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The world had lost its heart. Yes there were still people, there were still houses, there were still cities. There was life, but their hearts were cold. The Earth was filled with color, but they refused to see it. To them everything was in shades of gray. Years and years of living in fear and oppression had broken every strand of hope they might have sheltered at one point. When Liandri had first started, people had viewed it as something akin to a movie. They had slowly, without their notice, started to descend in a sharp downward spiral. The Tournament became the modern gladiator arena, and they took such barbaric pleasure in watching it that they didn't notice Liandri slowly seep into the government and in turn, their lives. Liandri was a poison, not one that would kill, but one that manipulated and squirmed its way into its host. After awhile, the Tournament was the only thing that people looked forward to in a day. They'd watch it at every hour, every minute, every second they could. It was fascinating to them, to watch these people blow each other apart, and respawn just to do it again. There wasn't anything wrong with it, because those people came back right? They didn't actually die. So it was alright.
Some regions were more affected then others, but Liandri had some part in everybody's life. The city in particular, where our tale is based, was truly beautiful on the outside, but so rotting on the inside that even one little tap could knock everything, so carefully plotted, down; for better or for worse. The skyscrapers soared above as though they could shake hands with the very clouds themselves, all of them laden with windows. Their steely gazes could send chills, both good and bad down one's spine. Even cold and distant as they were they held a special grace of their own. Restaurants and stores decorated corners and spaces between buildings. Nothing was out of place, no litter decorated the streets. It was perfect. Eerily perfect.
The only blemish of imperfection was a park, or what had been a park, in the very center of the city. The long knee-high grass was a deep shade of emerald constantly dappled by shadows cast by leafy branches that gently rustled against each other in a strange, soothing melody. The concrete paths that used to cross throughout the whole park were long since overgrown by vines and flowers. It had fallen apart.
It was a lonely place. Nobody came here anymore, it was scheduled for demolition sometime later in the year. Not one person cared, they were just thankful it wasn't their property being destroyed. Only one person still loved it, and she was all alone in the world. It was a strange love that she had for it, though. It was a love so fierce it had turned into something almost burning with hate; such as how something can get so cold it starts burning. It used to be so close to her heart, but now? Now she didn't know. After all she didn't have anybody anymore to enjoy the park with, but strangely enough; it didn't bother her unduly.
Brownish red (more red than brown truthfully) hair brushed the tops of her shoulders, and stuck out at odd angles, giving her a frumpy, roguish kind of look. Her eyes had a sweet, sometimes mischievous gleam in their light almost honey colored depths. People liked her as a general rule, but a few found her a little unnerving. She had a way of listening to someone with a seemingly innocent face, meanwhile underneath she was scrutinizing every detail of the conversation. How the speaker used body language when talking and listening, the way their voice changed, facial expressions; anything and everything. They didn't so much as shift their weight from one foot to the other without her noting it.
She was analytical. Had the survival instinct of an animal almost. She'd lived on the street her whole life, and she'd had to learn how to read people. On the streets it was either learn fast or die hard. And even though she had a mean right hook, she didn't want to fight, she would much rather run.
She worked at an old-fashioned restaurant on 112th Avenue as a cook when she was fifteen, until she could pay the rent for an apartment. She finally settled in after a whole two years of hard labor, intermingled with school. The first month her bed had been a pile of cheap sheets, and she'd gradually worked her way up to a beautiful four-poster bed with 700 count blue sheets, and a blue paisley comforter. She loved that bed dearly.
It was by far the nicest piece of furniture (being the only nice piece of furniture) in the whole four room apartment and rather out of place in her roughly decorated home. Luckily she didn't have to worry about food; the restaurant owner, Andy, told her to take whatever she felt like. She did so willingly. After all it was free food.
Her life was pretty boring really… at least for five years. Then misfortune came running in her door.
It was around 2:30 in the morning when a frantic pounding on the door woke Flora up from a deep, and much-needed sleep. The redhead groaned before heaving herself out of bed with a muffled groan and dragged out of her room at a sleepy shuffle that would've put a sloth to shame.
"Folly!" called someone through the cheap plastic door as they hammered on it. She'd earned that nickname back when she'd started working at the restaurant after repeatedly getting people's orders mixed up during her first week of work, not to mention the amount of times she'd dropped the food, "Folly open the damn door!" She recognized the voice as belonging to her boss, too exhausted to really think about how odd it was that he was at her apartment in the middle of the night, she murmured in a gruff, sleepy voice.
"Oh chill the fuck out." Unlocking the door she found herself face to face with a panicked Andy, who looked like he had a group of thugs on his tail. He rushed in and slammed the door shut violently, then glanced around her apartment as if expecting to be brutally mugged any second.
"What are you doing?' she asked tiredly, not really able to register that her boss looked like he'd seen a ghost.
"Can you keep something for me for a couple days?" Even tired as she was, she was instantly on guard at his tone. That type of question never boded well.
"What is it?" His eyes flickered everywhere but her, and he fidgeted with his pocket nervously.
"A surprise for my wife." Who was he kidding? He said it too quickly, as if he'd rehearsed this in his head several times already. Not to mention he was as twitchy as a schizophrenic on crack.
"You're a bad actor."
"A few days, please." His dark eyes bored into hers pleadingly. She crossed her arms and tapped her foot expectantly, just wanting to get through all this nonsense so she could go back to bed.
"Give me one good reason why I should risk my neck for your illegal crap." He seemed taken aback at her assumption. She figured that was as good as a confession.
"You come to my apartment in the middle of the night looking twenty different kinds of terrified and ask if I'll keep something for you for a few days? What else could this possibly be about?"
"I'll give you 2000 if you do it."
"Oh… damn. What do you have that's worth that much?" he dug in his pocket until he produced a tiny microchip; her eyebrow rose in surprise.
"That little thing?" she asked, unable to keep the doubtful tone out of her voice.
"It contains thousands of documents of governmental secrets. If it were to fall in the wrong hands, we'd be fucked."
"So why the hell do you have it?" she snapped, her mind recoiling in alarm as it screamed at her to just kick him out. She shoved her thoughts away as she waited.
"I have to deliver it to somebody." He ran a hand through his long brown locks, peppered with gray. Nervous habit of his. Don't you do it.
"How do you know that it's not going in the wrong hands?"
"Because Liandri is the worst place for it to be." She gnawed on her bottom lip thoughtfully as she stared at his earnest, desperate face. He didn't look away from her penetrating gaze, as she weighed her options.
"I don't know… if I got caught I'd probably be sent to the Tournament at best. And that's not where I intend on living the rest of my life, believe it or not I aspire to actually do something with myself one day."
"Folly please. I'm begging you, you won't get caught. I just have to make sure that the security cools down a little before I run for it."
"I don't like this." This is a stupid idea, you and I both know it.
"5000." He threw out in the kind of voice you used for the most hopeless of situations. Ah well, that seals it. Sometimes Folly really did wonder whether or not she was sane. Her voice lowered as she finally gave in to the offer.
"Fine, but I swear to God if I get caught and thrown in the Tournament, I'm gonna beat the ever-loving shit out of you." Andy flung his arms around her and hugged her tightly.
"Thank you Folly." The redhead tried to shove him away from her, feeling as if her bubble had just been violently intruded upon.
"You're welcome I guess. Now get off." He gave her the chip, his brown eyes relieved as if a whole weight had been lifted off his shoulders. There's still time to give it back y'know.
"Take care of it, I'll be back in a few days." Folly sighed, staring down unhappily at the inexpensive, yet apparently invaluable little piece of metal and plastic, long after he had left.
"I don't like this one bit." She muttered to it. It stayed silent; she wasn't surprised by its indifference to her misgivings.
She didn't go back to sleep that night.
Three days passed and Andy hadn't come around at all. He hadn't even been at the restaurant; she figured he was lying low, but still. She got decidedly more agitated as each hour crept by as she worked that third day. She wanted to get rid of that stupid microchip and get on with her life.
She set off for home at 7:10 like always, and got there fifteen minutes later. Two unfamiliar black cars were parked outside the apartment building, looking suspiciously like the cars of important officials. Shrugging off her edginess, she attempted to blow it off as a coincidence, trying to convince herself that they were just new tenants. Saying a friendly hello to the decidedly nervous looking woman at the front desk she went to the elevator and pressed the fifth floor button. A dark sense of "Fuck, I'm screwed," haunted at the edges of her mind as the elevator dinged lightly at each floor. The cheery elevator music nearly made her snort with laughter, but she settled with rolling her eyes at the incessant tune.
On the fifth floor there were two men and a security robot outside the fourth door on the right. Her room. Folly's hand drifted towards the seventh floor button when they caught sight of her. The older man was watching her, almost amusedly.
"Are you Flora Marian Blythe?" she knew they knew she was, and they knew she knew that they knew. Still it didn't hurt to try.
"No." The man who had spoken first was maybe in his late forties and smiled mockingly at her.
"Do you know any other short, red-haired, light brown-eyed women that live in this building then?" She cursed herself completely stupid, before taking a deep breath and stepping out of the elevator, "There's a good kid." He said, smiling at her.
She didn't like that smile at all. Not one bit.
Folly turned to run, unfortunately security robots are a little faster than humans as she found out once its cold metallic arms restrained her. She nearly panicked as she felt herself get dragged back to her door and shoved in front of the man. The younger man gave her a curious gaze before turning to his superior who started speaking in a voice dripping with condescension.
"Well Miss Flora, you seem to be in a right spot of trouble don't you think?" his legs were spread apart and his shoulders were drawn back. An unmistakable display of power and confidence. As in he knew he was in control of the situation and he didn't intend on letting her forget it.
"I'm not precisely sure what you're talking about sir." She responded in a formal tone, attempting to relax her body to give herself a cool, distant air. The elevator music was singing along merrily in the back of her mind, and she scowled at the irrepressible tune.
"I think you are my dear. A certain agent of ours whose been investigating this case since the microchip was stolen, alerted us that you may have come into contact with it." Folly's relaxed posture deserted her as her nerves fluttered in her stomach.
"Who might this agent be?" an unexplained sickening feeling had planted itself within her.
"He goes by the name of Andrew Lawrence." Her face paled drastically as her unexplained, sickening feeling was explained. She was speaking before she could think, and she thought to herself wryly that she would be an awful spy if she'd ever had any interest in that field of work.
"That double-dealing bastard. He's the one that told me to hold onto it for him." The man looked vaguely amused again.
"He's been working for us for ten years."
"I didn't steal it!" she protested violently, "He's the one that took it!" He frowned impatiently.
"Cut the shit, princess, and just tell me where you put it." She bit the inside of her cheek, almost about to refuse him. Then she thought about it, and figured they were going to get it out of her one way or another. She decided to go the easy way and save herself some pain. Don't worry, we'll talk to Andy and everything will be just fine and fucking dandy and you can go about your business again.
"Come on." She sighed wearily, trying to puzzle her way through the fact that Andy had set her up for whatever reason. Folly placed her hand on the touch screen on the right of her door. It sprung open and she led them over to her bedroom, and still the elevator music didn't miss a beat. Oh my God, please just stop, she snapped at herself. The man looked at the bed with amusement in his eyes.
"A fancy bed for a little gutter rat." She scrabbled under her bed, and pushed one of the floorboards downwards, pointedly ignoring the sexual innuendos that sentence contained. It creaked, but she managed to get her hand in the narrow crack and grab the little bag that she kept all her valuables hidden. Once she had it securely in her grip she squirmed out from under the bed again. With utter disgust she dug the tiny chip out and handed it to him.
"I'm going to fucking mutilate him." She said surprisingly calm, though more to herself than anything. The younger man spoke for the first time. He was a newbie if she'd ever seen one.
"I don't really think you have that option."
"Oh shut up you little upstart." She snarled, working herself into a fine old temper at the betrayal of her boss. The young man looked taken aback at her brazen attitude and glanced at his superior in surprise.
"Miss Flora, for committing a treasonous act such as this you will either be enrolled in the Tournament or sentenced to immediate execution; whichever one we see the most fitting." The elder officer said with obvious enjoyment. The youth cast her a sympathetic look, which she returned with a hot glare of such utter loathing he had the strangest sense of wanting to go curl up in a corner.
"I didn't commit any kind of treason! It was that bastard! He came here three nights ago and asked me to take care of it for him. He said he was coming back!" To her utter fury tears stung at her eyes, and she roughly wiped them with the back of her hand, determined not to let them see her cry.
The young man almost reached his hand out to touch her shoulder, but immediately discarded that thought at the second glare she shot his way.
Suddenly the instincts she had relied on her whole life kicked into action as the enormity of her situation hit her. She was being charged for a crime she hadn't even committed, outnumbered three to one, and was going to be sentenced to either death or life in the Tournament. This was no time to fuck around with self-pity. She glanced around the room, after all she knew it like the back of her hand. There had to be a way to get out.
A solution presented itself in the form of a window five and a half feet behind her, which led to a thin little ledge she could navigate on if she wasn't distracted. These guys, however, would undoubtedly prove a distraction. The young man was the closest, and he looked nervous, his feet shifting back and forth slightly as he watched her. The older man was still outwardly relaxed, but she saw tenseness in his arms. The robot… it was just cold. No body language to judge by.
It was a gamble. But what the hell? You only lived once.
Folly lunged for the window behind her, kicked it out and was on the ledge within a total span of thirteen seconds. Ignoring the sting of cuts on her hands as she made her way over the ledge, she glanced back at the window.
The robot was the first to follow and she wasn't surprised. However, robots weren't meant to scramble across five inch ledges fifty or so feet above the ground (not that humans were either, but they were at least a little more adept at doing so anyway). She knew all of this, but the robot didn't. She paused for a moment and just as it was reaching out to grab her, she took one hand off the wall, grabbed its head and shoved it off the building. To her alarm, the man in his forties was leaning out of her window with a gun in his hand, aiming her way. Folly had nowhere to go and could only gape in pure terror at him.
The gun was small and sleek, and she didn't hear it shoot. The only evidence that he had shot, was the fact something slammed into her shoulder, and a burning sensation burst through her whole arm in a hot white flower of agony. And even through it all the elevator music plodded calmly along, echoing off her eardrums and just generally being a God-forsaken nuisance.
Folly tumbled off the ledge with a sharp cry of pain. The ground rushed up to meet her in a gray blur and she squeezed her eyes shut, then waited for the end.
When she hit there was a bone-jarring crack, accompanied by several others. A few women screamed, as several people surrounded her still body; all of them trying to talk over one another.
"Is she okay?"
"What the hell just happened?"
"Is she dead?" All their voices faded into an annoying buzz in the back of her mind.
She didn't die right off. Though with the amount of agony coursing in her veins she almost wished she had. Her body was a fiery pit of Hell at the moment, and she was more than willing to bet she'd broken all her ribs, and maybe her spine. She sure couldn't move anything. Or maybe that was because her head was pounding something ridiculous. It was then she noticed something warm and wet was pooling around her brownish red hair, and faintly wondered what was going on. Her last, surprisingly calm and rational, thoughts were somewhere along the lines of:
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On the Special Pages → Special:ListAdmins when was the last time an admin edited, and who was it? Well the staff are very active, I am one of them. So this question doesn't really apply. I know a guideline to adopt a wikia is to have inactive people but I am just asking for the possibility for ownership tag, as nobody can promote you to that other than you guys.
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"Know the mind of the Church"
Today in Penola, a great priest was buried. A great Jesuit. A great man.
For many years, Fr Paul Gardiner SJ was Postulator for the Cause of Mother Mary Mackillop's canonisation. It takes a small army to have someone canonised, but Fr Paul was field marshal. Apart from that, Fr Paul was a remarkable polymath, so typical of the Jesuit tradition. Here's just two anecdotes to illustrate that point:
- One of my parishioners in Casterton, who knew Fr Paul well, would sometimes challenge Fr Paul to name the winner of the Melbourne Cup in a given year. Fr Paul got it right every time. He could also name the jockey, and the horse which came second. Every time.
- A priest friend related his surprise at Fr Paul's request for a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Until he heard his explanation: "I've just finished the Latin and ancient Greek translations, and I'd like to compare them with the English original."
A generation of Melbourne seminarians met Fr Paul in their first year pilgrimage to Penola, in honour of St Mary of the Cross. I made that pilgrimage in 2005. On that occasion, our half hour appointment with Fr Paul actually took two hours. I always suspected our experience was not unique, and at his Funeral Vigil last night, I learned that Fr Paul was renowned for his expansiveness. But he spoke with such wisdom, and with such personal interest in his listeners, that nobody much minded.
"Know the mind the of the Church," Fr Paul instructed us fresh-faced seminarians in 2005. "Make time for study every day, so that you learn the mind of the Church. You never will, because the mind of the Church is as broad as the mind of God. But try. And more importantly gentlemen, think with the mind of the Church." I've never forgotten that advice. It's permanently associated in my mind with James Joyce's famous aphorism, "Catholic means, here comes everybody."
In the years since, I've had the good fortune to see much more of him. He was a frequent visitor to Warrnambool, when I lived there as a seminarian, and later when I ministered there as a deacon. When he was visiting parishioners, they were always kind enough to invite me to lunch. As a priest in Casterton, I've exploited the fact that Penola is only 45 minutes away, and often made a pilgrimage — always to seek St Mary's intercession, and occasionally to see Fr Paul.
At the time of St Mary's canonisation, Fr Paul wrote a brilliant short essay, relating not only the significance of the canonisation to him personally, but the significance of saints generally. I think it's as enlightening to the non-believer as it is edifying to the believer. My life with Mary: from historic figure to living presence.
There are two iconic photos of Fr Paul, which he would always describe with the same captions. The first photo was taken at the beatification in Randwick I think. Pope John Paul II delivered some advice to Fr Paul, which was indelibly etched in his memory:
The second photo was taken by Fr Paul's great nephew, Tom Moloney, the day before the canonisation:
Fr Paul speaks about that second photograph in an interview broadcast on ABC on the occasion of his diamond jubilee. It's worth tuning in, to relive the moment Australia had its first canonised saint, and also to hear a wise and holy priest describe the Catholic priesthood: Fr Paul Gardiner celebrates 60 years as a priest.
May he rest in peace.
The clergy abuse scandal is not a distraction; it's part of the mission
There is a wonderful insight from St Vincent de Paul, in the Office of Readings on his feast day. It's an insight that probably every saint has received and shared — not to mention countless disciples who aren't canonised. But St Vincent has most famously formulated it:
Do not become upset or feel guilty because you interrupted your prayer to serve the poor. God is not neglected if you leave him for such service. One of God's works is merely interrupted so that another can be carried out. So when you leave prayer to serve some poor person, remember that this very service is performed for God.
Godly "distractions" aren't limited to serving the poor. For example, when you're trying to meditate, focusing your thoughts on God, but other thoughts invade — that conversation you had yesterday, or that friend you haven't called for a while — that may not be a "distraction." That may be an indication, from God, to pray for that person, for his or her intentions; or to get in touch.
In the same way, although it is understandable to consider the clergy abuse scandal as a devastating distraction from the Church's mission, maybe even a diabolical means of destroying the Church's moral authority, I suspect the opposite. The never-ending Royal Commission, the hostile media coverage, the horrendous stories and shameful statistics — maybe none of this is a distraction. Maybe this is where God wants the Church to focus its attention. Maybe this is central to the mission of the Church in Australia.
It's becoming more and more evident, I think, that the sexual abuse of children is not 'a Catholic problem,' and nor is it an historical problem. Studies suggest a substantial proportion of Australian children are abused, and that the rate of abuse is growing. This is a universal problem, and a current one. The world is in trouble. And the Church exists for the world, not for itself.
The Catholic Church has sustained a humiliating exposé which has done a lot of harm. But it's not in vain. In fact, I think the benefits of this shameful exposé outweigh the costs. Catholic schools and parishes are now the safest places for children in Australia, and Catholic schools and parishes are the most dangerous places for paedophiles. The staff in my parish schools, and all the people on my parish councils, and I, have signed and abide by codes of conduct which eliminate opportunities for adults to prey on children. We all know what to do if we believe someone violates the code — how to respond, who to speak to, which legal authorities to call. That's significant. Paedophiles cultivate and groom adults, not just children. They depend on the naiveté and inaction of good people. A culture which eliminates that possibility saves children.
That's the future, but the present is maybe even more important. A lot of pastoral care is owed to a lot of people who have suffered from clerical child abuse. And a lot can be learned from them too. Their suffering is not in vain either; their experiences and their insights can enrich the Church and assist its mission. These victims and survivors are not apart from the Church. They are the Church. Christ identifies with them, and so should we all. I hope Church leaders are listening to them. We have so much more to learn.
To paraphrase St Vincent:
Do not become upset or feel guilty because the evangelising mission of the Church is interrupted by the fallout and response to the clergy abuse scandal. God is not neglected if you leave him for such service. One of God's works is merely interrupted so that another can be carried out. Remember that this very service is performed for God.
None of this is a distraction. This is where we need to focus our energy. Our prayer. Our apostolic zeal. God knows what he is about.
Is the Trump train derailed?
One thing's for sure: the 2016 US Presidential election has ruined my interest in future campaigns. Other election cycles will never be as interesting as this one.
In the meantime, though, I can enjoy reading and thinking about what's left of this campaign. Scott Adam's prophecy of a landslide victory to Donald Trump may not come to pass. If the lewd hot mic video in the present media cycle isn't enough to kill Trump's candidacy, the release of similar tapes may finish it.
Or maybe this is a storm in a teacup, which won't impact voters who have already made up their minds. All will be revealed soon — on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, when Americans vote.
Here are my thoughts.
1. The video should surprise nobody
What Trump says in that video is gross and indefensible, but none of it is surprising. Everyone knew already that Trump is a womaniser and an adulterer. His sexual immorality is notorious, and so is his crass language. As soon as I watched the video, I recalled an article published ten months ago, wherein Trump is quoted saying something similar:
About 15 years ago, I said something nasty on CNN about Donald Trump's hair. I can't now remember the context, assuming there was one. In any case, Trump saw it and left a message the next day.
The quoted message, like the hot mic video, is lewd. Follow the link at your discretion.
Many people are offended by Trump's personal values and sexual behaviour. I'm one of them. But his values and behaviour isn't news. Trump has been a playboy since, forever. The hot mic video doesn't bring anything new to the table. I doubt this will sway Christian voters who were already holding their nose to vote for him anyway.
That ten-month-old column makes the point well:
You read surveys that indicate the majority of Christian conservatives support Trump, and then you see the video: Trump on stage with pastors, looking pained as they pray over him, misidentifying key books in the New Testament, and in general doing a ludicrous imitation of a faithful Christian, the least holy roller ever. You wonder as you watch this: How could they be that dumb? He's so obviously faking it.
They know that already. I doubt there are many Christian voters who think Trump could recite the Nicene Creed, or even identify it. Evangelicals have given up trying to elect one of their own. What they're looking for is a bodyguard, someone to shield them from mounting (and real) threats to their freedom of speech and worship. Trump fits that role nicely, better in fact than many church-going Republicans. For eight years, there was a born-again in the White House. How'd that work out for Christians, here and in Iraq?
2. Much of the criticism is transparently opportunistic
I like Senator John McCain. I've followed his career since his presidential run in 1999, when he almost vanquished George W. Bush. I think he would have made a good president. But I think his recent conduct towards Trump is cynical and opportunistic.
The same goes for all those critics on the right, who initially endorsed Trump, only to rescind after the hot mic video was broadcast. If what Trump says on that video disqualifies his from office, then so does his myriad of public affairs and serial divorces. If Trump's character is a problem to them, McCain and the others had no business endorsing Trump in the first place. They were either insincere in the first instance, or insincere in the second. Or, most likely, they were insincere both times.
Trump's critics on the left, meanwhile, are hypocritical. The progressives who insist Trump's private vices have disqualified him from public office, have previously insisted that Bill Clinton's private vices had no bearing on his public office. But even more galling is the progressives' pretence at offence, when most of them are moral relativists. Here's a well-reasoned article which calls out the double standards:
For years, Christians in particular have been attacked and silenced as they've tried to challenge the immorality that is pervasive in today's society. When they tell people casual sex is wrong, they get the inevitable, "You have no right to tell me what I can or can't do." If they oppose sexual immorality in any form, including adultery, they're maligned as sanctimonious puritans by lovers of libertinism.
Those who are complaining about Trump today have no basis for their moral outrage. That's because their secular amoral worldview rejects any basis for that moral judgment. Any argument they make against the "immorality" of Trump is stolen, or at least borrowed for expediency, from a religious worldview they have soundly rejected.
The faux outrage of the unapologetic architects of our cultural decline is almost enough, in itself, to compel a vote for Trump. If I could vote. Nonetheless:
3. #NeverTrumpers deserve an honourable mention
A month ago, another priest and I debated the merits of Trump's candidacy. I think, if I was American, I would probably vote for Trump. My friend could not countenance voting for him, because Trump's character flaws are disqualifying.
I see his point. It's one shared by Aristotle and St Thomas Aquinas, who insisted that only the most virtuous should lead the polis. Many #NeverTrumper conservatives have invoked this rationale for their position.
Joshua Mitchell put it well (again, last month, well before the hot mic video), in an excellent survey of the intellectual currents informing this year's election campaigns. He called it 'The Aristotle Problem':
One can say that Trump has revealed what can be called The Aristotle Problem in the Republican Party. Almost every cultural conservative with whom I have spoken recently loves Aristotle and hates Trump. That is because on Aristotelian grounds, Trump lacks character, moderation, propriety and magnanimity. He is, as they put it, "unfit to serve." The sublime paradox is that Republican heirs of Aristotle refuse to vote for Trump, but will vote for Clinton and her politically left-ish ideas that, while very much adopted to the American political landscape, trace their roots to Marx and to Nietzsche. Amazingly, cultural conservatives who have long blamed Marx and Nietzsche (and German philosophy as a whole) for the decay of the modern world would now rather not vote for an American who expressly opposes Marx and Nietzsche's ideas! In the battle between Athens, Berlin and, well, the borough of Queens, they prefer Athens first, Berlin second and Queens not at all. The Aristotle Problem shows why these two groups—the #NeverTrumpers and the current Republicans who will vote for Trump—will never be reconciled.
Kudos to the #NeverTrumpers, whose criticism of Trump is consistent, and depending on the election results, may well be vindicated.
The last word goes to Scott Adams, just because his blog posts and tweets have so enhanced my enjoyment of this very long election campaign. He's good at one-liners:
Trump's bid for Sainthood officially ended today. I think he's still available for Kennedy-type jobs. #Trump
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) October 7, 2016
The coming Trumpslide
A full year has passed (hard to believe) since I blogged about Donald Trump: clown or genius?
Back then, the first primary elections were still four months away, but already Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert cartoon, was predicting that Donald Trump would win in a landslide. Trump certainly did win the Republican nomination — setting a new record for the most GOP primary votes. But the primary election polls always presented Trump as the Republican front runner. The general election polls have him lagging behind Hillary Clinton, where he's been for many weeks now.
So does that mean that Trump will lose the general election after all? Scott Adams doesn't think so, and neither do I. First, here's a 3 minute clip presenting Scott Adams' case. Donald Trump, he says, is a master persuader who has manipulated people's emotional responses and will achieve "one of the biggest margins of victory in history:"
But what about all those polls predicting Hillary Clinton's victory? There are reasons to doubt them. (This is my own analysis now, not Scott Adams.) The polls presume more Democrats will vote than Republicans. In 2012, Democrats who voted outnumbered Republicans who voted. But this year, all the energy is on the Republican side:
- The last open primary was in 2008. Compared to that contest, this year the Democrats attracted 8 million fewer voters while the Republicans attracted 10 million more.
- In August, both candidates held large rallies to energise supporters. That was the plan, anyway. Trump held 29 events, attracting 168 thousand people. Clinton held 11 events, attracting 10 thousand people.
Given these contrasts, I'm not convinced pollsters are wise to apply 2012 figures to voter turnout.
Then there are the "October surprises," which can reshape the race. As Scott Adams argues, Trump has forward engineered his campaign to exploit a number of possible developments. If terrorists attack, or the economy tanks, or a political scandal breaks, it fits into Trump's narrative and he benefits. The only October surprise that benefits Clinton is something directly implicating her opponent.
So I maintain that Trump is still on the way to a landslide victory in November. Of course I could be wrong. This is just for fun. Aussies don't get to vote!
It's not "radical" if it's mainstream
Here's an interesting video. It exposes the myth of 'radical Islam' which populates the Western imagination. The subjugation of women and execution of gays is actually mainstream religious belief in the Islamic world.
The larger point is that the present conflict between the West and Islam is the consequence of a clash of ideas, not economic inequality.
As a religious believer myself, I have no problem recognising that sacred texts and spiritual leaders can shape hearts and minds and direct a person's entire life. Perhaps people who do not attend to the spiritual life, people who are more or less materialist, are blind to this.
I mean that respectfully. It's the only way I can account for the strange zeitgeist of denialism which informs public debate.
The heinous sins of clergy and an anti-Catholic media frenzy
Sometimes, when I read or hear about the sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy, I am filled with righteous anger. Anger at the priests and religious who did this, and maybe even more so, anger at the bishops and others who covered up and enabled heinous evil. It's hypocritical, and it's disgusting.
But at other times, I am filled with anger at the media and critics of the Church. There are times — and this past week, with its malicious attack on Cardinal Pell is a good example — when public figures and commentators indulge in vicious anti-Catholic bigotry. The noble goals of truth, justice and healing are sacrificed, even if momentarily. But worse than that: the terrible trauma of victims and survivors is exploited. It's hypocritical, and it's disgusting.
But here's the thing: while I periodically navigate between these extremes, I can find myself irrationally reacting against a media article I'm reading, or a person I'm engaging in conversation. Let me give you a few examples:
- In private conversation, a Catholic from an older generation decries the media obsession, and the slavish position of the Truth, Justice and Healing Council. I feel anger boiling up within me, and a dismay that the Church doesn't whole-heartedly and without qualification accuse herself and engage in radical penance.
- I read a newspaper article which unjustly pillories individuals within the Church, and reduces the scourge of clergy abuse to something marginal, like celibacy for the Kingdom. I feel anger boiling up within me, and a stubborn defensiveness of the Church.
These are just two examples from a spectrum that covers every position and every reaction. But there's a common denominator: I respond with self-righteous anger, which is quite different from righteous anger. Maybe you experience something like this yourself.
Because of this, I now studiously avoid second- and third-hand accounts of the Royal Commission and the cases of abuse. I still open myself up to first-hand accounts. The direct testimony of Royal Commission witnesses for example, and confidential conversations with victims and survivors of sexual abuse. In those instances I am moved by compassion, not self-righteous anger.
But I avoid TV and newspaper coverage, facile musical parodies, and even artful treatments (by all accounts) like Spotlight. These second- and third-hand accounts too easily stoke my passions in negative and destructive ways. Which tells me something I knew already: in the midst of this terrible sin and scandal, which teems with human vice and worldliness, the devil also prowls. There is something truly diabolical about all this, which we must attend to.
I repeatedly remind my parishioners, at the beginning of the media's periodic coverage of the Church's sins, to consciously foster a supernatural outlook:
- To match every minute consuming media treatment of this evil, with another minute prayerfully reading the life of Christ in the Gospels.
- To debrief with the Lord each evening, examining one's emotional responses to the latest news or commentary, and placing it all in God's hands.
- To choose one's words carefully, and listen with real compassion when others speak about these matters.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I counsel visits to the Blessed Sacrament. To go out of one's way and kneel before a tabernacle, even if only for a minute, to remind oneself that Christ is the head of the Church; he is the reason we are Catholic; and he is always present to us in the Eucharist, regardless of the virtue or vice of his ministers. When we do these things, I think, we are better able to respond to this terrible evil just as our Lord responds. Not with self-righteousness, but with real compassion, sorrow, and righteous anger.
One more thing: suffering is not in vain. Suffering can be redemptive. As St Paul so beautifully puts it,
"the Sinless One became sin, so that in him we might become the goodness of God."
What is true of Christ is also true of the Church, and it's true of us individually too, Christ's members. We can assume sin, and carry its consequences within us, for the good and healing of others. So we should meet this current affliction with sincere hope in healing and redemption. For the Passion leads to the glory of the Resurrection.


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By Peter Argent
Debuting on "The Recruit", FOX8's new football program last night continues a big 12 months for Johann Wagner.
It was only in July last year Wagner started to come under notice of the wider football community.
He played in his first Mortlock Shield (an annual interleague competition going for over 70 years on the West Coast of SA) a month earlier, at 22, and won selection of the Western (Eyre Peninsula) Zone for the first time.
His performance at Port Pirie earned him a place in the "team of the championships" and a trip to Perth to play for SA country, where he kicked eight goals in a best on ground display in the win over Sandgroper in a contest at Leederville Oval.
"Last year was the first time I player in either in the Mortlock Shield or the Country Champs for the EP," Wagner, a 190cm, 88 kg strong marking athletic forward, said.
"This year I had two games in the reserves at Central District, before going away to 'The Recruit'.
"When I came back being promoted straight into the league side was a bit of a pleasant surprise.
"I was reasonably happy with the initial hit out, except a couple shots at goal. I have never kicked so badly.
"Against Adelaide in the following game, in a contest just after half time, they initially thought I did my ACL.
"Pleasingly the diagnosis wasn't that bad.
"I did get bone bruising, stretched ligaments and a torn capsule in the back of my leg.
"At this stage I'm still hoping to get back for the final three games of this season."
In community football Wagner had a connection with both the Port Lincoln Football League (PLFL) and South Clare in the North Eastern competition.
He started at Lincoln South in under 11s, before going around the coast and playing for the Demons in Clare at under 14s level.
His under 17s football and first A grade game in Port Lincoln was with the Marble Range Magpies.
"In 2008 I moved across to Tasmans and remember kicking eight goals in my first game," Wagner, now 23, said.
"The next year I tried to get a game with Port Adelaide underage teams, but spent most of the year at South Clare, because of I struggled to get a game at Alberton.
"From 2010 I have been back at Tasmans."
In his stellar 2013 season Wagner kicked 87 goals in 13 games with his home club, and with another 20 goals at Mortlock, Country Championships and state level, finished with a total of 107.
He also enjoyed premiership success in the PLFL, after missing out on the previous September's glory at Tasmans due to injury.
Wagner was impressive with Roy Laird's professionalism, and his helped convince him to ply his skills at the Ponderosa, instead of taking up offers from West or Glenelg.
While for legal reasons we can confirmed that Wagner only made to top 13 at the moment, it is common knowledge he was away from the Central Districts program for two months.
"If you watch the first episode, I had a handy opening match, kicking eight goals," Wagner said.
"The experience was up there with the best I had in my life so far.
"You made some firm friendship, although you were competing against each other."
The AFL have confirmed it will hold a special AFL Draft meeting on Wednesday September 17, 2014 for all clubs who wished to consider selecting a player who had partaken in the upcoming Foxtel show on FOX8, "The Recruit", which goes to air tonight.
AFL General Counsel Andrew Dillon said the AFL Commission had determined that the player selected at this Draft could be placed on club lists as a Category B rookie.
All clubs have the right to participate in the draft meeting, but it is not compulsory to make a bid or selection for a player.
"The Recruit" will be broadcast at 7.30pm on Wednesdays on FOX8, with an encore screening on FOX FOOTY on Sunday nights at 8.30pm.
While aspects of the Draft / selection process will become clear through the course of the 10-week run of the show, all 18 AFL clubs will have an opportunity to select the winner of "The Recruit" through the live Draft selection process scheduled for the final episode on September 17.
Players need be 20 years of age on or before 31 December 2013 and may not have been on an AFL Primary or Rookie List at any time previously in their career.
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Big Belle is the fifteenth episode of the fifteenth season.
Belle is a new engine on Sodor and is intrigued when she sees Toby for the first time. They both have bells and she is sure they could be good friends. Thomas tells Belle that Toby can be found at his home in Arlesdale End, so that is where she goes. Once there, she introduces herself to Toby. Toby feels a little intimidated by the big, brash engine. Belle tells Toby that they can have fun together, but Toby tells her that he is having fun listening to the birds. Belle does not think listening to birds is fun and she tells Toby that she will take him to have much more fun. Toby is apprehensive, but still goes with her to Gordon's Hill. Belle wants them to race to the top and then rattle down the other side. Belle sets off, but Toby reverses into a siding to hide from Belle. Belle soon realises that Toby has not followed her and finds him in the siding. Toby explains that he's an old tram engine and does not like rattling up steep hills. Belle is still sure they can be friends and the pair set off to another "fun" place.
They soon arrive at Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm. Toby likes the pigs; they make him happy! Then Belle remembers that pigs like mud, so she shoots water from her cannons to turn the earth into mud. Toby is surprised! He does not know what's happening and runs off; he has never seen an engine shoot out water before! Belle soon finds Toby in a siding. Toby explains that he is an old steam tram and is not used to engines shooting water. Belle is still determined to be Toby's friend and suggests they puff to Maithwaite Station. Once there, she rings her bell loudly. The passengers had never heard such a loud bell! Toby did not ring his bell; he runs away. Belle sets off to find him.
She finds Toby hidden in his shed at Arlesdale End. Belle is sad and is sure that Toby will not want to be friends now. Then Belle hears the birds and thinks they're beautiful. Toby then asks if they can puff back to the Pig Farm as he left without saying hello to the pigs. They arrive back at the farm where Toby introduces Belle to the pigs. Belle then asks if they can puff to Maithwaite to see Toby's friends. At Maithwaite, the pair gently ring their bells and Toby introduces his friends to Belle - his new friend. Belle just beams, she could not be happier to be Toby's friend.
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- Jem Cole (cameo)
- Two Brass Band Members (cameo)
- A Tree Specialist (cameo)
- The Bargeman (cameo)
- The Fireman (cameo)
- The Knapford Stationmaster (cameo)
- Gordon (mentioned)
- Farmer Trotter (mentioned)
A man in a bowler hat at Maithwaite speaks; it is currently unknown who voiced him.
- There was a deleted scene from a magazine story where Thomas meets Belle and Toby at Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm.
- A picture frame with a scene from Emily's New Route is seen at Maithwaite.
- This episode aired before Day of the Diesels premiered, this means that the audience may have not known who Belle was.
- When Belle climbs up Gordon's Hill, it has three tracks. But as she came down the hill, it now has two instead of three tracks.
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NYPD Releases Footage Of Cop Tackling Tennis Star James Blake, Mistaken Identity. The New York Police Department Friday released video showing a cop detaining former tennis star James Blake, who was mistaken for a suspect in a identity theft case. The video shows Blake, who was waiting outside a New York City hotel for his ride to the U.S. Open, tackled and handcuffed by a plainclothes officer. According to Blake's previous account of Wednesday's incident, he was released after the officers realized that he was not the suspect in the case. Blake, who was at one point ranked the No. 4 tennis player in the world, has said he suffered injuries from the incident, including a cut on his left elbow and bruises on his left leg.


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Vegetable Bean Barley Soup Recipe
This hearty soup is as filling as it is comforting. Full of zucchini, barley, tomatoes and carrots, it's one recipe that people always ask me for.
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dill weed
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1-3/4 cups water
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1/2 cup medium pearl barley
- 1 can (15-3/4 ounces) pork and beans
- 2 small zucchini, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 1. In a large saucepan, saute the onion, basil and dill in oil until onion is tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, water, carrots and barley. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
- 2. Add the pork and beans, zucchini, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes longer or until vegetables and barley are tender. Just before serving, stir in tomatoes and vinegar; heat through. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1-1/2 cups: 218 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 1003mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 9g fiber), 9g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.
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How would then a Belgian say I do not know how to sleep? Ferike333 20:41, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
- Je ne sais pas comment dormir (IMO). Mglovesfun (talk) 16:56, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
Disputed usage notes[edit]
Pouvoir is not used to mean can in the sense of "to know how to". Use savoir instead.
- Not quite true, you can use pouvoir for this. I agree that "je sais nager" and "je peux nager" are not quite synonymous, but pouvoir can mean be able to in the sense of an ability. For example je peux jongler avec trois balles (I can juggle with three balls) clearly uses pouvoir. Mglovesfun (talk) 16:59, 28 April 2012 (UTC)


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Coffee: Better for You Than You Think
Coffee, the favorite hot beverage of millions in the US and Europe, has not always had a good press. But coffee has not only undergone rehabilitation with regard to heart disease, strokes and cancer, but has been linked to a lowered risk for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, gout and hepatic cirrhosis. On top of that, evidence shows it could also lower your risk of getting diabetes. Four to five cups a day could decrease your risk significantly, compared to drinking less or none at all.
Delicious and mildly addictive, coffee comes from the berries of two varieties of the Coffea plant, C canephora robusta, used primarily for processed "instant" coffee, and C Arabica, which has the better flavor and is usually reserved for brewed coffees. As with all gustatory pleasures, coffee carries perils if the drinker overindulges. Two substances in coffee have been associated with heart disease, though these are generally removed by filter paper in the brewing process. Because of its effect on blood pressure, coffee was once suspected as a factor in heart disease and strokes, though the rise in blood pressure is very short lived.
However, in recent years coffee has been hailed as a positive benefit to health. Scientists say its anti-oxidants combat cancer and heart disease as well as many other health threats, fight depression and lower the suicide rate, and it generally stimulates physical and mental performance. Of course, it has its bad sides as well: excessive drinking of coffee can cause acid reflux and iron deficiency, and anyone familiar with it knows the feeling of a "coffee jag", when weakness, headache, trembling and nausea can ensue.
A large European study of 42,659 people carried out over nine years, has now found that coffee drinking can lower your risk of getting diabetes by up to 30%. Moderate drinking of the beverage, of four to five cups daily, was compared to subjects who either did not drink coffee, or only drank it occasionally in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. During the nine-year follow-up the German team found there were 1,432 cases of diabetes, 1,801 cases of cancer and 394 heart attacks.
The researchers also found drinking more than four cups a day was not linked to increased risk of developing of any chronic disease such as heart disease or cancer, and that the health benefits from drinking coffee were the same whether it was standard coffee or decaffeinated.
In addition, coffee's best-known effect, as a stimulant to keep the drinker mentally alert got confirmation from another study carried out in the Netherlands. Late night drivers or those on long, tiring motorway journeys and people studying or working late at night have always known the benefits of drinking coffee to stay wake and alert. The new study carried out at Utrecht University gives evidence that a single cup of coffee – standard, not decaffeinated – may be all it takes to keep a driver awake when he takes it halfway through a four-hour drive. Coffee's stimulant effect makes it the drink of choice for anyone who needs to keep awake and alert during boring or nighttime work.
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eye of the man who started with the company more than 30 years ago. But Jennings doesn't expect his staff to follow the same route he did. "I think the current mindset ofmany younger staff members is to learn asmuch as they can and then move on and gain experience elsewhere. I've got no problem with that," he says. "I like to mentor staff to get themup to speed as quickly as possible. When I can't improve themanymore, I actually recommend that they explore new job opportunities." younger staff members is to learn as much as they canand thenmoveonand gain experienceelsewhere. But Jennings admits that it is the coaching he received during his long career with SCU that led him to the top job. "I had some great mentors and realised very quickly that I needed to stay with those sorts of people so that they could train me. You probably don't have that advantage by going fromjob to job." DELIVERY DRIVER TO DOMINO'S CEO Studying a teaching degree that only required 20 hours of class time each week, Queenslander Don Meij thought it'd be a fine idea to earn somemoney by becoming a pizza delivery driver for Silvio's Dial-a- Pizza in Redcliffe, north of Brisbane. Back in 1987, a little extra cash went a long way towards improving the social life of a student, but the true value of this canny careermove would only be realised years later. The pizza delivery work proved enjoyable, so what began as a two-nights-a-week job soon took up five nights. His workmates were great fun and hemet a lot friendly people – the only problem came fromdogs. "I became quite afraid of dogs because I'd often turn up at an address with a box full of hot meat, then I'd see the dog and wonder how I was going to get to the front door," he says. "But on the positive side I'd also often deliver to parties and people would offer me drinks." During his final year at university, Meij did work Jennings believes that the coaching he received on his way up helped score him the top job as SCU CEO. experience as a schoolteacher and realised it wasn't for him, so he deferred and took a full-time job at Silvio's. He soon became the store manager and a year later, in 1989, was promoted to area supervisor. Roughly a year after that, he took on the role of director of national operations for the chain, which had grown from15 stores in 1987 to almost 70 stores nationwide. I think the current mindset of many 098 VIRGINBLUE
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The Hudson girls golf team finished fourth with a score of 385 in the eight-team National Conference of the Suburban League Postseason Tournament Sept. 28 at Barberton Brookside Country Club in Norton.
Wadsworth won the competition with a score of 360. Brecksville-Broadview Heights (365) and North Royalton (368) placed second and third, respectively.
Wadsworth's Cecilia Ho led the way with an 81 to earn medalist honors.
Jenn David led the Lady Explorers with an 86. She finished in a tie for second with Brecksville's Ashley DeSantis.
Rounding out the team scoring for Hudson were Meaghan Grant (89), Lauren Wingler (104) and Lilly Hess (106).
The Lady Explorers finished third in the overall standings. Wadsworth won the overall title and Brecksville finished second.
The Lady Explorers are scheduled to compete in Division I sectional play Oct. 4 at Ellsworth Meadows Golf Club. Play is set to begin at 8 a.m.
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