Saint of the Day for Friday, November 7th, 2014: St. Achillas

Saint of the Day for Friday, November 7th, 2014

St. Achillas

Bishop and theologian who lived in an era of dispute in the Church. Achillas was the bishop of Alexandria, Egypt, one of the most powerful cities in the world at the time. Succeeding as bishop a man … continue reading

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St. Achillas St. Amarand St. Amaranthus Bl. Anthony Baldinucci St. Auctus St. Blinlivet St. Cumgar St. Engelbert St. Ernest

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Jeff Malashock- The Old Sorehead by Julius Fucik: Make music part of your life series

Jeff Malashock- The Old Sorehead by Julius Fucik

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A great little joke of a piece performed by the University of Nebraska Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. James Saker.

Jeff Malashock- Bassoon

ARTICLE: THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT

The San Andreas Fault

Formed around 30 million years ago, California’s San Andreas Fault is a major zone of fractures in the Earth’s crust extending from San Francisco to San Diego. The fault causes several thousand earthquakes a year, but few are serious. It was first identified in northern California by geology professor Andrew Lawson in 1895. After the 1906 San Francisco quake, he discovered that the fault continues through southern California. What city along the fault regularly endures magnitude 6.0 temblors? More… Discuss

 

La Vida Breve, Manuel de Falla

Show: Entre Familia y Flamenco 
Academia de Baile Español de Juanita Franco. San Diego, CA
Sat April 10th. 2010

 

This Day in the Yesteryear: EUROPEAN EXPLORER JUAN RODRÍGUEZ CABRILLO DISCOVERS CALIFORNIA (1542)

European Explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo Discovers California (1542)

In 1520, Cabrillo, an explorer in the service of Spain, landed in Mexico and joined in the conquests of Mexico and Guatemala. Some 20 years later, he accompanied an expedition up the west coast of Mexico, assuming its command after the death of its original commander. He then proceeded to explore much of the coast of what is now the state of California, becoming the first European to do so. How far north did he get before complications from a broken bone, possibly gangrene, took his life? More… Discuss