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Venice and Its Lagoon
Venice, more than any other European city, has an endlessly seductive charm. For centuries, it was nicknamed La Serenissima, "The Most Serenely Beautiful One" — and for good reason. Along with sampling the sumptuous art treasures of Venice and exploring its back-street wonders, we'll cruise its lagoon, stopping in fiery Murano for glass, pastel Burano for lace, and murky Torcello for a sense of where Venice was born.
[201] Hi, I'm Rick Steves, back with more of the best of Europe. This time we're exploring my favorite wetlands anywhere — Venice. Thanks for joining us. And hold ... on ... tight!
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[203,] In its heyday Venice ruled an empire with trading posts stretching all the way to Greece and Turkey. But today, it's just a small town of 60,000 with endless intrigue offering rich rewards for the thoughtful visitor.
[204] Venice offers one of Europe's truly great sightseeing experiences. Its main square, Piazza San Marco, with its grand Doges Palace and the Basilica of St. Marks, marked by its towering campanile, was the most powerful couple of acres in all of Europe for centuries. Like a grand boulevard, its Grand Canal winds through a city lined with once mighty palazzos. And Venice is remarkably well-preserved with an intoxicating mix of sights and experiences you'll never forget.
[205] In this second of two episodes, we venture beyond the block-buster main sights. We'll join a friend with a fast boat to explore the lagoon — and discover village Venice, see traditional artisans blow it big time, join locals in the market, get to know the leading Venetian painters, and follow the superpower's decline into the decadence of its hedonistic 18th century.
[206] In the north of Italy, at the head of the Adriatic Sea, Venice sits in a vast lagoon, connected to the mainland by a causeway. Along with the main island, we'll visit three other islands — Torcello, Murano, and Burano.
[207] Venice was born in mud like this. After Rome fell, farmers on the mainland were sick and tired of being overrun by barbarians and moved out into this marshy lagoon and hoped the barbarians didn't like water. And from that humble beginning was born one of the great cities of Europe. By the 13th century, Venice was the economic and military super power of Europe.
[208] Today's lagoon is filled with reminders of its first inhabitants, those farmers who became sea-faring merchants, dredging canals, pounding in millions of timbers for foundations, and building communities that ultimately coalesced to become Venice.
[209] But those first settlements were humble. Torcello — about a half hour by boat from main island — was one of the first places where mainlanders settled. Once a thriving community, Torcello was decimated by malaria and today only its fine church remains. Dating from the 7th century, this is the oldest church in the lagoon.
[210] The church feels ancient. Its wood frame and beam ceiling was flexible to accommodate the ever-shifting foundation underneath. Its mosaics illustrate the importance of the church to those first Venetians.
[211] My friend Piero is picking me up for a tour of the lagoon. Venetians love their boats. For Piero, it's his escape. He spends his favorite hours away from the crush of tourists, in what he calls his "parallel Venice."
Rick: When did you have a boat from the beginning?
Piero: My first boat? My first boat 6 years old.
Rick: Seriously?
Piero: Seriously. This boat mean the freedom, the freedom to escape from the stress life when town is so crowded, there is a lot of people, when there is a lot of tourism, is a perfect thing to escape from.
Rick: You step in this boat, you have your parallel Venice.
Piero: Right.
[213] The lagoon is protected from the open sea by a string of low-lying islands. Until modern times, it was accessible only by boat. Then in 1846 this causeway with train tracks — and a highway added later by Mussolini — connected the city to the rest of Italy. Well-marked channels are dredged through the shallow lagoon. Boats of all kinds shuttle back and forth. Our next stop is Murano.
[214] Venice is famed for its glass, for centuries blown here on the island of Murano. A 13th century law restricted the dangerous glass furnaces to Murano to prevent fires on the main island and also to protect the secrets of Venetian glassmaking — historically vital to the local economy.
[215] Today glass is still big business as tourists come here in droves. While savvy shoppers know the cheap knickknacks are most likely from China, the venerable art form is alive and well as you'll see in some of the elaborate showrooms. You can witness the traditional mastery of this craft in adjoining workshops. These artisans are from families of glassblowers which go back many generations.
[217] If you don't have a Venetian friend with a boat, water taxis zip quickly from island to island, while regular ferryboats connect Venice with neighboring lagoon communities in a more relaxed and less expensive way. Our next lagoon stop is Burano.
[218] Burano, with its pastel facades gracing the lagoon, was first a fishing town. Later it thrived as a lace-making center. Today, it's popular with visitors for its gentle ambience...and lace shops. Once sleepy, its main center is now crowded with tourists. Locals say "anything with a door is a shop".
[219] Burano's lace making heritage goes back 500 years. Shops proudly display these painstakingly produced works of art. Rather than using bobbins, women make Burano's beautiful lace with only needles and thread. Meticulously following time honored patterns, these traditions continue to be passed from older generations to the next.
[220] As the day winds down, shops close and the crowds return to Venice. Stay and wander Burano's back lanes for a peaceful slice of the Venetian lagoon most visitors miss.
[221] Earlier today, this place was packed with tourists. I'm here in the early evening — I've got it nearly to myself. All over Italy, to escape the heat and crowds, sightsee in relative peace and quiet late in the day.
[222] As the sun sets, Piero picks us up and we head back to Venice. In this light the timeless beauty of the lagoon is particularly striking. Piero's taking us to his favorite restaurant, on another island, Giudecca — just across from town. From this peaceful canal-side perch, the hub-bub of downtown Venice becomes a romantically floodlit cityscape.
[223] Piero's brother-in-law Roberto has joined us and after a day on the lagoon it only makes sense to opt for seafood — the obvious forte and passion of Venetian chefs.
[223a] For antipasti we have a tray of riches from the lagoon; sardines, calamari, octopus, and baccala.
Piero: This is like a cream; baccala montecato
Rick: So this would be a cod?
[223b] And along with it, a bowl of fresh mussels and clams. Spaghetti alla busara comes next. This dish is common in the north Adriatic
Piero: Venet. You know Veneto? And the first part of the Croatia that is history
[223c] It has a fresh tomato sauce, spaghetti made from farro, and it's topped with langostino. The food is fantastic and this romantic setting makes it even better.
[224] The touristy heart of Venice can be absolutely mobbed all year long. The main square, Piazza San Marco — with the Basilica San Marco and the Doges Palace — understandably attracts big crowds. Midday, the bus tour groups day-tripping in from their mainland hotels and cruise ship passengers converge, all dutifully following their guides. The waterfront becomes a human traffic jam. And tour groups in gondola convoys clog the canals.
[225] But it's easy to organize your sightseeing to escape the crowds. Five minutes on a vaporetto takes me across the basin to Palladio's dreamy church of San Giorgio Maggiore.
[226] Its 16th century façade features the style made famous by Andrea Palladio, who inspired generations of architects in England and America. Inside, his text book Renaissance architectural values are evident: clarity, orderliness, mathematical perfection. In the choir area, with its fine acoustics, monks gathered to sing and worship. The altar is topped with a bronze globe — acknowledging discoveries of the New World and the universality of the Christian message. The statue is of God the Father, whose triangular halo is a reminder that he's part of the Holy Trinity.
[227] The church's bell-tower rewards visitors with stunning vistas of Venice and the Lagoon. The view from here is the best in town.
[228] Venice is an almost perfectly preserved car-free city built upon countless islands all laced together with bridges, alleys and canal-sidewalks. Smaller canals flow like streams into its main thoroughfare: the Grand Canal. Once a glittering center of power with luxurious palaces showing off the wealth of its merchant class, the now sinking, shrinking city is in a state of elegant decay. Venice survives thanks to government help and tourism.
[231] One place that has always survived without the help of tourism is Venice's fish market. Each morning, in the shade of the famous Rialto Bridge, the fish market is busy with locals stocking up. Observing the timeless everyday rituals of the market, it's clear — amid all this tourism — Venetian culture survives. Seafood still plays a big role in its cuisine. Small fish — anchovies and sardines — are local. Shrimp, octopi, and squid fresh from the lagoon distinguish many Venetian dishes.
[232] From the Rialto, a street called the Mercerie leads to St. Mark's. This is the tourists' main drag — with human traffic jams and a gauntlet of shopping temptations. Many tourists — as if in a knick-knack-induced trance — never get beyond this one glitzy street. If this is all you experience — as it is for so many — Venice can be more exhausting than enjoyable.
[233] But savvy travelers leave the center and explore. Walk and walk to the far reaches of town. Don't worry about getting lost. Keep reminding yourself, "I'm on an island, and I can't get off."
[234] The worst-case scenario — your island ends and you have to enjoy a drink on the edge of town while studying your map. Invest in a good map. If you do lose your way, pop into any business and ask for their card — it comes with a map and a prominent "you are here."
[235] Since there are no real street names, you navigate by landmarks. Follow the directional arrows or simply ask a local, "Dov'è" — that's where is — "San Marco?" "Dov'e Rialto?" They'll point you in the right direction...
[236] Wandering, you discover a different Venice. You may stumble upon some shy grandeur. Five hundred years ago, a big shot with some extra cash decided to update his Gothic mansion with a Renaissance spiral staircase.
[237] Over the centuries, the haphazard community coalesced. Because nobles originally settled on their own little islands, you'll find palaces (and delightful squares) scattered all over. Eventually, island communities decided to join, or literally "bridge," with others. Building bridges required shoring up the canals. Later, paved canalside walks appeared.
[238] While plenty wet, Venice had no natural source of drinking water. But a thousand years ago, residents devised a clever way of using town squares as cisterns.
[239] The rainwater would flow into these stone grills, through a sand filtering system, and on to a central well. Only after it devised this safe local source of drinking water was Venice's population able to grow.
[240] Hundreds of these rain collection systems provided drinking water right up until 1884 when an aqueduct was opened, bringing water in from nearby mountains.
[241] The city, with its pilings-in-mud foundation, is slowly sinking. Many ground floors have been vacated. Pondering this church's flooded crypt, you'll appreciate the on-going struggle. While accelerated by a rising sea level due to global climate change, this has been a challenge for centuries.
[242] With the right combination of high tide, wind, and barometric pressure, the city floods. Locals are used to it. Elevated walkways are put up. They pull on their rubber boots, and life goes on.
[244] The population of Venice is sinking too. With the high cost of living in the lagoon and the allure of a faster-paced world on the mainland with better employment opportunities, young people are leaving. More and more businesses are now run by immigrants who commute in from the mainland.
[245] But, in its prime, people clamored to live in Venice. In the Middle Ages, merchant communities from all over the Mediterranean world established a presence here in what was the trading capital of Europe.
[246] This was where the Dalmatian community from Croatia met to worship and preserve their culture. It was one of a several such community centers for various ethnic groups — all part of the cosmopolitan city of Venice.
[247] The exquisite wood-paneled meeting room, decorated with paintings by Carpaccio from about the year 1500, is one of the finest Renaissance interiors in Venice.
[248] Scenes throughout tell story of St. George, the Dalmatians' patron saint. Here he slays a dragon and metaphorically conquered paganism. George charges forward and spears the dragon in the head, to the relief of the damsel. St. George leads the bedraggled dragon, spear still in his head, to the pagan king and queen. Finally, the Royal couple kneels before George as he baptizes them.
[248a] The Greeks lived and worked nearby, in the shadow of their church's leaning bell tower. Stepping inside, you step into yet another culture. To this day the church serves that community.
[249] Another part of Venice's diverse population was the Jewish community. And the original Ghetto was here in Venice.
[250] In medieval times, Jews — who were the moneylenders of the day — were allowed to do their business. But they were segregated on this easy-to isolate island which was a former copper foundry. In fact, the term ghetto comes from the Venetian word for foundry.
[251] The island's bridges were locked up at night. As the population swelled in the 1600s, the ghetto had to expand...but it could only go up. The resulting eight story buildings — skyscrapers in their day — survive.
[255] To get a sense of how Venice was in earlier times head to the Accademia, the best museum for Venetian Renaissance painting. Art is the closest thing to a time tunnel experience in our travels. It enables you to imagine life here centuries ago.
[256] The Venetian love of the good life shows itself in Venetian painting. And a perfect example: Paolo Veronese's "Feast in the House of Levi": It's a party and you're invited! Everyone's lavishly dressed. Conversation rages and there's plenty to eat and drink. It's textbook Venetian: big canvas, bright colors, Renaissance architecture...a slice of luxurious Venetian life. The original title was "The Last Supper". It showed Jesus and his disciples sharing a final meal before his crucifixion.
[257] The church considered this too hedonistic for a Last Supper. Veronese was hauled before the Inquisition and to save his hide... and the painting, he just renamed it: "Feast of the House of Levi."
[258] Venetian masters painted more reverent scenes as well. This serene "Madonna Enthroned with Child and Saints" is by Giovanni Bellini. Mary and baby Jesus meet with saints engaging in a "sacred conversation" while musician angels jam at their feet. The painting's believable depth gives us mortals a chance to feel like we're part of the scene...welcome to mingle with the saints.
[260] Paintings here show how little Venice has changed over the centuries. This Procession in Piazza San Marco, painted in 1496, helps us imagine the ritual that came with Venetian society. Enjoy an intimate peek into life here 500 years ago. Linger over these timeless images... then get out and experience the real thing.
[272] The venerable Café Florian, one of the first places in Europe to serve coffee, has been the place for a discreet rendezvous since 1720. Today, when locals want to impress visitors, they bring them here for a drink. In these richly decorated 18th-century rooms Casanova, Lord Byron, and Charles Dickens have all happily paid too much for their coffee.
[261] Venice peaked in the 16th century. But after the discovery of America and new trade routes outside of the Mediterranean, its power plummeted. As Venice fell, its appetite for decadence grew. Through the 17th and 18th centuries, the Venetians partied, as if drunk on the wealth accumulated through earlier centuries as a trading power.
[262] The palace of the Rezzonico family, overlooking the Grand Canal, is Venice's Museum of the 18th Century, and an ideal place to ponder the decadence of that age.
[263] The grand ballroom was designed with a ceiling that opens up into the heavens. Imagine the hob-knobbing here as Venetian society gathered under candlelit chandeliers.
[264] The 18th century was a time of great change. The new ideas and innovations of the Enlightenment swept more adaptable societies upward into a thriving new modern age. Meanwhile, a Venice in denial declined. Insisting it remained exceptional, Venetian society chose to dance rather than to adapt.
[265] Partygoers revel behind masks — scenes Casanova would have enjoyed. Gentlemen dressed to the max... ladies with powdered hair piled high. And everyone used a mask to be devilishly incognito.
[266] Delightful rococo portraits by the female artist, Rosalba Carriera, stoked aristocratic egos. Longhi painted wealthy family scenes — showing a society bored and, it seems, with no shortage of leisure time. And landscape painters like Canaletto captured the wonder of the city with paintings that became the rage. These served as souvenirs for rich tourists after Venice became an obligatory stop on the grand tour.
[267] Remnants of the city's decadent age of decline survive: like its many colorful mask shops. These paper mache Venetian icons — which you can see being made and artfully painted in shops around town — gave well-bred aristocrats anonymity during party seasons like Carnavale.
[268] Throughout Europe, but especially here in Venice, Carnavale provided a safety valve for people to really cut lose before Lent — a time of austerity leading up to Easter. That's when rich and poor alike enjoyed a burst of Mardi Gras-style fun ...when anything-goes and nobody knows.
[269] As life got frilly, so did the music. The Musica a Palazzo recreates a baroque evening, letting you be a guest at a noble palace. Venice was home to influential composers and for two centuries, a force in the world of opera. Tonight, it's the Barber of Seville by Rossini.
The performance — three acts in three different rooms — is punctuated with social time and presecco.
[271] The tradition of crowd-pleasing music continues every night on St. Mark's Square where café orchestras keep that uniquely Venetian dolce vita going well after dark. This scene evokes that last chapter of the Venetian Republic when it morphed from a powerhouse to a romantic traveler's dream come true.
[274] If any city in Europe lets us don a mask, escape the modern world, and enjoy a magic moment, it is Venice. I hope you've enjoyed our look at this great city. I'm Rick Steves. Until next time, keep on travelin'. Ciao.


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Blast the Mass – Snowmass, Colorado - MSC #8
Written by: Ernie Wattenpaugh
Snowmass Village was almost completely
overrun by knobby tires last weekend as the Mountains States Cup rolled through
for the annual 'Blast the Mass'. Staged
amongst the iconic ski runs of Snowmass Mountain, cross country riders were
greeted by some equally impressive singletrack. The eighth stop in the series saw an impressive elite turnout for both
the men's and women's races as many top pro athletes used the Snowmass race as
a training gauge for the upcoming Leadville 100.
An 11-mile loop packed in a wide variety of
terrain that seemed to suit an array of talents. The course began with a long climb on various
service roads that were connected by tacky singletrack sections that were free
of dust from the afternoon monsoons that had been pummeling the region. Riders than began a hectic traverse across
the ski area under the shadows of dense pines. Short rocky climbs, mixed with soggy rooted descents, were intertwined
with BC esque wooden bridges that demanded focus and attention. The traverse then dropped the racers head
first into a lightening fast descent through four foot high vegetation where
the trail seemed to unfold right underneath your tire. After sailing through a sea of green, the
course dumped riders back onto the open ski runs and service roads that led to
the finish.
The Pro Men's race saw a diverse group of
racers that have been dominating the national scene. Fresh off his National Championship and World
Cup wins, 18-year-old phenom Howard Grotts (Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory)
set down a blistering pace right off the line. Endurance specialist Manny Prado (Sho-Air/Specialized), rookie sensation
Colton Anderson (Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory), and climbing ace Ernie
Watenpaugh (Life Cycles/Specialized/Honey Stinger), all grabbed the wheel of
Grotts, but struggled to hold on.
made an early acceleration that went completely unanswered, and gave him the
confidence to ride away with the race. Jay Henry (Tokyo Joe's) and Colin Cares (Kenda/Felt) joined the remnants
of the lead group before they began the Cross Mountain traverse.
traverse and descent would separate the leaders and field, as Henry and Prado
used their complete set of technical tools to jump into second and third
respectively. The brutal first lap pace
came at a heavy cost, as many riders dropped out after the first lap, including
The second lap saw Grotts extend his already
impressive lead. "The climb was
definitely my strong point." Said Grotts. Henry put together a scorching second lap, but was unable to get Grotts
into his sights. Peter Kalmes (Honey
Stinger/Trek) and Watenpaugh both made strong attacks up the climb to bring
Prado back, and to separate themselves from Anderson. Prado put it all on the line, and put down an
unbelievable descent that left Kalmes a minute back in disbelief, and
Watenpaugh bloodied in the dirt.
"Jesus Howard." Said Grotts' close friend and
teammate Anderson at the finish line in response to the youngster's unbridled
acceleration. When asked if his initial
attack was part of his game plan, he responded "I don't know. I was just kind of feeling everyone out."
The women's Pro cross country race saw a much
tighter finish than the men's. Judy
Freeman (Kenda/Felt), Erin Huck (Tokyo Joe's), and Kelli Emmett (Giant) formed
a solid breakaway right from the gun.
Rebecca Gross (Velo Bella), Heidi Rentz
(Vermont Bike Tours), and Teal Stetson-Lee (Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory)
all tried to bridge up to the three leaders, but could not hang with the brutal
pace. "Those girls almost sprinted from
the start line. They were just so
fast." Said a bewildered Rentz.
Emmett made her move toward the end of the
climb before the traverse began in order to have no obstructions through the
technical singletrack. The strategy
worked as Emmett pulled away from Freeman and Huck to start the second lap
almost thirty seconds in front of Freeman, and more than two minutes in front
of Huck.
And just like the men's race, the hard first
lap pace would shred the women's field. Emmett struggled up the exposed climb, which allowed the solid form of
Freeman to drop the fading Emmett. Freeman layed out a flawless descent to hold off a final charge from
Emmett, and snagged an impressive victory. Emmett sailed in on a second wind just under thirty seconds back, with
Huck coming in next to grab the number three spot.
The 2011 Mountain States Cup series will head
into the final set of races for the season, and the overall rankings are
close. "The Sol Survivor" will set the
stage for an epic battle through the mountains of Granby, Colorado over the
weekend of September 3-6. The top three
overall in both the men's and women's fields are undecided, and the final
showdown could leave the Rocky Mountain's talking all winter long.


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By Randy Sly
5/14/2012 (2 years ago)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
Nothing speaks more highly to me of this self-sacrifice than the witness of a mother, who daily gives of herself for her own. Often depriving herself, she offers to others; often preferring others, she offers herself.Motherhood is a call to stay firm in the face of uncertainty, despair, sickness, poverty, and even danger, where her children are concerned. One could almost say that as the father is the sword, she is the shield.
By Randy Sly
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
5/14/2012 (2 years ago)
Published in Marriage & Family
Keywords: Motherhood, Mother's Day, women, Mary, fiat, sacrifice, love
WASHINGTON, DC (Catholic Online) - Once upon a time there was a young woman who loved her Lord. There was nothing she withheld from Him. Her life was always "yes" to Him, the proverbial "fiat" - "let it be to me as you have said." She fell in love and, hearing the "Divine Yes," married the man whom she loved. They grew in Him as one in the sacramental mystery.
A child was born and she loved the child. The child brought something out of her that had always been a part of her yet never expressed. Like a hidden stream now discovered, rivers of love flowed out of the woman to her child. She knew she would do anything - yes anything - even give up her life for the precious one who lay in her arms. A special bond, which had begun nine months before, now burst forth with such fire and fervency that she knew nothing would ever be the same again.
The chance soon came to test this depth of love, not through her physical death, but through her dying to opportunities. Travel to exciting places, special events, intriguing people, all marched past the edges of her life while she maintained her watchfulness over the child. Her vigil would not succumb to the call of personal wants and affluence.
Soon more children were born into this woman's life. The hidden stream was not divided, however. More love flowed as though her reservoir could not be quenched. Enough love for each where none could want for more.
Yet again, more tests came. Unyielding in her vigil, the woman knew that, whatever the lure, her place as mother must remain unyielding. She gave up herself, as she died to potential memories of what could have been. She chose to live in anticipation of the memories of what would be, for her and her family. She never looked back. She is my wife.
In St. John's Gospel, Jesus said, "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."
Shepherds come in many shapes and sizes. They are men and women, and even children.
Some shepherds are mothers. They tend the little flock called the domestic church along with their husbands, who are also shepherds of this field. Mother-shepherds nurture their children out of the goodness, the loveliness, the gentleness, and the winsomeness of womanhood in God's image.
A mother lays down her life by taking it up on behalf of these precious ones entrusted to her care. She knows martyrdom in a way that no man may know it - giving up her life in childbirth and in childcare. No hireling can imitate or come close to matching a mother's love.
Motherhood is a call to stay firm in the face of uncertainty, despair, sickness, poverty, and even danger, where her children are concerned. One could almost say that as the father is the sword, she is the shield.
This I have learned as I have watched my wife all these years. This I have learned from my wife, not hearing her words only, but beholding her actions; not in seeing her live only, but in seeing her die to self.
Jesus also said, "I am the good shepherd; and I know my sheep, and am known by my own."
A mother can describe her children to the minutest detail. Borne out of years of a loving gaze, each line and shape of her child remain fixed and firm as a portrait carried in the heart. She knows them inside and out; where each blemish is located, where each "owie" was bandaged, and how each mood is triggered.
Often the child is surprised by this knowledge, in awe that nothing really escapes a mother's watchfulness. Everything is logged and categorized in a special place in the soul called "a mother's care."
St. Angela Merici was an orphan in the fifteenth century who devoted her life to children. "Mothers of children," she wrote, "even if they have a thousand, carry each and every one fixed in their hearts, and because of the strength of their love they do not forget any of them. In fact, it seems that the more children they have the more their love and care for each one is increased."
The mother is also known by her children. The sound of her voice can both soothe and sound the alarm. How often my children and I have heard people say to my wife, "You have such a wonderful and sweet voice on the phone. I couldn't imagine you ever shouting." My offspring would smile sweetly, for their mother's voice was sweet and soothing, yet knowing that there were times when the alarm would sound!
They will also forever remember the "snap" - the perfected art of snapping her fingers for attention. In any public place and particularly at church, the "snap" could be heard - as loud as a thunderclap - calling wandering wills to return to behavior best suited for God's house.
A mother's treasure is her memories and her wealth is found in those ones whom she has nurtured through the years. No wonder Scripture states that Mary the Mother of God - the Blessed Theotokos - "kept all the things about her Son and pondered them in her heart."
At the end of this section, our Lord also said, "Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again."
St. John was truly impacted by this awesome declaration and wrote in his first epistle, "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers."
Nothing speaks more highly to me of this self-sacrifice than the witness of a mother, who daily gives of herself for her own. Often depriving herself, she offers to others; often preferring others, she offers herself.
An account like this one about mothers must be shared with caution. For some, motherhood was an accident, and not always a welcome one; for some, biological motherhood isn't possible, and this day is a reminder of what may not be; for some, mothers weren't all that nice, and this day carries different memories; for most, motherhood, even under the very best of circumstances, is still less than a bed of roses and the primrose path.
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I posted one of the initial articles on Delta's new alliance back on July 8th so I thought it was right to post this follow up article that has a little bit more analysis of the situation. I still don't know if I fully agree with Delta's decision to align with a country and airline that has very different values than America, but I thought this was a good portrayal of the other side so you can make your own decision.
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This piece was suggested to me by a caller to the today and he's right; it's excellent. Erickson isn't the first to point out that even if President Obama didn't have direct knowledge of the IRS scandal(which I'm still not accepting as fact), his demonizing tone was certainly an invitation to action. And it was not just Obama; as I've been saying for months the goal of the left is to silence the right.
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Evie Stevens
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We lost Ina-Yoko Teutenberg to retirement, but she's still going to be involved. In fact, she's still talking about how "maybe I should be riding." She doesn't want to quit! But it's good timing for her. She might move to New York to work with the Star Track program. It's a program in Queens on the velodrome for urban kids. And she'll also direct our team for races in America.
Katie Colclough is retiring. At 24. Crazy, but that's part of women's cycling because you're not getting paid enough to make it a real career. You've got so much potential to do more with your life and to make yourself a career where you can earn money to survive. Sometimes that decision comes when you're really young.
Ellen van Dijk has gone to [Dutch team] Boels-Dolmans, which is a great opportunity for her.
We're bringing on four new riders. One is Karol-Ann Canuel. She's been racing in France for four years. She really had a good year this year, and she's got a lot of potential. She's still super young.
She's French Canadian?
Yes. She's kind of exciting. She's good in the World Cups, the Classics-style races. So I think we'll see good things. She's an aggressive rider. She's not scared to attack or make moves.
Who else? A French rider, Elise Delzenne. She's national champion. She used to win a lot on the velodrome when she was a junior, then she took two years off to do her engineering degree. So she's working as an engineer right now and this year she had some amazing results working full time, so she's going to cut back at work and I think we'll see good things from her. I'm excited to have a French rider on the team. We've never had a French rider and there's a lot of potential in France for the sport to grow.
And then we have Chantal Blaak. Dutch. This year she raced for Tibco. She was very good as a young rider. The last couple of years she hasn't been as good, but she's very skillful on the bike and she's aggressive and she'll be a good addition to the team.
Finally we have Tiffany Cromwell from Orica. I've watched Tiff's career for a long time. She's still young, but she's been racing a long time. She's been through periods when I wouldn't have hired her, she wasn't taking it super seriously, but in the last couple of years she's become very good.
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The first thing I look for is their teamwork characteristics, believe it or not. It's not their pure talent so much. It's "Will they give 110 percent for their team?"
Then I try to look for the real talent. To see how far they can go. That's harder to do unless you've got physiological tests. But you can kind of see it. You can see the drive. That's one of the most important things in cycling. Do they race with some kind of fire in their belly?
How can you tell that?
You can see that by the way they race. A lot of people sit in the bunch all day and take a risk at the end. Or maybe don't take a risk and just see where they finish. But there are other riders who just give everything with that one attack. You can tell people who give 80 percent with that attack. You can just tell by the way they attack, or the way they ride in a breakaway, or the way that they ride a time trial. Are they really giving everything? Or are they just going through the motions?
Who is going to have a breakthrough season this year?
You should look to Lisa Brennauer. And I think Tiff will have a really good year. I'd like to think that everyone will! But Lisa is super-talented. She can read a race really well. She's just savvy. She's got all the pieces. She's totally selfless. She'll work her ass off for everyone else and she knows exactly what to do.
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She really wants to concentrate on track. She still might do some racing with us on her own. She's super-talented, the girl can sprint. It's very hard to find a pure sprinter. Ina dominated for years. And there's only like three people on the planet—Giorgia Bronzini, Ina, and Kirsten Wild right now—who are pure sprinters. Gillian is one and I was hoping we would be able to keep her for a few years.
She struggled that first year, and when you're a road rider, it's not the same structure of training. You come to training camp with us in the beginning of the year, but the rest of the time you do your own training. We keep in touch with you and your coach, but you have a lot of your own freedom and you have to have your own self-motivation and drive. She did struggle a little bit with that. And she's still very focused on the track. I'd really like to keep her involved in the team if it works out.
She wrote that blog for us about
her struggle with depression
, and she got a lot of support from readers.
I think it really helped her to write it. Once it's out there and you have the support to keep going. She raced track not long after that.
Did you see any of that with her? Did it manifest itself with the team?
Not really, I wasn't at a lot of the races she was at. It's hard to tell whether they're just struggling with the schedule or if there's something else. She was bit nervous to open up about it, but she eventually did. And she was very honest about what had been going on, which was a difficult thing. She has good support. She's a really amazing person. I think she'll go far once she figures out what she really wants to do.
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Nine Highway Deaths on Kentucky Roads Last Week (June 1 - 7)
Date of News Release: 06/08/09
(Frankfort, Ky.) -- Preliminary statistics* indicate that nine people died in eight separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, June 1 through Sunday, June 7, 2009.
Seven of the crashes involved motor vehicles and five of those victims were not wearing seat belts. Single-fatality crashes occurred in Boone, Henderson, Letcher, Lincoln, Marshall and Shelby counties. Alcohol was a factor in four of the crashes.
One double-fatality crash occurred in Spencer county on US-31 E. Phyllis Cook of Lebanon, Ky. was northbound on US 31 when she lost control in a curve and crossed the center line. Cook then struck the oncoming southbound vehicle head on, driven by John Maradits of Louisville, Ky. Cook was transported to a local hospital and later succumbed to her injuries. Maradits was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
One motorcycle fatality occurred in Logan county and the victim was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
Through June 7, preliminary statistics* indicate that 325 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roadways during 2009. This is 14 more than reported for the same time period in 2008. There were 276 motor vehicle fatalities and 153 of those victims were not wearing seat belts. Sixteen pedestrians have been killed. Twenty-eight fatalities involved a motorcycle and five fatalities involved an ATV. A total of seventy-six fatalities have resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol.
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11.11.09 01:23 PMIn 1998, the sport of snowboarding changed forever when snowboarding was included in the Nagano Winter Olympics. Since then, the sport has exploded and almost every Ski Resort in the southeastern states has a terrain park or a Snowboarding Park area designated especially for boarders and extreme skiers to practice their skills. Each and every ski area that we cover allows snowboarding on all trails and runs. However, a specialized Snowboarding Park area is an amenity that boarders seem to flock to. While each Snowboarding Park and terrain park is different, many have common elements and features: some are enormous and others are smaller areas that contain boxes and rails.
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A new bill cracks down on those who scam the elderly by stiffening the sentences on anyone who gets caught. State Representative Tom Leonard says that the plan is designed to better protect the elderly and mentally handicapped from scam artists.
As a former prosecutor, Leonard says he knows how common embezzlement from vulnerable adults is. Under the general embezzlement statute, judges do have the discretion to impose consecutive sentencing, but that discretion was left out of the specific law pertaining to vulnerable adult embezzlement. Leonard's bill would bring that statute up to date.


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Republican Congressman Morgan Griffith issued a statement today in response to declassified Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court opinions:
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The bizarre drama that played out live on the major news networks Thursday was reminiscent of the time baby Jessica got stuck in the well. All afternoon the cameras followed the silver balloon across the skies over Colorado while we breathlessly waited to see if the balloon would land and the 6-year old boy whom we all presumed to be inside would land safely. It was one of things where we all - or at least most of us - allowed ourselves to become emotionally invested in the fortunes of a complete stranger.The Federal Aviation Administration and the Colorado Air National Guard got involved and spent a lot of time, energy and taxpayers resources tracking the balloon - which resembled a flying-saucer more than it resembled the Hindenburg. At least one Black Hawk helicopter was sent to track the flying apparatus. Plans were made to try and lower a rescuer into the balloon in midflight. Air traffic had to be diverted and the Denver airport was temporarily shut down. After the balloon floated to a gentle landing - with no signs of a boy inside - we panicked and assumed the worst. I watched one news anchor spend 10 minutes displaying a still photograph of the balloon while debating whether a blotch on the picture might be the boy that we all believed to be inside the craft tumbling to his certain death. The whole thing reminded me of the time I was spending the night with Wayne Penn. I was probably 8 or 9. I shared a bed that night with Wayne and his brother Harold, and Harold kept hogging all the cover. I got cold, so in the middle of the night I got up and rode my bicycle home. Home, understand, was in Porterdale and Wayne lived in Covington - about five miles away. The next morning, when Wayne's mama discovered that I was missing they put out an APB for me and my bike. Sheriff Junior Odum had the entire Newton County Sheriff's department out looking for me. They looked everywhere except where I was - at home in my own bed. My mama was glad to see me, but she still made me go and cut a switch when she got through hugging me. I am still not real clear on what I had done wrong. But back to the boy in Colorado. This kid's family is - well, in today's vernacular I guess we would say that they are "out there." We would have called them "peculiar" back in the day. I mean for one thing, they named their son Falcon. For another, they kept a homemade helium balloon at their house. (They call it a "3-D low-altitude vehicle.) That's pretty "out there." The family has also been known to enjoy the limelight - they have appeared on at least one television reality show - and they are also know to be "storm chasers" with a penchant for adventure and the unusual - not that there is anything wrong with that. But now there is speculation that he whole scenario that played out Thursday was an elaborate hoax aimed at somehow allowing the family to extend the 15 minutes of fame they enjoyed after appearing on the television program "Wife Swap." But I might be getting ahead of myself. Just in case you happen to be the one person in the world who didn't watch the events unfold yesterday, it turns out that Falcon Heene's family was videotaping the assent of their homemade balloon when it broke away from the restraints that were supposed to keep it tethered to the ground. How fortunate that they just happened to be filming at the time. The father, Richard Heene, kicked at the ground in disgust when the balloon broke free and then one of his children claimed that he had seen the man's youngest child - that would be Falcon - climb into the balloon's basket before it lifted off the ground. And the chase - and the publicity - was on. But as it turns out, young Falcon was hiding in his attic the whole time and had not been seen climbing into the flying contraption as had been reported by his brother. And here's where the wicket gets a bit sticky. On two separate occasions, when asked by reporters why he didn't reveal his whereabouts once he realized people were looking for him, Falcon looked quizzically at his father and said, "You said we did this for a show." His father became outraged, of course, when that statement led reporters to question the veracity of the whole incident. Maybe we will learn the whole truth, maybe we won't. Maybe the Heene family will be remembered two days from now, maybe they won't. Who is to say in this day and time. I know one thing, though. If it turns out that the incident was a hoax, somebody needs to send Richard Heene out to cut a proverbial switch. And in a non-related incident, while we were all still engrossed in the discussion of the Heene family's homemade balloon Thursday night two F-16s collided off the coast of South Carolina and as this piece went to press the whereabouts of Capt. Nicholas Giglio was still unknown. Darrell Huckaby
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Deer hunters will not have to worry too much about starting forest fires when their gun season begins tomorrow. The D-N-R says most of the state has a low fire danger. The only exceptions are in northwest Wisconsin – where the fire risk is moderate in Barron, Rusk, Sawyer, Price, and Taylor counties.
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Infiniti is preparing to enter a new market segment with the launch of the JX crossover, a 7-seater luxury model. The vehicle officially made its official debut at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance with the production version scheduled to be revealed in November at the Los Angeles Auto Show. That being said, the vehicle won't be going on sale until Spring 2012 as a 2013 model.
Like we said before, Infiniti hasn't dished out any extravagant details for their new SUV model, but they have confirmed that the JX will have three rows of seats with room for seven passengers. The crossover's exterior design will follow along the lines of the Infiniti Essence Concept revealed at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show and the interior will feature the next generation of Infiniti's telematics and infotainment technology.
"There aren't a lot of choices for luxury families today. The all-new Infiniti JX is the 7-passenger antidote to the ho-hum luxury crossovers that are out there right now," said Ben Poore, vice president of Infiniti Americas.
Find out more about the Infiniti JX Concept after the jump
Official Unveiling at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2011
The hype surrounding the Infiniti JX Concept centered on the assertion that it would bring some much-needed spice to an otherwise bland 7-passenger, luxury crossover market.
After seeing what all the fuss was about, it's safe to say that Infiniti just might have something special on their hands.
The first thing that gets your attention when it comes to the JX Concept is the similarities it shares with the design language of the Infiniti Essence Concept while also carrying some hints of original styling. The new front grille is large and wide, exuding an imposing presence on the vehicle's front profile. The 'angry' headlight design also doesn't do anything to sway the JX Concept as a timid crossover with no flavor while the crescent-cut D-pillar is a fresh design take on an otherwise forgotten part of the crossover.
"The three-row luxury crossover segment is one of the fastest growing among all luxury vehicle segments, providing a huge opportunity for Infiniti," explained Infiniti Americas Vice President Ben Poore.
"And like every segment Infiniti enters, we plan to shake up the status quo – with a vehicle that is guaranteed to instantly become the new benchmark for style, hospitality, roominess, advanced telematics and safety technologies."
The true calling card for the Infiniti JX Concept lies in the interior, where it more than lives up to its promise of providing class-leading space for all of its passengers.
The crossover comes with three rows of seats with the 2nd row seat designed to tilt and slide forward providing exceptionally easy 3rd row access. Even the 3rd row of seats, usually cramped spaces that don't do a whole lot for comfort, has been been given "adult-sized room for all occupants and five-and-a-half inches of 2nd row forward-back adjustability."
The JX also carries some new technology, including the Blind Spot Intervention and the just-launched Back-Up Collision Intervention. The latter provides computer assistance to the driver by detecting crossing objects behind the car and in the event of imminent collision, the system acts and automatically engages the brakes even without the driver doing anything about it.
Other technological features added to the JX Concept include a 14-speaker Bose Studio Surround sound system with Waveguide bass technology, an advanced Infiniti Connection Telematics system that automatically syncs the owner's calendar with GPS responsibilities, and the new Infiniti Personal Assistant.
Despite breaking cover at Monterey, Infiniti has yet to reveal production details of the crossover, opting to spill all the beans at the LA Auto Show in November. Nevertheless, the word is that the JX will carry a powerful V6 engine that can either be customized for front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. The JX will also carry some firsts for Infiniti, most notably the use of a sport-tuned, fuel-efficient continuously variable transmission.
No word on the pricing either, but rest assured, everything will come out at the LA Auto Show this November. Patience is a virtue, dear friends.
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We'll have a better grasp on where the JX stands against its rivals when all of its details are unveiled. From what we've seen of the vehicle so far, the new design language of the JX, combined with the interior configuration and all the new technologies, has instantly made it a formidable rival to the existing crop of holdovers in the 7-seater market.
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Despite the fact that it was 90-something degrees yesterday, and will be again today, I am in the mood for fall and pumpkin pie : ) I already have an egg-free pumpkin pie made with gelatin, but I wanted a vegan version too, like my vegan pumpkin chai bars. So after reading this comment on my vegan pumpkin chai bars I decided to try turning it into a pie myself:
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I left out the cardamom in this pumpkin pie, but I'm sure it would be really good with it too. Whether you make yours pumpkin chai or just pumpkin, I hope you love this recipe, and thank you Dottie for inspiring it! xoxo
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Defender says Blues are adapting well to new style.
Sylvain Distin says the signs are evident that the Blues can enjoy success with a new style of play.
A second draw in as many games served to frustrate Roberto Martinez's side, who again dominated possession and created the vast majority of chances against West Brom on Saturday.
A change in approach under the new manager was noticeable in pre-season and the Blues have commenced their Premier League campaign arguably unfortunate not to have more to show for their opening efforts.
But defender Distin says the squad are adjusting well to Martinez's tactics and believes three points are not far away.
"We are in the stage at the moment where we are trying to adapt to the new style of play and I think we are doing quite well," explained the Frenchman.
"There are some really good signs but we are still waiting for our first win.
"It could and should have been better [against West Brom], but they did everything to frustrate us. We had one or two chances to finish it, but that's football.
"In the second half, we played much better compared to the first where we found it a little difficult to play our football. By our movement, we created more and every moment, every pass is important."
Next up for the Blues is a home tie against Stevenage in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday (7.45pm kick-off).
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