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You may ask yourself what is so special about this post. Does not the codex cover
load_plugin_textdomain() and
load_theme_textdomain() but this posts will show what else you can do with it.
With this code for the theme and plugin you can add the translations in different places. The two reasons for this are:
- This allows for the translation to be placed in multiple places when the theme/plugin author does not add the translations to the theme/plugin and not have them deleted in every update.
- This also allows for the translations to be edited without needing to maintain the whole translation. For example there might be only one string that needs to be different for a site and so can be added to language directory before the theme/plugin language directory.
How do .mo files work?
So with the translation in the mo files if two of the same translations are loaded only the first translation will be displayed. So that is why in these code examples the plugin/theme language folders are loaded last. With if you only need to change a single string you would only need to add a single translation string in the directory that is loaded before.
For the theme there are three different places; the WordPress language directory, the child theme language directory and the parent theme language directory.
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For the plugin there are two different places; the WordPress language directory and the plugin language directory.
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WordPress language directory
The WordPress language directory can be found in wp-content. The code that we used would mean we would need a plugin or theme directory in the language directory for the translations.
– languages
– – plugin-name
– – – plugin-name-de_DE.po
– – – plugin-name-de_DE.mo
– – theme-name
– – – theme-name-de_DE.po
– – – theme-name-de_DE.mo
WordPress 3.7
With the changes in WordPress 3.7 it will add support for automatically installing the right language files and keeping them up to date. These translations will be stored in the WordPress language directory under one directory for themes and another for plugins. The standard directory structure will look like this.
– languages
– – plugins
– – – plugin-name-de_DE.po
– – – plugin-name-de_DE.mo
– – themes
– – – theme-name-de_DE.po
– – – theme-name-de_DE.mo
You might ask yourself how this code will work with WordPress 3.7. What ever you are doing in now to load the text domain will work fine in WordPress 3.7. As the code uses the WordPress language directory but not the themes or plugins directory in the WordPress language directory all will be fine.
WordPress checks if there are translation is in plugin/theme and if not then it will load the translation from WordPress language directory. If the translation are in the custom location in the WordPress language directory then the translations will be merged but the translations from the custom location will used unless not defined.
In the future plugin and themes on WordPress.org repository will be able to update translations separately to the plugin or theme updates(This will launched separately to WordPress 3.7).
Otto has a great post on this that must be checked out.
Here is how you could conditionally load only one translation file and all of them one after each other.
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- Acute intermittent porphyria
- Porphyria cutanea tarda
- Erythropoietic protoporphyria
- Congenital erythropoietic protoporphyria—present from birth
Risk Factors
- Drugs
- Infections
- Alcohol consumption
- Dieting
- Smoking
- Stress
Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP)
- Abdominal pain and cramping
- Nausea and vomiting
- Constipation
- Pain in limbs, head, neck, or chest
- Impaired movement
- Rapid heart rate
- Breathing problems
- Seizures
- Difficulty urinating
Mental symptoms such as:
- Behavioral changes
- Hallucinations
- Difficulty sleeping
- Confusion
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT)
- Fragile skin—minor injury may damage the skin
- Blisters on the face, hands, arms, feet, and legs
- Skin that thickens and scars
- Skin color changes
- Red, pink, or brown urine particularly after sun exposure
Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP)
- Redness or swelling, but usually no blisters
- Itching or burning sensation
- Long-term skin and nail changes
- Abdominal pain
- Difficulty sleeping
- Irritability
- Nausea
- Headache
- Insensitivity to temperature
- Depressed mood
Congenital Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (CEP)
- Reddish urine, in infancy
- Sun sensitivity, beginning in early infancy
- Blisters that open and are prone to infection
- Skin color changes
- Skin thickening
- Nail changes, ridging, or absence of nail
- Reddish-brown teeth
- Excess tears
- Sensitivity to light
- Headache
- Diarrhea or vomiting
- Blood tests
- Urine tests
- Stool tests
- Avoiding known triggers and drugs
- Eating a high-carbohydrate diet
- IV glucose
- Medication, if glucose therapy is not effective
Acute Intermittent Porphyria
Drugs, such as:
- Barbiturates
- Sulfa drugs
- Seizure drugs
Steroid hormones such as:
- Estrogen
- Progesterone
- Hormonal changes related to the menstrual cycle
- Weight-loss diets or fasting
- Infections
- Alcohol
- Stress
- Surgery
- Cigarette smoke
- Stopping or substituting any medication suspected to be the cause
- Medication to reduce symptoms
- Glucose delivered by IV
- Monitoring and treatment for side effects like heart problems, breathing difficulties, and seizures
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
- Iron
- Alcohol
- Estrogens
- Hydrocarbons
- Certain pesticides or chemicals
- Sun exposure
- Alcohol consumption
- Iron supplement and iron rich foods
- Blood removal weekly to monthly to reduce porphyrins in blood
- Low doses of antimalarial drugs may reduce symptoms in some
- Annual doctor visits for liver monitoring
Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
- Medications to increase light tolerance such as beta-carotene
- Medication to help remove porphyrins from body
Treatment for complications:
- Blood transfusion or removal of spleen for anemia
- Liver transplant
Congenital Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
- Medications to increase light tolerance such as beta-carotene
- Removal of the spleen to reduce need for blood transfusion for anemia
- Bone marrow transplantation
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Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders http://www.cord.ca
About porphyria. The American Porphyria Foundation website. Available at: http://porphyriafoundation.com/about-porphyria. Accessed December 16, 2014.
Acute intermittent porphyria. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated July 9, 2010. Accessed December 16, 2014.
Erythropoietic porphyria. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated June 9, 2010. Accessed December 16, 2014.
Porphyria. National Digestive Diseases Information website. Available at: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/porphyria/. Updated February 26, 2014. Accessed December 16, 2014.
Porphyria cutanea tarda. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated November 29, 2012. Accessed December 16, 2014.
Porphyria: treatment and prevention. Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network—National Institutes of Health website. Available at: http://Rarediseasesnetwork.epi.usf.edu/porphyrias/patients/treatment. Accessed December 16, 2014.
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FY 2014-15 Block Grants Resources
- FY 2014 – FY 2015 Block Grant Application (PDF | 616 KB) – This Office of Management and Budget (OMB)-approved guidance addresses applications and timelines, assessments and plans, reporting, and required forms. This is for informational purposes only.
- FY 2014 – FY 2015 Reporting Section (PDF | 1.3 MB) – This OMB-approved guidance provides information on MHBG and SABG reporting for grantees, including sample tables. This is for informational purposes only.
- OMB Notice of Approval – OMB Approval of the FY 2014-2015 Uniform Block Grant Application/Plan and Report. This is for informational purposes only.
- Funding of For-Profit Organizations (PDF | 1.6 MB) – This document provides guidance to block grant recipients on funding for for-profit organizations.
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- CEO's Funding Agreements/Certifications (Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment) [Form 3] (PDF | 62 KB) – The applicant's chief executive officer (CEO) must complete this certification, indicating that the applicant complies with all statutory requirements of the grant.
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here. This is exciting news for doll makers everywhere - Robert McKinley was a well known NIADA artist who seems to have been universally loved by all who knew him. His reputation as a generous and giving instructor lives on and how lucky that it is possible to get our hands on this new edition - the first editions sell in the $100 to $200 range. Bill has the new edition available for $35 USD plus shipping. If I were you - I'd hop on over!
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Robert McKinley's Doll making - One Artist's Approach
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Labels: Art Doll, Bill Nelson, Bob McKinley, Sculpting
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Thank you for this information about this newly reprinted edition of Robert McKinley's book. He is (was) an amazing doll sculptor, probably the best!
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Germany Today, by Walter Laqueur
Beyond Fear
Germany Today: A Personal Report.
by Walter Laqueur.
Little, Brown. 240 pp. $16.95.
In 1979-80, with the explosion of the "peace" movement, the question of the political health and future role of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Atlantic alliance returned to the Western agenda with a vengeance. After spates of articles in periodicals, we are now seeing the first full-length assessments of what is going on in West Germany. Walter Laqueur's contribution to this debate is both timely and eminently sensible. Given the alarmism occasionally expressed in other quarters, the fact that Laqueur errs slightly on the side of optimism is perhaps on balance not a bad thing.
Two basic themes run through Laqueur's report, which includes chapters on the younger generation, on political intellectuals, on the economy. The first is that the last decade has indeed seen serious unrest, unease, and tension in the West German body politic, culminating in challenges to the established principles of foreign and security policy and in illusions regarding the relationship with East Germany. Fear is greatly in fashion: the Lutheran Church, once righteously militant under Luther's own slogan "Fear Not!," now summons tens of thousands of otherwise very unreligious young people to protest U.S. policy and NATO strategies of Western defense under the slogan "Have Fear!" Lutheran pastors also hold senior positions in the Social Democractic party, where they form the hard core of the anti-American majority that forced Helmut Schmidt from office and the party from government. One of the aspiring leaders of the Social Democrats, Oskar Lafontaine, writes a book entitled Fear of Our Friends (meaning the Americans), in which he argues that the U.S. is a bigger danger to peace than the Soviets, who only want to defend themselves, and that West Germany should consider leaving NATO and relying for its security on a lightly armed, territorial militia. "Once heroism was in fashion," Laqueur writes, "now it is Angst."
The very dimensions of the Great German Fear of 1981-83, however, are evidence for Laqueur's second, dominant theme. Germans are peculiarly given to exaggerating momentary uncertainties, and West German media, political intellectuals, political organizations, and publishers are especially quick to emphasize and exploit moods and fashions. But in fact, Laqueur argues, there is "more level-headedness, more common sense in German politics now than ever before." The fear and the corresponding pessimism and despair alleged by publicists—and blamed by them primarily on a U.S.-caused escalation of East-West tensions—are largely illusory, not merely in the sense that Europe is not about to become a nuclear battlefield, but in the sense that most people do not feel afraid themselves but think others are afraid. Laqueur cites some telling poll data to this effect: 79 percent of West Germans describe themselves as content, but over 50 percent think that others are not content. Similar figures apply to those under thirty, whose alleged fear of the future, of nuclear war, of unemployment, and of the oppressive nature of liberal capitalism is often invoked as evidence of the profound malaise of West German society.
The best part of the book is perhaps the second chapter, a comparison of old (pre-Hitler) Germany with the present. Even the smells of nature are different, says Laqueur, in an account of the virtual loss of solitude in a country over twice as densely populated as southern Connecticut. Sixty million souls now inhabit 40 percent of a land formerly containing 80 million (17 million more live in East Germany). Berlin, once the center of Europe, is now a remote outpost in hostile territory, divided by a wall that symbolizes both totalitarian terror and the failure of Western will. Gone is the old balance between the business and industrial culture of the West and the open spaces and forests of the East; the psychological impact on the survivors is incalculable.
In subsequent chapters Laqueur deals with the protest movements of the 1960's and the so-called "new social movements" of the 1970's and 1980's, including the Greens and the peaceniks, along with their sympathizers and supporters among the intellectuals. Of the Green movement he writes that "in its high-mindedness and confusion it is a perfect illustration of the state of mind of wide sections of the young generation as a whole," but that its long-term endurance is doubtful. The ideological generation of those who became the Marxist dogmatists of the 1970's is being succeeded by a generation whose identity is still unclear, but which shows signs already of the turn to self-satisfaction and narrow aims familiar from American Yuppies. Laqueur wisely refrains from judging the relative merits of these two equally disagreeable types of generational character.
West German intellectuals are much more conformist than their French, British, or American counterparts. Laqueur characterizes them exactly: "The intellectual . . . will sign public appeals—against the threatened deportation of a left-wing Turkish émigré, against American intervention in Central America and elsewhere . . . he is very much against arms races . . . he used to be mildly philo-Semitic but has no use for Israeli policy now," and generally he is "less interested in events and trends abroad than in the past."
This self-imposed isolation allows leading figures like Guenter Grass to present outrageous distortions of NATO strategy as fact, to denounce alleged U.S. plans for a first nuclear strike against the Soviet Union, and to argue that the new anti-Communism in French political attitudes derives mainly from the domestic need of French intellectuals to react against the influence of Sartre and not to any realization of the true character of the Soviet Union.
Less satisfying is Laqueur's treatment of the national issue. In this regard, indeed, the book's title is misleading, since it is not a report on Germany but on West Germany. That almost everyone, including people who certainly know better, today refers to the Federal Republic as "Germany" only makes the error worse. It is like speaking of the states to the west of a line drawn from the Dakotas south past Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas, and Louisiana as though they were "the United States," and this forty years after a war in which the entire population of the East and South had been driven out or killed, and the population of the Middle West and Central states subjected to a totalitarian tyranny from which a fifth had subsequently fled.
To recall that West Germany is not Germany is also to recall that responsibility for this discrepancy rests largely with Hitler, somewhat less with Stalin, but to a considerable extent also with Roosevelt. Stalin's main purpose in foreign policy was always to destroy Germany, which was his leading rival for power on the European continent. So fixed was this purpose that he even engineered the destruction of all those in the German Communist party whose loyalty to Communism in a German form was greater than their slavish submission to Stalin, even though these machinations materially helped bring Hitler to power.
The destruction of Germany as a major European power was completed with the help of the U.S. and Britain, and to ensure the permanence of the result, the ruined country was divided and remains so to this day. Largely by the efforts of Germans themselves, West Germany rose again almost miraculously to become the continent's chief economic power. This half-country, however, has remained unwilling to put itself forward as a political force, for reasons both of guilt for the Nazi past and also, increasingly, fear of the Soviet Union. Stalin's arrangement thus continues to justify itself in the eyes of Soviet leaders.
The complicated emotions and frustrations engendered by this intolerable situation have been mastered by the West Germans far better than was commonly expected in the 1940's. To have demonstrated this is perhaps the chief merit of Laqueur's book. Still, one should not underestimate the long-term influence of a set of attitudes that originated in the 1960's in the Social Democratic party with people like Willy Brandt and Egon Bahr.
On the level of high policy, these attitudes were fairly tried in 1969-75 in the Ostpolitik of reconciliation, accommodation, and acceptance of the Soviet-imposed status quo in Europe. After it became clear that accommodation was not going to accomplish the originally stated aims of Ostpolitik, namely liberalization in Eastern Europe and rapprochement leading to unification with East Germany, the policy was not abandoned, but transformed into an ideology of appeasement as the only possible way forward. Other options were excluded from debate ab initio.
Just as the political intellectuals in West Germany have remained immune to the neoconservative, neorealist revival elsewhere in Europe and in the U.S., so the politicians and political media have fostered a public temper in which, as Laqueur puts it, "an ostrich-like policy makes it considerably easier to assume that there is not that much to choose between West and East, that there is constant—if slow—change for the better in the Soviet Union, and that, in any case, Russia has a very strong army and should not be given offense." The German historian Hans-Peter Schwarz has put it even more pithily. The rise of appeasement, he says, is "to a large extent an attempt, in view of the decline of American power, to come to terms with the new lord and master."
Laqueur understands these facts very well, although he returns at the end to his general message of guarded optimism. Outside of Bonn and the editorial offices of the major newspapers and television stations, he notes, there is the real West Germany, in which the old industries of the northwest (Germany's "rust belt") are being overtaken by the electronic and service industries and middle-sized businesses of the south, and in which centrist, consensus politics are the order of the day. "There is now not only more freedom in Germany than ever before"—one wonders if the East Germans would agree here—"but also more common sense and moderation. There is a great deal of hypochondria about, but also an essential toughness, an unwillingness to surrender without a major struggle to the threats facing the country at home and abroad. Germany may need these resources in the years to come."
Walter Laqueur has managed to pack a wide array of facts, overviews, and interpretations into a fairly narrow compass. Whatever qualifications one may wish to enter, his "personal report" is a highly valuable, extremely well-written contribution to the category of essential literature for anyone concerned not only with Germany but with European problems in general and with the state and prospects of U.S.-European relations.


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Cilantro & bulgarian cheese pinwheels (Plus: May Kosher Connection linkup!)
By Tali Simon | May 20, 2014
Somehow, I always find myself with the ends of puff pastry logs in the freezer. It's the same story all the time: I'll defrost a log and use most of it for a recipe, but there at the end is that tightly rolled bit that's still too frozen to use. So I stuff it back in the freezer. And it sits. And sits.
Although I'm not above just slicing and baking them for a lunch of desperation, my hands-down favorite thing to do with puff pastry remnants is make pinwheels. All you need is a 3-inch strip of pastry dough and something good to go inside, and you've got yourself a dozen puffy little delicious things.
Here, I filled my dough with a cilantro and bulgarian cheese pesto, brightened with lemon zest and toasted almonds. The flavor of the pesto is pretty strong, which is why it holds up so well in the oven. If you're making it as a dip, though, I'd reduce the cheese and probably only zest half the lemon, or else double the herbs.
Anyway, the next time you find yourself with the first three, last three, or middle three inches of a roll of puff pastry, try your hand at these pinwheels.
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- Three years ago: In love with a food processor
Yield: 1 dozen pinwheels (doubles/triples easily)
- 1 3-inch-wide piece puff pastry, defrosted in the fridge overnight or at room temp until easy to roll out
- 2½ cups cilantro, loosely packed, stems removed*
- 60 grams (2 oz) Bulgarian cheese (or feta)
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Juice of ½ that lemon
- ¼ cup toasted sliced almonds
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
*In Israel, this is one full bag of cilantro, from any of the brands that sell the herbs that just need to be soaked and rinsed (i.e. not checked).
1. Preheat the oven to 400 F/200 C.
2. Make the pesto: Fit a food processor with the knife blade. In go the cilantro, cheese, lemon zest and juice, and almonds. As the motor runs, add the olive oil slowly through the feeding tube. Process until you have a smooth paste-like consistency.
3. Make the pinwheels: Lay the puff pastry on a sheet of parchment paper and roll it out to 5 inches wide. Spread the pesto on top, leaving about a half-inch of space on one of the long sides. Starting with the second long side (the one with the pesto closer to the edge), roll the dough up tightly and seal it seam-side down.
4. Slice the log into 12 one-inch pieces and spread them out, neater sides up. Move the whole sheet of parchment to a baking tray. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the pastry puffs and the pesto just starts to brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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I would love to make these for Shavuot because feta, lemon and cilantro are my most favorite ingredients (along with eggplant, but that's for another time).
I am not sure about the size of the dough you write
'◾1 3-inch piece puff pastry, defrosted in the fridge overnight or at room temp until easy to roll out', then
'Lay the piece of puff pastry on a sheet of parchment paper and roll it out to 5 inches', then
'Slice the log into 12 one-inch pieces'
From that I am assuming that the pieces are originally 3″ by 12″ then 5″ by 12″.
I am not sure I have access to any Israeli puff pastry dough, can you please clear it up for me.
Thank you so much for all the wonderful recipes.


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In addition to her generous contribution to this professorship, CLARA HENDIN has supported harp instruction and made other significant gifts to Peabody. She also has served as a Peabody trustee. Mrs. Hendin is the daughter of philanthropist Marion Tully Dimmick and archaeologist John Dimmick.
RUTH BLAUSTEIN ROSENBERG, Peab 1937, studied voice and piano at the conservatory and remained close to the school throughout her life--as a concertgoer, generous contributor, and a member of the Peabody Board of Trustees and later a Peabody Advisory Council member. With her husband, Baltimore industrialist Henry Rosenberg Sr., she was a generous supporter of Johns Hopkins and the cultural life of Baltimore. Mrs. Rosenberg co-founded the Baltimore Chamber Music Society and was honored with the creation of the Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Concertmaster's Chair at the Baltimore Symphony in 1980, the Mayor's Award for Outstanding Support of the Arts by a Private Citizen in 1983, and the George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music in America presented in 1991 by Peabody. She died in 1992 at the age of 92.
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF was a noted Baltimore philanthropist whose generosity made possible the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, home of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. A former Peabody trustee, he received an honorary doctorate from the university in 1983. Mr. Meyerhoff, who died in 1985, and his wife, Rebecca, were ardent supporters of the arts and civic life.


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Friday movie roundup: Flood waters rising
No matter what the weather is where you live, a hard rain is falling in movie theaters this weekend.
The biggest new release is "Noah," director Darren Aronofsky's epic telling of the story of the Old Testament hero (Russell Crowe) and his family building an ark to save the Earth's innocent creatures when a flood comes to wipe out humanity. The movie peppers the Genesis version of the story with aspects from other versions — creating a rich if sometimes messy interpretation. But it's ruggedly presented, visually powerful, and well acted by a cast that includes Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman and Ray Winstone.
Also opening this week is "Sabotage," an aggressively stupid and gratuitously violent crime drama. Arnold Schwarenegger stars as the head of a crack DEA squad that's implicated in corrupt behavior — and, after an investigation goes nowhere, is being murdered one at a time. Director David Ayer ("End of Watch") creates a cesspool of lurid scenarios, gory crime scenes, illogical plot twists, crazy acting and macho chest-beating.
Jason Bateman makes a solid directorial debut with "Bad Words," a raunchy comedy with a surprisingly sweet center. Bateman plays Guy, who at 40 enters a children's spelling-bee competition and sets about psychologically manipulating his pre-teen rivals. The humor is scathing at times, but frequently genuinely funny — while Guy's growing friendship with a lonely kid (Rohan Chand) does have some heart to it.
The best on the art-house slate this week is "Mistaken For Strangers," a rough but engrossing documentary that's ostensibly about the indie rock band The National — but really about fame, jealousy and sibling rivalry. When The National goes on its first world tour, lead singer Matt Berninger invites his younger brother Tom, a metal-head still living with their parents, to be a roadie. Tom decides to film the tour, sometimes at the expense of his paid duties. The resulting film explores the frayed bonds of brotherhood, as well as Matt's coping with becoming a rock star.
Diego Luna's biographical drama "Cesar Chavez" aims high in its ambition to depict the life and work of the legendary labor leader, and is interesting even as it misses its target. Michael Peña plays Chavez, shown in the 1960s as he leads the effort to unionize migrant farmworkers in central California. The performances are solid, but the recitation of events comes off rather dry.
Lastly, there's "The Face of Love," a lush romantic drama starring Annette Bening as a woman who gets a little obsessive when she becomes involved with a man (Ed Harris) who's a dead ringer for her late husband. The chemistry between Bening and Harris is strong, but the movie's plot contortions get rather silly.


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Even in an era where the latest talent strutting his stuff in the Colombian second division or even players at the very beginning of their teenage years can be found and watched on the internet, the World Cup still has the ability to throw up some names us football fans are unaware of.
In 2002 the Senegalese national side rose to prominence, and on the back of their showings in Japan/South Korea a number of their star turns – namely Salif Diao, Henri Camara and El Hadji Diouf – rocked up in the Premier League. The same has happened to players after various surprise performances on the biggest stage, and we're almost certain to see a few more appear from 2014.
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April 20, 2012
Weekly Roundup: Eco-apathy, wearable computers, lonely Americans
Posted by: Jessica Vaughn - New York in North America
-Time releases its annual list of The 100 Most Influential People in the World.
-As Earth Day approaches, a Harris poll finds that Americans' concern for the environment and their green behaviors have waned over the past three years.
-Following in the footsteps of luxury stores in Europe, high-end retailers in the U.S. are ramping up efforts to lure Chinese visitors, according to The New York Times.
-Russia's Internet market is growing "astoundingly fast," says The Next Web, spotlighting recent facts and figures on the country's digital domain.
-The New York Times reports that India's growth is being hampered by a struggle to keep up with rising demand for electricity.
-A Business Insider columnist argues that emerging market brands are set to play a bigger role on the global stage.
-A Boston Consulting Group study, The Millennial Consumer, attempts to identify consumer behaviors and attitudes unique to this generation and identifies six distinct segments of this cohort in the U.S.
-Young American women now place more importance on a high-paying career than young men, but still highly value marriage and family, according to the Pew Research Center.
-An essay in The Atlantic argues that Facebook is making Americans more lonely. But in Salon, author Eric Klinenberg disputes the idea that alienation is on the rise.
-The solar power industry is "suffering from growing pains rather than undergoing death throes," according to a new McKinsey & Co. report on the topic.
-A Forrester report on wearable computers argues that now is the time for product strategists to start experimenting with wearables, which will disrupt industries from apparel to media and gaming.
-Fast Company explores the notion that wearable computers will represent a "fifth screen" for advertisers. The magazine also looks at how tracking tags in clothes could enable a surveillance society.
-The Economist looks at how technology is transforming manufacturing and changing the politics of jobs as well.
-The Economist charts the speedy adoption of smartphones and looks at their "potential to reshape the economy and boost productivity across all sectors and industries, like electricity or the automobile."
-Pew's Internet and American Life Project finds that as many as a fifth of Americans don't use the Internet, but says the rise of mobile is "changing the story."
-A Viacom survey examines how consumers use and feel about their tablets, MediaPost reports.
-A Pew Research Center study of technology stakeholders finds that most expect widespread adoption of mobile payments by 2020, as Mashable reports.
-An Adweek infographic looks at research finding that while Americans are more comfortable with e-commerce, they're also demanding more from retailers.
-Mobile carriers in the U.S. say they may not have enough radio spectrum to meet spiking demand for mobile data in the next few years. The New York Times explores why.
-More companies are adopting the "officeless office," or unassigned work spaces, in a bid to save money as employees get more mobile, says The Wall Street Journal.
-"IMAX is suddenly in the spotlight," according to The Wall Street Journal, with Hollywood execs eager to see their major summer movies released on the giant screens.
-The New York Times' Bits column spotlights some futuristic ideas being developed at AT&T Labs and says they hint at the privacy battles of tomorrow.
-The New York Times reports on whether this might be "the golden age for inventors."
-Bringing Tupac back to life for Coachella and what the sophisticated hologram means for advertisers, in Ad Age.
-America's taste buds are getting more adventurous, says USA Today, judging by new products featuring unorthodox flavors.
-The Wall Street Journal looks at the rise of the hotel lobby as the new hangout spot for local freelancers and startups.


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Department of the Interior and University of Alaska Dedicate Climate Science Center
Alaska Center first of eight to open throughout the nation
Contact: Joan Moody, Interior: 202-208-6416
Mark Shasby, Alaska CSC: 907-786-7065
|Anne Castle, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, addresses the Alaska CSC launch.
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In addition to Assistant Secretary Castle, participating leaders included University of Alaska Chancellors Brian Rogers of the University of Alaska Fairbanks; Fran Ulmer of the University of Alaska Anchorage; and John Pugh of the University of Alaska Southeast; as well as U.S. Geological Survey Regional Executive Leslie Holland-Bartels and the interim director of the Alaska CSC, Mark Shasby of USGS.
"The University of Alaska Fairbanks and the USGS have a long-established and strong working relationship, and we are committed to this new and important partnership in collaboration with the University of Alaska Anchorage and the University of Alaska Southeast," said Chancellor Rogers. "The new Center builds on the strength of this foundation and creates an even stronger research partnership. The university's function in this center will be to 'Observe, Understand and Respond' to provide significant specialization in Arctic terrestrial and marine ecosystems."
|"The University of Alaska system is a tremendous resource, and the CSC will leverage the work already being done at the university on the impacts of climate change to Arctic resources," said Anne Castle, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science.
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The CSCs will use existing capacities to provide scientific data, tools and techniques to manage the nation's land, water, fish and wildlife, and cultural heritage in a changing climate. Each CSC will be a partnership between federal and state agencies and an academic institution or consortium of universities.
The CSCs will also work closely with a network of "Landscape Conservation Cooperatives" (LCCs) in which federal, state, tribal and other managers and scientists will develop conservation, adaptation and mitigation strategies for dealing with the impacts of various stressors such as climate change. The Arctic LCC, one of five Alaska LCCs that will be established, has already initiated funding of crucial projects through the university.
By working together with the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, CSCs and LCCs will address climate change impacts that typically extend beyond the borders of any single national wildlife refuge, national park or Bureau of Land Management unit.
|Cutting the ribbon to dedicate the new Alaska Climate Science Center on Feb. 24, 2011 were (left to right) Fran Ulmer, Chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage; Brian Rogers, Chancellor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks; Anne Castle, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science; and John Pugh, Chancellor of the University of Alaska Southeast.
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The existing Alaska Climate Change Executive Roundtable, for example, will provide a crucial role in ensuring coordination and integration of activities among the new Alaska CSC and LCCs in Alaska as well as the activities of NOAA's Climate Service for Alaska.
In addition to the Alaska CSC, the Department of the Interior has already announced the Southeast Climate Science Center hosted by North Carolina State University; the Northwest Climate Science Center led by a consortium of three universities; the Southwest Climate Science Center with a large consortium including Univ. of Arizona-Tucson; and the North Central Climate Science Center with nine universities headed by Colorado State University.
Interior will invite proposals for the three remaining centers, which will be the Northeast, South Central, and Pacific Islands Climate Science Centers. The selection process will be posted on Grants.gov next week.
For more information on the Climate Science Centers, visit the Department of the Interior website at http://www.doi.gov/whatwedo/climate/strategy/CSC-Map.cfm and see the USGS information sheet on the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center at http://nccwsc.usgs.gov/documents/NCCWSC_FACT_SHEET_NOV2010%20%28INFO_sheet112310%29.pdf
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April 26, 2012
ATHENS, Ga. --- Five members of the University of Georgia men's tennis team were recognized on the All-SEC teams released by the conference on Thursday, including two players each on the first and second teams and one earning All-Freshman honors.
Senior Wil Spencer and junior KU Singh received first team All-SEC honors while seniors Sadio Doumbia and Ignacio Taboada were named to the second team. Additionally, four-time SEC Freshman of the Week Nathan Pasha was named to the seven-player All-Freshman squad.
Spencer is now a two-time first team selection with a 2012 record of 29-11 including a team-best 19 wins over ranked opponents. He went 6-5 in SEC play for the Bulldogs, playing predominantly at the No. 1 spot in dual matches while attaining an ITA singles ranking as high as No. 3 on the year. His defining moment of 2012 came in Georgia's dual match vs. Florida in Gainesville on March 4, when the senior rallied from down 5-1 in the third set with the team match locked at 3-3, rattling off six straight games to take the set and the match for Georgia. He also clinched the Bulldogs' SEC semifinal victory over Mississippi State last week, defeating MSU's 10th-ranked Artem Ilyushin in three sets after dropping the first.
Singh receives his first conference honor after joining the Bulldogs this January and going 22-4 in singles and 19-3 in dual matches, including an 8-3 SEC mark. Singh – who currently owns a career-best ITA ranking of No. 23 – was 11-2 playing at the No. 2 spot for Georgia and logged seven wins over ranked foes, highlighted by his victory over 12th-ranked Chase Buchanan of Ohio State in UGA's upset of the Buckeyes earlier this season. Singh is currently riding an overall winning streak of six matches.
Doumbia received the second straight second team All-SEC honor of his career after posting a 2012 record of 30-14. He is 13-7 in dual matches and 5-5 in SEC play, registering a total of nine wins over ranked opponents. Ranked as high as No. 10 in singles this season, he has clinched five matches for Georgia on the year, including the victory over then-No. 2 Ohio State in Athens.
Taboada picked up the first All-SEC award of his career, coming off a weekend in which he clinched Georgia's 34th SEC title with a win at No. 4 singles vs. Kentucky. In 2012 he has gone 32-10 overall in singles including 21-5 in dual match play and 9-2 in the SEC, with 11 ranked wins. He has reached high as No. 26 in the ITA singles poll, and has clinched five matches in 2012. In doubles he has gone a perfect 10-0 when playing with Pasha.
Pasha – the winner of four SEC weekly awards this season – has posted an overall record of 31-8 on his way to a place on the All-Freshman team. He is a staggering 20-2 in dual matches including 9-1 in SEC play, posting a 10-match winning streak earlier this season. He has clinched five matches on the season, including two in the ITA National Indoors and one in the SEC Tournament. In doubles he is undefeated with Taboada with a current No. 40 ranking.
The NCAA will announce the field of 64 and the 16 host sites for first and second round action of the NCAA Championships on Tues., May 1. The men's draw will be announced at 5:30 p.m., just following the women's, in a live stream on NCAA.com. Singles and doubles draws come out the follow day.
2012 SEC Awards:
Coach of the Year: Dennis Emery, Kentucky
Player of the Year: Eric Quigley, Kentucky
Freshman of the Year: Nik Scholtz, Ole Miss
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Charlie Jones, Vanderbilt
First Team All-SEC
Andreas Mies, Auburn
Alex Stamchev, Auburn
KU Singh, Georgia
Wil Spencer, Georgia
Panav Jha, Kentucky
Alex Musialek, Kentucky
Eric Quigley, Kentucky
Anthony Rossi, Kentucky
Nik Scholtz, Ole Miss
Marcel Thiemann, Ole Miss
Louis Cant, Mississippi State
Artem Ilyushin, Mississippi State
Mikelis Libietis, Tennessee
Second Team All-SEC
Ricky Doverspike, Alabama
Tripper Carleton, Florida
Bob van Overbeek, Florida
Nassim Slilam, Florida
Sadio Doumbia, Georgia
Ignacio Taboada, Georgia
Tom Jomby, Kentucky
Olivier Borsos, LSU
Neal Skupski, LSU
Jonas Lutjen, Ole Miss
Hunter Reese, Tennessee
Charlie Jones, Vanderbilt
Gonzales Austin, Vanderbilt
Nathan Pasha, Georgia
Chris Simpson, LSU
Nik Scholtz, Ole Miss
Andrew Adams, South Carolina
Mikelis Libietis, Tennessee
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If the town borrows money for the erosion project, the loan will be repaid using Bulwagga Bay revenues, the supervisor said.
"The money to repay the loan won't come directly from from our residents, but it will impact taxpayers," Scozzafava explained. "It'll mean there is less money to apply to the tax levy so taxes will go up unless we can find the money someplace else."
The Bulwagga bay erosion project will likely be completed in the fall of 2013, the supervisor said. It's expected to cost $400-500,000.
"It has to be done," Scozzafava said. "We'll do as much of the work as possible ourselves to keep the cost down.
"Bulwagga Bay is important to our local economy," he added. "It attracts tourists, it provides local jobs and it plays a role in our economic development."
Garrison believes the project should be a priority.
"I believe Bulwagga bay is an important part of our community," he said. "It's key to our future economic growth."
After the project is finished it will require annual monitoring of erosion and water levels on the beach. The town will be allowed to fill in — or "re-nourish" — areas above the revetments where any erosion takes place.
"We will have to do some work there every year," Scozzafava said. "Erosion will always be a problem there. Hopefully, this gets it under control."
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Symphony to perform Verdi's Requiem
The Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra will close its season with Verdi's Requiem, featuring the Texas Christian University Symphonic Chorale.
The group has appeared in many venues, including with the New York Pops in Carnegie Hall, and Saturday will perform at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's Performing Arts Center.
The message in Verdi's Requiem is quite different from that of other requiems designed to be performed in church. Verdi intended that the work be performed in concert halls as well as churches. Instead of a prayer by the living for the dead, Verdi emphasized that the living need to pray for themselves.
During World War II, hundreds of prisoners in the Terezin concentration camp in Czechoslovakia performed Verdi's Requiem as a way to passively defy their Nazi captors.
Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra presents 'Verdi's Requiem,' 8 p.m. Saturday, Performing Arts Center at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Cost: $30 to $65. Information: 883-NOTE (6683).
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Friday, 13 July 2012
Second Response to Readers--the Single State
If one is a careful reader, I did state that some people have had to live single lives and can be holy in those circumstances. However, as a "call", this is a new post-Vatican II category which I reiterate, comes from a lie, the destruction of the family, and all the other reasons in that post.
Let me try and address some of the comments and e-mails.
Firstly, as to the call to be a hermit, this is actually a status in the Church and one must be under the authority of a bishop to be a real hermit. One is usually only a hermit after being in the religious life for many years, such as a monk in a monastery or a nun in a monastery, and taking vows in an order. Then, if a nun, priest or monk feels called to be a hermit, he or she petitions the bishop.
We have been led astray by modern terminologies which do not exist in the Catholic Church. One cannot merely "choose" to be a hermit outside the hierarchical structure of the Church, just as one cannot be a Consecrated Virgin without going through a bishop.
A layperson cannot be a true, Catholic hermit with standing in the Church, without special permission from a bishop. I have checked this out with a priest hermit, who explained the process to me. Lay people may call themselves hermits, but they really are not. If one is called to live a solitary life, that is an exception, and one must have a spiritual director who is orthodox. This is not a natural state for a human being. But, one should not call one's self a "hermit" as that means something more than just a solitary life. I refer to Catholics. What Protestants call themselves is another story.
As to Opus Dei having single Numeraries, that is fine, as they are part of a community, an order, which is Opus Dei. But, again, that would be a vocation which is not usual. They are not isolated and have the support of a group. These people are also a very small sampling in the much larger Catholic society. That they are lay, I do not dispute, but they are still not unattached in a sense of belonging to a group. These single people have made a COMMITMENT to something more than themselves.
I have met several self-proclaimed, "lay hermits" in Europe and they have all been heretics, and without spiritual directors. That sometimes people go to see them for advice is just plain dangerous and stupid.
Secondly, when I referred to dating in a particular class structure, I meant that in the older days, one was in a stratified social structure which facilitated good marriages. That people were meeting those with similar backgrounds, tastes, interests, even orthodoxy, was a blessing and helped couples get over differences or not even have such, which create disharmony in marriages. Now the dating game is hit or miss and oddly, the total responsibility of a woman to discern. In the old days, the family and community helped a woman discern. A similar thing happens with those who attend Thomas Aquinas College, or Christendom and others, for example. They meet like people, and many good marriage, as well as religious and priestly vocations, come out of those colleges. In 2012, most women are merely thrown out into the world to figure out who are the protectors, predators or peter pans, as in my earlier post.
Thirdly, I am not going to get into multi-cultural arguments over staying at home. I write for Westerners. I usually write for the Americans and the English, and Anglo-Saxons prize independence, which is a good thing. I think cultures which hinder adulthood by letting men and women stay in a state of adolescence by living at home (I am not talking about poverty, or Asia or Africa, which is out of my area of knowledge), have fallen away from Christianity, and are part of the culture of death. Putting off child-bearing is killing Europe. In a study a few years ago, it was revealed that one-third of the households in England were headed by single persons. THIS is not normal.
There is an optimum time for getting married, choosing a religious vocation (most orders have cut-off ages because of formation issues, which is excellent), having babies, having careers, supporting society and the culture. By not deciding on a vocation, one is avoiding responsibility. A man who is living at home in his thirties is not a man, sorry, at least by American and English standards. Part of being a man is taking responsibility for one's own life and not relying on others. We all have been brainwashed to think differently in this individual, selfish world of the West. I am not commenting on the East, and will not.
One may not understand American independence, but it is a sign of adulthood. And, I come from prairie stock. My ancestors left Europe at very young ages, one a young woman at 18, and I have nothing but the greatest admiration for what they accomplished in the Catholic Church as laity, as well as some missionary priests, some monks.
By the way, I am harder on men, as they are the ones who have to ask the lady to get married. That there are so many traditional, good Catholic women not married is not natural. That they may become saints by living alone is without a doubt, when I think of their excellent spiritual lives. But, this was not God's Perfect Will for them. The long list of unmarried women and men is a sign of our dysfunctional society. The lack of religious and priestly vocations is a sign of dysfunction as well. In certain, small communities, this may be changing, but not for most social groupings in the West.
17 comments:
- JonathanCatholic said...
Humbly, thank you for the education, Supertradmum. I stand very much corrected on hermits, and that societal structure sounds lovely. I can see how the decay of society has had ill effects on that structure, and it is a shame.
- 13 July 2012 at 10:35
- Supertradmum said...
Yes, we ladies were protected more in the old days. God bless you and keep praying for me and my needs, which are many
- 13 July 2012 at 11:11
- Nescio Quid said...
I started of agreeing with you, particularly with reference to OD. Them you got to the cultural bit and started to impute morality to the cultural norms you have grown up with. Let's be clear, they are your cultural norms. Having said that, the West, of.which I am a part, is not uninfluenced by other cultures, there is no Samuel Huntington clash of cultures. You spoke of a Prairie culture as if it represented the US today! I know plenty of people who would take issue with that. Moreover the prairie culture certainly doesn't represent British culture. And when we speak of culture let's not assume that culture is in itself not mutable and influenced by its environment and time, and therefore hardly a moral arbiter.
The reason so many women are unmarried today is as much to do with old ways of arranging marriages breaking down. Suitable matches or love interests used to be found or developed through community ties and networks. As these old communities change, break down or move so too do networks. It's not as.simple as you make out. There are tons of studies on immigration and changing cultures.
- 13 July 2012 at 13:05
- Supertradmum said...
NQ, I think you read too quickly, as I have said what you repeated about the breakdown of culture.
England is even MORE class-structured than the States, and marriages occur must more in one's class here than in the States. So, you are incorrect there.
There is a clash of cultures. Catholic vs. all others mostly. Kulturkampf is real. Sorry. The Christian culture which lasted for a very long time helped men and women form good relationships based on all the principles I listed plus more.
Even our present Pope believes in the clash of cultures.
- 13 July 2012 at 14:31
- Nescio Quid said...
Hi Supertradmum, I would love to meet you in person one day I'm sure we's have lots to talk about, and lots of common ground, just approached from different perspectives!
Huntington's "clash of civilizations" and the "Kulturkampf" that you speak of, are not one and the same. What I'm getting at is that the East-Clash that Huntington spoke about is not real. There are more synergies between Catholicism and many eastern cultures than meets the eye.
Yes England is more formally class structured than the US. However, after living in the US, and being attached to one of the more privileged higher education institutions, I can honestly say that there are tons of class divisions in the US, just not as formally delineated as they are in the UK (where I'm from btw).
I don't also believe that we are in a situation where Catholicism vs the rest of the world! I think Christian principles are deeply embedded in more than just Christian cultures. When legal systems were transplanted to former colonies, Judaeo-Christian principles and a way of perceiving rights were simultaneously transplanted (perhaps not entirely, but certainly in large measure).
- 13 July 2012 at 16:40
- Supertradmum said...
Dear NQ, you are more optimistic than I am. As to class structure, I am not against it. There can be good reasons for levels, and the Medievals with guilds and other groupings managed just fine.
God bless your work and I am glad you are from England. I LOVE England and wish I could stay here forever. I love the people, the culture, the history and lived here for 12 years, but lost my residency. Have a great day.
- 13 July 2012 at 16:48
- david. said...
Heh, for asians, while we do have a culture of living with our parents until marriage, sometimes that alone is quite an incentive for marriage. Trust me, you don't want to live with your asian mum and asian dad all your life, even if they do your laundry ;)
Family piety is a very large thing in oriental asian cultures. One's family is pretty much the centre and focus of any asian family. While we live with our parents for much longer than the west, independence is still stressed and one is actually expected to enter the workforce and contribute to the family rice bowl. Often, that would mean working in the family business. The asian family is very much like a village.
Further more, this idea of western romances is actually new to asia, and until very modern times, the whole family, was not just involved in discerning, but the choosing of one's spouse. The marriage in the East is very much a social contract and arranged marriages were commonplace and widespread.
Interestingly, because of our eastern mentality, which is rather understandably, utilitarian, children are treated as a commodity in the our culture and many catholic parents don't approve of their children entering the religious life. I think that is possibly because it is seen as a loss of grandchildren (also a commodity), of lacking material income and the fear that the children will not be able to look after them in old age. That said, asian parents do love their kids a lot.
- 13 July 2012 at 19:16
- Supertradmum said...
david, sounds great and more like the old days in America, when all the family had opinions on mates. I remember my mom and dad never agreeing on who I should marry. Mom was more romantic. Thanks for sharing.
The Asians, may I add, are not the only ones who discourage vocations for the sake of the family. I personally know other families which are American which have done this.
- 13 July 2012 at 19:22
- Nescio Quid said...
Totally agree with David's comments about East Asian culture (China, Japan, Korea etc) it is very similar to South Asian culture (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal). Parents do tend to have more sway over issues like marriage in general in Asian culture, although much of this has changed. A lot of my Indian relatives (born and bred in India) met their spouses in college, that is not to say their parents' approval didn't form some part of things. Extended family set ups and looking after parents is still a very important aspect of South Asian culture.
Christian families in India tend to still value their sons becoming priests. And, as I understand it, there are still quite high numbers of religious vocations in India. I know Mother Teresa's order receives quite a few vocations.
Also, there are very well established Christian communities in the East, dating back to the time of the first apostles. So Christian values and institutions are by no means estranged from the East in many respects. There is in no sense of a clash between being Christian and Indian, and it is important to separate this from religious riots which are in fact highly politicised.
Supertradmum, God bless you too! I guess I am an optimistic person. And like you, I do think hierarchies are often a natural way for people to organise themselves. Whether we like it or not, we are all different with unequal abilities.
So sorry you lost your residency! When do you go back to the US?
- 13 July 2012 at 20:02
- Supertradmum said...
NQ the East is very, very big
- 13 July 2012 at 20:19
- Nescio Quid said...
Well that's why I broke things down into Asian regions. In the UK people often refer to East Asians and South East Asians as Oriental, but of course traditionally, the Orient refers to the East, not simply East Asia. Notice too in my earlier discussion, I didn't speak of the Middle East or West Asia...! But even there, you can't lump Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria for instance, into one category or culture. This is also why Samuel H's so called clash of East and West makes even less sense.
P.S. I am an academic who specialises in one of these Asian regions.
- 13 July 2012 at 20:59
- catholicnomad said...
I have a question.
I once read that if you would not make a good husband / wife, then you should not try to enter the religious life as you would not make a good religious either.
So what are people like that to do? If they are barred from marriage for some reason, which also bars them from the religious life, then what?
Just curious to know your thoughts.
- 13 July 2012 at 22:33
- Supertradmum said...
catholicnomad, one does not have to be perfect to either be a priest, religious or husband or wife. None of us are perfect. I disagree with the blanket statement that someone who leaves seminary would make a poor husband. I know many men who were in the seminary, left and are now married with kids and very good husbands. It is a discernment job for some to go in and come out.
However, if one has serious impediments, such as very ill health, mental problems, or serious emotional problems, then one must seek advice before commitment. However, I believe most people are actually "normal" and will be finally perfected in their vocations.
Do not take off-hand cliches too seriously.
- 14 July 2012 at 00:08
- DavidMultiplico said...
I agree that a great many people are shirking their responsibility to follow God's call in marriage or the priesthood or religious life, and may be trying to justify it by claiming the single life. I think it's going too far to say that there is no vocation to be single, though. It exists, even though very few may be called to it. Matthew 19:10-12 states that there are those who are eunuchs from birth, those made so by human agency, and those who choose it for the sake of the kingdom. Not all in these categories can be priests or religious, and it would be ludicrous to say that they were all nonetheless called to marriage, unless we believe that God sends out a call that we cannot answer. I don't think the teaching about the single vocation is new; it is newly misunderstood, though.
- 17 July 2012 at 18:13
- Supertradmum said...
DavidMultiplico, I am not merely advocating marriage, but the religious life and priesthood as well. I have quoted Don Bosco on this at least twice. Making one's self a eunuch means to me choosing the religious life, not merely being celibate outside a community.
I am convinced those are rare callings, but not one category which is taught all the time as if normal. I know too many singles who have never visited a monastery or convent, one of my points on a post tomorrow and one I have made here before as well. God bless you for your honesty and clarity.
By the way, I have a degree in Theology (among others and Scripture studies were my strength. If I have not quoted the passage, it has just been a question of time. Thanks for bringing it up.
- 17 July 2012 at 19:14
- DavidMultiplico said...
Supertradmum, your theological studies have definitely been more extensive than mine; I can assure you that I was not trying to "catch you out" with a scriptural quote. I do appreciate your responding.
I agree with you that the "eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom" refers primarily to those in consecrated life; it is possible that there might be those called to be celibate but not religious, but as you say, that would be a rare calling.
I was thinking more of the eunuchs from birth or made so by human agency. I've been inclined to include among the latter not only those who have been physically castrated, but those with deep-seated same-sex attraction who are unsuitable for marriage or the priesthood or religious life. I count myself among them; I could not be married, and I'm fairly sure, speaking only for myself, that I might be a liability in the priesthood or consecrated life.
As far as I can see (and who knows what God has in store), my vocation is to be single; and if so, I'm sure that God has some purpose for me in this state. I'm sure it was not your intention, but it was painful to think that my vocation did not exist, and that my life is defined by my inability to respond to God's call (i.e., if the only vocations are marriage or religious life).
I apologize for the brusqueness of my first comment, I just felt that "there is no single vocation" was a bit strong. I see you meant that there could be, but not as a normal option. I would bet that God intended no "single" vocation prior to the Fall.
- 18 July 2012 at 21:19
- Supertradmum said...
David Multiplico, Your humility moves all of us who read your comment. I think you are correct, but can a man not make a vow of celibacy like a Consecrated Virgin and live a life of peace knowing that you belong to God Alone? Once we remove ourselves from the world of possibilities, the temptations are much easier to deal with. I honestly do not know if men can do such private vows, bu I believe that decisions, vows and commitments give us all graces we normally do not have. And, in your situation, God has called you not only to celibacy, but to His Cross. I do not say that lightly. I honor you and your choices. Be assured that God has always had a plan for you as he does for all of us. You are very close to Him. Thanks for your comments.
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