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Special Edition Mac & Cheese Pancakes, rev. ed.
Remember when we made Kenny Shopsin's lemon-ricotta pancakes a few months back? At the time I noted that we had found the recipe in the New York Times Magazine alongside Shopsin's infinitely more delirious Mac & Cheese Pancakes, but when it came time to choose, "it really wasn't much of a decision" because we had farm-fresh ricotta on-hand. What I didn't mention was that at the time, we couldn't for the life of us imagine what the taste and textural qualities of Mac & Cheese Pancakes might be like. We certainly were intrigued, though. So intrigued, in fact, that when we got back home, we made picking up a copy of Shopsin's Eat Me: The Food and Philosophy of Kenny Shopsin a top priority. Not because we needed the Mac & Cheese Pancakes recipe--it was right there in black & white in the New York Times Magazine--but because we wanted to further acquaint ourselves with the philosophy behind the Mac & Cheese Pancakes and the rest of Kenny Shopsin's ridiculously huge and hilariously inventive repertoire. And if we happened to learn the origin of the Mac & Cheese Pancake, all the better.*
fig. a: before
fig. b: after (accidents will happen)
Not only is Eat Me one of the best-looking cookbooks we've seen in quite some time (maybe ever), but it's been one of our absolute favorite reads of the last few months, and, perhaps not surprisingly, Shopsin's Mac & Cheese Pancakes were among the very first recipes that we tried out. All I can say is that--I admit it--I was a little skeptical about the Mac & Cheese Pancakes, but now, when I think of pancakes, I think of these first. I'm not even kidding. And I don't care if it's Lent and to even dream about these pancakes amounts to impure thoughts. Just mention the word "pancake" and these are all I see.
The funny thing is, the first time we made them, we read the recipe in Eat Me carefully, but somehow, unconsciously, we ended up making them not as the recipe actually instructed, but as we imagined they'd be made. [Later, I was reminded of a story: In describing Kenny's Egyptian Burrito, Calvin Trillin once wrote: "An Egyptian Burrito is a burrito, and inside is sort of what Kenny thinks Egyptians might eat."] You see, Kenny's original recipe calls for cooked elbow macaroni tossed with olive oil, with the cheddar cheese added separately. We, on the other hand, began with a pretty deluxe batch of leftover mac & cheese. Anyway, this was totally accidental, but our Mac & Cheese Pancakes ended up being at least twice as cheesy as Shopsin's, and quite a bit more savory. Problem? I don't think so. Having now read Eat Me, we know all too well what Kenny thinks of bacon in pancakes. We have a feeling he'd give his blessing to our Special Edition Mac & Cheese Pancakes.
What you need:
fig. c: leftover mac & cheese
1. leftover macaroni & cheese, preferably leftovers from a batch of E & D Special Mac & Cheese.
fig. d: pancake batter
2. pancake batter, such as this one:
Pancake Batter
7 tablespoons butter
1 1/3 cups whole milk
3 large eggs
1 1/4 cups flour
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon plus 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt.
In a saucepan over medium-low heat, heat the butter and milk until the butter melts. Set aside until lukewarm. Beat the eggs in a medium bowl. Slowly pour 1/2 cup of the warm milk mixture into the eggs while stirring. Stir in the remaining milk mixture.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture, a little at a time, stirring slowly, just until the dry ingredients are moistened. The batter should be lumpy and will start to bubble.
Makes about 3 1/2 cups.
fig. e: cheddar cheese
3. a block of medium-sharp cheddar cheese
What you need to know:
Special Edition Mac & Cheese Pancakes**
butter for the skillet and for serving
3 cups pancake batter
1 heaping cup macaroni & cheese, preferably E & D Special Mac & Cheese, at room temperature
1 heaping cup grated cheddar cheese
medium Grade A (or B--Kenny prefers B) maple syrup
Heat your skillet over medium heat. When it's hot, add the butter and run it across the skillet surface, then use a small ladle to pour the batter on the skillet. When small bubbles cover 40-50% of the surface of your pancakes (after about 2 minutes), drop about 1 tablespoon of the mac & cheese on each pancake, and then, as if that wasn't enough, sprinkle a layer of cheddar on top, before using a thin spatula to quickly and artfully flip the pancakes. Turn the heat down a little, use the spatula to press down on the pancakes a bit, and when the undersides are golden, about 2 minutes later, use the spatula to transfer the pancakes to a plate, mac & cheese & cheese side up.
Serve with butter and maple syrup. Makes roughly 12 4-inch pancakes.
[inspired by Kenny Shopsin's Mac n Cheese Pancakes, Eat Me]
If all goes well they should look something like this:
fig. f: the finished product
And they should taste outrageously good. You see, our E & D Special Mac & Cheese has a copious amount of thick-cut bacon in it, so what you end up with is a Mac & Cheese Pancake with bacon built right into it. Then, with a knob of butter and a little maple syrup... As Kenny might say: "It's really very sexy."
* We did: it was a dish specially invented for a regular customer who only ever ordered one of two dishes at Shopsin's, the mac & cheese or the pancakes, and who one day asked Kenny to decide which he should have.
** Now with extra cheese!


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Harrison Ford And Zac Efron Face Off In Rob Reiner Thriller
Zac Efron has been working in earnest to break away from his High School Musical past and into more mature roles. Of course, the path from teen dreamboat to respected dramatic actor isn't easy to navigate, but with a few diverse roles—from a supporting turn in Josh Radnor's college-set comedy Liberal Arts to the pissed-upon protagonist of Lee Daniels' divisive drama The Paperboy—Efron's been slowly scraping his way to more prestigious parts. Now it seems these risky roles are beginning to pay off as Efron has been tapped to star opposite Harrison Ford in a new thriller from Rob Reiner.
The Wrap reports Efron and Ford are in negotiations for You Belong to Me, a psychological thriller said to be in the vein of Cape Fear. (Whether producers mean the 1962 version starring Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum or Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake starring Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte is unclear.) Should he sign on, Ford would play a psychiatrist who is tormented by guilt when a female patient kills herself. In the wake of her suicide, he befriends her brother James (Efron). But things turn dark when James wheedles his way into the shrink's home and begins toying with his wife and daughter.
The film will offer a change of pace for its director, Reiner, who is best-known for helming comedies like This is Spinal Tap or When Harry Met Sally… But it's worth noting that Reiner did memorably direct the beloved drama Stand by Me which focused on male friendship and held darker undertones, so it's not as if he is totally out of his depth here. With this project poised to shoot in March of 2013, we expect to hear more about it in short order.
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Over the past several weeks, the leadership of the USS Saratoga Association and Saratoga Museum Foundation leadership have become aware of the Navy's increasing reluctance to donate Saratoga as a family attraction and education center. In recent months, the Navy has expressed concerns about the condition of ships on lengthy donation holds. In November, NAVSEA made a surprise announcement, offering the newer USS John F Kennedy for donation.
I am saddened to report that our fears about Saratoga have been realized. The Secretary of the Navy has notified Congress of the Navy's intent to remove Saratoga from donation status. Plans have been put in motion to scrap the ship instead of making it available as a public attraction, thus ending this phase of our non-profit effort.
All is not lost, however...
Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame, Inc., a Rhode Island non-profit group, today [May 3, 2010] announced the public launch of an effort to bring the retired aircraft carrier USS John F Kennedy to Newport County as a family attraction and recreation facility, education/heritage center, job training facility and disaster relief asset. The Navy unexpectedly made the Kennedy available for donation last November, and potential applicants were given 60 days to submit a detailed Letter of Intent, describing their plans for the ship. Since her retirement, the Kennedy has been maintained in a fully functional reserve status and could be quickly made ready for her new roles.
The Naval Sea Systems Command qualified Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame (RIAHOF) to move forward with its plans, which call for JFK to become a major new destination and economic engine for Aquidneck Island. One other candidate--a group in Portland, Maine-was also authorized to proceed to the next phase of the process. The Portland group identified itself in early February, but the second qualified applicant was not publicly announced until today.
Background on the Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame, and details of RIAHOF's campaign for the USS John F. Kennedy can be found at:
USS Saratoga Museum Foundation, Inc. has decided to throw its support behind this affiliated local effort to obtain JFK, also known as "Big John". After all, the Foundation's non-profit mission was (and still is) to locate a supercarrier in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay, and transform it into a world-class family attraction, education center, job training facility and memorial.
In return, RIAHOF would allocate significant space in the hangar bay of "Big John" to honor the memory of all US Navy ships named Saratoga, along with the men who served in them. We have already asked the Navy to assist with this transition (and to help soften the blow caused by the decision to scrap Saratoga.)
The Foundation has formally requested the transfer of a number of historic Saratoga assets for possible future display aboard JFK, and even the removal of a meaningful piece of the superstructure before the ship leaves Newport.
More importantly, the Foundation has asked the Navy to support a carefully-controlled, one-time farewell visit to Saratoga by qualified Saratoga veterans. The Navy has taken this request under consideration, with the understanding that the number of visitors and the duration of the visit would be limited, and that access would be to the hangar bay and flight deck only.
The USS Saratoga Museum Foundation, Inc. will continue to manage that effort, and will also continue to operate many of the other worthy projects launched over the past several years-to include many of the educational initiatives.
Despite our many years of work focused on Sara, it is difficult to argue with the Navy's preference to donate JFK. Saratoga was decommissioned 16 years ago, has been only minimally maintained, and has been stripped to provide equipment for other ships in the fleet.
On the other hand, JFK is in mobilization readiness condition--meaning a successful applicant could theoretically take her over one day and virtually be ready for public access the next. The upfront capital cost would be millions of dollars less. More importantly from the Navy's perspective, the ongoing maintenance cost would be less, and the need to drydock JFK again would be decades further into the future.
Adding the intangible value of the name (especially in southern New England) creates an attractive package that would undoubtedly be easier to promote to donors and corporate sponsors. As you know, we have struggled for years without success to interest major corporations in Saratoga sponsorships. Chances are the cachet of the name "JFK" will draw greater sponsorship interest.
From a purely business perspective, JFK is simply a more viable option, with a higher chance for eventual success.
That is small consolation for those of us with an emotional attachment to Sara.
However, the Navy's decision to make JFK available for donation put the Saratoga Foundation into a box. There is only room for one aircraft carrier attraction in New England, and if some other group were able to put forth a viable application (especially for a site such as Boston), the Saratoga effort in Rhode Island would have certainly been doomed.
After much internal discussion, the Saratoga board agreed that the worst case scenario would be if a third party, not beholden in any way to the Saratoga cause, were awarded the Kennedy for a different New England site (especially Boston).
For a number of reasons the Saratoga board also decided that USS Saratoga Museum Foundation itself would not submit an application for JFK while the Saratoga application was still pending and viable.
However, the board saw the handwriting on the wall and realized that if for no other reason than to avoid loss by default, it was essential for Saratoga to align itself with a group that could compete for the JFK, and at the same time protect the large investment of volunteer hours, cash and in-kind donations that have been made over the past 12 years.
Given the Navy's action to remove Saratoga from donation status, that decision was a prudent one.
This is obviously a very fluid situation, with a number of variables.
The Saratoga Museum Foundation and the Saratoga Association are committed to work with each other and the Navy to ensure that the investment made over the past twelve years still bears fruit.
It is essential that we maintain a united front as this process moves forward. It will take several weeks for the entire picture to become clear, but we will keep you advised as decisions are made and a final direction is determined.
NOTE: The entire financial history of the Foundation's operation is on the internet for all to see, at www.guidestar.org
To access this data, you must register-but registration is free. After you register, enter "USS Saratoga Museum" in the search box. Click on the "USS Saratoga Museum Foundation, Inc." link that appears on the next screen, which will bring you to a summary page about our operation.
To get the financial data, click on the tab marked "Forms 990 & Docs", and you will be able to see the full detail of all our non-profit tax filings with the IRS.
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USP (University of Sao Paulo) virtual library. Has a respectable collection of material -- texts (sorted by literature, biography, instructional material, periodicals, and academic theses), and a wide range of audio (including audiobooks), images, and video. Some written works are downloadable in PDF format, while some are simply webpages. The licensing terms seem to vary throughout the site: in many instances they are not specified, although in some cases it is noted that the Copyright Law (9.610) applies and that the authors must be contacted before certain uses can be made of a work (contact information is given).
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Has 19 stories available to read and one audio cd's worth of stories for listening (license terms are unspecified). Full-text versions of Ruth Rocha books are not available on the website -- the "books" function goes only to a list of published books that can be searched by title or publisher.
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227. Innes.
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Latest news
A message from our Chief Executive
Over the last few weeks, ABRSM has remained committed to delivering exams where possible, in line with the latest official guidance, and without compromising the safety of our candidates, teachers, staff, examiners, representatives and volunteers.
However, this week, in light of the most recent measures announced by the UK Government, we made the difficult decision to suspend all Practical music exams, and all but a few Theory exams, globally, until at least 1 July 2020.
We are aware that this decision has a significant impact on our community and everyone who is preparing for their exams. However, I would like to reassure you that we are here for you. Our staff may be working from home, but we remain connected and reachable. We will continue to monitor the rapidly changing situation so we can begin to deliver exams wherever we can, as soon as we can, and always in line with latest guidance and without compromising the safety of those involved. We will keep you updated on our latest plans through email, our website and social media channels.
These are challenging times for us all, but I have been amazed and heartened by the resilience of ABRSM staff, who have quickly switched to a new way of working. I sincerely thank the wider ABRSM team across the world for their support and understanding.
So, while we may be located in different places, we are all united by our desire to inspire musical achievement and by our belief in the enormous value of music and music education. Our focus on providing the very best music teaching and learning resources will not stop and we will accelerate our plans to provide new resources and assessments to assist you in your learning and teaching in the digital age.
Our message to everyone in these difficult times is 'Embrace your music, throw yourself into your practice, your playing, your singing or your teaching, and reach for your goals'. ABRSM will be here to provide support, information and advice to learners, teachers and parents.
We wish you well on your continued musical journeys.
With very best wishes
Michael Elliott
ABRSM Chief Executive
Please check our website, Facebook page or Twitter feed for the latest updates. You can also email us at [email protected] if you have any concerns or comments.


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I am with my family this week, as it's the kids' winter break. So posts will be light, and Signals may be weak. Here's a roundup of the long weekend's news, which was dominated by Google's continued tweaks to Buzz, and ongoing analysis of samesaid social app:
Google Names Facebook, Twitter as Rivals (Dow Jones via IWantMedia) Clearly anticipating social search and the power of social on its business model, as well as the launch of Buzz, Google in its 2009 annual report finally acknowledges what we all have known for some time.
Google Buzz Has Completely Changed the Game: Here's How (Mashable) A positive take on the service. I'll call Buzz a success when I feel compelled to use Gmail so as to use Buzz. I don't think that is going to happen, though, as most likely, Buzz will open up and become part of the larger Facebook and Twitter ecosystem through third party apps (one hopes).
http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://waxy.org/random/text/pov_top_websites_1999.pdf (Waxy via KK) Kevin Kelly, a key member of our merry band of co-founders back at Wired, sent me this link. It's Time Magazine's top 100 websites for 1999. Kevin wryly pointed out that the site I ran at the time, TheStandard.com, was ranked higher than Google.com. How things change, eh?
Attention Agencies: What Happened To Contact Reports? (Jones&Bonevac Blog) My old pal Casey Jones opines on a practice that seems to have been lost in the world of agencies.
The Power of the Audience (Anil Dash) A fellow well worth reading.
5 Things FedEx Has Learned about Managing Relationships through Social Media (Open Forum) Love to see examples of brands doing stuff well.
How We're Using Social Media on Our Mobile Phones [STATS] (And more Mashable) Let's not only focus on the phones, even as this stuff is fascinating.The screen is just where we are now. In a few years, we'll be thinking about new interfaces to mobile beyond screens.


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The corner of Bowery and Houston is about to become the cornucopia of Bowery and Houston. Just steps from the Whole Foods that hosts Brooklyn Flea's Smorgasburg, the Flea's Manhattan counterpart, the Hester Street Fair, is teaming up with the New Museum to open the Hester Street Cafe.
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real tree or stash of books?
29 November 2010
Maybe not at home but wouldn't these be great in a office, work or public place? What do you think?a
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ikea hacker
28 November 2010
sometimes completely silly ideas...this time bedroom dress boys. like it.
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the city cradle
An event stylist and blogger Victoria and City Cradle. LOVELY inspiration.
getting ready for holiday season?
getting ready for holiday season?
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painted staircase?
26 November 2010
Thinking about painting the top floor staircase. Good or bad idea? practical, hard too do? any thoughts?:)
images livingetc. design sponge
images livingetc. design sponge
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recycled jewelry
25 November 2010
So simple but very clever and effective. Drujdica Kesic
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lavender winter
24 November 2010
I'm not a big fan of lavender colour but these images are so nice! don't you just feel that cold fresh winter air ?
all images bloomingville
let's play cards
It has been a busy week with my parents visiting, builders around the house and pre Christmas orders. The loft extension will be hopefully finished next week and I can't wait to get the house back to normal. I love choosing tiles, wall colours and taps but when you have to browse internet 2am for windows and shower heads it loses its appeal a bit. Sorry tired talk:) But have a look at these happy card players! love the colours and their hair...so sweet
paper beauty
17 November 2010
Have you seen these? so soft and beautiful.I love the custom ones with beads and feathers.frazier & wing
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bang your drum
16 November 2010
When I see a stripy top I'm hooked. This time a stylish pretty lady and husband team called Emersonmade. Well done in styling, simple wearable fashion, pretty details (love the fabric flowers) and cool photos. Have you got any time favourites when it comes to clothes? mine would be a striped top, white vest, tan leather bag, white linen, cashmere jumper and good pair of jeans ...and from here I could wear pretty much everything...
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I just spent 3 days at the IFBC in the trendy Fremont district of Seattle. Aside from suffering temporary red wine and dark chocolate overload, I'm feeling a renewed interest in food, blogging, recipe writing, online friends and photography. My geek side has been stimulated, I discovered Theo coconut curry chocolate and I had my first taste of sherry – ever. I made new friends and solidified online friendships with real-time, face-to-face hugs.
Here are a few highlights from the conference, some tips from the presenters and a mix of random photos I took while in Seattle. If you're uninterested, you can bail out now by clicking here for creative recipes from Saveur Magazine or here for a follow-up anatomy video from Gil Hedley, the science guy behind my prior post.
Tips from Session 1: The Art of Recipe Writing, Amy Sherman, Dianne Jacob, Kristine Kidd
• Make sure your recipe title is straightforward and descriptive.
• Give more than 1 indicator. Sauté onions for about 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Attribute your source. Inspired by, or adapted from.
• Supply 2 amounts. Four scallions chopped, about 1/4 cup.
• Use the word about when indicating times. Bake for about 30 minutes.
The subject of whether food bloggers should charge when companies ask to use their recipes was a heated one. What do you think? If a cookbook author, product company, marketing group or food writer wants to use a blogger's recipe, should you (the food blogger) charge them for it? Or, be thrilled to have the exposure?
Stuff from Session 4: Law, Ethics and Bullshit (seriously), Robin Goldstein, Robert Schroeder from the FTC, Barnaby Dorfman of foodista.com
• Recent Advances in Bullshit Reduction by attorney, author and food/wine blogger Robin Goldstein was one of the most entertaining presentations of the event. What does it take to get a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence? Not much, we discover. For more information and a PDF file of his Power Point presentation, check here. In addition to his law degree from Yale, Robin has degrees in neuroscience and philosophy from Harvard. Smart, cute and quirky. Charming mix. He had the room a-twitter.
Pictures from Session 8: Food Photography, Penny De Los Santos (she was definitely the cool kid on the block)
I got so much from this session with Penny, senior photographer for Saveur (and National Geographic). She's reverent, witty, offbeat, colorful and full of brilliant information for taking better pictures. Here are a few of her tips:
• A good picture needs the right light, color and composition.
• Use a photo of hands holding food once. No more. Ever.
• Camera angles include overhead (except for tall food), 3/4 angle, and from the side.
• Always consider the background.
• Not all food looks good from the same angle.
• Don't get too close to the food. Let it breath. Give it room.
• Diffuse and soften harsh light.
• Shoot a variety of shots – food in the process, empty plates with details.
• Practice your photography regularly, give yourself assignments.
To see her work, check here and here. Go – go there now. Actually, wait until you're finished reading this post, you'll never come back. She's amazing.
I took this photo during the Winemaker's Dinner with James Oseland, the editor-in-chief of Saveur Magazine. His keynote speech was fun, informative, silly and uplifting. He's doll. Tweet, tweet.
Food bloggers, cameras in hand, descend upon the lunch tables.
My new best friend. She blogs at fakegirlscantcook.com. I was totally jealous of her Seattle tan.
Lady Gaga meets the Jetsons.
This was a GF peach and berry cobbler made by Danny of gluten-free girl and the chef. He made some of the food for the GF crowd. Thank God I have celiac disease, as there was a sign on the table saying the food was for the "GF folks only." If you'd like a glimpse of the main course, which was prosciutto wrapped sockeye salmon over GF pasta with lemons, anchovies, pine nuts and olives, check here. Hands down, the best meal at the event. Shauna (gluten-free girl) and Danny have a new cookbook coming out in September. You can pre-order it here.
Danny's arugula, fig and bacon salad. It was divine. I had 5 servings.
No, this is not a photo of a blonde pony tail with mall bangs. It's Morgan Spurlock of Super-Size Me fame being interviewed at the IFBC welcome party. He's very funny. As was the delightful interviewer (who was that guy, someone please tell me). Morgan's wife is Alex Jamieson, author of Living Vegan for Dummies. She did a presentation with Shauna on blogging for specialized diets. They were a lively and informative pair and the talk encouraged a lot of discussion from the audience. Awareness of food sensitivities is increasing and that's a good thing. Thank you, ladies.
The garden mobile and the pork mobile.
Fresh flowers were everywhere. I love that. No bad moods allowed.
Pike Place Market. Can you find the spelling error? And the hip and groovy melon?
Peace, love, friends and food. What more could you ask for?
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Jan Vermeer
From Conservapedia
Jan Vermeer (b. Delft 1632 - d. Delft, 1675), Dutch Baroque painter also known as Johannes van der Meer van Delft.
Only 35 of Vermeer's canvases have survived. In his works, he recorded the effects of light with a subtlety, delicacy, and purity of color that probably never have been surpassed. [1] His most frequent subjects were genre, landscape and intimate interiors often with the solitary figure of a woman.
A painter who excelled in portraying comfortable interior scenes that are composed with mathematical clarity and suffused with cool, silvery light. He is considered one of the greatest Dutch painters.
See also
- Painting Schools
- Painting Masterpieces PART II
- Gallery of Flemish and Dutch painting
- Flemish School of Painting
- The world's most famous paintings
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Braves blanked by Nova, Yankees
ATLANTA (AP) -- Randall Delgado's 19th career start was a little different.
This time the right-hander was facing Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees. This was not a normal Monday night at Turner Field.
Delgado struggled with his curveball, a high pitch count and his nerves early in the game as the Braves fell 3-0 to Ivan Nova and the Yankees, who moved into a first-place tie in the AL East.
Delgado (4-6) set a career-high with six walks as the rookie allowed three runs and five hits in five innings.
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said the 22-year-old was pumped up for the big-game atmosphere.
"He was excited," Gonzalez said. "He was coming out of his delivery, first time facing the New York Yankees and (42,669) in the stands. I think he got himself a little amped up for today's game."
Delgado agreed, saying "Yes. New York Yankees. We respect them. They've got a lot of tradition."
The control problems pushed up Delgado's pitch count early. He threw 66 pitches while giving up a run in each of the first three innings.
"It's something he can learn from," Gonzalez said. "But in all honesty, he made some pitches. He had the bases loaded (in the third) and he got out of just giving up one run. That's a good stepping stone. ... He kept pitching. He kept battling."
The Braves fell three games behind first-place Washington in the NL East.
Nova combined with four relievers on a five-hitter as the Yankees claimed a share of first place with Tampa Bay for the first time since April 24.
"Who would have thought it?" Yankees manager Joe Girardi asked. "I think there's a lot of parity in the American League this year and I think there are a lot of good teams who are going to beat up on each other.
"Our guys have done a good job of enduring some things. We've had some key injuries and we've been able to figure things out a little bit. Guys have stepped up and we just have to keep going."
Raul Ibanez led off the second inning with a homer and Robinson Cano had two hits, including a run-scoring single in the first.
Nova (8-2) gave up five hits with one walk and six strikeouts in seven innings for his fourth straight win.
"Our starting pitching has been really good, and that's how you put streaks together," Girardi said.
The Braves didn't have a runner reach third base, but Nova said his command was inconsistent.
"I don't have my best stuff today, but I made pitches when I needed it," Nova said.
Nova added a milestone with a second-inning single for his first career hit.
The Yankees (35-25) have won four straight games and nine of 11 to move a season-best 10 games over .500. The Braves, held without an extra-base hit, have lost two straight after their season-best six-game winning streak.
Cody Eppley and Clay Rapada combined for three straight outs in the eighth. Cory Wade struck out Martin Prado to open the ninth and left-hander Boone Logan recorded the final two outs.
Girardi said he held out closer Rafael Soriano, who developed "a little blister" on his right index finger while pitching on Sunday against the Mets.
Cano's first-inning single drove in Rodriguez, who doubled off the wall in left. Rodriguez walked in the third, moved to third on Cano's double and scored on Delgado's wild pitch.
Atlanta's leadoff hitters had singles in four of the first five innings. None advanced past second base as Nova was helped by double plays in the first and third innings.
Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher took a possible homer away from Brian McCann in the fourth. Swisher reached up to snap McCann's fly ball in front of the yellow line at the top of the wall. It was McCann's second long out. His first-inning drive was caught at the 400-foot mark in center field by Curtis Granderson.
Braves centerfielder Michael Bourn, running toward left field, made a diving catch to take a hit from Ibanez in the seventh.
Right-hander Cory Gearrin threw two scoreless innings for Atlanta after he was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett.
The Braves are 0-9 on Mondays this season.
Atlanta's Matt Diaz, who struck out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth, was ejected by home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez in the ninth when he continued to argue from the dugout about a called strike in the at-bat.
NOTES: Yankees LHP Andy Pettitte said his left hand is fine. Pettitte snared a grounder from the Mets' Scott Hairston with the bare hand on Sunday. Pettitte no longer wore the bandage he had on the hand after Sunday's game. He is not expected to miss a start. ... RHP Tim Hudson, who had his start skipped Sunday due to painful bone spurs in his right ankle, threw well in the bullpen and was officially added to the Braves' rotation for Wednesday's game against the Yankees. ... Gearrin was recalled to replace RHP Julio Teheran, who made a fill-in start for Hudson on Sunday. ... Yankees LHP CC Sabathia will make his third career start against the Braves, his first with the Yankees, when he faces LHP Mike Minor in Game 2 of the series on Tuesday night.


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Working From Home Not All It's Cracked Up to Be?
Telecommuting has long been touted as a major convenience for workers. New research, however, shows that many workers do not share those feelings about working from home. Employees said that working remotely affected communication, decision-making and conflict resolution in a negative way.
While working from home brings several advantages to worker, notably flexibility, it also brings with it a number of challenges. Workers said that decisions took longer and were harder to make when working from home. Additionally, workers said that collaboration and trust in co-workers also suffered when telecommuting. According to workers, the top challenges included:
- Insufficient time to build relationships (79 percent)
- Speed of decision-making (73 percent)
- Lack of participation (71 percent)
- Different leadership styles (69 percent)
- Method of decision-making (55 percent)
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"It appears that while nearly everyone in today's workplace recognizes the need — and appreciates the value — of virtual work, it is not easy, especially when cultural differences, time zone challenges, accents and communication styles enter the equation," said Charlene Solomon, president of intercultural communication training organization RW3. "There is a pent-up demand for expressing the difficulty of working virtually across time zones, languages and cultures."
Despite those challenges, 87 percent of the respondents said they continue to conduct part of their work remotely and the same number added that at least a quarter of their productivity depended on their ability to work remotely. Of that overwhelming majority of remote workers, just 16 percent said that they received training to do so, highlighting a potential area of improvement for companies to focus on.
"The rapid pace of globalization and the growing number of collaborative software solutions have enabled virtual work, and the demand for skills from around the world have made it a necessity, but virtual team work is not intuitive," said Michael Schell, CEO of RW3. "It's about time we recognize the human side of the equation."
This research was a part of the 2012 Virtual Teams Survey Report – Challenges of Working in Virtual Teams survey. The research was based on the 3,300 responses from people in 103 countries.
Reach BusinessNewsDaily staff writer David Mielach at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @D_M89.
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So, yesterday I posted about my hopes and dream for Apple's last Macworld keynote. Consider those dreams crushed. :)
That's OK. But I guess it's at least partially worth examining what did and did not happen, based on what I commented on before the show.
MobileMe/data sync/iPhone improvements
None of this was mentioned. My MobileMe subscription runs out on January 11, in just four days. But since I have Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar syncing over the air to the iPhone now, I guess that doesn't much matter. I think I'm going to bail. (And I've been using this service since Apple first announced .Mac, the MobileMe predecessor.)
iLife on the Web
Contrary to the rumors, Apple did not announce an iLife cloud computing service.
iWork on the Web
Here, the rumors were only partially right. Instead of a full-fledged Google Docs competitor, Apple announced a paid service that will only work for people who actually use iWork on the Mac. Interesting? No.
Apple home media center
Contrary to the rumors, Apple did not announce a home media server, nor did it announce any upgrades to the Apple TV.
Mac mini
Contrary to the rumors, Apple did not announce a long-overdue and long-awaited Mac mini update at the show.
17-inch Macbook with integrated battery
Here, finally, the rumormongers got it right: Apple did announce this product in the keynote.
Market share claims
Apple mentioned that it sold 9.7 million Macs during its last fiscal year. However, FY 2008, for Apple, does not mean calendar year 2008 (the company's fiscal year runs from October to September, so we'll still have to do some math when the final PC sales numbers come out for 2008). What this means is that Apple has not yet revealed how well the holiday sales period went. The company did mention, of course, that it grew at over twice the rate of the industry during that time period (37.7 percent vs. 15.2 percent). As I've explained time and time again, that doesn't help much when your market share is small. I expect Apple's market share in 2008 to be around 4 percent. Regardless, without Jobs on stage, the claims weren't as boastful as usual. Interesting.
Regarding the keynote in general, it was a snooze-a-thon. Apple just didn't have anything interesting to announce. I wrote more about this recently in a WinInfo news article, so I won't beat that to death here.


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When I began the process of selling my home several months ago, I asked a Realtor to come over and assess the situation. We talked marketing and the best time to list and then we walked around my house and he gave me ideas for "staging".
"The lions on the front porch have to go. Take those pictures off your refrigerator. Replace that entrance rug with something more neutral."
And then he stopped in his tracks at this framed quote on my wall- "Everything Belongs".
"That's nice" he said.
Everything Belongs. A quote from Richard Rohr, a Franciscan priest who advocates for living simply so that others might simply live. A reminder to me every time I walked from my kitchen to the front door that no matter what happens in my life, it all belongs.
This morning I am up early to do some last minute packing. I am having my coffee on the floor of my office. No desk. No chair. No potted blooming orchid.
The emptiness belongs.
The excitement of the next chapter. The heartache. The anticipation. The moist fragrant morning garden. The anxiety. The hopefulness. I take it all with me.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin stated it most eloquently: "We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey."
The lessons learned in this beautiful home and the woman that I've become in the last 17 years- those things can never be left behind.
And tonight when I revisit my beautiful home in my dreams, I will remind myself. That life changes and the lessons continue and I take it all with me. And not one experience in life is out of step or out of sync with the other.
And the future is ripe for new experiences, new gardens to plant, new people to meet and new lessons to learn.
And in some unpredictable and unexpected way, it all belongs.


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Tickets for events at Ambassadors Theatre, London
Venue Information
The Ambassadors Theatre was designed by W G R Sprague who designed many West End Theatres including the St Martin's Theatre situated next door and the Aldwych Theatre in Covent Garden. It was built by Kingerlee and Sons of Oxford. The theatre opened on 5th June 1913 with a production of Panthea, a play by Monckton Hoffe which ran for only 15 nights. The great impresario Charles B. Cochran took a lease on the theatre in 1914 and introduced what was then a new genre of entertainment from Paris, the 'intimate' review. Odds and Ends starring the French actress and singer Alice Delysia ran for over 400 performances. More Odds and Ends followed in 1915. Subsequently the theatre presented Deburau in 1921 which saw Ivor Novello making his first stage appearance, Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones starring Paul Robeson, The Mask of Virtue in 1935 which saw the West End stage debut of a 22 year old Vivien Leigh and Spring Meeting in 1938 with Margaret Rutherford. Britain's longest running production The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie opened at The Ambassadors on 25th November 1952 and played here until its 21st Birthday in 1973 when it transferred next door to the larger St Martin's Theatre. The stalls bar of the Ambassadors currently displays a commemorative statuette, which was presented to the theatre by Agatha Christie to celebrate the play's record breaking run. Following The Mousetrap the theatre saw a variety of shows, the most notable at this time was the RSC's hit production of Les Liasions Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton with Alan Rickman. In 1996 the theatre was transformed into two studio spaces to accommodate the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs who were resident until 1999. After their successful residence the theatre was converted back to its original design and renamed The New Ambassadors Theatre. Since 1999 the theatre has seen many shows play at this intimate venue including: Some Explicit Polaroids by Mark Ravenhill, Spoonface Steinberg by Lee Hall, Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett and starring John Hurt, Al Murray the Pub Landlord, Marie Jones' award winning Stones In His Pockets, The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler, The Watermill Theatre's highly acclaimed production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd and On The Third Day - winner of the Channel Four search for a first time playwright entitled The Play's The Thing. Most recent productions at the theatre have been Love Song by John Kolvenbach starring Cillian Murphy and Neve Campbell, the political comedy Whipping It Up by Steve Thompson and starring Richard Wilson and Robert Bathurst and the Menier Chocolate Factory's revival of Little Shop of Horrors. The current production of Stomp opened in October 2007. In June 2007 the theatre reverted back to its original name of The Ambassadors Theatre.
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Over the past week, I've received hundreds of emails about the report of our Blue Ribbon Commission on Catholic Education. The report calls for the closing or merger of dozens of our archdiocesan schools. Philadelphia has a long and venerable Catholic school tradition. So it's no surprise that, while quite a few emails have expressed support, many more have been filled with confusion, anger and grief. This is natural. In fact, it would be abnormal and very troubling if people didn't vent their feelings on a matter so close to the heart of Philadelphia Catholics.
But as tempers begin to cool, people read the report more closely, and schools consider appealing the Commission's recommendations, we should keep a few basic facts in mind.
First, the Blue Ribbon Commission report is not finally about "closing schools." It's about putting Catholic education on a firm footing for the first time in decades. We tend to avoid this unpleasant work for understandable reasons: It can't be done without suffering, and nobody wants to be the cause of other good people's pain. But the work needs to be done. It can't be delayed. Commission members have served all of us well by speaking truthfully – and offering genuine hope for the future — about enrollment and financial realities nobody wants to face.
The resource challenges we face in 2012 are much harsher than 40 or 50 years ago when many of us attended Catholic school. No family can run on nostalgia and red ink. Every parent knows this from experience. And so it is with the Church. We have a moral duty to use our resources wisely, not just in education, but in every aspect of our life as a believing community. If we haven't always done that in the past, then we need to start now.
Catholic schools are worth fighting for because they do an extraordinary job of educating young people. We need to ensure that our schools are vigorously Catholic; academically excellent; and serve our people for decades to come. But we need to do it wisely and creatively, enlisting all the outside help we can. The Blue Ribbon Commission report is a vital step toward a strategic renewal of Catholic education in the archdiocese – which is why it's a step forward.
Second, I'm very aware of the burdens many families and teachers will face because of the Commission's recommendations. This was the hardest part of the Commission's deliberations, especially since every Commission member has a long track record of service to the Church and a personal love for Catholic schools. I want to assure our people that the archdiocese will make every reasonable effort to place students and teachers in new positions and to assist those teachers who will lose their employment. No one will be ignored.
Third, one of the bright spots of a difficult week has been the number of business leaders and elected officials who have approached me privately to voice their support for Catholic schools and offer their help going forward. So maybe this is a moment when we can start imagining and doing the future differently. It's useful to wonder how many of our schools might have been saved if, over the last decade, Catholics had fought for vouchers as loudly and vigorously as they now grieve about school closings. Some Catholics – too many – seem to find it easier to criticize their own leaders than to face the fact that they're discriminated against every day of the year. They pay once for public schools; then they pay again for the Catholic schools they rightly hold in such esteem.
Something's wrong with that equation. It's important for Catholics to hold the leadership of their Church accountable. No bishop or pastor should fear that. But Catholics should hold public leaders – beginning with our elected officials in Harrisburg – to an equally demanding standard. School choice may not answer every financial challenge in Catholic education; but vouchers would make a decisive difference. They'd help our schools enormously. To put it simply: Vouchers are a matter of parental rights and basic justice.
Fourth and finally, in the weeks ahead, as emotions subside, let's remember that all of us have the duty to treat each other with charity and civility in Jesus Christ. The Blue Ribbon Commission members who worked so selflessly on the report, along with many members of our archdiocesan staff, did their service with extraordinary dedication, integrity and concern for the needs of our people. They deserve our thanks and respect. They do not deserve the bitter – and unjust – criticism some parents and students have shown them.
Catholic schools exist, first and foremost, to form believing Catholic Christians; people of the Gospel; people of justice, mercy and charity. If they produce something less, then we need to ask ourselves whether they deserve to survive.
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Dear Bishop Chaput: In your meeting with your fellow bishops could you
emphasize that the catholic laity are becoming ever more contemptuous of ther pronouncements of American bishops, which they see
as the spouting of old men, consumed with the desire to "put women in
their place"
I refer to the decision to ask American nuns to "toe the
line" and put pronoucements of the biships on contraception ahead of the nuns work for social justice. Indeed!!! Bishop don't you realize, that
unlike most bishops, our wonderful nun are RESPECTED? We see then out in the real world, teaching, healing and feeding the poor.
In my view, the problem is not Vatican II starting in the years around 1963 but the lunge toward the Republican Party starting around 1980. We have had over 30 years of conservative Church leadership which has virtually wiped out the Catholic Church in America. What we despirately need is another Blessed Pope John XXIII and more Bishops who are committed to Rarum Novarum rather than Carl Rove.
January 14, 2012 The Archdiocese of Philadelphia waited until last month to tell law enforcement about priests caught with child pornography despite knowing years ago about their "deviant and possibly illegal activities. This just another slap in the face to all parishioners supporting the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Maybe this hand picked Commission to closed schools and save money for the diocese is just another underhanded way to build a fund for future payouts and defense of the priests accused of abuse. I wish the Archdiocese could be honest with their parishioners. I think we need an audit of the Archdiocese finances for all to see.
As tears stream down my face, it is with great apprecition and understanding how difficult this is for every one. Dear Archbishop, I know our dear Lord's heart has tears as well, for all of us, and the less people learning His loving ways.
We are Catholics, we love thy neighbor, the news is devestating, but I pray and believe in miracles.
Dear Heavenly Father, please intervene, and make it no longer necessary to close anymore Catholic Schools or churches. All praise and honour to you Holy Father, and let thy will be done. Amen
I truly know how difficult this is for everyone, and no one should be critized.
It is our responsibility, to show our Lord's loving ways, by setting an example.
All our in my prayers.
God Bless and may he continue to watch over all of us.
Proud graduate of St. Huberts High School
My daughter attendes West Catholic High. There are no other catholic high schools in the area. I am a product of public school and wanted something different for my child. I am so sickened by West closing. Where are we supposed to send our children. West Philadelphia needs a catholic school.
As an outsider and a native of the Archdiocese of Chicago, it is sad to hear the closing of schools and/or churches. My own high school was closed in 1999 after a hundred years of providing Catholic education. The Archbishop seems to think everything will be fine once emotions cool down. The beloved Cardinal Bernardin had to do a similiar thing back in the late 80s, early 90s with closing schools. People were in an uproar, and rightfully so. Years later, the Archdiocesan schools are thriving. It does sound as if the Archbishop inherited some problems and is trying to resolve the financial concerns before it snowballs into a large problem. The other side of this is that we all must be stewards of our churches and schools. It is not solely the responsibility of the priests and bishops. It is our right as laity to be involved and answer the call.
I am from the garden state. I have taught in Catholic Schools for over thirty years and left a legal career to do so. I believe in Catholic Education with my whole, heart and soul. I believe that we need to remove our children from the secular/atheist culture and raise them within a Catholic Family and a Catholic village. The parish provides the "village" where Jesus Christ is truly present and the Catholic School is a vital part of that village.
Archbishop Chaput has been sent to you as an amazing gift. I have followed Archbishop Chaput for quite sometime. His record in Denver, Colorado proves his leadership and holiness to me. The growth of the Catholic Leadership in Denver presents to us the hope of the Catholic Church in the United States and maybe the hope of the entire Western Church. It offers us the hope of the New Evangelization. Take a Look at Denver! Visit Denver. The seminaries are full. Focus, Augustine Institute,
Endow and the Archbishop's emphasis on Hispanic ministry is just a few amazing things that the Holy Sprit has provided under his watch. In my estimation you have a True Shepherd and a living saint. You are truly blessed and you should open your eyes to see who you have leading you. He has taken bold steps at the advice of the commission to renew the footing of Catholic Education in the face of many trials. He has opened an appeal process and will take great care to minimize the suffering. Open your eyes Philadelphia. Amidst the pain there is a beautiful hope rising. You have a true shepherd who loves the Lord and His Church and each of you. He is trying his best to lead you to the future. He will lead you there safely if you follow and help. Ask the people of Denver who miss him terribly.
Our Church is being tested like never before. We are being attacked from within and without. We are in desperate need of purification. We all need to take a deep breath, pray and ask the Lord how we can help! Then we need to roll up our sleeves and help! First by changing ourselves. By being more Christ like with our words and actions in the midst of this crisis. The Lord died and rose for each one of us. Catholic Schools were built by generations who truly believed this! Do we? Is the Lord Jesus Christ driving our words and actions in relation to this crisis? Are we just thinking of ourselves? Our memories? Are we asking ourselves what does the Lord want? All of us are being asked to pick up the cross behind the Lord and help. I know that is what your Archbishop Believes. He not only believes it..He lives it! He leads by example. He left the most alive Diocese in the Country to lead you to the future. Help him! Because together you will become a shining example for the nation and the world! You will show all of us how to rise from the ashes and humbly rebuild with the grace of God!! I believe Philadelphia is being called to greatness once again! Answer the call! I am praying for all of you!
Thank you for your message and prayers. Archbishop Chaput is a blessing for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. May God continue to bless him with wisdom. Catholic schools should exist for catholic belief. Otherwise, there is no need for their existence.
Born and raised and Archdiocesan Catholic (St. Joes Collingdale) here is how I see it: For the fatherless, Daddy is home! For the lost sheep, the Shepherd has arrived! For the Prodigals, your father is desiring with all is heart to welcome you back! Does Philly remember what it is like to have a father who stands up for what is right even when it hurts? A father that does not tolerate evil things in the home? A father that does not just sit back and let anything go? Does Philly remember a time when dads made hard decisions for his family knowing that despite suffering caused by the decision it was BEST for the family? We are known for being tough, but as my mother always told me, "There is always someone bigger and badder than you!" Chaput has us beat in toughness I think. He is not afraid to be uncomfortable for what is truly good. He is not afraid to say the truth "Catholic schools exist, first and foremost, to form believing Catholic Christians." He is not afraid to take on the plague of apathy in the Archdiocese regarding the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic faith. We haven't been practicing our faith (I know there are some exceptions but the overwhelming majority of Catholics in Philly don't practice their faith). Honestly, is your Catholic faith, your relationship with the Person of Jesus Christ, number one in your life? Does He come first? Do you give your time, talent, and treasure to your parish family regularly? Heck, do you even attend Mass every Sunday and holy day of obligation? According to statistics you probably don't! If your faith life is not your first priority, and is just another compartment of your life, than why are you surprised at the closings? Did you really think that the few 70 year olds who actually attend Mass regularly would sustain for you, Catholic education and healthy parish life? Do you take 10% or anything close to that right off the top of your paycheck and give it to your parish? No? Oh I see you don't trust how it would be handled, okay then how much time are you volunteering with your parish? Are you a chaperone for youth events regularly? Maybe if you were some of the abuses could have been avoided. Most Philly Catholics have settled for a this-world way of life, but through your baptism you belong to the Kingdom of God. The King, Jesus Christ Himself, says of the apostles, "Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me" (Matthew 10:40). Chaput is a successor of one of these Apostles! He holds the office of an Apostle! Submit (that means literally "to support the mission of" from the Latin submissio)to your Shepherd! This is submitting to Christ. Just before this in Matthew's Gospel Jesus says, "Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring not peace but the sword. For I have come to set man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and daughter-in-law against her mother in-law; and one's enemies will be those of his household" (Mt 10:34-36). Pick a side Philly! If you need to fight, then fight, but fight apathy! Fight compartmentalizing your faith! Fight the tendency of the world to minimize and ridicule the Truth of Christianity! Fight for that Pearl of Great Price! Christ's side is the winning side. Chaput's side is Christ's side. Cooperate with him and you win.
YOUR LIFE is YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH! Get it back by rededicating your whole self to Christ through His Church! This means He is first, not just another thing. He is first, even in your schools (however many remain), even at your jobs, even at your sporting events, even in your homes, even in your bedrooms….He is first, He is GOD!
So well said; apathy truly is the real killer here. But I must also say, Catholic High School is not the answer, at least not from what I have witnessed.
I recently had the opportunity to work in a Catholic high school and was quite appalled by what I observed. The prayers come over the public address system and the students go right on talking and carrying on as if nothing were being said. The majority of the students listen only to secular music and can tell you all about the latest sitcoms and reality TV shows, they have seen all the latest R-rated films and they curse like drunken sailors. Couples kiss and hug in the hall, theft of one sort or another happened almost every day and cheating (in the minds of the students I spoke with) is no big deal.
Most have no real relationship with Christ. I see them on Sunday morning at church…on their cell phones, with ear buds connected to the latest music gadget in their pockets, sleeping, anything but following along and participating in the saying of the prayers and responses, very few sing and yet they all jump up and go to the communion rail. Confessions, nobody does that anymore.
I went to a fundraiser where beer and wine was in abundance, cussing was heard everywhere, God and Christ were damned all evening, the music from the band was full of sexual connotations.
Sit at a football game and amongst the students' parents and you will hear God's name and that of his son, Jesus Christ all evening, but in disgust, not prayer.
Apathy among the adults combined with a society bent on filling the minds of our children with anything, but Biblical Christianity, is the problem.
The Bishop has a job to protect the flock, that means he needs to tend to the finances and be a good steward for all the people. It would seem, he is making decisions based on the documented facts and figures compiled by a trusted group of Catholic financial advisors.
Consolidation will hopefully be not only a sound financial move, but also be a way to thresh out the chaf and build upon a solid, committed group of core believers. Read Revelations 3:1-6(NASB)
1 "To the angel of the church in Sardis write:
He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars, says this: 'I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, [a]but you are dead. 2 Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God. 3 So remember [b]what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you. 4 But you have a few [c]people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. 5 He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. 6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
When a Shepard places more value in his land then he places in his flock, wolves become well fed.
Archbishop, I am a 77 your old cradle Catholic who is severely frustrated in my search for Jesus' message in the 21st century. I did believe the church tried to teach Jesus' love until the priest cover-up by the magisterial church was announced to the world in America, Canada, Ireland, Europe, and other places still to be heard from.
I realize you have just replaced your predecessors in Philadelphia – who participated in the evil and sinful cover-up – but be careful and do not follow their behavior and violated your righteous mind.
My wife and I raised five children and two of them worked in our parish rectory in the late seventies. Living in Philly I was vigilant about my children's safety and believed they were safe at home or the rectory. After the grand jury report I learned that our pastor and an assistant were sexually abusing children at the time my children were working at the rectory. As their father I needed to know any dangers my children faced but the church clergy were full of secrecy, fear of scandal and failed me their father.
My frustration now is the lack of transparency over the closing of schools. It appears the focus only concentrates on school attendance as the primary reason – parishioner's ability to pay tuitions and fallen away Catholics are implied. The church's undisclosed costs such as money used to gain silence from suffering parishioners whose children were abused, and costly attorney fees must be included I believe.
This is my perspective. Please provide any corrections.
Your Excellency, with all due respect, we have been closing schools, reshuffling children and teachers, having independent commissions, and getting various and sundry 'experts' to make recommendations on what should be done for over 20 years. It isn't working. The schools are no better off than they were when these processes began to be identified as necessary to save them.
Perhaps, just perhaps, we need to look at what the schools were doing 30+ years ago when they were full. Daily mass, uniforms (real ones not polo-shirts), religious teachers, and a real, pervading, sense that 'education is about formation' are all keys to this. Returning the Church as the center of the life of any given group of Catholics is critical.
People may reject the idea of making Catholic schools, Catholic again, as too old fashioned and say 'we can't go back to a world (i.e.culture) that is gone'. The truth is, the only hope we as Catholics have is to make an attempt to restore our culture and the only means we have to do it, is through our schools.
There are children all over the world who learn far more with far less material than we have, I cannot accept money as a reason for any of this.
Take seriously the notion that your flock will be damaged, again, by consolidations and school closing and that some day, this damage will be irreparable, if it isn't already.


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