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Should You Tell a "Fiblet" to a Parent With Dementia?
Geriatric care managers offer advice on a sensitive topic.
From our earliest days we are taught never to lie, especially to our mother or father. However, a recent survey of aging experts reveals that telling a "fiblet" can actually be therapeutic when adult children are faced with telling painful truths to aging parents who have a cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer's disease.
The National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM) recently surveyed 285 professional geriatric care managers about the most common and difficult situations faced by families who are helping aging parents. Geriatric care managers help these families deal with some of the most sensitive and challenging issues.
More than 90 percent of the professional geriatric care managers surveyed said they have used or recommended the "fiblet" strategy to relieve stress and anxiety and protect the self-esteem of an elderly person. The situation cited most by experts in the survey as an appropriate and helpful use of a "fiblet" is when a senior is refusing clearly needed care or assistance at their home. For example, telling an aging parent with Alzheimer's that a paid caregiver is coming to their home for their spouse's benefit or for another concrete role can help the elder maintain pride and reduce anxiety.
The following were identified by care managers as situations when it can actually be therapeutic to tell a "fiblet" to an aging parent:
- When they are refusing needed care and assistance at home. Telling them the caregiver is there for their spouse's benefit or for another concrete role can help them maintain pride and reduce anxiety (identified by 83 percent of those surveyed).
- When they can no longer safely drive, yet insist on doing so. Telling them their car is in the shop getting repaired can reduce confrontations (68 percent).
- When knowing the cost of in-home care prevents them from accepting the needed service (68 percent).
- When it would only cause worry and stress to tell them about family problems they can't solve, e.g., unemployment, financial upheaval, divorce, drug abuse, incarceration (64 percent).
According to the National Institutes of Health, as many as 5 million of the 43 million Americans age 65 and older may have Alzheimer's disease, and another 1.8 million people have some other form of dementia. Americans feel increasingly challenged by the need to communicate difficult information to aging family members with dementia.
"A therapeutic 'fiblet' is just that—it is therapeutic because it calms and reassures, reduces anxiety and protects self-esteem," said NAPGCM President Emily Saltz. She added, "You would use a 'fiblet' only with parents who have a cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer's disease."
Geriatric Care Managers Share Their Experiences
As part of the survey, geriatric care managers were asked to provide comments about their own experiences in recommending the use of a "fiblet." A universal theme of the comments was that family members should navigate this clearly delicate area with help from a support group or from an experienced professional care manager. Care managers also stressed that one should only use a "fiblet" to protect and support a family member rather than for personal benefit or gain.
The following are from among more than 200 stories collected through the survey about geriatric care managers' experiences of using a "fiblet" in the course of their practices:
- "I've used therapeutic 'fiblets' in many instances, but probably (most often) when the death of a loved one is beyond a person's capacity to understand. For example, if a person is looking for a deceased loved one, I tell them that I haven't seen that person today but when I do, I'll tell them that the person is looking for them. This serves to validate their experience and provide reassurance that someone cares."
- "When an adult son was diagnosed with cancer, the decision was made to not inform his frail, memory-impaired nursing home-bound father of the diagnosis. At the same time, the son increased his visits to his father during treatment, as he had more free time available for visits. The son and father enjoyed more time together without stressing the father with a scary diagnosis."
- "A client wanted to see their mother who had passed away many years ago. Instead of telling her that her mother had died and causing her to grieve again, we told her she was out and would return later. She accepted that and went on with her day."
Source: The National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM). NAPGCM was formed in 1985 to advance dignified care for older adults and their families. Geriatric care managers are professionals who have extensive training and experience working with older people, people with disabilities and families who need assistance with caregiving issues. For more information, visit www.caremanager.org.
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"James, are you sure you know what you're doing?" -Juliet"LaFleur" wasn't a mind-blowing episode of "Lost," nor one where we can spend a lot of time picking over it for clues about the larger mythology. (UPDATE: Apparently, I was wrong on this. 200 comments and counting!) But boy, was it fun.
"Not yet. But I'll figure something out." -Sawyer
Having shown us Dan in the '70s in the season premiere, and having shown Jin driving the magic bus and wearing a Dharma jumpsuit at the end of "316," the writers didn't have much of a surprise left in showing that the rest of Sawyer's motley band also wound up hanging with Horace Goodpseed and company. But that's fine, because the storytelling model of the last few seasons means that every now and then we need a filling-in-the-blanks episode, and this was one of the more entertaining ones they've ever done. Sometimes it's nice to have an hour of "Lost" that's relatively straightforward (even with the frequent Three Years Later/Earlier jumps), that doesn't require an advanced degree from the Dr. Sam Beckett Fan Correspondence School for Quantum Theory to make sense of, that's simply about the pleasure of watching a great character like James Ford doing his thing -- and, for that matter, the pleasure of watching Juliet Burke do her thing right beside him.
I've always enjoyed Sawyer, but separating him from Jack (both during season three and this season) has been good for the character. It forces him into a leadership role, and he's even more appealing as a reluctant hero than he is as a charming irritant. The very nature of "Lost" allows the show to explore lots of genres -- sci-fi, horror, action-adventure, espionage, soap opera, personal drama -- and their archetypes, and Sawyer the con man fits well into so many of them. Here, we got to see him be all Steve McQueen (with Juliet, I suppose, as Yul Brynner) in his confrontation with the two Hostiles (the looks they trade are pure McQueen/Brynner in "Magnificent Seven"), but also to see him as the crusty but benign boss in an off-beat period workplace drama ("The Dharma Years?").
The look of pure joy on his face as Juliet told him about the successful delivery (see above) was matched only by the look of relief on Juliet's face. Josh Holloway and Elizabeth Mitchell played so well off each other throughout the episode, and sold all of the emotions as the two of them slowly assimilated into life with the Dharma Initiative. Though I like Sawyer with Kate (especially if the alternative is Jack with Kate), Sawyer and Juliet fit so well together that it was almost disappointing to see him set eyes on Freckles again at the end.
(Now that Sawyer's been with Juliet, who used to be with Jack, who's been with Kate, who used to be with Sawyer, we've finally got a legitimate love quadrangle. Quick: can anyone name an interesting love quadrangle in TV, movies or literature? Comic books? Cave paintings?)
"LaFleur" gave us a Sawyer who was finally at peace after three years of waiting for Locke to show up, and it also gave us a Sawyer who had gradually learned to let go of lying. Sure, he's still using the name Jim LaFleur, and he still has Jin searching various quadrants of the island for Locke and the others, but he's content, and he's found love, and he manages to save the day -- and win a job as Dharma's new security chief -- by telling Richard Alpert the complete and unvarnished truth. (Isn't it funny how good things can happen when people on this island share information with one another?)
I just had a great time throughout even as I wondered, like Juliet, what the point is of the Oceanic Six coming back. Locke re-aligned the wheel, the jumps stopped, the nosebleeds stopped, everyone other than Charlotte is more or less okay, if stuck 30 years in the past, so what am I missing here? What plans does the island have for the Six (and for Desmond, and, hopefully, Walt) that have nothing to do with the needle-skip problem? And how mad are Jack, Kate and Hurley going to be once they realize that they apparently didn't need to come back to save everybody?
I look forward to finding all that out, especially if upcoming episodes are as strong as this one.
Some other thoughts:
• The fine folks at the "Lost" Easter Eggs site wasted little time in getting up a screen capture of the four-toed statue in all its original glory, albeit from behind. It's probably a higher-quality than the one I made, but feel free to start analyzing either version for clues about just what this thing is. It looks Egyptian to me, particularly the things in its hands, which look sort of like ankhs. But Cuselof definitely lived up to their promise to show us the statue again, even if they didn't explain it or show us its face.
• Though this was primarily a Sawyer episode, with a generous serving of Juliet, I don't want to overlook Jeremy Davies continuing to knock it out of the park as poor, grieving Dan Faraday. The look on his face as he recognized little girl Charlotte in the '70s was heartbreaking.
• Speaking of Charlotte, interesting that her body didn't go with them (or stay with them) on the last jump. I guess whatever force was moving the rest of Sawyer's group (or holding them in place) has no power over (or interest in) the dead, unless maybe they're being touched by the living.
• After four and a half seasons of "Lost," Daniel Dae Kim finally gets to stop speaking in pidgin English. In our brief glimpses of him in the Three Years Later scenes, it's clear his time among the Dharma-ites has done wonders for his language proficiency.
• I'm a little confused about the marital status of Horace Goodspeed. When he was first introduced in season three's "The Man Behind the Curtain," he was traveling with Olivia, the character played by Samantha Mathis, and it was at least implied (enough to convince the folks at Lostpedia) that she was Mrs. Goodspeed. And Olivia was seen again as a Dharma schoolteacher when Ben arrived on the island as a little boy. Yet here, Horace is free to marry Amy as her rebound guy, so either we all misread the Olivia situation, plans changed for that character, or something more complicated is going on there.
• Speaking of "The Man Behind the Curtain," did it establish whether there were fertility problems in the Dharma days, or only after the Hostiles overthrew them? Clearly, it wasn't an issue back in the '70s, so whatever caused all the miscarriages has yet to take place.
• A good week for Hey, It's That Guy/Girl!s on "Lost." In addition to the return of Doug Hutchison as Horace, we got Reiko Aylesworth from "24" as Amy, Patrick Fischler (recently seen as comedian Jimmy Barrett on "Mad Men") as Phil and Kevin Rankin (Herc on "Friday Night Lights," and the only good thing about the "Bionic Woman" remake) as Jerry.
• Still waiting for Rose, Bernard and Vincent to send up a signal flare. Are we to assume that they're also somewhere in the Dharma village, and we just didn't get to see them this week? And, as usual, what about Cindy and the kids? Or are they supposed to be immune to the jumps somehow like the native Others?
• Note that Sawyer refers to Richard as "your buddy out there with the eyeliner." I guess they had to reference it sooner or later within the show, even if Lindelof and Cuse insist that Nestor Carbonell isn't wearing any eye makeup.
Finally, in case you missed it this morning, please take a quick skim through the guide to posting comments before you start to weigh in. Okay?
What did everybody else think?

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The Volvo XC60 comes in three basic trim levels with a selection of three engine options. All three drivetrains make use of a 2.0L turbocharged engine that also has a supercharger on it. Such arrangements are rare, but do offer the benefit of extremely smooth power across the entire rev range, along with surprisingly good power from such a small engine. The XC60 T5 offers 250 horsepower and up to 28 mpg on the highway. The more powerful T6 engine option bumps power up to 316 horsepower while only compromising highway mileage by 1 mpg. At the top of the drivetrain ladder sits the gasoline-electric hybrid T8 with 400 hp and the ability to hit 26 mpg on the highway. Acceleration ranges from good with the T5 to blistering for the T8, and all XC60s come standard with all-wheel drive.
The most basic trim level for the XC60 is the Momentum trim, which comes well-equipped with standard features that incude 18-inch alloy wheels, silver roof rails, LED headlights, a panoramic sunroof with a power sunshade, 2-zone climate control, leather seating surfaces, a 10-way power front driver's seat, Bluetooth, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and a 10-speaker 330-watt sound system. Safety features are plentiful and include a hill-start assist system, hill descent control, tons of airbags, a lane-keeping aid and an Oncoming Lane Mitigation feature. The last two making use of Volvo's new Steer Assist system, which will actively steer the car out of danger when necessary.
The midlevel trim for the XC60 is dubbed 'R-Design' and features bold styling details meant to make the XC60 look just sleeker and a sportier. The R-Design includes a unique front grille, mesh metal inlays, 19-inch wheels, a painted bumper and color coordinated side sills, dual tailpipes and puddle lamps. Inside, there are various R-design badges and a very nice R-design steering wheel to grip. The R-Design also gets several drive mode settings for increasing the sportiness of the vehicle on twisty country roads or a race track.
The Inscription trim is priced fairly similarly to the R-Design, but where the R-Design goes for sport, the Inscription goes for luxury. The Inscription features more exterior brightwork than its siblings, along with a unique mesh front grille. Inside, the Inscription gets a 4-zone climate control system, nicer seats and driftwood inlays, adding a touch of class to the interior of the mid-sized SUV.
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Taylor Swift apparently can't get enough of the men of "Glee."
The country music star is reportedly dating Chord Overstreet from the his Fox comedy, reports US Weekly.
Swift, who is coming off a break up with movie star Jake Gyllenhaal, has been spotted around Los Angeles with Overstreet recently. The two took in a Los Angeles Kings hockey game followed by dinner on February 24.
U.S. & World
News from around the country and around the globe
An Overstreet confidant told US that the 22-year-old called the songstress to inquire about writing a song together and ended up going out the next night.
If the relationship rumors are true, they will surely provide grist for her creative mill as she formerly dated Overstreet's cast mate, Cory Monteith, last year.
On-screen and real life rivals in love? Sounds like a love triangle that could produce another number one hit.
Selected Reading: US Magazine, Access Hollywood, Just Jared


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Why aren't more young adults making it to Mass? We went straight to the source for answers. Their reasons, they say, range from a crowded calendar to disenchantment with the church to just prefering to stay in with the Sunday paper.
WHEN MOLLY MATTESICH SERVED as a Peace Corps volunteer two years ago in the West African nation of Mali, she relied on audio tapes of Sunday Mass to stay connected to her Catholic faith during her two-year tenure in the predominantly Muslim nation.
"It was the first time I'd ever been without an organized Catholic Church," said the 27-year-old, who now lives in Washington, D.C. Mattessich, who had sung weekly in a Newman Center choir during her years as a Wellesley College student, drew strength during this challenging time from her favorite church song, "Be Not Afraid." "It became my mantra during my time in the Peace Corps," she says.
But after a few months, tapes and mantras weren't enough to sustain Mattessich's Catholic connection, and she now identifies her Peace Corps years as a spiritual turning point. "I listened to the same services over and over, and it became hard to keep up without the community," she says. "I started journaling a lot more, and I thought, 'Hmm, I can sort of live without this, maybe.'"
Complicating matters further was Mattessich's growing awareness of the lack of church leadership roles held by women, which began to trouble her more and more. Witnessing the widespread effects of AIDS in Africa caused her to question the church's teaching on contraception. Then, after she returned to the United States, her favorite Boston parish closed. It was the last straw.
Mattessich says she "almost never" attends Mass anymore. When she does, she harbors negative feelings toward what she experiences.
"When I go to Catholic services now, I think, 'Oh my gosh, you people have no connection to reality,'" she says.
Mattessich has decidedly relinquished her place in the pews for the time being, and a multitude of young adult Catholics have chosen to do the same. Whether their absences stem from a disagreement with church teachings or the seductive powers of the Sunday paper, for the church, the widespread lack of engagement among its younger members is an inconvenient truth whose underpinnings are hard to discern.
Missing in inaction
Only 24 percent of young adult Catholics attend Mass every week, while 21 percent attend two to three times per month, according to a 2005 study conducted by sociologists William V. D'Antonio, James Davidson, Dean Hoge and Mary Gautier, authors of the forthcoming book Catholics in America: Their Faith and Their Church (Sheed & Ward).
According to the same study, 80 percent of young adult Catholics believe they can be a good Catholic without attending Mass weekly, a belief that differentiates them from their parents' generation, many of whom wholly internalized what they were taught as children: to miss Mass was a grave offense, even a mortal sin. While some may criticize younger adults for not being particularly reflective in their given reasons for not attending Mass, it's worth noting that many baby boomers and their pre-Vatican II predecessors attended weekly Mass without much reflection on their motivations for attending.
Kevin Burns, 27, a currency trader in Providence, Rhode Island, counts himself among the more than 55 percent of young adult Catholics who do not regularly attend church. Burns acknowledges that Catholicism no longer holds the pivotal place in his life it did during his childhood, which was formed by regular CCD classes and four years of Catholic high school education. While Burns says he drifted away from the church during his college years without much reflection, as he grows older, it's ideological disagreements that have kept him away. He cited a few incendiary homilies he heard in his hometown parish that were characterized by what he perceived as overly fearful attitudes toward modern science and pop culture.
A July 1 New York Times article, which quoted a senior Vatican official's call for excommunication of stem cell researchers who utilize human embryos, troubled Burns further.
"I know that religion is not like a menu, where you pick and choose," Burns says. "I wonder, 'How Catholic am I if I really don't buy that?'"
For Burns' wife, Shannon, a 27-year-old special education teacher, her years at Providence College, where she and Kevin met, also marked a time of turning away from church, though her own misgivings had more to do with her compatriots in the campus chapel pews.
"The people who were adamant about going were also the people you saw out at the bars trashed the night before, hooking up with other people," Shannon Burns says. "It made a mockery of it and kind of cheapened it for me. After a while it didn't mean as much."
Church interrupted
For other young adults, practical rather than ideological factors prevent them from attending Mass regularly.
Josh Nelson, a 29-year-old consultant in Chicago, said that, despite the convenience of a parish located four blocks from his apartment, other recreational weekend activities tend to regularly crowd out Sunday Mass.
"Saturday night has taken precedence. When I'm out late on Saturday, [Mass is] definitely the easiest thing to cut out of a busy day," he says. "It's very easy to go when that is the environment or the type of people you surround yourself with, but I find myself less surrounded by people who go every week. When I'm with certain friends I'll go-no question. But it's less of a priority if it doesn't fit with what I already have planned."
According to Nelson, religion is rarely discussed among the group of young professionals he regularly socializes with in Chicago.
"Except for joking around with stories about how it affected how you were raised, it doesn't come up much," Nelson says. "Most times you may or may not know someone's religious affiliation, unless they're Jewish."
Missing identity
Unlike their parents' generations, many of whom enjoyed the cultural support of Irish, Polish, and Italian Catholic neighborhood enclaves, today's young adults inhabit locales that are far more socially and religiously diverse. As Ethan Watters reported in his 2004 book Urban Tribes (Bloomsbury), college-educated young adults often draw support from close-knit communities of friends-often from diverse religious or non-religious backgrounds-that form during the ever-increasing years between college and married life. Young adults often live, work, share meals, and vacation with these groups, which often function as family for twenty- and thirtysomethings living far from home.
Though people like Nelson enjoy the support of a close-knit group of friends, other young adults attribute their missing Mass to a sense of isolation and a lack of social networks, a trend that author Robert Putnam chronicled in his 2000 book Bowling Alone (Simon & Schuster).
Carrie Salinas, a 21-year-old living on Oahu, a Hawaiian island 4,000 miles from her small-town Indiana home, says that, had her husband's military position not taken the newly married couple far from family, she probably would still be attending Mass every Sunday, as she has for her whole life alongside her parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.
"The major reason I don't go is because I was always used to having somebody to go with," Salinas says. "I miss being able to go every week with my family. What I miss most is not the Mass aspect of it, but what I associate with the tradition, how we would all go together to my grandparents' house for a couple of hours afterwards."
Separation anxiety
Tom Silva, a 38-year-old Chicago marketing director who describes himself as being "estranged" from the church, said he has found that being a Christian in the "real world" can be very isolating.
"You're isolated often from your peer group and from mainstream society, and it can be very difficult, very lonely," says Silva, a passionate devotee of art, philosophy, and screenwriting. "It sometimes feels like religion almost has an exclusionary quality."
He says he gradually lost interest in attending church after being unable to find a parish that offered a forum for discussion of things like poetry, music, and art.
Silva's desire for more integration with a wider creative culture hints at another chasm: The gap between the church milieu and the pop culture-saturated world young adults inhabit. While they don't expect Father to channel Jon Stewart or Chris Rock, young adults often find difficulty connecting what they experience inside church with the complicated mix of media messages, work, relationships, and daily ethical dilemmas that await them outside of church.
"I wish the church had a way of trying to enter that world so that there isn't a sort of strict separation-that's where the passions of young people are, and these are the places where things resonate most powerfully," Silva says.
Searching for silence
It's difficult, however, to characterize the needs of an entire generation. Mary Dashmaw, for example, a 28-year-old living in Phoenix, wishes that certain trappings of pop culture hadn't made their way into the music at Mass.
According to Dashmaw, a manager in the health care industry, the Masses she has attended in the past haven't fostered sufficient opportunity for quiet reflection. Too many voices competed for her attention.
"Church started to feel really loud," Dashmaw says. "They had a band, not just with singing, but with drum kits. It was very distracting. . . . I think it was originally intended for the youth Mass, but it ended up at all the Masses. I would get really agitated."
Dashmaw says at one point she found spiritual solace in the Latin Mass, which she experienced while studying abroad in Italy.
"That is where it felt most pure," she says. "The rituals were really clear and unfogged. I had a feeling of calm, of feeling that connection to something higher than myself. It was a quiet, solemn time where I could think."
Despite the tranquility she found in the Latin Mass, other disruptive voices persisted.
"The judgment became deafening to me as well," Dashmaw says, referring to a contentious homily she once heard on abortion. "The priest was demonizing the choices of people who have abortions. . . . I felt there were other things that could have been drawn out of the gospel that day. It was so blatant."
Dashmaw said that while she would not have an abortion herself, she doesn't believe that it's the church's right to impose its views on others.
Gone for long?
Though young adults say they miss certain aspects of attending Mass, many also say that substantial changes either to church teaching, the Mass itself, or their own lifestyles would have to take place for them to resume regular Mass attendance.
None of the twenty- and thirtysomethings interviewed for this article has ceased to call himself or herself Catholic, though some have dabbled in other faith traditions and others add qualifiers to their religious self-identification, referring to themselves only as "reluctantly Catholic" or "raised Catholic."
"I never say just 'Catholic,' " Molly Mattessich says. "I say 'liberal Catholic' or 'feminist Catholic.' It's extremely important. When I hear myself say I'm a Catholic, I sort of cringe at what that might mean to other people."
Mattessich says she has tried periodically attending services at a Unitarian church. While she has found them to be thoughtful, she missed the Catholic Mass.
"I miss Eucharist," Mattessich says. "I miss songs that are familiar to me. My parents say, 'You need to find a church; you need to find somewhere you can sing because you always used to love that.'"
Mattessich says that if she were able to find the kind of parish she envisions, she would consider returning to Mass regularly.
"I could get back with a good, vibrant, strong community with progressive-thinking clergy," she says. "I feel like you can be a Catholic and not believe all the written doctrines of the church. I want to be in a place where people think that."
Value judgments
Kevin and Shannon Burns say they'll make a concerted effort to attend church regularly when they have children because they believe it will provide their kids with a strong moral foundation.
"I want them to grow up with something to believe in, and the main values that the church is built on are fabulous-love one another as you love yourself, be honest and truthful, don't hurt people," says Shannon.
"It teaches kids in a way that's not just coming from their parents," says Kevin. "There's a certain set of values that priests are able to articulate in a way that other people aren't."
But even though he wants his future children to be exposed to Catholic values, he's not as open anymore to being influenced by them himself. "I see the value in it for when we have kids, but maybe not so much for me," he says.
Since she last attended Mass a year ago, Mary Dashmaw says that spending quiet time outdoors either walking her dog or riding her horse has become a solemn, meditative experience for her, a source of tranquility similar to what she used to experience at Mass, though she still feels a spiritual void.
"I would love to go back," she said. "I don't know if I'm deluding myself, but when people actually say what the church stands for, that gay people aren't welcome in the church, that's when I realize that I can no longer be a part of it. But if there were church reforms, and if we were to go back to a more basic Mass, I would be proud to be a Catholic."
Maybe later
Josh Nelson realizes that returning to church regularly would require a personal commitment on his part.
"It would involve making a conscious decision that it's something I want to do," Nelson says. "It's not like I'm looking for it to be this life-changing experience, or that I'm looking for a parish that's fantastic, invigorating or whatever, but it would be a matter of me making it more of a priority, or involving myself in something at the church that would keep me coming back."
Nelson says he views the Mass not so much in terms of what he is able to gain from it, but as a time where "once a week you are giving your time to God." It doesn't matter as much to him that the liturgy doesn't seem especially tuned in to his life as a young professional.
"People will say that the church's views are outdated, or maybe it doesn't speak your language or to my everyday activities, but that's Catholicism. Religion doesn't change with the times. It is what it is," Nelson says.
Many young adults, however, do wish that the church would change with the times, though most recognize that it probably won't happen anytime soon. For people like Molly Mattessich, however, the consequences encompass more than missing an hour of Sunday Mass.
"My prayer life has unfortunately faded away," Mattessich says. "I find it hard to reconnect with God in the same way it's hard to reconnect with a good friend after a long time away. Maybe my expectations are too high. It's just hard."


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(CNN Student News) -- June 4, 2009
Quick Guide
Tiananmen Square - Look back at events that led to powerful protests in China 20 years ago.
Security Crackdown - See China's reaction to media coverage of a significant anniversary.
No More Yard Work? - Check out a new technology that makes lawn care much less manual.
CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, I'm Carl Azuz and this is CNN Student News! Anyone looking to make money this summer by cutting lawns might have some metallic competition. The explanation on that is coming right up.
First Up: Mideast Trip
AZUZ: But first, we are reporting on President Obama on his trip to the Middle East. He is in Egypt, and early today, he was scheduled to make a major address at a university in the capital city of Cairo. His main focus was the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a source of tension in the region and around the world. We'll have more coverage of the president's speech in tomorrow's show.
As we've reported, the goal of this trip is to reset relations between the U.S. and the Muslim world. Yesterday, we looked at a poll about how Americans view Muslim countries. In a recent survey, 14 percent of people in those nations, those Muslim countries, have a favorable view of the U.S., while a vast majority, 78 percent, have an unfavorable opinion. Before he arrived in Egypt, Obama began his Middle East trip with a stop in Saudi Arabia. He spoke about the importance of visiting the country.
U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I thought it was very important to come to the place where Islam began and to seek his majesty's counsel and to discuss with him many of the issues that we confront here in the Middle East.
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GEORGE RAMSAY, CNN STUDENT NEWS: A Word to the Wise...
dissident (noun) someone who disagrees with something, such as an opinion or belief
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AZUZ: Today marks the 20th anniversary of China's violent response to a group of dissidents protesting in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The demonstrators, many of whom were college students, were speaking out against political policies in the communist nation. Their protests drew the attention of the world. Kristie Lu Stout looks back at the events that led up to the historic moment.
KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN ANCHOR, HONG KONG: In the spring of 1989, the elements for a perfect storm were coming together in Beijing. By the late '80s, a new mood was being felt in the socialist world. Old ways were being challenged. In China too, students and intellectuals were finding new voices, openly discussing taboo topics like democracy and freedom. Even within the communist party there were those who saw reform as the only way forward.
And then on April 15th, a momentous death. Hu Yaobang, once the head of the Chinese communist party, had spent the last two years of his life in obscurity. He had fallen foul of hardliners for his reformist views. What followed was a staggering outpouring of grief and anger. Thousands of students flocked into Tiananmen Square. While efforts were made to keep students out, they repeatedly broke through police lines.
And amazingly, in a country with no free press and tight controls on foreign media, the world watched these events unfold. By coincidence, the world's media happened to be in Beijing for a historic summit between China and the Soviet Union.
From expressions of grief, the students moved to demands, including a new appraisal of Hu Yaobang, a free press and the right to protest.
And it was infectious. Workers, civil servants and others all joined the crowds in Tiananmen.
Similar demonstrations broke out in cities throughout China. Domestic media began reporting on the events with unprecedented independence.
Upping the ante, the students declared a hunger strike. In meetings with government officials, their demands grew more strident. But after weeks of soft persuasion by moderate officials, the party elders had had enough.
The reformist General-Secretary Zhao Ziyang made an emotional last public appearance. In a surprise visit to the square, he told students, "We have failed you." And yes, that's Wen Jiaobao, China's current prime minister, standing right next to him. That night Zhao was removed from office, and Prime Minister Li Peng declared martial law. "The Goddess of Democracy" is soon unveiled and becomes a rallying point for the hundreds of thousands now gathered there. The occupation continued until the night of June 3. Tanks rumbled through the streets of Beijing. And in the early hours of June 4th, 1989, the People's Liberation opened fire.
The Chinese Red Cross initially reported 2,600 people died over the two days, but later retracted that figure. The official figure stands at 241 dead and 7,000 wounded. Perhaps the most enduring image of Tiananmen is what happened on June the 5th. This lone protester stood defiantly in front of a line of tanks. The world watched and held its breath, until onlookers dragged him away. The "tank man" captivated the world and, to this day, his identity remains a mystery. Kristie Lu Stout, CNN, Hong Kong.
AZUZ: A powerful image. The Tiananmen Square demonstration, and especially the image of that single protester and the tanks, became famous. But China often tries to downplay the event. This week, one official referred to it as simply "a political incident that took place in the late 1980s." And as John Vause shows us, the government doesn't seem too keen on coverage of the anniversary. Watch this.
JOHN VAUSE, CNN CORRESPONDENT, BEIJING: These plainclothes officials are using these umbrellas here to block our view whenever we try and do any videotaping anywhere near the square. They're also carrying these walkie talkies, right there. That gentleman has a walkie talkie. So does this other gentleman here. Authorities are also rounding up dissidents. Many, they say, according to some reports, in fact, have been sent out out of town. Others have been detained.
University students, too, have also been warned to watch what they say, and there is also heavy security around many of the schools and some of the bigger campuses in Beijing. And right now, as you can see, these officials continually blocking our view to try and stop us from filing any kind of report from Tiananmen Square.
RAMSAY: Today's Shoutout goes out to Mr. Templeton's social science classes at Concord High School in Concord, Michigan. Which of these is NOT a type of grass? If you think you know it, shout it out! Is it: A) Bermuda, B) Centipede, C) Millipede or D) Blue? You've got three seconds -- GO! Bermuda, blue and centipede, sure; but there's no such thing as millipede grass. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!
AZUZ: No matter what kind of grass you've got this time of year, it all needs cutting. It's not a fun chore, as many of you know, and some folks might even hire you to take care of it for them. But if you're looking for an automated option, and you have just a few thousand bucks to spare, a new mini-mower may be right up your alley. Sean Callebs explains the unique yard service.
SEAN CALLEBS, CNN CORRESPONDENT, NEW ORLEANS: This summer, the Lynch family wants to spend more time playing and less time working.
MITZI LYNCH, HOMEOWNER: It's actually nice to not having to be outside for hours doing yard work for hours on a Saturday afternoon
CALLEBS: They're hoping this little robot can help.
LYNCH: My son decided to call it "mowie."
CALLEBS: Its real name is "automower," a battery-operated and self-charging device that could give your lawn that freshly mowed look and you'll never even break a sweat. So, how does it work? Simply program the times you want it to start and stop, then a wire installed around your yard lets automower know where to cut and guides it back home when it needs recharging.
GENT SIMMONS, PRODUCT MANAGER, HUSQVARNA: It can operate day, night, rain, wind, doesn't matter. Automower is designed to be out there whenever you need it out there, regardless of the weather conditions.
CALLEBS: And this gadget is just as "green" as the grass it clips. The automower doesn't use gas or oil and gives off zero emissions. Plus...
SIMMONS: You don't have to have chemicals or fertilizers to put down. The grass decomposing actually acts as a natural fertilizer. I think you are going to see more traditional mowers that will have alternative fuels, more traditional mowers that will have battery technology. This is the way that the industry is trending.
CALLEBS: Sean Callebs, CNN.
Stay in touch this summer
AZUZ: After tomorrow, our show is taking a two-month break. But we're not going away completely over the summer! At CNNStudentNews.com, we'll be posting new blogs and putting new stories in the Spotlight section. Plus, we'll be updating the official CNN Student News Facebook page. Plenty of ways for you to spend your summer with CNN Student News!
Before We Go
AZUZ: And finally, it is normal to see animals hanging out in trees. Not quite as normal when it's a bear. And even less normal when that tree is in the middle of a neighborhood! But that is what happened in Wisconsin this week. The bear found himself a nice perch and just kind of hung around for a while. No wild ending here. Eventually, it just came down on its own. Which experts say is the right way to handle this situation.
AZUZ: So remember, the next time you see a bear in a tree, just leaf him alone. Yeah, I know it. That was just horrible. But there's just one more show to go this school year, so we hope you'll bear with us. For CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz.


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Struggling Tigers battered again, 12-2 by Rangers
DETROIT (AP) — Danny Worth has a pretty impressive knuckleball for an infielder.
That doesn't mean the Detroit Tigers want him on the mound on a regular basis.
For the second time in three games, Worth pitched the ninth inning of a blowout loss, this time allowing a run in a 12-2 rout by the Texas Rangers on Saturday. Detroit has lost five of six, allowing 45 runs in that span and looking nothing like the team that raced out to a comfortable lead in the AL Central.
"I don't want to turn it into a sideshow with a position player pitching, but we've got to do something to rest some of the arms in the bullpen," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.
Worth struck out two against Texas on Thursday, but on Saturday he allowed an RBI double to Michael Choice. By then, the game had been pretty much decided.
Nick Martinez pitched six sharp innings for his first major league win and fellow rookie Rougned Odor drove in five runs with a pair of triples to lead the Rangers. Martinez (1-1) allowed a run and eight hits, and Adrian Beltre and Donnie Murphy homered. The Rangers scored four runs in the fourth, plus three each in the sixth and seventh.
Rick Porcello (7-2) had won his last six starts before being knocked around by Texas. He allowed eight runs and 12 hits in 5 1-3 innings.
"After the third inning, I really struggled the rest of the game," Porcello said. "You're not on top of your game every time out."
Leonys Martin, Murphy and Odor — the last three hitters in the Texas batting order — combined for eight hits, eight RBIs and seven runs. Odor had four hits after going 6 for 31 in his first 11 games.
Martinez was making his fourth start for the Rangers, and the 23-year-old right-hander lowered his ERA to 2.14. With Texas ahead 5-1 in the fifth, the Tigers put two men on, but Martinez got Torii Hunter to hit into an inning-ending force play with Miguel Cabrera looming on deck.
Martinez ended his day by getting Nick Castellanos to line into a double play with the bases loaded in the sixth.
Detroit actually scored first on an RBI double by Rajai Davis in the second, but Porcello allowed four runs with two out in the fourth. Chris Gimenez hit an RBI double and scored on a single by Martin. Odor added a two-run triple.
Beltre hit a solo homer in the fifth, and Murphy's two-run shot the following inning made it 7-1. Mitch Moreland added an RBI double in the sixth, and Odor hit his second triple in the seventh — this one with the bases loaded.
"It was nice to see the bottom of the order come through like that," Murphy said. "It's fun, because normally you don't see that. Odor, the day he had, that was unbelievable, and Martin, it was fun watching him too. I'm glad that we were productive for the team today."
Texas put Prince Fielder on the disabled list this week with a neck problem that is expected to cost the slugger the rest of the season. Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo was pulled in the sixth Saturday with a sore left ankle, although the Rangers said the move was precautionary.
NOTES: Detroit's Ian Kinsler and Victor Martinez and Texas' Alex Rios had three hits each. ... Detroit RHP Corey Knebel made his major league debut in relief of Porcello. He allowed the three-run triple by Odor. ... Kinsler extended his hitting streak to 10 games. ... There were replay overturns at first, second and third, two on challenges by the Tigers. In all three cases, the call was changed from safe to out. ... The Tigers wore the uniform of the Detroit Stars, while the Rangers wore the uniform of the Fort Worth Texas Black Panthers as part of a Negro Leagues tribute game. ... Detroit sends RHP Justin Verlander (5-3) to the mound Sunday to face Texas RHP Colby Lewis (3-3).


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I had the opportunity to attend both of the meetings between the ILS-Discovery Interface Work Group and the developer community convened by the Digital Library Federation. This group aims to create a standard interface between integrated library systems and the discovery interfaces, often called next-generation library catalogs, that have become increasingly popular as libraries struggle to find ways to replace older OPACs. Have a more standardized approach for the ways that these systems interact will hopefully result in less work for developers as they create new products and for libraries as they adopt them.
I wrote an article for Information Standards Quarterly, published by NISO, called "Progress on the DLF ILS Discovery Interface API: The Berkeley Accord" that provides a brief summary of the project's intentions and accomplishments.
NEXT-GENERATION LIBRARY CATALOGS, or discovery interfaces, represent a major trend in library automation. Commercial and open source development of these products abounds. As more libraries become interested in providing interfaces into their collections using applications other than the online catalog module packaged with their integrated library system, improved interoperability is one of the key issues they face. The current deployments of discovery interfaces largely depend on interactions with the ILS dependent on proprietary interactions with the local ILS requiring considerable expertise and effort. The Digital Library Federation (DLF) aims to foster a more standardized environment where discovery interfaces can work with any given ILS through a uniform set of application programming interfaces. continue reading...
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Link to Posting: The Berkeley Accord


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When you consider the list of some of the most polarizing and controversial figures in Hollywood, the names "Mel Gibson" and "Joe Eszterhas" have cozy spots right near the top.
So it's about time they joined forces, right?
According to Deadline, such a thing is, indeed, happening. And it gets even better. Gibson and Eszterhas are going to attempt a biopic of Judah Maccabee - a warrior who led a Jewish revolt against the Greek-Syrian empire that conquered Judea around 167 B.C. That's right, the man who drunken hurled anti-Semitic slurs at cops and who was accused by many critics of portraying the Jewish people in, shall we say, an unflattering light in his "The Passion of the Christ" is going to present the life of a heroic Jewish historical figure.
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Written by the guy who wrote "Showgirls."
All kidding aside, the story of Maccabee certainly allows Gibson to indulge in the epic scope he's so fond of ("Braveheart" - which was also about a heroic man leading a revolt against impossible odds - did score him an Oscar), and the reclusive Eszterhas (who has survived cancer and focused on writing books rather than films in recent years) may be ready for a career re-defining work that is completely unlike anything he's done before. It could be a double-barrel redemption.
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Super Bowl party admission a tall order
ON SAN FRANCISCO Hot tickets: Getting admitted to exclusive shindigs all week leading up to game can be a very tall order
Looking back, I'd say the Playboy party was the one I remember best from Super Bowl week. But not for the reasons you're probably thinking.
It was because I have never been in a room where so many women were so much taller than me. They were impossibly curvaceous ladies in short, tight skirts and high, tippy-toe heels. Several were well over 6 feet tall. It was as if Victoria's Secret had fielded a basketball team.
My assignment during the week was to get into as many invitation-only parties as possible. As much as the 49ers and Ravens like to think this week is about them, Super Bowl week is really about all of the parties. My editor kept saying that it would be amusing to describe the ones that turned me down.
And it would have been except that I had remarkably good luck. I was shut out on Wednesday night, but since I went to two on Friday night, I'd say I was five-for-five. I didn't get into the shindig thrown by Saints owner Tom Benson, but that was for NFL owners and their staff. Limit of 10. Can't really complain about that.
Once invited, however, there was always some drama at the door. There were guys with earpieces and radios, and you were never at the right entrance or on the right guest list. It was always necessary to find Sean or Christine or Jerrod, whoever was in charge. Eventually, he or she would show up and hand over the coveted colored wristband.
After making it through those checkpoints, then you got to see (at least at the major parties - Bud Light and Playboy) red carpet entrances. Photographers and TV cameras would line up and celebrities would walk the length, looking lovely and bantering with reporters. Usually a party assistant would walk briskly through first holding up a piece of paper that said, "Troy Aikman," or whomever was next.
Like high school prom
But sometimes you missed the billing.
"Who is this?" I asked a photographer.
"Laura something," he said, continuing to shoot photos.
The odd part was, after wrangling an invite, clearing security and entering the inner sanctum, the parties were mostly just big rooms with thousands of people. It felt like high school prom. You hear about it for weeks and when you finally arrive, it's just the gym with some crepe paper.
Granted, there were some remarkable showcases. Bud Light Vice President Mike Sundet took me on a tour of what had been the Wyndham Hotel until Super Bowl week. The beer company took over the entire 200-room facility, re-named it the Bud Light Hotel, erected a 3,500-person tent, built a pedestrian walkway over the street and lit the exterior walls with Bud blue lights.
Inside the rooms, which were filled with Bud Light retailers and guests, the bath towels, the soap and even the shampoo were blue.
"Bud Light doesn't have an awareness issue," Sundet said. "We're a lifestyle."
A blue lifestyle, apparently.
The hotel actually hosted four consecutive party nights for roughly 5,000 guests a night. I was there for EA Sports, promoting the Madden NFL 13 video game. Inside the tent it was announced that before the concert featuring Lil Wayne, there would be a video game competition featuring football players like Saints quarterback Drew Brees and soon-to-graduate University of Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson.
Seriously? We were going to watch them play video games? But EA knew its audience. The crowd seemed riveted. Lil Wayne, however, wasn't scheduled until 1 a.m. I missed him.
The other constant of Super Bowl week is that something always pops up at the last minute. I heard about the modestly named "Best Super Bowl Concert Ever," featuring San Francisco band Train, an hour before it happened. Surely I'd be turned down for that one. But no, a VH1 rep told me to come on over, and hurry because it was all going to be televised.
Train, clearly seasoned pros, did San Francisco proud, but I couldn't stay for the encore because the Playboy party started at 11 p.m. (How the younger me would have reacted to an 11 p.m. Playboy party: "OMG. Playboy bunnies." The current reaction: "OMG. I have to take a nap.")
Going against the flow
That party was in a pub in a converted brewery in the French Quarter. It was a nice layout, but as the evening went on it became too crowded. I worked my way against the flow and made it to the chilly fresh air.
Outside was one of the tall model-types. She was wearing a short, clinging skirt, 6-inch heels and no jacket. She was talking into her cell phone.
"I'm cold," she told someone.
Party's over. Time to go home.
C.W. Nevius is San Francisco Chronicle columnist. His columns usually appear on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @cwnevius


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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 8, 2013 — International Lithium Corp. ("ILC" or the "Company") (ILC: TSX-V) is pleased to provide an update of the Company's operational activities in 2012, and plans for 2013.
Key Highlights
Received increased financial support from Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd. ("Ganfeng Lithium")
Plans to drill and bulk sample at Mariana, Argentina which hosts Lithium-Boron and some of the highest Potash Grades in an Argentine salar
Successful year-end drill program at Mavis Lake Ont.
Drill Program planned for Blackstairs, Ireland — funded by partner Ganfeng Lithium
Strengthened Management and Expertise
In the last fiscal period ILC continued to increase their strategic relationship and corporate objectives with Ganfeng Lithium, a strategic partner from China, via a $2,000,000 investment in the Company. The financial commitment reflects continued support of ILC's management, philosophy and technical programs moving into 2013.
Mariana Project, Salta, Argentina
A combination of sediment and brine sampling drilling is planned to occur early in 2013 on the Company's wholly owned lithium-potassium brine project in Argentina (news release dated 6 December 2012). The drilling will provide a better understanding of the resource potential of the entire salar. GEOS Mining, an Australian geological consultancy with experience in brine resource estimation, has been retained to assist in planning the project and carry out the necessary studies to support a resource estimation if warranted at this stage.
The Company will also collect bulk samples of the brine to be used for more advanced process and recovery testing by Ganfeng Lithium. The implementation of a program to install test evaporation ponds and a pilot plant is also being considered in addition to hydrogeological, climatic and geophysical studies.
The Mariana project consists of several contiguous mining claims that cover an expansive 160 square kilometres over the entire Salar de Llullaillaco in Salta, Argentina. The Company, and strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium, have 100% control over the development of the mineral rich brines at Mariana. The current planned program is intended to gain a broad working knowledge of the mineral recoveries, process metallurgy and final mineral products that can be produced from the Mariana brine, which in conjunction with a resource estimation will enable the Company to make business decisions to advance the project.
Mavis Lake Project, Ontario
ILC is completing a drill program on the Lithium and Rare Metals project at Mavis Lake near Dryden, Ontario. Naicatchewenin Development Corporation, a 100% aboriginal owned corporation, was contracted to provide diamond drilling services for a minimum 2,000 metre program.
Two drills were used on the project during the year-end campaign. Drilling focused on extending significant pegmatite bodies discovered in the 2011 drilling campaign which returned 1.86% Li2O over 26.25m and 1.22% Li2O over 28.45m (drill hole MF11-12, news release dated 12 January 2012). These two intersections appear to indicate a previously unknown pegmatite body that is wider than previously drilled pegmatites and may be oriented in a different direction. In addition, drilling continued to extend and infill between previously drilled pegmatites and to test historical lithogeochemical anomalies.
Results of the drilling program will be released as soon as the data are compiled and assay results become available.
Blackstairs Project, Ireland
The Company's 100% owned Blackstairs project in Ireland was optioned to Ganfeng Lithium late in 2012. Ganfeng has the option to fund up to ten million dollars worth of exploration on the project over the next ten years to earn an approximate 75% interest in the project (news release dated 2 October 2012). Ganfeng has a second option on the property whereby, following an initial due diligence period with expenditures on the order of $350,000, Ganfeng can elect to purchase a 100% interest in the project for two million dollars.
The Company, in conjunction with Ganfeng Lithium, has initiated the first phase of the due diligence reconnaissance which is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter 2013 (see news release 4 December 2012).
The Company further expanded their management team by naming Mr. Anthony Kovacs as Chief Operations Officer. Mr. Kovacs has over 18 years international experience in mineral exploration and development. Before joining International Lithium Corp. he worked in senior leadership roles with Pacific North West Capital Corp. and Adriana Resources Inc. Mr. Kovacs' experience working with industrial minerals, ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals and precious metals throughout Canada, Europe, Mexico and Africa, will be a welcome addition to the core management team at ILC.
Outlook for 2013
"I am very optimistic about the year ahead. ILC is at the forefront of the clean energy vanguard, with Lithium continuing to be a key element of the energy storage solutions being developed to meet growing global demand. Recent high-profile mergers and acquisitions related to lithium resource companies confirms the growing demand for this commodity; thus creating an opportune moment for ILC to showcase its assets and capitalize on increased investor interest. We have a well-established management team, solid portfolio of lithium and potash assets, and access to capital to develop them. One factor that differentiates ILC among the junior explorers and developers is our strong strategic partner, Ganfeng Lithium. Ganfeng backs ILC financially and gives us access to their latest technologies and methodologies to extract and process our lithium resources. I hope that you find our latest developments encouraging. On behalf of our team I wish you a healthy and prosperous New Year," Kirill Klip, President of International Lithium.
In other news the Company has granted 3,075,000 incentive stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company. The options are exercisable at $0.10 per share for a period of five years, subject to regulatory approval. The options are subject to a four-month hold period.
About Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd.
Ganfeng Lithium, based in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province, China, is a professional producer of lithium products which has developed a comprehensive product chain, including lithium metal and alloys, inorganic and organic lithium chemicals, supplies a wide range of lithium products for primary and secondary lithium battery market, pharmaceutical and new material industries. Ganfeng Lithium's principal market is in China with international exports to Europe, Japan, the USA and India. Ganfeng Lithium was founded in 2000 and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in August 2010, notably as the first publicly listed lithium company in China and has experienced rapid continuous growth over the last 11 years.
Ganfeng Lithium is a major shareholder and strategic partner to International Lithium Corp., currently holding approximately 17.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of ILC.
About International Lithium Corp.
International Lithium Corp. is an exploration company with an outstanding portfolio of projects, strong management ownership, robust financial support and a strategic partner and keystone investor Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., a leading China based lithium product manufacturer.
The Company's primary focus is the Mariana lithium-potash brine project in Argentina within the renowned South American 'Lithium Belt' that is host to the vast majority of global lithium resources, reserves and production. The 160 square kilometre Mariana project strategically encompasses an entire mineral rich evaporite basin that ranks as one of the more prospective salars, or 'salt lakes' in the region.
Complementing the Company's lithium brine projects are rare metals pegmatite properties in Canada and Ireland that have revealed through recent highly positive results a clear potential that the Company will advance with the support of its strategic partner, Ganfeng Lithium. These projects can add distinct value as the Company strives to source rare metals to help meet the increasing demand through the growth in global technologies that utilize the rare metals suite of elements.
With the increasing demand of high tech applications in battery and vehicle propulsion technologies, lithium and other rare metals are no doubt the metals of tomorrow's green tech economy. By positioning itself with solid development partners and projects with significant resource potential, ILC aims to be the green tech resource developer of choice for investors and build value for its shareholders.
International Lithium Corp.'s mission is to find, explore and develop projects that have the potential to become world-class lithium, potash and rare metal deposits.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Kirill Klip
President, International Lithium Corp.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Statements in this press release other than purely historical information, historical estimates should not be relied upon, including statements relating to the Company's future plans and objectives or expected results, are forward-looking statements. News release contains certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions and are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company's business, including risks inherent in resource exploration and development. As a result, actual results may vary materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.


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Good Friday
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|Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
|Good Friday Agreement
|Maundy Thursday
|Holy Thursday
|Palm Sunday
|Waiting Around Saturday
|I shall die, but that is all that I shall do for Death.
|Ash Wednesday
|The True Believer
|A big decision
|Fish in beer batter
|February 3, 2004
|liturgical colors
|I must die or be better
|Religious dietary laws and restraints
|Two Dead Boys
|Holy Saturday
|Ode to a Sugared Almond
|Taking Chance
|Drop Kick Me Jesus, Through The Goalposts Of Life
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Janet Jarman discovered Marisol, the young woman she has been photographing for more than 15 years, by chance. While working toward her Master's degree in environmental studies, Jarman took a research trip to Mexico in August 1996. There, activist nuns brought her to a municipal dump in Matamoros, located along the U.S.-Mexico border. Amid the smoke, fires and sewage, Jarman noticed Marisol, then 8 years old, looking for recyclable items to sell with her family, who had dreams of moving to America. "Let the woman take your picture," Marisol's mother said. "You might be famous one day."
They were prescient words, indeed. Jarman's photograph of Marisol in the dump has received several industry awards and has been published by various publications and non-governmental organizations around the world. Earlier this year, the photographer even discovered that the portrait had appeared in the campaign materials of a Mexican presidential candidate; the country will hold its presidential election July 1.
"I was always upset by how unauthorized immigrants were dehumanized in their depiction," says Jarman, who has lived in Mexico since 2004. "I wondered what could happen if there was a face to this human issue and people could better understand what was driving immigrants to move across the border."
The immigration debate won't just be part of the Mexican presidential elections next month; it will also play a large role in the U.S. presidential elections this November. After the Dream Act—which sought to provide paths to permanent residency and citizenship to immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as minors—stalled for years in Congress, president Barack Obama announced a policy change that would prevent some undocumented youth from deportation earlier this month. In following Marisol's life—which has taken the photographer from Mexico to Florida to Texas—Jarman says she's tried to capture this greater immigration story through the life of an individual. "Marisol's story represents the story of thousands of immigrants, particularly women in her age group," Jarman says. "To see her grow up and face so many challenges and still keep a very positive attitude—all while continuing to have this maturity beyond her years—has made me really respect her as a woman."
Some of those challenges have included unplanned pregnancies that prevented Marisol from graduating high school. Still, Jarman says, Marisol, who lives with her husband in central Texas, strives to achieve the American Dream. "She wants to get out of the poverty cycle, have financial stability and provide a life for kids that's better than her own," she says. "And that story speaks to a lot of immigrants, which is why I wanted to follow a family, or individual, over time. One of the best ways to provide an understanding of immigrants is to not treat people as statistics."
Janet Jarman is a photographer based in Mexico. See more of her work here.


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Pork Guisantes
Pork Guisantes is similar to Pork Menudo in taste. In English, Guisantes means green peas. It is a terrific recipe for fiestas, birthdays, or any occasions. If you are rushing for an ulam (meal) everyday or having a hard time preparing a meal for your visitors, it is one of the easiest and quickest dishes to prepare. This is also perfect with rice, and makes a terrific lunch for the whole family.
- 1/2 kilo pork cut in strips
- 1 red bell pepper cut in strips
- 1/4 cup sweet peas or green peas
- 2 tomatoes, diced or 1/4 cup tomato sauce
- 1 small onion chopped
- 3 cloves cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup water or beef broth
- salt and pepper to taste
- cooking oil
Cooking Video:
- Servings: 3-4
- Time: 45 minutes
- Level: Easy
- Cuisine: Filipino, Spanish
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- Heat cooking oil in a wok. Saute onion and garlic until soft and fragrant.
- Add in pork meat and saute until light brown.
- Place in diced tomatoes and stir for few minutes; pour in water and simmer over low heat for at least 30 minutes or until pork is tender.
- When pork is tender, season with salt and pepper; add in bell pepper and sweet peas. Stir and simmer for another few minutes until cooked.
- Serve with steamed rice. Enjoy!
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We got a new kitten! His name is Fozzie and while he can never replace sweet little Oscar, I love him a lot.
When we first brought him home from the shelter we were nervous that he would be a people-hating dick, because he spent the first 2 days hiding and running away from us and hissing. But by the end of the second day it was like a switch flipped, and he is the cuddliest, snuggliest, most playful kitty ever. He plays with three toys at the same time because he just can't decide which one is the most fun. And he sleeps through the night, spending the entire night curled up on my chest. He's very small for his age- he's almost 5 months old but looks like he's about 3 months- and he's really skinny. He's been eating more and more as the week has gone on, though. We will get him all fattened up and healthy in no time!
Also, his eyes are a really crazy yellow gold color that's a little creepy when he stares right at you at night. And he just fell backwards off the couch while I was typing this because he got a little too enthusiastic while trying to find a comfortable spot on my feet.


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SCRLA is a strong group of industry partners working together to positively impact the hospitality and tourism industry. It is the largest hospitality trade organization and has a record of great work in the areas of education, community service and influencing legislative issues. SCRLA represents the state's number one industry, the hospitality industry, which employs over 200,000 people.
We have an exciting schedule this year that includes both education and networking opportunities to benefit you and your organization. We are the only South Carolina hotel and restaurant trade association with joint membership to the American Hotel and Lodging Association (for non-branded hotels), as well as the National Restaurant Association. As such, membership with SCRLA provides many benefits and access to expert national resources.
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We invite you to join this year to participate in the many programs provided by our Association.
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And they can play a key role in our novels as well. Here are some ideas to freshen up your story:
1) Turn a holiday into a deadline. We all know how effective the "ticking time bomb" effect can be. Why not ramp it up and pair it with a holiday that holds significance to the characters?
Sure, you could always do the kiss at midnight on New Years Eve. But what about something less obvious, like Ash Wednesday? What if your character is an FBI agent who's chasing down a Ponzi scheme that patterned itself after a popular TV show? But the agent is giving up TV for Lent, which starts in two days, and he needs to unlock the code before Ash Wednesday?
Anybody seen the movie Leap Year? What if your character's birthday is February 29th and they only get an actual birthday every four years? How can you play this up in your book? Or what about federal holidays when the post office doesn't deliver mail? What if your character mails an important payment, but it arrives a day late because of Presidents Day?
3) Incorporate holidays with wardrobe. Although these may not be major players in your novel, they can add authenticity and quirks that set the stage for conflict and characterization.
We can all think of costume parties where guests' identity are concealed. Or what about a misfit teenager who forgets to wear green on St. Patrick's Day and shows up at school as the outcast? Or what about the family who for 20 years has taken a group portrait on Christmas Day in matching red sweaters, but on Year 21, the "perfect child" shows up in all black?
The idea behind all these points is this: Be mindful of the timeframe of your novel and be aware of the holidays that may take place. Are there ways you can incorporate them into your story to add depth and conflict? You never want it to be forced, but you may just find that missing piece that will make your novel shine.
Let's talk...What sort of holidays have you incorporated into your novels? Have any lesser-known holidays wormed their way into your stories? What fun twists came to mind as you read this post?
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