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The American glass worker Dale Chihuly has been involved with exploring the glassblowing process since the mid-1960s. In 1977, he was fascinated by some stacked, misshapen Northwest Coast Indian baskets he had seen in the Tacoma Historical Society in his native state of Washington. His Pilchuck Baskets became testaments to these relics, forms that served no other function than to contain their own metaphysical associations. In the subsequent Sea Forms the relic was taken back to its living counterpart, as Chihuly found natural analogues for the Native American containers in the shapes found in the sea. The most recent Macchia, a synthesis of the earlier series, however, communicate a purposeful ambiguity: They appear vital but not organic, containers whose primary role is to communicate their own significance as works of art. The Macchia play on the dichotomy that glass can both dematerialize and manifest form. These glass sculptures provide the artist with a way of structuring form through color: a goal that intrigued and defeated 20th-century artists looking for a new equivalent to Cubism. Robert Delaunay, for example, formulated Orphism, but instead of liberating color, he froze it, turning it into a series of static rotary forms. But Chihuly, suspending color in clear glass, solves this formalist problem: Color does not augment form but becomes form. Chihuly's work illustrates the issue of monumentality, an issue that informs many recent efforts in glass art. Ancient vials, vases and figures from Syria, Egypt and Rome, though small, were considered substantial and important. However, by the Renaissance glass had begun to look less like a medium for important ideas and more like a utilitarian container notable for its transparency, fragility and impermanence. This ephemeral quality was highly prized; for example, Venetian goblets seem to have been created with the aim of surviving only a single evening. Glass from the Renaissance through the end of the 19th century is a contradiction: a trifle that can be lasting, a fragile moment that can be permanent.
When glass objects reach the scale of Chihuly's Macchia series, a new identity is achieved. Glass no longer has to pretend to be unassuming, undemanding and fragile, even though it continues to play on ephemerality. In the Macchia, the strength of the glass is suggested with references to geological formations. The colors in the Macchia are related to the colors of stones: Seen under bright light they look like nature caught on fire, nature in molten flux, nature in the process of being created. In this series Chihuly attempts to catch the formulative moment, the time when creation is happening, when it is still fluid. Ruffled edges, whiplash outlines, striations and intense, mottled colors in these large pieces all call to mind living, breathing, pulsating forms of monumental proportions.
By emphasizing volume and scale, Chihuly transforms vases into sculpture. This transmutation leads to a consideration of the bibelot. In our society the white elephant has become a treasured art object. Chihuly plays on this fact, creating new white elephants that appear to have taken flight, that no longer obey the rules of our day-to-day world. In the process they become objects for the imagination true—flights of fantasy.
Physically Chihuly also releases vases from their former static incarnation and makes them appear as if they are gloating. He elicits an ethereal, almost spiritual manifestation that strangely and, perhaps with tongue-in-cheek humor, recalls late Renaissance and Baroque paintings of floating saints and cherubs. He creates an important metaphor of change and transcendence that is exhilarating and liberating.
In the Macchia the forms respond to the tension of inner space. This inner space activates them, giving shape to the entire series. Like a dust devil on the desert, an unpredictable whirlwind capable of great force, the Macchia appear to have reached only a momentary, tentative balance, ready to move on to assume another shape, another metamorphosis. They remind us that glass is a supercooled liquid, a transient sate of matter.
The element of fancy surfaces in photographs of Chihuly's work, interpretations essential to his creative process. For the photographs Chihuly arranges his pieces on black glass so that they seem to float, thus emphasizing their precarious balance, their reponse to unseen forces. In the photographs the glass pieces appear to be even more disembodied than they are: They become suspended and dematerialized colored light, recalling the traditional significance of stained glass that transforms ordinary light into etherealized space. The photographs become an enlightened form of highly theatrical play acting. They do not falsify the glass. They simply exaggerate and play with it.
Chihuly has developed a distinctive style of drawing in order to think about the character of his own glass. To my knowledge no one has created drawings using a handful of differently graded pencils so that a multitude of lines is created at one time, giving the drawing force and delicacy. If one considers Cy Twombly's paintings of the early 1960's, which employ dabs of paint and offhand scribbles, one readily understands that Twombly is involved in picturing the look and function of the various mediums employed, being careful to give each its proper weight and felt tone. In contrast, Chihuly draws in order to describe the forces giving his glass form. In finishing these drawings Chihuly regularly accents his force fields with a few sweeping lines that become openings for the vessels he is creating.
In the glass he emphasizes these orifices that suggest female forms with special outlines that contrast with the colors of the rest of the piece. In the Baskets, Sea Forms and Macchia, Chihuly amasses a virtual collection of elastic orifices. The mystery of these lavish displays appears to derive from the fecundity of nature, and these openings are usually connected to expansive vessels, which serve as lodgings for smaller bowls and nodules. The various glass vessels nestling within each other create a satisfying sense of intimacy and enclosure—they are protective but not defensive; the translucency of glass invites one to look in without feeling that one is invading a private territory. The large vessels that contain smaller vessels appear to be pregnant, nurturing forms that leave the human analogy open and abstract. Chihuly's forms can also be taken as relics piled one inside another (Baskets) or living elements interacting in an ambient fluid (Sea Forms) or as a grand vessel turning into life (Macchia).
Chihuly manages to suggest living relationships of forms rather than mere collections of objects. The internal force of each form and its own individual reaction to gravity appears to be only momentarily suspended by his precarious sculptural arrangement. The conflicting dynamics of the individual pieces making up an ensemble suggests a tentativeness for the whole. And the transitory quality of the ensemble, in turn, reinforces the spontaneity that attended the creation of each individual piece. The accumulated wealth seems to be more a happy coincidence than an overbearing fact. And I think this precarious massing of forms is a characteristic that enlivens the grouping and makes it less a ponderous celebration of materialism and more a testament to the ceaseless change that characterizes modern life.
Published in Dale Chihuly: objets de verre, Museé des Arts Décoratifs, 1986
Also by Robert Hobbs:
Reflections on Chihuly's Macchia, Chihuly alla Macchia, 1993
Dale Chihuly's Persians: Acts of Survival, Chihuly Persians, 1988


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CONNORVILLE - Riley Carlton hit seven 3-pointers on his way to 28 points as St. Clairsville beat Buckeye Local.
Adam Jefferies added 20 points for the Red Devils (12-2), while Dan Monteroso and Dylan Campbell added 15 and 10 points, respectively.
Kyle Michalo was Buckeye Local's leading scorer with 11 points.

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Son of Buddha wrote:you are Saying that what IS D.O. IS preceiveing D.O. and that once this D.O. preceives D.O it will be the end of Samsara.even though what is preceiving D.O is actually D.O itself.
what you are saying is the cause of Samsara is the personality self("I" ego) that is itself dependently originated is failing to preceive the rest of dependent origination.
Yes, that is exactly whay I am saying, that when dependent origination perceives itself as such, then this is what is called Tathatā.


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All About Cat Trees
- Image by Spiritualmonkey via Flickr
Get him his own cat tree and limit household damage
If you've got a cat chances are he loves to climb. He is not unique in that regard, cats all seem to rejoice in their ability to climb things.
And of course a cat is well positioned to do so, having very effective claws and strong legs that can go up a tree in no time.
It makes sense for cats to climb, it's the perfect way to get away from danger, like from the neighbourhood dog.
But if your cat is an indoors cat what is he going to climb? That's where cat trees come in.
Welcome to Aussie cat trees. We are here to tell you all about cat trees. Not only to tell you about them but also to tell you more about how to make your own cat tree or about where to buy quality cat trees at the right price.
Because an indoors cat won't be entirely happy until he has somewhere all his own to climb, to scratch, to play in, to hide in, to sleep in and just hang out in.
Chances are that if you don't provide him with his own tree he'll make use of your curtains or the back of your favourite couch instead, both to climb and probably to scratch to pieces.
A cat tree is really very simple. It's a structure which your cat can use to climb to his heart's content and where you are accepting of his right to do it. However modern designs of cat furniture such as trees have become quite complicated, and have produced some wonderful results.
However chances are whether you buy your cat a simple tree or one of the more outlandish designs he'll love it once he learns it's his, and you'll love it once he stops climbing the curtains.
Before you buy your first tree there's a few basic things you need to think about. Firstly where will it go, and secondly how much space will you allocate to it? There's no point in buying a massive piece of cat furniture for a small space.
When buying a tree make sure it has a wide, strong and sturdy base. There are some cat trees available will tip over when the cat gets to the uppermost branches.
(There's some excellent cat trees available online, in our experience the cheapest are at eBay. You will find the same cat trees there, new, as you will find elsewhere, but usually much cheaperr.)
Some form of covering is necessary such as carpet or rope, sisal is popular. This is comfortable for him to scratch and to climb on.
And choose a design that has places for you to hang simple cat toys, as cats love to play with hanging toys.
At the end of the day it's a simple matter of choice. Choose a design that fits your budget and your available space and chances are your cat will love it, and you may find the damage factor in your household goes down dramatically.
And here's a delightful video showing you come very happy cats lounging in their cat trees. Enjoy


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Truckers & workplace bullying on Road Dog Trucking Radio
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013
Mark Willus, host of the Road Dog Trucking show on ch. 128 on Sirius XM, and Dr. Gary Namie, WBI Director spent an hour together on Thanksgiving (Nov. 28) with truckers working during the American holiday. Callers Randolph (stay healthy, take time to exercise) and John (limit your hours to include life with the family) shared wisdom to avoiding exploitation by owners. Isolation exacerbates stress and truckers have to work especially hard to avoid it, all agreed. Happy holidays to all truckers. Working hard, but hardly respected for it!
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Friday, April 25, 2014
The Associated Press
VATICAN CITY — With a few words in Latin, Pope Benedict XVI did what no pope has done in more than half a millennium, stunning the world by announcing his resignation Monday and leaving the already troubled Catholic Church to replace the leader of its 1 billion followers by Easter.
In this Nov. 26, 2011, photo, Pope Benedict XVI leaves Paul VI hall after attending a concert at the Vatican.
Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica moments after being elected, in this April 19, 2005, photo.
Precedents for papal resignations
The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Benedict XVI is stepping down on Feb. 28. While such papal resignations are extremely rare, there are precedents in the two millennia history of the Catholic Church.
Marcellinus: This early church pope abdicated or was deposed in 304 after complying with the Roman emperor's order to offer sacrifice to the pagan gods.
Benedict IX: Sold the papacy to his godfather Gregory VI and resigned in 1045.
Celestine V: Overwhelmed by the demands of the office, this hermetic pontiff stepped down after five months as pope in 1294. Pope Benedict XVI prayed at his tomb in the central Italian city of L'Aquila in 2009.
Gregory XII: The last pope to resign, Gregory XII stepped down in 1415 to help end a church schism.
Not even his closest associates had advance word of the news, a bombshell that he dropped during a routine meeting of Vatican cardinals. And with no clear favorites to succeed him, another surprise likely awaits when the cardinals elect Benedict's successor next month.
"Without doubt this is a historic moment," said Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, a protege and former theology student of Benedict's who is considered a papal contender. "Right now, 1.2 billion Catholics the world over are holding their breath."
The Feb. 28 resignation allows for a fast-track conclave to elect a new pope, since the traditional nine days of mourning that would follow a pope's death doesn't have to be observed. It also gives the 85-year-old Benedict great sway over the choice of his successor. Though he will not himself vote, he has hand-picked the bulk of the College of Cardinals — the princes of the church who will elect his successor — to guarantee his conservative legacy and ensure an orthodox future for the church.
The resignation may mean that age will become less of a factor when electing a new pope, since candidates may no longer feel compelled to stay for life.
"For the century to come, I think that none of Benedict's successors will feel morally obliged to remain until their death," said Paris Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois.
Benedict said as recently as 2010 that a pontiff should resign if he got too old or infirm to do the job, but it was a tremendous surprise when he said in Latin that his "strength of mind and body" had diminished and that he couldn't carry on. He said he would resign effective 8 p.m. local time on Feb. 28.
"All the cardinals remained shocked and were looking at each other," said Monsignor Oscar Sanchez of Mexico, who was in the room at the time of the announcement.
As a top aide, Benedict watched from up close as Pope John Paul II suffered publicly from the Parkinson's disease that enfeebled him in the final years of his papacy. Clearly Benedict wanted to avoid the same fate as his advancing age took its toll, though the Vatican insisted the announcement was not prompted by any specific malady.
The Vatican said Benedict would live in a congregation for cloistered nuns inside the Vatican, although he will be free to go in and out. Much of this is unchartered territory. The Vatican's chief spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said he isn't even sure of Benedict's title — perhaps "pope emeritus."
Since becoming pope in 2005, Benedict has charted a very conservative course for the church, trying to reawaken Christianity in Europe where it had fallen by the wayside and return the church to its traditional roots, which he felt had been betrayed by a botched interpretation of the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
His efforts though, were overshadowed by a worldwide clerical sex abuse scandal, communication gaffes that outraged Jews and Muslims alike and, more recently, a scandal over leaked documents by his own butler. Many of his stated priorities as pope also fell short: He failed to establish relations with China, heal the schism and reunite with the Orthodox Church, or reconcile with a group of breakaway, traditionalist Catholics.
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Putting Into Practice
Spiritual and Emotional Growth
Facing Society
Living In Truth
Putting Into Practice
This passage is a daily reading from "Divine Intimacy," and is very appropriate for our times:
"If then, the struggle against a certain fault or temptation sometimes becomes very violent and difficult; if in spite of all our efforts, we do not succeed in overcoming nature, let us have confidence in the Blessed Sacrament. When Jesus comes to us, He can calm any storm and give us strength to win any kind of battle. 'The chaste Flesh of Jesus,' says St. Cyril of Alexandria, 'checks the insubordination of ours; by dwelling in us, Christ effectively overcomes the law of the flesh which rages in our members.' The Eucharist, therefore, is our hope both for this life and for the life to come; it sustains us in adversity, fortifies us in the struggle for virtue, saves us for eternal life and brings us to heaven by providing us with the good necessary for our journey."
In the recent book-length interview, Light of the World, Pope Benedict said,
Sexuality has an intrinsic meaning and direction, which is not homosexual…The meaning and direction of sexuality is to bring about the union of man and woman and in this way give humanity posterity, children, future.
This is the determination internal to the essence of sexuality.
Everything else is against sexuality's intrinsic meaning and direction.
This is a point we need to hold firm, even if it is not pleasing to our age….The issue at stake here is the intrinsic truth sexuality's significance in the constitution of man's being.
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"slut" "prostitute": Right-wing media?
Rush Limbaugh called a Georgetown University woman a "slut" and "prostitute" for supporting the guaranty of support for contraceptives for women. There is no place in the media for low-life statements like that. It is indicative that Limbaugh has no civilized retort that he can call upon. Once again, he reveals his crude, gutter, Neanderthal, and thug language and personality.
There is not much to say in defense of Rush Limbaugh anytime. But now it is atrocious. Now it is time to call him to task. Now is the time when any civilized man or woman should make it be known that this is below the action of any human being in the media, right or left, Republican or Democrat, conservative or liberal.
The results are in. I could almost hear the Republican leaders praying as hard as they could that these primary elections would stop and one candidate would clearly evolve. It was not to be. Barbara Bush called this the worst campaign in history. This immature bickering is truly hurting the Republican Party. Though he has stumbled often, President Obama had to deal with an atrocious legacy from President Bush, a worldwide economic struggle, etc., It is nothing short of amazing that President Obame just might win the next presidential election. The Republicans need a better candidate...badly.
Santorum seems to strongly appeal to religious fundamentalists. Romney gets support from wealthy big city voters. One has to wonder why neither seems to represent democracy, equal rights, the working poor, and unemployed vets of Iraq and Afghanistan who are struggling economically and in other ways. We need a president for all the people. President Obama has represented all the people, and especially the underserved. And his personal moral, ethical, and family values have been higher than any President in recent American history. Yet, people like Santorum proclaim their superior Christian values, even while lying about Obama's religion, citizenship, etc. With the current list of presidential candidates in play, Obama will win in the next election.
Change your clock, change your battery!
As you change your clocks tomorrow morning for daylight savings time, don't forget to also change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
A properly installed and maintained smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector are the only things in your home that can alert you and your family to a fire or carbon monoxide problem 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Whether you're awake or asleep, a working smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector is constantly on alert, scanning the air for fire and smoke or carbon monoxide, yet without a working battery, these devices cannot do their job.
The old Republican Party is gone. The Party formed in a little frame building in Ripon, Wisconsin is a thing of the past. The progressive GOP of President Theodore Roosevelt is dead. The party of President Abraham Lincoln that spoke out against slavery and advocated for equal rights for all is kaput. The standard-bearers for the Republican Party ideals of William F. Buckley and Senator Robert Taft has been taken over by extreme, fringe, right-wing groups. Civility left with the Old Guard of the Republican Party.
Today's spokespersons for "conservative causes" have moved farther and farther toward an American fascism. Cloaked in ideals like freedom, they want to foist their government on women to be required to have this or that procedure done, with or without their permission. The GOP of democratic government now wants a right-wing government [i.e. Bush-Cheney] that can concoct secret, favored, no bids necessary [l.e. Halliburton]. The Party that has become more and more militaristic and warlike to fill the pockets of war corporations, is often led by a draft-dodger many times over [Cheney] and a man who used his father to keep him out of Vietnam or from taking any orders from his military superiors [Bush]. The GOP that fought to keep us out of war, now stands at the forefront of assertive military adventurism in Iraq and elsewhere so the coffers of war corporations can be filled.
A Promise Kept
Four years ago, candidate Barack Obama expressed his interest on how to make the United States self-sufficient for its energy needs. This includes sharp increases in the price of coal, which translates into high electric rates, and perhaps five dollar per gallon gasoline.
If you been to a gas station lately, you will see that this promise of high gas prices a promise that the president delivered on. The mainstream media and the Democrats are doing their best to ignore any stories about high gas prices. Four years ago, they blame President Bush for high gas prices that were taking too much of a bite out of the middle class and low income Americans. Now with Barack Obama in the White House, they are saying that there is nothing the president can do about the high prices. So, middle-class Americans, they up. The payroll tax cut is supposed to be providing 40 bucks a paycheck that can go directly into your gas tank. And if the president says that there is nothing he can do, there is nothing he will do.
Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Recognizes Outstanding Community Supporters at Evening of Impact
Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Hosts Annual Evening of Impact on March 20th
Easter Seals Evening of Impact is an annual event to celebrate our accomplishments with our outstanding community supporters who have made a significant on Easter Seals in 2011. This year, Easter Seals Evening of Impact will be held on March 20th at the Radisson Hotel West.
Far be it from me to judge anyone's claim to being a Christian, Moslem, Jew, or any organized belief system. But it is worth pointing out that there is a very wide variance in what poses as Christian principles in politicians, especially presidential candidates. Most politicians who proudly pound their "Christian" chests and announce to the world how pure, prinicipled, honest, and true to the foundation of their belief they are, seem to be a little off-base when one looks further at their actions and their strange pronouncements.
It is understandable that people may question the religious beliefs and actions of the President of the United States. But even the most honest and objective person must acknowledge that there have been charges made about Barack Obama that have no basis in truth or actuality. To question whether Obama is a Christian forces to the surface questions about such charges, and further, forces a comparison of beliefs with those leveling the charges. There are many conflicting and strange manifiestations of this among the current crop of candidates challenging President Obama. Consider...
Risky drinking is dangerous and deadly
Mike Nichols' "In My Opinion" column published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, ("Student drownings are sinister enough," March 9) quoted a sociology professor as saying, "People don't want to see their own behavior as something that puts them at risk."
Especially when you live in Wisconsin and the behavior in question is related to drinking.
what some REALLY don't like about Obama
Who doesn't like President Barack Obama? We have heard many general or bigoted or untrue criticisms about Obama, but let me ask you directly, what kind of people do not like the guy? Specifically, all you prancing Christians, what has he done wrong? Comparing President Barack Obama, to any list of prior Presidents, what is it about him that bothers you? What don't you like about him in regard to.....
He was born into poverty. He was raised by a single parent. He was labeled a black man. He overcame what would usually limit him or hold him back as other black kids. He was selected by Harvard University over many, many kids who grew up in far more favorable and comfortable surroundings. He rose to a leadership role at Harvard. He took a job that paid a low salary as community organizer. He was a successful lawyer. He rose above all the limitations to become a United States Senator. As a relatively young man, he addressed the Democratic Party's national convention as a keynote speaker. He married a black woman. He had two daughters. His marriage and personal life have been marked as a marvelous example of morals and ethics. Although his detractors have dug deeply, they have not found any evidence of adultery, lies, deceptions, cheating, ad infinitum. He inherited the presidency from a failed administration that had piled up huge debts, had given many secret "gifts" to war and greed corporations, illegally and with lies it invaded a sovereign nation [Iraq], turned a federal budget from a large surplus into a horrible debt, and became an embarrassment to the world. Obama immediately took steps to stop the horrible economic and moral slide that had characterized the Bush administration. Obama was awarded a Nobel Prize. Against strong opposition from the Republicans, Obama correctly saved the American auto industry and prevented a million workers from becoming unemployed. Obama supported a risky operation to capture and kill Osama bin Laden. Our current President has conducted programs that have slowly turned around horrible mistakes of every kind by his predecessor. President Obama has been a wonderful example of how to be a father and husband. He has withstood slings and arrows of lies and distortions about his birthplace, his citizenship, his Christian faith, and a host of other sinister attacks.
2-year-old Chocolate Lab
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Hadley came to us from another shelter, and she was in pretty bad shape. Her mouth was causing her terrible pain, and an x-ray revealed that there was a BB stuck in Hadley's jaw. She had been SHOT!
WHS launches "virtual re-homing" for pets
The Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) has launched a new "virtual re-homing" service for people seeking a new home for their animal. The Pets Seeking People page of the WHS web site features a listing of animals in the Milwaukee area who are in need of new homes. These animals are not in the WHS shelter, but are instead in their current homes until they find new guardians.
"We understand that people are sometimes faced with circumstances in which they can no longer keep their animal, but they prefer to find their companion a new home on their own. We are excited to offer this new free service to them, which also frees up more space in the shelter for animals who don't already have an advocate," said Angela Speed, director of community relations and development at WHS.
I smile at the politicians who stand up with a straight face and tell an audience that this candidate [himself] is honestly this or that, and he sincerely believes this or that, and that he is the epitome of honesty and integrity, and blah, blah, blah, and PEOPLE BELIEVE HIM! Yes, I smile, but it is really a tragedy. How in the world can people be so gullible to believe all these lies and distortions ...and then defend this hypocrisy!
Newt Gingrich is the most obvious "sacred" deceiver. He began the trek toward impeaching Bill Clinton when Newt was Speaker of the House, while Newt was himself fooling around with young staffers and, by the way, was also married. But Newt not only cheated on his wives, he was spectacular in choosing the circumstance to inform them. He told one wife that he was leaving her while she lay in a hospital bed having just been given a cancer diagnosis. After several marriage failures, he concocted a new modus. He converted to the strict requirements of the Roman Catholic religion through the experiences he had with a woman he would later marry. Of course the catechism he used to convert was done while he was cheating on his wife with the woman who was Catholic. How's that for decepton?
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Each of us has his/her own set of principles, beliefs, and strongly held opinions. We each express our actions and reactions in a unique way. Far too often, each of us becomes a little too self-righteous. I confess to it myself. I, too, become something less than rational or objective when it comes to topics I feel strongly about. Mea culpa.
When someone is especially confessional to us, and expresses something that reveals their vulnerability by admitting to this or that temptation, we tend to judge them. What we rarely see is that we have our own set of errors in judgment, flawed thinking, strange habits, etc. Self-awareness is something I strive for because I think it is something that helps us get closer to the truth [whatever that may be or not be]. We usually are our own roadblock to truth and accuracy.


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Ad Populum Diversion
Dr. Taylor Marshall has an excellent blog post up identifying 7 popular diversion strategies employed in discussions relating to philosophy and theology.
Diversion number 5 particularly caught my attention:
5. Ad Populum Diversion – ad populum means "to the people". This diversion appeals to the masses or what everybody does.
"Contraception cannot be sinful. Everybody does it. Even Catholics."
"How can Catholicism be the true religion? There are billions on earth who aren't Catholic."
"Abortion isn't wrong. The UN sanctions it." (This is also an ad verecundiam diversion)
I suspect this will resonate with many of us.
This got me to thinking. Very often Christians are belittled for being 'out of date' or 'not with the times' in issues of morality and ethics and what have you.
However, just because the majority of modern society deems something as acceptable, does this mean it is so?
Well, we could appeal to democracy as our gauge and argue that we have a society based on principles that most folk adhere to. But what of the dead?
I mean by this of course, tradition.
If we live in a democracy that is favourable to undermining traditional values, then do we not at the same time deny our forefathers their democratic say? In undermining our ancestors view on morality and ethics, are we not simply casting them aside as in error?
But were they in error, or are we?
I'll hand over to Chesterton at this point to clarify my meaning.
This is taken from Orthodoxy which I've just finished reading and am now moving on to The Everlasting Man. In Chesterton I can finally say I have met my Catholic Spurgeon.
But there is one thing that I have never from my youth up been able to understand. I have never been able to understand where people got the idea that democracy was in some way opposed to tradition. It is obvious that tradition is only democracy extended through time. It is trusting to a consensus of common human voices rather than to some isolated or arbitrary record.
The man who quotes some German historian against the tradition of the Catholic Church, for instance, is strictly appealing to aristocracy. He is appealing to the superiority of one expert against the awful authority of a mob.
It is quite easy to see why a legend is treated, and ought to be treated, more respectfully than a book of history. The legend is generally made by the majority of people in the village, who are sane. The book is generally written by the one man in the village who is mad. Those who urge against tradition that men in the past were ignorant may go and urge it at the Carlton Club, along with the statement that voters in the slums are ignorant. It will not do for us.
If we attach great importance to the opinion of ordinary men in great unanimity when we are dealing with daily matters, there is no reason why we should disregard it when we are dealing with history or fable.
Tradition may be defined as an extension of the franchise. Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about. All democrats object to men being disqualified by the accident of birth; tradition objects to their being disqualified by the accident of death.
Democracy tells us not to neglect a good man's opinion, even if he is our groom; tradition asks us not to neglect a good man's opinion, even if he is our father. I, at any rate, cannot separate the two ideas of democracy and tradition; it seems evident to me that they are the same idea. We will have the dead at our councils. The ancient Greeks voted by stones; these shall vote by tombstones. It is all quite regular and official, for most tombstones, like most ballot papers, are marked with a cross.
I have first to say, therefore, that if I have had a bias, it was always a bias in favour of democracy, and therefore of tradition. Before we come to any theoretic or logical beginnings I am content to allow for that personal equation; I have always been more inclined to believe the ruck of hard-working people than to believe that special and troublesome literary class to which I belong.
I prefer even the fancies and prejudices of the people who see life from the inside to the clearest demonstrations of the people who see life from the outside. I would always trust the old wives' fables against the old maids' facts. As long as wit is mother wit it can be as wild as it pleases.
I think we cast aside traditional thinking on morals and ethics at our peril…..
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A rare disease is defined by the federal government as one that affects less than 200,000 people in the United States (NORD 1). The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recognizes about 6,000 distinct conditions as rare diseases (Murphy 12). These disorders affect more than 25 million people in the United States. In other words, approximately one in every ten people suffers from a rare disorder (NORD 1). Historically, the small numbers of patients suffering from individual rare diseases received limited medical support. For the past quarter century, however, the medical community and the federal government have worked together to provide these individuals with diagnostic care, medications and treatment, and financial support comparable to those with more common illnesses. In addition to serving the rare disease community, this public-private cooperation is even more significant because of the nature of rare diseases. According to Stephen C. Groft, director of the NIH Office of Rare Diseases (ORD), "the course that a rare disease takes often may represent an exaggerated form of a common disease pathway, and studying one helps scientists learn about the other" (U.S. FDA 1). The public and private commitment to the rare disease community and the issues facing it must continue because of the ultimate benefits for not only the 25 million Americans affected by rare diseases, but also for the millions of others nationwide affected by more common diseases.
Before the passage of rare disease laws in the United States, pharmaceutical companies did not develop medications for small groups of people because it was not profitable. Since no one wanted to "adopt" them, medications to treat rare disorders were labeled "orphans." Orphans were either drugs or biologics developed for use in a rare disease or condition (U.S. FDA 1). A biologic is a product derived from a living organism that is used in the diagnosis or treatment of a disease. Examples of biologics include gene therapy, allergy shots, vaccines, and blood products. Since they are created from living organisms, manufacturing biologics requires extremely specialized techniques and controlled environments. In contrast, drugs are manufactured using chemicals, allowing them to be more easily controlled and mass-produced. Prior to production, however, the research and development costs to bring a new drug to market average more than $800 million; biologics cost even more (NORD 5). Because of this, pharmaceutical companies focused their resources on developing medications for major illnesses from which they could make large profits. This changed in 1983 when Congress passed a federal law called the Orphan Drug Act (ODA). The ODA provided financial incentives for companies to research and develop treatments targeting rare diseases, rewarding them with tax reductions and exclusive rights to the drugs they develop. The ODA has been very successful. Since 1983 "more than 200 new drugs and biological products for rare diseases have been brought to market" (U.S. FDA 2). In contrast, in the ten years prior to 1983, less than ten treatments for rare diseases were developed. Another way medications are awarded orphan status is when they are developed for another use, but are found to be effective in treating a rare disease. "To date over 1,400 existing drugs and biologics have been designated as orphan drugs" (U.S. FDA 2). As a result, treatments are available to people with rare diseases who once had no hope of survival. In addition, there have been cases where an orphan drug actually turned out to be very profitable, though this was never expected. For example, the drug Erythropoetin, commonly referred to as EPO, was initially developed for treating small numbers of kidney patients on dialysis. It turned out to be effective in treating the common condition of anemia, and is now the world's best selling orphan with $8 billion in worldwide sales (NORD 11).
Despite the progress made since the ODA was passed, "the rare disorders community remains underserved and burdened in a variety of ways" (NORD 31). Three main issues face patients with orphan diseases: delays in diagnosis and treatment, lack of reliable information, and the high cost of medication.
A major issue facing patients with rare diseases is that physicians do not often see or understand the symptoms of these illnesses.
Many rare disorders lacked even something as basic as an identifying name, and if there were scientists focused on finding causes or cures, they usually worked in isolation and with little or no funding unless they happened to have a wealthy patron with a personal interest in finding answers. (Murphy 15)
Although the symptoms can be similar to more common diseases, those of rare diseases are usually more severe, last longer, and are seen in combination with other seemingly unrelated problems. When their symptoms do not resolve, patients are sent from one specialist to another, enduring sometimes painful and invasive testing procedures. Many times they are given multiple medications for inaccurate diagnoses. "For 1/3 of people with a rare disease, getting an accurate diagnosis can take 1-5 years" (Rados 1). Compounding this problem is the limited number of doctors trained to treat rare diseases. For some, there is only a handful of doctors in the world who have experience with them. Thus, a patient who is very sick may have to travel long distances to receive adequate care. This places both financial and physical burdens on an already ill patient. If more doctors understood the connections between rare diseases and common ones, patients would be better served.
Once a patient is diagnosed as having a rare disease, the next step is determining a treatment path. Rare diseases are serious chronic diseases, and are often life-threatening. For many rare diseases, there is no cure, but treatment of the symptoms can help (Rados 2). Genetic research over the last fifteen years has revealed that most rare diseases have a genetic component (Murphy 25). They are inherited, or caused by genetic defect or mutation. As scientists become better at discovering the genetic causes of rare diseases, finding effective treatments becomes more likely. To encourage the development of new treatments for rare diseases, the FDA established the Office of Orphans Product Development (OOPD). One of the OOPD's roles is to coordinate and fund clinical trials to assess the effectiveness of experimental treatments on patients. One type of trial evaluates off-label use of existing drugs. "Off-label means a drug is used to treat a condition for which it is not specifically approved by the FDA" (Appleby 1). Use of an existing drug to treat a rare disease bypasses the time and expense for research and development, benefiting both the patient and the manufacturer. For example, one drug used to treat a rare autoimmune disease called pemphigus vulgaris is called Cell Cept. This drug was developed as an anti-rejection agent for kidney transplant patients. Through clinical trials, researchers found that it successfully suppressed the immune systems of pemphigus patients with low risk of side effects. "Bringing together limited numbers of patients who wish to participate in clinical trials and drug developers who are testing new treatments" (Murphy 21) is one of the most serious challenges facing the rare disease community. And yet clinical trials are the only way effective new treatments and potential cures will be discovered.
A more personal and psychological issue facing patients is that they are often scared, confused, and anxious to obtain understandable information about their disease and treatment. Although each rare disease has relatively few patients, "together they and their families constitute a lobbying force 25 million strong" (Murphy 19). In 1983, the National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD) was formed to bring these people together.
NORD's premise is that because only small numbers of patients suffer from any one rare disease, no single disease-specific voluntary health organization can assemble the resources required to effectively address, on a national and international bases, the common issues which face rare disease patients. (NORD 1)
This organization provides educational materials to physicians and patients for more than 1,100 rare disorders, thus helping to ease patient anxiety. NORD also brings together the various parties interested in clinical trials, and presents at medical conferences in the United States and around the world so more doctors are educated about the rare disease community. One of NORD's most important accomplishments was its role in creating the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) at the NIH in 1995. Prior to this, there was no coordination among the twelve separate NIH organizations studying rare diseases, resulting in duplication of effort or no effort at all. ORD now brings together the work of many disciplines, sharing ideas and discoveries with other groups in the NIH, even those studying common diseases. The result is better medical knowledge at lower overall cost.
A final challenge is that many of the treatments for rare diseases are extremely expensive. "In the last 5 years specialty drug prices rose 40% per year while non specialty drug costs rose 15% annually" (NORD 1). The result is that some patients pay as much as $200,000 per year for their medications. Without adequate health insurance, some miracle drugs are priced out of reach for patients. Prohibitive health insurance policies include denial of pre-existing conditions, exclusion of specific diseases, overly long waiting periods, and lifetime dollar limit caps on benefits. "Under rules issued last year by the Bush administration for the Medicare Part D, so called off label prescriptions written by doctors for their patients can be denied by insurers" (Appleby 1). To address this issue,
NORD administers patient assistance programs for pharmaceutical and biotech companies; these are programs of last resort and are designed to assist individuals who cannot afford the often extraordinary costs of prescribed medications. (Murphy 21)
Prior to the 1980s, rare diseases went virtually unnoticed except among the relatively small population of individuals and their families who were directly affected (Murphy 15). Since that time, and especially since the ODA was passed and NORD was formed in 1983, patients suffering from rare diseases gained both legal status and an advocate to help with getting properly diagnosed and treated, obtaining educational materials to learn about their condition, and receiving financial assistance if necessary. Looking toward the future, the ODA "will most likely see much more activity" (Murphy 25). Genetic research continues to shed light on the origin of rare diseases, and new rare diseases are discovered every year.
Scientists have discovered that genetic 'snips' are responsible for an estimated five thousand hereditary diseases, including a good share of orphan diseases. With more extensive research, still other relatively common diseases, including many cancers, may also turn out to have genetic 'misspellings' as a causative factor. (Murphy 24)
But all this knowledge comes at a price. Continuing to unravel the genetic code is the key to curing almost all rare and many common diseases in the future. It will take the combined efforts of brilliant researchers, advocacy groups like NORD, pharmaceutical companies, the medical community, and the federal government working together to reach this goal.
Works Cited
Appleby, Julie. "Off Label Drugs Denied to Patients in Medicare D." USA Today 2 Aug. 2007.
Murphy, Wendy B. Orphan Diseases : New Hope for Rare Medical Conditions. New York: Twenty-First Century Books, 2002.
NORD. "The NORD and the Experiences of the Rare Disorder Community." NORD. 9 Oct. 2008 .
Rados, Carol. "Orphan Products- Hope for People with Rare Diseases." Medline Plus. FDA Consumer Magazine, 2003. 1-7.
US Food and Drug Administration. "Frequently Asked Questions." FDA Office of Orphan Product Development. 9 Oct. 2008 .


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With high offensive stats, great Speed, and an expansive movepool filled with both offensive and supportive options, Azelf has the tools it needs to be a powerful threat in UU. It has a great boosting move in Nasty Plot, as well as outstanding coverage, which allows Azelf to function as a powerful special sweeper. Azelf is also one of the best leads in the UU metagame, as its high Speed and access to useful support moves such as Stealth Rock, Taunt, and Reflect allow it to support its team while still posing a legitimate threat. However, Azelf's low defenses mean that it will often fold to most powerful attacks. Its defensive typing is also very poor, giving it weaknesses to three common attacking types in UU. However, Azelf is still a threat that must not go underestimated.
Of all Azelf sets, this set performs best in the sweeping category. This is because Nasty Plot boosts Azelf's Special Attack, allowing it to break through a lot of threats when backed by its blistering Speed stat. Psychic is the STAB move of choice, as it breaks through anything that doesn't resist it and that doesn't have high special bulk. Fire Blast allows Azelf to get past Steel-type Pokemon such as Registeel and Empoleon, Pokemon that resist Azelf's STAB Psychic and that would otherwise phaze or set up on it. It also helps against Weavile and Bisharp, two of the Dark-type Pokemon that tend to switch in on Psychic. Thunderbolt allows Azelf to muscle past the bulky Water-type Pokemon found in the tier, barring Swampert, and adds decent coverage alongside Psychic and Fire Blast. Thunderbolt is also useful for preventing Azelf from being walled by Houndoom, as it is immune to Psychic and Fire Blast thanks to its typing and ability. If opting for Psyshock over Psychic so that targets such as Snorlax and Porygon2 won't interrupt Azelf's sweep, one should also use Grass Knot over Thunderbolt to ensure that bulky Pokemon such as Rhyperior and Swampert cannot come in, tank Psyshock, and beat Azelf.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Thanks to its high Speed and Special Attack stats, Azelf can forgo the need to set up with Nasty Plot and attack head-on. However, unlike the Nasty Plot set, this variant is not nearly as powerful, and is more useful for picking off weakened opponents. Psychic is Azelf's best STAB attack, hitting the array of Fighting- and Poison-type Pokemon found in the Underused tier, such as Roserade, Heracross, or Machamp, for heavy damage. Fire Blast gains super effective coverage on the Steel- and Ice-types found in UU, such as Bronzong or Froslass. Shadow Ball is useful against the array of opposing Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon found throughout the tier, such as Xatu, Chandelure, or Cofagrigus. The last slot is based on preference. Stealth Rock is great for team support and damaging opponents as they switch in, U-turn is handy for scouting the opponent and providing your team with momentum, and Grass Knot is handy for punishing heavier Pokemon such as Rhyperior, Swampert, and Golurk, opening holes in the opposing team for Azelf's teammates to take advantage of.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Thanks to its blistering base 115 Speed and great supporting movepool, Azelf works as the second-best dual screener in the game, falling short of only Deoxys-S. This set helps more frail Pokemon such as Sharpedo and Porygon-Z set up and begin their sweeps, as it supplies them with a temporary defensive boost from Light Screen and Reflect. Taunt shuts down opposing Taunt users, walls, and in extreme cases, setup sweepers. This can also help keep hazards off Azelf's side of the field until setup is complete. Stealth Rock is great for general team support, damaging the opponent upon switching in, and breaking any stray Focus Sashes that might delay the sweep of a teammate.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Despite having a very usable base 125 Attack, Azelf's only viable attempt at physical offense is with a Choice Band, simply because it lacks a way to boost its Attack. This set works well as a revenge killer, simply because it isn't powerful enough to break walls like other physical attackers, such as Darmanitan or Heracross. Zen Headbutt gains STAB, which will deal decent damage to most of the tier, but being locked into this move can terminate Azelf, as UU has its fair share of Pursuit users, most of which are Dark-types. Fire Punch hits Steel-type Pokemon such as Cobalion for solid damage. Ice Punch hits the handful of Grass- and Flying-type Pokemon such as Shaymin and Gligar for super effective damage, rounding out coverage with Zen Headbutt and Fire Punch. U-turn can be used for scouting purposes, generating momentum, and hitting Dark-type switch-ins that would be expecting a Zen Headbutt. However, Trick can be used over U-turn to cripple setup Pokemon and walls, as well as giving Azelf free reign to switch its moves.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
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A Choice Specs set could be used for a powerful hit-and-run attacker, but Azelf is very frail, and the prospect of being locked into Psychic against Weavile or other Dark-types is very risky and is typically not recommended. Hidden Power Fighting and Shadow Ball are viable options on the Nasty Plot set, but take away coverage. Substitute eases the need for predictions, but is not recommended because of Azelf's paper-thin defenses and the lack of Pokemon it could set a Substitute up on. A Choice Scarf set consisting of Trick, Explosion, Zen Headbutt, and Ice Punch can be used, but it receives stiff competition from other Choice Scarf users, such as Flygon and Raikou.
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Dark-types, especially Weavile and Houndoom, are immune to Azelf's STAB attacks and pack Pursuit and other powerful Dark-type attacks to shut it down. Weavile is naturally faster and can use Pursuit or Night Slash to destroy Azelf, and Houndoom has access to Sucker Punch, provoking mind games with Azelf that require incredible prediction skills to work around. Yanmega and Sharpedo typically have Speed Boost and Protect, and are able to outspeed Azelf after a single boost and threaten it with STAB Bug Buzz and Crunch, respectively. Snorlax fears nothing but boosted Psyshocks, and has Rest, Whirlwind, Body Slam, and Crunch to shut down Azelf. Porygon2 can weather just about anything but boosted Hidden Power Fighting and can paralyze Azelf, set up Trick Room to use Azelf's Speed against it, or KO with Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, or Tri Attack. Victini commonly carries a Choice Scarf, can take anything but Shadow Ball, and can OHKO Azelf with V-create.


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The Bearcats celebrated on the field, after beating Ashville 28-7 to improve to 4-4, including 4-2 in Class 3A, Region 5.
About 20 minutes later, they burst into celebration in their locker room, upon learning by text message that Cleveland came back to beat White Plains 36-32.
The combined results meant Weaver clinched a playoff berth after a year's absence, and Weaver coach Daryl Hamby had a moment like those he had as a self-described "Army brat" playing overseas, and while coaching under Larry Ginn at Alexandria.
"I want it for these guys," Hamby said as he looked around the locker room. "I want them to experience some of the things that I enjoyed through not only coaching but playing."
Friday's results left Weaver alone in third place in the region standings with one region game to play. Cleveland and Glencoe are next at 3-3, and Weaver has beaten both this season.
Even if all three finish at 4-3, Weaver will get the tiebreaker, according AHSAA tiebreaking factor B: "If more than two teams are tied for any place, the team that defeated all the other tied teams in the required regular-season games will be placed ahead of all the other tied teams."
Weaver beat Glencoe 38-13 on Sept. 6 and Cleveland 49-28 two weeks ago.
"It's great," Weaver senior quarterback and defensive back Timothy Hawkins said. "Everybody has been doubting us, and we just had to overcome adversity and show everybody what we had."
Hawkins had plenty for Ashville on Friday. He scored on runs of 1 and 6 yards and completed a 59-yard screen-and-run touchdown pass to Austin Jennings.
Hawkins also intercepted two passes — one on a leaping, falling-back catch at the goal line late in the second quarter — to lead a shutout effort by Weaver's defense.
Ashville's lone score came on Darren Cook's 51-yard interception return, which put the Bulldogs (1-6, 1-5) up 7-6 at 10:02 of the second quarter.
"We wanted to throw the ball to E.J. (Moss) tonight, and they had him (Hawkins) on him," Ashville coach Steve Martin said.
Weaver also got a 1-yard touchdown run from DeAngelo Forbes at 4:49 of the first quarter.
The Bearcats will close out region play next week against Piedmont at home. An upset of second-ranked Piedmont, which lost 40-15 at No. 7 Saks on Friday, would give Weaver the second spot in the region.
However the Bearcats finish, "This is just such a good group. They deserve it," Hamby said.
"They work hard. We're always the underdogs, undersized. I'm just happy for them."


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Storybook Circus, the first segment of the Fantasyland expansion to open at Magic Kingdom, is missing a key character — for now.
Timothy Q. Mouse, the character who stood guard above the Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride, is no longer there. The popular ride, which eventually will have a twin running alongside it, has been redesigned without Timothy, who appeared in 1941's "Dumbo."
He'll be back, says Imagineer Chris Beatty, creative director of the Fantasyland expansion.
"He will make a reappearance when we're done," Beatty says. Disney World is not the kind of place that's unkind to rodents.
A lot of things will make more sense when the new Fantasyland is complete, although Disney has not revealed a specific time frame. Phase I debuted Monday.
There are hints of the future already built into Storybook Circus. Go to the restrooms and see that an array of railway tracks is leading somewhere — even into the bathrooms. And footprints from animals, including giraffes, camels and monkeys, left in the sidewalk will lead to other Fantasyland attractions once everything is open, Beatty says.
Also in the walkways are peanuts and banana impressions. Bananas? They belong to Goofy's new monkey sidekick incorporated into the Barnstormer queue (Check out the posters). The monkey does not have a name yet, Beatty says.
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The trucks are a key element in the restoration and eventual operation of Hershey Transit Trolley No. 7, one of only two remaining from the era of street cars in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Currently housed in the former transit company car barn, No. 7 represents a tangible and important piece of Hershey's past.
One of three interurban cars built by the Cincinnati Car Company in 1913, No. 7 ran on the Hershey line between 1930 and 1946. Originally part of the Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Co., No. 7 was a full passenger car and one of the more ornate streetcars on the transit system. It was a popular car used to transport patrons to the Hotel Hershey and Milton Hershey School's Senior Hall.
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Police said 5-year-old Nailla Robinson was taken from the Bryant School at about 8:50 a.m. Monday by a woman wearing black colored Muslim-style clothing. Lt. John Walker told the Philadelphia Daily News that the woman introduced herself as "Tiffany," but her signature in the school visitor log was illegible.
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