on to become Kenya's founding President, said it was true that he visited Russia but noted there were no bad intentions.
"I am going back to Kenya in the near future. I have done my best to help the interests of my people while I have been in England. There are rumours in Kenya that the police may try and find some excuse for putting me in prison or deporting me," he said in the letter dated March 18, 1930.
Kenyatta said people in Russia were likely to write to him but that he had not made arrangements for this.
"This might be used as a reason for getting me into trouble but I am quite willing to let the Kenyan government see anything from Russia that I sent."
He asked Shiels to arrange his smooth entry into Kenya, a journey to his home to see his family and his return to work "without being molested".
He ended the letter by saying: "I thank you for all your kindness to me and hope you will believe that I am wanting only to bring peace and contentment to my people..."
Miguna's quest may be far from peaceful as he declared himself the leader of the National Resistance Movement. But he says he wants President Uhuru Kenyatta and DP William Ruto out of office as they are "despots".
His journey has, and will likely continue to be troublesome, as he is the "last man standing" in the resistance - Nasa chief Raila Odinga had himself sworn-in as the People's President on January 30 but he has since united with the President for the sake of peace and unity.
Miguna is being held at the JKIA and will only be cleared if he applies for Kenyan citizenship, according to the Immigration Department.
The lawyer returned to Kenya on Monday but was blocked, with officers attempting to force him into a flight to Dubai. He violently rejected this option and shouted that he would not goo back.
His lawyers have termed the application a plot by the government to frustrate him more and have declared that he will not sign any documents.
The ImmigrationDepartmentt says Miguna has to apply for the citizenship he lost in 1998. On the enactment of the Constitution 2010, Kenya introduced dual citizenship for those willing to hold other nationalities.
The Constitution requires that those who had taken up the nationalities of other countries to apply for readmission to their Kenyan citizenship.
But Miguna notes that he has never given up his Kenyan citizenship and that it is birth right that cannot be revoked.


BATON ROUGE - Police said there's little information to go on after a teen was found shot to death overnight in Baton Rouge.
Detectives said Marvin Lewis, 17, was found dead in the road around 8:30 Tuesday night in the 1600 block of N. 49th Street. Police said he'd been shot in the upper body.
Officers said they learned another person who might be connected to the shooting arrived at a local hospital with gunshot wounds in his lower body. Other details surrounding the investigation are still unclear, according to BRPD.
Anyone with information about this shooting should call the Violent Crimes Unit at (225) 389-4869.


SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — A deputy shot a fleeing suspect who then led law enforcement on a 10-mile chase to a hospital, the sheriff's office said Saturday morning.
Anthony Williams, 24, of Memphis, was released from the hospital a few hours after the shooting and is facing eight charges, including aggravated assault and burglary.
SCSO said the deputy was patrolling the area near the Home Inn and Suites on Lowrance Road, near Hacks Cross Road and 385, when he spotted Williams breaking into a car in the parking lot and tried to arrest him.
Investigators said Williams jumped into another car and tried to hit the deputy.
The deputy fired two shots at Williams, hitting him at least once in the upper body, according to Lt. Anthony Buckner with the sheriff's office.
Investigators said Williams then lead deputies on a chase to Baptist Memorial Hospital in East Memphis, where he was arrested.
Hotel guests WREG spoke to didn't see the confrontation or hear the gunfire, but one tells us she saw deputies in the hotel parking lot before the shooting.
"Previous to laying down there were two deputies here in the parking lot obviously patrolling and just trying to make sure everything was safe," said Juanita Seruntine.
Amid all the chaos and flying bullets, incredibly, no one else was hurt.
The deputy's name isn't being released yet, but Lt. Buckner said he wasn't hurt and has been placed on administrative leave while the sheriff's office investigates.
Lt. Buckner also said the deputy was wearing a body cam, and his patrol car was equipped with a dash cam.
"I commend the officers," Seruntine said. "They were in the right place at the right time, and must have had considerable knowledge on what they needed to do. And I thank them."
Williams will make his first court appearance Monday morning.


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It is crazy to think back on how one decision we made 4 years ago has affected our lives almost everyday. I have come to believe that God knows the big picture for each of us and we have to trust him and it will all unfold like he has planned.
On Saturday August 27, 2005 I was planning to go wedding dress shopping with some of my bridesmaids. The plan was to meet up around noon and go to New Orleans to a couple dress shops. That morning one of the bridesmaids called and canceled on me. I went to work and a few hours later Tory called to let me know that he was on his way up to Baton Rouge and had all of our stuff in his car and we were evacuating New Orleans, Katrina was coming her way. Once he got to Baton Rouge we tried to find a hotel room North and West and had no luck. His Uncle Scott did have a hotel room in Houston so we planned to leave on Sunday morning and take the back roads to get to Houston. Tory's sister and her family were going to Shreveport to her brother-n-laws, and the other uncles were going across the lake to wait and see what the storm did. Tory and I left Baton Rouge on Sunday morning and took all the back roads and made it to Houston in about 7 hours. Lets just say the hotel was not a Hilton Brand and it was terrible but better then nothing. 4 adults and 2 kids in a small hotel room gets very tight, and one of the kids does NOT like Tory. On Monday Tory and I went to play golf at this golf course we had been wanting to play at, Tour 18, just north of Houston. We loved the course and loved the area. When we returned to the hotel, we then learned what was happening in New Orleans and really could not believe the damage. Tory's parents house did have some damage and his sister lost her big oak tree. (it feel on their car that they had just made the last car payment).
In March 2006, Tory received a call from a recruiter about moving to Houston. The economy had taken a hard hit after Katrina and we had started looking for a house and had not come up with anything. I thought that we were crazy not to even explore the possiblity. Not knowing anyone in Houston, I got on the wedding board, the knot, and asked where to live and work and we keep coming back to the area were Tour 18 was located. We had 3 days to decided on a job and find a house. The last house we walked through was the house we are in today. When we walked through where the front door would be, we both just knew that this was our house.
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Hugo Wertheim Importer and Piano Manufacturer
Acknowledgements: Compiled from the following resources, Wertheim Hugo (1854-1919) Author: Andrew J. Ray, Australian Directory of Biography. National Archives Australia. Wertheim Pianos. The Merchant of Welby Antiques (Bronze plaque). Members Tripod and The NeedleBar.
A Brief History of the Wertheim Sewing Machine Company
The Wertheim Sewing Machine Company was founded in 1868 by Joseph Wertheim (1804–1899) in Frankfurt, Germany. At this time Joseph was the Frankfurt city delegate for the Democratic Party of which he was a long serving member. At its height the Wertheim factory employed approximately 650 workers. The company used a trademark of a dwarf holding a hammer which is known to have been used until at least 1925, however in 1909 a Star of David was also registered.
The Wertheim Factory in Frankfurt, Germany
In 1870 a subsidiary was formed in Barcelona, Spain under the Wertheim name. Complete machines were imported and sold. Amongst these was the English Jones machine, locals began calling the sewing machines "las rapidas", and the business became known as "las casa de las rapidas".
The Wertheim Factory in San Martin, Barcelona, Spain
In 1915 production of a totally manufactured Spanish Wertheim machine was commenced. Wertheim Germany continued manufacturing machines until 1932 when the Wertheim family fled and moved to Spain. Despite converting to Christianity from Judaism, they feared the political unrest in Germany during that time. Wertheim Spain which became Rapida SA was now the sole manufacturer of the Wertheim machine. The factory was managed by Karl Wertheim under the alias Carlos Vallin.
Wertheim serial numbers for Superba start with S6. Wertheim's reincarnation of Singer models began with an S serial number. Until his sixth attempt Wertheim models were not particularly successful in the public's eyes. Machines bearing S6 are likely to have begun being been produced sometime between 1880 and 1890, S6 machines were manufactured until approximately 1915.
Hugo Wertheim (1854-1919)
Hugo Wertheim was born on 12th July 1854 at Lispenhausen, in the German electorate of Hesse-Kessel, son of Meyer Wertheim and his wife Minna, née Heinemann. Meyer was the cousin of Joseph Wertheim.
Hugo Wertheim 1914, Bronze Plaque by K. Korschmann, Frankfurt
It is unknown whether Meyer was involved in the sewing machine industry. Hugo was trained in business and developed a good commercial sense. There is some confusion in the articles read as to whether Hugo was sent overseas by Joseph, or whether he had made it clear he had no intention of staying in Frankfurt. However it is known that Hugo went overseas to act as an agent for the Wertheim Sewing Machine Company, leaving for Australia aboard the Great Britain, arriving in Melbourne in October 1875. He began advertising from premises at 39 Flinders Lane East as an agent for Wertheim Sewing Machines, quickly establishing himself as a merchant. On the 27th February 1882 Hugo was naturalized becoming an Australian citizen.
Returning to Germany he married Joseph Wertheim's daughter Sophie Emile (1864-1953) on the 30th August 1885 at Frankfurt and the couple came to Melbourne to live. They returned to Europe frequently over the years. Hugo built a substantial business selling sewing machines, knitting machines, bicycles, pianos, mangles, cream separators, washing machines and baby carriages under brands such as Wertheim, Electra, Planet, Griffin and Hapsburg. He actively promoted his business and was known for elaborate displays at agriculture shows and in 1901 at the Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, United States of America.
During the 1880's he built a 17 bedroom mansion, Gotha (later Hadleigh Hall, demolished 1935), at South Yarra, where musicians such as the visiting Paderewski played.
Wertheim's Queensland business set up a showroom in Queen Street Brisbane near Custom House. They sold and serviced pianos and sewing machines there until the late 1920's. In 1903 he opened new retail premises at 294-296 Burke Street and 175 Chapel Street Prahran, with head offices at 171-173 William Street and in South Australia at 107 Rundle Street Adelaide. About this time Jeff Kennett's (former Victorian Premier 1992-1999) great grandfather pointed out that it was pianos, not sewing machines that were in short supply in the new world. With no expertise in piano manufacture he sent his eldest son Herbert to learn the trade in America. Hugo prepared for his son's return by ploughing £75,000 into a piano factory on four acres of land at 22 Bendigo Street Richmond. Hugo's investment was of such significance that Prime Minister Alfred Deakin laid the factory's foundation stone on the 21st October 1908. Alfred Deakin observed that 'few men with such opportunities for a life of ease would have embarked on such an enterprise… the first in Victoria to commence making pianos'. Theodore Fink (politician, newspaper proprietor and educationist) remarked that Wertheim had left behind the controversial position of an importer and grown into the patriotic position of a manufacturer. Premier Sir Thomas Bent, to reported cheers, said that he found him as good a Briton as any in promoting industry. Hugo Wertheim was an unassuming man but did nothing by halves, commissioning architect Mr Nahum Barnet, who had worked for Steinway, Bechstein, Kaps and others, to design a prestigious factory that compared with the best in the world. The result was an imposing 50,000 square red brick factory, producing 2,000 pianos, including twelve grands per year. The factory employed 300 people and manufactured all parts of the many types of pianos on offer, predominately from Australian materials. The Wertheim piano enjoyed such acclaim that Dame Nellie Melba is said to have refused to perform with anything else.
Wertheim Piano Factory Picture Source and Date Unknown
Wertheim Piano Factory 2007
Hugo died of chronic hepatitis on the 11th July 1919 at his home at South Yarra and left an estate in Victoria valued for probate at £51,539. Survived by his wife, two daughters and three sons, Herbert Joseph (1892-1972), the eldest, continued to develop the company.
As a lasting tribute Wertheim Street in Richmond, which ran beside the factory, was named after him.
Melbourne's love affair with the Wertheim Player Piano, a Pianola, ended with the wireless (radio), and the factory closed in 1935, becoming a Heinz food processing plant and in 1955 was taken over by GTV Channel 9 studios and offices.
The Wertheim Logo was known as The Planet, which gave name to the sewing machine and piano models. Picture Source Unknown
The following applications applied for by Hugo Wertheim
Specifications for registration of patent by Hugo Wertheim titled – A new and improved table for sewing machines 1886.
Application for Trade Mark titled Hapsburg – in respect pianos and other musical instruments 1886 -1901.
Specifications for registration of patent by Hugo Wertheim titled – Improvements relating to sewing machines for the purpose of reducing the noise of their working 1887.
Specifications for registration of patent by Hugo Wertheim titled Electra - in respect of bicycles 1895.
Application for Trade Mark titled Electra – The Griffin in respect of bicycles by Hugo Wertheim 1895.
Application for Trade Marks titled Wertheim – in respect of mangles and washing machines by Hugo Wertheim 1889.
Application for Trade Mark titled Griffin – in respect of sewing machines by Hugo Wertheim 1900.
Application for Trade Mark titled Planet - in respect of musical instruments by Hugo Wertheim 1901.
Application for Trade Mark titled Hugo Wertheim Planet – in respect of musical instruments by Hugo Wertheim 1901
Application for Trade Mark titled Planet – in respect of sewing machines by Hugo Wertheim 1901.
Application for Trade Mark titled Federal – in respect of sewing machines 1903.
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A conservation coalition this week called on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to end more than a decade of delay in issuing a plan to phase out winter-time supplemental feeding of elk at the Jackson Hole National Elk Refuge. The practice threatens to worsen the spread of wildlife diseases — including lethal chronic wasting disease, which was detected for the first time late last month in the Jackson Hole area.
While delay has mounted, chronic wasting disease (CWD) — the elk version of "mad cow disease" — has crept ever closer to the Refuge. A slow, debilitating, and inevitably fatal illness, chronic wasting disease assaults the central nervous systems of elk, deer, and moose, resulting in brain lesions, behavioral changes, a loss of body condition, and ultimately death.
Scientists predict that CWD would spread rapidly among elk crowded along feedlines, and widespread infection would also contaminate Refuge soils and vegetation where disease materials would persist to infect additional animals for years. The CWD threat reached a new level of urgency last month with the discovery of a mule deer infected with the always-lethal disease in Grand Teton National Park, which is adjacent to the Refuge.


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Jaipur- Jaipur is the capital city of Indian state of Rajasthan, it is also known as a Pink city; Jaipur is the most celebrated tourist destination in Rajasthan; its close vicinity to New Delhi (capital of India) makes its perfect weekend getaway destination. There are many tourist destinations in Jaipur. Amber Fort, City Palace, Jantar Mantar Observatory, Gaitore Cenotaph, Jaigarh Fort, Nahargarh Fort, Jalmahal Palace, Hawamahal Palace, Albert Hall Museum & Galta Temple are some of the tourist destination of Jaipur City.
Udaipur- Udaipur is the second largest city of Indian state of Rajasthan, is located at a distance of 415 km from state capital city of Jaipur. Udaipur is often referred as "Venice of east" because of beautiful lakes in the middle of the city. There are many tourists attractions in this city, some of them are City Palace, Bagore Mahal, Lake Palace, Jag Mandir, Lake Pichola, Fatehsagar Lake, Jaismand Lake, Sajjangarh Palac, Kumbhalgarh Fort, Ranakpur Temple, Bagore ki Haveli, Saheliyo Ki Baari.
Jodhpur-Jodhpur is a major city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is also known as Blue City or Sun City; Blue city because of the homes in old city painted in blue color & Sun City because it is believed that the founding fathers of Jodhpur were an avid devotee of God Sun. Jodhpur is situated at a distance of nearly 350 Km. Some of the major tourist destination of Jodhpur are Mehrangarh Fort, Ummaid Bhawan Palace, Jaswant Thada, Madore Garden, Balsamand Lake & Arna Jharna.
Jaisalmer- Jaisalmer is also known as The Golden City is a city on the west border of the Indian state of Rajasthan; it is located at a distance of 600 km from state capital city of Jaipur. Here are some of the popular tourist interests in Jaisalmer: Jaisalmer Fort, Gadisar Lake, Desert Safari at Sam Sand dunes, Tanot Mata Temple.
Bikaner- Bikaner is the fourth largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan; it is located at a distance of 350 km from state capital city of Jaipur & 450 km from national capital city New Delhi. The foundation stone of Bikaner was laid by King Rao Bika of Rathore Rajput clan. Some of the tourist places here in Bikaner are Junagarh Fort, Gajner Lake, Lal Garh Palace, Parchina Museum, Ganga Singh Museum.


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Saint Louis University School of Law, also known as SLU LAW, is a private American law school located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is one of the professional graduate schools of Saint Louis University. The University hosted a law school briefly from 1843 to 1847, making it the first law school to open west of the Mississippi River and first Catholic law school in the United States. The current law school was established in 1908 with its current name. The school has been ABA approved since 1924 and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Housed in Scott Hall, the law school has the highest enrollment of law students in Missouri. SLU Law has the highest bar passage rate in the state of Missouri. It offers both full- and part-time programs. The school is home to the University's Vincent C. Immel Law Library, one of the largest law libraries in the state of Missouri. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas studied for his bar exam at the old Omer Poos Law Library on the main SLU campus.

It was the first ABA law school in St. Louis to accept African-American students. In 1908, the law school accepted its first female law students. In the fall of 2013, the school moved to its current location, Scott Hall, a new facility in Downtown St. Louis.

Degree programs
Most students are enrolled in the full-time J.D. program. SLU LAW has the only part-time J.D. program in St. Louis. The school also offers dual-degree programs and an LL.M in Health Law and an LL.M Program in American Law for Foreign Lawyers.

Full-time program
During their first year, full-time students are required to take 15 hours per semester to complete the core courses . After the first year, full-time upper-division students select from more than 150 hours of upper-division course electives to complete the required 91 credit hours. Of the remaining 61 credit hours, only the following are required courses: 1) Legal Profession; 2) a seminar of the student's choice; 3) a humanities course and 4) a professional skills courses.

The evening program
There is an evening program with classes three to four nights a week; students in this program can earn their Juris Doctor degree in four to five years.

Academics

Centers

Center for Health Law Studies
Since its establishment before 1990, the Center for Health Law Studies is consistently listed first in health law by U.S. News & World Report. . The center has eleven full-time faculty members who publish work in law, medicine and ethical journals. It offers a broad range of health law courses taught by full-time faculty, including foundational and specialized health law courses each semester.

Center for International and Comparative Law
The Center for International and Comparative Law promotes international legal scholarship in the law school.  Faculty members teach pragmatic and theory based courses, such as public international law, international trade, multinational corporate responsibility, international tax, comparative law, immigration law, comparative criminal law, gender rights and international human rights.  Speakers and practitioners are also invited to the school to discuss and teach. Students are eligible to earn a certificate from the center, as well as study abroad in Madrid, Berlin, Orléans, Paris, Bochum, and Cork.  The center also has a Jessup Moot Court Team, which advanced on to the semi-final rounds of the Southwest Super Regionals in 2009 in Houston, Texas, and subsequently won third place for best brief overall.

Center for Employment Law
The center's extensive curriculum offers a range of courses addressing the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees, including the prohibition of discrimination; establishment of collective bargaining relationships in the private and public sector; regulation of employee benefits, health and safety in the workplace; and arbitration and mediation of labor and employment disputes. To obtain a certificate in employment law, students complete 11 hours of approved coursework in the employment field and write a paper of publishable quality on an employment law topic in addition to receiving a J.D. degree. All students in the Certificate program take the basic law labor course. The Center enhances the students' exposure to critical issues in labor and employment law by presenting conferences that explore current significant topics in the field. Every year, the student-sponsored Employment Law Association and the Center offer a variety of extra-curricular programs for students .

Clinics
SLU LAW professors and students annually provide more than 39,000 hours of free legal service, totaling an estimated $3.9 million, to the community through the School of Law's Legal Clinics and public service programs. The Legal Clinics offer SLU LAW upper division students practical experience while providing legal services to the community. Students are able to appear in court on cases under Missouri's Student Practice Rule. A full-time faculty member supervises the in-house students.

In-House Clinics
 Appellate Advocacy
 Criminal Defense
 Elder Law
 Entrepreneurship and Community Development
 Intellectual Property
 Special Education
 Children's Advocacy
 Juvenile Law
 Homeless Veterans
 Consumer Rights
 Landlord-Tenant Law
 Small Business Development
 Civil Rights
 Family Law
 Immigration
 Mediation

Externships
 Health Law Externships including Semester in Washington, D.C.
 Prosecutor Externships
 Public Defender Externships
 Public Interest/Government Externships
 Transactional/Tax Externships
 Judicial Externships

Concentrations
The school offers "concentrations" in business transaction law, civil litigation skills, criminal litigation skills, employment law, health law, intellectual property law, international & comparative law, taxation, and urban development, land use and environment law.  Each of these concentrations has different requirements, allowing students to specialize their legal education.

Examinations
First-year students take four final examinations each semester, one for each class other than legal research and writing. All other students self-schedule their exams. Generally the exam period is two weeks long; graduating students are required to complete exams in a shorter time. Students may choose between typing their exams on laptop computers or handwriting them. As at most other law schools, exams are graded on a curve determined by the section.

Admissions
The median LSAT score for the 2019 incoming class was 155. The median GPA was 3.45.

Facilities

SLU LAW is located in Scott Hall, a 12-story facility located at 100 N. Tucker Blvd. in downtown St. Louis. The building contains classrooms, the law library, the school's administrative and faculty offices, event space, and a restaurant called "The Docket." The legal clinics are housed on the 7th floor of the building. The 12th floor, which was added to the building during renovations, is almost entirely glass, offering views of the surrounding downtown area from the courtroom and indoor/outdoor event areas. The school's downtown location puts it in close proximity to many law firms and city, state and federal courts.

Prior to Scott Hall, the law school was housed in three buildings on the main SLU campus in Midtown.  Morrissey Hall housed the bulk of the law school, including the law library, four large lecture halls, faculty offices, and some administrative space. Queen's Daughters Hall is a historic building and housed the rest of the administrative offices and meeting rooms.  The law school also had a separate clinic building located on Spring Street, one block from the main building. The clinic was renovated and enlarged in 2008.

Rankings
In the 2016 U.S. News & World Report rankings, Saint Louis University School of Law was ranked 82 in "Best Law Schools" list. SLU's Center for Health Law Studies was ranked the No. 1 program in the country.  In the new 2012 category "When Lawyers Do the Grading," the School of Law was ranked 67 by recruiters and hiring partners at highly rated firms.

Student publications
The school has three student-edited academic law journals:
Saint Louis University Law Journal - The Journal is SLU LAW's oldest and largest law journal. It publishes four times a year. The Journal hosts a spring symposium and the fall Childress Lecture, named for a former dean of the law school.
Saint Louis University Journal of Labor & Employment - The Labor and Employment Journal is a specialty journal focusing on labor and employment issues.
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy - The Journal of Health Law and Policy is another specialty journal that is paired with the law school's health law center. It publishes twice a year and hosts a spring health law symposium together with the center.

The Saint Louis Brief is a publication about the law school that is distributed to alumni and supporters.

Students at one time published the 1843 Reporter, an independent student newspaper administered and funded without assistance from the school. It published bi-monthly and sought to foster a sense of community and on-campus dialogue, as well as provide an outlet for students wishing to publish in a non-journal forum. The school also previously published the Saint Louis University Public Law Review.

Student organizations
Saint Louis University School of Law has nearly 30 student organizations. The organizations' funding is distributed in part by the law school's student government, the Student Bar Association (SBA). Organizations include:

American Constitution Society
American Trial Lawyers Association
Animal Law
A Real Community Here (ARCH)
Asian American Law Students Association (AALSA)
Black Law Students' Association (BLSA)
Business Law Association (BLA)
Christian Legal Society
Criminal Law Society
Employment Law Association
Environmental Law Society (ELS)
Federalist Society
First Chair Society
Health Law Association
Hispanic Law Student Association
International Law Students' Association (ILSA)
J. Reuben Clark Law Society
Jewish Legal Society
Mark Twain Law Student Association
Older Wiser Law Students
OUTLAWS
Phi Alpha Delta (PAD)
Phi Delta Phi (PDP)
Public Interest Law Group (PILG)
Sports and Entertainment Law Association
St. Thomas More Society
Student Intellectual Property Law Association (SIPLA)
Student Legal Writers' Association
Veteran's Law Student Association
Women Law Students' Association

Employment
The Saint Louis University School of Law Class of 2017 reported a 92.14% employment rate for graduates employed in both full-time bar passage required (77.77% of graduates) and full-time JD advantage (14.37% of graduates) positions as of March 15, 2018.

Costs
The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at SLU LAW for the 2014–2015 academic year is $59,608. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $220,008.

Notable faculty

Current
Hon. George Draper, current, trial advocacy, former Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court
Isaak Dore, current, international law
Roger Goldman, current, constitutional law, criminal procedure
Joel K. Goldstein, current, constitutional law, specialist in the Vice Presidency of the United States
Stephen Hanlon, current, public interest litigation, founder the Community Services Team (CST) at Holland & Knight
Justin Hansford, current, human rights, human rights activist.
William P. Johnson, current dean, international law, commercial transactions
Kevin O'Malley, current, Professor of Practice, Ambassador in Residence, former United States Ambassador to Ireland
Ann M. Scarlett, current, former clerk of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Stephen C. Thaman, current, comparative criminal law
Anders E. Walker, current, constitutional and criminal law
Hon. Michael A. Wolff, emeritus, former Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court

Past
Charles B. Blackmar (1966–1982)
Paul Blakwell, former Dean
Richard J. Childress, former Dean 1969–1976
Thomas Eagleton
Alphonse G. Eberle, former Dean
Stanislaw Frankowski
 Rev Robert J. Henle, S.J., McDonnell Professor of Justice in American Society; served as president of Georgetown University from 1969 to 1976
Hauwa Ibrahim (Fall 2006)
Vincent C. Immel (1958–2004), former Dean
Donald B. King
J. Norman McDonough, former Dean 1953–1961
Hon. Theodore McMillian (1952–1972)
John F.T. Murray, former Dean
Eileen H. Searls
Joseph J. Simeone (1947–1972)

Notable alumni
 John Richard Barret, former U.S. Congressman.
 John R. Bender, Kansas State University, Saint Louis University, and University of Houston head football coach
 Dana Boente,  United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from 2013 to 2018; Acting Attorney General of the United States, from January to February 2017
 Freeman Bosley Jr., former Mayor of the City of St. Louis, from 1993 until 1997
 Jack Buechner, lawyer and politician; served in the United States House of Representatives representing Missouri's 2nd congressional district, from 1987 to 1991
 Quico Canseco, attorney, businessman, and former U.S. Representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district
 Patrick J. Conroy, 60th Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, served from May 25, 2011 until January 3, 2021
 Ben Dogra, sports agent
 Richard Dooling, novelist and screenwriter
 Mariano Favazza, former Circuit Court Clerk of the Missouri Circuit Court, Twenty Second Judicial Circuit, City of St. Louis
 Lowe Finney, Tennessee politician
 Michael R. Gibbons, Current President Pro Tem of the Missouri Senate.
 James W. Gray, Illinois state legislator and judge
 William R. Haine, Illinois state senator, representing the 56th district from his appointment in November 2002 until 2019
 Robert E. Hannegan (LL.B. 1925)
 Connie L. Johnson, Missouri State Representative
 David Merrick, theatrical producer
 Kevin O'Malley, United States Ambassador to Ireland (2014–present)
 Richard J. Rabbitt, Democratic politician from St. Louis; Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives, from 1973 to 1976
 Eric Schmitt,  43rd Attorney General of Missouri, since 2019
 Francis G. Slay, former Mayor of the City of St. Louis (2001– 2017)
 Steven Stafstrom, Connecticut State Representative, Chair House Judiciary Committee
 Steve Stenger, attorney; served as County Executive of St. Louis County, Missouri from January 2015 to April 2019
 Joseph P. Teasdale, former Governor of Missouri
 Buzz Westfall, lawyer and politician; served in the elected offices of Prosecuting Attorney (1978–1990) and County Executive (1991–2003) of St. Louis County, Missouri
 Wyvetter H. Younge, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 114th District from 1975 until 2008
 Ben Ysursa, Secretary of State of Idaho, from 2003 to 2015

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
Theodore McMillian, 1949
John P. Torbitzky, 2012

United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Henry Autrey, 1977
Stephen R. Clark Sr., 1991
Edward Louis Filippine, 1957
Donald J. Stohr, 1958

United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
 Stephen J. Murphy III, 1987

United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois
Stephen P. McGlynn
Omer Poos
Michael Joseph Reagan
William D. Stiehl

United States District Court, Central District of Illinois
Michael P. McCuskey
Michael M. Mihm
Sara Darrow

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
 Theodore McMillian, 1949

References

External links

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Law schools in Missouri
Educational institutions established in 1843
Jesuit universities and colleges in the United States
1843 establishments in Missouri
Catholic law schools in the United States


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Martians have encroached upon terra firma to instill the ideal of complacency and subjugation upon humans; through the theory of inculcating conservative norms and mores they plan to enslave humankind both physically and mentally. The martians in this case are a metaphor for the status quo; for the jock and the politician and everyone else who follows the herd instead of pushing and cutting their way through it. Phillip's book is a microcosm for an ever expanding world of strip malls and stripped rights. Where questions are discouraged and independent thought is anathema. E Zone is a journey through a maze buried deeper than any terrorist's cave and more treacherous than south central Los Angeles. It is misogynistic, racist, sexist and any other buzzword than comes to mind when you see or read something that makes you uncomfortable; it is hateful for you, because you have been conditioned not to be.
His essays lead us on a trail through intelligent speculation peppered with ridiculous statements and black and white conclusions. I hate comparing anyone with a fervent, subversive imagination to underground phenom Peter Sotos because it seems much too easy. However, Phillip's style is relative to Sotos, but only from the perspective that his prose are merely individual parts creating a symbiotic whole; reading his essays individually would have you paint him as a ranting conspiracy nut, but as one entity, the narrative takes on a a life of it's own, enveloping itself into one cognizant thought. Phillip's hatred of martians is absolute and he believes their mating with humans is the catalyst for world downfall. This is the linchpin that mutates E Zone from subversive literature to a pseudo-Anarchist Cookbook; the tome is a vitrioloic form of urban guerrilla warfare proving that some books are indeed too dangerous for the general population.
And what is the answer to the proposed question?


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Josef Levy / President
Josef Levy was employed by the City of Long Beach and was a Commander with the Long Beach Police Department. During his 28-year career, he worked assignments in patrol, gangs, internal affairs, hostage negotiations, media relations and commanded a patrol division before his retirement in 2012.
Josef spent the majority of his career building partnerships and improving police-community relations by dismantling stereotypes and barriers in some of the toughest neighborhoods. He has been credited with helping to change the culture of the Long Beach Police Department by making it a more inclusive police force.
In June 2007, Commander Levy was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Following his diagnosis, Levy co-founded the National Law Enforcement Cancer Support Foundation. As a survivor, he has made it a priority to supporting others with cancer and speaks about "living each day to the fullest and not sweating the small stuff."
Commander Levy is now President of his firm, Embassy Consulting Services, LLC and continues to utilize his skills, experience and passion to educate others on the importance of building and maintaining safe, respectful and inclusive communities. Josef has been recognized with various prestigious awards and has been recognized at the Congressional level.
Robert Griffith / Vice President
Bob Griffith has been a Reserve Officer with the La Palma Police Department in Southern California since 1992. He works out of Patrol and Detective Divisions and is a member of the North Orange County SWAT team. Prior to La Palma he served as a Reserve Deputy with the Orange County Sheriff's Department Orange County, California for 7 years.
Bob is a native of Southern California and has been married to his wife, Linda since 1971. Linda is a Free Lance Illustrator and Artist with dozens of children's books to her credit. He has one adult daughter and 2 grandchildren. Bob holds a Bachelor's Degree and MBA in Business Management.
Bob retired after a 30 year career with an International Aerospace Staffing and Project Engineering Company in Irvine, California. He currently serves as a volunteer with the University of California, Irvine Medical Center. He is the head of the "Cancer Buddy" mentor program as well as a member of the Board of Directors for the Cancer Connection and works one-on-one coaching cancer patients.
Bob was diagnosed with Melanoma in 2000, and by 2002 it had progressed to Stage 4. After several extensive surgeries and intense chemo therapy he was told he had 3 to 9 months to live. This was after a radical neck dissection, and having 24 inches of his small intestines removed at UCI Medical Center. Bob was then put on 2 years of maintenance bio-chemo therapy at the Angeles Clinic in Los Angeles. Bob has been cancer free for 12 years.
Bob considers it a privilege to assist others in their fight against cancer.
Steve Bowles / Treasurer
Steve Bowles is a Sergeant with the Seal Beach Police Department in Southern California. Steve has been with the Seal Beach Police Department since 1994 where he worked as a patrol officer, field-training officer, and drug recognition expert before being promoted to Corporal. He was assigned to the Detective Division assigned to Narcotics, Fraud, Forgery and Elder Abuse. In 2006, Steve was promoted to Sergeant where he was assigned as a field Watch Commander. In 2009, Steve graduated from the 237th Session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He is now assigned as the adjutant to the Chief of Police.
Steve was raised in Southern California graduating from California State University, Long Beach with his Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and his Masters Degree in Public Administration. He also holds a Master Degree in Counseling from the University of La Verne.
Steve is an Adjunct Faculty member at Long Beach City College and has been a National Faculty member for the Josephson Institute of Ethics. Steve also serves as a board member on California Peace Officers' Association (CPOA) Region 1 committee.
In 2004, Steve was diagnosed with Stage 2 Melanoma. With the support of his family and friends, the diagnosis and treatment served as a learning experience as to the power of family and peer support. Steve is dedicated to bringing the Law Enforcement Cancer Support Foundation to the law enforcement family. Steve was cancer free for 4 years until two additional locations of atypical cells were found in July 2008. Steve underwent surgery and has returned to work full duty.
Steve is married to his wife Christina who is a family nurse practitioner who he credits with the early detection of his melanoma and saving his life. They have three daughters, Katey, Cassie and Carley. Steve and his family live in Ladera Ranch, California.
Steve believes it paying it forward!
Heather Williams, PsyD / Director of Peer Support and Mental Health
Heather Williams was a Program Director with CSP Victim Assistance Programs for 14 years and oversaw all special victim programs which include: Homicide, Sexual Assault, Gangs, and Domestic Violence. In 2003, after responding to an active shooter event in Irvine, CA she created the CSP Crisis Response Team.
As the coordinator of the Crisis Response Team, Heather spent years responding to a number of critical incidents including homicide, murder-suicide, and workplace violence incidents to mitigate the trauma experienced by victims, witnesses and the community. In 2011, she responded to the Salon Meritage mass casualty in Seal Beach, CA.
In 2014, Heather was hired by the Orange County Sheriff's Department as the Regional Peer Support Coordinator. Heather coordinates a team of over 100 OCSD personnel, provides crisis, individual and couples counseling and coordinates an Emotional Wellness Campaign. She is the Co-founder of the Orange County Association of Peer Supporters (OCAPS) and works in partnership with a number of police departments to provide mutual aid when a department is compromised and helps develop and sustain peer support programs. In response to the culture of law enforcement, Heather developed a 2 step model for critical incident debriefing and facilitates debriefings following a traumatic event.
In addition, Heather provides training to all populations in public safety on "Building Resiliency for First Responders," instructs a 2-day POST Certified Basic Peer Support Course and a 1 day POST certified Critical Incident Response for Peer Support Course.
Heather is a Peace Officer Standards & Training (POST) certified instructor, has her BA Degree in Psychology, MA Degree in Criminal Justice, and a PsyD in Psychology. Heather is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the Director of Peer Support and Mental Health for the National Law Enforcement Cancer Support Foundation.
Heather is passionate about empowering and preparing employees to take charge of their physical and emotional survival, ultimately reducing stress, living happier more fulfilling lives and building inner resiliency.
On a personal note, Heather's mom and hero died from breast cancer in February 2007. There is nothing in life that prepares us for the death of a parent. Being there for others during their most difficult time is about wanting to help build resiliency and pay it forward. After all, that is what her mom showed her throughout her lifetime.


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Notre-Dame de Paris: practical information and what you need to know
By The editor , Published: 16 April 2019, 17:29, Updated: 23 April 2019, 15:18
© Getty Images — Cathedral de Notre-Dame the day after the fire that destroyed its wooden frame. The structure and the towers were saved
After the fire that broke out on 15 April at the Cathedral de Notre Dame, the monument on Île de la Cité is closed until further notice.
Following the fire that hit the Cathedral de Notre Dame on 15 April, it remains closed until further notice.
The Paris Tourist Office remains available to assist visitors. Reception points and a special telephone service (📞 + 33 1 49 52 42 63) are available for any advice or requests for assistance. The teams can be reached on this number from Monday to Friday between 9am and 6pm, and on Saturday between 9.30am and 5.30pm. The reception desk at 29 rue de Rivoli is open every day from 10am to 6.45pm.
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The site www.parisinfo.com (External link) and the social networks @parisjetaime (External link) will keep you up to date on the reopening of the Île de la Cité and its monuments, as well as possible adjustments put in place by tour operators such as cruise lines or tourist buses, on a dedicated page. (External link)
Security perimeter around Notre-Dame de Paris
The security perimeter on the Île de la Cité has been reduced since 21 April. But it's still not possible to approach the cathedral, as well as the Petit Pont and the Pont au Double.
Cruises on the Seine des Bateaux Parisiens
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Cruises, dinner cruises and lunch cruises are maintained.
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The Notre-Dame and Hôtel de Ville stops are closed to the public.
Paris CityVision
The tours are conducted out of Notre Dame.
Donations for the reconstruction of Notre-Dame
To contribute to the rehabilitation of Notre Dame, donations are possible on the institutional site Rebuild Notre Dame de Paris (External link) . Be very careful, unaudited sites do not guarantee the allocation of donations to the project and may constitute scams.
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Monday, April 15, 2019. The eyes of the whole world turned towards Notre-Dame in flames. The…
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