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KRASNODAR: Spain dramatically sacked coach Julen Lopetegui yesterday and appointed federation sporting director Fernando Hierro — just two days before the team's opening game at the World Cup. In a surprise announcement on Tuesday, Real Madrid appointed Lopetegui as Zinedine Zidane's successor to take over after the tournament in Russia, sparking outrage at the federation and among Spanish fans at the timing of the announcement.
At a severely delayed press conference at Spain's World Cup base in Krasnodar, Spanish football federation (RFEF) chief Luis Rubiales expressed dismay at the timing of events that threaten to derail Spain's World Cup chances. "The national team is the team for all Spaniards and there are some decisions we feel obliged to take to protect some values," said Rubiales.
"Negotiating is legitimate but it took place without the RFEF being informed until five minutes before a press statement was released. There has to be a message for all workers in the federation that there is a right way to do things." Spain later named former Madrid captain Hierro as the coach for the tournament in Russia.
"Fernando Hierro will assume coaching responsibilities at the World Cup in Russia," the Spanish football federation announced. The 50-year-old Hierro's only real coaching experience came when he was in charge of second division Spanish outfit Oviedo for one season. Lopetegui had signed a contract extension until 2020 just last month and never tasted defeat in his 20 games in charge as Spain boss. Spain are due to face European champions Portugal in Sochi on Friday before taking on Iran and Morocco in Group B.
Players support
There were fears Lopetegui's appointment by the European champions could open up old divisions between the Real Madrid and Barcelona factions in the Spain squad. For the first time since 2006, there are more players from Madrid in a Spanish squad for a major tournament, with a six-strong Real contingent and just Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets from Barca, as well as Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta, who ended his 16-year career at the Camp Nou last month.
However, according to reports in the Spanish media, the players tried to intervene at the last minute to prevent Rubiales sacking Lopetegui. "I have spoken with the players and what I can guarantee is that the players will do everything in their power, along with the new technical team to take the team as far as possible," said Rubiales. Spain and Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos appealed for unity between the fans and players. "We are the national team. We represent a badge, colours, a fanbase, a country. The responsibility and commitment are with and for you. Yesterday, today and tomorrow, together," tweeted Ramos.
La Roja were among the favorites to lift the trophy this summer but the astonishing developments of the past two days could have a devastating effect on their chances. Lopetegui had a short playing career at both Madrid and Barcelona as a reserve goalkeeper. However, his coaching career had been far from distinguished before being handed the role as Spain coach after a last-16 exit at Euro 2016 brought Vicente del Bosque's eight-year reign to an end.
After short spells at Rayo Vallecano and with Madrid's youth team Real Madrid Castilla, Lopetegui enjoyed a successful time with Spain's under-19s and under-21s. He then spent 18 months in charge of Porto but was sacked after exiting the Champions League at the group stage in his second season. – AFP


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(SportsNetwork.com) - Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Richie Incognito had some more strong words for teammate Jonathan Martin on their high-profile bullying scandal.
Incognito took to Twitter on Wednesday to write a letter to Martin.
"Dear Jon Martin..... The truth is going to bury you and your entire "camp". You could have told the truth the entire time," Incognito wrote.
"Jon Martin---you started all of this when Kenny Zuckerman released the VM to ESPN. The same VM we joked about with @brianhartline
"I'm guilty of being a loyal friend and good teammate. I apologize for my poor language and rude remarks. I've never denied it.
"I apologize to all of the women out there that I offended with my text messages to my close personal friend.
"FACT: Jonathan Martin told me he thought about taking his own life in MAY 2013 b/c he wasn't playing well. Told me he felt worthless."
Martin left the Dolphins in late October before a Week 9 game against Cincinnati and alleged Incognito bullied him.
Incognito was suspended in early November and didn't play the rest of the season. He allegedly used racial slurs and left threatening voicemails for Martin.
Ted Wells' independent report on the Dolphins' workplace isn't expected to be released until later this week.

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A spokesperson for the Legionaries of Christ said Feb. 3 the order has recently reached the conclusion that its founder, a Mexican priest named Marcial Maciel Degollado who was close to the late Pope John Paul II, was guilty of conduct that is "surprising, difficult to understand, and inappropriate for a Catholic priest."
The spokesperson, Jim Fair, who works out of the Legionaries' U.S. headquarters in Connecticut, declined to offer any specifics in response to an NCR inquiry.
Speaking on background, however, a Legionary priest in Rome confirmed the order has learned that Maciel, who died in January 2008, apparently fathered a child out of wedlock.
Four former Legionaries or supporters of the Legion, meanwhile, told NCR that priests in the order were recently sharing this news with members and supporters in private briefings in the United States and Mexico.
Fair declined to say whether the Legion's discoveries amount to a confirmation of earlier accusations of sexual abuse leveled against Maciel by ex-members of the order, which first became public in 1997. Those accusations were eventually the subject of an investigation by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which ended in 2006 with instructions that Maciel discontinue all public ministries and lead a life of "prayer and penance."
Though the Vatican declined to initiate a formal canonical process against Maciel because of his advanced age, its action was widely seen as a concession that at least some of the charges against him at that time had merit.
Rumors that the Legionaries had reached new damning conclusions about Maciel have built in recent days in the wake of confidential meetings the new superior of the order, Fr. Álvaro Corcuera, has been holding with members to inform them of an internal probe of Maciel's conduct.
Legionary sources told NCR that Corcuera has stressed that Maciel's misconduct was not a "one-time slipup," but rather "a pattern that stretched over years."
These sources said Corcuera and other Legionary officials began their review after Maciel stepped down as the order's superior in January 2006, and after the Vatican's conclusions were issued four months later.
These new statements represent the first time that the Legionaries of Christ have conceded that Maciel was guilty of any misconduct. When the sex abuse charges first surfaced, the order issued strenuous denials; in the wake of the 2006 Vatican investigation it issued a statement suggesting that the finding was a "new cross that God has allowed [Maciel] to suffer."
Links to earlier NCR stories: The Legionaries of Christ and its founder, Fr. Marcial Maciel.
An update: Legionaries living through 'a process of purification'
Internet bloggers, some with close Legion contacts, were also active Feb. 3, reflecting the spreading news of the Maciel misconduct.
"The rank and file were told in various places - some on retreat, others in special meetings," wrote Genevieve Kineke, on www.Life-after-rc.com, referring to the Legionaire priests who were informing Legion members and supporters.
Kineke, a former member of the Legion's lay affiliate Regnum Christi, has written extensively about the order one her website. Regnum Christi, with a membership of roughly 50,000, is pivotal to the order's fundraising and in running the two dozen Legion prep schools in the U.S.
Tom Hoopes, editor of the National Catholic Register, a weekly published by the Legion at its Cheshire, CT, headquarters, issued a Feb. 3 apology as a comment on the blog of a Catholic author, www.AmyWelborn.wordpress.com.
"All, I want to say is, I'm sorry. I want to say it here, because I defended Fr. Maciel here, and I need to be on the record regarding that defense," Hoops wrote.
"I'm sorry to the victims, who were victims twice, the second time by calumny. I'm sorry, to the Church, which has been damaged. I'm sorry, to those I've misled....The Church did bring justice, and did penalize this man...I seek repentance and forgiveness."
In a sign of turmoil within the Legion's ranks, Hoops backed off his statement somewhat later that day, adding: "I'm not saying every accusation against the man is true."
In the tightly-run lay network of Regnum Christi groups, Legion priests have held out Maciel as a saint. Some have said the Vatican punishment was a mistake, even as the order has professed strict obedience to the pope.
Since 1997, when the charges were first reported in the media, the Legion derided them as a conspiracy.
In 1998, Marciel victims filed a formal Vatican complain. It was not until 2004 that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger ordered an investigation. When, as Pope Benedict, he approved the punishment, a Vatican source told NCR that "more than twenty but less than 100" victims had testified. However, in punishing Maciel, the Vatican made no mention of the victims while praising the Legion and Regnum Christi.
"We have the same position as the Vatican," Fair told NCR, regarding the sex abuse investigation. "There was no trial. Father Maciel was asked to retire and he did."
That hairsplitting tracks the Legion strategy under Corcuera. He has attempted to demonstrate fealty to Pope Benedict while subtly suggesting the Vatican erred in ousting Maciel from ministry.
The order's website has portrayed Maciel as a spiritual warrior, airbrushing his punishment, to fuel a fundraising engine that supports a $260 million Legion budget, including the prep schools and colleges in several countries.
For many years Maciel had cultivated conservative celebrities and financial figures. As examples, Carlos Slim of Mexico, reportedly one of the world's richest men, became a major backer of Legion schools, and recently made headlines for purchasing a large block of New York Times stock.
Placido Domingo, the internationally renowned tenor, has sung at Legion fundraisers. William Bennett, the CNN commentator, is a regular speaker at Legion conferences. The late Father Richard John Neuhaus, editor of First Things, was one of Maciel's staunchest defenders. George Wiegel, a biographer of Pope John Paul II, has been a longtime champion of the Legionaries. The outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican, Mary Ann Glendon, was a prominent defender of Maciel and taught at the Legion's university in Rome.
Maciel died at 87 and was buried in his hometown of Cotija, Mexico, a retreat and conference center for the Legion.
"All the major orders - Jesuits, Franciscans, Dominicans – have founders who are saints," said a former high-ranking Vatican official, unaware of the new allegations. "That's a big hurdle for the Legionaries when you look at Pope Benedict's decision [in 2006.]
The Legion has an idea that his reputation can somehow be rehabilitated - wait long enough, cast doubt on the investigation, and years from now promote him to be a saint."
The order has maintained strong Vatican supporters. On Dec. 14, Cardinal Franc Rodé of the Congregation for Religious told a Regnum Christi gathering in Brasilia: "God has made the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi flourish as the work of his own hands...Know that you can always count on the Pope's esteem and support, as well as on mine."
In recent days, Legion supporters have clearly been shaken. According to a former Regnum Christi member with close ties to the group, when priests in Atlanta delivered the new revelations at a three-day silent retreat, "Women began sobbing."
Author and NCR contributor Jason Berry is director of a film documentary about Maciel, available at www.VowsofSilenceFilm.com .
NCR Senior Correspondent John Allen also contributed to this article.


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Return to the Florida Homeowners Insurance Site
Most of
Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s 1.3-million policyholders could be hit by a
proposed 55.8 percent average statewide rate increase starting March 1 because
of a change in state law.
That's on top of the 25.9 percent average
statewide increase Citizens is already scheduled to start collecting Jan. 1.
Taken together, some homeowners in parts of
Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties could see a near-doubling of premiums that
already are among the highest in the Florida insurance market.
That's the good news. Those rate hikes pale in
comparison to another Citizens proposal - to hit commercial policyholders with a
statewide average 610 percent increase in March.
During a conference call Thursday of Citizens'
actuarial and underwriting committee, the members recommended the record rate
increases to comply with new requirements in state law.
The new rate hikes will be presented to
Citizen's board of governors Dec. 7. If approved, the rate request will be sent
to state regulators.
If regulators give their okay, the added rate
increases would go into effect March 1.
All Citizens policyholders will be affected by
the new rates, but the steepest of the residential increases would apply to
homeowners in Citizens' "high risk account" or HRA. Citizens, the state-run
insurer of last resort that has ballooned into the largest property insurer in
Florida, has about 400,000 policies in HRA accounts.
The net effect of the dual January-March
increase is that homeowners who have Citizens policies and live in coastal
sections of Pinellas could see their premiums rise a total of 97.4 percent. In
coastal Hernando, the increase would be 59 percent, and in coastal Pasco, 55
Business owners would fare much worse. In
coastal Pinellas, the county's 561 commercial property owners who have Citizens
policies could see their premiums jump 969 percent, making the average yearly
premium soar from $1,514, to $16,190.
Citizens' 161 commercial policyholders in
coastal Pasco and Hernando could see increases of about 420 percent.
The Jan. 1 rate hike of 25.9 percent is the
result of a regular rate filing Citizens made in late 2005. The second increase
planned for March, committee members explained, is the result of a change this
year in state law that requires Citizens not only to charge rates that are
actuarially sound, but also factor in costs of reinsurance - insurance for
insurers - that have skyrocketed this year.
However, Citizens buys no reinsurance from the
private market and has no plans to do so. It relies instead on assessments and
reinsurance from the state-supported Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, or CAT
"But Senate Bill 1980 now requires Citizens to
set its rates as if it were buying reinsurance at the same levels as in the
private market," said Citizens chief actuary John Rollins.
The rates that will be implemented Jan. 1 were
filed in December 2005, Rollins said. "We didn't know much about our 2006
reinsurance costs then, which is what we are attempting to replicate in this
Rollins also said a change in the way
hurricane catastrophe models predict future damage also played a major role in
setting the rate.
"But the bottom line," said committee member
Bill Sanders, "is that the biggest producer of this increase is reinsurance."
The committee tied its staggering 610 percent
average commercial rate increase to the Property and Casualty Joint Underwriting
Association, which was formed last spring to provide commercial insurance to
small businesses that can't find it in the private market. To date, it has
written just 188 policies. Citizens, however, has 16,827 commercial policies,
nearly all of them in coastal areas.
The commercial rate increase would bring
Citizens' rates more in line with those of the PCJUA, committee members said,
meaning Citizens would no longer act as a competitor.
But committee members seemed most concerned
about the fate of residential policyholders, including some in Escambia,
Miami-Dade and Broward counties who could see their combined rates climb as much
as 118 percent.
"There's going to be a lot of heat," said
committee chair Richard DeChene, "as to how can you file any kind of increase
two months after the first one."
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An independent thinker, a common sense approach and a devoted family man – these descriptions show three of the most important qualities Judge Levine brought to all of his legal endeavors in the public service, including his tenure on the Court of Appeals. His early experiences as a prosecutor and family court judge – perhaps two of the most influential experiences in a lengthy and distinguished career – clearly served to shape and define his work as an appellate judge, both on the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court and, most importantly, throughout his tenure on the New York Court of Appeals.
The tradition of practicing law runs deep in Judge Levine's family. His parents, Henry and Cecilia (née Agree) Levine, were both lawyers. Judge Levine was especially proud of the fact that his mother practiced law at a time when few women were members of the legal profession or taken seriously as valued members of the Bar.
Born in Troy, New York in 1932, Judge Levine was raised in Schenectady, New York with his sister. He graduated from Nott Terrace High School, and then attended Yale University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1953 and a law degree in 1956. He married Barbara Joan Segall in 1954.
After graduating from Yale Law School, and following a one-year post-graduate research and teaching appointment, Judge Levine began his legal career as an associate in the New York City firm of Hughes, Hubbard, Blair and Reed, concentrating on commercial and federal litigation. After two and one-half years, he returned to Schenectady with his wife and two small children. In 1961, he began his long and distinguished career in public service as a part-time Assistant District Attorney in Schenectady County. He was drawn to work at the District Attorney's office in order to gain valuable trial experience. As the Judge sometimes remarked, because he was "the fourth-ranking assistant out of four," he spent most of his time in the lower criminal courts – yet he commanded the respect and esteem of those around him. Prosecuting traffic violations and similar matters in town justice courts gave Judge Levine an appreciation for the common-sense approach to solving legal disputes exhibited by lay justices of the peace. One such case was a prosecution for drunk driving that ended in a guilty verdict. The case was not tried in the Justice's parlor, but in the Town garage in order to accommodate the large number of attendees and spectators. That verdict resulted in a reversal by the Court of Appeals on the basis of perceived judicial bias in favor of the prosecution. Indeed, in its opinion, the Court specifically cited with disapproval a colloquy on the record when, in response to a defense request for a specific jury instruction, the lay justice's response was "Is that all right, Mr. Levine?"
In 1966, Judge Levine was elected District Attorney for the County, a post he held until 1970. The time he served as a prosecutor during the 1960s was a period of social turmoil and marked by important legal battles in the area of criminal and civil rights, student rebellions, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. This was a period during which, in Judge Levine's words, the United States Supreme Court "constitutionalized state criminal procedure," in such cases as Mapp v. Ohio and Miranda v. Arizona. Although Judge Levine generally agreed with these rulings, which extended important safeguards to criminal defendants, he has stated that he considers John Marshall Harlan, the Warren Court's lead dissenter, his judicial role model.1
In Judge Levine's own words, it is Justice Harlan's "approach of incremental, common law law-making" that he admires – an approach that allows the law to develop slowly and incrementally "to see if the changes work."2 A clear hallmark of Judge Levine's thoughtful jurisprudence is his belief that concepts of morality, justice, and fairness are an important part of the judicial process: "these values, of course, should not merely be based on the personal moral code of the judge, but rather the historically enduring standards of righteous conduct and principles of justice that reflect the best in our national character."3 Indeed, according to the Judge, there is a "creative role" for a judge to play in finding and demonstrating how issues in the concrete situations of legal disputes bear a relationship to important values, and in refining and articulating those values in a way that reinforces them and uses them to add to the coherence of the law.
Judge Levine's appreciation for, and belief in, the development of the common law through incremental steps was a frequent focus of his writings and speeches.4 As a judge, he would follow this approach, and become known and appreciated as an independent thinker who exhibited a "balanced approach" to the cases and the litigants who came before him.5
His Judicial Career
Judge Levine's judicial career began in 1971, when he was elected to the position of Family Court Judge of Schenectady County. During his tenure as a Family Court Judge, and continuing afterward, Judge Levine demonstrated his commitment to improving the State's child welfare and juvenile justice systems. He was active in shaping the law in this area through his service on various boards and commissions, including the New York State Temporary Commission on Child Welfare (1974-1982) and the New York State Temporary Commission on the Recodification of the Family Court Act (1980-1984). He served as President of the Association of Family Court Judges of the State of New York (1979-1980), Chair of the Legislative Committee of the Association of Family Court Judges of the State of New York, and as the first Chair of the New York State Bar Association's Special Committee on Juvenile Justice (1979-1985), in addition to being a member of the Independent Review Board of the New York State Division for Youth (1975-1980). Other board positions involving child welfare and related issues have included the Judicial Conference Rules and Advisory Committee on the Family Court (1973-1980), the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board of the State Division of Criminal Justice Services (1975-1980), the Governor's Select Commission on the Future of the State/Local Mental Health System (1984-1985), Judicial Conference Task Force on Permanency Planning for Children (1986-1993), and the New York State Department of Social Services Committee on Adoption (1974-1977). In addition, Judge Levine was a member of the New York State Supreme Court Justices' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions (1985-1993), and the Executive Committee of the New York District Attorneys' Association.
Judge Levine's "abiding interest in the welfare of children,"6 is further demonstrated by the many honors he has received in this area, including the New York State Division for Youth's Service to Youth Award in 1980. In 1987, the New York State Bar Association created the Howard A. Levine Award for Excellence in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare to be given annually by the State Bar Association's Committee on Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare. Following his retirement from the Court of Appeals in 2003, former law clerks, colleagues, family and friends announced the creation of the Howard A. Levine Fellowship in Juvenile Justice at Albany Law School. The Fellowship is awarded to Albany Law School students who exhibit outstanding academic accomplishment and an exemplary commitment to juvenile justice and improving the lives of children.
Undisputedly, the experience of serving as a family court judge had a profound effect on Judge Levine. In describing a colleague, Judge Edward O. Spain, as the type of family court judge "who became exalted by the very fact that a family court judge uniquely deals with the most basic fundamental aspects of life, with the opportunity to turn lives around and [whose] experience colors and affects and inspires every part of [his] remaining public life," Judge Levine could have been aptly describing himself. Judge Levine counts the time he spent as a prosecutor and family court judge during the 1960s and 1970s – a time of "tremendous social turmoil as well as rapid change in the law" – as the most influential prior professional experience for his service as an appellate court judge. The Judge himself once remarked that it was during this period that he learned of the concept of "anomie" – public unrest caused by the widespread perception that society's norms are not being enforced. During this period of time, the Judge also became keenly sensitized to the converse of "anomie" – that is, societal unrest attributable to the view that the laws are either unjust or unjustly enforced.7
Following a decade on the Family Court, Judge Levine was elected as a Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Fourth Judicial District. After only a single year on Supreme Court, he was appointed to the New York State Appellate Division, Third Department. During his 11 years as an Associate Justice on the Third Department, Judge Levine distinguished himself as a significant and guiding member of the Court. While sitting on the Third Department bench, Judge Levine authored more than 950 majority or dissenting opinions and, throughout his time on the Appellate Division, many of his dissents formed the basis of majority opinions subsequently authored by the Court of Appeals. Indeed, during the time Judge Levine sat with the Third Department, clerks at the Court of Appeals Aused to joke that it was a relief to see an appeal of a case where he had written the majority or dissenting opinion. Then, they said, their job was easy: "just follow Judge Levine."8
Two of Judge Levine's writings at the Appellate Division are of particular importance. In the first opinion, Matter of Jamie TT, 191 A.D.2d 132 (3d Dep't 1993), the Third Department became one of the first courts in the country to hold that a child who was the subject of an abuse or neglect petition had an independent right to effective assistance of counsel. At the time, it was a ruling that was unprecedented. The second opinion worthy of mention is Rios v. Altamont Farms, 100 A.D.2d 405 (3d Dep't 1984), which involved the rights of migrant farm workers to enforce default judgments entered in Puerto Rico against New York State apple growers. The trial court held in favor of the migrant workers and the Third Department reversed. Ultimately, the Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division on the reasoning and rationale in Judge Levine's dissent below.
Judge Levine's preeminence as an appellate judge was also recognized by the New York State Commission on Judicial Nominations. While serving on the Appellate Division, Judge Levine was recommended eight times for appointment to the Court of Appeals. The last of these was in 1993, when he was appointed to the Court by Governor Mario Cuomo. On the morning of August 13, 1993, the Governor called Judge Levine's home in Schenectady and asked the Judge's wife if she would like to see her husband appointed to the Court of Appeals. Mrs. Levine stated that she would, so the governor then called Judge Levine's Appellate Division chambers with the news of his selection.9
At the time of his appointment, Governor Cuomo described Judge Levine's opinions as "notable for their clarity, their precision and their scholarship."10 The Governor further stated that "Justice Levine's character, temperament, professional aptitude and experience have earned him a seat on this already prestigious bench."11 Judge Levine's colleagues at the Appellate Division held him in similarly high regard. At the time of his appointment to the Court of Appeals, Justice John T. Casey, who served on the Appellate Division with Judge Levine, noted that Judge Levine's "philosophical approach to the law is not definable by ideological label . . . . Of the legal issues that came before our court, he made his own in depth analyses, based on logic, consonant with reason and strongly supported by state and federal judicial precedent."12 Then-Presiding Justice of the Third Department, Leonard A. Weiss, described Judge Levine as a "firm believer in the constitution of the state of New York and a strict interpreter of the statutes."13
His Tenure on the New York Court of Appeals
Judge Levine's jurisprudence on the Court of Appeals reflects his careful consideration of precedent and his absolute reluctance to engage in judicial activism in order to reach a particular outcome. As the Judge's clerks and chambers staff learned on their first day of work, Judge Levine's decision-making process remained the same, whether the case involved a straightforward matter of statutory interpretation or a significant social or complex constitutional issue; his decision making was always driven by the law with no predetermined destination or prior commitment to outcome. The Judge's approach to the decision-making process was clear. Not surprisingly, it was also both forward and backward looking: it was reinforcement of and a renewed commitment to the common-law methodology, with the hope that such an approach avoids self-inflicted wounds by the judiciary when its constraints are ignored and attracts the support of the two other estates of the legal profession – practicing and academic attorneys.
Matter of David Griffin, 88 N.Y.2d 674 (1996), is one such example. In Griffin, the Court was confronted with a constitutional challenge to a prison policy mandating attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and conditioning visitation benefits on such attendance. Writing for the majority of the Court, Judge Levine concluded that such a policy, which denied the inmate's family visitation privileges for his refusal to attend the only alcohol and drug treatment program offered by the facility, violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. As the decision makes clear, the religious-orientated practices of Alcoholics Anonymous "necessarily entail[s] religious exercise" and the state's exercise of its coercive power, through its policy of mandatory attendance, to advance religion could not withstand constitutional scrutiny. The Court's decision in Griffin has been cited approvingly by state and federal courts in many jurisdictions throughout the United States.
Judge Levine also wrote an important decision about a criminal defendant's right to counsel. In People v. Cohen, 90 N.Y.2d 632 (1997), the defendant was implicated in the murder of a gas station clerk. The gun that had been used in the crime had been stolen from a nearby garage and an informant had told the police that the defendant was one of three people who had stolen the weapon. The informant also alleged that the defendant had told him about the plan to rob the gas station. Defendant retained counsel with respect to the stolen gun charge.
The police subsequently questioned the defendant about the murder at the gas station. During questioning, without defendant's counsel present, the police intermingled questions about the garage robbery. During questioning, the defendant incriminated himself in the gas station murder. Writing for a unanimous Court, Judge Levine noted that the defendant's constitutional right to counsel was violated where, as here, the police were personally aware that the defendant was represented by counsel in a prior related crime, and then interrogated the defendant on the subsequent crime while intermingling questions regarding the first crime on which defendant had obtained representation.
Judge Levine wrote a number of significant search and seizure decisions during his years on the Court of Appeals. His "devotion to fair play"14 is evident in a survey of these decisions. Although most of his opinions (both majority and dissenting) were in favor of defendants' rights, he also upheld police and prosecutorial actions when the governing standards led to this result.
Decisions upholding the rights of criminal defendants included People v. Banks, 85 N.Y.2d 558 (1995), in which Judge Levine, writing for a unanimous Court, held that the police search of a vehicle was unconstitutional despite the defendant's consent where the search occurred when the police, who stopped the vehicle for a seatbelt violation, continued the detention of defendant without sufficient cause. Another important search and seizure decision in which Judge Levine held in favor of defendants' rights was Matter of Muhammad F., 94 N.Y.2d 136 (1999), in which the Court held unconstitutional a program of the New York City Police Department pursuant to which taxicabs in targeted neighborhoods were stopped at random for safety checks. Other decisions authored by Judge Levine in which the Court found searches and seizures unconstitutional include People v. Moore, 97 N.Y.2d 209 (2002) (holding unconstitutional a body cavity search incident to an arrest) and People v. Jackson, 99 N.Y.2d 125 (2002) (holding unconstitutional a random road block stop). He also authored dissents in which he concluded that the search or seizure was unconstitutional.15
However, Judge Levine also authored an important decision upholding the validity of a search in the case of Matter of Gregory M., 82 N.Y.2d 588 (1993). In that case, the Court upheld the search of a high school student's book bag, applying a balancing test more deferential to the State in the context of a school search. He also authored a dissent in which he would have found the search and seizure constitutional.16
Judge Levine's respect for the rule of law, notwithstanding the unjust result of its application, is also evidenced by his decision in People v. Thompson, 83 N.Y.2d 477 (1994). In that case, he wrote a decision upholding the Rockefeller Drug Laws while articulating his opinion that the harsh penalties were not justified by the criminal behavior involved:
That is not to say that we disagree with the strongly held convictions of our dissenting colleagues and of the majority at the Appellate Division in the instant case that the harsh mandatory treatment of drug offenders embodied in the 1973 legislation has failed to deter drug trafficking or control the epidemic of drug abuse in society, and has resulted in the incarceration of many offenders whose crimes arose out of their own addiction and for whom the cost of imprisonment would have been better spent on treatment and rehabilitation. The experience of the last two decades has clearly vindicated the doubts Chief Judge Breitel expressed in People v. Broadie on the wisdom of the draconian drug sentencing laws. Nonetheless, even if the legislative choice was unwise, the central holding of Broadie still stands, namely, that the Legislature was not irrational in its view of the gravity of the offenses, the danger posed by the offenders and the penological purposes to be served and, therefore, the punishment imposed for defendant's crime here in the present state of our knowledge was not grossly disproportionate or cruel and unusual in the constitutional sense. Reform of the penological policy choices in combating the drug scourge lies with the legislative, not the judicial, branch.17
In 1997, Judge Levine also authored an opinion in Matter of Janes (Lincoln First Bank), 90 N.Y.2d 41, that has had a significant impact on what has come to be known as "the prudent investor rule." Historically, when a settlor creates a trust, it is the trustee that must decide how the trust proceeds are to be managed. In King v. Talbot, 40 N.Y. 76 (1869), the Court of Appeals established standards that guided the courts of New York, as well as the courts of many other jurisdictions. King stands for the proposition that a trustee may invest in such securities as would be acquired by prudent persons of discretion and intelligence. The Court also established another important principle: a trustee may not insulate himself from liability for one imprudent investment by forcing the beneficiary to accept or reject his investments as a whole. This principle – that diversification does not absolve the trustee from liability for an imprudent investment – has remained an important principle of New York law.
Janes seems certain to become a leading case for the converse proposition: a trustee who fails to diversify investments takes a significant risk of liability for breach of fiduciary duty. In Janes, the decedent left behind an estate of $3,500,000, more than half of which consisted of shares of Eastman Kodak stock. By will, the decedent created several trusts, and Lincoln First Bank's predecessor had been named as trustee. At the time of death in 1973, the Kodak stock sold for $135 a share. The Bank retained the Kodak stock, although the price continued to drop – to $63 per share by the end of 1974, and to $40 per share by early 1978. When, in 1981, the Bank sought a judicial settlement of its account, the beneficiaries of the trusts objected, contending that the Bank had not fulfilled its obligations under the prudent investor rule.
The Court in Janes affirmed an Appellate Division order holding the trustee liable for breaching its fiduciary duty by retaining such a large concentration of Kodak stock. Writing for the Court, Judge Levine declined to impose any absolute duty to diversify, but indicated that the failure to diversify would nevertheless be a significant factor in evaluating the conduct of the fiduciary.
Finally, Judge Levine also wrote several decisions that wrestled with the application of New York State's statutory death penalty provisions. In Francois v. Dolan, 95 N.Y.2d 33 (2000), the Court was presented with the question of whether a capital defendant has a right to enter a guilty plea which, in effect, would remove any possibility that a death sentence could be imposed. Under the law at the time, a district attorney had 120 days from the date of the defendant's arraignment to serve a "notice of intent" to seek a death sentence. Prior to the filing of such notice, however, the defendant had offered to plead guilty. The district attorney opposed the guilty plea and instead filed the notice required to seek the death penalty. The county court judge refused to accept defendant's plea of guilty and defendant appealed, arguing that a defendant should, in all cases, have a right to plead guilty prior to the charges brought against him.
In Francois, the Court concluded that a defendant had no such "absolute" right to plead guilty. The Court noted that the statutory scheme required a jury trial for the adjudication of guilt stage and then, should be defendant be convicted, a mandatory second sentencing proceeding, before a jury, to determine the ultimate penalty. An absolute right to plead guilty prior to verdict would render both the jury determination and the possibility of a death sentence moot. Writing for the Court, Judge Levine noted that, to hold otherwise, "would inevitably result, in the most heinous or high profile cases, in an unseemly race to the courthouse between defense and prosecution to see whether a guilty plea or notice of intent to seek the death penalty will be filed first."18 The impact of such an unseemly race would "undeniably preclude the thorough, fully deliberative decision making on whether to seek the death penalty."19
The Court was called upon to interpret the death penalty statute again a year later in People v. Edwards, 96 N.Y.2d 445 (2001). In Edwards, the defendant was indicted on two counts of murder – one in the first degree and one in the second – and a charge of second degree criminal possession of a weapon. The prosecution filed a timely notice of intent to seek the death penalty but, in the following month, the prosecution and the defendant entered into a plea arrangement which would result in the defendant receiving a sentence of 25 years to life in exchange for his cooperation in the prosecution of his co-defendants.
After the defendant's guilty plea had been entered (but before sentencing), the Court had decided a case striking the plea provisions from the death penalty statute. Those provisions had permitted a defendant, who had a death penalty notice pending, to plead guilty to first-degree murder with the permission of the court and the consent of the prosecution and avoid a capital sentence. As a result of that decision, the defendant in Edwards moved to withdraw his guilty plea, arguing that the perceived constitutional defect that led to the plea provisions being struck impermissibly burdened his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and his Sixth Amendment right to a trial by jury.
County Court denied the defendant's motion and the Court of Appeals agreed. Writing for the Court, Judge Levine noted that the defendant had entered a valid guilty plea under the law that existed at the time the plea was accepted and, even if the plea provisions were constitutionally defective at the time the defendant entered his plea and that plea had been entered into for the sole purpose of avoiding the death penalty, there was no constitutional infirmity under either the Fifth or Sixth Amendments.
These cases speak volumes about Judge Levine's approach to the law and the breadth of issues that came before him during his tenure on the Court. Publicly, he has often noted that his own approach was modeled after Judge Hugh R. Jones' rule of law model: "of neutrality and objectivity and of shunning result-oriented decision making" and Judge Jones' description of the qualities of an ideal high court common law judge: utter neutrality, institutional loyalty, objective and rigorous analysis, and a commitment to the common-law tradition of incremental change. All of these are qualities that embody Judge Levine's work on the Court and his own method of judging. Indeed, he embodies this ideal of a common-law judge: "Judges, practicing lawyers, legal teachers and scholars constitute a vital collective enterprise for the orderly development of the law and its application in a way that both promotes stability and confidence in the rule of law, yet reflects our most enduring values as a people. We should never forget Chief Judge Cardozo's view of the lawyer as an 'instrument or agency to advance the ends of justice.'"20
In keeping with the spirit of Justice Harlan, Judge Levine has often been thought of as the lead dissenter on the Kaye Court. In the course of his career as a jurist, however, Judge Levine's mindset regarding the usefulness of dissents changed dramatically. When he was on the Appellate Division, Judge Levine would use a dissent to essentially write a brief for reversal at the Court of Appeals. At the Court of Appeals, however, his mindset was different. "When you are on a court of last resort, even if you disagree there is not a great point in dissenting. I would have to feel very strongly that the Court was off base, that posterity would take another look at it and maybe come to a different conclusion. If I thought the Court was really off the wall I would want to weaken its precedent with a very strong, hopefully incisive dissent that would show that this is not a very good majority writing."21
When he retired from the Court, Judge Levine had been a lawyer for over 47 years, more than 30 of which were spent serving the citizens of New York as a member of the State's judiciary. Until his mandatory retirement from the Court at the age of 70, there hung a small, framed certificate in his chambers that set the tone for every matter that came before him: simply, it read, "Do No Harm." It was the mandate he lived by and encouraged others to embrace fully in both their professional and personal lives.
Judge Levine was affectionately known to his colleagues, clerks, chambers staff, and Court personnel as "HAL" (which stands for Howard A. Levine). As is customary practice at the Court, shorthand references to the Judges are often derived from the initials in their first, middle and last names. At his retirement dinner, an emotional night for the Judge, his wife Barbara, his family and all those who attended, his clerks and other Court personnel performed a musical revue that they had written to honor the Judge and the legacy he was leaving behind. It was titled, appropriately, "Our Pal HAL."
His Life and Work After the Court
Upon his retirement from the Court of Appeals in January 2003, Judge Levine was named the first Justice Robert H. Jackson Distinguished Professor at Albany Law School, a professorship that was newly endowed at the Law School. In that capacity, Judge Levine taught administrative law and devoted himself to the Law School's appellate advocacy program. He also worked on a faculty initiative to explore ways to incorporate more practical lawyering skills into the doctrinal courses of the Law School. At the time of his designation as the Jackson Distinguished Professor of Law, Judge Levine noted: "[w]hile, of course, one cannot leave the Court of Appeals and treasured colleagues without regrets, I am very excited at the prospect of returning to teach at Albany Law School. Both my parents received their legal education there, so I consider it part of my heritage."22 Judge Levine also serves as distinguished jurist-in-residence on the Loudonville campus of Siena College. His commitment and dedication to the youth of this State and, in particular, this geographic region, remain unparalleled.
Additionally, Judge Levine signed on as senior counsel at Albany's largest law firm, Whiteman Osterman and Hanna. At Whiteman, Judge Levine is a part of the litigation group, focusing on complex commercial cases and, consistent with his strong belief in alternative dispute resolution, he also heads the Firm's newly formed arbitration and mediation practice group. He has also served as an expert witness on various facets of New York law – notably New York State's Administrative Procedures Act.
Judge Levine has received numerous honors and accolades during his time on the bench and in the years since he has left the Court. In addition to those cited earlier, in 2003, Judge Levine received the New York State Bar Association's annual Gold Medal Award, the highest honor given to a lawyer or judge by the Association. In presenting the award to Judge Levine, then-president of the Association, Lorraine Power Tharp noted: "His clear, intelligent and independent voice, and his long-standing commitment to upholding fairness in the courtroom, protecting the rights of children and helping to ensure safety in our communities, have earned him wide-ranging respect and a legion of admirers."23
Judge Levine and his wife, Barbara, had three children: Neil, Ruth, and James. Neil is a partner with the Albany law firm of Whiteman, Osterman and Hanna, the same Firm where the Judge now practices. Ruth Levine Sussman, a Judge of the New York City Criminal Court and Acting Supreme Court Justice, passed away in August 2005 following a lengthy and determined battle with breast cancer. She is survived by her husband David and two wonderful daughters, Jane and Becky. The Levine's younger son James, also a lawyer, currently serves as Senior Vice President and General Counsel to the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation. The Judge and Mrs. Levine have seven grandchildren: Emily, Matt, Jane, Becky, Noah, Ari, and Jesse. The Levines also have a very close relationship with their children-in-law: Neil's wife Meg, who serves as Director of the New York State Office for Technology; Ruth's husband David Sussman, who is Executive Vice President and General Counsel of MTV Networks; and James's wife Carolyn, a pediatrician-neonatologist currently practicing at Bellevue Woman's Hospital and Albany Medical Center.
This biography appears in The Judges of the New York Court of Appeals: A Biographical History, ed. Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt (New York: Fordham University Press, 2007). It has not been updated since publication.
Sources Consulted
Keynote Address by the Honorable Howard A. Levine, Hugh R. Jones Lecture, Albany Law School, March 31, 2003.
Keynote Address by the Honorable Howard A. Levine, The Regulation of Foreign-Educated Lawyers in New York: The Past, Present, and Future of New York's Role in the Regulation of the International Practice of Law, C.V. Starr Lecture, New York Law School, April 22, 2003.
Introductory Remarks by the Honorable Howard A. Levine to the New York State-Federal Judicial Council Symposium on Post Conviction Review, May 15, 2001.
Remarks by the Honorable Howard A. Levine, Annual Albany Country Bar Dinner Honoring the Judges of the New York Court of Appeals, February 7, 2002.
Remarks by the Honorable Howard A. Levine, Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Ulster Country Bar Association, September 26, 2002.
Remarks by the Honorable Howard A. Levine, Distinguished Jurist in Residence, Siena College, February 12, 2003.
Remarks by the Honorable Howard A. Levine, New York State Bar Center Presentation of the Howard A. Levine Award for Excellence in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare, June 4, 2002.
Remarks by the Honorable Howard A. Levine to the Albany County Bar Association, Centennial 100 Day Celebration, September 2000.
Remarks by the Honorable Howard A. Levine to the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association, upon receipt of the Robert L Haig Award, May 19, 2001.
Remarks by the Honorable Howard A. Levine to the Committee on Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction, New York City, January 21, 2003.
Published Writings Include:
Introduction, A Tribute to Justice Robert H. Jackson, Albany Law School Magazine 23 (Spring/Summer 2004).
Keynote Address, The Regulation of Foreign-Educated Lawyers in New York: The Past, Present, and Future of New York's Role in the Regulation of the International Practice of Law, 47 N.Y.L. Sch. L. Rev. 631 (2003).
Lecture, Hugh R. Jones Lecture at Albany Law School, 67 Alb. L. Rev. 1 (2003)
Foreword, Deciding Cases in "The Common Law Tradition": A Productive and Innovative Year for the Court of Appeals in Business and Commercial Litigation, 48 Syracuse L. Rev. 355 (1998).
Juvenile Symposium, Preadjudicatory Confessions and Consent Searches: Placing the Juvenile on the Same Constitutional Footing as an Adult, 57 B.U. L. Rev. 179 (1977) (with Fred Cohen and Stanley Z. Fisher).
Standards' Recommendations on Dispositions: A Panel Discussion, 57 B.U. L. Rev. 754 (1977) (with Fred Cohen and Stanley Z. Fisher).
Youthful Offender Under the New York Criminal Procedure Law, 36 Alb. L. Rev. 241 (1972).
Symposium, New York's New Penal Law: Justifiable Use of Force Under Article 35 of the Penal Law of New York, 18 Buffalo L. Rev. 211 (1968).
- John Caher, Self Described 'Centrist' at Court of Appeals Retires, N.Y.L.J., Dec. 2, 2002, at 1, col. 4.
- Id.
- Howard A. Levine, Lecture: Hugh R. Jones Lecture at Albany Law School, 67 Alb. L. Rev. 1, 17 (2003).
- See, e.g., Howard A. Levine, Lecture: Hugh R. Jones Lecture at Albany Law School, 67 Alb. L. Rev. 1 (2003); Jones Lecture; Haig Award Speech, at 8-9; Judge Howard A. Levine, Keynote Address: The Regulation of Foreign-Educated Lawyers in New York: The Past, Present, and Future of New York's Role in the Regulation of the International Practice of Law, 47 N.Y.L. Sch. L. Rev. 631, 654 (2003).
- See Jason J. Legg, State Constitutional Commentary: High Court Study: New York's Court of Appeals: Howard A. Levine, Paladin of the State, 59 Alb. Law Rev. 1879, 1880 & n.12 (1996).
- John Caher, Self Described 'Centrist' at Court of Appeals Retires, N.Y.L.J., Dec. 2, 2002, at 1, col. 4.
- Howard A. Levine, Lecture, Hugh R. Jones Lecture at Albany Law School, 67 Alb. L. Rev. at 5-6 (2003).
- Id. at 1.
- Id.
- See, Legg, supra, at 1880 (quoting Kevin Sack, Cuomo Names Republican to Court of Appeals Seat, N.Y. Times, Aug. 13, 1993, at B4). See also Caher, supra.
- Kevin Sack, Cuomo Names Republican to Court of Appeals, N.Y. Times, Aug. 13, 1993, at B4. Others members of the Bench and Bar had similar comments. Indeed, Chief Judge Kaye referred to Judge Levine as a "deep and scholarly thinker" who possessed a "great caring and sensitivity for people." Id. Archibald R. Murray, then-President of the New York State Bar Association, remarked that Aeven a cursory review of his opinions reveals the character of the man "a thoughtful and caring human being with a generosity of spirit." John Caher, Levine OK'd for High Court, Times Union (Albany), Sept. 8, 1993, at A1.
- Gary Spencer, Levine Named to Court of Appeals, N.Y.L.J., Aug. 13, 1993, at 1.
- Id.
- Jean D'Alessandro, Judge Levine: A Survey of His Most Influential Court of Appeals Decisions – 1993-2002, 19 Touro L. Rev. 451, 452 (2003).
- See, e.g., People v. Robinson, 97 N.Y.2d 341 (1997) (Levine, J., dissenting).
- See People v. Spencer, 84 N.Y.2d 749 (1995) (Levine, J., dissenting).
- People v. Thompson, 83 N.Y.2d 477, 478 (1994) (internal citations and quotations omitted).
- 95 N.Y.2d at 39.
- Id.
- Judge Howard A. Levine, Keynote Address: The Regulation of Foreign-Educated Lawyers in New York: The Past, Present, and Future of New York's Role in the Regulation of the International Practice of Law, 47 N.Y.L. Sch. L. Rev. 631, 654 (2003).
- John Caher, Self-Described 'Centrist' at Court of Appeals Retires, N.Y.L.J., Dec. 2, 2002, at 1, col. 4.
- Albany Law School/Union University News, Judge Levine Named Albany Law School Professor, May 21, 2002.
- Law Beat, Times Union (Albany), Jan. 16, 2003.


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Gallatin County Coroner's Office Responds to Death at Grand and Main Sunday
Sad news for Bozeman residents over the weekend. On Sunday August 19th around 4:00am, the Gallatin County Coroner's office responded to the death of a 35 year-old man.
The man has been identified as Jon Olson, 35 and a resident of Bozeman. The coroner's office was called to Grand and Main in Bozeman Sunday Morning.
An autopsy is scheduled for the afternoon of August 20th and a joint investigation into the death is being conducted with the City of Bozeman Police Department.
We will update this post as more information becomes available.
[via Gallatin County Coroner/Sheriff]


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To My Seventeen-Year-Old Self, Who Is About To Leave SchoolSeptember 7th, 2010
Now that I'm dead, I want to tell you a few things.
I see you there in that big school hall, wearing your Guns N'Roses T-shirt and your fake bravado, waiting for this final day at school to end. I remember what it was like to sit where you sit, and I thought you might like some advice. So here I go. Try not to roll your eyes too much.
Here's the first thing: chill out. This is a useful piece of late-nineties terminology that you haven't encountered yet. It means: calm down. Stop taking things so seriously. You're a clever, interesting, perfectly acceptable person. It's true that not everyone likes you, and that's really all right. You can't make everyone like you, unless you try to turn yourself into something you're not – and you've tried that, and then maybe everyone else likes you, but you hate yourself. So be yourself.
Remember, this is a world in which people steal from their own families. Some people kill other people for money. Some people hurt and abuse tiny children. You don't do any of these things. You're not dull, or pathologically self-obsessed. You can work a computer, you can hold a conversation with a stranger, you can match a top with a pair of trousers. You can swim, ride a bike, walk in a straight line, and you won't believe me, but one day you will even be able to reverse park.
You will make mistakes – a lot of mistakes. You will do things you don't want to, in order to fit in, and you'll regret it. But you'll learn from it, every time, and maybe one day you'll even stop doing it. You will meet a man who loves you, and you will discover that you are capable of loving him back, more than you ever thought possible. It won't be a fairytale: sometimes you will infuriate each other, and sometimes you will go through hard times and you won't know how things are going to turn out. I know that frightens you: you like certainty. It helps you to pretend you know what's going on. But do you know what? You know that script that you're constantly looking for? That Guide to Life that you're certain got handed out when you were in the toilet?
No-one else has one either. The whole busy, teeming, improbable, frightening, wonderful world is being improvised. There is no fate, there is no masterplan. There's just eight billion people making decisions from one moment to the next and hoping like heck that they turn out not to be too stupid. And your decisions are just as likely to be good or bad as everybody else's.
I can't promise you it will all be fine.
It won't be.
Sometimes it will be very far from fine, and you won't be able to sleep, and you'll wake up in the night feeling sick and the warm person next to you whose shape is as familiar as your own won't bring you any comfort. There will be horrible moments when the people closest to you die, only slightly less horrible moments when those you love get ill and you don't know if they're going to get well again, moments when you're scared and alone and you don't know what to do. And those moments will shape you, probably more than the carefree happy moments that you will also have, in bucketloads. You will learn, and you will pick yourself up from the floor and gather those around you who care for you, and that number will decrease all the time but the amount that they care for you will increase as you learn not to waste your time on those who bring you down or suck your goodwill or just don't bring you anything good. And you will keep on going. Keep on walking. Put one foot in front of another, and take one breath in and let another one out. Good things will pass and bad things will pass, and you will still be you, even though you will grow and change your mind and learn something new and forget something important even though you wrote it on the fridge. You're all right. Stop worrying.
And here's something else. Never underestimate the importance of your own thoughts. You will grow up and grow old in a world of constant distractions. If you want to, you need never be alone with your feelings. You will always have a book, a tune, a film, a phone call, a TV programme, a podcast (you'll have to wait another few years to find out what these are. Dawn and Drew probably haven't even met each other yet). You can fill your mind entirely with thoughts that someone else has thought and written down, recorded or dramatised. Resist that temptation. Take time to sit quietly. Fulfil that Buddhist saying: Don't just do something, sit there.
Maybe you'll never make a scientific discovery or found a new creed – in fact all things considered, it's probably best if you don't. But your thoughts are your own, and you know that constant inner voice that bothers you and never gives you any peace? It's one of your best assets. It will let you imagine, and write, and create, and figure out who you are and who you want to be, and when things are right and when they are wrong, and what you should do and what you should let go. Give that voice time to speak and space to be heard. Feed it silence from time to time, and then sit quietly and see what grows.
Take time to imagine, but also to observe. You're a dreamy little thing, aren't you, and you can quite easily walk through a crowded train station without noticing another soul. Try to look around you sometimes. Other people can be scary, but they can also be fascinating, and you can learn from people without ever speaking to them.
And above all, remember, you are alive. You were not born in a country destroyed by famine or war. You were not born to parents with terrible addictions or in desperate poverty. You were not born fifty years ago, when you would have lived amongst bombings and watched your male friends and relatives march off to die. Your choices, privileges and possessions are beyond the imagination not only of most of those who've ever lived, but most of those who now share the planet with you. Your parents love you. You have a sprawling family who you don't see much, but who turn out to be the people you can really rely on. You have a roof over your head and shoes on your feet. You will be educated to within an inch of your life. You have a house full of books. You love music, and if you practiced a bit more often you could play it, too. You have the BBC and the NHS and a home town and eventually an adoptive city both more full of culture and life and variety than you could ever have hoped.
Pick yourself up, kid. Poke out your chin, lift up your head, rest assured that one day you will get a grip of your hair and stride out. There's nothing wrong with you. There's everything right with you. Smile, accept that you're never going to learn to whistle, and walk out of this big stupid hall with your head held high.
Where you have been is not where you are going. Who you have been is not who you will be. What has been said to you does not define you. Live each day anew, and don't let the past prevent you from having a wonderful future.


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text: Below is a writeup of the CVE review teleconference on November 4, 1999. I've omitted some details that are provided in the Powerpoint slides I sent out a few days ago. Participants ------------ The following Board members participated in the teleconference: Mike Prosser Eric Cole Tom Stracener Craig Ozancin Pascal Meunier Andre Frech Dave Balenson Stuart Staniford-Chen Kelly Cooper Scott Blake Andy Balinsky Participants from MITRE included Margie Zuk, Bill Hill, Pete Tasker, Dave Mann, and Steve Christey. Recent Activities ----------------- We first discussed the recent Board activities, including the SANS and NISSC conferences in October. Board members who participated in the CVE booth said that they got strong positive reactions from conference attendees, although some expressed concerns about whether CVE would ultimately be successful or not. Board members often had to educate people that CVE is not a "canonical" database, and some people had a hard time believing that vendors were working together on this initiative. Proposed CVE Goals ------------------ We then proposed some concrete technical goals for CVE. With respect to CVE content, there were several goals that the Board agreed to. The first goal is to have CVE contain 500 entries by January 1, 2000. Some Board members considered this goal slightly aggressive, but achievable. A second goal is to assign candidate numbers for all publicly known problems discovered in 1999 and 2000. Finally, other measurable goals would be to begin using candidate numbers (or CVE numbers) in CERT advisories, security vendor advisories, software vendor advisories, mailing lists, etc. We also discussed some high-level goals of having a positive impact on industry and academia. These goals include: customers having requirements for CVE compatibility of their security tools, achieving CVE compatibility in N% of all tools or databases, CVE being used to support some tool analysis (e.g. by the press such as InfoWorld or in demonstrations such as ID'Net), and CVE playing a role in some academic research (e.g. by providing a list from which a researcher could take a sample to test some analytical approach). We also discussed the goal of having the Editorial Board grow more diverse and reach a critical mass which will allow the Board as a whole to engage in active and timely participation. One suggestion was made to provide a "CVE Wish List" that the Board could post to the public. The wish list could include small projects or other efforts that other members of the community could take on. This might foster more extensive community participation and allow the Board to focus on specific goals. We presented MITRE's near-term goals, which include: finalizing CVE compatibility issues, preparing for upcoming candidate submissions, establishing communication mechanisms such as announcement mailing lists or discussion forums, and updating the web site. We intend to make regular updates to the web site and allow for rapid response in rare cases. The next few weeks' updates will likely include an introduction to candidates for end users, supporting quotes, some optional registration, and graphics from the CVE booth. With respect to CVE content, we presented a roughly prioritized list of tasks. The highest priority item is to add more CVE entries and candidates. We also intend to provide additional support to Board members by making voting and candidate information available in an accessible format, with a longer-term goal of building a full-fledged support database. We will then formalize phase changes for CVE entries (e.g. to deprecate or modify CVE entries), define MIF (Mapping Interchange Format), and guide ongoing discussions of content decisions, many of which have not yet been sufficiently discussed by the Board. Candidate Issues ---------------- We spent a good amount of time on candidate issues. We proposed that now is a good time to educate the public about candidates. As we attach candidate numbers to new information, it will become easier in the future to create CVE mappings and establish CVE compatibility, so the earlier we start using candidates, the better. A challenge is to avoid confusion between candidates and validated CVE entries. If there is a reasonable assurance that there is a one-to-one mapping between a candidate number and the resulting CVE number, then this problem could be minimized somewhat. CNA's should help to ensure this. Below are some suggested ways of presenting candidates when they are used in advisories, summaries, etc.: CVE Candidate Number: CAN-1999-9999 [pending validation] supporting text: "This number is a temporary number assigned by the CVE Editorial Board. It will be validated by the Board before it is given a final CVE number." link or reference to a candidate page on the CVE web site We presented a process for Board members to submit new candidates. This process is described in more detail in the slides and in recent emails to the Board. One issue involved the desired "turnaround time," i.e. when the submission is first made and how quickly the CNA should respond with a candidate number. In general, Board members thought that turnaround times could range between a day and several weeks. It was suggested that a priority level could be attached to each submission, where each priority level had an expected turnaround time associated with it. Extremely rapid turnaround, i.e. on the order of hours, might become feasible in the future, especially as more CNA's become available. We discussed the process for legacy candidate submissions. Board members were asked to provide either a "top 100 list" and/or a "six month list" of submissions that they want to see included in CVE, given a relatively hard deadline of November 12. The resulting candidates could then be used to help us accomplish the 500 entry goal. At least 9 Board members believed that they would be able to provide some list by November 12. Finally, we explored some issues related to non-public candidates. Some Board members - mostly vendors who do their own vulnerability analysis - wanted the ability to obtain a candidate name for a problem that is not yet public, in order to attach the name to an advisory or other formal announcement. While it would be optimal to associate a validated CVE number with the advisory, there are several complications associated with this approach. The problem would need to be reviewed by any Board member who would vote on it, but if the information is released to other Board members, it could remove the competitive advantage. In addition, Board-wide secure communication channels poses a challenge in terms of technical implementation, assurance of confidentiality, timely provision of the information to the public, and "fair play" between competitors. As long as the CNA can assure that there will be a one-to-one relationship between a candidate number and the resulting CVE number in most cases, then a candidate number would be sufficient for use in a public announcement. This would only require secure communications between the submitter and a CNA that they trust. Another concern was related to additional threats with respect to disclosure of the information, e.g. the locations of the confidential information could themselves be subjected to attack. While these issues were not fully resolved, at this time it appears that submitters of non-public candidates can work things out directly with MITRE, since at this time MITRE is the only CNA. CVE Compatibility ----------------- We proposed an idea for having two "levels" of CVE compatibility. The intention was to handle separate but conflicting interests: - some will speak CVE simply because they want to support it. But they don't necessarily want it to be difficult or expensive to obtain a "CVE-compatible" logo - others expressed the desire for a strong "label" that they could use for marketing purposes, to protect against abuse, or provide some high degree of assurance to the consumer We proposed the idea of two levels of "speaking CVE." The first level, CVE Compatibility, would be simple, informal, and easy to obtain. There would not be any formal evaluation by MITRE. They would then be granted permission to use a logo. MITRE would reserve the right to rescind permission to use the logo if it is believed that the organization is abusing it, e.g. they claim they're CVE compatible but the quality turns out to be very low. We proposed a second level, CVE Certification. This would have a formal application and certification process. MITRE or another approved authority would conduct a detailed analysis of the mapping to ensure accuracy. As certification would be more expensive to conduct, it might require an evaluation fee, though steps would be taken to prevent it from unfairly excluding some organizations. Both levels included a requirement that the organization should provide MITRE with their database mapping. The mapping would serve two functions: (a) it would identify items in the database which still need to be added to CVE, and (b) it would allow MITRE to review the mapping and provide feedback to the organization. It was emphasized that these mappings would not be made available to any organization outside MITRE, however it is highly likely that consumers may request the mapping from the organization, e.g. to help them compare products for purchase. Board members believed that at this time, only the "CVE Compatible" level is necessary. As long as there is some protection against abuse, consumers might find compatibility sufficient for their needs. It was pointed out that compatibility problems (such as inaccurate mappings) would be obvious both to competitors and to end users. As long as the abuse was limited, e.g. by rescinding the rights to use the logo, then this level might be sufficient. As the market matures and CVE compatibility is obtained - perhaps in a year or more - certification may need to be revisited. However, at this time, Board members were satisfied with the informal, simple approach for CVE compatibility. Some issues were raised as to how CVE might begin to play a role in the marketing of products. End users would have to be educated on how CVE could be misused in comparing products. The "numbers games" of tools (e.g. whether a tool has 500 checks or 300 checks) could still be played, even using CVE as a standard. For example, a tool that focuses on Windows NT should not be compared with one that focuses on Unix. The idea of CVE "sublists" could play a role here, i.e. a tool could be compared against a particular subset of CVE entries that might be a "gold standard" of sorts. As tools and databases become CVE compatible early next year, we will need to address the issue of marketing using CVE, and educating the public about the nature of how CVE should be used when comparing tools or databases. Editorial Board Issues ---------------------- We discussed MITRE's approach to communications and relations with Board members. Our experiences with many Board member organizations have posed some communications challenges. Besides the technical contacts on the Board, there is a need to establish contacts for marketing, PR, and management departments so that we can make sure that everyone involved gets the appropriate information. There is also a need to develop a good business case for participation in the CVE Initiative. As the Board has grown, there has been a greater reliance on sending email to the entire list, instead of email or phone calls to individuals. While the Editorial Board has been an informal organization, there is a need to provide better descriptions of Board roles and responsibilities. These will help current or prospective Board members to understand what their contributions to the Board should be. The basic responsibilities have been identified as: - discuss and vote on specific CVE entries - discuss and vote on content decisions - discuss CVE update/maintenance issues - identify and accomplish high-level goals for CVE - educate the public about CVE - express strong support for CVE compatibility - advocate CVE Board members considered requiring that any member with a tool or database should make it CVE compatible. However, it was decided that making it a requirement was too stringent. Some concerns were expressed that some Board members may want to make their tools or databases CVE compatible, but may be prevented due to external factors (e.g. product development cycles or reticence of their management). It was agreed that members should make every reasonable effort to make their databases CVE compatible. We outlined different roles that Editorial Board members might take, with the notion that these roles can provide guidance to members on how to participate in Board activities. These roles have not been formalized, although they may need to be in the future. *Technical* members deal with CVE content itself by voting on CVE entries, discussing content decisions and CVE maintenance, etc. *Advisory* members might be high-visibility or high-impact individuals who can advocate CVE and introduce it to a large audience. *Liaisons* may directly or indirectly represent a significant constituency that doesn't necessarily require full participation in Board activities. Finally, *Observers* are not official Board members, but they may wish to follow Board activities closely or be involved indirectly. We described our current approaches for adding new members, which includes an interview of the prospective member to determine technical skills and ability to commit time to the effort. MITRE postponed most recruiting activities until they were reviewed by the Board. We only concentrated on recruiting prospective members who had expressed an interest in CVE before RAID '99 (early September). We have been focusing on filling in a number of gaps in Board membership, including: - "End users," i.e. consumers of security information - Windows NT experts - OS/applications vendors - Consultants/auditors - Freeware tool vendors - Incident response teams - Government agencies - International organizations Board members were satisfied with this approach and saw no need to formalize membership at this time (e.g. through voting by the entire Board). 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"Hey, it's good to be Back Home Again." Do you remember the song by John Denver? It came out in 1974, so you have to be Of a Certain Age to know it. We are indeed home after a delightful two-week stay in Atlanta with my sister Diane and her husband, made even more delightful by the arrival of our sister Reigh and her husband a couple days before Thanksgiving.
I managed to squeeze in a couple of little sewing projects for my sisters the last week I was there. Reigh said she would love to have a runner for the pub table in the dining area off her kitchen, and Diane said she would love a new set of pillowcases for the guest room on the main floor. My arm didn't have to be twisted: it meant a trip to a local quilt shop!
Off we went to InTown Quilters in Decatur, Georgia, where both Diane and Reigh selected batiks for their projects. Reigh has a lot of brown and blue in her kitchen and dining area, with touches of yellow and gold. The colors in this simple table runner should go very well with her décor:
Reigh bought enough fabric for me to make two sets of napkins, four in each set.
Because the design of the runner is so simple — just a rectangle of fabric with four borders — I mitered the corners to give it a little something extra:
I used low-loft batting and did some very basic topstitching to finish it. Reigh has promised to send me a photo of the table runner when she gets back home so I can show you how it looks in its designated spot.
Here are the pillowcases I made for Diane's guest room:
Here's another view that includes the pleated bedskirt I made last year during my annual Thanksgiving visit:
I love the way the gold fabric in the pillowcase picks up the gold in the bedskirt.
Reigh and Diane joke about shackling me to the sewing machine when we are all together but the truth is I am in my element when creating something with fabric.


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We have fallen in love yet again. And yes, we're talkin' furniture. This happens quite often, but usually we can restrain ourselves from unnecessary purchases. After all, if something comes in, something must go. It's our number one rule of small home living, and we stick by it. But the first time we laid eyes on her oatmeal nubby twill and rich, teak arms, we knew she was the one. And since our love was found through the power of Craigslist.org, the price was right. Sure, there were signs of wear…
…but it was nothing a little rub-a-dub of some mineral oil couldn't solve. Even I couldn't believe it when the hubs polished her up, going so far as to detail those hard to reach nooks and crannies with a handful of cotton swabs. After an initial quick, gentle wipedown with warm water, the mineral oil proved to be the cure she needed, and she went from hot to smokin'.
Of course we also vacuumed her off, freshened her up with a spritz of Febreze (with all our furry kids, we can't live without the stuff) and set her up in the living room. And don't you know it, we stuck to golden rule numero uno, and promptly listed ol' bluey on – you guessed it – Craigslist. Within a week, it was out the door to another happy home, and our overall purchase price of our new love came down a few more notches.
Scott buffed her with the oil a few more times since her first night, giving her a richer tone with each pass, allowing the natural woodwork to gleam through. The mid-century shape and soft neutral color easily fit into our decor, and those now-shiny gams give the overall illusion of more space. Whoo, can't beat that with a stick.
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TARLAC | The True Cross at Monasterio De TarlacTuesday, April 08, 2014
A thirty-foot statue of the Risen Christ towers over the rolling landscape of the Province of Tarlac. We were at the hillside retreat of Monasterio de Tarlac for Tara Quin Tarlac, a familiarization tour spearheaded by Microtel Luisita to open the floodgates of tourism in the region.
A monk from the Servants of the Risen Christ Monastic Community approached us, welcoming us to the Mountain of Resurrection where the monastery is built on. We asked a few questions and he gamely answered, explaining the origins of their order and the monasterio itself.
Monasterio de Tarlac is not as old as the monasteries most people have in mind. In fact, its construction concluded only in the year 2000. Very, very recent, considering most monasteries are centuries old; well, at least those we see in Hollywood movies, them medieval ones complete with hooded monks and cobwebby halls.
Monasterio de Tarlac's claim to fame, besides the colossal statue of the Risen Christ, is the Relic of the True Cross which is enshrined inside the monastery chapel.
Remember Santa Cruzan? The story goes that when St. Helena dug under Calvary Hill in Jerusalem, he found three crosses. Unsure which one of the three was Jesus', she asked a dying woman to touch all the crosses. The one that revived the woman was declared to be the True Cross.
Through the years, that cross was passed through many hands until it was split up into smaller and smaller parts. In 2007, a splinter of that said cross was brought from Germany to the Philippines. It now resides at the white Baroque chapel of Monasterio de Tarlac.
The relic, which is purported to be miraculous, is housed in an ornate golden box under the church altar. The faithful are allowed to touch only the enclosed box after every mass. However, open veneration of the cross also occurs twice every year during the 19th of January to commemorate its enshrinement and the 14th of September to celebrate the Servants of the Risen Christ anniversary.
Besides that heavy religious stuff, the Monasterio de Tarlac is beautiful in itself. Elevated three hundred meters above sea level, the air here is fresh and calming. Trees abound and the silence is a soothing change for frayed nerves; a perfect place to slow down and reflect.
There are spots which looked a bit Disneyland-ish, but I guess it's simply the Filipino kitsch that usually pervades most parks and open spaces. I honestly can do away with the castle-like parapets and turrets, but yeah, that's just the snobbish me. I'm sure most Filipinos dig this kind of architecture.
As the mass ended, a queue started to form for the veneration of the True Cross. While my companions lined up with the rest of the faithful, I took the time to revisit the monolith of the Risen Christ, now blazing white with the mid-afternoon sun. I stared at the landscape below, following the gaze of the Risen Christ, and heaved a sigh of contentment.
Monasterio De Tarlac
Address: Mt. Resurrection Eco Park, Brgy. Lubigan, San Jose, Tarlac
Contact Number: +63 (45) 493-3002 | +63 (916) 250-8414 | Facebook | Entrance Fee: ₱50.00
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Opening Hours: 10:30AM-12PM, Closed Thurs
GPS Coordinates: 15.4364524,120.4314414
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the guard at the entrance ask for the entrance fee of fifty pesos but according to this website entrance fee is free , i was there last 18 Jan 2016ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Pacman, during the time we went it was free. Maybe they now imposed a fee. Thank you for the info, will update my post :)Delete
Hello Pacman,Delete
There is actually no entrance fee. Those with cars are asked to pay a packing fee of P50 for the up keeping of the place which is very good endeavor on thee part of the custodians of the Monaterio.
Its ok to pay entrance fee for the improvement of MonasterioReplyDeleteReplies
I agree Renz, and the entrance fee is not the expensive too :)Delete
Is there any place to eat some foods like a picnic? What is the schedule of the mass on Sunday?ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Jonathan, there are places you can eat inside the complex, as for picnics, I'm not so sure though. :)Delete
paano po pumunta jan from manila na naka bus lang? san bababa na malapit mismo sa monasterio de tarlac? meron ba masakyan na public bicycle going mismo sa monasterio? please need answer..ReplyDeleteReplies
pano punta pag commute lang? is it possible? thanks poReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, kasi kmi nag commute lng dn from manila...sakay ka any bus bsta going tarlac siesta terminal, from terminal sakay ka tricycle going terminal ng jeep papuntang san jose. Dn sabihin u nlang sa jeep driver na ibaba ka sa me sakayan ng pa monasterio.. tricycle dnnun paakyat going monasterio need u lng kausapin un driver na pti pagbaba antayin kau kc wla kau masakyan pababa..nun kmi kinontrata nmin un driver na paakyat at pababa til bus terminal ng tarlac city kc wla na dn jeep going city..kung meron man cguro madalng lng kc nun kmi wala tlga kc 3pm na kmi nababa..magtanong lang kau kc nice nman un mga tao dun.. medyo mahal un tricycle pero worth it nman.. hopefully makatulong to sayo.. salamat☺Delete
Hi Angel! Thank you for sharing those information, it would surely help a lot for those planning to commute to the Monasterio de Tarlac. :)Delete
Welcome Christian☺Delete
Hi angel.. Can u translate to english about the information that u stated above about the public transport going to the Monastrio de Tarlac. I'm sorry i can't understand because i'm not a philipines. Thank u so much...Delete
Hi angel.. Can u translate to english about the information that u stated above about the public transport going to the Monastrio de Tarlac. I'm sorry i can't understand because i'm not a philipines. Thank u so much...Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2017 at 2:52 PM
1.Take a provincial bus going to Tarlac Siesta terminal.Delete
2.From the terminal, take a tricycle ride going to jeepney terminal with San Jose route (you can also ask the tricycle driver if he can bring you back and forth to Monasterio, to avoid the hassle of several change of transpo, but might be costly...otherwise proceed to next step).
3.Take the San Jose jeepney and alight on the road to Monasterio (just tell the driver, he knows).
4.Finally, take another tricycle that will bring you upto Monasterio.
note:there are low number of transportation back to bus terminal in the afternoon... you might need to ask the tricycle driver who'll bring you to Monasterio to wait for you so he can drive all the way to bus terminal...locals folks are kind hearted and willing to help, you can ask for assistance.
Thank you Christian, It almost 60 km or 1 1/2 hours travel from our place. I'm from Licab Nueva Ecija. We will visit the place maybe 2 week of July since we have a car now. Also SM Tarlac is near in Siesta Bus Terminal along Romulo Highway.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Jonathan! Enjoy your trip to Monasterio de Tarlac! :)Delete
Thank you Christian. I will.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 8, 2016 at 5:46 PM
makakaakyat kaya ang bus dun if i bring my pilgrims group? bus or coaster?ReplyDelete
dpo ba masyado matarik ang daanReplies
Yes, I think a bus or a coaster can navigate the road with no problem :)Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 7, 2016 at 4:22 PM
Hi, Me and my Friends would like to Visit and Attend mass there...?ReplyDelete
Can You help me out..?
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You may view the mass schedule here:
- AnonymousSeptember 7, 2016 at 4:46 PM
Hi, I would like to know the mass Schedules of the Monesterio..?ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Carla,Delete
You may view the mass schedule here:
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2016 at 10:03 PM
hello... I'm a teacher in Saint Columban's College.Hope u'll help and guide us for we will visit the monasterio this coming dec. 2,2016 .We will be there around 10-11 a.m We have 160 students.God bless... Can't wait to be there. Salamat poReplyDeleteReplies
Hi teacher! Unfortunately, I'm not from the monastery, maybe you can request a guide once you get there. :)Delete
Hi Teacher, you may contact them for your guidance. Hope this will help.Delete
Email Address: email@example.com * firstname.lastname@example.com
Mailing address: Servants of the Risen Christ P.O. Box#21, Tarlac City 2300
Telephone: (045) 493-3002 * 0916-250-8414 (mobile)
When will be the public veneration of the cross this coming year?ReplyDeleteReplies
Please contact them directly po :)Delete
pano po pumunta dyan?what route po nang jeep?mangagaling po kami nang angeles city.thankyou.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi, you may use the map I provided for the route going to the Monasterio de Tarlac :)Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 2, 2017 at 7:49 AM
Is it going to be open this day? around 2pm?ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi, please contact them directly for their opening schedule :)Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 2, 2017 at 10:16 AM
We just went there yesterdday January 1.. Wala pong entrance. at 10:30am po ang mass except Thursday po ata..ReplyDeleteReplies
That's good to hear! :)Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 4, 2017 at 1:02 PM
Our parish is planning to visit the monasterio as part of our Lenten pilgrimage.ReplyDelete
Please let me know if the road up there & the place can accommodate tourist buses.
Salamat po
Jun V
Hi Jun, yes the road to Monasterio de Tarlac can accommodate buses :)Delete
Hi sir christian!ReplyDelete
so pwede po umaykat ang mga sasakyan hanggang sa taas? may lakarin po ba na pataas going to the monastery chapel? we are planning to include the place for our visita iglesia this year and we have a senior citizen with us so we are just a bit worried na mahirapan sya kung may mga pataas or mahabang lakarin. thank you po!Replies
Hi Jhing, yes you can bring cars to the top of Monasterio de Tarlac. You still have to walk for a few minutes, but it is very managable walk.Delete
ask ko lang po kung may mga makakainan po ba dun?? or need po mag pack ng pagkain po??ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Rose, if I remembered right, there are some snack houses within the compound :)Delete
Ask ko lang po if pwd mag short dun?kung may mga bawal po bang dalhin?may makakainan po ba dun?ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi, you can bring your own food. I think the only thing prohibited is bringing of alcoholic beverages. Yes, there's a snack house within the compound.Delete
tanong ko lang po kung mataas ba aakyatin papunta sa monasterio? hirap po kasi ang mother sa paakyat?ReplyDeleteReplies
You can easily reach Monasterio de Tarlac by car, from there it's pretty flat, your mom won't have a hard time :)Delete
- AnonymousMarch 7, 2018 at 1:06 PM
We are planning to visit your place on March 17, 2018. We are pilgrims from Manila, we're five in a group.
What could be the best time to visit the place? and we are also planning to stay there overnight, do you have a place for pilgrims like us?
Thank you.Replies
I'm not sure if you can stay overnight in Monasterio de Tarlac. Morning and late afternoon (for the sunset) would be the best time to go. :)Delete
Hi, may i know if there is an entrance fee? TIAReplyDeleteReplies
Hi, there's no entrance fee at Monasterio de Tarlac :)Delete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2018 at 8:30 AM
Correction, we just went there yesterday. At the entrance, before we went up to Monasterio de Tarlac, we were asked for 50 pesos as fee. No receipt issued. No idea if Monasterio is aware of this.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi, it was years since I last went to Monasterio de Tarlac, I guess they're now asking for entrance fees. Will update this article. Thank you for sharing that info.Delete
I went there also and they only ask those with cars to pay Parking fees of P50 which is proper. There are people taking care of the place, and the road construction is not yet finished. The place has to be maintained with money and one does not expect God to drop money from Heaven to maintain the place.Delete
Good day Sir/Mam,ReplyDelete
We are the group of Pilgrims from National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima at Valenzuela. May we have your contact nos. please. We cannot reached the nos given at your website. Thank you very much.Replies
Hi, you may also try to contact them at the Monasterio De Tarlac Facebook pageDelete
- AnonymousDecember 26, 2021 at 7:57 PM
Okay lng po b ung tricycle ang sasakyan papunta po Jan monasterio?galing po kmi Basista,Pangasinan..tnx po en God bless..ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi there, yes there are tricycles going to Monasterio de TarlacDelete


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