A vigil, from the Latin vigilia meaning wakefulness (Greek: pannychis, ÏÎ±Î½Î½ÏÏÎ¯Ï or agrypnia á¼Î³ÏÏÏÎ½Î¯Î±), is a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching, or an observance. The Italian word vigilia has become generalized in this sense and means eve (as in on the eve of the war).
NIAC Calls for White House Aide Sebastian Gorkaâs Resignation or Dismissal. âWe call on Sebastian Gourka to immediately resign his post as Trumpâs top counterterrorism aide. Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin and cannot be allowed in the most sacred halls of Americaâs democracy.
Andrew H. Card Jr., former White House chief of staff, former Franklin Pierce trustee, and most recently acting dean of the George H.W. Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, announced as Franklin Pierce University's fifth president.ndrew Card named president of Franklin Pierce University. Card, a former Franklin Pierce trustee, starts Jan. 12, 2015, succeeding James Birge, who became president in 2009 and announced his intent to resign last summer. Card was most recently acting dean of the George H.W. Bush School of Government and ...