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1/2/2013 (4 years ago)
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In 2002, Blessed John Paul II released an apostolic letter on the "Rosary of the Virgin Mary" (RVM)Â in which he referred to the Rosary as a "compendium of the Gospel". He also proposed that the practice of praying the rosary would be enhanced by additional "mysteries of light" for reflection.
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
1/2/2013 (4 years ago)
Published in Year of Faith
Keywords: Rosary, Holy Rosary, Mysteries, Blessed John Paul II, Mary, Marian, Hail Mary, Prayer, Holiness, Deacon Keith Fournier
CHESAPEAKE, VA (Catholic Online) - In 2002, Blessed John Paul II released an apostolic letter on the "Rosary of the Virgin Mary" (RVM)Â in which he referred to the Rosary as a "compendium of the Gospel". He also proposed that the practice of praying the rosary would be enhanced by additional "mysteries of light" for reflection. "Moving on from the infancy and the hidden life in Nazareth to the public life of Jesus, our contemplation brings us to those mysteries which may be called in a special way "mysteries of light". Certainly the whole mystery of Christ is a mystery of light. He is the "light of the world" (Jn 8:12).
"Yet this truth emerges in a special way during the years of his public life, when he proclaims the Gospel of the Kingdom. In proposing to the Christian community five significant moments - "luminous" mysteries - during this phase of Christ's life, I think that the following can be fittingly singled out: "(1) his Baptism in the Jordan, (2) his self-manifestation at the wedding of Cana, (3) his proclamation of the Kingdom of God, with his call to conversion, (4) his Transfiguration, and finally, (5) his institution of the Eucharist, as the sacramental expression of the Paschal Mystery. Each of these mysteries is a revelation of the Kingdom now present in the very person of Jesus."
The Mysteries of Light" or "Luminous Mysteries" are now placed between the Joyful and Sorrowful mysteries in our recitation of the Rosary on a sequential basis. Each of these mysteries points the believer to the central meaning of the Mission of the Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
First Mystery of Light: The Baptism of the Lord in the Jordan
"Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented. As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." (Mt 3,13-17)
"The Baptism in the Jordan is first of all a mystery of light. Here, as Christ descends into the waters, the innocent one who became "sin" for our sake (cf. 2Cor 5:21), the heavens open wide and the voice of the Father declares him the beloved Son (cf. Mt 3:17 and parallels), while the Spirit descends on him to invest him with the mission which he is to carry out." (Blessed John Paul II, RVM 21)
From antiquity, the Christian church has pointed to the Baptism of the Lord in the river of Jordan, as the event wherein the full plan of God for His Church and the entirety of creation itself is made manifest. It is not only the beginning of the Lord's public ministry; it is the beginning of the new creation, re-constituted in Him.
The beloved disciple John wrote in His first letter: "See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. Everyone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure, as He is pure. (1 John 3:1-3)
We shall be like Him for we shall "see" Him as He is? How? When we live in Him, we grow in holiness and manifest His glory for others. This process of conversion and transformation begins at our Baptism. He initiates the relationship, and it continues through our communion with Him in prayer, His Word, the sacraments and our life in the Church.Â
Through our own baptism we are incorporated into Christ. We enter into His Mystical Body, the Church. We live in Him for the sake of the world. We begin to see Him as He is and in the continuing encounter which that mystery entails, we become "like Him" for others. We become a "manifestation", an "epiphany" of God in a world stumbling along in the darkness of sin. We also become immersed in God.
The word "Epiphany" is not often used in Eastern Christianity, Orthodox or Catholic. It is replaced by the word "Theophany", which in Greek literally means the "manifestation of God." The Theophany speaks to the vocation of the whole Church and of every Christian to be immersed in God and bring the whole human race and the world along with us.
The Apostle Peter writes in his second letter to the dispersed early Christians that we become "partakers of the divine nature". (2 Peter 1:4) The Baptism of Jesus reveals the Holy Trinity to the world. The heavens open, the voice of the Father speaks to the Son and the Spirit descends! We are invited into a participation in that life of the Trinity beginning now, through our Baptism into Jesus Christ!
The waters of the Jordan are sanctified by the Son. In the first creation, God created the heavens and the earth through the Son. Now, that Son come among us as a man goes down into those waters and re-creates the world. From antiquity, the Church has found a deeper meaning in this Baptism in the River Jordan. Symbolically, all water is sanctified when God the Son is immersed into it. Just as the Spirit hovered over the waters of the original creation, the Spirit now hovers over these waters when the Son, through whom the entire universe was made, is immersed. (Genesis 1:9/ St. John 1:1-5)
In Eastern Churches, when this feast is celebrated, waters are blessed. In the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches the clergy lead the faithful to rivers and bless the waters. Into these waters, through which the people of Israel were once delivered, the entire human race is now invited to follow Jesus in every Baptismal Font, in every Church, for all eternity.
In Christ, all water has been sanctified. What was once the means of God's judgment at the time of Noah has become the fountain where men and women are delivered from sin and made new! The heavens open and the Holy Spirit appears as a sign of the beginning of the new creation in each new life. Through Christ's Baptism the waters of the whole earth have been sanctified and the Church is given new water for her saving and sanctifying mission.
In the waters of the Jordan, the Trinity, the Communion of Divine persons, in perfect unity, is revealed. In the great liturgical prayer of the East the Church proclaims: "When Thou, O Lord was baptized in the Jordan, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest. O Christ our God who has appeared and enlightened the world, Glory to Thee."
The waters of Baptism now flow with mercy. The Creator who spoke those waters into being through the Son, in Him condescended to take on our humanity and be immersed in the waters of the Jordan! Once, the Spirit hovered over the waters. Now the Word Incarnate descends into Jordan's water making it holy. In this Baptism, Jesus begins the re-creation of the universe. We who are now baptized into Him are called to share in this work. The public mission and ministry of Jesus began at the waters of Jordan. It continues now through His Church.
Second Mystery of light: The Self-revelation of the Lord at the Wedding Feast of Cana
"On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine." "Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come." His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet." They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew.
Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, "Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now." This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him." (Jn 2,1-12)
"Apart from the miracle at Cana, the presence of Mary remains in the background. The Gospels make only the briefest reference to her occasional presence at one moment or other during the preaching of Jesus (cf. Mk 3:31-5; John 2:12), and they give no indication that she was present at the Last Supper and the institution of the Eucharist.
Yet the role she assumed at Cana in some way accompanies Christ throughout his ministry. The revelation made directly by the Father at the Baptism in the Jordan and echoed by John the Baptist is placed upon Mary's lips at Cana, and it becomes the great maternal counsel which Mary addresses to the Church of every age: "Do whatever he tells you." (Jn. 2:5) This counsel is a fitting introduction to the words and signs of Christ's public ministry - and it forms the Marian foundation of all the 'mysteries of light'. (Blessed John Paul II, RVM 21)"
It is no accident that the first miracle the Lord performed during his earthly ministry occurred in the context of a Wedding. The Nuptial mystery at the heart of marriage reveals the meaning of human existence. The Sacrament of Marriage is a sign of Christ's love for the Church which is His bride. It is also no accident that the first miracle of turning water into wine occurred at the request of the Mother of the Lord. The prayers of a Mother are powerful.
There is a nuptial meaning to life. Our destiny is prefigured prophetically in Christian marriage. God fashioned us out of love and for love. We have been created, - spiritually as well as physically - for the gift of ourselves to the other. Through that gift we also give ourselves to God in Christ - for the sake of the world.
This is why St Paul's letter to the Ephesians is such a fertile ground for instruction on Christian marriage. Its singular intent is to communicate the profound "mystery" of Christian marriage - God thought first of the spousal union of Christ and His bride, the Church, and He then made husband and wife look like it!
In the order of creation, something of this "plan hidden from the ages" (Ephesians 3:8-9) is revealed. However in Christian Marriage, through its participation in and with Jesus Christ, it is all elevated and transformed. The good of the human relationship of marriage becomes a real, substantial participation in Trinitarian Love! God's eternal plan is to "marry" the Church.
Christian Marriage is a model, a mystery and a mission. It reveals the unfolding of Gods plan for the entire human race. Nature is for grace and the order of creation is transformed by the order of redemption. The married couple lives their vocation now "in Christ" and participates in His very life and action with His bride, the Church. This is the great "mystery" Paul so profoundly alludes to in his text.
The nuptial mystery also lies at the heart of the Christian vocation to consecrated celibacy. But whereas the participation in this mystery called Christian Marriage is mediated through a spouse, in the life to come it will be unmediated! The Scriptures make it clear; there will be no specific marriages in heaven. Rather, we will be "like the angels." (St. Matthew 22:30)
Marriage is the eschatological destiny of all Christians, because we will be married to Christ. It is within this understanding that consecrated celibacy is a prophetic and eschatological participation in that eternal union. It is the "immediate" or "unmediated" spousal love of God, in Christ, made possible in the here and now by grace.
Third Luminous Mystery: The Lord Jesus Proclaims the Coming of the Kingdom
"The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!" (Mk 1, 15) The preaching by which Jesus proclaims the coming of the Kingdom of God, calls to conversion (cf. Mk 1:15) and forgives the sins of all who draw near to him in humble trust (cf. Mk 2:3-13; Lk 7:47- 48): the inauguration of that ministry of mercy which he continues to exercise until the end of the world, particularly through the Sacrament of Reconciliation which he has entrusted to his Church (cf. Jn 20:22-23). (Blessed John Paul II, RVM 21)
Throughout the pontificate of Blessed John Paul II he called for a "New Evangelization." Pope Benedict XVI has made this a central pillar of his pontificate. He erected a Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization tasked with evangelizing countries where the Gospel was announced centuries ago, but where its presence in peoples' daily life seems to be all but lost.
When Blessed John Paul visited the Americas he wrote a letter "To the Church in America" in which we find these words: "The new Evangelization calls for a clearly conceived, serious, and well organized effort to evangelize culture. The Son of God, by taking upon Himself our human nature, became incarnate within a particular people, even though His redemptive death brought redemption to all people, of every culture, race and condition. The gift of His Spirit and His love are meant for each and every people and culture, in order to bring them all into unity after the perfect unity existing in the Triune God." (Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia in America, 70)
This call to New Evangelization invites each of us to live our baptismal vocation, no matter what our state in life, completely given over to the work of the Lord. It also calls each of us to proclaim the Gospel in word and deed. We continue the proclamation of Jesus to the world.Since the Second Vatican Council in the Catholic Church we have been constantly reminded that the Church is by nature missionary and that every baptized Christian participates in her missionary activity. The New Evangelization means taking this truth to heart and living differently.
The New Evangelization requires an authentic renewal of the Church so that she can undertake such a new missionary outreach to the world. These two aspects of the one call are intricately connected. Only a Church fully alive in the Lord and filled with His Spirit can carry out such an evangelical mission. The Church is Christ's plan for the entire world. The early Fathers called her the "world reconciled." There is no "plan B" through which He will save this world. She is a universal sign, sacrament and seed of the kingdom of God. The early Christians would have never understood the notion in some contemporary Christian circles that anyone could follow Jesus and not "need" the Church.
Saint Cyprian (A.D. 258) wrote, "He who has turned his back on the Church of Christ shall not come to the rewards of Christ; he is an alien, a worldling, an enemy. You cannot have God for your Father if you have not the Church for your mother. Our Lord warns us when He says: `he that is not with Me is against Me, and he that gathereth not with Me scattereth.' Whosoever breaks the peace and harmony of Christ acts against Christ; whoever gathers elsewhere than in the Church scatters the Church of Christ." (On The Unity of the Catholic Church)
We are called to love the Church with the affection of sons and daughters; she is our "mother." We were reborn in the fount of Baptism as through a second womb. We live our Christian life now always as a part of the Church. To belong to the Head means to be a member of His Body. The Church is not some-thing, but Some-One, in whom we now live and breathe and have our being.
Christianity can never be kept "private."Â It must be given away in love. The Incarnation of God in Jesus Christ is profoundly public. Only a holy, faith filled Catholic Church can bring the current culture of death, use and darkness to a conversion and transformation. This is the task of the "New Evangelization."
The Lord of the harvest is calling workers to the New Evangelization of His Church. Then, as loyal sons and daughters of that Church, He is calling us into the fields of contemporary culture which are ripe and ready for harvest.
Fourth Luminous Mystery: The Transfiguration of Our Lord
About eight days after saying this, he took Peter, John, and James, and went up onto a mountain to pray. While he was praying, his face changed in appearance and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah. They appeared in glory and spoke of his passage, which he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem. Peter and those with him had fallen into a deep sleep; but awakening, they saw his glory and likewise saw the two men who were standing with him. When these were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is for us to be here.  Let us set up three booths, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." (He did not really know what he was saying.) While he was speaking, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and the disciples grew fearful as they entered it.
Then from the cloud came a voice which said, "This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him." When the voice fell silent, Jesus was there alone. The disciples kept quiet, telling nothing of what they had seen at that time to anyone. The mystery of light par excellence is the Transfiguration, traditionally believed to have taken place on Mount Tabor. The glory of the Godhead shines forth from the face of Christ as the Father commands the astonished Apostles to 'listen to him' (cf. Lk 9:35 and parallels) and to prepare to experience with him the agony of the Passion, so as to come with him to the joy of the Resurrection and a life transfigured by the Holy Spirit. (Blessed John Paul II, RVM 21)
Christians of the Eastern Church, Catholic and Orthodox, not only celebrate the importance of the Transfiguration liturgically, but they have held on to the ancient Christian understanding of its significance in our own lives. We will all be transfigured, as the Lord Himself was transfigured, when our redemption is complete in the Resurrection of the Body.
From the earliest centuries, the Christian Church emphasized the centrality of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Our experience of our life in the Lord - and in His Church - is only the beginning of what is to come in the kingdom. Our life is already a participation in that new reality.
The Church, in the words of the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council, is a "seed of the kingdom" to come. Our life within the Church is a participation in the eternal realities of the life to come in a new heaven and a new earth - but it begins in the here and now.
This event on the Mountain was meant to strengthen the faith of these three disciples. They were about to witness the events that would lead their Lord and Master along what would appear to be an ignominious path, up Golgotha´s lonely hill, to be crucified, a fate reserved for common criminals. Their own faith would be shaken, tested and tried. He loved all who were His own in this world (John 13:1). Yes, as so many beautiful writings in the Tradition remind us, the Lord wanted to encourage them - and to encourage us.
However, this One who came from eternity and took upon Himself the limitations of time, was about to open the portal of eternity to all of us who are being re-created in Him. He would reveal to Peter, James and John the eternal now of His own glory. He was doing so much more than simply encouraging them. He was showing them who He was - and who they would become in Him. He was revealing to them what had already begun; and giving them a vision that would forever change the way they viewed themselves, their daily lives and their mission, after He would return to the Father.
As they lived their lives no longer for themselves but for Him they began to undergo their own trials and walked the way to their own transfiguration. This is the path of all who bear His name. We entered through the waters of the womb of Holy Baptism into the life of the Church which is His Body. We are members of His Body now and through the Sacraments and our participation in the life of grace, he communicates His energy, His Divine Life to us.
We who bear the name Christian are "in process", works "in progress", being re-created and transfigured in Him. He has brought heaven to earth and earth to heaven, through the Paschal mystery. On that Mountain, Jesus revealed before mortal eyes the Transcendent Truth of who He is - and who Peter, James and John ...and each one of us - will become in Him. They were invited to exercise their freedom and embrace the path that He had prepared. So are we, right now.
He was grounding them in the eternal Truth, and opening up for the countless millions who would hear this story from their faithful witness a glimpse of the Glory that is to come as we also choose Him in our daily lives. Peter would later write of this experience:
"His divine power has bestowed on us everything that makes for life and devotion, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and power. Through these, he has bestowed on us the precious and very great promises, so that through them you may come to share in the divine nature, after escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, virtue with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with devotion, devotion with mutual affection, mutual affection with love.
"We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that unique declaration came to him from the majestic glory, "This is my Son, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased." We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain." (2 Peter 1)
The Christian vocation is really a "participation in the Divine Nature."Â We are being transfigured in Christ. This transfiguration will only be complete when the entire person, including the body, is fully redeemed and transformed. The effects of the transfiguration involve the entire created order; it too will finally be reconstituted in Jesus Christ and handed back to the Father. The followers of Jesus, the Transfigured One, now walk in His Way and are being transformed into His likeness.
The Beloved Disciple John used this event of the Transfiguration as a "hermeneutic", a lens through which he gave the early Christians a deeper insight into their difficulties, struggles and mission. In his first Letter to the early Churches, he encouraged them to persevere and live differently by referring to the event that occurred on that Mountain. He encouraged them to not be surprised or discouraged that the "world" did not recognize them, but rather to persevere in love through holding the vision of a transfigured life before them:
"See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. Everyone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure, as he is pure." (1 John 3)
The Lord Jesus has shown us the way up the mountain. He has invited us into a new way of living in Him through living within the communion of the Church. Living in that Church we are invited to go into the world and invite all men and women, through the waters of the womb of Baptism, into the new communion of love where they can begin the process of conversion and transfiguration. Born again, we are all invited to join with Peter, James and John and cry out in our day: "It is good for us to be here."
As we reflect on the Transfiguration of Jesus, let us enter more deeply into the mystery it reveals by living in the Transfiguration now. It truly is good for us to be here. Let us draw encouragement from the account of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ and respond to the invitations of grace in our daily lives in order to grow more fully into the Image and likeness of Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord revealing His Transfigured glory to a world waiting to be born anew. We are being called into an ongoing transformation in Jesus Christ, beginning right now.
Fifth Luminous Mystery: The Institution of the Eucharist
"During the meal Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to his disciples. "Take this and eat it," he said. "This is my body." Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them. "All of you must drink from it," he said, "for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, to be poured out in behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, I will not drink this fruit of the vine from now until the day when I drink it new with you in my Father's reign." Then, after singing songs of praise, they walked out to the Mount of Olives. A final mystery of light is the institution of the Eucharist, in which Christ offers his body and blood as food under the signs of bread and wine, and testifies 'to the end' his love for humanity (Jn 13:1), for whose salvation he will offer himself in sacrifice." (Blessed John Paul II, RVM, 21)
"Then the LORD said to Moses, "I will now rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather their daily portion; thus will I test them, to see whether they follow my instructions or not. and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread, so that you may know that I, the LORD, am your God." (Exodus 16)
Jesus connects this Old Testament account in the Gospel lesson from St. John. Here is a portion: "Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" So Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always." Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. I myself am the living bread which has come down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread he shall live forever; and the bread which I shall give is my flesh for the life of the world."
(John 6: 31-35, 51)
God met His people Israel in the desert of their despair. Out of His love He fed their physical hunger. After hearing their cry, he miraculously intervened by providing "manna". Yet, sadly, these same people who had received this provision soon began to murmur and complain to Moses about God's provision.
At a place called Taberah, they cried out "But now we are famished; we see nothing before us but this manna." (Numbers, 11:6). Gods' miraculous provision had not changed, the people had. Their hearts had turned away from God and they fell out of communion. The blessing of heaven soon became their cause for complaint. That can happen to us when we fail to cultivate our relationship with the Lord who now gives us Bread from Heaven.
However, God continued to love the people of Israel. It was His design to manifest through them His saving plan for the whole world. God so loved the whole world that he gave His Only Son, Jesus Christ. (John 3:16) God's love is a Love of Gift. He reached out to embrace a world lost in the desert of sin and separation by sending us One like us who could do for us what we could never do for ourselves. The Cross became the bridge which rejoined heaven and earth. In the Incarnation of Jesus Christ, creation began anew. The Word became flesh and through His saving Life, Death, Resurrection and Ascension, everything and everyone was changed.
The Bread Jesus gives is His flesh for the Life of the world. This is the Living Bread which satisfies every hunger. In His outstretched arms, the Savior gathered the world to Himself on the Second Tree of the Cross where creation began anew. On that Altar of Divine Love on Golgotha, the place of the skull, death was defeated through death. Jesus Christ was freely given for the Life of the whole world.
He birthed the New Israel of the Church from the blood and water which flowed from His wounded side. The Second Adam was pierced and His bride the Church was drawn from His wounded heart. The God who had fed His chosen people Israel manna, satisfying their physical hunger, now offered Jesus Christ, the Living Bread from heaven, to satisfy the deepest spiritual hunger of every man, woman and child.
In the Holy Eucharist we sacramentally receive the Lord Himself as eternal food for our journey through this life and into the life of the world to come. This same Jesus offered on the Cross, Raised from the dead, Ascended to the Father. that very same Jesus comes to us, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity and takes up residence within us. We are invited to live our lives now in communion with the Father and in the Holy Spirit through Him. Through Baptism into Him we are joined with one another now in His Body, the Church. Living in that Church, which the Fathers called "the world reconciled" and the seed of the coming Kingdom, we are sent out for the sake of the world.
The Angelic Doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas once wrote: "Material food first of all turns itself into the person who eats it, and as a consequence, restores his losses and increases his vital energies. Spiritual food, on the other hand, turns the person who eats it into Itself, and thus the proper effect of this sacrament is the conversion of man into Christ, so that he may no longer live for himself, but that Christ may live in Him. And as a consequence it has the double effect of restoring the spiritual losses caused by sins and defects and of increasing the power of the virtues".
The great Bishop of Hippo, St. Augustine, recorded similar words which he heard in the Spirit from the Lord. We find them in the account of his conversion, the Confession: "I am the food of grown men. Grow, and you shall feed upon me. You will not change me into yourself, as you change food into your flesh, but you will be changed into me!"
Our participation in the Eucharistic Liturgy and reception of this Living bread and saving Cup is an invitation into the very inner life of God, the communion of love which is the Holy Trinity. It is also a continuing call to conversion and transformation as St. Paul reminds us in the second reading of our liturgy this morning. Here we receive the divine life, the grace we need to ".put away the old self of your former way of life, corrupted through deceitful desires, and be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and put on the new self, created in God's way in righteousness and holiness of truth" (Eph 4:20,21).
When we feed on this heavenly food, the Lord Jesus comes to dwell within us and make us like Himself. We are invited to exercise our freedom, to choose to give thanks by living our lives differently, beginning right now. That is what the word Eucharist means, thanksgiving. Let us be a Eucharistic people, always giving thanks in the way we live. Let us be a people living in communion, through Him, with Him in the Unity and power of the Holy Spirit. We have received the fullness of the gift of God, the Bread of Life, the Holy Eucharist. Let us become what we consume.
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I figured I'd toss another one out there for you to hear. This is an older one of mine, but it was just named the #1 song for April on Midnight Special Blues Radio (www.ms-blues.com), and my song "Tombstone" was #5 in February... not exactly the Billboard Hot 100, but I'll take it. It's kind of cool to see it up there. Anyway, hope you like it. It's based on a true story! Thanks for listening. www.andyhawk.com
The King of Kenosha
(Andy Hawk)
Met her in a tavern in the middle of the day
She told me a story / I didn't have that much to say – hey, hey, hey
At a motel, last cleaned in 1968
Could've made a movie / oh man, I thought that I was great – that's what she said
It was then I really knew / her patient number in tattoo
I'm the king of Kenosha / king of all that I see
But the windows are boarded shut / and my eyes are closed on me
She said, "I'd love to stay but I have to be back by 8
I have pills to take, and a jacket that's straight – but you were great
Take me back to the third floor / that's where they keep the psych ward – you were great
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debunix wrote:Today a jaunty little teapot by Seong-il arrived, bouncy and beautiful. Better photos will come shortly, but for the moment, you can check it out here, in the company of some other lovely things that also arrived today.
The hard part will be to decide what teas to use this one for. It's unglazed inside, and I think it is asking to brew up some fine green oolongs. Those seem likely to fit the lively personality of this little gem.
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MMO Or Baby?
You probably don't know this but my brother, MMO muse and WoW noob king, became a father for the second time in April (gz, gj, woot etc) and since then his budding MMORPG career has taken a nose dive. He literally went from playing a couple of hours a night to, well, never playing at all. This disturbing fact got me wondering… do I really want kids?
To be honest I probably don't have much say in the matter as my wife's body clock is ticking down like a nuclear time bomb and if I don't willingly consent I'll probably wake up one night to find an empty package of Viagra by my beside and my spouse gently rocking atop me. /sigh. Thing is though, I'm just not that into kids. At worst I see them as an annoyance and at best I see them as competition and, as much as I want to sow my seed and leave my legacy on the world, I don't want to have to give my up gaming nights to do it.
I heard kids take up a lot of time and require a bit of attention so I really have no idea how people manage to balance gaming and parenting. And some even maintain a blog too! I'm in awe of that multitasking, I truly am. No doubt it gets a bit easier as the children get older and can entertain themselves but those first few years of childcare sounds like an absolute killer. On the bright side though, I suppose one could end up with an army of the buggers ready to grind crafting materials at their command.
I can't decide. So I'm going to leave this incredibly important and life changing decision the hands of you, my loyal readers. Choose wisely my friends, my future is in your hands.
Gordon envisages a future in which he's playing MMOs whilst his baby resides in a cage on his desk, gentle cooing as he mines rare ore.
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The Stoddard Art Lecture with John Zinsser
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[October 2012] –New Canaan Library is pleased to announce contemporary artist John Zinsser will be guest lecturer for the Library's 2nd annual Stoddard Art Lecture on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. in the Adrian Lamb Room. The annual lecture series was established in the fall of 2011 through a patron's generous gift in honor of Pat and Hud Stoddard and their many contributions to the Library and the community. A reception will follow in the H. Pelham Curtis Gallery.
Examining the influence of one artist upon another has long been within the realm of the study of art history. Zinsser will speak about contemporary art and its reference to the past, by examining the lineage of specific works. He will also speak about the viewer's increasing role in determining what they are looking, entering into a "parlor game" of sorts with the artist. Zinsser will give an informed, insider's guide to decoding some of contemporary art's deliberately difficult works to assist fans of all art, and contemporary art in particular, to increase the enjoyment of the art experience.
Zinsser was born in New York City in 1961, and moved to New Haven as a young child when his father, writer and editor WIlliam Zinsser, accepted a teaching position at Yale. John attended an arts high school and was an American History major at Yale with a concentration in art history.
Zinsser first exhibited his paintings in 1981. A major influence of his work is the abstract expressionist movement. After graduation, he moved back to New York, where he had the opportunity to meet and work with several important abstract expressionist painters. He has devoted himself to his art since then and currently maintains a studio in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn.
Zinsser's work has been part of major national and international solo and group exhibitions. He has lectured widely on the topic of contemporary art practices and teaches at New School University and New York Academy of Art. Zinsser is the co-founder of the Journal of Contemporary American Art and a contributing writer for numerous publications, including Art in America and Flash Art. He is the nephew of Edward and Nancy Walworth, who were long-time New Canaan residents.
The Stoddard Art Lecture Series will enrich and broaden the community's understanding and enjoyment of the visual arts in all its forms. The Stoddard series is unique in that it is endowed; once the fund reaches a certain point from contributions the series will operate in perpetuity. It is indeed a lasting gift, honoring lifelong learners, benefiting others and improving the Library. For additional information on the event, or the Stoddard Lecture Series, including how to contribute, please contact Susan LaPerla at 203.594.5007 or visit newcanaanlibrary.org.
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Failure to appear – Matthew A. Summers, 35, no address listed, preliminary hearing set for Sept. 13
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (243 votes).
In short: Good race - A few tweeks requiredIn full: Nice flat course & off road section was nothing worse than a bit of gravel.Granted it's a fairly new race but having more places than the advertised limit surely gave a clue to having more toilets. Navigation fairly obvious except at approx mile 18 which was the one place marshalling/signage was definetly needed but nothing was there (Except for trail of empty gels - Are they that difficult to carry to the next marshall!!!)Date of review: December 20, 2011
In short: Nice day out on the South CoastIn full: A very different marathon. Friendly event lovely scenery. Weather was very kind but this year but could be really tough if wet and windy.Overall well organised but some more marshalls at key points or better signage would be helpful. Plenty or well stocked water/fuel stations and nice medal and Tshirt.Despite the varied terrain managed a PB so very pleased and would certainly recommend.Date of review: December 19, 2011
In short: Felt different this year with 3 times as many runners as last yearIn full: Nice to be able to pop out of race HQ right to start line, and ditto at the finish.Nice mix of terrain, nothing too challenging.Great value for money, when so many races are not!friendly and helpful at the water stations. glad the sun was shining though, as could be not so fun in the rain!Date of review: December 19, 2011
In short: Good race mostly off road on varying terrain. Hard but loved itIn full: Although flat the varying terrain makes this a difficult race to get a good time. The course includes mud, shingle, seaweed and single file tracks which make keeping to a pace difficult.On the positive the weather was outstanding (could be very grim in pouring rain), the water stations were numerous and friendly. good medal and T shirt, the free soup etc was a nice touch at the finish on such a cold day. The race was a reasonably low price and I'd be happy to do it again (although definately with trail shoes next time) The only 2 negatives were the completely inadequate toilet facilities (the only race I've attended without portaloos)and also quite easy to get lost on the return leg because the signs were either missing or not visible (I got slightly lost and so did quite a few others.Overall a really good race that I would love to do againDate of review: December 19, 2011
In short: Great weather, fuel stops excellent but not enough toilets and signage very poorDate of review: December 19, 2011
In short: Very good except directional signs around course were inadequate.In full: Good in all respects except directional signs were either missing or not big enough and I went wrong on two occasions and ran over 27 miles :-(Excellent fuel stations.Date of review: December 19, 2011
In short: Great event, shame about the toiletsIn full: Really enjoyed the course, varied and interesting. It's obviously a race that is growing in stature. I agree with all the previous positive comments, my only gripe would be the lack of toilets at Race HQ. They only had two available for the men, one of which soon became out of order! The queue was at one stage over 40 deep.For a race that size they really do need to get some portaloos in. The nearby public toilets were quite disgusting, the flushes were not working and the stench made your stomach churn. Admittedly not the organisers fault, but it didn't help the situation.One other little moan; what stopped anyone walking into race HQ and helping themselves to any bag they liked from the baggage store. It really should have manned.That said, I would certainly not rule out a return, despite the 7 hour round trip.Date of review: December 19, 2011
In short: Super race, well done everyoneIn full: This is a trail marathon with fantastic views. Muddy is placed (should have worn the correct shoes). I used this as a training run to practice HR running, weather was perfect and the people was excellent. Very friendly feel with everyone chatting at the start and during the race. Date of review: December 19, 2011
In short: My first marathon - loved it! Totally flat over varied terrain with some great views.Date of review: December 19, 2011
In short: Great friendly race Date of review: December 19, 2011
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I respectfully disagree 100%
I am so glad we have this album, my only minor complaint is leaving off the couple dittys and John's asides, comments.
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Definately agree here. The whole arrangement of let it be the original was against the whole way of recording the beatles did. Spectors cruel mistake on TLAWR, the frustrating dig it, and the unfinished maggie mae. Further it was too much like an anthology album, too much talk before "get back" and "dig a pony". Everything was very bad. Paul did the only right to release let it be naked to show people how the real Let it be album should have looked like.Paperback Writer wrote:WoW
I respectfully disagree 100%
I am so glad we have this album, my only minor complaint is leaving off the couple dittys and John's asides, comments.
I like the Wings arrangement but the definitive version in my opinion is on let it be naked or on GMRTBS.BruceMirken wrote: Spector was right that it needed something, but the something he added was just screamingly wrong. For me, the definitive version remains the Wings Over America arrangement.
jules wrote:Here is my most sincere wish: please leave the Beatles back catalogue alone. I own LIBN and I quite enjoy it. However, I was most perturbed and disturbed when I learned that the songs have been messed with. This was apparently in order to neccessitate a perfect performance. So, "unwanted" noises have been edited out and different performances have been combined on one track. This is sacrelage. Just leave it. As JL said: "We were just a band who made it very big...you have all your old albums to listen to..." (slightly paraphrased). Yes, we do have all the old albums and they're great. Fiddling with them and bringing out supposedly "new" stuff is messing around with history and it's revisionism and I hate it. I feel even more strongly about the "new" Circe de Soleil Love album too.
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Let me fill you in on the preface of this story.
On my Friday night bowling league, I FINALLY bowled my first 200 (a 203 to be exact). Along with that I earned other awards for my high game, like 50 pins over my average (because my average is only 144) and also a cute little award, a banana split, for picking up two splits in one game.
My boyfriend bowls at the same house at the same time but just on a different league, so he was able to witness my milestone. He and I already had plans to see a movie that night but he promised me that the next day he would take me out to lunch to celebrate.
Now for the heart of the story.
We ended up going to Chili's for lunch the next day as promised. We were so close to the mall that we decided to do some christmas shopping, but before we headed to the mall he wanted to stop by Starbucks to get his coffee fix. While at Starbucks he insisted on buying me something. I refused, but thanks to the long line at Starbucks he had plenty of time to convince me... which he did.
Heh, I ended up getting some "hot green tea." I had never had Tazo tea before so I wasn't sure what to expect. Eventually, I was handed my tea with two little strings hanging out of the side. -le sigh- tea bags. Heh, but the good thing was I was able to note from the tags on the tea bags the exact kind of tea. The tea that I recieved was Zen.
By the time it was cool enough to drink, which seemed like forever, we had already bought a couple of items for christmas exchanges. Nonetheless, when I took a drink... I was amazed!
I had read on one of the boxes of Tazo's Zen that it was a green tea infused with lemon grass and spearmint. I could definitely taste the lemon and the spearmint left a slightly cool after taste in my mouth. I am more of a spearmint fan than a peppermint fan, so I loved it! I loved it so much that the day after that, he and I wanted to do more shopping so I, yes I, insisted we go to Starbucks so I could have some more of the tea. While there I picked up my own box of Zen (yeah, it's bagged but I can deal with it for now).
The conclusion...
Don't get me wrong, though, Adagio's loose green tea is still awesome in my book... but this Zen stuff rocks my socks!!


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The cafe projector is acting up. I had it switched to RGB input, and it would behave like normal. But then, after a few minutes, it would turn itself off, in the middle of playing something.
I don't know if it is OK with VIDEO input. I don't think it is my laptop it doesn't like - this happened with both Linux and Windows.
It worked fine last week. Does anyone know if anything happened to it since then? It needs to work on Wednesday, and I don't have much time to look at it before then.


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Message from President Loh: Maryland Joins Big Ten Conference
November 19, 2012
Dear University of Maryland community:
Today is a watershed moment for the University of Maryland.
I am pleased to announce that the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland has endorsed strongly our application to join the Big Ten conference, starting in academic year 2014-15. The Council of Presidents of the Big Ten then approved our admission.
Membership in the Big Ten is in the strategic interest of the University of Maryland. It will ensure the financial vitality of Maryland Athletics for decades to come. It will enable us to reinstate some teams that were recently terminated due to budget deficits. We will have the capability to support better our student-athletes -- in the classroom and on the field -- and compete successfully at the highest levels.
Intercollegiate athletics is an integral part of our University. It must be aligned with our academic values and priorities. We will earmark some of the new resources to support our University-wide educational missions and help make college more affordable for our students. This represents nothing less than a new financial paradigm for intercollegiate athletics at the University of Maryland.
We wanted to join this athletic conference because we also wanted to join its associated academic consortium. The Big Ten institutions comprise the Committee on Institutional Cooperation. The extensive opportunities in the CIC for collaborations with our peer AAU and flagship universities in education, research, and innovation will boost the University of Maryland's ascendancy in academic excellence.
Since leaving the Southern Conference in 1953, where we were a member since its inception 30 years earlier, we have been a proud founding member of the ACC. Our long history has led to spirited sports rivalries and left indelible memories. More recently, the ACC has expanded into the Midwest. But our early ACC traditions will remain forever a treasured part of the Terrapin story.
I understand that many devoted Terp fans may be stunned and disappointed at this news. I recognize and regret the sadness they may feel at our leaving the ACC. It is the passing of an era. To them, I ask only this: please understand that I am doing what I believe is best for the University of Maryland and all of its stakeholders -- students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, and sports fans. I made this decision after due diligence and confidential consultation with some of our key constituencies.
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FIVB Announces 2008 World Grand Prix Volleyball Schedule
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 4, 2008) – The FIVB announced the schedule for its 12-team World Grand Prix Tournament held June 20 to July 13 in various European and Asian countries.
The 2008 edition involves 12 national teams playing a total of 69 matches over four consecutive weekends in 10 cities. The preliminary rounds are set to take place in Kobe, Japan, Ningbo, China and Alassio, Italy, on the first weekend, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam, Wroclaw, Poland, and Hong Kong the second weekend and Bangkok, Thailand, Taipei, Chinese Taipei, and Macau the third weekend.
The U.S. Women's National Team will open the first weekend of World Grand Prix preliminary action in Group A at the Green Arena in Kobe, Japan. The U.S. faces Turkey on June 20 at 3 p.m. Japan Time, followed by Kazakhstan on June 21 at 3 p.m. Japan Time and host Japan on June 22 at 6 p.m. Japan Time.
Team USA travels to Wroclaw, Poland, the following weekend to play three matches at the HSW Orbita Hall as part of Group E. The U.S. challenges Thailand on June 27 at 8 p.m. Poland Time to start the weekend. The Americans play NORCECA rival Dominican Republic on June 28 at 5:30 p.m. Poland Time before wrapping up the weekend against host Poland at 3 p.m. Poland Time.
The U.S. concludes the preliminary round matches in Group H at Hsinchuang Gym in Taipei, Chinese Taipei. Team USA takes on Poland for the second time in the tournament on July 4 at 3 p.m., followed by a rematch with Turkey on July 5 at 3 p.m. The Americans conclude the preliminary round against Italy, gold medalist at the FIVB World Cup, on July 6 at 5 p.m.
The FIVB World Grand Prix finals, a round-robin format of the top five teams from the preliminary round plus host Japan, will be played July 9-13 at Yokohoma, Japan. The overall ranking in the preliminary rounds is decided by the total number of World Grand Prix Points (GPP) gained by the teams in the preliminary matches. A team will earn two GPPs for a win, one for a loss and none if they forfeit the match.
The FIVB World Grand Prix has the top four teams in the world participating. Brazil, which won the 2007 FIVB World Cup silver medal, leads the FIVB World Ranking, followed by second-ranked Italy and third-ranked Cuba. The U.S. ranks fourth in the world, while 2008 Olympic Games host China ranks sixth. Japan, the 2008 World Grand Prix final round host, is ranked eighth and Poland is slotted in the ninth position. Dominican Republic is ranked 14th in the world, Germany positioned in 15th and Kazakhstan placed in the 16th spot. Rounding out the World Grand Prix field are 18th-ranked Thailand and 22nd-ranked Turkey.
Team USA will face an average world ranking of 13.22 during the three-week preliminary rounds. The Americans will face only one team – Italy – ranked among the top seven teams in the current world ranking during the preliminary rounds.
Brazil is a six-time winner of the event, while Cuba and USA have captured the title twice. China won the event in 2003. Team USA won its two titles in 1995 and 2001. Netherlands, the reigning World Grand Prix champion, did not qualify to defend its title after snapping Brazil's three-year reign as Grand Prix winners.
The World Grand Prix is the last major international tune up in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games. The U.S., which qualified for the Olympics at the 2007 FIVB World Cup, will use the 2008 Pan American Cup (May 30-June 8 in Mexico) and the World Grand Prix to assist in Olympic Games roster selections that are due the first week of July. The Team USA coaching staff will select its 12-player roster at the beginning of July, and the announcement will be made upon confirmation from the USOC.
The U.S. qualified for the 2008 World Grand Prix by finishing as the third-best NORCECA team entered in the 2007 Pan American Cup.
For more on the FIVB World Grand Prix, click here. For additional information on the U.S. Women's National Team, visit the team's home page by clicking here.
FIVB World Ranking of 2008 World Grand Prix Participants
Brazil – 1st
Italy – 2nd
Cuba – 3rd
USA – 4th
China – 6th
Japan – 8th
Poland – 9th
Dominican Republic – 14th
Germany – 15th
Kazakhstan – 16th
Thailand – 18th
Turkey – 22nd
Pool A: Kobe Japan, Green Arena
June 20: Turkey vs. USA, 3 p.m.
June 20: Japan vs. Kazakhstan, 6:30 p.m.
June 21: Kazakhstan vs. USA, 3 p.m.
June 21: Japan vs. Turkey, 6 p.m.
June 22: Kazakhstan vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
June 22: Japan vs. USA, 6 p.m.
Pool B: Ningbo, China, Beilun Sports Centre
June 20: Brazil vs. Thailand, 3 p.m.
June 20: China vs. Germany, 7:30 p.m.
June 21: China vs. Thailand, 3 p.m.
June 21: Germany vs. Brazil, 7:30 p.m.
June 22: Germany vs. Thailand, 1:30 p.m.
June 22: China vs. Brazil, 5 p.m.
Pool C: Alassio, Italy, Palavavizza Hall
June 20: Cuba vs. Poland, 5:30 p.m.
June 20: Italy vs. Dominican Republic, 8 p.m.
June 21: Dominican Republic vs. Cuba, 4 p.m.
June 21: Italy vs. Poland, 6:30 p.m.
June 22: Poland vs. Dominican Republic, 4 p.m.
June 22: Italy vs. Cuba, 6:30 p.m.
Pool D: Vinh Phuc, Vietnam, Vinh Phuc Hall
June 27: Brazil vs. Kazakhstan, 2 p.m.
June 27: Turkey vs. Germany, 4:30 p.m.
June 28: Kazakhstan vs. Germany, 2 p.m.
June 28: Brazil vs. Turkey, 4:30 p.m.
June 29: Turkey vs. Kazakhstan, 2 p.m.
June 29: Germany vs. Brazil, 4:30 p.m.
Pool E: Wroclaw, Poland, HSW Orbita Hall
June 27: Poland vs. Dominican Republic, 5:30 p.m.
June 27: Thailand vs. USA, 8 p.m.
June 28: Poland vs. Thailand, 3 p.m.
June 28: USA vs. Dominican Republic, 5:30 p.m.
June 29: Poland vs. USA, 3 p.m.
June 29: Dominican Republic vs. Thailand, 5:30 p.m.
Pool F: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Coliseum
June 27: Italy vs. Japan, 5 p.m.
June 27: China vs. Cuba, 8 p.m.
June 28: Cuba vs. Italy, 1:15 p.m.
June 28: China vs. Japan, 3:45 p.m.
June 29: Japan vs. Cuba, 1:15 p.m.
June 29: China vs. Italy, 3:45 p.m.
Pool G: Bangkok, Thailand, Huamark Stadium
July 4: Thailand vs. Kazakhstan, 2 p.m.
July 4: Cuba vs. Germany, 5 p.m.
July 5: Germany vs. Thailand, 2 p.m.
July 5: Kazakhstan vs. Cuba, 5 p.m.
July 6: Thailand vs. Cuba, 2 p.m.
July 6: Germany vs. Kazakhstan, 5 p.m.
Pool H: Taipei, Chinese Taipei, Hsinchuang Gym
July 4: USA vs. Poland, 3 p.m.
July 4: Italy vs. Turkey, 6:20 p.m.
July 5: USA vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
July 5: Italy vs. Poland, 5 p.m.
July 6: Poland vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
July 6: Italy vs. USA, 5 p.m.
Pool I: Macau, Macau Forum
July 4: Brazil vs. Dominican Republic, 6 p.m.
July 4: China vs. Japan, 9 p.m.
July 5: Brazil vs. Japan, 2 p.m.
July 5: China vs. Dominican Republic, 5 p.m.
July 6: Dominican Republic vs. Japan, 1 p.m.
July 6: China vs. Brazil, 4 p.m.
Final Round: Yokohama, Japan
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Students who wish to complete the Core Curriculum requirements stated in prior bulletins should note that the following CORC courses will be offered only as their Pathways equivalents starting with fall 2013:
CORC 1110 Classical Cultures = CLAS 1110 Classical Cultures
CORC 1120 Introduction to Art = ARTD 1010 Art: Its History and Meaning
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CORC 1321 Biology for Today's World = BIOL 1010 Biology: The Study of Life
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Junior Worlds April 4-8
The 9th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships are set to begin on Wednesday in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The biennial championships will draw a total of 749 athletes, including 419 females, and 426 officials from 93 countries.
"I expect the championships will serve as an opportunity for the youth to display their skills to the full and also to exchange friendship among the youth from all parts of the world," said WTF President Chungwon Choue.
The five-day event will feature 10 weight divisions each for men and women. The U.S. is represented by a full 20-member squad.
The American men's team is comprised of finweight Ethan Gallegos (Bakersfield, Calif.), flyweight Zachery Budde (Maple Grove, Minn.), bantamweight Logan Gerick (Keller, Texas), featherweight Gabriel Chadis (Alvin, Texas), lightweight Ryan Guzman (Miami, Fla.), welterweight Malik Taylor (Littleton, Colo.), light middleweight Alec Coopman (Kapolei, Hawaii), middleweight Matthew Morales (Miami, Fla.), light heavyweight Brandon Ivey (Ashburn, Va.) and heavyweight Drew Thompson (Maple Valley, Wash.).
Chadis and Morales were both members of the 2010 Junior World Championship team.
Making up the U.S. female squad is finweight Kelsey Junious (South Windsor, Conn.), flyweight Alexandria Carino (Bakersfield, Calif.), bantamweight Gigi Gil (Camarillo, Calif.), featherweight Cheyenne Lewis (Elk Grove, Calif.), lightweight Tiffany Khuu (Diamond Bar, Calif.), welterweight Deireanne Morales (Lynwood, Calif.), light middleweight Alexxis Grosso (Anaheim, Calif.), middleweight Moriah Martin (Eagle River, Alaska), light heavyweight Danielle Gay (Rhinebeck, N.Y.) and heavyweight Crystal Weekes (Staten Island, N.Y.).
Lewis is the defending junior world champion in the flyweight division, while Gil won a bronze medal in the finweight class at the 2010 World Junior Championships.
World Junior Taekwondo Championships Schedule
Wednesday, April 4
In Action...
Tiffany Khuu (Diamond Bar, Calif.) female lightweight (-52kg)
Ryan Guzman (Miami, Fla.) male lightweight (-59kg)
Crystal Weekes (Staten Island, N.Y.) female heavyweight (+68kg)
Drew Thompson (Maple Valley, Wash.) male heavyweight (+78kg)
Thursday, April 5
In Action...
Gigi Gil (Camarillo, Calif.) female bantamweight (-46kg)
Logan Gerick (Keller, Texas) male bantamweight (-51kg)
Moriah Martin (Eagle River, Alaska) female middleweight (-63kg)
Matthew Morales (Miami, Fla.) male middleweight (-73kg)
Friday, April 6
In Action...
Cheyenne Lewis (Elk Grove, Calif.) female featherweight (-49kg)
Gabriel Chadis (Alvin, Texas) male featherweight (-55kg)
Danielle Gay (Rhinebeck, N.Y.) female light heavyweight (-68kg)
Brandon Ivey (Ashburn, Va.) male light heavyweight (-78kg)
Saturday, April 7
In Action...
Kelsey Junious (South Windsor, Conn.) female finweight (-42kg)
Ethan Gallegos (Bakersfield, Calif.) male finweight (-45kg)
Deireanne Morales (Lynwood, Calif.) female welterweight (-55kg)
Malik Taylor (Littleton, Colo.) male welterweight (-63kg)
Sunday, April 8
In Action...
Alexandria Carino (Bakersfield, Calif.) female flyweight (-44kg)
Zachery Budde (Maple Grove, Minn.) male flyweight (-48kg)
Alexxis Grosso (Anaheim, Calif.) female light middleweight (-59kg)
Alec Coopman (Kapolei, Hawaii) male light middleweight (-68kg)
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So far Brandon Hampton hasn't had to temper any talk about anything other than "the next game."
The sixth year Eldorado head football coach has rebuilt and remodeled the Eagles into a legitimate contender in the Black Diamond Conference, where after four games, Eldorado is unbeaten at 4-0.
Research says that Eldorado has never won a Black Diamond Conference championship and Hampton assures that's goal No. 1 on his teams checklist.
No. 2 — get into the playoffs, which the Eagles had done in 2011 and 2012, before missing out last year and lastly, win a playoff game. The last playoff win for Eldorado came in 1988. The last time Eldorado hosted a playoff game was 1997 when they lost to Red Hill at Boz Adams.
"We've talked about all of that on Day 1 and our kids now what are goals are," Hampton said. "We don't talk about it after that first day. What we do talk about is the next game and the next game is Hamilton County."
It's also Rivalry Week in the Black Diamond Conference, which means Hampton has tempered even more talk about what's important this week.
"Right now Hamilton County is the most important game on the schedule and our kids will tell you that, because it's the next game on the schedule. That's how we tend to focus."
Hampton credits his teams seniors for shifting focus to what's important and preaching a good message.
"That's what's been fun about coaching this team is we've got great leadership and of course, our message to the guys is block out the noise, just take care of business, and get better each and every day."
Hamilton County is off an 0-4 start — this coming off an 0-9 campaign a year ago — while Mark Beitler and the Foxes are still searching for that elusive win.
Former Hamilton County head coach and now offensive coordinator Jeff Rush has been able to produce just six points in 56 quarters.
In four games, Eldorado has forced 17 turnovers and remains one of the best defenses in southern Illinois with three shutouts, allowing just six points and because of the Eagles' success on defense, Hampton knows has been key for his offense.
"Last week our offense didn't have a lot of of yards, because it was plus-30 or plus-40 going into the endzone," Hampton said. "Our defense gave our offense a short field to work with. the defense is playing at a high level and we know to be successful Friday on the road, we have to dominate the guy across from us and not give up the big play.
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The Entertainer opens in New York
The New York premiere of Tony Richardson's The Entertainer gave Americans a taste of the "Angry Young Men" school of drama that was all the vogue in Britain. A few years earlier, Laurence Olivier, the great classical actor, had solicited playwright John Osborne (whose drama Look Back in Anger lead this movement) to write a vehicle for him. Staged in 1957, the play casts Olivier as Archie Rice, a washed-up song-and-dance man who holds on desperately to his stale routines, even as his personal life is falling apart around him. The dramatic metaphor of England as a dilapidated music hall, playing the same old tired music, was not missed by audiences or critics, who loudly debated the play's significance. After much acclaim, Olivier took the play to Broadway, where he was nominated for a Tony in 1958. Shortly after, up-and-coming director Tony Richardson agreed to help bring the film to screen, with Osborne co-writing the screenplay and Olivier assuming the lead. Indeed Olivier supposedly turned down a handsome Hollywood movie deal to make this film on which his fee was deferred. While the film wasn't a box office hit, it was a huge critical success, garnering Olivier the sixth of his ten Oscar nominations. But moreover it helped establish him as a actor versatile enough to embody Shakespeare's grandeur and a sad sack's squalor.


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