text stringlengths 13 81.7k |
|---|
This all “suggests COLTS was not truly interested in banning all words (that) reference to the existence or non existence of a deity; rather it was interested in excluding one side of that debate,” Ms. Platt said. |
Ms. Platt also disputes COLTS claims that it can restrict speech because its primary purpose in accepting ads is to generate revenue. She contends the agency cannot show that the acceptance of any religious ad would impact its revenue. |
“The exclusion of ads that discuss or refer to religion … has nothing at all to do with maximizing revenue. A church’s dollar is as green as a roofer’s,” she said. |
I’m happy to say that the lawsuit will proceed. Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion ruled that COLTS had no legal argument to dismiss the motion. |
This isn’t a victory for anyone yet, but it means the case will be decided on its merits. That’s how this should play out — and it works to Justin’s advantage since the law seems to be on his side. |
It’s disappointing atheists have to jump through this many hoops to get the same sort of treatment religious people get automatically, but I’m glad the fight will continue. |
Four bedroom house located in the middle of city limits. Two car garage, spacious living room and mature shade trees. Home is being sold As-Is. No repairs will be made by the seller. |
The perpetrators of recent attacks in Ansbach and Würzburg in Germany had contacts with suspected Islamic State members in Saudi Arabia, SPIEGEL has learned. Chat transcripts suggest one of the perpetrators may have been planning to strike again. |
Transcripts of chats obtained by German authorities indicate that the two men involved in attacks in the German cities of Ansbach and Würzburg had repeated contact with suspected members of Islamic State via telephone numbers registered in Saudi Arabia, among other places, SPIEGEL has learned. Würzburg perpetrator Riaz... |
In chats conducted prior to the attack, an IS contact man suggested to the 17-year-old that he drive a car into a mass of people. The perpetrator rejected the suggestion, justifying himself by saying he didn't have a driver's license. Instead, Ahmadzai announced, he would board a train and attack the first passengers t... |
In the case of the other attack in Ansbach, committed by Mohammed Daleel of Syria, the authorities believe the perpetrator's death on July 24 was likely an accident. They think his intention had been to deposit a backpack carrying homemade explosives within a crowd at a music festival in the city before detonating it r... |
Shortly before the attack, his chat contact had called on him to film the detonation and the ensuing inferno and to send the video to IS. But it appears the explosive detonated prematurely, killing Daleel and injuring 15 others. There is discussion in the chats of Daleel perpetrating further attacks. Daleel's face is c... |
that Saudi Arabia is more involved than the local authorities want to admit. After 9/11 the US attacked the wrong countries.Today Saudis say...we are against IS but seem to forget from where all came from.....from themselves. |
Very good work by the German police. And if Daleel got eviscerated by his own bomb...well sometimes God really is great. But, please can we admit that letting thousands of these muslim men walk into the country and claim asylum--this is still going on--is going to bring more of this misery down on German people--and an... |
4. Time to educate yourselves on this form of warfare. |
Terrorism is a means with which a weak enemy can disrupt a more powerful one by using fear. The populace gives in to the fear and the terrorist wins small but important victories. If people alter their habits and culture to escape the wrath of the terrorist Then the terrorist has succeeded in their aim. The best respon... |
Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils will return to the region for a performance at Tioga Downs Casino (2384 W. River Road in Nichols) at 9 p.m. Friday in the Sideshow Lounge. |
The southeast Michigan will perform their mix of blues, soul, Southern rock and country music that has won them five Detroit Music Awards. |
Leading the band are singer Westwood and guitarist Dylan Dunbar, who share an affection for gospel, Texas blues, Stax and Muscle Shoals-era artists. Westwood started with gospel in Detroit before hitting local bars that set her career in motion. Dunbar spent his early years refining his chops in local blues joints, mov... |
For more information, go online to jwhandsomedevils.com or tiogadowns.com. |
KOLKATA: The average life expectancy of people in Kolkata is at least four years less than those living in the suburbs. They are more prone to lung and brain cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, heart attack, kidney failure and even pre-natal diseases. This is no doomsday prediction. It's real and now. Worse still, top do... |
They've spotted the symptoms, diagnosed the ailments, detected the cause but have no remedy. Because the monster is no virus or bacteria. It's a worse killer: air pollution. |
On Saturday afternoon, some of the leadings doctors pressed the alarm bell. CII had got the medics together for a lively debate on pollution. Instead, the grim prognosis left everyone pale. |
"If we don't act today and curb pollution, life expectancy will dip further. It is gnawing at life, corroding organs and even affecting babies in the womb. Pollution is responsible for the rise in pre-natal diseases," said Institute of Child Health professor and National Neonatal Forum of India secretary Joydeb Roy. |
Years ago, he would warn couples to refrain from smoking when they expected a child. Now, he sees no point. For even the briefest exposure to automobile emission on any major Kolkata street is equivalent to smoking 20 cigarette packets in a day! |
Citing a Dutch experiment to study the effect of diesel emission, neurologist Sandip Chatterjee said a half hour had conclusively proved changes in the brain. "The EEG tests showed significant changes in the brain. Incidentally, the diesel we use is 40% more polluting that that used in the experiment," he said. |
A series of experiments in Mexico City where air pollution primarily fine and ultra-fine particulate matter is 25% less than Kolkata, showed that pollution led to collection of peptide AB42 that causes alzheimer's. |
In Taiwan, a study of 20,000 admissions at hospitals in Kaohsiung, the second-largest city, proved that incidence of brain stroke was higher when the city recorded higher levels of pollution. In California, there were several cases of firefighters suffering from brain cancer. The findings revealed that it had been caus... |
Research Institute did do a research a few years ago that revealed an extremely high incidence of lung cancer among non-smokers in Kolkata, there has been no major study since. |
NRS Medical College & Hospital cardiology department head Santanu Guha isn't waiting for a study to sound the alarm. He has already linked pollution to morbidity and mortality. "Exposure to pollution of the kind we have in Kolkata increases the risk of heart attack two-folds," he said. |
The pollution level in Kolkata is so high that ENT specialist Santanu Banerjee believes a doctor can earn his bread and butter by simply looking into allergy cases. "An increasing number of people are suffering from nasal allergy. Don't take it lightly for they may lead to asthma," he said. Urologist Amit Ghose said it... |
Calling Kolkata one of the worst polluted cities in the world, respiratory medicine specialist Pawan Agarwal hoped the city would not turn a blind eye to the pressing problem and act deaf. "Medical science cannot combat pollution. Unless we do something, our future generation will find it difficult to even breathe," he... |
If someone has retired from federal service and they are convicted of a crime, will they lose their pension? Do they have to inform the Office of Personnel Management of the fact that they were convicted of a crime. |
If you are no longer federally employed or maintaining a security clearance, you are generally not obligated to inform OPM of a post-retirement conviction. Being convicted of a crime almost never jeopardizes a federal pension – the rare exception to this rule for federal civil servants is the list of crimes codified at... |
Must have transportation. Will Train. Call (270) 776-3864. |
Framing carpenters erect walls, floors, and roofs for commercial, residential, and industrial buildings and other structures. Framing carpenters also install doors, windows, and hardware for construction projects. Framing carpenters work full- and part-time hours for construction companies, both independently and as pa... |
Sentara Norfolk General is hiring an Environmental Service Tech. Environmental Service Techs preform cleaning functions in assigned areas. Environmental Services are responsible for the safety and cleanliness of the hospital or other healthcare facility. Join our team, where we are committed to quality and compassionat... |
I am writing this letter to share my thoughts on the current situation facing Arroyo Grande residents and the city leaders. I have not lived in Arroyo Grande for long (close to two years), but the recent unethical behavior of the mayor, the city manager, and other members of the council have left an imprint. |
As a high school teacher in the State of California for the last 20 years I was in a position to influence on a daily and minute-by- minute basis the minds and hearts of the students who came into my classroom. I spent a significant amount of time with them teaching content, but also helped with navigating life. Our yo... |
One of the most important things I learned while I was teaching is this: Children watch the behavior of adults. Children learn from the behavior of adults. Our children in the community will learn from your actions. Are you prepared to face that? Are you prepared to defend your actions to the most impressionable people... |
The only rule I truly had while I was growing up was, “Do not do anything that would bring a bad name to this house.” Simple enough. All I had to do before doing anything was ask that question. If the answer waivered from the ‘right answer’, then I didn’t proceed with that action, recognizing there would be consequence... |
On the larger landscape, our culture today allows people to blur the lines between what is acceptable behavior and unacceptable behavior. Because acceptable behavior is up for interpretation, so is the truth. The problem with truth is, it is based on fact, not interpretation. Sure, everyone may have their opinion about... |
Ultimately the truth is not bendable or breakable. It is just truth. You have attempted to blur the lines of acceptable behavior and have also attempted to cloud the truth, if not bend it outright. You have bought into the larger cultural ideas that this behavior is acceptable and will be tolerated by the community. I ... |
So what does this mean for the given situation? It means that the city leaders who have twisted the truth, who have excused bad behavior, and who have attempted to manipulate public opinion by pointing the finger towards the police department and other individuals (for doing their job) have failed at their role in bein... |
Let’s be clear, this situation isn’t so much about whether an extramarital affair happened or didn’t happen, that is a personal matter which needs to be dealt with personally. This is a matter of city leadership not doing the right thing in the face of a difficult situation. If you, as a leader, cannot be honest with t... |
Remember the definition of a leader. The definition of a leader is “the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.” You are the chief, the head. But a leader is more than a title you tote around on your business card; you have a role to play in society once you are given that title. Your role is to... |
You are seen as unethical, dishonest, ineffective, and untrustworthy. |
It is time for the leaders of the city, or at least the people who view themselves as the leaders of the city, to ask themselves, if they are truly the leaders of the city. Are they the people who will help do what successful leaders do in an organization? It may take some soul searching; it may take you down some dark... |
Just know this. I will be watching. I will be attending council meetings. I will be asking tough questions. Others will too. I am educated, informed, and willing to define myself as a political watchdog. There is so much to love and value in the city of Arroyo Grande. There is too much at stake, and with poor leadershi... |
You may or may not have read my letter which was published on the Cal Coast News website on Tuesday. You may or may not remember I spoke at the Council meeting on Tuesday night. You may or may not care that I have opinions related to how you (as a group) are conducting the business of the City of Arroyo Grande. You may... |
My first letter identified words which could be used to describe a leader and your leadership. This letter focuses on additional ways to describe your leadership of the City of Arroyo Grande as well as additional observations and knowledge I have gained over the last few days watching the current crisis unfold as well ... |
On Tuesday night I introduced the word nonfeasance. As I stated in the public forum, nonfeasance is defined as “a failure to act that results in harm to another party.” This word adequately describes your leadership over the last several months. You have taken no action when action was necessary and you have caused har... |
I would also use the word mismanagement. You have mismanaged resources, people, situations, and your authority regarding not just this most recent incident surrounding the City Manager’s office, but with regards to several other situations as well. We could spend time re-hashing the recent release of 30,000 gallons of ... |
You are also misguided. You insist that your independent investigation will be impartial because you have created a list of possible candidates to conduct this investigation who work outside of our city or have no ties to our city. No offense, but not one person at the meeting on Tuesday believes your list of investiga... |
Can and should you forward this to the DA, the Grand Jury, the Police Officers Association and to the League of California Cities? |
You still have my vote. Keep up the good work. |
They will be forwarded to all of the above today……. |
Please come to Red Dirt Coffee Shop tomorrow, Fri 9-10 am if possible! |
I hope to hear from you today! |
Poignant, direct and so very true. A breakdown in ethical behavior is almost always the precursor to greater corruption (see Enron, al moriarty, countrywide mortgage, and insert name of any politician). |
Glad there are teachers like the author. |
LeAnn: Rather than be a “political watchdog”, why not become a politician? Why not run for Mayor of Arroyo Grande? |
This Ferrara is a cancer on the reputation and operation of AG. He needs to go. You might very well be the sort of person AG voters would support. |
No! No, Sam, we need LeAnn as 4th District Supervisor…. |
Pre write your comments for TONIGHT. |
Do not get off focus. |
What was the reprimand? How did it hurt? Did Adams give back the 10% raise? |
Are all City employees allowed to come to place of work after hours to “sober up”. |
How about asking a previous council person. |
Be strong tonight, but keep it professional. |
I registered five minutes ago so I could comment on Leann Akins opinion piece. |
I noticed the wanna be journalist Aaron Ochs is keeping his wormy little mouth shut on this one!, Oh I forgot it is Aaron JOKES. Perhaps the good teacher might be able to give you a few lessons on writing. You could graduate from your slimy little FB page to something real! |
Welcome to CCN Scott. You’re in for a heck of a ride! |
Valid points and she was doing beautifully – until she brought the “Jesus” standard into it. Otherwise, a solid perspective re: leadership. |
There is no higher standard. No “otherwise” to it. A very well written piece. |
Can’t wait to meet you tonight at the council meeting. |
as we continue to bring change to a badly broken city government. |
from Tuesday evening to Cal Coast. Hopefully it will come up in the next couple of days. |
Things might feel broken now, but that is temporary. |
What a terrific question! Care to answer, Ferrara? |
• Pirates pitcher Wade Martin was going to pound the strike zone against his hitters, challenging them to put the ball in play early in the count. |
• The Warriors are a team looking to feed off of positive momentum, meaning a quick start was critical. |
Martin did as expected, finding himself ahead of the count to most batters he faced. Unfortunately for Adena, he kept the Warrior hitters off balance enough to keep them from building any momentum at the plate, leading Wheelersburg to a 3-0 victory and berth in a regional final. |
“We told them he was going to pound the zone,” Free said. “We just didn’t (hit it). Momentum’s our thing and we just never got started. (Martin is) a heck of a pitcher, there’s no doubt about it and he was on, there’s no doubt about that. |
Martin set the tone early, striking out the side in the top of the first by getting ahead of all three hitters with his fastball, then in at least two cases, mixing in a slow, sweeping breaking ball as his out pitch. His approach stayed consistent, putting several Adena hitters into a two-strike situation on his way to... |
In a further blow to the Warriors, the Pirates got an unusual run in the bottom half.. With Garrett Carmichael on second base and one out, Dylan Miller hit a fly ball to right field. The ball disappeared into Hunter Miller’s glove but as he reached in to transfer the ball to his throwing hand, the ball squirted out. Ca... |
The big blow to Adena came in the bottom of the third when Martin helped his own cause by slicing a ball down the right-field line about a foot into fair territory. However, the ball kept spinning away from the fielder into the farthest corner of the stadium, scoring a runner from first as Martin ended up on third. On ... |
Other than a couple pitches that inning, Sheppard pitched effectively in going the distance for Adena. He only surrendered four hits in the game, striking out five and walking one, hitting a batter. |
Offensively, the Warriors never really threatened to score, getting just three hits. They got a runner to second base in the second on an error and another to second in the sixth on a single and passed ball, but both times with two outs. A fly to center ended the second and a strikeout finished the sixth. |
While Free was disappointed in the outcome, he was excited about the steps his program took this year as it builds toward 2015. |
A special court on Tuesday convicted an accused in the Vyapam scam, a multi-crore admission and recruitment racket, and sentenced him to five years of rigorous imprisonment. |
Special court judge J P Singh held Manoj Kumar Jatav (27), a resident of Morena district, guilty under relevant sections of the Madhya Pradesh Recognised Examinations Act and the Indian Penal Code's section 467 (forgery of documents) and others, and awarded the sentence. The Vyapam scam refers to irregularities in exam... |
The CBI, which is investigating the case, proved in the special court that Jatav had put up a dummy candidate to give the entrance of the pre-medical test (PMT), organised by Vyapam, on his behalf. On the basis of selection through this fraud, he also took admission in the Government Dental College, Indore. After the V... |
For many years, people have been told they should drink eight eight-ounce glasses of water a day. That’s 64 ounces, or nearly 2 liters. This week, Scottish practitioner Margaret McCartney is calling it “thoroughly debunked nonsense” in the current issue of the British Medical Journal. |
McCartney took on medical claims disseminated by Hydration for Health, a water-pushing health organization created by the company that owns Volvic and Evian. McCartney wrote that she did not see any high-quality scientific literature provided by Hydration for Health proving drinking so much water was essential. In fact... |
The British National Health Service still recommends that everyone drink “six to eight glasses” a day, but in the US, the Mayo Clinic’s site says that the eight eight-ounce glasses of water a day “isn’t really supported by scientific evidence” and that “if you drink enough fluid so that you rarely feel thirsty” and pro... |
After the housing market crash in 2008, Hardeeville-based Jasper County Neighbors United turned it into a positive for many people in need of home repairs. |
But Tedd Moyd, director of JCNU, said the market has enjoyed a resurgence and he's unable to find contractors willing to help the non-profit organization. |
The organization was founded in 2000 and started a home repair program through the South Carolina State Housing and Finance Development Authority in 2007. It helps move families from poverty to home ownership and self-sufficiency. Moyd said his main concern is that the organization also helps people who qualify for hom... |
Moyd said he has four $20,000 grants and a partner willing to match that amount; however he needs the contractors to work with JCNU to complete the work. The grants are valid for one year, but Moyd wants to have the work started as soon as possible. |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.