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Should we rebuild crumbling Catholic landmarks?
In typical Catholic fashion, the answer is both/and.
Where were you on April 15 when you first saw flames tear through the ancient wood roof of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral? What thoughts and emotions gripped you as plumes of smoke rose from that sacred space? And, equally relevant, how did you react days later when protesters hit the streets of Paris waving placards that read "1 Billion for Notre-Dame! Zero for the Homeless!"?
What 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' can teach us about the Amazon synod
The synod is a powerful lesson to spread filial love for all of creation.
On October 15, 2017 Pope Francis announced that the Pan-Amazonian Synod would be taking place in Rome. The goal of the synod is to seek out new paths for evangelization, particularly in the area known as Amazonia, and shape "a Church with an Amazonian face," according to the preparatory document for the synod published by the Vatican. The synod documents follow Pope Francis' urging that care for creation necessarily includes care for the poor.
What will the Amazon synod do for the church?
At the Amazon synod, the church must stand with indigenous people to protect creation.
The Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region was controversial long before this fall. Self-described orthodox Catholics have worried over its potential impact far from the Amazon. One of the issues to be discussed at the synod is the acute shortage of priests in the nine countries that make up Amazonia.
Do Catholics need a new code of ethics for the digital age?
It's time for Christians to consider how technology impacts our relationships with one another and with God, says ethicist Kate Ott.
Professor and Christian ethicist Kate Ott had never taken a course on technology or digital ethics when she began to teach a class on the subject. Instead, most of her research and teaching involved issues of gender, healthy relationships, and violence prevention, specifically for teens. But diving into these issues, she found, led to questions about the role of technology in people's lives.
It's OK if kids play church
Don't worry too much about being sacrilegious if your child wants to distribute communion with potato chips or baptize their dolls.
A joyful squeal erupts from the hallway outside of the kitchen as I prepare dinner.
"En garde!" shouts my son in the deepest, throatiest voice his 8 years can dig up.
"En garde!" volleys his 3-year-old sister in a voice far less successful at impersonating a pirate.
How can I keep them singing?
Family sing-a-longs can bring you closer to each other and to God—but they don't have to be during Mass.
There are many ways my husband and I differ, but perhaps the most significant is that I come from a family prone to spontaneous outbursts of song while he comes from a family prone to subtle nods as they listen to the car radio together.
When will we learn?
From Columbine, Red Lake, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, and Parkland?
A couple of years ago, I taught Dave Cullen's book Columbine (Twelve) to college freshmen, most of whom weren't even born when Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris gunned down 13 of their fellow high school students on April 20, 1999. My students were largely ignorant of the shooting with little understanding of how profoundly that day shaped their high school experience. They were surprised to learn that only 1 in 5 high schools had security cameras before 1999. Today, 3 in 5 do.
Nostalgia: The past in present tense
Why is nostalgia so painful?
I love nostalgia even though it's painful. The word has Greek roots in both the words "homecoming" and "pain." Every time I go home to my parents' house, I am hit with shades of it when I open a musty closet, run my fingers along untouched bookshelves, or rummage through dresser drawers that still contain small Mass books and buttons from when my brothers, sister, and I were little. A lot of people spend New Year's thinking about what they will do in the year to come. I spent it thinking about what we did in years past.
25 days of Advent in action
This year, take the focus off presents and put it on serving God's family.
If your kids are anything like mine, Advent has less to do with preparing for the arrival of baby Jesus and more to do with the studied preparation of Christmas lists. In an effort to combat an increasingly present-hungry holiday focus, a few years ago we started a Jesse Tree. Every morning, we added a new ornament to our Jesse Tree and read that day's Bible story, which took us from creation to the birth of Christ.
In the college classroom, belief should be open for discussion
Professors should talk about their personal beliefs in the classroom—even if it makes students uneasy.
A few weeks ago I was standing in the back of a college classroom at the Catholic university where I teach while my students chatted with a guest speaker via Skype. The guest speaker was a deacon on his way to the priesthood and a graduate of the University of Saint Francis, where I teach. In the shadowy back aisle where I stood, I listened while Deacon Jay explained that he was not Catholic during his first three years at Saint Francis, but felt pulled toward the faith after a chance invite from a couple of girls to join them at Mass.
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Olive Films has announced a crowd-pleasing selection of seven new Blu-ray SKUs that are primed for delivery to retail on Dec. 23 … just in time for Christmas!!!
To make the news even sweeter, four of the seven planned Hi-Def releases are film noir treasures, while the other three are from auteur filmmaker Otto Preminger! So let's get to the film noir first (in alphabetical order)!!!
Alan Ladd teams with Phyllis Calvert, Paul Stewart, Jan Sterling and the future Dragnet team of Jack Webb and Harry Morgan (who play the antithesis of their future selves here) in director Lewis Allen's 1951 film noir thriller, Appointment with Danger.
Dark City, directed by William Dieterle and released in October of 1950, is next up and it teams Charlton Heston with Lizabeth Scott (and yes, Jack Webb and Harry Morgan are both included in the cast as "bad" apples again). Heston runs a "sucker's game" with a group of thugs and Scott spends her time trying to get him to go straight, but when one his marks (played by Don DeFore) kills himself things take a dark turn as his brother (played by Mike Mazurki) sets out to avenge his death.
Next in line we find another entry from director William Dieterle, his 1949 noirish adventure Rope of Sand, which toplines Burt Lancaster in one of his early screen roles (fresh from Criss Cross, Kiss the Blood Off My Hands and Sorry, Wrong Number). Joining him are Casablanca veterans Claude Rains, Paul Henreid, and Peter Lorre … Corinne Calvet (On the Riviera, What Price Glory, etc.) is the femme fatale here.
The last of the film noir selections heading to Blu-ray on Dec. 23 is the crime thriller/film noir, Union Station. Directed by Rudolph Maté, this gem opened theatrically two months after Sunset Blvd. and between the two films William Holden went from just being a leading man to the top of Hollywood's A-list (he was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for Sunset Blvd.) … Nancy Olson, Barry Fitzgerald, Lyle Bettger (Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, The Greatest Show on Earth, etc.) and Jan Sterling join Holden as the key cast members.
The other three new Blu-ray releases are all from director Otto Preminger: Hurry Sundown (1967, starring Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, Diahann Carroll, Faye Dunaway, Burgess Meredith and John Phillip Law), which has been remastered from original 35mm source materials, the cult comedy Skidoo (1968, an all-star cast topped off by none other than Groucho Marx as God!!!) and Such Good Friends (1971, teaming Dyan Cannon with James Coco, Jennifer O'Neill, Ken Howard, Burgess Meredith and Louise Lasser).

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This week a new medical centre opened in Hudson, Quebec, and yesterday the large art quilt Heather made for the venue was installed.
"It was a thrill to see the two workers erect scaffolding just for the placement of my art quilt. I watched as they carefully measured, installed, and adjusted, and I felt like Christo."
The piece measures about 90" square, and is tentatively titled "It's All That..." It is pinned to a double width of charcoal-gray fibreglass screening, with sleeves sewn in top and bottom.
Plexiglas bars were slipped into the sleeves and screwed into the wall. It has been placed at the top of the stairwell, so it can be seen by visitors as they go up and down the stairs, or wait for the elevator on the second floor. Track lighting will soon be installed to highlight it.
"At times, it felt quite alien in my studio, being so big, and I sometimes lost confidence that I was on the right track. But I like the colour palette and colour gradation, the irregularity of the edges, its modernity and ambiguity, and how it seems to suit the building as a whole. As you mount the stairs, it takes on the appearance of a stained-glass rose window. Two and a half months in the making, and I had good advice from artist friends all along the way."
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As beer drinkers in the U.S. cut back, their counterparts in other countries are buying the next few rounds.
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- Beer drinkers in the U.S. may be cutting back, but their counterparts in other countries are buying the next few rounds.
Americans drank 19.97 gallons of beer per capita last year, according to Euromonitor International. That's down 7% from 2006 and has dragged Anheuser-Busch InBev(:BUD) and MolsonCoors(:TAP) sales in the U.S. down with it.
The global beer market's shifting a bit, however, and markets in the former Soviet republics, Asia and even the Middle East are developing increased tolerance for big quantities of brew. Euromonitor International has been looking into global beer drinking trends and told us where beer has seen a huge jump in popularity. In the country with the fastest-growing beer market in the world, it's even making big brewers reconsider their definition of beer. Euromonitor shared its data with us and pointed out the 10 nations where there's a longer line at the tap than ever:
10. Belarus
Increase in beer consumption from 2010-11: 5.8% �
Former Soviet republics are big beer fans to begin with, and Belarus is no exception. While it can't keep pace with Lithuania and Estonia, which rank among the world's Top 10 beer-drinking nations, it's starting to build its tolerance a bit. The giant brewers staked out this market long ago; Carlsberg owns its Alivariya, Desyatka and Brovar labels and Heineken produces Belarus' Bobrov and Rechtiskoe brands. The biggest force behind Belarus' beer habit, though, is Belarus itself. The state-owned Krinitsa brewery accounts for more than 35% of the nation's brewing market, while state-owned Brestkoe and Stavka also keep Belarus awash in suds. �
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9. Kazakhstan
Increase in beer consumption from 2010-11: 6.1% �
Sacha Baron Cohen conveniently left the beer references out of Borat; perhaps Kazakhstan brewing is somewhat devoid of Kazakh brewers. Three-quarters of its beer is brewed here, but largely at breweries such as Derbes and Karagandinskoye, which are owned by Turkish brewer Efes and Danish-owned Carlsberg, respectively. Still, the Shymkentskoye German-style lager brewed in Shymkent is a huge local favorite and available at most local pubs.
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8. Azerbaijan
Increase in beer consumption from 2010-11: 6.7% �
Azerbaijan's ties to the former Soviet Union and Turkey give it a taste for beer much greater than its selection would suggest. Much of its beer is produced by Russian-based Baltika in the Azerbaijan city of Baku and comes in the form of the light lager Xirdalan. While Baltika cranks up the alcohol volume as high as 7.7% for its premium offerings, much of Azerbaijan's beer is slow-sipping, sessionable fare similar to Turkey's Efes. The Baki-Praqua brewery produces one of the nation's few standouts in its Novxani Pilsner Zlaty. It's a bit maltier than its Czech namesakes, but a tasty choice in a growing beer market.
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7. Georgia
Increase in beer consumption from 2010-11: 6.9% �
Yet another former Soviet republic bitten by the Turkish beer bug, Georgia's beer market is dominated by Turkish brewer Efes. So how is it? Well, RateBeer readers consider Efes Pilsner a middling light lager at best, while the high-powerd 7.5% ABV Efex Xtra gets only slightly better ratings for its added kick. Then again, this is like asking the average American what he or she thinks of a Bud. There's some greatness in the fringes, but Georgia doesn't mind itself a cheap social drink from time to time.
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6. Lithuania
Increase in beer consumption from 2010-11: 7.8% �
That Lithuania is only drinking more beer as the years progress is somewhat frightening. It's already the No. 8 beer-drinking nation in the world and consumes more than a keg and a half of beer per person each year. Much of what it consumes, however, is made in house. The Kalnapilis brewery has been making German-style Helles, Dortmunder and Pilsner since 1902. Svyturys, meanwhile, has been brewing since 1784 and still makes award-winning Dortmunder and Marzen styles.
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5. Peru
Increase in beer consumption from 2010-11: 8.1% �
With a huge tourist base, cold Andean winters and thriving ski culture, Peru resembles beer-friendly European countries more closely than its geography would suggest. Part of that success comes courtesy of its home-grown Backus and Backus and Johnston brewery, which has an overwhelming monopoly on Peruvian beer with its popular Malta Polar schwarzbier, Pilsen Trujillo and Pilsen Callao brands. At least a portion of that success and growth, though, comes courtesy of Anheuser-Busch InBev, which has made a strong push into Peru with its Brazil-based Brahma brand.
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4. India
Increase in beer consumption from 2010-11: 10.3% �
When the average U.S. craft beer drinker knocks back an IPA, they're enjoying a version of the original India Pale Ales first brewed by English exporters to survive the trip from Britain to India. There's almost no IPA in India today, but an average population that's getting younger and richer is making India's traditional lagers and high-octane brews hot commodities. United Brewing's Kingfisher lager remains supreme, while its Zingaro and Sandpiper brands are also among India's most popular. SABMiller's brands also make a pretty hefty dent and, along with UB, take up nearly 90% of India's beer market. India's burgeoning craft beer industry isn't to be overlooked, however, as its 15% ABV Australian Max Beer ranks among the best strong lagers in the world. �
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3. Nigeria
Increase in beer consumption from 2010-11: 11% �
Beer is booming as quickly as the oil business in Nigeria, and everyone's taking a piece of the action. Heineken produces the nation's popular and pitifully weak Gulder and Star lagers. More importantly, however, it pumps out Legend Extra Stout, which is the brewer's direct competitor to Diageo Nigerian Guinness brewery (which brews with local grain) and SABMiller's Castle Milk Stout. Nigeria loves stout and consumes more of it than either Ireland or the U.S. Oil may be what drives Nigeria's economy, but it's the country's love of that other dark liquid that's given Nigeria nearly half of the world's stout sales
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2. Vietnam
Increase in beer consumption from 2010-11: 11.7% �
Vietnam's beer market gets a big boost from Carlsberg and San Miguel of the Philippines, but traditional beers such as 333, Hue, Hanoi and Bia Saigon are only part of Vietnamese beer culture. The small batches of locally produced Bia ho'i or "fresh beer" found in local bars and on tables in Vietnamese streets may not appear on the sales sheets, but they're a great indication of the nation's thirst for beer and how well it responds to crisp, cheap alternatives.
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1. Iran
Increase in beer consumption from 2010-11: 21.5% �
Iran's beer drinking is through the roof, but the country's a sober as a kid who's been drinking chocolate milk all day. Let's make one thing clear: There's nothing "drunken" about a country where alcohol has been strictly forbidden since the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Iran's beer boom comes from non-alcoholic beer brewed by companies like Behnoush, which went non-alcoholic after the revolution and still brews the Holsten brand with help from Carlsberg. Iran's no-octane brews are flavored with standard malt, but shake it up with varieties including lemon, strawberry and pomegranate. It's not beer in the traditional sense, but it's gaining followers faster than the alcohol-based brews in any other country? Is it beer, though? The answer from consumers in Iran is a resounding yes. �
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Monday's are a struggle aren't they? If you've allowed yourself a weekend off from regular checks of your work inbox, and actually given yourself some down time, you will likely be horrified by the number of emails that have accumulated in the last two days. You'll feel like you've crashed back to reality with a horrific thump after a weekend of holiday vibes in the sun and revelling in England's football based victory.
I thought I'd alleviate some of the horror and dread, and deliver some happy news in the form of a competition for all of you deserving guys reading. We all know the temporary high a splurge at the shops can gift you, so I thought you might want to enter for your chance to win a trip to the Bentall Centre next Saturday (30th June) with £100 to spend…oh and me for company. I say company, if you want me to be mute, and to simply hold your bags and pass you different size options through the curtain, your wish will be granted. Consider me your shopping servant for the day.
Sound good? Well, I hope you'd agree that's a pretty nice prize! So if you're available and able to get to Kingston next Saturday, enter via the Bentall Centre Facebook page, where you'll see the above image posted. Hopefully the winner will look as chuffed as Molly, the previous winner I spent the morning fashion hunting with.
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From plant nurseries direct to researchers – the funds raised from Plant Management Australia's Dianthus 'Memories' flowers will support researchers in their quest to identify and fill gaps in dementia knowledge in communities across Tasmania.
Researcher Dr Claire Eccleston from the University of Tasmania Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre has been making good use of the $50,000 Plants Management Australia – Whetman Pinks Project Grant awarded by the Dementia Australia Research Foundation in 2016.
With an aim of creating dementia-friendly communities, Dr Eccleston is focusing on determining the current attitudes and knowledge about dementia in communities so this information can be utilised to enable targeted, appropriate education to business, councils, schools, service clubs and service organisations within communities.
It is hoped that this knowledge will in turn support those organisations and individuals to better understand dementia, its impact, and how they can contribute to enhancing quality of life for people with dementia through individual and collective actions of an everyday nature.
Dr Eccleston anticipates directly addressing the deficit of information about dementia knowledge in communities by using the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Survey (DKAS), a new tool developed by Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre (WDREC).
Dr Eccleston explained the project has two main components: a quantitative survey followed by a series of focus groups targeting a wide range of people from different Tasmanian communities.
"In this way, we can find out what people do and don't know about important issues related to dementia such as the causes and characteristics of the condition, how to care for and communicate with people living with dementia, and how to manage their own personal risk of getting dementia," said Dr Eccleston.
"When developing dementia-friendly communities, dementia is everybody's business. The consumers in this project are community members who will form part of dementia-friendly communities, and will be living with, caring for, and interacting with people with dementia."
Dr Eccleston said that working as a carer for older adults and people with disabilities in her early twenties kindled an enduring passion to support people living with dementia to be able to live the best lives possible.
"I believe that there is still so much we can learn about the best ways to do this, and that quality research can answer many of our questions. In turn, research guides and forms an evidence base for education that is key to raising people's awareness and understanding of dementia," said Dr Eccleston.
"Raised awareness and reduced stigma are, I believe, central to developing communities that are dementia-friendly and to the adoption of quality, evidence-based care practices."
Dr Eccleston said the grant provides vital funding that supports the project team in surveying and talking with people from communities across regional and rural Tasmania and parts of urban Tasmania that are less commonly reached.
"I was thrilled to discover that the funds supporting my research have come from purchases of the Dianthus 'Memories' flowers and to read the story behind the flowers' development," said Dr Eccleston.
Plants Management Australia (PMA) Managing Director, Chris Sargent said that he is pleased the PMA's continued commitment to the Dementia Australia Research Foundation through donating a percentage of the profits from the Dianthus 'Memories' plants has resulted in the funding of Dr Eccleston's research.
"Dr Eccleston's research stood out to us as she is trying to make a difference in communities for everyday people. Her research focusing on making the lives of those affected by dementia, both directly and indirectly, easier through education and understanding, can and hopefully will reach large and small communities across Australia," Mr Sargent said.
"The fact that Dr Eccleston is based in Tasmania as is PMA, provides an exciting opportunity to see firsthand what she discovers.
"Everyone is familiar with, and we are a fan, of the saying 'from little things big things grow'. In this instance from a little bit of education a big impact will be made for those affected by dementia."
Dr Eccleston and her research team have collected more than 400 surveys completed by people from 30 different council regions of Tasmania. The researchers also spoke with six focus groups across the state from both rural and urban communities. Data analysis is currently underway.
Dianthus 'Memories', a perfumed plant with a pure white bloom was bred by Plants Management Australia to support dementia research, with 50c from the sale of each plant going to Dementia Australia Research Foundation.


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'Dec. 27, 1845.
'Since the theory of the Constitution haa been
• brought more into harmony with the spirit and the 'wants of the age, its practical working has retrograded 'just as much as its theory has advanced. Whigs and 'Tories saw that from the moment the democratic 'element became so powerful there was only one thing 'which could keep this element within safe hounds, and 'prevent it from swallowing up first the aristocracy, 'and then itself. This one thing was the upholding 'and strengthening of the autonomy of the Monarchi'cal element, which the fundamental idea of the Eng'lish Constitution had from the first conceded to Royalty, 'and indeed concedes in theory up to the present hour. 'But, unfortunately, Peel has done nothing towards 'this upholding and strengthening; the most that can 'be said of him is, that he has not helped to make 'Royalty weaker than it was when handed over to him
• by Melbourne. In reference to the Crown the secret 'is simply this. Since 1830 the executive power has 'been entirely in the bands of the Ministry, and these 'being more the servants of Parliament—particularly 'of the House of Commons—than of the Crown, it is 'practically in the hands of that House. This is a 'distortion of the fundamental idea of the English 'Constitution, which could not fail to grow by degrees 'out of the incapacity of her Sovereigns rightly to 'understand and to deal with their position, and out of 'the encroachments on their privileges by the House 'of Commons. This perversion of the fundamental 'idea of the English Constitution is fraught with this 'great mischief for the State, that the head of the 'Ministry for a time can only be the head of a party, and Stockmar on the Crown and the Cabinet. 321
'consequently must only too often succumb to the 'temptation of advancing the imagined interests of his 'party to the prejudice of the public 'weal. To coun'teract on the part of the Crown this injurious tendency 'must at the present moment be a difficult task, inas'much as Ministers and Parliament will construe the 'legal powers of the Crown in accordance, not with 'the original spirit of the Constitution, but with the 'practice which has prevailed since 1830. Still, the 'right of the Crown to assert itself as permanent bead of 'the Council over the temporary leader of the Ministry, 'and to act as such, is not likely to be gainsaid even by 'those who regard it through the spectacles of party.'1
'Jan. 22, 1854.
'Even in England all that is generally known is 'the position of the Throne towards the Legislature. 'Its position in Government proper,—in the Cabinet 'towards the responsible Ministers, has (especially since '1830) fallen more and more into an obscurity, whieh 'leads to misconceptions, and from them to absurd 'mischievous assertions, which are incompatible with 'the subsistence of Constitutional Monarchy. As the 'rights of the Crown in England are assured more by 'the traditions of ancestry and usage than by written 'laws, their continuance in their integrity is continu'ally menaced, and Constitutional Monarchy has since '1830 been constantly in danger of becoming a pure 'Ministerial Government. In theory one of the first 'duties of Ministers is to protect and preserve intact 'the traditional usages of Royal prerogative. . . .
1 Life of the Prince Consort, vol. i. p. 314.
'Our Whigs, again, are nothing but partly conscious, 'partly unconscious Republicans, who stand in the same 'relation to the Throne as the wolf does to the lamb. 'And these Whigs must have a natural inclination to 'push to extremity the constitutional fiction—which,
* although undoubtedly of old standing, is fraught with 'danger—that it is unconstitutional to introduce and 'make use of the name and person of the irresponsible 'Sovereign in the public debates on matters bearing 'on the Constitution. But if the English Crown permit 'a Whig Ministry to follow this rule in practice, without 'exception, you must not wonder if in a little time 'you find the majority of the people impressed with 'the belief, that the King, in the view of the law, is 'nothing but a mandarin figure, which has to nod its 'head in assent, or shake it in denial, as his Minister 'pleases. Now, in our time, since Reform, the extinc'tion of the genuine Tories, and the growth of those
* politicians of the Aberdeen school, who treat the ex'isting Constitution merely as a bridge to a Republic, 'it is of extreme importance, that this fiction should 'be countenanced only provisionally, and that no oppor'tunity should be let slip of vindicating the legitimate 'position of the Crown. And this is not hard to do, 'and can never embarrass a Minister, where such 'straightforward loyal personages as the Queen and the 'Prince are concerned. For the most jealous and dis'trustful Liberalism, in any discussion about the definite 'interpretation of the law of Royal prerogative, must 'be satisfied, if this be placed no higher than a right 'on the part of the King to be the permanent Pre'sident of his Ministerial Council. . . . Ministerial
responsibility in these days, for such Ministers as are Royal Control of Ministerial Policy. 323
* incapable, and at any rate for such as are unscrupulous,
* is a mere bugbear. The responsible Minister may do 'the most stupid and mischievous things. If they are 'not found out, he may even continue to be popular; 'if they do come to light, it only costs him his place.
* He resigns or is removed,—that is all,—the whole
* punishment, the whole restitution made for the mis'chief done to the common weal. But who could have 'averted, whose duty was it to avert, the danger, either 'wholly or in part? Assuredly he, and he alone, who, 'being free from party passion, has listened to the voice 'of an independent judgment. To exercise this judg'ment is, both in a moral and constitutional point of 'view, a matter of right, nay, a positive duty./ The 'Sovereign may even take a part in the initiation and 'the maturing of the Government measures; for it 'would be unreasonable to expect that a King, himself 'as able, as accomplished, as patriotic as the best of 'his Ministers, should be prevented from making use 'of these qualities at the deliberations of his Council. 'In practice, of course, the use so made will be as 'various as the gifts and personal character of the 'occupants of the throne are various; and these are
* decided not merely by the different degrees of capa'bility, but also by their varieties of temperament and 'disposition. Although the right has, since the time 'of William III., been frequently perverted and exer'cised in the most pernicious way, since 1830, on the
* other hand, it has scarcely been exercised at all, which
* is fundamentally less injurious to the State than in the 'other case. At the same time it is obvious, that its 'judicious exercise, which certainly requires a master 'mind, would not only be the best guarantee for Con'stitutional Monarchy, but would raise it to a height 'of power, stability, and symmetry, which has never 'been attained. At the same time, in the face of the 'exercise of this merely moral right of the Crown, the 'responsible Ministers may, so far as the substantial 'import, the excellence, and fitness of their measures 'are concerned, act with entire freedom and indepen'dence. The relation between Sovereign and Ministers 'becomes quite different, whenever the former has to 'decide as to the carrying out of a measure which he 'has already sanctioned; for then he is primarily 'charged with a constitutional control of the honesty 'and loyalty of his Ministers, which is exercised most 'safely for the rest of them through the Premier. 'Thus, then, do I vindicate for the Sovereign the 'position of a permanent Premier, who takes rank 'above the temporary head of the Cabinet, and in 'matters of discipline exercises supreme authority; and 'in this way I bring into harmony with the Constitu'tion a well-known saying of Palmerston's in his reply 'to Lord John in the debate on his dismissal, " I con'"cede to the Minister not only the power to dismiss '"every member of the Cabinet, but also the right '"to dismiss them without any explanation of his '" reasons."'1
It would be a superfluous task to criticise word for word the language of these letters, or to compare closely the doctrine enunciated in them with the theory of the English Constitution as presented by all the best known and most authoritative expounders of it. The whole question between Baron Stockmar's views and the views
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 8pm
Herbst Theatre
SCHUMANN: Piano Trio, Opus 110 in G minor
CHOPIN: Piano Trio, Opus 8 in G minor
BRAHMS: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Opus 87
SF Performances presented this unapologetically Romantic program at Herbst Theatre last night in appreciation of their donors & subscribers. Trio Cavatina are the 2009 Naumburg Competition winners & are quite a sleek-looking group, being 3 young woman in shoulder-baring dresses. I could not help but think that they must be a classical music publicist's dream.
As one would expect from competition winners, all 3 members of the trio play with great technical proficiency, & they were no doubt note-perfect this evening. They make an attractive, lustrous sound. I liked how violinist Harumi Rhodes consistently used the full length of the bow. Cellist Priscilla Lee has a similarly fluid style of playing, & her cello sound is exceptionally clean & even. Pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute plays with great refinement &, with her long slender arms, looks quite elegant at the piano.
As this concert was general seating, the downstairs filled quickly, & I ended up in the balcony, which was itself at least a 3rd full. The trio seems averse to tuning on stage. At the end of the intermission, the page turner came on & hit the A on the piano, at which point we heard the strings tuning just off stage. The page turner may have a had a difficult night herself, as she missed at least 2 cues during the Chopin, forcing the pianist to flip a couple of her own pages.
4 comments:
- Stephen Smoliar said...
That was an interesting observation about Rhodes' bowing. The last time Robert Mann gave a Master Class at the Conservatory, he was very big on minimizing the amount of bow movement! (You may recall Felt mentioning that Mann directs the Naumberg Foundation, which ran that competition.)
- February 11, 2010 8:31 AM
- Axel Feldheim said...
Hmmm. What did he mean by minimizing bow movement? Using less of the bow? Fewer direction changes?
I actually liked her bow arm. She exhibits that endless bow thing where it looks like she's reached the end of the stroke, but then manages to play a bunch more notes before having to change direction.
- February 11, 2010 10:07 AM
- Stephen Smoliar said...
Basically, he was trying to get the students to get more sound from less bow movement. He did not explicitly address direction change, although I would guess that shorter strokes can make direction changes smoother. By the way, did the name "Rhodes" ring a bell with you?
- February 11, 2010 10:46 AM
- Axel Feldheim said...
Interesting. I suppose it's all about playing more efficiently. Yes, I am aware that Ms. Rhodes is a 2nd generation chamber music musician.
- February 12, 2010 9:55 AM


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Singapore Branch
Welcome to the IOSH Singapore Branch, representing health and safety professionals in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Brunei and Globally.
Making the difference
As we move towards our 10th Year of IOSH Singapore Branch being established, the AGM held on 9th May 2019 saw a several new and younger Exco volunteers take up position. Our Branch growth and development has never been so strong, levering on the robust foundation of previous committee members. My second year as Chairman, in my second 3 year period (I did have a 2 year break😊), I am honored to be able to continue to contribute and guide our Branch to greater heights and further growth with developing the safety community in Singapore and the Region.
This year our branch will continue to realign ourselves to the IOSH 2022 Vision and our Branch Strategy launched in 2019, while doing so we will continue with the THEME of GROW; Grow Professionally; Grow Personally. Our regular events; and development of members IPD and CPD to encourage more members to work towards the Chartered membership status has been established and we will reinforce our relationships with other like-minded associations in Singapore and the region to promote the safety and health message wherever we touch and reach. We have a busy year of branch events planned and we encourage you to engage with us, make the most of your membership and contribute to enhancing our lives, at home and at work by promoting health, wellbeing, and safe actions at all times.
A message from Steven Low your Vice Chairman - It has been a fruitful year since I took up the Vice-Chairman and CPD/IPD Coordinator positions and I was very privileged to work with 2018/2019 EXCO committee. Their commitment and dedication to this volunteer service was commendable, especially the excellent leadership from our Chairman, Darren Bruton.
We hope members and non-members who attended last year monthly network events which incorporate a wide variety of knowledge sharing, find them useful in developing their competencies and awareness.
Beside the monthly network and collaboration events, Alvin Gan and I have also conducted monthly CPD/IPD sessions. Since the first inception in early March 2018, we have shared and helped more than 50 members and non-members on membership issues, their CPD and IPD queries. I believed the one-one sessions, hand-on workshop and sharing of our experiences in achieving Chartered Membership have triggered non-members' interest to explore IOSH membership, and also equipped members the confidence to upgrade their membership categories and ultimately achieving their Chartered Membership.
In addition to the monthly sessions, we also setup social media WhatsApp group for those who are unable to attend or prefer to work on their own. We currently have over 40 members in the various level chat groups with an estimate of 10 or more starting their Chartered Membership journey. With more student membership coming on-board, we also see such sessions as invaluable support to help them progress through their membership.
GROW PROFESSIONALLY; GROW PERSONALLY and Be Safe.
Best regards and wishes,
Darren Brunton CFIOSH
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Steven Low CMIOSH
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Video: Decapitated Bodies on Display One Mile from U.S. Border
The AP reports:
A Mexican official says police found the decapitated bodies and heads of four men in downtown Nuevo Laredo, a city across Laredo, Texas.
Yawn. Another report of decapitated bodies in Mexico, right?
Let me make two points that should explain the importance of this to you.
First, The Fulano Files — a great blog I just discovered which provided me several of the links for my post about the headless body dumped in Mazatlan — explains one aspect that should get your attention:
Here is an event that happened yesterday evening around 9PM in Neuvo Laredo, Tamaulipas. This scene is at the intersection of Paseo Colón and Leandro Valle, in Nuevo Laredo. This is one-mile from the United States. One mile. This is not some isolated event. This is happening every single day all over Mexico.
A group of heavily armed men arrived at the site where, according to witnesses, they took their own sweet time positioning the bodies and staging the scene.
The four men, who were decapitated and with their pants pulled down to their ankles, were seen by hundreds of people passing through the area before authorities arrived on the scene.
Second: I suspect it brings it home a little more to see such things, rather than merely read about them. So, below the fold, courtesy of The Fulano Files, I present to you a video of the four bodies. I warn you that it is not for the squeamish, for several reasons. Most obviously, the video is extremely gory. There are severed heads, at least two of which have fingers sticking out of their mouths. Moreover, the bodies are completely unclothed. I am hiding the video beneath the fold and warn you not to click on "more" (or, if you came to this post via a link, to watch the video) unless you are sure you can handle it.
The Fulano Files provides a translation of the banner:
This happened to me for being a snitch and a pussy, but I swear I won't do that again. Attention CDG [Gulf Cartel]: Keep sending more assholes from that bunch of fucking pussies just like your boss Osiel.
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The two American officers, identified only as a colonel and a major, were killed by a man believed to be an Afghan police officer.
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MINSK, 17 January (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko described his negotiations with Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa as fruitful, BelTA has learned.
Alexander Lukashenko said: "I believe today's meeting was a productive one. We had a lot of topics to discuss in detail. Certain agreements were reached. The most important thing is that we've agreed that by the time of my visit to Zimbabwe we will prepare a number of concrete contracts, which the two countries will have to implement as early as this year. We intend to secure considerable progress soon not only in bilateral trade but also in cooperation in the spheres of private business, manufacturing sector and agriculture, the extraction of natural resources, and education."
According to Alexander Lukashenko, the main avenues of developing Belarus-Zimbabwe relations were discussed as well as prospects of advancing them to new heights. "Belarus views Zimbabwe as an important partner in the South Africa region. Relations between the two countries can be described as friendly and mutually beneficial," noted the Belarusian leader.
Alexander Lukashenko reminded that last year the sides already signed contracts on delivering many millions worth of vehicles made by Belarusian MAZ, MTZ, and Gomselmash to Zimbabwe using export loans. The shipments are supposed to begin soon. "Zimbabwe needs these machines and vehicles very much. Without them it is impossible to modernize the economy the way the president wants it," noted Alexander Lukashenko.
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Alexander Lukashenko stated: "Belarus is interested in promoting its services, machines, vehicles, and equipment within the framework of various projects. Particularly in the sphere of mining industry. We are ready to set up a mechanical engineering enterprise, a meat and dairy complex, ready to develop road infrastructure, develop sites of mineral resources. We are ready to work together in the areas of education and healthcare. We believe that increasing and diversifying Belarusian export to Zimbabwe should meet common interests. It should facilitate the economic development of the country among other things. Our partners are intent on industrializing, developing agriculture and training highly qualified personnel. We are ready to provide essential support to you in these matters. We believe the approach is mutually beneficial and surefire for both partners."
Alexander Lukashenko also counts on expanding Belarus-Zimbabwe relations in the area of the private sector, with long-term mutually beneficial contacts established. The head of state believes it is necessary to establish and maintain steady business ties between the chambers of commerce and industry and the associations of business circles.
Alexander Lukashenko described the potential for Belarus-Zimbabwe cooperation as huge. "Certainly, Zimbabwe is living through a complicated period now. It has to deal with things. This is why I wished decisive actions to overcome problems to the president and to the delegation. I wished patience and courage to the industrious Zimbabwean nation. All countries and nations have had to deal with hardships and trials," he said.
Alexander Lukashenko also said he hopes that Zimbabwe will be able to accomplish the necessary changes within a short period of time. "You are on the right track. Friends are very important on this track as the president said. You can rest assured that Belarus is your reliable friend and helper," he said.


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IWA Mid-South
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Independent Wrestling Association (IWA) Mid-South (also known as IWA Mid-South, IWA-MS, and IWA Mid South Wrestling) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Jeffersonville, Indiana. It was formed by Ian Rotten in 1996.
Hardcore wrestling[edit]
Independent Wrestling Association: Mid-South (IWA-MS) formed in 1996 in Louisville, Kentucky. The owner, Ian Rotten,[2] is one of the first to bring hardcore style of wrestling to the United States with his feud with former tag team partner Axl Rotten. He formed the promotion shortly after leaving Extreme Championship Wrestling in the mid-1990s.[3] IWA Mid-South first came on the scene on October 10, 1996 with the first, of what would become weekly shows in Louisville, Kentucky. On April 3, 1997 IWA Mid-South crowned its first Heavyweight Champion, Tower of Doom, when he won a three way dance in the finals of a tournament.[4]
Move to Indiana[edit]
In early 2000, IWA Mid-South moved its operations to Charlestown, Indiana. In late 2000, IWA Mid-South started to make a slow shift to more technical based wrestlers and matches. During that year Dave Prazak became a featured manager, ring announcer, and commentator. He played a prominent role in bringing in Colt Cabana and CM Punk to join Chris Hero and other technical wrestlers. With this change brought the birth of the Ted Petty Invitational Tournament (TPI), then known as Sweet Science 16. The first TPI was held in 2000 and won by Chris Hero. During this time, a match featuring Punk and Hero lasted 92 minutes and has since been referred to by ESPN's SportsCenter as one of the longest sporting events.[5]
In 2002 IWA Mid-South moved its base to Clarksville, Indiana. From 2003 to 2007, IWA Mid-South ran shows in a wide variety of venues, mostly Indiana and Illinois. During this span, they had a 51-month streak of running at least one show in every calendar month.[6] IWA Mid-South then went on a planned hiatus, restarting operations with their 500th show on March 1, 2008.
On August 26, 2009, IWA Mid-South announced that it would cease its operations after the Kings of the Crimson Mask show on August 28. However, on November 3, IWA Mid-South announced that it would return with smaller budget shows, starting with Chapter 2: In The Beginning on November 20, 2009. On March 28, 2011, IWA Mid-South announced it would end operations immediately.[7]
In July 2011, IWA Mid-South re-opened under new ownership. On September 16–17, 2011 the company returned with its annual King of the Death Match tournament. During that autumn, IWA Mid-South promoted a number of small shows in the Bellevue, Illinois area. IWA Mid-South then closed down once again.
In July 2013, Ian Rotten announced he was once again promoting shows under the IWA-MS banner, this time returning to the old Clarksville Arena. They ran multiple shows there before the building went under new ownership. They then relocated to Jammerz Rollerdrome also In Clarksville. They also ran at The Arena based in Jeffersonville Indiana before moving to the New IWA Arena at the Memphis Trading Post in Memphis, Indiana where they are currently running two shows a week, Thursday nights and Saturday nights.
Mike Levy incident[edit]
On June 21, 2008, during IWA's 2008 Queen of the Deathmatch tournament in Sellersburg, Indiana, Mike Levy, an inexperienced wrestler from North Carolina, was booked to face Mickie Knuckles in the a semi-finals tournament match. Through the course of the match, Levy delivered several stiff punches and weapon shots to Knuckles, leaving her with a lump on her head. Levy also no-sold much of Knuckles' offense. In retaliation, Ian Rotten and wrestlers Tank and Devon Moore rushed the ring and legitimately brutalized the young wrestler with various weapons, resulting in heavy bleeding.[8] The incident garnered heavy backlash and was investigated by Indiana police, but no charges were filed.[9] According to Rotten, the attack was staged and Levy was "told upfront he was going to take an ass whooping."[10] Levy is still active in the North Carolina independent circuit.[11]
Current championships[edit]
|Current champion(s)
|Date won
|Days held
|IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship
|Kevin Giza
|IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship
|Player's Club
|IWA Mid-South Junior Heavyweight Championship
|Kevin Giza
|IWA Mid-South Women's Championship
|Alice Crowley
|Jeffersonville, Indiana
Defunct championships[edit]
|Final champion(s)
|Date won
|IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship
|Devon Moore
|September 1, 2012
|Bellevue, Illinois
|Defeated Bucky Collins at an IWA Midwest live event
Championship retired in 2012.
|IWA Mid-South Strong Style Championship
|Nick Gage
|August 17, 2008
|Joliet, Illinois
|Defeated Michael Elgin at We Are Family 2.
Championship retired on December 6, 2008 at the Revolution Strong Style Tournament 2008.
|IWA Mid-South Hardcore Championship
|2 Tuff Tony
|March 4, 2000
|Charlestown, Indiana
|Defeated Delilah Starr and Mad Man Pondo in a Fans Bring the Weapons three-way match to unify title with the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship.
|IWA Mid-South Television Championship
|Shark Boy
|April 2, 1998
|Louisville, Kentucky
|Defeated Chip Fairway at a live event and retired the championship.
|IWA Mid-South Deathmatch Championship
|Devon Moore
|June 21, 2008
|Sellersburg, Indiana
|Defeated Danny Havoc in a tournament final at day two of King of the Death Matches 2008 for the vacated title.
Championship retired on December 6, 2008.
See also[edit]
- List of National Wrestling Alliance territories
- List of independent wrestling promotions in the United States
- ^ a b Cagematch : IWA Mid-South (in German)
- ^ Bell, Jason. "Ian Rotten's Bio". Official Home of Ian Rotten. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
- ^ Williams, Scott E. Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of the ECW. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing L.L.C., 2006. (pg. 68) ISBN 1-59670-021-1
- ^ "I.W.A. Mid-South Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
- ^ "UFC News: C.M. Punk appears on ESPN SportsCenter, has a new answer regarding the difference between Dana White and WWE's Vince McMahon". prowrestling.net. December 17, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ "I.W.A. Mid-South Results History". WrestlingData.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ^ Gerweck, Steve (2011-03-30). "Indy group closes down in midst of real life drama". WrestleView. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ Johnson, Mike. "BEATDOWN INCIDENT AT IWA DEATH MATCH EVENT SPARKS POLICE INVESTIGATION". PWInsider.
- ^ Thacker, Matt (August 5, 2008). "No charges from Sellersburg wrestling video". The Evening News and The Tribune. Indiana. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Mike. "NUTS & BOLTS: IAN ROTTEN ON LEVY INCIDENT, CORINO RUMORS, DRAGON GATE IN CALIFORNIA, TREVOR MURDOCH, NEW BOOK, PWU, WHIPWRECK & MORE". PWInsider.
- ^ Mike Levy << Wrestlers Database << CAGEMATCH << The Internet Wrestling Database
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The Big Day.
I really didn't have a hard time getting to sleep the night before and getting up at 3am wasn't as draining as I had imaged. The typical morning runaround and off to the hospital like another day of work. Just as planned, we pulled in to park, get out and find Clay and Angela just parking in the aisle across from us. We walked right in, imagine at, no line at 5:30am. Registration was a breeze and then family arrived. My dad, my mom and step dad were there for us.
We were directed to the basement and signed in. Only a few minutes later, Clay was called to his room and I followed shortly afterwards. It was gown time.
We got situated in our rooms, fortunately directly across from each other, with only curtain doors. We met the nurses and the anesthesiologist and then each of our surgeons stopped by. The atmosphere was just light with burst of joking and kidding from both rooms. I recall Clay getting quite a response when they went to insert his IV and he called out bad touching bad touching.
It didn't take long and Clay was wheeled off to get the show started. It was maybe 45min to an hr later, they wheeled me off to my room. I was giving the option to be wheeled into the operating room or to walk on my own. I choose to walk in. I walked in, was directed to not touch anything, and then lay on the narrow table. There were more people buzzing around than I expected. 5-6 nurses prepping and working like the end of the world was coming. The best one of all of course was the one talking to me and explaining how I was going to be going to sleep. I was giving a mask and told to breath and off I went.
Both surgeries were determined a success. I had an issue with plaque in my vain and it caused some concern and extra work. We were taken to the recovery center and given private rooms. I don't recall much if any of the rest of this day or the next. I have some brief memories of my son Lorean bringing my grand daughter Ella up to visit with the family.
The Day After
When we met with my surgeon that morning, he explained that this was going to be a breeze. The kidney match was perfect; we were both in good health…. Well, we can all blame him for jinxing it then. My plaque issue and vein connection turned out to be a trouble maker.
Tuesday I was on an ice chip diet. Sounds fun doesn't it, NO! I had a couple different bags of fluids connected to direct IV in my next. The central IV was plumbed straight to my heart. I had known this beforehand and thought it would be uncomfortable, but mostly I didn't notice it other than the 4 tubes taped to my neck. Fortunately, one of those lines was connected to a little button that I controlled giving me short doses of dilaudid. For such a large incision, you would think there would be a good bit of pain. I don't know, I was taking full advantage of the magic button every time the light came on. I also had a catheter, so no need to get up from the bed. I was also aware that would occur and only dreaded the eventual removal. Not having to get out of bed was a definite fair trade. Just rolling over for the nurses and doctors was hard enough. Later that day, I was upgraded to clear liquid diet and got some fine jello and just being able to drink water was amazing. The magic thing they want from me now is a bowel movement. I was trying, but nothing going on. At this point, my new kidney was working like a rock star. My creatinine was reading at 1 and my GFR was up to 75. Everything looked great!
Maybe Go Home
Wednesday things were moving along fine. I was upgraded to food diet and ate 3 meals. The hospital food wasn't bad and the menu list was 4-5 pages long. Breakfast was my favorite. This was also the day that Clay was getting discharged. I was starting to have a lot of pressure build up in my stomach that was more uncomfortable than the incision. I was given laxatives and even a shot in my stomach to help stimulate things. This continued through Thursday with the pain increasing. There wasn't much sleeping to be had in the hospital. It is a University hospital and most of the nurses are young girls. My room was right outside the nurse station and this group of girls were like a group of high school buds, up giggling and laughing loudly all night. One of them was leaving to go to Riley and they had a party for her and it was just plain annoying.
Thursday was more of the same. More pain, still on full food diet. No luck on bowel movement, but the kidney is working overtime and everyone is thrilled with my labs and the thinking I will be going home possibly today, most likely tomorrow. I was original thinking I should be home by the weekend with Saturday in mind. As the day went on the pain in my stomach grew, my pain level was up to 7 or 8 and even the magic button wasn't much help. I can't imagine what it would be like without it.
It was the middle of the night Thursday and I had tried to go to #2, no luck, just some gas, but with the pain, it was a slight relief. I was instructed to call the nurses after each bathroom, so I did. I went from the toilet to the recliner in the room to set for a minute. I was in a lot of pain. The nurse then helped me to the bed. I remember getting to the bed with 2 nurse beside me and the pain went to #11, I burst out in sweat and my head swirled, I said out loud, this is not good, then fell completely into one of the nurses arms. I could feel myself land in her arms like a dead weight as things went black. I woke up with nurse all around me, I recall the head nurse calling out my name loudly as I awoke. All the lights went on and the place lit up like a football stadium. Buzzer were going off, people were jumping all around, carts were being wheeled in and there was a definite sense of panic. I was settled back in the bed and regained composure. I had just gone completely out. The doctor on call was brought in. I laid there in extreme pain for almost 3 hrs before she arrived. She was a young intern and determined I needed xrays and from that she determined I needed an enema. I was game, thinking a good flush would get the system going and clear out all that pressure. This was not the experience I thought I had signed up for. Not a simple fleet bottle, oh no this was the real deal big bag. I was actually a relief, but my pain was still at 5-6 and the abdominal pressure was not reduced. Morning was close and I so looked forward to seeing a real doctor. I knew things were not good, but I wasn't aware just how bad they were.
Round Two
Friday is here and my surgeon comes in to get updated on the fun events of the night. He checks me over and gets a very harsh look of concern on his face. I have large bruising up my back side, the pressure in my stomach is extreme and I am in a lot of pain. He is actually pretty quick with his evaluation and calls for a Cat scat stat. He is concerned enough at this point that he is not leaving my side. He called for transport and wheels me down to the Cat scan himself. His opinion at his point is that I either have trapped gas or internal bleeding, the scan will tell. If there is internal bleeding, He will have to open me back up, clean up the leak and fix it. If it's just gas, he says they will have to stick a finger up my ass to get that fixed. The scan was quick and the results were too. There was bleeding and emergency operation was set in place. My surgeon, Dr. Goggins, is a top level doctor. He does all of the kidney installs. So when he wants something done, people jump. It was almost instantly, I was wheeled into the operating room and I was breathing that magic gas again. 1.2 liter of blood were removed from my abdomen and the leak was fixed. My incision was now a couple inches longer, but it was all still one long cut. I don't remember much of the rest of that day or the next.
It's All Good
Not much happening the next couple of days. My pain was back down to 2-3 and I was on the terrible ice chip diet. Dr is concerned about my blood more than my kidney. I'm on a new drip and still getting fluids. Because of the large blood loose, I was giving a bag of blood. Evenutally the IVs are stopped, the catheter is removed and I'm starting to go #2. During the 2nd operation, they installed a drain in my side. It was a little tube with a bag that collected the extra drainage. It was also remove on Wednesday. I got up and walked some, probably not as much as they have liked to see but I was getting gut on my own pretty well and things looked to be on track. My blood labs were not the best and I was put back on IV fluids. I'm starting to think, I will get to go home this weekend for sure, then my nurse comments that her opinion is I will be there until next Mon\Tues. Please NO! Well, we were both wrong and Thursday morning, 11 days after the original transplant I am cleared to leave. It takes most of the day to finish up my transplant training, meet with the pharmacist and my coordinator, go over my future plans, medications, do's and don'ts…. I left the hospital at 5:00pm and made it home in time to watch the NFL opening game for this year. It was good to be home in my recliner. What a journey. A new life starts with a full array of pills for me, for life.


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Rachel Weisz to replace Jolie in Gravity?
Actress Rachel Weisz is tipped to step into the shoes of Angelina Jolie in the film Gravity. Robert Downey Jr also stars in the film.hollywood Updated: Sep 06, 2010 19:38 IST
Actress Rachel Weisz is tipped to step into the shoes of Angelina Jolie in the film Gravity. However, it is still not clear if director Alfonso Cuaron has had a talk with the Agora star, but reports say "producers are interest(ed) in meeting Weisz for the role very soon," reports aceshowbiz.com.
Cuaron is said to be trying to cut the budget of the movie since Jolie will not star in it. Robert Downey Jr. has already been roped in for Gravity, and despite his credibility, his role is quite small and he was never planned to carry the film.
Gravity will focus on a female astronaut and her team leader on a remote space station as the other team members have got wiped out by a debris field from an exploding satellite. The female heroine's attempts to return home to her child will be the main highlight of the story.


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I first started shooting skeet in 1962 when I was invited out to the Kern County Gun Club by my friend Pete Lokey, who owned Westchester Bowl.
Pete and I bowled together in a couple of leagues and were also fall-season pheasant hunters. I didn't know what "skeet" was at the time, but it did not take much to get me hooked on the sport.
The gun club at that time was located on the Kern River just below Bakersfield College. I remember walking into the clubhouse that first time and noticing an item (pictured) hanging on the wall. Someone told me it was shot there at the club back in the 1950s by a Remington Arms Company employee named Ken Beegle.
It was about two feet by three feet in size and was signed by the artist. I remember thinking, "Wow...someone really has great eyes."
When I noticed it recently hanging on the wall at the new club location north of Buena Vista Lake, I decided to do a little investigating about the artist. Some of the following quotes are from a 1957 edition of "Gun Annual." Beegle was a native Missourian who became very proficient with both a rifle and shotgun as a young man, and he had no problem picking off squirrels, ducks and geese.
During World War II he was hired by the government to instruct GIs in hitting moving targets with small arms. He did this in large training centers with grandstands full of troops. After the war he became an exhibition shooter for Remington and performed in most major cities across the nation. His sketches of "Indian Chief," "Buffalo Bill," and "Hank the Game Warden" were all drawn using a .22 caliber automatic rifle on a canvas of sheet aluminum.
And, as the magazine noted, "it was all in a day's work for him to toss three eggs into the air from between his legs – much the same as a football player centering the ball – then spin around, raise a 12-gauge shotgun, and, with three separate blasts, transform the hen fruit into a trio of air-borne egg nog."
Beegle always claimed he was not a trick shooter. The only two tricks he had up his sleeve were keen eyesight and perfect coordination.
"With a Model 550 autoloading .22, he tosses a steel disc the size of a silver dollar into the air," reads the magazine. "As the disc soars, he fires a shot that hits it on the right side and sends it flying toward the left. Another disc he hits on the left side and drives it to the right. A third bullet hits another disc and socks it higher into the air, and a final round slams a flying disc on the top and drives it into the ground.
"With a Model 760 slide action repeater, he throws an orange, a grapefruit, a cabbage and a colored ball out before him and slams each with a 110 grain, 30-06 bullet before it hits the ground. With a Model 870 Wingmaster in 12 gauge, he works on three one-quart oil cans stacked one atop the other.
"The bottom can, filled with water, he hits with a slug. The eruption sends the two top cans into the air, and he blasts each with two shot shells while they're still spinning."
When doing the "Indian Chief" like the one pictured, Ken would get off almost 200 shots in less than three minutes from 20 feet away.
The unmistakable outline of the characters he did established Ken Beegle as a master of fine art exhibition shooting. His wife, Blanche, was his shooting partner during his travels, and she was also widely known for her expert marksmanship.
Brant shortage
After one of my recent columns about Black Brant shooting at Morro Bay, my old friend and guiding partner, Ron Hurlbert, called me and said he had heard there were very few birds in the bay anymore and that the eel grass beds were almost completely gone.
This was news to me, so I decided to look into it. It seems he was right. According to a report from the Morro Bay National Estuary Program, the eel grass acreage and the Brant bird count in the area are in very drastic declines. The report showed that eel grass acreage has shrunk from 435 acres in 1994 to an unbelievably low of 13 acres in 2015. The number of Brant seen in the bay has fallen from 3,400 in 1994 to only 250 in 2015.
These are really amazing figures. When I used to guide at Morro Bay in the early 1970s, it was common to see between 5,000 and 8,000 birds at any time during February. And to my eyes, it seemed like the majority of the bay was covered in eel grass except the north portion, where there was a large area of oyster beds.
Eel grass is an extremely sensitive species that can only grow in certain environments. Available light, saltwater/freshwater mix, water clarity and temperature, tide flows and elevation in the estuary all contribute to its growth. A huge replanting effort was started in 2012, but it has not been very effective.
Because the grass is the sole diet of the Black Brant, it looks like a bleak future for the birds in Morro Bay unless something changes soon.
A final note
I was saddened to read about the passing of Gene Thome, owner of Bear Mountain Sports. Gene was one of those unique individuals you are lucky to meet during your lifetime. One of a kind. He gave so much locally to so many, including being one of my sponsors for my skeet shoot every year. He was also named Kern Sportsman of the Year in 2010. He will be missed by many.


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If this is your first time floating, here's how to best prepare:
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Starting out, for truly optimal results, floating 2-4 times a month for 2-3 months is a great way to dive into the practice. For those really keen, floating once a week is incredible. However, even 1-2 floats / month for 4-6 months is a great start too.
Many people can easily sink into the depths of a float session on their very first try. However, we are all formed by our life experiences a little differently and for others it make take 2-3 floats before a deeper connection is made, this is normal. It is in our experience that the floaters whom have a regular meditation/yoga practice grasp the learning curve of floating a lot faster.
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What better way to get kids really looking at how letters are built than by constructing them with LEGOS?! This hands-on name activity is a great preschool work station, name game or afternoon project.
Getting Ready
The prep for this activity depends on the age and skill of your little builder. For my 5 year old, A, I wanted her to build the letters without any help. So I simply pulled out several different sizes of DUPLO LEGOS in various colors and called her over to the table.
For younger builders, you can print out these awesome free LEGO letter cards and have kids use them to copy the shapes of their letters.
Building LEGO Names
My daughter heard me rummaging through the LEGOS and popped out of her room to see what all the noise was about. When I told her we were going to make her name she was ecstatic. I honestly didn't expect such a joyful reaction, but I'm not complaining!
Building each letter without a visual guide was quite a challenge and it took a little trial and error before we got each letter to look the way we liked it. I liked that it required A to really slow down and look at the shape of each letter and how the various sized blocks could be used to make that shape.
For the letter "A", we began by building the first leg up, then slowly tapering it in. Once we got the 2 leg done, we realized we had to add the horizontal line, so we took apart the legs to make a spot to snap on the long "6 dot" piece. {technically a 6 dot x 2 dot piece}
Once we built all the letters together, A wanted to use them as a guide to build them by herself. Whoops, that "M" wasn't looking quite right!
A thought her mistakes and attempts to fix them were hilarious.
Finally, A got the "M" figured out and moved on to the final letter. Once she completed her name, she ran into her room to clear a spot on her shelf for her new creation. I'm just glad we own a ton of LEGOS because we won't be allowed to play with those blocks for quite some time!