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The bedel (from medieval Latin pedellus or bidellus, occasionally bidellus generalis, from Old High German bital, pital, "the one who invites, calls"; cognate with beadle) was, and is to some extent still, an administrative official at universities in several European countries, and often had a policiary function at the time when universities had their own jurisdiction over students.
History of the bedel[edit]
The office can be traced back as far as 1245, and first originated in Paris. In French universities, the position was frequently open to purchase. In the medieval English universities in Oxford and Cambridge, the bedel was an administrative assistant of the chancellor and the proctors. The bedel was, among other things, to collect fines and fees, keep rolls of scholars with the license to teach and participate in ceremonial dress in academic processions and on other similar occasions. There were six bedels at Oxford, one superior and one inferior bedel for each faculty, while Cambridge had only two (Cobban, p. 231f); Oxford today has four bedels representing Divinity, Law, Medicine, and Arts. The University of St Andrews has six bedels at official ceremonies and still maintains at least a single Bedel in the weekly United College chapel service. The office of Esquire Bedell is still preserved for purely ceremonial purposes at some UK universities, including the University of Southampton.
The Pedell at German universities would also function as a notary and also had a relatively prominent position. At the University of Tübingen, the pedell was both responsible for arresting and detaining students in the karzer and functioning as prosecutor in the university court.
In universities in the Netherlands the pedel acts as a master of ceremonies. As of 2005[update] the office is an entirely ceremonial one, the Pedel leading public processions and acting as the master of ceremonies at graduations and Ph.D. examinations. As a master of ceremonies, the Pedel is largely mute. The only words that a Pedel utters in public are "Hora Est", announcing that the allotted time for a Ph.D. examination has expired.
At the University of Uppsala in Sweden the function of pedell is mentioned for the first time in the statutes of 1626, with a function similar to that of the cursor; in Uppsala there were several pedells, one of which was each morning to appear in front of the rector, serve him at official functions and hold the silver sceptre of the university. He was also to keep a ledger over the students and keep guard over incarcerated students. The pedell at Uppsala wore a richly decorated livery in blue and yellow with silver embroidery, and carried a wooden staff with a silver button.
The word Beadle, the name for various similar but not identical offices in Scotland and England is of the same origin.
The Italian word bidello, the person whose work is to clean the school, has the same origin.
- Cobban, Alan B., English University Life in the Middle Ages. UCL Press, London 1999.
- Stubbings, Frank, Bedders, Bulldogs & Bedells: A Cambridge Glossary. Revised and enlarged edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1995.
- Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, Bd 12 (1888), p. 800.[1]
- Nordisk familjebok, Vol. 21 [2]
- "A word from the Pedel". Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam. Retrieved March 15, 2005.[dead link]
- "The Defense, Part II". Computational Complexity, Lance Fortnow. Retrieved March 15, 2005.
- "The Dutch PhD defence is a ceremony, not an examination". by David McMullin, TU Delta. Retrieved March 15, 2005.


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Institut für Medieninformatik
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- 2: Forschung.
- 2.1: Forschungsgruppe Weber.
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- 3.1: Michael Weber.
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- 4: Highlights.
Prof. Dr. Enrico Rukzio publishes his research in leading conferences (e.g. at CHI, UIST, Ubicomp, Mobile HCI or Percom), journals (e.g. IEEE Pervasive Computing) and workshops (e.g. HotMobile) and holds 2 patents. Together with his students, he has won best paper awards at CHI, MobileHCI, ITS and MUM. He is Conference Co-Chair of MobileHCI 2015, SIG Co-Chair of CHI 2014 & CHI 2015, was PC Co-Chair of Mobile HCI 2013, Conference Chair of MUM 2012 and PC Co-Chair of MUM 2010. Enrico regularly serves as a program committee member for conferences (e.g. ACM Multimedia, Mobile HCI, Percom, Ubicomp or WWW) and regularly reviews submissions to conferences, journals and magazines. His research and supervision has been funded by BMBF, DFG, EU, DOCOMO Euro-Labs, EPSRC, Nokia, Mercator Foundation and NWDA.
Prof. Dr. Enrico Rukzio joined Ulm University in April 2012 where he heads the Human-Computer-Interaction group which receives substantial funding from the Emmy Noether - Programme funded by the German Research Foundation. Prior to coming to Ulm, he was an assistant professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen (2010 till 2012). He worked as a RCUK academic fellow and lecturer at Lancaster University from 2006 to 2013 (part-time since 2010). He received his doctorate from University of Munich in 2007. He worked as a research associate and PhD student at the University of Munich (2004-2006) and at the Technical University of Dresden (2002-2004). Before that, he completed his MSc in Computer Science at the Technical University of Dresden.
Fields of research and publications
My research focuses on the investigation of novel interaction techniques, applications and services which support the interaction between mobile devices and pervasive user interfaces. This includes especially the interaction with horizontal and vertical displays, personal projectors and projected user interfaces.
Publications (selection)
More detailed lists of my publications can be found at the end of this webpage, at Google Scholar, DBLP, ResearchGate or at my homepage at Lancaster University.
Enrico Rukzio, Paul Holleis, Hans Gellersen. Personal Projectors for Pervasive Computing. In IEEE Pervasive Computing. 8 pages. 2012.
Niels Henze, Enrico Rukzio, Suanne Boll. Observational and Experimental Investigation of Typing Behavior using Virtual Keyboards for Mobile Devices (Youtube). In Proceedings of CHI 2012 (ACM). 10 pages. 2012. [Winner of Best Paper Award].
Sonja Rümelin, Enrico Rukzio, Robert Hardy. NaviRadar - A Novel Tactile Information Display for Pedestrian Navigation (Youtube). In Proceeding of UIST 2011(ACM). 10 pages. 2011.
Niels Henze, Enrico Rukzio and Susanne Boll. 100,000,000 Taps: Analysis and Improvement of Touch Performance in the Large. In Proceeding of Mobile HCI 2011 (ACM). 10 pages. 2011. [Winner of Best Paper Award]
Christian Winkler, Christian Reinartz, Diana Nowacka, Enrico Rukzio. Interactive Phone Call: Synchronous Remote Collaboration and Projected Interactive Surfaces (Youtube). In Proceeding of ITS 2011 (ACM). 10 pages. 2011.
Robert Hardy, Enrico Rukzio, Paul Holleis and Matthias Wagner. MyState: Sharing Social and Contextual Information through Touch Interactions with Tagged Objects. In Proceeding of Mobile HCI 2011 (ACM). 10 pages. 2011.
Robert Hardy, Enrico Rukzio, Paul Holleis and Matthias Wagner. Mobile Interaction with Static and Dynamic NFC-based Displays. In Proceeding of Mobile HCI 2010 (ACM). 10 pages. 2010.
Bastian Schildbach and Enrico Rukzio. Investigating Selection and Reading Performance on a Mobile Phone while Walking. In Proceeding of Mobile HCI 2010 (ACM). 10 pages. 2010.
Dominik Schmidt, Fahim Chehimi, Enrico Rukzio and Hans Gellersen. PhoneTouch: A technique for direct phone interaction on surfaces (Youtube). In Proceeding of UIST 2010 (ACM). 4 pages. 2010.
Enrico Rukzio, Michael Mueller, Robert Hardy. Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Novel Public Display for Pedestrian Navigation: The Rotating Compass. In Proceeding of CHI 2009 (ACM). 10 pages. 2009.
Khoovirajsingh Seewoonauth, Enrico Rukzio, Robert Hardy, Paul Holleis. Touch & Connect and Touch & Select: Interacting with a Computer by Touching it with a Mobile Phone (Youtube). In Proceeding of Mobile HCI 2009 (ACM). 9 pages. 2009.
Gregor Broll, Enrico Rukzio, Massimo Paolucci, Matthias Wagner, Albrecht Schmidt, Heinrich Hussmann. PERCI: Pervasive Service Interaction with the Internet of Things. IEEE Internet Computing. 8 pages. November/December 2009.
Robert Hardy, Enrico Rukzio. Touch & Interact: Touch-based Interaction of Mobile Phones with Displays. In Proceeding of Mobile HCI 2008 (ACM). 10 pages. 2008.
Alina Hang, Enrico Rukzio, Andrew Greaves. Projector Phone: A Study of Using Mobile Phones with Integrated Projector for Interaction with Maps. In Proceeding of Mobile HCI 2008 (ACM). 10 pages. 2008.
Gregor Broll, Sven Siorpaes, Enrico Rukzio, Massimo Paolucci, John Hamard, Matthias Wagner, Albrecht Schmidt. Supporting Mobile Service Usage through Physical Mobile Interaction.In Proceeding of Percom 2007(IEEE). 10 pages. 2007.
Enrico Rukzio, Karin Leichtenstern, Vic Callaghan, Albrecht Schmidt, Paul Holleis, Jeannette Chin. An Experimental Comparison of Physical Mobile Interaction Techniques: Touching, Pointing and Scanning. In Proceeding of Ubicomp 2006 (Springer). 18 pages. 2006.
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Pervasive Information through Constant Personal Projection: The Ambient Mobile Pervasive Display (AMP-D)
Proc. of CHI 2014 (SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems), ACM, 10 pages
SurfacePhone: A Mobile Projection Device for Single- and Multiuser Everywhere Tabletop Interaction
Proc. of CHI 2014 (SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems), ACM, 10 pages
Broken Display = Broken Interface? The Impact of Display Damage on Smartphone Interaction
Conditionally accepted for Proc. of CHI 2014 (SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems), ACM, 10 pages
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A Cross-Device Drag-and-Drop Technique
International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia - MUM '13,
From the Private Into the Public: Privacy-Respecting Mobile Interaction Techniques for Sharing Data on Surfaces.
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Springer, 14 pages,
MobiZone: Personalized Interaction with Multiple Items on Interactive Surfaces
International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia - MUM '13,
Penbook: Bringing Pen+Paper Interaction to a Tablet Device to Facilitate Paper-Based Workflows in the Hospital Domain
Proc. of ITS 2013 (ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces), ACM, 4 pages [Winner of Best Note Award],
Adding Vibrotactile Feedback to Large Interactive Surfaces
In Proc. of Interact 2013 (IFIP TC13 Conference on Human-Computer Interaction), Springer.
Experiencing interactivity in public spaces (eips).
In Extended Abstracts of CHI '13 (ACM Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems), ACM, 4 pages.
Extending Mobile Interfaces with External Screens
In Proc. of Interact 2013 (IFIP TC13 Conference on Human-Computer Interaction), Springer, 8 pages.
MoCoShoP: Supporting Mobile and Collaborative Shopping and Planning of Interiors
In Proc. of Interact 2013 (IFIP TC13 Conference on Human-Computer Interaction), Springer, 8 pages.
P.I.A.N.O.: enhancing instrument learning via interactive projected augmentation
Proceedings of UbiComp '13 Adjunct (2013 ACM Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing), ACM, 4 pages
Prof. Dr. Enrico Rukzio
Universität Ulm
Institut für Medieninformatik
89081 Ulm
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Phone: +49 (0)731/50-31303
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Office hour: Thursday 14:00-15:00 am , room O27/338
Email address to be used in this context: pa-informatik(at)lists.uni-ulm.de


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My two dogs have GI sensitivities to certain "treats" such as "Marrowbones." I avoid them and any similar treats.
Pumpkin and sweet potato were recommended by my vet. The pumpkin is a lot easier to use. I mix in a bit of brown rice.
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The Big Cats
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The Big Cats performing in Little Rock (December 2010)
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Genres | Indie, rock and roll |
Years active | 1993 – Present |
Labels | Max Recordings |
Associated acts | Chino Horde, Pinhead Gunpowder, Green Day, Dan Zanes and Friends, The Stills |
Website | Official website |
Members | Burt Taggart Jason White Josh Bently Colin Brooks |
Past members | Shannon Yarbrough |
The Big Cats are an American indie rock band, with members based in San Francisco, New York City and Little Rock. The band formed in 1993 with members from various Little Rock punk bands - Chino Horde, Substance, and Five-0. The band's sound marked a shift from punk rock towards early rock and roll.
Early Years[edit]
Each of the members of The Big Cats grew up in and around Little Rock, Arkansas and even played in many of the same bands from early in their careers. The band was formed in 1993 following the breakup of two separate bands, Chino Horde, whose members included Taggart and Substance, whose members included Brooks and Bentley. The three piece made their live debut at a New Year's Eve party on 31 December 1993. In 1994, after spending three months living in a motel in Montana, Taggart asked high school friend [and former bandmate in the group 5-0] Shannon Yarbrough to join the band. The band kept an initial busy pace mixed between local concerts and rehearsing & recording new material. In 1996, Bentley relocated to Nashville and Jason White moved from California back to Arkansas to play bass in the band. This incarnation of the band won local accolades, continued to write & record and eventually toured the midwest and northeast with the thought of relocating. Unable to reach a consensus of where to move, the group disbanded. Over the next two years Taggart, Brooks, and Yarbrough took up residence in various neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York while White returned to Berkeley, California to begin playing with Pinhead Gunpowder and eventually, Green Day.[1]
Worrisome Blues[edit]
On Sunday, May 7, 2000, Shannon Max Yarbrough was killed in an automobile accident. The loss would end up bringing the band back together the following Christmas to play a tribute show in his behalf. A year after his death, The Big Cats regrouped in a Fayetteville, Arkansas studio to record a two-song 45 single on the newly minted, band-operated label, Max Recordings (both its name and iconic logo were in tribute to their lost bandmate).[2] The two songs from the 45 single were later grouped with unreleased recordings throughout the 1990s and released as the album, Worrisome Blues, in 2002.
On Tomorrow[edit]
On break from Green Day, Jason White was living with his wife in the small delta town of Leland, Mississippi meanwhile Colin Brooks [still in New York] had begun playing with the Canadian based band The Stills. Starting in the spring of 2006, each began to make extended trips to Little Rock to begin the songwriting process for what would become On Tomorrow. Working with Barry Poynter at his studio in Little Rock, it marked the first time the band had converged to concentrate on and record an album's length of material.
Pop Matters gave the record a rating of 6/10.[3] Stewart Mason of All Music said about the album, "In some ways, the Big Cats are so retro they're positively cutting edge: this Little Rock quartet is a jangly guitar pop band from the South, a style of music that was absolutely everywhere in the post-R.E.M. '80s but has been decidedly absent from the cultural Zeitgeist for quite some time. On Tomorrow isn't some kind of archeological enterprise, however: this kind of low-key, earnest jangle pop is more timeless than that."[4]
The Ancient Art Of Leaving[edit]
In January 2010 the band began the follow up to On Tomorrow. Again working with Barry Poynter, the band set out to develop and arrange the 25 demos that Burt had written. By late October the band announced that recording had finally come to an end and that they would be releasing 25 songs as a two part album in late 2011 and early 2012. On Tuesday, December 13 the first half of that effort was released, titled: The Ancient Art Of Leaving: High & Low.
Arriving nearly a year after The Ancient Art Of Leaving: High & Low, part two of The Big Cats 25 song project The Ancient Art Of Leaving: Two Parts is slated for release on November 6th, 2012. The band also announced via their website that there will be a limited 3xLP vinyl release of the entire project titled simply The Ancient Art Of Leaving available on the same date.
Studio Albums[edit]
- Worrisome Blues (2002)
- On Tomorrow (2007)
- The Ancient Art Of Leaving: High & Low (2011)
- The Ancient Art Of Leaving: Two Parts (2012)
- "Fayetteville Blues" / "The Sun's Always Finding My Way Around" (2001)
Other Recordings[edit]
- "Rock And Roll Nightmare" on Listen To What I'm Made Of: Songs By And For Shannon Yarbrough
- "Runaway" on Towncraft (film)


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The National Republican Congressional Committee is plunking down about $17,000 on a radio ad to go after Democratic U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson. The spot, which will start airing today, opens with the sounds of the Twins winning the 1991 World Series. The ad says: "Nineteen ninety one. Twins win, Collin Peterson goes to Congress. A lot's changed since then… The national debt's exploded -- more than four times what it was when the Twins won and Peterson went to Washington. After 22 years, Minnesota could use some relief from Collin Peterson's spending." Peterson, who has long won western Minnesota's Seventh Congressional District by hefty margins, has also been known as a fiscally conservative Blue Dog Democrat. Republicans have yet to dent that reputation, but the ad shows they plan to try hard to do so in the 2014 cycle.
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New York had the "rent is too damn high". Alabama had "thugs and criminals" not giving "a rip."
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Gov. Mark Dayton is intensifying pressure on legislators to legalize same-sex marriage this year.
The governor's campaign sent out an appeal to supporters Wednesday urging them to contact their legislators and press them to support a measure that could be days away from a vote to legalize same-sex marriage.
"I believe all of us should have the freedom to marry legally the person we love," Dayton says in the note. "But our opponents won't let go. They're targeting legislators with harsh mailings, pressuring them to vote no. They're threatening to go after members who vote 'yes' in the coming elections."
Dayton calls the measure "historic legislation" and said supporters need to turn up the volume at the Capitol.
"Urge lawmakers in St. Paul to follow their consciences and pass the freedom to marry," he said. "We cannot legislate love. Committed, same-sex Minnesota couples deserve to make their own decisions for their own families. It's a simple, yet profound ideal."
Advocates on both sides of the marriage issue are meeting privately with dozens of legislators in the closing weeks of the legislative session. Supporters have held rallies as opponents have held rallies and traveled the state holding meetings and events, urging Minnesotans to stand firm on the current definition of marriage.
Dayton said in a recent interview he expected to be more closely involved in the final days before the vote to help persuade uneasy legislators to legalize same-sex marriage.
"I have told them I will weigh in where they think I can be most effective as the vote comes close," Dayton said in the interview.
Dayton said he plans to increase his lobbying efforts in the hours leading up to the vote.


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The Story
by Fr. John Oliver
from Touching Heaven
The curtains fill with faint breeze and tease away from the open window, then hang still again. I cannot sleep. In several minutes the clock beside my bed will ring as I have programmed it to do. I hear no sound but the soft rustle of swaying leaves. Time has passed unnoticed. It is night-one hour before the Easter Pascha Liturgy.
I dress, then move quietly through the house. There is nothing to take to the temple but the usual-joy from the astonishing events that will unfold this night, guilt from another Lent of scattered effort, and hope of meeting Christ, who welcomes the eleventh-hour people. Somehow, though, feelings are irrelevant. Indeed, something infinitely more interesting is moving toward center stage. The dark corners in every fold of the universe rumble in anticipation as the priest readies his vestments and the choir arranges the hymns.
I pat my pockets, listening for the familiar jingle of coins and car keys. The money is needed for a meal at an all-night restaurant; the keys for transporting my hungry body there after the Liturgy. I walk through the living room, brushing with my fingertips the wall holding the icon of the Mother of God. Traveling light, I open the front door and step into a humid Florida night. Faint blue-and-white shades of television screens flicker from nearby homes. It is the only evidence of life I can see, and I imagine that they shine upon the bodies of sleeping men and women.
The Paschal Service of the Eastern Orthodox Church
by Fr. Paul Lazor
Enjoy ye all the feast of faith; receive ye all the riches of loving-kindness. (Sermon of St. John Chrysostom, read at Paschal Matins)
The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the center of the Christian faith. St. Paul says that if Christ is not raised from the dead, then our preaching and faith are in vain (I Cor. 15:14). Indeed, without the resurrection there would be no Christian preaching or faith. The disciples of Christ would have remained the broken and hopeless band which the Gospel of John describes as being in hiding behind locked doors for fear of the Jews. They went nowhere and preached nothing until they met the risen Christ, the doors being shut (John 20: 19). Then they touched the wounds of the nails and the spear; they ate and drank with Him. The resurrection became the basis of everything they said and did (Acts 2-4): ". . . for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have" (Luke 24:39).
The resurrection reveals Jesus of Nazareth as not only the expected Messiah of Israel, but as the King and Lord of a new Jerusalem: a new heaven and a new earth.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. . . the holy city, new Jerusalem. And I heard a great voice from the throne saying "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with men. He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people. . . He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away (Rev. 21:1-4).
In His death and resurrection, Christ defeats the last enemy, death, and thereby fulfills the mandate of His Father to subject all things under His feet (I Cor. 15:24-26).
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing (Rev. 5: 12)
Easter in the Liturgical Year
by Fr. Alexander Schmemann
In the center of our liturgical life, in the very center of that time which we measure as year, we find the feast of Christ's Resurrection. What is Resurrection? Resurrection is the appearance in this world, completely dominated by time and therefore by death, of a life that will have no end. The one who rose again from the dead does not die anymore. In this world of ours, not somewhere else, not in a world that we do not know at all, but in our world, there appeared one morning Someone who is beyond death and yet in our time. This meaning of Christ's Resurrection, this great joy, is the central theme of Christianity and it has been preserved in its purity by the Orthodox Church. There is much truth expressed by those who say that the real central theme of Orthodoxy, the center of all its experience, the frame of reference of everything else, is the Resurrection of Christ.
The center, the day, that gives meaning to all days and therefore to all time, is that yearly commemoration of Christ's Resurrection at Easter. This is always the end and the beginning. We are always living after Easter, and we are always going toward Easter.
Waiting for the Miracle
by Maria C. Khoury, Ed. D.
from the Holy Land
Every year during Holy Saturday, for many centuries, there is a most magnificent miracle that continues to take place in Jerusalem since the time we were allowed as Christians to celebrate ceremonies in public.
Pilgrims from all over the world gather in Jerusalem to witness the greatest of all miracles--the Miracle of the Holy Fire. The miracle has turned into a glorious cultural event, but many simply cannot get anywhere near the Holy Sepulchre Church. The soldiers, the police, the large crowds, the noise, the drums of the Boys Scouts and the Girl Scouts anxiously waiting to receive the Holy Fire from the Life Giving Tomb of Christ, is a day long adventure. But it always happens at approximately 2 pm on Holy Saturday.
One year, it was a miracle in itself that finally after twenty years waiting, because of the Second Uprising and the height of the violence there was a lack of pilgrims in the Holy Land, I got inside the church myself.
It is an exciting celebration with the sound of many languages at the same time. Representatives of many churches from all over the Holy Land and beyond, come to receive the Holy Fire and carry the flame back in small lanterns to their particular churches for the Midnight Resurrection Service. Special permits must be issued for Christians from Gaza and the West Bank to enter Jerusalem. Furthermore, as an added bureaucracy, you need another ticket/pass to enter the Holy Sepulchre.
Behind Closed Doors
by Fr. Stephen Freeman
The phrase, "behind closed doors," has become synonymous in English with things being done in secret – generally of an unsavory or nefarious sort. Institutions speak of an "open door policy," and promise "transparency" to those from the outside. Closed doors have always had a sense of secrecy about them. Sometimes the secrecy hides the darkness of evil, other times it protects us from the wonder of the holy.
The stories of Christ's resurrection are filled with closed doors. It is a common phrase in the resurrection narratives: "the doors being shut for fear of the Jews." The disciples had lost their leader and teacher and they feared that they themselves would become victims. That fear led them to flee. It led St. Peter to deny that he even knew Christ. It led them all to hide behind closed doors.
Closed doors occur even earlier. The first doors known in the stories of Scripture are the gates of Paradise. Adam and Eve, having broken God's only commandment to them, are forced to leave Paradise. The gates of the garden are shut and an angel is set at the gate to guard against their re-entry. More than the story of our first parents – it is the story of man.
The gates represent the brokenness of our communion with God. We exist – we have life – but our life is somehow cut off, "shut out" of its right and proper communion: we stand outside the Garden.
Later mystagogical teaching about the use of doors during an Orthodox service echo this estrangement. The priest praying before the closed doors at Vespers is sometimes said to represent Adam weeping before the closed gates of Paradise.
Our own lives are filled with closed doors – places from which we have been evicted – places into which we may not enter – places that represent secrets and broken relationships. Closed doors have gained an infamous character for good reason.
On Death and Resurrection in Christ
-- St. Gregory the Theologian, Easter Orations
Yesterday I was crucified with Him; today I am glorified with Him.
Yesterday I died with Him; today I am made alive with Him.
Yesterday I was buried with Him; today I am raised up with Him.
Let us offer to Him Who suffered and rose again for us ... ourselves, the possession most precious to God and most proper.
Let us become like Christ, since Christ became like us.
Let us become Divine for His sake, since for us He became Man.
He assumed the worse that He might give us the better. He became poor that by His poverty we might become rich. He accepted the form of a servant that we might win back our freedom.
He came down that we might be lifted up. He was tempted that through Him we might conquer. He was dishonored that He might glorify us. He died that He might save us. He ascended that He might draw to Himself us, who were thrown down through the fall of sin.
Let us give all, offer all, to Him who gave Himself a Ransom and Reconciliation for us.
We needed an incarnate God, a God put to death, that we might live. We were put to death together with Him that we might be cleansed. We rose again with Him because we were put to death with Him. We were glorified with Him because we rose again with Him.
A few drops of Blood recreate the whole of creation!
by Fr. Thomas Hopko
from "The Orthodox Faith, Volume I, Doctrine"
And He rose again from the dead on the third day, according to the Scriptures.
Christ is risen from the dead! This is the main proclamation of the Christian faith. It forms the heart of the Church's preaching, worship and spiritual life. "... if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain" (1 Cor 15:14).
In the first sermon ever preached in the history of the Christian Church, the Apostle Peter began his proclamation:
Men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man attended to you by God with mighty works and signs and wonders which God did to him in your midst, as you yourself know -- this Jesus delivered up according to a definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. But God raised him up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it (Acts 2:22-24).
Jesus had the power to lay down his life and the power to take it up again:
For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have the power to lay it down, and I have the power to take it again; this charge I have received from my father (Jn 10:17-18).
The Dyeing of Eggs
by Matushka Ioanna Callinicos Rhodes
There are many customs and traditions that pertain to Pascha world-wide, but the most common one is that of dyeing and decorating eggs. Whether you are from London, Jerusalem, or Moscow, this custom is universal.
Egg dyeing and decorating can be dated back to pagan times. There is evidence of the ancients coloring their eggs in the history of Egypt, Gaul, China, Rome, and Persia. The egg was cherished as a symbol of the universe and represented life as a circle, as eternal life. The golden yolk of yellow represented the Sun God, the white shell the White Goddess, and the whole egg, rebirth. Hence, it was linked to spring, a time of rebirth for the earth after a long cold winter. The earth was reborn in much the same way the egg miraculously brings forth life.
It was customary in ancient times to go and gather different colored eggs from the nests of a variety of birds. Some suggest that may be what gave rise to egg hunts and dyeing of eggs, for people were imitating the tinted eggs of wild birds, and mimicking the colors of spring with its array of pastel flowers and blossoms in bloom. During this time there were many spring festivals where eggs were dyed, using flowers, berries, and other forms of natural vegetation. The dyes came from the rebirth of nature, and it was nature that was represented in the multicolored eggs. These eggs were used as talismans and in ritual eating. During this season these special eggs were also given as gifts.
Easter Sunday: The Holy Pascha
by Fr. Thomas Hopko,
from "The Orthodox Faith, Volume II, Worship"
A little before midnight on the Blessed Sabbath the Nocturne service is chanted. The celebrant goes to the tomb and removes the winding-sheet. He carries it through the royal doors and places it on the altar table where it remains for forty days until the day of Ascension.
At midnight the Easter procession begins. The people leave the church building singing: The angels in heaven, 0 Christ our Savior, sing of Thy resurrection. Make us on earth also worthy to hymn Thee with a pure heart.
The procession circles the church building and returns to the closed doors of the front of the church. This procession of the Christians on Easter night recalls the original baptismal procession from the darkness and death of this world to the night and the life of the Kingdom of God. It is the procession of the holy passover, from death unto life, from earth unto heaven, from this age to the age to come which will never end. Before the closed doors of the church building, the resurrection of Christ is announced. Sometimes the Gospel is read which tells of the empty tomb. The celebrant intones the blessing to the "holy, consubstantial, life-creating and undivided Trinity." The Easter troparion is sung for the first time, together with the verses of Psalm 68 which will begin all of the Church services during the Easter season.
Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; let those who hate him flee from before his face!
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life. (Troparion)
This is the day which the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!
The people re-enter the church building and continue the service of Easter Matins which is entirely sung.
March 19, 2014 + St. Theodore the Studite on Fasting and Dispassion
Taken from Catechesis 54 of St. Theodore the Studite
Brethren and fathers, the season of Lent, when compared to the whole year, may be likened to a storm-free harbor, in which all who are sailing together enjoy a spiritual calm. For the present season is one of salvation not for monks and nuns only, but also for lay people, for great and small, for rulers and ruled, for emperors and priests, for every race and for every age. For cities and villages reduce their hubbub and bustle, while psalmody and hymns, prayers and entreaties take their place, by which our good God is propitiated and so guides our spirits to peace and pardons our offences, if, with a sincere heart, we will only fall down before him with fear and trembling and weep before him, promising improvement for the future. But let the leaders of the churches speak of what is suitable to lay people, for just as those who run in the stadium need the vocal support of their fellow contestants, so fasters need the encouragement of their teachers. But I, since I have been placed at your head, honored brethren, will also talk to you briefly. Fasting then is a renewal of the soul, for the holy Apostle says, Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward is being renewed day by day. And if it is being renewed, clearly it is being made beautiful according to its original beauty; made beautiful in itself it is being drawn lovingly to the one who said, I and the Father will come and make our dwelling with him.
A Missionary's Journey into Orthodoxy in Turkana
Within the Turkana, there live not only a heartbeat of survival and a foot-stomp of joy, but a soul that takes joy in the risen Lord. Orthodox Christianity is alive and well in the cracked, mystic terrain of northern Kenya. The Turkana, in Turkana, speaking Turkana, proclaim the Trinity with the faith of a child and with the wisdom of an elder. Through the tireless love and effort of local parish priests, the committed involvement of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC), and the willingness of many to receive the Gospel, the one, true faith has united over ten communities of believers.
I was accompanied by a team of seven incredible individuals to Kenya. It took no time at all to give ourselves the team name "Turkana Saba" (Saba is "seven" in Swahili). Strangers for but moments, we were a pan-Orthodox melting pot from Washington to California to Virginia to New York to Russia, and a few spots in between. The support and prayers of family and friends brought us together at the OCMC headquarters in St. Augustine, Florida. The passionate, dedicated OCMC staff readied us with lesson plan guidance and enlightened us on the Great Commission: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age" (Matthew 28:19–20).
March 12, 2014 + On the Interpretation of the Psalms (Part 4)
THE LETTER OF ST. ATHANASIUS TO MARCELLINUS ON THE INTERPRETATION OF THE PSALMS (Part 4)
And herein is yet another strange thing about the Psalms. In the other books of Scripture we read or hear the words of holy men as belonging only to those who spoke them, not at all as though they were our own; and in the same way the doings there narrated are to us material for wonder and examples to be followed, but not in any sense things we have done ourselves. With this book, however, though one does read the prophecies about the Saviour in that way, with reverence and with awe, in the case of all the other Psalms it is as though it were one's own words that one read; and anyone who hears them is moved at heart, as though they voiced for him his deepest thoughts. To make this clear and, like Saint Paul not fearing somewhat to repeat ourselves, let us take some examples. The patriarchs spoke many things, all fitting to themselves; Moses also spoke, and God answered; Elijah and Elisha, seated on Mount Carmel, called upon the Lord and said, The Lord liveth, before Whom I stand. [ See for Elijah I Kings 18: 15, 19, and for Elisha II Kings 2: 25 and 3: 14.] And the other prophets, while speaking specially about the Saviour, addressed themselves also at times to Israel or to the heathen. Yet no one would ever speak the patriarchs' words as though they were his own, or dare to imitate the utterance of Moses or use the words of Abraham concerning the great Isaac, or about Ishmael and the home-born slave, as though they were his own, even though like necessity oppressed him. Neither, if any man suffer with those that suffer or be gripped with desire of some better thing, would he ever say as Moses said, Show me Thyself, [Ex 33:13] or If Thou remittest their sin; then remit it; but if not, then blot me out of Thy book that Thou hast written. [Ex 32:32]
March 5, 2014 + On the Interpretation of the Psalms (Part 3)
THE LETTER OF ST. ATHANASIUS TO MARCELLINUS ON THE INTERPRETATION OF THE PSALMS (Part 3)
....Moreover, he went on, the opposite is true, to some extent; for, just as the Psalter includes the special subjects of all the other books, so also do they often contain something of the special feature of the Psalter. Moses, for example, writes a song; Isaiah does the same, and Habakkuk offers prayer in form of song. And in the same way in every book we see something alike of prophecy, of law-giving, and of history; for the same Spirit is in all and He, being by nature One and Indivisible, is given whole to each: yet is He diverse in His manifestations to mankind, and each one who is taught by and receives Him ministers the word according to the moment's need. Thus (as I said before) Moses is at times a prophet and a psalmist, and the Prophets on occasion both lay down laws (like Wash you, make you clean. Wash clean your heart from wickedness, Jerusalem [Is 1:16; Jer 4:14]), and also record history, as when Daniel relates the story of Susanna [Dan 12] or Isaiah tells us about the Rab-shakeh and Sennacherib [Is 36-37]. Similarly the Psalter, whose special function is to utter songs, generalizes in song matters that are treated in detail in the other books, as I have shown you. It also even lays down laws at times, such as Leave off from wrath and let go displeasure, incline thine heart from evil and do good. Seek peace and ensue it, as well as telling us the history of Israel's journey and prophesying the coming of the Saviour, as I said just now.
February 26, 2014 + On the Interpretation of the Psalms (Part 2)
THE LETTER OF ST. ATHANASIUS TO MARCELLINUS ON THE INTERPRETATION OF THE PSALMS (Part 2)
You see, then, that all the subjects mentioned in the historical books are mentioned also in one Psalm or another; but when we come to the matters of which the Prophets speak we find that these occur in almost all. Of the coming of the Saviour and how, althought He is God, He yet should dwell among us, Psalm 50 says, God shall come openly, even our God, and He shall not keep silence; and in Psalm 118 we read, Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord! We have blessed you from the House of the Lord. God is the Lord, and He has given us light. That He Who comes is Himself the Father's Word, Psalm 107 thus sings, He sent His Word and healed them, and rescued them out of all their distresses. For the God Who comes is this self-same Word Whom the Father sends, and of this Word Who is the Father's Voice, Whom well he knows to be the Son of God, the Psalmist sings again in 45, My heart is inditing of a good Word; and also in 110, Out of the womb, before the down, have I begotten Thee. Whom else, indeed, should any call God's very Offspring, save His own Word and Wisdom? And he, who knows full well that it was through the Word that God said, Let there be light, Let there be a firmament. Let there be all things, [Gen 1:3 ff] says again in Psalm 33, By the Word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the Breath of His mouth.
February 19, 2014 + On the Interpretation of the Psalms (Part 1)
THE LETTER OF ST. ATHANASIUS TO MARCELLINUS ON THE INTERPRETATION OF THE PSALMS (Part 1)
My dear Marcellinus, YOUR steadfastness in Christ fills me with admiration. Not only are you bearing well your present trial, with its attendant suffering; you are even living under rule and, so the bearer of your letter tells me, using the leisure necessitated by your recent illness to study the whole body of the Holy Scriptures and especially the Psalms. Of every one of those, he says, you are trying to grasp the inner force and sense. Splendid! I myself am devoted to the Psalms, as indeed to the whole Bible; and I once talked with a certain studious old man, who had bestowed much labour on the Psalter, and discoursed to me about it with great persuasiveness and charm, expressing himself clearly too, and holding a copy of it in his hand the while he spoke. So I am going to write down for you the things he said.
SON, all the books of Scripture, both Old Testament and New, are inspired by God and useful for instruction [2 Tim 3:16], as it is written; but to those who really study it the Psalter yields especial treasure. Each book of the Bible has, of course, its own particular message: the Pentateuch, for example, tells of the beginning of the world, the doings of the patriarchs, the exodus of Israel from Egypt, the giving of the Law, and the ordering of the tabernacle and the priesthood; The Triteuch [Joshua, Judges, and Ruth] describes the division of the inheritance, the acts of the judges, and the ancestry of David; Kings and Chronicles record the doings of the kings, Esdras [Ezra] the deliverance from exile, the return of the people, and the building of the temple and the city; the Prophets foretell the coming of the Saviour, put us in mind of the commandments, reprove transgressorts, and for the Gentiles also have a special word. Each of these books, you see, is like a garden which grows one special kind of fruit; by contrast, the Psalter is a garden which, besides its special fruit, grows also some of all the rest.
Chaplain's Corner + The Importance of Family in Healing
A recent report issued by the American Psychiatric Association pointed out the importance of family in healing.i Specifically cited were findings released by for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research of the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center regarding factors in healing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors of all religious traditions are in a unique position to aid in such treatment, as stated in the chaplain resource material: "chaplain's strengths have been in the offering of care to patients, families and staff, and in building an intuitive sense of the importance of the care they provide."ii
Care to individuals in the context of their families is central to religious traditions. Speaking in the Buddhist tradition, the Dali Lama has said: "The ultimate source of peace in the family, the country, and the world is altruism."iii The Bhagavad-Gita (68: 8-9) points out: "They are completely fulfilled by spiritual wisdom and Self-realization . . . . They are equally disposed to family, enemies, and friends, to those who support them and those who are hostile, to the good and the evil alike. Because they are impartial, they rise to great heights."
February 12, 2014 + A Sacrament of Healing
by St. Diadochos of Photike, Gnostic Chapters, 17, from Repentance and Confession, by John Chrysavgis
Just as bodily wounds that are not cared for are hardened and do not feel the bitterness of the medicine used by doctors, yet when they are cleansed they begin to feel the effect of the medicine and consequently are healed rapidly, so also with the soul . . . when it begins to be purified with great care, then it feels the fear of God burning it like a lifegiving medicine and it is judged while its [the soul's] passions are burned.
February 5, 2014 + About Death as Sleeping
by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, The Prologue of Ohrid: Lives of the Saints, February 5
"Our friend Lazarus is asleep, but I am going to awaken him" (St. John 11:11).
The Lord of life calls death "sleeping." O what an inexpressible comfort that is for us! O what sweet news for the world! Physical death, therefore, does not mean the annihilation of man rather only sleeping from which only He can awaken; He Who awakened the first dust to life by His word.
When the Lord cried out: "Lazarus!" (St. John 11:43), the man awoke and lived. The Lord knows the name of each of us. When Adam knew the names of every creature of God, why would not the Lord know each one of us by name? Not only does He know but He also calls us by name. O, the sweet and life-creating voice of the only Lover of mankind! This voice can create sons of God from stones. Why, then, can He not awaken us out of our sinful sleep?
Dealing with the Assault on Christ's Church - Official and Unofficial
DEALING WITH THE ASSAULT ON CHRIST'S CHURCH - OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIALi
Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell in unity. (Ps 132: 1)
Who of us has not become keenly aware by now of the assault on Christ's One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church by those under the un-Godly spell of political and social correctness, either those officially in power or those in society who are simply opposed to the teachings of Christ and His Church? Such attacks on our Apostolic Church teachings should be opposed by all orthodox Christians, and, of course, especially by those who are members of the Society of St. John Chrysostom.
At first glance, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), popularly known as Obamacare, seems Christ-like and in conformity with Christ's Parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10: 33). After all, the possibility of caring for the physical health of all is certainly demanded by the Corporal Works of Mercy. However, on closer inspection this official legislation is at the expense of the care of the soul, the Spiritual Works of Mercy. For example, a recent analysis of the implementation of the ACA reveals ". . .that many health insurance plans will subsidize abortion-on-demand."ii
Chaplain's Corner + Integrity: The Foundation of Trust
In my Chaplain's Corner column last month I wrote about the question: "Where has all the trust gone?" This month I want to focus on one powerful weapon in re-establishing trust: integrity. Now integrity implies "an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting. . . . moral soundness."i Two types of integrity come to mind: Physical integrity, for example a sound body or structure, like an airplane or building, and spiritual-moral integrity, making the right decisions and actions as we traverse the vicissitudes of life.
Thus, integrity is a process under continual construction, repeated in test mode as new situations are encountered over time. A quite notable example of physical integrity failing is the booster rocket "O-ring" problem that tragically brought down the NASA Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986. Examples in the spiritual-moral domain abound. In dealing with the vicissitudes of life, let us consider the warning words of Benjamin Franklin, "Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no persuasion move thee, to do anything which thou knowest to be evil; so shalt thou always live jollity; for a good conscience is a continual Christmas."ii Integrity may be considered a spiritual virtue, an internal consistency of heart and mind that leads to honest and truthful words and actions.
January 29, 2014 + St. Maximus the Confessor on How to Approach Christian Texts and Discourses
by Protopresbyter Fr. George Papavarnavas
... Saint Maximus writes in the preface to his "400 Chapters on Love", which he addressed to "Elpidius the Presbyter", who, as it appears, asked him for this discourse: "I request that you not be annoyed by anything that is said; I have simply fulfilled an obligation."
At first he clarifies that everything mentioned in this text are not reflections of his intellect, but selections from the wisdom of the Holy Fathers, whose words he investigated, and then tells the recipient of this discourse the way it should be studied to be benefited spiritually. While studying it, he will need to look for the benefit which comes from the words, overlooking the style which lacks charm, and to pray for the author. Out of humility he adds that the author of this essay is bereft of spiritual profit. Further, he emphasizes that the study of this essay must not be out of curiosity, but with the fear of God and love, because without the Grace of God one cannot see the depth of what is read to benefit from it.
"Perhaps it might happen that something useful to the soul will be revealed out of them. This will happen completely by the Grace of God to the one who reads with an uncomplicated mind, with the fear of God and with love. But if someone reads this or any other book whatever not for the spiritual profit but to hunt for phrases to reproach the author so that he might then set himself up in his own opinion as wiser than he, such a person will never receive any profit of any kind."
Love Your Enemies
A truck driver had been driving quite a few hours straight, and was tired and hungry, so he pulled into a truck stop and went into the restaurant to eat. While he was eating, a group of local Hell's Angels motorcyclists came into the restaurant to eat. While waiting for their food to be prepared, the Hell's Angels got bored. They began to harass the truck driver just for entertainment. They called him names, yelled at him, and so on. Then they started throwing rolled-up napkins at him. He just sat and ate quietly and totally ignored them. This upset them – they just couldn't get a rise out of him. So, finally, one of them walked over and dumped a plate of food over the truck driver's head. He still didn't react, other than to take some napkins and clean himself up as well as possible – while the Hell's Angels laughed at him. He paid his bill and quietly left to go back to his truck. The thugs joked around with the waitress after he left, saying, "You know, that fella sure was a wimp. He wasn't much of a man!" The waitress, looking out the window at the parking lot, said, "You know, he's not much of a truck driver, either. He just ran over a bunch of motorcycles on his way out of the parking lot!"
(from Our Daily Bread, February 28, 1990)
We chuckle at how the trucker handled the situation and probably can't help but admire him some, but.... that is not Jesus' way to handle enemies! How did our Lord say to respond to situations where enemies confront us? In His Sermon on the Mount, Christ told us, "Love your enemies." It's natural for us to seek revenge, like the truck driver did – but "natural" isn't always good! As Christians we are called to a higher way of life. The Lord Himself told us about this. As He said in Luke 6: 32–35:
January 22, 2014 + The Force of Repentance Transcends Generations
by St. John Chrysostom, Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, vol. 5, Letter to the Fallen Theodore, 1.14
For the blessed David also had a fall like that which has now happened to you; and not this only but another also that followed it. I mean that of murder. What then? Did he remain prostrate? Did he not immediately rise up again with energy and place himself in position to fight the enemy? In fact, he wrestled with him so bravely that even after his death he was the protector of his offspring. For when Solomon had perpetrated great iniquity and had deserved countless deaths, God said that he would leave him the kingdom intact, thus speaking: "I will surely rend the kingdom out of your hand and will give it to your servant. Nevertheless, I will not do this in your days." Wherefore? "For David your father's sake, I will take it out of the hand of your son" [I Kings 11:11]. And again when Hezekiah was about to run the greatest possible risk, although he was a righteous man, God said that he would aid him for the sake of this saint, "For I will cast my shield," he says, "over this city to save it for my own sake and for my servant David's sake" [II Kings 19].
Mindfulness as Known by the Church Fathers
Current behavioral research literature has found support for a clinical tool called mindfulness that can be used to break bad habits and troubling emotions. One psychologist, Kabat-Zinn (2003), defined mindfulness as "the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment by moment." The 'patient' can focus on the sensory and physical aspects of the present moment, recognize thought patterns, feelings and physical sensations that are occurring and learn to tell the difference between sensations, thoughts and feelings. The 'patient' then practices making decisions based on the choices they really want and feel right.


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PHOTOS: Marco Island hosts Adamski Family Charity 5K Run/Walk
Published 07/29/2013 at 11:33 a.m.
The Adamski Family Charity 5K Run/Walk, hosted by the Marco Island Fire Department was a great success as over 200 participants came out to show their support this Saturday, July 27. The event was held to benefit the family of ...
PHOTOS: Hundreds attend Avow Hospice butterfly release
Published 03/04/2013 at 1:45 p.m. 1 Comment
Hundreds of members of the community showed up on this brisk morning to help celebrate Avow's 30th Anniversary and Annual Butterfly Release at Cambier Park in Naples, Saturday March 2, 2013.
Sound of music
Published 01/16/2013 at 3 a.m.
Riverside Park in the heart of Bonita Springs was blanketed with hundreds of music enthusiasts as the Bonita Springs Concert Band performed their first concert on the New Year on Sunday, Jan. 13
PHOTOS: Art and music at Marco Center for the Arts
Published 01/09/2013 at 1:28 p.m.
Dozens of art enthusiasts filled the galleries to view recent masterpieces of local artists ranging from oil, water color, photography and sculpture during Art of Music/The Music of Art presented by Marco Island Center for
PHOTO GALLERY: Everblades Figure Skating Club lights up the ice at holiday show
Published 12/09/2012 at 11:04 p.m.
Florida Everblades Figure Skating Club lit up the ice this weekend, Sunday December 9 at Germain Arena in Estero with their presentation of Holidays Across America. Hundreds of family, friends and spectators were in awe as members of all ages ...
Thousands attend World Beer Festival in Estero
Published 11/19/2012 at 2:10 p.m.
Thousands of beer connoisseurs gathered in the main arena for a chance to taste over 100 varieties of beer from dozens of nationally renowned breweries at the World Beer Festival held at Germain Arena on Saturday.
PHOTOS: Bikers show their star-spangled pride at Coconut Point's Stars and Stripes Bike Night
Published 07/07/2012 at 2:55 p.m. 1 Comment
The inaugural Stars and Stripes Bike Night at Coconut Point in Estero kicked off without a glitch despite the inclement weather, Friday July 6, 2012. Motorcyclists and motorcycle enthusiasts gathered around Hemingway's Island Grill to view dozens of some of ...
PHOTOS: Elvis tribute artists compete for crown of "The King" at Seminole Casino's Elvis Fest 5
Published 06/24/2012 at 6:57 p.m.
Elvis Tribute Artists from around the country showed up for the Elvis Fest 5 competition to see who was "King" for 2012. How would you like to walk through a casino and see a couple of Elvises trying their luck ...
PHOTOS: CCSO Youth Relations kicks off summer at King Richard's with SummerFest 2012
Published 06/09/2012 at 2:52 p.m.
Hundreds of children accompanied by parents and friends flocked to King Richards Family Fun Park in Naples, Friday June 8, for the kick off of the Collier County Sheriff's Office Summerfest 2012. Free admission coupled with free rides for children ...
PHOTOS: Pets, owners socialize at April Fool's Day Doggie Parade
Published 04/02/2012 at 12:02 a.m.
Sunday April 1 was no ordinary April Fool's Day as Collier County's Sugden Regional Park held the first ever April Fool's Day Doggie Parade. Families and their furry companions were able to enjoy the beautiful weather while their dogs were ...
PHOTOS: Gulf Coast Humane Society lets owners, pets race for charity in "The Fast and The Furriest 5K"
Published 03/31/2012 at 2:29 p.m. 1 Comment
More than five hundred participants, one hundred eighty seven dogs and two monkeys showed up at Coconut Point in Estero, Saturday March 31, 2012. This was Gulf Coast Humane Society's 2nd Annual Fast & Furriest 5k Run/1 mile fun walk ...
PHOTOS: Wheels turn for charity at Miracle Limbs-Courage in Motion benefit bike ride
Published 03/17/2012 at 1:31 p.m.
Beautiful weather, stunning sunrise and a succulent breakfast was the only way to start off the morning of the Miracle Limbs Fourth Annual Benefit Bike Ride, Saturday March 17, 2012.
PHOTOS: Disney on Ice enthralls kids with "Toy Story 3," other favorite characters
Published 03/17/2012 at 1:07 p.m.
Disney fans of all ages packed Germain Arena in Estero by the thousands to get an up close view of all their favorite characters from Toy Story 3 come to life, Friday March 16, 2012.
PHOTOS: Inaugural fly-in / cruise-in a big hit at Naples airport
Published 03/10/2012 at 4:30 p.m.
Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology outdid themselves as their inaugural Fly-in / Cruise-in was a tremendous hit. Naples Municipal Airport was the place to be Saturday March 10, 2012. If you love cars, trucks, motorcycles, airplanes and All You Can ...
PHOTOS: Bonita Bay Marina Boat Show brings out fishing, boating enthusiasts
Published 03/04/2012 at 7:14 p.m.
Once again, the Bonita Bay Marina hosts its 5th Annual Boat Show, Friday March 2, through Sunday March 4.
PHOTOS: Marco Men's Club hosts Fat Tuesday party at Esplanade
Published 02/22/2012 at 4:02 p.m.
Bathed in trinkets, beads and more than a few outrageous costumes, over 130 club members gathered to eat, drink and just let loose at Mango's Dockside Bistro at the Esplanade, Marco Island, Tuesday February 21, 2012.
PHOTOS: Naples Concert Band entertains Cambier crowd
Published 02/12/2012 at 10:38 p.m. 1 Comment
The Band Shell at Cambier Park was filled with the best of the best concert band members in SW Florida. The Naples Concert Band kicked off their second concert of the bands 40th Anniversary Season, Sunday February 12. Despite the ...
PHOTOS: Ferraris, other exotic cars bring thousands to downtown Naples for annual Cars on Fifth
Published 02/12/2012 at 11:39 a.m. 2 Comments
Name a vehicle and it was on display during the 8th Annual Cars on Fifth in Naples, Saturday February 11, 2012. More than 450 exotic, classic, muscle and sports cars were on display along 5th Avenue from U.S. 41 to ...
PHOTOS: Crowds flock to downtown Naples for annual car show
Published 02/05/2012 at 12:12 a.m.
Thousands of car enthusiasts gathered at the corner of Goodlette Frank and US 41 in downtown Naples to view more than 500 muscle, exotic and classic vehicles Saturday February 4, during the Eighth Annual Car & Truck Show.
PHOTOS: Children of all ages find fun at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Published 01/09/2012 at 2:54 a.m.
Children of all ages were at Germain Arena Saturday evening to witness and also participate in the Greatest Show on Earth. All the fun began as the doors opened at 6 p.m. sharp and the crowd rushed over to the ...
PHOTOS: Crowds get 'Festive on Fifth' during New Year's Eve celebrations
Published 12/31/2011 at 2:16 p.m. 3 Comments
McCabe's Irish Pub & Grill went all out this holiday season by sponsoring "Festive on Fifth" at Sugden Plaza on Fifth Avenue. From December 28 through December 31, musical entertainment, dancing and an elaborate array of food and beverage topped ...
PHOTOS: Bonita Academy of Dance students showcase moves during holiday recital
Published 12/11/2011 at 3:52 a.m. 1 Comment
With skies threatening rain, the curtain opened early and the Bonita Academy of Dance performed their Holiday Recital flawlessly at Riverside Park in Bonita Springs Saturday. The rain held off and students had a chance to showcase how far they ...
PHOTOS: Naples Ferrari & Exotic Car Club shows off fancy cars at Mercato
Published 12/11/2011 at 3:42 a.m. 3 Comments
Naples Motorsports sponsored a Toys for Tots Exotic Car Show in conjunction with the Naples Ferrari & Exotic Car Club at Mercato in Naples Saturday. Hot cars, cool rides and great charity were the day's buzzwords.
PHOTOS: Hundreds hit Max Hasse Park for annual Light Up the Estates event
Published 12/03/2011 at 2:42 a.m.
Collier County Parks & Recreation and the Homeowners Association of Golden Gate Estates (HOAGGE) held their 4th Annual Light up the Estates event Friday December 2, 2011 at Max Hasse Park in Golden Gate.
PHOTOS: Cole Brothers Circus hits Bonita to entertain 'children of all ages'
Published 11/26/2011 at 11:30 a.m. 5 Comments
Once again, for a Thanksgiving weekend treat, Cole Bros. Circus of the Stars entertained S.W. Florida with its international cast of daredevils, aerialists, acrobats, jugglers and exotic animal performers during the 127th edition of their event.
PHOTOS: Car enthusiasts roll into Bonita for "VetteTogether for Charity" event
Published 11/06/2011 at 10:05 p.m.
If you are a car enthusiast, Riverview Corporate Center in Bonita Springs was the place to be Sunday November 6, 2011. If you have a heart, this was also the place to be as all proceeds from this event go ...
PHOTOS: Germain Arena explodes with yells, cheers during Peace River Conference Cheer-Off
Published 10/24/2011 at 6:41 p.m. 1 Comment
Germain Arena in Estero was overflowing with cheerleaders from the Pop Warner teams throughout Southwest Florida, where the Peace River Conference Cheer-Off was held Sunday October 23, 2011.
PHOTOS: Thunder Jam 2011 roars into Immokalee Regional Raceway
Published 10/24/2011 at 6 a.m.
It seemed as though all of Southwest Florida was at Immokalee Regional Raceway this Saturday October 22, for the worlds biggest motorsports thrill show, "Thunder Jam".
PHOTOS: Runners race from Cambier Park to Sanibel Causeway in Gulf to Gulf 80 Relay
Published 10/16/2011 at 1:09 a.m. 2 Comments
The inaugural Gulf to Gulf 80 Relay took place Saturday, October 15, 2011. Starting and ending in the heart of Naples, Cambier Park, 30 six-person teams began at 6:00 am. The route kept the runners off the main highways while ...
PHOTOS: Revelers "push pink" at Noodles in fight against breast cancer
Published 10/14/2011 at 6 a.m.
"Let's Push Pink" was the theme Thursday nights as JMJ Designs teamed up with Noodles Italian Café & Sushi Bar and many other supporters in the fight against breast cancer.
PHOTOS: Costco honors local heroes at fourth annual Heroes Night
Published 10/09/2011 at 7:54 a.m.
The rain held off as Costco hosted its fourth Annual Heroes Night, Saturday, October 8, 2011. Costco hosts this annual event to recognize local government agencies and organizations helping to make a difference within the community. "We host this event ...
PHOTOS: Bikers let bras fly free during 'Fly Your Bra' benefit event
Published 10/01/2011 at 4:24 p.m. 7 Comments
All riders were welcome on the ride of a lifetime to benefit the Cancer Alliance of Naples, Saturday October 1, 2011. Once again Harley-Davidson of Naples along with Ladies of Harley – Paradise Chapter, Cancer Alliance of Naples and E's ...
9/11 TRIBUTE: Harley riders honor victims of 9/11 attacks with "Ride to Remember" event
Published 09/12/2011 at 1:54 a.m. 1 Comment
As a tribute to and in memory of loved ones and heroes, Harley Davidson of Naples held an all day event on Sunday, September 11, 2011. This date marked the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. ...
PHOTOS: Fort Myers Miracle go pink on Breast Cancer Awareness night
Published 07/31/2011 at 2:18 a.m.
The Fort Myers Miracle hosted their second annual Breast Cancer Awareness Night on Saturday July 30 at Hammond Stadium. Pink was the color of the evening while fans, cancer survivors and Miracle team members came out to show their support. ...
Local karaoke crooners battle for potential spot on ABC show
Published 06/13/2011 at 1:58 a.m. 1 Comment
Who will be the next Karaoke Champion? Karaoke performers from as far away as Orlando battled to find that out Sunday night at Johnny Malloy's in Bonita Springs during the first round of the South Florida State Final Karaoke Challenge.
PHOTOS: Ave Maria Dance Academy lets students 'make magical memories' at Disney-themed recital
Published 05/22/2011 at 12:12 a.m.
Ave Maria Dance Academy held its third annual Dance Recital on Saturday May 21 at Palmetto Ridge High School.
Little League: Pirates win San Carlos major division championship over Yankees, 7-2
Published 05/15/2011 at 1:57 a.m.
The end of the year party was well deserved by all. This party had bounce houses, water slides, a dunk tank and of course hot dogs, hamburgers - and best of all - trophies. The San Carlos Little League Pirates ...
PHOTOS: Hooters and Harley's shine in swimsuit contest and bike show
Published 05/01/2011 at noon
Hundreds of Harley and Hooters lovers came out Saturday, April 30, 2011 to witness the 4th Annual Hooters and Harley's Swimsuit Contest and Bike Show.
PHOTOS: Swimsuit contest a highlight of fourth annual 'Hooters & Harleys' event
Updated 05/01/2011 at 10:32 a.m. 1 Comment
Hundreds of Harley and Hooters lovers came out Saturday, April 30, 2011 to witness the 4th Annual Hooters and Harley's Swimsuit Contest and Bike Show. Twenty-four women, some who are current Hooters calendar girls, took part in the Hooters 4th ...
PHOTOS: Families hop over to Easter 'Eggstravaganza' at Calusa Nature Center
Published 04/23/2011 at 6:07 p.m.
Families hopped on over to the Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, Saturday, April 23, 2011 for the 6th Annual Easter "Egg-cellent Eggstravaganza". Children scurried through the forest during the Easter egg hunt in search of prize-filled eggs. The hunt began ...
PHOTOS: Marco YMCA promotes activities for mind, body and spirit at Healthy Kids Day
Published 04/16/2011 at 10:38 p.m.
Kids weren't the only participants in Saturday's Greater Marco Family YMCA Healthy Kids Day fun. Parents also enjoyed the many activities throughout the day, especially the balloon toss, tug of war and a refreshing dip in the pool.
PHOTOS: Hundreds hop on over to Spring Festival at East Naples Community Park
Published 04/09/2011 at 2:52 p.m. 1 Comment
The Easter bunny hopped on over to East Naples a few weeks early. Along the way, he dropped off hundreds of brightly colored eggs on the sports fields at East Naples Community Park. The pastel shells gleamed in the early ...
PHOTOS: Galleries play games at Last Wednesday Art Walk
Published 04/01/2011 at 11:22 a.m.
>Art enthusiasts were invited to be detectives and solve the mystery of "Who's The Artist" during the Last Wednesday Art Walk at the Esplanade this week on Marco Island.
Art League lets kids explore a 'Museum Without Walls' during free Saturday class series
Published 03/26/2011 at 4:17 p.m.
The Art League of Marco Island's Center for the Arts and Golisano Children's Museum of Naples partnered to present the beginning of "Museum Without Walls" - a series of free art classes for children Saturday.
PHOTOS: Hideaway Beach Club hosts cancer fundraiser
Published 02/01/2011 at 1:21 p.m.
Hideaway Beach Club on Marco Island starts off another year supporting cancer with its 6th annual Hideaway Beach Cancer Committee Golf Auction.


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Hot-Pink Smoothies
Oxmoor House
Smoothies are the perfect bases for allowing kids to add their own personality and get creative. The yogurt gives it a dose of calcium. Be sure to use frozen fruit−it eliminates the need for ice.
Yield: Serves 2 (serving size: 1 1/4 cups)
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Recipe Time
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 208
- Calories from fat: 0.0%
- Fat: 1.2g
- Saturated fat: 0.8g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Protein: 6g
- Carbohydrate: 45.9g
- Fiber: 4g
- Cholesterol: 4mg
- Iron: 1mg
- Sodium: 33mg
- Calcium: 67mg
- 1 cup frozen unsweetened raspberries
- 1 cup frozen unsweetened strawberries
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup plain 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons agave syrup
- 1. Place all ingredients in a blender; process until smooth.
- Kids Can Help: To get your kids excited about fruit, let them pick which types to put in these smoothies.
Hot-Pink Smoothies Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Beverages, Beverages, Nonalcoholic
- CONVENIENCE: Quick/Easy, Kid-Friendly
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fruits
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Meatless, Gluten-Free
- PUBLICATION: Oxmoor House
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Eurail Announces New Options for 2006
For the first time ever, the company will introduce a single-country pass, the Eurail National Rail Pass. Travelers can choose to explore one country from three to 10 travel days (within one month or two) for these nine countries: Finland, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain or Sweden.
Another expanded offering is for the existing Eurail Regional Pass, with seven new combinations to choose from: Austria-Czech Republic, Austria-Switzerland, France-Benelux, France-Germany, France-Switzerland, Germany-Austria and Germany-Switzerland.
Finally, the Eurailpass will now be valid in 18 countries with the addition of Romania in 2006. The complete list includes: Austria (including Liechtenstein), Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France (including Monaco), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Ireland, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. (The Eurail Selectpass is also valid in Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia & Montenegro and Slovenia.)
As a reminder, don't forget to check out the bonuses available to rail riders, including discounts on boat crossings, rental cars and a free map when you buy tickets. All these new options will be available for purchase beginning January 1, 2006.
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PennyR wrote:I was aiming to post a time around 40 minutes (so I could beat "midlife"'s January time of 42 min 57.5 seconds) ... but pedal/cleat trouble put an end to that goal
On the way back to Diggers Rest I lost count of the number of times I'd be trying to ramp the pace up a bit ... when my $&%^#%$ right shoe came out of the pedal It happened just before Dave passed me, and it also happened at the bottom of the steep hill 3 km from the finish.
By the time my foot had gone flying and I'd tried to clip in again I'd lost all kinetic energy so had no real option but to get off and walk up the hill
smc wrote:Results made the big time, on Cycling News
Heather wrote:Marc wrote:Chris_71 wrote:Ugh.. I need to pick up my pace..
I need to drop my Beer intake
Agghhhh! Oh, don't do that. Gotta keep your carb intake up
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Boyd Crowder is in mighty fine company. Like detectives Bobby Hill and Andy Renko ("Hill Street Blues"), nurse Carol Hathaway ("ER") and Dr. Jack Shephard ("Lost"), FX's new "Justified" villain was supposed to die in the first episode.
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Walnut-Cranberry Turkey Salad
Photo: Christina Holmes
The dressing for this light, delicious turkey salad is made with low-fat mayonnaise, yogurt and chopped herbs.
Yield: 6
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Recipe Time
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- 1 cup (4 ounces) walnuts
- 3/4 cup low-fat plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 1/4 cup chives, snipped
- 1 tablespoon tarragon, chopped
- Salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 1/4 pounds (4 cups) roast turkey, diced
- 3/4 cup dried cranberries
- 8 ounces (8 packed cups) mixed greens, such as baby kale, baby arugula and chopped radicchio
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Spread the walnuts in a pie plate and toast for about 10 minutes, until golden and fragrant. Let cool, then coarsely chop the nuts.
- In a large bowl, whisk the yogurt with the mayonnaise, parsley, chives and tarragon and season with salt and pepper. Fold in the turkey, cranberries and walnuts.
- In another bowl, toss the mixed greens with the oil and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Mound the salad on a platter and top with the turkey salad. Serve right away.
Walnut-Cranberry Turkey Salad Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Salads
- PUBLICATION: Food & Wine
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