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Rugby: Fairfield women win semi-final & into Conference Championship!
Yay! Now 7-0-1 with their toughed out 21-19 win over Stony Brook. And Stony Brook had some big forwards. How big? Very big! Fairfield led 21-7 and then hung on. In fact the game might have been saved with five minutes left when the 90 lb freshman wing Caroline pulled off a tackle on Stony…
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Offensive costumes not allowed; unless they offend Catholics – that’s OK
From the Catholic League – worth hitting the link for the full press release – no pictures on this posting. … none complain about priests-with-an-erection costumes or pregnant nun garb (both are available every year) Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on how the phony critics of Halloween garb are: The sensitivity police are still…
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Croton’s The Dessertist will be featured in New York City for six weeks
Thanks to Maria for keeping me up to date about Samantha, AKA: The Dessertist” who has done some wonderful stuff for Farandaville (example below)! A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE DESSERTIST–The Dessertist is coming to NYC! You can find us from 11/15-12/24 at the Union Square Holiday Market by @urbanspacenyc! We are so excited and can’t…
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BB: Caravan of liberal Americans heading for Venezuela
Following their consciences… MEXICO—A migrant caravan full of leftists desiring to enter the socialist paradise of Venezuela departed the United States Thursday and began marching toward through Mexico, stating they will demand asylum so they might experience the far better life that socialism offers.
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Latest Read: “Bad Blood” about the great Theranos/Elizabeth Holmes fraud
One of my clients put me on to this book. What a story – on Amazon it has a 90% five star rating. A con and fraud as big as Enron or Madoff. A pulled off by a young – 19 years old when she started in 2003 – Stamford dropout. The first two thirds…
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Undefeated Fairfield rugby women, move along in playoffs; 22-10 over RPI
What a good, well drilled team! At Fairfield & playing into the wind they lead 5-0 but were down 5-10 at halftime. But with the wind in the second half they tied and then went ahead for the win. They are now 6-0-1. Next on the playoff march, Stony Brook at home next Sunday. …
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Prince Harry (Duke of Sussex) opens the Invictus Games in Australia
Great short speech by the newly married Prince and father. Sent to us by Brigid's niece June from Australia, where the games are being held. - the Invictus Games "The Invictus Games is an international adaptive multi-sport event, created by Prince Harry, in which wounded, injured or sick armed services personnel and their associated veterans…
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St. John Paul II – big day today
His Feast Day! Saint John Paul the Great… Karol Józef Wojtyła was born in the Polish town of Wadowice. He was the youngest of three children born to Karol Wojtyła (1879–1941), an ethnic Pole, and Emilia Kaczorowska (1884–1929), whose mother’s maiden surname was Scholz. Emilia, who was a schoolteacher, died in childbirth in 1929 when…
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World Bank: “Half the world lives on less than $5.50 a day.”
FULL DISCLOSURE: I lived in a country (Jamaica) with extreme poverty and have visited the poorest country (Haiti) in the Western Hemisphere. It’s worth hitting this link for the rest of the short article. Despite progress in reducing extreme poverty, nearly half the world’s population lives on less than $5.50 a day, with a rising…