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Traditional Movements Are Non-Catholic Sects!
Posted 10-26-2010
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History of Traditionalists
Who started the Traditional Movement? Was it:
Father De Paw and the Catholic Traditional Movement?
Bishop Francis S
Archbishop Thuc and the many heads of the Thuc-line churches?
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and the SSPX church?
* Most of the Traditionalist clerics trace their lineage of holy orders back to
1) the Old Catholics, or
2) Archbishop Thuc, or
3) Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.
These hundreds of Traditionalist clerics and sects are all connected because they all come from one of the above three trunks of the separated churches.
* None of the Traditionalist bishops received a papal mandate.
* None of the Traditionalist clerics have ordinary or delegated jurisdiction.
Nor have they received authority or a mission from the Church.
* Most of the Traditionalist clerics offer their Mass services in Latin.
* Traditionalists follow the rules of their sect leader rather than the rules of the Church or a particular religious order.
rules may pertain to style of governance, Church doctrine, various disciplines,
interpretation and application of canon law, the choice of liturgy, and rules
of religious bodies. Consequently there
is no unity among the various sects. For example, some
Traditionalists use the Mass prayers of Pope Saint Pius V, some groups such as
the Society of St. Pius X sect use the "liturgy" of
Traditionalist's are notorious for justifying their disparity with the Church and each other by making statements to the effect that, "Canon law is not for our times; canon law is only a norm for our guidance; epikeia saves our day and takes God's unwanted laws away; epikeia allows us to do everything we do."
Epikeia is heresy
An indulgent and benign interpretation of law, which regards a law as not applying in a particular case because of circumstances unforeseen by the lawmaker. The lawmaker cannot foresee all possible cases that may come under the law, and it is therefore reasonably presumed that were the present circumstances known to the legislator he would permit the act, e.g., a mother presumes that she may miss Mass on Sunday when there is no one present to care for her baby. Epikeia is not permitted, however, no matter how grave the inconvenience, if violation of the law would render an act null and void, e.g., to presume that marriage may be contracted because of grave inconvenience in spite of an existing diriment impediment.
* Many Traditionalist clerics have been accused of and are suspected of being involved in homosexuality or other acts of immorality.
* Many Traditionalists were former members of the Novus Ordo or traditional Protestant sects. However, most of them were not required to officially profess the faith and abjure their non-Catholic errors.
* Traditionalist
clerics are confused on who is in the Church and who is not. Therefore,
they are not consistent on the Church's requirement for the formal observance
of the abjuration of error and profession of faith prior to
* Many Traditionalist clerics show a special favoritism or preferential treatment to certain members of their parish. Especially has this been known to be the case if those members are wealthy!
* Traditionalist clerics often do whatever it takes to persuade, influence, and convince parishioners to fix their Last Wills so that the cleric or organization will receive an inheritance upon their deaths.
* Parishioner's problems brought to the attention of certain Traditionalist clerics are frequently ignored. Many conscientious and caring parishioners who speak up against wrongs also risk being severely rebuked, dismissed from employment, denounced from the pulpit, expelled from the community, or threatened with eternal damnation!
* All Traditionalist groups
demonstrate cult-like characteristics. A number of
Traditionalist clerics are secretly – and some very openly – involved in mind
control, hypnotism, superstition, Satanism, Freemasonry,
All of the Traditionalist clerics that I know belong to a separated church.
The Old Catholic branches of the Traditionalist clerics separated from the
Catholic Church to start their own church. The CMRI sect claims it
separated from the Old Catholics to start another separated church. CMRI
Traditionalist clerics separated from each other to start various
churches. A few stayed with Bishop S
Most of the CMRI
Traditionalist clerics who separated from Bishop S
Thuc-line sects separated into quite a variety of
separated branches of the Traditionalists. These include the Palmar de Troya branch, which
claimed Marian apparitions and proceeded to follow their own self-appointed
pope. The Palmar
de Troya church then separated into many
branches. Later Archbishop Thuc started the Cassiciacum
branches, which espouse the papa materialiter, non-formaliter ideology.
Other Thuc-line branches include both
Sedevacantists and non-Sedevacantists. A number of these have ties and
connections to the Old Catholics and Russian Orthodox churches. There is,
of course, the Mexican branch of the Traditionalist clerics, which again
separated itself into several more branches in
As you can see by all of the above, who can even keep track of the many recently founded and separated churches that did not exist before 1960? But no matter how often they separate, divide, and make more churches with contrary beliefs, all of the Traditionalist clerics strongly claim that they carry on the first mark of the Catholic Church – Unity! Do you agree that the only unity there is among all of these separated churches is the fact that each and every one of them is separated from the Catholic Church?
This next head, who calls himself Pope Lucious Turtlemocker, provides some examples of what a slick, efficient, and resourceful tool epikeia is for the Traditionalist monster. First off, epikeia saves his day and takes God's unwanted laws away, enough to allow him to be elected pope by lay people who voted for him via the telephone and Internet from all around the world. Following Pope Lucious Turtlemocker's election by the laity, he provided yet another good example of what epikeia can do for the Traditionalists. His next step was to use epikeia to allow him to consecrate one of those who elected him. Why would epikeia be necessary for this consecration you ask? Because Pope Lucious Turtlemocker was still only a priest, without the episcopal powers necessary to consecrate a bishop. Next, someone will surely ask if they again used epikeia when this newly elected bishop returned the 'episcopal powers' to Pope Lucious Turtlemocker by consecrating him.
As was expected, all of the other heads of the monster are screaming and yelling at the new pope, "We will not accept you as our pope!" Pope Lucious Turtlemocker asks, "Why not?" "Can you show us your line of Apostolic Succession back to Saint Peter?" But Pope Lucious Turtlemocker's apostolic succession only started and ended immediately with the bishop he just consecrated! Pope Lucious Turtlemocker retorts, "Shut up, and just accept me as your pope! Why do you ask such an embarrassing question? Don't you know we live in extraordinary times, and therefore epikeia saves the day and takes all unwanted laws away?"
This Traditionalist monster has so many heads that yet another one, speaks out to make his own case for authority,
"I solemnly condemn everyone else who claims to be the pope! None of you could have been validly elected because I already proclaimed myself Supreme Pontiff the very day that Paul VI died."
But the head of the first
Traditional Movement sect in
"Heretic, I've got you beat! I was crowned pope by the Holy Mother of God Herself when She appeared to me."
Another haughty head of the Traditionalist monster bangs his head against all the others and pronounces,
"There are only three Catholic bishops left in the whole world, and two of them came from ME! Two of us live in New York, and the other one resides in Mexico. You must all swear immediate obedience to me or else be damned!"
But the other heads snap back,
"Does that make you the First See, since you are the oldest and claim all the other bishops in the whole world come from you? If you are the one and only, what happened to the head that made you a bishop?"
The ninth head angrily replies with annoyance:
"He and all of those associated with him left the Church because they associated with my Feeneyite Vicar General. How dare you question my authority you disobedient devils!"
Yet other heads of the monster speak out in response:
"When you three Catholic bishops decide to elect a new pope, put our names in the hat. Your line of succession comes from Archbishop Thuc, the same as ours. We are from the lines that went over to the Old Catholic sect. We're not the first women bishops found in the Old Catholic sect, but we are part of them now thanks to Archbishop Thuc. Just because we are females doesn't mean we shouldn't qualify to be the next pope. After all, we qualified to be Thuc-line bishops. If you don't like the idea of women priests, bishops, and pope you better realize you're living in the age of Woman's Rights!"
Rev. Anthony Cekada predicted in his article, "Two Bishops in Every Garage," that the multitude of heads connected to the monster from the many Thuc-line branches would eventually unite to elect their own pope. But his prediction made 27 years ago has not yet come true. Many of the Traditionalists have been asking, "Why has such an important election not taken place?" After all, Rev. Cekada did one of those 180-degree flip-flops that often take place in the monster church. As he flipped, he changed positions, as with many other Traditionalist clerics, they are now frequently seen biting and fighting with their former head who ordained them. The laity continues to ask,
"Why haven't these Thuc-line bishops elected a pope, since Rev. Anthony Cekada says they are all valid?" Yes, even Rev. Cekada now defends the validity of these rogue and rascal bishops that can be found "in every garage."
But each one of the many heads of the monster unanimously answers: "Who needs a pope, I am the authority! I function as the pope with universal jurisdiction and go wherever I choose to go on earth. I am the one who makes the laws!" Yes, each head of the monster makes their own laws even while they break, disregard, and ignore many of the canon laws of the Church.
There are many other heads that make up this monster, and year after year more appear. Everyone who has observed this monster sees these numerous heads butting together and biting at each other as they carry on in disunity, chaos, and madness. However, the only time these heads do unite and work together is when they gang up against another head that finally sees the scary monster for what it is, and who has the sincerity to say the following:
"We all know that if the Church ever has another truly elected pope, he will take away our universal 'jurisdiction', liberties, and freedoms that we all enjoy so much. The scary truth of why we are not united in the faith, and why we make little effort to elect a true pope is because the many heads of this non-Catholic monster are not even qualified, capable, or eligible to elect a pope. The second scary reason we would not elect a pope even if we could, is because he would have to side with the true popes of the Church. Any real Vicar of Jesus Christ would be like Pope Pius VI, and proclaim and declare all of us heads who make up this scary monster sect to be intruder, non-Catholic priests, bishops, and pontiffs."
What do you think the answers would be if you asked all of the members of the Traditionalists who make up this scary monster:
"To what church does your family belong?"
If you asked
Ask the members of the Traditionalist monster who founded the
Traditional Movement? Did this monster
start with one, two, or three heads? Was
it Archbishop Thuc or Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre or
both of them or neither of them? If you
choose one or both of these Archbishops, can you tell me the year they started
the Traditional Movement? If it was
either of them then why did Bishop S
Who belonged to the Mormon sect before 1830? Nobody, because it did not exist! I think it has millions of members now, and a number of them were former Catholics. But do you agree that not one member of the Mormon sect is a member of the true Church Jesus Christ founded?
Can you name even one person who belonged to the non-Catholic Lutheran church before 1500? Do you agree that there were many baptized Catholics who became members of the new religion Luther started a few years later? Do you agree that some of those Catholics in Father Martin Luther's parish just stayed with him when he broke away from the Church? Do you agree that they all left the Catholic Church by being members of a new, recently founded sect? How long did they remain members of the Catholic Church? Did you know they still called themselves Catholics and not Lutherans for about 100 years? Can you count the number of new heads of the Protestant monster that was started by Luther?
Who belonged to the Traditional Movement before 1960? Do you see history repeating itself?
There are millions of martyrs and canonized saints in the Catholic Church. Can you name even one of them that belonged to the Traditional Movement?
Do I believe Jesus Christ founded the Traditional Movement? No! Jesus Christ founded the Catholic Church about 2,000 years ago. I have not heard of anyone who was a member of the Traditional Movement monster before 1960, because it did not exist 50 years ago. Do you agree that it is impossible for any one of the separated branches of this multi-headed Traditionalists monster to be the Catholic Church?
How can any Catholic convince himself that such a monster is the Bride of Jesus Christ reflecting His Oneness, Goodness, Truth, and Beauty? The Traditionalists do not even have the same Mass, sacraments, and liturgy! Nor are they in communion with one another. Not one of them by itself, or all of them together, possesses the Four Marks of the Church.
All Authority Comes from Peter
* Traditionalist clerics function as if they have spiritual authority in the Church. For that reason they reject the truth that: "All spiritual authority comes from Peter."
* Traditionalists reject the truth that, "The Apostolic See is the sole source of legitimate power," and that unless a bishop received a papal mandate and jurisdiction through a Vicar of Jesus Christ, he does not have legitimate power.
No Traditionalist accepts the truth
explained by Dom Guéranger: "We, then, both priests and
people, have a right to know whence our pastors have received their
power. If they claim our obedience without having been sent by the bishop
* Traditionalists are a conglomerate, rolled together concoction of chaotic, disorganized, incompetent, uncontrollable, unmanageable, unruly, and disobedient groups of separated non-Catholic sects, divisions, and factions who continue to manifest their quarrelsome, argumentative, competitive, jealous, and challenging attitudes toward each other.
The power of jurisdiction does not pass on from bishop to bishop. This power of jurisdiction flows to the bishops only through the Successor of Saint Peter, and without it Apostolic Succession does not pass from one Catholic bishop to all the bishops he consecrates.
Listen to Pope Leo XIII as we again read from Satis Cognitum:
"14. It is necessary, therefore, to bear this in mind, viz., that nothing was conferred on the Apostles apart from Peter, but that several things were conferred upon Peter apart from the Apostles… whatever He did not deny to the others he gave only through him. So that whereas Peter alone received many things, He conferred nothing on any of the rest without Peter participating in it."
The Unity of the Church would be destroyed if all of the intruder, schismatic, and heretical bishops who received their consecration without Peter participating in it actually passed on Apostolic Succession? Would there be as many non-Catholic branches still claiming to be Catholics as there have been bishops who were separated from the Catholic Church these past 2,000 years?
All such consecrations are illicit and received outside of the Catholic Church unless Peter participates in them? It is only if Peter participates in their consecration that bishops will receive jurisdiction and have what is necessary to pass on Apostolic Succession? None of the Traditionalists bishops coming from the Old Catholic-line, the Thuc-line, or the Lefebvre-line had Peter participate in their consecration?
Always remember an important truth Pope Pius XII wrote in this encyclical:
"The power of jurisdiction… flows to the bishops… only through the Successor of Saint Peter."
Although many of those who started the schisms and heresies condemned by the Catholic Church were first Catholic bishops, their newly formed schismatic sects were without jurisdiction, and therefore they did not have the ability to pass on Apostolic Succession.
Always remember these important facts:
1st fact: Bishops who do not hold spiritual powers from the pope are intruded or schismatic bishops. (See Exposition of Christian Doctrine, as quoted above on page 17).
2nd fact: Not one of the Traditionalist clerics holds his spiritual powers from the pope, and therefore they are in schism according to the unchangeable teaching of the Catholic Church.
3rd fact: Pope Pius XII wrote in Mystici Corporis Christi: "For not every sin, however grave it may be, is such as of its own nature to sever a man from the Body of the Church, as does schism or heresy or apostasy."
4th fact: Bishops in schism, heresy, or apostasy cannot pass on Apostolic Succession, although it is possible for some of them to pass on valid orders.
5th fact: Not one cleric in the Traditional Movement has ordinary jurisdiction because: "This power of jurisdiction flows to the bishops only through the Successor of Saint Peter." Epikeia is not an act of jurisdiction, and epikeia cannot be used to obtain jurisdiction. "Even if valid orders exist, where jurisdiction is lacking there is no real Apostolic Succession." Therefore, the Traditional Movement is a non-Catholic sect!


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The Israel Antiquities Authority on Wednesday revealed the earliest known extra-biblical reference to Jerusalem in Hebrew writing on a papyrus document confiscated from thieves four years ago by Israeli authorities.
The 2,800-year-old papyrus was found following an international enforcement operation by the IAA against antiquities robbers operating in the Judean Desert. Where the robbers found the papyrus cannot be sure, but it seems to have been found in a cave by the Hever Stream in the desert.
The papyrus is rare not only for the ancient Hebrew writing and the name of Jerusalem, but for existing at all. The arid desert certainly has conditions appropriate to preserve organic material over centuries, but ancient documentation that survived thousands of years remains rare. Only two other papyruses dated to the First Temple era have been found, one of which had been erased.
The papyrus was revealed at the IAA's Innovations in the Archaeology of Jerusalem and its Region conference on Wednesday.
Archaeologists are usually wary of publicizing finds not made through formal excavation due to the uncertainty of their origin. In this case, the researchers are confident that the find is authentic.
Carbon-14 analysis shows that the papyrus is between 2,500 and 2,800 years old. The Hebrew lettering is typical of the seventh century B.C.E. (699 B.C.E. – 600 B.C.E.) Though the writing itself could have been forged, the archaeologists believe it too is authentic.
Two lines of ancient Hebrew script were preserved on the papyrus, the IAA says.
Most of the letters are clearly legible, say Prof. Shmuel Ahituv of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Dr. Eitan Klein, deputy director of the IAA's Unit for the Prevention of Antiquities Robbery and Amir Ganor of the IAA, who believe the text says:
"From the king's maidservant, from Naʽarat, jars of wine, to Jerusalem."
In other words, says the IAA, the papyrus is an original shipping document from the time of the First Temple, describing the shipment of jars of wine from storehouses in Na'arat to Jerusalem.
Naʽarat would likely be the Naʽarat mentioned in the description of the border between Ephraim and Benjamin in Joshua 16:7: "And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naʽarat, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan." However, 1 Chronicles 4:5, 6 also indicates it could be a woman's name.
Ahituv notes that the papyrus isn't just the earliest extra-biblical source to mention Jerusalem in Hebrew writing – "to date no other documents written on papyrus dating to the First Temple period have been discovered in Israel, except one from Wadi Murabbaʽat.
"Also outstanding in the document is the unusual status of a woman in the administration of the Kingdom of Judah in the seventh century B.C.E."
Ahituv adds that the document reinforces the theory that the city's original name was "Yerushalem," not "Yerushalayim."
"The document represents extremely rare evidence of the existence of an organized administration in the Kingdom of Judah," stated Klein. "It underscores the centrality of Jerusalem as the economic capital of the kingdom in the second half of the seventh century B.C.E. According to the Bible, the kings Menashe, Amon or Josiah ruled in Jerusalem at this time; however, it is not possible to know for certain which of the kings of Jerusalem was the recipient of the shipment of wine."
Actually, according to biblical chronology, (see my earlier column About Time, part two: Bible history versus secular history) the kings of Judah in the last half of the seventh century were:
- Josiah 659-629 B.C.E.
- Jehoahaz 628
- Jehoiakim 628-618
- Jehoiachin 617
- Zedekiah 616-607 B.C.E.
Bill K. Underwood is a freelance columnist and author of several books, including three novels.They are available in paperback or ebook on this page at Amazon.com.

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Christmastime Cowboy by Maisey Yates - A second-chance holiday romance set in a small town winery at Christmas. Read my full review here.
The Christmas Bridge by Elyse Douglas - A young widow travels to NYC near Christmas. She wonders about meeting up with a lover from 20 years ago, but a chance encounter changes everything. Read my full review here.
The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman - A poignant novella about the broken relationship between a father and his son. (I haven't read this yet, but I love Fredrik Backman.)
Miracle on 5th Avenue, Sleigh Bells in the Snow, and Maybe This Christmas by Sarah Morgan - Sarah Morgan is my favourite Christmas romance author. Her books are the perfect amount of sexy and sweet. I couldn't just pick one of her books, so I'm including all three! See my review of Miracle on 5th Avenue here.
A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig - Sebastian and I are currently reading this together. A humorous and heartfelt tale about the original story of Santa. Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson - I grew up reading this short novel with my mom, and it is hilarious! Imagine "Children Gone Wild" mixed with organizing a Christmas pageant. A very fun read!
Dashing Through the Stars by Celia Kyle - A fantasy/sci-fi romance novella that is part of the Ujal series. I got this as a bit of a gag gift, but it is a quick, fun, festive read!


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November 12 – December 18, 2021
Alex Katz continues his foray into the lyric appreciation of the world outside us. Leaves and trees abound in this show, and are as technically accomplished as ever. The works, begun either in Pennsylvania or Maine during the quarantine, were completed at the artist's studio on West Broadway. Katz's sense of color remains highly original and highly effective, as does his understanding of what takes place in the span of a composition. Now in his mid-'90s, the artist shows no sign of slowing down; the paintings are as energetic and as vibrant as ever. Katz from the start of his career has been associated with downtown New York. Truly a product of this city, Katz studied at Cooper Union from 1946 to 1949. Maybe the most engaging aspect of his production is the paintings' seamless combination of accessible content—the artist has painted many works devoted to his wife and poet son, as well as studies of the luminaries of the New York art world—and an openly poetic presentation that reports on nature and people in a graceful manner.
This show emphasizes nature. Purple Landscape (2020), a large work of art, shows a quiet mastery of composition. It consists of two dark evergreens, one with short, even branches on the left, and on the right another with extended branches of different lengths, which extend to the left beyond the center from the trunk close to the right edge of the painting. The brushwork is so expressive as to suggest the influence of the Abstract Expressionists, but there is a marvelous control, too. The branches fill the dark purple space behind them without overloading the composition. While Katz is a painter who belongs to the aesthetic history of this city, sometimes his audience senses a bit of Asian influence in the fluid gracefulness of his painterly arrangements. In From the Bridge 5 (2021), another large, horizontally aligned work, Katz has painted black leaves, a dense group on the lower left and another thick bunch on the upper right. They are connected in the center by smaller leaves, bits and pieces of foliage that look like they are suspended in open air. Behind them is a blue sky, with just enough darkness in it to suggest twilight. Both these paintings are free of people; nature has the upper hand.
Gray Tree (2020) consists of a dark gray set of leafless branches which move outward from the upper left corner, while a fully-leafed tree appears in the lower right. The bare branches seem to indicate that the tree is dead; its skeletal outline suggests no living foliage, in contrast to the full set of thick green leaves on the other side of the painting. In between there is nothing but gray sky. The work offers a muted melancholy, and as simple as its construction may be, it is balanced compositionally by the forms diagonally opposed to each other. Solebury (2020) takes its title from a Pennsylvania town. It is more complicated than Gray Tree, although it too portrays trees in darker light. Three thin trunks rise upward from the bottom to the top of the painting; branches move horizontally across the top two-thirds of the work. Behind them we find, on the lower end, a constellation of either shrubs or trees, above which there is a slate-blue sky with a band of light cutting across it. The painting is lyrical and otherworldly in the same moment.
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The legendary Paddy 'Drac' Finlay has passed away following his short battle with cancer.
He died on Saturday in Tallaght Hospital just after 1pm.
The Tallaght native was famous for marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade dressed as Dracula.
Paddy - who was an undertaker at Rom Masseys - marched in the parade for 49 years straight but was unable to attend the celebrations this year.
He was highly regarded in South Dublin and even picked up a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tallaght Person of the Year Awards in 2016.
Paddy's son, Graham took to Facebook to share the sad news of Drac's passing.
He said: "Friends of Paddy, just to let you know , Paddy lost his short battle with cancer today shortly before 1pm in Tallaght Hospital.
"We will all miss him, may he rest in peace with his Nan. Enjoy the memory of his stories.
"We will post details on rip.ie through Rom Massey Undertakers and thank you all for your support and love for Paddy. His Son Graham."
Thomas Carolan shared some happy memories about the famous Dubliner saying: "Ah rip paddy many a great night out we had with him."
Ray Dolan added: "Paddy use to meet up with uncle joe and one night i got a lift in his van, coffin and all . A Lovley gentleman he was."
Veronica Molloy said: Very sad news. Paddy leaves a great legacy of unforgettable memories in the minds of all of Irish people and beyond. Praying for his family and friends, thanks for the memories."
Elaine Monaghan commented that he was a "regular feature of our childhood up in the spawell scaring the bejasus out of us. Thanks for the memories".
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European project Convoi 77
The European project Convoi 77 intends to piece together the personal life story of each of the 1321 deportees of the last large convoy that left from Drancy to Auschwitz on July 31, 1944, by sending students from the 37 countries the deportees were from on their traces.
On the basis of the information available, we are able to trace about 400 deportees (personal documents, photos, testimonies…) There is no direct way to find documents concerning more than 900 of them: there are no descendants, entire families were wiped out.
However we have for each deportee basic information that should allow to trace them: name, maiden name for married women, date and place of birth.
Hence the idea of asking high school students, in each country, to look in their city or their village for the traces of these deported people who were born and lived where themselves live today, people their grandparents may have met sometimes or even known.
Either in groups or individually, under the supervision of their teachers these young people will carry out some research that could start in Town Halls or at the local archives, and lead them in places where these lost people grew up, studied, worked, lived. They will collect testimonies, while developing their knowledge about their surroundings, history.
Following a pilot project in the second half of 2016 in four French high schools, the European project Convoi 77 will be progressively put in place at the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year
This project is supported by the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah.


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Motivation for mass shootings like ones in Dayton, El Paso come from radical websites and social media, expert warns
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - 19 News is digging deeper into where the shooters in horrifying mass shooting cases are getting their motivation.
The president called out the evil inside the internet on Monday.
The motive in the Dayton shooting is still under investigation, but at this very moment, the site police said the El Paso shooter posted his hateful manifesto is down.
At least one expert 19 News met with said the problem is, when you shut down sites like them, their users will just go somewhere else on the internet to spew hate.
Professor Brandon Szuminsky at Baldwin Wallace said many troubled souls that carry out acts like the ones in Dayton and El Paso have used the internet to find community.
"Unfortunately, the ones that they are finding are not ones that are going to help them get better," he said. "It's one that's going to make them worse."
Before the internet, Szuminsky says it was unlikely for extremists to meet each other.
He showed 19 News some of the sites he said encourages radical behavior.
The one where the El Paso shooter posted his manifesto is called 8chan.
"8chan is serving as a place where these sorts of people to congregate and find other people that are going to tell them they're not crazy, when in fact they are," Szuminsky said.
Monday morning, President Trump said, "We must recognize that the internet has provided a dangerous avenue to radicalize disturbed minds and perform demented acts."
The sites look like message boards, and almost everyone who is posting is anonymous.
What makes it even more impossible to regulate is that when owners of a site make safety changes users don't like, they just make a new one.
"It's deeply depressing," Szuminsky said. "I don't think there's a simple answer of what we do."
The only thing he said he can think to do is recognize the problem.
"It really runs counter to all the reasons why free speech is in the Constitution," Szuminsky said. "It troubles me that it's being used as a shield of this intolerance."
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Opening Reception:
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On display through April 29, 2020
Featured Artists:
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Light Refreshments will be served.
Bring your friends!
MCH Healing Arts Gallery is adjacent to the Sarah Hogate Bacon Emergency Department.
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Don't forget to make plans to sit the Second Annual Rains Thai Lake Retreatwith Steven Smith, assisted by Jake Davis, and mindful movement with Julie Seibt June 12 – 22, 2017. Get your airline tickets and passport ready now.
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Second Annual Rains Thai Lake Retreat
With Steven Smith and assisted by Jake Davis
Mindful movement with Julie Seibt
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Watching TV tonight, my brother noticed that there are like 6 Brad
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The month of February is known as Black History Month. During this month African American creators are celebrated for their inventions, achievements and many more. On Saturday, Feb. 1 the Black Student Association (BSA) hosted their annual Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Ball. The ball was held from 7 p.m .to 9:30 p.m., in the Overman Student Center Ballroom. The event included a night of festivities, with speakers, performances, and dancing.
"(The ball) is an event that honors the accomplishments of the minority community, which is something that should be done more often." said Cassandra Roque, senior in integrated studies.
The ball was presented to honor Martin Luther King Jr., for his overall role of being an activist for minorities and fighting for peace within race. His legacy is remembered, celebrated for his nobility, and confidence of being a leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
"We want to continue to help further MLK's dream of having a nation in which everyone is accepted" said D'Andre Phillips, junior in mathematics, President of BSA.
At the ball, students, faculty and others from the community of Pittsburg were in attendance. The dress code of the event was formal, as it was a night full of celebration. There were three different presentations to present some talents that are popular in African- American Culture.
"We were able to have different student performers that presented slam poetry, interpretive photography and re-enactment step shows" said Phillips.
Slam poetry originated in the city of Chicago, IL, and implements the elements poetry and performance into one as a poet speaks out their emotions upon a certain topic.
"I loved the Alpha performance in honor of MLK Jr." said Roque.
Alpha Phi Alpha is one of the fraternities apart of the "Divine Nine" which is a combination of nine fraternities and sororities founded by African Americans. Alpha Phi Alpha is the only fraternity of the Divine Nine that is represented at PSU.
"The MLK ball has new talents each year," said Jailyn Davis, sophomore in early childhood education, Vice President of BSA. "It's super exciting to see new members step out of their comfort zone and open up by show their talents."
During the ball, there was a presentation shown that students of Office of Diversity took part in a video which was a partnership with the PSU Tilford group which includes volunteers, faculty and staff. They host events focused around multiculturalism and diversity. The book that the presentation was based on is called "Between the world and me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
The MLK ball has been occurring annually since 2018. The event has grown each year, as more students, faculty and staff attend.
"It is important for us to come together as a student body and as a community." said Davis. "There are so many opportunities, no matter what someone looks like we should put our differences aside and honor MLK Jr."
In future years, BSA hopes to expand the ball, add more events and a possible scholarship opportunity.
"(In the future) I would love for the ball to be a campus sponsored event, in which more campus organizations can partner up and contribute to the talent portion," Phillips said.


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Review Acer Aspire 5740G Notebook
The Aspire 5740G-434G32Mn turns out to be a good entry into the world of multimedia laptops. The review sample came equipped with an Intel Core i5-430M processor along with four GB of RAM and a mobility Radeon HD 5470 HD by ATI.
When you visit the Acer webpage, you'll find three configurations of the 5470G. The biggest difference is the size of the hard drive and the RAM. Our review deals with the Aspire 5740G-434G32Mn which is set up with a 320 GB hard drive and four GB of RAM. The 5740G-436G50Mn, the second possible configuration, comes with a 500 GB hard drive and six GB of RAM and adds Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity. Last but not least, there is the 5740G-436G50Mn which is part of Acer's 5470D 3D series. It sports what Acer calls a TriDef 3D screen. This means that the sceen was coated with a special 3D pixel coating. Acer claims that, using the required 3D prism glasses, effects akin a 3D digital cinema are possible.
The case of the Aspire 5740G is made from plastic, which is nothing out of the ordinary in this price segment. It feels very robust and stable, though. There is the occasional creak when stressed with a single finger, but no visible marks are left behind. The only exception, however, is the back of the lid, which is a weak point in more affordable laptops. This is also true for the Aspire 5740G.
Lifting the base unit at one end is no problem for the case, either. In terms of finish the Acer laptop seems alright. The construction elements of the case fit together nicely, leaving no big gaps between different parts. There are no sharp corners or edges.
The 15.6 inch display is held in place by a simple locking mechanism which is situated in the middle of the front part. Moving the latch to the right releases the display, which can be opened easily.
The design is typical of Acer's models: the Aspire 5740G sports predominantly blue colors. The review sample was dark blue and gray.
The lid is, except of the central Acer logo, dark blue with a high-gloss finish. The same is true for the screen bezel. Hence these areas are very prone to fingerprints and overall rather care intensive. The area around the keyboard and the palmrest are matte gray.
The dark design of the Aspire 5740G is rather unobtrusive and conservative, thereby keeping it from sticking out too much in public.
The Aspire 5740G holds all current interfaces required for a modern multimedia laptop. The connections are not distributed evenly on all four side, but are mainly concentrated mainly on the right and the left. Should all ports be used this might lead to disturbing cables especially left of the laptop.
The left side holds the a/c connector, the LAN connector (Broadcom NetLink Gigabit Ethernet), the HDMI port, a standard VGA out, two USB 2.0 ports, a microphone and a SPD interface (S/PDIF). If you do not network wirelessly, at least the A/C and the LAN port are in use. In case you want to enjoy an HD movie on your TV set, the HDMI port will be occupied too. Connecting to the computer to your sound system too, you'll finally end up in a complete mess. An external monitor is the only thing missing now.
In comparison, the right side looks very clean, almost empty. Only two USB 2.0 ports, the optical drive, the modem port (LSI HDA Modem) and the Kensington lock found their way here.
At the front, there is a 5-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD). The back of the 5740G is void of connection ports and holds only the six cell battery.
The display bezel houses the Crystal Eye webcam optimized for bad lighting conditions. Acer calls this "low light" optimized. The accompanying Array microphone is placed in the middle right above the keyboard, more precisely: right above the F11 key. Accordingly, video chats pose no problem to our review sample.
An Atheros AR5B93 wireless module is used for wireless connections. For those who wish to have Bluetooth 2.1, the only option would be to select an Aspire 5730G-436G50Mn instead. This model comes with six GB of RAM and a bigger hard drive.
You can also opt for an Blu-Ray drive (4X Blu-ray Disc/DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer drive) instead of the 8X Super Multi Double-Layer drive.
Input Devices
Acer has come up with something quite special for the keyboard and the mouse replacement. Except for the key labels, the keyboard is kept in a black finish. The rugged surface of the keyboard keeps fingerprints away. The layout feels right, too: every key is where it should be. In general the key size is alright, but, Fn and ESC key had to shrink, because of the available space. However, there is no impact on typing. The feedback is very direct and the keyboard is quiet, even when typing energetically.
Aesthetically the keyboard pleasant, too. Between the keys, there is a gap of two milimeters. This should make typing easier. However, dust gathers quickly there.
A full sized number block is aboard. So, the touchpad is not centered, but has been moved a little to the left, directly in front of the space bar. You can switch the touchpad on and off by pressing the button next to it. Using an external mouse with the laptop, this feature is very handy.
Acer has built a multi gesture touchpad into the 5740G similar to those used on modern smartphones like the iphone. This means the user can zoom into or out of pictures using only his thumb and index finger; a circular motion with two fingers rotates pictures. Scrolling through documents or web pages via gesture is possible, too. Leaving these gimmicks aside, the touchpad does a good job. The mouse buttons are imitated by a strip of plastic below the touch sensitive pad.
Above the keyboard there is a button labelled "P". This button can be associated with whatever the user likes. Right below this are two dedicated volume buttons.
To the left of the keyboard there is the power button, which is illuminated with blue light. Below this are three other buttons: the first two for controlling WiFi and Bluetooth (not built-in in the test sample), and the third launches the Acer Backup Manager.
The Acer spire 5470G comes with an Acer Cinecrystal TFT LC Screen with LED backlight. The maximum resolution, which Acer claims has a response time of eight milliseconds, of the 16:9 panel is 1366x768 pixels. The response time means the laptop is well capable of displaying faster games, given, of course, the integrated Mobility Radeon Hd 5470 supplies the frame rates per second necessary. But more about that later.
Not only the hardware used has an influence on the quality of what you see on the screen, the display plays its part, too. Thanks to the glossy screen colors look rich and shiny, when playing games or watching DVDs.
Two hinges hold the 15.6 inch display in place. These offer enough stability, yet they are not perfectly tight: they allow luffing. Opening and closing the lid is easy and causes no unpleasant sounds. The lock which secures the display in closed position can be opened easily, too.
Compared to similar laptops the brightness turns out to be lower mid-range. The highest measured brightness was 187 cd/m² in the top left corner, and the lowest was 170 cd/m² in the top right. Looking at the measurments for the other parts of the screen, this means that the screen's illumination level is balanced at 91 %.
Given the highly reflective CineCrytstal Display and the rather poor average brightness level outdoor use can be quite frustrating with the 5740G, at least during the day. As is true of all glossy display, reflections are a common. Even at maximum brightness in the shade, this is very annoying and stressful for the eyes.
The Vertical viewing angles are not among the best, too. If you open the lid a little further than usual, dark spots will appear. Horizontal viewing angles, however, have a little more leeway. Even at bad angles, the content of the screen was well recognisable.
Our sample came equipped with a Core i5 430M processor (3MB shared L3 Cache, 2.26 GHz). The integrated Turbo Boost Feature can automatically overlock the cores under load up to 2,53 Ghz while at the same time deactivating the cores that are not needed. The graphics adapter is a Mobility Radeon HD 5470 von ATI with 512 MB of GDDR3 RAM. The GPU is the successor of the Mobility Radeon HD 4570 with a higher clock speed and added DirectX 11 support.
The entry-level to mid-range graphics adapter is capable of handling recent games. Sometimes settings have to be adjusted for the games to run smoothly. But before we get to the gaming part, let us first look at benchmarks allowing a preliminary evaluation of the gpu's performance.
The somewhat outdated Futuremark benchmarks 3DMark2001, 3DMark03 and 3DMark05 were employed again and yielded 23077, 10045 and 6892 points respectively for the Aspire 5740G. In comparison the 5470's predecessor reached 16656, 9408 and 6755 points.
What is more interesting are the 3DMark06 and the 3DMark Vantage benchmarks. The 3DMark06 benchmark was done using a resolution of 1280x1024. The Acer achieved 3761 points, of which 2611 are accounted for by the gpu.
3DMark Vantage yielded a total of 1195 points. For comparison: the Mobility Radeon HD 4570 reached 3475 points in the 3DMark06 benchmark and 1082 in the 3DMark Vantage benchmark.
Due to compatibility problems with Windows 7 we were unable to perform the popular PCMar05. This means we will have to do with the PCMark Vantage benchmark. The test sample reached a total score of 5537 points.
Another part of the test setup is the well-tried Cinebench R10. Single-Core rendering produced 3412 points. Multi-Core rendering, however, brought a respectable 7847 points. Cinebench R10 awarded 4319 points for the shading capabilities.
Windows 7 has its own benchmark system, too. The Asprie 5740G got a score of 5.1 in the performance index. According to Windows, this is caused by the rather poor graphics perfromance for Windows Aero.
These numbers are all well and fine, but they don't guarantee for good performance in everyday use or games. How the Aspire 5740G fares here, we will see in the next part of the review where we deal with various games.
|PCMark Vantage Result
|5537 points
|3DMark 2001SE Standard
|23077 points
|3DMark 03 Standard
|10045 points
|3DMark 05 Standard
|6892 points
|3DMark 06 Standard Score
|3761 points
|3DMark Vantage P Result
|1195 points
Even though the Aspire 5740 is no full-blown gaming laptop, the possibility for gaming might sway some buyers in its direction. During breaks, for example, some people like to relax with a game or two. Many people like to at least have this option should they be so inclined at some point in time.
We conducted our tests using various games ranging from more dated to more recent releases. Either we used the benchmark options provided by the game itself or we used Fraps.
Fear 2
The dark shoot-em-up is our first entry. Its minimum settings require a desktop version of the nVidia 6800 or an ATI x700. The integrated Mobility Radeon HD 5470 has no problem topping these. Thus it delivers a - very good - average of 114 fps at minimum settings (600x600, everything set to low). However, once you turn up the settings to medium (1024x768, everything set to medium, 2xAA), the impression changes somewhat. The average fps drops drastically to 34.9. Playing the game is still well possible and looks much better than on low settings. On high settings we measured only 23.4 fps.
Racedriver: Gold
We took one turn playing the BMW team Germany. On minimum settings, this is very nice with an average of 75.8 fps. Raising the level to medium (1024x768, everything set to medium, all effects turned on) settings yielded an acceptable 34.6 fps. High settings (1280x800, 2xMSAA, everything set to high) resulted in a quite poor average of 17.2 fps. We crashed our beautiful car three times before we managed to finally finish the lap in our fourth attempt.
World in Conflict
The real time strategy game World in Conflict remained above the limit of 30 fps only on medium settings. That means DirectX 9.0, 1024x768, no AA and no AF. At an average of 37 fps, however, the game is very enjoyable. High settings (1024x768, 2xAA, 2x AF), employing DirectX 10, lead to a somewhat lacklustre 18 fps.
The notoriously hardware hungry Crysis brings even the Aspire 5740G to its knees. The in-game benchmark was done at 1024x768. Decent fps (61.7 fps cpu, 49.6 fps gpu) were only reached on minimum settings. Medium settings resulted in about 24 fps and high settings allowed only for a stuttering 10 fps.
Anno 1404
The new version of Anno 1404 runs smoothly on minimum settings. Medium settings pose no problem as well. Anno might not rely too much on the highest of frame rates, still an average of 11.3 fps on high settings is not enough in our opinion
CMR:Dirt 2
The new racing game Dirt 2 didn't work together with the Aspire 5740G all too well. Even on minimum settings it achieves only 22.7 fps on average. Raising the level of details and the resolution naturally worsened the problem. Accordingly we only measured 18.8 fps on medium and 12.7 fps on high settings.
Starcraft 2 Beta
A very interesting game to have an eye on in the coming months is Starcraft 2 by Blizzard. We wanted to see how well the Aspire 5740G and its Mobility Radeon HD 5470 can deal with it. So we installed and tested the beta version.
The results are very similar to those of the above test. However, we now used the native resolution of 1366x768 in these. The only thing we changed is the level of details. We started the beta quite enthusiastically, i.e, on ultra settings. The resulting 11.4 fps are not enough to keep up with the speed on Battlenet. Set to high, this was no longer a problem. At 26.4 fps the game ran somewhat smoothly. Still, only medium settings let the game run totally smoothly.
So what is true of the other benchmarks, is valid here, too: the Aspire 5740G is indeed capable of handling more demanding games, if you adjust the resolution or the level of details.
Let us now look at other relevant aspects of the laptop which might, or might not, make you decide on the Aspire 5740G, the emissions. After all, no one wants to have a laptop that is as loud as a plane in his living room.
This, however, is not the case with the Acer model. In idle mode it is hardly noticeable at 31.9 dB(A). Even under load the values are well within bounds. 33.6 dB(A) were reached on average. From time to time the speed of the fan changed and we measured a maximum of 39.4 dB(A). But even this is tolerable, as the fan makes a constant noise at a frequency which is not annoying.
Noise Level
29.6 / 31.9 / 31.9 dB(A)
|32.1 dB(A)
|35.4 / dB(A)
|33.6 / 39.4 dB(A)
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40 dB(A)
50 dB(A)
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Concerning heat the Aspire 5740G is positively unspectacular. Temperature in idle mode and under load hardly differ, as you can tell by the graphs. The only difference worth mentioning is the measured 40.4°under load compared to 36 degrees Celsius without load. At 23 degrees room temperature the upper left corner at the bottom was the only part to surpass 40 degrees Celsius. Given the quiet noise level of the fan, the temperatures are indeed very good.
The measured values stay in the comfortable zone. Hence, working with the laptop on your lap is no problem. The a/c adapter reached an acceptable 50 degres Celsius in our tests.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 35.6 °C / 96 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21.1 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 40.4 °C / 105 F, compared to the average of 39.2 °C / 103 F
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (32.2 °C / 90 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-3.3 °C / -6 F).
The sound coming from the internal speakers is not the best, especially the bass is quite thin. This is no deviation from other laptops at the same price level. Only much more expensive laptops will offer more in this department. Tough a little tinny, the sound is quite clean as long as you to not turn the speakers up to much. At maximum volume distortions caused by vibrations of the case get audible and spoil the listening experience.
The easiest way to avoid this problem is to hook up the Apire 5740 G to your home stereo. Alternatively, you could use high quality headphones, especially on the move.
Battery Life
The Aspire 5740G is powered by a Li-Ion battery. With a capacity of 4400 mAh (47.5 Wh, 10.8 Volt), the battery life was quite good, at least when working with office applications, browsing the Internet via WLAN or watching a DVD.
Under load it's quite different. After a meagre 57 minutes in the Battery Eater Classic benchmark, the battery had to be charged. Energy options and display brightness were set to maximum. The wireless mdoule was enabled.
The Reader's benchmark of the Battery Eater program yielded better results. With wireless turned off, energy saving on and brightness set to minimum the aspire 5740G lasted a good 225 minutes, three hours and 45 minutes. This battery run-time is on the good side.
Surfing wirelessly was possible for two hours and 55 minutes on battery. Wireless turned off, playing back a DVD gave us three hours and six minutes. Thus, you should be able two watch two movies of about 90 minutes in a row without recharging. Dimming the brightness might just help you squeeze out another minute or two.
|Off / Standby
|0.3 / 0.6 Watt
| 12 / 15 / 15.4 Watt
52.3 / 70.1 Watt
To summarize: The Aspire 5740G comes equipped with a state of the art Core i5 430M CPU, which sports the patented Turbo Boost Feature. Next there is the Mobility Radeon HD 5470, an entry-level graphics adapter capable of handling more demanding games, if, of course, details and settings are adjusted. Four GB of DDR3 Ram, which can be upgraded to a mximum of eight GB, are part of the standard setup. The hard drive is a SATA drive with 320 GB by Hitachi (HTS545032B9A) that runs at 5400 rpm.
Additionally, many ports found their way onto the laptop. On top of the four standard USB 2.0 ports, an Ethernet port, a VGA port and optional Bluethooth 2.1 or a BluRay drive, there is an HDMI port, to mention a few.
The performance offered by this setup well holds its own. For everyday use, but also as a multimedia machine, there is power aplenty. Only when used for gaming, the Aspire 5740G is thwarted by the somewhat weak Mobility Radeon HD 5470.
What makes the laptop stand out from the crowd, is definitely its multi-gesture touchpad. This, however, is more of a gimmick and offers no real everyday use and will not appeal to everyone.
The keyboard convinced us, too, be it optically or functionally. Only the spacing of the keys is not so good as it allows dust and dirt to get underneath the keyboard easily.
What did not convince us too much are the internal speakers which only managed to produce good sound at medium volumes. At maximum volume there were some disturbing noises. Especially with bass heavy songs, the speakers disappointed with their muddy sound: lyrics became hard to understand. As mentioned earlier, this is not that much of a problem. Either you hook up the laptop to your home stereo system or you use headphones. The distribution of the ports is not ideal for lefties.
Apart from these weaknesses, the Aspire 5740G is a good multi-purpose laptop with many strengths and a few disadvantages at a fair price.
According to Amazon, the reviewed model of the Aspire 5740G, is available for about 600 Euros. The warranty is two years including one year of what Acer calls International Travellers Warranty.


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Stop Washing Your Face In The Shower
By Tina Cho
We know: You're used to washing your face in the shower along with your body. But you should stop! Here's why.
There's truly nothing like a hot shower to wind down after a long day. But hot water strips away natural oils from your face, disrupting your skin's moisture level.
"Hot water can dry out both facial and body skin, which can compromise the barrier functions of the skin," says Sue Ann Wee, a dermatologist with the Schweiger Dermatology Group in New York. "It's important to cleanse face gently with tepid water—not hot water—and to be gentle when cleansing. This means avoiding physical irritation from scrubbing or placing the face directly under the shower spray."
Personally, I find that my skin immediately begins to lose moisture as soon as I shut off the water, so by the time I'm done towel-drying my body, my face is dry and red. Even though I've yet to give up hot showers entirely, here's what I do to make sure that at least the skin on my face is hydrated and protected from irritation throughout hot showers.
Double cleanse and moisturize before the shower
First, I remove any eye and lip makeup using a makeup remover. Once that's done, I double cleanse to remove any face makeup, SPF, and impurities sitting on my face. Since hot steam from the shower will open up my pores, I want to make sure that there's no makeup and gunk sitting on my face when that happens.
After I double cleanse, I use a facial oil to moisturize my face. This creates a protective barrier on my skin and prevents moisture from escaping during and after the hot shower. I take 3-5 drops of an organic, cold-pressed oil I got at a health food store, rub it between clean palms, and gently press it onto my face. I focus on areas that wrinkle or tend to dry out as we age, such as the eye area, forehead, and cheeks.
I love rich oils like avocado oil, but light oils like jojoba or argan are great oils to start with if you're new to using oils on your face. If you have oily skin, no need to shy away from using oils altogether—just try using 1-2 drops.
Since I began cleansing and prepping my skin with oil, I've noticed that my face is significantly less dry after I shower, even if I accidentally had shampoo runoff on my face and had to rinse off with hot water in the shower. When I walk out of the shower, my skin is practically glowing without feeling overly sticky.
Stand facing away from the shower head
When I'm in the shower, I stand facing away from the shower head the entire time and keep my chin up about 45 degrees to prevent shampoo and hot water from running down my face. If I need to bend down to pick up a body wash or a razor, I lower my body while keeping my chin lifted. As you can imagine, this looks a bit ridiculous, but the bright side is that nobody sees me do this because I take my showers solo. Minimizing your skin's contact with piping hot water will help prevent dryness and irritation.
Cleanse again after you shower
I try really hard to avoid having shampoo and hot water run down my face, but sometimes, runoff is unavoidable. I don't like the feeling of my facial oil and shampoo runoff mixing and staying on my face, so depending on how icky I feel when I step out of the shower, I go back to the sink and do a partial or a full-on cleanse.
If I had a lot of shampoo run down my face while I was in the shower, I take a gentle, water-based foam cleanser, and quickly cleanse my entire face and neck. The idea isn't to use a hardcore cleanser or double cleanse again but to do a quick cleanse to remove any remaining shampoo residue. If I feel like I did a good job avoiding shampoo runoff while I was in the shower, I cleanse just my hairline and T-zone, which are areas prone to breakouts. Lastly, if I feel that I don't need an extra cleanse, or I feel too lazy to do an extra cleanse, I head straight back into my bedroom and use a cleansing water (or at least a toner with a cotton pad) to catch any remaining residue. Then I do the rest of my normal skin care routine.
Key Fact
This might all feel like a whole lot of steps, but as with routines, you'll eventually get used to it and wonder how your skin survived your old routine. Skin care can be as much about exploration as makeup, and you might be surprised by how trying out something new like this pre-shower skin care routine can completely transform your skin.
Bibliography: Cho, T. (2017, June 13). Why You Should Stop Washing Your Face In The Shower. Retrieved October 25, 2017, from https://theklog.co/washing-your-face-in-the-shower/
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🎻 Stunning classical music performance by local Edmonton musicians of the Listeso String Quartet
🍽 Cash bar open for refreshments before and after the performance
✔ A safe and socially-distanced event, ensuring you are comfortable and at ease
General Info
📅 Date and time: various dates and times (select during purchase)
⏳ Duration: 65 minutes. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the start time. Late entry is not permitted
📌 Venue: The Foundry Room in Edmonton, AB
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
🔗 Safety measures: you can read the safety measures for this event here. Attendees will be required to wear a mask to enter and at all times during the event
❓ Please note: for the safety of our audience, all of the candlelight will be provided through flameless candles
Tentative Program
Performed by the Listeso String Quartet
- Pinocchio: When You Wish Upon a Star
- Lion King: The Circle of Life
- Toy Story: You've Got a Friend in Me
- Beauty and the Beast: A Tale as Old as Time
- Aladdin: Arabian Nights
- Little Mermaid: Under the Sea
- Cinderella: A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes
- Shrek: Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
- UP: Married Life
- Jungle Book: The Bear Necessities
- Frozen: Let It Go
- Game of Thrones Theme
- Trolls: Can't Stop the Feeling
- …and more!
Enjoy some of the most magical songs like never before! Be our guest tonight and join the Listeso string quartet for an exclusive concert in a beautiful venue. With the expert performance of these classical musicians and the stunning atmosphere created by the gentle glow of candlelight, you'll enjoy all your favorites as if you were listening to them for the first time. Prepare to be taken to a whole new world with these most treasured soundtracks!
Please view the FAQs for this Fever Original event here.


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Springfield, Illinois – The Springfield Jr. Blues, proud members of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), are pleased to announce that Philipp Mass and Jack Williams were each named an Honorable Mention for Bauer Hockey's Midwest Division Star of the Week.
Philipp Mass, 18, joined the Jr. Blues last week just in time to take on the Minnesota Magicians. In two games played over the weekend he recorded two assists for the Jr. Blues and was a +2 overall. Mass is from Heidelberg, Germany and comes to Springfield by way of the Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) where he appeared in 10 games.
Jack Williams, 17, picked up his 14th win of the season and his 2nd shutout in a 1-0 victory over the Magicians on Friday night. Williams stopped all 37 shots that he faced, and has now won four of his last five starts.


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I am offering another lovely giveaway by Giveaway Blogs and UPrinting.com!! UPrinting.com has asked me to participate in a FREE Blog Giveaway of one (1 ) piece 16†x 20†rolled canvas print – I am very excited to see them! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR EMAIL IN YOUR COMMENT – I HAVE IT FROM YOUR POSTING A COMMENT! Please go ahead and enter – your email is NOT being exposed to the world! This time it is a short contest so get your entry in right away!! Please check it out!
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Malpractice Claims for Post-Surgical Infections
Even for some of the more routine procedures, surgery always carries with it a degree of risk. In fact, in all cases, prior to any surgical procedure, a medical professional will go over all risk involved, and obtain consent from the patient to proceed. Although most procedures will go as planned, in some cases, a negative outcome will manifest itself. When this outcome is the result of preventable error on the part of the medical professional, retaining the services of an experienced medical malpractice attorney can be crucial to obtaining reimbursement for any injuries suffered. In some cases, the preventable error can lead to infection, as discussed in this investigative report by the Tampa Bay Times about the Johns Hopkins hospital system, which found that medical professionals were performing surgeries in operating rooms that had not yet been properly cleaned and sterilized. A discussion of medical malpractice, generally, as well as how it is specifically applied to post-surgical infections, will follow below.
Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice is a specialized form of negligence, and a plaintiff must prove that the defendant acted, in effect, negligently. Specifically, a successful plaintiff must prove the following elements:
- The defendant medical professional owed the injured victim a standard of care, which is determined based on a reasonable medical professional in the same specialty as the defendant;
- The defendant medical professional failed to adhere to that standard of care;
- The failure directly caused the injury to the plaintiff; and
- The injury resulted in ascertainable damages.
Post-Surgical Infections
Sometimes called a surgical site infection, a post-surgical infection refers to an infection which occurs after surgery in the part of the body where the surgery took place. By its nature, surgery requires the breaking of the epidermal layer, which acts as a natural barrier between the sensitive inner organs of the body and germs from outside. The most common of these germs are staphylococcus, streptococcus, and pseudomonas bacterium, which can cause infections ranging from superficial surface skin infections to life threatening major organ infections. Typically, these post-surgical infections can generally be split into three categories.
- Superficial incisional infections, which occur in the area of the skin where the incision was made;
- Deep incisional infections, which occur beneath the incision area in muscle and the tissues surrounding the muscles; and
- Organ or space SSI, which can be found in any area of the body other than skin, muscle, and surrounding tissue involved in the surgery.
To prove medical malpractice resulting from a post-surgical infection, a plaintiff must show that that the failure to adhere to the standard of care was the direct or proximate cause of the post-surgical infection. In other words, the infection would not have happened but for the negligence.
If the plaintiff can prove the elements of medical malpractice, he/she may be able to recover the following damages from any individual (or entity) that bears responsibility:
- Medical bills to treat, and recover from, the infection;
- Lost wages for any work missed because of the infection;
- Pain and suffering caused by the infection; and
- Emotional distress resulting from the infection.
Further, if the patient plaintiff died as a result of the infection, his/her next of kin would be able to bring a wrongful death action against the responsible party or parties.
Seek Legal Advice
If you contracted an infection after a surgical procedure, contact the attorneys at Pita Weber Del Prado as soon as possible. We have years of experience in medical malpractice issues, including post-surgical issues such as complications and infections. We will analyze your situation, and, if we believe that your infection was caused by a preventable error on the part of a medical professional entrusted with your care, we will develop a strategy for pursuing an action against him/her to get you the most money possible to compensate for your suffering. Contact our Miami office today for an initial consultation.


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Portland Syrups - Marionberry Syrup (12oz)
"For this syrup, we paired sweet marionberry with tart and punchy blackberry creating a dynamic, fruity flavor. Water infused with basil and lemongrass lent an herbaceous quality to the syrup, rounding it out to be the the bright and bold flavor that completes your favorite sparkling water."
A premium small-batch syrup brewed by hand in Oregon with seasonally-selected whole ingredients and natural sweeteners. Our syrups feature 40% less sugar than a typical mixer, yet are carefully formulated to have stronger flavor per serving. Each 16 oz. bottle makes 12-24 cocktails, or nearly one gallon of finished, full-strength soda.
Shelf stable for 24 months. Refrigerate after opening. Will keep refrigerated for 6 months
Recipes & Uses: Use to flavor cocktails as you would a simple syrup, or flavoring syrup such as grenadine. Pairs with vodka, gin, or dry sparkling wine.
For sodas, our syrups are typically mixed in a ratio of 1:6 or 1:7 with chilled, sparkling water. This creates a traditional-strength soda in terms of flavor and sweetness.


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5 Things You Should Keep in Mind Before Starting a Magazine
Starting a new magazine is an exciting endeavour, but before you get carried away with the editorials and artwork, it's important to think about a few basics. Even though printing will be the last phase in bringing your magazine to life, it's crucial to keep the printing process in mind during the planning stages.
Whether you're planning a monthly, quarterly or bi-annual publication, here are 5 things to consider before starting up a magazine or catalogue.
1. Ink Colours
Magazines are most attention-grabbing when they're printed in colour. Some publishers try to avoid full-colour printing because they assume it will be cheaper to print in black, but this isn't always the case. While coloured inks can be more expensive, the cost largely depends on the layout of the magazine. Cost is also determined by where the black ink falls in relation to the coloured pages.
If your magazine or booklet will contain advertisements, it's a good idea to print in colour, but if you're still worried about costs, keep images associated with basic articles in black-and-white. Save colour printing for high-impact editorials and other featured pages.
Meanwhile, your direct mail company or printing services provider will ask if any ink will extend all the way to the edge of the pages. This is known as the 'bleed.' If so, your artwork layout will need to be created slightly larger than the finished trim size. If you're unsure, speak to your printer before you get too far along in the design phase of your magazine.
2. Dimensions
Be mindful that commercial printers have certain page sizes they offer for magazines. Although you can print your publication in any size you choose, conforming to one of your printer's standard sizes will lead to production efficiency. It will also keep your overall printing costs down.
Another reason to stick with standard dimensions is that your custom size may not perform well in your printer's presses. You could end up with a sloppy printing job, and a lot of excess paper. These deficiencies can add up, increasing the cost of printing your magazines and catalogues.
3. Page Count
As well as determining your magazine's dimensions, the page count is also an important consideration. This will help your printer calculate how much paper is required, and what type of paper quality would be best. When relaying the page count to your direct mail printer, don't forget that all of them will be double-sided. So each 'page' will actually represent two pages.
4. Binding Style
Perfect Binding or Saddle-Stitch? The way in which your magazine will be held together is an important consideration. Magazines are typically bound in those two styles. But the method you choose will ultimately be determined by the number of pages in your publication.
Saddle-Stitch is the preferred method if your page count is relatively low. In this style, the magazine is held together with folded sheets stapled together. The staples are specially inserted through the crease of the spine, securing the pages as a whole unit. This is a very cost-effective binding method, yet still results in a very professional-looking publication.
If, on the other hand, your magazine or catalogue has a higher page count, the Perfect Binding method is the better choice. In this style, both the magazine pages and cover are glued together. The remaining three sides are then trimmed to create perfect-looking edges. Perfect Binding also allows for printing on the magazine's spine.
5. Paper Quality
Because magazines are flipped through cover-to-cover only a few times, it's not always necessary to use premium paper stock. Most magazines use thin paper because long-term durability is not a factor. Another reason is that these types of publications are often distributed through the mail. Printing on lighter paper can reduce bulkiness, which leads to a reduction in postage rates. This is particularly helpful if your magazine has a relatively high page count.
For more information on designing and printing a direct mail magazine or booklet, call Troi Mailing Services in Toronto at 1-866-486-0423 or contact us here.
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Seamus Barton joined Troi Mailing Services in 2014 after graduating from York University with a Bachelor's Degree in Professional Writing. As a manager of print and direct mail solutions, he sees how words play an important role in personalizing any experience. Seamus' passion for writing motivates him to provide frequent direct marketing content that supports each Client's individual needs. Please chat with Seamus about commercial printing and direct mailing campaigns, or about how to marry digital and physical strategies for optimal Smartmail Marketing success.
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Obama: Putin 'scares heck out of neighbors' with 'nationalist, backward-looking' policy
The US president has lashed out at his Russian counterpart for pursuing what he called a "nationalist, backward-looking" policy. Obama has vowed to maintain sanctions against Russia, but added he doubts they could actually change Putin's "mindset."
"Direct, blunt and business-like" is how Obama defined
his relations with Vladimir Putin, when talking leading American
CEOs on Wednesday. He admitted that working with Dmitry Medvedev
as Russia's head of state was easier for him.
Obama said that Putin's reaction to the crisis in Ukraine was aggressive and outdated.
"In part because I think the situation in Ukraine caught him by surprise, he has been improvising himself into a nationalist, backward-looking approach to Russian policy that is scaring the heck out of his neighbors and is badly damaging his economy," Obama said.
The US president praised the EU for having joined the sanctions against Russia, "despite the fact that it's tough on the European economy."
Russia could at any time escape economic hardships if it only accepted "a pathway to a diplomatic resolution" in Ukraine offered by the US, Obama said.
READ MORE: Italian ex-FM: Sanctions affecting EU much more than expected, not impacting US at all
"But if you ask me if I'm optimistic that Putin suddenly
changes his mindset, I don't think that will happen until the
politics inside Russian catch up with what's happening in the
economy, which is why we are going to continue to maintain that
The US president acknowledged that Putin's popularity at home has so far remained strong.
"The challenge is [that] this is working for him politically inside of Russia, even though it is isolating Russia completely internationally."
US rhetoric toward Russia has recently been getting more and more
Criticism of Putin and his policies comes less than three months after he included Russia with Ebola and the Islamic State extremist group in his ranking of international threats.
READ MORE: Russia tops ISIS threat, Ebola worst of all? Lavrov puzzled by Obama's UN speech
The US president also included "aggressive Russia" in his list of
top global dangers at the recent G20 summit in Brisbane,
The US House of Representatives has joined in, currently discussing a resolution "strongly condemning the actions of the Russian Federation, under President Vladimir Putin, which has carried out a policy of aggression against neighboring countries aimed at political and economic domination."
The resolution describes Russia as an authoritarian regime, calls for the reinforcement of NATO, and for the sale of US gas to European countries so they don't have to buy it from Russia. It also calls for an increase in broadcasting in the Russian and Ukrainian languages to counter "Russian propaganda."
Moscow has long been irritated by NATO's eastward expansion, seeing it as a factor undermining Russia's security.
READ MORE: NATO destabilizing Baltic by stationing nuke-capable aircraft – Moscow
The recent NATO military buildup in the bloc's member states
bordering Russia has brought repeated and strident objections
from Moscow, as well as promises of "an adequate and
well-measured response."
Putin has repeatedly denied the West's accusations that Russia is militarily involved in hostilities in eastern Ukraine. Putin has emphasized that Moscow is doing everything it can to resolve the crisis there.
As for the sanctions, Putin has interpreted them as an attempt to subdue Russia.
"Throughout history, no one has ever managed to do so toward Russia – and no one ever will," Putin said in November.


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- Over 100 volunteer Helpers
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The Labrador Rescue Trust was originally set up towards the end of 1988 by a number of Labrador enthusiasts who cared very deeply about the well-being of the breed. The organisation was initially known as Labrador Rescue (South West) and was granted charitable status in Fenruary 1993. Although based in the South West of England, the Charity was granted National Status by the Charity Commission as we would help a Labrador in need from any part of the United Kingdom, if necessary.
We now have over 100 volunteer Helpers who give up a great deal of their time to Labrador Rescue. Our aim is to rescue Labradors who are in need of new homes for whatever reason and to rehome them into genuine, caring homes. At all times, the welfare of the dog is paramount.
In order to do this, Helpers are organised into six teams by area, each team having an Area Coordinator. Our Helpers visit each potential home, as well as visiting and assessing the needs of each dog, submitting reports to each of their Area Coordinators. From these reports, the Area Coordinator endeavours to match suitable dogs to suitable homes and then puts the appropriate Helpers in touch with one another to discuss the possible "match". If the Helpers consider that the dog and home are compatible, the the re-homing takes place. Area Coordinators are in touch with each other regarding dogs and homes that are available so that, for example, a dog from Cornwall could be rehomed in Wiltshire.


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Just curious about how many times you go when not flaring. I have recently been strict on the ic diet and have gone from 20x a day now to about 5-6. Hope it stays this way. I have stopped all supplements including fish and flaxseed oil and have stopped coffee after 30years. But it is worth it. Leslie
No announcement yet.
How many times do you go when not flaring
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I go 15-20 times without a flare, and with the ic diet. Beleive it or not the IC diet helped alot. I have lots of problems with my frequency and im currently looking into treatments as the pills bother me(vesicare, detrol la and the like) because I have IBS with constipation. Hopefully my uro will help me out if not, im finding another. Good luck
ErikaIC diagnosed officially via cysto/urodynamics 1/26/07
Grade II Endometriosis diagnosed via lap 12/11/07
"Fall down seven times, Stand up eight."
"Life is a tragedy for those who feel and a comedy for those who think."
Current Treatments:
Interstim Since 5/25/07!
Birth Control
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- Nov 2006
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I got anywhere from 2-3 times to 10 times and am on Ditropan XL.
Medical "Issues":
Tachycardia(resting rate is 125-130 )
Tramadol-as needed (IC)-50mg
Elmiron 200mg twice a day
Levsin .125mg 1-2 pills 4 times a day
I go about 15 to 20 times a day, when im not flaring..Hugs
ONE Second, ONE Bite, ONE Breath, ONE Pill, ONE Minute, ONE Teardrop, ONE Hour, ONE Sip.. ONE DAY! I will Prevail from this disease! IC Hoping for a Cure!
Link to Patient Handbook:
Diet Reference Sheet:
Meds For IC: Lyrica-25mg Glucosamine-500 MSM-500mg, Prosed Ds -When Flaring
Other Meds: Levlite- Continious Birtcontrol, Micardis-40mg for High Blood Pressure
Meds I have Tried:
Topamax,Tofranil, Elmiron, Atarax, Cymbalta, Elavil, Enablex, Detral La, Prydium.
Lexapro< Bad reaction to this med!
Intstills, could not continue them due to some kind of reaction after 3rd instill. Tasted the lidocaine in my mouth, tongue and lips went numb then went into what seemed like a panic attack. Shaking, racing heart, tingling face/head, blood pressure shot up..
Dx With IC in Nov 2006 with Hydro/Cysto
Hydro/Cysto Caused Bladder to Rupture.
Other Dxs-Vulvodynia,Fibro, Endo, IBS, HPV, Migraines, Spastic Colon, Mild Dysplasia.
ICN Volunteers are not medical authorities nor do we offer medical advice. In all cases, we strongly encourage you to discuss your medical treatment with your personal medical care provider. Only they can, and should, give medical recommendations to you.
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Hi Ronda, I tried to PM you with this info, but your mailbox if full so here it is. Clear some messages so we can write back.
My husband says he's all for meeting you and your husband sometime. What's been the most stressful has been his constant TDY's and military deployments. It seems like every time he has one that comes up, I get sicker. It might be just my psyche....I don't know.
We have just been married for six months as of February 12. In the six months we have been married and the year and a half we have known each other, we have been through SO much: Hurricane Katrina (Aaron lost EVERYTHING), one of Aaron's friends treating me like crap over a Thanksgiving holiday and trying to come between us--ironically this same girl is friends with me now, my hospitalization and subsequently Aaron totaling his car coming to visit me in Mobile at the Hospital, Aaron's first deployment over the holidays to Afghanistan (made it back on Christmas Eve), then in May 2006 Aaron underwent surgery for a deviated septum and had a lot of complications (one time, he bled so much that he had to be admitted to the hospital because he lost so much blood that his blood pressure bottomed out and he had to be admitted through the ER), then the week that he proposed (the day he proposed, he had to go TDY to Korea), then we married in August 2006 (let me mention that the week before we married he had a TDY to Japan and got back in the nick of time--just two days before our wedding), then there was right after our honeymoon, he had a TDY to California to Beale AFB and I got sick. I got so sick I ended up in the ER three different times and he flew me out there to be with him so my stress would calm down. As if this isn't enough, Aaron was deployed AGAIN to Afghanistan December 10th of 2006 and it was said to be a four month deployment (so the orders said)...we couldn't talk as much as his last one because of where he was located. He had no access almost to a phone and limited access to email...talk about stressful. But then, by the grace of God, Aaron and his team fixed the problem and were able to return home on December 22nd. Since then, I have had SO many ER visits and Aaron has been there for EVERY ONE of them. He has been the most amazing husband a woman could ever ask for. Now, the latest admission for a week with this infection. And, on January 18th of this year I was diagnosed with IC and this has hindered our love life so much. Anyway, I know that whatever happens, given what we have already been through...we can make it through anything and if our vows did not convince me, these circumstances have.
We look forward to meeting up with you. Please let us know when you guys will be in the area. I am not allowed to travel for three to four weeks because I am on steroids and have to limit exposure to a lot of people because of the risk of infection.
But, we'd love to meet up. We live off exit 44 on the Coast Coliseum/Cedar Lake Road exit in Biloxi.
Write back soon...
AprilDiagnosed in 2007, but had IC symptoms since 2002. My current regimen includes: home instillations of Marcaine, Heparin and Solu-Medrol plus vaginal valium suppositories nightly. I also use Tramadol for pain as needed.