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Pancakes With Fresh Strawberries
Recipe by AmyZoe
The Amish know how to make a delicious pancake. This is probably the lightest, fluffiest pancake I've ever eaten, and it didn't require beating the egg whites. The recipe really does call for a tablespoon of vanilla (I thought it was a typo too). These are so simple there's no excuse to use pancake mix again. You can make them with or without the whipped cream and strawberries. Recipe from The Amish Cook at Home. Serving size is estimated because it wasn't listed.
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Yummy!!! I made 1/2 of the recipe and felt these were so flavorful, the vanilla really comes through in taste. I sliced up my fresh strawberries and then sprinkled a little sugar on them and let them rest for about 15 minutes, while making our bacon. These pancakes are very thick and fluffy, so you need to cook them lower and slower to get them cooked right. The end result was pancakes topped with nice juicy strawberries and whipped cream, what a treat this morning. Made for the "Think Pink Event" in the Cooking with Friends Games.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄3 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (plus more oil for cooking pancakes)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg, beaten
- strawberry
- whipped cream, sweetened for garnish
Directions See How It's Made
- Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Stir with a whisk to blend.
- In another bowl, whisk the milk, oil, vanilla, and egg together.
- Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients just until combined. Do not overmix.
- Put a little oil on a griddle or large skillet and heat over medium-high heat.
- Drop the batter by tablespoons onto the griddle or in the pan to form several small pancakes.
- Cook until golden on each side (2 to 3 minutes).
- Transfer the pancakes to plates.
- Top the pancakes with a few strawberries and some whipped cream.


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Hi, Bill!
Yes, this is a common problem, and may very well be a fix that you can do. A proficiency level of 6 is better than some "techs", by the way.
Can you tell if the panel "charges"? It would look like a very dim screen, you may have to be in a darkened room to see it, but you should clearly be able to see the difference between the set being on and off.
Let me know!
Hi Chuck,
Yes it gives me a little flash and then very dim.
But if you are comfortable taking the back off of the set, there's one quick and dirty method that's worked well for me many times. Take the back off, power up the set, let it run for 10 minutes, and carefully feel the various heat sinks on these two boards. All of them should be at least moderately warm. If you find one that's cold, there's a good possibility that that board is where the problem is.
See what you can find and let me know.
I'll be offline for a few hours, but I'll check back later.
Thats a great idea and makes perfect sense however a different problem seems to have come to light. The heat sinks on both the YSUS and ZSUS warmed up as descibed. In fact all the heat sinks warmed up except on the power supply (SanKen EAY32929001). Of the 6on the board I have two on the primary side dead cold. I think its the primary because of the writing on the board and the main a/c power goes into there first. In looking at all the parts costs on line (looks like about 325.00 to 350.00 to replace all three items) I am trying to justify that expendature for a TV that this problem seems to occur frequently. In you opinion should I just chalk the 17.00 for your time up to experience or do you think this unit is worth the investment? Just like when I buy a car I talk to the service department first, so I value your opinion.
Bill Martin
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Bill, there are a couple of heat sinks on the power supply that usually don't get warm, so that sounds normal.
But if all of the heat sinks on the Y and Z Sustain boards are comfortably warm, then I don't think they are the problem.
But you said that you do get some sort of light on the screen, correct?
And, I'm guessing that if you press the MENU button on the set, you do not get the LG menu on screen, correct?
Bill, can you confirm whether or not the screen charges when it's on (very dim glow)?
Then this really isn't a common failure for this set. The Y and Z sustains are far more common, and if one of them were bad, the screen wouldn't glow.
Thee's an outside chance that the problem is the panel, but that's not as likely as the digital main board being bad.
I don't have the manual for this, can you take a digital photo of the back of the set and post it?
Also, there is probably a suffix on the model number, let me have that, too.
Not sure if you got it but here is the full model number. PDP50X40D36
Nope, that's not right. The 50PC5D number is XXXXX but there are some extra letters after that model number, it will be on the back panel.
The previous number was on the chassis on a tag in the uper LH corner. The number on the back of the panel is 50PC5D-UL.AUSRLHR.
Hope this helps.
Bill, that's what I was looking for.
And I don't have great news. The part number for the "main chassis," which is everything except the Y and Z sutain boards and power supply, is EBT36489708, and would cost in the $335 range, but my LG parts supplier says it's no longer available.
And if you could get this part, I'd say go for it, and that should get you fixed up.
But what I might suggest is to contact either PTS Corp. or Tristate Module and see if they either have a rebuilt chassis or can rebuild/repair yours.
Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you, and thanks for using JustAnswer!
Thanks for all your help. I think at this point I'll just put it up for sale as a parts unit.
Thanks again
Well, sorry, Bill, best of luck to you.
By the way, if you buy a new set, whatever you buy, be sure to get an extended warranty.
All of these TV's, regardless of whether it's plasma, LCD, or rear projection, have large and expensive assemblies that cannot be fixed, and must be replaced. This forum is replete with tales of woe about how the screen developed a defect and the set is out of warranty. The customer is left with a giant piece of e-Waste.
Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you, and thanks for the Accept, the bonus, and the feedback, I really appreciate it!


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I like both high-minded movies and more base action and comedies. I like the Fast series and Bond. I know they aren't fine works but I enjoy them. I adore the DC FilmFest and go to at least 7 or 8 every year. I like older, more forgotten works too. I'll give most any movie a chance.
My musical tastes are similarly sensation-seeking. I like techno and classic dance music. I enjoy rock and a touch of the top 40 sometimes. I generally listen to three music radio stations, NPR and one XM station. I love music that begs to be played loudly, even if it is gentle and soulful. I prefer big headphones because then I can be immersed in the music. I love music that makes me want to move. I like Tiesto, some Afrojack, Cascade, Morgan Page and those of a similar ilk. I am happy to give new music a fair shake as long as it isn't piddly pop crap, heavy metal, or rap.
As for food, I used to be picky but in the last few years have really opened up about my tastes. I like most international food that isn't too spicy. I am willing to try most foods, especially strange desserts. I like some Cajun (alligator and pain perdue- so good!!) and find the creatures of the sea generally good.
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If our percentage enemy is relatively high, it's probably for good reason, as I try to answer very honestly. Maybe avoid potential issues and make a logical conclusion. I don't mean to box anybody in or out but we all have preferences. So with that disclaimer: if you're smart, like to learn new and unusual things, are a liberal, like to banter but don't take it too far and have some confidence in yourself but don't let it eek out all over the place we might do very well together.
I want an equal, a counterbalance. I work with children- I have no interest in dating someone that isn't at least mostly adult (generally, all the best people are in touch with their inner child). I like a lot about who I am at this point in my life and I want someone who accepts me as is. I'm faulted and not afraid to admit it.
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"At 1.5 hours per day, we will only ever need to charge when stopping anyway to eat or sightsee," Musk said on his Twitter account. "Never just for charging, itself."
Musk's transcontinental journey is more than just a family trip. A key concern surrounding electric vehicles is that they're not suited to take long road trips, since charging the cars could add up to big delays. Musk is attempting to allay such fears and prove that electric vehicles have extensive range.
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Quaker Valley officials working to trim deficit
Quaker Valley School District administrators continue to reduce a budget deficit for the 2013-14 school year, but time is running out.
Roughly a $192,000 difference remains before school leaders have a balanced $42 million budget, finance Director John Sheline said. School board members need to approve a final, balanced budget by June 30. A proposed final budget will be approved at the May 14 meeting.
School officials have said they are not going to raise the millage to balance the budget.
The Allegheny County reassessment appeals are compounding the district's financial problems, Sheline said.
Assessments initially were 45 percent higher across the 11 municipalities, he said. That number dropped to about 32 percent, with the district's overall valuation at about $1.1 billion.
"That's a dramatic drop from where we started," Superintendent Joseph Clapper said.
Sheline said he expected that number to drop again next week when school leaders receive an updated assessment value from county leaders.
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Staffing changes — including retirements — also have altered the budget, Sheline said.
The roughly $42 million budget includes a $451,500 increase for payment into the Public School Employees' Retirement System — known as PSERS, putting Quaker Valley's total to nearly $3.2 million.
Clapper said there have been "no cuts" of positions at this time.
"It has more to do with retirements," he said. "If somebody retires, you hire somebody at a lower rate."
Bobby Cherry is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-324-1408 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Hot weather flings don't always cool with the season
When Jess and Greg Green first started dating as counselors at a summer camp, they didn't imagine the relationship would last beyond the summer, let alone turn into marriage.
But last week, the Hampton couple — parents of Abigail, 9, and James, 6 — celebrated their 14th anniversary.
"We both were thinking it would just be fun," says Jess Green, 37. "It was definitely just a summer thing in the beginning, but then we stayed together. ... It was one of those things where we just knew."
Summer romances can spark and flare into fireworks that quickly cool to ash. But, sometimes, the relationships last well beyond the season.
What makes people inclined toward love in the summer?
"It's because it's put in a specific compartment that all the elements are there," says Wendy Walsh, a Los-Angeles based relationship expert and online psychotherapist. "You don't have the stress from your everyday life. You can be a fantasy ... and we're talking about summertime, when you're not wearing much clothes. All of that is a setup for falling in love.
"The question is whether you can take your summer romance into the fall," says Walsh, author of books including "The 30-Day Love Detox: Cleanse Yourself of Bad Boys, Cheaters and Commitment Phobes and Find Your Perfect Relationship."
"The answer comes only with time to see what happens when you get into your old places," she says.
Steve Ward, Philadelphia-based chief executive officer of Master Matchmakers, has the same observation.
"When you're on vacation or when you're on any sort of holiday — when you're just not working — you're in a different frame of mind," says Ward, executive producer of the VH1 show "Tough Love."
"People don't act the same as they ordinarily would when they're on vacation," Ward says, describing the free-spirited nature of the sunny season. "You kind of allow yourself to connect with people with the expectation that this is not going to last. ... It almost makes it easier to date someone if nobody expects it to work than if everyone does expect it to work."
When functioning in day-to-day life, for example, people tend to base their dating decisions on economics, Ward says. When money is tight, people socialize less. But summer romances often arise from situations where people have money to spend because they are vacationing.
What makes these relationships last after the sunny, "honeymoon" phase ends?
Ward says it depends on the chemistry and the commitment each partner has. Going back to everyday life will test the strength of that connection. Often, summer-romance partners don't even live in the same area the rest of the year, so they will be attempting a long-distance relationship if they want to continue.
Often, people enter summer relationships with the "Let's just have fun" mindset, but then feel surprised to find themselves falling in love, Ward says.
"The next thing you know, you really care about this person, and you want it to last," he says.
That's what happened to the Greens, who started their relationship thinking it was a fun, temporary thing. After the summer ended and they returned to their colleges, Greg Green regularly drove 14 hours to Maine from Ohio just to spend a weekend with his girl.
"I think I knew sooner than she did," Greg Green says. "I knew very shortly that she was the person I really wanted to be with. Within weeks, I knew there was something really, really good that I felt about her."
Jennifer and Calvin Robol of Peters met during a brief encounter on a summer vacation in Ocean City, Md., during the '90s, when she was celebrating her 21st birthday with a friend.
At a Jamaican restaurant, Calvin Robol of Bethel Park and his friend approached their table, sat down and started talking. Jennifer Robol — then a resident of Gettysburg, Adams County, where she grew up — was impressed by the young man, who was studying music education at Duquesne University.
They parted ways after that meeting, but she couldn't forget about Calvin and how much they had in common. She decided to take a chance and look him up, based on the limited information she had. She knew Calvin's first name, knew he was from a Pittsburgh-area municipality that began with a "B" and worked at his father's auto-salvage business. She called one of those area businesses, and Calvin Robol — now an IT software developer — actually answered the phone. He was pleasantly surprised, and the couple began a long-distance relationship before marrying in the summer of 1999.
Calvin and Jennifer Robol — now 42 and 40, respectively — celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary Aug. 14. They have three children: Tony, 12, Brody, 4, and Alaina, 3.
"It was the most crazy thing," Jennifer Robol says. "There was just a voice inside of me that said, 'You've got to quit being so timid. Take a chance. You never know what kind of thing could happen in your life.' "
When Pat Mele and her husband, the Rev. Harold Mele, met as teenagers at a local swimming pool, something magical sparked on that summer Sunday afternoon in 1956.
Harold Mele, now 74 and an evangelist, found out where she lived after meeting her that afternoon, then showed up at her door that evening — and that, says Pat Mele, 72, was that.
Though the couple, celebrating their 55th anniversary Aug. 31, went through a few breakups when they were younger, they mostly have been together ever since that day. The Lower Burrell couple now have two children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Kellie B. Gormly is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at email@example.com or 412-320-7824.


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Sacramento Metro firefighters and members of the University of California at Davis Veterinarian Medical Response team rescued a horse from the second story of a hay loft on Christmas Eve.
@FranJurga writes: This time of year, we hear abour horses falling through thin ice, floundering through swimming pool covers, or being marooned by blizzards.
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I have been waiting for this comments section to go up so that I could post a proper Thank you to Archbishop JOB and all the clergy and lay members of the Diocese of the Midwest. Your action in withholding funds from Syosset has given me more hope for the future of the OCA than I have had in months. God bless you and keep you as you persevere down this path. You are bearing the burdens of many.
I cant help but note that when I read the writings of +JOB I hear the voice of the Shepherd. I strangers voice I will not followbut this is a voice I could follow with my whole heart. You in the Midwest are very blessed to have such a Bishop (and I still believe there are other Bishops in the OCA who are also worthy).
In Christ,
Cathryn Tatusko
#1 Cathryn Tatusko on 2007-08-16 15:25
Slowly, slowly, slowly ...
At least we're inching in the right direction.
Having been out of the country and far away from news for over three weeks, I'm surprised by my own optimism in catching up. Yes, the situation remains awful. Yes, it's a tragedy. No, certain key figures still don't seem to 'get it.' But ... well, we have to fix things -- there's no alternative, it's too important to just leave alone. And, eventually, necessity will triumph over adversity.
The new chancellor's column in TOC was encouraging. The publicity and action surrounding the mess in Alaska is encouraging (in a rather bleak way, but still encouraging). That the midwest if following through and withholding is encouraging. Even the recent publication of the detaied audit notes is encouraging.
But it's still going to be a painful slog.
#2 Rebecca Matovic on 2007-08-17 06:48
Dear Rebecca,
I hate to burst your bubble of good feelings but what is happening right now is that Fr Kucynda is scrambling to come up with some sort of "special investigation" report that can get the Midwest money flowing again. However he must be very careful because there is no way that the entire report can be distributed. Why? Because PR has given orders that it must not be disseminated in public form. Why? Because they do not want their work to be part of any discovery process in any forthcoming legal proceedings.
That is the same reason that the Spiritual Court did not want any record. However minutes were taken and do exist, but no one has seen them except Perry, Herman and Kucynda. Not even the Holy Synod.
In addition, if that legal proceeding takes place, Kucynda will be legally culpable for his manipulation of the investigation. Emails exist, conversations can be verified and people called in either a Grand Jury investigation or a full blown lawsuit will testify to the level of manipulation by Herman and Kucynda in PR investigation and the "special investigation" which wasn't that special and wasn't at all an investigation of what went on in Syosset.
Also, remember this, there is no way that Kucynda and Herman will EVER let Nescott back on the SI. Why? Because they know he will keep digging and digging which will lead to Herman, Kucynda and many others.
Let the acid test be RIGHT NOW that Job adds an addendum to his benchmarks.......Nescott must be part of the SI and it must be unfettered. That won't happen and thus, if Job caves in to a compromise, it will be a huge step backwards.
If Job plays ball with Kucynda and jettisons Nescott, then he is no better than any of the rest of them.
#2.1 A Senior Priest of the OCA on 2007-08-17 09:58
No burst bubble ... I'm not deluded that this is going to go smoothly nor that those committed to surpressing the truth and maintaining whatever they can salvage of the status quo will stop using every mechanism available, both straightforward and devious, to do so.
But so long as there are a few good bishops, many good priests, and multitudes of faithful laity ... somehow, some way the institution will eventually be conformed to its true mission.
#2.1.1 Rebecca Matovic on 2007-08-17 13:50
The issue of manipulation is the issue for me that does not seem to be going away.
Are we destined to move on in the OCA without knowing all the facts that others know?
+JOB's withholding funds until we know more of the truth is the boldest move so far in breaking through this thick, course fog of manipulation. I hope Gregg Nescott will be part of the Special Investigation. I thought he was reinstated on the SI. He was not?
(Editor's Note: While Mr. Nescott had been officially reinstated to his Diocesan and the Metropolitan Councils by the late Archbishop Kyrill, Metropolitan Herman has not formally reinstated Nescott to the Special Investigation Commission. The Commission as a whole, however, has remained "temporarily suspended" for the past 5 months. And there are no plans to reactivate it for another 2.5 months, at least. )
#2.1.2 Patty Schellbach on 2007-08-17 14:29
If +JOB is very persistent, then maybe, and hope against hope, he will break through this thick veil of manipulation. This would be a great moral and ethical victory. Once this manipulation is broken through, I believe it will be very difficult to go back to. To me, this will be very important because I believe the breaking of this manipulative spirit is the biggest obstacle in righting this waivering OCA ship.
Patty Schellbach
#188.8.131.52 Patty Schellbach on 2007-08-17 18:33
A very interesting and realistic message, unfortunately, for those of us who are perpetual optimists. Your opinion is that Mr. Nescott will never be allowed to return to the Special Investigative Commission, and you give very cogent reasons why you believe this. You are probably correct.
My question is, why does that matter? There is nothing magic about this straw man commission, set up by Met. Herman and completely under his control like a puppet dancing for the one who pulls the strings. Mr. Nescott is intelligent, experienced, resourceful, and focused, so quite capable of operating, if need be, and if he so chooses, outside the commission.
In fact, it seems that the Metropolitan does himself a disservice by removing Mr. Nescott, on the grounds that in certain types of circles, the procedure is to keep one's enemies even closer than one's friends.
#2.1.3 Cate on 2007-08-18 08:05
I could let the whole reality of what appears to be growing chaos in the OCA depress me, but I won't. There is much good for each of us to do.
We do not need to be ordained to pray and minister to others. However, ordained clergy are part of the order that the Lord has prescribed for us, and we certainly need order, and shepherds. So while we struggle to keep our faith (I say it is truly a struggle some days), let us weep for the sins of our hierarchs and priests and all the clergy, and those around us, and ourselves....and keep walking in faith.
St. Paul called it "the good fight". A fight entails bruises, bleeding, pain and second-guessing at times, taking blows from the prince of the powers of the air, who often seems to be working through weak people around us.
God, help us!
And unto His Eminence Archbishop JOB, who's leadership never ceases to reassure and amaze me and others....
Rdr. Alexander Langley
#3 Rdr. Alexander Langley on 2007-08-17 11:45
Thank God! Finally, the flow of cash to fund the dysfunctional is slowing down. This must happen and it must hurt. Don't be tempted to have pity on the moaning and whining that is sure to follow. Much guilt will be heaped upon the Midwest, but please stay the course. Demand accountability with teeth and integrity. Only then will the wrongdoers scurry for fresh meat to fleece. Remember, greedy people don't like to suffer. Instead, they will seek new sources of cash to fund their predilictions and cover their many sins. The age of narcissism within the OCA is coming to an end, hopefully. The laity must wake up and stop funding false piety and guilt-mongers. We pray for a new age of true spirituality, courage and godly leadership, full of the Holy Spirit - "You shall know them by their fruits."
#4 Anon. on 2007-08-17 18:49
re: " The age of narcissism within the OCA is coming to an end, hopefully."
One can hope that this Age of Narcissism is ending for the hierarchs and clergy of the OCA due to the troubles that they have brought upon themselves, but the spirit of this Age is only gaining strength amongst the laity.
#4.1 Anonymous on 2007-08-18 13:15
Agreed, the sheep have been funding the predilections of the shepherds, who long ago laid down their leadership staffs and frolicked wantonly while the lambs wandered off. Scandalously, we are counting the lost lambs in our "million man church." An embarrassing circumstance indeed for a Church that touts itself as "the one true Church." (I don't use that phrase anymore. If we cannot live it, then we'd better not be claiming it... and don't give me the theological theory here... I don't buy the idea that we can live like hell and still make that claim. That is the definition of a hypocrite. Faith without works is dead. I read that somewhere.)
#4.1.1 Anon. on 2007-08-19 07:16
Re: ... and don't give me the theological theory here... I don't buy the idea that we can live like hell and still make that claim and the lost lambs
Of course, by we you mean ourselves: you and me, right? Surely, we cant lay all of the sins of the OCA jurisdiction within the Orthodox Church on the bishops and presbyters.
Since you dont like theological theory, you might find this bit of political theory applicable to the situation in the OCA: You get the leaders that you deserve.
The way that this scandal has played out on this website and in my home parish has been a revelation.
A question that should be on the minds of every participant on forums such as this one: If our brothers and sisters can so casually bandy about the alleged sins of the hierarchs, casting judgements to and fro, can we expect a sudden stab of conscience, sober discretion, love and forgiveness (seventy times seven) from them if they come to know our own personal sins?
No, of course not.
We learn to avoid such people if we can, for their sakes and for the sake of our own salvation, and so some sheep wander away from the OCA onto greener pastures for purely practical reasons.
We need to make a distinction between these sheep and the ones that the Holy Apostle St. John the Theologian wrote about:
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. (1 John 2:19)
Im sure there are stories to tell of people leaving not just the OCA but the Orthodox Church on the account of the scandals. Sadly, this overreaction is symptomatic of a deeper loss of faith than can be laid at the feet of the hierarchs.
People leave the Orthodox Church, the one true Church, for many reasons like the ususal suspects of heresy, apostasy, schism, but this scandal highlights another reason: unforgiveness.
Whatever the reasons, leaving is still leaving and the tragedy is that those who leave can no longer be a part of the ongoing life of the Church, a life that has always included sin and repentance, love and forgiveness.
If we are to thank God for all things, then we must thank God for allowing these scandals to come to light in order to reveal what was hidden in our own hearts. There, if we look closely enough we will find our own need for reform, accountability, new leadership and repentance.
#18.104.22.168 Anonymous on 2007-08-19 17:13
Re: "An embarrasing circumstance"
Another one.
I have been truly embarrassed by the argument put forth by many on this forum that the coin of the realm of the OCA is... well, "coin." Not love. Not holiness. Not Life in Christ, but coin. We are being told that the way to fix the OCA is to use mammon as an inducement (enticement or as a lash) for the hierarchs to do the right thing(s).
Let's say for the sake of argument, that this scheme succeeds. What will be left of the OCA? Intstead of a Church we will have a coin-operated machine.
Who wants to be a part of that?
#220.127.116.11 Anonymous on 2007-08-19 17:29
Find a Church (jurisdiction) that doesnt have such a problem! Sooner or later, the veil falls away and exposes the reality that people screw up no matter where we find them. But, that doesn't make the Church any less the Church; nor, thus, the Eucharist any less the Eucharist. Its not like this is new in the history of the Church. Its just the current manifestation of the human nature of the Church; but the spiritual nature and reality is nonetheless real, also. If this scandal pushes you away from one jurisdiction to another, then you are at risk, maybe, of deluding yourself; because that jurisdiction will be a mess as well, also, sooner or later. Just go to your current parish, receive Communion, sing along with the Liturgy's hymns, make it to vespers now and then, join the coffee hour afterwards and be part of the community, and get together on occassion in non-church activities with some fellow parishioners for socializing and support, and invite a non-Orthodox to join you once in a while, and then your own little square yard of Earth which you occupy at any given moment will become better, and you will probably feel better, as a bonus.
#126.96.36.199.1 Anonymous on 2007-08-21 04:13
Good advice, but limited.
All that you recommend is necessary and desirable. But for those who can stomach the task without either eroding their faith or falling prey to the temptations of self-righteousness, it is also necessary to work to improve the situation, to combat the problems.
It's never enough to just shrug your shoulders and say, well, all men are sinners. The church has to be a place where we don't simply seek comfort and solace, but also where we struggle to do better.
#188.8.131.52.1.1 Rebecca Matovic on 2007-08-21 07:51
Right on, Rebecca! I meant to limit my thoughts, though, to the notion that leaving the Church because its full of mooks (self included, no doubt) is not the answer. (Too many have voiced the idea, as though its a sensible one.) Focus on one's own square yard of turf and one will begin to approach peace; from peace, one will better be able to contribute in whatever way one is called to do so to this mess ... which may or may not involve varying degrees of "activism" with respect to our marquis scandals. It may just be: that by being that undisturbed, peaceful soul, one is able to inspire other individuals to stay who would otherwise have left, or to attract new converts despite the garbage that others are more activly confronting; and that those individuals and converts, so inspired by the sober but less activist soul, may turn out to be the wonderworkers in this thing. Etc etc. But in any event, all we can focus on is this moment, in this place: there is no future; there is no past; there is only here and now--its all any of us have.
#22.214.171.124.1.1.1 Anonymous on 2007-08-21 19:55
Re: "If this scandal pushes you away from one jurisdiction to another, then you are at risk, maybe, of deluding yourself; because that jurisdiction will be a mess as well, also, sooner or later."
It's not just "this scandal." The OCA is collapsing under the weight of its own pretensions. The OCA is rocking itself to pieces. First, the violence of hierarchal ineptitude and then the pendulum swing of lay self-righteousness, back and forth, back and forth...Money is found to be the root of the evils of the OCA, and lo, money it is also the solution to all of its problems!
Not everyone is being "pushed out." If anything, prayers are being answered and people are being led by the Holy Spirit out of this shambles and into places where there are true expressions of Orthodoxy in contrast to the "truly American expression of Orthodoxy" that we are seeing now in the OCA.
#22.214.171.124.1.2 Anonymous on 2007-08-21 20:11
Fair enough, except that the OCA, qua OCA, is not collapsing under the weight of its own pretensions, inasmuch as, ultimately, only individuals can have pretensions (by which, I presume you mean "a claim or an effort to establish a claim" (there being several definitions for this word). I would also assume (not unreasonably, though perhaps still incorrectly?) that you would disagree with the claims you believe individuals within the OCA have made/are making -- which in this case would presumably be claims with respect to the OCA's position (or desire to be positioned) as the catalyst or foundation for a united domestic Orthodoxy.
Perhaps, then, it would be better to say instead that such pretensions as these as have been adopted by, and especially as have been voiced by, its past and present leaders are themselves being crushed -- vitiated -- by particular moral failures of certain leaders within the OCA and the quiet acquiescence of others in the OCA, both leaders and just plain 'folks' (me included, I'm sure).
But, I know a number of clergy (OCA and other jurisdictions) and from candid discussions with them, and from a general appreciation of human nature, I am fairly confident that it would be no surprise if the next headlines of gross clerical misconduct (of whatever nature) pertained to any of the other jurisdictions, or again to the OCA. But, like the OCA, this would seem to have less to do with pretense (in the sense noted above), but instead with the Church not functioning eschatologically ... that is, not living with the transparency that (so I understand the Teaching to be, anyway) is endemic to living as though the Kingdom had, in fact, already come.
Or maybe not. But that's the way I see it at this point in my unremarkable life. I have no credentials on any of these subjects, and I have no exemplary moral victories in my life, so ultimately your and others' ideas are at least as worth considering (probably more) as these as we slog our way through this morass together.
#22.214.171.124.1.2.1 Anonymous on 2007-08-22 08:10
Re: "...ultimately, only individuals can have pretensions (by which, I presume you mean "a claim or an effort to establish a claim" (there being several definitions for this word)."
By pretension, I mean: "an allegation of doubtful value - pretext, a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs."
Pretensions: A 20,000 membership that can morph into numbers in the hundreds of thousands and up to 1.1 million depending on who the OCA wants to impress. Chest-beating about "Autocephaly" and its "mission" to unite all of the Orthodox in the United States, when said autocephaly is effectively ignored by all the Patriarchates (including Moscow) and the Autonomous Churches. The OCA's fear and loathing of the reunited Russian Orthodox Church because it (rightly) fears that its claim to St. Herman and the original Russian missions in Alaska are about to be challenged...Need I go on?
#184.108.40.206.18.104.22.168 Anonymous on 2007-08-22 16:40
Nah. You've made yourself pretty clear, I reckon.
#188.8.131.52.18.104.22.168.1 Anonymous on 2007-08-23 10:56
Lest anyone think that leaving the OCA is just indicative of a case of nervous "jurisdiction jumping", I'd like to share a quote from filmmaker Emir Kusturica (Bosnian, a former Muslim who converted to Orthodox Christianity):
"I've reached the 50th year of my life, and now every question related with life also includes thinking about death. When I leave, I want to leave my offspring a clear idea about identity."
By "identity" Kusturica was referring to being an Orthodox Christian. Having reached a similar milestone in my life, I too think of death and how much time I might have to work out my own salvation with fear and trembling. I've got children too.
Bottom line, the OCA, in its pursuit of an American identity, is losing (has already lost?) its coherence as an Orthodox Church body. Can I leave this sort of incoherent identity to my own offspring? The answer is simply, no.
#22.214.171.124.1.3 Anonymous on 2007-08-21 20:31
Get real, it's the only thing that get anyone's attention.
Kucynda and Herman lie and swear to ANYTHING!
Why hasn't anyone see any evidence?
The good people paid over one half million for the PR Report, who has seen it?
How can anyone in their right mind believe a word that any of them say?
With all of these scandals - where is the proof that their actions were warranted?
Wake up and get real!!!!!!
#188.8.131.52.2 Margo P on 2007-08-23 11:16
I'm not one bit glad to see the Midwest's announcement of withholdings, but I understand (to steal a phrase from a comedian about another subject).
Bishop Job requested a repeal of the 1999 resolution allowing for unauditable discretionary accounts, which was a personal requirement I had established before I would support any Palatine Resolutions. This has happened.
After reading the letter from Senior Priest, I think it is important to note this as probable legal advice received from PR.
I have to trust that Abp. Job has enough information to discount this in his decision to withhold and I support him fully as I'm sure do nearly 100% of the laity of the Midwest.
#5 Daniel E. Fall on 2007-08-18 22:36
I should add that I expect the investigation to mostly yield that the church mismanaged and overspent.
However, it would be nice to go to the church and not wonder everytime I walked in whether someone misused 4.5M dollars.
I guess if a report said 1M dollars was paid in blackmail and the church mismanaged and overspent 3.5M dollars, etc. that would be enough for me.
The absence of such a report really means people need to be terminated. The reporting is what will allow them to be forgiven.
My brother says forgiveness can only happen when the sin is understood. For someone to say I have sinned against you, but for you to not know what the sin is, well, that is very difficult. Did you take my money? Did you party like a rockstar? Did you bolster the campaign of an evil warmonger?
A general understanding is important.
#5.1 Daniel E. Fall on 2007-08-19 20:20
Did you all notice that it was recommended to the OCA Central Admin. that they no longer write checks payable to "Cash"? My Mom (God rest her soul) taught me never to do that. Doesn't everyone know not to do this?
As well, one definitely doesn't take cash just under $10,000 (suspiciously avoiding the rules in IRS Publication 1544, or form 8300) to pay bonuses (income), "under the table." I mean really. Isn't that a No-No?
I wonder if the list of 32 "Observations and Recommendations" posted at OCA.ORG on August 15 technically answers satisfactorily the question posed by His Eminence Archbishop JOB.
I confess I've jumped to my own conclusion now.
I nominate Mary Caetta to be treasurer of the OCA. Seriously. Good job to the authors of the list of 32. Now we're getting somewhere!
There is hope for the OCA. Gotta have hope.
Rdr. Alexander Langley
#5.1.1 Rdr. Alexander Langley on 2007-08-21 20:39
Regarding the list of 32 "Observations and Recommendations" posted at www.oca.org on August 15, I can hardly believe my eyes. Our church gives "bonuses" to employees!?. unpaid personal loans?! Checks made out to cash?! This document tells me that it's been even worse than I thought. Did the Apostles pay each other "bonuses" with the money they collected for the widows? I am stunned by the audacity and the ineptitude of it all. And all of this going on right under the noses of the Treasurer, both immediate past and present?, the Metropolitan, the Synod, and the Metropolitan Council for so many years. Amazing.
#220.127.116.11 Janet Damian on 2007-08-22 17:33
Which special commission report do you think Ab Job is leveraging to have released? The private PR report which was the basis for the very limited special commission report that Ab Job regurgitated to the Holy Synod, or the complete report that could be produced if a real unfettered Special Commission was permitted?
Herman pushed the special commission off until the fall session of the Holy Synod by getting the bishops to say that they would consider the work of the special commission in the fall. That is code for maybe people will get tired of the whole thing with Kondratick out of the way. However, Herman is quickly running out of options.
The release of the current special commission report would be a legal disaster for Herman and Kucynda. They will be caught squarely in the middle of P-R and a potential lawsuit by Kondratick, who would be itching to finally have the report released to the public so that everything that P-R produced, the emails between Kucynda, Perry, Herman, the MC and special commission and the manipulation of the spiritual court can go public in a discovery process to show the collusion to hang the whole thing on Fr Bob. The infamous words of Kucynda spoken to Dresko and Vansuch that PR was hired to build the firewall around the Metropolitan would come back to haunt him and so much more.
Either Archbishop Job plays his hand all the way and is all in for a full special commission with unfettered investigatory powers, or his folds and cuts a deal with Herman. Job really has no choice but to go all the way now. However, if he folds, even your faith in him would need to be reevaluated.
Should be an interested next few months and dont forget Fr Bobs appeal process. That adds another wrinkle that cant be overlooked.
Looks like Syosset will have to do without the Midwest $45,000 monthly check for quite some time: and that is another problem because P-R and Lambrides are calling Syosset almost everyday asking when they will be paid what they are owed. So much for all those cost cutting measures. Guess they will have to cut more. Maybe that is why they have not yet found a Treasurer?
#5.2 A Senior Priest of the OCA on 2007-08-19 22:36
Dear Father,
I'm fearful of the brothers and sisters that we are losing each and everyday as this madness continues.
I'm Embarrassed that in 2001 we The Church collected appeals money to help with the victims of 911 and they just received the check of 90,000 just in the last 2 weeks. As I read the paragraph about the priests giving the money over and saying how our church was instrumental in collecting for them, I cried. How could anyone in their right minds say such a thing, Aren't they embarrassed behond words! I am so appalled....You and I gave to 911... the money was stollen, now we have a bank that loans sysosset money to replace it, and were going to pay again.
This is for the Good of The Church.... The money is not the real issue, yes stop the funding in all areas to sysosset the real crime is of Faith, faith that I had trust in my leaders and Truth, truth that is so deeply rooted back to Metropolitian Theodeous with the manipulation.
Why can't we as a Church simply say to each other brothers and sisters we made some terrible mistakes, mistakes so far behond money, its words and deeds and sexual embarrassments its against the commandments so on and so forth why can't we just come clean of the heavy burdens of these human faults that are in every person and ask for repentence, forgiveness.
To begin the new for the Good of the Church.... Why can't we just do it ?..... In all honesty I am not worthy to recite and pray the prayer that God gave to each and everyone of us, To forgive those who tresspass against us... This is only valid if I forgive them and they forgive me as the Father forgives each of us and blesses us in his holy name. I hope and Pray today that we can somehow get to this point in this madness.... We can no longer afford to lose one more human being to another faith, we can no longer afford to pay for these lawyers, and we can no longer afford the embarrassment to God to use his name for our own purpose and self righteousness. The madness needs to be exposed!! For the Good of The Church and All Mankind... Love Irene
#5.2.1 Anonymous on 2007-08-20 12:48
The compromise won't be as simple as the Bishop "playing his hand" or "caving" by my read. I expect the compromise will be an edited report that explains enough to give us a general understanding. And I have said that would be enough for me.. I don't need to know who the blackmailer is or was, just the amounts would be enough.
To date, I am only able to credit Fr. Bob for about 137k in questionable reimbursement requests based on the documents the church has provided. The rest of the 1.7M debt and the 4.5M disappearing, some 6.2M dollars over 15 years seems to be something we'd credit our past Metropolitans, Met. Council, and Synod for... This would be deficit spending about about 413k per year for 15 years.
Since Metropolitan Herman was around for most of that time, he is currently the person I hold mostly responsible for the 6.2M.
Sadly, it is unlikely that he deserves full credit.
It would be interesting if he didn't want the truth reported, because it would suggest he owns the whole amount.
I think he will recognize the importance of sharing information because I believe the Diocese of the Midwest is only the beginning. Other Dioceses, that is Bishops, around the country can't possibly expect to credit the Metropolitan for the entire 15 years of half million dollar unfettered deficits and allow him to be the first among them.. They too will begin to recognize the great importance in reporting.
So far, although I consider the pace grudgingly slow, I believe the efforts the Metropolitan is making are decent. I won't speak to whom I credit. I will support the Metropolitan as long as he continues to strive for a bright future for the OCA and as long as he removes my questions about the past everytime I walk into a church. And that includes if he owns some of them via chain of command.
I, to this day, remember Fr. Chris Wojcik asking for one of the appeals that was sacked. He did so in an empassioned fashion and I would like to make sure the Fr. Wojcik can have a full heart of passion for future OCA works. I don't believe he can do that without a fairly comprehensive reporting and if the Metropolitan wants his priests to be half hearted, what Bishop could stand by him?
The Metropolitan and the Synod owe the greatest debt for mismanagement of the church to the clergy.
Just my thoughts... Dan
#5.2.2 Daniel E. Fall on 2007-08-20 18:50
It looks like now is the time for action. Kucynda has been behind the scenes trying to retain that "firewall" built by PR and their report. It's amazing to me that RSK was not interviewed by PR or the Special Commission (what did they really do anyway). I'm certain that he WILL tell all once he is on a level playing field. He was now allowed any access to the documentation that was used against him. I have seen Archbishop Nathaniel's letter affirming that. This is America, Herman has to realize that the jig is up!Other churches have agreed that there were irregularities in this hearing. Why was the Diocesan Bishop not the accuser, as per the Statutes? It's time for a reality check, Kucynda and Herman!
#5.2.3 Peggy from Wilkes Barre on 2007-08-24 16:26
Dear Senior Priest,
I believe you have many interesting insights to what may be happening within the OCA's administration's thinking on all of this. Is it possible that PR or Lambrides could, or would, sue the OCA for what payments are due them? If they sued, would their reports be "court evidence" so that they could not then be released to the public? What would this do to the OCA's current financial crisis?
Patty Schellbach
#6 Patty Schellbach on 2007-08-20 16:58
Dear Patty,
I do not know what the proprietary nature of a PR or Lambridies work product would be if they are not paid and sued. Short of suing, it is conceivable that Lambrides would not hand over a concluded audit, for example.
As for PR it seems that there was no written work product since information sharing of a conclusive nature was done orally only to those approved by Herman and Kucynda. Copies of bills, credit card statements and checks were copied and provided to MC members and the Holy Synod, but said copies were collected up by Kucynda with great scrupulosity as if they were greater than Holy Writ. Such attention I think demonstrates that PR gave strict orders that no work product be made public.
Would PR sue the OCA? Maybe, but worse they would not like to spend billable hours in being dragged into a lawsuit filed against the OCA by someone objecting to their report being made public. One can see that PR would be irked especially not being paid in full for their services.
This is very thin ice that Herman and Kucynda are now navigating but with the lack of funds they are working with they may make the big mistake that many are waiting for so that Herman and Kucynda can finally be swept out. Added to this, Fr Thomas Hopko recently wrote personal letters to both of them asking them to step down.
Time will tell.
#6.1 Anonymous on 2007-08-20 19:48
Hello Anonymous,
If your information is accurate, it is good news that Fr. Tom wrote +Herman and Kucynda to step down. Their time is done. They did what they could, or could not, do. The desire for them both to step down has been voiced by several faithful for quite some time. Leaving before it gets any more embarrassing is desirable. There is at least one opening in Venice, FL. The monasteries are perpetually open, too.
Patty Schellbach
#7 Patty Schellbach on 2007-08-21 08:21
Thank you, Fr. Tom, for writing to +Herman and Fr. Kucynda to step down. Perhaps the pressure of PR and Lambrides continually asking for payment will finally do it.
Patty Schellbach
#8 Patty Schellbach on 2007-08-21 15:02
It seems like the OCA crisis is multiplying with no end at hand, thanks to the failing management and leadership of Metropolitan Herman. With him refusing to step down, the members of the church should implement means of forcing him to do so.
I congratulate the laity and clergy of the diocese of the Midwest for succeeding to be the first diocese to hold, in escrow, the financial assessment to the central administration. If all the other dioceses would follow this fine example, we would then send a clear message that the OCA members will not financially support Metropolitan Herman and his administration until a new leadership replaces him.
I urge all the members, laity and clergy, of the OCA dioceses to insist on escrowing the assessments to the central administration. If we succeed to do so, then there will be no choice for Metropolitan Herman but to step down.
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Vicenza, Italy, is known as the gold capital of the world.
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Ooh, Graham Nash. And speaking of "Songs for Beginners," heard about this (more modern) groovy project?
3 absolute beauties there!!! Now playing – Josh Ritter…Comment by Monty 05.21.10 @ 2:01 pm
I think Graham Nash's "Wild Tales" is actually a better album. A perfect piece of California-rock.Comment by Barefoot 05.21.10 @ 6:51 pm
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Hey all, Just back from my 5 day on the Inspiration. I was having the time of my life(as usual) when on the 4th day of the cruise I encountered a situation I never expected to have on a cruise ship. At around 11pm of the 4th day, I was at the Blackjack table along with my wife and several other couples having a blast,winning like crazy,might I add. This passenger, along with his wife, come to the table and have a seat. Several hands go by and this person is making nasty comments and cussing, as to how people are playing their hands and handling their bets. His wife keep telling him to "be nice". Several comments were made back to him,basically he needed to mind his own business as to other peoples hands and betting practices. He loses around $150 in about 2-3 min and stands up, tells the dealer FU, tells all the people at the table FU and starts walking away. I am now shocked and in total disbelief. My wife turns and says to him "you don't need to use that sort of language to us or the dealer", he then turns around and says FU B%@ch to my wife. Can you amagine this behavior? On a cruise ship? Needless to say, I then stood up to defend my wifes honor-which some of you might not agree with, but enough was enough. A small altercation ensued and security showed up and escourted the person away. I was told he was going to be banned from Carnivals ships. The whole situation upset me and my wife and ruined the last day of our cruise. I don't blame Carnival, the staff or anyone except the drunk person who did this. I have never seen anything close to this. I was in total shock that someone would act like this on a cruise ship. I hope I never see this agian. Otherwise, we had a great time in Grand Caymans and Calica. We went to Xel-HA at the Calica stop, it was amazing-I would recommend it to anyone. If you go , rent a car at the dock and drive yourself, buy the all inclusive pass to get in-all food and drinks are included and so are all the attractions. It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been too-alot better than shopping or going on a tour. They have a web site-check it out. Food, staff, ship all were great as usual.
Yes, tompands, unfortunately I have. I had a lady cuss me out for hitting a royal on "her" machine. She wasn't on "her" machine when I sat down, and it wasn't "her" money when I hit. I actually thought she was going to hit me. Thankfully, security came over and escorted her back to her cabin. I didn't see her in the casino the rest of the cruise, so they may have told her she couldn't go back in. It is truly sad behavior, but being on a ship isn't going to change the way a person acts. Just be thankful the jerk isn't your neighbor! Glad to hear the rest of the cruise was good. I love Xel-ha! The water there is phenomenal! Welcome back and I do pray you will never encounter another person like that on your cruises.
Sorry that happened to you tompands. It is sad that some people drink way too much and can be suck jerks. I have played blackjack with these kind of people before on a ship and in Vegas. If he did not like the way the table was playing, he should have went to a different table. Your wife had every right to say what she did you did the right thing standing up for her. Good Job. I am glad to hear that you did not let it ruin your entire cruise.
On the upside, be so very thankful that you don't have to live that jerk's miserable life.
And his poor wife....she needs to attend the "Cast Iron Skillet to Educating Men" seminar.
Hopefully, Carnival will stick to their word and never allow them to cruise ANY of their sister lines either!!
Civility is becoming as rare as common sense. Look at our political climate, televison they call entertainment and even popular music. Think about the people many our children idolize today. With the MTV and rehab lifestyle splashed across our media I'm turly shocked we don't have more incidents like the above. What a shame.
Cheers, neil
Ah yes, the Blackjack player who thinks everyone should play by his "rules" and if they don't THEY are the reason he is loosing. I have encountered many people like that. (I love to play blackjack) and not just on cruise ships, but in every casino I have been in. Like 29dawgs said, he wasn't being forced to play at that table (unless there were no other tables open) he could have moved.
I have never seen someone get to the point of cussing like that to the dealer or the other players, but in Vegas, he would have been out the door before he got the chance to cuss at the dealer. http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo.../icon_wink.gif
Sometimes I think to myself that "that person SHOULD have hit and then we would have all won" but never have I said it out loud and in reality, for every hand where that is true, there are equal number of hands where not playing the "correct" way has worked in favor of the table too.
Sorry it ruined your day. More often than not, I'll be winning like you say and someone with a negative attitude will sit down and blow the karma for the whole table. I'll just stop playing until they leave (or I'll leave) But even more fun is when the karma killer is loosing and you are winning. Makes them more mad and they either leave or provide great entertainment!
So your last day was ruined.. best cure for that is to book a "replacement" cruise! http://images7.fotki.com/v142/photos...33/lol2-vi.gif
I am sorry that that loser ruin your cruise,
next time you can do this:
talk to the guy and get him drunk,
After that get him near a balcony and tell him
" Do you saw that whale?? WOW!!!"
as soon as he looks just push him over and yell at him "PENDEJO!!!"
After that call security and tell them crying,
" I don't know what happen he was drunk as hell and he just jump without any reason"
then pray for the poor bastard soul and maybe some shark will eat him before he get's sober. If you have a camera PLEASE CAPTURE THE MOMENT ON VIDEO!!!
It will be a hell of a video on youtube... with a final word saying "OWNED"
I can only say if he ever survive the jump and live to tell someone, he will never say FU B%@ch to anyone again
well I am sorry for your bad cruise but sometime people don't know when to stop drinking
Don't you just know this slackjaw's wife is probably abused by him? If he acts like that to strangers, I can imagine her life is much worse.
On one hand, this is the type of situation that we former Marines dream of. Nothing quite like having the opportunity to help someone get their attitude re-calibrated, if you catch my drift. But then this is also a good way to get one's self in trouble too! So I prefer option 2 - don't let someone else determine how your day will be....or your cruise. When you do, you have given them control of your life - at least for that moment or those few days. I would have led those in the area in a rousing cheer and applause as this piece of debris was removed from the casino, ordered another drink and continued playing cards.
Of course, if I happened to know his cabin number I may have gotten even a bit by switching the tags on his luggage on the last evening to a different color, or perhaps moving them to a little-used deck. http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...on_biggrin.gif
I can only say if I ever yell something like that to my wife I will be the one on youtube with the owned word at the end and swimming for my life!!!
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I am sorry something like this happened. I can't stand rude, crude, and obnoxious people. What kind of life this jerk's wife must have is what I was thinking as well. Unfortunately in today's society nothing surprises me much anymore. Have never seen anything like that in the casino before though. I hope they ban him from all the sister lines as well. I know jerks are everywhere, but I would like for them to be limited on cruises.
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