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Robsten together again!Wow, can you believe how many people camped out -- for five days! -- to see Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart stand next to each other on the red (actually black) carpet at the Breaking Dawn 2 L.A. premiere?! (Not to mention Taylor Lautner and Nikki Reed and Ashley Greene, etc.) What am I saying, of course you can believe it! Because as far as big Hollywood events go, the long-awaited premiere of the Twilight series final installment is about as BIG as you can get.
So of course those black carpet campers were expecting something BIG -- but even so, there's no way any of those totally devoted Twihards could have possibly predicted some of tonight's most shocking moments. (Hello?! Robert Pattinson wore a GREEN SUIT!) Not to mention some of the most shocking sound bites. I think it's safe to say nobody expected anybody to actually say any of this stuff out loud ....
More from The Stir: 'Breaking Dawn Part 2' Cheat Sheet: Catch Up on the First 4 Films in Time for the Premiere
1. "I got my butt kicked by Kristen Stewart and it was kind of fun." (Taylor Lautner)
Oh, poor TLaut.
2. "It's like Wuthering Heights." (Stevie Nicks, comparing the Twilight saga to classic literature)
Um, you sure about that Stevie Nicks??
3. "I never know what I want to do until it's right in front of me." (Kristen Stewart)
No kidding, really?
4. "I'm dehydrated!" (Robert Pattinson)
Good to know, dude.
5. "Oh god, that's embarrassing!" (Robert Pattinson again, upon seeing his image on a huge screen)
Aw, shucks.
What was the most shocking sound bite you heard at tonight's Breaking Dawn 2 premiere?
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MAC To Serve As Host For 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at The Q
Cleveland, Ohio -- The NCAA has announced today that the Mid-American Conference and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission will serve as hosts for the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. The tournament will take place at Quicken Loans Arena on March 15-17, 2018.
This will mark the first time the MAC will host the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The MAC will also host the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Regional in Cleveland on March 26 and 28, 2015, which was previously announced this year.
The upcoming 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Regional will mark the third and fourth events that Quicken Loans Arena will host. Previously, the facility hosted NCAA Division I Championship events including the 2007 Division I Women's Basketball Final Four as well as the 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Second & Third Rounds.
"Today's announcement for the award of the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships coming to Cleveland and Quicken Loans Arena is another example of the faith and trust the NCAA has in the Mid-American Conference and in Cleveland," said Jon Steinbrecher, Commissioner of the Mid-American Conference. "The MAC and our partners are committed to hosting a premiere championship event and to showcase our wonderful facilities and vibrant city. We look forward to hosting the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in 2018 at The Q."
"Securing this championship was a priority for the Conference office," added Steinbrecher. "Wrestling is a very important sport and we expect this will assist us in placing a spotlight on the very fine wrestling in the Mid-American Conference. The MAC is proud of its long-standing and strong partnership with the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and Quicken Loans Arena. It is through these collaborative efforts that we can attract and host these major events."
Quicken Loans Arena and the MAC have a long-standing working relationship. For 15 years, The Q has served as the host venue for the MAC Men's Basketball Tournament (since 2000) and the MAC Women's Basketball Tournament (since 2001). The Men's Basketball Tournament at the Q is the third longest running neutral site men's tournament in the nation.
"The opportunity to host one of the NCAA's signature championship is an exciting and impactful development," Greater Cleveland Sports Commission President and CEO David Gilbert said. "The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will infuse an estimated $15 to 20 million of economic activity into Greater Cleveland and showcase Cleveland's vibrant downtown to tens of thousands of athletes, fans, parents and coaches. This is a significant announcement in the continued quest to make Cleveland the premier destination for sporting events in the country."
Wrestling is one of 23 championships sponsored by the MAC. Last season in wrestling, the MAC witnessed a Conference-best 11 All-Americans and 40 wrestlers seeded in the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championships.
"We're proud and excited to be the host venue for prestigious and impactful events like this that bring the focus and attention of the entire nation to Cleveland," said Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena CEO Len Komoroski. "We're even prouder that Quicken Loans Arena has earned the confidence of the NCAA and our great local partners like the MAC and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission. This kind of teamwork is what makes Cleveland such a great place for premier events. We look forward to all of our guests and competitors having the kind of experience that amazes them and brings them back to Cleveland in the future!"
Six MAC full-members participate in wrestling including: The University at Buffalo, Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Kent State University, Northern Illinois University and Ohio University. In addition, the MAC has three affiliate members in wrestling -- the University of Missouri, University of Northern Iowa and Old Dominion University.
Mid-American Conference
Founded in 1946, the Mid-American Conference is an NCAA Division I, 12-member conference that sponsors 23 championships and is one of ten members of the Football Bowl Subdivison (FBS). With total enrollment of nearly 300,000 students, the league represents institutions of higher learning in six (6) states – Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Ohio. In addition a 13th school – the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass.-- is an affiliate member for football only.
Current MAC schools that hold full membership and the year they joined are -- East Division: University of Akron (1992), Bowling Green State University (1952), University at Buffalo (1998), Kent State University (1951), Miami University (1947), Ohio University (1946). West Division: Ball State University (1973), Central Michigan University (1971), Eastern Michigan University (1971), Northern Illinois University (1975-86, rejoined in 1997), University of Toledo (1950), Western Michigan University (1947). UMass (2012) competes in the East Division in football only. The conference office is based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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The Greater Cleveland Sports Commission prides itself on being one of the most distinguished Sports Commissions in the country, effectively leveraging sports events and activities to further economic development in Northeast Ohio. The philosophy of the Sports Commission sets it apart from others by operating as an economic and community development organization utilizing sports as a vehicle to forward other community agendas. The organization takes the unique approach of becoming a management and financial partner in each event with the goal of producing events that are more successful in Cleveland than other cities in which they have been held. Since 2000, the Sports Commission has been responsible for attracting over 135 sporting events, contributing to more than $395 million in economic activity. For more information, visit www.clevelandsports.org.
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Northeast Ohio's premier sports and entertainment destination, Quicken Loans Arena, also known as The Q, is home to the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, the American Hockey League's Lake Erie Monsters, the Arena Football League's Cleveland Gladiators and host to the best entertainment in the region. Each year "The Q" welcomes close to two million people at 200-plus events that include Cavaliers basketball, Monsters hockey, world-class concerts, family shows and signature sporting events like the Mid-American Conference's (MAC) men's and women's post-season basketball tournaments. The Q recently played host to the second and third rounds of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championships and has also hosted the NBA All-Star game, the NCAA Women's Final Four and the United States Figure Skating Championships.
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The federal Environmental Protection Agency recently issued proposed standards to limit the amount of mercury and other toxins emitted by power plants into the air. That move has won praise from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Catholic Health Association and the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change.
"Children, inside and outside the womb, are uniquely vulnerable to environmental hazards and exposure to toxic pollutants in the environment," said a letter to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson from Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif., chairman of the bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. "Their bodies, behaviors and size leave them more exposed than adults to such health hazards. Furthermore, since children are exposed to environmental hazards at an early age, they have more extended time to develop slowly progressing environmentally triggered illnesses."
"Our position on controlling pollution from power plants is rooted in the Catholic Church's teachings on the dignity of the human person and the sanctity of human life — especially in regards to the poor and vulnerable who disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental degradation," said Sister Carole Keehan, a Daughter of Charity and CHA's president and CEO, in her letter to Jackson supporting the proposed standards. "We encourage the EPA to adopt strong air quality policies in order to protect the health and welfare of both people and the planet, and we oppose industry and congressional pressure to weaken the proposed rules."
"The links between mercury and human development, especially in the womb, are clear, and consistently pro-life Catholics should welcome these rules as a way to reduce the harm for our youngest citizens," said Dan Misleh, executive director of the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change, in an email to Catholic News Service. "As climate change unfolds, I hope more Catholics will begin to make the connection between the way the U.S. generates most of its electricity and the need to conserve God's beautiful creation."


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December 22, 2015U.S. Department of Education Approves Puerto Rico and Remaining Eight States' Plans to Provide Equal Access to Excellent Educators
As part of its Excellent Educators for All Initiative—designed to ensure that all students have equal access to a high-quality education—the U.S.
December 18, 2015
The U.S. Department of Education today took the first steps toward implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which President Obama signed into law last week to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and replace key requirements of the outdated No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
December 17, 2015U.S. Department of Education Announces Availability of Additional Flexible Repayment Plan to Help Borrowers Manage their Student Loan Debt
As part the Obama Administration's continued effort to give borrowers more and better options to manage their student debt, today, the U.S. Department of Education announced that all Direct Loan borrowers may enroll in the Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE) Plan.
December 15, 2015Guidance Issued on How Schools Can Partner with Outside Organizations that Provide Single-Sex Programs under Title IX
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights today released guidance in the form of a Dear Colleague Letter detailing schools' responsibilities under Title IX when partnering with certain outside organizations that provide single-sex programs to a school district's students.
December 15, 2015
U.S. students are graduating from high school at a higher rate than ever before, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. The nation's high school graduation rate hit 82 percent in 2013-14, the highest level since states adopted a new uniform way of calculating graduation rates five years ago.
December 11, 2015U.S. Department of Education Announces 2016 National Professional Development Grant Competition to Support Educators of English Learner Students
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition announced today in the Federal Register the availability of $23.8 million for its National Professional Development (NPD) grant competition to support educators of English Learner students.
December 10, 2015
The U.S. Department of Education announced today the release of the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and new commitments to support personalized professional learning for district leaders across the country working to improve teaching and student achievement through the effective use of technology.
December 8, 2015Excerpts from Education Secretary Arne Duncan's prepared remarks at the Learning Forward conference today, Dec. 8
What does this new law mean for your classrooms, schools and districts?
There's lot to be figured out as the nation moves to implement this new law. But here's what I can tell you today:
This new law will mean that you can continue challenging your kids to live up to new, higher standards that you have been working so hard to implement. Congress re-committed us as a nation to the work you've been doing to raise standards.
December 3, 2015
As part of the Obama Administration's commitment to provide former Corinthian students the debt relief they are entitled to with minimal burden, today, Special Master Joe Smith has delivered his second borrower defense (BD) progress report to U.S. Department of Education Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell.
December 3, 2015Settlement Reached with Palatine, Ill., Township High School District 211 to Remedy Transgender Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it has entered into a resolution agreement with Township High School District 211 based in Palatine, Illinois, after finding the district in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for discriminating against a transgender high school student by denying her access to the girls' locker rooms.
December 3, 2015
We are a place that believes every child, no matter where they come from, can grow up to be anything they want… And I'm confident that if we fix No Child Left Behind, if we continue to reform American education, continue to invest in our children's future, that's the America we will always be."
—Remarks by the President on the No Child Left Behind Act, March 14, 2011
Kenmore Middle School, Arlington, Virginia
December 3, 2015Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on House Passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act
"It is good news for our nation's schools that the House has passed a serious bipartisan plan to fix the No Child Left Behind law. No Child Left Behind is the latest, now outmoded version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which is, at its core, a civil rights law. Educators and leaders throughout this country have been clear in the need for an updated law, and we have joined them in that call for half a decade.


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It is the Fat Mop, which removes grease from stews, gravies and other dishes. It sells for $5.50 at Different Drummer's Kitchen. This week's randomly selected winner is Vicky.
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Britney Spear's Costa Rican sanity retreat with Captain Apocalypto included a close-to-home activity for the recovering popwreck -- a beachside joyride on a bad ass fourwheeler. Como se dice yee haw, y'all??
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The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness
The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness
ISBN: 978-0-470-75146-6 December 2007 Wiley-Blackwell 768 Pages
DescriptionWith fifty-five peer reviewed chapters written by the leading authors in the field, The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness is the most extensive and comprehensive survey of the study of consciousness available today.
- Provides a variety of philosophical and scientific perspectives that create a breadth of understanding of the topic
- Topics include the origins and extent of consciousness, different consciousness experiences, such as meditation and drug-induced states, and the neuroscience of consciousness
Notes on Contributors.
Introduction. (Susan Schneider and Max Velmans).
Part I: Problems of Consciousness.
1. A Brief History of the Scientific Approach to the Study of Consciousness. (Chris Frith and Geraint Rees).
2. Philosophical Problems of Consciousness. (Michael Tye).
Part II: The Domain of Consciousness.
Origins and Extent of Consciousness.
3. Consciousness in Infants. (Colwyn Trevarthen and Vasuvedi Reddy).
4. Animal Consciousness. (Colin Allen and Mark Bekoff).
5. Rethinking the Evolution of Consciousness. (Thomas Polger).
6. Machine Consciousness. (Igor Aleksander).
Some Varieties of Conscious Experience.
7. Normal and Abnormal States of Consciousness. (J. Allan Hobson).
8. Affective Consciouness. (Jaak Panksepp).
9. Clinical Oathologies and Unusual Experiences. (Richard P. Bentall).
10. Altered States of Consciousness: Drug Induced States. (Edward F. Pace-Schott and J. Allan Hobson).
11. Meditation. (David Fontana).
12. Mystical Experience. (David Fontana).
Breakdowns and the Unity of Consciousness.
13. The Case of Blindsight. (Lawrence Weiskrantz).
14. Split-Brain Cases. (Mary K. Colvin and Michael S. Gazzaniga).
15. Philosophical Psychopathology and Self-Consciousness. (G. Lynn Stephens and George Graham).
16. Coming Together: the Unity of Conscious Experience. (Barry Dainton).
Part III: Some Contemporary Theories of Consciousness.
17. The Hard Problem of Consciousness. (David Chalmers).
18. The Global Workspace Theory of Consciousness. (Bernard J. Baars).
19. The Intermediate Level Theory of Consciousness. (Jesse Prinz).
20. Representationalism about Consciousness. (William Seager and David Bourget).
21. Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness. (Peter Carruthers).
22. The Information Integration Theory of Consciousness. (Giulio Tononi).
23. Quantum Mechanical Theories of Consciousness. (Henry Stapp).
24. Daniel Dennett on the Nature of Consciousness. (Susan Schneider).
25. Biological Naturalism. (John Searle).
26. Mysterianism. (Mark Rowlands).
27. Dualism, Reductionism, and Reflexive Monism. (Max Velmans).
28. Naturalistic Dualism. (David Chalmers).
Part IV: Some Major Topics in the Philosophy of Consciousness.
29. Anti-materialist Arguments and Influential Replies. (Joe Levine).
30. Functionalism and Qualia. (Robert Van Gulick).
31. The Knowledge Argument. (Torin Alter).
32. The Causal Efficacy of Consciousness. (Jaegwon Kim).
33. The Neurophilosophy of Consciousness. (Pete Mandik).
34. Type Materialism for Phenomenal Consciousness. (Brian McLaughlin).
35. Sensory and Perceptual Consciousness. (Austen Clark).
36. Self-Consciousness. (José Luis Bermúdez).
37. Consciousness and Intentionality. (George Graham, Terry Horgan, and John Tienson).
Part V: Major Topics in the Science of Consciousness. Topics in the Cognitive.
Psychology of Consciousness.
38. Attention and Consciousness. (Nilli Lavie).
39. Inattentional Blindness, Change Blindness and Consciousness. (Alva Noë).
40. Preconscious Processing. (Phil Merikle).
41. Implicit and Explicit Memory and Learning. (John Kihlstrom, Jennifer Dorfman, and Lillian Park).
42. Consciousness of Action. (Marc Jeannerod).
Topics in the Neuroscience of Consciousness.
43. Methodologies for Identifying the Neural Correlates of Consciousness. (Geraint Rees and Chris Frith).
44. A Neurobiological Framework for Consciousness. (Francis Crick and Christof Koch).
45. A Theory of Micro-consciousness. (Semir Zeki).
46. Global Disorders of Consciousness. (Nicholas D. Schiff).
47. Large-Scale Temporal Coordination of Cortical Activity as a Prerequisite for Conscious Experience. (Wolf Singer).
48. Duplex Vision: Separate Cortical Pathways for Conscious Perception and the Control of Action. (Melvyn A. Goodale).
49. Consciousness and Anesthesia. (John F. Kihlstrom and Randall C. Cork).
50. Neural Dominance, Neural Deference, and Sensorimotor Dynamics. (Susan Hurley).
51. Benjamin Libet's Work on the Neuroscience of Free Will. (William P. Banks and Susan Pockett).
First-Person Contributions to the Science of Consciousness.
52. Cognition, Fringe Consciousness, and the Legacy of William James. (Bruce Mangan).
53. Phenomenological Approaches to Consciousness. (Shaun Gallagher).
54. Eastern Methods for Investigating Mind and Consciousness. (Jonathan Shear).
55. An Epistemology for the Study of Consciousness. (Max Velmans) Appendix: List of Useful Web Resources in Consciousness Studies.
Name Index.
Subject Index
David M. Rosenthal, City University of New York, Graduate Center
"The list of contributors reads like a roll-call of the best modern studies of consciousness: they have contributed some of the best philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience of consciousness. The chapters of this companion show that consciousness has moved on from being a set of interesting problems towards being a topic of systematic, interdisciplinary scientific investigation."
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"An absolutely indispensable resource for anyone interested in the study of consciousness. The major philosophical positions and controversies and all the latest scientific research are surveyed in 55 accessible, yet in-depth, essays."
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This Sunday our brand new Nature Lab opens for every Angeleno to enjoy. Aside from all the other fun stuff that will be in the exhibit — live animals, camera trap footage, awesome taxidermy — it's going to be a place to tell stories about L.A.'s surprising biodiversity. During the development of the Nature Lab we would often find ourselves sitting around a table telling stories of the crazy nature encounters we'd had. Like the time my friend Kristin left her favorite bar in downtown and saw a deer walking down the street! Seriously. Kristin's L.A. nature memory illustrated by Martha Rich:
To encourage visitors to recount their own L.A. nature memories we captured 16 unique stories (including Kristin's) and had six amazing illustrators (Brian Rea, Mark Todd, Martha Rich, Liz Burrill, Lizzie Swift, and Anne Field) draw memory maps for them. My favorite of all the memory maps, tells the story of 17 students from Leo Politi Elementary school and the wildlife they have experienced in their super-urban schoolyard habitat. To make sure the school, the students, and their principal, Brad Rumble were properly represented in this memory map, I had to take a field trip. I like field trips! First, I got to see their amazing habitat. Did I mention they were able to do this because of L.A. Audubon and that you can almost throw a rock at the skyscrapers in downtown?
Then, I got to hang out with the kids in their special Scientific Illustration classroom!
In the classroom, I led the kids through an activity so they could create their own memory maps of their school yard habitat. Here's an example by 5th grader Marlon:
I really liked Marlon's memory map because of the mental images it evoked. I can picture the kids getting excited the day a hummingbird got stuck in their classroom. I can also imagine how the kids must have reacted when they saw a Red-tailed Hawk eat a pigeon in the Big Yard! I brought all 17 of the carefully drawn memory maps back to the Museum and shared them with illustrator Liz Burrill. She worked her illustrative magic and created this:
I really can't wait to see the kid's reactions when they see their memories on display in the Nature Lab, when they see their school, their principal, their habitat, their memories, and their illustrated selves in the exhibit! Come by to check out the rest of the stories and then take some time to share your own memories with us.
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Henri Nouwen, a popular and prolific author and spiritual guide, died suddenly on Sept. 21, 1996, from the complications of two major heart attacks. En route to Russia, he was going to film a special for the BBC on Rembrandt's famous painting "The Return of the Prodigal Son," at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. The author of 43 books that have been translated into 22 languages, Nouwen remains one of the most widely read contemporary spiritual writers. Two million copies of his works are in print, and many anthologies of his writings and studies of his works continue to appear. On this, the 10th anniversary of the famous Dutch priest's death, it is fitting to ponder the strength of his appeal.
Crisis for the 'Wounded Healer'
Why do countless people turn to the writings of this spiritual genius, who was admittedly fragile, often unsure of himself and sometimes psychologically troubled, for strength, reassurance and wholeness? Why is Henri Nouwen so popular…still?
To answer that question, one might focus on a pivotal period in Nouwen's life. The year was 1974. He had been a priest for 17 years. He was already well known through early books like Creative Ministry and Intimacy: Pastoral Psychological Essays and syndicated articles in The National Catholic Reporter. He could write his own ticket on the lecture circuit. But the public Nouwen, who was becoming an icon for countless men and women, was mired in a very private struggle of his own. The person so many people credited with helping them to find their spiritual footing was losing his.
Nouwen, to borrow the title of one of his own early books, personified the archetypal "wounded healer." He lamented that he was "continuously trapped by a sense of urgency and emergency." He was dogged by the memory of a frosty relationship with his own father and by conflicts with his sexual orientation. He spoke of his longing for inner peace, more satisfying relationships and a deeper union with God. He worried about becoming "a prisoner of people's expectations instead of a man liberated by divine promises." He questioned whether his success as a writer and mounting pressure to publish would risk, in his own words, "putting my soul in danger." But perhaps beyond anything else, Nouwen yearned for the freedom to be himself. He sometimes joked that his middle initials, "J. M.," stood for "just me."
Nouwen was in the midst of what might be termed a spiritual midlife crisis. One could argue that such doubts evidenced weakness, that the prolific spiritual writer's readers might be scandalized to know that he had clay feet and reconsider following the advice of one who questioned if he knew where he was going. But this sort of self-examination added to Nouwen's credibility. His "weakness" was the sign of an uncommon strength that allowed his readers to see his frailties, to encounter places where the faith of the spiritual guide whom they had admired was splintered and frayed, and to see how he understood and sought to integrate these aspects of himself and move forward.
Monastic Retreat
This dynamic marked Nouwen when in 1974 the best-selling author and hot ticket on the lecture circuit took two steps back. In June of that year, he entered a Trappist monastery in upstate New York as a "part-time monk." Six months later, he emerged from the Abbey of the Genesee and resumed his duties as a faculty member at Yale Divinity School. What transpired during those six months arguably formed the pivot in Nouwen's life.
Nouwen did not simply wander into the abbey. Seven years earlier, seriously doubting his priestly vocation, he visited the noted Trappist monk Thomas Merton at Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. The perceptive monastery guest master suggested another monk who could perhaps quell the downward spiral threatening Nouwen's priesthood—Merton's personal physician and confidant, the monk-psychiatrist John Eudes Bamberger, O.C.S.O. By that time, Bamberger had been elected abbot of the Cistercian abbey in Piffard, N.Y.
Driven by the Holy Spirit, Nouwen began the first of two extended retreats at that abbey. He was trying to catch his breath. He had a distinct purpose: to reorient himself, to confront the psychological barriers that weighed him down and to work through obstacles in his spiritual life. That required a place where, for the moment at least, he could keep the world at bay. "A life without a lonely place, that is, without a quiet center, becomes destructive," he wrote.
Nouwen found that quiet center amid an extraordinary mixture of solitude and community when he entered the Abbey of the Genesee as a "part-time monk." Shortly after his arrival, Brother Anthony Weber trimmed his shock of long, curly hair, prompting Nouwen to write in his journal that the crew cut made his hair appear "as unsophisticated as that of all of the other monks." When Brother Christian Walsh tailored a "work habit" for him consisting of a modified gray-hooded smock, dark pants and a wide leather belt, Nouwen joked that his new uniform made him look like a member of Snow White's court. But the physical changes had a profound psychological power that he could neither deny nor joke away. Reflecting more seriously, he wrote: "Now I feel more like a member of the community. I received quite a few smiles and remarks in sign language. People seem to feel good about the 'instant monk.'"
Dom John Eudes proved to be an insightful and pragmatic spiritual director for Nouwen. The abbot helped him to navigate the complexities of the inner life by offering him two principal challenges: "identify and choose." The abbey's combination of solitude and community allowed Nouwen to respond to Bamberger's challenging pastoral conversations. Nouwen perceived solitude as "the place of the great struggle and the great encounter…the furnace in which transformation takes place." But he also intuitively understood that such transformation could not occur in isolation. He desired solitude, but could also not deny something fundamental about himself: he needed people.
Changing Heart
At this phase in Nouwen's life, Bamberger was the person most critical to the priest's spiritual development, but he had other guides and mentors. Nouwen often recounted the story of his encounter with a retired Holy Cross priest, Charlie Sheedy, as they strolled on the lush campus of the University of Notre Dame. The older man placed his arm around Nouwen's shoulder and lamented: "You know Henri, my whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted until I discovered that my interruptions were my work." Nouwen longed to transform such interruptions into an occasion for a change of heart, an opportunity to achieve a more solid grounding in the spiritual life and to strike a new balance between "silence and words, withdrawal and involvement, distance and closeness, solitude and community."
But merely possessing an intellectual understanding of oneself and one's situation is seldom enough. Despite his creativity and remarkable intellectual acumen, Nouwen also owned his limitations, quirks and weaknesses. He longed for a home where he could experience a sense of belonging, celebration and forgiveness—elements often lacking in his relationship with his demanding father. Groups—like the community of the monks at the Abbey of the Genesee and later, during the final decade of his life when he served as pastor at the L'Arche Daybreak community for physically challenged and developmentally disabled adults in Richmond Hill, Ontario—proved crucial in this regard.
Carrying such unsatisfied yearnings into adulthood is not uncommon, but by laying open his own needs and frailties, Nouwen, the "wounded healer," did something rare for those who looked to him as a spiritual guide and soul-friend. He offered something as compassionate as it was courageous: he allowed his readers to see his struggles in an almost exhibitionist way. By doing so, he provided an example for others of how they could work through such things in their own lives. This stance represented Nouwen as teacher at his most profound, the psychological equivalent of Pope John Paul II's willingness in his final days to allow his failing physical health to be laid bare before television audiences around the world.
In A Cry for Mercy: Prayers From the Genesee, prayers that he composed during his second sabbatical at the Genesee in 1979, Nouwen wrote: "Lord, when I look back at this time, I realize that you have given me a real spiritual home. You have given me brothers who consider me one of them and who will care for me wherever I go. I now know that I can always return and be accepted, that I can always ask for their prayers, and that I can always count on the strong spiritual support of my brothers here."
Nouwen's monastic commitment was temporary and renewable. Bamberger playfully reminded the community in Nouwen's presence during a Sunday morning conference: "We are not here on sabbatical—for us, it's for keeps!" Nouwen noted that his experiences at the monastery...
brought me closer to the world as well. In fact, distance from the world has made me feel more compassionate toward it…. Here in the monastery, I could look more easily beyond the boundaries of the place, the state, the country and the continent—become more intimately aware of the pain and suffering of the whole world and respond to them by prayer, correspondence, gifts or writing…. I experienced especially that a growing intimacy with God creates an always widening space for others in prayer. I had a real sense of the power of prayer for others and experienced what it means to place your suffering friends in God's presence right in the center of your heart.
At the abbey, Nouwen strove to become better anchored in the "still point" and to immerse himself in a spirituality that would sustain him following his re-immersion in the world when he left the monastery. On the final pages of The Genesee Diary, he asks: "Why did I stay? Because I knew I was at the right place and nobody told me otherwise." He ponders:
If I were to ask about my seven months at the abbey, "Did it work, did I solve my problems?" the simple answer would come to me, "It did not work, it did not solve my problems." And I know that a year, two years, or even a lifetime as a Trappist monk would not have "worked" either. Because a monastery is not built to solve problems but to praise the Lord in the midst of them. I had known this all along, but still had to return to my old busy life and be confronted with my own restless self to believe it.
Ten years after Henri Nouwen's sudden death, one can appreciate his steady appeal to equally restless readers. Even in death, Nouwen remains a trusted spiritual guide and friend to countless wounded persons; he remains a wounded healer and a doctor of souls.
Since that time it sits on my kitchen table, and I don't miss a day without reading it. It is truly a beautiful book with inspirational thoughts for every day of the year.
Keep it on your kitchen table or your nightstand, because it is really worth reading!


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Statuesque is the word for Naomi Campbell, an icon of our time who, it seems, can inflame opinion in any observer. Statuesque is also the word for Naomi - Nick Knight's 25-foot interactive sculpture that formed the centerpiece of the exhibition 'SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution' at London's Somerset House. The entire process behind the statue is documented here
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3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
1 egg yolk
3/4 cup lukewarm water
3/4 cup lukewarm milk
1 teaspoon instant dried yeast
250 g butter ~ divided into 3 portions
1. Sift flour, add sugar, salt, egg yolk and instant dried yeast into a mixer. On the mixer and pour lukewarm water and lukewarm milk, bit by bit. Knead till a soft and elastic dough is formed. Cover and leave in a warm place for 2 - 3 hours to allow the dough to rise. (I didn't have to wait that long because the dough rise very fast. Maybe the yeast that I used is very good, masyaAllah). Punch down the dough and divide into 4 portions. If you prefer your croissants to be big, then divide to less number of portions. I made half the recipe so I divided into 2 portions.
2. Knead lightly and roll out into a rectangle.
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6. Roll each portion into a large rectangle.
7. Cut into 4 triangles.
8. Make a slit at both sides of the triangle.
9. Roll up each, starting from one corner to the opposite corner with both hands.
10. Seal the point of the triangle with a little beaten egg yolk.
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12. Arrange on a baking tray.
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The El Dorado Middle School volleyball teams opened up their seasons on the road Thursday at Winfield
Both 8th grade volleyball teams were unable to grab victories in their games games against Winfield Thursday night.
The El Dorado 8th grade B team lost 15-25 and 24-26.
"They played very well but their jitters got the best of them," said coach Tara Triplett.
Cassie Harris led the Cats with two kills, Abbi Manke led with 8 sets, and Caitlynn Hamilton led the team in scoring on serves with 12 points.
The 8th grade A team also lost in two games going 21-25 and 24-26.
Kylea McArdle led with one kill and Braylon Daniels led the team with 16 sets along with scoring 8 points on serves.
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The 7th grade teams were also could not grab a victory visiting Winfield.
The 7th grade A team lost in two game 11-25 and 9-25.
The leading server for the Cats was Hollie Gregg scoring 5 points.
The 7th grade B team took Winfield to three games but lost 18-25, 25-23 and 10-15.
The Cats Rianne Showalter led all serving with 8 points.
The Cats will stay on the road for their next action which will be September 6th at Mulvane.
Cats compete at Winfield
The El Dorado Middle School volleyball teams opened up their seasons on the road Thursday at Winfield


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The Federal Aviation Administration's special review of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is significant but not so unusual that the new jet is in danger of being grounded, airline analysts told CNBC Friday.
Michael Huerta, the FAA head, said Friday he's confident the Boeing 787 is safe, but he remains concerned about recent incidents, including a fire and a fuel leak earlier this week.
At the same news conference, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood declared: "I believe this plane is safe and I would have absolutely no reservations about boarding one of these planes and taking a flight,
Despite the announcement, Boeing's stock closed down by 2.5 percent Friday.
The 787 will remain in service while the FAA looks into the plane's power system. The comprehensive review, announced at Huerta's news conference, will examine the design and manufacturing process and could take weeks. (Read More: FAA: Boeing 787 is Safe Despite Fire and Other Mishaps)
"This has to be put into context," Carter Copeland of Barclays Capital said in a "Squawk Box" interview before the review was announced. "The 787 has had significantly fewer in-flight diversions, significantly fewer shutdowns than we saw with the 777 in the mid-'90s."


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CHICAGO — Illinois homeowners could get $500 checks this year under a provision of Gov. Pat Quinn's state budget he claims will ease the burden of an unfair property tax system.
However, the refund plan also comes as the Chicago Democrat wants to make Illinois' temporary income tax increase permanent in the same proposed budget and he faces a fierce re-election challenge from Republican businessman Bruce Rauner.
The plan has come under scrutiny from Republicans, who say Quinn hasn't provided enough specifics and should be focused on cutting costs, and some homeowners who say they'll lose money. Still, Quinn says most homeowners will benefit from what he's deemed a historic property tax relief plan.
"It's fair, it's substantial," he said this week in Chicago. "It is guaranteed and permanent."
Here's a closer look at Quinn's plan:
The refund
Currently, Illinois homeowners get a tax credit, which is 5 percent of property taxes paid. About 2.3 million Illinois tax filers requested the credit in 2012 and it cost the state about $563 million in lost revenue, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue. The newly proposed refund of $500 would replace the credit, and homeowners would get the same amount regardless of where they live or how much they pay in property taxes.
If lawmakers in the Democrat-controlled House and Senate approve the plan soon, state officials hope to be able to issue checks by as early as this summer. The idea is to ease the burden of property tax bills later in the year. This year, homeowners would likely have to apply for the refund, but the process could change in the future.
The idea has raised eyebrows, particularly with checks possibly arriving ahead of the November election.
Quinn is locked in what's anticipated to be one of the most difficult and expensive campaigns nationwide.
Rauner, who's seeking public office for the first time, claims the refund is easing the tough-to-swallow news of extending the income tax increase. Lawmakers approved a roughly 67 percent increase in 2011 to help fill a budget hole. When it starts to roll back in January, there'll be a $1.6 billion revenue dip that Quinn says will lead to deep cuts.
Quinn wants to "maintain" current income tax rates to keep from cutting school funds and says his property tax plan will help everyday people, one of his re-election themes. He's seeking a second full term.
But Rauner, a Winnetka venture capitalist, disagrees.
"In an effort to soften the blow of his broken promise to keep the income tax hike temporary, Pat Quinn tore a page from his old failed playbook by proposing a $500 property tax rebate for homeowners, but even that promise is already being exposed as insufficient," Rauner's campaign said in a statement.
Who benefits?
The majority of Illinois homeowners — more than 90 percent — would get more money as the median property tax credit is $204, according to Quinn. His administration is billing the idea as the "most significant property tax relief in Illinois history." It would cost the state about $1.3 billion.
That means the average homeowner would benefit and, possibly, the housing market in general.
"It's psychological. When there's positive news on the market, it gets a lot of bang for the buck," said Jim Pomposelli of The Federal Savings Bank. He's worked in finance for more than two decades and hosts workshops for prospective homebuyers. "It does get people to take a look who hadn't looked before. ... It isn't necessarily the real true cash value of the incentive, as much as it's going to create a good buzz around the market."
Top Democrats say they support the plan as a way to provide "targeted tax relief."
However, those who pay especially high property taxes already — in some of Chicago's suburbs, for example — could see less money than under the credit and say it's unfair.
Republicans say they want to see the details of the proposal, but many object to the idea outright. Some GOP lawmakers say it'll cost too much at a time when Illinois has billions of dollars in unpaid bills, a low credit rating, high unemployment and mounds of pension debt.


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Little Giants Finish Second at Servies Dualsby Brent Harris • January 22, 2011 Share:
A hard-fought championship bout between Wabash and Lincoln College ended with the Little Giants losing 23-15 to finish second at the 2011 Max Servies Wrestling Duals.
View photos from the Servies Duals here.
Lincoln jumped out to victories in the first two matches. Wabash wrestler Garrett Payne received a forfeit in his 141-pound weight class bout, followed by a victory by sophomore Jake Strausbaugh at 149 pounds. Graham Youngs scored another win for Wabash at 157 pounds. Junior Jake Moore fought to the final seconds of his 165-pound bout before scoring the final win in the dual contest against Lincoln. The Lynx picked up the final four wins to take home the championship title.
Wabash earned a place in the championship bout by scoring three early victories. The Little Giants opened with decisive 41-3 win against Ohio Northern. Josh Boyer, Marc Escobedo, Payne, Strausbaugh, and Youngs all scored victories in the match. Greg Rhoads (above left), Dalton Stanley, Austin O'Neal, and Pat Clegg were also individual winners for Wabash in the team victory.
A 46-3 win against Wilmington College gave Wabash a spot in the next round of duals. Boyer, Escobedo, Payne, Strausbaugh, Youngs, Moore, Rhoads, O'Neal, and Clegg were all individual victors.The Little Giants' third win came in a 28-12 contest against the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Boyer, Strausbaugh, Moore, Rhoads, O'Neal, and Clegg were joined by Drew Songer as individual winners for Wabash.


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Second teen charged in school shooting plot
DANBURY -- A second teen facing charges for allegedly plotting shootings at two Fairfield County high schools has been arrested.
Torrington police arrested Peter Thulin, 19, on Tuesday on a warrant charging him with conspiracy to commit assault and attempt to commit assault, both felonies. He was arraigned that day and held in lieu of $200,000 bond.
Thulin is accused of conspiring with another Torrington resident, Natalie Carpenter, 18, to go on shooting sprees at both Danbury High School and Stratford High School in a fashion similar to the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado.
"I can't even stop thinking about Columbine and Eric (Harris) and Dylan (Klebold)," Carpenter wrote in a notebook that Torrington police found in her room at a group home for people with mental illness earlier this year. Friends of hers tipped staff members to the plot, police said. The passage was one of several contained in an arrest warrant made public this month.
Carpenter was arraigned on charges of conspiracy to commit assault and attempt to commit assault on March 4, and has since pleaded not guilty. She is being held in lieu of $300,000 bond.
Thulin, who has not yet entered a plea, is due back in state Superior Court in Litchfield on May 6. Carpenter is scheduled for an appearance Friday.
Thulin and Carpenter, who lived in the same group home, are accused of attempting to purchase firearms at two Torrington stores.
A friend of Carpenter's told police she began talking about shooting up a school after watching a film about Columbine.
While she does not have any known ties to Danbury High School, Carpenter had been a student at Stratford High School, where she had been bullied, her mother told police.
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After the Three Views were composed in the 17th century, many authors have come up with their own lists of Japanese sites and attractions. While there are countless lists and variations thereof, here is a selection of the best-known ones:
Three Views
三景 Sankei in Japanese. The most famous list of them all, attributed to scholar Hayashi Razan back in 1643.
New Three Views
Three Famous Castles
三名城 Sanmeijō
Three Great Mountain Castles
三大山城 Sandaiyamashiro
Three Great Flatland Mountain Castles
三大平山城 Sandaihiroyamajō
Three Famous Gardens
三名園 Sanmeien
Three Famous Mountains
三名山 Sanmeizan (Three Famous Mountains), also 三霊山 Sanreizan (Three Sacred Mountains)
Three Sacred Grounds
三大霊場 sandai-reijo
Three Famous Big Buddhas
三大大仏 Sandai-daibutsu
Three Great Festivals
三大祭 Sandaisai
The Neputa/Nebuta Matsuri of Aomori and Hirosaki is also a top contender.
Three Great Festivals of Kyoto
Three Hot Springs
Certainly one of the more hotly contested categories.
Three Great Hot Springs
三大温泉 Sandaionsen
Three Famous Springs
三名泉 Sanmeisen. This list, too, was authored by Hayashi Razan.
Three Old Springs
三古湯 Sankosen
Three Baths of Fuso
扶桑三名湯 Fuso-sanmeiyu. Fuso is a poetic name for Japan and this one is credited to traveling haiku poet Matsuo Basho.
Three Great Night Views
三大夜景 Sandaiyakei
New Three Great Night Views
新三大夜景 Shin-sandaiyakei
Three Holy Places of Ōshū
奥州三霊場 Ōshū sanreijō are the three most famous pilgrimage sites in the ancient land of Oku (奥), now known as Tohoku.
Three Great Inari Shrines
三大稲荷 Sandai Inari
As the head of all Inari shrines, Fushimi Inari Shrine is naturally one of the top three, but there is little historical or present consensus on the others. While it is generally agreed that Toyokawa Inari Shrine deserves the second spot, the third varies depending on the source, and Takekoma Shrine in Iwanuma and Kasuma Inari Shrine in Kasama are also suggested by some.
Three Great Tenjin Shrines
三大天神 Sandai Tenjin
All Tenjin (Tenmangu) shrines are dedicated to the worship of Sugawara Michizane. This top three list actually highlights his exile from Kyoto to Dazaifu. Along the way, he stopped in Hofu and built the first Tenjin shrine. Official dedication of shrines to him began after his death when a series of natural disasters and tragedies in the capital were believed to be caused by his restless soul seeking vengeance for his unjust exile. Kitano Tenmangu was built to pacify him.
Three Hidden Regions
三大秘境 Sandaihikkyō
Three Chinatowns
三大中華街 Sandai-chūkagai


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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Is the pro-Colbert super-PAC "Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow" independent of Colbert? As it exists in real life, we are assuming, barring evidence to the contrary, that it is not coordinated. But if it came up in a science paper, we would ask to see a proof.
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I had a lot of trouble figuring out to say about independence when teaching elementary probability.ReplyDelete
Usually, textbooks say, "Events A and B are defined to be independent if Pr[A and B] = Pr[A]Pr[B]".
That's fine and all, but 99.9% of the time when independence is used in proofs, the proofs look like this:
"Let A be the event ... and let B be the event ... Now A and B are independent because [natural language explanation]. Therefore we can use the fact that Pr[A and B] = Pr[A]Pr[B]..."
Obviously, this looks circular and invalid. Yet that's how mathematicians write.
So you need to explain that there are techniques for proving A and B are independent without relying on the definition... so that you can deduce the definition.
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Forgive my ignorance, but I always argue (admittedly using English) that Pr[A|B] = Pr[A] to establish that A and B are independent. Is there a more rigorous method?ReplyDeleteReplies
I like the definition Pr[A|B]=Pr[A] better than Pr[A and B]=Pr[A]Pr[B], even though it breaks symmetry. It's the definition I usually use in proofs.Delete
My main step towards rigor when such a claim, proved in English, looks slightly dubious, is to get rid of probability: break things down into elementary events, look at all possibilities, and reduce the problem to counting events one by one. Tedious, but necessary (and sufficient) when I am suspicious.
There are little lemmas that can sometimes be used towards actual proofs of independence.Delete
For instance, if X and Y are independent random variables and f is a function, then the random variables f(X) and f(Y) are independent (really!).
Here's another potential way. If X_1, ..., X_n are bounded, real-valued random variables, then they are independent if and only if E[X_1^m_1 X_2^m_2 ... X_n^m_n] = E[X_1^m_1]*E[X_1^m_2]*...*E[X_n^m_n] for all non-negative integers m_1, ..., m_n. This follows by Weirstrass' approximation theorem.ReplyDeleteReplies
Another belated example: if A, B, C, D are 4 independent events, then A union B is independent of C union D. This can be generalized to intersections, complements, more than 4 events...ReplyDelete


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You don't own an iPhone nano yet, and it is still possible that such a device doesn't even exist—but at least you can buy a case for it.
XSKN is the Chinese accessory manufacturer largely responsible for rekindling rumors of a forthcoming iPhone nano simply by mentioning one on its site two days ago. Now the company has gone so far as to post an image of the case holding what can only be described as an iPhone nano, and it is even taking orders. XSKN's iPhone nano case costs between $24.95 and $26.95, depending on your choice of 17 different two-tone colors.
It is worth noting (again) that XSKN is the same company that posted cases for the iPhone 3G and iPod nano 4G before Apple announced them to the world. But as we explored before, there is a healthy dose of skepticism, or at best, "big ifs," when it comes to the existence of an iPhone nano. Apple spent a lot of time over the last year or so touting its unique advantage of a powerful software platform that excels largely in part because it doesn't have to be tailed for a myriad of devices and screen sizes. An iPhone nano could upset this advantage and introduce new headaches for third-party iPhone developers, as they would potentially need to spend time and money to augment their applications. The iTunes Store would also need to add an extra layer of "you can't download this app because it wasn't designed for your device" complexity.
Still, the rampant attention that rumors of a $99 Walmart iPhone received, not to mention the company's penchant for upending the apple cart at a whim (especially its own), bolster the argument for some kind of smaller, slightly less capable iPhone at a lower price point. Apple's next best opportunity to introduce such a device is rapidly approaching, though, so we'll all soon find out whether we have a third option to recommend to friends and family who want to get in on the App Store party.


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Re: Correlation of Aikido and Daito-Ryu Waza
Mr Driscoll,
I second Ellis Amdur's comments, especially about the Noma Dojo and the prewar texts. I can see that you have shown the correspondence between Daito-ryu and modern aikido, as shown from publications readily available. This leads to two questions:
1. What about the two publications supposedly authored by Morihei Ueshiba himself? I mean
Budo Renshu
(1933) and
(1938). I believe that these are readily available in English translation. However, how would you classify them--as DR or Ueshiba-Ha Aiki-budo, or as aikido?
2. You have based your correspondence on named waza. However, since living in Japan I have practised a number of waza without names and I would not want to exclude these for that reason. In fact some of these waza, particularly the combination of locks/pins and throws, might be thought to be closer to DR than some of the modern stuff. One issue here is that O Sensei is known to have used names very rarely and that the names were largely coined by his students, who were trying to make sense of what he was doing.
Of course, these comments/questions in no way diminish the correspondences that you have established: they concern more the vehicle used to make the correspondences/correlations.
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The old prospector no longer gave a hoot about all the talk of getting rich during the 1849 gold rush. No matter how he looked at it, it was dang hot and ugly mean in the western desert, and he'd not had a decent drink of water or a good meal in days. He was hot and tired; his mule was dragging; and his supplies were about gone. He was having about as much fun as a jack rabbit at a coyote picnic.
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On Sunday, about 60 people marked the task force's 25th Anniversary and commemorated Marbleheaders' positive reaction in the days, months and years following the desecration.
In the early morning of July 27, 1989, a trespassing miscreant spray-painted anti-Semitic graffiti on Temple Emanu-el and the Jewish Community Center of the North Shore.
In the wake of the vandalism, Marblehead townspeople rallied, beginning with 2,500 people descending upon Atlantic Avenue and walking in solidarity against discrimination. That same day, people painted over swastikas on a granite rock outside the JCC's community swimming pool.
Members of the Marblehead Ministerial Association revived an Interfaith Covenant, which had been created in response to a different anti-Semitic incident a decade earlier.
And, within the week of the incident, Marblehead's Board of Selectmen brought into being the Task Force Against Discrimination on Aug. 2, 1989.
On Sunday, about 60 people marked the task force's 25th Anniversary and commemorated Marbleheaders' positive reaction in the days, months and years following the desecration.
The plan had been to reenact the walk of solidarity of 25 years ago and to have speakers offer their remarks outside, but afternoon showers prompted organizers to move the program inside Temple Emanu-El.
"When we plan, God laughs," Rabbi David Meyer said, opened the program with words of welcome.
Throughout the program, community and religious leaders and public safety and elected officials recalled what happened on that day 25 years ago. Others spoke to the proactive mechanisms that had been put into place to mitigate the chances that hate crimes, bigotry and discrimination could occur again.
Many offering remarks had direct involvement in organizing the town after the desecration.
The Interfaith Covenant documents, which feature excerpts from the Old and New testaments and Bill of Rights, were displayed on the sanctuary stage, propped up against another pulpit. Meyer said they are "living documents," which remind Marbleheaders to promote "goodness and peace."
For the past 25 years, Marblehead's places of worship have exchanged the documents annually.
Echoing the rabbi's comments, former St. Michael's Church rector Rev. George Westerberg said the covenant helps Marbleheaders "acknowledge the pain of our neighbors," and reminds them, "Let us be kind" always.
Helaine Hazlett, co-chairman of and founding member of the task force, hoped people realized the desecrations were "isolated incidents."
"They do not represent the action of Marbleheader," she said, adding that the town has historically been an inclusive and a welcoming community.
Hazlett in particular is credited with turning the desecrations into a town-wide teachable moment.
Our Lady, Star of the Sea Deacon Joe Whipple, a former selectman who cast the first vote to form the task force, dubbed Hazlett a "driving force" and "dynamo"that has sustained the task force's work over the years.
Whipple, a member today, listed the task force's myriad efforts since its inception, from promoting a "climate in which we celebrate diversity," spearheading "No Place For Hate" initiatives to blanketing the town with "a constant vigilance."
"We don't imagine an era in which these incidents don't occur," he said, "but rather a future that improves on our past."
Selectmen Jackie Belf-Becker and Judy Jacobi presented a proclamation from the board, which Belf-Becker read aloud, declaring the desecrations as "cowardly acts" and the town as a place where "the dignity of all Marbleheaders" is respected and valued.
Detective James Carney, representing Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett's office, pledged, "The district attorney is committed to prosecuting all incidents of discrimination."
Carney, former chief of Marblehead Police Department from 2000 to 2007, was a local officer when the desecrations happened. He recalled the acts had a"chilling effect on the community."
He said officers Brian Hitchcock and John Blaisdell executed a "textbook" investigation into the desecrations, culling information through interviews.
Those interviews identified the 21-year-old perpetrator. Within 48 hours, officers had a warrant in hand.
"When we obtained a court warrant, he fled to Somerville," Carney said. "Which is where he was arrested. He was eventually prosecuted."
At the frontlines holding Marblehead's hand in solidarity has been the New England Region's Anti-Defamation League, noted Robert Trestan, the organization's executive director.
"The Marblehead Task Force Against Discrimination is the North Shore's iron dome against hate," Trestan said. "Today is a reminder about the effectiveness of vigilance and how people coming together can send a powerful message."
He added that more work remains, pointing to anti-Semitic incidents in Brookline, Lowell and Auburn within the past month.
"Communities should never be judged on whether hate or bigotry emerges," Trestan said. "Rather, we judge based on the reaction and response. Your response then and now represents the gold standard."
Ceremonial exercises inside the sanctuary dissolved with members of Marblehead's Church of St. Andrew's Noteworthies choir leading a rendition of "God Bless America" before Temple Emanu-El served refreshments.
Attendees then gathered outside the JCC's community swimming pool. Under a partially cloudy sky, Hazlett handed out paintbrushes. Everyone dipped his or her brush in a bucket full of white paint and then lathered it on the granite rock — just as those who gathered there 25 years ago had done.


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