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Friends of Christ, Suitcase in Hand
Today Pope Francis addressed one hundred fifty papal nuncios and representatives gathered in Rome to reflect on their roles in light of the Year of Faith.
Vatican Radio has issued a translation that is rather wooden, but provides the substance of his remarks. The style is personal and to the point as when the Pope says:
Now I would like to offer you some simple thoughts on certain, I would say existential, aspects of your being Papal Representatives. These are things I reflected on in my heart, above all by trying to place myself alongside to each one of you. In this meeting, I do not want to address purely formal or perfunctory words to you. What I now say comes from deep within my heart.
The Pope recognizes the existential rootlessness of their lives from a physical and psychological perspective (hence the suitcase metaphor), and urges them to be rooted in Christ and his Gospel. He also warns them against ambition and "spiritual worldliness" (quoting de Lubac yet again) which seeks self-fulfillment instead of God's greater glory.
Though Vatican Radio does not mention this, today's L'Osservatore Romano reports that at the end of his own remarks, the Pope invited some of those present to come to the microphone to share some of the questions and concerns they experienced. A number did. Francis thus demonstrated not only by his words but by his actions that he truly sought to "place himself alongside each of them."
About the Author
Rev. Robert P. Imbelli, a priest of the Archdiocese of New York, is Associate Professor of Theology Emeritus at Boston College.
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This is indeed an extraordinary talk, though the translation omits some of the pope's important asides. The second to last paragraph, on the criteria for proposing candidates for bishops of the local dioceses, is at once moving and forceful. Pope Francis often says at the conclusion of his talks, "Cosi' sia." May it be so!
Perhaps if these clerics were functioning as true bishops instead of as church diplomats, they might not feel the need for a suitcase. However selected, they might have a better chance of feeling *rooted* to the church. (Of course, whether these careerists would be effective bishops, that's another matter altogether.)
More and more people, I think, live a rootless life. We academics travel here and there like dust in the wind. We wake up in the morning and, before we open our eyes, do not remember what the room looks like, nor, sometimes, what country we are in. We make friends, but then we move, and we repeat, until our friends are scattered at the four corners of the world. We can communicate with them, of course, but we cannot easily be with them and touch them. Our relationships become literally disincarnated. Others envy our travels, but we envy them their friends.
We appear to travel far and wide, but in reality, we always go to places that look the same everywhere: universities, offices, libraries, classrooms. We pretend to be well-traveled, but in reality we do not meet the locals, but see the same people in meetings everywhere, the international "community" of fellow academics with like interests. We should take the opportunity to visit the countries we pass through, but there is no time - work is calling. We may be seasoned travelers, but it's all shallow, and we have gained little wisdom and no culture along the way.
At cocktail parties we talk about airports and airlines: which ones are more convenient, comparisons and tips on how to travel better. Others might think that we snobs are showing off, but in reality, we talk about airports like others would talk about subway stations: they're just the places where we spend our few idle hours.
Sometimes we stay somewhere for a few years, and our neighbors may attempt to get to know us, but in vain: whenever there is free time, school vacation or other down times, a conference happens somewhere, and we're gone! They finally give up. We live in a sort of quantum state, nowhere and everywhere at the same time.
Finally we also give up - forced detachment. No more furniture: living in furnished rentals is easier than moving stuff around. No more books: computers are a substitute. No more friends nearby: that's how life is. No more efforts to get involved in the local social life: we always have one foot our of the door anyway, so why invest time in local politics or activities? No more possessions. We try to enjoy good moments when they come up, but with no expectation of stability. As we wearily yearn for a place to rest our head, we come to realize that it won't happen in this life: once our family and close friends are scattered, it becomes hopeless. In a way it's like being in prison: we are emprisoned by our senseless moves, like others are emprisoned by four walls. Even our own selves, character and cultural habits, have become different, disintegrated, molded by the mix of our experiences, and we are doomed to be misfits everywhere.
Finally we may turn to Christ as a last resort, because we know that he at least is never far from us. When we travel, with us we always have: our body, our passport, our suitcase, and Christ.
As you know, in his remarks Pope Francis dwelt on the figure of Abraham and made specific reference to chapter eleven of the Letter to the Hebrews. Francis said: "A second aspect that involves this being nomads, always on the road, is what is described in the eleventh chapter of Hebrews. Listing examples of the faith of the fathers, the author says that they saw the promised goods and greeted them from afar, declaring that they were pilgrims on this earth (cf. 11:13). Such a life is of great worth, a life like yours, when lived with an intensity of love, with an active memory of the first call."
Your words and the Pope's reference to Hebrews sent me to re-read parts of the Letter. I thought these verses somewhat echoed your reflections: "Here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city which is to come. Through Christ, then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God" (Heb 13:14–16).
As Pope Francis (and John Page) would say: "così sia."
Fr. Imbelli --
Now that most of the young college instructors are forced to be wanderers, do you think that is a good for the students? How long do you think the bright young people will go into college teaching in the first place if they know they'll be treated like Kleenex?
I can't believe that Abraham himself would approve of the practice.
Interesting explanation by Francis of the qualities Nuncios should seek in proposing a new bishop:
"I would like to conclude by saying just one word about one of the important points of your service as Papal Representatives, at least for the vast majority: collaboration in providing bishops. You know the famous expression that indicates a fundamental criterion in choosing who should govern: si sanctus est oret pro nobis, si doctus est doceat nos, si prudens est regat nos - if holy let him pray for us, if learned teach us, if prudent govern us.
In the delicate task of carrying out inquiries for episcopal appointments be careful that the candidates are pastors close to the people, fathers and brothers, that they are gentle, patient and merciful; animated by inner poverty, the freedom of the Lord and also by outward simplicity and austerity of life, that they do not have the psychology of "Princes".
Be careful that they are not ambitious, that they do not seek the episcopate - volentes nolumus - and that they are married to a Church without being in constant search of another. That they are able to "watch over" the flock that will be entrusted to them, take care to keep it united, "vigilant" of the dangers that threaten it, but above all that they are able to "watch over" the flock, to keep watch, imbue hope, that they have sun and light in their hearts, to lovingly and patiently support the plans which God brings about in His people. Let us think of the figure of St. Joseph, who watches over Mary and Jesus, of his care for the family that God entrusted to him, and the watchful gaze with which he guides it in avoiding dangers. For this reason Pastors must know how to be ahead of the herd to point the way, in the midst of the flock to keep it united, behind the flock to prevent someone being left behind, so that the same flock, so to speak, has the sense of smell to find its way.
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Interesting the reference to Saint Joseph. The Pope was installed on the Feast of Saint Joseph and built his homily around the theme of Joseph as protector, guardian.
Francis has recently authorized the inclusion of Blessed Joseph in the Eucharistic Prayers.
St. Augustine regularly referred to our condition as peregrini, to the Ecclesia peregrini. The Latin noun peregrinus is usually translated "pilgrim," but I think that has connotations of walking toward some shrine, being on "pilgrimage" to Lourdes, for example. But its root meaning is "foreign," that is, not in one's home country, someone who is not entirely at home. Augustine exploits the metaphor: our homeland (patria) is heaven; we are on the way (in viia)--and that path, road, is Christ himself--; we live in temporary dwellings, tents (tabernacula) and will only find our home (domus) in the Kingdom.
So your home-less academics are a symbol of the Church.
To me, this address by Pope Francis is a masterpiece. Normally, I would not have read it, so thank you for posting it.
Pope Francis has given those who represent him throughout the world their "marching orders" in a gentle, heartfelt, personal manner, yet his message is not subtle at all.
"More and more people, I think, live a rootless life. We academics travel here and there like dust in the wind. We wake up in the morning and, before we open our eyes, do not remember what the room looks like, nor, sometimes, what country we are in."
Yes, the plight of "academics" is sad. The soft berth they had hoped to loll in did not materialize. Some/many have been reduced to seeking employment in the real world.
Gerelyn --
So those in academe don't have to be patient with real spouses, raise real children, pay real bills and taxes, adjust to real in-laws, go to real war, face all the sorts of real problems other people do? Academe is really just a never-never land? The historians are talking fairy tales? The physicists about some other world? The English teachers about some foreign language? The biologists about Disneyland? The business folks about the stock exchange on Mars? Etc., etc., etc.?
You're wallowing in a dangerous stereotype..
As part of the observances of the Year of Faith, Pope Francis was to attend a concert, now under way, in the Paul VI Audience Hall. Just prior to the concert's start, Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella informed the large gathering that the Pope would not be present owing to urgent tasks that cannot be postponed -- "urgenti e improrogabili incombenze".
"You're wallowing in a dangerous stereotype.."
Did you read Claire's cri de coeur? The penultimate paragraph?
It's a common lament. Attempting to deny the obvious with platitudes is not helpful.
People who went into college teaching hoping for good salaries, good benefits, nice offices on nice campuses, short office hours, long vacations, respect (esteem, even), etc., etc., found reality instead.
See, e.g.:
Are any of these papal nucnios women?
I do not know Italian (only French). But the words "il medico" after "urgenti e improrogabili incombenze" on this blog have me concerned. Any insider info?
the reference to the "doctor" is reassuring in that it says both the Pope's doctor and his secretaries were at the concert, thus alieviating concerns on the medical front.
The article speculates that the Pope's decision may be due to wanting to prepare to meet some nuncios regarding the Vatican's diplomatic stance on issues. Also that his style is not to attend galas of this sort. For what Italian media speculation is worth. These are the guys who didn't have Bergoglio in the running. He may just prefer bebop to Beethoven.
Thank you.
Let me say to all the Vaticanistas and Curial members: "Fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy ride."
Vatican Insider quotes Francis as saying that he is "not a Renaissance prince who listens to music instead of working"
Perhaps the concert was scheduled before Benedict resigned.
The same article also mentions that Francis gave each of the nuncios a silver pectoral cross. They speculate that the message is that the nuncios should put away their gold crosses and follow Francis' custom of wearing a modest silver one.
I'm waiting to hear his thoughts on the cappa magna.
I saw the quote you mention. I must say that the put down doesn't sound like Francis to me. I know the thought is shocking, but i Vaticanisti are not beyond converting what Francis might have said, to what he should have said, to what, clearly, he must have said.
Gerelyn --
Claire was at an Ivy. Most schools don't pay nearly as well, nor do they have lovely campuses, and the notion that typical professors have short hours and long vacations is a total, cruel myth. Class hours are a relatively small portion of the work a teacher has to put in. There are grading papers, individual student conference, sreading new materials, scientific experimentation, research and writing, and professional meetings both on campus and off. And there is more of the same in the summer "off" time (when the teacher typically isn't paid unless he/she teaches summer school). Yes, there are some compensations -- having students to teach plus a certain amount of professional autonomy and flexibility. But teaching of any sort is far from a cushy job.
True, the great teachers in the great schools with great endownments do very well financially and have great autonomy and small teaching responsibilities but there aren't many of those. It's also true that what many college administrators -- at both Ivy and non-Ivy schools -- are paid these days is often scandalous, and I mean that literally. But the newly-graduated PhDs hoping to teach don't and never did have such prospects.
I must also admit that the older, tenured college profs are partly responsible for the glut of PhDs in certain disciplines, especially in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Obviously, too many of the tenured people encouraged more kids to go to graduate school than they knew would find decent, stable jobs. Shame on the ones who didn't at least warn those kids how difficult if not totally impractical their ambitions were likely to be. (But don't start me on the morals of university administrators.)
Here's a recent NYT report on the fiscal remuneration of certain NYU administrators and top teachers. How does being paid $685,000 on *leaving* a job there grab you? You won't believe what NYU paid for real estate to help a preferred prof with his housing woes (e.g., millions for one apartment).
And this is going on there even as the non-tenured stay non-tenured. Now do you see why profs *need* tenure in the first place?
"The same article also mentions that Francis gave each of the nuncios a silver pectoral cross."
Could it have anything to do with the fact that the name of the Pope's country is derived from the Latin word for silver, argentum?
Helen, when he appeared on he balcony after his election, it was noted that, along wih omitting the papal mozetta and stole, he continued to wear the silver cross he had worn as bishop, rather than the gold papal cross that had been laid out in the dressing room.
I think he is very good at getting his message across in the direct way he presents and expresses himself. I can't picture Benedict saying "The Church is a mother, not a baby-sitter" or telling nuncios to look for bishop candidates who don't think of themselves as princes.
Robert, I took it that the nuncios were in town and he wanted to have discussions with some of them to get their insight on refoming the Curia. From his standpoint that was work and had to take priority over going to a concert.
Claire's lament over the real human costs to her of her way of life rings true. The academic life is no bed of roses, no matter how gifted one may be, how lucky in love, how appreciated by one's students, how rewarded financially by one's institution. Before assuming that she chose her vocation solely for its perks, you might pause to empathize a bit over what she sees herself as having lost. And you might consider,with respect, the admirable way she tries to resolve the problem of going forward in the situation she describes.with such painful clarity.
I am guessing Fr Imbelli is right. It is hard to reconcile the pastoral image projected by pope Francis with such second-hand quotes revealing a mean, petty personality.
I do not dispute the suggestion that Francis may have decided not to attend the concert because of pressing work to be done. I only question the quotation attributed to him concerning "Renaissance princes." To my ears that sounds philistine rather than "Franciscan."
Thanks all for your reactions to my comment - but enough about me! I bet pope Francis particularly sympathizes with the nuncios now that he is stuck in Rome, far, far away from Argentina.
my question is: did he unpack his suitcase? :-)
"Claire's lament over the real human costs to her of her way of life rings true. The academic life is no bed of roses, no matter how gifted one may be, how lucky in love, how appreciated by one's students, how rewarded financially by one's institution. Before assuming that she chose her vocation solely for its perks, you might pause to empathize a bit over what she sees herself as having lost. And you might consider,with respect, the admirable way she tries to resolve the problem of going forward in the situation she describes.with such painful clarity."
I agree that Claire's lament rings true. The words "hopeless," "prison," "misfits," "doomed," et al. stood out.
Here are 15 million leads to more information on the sad topic. (The one halfway down from Patheos about The Lonely Life is interesting, imho.)
(Not sure why you inferred from my comment that I imagine the academic life is a bed of roses. Quite the contrary. And I'm not sure why you think I assumed Claire "chose her vocation solely for its perks." I said nothing like that.)
Claire wrote "It is hard to reconcile the pastoral image projected by pope Francis with such second-hand quotes revealing a mean, petty personality."
Passing over tne "princes" business, if you are thinking of the "baby sitter" quote, that one is apparrently correct since it was quoted back to Francis by Cardinal Vallini in his opening address at the Rome diocesan convention.
"La Chiesa, che è 'madre e non una baby sitter' - come ha affermato Vostra Santità alcune settimane or sono"
Both a few weeks ago and in yesterday's talk to the nuncios, Francis has used the image of the shepherd mixing with his flock and staying so close to them that he takes on their smell. That's quite different from the traditional "prince of the Church" meme.
Given that Francis has spoken out many times agains careerism in the Church, it doesn't strike me as odd that he would refer to the careerists as "Princes" in a disparaging way. Sometimes kindness is telling unpleasant truths.
Ann, yes, as Francis said in the speech to the nuncios:
"In the delicate task of carrying out inquiries for episcopal appointments be careful that the candidates... do not have the psychology of "Princes".
I was interested that he seemed to refer back to the early church in which once a bishop was appointed to a diocese he stayed there for life - not moving up through a chain of larger and more prestigious dioceses.
"Be careful that they are not ambitious, that they do not seek the episcopate - volentes nolumus - and that they are married to a diocese* without being in constant search of another."
*the English translation says "Church" but I think he meant "particular church" i.e. a diocese.
About bishops being "married" to their dioceses -- someone noted recently that many bishops have had not just one but two dioceses, and some have even had three; so it's ironic that they should preach about the evils of divorce while they themselves move from place to place.
What I wonder about is the theological soundness of bishops functioning as nuncios/bureaucrats/whatever while not actually functioning as bishops with a flock. When you look at how badly the Vatican functions, you have to wonder whether it's being crammed full of bishops has something to do with its inefficiency. Cardinal Bernardin said that the Vatican bureaucrats treated the bishops in the field like altar boys. If the bureaucrats were only monsignors I venture to say that would not be as likely to happen.
This was discussed at least as recently as 1999:
VATICAN CITY, 27 MAY 1999 (ZENIT).- In an interview published in the latest edition of the Italian magazine '30 Giorni,' Cardinal Bernardin Gantin made a revolutionary proposal: "In principle, once appointed to a specific see, a bishop should remain there forever."
The African Cardinal knows very well what he is talking about. He is Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals and, from 1984 to 1998, was prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, the Vatican organism which helps the Pope in the appointment of successors to the apostles in a great part of the world. In mission territories, this task is carried out by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. In the Eastern Catholic Churches, the bishops are chosen by other methods.
"When he is appointed, the bishop must be a father and a pastor before God and to the people. And when one is a father, one is so forever. Therefore, in principle, once appointed to a particular see, the bishop should remain there forever. This must be clear. The relation between a bishop and his diocese is akin to matrimony and, according to the evangelical spirit, indissoluble. The new bishop must not have other personal plans," the most distinguished Cardinal of the Catholic Church said.
and (then) Cardinal Ratzinger agreed:
"I totally agree with Cardinal Gantin. In the Church, above all, there should be no sense of careerism. To be a bishop should not be considered a career with a number of steps, moving from one seat to another, but a very humble service. I think that the discussion on access to the ministry would also be much more serene if the Episcopate saw it as a service, and not as a career. Even a poor see, with only a few faithful, is an important service in God's Church."
So, is Francis reopening this issue?
thanks for the Gantin-Ratzinger quotes.
Sandra Magister recently gave three quotes:
"In the concrete history of the Church, however, a contrary tendency is also manifested, namely that the Church becomes self-satisfied, settles down in this world, becomes self-sufficient and adapts herself to the standards of the world."
Moreover: "Not infrequently, she gives greater weight to organization and institutionalization than to her vocation to openness towards God, her vocation to opening up the world towards the other."
And finally: "Once liberated from material and political burdens and privileges, the Church can reach out more effectively and in a truly Christian way to the whole world, she can be truly open to the world."
They sound like Francis, but were spoken by Benedict in 2011 in Freiburg.
Perhaps Francis will succeed in implementing Benedict's vison.
Once liberated from material and political burdens and privileges.
Seems to me that even after 100+ years, the Vatican has still not come to terms with the loss of the papal states and its role of validating kings of European nations. In those days it needed a papal court and ceremonial that could outshine the court of any king in order to make the point that the Pope was superior to any king.
Now, with the possible exception of Great Britain, all those formal courts of Europe have disappeared but the Vatican continues on as if nothing has changed.
In May, I visited the abbey of Fossanova, in Italy, where Thomas Aquinas died. A prominent carved plaque recorded that Cardinal Piero Aldobrandini, the nephew of his uncle Pope Clement VIII by his brother, was the permanent trustee of the benefice and had restored the abbey. It's been a while since the Church was controlled by "Cardinal Nephews" but we still haven't put the image of a feudal court with costumed courtiers behind us.
I do not dispute the suggestion that Francis may have decided not to attend the concert because of pressing work to be done. I only question the quotation attributed to him concerning "Renaissance princes." To my ears that sounds philistine rather than "Franciscan."
Vatican Insider has revised the text so it no longer implies that those words were spoken by Francis:
"Gli obblighi di pastore non consentono svaghi musicali in un momento delicato di riforma della struttura ecclesiastica e Bergoglio non si sente un principe rinascimentale"
Score one for Claire and me. Perhaps we should hang out our shingle as "vaticanisti!" :-)
Ann: At Vatican II, Cardinal Frings gave a speech, almost certainly written by his personal expert Joseph Ratzinger, in which he criticized the practice of elevating ecclesiastical bureaucrats, particularly in the Roman Curia, to the episcopate. The practice has since become worse (I have seen estimates that over 40% of all bishops today are not heads of dioceses), and Benedict XVI did nothing to stop it. In fact, when he was prefect of the CDF, it issued a document which said that the fact that so many bishops are not heads of dioceses had to enter into the theology of the episcopate, and serves as an argument that in this theology being by ordination a member of the episcopal college is more important than a bishop's being the head of a particular Church. I think this is exactly backwards. To be a bishop is in the first place to be head of a local Church, and the theology of the episcopal ministry ought to be derived from a theology of the Church as a communion of local Churches. I'm waiting to see whether Pope Francis will end or at least limit the practice. It would certainly help in the campaign against the leprosy of careerism.
Addendum to Fr. Komonchak:
There are 226 dioceses in Italy! Here is what Pope Francis said about that!
On 13 May, Pope Francis named the fifty-year old Father Victor Fernandez, rector of The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, Titular ARCHbishop of Tiburnia.
From its founding in 1887, the rector of The Catholic University of America was a titular bishop. This continued until Bishop William Joseph McDonald was sent packing in the late 1960s to his diocese of ordination, San Francisco, as auxiliary bishop. His successors have all been priests or lay men.
As for bishops being moved to a sucession of two, three dioceses, this certainly continued under Pope Benedict, and, so far, that pattern continues under Pope Francis, most notably in the appointment of his successor, Mario Poli, who before being promoted to Buenos Aires was bishop of Santa Rosa. (There are now three archbishops in Buenos Aires -- the bishop of the diocese, the rector of the Catholic University, and the papal nuncio.)
Pope Francis is admirable and innovative. We pray for him, especially at Mass, as he continually asks, but are we again falling into the perennial trap of letting the Pope exhaust the Church? (I certainly include myself.)
A bit unfair to talk about "careerism" as "leprosy," imho. The separation of the sheep from the goats begins early. Should seminarians who are assigned to the Pontifical North American College, e.g., refuse to go? Should newly minted priests who are appointed to chancery jobs refuse to take them? Should priests assigned to cushy parishes insist on being sent to the boonies instead?
The Church provides the career ladder. Take it away and draw lots for the jobs. And let the people of the diocese elect their bishop. And once elected, he's there until death or retirement.
It seems to me that the theology of bishops is entangled in two metaphors (bishop as shepherd and bishop as married to his diocese). In both cases the theologian is confronted with the problem intrinsic to all metaphors: a metaphor means only part of what it says, so the question becomes: which part or parts does a given metaphor intend? Context seems to be the only guide.
When Christ said "Feed my sheep" what did He mean by the metaphor "feed"? Did He mean that the apostles were to have only that one function of a shepherd (feeding them), or did He mean they were to be like shepherds in other ways? If so, in what are those ways? (The women's ordination war revolves around this question.) "Bishop-as-husband" poses a similar problem. The metaphor obviously means that a bishop must be wholeheartedly devoted to his diocese, but does the metaphor intend *more* than that -- that a bishop may have only one "wife" in his whole lifetime? So we must look at context and ask: how literally was the original metaphor meant? Historically, it seems that originally it did intend that the bishop must not leave one wife for another. But does this metaphor/interpretation have any Scriptural root?
At any rate, it seems that human nature demands that large human organizations have a hierarchical structure, and surely bishops are meant to be a major part of the structure of the RCC. It would be ludicrous to assume that Francis disagrees with that -- he did, after all, accept the towering office of pope.
"Historically, it seems that originally it did intend that the bishop must not leave one wife for another."
Sounds like adultery to me. On the other hand, shouldn't a bishop at least have to get an annulment if he goes to a diocese other than the one in which he was ordained bishop?
Helen, Pope Damasus is quoted as saying (supposedly in 389 AD)
"Do not allow someone to be transferred from one city to another, abandoning the people who have been entrusted to him, going to another Church because of ambition, contrary to what was established by our Fathers."
Probably, the important words are "for ambition" - which leaves open the door for a higher-up to decide he is needed elsewhere.
Sounds like the Jesuit vow that Francis took to not seek any office and to accept an office only if ordered by a superior to do that. I guess in his case, the superior was the conclave.
When a pope bemoans careerism and all it entails, on the one hand, and promotes a university president to the archbishopric, on the other hand, we're looking at a state of institutional confusion. The word 'dysfunction' comes to mind.
Should there be fewer dioceses or smaller, and therefore more, dioceses? In the world of Ignatius, Polycarp, Irenaeus, Tertullian, and Cyprian, the chief patristic sources on which Vatican II drew for its theology of the episcopate, a diocese was not a sprawling administrative entity, but a relatively small community, perhaps something like a fair-sized parish of today. One has to wonder whether the quantitative difference between a diocese then and now does not disqualify easy applications from one instance to another.
I think bishops should be chosen from the pastors of the parishes in their dicoeses. They should serve one term only of six years, after which time they go back to being the pastor of a parish.
Francis brought up the issue of reducing the number of dioceses in Italy:
As regards the complex task of somewhat reducing the number of dioceses, I know that there is a Commission for this. It is not easy, but there is a Commission.
John Allen's version:
"Papal ambassadors, or nuncios, from around the world were in Rome last week for a conference, including a session with Francis on Friday. Since he does not come out of the world of Vatican diplomacy, Francis apparently felt his time Saturday evening would be better spent getting to know these guys, given that many of them were returning to their posts Sunday afternoon or today. That familiarity is especially important given that some of them may be in line for other Vatican positions that Francis shortly will have to fill, including the all-important role of Secretary of State.
In other words, his withdrawal from the concert may actually illustrate his work ethic more than a rejection of Renaissance ostentation."
John Allen's version:
"Papal ambassadors, or nuncios, from around the world were in Rome last week for a conference, including a session with Francis on Friday. Since he does not come out of the world of Vatican diplomacy, Francis apparently felt his time Saturday evening would be better spent getting to know these guys, given that many of them were returning to their posts Sunday afternoon or today. That familiarity is especially important given that some of them may be in line for other Vatican positions that Francis shortly will have to fill, including the all-important role of Secretary of State.
In other words, his withdrawal from the concert may actually illustrate his work ethic more than a rejection of Renaissance ostentation."
Irene, Some religious orders work that way. For example, Timothy Radcliffe resumed his former life as a friar
In 1992 he was elected Master of the Dominican Order and held that office until 2001. During his tenure as Master of the Order he was ex officio Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome....
In 2001, after the expiration of his nine-year mandate as Master of the Dominican order, Timothy Radcliffe took a sabbatical year. Starting in 2002, he became again a simple member of the Dominican community of Oxford. He is now a highly sought after speaker, teaching and preaching in many countries. In 2003, Radcliffe was made an honorary Doctor of Divinity in the University of Oxford, the University's highest honorary degree. [Wikipedia]
For bishops, that would require redefining "bishop" as a office to which one is appointed rather than ordained. It is the ontological change resultng from episcopal ordination that makes it impossible for current bishops to stop being bishops and resume an earlier status.
Even after the SSPX bishops were excommunicated, they still had he power to validly ordain more priests and bishops to continue the SSPX forever.
Perhaps a starting point would to give episcopal ordination only to bishops who head dioceses and let non-bishop titles, such as: Papal Legate, Prefect, Rector, Vicar General (instead of auxiliary bishop) and Personal Secretary to the Pope suffice for other people.
I suggest that in electing bishops the Vatican, the hierarchy, and the laity and lower clergy should each have one vote.
I wish that Fr. Radcliffe would be made bishop. That way he might be in the running for pope the next time around. Administrator, fine theologian and teacher, isn't afraid of change, and a humble man.
It is not unknown for bishops to resign before 75, and return to parochial or other forms of "non-episcopal" ministry. (Though Rome frowns on it. See below.)
Here are just two examples, a bit dated, that easily come to mind.
1. Patrick Casey, auxiliary bishop of Westminster, England, was named bishop of Brentwood in 1969, at age 55. At the time of his installation, he announced that he would serve for ten years. In 1979, he resigned and was named pastor (parish priest) of St. Thomas More, Chelsea, in the diocese of Westminster. He remained there, again for ten years, until reaching 75.
2. Joseph Durick was named auxiliary of Mobile in 1955 at age 40, coadjutor bishop of Nashville eight years later, and became bishop of Nashville in 1969. He resigned in 1975 at age 60, and served for a number of years as a prison chaplain before his death in 1994.
(It may be of note to recall that auxiliary bishops, long before and until several years after Vatican II, were pastors of parishes, very large parishes.)
I see no reason why bishops after serving for ten or fifteen years couldn't return to parish ministry, especially those named bishops in their forties or fifties. Twenty/ thirty years as an auxiliary, then diocesan bishop has to take its toll. The chief problem working against having bishops serve for ten or fifteen years is, I think, the lack of qualified, and also willing, candidates. And this, increasingly, not only in countries where there are very few priests.
Bishop Ahern, an auxiliary bishop in New York, lived and worked at Our Lady of Angels Parish in Kingsbridge Heights in the Bronx while he was bishop, then he later went and lived in a parish in Staten Island and I think there, to, he also served the parish while he was doing bishop's work. This was in the 80s.
I think he was a great model of how a bishop should be.


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6 Small Math Errors That Caused Huge Disasters
#3. Hundreds Die Due to Nightclub Door Hinges
If you were in Boston in the '30s and '40s and you weren't a complete square, you went to the Cocoanut Grove. It was the most-happening nightclub in town, and anybody who was anybody went there. OK, so sometimes it was a bit cramped and they liked to stuff as many people in there as possible, well over double the allowed capacity of 460, but this was our granddaddy's day. People were tougher back then! They didn't have warning labels and safety features plastered all over the place, and they got along just fine.
The stores around the Cracked offices have to be extremely specific.
Until 1942, when a fire killed 492 people.
But the thing is, most of those people died not due to fire, but due to door hinges.
The Laughably Simple Flaw:
A busboy had been groping around for an electrical socket, so he lit a match to see what he was doing. It accidentally lit some of the gaudy tropical decorations, which were ridiculously flammable, and quickly engulfed the club in smoke and flames. The fire burned so quickly that afterward some of the bodies were found sitting with their drinks still firmly in hand.
"I didn't bow to Prohibition, and I damn well won't bow to this fire."
Of the many safety violations, including overcapacity and decorating the nightclub with dry pine needles, there was one fatal flaw that you wouldn't even think of: Namely, that the exit doors all swung inward.
The main entrance was a revolving door that quickly became jammed with people trying to get out, so they flocked to other entrances and were pressed against the doors so hard that they couldn't open. The fire department estimated that if the doors had swung out, over 300 people could have survived.
"Form an orderly, single-file line and you'll all be allowed to die at your own pace."
Unfortunately, this was not the first time (nor the last) that having inward-opening doors killed people. The Iroquois Theater, Lakeview Grammar School, Triangle Shirt Waist Factory, Beverly Hills Supper Club and Dupont Plaza Hotel are all examples of mass fire-related deaths because the doors swung the wrong damn way.
If you think you're paranoid for checking which way the nearest exit door swings, don't worry -- we're looking, too.
#2. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapses Because It's Too Solid
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge was considered a magnificent specimen of engineering, until it collapsed into the Tacoma Narrows strait, killing a dog who had been left in a car by his panicked owner (who apparently wasn't too panicked to whip out his camera and film the damn thing).
"Don't worry, Snoopy! It's like a fairground ride!"
Among engineering and physics students, it is literally a textbook example of what not to do and how, if you manage to screw up something big enough, no one will ever forget it. So what was wrong with it?
The Laughably Simple Flaw:
The bridge didn't have holes in it.
Ever notice how, well, flimsy large bridges look? You can practically see through the things:
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Just one more reason catapults are a superior transportation option.
You might have thought it was because the builders are just really cheap and want to save steel, but there's actually a reason for it: to let the wind through.
No matter how sturdily built a structure is, it will still move with the wind; the Burj Khalifa (aka that building Tom Cruise dangles off of in the new Mission: Impossible movie) can sway up to six feet on windy days. You have to account for it.
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge didn't bother with that shit. Ain't no wind holes here:
Well, except for that little one there.
Right from the start, people knew something was up. Whenever the wind would start blowing, the air would catch the I-beams and shake the bridge like a paint can. The bridge deck would rise and fall several feet, and crossing it was like driving on a waterbed. It twisted and moved so much that the locals nicknamed it "Galloping Gertie."
Making things worse, the wind often happened to be blowing at just the right speed to get the bridge to vibrate at its natural frequency: a particularly dangerous situation. Realizing that bridges aren't supposed to have seizures, the state hired an engineering professor to try to fix the design mistakes. Among the solutions he proposed was the idea of just drilling some holes in the I-beams so the wind could pass through it without the bridge getting all pissy. An easy fix; we bet they felt silly for not thinking of it earlier.
But, before that or any of the other ideas could be enacted, the bridge collapsed.
"You know what's really safe? No bridge at all!"
They would rebuild it a decade later. And see if you can spot the simple difference in design:
It's still flipping the bird at nature. Behind its back.
#1. The Titanic Sank Because the Center Propeller Wouldn't Reverse
There are dozens of theories about how the Titanic sinking could have been prevented, from those who say they should have just rammed the iceberg head-on instead of trying to steer around it, to not taunting God prior to its first voyage.
The dummy fourth funnel was actually a Satanic bullhorn.
Human stupidity notwithstanding, most of the criticism focuses on the atrocious lack of safety features, but there is one obscure flaw that was intentionally designed.
The Laughably Simple Flaw:
The center propeller didn't work in reverse.
The Titanic had three steam-driven propellers, with the outer two driven by piston engines and the center screw driven by a steam turbine. Steam turbines have the advantage of generally being smaller and more efficient than their piston counterparts, but have the drawback of being one-way; that is, the steam can only flow forward and the shaft can only turn in one direction.
It's like trying to force a screw to go in counterclockwise. It's not going to happen.
So when First Officer Murdoch slammed the big girl into full reverse in order to avoid the iceberg, the outer two screws started turning the other way, while the center one just stopped (correctly portrayed in the movie). It sort of makes sense; if you're trying to go backward, you don't want one of your propellers still pushing you forward.
However, the center screw was directly in front of the rudder, and shutting it down meant less water was washing over the rudder, which crippled the ship's handling.
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Coque indeed.
Had the center prop been designed in such a way that it kept turning in the event of a reversal (or if they hadn't reversed at all), it's pretty likely the ship would have missed the iceberg completely, saving the lives of 1,514 people and eight dogs.
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What is a Domestic Employer?
A Domestic employer is a person who has a worker in their home, working full or part-time. If during any calendar
quarter of the current or preceding calendar year there is a total payroll of $1,000 or more to an individual(s)
performing domestic service, the domestic employer is liable.
If a Domestic Employer is liable to pay quarterly unemployment insurance taxes, the employer must submit a
Combined Registration Application no later than twenty days after the first day of services performed. Employers
may use the following link to file the Combined Registration Application via the Internet at
New Employer
Account Registration or contact the Employer Status Unit at the telephone number listed below. The Division of
Unemployment Insurance will establish an unemployment insurance account for the employer and assign a ten digit
account number. A liable employer is required to file a Contribution and Employment Report each quarter.
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What is the definition of "employer"?
An employer is an individual or employing unit, which employs one or more individuals for some portion of a day.
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Employment is defined as any service performed for remuneration (payment) whether full-time or part-time. This
also includes salaries paid to corporate officers who are employees of the corporation (including close and
subchapter S corporations).
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contractor status are:
When independent contractor status is in question, employers must document that all three of the criteria
above are satisfied. An independent contractor should have the appropriate licenses, file business tax returns,
and may have his/her own federal identification number and UI account number. The
Code of Maryland Regulations
(COMAR) provides additional guidance for making the proper determination regarding
workers. The landmark Maryland Court of Appeals decision, DLLR v. Fox
(PDF document, 94KB, download
Adobe Acrobat for free) also provides insight into the analysis of the classification of independent contractor.
The following specific exemptions from covered employment are provided under Labor and Employment Article 8 when certain criteria are met:
Casual Labor is defined as work performed that is not in the course of the employers trade or business and which
is occasional, incidental or irregular. Do not confuse casual labor with temporary or part-time employment, which
is taxable. However, if during a calendar quarter the cash remuneration paid for casual labor is $50 or more and the
casual labor is performed by an individual who is regularly employed by the employer on some portion of 24 days
during the calendar quarter or the preceding calendar quarter, the service is covered employment, and remuneration
is taxable under the law.
If there are any questions regarding the categories listed, call the
Employer Status Unit at (410) 767-2414 or toll free at1-800-492-5524.
How does my business register as a "new" employer?
You can open an unemployment insurance employer account by filing a Combined Registration Form. Employers
should submit a Combined Registration Form no later than 20 days after the first day of business. This
single registration form covers obligations to seven State agencies. The employer only completes sections
that apply to his/her business. Instead of filing a paper Combined Registration Application, you may file
the application on the Internet at Maryland Comptroller's
Office. To request a registration form, call (410) 225-1313 in the Baltimore area or toll free on
What are taxable wage inclusions and exclusions?
Taxable wages include total remuneration paid up to the taxable wage base limit of $8,500 before any
deductions are made.
The following wages are taxable:
Notation: The Federal Unemployment Taxable (FUTA) wage base remains unchanged at $7,000.
The following wages are not to be reported:
If there are questions concerning the inclusions and exclusions listed, please call the Unemployment
Insurance Employers Line on (410) 949-0033 in the Baltimore area or toll-free on 1-800-492-5524.
What is a "reimbursable" employer (not-for-profit and government entities)?
Not-for-profit organizations classified under Section 501(c)(3) and exempt from income tax under Section
501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and state and local government entities and subdivisions may elect to
finance their UI costs by reimbursing the state dollar for dollar for benefits charged against their
accounts, in lieu of paying quarterly UI taxes. Not-for-profit organizations are required to post a bond of
a specific dollar amount. Questions concerning not-for-profit status and/or requirements may be directed to
the Unemployment Insurance Employers Line on (410) 949-0033 for callers in the Baltimore area or toll free
on 1-800-492-5524.
The election of the reimbursement method for newly formed not-for-profit organizations must be made in
writing to the agency within 30 days of coverage under the law. Once electing the reimbursement method,
Maryland law only permits an employer to change his/her option after two years on written notice to the
Assistant Secretary not less than 30 days prior to January 1 of the year the new options becomes effective
(if approved).
Billing for benefits chargeable to the not-for-profit organization or government entities is made via the "Statement of Reimbursable Benefits Paid,"
(DLLR/DUI 64-A). This quarterly statement lists all claimants collecting benefits during the previous quarter. Organizations receiving this form have 15 days from
the "Date of Invoice" to file a written protest. Interest is charged for any late payments.
What if my business has employees working in several states?
Services performed within this state, or both within and without this state are to be reported to Maryland if:
The objective is for all services performed by an individual for a single employer to be covered under
one state law, wherever the services are performed. Employers may elect to cover an employee through a
Reciprocal Coverage Agreement between states. For additional information, contact the Unemployment Insurance
Employers Line on (410) 949-0033 in the Baltimore area or toll free on 1-800-492-5524.
How are my tax rates determined?
Maryland employers are assigned one of three different types of tax rate: the new account rate, the standard
rate, or the experience (earned) rate.
New Account Rate
"New Employer" means an employing unit that does not qualify for an earned rate. The tax rate for a new
employer will be the average of the rates for all employers in the State during the last five years.
Construction companies headquartered in another state will be assigned a tax rate that is the average of the
rates for all construction employers in Maryland during the year for which the rate is assigned.
Standard Rate
If an employer is eligible for an earned rate, but has no taxable wages in a fiscal year (July 1 to June 30)
because the employer failed to file its quarterly tax and wage reports, the employer is assigned the
standard rate. The standard rate is the highest rate from the "Table of Rates" that is in effect for the year.
Experience (Earned) Rate
After an employer has paid wages to employees in two rating years (July 1 to June 30) prior to the
computation date (July 1st prior to the rated year), he/she is entitled to be assigned a tax rate reflecting
his/her own experience with layoffs. If the employer's former employees receive benefits regularly which
result in benefit charges, the employer will have a higher tax rate. On the other hand, firms which incur
little or no benefit charges will have lower tax rates.
The earned rate is determined by finding the ratio between the benefits charged to your account and the
taxable wages that you reported in three fiscal years prior to the computation date. If you have only been
in business for two fiscal years prior to the computation date, just the experience in those two years is
used. The benefit ratio is then applied to the Tax Table in effect for the year. The table in use for a
particular calendar year is determined by measuring the adequacy of the Maryland UI Trust Fund to pay
benefits in the future. There are six (6) tables, ranging from the lowest (A) to the highest (F). See the
Employer Quick Reference Guide for more information.
Transfer of Experience Rate
Frequently, an employer will acquire its business from a previous owner or the employer will reorganize
his/her business. The effect of various transactions on the employers contribution rate are summarized below:
Complete the Business Transfer
Report in order to report the transfer of workforce/payroll from one business entity to
another business entity.
For additional information regarding employer rates, contact
the Experience Rate Unit at (410) 767-2413 or toll free at 1-800-492-5524.
What is SUTA dumping?
SUTA is an acronym for State Unemployment Tax Act, and "dumping" refers to the unlawful actions of an
employer to pay at a lower unemployment insurance tax rate than should be assigned. Instead of paying
unemployment insurance taxes at a rate based on its own experience with layoffs and payrolls, an employer
attempts to avoid a higher rate that would otherwise have been based on its experience. Most frequently, it
involves merger, acquisition or restructuring schemes, especially those involving the shifting of
workforce / payroll from one business entity to another. The Maryland Division of Unemployment Insurance has invested
in new computer software to detect SUTA Dumping and the Maryland legislature has enacted a law change to penalize an
employer who knowingly withholds or provides false information regarding the transfer of workforce / payroll from one
business entity to another. Penalties include a higher unemployment insurance tax rate, monetary fines and even
imprisonment. The best way to avoid getting caught in SUTA Dumping is to voluntarily notify the Division of
Unemployment insurance when workforce / payroll is shifted from one business entity to another and to readily provide
information to the Division, if requested.
How does my business file quarterly reports and returns?
Maryland employers are required to report the amount of total "gross wages" paid each quarter. Employers should file
online using the WebTax application or on the "Contribution Return" (DLLR/DUI 15) and on the "Employment
Report" (DLLR/DUI 16) supplied by DLLR. Gross wages include all remuneration for personal services,
including commissions and bonuses and the cash value of all compensation in any medium other than cash.
Employers must also calculate and report the amount of total "taxable wages." For Maryland unemployment
insurance purposes, "taxable wages" are defined as the first $8,500 earned by each employee in a calendar
You are required to report your payroll and pay unemployment insurance taxes four times a year. Form
DLLR/DUI 15/16 will be sent to you at the end of each quarter. If you do not receive a blank form, call
(410) 949-0033 from the Baltimore area or toll free on 1-800-492-5524. You have one month following each
quarter to file reports and pay the tax. You must file on time in order to:
Accuracy when reporting the taxable wages is extremely important. It affects the amount of taxes owed and
your tax rate. In Maryland, an employer's "benefit ratio" is determined by dividing the amount of benefits
charged against the employer's account by the amount of taxable wages.
Maryland employers are required to file wages and tax returns each quarter. Each return covers the
activity during the calendar quarter. The return is due by the end of the month following the end of the
quarter. Payment is due with the return.
How can my business pay its unemployment insurance taxes?
Maryland employers are required to pay their quarterly unemployment insurance taxes by the quarterly due
date, four (4) times each year. For employers filing on the WebTax
online application:
How does an employer compute excess wages for the quarterly contribution report?
An employer pays taxes on the first $8,500 of wages paid to an employee in the calendar year. An example of
excess wages for one individual follows: If an employee earned exactly $8,500 in the first quarter of the
calendar year, the employer would have zero excess wages in the first quarter because the entire amount of
wages is taxable. If the employee earned $7,000 in the second quarter of the same calendar year, the amount
of excess wages in the second quarter would be $7,000 because the employer had paid taxes on the first
$8,500 in the first quarter. Apply this calculation to all employees to determine excess wages for each
employee, and then add excess wages for all employees. This grand total is entered as excess wages for your
filing. For additional help computing excess wages, you may use the free
Excess Wage Calculator in an Excel Spreadsheet format.
What is magnetic tape reporting?
The Maryland Code of Regulations requires Maryland employers with 100 or more employees to submit quarterly
wage information on magnetic tape. In addition, diskette reporting is now available and smaller employers
are encouraged to use this method. For more information, call (410) 767-4380 or (410) 767-2530, or visit
Magnetic Media Reporting site.
is e-wage filing of quarterly unemployment wages?
E-wage is a process where employers can electronically transmit quarterly unemployment wage information to
this department through e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
E-wage filing eliminates the need for employers to send the wage data on magnetic media (tapes, cartridges,
CDs or diskettes).
How are benefits charged to the employer account?
When an individual files a claim for benefits, two determinations are made. The first is a monetary
determination of the amount of benefits the claimant may receive based on his/her wages paid in a specified
time period (base period). The second is a non-monetary determination that considers the claimant's
eligibility for benefits and reason for separation from employment. Both determinations affect the charging
of benefits against an employer's account.
The gross wages paid to a claimant by all employers in the base period are used in determining a UI
claimant's weekly benefit amount (WBA). An employer's percentage of charging for UI benefits is based on the
following elements:
The percentage, times the total amount of benefits ultimately received by the claimant while employed,
equals your benefit charges. You are notified of the exact amount of charges at the end of each calendar
Benefits charged to your account will usually increase your tax rate and will result in higher tax
payments that will enable the UI Trust Fund to recover the benefits paid over a three-year period. Of course,
the best way to minimize unemployment insurance costs is to avoid layoffs. The Maryland Unemployment
Insurance Law provides for "Work Sharing," which makes it cheaper to keep employees on the payroll, perhaps
at reduced hours during a slack period instead of a complete layoff. Care should be exercised when hiring
employees, especially for temporary positions. Ensure that a new hire is qualified in order to avoid a
potential layoff situation.
Some employers find it advantageous to hire a student or a person with a steady full-time job for a
temporary position because that individual may not be as likely to file a claim for unemployment insurance
benefits after the temporary job ends.
Finally, document unsatisfactory work performance and the reasons for separation, should it be necessary
to contest a claim filed by an individual. The Maryland Unemployment Insurance Law provides that your
account is not charged for benefits in certain situations.
Are there non-charges and credits?
Specific provisions of the Maryland Unemployment Insurance Law and regulations provide for relief from
benefit charging and credits for repayments. Non-charging does not affect entitlement or eligibility.
Claimant, if eligible and qualified, may still collect benefits. The non-charging provisions are not
applicable to reimbursable employers. Except for number 7 below, the non-charging provisions are not
applicable to reimbursable employers.
The list below indicates reasons for non-charging and credit provisions:
How can my business file a protest or ask a question about the employer account?
Employers can appeal a liability determination, a benefit charge, or a tax rate assignment in writing within
15 days of the decision. Follow instructions indicated on the forms you receive to determine the proper
address to which to submit your appeal.
The employer should include in the protest or appeal the employer's name, the employer's account number,
the name and title of the individual submitting the protest, the date of the protest, and most importantly,
the specific factual reason for the protest or appeal. The employer should attach any documentation that
supports their contention. The Division of Unemployment Insurance will respond to the employer's protest by
issuing a Review Determination.
Can my business get information about the employer account over the telephone?
The Maryland Unemployment Insurance Employers Line is an automated interactive service that is available 24
hours a day for information concerning unemployment insurance taxes and for specifics concerning your
unemployment insurance employer account. The telephone number in the Baltimore area is (410) 949-0033 and
the toll free number is 1-800-492-5524. Employer service representatives are available between 8:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time), Monday through Friday.
With respect to your Maryland unemployment insurance account, the Employers Line will provide your
account balance and current tax rate anytime of the day or night. You will need your ten-digit Maryland
account number (which begins with two zeros) to receive the information.
Can my business get information about the employer account over the Internet?
The Maryland Unemployment Insurance Employers
WebTax application is your secure source for online employer information. This is what you can do online today:
How do I change my address?
Your may change your address online at
WebTax. Enter your UI account number and PIN, the select the Modify My Account Information button.
How do I verify my tax payment?
You may review the most recent 4 years period at
WebTax. Enter your UI account number and your PIN, then select the Review My Account History button.
What is the Maryland New Hire Registry and what is my responsibility as a
Maryland employer?
Federal and State law requires all employers who are covered under the Maryland Unemployment Insurance Law
to report all employees who are hired or rehired to a central registry within 20 days of the employee's
first day of work. Employers are required to report the following information:
Several additional data elements may be reported on a voluntary
basis. For more information contact the Maryland New Hire
Registry Help Desk at (410) 281-6000 or 1-888-MDHIRES, Fax
# (410) 281-6004, Toll Free Number 1-888-657-3534.
Maryland Report of Hire website
The New Hire Registry is a tool that the State of Maryland/DLLR utilizes to protect against unemployment
insurance overpayments and fraud. Employer participation in this program is mandatory and helps protect the
Maryland UI Trust Fund from individuals who continue to file after finding gainful employment.
Return to the Division of
Unemployment Insurance home page
Questions or comments regarding Unemployment Insurance
Contributions may be directed to email@example.com.
Questions or comments regarding the Division of Unemployment Insurance may be directed to
Questions or comments regarding the DLLR website may be directed to email@example.com.
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For example, I want to cut a hole in the car's front left fender, to fit a snorkel.
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Conway, SC -- A Coastal Carolina University student is dead after a shooting at University Place Residence Hall.
According to a the school's website 19-year-old, Anthony Darnell Liddell died as a result from the shooting. He was from Bennettsville.
Emergency Dispatchers received a call around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday evening, regarding a shooting at University Place, which is adjacent to S.C. Highway 544.
The university was then placed on lockdown while police searched for the shooter which they still haven't found. Campus Police Chief David Roper said there's no apparent threat to students, faculty or staff.
Classes will be held today at Coastal Carolina University. Counseling services will be available for students.
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September 23, 2013
2013 Gold Loerie Award for Cape Town Tourism
"And the Gold Loerie Award goes to...." There is cause for much celebration here in the Cape Town Tourism office this morning, as we celebrate Saturday night's win at the 35th annual Loerie Awards!
With a Travel & Leisure Smitty Award and Cannes Gold already in the bag, the addition of a Gold Loerie statue to our awards cabinet is an unexpected and welcome recognition for the work we did along with Ogilvy Cape Town and Flow Communications on our "My Cape Town Holiday" campaign.
Saturday night's awards, hosted by South African golden girl Dineo Moeketsi and local comedian Joye Rasdien at the CTICC here in Cape Town, celebrated some of the most creative and innovative work to come out of South Africa's creative agencies over the past year.
Below, a full list of Saturday night's winners:
The awards were judged by over 140 local and international experts in their fields, including four international jury chairman from Hamburg, Sydney, Kansas City and Antwerp, as well as regional judges from Dubai and Kenya.
Winners in the following categories were announced at Saturday night's ceremony: Student Awards; Print Communication & The Times Newspaper Award; Outdoor, Ambient, In-Store, Alternative Media, Direct Mail & Field Marketing & the AdReach Street-Pole Award; Communication Design & the Antalis Creative Use of paper Award; Digital & Interactive Communication; and the Unilever Ubuntu Award for Sustainable Marketing.
Special awards were also announced for the Creative Future Scholarship, Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award, and the Adams & Adams Young Creatives Award.
A total of 155 awards were handed out, two of which were Grands Prix, fifteen of which were Gold Awards and six of which were Craft Golds.
Of these, three Student Golds and two Student Craft Golds were awarded.
The two Grand Prix winners were:
- DraftFCB for Engen's "Fire Blanket Calendar," in Alternative Media & Field Marketing.
- Ogilvy & Mather Cape Town for Volkswagen's "Street Quest," in Digital & Interactive - Social Media.
Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award – George Sombonos
George Sombonos of Chicken Licken was honoured with the Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award.
The award was introduced by the Loeries in 2007, to recognise an individual for their marketing achievements over an extended period of time. Each year, a shortlist is compiled – based on the success of brands over previous years at the Loeries. This year the short list included the following brand leaders:
• George Sombonos – Chicken Licken
• Gavin Krenski – Brandhouse
• Claudia Mende – Mercedes Benz
• Mike Glendinning - VW
"George belongs amongst the great South African brand leaders and previous recipients of this award," says Loeries CEO Andrew Human. "He is a legend in the industry and an excellent example of a leader who believes in the power of creativity to drive the bottom line. We hope that his example with Chicken Licken will inspire other marketers to embrace creativity in order to build sustainable and successful businesses."
Adams & Adams Young Creatives Award
The Young Creatives Award, sponsored by Adams & Adams attorneys, recognises outstanding achievement by talented individuals at the beginning of their careers. This year the award went to Natalie Rose and Kate Desmarais. They each received a Gold Loerie and a trip to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
ADreach Street-Pole Award
The Street-Pole category was introduced in 2011. This year, the award went to Saatchi & Saatchi for Wordsworth Books' "Words at their best." The winner will automatically be entered into the outdoor advertising category at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. In addition, the winner receives an all-expenses-paid trip for two to the event in Cannes.
Antalis Creative Use of Paper Award
The winner of the 2013 Antalis Creative Use of Paper Award is Y&R South Africa for SKYY Infusions Pineapple Packaging. The award includes two Apple iPads for the creative team.
The Times Newspaper Award
The Times award, which includes a trip for two to the New York Advertising Festival in 2014, went to Lowe and Partners Cape Town for Cape Times' "Selfies" campaign.
Unilever Ubuntu Award for Sustainable Marketing
The Unilever Ubuntu Award for Sustainable Marketing honours brand campaigns that do good while doing good business. This year the award was sponsored for the first time by Unilever and the Gold award went to MTN and MetropolitanRepublic for The Everywhere Library.
Loeries Creative Future Scholarship
This year the scholarship was awarded to Anita Ndivhuwo Jiovane from Good Hope Seminary High School.
The Loeries initiated the Creative Future Scholarship in 2008 to encourage and enable creativity at grassroots level, by assisting learners from a disadvantaged background to study brand communication at a tertiary institution. The Loeries aims to build awareness of the career opportunities available in the creative services sector and, in doing so, aid in the transformation of the sector.
The Creative Future Scholarship covers just about everything – fees, study materials, accommodation and living expenses. Plus, it offers mentorship, internship and employment in the communications industry. Unlike other education funds, this programme goes to high schools across the country, builds awareness and seeks out talented individuals. Through this process, learners who would otherwise be unaware of the opportunities available are brought into the creative industry.
R30 from each entry into The Loerie Awards was donated towards the scholarship.
This year three Gold Loeries were awarded:
- Francois Linde from the AAA School of Advertising for the Fokofpolisiekar Lyric Book.
- Sean Creighton from the AAA School of Advertising for Your Biltong Company DIY Biltong Kit.
- Sean Creighton from the AAA School of Advertising won a second Gold for a self-promotional piece, titled "A few options."
Two Craft Golds were awarded:
- For Illustration, Pola Maneli from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University for a self-promotional campaign, titled "If the Shoe Fits."
- For Typography, Andrej von Walter for a type design for blind and seeing, titled "Reading Together."
All the winners will be listed on the Loeries website www.loeries.com from today, 23 September.


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Damn, This place is costing me money tonight. Good gift, for sure, since I had already gotten one for myself from Woot!
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Which keys can I press to bring up the locked screen save while I walk away for a few minutes?
I have an external keyboard (MS Comfort Curve 2000) thru a multi pc switcher box so I have ctrl-cmd-alt keys but no option key and everything I've tried so far doesn't work.
Which keys can I press to bring up the locked screen save while I walk away for a few minutes?
You can use Control + Shift + Eject to put your display to sleep but also to lock your screen. If you don't have an Eject key, you need to use an Automator based workaround to assign your own shortcut. Alternatively, you can set a Hot Corner for the screensaver to start in System Preferences.
For the locking to work, you have to tell OS X to require a password immediately after sleep in System Preferences > Security & Privacy:
When this is set, the above key combo will lock your screen and a password is required to unlock it.
A bit out of the box but this could work:
If you have an iPhone or iPad you could set up iCloud and find my mac, iPhone, iPad.
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I've got a dedicated production server with multiple cpus and 16GB of ram.
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I am also planning to optimize the database, and check the queries to improve the slow ones.
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This answer to another question makes me wonder: Did anointed kings of Israel have any contact with their parents? David was dead when Shlomo succeeded him, and Shlomo ruled until his own death. But were Shaul and David's fathers alive during their respective reigns? What about the mothers of all of the above? What about later kings (assuming they had legitimacy)?
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While I don't know how it reconciles with the issue you referred to, we see that although Shlomo HaMelech is appointed king (at Dovid HaMelech's command) in 1 Kings 1:32-40 prior to the passing of Dovid HaMelech. In verse 43-4 we read "Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, 'To the contrary, our lord King David has made Solomon King!...Furthermore, Solomon has sat upon the royal throne." (Artscroll translation). Afterwards in 1 Kings 2 we see Dovid haMelech giving his son the King his final advise and instruction. As Jake mentioned 1 Kings 2:19 Bathsheba had a throne next to her son Shlomo HaMelech.
After perusing the Tanach to confirm, I have some found some answers to this question:
First, Shlomo definitely had contact with both his parents. He was anointed by Nathan and Zadok, at David's command, in I Melachim 1:32-34. There must have been some contact time between then and when David charged him with farewell instructions in Chapter 2. As for Bathsheba, after David's death, she speaks to him for Adonyahu, and Shlomo gives her a throne next to his, in 2:19.
As for later kings, first of all, anointed and reigning King Asa must have had contact with his mother Queen Ma'acah--he deposes her for idolatry in I Melachim 15:13. Later on, the story of soon-to-be King Yehu in II Melachim 9 shows that King Yoram's mother Yezba'al was alive and active while he was king. The same goes for the other slaughtered king--Judean King Ahazyahu's mother Atalyahu was very obviously alive and active during his short reign-- II D. Hayamim 22:3 even says she was his counsellor in wickedness. Some years later, II Melachim 15:5 seems to indicate a co-regency of Azaryahu/Uziyahu(after he was smitten with leprosy) and his son Yotham. The last instance of contact between a ruling King and a parent appears to be at II Melachim 24:12, where King Yehoyachin/Conyahu and his mother Nehushta get taken to Babylon.
The Medrashim say Shlomo's Mother beat him for waking up late the day after his wedding to queen Sheba as she tricked him by placing a Sheet over their bed to make him believe it was still night and this was the first day the Avodah in the Beis Hamikdash was supposed to start. Mentioned here in the Jewish Encyclopedia-under Solomon's Marriage


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text: I have drawn a Buddha in the past but to tell you the truth that drawing was sort of bad and the coloring was, to me, horrible. That is why I decided to fill a request and make another tutorial on "how to draw a Buddha statue", step by step. I really like how this drawing came out because it represents the Buddha to the fullest. The Buddha has been an icon to natives from India as well as from other places over the world. Famous people who practice Buddhism are Tina Turner, Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Lopez, Jackie Chan, Michael Stipe, Steven Seagal, Richard Gere, The Dalai Lama, and others across the globe. I think you will enjoy drawing a Buddha because these statues are well recognize everywhere. Peace out people and like always, good luck.


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14 Sep 2011 7:33 PM #1
Unanswered: Applying styles with DomHelper & DomQuery
I'm trying to do some simple style application with Sencha Touch. Specifically, I would think that this would make the image with id = "piece-5" opaque:
Ext.DomHelper.applyStyles(Ext.DomQuery.selectNode('img#piece-5'),'opacity: 1');
But it doesn't. DomQuery seems to be passing in an object that is not connected to the actual DOM element.
What am I doing wrong here?
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I think that the main problem with this is that you are trying to get an element that has still not be rendered on the page.
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Thanks for your response. I have already manipulated the image (making it transparent in the first place) by the time I'm calling this line, so it has already been rendered. Here's some more context.
I have a panel with some images in
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s have background images set on them, so making the contained img transparent (opacity: 0) reveals the background image. This is working fine. Now I'm trying to 'hide' the background image by setting the opacity of the img element back to 1.
The panel has this listener:
listeners: { el: { tap: this.imgFlip, delegate: 'img' } }
Which calls this function:
imgFlip: function (item) { if(typeof this.flipped == 'undefined'){ this.flipped = new Array(); } Ext.DomHelper.applyStyles(item.target, 'opacity: 0'); this.flipped.push(item.target.id); if(this.flipped.length > 1){ console.log(this.flipped); for(var i=0; i<this.flipped.length; i++){ var el = Ext.DomQuery.selectNode('img#' + this.flipped[i]); Ext.DomHelper.applyStyles(el, 'opacity: 1'); console.log(el); } this.flipped = []; } },
At this point, the idea is just to allow the user to tap one image to 'reveal' what is under it, and then when they tap another image it briefly hides the second one and then shows both again.
After clicking 2 items, I see this in the console:
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Let $x^{14} - 16$ be an element of the polynomial ring $E =\mathbb{Z}[x]$ and let the bar notation to denote passage to the quotient ring $\mathbb{Z}[x]/(x^4 - 16)$
a) Please Find a polynomial of degree less than or equal to 3 that is congruent to $7x^{13} -11x^9+5x^5 -2x^3+3 \pmod {x^4-16}$.
b) Please Prove that $\overline{x-2}$ and $\overline{x+2}$ are zero divisors in $\overline{E}$.
I tried it out, but not sure about notation and such. Can you please run through the problem solution? Thank you.


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