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Pope Francis Opens Up to 'La Nacion'30 December
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis' latest interview, with a Spanish-language daily newspaper, discussed the recent synod and the controversial question of reception of Communion by divorced-and-remarried Catholics.
In the interview, published Sunday in the Argentine daily newspaper La Nacion, the Holy Father affirmed he is open to better integrating remarried Catholic divorcees in Church life and opposed to ruling out Communion altogether for such Catholics.
He is also content with the synodal process, and he rejected accusations that he demoted Cardinal Raymond Burke, the former prefect of the Vatican's Supreme Court. The Pope revealed in the interview that he is planning on visiting Africa next year, with a possible trip to Argentina in 2016.
Speaking for 50 minutes to Argentinian journalist Elisabetta Piqué at his St. Martha residence Dec. 4, he gave some clues to his thinking and approach to the papacy: First, he doesn't want to change as pope, but remain as he has always been, because to change at his age "would be to make a fool of yourself."
Second, he welcomes resistance to his leadership, as it's "very healthy" to have things "out into the open."
And third, when it comes to the effect of criticism on him, he said God has bestowed on him "a healthy dose of unawareness. I just do what I have to do."
The last comment is coherent with what has been said of the Holy Father — that he pays little or no attention to what the media says and rarely reads newspapers. He alludes to this in the interview, urging people to read his actual words rather than media interpretations.
'Against the Pope'
Certain other passages are also worth noting. He rejected accusations that the divisions at the recent Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family were "against the Pope," saying he was "no benchmark," because the pope's role is simply to "get the ball rolling and to listen to everybody."
He added: "The fact that, in the end, my address was accepted with such enthusiasm by the synod fathers shows that the Pope is not the issue, but, rather, the different pastoral positions are."
Later in the interview, the Pope said, "We benefited from the synodal process," which is a "protected space" where the Holy Spirit can work. He said those who stubbornly hold fast to positions are in need of prayer to the Holy Spirit "to convert them."
But Pope Francis said the overall tone of the synod discussions was a "brotherly one, trying to find a way to tackle the family´s pastoral issues." He added that it's important to "analyze" the way couples are prepared for marriage, "because the great majority are unaware of the meaning of a lifetime commitment."
He then gave an example of how one betrothed couple he recently met seemed unaware of the meaning of marriage and saw it as just a social event.
Asked about fears among some that "traditional doctrine will collapse" because of the synodal process, he said some are afraid "because they don't read things properly" but pay attention to media interpretations.
He commended the way the synod was handled and said the post-synodal document and his closing address will "become relative and provisional," turning into a guideline for next year's synod.
'The Solution Is Integration'
Pope Francis expressed the view that more needs to be done for divorced-and-civilly-remarried Catholics, but didn't focus solely on the issue of Communion.
"Communion alone is no solution," he said. "The solution is integration," he added, meaning including such couples in the life of the Church as far as possible, including allowing them to be godparents. But he added: "Things need to change; our standards need to change," and he remarked that "some panicked" at the synod "and went as far as to say: 'Communion, never.'"
On reforming the Curia, some sources have suggested a "purge" is taking place of certain personnel. But Francis rejects talk of "cleansing" and instead sees the changes as going in the direction suggested by the meetings of cardinals before the conclave.
They demanded "lots of things, which we should certainly not forsake," he said. The reform is a "slow process," he added, and not expected before the new year, but he pointed to achievements already made and singled out the Institute for Religious Works (Vatican Bank), which is now "operating beautifully." He also said certain departments will always be headed by a cardinal, but he is open to laity and even a married couple heading others.
"Spiritual reform is my great concern right now," he said, "to change people's hearts." As during the Lenten retreat earlier this year, he revealed he is breaking with tradition and taking Curial heads to a retreat center outside of Rome for a week before Christmas.
Asked about his highlights of the past year, Pope Francis said every moment has its positive and negative aspects, but he specifically mentioned the "amazing beauty" in his meeting with grandparents and seniors last September. Speaking about his own age and infirmity (he turns 78 on Dec. 17), he said he has "some aches and pains," but he has been able "to work steadily."
Cardinal Burke
Regarding Cardinal Burke's appointment as patron of the Knights of Malta, the Pope stressed that he suggested moving him "long before the synod," because he wanted a "smart American" to deal with the challenges presented in the new post. Cardinal Burke "thanked me in very good terms and accepted my offer," Pope Francis said, adding that he had deliberately delayed the new appointment specifically in order that Cardinal Burke would be able to participate in the synod as prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura.
Said the Pope, "It is therefore not true that I removed him because of how he had behaved in the synod."
During the La Nacion interview, Pope Francis alluded again twice to the striking phrase he utilized in an earlier interview with Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro, editor in chief of La Civiltà Cattolica, in which the Holy Father characterized the Church as a "field hospital" for wounded souls.
Questioned about what "strategy" he employs to reach out to disaffected Catholics who "drop out" of the Church, he replied that he doesn't approach the issue from that perspective, as it suggests "proselytism."
"I like to use the image of the field hospital: Some people are very much injured and are waiting for us to heal their wounds; they are injured for a thousand reasons," the Pope emphasized. "We must reach out to them and heal their wounds."
Edward Pentin is the Register's Rome correspondent.
Pope Emeritus Benedict Speaks
Meanwhile, in an article in the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, also published Sunday, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has told a visiting reporter that he has "very good contact" with Pope Francis, and it's very clear "who the real pope" is.
He said it was "utter nonsense" that he tried to engage the recent synod over divorce and remarriage, stressing that a revision of comments he made in 1972, which suggested a possibility of Communion for remarried divorcees, took place in August, months before the synod.
Furthermore, he said there is "nothing new" in it. He reiterated that, although it is important such Catholics are helped, the teaching must remain untouched, and no changes must be made except those that are "absolutely necessary."
The Pope Emeritus also revealed he'd rather now be called just "Father Benedict" or "Father Benedetto," but that he lacked the strength to enforce such an appellation.
The article is not a comprehensive report of what Father Benedict said, nor was it a formal interview, and some aspects were left out according to the pope emeritus' wishes.
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Interreligious Leaders to Sign Historic Joint Declaration Against Human Trafficking30 December
Catholic, Anglican, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, and Orthodox leaders will come together at the Vatican for the first time in history on Tuesday to sign a joint declaration against modern slavery and human trafficking.
The signatories, who will include Pope Francis, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the Anglican archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and Rabbi David Rosen will declare their commitment towards the eradication of the worldwide scourge by 2020.
The initiative has been drawn up by the Global Freedom Network, a faith-based organization launched in March this year aimed at ending modern slavery and human trafficking.
The network defines modern slavery as the "systematic deprivation of a person's liberty, and abuse of his or her body, for example through mutilation or organ removal, for the purposes of personal or commercial exploitation."
According to the 2014 Global Slavery Index, almost 36 million people are currently trapped in what Pope Francis has variously described as a "crime against humanity", "an open wound on the body of contemporary society," and "a scourge upon the body of Christ." The International Labor Organization says the total profits obtained from the use of forced labor in the private economy worldwide amount to US$150 billion per year.
The joint declaration will be signed at 11am on Tuesday, the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, in the Casina Pio IV building in the Vatican Gardens.
The full list of signatories will be:
•Catholic: Pope Francis
•Hindu: Her Holiness Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma)
•Buddhist: Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) (represented by Venerable Bhikkhuni Thich Nu Chan Khong)
•Buddhist: The Most Ven. Datuk K Sri Dhammaratana, Chief High Priest of Malaysia
•Jewish: Rabbi Dr. Abraham Skorka
•Jewish: Chief Rabbi David Rosen, KSG, CBE
•Orthodox: His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (represented by His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France)
•Muslim: Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar (represented by Dr. Abbas Abdalla Abbas Soliman, Undersecretary of State of Al Azhar Alsharif)
•Muslim: Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi
•Muslim: Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Basheer Hussain al Najafi (represented by Sheikh Naziyah Razzaq Jaafar, Special advisor of Grand Ayatollah)
•Muslim: Sheikh Omar Abboud
•Anglican: Most Revd and Right Hon Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
For more information, see here.
The signing will also be shown live on Vatican television (see live feed / recording above).
On 17 March this year, a Memorandum of Agreement and Joint Statement establishing the Global Freedom Network was signed by multifaith leaders.
The network has outlined six fields of action for achieving its vision. These include mobilizing faith based communities, supply chain proofing to promote ethical purchasing arrangements, improving the care for victims and survivors, advocating for law reforms and enforcement, facilitating and promoting education and awareness, and securing sizeable funds in order to carry out its task.
Pope Francis taken a keen interest in the issue and sponsored an international workshop at the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences in November 2013. The event identified 42 proposals for acting globally as a matter of urgency.
The idea to create a multi-faith, interdenominational movement to eradicate human slavery arose from a meeting between the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope in July last year.
A joint plan of action was then drawn up, bringing together global faith leaders in support of a comprehensive strategy for the eradication of modern slavery by 2020.
Text of Joint Declaration:
"We, the undersigned, are gathered here today for a historic initiative to inspire spiritual and practical action by all global faiths and people of good will everywhere to eradicate modern slavery across the world by 2020 and for all time.
In the eyes of God*, each human being is a free person, whether girl, boy, woman or man, and is destined to exist for the good of all in equality and fraternity. Modern slavery, in terms of human trafficking, forced labour and prostitution, organ trafficking, and any relationship that fails to respect the fundamental conviction that all people are equal and have the same freedom and dignity, is a crime against humanity.
We pledge ourselves here today to do all in our power, within our faith communities and beyond, to work together for the freedom of all those who are enslaved and trafficked so that their future may be restored. Today we have the opportunity, awareness, wisdom, innovation and technology to achieve this human and moral imperative."
*The Grand Imam of Al Azhar uses the word "religions"
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Pope Francis' Turkey Voyage One of Peace and Reconciliation30 December
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis returned to Rome's Ciampino Airport Nov. 30 after a three-day apostolic visit to Turkey filled with gestures of peace and reconciliation, words of encouragement for interreligious and ecumenical partners and messages of solace for persecuted Christians in the region.
He began the trip by emphasizing the importance of dialogue in today's world in order to "reflect sensibly and serenely in our differences and to learn from them." Addressing civil authorities at the presidential palace in Ankara on Nov. 28, he appealed for religious freedom and wasted no time in calling for reciprocity, saying that Muslims, Jews and Christians should "enjoy the same rights and respect the same duties."
Observing that the Middle East has been a "theater of fratricidal wars" for "too long," he said that, with God, the courage of peace can be renewed and that interreligious and intercultural dialogue can make an "important contribution" in ending "all forms of fundamentalism and terrorism."
Such extremism, he added, can also be countered by the "solidarity of all believers" based on four pillars: respect for human life, religious freedom, commitment to a dignified life and care for creation.
He made explicit reference to Syria and Iraq, highlighting the violation of the "most basic humanitarian laws" of Christians and other religious minorities and stressed that although it is licit to stop an unjust aggressor, the issue cannot be resolved "solely through a military response." He proposed also fighting against "hunger and sickness" and promoting sustainable development and the protection of creation as a means of achieving peace.
'Rebellion Against God'
Similar themes and appeals were repeated later that afternoon when he addressed Mehmet Görmez, the president of the Diyanet (Turkey's department of religious affairs).
"As religious leaders, we are obliged to denounce all violations against human dignity and human rights," the Pope said, and he again drew attention to the "barbaric violence" perpetrated against Christians and other religious minorities in the region. Such violence in the name of God "warrants the strongest condemnation," he said, and it demands the "cooperation of all" to combat it, including recognizing "some shared elements" with Islam.
In his address, Görmez said Islam is a "religion of peace," adding that everyone has a responsibility for the emergence of today's tragedies. "Those who speak on behalf of God," like fundamentalists, are part of the problem, Görmez said. Terrorism, he added, is "a rebellion against God, and as Muslims, we reject this extremism and bloodshed."
The following day, the Pope was flown to Istanbul, where he celebrated Mass at the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in the presence of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and other regional Church leaders.
'Soul of the Church'
During his homily, Francis appealed for unity by discussing how it can be achieved through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. He explained how the Holy Spirit is the "soul of the Church" that "brings forth different charisms in the Church that, at first glance, may seem to create disorder." But he said the Holy Spirit is the "spirit of unity, which is not the same thing as uniformity," and is able to "kindle diversity."
Warning against the temptation to resist the Holy Spirit, turn in on ourselves and "slip into Pelagianism," the Holy Father said the more "we allow ourselves to be humbly guided by the Spirit of the Lord, the more we will overcome misunderstandings, divisions and disagreements."
On Sunday, Nov. 30, the final day of the Pope's visit, Francis said the restoration of full communion with the Orthodox Church "does not signify the submission of one to the other or assimilation." Rather, he said, during a Divine Liturgy in the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, "it means welcoming all the gifts that God has given to each, thus demonstrating to the entire world the great mystery of salvation accomplished by Christ the Lord through the Holy Spirit."
In the presence of Patriarch Bartholomew, he went on to say that the Catholic Church "does not intend to impose any conditions except that of the shared profession of faith." He then explained where both Churches could cooperate, namely in helping the poor, hungry, unemployed and socially excluded and in eliminating a "globalization of indifference, which today seems to reign supreme," while "building a new civilization of love and solidarity."
Boko Haram
The Pope also took the opportunity to condemn a recent attack by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram on a mosque in Kano, Nigeria, that killed more than 100 people. Such attacks, he said, are a "profoundly grave sin against God," which should spur "reconciliation and communion" between Catholics and Orthodox.
He also noted a further challenge: the tendency of young people to seek happiness in material things and the need to transmit "the true humanism which comes from the Gospel and from the Church's age-old experience." He held up the ecumenical Taize community as an example of how different confessions can ignore differences that separate them "because they are able to see beyond them."
Referring to Patriarch Bartholomew as a "very dear brother," he said: "We are already on the way, on the path towards full communion, and, already, we can experience eloquent signs of an authentic, albeit incomplete, union."
Following the liturgical celebration, the Pope and the patriarch signed a joint declaration that reaffirmed their "shared intentions and concerns." These included a pledge to "intensify our efforts" towards "full unity" to support theological dialogue and to be united in the desire for "peace and stability" in Iraq, Syria and the whole Middle East.
"We cannot resign ourselves to a Middle East without Christians," they said, and they referred to an ecumenism of suffering. "Just as the blood of the martyrs was a seed of strength and fertility for the Church, so, too, the sharing of daily sufferings can become an effective instrument of unity," they wrote.
They called for further "constructive dialogue with Islam," appealed to all religious leaders to pursue interreligious dialogue to build a "culture of peace and solidarity" and prayed for peace in Ukraine and respect for international law.
Before leaving for Rome, the Pope greeted students of the Salesian Youth Oratory, many of whom are refugees. The Pope said he wished to assure them that he shared in their sufferings and that he hoped his visit, by the grace of God, would offer them "some consolation."
As expected, both small and grand gestures figured highly during the apostolic visit. One of the most striking was Francis' request for the blessing of Patriarch Bartholomew. The Holy Father proceeded to bow to a surprised patriarch, who kissed his head. It's the first time a pope has made such a gesture.
Speaking afterwards to reporters, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said Francis and Bartholomew are "pushing with incredible strength toward union" through their frequent and warm personal contacts.
"The theological dialogue and other aspects can go forward better or sooner if there is a strong attitude" on the part of the two leaders, he said. "I cannot say that this is the solution to the problem, but this is surely a strong impulse."
Another key gesture of the visit was when Francis prayed alongside the grand mufti in Istanbul's Blue Mosque, going further than Benedict XVI's moment of "contemplation" in 2006. Francis told reporters on the plane back to Rome that he "prayed for Turkey; for peace; for the mufti; for everyone; for myself, because I need it."
In a 45-minute press conference on the plane back to Rome, the Pope said it's not possible to say, "All Muslims are terrorists, just as we cannot say that all Christians are fundamentalists — we also have fundamentalists among us; all religions have these little groups."
He also said there needs to be "an international condemnation" of terrorism from Muslims across the world, saying: "No, this is not what the Quran is about." Speaking out against violence against Christians, he said: "I don't want to use sugarcoated words: We Christians are being chased from the Middle East." And he cited the persecution of Christians in Mosul as an example.
Concerning ecumenism and unity between the Catholics and the Orthodox, the Pope said not only is there a spiritual ecumenism, but also "an ecumenism of the blood," meaning Christians who are martyred today. He also said he and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow want to meet, but given the current situation with the war in Ukraine and other issues, it is currently not possible.
Francis expressed a desire to visit Iraq, but not yet, given the current security concerns. He also said he would have liked to visit a refugee camp during his visit, but his schedule wouldn't permit it.
Edward Pentin is the Register's Rome correspondent.
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'Unitatis Redintegratio' and Its Elusive Success30 December
VATICAN CITY — On Nov. 21, the Church marked 50 years since the promulgation of the Second Vatican Council's decree on ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio (Restoration of Unity).
Overwhelmingly approved by the Council fathers (2,137 votes for to 11 against) in 1964, the declaration sought to renew the Church's approach to separated churches and ecclesial communities.
Unitatis Redintegratio was the first major Church document on ecumenism since Pope Leo XIII's 1894 encyclical Praeclara Gratulationis Publicae (The Reunion of Christendom).
But unlike that document, and the Church's general position on ecumenism that had existed since the Council of Trent, Unitatis Redintegratio refrains from calling on all Christians to return to the fold under the unity of the Vicar of Christ. Instead, it offers a different kind of ecclesiology, one that more generally seeks unity with "separated Christian brethren," but also acknowledges positive aspects of their communities. And distortion over the document's true aims during the document's implementation has led to confusion over the true relationship between members of the one true Church and those "separated brethren."
The restoration of unity among all Christians "is one of the principal concerns of the Second Vatican Council," Unitatis Redintegratio begins, and it reminds the Church that such division between Christian communions "openly contradicts the will of Christ, scandalizes the world and damages the holy cause of preaching the Gospel to every creature."
The document presents Catholics with the "ways and means" to respond to God's grace and his divine call to unity, urging "Christian perfection," a "change of heart" and making a point of emphasizing what is good and holy among the members of Protestant denominations and various Christian ecclesial communities.
"Though we believe them to be deficient in some respects," these ecclesial communities "have been by no means deprived of significance and importance in the mystery of salvation," the document states (1, 3). The Spirit of Christ, it continues, "has not refrained from using them as means of salvation which derive their efficacy from the very fullness of grace and truth entrusted to the Church." It refers in particular to "a strong sense of justice and a true charity toward their neighbor" among some separated Christian communities.
It also underlines that "anything wrought by the grace of the Holy Spirit in the hearts of our separated brethren can be a help to our own edification." Whatever is "truly Christian," it says, is "never contrary to what genuinely belongs to the faith; indeed, it can always bring a deeper realization of the mystery of Christ and the Church."
But it also recalls the ultimate goal of ecumenism, stating the hope that all Christians will be "gathered into the one and only Church in that unity which Christ bestowed on his Church from the beginning." The Church believes that this unity "subsists in the Catholic Church as something she can never lose, and we hope that it will continue to increase until the end of time," it says (1, 4).
It urges meetings and dialogue between "both sides," but stresses that doctrine should be "clearly presented in its entirety" because "nothing is so foreign to the spirit of ecumenism as a false irenicism [attempts to achieve unity through reason], in which the purity of Catholic doctrine suffers loss and its genuine and certain meaning is clouded."
It then examines the chief types of division and aspects in common, first among the churches of the East and then the ecclesial communities stemming from the Reformation.
Closer in One Respect
Byzantine Catholic Father Yosyp Veresh, professor and director of the Centre of Eastern Christian Studies in Trumau, Austria, said the Catholic and Orthodox Churches have drawn closer since Pope Paul VI promulgated the declaration. A major problem has been the lack of doctrinal unity between the Latin Church and the Orthodox Church, which has made it "difficult to enter into dialogue," he explained. And although there have been advances, Father Veresh also pointed out serious setbacks, a current example being the Russian Orthodox Church's animosity to Eastern-rite Catholics in Ukraine.
Judging the success of Unitatis Redintegratio is, therefore, "not black and white," he told the Register. Offering a quote from Scripture, he said, "You will know the tree by its fruits, [but] the fruits are coming, and more will come."
Vatican official Father Tony Currer, who heads the department for Anglican and Methodist relations at the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, said the document has had a "positive impact" on relations with these ecclesial communities. It gave the Anglican Communion a "special mention," leading to the first public meeting between a pope (Blessed Paul VI) and an archbishop of Canterbury (Michael Ramsey) two years later, as well as the establishment of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission that has sought ecumenical progress.
However, the Anglican Communion, Methodists and Lutherans have drifted farther away from the Church over the past 50 years, most notably after the approval and ordination of women clergy and deepening differences over human sexuality. Father Currer says these developments could not have been foreseen by Unitatis Redintegratio, but he believes the principles contained in the document "still hold good."
Unity and Salvation
"We can't go back; it's an irrevocable commitment to working with these partners, who we have to believe are sincere Christians, reading the same Scriptures as us, drawing on many of the same sources and trying their best to be disciples," Father Currer said. "We have to take that in great faith, and there's a commitment to dialogue and working with them, even if there are times when we think: 'How are we going to get past this?'"
Ultimately, he said, "unity is a gift that God desires for us and wants to give us, and, therefore, we have to trust he can bring it about even when we can't see the way."
Critics of contemporary ecumenical dialogue argue that by not unequivocally upholding the Catholic Church as indispensable for salvation, post-conciliar ecumenism has been harmful for souls because it has relativized the faith. By contrast, Praeclara Gratulationis Publicae calls on the faithful to pray that God "assemble those who are dispersed, bring back those who err and unite them to thy holy, catholic and apostolic Church."
Critics also cite Pope Pius XI's 1928 encyclical Mortalium Animos (Religious Unity), in which he stated: "The union of Christians can only be promoted by promoting the return to the one true Church of Christ of those who are separated from it, for in the past they have unhappily left it" (10).
Father Currer acknowledged that it is "a different language we're speaking," because Unitatis Redintegratio views the former approach as suggesting "we have nothing to gain and nothing to receive from other Christians."
Pope St. John Paul II's 1995 encyclical Ut Unum Sint (Commitment to Ecumenism) and Pope Francis "are all saying that, actually, the Holy Spirit has been at work here in our brothers and sisters in other communions; and if the Holy Spirit has been at work there, then there are gifts for us to receive from that," Father Currer said. "So moving away from the 'language of return' is to say: Actually, we also have to move forward, and we have something to receive from Christians in their communities. It's a more reciprocal engagement that we are open to, strictly in that sense."
Ut Unum Sint exhorts the faithful, when undertaking dialogue, to "presuppose in the other a desire for reconciliation, for unity in truth." For this to happen, it adds, "any display of mutual opposition must disappear. Only thus will dialogue help to overcome division and lead us closer to unity."
Truth and Charity Required
Father Veresh stressed the importance of remaining in truth and charity if authentic ecumenism is to bear fruit. "It's difficult because we're dealing with living people and living communities," he said. "It's not a theory, it's a praxis, and we don't want to move to a practice that is separate from the truth, so we have to stay in truth and act as real people in real communities and real churches."
"Dialogue is not simply an exchange of ideas. In some way, it is always an exchange of gifts," John Paul II wrote in Ut Unum Sint. But he added: "Ecumenical dialogue is marked by a common quest for truth, particularly concerning the Church."
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Pope Francis Treks to Turkey to Visit Patriarch Bartholomew30 December
"The exchange of perspectives between the Turkish authorities and the Pope will also be significant," he added. "Internal to the Church, there will obviously be the hope that Christian-Turkish relations will be improved by his presence."
Atatürk's Tomb
The Nov. 28-30 apostolic trip begins in the capital of Ankara, where, after arriving at 1pm, the Pope will visit the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkey's first president and founder of the modern republic.
He will then transfer to the presidential palace, a controversial new complex of 1,000 rooms built at a cost of $615 million. There, he will be received by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and other civic leaders. The Turkish authorities say Erdoğan is scheduled to welcome the Pope as a head of state with an "A-class" ceremony.
After a subsequent meeting with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, the Holy Father will visit the president of religious affairs, Mehmet Görmez, who was recently critical of Francis' gestures towards Muslims, saying such actions are not dialogue.
On Saturday, the Holy Father will be flown to Istanbul, where he will visit the Hagia Sophia Museum, the Sultan Ahmet Mosque, better known as the Blue Mosque, and the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, where he will celebrate Mass.
Later, in the patriarchal Church of St. George, there will be an ecumenical prayer and a private meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew. The two have developed a close bond. The Orthodox patriarch attended Pope Francis' inaugural Mass in March 2013, the first time since 1054 that a patriarch has attended such an event.
They subsequently had a historic meeting in Jerusalem in May 2014, and Bartholomew visited the Holy Father at the Vatican June 6 as part of the Pentecost "Invocation for Peace in the Middle East."
Meeting With Refugees
Observers are surprised that a visit to the many refugees in the region is not in the program. But Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi has said some may be present when Francis meets students from Catholic schools across the Middle East on Saturday.
On the final day, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass privately with the apostolic delegation. In the patriarchal Church of St. George, the Vatican says a Divine Liturgy will take place, followed by an ecumenical blessing and the signing of a joint declaration between the Pope and the patriarch. In the afternoon, the Holy Father will return to Istanbul Airport for his teturn to Rome, where he is expected to arrive shortly before 7pm.
Father Lombardi told reporters Nov. 17 that Pope Francis may pray and have a moment of private reflection when he visits the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, but unlike during Benedict XVI's visit in 2006, it will not be formal or public. He added that no public moments of prayer have been scheduled for the Pope's visit to Hagia Sophia, the cathedral that served as the seat of the ecumenical patriarch until it was converted to a mosque following the Turkish conquest of Constantinople in 1453.
The persecution of Christians in the region is likely to figure highly during the three-day visit, and it's likely the issue of reciprocity will be raised: that religious freedoms granted to Muslims in the West should be reciprocated for religious minorities in Muslim-majority states.
If the issue is mentioned, many are hopeful it will get a fair hearing among Muslims.
"What is happening in Iraq may have changed the attitude of the Muslims who see now that both Christian and Muslim have a common enemy," said professor Francesco Zannini, who lectures in Arabic and Islamic studies at the Pontifical Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies in Rome. "This may help them understand that denying minority rights is not a matter that harms only the Middle-East Christian communities. In that sense, I think they will welcome such a message."
Open to Dialogue
During his trip to Strasbourg this week, Pope Francis said one should "never close the door" to dialogue, even with Islamist militants. Zannini said that, in his "long experience of dialogue with Islamists, particularly in Asia, but also in other countries," he personally believes "this is possible." But he said the term "Islamist" is "too large and covers several radical groups, which must be considered separately."
"In the path of dialogue, faith, understanding, empathy and endurance are very important qualities, and I think Pope Francis has all these qualities," he said. "Besides that," he added, Francis has said "he will never give up, because he does not consider anything lost."
Mustafa Cenap Aydin, Turkish director of Istituto Tevere, an Islamic center for promoting dialogue in Rome, takes a similar view.
The Pope, he said, "is a man of dialogue and would like to keep all channels open," adding that there is a "huge brainwashing process [into Islamism] going on, not only in Muslim countries, but also here."
Aydin said he read the Pope's words "as reaching out to all people of goodwill who have been brainwashed." The Pope's comments, he added, "should be interpreted as reaching out to those who could come back."
Security concerns over the visit are high: One Rome diplomatic source told the Register there is a "general fear" that a terrorist will try to attack the Pope, and these fears are "overshadowing" where the focus should be: on engaging important international issues in the Middle East and the Islamist threat to the region.
But Father Lombardi has reassured that security will be tight and, as usual, decided by the local authorities. Others are also playing down the concerns.
Aydin dismissed the fears and believes prayer is the answer: He is organizing a prayer meeting Thursday with Catholics and Vatican officials in a church in Rome to pray for the Pope and the apostolic visit.
Further Reconciliation
Noting that Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey in 2006 was a sign of reconciliation after the controversy over his Regensburg lecture, Zannini thinks Francis' visit won't be important for what he might specifically say, but "the way he will communicate" to those in a country that "may play a key role in solving the Middle-East problems and [solutions for] where Muslim, Christians of several denominations and Jews live together."
Aydin similarly thinks Pope Francis' powerful gestures could do much to improve Catholic-Muslim and Holy See-Turkish relations. But he also sees the visit has being a "great chance" for Turkey to improve its public image. The country has been brought into disrepute in recent years, largely owing to its political backing of Islamist rebels against Syrian President Assad.
Still, Aydin doesn't expect many advances from a diplomatic perspective, at least not until Turkey "clarifies its position" regarding terrorism, which he sees as a "huge problem for the region."
Drawing attention to the deep Christian historical significance of Turkey, which he calls "the second Holy Land," Aydin stressed that relations between Turkey and the Holy See are "very complicated."
Since the founding of the republic in 1923, Church property has been confiscated by the Turkish authorities, and although small concessions have been granted in recent years, restrictions remain.
He said he is nevertheless "very hopeful" about the visit, which he believes will be a "great success." Noting that the Pope chose the name Francis, and in view of St. Francis of Assisi's famous meeting with the Egyptian Sultan Malik-al-Kamil, Aydin said Muslim-Christian relations are clearly "very important" to the Holy Father.
Edward Pentin is the Register's Rome correspondent.
Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/pope-francis-treks-to-turkey-to-visit-patriarch-bartholomew#ixzz3NPoMYX3b
Cardinal Sarah Named Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship30 December
VATICAN CITY — On a day when Pope Francis held a three-hour meeting with Curial heads to discuss reform of the Roman Curia, the Vatican announced on Nov. 24 that the Holy Father had appointed Cardinal Robert Sarah as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Since 2010, the 69-year-old archbishop from Guinea has served as president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum (One Heart), the humanitarian aid and development arm of the Roman Curia.
Regarded as a man of integrity and serenity, with orthodox principles, Cardinal Sarah is said to hold a "neutral" line on the liturgy, endorsing both the Novus Ordo and the traditional Latin Mass. In October, he notably addressed pilgrims on an annual pilgrimage to Rome to celebrate Benedict XVI's 2007 motu proprio Summorum Pontificum that liberalized celebration of the Mass in Latin according to the 1962 Roman Missal.
"We are very pleased and welcome the appointment," said James Bogle, president of the International Federation Una Voce that promotes liturgical tradition. He told the Register while on a visit to Rome Nov. 25 that he was "particularly pleased" not only because of the cardinal's "interest in the liturgical, cultural and historical traditions" of the Church but because he has shown "a welcoming approach to the members of the Church who have a preference for the liturgical traditions of the Roman rite."
Rejects Anti-Catholic Values
Straightforward and unafraid to speak his mind, Cardinal Sarah has frequently defended Church teaching in the face of opposition, most notably on the issue of Western governments imposing anti-Catholic values on African nations as a condition for humanitarian aid and development.
In comments to the Register in 2012, he called on bishops to respond more forcefully to efforts by the United Nations to change African cultural attitudes towards homosexuality, where such relations remain taboo.
"African bishops must react, [as] this is not our culture; it's against our faith," he said. He described calls by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on African countries to change their approach to homosexual relationships as "stupid" and added that the "Catholic bishops of America must help us in Africa by reacting themselves." The cardinal insisted, "It's not possible to impose on the poor this kind of European mentality."
During the Synod of Bishops on Africa in 2009, Cardinal Sarah strongly condemned the push to impose contraception, abortion and homosexuality on Africa. Such attempts are "contrary to African culture and to the human truths illuminated by the divine Revelation in Jesus Christ," he said, adding that the continent "must protect itself from the contamination of intellectual cynicism in the West." And during the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family in October, he joined a number of other African bishops in their condemnation of the imposition of such attitudes and practices on Africa by the West.
Born in 1945, Robert Sarah studied theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and spent a short time at the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum in Jerusalem.
In 1979, at the age of just 34, Pope St. John Paul II appointed him archbishop of Conakry, the Guinean capital, making him the youngest ordinary in the world — a fact that earned him the nickname "the baby bishop" from John Paul II. In 1985, he was elected president of the bishops' conference of Guinea, during which he became a fearless critic of authoritarian and corrupt regimes.
In October 2001, John Paul II appointed him secretary at the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (also known as "Propaganda Fidei"), where he became the point man for bishops from the developing world. Nine years later, he took over from German Cardinal Paul Cordes as president of Cor Unum.
In 2012, he played a leading role in drawing up and implementing new Vatican rules aimed at reinforcing the Catholic identity of Caritas Internationalis, the federation of Catholic Charities, and making their humanitarian work more accountable to Cor Unum.
The CDW's Personnel Overhaul
Cardinal Sarah's appointment is just the latest in a personnel overhaul at the Congregation for Divine Worship. In November, Pope Francis surprisingly removed two undersecretaries from the dicastery: Father Anthony Ward, who had served more than 15 years in the department, and Msgr. Miguel Anguel Ferrer, a personal choice of the previous prefect, Spanish Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera, who shared a particular devotion to the traditional Latin Mass.
They were replaced by Father Corrado Maggioni, a disciple of Archbishop Piero Marini, a former papal master of ceremonies, who is known to favor innovative forms of the liturgy. The appointment was significant, given that many consider the role of undersecretary in a department to be highly influential.
Bogle, however, remains confident that liturgical concerns will be fairly treated.
"We in the International Una Voce Federation very much hope and expect that the broad vision and the charitable and intellectually rich legacy of Pope Benedict XVI, expressed in Summorum Pontificum, will be continued in the congregation," he said. "We also hope and expect that the tolerant and charitable spirit that has been part of the approach of Pope Francis towards the traditional Roman rite will also continue under the new appointments at the congregation."
Cardinal Sarah is expected to take up his role in January. Before doing so, he will continue his work for Cor Unum. On Nov. 25, the Pope sent him on a four-day pastoral visit to Haiti, which is about to commemorate the fifth anniversary of a catastrophic earthquake that cost 230,000 lives.
On Nov. 24, the heads of the Roman Curia met with Pope Francis to discuss Curial reform. Their discussions will form part of a meeting of the so-called C9 council of cardinals that is charged with preparing the reform. That group was scheduled to meet Dec. 9-11 at the Vatican.
Edward Pentin is the Register's Rome correspondent.
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The Props and Run Crew work behind the scenes to assure that all props are in the correct locations before and during performances, and are put away after each final curtain. They must be on hand for the final week of rehearsals and for performances. No previous backstage experience is necessary. This is an ideal position for getting to know the "how-tos" of backstage work.
Some costumes may be purchased or rented, but others must be created to specifications for a show. Costume Assistants work with the show's Costume Lead to create new costumes, or to alter existing ones. Such volunteers may be called upon for sewing, or for decorating hats or shoes, etc.
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Title : A Weighting Sequence Approach to the Analysis and Design of Multivariable Control Systems.
Descriptive Note : Doctoral thesis,
Corporate Author : AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
Personal Author(s) : Cloud, David J
PDF Url : ADA186086
Report Date : Jan 1987
Pagination or Media Count : 258
Abstract : Over the past decade, considerable effort has been devoted to the analysis and design of feedback controllers for systems characterized by uncertain dynamic descriptions, and both frequency-domain and time-domain techniques have been produced by these studies. In this document, additional aspects of the analysis and design problems are investigated. Techniques are derived to enhance the frequency-domain analysis of perturbed systems and to generalize the time-domain concept of self-tuning control to multivariable systems. The first part of this document addresses the problem of generating an accurate description of frequency response uncertainty for systems whose models are generated via system identification. Finite weighting sequence models are found to be particularly useful for this purpose. Techniques are derived to quantify the variability of the frequency response estimates associated with the given model, to identify the optimal truncation level for the specified identification test, and to assess the impact of the bias introduced by truncation. The second part considers the use of multivariable weighting sequences in the development of on-line computer-implemented control algorithms.
Descriptors : *CONTROL SYSTEMS, *MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS, *SYSTEMS APPROACH, BIAS, DYNAMICS, ESTIMATES, FREQUENCY, FREQUENCY RESPONSE, IDENTIFICATION, IMPACT, MODELS, OPTIMIZATION, PERTURBATIONS, SEQUENCES, TIME DOMAIN, TRUNCATION, WEIGHTING FUNCTIONS, SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, FEEDBACK
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Spare Parts for Broken Hearts
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts
A little late with this review, perhaps -- the EP's been out for nearly a year, for a start. But Long Beach's Spare Parts for Broken Hearts have been revving up a bit for the journey to Texas for SXSW and as with any band hoping to get greater attention we have to wish the trio all due luck, because it can get crazy out there. And that's just the food lines. They've been playing out a few local shows to get ready but if you've missed them there's always this as a quick three song dose.
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But what do you get when, as they do, you call yourself experimental grunge, though? There's a weird sense of flashback on the EP's songs -- it's not that any number of bands aren't looking back these days to early nineties KROQ and going "Hey, wait a minute," it's that Spare Parts are throwing in some of the moments that aren't always as well remembered. So "Stories" sounds like the funk-metal that wasn't the Red Hot Chili Peppers, while "Sleeper" mixes murky guitar snarls and a bit of a buried drum part from Tosha Jones, a little bit of brisk cryptic energy.
Sarah Green and Laurita Guaico's vocals are in ways the key of the band, though, at least on these recordings, cutting through and over the music in a strong fashion; call it the antithesis of someone like Maynard Keenan when he's in Tool, looking almost to bury himself in the arrangements. That kind of controlled bravura on their part might almost shortchange the music a bit -- the first part of the solo on "Sleeper" is almost too murky -- but when they cut loose on the peppiest of the three songs, "January-July 1998," it's a pretty sharp mix they've got. Let's see what happens next after they escape from Texas.
The EP can be found via iTunes and Fingerprints; Spare Parts for Broken Hearts will also be appearing on kbeach.org via CSULB this upcoming Tuesday at 3 pm.


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FAIR skinned actress and entrepreneur, Amaka Okere has every reason to be thankful. She rolled out the drums in celebration of 40 years on earth on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Friends, fans and well wishers graced the colourful soiree.
ENCOMIUM Weekly had an interview with her on life at 40 and sundry issues.
Congratulations! How does it feel to be 40?
Thank you very much. It is just like yesterday. If not for anything, I thank God for life and good health. I give God all the glory.
Do you feel 40?
I don't. I don't even look it. I still feel like a young chic on the street. My daughter tells me I am no longer young.
What are you most grateful for at 40?
I am grateful to God for everything, for life and peace. The only thing I feel is lacking is the fact that I am not in a man's house.
Any regret at your age?
I don't have any regret. The only thing I am not happy about is the fact that I celebrated my 40th birthday alone, instead of doing it with my family (husband and children). But in everything, I give God all the glory. I am grateful to Him for everything.
What is the greatest lesson life has taught you at 40?
I have learnt a lot. I am careful of the kind of friends I keep now. Some call themselves friends but they have nefarious intentions. A lot of people come around saying they love you but it is what they want to take from you they are looking for. I don't want to keep friends anymore. I have learnt to be focused and to be myself. They say life begins at 40. If I have made any mistake this is the time to make amend. So far, so good. I think I have done well for myself.
Your greatest achievement at 40?
That I am able to get to 40 is an achievement. My younger brother did not live up to 40 years, he died at 36. I am grateful. I have three lovely kids. I am healthy, my children are healthy, it calls for celebration.
Tell us your happiest moment in your 40 years of existence?
I have so many happy moments. I have a lot of them. Being with my daughter makes me happy. She makes me laugh every moment. She is a source of joy to me. When I had my first child, the joy of being a mother is another source of joy. My daughter fills the gap. The two boys left me, their absence does not make me happy. She is my best friend, she shares opinion and she is very matured.
What about the saddest moment?
The fact that my boys don't stay with me. They are with their father, it makes me really sad.
Will you say you are fulfilled at 40?
What else do I want? The most important thing is life, good health. I can live in a good house I love, I have my business. I am a landlady in Lagos. I may not have billions but I am grateful to God. I appreciate God for the little He has given me. I know He will do more for me. I am still moving forward. I am really grateful to Him.
What will you say has changed about your perception of life?
So many things. My outlook to life is different, my lifestyle has changed. No friend can come to drag me anywhere. Before, a friend can tell me to follow her here or there. I don't jump around anyhow again. My dress sense has also changed.
How long have you had your dreadlocks?
Since 2006. I got a movie role, they wanted me to be on dread. That was how I started and kept it since then.
You have been a single mother for years, wouldn't you give marriage another shot?
Yes, I will. Why not? By the grace of God, this year will not pass me by.
Does that mean you are in a relationship already?
I am not yet in a relationship but I believe God it will work out this year.
How old are your children and what are they doing?
My first born is 16, my second is 15 and my daughter is 12. They are all in secondary school.
Have you been previously married?
Yes, I was. But I don't like talking about it. It is in the past now.
Why are your boys staying with your ex-husband?
That is the way he wants it because they are boys, men like male children more.
So, what do you look out for in your husband-to-be?
He must be God fearing, loving and caring. I don't care about his looks, looks are deceptive. He must love me genuinely with his whole heart.
We understand you are into property?
I am not into property, I am into interior décor and I own a beauty salon. Business is doing well, I give God the glory. Though things have been slow since elections started, most people would tell you after the election.
It seems business has affected your acting career?
It is not as if business is affecting my career, the industry is in a lull. There are desperate girls out there, they pay producers to feature in their movies. Producers also don't want to pay again.
When last did you feature in a movie?
This year, I have done like three movies, one is out already. I accept scripts when I see it is okay for me. I see acting as a hobby, I don't live on it. If it comes, good. If not, I have other things I am into. I cannot sell my body to get roles. In 2003, when I started out, it wasn't like that.
Maybe you can share with us how acting started for you?
I have always loved acting. I had a beauty salon a long time ago. Someone just walked into the salon to make her hair. She is also in the industry, so, I asked her how I could join Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), and she put me through. I was slim back then. When I got there, they were admiring my stature and looks, they gave me a good role. I can remember the title of the movie is Dirty Crime. That was how the journey started.
How many movies have you acted?
I have lost count.


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The Bathroom is one of the busiest rooms in the house, and toilets are one of the most common elements used by a singal individual more than once a day. Whether you are thinking of replacing a complete WC, or fitting one in a brand new bathroom, be sure that you select the right one, ensuring a flawless fit is achieved. Below we have a series of Designer Toilets, Bidets, and related accessories from different manufacturers' and in different fits. Make sure you select the right one for your bathroom.
Your home is so much like a blank canvas for you to create a unique and stylish area that is tailored to your individual style and needs. And the bathroom is one area which presents tremendous opportunity for designing with the right components. One of the most important aspects to this is the WC or the toilet.
Did you know that 75% of your household water is used in Bathrooms, out of which 40% is used in toilets alone? If your toilet is a decade old, there's a solid chance that you are flushing down money along with water. Replacing it with a modern toilet could cut down your water consumption by 25% or more, leading to a lower water bill. Along with saving water, modern toilets come equipped with advanced flushing technology, which improves their performance and minimizes the flushing sound.
Besides the physical characteristics of the toilet, its efficiency of water-use is also a deciding factor for some users, especially the green enthusiasts. Statistics state that approximately 40% of water used up each day in an average home goes into the toilet. Many consumers who are conscientious of their water usage opt for a low-flush model or a dual flush one versus the standard old style single flush toilet.
Nevertheless, Toilets comes in various styles, size, and finish. Apart from size, you also need to decide if you are looking for a unit that is more traditional or modern in approach. Shapes may be straight or rounded with luxurious curves. Whatever you decide, you will want to make sure the toilet correlates with the other pieces in your bathroom such as the bath, basin or towel rack. One of the key considerations when choosing which WC is best for your bathroom is comfort. The bowl shape can affect the comfort of the user greatly; choose from a round, rectangle shaped bowl or an elongated one. Another consideration relates to the height of the WC with a slightly higher WC unit allowing increased comfort to the user.
Another thing to consider is the height of the toilet bowl, especially when you have an elderly person at home. A higher bowl is recommended for older and taller people and may ease the pressure on backs and knees. These, however, may be harder for kids and shorter members of the family.But, if you have both short and tall people in the family, you can opt for a bowl of medium height for optimal ease of use for all.
From a Standard WC to a stylish, luxurious wall hung model, your budget will be the number one deciding factor for your purchase. Costs also ensure quality and guarantees to a great extent.
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Climate Justice is a vision to dissolve and alleviate the unequal burdens created by climate change. As a form of environmental justice, climate justice is the fair treatment of all people and freedom from discrimination with the creation of policies and projects that address climate change and the systems that create climate change and perpetuate discrimination.
Help us make the link between climate change and social justice. There are many ways of getting involved with our Climate Justice Campaign:


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Ian Truman is a novelist, poet, and visual artist from the East-End of Montreal. He is a fan of dirty realism, noir, satire, punk, hardcore and hopes to mix these genres in all of his works.
A graduate of Concordia University's creative writing program, he won the 2013 Expozine Awards for best book in English (A TEENAGE SUICIDE). His latest works include GRAND TRUNK AND SHEARER (Down and Out Books) and the Montreal Noir anthology (Akashic Press) as well as the upcoming DOWN WITH THE UNDERDOGS.
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Straight Edge and Buddhism
Straight Edge and Buddhism are two things that are extremely important to me. I am also a vegetarian, but since I feel this is a logical consequence of being a Straight Edge and Buddhist, I don't think it will come as a shock.
These issues have been discussed plenty elsewhere, I will limit my words to this and send you to better references for you to make up your mind.
Straight Edge is the idea that it is unnecessary for you to take any form of drugs or alcohol or cigarettes in order to have fun, be part of a community or to have any sort of social life. The general idea is to have self-control over your mind and body, in that regard, many (most?) Straight Edge kids will not fuck (as in sex) unless they feel a certain emotional attachment to the person.
These are the basics. There's been good things and questionable things that were related to sXe over the years. I have no intention of getting into such a debate.
You can read Beth Lahickey's "All Ages, reflections on Straight Edge" if you want to learn more :
And about Buddhism, well it is complex, complicated and liberating all at once. Remember that everything is interconnected, nothing is permanent (including both joy and suffering) and that the eightfold path will take you away from suffering.
I enjoyed the teachings of Thich Nath Than. There are plenty of masters out there, I believe the better way to learn buddhism is by experience, a minimum of theory, and meditating on your own.


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Location: Invasive Plant Research Laboratory2010 Annual Report
1a. Objectives (from AD-416)
To utilize Student Conservation Association members to assist in research related to development of weed biological control of invasive weeds.
1b. Approach (from AD-416)
Student Conservation Association participants are assigned a variety of projects depending on their Student Conservation Program experience, interests and arrival dates. Participants will gain experience with scientists and technicians and will be exposed to various environmental problems and potential solutions.
3. Progress Report
This research relates to the inhouse objective: Prioritizing and evaluating suitable target species for control; conducting surveys to discover natural enemies; studying the ecology of target species and determining the impact of their suppression on ecosystems; conducting risk analysis of potential biological control organisms; and releasing, establishing, evaluating, and transferring biological control agents against target species. Invasive weeds invade the Everglades ecosystem decreasing its biodiversity. The mission of this lab is to control these weeds by developing and introducing safe insects that reduce weed vigor. This project supports that mission by conducting testing of new biological control agents of Brazilian pepper, Schinus terebinthifolius. The health and functioning of the greater Everglades ecosystem is being compromised by the proliferation of this invasive exotic species. This species negatively affects biodiversity and proper functioning of the system. The plant presently covers over 280,000 ha in southern Florida alone. Activities were monitored by weekly laboratory meetings and near-daily updates from the interns. Student interns assisted in laboratory tasks that supported quarantine risk assessment of prospective biological control agents of the invasive weed, Schinus terebinthifolius. Specifically their duties include maintaining laboratory colonies of quarantine biological control candidates, propagation of host plants for raising insects and test plants for conducting the experiments. Additionally, the interns assist in the collection of experimental data and in the data entry of the results. The interns also assist in laboratory research analyzing the chemical nature of host selection and utilization by these insects. These analyzes are presently underway and include nitrogen, amino acid, terpenoid, urushiols, and carbohydrate characterization of plant samples. These interns assisted in the recovery of a new species of Gracillariidae from Florida and South American Anacardiaceae species. Experimental data were obtained testing the suitability of several potential biological control agents, namely, Leurocephala schinusae, Eucosmophora schinusivora, Caloptilia schinusifolia, Marmara habecki, and Plectrophoroides lutra. Approved biological controls will reduce the health and vigor of these invasive weeds, reduce their damage to natural areas and agriculture, and reduce dependence on synthetic herbicides.
4. Accomplishments


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A six-year-old boy was run over by a state bus in Diamond Harbour on Monday morning, sparking road rage and traffic disruption.
The accident occurred around 9.45 am when Abdul Habib Mollah was going to school with his parents. According to witnesses, as the state bus, speeding towards Calcutta from Kakdwip, neared the boy, it started honking loudly. The boy panicked and ran into the middle of the road. The bus ran him over.
Local residents tried to stop the bus but it sped away, knocking down two pedestrians in the process. All the three injured were taken to Diamond Harbour sub-divisional hospital, where the boy succumbed to his injuries. The condition of the two was stated to be critical.
A mob set up a roadblock, stopped buses and lorries, and smashed some of the windscreens. The brick-batting continued for quite some time.
The protesters blocked the road for more than two hours, demanding the arrest of the driver. Traffic in the entire area ground to a halt.
Basudeb Das, officer-in-charge, Diamond Harbour police station, finally arrived on the spot and persuaded the squatters to lift the blockade. He also assured them that the driver of the killer bus would be arrested. As it was a government bus, it will not be difficult for us to track him down, claimed Das.
Sujit Nath, a resident of the area, said: Accidents occur here frequently, as long-distance buses refuse to slow down even on crowded stretches. The drivers are hardly bothered about the safety of pedestrians.
Asit Basu, chairman of Diamond Harbour municipality, said steps were being taken to rein in such rogue drivers. Some of them flout every traffic rule in the book as they speed through the area, endangering the lives of passengers and pedestrians. I shall soon sit with the bus-owners and operators to resolve the problem, he promised.


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This article was first published under a different title by internationalsocialist.org.uk on 30/10/2013. Please click on the link or see Publications & Contributions for the original text and other articles I have published elsewhere.
Barring the event of a highly unlikely eleventh hour deal the members of UCU, Unison, and Unite working in higher education will proceed with industrial action on Thursday, October 31 across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
The background to this strike like so many others is one of reluctant action against an unflappably disinterested employer. University staff – including technicians, administration staff, and lecturers – have been offered a derisory pay increase of 1%. This equates to a real terms pay cut of 13% over the last five years. Simply put, this is unacceptable.
Using the narrative of austerity to justify the degradation of public sector workers wages has become commonplace since 2010, and this is just another example of that most pervasive of concepts – cuts. Despite there being some dispute over whether the percentage of members who did vote was sufficient to carry the decision, this will be the first time all three unions have opted for action simultaneously. This fact alone highlights the weight of feeling against the current trends towards casual contracts and pay freezes for those staff already the hardest hit by the economic downturn.
Staff will be uniting across the UK on Thursday in defence of their right to a wage that reflects the hard work they have put in to build this country's higher education network. Anyone who works within universities day to day either as students, researchers, or teaching staff knows very well that there is a significant contingent of low paid staff who cannot afford to maintain their positions with price rises as they are. Without a deal on wages we could lose a whole generation of early career academics and support staff. The deleterious effect this would have will damage the very quality of education we can rightly take pride in throughout these islands.
Today's pay cut may well be tomorrow's P45, and we owe it to ourselves and future generations of students to prevent this from happening. Whether you are a Scottish student paying zero tuition fees or from the rest of the UK and burdened with massive debts before you have even been honoured with a degree, there is a direct correlation between your treatment and how universities pay their staff. Such actions encompass a wider strategy of driving down wages, hiking up fees, and limiting the inclusivity of higher education in an attempt to create a model of education that is perfectly geared towards profit and only passively interested in social justice as an academic curiosity.
Remember that it is not staff on zero hours contracts or semi-employed lecturers who are responsible for hikes in tuition fees, but the policies which have seen vice-chancellors receive an average pay rise of £5000 in 2011/12. Their average pay and pensions package for the same year stood at £247,428. The highest among them, the University of Birmingham's David Eastwood, took home £372,000 before even taking into account additional pension contributions. When told that this is in fact considerably less than they could earn in the private sector (presumably doing so out of their natural benevolent tendencies) then you garner a fairly cogent idea of how wages are distributed in this society of ours.
Higher education employees are not asking for any special treatment, merely the realisation of their expected pay increases as any hard working group of individuals would. It is important to remember that higher education staff have experienced one of the longest sustained wage cuts of any profession since the end of the Second World War. As always many sections of the press will attempt to present this as a case of public sector versus private sector workers, the former allegedly under the delusional belief that they deserve extra favour. This narrative falls so far short of any semblance of truth that it barely warrants mention. Unfortunately it is one that has been crucial in the past and remains pervasive. This is a concerted attempt to split social bonds and divide workers down lines which divert us away from the real culprits of working poverty nationwide.
The ISG like many other socialist organisations would like to stress that we stand behind the workers on strike. Using university facilities or attending lectures in defiance of the picket is a direct boon to the neoliberal ethos that has come to consume the higher education sector in the UK. Choosing to utilise the library or access your office for the purpose of work legitimises the pay structure of your university and suggests that the institution can operate without the vital service of their employees. At the very least please respect the political importance of the strike, and if you truly want to show solidarity with workers then join the picket line. Many a transformative political experience has been had at demonstrations such as this. Everyone is welcome regardless of affiliation, for in the display of unity the forgotten can be made enormous. It is our duty to stand shoulder to shoulder with striking workers wherever they may be, from Aberdeen to Plymouth, in canteens and lecture theatres – let us never forget which side we are on.
Please take some time to view the information surrounding the strikes and rationale for this decision. Here are links to the websites of the three unions involved:
UCU – http://www.ucu.org.uk/
Unison – http://www.unison.org.uk/
Unite – http://www.unitetheunion.org/


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University of Delaware (Biology and Chemistr)
I have taught science from Delaware to Buffalo to Niagara Falls and retired from Virginia Beach Schools after 20 years. My students have been tremendously successful in New York's Regents Exams and Virginia's SOL tests. My students have enjoyed and benefited from my keeping science simple!
I have taught science from Delaware to Buffalo to Niagara Falls and retired from Virginia Beach Schools after 20 years. My students have been tremendously successful in New York's Regents Exams and Virginia's SOL tests. My students have enjoyed and benefited from my keeping science simple!
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Thirty years plus of teaching included elementary students when I first taught. I had elementary classes on alternate days and taught middle school in Delaware on opposite days - - both in a very poor district.
I also had majors in science (biology, chemistry, ecology, and earth science) and writing and reading. For elementary students I was able to cover nearly every subject needed. I used adventure through lessons or experiments in class or using our ecological areas around the school. I drew each student into his own writing of adventures raising his own level of learning.
In my many years of teaching, I have always emphasized reading and writing skills as part of my lessons. Plus I bring the parents into the learning situation as on a zoo trip.
My background includes science, math, and English, all subjects that will fit well into educating a K-6th student.
I have also written 4 novels and numerous articles for educational magazines based on the unique lessons I built.
You need to tell me what levels your child is so I know how to work without your child working in areas not necessary.
John L. K.
Having coached track and basketball, teaching golf was more difficult since each student was an individual.
They had to learn technique not speed or brute power. This was difficult until they shared with each other my grip and body rotation.
Most important was the head which can not move. Hold a club end on the top, kept their head down and golf ball is hit.
I am a graduate of the University of Delaware where I majored in education, receiving certifications to teach English, biology, chemistry, and general science. I taught in Wilmington, Delaware, Niagara Falls and Buffalo in New York, The Governor's School of Southside Virginia, and presently teach biology in Virginia Beach. I have written numerous articles for a variety of technology and science magazines.
For twelve years (1978 to 1980) I was a technical writer for manufacturers in Tonawanda and Grand Island, New York, Chicago, and Toronto, Canada. I relocated to Grand Island and wrote manuals for Science Kit in Tonawanda, Boreal Laboratories in Toronto, Canada, motor and control manuals for WER Industrial on Grand Island, New York and Emerson Electric in Pittsburg Pa. I was recruited to develop nationwide public seminars for a nationwide investment in Buffalo, New York.
Teacher and writer experience in biology/chemistry/earth science


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The Long Trail is a 272 mile trail that runs from the Massachusetts-Vermont state border through Vermont to the Canadian Border. It was established before the Appalachian Trail and is said to have been the model upon which the AT was based. The first 100 miles of the Long Trail coincide with the Appalachian Trail, but the LT keeps going north at White River Junction as the AT breaks east and heads into New Hampshire.Read More »
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Baby Bump and Beyond have a whole section on their website with baby and kids wear for under $20
When I say under $20, the lowest priced items are a series of very cute animal bibs for $3.95 and the most expensive is a Dora 2 Piece Set - Sz 2-6 set for $19.95.
It's also entirely worth checking out the clearance section for maternity clothing starting at $14.95 for the Blush Stripe Tee by and gorgeous body suit gift packs and hooded towels - plenty to choose from and some really cute little outfits and gift sets.
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