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At 5:30am, no one else was up, but our indefatigable guide, Sindra, insisted we get into the city in the dark, park at a cafe and wait for sunrise, thus entering the basilica area as the sun crests the eastern hills to paint the facade with glory.
But here's the catch: no one was too happy to get up that early, nor qui... | English | NL | bf0dea4e19363d47372bd2b7ce5ee2afa74b41e10c2a72b890e8355e5dd2316b |
"Goodwife" Eunice Cole
By Cathy Marshall
A term paper written by a local student in 1975.
Being in the wilderness, the town of Hampton had to struggle against the odds in order to survive. The people of Hampton were more fortunate than many other settlers, because they had products from the sea to help to support the p... | English | NL | e7511308ef43360e8286be02d57fbd9919e4f929fc1c3458ce7dad5948241ade |
Trouble with a local lassie!
Local girl Agnes Galbraith visited David’s uncle, the Reverend George Home, and claimed that
she was pregnant by David Hume. It was not uncommon for pregnant girls to bring such
accusations in the hope of being bought off quickly or of obtaining maintenance. Neither he
nor the church believ... | English | NL | 2fb1f3a4850c5bc400795f2196dfb4595d6297862927e14a37ce0a241158891c |
No Chinook Chapter 4
No Chinook is my first book, originally published in 2008.
This one night in July, back when I was with Carly, she drove twenty minutes west, outside of town on the Trans-Canada. She killed the power on her bike and we snuck into a wheat field. We had to walk sideways through the first section beca... | English | NL | 4a11a3c2d9ad30d51db46b39cd51cb062365a32a5b527a0c88576bb99edfda51 |
Diplomatic Life in Paris
In 1763, Hume journeyed to Paris with the Earl of Hertford to become Secretary to the British Embassy. His fame was now well-established in intellectual circles and he found easy entry into Parisian society where he charmed people with his gentle and joyous nature.
The Rousseau Episode
In 1766,... | English | NL | 54980bb76af2cdca298a819b153214b948740e4d3da4834b14295be95e4034d6 |
This story is not about Northern Vancouver Island but is an amazing account of how small our world really is and how we are all tied together.
In the year 2000 we visited friends in a suburb of Fremantle in Western Australia. Gillian Peebles is an outstanding artist who was the official artist for the Americas Cup when... | English | NL | c7f641b7c2874433f3e04896c094088994b4ce806f27fa6422505b6c16d1f0be |
Bruce Reagan; Head of School
Mr. Reagan has worked in education for more than 25 years and has served in roles as a teacher, administrator, principal and Headmaster during his professional career. Mr. Reagan has served as a music teacher and has successfully led Christian schools in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Minnesota a... | English | NL | 1462bcd600984c0f66a81d5373ad3bd92624af0ec292bb99b934fc27bc1a006c |
Although the present Golf Club dates from 1931 the origins of the Club can be traced back to the last century when Major Harold St Maur of Stover House (now Stover School) created a golf course on his own estate in 1894. This course was originally private for the pleasure of the Major and his friends. However such was ... | English | NL | 6543558383944a70071249a6beaef1ab5834027d935f28a7a90f020ab690e93a |
Home / News
18. CHAPTER XVIII
As they were seated at Aunt Juley's breakfast-table at The Bays, parrying her excessive hospitality and enjoying the view of the bay, a letter came for Margaret and threw her into perturbation. It was from Mr. Wilcox. It announced an "important change" in his plans. Owing to Evie's marriag... | English | NL | cb31798adcb24d400c418eb30f7301406dd5e31d9f7fb8e0f9fbcf2cb107f93d |
By: Amanda, a.k.a. Rosie
Based on an idea from Silver Dragon. Also part of big announcer voice "The Invitation-only KiwiMelon15 Challenge".
Disclaimer: Yeah, I'm as stupid as JK Rowling. Not.
Also, I'm posting this without it having been "officially beta-ed". I've read through it several times so it should be peachy-ki... | English | NL | 9c5ee739c1c22a7b972d64a3fb30c54149afa1da20a1f2c164044dcc5c353719 |
Director of U.S. Operations
Trajko Papuckoski was born and raised in Northwest Indiana and grew up in a Macedonian immigrant family. Trajko earned his Bachelors of Science at Indiana University at the Kelley School of Business. Trajko’s professional career in the financial and insurance industries has spanned several p... | English | NL | f1a749cb52619e0e8b5ef7263d5fd02ea3527d517cd4db838f4b84daedc59dcb |
Our children are the hope of the society. They would then become the future leaders in our nation. That is why it is very essential that they must be given the proper nourishment and care and the right education.
Nowadays, education has been a necessity. Each and every kid in the world must be afforded with the right a... | English | NL | cf48cb1c809986eaef6b1da2f36c667f56adf4891a44360b0648c467519f1c1c |
Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth’s rite of passage?
His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He cannot cry out for help to anyone. Once h... | English | NL | e8390e0439f99c6509745800028389053d92a4abc9ff84262fa76e0ee83f2c4b |
A recent Texas truck accident decision arose out of a pickup truck accident. An equipment company had employed a man as a driver. While driving in the course and scope of his employment in November 2012, the man got into an accident. At trial, the jury received conflicting evidence about what happened to cause the acci... | English | NL | a442fd237ff5d3d13ff87990ba45ea0c2fa7e4f216ea92447ab7c9ae97485bcd |
The year was 1763 [or 1768 according to some sources], and most people in the quiet Somerset town of Shepton Mallet had not a very high opinion of the aged resident who sat for hours at the door of his cottage and gossiped to all who would pass by and listen about his exploits, or misdeeds would be the better descripti... | English | NL | c9cd74d75f31ef8b8185e94c07f704dac76bbcfa8638f2b6391507019186ce87 |
15-year-old Pearl lives with her mother in a small house on her uncle’s property in Fallbrook, California. She is used to hanging out with her cousin Robbie and her Uncle Hoyt, an avocado farmer using both legal and illegal immigrant labor to work his ranch. When Pearl spots Amiel, a young migrant miming and juggling i... | English | NL | ffdff466c3925e4c7a0ee0c1b6f738acb44533b63482e19b04a640d61af426fc |
Twins Hawk and Val are Fianna warriors under the vengeful curse of a scorned goddess. Following the prophecy in the Book of Veils, they search for the one who can help them retrieve the Claíomh Solais before their enemies get the chance.
Their quest leads them to Linnea. One touch and there can be no doubt that they ha... | English | NL | d7ca089c0af0c460c953df85e2a9ecf2e40fb56cb31c34ecd2f882932ab8fb80 |
Ashton, John (DNB00)
ASHTON, JOHN (d. 1691), Jacobite conspirator, was clerk of the closet to Mary of Modena, the wife of James II, and, after the revolution of 1688, showed himself ardently devoted to the interests of his exiled master and mistress. He appears to have held a commission of captain or major in the army,... | English | NL | cdac8f538659253684baa39185b15b97343667200d250d9888f64457eb7e9536 |
Jennie Wyse Power joined the Ladies Land League in the 1880s, quickly finding a nitch in activities during the Land War. She compiled lists of those evicted from their homes, and went on to organize chapters in Wicklow and Carlow.
Politically active, she helped set up the Irish Women’s Franchise League, and also became... | English | NL | 6e097f9ccbe24b968236ef8b4f448edd4ba57042d1e3d0e7146d50735d46658a |
Last year my widowed mother spent most of the year battling and then recovering from breast cancer. During the holiday season, I was fortunate enough to reconnect with my grandmother Frances's last remaining sibling, my great aunt. It was almost like having Frances there with me. We were all connected by our common lov... | English | NL | 27239a40fad44e48562953b9aa7add2ddd3e73c13ec8f842e25455f689cad02a |
She's a loving nurturer, adoring her family and the role she plays in the household. She treasures the special friendship she enjoys with Joel, the young man whose life she has married into. What in the world has she done to throw it all away and break it all down... or is her relationship with him just evolving in the... | English | NL | dbcf85c77cca725c60cd0df8fd9306027e5799e4a811578d51229834fb6b352e |
Kwabena Akuley Anane-Nsiah
Site Management/Sound & Lights
Kwabena is 21 years of age, and was born June 7, 1995. He is originally from Ghana, West Africa and is attending the University of Central Florida in Orlando, majoring in Civil Engineering.
Currently, a member of Christ Cosmopolitan Inc., a church head quartered... | English | NL | 093c038200aa326f499fa685fbe463ca4fb21af61d9d23bd71a9210c99b807a3 |
William Kennedy (North Carolina)
William Kennedy ( * July 31, 1768 in Washington, North Carolina, † October 11, 1834 ) was an American politician. Between 1803 and 1815 he represented several times the state of North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives.
William Kennedy studied until 1782 at the University of ... | English | NL | 32d9d166bc289ec26269edd652caa61bdd35cea9328877597eeb287afa5d7cf4 |
Aug 25, - I am legally an adult in the Wizarding world, not to mention the last .. Weasley snorted at Harry's direct questions, her face showing She's used to boys around here viewing witches as sex objects, just “Imperio,” he cried. Hell, Potter had even watched the debauched games that he, Draco and.
And Dumbledore a... | English | NL | b7dc33d144b909fc1e6d288075c75c5a60873d35d3922daec3b8f3631f6f098e |
Mirandra careened blindly through the city streets distracted by bitter tears that froze on her cheeks, running into empty vending carts and ice covered water barrels abandoned in the snow. There was nowhere to turn, yet Mirandra could not stop. The city gates flew past her as she continued wildly into the falling dark... | English | NL | f9a35bcbe1e727b8ee6cce292666c91669f6a608335d481d27f57ed8c32bcd28 |
It was my first evening of mowing hay and things weren’t going well at all. I had scheduled a week’s vacation in anticipation of cutting, raking, baling and stacking our annual one crop of dry-land hay, but at the rate I was going there was no way I could finish in that period of time. I had made only one pass around t... | English | NL | 31adca940a633b087231bb740c2318c0c258c0c963e3c1958064de96044c5a37 |
Towel-taking puppy tests dominance of pack leader
Dear Dog Talk : We have an 8-month-old sheltie-terrier mix. We have had him since he was 8 weeks old. The other day he picked up a paper towel that had fallen on the floor. I told him “Out” in a firm tone. He refused to drop it.
I growled at him, and he still didn’t dro... | English | NL | 9f2db59e0653d0deaaa9bb1b5a6a08b3b150dd374e83fad87fa21ce4ca206ae2 |
By James Boice on Jan 29, 2018 12:00 am
Almost everyone associates Martin Luther with the book of Romans, particularly Romans 1:17, “The just shall live by faith” (KJV). However, we forget that Luther was converted not only by his study of Romans, but also by his study of the Psalms. Luther taught the Psalms for years ... | English | NL | 31db3d1bdc99f34be0b70000098b5994b9fc3963513f784716bfdbe85e759ca2 |
The following is an excerpt from Converted: True Mormon Conversion Stories from 15 Religions.
Alonzo L. Gaskill was born knowing there was a God. Though he was reared in the Greek Orthodox faith and became an altar boy, he did attend the LDS Church once as a teenager after being invited by a friend. "I found the Mormon... | English | NL | 86a174642e65bdaa380879d4d3d30d598a7eed247cb9c5fc811b6dc9924e62c0 |
When a feline goes missing, it is very difficult for the feline and the human. The feline has to adapt very quickly to being in an unknown environment where noms, water, and medical attention are difficult to find. And the human is naturally very sad that the feline that they love is missing.
As time goes on, it become... | English | NL | 19905f130ca75e5adf89ebb3e3b7749c2dff0ea2e97718cfaed7dfd2d3d7176c |
As I consider the prompt for this journal, I cannot help but find a degree of disagreement with it. Somewhat related to this week’s writing topic, a “Brer Rabbit” story which is comprised of a humorous out smarting of a villain, the prompt is to write about a difficult situation I struggled to get out of. If I think in... | English | NL | 02be28d742d01f2520007ee65a06612516d3aae5ecde4aac64619fa0e5264685 |
Tycle is a 7-year old Shih Tzu. He presented to Miami Veterinary Specialists due to intermittent seizure activity for the past 25 days. For the past 25 days he lost significant weight, his appetite decreased, and became very thirsty all the time.
Tycle was seen by Dr. Stephanie Cerovsky and Dr. Rebecca Aldoretta, two o... | English | NL | dc5d9b43753144af5855afb36234b701706fe721ce5cfd3589bb12dc91164105 |
I heard this story from a Unitarian minister, who swore up and down that it was true. The young man in question is one of his parishoners.
A young man, in the course of his college life, came to terms with his homosexuality and decided to "come out of the closet." His plan was to tell his mother first; so on his next h... | English | NL | 9b51966fd6f666ca512583126c40f92341eb238677f8ea0bd915497ad29a8b43 |
Sleep came to Audrey in trivial amounts, and when she least expected it to. Sitting in a coffee shop by the open door, waiting for the waitress to bring the only drug she could afford. She supported her blonde head in her left arm, the sounds around her muffled. How much she wished for a peaceful night’s sleep, without... | English | NL | 24c2c877f42a222badad948ccc3f3d8b0e11ae060623db5691c9e2137b9306ea |
The content in this Chronicle and in this website is intended for adults 18 years and older.
An R.L. Mathewson Chronicle
“Well, this is just fucking terrific,” Chris said, looking across the fire at the two men that he was spending Father’s Day with instead of his mate and children.
“We didn’t have a choice,” his fathe... | English | NL | 87ac97142c389fbc07ea6e48f82c83dab94619c861c8ace66d4d485759f0767a |
As I was pulled from Delilah’s body, I found myself attached to the Drowned King. The rest of my pack was there along with the others who had participated in the Rite of Undying Pursuit. We fought endlessly, but I found I needed no food or drink. The Drowned King would occasionally kick us off him, but we inevitably re... | English | NL | ffb4ea141ffe52f98dac5432e75c3108faff809e76da5f2f25fb54d5c2b9b83a |
This blog post was inspired by Amy Johnson Crow 's "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" challenge. Learn more at her blog.
covered wagon, John took ill and died. Elizabeth painfully continued the preparations and continued westward. Everyone went except Bill and Ann – Bill owned about 210 acres of land in Liberty township, nearb... | English | NL | 066587fed7ccc13d0859c1880101579bab9a4b0946540b6b5ffcb931cde24167 |
By Geoff Hoff
The history of publishing is a long and crooked one. People have written books for as long as people have written. Originally, to “publish” a book meant to have it hand-copied, and there were whole monastic orders that were dedicated to that craft. Each copy of the book was an original work of exquisite a... | English | NL | 5ed3bcfca5844ee6265c1018e85c34c23e8b745620592f18e0482b666e2430cc |
The word “gratitude” and the sense of it run through all the Gospels and all the Epistles. When we think of those who wrote these epistles, and the Saints who after them repeated again and again this cry of gratitude to God, we must give thought to the way in which that is possible.
Every one of the Apostles suffered f... | English | NL | 15e766a0ac42a456a71d5a2063248e2b87ac0a800485841d1501ce12cacaa667 |
I was born in upstate New York and have been writing stories ever since I asked my parents to transcribe a story that began “Once there was kitties.” After learning about subject-verb agreement, I went on to study at Gettysburg College and Purchase College, where I obtained a B.A. in Literature, summa cum laude, in 200... | English | NL | bd0197acd26166d8ae79aabe0ecb8b757da88ef6feede3d6d44adf7e855ef76d |
James F. Gilliland, principal of the high school of Arkansas City, is a graduate of the University of Kansas and had been active in educational work from school days. He worked his way through college and university partly by teaching.
A native of Kansas, he was born near Beloit, in Mitchell County, March 22, 1881. His... | English | NL | 34bd2620c4836077245e61e066140251074fa768109ddbf3e44179f8998dd981 |
Have you ever had a dream while you thought you were are awake? If you have, you are not alone, because I have them too. This kind of dreaming is called lucid dreaming. Don’t confuse lucid dreaming with daydreaming. When you are asleep, you are dreaming that you are awake or that you are dreaming that you are dreaming.... | English | NL | 86aec01fd7e2b630d45fe9a4ae5ec4cf2cb839813f4d32c8890de0773791672f |
LeFanu at 200!
August 28, 1814 saw the birth of Joseph Sheridan LeFanu, an Irish Protestant writer who (like Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker and George Bernard Shaw) became a popular author in England as well as abroad. He, however, became best known for an enigmatic vampire tale which in effected created a subgenre–Carmilla,... | English | NL | b3cbdb9876731d8a36a86271d06ae949559e22b5d34390da697b022861b223b5 |
The holy person is not someone who manages to have perfect ethics or external behaviour, but he who keeps the word of Christ, steadily gathering in his heart the grace of the Holy Spirit. When the heart of man opens to grace, then grace takes its abode in it. Through this grace, man acquires power over his heart, which... | English | NL | cf44a052c24ce94022f2b6091a085e45ed9bb89785a4a3365080d41e67f46b33 |
In the southern part of the village of Stogovci, address 41 Stogovci, is a lovely brick chapel with a belfry. It is covered by a two-gable, brick roof. The villagers call it the chapel by Baligač. It was built in the beginning of the 20th century, even though the folk tales claim that a chapel was erected at that place... | English | NL | f866d4b723d8f9cbb764943ef3e6ae744f0eee4e6fe0f431b5c2ddd7946dfcc2 |
Anne Boleyn (1501 – 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of King Henry VIII. Henry's marriage to Anne, and her execution, made her a key figure in the political and religious struggle that is known as the start of the English Reformation. Anne came to England after an education in France in e... | English | NL | 7d247d52d09a370518a38259d361bda05a3ecd69cb9059db9e7548bbcaca4c43 |
I heard the message “Divorce and Remarriage,” and I had a question. Pastor Holstege says that Deuteronomy 24:4 is still binding and forbids a husband from taking back his adulterous wife who has remarried. What about a reverse situation where the husband is the adulterer and has remarried, but the wife has faithfully s... | English | NL | e55bedccac2165a19a88d4fea898973cbdcfbb454805a490b7c13c77bc01a892 |
The stage plays of Bernard J Taylor are performed around the world. Production Info.
ANCESTRAL SINS is a suspense thriller that draws parallels between Nazi Germany and the current political and social climate in America. It has a cast of four and can be simply staged. A mixed-race man appears in the home of a middle-a... | English | NL | a694294fbec4cad672ed61dbe0d429d31f4c8c8b3c7a753caeb3b92dd89e0b2a |
(36) Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, sit ye here, while I go pray yonder. (37) And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. (38) then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ... | English | NL | 56b402dc32489568e93b706683358c0f86d79a03477e40e237910908ab5da5ac |
I looked on and saw him flip the shot-glass upside down and put a penny on it. The man I could assume was an amateur magician of sorts, why else would he be performing tricks in a bar. He was an average looking fellow wearing a striped polo shirt, pre-worn jeans and a baseball cap. The music that was playing was so lou... | English | NL | 3753ab5a6d5ea1515ebc6692039e2e14b1a0121630e23760399c3aa5a7e44f24 |
‘My Christmas is a bright one enough, and I have great hopes of a happy New Year.’
The letter Caroline Jebb wrote to her sister on 25 December 1874 was trying hard to sound upbeat, but her first Christmas in Cambridge was a pretty miserable one. She was missing her family back in Philadelphia, and the happy chaos of ex... | English | NL | e9b73469db3ba59ea13b4fe642e75dc7580e1be58f84c55523e933d2bb0b0129 |
"Seemingly, I must be mad
- insanity is fun, if that's the way it's done." sneers John Entwistle
on the Who
's "Whiskey Man
" from their 1966 album A Quick One
Insanity wasn't a trait often accredited to Entwistle, who was nicknamed, among other things, "The Quiet One
." But "Quiet" shouldn't have been an adjective use... | English | NL | 669a691f88a54d377bb38418e63b2ad59f3c28de19c5fc57edc7b6310c72f68b |
Forgiveness. The act of letting someone off the hook. In moderation, forgiveness feels right. It makes you feel like a great, kind and generous person. But when it reaches a threshold, it’s no longer an act of kindness but an ignorance towards injustice, is it not? So where is this threshold, if there is one? And why s... | English | NL | 8694958b408ea57a42191ec2ec5dcbe05b880f144ac390a72b61e9eb827b32a1 |
Slavka Božović was born in 1965 in Nikšić, Montenegro, where she graduated from the School of Economics and lived and worked in her town. She is a great fan of a written poetry and known as a voice of modern Montenegroian literature. From childhood she enjoyed beautiful works of cultural activities and act as a member ... | English | NL | 193b7def8ddd765a88ff2dbbc2e059d59c445a33de528a53659b9a5f9c9d019c |
“These things have now been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven-angels long to catch a glimpse of these things.” 1 Peter 1:12
Dear Lord God, I am so thankful for your angels. I can hardly believe how much you care for me and about me. You, God, sit on your t... | English | NL | ca39f6dc5c213bcf183b7872bf21e84f4bbdf38f6b1a5f90b0994073a1fe3eb1 |
Unofficial World Chess Champions
by Shimil Varghese
(Bangalore, Karnataka, India)
Anderssen - Morphy
The first official world chess championship was in 1886 in which Wilhelm Steinitz defeated Johannes Zukertort. But, before 1886 there were some of the most famous champions of their time in the world. A championship tha... | English | NL | f5636621db466cae6475a31b443dd376ead1d819dff70c10b29d51a6637b00f6 |
by Carl Rollyson
In graduate school at the University of Toronto I had the splendid opportunity to study with Kathleen Coburn, the great Coleridge scholar who was then editing his notebooks. If I had not already committed myself to writing a dissertation about William Faulkner under the guidance of Michael Millgate, I ... | English | NL | 5d6ee5de785a62f7d1a40dfe183c5a786b87d1fb44c0f5499eee32fe57fa82ac |
Dear Tom ... Ray—
You ought to know about this—
A few years ago, a friend of mine bought a house in Concord, MA. This house was old, pre-Revolutionary, maybe 250 years old.
Soon after he bought it, he was rummaging around in the cellar, which was very primitive, and he unearthed an antique bottle with a cork in it. As ... | English | NL | 6479a5a362004f6b2396586c939b8c04abd47beac6d06088759baa8791c1ba16 |
Mr Charles Joseph Shorney was born in Cannington, Somerset in 1889, the only child of Austin and Margaret (née Nelson) Shorney. Austin Shorney was, by trade, a cabinetmaker and following his marriage bought Clare House and the adjacent builder's and undertaker's business. The family prospered modestly and even employed... | English | NL | 64f75c6c6ca513c83fd30070bc651c7454eed21d80ffed41a627719dbec2ebaf |
I am always bothered by those questions that go like this: “If you could share a meal with some famous person from the past, who would it be?” It bothers me for several reasons. First, I would be so filled with anxiety that I couldn’t eat. Second, I can never think of anything sensible to say if I am around anyone who ... | English | NL | f720d6d31bad7d0acd714c3b517c2f1f262b4f8c6cb38a63d8f20112622f2fc4 |
CATRA members were saddened by the January 5th passing of Don Blythe who had served as Chair of Tire Stewardship BC (TSBC) since 2007.
Prior to joining the CATRA member as its board Chair, Don had a long and successful career in the tire retail sector that began in 1957. He started his journey as an employee with Goody... | English | NL | 1a563b4751886196d41a37db51cec18ebe843e02e7a4469ce0c738ba7dfe53a9 |
One day a man comes home from work to find total mayhem at home. The kids were outside still in their pajamas playing in the mud and muck. There were empty food boxes and wrappers all around.
As he proceeded into the house, he found an even bigger mess. Dishes on the counter, dog food spilled on the floor, a broken gla... | English | NL | 26e582bad0fd714a512f01cab58aaedb3c1cf86d5cee8702fd981acc4c537e28 |
|“||My, 626. You are so great. Look, I make a DNA enhancement for my finest creation! Oooh, I am sick of it! I am sick of it! Well, everything's about to change. We'll see how Jumba feels about you now that I have used the DNA on myself!||„|
|~ Chopsuey before mutating himself.|
Chopsuey, also known as "Experiment 621"... | English | NL | 66d91422984a86420f0320628310e7ab95062a425c468d431d48034054a7b4f0 |
Synonyms for bolo
- cutting edge
EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR BOLO
Always on the alert, his bolo was ready in an instant, but there was no need for it.
Bravely he descended, but this time he swam with his bolo in his hand.
Nothing but the bolo and the bow and arrows that he always took.
The first soldier who was struck wi... | English | NL | 70ac8e637d0760e68117f3cc90a3ce77e4a4da33b8ecde506abd4749b8cbebcd |
It is with great sadness that the Kasanka Trust heard of the death of John Hudson in January this year. John was a staunch supporter of the Trust and an enthusiastic Director and will be sorely missed. His daughter Clare kindly prepared this obituary. A contribution by Chris Kangwa, one of the current Trust Directors, ... | English | NL | 0c04a11287e9af50e3d68e999e1e9d83e18e0554dde92c35190bf6c7922e8d43 |
Nikos Nikolaidis, the multi-award winning director and writer, was born in Athens on the 25th of October 1939.
His directorial debut began with the short film: Lacrimae Rerum 1962, and his official entrance into world of filmmaking was in 1975, with the feature film Euridice Β.Α. 2037.
Aside from film directing, Nikola... | English | NL | 89679a007b2a1eb1d19f61df42be3f920c68e1dacacaeec98e579c587cb0088a |
Did Jesus really ever visit India and Tibet? This is a question people all around the world will shortly be asking themselves when the $20 million Hollywood blockbuster movie, The Aquarian Gospel, is released in 2010. The film is about Jesus' missing years and is directed by Australian-born Drew Heriot, who was launche... | English | NL | 11a4f8975d31283c15711e23cb13966c31454616b3034543686f8b7d3a5be22d |
I'm starting to see a new benefit of having a double sided easel as the girls get older; they can paint/draw at the same time and have started making a game out of it! Their most recent game was inspired by a funny and silly art book they have called, "When Pigasso Met Mootisse," by Nina Laden. This cute book is about ... | English | NL | 103c1b3b45017b4d13314c8ecb708339c85c6b28991863329f66a66d234542e4 |
Impulsively, I cupped K's head in both hands and lifted it a little. I sought to regard his face in death. He was lying prone, and after one quick look at his face from below, I immediately withdrew my hands. It was more than just fear. I was shocked by the weight of his head. From above, I gazed for some time at the c... | English | NL | 1be8efc7c20142706cdf3d29e557732003a2057482d6d82434a924810a65cb30 |
Sonny's Recovery from Gum Disease and "CUPS"
Sonny, a perky 8-year-old Maltese, had been experiencing dental problems for months. Over time, he had even developed enlarged lymph nodes under his chin and had begun to drool and rub at his face. Sonny's owners were concerned that he appeared to be in discomfort. Sadly, So... | English | NL | 79124fda9618998523d0fb955c4dcd71e16de05e55ea45260ae0845715bd9481 |
Well. What a marvellous, wicked, wanton, dissolute, all-round menace of a caricature Cavalier he was, and now here he is, turning up in Fairfax’s South-Western campaign of 1645 just in time for me to make sport with him.
(An aside – he might have been a most rascally Royalist type, but there’s something strangely appea... | English | NL | beb0cc175c91fa0654338d2da5d683fe57813211f75d6b2818ea217edd239908 |
by Lisa S
Disclaimers: This story contains violence, adult situations, and same sex relationships, which at times are graphic. If this is not suitable for you, please don't read any further.
All characters found in this story are the creation of JD Jenkins and are her property exclusively.
Feedback: I would love to hea... | English | NL | 2c7e9f2d24c2c7d8891e75abcd3cd967795cfe47456a889dc89e3912e761e5c1 |
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church at the corner of Douglas Street and Broughton Street was designed in 1888 by architect L. Butress Triman. Construction was completed in 1890.
Early parishioners included some well known names in Victoria history, including the Dunsmuirs (who built Craigdarroch Castle), Robert B. McMicki... | English | NL | fbac105061e8318b67a6411397dbe487ab64d334402231940ee1cdd699d6591b |
The Other Resurrections
Last Sunday, my pastor read Matthew 27:50–54 as part of his sermon. As I read this familiar passage, I noticed something that jumped out at me and surprised me.
The NLT says that the moment after Jesus “gave up his spirit,” the curtain in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth ... | English | NL | 491c92530473201d16fb845d43f0b57accce962b7c590d98f2ce69739a7b9f4b |
I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.by Tim Lebbon
Published by Venture Press on July 24, 2016
Genres: Dark Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Psychological Horror, Thriller, Thrillers
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He spoke into the... | English | NL | 31a871961e0abeab0e7f27102384d58dcd05b9259dec33981235654894da801a |
Unlike most actors I’ve featured on HOTR, Richard Widmark did not turn to radio as a means of promoting his film career. He started on radio, working as supporting player, then lead in daytime serials and mystery programs, from the late 1930s to the mid-40s. His first radio appearance was in 1938’s Aunt Jenny’s Real Li... | English | NL | 34dc3665e01865d9734cf419b8d0c86bb38ce3388f6dff0064cd8e7ba5aa566d |
Remembrances for our Deceased Brothers
Fr Patrick Alan Fitzpatrick, O.Carm. (1930-2014)
Given at the Funeral Mass in Whitefriar Street Church on December 15, 2014, by B. McKay, O.Carm., Prior.
Tell me about the good you have done.
For quite a few years now, until this time last year, Fr Pat Alan was present for three s... | English | NL | 83912e0ee45c31bc3b4da8ac59bda61438ba0b1139b7fef6f2cd6fbddbcc9fee |
Katrina Methot-Swanson was born and raised in the state of Nebraska.
Katrina became interested in art at a very young age; she remembers watching her Mother paint and wanting to paint too. Fortunately, throughout the years, her parents encouraged her to pursue her art. She was first formally exposed to design and color... | English | NL | 53335283ce161b97ef8e2f15cbe7ba42e4236eb6d70e5f5ebcda91bf32c060d5 |
By Katherine Fawcett
The truth was, Rory couldn’t focus anywhere but on Janna’s derriere as it sashayed past the stone fireplace away from him. Oh, she was a package of Christmas morning. Her hips rocked hypnotically from side to side and Rory didn’t notice the trickle of saliva that meandered down the side of his face... | English | NL | 135cfe3866e832f19553f599753e769629133c0a52c8b2a6f48fe04dd04c0d44 |
Nearly one hundred years have passed since Louise M. Kamp (1867-1959) first arrived in Woodstock, NY. Now for the first time, public excerpts of her diaries reveal the feelings of this private woman artist in rural New York. Louise Mary Kamp, née Wahl, was an artist, a mother and wife. She painted domestic settings, ch... | English | NL | 186946aeae3f3991e5a30f9f5c2af3a458dd399ecdb78bb18baf2a2df528a292 |
Just Good Friends
Three series and a 90 minute Christmas special were produced for the BBC by Ray Butt. In 2004, it came 43rd in Britain’s Best Sitcom.Writer John Sullivan had previously written two successful sitcoms for the BBC, Citizen Smith and Only Fools and Horses. The lead roles in these series had all been male... | English | NL | 4b46debe0395373f5b6ef37e1058d670a611bcf12b44d1bd439b2590c0d3c454 |
Phil Gray was born in 1983 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As a child Gray was keenly interested in drawing and “always wanted to be an artist.” In the summer of 1998, he joined several other young people in assisting the Coast Salish artist Gerry Sheena to carve a totem pole. Although he was only fifteen years... | English | NL | d163b4d10cdcd4ac8c7aa3adbda1f41ab52296dc4a3fadfedf6a01f4dae3a986 |
Why Good People Don’t Go To HeavenRelated Media
A question I frequently ask people is, “If you were to die and stand before God and He said, ‘Why should I let you into heaven?’ what would you say?” Most people recognize that it’s a crucial question!
The answer I most frequently hear goes like this: “I’ve tried to do th... | English | NL | 651f19783b6ff13dfad43d53a4dbe7e96fbfd4033cac064a912cb1cc33ebc854 |
Let the Current Carry MeTrying to take control of what is not our responsibility is like trying to swim upstream. We stroke, and stroke, and stroke, and never get anywhere. We run out of breath, get discouraged and angry. God said:
“Cease striving and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10)
When walk out into the middle of ... | English | NL | 713dd983d4ab8d3d7a2927564a229109a1c17ef819d9b56d8876b51e17705f6c |
How Does The Virus In ‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Work? Everything Ties Back To The Upside Down
Will Byers just can't catch a break. Spoilers for Season 2! The Stranger Things virus is the latest hardship the Hawkins student has gone through. But first, he gets kidnapped by a grotesque creature and dragged into a nightm... | English | NL | e5c9e9cae2f90fd7619b2e38758ec30eb74e404b53834cd31e32e13f056912da |
An English Gent
On the following morning the Englishman knocked at my door. I woke up. He told me not to be concerned, but that he would take me to the hospital to see if everything was all right. I asked if he could wait a moment while I got changed. We took the 55, getting off in Bloomsbury. We could hear our footste... | English | NL | de93ca90c19f8437c8efa44ebd22cd5019d53a71306825e6a791c251e9c12cc3 |
|Notes||The Liedertafel Hall was built in 1900 by a German society, near the corner of the street Edgar Quinet meeting Academia's Street. It took the place of the old Stavri Garden and of a domain belonging to Năsturel-Herescu. It was a place were not only theatre plays in German or Romanian were played, but also where... | English | NL | 3b024cafd0263a356fe3e86103e7b0221c26de14a725180a35bfee2d868f21dd |
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Zoroastrinism is a small religion made up of about 140,000 people. even though there is only a small amount of people practicing this religion, zoroastrinism has made a great impact on the religious world. it has brought beliefs such as god, satin, the soul, heaven and hell, saviors, final judgement and ... | English | NL | a9de98864f0af52c973e5733fd15bbae419987f56b1a2a49165d29ca1ae41db3 |
Striking a chord with young talents in schools
In September and November 2017, over 30 young musicians at Fuchun Primary School got to learn more about playing brass instruments, as part of the Striking A Chord: Young Musician Learners programme supported by Temasek Foundation. Helmed by the Singapore National Youth Or... | English | NL | 32106ae466688eddbb85fd1a4b9eaa5d9dfe15d72556bcf0e4331fb9e0de29e3 |
She blinked at the elf beside her at the bar.
“Yes, save you.”
“From what exactly?’
“Not from what but for what?”
She paused and tried desperately not to rise to the bait.
“For what exactly?”
“The afterlife of course. The eternal reward.”
Damn elves. You never knew what you were going to get with elves. And damn her lo... | English | NL | f199cee71dddae511eb4bcf4bd28ac1071b065b0ccb13119b8e02935b2d2a2dd |
Teague von Bohlen is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Colorado Denver, where he also serves as Faculty Advisor for the student newspaper The Advocate. His fiction has been most recently seen in South Dakota Review and Hawaii Pacific Review, and his first novel, The Pull of the Earth, won ... | English | NL | 0d35d09177bc958e30cf8d009c891ee23f35a16a856306ad90e42e27efe8a9c4 |
Estate of Richards , 17 Cal.2d 259
[Sac. No. 5263. In Bank. February 3, 1941.]
In the Matter of the Estate of PHILIP RICHARDS, Deceased. FRANK BENNALLACK, as Administrator, etc., Appellant, v. E. M. RECTOR, as Administrator With Will Annexed, etc., Respondent.
James Snell for Appellant.
W. E. Wright and H. Ward Sheldon... | English | NL | 00dc2f0540411b251f569eb6123496767cdab5769caa5360b5fc15150311fbd4 |
‘Grandma has been hospitalized.’ The Mother said, walking into the bedroom as I did my hair early this morning. ‘She was excited about us returning to Japan and began cleaning up although she’s physically not up to it. When she didn’t turn up for lunch at the dining hall, the nurse went to her room and found her lying ... | English | NL | 58f1c4a6784425716b24e1d2bc8faababbd5eeab00ad9dda3c4fd5b7fb7d285a |
- 135 Church Street, Charleston, SC
- OPEN TO PUBLIC:
An essential part of the streetscape of Church Street, the Dock Street Theatre is Charleston's last surviving hotel from the antebellum period. The silhouette of its wrought iron balcony against the spire of St. Philip's church may be the single most photographed sp... | English | NL | de80bf6fecede8de62f1ed25ffe5acdc01f8cb73a88f80ebc533f9bc0eec6720 |
St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr
St. Lucy, one of the most renowned Christian heroines, first saw the light of the world at Syracuse, in Sicily. Her parents were of high rank and very rich; but Lucy cared not for temporal goods, and had already when quite young, vowed herself to the Lord. As her father had died early, her m... | English | NL | c1519a479e5167eb9dcd086afa8212ad5f458410f10aa17a2cbddc927eb2f09d |
( The Mortuary Assistant And His Twin Brother )
Five identical murders; and the victims bodies and organs were playfully dissected. Melkior Pendred, a highly skilled mortuary technician got arrested and convicted for these crimes. Beverly Wharton was sure that he’s the guilty man, but her colleague, Sergent Homer, had ... | English | NL | 5985bd2d8dcd000e83a0c1b27e53faa42454213a72e6bc8c4307f32179cb5ba4 |
William F. Aldrich
William Farrington Aldrich ( born March 11, 1853 in Palmyra, Wayne County, New York, † October 30, 1925 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama ) was an American politician ( Republican). He was the brother of Truman H. Aldrich, and great great grandfather of William J. Edwards, also U.S. Representa... | English | NL | ca6c62a2b3d1ac5453ff141a3b1e638c02b1d29df7a2d61774c90270f7bda786 |
Sir Willard White, CBE, OM, with Governor General of Jamaica at Awards Ceremony at Kings House
Sir Willard White, CBE, receives OM from Governor General of Jamaica
Sir Willard Wentworth White, OM, CBE Patron of Music Unites Jamaica Foundation
Sir Willard Wentworth White, world renowned bass-baritone, was born on Octobe... | English | NL | 7fc9233b0ecd7cf5537c8991964742874b164f90cb1028a6a3513bd190f41e36 |
Hello, there! Thank you for choosing to at least check out what this is all about.
So, for the six of you that care, I would like to apologize. I actually wanted to publish something earlier back in late June. Originally, I had a Season 6 writeup planned that would’ve delved into my thoughts regarding the season. I had... | English | NL | 14fb108487a06c0a734c891dfa856da15d3e2e24fe115549893e2268df7af20a |
Michael John Everitt
Died 1779. He was the son of Captain Michael Everitt 1716-76 of Fareham, Hampshire, and of his wife, Elizabeth Gayton. His younger brother was Admiral Charles Holmes Everitt Calmady, and he was the nephew of Admiral Clark Gayton and of Vice-Admiral George Gayton.
Everitt was commissioned lieutenant... | English | NL | 4f65636b771ce3976b1ef82fcb0f1b5fc0d5eada205416a6a578fe71f734b02b |
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