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Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center recently honored more than 300 community volunteers for contributing a combined 44,740 hours of service to Memorial in 2011. Leading the way was Don Roulley (pictured), who contributed 1,507 hours to the medical center's escort and coffee cart services.
Alice Avdoian, Phyllis Corey, Joe Currie, Bill Everest, Diane Glynn, Suzanne Muller, Mel Ricker, Peggy Shenk and Alice Snyder were honored for donating more than 500 hours of service each. Memorial volunteers include active adults, Medical Center Auxiliary members, middle school, high school and university students, and participants from the Mary C. Dyster Center for Young Parents and Niagara County employment and training programs.


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The SVIMS industrial visit 2015-16 commenced, as 57 students from F.Y MMS 2015-2017 batch of SVIMS boarded the Patliputra (Patna) express at 11 pm on 20th January 2016 from the Lokmanya Tilak terminus, Mumbai to Jalgaon. The industrial visit was planned over 5 days from 20th January to 26th January.
Day 1: On 21st January, the batch reached the Jalgaon railway station at 5 am, from where they headed towards the Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd (JISL).
JISL, a company founded by Padmashri Bhavarlal Jain. is a multinational organisation based in Jalgaon, it employs over 10,000 employees, has 29 manufacturing plants across the globe, manufactures a number of products including drip and sprinkler systems and components, integrated irrigation automation systems, PVC and PE piping systems, plastic sheets, greenhouses, bio-fertilizers, solar water-heating systems, solar water pumps, turnkey biogas plants, and photovoltaic systems. JISL also processes dehydrated vegetables, concentrated and frozen fruits.
At JISL the students visited the onion dehydration plant, drip and sprinkler irrigation systems, tissue culture labs, fruit concentrates and puree manufacturing plants, biogas plants, solar power and solar water heating plants.
The student's also visited a Gandhi Teerth museum in the campus of JISL, built by Mr.Jain who is a follower of Gandhian principles. The visit to Jain hills concluded with an intimate interactive session with "Bhau" as Mr. Jain is warmly known.
Learning: The entire day at JISL marked an intensive learning experience in the arena of sustainable development. It also exhibited the application of management principles learnt in the classroom. It opened the hearts and thoughts of students to a truly Indian Multinational Company established from scratch in the arena of India's core agriculture.
DAY 2: On 22nd January, the students departed from JISL to Ajanta caves, Aurangabad around 10 am.
The entire day was scheduled to appreciating the history and magnificence Ajanta caves followed by checking in hotel VITS, a premier 4 star property in Aurangabad. The caves at Ajanta not only manifested the love for art, lifestyle, and economic conditions of the people of that era but also exemplifies that management is at the core of any economy.
DAY 3: On the 23rd January, students visited Aurangabad Electricals Limited (AEL), the flagship company of Bagla Group, it is a global 'Full Service Supplier' of aluminium cast and machined components. It is the upcoming exporter of auto components from India, with 8 manufacturing facilities spread over western and northern locations across India, the company manufactures a wide range of Die Cast (HPDC & GDC), High Tensile Fasteners and Electrical Components for 2&3 wheelers, passenger cars, HCV, LCV industry.
In the latter half of day the students also visted Bibi-ka Makbara and panchakii. Two famous attractions of Aurangabad. The day got concluded by a D.J party that ran late with students showing off their talents and energy.
DAY4: On the 24th January, the student's visited Indian Tool Manufacturers (ITM) - A Division of Birla Precision Technologies Limited, belonging to the Yash Birla Group, pioneered in the year 1937. It is the manufacturer and supplier of High Speed Steel Cutting Tools in India. Intensive research and development work has been an integral part of ITM's total operation on a continuous basis.
An extensive range of High Seed Steel Cutting Tools in various grades (M2, M35, M42, & T42) and a catalogue product range of various types of Drills, an assortment of Milling Cutters, Reamers, Taps and Tool Bits are manufactured in ITM's Aurangabad plant, Maharashtra having ISO 9001:2000 certification. At the time of the visit the company was undergoing an International Audit which helped the students further appreciate what it takes to be internationally competitive. The other half of the day was marked by visit to Daulatabad Fort, Starting from 1327, it famously remained the capital of Tughlaq dynasty, under Muhammad bin Tughluq, although its believed to have been built by a rich Dhangar.
DAY 5: The 25th Jan, was the conclusive day at Aurangabad, visiting the Ellora caves and the Girshneshwar Jyotirling temple was an eye opening.
The final itenery of the journey was a visit to a Paithani Sarees manufacturing handloom unit, where the students witnessed the different stages of the making of Paithani sarees and also its marketing and selling process.
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SCM has made further inroads into the brewery industry with a new order for a Robotic Cask Handling system for a major UK brewer.
Following successful installations at Thatchers Cider and Greene King Brewery, SCM were the obvious choice for the customer who required a system to automatically un-stack empty casks once they have been delivered to its cask line. As well as unstacking the empty casks, the system was also required to un-stack two separate variants of locator boards onto which the casks will be stacked. The system should also then be capable of re-stacking the full casks once they have been filled (automatically placing a locator board between each layer).
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Immediate-release amantadine is a mild agent that is used in early PD to help tremor. In recent years, amantadine has also been found useful in reducing dyskinesiasAbnormal, involuntary body movements that can appear as jerking, fidgeting, twisting and turning movements; frequently caused by dopaminergic medications to treat Parkinson's. that occur with dopamine A chemical messenger (neurotransmitter) that regulates movement and emotions. medication. In 2017, an extended-release form of amantadine (Gocovri) was the first drug approved by the FDA specifically to treat dyskinesia in Parkinson's.
What Are the Facts?
- Amantadine was initially developed as an antiviral medication to treat influenza in the 1960s; later it was realized that it can be used as a treatment for PD, and this use was confirmed in clinical trials.
- It is used in combination with levodopa to treat dyskinesias.
- Immediate-release amantadine is most commonly available in 100 mg capsules, although liquid and tablet forms can also be obtained. Most people take multiple doses per day.
- Extended-release amantadine is a once per day treatment option. People who are doing well on multiple doses per day of generic amantadine will likely not benefit from switching to one-a-day Gocovri, but people who experience side effects from amantadine now have another option.
- No trial has been done comparing immediate- and extended-release amantadine, but many trials show that amantadine in any formulation can be effective at suppressing dyskinesia.
What Are the Side Effects?
- Nausea
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- Confusion
- Hallucinations
- Swelling of the ankles
- Livedo reticularis: a lacey, purplish discoloration of the skin on the legs with some leg swelling. Occurs in less than 1 percent of people with PD who take this medication.
Caution: PD medications may have interactions with certain foods, other medications, vitamins, herbal supplements, over-the-counter cold pills and other remedies. Anyone taking a PD medication should talk to their doctor and pharmacist about potential drug interactions.
Speak to the treating physician immediately if any side effects are experienced. For a complete description of each drug and its possible side effects, please request a "package insert" from your pharmacist for each drug used. It is recommended that all prescriptions be filled at the same pharmacy to avoid interactions between medications. Interactions can be dangerous and even life-threatening, so make sure the pharmacist knows of all medications and supplements being taken, including over-the-counter medications and supplements.
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The entrance to our garage is through our laundry room, which means we end up dropping a lot of things in there that don't really belong. Because it's how we enter and exit our house 90% of the time, it's also a good place to leave reminders or notes and have a place to leave our keys. The piece I found had a small cork board and a place for a picture with two hooks at the bottom, however, the color was all the same boring brown. Thankfully, it wasn't anything a little paint couldn't fix.
As I was getting ready to paint, I noticed that there was a little separation on the top right side so I grabbed some super glue (I used this brand) and glued it together and then borrowed my husband's clamps to hold it all together. A few hours later and I was ready to paint.
The back of the message board has tabs over each of the sections which makes them super easy to remove and I didn't have to tape off anything (#winning). I did two coats of white chalk paint, but oddly enough it didn't cover the brown like I thought so I did two more coats of white acrylic paint to finish it off.
For the cork board, I painted it a turquoise/teal color with some acrylic paint. I have this color scattered throughout my house (here and here) so this was a good way to tie it in and add a pop of color in my laundry room. I added a button and a mini clothespin to a couple of push pins using some super glue that we can use to leave notes.
The space above the picture looks kind of like wicker, which I don't love, but I liked the texture it added so I decided to spray paint it the same gray color as the two hooks at the bottom which tied it all together really well. (I used Rustoleum Granite in a satin finish.)
*TIP: Screw the hooks into a piece of cardboard so they don't move when you spray paint them. This way you also spray the tops of the screws so they aren't a different color than the hooks.
I printed off a fun picture of our family from Valentine's Day this year and popped it in the frame, then I hung it on the wall next to our garage door.
What do you think? Could you see something like this in your home? I'm really keeping my fingers crossed that it will prevent lost keys. *wink*
Now, I have to tell you that I've been looking forward to today's post for a few weeks and I'm so excited it's finally here! Starting today, and every second Wednesday of the month, I will be co-hosting a new link party called Inspire My Creativity. Each month, a group of talented ladies and myself will be sharing a project based around a theme. You can check out each of their blogs below:
As you may have guessed, this month our theme is thrift store makeover. I'd love if you took a minute to look through and see what each of the hosts were able to makeover this month. Feel free to add your own thrift store makeover project to the link up and use the hashtag #InspireMyCreativity on social media!
Here is next month's theme! We'd love to have you join us and share your chalk paint projects on Wednesday, August 9th.


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Gloriæ Dei Cantores releases the first in a three-volume series, exploring the wealth and beauty of the sacred choral music of France.
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Gloriæ Dei Cantores presents its first recording in SACD, Unto Ages of Ages: Sacred Choral Music of Sviridov, Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky. Including excerpts from The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom by Tchaikovsky and the All-Night Vigil by Rachmaninoff, this CD also features the North American recorded premiere of Ineffable Mystery by Georgy Sviridov.


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Is there a way to play back my daughters .iso (backup dvds) from the USB HDD?
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We've reached the end of our study of James 1! There's been much to learn, believe, and do along the way. Just getting a grasp on what James says about trials, temptation, and faith can transform the way we view and live life!
Today we're going to review what we've read and learned all month, and pray about what God wants us to do with that knowledge. This lesson may take more than one day to complete. Take your time. Here is where we demonstrate our genuine faith as we respond in obedience to what God has taught us.
Assignment: Pray for the ability to remember and live what you have been studying all month.
Then take out your marking copy of James 1 and your notebook.
- Read the entire chapter today. As you read, notice once again the main themes, the commands we have been given, the truths about God in the chapter. Mark and add notes on anything new that stands out to you.
- Then write a summary of the chapter. Summarize its teaching on (1) trials, (2) asking for wisdom in trials, (3) the rich and the poor, (4) temptation, (5) the Word, and (6) the role in our lives as believers of works or doing what we've heard. Leave extra space below each section for additional notes.
- Also review the verses you memorized from the chapter. How many can you recite?
- Lastly, pray your way through the chapter, For each summary you wrote in your notebook, write down what you will do in response to what He has taught you.
- What sort of trials are you facing right now? How should you respond to those specific trials? What specific promises do you need to remember and believe? What specific verses will you memorize to arm you against discouragement and despair? Are you persevering, remembering that those trials are opportunities for you to mature in your faith?
- Are you asking God for the wisdom to respond properly to trials, and then trusting His answers? Are you reading the Word, listening to the counsel of trusted fellow believers, and acting on the wisdom God has already given you?
- What is your attitude toward money and wealth? Are you in need? Can you thank God for the exaltation that He has promised in Christ? If you have more than what you need, are you remembering that it is only temporary, and that your real wealth is your inheritance as a child of God?
- Are you tempted to sin in response to life's trials and successes? Can you pinpoint specific sinful desires you have that lead you to quit or despair in response to trials? What sinful actions and attitudes are the result of sinful desires you have? Are you praying for strength to resist temptation? Are you filling your mind with God's promises and truth instead of deceiving yourself and blaming Him?
- How important is God's Word in your life? Are you reading it, studying it, listening to it, obeying it? Are you giving thanks for the new life God has given you through the good news of the gospel? Are you preparing your heart to hear and receive God's Word by praying and by obeying what you do know? Do you need to establish a consistent habit of study?
- Are you a doer of the Word? Do you respond in obedience to the revelation and convicting work of the Holy Spirit? Are you intentionally responding to God's commands regarding speech, ministering to those in need, and living a holy life before God? What specific steps can you take to better govern your speech? To actually serve and love the afflicted and helpless? To not be influenced by the godless culture of our day?
- Keep these notes where you can review them regularly. We don't just want to study James 1. We need to live it now.
Tomorrow we'll look at a list of ideas for continuing to study on your own, and on Friday, we'll open our new giveaway, where we will be giving away ten free subscriptions to our all-new Mama's Refill membership site! Stay tuned for more news on this exciting new way to follow the Busy Mamas studies!
For your children:
- Read all of James 1, pausing before key words, and asking the children to fill in the missing word.
- Consider lining children up side-by-side and having them take one step forward for every word they provide as a group, advancing toward a special treat or prize when they have finished. Or simply give a small piece of candy or fruit to each younger child for every missing word that they as a group provide.


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It has been a ridiculously crazy week here with midterms and a research project due. I am pretty sure that after this week posting should be on a more regular schedule!
So for today's post the sports apparel and merchandise website, Fanatics.Com, has challenged me to create my very own perfect NFL game day outfit and I gladly accepted!
The rules were simple: put together a stylish and personal outfit coordination that embodies me and my personality and base it around one of the jerseys from their website HERE. I was also told to challenge my blogger friends so I am challenging Alex from Alex's Beauty Corner, Stephanie from The Scrunchie and Raven from Blog of Ciaraa!
I included a couple pieces from Fanatics as well as two pieces from YesStyle! I will include specific links for each item so don't worry about trying to find it!!!
When Fanatics told me to choose a style that embodies me, whether it was on the field or in the comfort of my own home…best believe I chose the comfort of my own warm home. Anthony and I are the biggest home bodies on the face of the Earth. So, my style is something I would wear around the house whether we have company over or not.
For my jersey I chose the Carolina Panthers Luke Kuechly Nike Womens Game Jersey in white. Why the Panthers? Well, I'm from South Carolina, so I am a personal Panthers fan! (We aren't doing that fantastic this season, but my dad's a Redskins fan. What can I say, " like father like daughter.") This jersey looks fitting but comfortable. Plus, I'm sure if I order a size up, it would be the perfect comfy, oversized fit that I prefer!
For pants, I would have gone with jeans had we been going out to a sports bar or an actual game, but since I prefer to stay at home…we are going with YesStyle's Redopin Lace-trim Tiered Shorts in black. When I am home I tend to eat a wee bit more than if I were out, so jeans are a big no and elastic waist bands are a YES. Plus, this makes the outfit a tad bit more feminine and girly and less formal.
I don't know about you all, but here in Virginia…it's freezing already. Even inside a warm home, I can get pretty cold really easily. So if I'm wearing shorts I am definitely going to put on some fleece tights underneath them! The tights I chose were YesStyle's 59 Seconds Brushed Fleece Lined Tights in black. If this is too warm just switch to regular thin tights and you should get the same effect.
Since we aren't going out I think a pair of slippers would be more than appropriate for such an occasion. So why not show some Panther Pride with Fanatics's Carolina Panthers Womens High End Open Knit Slipper in black. They look incredibly comfortable and incredibly warm which sounds so right to me.
And finally, I can guarantee that my hair will not be washed and covered in dry shampoo galore. Therefore, I may, more than likely, resort to throwing my hair up into a ponytail or bun. I would totally use Fanatics' Carolina Panthers Pony Tail Holder Set and since they're under $5, I wouldn't be breaking the bank either.
AND WITH THAT, my perfect NFL game day is complete and I LOVE IT. I hope today's post inspires you all to create your own perfect game day outfit for any sports occasion. I am also happy to share that Fanatics has more than just NFL items so whatever sport and team you like, they have. I would highly suggest checking out their entire store for your favorite sports team! I also want to know what you all thought of today's post! You are always welcome to leave a comment down below and if you'd like to suggest topics for future posts, please click the "Contact" button above and fill out the form!
To learn more about Fanatics please visit Fanatics.com & their NFL Jersey section HERE.
As always, thanks for stopping by! I hope you all have a fantastic and safe week/weekend! My next post will be a SimplyMe update which will feature my very first 5K Zombie Run~! Please be on the look out for when it arrives! Thanks again to you the readers as well as Fanatics.Com and as always…
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I think that families and relationships are something that is really personal. How you deal with your family and friends is really up to you. Sometimes families and friends can be a very positive influence in your life, sometimes they are not. For example, I feel really blessed that I come from a family of highly advanced spiritual beings. My mother and I used to be friends in a previous life when I was a Buddhist Monk in Tibet. She used to bring food offerings to the temple everyday, and up to this day, her cooking is the most wonderful thing you can imagine. As I was growing up, my dad was a Rosacrucian, and he introduced me to the world of mysticism and Egyptian magick. My sister has always been very interested in the New Age and mental development. My other sister is a very devout Catholic, and my brother has also been very interested in these type of topics as well. I know that this is a very unusual situation, but for me, having a close link to my family has always been a very positive experience. Both my mom and Dad had the opportunity of meeting Rama in LA. Rama came out to meet them at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre one night. I thought that it was very unusual for Rama to come out and meet someone before a seminar, but he did it that night.
Relationships are the same way, they can help you or distract you on the path. I was involved with someone for a couple of years, who was a bad influence on my life. One time I wrote Rama a letter asking him what I should do. At the following seminar he came up to me and said, "I got the letter about your girlfriend, what's the real problem?" "I don't know how to let go," I said. Rama said, "when you let go of her in your heart, the relationship will dissolve." Then I said, "thank you" and Rama walked away. Relationships and families are hard to deal with sometimes. There are times in which we have to let go, and there are times in which we can join. How do you do it, is really up to you.
Relationships and Enlightenment:
"Unity itself is an action, reflecting all the way down to the physical. Unity, oneness, is a principle. It is enlightenment. Any movement in that direction is a movement towards enlightenment . . . "Rama
Of all the subjects that have been presented, relationships has intrigued me the most. It is something that , in 52 years, I have not been able to come to terms with. And yet, I know that it will continue to be a puzzle that I will continue to do research on.
As I see it, there are three elements that should be considered. Two are found in Tantric Mysticism and the third is found in the depths of the human psyche.
For the Tantric Mystic, relationships provide one of the most difficult areas to reconcile.
The Tantric aspect tends toward having a relationship. It seeks to reconcile the masculine and the feminine energy and merge them together in a concerted way towards enlightenment.
People who practice Tantra together can experience great awakenings and spiritual development. This combined merging creates such a force that spiritual development is rapidly accelerated and the two partners can really experience great and profound changes and transformation.
The Mystic has no problem with this. For the Mystic, this merging is an important, maybe even vital, method of accelerating one's consciousness.
The problem lies within the Occult and Emotional Bodies. This type of union can cause immense problems as the occult and emotional bodies of both individuals become intertwined. They then become the main culprits as the souls approach enlightenment.
It must be noted that, in the practice of the Tantric maneuvers, there are two souls, not one. As they blend and work together as one, readily giving and sharing their power with each other, they can never merge completely into each other. They are two souls that blend their essences to face and merge with Eternity. Unfortunately, during this process the individuals seek only to blend and merge with each other and forget all about that Eternity thing. If we are not careful, we will likely create some very powerful ties that can consume us.
The occult body has a difficult time letting go. Combine this with your partners' occult body hanging on just as tenaciously, and you have a recipe for mischief. When you put the emotional body into the mix it can, and usually does, spell disaster!
The emotional body seems to be very self orientated. It knows what it likes and tends to have tunnel vision. In this was it is kind of like a very young child. To the emotional body, the experience of relationships, especially the sexual aspect, are strangely fulfilling and pleasurable (a very strong emotion). The emotional body quickly becomes protective and obsessed with this experience and the individual that it is associated with. This is where the control, domination, and manipulation come in. It takes the form of jealousy, fear, competition with others and many other nefarious acts of power.
Another aspect of this type of involvement has to do with the uniqueness or each person. Since we are all unique, we each take the awareness that we gain from enlightenment and run it through our structures. We all react and interface with it differently. No two people will move exactly at the same rate even though they may be on the same path. As the gap between our growth widens, the individuals place a tremendous amount of occult and emotional energy on "keeping" the relationship.
For these reasons, the mystic has a real problem with relationships. The question is, "How can one be free and yet hold onto another soul so tightly?" How does one maintain the unattached state of mind and still practice with a full and open heart?
Here I must get honest. I do not have an answer. Embarrassingly, there is a romantic element in me that loves the whole love thing. I find that the delight and sheer wonder of merging with a partner and then sharing life's experiences with them. It is all so extraordinary! I love the feeling of being in love. I must honestly admit that I do enjoy sex as a beautiful experience in and of itself. Seems to me, that sex doesn't have to be a union with God or always be a spiritual experience. It can be fun in and of itself. And, I must confess, that as destructive and painful that relationships have been, they have provided me with insights inside myself that I would never have faced or even known about on my own.
Edgar Cayce wrote that it is in our nature to seek to perfect our souls. We seek to be smooth, with no jagged edges. This is the reason we enter into relationships. Like putting rocks into a tumbler, our rough edges bounce and grind against the other rocks' rough edges. It is extremely painful and uncomfortable. As this is going on, we seek to be out of the relationship and escape the pain. That is why we seek to be in a relationship when we are free and seek to be free when we are in a relationship.
I have not personally figured out just how to combine all of these ideas and concepts together Maybe I never will, but I can think of no other endeavor that interests me more than trying to solve this one.
The One light of eternity shines through the prism of this reality and creates countless strands of luminosity. You are one of those strands of awareness, and while you are always on a journey home to that one light, your dance is unique. That is why Rama was so eclectic in his teachings. He was giving you the ingredients to dance your own dharmic dance.
Hold onto that concept.
Rama said that we all know that middle age is a time for raising families, as opposed to raising the kundalini If you studied with Rama you must have heard him say in a variety of ways that attachments are obstacles on the pathway. Personal power, and energy levels which are necessary to move into heightened awareness were discussed at length. Relationships? Look to your closest relationships, because they can be the source of the heaviest "drains" of your personal energy. Rama was correct.
That is why he told serious minded students to examine and consider and reconsider relationships. Generally, they could interfere with the rapid changes that were part of the study with Rama.
I am not sure how Rama would evaluate my studentship. I know that some of Rama's students have judged me harshly, because of my life style. I was married when I met Rama, had two children, and lived in a wonderful home by the ocean. That remains the same to this day, except the kids are young adults.
This is a tough question for me, because I see the truth, value and wisdom in the single life. From my vantage point living alone with no distractions is clearly the easiest fastest past. I would tell you who have chosen that path, and live happily in that choice, that you have chosen wisely. However, I would be most cautious of "party-line" mentality in any practice.
"What's the difference?" One of Rama's favorite Koans opens the other side of the discussion. If you have only been a child, and never a mom or dad, you cannot imagine the amount of energy you expend in parenting. It is unbelievable. If it is your dharma to parent, there are some gifts:
An opportunity for selfless giving that is second to none.
I am not suggesting that family is good, go for it, or bad, avoid it at all costs! I am suggesting that you are a unique strand of awareness, and Rama taught Self-discovery. Choose wisely, but remember, What's the Difference? It is all Grist for the Mill of your own awakening.
Leaving aside for the moment the question of what it means spiritually, the roles of family and relationships are changing a lot in society at large. Or it might be better to say that an old structure is becoming more and more "dysfunctional" without any clear replacement emerging as of yet. The old structure was that you were raised in a two parent family; spent your teen years and perhaps your early 20s in a number of dating relationships; and then got married yourself and, barring a tragic early death of a partner, stayed with one partner for the rest of your life to raise a new family together.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with family and relationships in some form, but the structure as it originally was set up is clearly disintegrating. There are many sociological theories for this. From a Buddhist perspective, it is disintegrating because it holds people back from Enlightenment. Why? Because to attain enlightenment, you need to go through a lot of different experiences and a lot of changes, and if you stay with one partner for so long, you get stuck in a particular mindset which makes it very hard to move forward spiritually. The high rate of divorce, and the willingness to try other alternatives such as gay and lesbian relationships or living independently, represents from a Buddhist perspective a spiritual frustration with an operating system which just can't make the grade anymore.
The old system was especially hard on women who wanted to reach Enlightenment because, while the men might have received at least a minimal level of empowerment through their careers outside the home, the system offered nothing at all to women who had to remain at home to take care of the kids.
The Buddhist point of view is very Tantric. You do what works. If that means remaining celibate for a period of time, you do that. If there is more power in coupling up, then you do that. If there is more power in a gay or lesbian relationship for you personally, then you do that. You recognize, and you look for partners who also recognize, that all relationships are temporary, and when the time comes to move on, you do so. And you do so without the anger that so often accompanies the end of non-Buddhist relationships: you part on good, loving terms and remain friends.
Sexuality can be a bit tricky, because in a lot of non-Buddhist relationships sexuality causes a loss rather than a gain in energy. It can be an energy loss for both men and women although sometimes in different ways. If you sense that a relationship is going to drain rather than empower you, you need to move on before you get sexually involved. You need to use your intuition on this one.
Raising children can be complex, because it involves a karmic responsibility for at least eighteen years which, contrary to what some people may say about Buddhists, is not something you can just walk out on. For this reason, most people who are really serious about Enlightenment will choose not to have children. But again it is Tantric. If it is your karma to have children, then you do that perfectly as you do anything else. And it is a great opportunity: the highest calling of all is to teach about the Dharma, and you will never have a better opportunity to teach about the Dharma than with your own children. Teach them what you know, and don't be attached to the results if they move on to something else when they grow up, because if you've taught them impeccably they will find their Dharma in this or a future lifetime.
Your family has the honor of installing your first set of emotional triggers. More triggers are developed later on in other relationships at school or work. The relationships you choose often reinforce the patterns that you learned from your family. That is, you will often select people that make you feel good in the same way that members of your family made you feel good.
While walking the spiritual path, we learn to reprogram our responses so that we do not fall into negative mind states. We begin to make friends that may not be anything like the people we used to be close to. During this process, our spiritual friends usually believe the same things, and thus do not put us to the test. These types of relationships are important, especially in the beginning phases of spiritual growth. We need to be validated in order to reinforce the knowledge that Enlightenment exists, that Buddha-nature is within all things and all people.
However, a visit with your family can reveal how much you've really grown. Often, after just a day or two with them, your buttons start getting pushed. Your family members know just what to say or how to say it to knock you off balance so that you give in to their demands. Remember, they put most of those buttons there!
Whether your buttons produce a slight irritation, a fist-pounding rage, or a flood of tears, it is an opportunity for growth. If you come from a family that is very interested in spiritual growth, the reprogramming of the buttons can be a fun process as each member learns a new way of dealing with emotional triggers. On the other hand, if your family has a different belief system, or is not interested in spiritual growth, it's usually better to keep your observations to yourself. Watch how you react, and if you've been knocked off balance, ask yourself how you could handle it differently next time. Keeping a journal can be an excellent tool to help you learn to maneuver through difficult situations.
Relationships within a spiritual community help keep us on track as we explore the pathway to Enlightenment. Other seekers can motivate us to meditate on the days we just don't feel like it, and they can help us see the brighter side of life when we're down. As the members of our group expand in consciousness, we expand. And as we expand, so do they. As long as the focus of the group remains on the goal, it is useful and healthy to maintain the relationships.
Sometimes spiritual seekers use the community to hide from the world. They only communicate with people who are doing the same things, who constantly validate their every belief. This is fine for beginning stage practice; however, eventually the seeker must learn to interact with the world and with people that do not share the same perspective. That's when the real fun begins, when you are strong enough to interact with others who do not share your interest in Enlightenment without losing your commitment to Light. This practice of continually finding Light in whatever and whomever greets you, is Tantra...and that's another topic for another day.
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The comedy The Butler Did It, playing through Nov. 20 at the Forum at Stage West Community Playhouse in Spring Hill, seems quite promising.
There's a clever play on words — all the suspects in the apparent murder are either named Butler or are actual butlers. There are nimble, unexpected plot twists. Playwrights Walter Marks and Peter Marks supply a few funny lines. And the six-member cast includes four of Stage West's most award-winning actors.
But even with all of this, the play falls flat, mainly because the lead actor failed to learn his lines; director David Stenger's blocking (the way the actors move around the stage) is, at best, clumsy, and the huge sofa in the middle of the relatively small stage hides a lot of the crucial action.
Most glaring is the hesitant, fumbling delivery by the usually outstanding actor Dalton Benson, who plays Anthony J. Lefcourt, a fading playwright/director of the play-within-the-play, who is desperately hoping to make a comeback. He concocts a scheme with his publicity agent to fake a murder of a cast member, hoping that the scandal will draw patrons for a long run of his show, just to watch all the "suspects" perform, even as detectives investigate the case behind the scenes.
Lefcourt is supposed to be masterful and manipulative, sure of his every move. Unfortunately, Benson's halting speech is anything but that and seems to throw the rest of the otherwise able cast for a loop as they wait for cues. At the most dramatic moment, Benson appears to be reading his lines straight off the pages he's carrying, and, even then, flounders for the next sentence.
Still, there are bright spots, most notably in the gifted Cheryl Roberts as aging actress Natalie, a cougar with a boyfriend half her age, who plays Angela Butler in the play-within-the-play. Roberts is a master of physical comedy and doesn't mind looking foolish, if it will enhance her character. She, deservedly, got the most enthusiastic applause in the otherwise tepid audience response to the whole thing.
The dependable Sam Petricone, an acting pro, did his best with the situation, playing Sam in the play and Detective Mumford in the play-within-the-play. Like Roberts and Ernie Rowland, who plays Robert/Raymond Butler, Petricone knows his lines, delivers them with conviction and keeps his cool as he waits, sometimes desperately, for Benson to deliver his next line. Stephanie Cooper as Claudia/Victoria Butler does her character as sweet and trusting, quite appropriate for the occasion. For some strange reason, she's the only cast member with a microphone, a large one that seems more suited to a rock show singer and was apparently turned off for at least half the show on opening night — and the audience could still hear her just fine.
Stage newcomer John Pridgen, as Michael/the Butler, seems a tad miscast, but shows signs of spark that will be available for his next role.
As in recent seasons, Stage West is tackling eight shows in eight or nine months this year, plus a holiday special, which may be overextending many of the players and crew members. That could be the problem here. But, make no doubt, this production does have problems.


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Oscars 2017 Countdown – The writer's block
On to two of the more prestigious, yet rarely covered awards, Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay. That's right, as part of the so-called "major" categories at this famed ceremony, people rarely talk about who is going to win for writing. I get it; it's not as exciting as the race for Best Actor or Best Picture. But, the reality is, we wouldn't be talking about most of these films without the writing. Sure all roles behind the scenes deserve credit, but often it's the cast and director that gets the acclaim, when the reason most people fell in love with the film was the story, written by a screenwriter or even director. And out of the nine films nominated for Best Picture, only one did not carry a nomination for writing and that was "Hacksaw Ridge." Given it's primarily a war drama though, that's not all that surprising considering how rare we even see one nominated, much less win. In fact, until recently when "The Hurt Locker" and Mark Boal won for Best Original Screenplay in 2009, the last time we saw a winner was way back in 1970 when "Patton" won the same award. Looking at the other side though for Best Adapted Screenplay, we have never seen a war drama take home the gold; "American Sniper" being the last one having a chance just two years ago. So I guess what that boils down to is had Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan been nominated for their "Hacksaw Ridge" script, they would not have won. See how the truth can hurt in the strangest of ways? Don't worry though, as we still have plenty to talk about with those that were nominated as the race for each of these awards is rarely a foregone conclusion.
Now, for those wondering what the difference between Adapted and Original when it comes to writing, it's not as obvious as it seems. And what's great about the Oscars versus let's say The Golden Globes is that there are two categories for writing, not just one. Because with only one, the Hollywood Foreign Press must decide how to fit just five films, adapted and original, into the category, whereas the Academy has the option of fitting each into their category with a combined total of ten. For example just this year, films like "Fences" and "Hidden Figures" were left off the Globes ballot whereas they were nominated for the Oscar. That's a shame as that would have been one more chance at victory, but let's face it, that's just another reason why the Oscars are better in my mind. An adaptation of a book or play is simple compared to writing an original screenplay, right? Well, it may not be that easy, but it's certainly not as detailed as writing your own and that's what Best Original Screenplay is all about. And this year we have a mixed bag of nominees, but only two real contenders. Some might have said that Damien Chazelle looks to be the guy, but to me he might not win both directing and writing. Figure, up until now, he has mainly won for directing with the exception of the Critic's Choice and Golden Globes. And let's face it, this is one of those categories where even the best prognosticators can miss.
Plus, for those watching the Grammy's, writer/director Kenneth Lonergan just won the BAFTA for Original Screenplay. It was his first major award this season for "Manchester by the Sea," but with the Independent Spirt Awards and WGA's still to come, he might add more on his way to an Oscar victory. Momentum can be a hard thing to stop and let's face it, the script is why "Manchester by the Sea" is worth watching the movie for. Then again history tells us that two-thirds of the Best Picture winners also won one of the two awards for best screenplay. And with my pick already called for "La La Land," I might hedge my bet with Chazelle at this point. I mean, he pretty much deserves it anyway considering without him, this film would not be here. Yeah, I said that about his directing as well, but as I teased last week, I believe that any established actor and actress could have excelled in the roles held by Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. Sure, they have a certain chemistry hard to find, but the story and overall look to this film is why it was so much fun to endure. That's all Chazelle and his team, which were just up on the BAFTA stage the other night like Lonergan, only they were accepting the Best Film award. So while I can easily dissect and talk "La La Land" out of some of the other categories, I simply can't when it comes to writing as it was the best Original Screenplay. And if it wins, this will mark the third year in a row where the film that won this award went on to win Best Picture. The previous two were "Birdman (2014)" and "Spotlight (2015)."
Let's face it though, whether these gifted writers are drafting an original screenplay or adapting one, both play one of the most important roles to moviemaking. So while I might be confident in Chazelle's chances for Original Screenplay, the complete opposite could be in effect for Adapted Screenplay where any one of the five nominees has a shot. When you think of Best Adapted Screenplay, you think of stories derived from books, history, true stories, or Broadway musicals like past Oscar winners "Moulin Rouge!" and "Chicago," right? Pretty ironic that this year the one musical we have is not in this category, but the other one. That should mean the race here is one to watch closely, one that I truly cannot see the end to until that envelope is opened. Truly, even Eric Heisserer ("Arrival") has a chance at stealing this award despite my own feelings that his film should have been left off the ballot in favor of something like "Hacksaw Ridge." Now, on to the contenders I feel are a tad bid more deserving and leading that list is probably "Moonlight." I know some would put "Hidden Figures" there, but I just don't get the same feeling about it as I do "Moonlight." Barry Jenkins really poured everything into this film and it showed as you watched the drama unfold. So I give him the edge at taking this one knowing he chose to film in a place he grew up in. That's special and probably why Naomi Harris said to Vulture.com, "It was the first time someone had to come to their community and wanted to represent it onscreen, and since Barry Jenkins had grown up in that area, there was this sense of pride and this desire to support him." As for the other nominees, "Lion" has just as much of a chance as "Arrival," but given it felt similar to past nominees, it will lose. That leaves "Fences" and "Hidden Figures" as the only other films to possibly take this from Jenkins. And it could happen given how powerful each of those stories and casts were. But, that may be why it doesn't win, as each were led by some truly remarkable performances which tend to overshadow a script. Just saying, so while it would be a nice story to see the late August Wilson win for his work with "Fences," it will be up to Theodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder for "Hidden Figures" to upset Jenkins in the end.


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To paraphrase an old saying, if you want to truly appreciate what someone else does, you need to walk a mile in their shoes. Or, maybe, make a soup in their kitchen.
Loyal followers of this blog will know that a few weeks ago, I stepped away from my usual pattern of poking fun at major corporations, PETA, and goofball politicians (i.e., my comfort zone), and laced up the apron to try cooking something.
I'm not exactly a neophyte when it comes to throwing pots and pans around. I've had a few signature dishes over the years that people have associated me with. Pickled herring. Pecan pie. My cheesecake period was epic. For quite some time, I made a kick-ass meatloaf (which, truth be told, contained a goodly amount of vegetables) that we still talk about with reverence.
But, when I got the idea to contribute a dish for the blog, I must admit the nerves took over. I wanted to do something with lentils. Granted, lentil soup is not like making a vegan rendition of Yorkshire pudding or oysters Rockefeller, but still, I wanted it to taste good.
When I researched "vegan lentil soup recipes", I picked the first one that came up. Not the third. Not the tenth. The first. No exhaustive research necessary. The recipe from Cookie and Kate had everything I wanted. Vegetables: tomatoes, onions, carrots, and kale. Spice: garlic, cumin, curry powder, and red pepper flakes. And lemon for some tang. My only changes were to add celery, extra carrots, and cut back on the cumin so it wouldn't be too spicy.
When it came time for the ingredients to hit the pot, all I fretted over was a broth with no taste, and vegetables that would either be too hard or too mushy. I sauteed the vegetables in the pot (not a dutch oven as Cookie and Kate did), and right away it seemed like the surface was too small to evenly heat all the vegetables. Plus, I had cut the celery and carrots into pieces as if they were going to be paired with onion dip, not lentil soup. Way too big.
Once I added the water, vegetable broth (store bought), and the lentils, I calmed down a little. I was supposed to take out two cups and blend it to thicken the soup. I was apprehensive as Kate advised using a tea towel to protect myself from the steam. Ultimately, the soup thickened enough on its own. This fit well with my overall life philosophy that, when faced with a daunting task, sometimes doing nothing is the best option. When it came time to add the kale near the end, I was thinking, "Do we really need this much kale?"
In the end, the final product was actually pretty good. We didn't even need the bread I bought to help us choke down the main course. Like most soups, it got better with each serving.
This exercise has helped me realize one thing. It is hard work coming up with new recipes week after week. My hat is off to my vegan better half, the uber-blogger who totes this weight around, because she makes most recipes off the top of her head. And she makes them taste good with alarming regularity. While I hope to make more recipes in the future, I am happy to play second spatula in this household.
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The incomparable Ali Smith melds the tale and the essay into a magical hybrid form, a song of praise to the power of stories in our lives.
In February 2012, the novelist Ali Smith delivered the Weidenfeld lectures on European comparative literature at St. Anne's College, Oxford. Her lectures took the shape of this set of discursive stories. Refusing to be tied down to either fiction or the essay form, Artful is narrated by a character who is haunted—literally—by a former lover, the writer of a series of lectures about art and literature.
A hypnotic dialogue unfolds, a duet between and a meditation on art and storytelling, a book about love, grief, memory, and revitalization. Smith's heady powers as a fiction writer harmonize with her keen perceptions as a reader and critic to form a living thing that reminds us that life and art are never separate.
Artful is a book about the things art can do, the things art is full of, and the quicksilver nature of all artfulness. It glances off artists and writers from Michelangelo through Dickens, then all the way past postmodernity, exploring every form, from ancient cave painting to 1960s cinema musicals. This kaleidoscope opens up new, inventive, elastic insights—on the relation of aesthetic form to the human mind, the ways we build our minds from stories, the bridges art builds between us. Artful is a celebration of literature's worth in and to the world and a meaningful contribution to that worth in itself. There has never been a book quite like it.
"A stimulating combination of literary criticism, essay, and fiction. Smith's writing is ethereal... funny."—The New Yorker
"These brief, acrobatic lectures... perform spectacular feats of criticism. Each is as playful as it is powerful, as buoyant as it is brilliant."—NPR Books
"A wordsmith to the very smithy of her soul, [Smith] is at once deeply playful and deeply serious. And her new book, in which she tugs at God's sleeve, ruminates on clowns, shoplifts used books, dabbles in Greek and palavers with the dead, is a stunner."—New York Times Book Review
"What a treat…. Artful is a love story full of everything - mind and body, past, present and future. The last lines of this wonderful book are spoken by the narrator: '(Who did I think I was talking to? You.)' Thank you, Ali Smith, from all of us."—San Francisco Chronicle
"Smith dealt before with grief in relation to the passing of time in her 2001 novel, Hotel World. The clever structure on show in Artful allows her to expand on this theme and enables the reader to delve back in at random and be entranced all over again."—Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Ms. Smith has an agile and mischievous mind. I will keep this book on my shelves forever, I suspect, for one line alone, a play on the song 'Smile,' made famous by Nat King Cole. (Charlie Chaplin wrote the music.) 'Simile,' Ms. Smith writes, 'though your heart is breaking.' If that doesn't make you happy you may be, like the writer in this book, dead... It's speckled with elegant allusion... It's a book with unusual nooks and crannies, a book that pulses with minor-chord heartache... What matters in both life and literature, this book suggests, is to keep trying to connect."—Dwight Garner, The New York Times
"One of the marvelous things about this book is its reconciliation of the serious — both in the form of this crumbling, smelly guest and in its ardent advocacy of art — and light. Smith, whose love of words and skill at wordplay has already been made apparent in her stories and novels, performs dodge after dodge after dodge… What Smith has done with Artful is to invent a new form apart from form, to build a kind of Frankenstein's monster inside the act of art."—The Los Angeles Review of Books
Ali Smith is the author of nine works of fiction, including the novel Hotel World, which won the Encore Award and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award, and The Accidental, which won the Whitbread Award and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. Her story collections include Free Love and The Whole Story and Other Stories. Her most recent novel, There But for The, was named one of The Guardian's Best Books of 2011 and NPR's Five 2011 Books That Stay with You. Born in Inverness, Scotland, Smith now lives in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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On love and marriage
'Normally, your wife can hear things that no one else on earth can hear. She can hear a dab of jam fall onto a carpet two rooms away. She can hear spilled coffee being furtively mopped up with a good bath towel. She can hear dirt being tracked across a clean floor. She can hear you just thinking about doing something you shouldn't do. But get yourself stuck in a loft hatch and suddenly it is as if she has been placed in a soundproof chamber.'
- Notes from a Big Country
On the meaning of life
'It is easy to overlook this thought that life just is. As humans we are inclined to feel that life must have a point. We have plans and aspirations and desires. We want to take constant advantage of all the intoxicating existence we've been endowed with. But what's life to a lichen? Yet its impulse to exist, to be, is every bit as strong as ours – arguably even stronger. If I were told that I had to spend decades being a furry growth on a rock in the woods, I believe I would lose the will to go on. Lichens don't. Like virtually all living things, they will suffer any hardship, endure any insult, for a moment's additions existence. Life, in short just wants to be.'
- A Short History of Nearly Everything
On parents
'As my father always used to tell me, "You see, son, there's always someone in the world worse off than you." And I always used to think, "So?"'
- The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America
On money
'Isn't it strange how wealth is always wasted on the rich?'
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On death
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Presenting our program theater season
Packed with loads of fantastic shows, there certainly will be choices to suit everyone's taste. Browse through our entire programme via parktheater.nl (in both Dutch and English).
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The Archdiocesan Catechetical Office last weekend recognized 43 individuals who had given at least 25 years to catechetical ministry, and presented special awards for extraordinary service to three priests, a religious sister and a layman.
The annual ceremony took place Nov. 11 at the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Center in Ossining. Auxiliary Bishop Gerald T. Walsh, vicar for clergy and episcopal vicar for Rockland, Central Westchester, South Shore and Yonkers, presided.
The Terence Cardinal Cooke Award went to Bishop Walsh and Msgr. Edward J. Weber, director of priest personnel and former pastor of St Francis of Assisi, West Nyack. The award honors catechetical leaders, clergy, parish directors and coordinators of religious education, and others directly involved in catechetical leadership. It attests to extraordinary commitment, support and leadership.
The Good Shepherd Award winners were Father Thomas J. Byrnes, pastor of Sacred Heart parish, Monroe, and Sister Rose O'Rourke, O.P., director of religious education at that parish, for their excellent catechetical program and commitment to handing on the faith to children and youth.
Also winning the Good Shepherd Award was Anthony M. DiMarco, director of strategic initiatives for Marist College in Poughkeepsie. His creativity and collaboration, and the support of Marist President, Dr. Dennis Murray, enables the Catechetical Office to offer online formation courses. The Good Shepherd Award is given to outstanding persons serving in catechetical ministry.
The Catechetical Medal of Honor for religious education leaders who have served for 25 years or more was presented to six leaders of parish programs for children and three leaders of parish adult faith formation/RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults).
The honorees were Sharron Charlton, director of RCIA /adult faith formation, Our Lady of Peace, Manhattan, 40 years; Sister Mary McCarthy, P.B.V.M., director of RCIA /adult faith formation, Sacred Heart, Newburgh, 40 years; Sara Koshofer, coordinator of religious education, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Shrub Oak, 27 years; Mignolia De La Vega, coordinator of religious education, Our Lady of Lourdes, Manhattan, 25 years; Michelle Metelski, coordinator of religious education, Sacred Heart, Esopus, 25 years; Jose Rosario, director of religious education, St. Jude, Manhattan, 25 years; Roseann Swart, coordinator of religious education, St. Mary's, Kingston, 25 years; Jane Bunt, coordinator of RCIA, Holy Trinity, Poughkeepsie, 25 years; and Sister Constance M. Koch, O.P., 25 years, director of RCIA/adult faith formation, Holy Family, New Rochelle, 25 years.
Also honored were archdiocesan Catechetical Office staff members Oscar Cruz, director of the catechumenate, family catechesis and formation of adult faith formation leaders, 26 years, and Nancy Doran, director of catechist formation and director of religious education, St. Francis of Assisi, West Nyack, 25 years.
A special tribute award was presented to Sister Kevin John Shields, O.P., regional catechetical director for Sullivan and Orange counties, who is in her 36th year of catechetical ministry.
The Medal of Honor for catechists who have served 25 or more years was presented to 32 men and women, including Mary Bova of Sacred Heart, Dobbs Ferry, who has been a catechist for 45 years, and to Frances Lopez and Mario Camacho, who have given 35 and 31 years, respectively, at Blessed Sacrament, the Bronx.
Other honorees included Rosanna L. Hamm, Immaculate Conception, Amenia, 30 years; Patricia Hayes, Holy Family, New Rochelle, 30 years; Ruth Skelton, Our Lady of Pity, Staten Island, 30 years; Christine Juliano, Our Lady of Pity, Staten Island, 28 years; Julia Gliatta, St. Anastasia, Harriman, 27 years; Judi Chiodo-Kennedy, St. Stephen the Martyr, Warwick, 27 years; and Nancy Vertucci, St. Francis of Assisi, West Nyack, 27 years.
Honored for 25 years of service were Mary Ellen Beitel, St. Augustine, Larchmont; Barbara Burt, St Joseph-St. Thomas, Staten Island; Theresa Carlson, Our Lady of Loretto, Cold Spring; Haydee Castillo, St. Margaret Mary, the Bronx; Margaret DiCarlo, St. Peter's, Monticello; Karen DiDio, Our Lady Star of the Sea, Staten Island; John Hum, Transfiguration, Manhattan; Frances Kuhn, St. Paul's, Bullville; Patricia Laquidara, St. Charles, Staten Island; Louis Martinez, St. Margaret Mary, the Bronx; Kate Merker, St. Patrick's, Bedford; Miriam Muse, St. Stephen the Martyr, Warwick; Sharon O'Hara, St. Charles, Staten Island; Linda Pacion, Our Lady of Assumption, Bloomingburg; Sonia Perez, Blessed Sacrament, the Bronx; Richard Remy, St. Columba's, Hopewell Junction; Theresa Rizzo, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scarsdale; Diana Roda, Our Lady of Loretto, Cold Spring; Theresa Sherman, St. Charles, Staten Island; Deacon Warren Testa, St. Columba's, Hopewell Junction; Alexandra Valle, Blessed Sacrament, the Bronx; and Maureen Vincent, St. Patrick's, Bedford.
During the certification ceremony, three coordinators of religious education received Catechetical Leadership Certificates for completing a three-year program in Advanced Leadership Formation. They are: Margaret Cairney, Sacred Heart, Patterson; Mignolia de la Vega, Our Lady of Lourdes, Manhattan; and Lynne DeVuono, St. Anthony's, Nanuet.
A pin was presented to 19 religious education leaders who have completed Basic Leadership Training. Two youth leaders and four adult faith formation leaders also earned pins.
One hundred forty-four catechists at Level I, Level 2 or renewal were certified. Two adult faith formation catechists also were certified at Level I. Additionally, 46 high school students from Msgr. Farrell High School and 21 from Moore Catholic High School, both on Staten Island, were certified as having completed Level I Catechist Certification.


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On Wednesday, James Hodgkinson, now known as the GOP Shooter, opened fire on Republicans who were practicing for an annual charity baseball game.
Five people were shot, including House Majority Whip, Rep. Scalise. At some point, Rep. Scalise managed to crawl to a safer position, but sustained a serious wound.
According to the hospital statement, "The bullet travelled across (Scalise's) from pelvis, fracturing bones, injuring internal organs, and causing severe bleeding."
What Happened During GOP Shooter rampage
Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) said that he dove into the first base dugout area.
In the dugout, Williams and his staffer who was shot, Zack Barth, kept their heads down. Senator Jeff Flake(R-AZ) and Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) tried to stop Barth's bleeding with a belt.
"It seem like it went forever. We had no arms. All we had were bats," Rep. Williams said.
Brooks recounted to authorities that, "Eventually, the shooter started circling around third base, this is my understanding. Of course, I'm down on the ground and helping the guy who has got a bullet hole in his leg."
Scalise's security engaged the shooter. After some time, Hodgkinson was taken down and those able rushed out to help Scalise.
Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) was one of those who ran to aid Scalise. Wenstrup is a doctor and tried to reduce the bleeding as best he could until help arrived.
Hodgkinson died from his injuries at the hospital.
It was later learned that Hodgkinson had specifically targeted the Republicans.
"That is the individual." – @RepDeSantis, saying Hodgkinson's photo matches man who approached him at baseball pkg lots this am.@CNBC
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) June 14, 2017
It was also quickly discovered that Hodgkinson was an ardent Bernie Sanders supporter and had even worked on Sanders' campaign.
Presidential Statement on GOP Shooter
Reactions to the shooting came in swiftly both from those who were there and from the President himself.
President Trump's statement via The White House:
"The Vice President and I are aware of the shooting incident in Virginia and are monitoring developments closely. We are deeply saddened by this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the members of Congress, their staffs, Capitol Police, first responders, and all others affected."
Other Reactions and Statements to GOP Shooter
Senator Rand Paul"‹ (R-KY)"‹ was at the practice session and stated it that it, "would have been a massacre" "‹had the Capitol Police"‹ not been there to intervene"‹.
Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan (R-WI), gave an impassioned speech from the House floor that same day. Ryan received united applause from everyone in the gallery as he said, "An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us."
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) also made some remarks, which were at times awkwardly delivered and politically tinged.
Sanders Responds
Senator Sanders also weighed in after learning Hodgkinson was one of his former campaign volunteers.
"I have just been informed that the alleged shooter at the Republican baseball practice is someone who apparently volunteered on my presidential campaign. I am sickened by this despicable act. Let me be as clear as I can be. Violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society and I condemn this action in the strongest possible terms. Real change can only come about through nonviolent action and anything else runs against our most deeply held American values. My hopes and prayers are that Representative Scalise, congressional staff and the Capitol Police Officers who were wounded make a quick and full recovery. I also want to thank the Capitol Police for their heroic actions to prevent further harm."
Just days before the shooting, Sanders delivered an anti-Republican/Trump themed speech in Illinois, just 300 miles from Hodgkinson's home.
Sanders kicked off that speech by calling President Trump the, "worst and most dangerous president in the history of our country."
Sanders' hypocrisy has been called out by Reason.com for linking violence in the past to political rhetoric.
While most were praying for and wishing well to the injured the GOP shooting also brought out some, despicable and disgusting commentary — most notably from the 'Paper of Record'.
FBI Asks for Help with GOP Shooter Case
The FBI is seeking the public's help with the investigation into Hodgkinson.
The FBI asks that if you have information concerning this individual, to please contact the FBI's Washington, D.C. Field Office.
The phone number is 202-278-2000 or 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) and select option 1.
You may also contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.


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London: The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton gave a chance for the nation to celebrate the whole Royal Family and made people feel "very proud to be British", Prime Minister David Cameron said today.
Cameron said the British public had shed their normal reserve and showed that "when we go for it, we really go for it".
The day had been about more than the marriage of William and Kate and had given the nation the chance to celebrate the whole Royal Family, he said.
Cameron, a guest at Friday`s ceremony, told BBC1`s Andrew Marr Show: "Sitting there in Westminster Abbey, you felt you were part of some extraordinary fairytale.
"It was absolutely beautiful, gripping, moving and, singing Jerusalem with the London Symphony Orchestra behind you, it felt like the roof was going to lift off and there was just no better place, no better country to be in at that moment.
"I think it made a lot of people feel very proud to be British, it certainly did with me."
He added: "Is it more than two young people in love?
"I think it is, I think the institution of our monarchy, the public service given by the Royal Family, the public service given particularly by Her Majesty the Queen, is something that we all want to celebrate and this gave us an opportunity.
"And while we are quite a reserved lot, actually when we go for it, we really go for it and the sun came out and it was a wonderful day," The Sun quoted Cameron as saying.
Cameron and his wife Samantha hosted a street party outside Number 10 following the wedding ceremony.


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Australian striker Joel Porter delivered his most important goal to hand Hartlepool United every chance of making it to the Second Division play-off final at Cardiff.
Porter pounced on a mistake in the Bristol City defence 15 minutes from time to earn Pool a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their play-off semi-final against Bristol City at Victoria Park.
Tony Rougier had given City a fifth minute lead heading home a Lee Peacock cross at the far post.
Neale Cooper's side created a host of chances to get back in the tie as the visitors chose to sit back.
But a packed, expectant Victoria Park had to wait until the 75th minute when Adam Boyd beat Danny Coles to the ball, and Porter beat a hesitant defender Tony Butler before rounding Steve Phillips and slotting home, to give Pool every chance of making it to Cardiff when the sides meet in the return leg at Ashton Gate on Wednesday night.
"And the Australian international was delighted with his crucial strike.
He said: "This is without doubt the most important goal I've scored at club level.
"And apart from the goals I've scored for Australia, it is my most important goal."
Porter had praise for the 7,211 fans who had Victoria Park rocking when he fired home the equaliser.
"I've played in front of 38,000 in a Grand Final in Australia, but that atmosphere doesn't come close to this.
"The fans were tremendous and I've never heard anything like this."
Pool indeed, could have gone into Wednesday's second leg with an advantage, but referee Paul Taylor waved away claims for a penalty after Eifion Williams was brought down in the area by Phillips.
"That was a blatant penalty, said Pool skipper Micky Barron.
"I spoke to the referee afterwards and said that he had to give us something sooner or later because there was that and a few other things he let go."
City manager Danny Wilson admitted he was a relieved man after the referee failed to award the spot kick.
He said: "We were fortunate that the penalty decision went for us - but I felt the referee should have blown for a free kick just before their goal."
* Pool have been given 2,000 tickets for the match at Ashton Gate.
The match is all-ticket and the tickets are now on sale from the club shop on a first come first served basis.
Season ticket holders can buy tickets for #12 adults, #10 O.A.Ps, under-19s and students #8, and U16s #5. Non-season ticket holders can get tickets for #16 adults, #13 O.A.Ps, U19s #11, U16s #5.