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estimate their number, nor can the hunter. The shepherd's dog watches his flock of sheep, and goes after the individual members that wander from it. But if one or two of them have been sold or carried off by a wolf during his absence, he does not miss them.
It is wholly improbable that the so-called learned dogs, which are said to have been taught to count, have really been lifted to the abstract notion of numbers. They have simply been taught to associate certain signs or words of their master with particular graphic signs, the geometrical figure of which has been impressed upon their memory. In the same way that the horse associates the words "gee!" and "haw!" with his right and his left, and dogs associate the sound of the horn or trumpet with the chase, they may associate with figures which are shown to them the names as pronounced of those figures, but without comprehension of their numerical relations, and without distinguishing them in any other way than by the difference in their shape. They may be taught to arrange them when commanded in any particular order, without it being necessary to suppose that they have any idea of their arithmetical significance.
"When Sir John Lubbock speculated about teaching his dog to read, he played upon this faculty of associating vocal signs with certain forms or figures, and even with graphic signs, figures, or letters. The dog certainly had no comprehension of the ideographic value of the figures which were shown him drawn upon the pasteboard; but their shape, stamped in his memory, was associated with the sounds that were spoken to him when they were shown him, and with certain acts that he was to perform to obtain caresses and rewards from his master. He thus soon learned to pick out the cards which he had to bring to ask for drink or food or to go out in order to have his desire satisfied. The quickest way of teaching children to read is to show them at the same time the image of the object and the word that designates it, so that the two shall be associated in their minds, and they are tempted to speak in the same way. But to appreciate the abstract sense of the noun or the verb requires a degree of intelligence and faculties of comparison which none of our domestic animals has as yet attained.
It would, moreover, be very extraordinary to find in an animal so far removed in organization from man as the dog a quasi-identity of mental faculties, and an educability which is wanting in entire human races. It is enough to show that between the intellectual state of dogs and of Bushmen, Tasmanians, and Veddahs, who can count only two, and then say "many," the difference is as slight as possible, and the passage insensible.
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C# 4 brings dynamic features to the table, providing developers the ability to address certain scenarios that can't be easily implemented in a statically typed language. That doesn't mean C# is now a dynamic language, or that you should make everything dynamic; it means that we have a few additions to our toolbox that come in really handy when trying to nail some special cases that come our way. In this session we will take a look at how the dynamic features in C# 4 work, and scenarios where it makes sense to use them.


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"It's gut-wrenching for me," Rep. Tom Loertscher, R-Iona, said before the 6-5 vote against the bill. "What can we do to keep mom at home?" Loertscher said he "cannot imagine" ever taking a child to a day-care center and said, "There is no substitute, there is absolutely no substitute for families taking care of children." Rep. Steven Thayn, R-Emmett, said, "Being separate from your mother … there's reason to believe this could be harmful."Got that, moms? Re. Steven Thayn has "reason to believe" that your working outside the home could be "harmful" to your child. Rep. Tom Loertscher is racking his brain as to how to keep Mom at home. And somehow, the best idea that these folks could come up with to push their anti-woman, classist agenda is to threaten the health and safety of Idaho's children. If you didn't want little Billy to be molested by his daycare provider, maybe you shouldn't have stuck with that job at Mcdonald's. If you didn't want your daughter to be hospitalized with food poisoning, maybe you shouldn't have let her eat food prepared by another woman.
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Aliens Infestation
Date Released: September 2011
Developer: Way Forward
Formats: Nintendo DS
Genre: Side-Scroller
Immerse yourself in the Aliens universe on Nintendo DS in this action-packed, platform shooter with a hardcore, retro feel and a deep storyline that tailors itself to your game.
Lead your own specially selected team of Colonial Marines into action to rescue captured comrades and battle hordes of Xenomorphs with a vast array of weaponry from the legendary Aliens film title.
Can you handle the tension and terror which meets you at every level?
Game features
- The Aliens Universe
The Aliens universe provides a setting full of horror, suspense and action. Using authentic environments inspired by the film series including the Sulaco and LV-426, the player will be immersed in an eerie, atmospheric world where any moment could bring their death.
- Deep & rewarding combat
Wield authentic weapons from the films, including the pulse rifle, smart gun, flamethrower and more. Use cover and blindfire to outshoot Xenos or sneak through the Sulaco in stealth missions – but watch out for Xenos lurking in the dark.
- Build your own squad of Colonial Marines
Recruit up to twenty individual Colonial Marines with distinct personalities, each designed by famed comic artist Chris Bachalo. Race to rescue captured comrades in five realtime minutes before they are implanted with Xenos.
- Dynamic story system
Storyline and dialogue will change depending on who you have chosen for your team. Who will be able to stand up to the Xeno horde – and who will be dragged away to the hive?
- Classic arcade feel
Aliens: Infestation features 2D side-scrolling gameplay in the style of Metroid or Castlevania with an arcade, retro feel. This couples with a deep combat system and extensive narrative to make this the ultimate in fan-service.
Aliens: Infestation was never officially announced by Sega. At the time of it's discovery it was known only as Aliens: Colonial Marines. A gameplay video was leaked onto YouTube in May 2009 which showed a couple of minutes of footage from the game. This was quickly removed from YouTube by Sega which more or less confirmed its existence. It was developed by Wayforward in association with Gearbox Software. Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines game and this probably share a few details. Notable scenes in the leaked footage include a Space Jockey Alien, a Rhino Alien and a scene with a powerloader fighting with a Queen Alien. It was rumoured that the game was complete but Sega cancelled the game due to financial reasons. In May 2011, Sega had the game classified in Australia, suggesting the game will indeed be released. In July 2011. Sega officially announced the game for a September 2011 release.
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A magnificent beast and the largest land mammal, has a very special place in the Indian psyche.
India has been the main habitat of the Asian elephant. In spite of a drastic reduction in their numbers over the last century, India still has the highest population of the Asian wild elephants (about 25,000). The beast was tamed and domesticated and has been a part of the country's religious, cultural, social scene for more than 5,000 years. The animal is inextricably linked with our history and lore. The seals of ancient Harappan civilization of the Indus valley(3000-2000 B.C.) depict figures of elephants.
One of the most venerated gods of the Hindu pantheon in India today is the elephant-headed Ganesha, the remover of all obstacles. Gajalaksmi, the elephant goddess is always shown with two elephants forming a triangular canopy with their trunks for goddess Lakshmi.
God Indra's eight-trunk elephant – Airavat
Vedic God Indra's vehicle is an eight-trunk white elephant called Airavat. The Buddha himself is considered an incarnation of the sacred white elephant. There is a remarkable manuscript "Gajashastra" (Elephant lore) dated around sixth – fifth century B.C. giving the natural history of elephants. The Aryans who arrived in India around 1500 B.C. realised the value of the great beast and captured elephants in large numbers through kheddah operations (driving entire herds into stockade), the method of capture adopted even in our own times in Kakankote, Mysore until 1971 the year in which the last kheddah was held.
Elephants feature quite prominently in the Vedas as well as the two great epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata, where the elephant is used as a war engine.
When Alexander the Great invaded India in 323 B.C. He faced a formidable array of King Porus's 200 war elephants and elephants continued to be prized possessions of kings for the next 2000 years.
There is a profusion of elephant images in the sculptures of all the ancient and famous temples of Khajurao, Ajanta Elora, Badami & Pattadakal, Belur/Halebid, Hampi, Tanjore and many other temples in the south.
Elephants, even today are maintained by a lot of Hindu temples, especially in the south. Gurvayur in Kerala maintains several temple elephants which are used in religious processions. The pageant of the caparisoned elephants in the world famous Mysore Dussera is an annual feature that still continues to attract large number of visitors from abroad.
Elephants were the prized possessions of the Indian kings throughout the history of India. They were an integral part of their pomp and pageantry. The Mauryan kingdom maintained a large elephant army of about 9,000 elephants. The passion of the Hindu kings for elephants was passed on to the Muslim rulers who maintained large elephant stables or pil-khanas. The Moguls captured a large number of elephants both for their armies and their sports hunt. Jehangir (1605-1627 AD) reputedly maintained a stock of 12,000 elephants in his army.
There is a profusion of elephant images in the sculptures of all the ancient and famous temples of Khajurao, Ajanta Elora, Badami & Pattadakal, Belur/Halebid, Hampi, Tanjore and many other temples in the south.
Elephants, even today are maintained by a lot of Hindu temples, especially in the south. Gurvayur in Kerala maintains several temple elephants which are used in religious processions. The pageant of the caparisoned elephants in the world famous Mysore Dussera is an annual feature that still continues to attract large number of visitors from abroad.
Elephants were the prized possessions of the Indian kings throughout the history of India. They were an integral part of their pomp and pageantry. The Mauryan kingdom maintained a large elephant army of about 9,000 elephants. The passion of the Hindu kings for elephants was passed on to the Muslim rulers who maintained large elephant stables or pil-khanas. The Moguls captured a large number of elephants both for their armies and their sports hunt. Jehangir (1605-1627 AD) reputedly maintained a stock of 12,000 elephants in his army.
"There was a strange conjunction between wilderness and civilization in these elephants. One moment we saw them as living monuments to the past and symbols of the vanishing forests. The next they evoked visions of the pomp of kings and emperors, and of docile beasts of burden hauling logs out of forests, ironically assisting the destruction of their home. They seem lost between two worlds" –
George B. Schaller in the Foreword to Raman Sukumar's book "Elephant Days & nights".
The elephant has been around in India for a considerable amount of time, right from mid-Pliocene, for nearly four million years. Now, they face a precarious existence and a possible extinction in not too distant a future.
Demand for ivory, combined with habitat loss from human settlement, has led to a dramatic decline in elephant populations in the last few decades. In 1930, there were between 5 and 10 million African elephants. By 1979, there were 1.3 million. In 1989, when they were added to the international list of the most endangered species, there were about 600,000 remaining, less than one percent of their original number.Asian elephants were never as abundant as their African cousins, and today they are even more endangered than African elephants. At the turn of the century, there were an estimated 200,000 Asian elephants. Today there are probably no more than 35,000 to 40,000 left in the wild and Indian population is now around 25,000 animals.
By the end of the tenth century, the wild elephant had disappeared from most of the northern Indo-gangetic plains, the river valleys in the southern peninsula, and the coastal tract. The distribution of wild elephant seems to have remained largely unchanged at the end of the Mogul rule, until the middle of the nineteenth century. One population extended along the Himalayan foothills into the hills of the northeast, another large population roamed over the Western Ghats and tracts of the Eastern Ghats, while a third smaller population was confined to primarily Orissa and Bihar.
During the nineteenth century, the British penetrated the hill forests and began cultivating tea and coffee on a large scale. Capturing combined with the clearance of the elephant's jungle for plantation became a powerful depletion force. They also helped decimate the wild elephant population in these tracts through their sport of hunting 'big game'. The killing of elephant for sport had not been part of the Indian ethos. One British planter is reputed to have shot about 300 elephants, most of them cows and calves, in the Wyanad district of Kerala. Some of the Indian rules of the princely states in imitation of the colonial rulers, also began hunting elephants for sport. It is estimated that 30,000 to 50,000 elephants were captured or shot in India, largely in the northeast, during the period 1868 to 1980. This figure could be as high as 1,00,000 for Asia as a whole.
The country's forests have shrunk by over 30% since independence in 1947. Dams have submerged river valleys in the forests , mines have stripped entire hill slopes bare and the burgeoning population has pushed further into the forests. The colonization of the terai moist forests along the Himalayan foothills has separated the elephant population of the northwest and the northeast. Poaching and killing of elephants by ivory hunters (In 1982 over a dozen elephants were shot in the Satyamangala division in Tamil Nadu) has been rampant and seems to continue unabated in spite of the government's new ivory trade policy. In recent years, the man-animal conflict appears to be on the increase. The elephants raid fields and orchards doing a lot of damage to the crops, often turning violent. The reason for this conflict is very apparent. The fast reduction of their habitats and closing or blocking of their regular corridors has resulted into the elephant encroaching on human settlements that results into both man killing the animal and the animal attacking the man.
The Asian Elephant
Indian elephant, known with the scientific name of 'Elephas maximus indicus', is a subspecies of the Asian Elephant. It is mainly found in the Indian subcontinent, that to in the scrub forested areas. The other counties where Asian elephants are found include Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Sumatra, and Vietnam. Since Indian elephants are very huge and can trample all other creatures, they have no natural enemies. Even lions, hyenas, and tigers attack only the very young elephants and not adults.
Physical Traits
Asian elephants of the Indian subcontinent grow to a height of between 8 ft and 10 ft. Slightly smaller than the African elephant, they weigh as much as 7,000 to 11000 pounds. The feet of an Asian elephant are very large and broad, which enables it to balance its enormous weight quite easily. There are thick soles below the feet, which absorb shock and cushion legs, when the elephant walks and runs. Their length varies between 216 inches and 252 inches.
The huge and beautiful tusks of the Indian elephant only serve as the icing on the cake. These tusks are actually incisor teeth made up of ivory, which may grow up to 5 ft in length. The tusks are used by the elephants in digging for food, clearing debris, and carrying logs. The only other animal that has ivory tusks is the walrus.
Natural Habitat
Though Indian elephants are found everywhere, they prefer the scrub forests of India, with abundant food supply and shady areas. They do not stay at a particular place for more than a couple of days. One of the reasons for this is that their diet is very huge and they have to move to new areas to keep them supplied with food all the times. At times, you find Asian elephants roaming around in the Indian jungles. However, this is possible only if there is a there's a meadow or open space (with grass) around. They also prefer muddy areas in summers, where they can cool off during the hot daytime.
Asian Elephant is herbivorous and survives on bamboo, berries, mangoes, bananas, shrubs, tree foliage, wood, apples, wild rice and coconuts. Only half of the food eaten by elephants is used by their body. Therefore, it is necessary for them to eat 330 and 350 pounds of food every day. Their diet also consists of approximately 22 to 30 gallons of water per day.
The groups (herds) of elephants are matriarchal i.e., a female elephant leads the herd. Males remain isolated and rarely form groups. They usually join the herd only when the mating season approaches. The members of a herd make use of a number of gestures and sounds while communicating with each other. Their sense of commitment towards the other members of the group is very strong. A female elephant protects her young one very fiercely. In her absence, this responsibility comes in the hands of the other females of the herd.
Mating Behavior
Male elephants fight to establish rights over a female herd. Indian elephants reach maturity by the age of twelve. The gestation period is between 630 and 660 days and the number of offspring is only one. The baby elephant is known as calf and usually weighs between 200 and 250 pounds.
Indian elephants are highly intelligent creatures and have acute senses of hearing and smell. They have large ears and can hear even those sounds that other animals do not. However, elephants have poor vision and their small eyes can see only up to 60 ft. Even though they are huge, elephants can easily balance their weight on two legs, especially while reaching the leaves of a tree. Even their sense of smell and sense of taste is very delicate.
Realising the indiscriminate slaughter that was taking place, the British in 1873 in Madras enacted the first law to prevent the rampant slaughter of the herds. Six years later, British India as a whole followed suit. But the so called legal killing and poaching continued.
By eighties it was clear as a day light that unless the government comes forward and try and save the animal its future was doomed. The estimated population of elephants in India had dropped to 15,000-18000 animals in 1980s. The Government of India launched the Project Elephant in 1992 to help save the elephant.
The project was predicated on the need to focus conservation action on the Asian Elephant and its habitat, which currently face a number of threats. The main threats included: a) Reduction and fragmentation of habitat and consequent isolation of populations into small and genetically unviable units; b) Conflicts between wild elephants and human populations, leading to loss of human life and property and retaliatory killing of wild elephants; c) Poaching of elephants for ivory and, in some parts of the country, for meat; d) Elephant mortality due to other causes, such as from transmission lines, rail lines, highways etc., passing through the elephant habitat and other natural causes such as floods; e) Inadequate finance, infra-structure and human resources for proper implementation of management priorities at the field level. Project Elephant differs from other wildlife conservation projects such as Project Tiger in that it covers not only the protected areas (national parks and sanctuaries) but also other areas, which constitute the habitat of the wild elephants such as reserved and protected forests and other habitats. The projects covers an area of approximately 60,000 sq kms in 12 states, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Under Project Elephant, 11 elephant reserves have been identified in the country.
Since the launch of the Project Elephant there are indications of the population faring better.
Some of the positive impacts of the project are :
a) The Mahananda sanctuary in West Bengal today retains elephants throughout the year as against about one month annually at the beginning of the project. b) Elephants displaced from Tamil Nadu in 1985-86 have been accommodated in the forests of Andhra Pradesh and restricted to the Kaundinya sanctuary. c) Human-elephant conflict in Madhya Pradesh resulting from displaced elephants from Bihar has been specifically mitigated. d) Wild elephants straying towards Calcutta in South-West Bengal have been controlled. e) There is a downward trend in the loss of human life from human-elephant conflict in the states of Karnataka, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. The major areas of concern yet to be fully addressed under the project include : a) Inter-state co-ordination for succe-sful implementation of the project, particularly anti-poaching efforts. b) Rationalisation of human use of various habitats included within the elephant's range of distribution. c) Problems arising out of displaced and disoriented elephants, resulting from habitat fragmentation and their population growth. d) Genetic isolation of certain populations and imbalance in the sex ratio. e) Control of poaching and illegal trade. These are some of the major priorities, in addition to the on-going efforts which the project seeks to address in the coming years.
The elephant is considered a symbol of fertility, wealth and abundance. The status of the elephant is a good indicator of the health of the habitat. A habitat which is good for elephants is also good not only for its associate species like sambar, cheetal, kakar but also for predators such as panthers and tigers. The habitat will also have to be flora-rich to support animal biodiversity. When the forest is good for all these animals, the eco-system is in good condition, which means the water regime is right and so also the condition of the soil. Because the elephant requires a much larger home range than any other terrestrial animal, it is usually one of the forest species which has to suffer the consequences of habitat fragmentation and destruction. The historical and present day distribution of the elephant in the Indian sub-continent is in many ways a record of the progressive deterioration of the environment in the sub-continent.
References: Elephant Days & Nights by Raman Sukumar, India's Wildlife History by Mahesh Rangarajan, Wikipedia.
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Montevideo´s Gay Guide
Montevideo has potentiated in the last years as a gay friendly holiday resort, with different tourist proposals and different activities.
In Montevideo there are several places to visit and spending outdoor quite a while, and a vivid nightlife to go party and lots of entertainment to stay awake with friends or to know new people.
Gay Friendly Events in Montevideo
Uruguay has several gay friendly events, like for instance, the month of diversity in September, which it is celebrated in Montevideo in very colored and diverse way, with several proposals.
Without a doubt the most important activity is The Parade of Diversity that takes place the last Friday of September and comprises the 18 de Julio Avenue between the Independence and Liberty Plazas. Such events, that it is constituted by a parade, get through with life music and a full party night in the gay friendly cabarets of Montevideo.
A good option to continue the party is Bar Cain, one of the more known and popular of the city. Cain is a gay disco hetero friendly, a place with a great variety of artists and proposals of life shows.
Another bar to have fun is Il Tempo, which opens from Wednesday to Sunday with a great variety of shows, options to eat and varied music to dance. Without doubt the best gay friendly disco to have fun with friends or to make new.
The gastronomic space does not stay back. "Francis " is one of the restaurants more coveted of Montevideo that offers seafood, author's grill, Mediterranean dishes and sushi, among others, everything to enjoy in the Punta Carretas neighborhood .
Finally, Montevideo has also places of gay friendly lodge, like the first gay bed and breakfast of the department, called The Black Door BB, exclusively for men.
Also in the coast city is found "Our House Bed And Breakfast" guided to the gay community, with breakfast, swimming pool, garden and other services, which make their guests, feel at home.


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FYI: the only information I could find in my Heubach books about this particular piece is one similar on page 53 of Children Figurines of Bisque and Chinawares 1850-1950 (copy of page included in sale), wherein there is a drawing of a similar baby girl, same size, et al. And it states the following: A number of lovely bisque and china boxes with removeable lids decorated with children's heads or figurines were made by Gebruder Heubach and other German manufacturers. These boxes had a variety of uses but primarily sat on a woman's dresser and were used to hold jewelry, powder, and other articles. Collectors may come across lids without bottoms being sold for fairly hefty prices. In my opinion they don't have too much value as a collectible.
NOTE: I personally have never seen another like this one. I honestly just couldn't believe my luck when I serendipitiously happened upon it, especially in this phenomenal condition, and especially one this big or this well modeled *ever* & I 've been collecting for over a decade!


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Place Of The Conference
The Conference will be carried out at the "Himik" tourist camp near Grodno.
LVEE Participants will be accommodated in two-, three-, four- and five-person rooms with common modern conveniences in a cottage or in separate building, and will have in their use a conference hall with all necessary accessories, as well as playgrounds, the lake with a sand beach, sauna, plenty of pavilions and chargrills, nice pine forest – thus there are fine conditions for communication and rest.
Three daily meals are included in organization fee. Participants with special favors (diet, vegetarianism, etc.) should inform about that after their registration request is approved, or bring their own food with them. Beer is to be paid separately.
Сamp-fires are not allowed on the territory, and dogs are also not welcome. Tents are allowed this year near in the special place near the tourist camp territory.
A preliminary plan of settlement will be presented before the conference begins.
On delivery
Centralized delivery of participants will be organized from Minsk and from Grodno on the first day of the meeting, as well as centralized return on its last day.
More details on delivery will appear later.
Those who would like to reach the place by their own transport can find a wordy instruction, scanned maps, as well as a sketch of a route and route from Minsk on Google Maps , OpenStreetMap projects data (all the references are in Russian):
Tourist camp itself is also accessible on OpenStreetMap.
Attendants, planning to travel by car, are publishing their information on the site wiki. Fellow-travelers are welcome!


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Apple's Jony Ive has revealed that he offered up a few design tips to Star Wars: The Force Awakens' director JJ Abrams regarding the lightsabres in his new science fiction blockbuster.
In an article profiling Apple's senior vice president of design, The New Yorker's Ian Parker describes a meeting between the two.
"Ive once sat next to JJ Abrams at a boozy dinner party in New York, and made what Abrams recalled as 'very specific' suggestions about the design of lightsabres. Abrams told me that 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' would reflect those thoughts, but he wouldn't say how," reads the profile.
Ive then commented on the meeting, downplaying his involvement in any design process – including the design of the new crossguard lightsabre seen in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer released last year.
At first saying it was "just a conversation," Ive then revealed that his suggestion was that the famous laser swords created by George Lucas for the original film in 1977 should look uneven. "I thought it would be interesting if it were less precise, and just a little bit more spitty," he said.
The lightsabre in that trailer certainly seems to have a less refined beam to it, with the crossguard sections in particular looking more like flames jetting out of the hilt. It definitely fits the description of Ive's suggestion.
Ive added that he thought the sabres should be "more analogue and more primitive" and therefore "somehow more ominous."
It's certainly interesting that the designer of so many sleek Apple products would want to see a "more primitive" lightsabre, but his suggestions do fit with Abrams' vision for a more grounded rebirth of the series, particularly after the CG-heavy prequel trilogy.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be released on 18 December.


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Despite the need for austerity during the years of the Second World War, the Aldermen who made up the Townsville City Council in the early 1940s were a group of progressive thinkers, who introduced many initiatives of benefit to the community despite the difficult economic climate.
Women's Rest Room, Flinders Street, Townsville, circa 1965.
Photo: City Libraries Townsville
At a time when almost every available resource went towards the war effort, which included supporting the massive influx of American and Australian service personnel based in Townsville at that time, the City Council established a municipal ice works, and a council-run wood depot and fruit and vegetable market. These projects were designed to offset the shortages caused by massive population increase due to the war.
Another forward-thinking initiative that proved extremely popular was the introduction of a Women's Rest Room in Flinders Street – the heart of shopping in Townsville at that time.
In August 1944, the Council began renovating shops adjoining the Town Hall that had been occupied by a shoe shop, for conversion to a ladies rest room. The premises were designed to include a waiting room, toilet facilities, and a room for mothers to feed their babies. Soon, strollers were available for hire from the rest room, which proved a real boon, particularly for those women who had travelled to town by bus.
The Women's Rest Room was such a success that it was enlarged in the early 1950s, in order to keep up with demand. It operated between 9.10 am and 4.50 pm on weekdays and 9.10 am and 11.30 am on Saturdays.
In April 1953, the Townsville Daily Bulletin reported that the average daily attendance at the Women's Rest Room In Flinders Street, which was a free Council service, had reached 200.
"Two electric fans afford a constant stream of air to revive tired shoppers, and tall, green palms arranged around the attractive main sitting room, lend a restfulness to this centrally situated retreat. Iced water is on hand at all times and mirrors and other toilet conveniences are available for those wishing to freshen their makeup," the Bulletin noted.
"As well as the stroller service and the provision of a retiring room where mothers may feed their babies, the centre offers facilities for heating bottles and changing infants' diapers. A parcel-minding system is also in operation."
|Women's Rest Room, Flinders Street, Townsville, 1965.
Photo: City Libraries Townsville.
On average, 97 strollers were hired out each day, with scrupulous attention paid to the cleanliness of the equipment for hire. A junior assistant was responsible for making sure that each stroller received a fresh cover before use, and that after use it was treated with disinfectant, so that "all precautions were observed for the sake of the children's health".
The Rest Room's supervisor, Mrs M. Whitaker, told the Bulletin that since the extensions to the room were completed, the attendance had almost doubled.
"Tourists make this their headquarters when they are in the city, and I have been complimented by women from as far afield as America, on the cleanliness of the premises," she said.
Note: I've had some wonderful feedback about this article, which was published in the Townsville Eye on Saturday, 6 February 2016.
One notable comment came from a former colleague who said that it was her mother that was pictured on the left in the top photo! Do you have any memories of this rest room? Please leave a comment below.


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I watched the much talked about My Name is Khan the other day. The brilliant depiction of an autistic person by Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar's surprisingly taut direction made for a good film. I had been warned by friends to keep tissues handy, as many friends had their eyeliners washed away as they sniffled through the film.
I have never been emotionally vulnerable and usually don't cry in public, so although the film was stirring, it did not send me scrambling through my handbag for those back-up tissues. That is, except for one scene. And in that one scene, I felt a lump form in my throat as I reached for that tissue paper. On screen, actress Sonya Jehan – who plays Khan's sister-in-law, a working woman who wears a hijab while living on the West Coast of the United States – is walking down a hallway when her hijab is pulled off. This is yet another expression of resentment against Muslims in the wake of the 9/11 attacks that the film portrays. After the insult, Jehan's character decides to no longer cover her head in public.
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Like Egyptians from all walks of life, we in the Muslim Brotherhood are taking part in the popular uprising to depose a repressive dictator. The overwhelming majority of Egyptians demand the immediate ouster of Hosni Mubarak and his regime.
Field Trip to a Mosque
I would like some feedback on this video. I do not agree a field trip is the appropriate scene for religious training. I would also like to ask how many of us were taken by the hand as a little child to the alter at the front of the church, made to kneel and "accept" Jesus? Did we know what was going on? Exposure to different faiths are not damaging to children, but we have separation of church and state and no religion in schools for a reason.
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by Pastor Don Mackenzie
posted May 27, 2010
Rabbi Ted Falcon, Pastor Don Mackenzie, and Sheikh Jamal Rahman, known collectively as the "Interfaith Amigos," have been learning and teaching together since 2001. They blog weekly for YES! Magazine.
"Compassion," says Pastor Don McKenzie, "is the strongest sensibility known to humankind. It is similar to what happens in the ritual of marriage where two people give themselves to each other."
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There is an incident recorded in three of the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke. In Matthew and Mark, someone questions Jesus about which commandment in the tradition is the greatest. In Luke, the question concerns the attainment of eternal life. The questions may seem different, but they both point to understanding the way to healing, to salvation (salving meaning to make whole, to heal).
In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus' response begins with the Sh'ma—"Listen O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one." (Mark 12:29, New Revised Standard Version, NRSV) Both Matthew and Luke omit this crucial introduction. Since both of those Gospels are based on Mark, they each may have assumed an audience that understood just how important the Sh'ma is. Here, Jesus is actually quoting Deuteronomy 6:4.
My NRSV Bible renders it as, "The Lord is our God, the Lord alone." Rabbi Ted Falcon translates this text as: "The Eternal is our God, the Eternal is One." I am beginning with these details because they help to define one of the paths we have taken that has made it difficult for us to understand and make use of compassion.
Today, the word "Lord" suggests unrelieved masculinity. It suggests subjection and coercive power. When the text was first written down some five hundred years before Jesus, it suggested sovereignty—an all encompassing Oneness—an idea that we have lost. For the translation in my Bible of Deuteronomy 6:4, we receive the idea that there is only one God. But (putting aside the problem of "Lord") the rendering in Mark, and even more in Rabbi Ted Falcon's translation, suggests the very important concept that there is absolutely nothing else but God: The Holy One of Being and we are all a part of that Oneness.
The concept of sovereignty as it has developed as something apart from us continues a kind of "we/they" mentality. The concept of Oneness overcomes, or at least has the potential to overcome, that division and move toward a new sensibility of being. We are all in this life together, and the gifts and blessings we have been given can be used to make Oneness real.
Compassion is chief among the gifts we have to make Oneness real. But blocking our access to compassion is the same unrelieved (by "unrelieved" I mean a masculinity devoid of any feminine sensibility, any feminine predisposition to an open heart that would have the potential to eclipse the raw desire for power) masculinity that became our sense of the meaning of Lord.
In our culture today, in almost every part of the world, the greatest fear of a man is to be thought of as weak. Stand up for yourself, people have said to us. Not being weak has come to mean living into the idea that men must be strong, must have power to control and coerce, must always be correct, wise and always leading toward more and more strength against the forces of evil. Compassion is a word that evokes a weakness, a giving in, a losing of some deeply important part of the self. In contrast, from a biblical point of view, the tradition suggests that compassion is the strongest sensibility known to humankind. It is similar to what happens in the ritual of marriage where two people give themselves to each other.
Beyond Us and Them
What we dislike in others is often something we need to heal in ourselves.
As Frederick Buechner has written, "By all the laws of both logic and simple arithmetic, to give yourself away in love to another would seem to mean that you end up with less of yourself left than you had to begin with. But the miracle is that just the reverse is true … to give yourself away in love to somebody else is to become for the first time yourself, fully. To live not just for yourself alone any more, but for another self to whom you swear to be true … is in a new way to come fully alive."
At some level of being, we all know this to be true. We believe it, and it conflicts with the cultural notion that power is everything. This is why I get a lump in my throat every time I read Luke's version of the incident that concerns the path to salvation: In Luke, the questioner asks about the path to eternal life. "Eternal" of course is a word that points to something that we cannot really describe, but it certainly includes an ultimate sense of healing and the realization of true Oneness. Jesus answers with the commandment that follows the Sh'ma in Deuteronomy 6:4, and then says (quoting Leviticus 19:18) a second (commandment) is like it: "Love your neighbor as yourself." Then from his questioner comes the crucial question: "And who is my neighbor?" (Luke 10:29)
In answer to this question, Jesus tells the well-known story of the Good Samaritan. A man is robbed, beaten, and left for dead. Two people see him but pass by on the other side of the road illustrating in its most tragic sense, the "we/they" sensibility. A Samaritan comes by and seeing the man, attends to his wounds, takes him to an inn, gives the innkeeper money, and promises that when he returns he will pay the innkeeper whatever money is required for the man's care. Then Jesus asks the one who has asked the question, "And who is my neighbor?" which one of these was neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers? The answer comes, "The one who showed mercy." Jesus concludes by saying, "Go and do likewise."
Jesus is encouraging us to live into a life that is framed by compassion, a strength that has the promise of helping to create a life where our self worth can be realized, and where in helping each other instead of hurting each other, we can be free of the currently honored thought that strength means power over other people. Becoming a compassionate city, as Seattle has recently pledged to do, becomes one of the most important challenges humanity can attempt because it could lead to a world of justice and peace—peace in the sense of finding imaginative and creative uses for conflict. What a world that would be!
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- 1 cup peanut butter
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- 2 cups rolled oats
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- In a medium mixing bowl, combine protein powder, peanut butter, honey, vanilla and almond milk. Mix well until smooth.
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A lot of time and money is spent in assessing operational and organisational risk. What the safe roll-out price is for a particular service, or whether a specific product will require constant reviews. When it comes to investment or expansions, often risks can be quantified in terms of margins, thresholds or financial safety buffers.
But what about those decisions or choices that do not have a clear outcome? When the decision to approve a particular project or a new endeavour carries an uncertainty balance between risk and reward? These decisions can be about grand announcements for new government policies or bold investment ventures into a new untested area. These are all so-called 'wicked problems', which carry with them a higher degree of uncertainty, regarding the necessary processes required to achieve the desired outcome.
What are the stresses and pressures that affect the individual decision makers or teams, and how are these reflected in their ability to assess the uncertainty and ambiguity effectively? Further, what structures and processes are in place within an organisation in order to identify and addresses these affecting factors? And can these ever be fully countered or minimised?
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New laws to crack down on repeat methamphetamine offenders and to strengthen the Illinois DNA database are among the measures initiated by Attorney General Lisa Madigan in the 2011 legislative session that took effect Jan. 1.
House Bill 1908 requires that repeat meth offenders must have a prescription to purchase or possess products containing pseudoephedrine, a key meth ingredient. The law targets the rise of "small-batch" cooks who obtain small, legal amounts of ingredients to make meth for their own use or a quick sale.
House Bill 3238 will significantly strengthen the state's DNA database by requiring all sex offenders registered in Illinois to provide DNA specimen, regardless of their conviction date or the state in which they were convicted. It also requires DNA collection from offenders arrested for the most serious violent crimes after they are indicted or after a court finding of probable cause. The law will strengthen authorities' ability to identify and convict offenders of egregious crimes and increase their ability to avoid wrongful convictions.
House Bill 3237 amends the Prevailing Wage Act to make violations a felony and to prohibit those with criminal convictions from working on taxpayer-funded public projects for a period of four years. The new changes should increase enforcement and, as a result, bring about greater compliance and help to prevent fraud on public bodies.
Senate Bill 2027 broadens the definition of the crime of forgery to include various ways a document can be altered to ensure individuals who create such documents cannot escape criminal liability.
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Anesthesia Errors
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One of the most unsuspecting elements of any surgical procedure is the anesthesia used to sedate the patient while being operated upon. It is very specialized area of medicine, requiring extensive training and the utmost precision when being administered. Too much anesthesia can cause brain injury and too little anesthesia can cause the patient to wake up too early.
Medical malpractice insurance premiums are significantly higher for anesthesiologists. This is because, while other doctors do have room for human error, anesthesia requires near perfection in order to be properly administered. There are a number of anesthetic duties involved in just one surgical procedure requiring all of the attention of the anesthesiologist at every moment of the procedure.
Anesthesia and Medical Malpractice
The type of anesthesia administered should be determined prior to the surgery. Individuals can have allergic reactions to certain types, which will cause complications during the surgery. Determining the right type will account for the patient's medical history as well as his or her family history. Patients who smoke, take regular medication and suffer from sleep apnea may require special administration.
The anesthesiologist will administer the drug and then be responsible to monitor the patient at every moment in order to warn the surgical team of any complications. Complications to be warned of include the lack of oxygen in the blood, reduced heart rate and signs of anaphylactic shock.
Factors that may contribute to a higher risk of complication include using defective equipment, overdose due to lack of pre-operative examinations, failing to instruct patient on pre-operative diets, incorrect incubation and neglecting the patient's vital signs. Mistakes in anesthesia are often subtle and since the patient is sedated at the time that most of them occur, many injured patients are unaware of the complications.
However, many of the injuries may not manifest themselves until after the surgery, such as:
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These injuries can have life-long if not life-ending impacts on the patient. If such injuries occur after a surgery, it is important to retain all of the medical records related to the procedure and to contact a personal injury attorney right away.
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Because anesthesia is such a specialized subject and because the patient has no recollection of the anesthesiologist's actions during the procedure, determining whether malpractice occurred can be a challenge. However, with the help of the right Santa Clarita personal injury lawyer and the full records of the procedure, an injured patient can and should be compensated for undergoing such subpar medical treatment. The injuries discussed above may require additional surgical procedures, prolonged hospitalization, long-term medication and even assisted living. Furthermore, when the injuries affect one's mental capacity, the patient's ability to live independently and to work for financial support can be significantly diminished.
These are all expensive ramifications for the mistake of a doctor who should have known better. The patient and their family should not face these costs along. That is why The Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus works hard to represent injured patients and their families against negligent anesthesiologists in order to recover the compensation that is deserved.
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A consumer shopping for a new vehicle in Louisiana might want to opt for one with front crash prevention and autobrake technologies. When the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety studied police reports about rear-end crashes in 22 states between 2010 and 2014, it found a significant reduction in crashes and injuries among vehicles equipped with these safety features.
Researchers looked at Volvo, Subaru, Acura, Honda and Mercedes-Benz vehicles that had front crash prevention or autobrake systems installed. Forward collision prevention systems produce a warning to the driver when a car gets too close. Vehicles with this system experienced 23 percent fewer rear-end crashes than vehicles without it. A forward collision warning system that includes autobrake actually activates the brakes when a vehicle approaches another one too closely. This technology cut the incidence of rear-end collisions by approximately 40 percent. The City Safety system on Volvo vehicles created the greatest benefit with a 41 percent reduction in this type of crash.
The data analyzed by the institute also showed an improvement in the rate of injuries from rear-end collisions. With warnings and autobraking, speed at impact tended to be lower. Rear-end accidents involving vehicles that had autobrake produced 42 percent fewer injuries.
Although new technologies continue to produce significant improvements for the safety of motorists, accidents and injuries remain a fact of life. A person injured in a car accident caused by another negligent driver may want to speak with an attorney about the advisability of pursuing damages through a personal injury lawsuit.


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What does it mean to be grateful? Certainly, it's about good manners and following the precepts of our faith, but I think it goes further, deeper, than that.
As we touched on last week where we recognized that people we didn't know, and will probably never know, have helped us. And we recognized that there were–and are–people who help us and we don't even know it; we go blithely along in our lives and don't realize the ways we've been helped and even rescued–saved from heartache and disaster.
We'll never be able to pay this back.
Even so, what are we going to do about it?
I suggest that we develop a permanently grateful heart and a thankful spirit especially when we think we have nothing to be thankful for. At these times it's my hope that we are grateful anyway because of all the "good stuff " we are so blindly unaware of.
And I hope we remember to pass this along to others in the form of not only reaching out a helping hand but also of not being so quick to judge, giving others the benefit of the doubt, and extending mercy and grace to others –especially when they don't really deserve it.
I think there's an old-fashioned term for this: humility.
Humility isn't thinking of ourselves as worms or doormats and thinking that we only deserve the leftovers and crumbs.
No. Not at all.
Humility is realizing that no matter what our color, belief, size, gender, age…we're all the same. We all want a better life for ourselves and our loved ones, and we all want to live in peace. Each of us wants our lives to matter–we want to make a difference, even if it's in only our little corner of the world.
And, at one time or another, we've all made mistakes and we've all been jerks. Humility is realizing that no one's perfect and we're probably the ones leading the band on this one!
But wait a minute. We're talking about gratitude…what does humility have to do with gratitude and thankfulness?
Humility has its roots in the gratitude we have for the unknown people who helped us either by pushing us forward or by protecting us from difficulties.
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Tips For Caring For Your Engagement Ring
1. Make sure to purchase some sort of insurance or warranty plan. Most jewelers will offer some sort of warranty plan, and I highly recommend getting this. I have had to have my ring re-sized twice since we have been engaged, and without the warranty, this would have cost a fortune. These plans also usually cover routine maintenance, inspections and cleanings.
2. Take your ring off when you are doing things that could damage it. This includes things like exercising, cleaning and sometimes cooking. This is most likely the most precious piece of jewelry you have (it sure is for me!) and the last thing you want to do is get it damaged on some weights, or clouded by cleaner. Even though gemstones are a very resilient material, gold is not.
3. Keep your ring clean. While there are many store bought cleaners out there, I've found the best way to clean my ring is with a little bit of toothpaste and an old toothbrush. Brides.com wrote an excellent article on how to keep your ring clean and sparkly.
4. Wear it with pride. Your fiance picked out a fabulous piece of bling for you to wear, so you should flaunt it! Everyone's rings are different. Some people have huge diamonds, some have colored stones, some have tattoos--they all mean love!
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19 comments:
- Katrina Beckham SmithMarch 25, 2015 at 10:34 AM
As a wife of 10 years...these are great pieces of information. You are so excited when the proposal happens and focus on the ring so much, until the planning comes. And with such a delicate piece of jewelry it can very quickly be damaged.ReplyDelete
I love these tips. I'm definitely going to have to try out that toothpaste method!ReplyDelete
Great tips! I have the warranty plan through the jeweler, but I am terrible at taking it off when I work out. I am so afraid I will lose it or forget to put it back on that I almost never take it off.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the tips! I take mine off at the times you mentioned, but the metal still needs a good cleaning. I will have to give the soapy warm water solution a try.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the tips! I take mine off while doing dishes or anytime I'm using harsh chemicals, but I still need to give it a polish every now and then. Luckily, most jewelry stores will clean your rings for free so I try to take advantage of that whenever I can.ReplyDelete
I just wanna bring out the "amen" emoji for number 4. PREACH! I love my ring, regardless of size, shape, color, what-have-you. I just love that my fiancé is the one who picked it out! Great tips :)ReplyDelete
I feel like people get so caught up in wearing their new bling everywhere that they don't think about the daily wear and tear, or that you sometimes need to have it looked at!ReplyDelete
You definitely need a cute ring dish. I take mine off at night, and put it in my little ring dish, and I always know right where it is.ReplyDelete
That and soapy water with the toothbrush!ReplyDelete
Yes! And if not, many jewelers will clean them for free too!ReplyDelete
I love when you get your ring back from the store and it's so sparkly!ReplyDelete
Thanks! I have to admit, sometimes I feel a little bit of ring envy--it's natural. But then I look down, or over at my wonderful guy, and think about our relationship, and I snap out of it. :)ReplyDelete
Any time I'm at the mall, I stop at Kay and have them do their inspection and run it through their cleaner, as well - I just love how it glitters in the light after it's been cleaned by the pros!!ReplyDelete
Thank you!! I haven't cleaned mine yet but good to know. I definitely take mine off when I'm doing rough stuff!ReplyDelete
I just got engaged in January, so I'm always hyper-aware of my ring and super careful with it...it's like I'm always looking at it to make sure it's still there! Awesome tips.ReplyDelete
I need to do that more often! I always forget that that service is free!ReplyDelete
Thanks! I feel like I am so conscious of it right now, but its my most special jewelry!ReplyDelete
I know! Even though it fits well, I'd be afraid it would get dirty or broken or god forbid fall down the drain!ReplyDelete
These tips are so easy to implement!ReplyDelete


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My cousin died last week. And a friend was deeply wounded by something a loved one said to her. And another friend continues to pray for healing from a painful illness. And another is deeply discouraged. I imagine each of you could add something to the list.
And last week, after Easter, I was reading in John 20 when Mary comes and finds the tomb empty. It was my "scheduled" devotional reading, and I'm a rule-follower, so I was obedient, and read it, but inside I was thinking…"Easter is OVER! Been there, celebrated that. Let's move on." (I'm not proud, just being honest).
I felt like those people who leave their Christmas wreath up til May. Easter didn't feel relevant after Easter, which I know is soooo wrong, but like at the tomb, God was gracious and showed up
I was clonked on the head like one of the Three Stooges as I entered into this passage as Mary. Yes, Mary Magdalene, the one who Jesus miraculously cast all the demons out of, but at the same time, someone like all of us, any of us, who are ever in pain, lost, confused...
She's so wrapped up in her own despair she doesn't recognize Jesus. And He's RIGHT THERE! With her. But at first her grief is larger than her God. It's all she can see.
"I will never leave or forsake you."
And Jesus asks her "Why are you crying?"
I imagine a gentle tone and understanding in His eyes. And I think, "What would Mary have answered?"
"I'm wrecked. I'm disillusioned. I'm lonely. I'm afraid. I don't know what to do."?
"The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those crushed in spirit."
And then Jesus says her name. "Mary." And I imagine it like a parent would softly say the name of a distraught toddler as they tried to soothe away their tears.
In that one word it seems Jesus is telling Mary, and us, so many things.
I'm here. And it will be ok because I'm here. I see you. I understand your pain. I hurt with you. Just a few days ago I was the one saying "My God, why have you forsaken me?" So I get it. Really.
"Do not fear for I have redeemed you. I have summoned you by name. You are mine."
So for Joyce and Katie and Sue and Nikki, and so many others I pray that you might sense Jesus turning to you and asking "Why are you crying?" That you might sense Him truly enter into your pain and gently say your name.
Sometimes I guess I just need to be reminded that Easter isn't just about Easter. It's about all those days after Easter when we cry or feel desperate or disappointed or alone and it seems like Jesus has left the building. But He hasn't. So maybe I'll leave the Easter decorations up another week.


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Monthly Archives: May 2017
Diaconate Ordination in London on June 17th
Cardinal Pell to Ordain 10 men for the Ordinariate
On Saturday 17th June ten men will be ordained as transitional Deacons to serve the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in the UK.
The Ordination Mass will take place at St James, Spanish Place and the ordaining bishop will be George, Cardinal Pell, who will be assisted by Mgr Newton. The Mass, celebrated according to the Ordinariate's distinctive liturgy Divine Worship, begins at 11:30am and all are welcome to this celebration.
Our candidates for Ordination to the Diaconate on 17th June are the following men. Please keep them in your prayers as they prepare for their ministry in the Catholic Church.
Jonathan Creer and Thomas Mason, both seminarians at St Mary's College, Oscott;
David Prichard and David Hathaway, both attached to the Ordinariate mission in South Wales based at Newport;
Michael Ward, an expert on C.S. Lewis who teaches part time at Blackfriars and will assist Fr Daniel Lloyd with the Ordinariate group at Holy Rood, Oxford as well as in the wider Catholic Parish of North Hinksey;
Leonard Cox, former vicar of St Peter's, Greets Green, will be assisting Fr Simon Ellis at St Margaret Mary, Perry Common;
David Jones, former vicar of St Luke's, Jersey, who will be assisting in the Nottingham Ordinariate mission;
Timothy Boniwell, formerly an Anglican hospital chaplain, who will be assisting with the Ordinariate mission in Coventry with Fr Paul Burch;
Cameron MacDonald and Simon Beveridge from Scotland, who will be assisting Fr Len Black with the Ordinariate in Scotland.
Fatima Statue and Relics at Warwick Street on 10th/11th June
As part of the celebration of the Centenary Year of the Fatima Message, the National Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima and the relics of newly-canonised Saints Jacinta and Francisco are visiting the Cathedrals, Abbeys and major Churches of England and Wales. The Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham will be hosting a Visitation on the weekend of 10/11 June at its central Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory, Warwick Street, London W1B 5LZ. C
More information can be found on the World Apostolate of Fatima website.
Ordinariate pilgrimage to Portugal
Donato Tallo (a regular author at The Portal Magazine) has sent us this contribution:
A number of pilgrims associated with the Ordinariate, under the spiritual direction of Monsignor Keith Newton, Ordinary in the United Kingdom and Fr Warren Tanghe from the United States, recently returned from a wonderful visit to Portugal. The primary aim of our visit was to be present with the many other pilgrims from across the world who descended on the town of Fatima of the 12th and 13th May in order to accompany Pope Francis for a series of important events at the famous and very Holy Marian Shrine.
The pilgrimage group was in Fatima for four days and we were able to fully embrace ourselves in the spiritual graces of the shrine. While the 12th and 13th of May are always very special days at the shrine of Fatima, this year as many people will know is a very special year – it is the centenary of the apparitions of Our Lady to the three young children to whom she appeared. Pope Francis lead the faithful in prayers and the rosary on Friday 12th and on Saturday 13th celebrated Holy Mass with a huge number of pilgrims, during which he declared Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto to be saints. It was a truly wonderful and memorable experience for all those who were there.
As well as our stay in Fatima the pilgrimage group were privileged to be able to spend time in other places including Lisbon and Porto. We visited many famous landmarks and celebrated mass in some wonderful churches including the church of St Anthony of Padua in Lisbon, the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon, the Church of the Holy Miracle in Samtarem, Porto Cathedral and the Church of St Lawrence in Porto.
Fr. Mark Lewis going to Atonement
Here's the latest news from Our Lady of Atonement in San Antonio. This is from their parish newsletter, via Facebook.
So much has been happening with our transition into the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter! Of course, much of it is behind the scenes as our thirty four years as a parish of the archdiocese is translated into being the newest parish in the Ordinariate. Our new pastor, Fr. Mark Lewis, will be moving from Washington, D.C. with his wife Vickey, and we look forward to them taking up residence at the beginning of August. Fr. Moore continues his duties as parochial vicar, and will assist Fr. Lewis in the many pastoral duties in the parish. Fr. Phillips is our pastor emeritus and enters that state called "retirement." He and JoAnn will continue living in their home by the church and school, and he will have additional duties throughout the wider Ordinariate, visiting and advising young communities and being available to his brother priests for anything they might need.
The main doors of the church are once again completely accessible and the beautiful stamped concrete work is continuing. It will result in a large open piazza between the existing building and the new building, which will be an ideal space for parish activities – King's Fair, parish barbeques, etc. There are plans for a beautiful fountain near the main church entrance, with more trees and seating where people can gather after Mass. Additional outdoor gathering places will be under the large balcony, and at various other areas along the sides of the piazza.
There are five classrooms and the necessary restrooms ready for our Upper School students for the new academic year. The rest of the building is ready for finish-out as we need it (and as money is available!).
The paving will be finished very soon, and we will have expanded parking areas, including a large section for parking behind the new building.
It's wonderful to have the Solemnity of the Ascension returned to its proper day on Thursday, the fortieth day after Easter, and it will allow us to keep the Novena to the Holy Ghost leading up to the Solemnity of Pentecost.
Thursday, May 25th, is the Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Heaven. Masses at 7 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 12 noon and 7:00 p.m.
Please remember: it is a HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION for members of the Ordinariate.
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A new home and new prospects for "CCCCC"
Corpus Christi Catholic Community in Charleston, an Ordinariate community in South Carolina, has announced new developments, which will involve their pastor, Father Patrick Allen, taking over priestly responsibility for St. Mary of the Annunciation Church in downtown Charleston, taking the Ordinariate community with him and thus opening up a wide range of liturgical, outreach and other possibilities.
Fr. Allen has written the following:
Dear friends,
I have important and exciting news to share with you regarding the life of our community!
Effective July 1st, our home will once again be at St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church in downtown Charleston. I – and all of us! – will be working together with new pastor of St. Mary's, Fr Gregory West, in shared Catholic witness for the growth and mutual benefit in the Gospel of both communities. Fr. West is and will remain the pastor of St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church on Daniel Island. St. Clare, which just celebrated the 3rd anniversary of its establishment, is already a large and rapidly growing parish meeting at Bishop England High School, and is soon to break ground on church buildings of its own. Fr West will continue to spend the bulk of his time at St. Clare, and I will be his parochial vicar and the primary priestly presence on a daily basis at St Mary's.
I'm very excited about and grateful for this new step in our life together. Fr. West has been encouraging to me and supportive of the Ordinariate project from the beginning, and he is eager to see us grow and fulfill our mission of inviting all, and especially our brothers and sisters in the Episcopal/Anglican churches and other Protestant communities, into the joy and peace of full communion with the Catholic Church, "that they all may be one" (Jn 17.21). This move will allow me to be less "scattered" in my duties and to give more of my attention, time, and energy to Corpus Christi. Both Bishop Lopes and Bishop Gugleilmone of the Diocese of Charleston are agreed that this arrangement will be a help to both communities and, please God, an excellent and empowering next step in our journey to self-supporting independence.
This partnership will allow us to work together with St. Mary's in Christian formation and programs for all ages, boost our music program, nurture common prayer, increase opportunities for Confession as well as Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and other devotions, and grow new ministries in service to the Gospel. In September we will begin daily Masses (which have been suspended for some time at St. Mary's due to lack of clergy), and two of those Masses each week will be in our Ordinariate form. Our Sunday Mass will be at 11.00AM, and we will begin a regular Sunday choral evensong with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
There are of course still details to be worked out, and no doubt there will be difficulties to overcome, and so I ask your prayers for me, for Fr. West, and also for the people of St Mary and St Clare as we take this new step together. I will continue to keep you informed – and ask for your help! – as the transition approaches. In the mean time, if you have any questions, please do let me know.
Finally, though we will do so more formally at the appropriate time, please do join me in expressing our gratitude to Fr Miles and the people of Sacred Heart who have been so kind and generous in their hospitality.
God bless you,
Fr Allen