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• n  an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously

• It was the lawyers of ancient Rome who came up with the modern definition of fatherhood: Mater semper certa est; pater est quem nuptiae demonstrant (rough translation: The mother .
• When the cardinals and papal courtiers had decided that the time was at hand, a messenger was sent to ask His Holiness the customary question: "Beatissime pater, eras erit .
• The official family had sent a delegation to welcome back their pater familias patriae.

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• Former Tribune Co. executive pleads guilty to bilking employer out of nearly $265,000
  A former Tribune Co. executive pleaded guilty Wednesday to bilking her employer out of $264,000 — admitting she paid herself commissions that should have gone to the Tribune. Stephanie Pater, 39, faces a maximum of 20 years behind bars, but under federal sentencing guidelines is far more likely to get between two-and-a-half and three-and-a-half years behind in prison for the scam. The Tribune’s ...
  June 12, 2013 - Chicago Sun-Times
• Guest Post: The Perfect Real Estate Investment
  Submitted by Pater Tenebrarum of Acting-Man blog , You want to invest $100,000 in agency paper but find the yield to be too low. How can you increase your yield without assuming additional risk? Easy, here is how. You do not have to send me $19.99 for the tapes (plus shipping and handling) or spend $5,000 for my weekend seminar. This is a freebie. First, go buy a house with your $100,000. Then ...
  June 10, 2013 - Zero Hedge
• Agent: Pacman's arrest 'travesty of justice'
  Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam 'Pacman' Jones was arrested on one count of assault for punching a woman outside a bar, a city prosecutor told to The Cincinnati Enquirer. Jones' agent, Pater Schaffer, told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Jones slapped the woman after she threw a beer bottle at him. Schaffer called the arrest "a travesty of justice." Jones announced that he was arrested on Twitter ...
  June 10, 2013 - ESPN Blogs