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As some of you may know, I am continuing my series on six critiques of the mentality and actions of the Catholic Church since the Second Vatican Council. My apologies for the long wait between the first, and now the second, critiques. Here is a link to the first post of this series.
2) This second critique is more or less a second aspect of the first critique, for I am approaching the same topic from a different angle; it should therefore sound very similar. In the Catholic Church since the Second Vatican Council, among both the majority of the sacred Hierarchy and the majority of the laity, the true understanding of what 'holiness' means has been either partially or totally obscured and replaced with a concept of a more open, ecumenical notion of widespread sacredness, a sacredness which is believed to be more or less present in a blurry but particular way in the Catholic Church, but also spilling out beyond its visible boundaries and truly present in many other religions, systems of thought, cultures, and localities. The two concepts, the widespread sacred, and holiness, are not at all the same; sacred carries the import of merely different from the ordinary and somehow connected with the Divine; something to be reverenced and honored because of its connection to God or to grace. Holiness, on the other hand, carried the import of separateness from other people and spiritual entities and total consecration singularly to God. Sacredness in the modern conception, then, is pseudo-unifying in a false way of blurring distinctions; holiness in its true sense is the epitome of divisive, it is what Christ said would divide family members from family members as some chose to follow Christ as Lord and God, and some chose to be scandalized of him.
Now that I have introduced the topic, let me give some broad background. Both the concept of sacredness and of holiness are good, and are part of our human and also Judeo-Christian patrimony as Catholics. That is why both terms are indeed used in their respective functions within Catholic vocabulary. Of the two, however, holiness is the more critical to understand. One of the single most distinctive marks of the Hebrew religion from the very beginning is that above all else, the concept of holiness distinguishes it from all other systems of religion in that age. It shared the concept of sacredness with the other pagan religions that surrounded it, but the true and full concept of holiness was uniquely Hebrew, just as the concept of a single, infinite, omnipotent Creator God that created all things ex nihilo, out of nothing, was originally uniquely Hebrew. You don't have to be a theologian or a historian to know this about the Hebrew religion and holiness, all you have to do is scan through the Torah, the Nevi'im, and the Ketuvim; the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings, what Christians would recognize as the Old Testament. I will here provide you with some quotes to demonstrate this singular understanding of holiness in the Hebrew Old Testament, as well as from the Deuterocanon that Catholics and Eastern Orthodox recognize as Scripture. All quotes taken from the Knox version of the Scriptures, unless otherwise noted:
"IN the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters. And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness."- Genesis 1:1-4, RSV-CE
St. Augustine, Doctor of the Church and arguably second only to St. Thomas Aquinas as far as Latin theologians, expounded this to be first about the creation of the entire cosmos and then particularly of the world, but also about the story of salvation, and the New Creation. In the beginning, God created man, but man became corrupt and void, and darkness was over his entire soul, blocking the light of God grace from shining upon him. In the fullness of time, through Jesus Christ, all we who are Baptized under the waters, also are renewed and regenerated and made New Creations by the Holy Spirit, who hovers over the waters at Baptism. Through this New Creation in Baptism, the Light of Christ is shed abroad in our hearts to illumine us; hence did the Apostolic Fathers, such as St. Justin the Martyr, call Baptism "the Enlightening." One we are enlightened by the Light of the World through Baptism, God separates us through that Baptism and makes us set apart, separate, and divided from the darkness of this world, separating the Light from the darkness. This is who we are as the Catholic Church, and this is God's testimony of salvation to us. If you have been Baptized, this is your calling: to be separate from the darkness of this world, and shine forth the Light of Christ to a lost and dying world.
"[Moses was told by the Lord God,] Do not come nearer; rather take the shoes from your feet, you are standing on holy ground."- Exodus 3:5
Holy ground, distinct ground, separated ground from the rest of the ground.
"[The Lord said to Moses,] Listen, then, to my voice, and keep your covenant with me; and I, to whom all the earth belongs, will single you out among its peoples to be my own. You shall serve me as a royal priesthood, as a consecrated nation; tell the Israelites this."- Exodus 19:5-6
Again, this is explicitly what holiness entails, from God's own mind. God is in effect saying: 'The whole earth belongs to me, but it is under the power of evil and the peoples of the earth give in to that power. There is corruption and disobedience everywhere. But you, as a people, I am singling out to be distinctly and separately my own. You shall be consecrated to me, and my presence will dwell with you, hallowing you and separating you from the rest of the world.'
"This veil will be held up by rings. The ark is to be set down behind it, and thus it will be a division between the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary."- Exodus 25:33
God is here describing the building of the Tabernacle and teaching the Hebrew people how he is to be worshiped properly, and here he divides that which is more holy from that which is less holy. It is precisely this division that so many Catholics of all dignities and ranks today are offended at. They will not think nor speak of the division which holiness requires between that which is God's own and where His personal, sanctifying presence dwells, and where it does not dwell.
"It is your task to distinguish between what is holy and what is profane, what is defiled and what is clean; and to teach the sons of Israel all these commandments of mine, the Lord's word to them through Moses."- Leviticus 10:10-11
This is a powerful passage, because it is a solemn charge from the Lord God Almighty to his Levitical priests that it is their sacred and official duty to distinguish and divide that which is holy from that which is profane, and that which is defiled from that which is clean, which is the Lord's word and command. It is also their sacred duty in the sight of God to teach all of God's separated people what is holy and what is profane, and to distinguish the two in their eyes. This is powerful because it is a statement of mission that applies to the Priests of the Order of Melchisidech even more fully now than it did then, because they have the ministry of the Word made flesh. Any Priest or Bishop or Archbishop or Cardinal or even Pope who fails in this mission, fails a substantial portion of what it means to be a Priest of the Most High God.
"I am the Lord your God; you must be set apart, the servants of a God who is set apart. Do not contaminate yourselves with any of these beasts that creep along the ground. I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt; I am set apart and you must be set apart like me."- Leviticus 11:44-45
"The Lord, too, spoke to Moses, bidding him give the whole company of Israel this message: You must be men set apart, as I am set apart, I, the Lord your God[, as] worshippers of such a God..."- Leviticus 19:1-3
"You must be set apart for my service, as I am set apart, I, your God, who have chosen you out among all the nations of the world, to belong to me."- Leviticus 20:26
"They must not let their thoughts and eyes wander free, into all manner of unfaithfulness, but rather bethink them of the Lord's decrees and carry them out, a people set apart for their God; and that God the Lord, who brought them out of the land of Egypt to make them his own people."- Numbers 15:39-41
"...to shew that yours is a people set apart for its own God, chosen by its own God, out of all the nations on earth, as his own people."- Deuteronomy 7:6
"...you [are] a people set apart for the Lord, chosen out of all nations on earth to be his very own."- Deuteronomy 14:2
"In this camp of yours the Lord your God goes to and fro, waiting to deliver you and give you victory over your enemies; all must be holiness there, no defilement be seen in it, lest his Presence should be withdrawn."- Deuteronomy 23:14
These seven passages from the Law are perhaps the single most important series of passages in the entire Scriptures on what holiness means; Holiness is the very identity of God as separate and unique from all evil and corruption, and it is consequently the very identity of His Church, at that time Israel. It is the sacred and solemn marital relationship between God and His People that is separate from the rest of the world. Egypt typologically represents the sin that God has saved us as Catholics from, and the beasts that creep along the ground typologically represent satan and the demons, and all power and workings of evil and darkness in this world. We who have been called out of sin and rescued by God, must no longer have communion with or an affection for the devil or his demons or his workings in this world, his workings in other religions, his workings in heresies, his workings in other cultures of men and systems of thought that fall far short of God's will and which do not have the sanctifying and personal presence of God in them. These seven passages ought to be the character of the Catholic Church and our mentality, and were our mentality and character for almost 1970 years. We are by nature as the Church of God set apart, separate, worshipers of the set apart and separate God, belonging to God alone as His Bride; we are the Church Militant by nature and have true and perfect enemies, the powers of darkness in this world, satan and the demons, and to a lesser extent those human beings who wittingly or unwittingly do the will of the evil one in acting spiritually and physically against the knowledge of the Glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, the One who was declared the set apart and holy Son of God by the set apart and holy Spirit in the Resurrection (c.f. 2 Corinthians 4:6; Romans 1:1-4). I beg you, dear Catholic, whoever you may be, read the writings of the Church Fathers, read the Ecumenical and Infallible Councils prior to the Second Vatican Council, read the Papal encyclicals over time, and for goodness sake read the Sacred Scriptures! Recall your identity as the Church Militant, set apart and holy, and speak it boldly and proudly, even if it costs you your life some day.
"Praise the Lord our God, and do worship on the holy mountain where he dwells; the Lord our God is Holy."- Psalm 98:9
"In the year of king Ozias death, I had a vision. I saw the Lord sitting on a throne that towered high above me, the skirts of his robe filling the temple. Above it rose the figures of the seraphim, each of them six-winged; with two wings they veiled God's face, with two his feet, and the other two kept them poised in flight. And ever the same cry passed between them, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of hosts; all the earth is full of his glory."- Isaiah 6:1-3
"For thus saith the High and the Eminent that inhabiteth eternity: and his name is Holy, who dwelleth in the high and holy place, and with a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite."- Isaiah 57:15, Douay-Rheims
"Many a son of Israel refused the unclean food, preferring death to defilement; and die they must, because they would not break God's holy law."- 1 Maccabees 1:65-66
These passages continue the same message as the Law of Moses, and are simply a small sampling of the many passages of Sacred Scripture that continually demonstrate this revelation of the essential nature of God as set apart, and us as His Church likewise set apart from the world and the evil in the world.
The passages I have already quotes are from the Old Testament Sacred Scriptures, in order to show that the concept of the holiness of God and his people as being set apart from the world and its evil is as old as the Judeo-Christian revelation itself. Now, the question before us is, Is the God of the New Testament different from the God of the Old Testament? Does He no longer care about His Church being set apart and separated from the world and the evil therein, and does He no longer reveal Himself as the One who is preeminently set apart and hold? Not by a long shot! Again, just a few quotes from the New Testament to demonstrate this point:
"You must not give that which is holy to dogs. Do not cast your pearls before swine, or the swine may trample them under foot, and then turn on you and tear you to pieces."- St. Matthew 7:6
"And the Angel answered her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the most High will overshadow you. Thus this holy Offspring of yours shall be known for the Son of God... And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord; my spirit has found joy in God, who is my Saviour, because he has looked graciously upon the lowliness of his handmaid. Behold, from this day forward all generations will count me blessed; because he who is mighty, he whose Name is holy, has wrought for me his wonders."- St. Luke 1:35; 46-49
"In the synagogue was a man who was possessed by an unclean spirit, that cried out with a loud voice: Nay, why do you meddle: with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to make an end of us? I recognize you for what you are, the Holy One of God. Jesus rebuked it; Silence! he said; come out of him. Then the unclean spirit threw him into a convulsion before them all, and went out of him without doing him any injury. Wonder fell upon them all, as they said to one another, What is this word of his? See how he has authority and power to lay his command on the unclean spirits, so that they come out!"- St. Luke 4:33-36
"I have no longer much time for converse with you; one (the devil) is coming, who has power over the world, but no hold over me. No, but the world must be convinced that I love the Father, and act only as the Father has commanded me to act. Rise up, we must be going on our way."- St. John 14:30-31
"I am remaining in the world no longer, but they remain in the world, while I am on my way to you. Holy Father, keep them true to your name, your gift to me, that they may be one, as we are one... I have given them your message, and the world has nothing but hatred for them, because they do not belong to the world, as I, too, do not belong to the world. I am not asking that you should take them out of the world, but that you should keep them clear of what is evil. They do not belong to the world, as I, too, do not belong to the world; keep them holy, then, through the truth; it is your word that is truth."- St. John 17:11; 14-17
"Do you not understand that you are God's Temple, and that God's Spirit has his dwelling in you? If anybody desecrates the Temple of God, God will bring him to ruin. It is a holy thing, this Temple of God which is is nothing other than yourselves."- 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
"You who are husbands must show love to your wives, as Christ showed love to the Church when he gave himself up on its behalf. He would hallow it, purify it by bathing it in the Water to which his word gave life; he would summon it into his own presence, the Church in all its beauty, no stain, no wrinkle, no such disfigurement; it was to be holy, it was to be spotless."- Ephesians 5:25-27
"No, it is a holy God who has called you, and you too must be holy in all the ordering of your lives; You must be holy, the scripture says, because I am holy."- 1 St. Peter 1:15-16
"...you too must be built up on him, stones that live and breathe, into a spiritual fabric; you must be a holy priesthood, to offer up that spiritual Sacrifice which God accepts through Jesus Christ... you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a people God means to have for himself; it is yours to proclaim the exploits of the God who has called you out of darkness into his marvellous light."- 1 St. Peter 2:5; 9
"Each of the four figures had six wings, with eyes everywhere looking outwards and inwards; day and night they cried unceasingly. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who ever was, and is, and is still to come."- Revelation of St. John 4:8
You see, God has not changed one bit. God is the same from the beginning of His Revelation to the end of it; from the beginning of the Sacred Scriptures, to the end of it, and all throughout Sacred Tradition. Now that I have laid the foundation in describing the concepts I am trying to communicate, I want to now look at the source of the current confusion in the Catholic Church about this very fundamental aspect of the Catholic Faith, and discuss some of the theological issues surrounding it. The source of the confusion is a movement within the Catholic Church in the mid-twentieth century till today among the sacred Hierarchy and among the laity to 'be more open and more ready embrace and love the world and its people. To open the windows of the glory of the Catholic Church and share it with the world, and be open with it, and not stingy.' That movement of ideology was given voice in many of the documents of the Second Vatican Council; indeed, that ideology is one of the main clarion calls of the Council.
Let me now be clear, just as I was in my previous post in this series: I am not questioning the Ordinary Magisterium of the Catholic Church, which was invoked in the Second Vatican Council. We must understand that some of the Council documents contain Ordinary Magisterial teachings on Faith and Morals; that is, they contain pastoral clarifications of perennial Catholic dogmas from an Ecumenical Council, and these documents that contain this Ordinary Magisterium have the most dogmatic authority in the Church regarding Faith and Morals short of Infallible Magisterium, which is invoked in all previous Councils save this one. Ordinary Magisterium, however, has two distinctions that must be remembered: 1) It is not the same as Infallible Magisterium. It has utmost authority just short of Infallible authority that must be given religious submission of intellect and will, but it is not of itself infallible except in repeating previously stated infallible Catholic dogmas. Because of this, 2) All of the documents of the Second Vatican Council, including those that contain the Ordinary Magisterium, must be interpreted in light of the twenty Infallible Councils prior to the Second Vatican Council, along with the whole Sacred Deposit of Scripture and Tradition, including Papal Encyclicals. This means that every statement in the Council that is given to the Church as Ordinary Magisterium, especially where they are ambiguous or vague, or seem very unclear, or even suggest rupture of Tradition, must at every location be interpreted by previous Infallible Magisterium.
Forgive this technical theology; it is necessary to make these distinctions, and now it is necessary to make one more distinction: within the documents of the Second Vatican Council, what I question is not the Ordinary Magisterium, but specifically the manner in which things are presented, the language that is used, and most especially, the way that statements are phrased with regard to other world religions or other sects of Christianity. It is my conviction that the false understandings of holiness in the Church today can be traced back to this inclusive, ecumenical movement that seeks to embrace all people of the world at almost any cost, irregardless of their religious opinions or errors; irregardless of what the devil is doing in their midst to blind them to the Truth, to Jesus Christ our God. And this inclusive, hyper-ecumenical movement was given its most powerful voice in the language of the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the statements that were made within the Council regarding the world, and the religions of the world. These statements, while we can believe they were intended from a good heart in order to embrace the people in these religions themselves, in reality obscured the difference between loving people and embracing all religious thought and cultural thought, whether it contains the evil of religious error or not. The language and statements also pass over the activity of evil in the world to blind men to the Truth of the Gospel of Christ, God Incarnate, and so by passing over that critical truth so fundamental to the Catholic Faith, the Council served to confuse Catholics of all rank and stripe and in the end confused the understanding of holiness and separateness in the popular belief of the Church, in both laity and hierarchy. This confusion has been with us ever since in this last half century or so, and still continue to plague our understanding to this day.
Here's the thing: It's perfectly right and true to say that there are elements of sanctification and grace outside of the visible boundaries of the Catholic Church, which is simply acknowledging the Scriptural and Traditional understanding that the Word does indeed enlighten and call, to a limited extent, every person that comes into this world. Where the Word is active in calling and enlightening men, there too is His grace. This is all fine, and this is one of the main teachings of the Ordinary Magisterium of the Second Vatican Council. Likewise, it is also perfectly accurate to say that it is important for the Church to embrace people and to evangelize fervently, and both act and speak with charity and sensitivity to all religions and not act pompous or too good for the world; that too, another main point Ordinary Magisterium of the Council, is right and proper.
What is NOTTTTTTT right and proper is to FORGET that the Church, by its essential nature as the Bride of the Triune God and the Body of Christ, in the Blessed Virgin Mary who is both of these in her person, is holy, separate, and divided from the world; and that the world, on the other hand, together with all its false religions, erroneous thought, and evil, is to a certain extent corrupted and under the power of the devil. Likewise, it is NOT accurate to suggest, believe, teach, or act like you believe that the devil is not the principle entity responsible for religious error and heresy present in the world that deviates from Catholic, absolute Truth, that religious error and heresy are not evil, or that we can overlook the activity of the devil in other religions and systems of thoughts and simply forget that we are the Church Militant, sworn to fight evil wherever it shows its head and confront it, not allow it into our doors and embrace it!
Neither of these two heresies, and that is what they are, follow necessarily from the two Ordinary Magisterial truths that I called to attention above; Nay, God forbid that the Church, the set apart and separate and divided from the world spotless Bride of Christ, should have to change her nature as the set apart Temple of God in order to bring grace to the world, either remotely as an aura that, as mediated by her, goes out from her visible boundaries in the Word born from her; or immediately as her fervent actions to love all men through her members, regardless of their religious thought or cultural location. We cannot help the world come to know God and get to Heaven to dwell with Him forever if we become something other than the Church, which is exactly what the second two propositions would do to us if we accept them.
This is incredibly important to understand, and is the main thrust of this post: even though other religions in the world and other systems of thought represent a fundamental reaching of man's soul toward the Divine, the souls of men are hijacked in this desire to reach for the true God, which the Word enlightens them to, and are taken captive by the devil lest they should accept the Gospel of Christ, which Christ would lead them to were they not to some extent under the power of the devil. This means that we, the Catholic Church, are holy, set apart, separate from the world, and divided from it fundamentally by our very identity as the Church, and this fundamental division between Church and world simply cannot be ignored in favor of a false unity. Anything that suggests a contrary position, that this division does not in reality exist between the Church, which is holy, and the world and its religions, which is profane, is simply heresy. You see, there are two parties involved when God establishes the Church as His own separated people, just as there are two parties involved when the Church reaches toward God with all her might. In both cases, the devil and all evil have no part whatsoever in that fundamental relationship between God and His Bride; the devil persecutes the Church from without, but he cannot worm his way into the core of that connection between God and His Church any more than sin can worm its way into the relationship between Jesus and Mary. However, when the world and all the people in it, no matter which false religion they happen to belong to, reach for the vague Divine as they are made aware of Him through natural revelation, the prompting of the Word, and the grace of the Spirit, there are in reality THREE parties at work: The Triune God, the man in the world religion, and the devil. The man, as prompted by grace, reaches toward the one true God, but as under the power of the devil and of evil, he cannot clearly see God as Triune and One, nor Jesus Christ as God the Son Incarnate to be the Savior of the world, but rather sees simply a vague picture of the Divine. Because of this interference by the devil who blinds him to the truth, he ends up believing things that are abhorrent to or at least in conflict with the one true God's Revelation of Himself to His Church. Therefore the religion that he believes, though it contains elements of grace and truth within it due to the Word calling every individual man within that religion to Himself, is in and of itself a corrupt and a profane thing that is not willed by God nor hallowed and made separate and holy by His personal presence, because it is not that singular marriage between God and man which God has willed for all men from all nations to enter into. The devil is responsible for this corruption, and therefore, his involvement in that religion makes it, the religion itself, an abomination in the sight of God. All truth and grace within this religion therefore CANNOT be ascribed to the religion itself, but simply as grace mediated through the Catholic Church but outside her visible boundaries and present among these poor, lost souls in said religion, through which the Word calls all men to himself in the Catholic Church.
So again, dear Catholics, accept that the identity of the Church is set apart and separate from the world; do not give in to hyper-ecumenism that insists on blurring the distinction between the holy Catholic Church and the profane world, or that naive unspiritual idiocy that claims that we, after 1970 years warring against evil as the Church Militant on earth, are suddenly in Heaven already where the devil will never attack us or blind the world again. This. Is. Madness. Wake up, Catholics, wake up and reject this lunacy, this poison that has woven its way into the consciousness of the Church of the last half century. Accept Magisterial teachings and only the Magisterial teachings, and interpret even those in light of infallible Catholic dogma contained in Scripture and Tradition. As for the naive optimism, the pandering to the world, the willing ignorance to the work of the devil in religious error and in blinding minds to Christ, His Church, and His Truth, and the ignoring of the set apart and separate nature of the Church, whether it be contained in the language and presentation (as opposed to Magisterial teaching) of the Second Vatican Council, or whether it be dripping from the lips of the Hierarchy today, reject it, for the love of God and His Holy Church, reject it!


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If an agent is not available, verify that the destination Mac is on the network and ChronoAgent is ON. Instead of selecting an agent from a destination Mac, you can enter the internet address. The internet address can be found under the "Status" Panel of ChronoAgent on the destination Mac. You would use an internet address if ChronoAgent is not available on the local network or is on another subnet of a local network.
Step 5. Provide username and password
The username and password of the agent or sharespace is required here. If these are unknown, ChronoSync Express will be unable to make that connection. The only exception to this is if the sharespace has required login settings turned OFF.
Be sure to test the connection after all settings have been defined on the connection profile.
Step 6. Click "Next" and the Advanced panel opens
The Advanced panel presents a handful of security and connection options that you may choose. Check out ChronoSync Express's help for a description of each option.
Step 7. Click "Next" and the Mappings panel opens
The Basic mapping mode is rather straightforward. Your local user accounts are listed on the left under "Local User Account". To the right of each account, you'll see a popup menu. These are the user accounts on the remote agent. From the popup, you need to choose the correct user account that maps to your local user account. When you've correctly mapped your user accounts, you can click the "Save" button to save your settings and close the "Mappings" panel. At this time, your connection setup is complete and you can click "Save".
If None is selected, then the User and Group ID's will not be mapped across different computers and will remain the same. You would do this if you are maintaining a bootable backup over a network or if you do not want anyone else to access the drive on the destination Mac you are connecting to. A connection profile for InterConneX sharespaces will automatically be set to "None". User and group ID mapping is not supported.
The Advanced mapping mode should only be mapped by someone who is knowledgeable with Users, Groups, and Permissions.
"Local-to-remote mappings" refers to the mapping that is performed when copying a file from the local machine TO the remote machine. "Remote-to-local" is the opposite. In some instances, one side of the user/group mapping may be irrelevant. For example, if you use this connection profile only for left-to-right synchronizations and the right target is your agent, you only need to define local-to-remote mappings since you will never be copying files FROM the remote target back to the local machine. It doesn't hurt to map both sides, though.
By default, ChronoSync Express tries to establish the most meaningful user/group mapping it can. For example, if the user "jdoe" exists on the local machine, it looks for another user named "jdoe" on the remote machine. If it finds it, the mapping will automatically be established. "jdoe" on each machine can be associated to different numeric IDs and ChronoSync Express will automatically handle the translation. If another user by the same name doesn't exist, ChronoSync Express then looks for a matching ID. For example, if the local user named "jdoe" has an ID of 503, CS will look for a remote user whose ID is 503. If it finds it, the mapping will be established. If that fails, the user "jdoe" will be "Not Mapped".
Entries that are not mapped are displayed in red. A summary is displayed at the bottom of each mapping list to call attention to the fact that one or more entries may not be mapped. In some cases, it is perfectly acceptable to leave certain users/groups as "Not Mapped". An example would be various "System" user accounts, such as "xgridcontroller", that may exist on one computer but not the other. This mismatch would be irrelevant if all that is being synchronized are user-level files such as those in a user's Home folder.
There is value of mapping to the "unknown" user ("_unknown" in Leopard). In macOS, "unknown" is a special user that is accessible to all user accounts. In situations where you want to backup files from one machine to another and you simply want to make those files accessible to all users on the destination machine, just map the relevant users on the source machine to "unknown" on the destination.
Step 8. Click "OK"
Click "OK" to apply your settings. You can now use this connection profile to connect to a remote computer or device.


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Heather Thompson is taking to her Bravo Blog to discuss part one of this year's RHONY reunion. Thompson explains why she believes Ramona, Sonja and Aviva live their lives with a double standard.
Heather writes, "Here we are sitting pretty on this stage — divided by two couches — and it's funny for me to watch Andy introduce us all. I really felt like, "Ya dat's right, we're New York City baby!" And I think the taglines this season were in keeping with the show. It's silly. And no matter what, people will either love your silly or hate it. In the beginning, I actually hated all of the taglines too (except for mine of course), but I came around because at the end of the day, they're funny!
I mean can you believe "The Gordon's Fishermam," who was Carole's blind date, and the "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" man (Fabio), were both on RHONY? We have fake fishermen, fantasy romance novel hunks, fake engagements, a promise not promised, and the baptism of a new girl — who Aviva calls a rookie, nice. (What makes her an expert on reality personalities anyway?)
There's a lot I don't understand, but one thing I can tell you is that Aviva Drescher has more double standards than prosthetics. And what's shocking, she has no remorse at all. On the couch, as Kristen recaps the moment where Aviva so motherly drops the F-bomb, I notice one thing — Aviva isn't even listening. She is sitting there thinking about what to say. It's a game of chess to her. So here's her next move: Kristen is a rookie, and if she was as seasoned as Aviva, she would know that, "We normally don't have confrontations when children are in scene." No. Checkmate there, Aviva. She fails to recognize she's the one who was out-of-line. Where does she come up with this sh–?
Oh no, wait! Et tou Singer? Liquid on liquid? It was a "hard molded plastic glass." How else do you say it? Among a slash and another double standard (grabbing someone's arm or throwing a hard plastic object), we have a revelation — Ramona forgives. However, that doesn't mean she should expect others to forgive as easily. . .
So then, onto blowies, threesomes, crying orgasms and long and short. . .gossip.
Bottom line, I'm inspired by people who stand up for what they believe in. Sure, it's devilish to have a laugh behind someone's back, and we've all done it, but you stop at the nervous giggle. You don't ignite the flame, and you don't create the gossip. It's just in poor style. On the one hand, we protect someone in the group — like Ramona reminding Sonja that she's on national TV and has a daughter or supporting Aviva's father George (to a point). But then there's the morsel some find and can't wait to chew on, and spit it back, regurgitated into a larger form. It's that confrontation armed with the evidence. Gossip created, "the word on the street." Proof in prescriptions. Proof in "Harry lies," and a massive scandal. . .which it is not. It's having a job and not wanting to do the work. Do you notice how we all get physically stressed when Aviva speaks? It sucks..
Meanwhile. . .Sonja is planning our next trip. Can I get a lifeboat? Where are we? In the land of charming? No, we are not. Parts of the reality we are in are comical, and parts of it are totally frustrating, and that is real.
Lady Sonja J Morgan, however, is certainly charming. And she's funny and smart and a performer at heart. She's beautiful. Creative and sensitive. Sonja's totally free on the one hand and then wants to be private on the other. And while all of the before mentioned can be interesting qualities, when I am with Sonja, they are to the extreme. She puts on her "party personality," trying to be the comedian, victim, and business woman all at once. The Nigerian Football Team has to be my favorite of all — but now she's a lifestyle expert? No, she's a house flipper. Will the real Sonja Morgan please stand up?
By watching myself I've been able to uncover my co-dependent streak. We all have one and Sonja makes mine come alive. Sonja's been sucked-in and although I don't judge her, I do have an opinion and I think she should change the direction of her yacht."
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Alertness vs. Unawareness
Being aware of that which is taking place around me so that I can have the right responses.
Keep awake and watch and pray [constantly],
that you may not enter into temptation;
the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
~Mark 14:38
Definition of alertness:
Scripture regarding alertness:
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
1 Peter 1:13
Be alert and think straight. Put all your hope in how kind God will be to you when Jesus Christ appears.
Matthew 24:44
Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
Galatians 5:19-21
The actions that are produced by selfish motives are obvious, since they include sexual immorality, moral corruption, doing whatever feels good, idolatry, drug use and casting spells, hate, fighting, obsession, losing your temper, competitive opposition, conflict, selfishness, group rivalry, jealousy, drunkenness, partying, and other things like that. I warn you as I have already warned you, that those who do these kinds of things won't inherit God's kingdom.
1 Thessalonians 5:6
Accordingly then, let us not sleep, as the rest do, but let us keep wide awake (alert, watchful, cautious, and on our guard) and let us be sober (calm, collected, and circumspect).
Luke 21:34
Be careful not to spend your time having parties and getting drunk or worrying about this life. If you do that, you won't be able to think straight, and the end might come when you are not ready.
I hope your day is blessed, Torrie
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Compassion vs. Indifference
Investing whatever is necessary to heal the hurts of others.
If we have all we need and see one of our own people in need,
we must have pity on that person,
or else we cannot say we love God.
~1 John 3:17
Definition of compassion:
Scripture regarding compassion:
Matthew 9:36
Jesus saw the many people and felt sorry for them because they were worried and helpless—like sheep without a shepherd to lead them.
Colossians 3:12
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience...
Matthew 7:12
So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Matthew 14:14
When he (Jesus) went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
Romans 12:20
But you should do this: "If you have enemies who are hungry, give them something to eat. If you have enemies who are thirsty, give them something to drink. In doing this you will make them feel ashamed.
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Self-control vs. self-indulgence
Instant obedience to the initial promptings of God's spirit.
And because we belong to Christ Jesus, we have killed our
selfish feelings and desires. God's Spirit has given us life,
and so we should follow the Spirit.
~Galatians 5:24-25
Definition of self-control:
Scripture regarding self-control:
Proverbs 25:28
People who cannot control themselves are like cities without walls to protect them.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable prize. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.
Proverbs 16:32
Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
1 Peter 4:7
The time is near when all things will end. So keep your minds clear, and control yourselves. This will help you in your prayers.
Titus 1:7-8
For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
Titus 2:12
It has trained us to reject and renounce all ungodliness (irreligion) and worldly desires, to live discreet, temperate, self-controlled, upright, devout (spiritually whole) lives in this present world.
1 Peter 5:8
Be well balanced, temperate & sober of mind. Be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring in fierce hunger, seeking someone to seize upon and devour.
In kindness & encouragement, Torrie
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I enjoyed this simple devotional below from Chuck Swindoll and I hope you do too. Countenance is the look on our face that is an indication of our mood, emotion, or character. It is mentioned several times in the bible. This is an indication to me that we should be aware of ours, how it affects us...and those around us! Would you rather be in a relationship with (whether you're married to, dating, or friends with) someone that has a joyful countenance or a sour, pouty, complaining, or miserable countenance?
♥ I hope this post blesses your day. Much love, Torrie ♥
Sails Set Toward Joy
by Charles R. Swindoll
A joyful heart makes a cheerful
~ Proverbs 15:13
I have discovered that a joyful
countenance has nothing to do with one's age or one's occupation (or lack of
it) or one's geography or education or marital status or good looks or
Joy is a choice.
It is a matter of attitude that stems from one's confidence in God—that He is at work, that He is in full control, that He is in the midst of whatever has happened, is happening, and will happen.
Either we fix our minds on that and determine to laugh again, or we wail and whine our way through life, complaining that we never got a fair shake. We are the ones who consciously determine which way we shall go.
Regardless how severely the winds of adversity may blow, we set our sails toward joy.
"A joyful countenance has nothing to
do with your
circumstances. Joy is a choice."
~Chuck Swindoll
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Be more concerned with your character than your
because your character is what you really are,
while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
~ John Wooden
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Together each week, let's
focus on character qualities. You can
reconnect here each morning to remind yourself of the particular quality we're focusing
on for the week. Try to apply it to your
daily life at home, at work, and wherever else life takes you. Perhaps you can discuss the qualities with
your family over breakfast and then reconvene during supper to discuss how you
applied it to specific situations throughout the day. Don't leave out the little ones! The sooner you work with them on their
character the better! We want to bless
their young lives. Having strong
character qualities established in them while they're young can protect them
from hardships and heartache in the future.
First let's define character & qualities.
of character:
Definition of quality/qualities:
This weeks character quality...
Wisdom vs. Natural Inclinations
Seeing & responding to life situations from God's frame of reference.
Definition of wisdom:
Scripture regarding wisdom:
Proverbs 9:10
Wisdom begins with fear and respect for the Lord. Knowledge of the Holy One leads to understanding.
Fools enjoy doing wrong, but the wise enjoy wisdom.
So be very careful how you live. Live wisely, not like fools. I mean that you should use every opportunity you have for doing good, because these are evil times. So don't be foolish with your lives, but learn what the Lord wants you to do.
James 3:17
But the wisdom that comes from God is like this: First, it is pure. It is also peaceful, gentle, and easy to please. This wisdom is always ready to help people who have trouble and to do good for others. This wisdom is always fair and honest.
Only the wise know what things really mean. Wisdom makes them smile and makes their frowns disappear.
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
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She conducts her conversations
with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness
is ever her concern.
-Proverbs 31:26
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The Joy of Having Zero Expectations
I admire Michelle Duggar. She is a woman among women, a shining example who should be emulated. My respect for her is not in regards to her successfully raising 19 children, but in the way she lives her life. I am inspired by her grace, gentle spirit, and her quiet and calm tenacity. She embodies the woman described in The Proverbs 31 Woman.
I want to share a post from her blog with you. She shares with us that having zero expectations in relationships can keep us from being frustrated and irritated. Without these frustrations we can enjoy our relationships and love others the way God intended. It's a very inspiring message that can be applied to your marriage, children, and friendships. The link is below…Enjoy!
Michelle Dugger on Having
19 Kids and Zero Expectations
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Proverbs 21:19 (CEV)
It's better out in the desert than at home with a nagging, complaining wife.
- The Bible tells us that those who are contentious will reap what they are sowing by yielding to unrighteousness, indignation and wrath. They will have tribulation and anguish in the earth and could end up in hell. However, we are told those that yield to God and do good works will receive glory, honour and peace.
Romans 2:5-11 (CEV)
But you are stubborn and refuse to turn to God. So you are making things even worse for yourselves on that day when he will show how angry he is and will judge the world with fairness. God will reward each of us for what we have done. He will give eternal life to everyone who has patiently done what is good in the hope of receiving glory, honor, and life that lasts forever. But he will show how angry and furious he can be with every selfish person who rejects the truth and wants to do evil. All who are wicked will be punished with trouble and suffering. It doesn't matter if they are Jews or Gentiles. But all who do right will be rewarded with glory, honor, and peace, whether they are Jews or Gentiles. God doesn't have any favorites!
- The opposite of a contentious woman is a virtuous woman. The value of a godly woman is spoken of in:
- What husband would not love a woman like that? He may have houses and riches, but money cannot buy a virtuous woman. She truly is a gift from God, as it takes God in her life to be the kind of woman that is lovely and good.
Prayer for the Day:
Dear Heavenly Father, I am thankful that when we come to You, we can be set free of any character traits that are not like You. Lord, fill me with the Holy Spirit so that I do not allow any angry words to come out of my mouth. Lord, help me not to yield to a contentious attitude nor have an argumentative spirit. May I be a kind and loving person that is a peacemaker. Help me to speak gracious things and to be a good witness in all that I say and do. May I always love and do good to my husband all the days of my life. I ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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Today's Fruit of the Spirit is peace. Aww, peace. It's all any of us really want, even if we don't use that word to describe it. Happiness (the pursuit of which, happened to inspire this blog) is essentially peace, in my opinion. However, no one will ever have true peace without knowing Jesus as their Savior. His peace is beyond our understanding, I myself can attest to that! Then, because you belong to Christ Jesus, God will bless you with peace that no one can completely understand. And this peace will control the way you think and feel. -Philippians 4:7
We are living in such a difficult time, and in a very stressed out society. No doubt you are aware of all the most recent turmoil in our nation, not to mention the entire world. How are we supposed to live in peace with all this threat and uncertainty that surrounds us? Where will I find help? It will come from the LORD, who created the heavens and the earth. The LORD is your protector, and he won't go to sleep or let you stumble. -Psalm 121:1-3
Below is the definition of, and Scripture regarding peace. When you read the Scripture ask God to open your eyes to anything He wants you to focus on & work on in the area of peace. Try to be mindful of this fruit all day today, and try to recognize any benefits you gain.
Definition of peace:
- freedom from disturbance
- quiet and tranquility
- freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions
- harmony in personal relations
Scripture regarding peace:
2 Thessalonians 3:16
I pray that the Lord, who gives peace, will always bless you with peace. May the Lord be with all of you.
1 Peter 3:11
Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Note: this Scripture was spoken by Jesus
Philippians 4:6
Don't worry about anything, but pray about everything. With thankful hearts offer up your prayers and requests to God.
Isaiah 26:3
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
1 Peter 5:7
...casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
John 16:33
"I've told you this so that my peace will be with you. In the world you'll have trouble. But cheer up! I have overcome the world."
Note: this Scripture was spoken by Jesus
1 Peter 3:9-11
Don't be hateful and insult people just because they are hateful and insult you. Instead, treat everyone with kindness. You are God's chosen ones, and he will bless you. The Scriptures say, "Do you really love life? Do you want to be happy? Then stop saying cruel things and quit telling lies. Give up your evil ways and do right, as you find and follow the road that leads to peace.
The fruit of peace makes me happy!
I pray you are flooded with peace! Much love, Torrie
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McDermott, William C. 1970. The Sisters of P. Clodius. Phoenix 24(1): 39-47.
Appius was staid and old-fashioned, consul, censor, and an auur who believed in the augural lore; Gaius was a shadow of his brother; Publius was a demagogue, fantastic even for those days. (McDermott 1970: 39)Staid on vaoshoitud, kindel, tõsine, püsiv, jääv.
The Clodia who married Celer gained immortality for her immorality from Cicero - and Catullus; for it seems reasonable to conclude that the Medea of the Palatine was Lesbia. The Clodia who married L. Lucullus was just as infamous, but less famous. (McDermott 1970: 39)Clodia on eeldatavasti "Klaudia" nime päritolu. See autor kasutab parallelisme väga vabameelselt.
Clodia Quarta, born ca. 94, wife of Celer, cos 60. (McDermott 1970: 41)Celeri naine oli seega "Neljas Klaudia" (kõikidele tütardele pandi sama nimi ja eristati numbritega). Päris äge on, et Clodia Metellis Celeris'il on isegi FB profiil, mille järgi ta on "In a complicated relationship with Gaius Valerius Gatullus."
Cicero at one point in his scurrilous attack upon Clodia while defending Caelius refers to her as mulier potens quadrantaria (62). Since this phrase occurs in the section on the supposed exchange of poison in the balneum, Cicero may be making an indirect reference to the quadrans which was the fee there. (McDermott 1970: 41)Scurrilous or "ropendav".
Cicero would hardly have risked offending Celer who, however dull he may have been, was usually a firm political ally (cf. Att. 2.1.4). (McDermott 1970: 43)Cicero oleks vaevalt riskinud solvata Celerit kes, kuitahes nüri ka ei olnud, oli harilikult kindel poliitiline liitlane.
Boyd, Barbara Weiden 2000. "Celabitor Auctor": The Crisis of Authority and Narrative Patterning in Ovid "Fasti" 5. Phoenix 54(1): 64-98.
I intend to scrutinize the apparent randomness of several of the book's juxtaposed episodes, and to suggest that beneath the superficial discontinuities of theme there is in fact a network of narrative patterns that pulls together much of the otherwise disparate material in Fasti 5. (Boyd 2000: 64)Jutustusmustrite võrgustik.
[...] there is in fact a pitched battle between order and randomness constantly being waged in the Fast, as, directed by Ovid, we move back and forth between the rigid constraints of the Roman calendar and the juxtaposition, random in its studied effect if not in its cause, of Greek astronomical lore on the one hand and Roman myth and ritual on the other. (Boyd 2000: 65)Ma kujutan ette, et selline võitlus korrastuse ja juhuslikkuse vahel toimub igasuguses tekstiloomes.
The paradigm of a series of ages defined by a metallic metaphor is clearly modelled on Hesiod's version of the history of human development (Op. 106-201), although of course Aratus also varies this metaphor: the Hesiodic age of heroes is gone from his version, as is our own age, that of iron. (Boyd 2000: 67)Huvitav, kas seda inimarengu järjestust - kiviaeg, pronksiaeg, rauaaeg - annaks edasi viia nii, et 19. ja 20. sajadi vahetusel algab nö "teraseaeg" ja 20. ja 21. sajandi vahetusel nö "räniaeg" (või mistahes metalli kasutatakse personaalarvutite kiipide loomisel).
ter sunt conati imponere Pelio Ossam (Virgil in Boyd 2000: 69)Tõlkes: "kolm korda üritasid nad ületada Pelio Ossamit (mäge)". Siit võib leida konatiivse funktsiooni selgituse: conatus on üritamine (üritus, katse).
The description of the origins of the Horn of Plenty, created from one of the horns of Capella accidentally broken in the course of her service to baby Jupiter (5.121-124), gives Ovid the opportunity to outdo the reference to Capella's catasterism with which the episode opened [...] (Boyd 2000: 74)Midagi Ancient Aliens teooria kapsaaeda: "Horn of Plenty" ehk cornucopia on väga pinnapealselt (st iidsete tulnukate teooria võtmes) võrreldav Jeeriho linna vallutamise looga, milles puhutakse sarve ja kõnnitakse seitse korda ümber linna müüride kuniks need varisevad kokku (Joosua 6: 1-27). Iidsete tulnukate teoorias samastatakse seda "tehnoloogilist" seadet millega müür langetatakse sama seadmega millega Egiptustest põgenevad juudid kõrbes nelikümmend aastat ringi käies mannat taevast alla sadama panevad.
The imagery with which Ovid describes Flora's departure suggests an almost symbiotic relationship between the two - she is all fragrence, while he is all nose. Which one of them has created the poetry just completed? Who inspires whom? The next story to which we shall turn suggests that Flora is effectively Ovid's muse and role-model, now that the official nine have proven so useless. (Boyd 2000: 78)Sarnasus Uexkülli poolt vahendatud Goethe luuletus vms sellest kuidas silmad on loodud päikesevalguse jaoks vms.
Orion's conception proceeds without delay. The three gods, taking advantage of the available hide from the recently-slaughtered bull, stand behind the hide, "water" it, and then cover the damp spot with soil. Ten months pass, and Orion is born (531-534). Hyrieus names the boy Urion in honor of the way in which he was conceived; the passage of time has caused a change in the initial vowel of his name, and so he is now called Orion (535-536). (Boyd 2000: 80)Kena lugu. Jumalad kasutavad ära äsja ohverdatud pulli nahka, urineerivad selle peale, katavad märja koha mullaga ja kümne kuu pärast sünnib Urion, kellest nime esimesest häälikust saab ajapikku Orion.
The reference to Remus' lack of swiftness (male veloci ... Remo) also alerts us to the fact that Ovid knows of a tradition in which Remus' slowness (Remus > remorari, "to delay") somehow explains his death. In fact, as Ovid's narrative proceeds, no more authoritative witness than the ghost of the dead Remus himself appears before Faustulus and Acca in their sleep to lament his fate, to lay the blame for his death at the door of a certain Celer, and to let Romulus off the hook (455-474). The contrast ho drawn between Celer and Romulus is particularly worth noting (467-474):Siin ilmneb huvitav opositsioon: Remulus on "viivitus" ja Celer on "äkilisus". See kindel Celer on ladina keeles saeve Celer - saevus on raevukas, metsik, äge, vägivaldne, barbaarne, julm, metslane (savage) - st "metslane Celer".The dead Remus is granted his final request: the twins' step-parents take their appeal to Romulus, who responds by making the next day a religious festival in honor of the dead and calling it the Remuria; this name has over time been changed to Lemuria (475-482). (Boyd 2000: 86-87)
"quem lupa servavit, manus hunc temeraria civis
perdidit. o quanto mitior illa fuit!
saeve Celer, crudelem animam per volnera reddas,
utque ego, sub terras sanguinulentus eas.
noluit hoc frater, pietas aequalis in illo est:
quod potuit, lacrimas in mea fata dedit.
hunc vos per lacrimas, per vestra alimenta rogate,
ut celebrem nostro signet honore diem."
This tale is one to which Ovid has made reference in Fasti 4; in the earlier episode, we learn that Celer has been appointed by Romulus to urge on the building of the city walls and to prevent any would-be aggressor from crossing them (4.837-840). When Remus makes fun of the walls and leaps across them, therefore, Celer is ready and strikes Remus with a shover (4.841-844). Even as he recognizes that Celer was just doing his job (4.845-848), the new king laments his brother's loss and grants him funeral honors in which Romulus himself displays his emotion (4.849-852):See on see narratiiv millest ma teadsin kunagi ammu Google Books'ist midagi lugedes.Noteworthy in this scene too is the pietas attributed to Romulus; though civic responsibility has led to private grief, the new king acknowledges the importance of both in his farewell to his brother. (Boyd 2000: 87)
dat tamen exsequias; nec iam suspendere fletum
sustinet, et pietas dissimulata patet;
osculaque applicuit posito suprema feretro,
atque ait "invito frater adempte, vale."
[...] the Catullan echo draws particular attention to the familiar relationship between the two brothers. We see this relationship emphasized again in the episode in Book 5, when we hear virtually nothing of Celer's motive, only of the results of his action. (Boyd 2000: 87)Etümoloogiliselt on kõik korrektne (EOKK). Kiirete või äkiliste tegude puhul ei olegi motiivid vb selged, küll aga on tagantjärgi näha tagajärgi.
Indeed, we should already be suspicious of a tale in which one of the major characters, Celer, embodies one of the qualities prized by the god telling the tale. Fleetness of foot is, after all, a distinctive feature of Mercury, and one which Ovid emphasizes in Fasti 5 (aetherium volucri qui pede carpit iter, 88; alato qui pede carpis iter, 666); and it is the swift Celer to whom is attributed the death of the slow (male velocy, 5.452) Remus. I have already noted that, according to one tradition concerning Remus' death, the etymological association of his name with delay is used to explain his death (see above, 86); another feature of this tradition is the correlative association of Romulus with haste and even rashness. In the speech of Remus' ghost, however, rashness is attributed not to Romulus but to the man who had killed Remus at his behest, the citizen Celer: the dead Remus singles him out with the description manus ... temeraria civis, 5.467. We can hardly trust the narrator's divine source. Furthermore, Ovid himself has already revealed on more than one occasion in this book a propensity for unauthorized tales. I would, therefore, suggest that, in having both the god of swiftness and Remus' ghost attribute to Celer the death of Remus, Mercury leads us down a blind alley, offering up a story which pokes holes in its own credibility every step of the way. Indeed, Mercury's story of Celer's act effectively enacts a version of the logical puzzle made prominent in Callimachus' Hymn to Zeus and evoked earlier in Fasti 5. Mercury's tale about Celer turns in upon itself, substituting for the rash Romulus the equally rash Celer, who in turn disappears from the story once Mercury has made his point. As if taking a cue from Ovid's mentor Flora, Mercury conceals the identity of Remus' murderer behind the name Celer (celer, "may I be hidden"), a name which punningly recalls Flora's promise to Juno: "celabitur auctor." Remus' smurderer is indeed hidden - behind the convenient epiteth Celer. Let us also recall for a moment the tradition concerning Romulus the hasty, whose rashness is neutralized by his brother's death and who, as sole sovereign with no potentially competitive sibling, will later give himself a bodyguard of men called Celeres in memory of the swiftness which won him his throne. In Fasti 4, Ovid had noted that Celer was summoned by Romulus (Celer ..., quem Romulus ipse vocarat, 4.837); the verb vocarat is just ambiguous enough to suggest a second connotation, i.e., that Celer was not only summoned but also given his name by Romulus. The implication of his calling Celer by name is that Romulus gives to a trusted supporter a name indicative of a quality he prizes and wishes to reinforce. Now, as sole surviving brother, the once-hasty Romulus can afford to create an annual holiday in memory of his dead sibling and so can separate himself even further from Celer's deed, making it seem like patriotic necessity in the process. Likewise, the patron god of swiftness can help to put the best possible light on Remus' murder by emphasizing the swift show of pietas with which Romulus responds to his loss, a pietas for which only Quirinus in Fasti 4 and Mercury in Fasti 5 are our sources. (Boyd 2000: 91-92)Niiet tegelikult on hoopis Romulus väle ja äkiline, aga omistas oma kuritöö väljamõeldud ja kohapeal nimetatud patuoinale, kelleks saab Celer. Selle nime leiutamise juures on footnote: "The difference in vowel quatity between celo and celer is not in and of itself an obstacle to such punning, as is well known." - s.t. cerabitur auctor ehk "peidetud autor" on Celeri tegelik etümoloogia.
Ovid's second proem also sends us back to F. 4.830, Romulus' address to the ods: "auspicibus vobis hoc mihi surgat opus." Romulus utters these words as part of his invocation to the gods to be with him and aid him in the founding of Rome; Jupiter responds with favorable thunder and lightning. Consequently, Rome and its walls are built by Romulus' alter ego, Celer: even the words Ovid uses to describe Celer's action echo Romulus' prayer ("surgat opus," 830; Celer urget opus, 837). Celer then kills Remus. Divine will, it seems, enables the fulfilment of marvelous feats, granting to those who acknowledge it the power to prevail. And as Romulus, with Celer's help, builds his walls, so Ovid, with Flora and Mercury, builds his poem, moving beyond witnessed tradition to create a work that questions the fundamental character of the city whose life it celebrates. (Boyd 2000: 93)Mulle isiklikult sobib vägagi hästi, et Celer on alter ego või "peidetud autor". Muuseas, celer on saksa keeles rasch, millest võib vabalt aretada ismus'e - rasch-mus. Viide mis puudutab Romuluse väledust ja Remuluse aeglust: Wiseman, T. P. 1995. Remus: A Roman Myth. Cambrudge. Pp. 3, 8-10, and esp. 111.
Frazer, Sir James George 1931. Ovid's Fasti. With an English translation. London: W. Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam.
"A citizen's rash hand [manus hunc temeraria civis] undid him whom the she-wolf saved; O how far more merciful was she! Ferocious Celer [saeve Celer], mayest thou yield up thy cruel soul [crudelem animam] through wounds, and pass like me all bloody underneath the earth! My brother willed not this: his love's a match for mine: he gave to my departed soul - 'twas all he could - his tears. Pray him by your tears, by your fosterage, that he would celebrate a day by signal honour done to me." (Frazer 1931: 295; Ovid's Fasti 5.467-5.474; May 9)"Kodaniku metsik käsi tegi olematuks tema kelle hundiema päästis; Oh kui palju armulikum oli tema! Metsik Celer, võiksid oma julma hinge üles anda ja surra nagu mina verisena maas! Mu vend ei soovinud seda: meie armastus oli vastastikune: ta andis mu lahkunud hingele - kõik mida ta suutis - oma pisarad. [...]" - Siin on moodustatud opositsioon armuliku hundiema ja metslasest kodaniku vahel.
Glad at the augury, the citizens laid the foundations, and in a short time the new wall stood. The work was urged by Celer [hec Celer urget opus], whom Romulus himself had named [quem Romulus ipse vocarat) and said, "Celer, be this thy care; let no man cross the walls nor the trench which the share hath made: who dares to do so, put him to death." Ignorant of this, Remus began to mock the lowly walls and say, "Shall these protect the people?" And straightaway he leaped across them. Instantly Celer struck the rash man with a shovel [rutro Celer occupat ausam]. Covered with blood, Remus sank on the stony ground. When the king heard of this, he smothered the springing tears and kept his grief locked up within his breast. He would not weep in public; he set an example of fortitude, and "So fare," quoth he, "the foe who shall cross my walls." Yet he granted funeral honours, and could no longer bear to check his tears, and the affection which he had dissembled was plain to see [nec iam suspendere fletum sustinet, et pietas dissimulata patet]. (Frazer 1931: 251; Ovid's Fasti 4.835-4.850; April 21)"(Linnamüüri ehitus-)tööd juhtis/kehutas Celer, kelle Romulus ise nimetas ja ütles, "Celer, see on sinu hoole all, ära lase mitte kellelgi ületada müüri või kraavi mida me ühiselt oleme teinud: kes julgeb seda teha, tapa ära." Seda teadmata hakkas Remus madalaid müüre mõnitama ja ütles "Kas need peaksid rahvast kaitsema?" ja hüppas neist üle. Kärmelt lõi Celer rutakat meest labidaga. Verisena langes Remus kivisele pinnale." - Lõppkokkuvõttes kõlab see nagu anekdoot: üks vend annab töödejuhatajale käsu tappa need kes julgevad tema alles ehitusjärgus müüri ületada ja seda teeb tema vend, kes saab surma. Pirniks on siin tema ütlemine "Nii sureb vaenlane kes sa ületas mu müüri."
Laidlaw, W. A. 1939. S.V.B.E. Classical Philology 34(3): 251-252.
Seneca (Ep. 15) cites a short formula, si vales, bene est, which appears in the Ciceronian correspondence either in full (Fam, v. 1, xiv. 15 [a letter to Terentia]) or as s.v.b. (Fam, vii. 29, xi. 3, xii, 16, xv. 19) or s.v.b.e. (in two copies of the letters, viz. Att. viii. 11C, ix. 7B). Pliny quotes the longer form: "si vales, bene est, ego valeo"; and this appears in the Ciceronian correspondence as s.v.b.e.v. (Fam, v. 14, xii. 13, xii. 6 and in most of Cicero's letters to Terentia, Fam. xiv. 11, 16, 17, 21-24) or as s.v.b.e.e.v. (Fam. v. 9; x 34; xiv. 8) or in the longer formulas s.v.b.e.e.q.v. (Fam. v. 10, x. 33; xii. 11, 12) and s.v.v.b.e.e.q.v. (in two formal letters written by Cicero from his province to the Senate, Fam. xv. 1, 2). (Laidlaw 1939: 252)Siin on tegelikult päris kena näide sõnade taandamisest esitähtedeks - nähtus, millest on kirjutanud nii Šklovski kui ka Lotman. Väljend ise on tõlkes "If you're well, that's good" ja pikemas vormis "If you are well, that is good; I'm well".
It remains to mention that formula of greeting which strikes themodern reader as peculiar, almost humorous. When the proconsul of Cisalpine aul, Q. Metellus Celer, in January, 62, took Cicero severely to task for his words about the governor's brother, Metellus Nepos, he began briefly, "si vales benest" (Fam, v. 1). Cicero, in a stilted letter of self-exculpitation, begins: "si tu exercitusque valetis, benest" (Fam, v. 2). Clearly, Cicero had been nettled; and, if the formula occurred only here, one might indulge in speculation. But it appears again, in another formal letter (Fam. v. 7) written in 62 by Cicero to Pompeius Magnus Imperator. (Laidlaw 1939: 252)See on tõenäoliselt igasuguste formaalsuste saatus - kaduda käibelt ja muutuda tagasivaatajatele kummaliseks või naljakaks. Nettled on ärritunud, vihane.
Hill, H. 1938. Equites and Celeres. Classical Philology 33(3): 283-290.
Practically all histories of Rome and reference books of every kind assume that Celeres was merely an old name for the equites, and scholars seem to have no qualms about using evidence which concerns the Celeres in their accounts of the early equites. Yet this identification is, to say the least, far from certain; and I hope to show in this article that there are strong reasons for believing it to be incorrect. (Hill 1938: 283)Eques on ladina keeles "rüütel".
Of the Celeres (κελέρνον) he gives a quite distinct account, describing how Romulus, after having chosen his senate (and therefore some time after the founding of Rome and the establishment of the corps of three hundred equites), selected three hundred of the noblest and strongest youths to act as his bodyguard, under the title of κελέρνον. (Hill 1938: 284)300 on ikka õige number. Meenutagem seda 2007. filmi ja käesoleval aastal Iraaki ISIS'e vastu võitlema saadetud 300t USA konsultanti. Hillil on ka selgitus: "it is more probably the result of "contamination" of the two versions" (Samas, 285).
5. That Celer, traditionally the first commander of the Celeres, is described by Servius (Ad Aen. xi. 603) as tribunus equitum.Tribunus equitum on "the commander of the cavalry" (ratsaväeülem). Etioloogia on põhjuseõpetus ja siin muidugi mõeldaks Ovidiuse luuletusi, mis räägivad jumalate sündidest (Urion, Orion) ja Rooma linna asutamisest (Romuluse ja Remuluse lugu). St jah, Celer on tõepoolest etioloogiline müüt.
This proves nothing except that Servius identified Celeres with equites. Celer himself, of course, is an etiological myth. Whatever be true etymology of the word "Celeres," it does not affect the point at issue, because all the suggested explanations of the title would apply just as well to a bodyguard as to a cavalry force. (Hill 1938: 286)
To sum up: the best ancient authorities make a clear distinction between equites and Celeres, and describe the latter as the royal bodyguard. Not a single argument produced by modern scholars in support of the alternative view that the Celeres were the early equites can stand criticism. (Hill 1938: 289)St Romuluse ihukaitsjatest ei saanud rüütliklass. Igaks juhuks mainin ka, et ma ei ole üldse kindel, kas κελέρνον sai õigesti ümber kirjutatud. Samas on kirjapilt lahe, just nagu ka целер (ru. seller) ja cēlāre (lad. peitma).
Courtney, E. 1988. Problems in the Silvae of Statius. Classical Philology 83(1): 43-45.
iuvat ora tueri tähendab "ma tahan näha su nägu" ("I want to see your face."). Need segunevad väljendused, bellicosity ja placability on sõjalaadne või vaenulik suhtumine (bellum on sõda) ja rahu-stamine või patsifitseerimine (pax on rahu). Asündeetiline suhe on seotud terminiga asyndeton, ehk konjunktsiooni puudumisega (umbes nagu väljendus "ma tulin, ma nägin, ma vallutasin").Here is described the expression on the face of the equestrian statue of Dominitian, which blends bellicosity with placability. It is possible, I suppose, that Statius expressed this in the confused way presented by his manuscript, which defies precise analysis through the general sense is apparent; but I think it much more likely that he wrote bellum, intending us to pause before this word: the face is an amalgam of indications, offering as it does both peace and war. For the asyndetic relationship which I introduce between mixta and its explanation with gerentia there is a not exact but adequate parallel at 2. 2. 125-27: "voto sublimior omni, / exemptus Fatis indignantemque refellens / Fortunam." (Courtney 1988: 43)
iuvat ora tueri
mixta notis belli placidamque gerentia pacem.
The restoration currently favored for line 6, alte tamen et or ac (due to Markland, I regret to say), is so unstylish and indeed gross that the mere mention of it sullies my page. In its stead I propose at te domat ac. (Courtney 1988: 43)Väga raske on ette kujutada, et mõni tänapäeva uurija kirjutaks, et mingi rekonstruktsioon vms on niivõrd ebastiilne või rõve, et isegi selle mainimine rikub ta lehekülje ära.
The notion "ship" in poetical contexts carries with it certain conventional corollaries, of which "oars" is one; the question whether or not the ship concerned would in fact have oars is a question to be asked of sobersided prose authors, not of poets. (Courtney 1988: 44)Ülle Pärli ettekandest Semiosalongis õppisime, et samasugune lugu on rongidega vene luules. Väga üldiselt puudutab see konteksti funktsiooni.


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Excellence Level: Silver
Movie Pain: Medium - Bush league - uninteresting
Riffing: Solid, good humor
Skits: Very funny
Movie Pain: Medium - Bush league - uninteresting
Riffing: Solid, good humor
Skits: Very funny
Mix claymation aliens with an explosive poster tube. Add a dash of pasty white teen then half bake for 92 minutes. Whala! That's all it takes to created a MSTable movie: This was it for the Comedy Central era and it is, sadly, the last time we'll see Dr. Forrester. By the end of it all, Clayton becomes a star-child - but before he goes he sends off one last movie.
Jeff Beck Group lead singer, Kim Milford, stars as a teen who finds an alien weapon and uses it to get even with those who once picked on him (mostly by blowing up their cars). Though I didn't hear a huge amount of "pin point" lasers strikes (the constant -"Are you ready for some football"- gag didn't connect with me). This is an episode that's grown on me and offers up a steady good time.
The host segments have some nice homage's to classic sci-fi moments and we DO get to watch Eddie Deezen go up in a ball of flames, so that's a big plus (Kidding Ed, just kidding).
Host Segments
Intro: Mike is tied up and the Bots tell a "Thunderdome" joke. Segment 1: Dr. F loses his funding so he cuts the SOL loose. Tom gains control. Segment 2: Killer bot 'Monad' is on board. Segment 3: Giant star babies and one needs a changing. Segment 4: The SOL heads towards a black hole. End: The SOL crew becomes beings of pure energy. Dr.F is reborn. Stinger: "Far out!"
Notable Riffs
* "Edward CD Playerhands." - Mike
* "Excuse me, I just got crabs from your toilet" - Crow
* "Flesh is a nice color for a house" -Mike.
* "Frankly, Billy, I'm baffled AND grossed out!" - Crow as Dr. Mellon
* "Good Shooting, Xanthar!" "Thanks, Denise!" - Crow/Mike as aliens
* "I don't like goin' to doctors." - "But it was Roddy MacDowell, he made it fun!" - Billy/Mike
* "I just keep getting the feeling that you're not ready for some football?" - Crow as Deputy hank Williams Jr.
* "I'll show you a race!" - "Just let me get in my dad's electrical supply van!" - Billy/Crow
* "I think they were going for a 'Touch of Evil' feel, but they got a touch of somethin' else" - Crow
* "J.D. Powers and associates rank these guys the most loathsome in their class" - Servo
* "Now that scene worked because you were expecting a bear to jump out" - Mike
* "Oh, Billy, between you and the motor oil and your B.O. and the scabby hole in your chest.... I just love you." -Tom Servo as Billy's girlfriend
* "Oh, they targeted this movie to lonely bass fishermen" "In other words, bass fishermen" -Tom Servo/Mike
* "Ow! There's a folding shovel in there!" - Crow
* "That'll be..." - "let's see, uh, five bucks for the butt nudge." - Gas station guy/Crow
* "Teens love their cake pool parties" - Crow
* "You know, Mike, this film was run through a highly technical process called "Tension Extraction" before being released to theaters." - Crow
Stuff & Nonsense
* The alien arm rifle seen in this film, sold at auction in Dec 2003 for $3,750.00! Of interest, the rifle incorporated an original series Star Trek Tricorder, which served as a view screen on top of the weapon.
* Kim Milford performed in the first concert tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. The brother of actress Penelope Milford (Oscar Nominee for "Coming Home"), Kim died at age 37 from heart failure (He'd undergone open heart surgery weeks before).
Riff Explained
"Well, Merry Christmas everybody... ba, da, bum" - ServoWhile it might sound odd for Billy to be wishing everyone a merry Christmas during a summers day, it makes perfect sense when you realize that Billy looks like he might be a fan of 70's glam rock band, "Slade". The British foursome had a hit in 1973 with the song "Merry Xmas Everybody"
Available on DVD: Volume 13


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I love Arby's roast beef sandwiches. When I see those shiny Arby's coupons wedged into our apartment's mailbox, it practically starts me drooling.
The mail was a little late this week, and since I used up our coupons from last week, I decided to go online and scrounge. After digging deep into Google, all I found was a disappointingly corporate page touting the greatness of Arby's roast beef, and a stingy coupon worse than the ones I got in the mail.
This blows my mind. Arby's has a fan (me) who's so dedicated that he'll search through dozens of websites looking for coupons, on his own time, using his own computer, that's he's willing to print using his own paper and ink. And instead of being rewarded for my crazy dedication to beef, I'm being punished with a crappy coupon and a lot of corporate-speak.
It doesn't have to be this way anymore. Imagine if Arby's fired their current advertising agency, and started rewarding it's loyal customers instead of penalizing them. They could eliminate all print ads overnight, and instead start writing a super-low budget blog about beef.
The blog would talk about meat, pitch new products, and offer amazing coupons every week. They can afford to offer genuinely great deals now, since they've stopped forking over tens of millions of dollars on advertising each year to interrupt people who aren't interested anyway.
Arby's could encourage workers all over the country to get creative and whip up new sandwich recipes, instead of just slicing meat all day. If they came up with a great combination, Arby's would sell it for one day only at the store as a special. Each week, one winner with the best single-day sales in the country would be submitted on the blog for voting. Each month, there'd be a new winner and stores would offer it nation-wide. And the Arby's employee who created it would get a healthy stock option or scholarship, their choice.
Why won't this happen at Arby's anytime soon? It involves top-down change. And that terrifies the leaders of a company as large as Arby's. If things don't work immediately, there's just too much money on the line to lose, and the brave managers that are responsible get fired. And this is how so many big companies work: barring a sudden crisis at the company, no one is going to realize the ship is sinking until it's too late.
We don't have that excuse. If you're a musician, you're the president, middle management, marketing director, and chief burger flipper in your company. We're in control. And we don't have the luxury of pretending the old ways are always going to work. Be bold- start a blog. Interact with the people that love what you do. After all, it's doesn't take anything more than some time.


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This report apparently focuses on financial conflict of interests, especially where there is a potential for patient harm.
According to the press release that announced the report:"The report calls on researchers, medical school faculty, and private-practice doctors to forgo gifts of any amount from medical companies and to decline to publish or present material ghostwritten or otherwise controlled by industry. Consulting arrangements should be limited to legitimate expert services spelled out in formal contracts and paid for at a fair market rate. Physicians should limit their interactions with company sales representatives and use free drug samples only for patients who cannot afford medications."
The report is available free from the Institute of Medicine website but I am afraid I have not read all 300 odd pages. If anyone has and can comment further, please do add to this posting