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Saturday, 15th September
for the Secular Europe Campaign Annual March and Rally.
In London, the march is organised in conjunction with the British Humanist Association and the National Secular Society.
Assembly: 13:30 Storey's Gate
March: 14:00-15:00 Storey's Gate, Parliament Square, Bridge Street, Embankment
Rally: 15:00-17:00 Surrey Street (Temple Place)
In Kraków, the March will start at 12.30pm
Start 12:30, location: pl. Wolnica
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/383008128433433/
Further events and details: Kraków for a Secular Europe
Why Campaign for a Secular Europe?
Our Campaign's supporters includes over 90 associations from all over Europe including the BHA, NSS, EHF & IHEU
WAR ON WOMEN – A humanist hero
Below I provide some details of the situtation in Europe in respect to women being able to access abortions.
But let me first tell you about
Dr Henry Morgentaler – Humanist Hero
In 1968, in response to the needs of women, he set up a 'model abortion clinic' in Montreal Canada. Between 1973 and 1975 he was prosecuted three times for defying the abortion law; each time, he raised the defence of necessity, and each time he was acquitted. The jury took less time to reach their decision at each trial. By the third occasion they took just one hour! They had refused to enforce a law that they regarded as unjust. They were legally entitled to do this. However the Judiciary appealed and the jury's decision was overturned.This action was unprecedented.
Henry Morgentaler was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
In 1975 the Canadian Parliament amended the law so that an appeals court could not overturn a jury acquittal, but could still order a new trial. This became known as the Morgentaler Amendment. The Quebec government then ordered a new trial. Henry was released to await this trial. He had served ten months and had suffered a minor heart attack whilst in solitary confinement. It was reported that the Justice Minister for Quebec, Jérôme Choquette, was committed to prosecuting Morgentaler. In the end the prosecution was dropped as it was clear that no jury would find Henry guilty.
In 1983 the Supreme Court of Canada struck down Canada's abortion law ruling that it was unconstitutional. The Justices found that the law violated Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms,which had been incorporated into Canada's law in 1982, because it infringed upon a woman's right to "life, liberty and security of the person." The decision came approximately 20 years after Dr. Morgentaler first performed an abortion.
The federal government then introduced a resolution to Parliament containing the broad outline of a new gestation-based abortion law. The resolution was defeated, along with five amendments.
Over the years Henry Morgentaler had set up abortion clinics across Canada. Clinics were raided by police. Clinics were firebombed and colleagues have been shot. He has been prosecuted numerous times. In the 1980s, a reporter noted that the stack of death threats for a single month was six inches thick.
Efforts to try and curtail or deny women access to abortion continue to this day.
Henry Morgentaler's heroic fight for the rights of women has been made into a docu-drama
Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair http://www.nfb.ca/film/
There has also been a feature length TV film "Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story" – 2003
Humanist Canada's first president was Henry Morgentaler.
In an article, "Secular Humanism Versus Christianity" Morgentaler stated,
"I believe people should be made aware that it is possible to develop a life-style and a commitment to human values without the necessity of believing in God or the illusions of immortality. . . . It is this commitment to the values of secular humanism, embodying the desire for justice and a better society, that is the origin of my twenty-year-old struggle for women's right to safe medical abortions. . . . It is time we all change our attitudes and learn to live in peace and harmony in spite of religious or ideological differences."
THERE IS NO ABORTION LAW IN CANADA – this is as it should be.
[I have read somewhere that there are only two other countries in the world with no law governing abortion but I haven't been able to find out which they are. Please let me know if you know.]
Canada Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian Dickson wrote:
"Forcing a woman, by threat of criminal sanction, to carry a fetus to term unless she meets certain criteria unrelated to her own priorities and aspirations, is a profound interference with a woman's body and thus a violation of her security of the person."
Canada has no law regarding abortion. Abortion is regulated like other medical procedures.
UK BUT NOT INCLUDING Northern Ireland
There is no automatic right to an abortion. For an abortion within the first 24 weeks a woman needs to obtain the consent of two doctors. After 24 weeks an abortion can be carried out only if the pregnant woman's life is at risk, or she is at risk of grave physical or mental injury or the child, if born, would be handicapped as a result of serious mental or physical abnormalities
So what about NORTHERN IRELAND?
An Abortion is only lawful if there is a real and serious risk to the woman's mental or physical health and the risk is permanent or long-term. Consequently, many women, if they can afford it, travel to England to obtain a private abortion. They are not entitled to an abortion on the NHS.
Most countries in the European Union allow abortion on demand during the first trimester (up to 12 weeks) but then vary considerable after that time. Often the social climate is very significant. Abortions may be very dificult to access even when the law allows it. See ITALY below.
Abortion is illegal on any grounds
The Secular Europe Campaign is supported by
According to the World Health Organisation
In Poland and Ireland, legal abortion is severely limited in availability.
The Secular Europe Campaign is is supported by
- Polish Humanist Association
- Polish Association of Rationalists (Polskie Stowarzyszenie Racjonalistow)
- Coalition of Progress and Secularism (KPi?) (Koalicja Postep i Swieckosc)
NOTE People will be protesting this Saturday in Cracow (Poland's second largest city) join them by joining us in London.
In most other European countries abortion is available on request but there are conditions which the woman must meet:
see here for more details. You will notice that even where abortion is available on request there are usually conditions attached.
Why should there be such paternalism?
Why should women be treated like children?
Why would a woman choose to have a late abortion?
Note the situation in ITALY
Abortion is theoretically available on request before 12 weeks. A one-week reflection period is imposed unless the situation is one of urgency. A certificate confirming the pregnancy and the request for termination must be issued by a doctor and signed by the woman and the doctor. Parental authorisation is required if the woman is under 18. After 12 weeks, abortion is allowed only if the foetus has a genetic deficiency or to preserve the physical and mental health of the mother. An abortion must be performed in a public hospital or authorised private facility – if there are staff willing to perform the procedure.
The influence of the Roman Catholic Church – and the threat of excommunication for anyone performing an abortion and any woman obtaining an abortion – means the majority of physicians and other healthcare professionals invoke a conscience clause allowing them to be exempted on moral or religious grounds.
I think it is important to understand that if you are a middle or upper class woman with money, or the daughter of parents in this category, there has never been a problem in obtaining a competent medical abortion in almost all countries, even where it is, or was, illegal.
Where there are hoops to go through, or a need to travel, or to stay in a private clinic, money and confidence will win through.
It has always been poor women, often the least well educated and the most ill-informed, who have paid the price of a backstreet or self-induced abortion and the price has often been their lives.
A Secular Europe would not guarantee that women would be treated like adults and allowed to make their own decisions about their own bodies. However it would discourage the sort of clandestine arm twisting by religious organisations who so often are given privileged access to power. It is the more secular countries that have the more liberal abortion laws. There is a concerted campaign to try and roll back these gains and the anti-abortion lobby is predominately religious based and funded.
Remember in the secular europe for which we are campaigning nobody would be forced to have an abortion. We are the real pro-life people, for we want to see good sex and relationships education, excellent family planning advice and good availability of contraceptives and the morning-after pill. If this were to be the case the numbers of abortions would be much reduced.
The War on Women is only one reason to support the Campaign for a Secular Europe.
Others are:
- State funding of religious schools
- Blasphemy Laws
- The privileged status of the churches under Article 17 of the TFEU (Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)
- The special status of the Vatican at the United Nations and its economic and political privileges across Europe
and then listen to a great line up of
- Robin Ince, Comedian and BHA Distinguished Supporter
- Chris French, Skeptic and Professor of Psychology, Goldsmiths University
- Warren Ellis, Writer and BHA Distinguished Supporter
- Peter Tatchell, Human Rights Campaigner
- Joan Smith, Journalist
- Mejindarpal Kaur, Legal Director, United Sikhs
- Richard Norman, Philosopher
- Pavan Dhaliwal, Head of Public Affairs, British Humanist Association
- Terry Sanderson, President, National Secular Society
- Antony Lempert, Secular Medical Forum Chair
- Adam Knowles, Gay And Lesbian Humanist Association
- Nahla Mahmood, Council of ex-Muslims of Britain and One law for All
- Sue Cox, Survivors Voice Europe
- Maurizio Turco MP, Italian Radicals
There will be further speakers to be announced soon!
(my sources have been various online articles including wiki and UN pages – )
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Model Checking LTL over Controllable Linear Systems Is Decidable
- Paulo Tabuada,
- George J. Pappas
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The use of algorithmic verification and synthesis tools for hybrid systems is currently limited to systems exhibiting simple continuous dynamics such as timed automata or rectangular hybrid systems. In this paper we enlarge the class of systems amenable to algorithmic analysis and synthesis by showing decidability of model checking Linear Temporal Logic (LTL) formulas over discrete time, controllable, linear systems. This result follows from the construction of a language equivalent, finite abstraction of a control system based on a set of finite observations which correspond to the atomic propositions appearing in a given LTL formula. Furthermore, the size of this abstraction is shown to be polynomial in the dimension of the control system and the number of observations. These results open the doors for verification and synthesis of continuous and hybrid control systems from LTL specifications.
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- Model Checking LTL over Controllable Linear Systems Is Decidable
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- Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control
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- 6th International Workshop, HSCC 2003 Prague, Czech Republic, April 3–5, 2003 Proceedings
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"Diagnosed With Cushings"
This letter was written to Karen Hisata founder of JustEquus.com posted to her blog it describes Stormy's recovery from Cushings with the help of Lisa's program.
Hi Karen~
At your suggestion I too contacted Lisa shortly after you started Ziba on the healing program. My boy Stormy (24yrs) had been diagnosed with cushings nine months prior, he had bouts of laminitis, seizures and was very depressed. The veterinarian had prescribed pergolide & other meds which clearly made it worse. The vet said to give it time he just needs to get used to the medicine. That didn't sit right with me… so I read everything I could find and came across your website. I purchased so much from you-
natural remedies, joint formulas, vitamins and APF (which was amazing) & got him to a certain point off the meds but still not himself. You talked to me about Lisa St.John, sent a link to the website and at the expense of loosing my monthly orders. You put my horse above all that~ I thank you from the bottom of my heart for that !
I contacted Lisa by email on Saturday Sept 4th, 2010 she emailed back a few hours later, I emailed a photo of Stormy and she called me the next day. Lisa had worked up a dietary formula specific to my horse. She had nailed his personality & what he was going through with his illness. Stormy's regime consits of 2 yams, 5-6 carrots, 2 granny smith apples, 1/2 cup grnd flax seed, 1 raw egg, 1 avocado, 1/2 cup herbal oil, 1/4 mexican papya, 2 bananas, 1 handful of spinach, 1 leaf of kale, sunflower sprouts, 1/2 a peat pot of wheatgrass….we started with that- he was a bit apprehensive with the new food in addition to his hay but within a few days he was gobbling it down.
Within about 2 weeks I received the herb blend. I agree- it smelled amazing- healing herbs specific to my boys needs in a shaved coconut base. In that first month I noticed an amazing difference in his movements, his eyes that were once cloudy are now clear & sparkly and he seemed to be happier. He had no more seizures once starting on Lisa's program. @ 2 1/2 months into it he was like he was 10 years younger!
Along the way Lisa has added to his "salad" – things like unsulphurated black strap molasses and apple cider vinegar. The herbs are sent every month with changes to that also…all in realation to his healing needs.
It has now been almost 5 months on Lisa's program. Stormy is back to his better self… he still has some healing to do but everyone is blown away by how he feels. He is back to his sassy, mischievous self. He bucks, rears-up, runs and frequently lets himself out of his corral. When I try to get him he runs & plays try to get me :O) He is happy again. This program has added years to his life & seeing what it has done and doing for Stormy …my family, friends & I are adding these things to our diet too! Lisa is an angel and any horse will benefit greatly with or without an illness on her program.
Thank you so much Karen for all you do. Jenafer Simpson
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The longer I know Lisa St. John, the more I know she walks her talk. She has a rare gift and shares it generously to help owners to help their animals.
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Email Update From Jenafer 2/10/2011
Just a note ~
I spent yesterday afternoon with Storm brushing, playing & took him for a walk in the woods. He felt fantastic ! he ran the coral with his head held high, tail up & sassy as hell ! running from me , at me & around me. Show pony trot all fancy….like -yeah look at me now !!! then he'd race to the other side & snort a few times before running back @ me…it brought tears…. :O)
I want to thank you again for all you do !
Love you, Jenafer & Stormy
Understanding Laminitis, Cushings, and IR.
written by: Lisa St.John
"First let me say that every study in equine medicine agrees on one thing, they don't quite know what causes laminitis. They have found everything from grain overload to retained placenta in a mare, too much protein and recently sugar is now thought to be the number one cause. . But the bottom line still holds "they don't know!"
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How can fresh produce keep my horse healthy???
There are many medicinal purposes to be found in fresh whole foods and herbs. Fresh raw foods contain live enzymes, proteins, minerals, vitamins, and hormones, which are needed in the body to function as it was designed to. There are specific foods, which contain disease-preventing and disease healing qualities. There are raw whole foods which contain enzyme components which provide joint support, electrolytes, antioxidants, digestive enzymes, support the nervous system, lymphatic system, circulatory system, skeletal structure, muscular system, Endocrine system, and cellular structure. If the horse is being provided with the nutrients and support the body requires to sustain a healthy balance there is no need for artificial chemically produced supplements.
Having the understanding of what fresh raw foods contain is so exciting!
Imagine feeding your horse an avocado daily to aid in red blood cell regeneration to prevent or help your horse recover from anemia – Just one of the amazing healing benefits found in avocados..
Avocados have 14 minerals, all of which regulate body functions including joint support and electrolyte balance. Avocados contain potassium, Vit E,C and B6. Vitamin E is an antioxidant that provides the nutrients needed to aid in the prevention of the breaking down of the bodies tissues and helps with the metabolism of the cells. It protects the cells from damage. Obtaining Vitamin E in a live natural state found in fresh whole foods, such as the avocado, increases the healing properties.
Yams are a major contributor to the health of your horse. Yams have been long considered a "super food." This is because of the numerous benefits one yam contains. Yams supply the body with nutrients that enable the endocrine glands to produce hormones. Yams are well known for containing DHEA ( De Hydro Epi Androstrerone) in short referred to as "the mother of all hormones. " The DHEA circulates through the blood, which is produced in the adrenal cortex. DHEA levels drop considerably with age, which is believed to be the main factor pertaining to degenerative diseases such as arthritis for example. Poor adrenal gland function contributes to back problems, sprains, slip discs, and arthritis to name a few. When these hormones are replaced daily they will act as an ati -aging agent. The effects on the body by replacing this hormone daily, is miraculous
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Biotin can be found in an assortment of foods your horses can eat, such as: almonds, eggs, cucumber, raspberries, walnuts, strawberries, and carrots. Nutrition is the key component in building a strong healthy immune system and providing a level of health beyond expectation. Herbs play an important roll in providing a healthy lifestyle for your equine companion.
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"Rebel" Coelacanth
Illustration courtesy Michael Skrepnick
Rebellatrix, a newfound species of coelacanth, chases down Triassic prey in an illustration.
The coelacanth (pronounced SEE-la-kanth) is a primitive, slow-moving fish that's sometimes called a living fossil, because it apparently existed largely unchanged for 320 million years.
There are 40 known coelacanth species, 2 of which are alive today. All other known coelacanths have broad, rounded tails designed for slow bursts of motion.
But Rebellatrix had a huge, forked tail and streamlined body that likely allowed the ancient fish to cruise long distances and hunt prey at high speeds, said study leader Andrew Wendruff, a biologist at the University of Alberta in Canada.
According to Wendruff, the team named the discovery Rebellatrix because, like a true rebel, "it does everything a coelacanth should not do."
—Christine Dell'Amore
Published May 2, 2012
"Extinct" Fish
Photograph by Laurent Ballesta, National Geographic
A modern coelacanth swims through South Africa's Sodwana Bay in a file picture.
The coelacanth was thought extinct until 1938, when a living individual was found off Africa's coast.
Until Rebellatrix, scientists thought all coelacanth species had similarly broad tails, Wendruff said.
(See picture: "'Extinct' Coelacanth Hooked in Asia.")
Published May 2, 2012
Fossil Tail
Photograph courtesy Andrew Wendruff and Mark Wilson
The best specimen of a Rebellatrix tail (pictured) is kept at Alberta's Royal Tyrrell Museum, according to Wendruff. Three other specimens are stored at the Peace Region Palaeontology Research Centre in British Columbia.
When Wendruff first examined a fossil Rebellatrix in 2009, "I didn't believe what I was seeing," he said.
It was "only when I found a second, third, and fourth ... that I realized we had something real and something significant."
Published May 2, 2012
Built for Speed
Photograph and illustration courtesy Andrew Wendruff
The largest known Rebellatrix specimen (pictured) shows that the predator was more than 3 feet (0.9 meter) long. That's not unusual for coelacanths, which can grow up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) long, Wendruff said.
Based on the known specimens, it seems Rebellatrix first appears in the fossil record about 250 million years ago—immediately after the Permian extinction, when 90 percent of life on Earth was snuffed out by an unknown cause.
The massive loss of life "possibly left a gap in this lifestyle" of fast-moving ocean predators, allowing Rebellatrix to fill that role, Wendruff speculated.
Published May 2, 2012
Former Coast
Photograph courtesy M. W. H. Wilson
The Rebellatrix fossils were collected in the 1950s and '80s on the rocky slopes of Wapiti Lake Provincial Park (pictured) in British Columbia, Canada.
This area was the western coast of the supercontinent Pangaea at the time Rebellatrix swam the seas.
(See a prehistoric time line.)
Published May 2, 2012
Fishy Grin
Photograph by Laurent Ballesta, National Geographic
A coelacanth stares down the camera in South Africa's Sodwana Bay in an undated picture. (Watch video: "Finding the Coelacanth.")
Over time, the slow-moving body form seen in modern coelacanths ultimately won out, while speedy Rebellatrix was replaced by sharks and other cruising predators, study leader Wendruff said.
"I like to say Rebellatrix was a spectacular failure."
The new coelacanth species is described in the current issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
Published May 2, 2012
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Photograph courtesy Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Published May 2, 2012
The Future of Food
Why Food Matters
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Whiting Petroleum Corporation Announces Notice To Trustee Of Redemption Of 7.0% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2014
Whiting Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: WLL) today announced it notified the trustee under the indenture governing its $250 million aggregate principal amount of 7.0% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 to provide notice to holders of the notes on October 1, 2013 that it elected to redeem the notes on October 31, 2013. The redemption price will equal 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the make-whole redemption premium described in the indenture plus accrued and unpaid interest up to but not including the redemption date.
Whiting intends to finance the redemption of the notes with the proceeds from its offering of $1.9 billion of senior notes that closed on September 12, 2013. As a result of the redemption of the notes, Whiting expects to make a cash payment of $4.1 million related to the estimated make-whole redemption premium, exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest, and to incur a non-cash charge of $0.4 million related to unamortized debt issuance costs, which will result in a reduction in retained earnings of $4.5 million on a pre-tax basis.
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Love for music and the fine arts are things that gradually become second nature to a person of talent. A person who has these innate skills does not require the Government to provide him support and a platform to excel. A person who is truly gifted gets easy recognition from the people and very soon hogs the limelight. Such is the talent of Gajendra Rana, who despite staying in Delhi for more than two decades, presently ranks among the shining stars of Garhwal.
Gajendra Rana was born in the year 1980 in the village Gend in the Chamba province of Tehri District. He migrated to Delhi and stayed there for more than two decades. He began his career in singing in the year 1997 when he was a mere seventeen years. He came to recognition when he was twenty years old, in the year 2000 when he made a notable contribution with a song titled 'leela gashyari'.
People were awed by the melodious voice and opulent tone of Gajendra Rana.A new talent from the hills of Uttarakhand was in the reckoning. It was not long before the sonorous voice of Gajendra Rana managed to strike a chord with the youth of Uttaranchal.With songs like 'maalu',the young and old of Tehri saw that one of their own had risen up the ranks as a great singer.
Maalu was followed by albums like Rani Gorkhani, Pushpa Chori and several others. This enabled him to jump up the ranks and gain fame and recognition. He soon established himself among the top singers of Garhwali music.
Gajendra Rana spent much of his younger days in Delhi and even completed his graduation from Aurobindo College. Following a successful musical career in Garhwali music, he shifted base to Uttarakhand and is presently settled in Dehradun. He is married and is blessed with a beautiful daughter.
He is one of the many singers who have managed to survive and excel in a career that has never received the support of the state Government. An icon for the youth of Uttaranchal, Gajendra's music albums and videos always maintain the flavor of Uttaranchal folk. At times when there is rapid transformation in the language and attire of people, the efforts of Rana are truly commendable.
He has been felicitated by the state Government of Uttaranchal and several other organizations for his contribution to music.
Listen to the latest hit from Gajendra Rana and forget all your worries for a moment!


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Members of the Orleans Correctional Facility's "Civic Duty Initiative Team" raised over $1,000, which was matched by Rev Ira White of Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, as well as the Rochester Police Foundation for a gun Buy Back program. The gun Buy Back will be held at the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, located at 614 Clifford Ave, on Saturday, September 22nd, from 1pm to 5pm.
This initiative is significant and unique because the inmates of the Orleans Correctional Facility wanted to make a difference for the sole purpose of saving lives within the City of Rochester. From inside the prison, to the young men and women on the streets of Rochester, they wanted to convey the message that, "Violence is not the answer".


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The persecution and bigotry from both sides of the issue proceed, partly, from misunderstanding. Steve Gershom's simultaneous Catholicity and SSA are what is so compelling about his message. Ultimately he beautifully illustrates the tension between the beauty of faith and honest acknowledgment of the frail, wounded humanity in which we all live without pretending it does not exist or giving it sway over him. Continue Reading
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3 years ago
You obviously had an encounter with the Holy Spirit which we cannot count out and I do love the Courage Apostolate because it was begun by one of our Bishops who saw it coming on the horizon.
Father John Harvey was chosen for this work and Im glad the church has given it to us to enlighten us Catholics of our brothers and sisters who struggle with SSA attraction and I have seen Steve's blog. My brother in law was struggling with transsexual problems for which he seems to have over come them in last few years. So I think Im a little close to this issue as well. In fact he was close to becoming a female at one point. Im not lumping it in the same category but to me it isnt far from the tree I think only in laypersons thingking of course. So I will stand to be corrected.
3 years ago
Vance, I understand your complaint about the current culture and what it is doing to our society. However, this article is quite the opposite. This article refers to a man, facing his temptation - remaining faithful to God and the Church. My point is, there is really nothing to debate here. So, I would say thanks to Sonja for sharing Steve's story, and thanks to Steve for sharing it on his blog - and setting an example for others. We should be encouraging the Steve's out there, not talking about all this other stuff.
3 years ago
Annonymous and Tara, The point of my post was not to criticize Steve but to throw darts at the dominant Liberal Establishment culture and what it is doing to our society. Steve is doing what ALL single people should be doing and that is to be chaste. Again, the Liberal Establishment assaults our society with a daily message that Homosexuality is Normal because "I was born this way" (Lady GaGa). We just wittnessed Chastity 'Chaz' Bono thrusted to the national spotlight on Dancing with The Stars to celebrate a mentally disturbed individual who mutilated herself to be a man. She was hosted as a role model for others to follow and all of us to accept as Normal. This daily barrage of Homosexuality is normal and OK is a daily barrage against God. It is God who says that Homosexuality is a 'Rebellion against him'. Yes, God loves the sinner and wants the sinner to repent and come into his kingdom. How is a homosexual going to change his behavior, his mind, and heart if he is told daily that what he is doing is OK. Worse yet, if anyone tells the Homosexual that he is in error for what he is doing, that person is persecuted as a "Homophobe" and could be fired from his job or be subject to civil penalty for Discrimination against a protected class. The reality of today is not that the Homosexual is discriminated against or persecuted, rather, it is the God fearing Christian who is the target for persecution.
3 years ago
I have read the article here on Catholic Online, I have spent time reading the blog, and probably have spent too much time reading the comments to this article. I have to admit, I am a bit confused as to why such a debate has come about. I think we may have all missed the point. Here, the author Sonja has shared with us the story of a young man who is struggling with temptation. He is very open and honest about his struggle, and the fact that he struggles daily, and despite that struggle - he is determined to stay faithful to God and the Church. He was brave to share his story, his struggle. Unfortunatley, many here have failed to recognize that we all have a daily struggle. We are suppose to help each other reach the end of the race. Why has anyone stepped up to the judgement seat at all? What is there to judge here? A young man tells his story....his struggle...and we sit here at our computers judging, throwing accusations and words at each other. I think each and every one of us needs to step back from the key board and say a little prayer for God to forgive us for missing the boat here. We need to remember the words of Jesus in John, Chapter 8. "Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." If someone who wasn't Christian, or Catholic read alot of the comments on here - what would they think? Christians - aren't we called to be another Christ? By most of these posts, I think we all have alot of work to do. When you read about Steve's struggle with SSA, put your own self in his shoes, with your own particular struggle. What a support group we would all be to help our brother over come sin. I came across a quote this morning in Adoration, and I really liked it. "You only love God as much as you love the person you love the least" (Dorothy Day). And one final thing to those who are struggling with SSA or any other temptation - pray that you remain faithful....and remember (another quote) " In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway. (Blessed Mother Teresa).
3 years ago
At a retreat this weekend we prayed a prayer that basically said that we are to be Christ to all those we meet. As I've read the mass readings this week, all I see is Christ going into the midst of the sinners. He went to the tax collectors home. We all know Christ never condoned the sin, but there never seems to be any doubt at all that Christ would go anywhere, interact with anyone, in an attempt to cause coversion. Even if that caused scandal amongst the Holy Joe club of the day. We are supposed to imitate Christ and I think as we deal with this issue or any issue of sin, I think our focus needs to be on saving souls, not condemnation. As Christ says, if you lost a sheep, you would leave the 99 to search for the one. I think these statements are lost on us. I think we see the sin, but we don't see the people anymore. We say we hate the sin and love the sinner. I would ask how exactly? How are we loving the sinner? I get the sense that Christ is asking a little more of us than just telling them how sinful they are.
3 years ago
Peter, to the best of my knowledge Steve is not living in relationship with another man. From his testimony, he is living a single, chaste life. He believes, as does the church, that the single life is a vocation for some, just as the religious life, marriage, and the priesthood are vocations. If you have chosen to get married but have no desire to consumate the marriage I would consider seeing a priest or spiritual advisor as I believe sex is an integral part of marriage. As for the use of the word gay to describe men or women living in community, I think that is pretty off base. The discussion thus far has indicated that a better term to identify someone with this temptation is "a person with same sex attraction". "Gay" is a secular term that doesn't come close to addressing the issue at hand. Finally, I hope I have addressed your post as Judy asked, but I will say I found it confusingly written. If I am off base, please don't consider it an attack and maybe offer some clarification?
3 years ago
Judy, Peter's comment makes no sense. Steve is not in a relationship. He is not married. He is celibate. He is chaste.
3 years ago
Would some of you please comment on Peter.Nov.14 post? Thank You. Blessings always...
3 years ago
It seems to me that some have taken the wrong message from the title of Steve's blog - "Catholic, Gay and Feeling Fine, Thanks". I saw it (especially after actually reading some of his terrific writing, including his clarification that her prefers the term SSA to "gay") as a gentle rebuke of those who insist that the only way for a person with SSA to be happy is to engage in homosexual behavior. What Steve is saying is that he is living an authentic Catholic life while experiencing SSA and is a happy person - he is not repressed, in denial, etc. I think we need to listen to the sincere Catholics who struggle with SSA and stop trying to assume that we know all there is to know about it, that all one has to do is repent and that's that. Steve isn't saying, "I was born this way, therefore I should be able to act as I please." This is clearly a trial for him (as affirmed by the Church, by the way), it's not something he can talk himself out of (just like we can't talk ourselves out of having the flu, to use an analogy), but he is carrying his cross and using his God-given talents to help others understand and perhaps become open to leading a chaste life. Why anyone would rebuke him is beyond me.
3 years ago
vance, did you READ the article? Steve says that very thing: "I HAVE SSA," not "I am SSA." Your comments display a defensiveness that reveals more about you than those you accuse of being "Homo Fans." The Church never says, "Go ahead and be gay"; Steve never said "Go ahead and be gay"; Catholic Online has never said, "Go ahead and be gay"; Sonja never said "Go ahead and be gay." What the Church, Steve, Catholic Online, and Sonja have said is, "Homosexuality is a disordered inclination, but you are called to a higher dignity. Temptation is not sin, and God loves you and helps you in your struggles. Resist temptation. Live chastely. Obey God. Obey Church." Where's your charity dude?
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Hi Mike:
I would suggest something very viscous like glycerin. I have used it for a number of fluids experiments because it is nontoxic. With moderate heating you should be in an interesting regime of what is called Benard Convection. There was a Scientific American article on this some time ago (early eighties or something like that). You might also check through an index for the Amateur Scientist section of that journal. These flows can be modeled by using a dimensionless number called the Rayleigh Number (named after Lord Rayleigh, the famous British Physicist). The number can be written in terms of a heat flux (heating rate per unit surface area). Reference to this number can be found in many textbooks on Heat Transfer. The one that I suggest is called, Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer by F.P. Incropera and D.P. DeWitt. It should be available in the library. You might also check with Edmund Scientific. They (I believe) sell liquid crystal solutions that change color with temperature If you chose the correct liquid crystal or maybe by adjusting the heating rate, you could generate temperatures in a range that the liquid crystals would change color. This could be a very pleasing visual experience.
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Your message was a little garbled so I am not completely sure what your question was, it has something to do with heat flow. For a very inexpensive demonstration have you considered a lava lamp? This could be used as a demonstration of both convection currents (fluid movement) and radioactive/conductive heat loss. Sounds like a fun job! gregory r bradburn
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I've been struggling to think of a good project to start on. I'm currently writing the APNIC Box series here, and I'm on part 4 of maybe 7 or 8 right now. I like to keep at least one personal project of interest on the go at a time so back to struggling for inspiration.. Feel free to tell me that this is an awful idea and suggest something else, but until I hear otherwise I'm going to roll with it.
Linux Robot – Requirements
Here's what I'm thinking. Small embedded device, way smaller than the Mikrotik 532a used for the APNIC Box. The board will need USB [as we're going to use the 5v for charging later]. I'd like to start with a powerful enough board that it can be expanded later with relative ease.
The device will initially have few inputs and outputs. It will support miniPCI, USB, Serial Console, CF card, GPIO or some other good method for controlling a relay board and some motors. The device will have 4 small wheels, maybe rubber [old mouse] balls instead and some ultrasonic sensors, 4, 6 or 8.
The hardware will be flexible enough for really powerful software control. The OS running on the device will of course be Linux, and will have the 'robot software' loaded onto the CF card. The device will accept USB 'programs' to be uploaded and downloaded. These programs will have full access to the sensors, wheel relays, LEDs, battery information, etc.
I'd like to power the device by a reasonably small and light 4.2v? battery, it will accept charge from a 5v USB source.
The USB source will be mounted in some kind of housing that the device can very easily and clumsily fit in to. Both the USB source device/charger and the robot itself will contain a radio [definitely 802.11g later], but for now a simple FM oscillator would probably be good. The software will also have access to this radio. The device will maintain contact with it's base station. IR won't be any good here as the device needs some kind of a range. I'll need to assess the practicality of range vs hardware.
The key initial wow factor will be the fact that the device upon reaching a certain battery charge threshold will seek out and return to its base for automatic charging.
The device will need some kind of cache – it's last 100 actions where an 'action' might be 100msec of wheel movement. Should the device lose its base station, it should attempt to start reversing those actions until it reaches the base station. It will also require some basic common sense as to roughly how it got to wherever it's sitting so it can reverse on it to locate the base station rather than aimlessly getting lost.
One of the important aims of the device is that it's capabilities are only realistically limited by the software instructions we upload to it, and not it's hardware.
I would like the hardware to at minimum be capable of expanding to more advanced hardware, such as the wifi mentioned above, maybe an IR transmitter, etc, etc. As we all know once the hardware is set up and we have a solid OS on board, the possibilities are endless.
I've found a few similar projects out there:
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These projects look great but don't really seem to address what I want to build here. I'd really be interested to know of any similar project or resources already out there.
I've scattered some initial ideas down here and would really welcome for some feedback on this. The first step is going to be to lay out some more solid ideas and milestones and then start sourcing a board. I'm also going to have to build schematics and hardware prototype boards for portions of it and interfaces between the various child boards in side.
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By Krista Dearden
Dinner time at our house has become somewhat of a merry-go-round. It feels a lot like an amusement park in general. Children laughing, crying, making sounds with their mouths that wouldn't be appropriate in the dirtiest biker bar. And not everyone always wants to ride or, in our case, eat dinner.
Some nights consist of eating on the run or a late dinner because of midday activities, while other nights are relatively calm with the exception of the aforementioned amusement park scenarios. It's those nights I look forward to and I don't always want to spend them making an elaborate dinner.
These Steak and Pepper Sammies are one of those dinners where everyone is happy, one way or another, including Mom because she gets to rest her feet a bit once it's done. Cleanup is usually a breeze also, which makes more time for other rides like the Haunted House of Homework, The Tunnel of "stop touching your brother or you're gonna get it," and don't miss out on the Bedtime Roller Coaster complete with potty breaks and the "I wanna drink" waterfall.
Steak and Pepper Sammies
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1/2 pound beef sirloin
- 1 large green pepper
- 1 large onion
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 4–6 hoagie rolls
- sliced cheese such as gouda or provolone, optional
- Slice the green pepper and onion into strips.
- Preheat a skillet with the oil over medium-high heat. Add the vegetables and sauté, stirring occasionally.
- Thinly slice the sirloin into strips.
- Push vegetables off to one side and add the sirloin to the pan. Cook, flipping once or twice until browned. Mix with vegetables after 2 minutes and continue to brown until cooked through.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Slice the hoagie rolls and scoop out the bread of one-half of the roll. Place a heaping spoonful of the steak, pepper, and onions into it. Top with cheese, if desired.
- To melt the cheese, place under a broiler for a minute and serve.


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