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The highly anticipated sequel to the thrilling #1 New York Times-bestselling Six of Crows. Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz's cunning and test the team's fragile loyalties. A war will be waged on the city's dark and twisting streets—a battle for revenge and redemption that will decide the fate of the Grisha world.
Right now I am sljdfoienslidifejslk. I cannot today. First off, I am pretty sure that chapters 39 and 40 were accidentally added because they are just NO. I am not in agreement. SO MANY FEELS.
Crooked Kingdom was even more glorious than Six of Crows. Such books are destroyment and unfair because I JUST CAN'T STOP. I keep coming back for more. In this aspect I am very much like Jesper and his gambling. Just like him, I keep losing because Leigh Bardugo RIPPED OUT MY HEART AND STOMPED ON IT. So unfair. I am complain but #noregrets.
To be COMPLETELY honest, I didn't think the heist in this book could possibly be as impossible as in Six of Crows, but I was very wrong. It was very impossible, for reasons I don't think I should say because they might be spoilers?? And once again EVERYTHING IS SO COMPLEX. It doesn't seem complex until you start thinking about it and trying to explain it to someone who obviously is suffering because they do not live in the book world.
In addition to all of this, there are of course the fabulous characters, and Nina's VERY UNEXPECTED AND INTERESTING turn of events. If you ask me, it made me KIND OF SAD TO BE HONEST, but also made her more badass in the end somehow. And Nina and Matthias = ME SHIPPING HARDER THAN I EVER HAVE. They are just TOO CUTE TOGETHER and they melted my heart, obviously.
I love that the romances were not the main focus of the books, however. There was some flirting between Wylan and Jesper in the first one, and I love how disastrously it went down in KC. I never would have placed them together at first, but then again, there was slim to nothing of Wylan in SoC, to be fair and he is actually a squishy muffin of lovableness. So. I ship.
Um. KAZ AND INEJ. In SoC I WAS SHIHPPING. I admit it. And there were a few moments where I was also shipping in KC BUUUUUUUT Kaz is just too damaged, and INEJ HONESTLY GOT ON MY NERVES at the end. I was like. OMG. Shut up about your stupid saints Inej. You're not better than anyone else jeeze. I feel satisfied because I feel like (almost cryyyyyyy) everyone got a happy ending in their own respect and it did feel complete and squishy except for one VERY OBVIOUS TYPO AHEM. All in all I was bewitched, body and soul my beauties, and my heart has been torn to shreds so excuse me while I go sit in the corner and cry.
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Michel de Montaigne was apparently one the most important French Renaissance philosophers, but I had never heard of the good man before picking up this Little Black Classic which bundles six of his essays.
I was pleasantly surprised. His ideas were not particularly shocking (at least not today) but the meandering way in which it was written made for a nice read. However, while I liked this, I'm not really inclined into reading more of his essays.
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During much of European history men shaped the world of things and thought as they believed right and passed over women in silence, if they didn't hold them in contempt. Highly revered Fathers of the Christian Church like Saint Augustine of Hippo Regius further institutionalised this contempt of women… and of earthly pleasures altogether as shows his autobiography titled Confessiones. In this theological key text he admits that before his conversion to Christianity in 385 he was a man who tasted life to the full. For over ten years he lived with a concubine (probably law forbade a formal marriage) and had a son with her, but in retrospect he regrets this sinful and immoral relationship because it kept him from true love of God. In Vita Brevis. A Letter to Saint Augustine (also translated into English as The Same Flower) the Norwegian writer, philosopher and theologian Jostein Gaarder gave this abandoned woman a voice.
In 1995 in a second-hand bookshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jostein Gaarder comes across an old manuscript in a red box titled Codex Floriae. Its first sentence shows that it's the letter of a certain Floria Aemilia to Augustinus Aurelius, the Bishop of Hippo Regius in Northern Africa (today: Algeria) who was later to become Saint Augustine. When he translates another sentence, it occurs to him that Floria Aemilia might be the saint's long-time concubine whom he mentioned in his Confessiones without ever revealing her name. Of course, the author doesn't know if the seventeenth-century copy is of an authentic letter, but it intrigues him that it might be and he buys it. Back home he makes a copy of the entire letter and sends the original to the Vatican Library for inspection. The Codex Floriae gets lost and the author decides to translate the Latin text from his copy and to publish it as Vita Brevis. A Letter to Saint Augustine. So far in brief what Jostein Gaarder says in his introduction about the actual letter of Floria Aemilia that makes up the major part of the book.
As it soon turns out, the author was right to assume that Floria Aemilia is the concubine of Saint Augustine. The exceptionally intelligent and self-assured woman from Carthage read the Confessiones of her former lover and obviously felt the urgent need to comment on them, notably on the passages dealing with their life together in Northern Africa, Rome and eventually Milan and with the emotional bonds between them that he tries to reduce to sexual desire. But she doesn't only give her point of view of events (sometimes drifting into bitterness or mockery seeing how religious frenzy distorted his memories and opinions). Thanks to thorough studies of philosophy, theology as well as rhetoric during the years since Augustine sent her back to Carthage, she is able to challenge his notions of (original) sin and morality with great dialectical skill. Above all, she can't agree with his attitude towards women who are for him the seducers leading men astray from the way to God and Eternal Life. Augustine postulates that all pleasures on Earth are sinful and should be avoided in preparation of life after death, while Floria Aemilia is convinced that pleasures are God-given and that denying them means to deny God's creation. She supports her arguments with many quotations from classical Greek and Roman sources that Jostein Gaarder points out and explains in footnotes if necessary for understanding.
All things considered, Vita Brevis. A Letter to Saint Augustine isn't so much a book about Floria Aemilia than it's about Saint Augustine, his biographical background and above all his philosophy that helped to marginalise women not only in the Christian Church, but in Christian society altogether for more than one and a half millennium. Alone for the critical examination of the Confessiones from a female point of view, it's a worthwhile read. In addition, it's well written and easy to follow despite the complex philosophical argument.
Many have wondered, if the Codex Floriae really exists or if the "feminist manifesto" of Floria Aemilia is an invention of Jostein Gaarder. As it seems, the author always refused to clearly answer the question. I think that the book is a gorgeous work of fiction.
I was a little bit afraid to start this collection of Aphorisms, because the last one I read, another one of the Little Black Classics, was a real disappointment. I'd previously only seen a little bit of Nietzsche in class, but was curious to what he had to say.
I can only speak for this short edition, which had some nice observation on human nature, which I liked although some seemed a bit random and it would have been nice as some more context could have been provided in this edition. On the other hand, his views on women and gender roles are very outdated, especially for someone seeing through a lot of other things. However, he -of course- was also just a man of his time, but I did deduct a star for it.
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I'll be 37 weeks this Monday. With my prior pregnancies, that would be considered 'full term' although they have recently changed the guidelines and now it's considered 'early term.'
As I sat in the OB's office with Jon yesterday, we were discussing the fact that Edith would be two in eight days. "We could have a baby in 8 days," Jon said to me in awe. "No. Don't say that," was my response.
I'm pretty sure I was mentally ready by 32 weeks with Elden and Edith. Obviously I wanted them to stay put until they would have been more 'term,' but the thought of welcoming them didn't give me any semblance of anxiety. I was excited and curious and more than ready to meet them.
It has not been the same experience with this pregnancy.
I think there are a few factors. The first is the daunting thought of being outnumbered. "You'll have to switch to zone defense" is what friends with 3+ kids have told me. I have all these insecurities that I just won't be able to devote enough attention and love to all three kids. As it is now, Elden and Edith vie for my attention and I feel like I'm doing a pretty subpar job of navigating that. Now I'll be adding a third little life to the mix and how is that fair to any of them? Then there's the sleep deprivation aspect. Labor/delivery--and even the looming recovery--don't really bother me. It's the exhaustion that freaks me out. With the other kids, Jon had gotten up with me for the middle of the night breastfeeding sessions as moral support. This time around I think I'm going to try to go it solo so he can rest and therefore tend to the bigger kids during the day so I can (hopefully) nap some of the times the baby (hopefully) naps. Except I know our kids - they will rage if they know I'm just upstairs and they aren't getting to spend time with me. And even though I haven't given it much thought, I'm sure the notion of this being my last pregnancy is factoring in. This pregnancy was overall easier than with the other two kids and the thought of never being pregnant again goes against every biological instinct I have. Despite the insistence of some of my friends that they don't think we will be done after this baby - I feel ready to close the door on my baby-having days. I was blessed to experience what I have with these pregnancies and I don't want to discount that, but the reality is I am getting older and pregnancy is not particularly kind to my body.
Finally, I think I just generally feel unprepared. With my other pregnancies we had so much to do - make Elden's nursery / move Elden to a new room and redo the nursery for Edith. Neither one of those tasks was a small commitment. With this pregnancy and the new house, we didn't have to do nearly the amount of work as we did on the old one. As for purchases, we only really had to purchase a handful of items thanks to holding onto what we had from the other kids. I guess I just don't feel like I've done enough. Notice a theme? There's a drastic amount of feeling like I am not / have not / cannot do enough, ever. This runs deeper than just with raising kids and I'm sure many women can relate to that feeling of inadequacy.
The good news? At my appointment my cervix was nice and high and firmly closed, so as of yesterday there is no sign of an impending arrival. This coupled with the fact that both of the other kids were born on their due dates strictly as a result of induction leads me to believe that I have a heck of a lot more than 8 days to snap out of my mental funk. My goals are (1) to make it to November 1 at the earliest (I really want to be there for trick or treat with the older kids) and (2) to go on my own this time. I really want to experience the excitement of "this is it! This baby is coming!" That being said, it would be nice if I delivered no later than my due date because my company shuts down from December 23 through the new year and 6 weeks of maternity leave would bring me back December 19th - which gives me enough time to establish that I am no longer on leave and can earn my full benefits pay over the holidays instead of the 50% I'll be receiving on FMLA.


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For me, Thanksgiving is often marked by moments of crashing reality. Six years ago it was the near fatal car accident TC and I were in on Thanksgiving Eve. Hit head on by an unlicensed, uninsured teenage driver and two of her friends, TC and I were lucky to make out relatively unscathed: me with a broken arm and a few cuts, TC with a lacerated bladder and some deep cuts to the head. After the accident I spent quite a lot of time trying to make sense of how we had been so fortunate while simultaneously processing my newfound realization that safety is merely an illusion.
This year those thoughts seem laughable as I consider the range of feelings I have experienced in the past three months. TC has so narrowly escaped death once again, but not only has he survived, he approaches his recovery with the most inspiring display of resilience and determination one can imagine.
Although his personality is not severely altered, he is most definitely a different person. We all are. He is sweet, helpful, and even more gentle than he was before (which may be hard to believe if you knew TC before). He can make basic conversation, but he greatly struggles to articulate anything more complex than "That's cool!" and it's unclear whether he comprehends much of what we say to him. But God almighty, he is determined.
As I stand in the kitchen doing the dishes, I hear him practicing his speech on the iPad. He says words over and over until they sound correct to him, which often takes many tries since he can't speak well out of the right side of his mouth.
He walks well with his cane, practicing his leg exercises when he has a free moment. Although he has a wheelchair, he has not used it once since coming home. He wants to help in any way he can, so he bends down ever so gingerly to pick up Jack's toys or pour himself a glass of water.
Then there's that right arm. With a look of concentration you'd expect only from a surgeon or a mind reader, TC practices moving his arm up and down, bringing it to his mouth and giving it a kiss. It's remarkable. In only a week he has regained an incredible amount of movement in his right limb.
These moments of brilliance are often followed by moments of frustration. TC will talk excitedly to me for minutes at a time only to discover that none of the words he has used make sense. I ask him to repeat things over and over but am ultimately forced to admit that I don't understand what he's saying. I try to confide in him as I used to, but he stares at me blankly, not understanding the significance of what I have just shared. I often feel alone and I know he does too.
Now we are home, not quite settled, but certainly in a different stage of recovery than we were several weeks ago. While the mode a few days ago was survival, making it through another hour, another day alive, the goal now is living.
Most literature about brain injury implies that patients and caregivers should learn to accept a life less satisfying than the one before. Unsurprisingly, this thought depresses me. I began wondering instead if it was somehow possible to live better than we had been.
Don't get me wrong. We were a happy family three months ago. We had exciting and beautiful plans for our future that may be permanently on hold due to TC's injury. But we were also stressed. We worked too much. We planned a lot. We didn't always stop to appreciate the small moments and gifts we had received.
I recognize that living better requires me to work harder, think differently, and push myself further than I ever have before. I recognize it won't be easy. While the path behind me was painful and agonizing, the one before me is equally uncertain and most definitely longer.
So what does it even mean to live better? Imagine a life in which you experience the range of your most heightened emotions every day and occasionally every hour. Imagine looking at your spouse and feeling the most profound awe and admiration every time he or she pronounces your name correctly. Imagine the freedom you'd feel letting go of what other people think because going out with your family in public almost always guarantees strange stares. Nothing in this new everyday feels the same as it did before. The love is so much richer, the fear is so much deeper. The gratitude knows no boundaries.
Imagine if you had to be your best version of yourself every minute of every day; holding back tears as you look at the face of a spouse you did not marry, and releasing those tears in excess every moment a piece of him returns to you. Living better is exhausting. It's challenging. It's a constant choice, not a permanent mindset you easily adopt.
But the advantage is perspective. You will never look at your child, never kiss your spouse, never tell someone goodbye without savoring each instant of each interaction. Your idea of permanent has been forever altered. Nothing in life is permanent. There is only here. There is only now. And there is so much possibility in the quiet moments of our everyday lives.


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We Can't Stop-Miley Cyrus Just Chilling Music Review
Just posted up the second review recently. Glad to never have to listen to this song again. I say this every time, but it feels like my target audience is pretty small. People who simultaneously enjoy pop music, they also hate so much of it. As it stands, I'm pretty much making these for my friend and I but I enjoy doing it.
This review includes a few changes. I tried including video of me to break up the videos in hopes that it won't be taken down for copyright, or rather, that my arguments of fair use will hold up better. However, that created a sound problem. I didn't want there to be a constant shift in sound so I just used the same microphone for all of my audio. However, I need to tweak the settings more to get rid of the echo and perhaps look into filming somewhere else. Oh, and write better material, but let's stick to what's doable first.
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A continuous paper supply is provided from alternative supply rolls by momentarily stopping the paper being supplied and adhesively joining the leading edge of a new supply severing the old supply and accelerating the new supply. A loop of paper is paid out during the momentary stoppage of the acceleration of the new supply and is thereafter recovered in preparation for the next changeover. An idler roller senses tension in the paper and generates a signal to the supply. The idler roller is capable of skewing to equalize tension across the paper.
I claim:
1. Apparatus for continuously supplying paper in sequence without interruption from a plurality of supply rolls comprising:
a. a support frame;
b. said support frame having first and second support means for supporting first and second supply rolls of paper;
c. first and second means for retarding the rotation of said first and second supply rolls of paper respectively;
d. one of said supply rolls supplying paper, the other supply roll being available to begin supplying paper upon the at least partial exhaustion of the paper on said one supply roll;
e. first means for holding the leading edge of paper from said other supply roll adjacent to paper being supplied from said one supply roll;
f. a first roller;
g. said paper being supplied passing over said first roller;
h. said first roller being supported at its first and second ends by first and second arms;
i. said first and second arms being independently pivoted whereby said first roller is free to move in rotation about a common axis and to skew;
j. first and second pressure cylinders having plungers therein connected respectively to said first and second arms;
k. said first and second pressure cylinders being connected to a common source of pressure;
l. at least a second roller;
m. said paper being supplied passing over said second roller;
n. means for controlling translation of said second roller toward said first roller;
o. second means for holding the paper being supplied;
p. means for pressing the leading edge of the paper from said other supply roll against said paper being supplied;
q. means for severing the paper being supplied while it is being held by said second means for holding whereby the supplying of paper is transferred to said other supply roll; and
r. means for returning said second roller to its initial spaced position from said first roller.
2. Apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein said first means for holding comprises:
a. first trolley means operative to move toward and away from said paper being supplied;
b. at least one idler roller in said first trolley means;
c. a clamp in said first trolley means; and
d. said clamp in said first trolley means being operative to clamp the leading edge of paper from said other supply roll to said idler roller with the extreme end strip of said leading edge protruding therefrom.
3. Apparatus recited in claim 2 further comprising:
a. second trolley means having at least a second idler roller therein;
b. said paper being supplied passing over said second idler roller;
c. a second clamp in said second trolley means operative upon actuation to clamp the paper being supplied to said second idler roller; and
d. said one idler roller being abutable to said second idler roller.
4. Apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein said means for severing comprises:
a. at least one knife means; and
b. means for translating said at least one knife means transversely across said paper being supplied.
5. Apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein said means for controlling translation comprises:
a. first and second flexible energy transmitting means connected to first and second ends respectively of said second roller;
b. said first and second flexible energy transmitting means having means for maintaining synchronization therebetween;
c. means for holding said second roller in a first operative position spaced from said first roller during dispensing of paper;
d. means for at least partially releasing said first and second flexible energy transmitting means upon transferring the supplying of paper from said one to said other supply roll, whereby said second roller is permitted to translate toward saidfirst roller;
e. means for progressively applying greater force to said first and second energy transmitting means in relationship to displacement of said second roller from its first operative position; and
f. said means for progressively applying greater force being operative to stop the motion of said second roller toward said first roller and being further operative to return said second roller to its first operative position.
6. Apparatus recited in claim 5 further comprising:
a. first and second said flexible energy transmitting means being first and second chains; and
b. said means for maintaining synchronization being first and second spindles engaged respectively with said first and second chains, and a shaft connecting said first and second spindles non-rotatably relative to each other.
7. Apparatus recited in claim 6 further comprising:
a. said means for at least partially releasing being a solenoid valve, a selector control and a fluid pressure operated clutch;
b. said clutch being connected to said shaft; and
c. said solenoid valve releasing fluid pressure through said selector control from said clutch upon said transferring, whereby said spindles are freed to rotate.
8. Apparatus recited in claim 7 wherein said means for progressively applying greater force comprises:
a. a pressure regulator having an input means actuated in proportion to the rotation of said shaft;
b. said pressure regulator being operative to supply fluid pressure to said fluid pressure operated clutch in relationship to the actuation of its input means; and
c. motor means connectable through said fluid pressure operated clutch to said shaft.
9. Apparatus recited in claim 1 further comprising:
a. means for generating a signal varying in proportion to the motion of one of said first and second arms; and
b. said first and second means for retarding being actuated in relationship to said signal.
10. Apparatus recited in claim 9 wherein said means for generating comprises:
a. a rack mechanically connected for motion with one of said first and second arms;
b. regulator signal generating means;
c. a pinion meshed with said rack;
d. the shaft of said pinion providing a mechanical input to said regulator signal generating means; and
e. said regulator signal generating means being operative to generate said signal in relationship to said mechanical input.
In paper dispensing machines, it commonly happens that thereels have to be changed, or rather that the tail end of the paper from the expended reel has to be joined to the beginning of the strip from the new one, this being a task which involves wasted time, or stopping the dispensing equipment whilst thechange is being made, which in turns means a lack of continuity in the supply of paper.
With the improvements proposed under the present application, it becomes possible to achieve a continuous and uniform paper supply, where this is in no way affected by the operation of changing over from one reel to another, and where moreoverthe sequence of operations which the machine attendant is required to follow for this purpose is exceedingly quick and easy to accomplish.
To this end, the system is comprised of two sets of equipment, each one opposite to the other, and carrying a reel; such sets of equipment being made up from rollers, blades for shearing, and parts for gripping and joining the strips of paper. The equipment is arranged to guide the paper as it is drawn off the respective reel during the dispensing process, and at the time when the change over takes place, it automatically joins the tail end of the strip from the expended reel to thecommencement of the strip from the new reel, and then goes on guiding it while it is being dispensed.
The system comprises also an arrangement for storing paper in order to ensure it is at all times dispensed in a continuous and uniform manner, even whilst the reels are being changed over; and such paper storing arrangement is made up from one ormore forward rollers over which the strip is threaded and led rearwards again, together with a travelling rear roller, over whose surface the strip runs and thence goes forwards once more towards the machine where it is being consumed. The travellingrear roller is arranged so that it can travel forwards in the same direction as the strip being dispensed, and this it does whilst the reels are being changed over, so that it pays out some of the paper kept in store until the fresh reel has started torevolve at the required speed to keep pace with the rate of demand. For this purpose, the travelling roller in question is slung in a chain between two spindles, of which one is controlled by a non-reversing motor through a clutch, in such a way thatthe travelling roller is allowed to move forwards during the reel changing operation, whereafter it is drawn back again and held at its rearmost position; and where moreover the system is fitted with suitable arrangements to make the paper beingdispensed be fed at a pre-set constant tension or pull, and avoiding any eventual variations in the tension or pull of the strip which may possibly tend to arise; while furthermore it governs continually the speed of each dispenser reel, so that thepaper is at all times supplied at the right speed and at a suitable tension, but nevertheless with continuous compensation being applied to offset the effect of the continuous change in the diameter of the reel, which it will be appreciated decreases asthe strip is drawn off it. For this purpose, the improvement covered by this invention consists in the roller at the forward end of the paper storing arrangement being mounted in a floating manner, and in constant balance between the pulling forceresulting from the tension in the strip, and the thrust being applied by a number of adjustable compressed air operated cylinders. Hence the roller moves to and fro whenever the tension in the strip of paper alters, and at all times it does so in thedirection required to restore the balance between these two forces. Moreover, there is a relationship between such to and fro motion of the roller, and the air brakes fitted on the reel supports, so that by means of this relationship and this to and fromotion, it is the actual variations in the tension of the strip which cause the brake on the reel to be applied as hard as required in each instance, so as to apply continual compensation and to ensure that the strip is dispensed at the preset constanttension, with any possible fluctuations being nullified.
The arrangement is therefore a highly advantageous one, inasmuch as the perfect balance between the two forces means that the tension of the paper is kept constant throughout the whole dispensing operation, regardless of the diameter of the reel;since the regulating factor is taken as the fluctuations in the tension of the strip, and there can therefore be no other effect which might interfere in the tensioning process, because such arrangement works on the basis of a double and interlinkedoperation, whereby on the one hand it avoids any eventual fluctuations in the tension of the strip by travel of the roller to pay out or take up the paper, while on the other it removes the causes tending to bring about such fluctuations by means ofsuitable adjustment of the braking force being applied to the reel. Hence the arrangement adopted possesses an increased degree of reliability and sensitiveness because of the actual principle upon which it operates, and moreover it is very much simplerand straightforward than other arrangements based upon less reliable operating principles; while it is furthermore to be noted that in addition, the floating roller avoids any possible differences in tension between the opposing edges of the strip,because whenever there is a greater or a lesser strain at either edge of the paper, the roller will swivel longitudinally so as to restore an even degree of tautness across the whole width of the strip, thus ensuring that it is dispensed properly, sinceany possible differences in the tension between one edge and the other are removed, such differences being very frequent and arising almost always as the result of uneveness in the paper wound on the reel being dispensed.
And the whole system described above is in addition designed so that in the course of the commencement of the paper being fed from each new reel, both these effects, which respectively are the motion of the floating roller, and the control andadjustment of the force being exerted by the brake on the reel, are made to take place in conjunction with a third one to produce the required acceleration of the reel without the need of any other means therefor, while in the meantime the strip of papercontinues to dispensed due to forward motion of the travelling roller in the storage arrangement. To this end, the drive spindle controlling the rear travelling roller is arranged for its air operated clutch to be engaged, so that when the operationinvolving changing over the reel is carried out, then in the course of the foreward travel of this roller during the operation, a progressively increasing force is exerted upon the clutch, even though the return travel motion decreases progressively; andin this manner the paper is held by a force which increases progressively. This progressively increasing holding force being exerted upon the paper gives rise to a progressive travel motion of the floating roller, and this in turn causes there to be aprogressive decrease in the force being applied by the brake on the reel, which becomes tantamount to a progressive acceleration of the reel, so that by the end of a very short period of time, the tangential speed of the reel is such as to be sufficientto allow it to dispense the paper satisfactorily by itself. In this way, the desired result is achieved, whereby by means of the three effects working in conjunction with one another, there is proper and suitable balance throughout the whole systemduring the commencement of the paper being dispensed from each fresh reel.
FIG. 1 shows schematic details of the automatic paper strip joining system, in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the arrangement of the floating roller.
FIG. 3 depicts the control spindle for the chain in which the travelling roller is slung, and it shows schematically the parts for controlling the clutch which is installed on this spindle.
FIG. 4 shows schematic details of the means for making the joins between successive strips, these being enclosed within the dotted circle in FIG. 1 .
Base plate 1 is fitted on each of its sides with a pair of arms 2, 6 carrying reels ofpaper 3,5, and for each one of these reels of paper, there is a paper strip joining mechanism (see FIG. 4), each having two guide rollers 8, 9 and two joining rollers 11,10 in conjunction with their respective steel sections 36,37 carrying steel strips38,39, each of which has its respective guide 40,41 for supporting chains 42, 43, these being extended in either direction in the transverse plane, and at one end of one of the lengths of each chain, there is a shearing blade 44. All of the aboveequipment is arranged in two separate sets, these each being installed on its respective trolley 4, which by means of rack and pinion gears driven by suitable motors, can be made to travel from the central area to their outer limits, and this travelmotion is applied to one or other trolley 4, as required to prepare new reel 3 before the other reel 5 is expended, in accordance with the following procedure:
In order to make the new reels ready, in this case reel 3, the appropriate trolley 4 is made to travel to the end of the machine, and in doing so it travels over reel 3, as shown by dotted sketch in FIG. 1. When trolley 4 is in this position,and hence accessible to the machine attendant, his task is to thread the commencement of the paper strip 17 over roller 9 and below roller 10, so as to be able to shear the end of strip 17 off square by means of the cutting equipment provided for thispurpose between rollers 9, 10. When shearing is completed, the machine attendant places a strip of adhesive paper 45 on the outer face of paper 17, which is to run right across its width.
The end of strip 17 from reel 3 is gripped against roller 10 by means of strips 38, and meanwhile paper strip 17 is held in this position by pressure from steel section 36 against guide 40, since these two steel sections 36, 37 carrying steelstrips 38, 39 are arranged so that they can travel upwards and downwards and in conjunction with positioners whose operation is synchronized, and which act in the upwards direction in this particular case.
A further structure is provided above to carry the parts comprising the paper storage arrangement, these being a forward roller 13, over which paper strip 19, runs and returns rearwards towards the travelling rear roller 14, and over which itthen runs and returns forwards again and is then dispensed. Travelling rear roller 14 is mounted on a set of longitudinal rails, so as to enable it to travel forwards during the operation of changing reels, and it is attached to a chain 18 which isslung between spindles 15 and 16, these being provided with pinions 20 and 21, while spindle 15 carries an air operated clutch, through which it is connected to a non-reversing motor reducer gear unit, whose purpose it is to make roller 14 travelforwards and rearwards while reels are being changed, and to hold it stationary while the paper is being ordinarily dispensed.
Moreover, forward roller 13 is now mounted in a floating fashion, with its end being ball and socket mounted onto two independent rods 22, where there is a compressed air cylinder 23 acting against each end of the roller, these being connected toa common air supply in accordance with FIG. 2, all in such a way that the roller 13 is in constant balance between the pulling forces arising from the tension in the paper strip 19, and the thrust exerted by the compressed air cylinders 23, so that itdetects any possible differences in tautness between one edge of the strip and the other 19, since each end of the roller is fitted with an independent air cylinder 23 acting against the direction of pull from each edge. Hence, whenever there aredifferences in the degree of pull being exerted between one edge and the other, they are automatically removed due to the fact that roller 13 will swivel in the longitudinal plane through its being suspended from rods 22 through ball and socket joints,and so restore the balance in relation to compressed air cylinders 23. The swivelling motion of the roller thus has the effect of evening out the degree of tautness throughout the whole width of the strip of paper, and this is a feature which enablesnumerous difficulties to be overcome, particulary breakage of the strip of paper when there are tears along one of its edges.
In addition to this, the arrangement is capable of keeping the tension in the strip constant at pre-set values, due to the fact that roller 13 will move to and fro whenever there are fluctuations in the tension of paper strip 19, since at alltimes it tends to restore the balance between the total force being exerted by the compressed air cylinders 23, and the tension in the paper strip 19, while furthermore one of the plungers in compressed air cylinders 23 is connected to toothed rack 24,which engages directly or indirectly with a pinion attached to spindle 25 from a pressure regulator 46, this being connected to the air operated brakes 35 on the supports holding the reels, so as to adjust the degree to which such brakes are applied. The pressure regulator may be replaced by some other kind of electric or hydraulic device instead, and in accordance with whatever kind of brake is used on the rotating spindles which carry the reels of paper 3,5. The whole arrangement is designed insuch a way that there is constant tension in paper strip 19 throughout the whole dispensing process, regardless of the diameter of the reel or of any other factor; because whenever there is any tendency towards an alteration in the degree of tension,roller 13 will travel in whichever direction is appropriate to offset such tension, this being achieved by taking up or paying out paper according to which way it travels; while at the same time, and as the result of this travel motion of roller 13, theplunger in the appropriate compressed air cylinder 23 will, by means of its toothed rack 24, act upon spindle 25 belonging to pressure regulator 46, thus causing it to move and make pressure regulator 46 act in such a manner as to modify the force beingapplied by the air brakes 35, so as to allow the reel to revolve at such a rate as the tangential speed is now the right one for the strip to be dispensed in such a manner as to remove the cause which may have brought about the alteration in the degreeof tension in the strip. In point of fact, and for the sake of providing an alternative explanation of the operation of the system, the adjusting device or compressed air operated regulator 46 is arranged in such a way that when plunger in cylinder 23is at rest in the middle of its stroke, the output signal from the regulator has a minimum value, whilst travel by the plunger to the extreme end of its stroke will cause the regulating device 46 to transmit its signal at maximum value. Hence, as thediameter of the reel 3 becomes smaller, there is a tendency for the tension in the strip to increase, because the force applied by brakes 35 is constant; and with the decrease in the radius of the reel 3, the tension torque will increase. However, asthe thrust exerted by cylinders 23 is constant, roller 13 will become displaced in order to restore the balance, and upon doing so it will make plungers retract into cylinders 23, so that toothed rack 24 will travel rearwards, with the result that thereis a decrease in the output signal from regulator 46, which causes the brakes 35 on the reels to be released by a certain amount, and so restore the tension in the strip to the value as preset, for the tautness required. All alterations in the tensionof the strip which may be brought about by other causes, are similarly corrected in accordance with the sequence which has just been described.
It will be appreciated that the force exerted by compressed air cylinders 23 may be adjusted in accordance with the requirements of the quality of the paper being handled, by varying the air supply, and hence the tension at which the paper stripis to be dispensed is preset, whereafter this tension is maintained in the paper at all times by virtue of the system herein described.
By these means, the effects working together in the system operate are shown hereunder during the process of commencing the feed from each new reel of paper when placed in position for dispensing:
The process is begun either manually or automatically, in which latter case there is a leaking air receiver, a photo-electric cell, or other similar equipment arranged to detect the fact that the tail end of the paper strip is leaving the reel,and to show that it is expended, whereupon:
Steel section 37 comes into action to restrain the paper 7 from reel 5 against guide 41, and afterwards trolley 4 placed on the opposing reel 3, is automatically made to travel up against the other trolley 4, to the extent that rollers 10, 11come into contact with each other, and between them they grip paper strips 7, 17 coming from reels 3,5, these being the tail end from reel 3 and the commencement from reel 5. Such tail end commencement are joined together with adhesive tape 45,whereupon shearing blade 44 belonging to the set of equipment for handling reel 5, begins its travel stroke due to the motion of its supporting chain 42, so as to trim off the unwanted paper 7, and afterwards steel sections 36,37 descend as soon as theend of strip 17 from the new reel 5 is joined onto the tail end of the strip from the expended reel 7,19, whereupon the new reel 5 begins to accelerate until its tangential speed of rotation reaches the required rate for normal dispensing.
Throughout the whole of this process, and until such time as the new reel 5 has reached its proper speed of rotation, paper is dispensed from the storage arrangement 19 due to the fact that roller 14 is in its forward position; it being of veryspecial importance to note that for accelerating each new reel 3,5 as it is about to begin to be dispensed, no kind of accelerating rollers whatever are required, and instead the system is made up from a set of effects working in conjunction with oneanother, these effects being comprised of those which detect and remove any fluctuations in tension at roller 13, and of those resulting from the application or release of the air operated brakes 35, together with a special arrangement in the clutch onspindle 15 belonging to chain 18.
To this end, the air operated clutch on spindle 15 is connected to a selector control 26, and this in turn is joined on the one hand to a high pressure solenoide valve 27, and on the other to a pressure regulator 28, whose spindle 29 engagesdirectly or indirectly with a spur wheel 52 on spindle 15 itself, so that when dispensing is ordinarily taking place, it is solenoide valve 27 which applies high pressure to the air operated clutch so as to keep spindle 15 connected to the motor brake,while the pressure regulator 28 is in this position at low pressure, but it is prevented from operating because selector 26 channels the pressure to solenoide valve 27, all in such a way that when spindle 15 rotates, the pressure regulator spindle 28will turn upon being driven through linkage 30, 29, and there will therefore be a variation in the value of the signal from regulator 28 in accordance with rotation of spindle 15.
The actual operation of joining the ends of the strips of paper together is accomplished by solenoide valve 27 being blocked, and the clutch being connected to pressure regulator 28, due to which this clutch is kept at low pressure, thusreleasing spindle 15, whereupon due to the pulling effect from the strip of paper 19, roller 14 begins to travel forwards with chain 18, causing spindle 15 to rotate; but while this rotation is taking place, with the resulting forward travel motion ofroller 14, this affects spur wheel 29,52, which makes the regulator spindle 28 revolve, so that its pressure is progressively increased, with the accompanying proportionate increase in the force making the clutch engage, that is the force transmittedfrom the motor reducer unit 50 to the spindle 15; and meanwhile, when roller 14 returns, spindle 15 rotates in the opposite direction, whereupon the motor brake restrains spindle 15, since it is connected to it through the clutch. However, at this stagethe engagement of the clutch decreases progressively until it is eventually substituted by the pressure coming from the solenoide valve 27. In this manner, the progressive increase in the restraint on roller 14 against the pull exerted by the paperstrip while the roller is travelling forwards, causes floating roller 13 to be displaced, and in doing so it overcomes the force being exerted by the compressed air cylinders 23, so that there is a resulting action applied to the regulator 46, causingthere to be a progressive decrease in the degree to which air operated brakes 35 are applied, with the result that the respective reel is subjected to constant acceleration while rotating, this all taking place in a progressive and balanced manner, sothat paper strip is dispensed with no interruption during this period while the new reel is being commenced in each case, and dispensing takes place with the strip at a constant pre-set tension, while acceleration in the speed of rotation of the new reelis accomplished up to the rate required with the minimum amount of delay, as has been shown in the preceding descriptions.
It only need be added that the air operated clutch on spindle 15 is comprised of a disc 30, with a wheel by means of which it is connected to the motor reducer gear unit; while disc 30 is coupled to a sleeve 31 on spindle 15, this being grippedbetween a fixed jaw 32 and a moving one 33, this latter being keyed to sleeve 31 and allowed to slide along it; and this moving jaw is acted upon by a further disc 34 which is subjected to air pressure as shown in FIG. 3, so that according to the amountof pressure which disc 34 exerts on moving jaw 33, the force which couples disc 30 to spindle 15 is made greater or lesser, and hence there is adjustment in the force transmitted from the motor brake to said spindle 15.
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Allison Island Homes
The beautiful Allison island is found inside the Indian Creek waterway of the La Gorce neighborhood and considered a part of the greater Miami city known as North Beach. The island is 8.5 acres and divided into a North and South Island by 63rd Road. In the southern Island, also known as Aqua, you'll find condos and townhouses, whereas the northern Island contains only waterfront homes, with many oversized lots and ultra-contemporary design. Every single home on the Island features direct water access to Biscayne Bay, which is part of what makes this neighborhood so highly sought-after. This secure and quiet community is gated 24 hours a day and connects to North Miami Beach by a bridge. Less than a mile away from Indian Creek Park and La Gorce Country Club, the island features a fitness center, heated pools, jogging paths, art installations, children's play center, and a neighborhood store. Upscale shopping at Bal Harbour is also only minutes away. Praised for providing a private, peaceful, and serene luxury lifestyle with the backdrop of breathtaking water views and bay access, Allison Island homes are truly an island oasis fit for modern-day royalty.
Allison Island Homes History:
Prior to the year 1900, Allison Island was nothing more than a small clearing in the mangrove swamps at the opening of the Indian Creek waterway overrun with alligators. In 1912, as developer Carl Fisher was creating what is now Miami Beach, he also decided to build a smaller island in tribute to his business partner, Jim Allison. As the owner of the island, Allison did not develop it until 1926, beginning with the opening of a state-of-the-art hospital to serve homeowners on Miami Beach. The hospital was contracted to be run by the Sisters of St. Francis in Allegany, New York, who had experience operating hospitals up north, and then sold to them after Allison's death in 1928. The sisters ran the hospital until 1992, when the property was sold, demolished, and then resold to developer Craig Robbins, who had a grand new vision for the island. Aqua of today's Allison Island was the ambitious dream project finalized in 2003.
Celebrities who have lived on Allison Island Miami Beach:
- Michael Burke
Top things to do on or near Allison Island Miami Beach:
- Explore the countless restaurant, retail, and entertainment options of South Beach, Miami Beach, and North Beach
- Visit the La Gorce Country Club for golf, tennis, racquetball, spa, and more
- Peruse the high-end retailers at the Bal Harbour Shops
- Enjoy various fine and casual dining options on the island
Public Schools for the Allison Island neighborhood:
- Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center
- Nautilus Middle School
- Miami Beach High School


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I just wanted to share some Catholic gift ideas for either yourself, your family, friends or your Priest. I ship worldwide and offer free shipping over £100/$125. All available at www.diclara.co.uk
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I just wanted to share some Catholic gift ideas for either yourself, your family, friends or your Priest. I ship worldwide and offer free shipping over £100/$125. All available at www.diclara.co.uk
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Introducing the cutest way possible to foster vocations!
Gothic style Chasuble, Stole and Chalice Veil.
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Children learn through play, and this is the perfect way for parents or First Holy Communion catechists to foster vocations and teach children about the different liturgical colours, different parts of the Mass and what happens on the altar.
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Have you ever sat in Mass and felt like this?! I know I have. There have been many times where I have just zoned out. I realise the priest has got to the end of his sermon and I haven't really heard a word because I was daydreaming.
I suppose it doesn't help when most other people around you are doing the same thing. To my horror, I realise that I have become one of those legendary Zombie-like parishioners that I used to marvel at as a child.
I remember the droning monotone chorus of the congregation during the creed, the robotic expressionless handshake of peace, the lifeless melody of the organ with literally 2 people singing out of the entire congregation. The ones who used to hit the ESCAPE button and walk out straight after communion – I guess they'd fulfilled their weekly obligation right? And yet we, and the same other people used to turn up week after week and filter up the isle into the same old pews that we almost seemed to be pre-programmed to return to.
A congregation of mindless robots.
And it wasn't as if our church wasn't trying – they got the parishioners involved in the offertory procession, the choir, the readings and bidding prayers, they even got the children to go up onto the sanctuary during the consecration to see up close what the priest was doing. But still, before long it began to dawn on me that I really wasn't getting anything out of Mass.
By age 13 I had stopped going. I just didn't see the point. It was so boring. The people there were so boring. The final nail in the liturgical coffin for me was the 'Teen' mass. The cringeworthy band with their 'Rock' hymns, the priest trying to be cool, the fact that they were trying so hard to include and please us… It was just embarrassing.
I felt quite sorry for them in a way. I could see how hard the few motivated ones were trying to make it work, but it wasn't cutting it. It didn't have any interest whatsoever in going to a dead church full of robots. There was nothing in it for me.
It wasn't until 5 years later, age 18, when I had my first ridiculously powerful, life changing personal encounter with Jesus after a failed suicide attempt that I began returning to Mass.
Because of that encounter, I suddenly realised that Jesus Christ was real, alive, and truly present in the liturgy of the word and the liturgy of the Eucharist during Mass. In those first few weeks of returning to Church as a young adult, on my own, I remember how the words of the readings and the Holy Gospel would just fly accross the church out of the mouths of the readers and just penetrate my heart like a flaming spear. I remember getting butterflies in my tummy, and my heart racing as I approached Jesus in the Holy Eucharist for the first time in a long time. And I remember the gentle peace of Him, as He surrounded me with reassurance and calm during my first tentative steps of my conversion of heart, that I was wanted and loved by Him.
And yet, I was still surrounded by those loyal, yet long suffering mindless robots that surrounded me as a child. The droning creed, the robotic handshakes, the 2 lonely hymn singers… They were all still there! In some ways I found it quite funny 🙂 but I also found that it broke my heart. I was home, but my family were zombies.
I would just watch them week after week, just going through the motions. It was like they were asleep inside, while my heart was completely on fire for Jesus. I learned pretty quickly that I was not going to fit in.
After another 10 years or so I began my Catholic studies at Maryvale university, and for the first time ever came accross the term "active participation" in the Vatican 2 document Sacrosanctum concilium – the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy. I learned here that one of the main aims of the day in and around the 1960's was to get the laity to participate more in the Mass. I was amazed because I thought the robotic zombie parishioner was a modern phenomenon. It seems not.
The other bombshell I learned was that up until the late 1960's, the priest always used to say Mass with his back to the congregation!! I couldn't believe it! Why on earth would he do that? The Mass before the late 1960's was very different. It was said in Latin, the priest had his back to the congregation, people used to kneel to receive Holy Eucharist and would only receive on the tongue. Women were required to cover their hair in church, members of the congregation would often say rosary during Mass if they didn't understand the Latin. Things were really different.
I can really understand why people were calling for reform in the church and pushing the idea of the "active participation" of the laity in the Mass. How easy would it be to zone out during Mass if you were just sitting there not even able to understand the language? So the Council Fathers developed this idea of active participation:
"14. Mother Church earnestly desires that all the faithful should be led to that fully conscious, and active participation in liturgical celebrations which is demanded by the very nature of the liturgy. Such participation by the Christian people as "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a redeemed people" (1 Pet. 2:9; cf. 2:4-5), is their right and duty by reason of their baptism.
In the restoration and promotion of the sacred liturgy, this full and active participation by all the people is the aim to be considered before all else; for it is the primary and indispensable source from which the faithful are to derive the true Christian spirit; and therefore pastors of souls must zealously strive to achieve it, by means of the necessary instruction, in all their pastoral work." – Sacrosanctum concilium
Although it was never actually an official part of the reforming documents of Vatican 2, the radically new idea of the priest facing the people began to creep in a few years later. The idea behind this was to make the people in the congregation feel more welcome, more involved and for the first time ever they could see what the priest was doing on the altar. It was all aimed at moving towards this idea of active participation.
I can totally understand what they were trying to do in the late 1960's, but 50 years later with obviously dwindling parishes, lack of religious vocations and widespread theological ignorance within the church, the million dollar question is:
Has this radical idea of active participation actually worked?
It was initially implemented to reduce parishioner zombification during Mass. But as i'm sure you will agree, the zombie robots are alive and well and STILL filling our churches today.
Now, as you have probably heard, Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, urged priests and bishops at the Sacra Liturgia conference in London on July 5 to start celebrating Masses ad orientem (with their back to the congregation) beginning on the first Sunday of Advent this year 2016.
This had caused uproar in the more progressive circles of the church as they believe it would take us back 5o years and undermine all the efforts made at active participation since then.
However I think they have got the wrong end of the stick here…
I think that it is pretty safe to say now that the active participation thing has not worked as intended. In all honestly, I think it has backfired massively and has actually drawn the people even further away from participating actively.
You see, the active participation that occurs currently is focused on outward signs and physical gestures. But this is not what active participation is meant to be. The true meaning is for the persons spirit to be actively involved in the mass, not though superficial things like carrying the offertory gifts, but to carry out our Baptismal 'priestly' role by offering our entire lives to God as Christ did on the Cross.
Of course it was never explained to me as a kid – or even as an adult that we are actually present at Calvary in real time during Mass. I never knew that. I also never realised that the Mass is something that is directed at God – not at the people. I never knew. The first time I realised that was during my first ever Tridentine (Traditional Latin) Mass where the priest had His back to me. When he lifted up the consecrated host with his back to me, I suddenly realised that Mass was not all about me. It was all about God.
We all face God. The priests offers the sacrifice on our behalf. Man is not the centre of the liturgy – Christ is.
During Mass, by right and duty of my Baptism, my job is to offer my whole life – joined to the eternal sacrifice of Christ on the Cross, to God.
Why oh why did no-one ever tell me this? How can anyone possibly be luke warm during Mass armed with this knowledge? THIS is the active participation that we are meant to be carrying out during Mass – not joining the priest on the sanctuary or clapping during the Gloria.
I can see now that all those external participations actually served as distractions that drew my attention away from what I should really have been concentrating on internally. Even the priest himself can become a distraction during Mass – especially if he is young and handsome (yes, this has happened to me before during Mass *cringe*).
So to cut a very long argument short – I can totally see where Cardinal Sarah is coming from. He is trying to move the focus of the Mass back to where it should be – onto Christ, and eliminate the many distractions that have crept into the liturgy over the years. He is also trying to educate us as to the real meaning of "active participation".
There is one last thing…
Offering Mass this way would also be a wonderfully unitive thing to do with the Eastern Churches. They all offer Mass with the priest having his back to the congregation – they never changed. And as with everything in Catholic culture, this posture is highly symbolic. I spoke to my Byzantine friend who put it perfectly:
"Every movement in the Liturgy is symbolic. For instance, we face west during the exorcism part of the Baptism ceremony and then turn to the east (the altar) to declare our allegiance to Christ. It seems strange that the priest would face west to lead us in prayer/speaking to God on our behalf."
Yes, that does seem strange when she puts it like that doesn't it? I'm going to have to think more about that last part very, very carefully.
I've been extremely busy recently putting together this Gothic style High Mass set for the Latin Mass guys up in Scotland UK.
I've really enjoyed making this set – especially designing the embroidery.
I decided to incorporate a celtic knot circle which traditionally represents eternity because there is no beginning or end to the knot or the circle. I also used thistles which are a national Scottish emblem, and by their thorny nature they are also an ancient symbol reminding us of our need for redemption. This large embroidery sits on the cope hood and also the back of the humeral veil:
I also added a practical aspect to the humeral veil of large inside pockets that are used to hide the Priest's or Deacon's hands while they carry the monstrance. This stops the issue of slipping and also means that the chance of the expensive material catching or wearing on the monstrance is lessened.
This particular set wanted 2 dalmatics with maniples, and one Deacon's stole:
In fact there were 3 maniples in total and one priest stole that looked rather nice if you put them all together like this…!
Anyway here are the rest of the pics…
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And if you haven't told your priest about Di Clara yet, then perhaps it's time you did 🙂
Following my Little Way of Fasting article, Clare asked me if I would write a follow-up, to give an update on my progress, and all the graces that have poured into my life because of my fidelity to fasting.
Oh dear!
When I read the request, my face went the colour of Palm Sunday vestments!
The things is, I found it a struggle to do any fasting for a few months. My first reaction to the request was that it would be hypocritical of me to write such an article, having become a bit lax on the fasting front. But, for better or for worse, here is my reflection on my recent experience (or lack thereof) of fasting.
So what stopped me fasting? I can answer the question with one word: stress. I've been facing a couple of stressful situations in my life over the last few months. It became more difficult to pray, and it felt as if it was impossible to consider fasting. I just wanted to distract myself from the pain inside. The internet, sports on TV and food were my favourite distractions. In the middle of all this, I certainly had no appetite for depriving myself of even a cup of tea in the morning and offering it up to the Lord. I was being deprived of a large part of my sense of self-worth, so He wasn't getting any more sacrifices from me. It was almost as if I was empty inside, and so had nothing to offer.
One thing I was managing to do, occasionally, was to expose the Blessed Sacrament in the church for a while after Mass and spend time with parishioners in adoration. However, when Lent drew near, I realised I had to make some effort to get back onto the wagon from which I had fallen. It was time to try fasting again.
And the truly amazing thing is that fasting began to work (little) miracles almost immediately. Almost as soon as I began doing without my morning cup of tea, I felt a little spiritual strength come back. I began to get a new perspective on the trials I was experiencing. I began to pray a little better, and I was a little stronger in the face of temptation to sin. It was as if even the minuscule sacrifice I was making was creating just enough room in my soul for the Holy Spirit to get to work. Remarkable! It was a most generous payback on what felt like such a small effort. It's as if I had deposited some money in the bank, and received a lot of interest almost immediately.
It illustrates for me how generous Our Lord is to me, and to us all. Sometimes it feels like he asks to work long hours in the vineyard. But He rewards us so generously for the efforts we make for Him, even if they seem small to us. He can even use our half-hearted attempts as occasions of grace.
What I have learned in the last while is how we must draw from all the channels of grace in the spiritual battle in which we are engaged. Reading the Word of God, Receiving and Adoring the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, Praying the Rosary, Going to Confession and Fasting are important channels through which grace can gush into our souls.
The Church encourages us to fast during Advent and Lent, and on Fridays throughout the year. What I have learned recently is that even the smallest effort of fasting, done with love and with prayer, is enough to open the endless channel of God's grace into our lives. However many times I fail or give up, it doesn't matter. Jesus is never going to give up on me, so I guess I will just keep joyfully trying in my little sacrifices, to show my love and gratitude for the big sacrifice He made for me on the cross.
We have just 1 week left before lent ends, so lets summon up all our strength and offer that one cup of tea, that one cigarette, that one biscuit. And lets offer it to God as little imperfect children would to a loving Father – with all the love we can find in our hearts.
I was shocked to hear the recent story of Fr John Hamlet. Fr Hamlet had been called out on an emergency hospital visit late at night on Ash Wednesday, but due to his car being currently in an unusable state he instead decided to catch a cab.
He managed to give the hospital patient the last rites and then after a short while started to make his way back home – this time on foot. He knew it was not advisable to be walking alone in that part of town late at night, but he did not have enough money to pay a second extortionate cab fare that evening – even though it was freezing cold.
As he turned into an alleyway that would shortcut 10 mins off his walk home, he suddenly realised he was being followed. He quickened his pace but soon realised that the end of the alleyway had been blocked off by two dumpster bins. Before he knew it, Fr Hamlet was pushed into a doorway and a young man was holding a gun to his head.
"Give me your wallet" The young man shouted into his face. Terrified, Fr Hamlet agreed, and then indicated to the young man that he needed to unzip his coat to get his wallet from the inside pocket.
As he unzipped his coat the young man noticed his priestly collar and suddenly dropped the gun. "Oh I'm so sorry Father! I had no idea you were a priest – If I had known I never would have tried to rob you. I'm a terrible Catholic…" And the young man dropped to his knees and began to cry uncontrollably.
"That's ok my son" said Fr Hamlet as he tried to console the young man. He asked the young man if he would like confession and the young gunman agreed. Feeling incredibly moved by the situation Fr Hamlet tried to make the young man feel better. "You know what – I don't even have any money left in my wallet, but why don't you take this packet of cigarettes instead? I know I could sure do with a smoke after tonight!"
"That is very kind of you Father" said the young man picking up his gun and placing it back in his trousers "But I've given up smoking for Lent!"
I was saddened recently to hear the extremely disturbing news of a priest who has recently decided to leave the priesthood to take up with an 18 year old girl. I'm not sure when the girl's 18th birthday was, but I do know this is not a decision that would have happened over night. I understand he began thinking of leaving several months ago. How long were they involved before he decided to officially leave the priesthood? When did she turn 18?
It does raise the alarm bells for some extremely serious safeguarding issues that I very strongly hope are being fully investigated by his Bishop. God only knows what her parents are going through right now.
My hope is that he has the best intentions for this girl and has decided to do the right thing by her and marry her. Perhaps the obvious age gap will not cause a problem? Who am I to judge? After all she is an adult now – just, and legally able to make her own decisions. But then again, at 18, I was extremely naïve and vulnerable and an older man did take advantage of me.
I hope that his Fatherly background will ground them both solidly in the understanding of God's plan for marriage and family and they will be able to live out this extremely important vocation for the rest of their lives. I hope he is making chastity a priority right now. But then again – I hear he is a supporter of gay marriage, and other equally false theological notions.
Somehow, his dodgy theology and his dodgy actions seem to complement each other perfectly. The man needs prayers. And so does that 18 year old kid.
I've had long discussions recently regarding priestly celibacy. Personally I think it is a difficult argument to make when I see married Anglican convert priests often doing a better job than some of the celibate priests I know. These men are living proof that the duality of vocations is possible, and many of them describe the two vocations as complimenting each other rather than opposing:
"I am a Catholic (Anglican convert) priest, with lots of children, and a long happy marriage. My parish has 1,000 parishioners on a Sunday who appear very happy and cared for. I work extremely hard at both vocations and I understand the celibacy discipline. But my vocations aren't in competition but are complimentary to the other. I not less committed to either. Both have sacramental graces and responsibilities attached to them.
I have a wife who is 100% behind me and children who are gracious in sharing me. It's all of grace and I claim no power in it. I have to rely fully on God and listen to my wife, children and parishioners. It's not always easy but when is either marriage or priesthood easy? It's grace."
However the beauty and incredible witness of celibacy are not to be overlooked:
"Besides all the practical benefits of a celibate priestly class there's something even more important. The world is obsessed with sex and its advertisement, for the world it is the be all and end all. Celibacy shows the radical nature of the Faith, without it, not just the priesthood, but the whole faith would become something bland. It would be seen as just another part of life, when it is supposed to be life.
There's also the added advantage of dealing with people that are having difficulties in relationships e.g., I was talking to a man suffering from SSA the other day and was able to talk to him about the heroic virtues without looking two faced. In other words, "We priests and religious can live life without sex or emotional relationships that involve intimacy and God will give you the grace to do it too!" It would be a very different case if I was married with four children."
The fact that the other rites within the Catholic Church successfully have married priests and the fact that our Roman rite has not always required celibacy also makes the argument for celibacy more difficult. It would be naïve to think that the celibacy requirement did not have a lot to do with keeping money within the church rather than it going to widows of priests – but I'm sure the Roman Church would never be so materialistic, would it?
I guess the best explanation I can understand is that a priest is called to love all equally with everything he can give, and in this way he is required to forgo exclusive relationships. I guess several decades ago when priests lived in community this would be good. The community would be the 'family' of the priest and stop him from having to endure isolation and all the temptations that come with that. But nowadays priests are more and more living alone. I'm not sure this is a good thing. Jesus always sent the disciples out in pairs, He didn't expect anyone to go it alone.
And then there are the wonderful ex-priests I know who left to get married. Given the chance I know they would still be excellent priests today. Their decision to leave must have been agonising.
There is also the issue of older Deacons whose families have grown up and left home. They are already successfully dedicating themselves to their parishes. Would it not be reasonable for them to become Fr's if they felt the calling? I know of one such deacon who did just this after his wife died. His adult children support him totally. But this situation is of course completely different to that of a young man with young children.
The jury is out for me on the issue of priestly celibacy. I can see major benefits and disadvantages to both states. And after all, it is a discipline not a doctrinal issue which means that it can be changed at any time. But I must say that I hold the deepest respect for those of you who are celibate priests, and who have given everything to serve God's church. I pray for you everyday.
I must also make it crystal clear – in my eyes, an adult male leaving the priesthood to be with an 18 year old kid has very little to do with the issue of celibacy, and much more to do with the issue of sexual abuse.
I was talking to one of my online priest friends today. He is so funny – he is always cracking me up and I love him TO DEATH! (Of course I would never tell him that as he already suffers from chronic ego-itis 😉 )
He was telling me the story of how he went to sign up for the Gym in full cassock and dog collar but was denied joint membership with his parish priest because they were not "in a relationship"…
"How do you know we are not in a relationship?" he said. "We live together, we work together, we eat dinner together, heck – sometimes we even just chat, for fun."
The poor receptionist was a little bemused: "But you're a… a… a priest??!"
"Yes, and what's that got to do with it? How does one define what a 'relationship' is? Do you have the authority to tell me I am not in a relationship with my parish priest?"
"Are you a couple?"
"Errr… no. But we live together!"
"I'm sorry, the joint membership is only for couples."
"What if we were gay? Would that be enough to get a joint gym membership?"
"Errr…. Yes! Are you gay?"
"No. But we do live together."
"I'm sorry I don't understand what you…."
"You know I could sue you for this under the discrimination act don't you? What would Peter Tatchel say hey? Not much equality in this place is there? 😉 "
"To be eligible for the joint membership you have to be in a relationship sir."
"What if I said we were a couple living together in a non-sexual relataionship? Would you give us joint membership then? We could get 'married' if that would help?"
"Errr… Yes? I mean no. I don't know. All I know is that you have to be a couple sir."
He left it at that, stopped teasing the poor receptionist and begrudgingly signed up for a significantly more expensive single persons membership!
You'd be forgiven for thinking that this was satire – but its not! It's a true story! Ha!
Happy New Year 2015!!
What an Iconic film clip! I love that scene. It has so many parallels with our faith. Of course we are all slaves, born into the bondage of original sin. Our whole lives are a search for the truth.
The truth is of course that God exists, and He loves us. We know this because He sent His only son to die for us so that we may have a route to eternal life with Him. We celebrate this fact at every single Mass we go to.
I am so excited about learning more about the Mass. I really do not know very much at all at the moment because no-one has ever taught me – which I feel puts me in the perfect position to be sharing this journey with the rest of you. I bet that 90% of the readers of this blog know about as much as I do about the Mass (excluding of course the Priests who read this blog – and probably those lucky enough to be educated before 1965.)
I'm going to be using the CCC, the GIRM and the Roman Lectionary as reference points, and I am speaking behind the scenes to Priests about each blog post – just to make sure what I'm writing is correct. Of course it is not going to be a series of lectures – more a diary of my own understanding.
I will be looking at the different forms of the Mass: Novus Ordo, Tridentine, and also the Eastern rite, the Ordinatriate and the different religious orders: Dominican, Carmelite etc. I will be seeing how the Mass has changed over time, and how this has change the Mass. I will be discovering beauty and why this is important during Mass. And I will be discovering what is going in on in peoples minds and hearts during Mass, especially in the minds and hearts of our Priests. And many other things besides…
I'm very much looking forward to this, but there is also a part of me that is slightly hesitant. The Mass is the highest form of truth we have on earth. At the moment i'm quite comfortable in what I know and what I don't know. I realise that there are some things I am going to be investigating that are not going to be easy to write about. I realise that by blogging about the Mass at all, I am stirring a hornets nest because people are very, very touchy about this subject.
I hope I do a good job. I choose the Red Pill…


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Along the lines of my RAD-inspired post about God loves every one of us NO MATTER WHAT we are/say/do, tonight another RADical thought hit us.
All we want is for Em to love us and let us love her. But she's so busy hypervigilantly trying to do this, be that, say this, don't say that, all to be perfect enough for us to not send her away. We simply want her to CHILL and just BE.
It struck us that God wants the same thing, for us to just be. Love Him, let Him love us. Simple.
I think about Mr, who is attached now, and very cuddly with me, and I love when he comes up for a hug. Even though he rushes off and bounces off people, is rotten, chooses not so wisely, and generally drives us crazy, he comes right back and makes my heart happy with another hug. That's all I want. Simple.
God loves us and looks forward to those moments. There's no list, no attendance, no checkmark, just be. Love Him, let Him love you. Em doesn't trust that and tries to earn it, in vain. Mr trusts and just (as the kids say) bes.
I love that our RADical kids show us our poor attempts at earning God's love. Just be. Love Him, let Him love us. Simple.


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My heart, thoughts, and prayers go out to the people in Haiti and their family members around the world. I have been watching the coverage on CNN daily. Today, I personally donated to the American Red Cross.
Serah's will be donating 10% of sales from our Red Velvet Cupcake Soaps
from January 17th to January 31st to the American Red Cross for Haiti relief.
It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little - do what you can.
~Sydney Smith
To find ways to donate directly to specific charities, please visit CNN - Impact Your World.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Cupcake Soaps for Haiti
Posted by Lisa @ Serah's at 6:31 PM
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4 comments:
Hey Lisa - great post. I am donating as well!
- January 22, 2010 at 8:02 PM
- Lisa @ Serah's said...
That's great! I am glad to see so many people donating. :)
- January 24, 2010 at 7:39 PM
- Chelsey said...
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- January 27, 2010 at 12:12 PM
- Lisa @ Serah's said...
Thanks Chelsey!
- February 7, 2010 at 9:47 PM
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