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The American ex-priest R.D., defrocked by the Vatican for sexually abusing girls in Timor-Leste, is wanted by the USA for wire fraud. Interpol has published a red notice calling on people worldwide to contact their local police if they have information about the former priest. The USA considers him a fugitive. For decades R.D. lived in Timor-Leste, where he committed his alleged crimes, but currently it is unknown where R.D. is staying.
Tempo Timor (Dili) - This morning judge Eusebio Xavier Vitor decided that an ex-priest R.D.is sent to Dili main prison in Becora for preventive detention. R.D., who originally is from the United States, has been accused of sexually abusing children in the shelter Topu Honis in Oecusse which he set up in the early nineties.
Tempo Timor (Dili) - The SVD procurator general is currently visiting Timor-Leste to support victims of ex-priest R.D., who sexually abused children in his orphanage in Oecusse. Father Peter Dikos is positive about the growing openness in the society, but disappointed with the criminal justice system in this case for being slow, not responsive and breaking promises.
'We never had a case of this scale in our history,' tells priest Peter Dikos, the procurator general of Societas Verbi Divini (SVD) in Rome. In March 2018 the congregation received a complaint against R.D., accusing the SVD priest of sexually abusing young children in his shelter Topu Honis in Kutet, Oecussi. 'From what we know so far, it was systematic abuse of girls on a daily basis. It had been going on for years and years,' says father Dikos in an interview with Tempo Timor during his visit in Timor-Leste. As SVD procurator general Dikos investigates cases of sexual abuse by members of his congregation.
Father Dikos doesn't doubt that R.D., who originally is an American, committed sexual crimes against Timorese children. During a conference call last year between SVD's superiors of the generalate in Rome and the regional office in Dili, he heard the priest confessing that he sexually abused minors. When the accusations were read to him, R.D. reacted with the words: 'It's 100 percent true.' In November 2018 the priest was dismissed as a member from the SVD and from the clerical status.
While the church punished the ex-priest already a year ago, Dikos notices that the Timorese authorities have been slow, not responsive and breaking promises. 'From the very beginning it was quite a challenge' to deal with the police, he says. The SVD took the accused confrere R.D. twice to the police and requested a document confirming they reported the suspect to the authorities. 'The police promised to send us a written document showing we reported the case. But after many attempts, up till now, we haven't received any proof,' Dikos says.
He is 'a little bit disappointed' in the criminal justice system. 'I would have expected that the confrere would have been detained. But that did not happen,' states Dikos. And although SVD's superiors heard R.D. confessing to his crimes, they were never called by the prosecution to give evidence or a statement. Dikos notes that proceedings take very long. 'I would expect the judicial system to be more pro-active' and that the case would have concluded long ago. 'For me it is a big surprise that a case about such a serious crime, drags on,' he says.
Last April R.D. was finally arrested by the Timor-Leste's police, but not detained. Before the arrest, the prosecutor general of the republic (PGR) called the bishop of Dili to ask whether the ex-priest, who is now 82 years old but in good health, could stay on humanitarian grounds under house-arrest in the SVD residence in Maliana. The congregation accepted the arrangement, but with conditions. 'We told the PGR: we accept him if we get a request in writing,' Dikos explains. Other conditions were that the civil authorities had to provide security and make sure that the ex-confrere didn't have any contact with potential victims or witnesses. 'But nothing has been fulfilled,' says Dikos.
Suddenly on 12 November the ex-priest decided to leave Maliana and took the ferry to Oecusse. Behind the scenes professionals, individuals and SVD worked frantically to inform the police and prosecution in Timor-Leste. When R.D. arrived in Oecusse, he was arrested and taken to the police station. Then the court decided that the ex-priest had to be returned to the SVD residence in Maliana. Last week the police took him on the ferry from Oecusse to Dili. But the SVD refused to host him in Maliana after their negative experiences with the civil authorities not fulfilling their promises to provide security and control R.D.'s movements. 'Where our ex-confrere is now, I wouldn't know,' says Dikos. (Sources told Tempo Timor that he is in Academia Policia in Dili).
But about his visit to Timor-Leste Dikos is very positive. He met with the first lady and her cabinet. 'I saw a great openness from their side,' he said. The minister for social services is ready to help to regulate the status of Topu Honis so the shelter can continue to support children in need in Oecusse. Currently the institute, which was a private project by R.D., is run by his confidante Lily Tarung who has obstructed SVD's efforts to get in touch with the staff and potential victims. An earlier attempt by the SVD to visit Topu Honis failed as 'the people and the potential victims disappeared from the place,' Dikos tells. He also had a meeting with the minister of education discussing more in general to increase awareness among students about sexual abuse. Dikos praises Fokupers and JU,S Jurídico Social calling them the 'engine' pushing for support and justice for the victims of the sexual abuse by the ex-priest. Later this week he will have a meeting with the PGR as well.
Justice and mercy
'I heard people in Timor-Leste saying: "We are Christians. We are Catholics. We should forgive." That's nice. But we can't neglect justice. Justice and mercy go hand in hand,' says Dikos. He calls on all parties – government, church, the criminal justice system, NGOs, lawyers and professionals – to cooperate in this case. 'We are creating history for Timor-Leste, because this is the first case involving a priest accused of committing sexual abuse that is being dealt with on this level,' he says.
Dikos is travelling to Oecusse to reach out to victims and to support Fokupers, JU,S, local SVD and other professionals so they can assist survivors in the process of healing and recovering. 'Some victims might not understand what happened to them at the time. But as they grow up, they will realise it. If they don't open up, it can be a horrible trauma for the rest of their lives,' Dikos says. He believes that if everybody works together, 'slowly but certainly' there will be justice for victims. Dikos: 'That will be a new beginning of their life.'
Tempo Timor (Maliana) - Former priest R.D., who is accused of child sexual abuse in the Topu Honis shelter in Oecusse, wants to be in prison. 'He wants to give himself up to the police so they arrest him and put him in jail,' father Lazarus Mau, the head of the SVD congregation in Maliana, told Tempo Timor.
Tempotimor (Maliana ) – Eis Padre RD ne'ebé deskonfia komete krime abuzu sexuál hasoru minoridade iha uma mahon Topu Honis, Oécusse hakarak tama prizaun.
"Nia hakarak entrega an ba Polísia. Hakarak tama komarka," Padre Lazarus Mau, SVD ulun boot kongregasaun Societas Verbi Divini (SVD) nian, iha Maliana ba tempotimor.com, Kuarta (13/11/19).
RD, tuir Padre Lazarus sai husi uma SVD iha Maliana, iha Tersa (12/11/19) dadersan ba Dili. To'o Dili, iha lokraik loron hanesan, RD sa'e Ró naran Succes, hodi kontinua nia viajen ba Oécusse.
"Nia ba tiha ona horiseik, depois sa'e ró ba Oécusse. Iha Maliana mós nia fó hatene ona ba Polísia. Nia rasik hakarak ba Oécusse. Depois to'o iha ne'ebá nia hakarak Polísia kaer nia lori ba komarka," Padre Lazarus haktuir.
RD, tuir Padre Lazarus hetan akompanamentu husi señora Lili (atuál Diretora Topu Honis) ho ninia ema sira ne'ebé mai hasoru RD iha Maliana. "Sira to'o iha ne'e maizumenus tuku 07.15, depois sira sai husi ne'e ho karreta pickup ida maizumenus tuku 08.00 dadersan iha Tersa (12/11/19)," Padre Lazarus esplika.
Dezde Abril 2019, suspetu RD hela iha rezidénsia SVD iha Maliana, tuir aranju ne'ebe hanaran 'House Arrest'.
"Nia dehan, nia lakohi subar tan iha ne'e," hatete Padre Lazarus Mau.
Iha Segunda (11/11/19) eis saserdote ne'e ba aprezenta an iha eskuadra PNTL Munisípiu Maliana no husu kona-ba ninia kazu. Maibé, PNTL Maliana hateten ba RD katak ninia kazu ne'e monu iha PNTL Oécusse, nia responsabilidade.
Ne'ebé, bainhira RD to'o iha Oécusse, dadersan sedu loron Kuarta (13/11/19), Polísia sira preparadu ona iha portu Mahata, hodi kaer RD no lori kedan ba eskuadra PNTL Oécusse.
Iha fulan Abril liubá, Polísia Timor-Leste kaptura ona eis-padre Amerikanu ne'e. Autoridade legál mós prende nia pasaporte. Amlulik Lazarus Mau hatete, antes ne'e RD la hetan detensaun. Parte legál no igreja permite eis-padre ne'e hodi hela iha rezidénsia SDV nian iha Maliana ho razaun katak nia katuas ona, nomós konsidera ninia kontribuisaun ba Timor-Leste.
Bainhira intervista ho tempotimor.com loron 17 Setembru liubá, Padre Lazarus Mau ne'ebé ho idade 69 hateten, Rezidénsia SVD Maliana nu'udar fatin ne'ebé seguru. "Ha'u katuas ona, nia mós (RD) katuas ona," hatete Padre Lazarus.
Maski nune'e, nu'udar ulun boot SVD nian iha Maliana, Lazarus iha responsabilidade hodi kontrola suspeitu RD . "Bainhira nia ba merkadu, frater ida tenki akompaña nia. Ha'u rasik mak deside katak ema ruma bele mai vizita nia ka lae," Lazarus esplika.
Tuir Lazarus, baibain se estudante ka ema ruma hosi Oécusse mak hakarak mai haree RD, ida ne'e la problema. Nune'e mós atuál Diretora Topu Honis, señora Lily Tarung ne'ebé bainhira ba vizita RD iha Maliana, sira tenki hasoru malu iha liur. La'ós iha rezidénsia SVD.
Fotográfia ida iha Instagram, hatudu katak suspeitu tuur hela iha restaurante ida iha Maliana hodi halimar laptop, bainhira señora Lily Tarung hemu hela serveza. Lili Tarung lakohi simu alegasaun hasoru nia xefi. Maske iha 2018, iha momentu wainhira RD konfesa ba doadór ida hosi Austrália naran Tony Hamilton katak nia komete duni abuzu seksuál. Tarung mós iha ne'ebá hodi asiste. Hamilton hateten, RD konfesa ba nia katak nia sempre halo abuzu seksuál ba labarik sira iha Topu Honis.
Informasaun balun hatete, iha mós alegasaun hasoru Señora Lili Tarung, tanba nia konsidera falla hodi proteje labarik sira iha Topu Honis.
Bainhira RD hetan kapturasaun iha Abril, Tarung haruka mane ida hodi ataka feto ida ne'ebé uluk hela iha orfonatu no iha ona oan ida ne'ebé nia deskonfia katak fó ona testemuña ba parte legál sira.
Feto ne'e hetan baku nune'e hetan kanek. Tarung mós hetan detensaun temporáriu. Maibé, hahalok violente ne'e halo eis orfonatu sira iha Topu Honis aumenta ta'uk atu ko'alia sai. Tanba sira tauk ema atu asalta ka ataka sira. Sira kontinua fó presaun ba pesoál sira iha Topu Honis. Nune'e mós sira ne'ebé hela besik iha ne'ebá.
Tempo Timor (Bobonaro) - The bishop of Maliana apologizes to the victims who have been sexually abused by priests, nuns and fraters. With a team he works on a system so that people can report cases of child sex abuse by the clergy to the Church. Currently he knows of only one case in Timor-Leste.
On the slopes of a hill just outside the town of Maliana lies the large white villa where bishop Norberto do Amaral lives. It is sunny, hot and quiet. Until the two dogs start barking. The bishop opens the door of his residence and agrees to an interview with Tempo Timor. Quickly he walks down a small path that takes him through the weeds and bush. Some fifteen minutes later he sits in a large black chair in the parlour of the yellow coloured diocese with pillars and red roofs. In front is a small pond with water from which a statute of Jesus rises up. The brand new buildings, paid for by the government, have only been completed some five months ago.
Last February the bishop participated in the special summit at the Vatican, which was convened by the Pope. Bishops and church leaders gathered in Rome to discuss the avalanche of cases the Catholic Church is facing in a growing number of countries where children have been sexually abused by priests, bishops, cardinals, brothers, pastors and nuns - and how to prevent these atrocities. 'As Catholic Church we have to combat this kind of crime,' bishop Do Amaral tells Tempo Timor, adding that because of these crimes people are now saying 'that the Church is like Lucifer.'
In May the Pope issued a new law stating that the dioceses all over the world have to set up 'public, stable and easily accessible systems' to make it possible for people to report sexual abuse by clerics and religious, the use of child pornography, and cover-ups of these crimes. The new rules cover clerical abuse not only against children but also vulnerable adults, adult seminarians and novices. The Pope said that 'the crimes of sexual abuse offend Our Lord, cause physical, psychological and spiritual damage to the victims and harm the community of the faithful.'
In Timor-Leste bishop Do Amaral is responsible for drafting the procedure which will enable people to report sexual abuse cases in the country to the Church. He explains that the Catholic Church has formed a team that discusses how the system in Timor-Leste should look like. 'The procedure has to include how to deal with victims and how to take care of the suspect. The Pope gave us clear instructions to work closely with the courts with regard to these crimes,' says Do Amaral. Soon he will report to the Vatican. 'In December we will send our proposal to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith for them to review. Then they will say what we have to do,' Do Amaral explains. The system needs to be in place in June 2020. (See also: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2019-05/pope-francis-motu-proprio-sex-abuse-clergy-religious-church.html)
The bishop explains that the procedures will slightly differ in each country. 'In Timor-Leste we touch, hug and caress. It means love to the children. In the USA, however, that is already considered sexual abuse. But that's too much,' he says. Countries like for instance Australia, Portugal or India can be an inspiration for Timor-Leste. 'But we shouldn't follow these people's ass,' states the bishop. The model has to fit the local circumstances. 'We have our own laws, customs and rules,' Do Amaral says.
The Pope's law also says that it is an obligation for all clerics – men and women – that if they are aware of sexual abuse against children, cover-ups by their superiors and mismanagement of investigations, they have to 'report promptly' to the Church authorities. The dioceses and congregations that are already investigating such cases have to update the Vatican regularly and have to complete their work within three months.
One case
When asked how many cases there are in Timor-Leste, bishop Do Amaral says: 'There is only one case.' He refers to the former priest R.D., an American who ran the shelter Topu Honis in the hamlet of Kutet in the enclave of Oecusse. In November 2018 the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which is responsible at the Vatican for handling these cases, found R.D. guilty of sexual crimes against minors and dismissed him as a priest. 'The bishop of Dili told me: sometimes he confesses that he did it, but at other times he didn't confess,' says Do Amaral about the ex-priest who is now 82 years old, adding: 'It might be because of his old age, that he sometimes forgets.'
But his victims can't forget. The Timorese NGO Fokupers has published a statement of one of his victims, who describes the horrific abuse she was subjected to. The girl tells how she had to come in his bedroom where R.D. orally raped her. (See: https://fokupers.org/latest-news/2019/4/25/vtima-abuzu-seksul-iha-orfanatu-oecusse-konta-ninia-istria) According to sources the abuse at Topu Honis was systematic with R.D. allegedly sexually abusing every single young girl in the shelter at least once, molesting vulnerable children who were under his care for many years.
Last week Tony Hamilton, who is an Australian donor of Topu Honis, published an heartfelt open letter expressing his deepest sympathy to the staff, children and youth at the shelter. He tells how happy he always was to be able to visit and support them, but that until last year he didn't know children were abused. Hamilton writes that in April 2018 he went to see R.D., who admitted twice to him personally that he had sexually molested young girls in Kutet 'for a long time.' Hamilton feels utterly betrayed by the ex-priest. He saw no other way than to stop sending money to the shelter, a normal procedure when an institution 'does nothing to support and protect the children,' Hamilton writes. If there is good new professional leadership and oversight, and the shelter is transformed so that the safety and wellbeing of the children and women is guaranteed, Hamilton will donate money again.
At first, for a whole year, the prosecution in Timor-Leste didn't investigate the allegations against the American ex-priest, until civil society pushed for it and the case drew international media attention. Last April the Timorese police arrested the former priest. Currently the prosecution is investigating the case, which is of high complexity as it allegedly relates to abuses spanning decades and involving a large number of children. R.D. has, however, not been put in prison, but stays in the residence of the SVD congregation in Maliana. 'He can't go around, because he is under house-arrest,' states bishop Do Amaral. But a picture on Instagram shows R.D. in a corner in a restaurant in Maliana using a laptop, while the current director of Topu Honis, Ms. Liliana 'Lily' Tarung, is with him enjoying a beer.
The bishop says he is not aware that in 2014 also a frater, who was the director of the Dormitório do Lar O Bom Samaritano in Gleno, in the district of Ermera, was arrested and prosecuted. 'Sorry, I don't know. It is the first time I hear about this,' says the bishop. A.B. was found guilty of sexually abusing five boys and is now serving a sentence of more than seven years in the prison of Becora, in Dili. Earlier this year there was an attempt to request a pardon for the frater. When the bishop hears that this year a request to pardon the convicted frater was submitted to President Francisco Guterres, popularly known as Lú-Olo, he says: 'He shouldn't get it because we have to wait until the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith finishes its work on the procedure.'
Although the Catholic Church and SVD congregation did investigate the allegations against R.D. and punished him for his crimes by dismissing him as a priest, the Timorese Church leaders have been reluctant to give a full public account to the population about what happened in Oecusse and haven't reached out to the victims there. Public statements have mostly been made in response to questions by journalists. Recently Fokupers asked the Archbishop in Dili in an open letter to support the victims of Topu Honis shelter and to visit them. So far the Archbishop hasn't reacted to the call.
When asked what message the Maliana bishop has for victims of clerical sexual abuse in general, Do Amaral says: 'The Church will always love you. We will not exclude you from the Church.' He refers to the words of the Pope saying: 'We apologize to them on behalf of those priests, nuns, or fraters who committed those crimes. We have to ask them forgiveness.' The bishop stresses that the Church has to 'make an effort to rehabilitate the victims. They need to get medical and psychological care for trauma healing and counselling.'
Australia and USA
It is striking that there seem to be just two cases in Timor-Leste. In 2017 the Australian academics Desmond Cahill and Peter Wilkinson (both are ordained priests who left the church in the 1970's) published their international study about sexual child abuse by priests, brothers and nuns between 1955 and 2000. 'We have only two countries where we have reliable statistics: Australia and the USA,' writes Cahill in an email. The average figure for both countries is that 6 to 7 per cent of the parish priests (one in fifteen priests) committed sexual abuse against minors. The figure for religious order priests is lower in both countries. He calls the abuse figures for religious brothers 'horrendous', usually above 20 per cent.
Vulnerable children
Cahill and his colleague also looked at the circumstances that create a higher risk. 'One key factor here is access to vulnerable children,' Cahill explains. 'A child was more likely to be abused sexually if it was a boy, especially an altar boy or choir boy, and most especially if you were in a Catholic residential care institution such as an orphanage run by priests or religious brothers,' Cahill explained in his email. (As happened in the two cases that are publicly known in Timor-Leste). Explaining the potential danger, the Australian professor states: 'It is well to remember that today the Catholic Church runs over 9000 residential care facilities for children, especially in India and Italy. Many are run by religious brothers rather than by nuns.' (More information: https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2017/sep/report-lifts-lid-on-catholic-church-and-child-sex-abuse)
Scandals worldwide
In general it takes a long time before cases come to light. 'The major factor in the Church's bishops covering the abuse up was protection of the Church's reputation and its self-concept as an all-holy Church,' writes Cahill. It makes it even harder for victims to tell what happened to them. 'The Australian figures show that Catholic victims took on average 29 years to disclose' the crimes committed against them, states Cahill.
In the last two decades a large number of church abuse scandals have been revealed in mainly North and South America, Australia and several European countries. The most prominent case has been the trial against the Australian cardinal George Pell, who had a top position at the Vatican. He has been found guilty of sexual abusing two choir boys and has been sentenced to six years in prison. Meanwhile, in a number of countries the Catholic Church has been paying compensation to victims.
'I am new'
The bishop of Maliana, who has been in this position at this diocese since 2010, says he is not aware of more cases in Timor-Leste. 'I only just became a bishop,' he explains. 'This diocese is new. This is not an old diocese. Even my people are also new. That's why they don't give me information. Because I am new, they don't have the trust yet. Until today nobody came to report a sexual abuse case to me. So I can't say anything, because I don't know anything.' He adds: 'Maybe there are some cases, but they hide it.'
He is aware of the Pope's order that the Church has to receive people who come to report. 'But if they remain silent, how can we process those cases?' he states.
'But if people come to report a case, the diocese will find a way to process it, as this is an order from the Vatican,' the bishop says. If there is enough evidence 'I will report it to the police.'
Ba funsionáriu no mós labarik no foinsa'e sira ne'ebé hela iha Topu Honis, Therese ho hau hato'o ami-nia domin no felisidades. Liu tiha tinan ida ona dezde tempu ikus liubá ne'ebé ami konsege bele ba vizita imi hotu, ami sente saudades no hanoin beibeik imi loroloron.
Hau-nia irmaun Greg ne'ebé ba vizita Topu Honis dala ida ho hau, karik imi sei lembra nia, husu mai hau iha inísiu tinan ida-ne'e kona-ba saida mak loron 5 ne'ebé kmanek iha hau-nia moris, 2 hosi loron sira ne'ebé kmanek iha hau-nia moris – kleur ona uitoan – mak hau pasa ona iha Topu Honis. Iha viajen ida primeiru ne'ebé hau ho Therese halo iha tinan 2015, ne'e nu'udár esperiénsia ida kmanek tebes bainhira hasoru imi hotu ba primeiravés – nakonu ho ksolok no hamnasa, nakonu ho memórias furak hosi viajen ne'e, maibé partikularmente momentu ne'ebé mak ita pasa hamutuk iha Kutet. Loron ida seluk ne'ebé kmanek iha hau-nia moris mak viajen ida ikus ne'ebé ami halo iha fulan Juñu tinan kotuk iha-ne'ebé hau tenke kaer bís eskola nian iha Mahata. Labarik boot sira kontente tebetebes, hau sei lembra katak hau halai sala tiha dalan iha rotunda nune'e ita tenke volta fali – imi hotu hamnasa hau. Sira-ne'e mak memórias kmanek no loron hirak kmanek liu iha hau-nia moris ne'ebé hau hanoin hikas ho laran-ksolok, maibé mós ho tristeza.
Buat barak mak akontese ona ba imi-nia komunidade iha tinan kotuk no tristeza ne'e mai hosi mudansas resente ne'ebé mosu ona iha Topu Honis.
Liu tinan 4 ona dezde Therese ho hau halo vizita primeiravés ba Topu Honis no hasoru malu ho Richard Daschbach no mós ho inan no labarik sira iha Topu Honis. Durante vizita iha tinan 2015 nian ne'e Richard aprezenta ami ba imi hotu-hotu no Therese ho hau deside katak ami sei tulun Richard ho kualkér maneira ne'ebé ami bele hodi fó moris ida di'akliu ba Komunidade Topu Honis. Ami konkorda atu fornese apoiu finanseiru adisionál ba Topu Honis hodi nune'e bele halo melloria ba labarik sira-nia saúde. Hori tempu ne'ebá kedas, kada tinan, ami fornese apoiu finanseiru ba Topu Honis ho baze ida regulár.
Richard Daschbach halo buat barak, buat di'ak barak, ninia obra iha Topu Honis no ninia servisu ba Timor-Leste rekoñesidu iha mundu tomak, ema hotu ne'ebé hasoru ona nia konsidera katak nia nu'udár ema-boot ida no umanitáriu boot ida. Hau hadomi nia hanesan hadomi hau-nia maun no hau-nia aman. Maibé nia trai tiha ona fiar no konfiansa ne'ebé mak komunidade Topu Honis no povu Timor-Leste haraik ba nia iha tinan barak nia laran, no nia mós trai ona domin no konfiansa hosi ema hotu-hotu no organizasaun sira ne'ebé fornese apoiu finanseiru kontínua ba nia no komunidade Topu Honis. Hau hatene ida-ne'e loos duni tanba Richard Daschbach rasik mak hateten mai hau kona-ba saida mak nia halo ba labarik sira iha Topu Honis.
Ne'e-duni permite hau atu hateten lia-loos ba imi tuir hau-nia hatene:
Iha fulan Fevereiru 2018 hau rona katak SVD iha Dili hasai tiha ona Richard hosi Topu Honis. Hau presiza hatene loloos tansá no sira hateten mai hau katak nia halo ona abuzu seksuál ba foinsa'e feto sira ne'ebé nia tau-matan ba. Hau hakerek email ba Richard hodi husu-tuir ba nia kona-ba buat ne'ebé akontese no nia fó-hatene mai hau katak nia katuas badadaun ona no deside atu reforma hodi ba hela iha rezidénsia SVD nian iha Dili.
Foufoun susar tebes mai hau atu fiar ba akuzasaun sira-ne'e, ne'e-duni hau deside iha fulan Abríl 2018 atu ba vizita Richard iha Dili. Durante vizita ida-ne'e, hau hasoru malu ho Richard iha okaziaun 3 ketaketak, iha okaziaun rua mak nia konfesa duni mai hau katak nia seksualmente haterus-hamoe foinsa'e feto sira iha Kutet, katak nia halo abuzu ba sira no halo ona ida-ne'e ba tempu ida naruk. Bainhira hau husu nia karik nia sente neon-sala ka lae ba ninia hahalok sira-ne'e, nia dehan LAE, nia sempre sente nune'e nafatin. Saida mak nia hateten mai hau ne'e halo hau hakfodak tebes, ida-ne'e harahun tiha hau-nia domin no respeitu ba nia. Hahalok ida-ne'e la'ós deit halo hau sente hakribit katak kualkér mane ruma bele halo abuzu ba labarik sira ne'ebé mak nia tau-matan ba, maibé hau hatene tiha kedas katak ninia hahalok sira-ne'e la'ós deit buat aat maibé mós nu'udár krimes graves.
Tanba saida mak nia dehan mai hau ne'e afeta ona feto foinsa'e barak tebes iha Topu Honis, nune'e hau laiha tan opsaun seluk maibé atu halo denúnsia ba autoridade judisiál sira kona-ba buat ne'ebé mak Richard hateten ona mai hau.
Lia-loos mak ida-ne'e - Richard hato'o buat hirak-ne'e mai hau no Lily Tarung mós iha ne'ebá no rona rasik saida mak Richard hateten.
Richard nia hahalok sira-ne'e nu'udár pekadu ida hasoru Maromak, buat aat no kriminoza. Igreja Katólika nian iha Vatikanu hala'o tiha ona investigasaun ida no deside iha fulan Novembru 2018 atu hasai nia hosi Igreja Katólika – Richard la'ós ona amlulik. Nia la'ós reforma, maibé demitidu tanba deskobre katak nia halo ona abuzu seksuál ba labarik-feto sira iha Topu Honis. Investigasaun kriminál kontinua halo ba abuzu sira ne'ebé nia admiti ona, tanba ne'e-duni mak halo detensaun ba nia no mós hasai tiha nia hosi komunidade Topu Honis. Sei laiha medidas ruma ne'ebé mak foti hasoru Richard anaunsér bainhira nia konfesa duni kona-ba krime sira-ne'e no mós iha evidénsias signifikativa kontra nia.
Hau-nia desizaun hodi halo denúnsia ba konversas entre hau ho Richard ne'e ba autoridade sira atu nune'e justisa bele prevalese no nia nunka sei bele halo tan abuzu seksuál ba foinsa'e feto sira ne'ebé nia tau-matan ba.
Depoizde Richard nia konfisaun kona-ba abuzu seksuál ne'e, hau tenke foti desizaun ne'ebé difísil duni hodi hapara tiha finansiamentu ba Topu Honis. Susar tebetebes atu foti desizaun ida-ne'e tanba hau lakohi atu labarik sira iha Topu Honis sai vítimas dala ida tan. Hau hatene katak Topu Honis mak imi-nia uma no mós katak imi presiza duni hakmahan-fatin no apoiu ne'ebé nia fó. Hau koko duni atu serbisu hamutuk ho Lily Tarung ho esperansa katak, tanba nia mós rona rasik Richard konfesa kona-ba krime sira ne'ebé halo ona, entaun nia sei foti medidas sériu atu proteje labarik sira iha Topu Honis. Maibé Lily nia atuasaun sira ne'ebé apoia Richard atu fila hikas hosi SVD iha Dili hodi ba Kutete (molok polísia halo detensaun ba nia) no mós ninia vizita regulár sira ba Maliana iha-ne'ebé mak haruka nia ba iha Tribunál, halo sai imposível atu kontinua ho ami-nia apoiu finanseiru. Hau komprende katak doadór sira seluk mós hapara ona sira-nia apoiu. Ne'e buat ida normál ba doadór sira atu hapara apoiu bainhira revela ona katak abuzu ba labarik sira-ne'e akontese duni no mós bainhira instituisaun la foti medidas ruma atu suporta no proteje labarik sira.
Therese ho hau no apoiadór sira seluk Topu Honis nian hadomi no respeita imi ida-idak, imi hotu hatudu ona mai ami la'ós buat leet maibé domin no respeitu iha ami-nia vizita hotu-hotu ba iha ne'ebá. Domin no respeitu ne'ebé imi hatudu ona ne'e liu dala barak tebes fó fila hikas ba imi. La'ós atu fó-kulpa no tuir loloos la'ós atu hamoe imi ruma ba buat ne'ebé akontese ona – ne'e la'ós imi-nia salan, só Richard deit mak sai kulpadu ba ninia hahalok sira. Ninia hahalok sira-ne'e kriminál no indefensível.
Ba inan hotu-hotu iha Topu Honis: Hau dehan ba imi ida-idak katak ita hotu-hotu iha responsabilidade ida atu garante seguransa hosi labarik sira ne'ebé mak ita tau-matan ba. Ita ida-idak, inklui hau rasik, la konsege halo ida-ne'e. Hau la fó-kulpa ba imi ka ba hau-nia an rasik, maibé ita nu'udár katuas-ferik la konsege atu proteje ita-nia oan sira hosi Richard –ita devia halo buat ne'ebé di'akliu no agora ita tenke rekoñese verdade kona-ba buat ne'ebé akontese ona no ita tenke halo di'akliu iha futuru. Keta taka imi-nia matan no halo finji katak laiha alegasasun forte hasoru Richard. Ema hotu-hotu iha kapasidade atu halo buat di'ak no aat. Hau rona rasik hosi Richard katak nia halo duni abuzu ba labarik sira iha Topu Honis no agora daudaun hau fahe ho imi hotu. Ita presiza suporta labarik sira liuhosi hatudu solidariedade, ko'alia ba sira ka ajuda sira hodi asesu ba servisu sira ne'ebé bele fornese apoiu ne'ebé sira presiza. Labarik no foinsa'e sira-ne'e karik lahatene katak sira presiza duni apoiu ida hanesan ne'e no dalaruma bele dehan tan katak sira la presiza. Maibé dalabarak ida-ne'e mak reasaun hosi vitíma sira abuzu nian. Bainhira ita ignora buat ne'ebé akontese ona, ne'e katak ita sai sala-maluk hosi abuzu sira ne'ebé Richard halo tiha ona, ne'ebé mak rezulta ona iha ninia demisaun hosi igreja no detensaun hosi polísia.
Ba labarik sira iha Topu Honis [sira ne'ebé mak agora daudaun sei hela iha ne'ebá no mós sira seluk ne'ebé uluk hela iha ne'ebá]: Ema sempre halo buat di'ak no mós ema sempre halo buat aat. Buat ne'ebé Richard hateten mai hau katak nia halo ona hasoru labarik sira iha Topu Honis ne'e aat duni, no aat tebetebes. Ema sira ne'ebé halo buat aat ne'e tenke responsabiliza sira-nia hahalok; tan ne'e mak Richard demitidu hosi amlulik, hetan detensaun hosi polísia no agora daudaun tuir hela investigasaun. Ema ida nia idade ka buat di'ak sira ne'ebé mak sira halo ona iha pasadu ne'e sei nunka bele sai justifikasaun ida atu taka imi-nia matan ba buat aat ne'ebé nia halo. Rekoñesimentu ba buat aat sira ne'ebé nia halo tiha ona ne'e la signifika katak atu nega fali apoiu ne'ebé mak imi simu ona. Maske Richard mak ema ne'ebé iha ne'ebá no hela iha Topu Honis, maibé nia la fornese mesak apoiu sira-ne'e hotu no ema barak mak, realmente, suporta imi no komunidade liuhosi Richard. Apoiu ne'ebé mak imi hetan ona durante hela iha Topu Honis la signifika katak imi deve ba Richard no imi presiza selu ho imi-nia silénsiu. Buat ne'ebé sala tenke ko'alia sai. Ne'e la'ós fasil, maibé ida-ne'e mak maneira moris komunidade nian iha Timor-Leste, no ho maneira ne'e deit mak, hau fiar, Topu Honis bele hetan futuru ida ho laran-moos.
Labarik no foinsa'e sira mak hau hadomi, bainhira ema adultu sira halo hahalok seksuál ho labarik sira, kulpa ne'e nunka duun ba labarik sira. Lei no Igreja hatuur momoos ona katak ida be kulpa ne'e mak ema adultu ne'ebé aproveita ka foti vantajen hosi labarik sira. Hau rona ona katak labarik boot balun iha Topu Honis ameasa no fó presaun ba foinsa'e feto sira atu labele ko'alia sai kona-ba buat ne'ebé akontese iha Richard nia kuartu laran iha tinan barak nia laran. Hau espera katak ida-ne'e laloos tanba selae triste tebetebes bainhira haree maun sira la suporta sira-nia feton sira ne'ebé sei ki'ik.
Therese ho hau laiha tan opsaun seluk alende atu hapara tiha apoiu finanseiru ba Topu Honis. Ami sei nafatin diretamente fó apoiu finanseiru ruma ba imi nain hira ne'e ida atu remata Universidade no ami prontu nafatin atu fó apoiu iha aban-bainrua. Favór keta hanoin katak ami abandona tiha ona imi. Ami sempre prontu nafatin atu suporta imi no ami espera katak imi no Topu Honis bele sai nafatin parte importante ida hosi ami-nia moris. Maibé ami labele kontinua fó apoiu finanseiru se bainhira laiha medidas ruma ne'ebé foti atu proteje labarik sira no mós atu suporta sira.
Ba komunidade lokál tomak: Topu Honis ne'e parte hosi imi-nia komunidade no fó ona oportunidade ba imi-nia oan sira, permite sira atu eskola no hetan moris ida saudável. Labarik sira laiha tusan ba ema ruma ne'ebé suporta ona sira no sei nunka bele sai vítima ba abuzu hodi troka ka selu fali ba apoiu finanseiru no hakmahan-fatin ne'ebé sira hetan. Se ita hanoin ho forma kontráriu ne'e simplesmente signifika katak ita nega tiha umanidade bázika hosi labarik Oecusse oan sira. Hahalok aat hosi ema ida nian sei labele taka odamatan atu kontinua fó apoiu ba labarik sira ne'ebé hela iha Topu Honis no mós atu fornese apoiu iha aban-bainrua ba labarik sira ne'ebé presiza. Ami hatene katak iha tempu ida Topu Honis reprezenta duni oportunidade reál ida atu suporta labarik Oecusse oan sira hodi hetan susesu apezarde dezafiu sira. Mezmu karik Richard hala'o ona knaar ida boot iha Topu Honis no agora daudaun autoridade sira hasai ona nia tanba buat hirak ne'ebé nia konfesa katak nia halo duni ona hasoru labarik sira iha ne'ebá, maibé ami sempre hanoin katak komunidade ne'e rasik – imi hotu-hotu, kuidadu ba malu no respeita malu – bele sai forte no bele hakat ba futuru ida ne'ebé naroman liutan.
Therese ho hau sempre apresia tempu ne'ebé mak ami konsege pasa ona iha Topu Honis no mós iha Timor-Leste. Ami sempre sente katak ema hotu-hotu ne'ebé ami hasoru simu ona ami ho laran-di'ak no domin no ami sempre koko nafatin atu fila hikas ba domin ida-ne'e.
Therese ho hau espera katak Topu Honis bele funsiona nafatin, hodi kontinua tau matan ba feto no labarik sira ne'ebé buka hakmahan-fatin iha ne'ebá no mós ami espera no reza katak sei nunka iha tan foinsa'e feto sira iha fatin ne'ebé deit iha mundu, maibé partikularmente iha Topu Honis, sai tan vítima ba abuzu fíziku ka seksuál.
Topu Honis sei nunka bele sai hanesan ne'e nafatin – konfiansa barak tebes mak sai traída, maibé bele sobrevive no bele iha tranzisaun ba hakmahan-fatin ida ne'ebé di'akliu no seguru liu ba ema sira ne'ebé presiza duni. Maibé, hau fiar katak tranzisaun ida-ne'e só bele akontese bainhira ita rekoñese buat saida mak akontese ona iha pasadu no harii futuru ida ne'ebé bazeia ba domin no konfiansa, futuru ida ne'ebé garante seguransa ba feto no labarik sira ne'ebé buka protesaun.
Therese ho hau no mós maluk sira seluk ne'ebé fó ona apoiu ba Topu Honis iha pasadu sei prontu nafatin atu hafó apoiu finanseiru ba imi iha aban-bainrua se bainhira aplika duni mudansa sira ne'ebé garante labarik sira-nia seguransa, inklui estabelese estrutura jestaun ida profisionál ne'ebé ho esperiénsia ba kuidadu labarik nian, órgaun supervizaun ida formál atu monitoriza funsionamentu orfanatu/uma-mahon nian, no fornese apoiu pesoál direta ba labarik foinsa'e sira ne'ebé hela iha Topu Honis iha tinan hirak ikus ne'e hodi garante katak sira sei la sai vítima ba kualkér ameasa ka ta'uk.
Iha organizasaun apoiu lubuk ida iha Timor-Leste ne'ebé bele ajuda imi durante tranzisaun ne'e. Hau ko'alia ona ho Fokupers, organizasaun sosiedade sivíl ida rekoñesidu tebetebes ne'ebé fó apoiu ba feto no labarik sira, no sira konkorda atu prontu hodi hafó tipu apoiu balun ba labarik-feto no mós feto sira, se imi presiza/hakarak. Bele liga ba ninia Diretora, Sra. Maria José Guterres, liuhosi númeru 7624 82 98. Se karik imi mós hakarak, entaun imi bele kontaktu ba hau liuhosi Sr. Olívio Barros iha númeru 7689 17 24 no ita bele diskute kona-ba oinsá mak ami bele suporta imi hodi hakat ba oin nu'udár organizasaun ida, husik hela pasadu iha kotuk no envolve ema sira seluk ne'ebé bele tau labarik sira-nia interese iha prioridade ne'ebé aas liuhotu.
Hau hakarak duni atu fila hikas ba Topu Honis no hateke ba imi-nia matan laran no bele haree liuhosi matan sira-ne'e futuru ida naroman ne'ebé imi hotu sei hetan iha loron aban.
Ho Respeitu no Domin,
Tony Hamilton
To the staff and children and young adults living at Topu Honis, Therese and I send our love and best wishes. It is over a year since we were last able to visit you all, we miss you and think of you every day.
Hosi Tjitske Lingsma
Tempo Timor hala'o viajen ba suku Kutet iha Rejiaun Administrativa Espesiál Oecusse Ambeno (RAEOA), hodi entrevista ho eis amu-lulik Richard Daschbach, ne'ebe hetan akuzasaun hodi halo abuzu seksuál ba labarik minoridade. Wainhira husu, karik nia hala'o abuzu ba labarik sira, Daschbach hatan katak "ne'e la'os ita boot nia preokupasaun, maibè ha'u nian."
'I never deny. I never confirm. I just say: no comment'
By Tjitske Lingsma
Tempo Timor travelled to the hamlet of Kutet in Timor-Leste's enclave Oecusse to interview defrocked priest Richard Daschbach, who is accused of sexually abusing minors. When asked whether he had touched children, Daschbach replied: 'That's my business, not yours.'


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range trade with a pin candle retracment entry looking for 1R
trading this pin candle rejecting old resistance that turned to support
looks like a nice pin that rejects the previous resistance , nice confluance level trying to get a 1:1
nice pin candle on a sup level + fib retracment = confluence level . nice R:R . i personally can't take this trade coz i don't have enough cap
confluence with fib level and a sup level as well , trigger was the inside pin candle
a nice confluance level of 2 fibs and a strong res level, trigget was the bearish pin candle. target reached at 1:1 i forgot to publish when i took the trade..
nice bullish candle testing resistance and a fib level looking to get just 1:1

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Here's some more great photos from the Imogene Pass Run, with thanks to Tom Palmieri, K2PJ.
Imogene Pass Run participants stop at the Upper Camp Bird aid station. Photo by Tom Palmieri, K2PJ
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Participants at Imogene Pass Run Upper Camp Bird aid station. Photo by Tom Palmieri, K2PJ.
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When learning the ropes of parenting babies, toddlers, or young children advice abounds.
I feel fortunate enough to have stumbled into the attachment parenting and peaceful parenting communities when my kids were still small. It was from these wells of information that I was able to draw out ideas and strategies that worked for our family.
But what happens when our kids become teenagers?
Many of us may be left feeling like we need some new parenting tools. And - unfortunately - resources for gently parenting our teens is scarce.
The only words on parenting teenagers that regularially pop up in my social media feed read something like this:
"I'm your parent, not your friend. I will stalk you, flip out on you, lecture you, drive you insane, be your worst nightmare, and hunt you down when needed - because I love you."
And I do understand where this sentiment is coming from.
It's our inner mama bear, protecting our cubs the only way we know how. It's our instinct. We are here to keep our children safe, even when things get ugly. Even if we're protecting them from themselves.
I think they call that "tough love".
If so, let's call another option "gentle love".
My meme (if I made one) would read more like this:
"I am your parent and I am also your friend. I will listen to you, respect you, encourage you, empower you, accept you, and be your safe place in a confusing world. Because I love you. Unconditionally."
As we teeter on the brink of teendom over here I have been reflecting on what has changed since we began this journey some thirteen years ago. (And surprisingly, how very much has stayed the same.)
If anything I feel us circling back to the beginning once more.
Emotions are tender and riding close to the surface again, and I am reminded that my job is not to control my child's expression but control my reaction to it.
And also - importantly - to lead with consistent, unwavering, unconditional love.
Do you remember how you held space for your toddler, gently guiding them as the ventured out into the world for the first time? It turns out 13 and 3 have more in common than you might expect.
And at the same time you also knew that there would be days when s**t was going to get real.
You knew that your child was learning and growing and that her life was changing so quickly that she wouldn't always be able to hold it together.
You knew that she was sometimes overwhelmed by the world, by her smallness, and by the dizzying ride of growing up.
The teen years? They're like this, too. And then some.
And just like when she was small your child still needs you by her side - gently and lovingly guiding her through.
As I look ahead to the coming decade-plus of parenting teens before me, I wrote down this list.
Ten ideas to remind me that peaceful parenting has no expiration date.
Ten reminders to parent as lovingly, gently, and effectively as I can while my child navigates these muddy waters between young child and confident adult.
Does every parenting strategy work for every family? Of course not. But this is my starting place as our teen years unfold.
If I re-write this post ten years from now there will certainly be points to add. But I can't imagine any of the ideas here being tossed aside.
I think if I asked my children what they needed and they could find the words, this is what they would say.
How you speak to me today will become my inner voice tomorrow.
And as much as you need me to respect you (something I struggle with a lot these days), I need you to show me that I also deserve respect. Even when I screw up.
Because your respect of me translates into the self respect I will carry with me into adulthood.
Help me see that I am worthy of it.
See me as a person who deserves as much respect as you easily give adults.
And when I disrespect you, remind me of how I can do better. Remind me by showing me - by giving me - the respect I so deeply crave.
I need to make a real, meaningful contribution. Because I'm old enough to notice if my efforts don't matter and those feeling are reflected in my self-worth.
So give me work to do. Yes, I will grumble, but I'll stand taller when I see what I am capable of. And I'm capable of so much more than you may think.
Empower me also by handing over decisions to me. Decisions about my life, my future, my choices.
Help me find my power.
You have a lot you want to tell me. A lot you want me to understand.
But mostly I just need you to listen.
Listen without judgement to my fears, my feelings, my stories, and to the things I can't bring myself to say. Your presence tells me that you care and that you're here for me - always.
And when you listen to the everyday stuff I know you're also here to listen to the big, scary, hard-to-talk-about stuff.
There are times when I will act in a way that makes me seem unworthy of your love.
Love me anyway.
I need that message more than anything.
And if you seem like you want to spend time with me, all the better! Knowing that you love me and you like me would be a huge win right now. (Even if I don't tell you.)
Because right now I'm pushing limits in all directions. Stay clear on the truth that even when I screw up I am still worthy of your love. I need to know this now more than ever before.
Your trust in me is a strong and powerful message. When you show me trust I learn to trust myself. My inner voice. My heart.
That means I'll make good choices. Better choices. And I'll also gain confidence. (Which I very much need right now.)
Acknowledge how I've earned your trust whenever you can. I need to hear those words from you.
Yeah, I screwed up. (I bet you did when you were young, too.)
But when you punish me or shame me or put me down - when you focus only on how I messed up and let your down again - I only learn how to hide my mistakes from you. The next time I stumble I'll make sure you don't know.
The truth is, I don't need more correction right now. What I need more connection.
Validate my journey and help me see that I'm going to be okay. Hold this space with me. Make time for me. Laugh and talk and be with me.
I need you.
My life is full of messages of what I'm doing wrong these days. From grades or friends to self-image and dating, I know well where I fall short.
Instead of focusing more on my flaws, I could use a little help with seeing my strengths right now.
I could really use the message that despite all the ways things are falling apart there are still places where I shine.
Help me see to see my own light.
My dreams and yours won't look the same. They're not supposed to.
Even if you think my dreams or passions are impractical or foolish or crazy, feed my fire. Please.
Encourage me. The world provides enough discouragement without you adding to the mix.
I'm trying on adulthood and wondering where life can take me. I need you on my side, cheering me on.
Despite our differences, I need to know that you accept me. All of me. The way I dress, the people I like, the music I enjoy, my vision for the future - everything.
Being a teenager is hard enough without feeling like I'm being judged at home. Find reasons to love who I am, even when it's not what you were expecting.
Acceptance matters to me. So, so much.
The world has enough bullies without me finding one at home.
I need our home to be a safe place.
So let me express my feelings - as big or uncomfortable as they may be. Let me be vulnerable, angry, afraid, and confused with you. Let me stumble and fall and get up again as you offer me your hand. Just like you did when I was small.
Be my safe place and my anchor in these stormy emotional seas.
With these ten points to guide us we can stay close to our teens and be available for them during this time of their great unfolding.
It may be messy, it may be emotional, but they'll know they can count us us to keep loving them, liking them, and being the arms they can fall into when everything falls apart.
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You might also enjoy my More Peaceful Parenting series. While I wrote it for young children, I'm finding it still applies as we move into the teen years.
I'd love to hear what you would add to the list! Especially those who have already navigated the teen years and stayed deeply connected through it all.
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You know me well enough by now to not expect me to show tidy rows of perfectly weeded vegetables in my garden. In fact, I think I'm more likely to show you my weed patches and flaws than some embellished story that resembles perfection.
But down in the garden yesterday morning I was struck by this perfect thing that happens there.
We plant these small hard seeds in the earth, then watch them explode into an abundance of food for our family. Truly. It's perfect.
Take green beans.
We can pull a single seed from a single pod, then grow armloads of food from that one.
I like this math.
It makes me feel that despite my garden-shortcomings we'll have a harvest yet.
So in the garden this summer we have beans, peas, greens, tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli, kohlrabi, and so much more - and each plant sprouted perfectly (against the odds) - from a single tiny seed.
My garden always takes off mid-summer and grow food in spite of me.
I'm thankful for that.
After three weeks with both arms covered in poison ivy I was finally able to get back into the garden for a harvest and a status check. And goodness! There's a lot happening in there.
This garden, I tell you. It's tenacious.
Fortunately we also eat weeds.
So many weeds! Oh, but there was one exception to the more-weeds-than-veggies in each row equation: the hugel bed.
Remember my crazy project this spring when I piled firewood and brush in my garden and covered it in compost? Yeah. It's the best part of the garden. Hands. Down.
I have halfheartedly pulled a few weeds in that bed, but otherwise it's an impenetrable wall of tomatoes, peppers, strawberries, and beans. They are so happy, so productive, so not needing anything from me but some harvesting.
Yes! Now that's my kind of gardening.
Needless to say, I'm sold on the concept of hugelkultur, raised beds, and deep mulching. It has made at least this one row of the garden a painless, joyful adventure.
Meanwhile, in the next bed (despite frequent hours of sweaty work pulling weeds)...
Somewhere in there is my garlic.
Embracing the journey, planning more raised beds, and yes, wondering if smartweed is edible...
A person could get lost in there!
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This weekend felt like one big reboot for me.
It was exactly what I needed.
No, I didn't do it all, but I found time for so much more than I have for many days.
I made time for myself, my kids, my husband, and a friend. Inside I found time for more painting and an epic mudroom clean out. Outside there was early morning garden weeding, a wonderful harvest, our first two days milking our goat Melissa, and a half-day spend as a family fencing new pastures for the sheep.
And with all that goodness going on fencing - somehow - rose to the top of my list of weekend highlights. (Okay, milking rose to the very tippy top, but fencing - a job I don't normally love - topped even painting this time.)
Here's the thing about animals.
They look pastoral, romantic, and sweet. Which they are. But they are also a great deal of work. Taking good care of them is, indeed, more work than we expected. There's a learning curve on them all (steeper on some than others) and while we're working our way up, it's a slow road.
Almost three years in on our little farming gig and there's lots of reevaluating going on. Do sheep make sense for us? Do goats? And meat birds? And the rest? We're running a cost-benefit analysis on every aspect of our life and making sure how we spend our time is worth the energy and effort we're putting in.
They are good questions that I encourage everyone to ask themselves.
Some of our biggest, most rewarding life changes have come from asking ourselves juicy, challenging questions. "Is this our right path?" "What do we really want?" "Is it working?"
Our biggest game-changer came more than a decade ago, with me holding then two-year old Sage on my hip, looking out the window at the pasture across the road. I felt myself awaken to the reality that we were living in a place we moved to for a job I quit two years before.
And I yelled, "What are we doing here!?"
Within two years we had sold our house, Pete quit his job, we moved to the community we'd always wanted and started our own business. Boom.
Ask the big questions.
But I digress. Back to fencing.
Fencing always falls to Pete. And for start-up inexperienced farmers who want to rotationally graze animals on 42 varied acres it's big work to take on. And it's ever-changing. Factor in that sheep have different requirements than goats and that we have a lot of lowlands and horsetail that don't work for either, it's like doing a Rubik's Cube when the time comes to move animals.
As I said, we're reevaluating.
Reevaluation or not, the sheep needed a clean pasture this weekend, and when Pete went out to fence before the rain that was forecast for Saturday I pulled the kids in for a chat.
I told them that animals were a lot of work, most of which their papa did. I acknowledged how much we all love having sheep and goats but that it didn't feel fair that Papa has so much of their work on his plate. I suggested that we go out and help him put the fence in so the job would be done faster.
And to my amazement, they thought that was a great idea and all but bounded down to the creek to help place insulators and fence posts and wire.
I savor these moments of delirious cooperation and harmony.
They are rare and I don't take them for granted.
And what a lesson for me! Had I forced them to do this work our day would have likely been joyless drudgery for us all. I supposed the same goes for me, had I been strong-armed into it. But they saw that they were needed and jumped in with enthusiasm, and so did I. We led with love. We wanted to help.
I also saw how Sage, nearly 13, needs meaningful adult work in his life.
Work like fencing and stacking wood and cooking dinner and mowing the lawn. He needs to see his own competence, contribution, and value. He needs to see how our family works because he contributes.
When he looks out on our sheep, contentedly grazing down in the valley, will he see his own hard work and success? I think he will.
Don't we all need that in our lives?
And finally this: fencing is not my favorite task. It's not even on the list. I would have much preferred painting or sewing or canning the dilly beans or making lunch than popping insulators on T-posts all morning.
But going out to help with fences forced me out of my rhythm (or rut, as it may be) and into something new.
While working with fence posts I marveled at the blue vervain and the bone set, the mullein and the swamp milkweeed. I noticed honeybees, their legs thick with orange pollen legwarmers. I listened to the gurgle of the creek. I smiled. A lot.
I got out in it, despite having other plans.
And these co-pilots we've brought into our lives are so good for that, aren't they?
Our children, our livestock, our partners, our pets - they all pull us off our comfortable, predictable tread-mill and take us out into the world, to places we might not otherwise go.
They get us up off the couch and out into the beauty of the world that exists just beyond our sight. How grateful I am for that nudge.
And come to think of it, I guess that belongs on our list as we reevaluate, too.
What big questions are on your list today?
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After writing yesterday's post I decided that making my house "look like my heart" had to come first.
Cleaning sounded joyless so I found the most compact corner to work on - a half-bath - and decided to give it a makeover.
It's tiny and there's no furniture. Plus it was beige.
We've never lived in a house this long before without painting.
Since the mid '90's Pete and I have lived in six houses. We painted them all either before we moved in or within a few weeks. Even when we had wee babies or big pregnant bellies. It was always a priority.
This time not so much.
We rented here for six months and agreed not to paint until we purchased the farm. When we finally closed we already had big remodeling dreams (and no remodeling budget) plus animals and new gardens to distract us. Se've been hanging here in limbo for almost three years, quietly waiting for our remodeling budget to materialize. All the while staring at our beige walls.
Because really, why paint a wall you're about to demolish? See what I mean? Exactly.
So yesterday when I started talking about my much needed mama groove reboot I decided that this bathroom was the first project up. Future remodel be damned, I was painting.
With my non-budget in hand I went shopping in our basement and found a charming full gallon of an agreeable yellow that the previous owners had left behind. At some point I realized that it was the color of the kitchen when we moved in - the only room I have repainted since we've been here.
Funny that I didn't love it in the kitchen but it's swoon-worthy in the bath. Fickle.
Lupine and I were home alone so I surrendered myself to doing this project together. (Yes! for fun, whoa! for mess. Breathing through the pain.)
Working together in a joyful fashion meant suspending any need to micromanage or be obsessive about brush strokes and drips. As a bonus she learned a plethora of tricks for wiping up spilled and running paint, including that juicy blob I landed on her nose. Oops.
And so, we painted.
It's a hard color to capture but it's a charmingly buttery yellow. I love it.
Is it perfect? Of course not! (You must be new here. See exhibits A and B for back-story.)
Our walls are wonky but I don't care. There is a half-wall of 1960's vinyl wall board in a fake tile motif. I still don't care. (Some day I may cover it with with wainscoting, but no, not today.) There are drips, bubbles, cracks, and more vinyl in the form of an ugly and unnecessary tub surround.
But the walls are happy yellow and I'm happily finding my groove again. Right there in that paint can.
In the end, dinner was late and nutritionally questionable and the house is still a filthy mess, but I took a tiny corner and made it my own. I am triumphant with this one small corner of order, color, and clean.
Come to think of it, I might just sleep in the tub tonight.
P.S. Total bathroom remodel budget: $0. Winning!
P.P.S. Framed artwork by my talented and thoughtful sister (the Lupine and Sage watercolors) and by the mind-blowing Lucky Nilson whom I adore (the fairy mama and child piece by the window).
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We all have the months we look forward to all year long. For me spring is - hands down - my best season, and I look forward to March, April, and May beginning sometime in late autumn. October is pretty dialed in around here, too. (November, not so much.)
But June and July. What is up with June and July for me?
Since we moved to the farm I have yet to have anything that resembles a groove during these months. Chaos reigns as my garden explodes into an impenetrable jungle, my house explodes into an impenetrable mess, and my calender blows up. June and July! Holy smokes.
But this week, now 95% back from my three week poison ivy immersion therapy, I'm hungering to find my groove again.
I want to wake early and claim that magical sliver of misty morning for myself once more.
I want to write again.
I want to have a meal plan taped to the fridge and do prep work the night before.
I want my floors to feel less... earthy. (That's a friendly word for filthy.)
I want my home to be a reflection of my heart.
I want to have my camera around my neck often, and notice the abundant beauty that surrounds me.
I want to spend more time focused only on my husband, only on my children, or only on my own dreams and passions and goals.
Instead, I'm staying up a bit too late doing I-don't-know-what, then sleeping later in the morning.
I'm wondering what to make for dinner each night an hour after I should have had it on the table.
I'm stunned by the messes that we create and watch, horrified, as they expand to fit the space we have.
And mostly I'm forgetting to pause to notice the beauty that is my life.
And so I'm making a plan. A plan to get my groove back! No matter what the season.
Because July won't stop being a wildly full month with gardening and canning and haying and the rest, but how I approach it can make all the difference in how I feel come August.
I will hold a vision for how I want my life to unfold. What do I want more of? (What do I want less of?)
Today I crave a life with more quiet time, more order, more rhythm, more creativity, more joy. I envision my home more ordered, more simple, more beautiful.
I will accept and embrace where I am today without self-criticism. This is my starting point, not my forever point.
Sure, our house is a disaster. But beating myself up about it (or stressing out on my kids) will fix nothing and only dig us deeper into where we are right now. After all - what we focus on expands.
Instead I will reach for gratitude and know that every mess we make means learning, life, and love happen here. A full day with a late dinner was still a day full of good work and good people. For that I am so grateful.
And I will keep perspective that my small struggles are small indeed.
I know that I can't do it all, so I will prioritize my goals for what I choose to change.
What transformations matter most? Is is meal planning or house keeping? Organizing and painting a room or making time in my day to write? Pick one or two goals as your starting point and save the rest for later.
Writing down goals can help us manifest them more quickly. Write down what your priorities are to keep you inspired and on-track.
I will dig in and start making small changes. No shift is insignificant! Picking up clutter when you cross a room, setting a timer for five minutes of work on a task you want to complete - these seemingly insignificant efforts do add up.
When these small changes take root I will add additional steps to take me closer to the place I want to be.
Because small steps can take us anywhere.
Don't freak out when you fall off the wagon. There will be days your house degrades into chaos or days don't cook dinner on time. Go with the flow. You're human. Get on with it and make some popcorn for dinner.
For me that means accepting the collassal mess that is my mudroom for today and staying focused on what's on my to-do list for Thursday. I know I'll get there, so I'm okay with the living, imperfect process of our life.
After making small change in one area of your life, apply the same plan to others.
Soon changes will take root in all areas of your life and you - like me! - will have your groove back.
So. Who's with me on this? It's time we get our groove back. Right. Now.
Are you in?
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Welcome! I'm Rachel Wolf. You'll find me here sharing my thoughts on living a more present and joyful life, despite the chaos swirling around us. I believe in embracing imperfection, living an authentic life, and savoring every drop of these fleeting days.
No, you won't find me feeding into the myth of perfection, but you can count on me to show up real and raw with lessons and beauty that I find in the ordinary.
I'm an interest-led homeschooler of a teen and a ten year old, and the owner of LüSa Organics. Together with my kids and husband Pete I live on a small, scruffy farm in the Wisconsin hills. Kick off your shoes and stay a while!
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Global School Administrative Software Market 2015-2019
Market outlook of school administrative software
The growing demand for analytical applications in the education sector drives the global school administrative software market. Technavio's market research analysts predict the global school administrative software market to grow at a CAGR of over 10% until 2019.
Like many business industries, the education market has begun to use data science to improve its operations. Business entities use big data for business activities like tracking consumer behavior and generating sales data for marketing strategy and campaigns. However, in the education market, the objective of using data science is to determine ways to improve the quality of education and enhance performance of schools. These objectives can be achieved by the implementation of school administrative software.
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Student Assessment
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Geographical segmentation of global school administrative software market
North America
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Leading vendor analysis for the global school administrative software market
Active Network
Other prominent vendors in this market include Ellucian, Foradian Technologies, Hobsons, Jenzabar, Scholastic, and Three Rivers Systems.
The global school administrative software market has observed immense growth worldwide. It offers numerous opportunities for vendors to explore the market by designing software to fulfil the needs of stakeholders in the industry. The need to adopt technologies to reach out to students and learners in geographically diverse locations will buoy the market growth during the forecast period.
Key questions answered in the report
What are the key factors driving the global school administrative software market?
What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the global school administrative software market?
What are the various opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global school administrative software market?
Trending factors influencing the market shares for the global school administrative software market in the US?
Market shares for North America, Europe, APAC, and ROW?
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Growth forecast of the global school administrative software market?
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Technavio Announces the Publication of its Research Report – Global School Administrative Software 2015-2019
Technavio recognizes the following companies as the key players in the Global School Administrative Software: Active Network, Eduware, Skyward, SunGard and ThinkWave
Other Prominent Vendors in the market are: Ellucian, Foradian Technologies, Hobsons, Jenzabar, Scholastic, and Three Rivers Systems.
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Companies Mentioned
Active Network, Eduware, Skyward, SunGard, ThinkWave, Ellucian, Foradian Technologies, Hobsons, Jenzabar, Scholastic, and Three Rivers Systems.
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text: This Man is Stunned at What He Find's on His Dog's NeckTedEntertainment0 Comments 0 Dogs can feel like a member of your family. You love them like your brother and if anyone tries to hurt them you'll be there to defend them. You've heard of animal abuse stories, but you probably haven't heard one like this. Mya, a German shepherd, lives with her owners Luke Mullaney and Lauren Mayer in Chicago. They adopted her two years ago from an adoption agency that specializes in German shepherds. They spent a lot of time with Mya, but their fulltime jobs pulled them away. They considered putting her in a doggy daycare. Doggy Daycares The first doggy daycare opened in NYC by Joseph Sporn in 1987. The idea caught on like wildfire and thousands have popped up everywhere. They even offer grooming for your pet and training. Gaining Popularity Dogs need attention. So, when their owners are out of the house for at least eight hours a day, it may be beneficial to put them in a daycare. This way they will interact with other dogs and receive the attention they deserve. Posh Pet Day Spa After doing some research, Luke decided to enroll Mya in the Posh Pet Day Spa. It's known as one of the best pet groomers in the city of Chicago. Neglected Luke and Lauren adopted Mya after her previous owner neglected and abused her. She suffered from anxiety and socializing with other dogs. They thought the daycare would be good for Mya so she could overcome these issues. One Year Later Mya has been going to the daycare twice a week for a year. They were hoping that she would overcome her anxiety and socialization issues. However, they were disappointed when they discovered something weird on her neck. Mya's Neck On March 11, 2007, Luke noticed something strange on Mya's neck. "I noticed there was a big box on the side of the collar and that box was almost directly on her throat," he said. He had never noticed the box once in the last year. Questions Luke went to the staff and asked why they put such a tight collar on his dog's neck. He wasn't expecting the response he received from the staff members. Uh-Oh "The troubling thing was the first thing she said when I walked in the door and held it up was, 'Uh oh,'" Luke said. Luke knew something wasn't right. Answers The staff member informed Luke that the collar was to prevent Mya from barking. It would make a sound to stop her barking. "She didn't seem apologetic – more defending herself," Luke recalled. Not Convinced Still not convinced, Luke went home and did some research on the collar. He found it on an online store and couldn't believe what the black box actually did. No. 6 Taking a closer look at the collar, Luke noticed a "no.6" on it. "The first thing I realized was that if there's a 'No. 6' on it, there must be five others," Lauren said. Regrets Luke and Lauren regretting enrolling their already traumatized dog in the daycare. While it isn't their fault that the daycare treated her poorly, they couldn't help but feel sorry. Spreading Awareness Lauren was so upset over the incident that she took to Facebook to let other dog owners know about what the daycare did to her dog with the collar. She told of their experience asking the staff what it was and how they responded. Other users started sharing their own stories. Different Perspectives There were some people who responded to the post in support for the daycare. They reasoned that maybe Mya had some issues that the daycare had to deal with and the only way to do it was with the collar. No. 7 One woman shared a photo of an identical collar that she had found on her dog, but it was marked with a No. 7. The woman also sent her dog to Posh Pet Day Spa. Anti-Bark Collar "An anti-bark shock collar, as stated in the manual attached, activates at the sound of a bark and gets only more intense if it is continually activated. I have dropped off my dog every single time at Posh Pets and you can hear the dogs barking in the back. So my dog was wearing this collar and barks from other dogs where activating the shock on her when she probably wasn't even barking," Lauren wrote on Facebook. Proving It The daycare was putting shock collars on its dogs to keep them from barking. When the owner of the daycare was confronted, she gave a disturbing response. Mistake "As we told its owner, the dog in question was mistakenly wearing the collar due to an error by our staff. The collar belonged to another dog whose owners requested that it be put on their dog," Lynn Mulrenin, the owner of the day care responded. Nothing Wrong The owner went on to justify her actions. "There is nothing wrong with using these collars, they are valuable and humane training devices, and they are also regularly used in settings where many dogs are in close proximity. I use one on my own dog, he's a beagle-basset mix. My daughter uses one on hers. It's a correction collar." Happy Dog Mya had always been a happy dog and Luke couldn't picture her barking so much. "I asked her why it was on the dog. She said obviously the dog was barking too much." Refunded The owner agreed to refund Luke the money he spent at the daycare. The couple are now looking for another doggy daycare that they can trust will treat their beloved dog well. Support for Posh Pet Day Spa Even after this story came out about Posh Pet Day Spa, customers still used the day care without blinking an eye. They still show support for the best groomers in Chicago. Finding the Best Place We wish that dogs had the ability to talk and tell people their stories and what they have been through. However, it's up to us as their owners to make sure they receive the best quality care and look into something when things don't seem right. 1


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Enable issuers to manage their cardholder's card and account information
DPS Card and Account Services (DCAS) supports a set of debit and prepaid card and account services. The DCAS API can be used by any developer in the sandbox.
Key Features
Give issuers the flexibility and simplicity to manage cardholder data.
Offer new ways to retrieve cardholder data preferences.
Improve speed to market and cost savings on product offerings.
Why Use It?
- To manage cardholder information easily and securely.
- To build and offer new solutions to cardholders.
- To increase acceptance and drive revenue growth.
How Does It Work?
DPS Card and Account Services (DCAS) enables issuers to manage their cardholder's card and account information efficiently and securely. Visa issuers can choose from a variety of services offered to design and develop new solutions for their cardholders.
Using their mobile banking application or online website, cardholders can:
- Inquire on all cards associated with an account
- Inquire on card and account detail information
- Inquire on balance information
- Inquire on transaction history
- Perform funds transfers
- Manage card information, such as name and address
- Manage notifications which includes email, text and push notifications
APIs Included
Card Inquiry API
The Card Inquiry API enables issuers and partners to manage cardholder's card and account information. Issuers can search for all cards and card information associated with an account.
Card Services API
The Card Services API enables issuers and partners to manage their cardholder's card and account information, notification settings and balance information. Cardholders can inquire on and update their account information. Cardholders can manage their notification subscriptions, view transaction history, perform transfers from a card to an account and from one account to another.
CVV2 Generation API
Generate the security code, or Card Verification Value (CVV2), of an existing card account processed by Visa DPS. The CVV2 can be displayed to the consumer digitally, and provisioned to other platforms for an easier payment experience. Merchants are able to accept mobile/virtual account payment in lieu of plastics through multiple form factors including ecommerce, in-app, and mobile POS.
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Visa Travel Notification Service
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