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5K Run/Walk for Literacy is Sept. 10
PITTSTON — The Pittston Memorial Library's 5K Run/Walk for Literacy: Book It Through Pittston will be held Saturday, Sept. 10. The race will be held in honor of Tom and Dianne Tigue and the proceeds will benefit literacy programs for kids, teens, and adults.
The evening before the race, Friday, Sept. 9 there will also be a Book It… Kick Off at the Red Mill. This will include celebrity bartenders, a specialty drink, and the opportunity to have an early check in for the walk/run.
Following the event an adult literacy initiative will be started in the Tigues' honor offering GED, college, work prep, and computer classes. Corporate sponsors, swag donations, runners/walkers, and volunteers are still needed. For more information on how to donate or sign up for the race, visit http://bit.ly/2aKXmsC. For more information, call the library.
Tales on Tuesday with Miss Kristen will begin Tuesday, Sept. 20 and run until Tuesday Oct. 25. The program features age appropriate stories, songs, activities, and free play for infants, toddlers and pre-school age children. The program is as follows:
Books and Babies - for ages newborn to 18 months, 9:30 a.m.
Terrific Twos - for ages 18 months to 3 years, 10:30 a.m.
Preschool Pals - ages 3 to 5 years, 11:30 a.m.
Registration is required and sign-ups are available in the children's wing or by calling the children's department.
Tickets are now on sale for a 1920's Gangerster Murder Mystery Dinner Theater fundraiser taking place at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 in the John P. Cosgrove Center. The theme is "Crime and Punishment" and will include a Family Style Italian Dinner catered by JustFred. Tickets are non-refundable and can be purchased over the phone or at the Pittston Library. They are $55 for one ticket, or two for $100 (a two dollar surcharge will be added for all credit card purchases). This is a 21 and over only event. For more information, call the library.
The library will have a temporary change of hours until further notice:
Monday and Thursday - 10:30 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday - Closed
Tuesday and Friday - 9 to 4 p.m.
Saturday - 9 to 1 p.m.
Friends of the Pittston Memorial Library meet at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of every month. New members are always welcome.
Book sale is Aug. 27
WYOMING — Fill-a-bag book sale will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Wyoming Free Library. The cost per bag is $5. The library is accepting books for the sale.
The Ravenous Readers Book Discussion will meet at noon Saturday, Sept. 10 to discuss "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl at the Wyoming Free Library. The book discussion is free and open to children in grades 2-6. In addition to the book discussion, children will make lickable wallpaper, design a candy bar wrapper and invent their own candy. Call the library to register.
The Tea, Tips and Treasures program is celebrating its 30th event from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 10. Children ages 3 and up will enjoy an interactive fairy tale theme tea party with activities, a short workshop, tea and snacks. The program is free, but space is limited. Reserve a spot by calling the library.
The Literary Snoops Book club will resume at noon Wednesday, Sept. 14 and meetings will be held the second Wednesday of each month. Participants can bring a bag lunch.
The library will hold a discussion group during the second season of "Podlark." The discussion group will meeting from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19 for a season one catch-up. The season two discussion will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. every Monday beginning Sept. 26 and concluding Nov. 28.
A Minecraft arts and craft program will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 24. The program is free and open to all ages. Contact the library to register.
The library is selling Boscov's Friends Helping Boscov's Friends shopping passes. The passes worth $5 each and offer a 25 percent discount on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Passes can be purchased at the front desk and all proceeds benefit the library.
Reading help will be available at the library for children in grades 1-4 from 1 to 3 p.m. every Wednesday. Call the library to register.
Sponsorships are needed for upcoming community activities. Information can be found on the library's webpage or by contacting library director John Roberts.


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I am sure there are reasons to critique this system but I'll leave that to others. In my opinion, there is nothing more uplifting to a man than to put in an honest day's work and get rewarded for it with some good old hard cash. Work provides dignity. Work provides character building. Work is paid education. When people work they learn discipline, customer service and good business practices. They learn about honesty, time management and communication. Earning an income provides the opportunity for building financial life skills such as budgeting and saving.
Another aspect of this program that I think is very well thought out is that the option is left up to those being asked. No one is forcing this program onto them. I believe that by giving the choice to work or not work, the men and women who are really looking for a life change will accept the work. The more often they work, the more likely it is that they will get past whatever life event put them on the streets. If the reports are correct, more than 100 of those who accepted the work in New Mexico over the last year have gone on to find permanent employment elsewhere. That's 100 lives that are potentially changed forever because they were given a hand-up and not a hand-out.

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The funeral of popular Deeping Rangers president Norman Fowler will take place on Thursday at Priory Church, Deeping St James at 3pm, followed by cremation at Peterborough Crematorium in Marholm at 4pm.
A reception will be held after the church service at Deepings Sports and Social Club, Outgang Road, Market Deeping PE6 8LQ where friends are invited to remember Norman.
There is a request for family flowers only but a collection will be held at the club for Parkinson's (Bourne Branch), Sue Ryder and Marie Curie – as chosen by Norman and family.


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Here you will find a list of scheduled classes that Pearl's Creations will be conducting or hosting.
Scroll through each month to see what's available or click on 'View as List' to see the list of classes.
Private Class - Introduction to Cake Decorating and Cake Pops
April 4, 2017 –
A private class designed specifically to learn the art of basic cake decorating and cake pop making.
This class is a Hands-on session whereby students will learn how to assemble and finish a 6" cake in ganache and style 6 cake pops to adorn the cake with.
Su Tan, owner and creator of Popolate has been invited to Pearl's Creations' Studio to teach us the secrets to successful cake pop making! And Pearl Toh herself will teach the tips and tricks to creating a flawless finished cake to take home for enjoyment.
Skills you will learn:
Understanding the texture and consistencies and rolling perfect cake pops
Learning how to prepare successful chocolate consistencies for costing cake pops including colouring of chocolate
Dipping cake pops to achieve even coating and simple decorative techniques
Cake pop Troubleshooting and Storage
Learning to tort, fill and assemble a 6" cake finished in ganache
Simple fondant decorations
Using tappits to create font/lettering
What to Bring:
No experience required.
All tools and materials will be provided.
Tea and Coffee provided.
No recipes will be provided with this class.
Terms and conditions of Classes held at Pearl's Creations will apply.
Registering for this class confirms your agreement with the Terms and Conditions.
Don't forget to check out all other available classes.
Online ticket sales for this event are closed.
Don't find a class you'd like to participate in?
Register your interest to be kept updated on upcoming classes.
We are continually expanding and look forward to bringing new and interesting classes into the mix.
The Instructors we invite to our Studio to conduct classes are established Edible Artist in their own right with years of experience, and considered a Specialist in their field.
Don't forget to read our Terms and Conditions.


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After our Supergrain Protein Pots and Breakfast Bircher Pots took the sports nutrition industry by storm and rocketed up the list of our best sellers after their launch back in January, we wanted to give you more. Lots of you from the TPW™ community said that, while the Pots were lip-smackingly delicious and ticked all the boxes when it came to starting off your morning with a bang, sometimes one pot became two and in no time at all the cupboard was bare!
That's why we decided to go BIG and pack a 1kg pouch to the brim with our epic breakfast blends - perfect for those who think bigger is better! But don't worry, for those who love the convenience of the Pot, we've not forgotten about you. It's still available, and as good as ever.


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This has become one of my favorite apps. I can't believe how many years I tolerated the frustration of trying to Google nutrition information for different food products. This takes time and often is not successful because it can be difficult to find the official website for the product, and once you do, they want to tell you all the "benefits" of the product (great tasting, may reduce risk of heart disease, no trans fats, etc), and maybe their nutrition fact chart, but they don't make it easy to find the actual data on what ingredients are in the product. As someone with IBS, you are not just looking for a nutrition fact label, but you want to see the ingredient list of a product to know what it actually contains. It's not enough to know it has sugar – what type of sugar? What is is sourced from? These are details that can make all the difference for you. Shopwell has become my favorite food ingredient app for helping patients with IBS.
When I first discovered Shopwell, I felt as if a dream had come true. This is a one stop shop where you can search many brands of food products, including the more naturally-focused brands you'll find at the health food store, and easily pull up their ingredient lists, and additional information such as whether or not the product is gluten free, Kosher, made from organic ingredients, high in fiber, etc. Shopwell also allows you to set up a profile indicating your personalized needs (do you want to be heart healthy? Are you gluten free? And others), and it then uses a scoring system to rate foods from 0-100 as to how well they match your specific health needs. The Shopwell food ingredient app also contains a grocery list feature. The app also allows you to scan a food item in the grocery store with your phone, and it will tell you if the item is appropriate for your dietary needs based on the profile you set up. Click here to get the app!
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Roman Catholic priest blesses people's pets in Rome.
Dog breeder Veronica Tudor-Williams shows us her non-barking Basenji dogs.
Footage of Basenjis dogs at Bossingham Kennels in Kent.
Footage of Labrador having protective collar fitted at veterinary surgery in Brighton.
A scruffy dog is taken to the National Canine Defence League where they find him a new owner.
Footage of dogs being used by members of Canine protection League to collect funds.
Troops leaving Hokkaido.
Dog show at Olympia - lots of shots of women and their pets.
Government urges the population to save bones for various uses.


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(highhopes) DebTarHeelGirl: WHEN WE TALK TO OUR ATTORNEY OUR TAX ATTORNEY, FINANCIAL PLANNER, BANKER, ALL LEGAL ENTITIES, WE ARE TO USE THE WORD: CURRENCY EXCHANGE AND NOT CASH OUT. THE WORD EXCHANGE MEANS NO TAX IN THE TAX WORLD IS WHAT I WAS ENCOURAGED TO SAY BY MY LEGAL ENTITIES.
DebTHG Cont: ALSO REMEMBER THIS –THE RATES YOU ARE HEARING AND SEEING POSTED FROM ANY GURU IS THE RATES THEY PROJECT WILL BE THE BANK RATE. REMEMBER WHEN THE WELLS FARGO FREE PRIVATE CURRENCY EXCHANGE BEGINS, THE RATE WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER SO DO NOT GO BY WHAT THE SITE'S ARE SAYING THE BANK RATE IS –
[windhawk] I have a question. Why would WF give a much bigger rate then the street rate? If they did that they would be taking quite a loss on the Dinar. So can some one give proof that they will do that...
[Jester] windhawk i can answer that... they will give away part of their spread to get control of the dinar for the people that they have arrangements with to take it from them on the other end... and to have the large amount of deposits in their bank...
[WCW] windhawk because it is tied to oil credits
[Drod] Jester Also , they will recoup some of that money from investment services provided to customers
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imperium] stating such info that is totally contrary to the IRS tax codes and will cause problems for many. DO NOT take tax advice from a chat room.
[Jester] if you have not read this explanation of what happens to your dinar you should look at it... http://www.dinarrecaps.com/1/post/2013/01/what-happens-when-we-exchange-dinar-thoughts-by-bandit-at-ktfa-forum.html
[highhopes] imperium I certainly hope EVERY Single person does consult a Professional. Its VITAL that we do. Meanwhile just call it a "currency exchange" instead of an investment.
[kenbo] also plan to get a letter from the IRS
windhawk] Jester I have read that and totally dissagree with it. The bank will never seek percentages of the amount you have, Their spread will be hundreds of dollars per transaction. If you convert your money in one transaction it will cost only a few hundred dollars spread
[H2OMAN] highhopes ...I like many would LOVE to beleive that there will be NO taxes on the CE....but I'm sure gonna check with the Gov to find out.
[highhopes] H2OMAN definently
[windhawk] Jester I have read that and totally dissagree with it. The bank will never seek percentages of the amount you have, Their spread will be hundreds of dollars per transaction. If you convert your money in one transaction it will cost only a few hundred dollars spread
[Mitzi] windhawk thank you, I was kinda concerned about that 3% business
[Jester] where do you see a percentage of your spread in that?
[bamanana] I thought banks would charge us to cash in
[windhawk] Mitzi your welcome. just recall how much spread you were charged when you bought your Dinar. It was not a percentage of the amount . it was just flat rate. that is the way it works
[TexasMom] kenbo wouldn't surprise me if IRS reps hanging out at the banks! LOL
[H2OMAN] TexasMom ..I can picture them with a little booth outside the bank and a BIG FBI guy with an uzi protecting them
[Bear'sOpenHeart] kenbo Hope all my eggs have double yolks... rofl
[Jester] there is always an exchange fee like that any time i have ever exchange money... the buy rate vs the sell rate causes the spread....
[windhawk] Jester yes and it is a flat rate
[Jester] i believe the CBI buy right now is 1164 and the sell is 1166
[thudz04] if they try to charge me a percentage rate to cash in with their bank I will try to negotiate with said bank for a lesser/zero fee as they will reap the benefits of having my money deposited in their bank
[H2OMAN]...the HOUSE will get it's take...the US
[Jester] windhawk if you are in the group you may get a better rate... just saying...
[prissynell] just got here and from the conversations it sounds like an Rv will be soon?
[Blessingsabundant] It has been said that a currency exchange is NOT taxable, so we wait to see.
[windhawk] Jester Yes and I agree with you,, but it will be only at most a couple of hundred dollars is all I'm saying.
[citizensoldier] imperium There are none so blind, as those who will not see... IRS is something even a legally blind person WILL see at the Optometrist
Jester] if one bank negotiates with a group of say 100,000 people... to attract them to said bank.... do you think they would be likely to give away part of the spread you know they are getting to attrack said group? ] especially if you are aware that their resell rate is higher for an investor wanting saif asset?
[thudz04] I personally feel debating the tax issue is a waste of time until the RV is a reality. I will pay a good tax attorney to obtain a written ruling from the IRS when the RV actually occurs.
[windhawk] Jester They can give up the whole spread to each of the group, but their spread will be only a few hundred dollars per transaction. So that is how much more you will receive when you do business with that bank.
[TexasMom] IMO plan on the high rate of 39.6% and get legal help when RV
[highhopes] Jester I totally agree with you
[Jester] windhawk well then dont go there if you dont believe it would be in your best interest... what i am trying to say is... the bank FEE has nothing to do with it... if the investor is willing to pay a premium to get a hold of the asset... they will be trying to attract that asset by giving you more... the bank is really not the issue...
windhawk] Jester If I understand you ,, I do agree. If I cash in say at three dollars and an investor thinks it will continue to rise, to say 6 then he might offer me 5 . That may be the case. but I some how think not. If it does happen that way. He will be taking a risk.
kenbo] jester I agree with you based on private discussions i had with group leaders. but those that require proof will not get it until after the mail is sent out
[bamanana] Doesn't really matter til RV
[flashing] As i said this morning everything is great and on track. There is no hold ups. it could happens anytimenow. I expect it after midnight.
[flashing] My timeframe still on track and i am very confident about it. :whoohoo: date anytime now and imo will be over $5. jmo
[flashing] i received information to be alert tonight after midnight. just rumors again rumors
[Shining]we're just waiting for the showing . it's all been said, enjoy your time for now and just let it come, we're there IMO
1/11/2013 05:34:44 am
We have fractional reserve banking in this country. A bank can lend out ten times their reserves. So if they get your million dollar deposit they can loan out 10 times the amount in loans to business or homes or whatever at interest rates.
HMS Victory
1/11/2013 05:55:01 am
If WF pays more at the initial currency exchange, it can do so, as we have new told, because China is backing them and will absorb the difference.
1/11/2013 07:36:56 am
They can and do own a lot of dinar but just because they do doesn't mean they can't profit off everyone elses dinar too... So they make less on ours and more on theirs.
1/11/2013 06:00:23 am
Yes, they could, but why WOULD they? They can buy it just like we can about 1160 to the dollar. Why pay us a premium? Just because they like us? Give me a break.
1/11/2013 06:04:21 am
Close, but not quite right. In the US, the fractional reserve requirement is 10%. So, when the bank takes your deposit of $1,000, it only has to keep 10% or $100 in reserves and is free to makes loans of $900. This is one reason, along with oil credits, that a bank (WF with it's Chinese roots) would be willing to do special things to get your business. This is why anything they do will undoubtedly require you to leave substantial balances with WF.
Currency Exchanger
1/11/2013 06:07:18 am
Not any more we don't. Those days are long gone, along with our FIAT system and good riddance as well. The fractional banking is one of the huge problems with our banking system and a main reason all the economies of the world collapsed.
kel min
1/11/2013 06:17:04 am
Exactly which is another reason to "exchange for free" is they need you to stay to lend out and make money on %90 of your money with them bcz they only need to hold %10 actual. Pretty disgusting actually but it is what it is. Maybe after RV should open a bank lol.
1/11/2013 06:36:53 am
answerman: It's been said that banks can make 1 to 1 1/2 % overnight. This equates to about 30-45% per month. If this is 'real' would it be impractical to believe that, post RV of course, we can achieve an interest rate of say 10% per month on very large deposits? At relatively little or no risk? I just wanted to throw this out there. Thanks!
HMS Victory
1/11/2013 09:49:24 am
Answerman, thanks for taking time to answer my question. You are invited to elaborate as I have additional conclusions and questions to bring up. First, yes it does work mathematically if china buys ours on the back end, but it is ridiculous to do so when you consider the ROI on the front end deals, direct purchase pre RV, could exceed, what? 300000%. The back end deals could come in around 700%. The Chinese have proven to be capable businessmen and while they may want to get every last yuan invested post RV. The money they make on the front end deals will be huge in compairison.
1/11/2013 11:16:22 am
Your questions are cogent and intelligent. Some of the things I hear I won't repeat because it isn't the news any of us want to hear. That it could end with the tiers and maybe throw us a small rate and time period to cash out.
1/11/2013 05:45:33 am
The 39.6% tax rate is for INCOME earners only. The LT capital gains tax rate is 20%. You do not pay BOTH cap gains and income tax. Also, if you contact the IRS directly, 2 things will happen. 1) you will be put on a watch list, which means you'll be audited for sure, and 2) they will tell you that it IS a taxable event, whether it is or not, and they will tell you it is taxable under whatever form of income generates the most $$$ for THEM. Read the code, get professional help, and make your own judgement. My PO is that a currency exchange is not a taxable event. If you exchange US $$$ for Canadian $$$ or vice-versa at the airport kiosk and you make $$$, do they charge you income tax on that? No. But make up your own mind.
1/11/2013 05:55:57 am
Call it whatever you like. It's what the IRS calls it that matters. Their own documents say, if it is a result of a currency transaction (exchange, cashout, RV, CE, whatever) and you make a profit of over $200 US, it's a taxable event. If you own it more than a year, it's Long-term Capital Gains. If less than that, it's regular income.
1/11/2013 05:59:34 am
The Book of Daniel and the situation in Iraq: how to pray.
Joel & Jarmila Danenberg
1/11/2013 12:51:38 pm
Thank you dear brother. Your prayer is our prayer and together our faith will bind all the demonic forces that have been holding back our blessing for so long. We shall continue to pray with you all. Now our blessing will come Praise the Father, Son and Holy Spirit who lives in us, guides us and comforts us. Matthew 18: 18,19
1/11/2013 02:38:42 pm
I'm in agreement, too, praise God. Thank you, Bro. Mark. In Jesus' Name, Amen!
1/11/2013 05:36:20 pm
I felt the evil power brooding and gaining power, building in Iraq like a darkening vortex, sucking souls into a black hole of hell under Saddam Hussein.
If you did not bring the dinar from Iraqu yourself, when you cash them into the bank, it is an investement and you will be taxed. If you brought the dinar from Iraqu then you had 15 day to declar whether the dinar is a currency exchange or an investment. I would truly hate to read about any of my dinarian brothers and sister jailed for tax evasion.
1/12/2013 06:32:59 am
If they follow this advice,, they may be. It doesn't matter who carries it from where. What matters is the difference between what you paid and what you sell it / convert it / exchange it / wave a wand over it for. If THAT amount is over $200 you have to pay tax. The amount depends on whether or not you have held it long enough to qualify for long-term capital gains. If not, it's income.
1/11/2013 06:03:51 am
Good to see flashing and shining. Thanks to both of you!
Nuff said
1/11/2013 06:04:31 am
Not to much info about the dong market
1/11/2013 06:11:10 am
To those of you with reserves, call your dinar company and see what the options are to payoff your reserves and to get them in enough time to exchange in at WF at higher rate. Hope you have looked into various types of trusts which also provide asset protection. Don't think that establishing an LLC will protect your assets....they do not.
1/11/2013 06:46:19 am
The statement re protection derived from a pasty rough entity like an LLC is dependent upon why you are trying to protect the asset. For example, if you are trying to avoid paying income tax, it is not a good vessel for that. If you are trying to protect the proceeds from your personal creditors, then it becomes quite good. In short, define your terms and goal.
1/11/2013 09:46:49 am
pass-through, not pasty rough. Damned auto-correct.
1/11/2013 06:20:55 am
As for "NO TAXES" on a currency exchange...please check carefully and you will find that IRS provides for a capital gains tax on any exchange that results in profits greater than $200. Before relying on chat room information...be sure to check with a tax professional.
1/11/2013 06:22:03 am
In regards to "highhopes" post to Debthg, In no way am I a tax expert but if you look at or have your tax experts look at "Internal Revenue Bulletin-October 20,2003-REG-106486-98;INTL-0015-91" this will give you the information you need about taxes regarding your currency. Its very long and at times confusing and is still current tax laws. If anyone else has in further info regarding this, by all means please post it. Go RV!!!!
1/11/2013 06:50:34 am
To be realy clear, the tax pubs are not laws in and of themselves. They are the IRS's interpretation of the tax laws, but can be challenged.
1/11/2013 07:59:09 am
Wittsend, I agree with you 100% and if you ask more than one IRS agent I know for a fact you will get more then one answer!!!!
1/11/2013 06:25:50 am
As for as what the IRS will tax why not just get a tax Attorney lined up and wait for the R V. Then have the tax attorney get a confirmation from the IRS on what if any taxes on any given amount you will need or need not pay. Simple as that no need to worry. As far as the BANKS and how they make their money every day the money sit in their bank they make money of your money. Example: Say 10, 20, 30 40 persons deposit $100,000 in their bank they take that money invest it in high turn over investments, they could be turning in a million just for the having the deposits in there banks on a daily bases. They make enough to turn a profit plus keeping your account in the balance. The danger in all of this is when they make bad investments that do not give the expected return then the bottom may fall out. Then they go some place and get a bail out and start all over the wheel just keep turning over.God Bless All.
1/11/2013 06:32:35 am
Another reason for the WF rate being higher on the private RV is that they are leveraging the money.
1/11/2013 06:37:34 am
I do not know I am not a tax person or anything like that, but ... My understanding is if it is a CE, Taxes are charged on increase in value as "Interest Income" which would be income and taxed at the 38.9% also boosting you income and no portion deductable beyond normal deducations for income tax. If it is an investment and Capital gains there is up to a $5million deductable off the top before taxes, then Captial gains tax on the balance at something like 55% and it doe snot increase your base income status. In the end it is not going to be up to use how it is taxed, it will be determined by tax laws and the IRS and whatever your professional consultant can pull off for you. Some people will be better off it it goes one way, others will be better off the other.
1/11/2013 07:12:55 am
Dude, the only true statement in your post is your first one: you are not a "tax person". There are so many errors in what you said, I would advise folks to ignore it completely except the advice to seek help with taxes.
1/11/2013 07:33:20 am
Nothing that you just stated about Capital gains is correct. Which I guess proves your point. It is impossible for me to believe that our Government would allow the huge number of IQD holders/investors to become "millionaires" without getting a piece of the pie. What do you think all this talk about "Fair Share" is about? In 2013, if you make greater than $450,000 then you will be subject to the higher rates. Capital gains on investments will be @ 20% + 3.8% Obamacare tax.
1/11/2013 08:26:54 am
Unless the tax code is rewritten by Congress, it will be treated as a capital gain and not as ordinary income. The 3.8% Add-on for Obamacare extends only to those individuals or married couples who "earn" above the thresholds. If your past earnings are below the threshold, my reading is that you escape the add-on. Capital gains are not "earned" like wages and interest.
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1/11/2013 06:52:31 am
DebTarHillGirl .... When you state that the currency exchange is tax free please provide a cite of the IRS tax code or regulations that specifically states that. I am sure that if you are relying on some professionals that they will back it up.
1/11/2013 07:00:30 am
There is no fee for ordering foreign currency online. The bank does receive compensation from the purchase and sale of foreign currency banknotes in the form of a spread between the price we pay to obtain the foreign currency and the price at which we sell the foreign currency.
1/11/2013 07:24:13 am
In Britain proceeds from foreign currency gains are exempt from CGT if the currency was bought for your personal or family use abroad. A visit to a British bank might just save you a lot of money (Business Class of course)
Frank Bacus
1/11/2013 07:50:19 am
Awesome and thoughtful prayer Mark! It made me feel good repeating it! Thanks!
1/11/2013 07:50:49 am
Does anyone know an answer to my question here?
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1/11/2013 08:32:45 am
BEWARE OF FALSE STATEMENTS ABOUT TAX. When you exchange your Dinars for Dollars you will have to pay tax on the gains...period. Don't listen to those that tell you there is a way to get around it...you'll end up in jail. You might be rich, but so what if your behind bars!
1/11/2013 08:35:37 am
I did in fact read a post from a tax attorney last year in which he stated that it would be "taxable income", and not Capital Gains. He was very clear in addressing the Publication 525 (page 33 IIRC) section, and was quite direct about the IRS tax code is never that easy and went on to explain why we would claim it as "income"and not CG tx. Having said that, I will let my Tax Attorney (one of the best in the USA) inform us on the correct action once this goes live. Remember that not only do some banks have a spread fee (and that can usually be negotiated out); and there will be a 1-1.4% UST fee for the exchange. The UST fee cannot be avoided. Have fun, everybody. And no, I'm not a tax attorney.
1/11/2013 09:56:04 am
The words "taxable income" have a broad interpretation and can, according to IRS rulings, be anything from "earned" income like wages and interest income to capital gain income. It's all "income" and all "taxable". I have dealt with tax issues frequently in my professional career as a bankruptcy/real estate attorney. I would be VERY surprised if the IRS treats whatever may be realized from this exchange as anything but a capital gain.
1/11/2013 11:01:24 am
well this is how it was explained to me. one bank can give a higher rate than another. why because of the spread. one bank will say og i will only give you 3.50 for every dinar because thats what it is. however another will say ok well i will give you $4 per dinar why because the little loss they take at selling the dinar will be recouped when your money is in their vaults. which in actuallity the money isnt in their vault..they put it into the marker into loans they make money off of your money so. for example if you have 10 000 dinar and one bank says its worth 35000 another says 40000. which would you choose. now that they sold you the 40000 dinar and took a 5000 dollar hit they will recoup that money from borrowing that money as a loan. say they borrow that money at a rate of 7 percent as a car loan for five years in reality they made 14000 off your money. and thats how it was explained to me
1/11/2013 11:11:50 am
well there is a way around it..youll pay a little but not a percentage as high as if it was taxed. pay a trip for somone from another country and have them exchange it at a currency exchange for you. currency exchanges do not need an account to be opened etc. so there you go. non taxed but you will pay 25 cents per dinar where the bank would give you 3.75 the currency maybe give you 3.50. and you pay the migrant lol you feeling it tax free
Dinar Boy
1/11/2013 11:26:24 am
What I'd like to know is who is setting the exchange rate? The US or Iraq?
Dinar Boy
1/11/2013 11:34:00 am
Yes. The banks will charge according to how much foreign currency you exchange. Its the same as going to the airport when you get back from a foreign country and change back the extra foreign currency you exchange when you return home. Samething as if you were to go abroad, every country's currency floats +1/-1% when you exchange USD for their currency. I travel a lot so I see this often. Smaller transactions are encouraged to not pay that big percentage to the bank at one time. And I really don't see it being a taxable event for those who cash in a little at a time, however, for those who exchange all at one time, I'm sure the sharks will be waiting in shallow water for a good feast.
1/11/2013 11:34:57 am
I have a tax practice and am an elective professor at a local university. Nothing in tax code indicates tax free. At this time there is no definitive answer to taxability and I will wait until the RV to get a revenue ruling; however, I, and other CPAs I have consulted, agree that the most likely IRS treatment will be a section 988 transaction meaning the entire profit will be ordinary income (treated like interest). I HOPE that congess makes a separate rule (because a lot of them own it too) but I doubt it. Just as this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, this is also not a transaction the IRS code would (at this time) specifically address. This is like a roullette table and believe me, the US Government IS the house. Failure to handle this properly may at best lead to a 25% under-reporting penalty and at worst treble damages for fraud, so seek a qualified tax professional and make sure he has multiple sources that support tax treatment, not just his opinion.
1/12/2013 02:48:39 am
Good advice about getting professional assistance. I disagree with your treatment conclusion. If Pub 525 is any indication of IRS policy, currency exchanges will be treated as capital gains, not ordinary income. Who knows for sure, though, until the IRS tells us or Congress legislates the answer.
WF Mgr
1/11/2013 11:56:03 am
I am a WF manager at our local branch. Things are on schedule to keep our branch open NEXT Saturday. We have ordered extra cash, we have employees refreshed in training of exchange. In our town we figure only about 50 people are holding, but here at WF we know the hype of using our banks. I know a little re details as to why we are the first choice but I cannot disclose that on here. Things are set and ready to go. But look for next weekend. It's safe to say you can put in your two week notices on MONDAY. The numbers we are getting currently are above $4. Feel free to contact me for verification.
1/11/2013 01:40:33 pm
I love you, WF Mgr, thanks for the info ....
1/11/2013 01:49:34 pm
WF manager, I've been banking with WF for 20 years. My WF Business Banker told me the Dinar investment was not a good investment. Although I already hold dinar I told him I was thinking about buying some. Can you shed some light on why he would tell me this? Thanks
WF Mgr
1/12/2013 03:19:42 am
@badabing. I have no idea why some people have evaluated this and determined it to be a sound risk when others are opposed. Even today I would advise people, as with any investment, don't invest more than you can afford to flush down the toilet.
WF Mgr
1/12/2013 03:58:06 am
Retraction! Do not put in your 2-week notice this Monday. Things we be revealed soon and don't be rash until the date is released.
WF Mgr
1/11/2013 12:34:17 pm
Latest on the rate, as I am still at work after 6pm waiting for this exact news, the word is the initial rate is $4.23. Where it goes from there, I don't know.
1/11/2013 01:27:25 pm
Thanks for the info. Do you have any info as to when cashouts will start through WF?
WF Mgr
1/12/2013 03:24:57 am
We cannot disclose the exact date as it would certainly cause people to be camping out on our sidewalks. Normal business hours will be able to accommodate this as long as there isn't a run on one particular bank. Don't go running to a different state. Each branch is bracing to accommodate the influx for that region, not for 1000's coming from all over because they heard that a specific branch is the best one. Not so. Every WF will be exchanging at the same rate. Fees may vary but will be negligible. Definitely NOT worth the cost and time loss traveling hundreds of miles.
1/11/2013 01:43:44 pm
And where is "the word" coming from?
WF Mgr
1/12/2013 03:12:15 am
The word comes through our WF notification system. As you have read on here from many sources lately, WF has been in a bit of training mode, more of refresher mode, as we all already know how to handle currency exchange; we are a bank!
1/11/2013 12:36:45 pm
If it is "fact" that part of the deal the US has with Iraq was oil for 25 years @ $33 per barrel is accurate, why is the deal with China unrealistic? The way I understood the deal between the US and China is that China would be allowed to use those credits at that rate. WF would broker the deal buying US citizens Dinar for their client China (use of credits). China in turn would purchase oil from Iraq with those dinar at $33 per barrel. If China - through WF paid us $10 per Dinar - they would be purchasing oil at $43 ($33 + $10) per barrel or around 50% of current market rate. That is a nice profit per barrel if in fact they wanted to resell it on the market.
1/11/2013 01:45:15 pm
This whole thread has been hilarious. Where do some of you come up with this stuff!
1/11/2013 01:53:52 pm
@ WF MGR, I find it really strange that a bank manager from Wells Fargo did not give a name or state that your bank is in. So are you ready to accept my $100,000 dinars?
WF Mgr
1/12/2013 03:09:26 am
@ Jeniifer Jones...I didn't realize my state and name mattered. Who uses their real name on here? There are WF all over, we don't need 10,000 people waiting at the door of our small branch in our very rural town showing up with their dinars. Our branch has 9 employees, we are quite small. No, I will not tell you where our branch is located.
1/12/2013 04:50:54 am
WF Mgr, thanks so much for coming back in and following up. It is much appreciated. Please update if things change. All the best....
1/12/2013 05:33:45 am
Wells Fargo Manager, Thank you for anwsering my question. I think it is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ALL INVESTORS realize we need to NOT RUSH TO THE BANKS like crazy people and create a shark like frenzy where someone can get hurt. I'm sure there is a program already in place to deal with people on a one to one bases.
1/12/2013 06:47:11 am
Logic and Common sense (cough;cough) dictates that one should not gather all their Dinar and head to the bank, or anywhere else, without an appointment to take care of business. And if they do, outside of banks instructions for currency exchanges, then they deserve exactly what they get. Don't take that as a rumor!
1/14/2013 04:11:51 am
Dear WF Mgr, are there any updates? Are things still proceeding? Any info would be so helpful, thanks.
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Can someone please help me? I have had this document for about 35 years and am still no closer to knowing if my Hunters were Quakers or not. Did they have to be Quaker to witness and sign the bond for a Quaker marriage or not.
I have a marriage record,recorded in Onslow Co, NC, St. John's Parish, Deed book B, pg. 220. In Gwynn's Records of
Onslow Co, this is listed on pg. 12, but you want find it there, in the original it is on pg. 220, dated
21 November 1743 and not proved until Oct. 1744 and registered 18 May 1745.
Onslow County, NC, Deed Book B, page 12:
24 Nov 1743. Samuel Willson and Sarah Oldfield were married according to the QUARKER rights of ceremony. Bond signed by: ABRAHAM MITCHELL, James Davis (Dixon??), Edward Dixon, Job Hunter, John Middleton, Nicholas Hunter, Ezekiel Hunter, Edmund Lowle, William Webb, Edmund Thorler, Rebecca Hunter, Sarah Middleton, KEZIAH MITCHELL, Rebekah Hurla, Abagail Lowell, Elizabeth Webb, Ann Hunter, Mary Dixon (Davis??), Ann Dennis, Ester Hunter. Signed, Sept. 1, 1744.
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When I was 11 a new teacher arrived at my school. She played the harp and offered to teach anyone who was interested. I jumped at the chance. It was about twice the size of me and I was awful at it. But it inspired a love of classical music, and taught me about practice and perseverance.
The Arts in education are now under serious threat. Due to a variety of factors, including, we at Lambeth CLC believe, worrying curriculum reforms outlined below.
But firstly, why does this matter?
Along with the anecdotal evidence like my reminiscence above, there is now plenty of concrete evidence on the value of the arts in education. The power of a creative education is clear and measurable.
A wealth of statistics support the positive 'side effects' of access to the arts for young people. 'Soft' skills such as increased self-esteem, confidence, flexibility, communication skills, creative thinking, problem solving, teamwork, (i.e. employability!). But also hard statistics on increased educational attainment (not just in arts subjects), improved school attendance, alternative pathways for those at risk of offending, community cohesion, family learning etc, not to mention the 'Art for art's sake' argument; the pure value and pleasure of artistic endeavour.
To say nothing of the necessity to give young people a chance to find their talent – to nurture the artists, musicians film makers of tomorrow – or just as importantly – the audiences of tomorrow. Opera, for example, needs desperately to engage with young people to ensure there are still people buying tickets for La Boheme in 2030.
The Cultural Learning Alliance was set up to make the case for 'meaningful access to culture in this difficult economic climate'. In their ImagineNation: The Case for Cultural Learning (Cultural Learning Alliance, 2011) report they identify five key findings;
Using only evidence from cohort studies with large sample sizes (typically 12,000) and research with control groups we can emphatically say there are instrumental outcomes which cultural learning delivers.
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2. Participation in structured arts activities increases cognitive abilities.
3. Students from low-income families who take part in arts activities at school are three times more likely to get a degree.
4. The employability of students who study arts subjects is higher and they are more likely to stay in employment.
5. Students who engage in the arts at school are twice as likely to volunteer and are 20% more likely to vote as young adults.
(Cultural Learning Alliance website, http://www.culturallearningalliance.org.uk/page.aspx?p=93)
So if it's so good, why is arts education under threat?
In 2010 the government introduced the English Baccalaureate as a performance measure in schools at GSCE level. The 'EBacc' focuses on 'core' subjects and doesn't include any arts subjects. The plan is for it to replace GCSE assessment in these core subjects by 2015.
Worryingly there is emerging evidence that the introduction of the EBacc, even before it has been made 'compulsory', is having an adverse effect on arts teaching. The pressure on schools and teachers to deliver results in EBacc subjects is squeezing out the arts.
'According to Ipsos Mori research, 27% of schools withdrew subjects from the curriculum in response to the EBacc this academic year. The most commonly withdrawn subjects were drama and performing arts (23%) and art (17%).' (The Guardian, 2 November 2012)
The latest version of the draft Primary school curriculum does not include Drama as part of English – so it has no formal place in teaching, and Dance is under threat as it falls out of physical education and has no independent status as a subject.
There are other factors at work. Funding for arts outreach, including partnerships between schools and arts organisations has decreased. The economic downturn and corresponding government cut backs have not been kind: a combination of cuts in local authority, children services and Arts Council funding. In difficult economic times the arts are often the first to go, and the wishy washy 'outreach' bit of the arts most likely to get the chop when companies are faced with reduced budgets. (N.b. not all – many arts education programmes valiantly survive on less money and support).
Several high profile artists and arts organisations are now voicing their concerns;
Nicholas Serota, Director of the Tate: "The arts are integral to our understanding of the world, as important as reading, writing, geography and arithmetic."
Greg Doran, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company: "There is evidence of the link between the attainment that students make in arts subjects and their performance elsewhere in the curriculum. Arts subjects should be part of the Ebacc."
(The Guardian, Arts leaders voice deep concerns over lack of cultural subjects in Ebacc, Friday 2 November 2012)
Former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen is an outspoken critic of the EBacc and campaigns vociferously – see his blog michaelrosenblog.blogspot.co.uk (recent posts include The arts and Ebacc: get it, Gove?).
Danny Boyle points out that the Arts are now central to our economy:
Accepting an award honoring his Olympics team, Boyle said "a true legacy of the opening ceremony" would be for the arts to be recognized in the Ebacc. He added: "For a modern economy that doesn't make cars anymore, we've got to understand where our growth comes from. Our success is in culture" (Evening Standard, 26 November 2012).
If all this sounds glum, there is still some hope. Schools and Head Teachers do still have some autonomy over what and how they teach and how they choose to prioritise and profile subjects. If students, teachers and parents place importance on the Arts, schools can respond.
Artsmark is a national kitemark schools can apply for. The award demonstrates commitment to high quality arts practice and strategic arts policy to enable pupils to experience arts in a variety of forms in and outside the curriculum. See www.artsmark.org.uk.
Arts Award is an accredited qualification for young people that can be delivered in and outside lesson time by schools or other arts organisations, and gives young people the chance to develop skills and persue artistic interests. See www.artsaward.org.uk
We believe passionately in the value of arts in education – everyone deserves an opportunity to immerse themselves in creative and cultural learning. Even if it doesn't involve a harp.
If you are concerned about this issue you can lend your voice in a variety of ways:
- Sign up to the Cultural Learning Alliance www.culturallearningalliance.org.uk The website also has a wealth of research, evidence and further information
- You can also sign the petition at http://www.baccforthefuture.com/ – a campaign to have the Arts included in the EBacc.
- You can lobby your MP: (http://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/have-your-say/lobbying/).
- Get involved on Twitter – try following @CLA , @bacc4thefuture and @artsemergency
- If you are a school you could deliver the Arts Award (www.artsaward.org.uk) or look into applying for Artsmark (www.artsmark.org.uk)


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Communities for Men
Chapter 2:
The Monastic
thee are my words now addressed, whosoever thou mayest be that renounceth
thine own will to fight for the true King, Christ. (St.
What is
a monk?
As the very
word implies, or as its Latin form monachus shows,
it contains the prefix mono meaning one or singular.
A monk is therefore someone whose desire is singular, he desires
only one thing in the entire world, and that one thing is God alone.
monk in his cell
The monks of
old headed their letters with the Latin inscription Soli
Deo, meaning for God alone or to
God only. Among spiritual exercises practiced in the
solitude of their cells, the Carthusian monks have the custom of
writing beautiful intimate lettters soli Deo,
to God alone. At the end of each year these monastic letters and
meditations written in silence in the presence of God are cast into
the furnace where they rise heavenwards as the smoke of incense.
Only ashes are left for the curiosity of men, since the spiritual
exercise is . . . soli Deo.
Dom Columba
Marmion wrote that a person is worth whatever he seeks or desires.
So if you seek money, you could be worth millions . . . but money
is only paper and will perish like all paper. What has the profane
to confer but profanity? Only a travesty of reason would conceive
lucre empowered to impart beatitude. Your worth lies in the object
of your desiring. If you seek God, the object of your desiring
is everlasting.
The average
persons desiring lies somewhere between two extremes, his
desires are mixed, and his ability to concentrate on the ideal outlined
by faith fluctuates at every moment. Yet St. Augustine elaborated
on the same idea saying, My soul is restless until it rests
in Thee my God.
To desire something
which is completely incompatible to us is contradictory. Though
our being is the union of flesh and spirit, the human soul is essentially
spiritual, it makes little sense for that immaterial soul to desire
something material. Yet the effects of original sins cause us to
desire things foreign to our spiritual make-up. What, then, could
be more normal than to want what was made for us? Yet the contrary
holds the true answer. We are made for God, only He can be our
beatitude. Only the things that come from Him can give us true
happiness. My soul is restless until it rests in Thee.
The monk is
therefore someone who desires God alone, who sacrifices all things
so as to live for God alone.
Chapel (outside)
A Pure Gift
of Grace
The monastic
vocation is proof of Gods infinitely merciful reordering of
the human will through the workings of grace. To seek and to desire
what is actually our own perfect and supernatural end is the product
of grace. The will becomes lightened and free to desire with the
purest longing the supreme good that is God. To seek God, to want
God alone, to want to live only for God, fleeing everything else
this is the monastic vocation. Not only it is a wonder of
Gods grace, but it is also the normal consequence of that
same grace every soul receives at baptism. A monk is one of these
very same souls, that has decided to live in the grace that gives
life everlasting, beginning now . . .
The Mystery
of Monks
The monk is
one of those ordinary souls who has decided to embrace the extraordinary
life presented to everyone at baptism. Yet if being a monk is such
an ordinary and normal thing, why are there so few of them? The
mystery of monks is found among the parables of the gospels. The
most famous of these is the parable of the rich young man. Speaking
to Our Lord, the young man asked what he should do above and beyond
the mere fulfillment of the commandments. In His reply, Our Lord
actually showed the young man what the commandments actually lead
to. He said to the young man, Go sell what thou hast,
give to the poor, take up thy cross and come, follow Me.
In essence, Our Lord was presenting the monastic vocation to the
young man. But the young man went away, sad . . .
The lesson of the parable shows that he had great possessions and
was overly attached to them. They turned him away from Our Lord
and drew him home.
versus the Monastic Vocation
The only obstacle
to the monastic vocation, the only thing that can hinder ones
vocation is, as the parable shows, the attachment to material things.
Materialism is the enemy of vocations. To allow belongings to set
themselves between God and ones soul is the only gain of materialism,
for all else it is a severe loss. Yet, on a moral level, there
is also a kind of greedy materialism being purely spiritual which
causes the soul to cling to itself. This is selfishness, egotism,
or self-love. Through pride, the soul becomes infatuated with itself
and turns its back on God: the will of God is rejected along with
any calling to a life of sacrifice which, in fact, is an essential
part of the monastic vocation. For the unfortunate soul stricken
with the disease of materialism, the only cure is the spirit of
sacrifice: the practice of the spirit of poverty for material things,
and the practice of generosity and self-sacrifice for oneself.
ad altare Dei..."
Will I become
a Monk?
Despite the
call to many hardships and sacrifices which reveal the true face
of the monastic vocation, why do some souls proceed undaunted by
the forbidding cloister walls? The Psalmist writes: In
my meditation, a fire has flamed forth. When we invoke
the Holy Ghost, we pray: . . . and enkindle in them the
fire of Thy love. In the story of Moses, God revealed
Himself in the form of the burning bush which burned intensely but
did not consume the branches. It is the flame of Gods love
for one soul, the mysterious power of fire not only to consume but
also to hypnotize and fascinate, the image the Sacred Scripture
most often used to describe the power of the mystery of Divine Love.
The fire of Gods love for ones soul, first to capture
its attention, to try it and make it strong like white-hot forged
steel, and purify it like gold in a furnace. It is powerful beyond
anyones greatest imaginings, but powerful in a way which stirs
awe in the soul and causes reverential fear. This image of fire,
in thinking about God in fervent meditation, in the guidance of
the Holy Ghost, or when God reveals Himself to us, is the image
of the purest of flames which is His intense love for us, which
draws us to Himself.
Answer Gods Calling is a Way of Life
The ancient
monks of the desert were completely unaware of inaugurating a new
way of life. The monastic life they lived was nothing more than
an ever-growing fascination with Gods own life. Obsessed
by the power of Gods love they trained themselves to surrender
to Him and became the saints, the friends of God every baptized
soul is destined to become. For the monastic vocation it is a pressing
thing to answer Gods calling. But why does God call soul
in this mysterious way? He explained to the prophet Jeremias: With
an everlasting love have I loved thee, this is why I have drawn
thee to Me. The monastic vocation is the initiative of
the attracting magnetism of Gods everlasting love for any
individual soul. The response given to the love of God by that
soul, the soul that is willing to listen closely to the voice of
God and look seriously into his vocation this is what decides
the rest . . .
Chapel (inside)
The Monastic
Vocation and the Magisterium
Despite the
many cries of protest coming from irreligious souls, the Church
has placed the monastic vocation upon a pedestal where all may see
it for use as an ideal. The place the Church gives the monastic
calling ifs by far the best way to understand its importance as
well as its universal appeal. Pope Pius IX, among no fewer than
fifteen other supreme pontiffs, extolled this truth: Established
by very holy persons whom the Divine Spirit inspired for the greater
glory of God and the good of souls, and confirmed by this Apostolic
See, they contribute to that admirable variety which sheds such
a marvelous splendor on the Church. And they composed those choice
troops, those battalions of auxiliaries in the army of Jesus Christ
which have always been, both for civil society and for Christendom,
a powerful aid, an adornment, a rampart. Burning with
ardent love for God and man, they have been a spectacle to the world,
to angels, and to men, knowing no other delight than that of using
all their efforts, all their zeal, all their energy to meditate
night and day on divine things.
The Monastic
Vocation in This Time of Crisis
The monastic
vocation has been shown as something normal in its universality
but extraordinary in its uniqueness among the many paths which lead
to God. In this time of crisis, vocations have become rare since
the means God uses to attract them have been forcefully held back
by men of the Church. The saintly Archbishop chosen to be the instrument
of Providence has given us a clear reminder of the value of monastic
monasteries, without the examples of the contemplative religious
consecrated to the continual praise of God, the Church will never
recover from the present crisis. In order to traverse this present
crisis, there must be more monasteries, more souls willing to devote
their whole life to prayer and intercession. (Archbishop
thy walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed guardsmen. All the day
and all the night long, they will not hold their peace from praising
the Name of the Lord. (Antiphon from the Benedictine Breviary)
The Ecclesia
Dei commission had succeeded in separating the traditional Benedictine
monks of Le Barroux from the work of Archbishop Lefebvre. Nevertheless,
a handful of monks could not in conscience consider the saintly
prelate as schismatic and excommunicated. After the historic summer
of 1988, it had quickly become impossible for these monks to remain
in the monastery of Le Barroux and support the Archbishop at the
same time. The only choice was to leave, placing all in the hands
of Providence.
Fr. Cyprian
was one of those who left. Having traveled to Ecône to speak with
the Archbishop, where he met with Fr. Thomas Aquinas, who is the
Superior of the traditional Benedictines in Brazil, the decision
was made to found a new monastery faithful to Tradition located
in the Southwest region of the United States.
The vast work
of constructing a new traditional monastery has begun. High in the
mountains in the Gila Wilderness, the first candidates to the monastic
life are working to construct their own monastery. A few young
men have come to be the pioneers of the foundation, and as they
alternate between the work of construction and the prayers of the
Divine Office, the walls are beginning to rise. There is already
a waiting list of vocations from around the world wishing to come
immediately to embrace the contemplative Benedictine monastic life,
- but there is no more room. A few stubborn souls have agreed to
come anyway and rough it while living in RV trailers.
The hardships
are many but the grace of God has given these souls the spirit of
the monks of the Middle Ages who also constructed their own monasteries.
May Our Venerable Father St. Benedict instill in their hearts the
burning fire of love to consecrate their lives to the sacred service
of the Church, to be the choice militia engaged in the holy warfare
against the powers of darkness.
Here is the
horarium (daily schedule) in use at the Monastery of Our Lady of
Note: Due
to the vast work of construction in which the community fully participates,
certain modifications of the horarium take place accordingly. A
recreation takes place once a week in which the brethren go hiking
in the surrounding mountains.
Cyprian with one of his monks on the construction field
Rev. Father
Cyprian, OSB
Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe
142 Joseph Blane Rd
Silver City, NM 88061
Tel: [1] (505)
388 92 79
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Bellaigue - 63330 Virlet
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"Right now, we are sitting 5th in the world, so our goal is to break the top four by the end of this season," Tomasin said. "If we could walk away at the end of the season top-four in the world, that would be a huge platform for us to build on going into next season."
Though his determined, confident demeanor is likely homegrown, Tomasin still points to the Mesa as a premier stepping stone he simply couldn't have gone without.
"[SDSU] kind of did everything," Tomasin said. "They were the ones that gave me the exposure… There's no chance I would have the opportunity [to join the USA team] without San Diego."
Tomasin spoke highly of his former SDSU coaches Matt Hawkins and Reuben Stilkin for their efforts in helping him refine his craft and ultimately taking his game to the next level.
Additionally, Tomasin emphasized that his surrounding cast off the pitch also played a pivotal role in his success.
"The whole environment at San Diego State, all the friends I made there, all the support I got just encouraged me to keep playing," Tomasin said.
Given the level of success he has already reached, Tomasin shouldn't need any more pats on the back from his loyal San Diego following to continue to score tries for USA's Eagles, but he remains appreciative of the support from both the city and the school that first helped him take flight.