Wikio - The Retreat

Retail stocks retreat; Saks, Staples lead decline (Market Watch)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:48:26 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Retail stocks fell early Tuesday amid the final wave of earnings reports. Saks Inc. led the retreat, declining 8% after its per-share loss was wider than Wall Street expected. Target Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. discount retailer, and Home Depot , the No. 1 U.S. home improvement chain, both fell 1% after issuing their latest quarterly earnings reports. Staples Inc....

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How not to share your faith (Maior autem his est caritas)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:46:00 GMT

At the bookstore of the retreat center in Atlanta I came across this slim volume by Mark Brumley, published in 2002 by Catholic Answers, with a Preface by Avery Cardinal Dulles and a Foreword by Archbishop Charles Chaput. The subtitle grabbed my eye as well: "The Seven Deadly Sins of Catholic Apologetics and Evangelization." I haven't gotten to this yet, but the contents list these seven

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Extraordinary EU summit may be convened over Georgia (Euractive)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

French President and holder EU presidency holder Nicolas Sarkozy has said he is prepared to call an extraordinary EU Council meeting if Russia does not pull out its troops from Georgia "without delay". The retreat is scheduled to begin today (18 August).

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All Hail Your Cyborg Queen ... (Happy Catholic)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:25:00 GMT

... or so The Anchoress would have us believe as she chants vespers for us during the retreat. Myself, perhaps I have been assimilated and am so cyborg-ish that I couldn't hear it. I think she sounds lovely and I love that she cared enough to do this for us. And, yes, Anchoress, we can now put you in our iPods and carry you with us wherever we go. Do go listen. It was a real treat for me. Thank...

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This Day in the History of Pointless but Famous Battles (XDA)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:51:00 GMT

On this day in 778, Christian Basques beat up a small part of Charlemagne's Frankish army at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in the Pyrenees. The rear guard of the retreat was slaughtered, but the bulk of the Christian Franks made it back to France to prepare for the bottling up of Muslims in Spain for 700 years, until they were kicked out of Spain entirely, at least for a while. The battle is...

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timna: I should never have known (English Webster)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:19:02 GMT

there's wireless at the retreat. no cell phone reception, but wireless in our rooms! mostly I was too busy or too tired. I went out hiking on the river this morning, so I think I"ve been moderate. only occasionally checking to see how the class is filling (not up to 10 yet. not sure what the magic number is). we're packing to leave now and have a morning of work ahead yet before we go home.

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Global confidence bouncing back, slowly (New Zealand Herald )

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:00:00 GMT

Confidence in the global economy rose from a 10-month low in August as the retreat in oil prices made Americans less pessimistic, a survey of five continents showed. The Bloomberg Professional Global Confidence Index climbed to...

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Ah, well. There's always next month. (Bluestalking Reader)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:00:43 GMT

Looks like the retreat won't be happening this time around. Due to various life and family issues I've had to cancel, with the hope I can get away later in the year - perhaps in the fall. The leaves will...

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Paper Shouts, Inc.: Paper Shouts Creates Invitation for "The Retreat" at the ALMA Awards (Market Wire - Lifestyle and Leisure)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:00:00 GMT

SCOTTS VALLEY, CA (MARKET WIRE) Paper Shouts, provider of posh notes for life's big moments, announced today it was selected to develop a custom invitation for "The Retreat," a backstage gathering for celebrities attending the 2008 NCLR ALMA Awards(R). The 2008 ALMA Awards will be hosted by celebrity Eva Longoria Parker and will air on Friday, September 12 to bring together celebrities and leaders...

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U.S. Inflation Hits 17-Year High (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:57:08 GMT

U.S. consumer prices jumped 5.6% from a year earlier in July, led by gains in food, energy, airline fares and apparel. However, with commodity prices on the retreat in August, the report is unlikely to spook the Fed into raising rates.

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The Tel Aviv-Tbilisi axis (A WORLD TO WIN www.aworldtowin.net)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:39:00 GMT

From the moment Georgia launched a surprise attack on the tiny breakaway region of South Ossetia last week, prompting a fierce Russian counterattack, Israel has been trying to distance itself from the conflict. This is understandable: with Georgian forces on the retreat, large numbers of civilians killed and injured, and Russia's fury unabated, Israel's deep involvement is severely embarrassing....

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Yes, I'm Alive (The Road Not Chosen)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:03:18 GMT

Wow! I haven't posted since July 15th! Time flies. So what have I been doing? 1) Harold & I hosted a worship leaders retreat in Kansas City. We had a great time. The retreat was technically only 2 days but for us it turned into 5. We got there on Wednesday to prepare for the next day and we didn't leave until Sunday afternoon. People had come from as far away as Fresno, CA and Raleigh,...

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FRANCE 24 EXCLUSIVE: Gori: 'The Russians are coming' (France24)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:28:03 GMT

Amid rumours of a Russian ground attack on the Georgian city of Gori, Georgian troops retreated to the capital, Tbilisi, on Monday. FRANCE 24's Nicolas Ransom and Tim Grucza witnessed the retreat with their fixer, Koba.

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The Gori Details (Lawyers, Guns and Money)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:25:00 GMT

The Times has a fairly grim account of the Georgian retreat from Gori: The Georgian Army was in complete disarray last night after troops and tanks fled the town of Gori in panic and abandoned it to the Russians without firing a shot... The retreat from Gori, the birthplace of Joseph Stalin, was as humiliating as it was sudden and dramatic. The Times witnessed scores of tanks and armoured...

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Life returns to shrivelled Aral Sea (The Telegraph)

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:13:57 GMT

Fishing ports marooned for nearly 50 years in a man-made desert around Central Asia's Aral Sea are coming back to life as rising water levels reverse the retreat of the shoreline.

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Under pressure (Free Exchange)

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:54:11 GMT

The financial sector is leading the retreat

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Do you have Vocation ? (Credo,Catholic Journal (Ireland))

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:52:00 GMT

Take this little Test. Above all when you are still young..... Signs of a Vocation The following is a list of some of the ordinary indications of a vocation, taken principally from the works of Father Gautrelet, S.J., and the Retreat Manual . No one need expect to have all these marks, but if some of them at least are not perceived, the person may safely say he has no vocation:- 1. A desire...

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Europe Markets: Earnings from Adidas, others cheer European investors (Market Watch)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:52:00 GMT

European shares edged higher on Tuesday morning, as some better news on the earnings front offset another pullback for oil producers and miners as the retreat from commodities continued.

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Gas prices down in state (Indy Star)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Gasoline prices have receded throughout Indiana from the summer peak of more than $4 a gallon, and energy experts say the retreat could continue into September.

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One Little Glitch in the System and Blogs Become Spam (Happy Catholic)

noreply@blogger.com (Julie D.) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:50:00 GMT

Much thanks to The Anchoress for my prayer request for our marriage enrichment retreat when Happy Catholic was marked as a spam blog on Friday. The retreat was a fantastic success and ten more couples have re-energized their marriages and have the tools to continue enriching their lives together. Thank you for the prayers! I've seen a few conspiracy theories out there (thought of a few...

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