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White Double THE CHURCH PRESENTS TO US TODAY, for our devout admiration, the memory of the one of the holiest of her Bishops—Isidore, the Bishop of Seville, the most learned man of his age, and what is a still greater praise, the most zealous patriot and friend of his noble country. Let us study his virtues and confide in his patronage: both will help us to fervor during this holy season. Among Christian lands, there is one that has gained for herself the glorious name of the Catholic Kingdom. Towards the close of the 7th century, Divine Providence subjected...

So, how does Saint Isidore of Seville become the patron saint for the Internet? The Observation Service for Internet, who drew it's mission from the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, researched the Internet and related technologies to select a patron saint that best reflects the concerns and ideals of computer designers, programmers and users. The saint chosen by the Observation Service for Internet was Saint Isidore. "The saint who wrote the well-known 'Etymologies' (a type of dictionary), gave his work a structure akin to that of the database.

Heavy rain is lashing parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast ahead of Tropical Storm Isidore, which is moving northward after pounding Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Weather forecasts say the storm is expected to hit the southern coastal regions of the United States beginning Wednesday night. Weather officials say it is expected to return to hurricane force again as it moves over the Gulf of Mexico. A hurricane "watch" was posted Tuesday in the southern U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi. Texas and Florida have issued a tropical storm warning. The storm slammed into the Yucatan peninsula on Monday, leaving at least...

Tropical Storm Isidore Advisory Number 32 Statement as of 10:00 PM CDT on September 23, 2002 ...Isidore still stationary and barely a tropical storm but likely to start moving very soon... A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect along the Gulf Coast of Mexico from Cabo Catoche to Veracruz. Interests along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico should monitor the progress of Isidore. At 10 PM CDT...0300z...the center of Tropical Storm Isidore was located near latitude 20.5 north...longitude 89.3 west or about 40 miles...65 km...south-southeast of Merida Mexico. Isidore remains nearly stationary. However a slow northwestward motion...

MERIDA, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Isidore plowed across Mexico's Yucatan peninsula on Monday, forcing thousands from their homes as it flooded streets, toppled trees and power lines and shut down offshore oil rigs. About 70,000 people in low-lying fishing villages on the peninsula were evacuated to shelters after torrential rains flooded homes and roads, and winds of more than 120 mph (195 kph) ripped off roofs and uprooted trees. Local radio stations reported four road accident deaths during the storm, and Mexico's state oil monopoly, Pemex, evacuated more than 8,000 workers from its drilling platforms in the Gulf of...

Maximum sustained winds...105 mph. Minimum central pressure... 967 mb. Extremely heavy rainfall amounts...up to 20 to 30 inchesCoastal storm surge flooding of 8 to 10 feet above normal tide levels...along with large and dangerous battering waves...can be expected near and to the east of where the center makes landfall.

TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE DISCUSSION NUMBER 14 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL A DROPSONDE JUST BEFORE 12Z REPORTED MEAN WINDS IN ITS LOWEST LAYERS OF 75 KT. ADJUSTMENT OF THIS OB TO THE SURFACE GIVE 59 KT...AND IS THE BASIS FOR AN INCREASE IN THE ADVISORY WINDS TO 60 KT. A MICROWAVE OVERPASS AT 12Z SHOWED A PRETTY SOLID EYEWALL. THE NEXT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WILL BE IN THE SYSTEM AT 18Z...AND THEY WILL PROBABLY FIND A HURRICANE. THE CYCLONE HAS NOT MOVED MUCH OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS WHILE THIS EYEWALL HAS BEEN FORMING...BUT AN AVERAGE MOTION OVER THE LAST 6...