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Destiny Clock
For Whom the Bell TollsDestiny Clock is modular programmable system for generating musical compositions. Signals are strictly on/off messages. Patches use a combination of generator and processor modules before passing signals. The interface module constructs and transmits a MIDI message to a hardware or software synthesizer.
Video Documentation
Sound Compositions
Prototype Build Photos
Full-Scale Version
This version uses 3.5mm patch cable connections and a modified Eurorack standard. It is constructed of translucent and matte-black acrylic as well as stainless steel mounting braces. The interface module features two options for input: note selection through the use of tunable potentiometers and a graphically represented keyboard where each point represents a note. The system is composed of 24 modules with a total of 437 LEDs and 370 patch points.
Portable VersionThe portable version of Destiny Clock uses surface-mount pin headers as connection points between modules. Due to space restrictions, modules consist solely of their constituent inputs and outputs. Some modules run using everyday logic chips like the 4051 Multiplexer or the 4015 Shift Register. Others use an ATMEGA328P with custom firmware written in Arduino. The system is enclosed in translucent acrylic case.
PrototypeThis early system includes a barebones square wave signal generator, frequency divider, shift register, and multiplexer. It uses banana jacks as patch points. The interface module uses a Teensy that has been programmed to output MIDI note information whenever an input signal is detected. The potentiometers are used as general CC controllers.
Video SynthesizerThe prototype Destiny Clock was used to experiment with generating visual output. Image output is composed of a series of rectangular color strips. The height, color, and position of each strip are determined by the current states of twelve binary operators. The frequency division module is utilized extensively to create visually harmonic patterns.
A New Modular Electronic Music SystemTheseus is a modular platform for generating musical and visual compositions. Building on the Eurorack analog synthesizer standard, the platform uses 3.5mm patch cables to interconnect modules. However, unlike the Eurorack standard, Theseus is entirely digital and produces MIDI/OSC control messages rather than CV signals. This simplification in fidelity greatly reduces the cost and complexity of the electronic circuits, making patch cable systems more accessible to users. Thirteen modules were designed to demonstrate the potential of such a platform.
Video Documentation
Build Photos
Life OrangesLife Oranges is the main trigger and gate signal generator for Theseus. The module produces five square waves. The topmost controller determines a main frequency. The remaining four channels produce signals at varying divided rates of the main frequency. The value of the divisor is set by a corresponding rotary controller.
Divided signals are crucial in developing rhythmic patterns, syncing modules, and offsetting sequences. Life Oranges works well with the Muxquencer, Boolean Logic Matrix, and Mandalatron modules.
Don't Care NowDon't Care Now is a three channel square wave generator with inputs for frequency modulation. The switch located on each channel toggles between coarse and fine frequency adjustments.
Wavefriends & FriendshaperWavefriends takes the four output channels of Friendshaper and pairs them together. These paired signals are averaged or multiplied to create a summed waveform as an output. The final rotary controller determines the ratio of how much either waveform is present. This can be used to create interesting waveforms or as a mixing tool to smoothly transition between two waveforms.
Ripple Me TimbersRipple Me Timbers is one of the more complex modules in Theseus. It records incoming waveforms and plays them back at a reduced speed. The playback speed is determined by a divided frequency rate. The result is a rhythmic harmonic of the input signal. An offset controller on each channel sets the starting point of each sample in relation to the original.
MuxquencerThe Muxquencer is a union between a step sequencer and a multiplexer. Four binary selection bits are used to pick one of the sixteen steps to be routed to the module's output. The order of the selection inputs can be permutated. Blue LEDs indicate the original selection while green LEDs represent the permutation. This allows the same information to create two entirely different pattern sets. The permutation controller is also voltage controllable; feedback from the Muxquencer's values can be used to alter its own pattern.
MandalatronMandalatron is a four channel ten step sequencer. Each channel possesses the same values set by the ten central rotary controllers, but with isolated clocks and sequence lengths. When the clock input is triggered, the sequence will advance by one step and reset to the first step at the point designated by the sequence length controller.
EyesFire Emblem, a 2003 Gameboy Advance Game from Nintendo and Intelligent Systems, features a collection of heavily armored warriors engaging in combat to save their world from the forces of evil. In cut scenes between combat events, four characters are presented from the chest up with text bubbles above whoever is speaking. During these scenes, characters will blink intermittently. These blinking events are the driving force behind the Eyes modules.
An hour long portion of the game was recorded using screen capture software. Processing was then used to count the milliseconds between each character's blinks to produce a data table. This data table was then uploaded as firmware to the Eyes module. The blinking LEDs are perfect copies of the original blinks found in the game.
LowfoLowfo is a four channel low frequency oscillator. Each channel is capable of producing square, triangle, ramp, sawtooth, and random waveforms. The frequencies of the oscillators are determined first by a rotary controller and second by a modulation input. Waveforms are selectable by a small pushbutton. The leftmost and rightmost oscillators can have their signals reset by an external trigger.
World ClockWorld Clock is a simulation of birth rates. Data points from the United Nations Children's Fund's 2013 report were used to calculate the frequency at which births occur in a variety of places across the planet. Essentially, LED flashes indicate live births in simplified real-time for the year 2013.
Neat TVNeat TV is the only utility module in the collection. It acts as an oscilloscope by receiving waveforms and producing a graphic visualization. Neat TV supports two voltage inputs, each with a bypassed output and individual refresh control rates.
Boolean Logic MatrixThe Boolean Logic Matrix accepts gate signals on each of its axes. A logic operation at the XY coordinates of the inputs is performed and a processed signal is output. The Logic Matrix offers AND, OR, NOR, NAND, XOR, XNOR, and NOT logic functions with the last pertaining exclusively to inputs on the X axis.
Maht DvdrMaht Dvdr is driven by a master clock signal. With each trigger it receives, an onboard counter increases by one. Sixteen frequencies, each a division of the current counter value, run in the background. These channels are accessed and routed to each output using three inputs. The first receives a voltage that determines which of the ten output positions to select. The second determines what divided frequency to assign to that output. Lastly, a latch input locks the selected divided frequency to the selected output channel.
Missing No.Missing No. is the strange mutable module of the collection. It uses both literal and random routing systems to generate outputs.
Handheld Games
Portable Electronic AdventuresOh, the joy of taking your creations on the road and sharing them with friends! The games featured here are easy to learn, social, and easily transportable. Their enclosures are lightweight yet sturdy. But above all else, they were created to brighten someone's day.
Push All The Buttons
Push All The Buttons is a game with no rules and, as its name implies, a single objective. Players are encouraged to explore and experiment with different techniques to achieve victory. A 128 Arduinome and Max patch serve as the games platform.
Push All The Buttons Playtest
Push All The Buttons Photos
Sea BeesSea Bees is a virtual pet game inspired by the original Tamogotchi. In it, you raise a unique breed of underwater bee by providing nutritious food and making sure they beehave themselves. Perform your apiary duties adequately and your companion will grow and evolve. There's a complex branching evolution tree for players to explore. The device is battery operated, so you can take it everywhere you go.
Link : Sea Bees Collaboration
EnvoyEnvoy is a tangible text adventure. You assume the role of a space captain en route to an alien world. On board your ship is a diplomat who will bring an end to a war that has divided the galaxy for centuries. But all is not as it seems. The player must use their wit and puzzle-solving abilities to ensure the envoy arrives safely.
Envoy consists of four physical elements:
- A main CPU housed within an aluminum enclosure holds the entire game on an internal microcontroller. The device is programmed to behave as a USB keyboard. When connected to a computer, it automatically begins to type the story.
- A five-button controller acts as the player's main interface for selecting story paths within the game.
A dossier of printed materials provides context for the story.
- A modified Rubik's cube with conductive panels and a docking station serve as the game's final puzzle. The docking station is an array of switches that is capable of detecting whether the player has correctly solved the puzzle.
7-SDSThe 7-SDS (Seven-Segment Display Synthesizer) is a rudimentary computer for displaying text. It is capable of programming six LED displays through the use of an array of switches. Due to the limited resolution of the displays, all but a handful of Roman characters can be represented. W, X, K, M, and Q are the exceptions.
This limitation was the inspiration for generating a lipogram, a constrained writing technique in which selected letters of the alphabet cannot be used to compose a text. In addition to this, all words must be entered on the 7-SDS in six-letter blocks. Blocks may contain more than a word, but a word may never be split across more than one block.
The 7-SDS was presented at Proteus Gowanus to the Writhing Society, a collection of writers who practice the methods invented and codified by the Oulipo. The text here was composed by Corina Bardoff.
Game Controllers
Experimental Interfaces for PlayYou can't play a video game without a controller, but the good news is that you can pick whatever controller you want or even make your own. Simply changing the input method can radically alter the way a game is experienced. These devices celebrate what becomes possible when you decide to break out from the confines of the D-pads, triggers, bumpers, analog sticks, and buttons.
Panoramical Home Controller
Fifty special edition controllers were made for the development team and early supporters of Panoramical. The laser cut walnut and acrylic cases were sanded and then assembled by hand. The electronic components consisted of a custom printed circuit board and a USB microcontroller.
Link : Game Website
Panoramical Gallery Controller
This version was designed for the Game Science Center in Berlin for public display and use. It features large controls and is constructed with more durable materials.
Panoramical Build Photos I
Panoramical Build Photos II
Super Sequence FighterSuper Sequence Fighter is a video game controller based on a step-sequencer. Players program their commands using two sets of slide potentiometers: one for movements and another for attacks. These commands are stepped through sequentially and executed automatically. Other controls are used for altering the rate that the steps advance, limiting the number of steps, and reversing the direction of the sequence.
Super Sequence Videos
Super Sequence Photos
Kiwi Electronics
Electronic Instruments StoreKiwi Electronics was a small electronics design studio specializing in the creation of hardware interfaces for navigating sonic and visual environments. Founded in 2013, Kiwi started off catering primarily to the noise and chiptune music communities through DIY products including MIDI interfaces and matrix mixers. Kiwi later focused on designing affordable modular controllers. The studio closed in 2017 with over 500 customers and twelve completed designs.
Passive Matrix Mixer
The passive matrix mixer is an invaluable tool for noise artists whose practice is based in feedback loops. Devices like these have found fame through their heavy use by avant-garde composers like David Tudor and Merzbow. The Kiwi Matrix Mixer is the most compact iteration ever produced. A kit version was also made available to electronics hobbyists.
Link : Matrix Mixer Photos
Modi is a controller bank system designed for AVR microcontroller platforms like Arduino and Teensy. There are four distinct module types available, each consisting of either 8 or 16 individually readable analog or digital controllers. Modi boards can be stacked to support up to 64 inputs making them ideal for MIDI/OSC projects. The system utilizes the 4051 8-channel analog multiplexer and a firmware library to collect readings.
Link : Modi Videos
Generation I : ArduinoboyThe Arduinoboy is an open source project by Timothy Lamb from 2008. The software is designed for the Arduino hardware platform and allows MIDI communication to music applications on the Nintendo Gameboy such as LittleSoundDJ, Nanoloop, and mGB. Kiwi electronics created the first commercial release of Lamb's hardware and software design.
Generation II : ArduinoboyFor this iteration, professionally printed circuit boards were used along with compact powder coated aluminum enclosures. This version offered MIDI IN and OUT channels. Circuit-board kits were released for experienced hobbyists who could supply their own housing for the device.
Link : Arduinoboy Photos
Generation III : ArduinoboyIn this final iteration all components were board-mounted inside an open acrylic enclosure. This streamlining allowed units to be produced more quickly and affordably.
MFOS Noise ToasterThe Noise Toaster is a lo-fi analog noise synthesizer designed by Ray Wilson of Music from Outer Space (MFOS). This version from Kiwi Electronics included a modification for external CV control of the VCO as well as an input that passes a mono audio signal through the VCF.
Link : Noise Toaster Photos


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Jeep® JL Rail Mount / Gladiator Series 55 Rail Mount - Pack Options
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Donald Trump has surprised people in America tremendously. It's very interesting how everyone made fun of him in the beginning of his campaign, yet, somehow, his campaign has proven to be incredibly successful.
Whether we like to admit it or not, Trump's campaign achieved amazing poll numbers.
One can, with absolute certainty, say that this man has changed the world of politics in America by taking steps which no politician has taken, at least in the past couple of decades.
The insanity of his statements is known to leave people around the world baffled. Even though he often looks like a fool, a lot of us agree up that these words are not those of a madman, but of an intelligent and successful person, who is one of the richest people in America.
Donald Trump is a skilled businessman who has created a whole empire during his career. This speaks a lot for this man, and people around the US know and value this quality of his.
From the very start of his campaign, this fact was in the back of everyone's mind. During his years as one of the world's best-known businessmen, Trump has managed to learn quite a few tricks when it comes to taking advantage of media and successfully improving the brand of Trump.
This is why no one should have underestimated this businessman, as he has been in business for a couple of decades, and with that amount of experience, it was certain that he would achieve some sort of success, which turned out to be true.
For me, it is quite interesting to see how people are identifying with one of the richest businessmen in America. The mere slogan of his campaign has entered the minds' of millions of people.
No matter where he goes, Donald Trump creates a storm of unbelievable measure. People are stunned, shocked and horrified by his statements, and yet his polls are only growing stronger, swiping away the competition that's following the "fair fight" trend.
All these things show that Trump is a skilled and cunning man and that he precisely knows what he's doing. In fact, there are numerous lessons that people involved in marketing can learn from this man, especially those who want to create a big and powerful brand for themselves.
Bad Publicity Does Not Exist
Everyone is attacking this man for his bizarre statements, however, all that these people are creating is an additional buzz around what he's saying. Thousands of politicians would have been ecstatic if they had just a portion of Trump's media coverage, because, as you know, that costs a lot of money, and yet – he manages to get it all for free. Trump's radical statements get him a lot of free press, and he seems to be quite happy with that.
He is truly a master of using negative publicity to save money on his campaign. There is no need for him to advertise because he is constantly on TV shows, explaining and defending his position.
This much presence in the media is only giving him more time to appeal to voters, who, according to the polls, are loving what they hear. So, every statement this man makes only makes him more popular, which automatically creates more time for him to prance around on the tv and digital media.
This is an ingenious way of staying in the spotlight and being the main topic of millions of conversations around the country. So, when it comes to publicity, it is better to have any than none at all. This type of logic has been working perfectly for Trump's campaign.
Be Consistent
No matter where this man shows up, he is never changing the way he addresses his audience. The fact that he has got this far only means that he has remained consistent. From the first moment he appeared in the media, up until now, he hasn't changed a single thing in his routine. He is the same Donald Trump that Americans have known for over two decades.
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Confidence Resonates
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Know Your Audience
This is one of the most important lessons you can learn. If you truly want to achieve great success in business, it is important to know your customers. Donald Trump already has a lot of experience, as he was an entrepreneur his whole life, and this gave him a great advantage during the campaign.
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The most important brand in the pizza universe right now isn't Pizza Hut or Dominos or the company making those inflatable pizza rafts. It is, without a doubt, Roberta's. What they've managed to create is downright astonishing. It's now an internationally renowned brand that's spawned copycats and imitators all across the globe.
Roberta's put Bushwick on the map, literally. Before Roberta's moved in, no one was hanging out in the warehouses surrounding the Boar's Head bologna factory, let alone considering calling this place home. Without trying to, Roberta's changed everything. They started a movement. They made Bushwick cool and put in on the national radar. Admit it, your first trip to Bushwick was for a Bee Sting or Axl Rosenberg pizza. Ours was, too, and we remember it fondly.
Since our first trip to this pizza metropolis, much has changed, and yet everything is exactly the same. The food continues to be outstanding. Not only are the imaginative pizzas that perfect balance of puffy, chewy, and charred, but the pastas, the vegetables, the meats, the beer selection, it all just seems to get better and better. Roberta's is a restaurant for serious food people who don't take their food so seriously.
What started as a reasonably sized warehouse with a little outdoor area has now turned into a compound that occupies an entire city block. Roberta's now has a garden, an event space, a radio station (that was always there, actually), a tasting menu-only restaurant with two Michelin stars (Blanca), a bakery that serves as their hub for all things takeout and delivery, and there are wild rumors of an arcade that serves disco fries, a bowling alley, and an archery range with an alpaca petting zoo coming soon. It'll be like Blue Hill Stone Barns for kids in cutoff jean shorts and dirty Vans. Editor's note: don't believe any of the rumors we just made up.
Part of the reason Roberta's is such a special place is because they haven't done anything else yet. Instead of opening up new restaurants, they just keep expanding upon the original. Roberta's is that indie rock band that makes an insane debut album, blows up, and instead of releasing new records, keeps putting out bonus tracks and remixes of the original album. Why? Either because the band is in a perpetual state of turmoil (fact), or they are content with what they have. Regardless, we're cool with it.
Soon enough, Roberta's may tastefully Papa John's this thing, and when they do, the world will be waiting with open arms. Until then, you should make the trip to Bushwick.
Food Rundown
A classic Roberta's starter, they cure a mean duck bacon. Order it, and all the other cured meats. Also, get their bread and butter while you're at it. They make their own butter (obviously), and it may actually be worth the $7.
A simple salad of crisp romaine lettuce with candied walnuts and pecorino. There's not much to it, but somehow, it's the most perfect romaine salad you'll ever eat.
If ever there was a reason to trek to Bushwick for lunch, it's for the Roberta's cheeseburger. This is a great hamburger, the kind that oozes meat juice all over your hands. Also, something about the fact that it's hard to get makes it taste better.
The pastas change constantly, but rest assured that whatever you get will deliver the goods. We went recently and ate a pasta with clams and garlic that was excellent, and also a garganelli with veal that was out of this world. Pictured below, the orecchiette with pig's head ragu. If it's on the menu, order it.
This is the one pizza you absolutely must order when dining for the first time at Roberta's. It's sweet, smokey, spicy, and cheesy all at the same time with tomato, mozzarella, sopressata, chili, and honey. Get some.
A delicious pizza with mozzarella, arugula, lemon, and Parmigiano. A pizza piled high with greens means it's healthy, right?
A nod to The Simpsons and a pizza from the gods, the Cowabunga Dude is loaded with a little something for everyone: tomato, caciocavallo, Parmigiano, pepperoni, green peppers, mushrooms, black olives, and red onion.
One of the best pies we've eaten anywhere. Tomato, mozzarella, double garlic, mushrooms, jalapeños, and sopressata picante all combine for what tastes like the best supreme pizza ever. Those jalapeños make it. An absolute must order, even if you're scared of spicy.
Because you need a pizza with pork sausage, onions, capers, and jalapeño on it, in addition to tomato, mozzarella, and gorgonzola. THIS IS SO GOOD. That is all.
It's easy to get caught up in all the pizza, but don't sleep on the calzone.
Roberta's does good brunch, too. There are plenty of simple, yet very deliciously executed egg dishes, and of course, breakfast pizza.
Save room. The chocolate chip cookies are excellent, as are the sticky buns.


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Gareth Lewis manages the Enterprise Services team, who deliver a range of business support programmes. This includes supervised student enterprise projects and graduate entrepreneurship, as well as our business incubation services housed at the Knowledge Dock Business Centre. We have won several awards for our student enterprise projects, including "Best New Shell Step Agency" and we've connected hundreds of students to businesses, which has proved to be successful in the development of the business and the student. Our business support service has helped many entrepreneurs devise a concrete business plan for the growth of their enterprise, and we have a strong presence in the regeneration of Barking and Dagenham, following funding from the Local Enterprise Growth Initiative (LEGI).
Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE has championed the supplier diversity cause since she was at the helm of the Ethnic Minority Business Forum in 2000, and has continued to do so whilst running her own marketing and PR Company – ASAP Communications since 1983.She was a Director and co-founder of Choice FM Radio Station. Moreover Yvonne is the Founder and President of the European Federation of Black Women Business Owners and has enjoyed leadership roles in public appointments through chairing the London Central, Learning and Skills Council, the Equality Monitoring & Review Group for the LDA, the DTI's Ethnic Minority Business Forum and currently the African Caribbean Business Network. Yvonne has also contributed on numerous public sector boards, the London Development Agency & the Economic and Social Committee in Brussels to name a few, adding value to these by bringing her experience and expertise on Small, Minority & Women issues in Business. She has been recognised for her work in this area on the Queen's Honours Birthday list with a CBE, and also received an honorary doctorate in Philosophy from the London Metropolitan University.
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Panel One - MMXII 20 Tips for Tendering for Contracts Private Sector Contractors: - Chaired by Jennette Arnold - Chair of the Greater London Assembly
Jennette Arnold worked as an Industrial Relations Officer and as Regional Director of Services and Special Adviser (Equalities) to the General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing. She then moved on to become a leading associate with the award winning training and organisational development consultancy, Beacon Associates. Jennette was elected to Islington Borough Council in 1994 and held a number of key positions, including a term as Deputy Mayor. In May 2000 she was elected to the London Assembly as a Londonwide Assembly Member and was Labour's lead member for children and young people and lead spokesperson for older people. She chaired the Cultural Strategy Group for London, sat on the Assembly's Economic and Social Development Committee and served as a member of the MPA.
Caroline Waters is Director of People and Policy for BT Group. A role that she has held since 2005 following a number of senior HR appointments in the Company.Her current role focuses on realising BT's business ambitions through leading-edge people strategies, underpinned by robust policies and processes, which promote inclusivity, empower individuals and generate revenue and opportunity. In April 2007 Caroline created BT's Diversity Centre of Expertise which builds on the Company's leadership in diversity practice to enhance implementation throughout BT's operations. She regularly contributes advice and guidance to Government and Industry through a variety of employer forums and working parties. Current responsibilities include Chair of the Employers' Forum for Belief, Chair of the Employers' for Carers Leadership Group, Chair of Employers' 4 Fathers, Director of the Stitching Permits Board, Director and Trustee of the Employers' Forum on Age and President of the BT International Twinning Federation.
Neil Robinson is a senior Business Manager for Lloyds TSB with significant experience across all parts of the Bank. He started his career with Lloyds TSB over 30 years ago and worked his way up to Branch Manager in the personal sector, finally holding the position of Senior Branch Manager at the biggest branch in the UK at the time. His passion for service and in particular 'putting the relationship back into banking' then led him to Commercial Banking. Neil currently leads a team of Relationship Managers who cater for a wide variety of businesses with a turnover of between £100k and £5M. Neil is married with two grown children and enjoys all sport although most of his spare time is taken up with the challenges of short term fostering which he and his wife have done for the last 6 years. Neil would consider his biggest achievement to be running the London marathon in under 3.5 hours although he is quick to point out that this was a very long time ago!
Ben Rowe is the Head of the procurement team for McNicholas Construction, the leading utilities and infrastructure contractor, Ben joined McNicholas in 2005. Key achievements at McNicholas have included the rationalisation of the supply chain 'project 2000 to 200', leading the companies drive to create a greener supplier chain 'project McNicholas Goes Greener (MGG)' and ensuring the procurement team add genuine value to each transaction delivering annual savings exceeding £1 million pounds. Previous to McNicholas Ben held the position of Materials Manager for Alumasc operating in the manufacturing and engineering industry, prior to that Ben started his career with 3 years as a production planner for Case Technology, again in the manufacturing industry. Ben graduated with a MBA Degree from the University of Hertfordshire in 2004, he also holds a Diploma in Management Studies, and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management. Recently Ben and his wife Sarah have been blessed with a baby daughter Emma Charlotte who is now 9 weeks, Ben is a keen sports fan and enjoys playing football, golf and tennis in his leisure time.
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John Charles is the Managing Director and founder of Catering2order. Setup in 2007 Catering2order has rapidly become one of London's leading contract catering social firms. The firm provides a range of catering services from office lunch delivery, buffet catering to staff restaurant and cafe management. The company's passion for everything food related, has led to a rapidly growing prestigious portfolio of customers including The Cabinet Office, The 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority, Skanska Civil Engineering, Willmott Dixon, Southwark Council and Action For Blind People. As a new breed of "social entrepreneur" John has strived to ensure that the majority of Catering2order's more than 20 highly skilled and professional employees are either disabled or come from socially deprived communities.Catering2order's efforts received acknowledgement when it was a finalist in the CBI sponsored Growing Business awards as Social Enterprise of the year 2008. As well as being a hands on managing director John has a keen interest in business related issues as well as a passion for social impact awareness in addition to holding a number of advisory and consultative posts including being a Small Business Ambassador for Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS). Recently John attended the Future Jobs Fund summit, chaired by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street. John is also often called upon by local and national media to comment on issues relating to small businesses as well as issues affecting disabled people in the work place.
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Professor Nwankwo career started at Kaduna Polytechnic in Nigeria, after a degree in Management Studies from the University of Jos and subsequently Masters degree in Marketing from the University of Nigeria. Since completing a PhD at City Univeristy, London, he held academic positions at Leicester Business School, Sheffield Business School and joined East London Business School in 1999. In his position as Director of Research & Enterprise at the Business School, he developed his research specialism in consumer studies, more specifically, consumerism & consumer protection especially in conditions of market failure. At the moment, he is leading a team of researchers comprising five universities in London and some London-based network organisations to establish the Black Business Observatory for London - under the auspices of the London Development Agency.
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|Panel Two: Public Sector Contractors - MMXII 20 Winning Strategies For Olympic Contracts: Chaired by Godwin Ohajah, Director Satsuma Consultancy
Godwin Ohajah - Msc MCIM MCIPR is a director and founder of the award-winning Satsuma Consultancy; a marketing, business development and communications company set up in 2000. He is also an entrepreneur with almost 20 years business experience. As a Satsuma consultant he has worked with over 300 companies, including Wonderland Magazine, which went on to secure £175,000 via the BBC's Dragon's Den in 2005. Since 2003 he has been the driving force behind the Thames Gateway Enterprise, Training & Jobs Fair which aims to increase opportunities for local people; peaking at a more than 22,000 visitors in 2007. His activities in 2009 have seen Satsuma project-manage a leading Diversity publication for the legal profession; working with the Law Society and over 70 of the UK's leading law firms and barristers' chambers. Godwin who was also the former Vice-Chair of the ACBN holds an MSc in Strategic Marketing Management. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). He sees the 2012 Games as "simply just another regeneration project in the Thames Gateway" and keen to see how local people and businesses can be the main beneficiaries of this opportunity on their doorstep.
Sarah Ebanja - Deputy Chief Executive of the LDA joined the London Development Agency (LDA) in October 2006. Since then she has led the Strategy, Equalities and Performance functions, the Land, Infrastructure and Environment functions and is now responsible for the Agency's Jobs, Skills, Youth and Business Growth functions. Prior to joining LDA Sarah spent 5 years as Islington Council's lead chief officer for all matters relating to the multi-million mixed-use Arsenal Development scheme the centre-piece of which is the new Emirates Stadium. Altogether Sarah has over 20 years experience operating at senior levels in London's public sector. Past positions include Deputy Chief Executive of Islington Council (2001 to 2002); Director of Local Government and European Programmes at the Government Office for London (2000 to 2001); interim Managing Director and Deputy Chief Executive of Hackney Council (1996 to 2000): Assistant Director of Education at Lewisham Council (1992 to 1996).
John Williams appointed Chief Executive of Gateway to London in February 2009, has a long and varied background in both private and public organisations and has held several senior positions based around trade and investment. John was previously the first Director in the North East of England office for UK Trade & Investment (UKTI). Whilst there he oversaw a rise in regional export performance of almost 30% to £10 billion and worked closely with the Regional Development Agency on the co-ordination of trade & investment support and investor development. He also set up a regional international trade office, the only public-private venture of its kind in the UK, which helped deliver support to business. John was also seconded to the Department for Trade & Industry as an export promoter, advising businesses, Ministers and senior Government officials on trade & investment with the Middle East, and managed two inter-governmental Trade & Economic Committees, in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Clive Dutton joined London Borough of Newham in September 2009 as the Executive Director for Regeneration, Planning and Property, from Birmingham City Council where he was Director of Planning and Regeneration. During his appointment at Birmingham City Council from 2005 to 2009, Clive has overseen a dramatic regeneration programme within the city, unprecedented in its recent history. While Birmingham has not been immune from the global recession, projects such as the £600m New Street Station project, £193m Library of Birmingham project, and Big City Plan, all developed during Clive's tenure, have left it better placed for future growth than most of its global competitors.He has worked for four local authorities, including Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, where he was Head of Regeneration. He has been Chairman of the Deputy Prime Minister's Annual Sustainable Communities Award, and a non-executive director of the British Urban Regeneration Association. Clive was awarded the OBE in 1998 for services to urban regeneration.
Jason Choy was a member of the winning bid team that secured many contracts at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. During these games he played an integral role in planning and implementing. In 2002 as the Project Director at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester his role was to win the contract and ensure its successful delivery which covered both the Athlete's Village and Sportscity with a team of over 300 staff. Welcome Gate was formed in 2003 – a company now known for delivering security solutions to the property, manufacturing, government and defence sector. As a fast growing company the opportunity to be involved in the London 2012 Olympics was exciting, especially as an SME. He is passionate about encouraging other SME's to get involved in London 2012 Olympic Games and has been invited to speak to members of the Institute of Directors and other business networks in London.


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ACOs, ACSs, ACPs – Start/Stop – It's all a Shambles
House of Commons STP/ACO Inquiry, House of Commons ACO meeting, two ACO Judicial Reviews, 149 MPs sign up to ACO Early Day Motion, nine Shadow ACSs and goodness knows how many Shadow ACPs 'paused'- hard to imagine a worse healthcare/social care futures' shambles.
Hammersmith & Fulham has its own challenges with its GP Federation and five NHS Trusts talking big about a healthcare/social care contract of up to £300 million per year for a population of maybe 212,000. Press publicity reports an 'alliance agreement' being signed in April 2018, but the absence of public endorsements by the Local Authority (the social care people) speaks volumes.
Professor Allyson Pollock gave some 85 NHS activist leaders from all over England much food for thought in Laura Pidcock MP's brilliant ACO meeting in Parliament on 22 January 2018. One of her stunning revelations was about the dichotomy of healthcare and social care patient groups. Sure enough I then did my home-based research on Ealing. 426,000 healthcare patients on 76 GP surgery lists (Ealing CCG 2016) and a 358,445 (social care) population in Ealing (GLA 2017).
Add to this the out of area registration scheme that allows any healthcare patient to register with any GP surgery in any part of the country – assuming the receiving GP surgery will accept them. Then add to this the online Babylon 'GP Choice' scheme, which is out of area registration on steroids! Apparently 12,000 patients in less than three months have – via Smartphone app video consultations – left their 'geographic' GP surgery and joined Dr Jefferies & Partner's GP surgery in Fulham, West London. Allegedly this surgery 'cherry picks' its new patients – so no-one is accepted with complex mental health problems, frailty, dementia, pregnancy or drug addiction.
So…..integrate that Mr Hunt!
Last week also revealed progress by the #JR4NHS Judicial Review team in winning an important concession from NHS England (NHSE). There will now be a 12 week national, public consultation on ACOs. No ACO contract will be signed until that consultation has taken place. The judge has promised a full hearing 'as soon as possible after 14 March 2018'. However Secretary of State Hunt still plans to push through new regulations to legitimise ACOs but apparently not now during the next four weeks. Government and NHSE claim that £90,000 has alreadyben incurred in legal costs, which #JR4NHS could have to pay. Advisors to #JR4NHS warn that the £180,000 raised so far needs to grow to £350,000 to £400,000 to cover possible costs. To donate go to:
NHSE has stated that the public consultation will 'provide further clarity about ACOs' role and purpose'. I don't know about 'further' but 'some' might be good. No doubt the whole thing will be a stitch up just like the 2012 NHS North West London (NWL) 'Shaping a Healthier Future' consultation. We won't be given an opportunity to say if we like or want ACOs. Another bizarre aspect is that NHSE says that an ACO is not a new type of legal entity and that it will not affect the commissioning structure of the NHS. (It doesn't say whether it will affect the social care commissioning structure of Local Authorities). If all this were 'true' why are new regulations being drafted to 'legitimise' ACOs?
On 29 January 2016 NHE announced that the 'second wave' of ACSs would be delayed and re-named. The phrase 'integrated care' gets a mention. So…new dates and new names – but the same old concerns about disintegrated care and degraded health and social care services.
Desperate Attempts at Trying to Justify Closing Down Ealing District General Hospital (DGH) and its A&E Unit
After failing to get £513 million for building work in NHS North West London (NWL) in November 2017, NHS regional bosses appear to have been trying to find some 'new' numbers which they might utilise to have another go at getting the cash. These bosses, especially those still wedded to the incomplete and failing 2012 NHS NWL 'Shaping a Healthier Future' (SaHF) project, still maintain they need this cash in order to downgrade Ealing DGH and shut down its A&E unit.
The sticking point for these bosses and their army of management consultants is trying to convince the regulator (NHS Improvement – NHSI) that by treating patients at home and at GP surgeries/day care 'hubs', 99,000 emergency admissions across NWL can be eliminated annually by 2025/26. This 'replacement' approach is so called Out Of Hospital (OOH) services. NHSI wants NHS NWL to supply evidence to support its case.
Let's examine NHS data to try and discover whether this evidence exists.
Emergency admissions in NWL (virtually all of which are so called Non Elective Admissions – NELs) are higher now than in 2013. To put the annual NELs reduction aspiration in perspective, here are the NELs totals over recent years –
October to September:
+ 2013/14 – 195,000
+ 2014/15 – 190,000
+ 2015/16 – 200,200
+ 2016/17 – 216,000
There has been no successful reduction in bed numbers since 2011 (when we started collecting the data). In fact in March 2011 there were 3,150 General and Acute beds in use in NHS NWL. In September 2017 that number stood at 3,400. Hospital bed occupancy rates are higher now than they were in 2013.
Hospital bed blocking (so called Delayed Transfer of Care – DTOC) is endemic. In Ealing DTOCs are higher now than they were in 2013. In terms of social care DTOCs in Ealing, they have risen steadily since April 2014 (100 days delay/month) and in July 2017 reached over 900 days delay/month. 'Get West London' research reveals that the 75+ population in Ealing has grown by 2,200 since 2012. During that time 50 care home beds and 41 nursing home beds have been lost. Ealing Council's social care budget has been reduced annually in recent years. In 2013/14 it was £127 million. In the current year it's £94 million.
Let's now look at ambulance redirections in NWL – so called Intelligent Conveyance. During the period April 2016 to September 2017, no ambulances were redirected to Northwick Park Hospital. The same was almost true of Hillingdon Hospital except for 30 times in January 2017 and a handful of times in June 2017. However redirections of ambulances to Ealing Hospital happened every month with 70 in November 2016 and 90 in April 2017. Just where would the sense be to shut down Ealing Hospital A&E?
As for meeting the Type 1 (T-1) 4 hour performance target, no NHS NWL hospital has ever got near to consistently meeting or exceeding the 95% target since Central Middlesex and Hammersmith Hospitals' A&Es were shut down in September 2014. In January 2017 NHS Northwick Park and Hillingdon's A&E 4 hour performance slumped to around 50%. By December 2017 neither hospital reached 60%.
Out Of Hospital (OOH) services have been the SaHF 'replacement' strategy for removing 40% of patients from hospital Acute beds, for well over four years. SaHF has consistently said that there would be no changes to hospital services until OOH services were in place. OOH services were not in place when the two hospital A&Es were closed in September 2014 – with disastrous, on-going results. And OOH services are scarcely apparent even now. The best NHS NWL bosses can seemingly come up on OOH services amounts to 2,700 hospital admissions prevented in Brent in 2017, and 1,400 hospital 'admission avoidances' in Ealing in 2017. Given that NHS NWL SaHF has been trying to develop OOH services and reduce hospital admissions since 2012 it is hardly a recommendation that over five year's work has resulted in an annual reduction of just 4,100 emergency admissions/NELs.
Apparently NHS Ealing CCG has thrown in the towel in trying to 'commission' NHS service suppliers to develop, run and manage OOH services in Ealing. Later this month a business case will probably emerge in an attempt to justify outsourcing Ealing OOH services to a single supplier for 10 years. Apparently this contract value could reach £1 billion. All our attempts to find out the OOH services specification have been frustrated. Apparently Virgin Care is one of the interested parties. No doubt this is all part of the Accountable Care/integrated care bandwagon.
However other rumours swirl around whether 'austerity', land values and land sales might be the keys to what happens next. The £513 million request is enshrined in a NHS NWL business case labeled the ImBC SOC1. This bid largely relates to so called outer NWL. There is another NHS NWL business case backed bid, still not submitted, for inner NHS NWL London labeled ImBC SOC2 for £377 million. There are allegations that NWL will only be granted SOC1 or SOC2. In terms of land sell offs clearly inner NWL land will generate far more cash than outer NWL land sales. After all London Mayor Khan's so called London Care Devolution seems to be mostly about 'estates'. There clearly is some sensitivity about land values/sales value as Freedom of Information attempts to access this data (so called Naylor 2) are clearly being obstructed.
Nursing Recruitment in NHS North West London is at Crisis Point
NHS Digital's quarterly recruitment update for North West London (NWL) must ring alarm bells everywhere. In April, May and June 2017, 2,545 nurses and midwives vacancies were advertised. However only 42 new recruits were taken on – that's just 1.65% of those they were seeking.
Nationally the statistics also make for very depressing reading. One in 10 of all nurses quit each year. The overall number of vacancies for all types of healthcare staff, which hospitals across England advertised to fill in July to September 2017, hit 87,964.


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A Meeting Along the Road Carvesh
By the time Carvesh left his house, Jadoc and Madik were already mounted and waiting for him. As he climbed into the saddle of his own horse, he could feel his companions' eyes lingering on the sword he now carried at his hip. Even in its scabbard, it was an impressive sight, and not the sort of the thing that was typically found in possession of a simple farmer. Neither man was forward enough to ask about it, of course, but Carvesh could see the question in their eyes. He did not know them well, but his father had always said that there was a special bond that grew between men who fought together. He thought he could feel something of that now. They deserved an answer.
"The sword was a gift," he said. "From my brother, many years ago."
"A remarkable gift," said Madik.
"He's always been a remarkable sort of person," Carvesh responded. "I've had little use for it, so I've kept it locked away. Now, I fear I may have too much use for it. I also fear for what we might find in Kervale."
Jadoc and Madik both nodded. Without another word, the three men urged their mounts forward. Soon, they were galloping down the laneway and onto the road that led to the village. It was more of wide, dirt path than an actual road, meandering through the rolling hills that slowly grew into the mountains of the Stonewall in the east. As they rode, Carvesh could not help feeling that the beauty of the morning stood as a cruel contrast to the horrors of the previous night. The sky was clear and blue and the deep greens of grassy fields and thick woods appeared lustrous beneath the light of the still-rising sun. Sheep, cattle and other livestock grazed in pastures, while the occasional field of golden wheat swayed beneath the cool morning breeze. Barns and houses lay scattered across the countryside, while in the distance Carvesh could see the slow-turning blades of the local windmill.
Everything seemed just as it should have been in this land that Carvesh had come to love, and to think of as his home. Still, he kept his eyes open for any signs of destruction that might hint at the presence of shadowbeasts. At one point, he noticed an old barn that appeared more broken and weathered than he remembered. He could not say for certain. The road was also unusually empty, even for so early in the morning. Normally, he would have expected to meet dozens of people, all coming and going from different farms and the village itself. Today, they saw only a single shepherd leading his small flock from pasture to pasture.
At one point, they found a fragment of a large pawprint. When they slowed to take a closer look, however, Madik found it impossible to identify with any accuracy. The print could easily have been a made by rogue rockcat wandering through the night. Still, Carvesh could feel an uneasy tension creeping over him, slowly amplifying the fear that already drove him on.
The sensation only intensified when they came across five heavily armed horsemen trudging slowly down the road.
Each was clad in light armour worn, over the maroon tunics that marked them as the men of Lord Carwell. As Carvesh and his companions approached and the horsemen turned to meet them, it was clear that they had been fighting recently. Their armour was crusted with dirt and mud, and several of them had been bandaged for minor wounds.
"Hail!" one of them called. He was a middle aged man, with jowly cheeks hidden behind a thick, brownish beard.
"Hail," responded Carvesh. "What news, my friend?"
"We ride for the village, some few miles from this point. Do you know it?"
"We're heading that way ourselves. We'd be happy to show you the way."
"Many thanks, stranger."
"You look like you've seen better days," said Carvesh as he, Madik and Jadoc fell in with the other riders. "What happened to you?"
"Demons!" one of the other men spurted. "Horrible black demons. Came out of the night they did!"
"Shut up, Ren," growled the first man. "Pay no mind to him. He's a foolish and superstitious sort. We were attacked though. Some kind of beasts came on us in the dead of night. In all my days, I've never seen the likes of them. We lost three men before we even knew what was happening. Might've lost more too, if Lord Carwell hadn't been insisted on coming with us."
"Aurin is here?" asked Carvesh.
"That's Lord Carwell to you," snapped the horseman with a hard, admonishing glare. "But aye, he's here. Should already be in the village with the more seriously wounded. We're just catching up now. Someone had to stay behind and bury the dead."
Carvesh could only nod, and exchange a quick, knowing look with his companions. He was sure the same thoughts must have been running through their own minds. These horsemen must have encountered a different pack of shadowbeasts from those that had appeared at the Great Oak, and that suggested there were different groups running through the hills.
"But what of you, stranger?" asked the horseman. "You have the look of a southerner about you, and that's a mighty fine sword you carry. You from these parts?"
"I came here eight years ago," replied Carvesh. "And I also believe that we've met the same creatures that attacked you. I carry the sword so that the next time I see one of their onyx hides, I can send them back to the Neyther."
"May the Nine make it so," grunted the horseman.
As they covered the remaining few miles that led to Kervale, Carvesh set the briskest pace that the wounded men could manage, all the while listening to the tale of what had brought them here, so many miles from the walls of Sharenden. It seemed that word had reached Lord Carwell of strange and wild attacks along the Stonewall. Such encounters were not uncommon. The great, impassable mountains were a feral and untammed place. Rockcats and mountain wolves were often known to venture down into the foothills to hunt. These new attacks, however, had been occurring with greater frequency and violence, and something about them had been enough to convince Lord Carwell to ride out to investigate with an entire company of men.
That had been five days ago, and although they had encountered evidence of the rumoured death and destruction, they had seen no sign of the elusive creatures themselves—at least not until the previous night, when the shadowbeasts had appeared suddenly and fallen on the unsuspecting men. To hear the bearded horseman speak, there had been hundreds of them, and that only Lord Carwell's flashing blade and sharp mind had allowed them to survive at all.
Carvesh suspected that there was more than a little exaggeration in the tale, but by the time they were approaching the outskirts of Kervale, it was clear to him that Aurin Carwell—the man who had been among his father's oldest friends and strongest supporters—was not only deeply respected by his men. He was beloved.
Moreover, if the horseman was to be believed, Lord Carwell was also currently in the very village that they were now entering. With the events of the past several days, with everything Carvesh had seen and survived, it seemed inevitable that he would come face to face with the man. What will happen then? Even with his moustache and common eyes, nobody who had known Merek Rayderon well could miss the resemblance reflected in Carvesh's own features. Nor had it been so many years that Carwell would not recognize the young boy that he had often taken fishing on the waters of the River Kharnine.
But what will he see when he looks at me? Will he see that boy and son of his friend? Or will he merely see the exiled, Flameless Prince and be compelled to do his duty? Carvesh wished ferverently for the former, but as they entered the village, he found his hand resting on the hilt of his sword.


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Yesterday was pleasing for so many reasons, but one of the non-match related ones was a cameo by our legendary former winger John Barnes on the tube!
The 52-year-old, who was so brilliant for us in the 1980s and 1990s, rapped his part of the New Order classic World In Motion – before making a smooth exit onto the platform!
Barnes is one of Liverpool's greatest ever players, coming fifth in Liverpool's 2006 vote: '100 players who shook the Kop'.
He won two league titles, two Player of the Year awards, two FA Cups and a League Cup during his stay at Anfield.
Thanks to Daniel McCafferty who captured the moment!
Okay so this just happened… Tube on way back from today's game! #lfc #johnbarnes #digger Pls r/t pic.twitter.com/gfxL3VP1Tk
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Stigmata (singular stigma) is a term used by members of the Christian faith to describe body marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, such as the hands, wrists, and feet.
The term originates from the line at the end of Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians where he says, "I bear on my body the marks of Jesus." Stigmata is the plural of the Greek word στίγμα stigma, meaning a mark, tattoo,[1] or brand such as might have been used for identification of an animal or slave. An individual bearing stigmata is referred to as a stigmatic or a stigmatist.
Stigmata are primarily associated with the Roman Catholic faith. Many reported stigmatics are members of Catholic religious orders.[2] St. Francis of Assisi was the first recorded stigmatic in Christian history. For over fifty years, St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin reported stigmata which were studied by several 20th-century physicians.
A high percentage (perhaps over 80%) of all stigmatics are women.[3] In his Stigmata: A Medieval Phenomenon in a Modern Age, Edward Harrison suggests that there is no single mechanism whereby the marks of stigmata were produced.
Reported cases of stigmata take various forms. Many show some or all of five Holy Wounds that were, according to the Bible, inflicted on Jesus during his crucifixion: wounds in the wrists and feet, from nails; and in the side, from a lance. Some stigmatics display wounds to the forehead similar to those caused by the Crown of Thorns.[3] Stigmata as crown of thorns appearing in the 20th century, e.g. on Marie Rose Ferron, have been repeatedly photographed.[6][7][8] Other reported forms include tears of blood or sweating blood, and wounds to the back as from scourging.
Many stigmata show recurring bleeding that stops and then starts, at times after receiving Holy Communion, and a large percentage of stigmatics have shown a high desire to receive Holy Communion frequently.[3] A relatively high percentage of stigmatics also exhibit inedia, living with minimal (or no) food or water for long periods of time, except for the Holy Eucharist, and some exhibit loss of weight.[3]
The ecstasy and sufferings usually began for the Saints who suffered stigmata starting on Thursday and ending on Friday afternoon around 3 or 4 o'clock. All the recipients of this mystical wounding suffered dreadfully. Many of the stigmatics experienced cruel rejection and suspicion before their wounds were authenticated. Saints who suffered stigmata were carefully watched day and night so that tampering with the wounds could not be performed. When these methods were used, a number of false stigmatics were exposed. Sometimes this stigmata became invisible on express request and prayers by the Saints who suffered them.[9]
Some stigmatics claim to feel the pain of wounds with no external marks; these are referred to as invisible stigmata. In other claims, stigmata are accompanied by extreme pain. Some stigmatics' wounds do not appear to clot, and stay fresh and uninfected. The blood from the wounds is said, in some cases, to have a pleasant, perfumed odor, known as the Odour of Sanctity.
Individuals who have obtained the stigmata are many times described as ecstatics, overwhelmed with emotions upon receiving the stigmata. No case of stigmata is known to have occurred before the thirteenth century.[10]
In his paper Hospitality and Pain, Christian theologian Ivan Illich states: "Compassion with Christ... is faith so strong and so deeply incarnate that it leads to the individual embodiment of the contemplated pain." His thesis is that stigmata result from exceptional poignancy of religious faith and desire to associate oneself with the suffering Messiah.
Specific cases
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Francis of Assisi is the first recorded stigmatic in Christian history.[11] In 1224, two years before his death, he embarked on a journey to Mount La Verna for a forty-day fast. One morning near the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, a six-winged angel allegedly appeared to Francis while he prayed. As the angel approached, Francis could see that the angel was crucified. He was humbled by the sight, and his heart was filled with elation joined by pain and suffering. When the angel departed, Francis was purportedly left with wounds in his hands, feet, and side as if caused by the same lance that pierced Christ's side. The image of nails immediately appeared in his hands and feet, and the wound in his side often seeped blood.[12] In traditional artistic depictions of the incident, Francis is accompanied by a Franciscan brother. [13]
St. Francis' first biographer, Thomas of Celano, reports the event as follows in his 1230 First Life of St. Francis:
"When the blessed servant of God saw these things he was filled with wonder, but he did not know what the vision meant. He rejoiced greatly in the benign and gracious expression with which he saw himself regarded by the seraph, whose beauty was indescribable; yet he was alarmed by the fact that the seraph was affixed to the cross and was suffering terribly. Thus Francis rose, one might say, sad and happy, joy and grief alternating in him. He wondered anxiously what this vision could mean, and his soul was uneasy as it searched for understanding. And as his understanding sought in vain for an explanation and his heart was filled with perplexity at the great novelty of this vision, the marks of nails began to appear in his hands and feet, just as he had seen them slightly earlier in the crucified man above him.
His wrists and feet seemed to be pierced by nails, with the heads of the nails appearing on his wrists and on the upper sides of his feet, the points appearing on the other side. The marks were round on the palm of each hand but elongated on the other side, and small pieces of flesh jutting out from the rest took on the appearance of the nail-ends, bent and driven back. In the same way the marks of nails were impressed on his feet and projected beyond the rest of the flesh. Moreover, his right side had a large wound as if it had been pierced with a spear, and it often bled so that his tunic and trousers were soaked with his sacred blood." [14]
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St. Pio of Pietrelcina
For over fifty years, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina reported stigmata which were studied by several 20th-century physicians, whose independence from the Church is not known.[15] [16][17] The observations were reportedly inexplicable and the wounds never became infected.[15][16][18] His wounds healed once, but reappeared.[19]
The wounds were examined by Luigi Romanelli, chief physician of the City Hospital of Barletta, for about one year. Dr. Giorgio Festa, a private practitioner, also examined them in 1920 and 1925. Professor Giuseppe Bastianelli, physician to Pope Benedict XV, agreed that the wounds existed, but made no other comment. Pathologist Dr. Amico Bignami of the University of Rome also observed the wounds, but could make no diagnosis.[20] Both Bignami and Dr. Giuseppe Sala commented on the unusually smooth edges of the wounds and lack of edema.
Dr. Alberto Caserta took X-rays of the hands in 1954 and found no abnormality in the bone structure.[21]
Scientific research
Some modern research has indicated stigmata are of hysterical origin,[22] or linked to dissociative identity disorders,[23] especially the link between dietary constriction by self-starvation, dissociative mental states and self-mutilation, in the context of a religious belief.[24] Anorexia nervosa cases often display self-mutilation similar to stigmata as part of a ritualistic, obsessive–compulsive disorder. A relationship between starvation and self-mutilation has been reported amongst prisoners of war and during famines.[25][26][27] A psychoanalytic study of stigmatic Therese Neumann has suggested that her stigmata resulted from post-traumatic stress symptoms expressed in unconscious self-mutilation through abnormal autosuggestibility.[28]
In his Stigmata: A Medieval Phenomenon in a Modern Age, Edward Harrison suggests that there is no single mechanism whereby the marks of stigmata were produced. Harrison found no evidence from a study of contemporary cases that the marks were supernatural in origin. He concluded, however, that marks of natural origin need not be hoaxes. Some stigmatics marked themselves in attempt to suffer with Christ as a form of piety. Others marked themselves accidentally and their marks were noted as stigmata by witnesses. Often marks of human origin produced profound and genuine religious responses.
Harrison also noted that the male-to-female ratio of stigmatics, which for many centuries had been of the order of 7 to 1, had changed over the last 100 years to a ratio of 5:4. Appearance of stigmata frequently coincided with times when issues of authority loomed large in the Church. What was significant about stigmatics was not that they were predominantly men, but that they were non-ordained. Having stigmata gave them direct access to the body of Christ without requiring the permission of the Church through the Eucharist. Only in the last century have priests been stigmatized.[29]
From the records of St. Francis' physical ailments and symptoms, Dr. Edward Hartung concluded in 1935 that he knew what health problems plagued the holy man. Hartung believed that he had an eye ailment known as trachoma, but also had quartan malaria. Quartan malaria infects the liver, spleen, and stomach, causing the victim intense pain. One complication of quartan malaria occasionally seen around Francis' time is known as purpura, a purple hemorrhage of blood into the skin. Purpuras usually occur symmetrically, so each hand and foot would have been affected equally. If this were the case for St. Francis, he would have been afflicted by ecchymoses, an exceedingly large purpura. The purple spots of blood may have been punctured while in the wilderness and therefore appear as an open wound like that of Christ. [30] This assertion, however, did not explain the fact that the wounds also bled profusely while St. Francis was not in the wilderness but indoors at the Portiuncula.
Non-Christian stigmata
Among the Warao of the Orinoco Delta, a contemplator of tutelary spirits may mystically induce the development of "openings in the palms of his hands."[31] That these tutelary spirits are presented by the "itiriti snake" makes for a close analogue with the Seraph who endowed Francis of Assisi with his stigmata.
Buddhist "stigmata"[32][33] are regularly indicated in Buddhist art.
Notable stigmatics
- Saint Paul the Apostle
- Lucia Brocadelli of Narni
- Catherine of Ricci
- Catherine of Siena
- Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich
- Saint Francis of Assisi
- Gemma Galgani
- Saint Veronica Giuliani
- John of God
- Mary Faustina Kowalska
- Marie of the Incarnation
- Marie Rose Ferron
- Marcelline Pauper
- Marthe Robin
- Therese Neumann
- Pio of Pietrelcina
- Saint Rita of Cascia
- Zlatko Sudac
- Natuzza Evolo
- Maria Esperanza de Bianchini
- Maria Theresa Chiramel
- ^ Jones, C.P. (1987) Stigma: Tattooing & Branding in Graeco-Roman Antiquity. J. Roman Studies 77, 139-155.
- ^ Poulain, A. (1912). Mystical Stigmata. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved July 1, 2008 from New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14294b.htm
- ^ a b c d Catholic cults and devotions: a psychological inquiry by Michael P. Carroll 1989 ISBN 0-7735-0693-4 pages 80-84
- ^ Saint Francis of Assisi by Jacques Le Goff 2003 ISBN 0-415-28473-2 page 44
- ^ The Word made flesh: a history of Christian thought by Margaret Ruth Miles 2004 ISBN 978-1-4051-0846-1 pages 160-161
- ^ Michael Freze, 1993, They bore the wounds of Christ, OSV Publishing ISBN 0-87973-422-1 page 125
- ^ A Stigmatist: Marie-Rose Ferron by Jeanne S. Bonin 1988 ISBN 2-89039-161-2 page 153
- ^ Religion and American cultures: an encyclopedia of traditions, Volume 1 by Gary Laderman, Luís D. León 2003 ISBN 1-57607-238-X page 336
- ^ Mysteries, Marvels, Miracles in the Lives of Saints by Joan Carroll Cruz ISBN 978-0-89555-541-0
- ^ "Catholic Encyclopedia: Mystical Stigmata". Retrieved 2008-07-02.
- ^ "What's the deal with stigmata?". The Straight Dope. 1998-02-20. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ "Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi". Franciscan Friars T.O.R. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ "Sasseta: crucifixion with St. Francis". Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ "Medieval Sourcebook: Thomas of Celano: Lives of St. Francis". Fordham.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ a b "The Stigmatist". Time Magazine. 19 December 1949. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ a b "A Padre's Patience". Time Magazine. 24 April 1964. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ Marie osb, Dom Antoine (2000-04-24). "Letter on Blessed Pader Pio: Stigmata - Sacraments of Penance and Eucharist - Suffering". Retrieved 2006-09-27.
- ^ Michael Freze, 1989, They Bore the Wounds of Christ: The Mystery of the Sacred Stigmata, OSV Publishing ISBN 0-87973-422-1 page 283-285.
- ^ "Padre Pio". Britannica.com. 1968-09-23. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ "Padre Pio". Answers.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ Padre Pio: the true story by Bernard Ruffin, 1991 OSV Press ISBN 0-87973-673-9 pages 160-163
- ^ Thurston, Herbert (2007-02-01). The Physical Phenomena of Mysticism. Roman Catholic Books. ISBN 9781929291915.
- ^ Wilson, Ian (1991-03-28). The bleeding mind. Paladin. ISBN 9780586090145.
- ^ Daniel Fessler (2002). "Starvation, serotonin, and symbolism. A psychobiocultural perspective on stigmata" (PDF). Mind and Society: Cognitive Studies in Economics and Social Sciences. Mind and Society: Cognitive Studies in Economics and Social Sciences 3 (2): 81–96. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ Yaryura-Tobias, Jose A.; Fugen A. Neziroglu; Steven Kaplan (1995). "Self-mutilation, anorexia, and dysmenorrhea in obsessive compulsive disorder". International Journal of Eating Disorders 17 (1): 33–38. PMID 7894450. doi:10.1002/1098-108X(199501)17:1<33::AID-EAT2260170104>3.0.CO;2-2.
- ^ Curtin, A. P. (1946). "Imprisonment under the Japanese". BMJ 2 (4476): 585–586. ISSN 0959-8138. PMC 2054516. PMID 21284113. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.4476.585. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ University of Minnesota. Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene; Ancel Keys (1950). The biology of human starvation. University of Minnesota Press.
- ^ Albright, M. (2002). "The Stigmata: The Psychological and Ethical Message of the Posttraumatic Sufferer". Psychoanalysis and Contemporary Thought 25 (3): 329–358.
- ^ Harrison, Ted (October 1994). Stigmata: A Medieval Phenomenon in a Modern Age. St Martins Press. ISBN 0-312-11372-2.
- ^ "Medicine: St. Francis' Stigmata". Time. 1935-03-11. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ Johannes Wilbert : Warao Basketry. OCCASIONAL PAPERS OF THE MUSEUM OF CULTURAL HISTORY, University of California at Los Angeles, No. 3, 1975. pp. 5-6
- ^ Keith Taylor & John Whitmore : Essays into Vietnamese Pasts. Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, 1985. p. 278
- ^ cited in Ing-Britt Trankell & Laura Summers : Facets of Power and Its Limitations. Department of Cultural Anthropology, Uppsala University, 1998. p. 24
Further reading
- The Catholic Encyclopedia The Encyclopedia Press, 1913, Online Edition 2003, K. Knight.
- Boyle, Alan, Science replays the crucifixion, MSNBC, 2005.
- Carroll, Robert Todd, The Skeptics Dictionary, Wiley, 2003.
- Living Miracles - Stigmata, Zentropa Real ApS. & Wonders Unlimited, 2005.
- Sadaputa Dasa, Religion and Modern Rationalism: Shifting the Boundary Between Myth and Science, ISKCON Communications Journal #1.2, July/December 1993.
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