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The Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd
A 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II service is offered at the Camp Good News Christian Center, 71 Route 131 in Forestdale. The Rev. Michael Rennier is pastor. Coffee and refreshments are served after the service. Communion is celebrated each Sunday. Call 508-420-0800.
Barnstable Friends Meeting (Quakers of the Light)
Unprogrammed worship (meditations, contemplation and silent prayer) is shared Sundays from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Burgess House, 559 Route 149, Marstons Mills. Contact Rachel at email@example.com
Cape Cod Synagogue
The synagogue is located at 145 Winter St., Hyannis.
Shabbat services are held every Friday and Saturday. All are invited to attend. Family Shabbat and Shabbat Dinner are on the first Friday of every month. For more information, call 508-775-2988.
Christ Chapel
Koinonia praise and worship service is at 8:30 a.m. Child care is provided. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Second worship service 11 a.m. Prayer meeting Wednesdays at 1 p.m. On Communion Sundays there is a combined service at 10 a.m. followed by pot luck lunch (no Sunday school).
Chapel is at 1200 Old Stage Road in Centerville. The Rev. Dr. John Paul Lotz is the senior pastor. Call 508-420-1200 or go to www.christchapelcapecod.org.
Corpus Christi
Mass is celebrated at Corpus Christi, 324 Quaker Meetinghouse Road in East Sandwich, Monday through Friday at 9 a.m., Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 7, 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Call 508-888-0209.
Cotuit Federated Church
The church holds worship and Sunday school at 10 a.m. Nursery is provided. Cotuit Federated is a combined United Church of Christ/United Methodist Church at School and High streets. Call 508-428-6163.
Faith Assembly of God Church
The morning message is delivered at 9:30 a.m. Evening Bible study is each Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the church on 154 Bearses Way in Hyannis. All are welcome.
The Christian Recovery Fellowship meets from 7:30-8:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday, while renovations continue at the Salvation Army in Hyannis. E-mail: email@example.com.
Faith Baptist Church
Faith Baptist Church at 245 Osterville-West Barnstable Road in Osterville holds services at 10 a.m. every Sunday, with adult and children's Sunday school at 9 a.m. Childcare and classes are available for children of all ages. A mid-week prayer is held each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., and youth group for grades 7-12 meets Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. The Rev. John L. Kerns is pastor. For information, call 508-420-2252 or visit www.faithbaptistofcapecod.com.
Federated Church of Hyannis
The Federated Church of Hyannis, 320 Main St., Hyannis, holds services Sunday at 10 a.m. The Rev. Dr. John A. Terry is minister. A taped broadcast of the previous week's service can be heard Sundays at 7:05 a.m. on WOCN-FM (104.7). Call 508-775-0298 or visit www.federatedchurch.org.
First Baptist Church, Hyannis
First Baptist Church is at 486 Main St., Hyannis. Sunday worship service and Sunday School begin at 10 a.m. Adult Bible study is 9 a.m. Sundays, 2 p.m. Tuesdays. Men's Bible study is twice a month on Thursdays, 6 p.m.; ladies' Bible study is weekly on Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Prayer hour at noon each Monday. Pot luck supper followed by intergenerational program is monthly on Saturday evening. The Rev. Carl Heick is pastor. Call 508-775-1846.
First Church of Christ, Scientist – Hyannis
The church is located at the corner of Bearse's Way and Stevens Street. Services are held each Sunday morning at 10:30 in English. On the first Sunday of each month, a Portuguese service is held at noon. A testimony meeting is held each Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. to share healings and remarks on Christian Science. Child care is available at all services and meetings.
The Reading Room, open to the public, is located at 357 Main St. in Hyannis. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with additional hours on Wednesday and Friday from 4 to 7. Available for purchase or study are the Christian Science Monitor and all authorized Christian Science literature. Computers are also available to access Christian Science Web sites including www.spirituality.com. All are welcome.
First Lutheran Church
Sunday worship services are 8:30 and 11 a.m., with Sunday school and adult education at 9:45 a.m.
The church holds a Taize service the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. Taize is an ecumenical, peaceful way to pray that uses musical chants, silent meditation and scripture readings.
The church at 1663 Main St. (Route 6A) in West Barnstable is handicap accessible. Call 508-362-3161 or visit www.flccapecod.org.
Kollel of Cape Cod
Erev Shabbat Family Worship services are held at 7 p.m. each month by Kollel of Cape Cod at 150 Flint St. in Marstons Mills. A community Shabbat dinner is at 6 p.m. Reservations for the dinner are required; call 508-428-5576. For more information, go to www.kollelcapecod.org.
Marstons Mills Community Church
Worship service is at 10 a.m. every Sunday. We are a Bible-based, Christ-centered church, with a local fellowship. Sunday school is at 9 a.m., with worship at 10 a.m. The church is at 2135 Main St. Call 508-428-7974 or go to www.marstonsmillscommunitychurch.org.MashpeeCongregationalChurch (UCC)
Weekly Sunday worship is held at 10 a.m. at 259 Shore Drive in Mashpee. The Rev. Jim Scovil is minister. Call 508-477-9211 or visit www.mashpeeucc.org.
New Road Nondenominational Church
New Road is an informal, nondenominational church that meets Sundays at 10 a.m. at 1480 Route 28 in Centerville. All are welcome. For information on other meetings call 508-775-7723 or contact email@example.com.
One Light
The Center for Spiritual Transformation is an interdenominational new thought church, created specifically for those who do not want to align with any single spiritual tradition. Gatherings are held the second and fourth Sunday of each month at the Cape Cod & Islands Realtors Association Conference Center in West Yarmouth. Call 508-428-6248 or go to www.peaceoncapecod.org.
Osterville Baptist Church
Services are 9 and 10:45 a.m. Dr. Nicholas Gatzke will be preaching. Signing for hearing impaired by request at 9 a.m. Nursery provided for ages 3 and under, both services; Bible School thru age 12, 9 a.m., Little Kids' worship (age 3-K) and WAVE worship (gr.1-6), 10:45 a.m.; prayer, Wednesdays 7 p.m.; Youth Group, Wednesdays 7 p.m.; Men's Bible study Saturdays 7 a.m.; AWANA Fridays 6 p.m. (none on Christmas Eve). For adult small group studies schedule, check Web site. The church is located at 842 Main St. For more info, call 508-428-2787 or go to www.ostervillebaptist.org.
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Worship services and Sunday School are held at 10 a.m. with Bible studies at 9 a.m., both led by Rev. Randell Bessette. A nursery is also provided. Sunday school for children is at 10 a.m. The church is located at 14 Cape Drive, Mashpee. Call 508-477-4966.
Presbyterian Church of Cape Cod
Sunday worship is at 10 a.m. with Christian education classes at 9 a.m. There are study times at 6 p.m. on Sundays and 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. The church is across from Cape Cod Community College on Route 132 in West Barnstable and can be found on-line at www.capecodopc.com.
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
The church is located at 347 South St., Hyannis. Masses include: Saturday at 4 p.m. (English); Sundays at 9 and 11 a.m. (English); Sundays at 1 p.m. (Latin); Sundays at 3 p.m. (Spanish); Sundays at 7 p.m. (Brazilian/Portuguese). 508-775-5361.
St. George Greek Orthodox
Orthos is at 8:30, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 and Sunday School at 10 a.m. The church is at 1130 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Centerville.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
St. Mary's Episcopal Church is located at 3055 Main St. (Rte. 6A) in Barnstable Village. Weekend services include a Saturday 5 p.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II; Sunday 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I and Holy Eucharist Rite II at 10 a.m. During the school year, Church School with Godly Play for pre-K through grade 5 at 9:30 a.m., with organ and full choir at 10 a.m. Sunday. Year round: Children's Joy Mass, 10:30 a.m. the 4th Sunday of the month; nursery care from 9:30-11:15 a.m. for the 10 a.m. service. Holy Eucharist with Healing service Wednesday at 10 a.m. Rev. Stephen Smith, rector, presides. Call 508-362-3977 or go to www.stmarys-church.org.
St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Christian Church
Divine Liturgy and Sunday school are held Sundays at 10 a.m. All services are in English. The church is at 62 Main St. in Cotuit. Call 508-420-1113.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Holy Eucharist Rite I services at 8 a.m., Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II with music at 10 a.m. Nursery provided. Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m. and Bible Study at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; The Rev. Denzil Luckritz is the pastor. Call 508-428-3561 or visit www.stpeters-capecod.org. The church is located at 421 Wianno Ave., Osterville.
Seventh Day Adventist Church
The SDA Church runs the Bayberry Christian School for elementary grades. Separate Sabbath School Bible studies are held for children and adults at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday followed by Worship Service at 10:50 a.m. On the first and third Sabbaths of each month, a potluck dinner is offered following the service. Wednesday night Prayer Meetings are held at 7. The SDA church is pastored by Pastor Mark Gagnon, 2736 Falmouth Road, Route 28 in Osterville. Call 508-428-8921.
South Congregational Church
Worship is held at 10 a.m. at 565 Main St. in Centerville. Church school for children in preschool through eighth grade is available. A coffee hour follows the service. The church also offers adult, family, children's and bell choirs. Call 508-775-8332.
Unitarian Church of Barnstable
The church is at the corner of Route 6A and Phinney's Lane, Barnstable Village. The Rev. Dr. Kristen L. Harper will lead morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 26. Sermon topic will be "T'was the Day After Christmas." Religious education program for children begins at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome to join the social hour following the service. Child care is available during service. 508-362-6381.
United Methodist Church
Sunday worship services are at 9 and 10:45 a.m. in the church sanctuary, with Communion and nursery care at both services. Coffee hour follows. Nursery care offered at both services. Sunday school at 9 and 10:45 a.m. The Rev. John E. Holt is pastor.
The church is located at 57 Pond St. in Osterville. Church phone: 508-428-2811.
Unity on Cape Cod
All are welcome at the service at 10 a.m. Sunday at 147 Walton Ave., Hyannis. The Rev. Steve Carty Cordry will speak. Meditation circles and Oneness blessings are offered throughout the year. Sunday School is offered during the regular school year. Children are always welcome. Coffee and refreshments are served Sundays in the church's new Friendship Hall, downstairs from the main chapel. Call 508-775-8400 or visit www.yeahgod.org.
West Parish of Barnstable
Services of this United Church of Christ congregation are every Sunday at 10 a.m. at the 1717 Meetinghouse on Route 149 in West Barnstable, led by the Rev. Reed Baer. Church school, youth groups and nursery care are offered.
Call 508-362-4445 or visit www.westparish.org.
West Yarmouth Congregational Church
Services at the West Yarmouth Congregational Church, 383 Route 28, West Yarmouth, are held every Sunday at 10 a.m. Junior High Youth Group begins Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. The Rev. Charles K. Soule is the pastor. Call 508-775-0891.
Zion Union Church
Zion Union Church is a multicultural, multiethnic and multigenerational ministry located at 805 Attucks Lane, Hyannis. Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m. Adult and youth (ages 5-17) classes Sundays at 9:30 a.m. - join us for interactive teaching of biblical principles. Noon Day Prayer, Tuesdays at noon; Bible Study and Prayer Service, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Rev. Bernard Harris, Sr., is senior pastor. 508-771-4311 or www.zionunionchurch.org.NOTES
Unity on Cape Cod
Unity on Cape Cod will hold a Christmas Eve candle lighting ceremony at 7 p.m. Dec. 24 at the church, 147 Walton Ave., Hyannis. All are welcome. 508-775-8400.
Federated Church of Hyannis
A Christmas Eve service for the whole family will be held at 5 p.m. Dec. 24 at the Federated Church, 320 Main Street. 508-775-0298.
Unitarian Christmas services
The Unitarian Church of Barnstable, Rte. 6A and Phinney's Lane, Barnstable Village will hold Christmas Eve services on Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. (intergenerational service); and 7 p.m. (candlelight service). 508-362-6381.
First Lutheran Church
First Lutheran Church, 1663 Main St., Rte. 6A, West Barnstable, is holding the following special services to celebrate the season:
Dec. 24: Family service, 5 p.m.; other Christmas Eve services: 7:30 and 11 p.m.; Dec. 25: 10 a.m.; Dec. 26 and Jan. 2: one service, 9:30 a.m.; Jan. 6: Epiphany service, noon. For further information call 508-362-3161.
Christmas Eve at Osterville Baptist
Christmas Eve services at the Osterville Baptist Church, 842 Main Street, are at 4 and 5:30 p.m. Dec. 24. 508-428-2787.
St. Peter's Church
St. Peter's Church, 421 Wianno Ave., Osterville, will hold the following seasonal services:
Dec. 24: 4 p.m. - Family Service; 8 p.m. - Choral Eucharist; 11 p.m. - Midnight Mass.
Dec. 25: 10 a.m., Holy Communion
Dec. 26: 8 and 10 a.m. – Holy Communion (no children's chapel)
Jan. 2: 8 a.m. - Holy Communion; 10 a.m. - lessons and carols with Holy Communion. 508-428-3561.
West Yarmouth services
The West Yarmouth Congregational Church, 383 Rte. 28, will hold a candlelight service with lessons and carols at 7 p.m. Dec. 24. 508-775-0891.
Cancer support group
The Catholic Cancer Support Group at Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month in the church's Parish Rectory, preceded by a Mass and anointing of the sick in the church. The next meeting will be on Jan. 11, where Fr. John Kelleher, Parochial Vicar at OLV, will deliver a special spiritual message.
The support group is faith-based but all are welcome. For more information, call Mary Lees at 508-771-1106.
Help for tough times
A free booklet, "Help in Tough Times: Community Resource Directory," is online at www.ostervillebaptist.org. The directory contains a list of various services available to those in need of community, health, substance abuse and employment services. For more info call 508-428-2878.
Recover in fellowship
The Christian Recovery Fellowship, a group with the mission of providing a "spiritually consistent platform for the restoration of broken lives," meets Monday through Saturday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Faith Assembly of God Church, 154 Bearses Way, Hyannis. Contact Charlie Markarian at 508-775-5733 or email@example.com.
Group offers Buddhist meditation
The Cape Cod Dharma Collective meets the first and third Sunday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at CIGSYA, 56 Barnstable Road, Hyannis. The group offers peer-led, alternative Buddhist meditation and a dharma discussion group. All are welcome regardless of background, tradition or level of practice. E-mail email@example.com.
Discussion and meditation
Spirit Journey philosophical/metaphysical discussion and meditation group meets on Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Winslow House of First Parish Brewster Church on Route 6A. Call 508-349-0805. Meetings are free.
Buddhist meditation for beginners
The Cape Sangha, a Zen Buddhist meditation group, meets Sundays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Unity on Cape Cod, 147 Walton Ave. in Hyannis. All are welcome, and basic instruction in meditation is offered to beginners. The group is affiliated with the Community of Mindful Living and the Unified Buddhist Church. Go to www.capesangha.org or www.yeahgod.org for more information.
Zen Center presents weekly meditation
The Cape Cod Zen Center has weekly meditation practice at the Unitarian Church of Barnstable, Route 6A, Barnstable Village. The Tuesday morning group meets at 8 a.m. in the RE area downstairs. The Center also has five meditation sessions per week at the Zen Center, 169 North Main St., South Yarmouth. Call for times or visit www.capecodzen.com. There are also retreats, field trips to the Providence Zen Center and monthly talks. Info: 508-362-2410.
Send us your news
The Religious Services section welcomes listings for houses of worship in Barnstable and surrounding towns as well as news of programs, achievements and events. Send your news to The Barnstable Patriot, ATT: Religious Services, PO Box 1208, Hyannis, MA 02601; or by fax to 508-790-3997, marked RELIGIOUS SERVICES; or to firstname.lastname@example.com


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As a child I used to diligently peel back the layers in quarter-sections lengthways, and then nibble at them one by one. Only then, with a scoop of chapatti, would I eat the stuffing of that individual okra, with a warm, smug glow of self satisfaction. And then repeat the process. My tailored technique did slow down mealtimes, but personally I think my parents were just pleased that I was eating something green: and that okra too! We didn't know many other kids who would eat them, at least not as happily as I did. In fact I remember one of my cousin's being close to tears when encouraged to be sensible and eat their portion…."Deena does?" This made me feel like a very sophisticated little kid – did I have good taste or was it just that I was more willing to try? I revelled in my mother's cheerful flaunting of this fact to my aunts as well as her friends. "She eats okra you know! In fact it's one of her favourite meals and she even eats an extra chappati when we have this particular curry". Parents! Kids! In fact, I think stuffed okra was indeed one of my favourite curries. Sometimes I would just roll it whole in the middle of a chapatti and then have a mighty mouthful. They're quite a fun vegetable to eat you know. Why is this exquisite curry not served in restaurants?
It was, and still is, especially important to me that they sit in a mild, but pretty garlicky curry base. Not watery, but thick and happy. A luscious coating shall we say. Enough to add a tang of tomato, but I don't want them drenched; no that would be awful. And I certainly can't have them sticky-that's neglectfully tragic. Simmer gently on a light flame, don't rush.
I adore the way they are stacked in the Indian grocers, mounds and mounds of ladies fingers. I've always found that name so off-putting. Long green bullets being bent and scraped by scanning, analytical grocery shoppers. I'm always amused by the conversations around okra stands…people run their fingers like pensive ploughs over and through them, tutting and clicking their tongues; a distinct sign that they are unimpressed. Not woody, not browned. Green and slender, that's how they should be…that's what they're discussing, scattered amongst talk of daughter-in-laws and mother-in-laws.
I've experienced okra diversely, cooked in soups, Gujarati yogurt soups (kadhi), African stews, American-style breaded and fried, stir fried with sugar and then there's the shredded and fried variety as found in Mumbai. I've tasted them in a ratatouille and also stir fried in soy sauce and chili. Nevertheless, one of the okra recipes that sits closest to my heart is this one.
Although the traditional recipe calls for the stuffing being bound with oil, I simply can't bring myself to do it. My father and I have regular enthused discussions about this. He buys into the idea and will go along with it, but pushes my version of this stuffing, which is slightly stickier, in my direction… "You do it". So here is how I do it;
250g of okra
6 tbsp of gram flour
2 tbsp of corriander powder and 1 tsp of cumin powder
salt to taste
3 tsp of lemon juice
1/2 tsp turmeric
2 tbsp of vegetable oil
2tbsp of water for the stuffing and 1/2 cup hot water for the curry base.
Chili powder to taste, I use about 2 tsp
1/2 can of plum peeled tomatoes
1-2 chilies
2-3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1. Wash the okra and dry them individually with kitchen paper and then leave the to stand and dry completely. This will help to avoid that gunky texture.
2. Toast the gram flour gently for about 1-2 minutes, but dont let the gram flour burn
3. Combine the gram flour, cumin powder, corriander powder, salt and turmeric and mix thoroughly
4. Add the oil, lemon juice and water to the spices mix and form a dough.
5. When the okra are dry, create a slit vertically from top to tail in the centre of the okra but avoid touching the bottom and top tips.
6. Stuff them each generously and close them firmly.
7. In a deep set pan, heat a splash of oil and add the mustard seeds and allow them to pop. Stir in the chopped garlic and chili and saute until golden, before mixing in the tomato and salt. Bring this to a simmer and then place the okra in gently.
8. Coat the okra with the mixture gently and simmer on a low flame for about 5 minutes before adding 1/2 cup of hot water. Bring to a simmer again and cook on a medium flame until the okra are soft enough to pierce all the way through. This should take about 15 minutes.
I suggest devouring these okra with lots of natural yogurt of raitha and hot buttery chappati's or naan bread.


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Philosopher AC Grayling: If the head of a drug cartel was involved in a conspiracy, we would ask some very serious questions once he came to the UK. Why should we treat the Pope any differently?
Author Philip Pullman: In one way, I hope the wretched organisation will vanish entirely.
Peter Tatchell: He has strayed from the moral and ethical values of most Catholics and most of humanity.
This is not just advocacy of secularism or atheism. It is so emotionally charged and hostile to the Church that it better deserves the name of anti-clericalism.
Which raises a question. Anti-clericalism has mostly featured in countries in which the Catholic Church played an influential role in society. There were intellectuals in these countries who, in rebelling against society, sought to attack and undermine the Church through acts of mockery, sacrilege, dispossession or violence.
But modern Britain is run along secular, liberal principles. So why would intellectuals there feel the need to kick so viciously at the Pope?
I'm open to ideas, but I would answer this way. For some decades, a pure form of liberalism has asserted itself. Liberalism no longer accepts values drawn from aristocratic codes of honour, or a family ethos, or identification with a national tradition, or ideals of masculine or feminine behaviour.
So there is no tempering of a liberal world view. Liberalism is going it alone and this is leading to ever more radical forms of liberal concepts of equality and justice.
Admittedly, there are some liberals (e.g. Tony Blair) who seem to want to take the Church with them, i.e. to liberalise the Church. But for those who don't, the gap between what the Church holds in principle and what they hold in principle will have grown - not because the Church has become more radical in what it holds, but because the secular liberals have.
To put all this another way, if you want your liberalism pure and "uncompromised", then you may not react too favourably to the Pope arguing that Christian institutions should be allowed to be run along Christian, rather than liberal, lines. The Pope's views would have been far less controversial even 30 years ago, but now they conflict with the expectations of a section of the political class - even to the point of rousing powerfully anti-clerical feelings amongst some of those most committed to secularism (and betraying the fact that liberal toleration isn't always so tolerant).


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Given that their time-spanning magnum opus "Cloud Atlas" was a Herculean labor of love four years in the making, filmmakers Andy and Lana Wachowski and their co-director Tom Tywker finally decided to tell as well as show.
The Wachowskis, the writing/directing team behind "Bound," "The Matrix" and "Speed Racer," have long demurred when it comes to talking about their films, their process and their creative intentions. But after the lengths they went to get their ambitious vision for Dennis Mitchell's bestselling sci-fi novel to the screen, this time adding Tywker – the German filmmaker behind the much-admired "Run Lola Run" and "Perfume" – as co-director, the trio are stepping out from behind their Oz-like curtain to talk about making what essentially became the most ambitious and expensive indie art film in history.
On the Wachowski siblngs breaking their long-established reluctance to be interviewed:
Andy Wachowski: We don't like talking about ourselves -- that is very uncomfortable. That part of the process is uncomfortable for me.
Lana Wachowski: During the first 'Matrix,' you feel like it was the beginning of the collapse of your way to inhabit the world. You have essentially anonymity that gives you access to a way to participate in civic space that, when you lose that anonymity, you can no longer participate in that mode of being – it's denied to you. We were not willing to give that up. That was too big of a price. With Warner Bros. we sat down and they said 'You have to do press.' And we said, 'Okay – we won't make movies.' Then they said, 'Okay – maybe you don't have to do press.' [Laughs]. Then, in the course of things, we changed our minds.
Andy Wachowski: We like to make our movie and have people talk about it. For me, you gotta write the movie. You gotta make the movie. You gotta edit the movie. And now I have to sit down and explain it to you? [Laughs] I think that movie audiences have gotten a little flabby in terms of their critical thinking. That's one of the reasons we aren't interested in talking about our films. But this one was special to us, a labor of love, and we didn't want to let it go out there without talking about it a little bit.
Tom Tykwer: I also think there is an audience that is like us. There is an audience that is undernourished and wants to be fed. They love to soak up and think and go to a dinner and have a full dinner just about what you've just seen and then take it to bed and wake up in the morning, still thinking about it. That's how we fell in love with cinema. We cannot be alone because we meet those people all the time.
On financing their ambitious project when, despite their combined successes, Hollywood wouldn't bite:
Andy Wachowski: We worked on this for four years. We started the last Obama inauguration.
Tom Tykwer: We went to all the studios and they all passed repeatedly.
Lana Wachowski: With the cast in place!
Tom Tykwer: They were just stressed by the idea of this movie. We had to go back to Warner Bros. several times until they at least stepped in for domestic [distribution] and we basically went to every continent and every country and we were passed over. France! France didn't buy this movie.
Andy Wachowski: They didn't buy the movie twice. Went to Cannes with the cast and with us and the script, they said no. We went the next year with the movie! We showed the movie and they passed. The UK passed!
On the balancing act of assembling such a complex and interconnected film structure and allowing for creative expression in the moment:
Lana Wachowski: You try in the prep to basically to build a stage. All three of us think that actors are an underrated art form – we love working with actors. We had this astonishing cast that was capable of so much and we wanted to make sure that we were prepared enough to not be rushed. So we could let them explore and play and try a range and let them do some variations, that was the most important thing to us in the prep – that when we got to the day, we would have the time to let them play.
On their own beliefs of the ripple effects through time:
Lana Wachowski: We actually think it's interesting that the movie ended up reflecting our experience of making the movie. That was more profound than to think about past or future lives. There were ideas and challenges that were in the book that would suddenly materialize and be part of our lives. The movie suggests this idea that one person can come into your life and completely and utterly change the direction of your life. We love the idea that David Mitchell, like [the book's] Adam Ewing, on his boat off windswept island somewhere scribbling this novel. And this novel goes out into the world and Natalie Portman is reading it, and then I see it and grab it, then I give it to Andy and then he gives it to Tom.
Andy Wachowski: Like in the book, Adam Ewing goes to Robert Frobisher and Frobisher writes this letters and those go to Louisa Ray – the book landed in our laps in similar fashion.
Lana Wachowski: It's kind of like how we met Tom. There was this instant, profound connection. We knew that this meeting was going to alter the course of our lives. Him coming through that door to this moment with us sitting here talking to you is dramatically different from where you'd imagine we'd be if he hadn't walked through the door…
"Cloud Atlas" opens Oct. 26.


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Welcome to Asghar Seyed-Gohrab's website.
I was born in Tehran and have lived in the Netherlands since 1986. I studied English language and literature (M.A.) at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, and Persian language and culture (M.A.) at Leiden University. This is also where I completed my PhD on Persian literature and Islamic mysticism.
On this site you will find information on me, the projects and institutes that I am affiliated with and the courses in Persian Studies taught in the School of Middle Eastern Studies at Leiden University, the Netherlands. Much of the information on the programmes at Leiden University is still is Dutch only. Please do not hesitate to contact me.


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Positive Young People
I've been to two events recently that continue to highlight for me the benefits of universal youth services for young people and their involvement in delivering them.
The first was the wonderful day in London at the Houses of Parliment where young people and organisations were recognised for the effort they had put into the recent youth elections. As readers of this blog will know, in March this year, 20,088 young people voted in countywide elections for the current 48 members of the West Sussex Youth Cabinet and four Youth MPs.
There are three levels of Democracy Award: Bronze (for at least 50 percent voter turnout), Silver (70 percent), and Gold (90 percent). A record-breaking number of awards were given out this year to 23 schools, colleges, special schools, a middle school and youth organisations across West Sussex. Young people from each of the organisations stood up and spoke about how they had run the elections in their area. What struck me was the extent in which they had used social media and networks to get the information out and share with their friends in their areas. Some groups had organised hustings, others voted in specifc classes. A number of innovation awards were also given for use of pictorial election ballots different ways of promoting the elections.
I'll talk more about the next event in my next post.


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FACETIME- Clot doc: Fighting the 'window' in strokes
Doctors are presumed empathetic, but sometimes, care improves if you get 'em mad.
Take UVA neurologist Nina Solenski, who early on in her career saw young people fine one moment and completely dysfunctional the next from strokes, something she ruefully calls an equal opportunity brain disease.
"It made me very angry," she says. "Why don't we have a treatment? It's not enough to just be empathetic. It made me want to do research and care."
Today, Solenski, 50, co-chairs the Virginia Stroke Systems Task Force, a collaborative program for improving care after a blood clot in the brain.
She notes that in 2006, strokes killed 3,500 Virginians, and the nearby Central Shenandoah Valley is like the bread basket of strokes.
"It has one of the highest mortalities," says Solenski, "and that could be because it's a rural community."
Odds dramatically improve if the victim gets treatment within a three-hour "window," and in a rural setting, prompt care within that window is hard to find.
That's why Solenski is into robotics.
When a stroke patient comes into the hospital in rural Bath County, Solenski gets paged and can examine the patient from Charlottesville using a robot already installed in Bath.
"They can see me and talk to me," she explains from the telemedicine office in the UVA Medical Center. "I make the decision to treat instead of waiting for the ER doctor to call a helicopter or ambulance to transport them here."
Currently, 62 such sites have been set up in Virginia.
"Dr. Solenski has embraced the use of telemedicine to increase access to high-quality acute stroke care," says Karen Rheuban, head of UVA's Office of Telemedicine. "She has played a tremendous role statewide in engaging all of our providers in this technology."
Typical of neurologists, Solenski's first love is the brain, particularly ways it can localize symptoms to a particular part of the body and how it repairs itself. Her career began at Yale– ironically, washing dishes in a pathology lab to pay for her education at Southern Connecticut State College down the street.
"I came from a lower class family," says Solenski. "I was going to be in the lab. I was never encouraged to do more than get a job."
At Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, however, Solenski found mentors. "I was encouraged by these people that I could make a difference," she recalls. "That's when I realized I could get my doctor's degree. I never looked back."
Now also assisting the Virginia Department of Health, Solenski helped kick off an awareness campaign last month because the subtle signs of a stroke don't present the wrenching pain of a heart attack.
She lists changes in speech, difficulty in vision, partial paralysis, numbness, and tingling. Acronyms such as FAST help people remember the signs: Face– droopy, Arm– can you raise it?, Speech– garbled, and Time– that three-hour window.
Awareness is badly needed, says Solenski.
"The natural tendency is to say that will go away– I'll go lie down," she says. "I just admitted someone from the Shenandoah region that didn't recognize stroke symptoms and progressed and now is at a point we are unable to do anything..."


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SA Orthopaedic Journal
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SA orthop. j. vol.13 n.1 Centurion Jan./Mar. 2014
Chronic kidney disease and the skeleton: Pathogenesis, complications and principles of management
B ThibediI; EJ RaubenheimerII; CEE NoffkeIII
IBCur, MBChB. Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medunsa Campus, University of Limpopo
IIMChD, PhD, DSc. Metabolic Bone Disease Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medunsa Campus, University of Limpopo
IIIMSc. Metabolic Bone Disease Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medunsa Campus, University of Limpopo
Skeletal and extra-skeletal changes in chronic kidney disease are the result of deteriorating mineral homeostasis with disruption of the concentrations of phosphorous, calcium and circulating hormones. With the improved survival brought about by modern management strategies, early recognition of the prognostic determinants is of paramount importance in improving the morbidity and quality of life of renal patients. The aim of this review is to provide a skeletal perspective on the pathogenesis, radiological appearances, complications and principles of management of patients with chronic kidney disease.
Key words: uraemic osteodystrophy, osteitis fibrosa, hyperparathyroidism, renal failure, osteomalacia.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a major health problem with about one in ten adults affected worldwide.1 As the kidney functions in CKD deteriorate, a progressive disruption of mineral homeostasis leads to skeletal and extraskeletal complications which impact on the quality of life and survival of patients. The skeletal changes, collectively referred to as renal osteodystrophy, received the focus of attention in the past. With the increased life expectancy resulting from improved management strategies, long-term extra-skeletal complications have become important prognostic determinants in the CKD patient. The designation 'CKD-Mineral Bone Disorder' (CKD-MBD) has been introduced to encompass the skeletal and extra-skeletal morbidities in CKD patients.2 The aim of this manuscript is to present orthopaedic surgeons with an overview of CKD-MBD with particular reference to skeletal involvement in the CKD patient.
Mineral homeostasis and bone
Maintenance of serum calcium and phosphate concentrations is dependent on the interaction between vitamin D, fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) and parathyroid hormone (PTH). Activation of vitamin D is a multi-step process beginning with UV irradiation of the skin followed by hydroxylation in the liver, yielding 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD), which is the main form in which vitamin D is stored.3 25OHD is further hydroxylated by the enzyme 1-a-hydroxylase in the kidney as well as in other tissue sites to produce 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D), which represents the active metabolite.4 1,25(OH)2D, among its multiple effects on other metabolic activities, facilitates calcium, phosphorous and magnesium uptake in the gastrointestinal tract and retention of calcium in the kidneys.3 Through its involvement in calcium homeostasis, 1,25(OH)2D has a regulatory influence on parathyroid gland function and the release of PTH. If serum calcium concentrations fall, secondary hyperparathyroidism results in the release of PTH which up-regulates osteoclastic activity, thereby elaborating calcium from the skeleton. FGF23 is a bone-derived hormone that influences phosphate concentrations by inhibiting its reabsorption in the proximal tubules of the kidney through a mechanism independent of PTH. In addition, FGF23 has a negative influence on 1,25(OH)2D concentrations by facilitating its catabolism and suppressing the activity of 1-a-hydroxylase.4,5
Pathogenesis of CKD-MBD
A progressive retention of FGF23 in CKD, resulting from a drop in the glomerular filtration rate, has been reported to counteract hyperphosphataemia. The increase in the concentration of FGF23 also contributes to a reduction of the concentration of 1,25(OH)2D, with hypocalcaemia and induction of secondary hyperparathyroidism.5 PTH induces increased bone remodelling which further stimulates the elaboration of FGF23 by bone cells. In the more advanced stages of CKD hydroxylation of 25OHD is progressively impaired due to the loss of functioning renal tissue. The lack of 1,25(OH)2D results in decreased absorption of calcium in the gastrointestinal tract and reduced retention of calcium by the diseased kidneys. The consequence is a further decrease in the serum calcium concentration. Hyperphosphataemia stimulates PTH secretion and elaboration of FGF23.5
The latter initially inhibits PTH secretion but this inhibitory effect is lost with the development of parathyroid hyper-plasia in advancing CKD. The impact on bone is defective mineralisation of osteoid (due to low serum calcium concentrations), up-regulation of bone metabolism with activation of osteoclasts (due to PTH overproduction) resulting in loss of mineralised bone and enhanced release of FGF23. In uraemia the parathyroid glands becomes relatively resistant as evidenced by the high PTH concentrations despite high FGF23 concentrations. Although this mechanism serves as a feasible explanation for depletion of mineralised bone in patients with CKD, care should be taken not to oversimplify the disease process.
The metabolic effects of CKD on the skeleton are compounded by several factors. In patients with prolonged secondary hyperparathyroidism, the parathyroid glands may fail to respond to serum calcium concentrations, and an irreversible phase of PTH overproduction, designated as tertiary hyperparathyroidism, could develop.6 The mechanism involved in the transformation of parathyroid function towards autonomous PTH release is unclear. With tertiary hyperparathyroidism the parathyroid response to conventional management becomes ineffective and may require parathyroidectomy to correct.
If the release of calcium through bone catabolism results in prolonged hypercalcaemia, progressive soft tissue calcification, also referred to as 'metastatic calcification' occurs (Figure 1). There is a significant correlation between hypercalcaemia and the higher risk of vascular and valvular calcifications in patients on long-term haemodialysis.7 More than half the deaths of patients with end-stage CKD are due to cardiovascular complications and the annual cardiovascular mortality rate is more than ten times that of age-matched non-renal disease patients.8 Calciphylaxis, a rare and life-threatening condition where progressive cutaneous necrosis secondary to cutaneous blood vessel calcification occur, may complicate CKD.9 Long-term administration of corticosteroids, as part of the management regimen of certain chronic kidney diseases as well as in recipients of transplanted kidneys, contributes not only to a reduction of the activities of all cells involved in bone metabolism, but also suppresses intestinal calcium uptake.10
Recent advances in the management of CKD impact positively on the survival of patients. For this reason other chronic complications like β2 microglobulin amyloidosis11 are becoming more pertinent in the literature. The latter results from a reduction of β2 microglobulin excretion, and although modern dialysis modalities allow improved removal of β2 microglobulin, long-term dialysis may contribute to deposits in joints, bone and the surrounding soft tissues12 (Figure 2). The destructive arthropathy and development of subchondral radiolucencies due to the β2 microglobulin amyloid deposits are difficult to distinguish radiologically from brown tumours and it is not surprising that the presence of these deposits has been associated with an increased femoral fracture risk.13,14 β2 microglobulin has recently been reported to stimulate osteoclastogenesis,15 supporting its direct role in bone catabolism in patients with CKD.
Changes in the composition of tissue fluid, resulting from the accumulation of the catabolytes of metabolism due to the reduced glomerular filtration rate of advanced CKD, has a negative impact on metabolic activities of most cells, including those involved in bone metabolism. This together with the changes in volume distribution makes the interpretation of some of the biochemical parameters used to monitor bone metabolism in patients with advanced CKD debatable. For these reasons bone biopsy submitted to a laboratory acquainted with histomorphometric techniques provides superior information on the volumes of mineralised bone, osteoid and bone cell activities in the advanced stages of CKD.16
Microscopic and radiological appearances of renal osteodystrophy
The initial microscopic features of renal osteodystrophy are wide osteoid seams due to a reduced mineralisation rate and increased osteoclastic bone resorption due to elevated PTH. These features are the hallmarks of osteomalacia (or rickets in the growing skeleton).14 With the aid of static and dynamic histomorphometry, which requires tetracycline labelling and special fixation techniques, these changes can be measured and compared to age-matched norms,14-17 providing valuable information on the stage of skeletal catabolism as well the monitoring of the efficiency of a management strategy employed.
The earliest radiological signs of skeletal involvement are reported to be resorption of the phalanges (Figure 3a and 3b) which starts as sub-periosteal resorption of the radial aspects of the middle phalanges of the hands and sub-endosteal and intra-cortical resorption of long bones. In a more advanced stage, a reduction of the cortical width of long bones and bowing or even fracture of weight-bearing bones occur, and a generalised lack of mineralised bone, with radiological features similar to osteoporosis may develop.16 Vertebral fractures may change the shape of the thoracic cage and sacro-iliac deformities may impair the ability to walk.
Foci showing fulminant bone resorption with fibrous replacement (Figure 4), referred to as osteitis fibrosa, is the result of surplus PTH due to over-active parathyroid glands. This metabolic state is designated as 'high turnover osteodystrophy'4 and manifests radiologically as well-defined areas of radiolucency often erroneously described as 'osteitis fibrosa cystica' or 'brown tumours of hyperparathyroidism'18 (Figure 5). 'Osteitis fibrosa cystica', a term created by Von Recklinghausen in the nineteenth century19 is neither an 'osteitis' nor 'cystic', but merely the end stage manifestation of PTH-induced fulminant bone resorption. The 'brown tumour of hyperparathyroidism' first described in 195320 is not a 'tumour' in a pathological sense but rather a reparative process. Other sites in the skeleton may show a more diffuse granular appearance also described as a 'salt and pepper' appearance due to trabecular coarsening.18 Bone replacement by fibrous tissue is particularly incapacitating in the growing skeleton. The radiological differential diagnosis of high turnover osteodystrophy in children includes fibrous dysplasia. The former is characterised by its poor corti-comedullary definition, a feature not found in fibrous dysplasia.21 The term 'uraemic leontiasis ossea' was applied in the past to rare cases in which enlargement of the facial bones, due to the high turnover osteodystrophy, was a prominent clinical feature.
In practice the distinction between the different skeletal changes may be difficult as osteomalacia, osteoporosis and high turnover osteodystrophy may occur together in the same patient. Radiological demonstration of pseudofractures (or looser's zones) affecting the scapula, pubic rami and proximal femurs may aid in diagnosing osteomalacia. In a significant number of patients a clear distinction between the skeletal changes is not possible and the term 'mixed bone disease' is used to describe this hybrid manifestation of renal osteodystrophy.6
Adynamic bone disease is a variety of renal osteodystrophy characterised by a complete absence of metabolic activity on bone surfaces, no accumulation of osteoid and low-to-normal serum PTH concentrations.6
This pattern is best diagnosed with a bone biopsy. It is found in a high percentage of patients on dialysis but also in CKD patients treated rigorously with calcium or vitamin D derivatives, diabetics or those who received unnecessary parathyroid surgery. Although the pathogenesis is not clear and many factors may be implicated, it appears as if uraemia contributes to the down-regulation of PTH receptors on bone cells.22
Management of renal osteodystrophy
Addressing the bone changes associated with CKD is complex and it is not within the scope of this paper to provide a detailed account thereof. More information can be obtained from a recently published, evidence-based systematic review published under the auspices of Kidney Disease International Global Outcomes (KDIGO).2 In summary the primary approach in the management should be focused on the restoration of renal function through dialysis or renal transplantation thereby preventing the adverse cardiovascular and skeletal complications of CKD-MBD. From a skeletal perspective, the mainstay of the management includes normalisation of serum calcium, serum phosphate and PTH concentrations. The use of calcimimetic drugs in end-stage renal disease have been shown to reduce the levels of PTH, calcium and phosphate as they mimic the action of calcium.23,24 The manipulation of serum calcium can be supplemented by controlling dietary calcium intake and/or diasylate calcium content. A reduction of dietary phosphate intake contributes towards achieving phosphate homeostasis.6 Administration of vitamin D metabolites (or calcitriol, a 1,25(OH)2D analogue25) corrects the deficiency of 1,25(OH)2D and suppresses secondary hyperparathyroidism, thereby addressing the skeletal morbidity of high turnover osteodystrophy. Novel vitamin D analogues have been developed which may in future have advantages in preventing vascular calcifications resulting from the manipulation of the calcium-phosphate product in the extracellular fluid.26,27 A bone biopsy may provide decisive information as vitamin D metabolites do not improve adynamic renal osteodystrophy.28 Indications for a parathyroidectomy are persistent and non-responsive hypercalcaemia due to tertiary hyperparathyroidism, progressive soft tissue calcification and persistent high turnover osteodystrophy after all strategies of reducing serum calcium concentrations have been exploited.26
An understanding of the pathogenesis of CKD-MBD is essential for preventing the slumbering skeletal and extraskeletal complications in the renal patient. Restoration of serum calcium, phosphate and PTH concentrations not only addresses the catabolism of bone but also plays an important role in improving the mortality rate and quality of life of patients suffering from renal disease.
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The timeless JMS: Appreciating Joma's Contributions to the Youth and Student Movement in the 90's
February 19, 2009
Jose Maria Sison, former youth leader and founder of Kabataang Makabayan celebrated his 70th birthday last February 8. As an activist and revolutionary for 50 years, his ideas remain very relevant for the youth of today. On February 19, Joma will be launching two books, forming a part of his selected writings from 1991-2008. I have no doubt it would be a sure hit among activists.
Joma's ideas on the youth movement, first put forward during the 60's and 70's, were crucial in shaping and developing the youth and student movement in the 90's. More than just historical references, Sison's ideas on the YS movement had an immediate practical impact on the activist movement of our time.
During the 90's, Joma's ideas took on special relevance as the YS movement was reeling from errors and problems after the tumultuous 80's. As a new activist then, I had the opportunity to take part in the rebuilding, expansion and strengthening of the movement. We consider it important that we had the chance to study Joma's writings and apply these to our particular circumstances, while taking stock of the historical lessons and experiences gained by the movement.
Basic analysis of Philippine Society
Joma's books such as the Philippine Society and Revolution and the Struggle (PSR)for National Democracy (SND)were the basic "textbooks" for the 90's activists. The first provided the fundamental analysis of Philippine history and society, the three basic ills and the national democratic alternative. My first copy of the book, I borrowed from my Math 17 teacher Fidel Nemenzo, who encouraged me to read it and other JMS works. My second copy I got from my Mom who said a friend gave it to her for safekeeping during Martial Law.
The book SND became valuable in defining the role and orientation of the youth movement, and in expounding on a broad range of topics from Rizal, neo-colonialism, fascism, and even the standard issues of the day. Our favorite articles then were "Student power?" and "Youth on the March".
The "grasslands" on the side of UP's Palma Hall (AS) would be turned into a study area as activists huddled to discuss their basic "ED's". The UP tambayans would have afternoon lectures on the PSR and SND. We would have similar sessions in the communities in Village A and B and even in the picket lines of Shoe Mart in North Edsa and Cubao. ( I remember losing my PSR book at the SM North Edsa picket line in 1994).
Since it was a time of an intense two-line struggle, the PSR and SND became important in clarifying the nature of Philippine society and the role of the Filipino youth in changing society. In UP, like many other places, these basic concepts were being attacked by those who had taken the reformist route.
Through the PSR, activists studied how Philippine society, through its historical development, became semi-feudal and semi-colonial. They vigorously defended this analysis in various fora and debates. Essential readings also included Joma's Diliman Review 1984 article on semi-feudalism in the Philippines and his articles in Philippine Crisis and Revolution.
Youth activists also stressed the need to link up with the basic sectors of society as the only potent means for the youth to bringing about change. There can be no autonomous "student power" that is detached from the workers and peasants. In practice, this was translated through integration campaigns in urban poor communities, picket lines, and in the countryside. There was systematic integration and eventual deployment of activists to the basic sectors.
In 1993, the LFS solicited a message cum lecture from Joma called "On the Question of Revolutionary Violence", which I think is an important reference material on understanding the revolutionary struggle in the Philippines. Since there was no high speed internet then, we had to rely on a video-taped lecture. When we came out with the flyer invites, some people actually thought that Joma would be delivering the lecture in person in UP. The video didn't work though, since it was in the European PAL format (and not NTSC). We ended up having the message read by someone and copies later distributed to the audience. (That historic video would later be converted to its proper format and publicly viewed, though I don't know if a copy still exists now).
Drawing the line
Joma's 1993 and 1995 messages to the National Congress of the League of Filipino Students were particularly important in drawing a sharp line verses the factionalists in the ND movement. The message correctly exposed the class basis and role of the special agents and counter-revolutionaries. It helped arm student activists to expose those who were desperately trying to undermine the ND movement through ultra-Left or reformist ideas.
The critique of the ideology and politics of what Joma then described as "special agents" helped the LFS understand its own history and development during the 80's. The lessons derived from those experiences were crucial in strengthening the organization.
Whether they were the "Left" insurrectionist types or the reformist types, Joma provided a clear critique of their class basis and role as counterfoil to the ND movement. Almost two decades have passed and these groups who viciously maligned Joma have splintered again and again for various reasons.
Mass movement
Joma's wealth of experience was not confined to theoretical issues. His long and intimate involvement with the youth and student movement from the founding of SCAUP and Kabataang Makabayan proved to be a well-spring of valuable ideas and lessons for a new generation of youth and student organizers. Joma's writings provided sound tactics for organizing, building chapters, expansion and consolidation, waging mass campaigns and in contributing to the overall ND movement. Joma always thought big when it came to the mass movement. He wasn't really a fan of the adage "Small is beautiful", not when you're referring to the mass movement.
Many of Joma's solidarity messages for the anniversaries or congresses of the LFS and Anakbayan dealt with the necessity of developing a truly mass-based organization along the ND line. He would subtly criticized elitism among mass organizations, warning against raising too high the standards for membership and stressing the need for aggressive expansion. He clarified the relationship between expansion and consolidation. He gave us an idea of how expansion through chapter-building is done in colleges, departments, and even classrooms. He stressed the need for waging mass struggles along the anti-imperialist, anti-feudal and anti-fascist line, along sectoral and multi-sectoral issues and on local and national concerns.
In 1997, the LFS National Executive Committee released what is now a rare publication called "JMS to LFS". It was a compilation Joma's solidarity messages and keynote addresses to various LFS activities, including several national congresses from the 80's to the 90's. There was also a failed attempt to publish an SND part 2 containing Joma writings and messages during the 90's.
In the publication JMS to LFS, one could read that as early as 1984, when the League of Filipino Students was at its peak, Joma already suggested the possibility of a comprehensive youth organization that would go beyond student organizing. By comprehensive, he meant youth from all walks of life, not just the students. The proposal went largely unnoticed for more than a decade.
In June 1998, in a message to the Congress of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, Joma again mentioned the need for the formation of a comprehensive youth organization in the tradition of the Kabataang Makabayan. This time the call resonated and was given the careful study and urgent response that it deserved.
Anakbayan was formed in November 30, 1998. The new comprehensive youth organization spread like wildfire throughout the country. In three years, it became a formidable mass formation with thousands of members in schools, communities and workplaces.
Joma clarified that having more than one mass organization should not be a problem since there were thousands of youth and students that need to be organized. There should be some friendly competition between mass organizations, perhaps in the tradition of the KM and SDK.
Anakbayan drew on the lessons and experiences of Kabataang Makabayan, from the KM founding documents, constitution, as well as the historic First Quarter Storm of 1970. Incidentally, January 2010 will mark the 40th anniversary of the Storm.
Sharp perspective
Joma's statements and commentaries on various issues were always eagerly awaited. For me, the memorable topics ranged from the 1996 APEC meet in the Philippines and imperialist globalization, the 1997 financial crisis, the united front against the Ramos charter change of 1997, the Visiting Forces Agreement and the future of the Estrada regime. These were important writings because they clarified many theoretical as well as practical issues.
For example, Joma gave us our first comprehensive understanding of neo-liberal globalization at a time when Manila was going to host the APEC summit. Globalization then was a fashionable catch-phrase for academics and the media and carried with it the promise of progress.
It has been more than a decade since the APEC summit in Manila and look where the world is at now, thanks to "globalization". The neo-liberal ideology is being thoroughly discredited by the global financial meltdown and recession. Joma's views on globalization, taken from the basic teachings of Marx, Engels and Lenin, are vindicated.
When it came to observations on political developments, Joma has a keen eye for opportunities for the mass movement. Even before anyone talked about the possible ouster of former president Joseph Estrada, Joma was already raising the possibility that Erap might go the way of ousted Ecuadorean president Abdalá Jaime Bucaram Ortiz, popularly known as "El Loco". He said it two years before US-based think-tank Stratfor predicted an Estrada ouster. Psychic? Not really. He was just being a dialectical materialist.
Joma inspired our generation to study society, history, political economy, philosophy and to merge theory with practice. He was a patient teacher for many generations of activist youth. Sometimes I wonder if he ever gets tired of reiterating the same points that we seemed to have failed to understand in his earlier messages and writings. Reading his recent messages to the youth, it doesn't seem that he does get tired of teaching the basics.
With advancements in internet technology, Joma is no longer just read. You can now chat with him via Facebook, or hear him speak in a forum through live streaming on the web. He now reaches a wider audience and a much younger generation of activists. ###


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As a rule, sportswriters aren't known for their burning desire to talk politics. Yet when the Mets new first-baseman Carlos Delgado was introduced at a press conference last Monday at Shea Stadium, the assembled baseball beat reporters and columnists seemed to have little else on their minds. For nearly two hours, the power-hitting first baseman gracefully and eloquently fielded almost as many queries about his opposition to the war in Iraq—he has refused, on principle, to stand during the playing of "God Bless America�—as he did about baseball. By the end, the media were willing to grant him absolution, but only after he appeared to renounce further protest. Whether he actually did so is a matter of ongoing debate.
After 9/11, in many baseball cities, "God Bless America� replaced "Take Me Out to the Ballgame� as the anthem played during the seventh-inning stretch. But what began as a gesture of sympathy for the victims of the terrorist attacks slowly morphed into an expression of support for the US invasion of Iraq. By the start of the 2004 baseball season, Delgado, then a player with the Toronto Blue Jays, had had enough. "I think it's the stupidest war ever,� he told the Toronto Star, and as to why he chose not to stand, he added, "I don't because I don't think it's right. I don't believe in the war.� A native of Aguadilla, a busy fishing port on Puerto Rico's rugged northwest coast, Delgado was for years a passionate critic of the US Navy's use of the tiny island of Vieques for target practice. It was a logical journey for the all-star slugger, whose father is a politically engaged newspaper columnist and former ballplayer himself, to extend his opposition to the worsening debacle in Iraq.
Once upon a time, New York was the kind of town where an athlete could speak his mind on sensitive matters and be praised for his guts and integrity, if not necessarily for his good judgment. Not so anymore. Delgado's quiet, dignified form of dissent soon attracted the attention of the self-appointed super-patriots of sports radio and a small contingent of perpetually angry fans. When Delgado appeared in New York for a series against the Yankees in the July of 2004, callers weighed in heavily and viciously against Delgado's stand. Although the boos directed at Delgado at Yankee Stadium were scattered and muted, the idea was planted in the minds of sports journalists that the slugger would have to atone for his indiscretion.
"The press definitely made it a bigger issue than it would have been,� says Julio Pabon, a veteran journalist and founder of the Bronx-based foundation Latino Sports, referring to the New York media. "He'd been doing it all year long. I find it curious that the media only latched onto it when he was playing in New York. The press made it look like here's a Black Puerto Rican who disrespects America. They said he should be grateful for the big salary he gets by standing up for the flag.�
Former Baseball Players Association chief Marvin Miller agrees. "The fans are that way because the sporting press is that way,� Miller told BSN. "The fans get their opinions from what is in fact a very right-wing press.�
Historically, baseball players who took positions on social issues clustered at the opposite end of the political spectrum. Hall of Famers Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker, a member of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s, were overt racists. In more recent years, the San Diego Padres at one point boasted three starting pitchers who were members of the far-right John Birch Society. None of these players was forced to retract his position. When Mets catcher Mike Piazza likened a chance encounter with his hero—race-baiting radio demagogue Rush Limbaugh—to an audience with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln or the Pope, the press corps laughed it off as an endearing eccentricity.
But at Monday's press conference for Delgado, the media arrived ready to pounce. At length, Delgado was interrogated about how he would handle the inevitable boos from the Shea faithful, as well as whether he'd promised Mets owner Fred Wilpon that he would stand for the playing of "God Bless America.� Delgado's stock response—"I will not put myself in front of the team�; "I won't be a distraction to the ballclub�—convinced most observers that he was backing down and could now officially be embraced by the city and its sports fans as the salvation for the Mets lackluster starting lineup.
But the actual transcript of the proceedings leaves ample room for doubt. Statements on the issue from Mets officials and from Delgado himself sound evasive and rehearsed, as if their responses had been prepared for them by the team's attorneys. "Carlos will do what's right for Carlos Delgado and for the Mets,� team spokesman Jay Horwitz told BSN. "We're not censoring Carlos' beliefs in any way.�
The team's stated policy is that players on the field must stand while "God Bless America� is played. However, during the seventh-inning stretch, the visiting team is on the field, as the home team prepares to bat. When the song is played at Shea Stadium, which is done only on Sundays and national holidays, Delgado and his teammates will still be in the dugout, and nothing would prevent him from retreating to the clubhouse for the two minutes or so it take for the song to run its course. Many other stadiums have given up playing the song entirely, so the issue will only arise in those parks where the song is still played, usually on Sundays. Friends of Delgado are confident that he will not suppress his beliefs in deference to the demands of the New York sports press corps.
"Carlos is not going to abandon his ideas when he comes to New York,� says Ismail Guadalupe, a Vieques activist and longtime friend of the Delgado family. "He is not afraid. Carlos always tries to be a good player. But more than that he strives to be a good person.�
By bringing larger social issues onto the baseball diamond, Delgado joins an elite group of professional athletes who have used their fame to denounce injustice. Placed alongside as iconic moments such as the raised fists of sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics, or Muhammad Ali's very public refusal to be inducted into the army in 1967, Delgado's "God Bless America� boycott comes across as a private, individual gesture. But such principled acts—whether public or private—are rare indeed in the annals of professional baseball. The closest analogy may be the moment in October of 1969 when Mets ace Tom Seaver declared that "If the Mets can win the World Series, the US can get out of Vietnam.� Any backlash against Seaver was lost in the mass euphoria arising from the Mets first World Championship.
But is it really true that Mets fans are going to despise the messenger, even as they appreciate his ability to drive fastballs over the right-field wall at Shea Stadium? Many observers believe that Delgado's eloquence on the Iraq war is more likely to attract supporters in New York than repel them. After all, a majority of New Yorkers oppose Bush's adventure in Iraq. And the city's substantial Puerto Rican population is likely to share his sentiments on Vieques. "I'm sure there will be a few ignoramuses who will boo him at Shea,� says Assemblyman Jose Rivera of the Bronx, a longtime civil rights activist. "But there will be thousands more who will support him for daring to take a stand. Among Puerto Ricans, he's a great hero for all the work he's done to stop the navy bombing and to help the people of Vieques.�
Assemblyman Rivera sees added significance in the fact the first baseball star in New York since Reggie Jackson to speak out forcefully on a matter of conscience is an Afro-Puerto Rican: "In Puerto Rico it has always been the AfroBorinquens who have forced issues of civil rights onto the agenda. They have been the main forces for change.�
Only time will tell if Delgado's arrival in New York proves as momentous an event as many of his admirers hope it will be. But it was impossible not to feel on Monday that something more significant than the mere acquisition of a new slugger was taking place. "Here's a guy who should become an icon in our community,� says Julio Pabon. "He's come to the right place.�
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Blanket Study Receives Warm Welcome
Baker and Sutton's research focused on the temperatures of blankets warmed for patients after surgery. Regulations from the Emergency Care Research Institute said the blankets had to be set at 110 degrees. But the nurses noticed that patients were still cold with 110 degree blankets, and that even at 110 degrees, the blankets felt like room temperature.
"Sometimes I would hear nurses tell patients 'I'm sorry it's not very warm' before covering a patient with a 110 degree blanket," Sutton said.
In comparison, clothes that are fresh out of a dryer are at 200 degrees.
Sutton and Baker wanted to see if blankets warmed to 155 degrees instead of 110 would provide more thermal comfort while still maintaining patient safety. After going through the proper channels to receive permission, they enrolled 156 consenting patients in a study. Over the course of six weeks, some of the patients received 110 degree blankets while others received 155 degree blankets.
The result? Patients with the 155 degree blankets had a 1 to 2 degree warmer skin temperature and reported a higher level of comfort than the patients with the 110 degree blankets.
"When you put a 155 blanket on a patient, they say 'Oohhh, thank you so much,'" Baker said.
The nurses will present their study at the South Carolina Nursing Excellence Conference. And, they have been accepted for both podium and poster presentations at the national convention for the American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses in Seattle this month.
"We would love to see more nurses involved in research," Baker said. "We researched and proved through testing that the warmer blankets are safe and more comforting to patients."