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As digital natives, the vast majority of teens are used to cellphones, text messaging, social networking sites and other forms of electronic communications and technologies. Though rooted in the digital world for many of their daily activities, teens lack basic information literacy skills for academic tasks and other demands. Specific instruction through the educational system may not be feasible, but it may be possible to build teens information competence through interactive virtual learning environments. Game-style virtual environments are highly motivating and engaging, providing opportunities for repeated practice and reward for persistence and achieving goals. A virtual reality library, VRLibrary, was constructed, collaboratively designed by young teens and adults, based on the metaphor of a physical library. Teens could wander the virtual space and browse links to age-appropriate websites presented as virtual books. VRLibrary was very positively received and succeeded at engaging teen users. A librarian avatar could be incorporated to provide help as needed with a users information seeking.
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Teens, Virtual Environments and Information Literacy
by Jamshid Beheshti
Today, information and communication technologies (ICT) are the prevalent mode of communication among youth. Recent reports indicate that 75% of 12-17-year-olds own cellphones, and text messaging is common among 88% of them. Pew Internet Research Centers 2009 survey shows that young adults of 18-24 exchange on average 3200 messages per month, with girls ages 14-17 following not far behind with an average of about 3000 messages per month [1]. Social network sites (SNS) such as Facebook with more than 750 million active users are also an important communication tool among youth. Just over 60% of 13-17-year-olds have a personal profile on SNS [2]. Despite the age restriction imposed by SNS, evidence illustrates that more than five million children under the age of 10 are SNS users [3].
Many designers have developed attractive, vibrant and dynamic portals to provide access to information and educational materials for the so-called digital natives those born after 1989 who may process information differently from their predecessors [4]. The term digital natives, however, may be controversial. Many colleagues point out that they rely extensively on ICT and therefore feel that they are as plugged in and as tuned in as any teenager. The digital natives, however, do much more than text messaging; they live in the digital world. Whereas most adults are attached to their physical material artifacts, cherishing their hardcopy books and DVDs, the digital natives live in digital worlds where they own virtual artifacts, which are more than just digital music and streaming movies. They use SNS to create personal spaces to store artifacts such as currency and familial possession as a means of self-expression. In a fascinating study of teenagers, Odom, Zimmerman and Forlizzi interviewed 21 teenagers (12-17 years old) to solicit their opinions about and observe their behavior in everyday life [5]. One 16-year-old states, I like to be logged in to my laptop and iPad so I know when something happens, like someone writes on my wall or a photo or tags me. I want to see it around me. way better than getting a text [message] or an email about it later. it keeps me up to date with everything going on. (p. 1496).
Information Literacy
While many teens use the Internet for online shopping, downloading music and sharing their personal information and artifacts, 62% reported using the Internet for finding and retrieving news and information about current events, and 31% reported that they search for health, dieting or physical fitness information [6]. Despite their online activities, a panel of experts, meeting recently to discuss the information behavior and needs of the new generation of users, concluded that a research agenda is urgently required to investigate the characteristics and preferences of this tech savvy group that surprisingly lacks basic skills in information evaluation and retrieval [7]. A growing body of research shows that children and young adults when seeking information under imposed tasks such as school projects encounter many problems and challenges. In a comprehensive review of the literature, Large [8] concludes that children encounter problems in selecting appropriate search terms, move too quickly through the web pages while spending little time reading the materials, and have difficulty judging the relevance of the retrieved pages.
These challenges are just a few among scores of obstacles facing todays teenagers, who for the most part may be information illiterate. In fact, studies show that when the youth enter institutions of higher education, they lack information seeking, retrieval and evaluation skills [9]. The American Association of School Librarians Standards for the 21st Century Learner [10] reflect the new realities of emerging ICT. The standards are divided into four broad competencies: 1) inquire, think critically and gain knowledge; 2) draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations and create new knowledge; 3) share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society; and 4) pursue personal and aesthetic growth. These standards along with the information literacy standards proposed by the American Library Association and many other national organs, such as Partnership for 21st Century Skills and international organizations, form the basis of a continuum that begins with the teenagers ability to define a problem and identify the information need, followed by searching for information, identifying and selecting the appropriate sources and contents, authenticating the sources and the contents, retrieving and storing the information, organizing the information for future use and synthesizing the information while respecting copyrights to produce new knowledge. The process is complex and multifaceted. Each step requires advanced knowledge and skills, which should be acquired through education and training.
Numerous information-seeking models have been proposed, the core of which deal with information need, searchers characteristics, the environment and the interaction of these three entities [11]. Kuhlthau, through her observations of school students, developed a six-stage information searching process (ISP) model, designed from the users perspective, that incorporates the concept of time and shows that students conceptions of information change as they progress through the information problem [12]. She emphasizes the affective factor (feelings) and investigates the factors role on users as they move through various stages of the ISP. Kuhlthau suggests that uncertainty, and consequently anxiety, are experienced by the students as they move through the third stage of ISP, the exploration stage. At this stage, intervention may be necessary in order to reduce unnecessary anxiety.
Intervention in information seeking through various agents is supported by Vygotskys theory of the zone of proximal development (ZPD) [13]. ZPD may be considered as the bandwidth of competence within which people learn. The lower limit of the zone consists of the tasks that can be accomplished independently, while the upper limit includes more complex tasks requiring interaction with experts. Kuhlthaus notion of the zone of intervention is modeled upon the ZPD and is defined as that area in which an information user can do with advice and assistance what he or she cannot do alone or can do only with great difficulty [12, p. 129]. Considering that the significant budget constraints imposed on the education system may curtail any attempt to train teenagers in information literacy including information seeking, can we design systems that would empower young people to become self-sufficient, information literate individuals?
A Potential Solution
Digital natives often are well versed in using computer games, most of which now take the form of simulations, such as those designed for the X-Box 360 and the Nintendo Wii. Computer simulations can take various technological forms, including virtual environments (VEs), which provide a computer-generated experience obtained by and through an interface that engages one or more of the users senses and almost always includes the visual sense. VEs give a feeling of being within a three-dimensional space where the user interacts with objects and controls his/her movements. VEs can provide an interactive, stimulating learning environment (sometimes referred to as virtual learning environment or VLE).
Although the application of computer simulations in an educational context has raised some controversy, especially from those educators and developmental psychologists who have questioned the appropriateness of virtual experiences for children, a MediaWise report summarizing the findings of a number of research studies, states, Video games are natural teachers. Children find them highly motivating; by virtue of their interactive nature, children are actively engaged with them; they provide repeated practice; and they include rewards for skillful play. These facts make it likely that video games could have large effects, some of which are intended by game designers, and some of which may not be intended. [14] Other evidence shows that immersion and presence can have a strong motivational impact on young users who like computer applications, which often produce engagement and delight in learning. Teens will benefit from VEs which present them with opportunities to experience environments normally inaccessible to them for a number of reasons such as safety, time, distance and scale.
VEs may have an important role to play in engaging teenagers in their information-seeking processes and helping them to contextualize information. The rationale for using VEs in the information context goes beyond their appeal to digital natives. VEs are especially effective in allowing students to experience new worlds where they can develop resources for problem solving and, ultimately, view the environment as a design space that can be engaged and changed.
A focus on engagement is needed to ensure that teenagers remain in virtual environments long enough to investigate and learn the content. VEs have been used successfully in entertainment and gaming worlds with which teenagers are likely to be familiar and enjoy interacting. While many VEs such as Second Life and World of Warcraft are designed for adults, more than 250 virtual worlds have been constructed for teens. Habbo Hotel (www.habbo.com) founded in 2000, is an example of a thriving VE, boasting to be the worlds largest online community for teenagers with more than 200 million registered characters.
While young people are increasingly using the Internet they are still well acquainted with traditional libraries. This familiarity with the library environment leads us to believe that the VE should represent a physical library. We utilized a bonded design methodology, where adults and young teens formed an intergenerational design team, to construct the VRLibrary (Figure 1) [15]. We used the metaphor of a physical library with rooms, bookcases and books to design and develop the VE. The user, just as in a physical library, can walk around the library, move among the bookcases, scan the titles of books that are arranged on the bookshelves, select individual books and open them. The difference is that the library and its rooms are virtual, and the books actually represent websites; when a book is opened it displays the contents of the website in a window. We chose the library metaphor because young people are acquainted with traditional libraries and we could capitalize on the navigational affordances of recognized artifacts. The VRLibrary contains about 1500 links to English-language websites classified and deemed to be appropriate in content and language for students and on Canadian history. In multiple experiments, younger teens could easily navigate through the VRLibrary and select appropriate books (websites) relatively efficiently. They unanimously agreed that the VE was cool, and remained engaged to discover new resources by browsing through the virtual library.
Many of the participants in the experiments were also resolute about the help features or an outside intervention agent; they would have liked to receive help if and when needed. They suggested that in this VE, in-context help should be provided through an avatar depicting a librarian, who would approach the user only when help would be needed. In other words, the system should be intelligent enough to know when an intervention in an information-seeking activity is required.
While technically savvy, many of todays teenagers are most likely to be information illiterate. Under imposed tasks, such as classroom projects, teens require instructions and directions to navigate through the stages of the ISP. A potential solution is to design and develop intelligent information systems with in-context assistance capabilities. Virtual environments, by their nature, are engaging for teenagers and may provide an alternative vehicle for information delivery. Teens can control these environments and navigate through the VEs interacting with information, while the system can intervene in the appropriate stages of the process. Intervention in an engaging virtual environment may be a viable solution to the complex processes of information consumption and knowledge production facing todays teenagers.
Resources Mentioned in the Article
[1] Pew Research Center. Pew Internet & American Life Project. (September 1, 2009). September 2009 Teens and Mobile Phones. Retrieved September 29, 2011, from www.pewinternet.org/Shared-Content/Data-Sets/2009/September-2009-Teens-and-Mobile.aspx.
[2] Internet Safety Project: www.internetsafetyproject.org/wiki/netlingocom
[3] Consumer Reports. (May 10, 2011). CR survey: 7.5 million Facebook users are under the age of 13, violating the sites terms. ConsumerReports.org. Retrieved September 29, 2011, from http://pressroom.consumerreports.org/pressroom/2011/05/cr-survey-75-million-facebook-users-are-under-the-age-of-13-violating-the-sites-terms-.html
[4] Prensky, M. (October 2001). Digital natives, digital immigrants: Part 1. On the Horizon 9(5), 1-6.
[5] Odom, W., Zimmerman, J., & Forlizzi, J. (2011). Teenagers and their virtual possessions: Design opportunities and issues. CHI 2011, Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, May 7-12, Vancouver, B.C. [pp. 1491-1500]. New York: ACM.
[6] Pew Internet & American Life Project. (2011). Trends data for teens. www.pewinternet.org/Static-Pages/Trend-Data-for-Teens/Online-Activites-Total.aspx
[7] Radford, M. L., Silipigni Connaway, L., Agosto, D.E., Cooper, L. Z., Reuter, K., & Zhou, N. (2008). Behaviors and preferences of digital natives: Informing a research agenda. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 44, 1-15.
[8] Large, A. (2004). Children, teens and the web. In B. Cronin (Ed.). Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 39 [pp. 347-392]. Medford, NJ: Information Today.
[9] Salisbury, F. & Karasmanis, S. (March 2011). Are they ready? Exploring student information literacy skills in the transition from secondary to tertiary education. Australian Academic & Research Libraries. Retrieved October 29, 2011, from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go2490/is_1_42/ai_n57776793/?tag=content;col1.
[10] American Association of School Libraries. (2007). Standards for the 21st century learner. Chicago, IL: AASL. Retrieved October 29, 2011, from www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/standards.cfm.
[11] Fisher, K. E., Erdelez, S., & McKechnie, L. (Eds.). (2005). Theories of information behavior. Medford, NJ: Information Today.
[12] Kuhlthau, C. (2004). Seeking meaning: A process approach to library and information processes. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited.
[13] Vygotsky, L.S. (1978). Mind and society: The development of higher mental processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
[14] Walsh, D., Gentile, D., Gieske, J., Walsh, M. & Chasco, E. (2004). Ninth Annual MediWise Video Game Report Card. Minneapolis, MN: National Institute on Media and the Family.
[15] Beheshti, J., Large, A., & Julien, C.A. (2005). Designing a virtual reality interface for childrens web portals. Data, Information, and Knowledge in a Networked World: Canadian Association for Information Science 2005 Annual Conference, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, June 2-4, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2011, from www.cais-acsi.ca/proceedings/2005/beheshti_2005.pdf.
Jamshid Beheshti is an associate professor at the School of Information Studies at McGill University (jamshid.beheshti<at>mcgill.ca). He is currently the principal investigator on a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grant on virtual environments as an intervention agent in the information-seeking process of elementary school students.
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Museum Informatics: Something New, Something More: Introduction
CollectionSpace: A Story of Open-Source Software Development and User-Centered Design
Unintended Consequences: Unlimited Access, Invisible Work and the Future of the Information Profession in Cultural Heritage Organizations
A Haystack Full of Needles: Scholarly Access Challenges in Museum Video Archives
Advanced Imaging Tools for Museum and Library Conservation and Research
OpenART: Open Metadata for Art Research at the Tate
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DescriptionThis is a jacket I made for the challenge using option #3 – the Free vintage E-pattern found on Indygo Junction. The original cropped jacket has great upper form and I wanted to keep that element. I altered it to be a bit more form fitting, especially at the waist. I added a peplum from the waist down to lengthen the jacket and I made the front to be a V-neckline. Thin yellow biased binding was used to trim the jacket and a simple button and loop fastener was added for closure.
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It's my mummy………..she's my model for the day :)
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I made kimchee sunday. But i have run into a few questions. How spicey is kimchee supose to be? I tried my kimchee today, two days after being made, and it is way way way over spicey. Dad loves spicey food, but my mouth burns after each nibble. Anyway you can tune it down after it's already made?
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MIT rattled off eight straight goals during the first 14:20 of the game, including three in the first 1:04 of action. Sophomore Kira Schott (New Canaan, Conn.) put the Engineers on the board after 30 seconds expired while junior Lyndsy Muri (Ashland, Mass.) followed with an unassisted marker of her own. Schott won the ensuing draw and set up DiDio for the first of her three consecutive goals as the hosts went up 5-0 at the 26:16 mark. MIT controlled the action during the next five minutes as goals by sophomore Kristyn Berretta (San Diego, Calif.) and freshman Erica Green (Ivyland, Pa.) came nine seconds apart. Sophomore Rachel Weinberg (Manassas, Va.) capped the run with a free-position strike midway through the half.
Following some back-and-forth play, Framingham State began to find its rhythm on the offensive end as freshman Kristen Hoggins (Harvard, Mass.) was awarded a free-position shot following a previous strike that was stopped by MIT junior goalie Candice Kaplan (Arlington, Va.). Although her bid was saved, freshman Kayla Hopkins (Lakeville, Mass.) came up with the groundball and quickly found Rotger for the goal with 11:03 on the clock. The Engineers replied with two more DiDio goals to enter halftime with a 10-1 advantage.
An exchange of possessions opened the second stanza before Rotger connected on a feed from freshman Lindsay Nixon (Woburn, Mass.) at the 27:36 mark. During the next 13 minutes, MIT gradually increased its margin to 15-2. Muri found sophomore Kristen Eller (Colorado Springs, Colo.) for the first score while a strike by Green came next. Freshman Keeley Erhardt (Ann Arbor, Mich.) contributed two goals during the spurt as classmate Tate DeWeese (Towson, Md.) added a solo effort of her own.
Despite the deficit, the Rams continued to attack. However, shots from freshman Jessica Graham (Woburn, Mass.) and Nixon were stopped by freshman goalie Stephanie Pavlick (Pittsburgh, Pa.) as a free-position attempt by senior Amanda Geary (Marlboro, Mass.) was blocked by a defender. After trading turnovers, MIT sophomore Nadia Wallace (Rochester, N.Y.) generated a caused turnover deep in its offensive zone and then found Green for the goal with 7:04 left to play. Less than two minutes later, Muri earned her third assist of the night on a blast by Berretta while Schott closed the game with a free-position marker with 55 seconds remaining.
Muri totaled one goal, three assists, three groundballs, and two caused turnovers as Green finished with three goals and an assist. In addition to her two goals, Berretta posted three groundballs and two draw controls. Erhardt paced the Cardinal and Gray with five groundballs while Schott produced two goals, one assist, four draw controls, and three groundballs. Weinberg had one goal and one assist as Wallace recorded two caused turnovers. In the first half, Kaplan collected three saves while Pavlick registered the same performance in the final 30 minutes of regulation.
Rotger tacked on three draw controls and two groundballs as Nixon picked up three groundballs and three draw controls. Hopkins also had three groundballs while senior Marissa Canfield (Billerica, Mass.) totaled two groundballs and one caused turnover. Hoggins along with freshmen Katelyn Belcher (Plymouth, Mass.) and Lindsay Albert (Tyngsboro, Mass.) each scooped up two groundballs. In net, sophomore Alysha Cericola (Waltham, Mass.) compiled seven saves and two groundballs for the Rams.
Both squads return to action on the road on Thursday, April 3. MIT will visit Keene State College while Framingham State will make the trip to Nichols College.


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With full knowledge aforethought I'm about to reveal … well, that's just the thing: I don't know what I might reveal. I just decided to take the risk. To start typing and see what happens.
See, I don't think us mere mortals can always know the difference between reasoned conclusions and reflexive, not-quite-conscious prejudice. Between incisive critical thinking and projected ignorance that sounds like critical thinking. When I have a pervasively positive feeling about someone, it could be I am experiencing something deserving to be admired or lauded. When I have a pervasively negative feeling about someone, it could be I am noticing something deserving, even begging for critical commentary.
How do you tell the difference? Well, in this case, I'm going to talk about it and see what kind of feedback I get.
My tipping point occurred a few days ago when I visited packers.com, a site I visit more often than a day trader checks stock prices. I'm fond of staff writer/reporter Vic Ketchman and his sidekick Mike Spofford. They love the Packers. They love football. They "get" tradition. They know the game.
And, suddenly … there she was. Olivia. Doe-eyed. Beautiful. I put her at somewhere between 19 and 25, max. I remember my first zany, unbidden thought was that she was Vic's daughter. Or niece. Then I wondered if she was some kind of summer intern. Whatever the case, Vic was asking her about her "top three takeaways" from the first day of the Packers' full-pads practice.
And, as Olivia opined, I could not deny my felt reaction: a strained, effortful empathy. Like, well, isn't she adorable. Cute. I hated myself for patronizing her, but I couldn't help myself. Like, I'm required to embrace Olivia in this role with all aplomb. To really be interested in what she has to say, simply because she's been inserted in the role of Green Bay Packer commentator. But I'm not actually interested. I'm more distracted by how out-of-place she seems. And then I'm irritated, because it feels like I'm being manipulated. Like someone with a social agenda just inserted her (or someone like her, could have been anyone) into this milieu because it was time to do so.
I thought, "Olivia, I'm sure you're a lovely human being. But why don't I see you as credible?"
Now, before you conclude the easy answer (Steven, you are a shameless, sexist swine), not so fast. Let me introduce you to my longtime friend, Pam. Pam is from Wisconsin. Pam is the sort of woman who looks as natural on a Harley as she does in high heels. The only reason I've ever been to a NASCAR race is because Pam took me. Pam is one of the 12 "owners" who make up that fantasy football league in which I participate. Pam knows football. She bleeds football. Any guy who thinks otherwise will be quickly run over, chewed up and spit out. I've seen it happen.
I'm saying I DO think I have some capacity to recognize sports credibility regardless of gender.
As I said, Olivia was merely the tipping point. In the past two years, there has been a sudden, noticeable surge of leggy, fashion model types suddenly appearing on the NFL network. These women were quite suddenly sitting and standing next to Marshall Faulk, Michael Irvin, Brian Billick, Brian Baldinger, et al., talking football. And I've been feeling manipulated by the whole thing. It just seems really unlikely that the only women in America who love football and pursue media broadcasting are really tall, not hardly 30-year-old, long-haired, buxom-yet-skinny, short/tight-skirted women with striking cheek bones and perfect teeth. Maybe I'd feel better if just ONE of those new female football commentators was mid-40s or 50-ish. Wore severe eyeglass frames like Michael Irvin. Or who had ridiculously big ears like Andrew Siciliano. Or an irritating voice like Dave Dameshek. Or was round and endomorphic like Warren Sapp.
I'd love to hear from female readers especially here. Is this surge of women football sportscasters a step forward in a world of justice and equanimity? And is my ambivalence a mere stirring of long-held bias on my part?
Or is the NFL network trivializing women and making caricatures of their male viewers?
Steven Kalas is a behavioral health consultant and counselor at Las Vegas Psychiatry and the author of "Human Matters: Wise and Witty Counsel on Relationships, Parenting, Grief and Doing the Right Thing" (Stephens Press). His columns appear on Sundays. Contact him at 227-4165 or skalas@ reviewjournal.com.


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ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan will serve as the moderator. He said, "We will examine the use cases, challenges in deployment, leading industries, trust issues and return on investment around Big Data."
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According to the michigan board on espn, oklahoma is pursuing jerry montgomery to fill their vacant defensive line coaching spot. Although going from Michigan to Oklahoma to take the same position seems like a step down, I could definitely see Montgomery taking an offer from Oklahoma considering Michigan basically has two other defensive line coaches with Hoke and Mattison. Going to Oklahoma would allow him to independently coach his own position group, and would likely come with a pay raise. If Dave Brandon is smart, he will counter an Oklahoma offer and lock up Montgomery, whom I believe is next in line for defensive coordinator when Mattison retires. Thoughts?


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WILMINGTON, Ill. — Mr. Kenneth H. Scholey, 44, of Wilmington, Ill., passed away Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, at Provena Saint Mary's Medical Center in Kankakee.
A memorial visitation with video tribute will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 5 p.m. until the time of the memorial service at 7 p.m. in Freitag-Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Home, 700 East Kahler Road, Wilmington.
Born June 10, 1968, in Joliet, Ill., Ken was a son of the late James C. and Martha Howard-Scholey. He was raised in Wilmington, graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1986, and earned his Associate's Degree from Joliet Junior College.
On June 6, 2000, Ken married Tina M. McMahon in Wheaton, Ill., and together they lived in Gardner, Ill., prior to moving to Wilmington. Ken was a member of Saint Rose Catholic Church in Wilmington, and will be remembered for his love of playing on pool leagues, fishing and camping. He enjoyed the ocean and beach, cherished his dog, Shadow, and was a great Chicago Cubs fan.
Survivors include his wife, Tina; three step-children, Elizabeth (Jason) Strigle of Minnesota, Keith Redman (Katie Teague) of Indiana, and Ted McMahon of Lincoln, Ill.; one granddaughter, Jaiden; two sisters, Michelle (Pete) Profilet of Texas and Delores (Howard, III) Howard of Texas; one brother, Tony (Denise) Scholey of Aurora, Ill.; his mother-in-law, Irene (Richard) Banning of Florida; his father-in-law, Ralph (Daisy) McMahon of Tennessee; two sisters-in-law, Cheryl Newman of Tennessee and Sonya (Brent) Dermody of Utah; one brother-in-law, John (Jennifer) Grant of Joliet; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins; as well as his lifelong close friend John Kinnett of Wilmington.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Jimmy; two sisters, Kathleen and Sandra; and his step father-in-law, Ernie Stewart.
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It�s my opinion that the worst trait any elected official can have is arrogance � the exaggerated feeling of one�s own superiority.
Arrogance led to Bill Clinton�s problems, and to the downfall of Richard Nixon. And I fully expect this same arrogance to create serious problems for state Sen. Tommy Tucker of Union County.
According to the N.C. Press Association, Senator Tucker was quoted as telling a newspaper publisher ��I am the Senator. You are the citizen. You need to be quiet!�
Say what?
Mr. Tucker should be tried, impeached or whatever has to be done to get a completely arrogant jackass off the payroll, a payroll funded by the citizens Tucker so obviously has no respect for at all.
I helped manage a business for many years. I worked directly with the owners of this business. They were the people who hired me, paid my salary and expected me to do their bidding and to conduct myself in a way that reflected well on their business.
Over the years a friendship developed between the business owners and myself. But, if at any time during a discussion, I had stood up and told either of my employers, �I am the manager, You are my employer. You need to be quiet.� Within 30 seconds, I would have become unemployed.
And rightly so.
The type of arrogance Senator Tucker displayed should never be tolerated. Those who employ Mr. Tucker should demand that he leave the senate at once. If this is done, it might just remind some of our other representatives who they work for � the citizens of North Carolina!
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A Bluffton contractor will begin work soon on renovations to the Beaufort County Courthouse and jail.
Fraser Construction was awarded a $14,288,500 contract Monday by the Beaufort County Council.
Renovation of the county administration building was not included in the contract and is expected to cost an additional $3.9 million.
All three buildings have sustained water damage as a result of defective construction in 1998. The county received a lawsuit settlement of $5.9 million, of which about $5.5 million will be applied toward the renovations.
Another $5 million is available that had been budgeted for construction of the St. Helena Island Library. But the county received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the library, so that amount was transferred to the courthouse renovation project.
The county will borrow about $3 million to cover the cost of the courthouse and jail construction.
Fraser Construction bid $18,016,500 for all three projects.
County Administrator Gary Kubic recommended the courthouse job, estimated at about $13.5 million, as the top priority. The council Public Facilities Committee added the Detention Center renovations as well, which added about $600,000 to the cost.
"We should do the detention center and courthouse at the same time because the projects are connected," said Councilman Bill McBride.
"If you want to combine them I'll support that as well; my concern was the borrowing," Kubic said.
The County Council added another $257,000 for information technology and security measures in the new courthouse.
"It's independent of the construction contract but it is an additional cost relative to the overall project," said council Chairman Weston Newton.
County Chief Financial Officer David Starkey said bond-anticipation notes will be issued so construction can begin. The county will group the costs of a variety of capital improvement projects before it sells bonds, Starkey said.
"When the USDA money is available we'll be ready to go out for borrowing on the St. Helena Library," Starkey said.
The bond also will include $2.5 million to buy the Myrtle Park Professional Center offices in Bluffton.
"Everything is kind of taped on to each other," Starkey said.
"Fraser can issue schedule that will help us measure the cash-flow demand," Kubic said.
"The note procedure is fairly quick and then we'll roll that into the bond sale," he said.
"Interest rates are exceedingly low right now," Starkey said. "We'll get a very favorable rate."
Miles Glick of Glick Boehm Architects of Charleston outlined the renovation project for council members last month.
In addition to repairing existing and preventing future water damage, plans provide for a redesign of the courthouse to make it more appealing, provide more security and better utilize existing space, Glick said.
The exterior "arcade" at the front of the building would be enclosed to become part of the lobby, "capturing space you already own with the roof and foundation already there," the architect said.
Likewise, the rear balcony "is of little use except collecting water" and also would be enclosed to create about 2,200 more square feet of interior space, he said.
Aesthetically, the courthouse would take historic cues from its predecessor at the turn of the 20th Century, "making it an icon of the community, which is what a courthouse ought to be," Glick said. The old courthouse was built in the French "Second Empire" style with brick walls and a slate roof, he said.
The adjacent jail and administration building would complement the courthouse, which would remain "the gem of the complex," Glick said.


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Ubisoft has announced that the PlayStation classic Driver will be hitting the PlayStation Network next Thursday, August 14th. The game puts you in the role of an undercover cop infiltrating a crime syndicate using his driving skills, something that happens on a regular basis these days.
"Step inside the world of the original wheelman in this revived classic from Ubisoft Reflections", says the publisher. "Driver for the original PlayStation was a huge hit on the original PlayStation and remains a classic. Soon you can relive those gaming memories, or enjoy it for the first time, on PSN for PlayStation 3".
"The original wheelman"? Ouch. Yours might be the original, but does it have Vin Diesel? Is that even a selling point anymore?


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To the casual observer, launching a capital campaign as we recover from the recent deep recession appears ill advised. With unemployment coming off the highest level in decades, foreclosures declining but continuing to force families from their homes and industrial giants reorganizing under bankruptcy protection, it would appear to be the worst possible time to seek private support from alumni, friends, corporations and foundations.
But in a very real sense, this is the best possible time to launch such a campaign. Every lifetime contains an opportunity where leaders with foresight can step forward to walk where others fear to tread. By their example, they restore confidence in the future and renew their determination to rebuild an economy and transform lives.
Such is the case with The Power of Transformation, the campaign for the University of North Florida. The $110 million capital campaign has many goals presenting numerous opportunities for community involvement and civic participation. Yes, the campaign will further transform UNF into an outstanding institution of higher learning. The campaign provides a clear focus on area needs and specific accountability measures to make sure they are achieved. But the real goal is not to transform an institution. It is to transform the lives of our students, many of whom face significant personal challenges and sacrifices before even setting foot on our campus.
The students in turn transform the communities in which they will live. They will revitalize the economy with the skills needed in a highly competitive global marketplace. Recessions come and go, but building communities is an ongoing venture, one that requires committed leaders and dedicated citizens who understand the importance of education as the lifeblood of an economy.
Florida's tourist-linked economy has been particularly hit hard by this recession. But this makes economic diversification all the more important. It also underscores the importance of launching initiatives such as The Power of Transformation without delay.
A quick look at the following list of priorities of this campaign illustrates the varied opportunities to transform a life.
Student Scholarships - $29.5 million
To continue funding for The Jacksonville Commitment, First Generation Scholarships and other forms of financial assistance
Graduate Fellowships - $5.9 million
To encourage motivated professionals to pursue advanced studies in fields essential to the economy of our region
Faculty Support - $20.6 million
To enhance the ability to recruit and retain talented faculty providing individual attention and quality academics for our students
Academic Enhancements - $28.7 million
To enable departments throughout the University to fulfill UNF's mission of providing excellent undergraduate and graduate programs, centers and institutes with transformational experiences in this country and abroad
Capital Projects - $25.3 million
To assure new campus buildings and educational tools critical to maintaining a stimulating learning environment for an ever-growing student populationThese are more than simply numbers on a page. They are the keys to taking a thriving, dynamic University to the next level of excellence. The stories within this issue illustrate the various ways this campaign will transform the lives of our students, the outlook for our economy and the future of our region.
The issue also illustrates how the University's previous successful campaign, Access to Excellence, fulfilled its promises to students who are now outstanding alumni in vital careers. That campaign, from 1997 to 2003, set out to raise $65 million for the University. The campaign eventually raised more than $100 million from 11,000 donors, including 25 gifts of $1 million or more. Among other accomplishments, the successful campaign created more than 180 new scholarships for UNF students.
The bottom line of the new campaign is the same as the first campaign – helping students. This campaign will build upon the success of the University's first major fund-raising initiative. It will harness the power of a young University in a vibrant region to capture the momentum for a limitless future at a time of economic challenges.
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DOVER — Ben Henderson had two goals and two assists as the Dover High School boys ice hockey team stopped Timberlane in Division II action Monday at the Dover Ice Arena, 6-4.
Dover (10-5-1) jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the second period, but the Owls (1-15) netted four unanswered goals to close out the second period to make it 5-4.
Cam Crowley had two goals, while Kieran Lombard and Connor Gaffney also scored. Robert Markusic had two assists.
Luc Ravenelle had 12 saves in goal, while Nick Martinen added eight.
The Green Wave visit Oyster River Wednesday night.
Somersworth 46, Farmington 34
FARMINGTON — The Somersworth boys basketball team beat Farmington in Division III action Monday, 46-34.
Drew Francoeur led the Hilltoppers (12-5) with 19 points, while Kevin Clougherty added 12 and Ricky Pirotta had nine.
The Tigers (6-11) received seven points each from Tanner Gibbs, Jase Gregoire and Spencer Deland.
Both teams finish the regular season Friday at home: Somersworth hosts Gilford and Farmington entertains Belmont.
Concord Christian 73, Portsmouth Christian 69 (OT)
DOVER — The Portsmouth Christian boys basketball team dropped a Division IV game in overtime to Concord Christian on Monday, 73-69.
The game was tied at 60 at the end of regulation.
Ryan LaClair led PCA (4-12) with 23 points, Matt Geil added 16 points and 12 boards, and Eric Bontemps had 11 points.
PCA hosts Epping Wednesday.
Berwick 55, Dana Hall 33
WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass. — The Berwick Academy girls basketball team used a big second half to beat Dana Hall on the road Monday in EIL action, 55-33.
Berwick (14-5) led 27-21 at the half. BA was led by Torie St. Pierre with 11 points and Suzanna Borg with 10.
The Bulldogs hosts Pingree Wednesday. The outcome will determine whether the Bulldogs are second or fourth in the EIL A tournament Saturday at Beaver Country Day School.
Dana Hall is 7-9.
NHIAA girls hoop D-III, IV tourneys DOVER - The NHIAA girls basketball tournaments for Division III and IV were announced Monday. In D-III, No. 14 Farmington will host No. 19 Franklin today at 7 p.m., as will No. 15 Prospect Mountain vs. No. 19 Inter-Lakes. No. 6 Somersworth has a bye to the second round and will host No. 11 Hopkinton on Thursday at 7 p.m. In D-IV, Newmarket is seeded sixth and will entertain No. 11 Wilton-Lyndeborough tonight at 7, while No. 14 Nute plays at No. 3 Colebrook, also tonight. WRESTLING
OR's Cole wins D-II title
DOVER — Oyster River's Caleb Cole highlighted local New Hampshire wrestlers at the divisional championships.
Cole won the Division III title at 160 pounds. Also in D-III, Coe-Brown's Kendall Goodwin was fourth at 106, and Thomas Knizewski of St. Thomas was fourth at 132.
In D-II, Spaulding's Trevor St. Laurent was fourth at 120, while Evan Drouin was second at 195.
Cole is the only seeded local wrestler for this weekend's Meet of Champions at Pinkerton Academy. He is second at 160 behind Exeter's Ross Dannar.
Dover's Wallingford excels at states
SALEM — Dover's Morgan Wallingford had a solid showing at the gymnastics championships Saturday at Salem High School.
Wallingford was third in the vault (9.20) and ninth in the all-around (34.050). She was also 10th on bars, 15th on beam and 10th on floor.
Portsmouth Christian's Julie Pease was 11th in the all-around (33.400), highlighting her day with a second on beam (8.850).
Spaulding's Sam Bahlert was tied for 12th on beam.
Traip girls take third
LEWISTON, Maine — The Traip Academy girls indoor track team placed third at the Class B championships Monday at Bates College.
The Rangers scored 38 points, while Waterville won the title with 112 and Greely was second with 69.60.
Ashleigh Roberts won the 55-meter hurdles title in 8.90, while Kelsey Barnes won the pole vault at 10 feet, 6 inches.
Jocelyn Lorrey was second in the long jump (16-4.50) and triple jump (36-02.50) and the 4x200 relay was sixth.
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Well... I don't know.. there are all kinds of teacher positions in NC... but she just started, literally, this week at a preschool here in Nashville and thus far loves it. So it's kinda like chasing my dream might in a way be causing her to forfeit hers...granted, there's other jobs... but I almost would feel kinda guilty trying to get her to give up on her first job straight out of undergrad...So many complications.
Before you start feeling guilty about trying to get her to move to NC, I'd just discuss it with her (or have you already?). She might be much more willing to make the move than you think. Good luck!
If you start jerking her around now, she'll start eyeing the pool boy soon.
You really seemed to like Vanderbilt. You're a bright person, and I don't think you'll see fewer opportunities out of Vandy than Duke, especially if you're not gunning for top NY BigLaw.Your wife must be taken into consideration too. This is too early in the marriage to start jerking her around. That must wait until you're well into your 40s and you drop the bomb o her that you're leaving her and the kids because you've been nailing your secretary for the past three years.If you start jerking her around now, she'll start eyeing the pool boy soon.


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A Question of Scale
Laila Weeks closing reception at Zendo
Laila Weeks knows something about making an impact. The artist, whose work has been hanging on the white-bricked walls of Downtown coffee destination Zendo (413 Second Street SW), doesn't aim to dazzle you with a zillion colors and an encyclopedia of obscure techniques. Her current collection uses only one color—an eyeball-scorching shade of red acrylic—and a bit of ink and acid-etched metal. And yet it's impossible not to stare.
Part of what makes her simple abstract pieces so interesting is a telescoping sense of size. The drawings are just 4.5 in. by 4.5 in., displaying small, cell-like shapes and almost-organic forms in black ink on white paper. That sea of red paint nearly swallows up the tiny structures.
Then there are the etchings. Weeks explains that they're achieved "by a process of a resist being adhered to the plate, an acid bath being poured onto the plate, and the acid eating away the zinc coating, exposing the rustable steel beneath." At 48 in. by 48 in., the galvanized steel sheets find those organic structures stretched and amplified, surging along on shimmering waves of reflective metal.
"Scale," Weeks acknowledges, "is one topic at hand."
Experience her work in person at the show's closing reception on Friday, Jan. 31, from 6 to 8pm. Austin Morrell will be on hand to provide live ambient music, and there'll be a raffle and snacks to settle your nerves if you get too lost among the art.
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I went to school in Scandinavia for seven years. I learned a little bit about the psyche of this social democratic culture. They are taught from early on not to talk too much about themselves – it is rude to do so. Salary is rarely mentioned. In fact, there is a general leveling of wage diferential – the bottom is pulled up and the top, pulled down. For the most part, they see themselves as belonging to a collective, and take a dim view of the (often) bullying, individualist ethos which dominates our culture.
Even in a sport dominated by absurd salaries and (apparent) individual accomplishment, I can't help but to see this Scandinavian ethos reflected in the Sedins. They play the game in an understated sort of way. They never complain and see themselves as part of a larger whole. They avoid talking too much about their accomplishments, preferring instead to give credit to those around them and to other players in the league. They have taken less money to stay in this city and on this team. They have given to charity one of the largest chunks of money seen in a long time around this league.
If we don't have the opportunity to learn from some of these Nordic countries, we needn't worry – we can simply take some time to appreciate what the Sedins bring to this game and to this organization, night in and night out.


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WASHINGTON -- The nation's Social Security and Medicare programs are sliding closer to insolvency, the federal government warned Monday in a new report underscoring the fiscal challenges facing the two mammoth retirement programs as baby boomers begin to retire.
Medicare, which is expected to provide health insurance to more than 50 million elderly and disabled Americans this year, is expected to start operating in the red in its largest fund in 2024, according to the annual assessment by the trustees charged with overseeing the programs.
And the Social Security trust fund, which will provide assistance to more than 45 million people in 2012, will be unable to fulfill its obligations in 2033, three years earlier than projected last year.
"We must take steps to keep these programs whole for the future," Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, the senior trustee, told reporters Monday.


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USGS Plafker, George and Berg, H.C., 1994, p. 1-16
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Authors:Plafker, George, and Berg, H.C.
Publication Date:1994
Publisher:Geological Society of America
Comments:Volume G-1 of Decade of North American Geology was published by the Geological Society of America (GSA) but is no longer in print. The volume has been scanned and a digital version is posted on our website with permission from GSA.
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I have always enjoyed reading. I take advantage of borrowing books from the library and I am a sucker for a used book sale. Today's organization is helping provide books to those in the military who are deployed far from libraries and book sales.
In 1999, Chief Master Sergeant Rick Honeywell was deployed to a base in the Middle East without access to much in the way of relaxation or entertainment. Dan M. Bowers, Rick's father-in-law, decided to help him out. He sent over 800 paperback books to Rick, creating the first Operation Paperback library overseas. Rick's wife, Chrissy Honeywell, thought this was a one-time occurrence, but her dad had a larger mission in mind. Dan put stickers in the books to let the troops know how to write and request books. He also started looking for other locations which needed books. This was the founding of Operation Paperback.
The mission of Operation Paperback is to provide reading material to any military who requests it. Their original mission was to support deployed troops who were in locations without access to reading material or other entertainment, but today many overseas locations have libraries of paperback books due to the 14 years of help from volunteers. So, their mission has been expanded to reach veterans hospitals as well as individual veterans and military families in the United States and abroad.
The Operation Paperback is incorporated in Pennsylvania and their administrative location is in the Boston area, but they have individual and group volunteers spread across the United States.
Each volunteer or group of volunteers collects, labels, packs and sends their books directly to a troops, veterans, or military families. Many thank you notes are sent directly back from the military directly to the volunteers. This personal connection is what makes Operation Paperback unique according to current administrator, Chrissy Honeywell. You can see examples of the thank you notes sent from troops on their website.
In 2012, Operation Paperback had 16,000 volunteers and sent 20,000 books per month. Since their founding in 1999, volunteers have shipped almost two million books to troops, veterans, and military families. Occasionally, the organization sends special requests to their volunteers. For the past several months, they have been supporting a Behavioral Health Unit in a veteran's hospital with self-help books and other personal care items. This special project has helped young warriors dealing with post-traumatic stress and other personal issues.
How can you help?
- Anyone can participate by becoming a volunteer shipper. Once you have registered with Operation Paperback, you can use their website to determine who could use the books you have. Then you label and pack the books, include a letter and ship the box. You can send a single shipment or several, it is up to you. Learn more and sign up here.
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We have struggled this season with a number of deeply troubling issues related to the tragedies of sexual abuse of minors by priests in this country. The first wave of responses, rightly enough, has been to put a stop to systems and behavior patterns that pose immediate risks to potential victims. The next wave has devoted attention to fixing flawed structures and to matters of legal and moral justice. That so many of these initiatives have been forced upon the Catholic Church by concerned outside parties ought to be, and is, a source of significant disquiet for many of the baptized.
Among the painful lessons is the profound danger that comes when one separates theology from concrete life. This danger is posed not only to right thinking but, more important, to the well-being of innocent persons. In many academic discussions it has become so commonplace to separate ecclesiological theory from experience that it may seem incongruous to combine ecclesiology and sexual abuse in the same sentence. Yet the exigencies of real life have a way of intruding upon the seminar rooms and pulpits.
What kind of a church is it that perpetuates moral sickness and the violation of children but does not seem capable of recognizing it? What kind of ecclesiology is this that manifests itself in institutions and leadership patterns that are so obviously defective? What models of church are so disconnected from the lives of actual people that, left to themselves, they remain unmoved and untroubled by such "dangerous memories"? What follow are several insights for a chastened theology of church, correctives that have been thrust upon the collective Catholic consciousness during the past few months.
1. The church is not Jesus Christ. This apparently obvious axiom in ecclesiology has received scant acknowledgment in pastoral praxis, in the documents that emanate from teaching authorities and in sermons preached on Sunday mornings. Several implications flow from this simple principle. One is that nothing is self-evidently God's will simply because some cleric, council or Roman dicastery has said so. While Jesus Christ can be afforded that kind of respect, the church is a more ambiguous reality. However intimately and beautifully interrelated are Jesus and church, they are not coterminous.
A related implication is that the reverence owed to the church, while real, is not the same as the deference due to Jesus Christ. That is because the quality of "holiness" attributable to each is not the same. The holiness of Jesus is such as to push aside all sin and darkness. The holiness of the church still allows for the possibility of harboring pedophiles. One who points out this fact in public is not thereby unfaithful, notwithstanding some recent episcopal comments to the contrary.
2. The church is the people of God. That this, one of the most fundamental images of Vatican II ecclesiology, labors so mightily in practice after two generations is a scandal of its own. All the charisms bestowed by Christ upon his community of disciples are enjoyed by virtue of baptism, albeit not in identical ways. The council was clear on this concept. This means that it is never the case that some of the baptized have great moral standing and others have none, even in deliberations over ecclesial identity and practice. When concerned relatives and friends point out to church leaders the possibility of serious sin in the clergy, it is not merely good organizational and communication strategy; it is good ecclesiology. It is taking co-responsibility seriously. The Christian response to such complaints is neither "You are mistaken" nor "Trust me to handle it."
Likewise, the present warmed-over conversations over mandatory clerical celibacy, homosexuality and the ordination of women are exchanges in which every member of the church has a legitimate standing. For that reason, the conversations must be grounded in properly theological principles. These questions cannot be decided on the basis of which person has greater coercive power, or who has access to power in the first place.
3. The church is servant to the world. Human welfare is never to be subordinated to the image, or even to the good order, of the church. This is merely to acknowledge that the church is always in the service of an end greater than itself, namely the kingdom of God. While these two are not utterly separable, the practical consequence of making this priority real is to change many of the relative values of pastoral praxis. Under the control of such a model, concern for public scandal or for a pastor's reputation is relativized in light of the physical and emotional harm inflicted upon young parishioners. Here Catholic orthodoxy is to be evaluated with greater appeal to the theological virtues than to the prescriptions of law and doctrine, let alone the rules of ecclesiastical decorum. Where was the kingdom in the chancery offices now embattled in lawsuits?
4. Church ministry is essentially relational. When trust is violated by priests who abuse, it disrupts an entire network of persons and groups. Ministry is not established by the conferring of title or status. Rather it is a summons from the body of Christ for the purpose of service within it. Hence it is little consolation to hear of the "defrocking" of abusive priests, as if this were an adequate or even appropriate response. While forced laicization, a juridical response, may be deemed necessary in certain cases, as an ecclesiological reality it is without coherence. There is no theology that can make sense of the idea that a man once ordained may be laicized later because of moral misdeeds, however abhorrent. Thus there is a forced recourse to a technical distinction between the canonical priesthood and the sacramental priesthood.
But what kind of a priesthood exists apart from any concrete community or explicit communion with a bishop? Such a notion of ministry is a thoroughly spiritualized concept that cannot account for the relationships present (or now absent) in the parishes where Catholics gather. This kind of so-called sacramental priesthood permits the church to remedy concrete crises of ministry, but only at the expense of removing every facet of relationality from the definition of what ministry is. We ought not to be consoled easily by such a response to this concrete tragedy.
If a theology of ministry that we profess to be adequate cannot account for the church as it really is and cannot be of service to it at a time of crisis, might this point to the need for correction in our prevalent abstract theological projects?
5. The church is one and many. Recently the attorney for an alleged abuse victim proposed a civil lawsuit that threatened to name the Vatican as a co-defendant. After all, reasoned the complaint, the church is one and universal. It would seem to follow that those in Rome stand in a direct line of moral and fiscal responsibility when harm is perpetrated by clergy. The proposal, however, was swiftly rebuked in at least one curial statement that reiterated that each Roman Catholic diocese is an integral church. Financial and legal affairs are to be negotiated at the level of the local church, said the statement.
That is not bad communio ecclesiology, but it is difficult to reconcile with the preponderance of teaching and church praxis during less fractious times. This is, after all, the same Curia that has asserted in magisterial documents the "ontological priority" of the universal church over the local churches. Such express communio ecclesiology will perhaps come as something of a surprise to readers of Liturgicam Authenticam, to the board members of I.C.E.L. and to the parishioners of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee. Among such constituencies, local integrity has seemed for a long time to count for little indeed in the actual life of the church. It compounds the scandal that litigation has elicited ecclesiological affirmations that the documents of Vatican II have been unsuccessful in bringing to the surface.
6. The pope is head of the college of bishops, and is not distinct from it. Noteworthy in the media coverage of the scandals has been the clamor for Pope John Paul II to render a decisive and unambiguous statement regarding the crisis. This is not an instinct of the secular press alone. But why should Rome be the place from which direction for this North American crisis ought to come? It is no diminishment of the papacy as the center of ecclesial unity to question this instinct. In fact, it is at the heart of our ecclesiology to question it. Is it not telling that so many automatically turn to St. Peter's Square for guidance about almost any matter?
There are diocesan bishops in every place where sexual-abuse scandals have occurred, and they have rendered, in response, numerous statements and directives. But these seem incidental in the Catholic imagination of most people. More firmly in place in the minds of more of the baptized is a pyramid-shaped church, in which the pope and Curia act as the arbiters of truth and discipline on every subject. In some quarters this instinct has been both systematically instilled and actively cultivated. The result is that local bishops are viewed as credible only to the extent that they mimic the rhetoric from Rome. The bishops themselves seem painfully aware of this.
Why should one wait for the pope to pronounce on sexual exploitation when the U.S.C.C.B. and many other bishops have already come forward with their own statements? What is imagined to be lacking when a bishop denounces the exploitation of priestly power? When only one person speaks for "the church," an intolerable weight is loaded upon that single person, and the concrete churches are deprived of available moral leadership in a time of scandal.
7. The church and its ministers are contextually situated in history. It has become commonplace in contemporary ecclesiology to speak of the gift of culture and the imperative that the church sink roots in every particular context. Stated in more philosophical terms, it is increasingly recognized that there is no visible church that can be contemplated from a singular and objectively neutral cultural perspective. This means that ecclesiology must concern itself with the existential situations of the people in the pews, without reducing its concerns to those alone.
At the moment, the faithful in Boston, New York, Palm Beach and elsewhere are reeling from allegations of abused trust on the part of their bishops. There are real injuries, real angers, real sorrows and real victims. The proper ecclesiological response is not to reiterate an abstract definition of what the bishop is and how he functions. In response to calls for Cardinal Bernard F. Law's resignation, it has been rightly noted in Boston that the diocesan bishop ought to be regarded as a father figure in a loving family. As an ideal notion this would be adequate, but ideal fathers do not behave in the manner alleged in actual court documents in Massachusetts. To pass over this dissonance threatens to turn any theology of ministry into mythology. Is there any way that our current theologies of the episcopate can account for a bishop capable of committing grievous sin against his own flock? If not, why not? Are the only options available either to maintain an appearance of absolute moral impeccability or to remove the bishop from office?
8. The church is a sacrament of salvation. Another instinct of the Second Vatican Council was to propose an image of the church as an efficacious sign and instrument for mediating salvation to the world. Sacraments are physical, material, sensible realities that depend heavily for their mediating ability upon their coherence with the spiritual realities they signify. The eucharistic celebration, for example, must have a minimal resemblance to a human experience of dining; baptism must involve at least a few droplets of water that might signify an act of cleansing and life; and it has been often repeated that ordained priests must bear a certain physical resemblance to Jesus of Nazareth.
But what about sacramental ecclesiology? If the church is sacramental of salvation, then there is a corresponding requirement for some coherence between its concrete praxis and the values of God's reign. Sacraments cannot be brought into existence by fiat. They must either exist in some fragmentary but real forms or else they are only ideas. We rightly declare sacramentally invalid Eucharists without food, confirmations without oil and marriages without consent. But where are the safeguards to prevent the church as sacrament from becoming a myth? Under what conditions is it no longer valid to speak of a sacramental quality of the church? Is a church that protects criminal behavior, obfuscates truth and ignores victims at least suspect as a legitimate sacrament? Isn't even this enough to chasten our ecclesiology?
These insights do not exhaust the ecclesiological challenges imposed upon us by the scandals, but they do indicate that our theorizing about the nature of the church must be tethered to its concrete life. Eruptions of historical sin, mess and ambiguity threaten the integrity and credibility of the Christian community unless they are addressed in theology with honesty and courage. If the current sad season can serve to further this endeavor, then there is an opportunity for the darkness of sin to give way to newness and life.


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By Guest Pastry Chef Rachelle D. Ferneau
KosherEye is delighted to feature our very creative and talented "Foodie" Friend, Rachelle Ferneau. She is the pastry chef/owner of Eden Cake, a boutique kosher bakery in Potomac, Maryland which specializes in pareve desserts.
Purim is our holiday of joy and frivolity, celebrating the physical survival of the Jewish people: the triumph of the courageous Esther and Mordechai over the evil Haman, who intended to wipe out the Jewish nation. We enjoy the festive customs of reading the Megillah and sounding the grogger at the mention of Haman's name, dressing in costumes, giving Mishloach Manot (gifts of food to friends) and Matanot L'Evyonim (charity to the poor), putting on Purim shpiels (funny skits)and enjoying the Purim seudah or feast.
While there are some traditional foods (and drink) that are consumed on Purim, the eating of hamantaschen in particular has become synonymous with the holiday of Purim. These triangular pastries, stuffed with a variety of sweet fillings, mock the three-cornered hat of Haman. It just wouldn't be Purim without them. So many flavors to choose from, too: poppy seed, apricot, cherry, even chocolate chips have become a popular mainstay. Everyone has their personal favorite.
This year, however, I am inspired by pie. Familiar, homespun and always welcome, pies are what the culinary experts are predicting will be the next "big thing" to follow the immensely popular cupcake trend. Who knows? "Easy as pie" is a common phrase, but actually making good pie is anything but easy. There are so many steps to get right: Margarine vs. shortening in the pie crust? How long do I chill the dough? Is the pie crust light and flaky, not mushy or doughy? Precook the filling or not? How can I make the filling hold together so it doesn't run when the pie is cut? And then there's the top of the pie to consider: lattice, second crust, crumble, streusel, meringue? What if it browns, or worse, burns before the pie is cooked? Making pie isn't as simple as it looks, and it is labor intensive and time consuming.
So combining pie-inspired fillings with hamantaschen construction becomes the perfect solution! Hamantaschen dough is easy to handle, the cookies are manageable in size and quick to assemble, and when enclosing a filling, they resemble (though not in shape) an individually-sized pie. Okay, so maybe this is a bit of a stretch, but this is the holiday to have some fun, and there's no harm in reinterpreting dishes, especially when the results taste this good.
I have experimented with my two all-time favorite pies: apple and pecan. Apple pie is comforting and well-loved by all, and well, I am a sucker for anything with nuts, especially when complemented by a bit of chocolate. You can prepare the fillings in advance so assembly will be a snap. So have fun and create some new triangular "pies" and enjoy them during your own festivities! Happy Purim!
Enjoy Rachelle's spectacular recipe for kosher, parve, Hamantaschen with "Easy-As-Pie" Fillings (apple and pecan). Visit her website, EdenCake.com.
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A San Francisco sheriff's deputy accused of robbing a bank in the city's Outer Richmond neighborhood earlier this month pleaded not guilty today to felony robbery and commercial burglary charges. Philip Chun Tong, 36, was arraigned this afternoon on the two charges, which stem from a Nov. 7 robbery at a Bank of America branch at 3701 Balboa Street. Tong, who is out of custody after posting $150,000 bail, declined to speak to reporters outside of court, as did his attorney Eileen Burke. Court documents show that Tong, who lives in Pacifica, filed for bankruptcy in July.
Police said that on the day of the robbery, a man entered the bank and handed a teller a note demanding money. The note said the man was armed, but no weapon was seen, police said.
The teller handed over about $1,700 in cash and the suspect left on foot. Investigators identified Tong as the suspect using video surveillance and his fingerprints, which were found on the demand note, according to the district attorney's office. He was arrested on Nov. 16 and has since been suspended without pay, sheriff's spokeswoman Susan Fahey said.
Tong was ordered to hand over all of his weapons, as well as his passport and to stay away from the teller and the bank that was robbed.
— Bay City News Service


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