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Projects Abroad opens three new day care centers with the Khemara Organization
Established in 1991, the Khemara Organization was the first local NGO in Cambodia which played a significant role in working for the advancement of women and children in Cambodia by working directly with communities. Its goal is to support vulnerable people including women, children and disadvantaged families.
In the Khemara Organization, there are six day care centers in Phnom Penh with 25 to 40 children from the ages of three to six-years-old. These centers provide lessons in basic Khmer and English; the center also provides lunch and snacks for these children.
Projects Abroad decided to fully support Khemara Organization to open another three day care centers in January 2014.
There are five main goals that that are expected to be accomplished in the long term: improve the English language skills of the children and local teachers, accelerate early childhood development, improve hygiene levels, increase the level of stimulation of each child, and to improve quality of life for the disabled children.
Projects Abroad in Cambodia believe that by allocating volunteers to these centers, with the support of the local staff, we will reach our goals.
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona's John Skelton will be back at starting quarterback when the Cardinals play the Seahawks on Sunday in Seattle.
Coach Ken Whisenhunt, whose team is mired in an eight-game losing streak, announced after Wednesday's practice that he would replace rookie Ryan Lindley after two starts.
He said the environment the Cardinals will face in Seattle, where the crowd is among the loudest in the NFL and the conditions are likely to be cold and wet, was ``one of many factors'' in his decision. Plus, the Seahawks have one of the NFL's best defenses.
``There's a number of reasons that we're making this decision,'' Whisenhunt said. ``I'm not going to get into each one of these reasons, but that's the direction we're going.''
Skelton called it ``another opportunity.''
``You can't take any opportunity for granted,'' he said. ``If it comes at the beginning of the season, the end of the season, when you're losing, when you're winning, you've just got to take advantage of every opportunity you get.''
Skelton, a third-year pro from Fordham, beat out Kevin Kolb for the starting job in preseason, then went down late in the opener against Seattle with an ankle injury. Kolb came on to direct the winning touchdown drive against the Seahawks and helped the team get off to a 4-0 start.
When Kolb went out with a rib injury against Buffalo, Skelton came on and started the next four games before being benched in favor of Lindley after completing 2 of 7 passes and missing a wide-open Larry Fitzgerald in the end zone early against Atlanta three weeks ago.
With Lindley making his second NFL start, the Cardinals had one of their worst offensive performances in franchise history in a 7-6 loss at the New York Jets last Sunday. Arizona tied a franchise record with five first downs and was 0 for 15 on third-down conversions. Lindley completed 10 of 31 passes for 72 yards and an interception.
The Cardinals gained 22 yards in the second half, but Whisenhunt chose to stick with Lindley rather than go back to Skelton during the game, a decision he reversed this week.
``I've been ready to go ever since coming out of the Atlanta game, had anything happened in that game, or leading up to where we are now, I've been ready the entire time,'' Skelton said. ``Whether they came to me or not, I was always going to be ready.''
Skelton called the experience of the past few weeks ``humbling.''
``You've always got to take the good with the bad,'' he said. ``You can never let yourself get too high or too low. I think me being kind of even-keeled helps the situation. I don't let myself worry about it too much. I know that it's part of the game. The whole process, Anything on the field, off the field, is all a learning process. You've got to take it in stride.''
Asked if he was even-keeled even in the aftermath of the switch to Lindley, Skelton said, ``I think about as much as I could have been, all things considered. It's frustrating and everything but I don't think I ever let my attitude get the better of me.''
Lindley, a sixth-round draft pick out of San Diego State, said he understood and respected the decision.
``When you don't perform like that, you don't have much ground to argue on,'' he said. ``I didn't play to where I think I'm capable. John's going to step up and do his thing. I'm going to go to work and be the backup and be there if they need me.''
Lindley said he was not losing confidence.
``It was an off day, a perfect storm the way things happened,'' he said. ``It was a rough one but you've got to move on and pick up from there.''
He said there were two ways he could react to what has happened.
``You can let it eat you up or you can learn from this,'' Lindley said. ``I'm going to learn from this and move on.''
Kolb has missed six games and did not sound optimistic, acknowledging that his condition had not improved over the past two weeks as he practiced on a limited basis.
``When I really push it in the weight room, when I really try to push the ball downfield, that's whenever I'm kind of hitting that wall,'' he said.
Kolb said that cartilage pieces tore from the upper part of his rib cage and have not returned to their natural position as the injury healed.
``They're laying underneath my sternum now, so that's how they're trying to heal,'' he said. ``Rather than healing where they're butted up straight against it like a normal cracked rib or cracked cartilage when they're flush with each other, mine are laid underneath there. So that's kind of what extends the process.''
Kolb said he couldn't answer whether he will play again this season but said he's got to keep pushing ``for myself, for my sanity.''
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Gaudi Hoedaya-Flower Shaper Vase
At Design Interviews
Interview with Gaudi Hoedaya : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Gaudi Hoedaya : Experimenting with material, technology and forms are literally the basics. Turning material into form using the limitations of the machine that is producing it. We experiment with forms by defining it and let the machine makes it and react on the outcome and manipulate it so that the ideal form occurs. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Gaudi Hoedaya : Material, production method, purpose and idea has to be in line and supports and strengthen one another .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Gaudi Hoedaya : We want to launch a crowd funding for the 3D clay printer. Alongside we want to present designs that has been made with the printer. We are looking for ways to produce the design and make it available for public to acquire it .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Gaudi Hoedaya : We have been working on our machine for more than a year and we had each elements for weeks already but it was that one decisive hour when we sat together and the idea was born and all came together in this particular concept. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Gaudi Hoedaya : This design is made possible because we are building the machine that can print clay. So first there is the machine. To demonstrate the possibilities we create some designs. The limitations in it printing height dictates us to put parts on top of each other to reach the desired heights and so the idea was born. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Gaudi Hoedaya : The design can be made by another company but since we are the creator/ owner of the machine it is also within our reach to produce it ourselves. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Gaudi Hoedaya : Since we work with clay, designing a vase feels so natural. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Gaudi Hoedaya : Printing with clay is still a niche, we have seen colleagues working with different methods with beautiful results. The fact that there are people also printing with clay helps motivates us to continue developing our own method. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Gaudi Hoedaya : People who loves flowers and good designed objects .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Gaudi Hoedaya : The beauty lies in the clear and simple origins of the elements: the simplicity of the material, the innovative production method and the functions which all help sustain the concept. In return, the concept holds together its origin. It became a closed circle - or better, a spiral since we can build further upon this concept. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Gaudi Hoedaya : We name our startup xprmnt, an abbreviation of experiment. That is how we work and how we came to this design. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Gaudi Hoedaya : We think and we make, using any possible tools whether it is a hammer, computers and software or material. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Gaudi Hoedaya : The combination of the form, function and production method. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Gaudi Hoedaya : We learned a lot from the 3D community, friends who worked with clay and software guru's who helped us solve problems we encounter along the way. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Gaudi Hoedaya : It is essential. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Gaudi Hoedaya : A lot of time has been put into the development of the machine. There are a lot of parameters involved before we get the clay out of the machine and get the printer print the desired design. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Gaudi Hoedaya : Building the machine, calibrate it, knowing its limits, turn it into strength and make it work .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Gaudi Hoedaya : I was made aware of A'Design Award and it seems a respected and acknowledge award. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Gaudi Hoedaya : If you work together, better design will arise. .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. Gaudi Hoedaya : Thank you, the questionaire has been thorough .
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Study: Increase Dietary Fiber to Decrease Disease
Scientists in India suggest for improved health people should eat more dietary fibers.After studying dietary fiber over the last few decades around the world, researchers suggest that a gradual increase of dietary fibers would be beneficial in the avoidance of certain stomach ailments, like intestinal gas and loose stool. They also suggest spreading out high fiber foods throughout the day is the best way to first incorporate fiber in your diet.
Published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health, led study author Vikas Rana of the Rain Forest Institute and her team showed that fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain foods, such as muesli, porridge, beans and pulses, are of great benefit health-wise and should be included in everyday meals.
Fruits and vegetables contain two different types of fibers — soluble and insoluble. Soluble fibers are broken down in the colon and changes into biological active byproducts and gases, and insoluble fibers absorb water as it passes through the digestive system, providing additional mass for the intestinal muscles in order to ease bowel movements and stomach discomfort.
Rana also stress the importance of maintaining gastrointestinal health, as stomach ailments left unchecked can lead to a host of complicated diseases, and feel this is extremely important communicate to the general public sooner than later.
"Consuming adequate quantities of dietary fiber can lead to improvement in gastrointestinal health, and reduction in susceptibility to diseases such as diverticular disease, heart disease, colon cancer, and diabetes. Increased consumption has also been associated with increased satiety and weight loss," Rana concluded.


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It was for me too. I fell asleep off and on during it. I was glad to see shyshy uploaded the part I missed.lol Thanks Shyshy!
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I <3 Jim Carrey
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Absolutely want to see Jim on 30 Rock
but remember last time when he was on
a show and it was only for a few seconds.
I was sitting wondering, was that it??
You wait for a few hours get really hyped then...
..Please I mean't no offense to the show or to Jim
I tried to see the cameo clip
by shyshy but couldn't see it so I search the site for 30 Rock
still couldn't see it.
And I still haven't seen it, but I'm sure he did great as usual.
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For the time he was on it, yes he did very well. He deserved more time IMO but then again, this is a Jim Carrey website and I am a member lol
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Recorded from a computer isn't the best video and audio quality option. But it's better than nothing so I thank you.
Thank you!
I'm a guardian of the spark...
I'm a God damn and proud good fan... and I love it! = )>
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Sometimes 30 Rock has muliple shows one after the other so I'd
have to watch a few hours of 30 Rock in order just to
get the right one,
the time that you had may be different from
it is aired here in Canada.
I'm in my family history mode and
that is nagging at my mind so, I can sit for a few
minutes and then I'll think of another avenue
to find what I'm looking for.
I'm stuck in the 1800's approx year time and records
for that time were pretty sparce.
Especially up here in the great white north.
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that's something i would love to explore, it's just finding the info.......i know on my mums side i have French Canadian blood and a Peer but i have no idea about my dads side........i think they were shopkeepers but goodness knows.........lol......they might have been sheep rustlers........
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You just have to start with what you know,
talk to relatives, write it down.
Try and find names and places as best you can.
Find out if any relatives kept a journal or family bible.
There is usually one family member who has the family history bug.
I happen to be the one in mine. I find my mother's line easy.
My father's line difficult.
Just start asking about the family and someone may refer you
to Aunt so-and-so who has been doing research for years.
Once you get the bug though it stays with ya.
I started mine as a teenager, I've been doing it for over
35 years, and I'm still stuck on one line.
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The NBC website wont show it to us in the UK
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Slavery is still being practiced in parts of Yemen, with men, women and children all falling victim to the practice. And according to local human rights activists, the government would prefer to simply sweep the problem under the carpet.And why? Because there's almost nobody sane there to give them civilized jobs.
An investigation by the Wethaq Foundation, based on six months of field studies, has revealed 190 cases of slavery in three provinces in the north west of the country. The organisation also found evidence of people being bought and sold, and its report is raising questions about just how widespread slavery is in Yemen.
Yemeni Human Rights Watch had already documented its first case of enslavement in 2008, when activists found evidence of a slave being traded for around 2.000 euros. The case was discovered via local documents used to register real estate which included the phrase: "the slave Qenaf, son of slave Sara, was legally purchased".
According to activist Najeeb Al-Saadi, it is not uncommon for individuals from the Arab Gulf to buy slaves in Yemen and then set them free. This, he says, is seen as a charitable act, in accordance with the teachings of Islam.
Al-Saadi also claims his group was able to free a slave called Naseem during its research. The terms of release included keeping the identity of the seller confidential and keeping the slave away from the media. Naseem has now been brought to the capital Sana'a, and the Foundation is searching for someone to adopt him.
Mohammed Naji Allaw is an activist and former member of parliament. He says most slaves were set free back in the 1960s after the September 26 Revolution. They remained hugely disadvantaged though because of their low economic status.
No hope
The new findings by the Wethaq Foundation are backed up by research conducted by the Al-Masdar website in 2010. This confirmed that local communities in the North-West are comfortable with slavery. For those enslaved the situation is grim. In interviews conducted by the website, the slaves said they have not received any education and believed they had little chance of improving their situation.
According to Al-Saadi, the Yemeni authorities have been happy for the slavery question to remain hidden, and the publication of his organisation's report is raising awkward questions. When Al-Masdar previously wrote about the issue, the authorities' response was to deny slavery existed and to send troops to the North-West to intimidate those who had spoken out. Al-Saadi hopes his group's new research will make it impossible for the issue to be swept aside again and that the government will be forced to take action.
Slavery is banned and all people are equal under Yemeni law, but experts say extreme poverty fuels the practice as poor people in rural areas are often totally dependent.
As for "buying freedom" for the slaves, does it help? Not in the long term. The slavemongers will only go along and take more people hostage as slaves. The slavemongers definitely don't deserve the money for all the trouble they're causing the prisoners they hold onto.


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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government announced an inquiry into lobbying practices by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N) on Wednesday after a report that the giant retailer had pressed U.S. lawmakers to help gain access to foreign markets.
Wal-Mart disclosed in a report to the U.S. Senate that it had paid $25 million over four years to lobby American lawmakers to help gain access to overseas markets, including India.
The report spurred opposition lawmakers, who oppose Wal-Mart's entry into India, to call for an inquiry into whether any money was spent in India, even though the disclosure filing only referred to lobbying activities in the United States.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath told parliament a retired judge would be appointed to lead an investigation "pertaining to Wal-Mart's lobbying".
No further details were available about the inquiry.
Government officials have said privately there is nothing to investigate since Wal-Mart's lobbying activities in the United States were not illegal.
Wal-Mart has said allegations that a routine U.S. lobbying disclosure form reflects improper conduct on their part in India is false.
"This disclosure has nothing to do with political or governmental contacts with India government officials," said a Bharti Walmart spokesperson.
"It shows that our business interest in India was discussed with U.S. government officials along with 50 or more other topics during a three-month period."
All organizations which expend more than $11,500 annually on lobbying activities and employ at least one lobbyist must register and file the quarterly reports, the spokesperson added.
The government wants to resolve the matter as quickly as possible so that parliament can pass important financial bills before the winter session ends on December 20.
Wal-Mart has found itself entangled in a fight between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's fragile minority government and political opponents determined to thwart supermarket reform which, they say, will destroy the livelihoods of millions of small store owners.
Opposition parties have sought to portray Singh's government as the pawn of powerful foreign companies ahead of national elections due in 2014.
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart has been the most active among foreign supermarket operators keen to push their way into India's $450 billion retail market.
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As the course title suggests, Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity is meant to introduce students to the study of life in its many and varied forms. For Karen Kackley-Dutt, instructor in biology at Penn State Lehigh Valley, the challenge is sometimes, ironically, bringing the concepts elaborated in text books to life for her students. This fall, Kackley-Dutt looked for an entirely new solution to the problem and found it in the palm of her hand. An iPad mini, outfitted with a simple microscope attachment and loaded with freely available apps, allowed her students to break out of the classroom and explore the biodiversity of the campus in an up-close, streamlined and completely mobile way.
Kackley-Dutt was inspired by a colleague's "BioBlitz" lab project, which helps students take the first steps in the process of observing and documenting organisms in their habitat.
"Most people develop an interest in biology from personal experiences with living things and noticing how they affect us; like the leaves changing colors marking a change in season, or even how flu outbreaks cause students to miss class," said Kackley-Dutt. "The Lehigh Valley campus encompasses 29 acres. Our students probably notice the trees and the geese, but do they really grasp the diversity of organisms that live here? Probably not as well as they may think."
"I'll see a student who, at the beginning of this, was cringing at the thought of getting close to spiders and tree frogs and fungi, and now is getting right in there and using the technology and seeking out the organisms. I see them start to take notice of the world around them a little more deeply and I think, 'Yes! Now they get it.'" --Instructor Karen Kackley-Dutt
The BioBlitz assignment, which involves identifying and photographing different types of organisms, would help open students' eyes. Unfortunately, in its current state, the assignment required cumbersome and expensive technology to complete. Kackley-Dutt discovered a way to adapt it by using the ProScope Micro Mobile magnification lens for iPad mini. Fitted over the iPad's camera lens, the ProScope allows students to see and photograph life forms in the field.
"I never would've thought of taking a tablet outside and using it for this kind of project. It's so easy to use and really let me get hands-on experience with identifying the organisms," said Corey Wilson, a first-year student from Milford, Pa.
The students were divided into groups and asked to find, identify and photograph two each of six categories of organism including vertebrate and invertebrate animals, flowering and non-flowering plants, fungi and microscopic organisms. The availability of free apps loaded directly onto the iPad minis assisted the students in the identification process.
"It gives us more time to do observation because we don't have to capture a photo or collect a sample and then take it back to class to research what it is," said Justin Zambelli, a first-year student from Salisbury Township, Pa. "It's pretty cool to have everything we need right at our fingertips and have the freedom to go anywhere on campus to find different species."
With the help of funds provided by a private donor, Kackley-Dutt was able to secure 10 iPad minis and ProScopes for the class. Compared to the cost of traditional lab equipment, the tablets are a very cost-effective tool for the students to use. Another benefit is that most students are familiar with the basics of using mobile technology, and even if they're not, it doesn't take much effort to pick it up.
"In this class, my goal is to get these students excited about biology and biodiversity," she said. "When using a traditional microscope, there is a significant learning curve that takes time to overcome. The tablet eliminates that and lets the students get out and explore these concepts right out of the gate."
Kackley-Dutt has seen such success in using the iPad minis in her class that she already is using them for other lab projects that normally would require multiple pieces of lab equipment. For instance, the students are using the iPad and ProScope lens to observe and record the effects of different sugar concentrations on Daphnia magna, more commonly known as water fleas. They measure the organism's heart rate on the tablet's lab counter app and are able to use the video of the experiment to check their results as many times as needed. The wireless capability of the devices allows students to simply email their results to themselves for later reference when composing lab reports and presentations.
"For me, the greatest thing about this is seeing the students' perspectives transform," said Kackley-Dutt. "I'll see a student who, at the beginning of this, was cringing at the thought of getting close to spiders and tree frogs and fungi, and now is getting right in there and using the technology and seeking out the organisms. I see them start to take notice of the world around them a little more deeply and I think, 'Yes! Now they get it.'"


text: Sebrango makes fifth Team of the Week August 12, 200812:00AM PDT Previous Next Vancouver Whitecaps striker Eduardo Sebrango has been named in the USL First Division Team of the Week for the fifth time this season. The Cuban hit-man earned a spot in the Week 17 team after scoring two crucial goals in last Sunday's 3-2 home win over Atlanta Silverbacks. The goals took the experienced forward into a four-way tie atop the USL-1 goalscoring charts. Sebrango's previous selections in the weekly all-star XI occurred in Weeks One, Four, Eight, and 13 of the 2008 campaign. The Whitecaps hit-man was one of three strikers to be selected in the weekly squad, with Atlanta's Macoumba Kandji claiming a place in the team after his performance in last Tuesday's 3-2 home win over Vancouver. On-loan Portland Timbers man Bryan Jordan was also picked after scoring in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Charleston Battery. Atlanta winger Ansu Toure was one of four midfielders to be selected this week, with the talented African earning his spot after scoring both goals in the Silverbacks' defeat in Vancouver, while his teammate Scott Buete joined him in midfield after claiming two assists at Swangard on Sunday. Puerto Rico Islanders man Edwin Miranda and Minnesota Thunder's Ricardo Sanchez were also selected by the USL. Puerto Rico's Cristian Arrieta, Rochester's Alfonso Loera, and Montreal Impact's Leonardo Di Lorenzo were the three defenders to be selected, while Miami FC Blues goalkeeper Josh Saunders was named USL-1 Player of the Week after recording nine saves in Friday's goalless draw in Atlanta. Previous Next


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It's hard even to know what to say about this one. John Fugelsang, hosting Viewpoint these days on Current until the show runs its course, had a commentary last night that is just mind blowing.
Remember how back in December, Wayne LaPierre blamed shooting like Newtown on our violent culture--video games, Natural Born Killers? For example:
And here's another dirty little truth that the media try their best to conceal: There exists in this country a callous, corrupt and corrupting shadow industry that sells, and sows, violence against its own people.
Through vicious, violent video games with names like Bulletstorm, Grand Theft Auto, Mortal Kombat and Splatterhouse. And here's one: it's called Kindergarten Killers. It's been online for 10 years.
Pretty clear statement. So what the NRA release this week? Fugelsang:
Well now, just in time for the one month anniversary of that horrible, awful day in Newtown, Conn., the NRA has released a new shooting app that enables users to download NRA hypocrisy right onto their iPhones.
"NRA: Practice Range" is a video game about guns. It enables people ages 4 and up to shoot at coffin-shaped targets, where bull's-eyes are where the human brain and heart should be. Now, for $0.99 more, users can upgrade to an MK11 sniper rifle — ages 4 and up.
Unreal. It's times like this I wish I believed in hell.


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Welcome, once again, to my blog.
This week I am in Denver visiting relatives — my brother and his family. I have many nephews out here.
During my visit, I am also giving a retreat for the seminarians from the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary. They have 41 seminarians from 14 different dioceses. I accepted this invitation in part because Archbishop Charles J. Chaput is my classmate and good friend. He has worked hard to promote the seminary.
The retreat is held at Camp St. Malo, a wonderful retreat house in the Rocky Mountains.
We are at the timberline with a spectacular view of the snow-covered peaks and, if you can imagine, there are bears, mountain lions and mountain goats in the area around the facility!
In fact, this is the same place Pope John Paul II came to go hiking in the mountains when he was in Denver for World Youth Day.
John Paul II at St. Malo in 1993
I came to the Denver seminary many years ago when Cardinal James Francis Stafford was the archbishop, and I gave a retreat to the priests of Denver in this same retreat house. It is a wonderful facility, and my visit gives me a little more time for prayer and reflection as we start the new year — an opportunity I appreciate very much.
In all, I will deliver 19 talks to the seminarians during the course of the week. I have already spoken to them about prayer, evangelical councils, the new evangelization and different aspects of the priesthood. In the evening, we have Eucharistic adoration until 11 p.m.
Interestingly enough, though I may be speaking, the seminarians are not. It is a silent retreat, so they do not talk, not even at meals.
Thursday night, however, we had a question and answer session. It was very a lively session — quite a contrast to the time of silence.
Three priests from the seminary are accompanying me at the retreat — two Jesuit fathers and a diocesan priest. They are here as spiritual advisors and confessors.
One interesting program at the seminary in Denver is their "spiritual year." It is a yearlong program for spiritual formation with emphasis on prayer and apostolic service to the poor. Being here gives me an opportunity to hear from the seminarians themselves about how they have experienced that year. At St. John's in Boston, we have been sending seminarians out to Creighton University, a Jesuit school in Nebraska, for a similar program, but it lasts only a summer rather than a full year.
The Jesuits are scheduled to vote for a new father general Jan. 19, and I have asked the seminarians at the retreat — and now I am asking you — to pray for that election because it has such repercussions in the life of the Church. The Jesuit order is responsible for so many centers of learning and formation. The order has such an impact pastorally and formationally in the Church, and it is very important that they choose a good superior general. So we pray that the Holy Spirit will guide the fathers who are at their general congregation.
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Each year, the Massachusetts Citizens for Life holds their Interfaith Assembly for Life at Faneuil Hall in Boston.
The historic Faneuil Hall
The event, held Jan. 13 this year, is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Most years I have been able to be with them personally, and they have often gathered an extraordinary group of leaders of the community and people who are dedicated to the gospel of life. I know that many people from our parishes and, of course, Marianne Luthin from our own Pro-Life Office were a part of it. We are very supportive of the Massachusetts Citizens for Life and are grateful for the events that they sponsor — this interfaith assembly each January and the Walk to Aid Mothers and Children each October.
Since I was unable to attend, I sent along this message which Marianne read, on my behalf, to the assembly:
Marianne Luthin delivering my message
Dear Friends in Life,
Thank you for the opportunity to join with you by letter at the 35th Annual Interfaith Assembly for Life. I regret that travel plans made it impossible for me to be with you at Faneuil Hall today. Please know of my prayers for the success of this Assembly and for the hope that one day soon our nation will restore protection of the sanctity of human life as the cornerstone of our society.
It is a privilege to join with clergy and laity from many faiths in our shared commitment to what the forefathers of our nation so rightly termed the "inalienable" right to life.
As we approach the 35th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing abortion on demand, we call to mind in a special way the nearly 50 million unborn children denied the right to life and the millions of women whose lives have been forever shattered by their participation in abortion. We also take this time to hold up in thanksgiving the courageous witness of all those who have been unwavering in their defense of life, including the late Congressman Henry Hyde who is being remembered in a special way at this Assembly. In their names, I offer the concluding words of the prayer of the late Pope John Paul II in his encyclical, The Gospel of Life,
"…Grant that all who believe in your Son may proclaim the Gospel of Life with honesty and love to the people of our time. Obtain for them the grace to accept that Gospel as a gift ever new, the joy of celebrating it with gratitude throughout their lives and the courage to bear witness to it resolutely, in order to build, together with all people of good will, the civilization of truth and love, to the praise and glory of God, the Creator and lover of life."
May the Lord of Life richly bless you and support your ongoing efforts to promote a culture of life and a civilization of love.
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Also this week, the archdiocese was happy to announce the appointment of our new secretary of education and superintendent of schools, Dr. Mary Grassa O'Neill. A product of Catholic schools herself, she is an active parishioner and extraordinary minister of Holy Communion at her parish in Milton. She was superintendent in Milton for many years and, before that, she had been a senior administrator in the Boston Public Schools, so she also has experience with inner city schools. She has recently been training principals and teachers in a program at Harvard University.
Dr. Mary Grassa O'Neill
Dr. Grassa O'Neill is a woman of extraordinary energy and experience, and we know she will attract a great deal of new talent to our Catholic school system. She will help us as we work with our pastors and principals at the Catholic Schools Office to make Catholic education the very best education in the faith and in the academic programs that we offer to our young people.
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Over a year ago I formed a commission to study the faith formation of our adolescents and young adults. After looking at the recommendations of that committee, we have decided to restructure how we deliver services to youth and young adults. The change will also affect how the different offices and agencies for youth and young adults relate to each other.
We are bringing together the Offices for Youth and Young Adults with Campus Ministry and the Vocations Office. With this new office, the people who work with adolescents and young adults in the archdiocese will have contact with each other. They will be able to support each other, coordinate their efforts to evangelize, form young people in the faith and prepare them for their vocations in life, especially the call to holiness: the call to priesthood, religious life and the call to marriage.
I have asked Father Matt Williams, who I recently appointed director of the Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults, to share with you his thoughts and plans about the new office:
Father Matt Williams
Hello everyone from the brand new Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults. I'd like to begin by thanking Cardinal Seán for inviting me to be a guest writer on his blog this week.
As I begin, let me introduce myself. I am Father Matt Williams and I was born and raised in Braintree, MA. I am 33 years old and I am the oldest of two. I attended Xaverian Brothers High School (class of 1992) and played football there with two guys who went on to play in the NFL (Matt Hasselbeck and Greg Comella). I joke with the teens telling them that Matt Hasselbeck was the reason why I didn't go on to a pro-football career as a quarterback.
After Xaverian, I attended Stonehill College and studied accounting. I graduated from Stonehill in 1997 and entered St. John's Seminary that fall. I was ordained a priest of Jesus Christ on May 24, 2003 and have spent the last four and half years at St. Mary's Parish in Dedham. It was the best assignment a newly ordained priest could have asked for. I have been so blessed to live in residence with many great priests (and a Bishop as well!), and serve the wonderful people of St. Mary's. It was extremely difficult to leave a parish family that I love so much.
One of the greatest blessings of my priesthood has been working with youth and young adults. St. Mary's has a Life Teen youth ministry program that recently celebrated its tenth anniversary. The blessings of this program have been abundant, from the establishment of a comprehensive middle school youth ministry program (Edge) to an Alumni program for our college students, to a R.E.F.L.E.C.T. group for adults. At St. Mary's I have had the privilege of walking with our young people along their life's transitions while serving them as their priest.
WYD Germany 2005 Our group from St. Mary's with Cardinal Seán
For me, the highlight of this ministry was being able to celebrate Mass each week and to see young people (youth and young adults) come to a deeper love and passion for Jesus Christ, especially for His True Presence in the Holy Eucharist. I can honestly say that during this time at St. Mary's the Lord placed a deep love within me for young people, and little did I know that He was ultimately preparing me for this new ministry. I love psalm 16: "He has put into my heart a marvelous love for the faithful ones who dwell in his land."
At Cardinal Seán's initiative, I was asked to become the director of this new office to lead young people to a radical decision of faith, life and vocation. I almost dropped the phone I was on when he asked me. I am overwhelmed and humbled to think of what it is that this office has been called to do. But I am also excited and confident that the Holy Spirit is doing something new in this Archdiocese, and as we "ARISE" as an Archdiocese, the young people of Boston will be play a major role in revitalizing our Church.
So what's up with the name:
Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults?
Well, we wanted a name that would energize and excite, as well as capture the vision of what this office will be about. The words "New Evangelization" are proclaimed by our late and great Holy Father, John Paul II, who was drawing from the wisdom of Pope Paul VI as he addressed the challenges facing the mission of the Church. The term "New Evangelization" is meant to be prophetic and revolutionary. Acknowledging that there are so many Catholics and Christians who are Christian in name only, there is a dire need for evangelization to be new in its "ardor, methods and expression" (JPII). It is "not a merely matter of passing on doctrine but rather of a personal and profound meeting with the Savior" (JPII). Now that is exciting!!!
So why youth AND young adults in the same office???
Well, Cardinal Seán says it best: "business as usual isn't working." Something new is needed! A recent study out of the University of North Carolina researched how effective different denominations have been in passing on the faith to their young. Catholics came in last. If you think of it, most of our efforts to reach out to young people revolve around sacraments: baptism, first reconciliation, first communion, confirmation and marriage. What we fail to do is walk with our young people from one sacrament to the next. Inevitably young people fall through the cracks. Just ask any pastor what percentage of the couples who come to him for marriage in the Church he knows personally. NOT MANY! What is needed is a new vision in which we intentionally organize ministries that accompany our young people through all stages, from early adolescence through adulthood. In this way the Church is actively meeting her young people at these crucial moments in their lives. I have to confess, we have sincerely tried to do this at St. Mary's and although we are far from perfect I can honestly say that it does work!
Some Boston pilgrimns at WYD in Germany
What is the make up of the office?
The office itself will consist of CYO, Scouting, middle school and high school ministries, high school priest chaplaincy, high school campus ministry and young adult ministry. This Office will focus on journeying with our young people before, during, and after confirmation, through high school, into college, and through the discernment of their vocation. The office will also plan and coordinate with the Office for College Campus Ministry, the Vocation Office, and Marriage Ministries (remote education and preparation).
Who is involved?
As of today, Kathy Stebbins will be the coordinator for youth ministry. She is excited about this new opportunity and vision and looks forward to jumping into the thick of things. There will be an assistant director to the office. We will be hiring a coordinator of young adult ministries, and an office manager/minister to young people who will be as much on the front lines as in the office. Thus the office will consist of five full-time people and a number of part time members (priest chaplains, CYO coordinator, Scouting Coordinator, etc). At this time only two (Kathy and myself) are established so please bear with us as we assemble our team.
More Boston pilgrims at WYD in Germany, this time being greeted by the locals
The Mission
Inspired by the need for a New Evangelization, our mission is to form disciples of Jesus Christ and His Church, through a unified vision for ministry to young people, from early adolescence through young adulthood.
Goals of the Office:
1. Well coordinated and unified ministerial outreach to youth (middle school through high school), college students and young adults, in order to meet them at the crucial moments of their lives, so as to help them make a "radical choice of faith and life" (JPII).
2. Provide ongoing support, mentoring and training for the human, intellectual, pastoral and spiritual formation of youth and young adults, as well as those who serve them.
3. Coordination and supervision of youth and young adult ministries.
4. Direction of middle and high school priest chaplains.
5. Coordination of high school campus ministers in order to envision, plan and collaborate in the ministry. Oversee and provide for the ongoing formation of campus ministers. Assist in coordinating the relationships between priest chaplains and the campus ministers. Finally, oversee the approval process of campus ministers who are considered for employment by the high school.
6. Ongoing planning, coordination and collaboration with the Director of College Campus Ministries.
7. Support and create a culture of vocations through ongoing planning, coordination and collaboration with the Vocation Office, for vocation awareness, and Marriage Ministries, for remote marriage education and preparation.
8. Collaborate with various offices and ministries, both within the Archdiocese and beyond, as needs and opportunities arise in reaching out to youth and young adults.
9. Facilitate fruitful collaboration and networking opportunities among pastors, parents, youth ministers, campus ministers and volunteers.
What can you expect from this office as we go forward???
— Draw upon the collective wisdom of the Pastors and those who serve young people through personal meetings, ministry audits and needs assessments.
— Provide High quality training, retreats and ongoing-formation for those who minister to young people.
— Execute powerful and exciting Archdiocesan events (middle school rallies, h.s. rallies, young adult conferences)
— Offer new and exciting opportunities for reaching youth and young adults:
— Eucharistic Congress (March 28 & 29th 2008)
— Pilgrimages
— Service missions
— Retreats
— Renewed focus and energy for successful events such as World Youth Day (July 2008), and the Pilgrimage for Life in Washington, D.C. (Jan. 2008).
— Implement the recommendations of the Faith Formation Committee.
— Create affordable and effective resources for priests, youth ministers and volunteers.
Drawing this blog to a close I would like to express how honored, happy and excited I am about this new office, and the opportunity to serve and work with you. As I begin as director of this office, I realize that I have a learning curve the size of Australia. It is my intention to meet with all those serving young people. It is a new beginning and opportunity for all of us and I sincerely want to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit working through the many people He has chosen to serve the Church. It will definitely be a slow start but I can assure you once our team is set the New Evangelization will be in full force.
I ask you to remember Kathy and myself and the Office in your prayers, and you can be assured of our daily prayers as well.
Relying on the intercession of St. John Bosco (patron saint of youth), St. Therese of Liseux (co-patroness of the missions), John Paul II (whose legacy is the inspiration for this office) and of course Our Lady (whose children we are),
I am sincerely yours in Christ,
Fr. Matt +
An event you don't want to miss!!!!!
Boston Eucharistic Congress for
College Students and Young Adults
Becoming the Change: Building a Civilization of Love
Friday March 28th & 29th @ St. Stephen's in the North End
Cardinal Seán
Father Peter Cameron (Editor of Magnificat)
Mr. Paul George (National Speaker and founder of Adore Ministries)
Service opportunities throughout the Boston Area
Free food Catered by the Restaurants of the North End
Eucharistic Adoration lead by the music of Jon Niven
Eucharistic Procession down Hanover Street
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For the "photo of the week," I am posting not one but two photos Father Matt sent us, showing the vitality and the energy of our youth. Please pray for the success of this office and for our efforts to evangelize our new generations of Catholics.
From Denver, I will be traveling to Washington D.C. to participate in the March for Life next Tuesday. I look forward to share with you that experience in next week's blog.
Until then,
God Bless
Cardinal Seán


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The editions of all the dolls is 1000 except for Rio whose production size is 850.
Classic Jem
Jerrica Benton
Synergy This doll appears to use the Elise Jolie sculpt.
Rio Pacheco
Each retails for $119. The girls are 12" and Rio is 12.5"
Photo Credits
Promotional Poster - Hasbro
Four Dolls - Integrity Toys


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A small minority of West Ham's travelling support were criticised in the aftermath of the Hammers' 3-1 defeat at Spurs in November for anti-Semitic chanting.
The club's owners issued a statement that read: "We both feel it is hugely important that we are continuing our great work from 2012 that highlights discrimination in society today. We supported a number of key initiatives last year which we are continuing to build on throughout 2013.
"We firmly believe that West Ham United is a club that promotes fairness and inclusion and we want the Boleyn Ground to continue to be a place that people from all backgrounds feel welcome."
Co-owner Gold is of Jewish heritage and his joint statement stressed that any fans found guilty of partaking in such chanting would face strict punishments.
"We have made it very clear that we will not tolerate any form of discriminatory behaviour and one by one we will root out those fans that do not deserve to represent this great club of ours," the statement continued. "We must be clear that we will pursue the harshest sanctions against any individual who goes against what we stand for as a club.
"It is obvious that the vast, vast majority of Hammers fans support the club in the right way and we are very grateful for the tremendous backing we receive from our supporters. However, in the rare case that supporters do see or hear anything they think is unacceptable, there are a number of ways they can report the matter.
"Everyone at West Ham United is looking forward to Monday's visit of Tottenham Hotspur. It should be a fantastic game of football."
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce also remains hopeful the club's fans will behave themselves on Monday. "I hope there's nothing untoward that happens in terms of chanting," he said.
"Like everybody else we want to try to reduce it to its bare minimum. We'd like to cut it out completely but I don't think that's ever going to be the case when people get involved in emotional situations. But if we spot it we've got to deal with it and hopefully there won't be any."
Source: PA
Source: PA