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If someone forced me to pick a fruit I couldn't bear to live without, I would choose tomatoes in a heartbeat. (Yes, I said "fruit": although culinarily used as a vegetable, botanically tomatoes are actually fruit. More on this later.)
It's not just me who couldn't live without them -- I can think of many cuisines that would be vastly different without the lovely, delicious tomato, including Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Mexican, American, Indian, Thai and Middle Eastern of all stripes. Pretty amazing that a fruit that left South America only a couple of centuries ago has charmed its way into the cuisines of so many cultures.
In my Brooklyn community garden, the first cherry tomatoes have started peeking through their tangled foliage. Every year, I'm amazed by how sprawling and gigantic my tomato plants get, even with (sort of) careful maintenance and staking. This year, I'm growing heirloom black and red cherries, along with yellow pear -- not to mention Cherokee Purple, German Pink and Brandywine non-cherry varieties. At the height of summer and into early fall, my family eats tomato, mozzarella and basil salad more than I'd care to admit (especially on the sweltering 100+ degree days we've been having recently in NYC). It's certain: I couldn't stand to be without tomatoes -- both in the garden and in the kitchen.
A Brief History
Tomatoes are native to western South America, where their ancestor was a teeny wild cherry variety. It is unclear whether tomatoes were first cultivated in Peru or in Mexico, but it is known that the Aztecs grew them along with tomato relatives tomatillos and chile peppers. From Mexico, tomatoes spread to Spain in the sixteenth century, where they hardly caught on like wildfire. Europeans were wary of tomatoes for another couple hundred years, apparently due to their botanical family connection to nightshades -- several of which can be deadly. Tomatoes weren't accepted as good eating until the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, with Spain and Italy leading the way for future tomato world domination. (The British were a little late to the game -- they didn't catch on to the tomato's virtues until the end of the nineteenth century.) According to the Oxford Companion to Food, the first printed recipe for a tomato-containing dish is from a seventeenth century Neapolitan cookbook, Lo scalco alla moderna ("The modern steward"). The recipe is for "Tomato Sauce -- Spanish Style," and is easily recognizable as the very first printed recipe for marinara sauce.
The Spanish spread the tomato to the rest of the world, including to their Caribbean colonies and to the Philippines, where the fruit then spread to Southeast Asia, and finally to the rest of Asia. The Spanish are probably also responsible for the introduction of the tomato in North America, having cultivated the plant in their colony of Florida. By the end of the nineteenth century, tomatoes were being canned in Italy and in the United States in vast quantities. Tomato ketchup, that most American of condiments, began to be produced commercially in the US by the 1830s.
Factual Nibbles
- The oldest existing species of tomato, dating from the nineteenth century, is preserved in the Botanical Garden in Bologna, Italy.
- The suffix -tomatl in Nahua, the Aztec language, was used to describe both tomatillos and tomatoes. Clearly only the suffix caught on as the label for our modern tomato. (Tomato is tomate in Spanish.)
- The first tomatoes to arrive in Europe were probably a yellow variety, as the Italians described them as mala aurea (Latin for "golden apple"), which became pomi d'oro ("golden apple" in Italian) and finally pomodoro in modern Italian.
- Tomatoes were linked to the mandrake, also in the nightshade family. Resembling (ahem) a certain part of the male anatomy, mandrakes were used as an aphrodisiac. It is hypothesized that this linkage is behind the tomato's original English term, love apple, and the tomato's supposed aphrodisiacal properties.
- Fun with heirloom tomato names: Varieties include "Black Sea Man," "Cream Sausage," "Egg Yolk," "Green Zebra," "Mortgage Lifter" and "Hillbilly Potato Leaf."
Tomatoes are in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family and boast some pretty important relatives, including potatoes, peppers, eggplants, ground cherries (a.k.a., cape gooseberry), tomatillos and tobacco. Because tomato seeds are contained inside the swollen ovary of the plant, they are classified as a fruit rather than a vegetable. There are many, many varietals of tomato, from the tiniest cherry to the grandest heirloom. Each requires ample sunlight and a great deal of water.
China now leads the way in the global production of tomatoes, followed by the US, India and Turkey. California and Florida dominate the US production of tomatoes.
Environmental Impact
In the US, tomatoes are grown in vast monoculture expanses of industrial farmland in California and Florida, and increasingly, in Mexico. Herbicides, fungicides and insecticides are used extensively in industrial tomato production, including the dangerous pesticide endosulfan, commonly used in Florida tomato production, which, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency, poses "unacceptable health risks to farm workers and wildlife and can persist in the environment." Even with these "unacceptable" risks, endosulfan will not be phased out of Florida tomato production until December 2014. The Environmental Working Group's 2012 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce lists tomatoes at number 29 (out of 49 ) for pesticide residue. (See our vegetable rule of thumb.*)
The very first genetically modified organism (GMO) food marketed for human consumption was the goofily named "Flavr Savr" tomato, first sold in 1994. The genetic modification of the Flavr Savr was designed to slow softening of the fruit, theoretically allowing the tomatoes to be picked ripe on the vine and then transported. Industrially produced tomatoes are picked hard and green, then artificially ripened using ethylene gas. (Vine-ripened tomatoes are far too delicate to be shipped across the country.) Flavr Savrs didn't catch on, and no GMO tomatoes are currently on the US market.
There have been several multi-state outbreaks of salmonella involving tomatoes, with the likely culprit contaminated irrigation water. This article explains how salmonella, once a disease confined to animal products, can contaminate produce.
Even organic tomatoes are causing environmental problems, especially in Mexico, where they are grown primarily for export to the US. As this article explains, organic tomato production is seriously depleting local water tables and hindering local subsistence farmers' ability to grow food to feed their families.
Finally, although not an "environmental" concern per se, the conditions of the workers who pick tomatoes in the US is deplorable. In addition to the risks of pesticide exposure, tomato pickers in Florida often live in what has been described as "modern slavery," as this article discusses. In Immokalee, Florida (where most US winter tomatoes come from), a group called the Coalition of Immokalee Workers has been working to change the way workers are compensated and treated, as our own Leslie Hatfield discusses in this post (with video!).
Although tomatoes are available year-round due to the preponderance of hothouse varieties, in most places in the US the very best tomatoes are found at the market in summer and early fall. In fall, also look for a glut of green tomatoes, as farmers frequently harvest the green fruit before the first frost, knowing that they won't fully ripen in the cool weather.
Tomatoes are low in calories, high in fiber and high in both vitamins C and A. They are also good sources of vitamin K, potassium and manganese. As you might have guessed from the tomato's taxonomic name, Solanum lycopersicum, the fruit is also very high in lycopene, an antioxidant that has preliminarily been linked to cancer prevention, especially prostate cancer. Tomatoes are also rich in flavonoids, antioxidants with anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties. Interestingly, organic tomatoes have been found to have higher levels of flavonoids than conventionally grown varieties.
What to Look For
Tomatoes come in a wide variety of shapes and colors, including purple, yellow, orange, and red. There are striped varieties of the fruit, as well as tomatoes that stay green even when ripe. For all tomato types, look for fruit that is unblemished and free from bruised or soft spots. The fruit should be firm to the touch when (gently) squeezed.
What To Do with It
Keep your tomatoes on the counter rather than in the refrigerator, as refrigeration causes the fruit to become mealy. (The exception to this rule is small cherry tomatoes, which I've found to be fine stored in the fridge.) Tomatoes continue to ripen after being picked, so keep this in mind when selecting tomatoes at the market. If you are not going to use them for a couple of days, choose fruit that are on the firmer side and allow to ripen on the counter. Cherry tomatoes will keep for over a week if stored in the refrigerator.
Pro Tip
To quickly peel a large batch of tomatoes, for sauce-making or canning, score a very shallow "X" in the base (non-stem) end of the tomato with a sharp pairing knife. Drop in boiling water for 10 to 15 seconds, and then place in an ice bath (a mixture of ice and water) to cool. The skins will then slip off easily. (And don't throw away the skins -- they make a great addition to vegetable stock!)
Tomatoes are extremely versatile in the kitchen and shine in many dishes, from sauces to salads to condiments. They are equally tasty raw and cooked, and can be stuffed, sautéed, roasted, dried, pickled (especially green tomatoes) or fried. Their natural culinary mates are other members of the nightshade family, including peppers (both hot and sweet) and eggplant. The fruit also is delicious paired with eggs, cheese, red meat and fatty fish such as tuna. Other classic culinary combinations include pairing tomatoes with onions, garlic, basil, oregano and parsley. Tomato paste is a kitchen staple used in sauces, stews and other dishes.
Garlic-Scented Tomato Salad
When tomatoes are at the peak of their beauty and ripeness, try this delicious, dead-simple recipe adapted from Marcella Hazan's Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking. The garlic and the vinegar bring out the sweetness in the tomatoes, and the juices created from the salad cry out for chunks of good, crusty bread to sop them up.
4 to 5 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons good-quality red wine vinegar
Kosher salt
2 pounds fresh, ripe tomatoes (either round or plum)
12 fresh basil leaves, washed and dried
Extra virgin olive oil
Peel the garlic cloves and mash them with the flat side of a large chef's knife (or alternately, with the back of a small, heavy pot).
Put the mashed garlic in a small bowl together with the vinegar and 1 to 2 teaspoons of salt. Stir and let steep at least 20 minutes (and up to an hour).
Using a swivel-blade peeler, skin the raw tomatoes. (See Note, below.)
Cut the tomatoes into thin slices, and spread out in a deep plate or platter.
Tear the basil leaves into 2 or 3 pieces each (or leave whole if small) and sprinkle over the tomatoes.
Pour the vinegar mixture through a wire strainer over the tomatoes and basil, distributing the vinegar over the salad evenly.
Add enough extra virgin olive oil to coat the tomatoes well.
Taste and correct for salt and vinegar. (A couple of grindings of fresh pepper wouldn't be out of place here, either.)
Note: If you do not have a swivel-blade peeler, get one! They are quite useful in the kitchen. Barring that, you can use the blanch-and-peel method described in "pro tips" above, but note that the texture of the blanched tomatoes won't be quite as good as raw.
Serves 4.
(*Vegetable rule of thumb: We think that first and foremost, in terms of nutrition, people should eat lots of fruits and vegetables whether they are organic or not. The EWG's guide is a handy list, but we will point out here that the impacts of pesticides are not limited to your ingestion of them -- agricultural chemicals also affect farmworkers and local waterways, both good reasons to buy organic, even those vegetables that carry a light pesticide load. Also, it has been demonstrated that produce grown by small-scale farmers, even those who are not certified organic, tends to have a lighter pesticide load than its industrially-produced counterpart, owing to industry's tendency toward large monocrops.)
Image "Tomatoes" by Jeremy Keith on Flickr used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic license.
This post was originally published in July 2012.


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Rinse the chicken legs and pat dry with paper towels. In a shallow dish or plastic bag, combine the sake, 1/4 cup soy sauce, oil, ginger, garlic, and half the scallions. Add the chicken legs, cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Lightly grease a baking sheet with peanut oil. Place panko bread crumbs in a large plastic or paper bag, season with salt and pepper, and shake well to combine. Take 2 or 3 chicken legs at a time from the marinade and shake them in the seasoned bread crumbs until well coated. Place the breaded chicken legs on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes, turn the pieces over, and bake for 15 minutes more or until cooked through. Remove chicken to a wire rack to cool.
Make the sauce by whisking hoisin, chili sauce, vinegar, and remaining 1 teaspoon soy sauce together. Place chicken legs in a single layer on a platter, drizzle with sauce and scatter over the crushed peanuts and remaining scallions. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Brackets and Flows
Now, what does the Lie bracket of two vector fields really measure? We've gone through all this time defining and manipulating a bunch of algebraic expressions, but this is supposed to be geometry! What does the bracket actually mean? It turns out that the bracket of two vector fields measures the extent to which their flows fail to commute.
We won't work this all out today, but we'll start with an important first step: the bracket of two vector fields vanishes if and only if their flows commute. That is, if and are vector fields with flows and , respectively, then if and only if for all and .
First we assume that the flows commute. As we just saw last time, the fact that for all means that is -invariant. That is, . But this implies that the Lie derivative vanishes, and we know that .
Conversely, let's assume that . For any we can define the curve in the tangent space by . Since the Lie derivative vanishes, we know that , and I say that for all , or (equivalently) that .
Fixing any we can set . Then we calculate
Now this means that is -invariant for all , meaning that and commute for all and , as asserted.
As a special case, if is a coordinate patch then we have the coordinate vector fields . The fact that partial derivatives commute means that the brackets disappear:
This corresponds to the fact that adding to the th coordinate and to the th coordinate can be done in either order. That is, their flows commute.


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dislekcia wrote:The Backpack is there to deal with people lockering single items for 1 special purpose run that they might not want to keep in their locker for longer than that. It is not intended to be more long term storage.
dislekcia wrote:mdorkus1 wrote:In the Tinker Silver dungeon I can't convert any items or glyphs except for the starting alchemy scrolls (can't even convert the starting potions). Anyone else have this issue?
This is normal. All the items in that dungeon are set to have no conversion value - you cannot convert things that have no conversion value. That's part of the challenge of that dungeon.
lieronet wrote:Somehow, the three intro dungeons never cleared from my save (I blame converting from early Beta). Further, my PQI landed on one of them o_O
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SONOMA, Calif. — No one would be surprised to find a "Wanted" poster with Jacques Villeneuve's photograph tacked onto a pole this weekend at Sonoma Raceway.
When the announcement was made recently that Villeneuve would return to NASCAR racing in Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350, groans in the garage area were almost audible.
Fair or not (and Villeneuve says it's unfair), he is viewed as somewhat of a menace when he straps into a NASCAR race car on road courses. Incidents involving Villeneuve over the past few years have given him a reputation as a loose cannon, a driver who tries to make passes with little regard for those around him.
LINEUP: McMurray wins the pole
He admits to making a mistake in the Nationwide race at Road America two years ago, starting an incident that ultimately involved several cars. Then he hit Danica Patrick in the same race last year on the final lap, angering Patrick and underlining the dark side of his reputation.
Patrick, asked about Villeneuve, a former world champion in Formula One racing and an Indianapolis 500 winner, here on Friday, wasn't kind.
"You know, after the things that have happened, it's hard to have a lot of respect for somebody like that," she said. "I respect what he's done in his career, but the way he treats other drivers on the track, I can't. So, that's all there is to say."
Asked to describe the first thing that pops in his mind when Villeneuve's name is mentioned, Cup veteran Clint Bowyer said, "Train wreck. Extremely fast train, but (it) usually ends up derailed somehow. … We've all seen what will happen in those Nationwide races, and it was too bad because there seemed to be one common denominator in a lot of the cautions that came out."
Villeneuve qualified 22nd Saturday for what will be only his fourth Sprint Cup race — and his first on a road course. Relaxing in his team transporter a few minutes later, he said his sour reputation in NASCAR circles has been "blown out of proportion.
"I did one incident two years ago (at Road America) that took people out by making a mistake," he said. "That's bad, but it wasn't a case of taking people out to move to the front. The rest of the time, I've been taken out more than I've taken out people.
"It's been blown out of proportion mostly because last year I ran into Danica, and that creates a lot more attention than it normally would. Had I taken her out on purpose, fine, I wouldn't mind."
Villeneuve, a Canadian who now resides in the small country of Andorra south of France, said the situation will not impact how he races Sunday.
"This just got blown out, and I have no idea why, and now I'm stuck with it," he said. "That's life. There's nothing I can do to change that."


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Nerve Decompression for Ulcer Recurrence Avoidance (DURA) (DURA)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01762085
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified June 2015 by Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : January 7, 2013
Last Update Posted : June 26, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|Diabetic Ulcer of Plantar Aspect of Left Foot Diabetic Ulcer of Plantar Aspect of Right Foot Diabetic Polyneuropathy
|Procedure: nerve decompression
|Not Applicable
Diabetes patients with a recently healed, non-ischemic plantar diabetic foot ulcer will be randomized to "best care" standard post-ulcer treatment or to best care plus bilateral nerve decompression by external neurolysis at 4 fibro-osseous tunnel sites in the leg and foot. Comparison of the control group with standard care to the surgical intervention group will be made for subsequent appearance of a plantar foot ulcer and ulcer recurrence risks will be calculated. Additional subjective and objective secondary outcomes will be monitored. Null hypothesis: nerve decompression will not decrease diabetic foot ulcer recurrence risk.
If protection against ulcer occurrence were to be confirmed, a change in the treatment paradigm for diabetic neuropathy and foot ulcer could be appropriate.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|120 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Prospective Study of Recurrence Risk in Diabetic Foot Ulceration After Nerve Decompression
|Study Start Date :
|June 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|December 2016
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|December 2016
Placebo Comparator: healed DFU control arm
clinic-specific usual "best care"
Experimental: healed DFU surgical intervention
clinic-specific "best care" plus nerve decompression at 4 known sites of lower leg fibro-osseous entrapment
Procedure: nerve decompression
surgical decompression involves surgical division or incision of perineural fibrous or fibro-osseous tunnel tissues which pinch, choke, compress or sharply deviate nerve trunks.
Other Names:
- occurrence of plantar foot ulceration wound [ Time Frame: 2 years post-enrollment or post-op ]Non- traumatic pressure wound or ulcer appearance during the study.
- occurrence of delayed wound healing [ Time Frame: 3 months post nerve decompression ]failure of surgical wound to heal primarily, without local infection signs of swelling, heat, redness, and pain
- Visual Analog Pain Score [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Patient report of pain level
- any amputation [ Time Frame: 24 months, 2 years ]surgical removal of any part of the lower extremity, including toe
- surgical wound infection [ Time Frame: 3 months ]swelling, redness, or heat, with pain after surgery
- non-surgical foot infection [ Time Frame: 24 months ]foot swelling, redness, pain, and heat not subsequent to operation; or occurring in an operated leg >90 days post-op
- measures of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Michigan Neuropathy Symptom Index; Pain visual analog pain scale (VAPS); sensibility to vibration, light touch, 2-point discrimination; deep tendon reflex
- analgesic usage [ Time Frame: 2 years ]patients will log use of analgesic medications and changes in use.
- SPY Indocyanine green circulation evaluation [ Time Frame: pre-opo, post-op, study end ]This intravenous injection and non-invasive scan evaluation may indicate whether relief of nerve entrapment will alter macro or microcirculation
- Incidence of falls during the study [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Prior history of falls will be defined and changes in risk of new falls in control and intervention groups. Balance has been reported to improve after nerve decompression.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Diabetic sensorimotor peripheral neuropathy
- Recently healed plantar neuropathic Diabetic Foot Ulcer (< 18 months)
- At least one palpable foot or ankle pulse or ABI>0.8 bilaterally.
- Recent Hgb A1c < 9.0%
- Ankle edema absent or mild
Exclusion Criteria:
- Ischemic peripheral vascular disease or ankle-brachial index (ABI)<0.8
- History of peripheral vascular arterial surgery
- History of peripheral nerve or lumbar disc surgery
- alcohol abuse(more than 2 drinks/day)
- untreated thyroid disorders
- B12 or Folate deficiency
- spondyloarthropathies
- hepatic disease
- advanced renal disease
- current lumbosacral radiculopathy or nerve compression
- toxin exposure including chemotherapeutic agents
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01762085
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|United States, Arizona
|Barrett Foot & Ankle Institute
|Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85024
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|United States, Indiana
|Andrew Rader, DPM
|Jasper, Indiana, United States, 47546
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|United States, Texas
|Damien Dauphinee
|Denton, Texas, United States, 76210
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|Maria Buitrago, DPM
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77092
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|Principal Investigator: Maria Buitrago, DPM
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|NE Wyoming Wound Care Center, consultant
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Nerve DURA ( Other Grant/Funding Number: AENS/ENRF )
|First Posted:
|January 7, 2013 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|June 26, 2015
|Last Verified:
|June 2015
Keywords provided by Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons:
neuropathic diabetic foot ulcer
nerve decompression surgery
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetic Foot
Diabetic Neuropathies
Pathologic Processes
Disease Attributes
Diabetic Angiopathies
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Foot Ulcer
Leg Ulcer
Skin Ulcer
Skin Diseases
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes Mellitus
Endocrine System Diseases
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Nervous System Diseases


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We are well... The weather is not what we would expect for May, it's been cold and very rainy. this hinders our bike rides and walks for Kathleen and I.
Kathleen had a recheck at Shriner's hospital. All is good she saw a new Dr. (the one who did her surgery retired). She did a great overall orthopedic exam. Noting how loose her hips are she did an xray which was ok, but something we need to keep an eye on. Kathleen has had some redness and pain in her right foot from her AFO so they're making a new one. We'll pick this up the end of the month. We can't say enough good things about Shriner's. They Make every step as easy as possible. This appointment didn't even take us 2 hours and done locally would have meant several appointments each being at least 2 hours.
Saturday we went to Boston Children's Hospital for a Moyamoya family symposium. It's always great to hear the cutting edge research for this very rare disease. The best part is seeing the surgeon Dr. Scott who saved Kathleen's life 15 years ago. He is amazing and remembers our family with such fondness every time we see him. We can never thank him enough not just for saving her life but for the kindness he showed our family at such a difficult time. I believe he gave her the best possible outcome given her unstable condition.
This is a picture of her and Dr. SCott.
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Several emerging musicians from Saint Lucia took to the stage earlier this year to showcase their talent during the 2011 Saint Lucia Jazz Festival, courtesy of RBC. Since 1992, the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival has been drawing thousands of music lovers from around the globe to this idyllic Caribbean destination, and, this year, RBC supported this internationally acclaimed event, as it celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Born out of an effort to increase Saint Lucia's tourist arrivals during the off-peak season, the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival is, today, considered the Caribbean's premiere jazz festival; it has been ranked among the top three jazz festivals in the world by famous jazz impresario, George Wein, producer of more than 30 festivals worldwide; and was described as "among the best" by the late Motown recording artist, Grover Washington Jr.
With the RBC title sponsorship specifically allocated to the Side Stage performances of the Festival, Saint Lucians and the hundreds of visitors to the island had an ideal opportunity to experience Saint Lucia's up-and-coming musical talent. Side Stage acts included The TEM Band, 4th World, and the Derek Yarde Project, which complemented the combination of acoustical and fusion jazz, and R&B that graced the main stage.
RBC's presence in Saint Lucia dates back to 1920. For decades, RBC and RBTT have helped thousands of Saint Lucians realize their financial goals. Today, a combination of five RBC and RBTT (RBC-owned) branches are located throughout the 238-square-mile island, offering access to the company's full range of products and services. The Side Stage sponsorship provided another opportunity whereby RBC could broaden the scope of its support in the community.
"The continuous enhancement and development of the Festival is made possible because of the unwavering support each year from our sponsors and partners," said Saint Lucia's Director of Tourism, Louis Lewis. "RBC's title sponsorship of Side Stage enables us to continue to develop a core component of the festival and we are very thankful for their involvement."
Nneka Luke, Regional Manager Corporate Brand and Sponsorships said: "Side Stage is just one event through which RBC supports emerging artists. RBC's Emerging Artists Support Project has provided funding for more than 30 projects in Canada in areas such as theatre and musical performance, filmmaking, design and choreography.
"In the Caribbean, we have made significant inroads into extending the emerging artist footprint through increased sponsorship of such events as the Bahamas International Film Festival, the Reggae Film Festival in Jamaica, the Junior Calypso Monarch Competition in Saint Vincent and the Mutual Gallery and Arts Centre's exhibition for established and emerging artists in Jamaica. Each of these sponsorships offers opportunities that raise the profile and advance the professional aspirations of the region's up-and-coming talent," she said.


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Registration for 2013 will open Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time (10:00 a.m. Central). A link will be provided on the IGHR Registration page (http://www4.samford.edu/
Note from Angela:
Here is the link to the courses for 2013. Many of the courses will fill to capacity in just a matter of minutes. For 2012 there was a rolling registration with two courses opening up each hour so that the online system was not overwhelmed. I will post the schedule as soon as I receive it from IGHR.
I will also be featuring reviews of some of the IGHR courses over the next few months from some of my friends who have attended. Here are two of the reviews from previous years.
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Spike Humer needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 176 designs submitted by 92 freelance designers.
Looking for a company logo for an international consulting, training, and seminar company.
Spike Humer International
I am a professional speaker, seminar presenter, author, and consultant working primarily with individuals, entrepreneurs, and small businesses. My area of focus is business optimization, personal growth, organizational effectiveness, change management, and growth strategies.
I'm looking for a logo that represents international appeal to various markets, not too conservative or "corporate", but not geeky or high-tech. Ideally the logo would reflect an individual persona (me), but imply a broader organization and reach.
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Website: http://www.spikehumer.com (under construction but bio is active as are testimonials)
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/spikehumer (recommendations section can give you more info about what others say about me and my work).
Here are a couple of video links to see my presentation style and stage personality
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My neighborhood Ralph is giving away more eggs–another carton of 18 large eggs–so that gives me another shot of cultivating the inner-baker in me.
I baked a pound cake. With some blueberries. It was yum. (I finally made good use of the bundt pan that I bought months ago.) After a few failed attempts–which I chose not to document here–I think I am slowly (but surely) getting the hang of baking, and I thought the following tips might help if you are a budding baker…
- Follow the recipe. Just follow the darn recipe and no questions asked. Step-by-step. Cup-by-cup. Spoon-by-spoon. If the recipe calls for 1 cup of butter, don't use 1.5 cup. More butter doesn't mean that your baking will turn out more buttery (you are not cooking butter prawns!). If anything, it might render your cake too buttery it won't rise properly. Trust me, I'd been through this mistake.
- Don't try to be creative. Don't even attempt to be creative when you are learning to bake. If the recipe calls for milk, use milk even though cream tastes like a thicker milk. Again, follow the recipe…there is a reason why milk is used in baking and cream is used for making sauces. And don't even think that you can use condensed milk to replace milk–condense milk + water don't equal milk! Yeah, I'd been through that mishap, too.
- Don't let your baked goods sit in the oven. Oven is a very hot thing–an average of 350 degrees Fahrenheit or more–so hot that it takes a while to cool down. So, if you are smart, you won't let your muffins or cake or cookies or pies or tarts sit in the oven heat after baking is done. Take them out, let them cool off OUTSIDE the oven on a cooling rack, not inside the oven. You are warned, so don't blame me when your muffins or cake or cookies or pies or tarts look all BLACK and burnt even though they were perfect when you turned off your oven like 4 hours ago!
- Last but not least, there is no guestimate in baking. Baking is not cooking, you can't guestimate the ingredients. There is no "to taste" unless you really want to taste raw batter. Stock up on kitchen scales, measuring cups, measuring spoons, and all the baking essentials. Online conversion websites and your calculator won't help much when you are trying to convert a pound to pints or cups or spoons. Plus, baking is already tough enough, you don't want Math to get into the way, do you?
That's all and good baking. :)
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UPDATE: Rajon Rondo suspended two games; Kevin Garnett, Gerald Wallace fined
BOSTON — What was already a frustrating night for the Boston Celtics—a night that would result in a 95-83 loss — spilled over into fisticuffs late in the first half Wednesday at TD Garden.
A hard foul by Brooklyn Nets forward Kris Humphries on Boston's Kevin Garnett triggered a fight under the Celtics basket that resulted in ejections for Humphries and Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo, as well as a second technical of the game for Brooklyn's Gerald Wallace, resulting in his ejection.
The dust-up started with 29.5 seconds in the first half and the Celtics trailing by a score of 51-36. Garnett was in the air in the low post when he took a foul from Humphries and hit the floor.
Rondo approached Humphries and instigated some pushing, which escalated until both spilled into the stands. Wallace joined the scrum and Garnett grabbed him, earning Garnett a technical, too.
After the game, Wallace quickly exited the Nets locker room, and Celtics media relations staff said that Rondo was not going to address the press. But crew chief James Capers explained some of the referees' thinking behind the calls.
As to the ejection of Rondo, Capers said, "Rondo initiated everything that proceeded after the foul. And when he and Humphries go into the stands, they are involved in a fight. Fighting is an automatic ejection."
Asked about Humphries, Capers said the reason he was ejected was because of two technical fouls. The first came on the hard foul, when Humphries initially contacted Garnett and then hit him again.
"When Kevin goes to the basket, he is rerouted by Humhpries, so we had a personal foul for the reroute," Capers said. "Kevin is trying to continue, to get a continuation by shooting, and now Humphries hits him. Because the whistle blew, it was a dead-ball situation and that's a technical foul for contact during a dead ball. … What proceeds after that is a fight, so he's ejected."
As for Garnett and Wallace, Capers said he did not think the two threw punches, which seemed to be confirmed by replay. That should help each avoid a suspension, though probably not a fine from the league office. "As we reviewed it, no," Capers said. "They aggressively went to one another, and they basically pushed and extended on one another. But there was not a punch thrown."
Coaches on both benches stood near their reserves in order to keep more players from entering the court. Any player that leaves the bench during a fight automatically is given a suspension. It is likely that, at the least, Rondo will wind up with a suspension because of the incident.
The ejection of Rondo will have an impact on the NBA's history books, too, as he entered the game tied with John Stockton for the second-longest streak with 10 or more assists. Rondo had just three assists on the night. Magic Johnson holds the record for the longest double-digit assists streak, at 46 games.
And it also caused some chatter in the locker rooms. Speaking about Humphries, Celtics guard Jason Terry said, "Some guys are tough, some guys pretend to be. He's one of those that pretends to be."


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Friday, March 27, 2009
Silky Onion Soup with Crispy Croutons
I'm definitely on the "Take Five Ingredients" mood these days. Cooking with a small baby is possible, of course, but I haven't got the time or energy to think up elaborate menus and spend hours in front of the hob these days. Nor do I want it, to be honest. Simple, comforting, delicious dishes are much more attractive - and feasible - at the moment.
Here's a very simple and delicious and comforting soup recipe for these cold wintry nights. (Yes, there's still snow out here, even if the days have got a lot longer and there's definitely spring in the air during the daytime).
Silky Onion Soup
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Serves 4
50 g butter
500 g onions
2 tsp sugar
1 l / 4 cups vegetable or chicken stock
200 ml (just under a cup) whipping cream
1 to 2 Tbsp plain/all-purpose flour
salt and white pepper, to taste
For garnish:
crispy croutons
grated hard cheese
fresh chives, chopped
Peel the onions, halve and cut into slices.
Heat a heavy saucepan and melt the butter in the pan. Add onion slices and sauté on a low heat for 10-15 minutes, until the onions and softened and slightly caramelised. Do not burn them! Add sugar after about 7 minutes, stir.
When onions are softened, then pureé them with an immersion/stick/hand-held blender until smooth. (For an especially smooth result, press the onion pureé through a sieve).
Return the onion pureé into the saucepan, add the stock and bring into a boil.
Mix the flour with the cream and stir into the soup base. Simmer gently until the soup has thickened slightly (the flour does it).
Taste for seasoning, add salt and white pepper, if necessary.
To serve, ladle the soup into warm bowls, scatter over croutons and chopped chives and grate some cheese on top.
7 comments:
- ChichaJo said...
This sounds like a lovely soup...I'm all for simple prep :) It's summer here though so no much soup for dinner yet :)
- 10:12 am, March 27, 2009
- A_and_N said...
Simple and elegant....lovely soup :) I might try to add some green onions to give it a 'spring' touch :)
- 2:29 pm, March 27, 2009
- Wendy said...
Beautiful. :)
- 9:58 am, March 28, 2009
- Amalia said...
Hello, I've jus visited your blog and I think that is very interesting . Congratulations for your baby ! Amalia
- 2:01 pm, March 30, 2009
- Nicole said...
I'd be happy with that soup. Isn't soup amazing... just so easy and satisfying none-the-less.
- 9:00 pm, April 05, 2009
- Pille said...
Joey - I think we still have quite a few soup weeks ahead of us :)
A and N - that's a great idea about spring onions!
Wendy - ta'
Amalia - thank you for your kind words.
Nicole - soups are great life-savers and comforting as well.
- 11:31 am, April 07, 2009
Very lovely indeed! Although less sophisticated, if you care about calories also this onion soup I discovered is worth trying.
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In northern Kern County, Nate Siemens hopes to grow both modern and landrace wheat, following in the grain-growing footsteps of several generations. He talks about what it means to provide fresh produce directly to those who will prepare and eat it.
The farmers tell us, when you grow quality food and deliver directly to the customers, it is no longer the food industry or the produce business, it is more like the society of food … the family of food.
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Tom Shepherd, growing Red Fife and Glenn in the Santa Ynez valley, tells what it means to build trust.
The exciting fact is that high quality wheat is being grown in our region as it was many years ago.
And our families and our bakers will be able once again to enjoy fresh flour with the nutrition, flavor, and baking quality that can only come from wheat that is locally grown, locally milled, and locally baked.
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Gun law, tax policy part of budget talks
Magazine limit, $350 rebate, taxes for high earners are part of budget discussions
In addition to finalizing next year's state budget, lawmakers said Tuesday they were contemplating changes to roll back the limit on the size of ammunition magazines in the NY SAFE Act, the state's new gun control law.
More budget details include a commitment to the early renewal of tax rates on high-income earners — they would currently be up for renewal in 2014, an election year — as well as a $350 rebate check for homeowners with dependent children.
The gun law changes arrive in a bill to be considered with the $136.5 billion spending plan, which lawmakers wanted to wrap up by week's end.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he and legislative leaders "have the general contours of a framework for an agreement," but the mechanics of drafting bills and abiding by a three-day waiting period might push voting into the weekend, or possibly next week when legislators are scheduled to break for religious holidays.
The tax rollback package would be larger than the amount of revenue raised in keeping the tax on high-income earners, an administration source said.
According to top lawmakers, the gun law amendment would eliminate a ban, currently set to take effect April 15, on the purchase of magazines capable of holding more than seven rounds. State law currently sets the limit at 10 rounds. Gun rights advocates have called the SAFE Act a de-facto ban on many pistols designed to accept eight-round magazines. The change would seem to alleviate that concern.
Cuomo was quick to point out that even though larger-capacity clips could be sold, it would still be illegal to load them with more than seven rounds. The new law currently allows shooters to have 10 rounds in designated shooting ranges, and lawmakers minimized the proposed amendment by saying it would just correct "inconsistency" in the law.
"We've talked about making technical corrections to the (SAFE) bill — some of which are language corrections, some of which deal with issues that some industries have raised," said Cuomo. " ... But they're basically technical corrections for consistency. I don't know if anything comes of them or not."
The SAFE Act broadened the definition of banned assault weapons, increased penalties for illegal gun possession, reduced public access to gun permit information, and required mental health professionals to report concerns about a gun-owning patient who posed a risk of harming himself or others.
The bill was unveiled on Jan. 14, and passed quickly through a "message of necessity" that waived the legally required three-day waiting period. The Senate, led by a Republican-dominated coalition, passed the measure by a 43-18 vote less than two hours after the bill's text became public. The Democrat-dominated Assembly passed the bill the next day, and Cuomo signed it.
Democrats apparently sought the changes, according to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Since the law passed, polls have showed its support has slipped statewide, but dropped dramatically in upstate areas. Cuomo's approval rating has also fallen: A Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday showed it at 55 percent, down from 59 percent on Jan. 30 and an all-time high of 74 percent in December.
Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, said he did not think the change would weaken the gun law, and said he would be fine with allowing people to load 10 rounds in their homes — a proposal which remains unsettled.
"As long as you ban assault weapons, that's what I care about," Silver said.
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There are also the outlines of an agreement to criminalize so-called "bath salts" and synthetic marijuana. It is paired with language to authorize the New York City Council to change drug laws that make possession of marijuana "in public view" an offense subject to arrest rather than a violation akin to a speeding ticket. The present loophole has left mostly young black and Hispanic men processed through the city's stop-and-frisk program with criminal convictions that advocates say are unjustified.
While lawmakers had been disciplined in their silence after closed-door sessions through this week, they are starting to let more details slip in a desire to boast about their favored provisions.
The $350 rebate checks, for example, have been a priority for Senate Republicans, who see them as a sequel to checks previously sent as part of the STAR tax relief program.
"It helps families," said Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos. "Democrats a couple of years ago took away the STAR rebate checks, and this is trying to help middle-income families who are struggling."
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Limelight Magic Hour watch
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I watched the GIY kitchen edition. I think he made a good point about ceramic and metal cooking bowls and things. I always forget to take in consideration the BPAs in some cooking/baking supplies
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Arson possible in apartment complex fire
08/19/2014 7:22am"There was absolutely no reason for a fire to start in there," a Salt Lake fire captain said after crews extinguished a fire at an apartment complex under construction.
Utah twins' intricate hairstyles catch international attention
08/19/2014 7:45amA Lehi mother and her daughters are getting international attention for the twins' impressive hairdos.
Crackdown reduces graffiti on west side, police say
08/19/2014 8:14amWest Valley police and the Unified Police Department said their recent crackdown has dramatically reduced the amount of graffiti on west side streets.
Stabbing suspect arrested in hammer assault on sister
08/19/2014 8:35amA man accused of stabbing a classmate at Duchesne High School in May is facing new charges after deputies say he attacked his sister with a hammer.
Deputies ID man who fell from roof of moving SUV
08/19/2014 8:51amThe Duchesne County Sheriff's Office has released the name of the man who died Saturday after falling off the roof of a sport-utility vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver.
State asks for more time in appeal of gay marriage recognition
08/19/2014 9:23amUtah asked the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals for more time Monday to file its appeal in a same-sex marriage recognition case. They are asking that the deadline be extended from Sept. 22 to Oct. 22.
Is your child ready for school?
08/19/2014 10:13amWith school starting soon for many children in Utah, educators say it's important to get kids back into the routine of a typical school day.
6 tips for taking a 'staycation'
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SLC food cart, Midvale restaurant temporarily closed for health violations
08/19/2014 11:31amA Salt Lake City food cart and a Midvale restaurant were temporarily closed for health code violations by the Salt Lake County Health Department.
U. warns of scammers posing as university support
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Rock slide damages pipeline, spews oil into San Juan River
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Following drought, Utahns now battling onslaught of bugs, report says
08/19/2014 3:21pmLonger droughts, more intense and widespread wildfires, and the increasing prevalence of so-called superstorms are all possible indicators of a changing climate. A new report shows bugs and other pests are also an impact.
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Man charged in April stabbing thought he was getting in cab before fight
08/19/2014 5:22pmA fatal stabbing that left Joaquin Gonzalez dead and Harlin Ramos facing murder charges started as a simple misunderstanding, witnesses said. A judge heard evidence against Ramos on Tuesday.
Bomb threat cancels school at Westlake High School
08/19/2014 6:11pmClasses were canceled at Westlake High School on Tuesday after a bomb threat was called in to police.
Woman sentenced 1 to 15 years for son's methadone-related death
08/19/2014 6:22pmProsecutors said there were "no winners" after a Tooele woman whose 2-year-old son died after drinking methadone was sentenced to prison. Jill Goff, 33, was ordered to serve one to 15 years in prison for child abuse homicide.
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08/19/2014 6:49pmA passenger in a minivan was killed in a crash after the vehicle drifted on I-84 Monday, police said. Two people were taken by air ambulance to the hospital.
Utah Drowsy Driving Awareness Week aims to educate on dangers
08/19/2014 7:02pmThis week has been designated Utah's first Drowsy Driving Awareness Week because it's one of the top five behaviors that kill motorists in the state. KSL TV's Jed Boal stayed up all night to show how sleeplessness affects driving.
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photo by Melanie McGraw for the American Institute of Architects
A flurry of architectural enthusiasm took over San Francisco last weekend as the AIA Home Tours shifted into full gear, exhibiting an incredible set of sustainable homes. Even the tour headquarters, located within the new office of Matarozzi Pelsinger Builders Inc., was a stunning adaptive reuse project that showcased a variety of sustainable building strategies. Designed by Aidlin Darling Design, the adaptive reuse project revitalizes a previously derelict turn-of-the-century industrial building while salvaging 75% of the structure's original materials.
This project is one of the first to utilize San Francisco's priority permitting process for new construction achieving LEED Gold level certification. Aidlin Darling Design capitalized on the building's enormous timber beams and stairwells, which were maintained or creatively re-used, as in the reincarnated heavy timber office conference table. Considerable seismic upgrades resulted in a cost comparable to new construction, but the need for new resources was dramatically reduced.
A 30kW solar array covers the upper roof area and harvests approximately 70% of the building's annual electricity use. The lower 'living' roof is designed to reduce heat-island effect, slow storm water run-off and provide enhanced insulation. All site paving is permable, further reducing storm water drainage into the City's sewer system, and all concrete floors and exterior hardscaping utilize a minimum 20% fly ash instead of Portland cement. The permeable pavers also provide parking for Matarozzi Pelsinger's fleet of three CNG cars and two Biodiesel trucks.
photo by Melanie McGraw for the American Institute of Architects
Inside the space, daylight sensors adjust the level of lighting to only what is needed for the time of day and a high-efficiency boiler powers radiant heating in the building floors. Low-flow water fixtures and dual flush toilets, and drought-resistant native plants outside, reduce the building's water use by approximately 30%.
The building envelope is perhaps its most interesting feature, and was probably inspired by the skin of Herzog and de Mueron's De Young Museum. Though not copper and ever-changing like the De Young, the MPB building's perforated zinc skin takes on a varying stipple effect as it wraps across the facade. The building sides maintain industrial corrugated metal cladding, while the east and west ends are designed to "breathe" naturally, eliminating the need for conventional air conditioning while protecting operable windows from too much air or solar heat gain.
Add a couple of cocktails to the bright California sun, and this made for fantastic reception to energize us for another day of tours ahead.


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A few weeks ago I laying in bed when I had this great idea for some simple baby photo announcements (that's when all my great ideas come). I was so excited that I had a hard time falling asleep because I wanted to go start my computer up right then and get my design on paper so to say.
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Many people think the adage about rendering to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God pertains primarily to the separation of church and state. Yet the statement arose from a trick question posed to Jesus about religious liberty. In his time, the Romans imposed a head tax of one denarius on every man, woman and slave aged 14 to 60, and it had to be paid in the Roman coinage. Deeply religious Jews opposed using a coin that pictured the emperor Tiberius and contained the title Caesar, Divini Augusti Filius Augustus Pontifex, which means "August Son of the Divine Augustus, High Priest." For them this represented a kind of idolatry, which compromised their monotheism. So they refused to pay the tax on religious grounds.
The Herodians and Pharisees set the question to Jesus as a trap. If he sided with the religious conscientious objectors, Jesus would lose the support of the Herodians, lackeys of the Romans, and of the Roman governor who might see the response as sedition. If Jesus allowed the payment, he would be seen by nationalists and conscientious objectors as a collaborator. But Jesus sidesteps this trap with the clever retort, "Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God." Jesus refrains from clarifying what belongs to each, advising the questioners to render to Caesar that on which his face appears. Jesus also insists that there are things of God that Caesar cannot touch, saying in effect: pay as much attention to God's things as to Caesar's.
These days, few citizens assume that religious liberty is principally a gift to them derived from the good graces of the state. Rather, as the U.S. Declaration of Independence puts it, religious liberty is an inalienable right from the Creator. We honor the First Amendment principle that government not establish or define religion or impede its free exercise. The First Amendment is an act of epistemic humility, in that the state admits it has no competency to adjudicate on matters religious. If the establishment clause reminds religious groups that they have no legitimate mandate to impose their religious truths on the pluralist majority, the free-exercise clause shows that the metaphor of a so-called wall of separation cuts both ways.
A History of Persecution
U.S. Catholics have had good reason to treasure the First Amendment. They were once persecuted or held as second-class citizens in colonies that had religious establishments. Their attempt to gain religious liberty from English persecution by starting the Crown Colony of Maryland, where they extended religious liberty to others, was undercut when a new majority established there the Church of England. The papal emissaries sent to Paris to confer with Benjamin Franklin about the appointment of a bishop for the United States were astounded to learn that the government did not regulate, control or try to influence the choice. Despite the denial of their religious rights by Know-Nothing, nativist, anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic forces (and the burning of Catholic churches and the killing of Catholics in Philadelphia in the 1840s) and despite the societal forces in 1928 and 1960 that tried—against Article 6 of the Constitution—to keep a Catholic from being elected president, the Constitution has protected Catholic liberty. And when Catholics fought an attempt in Oregon to forbid students from attending religious schools, the Supreme Court protected their rights (Pierce v. Society of Sisters) in 1925.
One could expect Catholics to be supportive of the religious liberty of other minorities—Jews, Muslims and Mormons. Recently, when a group of prominent Catholics issued a statement condemning anti-Mormon bigotry in the current presidential election, one signatory was the great grandson of the former governor of New York State and Catholic presidential nominee Al Smith.
An American Jesuit scholar, John Courtney Murray, was the principal architect of the Second Vatican Council's decree "Declaration on Religious Freedom," which was subtitled "On the Right of the Person and of Communities to Social and Civil Freedom in Matters Religious." The ground for religious freedom, the document asserts, is that persons "should act on their own judgment, enjoying and making use of a responsible freedom, not driven by coercion." It notes that "all people are bound to seek the truth," but that obligation rests "upon the human conscience" and that "the truth cannot impose itself except by virtue of its own truth." The document goes on to state: "The human person has a right to religious freedom. This freedom means that all are to be immune from coercion on the part of individuals or of social groups and of any human power, in such wise that no one is to be forced to act in a manner contrary to his own beliefs, whether privately or publicly, whether alone or in association with others, within due limits."
Even for those we think in error, the right to religious freedom exists unimpeded. As the decree states, no one should "be forced to act in a manner contrary to his conscience. Nor, on the other hand, is he to be restrained from acting in accordance with his conscience…. The act of faith is of its very nature a free act." Not even God coerces faith. "Religious communities," the document continues, "also have the right not to be hindered in their public teaching and witness to their faith." The document cautions, however, that they should "refrain from any manner of action which might seem to carry a hint of coercion or of a kind of persuasion that would be dishonorable or unworthy." It also says, "It comes within the meaning of religious freedom that religious communities should not be prohibited from freely undertaking to show the special value of their doctrine in what concerns the organization of society and the inspiration of the whole of human activity." Finally, religious communities have the right "to establish educational, cultural, charitable and social organizations under the impulse of their own religious sense."
Not everyone would agree with this Catholic construal of religious liberty. Nor does everyone agree on a single interpretation of the establishment and free-exercise clauses in the Bill of Rights, although most Americans accept them. Is the establishment clause a function of the free-exercise clause, or does it take the indispensably primary role? Can government accommodate the religious sensibilities of a majority by a kind of "civil religion," which allows acknowledgement of "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "in God we trust" on U.S. coinage? Remember that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in California, tried to rule the phrase "under God" in our Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional; others have tried to stop the hiring of chaplains in the U.S. military and Congress. Some would disjoin the religion clauses from the other clauses of the First Amendment about freedom of speech and assembly and try to privatize religious liberty. They would not let religious groups show through public argument how their view has relevance to wider societal activities. These interpreters hide behind Jefferson's metaphor of a "wall of separation" and forget his injunction that "all men should be free to profess and by argument to maintain their opinions in matters of religion and the same should in no wise diminish, enlarge or affect their civic capacities."
Recently, The New York Times ran a series of articles about newly perceived threats to religious liberty. A Sikh commentator noted ways by which wearing a turban has been discriminated against: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act was interpreted to mean that employers can segregate their Sikh employees from customers. Others have tried to keep Muslims from building their mosques. In the series, Michael W. McConnell, a former federal judge and First Amendment specialist, was quoted as saying, "Whatever its source, any effort to confine religious people and their ideas to an innocuous ceremonial role in public life is a threat to religious liberty and to American democracy." Anyone who has studied the history of the First Amendment knows that it involves seeking a balance that everyone can live with.
No Easy Solution
Only the naïve would expect any easy consensus on interpreting the religion clauses. Is religious liberty just one freedom among others, one that can be easily traded off if there is a conflict of rights? Or was the Supreme Court correct when it claimed, in two important cases (Sherbert v. Werner, 1963, and Wisconsin v. Yoder, 1980), that religious liberty is privileged among rights and that the government must show a "compelling" public interest to override it for some other right, and must do so in a way least restrictive or burdensome to religion? These two cases feed some contemporary claims regarding new threats to religious liberty.
Catholic and other religious voices claimed religious discrimination when courts decided that the adoption and foster-child agencies of Catholic Charities must accommodate same-sex couples in Illinois (the agencies had been willing to refer such couples to other adoption groups). A judge ruled that "no group has a constitutional right to a government contract," thus dismissing any religious liberty claims. The chief counsel of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops rejoined: "It is true that the church does not have a First Amendment right to a government contract, but it does have a First Amendment right not to be excluded from a contract based on its religious beliefs."
Similar complaints were raised when the Department of Health and Human Services rescinded a contract with Catholic Relief Services for the care of victims of sex trafficking. Although outside evaluators considered their work superior to that of those who won the contract, C.R.S. would not directly provide abortion services, which made the organization ineligible for the contract. Recently, many Catholic leaders protested a proposed federal mandate that church institutions provide insurance for employees that covers contraception, sterilization and access to abortifacient pills. They claim that mandates violate their religious freedom to follow their consciences on matters of abortion and contraception.
These two issues raise vexing issues of religious liberty. Will a justice of the peace whose conscience opposes same-sex marriage be forced to perform such marriages, even if other justices of the peace are available and willing to do so? Such a decision was made recently in the Netherlands. In some U.S. states, nurses and doctors who believe abortion is wrongful killing must assist with the procedure or risk losing their professional license. Vanderbilt University banned Christian groups from meeting on campus because their bylaws would disqualify an atheist from membership.
Not every general law precludes some religious exemptions, of course; Jews and Christians were exempt from Prohibition, under the rubric of their religious liturgies. Similarly, religious pacifists are not bound to military conscription out of respect for religious liberty. On the vexing issues of abortion and same-sex marriage, society must try to accommodate the claimed rights of some with the religious exemptions of others who do not accept the morality of what is allowed by law. Overturning religious liberty rights should always demand that government show a substantial legal and social burden in order to disallow religious exemptions. Whatever one may think about the adoption of same-sex marriage in New York, care was given—as it was not in other states—to protect the religious exemptions of those who oppose the practice.
Our social world has become so intertwined and complicated that general laws, which do not take into consideration religious liberty, may still impinge on it. In 2006, when the House of Representatives passed a law making it a crime to aid or abet an illegal immigrant, the law was so far-reaching that a church offering shelter, meals or other pastoral outreach to such immigrants would be subject to severe criminal penalty. The Senate did not pass the law. Perhaps it did not because Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles publicly instructed his priests and other diocesan pastoral workers not to cooperate with it if it passed. He claimed, rightly, that it would infringe on part of any church's reason for being—caring for those in need.
Nor is it only religious people who feel the sting of new arguments about religious liberty. An army soldier is working to get atheist chaplains into the armed services, claiming that the present arrangement violates the establishment clause because it prefers religion. Proposals are circulating in the legislature of the State of Washington that envision mandated abortion coverage in the insurance provisions of all employers. We face another conflict of "claimed" rights, but the religious conscience must strenuously resist being coerced into moral evils by governmental ukases. No one should be naïve. Religious civil disobedience may grow, if the government attempts to force religious believers to betray their consciences. An issue on the horizon involves extensions of assisted suicide laws, as they exist in Oregon. Will any nurse or doctor be forced to cooperate?
There is no magic bullet to solve complicated religious liberty cases. But some kinds of legislative efforts might require religious Americans to choose: compromise their faith, or be forced into a privatized religion that betrays the more public dictates of their faith or engage in civil disobedience. Our society needs more careful discussion and vigilance on the issue of what belongs to Caesar and what belongs to God if all of us, religious or not, are to live together and work for the common good of all.
Thank you, Father Coleman, for an absolutely masterful, concisely written analysis of the issue both politically and historically.
If Genesis does not suffice, the Book of Job clearly reminds me that God made this world. It belongs to Him. All that matters is His Will. He gives us talents for living in this world; the only question is how we account for ourselves. Jesus gives us a pretty good example. We need to deal with Caesar and those who live by different values like Jesus does. We are always offered the grace to do so. It may take more courage, but that is life.
Cardinal Mahoney was courageous. Our other Bishops are also setting a good example. If we pray and do our best, God seems to do the rest. But we each have to do our part. I'm gonna go worry about me doing so now.
The forces in America that would protect the "truth" are losing their power and presence in the currant environment. Chris Hedges in Empire of Illusion, the End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle says that America is becoming a facade, and that unregulated capitalism means that many are obscenely rich and corporations make everything is a commodity. Political conservatives are pariahs searching for scapegoats. There is no debate on global warming, only the opinions from A to B are allowed. The American dream may be over, and freedom of religion may mean a return to the rigid rules of the past, such as illegal contraception and the outlawing of homosexuals.
I see in President Obama a real leader. He did not invent contraception or abortion, yet he is blamed as though he had. He is the sacrificial lamb and the scapegoat. This is the conservative thinking that I mentioned and that Chris Hedges writes about. I don't think Rick Santorum has a chance of ever being the president. He is too narrow minded.
The right of a woman to choose to limit the number of children she has is a real human right. Her right to an abortion is now legal, but not funded by the Omaba healthcare plan. A woman's right to have a career and not stay at home is one worth protecting. Same-sex marriage is not a glorification of the homosexual, but a recognition that these people are discriminated against for no reason except that they are different. They are also brilliant, creative, humane, kind and they could be your brother, your sister, your child.
"Our society needs more careful discussion and vigilance on the issue of what belongs to Caesar and what belongs to God is all of us, religious or not, are to live together and work for the common good of all."
What is the relationship between religious liberty and public liberty? While there are no easy answers to the conscience question in public, Fr. Coleman's article reveals an important dynamic between conscience and the common good. Investigating this relationship, we can see that one does not undermine the other, but that it is necessary for individual and communal discernment of the good to mutually inform one another. Is there a way in which Catholics can contribute to a public discourse that fosters discernment between individual consciences and societal goods?
Sadly, I am inclined to think that the Bishops doth protest too much. When the struggle to unionize staff at Catholic hospitals erupted, did the Bishops rise to defend the right of the workers to organize, as advocated in at least one Papal encyclical? Not hardly. And when they found themselves supervising pedophiles, did they act to protect the children - or their own staffing concerns? We know that answer. When our nation entered a war they viewed as unjust, they did issue a letter - but that was not read out from every Catholic pulpit.
I think they are basically protecting their wallets.
John – How can you in good conscience compare – in the same sentence – abortion and gay marriage? No one is forcing the Roman Catholic Church or any other church for that matter to "marry" gay people. Might this be a convenient straw man to deflect from the trial of Kansas Bishop Robert Finn for child endangerment and the Philadelphia trial that has already proven a criminal conspiracy to protect pedophile priests perpetrated by Cardinal Bevilaqua?


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The Miracle League of Western New York held a paver selling contest for all players and buddies, and the winner was Michael Dinsmore, who won a 32-inch flat-screen television donated by Double D Construction. Pavers are still being sold for $150 each. Inscriptions can be words and/or logos. Call Gale Sander for more information at 716-773-3929.
Pictured are, front row: Teresa Hooper, past president and founder; Michael Dinsmore; Jeff Dinsmore; Frank Kedzielawa board member and legal counsel. Back row: Gary Carini, board member and Lions club liaison; R.J. Wynne, president; Gale Sander, secretary and founder; Judy Dinsmore and Ron Stanke, board member and Rotary Club liaison.
Be sure to mark your calendar for the Miracle League Carnival on Aug. 10 at the field. To donate or volunteer at the carnival, contact Dan Drexelius at [email protected].


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Wang Min, PhD
Professor of Pathology
Departments & Organizations
Pathology: Experimental Pathology Graduate Program | Min Lab | Pathology Research
Discovery to Cure Internship
Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program
Yale Cancer Center: Signal Transduction
Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Immunology | Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology
Office of Cooperative Research
Wang Min, Ph.D., received his B.S. degree in Microbiology from Wuhan University in 1984, his M.S degree in Cell Biology at Shanghai Institute of Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 1989, and his Ph.D degree in Genetics at University of Wales, Swansea, U.K., in 1993. He then performed 4-year post-doctoral training in vascular biology and immunology at the Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine. He became a Senior Scientist and Project Leader at GeneMedicine, Inc., in 1997 and then an Assistant Professor at University of Rochester, NY, in 1999. In 2003, he was recruited back to Department of Pathology and Vascular Biology Program at Yale School of Medicine, where he was promoted to Professor with Tenure in 2013. Dr. Min is a member of NAVBO, AHA, Yale Stem Cell Center and Yale Cancer Center. Dr. Min is also a Guest Professor at Sun Yat-sen University and an Honorary Professor at Zhejiang University. The goal in Dr. Min's lab is to dissect the signaling pathways, establish mouse models, and define the fundamental mechanisms involved in vascular development, remodeling, and repair related to human diseases such as vascular malformation, ischemia, and stroke. Dr. Min's lab has extensively employed biochemical, cell biological, and mouse genetic approaches to define the critical molecules mediating vascular development, remodeling, and repair. Dr. Min serves on the editorial board of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, the Chinese Journal of Cell Biology, the Vascular Biology Publications Alert NAVBO (North American Vascular Biology Organization), World Journal of Experimental Medicine, and Frontiers in Physiology. Dr. Min has been the recipient of many awards, including the Irvine H. Page Young Investigator Research Award, the AHA Established Investigator Award, and the JACC Parmley Award.
Education & Training
|University of Wales, Swansea, UK (1993)
|Postdoctoral Fellow
|Yale University School of Medicine
|Postdoctoral Associate
|Yale University School of Medicine
Honors & Recognition
Honors, Awards and Activities (selected) • Research Assistantship from the SERC, UK. • NIH training grant T32-AI07019-21. • The Outstanding Individual Award in GeneMedicine, Inc. • Member of US Angiogenesis Foundation delegation for China • Irvine H. Page Young Investigator Research Award. • Established Investigator Award (AHA). • Grants Review: Ad hoc and Charter Member for NIH study section AICS, NIH study section (Tumor Microenvironment-TME), Department of Veterans, Wellcome Trust Foundation, Singapore BMRC-NMRC, China 973 Reviewer Panel (like PPG/Center grants), AHA National reviewer panel, Co-Chair at Vascular Biology and Cellular Hematology special emphasis panel, and Yale internal grant review panels, and etc. • Conference/Meeting Session Chairs/Moderators: Co-Chair at NAVBO Mini-symposium on Angiogenesis, Experimental Biology, San Francisco, CA; Organizing Committee for International Forum for Vitreoretinal Diseases; AHA Scientific Sessions: abstract reviewer and Chair. • Editorial board: Chinese Journal of Cell Biology; the Vascular Biology Publications Alert NAVBO (North American Vascular Biology Organization), World J Exp Med, Frontiers in Phyiology. • 2010-present: Editorial board: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (ATVB). 2014- the Parmley Award. Dr. Qin as the first author and Dr. Min as mentor won the Parmley Award in 2014 for the Young Author Achievement Award. 2014.2.25 Host the Nobel Laureate Forum with opening remarks in CMCB-2014, Zhe-Ao Bio Valley, Dalian, China (Speakers: Drs. Thomas C. Sudhof, Aaron Clechanover and Luc Montagnier).