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In the Wayback Machine I just came across what purports to be a translation of what happens when an Orthodox wedding is held alongside a full Divine Liturgy, i.e., Eucharist, translated by just-glorified St. Justin Popovich (†1979) of Chelije, Serbia. I can't vouch for anything about the Archive link material, since I haven't attended any Orthodox weddings yet, nor studied them, so if you need to follow the Two-Source Rule, you should follow it!
A little background: I've read that most Orthodox weddings these days are not served with Liturgy, similar in fact to the one depicted in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding as far as I could tell. There's even some controversy over whether we should do so more, or not get worked-up about it. One thing a non-Liturgical wedding makes easier is the question of how to tell non-Orthodox attending a Liturgical wedding that only Orthodox may receive the Communion … especially if one of the spouses and/or their whole side of the building are non-Orthodox, as in MBFGW, where the groom had converted, but his (few) friends and family in attendance had not.
Just for comparison's sake, if I remember my altar-boy days correctly, among Vatican-II-Rite Roman Catholics [we have to specify now] it wasn't uncommon to have a Nuptial Mass, which would be the equivalent of a Byzantine Rite (and thus Orthodox) Liturgical wedding like we're talking about here; IOW it includes Communion consecrated during that service. However, these were Saturday afternoon Nuptial Masses I was serving at, not much longer than a non-nuptial Weekday Mass, little if any liturgical music, brief homily, short Communion, Ave Maria ceremony added, etc. (and five Bicentennial U.S. dollars in my 13-year-old, working class, pre-seminarian pocket! 🙂 ). Point being, it's hard to do that in Orthodoxy — for better or for worse — as you may see if you read through the linked material even at a normal, clearly-spoken pace, nevermind mostly-chanted. OTOH IIUC it's not rare for Catholics to just have a wedding without Mass, either; there are different reasons why they could, would want to, or would have to go this route, which I don't need to go into here.
OrthodoxWiki discusses Orthodox Marriage approaches and services more briefly than St. Justin. A decade ago (or more), my own jurisdiction, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, defined what denominations our faithful were allowed to marry "in the Church," * in terms expressed pretty clearly, though without denomination-specific treatment, by Metropolitan ISAIAH of Denver. I once read somewhere else that what His Eminence says more or less reflects SCOBA practice generally … but again, Two-Source Rule … or if you're already Orthodox or in process, follow the guidance of your priest.
And just to be clear, this post does not attempt to cover Orthodox weddings or marriage(s) comprehensively, just point to something interesting I stumbled across on the Web. Much more would be way out of my depth!
(*–As well as who could be received in conversion by means of Chrismation without [re-]Baptism.)
Weighty possibilities I haven't come across before for the phenomenon — reportedly not rare — of Orthodox clergy who seem reluctant to receive a convert, especially in the Western world, are presented by a Greek priest in Australia. (NB: I've never heard of a language requirement before.)
His piece reminds us that most Orthodox didn't come to the West as missionaries. Of course, most non-Indigenous didn't come to North America, Australia, etc., as missionaries — their religions basically followed them here. (Of course, conversion of the Indians was part and parcel of colonial policy in Latin America.) We easily forget ethnic distinction in religion wasn't brought here by the Orthodox; to this day many Protestant and Catholic congregations are still predominantly of one or another ethnicity (or two), even if they don't include it in their buildings' names anymore. But active explicit or implicit competition for adherents began apace at least in the U.S. with its (eventual) very "free-market" approach to religion. Since overall, Orthodox are more-recent arrivals than other Christians, they're mostly still in that earlier phase so to speak.
Sometimes a little sociological understanding can go a long way…. Kind of a correlate to Khouria Frederica Mathewes-Green's 12th "…Thing I Wish I'd Known…"
…available here!
…begins this Monday, November 16, at 7pm Eastern Time (U.S.), from a Connecticut parish of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese (Patriarchate of Constantinople). It's free, but Moodle, so you have to sign-up in advance to access it; you also need an email address to confirm your registration. It'll webcast live for 7 Monday nights in a row, with audio archives later at some point.
The presenter seems to have been the main "Ask Father" Q&A person on the previous edition of ACROD's website. He'll also be able to take questions for the online class by email, which he'll answer during the class.
Moodle seems to offer opportunities for a real online community during the class (if "asynchronous"), with blog and forum space available to participants (presumably only for the duration of the class).
For Stratford / Bridgeport-area locals — it's not just being offered online — this seems to be the St. John's on Broadbridge Avenue, that's right off I-95 and a stone's throw from the Metro North train station.
I've signed-up, because I always learn something — and because my disability limits my in-person opportunities.
Interestingly, while New Calendar Orthodox parishes will have begun the Nativity Fast the day before (Sunday), and conclude it the last week of the class, Fr. Peter's parish is Old Calendar, so won't start it until Sat. 11/28, and of course Nativity for them is January 7 New Style. (Yes, U.S. Thanksgiving never falls during the Nativity Fast on the OC.)*
NB: Although the Moodle set-up has room for grading and such, I've never heard of a graded Orthodoxy 101 class, so fear not. I think that option for Moodle customers / users (such as ACROD) just comes with the web/software 'cyber classroom' package.
(*–Who says the Old Calendar is slow? They've already celebrated Christmas 2009!! 😉 )
As commonly used in reference to Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholicism — broadly considered (I can't speak about other Churches) — in the Western world, the informal noun jurisdiction seems to indicate a particular ethnic, national, and/or patriarchate's Church in a given country, region, or continent(s) … considered a part of The One Single Orthodox Church [or "The Catholic Church," in ECs' case], completely sharing the same doctrine and Faith, "In Full Communion" and not separate "denominations." (However, the term may also be used, less commonly, in connection with "non-canonical" groups.) I believe the term in this usage is so prominent in the West because, due to "overlapping" (or disagreement regarding … jurisdiction), there are so many here, more per square mile than in 'the Eastern world' where Orthodox Church structures are mostly integrated in one way or another.
I'm describing this very carefully. Technically, any Ruling Hierarch's area or class of responsibility might be (and sometimes IS) called his jurisdiction, or for Greek words, his eparchy ("to rule over") or omophorion (his liturgical-vestment stole, essentially, symbolic of his shepherding [like a Latin metropolitan-archbishop's pallium]). However, I believe in common, colloquial discussion, the term is rather used as I stated above. This may be because any local bishoprics within "a jurisdiction" are perceived as being able to "come and go" over time, as with their boundaries, while "the jurisdiction" itself — in this case a parent body if you will — has had a longer existence, and often a more stable or knowable one, especially in the eyes of people less familiar with the jurisdiction under discussion at this or that moment.
I said "a particular ethnic, national, or patriarchate's Church" generically, too. A "jurisdiction" in fact may be a Bishopric, a cluster of Bishoprics, or one or more parishes overseen in some other way. To flesh this out, in the United States and Canada, the following are currently clusters of Bishoprics commonly described as ("canonical") jurisdictions:
- The Autocephalous Orthodox Church in America (OCA), consisting of 11 "territorial" dioceses (one called an Exarchate), 3 additional "ethnic" dioceses (these latter may also sometimes be referred to as "jurisdictions," even though they are parts of The OCA), and 3 parishes in Australia;
- the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America, structured as 9 territorial dioceses, as well as the overlapping Western Rite Vicariate;
- the Greek Archdiocese of America, consisting of 8 metropolises (local/regional bishoprics), a Direct Archdiocesan District, the overlapping "Vicariate for Palestinian/Jordanian Communities in the USA" (which may also be referred to as "a jurisdiction"); and a Patriarchal monastery with its dependent monasteries, parishes, and missions in the U.S. and Belize, Central America;
- the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, with 3 eparchies;
- the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, also with 3 eparchies;
- The Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America, with 4 dioceses in the U.S. and one in Canada; and
- the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR), with 3 dioceses in the U.S., one in Canada, 2 in Western Europe, one each in Australasia and Russia, along with an "ecclesiastical mission" in Jerusalem, a cluster of parishes in South America, and an Old Rite (Old Believer) parish administered by a vicar-bishop (auxiliary) of the First Hierarch (primate) of ROCOR.
The following are currently single Bishoprics commonly described as ("canonical") jurisdictions:
- The American Carpatho-Russian Diocese,
- the Albanian Diocese in America,
- the Greek Metropolis of Canada (separate from the Greek Archdiocese of America — formerly "of North and South America" — since the 1990s),
- the Romanian Archdiocese in the Americas,
- the Bulgarian Diocese of the USA, Canada, and Australia, and
- the newly-established Georgian Eparchy of America and Canada, which so far has one monastery in the works, expecting to offer public church Services, and a kind of school, just south of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, (at 60 Charles Street in Hanover Township, 18706, near Ashley … the former Holy Rosary Slovak RC Church); and possibly a mission in the Philadelphia area; both with archpastoral oversight by Metropolitan DIMITRI (Shiolashvili) of the diocese of Batumi and Lazeti, Georgia, and reportedly his Patriarch's nephew (scroll down).
The following are currently other parish structures commonly described as ("canonical") jurisdictions:
- The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA, administered by a vicar-bishop (auxiliary) of the Patriarch of Moscow, and
- the Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in Canada, also administered by a vicar-bishop (auxiliary) of the Patriarch of Moscow.
How are they (within "canonical" Orthodoxy) different from denominations? Due in part to unfamiliarity, rough analogies, and/or misinformation, Orthodoxy is widely considered "a family of churches," compared to the Oriental Churches or the historic Anglican Communion, contrasted with the Papacy of Rome, etc. But I believe Holy Tradition from within Orthodoxy views it as a single Church, subdivided into Patriarchates and other Autocephalous Churches, just as these are further comprised of Autonomous, Semi-Autonomous, and other local Churches — ecclesiastical provinces and bishoprics, generically speaking. We Westerners aren't used to thinking of a single Church including more than one 'effective' Patriarch, who "does not submit to another patriarch," since the Patriarch of Rome is effectively "more equal" than his Eastern Catholic and other Latin Patriarchs … with whom most Westerners are unfamiliar anyway! (This isn't a put-down of Catholicism in this case, merely an observation.) Orthodoxy has no human 'top dog' able to force other Bishops to his will "under pain of excommunication" the same way Rome has, "merely" a First Among Equals — the same for over 1,600 years.
Orthodoxy's internal squabbles, turf battles, boundary disputes, and apparent "ethnic" divisiveness, further remind Westerners more of Protestant denominations than of a single Body. But the institution of the o/Orthodox Ecumenical Synod (Council) makes Orthodoxy's unity, oneness, most visible. Before the 20th century it was not unheard of in Orthodoxy to say we had had 9 of these: the 7 commonly-considered during the first Christian millennium, an 8th in there, and the 9th during the 1300s. It's been a while, but the next has been in the works for most of the last century (the first that won't be "strongly encouraged" together by an Orthodox Emperor!). o/Orthodox Ecumenical Synods have refuted errors and the erroneous, sacked Patriarchs, even examined Popes of Rome for heresy, as well as brought greater order to disorder in the Church … all under the heard/felt, experienced, confirmed leadership of the All-Holy Spirit of God, One of the Trinity, in the meetings and among the holy ones outside the meetings — the true "guardians of the Faith" — who received their Teaching (and rejected "robbers' synods" lacking the Spirit and misleading the Flock). Today's autocephalous Orthodox Churches are the true successors of the 1st millennium's autocephalous ecclesiastical provinces, and the ante-Nicene "autocephalous" bishoprics, maintaining The Church's conciliarity, Truth, and reasonableness for nearly 2,000 years.
So internal — if you will, inter-jurisdictional — disagreements are temporary … even if it takes a while to work them out … this seems to be God's Most Holy Will.
(Take One is here, where I ran off at the mouth for a while!)
Patriarch is one possible title for the presiding bishop or primate of a region of The Orthodox Church comprising a number of bishoprics, and/or even a number of smaller such regions. Currently the other two possible titles are Metropolitan or Archbishop, although not all Metropolitans or Archbishops are presiding bishops of regions.
At this time Orthodoxy generally recognizes 9 Patriarchs of the following 'home' regions, listed in order of honorary seniority:
- Constantinople: northern and western Turkey, northern and eastern Greece, Semi-autonomous Church of Crete, Autonomous Church of Finland. NB: Often referred to as the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, style bestowed during the 1st Christian millennium as C'ople was capital of the ("Byzantine"/Eastern) Empire of the Romans, ie, "the Ecumene," even while the Pope* and Patriarch of Rome and All the West was still First Among Equals, though most of the time outside the Empire.
- Alexandria: continent of Africa, excluding Sinai Peninsula
- Antioch: (headquartered in Damascus, Syria, since Middle Ages): southern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Persian Gulf
- Jerusalem: Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip, (Golan Heights?,) Jordan, rest of Arabian Peninsula, autonomous monastic Church of Sinai
- Moscow: former Soviet Union, except part of Caucasus (see Georgia below), Estonia (shared with Constantinople by temporary agreement), Autonomous Church of China (revival under negotiation with PRC; Hong Kong shared cooperatively with Constantinople), Autonomous Church of Japan (C'ople has a couple Greek parishes there), missions in Mongolia, North Korea
- Serbia: former Yugoslavia; ministry to Serbs in Romania and Albania by agreement with those Churches.
- Romania: that country; ministry to Romanians in Serbia by agreement with that Church.
- Bulgaria: that country.
- Georgia: that country and adjoining parts of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey. NB: Georgia's primate is fully titled Catholicos-Patriarch, Catholicos having been an ancient primatial title in the Caucasus and Mesopotamia.
The following regions' chief bishops are titled Metropolitan: Poland (autocephalous), Czech Republic and Slovakia (autocephalous), Orthodox Church in America (OCA, de facto autocephalous), Ukraine (Moscow Patriarchate, autonomous), Belarus (MP, autonomous), Japan (MP, autonomous), Moldova (MP, autonomous), several provinces in Romania, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (aka ROCOR: MP, autonomous), the Ukrainian Churches of the USA and of Canada (parts of C'ople). And the following regions' chief bishops are titled Archbishop: Greece (ie, western Greece: autocephalous), Cyprus (autocephalous), Albania (autocephalous), Finland (C'ople, autonomous), Crete (C'ople, semiautonomous), the Greek Archdiocese of America (part of C'ople).
The title employed is a matter of local ecclesiastical tradition and evolution. And as I mentioned, many Metropolitans and Archbishops do not head regions or clusters of bishoprics, but single bishoprics, or may even be auxiliary bishops. But according to the common law of the Church, "A Patriarch never submits to another Patriarch," nevermind to any other Bishop … except as equals in order of precedence or honorary seniority. For example, if two or more Patriarchs find themselves in a meeting or church service together, the senior presides or chairs, but ideally does not 'dictate.'
*–In Orthodox faith and practice, the title pope has never carried universal jurisdiction or significance, or even necessarily episcopacy. Orthodoxy's senior pope is the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, "only" second-among-equals; its other popes, ie, "Fathers," are parish priests in Greece, Romania, and Russia [hence such common family surnames as Pappas, Popp, and Popov, respectively; St. Innocent of Alaska was born into a family of Popovs in Siberia, but since there were so many unrelated Popovs when he went to school, he was assigned a byname, Veniaminov, by which he became known exclusively]. Thus, the Pope of Rome in their eyes was never more than a brother Patriarch, senior only because Rome was the first capital of the Empire of the Romans (as affirmed on paper by Ecumenical Synods). OTOH, in its own eyes Rome's "pope" effectively developed another, higher level of jurisdiction, even over other Patriarchs, sometimes embodied in the fuller title "Pope of the Universal Church." The rest of Christianity never accepted this, even if from time to time Rome took actions in the East that came to be accepted, even acclaimed with what is sometimes called "Byzantine hyperbole."
Why Patriarch at all? By the middle of the 1st millennium the 5 most important or regionally-influential bishoprics in Chalcedonian Christendom had been accorded recognition as ecclesiastical "country-rulers," or from the Greek, patri-archs: Old Rome, New Rome (C'ople), Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem. (This among several hundred Ecclesiastical Provinces, and thousands of bishoprics!) This usage spread with Byzantine Christianity among the Serbs and Bulgarians, and eventually to the Empire of Russia, to Romania, and to Georgia. Sometimes a new Local Orthodox Church's primate was not called Patriarch, but "just" Metropolitan or Archbishop, only to have the higher honor of Patriarch bestowed upon him later in history. The others listed above have not yet been "elevated" to Patriarchal status, and perhaps never will, since in modern times it seems established that a Local Orthodox Church can be autocephalous without having to be a patriarchate; in fact, Cyprus was formally affirmed as autocephalous by the Third Ecumenical Synod (the Council of Ephesus) in the 5th century, and has never been a Patriarchate.
By comparison, AFAIK Metropolitan as a distinct title was never used in Western Europe, although most Latin prelates called Archbishop are actually defined as metropolitan archbishops, that is, as chief bishops of ecclesiastical provinces. But most Latin provinces have long since lost most of their significance in Church life to Vatican agencies and the relatively-new national and regional Bishops' Conferences. In my own state, the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference includes resident ruling hierarchs not only of the Latin Church, but also the Ukrainian and Ruthenian (aka "Byzantine") uniate Churches. Similarly, some Anglican primates or archbishops are defined as metropolitans, but not as a title. OTOH, the most historically significant Latin Patriarchs other than Rome developed thanks to the Crusades' introduction of the Latin Church into the Near East, and continued with later honorifics for bishops in Venice, Lisbon, the West Indies (ie, colonial Spanish America), and the East Indies (ie, colonial India and vicinity); but there has never been any question of the strictly subordinate character of these other Latin patriarchs to the Pope of Rome.
[In re: "Patriarch of the West": The page just referenced at Giga-Catholic.com actually graphically illustrates the elevation of Rome above Patriarchates, just as this one does not list Rome AS a Patriarchal See — just as some Orthodox commentators feared when Benedict XVI disused his most influential ancient title, Patriarch of the West, a couple years ago. What they critiqued is that from the o/Orthodox perspective, far from humbling Rome's Papal office, this move sought to rely ever more on the unaccepted claim to "Pope of the Universal Church." Again ISTM the Orthodox and Rome are talking past one another without realizing it.]
Historically the Latins in many countries had national Primates. Often these were the bishops of those nations' oldest Sees, sometimes their most important even if not oldest — and then there are England and Ireland, each with TWO primatial Sees, Canterbury and York, and Armagh and Dublin, respectively! Baltimore was kind-of considered primatial see of the United States, although the status never developed into as big a deal as in some European countries. These primacies were usually honorific, sometimes real chairmen of their episcopates, although sometimes in local ecclesiastical politics, or even in dealings with civil rulers, they became real leaders of their peoples. They are now said to be on the wane worldwide, again in exchange for Bishops' Conferences.
("Oops, I did it again." Oh well, live and learn!)
The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) has recently launched an Aboriginal Australian mission in Gunning, New South Wales, near an Aboriginal community north of Canberra, the capital of that Commonwealth. The parish has been named for one of the Saints who has shined forth here in North America (and around the world, really!), St. John (Maximovitch) the Wonderworker, who was ROCOR's Archbishop of San Francisco and Shanghai. (He labored in Paris too, a refugee from the Russian Civil War [i.e., Reds vs. Whites].)
I note that the missionary priest, Fr. Seraphim Slade, is himself an Aborigine convert and ordained just last year. Very cool! This Indian encourages Aboriginal Orthodox missions here in the Americas too: Let's not rest on our Alaskan laurels now! (And yes, Indigenous people come in all shades, there and here.) 😉 This retired broadcaster also likes the idea of Fr. Seraphim's Aboriginal media work!
The Australia Diocese directory gives contact info as follows:
St John the Wonderworker of San Francisco Chapel
Australian Orthodox Indigenous Mission
All Services in English – phone for Service Times
50 Grovenor Street
Gunning NSW 2581
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 55
Gunning NSW 2581
Priest Seraphim Slade
Phone: (02) 4845 1370
Mobile: 0432 113 858
International Phone: +61 (2) 4845 1370
When they have services seems uncertain: one blog I saw had a definite every-other-week schedule (fortnightly, as they say Down Under), but the diocese doesn't, so ISTM you'd do best to phone Father during the week before going, just to make sure he's going to be there.
This is the same ROCOR diocese that received Indonesia mission founder Fr. Daniel* and some of his flock a couple years ago ("Friends of" site in English) after they apparently had some differences with the Patriarchate of Constantinople's effort there (site partly in English, part Indonesian), and seems to handle the revived Church of Russia mission in South Korea. It's also the former residence of ROCOR's First Hierarch, Metropolitan HILARION, who seems to still be leading that diocese along with his duties in New York.
Glory to God for all things!
(*–Want an Irish Orthodox connection? Fr. Daniel's emphasis on indigenously-driven, acculturating mission reminds me of my kinsman St. Declan of Ardmore, County Waterford, who brought the Gospel to his and my own Decies [Ir. Deise] 'tribe,' maybe even before St. Patrick! You want controversy?: When Declan had succeeded in converting most of the people, their ruler still wouldn't go along. Since Declan was a member of his 'clan,' and thought a Christian people should have a Christian Ri, he had him voted out by acclamation, and himself voted in temporarily — a Bishop and everything — to hand off the reins to a neophyte Christian kinsman! And this in one of Ireland's couple dozen most important petty kingdoms!)
…is a talk being given in Detroit by an Orthodox deacon, a convert from Catholicism, Saturday evening. It's sponsored by that area's chapter of the Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black, and Detroit's Council of Orthodox Christian Churches. Details here (link will eventually break).
That's the upshot of these words of the late Fr. Alexander Schmemann (OCA). (Link may break after this year; I don't know if it's tied to today's date, as Clean Monday or Pure Monday, the first day of the Great Fast this year, or not.)
An important liturgical and devotional tradition of Byzantine Christianity during the first week of the Fast is the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete, a big Orthodox hymnwriter. Here's OrthodoxWiki's briefer discussion, and at bottom of OrthodoxWiki's article are links to the four portions of this great reflective hymn, sung in sequence Monday through Thursday nights during Great Compline, normally a Night Prayer service (links to service texts at bottom again). There are also links to the Canon's portions here.
Short reflection inspired by St. Theophan the Recluse is here.
(Theophan, sometimes called Theophanes [the original Greek version of his name], was a 19th-century bishop in Russia who retired early from the active episcopate – hence "recluse" – and became an incredible spiritual father and writer! A real latter-day Father of the Church. He even wrote an acclaimed book on how to raise children! And he was glorified by the Moscow Patriarchate at its Council in 1988, its first chance in 70 years, under glasnost in the waning days of Communist rule; for this reason, older printed references to him might not say "Saint.")
It's being noted in news coverage that Moscow Patriarch-elect KYRILL was "Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal Throne" since shortly after the repose of Patriarch ALEXEI. This concept is not unknown in Western Christianity … in fact, locum tenens is the traditional Latin-language term whose Greek or Slavonic counterpart I do not know, but seems commonly used by Orthodox jurisdictions in the English-speaking world at least.
A locum tenens is "the person holding the place" of another — in Christian contexts, the post of a bishop who has died, resigned, or been removed from office. Sometimes traditionally in the case of a typical diocese, the local primate or metropolitan-archbishop would automatically become locum tenens upon the vacancy. Sometimes he or the local synod of bishops might proceed to choose another bishop to be locum tenens more long-term, until a permanent successor takes office. Currently in North America, Orthodox Church in America (OCA) primate, Metropolitan JONAH, is Locum Tenens of the Bulgarian Diocese, but their synod has named Eastern Pennsylvania bishop TIKHON Locum Tenens of the Western Pennsylvania diocese.* Similarly, two of the Antiochian Archdiocese's new local dioceses still await Bishops of their own, and so their primate, Metropolitan PHILIP, is serving as locum tenens of the Diocese of Worcester and New England, but Bishop JOSEPH of Los Angeles and the West is serving as locum tenens of the Diocese of Eagle River and the Northwest. Relatedly, Metropolitan JONAH is also locum tenens of the OCA's Alaska Diocese (since the retirement of Bishop NIKOLAI), but Bishop BENJAMIN of San Francisco and the West (who previously served in Alaska as a priest) is temporary Administrator of the Alaska Diocese, assisting Jonah with his responsibility.
The idea seems to be that a flock should never, or only very, very briefly if necessary depending on jurisdictional practice and guidelines, be without a shepherd in at least some capacity, considering that in o/Orthodox Christianity a Bishop is not only some kind of feudal lord or bureaucrat, but ideally spiritual father of the Church … and a local Orthodox Church, and Orthodox Christians, should always have spiritual guidance.
When it's a Patriarchate or Autocephalous Province whose incumbent has moved on, similar procedures may be put in place, since he is not only his diocese's spiritual father, but his region's or country's, and an important overseer of that Church's central administration. In the case of Moscow, Patriarch ALEXEI reposed on December 5, and on December 6 the Synod met and chose Metropolitan KYRILL Locum Tenens. Thus, he remained Ruling Hierarch of the Diocese of Smolensk and Kaliningrad and Chairman of the Patriarchate's external relations department, and also took on the Patriarchal locum tenentes, the state of being locum tenens.
Once again, the Western Christian post most comparable to Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow is Pope of Rome. When a Pope dies (a few in the distant past have abdicated), that office is said to temporarily cease to exist, the state known in Latin as Sede Vacante, vacant See or Throne, a state accompanied by elaborate activities around the actual, dramatic suspension of Roman Catholic Church and Vatican State activity except the burial of the late Pope and election of his successor, as amply covered by newsmedia. Some Latin commentators have even ventured that the RCC itself temporarily ceases to exist, since the Church is in the reigning Pope, there. And this takes weeks or longer, especially in the age before telecommunications and air travel. In the meantime leading Cardinals in Rome assume temporary administration of these activities, but to my knowledge, Locum Tenens theory is not technically employed: the Diocese of Rome and the churches in communion with it are without an actual shepherd for as long as it takes to elect a replacement. I would gladly be corrected on this point; it seems to be a different approach, a different theory, a different attitude, a different theology, from Orthodoxy.
Locum Tenens theory early on was subject to abuse: an early Church council issued a Canon condemning locum tenens — obviously lower-ranking hierarchs — who used the temporary post to lobby for election to the vacant See as a means of careerist promotion not necessarily in that diocese's or province's own best interests. Remember that this was also a time when local dioceses almost everywhere had the tradition of electing or nominating their Bishops, usually from among their own local clergy or laymen (even primatial or patriarchal Sees), more rarely from outside their own locality or district, and when provincial synods had the tradition of extremely reluctantly translating Bishops from one post to another (normally a Bishop "married" his Church for life, and still today Orthodox refer to a vacant See as "widowed"), by Canon only in a case of anticipated extraordinary benefit to the destination-diocese. So bishops maneuvering like chess pieces, angling for "promotion," was officially heavily frowned upon; even today I don't hear about bishop transfers in Orthodoxy nearly as much as I did as a Catholic … for good or for ill.
OTOH, locum tenentes of the Patriarchal Throne of Moscow seemed to be all who held that whole Church together during the very darkest times under Communism. Moscow's 1917-1918 Council restored the Patriarchal dignity allowed to lapse by Tsar Peter "the Great" in the early 1700s. St. Tikhon (Bellavin), former Archbishop of North America, was elected Patriarch by lot just in time to deal with the first flush of Revolutionary rule. He was martyred in 1925, and leadership of the Church passed to locum tenens, Metropolitan St. Peter of Krutitsy, himself martyred in 1937. When St. Peter was arrested at the end of 1925, deputy locum tenens, Metropolitan Sergius, effectively became primate of the Church under Peter's nominal or technical locum tenentes, until assuming the full locum tenentes upon a premature report of Peter's death in prison in 1936. It wasn't until 1943 that Stalin, feeling the need of the Church's support for the war effort, allowed Sergius' election as Patriarch, and lessened its harsh treatment.
(*–His Late Eminence Archbishop KYRILL led both dioceses simultaneously. In November the assembly of the West. Pa. diocese nominated a priest-monk with area roots, Archimandrite Melchisedek [Pleska], for consideration by the Synod possibly in May to become their new Ruling Hierarch.)


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Grave of the Fireflies (Isao Takahata)
- Saturday August 22, 2015 11:00 AM
GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (Isao Takahata, 1988)
11:00 am: Screening of Grave of the Fireflies
12:45 pm: Gallery spotlight tour, led by a Modern docent. Admission is free for this tour with your film ticket.
A devastating meditation on the human cost of war, this animated tale follows Seita, a teenager charged with the care of his younger sister, Setsuko, after an American firebombing during World War II separates the two children from their parents. Their tale of survival is as heartbreaking as it is true to life. The siblings rely completely on each other and struggle against all odds to stay together and stay alive.
89 minutes; Unrated *May not be suitable for all audiences; Japanese with English subtitles
Saturday, August 22; 12:45 pm: Please join us for a gallery spotlight tour, led by a Modern docent. Admission is free for this tour with your film ticket.
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth joins with Lone Star Film Society's ArthouseFW in celebrating the art of,Japanese animation.
Screenings are held in the Modern Art Museum auditorium. Tickets are $9, $8 for Modern members, $6 for Lone Star members and Modern Reel People, and $5 for children under 12. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, July 7. Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.themodern.org. Tickets will also be available for sale in person at the Modern's admission desk .
Dr. Marc Hairston and Dr. Pamela Gossin counseled the Lone Star Film Society and the Modern in the selection of the films for this series, and one or both will introduce the films and be available for discussions following the screenings.
Dr. Marc Hairston is a scientist who researches space weather using the Coupled Ion Neutral Dynamic Investigation (CINDI), a project utilizing a satellite that studies how neutral gas motions and charge particle motions are related. Dr. Hairston is also interested in the scholarly study of anime and manga and is on the board of editors of Mechademia, the first English-language academic journal addressing these topics. Along with Dr. Pamela Gossin, Dr. Hairston teaches a lecture course at the University of Texas at Dallas titled "Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Anime Fantasy of Hayao Miyazaki."
Dr. Pamela Gossin studies the interdisciplinary relationships of literature, history, and science, especially astronomy and cosmology, from the ancient world through the Scientific Revolution to the present. Dr. Gossin is an active member of the advisory board of Mechademia, the world's first English-language academic journal devoted to the study of anime and manga. Along with Dr. Marc Hairston, Dr. Gossin teaches a lecture course at the University of Texas at Dallas titled "Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Anime Fantasy of Hayao Miyazaki."

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Top attractions in Istanbul
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Best of Istanbul in 1 Day
Istanbul: Bosphorus Cruise from Eminonu Pier with Audio App
Istanbul: Round-Trip Ferry Tickets to Princes Islands
Istanbul: Basilica Cistern Skip-the-Line Guided Tour
Istanbul: Dolmabahçe Palace Admission and Guided Tour
Istanbul: Live Whirling Dervishes Experience
The Whirling Dervishes Show at the HodjaPasha Culture Center
Istanbul: Bosphorus Boat Tour with Local Guide
Istanbul: Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
Istanbul Old City Full-Day Tour
Top sights in Istanbul
Top 10 things to do in Istanbul
Istanbul's strategic location between Europe and Asia on the ancient Silk Road has made it one of history's most important cities. A list of its points of interest would be long enough to bridge the Bosphorus, so here's a top 10 to make your itinerary more manageable!
Hagia Sophia
In Hagia Sophia, the immense dome crowning this church turned mosque turned museum was an architectural miracle in its time, although it took a lot of trial and error to get to that point: it collapsed twice!
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Also commonly known as the Blue Mosque, the fine İznik tiles adorning this magnificent structure may make it appear bluer than it actually is!
Dolmabahçe Palace
The glorious Dolmabahçe Palace dominates the European shoreline of the Bosphorus where it served as the key administrative center in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire.
Topkapi Palace
Topkapi Palace, the one-time home of many Sultans, not only offers spectacular views of the city, but also houses treasures that make the Crown Jewels look like Claire's Accessories!
Galata Tower
As early as the 1600s, Ahmet Çelebi is said to have flown across the Bosphorus from the top of the Galata Tower. Most visitors will probably be content with the incredible views!
Grand Bazaar
The Grand Bazaar is one of the largest and oldest markets on the planet. A constant source of wonder, it's also one of the world's most visited places. Expect crowds at any time!
Süleymaniye Mosque
The stunning Süleymaniye Mosque was built for Suleiman the Magnificent by the great architect Sinan. If you're feeling peckish, Ali Baba across the road might be the best restaurant in town for Turkish beans!
Spice Bazaar
The Spice Bazaar otherwise known as the Egyptian Bazaar was created in 1660 and remains the place to go for spices, nuts, Turkish delight, and other divine tastes and smells!
Basilica Cistern
One of Istanbul's most unusual sights, Roman relics have been reappropriated by Byzantian builders to support this complex system that once brought drinking water into the city.
Maiden's Tower
Perched on top of a tiny islet in the Bosphorus strait, this historic lighthouse was once a watchtower. It now also serves as a popular restaurant and café with splendid views of the city's shoreline.
Planning Your Istanbul Visit
How many days?
Istanbul is a cartographical labyrinth with sights and experiences awaiting you round every corner. How long to stay depends on how immersed you want to get, but a week should be enough to cover the most famous attractions.
How to get from the airport to the city?
Havataş Shuttle Buses are available from outside the terminal and leave every half an hour for Taksim between 4:00AM and 1:00AM. Taking a taxi is, however, the most convenient way, and shouldn't be more expensive than the shuttle service between a group of four. Be sure to ignore the hustlers inside the airport and take an official vehicle from the taxi rank at the terminal exit.
Where to stay?
The key touristic areas are Fatih and Taksim, and which to stay in depends on the nature of your stay. Fatih is the old town and home to many of Istanbul's historic landmarks. Taksim, on the other hand, is modern and appeals more to those visiting the city to shop, dine, and party. Traveling between the two is simple, so don't worry if you fancy hitting the dancefloors after the Hagia Sophia!
Good to know
- Language
- Turkish
- Currency
- Turkish Lira (₺)
- Time Zone
- Country Code
- +90
- Best time to visit
- The weather is good at all times of the year, but it may be a good idea to avoid the summer if you do not like extreme heat.
Things to Do in Istanbul
Top Attractions in Istanbul
Cities in Turkey
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Want to discover all there is to do in Istanbul? Click here for a full list.
What people are saying about Istanbul
Great historical attraction brought to life.
Thank goodness we booked the tour. Our guide took us on a route around the whole palace, including the harem, bringing each place to life as we passed through. It all took a good three hours. Imagine how long it would have taken us if we had tried to do it alone ! Much, much longer. Or, more realistically, we would have missed a lot of places and missed out on the stories and the descriptions our guide provided to really understand palace life. The guide spoke very good, well articulated, English. Ours was a small group of seven, so it was easy to keep together, hear the guide and have the opportunity to ask questions. Sadly, there are still inaccessible areas under renovation, but that didn't detract too much from the experience. Skipping the ticket queue was a great time saver as well. Just be aware that there is a lot of walking with some flights of stairs too. But it is well worth it for this fascinating attraction. Wear comfortable footwear and have a bottle of water in your bag.
Hagia Sofia is like a mother of Istanbul
Surprisingly that the tours start sharp and no delay is foreseen- big respect to organization in one of the chaotic and super haptic city!!! Our guide Adim (Adam for international tourists) was very young, but knowledgeable and very enthusiastic young man. Deep knowledge with interesting, sometimes funny inputs made our tours unforgettable. We also had a chance to meet the local star - cat named Gli Definitely recommend to all who want to learn facts in 1h life tour and not only appreciate the beauty of the museum on several centuries and religions.
Delicious & fantastic way to view the cit with a great guide
We had a highly enjoyable and delicious tour of the Asian side of Istanbul, with our fantastic guide Cetin (an ex-chef!). The food we sampled was both local and full of flavors, and we really appreciated the range of flavors and tastes we were able to sample. Not only did we learn about the food we did try, but also a bit about other foods in other parts of the city that we should go back to try, and we got a nice list of great restaurants to try. I would definitely return for this again!
very good guide but itinerary a bit chaotic!
Owing to the expertise of our guide able to explain in english italien french to our group of four the tour was extremely lively and interesting but because of traffic delays the schedude changed a bit.On the whole a very refreshing vision of Istanbul with Emre's amazing expertise!
Informative, concise delivery of the history & knowledgable guide.
The guide managed our group well and the crowds at the museum. He was well educated on the location and conveyed clearly to a diverse group. After two weeks of travel in the Middle East I felt he captured the history of the location accurately with a very concise delivery.


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As the season shifts into the new year, NBA teams begin to take a harder look at where they stand in relation to the playoffs -- and what they can do to improve. A third of the way through the season, here's one view of how the playoff picture is shaping up.
As the season shifts into the new year, NBA teams begin to take a harder look at where they stand in relation to the playoffs -- and what they can do to improve. A third of the way through the season, here's one view of how the playoff picture is shaping up. Here's a Lottery Ticket If the 76ers or Bobcats can remain within striking distance of the final playoff spot in the East, they've done well. Injuries have made things even tougher on the Kings and Clippers out West. The Sonics have the Rookie of the Year (Kevin Durant) and other good, young players but need more time. The Grizzlies and Timberwolves are headed nowhere this season and can only hope that changes anytime soon. And then there's the Knicks. Here's a stat line from starting center Eddy Curry in Wednesday's loss to Orlando: Two points, no rebounds, one turnover, four minutes. Enough said. Whatever Happened To … The free fall by the Bulls and Heat has them quickly headed toward the lottery. The "Baby" Bulls have not matured, costing Scott Skiles his job. The Heat, two years removed from winning it all, have not aged well and are drifting into unwatchable mode. Eastern Also-Rans On any given night, the Raptors, Pacers, Wizards, Nets and Bucks can beat someone and open up a few eyes. Some of the game's brightest stars can be found on these teams -- New Jersey's Jason Kidd, Toronto's Chris Bosh and Milwaukee's Michael Redd -- but each team is a losing streak away from missing the playoffs. Hard to Figure A couple weeks into the season, Utah and Houston looked like contenders out West. Then the makeup wore off, and blemishes were revealed. Each have great 1-2 punches -- Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams in Utah, and Yao and Tracy McGrady in Houston -- but that's not enough. The Jazz still are the league's fourth-youngest team, and that youth has shown of late. The Rockets need to find chemistry and toughness. Need More Seasoning Portland has been the team of the month in December, while Atlanta is on the fringe of being relevant for the first time since 'Nique was windmill dunking on the league. But these two young teams are bound to run into some tough spots that they are a few years away from surviving. A healthy Greg Oden next year and the continued growth of Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge could make the Blazers a team to beat as soon as 2010. Atlanta's still hard to read with all of its athleticism and youth. The Hawks must show a commitment on the defensive end to match up down the road with the likes of the Pistons and Celtics. Scary Early, But Leaving Late Golden State, Denver and New Orleans could do first-round damage out West. Do these guard-oriented teams have staying power? Probably not. But enjoy the likes of Baron Davis, Monta Ellis, Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul while you can. Can One Man Do It All? Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are a show in themselves, but their teams must come up big around them to see the end of May. The Lakers' supporting cast has been more consistent, while the Cavs' has the experience of last year's playoff run. The Popular Kids The Celtics own the league's best record, while the Magic have been the NBA's top road team. Both, though, have plenty to prove in the months to come. Will the Celtics continue to blow the doors off opponents most nights? Probably not. Their schedule is about to get much tougher, and that's when Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce must show their mettle. The Magic have struggled the last few weeks as teams have adjusted to them. They must be more than Dwight Howard dunks and 3-point shots. Usual Suspects Phoenix and Dallas are a joy to watch when they get rolling on offense. But there are always questions about their defense and toughness, and some of their recent losses show they have their work cut out for them. Overlooked No More Detroit has lurked in the background of the Eastern Conference as Boston and Orlando grabbed headlines. But the Pistons keep winning. They have one of the best backcourts (Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton), part of an outstanding starting five. They know how to win playoff games, and they've added younger, more athletic legs to the bench. The Winner Is … They don't have the best record. They don't sell the most jerseys. They're not even sexy enough to get a game on Christmas Day. But does anyone want to play the Spurs in the playoffs? They have arguably the best coach (Gregg Popovich), best post player (Tim Duncan), best sixth man (Manu Ginobili), not to mention Tony Parker and an assortment of good role players. They haven't been dominant of late and have dealt with injuries. But come playoff time, unless injuries pop up again, the Spurs remain the team to beat. Reach Canton Repository sports writer Chris Beaven at (330) 580-8345 or email@example.com.


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By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2009 – Sesame Workshop will air a PBS special April 1 aimed at helping military families cope with changes.
Actor/singer Queen Latifah and singer John Mayer will join Elmo to present, "Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change." The special carries a message for children whose parents suffered a physical or psychological wound in combat.
"Rosita's father is in a wheelchair and [she] talks to Elmo about her feelings," Barbara Thompson, director of the Defense Department's Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth, said. "Elmo very graciously says, 'You need to talk to your dad about that.'"
Rosita does talk with her dad and learns that even though they can't do all the things they used to, they can do other things.
"It gives this sense of relief that I can talk about the change. That my dad is still my dad [and] my parent is still my parent," Thompson said. "It's very powerful for … parents to see … what it's like from a child's perspective, what they're feeling and experiencing."
Having celebrities participate also adds value, beyond the "cool" factor, Thompson said.
"I think it … draws a larger [portion] of the population to the issues that military families [face]," she said. "It shows, I think, people's interest."
The half-hour special, which will air at the beginning of the "Month of the Military Child," is a part of Sesame Workshop's "Talk, Listen, Connect" initiative, which began two years ago.
The first phase of the TLC program addressed the issues of multiple deployments and their impact on young children. It included the half-hour TV special, "When Parents Are Deployed," hosted by Cuba Gooding Jr.
The second phase, which includes the upcoming TV special, addresses the issues of changes, both physical and psychological, and the impact those changes can have on a family. It does this, in part, by telling the stories of servicemembers with challenges like post-traumatic stress disorder, and the struggles these families face in finding the "new normal," Thompson said.
To help parents communicate better with their children on these topics, the Sesame Workshop has created an informative kit in both English and Spanish. Defense Department employees served as subject matter experts for the Sesame Workshop kit, which contains two DVDs and printed materials.
"Of course [the Sesame Workshop is] the creative force behind it," Thompson said. "They know how to craft those messages so that children really benefit from the comfort of the Sesame characters."
More than 1.3 million kits are being distributed through Military OneSource, an online resource available to families 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The materials also are available through various military organizations. The Sesame Workshop Web site also offers a variety of resources, including printed material, and videos and music to help military families communicate about issues affecting them.
"The range of media tools available through 'Talk, Listen, Connect' truly provides fundamental ways for each family member to support each other through all stages," Gary E. Knell, president and chief executive officer of Sesame Workshop, said. "The deep impact of this project continues to inspire us, which is why we are excited to create [this] new special that will further champion the needs of the military community and will help these families … find ways to be there for each other."
Sesame Workshop produced the special in association with Lookalike Productions and David Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated.
"The men and women of our military have made indescribable sacrifices," Letterman said. "The very least we can do is tell their stories, and to honor the bravery and strength of both the soldiers and their families."
The special is scheduled to air April 1, at 8 p.m. EST.
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(Phoenix, Ariz. - July 13, 2005) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced an unprecedented reward of $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of fugitive Warren Jeffs. Jeffs was indicted in June on one count of sexual conduct with a minor and one count of conspiracy to commit sexual conduct with a minor. Both are class 6 felonies, and if convicted, Jeffs' could face anywhere from four months to two years in prison. He is the leader of Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), a polygamist sect based in Colorado City.
"Jeffs' influence over the members of the FLDS church has led to numerous child abuse charges," Goddard said. "His hold on this community continues to hurt its members, and it is time he answered to these charges in a court of law."
The Mohave County Sheriff's Office will take any calls in this case. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jeffs' is asked to contact the Mohave County Sheriff's Office at 1-800-526-1911 or 928-753-2141.
The reward is being offered jointly by Goddard and Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff. It marks the first time the Arizona Attorney General's Office has offered a reward in pursuit of a fugitive.
"The Arizona and Utah Attorneys General, the Mohave County Attorney, the Mohave County Sheriff and the FBI are working together to address various crimes and problems confronting the Colorado City/Hildale community," Goddard said. "Bringing Jeffs to justice is a top priority in our combined effort."
Jeffs, 49, was charged in a federal warrant last month with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. He is described as 6-feet-4, 150 pounds, with brown hair and eyes.
The reward is the latest step in a series of recent efforts to address issues of concern in this remote Arizona town. Other actions include:
- Indictment of Eight Colorado City Men: The Mohave County Attorney secured indictments against eight other Colorado City men in the past month on charges of sexual conduct with a minor, conspiracy to commit sexual conduct with a minor and sexual assault. The eight men have made their initial appearances in Mohave Superior Court, and all posted bond.
- United Effort Plan Trust: The Utah Superior Court suspended the control of UEP trustees, including Warren Jeffs, and appointed a receiver who will inventory the trust assets. The trust has been estimated at more than $100 million and includes extensive land holdings, homes and businesses in the Colorado City area. The Utah court is preparing for a hearing to consider placing new trustees in charge to ensure the interests of the trust's beneficiaries are protected.
- School Receivership Law (HB 2417): The Attorney General's Office championed legislation enacted this year that allows the State Board of Education to place school districts in receivership if they are being financially mismanaged. The new law goes into effect in August, and the AG's Office is preparing a petition to present then to put the Colorado City Unified School District in receivership.
- Colorado City School District Search Warrant : The Attorney General's Office served a criminal search warrant on the Colorado City Unified School District on May 24, taking into custody many boxes of financial records, other documents and computer equipment. The district bounced paychecks to teachers last year and faces a large deficit this year. The records were taken as part of an ongoing investigation of the district's finances and also to ensure they would not disappear before the district is placed in receivership.
- Decertification of Colorado City Police Officers: The Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (AZPost) will hold a hearing in August to determine if two members of the Colorado City Marshall's office will keep their peace officers' certifications. Colorado City Town Marshal Sam Roundy and Officer Vance Barlow were decertified by the Utah Post in March 2005, and charges have been filed in Arizona against both officers based on Utah decertification cases.


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For the month of August, the GeekMom Book Club is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the much beloved children's book, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle.
As part of the book club and the celebration, we're giving away the book to five lucky readers,
To enter, simply join in our bookclub discussion below by leaving a comment. We'll pick the winners using a random number generator and they'll be announced on August 31st.
Our discussion questions:
This book has an underlying theme of good vs. evil. What characters do you think are good? And which are evil? Are there any characters that seem to be neither?
Would you like to travel via tesseract, and which of the worlds shown in this book would you want to visit? Would you be willing to go to a world like Camazotz to save a loved one?
Love is another theme of this book. How does Meg's view of love change throughout the book?
What character is the most courageous? Most loyal? Scariest? And which is the character you most identify with?
Have fun answering in the comments! And if you have anything else to add, please feel free.
We will be wrapping up our overall discussion at the end of the month but this post will be open for comments until then.
The GeekMom Book Club is for everyone, not just moms, so please join right in!
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A new session of each course opens each month, allowing you to enroll whenever your busy schedule permits!
How does it work? Once a session starts, two lessons will be released each week, for the six-week duration of your course. You will have access to all previously released lessons until the course ends.
Keep in mind that the interactive discussion area for each lesson automatically closes 2 weeks after each lesson is released, so you're encouraged to complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.
The Final Exam will be released on the same day as the last lesson. Once the Final Exam has been released, you will have 2 weeks plus 10 days to complete the Final and finish any remaining lessons in your course. No further extensions can be provided beyond these 10 days.
In the first lesson, you'll learn how to gather family information and organize your collection of materials. You will discover which sources provide the best information and explore standard collection methods and interview techniques. You will be provided with a PDF toolkit that includes all the forms you'll need to get started. Each lesson ends with a small crossword puzzle to help you remember important genealogy terms.
In this lesson, you'll answer the question, What's missing in my family tree? You'll organize your findings using research timelines, then determine which records will be the most helpful. You will also use different Internet search techniques including an online search of the Social Security Death Index.
In this lesson, you'll explore and analyze vital records such as Birth, Death, and Marriage. You will also learn how to request copies for your research and what to look for in those records. This lesson uses several easy-to-follow examples for finding vital records in databases on the Internet.
This is perhaps the most important of all the lessons. You will learn the value of census records and discover that spelling really doesn't count! You will learn which census records are available, where to find them, and how to analyze them. This lesson uses three hands-on examples you can try for searching the complete 1880 US Census and the 1881 Census for Canada and Great Britain, without leaving your house or renting microfilm.
In this lesson, you'll hear some of the reasons why you may not be able to find an elusive ancestor. Contrary to what you may think, they're not in a witness protection program! You'll explore the Soundex system and learn its value in solving some mysteries. You'll also learn how to analyze old handwriting.
In this lesson, you'll learn how computers search, both on and off the Internet. Local and distant searches—when done properly—can answer many of your questions. You'll also learn how to use the LDS Library website to find published information, saving you hours or days of research time.
In this lesson, you'll explore writing styles, unusual resources, and the value of email. You'll discover the value of mailing lists and learn how to subscribe, unsubscribe, and post messages. You'll also learn how to search past archives for messages that might help fill in missing branches on your family tree.
In this lesson, you'll learn what resources are available for researching military records and where to find them. The example in this lesson walks you through a search of the US Civil War database and explains how valuable pension records can be in learning more about your ancestors.
In this lesson, you'll learn to research maps, deeds, and grants for genealogy. You will investigate abstracting deeds and do a search of the Bureau of Land Management website for Land Grants and Homesteading Patents.
This lesson explains how your ancestors immigrated. You will learn about America's immigration patterns and discover how to use naturalization and passport documents to find the information you need. Your class has an account already set up on the Ellis Island website for you to use. The assignment will walk you through a real example and eventually show you the actual ships manifest.
In this lesson, you'll learn about some of the exciting things that can come from researching newspapers, city directories, periodicals, and wills. You'll also learn a great way to find collateral lines (cousins), and perhaps fill in some middle names or reveal new locations by sharing your work with others.
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Life will be sweet on Newt Gingrich's moon base. We'll all wear awesome retrofuturistic jumpsuits, children will serve as janitors at their own schools, and Vice-Admiral Herman Cain will be there to greet us with a warm secret space handshake. And, of course, President Newt will rule over it all, defending truth, divorce, and the lunar way.
This was last night's Saturday Night Live cold open. I'll say this for Gingrich's secessionist moon base: they wear some snazzy uniforms.
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The Shell Bell is an item that restores 10% of all direct caused damage from the target to the user. This means that over-time effects such as poison or burning will not heal the target.
The Item can be obtained in various ways, depending on the games:
- In Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, the player must go to Shoal Cave to collect four Shoal Salts and four Shoal Shells and bring it to an old man in the cave.
- In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, the player can obtain this item by visiting an old woman in Hearthome City.
- In Soul Silver and Heart Gold it can be found near the entrance of Union Cave on Route 32 behind a rock that can be smashed
- In Black / White, it can be obtained by talking to a man in Driftveil city. Although you can obtain Shoal salt and Shoal Shells in Gen V from the treasure hunter by Undella Town, it doesn't get you a Shell Bell in any way.
- In Black 2 / White 2, you must go to Driftveil City, visit the building right under the Pokémon Center, talk to the old man and have seen at least 70 Pokémon, or behind the eight Gym.
- In X and Y, you must go to Dendemille Town, visit the building to the right of the windmill, and talk to the man inside after having seen at least 70 Pokémon in the Mountain Kalos Pokédex.
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From the author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, comes a short but powerful picture book for all ages, dedicated to the thousands of refugees who have perished at sea fleeing war and persecution. Enhanced by the illustrations of Dan Williams, it's a letter from a father to a son, on the eve of their departure. He knows he is doing everything he can to protect his child, but also realizes that his choice will put them in grave danger.
Impelled to write this story by the haunting image of young Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy whose body washed upon the beach in Turkey in September 2015, Hosseini hopes to pay tribute to the millions of families, like Kurdi's, who have been splintered and forced from home by war and persecution, and he will donate author proceeds from this book to the UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) and The Khaled Hosseini Foundation to help fund lifesaving relief efforts to help refugees around the globe. Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and moved to the United States in 1980. Here is a short documentary from the author about his own journey in writing this book:


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Find out who is the fastest of the fastest, the top of the top, the cream of the crop. From Olympians to youth rocking the top of their age group, you will find records, old and new, short and long course. The records are broken into three courses: Long course meters, short course meters and short course yards.
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Xochitl, Ashley Wells, CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly; "Lost L.A." (kcet.org)
|With only a 3% vacancy rate and exorbitant rents, teepees in L.A. are looking good.
|Bear on state flag, Hollywood sign over L.A.
Los Angeles once had an amazing diversity of wildlife in a place that is not a desert, as we are so often told, but a semi-arid region with marshlands, woods, rivers, lakes, and a magnificent ocean with many beaches.
|Why did you kill me after centuries?
This program explores the Native American origins of Tongavar, "the world," to the Tongva Indians who were the original inhabitants of the area for ten thousand years before invasion and displacement by genocidal Europeans.
Before gun-toting fortune seekers became a blight on the land, a friendly and frolicking giant roamed wherever it listed, down from the mountains and foothills to play in the sand, swim in the bay, and gorge on washed up whales.
(National Geographic) "How Wolves Change Rivers" shows the need for apex predators.
(National Geographic) "How Wolves Change Rivers" shows the need for apex predators.
|Sasquatch, European, black and brown bear.
What led to the demise of the grizzly bear in Southern California? It was once the apex predator, an animal revered by indigenous peoples but soon targeted by Europeans as a threat to safety and security.
Grizzly bears are now EXTINCT in California; the last one, "Big Bear," was killed in 1908 near San Diego and the Mexico border. They do not exist even in Yosemite National Park.
|Extinct here, let's hitch to Alaska.
The infamous "Santa Ana winds" of Los Angeles, an infamous weather phenomenon that triggers allergies, frayed nerves, and terrifies fire-prone communities.
The series "Lost L.A." continues on local PBS stations like KCET Los Angeles.
- Mudjekeewis: Spirit keeper of the west winds (native-american-totems.com) Grizzly bear (Mudjekeewis) is the Spirit Keeper of the West and is also Chief Council of all Spirit Keepers and Animal Totems. Its power is strength and introspection due to the West being the season of Autumn. West wind represents a time of strength gained from knowing oneself and a time of stability. The totem colors are blue for spiritual strength and black for looking within. The time of day represented is evening...


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By Angie Bland
The Dodge County High School (DCHS) soccer teams had an outstanding week. The teams traveled to Bleckley County last Tuesday to take on the Royals. This game is looked forward to each year, as it is a rivalry. The games between these teams are intense even though it does not count toward a region win or loss.
The Lady Indians started out the game quickly falling behind by a point. This point was quickly rectified and Aja Murray put the Lady Indians on the scoreboard. Brooke Best and Haley Holloway each scored two goals giving the Lady Indians a win over Bleckley County. This win would not have been possible without the assistance of our offensive team that helped out by assisting.
Lady Indian soccer team wins two, Indians fall short
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BlackBerry is cutting 40 percent of its workforce in an attempt to make itself more attractive to buyers, according to reports.
The news comes as BlackBerry also releases its messaging system, BBM, to both iOS and Android platforms this weekend, according to the Wall Street Journal. The app, which has been one of the main reasons to use BlackBerry, may also be prepped to be sold separately from BlackBerry's main business.
BBM will launch on Saturday for Android and Sunday for iPhones, but the plans have been in motion for the last four months. The app has 60 million monthly users, but many apps – in a short time – have outstripped BBM. According to the WSJ, WhatsApp, a messaging startup, has more than 200 million users.
U.S. & World
Deep cuts in a company's workforce are often seen as ways companies can create a leaner product for sale, but the idea that BlackBerry is also shopping around its pride and joy, BBM, makes its sale all the more imminent.
The only question remains, who will buy the Canadian company? At this point, it seems as if Microsoft is a tech titan in a buying mood, but Google, Facebook or Twitter could benefit from some of BlackBerry's technology – if the price is right.


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Article by Helen Edginton and Liz Woodham
Published February 2011.
It began in Devon in 2008, with a conversation describing how the Maths Team were keen to raise the profile of mathematics investigations and to go one step further in promoting mathematical thinking and problem solving in primary classes. Having already established a thriving network of Lead Teachers and a 'guided mathematics' project for higher-attaining children across the county, the team believed that getting involved in trialling NRICH resources would complement and enhance existing priorities. So, in November 2008 Liz was invited to Devon to launch 'Enriching Mathematics' with a group of 25 teachers. The aims of the project were:
To raise teachers' awareness of the NRICH website as a source of 'low threshold high ceiling' rich mathematical tasks
To help teachers use rich mathematical tasks to develop using and applying in the classroom
To explore the potential of rich mathematical tasks as contexts in which to assess pupils' progress
To improve the quality of support offered for teachers on the NRICH website through trialling of problems and subsequent feedback
We began with a problem and Liz drew two V-shapes on the flipchart:
Liz invited the teachers to talk to a neighbour about what they noticed and we shared some of their observations:
"Each one uses the numbers 1 to 5."
"The total of the numbers in each "V" is 15."
"In the "V" on the left, the three numbers on the left-hand "arm" (1, 4 and 5) add to 10, so do the three numbers on the right-hand "arm" (3, 2 and 5)."
Liz picked up on the last point and explained that she was going to define a "Magic V" as one where the left "arm" had the same total as the right "arm". She asked them whether they thought there might be other Magic Vs for the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Some nodded hesitatingly, some nodded vigorously, some looked as if they were thinking ... And so the challenge was set: How many Magic Vs using the numbers 1 to 5 could they find? How would they know that they had found them all?
This problem is called (unsurprisingly)
Magic Vs
and was published on the NRICH website in November 2008. What we describe above is outlined in more detail in the
teachers' notes
and it was great to see everyone engrossed in the challenge, no matter whether they were a Year 1 teacher, a Year 5 teacher or a consultant! If you haven't come across this problem before, do take a moment to have a go at it before reading on. What do you notice about Magic Vs? Can you explain any similarities?
The whole-group discussion provided opportunities for us to share solutions and ways of working. We reflected on the mathematical 'content' knowledge we'd needed (addition, subtraction, number bonds, odds/evens ...) and the strategies we'd used to solve the problem (trial and improvement, working systematically, identifying patterns ...) . Liz commented on what she had noticed as the teachers worked: they were talking, listening, making conjectures, working together, testing out theories, explaining, generalising ... . From these discussions, we drew up a list of characteristics of rich tasks and exchanged ideas about the kind of classroom 'climate' that encourages children to engage in mathematics in similar ways.
The teachers agreed to trial some of the investigations and games on the NRICH website with their children and complete evaluation forms, reflecting on the lessons as they did so. These feedback forms were devised using prompts taken from the Devon teachers' reflective lesson study journal. To encourage more teachers to take part, Devon generously provided half a day's supply cover per teacher, up to four teachers per school, Subject Leader briefings were used to introduce NRICH and each Subject Leader was encouraged to try out some of the resources with either their whole class or a group and evaluate them.
Four months later we all met again. Firstly teachers tried out the
Factor Lines
investigation from NRICH which at that time had little in the way of support materials on the site. Collectively they identified ways in which the format and structure of the resource could be improved and suggested guidance to inform teachers' notes which would accompany the activity.
Following this, teachers shared and discussed their experiences of how NRICH had impacted on teaching and learning in their classrooms, and they pooled information on ways the website might further improve the quality of its support to teachers and pupils. Using the prompts on the feedback forms, teachers were invited to comment on four aspects in particular:
Key moments
Engagement, challenge and excitement!!
Awe and wonder!
Opportunities for children not usually seen as 'maths stars' to shine
Social learning, improving relationships, respect for others' processes and thinking
Suggestions for teachers' notes
Blog or bribe for (teachers') comments!
Video clips from teachers
More recognition of published solutions 'e-certificate'
General improvements to NRICH
Attractive interface for children needed (as a separate section) so interactive ones do not have solutions for children
Search alphabetically and by problem title (this facility is in fact already available but it clearly needs to be easier to find!)
Ways in which children responded.
They became willing to take a risk
Perseverance developed
Questioning improved, developed enquiry, they were curious!
Lead Teachers took responsibility for the afternoon, giving stimulating presentations about how NRICH had been used in their own class (or school). They talked about examples of problems they'd used and highlighted changes in the ways the children worked and ways that they themselves as teachers had developed. Here, and in the
follow-up article
, we share some of their examples and comments in the hope that you will be inspired to try the same activities with your own children.
Problems with legs...
Katie and Barbara both teach the youngest children in Rydon and Woodlands Park Primary schools and each felt it important that they should not miss out on mathematical problem solving. Katie explained that she wanted to bring the problems alive for her pupils and so adapted some of the resources she found on NRICH. She combined the ideas in Spiders and Flies and Hubble Bubble to create a problem about 'Wilma the Witch' who was making a potion which contained exactly 10 legs. Katie left it up to the children themselves to choose whatever equipment they wanted to use and she allowed the children to develop their own recording methods.
Spiders and Flies
There were 22 legs creeping across the web. How many flies? How many spiders?
(Thank you to Lachlan, age 5, for the picture.)
Hubble Bubble
Winifred Wytsh bought a box each of:
jelly babies.
milk jelly bears.
yellow jelly bees.
and jelly belly beans.
Each box contained 20 jellies. Winifred wanted to make a jolly jelly feast that had 32 legs. How many different ways could Winifred make her jelly feast?
Barbara described how she has become "immersed in NRICH" and has been devising problems which have similar elements to those on the website. In particular, she talked about her link with a school in South Africa which inspired a problem based on different ways of arranging hopscotch. Children took up this task in independent learning time and many made hopscotch arrangements out of 'Duplo'. They were encouraged to notice which were the same and which different, and to record what they had done, which led to counting in ones and twos, identifying and continuing patterns. Some children extended the hopscotch to include more numbers, some drew hopscotch grids on the playground and some programmed the BBot to cover their grids.
Barbara used the NRICH problem
Noah saw 12 legs walk by into the Ark. How many creatures did he see?
This photo captures the display of children's work:
Digit problems
Anna from St Andrew's Primary School told us about working with a group of Year 2 higher-attaining children on the
Two-digit Targets problem
, adapted from a BEAM Maths of the Month activity.
You have a set of the digits from 0 - 9.
Can you arrange these digits in the five boxes below to make two-digit numbers as close to the targets as possible? You may use each digit once only
Anna wanted something that would generate talk and require the children to apply their knowledge. To begin with, they had a go at the challenge cooperatively in pairs. Then they played it as a game with one child against the other. However, in this game situation, each wanted to play strategically and so they stopped talking! Anna moved on to
Four-digit Targets
You have two sets of the digits from 0 to 9.
The idea is to arrange these digits in the five boxes to make four-digit numbers as close to the target number as possible. You may use each digit once only
This time she encouraged one pair to play against the other pair and in this way, they talked to their partner about what to do as they planned their strategy. The children were happy to change their minds and move the numbers around to get as close to the targets as possible. Having digit cards to manipulate gave them this freedom, whereas usually they would have been very keen to get the 'right' answer. Anna felt that the problem deepened their understanding of place value.
Anna concluded that the problem/s provided great opportunities for mathematical talk and produced high levels of engagement. The children became more familiar with large numbers and were able to transfer their knowledge of number properties (e.g. odd/even, multiples) to these larger numbers.
In the
follow-up article
you can read more about the project and learn how Jayne, Amy and Justine embedded creative mathematical activities in their classrooms.
This article first appeared in Primary Mathematics, a journal published by
The Mathematical Association
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For those of us who are passionate about the public spaces in our communities, this is an extraordinary time. The general awareness of the importance of a strong sense of place—to the economy, to our social fabric, to human health—is growing stronger every day. Placemaking is, at this moment, being transformed from a useful tool to a vital cause by people throughout the world. As one of those rare processes that can bring people with different objectives together under the same banner, Placemaking is uniquely suited to help us grapple with the complex challenges that we face in a globalized society. After almost four decades of working in this field, we are reaching out to peers new and old to form a Placemaking Leadership Council to consolidate and strengthen Placemaking as an international movement.
The goal of the Leadership Council is to build a culture of mutual support amongst the do-ers and deep thinkers at the forefront of the Placemaking movement, creating a community of practice around this important work. Through our work, we know many people who are actively engaged in creating great places today; many of these people—the ones we refer to admiringly as "Zealous Nuts"—have already agreed to join this Council. But there are also people we don't yet know who should be involved. If you are one of these people, you already know who you are; you've achieved something beyond most peoples' imagination, created one or more successful places, and are looking for an opportunity to share your stories and learn from others about how you might be able to raise the bar even more. If this is you, please read on.
At the inaugural meeting of the Council this April 11-12th, we will gather in Detroit, Michigan, the North American capital of resilience (Background on how Detroit and Michigan are leading the way on Placemaking), to debate, discuss, celebrate and develop a strategy for creating a global agenda around Placemaking in cities. Another gathering will take place in Stockholm this June, through our partnership with UN-Habitat and the Ax:son Johnson Foundation. The Detroit gathering will be centered on case studies and demonstration projects, publications, films, and social media as ways of demonstrating the true power in place. Discussion will be structured around four agendas that we feel have the potential to transform cities if the focus is on the idea of place and Placemaking.
The Council will be organized around four sub-committees, each of which will focus on one of these critical aspects of place-centered development. (Click here to read about the Transformative Agendas in greater detail). Their agenda-defining discussions will be guided by the three strategic themes of Place Governance, Place Capital, and Healthy Communities. Outcomes for each sub-committee will include research topics, benchmarks, potential partners, and implementation strategies that will drive progress and innovation amongst Council members and the wider global community of Placemaking practitioners and community change agents over the coming year.
If your interest is piqued, please review the five criteria below to see if you might be a good fit for the Placemaking Leadership Council. If you meet several of these criteria, we encourage you to reach out and tell us more about what you do, and why you're passionate about the idea of place.
1.) You know about and understand Placemaking. You're well-versed in the movement's history, and can appreciate the uniqueness of the current moment. You understand that Placemaking is a process, not an outcome. Ideally, you're also familiar with the Project for Public Spaces and the way that we work.
2.) You understand and agree with what we are trying to achieve. You get that the Council isn't about making money or networking, but working with like-minded individuals to drive large-scale culture change to put place at the heart of public discourse.
3.) You have substantial experience with on-the-ground projects and initiatives. You're driven and you've got a few success stories under your belt--and probably even some failures that you've learned a great deal from. We're looking for people who don't just think about how to create great places--they roll up their sleeves, head on out, and do it themselves.
4.) You think holistically about place. You've worked on a variety of different projects, and you understand how various (sometimes unexpected) pieces fit together to create a great public destination. The term "silo-busting" gets your feet tapping.
5.) You have your own networks and organizations. You're not a rock, or an island. You have a track record of working with people from different backgrounds, disciplines, and communities, and you understand how important unlikely partnerships are to successful Placemaking.
If you are interested in joining the Placemaking Leadership Council and attending our first meeting in Detroit this April, please click here to fill out a questionnaire that will help us to learn more about who you are and what you do.
We welcome inquiries for this first round up until March 1st, 2013, and will work internally to shape a Council that will represent a diversity not only in professional experiences, but also in age, gender, cultural heritage, and international backgrounds. Please also indicate whether travel costs will be an issue, as we will be able to provide assistance to a limited number of Council members, based on need, through the generous sponsorship Southwest Airlines and contributions by other members.
We're very excited to announce this new initiative, and look forward to working with more of the passionate Placemakers who make this movement so dynamic.


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Who were you in a previous life? To help you find out, Slate Magazine scraped tens of thousands of people from Wikipedia and built the Reincarnation Machine. Type in your birth date, and the machine will match you to somebody who died on your birth date or close to it. Then, it will match that person to somebody who died close to his or her birth date, and so on through history. Were you Elvis Presley? Lyndon Johnson? A Welsh stage actress? Type your birth date at http://goo.gl/BuiAb6 to find out!
Yeah, like I almost believe this stuff. I still want to see the documentation!


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'Tis the season for "best of" roundups, and along with the best clothes and movies and clips are some really...dubious lists. Herewith, some of the very worst of the best to pass through our long-suffering mailboxes:
-Thanks, Cityrag, for the Best Celebrity Cameltoes of 2009. There are some thing you want, some things you didn't know you wanted, and other things you didn't know you wanted and, when you're presented with them, in fact you don't. This list falls into that last category. (Oh, and spoiler alert: you seen one, you seen 'em all.)
-Vanity Fair asks "Who Is the Mistress of the Decade?" We're going with "greed." We're also going with: barrel-scraping. (And seriously? Jamie Jungers?)
-We've been over "sexy geeks" for a while now. Maybe the year's roundup was a natural for Wired, but, um, Zooey Deschanel isn't a "geek." Verdict: lame.
-Taking the prize for "most arbitrary," Foreign Policy's ranked "Best Years of the Decade."
-Daily Beast's "Divorces That Shaped the Decade" seriously overestimates the decade's malleability. Or did we miss the part where Christie Brinkley's split rocked our cultural assumptions to the core?
-And the flip side of the coin: the Insider's Celebrity Marriages That Survived the Decade.
...and, yes, I do realize that this is a meta third-generation scavenge of a top-list itself. What can I say: I'm a victim of the listicle decade - or at the very least, of its traumatic cameltoes, bitter D-list divorces and worst years (looking at you, '01).


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So sorry to be MIA lately. I have good intentions to post everyday but this week got away from me. I had a great weekend!On Saturday, I went scrapbooking with Jennie, Shane, and Melissa (my design team girls). We had so much fun and I got a lot done. I will share pics tomorrow of the layouts I completed. And to top it all off, when I arrived home, my hubby had shampooed all the carpets, gave all three dogs a bath, and washed their beds. I was a HAPPY gal! I have been putting off all those things for quite some time so to have them done was such a treat. I took him out to dinner to say thanks.
Tonight I went to my favorite store (Target) and bought a new kitchen table and chairs that were on clearance. I will share pics tomorrow but I was thrilled to see the table at 75% off and got the chairs for a great price as well. So now my kitchen has completely transformed! I just love a great deal!
I will be sharing lots more this week but here is a little eye candy for ya....a FEW pages from the album I did a few months ago of me and my step-son and all the ways he has made me a better person. I printed out little tags that said because of you and then I wrote different things on each one and used them on the pages of Alex and I together. The opposite pages are just simply pics of him on different scrap pieces of paper that I had left over. Very simple album to whip up. Enjoy! Thanks for reading!
One more thing. My friend Jennie just started her own blog. Go stop by and say hi! :)
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Finally Blogging
Posted by Heather Ruwe at 9:51 PM
4 comments:
- Sara said...
What a great album!! Lovin all the MM on here too!
- February 24, 2008 at 10:46 PM
- Wendy Sue said...
I love the idea of creating an album like this -- fabulous!! Very fun photos too - I especially love the one in your wedding dress! :o)
- February 25, 2008 at 3:49 PM
- Carla said...
Love this...the title is so special! Many children don't get that kind of love from a step-parent!
- February 25, 2008 at 6:34 PM
- laura vegas said...
love this album! that is so great that you have such a good relationship with your step-son!
- February 26, 2008 at 12:56 AM
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By Samuel Njoku
The Baltimore Ravens will face off against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. Here's the scouting report:
San Francisco 49ers: (13-4-1) NFC Champions
Similar to Baltimore, San Francisco has built a strong reputation of being a defensive team. But with the emergence of Colin Kaepernick, the perception has changed. The 49ers incorporate the pistol formation in their gameplan on a weekly basis and opposing teams are still looking for a way to stop it. That test now falls to the Baltimore Ravens in the biggest stage of them all. The key will be for Baltimore to keep Kaepernick in the pocket at all times. They can't afford to have him running all over the field. San Francisco makes a living on having the opposing defense make split second decisions. If one player on the Baltimore roster thinks the play is a run when it's really a pass, the 49ers will make the entire defense pay.
That style of play makes Frank Gore even more dangerous. Gore was a lethal runner prior to the incorporation of the pistol read option. With this new philosophy, Gore has the opportunity to slip by defenders that suspect Kaepernick is keeping the football. The whole process can be extremely frustrating for defenses. Baltimore will need to play football as a unit in order to combat this offense. Communication will be extremely important.
Colin Kaepernick is getting the majority of the attention leading up to Sunday's game, but it wouldn't be wise to forget about this vaunted defense. Led by Patrick Willis, this team is a younger version of the Ravens squad. Baltimore may boast more playmakers, but the 49ers defense has played dominant football the entire season. Similar to Baltimore, the 49ers like to play fast and physical. For the Ravens to combat that, they'll need to do a great job of executing draws and screens to keep the defense on their heels. The Ravens will also need to stay with the running game. The 49ers will do their best to keep Ray Rice out of the game. Both Pierce and Rice will have to settle for 3 or 4 yard carries for the majority of the game. Carries will dictate the effectiveness of the offense – not yards.
Though the 49ers defense is as stout as they come, they are susceptible to giving up big plays. It works in Baltimore's favor that they possess a big play quarterback in Joe Flacco. The offensive line will face one of their toughest challenges when going up against this front seven. If they can give Flacco time in the pocket, he'll make a few big plays down field. It could be the difference in this contest.
For the first time in NFL history, two sibling coaches will face off against each other in the Super Bowl. The two have coaches against each other only once as Baltimore came out on top 16-6. Though it's only been a year, these two teams are completely different; the 49ers and Ravens have a record of 6-0 in the Super Bowl with San Francisco having an astonishing 5-0 on the big stage.
For more Super Bowl content and the latest Ravens news, see CBS Sports Baltimore
Samuel Njoku was born and raised in Baltimore, MD and is a graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Samuel has covered the Ravens for Examiner.com since 2010. Prior to 2010, Samuel was an avid blogger and radio personality in Salisbury, MD. He can be reached for comments at firstname.lastname@example.com. His work can be found on Examiner.com. You can also follow him on Twitter @Ravens_Examiner.