José Manuel Barroso was born in Lisbon on 23 March 1956. After graduating in law from the University of Lisbon, he moved to Geneva where he ...
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Ruth Ham: Selectmen adopt General Assistance appendices
The Shapleigh Board of Selectmen voted on Oct. 18 to adopt the appendices to the General Assistance Ordinance as prepared by the Maine Municipal Association.
The selectmen cast their vote following a public hearing that evening.
Appendix A relates to the overall maximum eligibility requirements for applicants. Appendix B is all about food allowances. Appendix C refers to housing allowances.
These schedules are generally updated annually.
VOTERS GETTING A HEADS-UP
The town has sent an informational mailer to registered voters alerting them to the special town meeting on Saturday, Nov. 19.
The meeting will be held at the Shapleigh Memorial School at 467 Shapleigh Corner Road on Route 11 at 10 a.m.
Charles Gruber, Madge Baker and Tess Burke and Registrar of Voters Joanne Rankin all helped the selectmen's executive secretary with preparing the mailer.
RWU's Law Magazine: Motley Rice attorneys featured as Dynamic ...
The Roger Williams University (RWU) School of Law published an article in its summer magazine recognizing Motley Rice member Don Migliori for inspiring law students.
Migliori was recently named as RWU Law’s first Distinguished Practitioner in Residence. Migliori says he takes pride in his role as a professor and the achievements of his students, one of whom is Motley Rice attorney and RWU Law alumna, Leah Donaldson .
“Having students watch you practice your trade forces you to stop, look at the issue and get back to the basics of law; to help them understand what you’re trying to accomplish. Doing that is so critical; it makes you a better lawyer,” said Migliori.
Read the full article in RWU Law’s summer issue .
Offices of French Satirical Magazine Firebombed After it Announces ...
, Were firebombed yesterday. The magazine also had its website hacked with a threatening message splashed across its homepage.
What did the magazine editors do to earn a Molotov cocktail through their office windows and threatening messages via their webpage, Facebook and Twitter?
It appears the attack was the result of the editors announcing that they were going to print a special edition of the magazine with Muhammad as the guest editor-in-chief (in honor of the Arab Spring).
“To fittingly celebrate the victory of the Islamist Ennahda party in Tunisia … Charlie Hebdo has asked Muhammad to be the special editor-in-chief of its next issue,” the magazine announced earlier according BBC .
“The prophet of Islam didn’t have to be asked twice and we thank him for it,” the statement added.
And they weren‘t just going to use Muhammad’s name; they were planning for all out satire.
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Grim Reader, Oct. 14, 2011: Al Davis, Bert Jansch and Diane CilentoObit-Mag.com - Dec 31, 1969
This week in death featured Oakland Raiders honcho Al Davis, pop pianist Roger Williams, and folk guitarist Bert Jansch. Plus, a pioneering woman in radar, an arms dealer whose obit reads like a spy novel, and a gay-rights legal strategist who was only
Foster's Daily Democrat - Dec 31, 1969
Librarian Gene Smith now has subscriptions for The Portland Magazine, Ladies' Home Journal, and Taste of Home. The Town of Shapleigh has recently paid its share of the York County Tax, which amounted to $263101.47. This is an assessment according toKansas City Star - Dec 31, 1969
Roger Williams was a pianist whose 1955 hit “Autumn Leaves” was the only piano instrumental to reach number one on the Billboard pop charts. Williams died Saturday of complications from pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles. He was 87.
Pasadena Star-News - Dec 31, 1969
Legendary American pianist Roger Williams, who recorded nearly 120 albums in a recording a career that dated to 1955, when his rendition of "Autumn Leaves" hit No. 1, died in Encino at 87 from pancreatic cancer, according to the Associated Press.