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Infinity Hall Live
This concert series celebrates the music and energy of groundbreaking American artists. The acoustically perfect Infinity Music Hall, a historic 130-year-old venue in Norfolk, Connecticut, provides an intimate setting for engaging, authentic and heartfelt performances by an eclectic group of musicians. Candid interviews with band members provide a window into their motivations, their inspirations and their unique styles. Cameras also eavesdrop on backstage preparations, providing a glimpse into the creative process, as well as a sense of the behind-the-scenes anticipation and nervous energy at the heart of any live concert.
Infinity Hall Live Previous Broadcasts
Snarky Puppy (Episode #603H)
KQED Plus: Sun, Sep 17, 2017 -- 11:00 PM
Bassist and composer Michael League's improvisational pop musician collective defies categorization but never disappoints an audience, as eight of its members bring an evening of music exploration and massive jams to Infinity Hall Live. From fan favorites like "Shofukan" to "Grown Folks" from their latest Grammy-winning album Culcha Vulcha, the performance provides viewers with an immersive experience enhanced by handheld cameras on the stage capturing the woo hoo-worthy solos of this self-described "pop band without vocals."
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Plus: Mon, Sep 18, 2017 -- 5:00 AM
The Weight Band (Episode #602H)
KQED Plus: Sun, Sep 10, 2017 -- 11:00 PM
The musical legacy of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rock roots group The Band is carried on by The Weight Band with original The Band member Jim Weider and Band close friends Brian Mitchell of the Levon Helm Band and keyboardist Marty Grebb, along with Albert Rogers, and Michael Bram of the Jason Mraz band. With exceptional musicianship, The Weight Band performs songs that keep alive the music that defined an era, playing The Band's biggest hits including "Up on Cripple Creek," "Rag Mama Rag," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and their namesake song "The Weight." They premiere the gutsy "Never Too Old" a Band demo that they have finished and recorded.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Plus: Mon, Sep 11, 2017 -- 5:00 AM
Dave Mason (Episode #606H)
KQED Life: Sat, Sep 9, 2017 -- 10:00 PM
Dave Mason, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer as a founding member of Traffic, and a hit solo artist in the 1970s, performs a rousing concert of his hits "Dear Mr. Fantasy," "Rock and Roll Stew," "Feelin' Alright," "Only You Know and I Know" and "We Just Disagree." The English singer songwriter and guitarist is joined by his own band on the Infinity Hall stage.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Life: Sun, Sep 10, 2017 -- 4:00 AM
Rhiannon Giddens (Episode #501H)
KQED Plus: Sun, Sep 3, 2017 -- 11:00 PM
Rhiannon Giddens' triumphant performance is fiercely loyal to her roots. During this passionately intelligent performance her bare-footed elegance and fearless banjo and fiddle playing are surpassed only by her vocal prowess. For the IHL audience Giddens offer the fervor of a spiritual on "Waterboy", the yips of a field holler on "Duncan and Jimmy" and a Gaelic-style hootenanny on "Mouth Music". Folk duo Birds of Chicago add to the harmony on "Lost on the River" from The New Basement Tapes project. Interview with Giddens.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Plus: Mon, Sep 4, 2017 -- 5:00 AM
Blind Pilot (Episode #605H)
KQED Life: Sat, Sep 2, 2017 -- 10:00 PM
A staple of TV soundtracks, the six-piece indie band Blind Pilot, showcases their hyper individualistic approach and musicianship in an intimate concert with songs including "Half Moon," "Three Rounds and a Sound," and "Oviedo." The Portland, Oregonians' refreshingly modern take, with front man Israel Nebeker, debuted with a bicycle tour in support of their first album. Blind Pilot brings upright bass, banjo, dulcimer, vibraphone, and trumpet together with traditional drums and keyboards for a unique contemporary sound.
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- KQED Life: Sun, Sep 3, 2017 -- 4:00 AM


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p3 Croix de Guerre for the truly creepiest--yet somehow still pretty funny--premise of a political cartoon this week goes to Mike Lester.
Opus ponders priorities. If we worry enough about the things we want to worry about, will it leave enough time to worry about the things we really should worry about? (Salon Premium requires non-subscribers to click through some ads first.)
Ann Telnaes reflects on one of Junior's occasional fits of thinking about history.
p3 Historical Toon Factoid: During WWII, Superman comics faced something of a dilemma. On one hand, if Superman simply intervened himself not only would the war quickly be over inside the comic book covers while it raged on outside, but also the sacrifice of actual American combat troops would seem disrespected.
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In a country as warm as the UAE is during the summer months, we are all for cosmetics that are lightweight, allow our skin to breath, and are easily transportable for reapplications throughout the day. After all, nobody wants to cake on make-up when they are sweating in 45°C and see it melt off before they've even reached their work desks. We want it light, we want it natural, and we want it to be easy to apply when we are on the run.
If this sounds like your dream cosmetic wish list, let us introduce you to your new best friend in beauty. We're talking about cushion cosmetics; another import from the Korean beauty scene that has already hit the mainstream. And (just like the story with BB and CC Creams a few years ago) we can expect to see more and more products appearing on shelves as brands sit up and take notice. Remember; you heard it here first…
Where do they come from?
First launched in South Korea by AmorePacific, cushion cosmetics were the result of years of research into foundation that could offer SPF protection and lightweight coverage. The brand called the product Air Cushion and launched it into the Korean market in 2008 – and it quickly became a game changer in the Korean beauty scene.
Euromonitor research analyst Minji Kim says: 'Although it was first launched in 2008, Air Cushion has recently become the biggest trend in facial make-up in South Korea after the huge sensation created by BB creams.'
So just how popular is it in South Korea? The simple answer is that cushion cosmetics have become nothing less than a beauty sensation. In fact, statistics gathered in 2014 (six years after the launch of that first compact by AmorePacific), revealed that brands were selling one cushion compact every 1.2 seconds.
With sales like that, it's little surprise that mass market cosmetic brands sat up and listened – and the result is launch after launch, with speed about to pick up very noticeably throughout the latter half of 2016 as products launch on to shelves in quick succession.
What exactly do they do?
Co-founder of South Korean company Sokoglam.com, Charlotte Cho explains: 'The product is considered a fusion of skincare and make-up because it doesn't just cover your skin, it also improves its feel and health.'
Cushion cosmetics are essentially liquid foundation, but the product is soaked in a sponge together with sun protection, make-up base and moisturisers. The idea comes from a stamp that can be patted and pressed on your face, so the packaging is more like a compact powder case instead of a tube or bottle.
You simply open the lid and press the enclosed applicator on to the sponge. A thin, liquid foundation will then be dispensed through the sponge for immediate application to your skin.
'It's basically everything people love about a BB and CC cream, but with more perks,' says beauty insider Pauline Maynard from L'Oréal. 'It doesn't cake because it's super-thin and light – and as you don't swipe the product on traditionally, it reinforces that the cushion compact has a cooling effect that's more breathable than other foundations. Plus, most of them have really high SPF – 50 or higher – while most BBs only have 30.'
And what about the cushion itself? Is it really necessary? Yes, says Nathalie Paiva, director of marketing at AmorePacific, who insists the cushion is vital to the product's performance.
'It transforms the liquid formula into a lighter emulsion,' she explains. 'The cushion is made with the same base material that was once used in ancient Asian stamp and seal practices, which maintain and preserve liquid emulsion in its optimal state.'
In fact, the sponge of the original Air Cushion has a whopping 800,000 'pores', through which the foundation seeps out when pressure is applied. And it isn't just the sponge that is impressive, with the applicator receiving just as much thought in the development stages, being made from antimicrobial material that is densely woven for the finest application and promises to hold a staggering nine times its own weight in water.
In less scientific terms, it is the sponge and applicator that make the formula of the foundation lighter and deliver less product with each dab – the result being that it's almost impossible to cake it on.
Why has it become so popular?
There are three main reasons why cushion cosmetics became so popular in South Korea, says Minji from Euromonitor. 'First, they are multifunctional.
'Second, they provide coverage, yet still feel light on the skin. That is important, as summer can be very hot and humid in South Korea. Finally, they give a natural make-up look, which is in line with the current trends in the country.'
Charlotte from Sokoglam.com adds: 'In Korea, women carry their compacts around in their bag and use it for touch-ups throughout the day. They're usually formulated with sunscreen, so you can reapply it over your make-up and can get sun protection all day long.'
But it isn't just the public snapping them up in their droves, but make-up artists too.
'I love it because the liquid formula looks natural and it is easier to travel with a compact than heavy glass bottles,' says celebrity make-up artist Nick Barose. 'But that doesn't mean you should reserve it for weekend trips and long flights, as it's perfect for everyday use too.'
How do you use them?
'Cushion compacts allow for a very sheer, natural application, which means it goes on lighter than your typical foundation,' says Charlotte. 'The formula is build-able, but if you're trying to hide blemishes, you're probably going to need to add a bit of concealer in those areas after you apply the cushion.
'The applicator sponge wicks off just the right amount of foundation for airbrush-like coverage,' she continues. 'It just won't have the same seamless effect if you jab your brush in there. If you're not used to the sponge applicator, try folding it to fit different areas.'
Nick Barose adds: 'Gently pat the applicator while it's flat to smooth over wide areas, like your cheeks. Then, fold in half and use the pointy part to get hard-to-reach areas like the inner corners, under the eyes, and the sides of nose.'
So where can we buy them?
The UAE is not yet awash with cushion cosmetics, but they are slowly filtering on to cosmetic counters and online stores.
One of the most popular is Lancôme Miracle Cushion (Dh270, Wojooh.com), which comes in an array of colours to match every skin tone and is praised for its long-lasting formula and lightweight, dewy finish. It's a good place to start if you haven't tried cushion formulas before, with make-up artists raving about both its formula and coverage.
One of the most exciting launches in 2016, however, is at Sephora – where a varied collection of cushion cosmetics has just hit shelves. Wonderful Cushion Foundation (Dh115) promises a glowy, natural finish. The new collection also includes Natural Glow Face Luminizer (Dh75) for highlighting skin, Healthy Glow Cream Blush (Dh85) for adding colour to cheeks, and Matte Lip Cream, (Dh69) for tinting and hydrating lips.
Another stockist that has also ventured further than just foundations is Dubai-based online store Thebbcreamgirl.com, which imports cosmetics directly from South Korea (and deliver to doors across the UAE). Not only are the products carefully selected for their effectiveness, but the website is the perfect place to head for an insight into the way cushion cosmetics are evolving in Korea.
Take, for example, the sun protection products, such as Nature Republic Love You Baby Sun Cushion SPF32 (Dh122), which allow you to apply sunscreen quickly and effortlessly through the cushion – and the evolution of cushion foundations to include colour correction, such as Tony Moly CC Cushion in Blooming Mint (Dh120), which will correct redness in complexions with just a few dabs.
Finally, for cushion foundations that fuse skincare and make-up very successfully, look no further than Korean beauty brand TheFaceShop, with branches across the UAE (international.thefaceshop.com). Here you can pick cushion foundations to perfectly suit your skin type. Mature skin can choose the Therapy Anti-Aging Cushion, while dry skin will get a welcome boost of moisture from the CC Ultra Moist Cushion, and oily skin types will achieve all-day matte results from the Oil Control Water Cushion, and finally, those looking for heavier coverage and longer-lasting results can pick CC Intense Cover Foundation (from Dh170 each).
All things considered, it looks like this is one beauty trend that will be going the distance – and with the product perfectly suited to the UAE climate (especially during these long, steamy summers), we can see only benefits as the choice expands.


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I'm not sure it's worth commenting at length on the latest Washington flap, the firing of FBI director James Comey. If it turns out that President Trump was personally involved in election-related collusion with the Russians, something I doubt happened, he will have far bigger problems than his somewhat maladroit handling of Mr. Comey. If he wasn't involved, there isn't much here. It wasn't long ago that Democrats were saying they lacked confidence in Mr. Comey. And, yes, there are enough investigations without a special prosecutor that any wrongdoing by Mr. Trump will be uncovered.
This piece will instead discuss the American Health Care Reform Act (ACHA), the Republican vehicle recently passed in the House to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Health care matters considerably to average Americans, and Congressional Republicans need to tread very carefully here. A bill that is perceived as unfair or excessively harsh could lose them their House majority in 2018.
In general terms, the GOP bill eliminates both the individual mandate to purchase health insurance and the employer mandate to provide a plan. In lieu of the individual mandate, a 30% surcharge is imposed on coverage to previously uninsured individuals. The minimum actuarial standards for employer plans are ended. An age weighted system of credits for health insurance is provided, with higher income limits than under Obamacare but smaller credit amounts. Individuals are encouraged to provide for their own care through expansion of flexible spending and health savings accounts. The maximum differential for premiums between the young and the pre-Medicare older individuals (for example, age 64) is increased from 3 times to 5 times. Federal subsidies to states for Medicaid are subject to a per person cap.
By far the most overwrought criticism of the AHCA relates to preexisting conditions. Under some circumstances, a state can elect to permit waivers of community rating in individual policies, which in effect would allow medical plans to price premiums on the basis of medical history. States that do this would have to establish high risk pools and the legislation provides for subsidies for these pools.
As National Review's Rich Lowry points out, the effect of this provision is extremely limited. It does not apply to anyone covered under an employer plan, nor to anyone covered by Medicare or Medicaid, nor to anyone covered in the individual market with a coverage gap of less than 63 days, nor to a resident of a state that has not requested a waiver. And, as noted, there is a fund established to ameliorate the effect of this provision.
Beyond the overwrought rhetoric about preexisting conditions, the AHCA attempts to address real shortcomings of Obamacare, and not just the increased taxes and coercive nature of the individual and employer mandates, and not even the new taxes it imposes.
Basically the Obamacare system raised premiums for many people, particularly in the individual markets, to unaffordable, or at least excessively high, levels by requiring younger and healthier participants to subsidize high risk individuals. The result is a vicious cycle under which many healthy participants opt out and in effect take their chances. This is already happening in a number of states where insurers are pulling out of the individual market or raising premiums sharply, which will further deplete coverage of healthy participants. The only real response would be to keep increasing subsidies to insurance companies, which creates an unchecked entitlement and likely a call for a single payer system, also known as socialized medicine.
The AHCA will be modified by the Senate. On the political side, its viability may depend on lowering premiums for many people, and soon. On a policy side, there need to be assurances that credits are structured so that large numbers of people will not lose reasonable levels of coverage. On the whole, the AHCA is a work in progress, but its provisions do address some important issues.


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Prevail, Psalms 145, Isaiah 41, Matthew 11:11-15, St Lucy, Syracuse SicilyGood Day Bloggers! Happy Advent!
Wishing everyone a Blessed Week!
Year of Faith - October 11, 2012 - November 24, 2013
P.U.S.H. (Pray Until Serenity Happens). It has a remarkable way of producing solace, peace, patience and tranquility and of course resolution...God's always available 24/7.
The world begins and ends everyday for someone. The "Armageddon" is a pagan belief inspired by the evil one to create chaos and doubt in God. Trust in God, for He creates, He does not destroy and only God knows the hour of His beloved Son, Jesus Christ's second Coming, another chance at eternal salvation. Think about how merciful God truly is as he keeps offering us second chances. He even gives the evil one a multitude of chances to atone. Simply be prepared by living everyday as a gift: Trust in God; Honor Jesus Mercy through the sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist; and Utilize the Gifts of the Holy Spirit: We are all human. We all experience birth, life and death. We all have flaws but we also all have the gift knowledge and free will as well, make the most of it. Life on earth is a stepping to our eternal home in Heaven. Its your choice whether to rise towards eternal light or lost to eternal darkness. Material items, though needed for sustenance and survival on earth are of earthly value only. The only thing that passes from this earth to Purgatory and/or Heaven is our Soul, our Spirit...it's God's perpetual gift to us...Embrace it, treasure it, nurture it, protect it...
"Raise not a hand to another unless it is to offer in peace and goodwill." ~ Zarya Parx 2012
December 2, 2012 Message From Our Lady of Medjugorje to World:
Dear children, with motherly love and motherly patience anew I call you to live according to my Son, to spread His peace and His love, so that, as my apostles, you may accept God's truth with all your heart and pray for the Holy Spirit to guide you. Then you will be able to faithfully serve my Son, and show His love to others with your life. According to the love of my Son and my love, as a mother, I strive to bring all of my strayed children into my motherly embrace and to show them the way of faith. My children, help me in my motherly battle and pray with me that sinners may become aware of their sins and repent sincerely. Pray also for those whom my Son has chosen and consecrated in His name. Thank you."
November 25, 2012 Message From Our Lady of Medjugorje to World:
"Dear children! In this time of grace, I call all of you to renew prayer. Open yourselves to Holy Confession so that each of you may accept my call with the whole heart. I am with you and I protect you from the ruin of sin, but you must open yourselves to the way of conversion and holiness, that your heart may burn out of love for God. Give Him time and He will give Himself to you and thus, in the will of God you will discover the love and the joy of living. Thank you for having responded to my call." ~ Blessed Virgin Mary
November 02, 2012 Message From Our Lady of Medjugorje to World:
"Dear children, as a mother I implore you to persevere as my apostles. I am praying to my Son to give you Divine wisdom and strength. I am praying that you may discern everything around you according to God's truth and to strongly resist everything that wants to distance you from my Son. I am praying that you may witness the love of the Heavenly Father according to my Son. My children, great grace has been given to you to be witnesses of God's love. Do not take the given responsibility lightly. Do not sadden my motherly heart. As a mother I desire to rely on my children, on my apostles. Through fasting and prayer you are opening the way for me to pray to my Son for Him to be beside you and for His name to be holy through you. Pray for the shepherds because none of this would be possible without them. Thank you." ~ Blessed Virgin Mary
"Dear children, as a mother I implore you to persevere as my apostles. I am praying to my Son to give you Divine wisdom and strength. I am praying that you may discern everything around you according to God's truth and to strongly resist everything that wants to distance you from my Son. I am praying that you may witness the love of the Heavenly Father according to my Son. My children, great grace has been given to you to be witnesses of God's love. Do not take the given responsibility lightly. Do not sadden my motherly heart. As a mother I desire to rely on my children, on my apostles. Through fasting and prayer you are opening the way for me to pray to my Son for Him to be beside you and for His name to be holy through you. Pray for the shepherds because none of this would be possible without them. Thank you." ~ Blessed Virgin Mary
Today's Word: prevail pre·vail [pri-veyl]
Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English prevayllen to grow very strong < Latin praevalēre to be more able, equivalent to prae- pre- + valēre to be strong; see prevalent
verb (used without object)
1. to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally: Silence prevailed along the funeral route.
2. to appear or occur as the more important or frequent feature or element; predominate: Green tints prevail in the upholstery.
3. to be or prove superior in strength, power, or influence (usually followed by over ): They prevailed over their enemies in the battle.
4. to succeed; become dominant; win out: to wish that the right side might prevail.
5. to use persuasion or inducement successfully: He prevailed upon us to accompany him.
Today's Old Testament Reading - Psalms 145:1, 9-13
1 [Hymn of Praise Of David] I shall praise you to the heights, God my King, I shall bless your name for ever and ever.
9 Yahweh is generous to all, his tenderness embraces all his creatures.
10 All your creatures shall thank you, Yahweh, and your faithful shall bless you.
11 They shall speak of the glory of your kingship and tell of your might,
12 making known your mighty deeds to the children of Adam, the glory and majesty of your kingship.
13 Your kingship is a kingship for ever, your reign lasts from age to age. Yahweh is trustworthy in all his words, and upright in all his deeds.
Today's Epistle - Isaiah 41:13-2013 For I, Yahweh, your God, I grasp you by your right hand; I tell you, 'Do not be afraid, I shall help you.'
14 Do not be afraid, Jacob, you worm! You little handful of Israel! I shall help you, declares Yahweh; your redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
15 Look, I am making you into a threshing-sledge, new, with double teeth; you will thresh and beat the mountains to dust and reduce the hills to straw.
16 You will winnow them and the wind will carry them off, the gale will scatter them; whereas you will rejoice in Yahweh, will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
17 The oppressed and needy search for water, and there is none, their tongue is parched with thirst. I, Yahweh, shall answer them, I, the God of Israel, shall not abandon them.
18 I shall open up rivers on barren heights and water-holes down in the ravines; I shall turn the desert into a lake and dry ground into springs of water.
19 I shall plant the desert with cedar trees, acacias, myrtles and olives; in the wastelands I shall put cypress trees, plane trees and box trees side by side;
20 so that people may see and know, so that they may all observe and understand that the hand of Yahweh has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it.
Today's Gospel Reading - Matthew 11: 11-15
'In truth I tell you, of all the children born to women, there has never been anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of Heaven is greater than he. Since John the Baptist came, up to this present time, the kingdom of Heaven has been subjected to violence and the violent are taking it by storm. Because it was towards John that all the prophecies of the prophets and of the Law were leading; and he, if you will believe me, is the Elijah who was to return. Anyone who has ears should listen!
• In today's Gospel, Jesus, gives an opinion on John the Baptist. Compared with the persons of the Old Testament, there is no one greater than John. John is the greatest of all: greater than Jeremiah, greater than Abraham, greater than Isaiah! But, compared with the New Testament, John is inferior to all. The smallest in the Kingdom is greater than John! How can we understand this qualification, apparently contradictory, that Jesus makes of John?
• A short time before, John had sent to ask Jesus: "Are you the one who is to come, or are we to expect someone else?" (Mt 11, 3). John seemed to have some doubt concerning Jesus. Jesus, in fact, did not correspond to the idea that he, John, had of the Messiah, a severe Judge who had to come to carry out the judgment of condemnation and of anger (Mt 3, 7). He was to cut the trees from their roots (Mt 3, 10), was to clear his threshing floor and throw the dry stick into the fire (Mt 3, 12). But Jesus, instead of being a severe judge, is the friend of all, "meek and humble of heart" (Mt 11, 29), he receives the sinners and eats with them (Mt 2, 16).
• Jesus responds to John by quoting the Prophet Isaiah: "Go back and tell John what you hear and see; the blind see again, and the lame walk, those suffering from virulent skin diseases are cleaned, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life and the good news is proclaimed to the poor, and blessed is anyone who does not find me a cause of falling!" (Mt 11, 5-6; cf. Is 33, 5-6; 29, 18). A hard response. Jesus asks John to analyze the Scripture better in order to be able to change the erroneous vision that he had of the Messiah.
• John was great! The greatest of all! And the smallest in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than John. John is the greatest, because he was the last echo of the Old Testament. It was John who, because of his fidelity, was finally able to indicate the Messiah to the people: "Behold, here is the Lamb of God!" (Jn 1, 36), and the long history begun with Abraham attains its objective. But John was not capable to understand by himself the importance of the Kingdom of God in Jesus. He had a doubt: "Are you the one who is to come, or are we to expect someone else?" The ancient history alone, does not communicate sufficient light to the person to understand all the novelty of the Good News of God which Jesus brings to us. The New was not in the Old. Saint Augustine said: "Novum in Vetere latet, Vetus in Novo patet", which means: "The New is already hidden in the Old. But the Old reveals only its full meaning in the New". The one who is with Jesus and lives with him receives from him a light which gives new eyes to discover a more profound meaning in the Old. And which is this novelty?
• Jesus offers a key: "The Law and all the Prophets, in fact, have prophesized up to John. And if you would accept it, he is that Elijah who has to come. He who has ears, let him hear!" Jesus does not explain, but says: "He who has ears, let him hear" Elijah had to come to prepare the coming of the Messiah and to reconstruct the community: "To reconcile parents to their children and children to their parents" (Mal 3, 24). John announced the Messiah and sought to reconstruct the community (Lk 1, 17). But the most profound mystery escaped him, that of the life of the community. Only Jesus communicated it, announcing that God is Father and, therefore, we are all brothers and sisters. This announcement bears within a new force which makes us capable to overcome divergence and to create community.
• These are the violent who succeed to conquer the Kingdom. The Kingdom is not a doctrine, but a new way of living like brothers and sisters, beginning from the announcement which Jesus makes: God is Father of all.
Personal questions
• The Kingdom is of those who use violence on themselves, that is, it belongs to those who like Jesus have the courage to create community. You also?
• Jesus helped John to understand better the facts by means of the Bible. Does the Bible help me to understand better the events of my life?
Reference: Courtesy of Order of Carmelites, www.ocarm.org.
Featured Item of the Day from Litany Lane
Saint of the Day: St Lucy
Feast Day: December 13
Patron Saint: blind; martyrs; Perugia, Italy; Mtarfa, Malta; epidemics; salesmen, Syracuse, Italy, throat infections, writers
|St Lucy
Saint Lucy is one of seven women, aside from the Blessed Virgin Mary, commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass. Hagiography states that Lucy was a Christian martyr during the Diocletian persecution. She consecrated her virginity to God through pious works[3] refused to marry a pagan betrothed, and had her wedding dowry distributed to the poor. Her betrothed pagan groom denounced her as a Christian to the governor of Syracuse, Sicily. Miraculously unable to move her or burn her, the guards took out her eyes with a fork. In another version, Lucy's betrothed admired her eyes, so she tore them out and gave them to him, saying, "Now let me live to God".
The oldest record of her story comes from the fifth-century accounts of saints' lives.[3] By the 6th century, her story was widespread, so that she appears in the Sacramentary of Pope Gregory I.[4] At the opening of the 8th century Aldhelm included a brief account of her life among the virgins praised in De laude virginitatis, and in the following century the Venerable Bede included her in his Martyrology.[5] In medieval accounts, Saint Lucy's eyes are gouged out prior to her execution. In art, her eyes sometimes appear on a tray that she is holding.
Until 1861 relics of Saint Lucy were venerated in a church dedicated to her in Venice; after its demolition, they were transferred to the church of San Geremia. The Roman Catholic calendar of saints formerly had a commemoration of Saints Lucy and Geminianus on 16 September. This was removed in 1969, as a duplication of the feast of her dies natalis on 13 December and because the Geminianus in question, mentioned in the Passio of Saint Lucy, seems to be a merely fictitious figure,[2] unrelated to the Geminianus whose feast is on 31 January.
Life and worksLucy's Latin name Lucia shares a root (luc-) with the Latin word for light, lux. "In 'Lucy' is said, the way of light" Jacobus de Voragine stated at the beginning of his vita of the Blessed Virgin Lucy, in Legenda Aurea, the most widely-read version of the Lucy legend in the Middle Ages.
Eutychia had arranged a marriage for Lucy with a pagan bridegroom, but Lucy urged that the dowry be spent on alms so that she might retain her virginity. Euthychia suggested that the sums would make a good bequest, but Lucy countered, "...whatever you give away at death for the Lord's sake you give because you cannot take it with you. Give now to the true Savior, while you are healthy, whatever you intended to give away at your death."[7] News that the patrimony and jewels were being distributed came to the ears of Lucy's betrothed, who heard from a chattering nurse that Lucy had found a nobler Bridegroom.
Her rejected pagan bridegroom denounced Lucy as a Christian to the magistrate Paschasius, who ordered her to burn a sacrifice to the emperor's image. Lucy replied that she had given all that she had: "I offer to Him myself, let Him do with His offering as it pleases Him." Sentenced to be defiled in a brothel, Lucy asserted:
Dante also mentions Lucia in Inferno Canto II as the messenger "of all cruelty the foe" sent to Beatrice from "The blessed Dame" (Divine Mercy), to rouse Beatrice to send Virgil to Dante's aid. She has instructed Virgil to guide Dante through Hell and Purgatory. Lucia is only referenced indirectly in Virgil's discourse within the narrative and doesn't appear. According to Robert Harrison, Professor in Italian Literature at Stanford University and Rachel Jacoff, Professor of Italian Studies at Wellesley, Lucia's appearance in this intermediary role is to reinforce the scene in which Virgil attempts to fortify Dante's courage to begin the journey through the Inferno.[10]
Lucy may also be seen as a figure of Illuminating Grace or Mercy or even Justice.[11] Nonetheless Dante obviously regarded Lucia with great reverence, placing her opposite Adam within the Mystic Rose in Canto XXXII of the Paradiso. In Mark Musa's translation of Dante's Purgatorio, it is noted that Lucy was admired by an undesirable suitor for her beautiful eyes. To stay chaste she plucked out her own eyes, a great sacrifice for which God gave her a pair of even more beautiful eyes. It is said in Sweden that to vividly celebrate St. Lucy's Day will help one live the long winter days with enough light. Lucy's name also played a large part in naming Lucy as a patron saint of the blind and those with eye-trouble. She was the patroness of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy.
RelicsSigebert (1030–1112), a monk of Gembloux, in his sermo de Sancta Lucia, chronicled that her body lay undisturbed in Sicily for 400 years, before Faroald II, Duke of Spole to, captured the island and transferred the body to Corfinium in the Abruzzo, Italy. From there it was removed by the Emperor Otho I in 972 to Metz and deposited in the church of St. Vincent. It was from this shrine that an arm of the saint was taken to the monastery of Luitburg in the Diocese of Speyer - an incident celebrated by Sigebert himself in verse.
The subsequent history of the relics is not clear. On their capture of Constantinople in 1204, the French found some relics attributed to Saint Lucy in the city, and Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice, secured them for the monastery of St. George at Venice. In 1513 the Venetians presented to Louis XII of France the saint's head, which he deposited in the cathedral church of Bourges. Another account, however, states that the head was brought to Bourges from Rome where it had been transferred during the time when the relics rested in Corfinium. The remainder of the relics remain in Venice: they were transferred to the church of San Geremia when the church of Santa Lucia was demolished in the 19th century to make way for the new railway terminus. A century later, on 7 November 1981, thieves stole all her bones, except her head. Police recovered them five weeks later, on her feast day. Other parts of the corpse have found their way to Rome, Naples, Verona, Lisbon, Milan, as well as Germany and France.[12]
Popular celebration
This timing, and her name meaning light, is a factor in the particular devotion to St. Lucy in Scandinavian countries, where young girls dress as the saint in honor of the feast. A special devotion to St. Lucy is present in the Italian regions of Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, in the North of the country, and Sicily, in the South, as well as in Croatian coastal region of Dalmatia.
The feast is a Catholic celebrated holiday with roots that can be traced back to Sicily. On 13th of every December it is celebrated with large traditional feasts of home made pasta and various other Italian dishes, with a special dessert of wheat in hot chocolate milk. The large grains of soft wheat are representative of her eyes and are a treat only to be indulged in once a year.
In Omaha, Nebraska, the Santa Lucia Festival is celebrated each summer. It was founded in 1925 by Italian Immigrant Grazia Buonafede Caniglia, and continues to this day. A statue of Saint Lucy is paraded through the streets of downtown Omaha, along with a First class relic, made of the physical body of Saint Lucy.
- Traditional dates as given in Catholic Encyclopedia, s.v. "Lucy, Saint".
- ^ a b Calendarium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1969), p. 139
- ^ a b http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09414a.htm
- ^ Noted by Blunt 1885.
- ^ http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09414a.htm; supplementing the fourteenth-century synthesis of legendary material in Legenda Aurea, Sigebert of Gembloux's mid-eleventh century passio, written to support a local cult of Lucy at Metz, is edited by Tino Licht, Acta Sanctae Luciae (Universitätsverlag Winter) 2007 along with a historicizing tractate and a sermon.
- ^ "We know nothing of St. Lucy, as the sole authority for her story is her fabulous 'Acts', a Christian romance similar to the 'Acts' of other virgin martyrs", wrote John Henry Blunt (The Annotated Book of Common Prayer, [London] 885:176), adding "though probably based on facts".
- ^ "Ælfric's Lives of Saints". (Walter W. Skeat, ed., Early English Text Society, original series, vols. 76, 82, 94, 114 [London, 1881-1900], revised; as found at the University of Virginia's Old English resource pages). Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
- ^ Tessa Paul. 'The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Saints.'
- ^ Alban Butler. 'Lives of the Saints'
- ^ "Saint Lucy". Saint Lucy Catholic Church. Retrieved 12/05/2011.
- ^ See David H. Higgins' commentary in Dante, The Divine Comedy, trans. C.H. Sisson. NY: Oxford University Press, 1993. ISBN 0-19-920960-X. P. 506.
- ^ "Santa Lucia of the gondoliers brought home to Sicily", 17 December 2004.
Today's Snippet I: Syracuse, Sicily
The city was founded by Ancient Greek Corinthians and became a very powerful city-state. Syracuse was allied with Sparta and Corinth, exerting influence over the entire Magna Grecia area of which it was the most important city. Once described by Cicero as "the greatest Greek city and the most beautiful of them all", it later became part of the Roman Republic and Byzantine Empire. After this Palermo overtook it in importance, as the capital of the Kingdom of Sicily. Eventually the kingdom would be united with the Kingdom of Naples to form the Two Sicilies until the Italian unification of 1860.
In the modern day, the city is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site along with the Necropolis of Pantalica. In the central area, the city itself has a population of around 125,000 people. The inhabitants are known as Siracusans. Syracuse is mentioned in the Bible in the Acts of the Apostles book at 28:12 as Paul stayed there. The patron saint of the city is Saint Lucy; she was born in Syracuse and her feast day, Saint Lucy's Day, is celebrated on 13 December.
Greek period
Syracuse was founded in 734 or 733 BC by Greek settlers from Corinth and Tenea, led by the oecist (colonizer) Archias, who called it Sirako, referring to a nearby salt marsh. The nucleus of the ancient city was the small island of Ortygia. The settlers found the land fertile and the native tribes to be reasonably well-disposed to their presence. The city grew and prospered, and for some time stood as the most powerful Greek city anywhere in the Mediterranean. Colonies were founded at Akrai (664 BC), Kasmenai (643 BC), Akrillai (7th century BC), Helorus (7th century BC) and Kamarina (598 BC). The descendants of the first colonist, called Gamoroi, held power until they were expelled by the Killichiroi, the lower class of the city. The former, however, returned to power in 485 BC, thanks to the help of Gelo, ruler of Gela. Gelo himself became the despot of the city, and moved many inhabitants of Gela, Kamarina and Megera to Syracuse, building the new quarters of Tyche and Neapolis[disambiguation needed] outside the walls. His program of new constructions included a new theatre, designed by Damocopos, which gave the city a flourishing cultural life: this in turn attracted personalities as Aeschylus, Ario of Metimma, Eumelos of Corinth and Sappho, who had been exiled here from Mytilene. The enlarged power of Syracuse made unavoidable the clash against the Carthaginians, who ruled western Sicily. In the Battle of Himera, Gelo, who had allied with Theron of Agrigento, decisively defeated the African force led by Hamilcar. A temple dedicated to Athena (on the site of today's Cathedral), was erected in the city to commemorate the event
Gelon was succeeded by his brother Hiero, who fought against the Etruscans at Cumae in 474 BC. His rule was eulogized by poets like Simonides of Ceos, Bacchylides and Pindar, who visited his court. A democratic regime was introduced by Thrasybulos (467 BC). The city continued to expand in Sicily, fighting against the rebellious Siculi, and on the Tyrrhenian Sea, making expeditions up to Corsica and Elba. In the late 5th century BC, Syracuse found itself at war with Athens, which sought more resources to fight the Peloponnesian War. The Syracusans enlisted the aid of a general from Sparta, Athens' foe in the war, to defeat the Athenians, destroy their ships, and leave them to starve on the island (see Sicilian Expedition). In 401 BC, Syracuse contributed a force of 3,000 hoplites and a general to Cyrus the Younger's Army of the Ten Thousand.
Then in the early 4th century BC, the tyrant Dionysius the Elder was again at war against Carthage and, although losing Gela and Camarina, kept that power from capturing the whole of Sicily. After the end of the conflict Dionysius built a massive fortress on the Ortygia island of the city and 22 km-long walls around all of Syracuse. Another period of expansion saw the destruction of Naxos, Catania and Lentini, then Syracuse entered again in war against Carthage (397 BC). After various changes of fortune, the Carthaginians managed to besiege Syracuse itself, but were eventually pushed back by a pestilence. A treaty in 392 BC allowed Syracuse to enlarge further its possessions, founding the cities of Adrano, Tindari and Tauromenos, and conquering Rhegion on the continent. In the Adriatic, to facilitate trade, Dionysius the Elder founded Ancona, Adria and Issa. Apart from his battle deeds, Dionysius was famous as a patron of art, and Plato himself visited Syracuse several times.
His successor was Dionysius the Younger, who was however expelled by Dion in 356 BC. But the latter's despotic rule led in turn to his expulsion, and Dionysius reclaimed his throne in 347 BC. A democratic government was installed by Timoleon in 345 BC. The long series of internal struggles had weakened Syracuse's power on the island, and Timoleon tried to remedy this, defeating the Carthaginians in 339 BC near the Krimisos river. But the struggle among the city's parties restarted after his death and ended with the rise of another tyrant, Agathocles, who seized power with a coup in 317 BC. He resumed the war against Carthage, with alternate fortunes. However he scored a moral success, bringing the war to the Carthaginians' native African soil, inflicting heavy losses to the enemy. The war ended with another treaty of peace which did not prevent the Carthaginians interfering in the politics of Syracuse after the death of Agathocles (289 BC). The citizens called Pyrrhus of Epirus for help. After a brief period under the rule of Epirus, Hiero II seized power in 275 BC.
Hiero inaugurated a period of 50 years of peace and prosperity, in which Syracause became one of the most renowned capitals of Antiquity. He issued the so-called Lex Hieronica, which was later adopted by the Romans for their administration of Sicily; he also had the theatre enlarged and a new immense altar, the "Hiero's Ara", built. Under his rule lived the most famous Syracusan, the mathematician and natural philosopher Archimedes. Among his many inventions were various military engines including the claw of Archimedes, later used to resist the Roman siege of 214 BC–212 BC. Literary figures included Theocritus and others.
Hiero's successor, the young Hieronymus (ruled from 215 BC), broke the alliance with the Romans after their defeat at the Battle of Cannae and accepted Carthage's support. The Romans, led by consul Marcus Claudius Marcellus, besieged the city in 214 BC. The city held out for three years, but fell in 212 BC. It is believed to have fallen due to a peace party opening a small door in the wall to negotiate a peace, but the Romans charged through the door and took the city, killing Archimedes in the process.
Imperial Roman and Byzantine period
In the age of persecutions massive catacombs were carved, whose size is second only to those of Rome. After a period of Vandal rule, Syracuse and the island was recovered by Belisarius for the Byzantine Empire (31 December 535). From 663 to 668 Syracuse was the seat of Emperor Constans II, as well as metropolis of the whole Sicilian Church.
The city was besieged by the Aghlabids for almost a year in 827–828, but Byzantine reinforcements prevented its fall. It remained the center of Byzantine resistance to the gradual Muslim conquest of Sicily until it fell to the Aghlabids after another siege on 20/21 May 878. During the two centuries of Muslim rule, the capital of the Emirate of Sicily was moved from Syracuse to Palermo. The Cathedral was converted into a mosque and the quarter on the Ortygia island was gradually rebuilt along Islamic styles. The city, nevertheless, maintained important trade relationships, and housed a relatively flourishing cultural and artistic life: several Arab poets, including Ibn Hamdis, the most important Sicilian poet of the 12th century, flourished in the city.
In 1038, the Byzantine general George Maniakes reconquered the city, sending the relics of St. Lucy to Constantinople. The eponymous castle on the cape of Ortygia bears his name, although it was built under the Hohenstaufen rule. In 1085 the Normans entered Syracuse, one of the last Arab strongholds, after a summer-long siege by Roger I of Sicily and his son Jordan of Hauteville, who was given the city as count. New quarters were built, and the cathedral was restored, as well as other churches.
High medieval period
Frederick's death brought a period of unrest and feudal anarchy. In the struggle between the Anjou and Catalan-Aragonese monarchies, Syracuse sided with the Catalan-Aragonese and defeated the Anjou in 1298, receiving from the Spanish sovereigns great privileges in reward. The pre-eminence of baronal families is also shown by the construction of the palaces of Abela, Chiaramonte, Nava, Montalto.
From the 16th century to the 20th centuryThe city was struck by two ruinous earthquakes in 1542 and 1693, and a plague in 1729. The 17th century destruction changed forever the appearance of Syracuse, as well as the entire Val di Noto, whose cities were rebuilt along the typical lines of Sicilian Baroque, considered one of the most typical expressions of art of Southern Italy. The spread of cholera in 1837 led to a revolt against the Bourbon government. The punishment was the move of the province capital seat to Noto, but the unrest had not been totally choked, as the Siracusani took part in the Sicilian revolution of independence of 1848.
After the Unification of Italy of 1865, Syracuse regained its status of provincial capital. In 1870 the walls were demolished and a bridge connecting the mainland to Ortygia island was built. In the following year a railway link was constructed.
Modern historyHeavy destruction was caused by the Allied and the German bombings in 1943. Operation Husky, the codename for the Allied invasion of Sicily, was launched on the night of 9/10 July 1943 with British forces attacking the west of the island. General Montgomery's Eighth Army captured Syracuse on the first day of the invasion almost unopposed. The port was then used as a base for the Royal Navy. To the west of the city is a Commonwealth War Graves cemetery where about 1,000 men are buried. After the end of World War II the northern quarters of Syracuse experienced a heavy, often chaotic, expansion, favoured by the quick process of industrialization.
Syracuse today has about 125,000 inhabitants and numerous attractions for the visitor interested in historical sites (such as the Ear of Dionysius). A process of recovering and restoring the historical centre has been ongoing since the 1990s. Nearby places of note include Catania, Noto, Modica and Ragusa.
Since 2005, the entire city of Syracuse, along with the Necropolis of Pantalica which falls within the province of Syracuse, were listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. This programme aims to catalogue, name and conserve sites of outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common heritage of humanity. The deciding committee which evaluates potential candidates described their reasons for choosing Syracuse because "monuments and archeological sites situated in Syracuse are the finest example of outstanding architectural creation spanning several cultural aspects; Greek, Roman and Baroque", following on that Ancient Syracuse was "directly linked to events, ideas and literary works of outstanding universal significance".
Buildings of the Greek period
- The Temple of Apollo, Piazza Pantalica, adapted to a church in Byzantine times and to a mosque under Arab rule.
- The Fountain of Arethusa, in the Ortygia island. According to a legend, the nymph Arethusa, hunted by Alpheus, took shelter here.
- The Greek theatre, whose cavea is one of the largest ever built by the ancient Greeks: it has 67 rows, divided into nine sections with eight aisles. Only traces of the scene and the orchestra remain. The edifice (still used today) was modified by the Romans, who adapted it to their different style of spectacles, including also circus games. Near the theatre are the latomìe, stone quarries, also used as prisons in ancient times. The most famous latomìa is the Orecchio di Dionisio ("Ear of Dionysius").
- The Roman amphitheatre, of Roman Imperial age. It was partly carved out from the rock. In the centre of the area is a rectangular space which was used for the scenic machinery.
- The so-called Tomb of Archimede, in the Grotticelli Nechropolis. Decorated with two Doric columns, it was a Roman tomb.
- The Temple of Olympian Zeus, about 3 km outside the city, built around 6th century BC.
Buildings of the Christian period
- The cathedral (Italian: Duomo) was built by bishop Zosimo in the 7th century over the great Temple of Athena (5th century BC), on Ortygia island. This was a Doric edifice with six columns on the short sides and 14 on the long ones: these can still be seen incorporated in the walls of the current church. The base of the Greek edifice had three steps. The interior of the church has a nave and two aisles. The roof of the nave is from Norman times, as well as the mosaics in the apses. The façade was rebuilt by Andrea Palma in 1725–1753, with a double order of Corinthian columns, and statues by Ignazio Marabitti. The most interesting pieces of the interior are a font with marble basin (12th–13th century), a silver statue of St. Lucy by Pietro Rizzo (1599), a ciborium by Luigi Vanvitelli, and a statue of the Madonna della Neve ("Madonna of the Snow", 1512) by Antonello Gagini.
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- Church of San Paolo (18th century).
- Church of San Cristoforo (14th century, rebuilt in the 18th century).
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- Church of the Spirito Santo (18th century).
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- Chiesa della Concezione (14th century, rebuilt in the 18th century), with the annexed Benedictine convent.
- Church of San Francesco all'Immacolata, with a convex façade intermingled by columns and pilaster strips. It housed and ancient celebration, the Svelata ("Revelation"), in which an image of the Madonna was unveiled at dawn of 29 November.
- Basilica of St. John the Evangelist, built by the Normans and destroyed in 1693. Only partially restored, it was erected over an ancient crypt of the martyr San Marciano, later destroyed by the Arabs. The main altar is Byzantine. It includes the Catacombs of San Giovanni, featuring a maze of tunnels and passages, with thousands of tombs and several frescoes.
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- Palazzo Lanza Buccheri (16th century).
- Palazzo Mergulese-Montalto (14th century), which conserves the old façade from the 14th century, with a pointed portal.
- The Archbishop's Palace (17th century, modified in the following century). It houses the Alagonian Library, founded in the late 18th century.
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Thank you so much for this workarround. Just installed the debs following the order you wrote and reboot my 13.10 Desktop. ¡¡¡ Now it works Again !!! flowlessly, tty's works like a charm too, boot screen just like it used to be. no changes excepts that graphics have beed speed up like the have to.
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Ziktofel I have a Ati Radeon mobility hd 4200 series card and am running ubuntu 13.10. I followed all your step and install the package via terminal running the command sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb and when I rebooted the computer the boot screen was missing with you stated but the ttys do work. The system boots to the login screen fine despite that the boot screen is missing however when I attempt to login in to my user account it goes to a blank black screen and then flashes back to the login in screen I attempted this several times with no change I had to remove the packages by using the tty and then reboot. You help would be much appreciated.
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Thank you for the reply LuvLinuxOS. So basically what your saying is that I have to use the open-source drivers. I was trying to get the proprietary drivers because the performance of playing games in Linux is very sluggish when using the open-source drivers
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Cordam1996 did you mount your hdd, then from a LXTerminal sudo su, then delete the folder /etc/X11 on you hdd, then copy the folder from the live cd to your hdd!!! It worked beautifully for me and I had some crucial data at stake in my encrypted home folder. Can you boot to a prompt? If so, you might have to apt-get purge fglrx* then do the copy from live cd. My bad as I was trying to remember what I did from the top of my head.... Again I hope this helps!!!
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I didn't delete it. It asked to merge I'll try again with deleting it. However is this so I can get into my desktop while continuing to use the properitary drivers or to get back to the open source one.


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