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by Melina Marchetta
Candlewick Press
March 13, 2012
598 pages
Source: Purchased
Three years after the curse on Lumatere was lifted, Froi has found his home . . . or so he believes. Fiercely loyal to the Queen and Finnikin, Froi has been taken roughly and lovingly in hand by the Guard sworn to protect the royal family, and has learned to control his quick temper with a warrior's discipline. But when he is sent on a secretive mission to the kingdom of Charyn, nothing could have prepared him for what he finds in its surreal royal court. Soon he must unravel both the dark bonds of kinship and the mysteries of a half-mad princess in this barren and mysterious place. It is in Charyn that he will discover there is a song sleeping in his blood . . . and though Froi would rather not, the time has come to listen. (Taken from Goodreads.)
Opening Line
They call her Quintana the curse maker. The last female born to Charyn, eighteen years past.
My Take On It
Love. Sex. Vengeance. Sex. Curses. Sex. Power. Sex. Family. Sex. Magic. Sex. These are just some of the themes in Melina Marchetta's follow up to the epic fantasy masterpiece, Finnikin of the Rock (read my review.) Wait. You're still thinking about sex, aren't you? And no, that wasn't a cheap ploy to get you to read my review. As I read Froi of the Exiles, my mind kept shouting: "This whole book is centered around sex!" Now, let me explain. The truth is there is not an excessive amount of the actual activity written in, but sexual subjects like infertility and procreation, as well as sexual assault and rape, pervade the entire book. A curse made through birth that must be broken through sex, and subsequent birth, is at the core of this story. Love and betrayal. A kingdom bent on revenge. A barren people. A sinister ruler of a country living under a decades old curse. And one absolutely, bat shit crazy heroine that somehow, through all of her raving madness, made me (and a few others) fall in love with her. Guys, Melina Marchetta has raised the bar again and delivered a powerful tale that had me riveted the entire 598 pages of this book.
With those themes in mind it might be a good idea to talk just a bit more about the content of Froi of the Exiles in regards to the audience that this book is marketed for. Technically, this is, as all of Marchetta's books are, a young adult book. But in this case that is nothing but a label. The main characters portrayed are teenagers (though at eighteen you could argue they are actually adults) but this book, in my opinion, feels more like an adult read due to the mature and, at times, very dark subject matter. I personally think that all of Marchetta's books can be enjoyed by young and old alike. But Froi of the Exiles, even more so than it's predecessor, deals with issues that I think would be more appropriate for the older YA reader. I just wanted to get that out there because it's something that I thought about while reading and enjoying this book. Now, on with the good stuff!
In Finnikin, the fallen country of Lumatere, which had been occupied by the neighboring kingdom of Charyn, had come under a curse. Froi also brings to light a cursed country, a grim curse that is essentially killing off the Charynite people. No children have been born in Charyn in eighteen years. All the women and men are barren. The last child born, Princess Quintana, has self- prophesied that it will be she, along with one of the last born males of Charyn, to break the curse. Quintana sealed her own fate with this prophesy, for her father immediately set about "whoring" her out (a word that is used over and over throughout the course of this book) to every last born son in the kingdom, hoping to end the country's plight. To survive the trauma that her life has become, Quintana has essentially escaped inside herself, seemingly splitting her personality in two.
After removing nearly all of the Charynites that remain in the borders of Lumatere, Queen Isaboe and her husband Finnikin, are approached by an exiled Charynite with a plan to assassinate the King of Charyn. It seems that most, if not all of that country, despise the events that occurred in Lumatere by the hands of their countrymen years before. Isaboe agrees to send Froi, who speaks Charyn's language well and could pass for one of the last born's, into enemy lands to attempt the assassination and hopefully restore peace between the two countries.
When we last left Froi in Finnikin three years earlier, he has sworn allegiance to Isaboe, Finnikin and Lumatere. In the interim period between the two books, Froi has been taken in and raised by the Queen's Royal Guard and has become a loyal soldier. Froi still lives day to day with the guilt of his attempted rape of Evanjalin, and as a consequence wishes only to make it up to the Queen. When he is asked to impersonate a Lumateran and infiltrate the Charyn palace in order to kill the king (and possibly the princess) he jumps at the opportunity to prove himself. It was interesting for me to witness this "new" Froi. Gone is the incoherent thief of Sarnak, who seemed more animal than human at the start of Finnikin, and in it's place is a young man who battles his own personal demons on a daily basis, trying to control his quick temper and push down the dark parts of himself that he feels make him more or less a monster. Froi is no Finnikin, the two are different in nearly every way, but they do have some similarities. Both are honorable and compassionate. And both have a deep love for the country of Lumatere and the concept of home. But I wondered, would I, or any reader be able to get past the fact that Froi tried to rape Evanjalin? Granted, Froi's circumstances growing up no doubt led to his actions, but does that excuse them? The answer is, of course, no. After reading Froi, I read an interview Marchetta gave in which she responded to that very question. She stated that the only way to devote a book to someone like Froi, who starts out with such a heavy strike against him, was to never allow herself as a writer to forget what Froi tried to do, never let the character of Froi forget what he himself had tried to do, and to never let the reader forget what Froi tried to do. In other words: don't sweep it under the rug. Own up to it and show how Froi must work every day to redeem himself in the eyes of the Queen, himself and the reader. And you know, amazingly enough, Marchetta accomplishes just that. I never would have thought it possible, but I fell for Froi, flaws and all.
Quintana, the heroine of Froi, could not be more different than Evanjalin, the heroine of Finnikin. I have to admit, in the beginning I had a hard time relating to Quintana. Let's just say the 'Crazy' kept me at bay for a while. Quintana is like a broken doll one minute and the next she is lashing out like an abused and cornered animal. She is all of those things, but she is also so much more. Like Evanjalin she is dedicated to her cause, she is adamant that she will be the one to break the curse, that she is the "chosen vessel", destined to give birth to the new King of Charyn. Like Evanjalin she recognizes the greater good, and will go to any length to achieve it. But while I admire those attributes (as I did with Evanjalin) I still think it would have been difficult for me to feel much for her had it not been for the love story between she and Froi.
As the two get to know and trust each other, we begin to see moments of clarity in Quintana. Charyn is such a dismal and ominous place. A sense of foreboding pervades each and every thing about it. The people of the country blame Quintana for everything. To them she is not only the daughter of the King's whore, but a whore herself. She is ridiculed and dismissed as inconsequential and she is abused over and over again by the people closest to her. That she manages to survive at all is amazing. When looked at from that angle it's easier to see how someone equally damaged like Froi can fall for her like he does. Romance fans be warned, because of the subject matter in the book this is not a traditional or conventional romance. This is the story of two broken people, in a land filled to the brim with broken people, that slowly and gingerly grow to trust each other and in the end form a bond just as strong, if not stronger than the one Isaboe and Finnikin share. It's those moments that allowed me to feel hope in what is really a sordid, dark and nearly hopeless book.
The story of Froi and the mad princess would be weighty enough to carry this book alone, but Marchetta, true to fashion, instead adds even more multiple and complex layers to Froi of the Exiles. Charyn is a bleak place, and Froi, who thinks his mission is merely to kill a murderous and depraved king, instead discovers a nation of people who have suffered just as much as the Lumaterans in their own way. Froi learns that all is not black and white. And while the leaders of Charyn can be blamed for it's atrocities (against not only the Lumaterans but their own people as well), the people of the country cannot. The characters of Gargarin, Arturo and Lirah are all introduced and through them Froi begins to uncover things about his own past that he never could have imagined. I can't give too many details without spoiling but I absolutely loved that dynamic between Froi and these characters. Hands down my favorite was Gargarin, he is brilliant and cunning all wrapped up in a prickly persona, and I just adored him. Like Finnikin, there is a lot of journeying from place to place in Froi and the interactions between Froi, Gargarin, Lirah, Arjuro, and Quintana are some of my favorite parts of the book. There is an abundant amount of sarcasm and wit interspersed with heartbreaking revelations. It's Melina Marchetta at her very best, depicting all the parts, good and bad and ugly, that comprise a family.
In addition to the developing story in Charyn, Marchetta keeps us up to date with what is happening in Lumatere at the same time and we are reunited with some of my favorite characters from book one. Isaboe and Finnikin are back, trying to help the long suffering people of Lumatere get back on their feet while also acknowledging that war may loom on the horizon. Their story arc also adds some comic relief as they are faced with the challenges of raising their headstrong two year old daughter. Trevanion and Beatriss, who were sort of left hanging at the end of Finnikin, are also included and we learn more about what happened to Beatriss during the Charyn occupation of Lumatere. Lucian of the Monts returns and we witness his struggle to lead his community in his fallen father's place. Tesadora, Perri and Lady Abian return in smaller roles as well. But new characters are introduced too. One of my favorites would be Phaedra, Lucian's estranged Charynite wife, who he grudgingly agreed to marry as a way to help broker peace between the two countries. Phaedra's role is not large, but I fell for her character immediately. She becomes representative of the plight of the Charynite people and for people living in wartime as a whole. I had such a desire to see her happy after all she and her people had suffered living under their dark curse.
This book was a bit of a process to read, and I didn't speed through it. But I'm glad that I took the time I did with it. I have become so invested and involved with all of these incredible characters Marchetta has created, so when this book ended (and on the mother of all cliffhangers by the way!) I knew I held something very, very special in my hands. And while I waited until Froi was published in the US before I bought it, I can tell you that just as soon as I can pre-order the last book in the trilogy from Fishpond, I am on it! Entitled Quintana of Charyn, and due to release in Australia in October of 2012, this book will wrap up the trilogy and I cannot wait to see how all the stories of these incredible people play out in the end. I'm excited and nervous as hell to learn the fates of Froi, Finnikin, Quintana, Isaboe, Trevanion and all the rest. I think that it's going to be a very long six months.
In conclusion, this is my third hardcover of Melina Marchetta's works and I have noticed that she always provides thoughts on the book on the back cover flap. I have grown to love these and I try to never read them until I have finished the book. Here is Froi's:
Froi of the Exiles is a very different book than Finnikin of the Rock. I think it's grim subject matter and tone may not be as appealing to some readers when compared to the more uplifting message found in Finnikin. Froi is not an easy book. But it is a powerful book in it's own right. It's complex and has so many intricate plot devices at play that it can be hard to wrap your head around. Yet Marchetta somehow manages to interweave all the complicated branches of this story into one coherent and beautiful piece of work that shows that even in the face of utter hopelessness, hope can survive.
4.5/ 5 Stars
Cover Thoughts
I personally love it. I think the model who is portraying Froi looks amazing. Very Orlando Bloom-ish, but you know, tougher:)
Visit Melina Marchetta's website here.
Note: Looking through the site I found some awesome pictures she had posted which were the inspiration or reminded her of certain scenes from both Froi of the Exiles and Finnikin of the Rock. I loved checking them out and getting a little more insight into this amazing author.You can find those on her blog here.
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I'm cautiously optimistic tonight.........
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Who for? Real I presume.
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I'd leave you guessing Rikki.
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Wednesday October 31, 2007 by Bob E. Hayes
The Net Promoter Score (NPS) is used by many of today's top businesses to monitor and manage customer relationships. Fred Reichheld and his co-developers of the NPS say that a single survey question, "How likely are you to recommend Company Name to a friend or colleague?", on which the NPS is based, is the only loyalty metric companies need to grow their company. Despite its widespread adoption by such companies as General Electric, Intuit, T-Mobile, Charles Schwab, and Enterprise, the NPS is now at the center of a debate regarding its merits.
The NPS is calculated from a single loyalty question, "How likely are you to recommend us to your friends/colleagues?" Based on their rating of this question using a 0 to 10 likelihood scale where 0 means "Not at all Likely" and 10 means "Extremely Likely," customers are segmented into three groups: 1) Detractors (ratings of 0 to 6), 2) Passives (ratings of 7 and 8) and 3) Promoters (ratings of 9 and 10). A company can calculate its Net Promoter Score by simply subtracting the proportion of Detractors from the proportion of Promoters.
NPS = prop(Promoters) – prop(Detractors)
Fred Reichheld, the co-developer of the NPS (along with Satmetrix and Bain & Company) has made very strong claims about the advantage of the NPS over other loyalty metrics. Specifically, they have said:
The NPS is "the best predictor of growth," (Reichheld, 2003)
The NPS is "the single most reliable indicator of a company's ability to grow" (Netpromoter.com, 2007)
"Satisfaction lacks a consistently demonstrable connection to… growth" (Reichheld, 2003)
Reichheld support these claims with research displaying the relationship of NPS to revenue growth. In compelling graphs, Reichheld (2006) illustrates that companies with higher Net Promoter Scores show better revenue growth compared to companies with lower Net Promoter Scores. Reichheld sites only one study conducted by Bain & Associates (co-developers of the NPS) showing the relationship between satisfaction and growth to be 0.00.
Researchers, pointing out the NPS claims are only supported by Reichheld and his co-developers, have conducted rigorous scientific research on the NPS with startling results. For example, Keiningham et al. (2007), using the same technique employed by Reichheld to show the relationship between NPS and growth, used survey results from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) to create scatterplots to show the relationship between satisfaction and growth. Looking at the personal computer industry, they found that satisfaction is just as good as the NPS at predicting growth. Keiningham et al. (2007) found the same pattern of results in other industries (e.g., insurance, airline, ISP). In all cases, satisfaction and NPS were comparable in predicting growth.
Still, other researchers (Morgan & Rego, 2006) have shown that other conventional loyalty measures (e.g., overall satisfaction, likelihood to repurchase) are comparable to NPS in predicting business performance measures like market share and cash flow.
Contrary to Reichhheld, other researchers, in fact, have found that customer satisfaction is consistently correlated with growth (Anderson, et al., 2004; Fornell, et al., 2006; Gruca & Rego, 2005).
The recent scientific, peer-reviewed studies cast a shadow on the claims put forth by Reichheld and his cohorts. In fact, there is no published empirical supporting the superiority of the NPS over other conventional loyalty metrics.
Keiningham et al. (2007) aptly point out that there may be research bias by the NPS developers. There seems be a lack of full disclosure from the Net Promoter camp with regard to their research. The Net Promoter developers, like any research scientists, need to present their analysis to back up their claims and refute the current scientific research that brings their methodological rigor into question. To date, they have not done so. Instead, the Net Promoter camp only points to the simplicity of this single metric which allows companies to become more customer-centric. That is not a scientific rebuttal. That is marketing.
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Anderson, E. W., Fornell, C., & Mazvancheryl, S. K. (2004). Customer satisfaction and shareholder value. Journal of Marketing, 68 (October), 72-185.
Fornell, C., Mithas, S., Morgensen, F. V., Krishan, M. S. (2006). Customer satisfaction and stock prices: High returns, low risk. Journal of Marketing, 70 (January), 1-14.
Gruca, T. S., & Rego, L. L. (2005). Customer satisfaction, cash flow, and shareholder value. Journal of Marketing, 69 (July), 115-130.
Hayes, B. E. (1997). Measuring Customer Satisfaction (2nd Ed.). Quaility Press. Milwaukee, WI.
Ironson, G.H., Smith, P.C., Brannick, M.T., Gibson W.M. & Paul, K.B. (1989). Construction of a "Job in General" scale: A comparison of global, composite, and specific measures. Journal of Applied Psychology, 74, 193-200.
Keiningham, T. L., Cooil, B., Andreassen, T.W., & Aksoy, L. (2007). A longitudinal examination of net promoter and firm revenue growth. Journal of Marketing, 71 (July), 39-51.
Morgan, N.A. & Rego, L.L. (2006). The value of different customer satisfaction and loyalty metrics in predicting business performance. Marketing Science, 25(5), 426-439.
Netpromoter.com (2007). Homepage.
Reichheld, F. F. (2003). The One Number You Need to Grow. Harvard Business Review, 81 (December), 46-54.
Reichheld, F. F. (2006). The ultimate question: driving good profits and true growth. Harvard Business School Press. Boston.
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Wednesday October 31, 2007 by Marc Gatliff
This is a reply to: The Net Promoter Debate: A Summary
Is this a topic for discussion or an attempt at promotion?
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Thursday November 1, 2007 by Bob E. Hayes
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My posting is a topic for discussion. There is much hype right now regarding the Net Promoter Score (NPS). I wanted to convey as much as I could so that people who don't know much about the topic can get a good idea about this topic. Still, there is much that I didn't cover on the area (hence a reference to my white paper).
I am very interested in learning about what other's opinions are on this topic. I've read many postings from other sources (e.g., AMA) and there is no credible rebuttal against the critical research coming out against the NPS. Considering quirk.com is a great marketing research information source, I thought it would be an excellent forum to seek opinion on this important, timely topic.
Thursday November 8, 2007 by David J. Mangen
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Well Bob, I'll chip in with a couple of comments.
Regarding "which approach is better," I think that the jury is still out as to which approach is a better predictor of growth. My opinion -- and it is strictly that -- is that each camp has their BVDs in a bunch because: a) NPS has gotten so much favorable press, and they are striving to protect it, and b) the "Sat Camp" is jeolous of the rave press for NPS and the resulting decreased business that results from clients suggesting that they only need to measure a single item to get the entire picture.
It is the latter point that concerns me the most. Let's assume for the sake of discussion that NPS is a good, valid growth indicator. I know that you dispute this, but let's assume that it is so. Let's further assume that you are a company using NPS and your score is in the tank. Now what do you do? Basically, you guess as to what is the cause of your poor score, and hope that you hit the target and implement processes to that improve your NPS. Maybe you'll be lucky and hit the mark, but the odds of doing so have been dimished because of your limited information.
Thursday November 15, 2007 by Steve Runfeldt
This is a reply to: The Net Promoter Debate: A Summary
I don't know why people insist on matching methods as if one is the final answer and the other is useless. Clearly these measures are:
1. Highly correlated with one another in most cases.
2. Going to differ depending on the nature of the business, their approach to marketing, their stage in the business cycle and other factors.
For a new company fighting for market share and awareness, certainly "likelihood to recommend" is going to be highly correlated with growth. But as that company matures, satisfaction may become more important. It depends on whether you want to gain new customers or keep the ones that you already have. Both metrics are important. One may be more important than the other at different times.
Let's not forget, Likelihood to Return. This too, has been touted as the ultimate metric. But what does it measure? Suppose you have a regional business. Does likelihood to return measure customer loyalty, or the number of out-of-town customers you attract?
If you have a luxury resort hotel, where many customer come for their once in a lifetime vacation, perhaps likelihood to recommend is a better metric than likelihood to return.
Suppose you have a business with little immediate competition. Likelihood to return may be very high, simply because the consumer has no choice. But that same company could be vulnerable to new competition if the customers are not satisfied.
Suppose you have a business where the customers are extremely satisfied. But if your hours are irregular or parking is bad, your customers may still not return.
Suppose you have a business with loyal customers, but your product is something that people simply do not normally talk about, for example, toilet tissue. People may be extremely satisfied and very likely to repurchase, but they aren't going to tell all the neighbors about it.
All of these are great metrics. (And let's not talk about "Expectations".) I just wish people would stop touting one over the other. That just leads to clients who demand the inappropriate metric for their business, or, worse, surveys that are cluttered with five or six overall performance metrics.
Wednesday April 16, 2008 by Jane Smith
This is a reply to: The Net Promoter Debate: A Summary
I work as a Senior Analyst in customer satisfaction at a telecom. I am losing my job due to NPS.
My new CEO read Fred's book and has decided to eliminate all surveys except for the post transaction IVR system. This is not a book about one metric - it's a book that encourages the slashing of research departments. The reason it resonates with so many CEOs, is because they have dollar signs in their eyes. CEOs can often be short sighted, and given any encouragement not to look past next quarter, they will jump on board.
The problem is that our management are not educated about the proper use of market research. Their only pressures are next quarter's results, and staying on the good side of their benefactors.
It's too bad my CEO didn't read more of his book about employee and customer loyalty improvements. I am one of the engaged, loyal employees who goes out of my way to help others and has actual skills, and has not been rewarded. Now, I am losing my job.
This problem plagues many companies and is the real ultimate question: Why do they continue to allow the lack of productivity due to inadequate reward systems?
Now there's an opportunity for profits!
Friday May 2, 2008 by Eric W. Bourgeois
This is a reply to: The Net Promoter Debate: A Summary
All of the published NPS scores I've seen are for consumer products companies. Is anyone aware of scores for office products or other b2b applications?
(It's incredible that so many seem to think that customer satisfaction research is not necessary if you know your NPS. It's like saying I don't need a doctor because I have my own thermometer.)
Thank you.
Jeff Gutenberg
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I have seen it used in many b2b applications -- not specifically for office products, but many other b2b..
Wednesday June 25, 2008 by John Fava
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Well put, Jeff!
I must say, I/we have been put in the position many times to come up with a lone metric to capture the pulse of the consumer/buyer/etc. Either it's based on a single, million-dollar question, or it's a derived measure (an index or weighted combination of survey responses). Not that there's anything wrong with that.
But, you're absolutely right (as was the other poster) ... this simply begs for the reason(s) that lead to the overall measure. So, while I would still agree that a single measure has value as an overall "pulse," you still need to understand what's causing that overall measure to go up or down.
That said, I'm not so inclined to be baited by the NPS vs. Sat debate. My concerns right now ... and I'm on the client end ... involve what behavior or actions we are presenting in contact with our customers that lead to their "perceptions" of good/bad service. That is, we fully believe perceptions impact buying behavior, but how do we change those perceptions if we don't know how they were formed?
Bob, good topic!
Thursday August 21, 2008 by Seth Fowler
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There is no measure that will be a silver bullet by itself. Sure, they have found a component of commitment that is strong, but there are others measures out there that look at the different angles of a company's strength/health.
For instance, you might be top2box for recommending, but what if you are not satisfied with the product for your own situation (shampoo touted for all, but works better for oily hair). As in, I can see my friend using this, but not me. She would stop using the product, but her friend "might" start. In this sense, there is a net gain of 0, but it would still count as a positive in the NPS.
I think it has caught on only because it is very simple to understand. It does have some validity behind it, but it doesn't pass the logic test of being the only measure needed. I use the recommendation measure in combination with others to develop a more robust model.
It is also very misleading to think you wouldn't need other measures/research in combination. Sometimes you can only discover the real issues through specific ratings and open-end responses. Good luck to those that don't listen to the ongoing needs and issues of their customers. I guess you could just keep watching your score go down and hope the next change you make works.
If what you say about them not releasing the research and backing up their claims, then I simply don't believe NPS is what they say it is. That is not science!
Thursday November 12, 2009 by John Coldwell
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The Kansas Highway patrol says a passenger bus collided with a pickup truck in western Kansas, killing one person in the pickup and injuring several other people on the bus.
The patrol says the accident happened early Wednesday as the Greyhound bus and pickup truck were headed east on Interstate 70 in Trego County.
Patrol spokesman Tod Hileman says investigators are working to determine what caused the accident. He says the victim was in the pickup, which was also hauling a trailer. The victim's identity hasn't been released.
Hileman says eight people from the bus, including the driver, were taken to a nearby hospital. The patrol didn't have their conditions.
The second happened near Greensburg near US 54 and US 183.
It happened at the US-183 and US-54 junction in Kiowa County around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. Troopers said a car traveling north on US-183 failed to yield to a semi truck on US-54. The car entered the intersection and was struck on the passenger side.
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For at least a decade, honeybee colonies throughout the world have been hit with a mysterious condition, dubbed by scientists as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). In infected hives, the adult worker bees leave the hive and never return. They abandon their queen and some larvae, as well as honey and pollen reserves. Furthermore, bees from other colonies, which would usually "rob" a weak colony immediately, leave the hive untouched for weeks. These bees simply disappear, a phenomenon that California's extension apiculturist and trained insect pathologist Dr. Erin Mussen describes as "unheard of."
Recent years have seen varying levels of CCD devastation, but since its onset in the U.S., CCD has destroyed 36 percent of America's 2.4 million hives. And, preliminary accounts of hive losses this year suggest that beekeepers were hit hard again.
Although scientists cannot pinpoint the exact cause of CCD, most explain it as a "perfect storm" of stressors. These stressors may include, but are not limited to, various pesticides and fungicides, forced migration, poor nutrition, parasitic mites and viruses, various pathogens and the bees being pushed too hard to perform their commercial pollination duties.
Honeybees are predominantly responsible for the pollination (and thus reproduction) of nearly 100 commonly consumed crops — roughly one-third of the U.S.' agricultural production. Honeybees pollinate all the heart-healthy and cancer-preventing foods that the USDA, physicians and our health-conscious friends have finally convinced us to eat and love.
"The USDA recognizes that the honeybee is the backbone of America's agricultural system," explains Gloria Degrandi-Hoffman, a leading bee researcher for the USDA.
Honeybees pollinate crops like almonds, berries, apples, cantaloupe and cucumbers. Oh yeah, and honeybees make honey!
As lovers of the Earth and all she supports and is supported by, it's important that we take some action to help sustain the honeybees and protect the agricultural system that they serve and that we depend on. Spring is upon us, and as Earth Day approaches this April, the honeybees are out in foraging flight. Let's take some positive eco-action, honeybee-style.
Here's how we can help:
Spend a half hour or so on the Internet researching CCD and honeybee loss. Look at all the crops that depend on the honeybee for pollination. Then look inside your refrigerator, your pantry and in your fruit bowl. Think of how many of the foods that you commonly consume rely on these small pollinators.
This month:
Plant a bee garden! It's easier than you might think. Select plants that are attractive to bees — this will depend on where you live, so do a little research to determine what bee-friendly plants grow well in your particular climate. Lavender does well in most environments — honeybees love it and it can be dual-purposed as an aromatic bath soak after a long day in the garden.
Choose plants with a long blooming season.
Plant as many bee-friendly plants as your garden allows space for.
Just like us, honeybees require water while foraging, so place a birdbath or a shallow bowl in your garden.
Avoid pesticides. Really. Keep your garden organic — it's better for the health of you and your family and it's better for the bees! Research indicates that insecticides have potentially harmful effects on honeybees. Instead, try using biological pest controls like ladybugs. Ladybugs are beautiful and eat only the harmful pests in your garden. Plus, kids love them! If you must apply pesticides, please do so mindfully and opt for insect-specific insecticides.
Place a Bee Condo in your garden! Invite bees native to your community to take up residence and pollinate your garden.
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Write to your congresspeople. Demand that more money be allocated for honeybee research. Take an afternoon to visit an apiary, and bring the kids with you. Educate yourself and our small stewards on the many wonders of the honeybee. Donate if you're able — UC Davis is undertaking some exciting new research with the generous support of Haagen Dazs (50 percent of their flavors depend on crops pollinated by honeybees). Enjoy bee-pollinated food this growing season; they work hard to make it abundant and affordable.


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I was walking to my car parked in a residential neighborhood, in a NE direction. I observed an oddly colored red-orange slowly moving across the sky in a slow steady southern direction. At first I thought it was a plane or helicopter, but realized it didn't have the required flashing lights. And it was flicking, like a flame would. I watched it move across the sky for about a minute and it flicked out, disappeared. There wasn't any noise, it didn't change in elevation, just a flickering slightly wave slow moving path. After the first sighting I was continuing the walk to my car, and through some trees lining the sidewalk I could see a second object of the same description doing the same exact thing. I raced to get out from the field of view of the trees, was pulling my phone out to capture a video, and it had already flickered out by the time I had my camera ready. I didn't see anymore after that. It had the light characteristics of an Asian lantern. It looked like fire/flame light being diffused as if it was inside a paper lantern, but it was too red to be a flame. And it had the slow steady movement of a helium balloon... but wasn't rising in altitude. It had a steady elevation with only lateral movement. At the time of the first object sighting I thought to myself "It looks like something scanning the ground", purely based on the way it was moving... slow and steady. Both objects were about 40 degrees above the horizon. I would estimate they are about a mile to a mile and a half away. Initially I thought it was headlights of an airplane in an odd landing path for Long Beach Airport. But too red, no accompanying red/green/white flashing lights that most aircraft have. In my field of view there was also low flying airplanes in the flight path to land at Long Beach Airport, and a helicopter farther away on the horizon.
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They may be getting their first significant raise in at least a decade.
It's all part of the state's $18.5 billion budget passed in the Georgia House.
The Georgia State Patrol is short 190 troopers.
Teachers also made gains today, with a four percent pay raise supported by Governor Perdue.
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The tag line for the ad is "Audi R8: A sporty car full of history", which is well exemplified with this computer-rendered
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It's a PR nuisance: major magazine rings up the communications office looking to compare the latest, greatest offering with something else. Unless you win and win against something brag-worthy it's not really worth it. Given that, we wonder how Audi PR bosses viewed the pitch from Autobild to let a couple of six year olds pit their 1:2 scale motorized Auto Union Silburpfeil against a homemade rat rod of like scale.


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Antibiotic-Laced Meat: Making Us Fat?
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Animals on factory farms are given antibiotics because the drugs have been shown to fatten them up for slaughter—which raises the question, do antibiotics also cause weight gain in humans? And what about the fact that many of us eat these factory-farmed animals—will that make us fat? Mother Jones looks at a number of recent studies addressing those questions:
Why do antibiotics cause animals to gain weight? They cause small changes to the "gut microbiome," the billions of microbes living in the digestive tract. And the different composition of microbiota also leads to an increase in fat mass, because gut microbes are involved in breaking down carbs. Antibiotics allow the microbes to break down more carbs, thus converting them to more fat.
What about us? Yep, antibiotics appear to have a similar effect on humans, at least for a while. Researchers found that in a study of more than 11,000 kids, those who were exposed to antibiotics as babies had a 22% higher chance of being overweight, but that effect wore off by age 7.
And about that antibiotic-laced meat? The FDA does impose limits on how much antibiotic residue can be in meat meant for public consumption, but one expert says we don't really know enough about the subject, and the meat we eat could very well be messing with our gut flora. At least one study has shown that even small levels of antibiotics can affect microorganisms.
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ABOARD USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, At Sea (NNS) -- Vice Adm. Timothy Keating, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet, returned to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) last week to thank the carrier and air wing Sailors for their efforts during their extended stay in the Arabian Gulf region.
Keating praised the crew for justifying the confidence he saw in them during an all-hands call exactly three weeks earlier. In that visit, he told Abe Sailors the confidence he saw was, in his words, "...a check I can cash."
Though the audience had an idea a show of force against the Iraq regime might be imminent, Keating simply said, "Be ready." Three weeks and thousands of sorties over Iraq later, Keating was pleased his confidence in Abe's crew was not unfounded.
"Last time I was out here, I was saying that something might be coming soon, and it did," Keating said. "I was bragging about you guys - I was writing some big-time checks. You backed me up; you cashed those checks."
As Abraham Lincoln made preparations to leave the Gulf, Keating reflected on Abe Sailors' hand in history.
"What you have done is unprecedented in the history of the Navy," Keating said. "The best Navy in the world ... that's us. But the best job by a battle group in the history of the navies of the world ... that's you."
Keating also said when historians look back on Operation Iraqi Freedom, they will find the Abraham Lincoln Battle Group at the top of the list of those who helped make it effective and successful. In his praise, he also cautioned Sailors to remain vigilant when it comes to safety issues.
"Don't get cautious to the point of being timid," Keating said. "But be careful and aggressive about safety issues on your way home. Get home in one piece, and get home safely so you can reunite joyously with your families."
Keating was also a messenger of "thanks" for the determination of Abe Sailors during their extended deployment.
"I met with the CNO (Chief of Naval Operations) yesterday morning," Keating said, "and I had breakfast with Gen. Tommy Franks this morning. I told them I was coming out here to visit the men and women of the 'good ship' Lincoln. When I told them that, they both had one identical response. They said 'go out there and thank each and every one of them for us.'"
Though Operation Iraqi Freedom will continue without the Sailors of the Abraham Lincoln Battle Group, Abe Sailors know when their commander instructed them to "Be ready," they complied, and when the checks their commander spoke of were cashed, they were paid in full.
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ISS on J.P. Morgan: London Whale 'Unveiled Multiple Points of Failure'
Institutional Shareholder Services has dealt the latest blow to J.P. Morgan, recommending shareholders vote against keeping Jamie Dimon as both chairman and chief executive.
The influential proxy adviser also told shareholders late Friday that the members of the board's risk committee should not get their votes for re-election because of the London Whale trading disaster.
J.P. Morgan, in response, said it strongly endorses the re-election of its current directors and disagreed with ISS's position, pointing to a review that concluded the trading losses weren't the risk committee's fault.
J.P. Morgan also got Warren Buffett on its side, who again defended Dimon Monday.
ISS said shareholders should withhold support from the risk committee comprised of David Cote, the CEO of industrial giant Honeywell, James Crown, the president of investment firm Crown & Co., and Ellen Futter, president of the Museum of Natural History. Last year both Cote and Crown got 97% support while Futter got 86%.
Here are some of the key points made by ISS:
On the risk committee:
About that $6 billion loss: "The magnitude of the trading losses in the CIO unveiled multiple points of failure on the part of the firm's risk controls, models, and oversight of the CIO."
Morgan Stanley is better:"The timing of the changes is also illustrative, given that many prominent financial institutions reviewed and enhanced their risk oversight processes in the aftermath of the credit crisis and ensuing financial system failures. For example, Morgan Stanley took several steps to improve its risk management process."
Reactive vs. proactive: "The CIO trading loss also raises questions about the effectiveness of the board and current board leadership structure. While we acknowledge the significant steps taken by the company to improve its risk management and risk oversight functions going forward, the board appears to have been largely reactive, making changes only when it was clear that it could no longer maintain the status quo."
How could the board not know?: "Most troubling, however, is the board's claim that the RPC was unaware of the risks posed by the positions in the synthetic portfolio. Ultimately, the RPC should not be exonerated from its duty to perform a critical oversight function simply based on the Board Review Committee's assessment that the risks posed by the positions in the synthetic credit portfolio were not appropriately elevated."
On separating Chairman and CEO:
This is what ISS does: "ISS will generally recommend FOR shareholder proposals requiring that the chairman's position be filled by an independent director, unless there are compelling reasons to recommend against the proposal, such as a counterbalancing governance structure."
Set the tone: "As such, we believe setting the right "tone at the top" is an initial step that should begin with an independent chair who is equipped with appropriate skills and has the temperament to effectively challenge and oversee management."
Too complex: "Moreover, given the size and complexity of JPM's business, especially in this post-credit crisis environment, which increases the responsibilities of a chair and adds more pressure on the CEO, it is challenging for one person to effectively serve as both CEO and chair."


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At the turn of the new millennium, all 189 nations signed on to achieve the Millennium Development Goals — a set of clear targets that would eradicate the grinding poverty, hunger and disease that affects billions of people. Achieving these goals would end extreme poverty by 2025 and build a sustainable world in our lifetime.
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The front page of The Oregonian included a front-page story, "Food demand tests charities" about increased requests that SNOW-Cap is getting for taking food to schools. The Associated Press picked up the story, which has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Lebanon Express, the Daily Reporter, the Daily Astorian, the Register-Guard, WJAC-TV, the Albany Democrat Herald, the Corvallis Gazette-Times, Klamath Falls Herald and News, The Dalles Daily News and others. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/01/food_demand_tests_charities_ri.htmlhttp://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Charities-schools-struggle-to-feed-OR-hungry-kids-4159844.php
"Oregonians step up in the 81st Season of Sharing donation drive," appeared in The Oregonian on Christmas Day with visuals of OFB volunteers on the front page.http://www.oregonlive.com/special/sharing/index.ssf/2012/12/oregonians_step_up_donate_in_t.html
"As Oregon's jobs growth crawls, thousands await their shot at recovery," appeared in The Oregonian, Dec. 19, 2012.http://www.oregonlive.com/money/index.ssf/2012/12/as_oregon_jobs_growth_recovery.html
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Ok so I'm knitting a 'motif' to try a pattern out:
cast on 3 sts
1st row -yrn, P1, yon, K1, yrn, P1 ... 6 sts
2nd row- yrn, K1, P3, K2 ... 7 sts
3rd row- yrn, P2, K1, yfwd, K1, yfwd, K1, P2, ... 10 sts
4th row- yrn, K2, P5, K3 ... 11 sts
et cetera
I'm struggling with a couple of things: 1) how do I execute a yrn at the beginning of a row 2) what's the difference between yon and yrn?
1) Regarding a yrn at the beginning of a row I would try doing just a yo as shown in the first link provided by GrumpyGramma. If that doesn't work and you have to do a yrn I would do the following.
For yrn followed by P1: lay yarn over the top of the right needle, going away from you, and then bring the yarn back under the needle towards you, but infront of itself.
For yrn followed by K1: place right needle on top of the yarn (with the yarn going away from you) bring the yarn over the top of the needle towards you and the take it back under the needle going away from you but in front of itself.
In both cases you may need to do a bit of 'jiggery-pokery' to hold the needles, but the yrn should then be 'self-anchored' with the yarn in the correct postion to do the required K or P stitch.
2) The short answer is that a yon only goes half way round the needle but a yrn goes all the way round.
I don't know the technial reason (something to do with purls needing a little bit more yarn than knits, I think), but if one trys to do a yon from a knit to a purl there isn't enough yarn and it pulls tight making it difficult to work the resulting 'stitch' on the next row.
I presume this is British pattern you're working from. American patterns will just tell you to do a yo and let you decide how to get there, but British patterns will tell you how to get there.
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2 CatsTwo Performance ScoresComposer: DorffPublisher: Tenuto Instrumentation: Flute and ClarinetDuration 8'15". This piece has two movements; Hootie, which is a Lento in 4/4 time. The second movement, Tiki, is a quicker movement, reflecting a lurking cat. For more info on this work, visit www.danieldorff.com.


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Cinco de Mayo combines the celebration of the Mexican culture with a good time!
Even though it's two days away, Roanoke got in on the early festivities.
This is the fourth year the Roanoke Police Department has thrown the Wildwood Neighborhood Cinco de Mayo Celebration.
Saturday's family friendly event aimed to commemorate Mexico's defeat of the French back in 1862.
There was plenty of music, food, pinatas and fun for the adults.
Organizers say this type of event provides a sense of unity within the community.
"It brings us all together no matter if we're black, white, Hispanic, Mexican. It's doesn't matter we're all one and we're all God's children and we should just be working together,"Chris Craft of the Wildwood Civic League told Your Hometown News Leader.
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Former RING champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam ruled the flyweight division during the 2000s, fighting nearly 100 times against a roster of tough challengers.
Former RING champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam ruled the flyweight division during the 2000s, fighting nearly 100 times against a roster of tough challengers.
RingTV.com's own 'Travelin' Man,' Lee Groves returned to Miami, Oklahoma to count punches for a Showtime card headlined by Regis Prograis-Aaron Herrera.
Roman Gonzalez and Gennady Golovkin showed why they're among the pound-for-pound best on Saturday but there's debate on where GGG ranks in the P4P Top 5.
Anthony Dirrell takes on Marco Antonio Rubio in a 168-pound bout on Sept. 6 in Corpus Christi, Texas, on CBS Sports, according to a PBC on CBS press release.
Action pics from Chicago for bantamweights Tomoki Kameda vs. Alejandro Hernandez; light heavyweights Andrzej Fonfara vs. Doudou Ngumbu; and bantamweights Koki Kameda vs. Omar Salado. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.
In Lem Satterfield's latest notebook, we learn more about Al Haymon's newest signee, undefeated WBO bantamweight titlist Tomoki Kameda.
Tomoki Kameda's next defense of his WBO bantamweight title will take place, interestingly enough, on his 23rd birthday in support of Saul Alvarez vs. Erislandy Lara on July 12.
All activities of the Kameda Gym, home to the history making fighting Kameda brothers, were suspended by the Japanese Boxing Commission (JBC) following a press conference on Friday.
One of the most popular and polarizing sports figures in Japan, Koki Kameda, spoke to RingTV.com before his Tuesday bantamweight fight with John Mark Apolinario in Tokyo. The multi-division beltholder talked about his fighting family and desire to win titles in five weight classes.
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Former IBF bantamweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz and undefeatd middleweight prospect J'Leon Love will compete in separate bouts on the undercard of the May 4 Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero Showtime Pay Per View event.
Japan's "first family" of boxing will stage a public reunion this Wednesday in Osaka, as all three Kameda brothers fight on the same card.


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ETF Focus: International Developed MarketsFriday, March 15th, 2013
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Global stock markets have shown a tighter correlation with U.S. stocks in the years following the credit crisis. However, the diversification benefits of overseas investing cannot be emphasized enough.
Emerging market investing has been written about frequently, but the need for other developed markets exposure is necessary for proper asset allocation. The iShares MSCI EAFE Index (EFA) has interesting benefits, proving a developed market strategy should not be ignored.
"Europe includes some of the largest developed markets outside North America. While nearly 65% of EFA's portfolio is held in European stocks, which may increase volatility in the near term, a recovery in Europe may offset weakness elsewhere. Japan represents the fund's second-largest market exposure. Overall, companies based in these regions generate a larger portion of their earnings and revenue from emerging markets than their counterparts in the U.S.," Alex Bryan wrote for Morningstar.
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Winner of the Hackney Empire New Act Of The Year 2006, Joe is a critically acclaimed standup and comedy talent, most recently portraying the wonderfully creepy Dan in the smash hit new BBC Three sitcom Him And Her. Joe has also made star appearances on Russell Howard's Good News and Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
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Winning over critics and fans alike, James Acaster has earned himself a reputation as one of the most hotly tipped acts of 2012. Effortlessly confident, James's appreciation for the whimsy and detail of everyday life are a breath of fresh air. His laid back style, playful wit and appetite for the unconventional make for an evening of mirth and hilarity, and a night in his company is a treat to behold.
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Setting due dates and late submission dates for a dropbox
Setting up the due dates for the assignment shows your students the timeframe in which they are required to complete their work and marks any late assignments.
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- Go to the Dropbox tab on the blue navigation bar.
- Locate the Assignment under Dropbox Folders that you plan to set the due and submission dates in.
- Click on the triangle icon next to the Folder's name and choose Edit from the action menu.
- Select Restriction tab and you will see 3 sets of dates under Availability section.
- Check the Has Start Date box and select the date and time for the Start Date. This Assignment (Submission Folder) will become available to your student after that date.
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We want to know what you think. Are you excited about the Apple iPad? Would you buy one? If you buy one, will you get rid of your other devices? Will the tablet device be a "game changer", saving the publishing industry? Will it live up to the hype? Or will it be a disappointment? Share your thoughts with us.
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Win Wars, Not Battles
It stings to lose. But a day is hardly worth getting out of bed for unless it offers a bit of a fight — at least that's what I tell myself to make sense of setbacks, and I always come out on top. Nothing comes easy, and nothing worth doing is easy either. So it's good to keep this in mind when backdrafts and babbos impede your life's progress. If every day is a battle, then each week is a little war. Sometimes it takes decades to win a war, so you have to hedge your bets while you make progress. You may feel that you have to win every round, which is natural if you're a motivated earner, but never, ever go "all in."
I should rephrase that. At some point you might have to go all in. Take Garibaldi, the guy we can thank for unifying Italy, he lost plenty of battles in his years-long campaign to make the nation what it is today. He was even exiled twice in the process, but he was a hard-charger and kept working and pushing until his goal was realized. You know what they say: If at first you don't succeed, form a legion of untrained rebels and take over Sicily.
Battles are lessons to be learned and nobody wins all of them. So while you get your ass handed to you on Tuesday, take notes so you can kick ass on Friday. Here are a few rules to follow when dealing with the daily battles.
Keep your coolIf somebody is turning the screws to you or your pet project, your first instinct might be to get upset — but don't. The quickest way to reducing your idea to mulch is to tear off into a senseless tirade that makes you look like an idiot and removes your credibility. Weld your bill shut if you can't respond sensibly and defend your ideas with some intelligence. Keep your cool, and stay cool by remembering that this is only one battle. This is not the war; it's a phase of the war. This is one day that can be dressed and marked as a casualty, but you don't need to bludgeon the hell out of the day by publicly crucifying yourself.
If somebody calls you an idiot, that's personal. But if someone says that your idea is ridiculous, that's business. You should act accordingly when your ideas are shot down, and when you talk about other people, you should talk accordingly. Criticizing a person's idea and criticizing a person are two events that I like to call "mutually exclusive." They must be considered separately.
Unfortunately, a lot of people don't get it and mix these two kinds of commentary. In the event that someone calls you an idiot, recall that you might actually be a buffoon. Admitting that you're a jackass is not an easy thing to do, but despite your personal demeanor, you must be chaff and focus on the criticism of your plan or idea and filter the rest. Thinking about verbal abuse will only cloud your judgment.
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Sta. Monica Parish Church, commonly known as the Sarrat Church, is a Catholic parish church in the poblacion (Brgy. San Leandro) of the town of Sarrat, Ilocos Norte in the Philippines, about 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) east of Laoag City, the capital of the province. It was built in 1779 and was originally known as San Miguel Church. The Sta. Monica Church complex includes the convent connected to the church by an elevated three-level brick stairway.
The parish church of Sta. Monica is renowned as the largest church in the whole Ilocos Norte province, most especially the length of the nave. In June 1983, the church was the setting for the grand wedding of Gregorio Araneta and Irene Marcos, the daughter of then President Marcos.
Construction of the Santa Monica Church was began in 1779 and took 10 years to construct the whole complex. Within the church complex is the convent that was built prior to the church in 1769. Known as Casa del Palacio Real, the convent was originally used as a chapel prior to the completion of the church and the bell tower. It was later used as the Presidencia Municipal.
A devastating earthquake hit the province of Ilocos Norte on August 17, 1983, which recorded a magnitude of 5.3 (MI) on the Richter scale and an intensity 7 on the Rossi-Forel scale. The tremor sustained a major structural damage on the church's facade as well as toppling down the bell tower.
The church is made from red bricks built in Earthquake Baroque and Neoclassical architecture. Inside the sanctuary, the ceiling is a magnificent framework of wooden roof trusses, which number to around 480 logs of hardwood molave, 75% of which dates back to the 18th century.
With its rich heritage and intricate details of architecture, coupled with the other sets of criteria mandated by the National Museum Act of 1998, the Sta. Monica Church Complex was added to the list of Important Cultural Property of the Philippines. The members of the deciding panel included Architect Augusto F. Villalon, Fr. Milan Ted D. Torralba, Ms. Anna Maria L. Harper, Fr. Rene B. Javellana and Mr. Cecilio G. Salcedo. Unveiling of the Important Cultural Property marker was held on September 27, 2009 by the National Museum director and was witnessed by the local government officials.
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Estimated to be 400 years old, the revered image of La Virgen Milagros de Badoc is enshrined and venerated in the more than 200 year old imposing brick-and-stone baroque Catholic Church of the Parish of Saint John the Baptist in Badoc, Ilocos Norte. Inside the church one will find the miraculous image of the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus wrapped in her arms.
Countless miracles have been ascribed to the beloved image of La Virgin Milagrosa de Badoc which have kindled and heightened the veneration and devotion of the people from the Ilocos region for which the image was really meant. Realizing the intense and widespread devotion, the Diocese of Laoag proclaimed the wooden image of La VirgenMilagrosa de Badoc as the Patrones of Ilocos Norte on May 2, 1980. This church in Badoc was the pilgrimate site for the Great Jubilee Year 2000.
Badoc is the southernmost town of the province of Ilocos Norte and lies 40 kilometers south of Laoag City. Being the gateway to the province from the south, it serves as the show window of historic Ilocos Norte. The establishment of the town as a parish in 1714 was also the approximate start of the construction of the Spanish built Catholic church, known as the Saint John the Baptist Church. It is said that the place of the Isneg settlement, wherein the first Spanish missionary team also established camp, was the seat of the Christianization of the town. It was also in the place where the church was established and where the first mass was said by Padre de Alvarado, an Augustinian priest who was the spiritual adviser of the expedition led by the youthful Spanish conquistador, Juan de Salcedo. The first mass, which was celebrated on June 24, 1572, or more than two centuries before the construction of the Catholic church, was said in thanks-giving for the peace treaty between Salcedo and the native leaders and was also dedicated to those who were slain in battle. It coincided with the feast day of Saint John the Baptist, who was made Badoc's patron saint.
Folks recounted that the huge and imposing house of worship, made of bricks and stones and roofed with Spanish-style corrugated clay tiles, was constructed under the Spanish forced labor decree. It was also said that not a single drop of water was used in the whole construction process. The concreting materials were made purely of sugarcane juice, which the natives contributed under the "family quota system." Now, the church, already weather-beaten but unweakened by time and age is the sanctuary and shrine of La VirgenMilagrosa de Badoc, because it was found in the year 1620 by Badoc and Sinait fishermen along the shore of Lugo village. The image, encased in a wooden box, together with a life-sized picture of Santo Cristo Milagroso, the statue of angels and one violin, were given to the Sinait fishermen as their share from the mysterious discovery, Sincethen, the Sinait Catholic church has become the shrine of the Santo Cristo Milagroso.(Source: http://www.philippinesmyphilippines.wordpress.com )
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The Sinait Church is the Sanctuary of the Miraculous Statue of the Black Nazarene (El Santo Cristo Milagroso), fondly called by its residents as "Apo Lakay," and a treasure of Ilocandia. History traces the life-sized statue to Nagasaki, Japan. It was sent floating in the sea by missionaries operating in secret in Japan (for fear of persecution during the Tokugawa Regime). It was found by local fishermen in the shores of Barangay Dadalaquiten, on the boundary between Sinait and nearby Badoc, in the year 1620. Fishermen from Badoc tried moving the box, but were unable to do so. Only fishermen from Sinait were able to move the box, which contains the Statue of the Black Nazarene. The fishermen from Badoc, however, were able to move the Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary (La Virgen Milagrosa) that came with it–which was, in turn, unable to be moved by the fishermen of Sinait. They took the statues to their respective towns, hence becoming their patron saints. In 1656, with a spreading devotion to the Santo Cristo Milagroso due to its miraculous powers, the Black Crucifix was taken to the capital town of Vigan, since an epidemic was raging there and through the devotion of the faithful, many got cured. Because of this, it is considered as an intercessor of all kinds of affliction and sickness. In 1660 because of the growing veneration to the image, the faithful begun the construction of a permanent edifice to house it. It took the people of Sinait eight years to construct the church with funds provides by the Spanish Audiencia. Today the landing site of Apo Lakay still exists in Barangay Dadalaquiten, and is a place of pilgrimage for devotees.
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St. Mark the Evangelist Church was built from 1695-1696 by Father Andres Canalejo. Many reinforcements were done to the church's structure after a lot of destructions. It has a baroque facade divided into two levels with a semicircular arched main entrance held by paired doric columns and blind segmented windows on the first level.
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Laoag Cathedral, canonically known as St. William Cathedral is a church in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It was built in 1612 by Augustinian friars to replace a wooden chapel. It is known for its Italian Renaissance design and its Sinking Bell Tower, which sinks into the ground at a rate of an inch a year.
St. William Cathedral serves as the seat or central church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Laoag. Since Most Rev. Sergio Utleg's transfer to the Archdiocese of Tuguerarao, the diocese at present is vacant. The diocesan administrator is Very Rev. Fr. Noel Ian Rabago and the cathedral rector is Very Rev. Fr. Policarpio M. Albano.
The church has an unusual two-storey façade, supported by two pairs of columns on each side of the arched entrance. The top of the façade holds a recessed niche that showcases the image of the city's patron saint, San Guillermo (Saint William). It has windows made from capiz with wrought iron screens.
The cathedral was built to support a growing Christian population in Laoag, which was known as Ylaua at the time. The settlement was a mission detachment of Vigan during the Spanish era. The church was originally built using lime mixed with molasses for strength, with big stones, gravel and sand. Wood was used for trusses to support the roof, which originally was made of cogon grass and was later replaced with nipa. Much later the roofing was again changed to taleb, a corrugated galvanised iron sheet made with whole bamboo.
The church was damaged by hurricane in 1640, by earthquake in 1706, by fire in 1843. The church was restored in 1880. (Source: Wikipedia)
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