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Carl Paladino's opposition to homosexuality: "Exactly equivalent to the Catholic Church"
David Gibson October 11, 2010 - 9:34am
That's kind of a scary statement given the latest comments by the Tea Party fave and GOP gubernatorial candidate for governor in New York. Paladino has a hard-earned reputation for being, let's say, mercurial, and his statements on Sunday about gays at an Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn plus his kind-of-walkback on the "Today" show this ayem only reinforce that.I have a story on the exchanges here, and NYT coverage is here.What intrigued me, in light of our recent discussions of Catholic teaching and gay bullying and the gay marriage battle by the bishops, were these quotes from Paladino's campaign manager, Michael R. Caputo, in reference to Paladino's often sneering dismissal of homosexuals:
"Carl Paladino is simply expressing the views that he holds in his heart as a Catholic," Caputo told The Times. "Carl Paladino is not homophobic, and neither is the Catholic Church."
Caputo continued that line in remarks to CNN.
"Carl Paladino's position on this is exactly equivalent to the Catholic Church," Caputo said. "And if Andrew Cuomo has a problem with the Catholic Church's position on abortion and homosexuality, he needs to take it up with his parish priest."
Caputo may be right, but does Paladino's tone at least merit a pastoral response from someone in the Catholic hierarchy? And is his attitude representative of how many Catholics internalize -- and then express -- church teaching on/against homosexuality and gays and lesbians?
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Reminds me of the time I went and had dim sum with two old Jewish Sociology professors. As one of them snarfed down the delicious pork pot stickers, one after another, the other one teased him and said, "Don't you know thoses things are porK"To which he replied "Anything I eat is kosher."
This is a tempest in a teapot. Is someone saying that every New Yorker must attend the Gay Pride Parade to be considered a decent human being? Give the guy a break. After all, he says that he doesnt want to hurt anyone who self-identifies as gay, and, according to The New York Times, he has campaign aides who self-identify in that manner.Im upset with Carl Paladinos position on the Manhattan mosque controversy (NO), and Im not saying that hes a model candidate from the perspective of Catholic social teaching. His positions on defending unborn children and marriage, however, are good. Im impressed with his forthrightness and guts in connecting his abortion stance with his Catholic upbringing. Further, as far as we know, he didnt try to pressure the mother of his out-of-wedlock daughter into aborting their child.Id like to learn more about Paladino, and I hope that hell develop his thinking on all issues.
Hello David (and All),I first learned of Mr. Paladino's remarks late last night. I admit I was initially offended, but I quickly had to admit to myself that Mr. Paladino said nothing different either in substance or in tone regarding homosexuality than I've heard from the most high profile American Catholic bishops. So maybe I had no business getting initially hot under the collar. And at least for the time being I'd have to agree completely with Mr. Caputo's remarks you quote here.This is certainly one occasion where I'd be grateful if other participants here show me I'm wrong.
Peter V: (I won't do offense by spelling out your last name, which is objectively disordered by the time it reaches my cortex) I agree that Paladino is in synch with much of the hierarchy, unfortunately the tone in particular is hardly necessary from him or any Catholic. Yet he is scrambling around here so much that he goes in and out of synch with Catholic teaching from one statement to the other. He would hire openly gay folks, he says, for example, and would not veto a gay marriage bill if it passed by a referendum. And he is "live and let live." I think perhaps he is above all the apotheosis of a strand of Tea Partyism, which can't reconcile libertarian and social conservatism.
Stephen O'Brien, yes, it would be worth your while learning about Paladino, though he can be so inconsistent as to make it difficult to find out what he's really about, except anger. He has some very dodgy business practices, and of course he is on dangerous ground when he preaches morality given that he has a 10-year-old daughter from an affair with a former employee and he has sent out porngraphic and racist emails, not to mention his spreading (so far) unfounded rumors about Cuomo's personal life. All in all, a piece of work, as we used to say in Jersey.
David - difficult to respond even prescinding from the obvious influence of the Tea Partiers. There is a huge disconnect here and by some of our bishops. Faith is not the same as religion especially not a fundamentalist expression of religion.What this candiate and some bishops express is basically another kind of fundamentalist religion - when, what the world, human race, church needs are honest folks who ask questions, are not judgmental, listen, and understand that there are questions in this world that are not black and white and what we need is patience and loving relationships that indicate we are all on a journey together. This applies to issues such as gay marriage, civil unions, basic human dignity of all without regard to orientation, race, religion, etc. It requires voters to assess whether a candidate can evaluate, consider, and arrive at positions that are consistent and workable and not just a fundamentalist black and white answer.
It was just after World War II---that people (and mostly educators) learned that children who used their left hand did so because of pre-natal conditions (actually it is genetics). That brought an end to trying to "force" young children who use their left hand---to become right handed.It was just this year, that studies discovered that children with ADD (attention deficit syndrom) are this way because of genetics. Not because of any learned behavior.What happens when we discover that gays and lesbians are not CHOOSING to be homosexual, but are homosexual because of genetics? Are Catholics still going to be using the Gospels? or Natural Law (which believed that female infants were 'misbegotten males) as our 'proof of infallibility' against gays and lesbians?
I happened to catch Matt Lauer's interview on "TODAY" this morning. It was interesting to see Paladino attempting to weave in and around Lauer's tough questioning. Score one for Lauer! What a poor candidate for governor (but, then, what mediocre Catholic hierarchs we see in the Church of Rome :)
I've never lived in New York, so I don't know, is his tone sort of normal?
This is certainly one occasion where Id be grateful if other participants here show me Im wrong.Peter,Rest assured that Paladino's attitude toward homosexuals is not identical to that of the Catholic Church. He said his approach was "live and let live." That is not the approach of the Catholic Church.
It seems that Paladino is a desperate politician trying to land a haymaker.That he has chosen to do so by pandering to homophobia, and then dragging the Church down with him is unfortunate and shameful.Paladino's statements may in some sense accurately reflect the textual teaching of the Church, but it is my belief and hope that they do not reflect its heart. And at this time of suicides by gay teens, I think the truly merciful and loving heart of the Church is what is needed more than statements about the superiority of the heterosexual orientation.I'm typically not a fan of having the bishops explicitly get involved in political campaigns, but this may be an exception. A consequence of Paladino's statements and subsequent linking of them to Church teaching is to reinforce the idea that the Church is completely hostile to gays and lesbians as people, and I think that needs to be vigorously confronted.
Further, as far as we know, he didnt try to pressure the mother of his out-of-wedlock daughter into aborting their child.The man's a saint! The Catholic view of abortion is that it is murder. To imply that it is admirable that Paladino didn't urge the murder of his unborn child conceived in an adulterous affair is to set the bar very low. Suppose you do pressure the woman you are having an affair with to have an abortion to get rid of your baby. I suppose one could consider it admirable that you didn't have the woman killed and her body incinerated to eliminate all evidence of the affair. See Howard Kurtz's piece titled Scandal time: Paladino gets a pass.
Paladino made a shrewd political move all around on this one. I have gays on my staff and wish them well, approve of SSM in a state in which the people approve of it, just being obedient to my church and unfortunately am a sinner having a child out of wedlock.....
This is just "wedge politics" at its worst. Paladino is so out of the mainstream, his views and deportment so over the top, he is hoping to peel-off some of the many Catholic voters in NY who might be inclined to not vote for Cuomo because there is some daylight between him and the Catholic Church.Why does Paladino do this kind of thing? Because it works. Most voters in America think political elections are somewhat akin to "prom King and Queen."Besides, conservatives have never forgiven Andrew Cuomo's father, Mario, for his eloquent defense of Catholics taking a liberal stance in politics (i.e., speech at ND University in the 80s or 90s).
Rest assured that Paladinos attitude toward homosexuals is not identical to that of the Catholic Church. He said his approach was live and let live. That is not the approach of the Catholic Church.DN,What, would you say, is the approach of the Catholic Church? Forced attempted conversions?What are you hoping to accomplish by arguing that the Church's position is worse than Paladino articulated?
JJ,Do you believe that "eloquent defense of Caholics taking a liberal stance on politics" is a truthful summary of Mario Cuomo's 1984 Notre Dame speech? That it didn't have something to do with abortion? As if there was any sentiment that it was unacceptable for Cathoics to be, for example, liberal on economics?
To say that theres some daylight between Andrew Cuomo and the Catholic Church is like saying that theres some daylight between a cattlemens association and vegetarianism. By the way, Cuomos father wasnt arguing for a liberal political position at Notre Dame: he was defending legalized abortion. Theres nothing liberating about the mass murder of unborn children.
"that Paladino didnt urge the murder of his unborn child conceived in an adulterous affair is to set the bar very low."How low must the bar be for NARAL-endorsed Cuomo, then, who supports the right of a woman to murder her unborn child."What happens when we discover that gays and lesbians are not CHOOSING to be homosexual, but are homosexual because of genetics?"There is much more firmly-based science for a genetic predisposition to alcoholism. Does that mean that God "made that person an alcoholic"? That we should celebrate when such a person becomes an alcoholic? That we should affirm that person in his alcoholic nature since "God made him that way"?
I saw Paladino a few hours ago in the Columbus Day Parade. His delegation was met by what I can only describe as awkward silence. Of course, the loud cheering that accompanied Cuomo when he passed by a few minutes earlier was mostly coming from the people marching with him. But the mood was very different, on the sidewalks and on the street. Cuomo's group looked ready for a party; Paladino's looked ready for a fight. (But the most negative response they got, at least near me, was from people politely declining the offer of campaign signs.) It wasn't the most entertaining part of the parade, but the contrast of professional politician vs. angry upstart was a spectacle in its own way...
The question of whether there will be a response from the hierarchy is an interesting one. The Catechism teaches that gays and lesbians should be treated with "respect, compassion and sensitivity," (2358) which is exactly what Mr. Paladino is not doing. Thus he is going against church teaching if he is not being respectful, sensitive and compassionate. When other politicians misrepresent church teaching, there is often a swift response, clarifying the teaching in question. On the other hand, Mr. Paladino's comments on most other topics have been rather bizarre, so perhaps that he spoke as he did on the topic in question is not terribly surprising.
"The Catechism teaches that gays and lesbians should be treated with respect, compassion and sensitivity, (2358) which is exactly what Mr. Paladino is not doing."Fr Martin, can you give an example of how a faithful Catholic might express support for Church teaching that homosexual acts are gravely immoral while doing so with respect, compassion and sensitivity? It seems to me a very fine line, treading between the two unsatisfactory poles of uncompassionate condemnation and pusillanimous acceptance of homosexual acts. Thanks in advance...
What, would you say, is the approach of the Catholic Church? Forced attempted conversions?John McG,The approach of the Church is to oppose any legal protections that would apply specifically even to celibate people with a heterosexual orientation, let alone self-identified gay men and lesbians. It approach urges "homosexual persons" to live celibate lives and hide their sexual orientation, and then they will have no problems with discrimination. What are you hoping to accomplish by arguing that the Churchs position is worse than Paladino articulated?I am just pointing out a simple truth. Check out this interview. Paladino, in that interview, is much more accepting of gay rights than the relevant official documents from the CDF.
David,Have you considered how casting the Church's position in this way may be adding to the (IMO, incorrect) perception that the Catholic Church in particular, and Christian churches in general, hate gay people, and that this may be a contributing factor to the gay teen suicides?Even if one accepts your description, I don't think it's necessarily at odds with "live and let live." Does "live and let live" imply supporting "legal protections that would apply specifically" to a certain group?Yet, you couldn't resist your little potshot. Hope you enjoyed it.
"Fr Martin, can you give an example of how a faithful Catholic might express support for Church teaching that homosexual acts are gravely immoral while doing so with respect, compassion and sensitivity?"Politely decline to participate in such activities on the basis that your religion prohibits it.If and when asked to explain the Catholic Church's position on homsexual acts and sexuality in general, simply state it factually. If you believe the current position is correct, then say so. If your friend is having an affair, how would you explain to that friend that the affair is "gravely immoral?" If your nephew is living with his girlfriend how would you explain to him and her that their conduct is "gravely immoral?" I suggest that the Church's answers as to how to deal with these two questions should be identical to its approach to homosexual conduct.
The Catechism teaches that gays and lesbians should be treated with respect, compassion and sensitivity, (2358) which is exactly what Mr. Paladino is not doing. Fr. Martin,The Catechism never uses the words gays and lesbians. As I have argued at length in my post of 10/09/2010 - 12:28 pm in another thread, in a very real sense, the Catholic Church does not even grant gay people and lesbians the right to exist. I appreciate the efforts of those who attempt to make the teachings of the Church less harsh than they are in an attempt to take the sting out of them. But in reality, the Church does not call for "respect, sensitivity, and compassion" for gay people and lesbians but for celibate men and women with heterosexual orientations who, if they take the advice of the Church, keep their orientation a secret.
Yet, you couldnt resist your little potshot. Hope you enjoyed it.I am growing weary of these kinds of personal remarks. I hope if I slip into them myself, people will hold me doubly accountable.
Have you considered how casting the Churchs position in this way may be adding to the (IMO, incorrect) perception that the Catholic Church in particular, and Christian churches in general, hate gay people, and that this may be a contributing factor to the gay teen suicides?John McG,I would not say the Church hates gay people. I would say it regards them much the same as it regards murderers, abortionists, rapists, polygamists, and other people who commit gravely sinful acts and are dangerous to society. It does not recognize the right of gay people to live the life of their choice, and it particularly does not recognize the right of gay people to attempt in any way to win acceptance in society. Gay people must be opposed until they acknowledge that homosexual acts are acts of "grave depravity," to which no one has any conceivable right. Gay men and lesbians have no right to housing or jobs if they openly persist in homosexual behavior.If teens are troubled because they are told they are "objectively disordered," have a "more or less strong tendency ordered toward an intrinsic moral evil," and must choose between a life of celibacy on the one hand, or grave depravity on the other, the Church cannot change its teachings just because some of these teens commit suicide.
Any person with a sexual disorder, including those with a homosexual inclination, should be treated for their developmental disorder with Love and compassion so that they might come to understand what contributed to their sexual disorder, address the contributing factors, and learn how to develop healthy and Holy relationships. Our Dignity as Human Beings is found within our complementary nature as male and female that has been endowed to us from God from The Beginning.
so that they might come to understand what contributed to their sexual disorder, address the contributing factors, and learn how to develop healthy and Holy relationships.Nancy,Do I understand you here to be saying that a person with a homosexual orientation can figure out what caused it, overcome it, develop a heterosexual orientation, and perhaps even marry a person of the opposite sex?
David, I am saying that our inherent, complementary nature as male and female that has been endowed to us from God must be respected and that those who suffer with a homosexual inclination deserve our compassion, Love, and guidance to help heal the wounds that contributed to their disorder so that they may develop healthy and Holy relationships.
"and, according to The New York Times, he has campaign aides who self-identify in that manner."In favor of the view that his statements are more liberal than that of bishops, I think no Catholic bishop would tell the world that he has a gay aide.Of course, it's a variant of the "some of my best friends are Jews" cliche, but still it's more liberal than career-conscious bishops allow themselves to be. I'd like to rewrite Nancy's mantra in a more christian style: "Our inherent, complementary nature as male and female (or as same-sex oriented) that has been endowed to us from God must be respected and that those who have a homosexual inclination deserve our compassion, Love, and guidance to help them live our their godgiven nature in the healthy and Holy relationships."
David Nickol (wasting his breath) once again challenges Nancy on the grounds of basic phenomenology -- the very ground on which the most intimate bullying is imposed on vulnerably young people, often by their parents. Surely to negate your own child's identity and deny the validity of his or her experience is a sort of soul-murder; nor is it surprising that so many such abused children are driven to suicide. Nancy, please (I waste my breath) consider rewriting your creed as follows: "Our inherent, complementary nature as male and female (or as same-sex oriented) that has been endowed to us from God must be respected and those who have a homosexual orientation deserve our compassion, Love, and guidance to help them live out their godgiven nature in healthy and Holy relationships."|
Paladino will actively recruit openly gay people for every role in his administration. He has NO problem with homosexuality, only with gay marriage and with exposing young kids to homosexuals at raunchy gay pride parades (as Cuomo did with his daughters). Discrimination against homosexuals is horrible, terrible, and affects his own nephew. The interviewer pushes him to say the lifestyle is equally valid and acceptable. He said it is unacceptable to call homosexuality dysfunctional and that that is why he crossed it out of the speech written for him. My approach is live and let live.No Catholic bishop speaks as openly and liberally as this.As to suicides, Fr Bernard Lynch, who works as a therapist, claims that the insidious CDF documents have directly contributed to them.
We have just got to admit that we were wrong, terribly, murderously wrong, just as in the case of the Jews.
From the tone of this thread, it seems most posters here either do not have kids, or their kids are already raised. Please try to understand the concerns of parents of young children. Paladinos statement is not at all shocking; in fact it seems more or less on the mark. I do not want to have to try to explain to my 5-year old why the teacher is babbling on about Johnny has two dads and the the like.Homosexuality is obviously not normal; it never has been and it never will be. These are people with a serious problem, but they are not the norm. Statistically, active homosexuals have more emotional problems and shorter life spans. Children will be better off if they do not embrace-follow homosexuality.Now obviously we ought not promote abuse of anyone, but that we should not be promoting such a lifestyle is clear enough. I have no desire to see anyone abuse smokers, but I certainly do not want the teacher telling my son that smoking cigarettes is fine either.More generally, why these people with these weird ideas always keep trying to creep into our public schools and into the minds of the young, is beyond me.
Ken, I have a five-year-old as well, and my hope is that she is never exposed to someone like you.But above all, I hope that if your child turns out to be gay, you will treat her or him with greater love and respect and intellectual honesty than you show here.
My point is that if you want to know what the Church thinks and feels about something, I suppose one approach is to find the most incendiary phrase you can in a Church document, and band that about to convict the Church of homophobia. So, take "objectively disordered," put it in 24-point type, and conclude the Church is hostile to gays.Or, you can talk to actual Catholics, and see how they feel.Church documents are going to deal with matters of governance and necessarily be a bit of a sting. I recall when we were dealing with infertility, I found the statement that infertility is "not an intrinsic evil" a bit stinging. I never thought we were intrinsically evil.Even so, passages like Fr. Martin cited are easily dismissed as lip service.I think it is our job, particularly in the laity, to actually put flesh on what these sometimes harsh-sounding words mean. And that's why it irritates me, in a thread full of people who recognize that Palodino's speech does not reflect the fullness of Catholic regard toward gays and lesbians, to see people trying to make the case that the Church is *even worse* than what Palodino presents. It's cheap point scoring, and it has consequences.DN, if you tire of being called out on this, perhaps you should consider your conduct in the threads. Did you really think, "He said his approach was 'Live and let live.' That is not the approach of the Catholic Church." was a positive contribution to the conversation?When you go into comment boxes of blogs with a Catholic identity and insult the Catholic Church, some people aren't going to like it. Either reconsider your approach, or deal with it.
"I do not want to have to try to explain to my 5-year old why the teacher is babbling on about Johnny has two dads and the the like." -- Ken, it's not that hard. First I would tell my child that Johnny has only one biological father because the seed comes from only one of them, but that the biological mother is not there, so, one of the biological parents is missing. But a child needs two parents.Then I would say that Johnny's father has chosen to live with the other man, they must be really really good friends, friends for life, and they will take care of Johnny together, so that Johnny still has two parents. Then I would say that it's like adoption. Sometimes the man and woman who provided the seeds are not there, and then other people step in to love the child and be his parents.
I have a six year old and ten year old (both of whom attend Catholic schools). I have already had a few conversations with my older daughter that the Catholic Church has occasionally been wrong about a couple of things, and that same sex marriage is one of them. I have also told her that 50, 60 years ago, people of different races couldn't marry each other; we know today that this is bigotry. I told my daughter that her own children will someday be shocked to learn that people once discriminated against gay people and wouldn't let them marry the person they love. That's how I explain how "Johnny has two dads".
The beat of division goes on and bravo to Fr. Martin.Paladino is a loose canon in these days when big moneyed crazies on the right can politically try to gain power (as apropriately noted here trying to havea "wedge issue.")I think Mr. McG. confuses criticism with insult. All the recent posts here relevant to this topic will continue the beat of a division that is going to also continue in society at large.Rationality is not prevailing in the highly politicized atmosphere generated by the likes of Paladino et al.And the rationality of the Church's natural law arguments (as Jeanne pointed out in the thread below) remains open to a lot of criticism.
FWIW - I think David N is right to call out statements from Rome that are now more than two decades old but have never been updated.If ever there was an area where Catholic teaching needs to develop - for all pracitcal purposes, has developed - it is in some of the presecriptions form the CDF.Paladino's statements, as recast by Fr. O'Leary, do seem about right.I also think that Joe McFaul makes a great point. There are a lot of other issues in our lives where quoting passages from Roman documents to a person asking questions, or in anguish, is the completely wrong pastoral approach.
I don't think it is right for DN to call out those statements, ignore the witness of the many Catholics around him, and use that as the sole evidence to draw conclusions about what the attitude of the Church is (while dismissing other more compassionate statements because they don't use the words he prefers).It's one thing to say those statements should be revised; it's another to say that those statements mean that the Church's attitude toward gay people is more severe than what Paladino has expressed.
Jim, you say, "There are a lot of other issues in our lives where quoting passages from Roman documents to a person asking questions, or in anguish, is the completely wrong pastoral approach."And I agree with you.But I also think it's important to point out re: the 1986 magisterial document (and the use of its language of disorder in the catechism) that we're not talking precisely about people quoting passages from a Roman document as what proves harmful to many LGBT persons in our society.What I understand us to be talking about is the cultural and political application of a teaching that has proven toxic for many members of the church and for society at large. David began the thread asking,"And is his attitude representative of how many Catholics internalize and then express church teaching on/against homosexuality and gays and lesbians?"Obviously, the answer to David's question is yes. Just read this thread and you'll see respondents repeatedly demonstrating that the answer to the question is yes.I can't think of any other area of church teaching in which people feel so free, at a cultural and political level and even while claiming to represent the center of Catholic identity, to vent such hateful thoughts and to treat those against whom they're venting the hateful thoughts with such disdain.The problem is clearly rooted in the magisterial language of disorder. And those using it in a baleful cultural and political way as a weapon against their gay brothers and sisters are not misusing or distorting the language of disorder. They're accurately representing it, even if they're also ignoring the call of the catechism to treat those who are gay and lesbian with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. (But how possible are any of those gestures in a system defined by this language of disorder at the top?)Reading this thread reminds me of why, like many other gay and lesbian folks who happen to be Catholic, I keep my distance. I have to do so, to salvage self-respect and to have peace of mind.And I have to do so to pursue what's most significant in my life, even when some of my brothers and sisters -- who claim to embody in their own natures the norm for all the rest of us -- tell me in no uncertain terms that I am incapable of pursuing that goal. I have to keep my distance from my own church when I listen to many of my "normal" brothers and sisters on threads like this spew homophobic poison because I find, elsewhere in my life, and precisely in loving myself and others as gay, grace, peace, joy, and above all, love.All the things my church tells me to aspire to, and which I ought to find in my church.But I decidedly find none of these things in many of the comments on this thread, which appeal to a non-existent teaching of Jesus on homosexuality, while seeming to me to ignore what is clear, abundant, patent, and compelling in Jesus's teaching -- the call to practice love, mercy, and justice. To find Jesus and to listen seriously to his call for my life, I have to distance myself decisively from some of his own followers in my church.
John McG, I'll let David Nickol speak for himself, but it was my sense reading him that he was talking about the "Church" as in the Magisterium, the catechism, and the like, whereas you are talking about regular Catholics in the pews, and elsewhere. Perhaps I have that wrong, but it sounds to me as though you are talking past each other to some extent, even though you may have a legitimate disagreement.
As someone who wishes the Church's documents on pastoral ministry to LGBTQ people were a little better than they currently are, I recently posted a response to the Paladino debacle that pointed out the pastoral nature of the official church documents and their priority of each person's intrinsic dignity at the core of the teaching. That is, to say the least, much more than Paladino offers in his terrible remarks. Additionally, as a Franciscan friar and an alum of the same Franciscan college as Paladion - St. Bonaventure University - I must say that I am horrified that somebody could graduate from that school and express the worldview that Paladino espouses. He does not represent the Church nor my alma mater!Here is my full take on the matter:http://www.datinggod.org/2010/10/11/carl-paladino-does-not-represent-the...
Mr. Gibson takes issue with Paladino's "tone." Father Martin argues that Paladino is actually violating Church teachings that state that gays and lesbians deserve respect. Even calmly and politely agreeing with Church teaching or expressing any moral disapproval or reservations about homosexual conduct will bring hysterical howls and condemnation from gay activists. Is a better "tone" keeping quiet about Church teaching or expressing dissent or a hope that it evolves?Most gay activists have long dismissed the idea of separating the sin from the sinner. In fact, my own attitude toward homosexuality was formed by a parish priest who told us at Mass, "You condemn homosexuality [or homosexual conduct] not the homosexual." In my view, most gay activists want us to unconditionally accept the idea that homosexual conduct is perfectly moral and natural.Critics ignore the fact that the Church is quite consistent. What type of sex do gays engage in? From what I understand, it's oral and anal sex. Doesn't the Church consider these acts sinful even if heterosexuals engage in them?Let us ask ourselves: Is homosexual conduct (i.e. sexual contact) sinful? If it is, we're not doing people (and ourselves) any favors by sanctioning conduct (as opposed to having homosexual tendencies or inclinations) that is sinful. I could be wrong--and usually am--but it seems that some of you no longer accept Church teachings on certain sexual matters.
Thank you William for expressing my thoughts so gracefully.I would only add, that Paladino represents that 20%+- of catholics who hold that the Bishops and Pope have it right.
For purposes of clarification, Id be grateful to know what those who object to Carl Paladinos remarks think he ought to have said.
The difference Dimittri, If I may be so bold, is that your Bishop does not assume you are having anal sex with your wife. With a gay person, he likely does.
I dont think it is right for DN to call out those statements, ignore the witness of the many Catholics around him, and use that as the sole evidence to draw conclusions about what the attitude of the Church is (while dismissing other more compassionate statements because they dont use the words he prefers).John McG,I simply can't believe I am being criticized on a Catholic blog for quoting these official documents from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith:LETTER TO THE BISHOPS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ON THE PASTORAL CARE OF HOMOSEXUAL PERSONS, 1986.SOME CONSIDERATIONS CONCERNING THE RESPONSE TO LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALSON THE NON-DISCRIMINATION OF HOMOSEXUAL PERSONS, 1992.CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING PROPOSALS TO GIVE LEGAL RECOGNITION TO UNIONS BETWEEN HOMOSEXUAL PERSONS, 2003.They were all promulgated when Cardinal Ratzinger was Prefect, and of course now he is the pope. One might plausibly argue there had been a shift in position if someone other than Cardinal Ratzinger were not pope and were implying a change in position.If you have criticisms of my interpretations of these documents, let's hear them. Or if you have quotes from other sources that you feel put the position of the Church in a better light, please link to them or post them here.Now, I am perfectly aware that a recent poll showed that 51% of Catholics expressed support for same-sex marriage, and I find that heartening. But they are in dissent from the official teachings of the Church, and I am talking about the official teachings of the Church.
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text: MADISON Boone County and West Virginias coal industry received more bad news Friday when the Boone County Commission was notified that 160 coal mining jobs would be lost in August.This is terrible news, said Boone County Commission President Mickey Brown. I feel sorry for the families that this is going to hurt.Commissioners received notice Friday that a total of 160 mine employees will be losing their jobs.A total of 17 employees at Independence Coal Company, Inc. and 143 employees at Spartan Mining Company will lose their jobs on Aug. 6, 2013, or within the two-week period after that date, according to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Notice from Alpha Natural Resources.The company sited current adverse market conditions for its plans to idle its entire Allegiance Mine, Cook Mine and Justice No. 1 Mine, which are all located in Seth, and to reduce its production at the Liberty Processing Plant on Robinson Creek Road in Madison. The letter was from L. David Asbury, vice president of Spartan.Shutting down a mine and sending good people home is the last thing we want to do, but due to tough coal market conditions, we're having to adjust our operations, said Samantha Davison, a corporate communications spokeswoman for Alpha Natural Resources.Davison said company officials will be meeting with employees next week to go over the pay and benefits they will receive if they are part of the reduction in force.We just keep getting battered by the current market situation in the coal industry and the stricter EPA standards, Brown said. This will mean a loss in revenue for the county, but the worst thing about this is the harm it will do to these families. Good jobs are hard to come by in this area, so the loss of any jobs is horrible news.


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(Aug.4/07 - Post Updated: Steps to map photos has been updated - Thanks to comment posters Max and Joni for pointing this out)
Want to share the geo-location of where your photos were taken? Picasa Web Albums now allows you to show family and friends where in the world photos in your album were photographed! If you don't already use Picasa or Picasa Web Albums, check things out here. If you're already a user follow these steps to map your pictures:
- Start by visiting Picasa Web Albums and login with your Google account.
- Build a new album and begin adding photos
- When you have finished adding photos go to the album and click the "Map Photos" button
- Your photos appear in the left margin. Simply drag your photos to the location they were taken (zoom in for better accuracy)
- When you are done, you can go back into the photo itself and correct the location by clicking "Edit Location"
- The above steps may be different for older web albums that already exist
There's a nice feature in map view that lets you "play" a tour of the photos, hopping between each location. This would make a nice tourist info-center slideshow (showing pictures of the area) or tradeshow display on a large plasma screen (to show projects your company has done). Each photo also contains an inset map that indicates where that particular photo was taken. Now you can display your photos on a Google Map easily! Picasa Web Albums is also now announcing a way to view your albums on a mobile device!
Official Google Blog Post announcing this mapping feature:
Put your photos on a map, and Picasa on your phone
[Thanks to Martin Kleppe and Reto Meier for the tip as well!]
Other ways to "Google map" your photos:
Panoramio - Share your best photos through the Panoramio community. Panoramio is a photo sharing site that Google is planning to acquire. While Picasa will let you share your personal photos with family and friends Panoramio will make your photos discoverable through the web and on Google Earth by millions from around the world!
Google My Maps - Google Maps contains a nifty feature called My Maps that lets you create and annotate your own map with a few clicks and without any knowledge of code or programming. Include photos from Picasa Web Albums (or elsewhere) and plot other locations that may not have a photo associated.
Have fun mapping your photos.. I'll warn you.. it's addictive! :)


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The basic building blocks a designer, even one who's never touched Flash, needs to create animation projects or build a web presence.
Introduces a variety of real-world issues animators commonly encounter and practical solutions to them in Flash.
Helps designers build their power user skills with an array of timesaving tips, tricks, and techniques that work in multiple versions of Flash Professional.
Create flexible, easily updatable portfolio web sites that are both unique in design and small in file size using Flash and ActionScript.
Dives deep into the details of manipulating audio in Flash using ActionScript 3.0; shows how to create an audio player for the web.
A number of project lessons detailing how Flash Action Script 3.0 and object-oriented programming can be used to build common UI widgets.
Todd Perkins dispels the belief that Flash content hampers SEO.
Shares tools and techniques to help create a more streamlined workflow through reusable code components.
Teaches new designers the building blocks of web programming.
Shows how to master the new Motion Tween model and the Motion Editor to control easing and effects.
Offers new Flash users a thorough explanation of the interface, tools, and techniques at the heart of any project.
Explains Flash fundamentals, including drawing tools, objects, and symbols.
Demonstrates the new motion tween model, how to create and animate with bones, and the capabilities of the new integrated 3D tools.
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I rechecked things a bit more last night. The hammer is hitting the striker at the point where the hammer just begins to radius back at the top rather than hitting the flat face of the hammer. It's right at that transition. I may need to reshape the face of the hammer a bit or adding metal to the top of it to build up a flatter face. Trimming the striker back more at this point will allow the hammer to swing further forward, but that would also result in it contacting the hammer closer to its top. In short, my hammer sits just a smidgen too low.
I have a few spare hammers I can check to see if one will work better than the one I currently have installed. These are all foreign made FCG parts I'm tinkering with at this point. Once I'm done debugging I'll modify a US made set to satisfy the parts count gestapo.


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Learn more about Little Colorado 088LAVST Traditional Star Toddler Bed in Lavender:
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|A transition bed for the toddler ready to leave the crib. Safety dictates our design - the bed is low to the ground and features effective roll out protection on all four sides. It is also the easiest to make up of any other style. Children always love this special bed since it is their own size and can use their standard crib mattress and bedding. Quick and easy assembly also makes this bed easy to store when not in use. Finish: Lavender. Star cutout. Materials Wood or MDF. All finishes are water based low VOC made by Sherwin Williams and other American manufacturers. Wood raw materials are from environmentally responsible suppliers. MDF used is certified green, CARB phase 2 compliant and low formaldehyde manufactured by Plum Creek. All packing insulation is 100% post consumer recycled. All shipping cartons are either 100% post consumer recycled or use recycled cardboard.


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Quick Review: Apple iPad Dock
Picking up the iPad I was tasked with deciding the most useful accessory for the iPad. For me, that accessory was the iPad Dock. I just couldn't fathom the iPad just laying on my desk, I needed a place to set my iPad as well as take advantage of the other features it allowed me to display.
The dock comes by itself, no USB cable or charger; you just get the basics. The footprint is larger than the iPhone dock since the iPad is substantially heavier. The bottom of the dock has the typical "sticky" finish so it does not budge from its place. I would estimate the angle of the dock to be approximately 60 degrees so it is not exactly upright, but close. The back of the dock has the standard 30-pin connector. You can use the USB cable and charger included with the iPad to plug into the wall or computer for charging. You also have a Line Out to plug into a stereo tuner.
Once you have placed the iPad securely in the dock, it has the familiar green charging battery graphic. If enabled in Settings, you have the new picture frame button that turns the iPad into a beautiful digital photo showcase with animated slideshows.
If you don't want your iPad just laying on your desk, you can't go wrong with the iPad Dock. Oh, and don't forget, the dock just might come in handy when you start typing with the Apple Bluetooth keyboard...
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Hey Pink. We had a formatting issue, it should work fine on the iPhone again. If not, you may have to delete your cookies from the Safari section in Settings.
I would definitely go with the case over the dock then. The case is nice and grippy. You can carry it around like a book without worrying about scratching or putting too much pressure on the glass. It will stand up in landscape mode for viewing and incline for typing. It has cutouts in all the right places.
I'll be returning my dock as well. Mine also has a funky connection in the back- keeps dropping USB connection with my Mac, but doesn't when directly connected to the dock connector. But really what kills it for me is (1) most apps are more useful in landscape mode for me, (2) I really like the Apple case, but it's hard to take on/off and the dock doesn't work with it.
I think I'd wait for one (or maybe one is already available) that incorporates a 30 pin dock connecter for charging, syncing, and music output, but also allows you to change the orientation to landscape as well. Might need to be a little bigger or almost pedestal like, but then you could use it in either portrait or landscape which I think would be more useful for some features
I'm so bummed that the ipad doesn't fit on the dock f the Apple case is on. It's slightly off by only a millimeter or two, but enough to not be able to charge it. Still undecided if i should return my dock or not.
I like having the ipad naked sometimes so I can "feel" it in my hands and remind myself how sleek and sexy it feels/looks. At these times, I can use my dock and simply take off the cover whenever i want to utilize the digital frame feature
Wow, I just typed in S e x y and. It got censored like I just dropped an F bomb or something. S e x y, seriously? Come on TIBP that's ridiculous. Sexy!
I just want to confirm that you must remove the cover in order to dock the iPad. But there is a MAJOR issue...You can SYNC OR CHARGE, not both simultaneously. This STINKS! I expect to be able to have the unit running AND charging simultaneously. If this means adding a power jack to the back of the dock, then just do it. I was doing work and the battery on the iPad continued to run down. 3rd party might be a better way to deal with this. Also, my retractable 3G USB power cable DOES NOT WORK with the ipad. You need to carry the official Apple USB cord with you.


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Customer Favorite
Night shirt with crochet detailing at front of chest, around bottom hem, and around sleeve hem. Buttons down the front.
*Machine Wash Cold
Measurements for Size Small:
Length: 33"
Bust (all around): 39 1/2"
Sleeve Length: 20"
*Machine Wash Cold
Measurements for Size Small:
Length: 33"
Bust (all around): 39 1/2"
Sleeve Length: 20"
Rated 3.9 out of 5Â by 9 reviewers.
Rated 2 out of 5Â by KvG HUGE I was SO excited about this item - it's gorgeous in the picture. I ordered a size S. Seeing as I'm almost 5'10", I figured the bottom would hit me around where it hits the model. Not the case. It's down to my knees and is extremely baggy. It's so big that I can't even wear it unbuttoned over a tank as a kind of jacket. Literally just HUGE. Also, the fabric isn't very nice. The crochet detailing is great (heads up - it's cream-coloured, not white as it looks in the photo), but the fabric is that type of mock silk polyester that just wrinkles no matter what you do. Will be returning. 9.1.2012
Rated 5 out of 5Â by Iviwild a dream This was exactly what I had hoped it was going to be like. It's soft, comfortable, and one of the most versatile pieces now in my closet. In the span of one weekend I wore it as a dress with a lacy slip (to compliment the crocheted pieces), open over a tank top and jeans, and to just lounge around the apt with thigh high socks. I usually float between sizes and Im really glad I got the small. I got the Grey which i didn't even know existed anymore (and totally love)! 12.16.2013
Rated 5 out of 5Â by sugar13_3 PLEASE!!!! :):):) Please bring this top back out in cream!! Im in love with it and saw a girl wearing it in cream at your store! I need to have it! lol 9.19.2013
Rated 5 out of 5Â by ksnwelch Gorgeous So pretty! I'm 5'4" and 110 pounds and got the small! like the last reviewer said it is bigger than it looks on the model but I wouldnt say huge. I got it in navy and normally wear it as a dress with tights. I always get compliments on it every time I wear it. Beautiful crochet detail and very nice material however has to be ironed every so often. Love! 2.18.2013
Rated 3 out of 5Â by elizabethann727 Iffy I really want to love this piece, but the material is a little cheap. I can tell that it will start to "ball-up" under the arms and may fall apart when washed too many times. It is, however, beautiful, and I received tons of compliments. I usually wear a medium, but ordered a small, and glad I did. It isn't that long on me though, just longer in the back. I also had to sew on the extra button that came with it, as the bottom area in front doesn't have a button and it was a little too scandalous to wear out. 8.22.2013
Rated 4 out of 5Â by HCINVA bummed I ordered this in charcoal but mine looks like more of a brown color to both my boyfriend and I, It is really nice quality and I love the fit. The color is just so off I'm not sure if I can find something to match it, not sure yet if i'll keep it. I ordered it based on others FP Me photos and mine just doesn't look like those color wise, it's strange. 7.2.2014
Rated 5 out of 5Â by sunflower76 Very sweet I agree that this is a tab bit big, I plan on sleeping in mine, so I don't mind. It's very pretty and super soft. I think it's a keeper. I ordered the xs and I am a 32dd. 3.28.2014
Rated 1 out of 5Â by mkiss Not Impressed Ok, I fell in love with the brick online, and thought it would make a nice addition to the wardrobe - basic, but the crochet details saved it. When it arrived, I was extremely disappointed! The 'brick' is exactly what it sounds like - red with brownish tones in it, NOT AT ALL like the vibrant red pictured (photoshopped for sure). The crochet in some parts had been snagged, it arrived super wrinkled (again, great job FP with the packing), and overall wasn't what I expected. Looked cheap in person, not at all lustrous as pictured. It's going back for sure, and I'd suggest that FP be less deceiving with colors, especially their reds - I've noticed this happening a lot lately with that color in particular. If you are planning on buying this, it runs large. I usually wear a Large, purchased a Medium and it fit fine. 10.11.2013
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Originally published on Mon December 17, 2012 1:13 pm
Growing up in Utah, Ross Owen watched the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on television every Sunday with his family.
"It was almost like watching a rock concert, and I thought, 'Oh, I'd love to do that,' " he says.
But by the time Owen was old enough to join the choir, he was no longer a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; he had been excommunicated after he came out as gay.
Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 4:41 am
Carter Andrushko is 5 years old, and he knows a few things already: He knows how to spell his name. He knows that Crusty, his hermit crab, has 10 legs. And he knows what he wants to do when he grows up: look for dinosaur bones.
According to the Utah Department of Workforce Services, however, Carter already has a job. In fact, according to that office, he's been working since before he was even born. That's what Carter's mother, Jennifer Andrushko, discovered when she applied for Medicaid in 2009 and found out that someone had been using Carter's Social Security number for years.


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VAN — Betsy Evelyn Slone Summers graduated from Van High School in 1959.
Though her childhood was molded by her close relationship with her parents and grandparents—particularly her grandmothers — Betsy's life was profoundly influenced as a college student when she met presidential candidate John F. Kennedy and — although unknowingly — participated in the first civil rights lunch counter sit-in at the Diamond Department Store in downtown Charleston.
Betsy, who now lives in Florida, is coming back home this week to promote her new book, "Daughter of Appalachia."
The book is a delightful memoir about a coal miner's daughter growing up in the mountains of rural West Virginia.
"If you don't write it and can be as if it never happened," she said.
As a young girl, Betsy was an eager and astute observer of nature, keenly aware of the trees, birds, and animals that surrounded her world. From her earliest years, she helped her family members as they raised their own hogs, grew their own vegetables, and collected Linn honey from backyard beehives. In "Daughter of Appalachia" Betsy will take her readers back to a time before telephones and television, to a time when an only child "made do" with her imagination and the entertainment provided by nature.
"When I was in school I kept a diary," she said. "Later in life I was also a teacher and taught memoir writing."
This is Betsy's first book.
"It took four years to get the book published," she said. "But I am very happy to be back home in West Virginia and looking forward to sharing the book and stories with those who attend the events."
The events Betsy is schedule to appear include at the Boone-Madison Public Library at noon on Friday, Oct. 12 and then at the Coal Camp Reunion at Wharton on Saturday, Oct. 13.
On Monday, Oct. 15, she will visit her old school, Van High School.
"I want to talk with the English students," she said. "I would like to encourage them to write. I want to present it as something easy and that it's not a homework assignment."
She said she will suggest students write including the five senses and the who, what, why, when, where and how of a story.
"I will read a couple chapters and encourage them to ask family members about memories and interview family members, especially like their grandparents as an example about their childhood memories," she said.
Betsy has a BA in Education from the University of Charleston and an MA in Mental Health Counseling.
Betsy lives in Florida, where she teaches classes in memoir writing. Daughter of Appalachia is her first book.
For more information, visit online at www.DaughterofAppalachia.com


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First Known Use: 14th century
verb bur·ble \ˈbər-bəl\
: to make the quiet sound of water moving over rocks
: to talk foolishly or too much
of a baby : to make quiet and happy sounds
bur·bledbur·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\
Full Definition of BURBLE
intransitive verb
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Definition of BURBLE
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: the breaking up of the smooth flow of air about a body (as an airplane wing)
— bur·bly \-b(ə-)lē\ adjective
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Lacrosse Scores 8 Goals in Loss
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- April 3, 2013
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AURORA, NY – Fueled by sophomore Sarah Lorusso's five points, the Hilbert College women's lacrosse team put up a good fight on the road, but suffered a 16-8 loss to Wells College April 2. The Hawks produced their second highest goal total this season but couldn't contain the Express (2-3 overall) in the opening period as they drop to 1-3 overall.
Lorusso put the visitors on the board first just 64 seconds into the game to give Hilbert it's only lead in the contest, 1-0. Wells' Marina Fargnoli led a furious comeback scoring three quick goals within the next eight minutes of competition. The Express padded their efforts with four more hits and held an 8-1 advantage wtih 14:07 remaining.
Lorusso and sophomore Rachel Bergman each found the back of the net twice before half time, cutting the score to 13-5.
After intermission, the Hawks and the Express played even as both squads struck for 3 goals each. Freshman Kelly Mandell and senior Nicole Blair, who earned her first collegiate goal, joined Lorusso with second half scores.
Junior Robbi Baily had a strong defensive game forcing 4 Wells turn-overs and scooped up five ground balls. Senior Caitlyn Jacobs was also credited with 5 ground balls. Bergman was a perfect 2 for 2 on free position shots and Lorusso earned the Hawks lone assist, setting up Mandell's second half goal.
Hilbert finished with 14 shots, 24 ground balls and converted three of their four free-position shots. Wells won 18 of the 26 draw controls and earned 15 clears, bettering Hilbert by four.
The Hawks travel to All High Stadium Thursday, April 4th for a 3 pm (game time change) contest against cross-town rival, Medaille College. Hilbert then has a nine-day break with their next game set for April 13 in Hamburg against Franciscan University at 12 pm.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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The Cedarburg General Store Museum
Editor's Review
Have a fondness for the good old days? Then a stop at the Cedarburg General Store Museum is a must. The museum is housed in an 1862 structure that's one of the oldest buildings on Washington Avenue, Cedarburg's main drag. It once held an A&P, and it still sports its original tin ceiling, which is in excellent condition. So it's the perfect location for the museum, which has an extraordinary story behind it. All of the items in the museum once belonged to the late Roger Christensen, a Cedarburg resident who amassed this incredibly large and diverse collection of mercantile items as a tribute to his dad, who had been a Green Bay grocer. Now in the museum, they're separated into two rooms. The main room is arranged as an old-time general store and features shelves and cabinets lined with food, medicine, hardware, automotive supplies and clothing. The smaller, adjacent room sports re-created storefronts filled with changing themed displays—toys or a holiday, for example. Museum staff are exceptionally friendly and helpful, perhaps because the general store museum also serves as the local tourism information desk (yes, you can pick up maps and brochures here). There's no fee to enter, but donations are appreciated.


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Peace Corps: What It Means To Serve
All are invited to a presentation by Amanda (Mandi) Horvath, BS '06, during which she will share stories about her adventures as an environmental education volunteer with the US Peace Corps.
Mandi served from 2007-2010 in the schools of Ayolas, Paraguay, teaching about trash, recycling, organic materials, gardening, and wildlife. She organized bird festivals for the 5thand 6thgraders, formed a community eco group called Eco-Ayolas, and hosted a radio show every week to talk (in Spanish and Guarani) about different environmental topics and events the group was planning.
Mandi now works as a US Fish and Wildlife biologist in Denver, Colorado. She is active in the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Colorado, serving on the board of directors, coordinating welcome-home initiatives for the newest returned volunteers, working in a community garden, and helping restore hiking trails. She also volunteers with a local NGO called Groundwork Denver on community environmental initiatives in the Spanish speaking communities around Denver.
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So, I was talking to an Army Armorer for few mins. I was picking up a pack of pipe cleaners. He quipped, "They are worthless. I've been an armorer for 15 years and never needed to use the pipe cleaner for the AR gas tubes". My main use for the pipe cleaner is to clean the firing pin hole and the carrier key. The firing pin hole cleaning is mainly out of fear of firing pin getting stuck and my range officer declaring my weapon to be automatic. It never happened, so it may be irrational.
Does anyone think cleaning gas tubes with the pipe cleaner is waste of time? I cleaned it few times in last 10 years with a pipe cleaner, but evertime I do it, I think about how small the port hole on the barrel is, even if the damn thing reached all the way. I can't help to think it's a waste of time.
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Apply to UMaine
Applicant Categories
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions processes applications for the following types of domestic students:
- Freshman: A graduating high school student (regardless of number of college credits taken while in high school) or a high school graduate or GED recipient who has attempted fewer than 12 college credits after graduation and is applying to a four-year bachelor's degree program.
- Transfer: A high school graduate or GED recipient who has enrolled as a full-time degree student or who has attempted 12 or more credits of college study and is applying to a four-year bachelor's degree program.
Click here to learn more about credit evaluations and the transfer process.
Other university departments process applications for the following types of students:
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Here you'll find two easy ways to apply. Whether it's the Common App or the University of Maine System online application site, UMaine makes applying easy for you.
Detailed information about applying can be found here.
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UMaine does rolling admissions, so technically, there isn't one, but we do suggest filing your application by Feb. 1 so you'll be in the best position to receive an admission decision in time for full consideration for financial aid and housing.
Early Action: December 15th
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Indian-style Stir-Fried Spiced Carrots
About the author: Denise Dsilva Sankhe is a writer & creative director by profession. But that's only when she isn't eating her way across India. She recreates this delicious cuisine in her Mumbai home, which she shares with her husband, who has long since given up his determination to have salads for dinner.
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Indian-style Stir-Fried Spiced Carrots
About This Recipe
|serves 2
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|10 minutes prep, 10 minutes cooking
|Total time:
|20 minutes
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|heavy bottomed lidded saucepan
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- 1 tablespoon oil (preferably coconut oil but any vegetable oil is okay)
- 1 teaspoon whole yellow mustard seeds
- 10 curry leaves
- 1 small red onion sliced (about 1/2 cup)
- 2 small green chilies silt lengthwise
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
- 2 cups carrots, peeled, split lengthwise, and cut on a bias into 1/4-inch slices
- Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons grated coconut
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STAFF WRITER | January 28,2013BENNINGTON — A Bennington high school teacher who made headlines, earlier this month, for being hospitalized after making what some described as "disturbing" comments through social network sites was arraigned on Monday on a felony charge after police said they believed he broke into the home he once shared with his estranged wife.
Steven P. Davis, 35, who now lives in Troy, N.Y., pleaded innocent in Bennington criminal court to a felony charge of unlawful trespass into an occupied home and a misdemeanor charge of violating an abuse prevention order against his wife.
Davis appeared in court without an attorney but said he had hired an attorney who would represent him in future court appearances. He was released on Monday without bail but ordered to observe a 24-hour curfew at the hotel in Troy where he's living.
In an affidavit, Sgt. Michael Plusch, of the Bennington Police Department, said he heard from Davis on Friday, around 10:40 p.m. Plusch said Davis had made accusations that his children were not safe in the home where they were staying.
Plusch said he knew that an abuse prevention order had been filed against Davis on Jan. 15. He said he called Davis back after reviewing the order and told him he could request the order be changed to allow him contact with his children but warned Davis that the phone call Davis had made could be interpreted as an attempt to contact his wife through the police which could lead to Davis' arrest.
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I wonder when it was the first time I made brownies for my sons. Such a common, all-American treat, you think, so of course they have been eating them since they could sit up at the table and pick apart food with their tiny fingers and shove it between rosy lips with a giggle. Ah, but you forget that my children were born in France and lived their tender years in Italy. They were raised on quatre quart, French pound cake, vanilla spritz cookies, ciambelle and torta della nonna. Focaccia was a much more common after school snack than brownies ever were.
But at some point, I realized the importance of sharing the treats of my own childhood with my sons, the treats of my own culture, their culture as well. With this realization came the habit of home baking; I had to supply the goods that were not easily found in Europe at that time, so making them myself from scratch it was. Chocolate chip cookies and quick breads, layer cakes and Bundt cakes and, of course, blondies and brownies. And somehow or other these all-American treats quickly became my family's comfort food.
My men no longer have a sweet tooth. Husband will eat a slice of cake or tart for breakfast if it is there, maybe at four o'clock in the afternoon if he is feeling a bit peckish, but this is definitely not a given. Sons can go weeks without anything sweet, rarely a snack, pulling out the hummus, cheese and baguette when they can't wait for the next meal. But when they crave something sweet, they come to me for something home baked, something comforting and familiar, a lemon tart, chocolate chip cookies, or a simple, moist one-bowl chocolate cake.
Away for almost a week, I arrived home to realize that no one, not husband, nor son, had made the effort to grocery shop, so the cupboard was bare. "We cleaned out the cupboards, the freezer and the stuff from the back of the refrigerator!" husband exclaimed rather proud of himself, I think. Son, on the other hand, grumbled about the lack of food as if his father had left him for starving. Don't think they cannot get along without me! Husband cooks better and more often than I, and both are adept at shopping. But they just hate to grocery shop without me. I knew it was time to take things in hand.
My younger son has been accompanying me on the weekly shopping trips where we pick up staples, pasta and rice, milk and juice, sacks of potatoes and onions, coffee and jam. And he has been tossing boxes of marble cake into the basket of late; he's 23 years old, so who am I to forbid it? "I can bake you a marble cake, if you like," I offered (followed by his usual shrug and eye roll.) But when it came right down to it, I decided to combine marble cake and his favorite snack: brownies.
Just slightly fiddlier than regular brownies, these are dense and moist and absolutely delicious. Husband gave then a double thumbs up!
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Adapted from Linda Burum's Brownies
For a deeper, richer chocolate flavor, use unsweetened (as for regular brownies) or bittersweet (80 or 90% cocoa). I used dark semisweet chocolate (70%) as it was all I found in my cupboard; I found that while this produced a less chocolaty brownie overall, it highlighted the slightly caramel flavor of the vanilla swirl and brought out the taste of the pecans. These brownies were a huge hit and will be made over and over again.
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2 cups (240 g) sifted flour (sift before measuring)
¾ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
Rounded ½ tsp ground cinnamon
18 Tbs (255 g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature if possible
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ cups (125 g) coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts
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Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Lightly butter or spray a 15 ½ x 10 ½ x 1 –inch jelly roll pan or 13 x 9 x 2 – inch baking pan or line with aluminum foil and lightly butter the foil.
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Class 7
Today is the first class of a two-part firearms class. I am ambivalent about this because I have never believed that hand guns and automatic weaponry should be in the hands of the common man, so to speak.
Hunting rifles have a specific use that has evolved from the sustenance hunting of our forefathers. Handguns? Who shoots an animal with a handgun? Automatic weapons? Ditto. Where is the sport in that?
So I have never had any interest in guns. However, since I am so full of opinions based on a complete lack of first-hand knowledge, I wanted to learn.
Lt. Thomas Peterson is our instructor. The foundation of everything he does is based first and foremost on safety.
He has in front of him some guns. He has two Glocks - a 22 and a 27 – the difference being size of the actual gun. He also shows us his competition gun and a revolver.
He is using the Glocks for the class and the first thing he does is replace the barrels with bright yellow plastic solid barrels that cannot shoot. Safety first.
He then takes us step-by-step through the process of field stripping a weapon.
Every time he picks up a gun he checks it three times to ensure it is unloaded - in spite of the fact it can't be loaded due to the plastic barrel - to reinforce the safety measure.
He tells us if we are responsible gun owners, we need to know the range rules, have knowledge of the design, function and nomenclature of a semi-automatic.
We need to know about different ammunition, how to identify and clear malfunctions.
When shooting we need to know what is behind and beyond the target we are aiming for. We need to know what type of bullet - will it go straight through or will it explode when it hits and stay inside?
He reminds us that almost anything can cause a ricochet depending on the angle the bullet hits…even water.
He points out that whatever goes up must come down so shooting straight up is dangerous.
We learn to keep ammunition far away from where a weapon is stored and that weapons should be locked up or up much higher than any child can reach.
We should ensure we have strict rules for children and alcohol and guns shouldn't mix.
We are reminded that the gun owner is ultimately responsible for whatever happens with the gun.
Next Peterson introduces us to the various parts of a gun - the frame, magazine, magazine release, safety, hammer, trigger guard, sight, slide, ejector/extractor, ejection port, slide catch, firing pin, recoil spring, recoil spring guide and barrel.
Now we are on to sighting the weapon and the difference in our eyes. Along with a dominant hand or side, we also have a dominant eye. Often it is not the same side eye as hand, which can make it tricky.
We are given a break while he locks up the real weapons and brings out the practice weapons.
These are made of heavy plastic and, depending on the brand, can be the actual weight of a real handgun. All replicate an actual gun with regard to looks, sights, etc.
We learn how to hold a handgun in a combat stance. We learn that if we are not careful to make sure our hand is snug under the "beaver tail" otherwise you could slice your hand open with the slide. It would need stiches.
We learn how to place the other hand, lining up our thumbs and keeping our finger horizontal to the barrel and off the trigger.
Apparently I have a problem with that last one.
"Hold it firm, but not tight," says Peterson, as he goes person-to-person to check our grip.
We learn about the different loads for magazines - a combat load, administrative load and tactical load. We learn some of the shooting positions. We learn some possible malfunctions and how to avoid them. We learn about cleaning a gun.
In three hours, Peterson has given us the bullet points of the eight-hour class normally taught to police officers. Even so, it is a lot to absorb.
We make plans to meet back at the station on Saturday for our day at the range.
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Remembering local artist Gloria Hudson SanduskyWritten by Matt Liasse | | email@example.com
When her husband left her and her six kids, Gloria Hudson Sandusky began giving painting lessons from her home multiple times a week to make a living for her family. This was the early 1970s before many women worked outside of the house, daughter Janet Hudson said.
"[But] that's how she was able to stay in the house with us kids but still make a living," Hudson said.
Sandusky spent her days teaching painting, something she taught herself by reading as much as she could on the subject. She worked mostly with oil paintings of floral arrangements and landscapes, mostly done using a knife instead of a brush, Hudson said. Her technique is evident by the bumpiness of the painting's surface.
Sandusky, who died in September last year, was a member of the Toledo Museum of Art and one of the founding members of Bedford Artist's Club. Her art can be seen in businesses such as The Toledo Clinic Inc. and Toledo's Blue Cross Blue Shield building. During her five-decade career, she was honored with awards from the Bedford Artists' Club, Toledo Women's Art Train and the Toledo Artist Club, according to a news release.
Some of Hudson's earliest memories involve her mother painting, a hobby the two of them shared well into adulthood. The two would have weekly painting sessions even after Sandusky suffered a stroke, which made painting more of a challenge for her.
"She tried so hard," she said. "She couldn't sit in front of an easel very long."
Sandusky died at the age of 83, three years after her stroke. In the months before her death, it broke Hudson's heart to see her mother suffering.
"It was so hard to see; when you looked at [the number of] pills, I don't even know how she functioned," Hudson said. "If I took half of that, I'd be on the floor. I don't think I'd be able to move."
Hudson thinks Sandusky's body was tired of fighting.
"She fought the good fight, I'll give her that," Hudson said.
Sandusky left behind a studio with more than 400 paintings, which will be on sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 18 and 19. Sandusky also had art supplies and art books, which will be for sale; anything that doesn't sell will be donated to local businesses.
This sale is a way for Hudson to preserve her mother's legacy.
"Rather than put them in storage, which didn't make any sense at all, we thought we'd have a sale," she said. "I just want people who want her art to have it … I want it to go somewhere it will be appreciated."
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"My mom was so good at what she did but she never really was like one of those people that blew her own horn or anything," Hudson said.
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