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Cardinal Rode defends apostolic visitation of US nuns
Slovenian Cardinal Franc Rode, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. (CNS/Gregory L. Tracy)
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal Franc Rode, head of the Vatican office overseeing religious orders, said he requested an apostolic visitation of women's religious orders in the United States to help the sisters and to respond to concerns for their welfare.
"This apostolic visitation hopes to encourage vocations and assure a better future for women religious," the cardinal said in a statement released Nov. 3 by the Vatican.
Cardinal Rode, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, said his statement was in response to "many news accounts" and inquiries about the visitation, which was announced in January.
He told Vatican Radio that some media presented the visitation "as if it were an act of mistrust of American female religious congregations or as if it were a global criticism of their work. It is not."
In the radio interview Nov. 4, Cardinal Rode said the investigation was a response to concerns, including by "an important representative of the U.S. church" regarding "some irregularities or omissions in American religious life. Most of all, you could say, it involves a certain secular mentality that has spread in these religious families and, perhaps, also a certain 'feminist' spirit."
Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York posted an article on his blog Oct. 29 listing what he called examples of anti-Catholicism in The New York Times, including an Oct. 21 column regarding the apostolic visitation.
Calling the column by Maureen Dowd "intemperate and scurrilous," Archbishop Dolan said the investigation of U.S. women religious "is well worth discussing and hardly exempt from legitimate questioning," but he objected to the writer using "every anti-Catholic caricature possible" to illustrate her point that the nuns are being picked on by the Vatican.
Cardinal Rode insisted that the apostolic visitation is a response to "concerns expressed by American Catholics -- religious, laity, clergy and hierarchy -- about the welfare of religious women and consecrated life in general."
He said his office already had been considering convoking an apostolic visitation when he traveled to the United States in 2008 for a symposium on religious life at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass. The symposium was part of celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Boston.
"The multitude and complexity" of the problems and challenges facing U.S. religious were made clear by speakers at the symposium, the cardinal said.
"This helped me understand that such an evaluation of the challenges facing individual religious and their congregations would benefit the church at large as well as the sisters and institutes involved," he said.
Cardinal Rode wrote that he hoped the visitation not only would give the Vatican an accurate and thorough picture of the life of U.S. women religious, but that it also would be "a realistic and graced opportunity for personal and community introspection as major superiors and sisters cooperate in this study."
The cardinal said he was pleased that three-fourths of U.S. superiors general took part in the first phase of the visitation, communicating their hopes and concerns about the study to Mother Mary Clare Millea, superior general of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, whom the Vatican appointed as apostolic visitator.
The second phase of the visitation was launched in September when Mother Clare distributed questionnaires asking for a wide range of information about each order, including membership, living arrangements, the ministries in which members participate and spiritual life, including the practice of prayer and the frequency of Mass.
Cardinal Rode said the information culled from "the standard, objective data" regarding membership, living arrangements, governance and ministries of the members of the religious orders would be made public "and should provide important information regarding the likely future trends of religious life in the United States."
Beyond that, he said, his office "will formulate no conclusions or plan of action, if any, until the final report of the visitator has been evaluated."
The cardinal said that so far he is "encouraged by the efforts to identify the signs of hope as well as concerns within religious congregations in the United States, which are also likely to have implications elsewhere in the world."
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>Today I made a Sunday Pot Roast in the slow cooker. It turned out
>great, and also left a lot of liquid in the crock for gravy. Before
>making the gravy, I poured this liquid into a pan, and threw in half a
>head of cabbage all chopped up (should have done the whole head).
>Brought it to a boil, covered, reduced heat, simmered for 20. Then I
>removed the cabbage and made the gravy.
>I *love* cabbage done like this, and whenever I make a roast or corned
>beef, cabbage happens too.
>So is there a way to achieve the same or very similar result without
>cooking up a huge hunk of meat? I.e., canned beef stock, turkey bacon
>(for reduced fat) or such?
Oh, yeah.
You can sautee in bacon drippings, or go the Czech way and wilt the
cabbage (shredded, not chopped) in dripping or lard, then adding
beef broth and a bit of vinegar and sugar, and simmering until
tender. It's standard fare in CZ, PO and Slovakia, and I suspect
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People leave each other. But do they return?
Why Do People Have to Leave Each Other? Part I | Part II
Leaving is hard. Losing is harder. So a few weeks ago I asked the question, 'why do people have to leave each other?' The answer took me into some of my life's deepest realizations and struggles. But it has also led me to wonder: After people leave, do they ever return? After something we love is taken from us, does it ever come back? Is loss permanent—or just a means for a higher purpose? Is loss the End itself, or a temporary cure for our heart's ailments?
There's something amazing about this life. The very same worldly attribute that causes us pain is also what gives us relief: Nothing here lasts. What does that mean? It means that the breathtakingly beautiful rose in my vase will wither tomorrow. It means that my youth will neglect me. But it also means that the sadness I feel today will change tomorrow. My pain will die. My laughter won't last forever—but neither will my tears. We say this life isn't perfect. And it isn't. It isn't perfectly good. But, it also isn't perfectly bad, either.
Allah (glorified is He) tells us in a very profound ayah (verse): "Verily with hardship comes ease." (Qur'an, 94:5). Growing up I think I understood this ayah wrongly. I used to think it meant: after hardship comes ease. In other words, I thought life was made up of good times and bad times. After the bad times, come the good times. I thought this as if life was either all good or all bad. But that is not what the ayah is saying. The ayah is saying WITH hardship comes ease. The ease is at the same time as the hardship. This means that nothing in this life is ever all bad (or all good). In every bad situation we're in, there is always something to be grateful for. With hardship, Allah also gives us the strength and patience to bear it.
If we study the difficult times in our lives, we will see that they were also filled with much good. The question is – which do we chose to focus on? I think the trap we fall into is rooted in this false belief that this life can be perfect—perfectly good or perfectly bad. But that's not the nature of dunya (this life). That's the nature of the hereafter. The hereafter is saved for the perfection of things. Jannah (paradise) is perfectly and completely good. There is no bad in it. And Jahannam (hell – may Allah protect us) is perfectly and completely bad. There is no good in it.
By not truly understanding this reality, I myself would become consumed by the momentary circumstances of my life (whether good or bad). I experienced each situation in its' full intensity—as if it was ultimate or would never end. The way I was feeling at the moment transformed the whole world and everything in it. If I was happy in that moment, past and present, near and far, the entire universe was good for that moment. As if perfection could exist here. And the same happened with bad things. A negative state consumed everything. It became the whole world, past and present, the entire universe was bad for that moment. Because it became my entire universe, I could see nothing outside of it. Nothing else existed for that moment. If you wronged me today, it was because you no longer cared about me—not because this was one moment of a string of infinite moments which happened to be tinted that way, or because you and I and this life just aren't perfect. What I was experiencing or feelings at that instant replaced context, because it replaced my entire vision of the world.
I think in our experiential nature, some of us may be especially susceptible to this. Perhaps that is the reason we can fall prey to the "I've never seen good from you" phenomenon which the Prophet ﷺ (peace be upon him) referred to in his hadith. Perhaps some of us say or feel this way because at that moment, experientially we really haven't seen good, because our feeling at that instant replaces, defines and becomes everything. Past and present becomes rolled up into one experiential moment.
But, the true realization that nothing is complete in this life transforms our experience of it. We suddenly stop being consumed by moments. In the understanding that nothing is limitless here, that nothing here is kamil (perfect, complete), Allah enables us to step outside of moments and see them for what they are: not universes, not Reality, past and present, just that—a single moment in a string of infinite moments…and that they too shall pass.
When I cry or lose or bruise, so long as I am still alive, nothing is ultimate. So long as there is still a tomorrow, a next moment, there is hope, there is change, there is redemption. What is lost, is not lost forever.
So in answering the question of whether what is lost comes back, I study the most beautiful examples. Did Yusuf return to his father? Did Musa return to his mother? Did Hajar return to Ibrahim? Did health, wealth and children return to Ayoub? From these stories we learn a powerful and beautiful lesson: what is taken by Allah is never lost. In fact, it is only what is with Allah that remains. Everything else vanishes. Allah (swt) says, "What is with you must vanish: what is with Allah will endure. And We will certainly bestow, on those who patiently persevere, their reward according to the best of their actions." (Quran 16:96)
So, all that is with Allah, is never lost. In fact the Prophet ﷺ has said: "You will never give up a thing for the sake of Allah (swt), but that Allah will replace it for you with something that is better for you than it." (Ahmad) Did not Allah take the husband of Umm Salimah, only to replace him with the Prophet ﷺ?
Sometimes Allah takes in order to give. But, it's crucial to understand that His giving is not always in the form we think we want. He knows best what is best. Allah says: "… But it is possible that you dislike a thing which is good for you, and that you love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knows, and you know not." (Quran 2:216)
But if something is going to be returned in one form or another, why is it taken at all? Subhan'Allah. It is in the process of 'losing' that we are given.
Allah gives us gifts. But then we often become dependent on those gifts, instead of Him. When He gives us money, we depend on the money—not Him. When He gives us people, we depend on people—not Him. When He gives us status or power, we depend on, and become distracted by these things. When Allah gives us health, we become deceived. We think we will never die.
Allah gives us gifts, but then we come to love them as we should only love Him. We take those gifts and inject them into our hearts, until they take over. Soon we cannot live without them. Every waking moment is spent in contemplation of them, in submission and worship to them. The mind and the heart that was created by Allah, for Allah, becomes the property of someone or something else. And then the fear comes. The fear of loss begins to cripple us. The gift—that should have remained in our hands—takes over our heart, so the fear of losing it consumes us. Soon, what was once a gift becomes a weapon of torture and a prison of our own making. How can we be freed of this? At times, in His infinite mercy, Allah frees us…by taking it away.
As a result of it being taken, we turn to Allah wholeheartedly. In that desperation and need, we ask, we beg, we pray. Through the loss, we reach a level of sincerity and humility and dependence on Him which we would otherwise not reach—had it not been taken from us. Through the loss, our hearts turn entirely to face Him.
What happens when you first give a child a toy or the new video game he's always wanted? He becomes consumed by it. Soon he wants to do nothing else. He sees nothing else. He doesn't want to do his work or even eat. He's hypnotized to his own detriment. So what do you do, as a loving parent? Do you leave him to drown in his addiction and complete loss of focus and balance? No.
You take it away.
Then, once the child has regained focus of his priorities, regained sanity and balance, once things are put in their proper place in his heart and mind and life, what happens? You give the gift back. Or perhaps something better. But this time, the gift is no longer in his heart. It is in its proper place. It is in his hand.
Yet in that process of taking, the most important thing happened. The losing and regaining of the gift is inconsequential. The taking of your heedlessness, your dependence and focus on other than Him, and the replacing it with remembrance, dependence and focus only on Him was the real gift. Allah withholds to give.
And so sometimes, the 'something better' is the greatest gift: nearnesss to Him. Allah took the daughter of Malik Ibn Dinar in order to save him. He took his daughter, but replaced her with protection from the hell-fire and salvation from a painful life of sin and distance from Him. Through the loss of his daughter, Malik ibn Dinar was blessed with a life spent in nearness to Allah. And even that which was taken (his daughter) would remain with Malik ibn Dinar forever in Jannah.
Ibn ul Qayyim (may Allah be pleased with him) speaks about this phenomenon in his book, Madarij Al Salikin. He says: "The divine decree related to the believer is always a bounty, even if it is in the form of withholding (something that is desired); and it is a blessing, even if it appears to be a trial and an affliction that has befallen him; it is in reality a cure, even though it appears to be a disease!"
So to the question, 'once something is lost, does it return?' the answer is yes. It returns. Sometimes here, sometime there, sometimes in a different, better form. But the greatest gift lies beneath the taking and the returning. Allah tells us: "Say, 'In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy – in that let them rejoice; it is better than what they hoard.'" (Quran, 10:58)
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assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatUllahi wa barakatuh,
this was very moving.
Jazakillahu khairan.
may Allah benefit us with this knowledge and bless you in yours Yasmin! Ameen.
Asalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatu
Leaves me to reflect that an article resonates when tears threaten…
This is a phenomenal article. Jazakillah Sr.Yasmin, you really did instill that deep understanding of this much cited aya and the whole experience of loss. BarakaAllahu Feeki.
Very interesting article ….so true :"What is with you must vanish: what is with Allah will endure. And We will certainly bestow, on those who patiently persevere, their reward according to the best of their actions." (Quran 16:96)
subhan Allah,yes the reminder about prophet yousaf, ayyub and musa( may Allah be pleased with them)is a beautiful reminder.JazakAllah khair.
JazakAllah sister Yasmin times a million! I love all your articles, so deeply intelligent. Please write a book!
SubhanAllah…this is the most compelling most intense article I have ever read…i connected with it unlike any other article in my life…. Jazak Allah Kheir…May God reward you in this life and the hearafter….
Sooo beautifully written! I absolutely LOVE both parts! keep 'em coming! May Allah bless you!
subhanAllah agreed 100%
in fact, the dunya is not extremely good and that's why it's not jannah also it's not extremely bad hence it's not nar either.
I agree with the above person! one of the most moving articles I've ever read! subhanallah!
subhanAllah I have felt loss as a freeing experience. once we hit rock bottom, there is no place to go but up!
MasyaAllah, this brings honest tears to my eyes. Allah SWT has certainly bless you the innate ability to relate & resonate to the layman's tousled minds/hearts.
Your meaningful articles have truly helped me realise the essence of overcoming hardships. JazakAllah khayr Yasmin, am making a special dua for you.
Sister Yasmin,
Wonderful and very thought provoking article. Jazak Akllah Khair Thanks a bunch for this…
Mashallah, another very insightful piece.
amazing basira mash'Allah, may God bless you and keep you
MashaAllah, one of the most insightful pieces I've ever read. With all sincerity, you have helped me begin to transform my heart and mind, and alhumdulillah for that.
I hope you do write that book of yours inshaAllah.
JazakAllah kheir Yasmine
I have been struggling and striving for 7 years in order to achieve one main objective, last week i finally achieved it and was extremely happy and overjoyed. However due to internal family problems i had to refuse it and ended up rejecting it and now i will have to wait at least another 4 years to get it back again which is very upsetting as i may be unable. I have been depressed over my loss this last few days and i will be for a long time to come. I am forced to accept patience as the article describes yet it is very hard and difficult to let go a lost dream, a dream which has crashed and expect to wait for something else to replace it.
"Emptiness is a black hole which is found not far away in some distance part of the galaxy but close within the human heart when it has experienced an intimate loss."
Sorry to hear bro, May Allah replace your loss with something better. I feel that quote too…
My sympathies. You'll be in my prayers, inshaAllah.
Hang in there.
beautiful quote. i can relate.
Wow, Mashallah on this beautiful article. I got choked up a bit. May Allah Bless you. Please write more. Your articles are very inspiring and uplifting.
mashallah, definitely sharing every where.
Subhanallah, i cried reading this. May Allah free us from the attachment and love for this dunya.
An eye opener.
May this help us to think positive when having hard time
I love this article ….thankyou.
Subhan Allah. I read this article at a time where I felt like "I will miss this school." But now I realise that Allah is taking it away from me: He is taking away from me the place where I truly loved Islam, where I learned about it something new everyday. But I don't want to use to term "miss it," because I am now grateful for coming here and learning so much about Islam. May Allah protect us all, and grant us Jannat-al-Ferdous. Ameen.
Jazak Allah khairan for this amazing article.
"because our feeling at that instant replaces, defines and becomes everything. Past and present becomes rolled up into one experiential moment."
In an nutshell this is why televised sport is so addictive.
And so dangerous.
Fantastically written article – mustread for anyone who has experienced loss and is trying to understand why!
Brilliant article mA.
Allah (swt) mentions in Surat Al-Baqarah that He grants wisdom to whomever He wills, and whomever is given wisdom is given great khair. (2:269)
May Allah (swt) preserve and increase you in wisdom and khair, and allow your pen (er laptop) to be fluid with benefit for all
MashaAllahu la quwwata illa billah.
041.030 إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلائِكَةُ أَلا تَخَافُوا وَلا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ
041.030 In the case of those who say, "Our Lord is Allah", and, further, stand straight and steadfast, the angels descend on them (from time to time): "Fear ye not!" (they suggest), "Nor grieve! but receive the Glad Tidings of the Garden (of Bliss), the which ye were promised!
All boils down to having istiqamah (steadfast) on our claim, "Allah is our Rabb". My Benefactor, Creator, Sustainer- My Master! He knows all, He's All-Wise and He has power over everything so whatever happens to me is from Him so how dare I complain? Like the mo'min from the people of Fir'aun said, "I hand over my affair to Allah" He is the Best Disposer of affairs. The path to bliss subhanAllah! No fear no grief!
Beautiful! It just touched my heart. May Allah reward you sister. Ameen.
Whosoever has written this ALLAH(SWT) bless him.
MashAllah. So true and poignant. Jazak Allah Khair!
I love this article. Your references to Prophet Yusuf, Musa, etc, was touching. Last year I gave someone up for the sake of Allah SWT. Afterwards, in my most dire and darkest moments, I turned to these stories in the Quran as a means of keeping myself afloat, especially the one about Musa and how Allah SWT assured his mother that he would be returned to her: indeed, God's promise was true. While I am uncertain if the person I gave up will be returned to me (I doubt it, but I pray for it nonetheless), I keep hoping that Allah SWT will give me someone better in his place Insha'Allah. Only time will tell if it is in this life or the next, but I have to remember that God's promise is true. In the meantime, i keep hanging on to the rope of Allah, and wait for His peace and love to heal me (Insha'Allah).
Really, a wonderful article.
Alhamdulilah, thank you soo much for this article may Allah continue to bless you to give us more of this articles.
Thanks be to Allah.
SubhaanaAllah. This superb article should be read by every muslim. May Allah reward you and your family sister Yasmin. You have a way to connect with your audience. Keep them coming inshaAllah.
So lovely mashallah! Such a delicate point. I loved the child-parent analogy. Allah bless you!
Jazak Allahu khyran brothers and sisters
Thank you for sharing these reflections with us, they really made my perspectives on things. You don't know how grateful I am, this brought me peace
JazakAllah khairun katheeran Sister Yasmin.
I can truly understand the depth of the article, and am strongly moved by it. Having gone through a relationship with one of Allah's most humble person. Yet seeing it crash in front of my very eyes, on account of worldly reasons. I cannot fix things anymore or make it work, no matter what I have been trying. This is what Allah wanted me to see.
This beautiful article is a timely reminder. I cannot thank you enough, May Allah bless you
Jazak Allah kheir sister Yasmin!
wonderful article, "in witholding, Allah gives"
I love that concept.
Alf shokran for always writing such helpful articles!
Thank you for this beautiful reminder and realization. May Allah SWT always keep us in his shelter and amongst momins.
The taking of your heedlessness, your dependence and focus on other than Him, and the replacing it with remembrance, dependence and focus only on Him was the real gift.
indeed very true
Allahu akbar <3
The part that touched my heart was, "Did Yusuf return to his father? Did Musa return to his mother? Did Hajar return to Ibrahim? Did health, wealth and children return to Ayoub? From these stories we learn a powerful and beautiful lesson: what is taken by Allah is never lost." Beautiful! Subhan Allah. It also reminded me of verses 83-90 in Surah Al-Anbiya` … subhan Allah!
This article is so beautifully written! May Allah (swt) bless you!
MashAllah, sister. Great article. Made my morning,really! This is what Allah wanted me to see, I am blessed to learn all this to help calm the inside self of mine for the better. I am starting to see why what I cherished so much in the past did not actually make it to my future. Because Allah wants something better for me and i pray that inshAllah the best happens for me. Thank You Allah for making me find this article.
And jazaks to you sister for publishing it.
MeshAllah sister. Thank you so much for sharing both articles. You were able to somehow put into words what is only felt by the heart. I came to the same realizations as you. And it was by being confronted with loss and pain and from the longing to find that which was eternal that I was brought to Islam, alhamdulilah! So through this 'loss' Allah brought me the greatest gift of all, the blessing of our Deen.
Thanks…both parts are very touching and leave me with hope.
May God bless you
Assalamu Alaikum
You're really a good writer Yasmin. I love what you said, "And so sometimes, the 'something better' is the greatest gift: nearnesss to Him." Indeed. I've lost my daughter and loved one within a year, just last year. It was too painful to bear that up until now it wouldn't subside. But what really is important with what happened to me is I became closer to Allah. I turned my focus to HIM. And i did find my peace in HIM. And I'm still continuing praying for my faith in Allah to be greater than all the things in this world.
I hope you continue writing such inspiring stories for all the muslims to see, read and reflect. May Allah continue to guide and bless you and your family. Eid Mubarak!


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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The MLC volleyball team took all three games at North Central Tuesday night by the scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-17.
The Knights were led on the attack by first-year hitter Rebecca Engelbrecht, who finished with 12 kills. Jaime Eternick had five, while Rachel Larson and Katie Siverly each had four.
Mackenzie Krentz finished with a match-high 22 assists for MLC, and also added five service aces, while Renee Peters had a team-best 14 digs.
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Train Dress Up
Sandra's on the train but what's her destination? Is she a commuter or is she on vacation? Maybe she's on a train across the country or perhaps she's got a short 2 stop hop to work from home. Perhaps a pretty mini dress or a sophisticated top and fun capris. Do her hair and color it, too! Choose shoes, then pick jewelry and she's ready to go. It's time for some terrific fun when you play Train Dress Up!


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Makes 6 appetizer servings
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- 1/4 cup chopped shallots
- 3 tablespoons Sherry wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 4.5-ounce bag mixed baby greens
- 18 sea scallops, side muscles trimmed, halved crosswise
- 6 ounces andouille sausage,* cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Whisk chopped shallots, Sherry wine vinegar, and Dijon mustard in medium bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in 1/2 cup olive oil. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 3 hours ahead. Cover dressing and let stand at room temperature. Rewhisk before using.)
Toss mixed baby greens in large bowl with enough dressing to coat. Divide salad among 6 plates. Heat 2 tablespoons of remaining olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle scallops with salt and pepper. Add scallops to skillet in single layer. Cook until scallops are just opaque in center and lightly browned and all juices have evaporated, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer scallops to plate.
Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in same skillet over high heat. Add sausage and sauté until crisp, about 3 minutes. Return scallops to skillet and stir just until heated through, about 30 seconds. Sprinkle scallop and andouille sausage mixture around salads, dividing equally. Drizzle scallop and andouille sausage mixture with some of remaining dressing. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
* Smoked pork-and-beef sausages, sold at specialty foods stores and supermarkets. Kielbasa can be substituted.
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Nutrition Informationper serving (6 servings) POWERED BY Edamam
- Calories377
- Carbohydrates5 g (2%)
- Fat33 g (51%)
- Protein13 g (26%)
- Saturated Fat6 g (31%)
- Sodium576 mg (24%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat4 g
- Fiber1 g (2%)
- Monounsaturated Fat22 g
- Cholesterol34 mg (11%)
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type: Entertaining, Salad
main ingredients: Sausage, Scallop, Seafood, Pork, Leafy Green, Shellfish
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All Hail to the Chief! The Chief-to-be, that is…
As a newspaper photojournalist and reporter for the Courier-Post, election night is always work. Getting quotes from this candidate. Interviewing voters about their thoughts. Finding the non-cliche photo. Now, being at a local paper, we don't exactly have access to the big names. There is no reporter covering the presidential race. Instead, I had the 1st Congressional District of New Jersey between Rob Andrews and Dale Glading.
But, for this year's presidential election, as soon as our newsroom realized there was no doubt that Barack Obama would become this nation's first African-American President, and take over the White House, it became clear we needed to find an Obama Party before the news media would make the call.
I found students huddling around big-screen TVs at Rutgers University-Camden, a school with a large Black population. So I just waited…but I didn't have to long. When CNN called the race, the crowd erupted. None of this was posed. Obama didn't win. They had. The energy was brilliant and overwhelming and beautiful, regardless of which candidate you supported.
What I'm proud of is that I'll always go down in the history books for working on this historic day. On the front page of my paper, there are only two pictures, one of Obama, and one of my shots from above. I also grabbed some quotes, but I'm really pleased with the last-minute photos. I'm proud to be an American, again…
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by Jose Morales
I can't believe it has been three years. Three years. That is one year short of a presidential term. Yes, it is hard to believe I have been working at the ELLS for so long, yet It all makes sense in retrospect. I have worked at the learning centers since sophomore year, back when I lived in a tiny apartment (yet waaaaaaaaay cleaner than my current house) and my parent's had just given me my bicycle as an early birthday present. Kristen still had her office in Wilson Hall, and she did not know yet that she was allergic the the iconic building. It was back in that office where I had my very first job interview, and yes, fortunately I scored the job.
It was Friday November the 9th, and I was getting recognized for being a valuable tutor. I had never thought of myself as "valuable" or "outstanding", let alone a "servant leader", and yet as I was being recognized in the tutor recognition ceremony, I couldn't help but to feel a little sense of pride on myself. Not selfish pride, rather something along the lines of a more healthy feeling–perhaps, content. Working at the ELLS has been a great opportunity for me to grow as an individual, as a student and as a future professional. I've presented at conferences, I've ridden a train to Baltimore in "business casual" attire, I have talked with the Deans of JMU, I have represented the learning centers at multiple events and trust me, it all feels pretty good.
And yet, the award is not all about me. I have to thank JMU and the Learning Centers and Kristen for being quite simply: awesome. I wouldn't have done any all of those things if it had not been for the opportunity they gave me to embody one of the roles I admire the most : that of a teacher.
And so to that I say, thank you. Thanks to all who have come to me eager to learn something new. No award means more than an honest "thank you" at 6 PM when the lights of Taylor Down Under have dimmed and It's time to pack up my "English Conversation Club" sign within the messy insides of my backpack.


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The former town supervisor of Hoosick Falls is appearing in court Wednesday night in Pittstown.
Keith Cipperly will answer to misdemeanor charges of falsifying business records and official misconduct.
State Police say he filed papers with a bank that contained information that was not true.
Cipperly lost his bid for re-election last November.
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Motor Technology
A New Wave of Motor Control
Based on Z-Wave technology, a new line of motor controls can be easily integrated into networked appliances and wireless home control systems.
The ABMHZ controller from Electronic Solutions Inc. (ESI) is said to fill a gap in wireless home automation by allowing for easy integration with other wireless home automation components. The plug-and-play motor controls enable consumers to control and monitor motorized devices such as window coverings and projection systems through the Z-Wave standard.
Compatible with most 115-V-ac motors and with a dc version expected to launch this fall, the controls are said to be an industry first. According to engineer Mark Perry of Lafayette, CO, U.S.–based ESI, competitive Z-Wave-enabled controls require the use of specific proprietary motors. "This can limit the range and style of products that can be controlled in a Z-Wave control system," Perry says. "ESI is focused on developing controls that will work with any standard motor, so interoperability for different product types and sizes of products is not an issue."
Perry says that the company chose Z-Wave over other wireless technologies because it offers a coherent, consistent means of controlling devices. "The organization of the Z-Wave protocol, particularly the device classes, helps achieve interoperability," he explains. "Similar to the way musical instruments are categorized by the similar techniques required to play them, home automation devices are categorized by analogous ways in which they are operated. Lights can be turned on and off, and motorized window coverings can be opened or closed. Dimmable lights can be set to a level, and the controller can also be set to a level. The user can operate an ABMHZ-controlled window covering in the same ways as operating his or her lights."
The ABMHZ controller combines a Z-Wave transceiver module with an intelligent motor controller. "The controller requires a calibration sequence when ABMHZ is installed, during which the motor control processor operates the motor, and detects a full motor run in each direction," Perry explains. "The processor takes measurements during the calibration sequence that allows the controller to position the window covering (or whatever the motor is driving) to a percentage position."
After calibration, the control can be operated as any other Z-Wave device. "ABMHZ must be learned into a Z-Wave network using a Z-Wave controller to take advantage of its wireless capabilities," Perry says. "Once the ABMHZ is learned into a Z-Wave network, the Z-Wave transceiver interprets commands sent by the controller and passes those commands on to the motor processor." The controller then sends commands to ABMHZ to open, close, move to a percentage position, start moving, or stop moving, using various commands in the Z-Wave protocol. Relays are used to energize the motor, and current sensing determines if the motor is still running.
Manual open-and-close push-button switches allow the user or installer to operate the control manually immediately after it is connected to a motor and plugged in. "In addition, it is possible to operate the motor as a basic open/close device from a Z-Wave network even if the calibration procedure is never done," Perry adds. "The way in which an installer or a user learns ABMHZ into a Z-Wave network is common to all Z-Wave-enabled devices, and anyone familiar with Z-Wave technology can be up and running in a matter of minutes."
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Here's the thing about Hilo. If you're looking for a Waikiki-postcard-style Hawaiian vacation, don't go to Hilo. I know this firsthand because I moved to Hilo in 2006 to spend a semester at the University of Hawaii campus there, and I did no research beforehand. I was just like, "Woohooo Hawaii! Surfing and sunbathing on white sand beaches every day after class!" (I was kind of an idiot, what can I say?) When I arrived, I was surprised to find rocky beaches and a calm bay instead. I think I swam a total of three times during my stay there, and one of those times was just because I fell out of a canoe in the ocean. But you know what else surprised me? How uniquely awesome Hilo is. It's a historic city that's been destroyed by a tsunami and rebuilt; it's a true mixing pot of different cultures; it's quirky and friendly and beautiful. Hilo is a great destination for people who want to experience a different side of Hawaiian culture, or travelers looking to spend a day or two away from tourist-packed Kona. Here are some of my top picks for what to do once you get there… Keep reading »
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Alexander Kolks to Head Goddard Global's Office in Brussels
LONDON, Feb. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Goddard Global—the international affiliate to the US firm, Goddard Gunster—on Monday announced that Political Advisor Alexander Kolks would join their European public affairs team at their office at Rue Breydel 34, 1040 in Brussels.
Kolks comes to Goddard Global from the European Parliament where he served as Chief of Staff to the VVD delegation leader, also President of Liberal international. In this capacity, he helped oversee European foreign affairs, security and defence policy projects as well as projects aimed at enhancing democracies in developing nations.
Kolks will lead issue advocacy efforts out of Goddard Global's Belgium-based office, joining Senior Vice President Rob Leggat and Chris Dougan, Global's Managing Partner in furthering worldwide initiatives and communications projects for the firm's clients.
Founding partner Ben Goddard said of Kolks, "Alexander has a breadth of expertise in the global arena and I have no doubt that his leadership in Brussels will be a game changer in our worldwide advocacy efforts."
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Napoli were penalised two points in the Serie A standings for match-fixing after their former goalkeeper confessed to arranging the result of a game three seasons ago.The sentence by the Italian football federation's disciplinary committee on Tuesday dropped the southern club from a tie for third place into fifth position, 10 points behind league leaders Juventus.The penalty put a severe dent in Napoli's aim of winning the Serie A for the first time since Diego Maradona led the team to titles in 1987 and 1990.Also, current Napoli captain Paolo Cannavaro and defender Gianluca Grava were each banned for six months for failing to report the fix.Cannavaro is the younger brother of former Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro. Napoli were also fined $92,000.
Both players, along with Napoli, deny any wrongdoing.The keeper, Matteo Gianello, confessed to prosecutors that he attempted to fix the match between Sampdoria and Napoli on May 16, 2010.Sampdoria won 1-0 with a goal from current AC Milan player Giampaolo Pazzini in the 51st minute. It was the final round of the season and the victory secured Sampdoria fourth place and a spot in Champions League qualifying.Gianello was banned for three years and three months. Appeals were expected.Last week, federation prosecutor Stefano Palazzi requested a one-point penalty for Napoli and a $129,300 fine for the club, a 39-month ban for Gianello and nine-month suspensions for Cannavaro and Grava.
'Unfair sentence'
Napoli issued a statement on their website saying that it does not agree with inflicting point penalties during the season."Each decision should be made before a season starts or at the end of a season," the club said.
"Plenty of time has passed since the 2009-10 season to evaluate and decide."Napoli added that they are "confident that in the next two levels of justice real justice can be applied.""There's no responsibility on the club's part, nor was there a failure to report (fixing)," Napoli lawyer Mattia Grassani said, noting that Gianello was Napoli's third keeper in 2009-10 and never played.
"Each decision should be made before a season starts or at the end of a season... Plenty of time has passed since the 2009-10 season to evaluate and decide"
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"It's an unfair sentence."Grassani added that Napoli could sue for damages once the appeals process ends.Also on Tuesday, third-division Portogruaro were penalised two points for fixing a May 2011 match with Crotone, while Crotone were cleared of wrongdoing.Napoli became the fifth Serie A club docked points this season for fixing - although the first to be penalised in midseason. Siena were already docked six points, Atalanta two, and Sampdoria and Torino one each.Juventus coach Antonio Conte returned this month from his four-month ban for failing to report fixing when he managed Siena two seasons ago.The federation's justice system provides two levels of sentences: The disciplinary committee's initial verdict and an appeal. Sentences can then be appealed to a national sports arbitration court, which has the final word.At least 50 people have been arrested in Italy for match-fixing since the middle of last year, with scores more under investigation by prosecutors in Cremona, Bari and Naples.
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I would like to commend
three Bamberg City Council
members and the Bamberg
Mayor for doing the right thing
at the April 12th meeting. An
elected official's job is not
always an easy one and
sometimes there will be those
who disagree with your
decision. The most important
thing is to make the right
decision and do what is best for
the ones that elected you.
I fully agree with the
decision of banning Rex
Williams from attending any
more council meetings
concerning the basketball court
at the Ness Sports Complex in
First of all, Rex Williams is
not a citizen of Bamberg County,
he lives in Orangeburg County.
And from what I understand, we
already have a basketball
program for the City of Bamberg
and we need to focus on being
able to fund it and do whatever it
takes to maintain it, with
reference to the citys financial
status at this time.
In reference to the condition
of the basketball court at the
Ness Sports Complex, it appears
that all past requests concerning
the court have been addressed.
According to a letter from
the recreation committee, that
was read at the April 12th
meeting, it was noted that Rex
Williams has a criminal record.
Just recently it was reported
on WIS TV 10 News that Rex
Williams was arrested in the
Town of Norway on drug
Now, I don't know about the
rest of you out there, but I
personally don't think we should
give him the time of day when it
comes to being around our
children in the City of Bamberg
or give him any kind of say
concerning our children's sport
programs or facilities.
And for the other three
council members that voted not
to ban him from the
meetings...what were you
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RUNZ Framework 0.8.9.7
Software installer on Linux
Think of RUNZ as a something similar to windows .exe files. (maybe even more similar to .dmg files for the Mac) - The RUNZ framework should be included in the next version of Super OS (SP1).
Main features:
- Easy way to run apps (just double-click on them!)
- works on GNOME, KDE, and most recent Linux distros
- .runz files behave in a smiliar way to other executable files (ELF, bash scripts, etc...): They can be launched from the command line ( chmod +x file.runz ./file.runz ), theySome .runz files have support for something called "runz sandbox". This pseudo-sandbox is the location where the file will save it's settings instead of saving to the usual "home dir". If a file has support for "runz sandbox", to enable that you just have to create a folder called "runz" in the same folder where your .runz file is (see image). can be launched with App Runner (even has root), they work on terminals with no GUI, they accept SOME parameters (only parameters that do not rely on relative locations work! parameters like ./ or . or .. don't work! You must use the full paths!)
- Works for all users, even if they don't have root powers: no need to know the root password or use "sudo" to run .runz files.
- Safe: All files ask if the users really wants to launch the file, also, everything runs as a regular user (non-root), making it safer
- Support for Portable Apps: just create a folder named "runz" in the same location of your .runz file (see images bellow) , and if your .runz file is a portable app, it will save all it's settings to the "runz" folder
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December 22, 2014
ELIZABETHTON,Tenn. (AP) -- A public defender has been appointed for a Tennessee teenager charged as an adult with stabbing to death a classmate in December.
The Elizabethton Star reported that Judge Stacy Street set a Dec. 4 deadline for motions in the case of 15-year-old Nicholas Willen. Willen is charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder after a Dec. 12, 2012 incident in Carter County.
Police say Happy Valley High School student Elijah McKinney, 16-, died as a result of injuries sustained in a stabbing.
Willen will appear in court again in January when a trial date will be set. Street expects the trial will take place in June.
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Waco-area man named one of Texas' Most Wanted Sex Offenders
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A Waco-area man has been added to the DPS 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list and a cash reward is offered for tips leading to his arrest. All tips can be offered anonymously.
Cody James Guzman, 26, was last seen in Moody, near Waco. Guzman is wanted by the McLennan County and Coryell County Sheriff's offices for sexual assault and two counts of failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements.
His criminal history includes convictions for aggravated sexual assault, indecency with a child, injury to a child and sexual performance of a child.
Guzman is also known by the nicknames "Chuckie," "Chucky" and "Shorty."
He has claimed to have worked in food service and as a landscaper and gardener, and work records indicate he once worked in the hydraulics business.
It is possible he is doing any of those jobs to support himself now. A $1,000 cash reward is offered for information leading to Guzman's arrest. For more information, please see: www.txdps.state.tx.us/wanted/sexoffenders/topTenSexOffenders.htm#;view=Individual%20Details/fugitive=4. (To view the wanted poster, you will need to close the Featured Sex Offender box first.)
Anyone with information can provide anonymous tips in three different ways: Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477). Text the letters DPS—followed by your tip—to 274637 (CRIMES) from your cell phone. Submit a web tip through the DPS website by selecting the fugitive you have information about, and then clicking on the link under their picture.
All calls, texts or e-mails are anonymous, and tipsters will be given a tip number. You do not have to give your name.
Do not attempt to apprehend these fugitives yourself; they are considered armed and dangerous.


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To my Venerable Brother CARDINAL WALTER KASPER
1. I cordially greet you and all those participating in the plenary session of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, dedicated to a weighty theme: Communion: gift and commitment - Analysis of the results of the dialogues and the future of ecumenical research.
I fervently hope that this important meeting will give an impetus to the ecumenical journey towards the restoration of full unity among all Christians, a pastoral priority I have constantly kept before me from the beginning of my Pontificate. Indeed, in carrying out my Petrine ministry, I want to comply fully with the Second Vatican Council's invitation that the Catholic Church be committed "irrevocably
to following the path of the ecumenical venture, thus heeding the Spirit of the Lord who teaches people to interpret carefully the "signs of the times'" (Encyclical Letter, Ut unum
sint, n. 3).
Moreover, what can be said of the many encouraging signs given by the theological research of the major Churches and Ecclesial Communities? The commissions of international dialogue, with patience and perseverance and at times overcoming discouragement and distrust, have attained results of convergence which, although they are intermediate, constitute a solid basis on which to continue in our common research. At the national level there are more initiatives of dialogue, study and reflection, which show how profitable these exchanges are: they help people to become better acquainted and to compare their respective positions in charity, encouraging the rapid attainment of results in this age of on line communications. The reception of the results and the consequent emphasis on the ecumenical dimension in catechesis, in formation and in diakonia, likewise represent a providential pair that will not fail to give substance to the ecumenical efforts made so far. From the readiness of this ecclesial task comes the possibility of entering more deeply into that dynamism of mutual enrichment among ecclesial communities, which we have received as a gift and which is a force that impels us towards full koinonia.
Two tasks must always guide this effort: the dialogue of truth and the meeting in fraternity.
These tasks are welded into an organic whole, enabling us to continue on our long journey: we have more clearly identified its destination, we have sought the means to continue it effectively, we have established norms and principles that can sustain the ecumenical commitment of the Catholic Church. In particular, we call for the presence of other Christians. On every solemn and significant occasion, when we run into difficulties or obstacles, our rediscovered brotherhood comes to our rescue, encouraging us to have that fundamental attitude of conversion that opens hearts to forgiveness. Nor would it otherwise be possible, because several times already we have exchanged the promise to forgive one another, placing the memories and wrongs of the past in God's merciful hands.
Yes! Unfortunately, the full communion of all Christians has not yet been achieved, nor have we been granted to know what development the Holy Spirit will desire to give to ecumenical research in the years to come. However, it cannot be denied that we have come a long way, and that the climate prevailing between Catholics and the Christians of other Churches and Ecclesial Communities is quite different today from what it was in the past. We are beginning the third millennium knowing that we are in a new situation that we could hardly have imagined even 50 years ago. Today we feel we cannot do without this endeavour that brings us together. May the Lord help us treasure what has been achieved so far, safeguard it with care and hasten its developments. We must make this intermediate period, as it were, a favourable opportunity to intensify the pace of ecumenical progress.
May each person live ecumenical dialogue as a pilgrimage towards the fullness of catholicity that Christ wants for his Church, harmonizing the many different voices in a single symphony of truth and love.
I am certain that with the exchange of gifts to which the ecumenical movement has accustomed us and with rigorous and serene theological research, constantly imploring the light of the Spirit, we will even be able to face the most difficult questions that have seemed insurmountable in many ecumenical dialogues such as, for example, that of the ministry of the Bishop of Rome, which I mentioned in particular in my Encylcical Letter Ut unum sint (cf. nn. 88-96).
However, this said, I do not intend merely to propose the attitude of Martha, who - according to Christ's words - was anxious and fussed about many things, neglecting to listen to his teachings (cf. Lk 10, 41). Indeed, prayer and constant listening to the Lord are indispensable, for it is He who, with the power of His Spirit, converts hearts and makes possible practical progress on the path of ecumenism.
As I hope that the plenary session of this Pontifical Council will offer important starting points for reflection on your future work, I commend all your projects to the Lord. I ask him, through the intercession of Mary, Mother of the Church, to help all Christians always to act in accordance with the commandment of unity which he himself left to us in the Upper Room: "Ut unum sint".
With these wishes, I impart a special Apostolic Blessing to you and to each one of those taking part in your important meeting.
From the Vatican, 10 November, 2001.


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DEC 26 Blogger Tom Aswell gifts us with a post that's classic Aswell. Dense with detail and statistics, he's deflating the Governor's rhetoric about budgets, spending and economic policy. Bottom line, it's always about what's political expedient for Bobby Jindal and nothing else, he says.
DEC 26 Gambit gives us a look back at the good, the bad and the friggin' crazy over in New Orleans. And you know if it's crazy in NOLA, it's gotta be really crazy.
DEC 26 This story on the Picayune tells of a report which found that one in eight Louisiana residents has African ancestry. We have one of the highest percentages in the country, the report states. None of this is a surprise, or concerning, but some of the comments in the thread on this story certainly are. Yikes.
DEC 26 The Advocate reports here on a guy named Jack Daniels who has named his first born Jim Beam. (Oh, it gets better.) Delivered in typical deadpan Advocate style, this story is full of ridiculous cra-- uh, interesting details.
DEC 26 Blogger Jason Brad Berry gives us photographic evidence of yet another racist diorama at the Lakeside Mall in Metairie in this post on his American Zombie blog. This is at least the second year in a row that this kind of thing has gone on display, which is surprising even for a stone-cold white-flight town like Metry.
DEC 26 Jim Brown blogs about the shooting last week of two New York police officers. The guy who assassinated these two policemen should have been in prison, not walking the streets, but that's not the focus of the post; instead, Brown is examining the rhetoric surrounding recent police killings and how that contributed to these murders.
DEC 24 Blogger Robert Mann analyzes a Newsweek story about the new flavor of Christian who gets his theology from Fox "News" instead of oh, say, the Bible. Included in the story is an analysis of Bobby Jindal's prayerapolooza planned for January, which would have horrified Jesus, the writer opines. Well, according to the Bible, anyway.
DEC 24 This post on the Red Shtick features the politically astute analysis of Tricky Dick's ghost. The disgraced (and, rest his soul, dead) President is examining the recent maneuvering of our esteemed governor. Bobby Jindal is an idiot, Nixon's ghost writes, and that might be the nicest thing he says here.(Disclaimer for people with no sense of humor: Red Shtick is satire.)
DEC 24 Columnist Jim Beam is writing about the billions in tax breaks Louisiana is giving away - while at the same time levying crippling cuts on higher education. When did corporations deserve more consideration than our kids?
SEP 9 Here's an exhaustive piece on coastal loss by Brett Anderson in Matter Magazine. There is lots of history here, but it's not the usual statistic-heavy story. It's a something else: a eulogy for a "terminal patient," told by someone who actually stood on a piece of land "in imminent danger of fading into oblivion" and told us its story.


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1990. China. Directed by Wu Wenguang. Shot before and after the Tiananmen Square incident, Wu Wenguang's portrait of five artists eking out a life in the nation's capital is considered the birth of the Chinese independent documentary movement. The film's open, observational structure and handheld camera work are hallmarks of the movement today, as is its self-reflexive awareness of the documentarian's role, with a sense of intimacy and solidarity between filmmaker and subject. Courtesy of Wu Wenguang/China Independent Documentary Film Archive. In Mandarin; English subtitles. 70 min.
Since his landmark 1990 feature Bumming in Beijing, Wu Wenguang has exerted a profound and lasting influence on Chinese documentary and independent cinema. Whether through his own documentaries or his grassroots initiatives with emerging and amateur filmmakers, Wu espouses a fearless ethos that challenges the divisions between public society and the private self. In a conversation with Kevin B. Lee, Wu shares his experiences working at the vanguard and reflects on the future of the independent scene in China.


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Five UW-Eau Claire student musicians and Robert Baca, UW-Eau Claire director of jazz studies, will perform in China in November. Pictured, from left, are Baca and students Sean Carey, Ben Herpel-Dobay, Scott Currier, John Raymond and Jeremy Boettcher. (UW-Eau Claire photo by Rick Mickelson)
EAU CLAIRE — Five University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire jazz students will perform in China in November as part of Jinan University's centennial celebration.
The jazz students and Robert Baca, director of jazz studies at UW-Eau Claire, will perform during the Nov. 17 opening ceremony of the university's 100-year anniversary celebration and again during a Nov. 18 centennial event. The performances will be broadcast on television throughout southern China. Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich also will give a speech during the celebration, which will include representatives from many of Jinan University's international partners.
"This is a very talented group of musicians who will represent the university and the country extremely well," Baca said of the student ensemble, noting that he chose the students based on their performance ability and their ambassadorship. "All of them are wonderful students, musicians and people."
UW-Eau Claire has had a faculty and student exchange program with the prestigious Jinan University for more than 15 years, said Karl Markgraf, director of the Center for International Education. In 2004, a delegation of 25 representatives from Jinan University visited UW-Eau Claire and brought with them student performers, he said.
"When they invited us to help celebrate their centennial, we thought it would be nice to bring some of our culture to them as they did when they came here," Markgraf said.
The student musicians are music majors Jeremy Boettcher, a senior from Eau Claire; John Raymond, a junior from Golden Valley, Minn.; Ben Herpel-Dobay, a senior from Salem, Ore.; Scott Currier, a senior from Brookfield; and Sean Carey, a senior from Lake Geneva.
A $12,000 gift from an anonymous donor to the UW-Eau Claire Foundation's Fulfilling the Promise of Excellence campaign will pay the travel expenses for Baca and the students, making it possible for them to participate in the centennial celebration.
"I'm excited to learn more about world music and the ways in which people around the world connect music to culture," Raymond said of the Nov. 10-20 trip. "I'll learn and grow by being surrounded by a culture and a society that's completely new to me. I'm looking forward to learning how to relate to people better, especially those who are vastly different than me."
Baca has taken jazz students to China two other times — once in 1991 and again in 1993. In 1991, the UW-Eau Claire jazz ensemble was the first jazz group to perform in the country after it opened itself to the western world, Baca said.
"Those trips were great but this time I wanted it to be about more than just taking a group to perform," Baca said. "I wanted the students to understand the culture and music of the area."
Toward that end, the five students are enrolled in an independent study course that requires them to learn about Chinese culture and the region in which they will be performing during the November trip, Baca said. Using what they find in their research, the students must write original jazz compositions, which they will perform in China, he said.
"For example, they're identifying folk songs that are specific to a region," Baca said. "They must write a composition that brings characteristics of the culture and folk songs of the area in to it. Instead of just performing, they're creating a wonderful life-changing experience. Music is beauty and it involves culture and life. The jazz compositions will help students get into that culture and express themselves through music."
As part of their research, the students met with the five faculty and five students from Jinan University who are currently teaching and studying at UW-Eau Claire. The students gained insight from them about the region's culture, people, history and music, Baca said.
Given the students' research and their enthusiasm for the project, Baca expects the original jazz compositions to be impressive.
"They're taking a western art form and western instruments and trying to assimilate that with the Chinese culture," Baca said. "Instruments may not be played in a traditional way. For example, maybe instead of playing the keys of a piano, the students may play the strings of the piano to incorporate sounds that are more characteristic to the area."
The students are determined to make the most of the opportunity, Baca said. In addition to the scheduled performances, while in China students also plan to perform in as many clubs and other venues as possible, he said.
"They want to experience all that they can in the time they are there," Baca said.
Raymond said the ensemble is meeting weekly to rehearse in preparation for the trip.
"This is a collective effort — we're trying to prepare our music as best we can so that we can have the most musically rewarding experience possible," Raymond said.
A lifelong music lover, Raymond said he's excited to share the gift of music with people in another part of the world.
"I have firm ideas of how powerful music is and what musicians' roles are to our modern-day culture," Raymond said. "Music has the power to shape a person's character and morals, and I have a tremendous joy in being able to present music to people in hopes of it speaking to their hearts."
UW-Eau Claire has hosted about 60 faculty and students from Jinan, and Jinan has hosted about 30 faculty and students from UW-Eau Claire in the 15 years the institutions have had exchange agreements, Markgraf said. As China's influence on the world economy has grown, the partnerships have become even more important to UW-Eau Claire faculty and students, he said.
Jinan University is located in Guangzhou, the southernmost large city in China, just north of Hong Kong. As Guangzhou was one of the first cities opened to the outside world, it is more modern than many Chinese cities. Guangdong province, where Guangzhou is located, is where most of Chinese's economic reforms are being piloted.
"China is a very dominate and important part of the global economy and power structure," Markgraf said of the university's interest in China. "It's important for us to have good friends there. Our exchange program and our participation in events like the centennial celebration can lead to good relations throughout that part of the world."
As more UW-Eau Claire students have shown an interest in learning about the Chinese language and culture, the university is trying to find ways to expand opportunities for students and faculty there, Markgraf said.
During the November trip, Baca and the students also will perform at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in Sichuan, China, where Baca will consult with the Institute's administrators about establishing a music program there. UW-Eau Claire already is developing a study abroad partnership with the Institute, which will allow UW-Eau Claire art students to study there beginning in the summer of 2008.
"We're always looking for new ways to help our students experience a culture that's different from their own," Markgraf said. "Sometimes it's through traditional exchange programs and sometimes it's an experience like the one we're providing the jazz students. These students have been so involved in the jazz program that they couldn't fit study abroad into their schedules. But we're still finding a way to give them a meaningful international experience."
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When terrorists strike, they seek not only to sow fear, mayhem, death and destruction.
They also seek to drive deep divisions, to destroy unity and spread misunderstanding and intolerance.
The launching today of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, by serving as the catalyst for universal, united and collective action, strikes a serious blow against terrorism.
This document unites us in protecting the people of the world.
The strategy contains many elements, which, from my own country's experience, are crucial in winning the war against terror. This strategy supports, strengthens and complements our own national efforts in fighting terror.
Comprehensive measures aimed at eliminating safe havens for terrorists and denying funding for their activities are key actions that must be undertaken. Programs aimed at eliminating poverty, reducing disenfranchisement, stimulating development and reducing the differences that divide humanity must be implemented.
But in all this, individual liberties and fundamental human rights must be protected. We must ensure that our counter-terrorism measures will not have the unintended consequence of playing into the aims and methods of terrorists.
We agree that the United Nations must remain at the forefront in the fight against the international terrorism.
Even as member states continue to condemn these deplorable acts, even as members remain steadfast to rid the world of this scourge, the spirit of genuine international and multilateral cooperation and unity must permeate our every effort.
Regionally, we must complement international efforts. As the current Chair of ASEAN, the Philippines is putting regional cooperation in counter-terrorism at the forefront of our Chairmanship.
We applaud every effort made by member states in implementing the 13 universal instruments related to the prevention and suppression of international terrorism.
We reiterate our support behind the call of the Secretary General for the conclusion of a comprehensive convention on international terrorism.
It is a worthy endeavor to establish a broad legal framework on the prevention, repression, and cooperation in the elimination of terrorism. This broad legal framework will provide the basis, in significant ways, for various national, subregional and regional efforts. It will provide legislative backbone to many countries that may have little or less capability to adopt measures to fight terrorism.
And yet we must recognize that even a plethora of legal instruments or bilateral and multilateral arrangements would not be enough to counter terrorism. It is not enough to simply deny terrorists the means to commit their dastardly acts.
The Philippines has recently began to explore a realistic middle ground to counter terrorism. We hope to realize a strategic policy response that is developmental in nature, takes into account sub-regional approaches, and rationalizes capacity-building. This strategy would address peculiar causes and conditions and allow developing countries to strike a balance between receiving counter-terrorism assistance and protecting their cultures and religions.
We believe that a comprehensive counter terrorism strategy must also address the very reason for existence of these terrorists, groups and organizations. Destroying their camps and safe-havens, denying them financial means, confiscating their weapons will merely prevent them, temporarily, from committing future terrorist acts.
But deny them the very reason for their existence and these terrorists will cease to exist. Eliminate discrimination, marginalization, disenfranchisement and foster tolerance, dialogue and understanding, and we would have built for ourselves an even sturdier path.
Civil society and religious leaders have a key role to play in the fight against terrorism. Along with 50 member states of the United Nations, the Philippines has forged a unique tripartite partnership among governments, the United Nations system and Civil Society.
The Forum for Interfaith Cooperation for Peace was formally launched last March 24. Through this forum, we hope to embark on a historic undertaking to promote respect and advance understanding between diverse peoples, their cultures and religions, thus fostering tolerance and friendship among them.
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Definately a MUST SEE and a few pieces of advice GIZA, SAKKARA, MEMPHIS--pyramids and the museum, excellent time and stay, we had a private car and tour guide and he was wonderful... Rani- from www.tourguideegypt.com .. could not have been better for the price. NILE PHAROAH- excellent dinner cruise of two hours, Tanoora dancers, Belly Dancer and a Whirling Dirvish with great food and drink, couldn't be better. EGYPTIAN MUSEUM- make sure you have at least 2 hours slated for the walk through, we did it without a tour guide and it was awesome. EL KHAN KAHLILI- Must see, they have good food and lots of shopping. Just take caution they love to try to get you to buy everything. Barter...Barter...Barter. have small bills for tipping and watch out for "tipping for nothing" which happens a lot. The words...free for you comes out and then they take a photo of you with your camera and then the hand is extended for a tip, its frustrating as everyone begs and expects a tip. Taxi's have NO AC...beware.
No decent restaurants to be found Dining out is really not a thing for most Egyptian so you can walk for miles and still cannot find a decent Egyptian restaurant. Unless you don't have problems eating fast junk food like burgers and fries.
Bring singles Everyone expects a tip in Egypt. We had a lot of $1 bills which came in very handy rather than dealing with Egypt pound, which is hard to get enough in small denominations.
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Hotels Near Sonesta Hotel Cairo
- Triumph Hotel Cairo, Egypt Distance: 8.2 km / 5.1 mi
- Baron Hotels Cairo, Egypt Distance: 1.7 km / 1 mi
- InterContinental Citystars Cairo Hotel Cairo, Egypt Distance: 6.8 km / 4.2 mi
- Beirut Hotel Cairo, Egypt Distance: 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
- Concorde El Salam Hotel Cairo Cairo, Egypt Distance: 2 km / 1.3 mi
- Staybridge Suites Cairo-Citystars Hotel Cairo, Egypt Distance: 3.1 km / 1.9 mi
- Fairmont Heliopolis Hotel Cairo, Egypt Distance: 5.7 km / 3.6 mi
- Swiss Inn EL-Nile Hotel Cairo, Egypt Distance: 13.6 km / 8.4 mi
- Fairmont Heliopolis Hotel Cairo, Egypt Distance: 6.1 km / 3.8 mi
- Pharaoh Egypt Hotel Cairo, Egypt Distance: 6.1 km / 3.8 mi
- Radisson Blu Hotel, Cairo Heliopolis Cairo, Egypt Distance: 6.5 km / 4 mi
- Fairmont Cairo, Nile City Hotel Cairo, Egypt Distance: 6.6 km / 4.1 mi
- The Mena House Oberoi Hotel Cairo, Egypt Distance: 11.8 km / 7.3 mi
- Invitation Hotel Cairo, Egypt Distance: 7 km / 4.4 mi
- Barcelo Cairo Pyramids Hotel Cairo, Egypt Distance: 16.1 km / 10 mi