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Welcome to The alternative – a regular campaign newsletter from PCS. This issue focuses on the effects of austerity, the case for the alternative, PCS success at TUC and how you can get involved in the 20 October marches.
A selection of articles are published on this page, and a PDF of the publication in full can also be downloaded from this page too.
This month:
Marching against the cuts 20 October
All summer PCS Groups have been taking action against the destructive austerity policies by the coalition government that have resulted in a swathe of job cuts, office closures, pay freezes and attacks on pensions.
The latest action in a series of disputes took place on Friday 21 September with PCS members across the Department for Transport holding a one day strike against the closure of all DVLA offices in the agency.
Nationally PCS is considering more co-ordinated action over pay and pensions with other unions in the autumn, as well as spearheading the build-up for the TUC march on 20 October, 'A future that works', that is shaping up to be the biggest anti-austerity march in history.
Expecting to top the half a million who attended the anti-cuts 'March for the alternative' on 26 March last year, mass demonstrations will be taking place in London, Glasgow and Belfast.
Having broadcast the need for an alternative to austerity for the past couple of years, PCS will be marching with a clear message that we need new polices to create jobs, close the tax gap and build an economy that works for ordinary people.
The march will be the latest step in the campaign to get the government to change course from its damaging programme of cuts as unions, trades councils, a huge variety of anti-austerity groups and members of the public come together.
The success of 26 March and the strike of 30 November last year, when over two million public sector workers took action to defend their pensions, gave us a glimpse of what unions can achieve and the hope is that this latest demonstration will be the springboard for the joint union action necessary to stop the cuts.
The 2012 TUC Congress in Brighton was a successful four days for PCS.
The case for dumping austerity and embracing the alternative was made by PCS in front of an enthusiastic audience at its final fringe meeting.
A panel of experts – including Richard Murphy of the Tax Justice Network – and PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka laid out an alternative to the government's austerity measures as part of the 'There is an alternative' campaign.
"We have to win the battle of ideas," said Mark. "If you don't convince people there is an alternative then they won't be
prepared to fight."
68 is too late, the campaign against the rising state pension age, was unanimously backed by congress.
Launched by PCS, Unite and the NUT the campaign has since attracted wide publicity and has expanded across the trade union movement. On the final morning at the TUC a long list of speakers took to the platform to back the motion supporting 68 is too late and determining to make this a focus of the mass demonstration on 20 October.
PCS also helped organise a fringe meeting in which a packed room heard heartfelt testimonies from people dreading the rise of the state pension age. Debbie Wilkinson, a paramedic, said: "In all my years I have never seen such a massive attack on our terms and conditions."
A vigorous defence of the welfare state was spearheaded by PCS which proposed a motion reiterating the principles of fair and equal pay, condemning workfare polices and re-instating services necessary to supporting vulnerable groups.
"We face a government firmly in the interests of the richest 1% of society," said PCS president, Janice Godrich. "They are taking money from the disabled, the unemployed, lone parents and those struggling to pay rent to give to the super rich." The motion was carried.
PCS also hosted a fringe meeting outlining government plans to cut almost £30 billion from welfare.
Read more about the case against cuts in public spending
More information about the 68 is too late campaign
The PCS booklet 'Welfare: an alternative vision'


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Sent by Alfred Russel Wallace, Corfe View, Parkstone, Dorset to William Greenell [ARW's son] Wallace [none given] on 14 December 1892.
Writes about William's friendship with [Portheim] at Siemens; sister Violet; William's mother's query as to the fate of a medal.
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Parkstone, Dorset
Dec[ember]. 14th. 1892
My dear Will
If you will consider that I wrote under the impression that Portheim was a stranger to you till you met him at Seimens' you will see that there is nothing unreasonable or suspicious in my letter. Both Max & Violet are astonished to hear he is an old friend of yours. Both thought from your letters that you had never spoken to him before.
Of course as you know him well, I am quite pleased that you should be with him [[2]] to make any arrangements you like. I dare say Miss Chof -- will be satisfied with 2 weeks notice.
Put to the vote!
Carried unanimously!
Ma wants particularly to know what they have done with the medal.
In haste, to save post | Your affectionate Papa | Alfred R. Wallace. [signature]
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Astonishing Science. Spectacular museum.
Prof Stephen Hawking signalled his return to health today with a public visit to a special exhibit to celebrate his birthday, on show at the Science Museum in London.
Last month (January) illness forced the Cambridge University cosmologist to miss a VIP reception at the museum in honour of his birthday and the opening of the new exhibit, Stephen Hawking: A 70th Birthday Celebration.
That was the second major birthday party he had missed due to ill health. Prof Hawking, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 21, turned 70 on 8 January but was unable to attend a birthday symposium and celebration in Cambridge on that day.
'It was wonderful that Stephen Hawking was well enough to visit the museum today so that he could at last see the exhibit we put on to celebrate his 70th,' commented Roger Highfield, the museum's Director of External Affairs. 'When our visitors saw him come into the museum there was a fantastic buzz of excitement and a big crowd gathered'.
Highfield led the visitors who were present in giving a late but heartfelt chorus of Happy Birthday. Prof Hawking beamed in appreciation and typed 'thanks' on his computer.
Today, Prof Hawking was also given a special gift from the Science Museum's inventor in residence, Mark Champkins.
Entitled "black hole light", Mark explained to Prof Hawking how it consists of illuminated spirals of light to symbolise a black hole and 'Hawking radiation', a reference to his famous prediction that black holes will give off radiation, the fruits of his efforts to reconcile theories of the very big (general relativity) and very small (quantum theory).
Champkins explained: "I rather liked the idea of uniting the technology that led to the discovery of sub-atomic particles, and in turn, to the birth of quantum physics (in the form of a Geissler-inspired neon tube) with a form that is representative of the path light would take spiralling into a black hole. Mixing Cosmology with Quantum Physics, I've tried to reconcile them in one artefact. It's something of a metaphor for his work, especially his identification of Hawking Radiation and I hope it can also serve a practical purpose in his home or office."
Prof Hawking was taken on a tour of the Science Museum, which he describes as 'one of my favourite places'.
This first ever display of items from the Hawking archive encourages visitors to reflect on the relationship between Hawking's scientific achievements, particularly the work that established his reputation in the 1960s and '70s, and his immense success in popularising astrophysics. Hawking and his daughter Lucy have been involved in the selection of objects for display.
Alison Boyle, Curator of Astronomy, Science Museum, said: "We have been very privileged to explore Professor Hawking's archives, discovering early drafts of his hugely influential scientific papers alongside a rich array of popular material. We hope that the selection we have chosen to display will offer a unique insight into the career of the world's best-known scientist."
* Display features two main strands on Professor Hawking's scientific work and public profile including:
- Professor Hawking's drawing of the Hawking Radiation mechanism
- A draft of Hawking's and Roger Penrose's 1970s paper on the singularities of spacetime
- A model of the gravitational pull of a black hole made for Professor Hawking
- The blue suit worn by Professor Hawking for a zero-gravity flight, 2007
- Selection of awards: 2006 Copley Medal, 1989 Prince of Asturias Award, 2010 Cosmos Award
- Professor Hawking's annotated script for a 1999 guest appearance on The Simpsons
- Selection of international editions of A Brief History of Time
* A rarely-seen 1978 portrait by David Hockney
* The display also features audio, specially recorded by Professor Hawking for the exhibition, and a projection of photographs from his life and career, many previously unseen.
More information: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/hawking
For further information please contact, Nicola Ryan, Science Museum Press Office – email@example.com / 020 7942 4328/4364/4353. @Nicola1PR See #hawkings
Visitor Information:Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD. Open daily 10.00 to 18.00, except 24-26 December. www.sciencemuseum.org.uk / 0870 870 4868@sciencemuseum www.facebook.com/sciencemuseumlondon
Science Museum's inventor in residence, Mark Champkins, explains his 'Black Hole Light': "I rather liked the idea of uniting the technology that led to the discovery of sub-atomic particles, and in turn, to the birth of quantum physics (in the form of a Geissler-inspired neon tube) with a form that is representative of the path light would take spiralling into a black hole. Mixing Cosmology with Quantum Physics, I've tried to reconcile them in one artefact. It's something of a metaphor for his work, especially his identification of Hawking Radiation and I hope it can also serve a practical purpose in his home or office."
Science MuseumThe Science Museum's collections form an enduring record of scientific, technological and medical change from the past. Aiming to be the best place in the world for people to enjoy science, the Science Museum makes sense of the science that shapes our lives, sparking curiosity, releasing creativity and changing the future by engaging people of all generations and backgrounds in science, engineering, medicine, technology, design and enterprise. www.sciencemuseum.org.uk


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The blue period portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto, 1903, by Pablo Picasso at the Roman-Germanic Museum in Cologne, Germany. / Hermann J. Knippertz, AP
â?¢ A Gustav Klimt painting valued at $44 million was returned to the Canadian descendant of previous owner Amalie Redlich in April 2011 by Salzburg's Museum of Modern Arts. The 1915 painting Litzlberg on the Attersee was seized by the Nazi Gestapo after Redlich was deported in 1941 before being killed.
â?¢ In April 2011, the Dresden Gallery returned a painting of painter Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein's finest early works. Portrait of a Young Woman with a Drawing Instrument was seized from the three Rosauer sisters by the Nazis in Austria in 1938. The painting hung in the gallery for more than 70 years before a claim was made for it to be returned to the heirs of the sisters by the Commission for Looted Art in Europe.
â?¢ In 2002, 233 works of art were returned to the Gutmann family after they had been in possession of the Dutch government since the 1940s. The works were taken from F B E Gutmann in Holland, who was murdered by the Nazis for his renowned art collection, according to the London-based Commission for Looted Art in Europe.
â?¢ In 2006, the sale of a Picasso painting, thought at the time to be worth up to $60 million, was halted over allegations its previous owner had been forced to sell the artwork under duress. A lawsuit alleged that the painting Portrait de Angel by Fernandez de Soto belonged to Berlin banker Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, who was forced to flee due to Nazi intimidation and had to sell his prized paintings in a depressed art market.
â?¢ An Oskar Kokoschka painting valued at several million dollars was returned to the family of Jewish art dealer Alfred Flechtheim in 2013. The artwork had been part of the permanent exhibition of Cologne's Museum Ludwig since the 1970s, according to a report by Germany's state broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
â?¢ The family of German artist George Grosz has been fighting for years to recover art they argue was the subject of a forced sale after Grosz fled from the Nazis in 1933. Three of the works are now in the possession of the Museum of Modern Art, which has fought to keep the paintings, arguing they were sold fairly by Jewish art dealer Alfred Flechtheim. The dispute continues.
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Pennsylvania governor hopefuls target middle class with tax policy ads
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's middle class is getting a lot of attention from the gubernatorial candidates, especially on the subject of taxes, but the TV campaign messages are typically vague and sometimes just plain wrong.
An attack ad for Republican incumbent Tom Corbett warns voters that his Democratic challenger, Tom Wolf, wants to "raise the state income tax on many middle-class Pennsylvania families."
"Get real," Wolf responds in a counterattack ad. "It's Tom Corbett who's been sticking it to the middle class on taxes."
Yet what constitutes the middle class is mainly in the eye of the beholder, making the issue excellent fodder for political rhetoric. Even the Census Bureau says on its website that it has no official definition for the middle class, though it does have statistical yardsticks that can help people draw their own conclusions.
One of these is the state's median household income — about $51,000 in 2012, the latest estimate available. But Pennsylvania is a sprawling, economically diverse state and local medians vary widely, from roughly $36,000 in sparsely populated Forest County in the northwestern corner to $86,000 in the bustling Philadelphia suburb of Chester County.
Throughout his campaign, Wolf has advocated for higher taxes for some and tax cuts for others.
The wealthy York businessman favors an extraction tax on natural gas drilling to raise hundreds of millions annually and an overhaul of the state income tax to reduce levies on middle and lower incomes while shifting that burden onto the wealthiest taxpayers.
But the former state Revenue secretary is withholding key elements of his income tax plan, making it impossible to determine where the line between winners and losers would be drawn and leaving him vulnerable to charges such as those in Corbett's ad.
Wolf also wants to use proceeds from the revamped income tax to boost the state's share of public school funding in exchange for a reduction in school property taxes that he says have soared since a nearly $900 million reduction in state aid in 2011, Corbett's first year in office.
Wolf campaign spokesman Mark Nicastre said some details of the income tax plan are still rough because Wolf lacks access to up-to-date tax information.
Overall, he said, "the goal is to give the middle-class taxpayer a little bit of a tax cut and (require) those who are wealthy (to) pay a little bit more."
In an Associated Press interview last month, Wolf said he considers households with incomes of between $70,000 and $90,000 to be middle class and thus eligible for lower taxes under his plan. Corbett's campaign portrays it as the tipping point at which tax increases would kick in, arguing that it could hurt higher earners struggling in high cost-of-living areas.
In southeastern Pennsylvania, $90,000 is "not exactly wealthy" for a married couple with two children, said Corbett campaign manager Mike Barley, who defended the attack ad. "You may be comfortable, but you're certainly not wealthy."
Sometimes in the heat of a campaign, candidates try to have it both ways.
Wolf, citing examples to back up his ad's claim that Corbett has been "sticking it to the middle class," said the governor "raised gas taxes through the roof" when he signed the massive transportation funding package that lawmakers approved late last year.
Motorists are expected to pay $2.3 billion a year in higher gasoline taxes and fees, but the funding package's approval reflected a broad bipartisan consensus that additional revenue was needed to correct years of neglect.
In Erie on Monday, the day the Corbett campaign put up its attack ad, Wolf expressed a more positive view in remarks at a Manufacturer & Business Association luncheon.
"I applaud the Legislature and the governor for actually coming through, coming up with a transportation plan that actually allows us to fix our bridges and actually move our transportation infrastructure forward," Wolf said.
The Corbett camp posted a clip of that on YouTube on Wednesday.
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Multiple people were injured Tuesday when an SUV crashed at a gas station in Spring, according to the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office.
The crash happened on Falvel Drive at Stuebner shortly before 2:30 p.m.
Witnesses said a green SUV was traveling north on Falvel when it went through the intersection at Spring Cypress and into the parking lot of a Stripes station.
The SUV struck an 79-year-old pedestrian before crashing head-on into another SUV at a gas pump.
Paramedics with CY Creek rushed to the scene and a LifeFlight helicopter was also brought in.
The injured elderly man was airlifted to Memorial Hermann Texas Trauma Institute. Two people in the second SUV were transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital in The Woodlands.
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Elizabeth T. (Betty) Murphy, 81 years old, of Fort Smith, AR and formerly of Coaldale passed gently into the arms of Jesus on February 1, 2012 in Fort Smith AR.
Betty was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Moyer) of Tamaqua. She attended St. Jerome schools and church, which was the setting of her marriage to the late Thomas J, Murphy Sr. of Coaldale to whom she was married for 50 years.
She was a member of the former St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Coaldale and is currently a member of both St. Jerome Catholic Church in Tamaqua and St. Boniface Catholic Church in Fort Smith, where she regularly attended Mass.
Betty was a talented seamstress and baker who enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Devoted to her Catholic faith, she rarely missed a day without praying her rosary. During her time in Coaldale she was active in the CHOSE Organization, a past president of the American Legion Auxiliary and a Girl Scout leader. She was last employed by the Panther Valley School District.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, John (Jack) Carroll of Pottsville and Eugene Carroll of Tamaqua and two sisters, Anna Dever of Nesquehoning and Helen Larkin of Tamaqua.
She is survived by:
Two sons and daughters-in-law, Harry J and Charlotte K Murphy of Coaldale and Thomas J and Audrey Murphy of Hazleton and one daughter and son-in-law Patricia and Dave Valentini of Fort Smith, AR with whom she resided for the past 10 years.
Erin and Ryan Goss of Lavaca AR, David Valentini, Jr. of Fort Smith AR, Tami and Bruce Freyman of Coaldale, Harry Murphy Jr. of Coaldale, Manuel and Carla Najarro of Tamaqua, Jennifer Murphy of Lansford, Melissa and Randy Nielson of Virginia, Thomas and Kristen Johnson, Amy L Johnson, Bobbie Sue Johnson and fiancé Geraldo Negrette, and Brian P Johnson all of Hazleton.
Great Grandchildren:
Garrett and Reed Goss, Kasey Ansbach, Tessie and Charlie Englert, Maximus and Corabel Najarro, Devon, Donavan, John and Taylor Lynn Johnson, Ariana Negrette, Bryan P Johnson, Jr., and a special granddaughter on her way on February 28, 2012
Two brothers and sisters-in-law Joseph and Catherine Carroll and Ronald and Donna Carroll all of Tamaqua. And one brother-in- law, Norman Foran of Mechanicsburg, PA
As well as many beloved nieces and nephews, and special friends Pasquale and Marie Valentini of Lansford and Ross, Deborah Jill and Jack Flanary of Fort Smith, AR.
Visitation will be Monday February 6 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home 655 East Broad Street, Tamaqua.
Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St. Jerome's Catholic Church Tuesday February 7 at 11:00 AM, Rev. John Frink to officiate.
Interment at Sky-View Memorial Park, Tamaqua.
Online registry and condolences may be signed at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com


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Background: the claim was made in a previous discussion on the validity of the apostolate of Scott Hahn (link) that the use of the descriptive phrase Catholic Christian is improper. I vigorously denied this, arguing that it is a matter of the English language and category distinctions, and a way to linguistically counter the common anti-Catholic assumption that Catholics call themselves Catholics rather than (if one word must be chosen) Christians because they are not Christians in the first place, and wish to deliberately dissociate themselves from that description or category.
In other words, it is inadvertently falling into their false ecclesiology (at least in effect, or in their minds). We are urged in Vatican II to speak in language that our separated brethren can understand and relate to, with the aim of sharing the fullness of our faith more effectively.
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In regards to this whole conversation of the use of the term "Catholic Christians," I refer you to Douglas Bushman's article entitled The Catholic on the Church - To Be Catholic is to be Christian, Period. Go to my April Archives to view and print it. It's provided to you over six posts [they are jpg files; enlarge by clicking on the scanned photos].
Here is my reply:
I agree with virtually all of the Bushman article. But any conclusion drawn from it that Catholic Christian is impermissible terminology is illogical and unfounded, in my opinion.
If the objection is, as he argues, that Catholicism is seen as something "added to" being a Christian, I reply by saying that this is not how I have ever regarded it (i.e., since my conversion). To me it is the fullness of Christianity, while Protestantism is a truncated, abbreviated, skeletal, least-common-denominator type of Christianity.
Christianity rightly understood in all its fullness, colors and multi-faceted nature is Catholicism, of course. How it somehow follows that saying Catholic Christian is an implicit acceptance of [C.S.] Lewisian "mere Christianity" (which I have been relentlessly critical of for fifteen years, though Lewis remains my favorite author) I know not. Perhaps Bushman himself isn't even arguing this, and his opinions are wrongly being used to draw this erroneous conclusion.
There are all sorts of words which are misunderstood. But it doesn't follow that we therefore cease using them. We need to carefully define and explain our terms.
I no more need to refrain from saying Catholic Christian than I have to refrain from saying Socratic philosophy or Thomist philosophy on the grounds that no other type of philosophy can pass muster with those, so we need to simpy say Socratic method or Thomism as identical with philosophy, with all the other philosophies being mere pretenders. It simply doesn't follow.
Bushman is obviously reacting to certain liberal outlooks which retire from an enthusiastic, confident presentation of the Catholic faith as the fullness of faith. Alas, it's not a problem I have ever had. :-) I get accused of being a "triumphalist" all the time, and my insistence on the Newmanian requirement of accepting the entire faith or bust does not exactly endear me to Protestant dialogue opponents either. So he is preaching to the choir on this. But I don't see why I would have to stop saying Catholic Christian in order to speak about these other things.
Certainly it is tomfoolery to suggest (as the inimitable John Lowell did) that to merely use the term suggests a terribly deficient ecclesiology. As just described, I don't have that! So at least in my case, there is no truth to the charge at all.
Most of the article is not about this terminology. Since he allows for the latitude of speaking of other Christians, the contention that Catholic Christian either must mean or even imply some non-Catholic ecclesiology, collapses.
In fact, he is not even internally consistent if in fact he were to take a strict position himself that the phrase must mean what Mr. Lowell claims it intrinsically means, by his use of the term non-Catholic Christians. It's real simple: if there are non-Catholic Christians, then there must be Catholic Christians, on the basis of the comparison and contrast, and the English language. Non-Catholic Christians are those who are Christians without being Catholics. They are a type of Christian distinguished by not being Catholic.
Therefore, the group they are being linguistically contrasted with must be Catholic Christians. There are more than one type of Christian, so it follows inexorably through the function of language and logic that Catholic Christian must be permissible as simply an instance of indicating a smaller sub-group of the larger sociological/religious group, which the author freely concedes (and indeed must, if he is to follow the teaching of Vatican II).
That being the case, this contention collapses in a heap. The only way it can succeed is to assert something which the author didn't do: that Catholics are the only Christians, period. In that case, one could only describe Protestants as non-Catholics, since Catholic and Christian are absolutely identical. It would be nonsensical to describe them in that hypothetical situation as non-Catholic Christians. So this view must be discarded as internally incoherent and illogical.
At best one can only say that the phrase Catholic Christian may be misunderstood. But since that is true of almost any word these days, especially in the vexed world of religious controversies, it really isn't saying much at all.
And note that this is coming from a person who fights "wars" about terminology all the time, and indeed, thinks it is important to do so. I refuse to use Reformation without quotes because I reject the description. I reject it because it was not what that word implies at all. Rather, it was a revolution or revolt. So I use those terms. I reject Enlightenment on similar grounds, because it presupposes that the spiritual and intellectual and cultural heritage of the highly Christian Middle Ages was a "darkness" from which "progressive" 18th-century man joyfully escaped.
I just don't see any problem here, though. Christianity is a rather large group. There are different kinds of Christians. Catholicism is one of these. One then (hopefully) proceeds to defend and proclaim it as quintessential Christianity and the best kind. But classifying it as part of the larger group of Christianity does not undermine that endeavor in the least.
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John Lowell wrote:
I'm terribly sorry, but the simile you offer us is in no way apt, Chris. In your illustration, Roman is an adjective and Catholic is a noun, much like Melkite Catholic might be. The unmistakable meaning of Catholic, used as it is in Hahnspeak, "Catholic Christian", misrepresents our teaching. "Catholic" is improperly used as an adjective in this case.
This is thoroughly wrongheaded once again. I deny that there is a "grammatical" argument in the sense in which John intends this, at all. He implies that it is intrinsically indicative of an inferior brand of Christianity or Catholicism, if one simply uses Catholic Christian in the sense that Catholic functions grammatically as an adjective.
This doesn't fly because John is apparently overlooking crucial category distinctions and different possibilities of relationships between ideas (thus, it is again, at bottom, I think, a logical or thinking problem here).
In our present case, Christianity is an umbrella term. As such, it necessarily contains less information than sub-groups contained "under" it (as strictly a matter of classification). It does not follow that describing a form of x Christianity makes x less than Christianity as if Christianity were the qualitatively greater concept of the two.
This follows, not only logically and grammatically, but also theologically, since, in fact, the Catholic Church recognizes other forms of Christianity beside itself, though it regards them as less full manifestations of same.
After all, Orthodoxy arose in the 11th century. Unless someone asserts that it is a less than Christian faith, then one must be able to distinguish Orthodoxy from Catholicism, as two different forms of Christianity. Thus: Catholic Christianity and Orthodox Christianity.
In other words, from a Catholic perspective, there is a form of Christianity beside itself, but not as full and complete as itself. Catholicism remains the fullest expression of Christianity (thus greater than [mere] Christianity) and so Catholic is the greater concept than Christianity, while it still remains perfectly permissible and proper to say Catholic Christianity.
In fact, it should also be noted that even C.S. Lewis's own notion of "mere Christianity" presupposed this. His analogy to the house held that "mere Christianity" was the common hall in the house that all shared. Yet the fullest expressions of anyone's particular Christianity remained in individual rooms.
Thus, you have "rooms of the house" yet the rooms are in a real sense greater than the house. They are the sub-category in one sense, but the greater notion of the two in another. The rooms are greater than the hall where all Christians met in the context of common beliefs. The hall is generic Christianity, but the rooms are fuller expressions of particular Christian belief-systems.
If that is insufficient to reveal the fallacies and category mistakes entertained by John in his analysis, then we may suggest various analogies.
For example, there is the umbrella category of "music," which is, of course, almost unimaginably huge. Yet it contains less "content" than the categories underneath it. Classical music or gospel music immediately brings forth in one's mind rich images and sounds. Is classical music somehow inferior to music because it is more specific and merely because in the phrase classical is an adjective describing a particular kind of music? Of course not.
We could take that analogy a step further, making a reductio ad absurdum:
Mozartian classical music is a deficient form of music because, after all, the Mozartian aspect is inferior to the classical category, since it is an adjective describing the latter, and classical is inferior to music because it describes that.Is the fallacy here evident and obvious yet? I should think so!
There are also, of course, qualitative distinctions in the "adjectival" categories. If we were to compare Mozart's classical music to Armstrong's classical music (I toyed with some written and electronic "compositions" right after high school, as I had majored in music), it would be obvious immediately which thing was the vastly superior of the two.
How about filmmaking? There is that large umbrella category, which would encompass anything, even up to crude home movies or even pornography (if we are referring strictly to the process of making movies which can be played back).
So if we say Hitchcockian filmmaking or Kubrickian filmmaking are Stanley Kubrick or Alfred Hitchcock somehow "inferior" to the concept of "filmmaking"? Again, no. It doesn't even make sense to say that. Rather, they are two directors who produced excellent manifestations of film, and examples of that art. The Kubrick film is an infinitely fuller expression of film than home movies of our kids made in the Armstrong household (no matter how cute and endearing we think they are).
How about art? You have sculpture as a larger category. Then you have Rodin's sculpture and Michelangelo's sculpture. Are we to say that no other sculpture exists because Michelangelo made his glorious David and Pieta? No, of course not. Does it degrade Michelangelo or imply that someone else was a greater sculptor to simply say that his work was a species of sculpture? Again, no, of course not.
Likewise, the fact that Catholic describes a type of Christianity and is an adjective in the phrase Catholic Christian has no bearing whatsoever on the supposed proposition which allegedly follows from this, that it makes Catholicism subservient to Christianity and somehow compromises the fullness of Catholic ecclesiology.
The only possible compromise in ecclesiology in this scenario is the tacit assumption in Lowell's "argument" that there are no other forms of Christianity rightly so-called besides Catholicism. That clearly clashes with Vatican II ecclesiology, therefore is a deficient ecclesiology.
He wants to argue that he doesn't assume this presupposition? I hope he does so, but then his whole contention about "Catholic Christian" will collapse. As far as I am concerned, it already has, based on logic, grammar, and Catholic magisterial teaching. No one has to use this terminology (just like no one has to pray the Rosary or believe in Fatima and Lourdes), but it is not in the slightest un-Catholic or sub-Catholic or theologically-questionable to do so.


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How stress and competition can improve your life
Feb 19, 2013
A new book breaks down the scientific nature of competition and risk, and finds that by balancing risk more effectively, women often outperform men in financial fields.
Jess Walter on the art of being underwater
Feb 12, 2013
Jess Walter's new book of short stories "We Live in Water" chronicles those who are down on their luck.
Statistics may sound boring, but they're everywhere
Feb 11, 2013
Charles Wheelan's new book "Naked Statistics" has fun with the serious subject of stats.
Charlie LeDuff on going home to Detroit, and the problems with ruin porn
Feb 7, 2013
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff goes home in his latest book, "Detroit: An American Autopsy."
Love in the time of data
Feb 5, 2013
For the author of "Data: A Love Story," finding her perfect match was as easy as...creating the right matrix.
Giving credit to the government for the bailout
Jan 24, 2013
Alan Blinder, an economist and former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, discusses why he thinks the government doesn't get enough credit for saving the U.S. economy from a much worse fate.
The bitter pill of globalization
Jan 7, 2013
A robust global economy spreads wealth -- and pandemics like the flu, SARS, even the plague.
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This Is Infinitely Annoying. Literally.
In an otherwise humdrum critique of Virginia Senate-elect James Webb, George Will upbraided the politician for his misuse of the terms "literally" and "infinitely".
Bravo. "Literally" is a useful word because it neatly distinguishes between hyperbole and reality. "Infinitely" is wonderful as metaphor but ought not be used to describe a quantifiable sum.
Got that?
PS- Dear George: Have you thought about selecting a new photograph to accompany your columns? The one you use now makes you look like a Math club president who has just had his lunch money stolen.…
Sports Notes
- The Old Man and I had a long discussion last night about the Giants' offseason. He would like them to make a more concerted effort in signing impact players, while I am more wary of committing too much money to overrated guys, like Carlos Lee. Of course, the situation is almost moot as most of the key bashers have signed: Lee, Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, and soon J.D. Drew. Since the Giants have so many holes to fill, and since next year's free agent class is much better, I'd like to see them make incremental signings such as the reported one of Padres outfielder Dave Roberts. Yes, he's old, and no, he isn't a great player- but at 3 years and $15m he's a much better bargain than Juan Pierre (Dodgers) or Gary Matthews Jr. (Angels).
- Although young pitching is such a valuable commodity to have, I'd still like the Giants to dangle LHP Noah Lowry a little bit to pitching-starved teams. Lowry has shown promise in each of the past two seasons but it appeared late this year that the league had begun to figure out his bread-and-butter pitch, the changeup. Since Lowry doesn't have much of a fastball it would make sense to get rid of him now before he endures a horrendous year. If the Devil Rays were to be so kind as to offer Carl Crawford straight up for Noah, Brian Sabean should take that deal faster than it takes him to knock back a bottle of wine.
- The Warriors look good but caveat: they haven't played too many games on the road yet and the ones they have played have exposed their weaknesses. I am encouraged by a few factors, though. First, the rise of Monta Ellis and Andris Biedrins. The first gives the Warriors great depth at guard (should they trade Jason Richardson?) and the second gives them a low-post presence who can actually score (unlike the rarely-used Adonal Foyle). Second, Don Nelson has inspired much improved play from the much-maligned Mike Dunleavy. Third, Ike Diogu's eventual return should give the W a second wide-body in the paint who can help keep Biedrins out of foul trouble. Unfortunately, the West remains awfully strong and the Warriors could suffer the misfortune of missing the playoffs once again even if they win 44 games or so. December- with its road-heavy schedule- will be the acid test for this bunch.
- A conversation with a football-fanatic friend (over in China, no less) has convinced me that the officials rule of an illegal forward pass rather than a fumble in last Sunday's Raiders/Chargers game was correct. Is the rule stupid? Of course. It always seems like the Raiders get burned by obscure and obsolete rules.
- The 49ers are a much-improved team, but what pieces remain missing? Should they continue building the offensive line? Should they get a game-breaking wide receiver? A big-time pass rusher? A top-notch safety or corner? How about all four? The Niners have a lot of picks in next April's draft and should have sufficient cap space to make a key free agent signing or two. I believe they are three or four good players away from being a contending team, though I suppose that could be said about every mediocre team in the NFL.
Not Thinking Things Through
Via Doug Bandow, Michael Ledeen of The National Review continues to agitate for the spread of the War on Terror:
There is no escape from this war, and we haven't even begun to wage
it. Once we do, we will find that we've got many political and
economic weapons, most of them inside our enemies' lands. I entirely
agree with Victor that Iran and Syria are fragile, brittle, and
anxious. They know their people hate them, and they know that
revolution could erupt if we supported it.
Ledeen's analysis rests on a very large assumption: that because a particular government is widely unpopular with its citizens, its overthrow by a foreign army will be welcomed.
Let's consider an example closer to home: The United States. A majority of Americans (sometimes nearing two thirds) disapproves of President George W. Bush. Yet imagine if a country like France or Russia were to invade the US, blow up the White House, capture Bush, and occupy the country for an extended period. I would bet that nearly every American, with the exception of a few hardened leftists, would resist the occupation and end up deeply resenting the occupying country.
Why would Iran or Syria be much different? I have talked to many foreigners in my lifetime from a variety of different countries and for the most part, they admire America for its ideals like democracy, freedom of speech, political plurality, and economic liberalism while at the same time deeply opposing US foreign policy. They see the US invasion of Iraq as an attack on the sovereignty of a foreign country in order to aid US interests.
I don't advocate a completely isolationist foreign policy. After all, as President Clinton noted, attitudes toward the US in foreign countries improve when the US assists or leads reconstruction efforts after calamities like earthquakes and tsunamis. This is a very different thing than overthrowing foreign governments, and analysts with the pedigree of Ledeen ought to know better.…
Social Ideas and Such
The 88s looks at an interesting topic: why do foreigners (or perhaps just Westerners) living in China find the Chinese "social ideal" to be, well, less than ideal?
The more sociable Chinese I met were unctuous to the extreme: they tried impressing me, asking me too many questions, or simply acting like they wanted to be my friend too much. I consistently found myself guarded when talking to Chinese people and often came across as being rude or unfriendly because I couldn't match their enthusiasm at our meeting.
Conversely, the Chinese I liked best were the ones who were themselves around me and didn't act differently just because they were talking to a laowai. In addition: the students I identified with the most were ones that were a little unusual: they were brooders, or darkly humored, or imbued with a naughty streak.
What is the American social ideal? Do we have one? I honestly have never heard an individual here being praised as such. With a bit of thought I'm sure we could come up with some examples.…
49ers Blogging
One thing about the 49ers newfound respectability: there are no moral victories anymore. Even though you'd have been laughed out of the room last month by suggesting the Niners ought to beat the Rams in St. Louis, today's 20-17 loss still stings. A few notes:
- I didn't care for some of Mike Nolan's decisions. Like one might say of a politician, he's too conservative. Why can't the 49ers go for it on 4th and inches, ever? Especially when your running game is averaging better than five yards a carry? Electing to kick the field goal deep into the fourth quarter and a one point lead indicated a complete lack of confidence in the offense. It reminds a certain fan of Elvis Grbac's fist-pumping charade in a Monday Night game against Green Bay more than a decade ago, when Da Mayor called him a "disgrace to humankind".
- The prevent defense during the Rams game-winning drive was not suitable to the game situation. The Rams had too much time to nickle-and-dime the Niners to death, resulting in an eminently predictable touchdown with barely half a minute left on the clock. Had Nolan instituted an aggressive defensive front, he would have had a better shot at containing the Rams' short passing game. A big touchdown play would have given the Rams a three point lead but with enough time left for the Niners to at least mount a successful field goal drive to send the game into overtime.
- Great week for Antonio Bryant. Belligerent DUI boy was flagged for two critical holding penalties, one of which erased a sizeable Frank Gore gain. At least we can say he isn't like Randy Moss, who has openly quit for the Raiders (hey Randy, would it kill you to complete your routes?)
- Oh and speaking of the Raiders, they were the victims of perhaps the worst call I've ever seen in an NFL game. On a 4th and 2, Philip Rivers of the Chargers completed a pass to a wide receiver for a gain of about eight yards. The receiver stood up- without having ever been touched- and intentionally flipped the ball out of his hand. Players on both teams realized it was a fumble, and a Raider recovered. The referee first ruled first down for the Raiders, but then inexplicably reversed course. Instead, he flagged the Charger for an "illegal forward pass" and gave him a five-yard penalty. The receiver, of course, had no intention whatsoever of passing the ball. Yet that was the call, and not only did the Chargers keep the ball, they had first down. Ridiculous.
The Chargers probably would have won anyway, but on a day that the Raiders defense did a great job containing the Rivers/LT attack, it would have been nice for the refs to stay out of the way.…
Yellow Fever Oh No!
There's quite a salty thread over at The Peking Duck, one that yours truly has contributed to, debating whether or not white men with a strong preference for Asian women are inherently creepy. I do encourage you all to read the original Village Voice article TPD cites, Ivan's ensuing commentary, and the comments that follow. Interesting stuff.
Of course, some white men (NBNL included) have a strong preference for Asian girls. Some white men are creeps. Some creepy white men also have a strong preference for Asian girls.
Then again, some non-creepy white men have a strong preference for Asian girls. Judging by the article, and Ivan's support for it, you'd think this latter category simply didn't exist. …
Snappy Answers to Silly Questions
"Molon Labe", writing at Winds of Change, begins a post on the war by presenting a question to the readers:
Are we in fact facing a serious threat from Islamacists? Your answer to
that question will probably determine a great deal about your response
to news articles and existing or proposed diplomatic, military and
legal actions here and abroad.
Really, though, who would answer "no" to the first question? It is completely obvious that the threat from Islamacists (whom I take to mean Islamic fundamentalist terrorists) is serious. Their destruction of the World Trade Center and part of the Pentagon demonstrated this threat rather clearly.
A far better question would be: "Are we facing an existential threat from Islamacists?". That, I think, would trigger a fair debate. I would argue that the threat was serious but not existential. A fair amount of people would disagree. That's the crux of the argument, not whether or not the threat is simply serious.…
Alice in Chains
I've spent the past hour listening to Alice in Chains' 1996 MTV Unplugged album. It's excellent and adds further grist to my contention that the 90s represent an overlooked golden age for rock music. Consider Alice in Chains. They're a great band and better than 99% of the flotsam I hear on modern rock radio. In their time, though, they weren't huge because:
1. They were typecast as "just another grunge band" and not quite as accessible as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, or Soundgarden
2. Their songs are very depressing, dealing primarily with subjects like heroin addiction ("Down In A Hole"), war ("Rooster"), and rage ("Angry Chair"). You wouldn't exactly enliven a party by putting an Alice in Chains album in your stereo.
3. Their hit songs were spread out over three or four albums, so they didn't have a Nevermind or Ten to skyrocket them to superstardom.
Funny how a great band can get lost in the mix sometimes- perhaps under a different set of circumstances Layne Staley's subsequent death would have received far more attention than it did.…
Back in California
Well after four lovely days in Washington and British Columbia, I'm home. Now commences a period of ritualistic fasting to make up for my gluttonous behavior during the Thanksgiving holiday. Oy.…
Reunion Dinner
I hung out last night in San Francisco with a handful of friends from my year abroad in Italy. We were twenty then and a fairly rambunctious group, but who wouldn't be living in a country known for wine, beautiful people, and style?
Now we're twenty-five and those of gathered have relocated to San Francisco from points north, south, and east. I can proudly say that despite the encumbrances of graduate school and careers we are still able to run amok when given the chance.
Among the highlights: getting precise directions to the restaurant from a couple on a Western Addition street who subsequently panhandled us for money, our driver completely forgetting where he parked and requiring a long time to find his car, going fast down one of SF's grand hills whilst singing Nine Inch Nails' "Closer" at maximum volume, having a bottle of brandy disappear completely drunken ukelele strumming, drunken crossword puzzle attempting (I discovered that it's far easier doing a crossword puzzle drunk than when hungover), laughing hysterically recounting scenes from Borat, and plaintively moaning that there wasn't a dart board in the bar.
I should mention that in addition to the drinking we had a wonderful time and it was great seeing everyone.


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Services for Lester Lee Warsop, 88, DeSoto, were Thursday, Dec. 14, at DeSoto Baptist Church. Burial was in DeSoto Cemetery.
Mr. Warsop died Monday, Dec. 11, 2000, at Eudora Nursing Center.
He was born Nov. 8, 1912, in Eudora, the son of Wilford and Ida Paxton Warsop. He moved to DeSoto in 1918.
Mr. Warsop was a mechanic and owned and operated DeSoto Motors from 1946 to 1967 and then worked for Gulf Oil at the Eudora Explosive Plant. He was also a farmer. He was a member of DeSoto Masonic Lodge, a former charter member of DeSoto Rotary, and served as Lexington Township trustee and on the DeSoto Cemetery Board.
He married Mary Eunice Curtiss on Dec. 28, 1937, in Olathe. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include a son, Ronald Lee Acton, Kansas City, Kan.; a daughter, Martha Rae Carpenter, Lawrence; three stepsons, Glenn Bowers, Topeka; Roy "Jack" Bowers, Eudora; and, Monte Bowers, DeSoto; a stepdaughter, Mary Dunkin, San Marcos, Texas; three sisters, Opal Ostertag, Forsythe, Mo.; Garnet Moll, Gardner; and, Margaret Dierolf, Olathe; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Two sisters, Ruby Pogue and Pearl Ashlock, a stepson, Bill Bowers, two grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren died earlier.
The family suggests memorials to the DeSoto Museum or the charity of the donor's choice, sent in care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner 66030.
Lelia P. Deay
Services for Lelia Pearl Deay, 91, Waverly, were Saturday at Jones Funeral Home, Waverly. Burial was in Deay Cemetery, south of Eudora.
Miss Deay died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000, at Newman Hospital, Emporia.
She was born April 9, 1909, in Eudora, the daughter of Marshall and Etta F. (Ogle) Deay.
Miss Deay was a member of Bethany Church of Christ and the 3-M Club, both of Waverly.
Survivors include a brother, Harold Deay, Waverly.
The family suggests memorials to the Bethany Church of Christ or Waverly Senior Center, sent in care of the funeral home, 501 Dane St., Waverly 66871.
Rosa Klaus
An inurement for Rosa Klaus, 92, Eudora, will be at a later date at Oak Hill Cemetery. She was cremated.
Mrs. Klaus died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
She was born Aug. 14, 1908, in Tepl, Sudetenland, to Anton and Anna (Lenk) Nittel.
Mrs. Klaus was a baker. She moved to the United States from Germany in 1952. She worked at Herbst Shoe Co. in Milwaukee, Wis., for 15 years.
She married Josef Klaus on Sept. 10, 1938, in Tepl, Sudetenland. He died Jan. 25, 1986.
She is survived by her daughter, Hannelore Hess, Lawrence; and one grandchild.
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home is in charge of services.
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The MotoGP has just announced that it will be organizing a hearing with the Clerk of the Course and the Chief Marshal to review the crash between Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner that occurred during the race at Jerez.
Here is the statement from the MotoGP:
"Following the collision between Rossi and Stoner during the MotoGP race of the Spanish Grand Prix on 3 April in Jerez, the Race Direction has decided to organise a hearing with the Clerk of the Course and the Chief Marshal in order to review the incident and to hear the explanation of the officials in charge.
Due to the fact that the final decision of the Race Direction will not affect the result of the race, the hearing will be organised on Thursday 28 April in Estoril, Portugal."
It looks like the MotoGP is concerned, not with Valentino Rossi's braking move during the race which caused the collision, but with the action of race officials after the crash occurred.
Casey Stoner said after the crash that he was upset with crew officials because they all went to help Rossi and not him.
"It was a racing incident and there's not much we can do," Stoner said. "What is more frustrating is the reaction of the stewards and their assistance for Valentino and not for me – it was unbelievable."
Courtesy of AllAboutBikes.com


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Most folks are well aware of the issues that have begun to surface in towns throughout the northeast, regarding roof collapses of all kinds, ranging from barns to homes to bowling alleys and office buildings. Most RVs and Park Models are designed to distribute the load, but those who may have added a hard awning or "3-season" room may want to take steps to either add support or remove some of the accumulating snow. Unfortunately, we have had to contact some campers about some sagging roofs, and today was our first call to campers way out west in AZ regarding a partial collapse (photo).
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When a copy of any public record of the District of Columbia is required by the Secretary to be used in determining the eligibility of any person for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, the official custodian of such public record shall without charge provide the applicant for such benefits or any person (including any veterans' organization) acting on the veteran's behalf or the authorized representative of the Secretary with a certified copy of such record.
Source(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1237, § 3303; Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(78),Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3298; renumbered § 5703,Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1),May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), (2)(A)(xiii),Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403.)
1991—Pub. L. 102–40renumbered section 3303 of this title as this section.
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Cape Town - A man accused of killing Cape Town stilt walker Rosemary Theron was referred for mental observation by the Western Cape High Court on Monday morning.
"You are referred to Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital for 30 days of observation," Judge Robert Henney told 18-year-old Kyle Maspero.
He would remain out on bail until a bed became available, at which point he would be held at the hospital for 30 days.
Henney provisionally postponed the matter until July 9 pending the hospital's report.
Maspero appeared with co-accused Godfrey Scheepers, 20, on charges of murder and defeating the ends of justice.
William da Grass (SUBS: CORRECT) brought the observation application, saying his client was having difficulty instructing him.
"There is a failure to recollect material aspects of the offence and this is because of a protracted and heavy use of narcotics," he told Henney.
"This condition existed even at the time of the offence and we wish to prevent a situation where difficulties arise at a later stage."
Henney said he did not understand the application because substance abuse during an alleged offence did not grant immunity from prosecution.
He asked the lawyer if there was a mental illness or defect.
Da Grass replied that Maspero had been using tik (crystal methamphetamine) for an extended period. There was scientific evidence to suggest it caused biological and physiological changes to the brain.
"Colloquially, the brain has been damaged due to drug use. I think that's the simplest way to put it," Da Grass said.
Prosecutor Susan Galloway agreed observation was necessary, based on what the defence had presented and her conversation with the investigating officer.
She provisionally withdrew the same charges against Scheepers, pending the report.
"You know where to find him afterwards?" Henney asked Galloway.
She assured Henney she did.
Theron's daughter Phoenix Racing Cloud, 19, reportedly had a role in the stilt walker's murder, and entered into a plea bargain with the State last month.
She admitted helping her boyfriend Maspero strangle her 39-year-old mother with a rope in her home in Fish Hoek on March 7
last year.
Scheepers allegedly helped the two move the body and rebury it in a shallow grave.
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