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Hurricane Isaac pushed water over a rural levee, knocked out power and flooded beach-front roads before dawn in Louisiana and Mississippi as it began a slow, drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico with a newly fortified New Orleans in its path.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm's center was about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south-southwest of New Orleans and moving inland slowly.
Wind gusts and sheets of rain pelted the nearly empty streets of New Orleans, where people watched the incoming Isaac from behind levees that were strengthened after the much stronger Hurricane Katrina hit seven years ago to the day.
Water driven by the large and powerful storm flooded over an 18-mile stretch of one levee in Plaquemines Parish south of New Orleans, flooding some homes in a thinly populated area. The levee, one of many across the low-lying coastal zone, is not part of New Orleans' defenses.
Parish authorities believe some people may be trapped but were not sure how many may have remained despite an earlier evacuation. Rescuers were waiting for the strong winds to die down later in the day before moving out to search.
"We did have two parish police officers that were stuck in a car there. We just found out they were rescued and are safe," said emergency management spokeswoman Caitlin Campbell. Two other parish workers in a boat rescued them..
Isaac was packing 80 mph winds, making it a Category 1 hurricane. It came ashore at 7:45 p.m. EDT Tuesday near the mouth of the Mississippi River, driving a wall of water nearly 11 feet high inland and soaking a neck of land that stretches into the Gulf.
The storm stalled for several hours before resuming a slow trek inland, and forecasters said that was in keeping with the its erratic history. The slow motion over land means Isaac could be a major soaker, dumping up to 20 inches of rain in some areas, and every storm is different, said Ken Graham, chief meteorologist at the National, Weather Service office in Slidell, La.
"It's totally up to the storm," he said.
Isaac's winds and sheets of rain whipped New Orleans, where forecasters said the city's skyscrapers could feel gusts up to 100 mph. Ryan Berni, a spokesman for the city of New Orleans, said the storm had caused only some minor street flooding before dawn and felled trees but had left roughly 125,000 customers in the city without power.
In Mississippi, the main highway that runs along the Gulf, U.S. 90, was closed in sections by storm surge flooding. At one spot in Biloxi, a foot of water covered the in-town highway for a couple of blocks and it looked like more was coming in. High tide around 9:30 a.m. was likely to bring up more water.
In Pass Christian, a Mississippi coastal community wiped out by hurricanes Camille and Katrina, Mayor Chipper McDermott was optimistic Isaac would not deal a heavy blow.
"It's not too bad, but the whole coast is going to be a mess," he said early Wednesday.
McDermott stood on the porch of the $6 million municipal complex built after Katrina, with walls of 1-foot-thick concrete to withstand hurricane winds. As he looked out toward the Gulf of Mexico, pieces of a structure that had stood atop the city's fishing pier washed across the parking lot.
The state transportation department said Mississippi Highway 43 and Mississippi Highway 604, both in Hancock County, were not passable because of storm surge driven inland.
In largely abandoned Plaquemines Parish, Campbell said an 18-mile stretch along the thinly populated east bank was being overtopped by surge. The levee had not broken.
Campbell said officials believe some people may be trapped in their homes by water from the overtopped levee but were not sure how many might still be in the area. Strong wind was hampering efforts of rescuers to get into parts of the area.
She said officials expected the water to recede to the Gulf as wind direction changes with the storm's movement..
Hundreds of thousands of people were without power across the state's southern parishes, including more than 250,000 in New Orleans and its suburbs, power provider Entergy reported.
Tens of thousands of people had been told ahead of Isaac to leave low-lying areas of Mississippi and Louisiana, including 700 patients of Louisiana nursing homes. Mississippi shut down the state's 12 shorefront casinos.
The hurricane promised to lend even more solemnity to commemoration ceremonies Wednesday for Katrina's 1,800 dead in Louisiana and Mississippi, including the tolling of the bells at St. Louis Cathedral overlooking New Orleans' Jackson Square.
The storm drew intense scrutiny because of its timing __ coinciding with Katrina and the first major speeches of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., already delayed and tempered by the storm.
Isaac promises to test a New Orleans levee system bolstered by $14 billion in federal repairs and improvements after the catastrophic failures during Katrina. But in a city that has already weathered Hurricane Gustav in 2008, many had faith.
"I feel safe," said Pamela Young, who was riding out the storm in the Lower 9th Ward with her dog Princess in a new, two-story home built to replace the one destroyed by Katrina.
"If the wind isn't too rough, I can stay right here," she said, tapping on her wooden living room coffee table. "If the water comes up, I can go upstairs."
Isaac posed political challenges with echoes of those that followed Katrina, a reminder of how the storm seven years ago became a symbol of government ignorance and ineptitude.
President Barack Obama sought to demonstrate his ability to guide the nation through a natural disaster and Republicans reassured residents they were prepared Tuesday as they formally nominated the former Massachusetts governor as the Republican Party's presidential candidate.
There was already simmering political fallout from the storm. Louisiana's Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal, who canceled his trip to the convention in Tampa, said the Obama administration's disaster declaration fell short of the federal help he had requested. Jindal said he wanted a promise from the federal government to be reimbursed for storm preparation costs.
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate said such requests would be addressed after the storm.
Obama promised that Americans will help each other recover, "no matter what this storm brings."
"When disaster strikes, we're not Democrats or Republicans first, we are Americans first," Obama said at a campaign rally at Iowa State University. "We're one family. We help our neighbors in need."
Along the Gulf coast east of New Orleans, veterans of past hurricanes made sure to take precautions.
Bonnie Chortler, 54, of Waveland, Miss., lost her home during Hurricane Katrina. After hearing forecasts that Isaac could get stronger and stall, she decided to evacuate to her father's home in Red Level, Ala.
"A slow storm can cause a lot more havoc, a lot more long-term power outage, 'cause it can knock down just virtually everything if it just hovers forever," she said.
Those concerns were reinforced by local officials, who imposed curfews in three Mississippi counties.
"This storm is big and it's tightening up and it sat out there for 12 hours south of us and it's pushing that wave action in and there's nowhere for that water to go until it dissipates," said Harrison County Emergency Operations Director Rupert Lacy
Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Brian Schwaner and Cain Burdeau in New Orleans; Kevin McGill in Houma, La.; Holbrook Mohr in Waveland and Pass Christian, Miss.; Jeff Amy in Biloxi and Gulfport, Miss.; Jay Reeves in Gulf Shores, Ala.; Jessica Gresko in Codon, Ala.; and Curt Anderson at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.


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Introduction to IO
(This page is intended as a quick introduction to how IO is treated in Haskell. It doesn't describe everything there is to know, but should give some idea of how things work.)
Haskell separates pure functions from computations where side effects
must be considered by encoding those side effects as values of a
particular type. Specifically, a value of type (IO a)
is an action,
which if executed would produce a value of type a
Some examples:
getLine :: IO String
putStrLn :: String -> IO () -- note that the result value is an empty tuple.
randomRIO :: (Random a) => (a,a) -> IO a
Ordinary Haskell evaluation doesn't cause this execution to occur. A
value of type (IO a)
is almost completely inert. In fact, the only IO
action which can really be said to run in a compiled Haskell program
is main
Armed with this knowledge, we can write a "hello, world" program:
main :: IO ()
main = putStrLn "Hello, World!"
Now, so far, all this is great, but without a way to chain actions together end-to-end, we can't do a whole lot. So Haskell provides us with a few primitives for composing and chaining together IO actions. A simple one of these is:
(>>) :: IO a -> IO b -> IO b
where if x
and y
are IO actions, then (x >> y)
is the action that
performs x
, dropping the result, then performs y
and returns its
Great, we can now write programs which do multiple things:
main = putStrLn "Hello" >> putStrLn "World"
will print "Hello" and "World" on separate lines.
However, we don't yet have a way to chain actions in which we are allowed to use the result of the first in order to affect what the second action will do. This is accomplished by the following operation, called 'bind':
(>>=) :: IO a -> (a -> IO b) -> IO b
Now, x >>= f
is the action that first performs the action x
, and captures its result, passing it to f
, which then computes a second action to be performed. That action is then carried out, and its result is the result of the overall computation.
That's a mouthful, but once you see it in use, perhaps the idea will become clearer:
main = putStrLn "Hello, what is your name?"
>> getLine
>>= \name -> putStrLn ("Hello, " ++ name ++ "!")
This is most of what we need. In fact, this bind function is really
successful, and we can define (>>)
in terms of it:
x >> y = x >>= const y
In practice, it turns out to also be quite important to turn a value into an IO action which does nothing, and simply returns that value. This is quite handy near the end of a chain of actions, where we want to decide what to return ourselves, rather than leaving it up to the last action in the chain. So there's one more primitive,
return :: a -> IO a
which does just that.
You might see do-notation all over the place in real Haskell programs. In do-notation, our example program might look like:
main = do putStrLn "Hello, what is your name?"
name <- getLine
putStrLn ("Hello, " ++ name ++ "!")
This is in fact entirely equivalent to the above form, and is
translated into it by the Haskell compiler. So whenever you see a do
block, you can just imagine a chain of applications of (>>)
and (>>=)
and some lambdas when appropriate to capture the results of actions. An action on its own on a line in a do-block will be executed, and a line of the form v <- x
will cause the action x
to be run, and the result bound to the variable v
A common mistake is to put something other than an action in the place of x
, usually some other value. If you want to make a variable binding inside a do-block which doesn't involve running an action, then you can use a line of the form let a = b
, which, like an ordinary let-expression will define a
to be the same as b
, but the definition scopes over the remainder of the do-block.
Note that there is no function:
unsafe :: IO a -> a
as this would defeat the referential transparency of Haskell --
applying unsafe
to the same IO action might return different things
every time, and Haskell functions aren't allowed to behave that way.
Now, I haven't really told you anything about monads in general yet. Most monads are actually rather unlike IO, but they do share the similar concepts of bind and return. For more on monads in general, see my Monads as containers article, or my Monads as computation article which give two different ways to look at what monads abstract.
Further reading
- For a comprehensive tutorial on using IO monad, look at the Haskell I/O inside: Down the Rabbit's Hole
- An explanation of the basic Monad functions, with examples, can be found in the reference guide A tour of the Haskell Monad functions, by Henk-Jan van Tuyl.
- There is also more information on how to avoid IO
- Dan Piponi provides an overview of Haskell I/O in The IO Monad for People who Simply Don't Care.
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It seems as if every few months there's a new diet whose rules and requirements we must follow if we're going to reach the goal of good health. The "paleo" diet provides a great example of this phenomenon. We're exhorted by paleo proponents to eat lots of fats and animal protein. Carbohydrate consumption should be fairly light. Grass-fed beef is prized by paleo-dieters. You may consume unlimited amounts of butter, and must eliminate all cereals, legumes, and dairy products (except butter of course) from your diet. Now unless you're a paleo convert, these prescriptions may seem to fly in the face of everything you've ever known about healthy eating. Paleo supporters will respond with the claim that human biology developed over the course of hundreds of thousands of years and that agriculture is brand new, having arrived about 10,000 years ago. That's worth thinking about, but we may remember that other diets backed by correspondingly compelling logic and dollops of science have come and gone over the course of many decades.
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1 Noto H, et al: Low-carbohydrate diets and all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. PLoS One 2013;8(1):e55030. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055030. Epub 2013 Jan 25
2 Lagiou P, et al: Low carbohydrate-high protein diet and incidence of cardiovascular diseases in Swedish women: prospective cohort study. Br Med J 2012 Jun 26;344:e4026. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4026
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"What you don't see here is that, under the hood, the new tiled UI is a means for Microsoft to lock Windows applications into a walled garden, much like the one on iOS," said Croteam CTO Alen Ladavac on the Steam forums. One of the things he wanted to clarify the most was that while it seems like developers were perhaps overreacting and just not wanting to change OS, Windows 8 is a different beast than previous generations.
"One cannot release a tiled UI application by any other means, but only through Windows Store," he explained. "I cannot even begin to stress out just how horrible this idea is! There is no side-loading, except for corporate use inside one company, and that works only on the enterprise edition of Windows 8. Do we all understand what that means? You cannot download an application from the Internet and run it on your computer. You have to get it from Microsoft's store. Even if it is a free app!"
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Apparently you'll still be able to get some applications on the basic desktop, but developers are worried that with Windows 9, everything will come through the app store or not at all.
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No doubt reports like this will see gamers stick with Windows 7 for some time, but as that begins to age and lose support, where can we go? With all the recent improvements in Linux support, maybe in a half decade we'll all be running that open source platform instead.
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Why the wise virgins could not share their oil - On this Sunday's Gospel
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I'm confused.
"your virtue cannot make up for my vice, on the last day"
Yet, we believe in indulgences, prayer for others to receive many varied graces including openness to grace and conversion of heart, redemptive suffering, and sacrificial actions/mortification on behalf others. St. Monica is a saint in part due to her persistent prayer for (now St.) Augustine. I understand that these are acts of charity and not really hope, but I don't understand how they are consistent with your quote above.
Samantha - November 5, 2011 at 8:36 AM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
I love your comment/question, because it is exactly along the lines of what my homily will be about this Sunday!
First, I should say that the quote about my vice and your virtue is not original to me, but is only a slight re-working of St. Jerome's quote which I put in the article (directly before "Further consideration")
The point is that, your virtue (i.e. the theological virtue of charity) cannot make up for my vice (i.e. the lack of charity, which is mortal sin).
If I am in mortal sin, then I cannot benefit from your charity ... nor, of course, can I benefit (after death) from your prayers or indulgences.
However, your prayer can do much to bring about my conversion (while I live).
Additionally, after I die (if I die with the virtue of charity), your virtue and good works can gain many indulgences for me in purgatory ... but if I die without virtue (in mortal sin), then your good works and indulgences will not avail me anything, since I will be in hell.
I hope that it is a bit more clear now. I will be writing on indulgences early next week.
Peace to you, and let us pray for the poor souls! + - November 5, 2011 at 9:24 AM
- Jack said...
St. Seraphim of Sarov says that the oil represents the grace of the Holy Spirit.
Read what he said about the acquisition of the Holy Spirit. - November 5, 2011 at 3:38 PM
Father, my question is similar to Samantha's and I'm just trying to clarify your answer. I think I understand that my charity cannot be given to another person, or maybe more specifically that my merit cannot be given to another person. I can, in charity, pray for another sinner, those alive and those in purgatory. But at the end of my life, I cannot say, "Here, I have done these things for other people and you have not. Take some of my merit and use it as if it is your own - as if you are the one who did these things." When I pray for someone, I am asking God to help that person. Giving them my merits is like saying I am the one who is helping them. I think I can see why these things can't be shared. If I am thinking correctly, it helps explain why St. Louis de Montfort says that our merits can't be shared with other people. We can't ask the Blessed Mother to give our merits to someone else, but we can ask her to hang on to them for us so we don't lose their benefit. I hope on the right track in understanding what you're saying, Father!
This gospel always bothered me a bit not because I thought the wise virgins were selfish, but because I was afraid I was living the life of a foolish person who would procrastinate in preparing for Jesus' return. The gospel would leave me with the uneasy acknowledgement that on that day, I would be on my own and I couldn't ask anyone else to make up for my procrastination. Thanks for your message. It helps me understand why no one will be able to help me, and that I don't dare put off getting ready. It also helps me to try harder to earn merit, to do the little things the Holy Spirit inspires me to do, so I don't end up with barely enough oil when Jesus comes for me.
Sharon - November 6, 2011 at 5:20 AM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
There is (technically) a type of "merit" by which we can gain graces for another ... it is called "condign" merit, but it is too theoretical to get into here.
Still, your main point stands. And I am especially grateful for your mentioned of DeMontfort!
I think that you have expressed the point very well. + - November 6, 2011 at 6:41 AM
- Mick Jagger Gathers No Mosque said...
Dear father. Poor sermonising, based on the triumph of protestant exegesis over Traditional Catholic exegesis abound in the n.O.
Yesterday, at a NO Mass, I heard the oil described as Good Works and, of course, there was no mention of the foolish virgins going to Hell.
Twice I have recently heard sermons describing the Pearl of Great Price as us - me and thee- not Jesus.
God Bless you for your work. I know you are too kind to write about just how bad the situation is inside the Catholic Church.
The paltry bit of teaching we are presented is dervied from protestant exegesis - eisegesis, really - November 7, 2011 at 6:50 AM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
I am not Spartacus,
Thank you for the kind words of encouragement.
I should add that the oil can be understood to mean good works, and the flame could be charity.
However, you are certainly correct that the foolish virgins go to hell and it would be a poor sermon to not mention that fact!
Peace. + - November 7, 2011 at 7:18 AM
Would the author of the article be so kind possibly to paste entirely all 13 verses, in here, belatedly? It seems, there's much important symbolism going on particularly, within this parable, for more open discussion. And please, don't tell me: just go and look up (MATT 25) yourself. I've already done that! I wish to know, just exactly, how the entire tract does read maybe, within the same focus as author of this article, okay?
- November 7, 2011 at 8:21 AM
Could the flask itself refer to the virtue of hope? Both the foolish and the wise had oil in their lamps, but because of their flask, the wise had atleast an adequate amount of oil (if not an abundance.) Hope in the arrival of the delayed Bridgegroom - Hope in the return of Christ at the Last Day! They were prudent in preparation and preserved in hope!
Andrew - November 7, 2011 at 8:31 AM
- Alex said...
I have also heard the oil compared to intimacy with Christ. The rational behind this is based on the fact that when the "maidens" without oil went to visit the "Bridegroom" a the "wedding feast" he answered,
"Afterward the other maidens came also, saying, 'Lord, lord, open to us.' But he replied, 'Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.'"
The language of the parable swirls around the theme of marital union with Christ and the virgins without oil where excluded not because they where not virtuous, but because Jesus did not know them (I think of know in the context of Adam knowing Eve...am I wrong?). This seems like a reasonable comparison (oil with intimacy) because intimacy, like virtue, is non-transferable. Even if the wise virgins wanted to give their intimate relationship with Christ to the foolish ones, they couldn't have. The privilege of intimacy with Christ is made possible by His sacraments and achieved by a living transaction between the sacrament recipient and the Blessed Redeemer. Is this off base? - November 7, 2011 at 9:00 AM
I wanted to add to what Father said. The word charity, when used in theological language, refers to the state or grace - an indwelling of the life of God within the souls. Charity is what we receive at baptism that causes us to be "born again", and it is also what is lost by mortal sin. The reason mortal sin is called "mortal" is because it destroys charity (the life of God) within our soul. If a person falls into mortal sin, you and I cannot restore them to the life of grace. We can pray for them, but our prayers will not restore them to grace.
Since the wise virgins were not capable of restoring them to the life of grace (giving them oil), their actions, as related in the story, would not have been selfish. Telling them to go and get oil was actually the right response; it just so happens that the Lord returned before they were able to obtain the "oil".
The reason the foolish virgins were foolish, is because they knew what was necessary to be saved (since they had the faith), but they failed to do it. The wise virgins were wise because they lived their lives in accord with their belief. They kept the commandments, performed their daily duties, said their prayers, and remained in the state of grace. As such, they were ready when the time came.
I think what we should take from the story is that we must strive to be like the wise virgins, by bringing our lives in conformity with what the Church teaches, and always staying in the life of grace.
RJS - November 7, 2011 at 12:55 PM
- Petrus Augustinus said...
Dear Father,
What's with the look-change? It's radical and less useful. The links have disappeared so did the most popular posts and the archive with the picture of the Holy Father. Also, it is impossible to comment to 'Ask Father Ryan'. What has happened? The old look was much richer.
Sorry if I was rude I just wanted to ask you that.. :) Peace! - November 7, 2011 at 2:22 PM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
We were trying something new ... eventually we might switch to that style ... but we would definitely keep the sidebars.
Thanks for the comment! + - November 7, 2011 at 7:55 PM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
I like the way of incorporating the theological virtue of hope into the parable ... I had been thinking of this myself, but hadn't seen anything from the Church Fathers on the matter.
Peace. + - November 7, 2011 at 7:57 PM
- Alex said...
Funny, I was just telling a friend that I was happy to see you using blogger's new layout features. Intuitive and fun. Thanks!
- November 7, 2011 at 7:57 PM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
@Alexander Weber,
Yes, I think the connection with intimacy is valid ... but I would also add that the two (virtue and intimacy) are not really two but only one.
The theological virtue of charity is that which unites us to Christ ... it is the foundation of all intimacy.
Thank you for the comment, I think that you are right on and that you bring out a further aspect of the oil.
Peace! + - November 7, 2011 at 7:58 PM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
Here is the full parable, from Matthew 25:
"[1] Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride. [2] And five of them were foolish, and five wise. [3] But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them: [4] But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps. [5] And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept.
"[6] And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh, go ye forth to meet him. [7] Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. [8] And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out. [9] The wise answered, saying: Lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you, go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. [10] Now whilst they went to buy, the bridegroom came: and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut.
"[11] But at last come also the other virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open to us. [12] But he answering said: Amen I say to you, I know you not. [13] Watch ye therefore, because you know not the day nor the hour." - November 7, 2011 at 8:00 PM
- Alex said...
After I posted I was kind of kicking my self for setting up the false dichotomy between intimacy and virtue. There is no intimacy without virtue and no virtue without intimacy. Sorry 'bout that.
- November 7, 2011 at 8:01 PM
Thanks, Father, for this lesson. I did wonder just that, about the possible sharing of the oil, at mass on Sunday. Never heard this parable taught in this way, but it makes perfect sense. God bless! -Sarah
- November 8, 2011 at 8:35 AM
- Kuba said...
i always wonder who are "those that sell" oil in v9? Are there any comment/clues on this? - November 8, 2011 at 2:42 PM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
Many of the Church Fathers say "those that sell" are the poor ... by giving alms to the poor, we are able to grow in charity and gain more oil.
Great question! + - November 8, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Yes, great question, Kuba! Indeed, who could be the sellers perhaps, trafficking in this, most holy and sacred of all, possible, commodity items? Don't they have lamps, and why aren't they also trying entry; Since, apparently if all it really takes is, some certain unspecified amounts of, yet oil? At least, one could imagine greedy sellers would be readily present, at the gate; even, then if only to service new customers, somehow? Obviously, for to enter, one, must lamp possess, trimmed with plenty enough oil authentically, and, remain virgin!
- November 10, 2011 at 8:56 AM
Please; Can anyone explain, exactly, just how many people, Jesus says, supposedly that my friends and I, so carefully, are yet somehow, watching for? Thanks!
Ginny - November 10, 2011 at 5:09 PM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
I'm not sure what the confusion is ... we are awaiting the return of one person, Christ Jesus.
Peace to you. + - November 10, 2011 at 6:00 PM
Well, you confused me when, upon the copy just posted, now, you include a 'bridegroom and...bride' sorry, but where did THAT come from, please? It, clearly, implies two, people, no? Is that the way originally, St Matthew, wrote it? Is that, what it says, maybe, within the pope's own, bible? Is this, possibly, what you call: NEW THEOLOGY?
Ginny - November 11, 2011 at 4:39 AM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
I am hoping that there is just some language problem here ... your comment seems extremely aggressive, and like an attack on the Holy Father.
Please, ask nicely!
The bridegroom is one: Christ Jesus.
The bride is one: The Church, his kingdom.
The virgins are all those who will enter into the heavenly Jerusalem (the Church triumphant) at the end of time.
Hope it is clear now! + - November 11, 2011 at 6:48 AM
- Alex said...
As a protestant convert I'm actually surprised at the hostility shown on this topic. Long before I was Catholic I enjoyed the revelation of Christ being the Bridegroom and the Church being His Bride (and as member of the Divine body, I enjoyed knowing that He loved me passionately). It has to be, if not the most, one of the most prevalent revelations of God in the Bible. The story begins with a wedding (Gen 3), ends with a wedding (Rev 19), Jesus' first miracle was at a wedding (Jn 2), one of His last parables was about a wedding, and the list goes on. For fear of coming off as preachy on such a magnificent reality I will stop here.
- November 11, 2011 at 7:10 AM
The wise are, just being polite. As always, within answering any, dangerous fools, at all! Obviously, within the circumstance entirely, the best answer, remains "Assuredly, I do not know you!" answering to, any and all, foolish!
If Jesus, intends knowing not, any fools, entirely; by then, just how can it be considered, especially wise, ever giving away such value? Never; unto, suspected fools? It seems, Jesus doesn't want any fool sneaking, into Heaven! How, could it yet be still considered, likely Heaven? Truly somehow, if fools, admitted? Therefore, yet every fool should just become now accustomed, getting the run around, yet maybe, all 'tween, now and then.
Pancho - November 16, 2011 at 6:52 AM
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A "Web Beacon" is an object that is embedded in a web page or email that is usually invisible to the user and allows website operators to check whether a user has viewed a particular web page or an email. Company may use Web Beacons on the Website and in emails to count users who have visited particular pages, viewed emails and to deliver co-branded services. Web Beacons are not used to access users' Personally-Identifying Information. They are a technique Company may use to compile aggregated statistics about Website usage. Web Beacons collect only a limited set of information, including a Web Cookie number, time and date of a page or email view and a description of the page or email on which the Web Beacon resides. You may not decline Web Beacons. However, they can be rendered ineffective by declining all Web Cookies or modifying your browser setting to notify you each time a Web Cookie is tendered, permitting you to accept or decline Web Cookies on an individual basis.
We may use third-party vendors, including Google, who use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) together to inform, optimize and serve ads based on your past activity on the Website, including Google Analytics for Display Advertising. The information collected may be used to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. If you do not want any information to be collected and used by Google Analytics, you can install an opt-out in your web browser (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/) and/or opt out from Google Analytics for Display Advertising or the Google Display Network by using Google's Ads Settings (www.google.com/settings/ads).
Aggregated and Non-Personally-Identifying Information
We may share aggregated and Non-Personally Identifying Information we collect under any of the above circumstances. We may also share it with third parties and our affiliate companies to develop and deliver targeted advertising on the Website and on websites of third parties. We may combine Non-Personally Identifying Information we collect with additional Non-Personally Identifying Information collected from other sources. We also may share aggregated information with third parties, including advisors, advertisers and investors, for the purpose of conducting general business analysis. For example, we may tell our advertisers the number of visitors to the Website and the most popular features or services accessed. This information does not contain any Personally-Identifying Information and may be used to develop website content and services that we hope you and other users will find of interest and to target content and advertising.
Mobile Device Additional Terms
• Mobile Device. If you use a mobile device to access the Website or download any of our applications, we may collect device information (such as your mobile device ID, model and manufacturer), operating system, version information and IP address.
• Geo-Location Information. Unless we have received your prior consent, we do not access or track any location-based information from your mobile device at any time while downloading or using our mobile application or our services, except that it may be possible for Company to determine from an IP address the geographic location of your point of connectivity, in which case we may gather and use such general location data.
• Push Notifications. We send you push notifications if you choose to receive them, letting you know when someone has sent you a message or for other service-related matters. If you wish to opt-out from receiving these types of communications, you may turn them off in your device's settings.
• Mobile Analytics. We use mobile analytics software to allow us to better understand the functionality of our mobile software on your phone. This software may record information, such as how often you use the application, the events that occur within the application, aggregated usage, performance data and where the application was downloaded from. We do not link the information we store within the analytics software to any Personally-Identifying Information you submit within the mobile application.
We may provide you the option to connect your account on the Website to your account on some social networking sites for the purpose of logging in, uploading information or enabling certain features on the Website. When logging in using your social network credentials, we may collect the Personally-Identifying Information you have made publicly available on the social networking site, such as your name, profile picture, cover photo, username, gender, friends network, age range, locale, friend list and any other information you have made public. Once connected, other users may also be able to see information about your social network, such as the size of your network and your friends, including common friends. By connecting your account on the Website to your account on any social networking site, you hereby consent to the continuous release of information about you to us. We will not send any of your account information to the connected social networking site without first disclosing that to you. Each social network may further allow you to set privacy controls around your information on their system, and our collection of information will always follow such controls and permissions. This feature is subject to continuous change and improvement by us and each social networking site involved, and therefore the available features and shared information are subject to change without notice to you.
We may use hyperlinks on the Website which will redirect you to a social network if you click on the respective link. However, when you click on a social plug-in, such as Facebook's "Like" button, Twitter's "tweet" button or the Google+, that particular social network's plugin will be activated and your browser will directly connect to that provider's servers. If you do not use these buttons, none of your data will be sent to the respective social network's plugin provider. So for example, when you click on the Facebook's "Like" button on the Website, Facebook will receive your IP address, the browser version and screen resolution, and the operating system of the device you have used to access the Website. Settings regarding privacy protection can be found on the websites of these social networks and are not within our control.
Website Registration
As defined above, Personally-Identifying Information is information that can be directly associated with a specific person. Company may collect a range of Personally-Identifying Information from and about Website users. Much of the Personally-Identifying Information collected by Company about users is information provided by users themselves when (1) registering for our service, (2) logging in with social network credentials, (3) participating in polls, contests, surveys or other features of our service, or responding to offers or advertisements, (4) communicating with us, (5) creating a public profile or (6) signing up to receive newsletters. That information may include each user's name, address, email address and telephone number, and, if you transact business with us, financial information such as your payment method (valid credit card number, type, expiration date or other financial information). We also may request information about your interests and activities, your gender, age, date of birth, username, hometown and other demographic or relevant information as determined by Company from time to time. Users of the Website are under no obligation to provide Company with Personally-Identifying Information of any kind, with the caveat that a user's refusal to do so may prevent the user from using certain Website features.
Online Postings
Certain Personally-Identifying Information collected from users may be disclosed as a matter of course as a result of your use of the Website. We may provide areas on the Website where you can post reviews and other information relating to your activities on the Website. Such postings are governed by our Terms of Use. In addition, such postings may appear on other websites or when searches are executed on the subject of your posting. Also, whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information on publicly-viewable web pages, that information will be publicly available and can be collected and used by others. For example, if you post your email address, you may receive unsolicited messages. We cannot control who reads your posting or what other users may do with the information you voluntarily post, so we encourage you to exercise discretion and caution with respect to your personal information. USERS ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS OF PRIVACY OR OTHER HARM RESULTING FROM THEIR VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.
Company Communications
We may occasionally use your name and email address to send you notifications regarding new services offered by the Website that we think you may find valuable. We may also send you service-related announcements from time to time through the general operation of the service. Generally, you may opt out of such emails at the time of registration or through your account settings, though we reserve the right to send you notices about your account, such as service announcements and administrative messages, even if you opt out of all voluntary email notifications.
Company Disclosures
Company will disclose Personally-Identifying Information under the following circumstances:
• By Law or to Protect Rights. When we believe disclosure is appropriate, we may disclose Personally-Identifying Information in connection with efforts to investigate, prevent or take other action regarding illegal activity, suspected fraud or other wrongdoing; to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of Company, our users, our employees or others; to comply with applicable law or cooperate with law enforcement; to enforce our Terms of Use or other agreements or policies, in response to a subpoena or similar investigative demand, a court order or a request for cooperation from a law enforcement or other government agency; to establish or exercise our legal rights; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law. In such cases, we may raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us.
• Marketing Communications. Unless users opt-out from receiving Company marketing materials upon registration, Company may email users about products and services that Company believes may be of interest to them. If you wish to opt-out of receiving marketing materials from Company, you may do so by following the unsubscribe link in the email communications, by going to your account settings (if applicable) or contacting us using the contact information below.
• Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your Personally-Identifying Information, which may include your name and contact information (including email address) with our authorized service providers that perform certain services on our behalf. These services may include fulfilling orders, providing customer service and marketing assistance, performing business and sales analysis, supporting the Website's functionality and supporting contests, sweepstakes, surveys and other features offered through the Website. We may also share your name, contact information and credit card information with our authorized service providers who process credit card payments. These service providers may have access to personal information needed to perform their functions but are not permitted to share or use such information for any other purpose.
• Business Transfers; Bankruptcy. Company reserves the right to transfer all Personally-Identifying Information in its possession to a successor organization in the event of a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or other sale of all or a portion of Company's assets. Other than to the extent ordered by a bankruptcy or other court, the use and disclosure of all transferred Personally-Identifying Information will be subject to this Privacy Policy, or to a new privacy policy if you are given notice of that new privacy policy and are given an opportunity to affirmatively opt-out of it. Personally-Identifying Information submitted or collected after a transfer, however, may be subject to a new privacy policy adopted by the successor organization.
Changing Personally-Identifying Information; Account Termination
You may at any time review or change your Personally-Identifying Information by going to your account settings (if applicable) or contacting us using the contact information below. Upon your request, we will deactivate or delete your account and contact information from our active databases. Such information will be deactivated or deleted as soon as practicable based on your account activity and accordance with our deactivation policy and applicable law. To make this request, either go to your account settings (if applicable) or contact us as provided below. We will retain in our files some Personally-Identifying Information to prevent fraud, to troubleshoot problems, to assist with any investigations, to enforce our Terms of Use and to comply with legal requirements as is permitted by law. Therefore, you should not expect that all your Personally-Identifying Information will be completely removed from our databases in response to your requests. Additionally, we keep a history of changed information to investigate suspected fraud with your account.
General Use
Company uses the Personally-Identifying Information in the file we maintain about you, and other information we obtain from your current and past activities on the Website (1) to deliver the products and services that you have requested; (2) to manage your account and provide you with customer support; (3) to communicate with you by email, postal mail, telephone and/or mobile devices about products or services that may be of interest to you either from us, our affiliate companies or other third parties; (4) to develop and display content and advertising tailored to your interests on the Website and other sites; (5) to resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems; (6) to measure consumer interest in our services; (7) to inform you of updates; (8) to customize your experience; (9) to detect and protect us against error, fraud and other criminal activity; (10) to enforce our Terms of Use; and (11) to do as otherwise described to you at the time of collection. At times, we may look across multiple users to identify problems. In particular, we may examine your Personally-Identifying Information to identify users using multiple user IDs or aliases. We may compare and review your Personally-Identifying Information for accuracy and to detect errors and omissions. We may use financial information or payment method to process payment for any purchases made on the Website, enroll you in the discount, rebate, and other programs in which you elect to participate, to protect against or identify possible fraudulent transactions and otherwise as needed to manage our business.
Company contractually prohibits its contractors, affiliates, vendors and suppliers from disclosing Personally-Identifying Information received from Company, other than in accordance with this Privacy Policy. However, third parties are under no obligation to comply with this Privacy Policy with respect to Personally-Identifying Information that users provide directly to those third parties, or that those third parties collect for themselves. These third parties include advertisers, providers of games, utilities, widgets and a variety of other third-party applications accessible through the Website. Company neither owns nor controls the third-party websites and applications accessible through the Website. Thus, this Privacy Policy does not apply to information provided to or gathered by the third parties that operate them. Before visiting a third party, or using a third-party application, whether by means of a link on the Website, directly through the Website or otherwise, and before providing any Personally-Identifying Information to any such third party, users should inform themselves of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the third party responsible for that website or application, and should take those steps necessary to, in those users' discretion, protect their privacy.
We take the security of your Personally-Identifying Information seriously and use reasonable electronic, personnel and physical measures to protect it from loss, theft, alteration or misuse. However, please be advised that even the best security measures cannot fully eliminate all risks. We cannot guarantee that only authorized persons will view your information. We are not responsible for third-party circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures.
We are dedicated to protect all information on the Website as is necessary. However, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Personally-Identifying Information by keeping your password confidential. You should change your password immediately if you believe someone has gained unauthorized access to it or your account. If you lose control of your account, you should notify us immediately.
Company may, in its sole discretion, change this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any and all changes to Company's Privacy Policy will be reflected on this page and the date new versions are posted will be stated at the top of this Privacy Policy. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account. Users should regularly check this page for any changes to this Privacy Policy. Company will always post new versions of the Privacy Policy on the Website. However, Company may, as determined in its discretion, decide to notify users of changes made to this Privacy Policy via email or otherwise. Accordingly, it is important that users always maintain and update their contact information.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about the Personally-Identifying Information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year. If applicable, this information would include a list of the categories of the Personally-Identifying Information that was shared and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared Personally-Identifying Information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to our privacy officer as listed below.
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. Because there is not yet a common understanding of how to interpret the DNT signal, the Website currently does not respond to DNT browser signals or mechanisms.
If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact our Privacy Officer at:
Attn: Privacy Officer
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Our luxurious silk jersey boatneck blouse in Apple Green. Custom made exclusively to your order by hand in NYC.
The perfect compliment to your DARA LAMB custom jacket, pant or skirt, in the color and sleeve length of your choice.
Please select the sleeve of your choice and allow 4-5 weeks for delivery. Priced as sleeveless. Final price will reflect selected sleeve option and custom pattern charges if any.
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Boatneck - Apple Green
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Embrace classic style and comfort with our Comfort Colors 1717 Graphic Tees! These tees merge the appeal of a vintage aesthetic with the luxury of modern comfort, making them an essential addition to any wardrobe.
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Adjustable Snake Chain Sterling Silver Bead Charm Bracelet
Crafted with sterling silver and intricate snake chain design, this adjustable bracelet is the perfect way to personalize your look with your favorite charm beads. The adjustable, lightweight design ensures a comfortable fit all day long.
Compatible With: Bolenvi, Pandora, Biagi, Troll, Chamilia, Persona, Ohm, Kay's Charmed Memories and similar European Style bead charms |
Bracelet Size: One Size Fits All (Full Adjustable To The Wearer). |
Metal: Sterling Silver |
Chain Size: 3mm |
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- Occasions: Makes a perfect gift for yourself or a loved one.
- Warranty: This item is backed with our lifetime limited warranty.
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- Returns: We offer full refund returns within 30 days. Click here for more details.
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Free shipping on orders $50 & over. Bolenvi jewelry is made to order and has an extended handling time. Delivery time varies depending on your location. Estimate delivery time is provided during checkout. All orders are shipped with tracking information. Please visit our shipping policy page for more information.
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Luis Bedoya is baby-faced and skinny.
And he looks ever the boy when he puts on an industrial-sized apron, thick gloves and a metal helmet — the tools of an apprentice welder at the Don Bosco center in this city in southern Colombia.
It's a big complex, complete with classrooms, basketball courts, a dormitory and work rooms. It's home to boys and girls, as well as very young adults, who defected from the FARC rebels or were captured by the Colombian army.
The training is preparing Bedoya for another life, one far different from the one he had in Colombia's remote jungles.
Bedoya spent four years in rebel units that had large contingents of teenage fighters, trudging over mountains before dawn and fighting army troops.
It was always hard, says Bedoya, who's now 20.
You never knew when you were going to be shot, or when a bomb was going to fall from above.
Captured by the army, he was sent here to Don Bosco, one of several centers set up to serve former child guerrillas.
It's a place where on a typical day, dozens of children happily run around in a big patio, while others play pingpong and listen to music.
Most of the former rebels are in some kind of vocational training — like learning to work on car engines.
About 500 children are in programs like this across the country, but if peace is achieved, experts anticipate a much greater need.
"I think the number of children that are in illegal groups like the FARC is under-reported and I do think that the FARC has traditionally depended on the use of youth ... to be the front line of the work that they do," says Provash Budden, who heads the Colombia office of Mercy Corps, a U.S.-based group that helps run Don Bosco.
The FARC, which has been fighting to take power for a half-century, is now in peace talks with the state. On Sunday, the two sides announced a major breakthrough on a complex issue — land reform.
Still, as the two sides talk, the FARC has been stepping up its recruitment of child fighters. Indeed, thousands of children may have become rebels in recent years, even as the FARC lost ground to Colombia's army, which is backed by the U.S.
"Although the FARC is now engaged in a peace process with the Colombian government, there are trends that indicate that there is an increase in recruitment, especially in the rural areas of Colombia where government institutions don't have as much reach or influence," says Budden.
No one knows exactly how many children are in the FARC, but Mercy Corps says it could be thousands.
"It's a crime and it shouldn't be done. The place for children is school, the place for children is the park, and it's not combating in any guerrilla group," says Alma Perez, who heads a government office that tries to prevent the recruitment of children.
At Don Bosco, the former rebels give all kinds of reasons for why they joined a revolution — from boys who liked the guns to girls who wanted to join their friends.
Jasmin Fandino, who's now 20, says she joined because of abuse in her own family. In the FARC, she survived air force bombings and army strikes.
"It was very hard for us," she says, speaking of when her friends were killed. "You began to feel alone."
These days, Fandino is far removed from that life. She's in cooking classes, and looking forward to higher studies — and maybe someday opening her own restaurant.
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Returns & Exchanges
On-Site or Store Purchases
To return an item to us, the item must be unworn, unwashed, in original condition, and have all original tags and parts attached. Damaged or altered items will not be accepted for return unless approved by our team. All returns must be sent back within 14 days of the order being received. All eligible returns can be sent back for your choice of refund or store credit. Please note, final sale items are not eligible for return and include any item discounted 30% or more, as well as, intimates, swimsuits, makeup, gift cards, bodysuits, and accessories. Return shipping is the customer's responsibility.
Holiday Returns
Holiday gifts ordered after November 15, 2022 are eligible for returns until January 10, 2023. Must comply with our full return policy. See our full return policy for details.
Gift Cards
Gift cards are final sale and can not be returned or refunded.
If the item you ordered is in stock in the size and color you need, we are happy to make an exchange. To initiate an exchange, please email email@example.com and we will get this process started. If the item is not available, we'd be happy to exchange your purchase for an item of an equal value. Please reach out to the email above with your request.
If seeking an exchange due to an item that arrived damaged, defective, or was incorrectly processed, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com with your order number, photos of the product, and all relevant details about your experience. You must reach out to us within 24-hours of receiving your order to report a damaged item.
Return Request Process
All returns may be sent to the below address using the trackable shipping method of your choice. Please include a copy of your package slip within your return and retain your tracking number for your records. Your returned items will be reviewed upon receipt back to our store to ensure they are in line with our return policy. If approved, we will issue you a store credit for the value of your return within 5 business days of receipt.
Hassle Free Returns
We are excited to offer hassle free returns! Simply reach out to our customer care team via email at email@example.com with your order number and styles you wish to return, and we will send a prepaid shipping label your way.
Please know the label cost will be deducted from your refund or online credit amount.
Return Address:
UOI Boutique
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Sterling, IL 61081
Shipping and handling on your original purchase is non-refundable unless the order was incorrect or defective and previously approved by our customer care team.