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When Bailey Lindsay walks into some of his classes at school, he doesn't feel welcome.
The Grade 12 transgender student at Walter Murray Collegiate says on several occasions teachers have made homophobic and transphobic remarks in class, creating an unwelcoming environment for some.
"There was a teacher who actually refused to use proper pronouns when a student asked, without written permission from their parents, who they were not out to. She also referred to trans-people as 'cross dressing freaks,'" Lindsay said.
"It makes me feel very unsafe. It's very frustrating when I'm outed by my teachers."
Meanwhile, across town, Dani Despins says Tommy Douglas School has been the most accepting environment the Grade 11 student has ever lived in; so much so that Despins is willing to travel an hour and a half each way to get there.
Despins came out publicly as agender over the summer and upon returning to school in the fall approached the principle about starting a gay-straight alliance club. The club now boasts 20 members who meet weekly.
"Our school is now known as the most accepting school in all of Saskatoon and it's wonderful. There's still a lot of things to go like working on bathrooms and change rooms but as far as students and teachers, it is the most accepting," Despins said.
"It's crazy how much it varies in Saskatoon."
The two students stood and told their contrasting stories to a crowd of more than 110 during Saturday's Breaking the Silence (BTS) gender diversity conference at the University of Saskatchewan.
Celebrating 17 years, BTS is one of the longest running conferences of its kind in Canada, according to organizer Don Cochrane.
"We've had the highest attendance last night (and) the highest enrollment," Cochrane said.
Despite ongoing struggles with phobias and discrimination, Cochrane said many great strides have been made for Canadian sexual minorities in the past two decades.
"Adoptions, pensions, hospital visiting rights, wills; hundreds of thousands of hours went into legal cases. That's been a major catalyst and the big one was same sex marriage," he said.
Lindsay and Despins said it's not only the large acts that make a difference. Both said more works needs to be done to address language and pronouns in the classroom. The pair said using terms like 'students' or 'class' rather than 'girls and boys' when addressing everyone would go a long way to making their gender identities feel accepted.
"The more we invite people to come and ask questions, they have been more accepting to respond in the way we want," Despins said.
Other suggestions included gender neutral washrooms and change rooms as well as school polices to prevent schools from blocking GSA group formations.
"We really want our staff to understand why it's so important to create safety in our schools and understand what we're hearing from our students," Saskatoon Public Schools safe and caring schools consultant Pam Goulden-McLeod said.
"We want to hear the stories from students, we want students to come forward and share what's going on so we can make it better."
In November the provincial government released their anti-bullying strategy, to be implemented over the next three years. Saskatoon Fairview MLA and strategy head Jennifer Campeau said the province held several discussions gender diversity groups.
Goulden-McLeod said the school board has worked closely with GSA groups and currently has a GSA display up in central office. Teachers also have access to a safe and caring schools portal online, however professional development classes on sexual diversity are not mandatory.
"Professional development is very important to teach teachers that it's not okay to use derogatory terms or even start with the little things," Lindsay said, adding he's still waiting for the true accepting school environment.
"One where everyone is accepted and a diverse one where diversity is celebrated and not just pushed to the corners. Where we don't feel we have to parade around for our voices to be heard and for them to just be heard naturally."
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And then, even beyond all that, they surprise us with their real reason d'être: to feed our babies.
Billions of babies have latched on to our knockers and flourished, they have tugged on our tatas with a glint in their eye, and buried their faces like a long lost lover into the softness of our kajongas to drink greedilly. It is the way it has always been . . . .
Yet, somehow, we've forgotten that they are dual purpose. They are both fun bags and feed bags, but ultimately, they're for nourishing first, fun second. I don't care how well-constructed your argument is. If you were born 100 years ago, you wouldn't have a leg to stand on: breasts are for nourishing infants first, fun, second.
We confuse nursing with indecency and inappropriateness. We have it tangled up with lack of independence and crushing responsibility (and not unnecessarily so, I might add). We hide in places like bathroom stalls and filthy "nursing rooms" to protect others from exposure. We count the days until weaning when we will have our bodies back to ourselves.
inevitable. We wish we had our old knockers back with all their perk and independence. That they jiggled and jumped with attitude and verve as they did when we were 19.
We abandon the tits that have worked so hard for us both in leisure and toil, and we should say we're sorry.
Sorry for being such a jerk to my miraculous boobs. Sorry for not understanding my body and its natural evolution. Sorry for looking to Hollywood as a standard for a mother's body. Sorry for expecting the impossible.
Therefore, I hereby promise to never say a bad thing about my wonderful boobs ever again. Ever.
I will be proud of the delicate, shiny skin that glint in the mirror lights, and I will be proud of the new way they sit on my frame.
I have been so damn proud to be an on-demand nurser who spent inordinate amounts of time pulled over on the side of the road, sitting in rocking chair displays, in restaurant booths, at dinner tables, friends' houses, parties, BBQ's and airplanes in all sorts of company consisting of women, men, fathers, bachelors, singles, in-laws and everything else in between. So why not be proud of the very vehicles that allowed me to do so and the way the are today?
I'm also proud to say that I refused to be pushed into any setting that was unclean or unnatural to me, instead believing that I and my baby were the ones with the right. I was the one who was the one participating in a biological act of survival with love and respect. Not that creepy looking dude or judgmental woman, who were willing me with their glares to go somewhere else to feed my son.
I now smile at any mother who is nursing in public and gives me an apologetic look. I want to give her a thumbs up, let her know that I'M ON HER SIDE. I am her sister in this. She does not need to look sorry. I will protect her right to feed her baby any time she needs to, this much I promise.
So, let me end this with a formal apology to my girls.
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I really hate camping
Started by Guest_Amy Ramekin_* , Dec 30 2012 06:13 PM
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#1 Guest_Amy Ramekin_*
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:13 PM
I hate the packing up and unpacking. I hate the general discomfort and inconvenience of it. I hate that our 14MO DD sleeps even worse in a tent than she does at home and it's just generally hard work being away from home with her.
I don't understand what people enjoy about it. We have no need to "get away from the hustle and bustle" with living where we do.
My husband loves it and wants us to go camping "regularly".
Do I really have to, EB? If so, how often?
PS. I wasn't always like this but have become a completely unadventurous stay at home bore in my pre-middle-age.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:23 PM
I luuuurve camping! We first took DS camping when he was 7 weeks old.
Things I love about camping include, but are not limited to...
- the absence of some form of housework calling to me, which gives me the opportunity to sit down and spend time with the kids
- making damper on a stick for the kids
- cooking said damper and marshmallows with the kids
- sitting under the stars at night time
- no TV blaring (though we do take one when we go to van parks)
- it's an excuse to blow the diet
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:24 PM
I'm with you. Even camping in a caravan with kids is hell on earth. My worst holiday was 10 days in a caravan park with my 4 kids aged 12 down to 2, and my mother.
The kids whined, fought, nagged for money, cried ( the little one), my mother spent the whole time insinuating if they were her kids they'd be better behaved and after 10 days I was ready to commit myself. Either that or commit murder.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:25 PM
I am 43 and I have never been camping. I can't imagine a world in which I would consent to go camping. Ever.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:25 PM
I'm with you, I don't understand it. Why would I leave the luxuries in my house to rough it outside?
I've made it DH's thing that he can do with DS, while I have a weekend to myself.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:26 PM
If you want cheap camping stuff, start going to garage sales. Plenty of people buy the gear, use it a few times then ever go again.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:29 PM
I like going to fancy hotels where there are lovely beds and hot showers. Then we rug up, go out for a bushwalk and do the toasting marshmallow thing, swimming in creeks etc etc before coming back to blissful hotel room for a hot meal not prepared by me and a deep hot bath.
Have money, will stay in hotel.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:29 PM
Love it. Everything about it. But I must admit it is a lot easier in the last year since we brought a caravan mainly packing wise.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:32 PM
I don't do camping. I love travelling and seeing new places but I hate being dirty, having to then sleep in a tent, I hate sleeping bags and then getting up the next morning even dirtier. I would be happy to go away somewhere that we could cook over a fire: BBQ, hang out around a fire and then go sleep in a cabin.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:32 PM
Edited by Tyrone Finkelmeyer, 26 March 2013 - 08:39 PM.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:33 PM
I will do a chalet in a camp ground - that is as close as it gets. I've told DH that he can do the tent thing with the kids, and I will stay in the chalet with tv, air con and bathroom. (Won't let them in, though).
Am also getting the kids excited about camping weekends away with their dad!!!! Can't wait for the peace and quiet when I get to stay home alone!!
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:34 PM
I like camping when it's 'real' camping, real roughing it, style. DH's version of camping, though, is 'glamping'. I find it hard to see the point, really, it just gives me a more difficult place to do housework and cook dinner.
Although we did camp by the beach last Christmas and I enjoyed most of it, as I love the beach and the weather was perfect.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:37 PM
I would rather stick needles under my fingernails than go camping.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:37 PM
I love it, the kids love it the DH loves it. Best done where no one else is (HATE caravan parks) and where it is beautiful - also love bush walking and 4WDing!!!
ALSO love 5 star but prefer50,000 star with a good camp fire.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:37 PM
I love camping but am not going this year because I am 7.5 months pregnant, and it's hard enough to sleep in our super comfy King size bed, let alone in a tent on the ground.
The packing and unpacking is a pain, granted, but that's why it's best to spend at least a week or two away.
We live in the inner suburbs so I think it's really important for DS to experience a bit of nature. We camp in national parks with a group of friends, so it's just really restorative to spend some time getting back to basics, letting all the kids muck around together and having the company of friends while cooking, cleaning and getting to enjoy drinks with friends after the kids are asleep.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:40 PM
What do you actually DO all day when camping?
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:44 PM
If you go camping, how do you get AWAY from the kids???
#18 Guest_Amy Ramekin_*
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:46 PM
QUOTE (ChunkyChook @ 30/12/2012, 07:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What do you actually DO all day when camping?
Follow your DD around trying to remove cigarette butts from her mouth and stop her stealing other people's tent pegs.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:49 PM
QUOTE (Excentrique @ 30/12/2012, 07:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If you go camping, how do you get AWAY from the kids???
That is the fifty thousand dollar question!! I have to have DH there so he can watch the kids while I go do something, LOL.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:51 PM
Most of my childhood holidays were camping in a tent, so I have plenty of experience.
I bloody hated it and am never planning on doing it again.
To quote my DH 'if somewhere is worthwhile going to, they'll put a Hilton there.'
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:54 PM
I love camping and think hotels are boring and mundane and not that different from being at home... apart from the cooking. Camping allows you to find entertainment in things you ordinarily wouldn't do. We go with a big group, the kids (that are old enough) entertain themselves for the most part and it encourages and educates us about getting to know the beautiful outdoors.
For sure it can be tough but for us the benefits certainly outweigh the cons.
We do go on a resort/hotel holiday occasionally when we really need to unwind, lay by the pool and be waited on and sure it's nice but I couldn't do it for every holiday.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:54 PM
I suppose it depends where you go.
I know a few people who spend the day fishing/swimming/hiking, others love it as they can sit around and read all day (at home there is always just too much to do) without feeling guilty. Others I know camp somewhere near tourist attractions/parks, so they can pay daily visits.
I would probably have to invest in a solar charger if we went, for ds's ipad (he has autism so it's good to help calm him) but the likelihood of us going camping (outside of the backyard) anytime soon is not good. My dh feels the same way many of you do about it....
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:58 PM
I'm another person who is not keen on camping, but I suffer through it a couple of times a year for the sake of DH.
He LOVES it and would go every weekend if I let him.
What do we do - well DH loves 4wd-ing, so we actually spend a bit of time in the car, other than that it really is just sitting around and talking to and drinking with (a lot of drinking in some people's case) the other people we go with. It does get pretty dull.
He has tried, really really REALLY hard to make camping more comfortable for me, so I will actually enjoy it, but its still camping. Its in the bush, there's lots of dirt, and flies and no bathrooms etc etc. I can understand the romantic idea of a million stars etc out there, but just not for me.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:58 PM
QUOTE (It'sallgood @ 30/12/2012, 07:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
cook the food, clean up without any bloody proper facilites, sort the kids out constantly and deal with their discomforts...
This is exactly why I can think of nothing worse than camping. I'd come home from a camping trip exhausted and fed up. If I wasn't cooking or cleaning up, I'd be running around after small boys who were pulling out the tent pegs or falling in creeks. I'd need a hell of a lot of wine to get through a camping trip.
Edited by Cath42, 30 December 2012 - 06:59 PM.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 06:59 PM
QUOTE (Amy Ramekin @ 30/12/2012, 07:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Follow your DD around trying to remove cigarette butts from her mouth and stop her stealing other people's tent pegs.
You are camping in the wrong places!
I never grew up as a camper... But since just before DF and I have got together I have got more into it. Sometimes we pack all our camping gear on the back of our motorbikes and ride somewhere and camp (generally only staying 1 night at a time at each place.)
Now we have the 4wd and we love camping away from the hustle and bustle! We camp where there is a pit toilet and that's about it. Last time we camped at a camp site that also had some fire pits set up, which was nice
The girls went off with the other kids (including a teenager) and explored the bush in the surrounds (where we could easily hear them if they called.) We took turns on dirt bikes, though I did more of the part taking of the drinking and snacking We just relax and chat with friends. We didn't swim that time, it was a cold weekend, but we would have, had it been warmer. We also take naps in the afternoon with the kids.
DSDs are learning to explore the bush and find fun things to do outside!
I don't like camping at caravan parks though, way too many people.
Edit: The key for me was a really good quality bed, with mat and also decent sleeping bag. I have back issues, so we spent a bit of money on our beds and now I am comfy and camping is awesome
Edited by PussyDids, 30 December 2012 - 07:04 PM.
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All we needed to do was get down. I followed the taught line of 10mm climbing rope that stretched over the edge and out of sight past the first overhang. The granite dropped steeply away beneath me, revealing the stark contrast between the snowfield down below and the scree field beyond that. It was at that paralyzing moment I felt the first pangs of doubt seeping into my consciousness. We were stuck. This route wasn't going to work. And it was up to me to figure out a different way.
I took a deep breath and assessed the situation: I was stranded in a sea of near-vertical granite in the middle of the Bitterroot Mountains, responsible for two less experienced climbers and separated from our de facto guide. Assuming I found a safe way down, we still faced a six-mile hike back to our cars before the afternoon sun turned to dark. I wasn't sure what to do.
- Robin Carleton
And yet, as daunting as the situation appeared to be, the thought crossed my mind that this was exactly what I had longed for. I had exchanged the personal stumbling and searching of my recent past with a more immediate predicament. I asked for this. Now I just needed to find a way out.
One week earlier, with coffee balanced precariously in my lap, I'd turned my car east onto Interstate 84 for the beginning of a move from Oregon to Idaho. After months of job searching, my wife and I had a reason to relocate. I'd landed a new job as a teacher and it left me feeling the excitement of change for the first time in what seemed like forever. The move and my new opportunity were all I was thinking of when my friend Robin Carleton called just days before the drive.
"You will only be three hours away, why don't you come over and visit us in Missoula next week?" he blurted through the earpiece. "It's the perfect time of year for the high country!"
Robin and I met at Eastern Oregon University, when I was a confused freshman and he was an upperclassman with a penchant for sniffing out bold expeditions. During my four years at EOU, it was a rare weekend that Robin did not convince our unsuspecting group of friends to partake in three-day forays into the mountains and onto the rivers of eastern Oregon. He referred to them simply as "adventures," which made them sound as if they were no big deal. For me, they weren't quite so nonchalant. It was during those challenging weekends that I learned the most about my potential and resolve, and began to appreciate the endless possibilities of exploring the outdoors.
The everyday humdrum of life can, however, get in the way of pursuing such eye-opening experiences. My wife and I used to explore other countries and climb remote mountains, but other things started to take precedence. We'd lost touch with the outdoors. Routine had dulled our senses. It was partly for this reason that my wife and I wanted to move to Idaho, needed a change of scenery and were ready for something new. So it couldn't have been more perfect to have Robin on the phone, beckoning us to take a detour and tag along on his latest "adventure."
- Robin Carleton
Canyon Peak sits on the west side of the Bitterroot Valley, 9,154 feet high, situated above Canyon Lake and, farther below, the city of Hamilton. The plan was to hike from the trailhead about five miles in to Canyon Lake and then hike a little farther before tackling the exposed fifth-class face to the summit. We carried gear and food for one night, as well as a light rope and a small assortment of climbing gear.
When my wife and I arrived at the trailhead, we greeted Robin and his wife, Chris. The day was hot, but the four of us quickly trekked up the trail alongside Canyon Creek and left the smothering temperatures of the valley behind. I remember my pack feeling light and our pace fast during the first four miles. Then the trail began to steepen. We reached a narrow canyon guarded on both sides with towering rock walls, and filled with the sounds of water cascading down the granite slides of Canyon Creek. We hadn't even reached the climbing portion, and already I was beginning to feel a freedom I had not felt in a long time.
The jagged beauty of the Bitterroots continued to reveal itself along the hike. At one point I peered through an opening in the trees, past a moss-covered boulder, and saw the valley drop away sharply beneath me in a dizzying array of cliffs, interrupted only by the silvery tongue of Canyon Creek as it fell from the head of the valley. It was a breathtaking moment, spoiled only by the fact that we were nowhere near our desired stopping point at Canyon Lake.
As is often the case in an alpine environment, everything in the Canyon Creek drainage is bigger than it seems. We expected the lake around every bend, but time and again we were faced with another hummock or switchback taking us even higher. We had been grunting upwards for what felt like an eternity when the narrow trail suddenly pointed down. I thought for sure it would be the beginning of the Canyon Lake basin. Instead, we found a muddy patch of nothing.
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We stopped in the waning evening light and looked at one another, speechless. With a feeling of dread that had been slowly taking hold over the last few grueling miles, I thought of the anonymous fork in the trail about an hour back. Could it be that we were lost?
It's times like these that Robin tends to thrive. His wisdom—or luck; I'm never quite sure—during self-induced mountain hardship has never ceased to amaze me. He's optimistic and firm and calm. In times of upheaval in my personal life I have relied on this same rock-steady insight from him for inspiration and advice.
"We need to continue across this open area and search for a trail," Robin said confidently. "I am sure if we just follow this drainage we will be able to spot Canyon Peak and take our bearings."
It occurred to me later that this is why I decided to do this climb. The challenge and connection to the outdoors are part of it, but sharing the adventure with an old friend is what I'd missed most.
The hours of early evening came and went by the time we finally flopped down in a soft, grassy meadow at the far end of upper Canyon Lake. Robin had been right. He found the trail, which had been partially hidden in a thicket of brush, and we safely reached the lake before sundown. The impressive east face of Canyon Peak stood directly above us.
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The next day dawned clear and warm and we were glad we had positioned ourselves close to the base of the climb. We hopped from boulder to boulder across the scree below the peak, pausing only to rope up as the north ridge rose and steepened. As we made our way up the ridge, following crack systems and face features that led across sheer slabs, the ground dropped away, replaced with the void created by the near-vertical faces of the peak.
We climbed as two teams of two, each couple experiencing the route-finding challenges and overcoming technical crux sections. The granite crystals bit into the rubber of our climbing shoes and provided solid purchase when handholds were scarce, and cracks and fissures of varying sizes offered excellent jamming for our hands when the wall steepened.
"On belay," I shouted as my wife prepared to tackle the third pitch of the climb. The next pitch would gain us the ridge and a breathtaking view with thousands of feet of exposure.
Once on the ridge, we regrouped. After pausing to gaze down on the dramatic formations of Blodgett Canyon to the north, we turned to face the last and most difficult portion of the climb. At this point, about 250 feet below the summit, the ridge narrowed and rose drastically. The climbing was never extremely technical, but the exposure made us happy to periodically place cams and chocks, clipping the rope to them and allowing our system to give us the confidence needed to balance and smear through the final moves.
We reached the summit one by one and exchanged high-fives and handshakes on a small area of flat, crystal-infused granite that glittered and reflected the intense rays of a sun that now caused us to shield our eyes. A breathtaking panorama of the Bitterroots stretched out before us. I was aware of a feeling that I had not felt in many months. This was where I needed to be.
The hardest part of savoring a moment like this one is remembering that you still have to get down. And it's easy to forget that in a harsh, unforgiving environment like Canyon Peak, the way down can be more treacherous than the way up.
- Robin Carleton
Once the four of us finished admiring the view and snapping photos, we rappelled and traversed our way down the east face with slings wrapped around trees and rock horns for anchors. We avoided the difficulties of the ridge we had just ascended, until noticing that what had looked like a low-angle and relatively broken face was actually dangerously steep and as smooth as a newborn's behind. Robin hung 60 meters below with no apparent tree or protrusion to set up a rappel anchor. The rest of us looked on from a ledge above and realized this route wasn't going to work. We were stuck. Even worse, we'd been separated from Robin.
Thanks to those early years of weekend adventures in the mountains, Robin and I have plenty of experience solving problems. With Robin hanging below, he and I shouted ideas back and forth and eventually devised a plan. I tied two 60-meter ropes together to create one 120-meter line, which we thought would be just long enough to get Robin past an overhanging rock to safe, low-angle terrain below.
I took my time lowering him, holding his full weight, until he reached the easier footing. Once there, Robin carefully climbed and slid his way toward the talus field below, but the move meant our extended rope was left dangling above the passable but treacherous terrain.
The whole process of lowering him past the knot had been exhausting and complicated, and the less experienced climbers of our group didn't exactly feel comfortable about following Robin's path. We needed an alternate route—and, as the day was moving to evening, we needed it fast. We still had a long hike waiting for us.
- Robin Carleton
For the past hour I had been scanning the face for weaknesses. Although much of the terrain surrounding us looked moderate, I knew that looks can be deceiving; one short, blank section can render a feature-filled route impassible, and loose rocks can lead to a slip and disaster. We didn't have Robin to help guide us since he was already safe below, so I had to trust my instincts and get the rest of us down. I pointed toward a possible escape route and we headed that direction. In that moment, challenged by the elements and humbled by the surroundings, I couldn't have been further from my recent routine. My senses were no longer dulled.
"What took you so long?" Robin asked.
"I had a nice, mid-afternoon nap in the shade."
We couldn't help but laugh, thankful to be standing on solid ground and be done with Canyon Peak's daunting east face. Looking back across the tiny ledge system we had followed, I felt the strain of hours of concentration ease. I enjoy the focus necessary to navigating alpine terrain, but I also enjoy a deep exhale after successfully conquering it.
I hardly remember the leg-numbing stumble back down the scree. We packed camp and had enough time to take a refreshing swim in the lake before hiking back down the trail to our vehicles.
We had just completed one of the most invigorating weekend trips I had ever experienced. In the car on the way back to Missoula I felt exhausted and starved, and my mind drifted to thoughts of food and cold beer. But I was also aware of an overall feeling of satisfaction. This trip marked the true beginning of my new future and affirmed the decision my wife and I made to move. We were where we belonged. We were ready for our next adventure.


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Saturday, 24 June 2017
Father Costigan of Margate and Walmer Castle
Father Thomas Costigan was posted to the Margate Mission in 1829 and died with his boots on in 1860. His grave is at the cemetery of the shrine of St Augustine in Ramsgate. He never quite settled to the establishment of a hierarchy and episcopal control.
He used to walk to sick calls and hail down a passing coach driver if he was fortunate. On one occasion, the driver stopped, but the passengers were not keen on accepting such a fellow. Fr Costigan explained that he it was the Catholic missioner and the passenger, the Anglican Bishop of Exeter accepted him, stopping on the way at Walmer Castle. After the sick call, Fr Costigan was received as a guest by the Duke of Wellington, then Warden of the Cinq Ports, staying the night and returning to Margate the following day.
Hence it has been on my list for some time to pay a visit to Walmer Castle to see both the stopping place of my predecessor, and the home for some time of the great Duke. I was pleased to see the eponymous boots and the Duke's campaign bed as well as the redoubt protecting the coast from French invasion.
I sometimes wonder whether it would be over the top to claim the title of "Rector of Margate."
Friday, 23 June 2017
The healthy notion of reparation
This evening during Benediction, we said the solemn Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as given in the Enchiridion Indulgentiarum. On the feast of the Sacred Heart, the faithful who participate in this act can gain a plenary indulgence. You might have expected that the indulgenced prayer would be an act of consecration, so it is worth recalling what reparation is all about.
We know that Our Lord was wounded by all our sins. In the Garden of Gethsemane, his soul was "sorrowful even unto death" and He sweated blood. St Luke adds the detail that an angel from heaven strengthened Him. When we offer prayers and penances in reparation for our sins and for the sins of others, we are united to the work of the angel in consoling the heart of Christ.
It is not a question of having a spiritual "day of rage" against all the sins of other people that we can work up ourselves to be cross about. When we offer reparation, it is always first of all for our own sins. What we try to do is to be converted ourselves and contribute positively to the spiritual good of the world by our love for the heart of Christ.
We are fortunate because Our Lord and Our Blessed Lady have been kind enough to instruct us. We say an act of reparation today because that is what Jesus asked when he appeared to St Margaret Mary. He also asked us to make a communion of reparation on the first Friday of the month.
And of course Our Lady asked us to say the rosary, meditate, and receive the sacraments of penance and Holy Communion on the first Saturday in reparation to her Immaculate Heart.
Recently it has struck me more forcibly than before that when Jesus and Mary ask us to do specific things like that, it's best we just get on and do them.
Thursday, 22 June 2017
Celebrating St John Fisher
We celebrate today the feast of one of my favourite saints: St John Fisher. He is, of course, celebrated together with his friend St Thomas More, who naturally receives more attention because of being a married layman and a great statesman. I do agree with Thomas Craughwell at the National Catholic Register that "Fisher needs is his own version of A Man for All Seasons—a big, gorgeously filmed, beautifully written, destined-to-be-a-classic film, with an all-English cast."
I would suggest Mel Gibson, but somebody would have to stop him from reducing it to a piece of anti-English propaganda with gallons of blood spurting from the holy bishop's neck at the crucial point. Perhaps Sir Ridley Scott (Gladiator etc.) could do something, or Peter Weir (Master and Commander.) Now that Russell Crowe is a little old for the action hero role, could he do a gutsy elderly bishop? Or maybe Sean Bean could graduate from his new priestly persona?
To help film directors understand the dramatic potential of such a film, here are some of my previous posts on St John Fisher:
Feast of St John Fisher
Hymn to St John Fisher
St John Fisher's cell
Cardinals' badge of honour
Titular Church of Cardinal Fisher
If St John Fisher and St Thomas More were bloggers
"Alone of thy peers"
St John Fisher's prayer for holy bishops
I note with pleasure that Rorate Caeli have today recalled the detail of St John Fisher's final hours: when he was told that the writ of execution had arrived, he asked the gaoler to let him have another couple of hours' sleep. That's what a clear conscience looks like.
One important lesson from the lives of St John Fisher and St Thomas More is their response to scandal given in high places in the Church. Here's a link to something I wrote on it some time ago: How to respond to scandal in the Church.
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Beautiful photos of FSSP Ordinations
And the prize for best collection of liturgical photos so far this year goes to... John Aron's magnificent Flickr album for FSSP England. The occasion was the ordination to the sacred priesthood of Fr Stewart and Fr Sanetra at St Mary's Shrine in Warrington by Archbishop McMahon last Saturday.
I was very glad to be able to receive Fr Sanetra's blessing on Sunday. He was at the Shrine of St Augustine where we have our Thanet Deanery Blessed Sacrament Procession each year: this year, of course, he carried the Blessed Sacrament. He had also celebrated his first Mass at the Shrine in the morning. Father has a particular love for the shrine at Ramsgate which was influential on his vocation.
Congratulations to the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter and thanks be to God for two new priests.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017
Recommended: Calloway's "Champions of the Rosary"
In the book, he takes some definite positions on controversial matters which was partly what influenced me to buy it when a brother priest recommended it to me. Fr Calloway defends the historical value of the tradition that the Rosary as we know it, with meditations on the mysteries, was revealed to St Dominic by Our Lady. He also defends the Luminous Mysteries. I am concerned that simply by writing that last sentence, I may have put some of you off buying the book - so let me add that Fr Calloway points to the example of Blessed George Preca who suggested almost the same set of meditations almost fifty years earlier; St Louis Grignon de Montfort also suggested that we might meditate on other themes than the fifteen traditional mysteries. At any rate, it is worth reading something thoughtful on the question.
In one of the sections dealing with the tradition of the origin of the Rosary with St Dominic, my curiosity was rewarded by finding a trenchant appraisal of the skeptical thesis of Fr Herbert Thurston SJ: in fact a trenchant appraisal of Thurston himself as well. This is of interest to me since Thurston's biographer, Fr Joseph Crehan SJ, used to teach at Wonersh when I was a student there in the first year. I had the consolation of serving his Latin Mass from time to time. In those days (the late 70s) it would have been impossible for him to celebrate the traditional form, so it was the then still quite Novus Ordo. Fr Crehan taught sacramental theology at the seminary and I eventually became his unworthy successor: he was an immensely erudite man. As students, one favourite piece of mimicry was to burble inaudibly for a bit, ending the "sentence" with an audible "Father Thuuurston."
Reading Fr Calloway's sections on Fr Thurston prompted me to search for a copy of Fr Crehan's "Father Thurston: A memoir with a bibliography of his writings" and I was fortunate enough to find a very cheaply priced copy on AbeBooks which should be on its way to me from the USA within a week or two. Thurston interests me as one of those learned, but also clever and dismissive scholars who were chastened by the crack-down on modernism and liked to poke at established positions. Not the most healthy way of "doing theology", but of significant interest in understanding where we are a century later.
But do not let my reminiscences distract you from considering this excellent book during the centenary of Fatima. "Champions of the Rosary: The History and Heroes of a Spiritual Weapon." is available from Amazon UK and US in paperback and Kindle formats and is very reasonably priced. If you haven't yet decided to do what Our Lady asked, and say the Rosary every day, this book might help to convince you.
Wednesday, 3 May 2017
Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst and the newly blessed Theodore House
The Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst aims to make the Stonyhurst Collections more accessible and to offer Christian leadership formation, education, and retreats in the tradition of Stonyhurst College. The Stonyhurst Collection is the oldest surviving museum collection in the English speaking world. It includes cultural treasures from the Catholic culture that were rescued from the reformation as well as object gathered by Jesuits on missionary and teaching work throughout the world.
A Stonyhurst Museum was established in 1884, but it was dismantled in the 1970s and the collection put in storage. The Stonyhurst Christian Heritage Centre Trust now wishes to house this incomparable collection in a suitable manner. It "is seeking to rectify the anomaly by which a collection of global weight and calibre has for too long remained virtually unknown."
In addition to being a museum in its own right, the Christian Heritage Centre aims to provide a study, retreat and leadership centre with accommodation for guests. To this end, it will be renovating the Old Mill Building for which it will pay an annual rent of one loaf of bread and six altar candles. The building will henceforth be known as Theodore House. This is a fitting dedication. As one of the students noted in his introduction to St Theodore at the blessing of the building on Monday:
"He was 67 by the time he arrived in England. From this time until his death on the 19th of September 690 aged 88 and wonderfully described by St Bede as 'being old and full of days' he served as one of the most exceptional leaders in the history of the Christian Church in England."In the middle of the photograph of the procession below, you can see Lord Alton the Chairman of the CHC Trustees. The students leading the procession with banners are members of the thriving Sodality of the college.
Here is a photo from the beautiful chapel of the Sodality, taken when I was celebrating Mass there a few years ago.
Independent Catholic News reported yesterday on the blessing of the foundations of the new Theodore House and there is an article at the Catholic Herald today.
Readers in the USA will be interested to read of the links between Stonyhurst and America.
Monday, 1 May 2017
New Oratory at Bournemouth to begin
News was announced yesterday of the start of the new Oratory at the Sacred Heart Church in Bournemouth which will begin on 31 May. Fr Peter Edwards, Fr Dominic Jacob, and a student brother will form the initial community. The Sacred Heart is an ideal location for an Oratory, being in the centre of town, just off Richmond Hill.
Bournemouth is in the Diocese of Portsmouth and Bishop Egan has given his warm encouragement to the formation of the new Oratory.
Fr David Hutton was to have been one of the members of the oratory in formation but sadly he became seriously ill. He was clothed in the Oratorian habit in January and died on the feast of his patron St David, on 1 March this year. (See: obituary notice.) Please remember him in your prayers and please pray for the success of the new Oratory.
Sunday, 30 April 2017
A timely reflection on St Catherine of Siena
The full version of Butler's The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints is available at the Internet Archive and in a conveniently arranged online edition at Bartleby's Great Books Online. The 1894 Benzinger Brothers edition is very much abridged but is useful for short daily reflections on the lives of the saints. It can be found at the Sacred Texts website and put onto your mobile device as part of the excellent iPieta app.
I often use iPieta for various things and yesterday evening, in preparation for the various relevant spiritual and liturgical occurrences of today, I read the abridged entry for St Catherine of Siena. The abridged version adds short reflections for each day, probably written by the editor John Gilmary Shea. For St Catherine of Siena, it reads:
The seraphic St. Catherine willingly sacrificed the delights of contemplation to labor for the Church and the Apostolic See. How deeply do the troubles of the Church and the consequent loss of souls afflict us? How often do we pray for the Church and the Pope?As things are at the moment, I think every single day would be about right.
Incidentally, when you consider all that St Catherine accomplished during her life, it is humbling to recall that she died at the age of thirty-three.
Thursday, 27 April 2017
Accipe signaculum: Receive the seal
Fr Zuhlsdorf has written today in response to a query about a Bishop slightly changing the form of Confirmation (See: ASK FATHER: Non-standard form for Confirmation – valid?)
In the newest English version of the Rite of Confirmation, the form is: "N., be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit." In our new England and Wales and Scotland 2015 version, beautifully printed by the CTS on quality off-white paper with fine binding, the form is set in large type in bold and in small caps, making it clear that this is the really important bit. So I entirely agree with Fr Z that priests and bishops should just use the proper form for the sacraments and not leave the faithful in any doubt about the validity of the sacraments. He makes the point forcefully and has done so often in the past, particularly with regard to the sacrament of penance.
Without wishing in any way to detract from this important point, I have another quibble with the form of Confirmation in our current English version. Simply put, it is not a correct translation of the Latin text.
In 1971, in the Apostolic Constitution on the Sacrament of Confirmation, Pope Paul VI noted that the form of Confirmation used until then had first been used in the 12th century. He thought that the more ancient form of the Byzantine rite was preferable and so he ruled that from then on, the following should be observed in the Latin Church:
Sacramentum Confirmationis confertur per unctionem chrismatis in fronte, quae fit manus impositione atque per verba: "Accipe signaculum Doni Sancti Spiritus Sancti"Except that in English translation (the new version does not change it from the previous pre-2015 version) does not say that. It says "Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit." I do not think that it is pedantic to point out that "Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit" is not the same as "Receive the seal of the Gift of the Holy Spirit."
(The Sacrament of Confirmation is conferred through the anointing of chrism on the forehead, which is done by the imposition of the hand and by the words: "Receive the seal of the Gift of the Holy Spirit")
The seal is something that is given and received. In the Roman army, recruits were marked on the hand or the forearm with an abbreviation of the name of the general. This tattoo was called the signaculum. (In the film Gladiator, Maximus has the mark on his upper arm and cuts it away with a flint while he is being transported to be sold into slavery.) In Greek the word would be sphragis and there is a rich vein of material in the Fathers of the Church that brings out the significance of this in the rite of Baptism and Confirmation. Danielou in his "The Bible and the Liturgy" devotes a chapter to it.
The signaculum or sphragis was an indelible seal, a mark of belonging to Christ, of being incorporated into the Church, a mark of protection, and a mark of enlistment into the army of Christ. The notion of being a soldier of Christ did not originate with Faustus of Riez, it was there in St John Chrysostom. The military metaphor was made more explicit by the Roman use of signaculum, of course.
So using the phrase "Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit" in our current translation is not the same as "Receive the seal of the Gift of the Holy Spirit" which is what the Latin original means. The seal, as something given and received, is a rich source for catechesis and reflection. It is a great pity that after all the wrangling that we have had in recent years over improving the translation of the modern rites, this small but significant inaccuracy should have been allowed to remain.
Please don't misunderstand me here. I do not doubt for a moment the validity of the sacrament of Confirmation conferred with the English form as it is currently translated. For one thing, the form of Confirmation has varied over the centuries and the Church has approved the current English form, so that is enough. Furthermore, the difference in meaning is not enough to destroy the idea of receiving a seal or of receiving the Holy Spirit or of receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation.
It is just such a pity that we have to continue for the foreseeable future with an impoverished form that could so easily have been corrected for the benefit of the faithful.
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Jury reaches verdict on murder charge, deadlocks on 2 others
Angel Anthony Esparza on trial for 3 murders from 2009
INDIO, Calif. - Jurors are deliberating over an alleged gang member charged with murdering a 16 year-old boy outside of the Boys & Girls Club in Coachella in 2009.
The trial for Angel Anthony Esparza, 30, is underway in Indio.
Esparza is charged in the deaths of 16-year-old Angel Luna in Coachella on Dec. 3, 2009, and of farm workers Gregorio Juarez and Pedro Garcia in Thermal on Dec. 19, 2009.
Jurors have come to a verdict on one murder charge but they have deadlocked on two others. A judge asked the jury to resume deliberations at 2 p.m. to see if they can come to an agreement, but they haven't been able to do so.
The jury is reconvening Thursday at 10 a.m. to continue deliberations. The verdict that's been agreed upon hasn't been announced yet.
Along with three counts of murder, Esparza faces special circumstance allegations of multiple murders, murder during the commission of a robbery and murder in the commission of a kidnapping. He could face the death penalty if convicted.
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The Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber
Born in Chester in the North West of England on September 7th 1917, Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire grew up in a relatively affluent family as the son of a successful lawyer and was later accepted at Oxford University to study Law. Remembered as a headstrong but friendly individual whilst at university, he also visited Germany in 1936 and whilst staying with a family in Potsdam he had the opportunity to witness a Nazi Rally where he caused offense by refusing to give the Nazi salute.
Deeply influenced by this visit and concerned that war was a very real prospect, Cheshire joined the Oxford University Air Squadron in 1937. Cheshire learned to fly on the Avro Tutor trainer; after graduating from university his legal career was cut short when he volunteered for service in the RAF following the outbreak of the Second World War.
His first operational tour was flying Armstrong Whitworth Whitleys with No.102 Squadron based out of RAF Driffield in Yorkshire. As a freshly qualified Pilot Officer, Cheshire joined his first crew in June 1940 as second pilot; as the Whitley was not fitted with dual flying controls, Cheshire's duties included having a working knowledge of every crew position in the aircraft in case he was needed to take over in times of high work loads or following a crew casualty. At this stage of the war targets allocated to Bomber Command were of an industrial, infrastructure or logistical nature; factory complexes, dockyards, key bridges and railway networks.
As Cheshire's experience continued to amass his First Pilot delegated more responsibility to him; he progressed from flying to and from the target to now being able to carry out the actual bombing runs themselves. Standing out from his peers as utterly dedicated to mastering his job, Cheshire would spend his days off flying the aircraft on training sorties, mastering Instrument Flying, and even wandering around the aircraft's interior in the hangar, blindfolded so as to replicate the challenges which faced him as a night bomber.
Cheshire was made up to first pilot and given a crew of his own. After only a few missions, Cheshire's Whitley was destroyed when a German raid against RAF Driffield succeeded in a direct hit on the hangar housing his aircraft. The night raids became so frequent that Cheshire soon found himself sleeping through them entirely.
On the night of November 12th/13th 1940, Cheshire's crew finally ran out of luck. Whilst on route to attack an oil refinery at Wesselring, the target was obscured by bad weather so Cheshire made the decision to attack the railway yards at Cologne instead. Shortly after seeing another Whitley diving towards the earth in flames, Cheshire's bomber was hit almost simultaneously by two large AA shells. The explosions concussed the entire crew, blew a twenty foot long whole in the side of the fuselage and critically injured the Wireless Operator. Deafened, stunned and half blinded, Cheshire could only watch as the aircraft rolled over and plummeted 2000 feet and on fire, his hands refusing to listen to the commands from his brain due to the effects of the explosions. Finally, his senses still numbed, he managed to reach for the controls and level the aircraft out. A member of his crew staggered back groggily from the nose, a thick liquid dripping from his face and shoulders (Cheshire assumed it to be blood; he later found out it was oil). The intercom fizzled back into life; one crewmember was reporting being hit, another shouted that the entire rear of the aircraft was on fire. Flames now bisected the two ends of the fuselage, licking up to set one of the aircraft's fuel tanks on fire. With his crew injured to various degrees and his bomber torn open and on fire, Cheshire turned to continue the bombing run. Shouting out orders to his crew to fight the fire and tend to the wounded Wireless Operator – who was on his first mission – Cheshire dragged the crippled bomber into a series of evasive turns as AA fire began to pound the sky around them. Fighting a wounded aircraft and managing a fearful crew, Cheshire dropped his bombs on target and returned safely to base. His was awarded the DSO for his actions.
In January 1941 Cheshire completed his tour of operations. He immediately volunteered for a second tour, and was posted to No.35 Squadron at RAF Linton-On-Ouse to fly the new four engine Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber. After another successful tour of operations, during which he was promoted to Flight Lieutenant and employed as a Flight Commander, Cheshire was promoted again to Squadron Leader in 1942. Taking command of No.76 Squadron in August, again equipped with the Halifax, Cheshire did not select a regular crew of his own but instead chose to fly with inexperienced crews to try to help develop them professionally and build their confidence. Universally adored by his subordinates, Cheshire was fondly remembered as an approachable officer who led from the front and took the time to learn the name of every man and woman on the station, aircrew and ground crews alike. His ground crews proudly referred to themselves as the 'Cheshire Cats.'
However, by this stage of the war RAF Bomber Command had changed tactics and now adopted the policy of 'Area Bombing' – the deliberate targeting of large cities in an attempt to terror bomb the civilian population into submission. Contrary to the strategic bombing of the early war which he had admitted to finding exciting, Cheshire was now morally opposed to Bomber Command's policy.
In 1943, aged only 26, Cheshire was promoted to Wing Commander. Even with the added pressures of command, Cheshire was keenly aware of the importance of flying currency and continued to attempt to fly every day. He was also unafraid to vocally support his men, even if it meant risking the wrath of his superiors. His dedication to his men extended to testing the Halifax in the air – he discovered that the aircraft had severe aerodynamic problems when flown on three engines, and his recommendations led to a modification of the rudders.
Yet another promotion followed to make him the youngest Group Captain in the RAF and station commander of RAF Marston Moor. However, desperate to fly operationally he accepted a demotion back to Wing Commander and took command of the legendary No.617 Squadron – the 'Dam Busters.' A strong advocate of commanding from the air alongside his crews, Cheshire took to flying a Mosquito (and on at least one sortie a P-51 Mustang, which he flew for the first time the afternoon before the raid) on some sorties to take charge of his Lancasters. Cheshire enjoyed his time with 617 as it took him away from Area Bombing and into the realms of precision bombing – developing new tactics for pinpoint accuracy against targets of military importance. In 1944 he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his outstanding courage and leadership across a variety of operations. He finished the war as a Group Captain with three DSOs and a DFC to accompany his VC. Completing over 100 operational sorties, Cheshire's last operational flight was in August 1945 as the British observer to the atom bomb drop on Nagasaki. This, combined with his deep regret of Bomber Command's Area Bombing, resulted in a huge change in direction. After leaving the RAF in 1946, Cheshire converted to Catholicism and dedicated the rest of his life to charity work for the disabled and conflict resolution. Leonard Cheshire passed away in 1992, aged 76, having suffered from motor neurone disease. It is especially fitting that in modern day Britain his name is now most recognised for Leonard Cheshire Disability – one of the largest charities in the United Kingdom.
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NCAA BASKETBALL: Arizona remains atop AP poll
UNDATED (AP) — Arizona remains the runaway No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll after winning a close game at Michigan on Saturday.
The Wildcats (11-0), who won 72-70, received all but two of the first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. Syracuse (10-0) got the other two No. 1 votes and remains second in the poll. Ohio State is third, followed by Wisconsin, Michigan State, Louisville and Oklahoma State.
UConn remained a unanimous No. 1 at the top of the women's poll, with a showdown against second-ranked Duke looming tonight.
The top 10 remained the same as last week with Tennessee, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Stanford, Louisville, Maryland, Baylor and South Carolina following the Blue Devils.
Klitschko exits boxing for politics
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Vitali Klitschko is leaving boxing to concentrate on politics and his role as an opposition leader in Ukraine.
Klitschko vacated his WBC world heavyweight title Monday and said he doesn't expect to fight again as he pursues a presidential bid in his home country, where citizens have been protesting for weeks in Kiev over President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to shun closer ties with the European Union and push his country toward Russia.
The World Boxing Council proclaimed Klitschko a "Champion Emeritus," a move that would allow him to challenge the new champion directly should he wish to resume his career.


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According to The Independent, Amnesty International will create a furor by stating at its current Mexico meeting of intentions to place victims of rape who require abortions as falling within its guidelines of human rights. This shift in policy may stem from the thousands of rap victims in Darfur. Cardinal Martino of the Pontifical Council for Justice said if Amnesty International takes such action it would require individual Catholics and organizations to "withdraw their support" from Amnesty International. He also accuses Amnesty International of being hypocritical because it opposes the death penalty while sanctioning abortions.
Every so often, it becomes apparent the Catholic Church is unable to confront contemporary reality. Thousands of women have been brutally raped in Darfur. Their culture makes it impossible for these women to have children and then hope to marry. Pious statements like those of Martino fall on deaf ears as far as the women are concerned. The issue is whether or not the needs of women are more important than a church doctrine.


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Lego Steampunk Cylon by Mark Anderson for a Cylon design contest at DVICE. I'm not sure if it's a new contest, or the same one I mentioned nearly a year ago.
*Previously: Boba Fett/Cylon mashup.
*Buy Cylons at eBay.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Lego Steampunk Cylon
Posted by John at 2:15 PM
Labels: battlestar galactica, lego, robot, steampunk


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When BlackBerry announced its business class tablet called the PlayBook, one of the stand-out points was the shear power the little 7″ device was supposed to be packing. I say supposed, as nobody had actually seen one up close and personal. Until now.
Over on BlackBerry's YouTube channel, there's an interesting video comparing the PlayBook's webpage rendering speed and accuracy with that of Apple's iPad. Various sites are tested, and both machines have had their caches cleared beforehand. The results are quite stunning.
In all speed tests, the little tablet could outpace the iPad pretty comprehensively, with pages nearly completing their loading on the PlayBook before the iPad has really gotten going. But that's not the only test the video shows. Next up, BlackBerry show off how the adidas.com website displays on both tablets, with the PlayBook loading a fully Flash-enabled page with the iPad kicking out an error, along with a poorly formatted web 1.0-looking affair. Interesting stuff indeed.
To really drive the point home, the web standards' ACID3 test is also performed. Perhaps predictably by this point, the iPad once again comes in 2nd, with the test not displaying 100% pixel perfect rendering. PlayBook suffers no such problems.
So what is the reason behind the stellar performance from PlayBook? Well, there's that 1GHz dual-core CPU for starters, and when married to the 1GB of onboard RAM, the hardware performance of BlackBerry's answer to the iPad and Galaxy Tab really could be the hardware platform of choice for more CPU-intensive apps and users.
So there we have it. Finally some real hands-on video of real-world use of the BlackBerry PlayBook, even if it is in the hands of a BlackBerry engineer.
Time for iPad 2 methinks!
BlackBerry PlayBook and iPad Comparison: Web Fidelity


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