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Call for expression of interest for EPSO financial officers and advisers in the fields of Finance and Project Management
EPSO/CAST/P/1/2015 – Financial officer – Function Group III (FGIII)
EPSO/CAST/P/2/2015 – Financial adviser – Function Group IV (FGIV)
EPSO/CAST/P/3/2015 – Project/programme officer – Function Group III (FGIII)
EPSO/CAST/P/4/2015 – Project/programme adviser – Function Group IV (FGIV)
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) announced it is organising an open-ended selection procedure to create a pool of candidates from which the Executive Agencies can recruit Contract Agents in the fields of Finance and Project Management.
Under the supervision of an official or member of the temporary staff, the contract agent staff member will carry out duties that include, but are not limited to:
Financial officer (FGIII)/ Financial adviser (FGIV):
– Budget planning and follow-up and budget information and reporting
– Financial coordination and advice, financial analysis and reporting
– Financial initiation and/or verification
– Financial support
– Management of financial information
– Preparation and following-up of calls for tender and calls for proposals
– Administrative tasks related to assets
Project/Programme Officer (FGIII)/ Project/Programme Adviser (FGIV):
– General programme management: grant cycle management and call for tenders management
– Preparation of technical specifications for calls for tender
– Evaluation, monitoring and promotion of calls for proposals
– Evaluation, monitoring and negotiation of projects
– Financial evaluation of projects and programs
– Preparation of reports and statistics
– Project/programme management support
Conditions to apply:
-Full rights citizen of a Member State of the E.U.
-Meet any obligations under national laws on military service
-Meet the character requirements for the duties concerned
-Language 1: minimum level – C1 in one of the 24 official EU languages
-Language 2: minimum level – B2 in English, French or German; must be different from language 1
For FGIII:
-Post-secondary education attested by a diploma, or
-Secondary education, attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education, and appropriate professional experience of at least
For FGIV:
-Completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma, or
-When in an EU Member State access to a profession of an equivalent level to function group IV is by State examination, professional training or an equivalent procedure, the Authority Authorised to Conclude Contracts of Employment (AACC) may agree to recognise this qualification as being equivalent to a university degree.
Selection procedure:
When the need arises, a number of candidates will be shortlisted from EPSO's Recruiter Portal database. The candidate best matching the specific job requirements will be selected.
Shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation to take a series of computer-based multiple choice tests in one of EPSO`s accredited centres. The testing results will be communicated via the candidate`s EPSO Account
Please note that once a computer-based multiple choice test is passed there is no need to take it again. However, the results achieved for a given profile are only valid for this profile and function group. The results will, nevertheless, remain valid and visible in the EPSO Recruiter Portal database.
Upon passing the pre-selection tests, candidates will be invited via the e-mail address indicated in their EPSO Account to an interview.
At this point you may be asked to provide copies of diplomas, certificates and other supporting documents to prove that the information in your application matches your qualifications and experience.
A selection panel will assess suitability for the job, qualification, experience and linguistic knowledge to perform the tasks involved.
Candidates that are successful in the pre-selection tests and in the interview may receive a formal employment offer.
Before recruitment, you will be asked to provide the original of the supporting documents and certificates to check the information in your application and confirm eligibility.
You must apply online via your EPSO Account and choose the reference corresponding to the profile and function group, as indicated below. You must fill in the application form in English, French or German.
EPSO/CAST/P/1/2015 – Financial officer – FG III
EPSO/CAST/P/2/2015 – Financial adviser – FGIV
EPSO/CAST/P/3/2015 – Project/programme officer – FG III
EPSO/CAST/P/4/2015 – Project/Programme adviser – FG IV
This call is open for registration without any deadline for submitting applications.
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising an open competition – EPSO/AD/315/15, EPSO/AD/316/15, EPSO/AD/317/15, EPSO/AD/318/15, EPSO/AD/319/15, EPSO/AD/320/15 – based on tests to draw up a reserve list from which European institutions will recruit new EPSO translators 2015 (AD 5).
*Please note that this announcement is for six competitions, each with two options. You may only apply to one competition and one option. You must make your choice when you apply online and you will not be able to change it after you have confirmed your online application form.
EPSO Translators 2015 are sought for the following languages:
Finnish – 20 available positions for Option 1 and 9 for Option 2
Hungarian – 15 available positions for Option 1 and 10 for Option 2
Latvian – 20 available positions for Option 1 and 5 for Option 2
Polish – 23 available positions for Option 1 and 2 for Option 2
Portuguese – 32 available positions for Option 1 and 4 for Option 2
Slovak – 17 available positions for Option 1 and 3 for Option 2
The specific language conditions are as follows:
Option 1
Language 1: minimum level — C2 of the competition language,
Language 2: minimum level — C1 in English, French or German,
Language 3: minimum level — C1 in English, French or German, must be different from language 2.
Option 2
Language 1: minimum level — C2 of the competition language,
Language 2: minimum level — C1 in English, French or German,
Language 3: minimum level — C1 in one of the 24 official EU languages, must be different from language 1 and not English, French or German.
For details on language levels, see the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
The testing process has three phases:
Computer-based multiple-choice MCQ tests for EPSO Translators 2015 (Numerical Reasoning tests do not count into the overall score. You must reach indicated pass mark in order to qualify for the next stage for all tests)
Language 1:
Verbal Reasoning – pass mark -Verbal + abstract combined: 15/30
Numerical Reasoning – pass mark 4/10
Abstract Reasoning – pass mark – Verbal + abstract combined: 15/30
Language 2 and 3:
Language comprehension – pass mark 6/12
Translation tests (weight 65% of the overall mark)
Translation with dictionary (pass mark 40/80):
– from language 2 into language 1
– from language 3 into language 1
3) Assessment Centre (weights 35% of the overall mark and 40/80 pass mark needed)
If in need of more information it can be found on the EPSO website or in the Official Journal of the European Union.
You can apply to EPSO Translators 2015 competitions by 1 September 2015 at 12.00 (midday), Brussels time.
Are you interested to work in one of the European Union institutions? The EPSO is the perfect way to start! The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) handles endorsement to any European Union institution. With about 60,000 – 70,000 applications per year, how does one succeed?
He or she must definitely be able to pass the EPSO exams. For the Administrators and Assistants cycle, one of the exams that you will need to pass to succeed is the EPSO E-tray examination.
An EPSO E-tray exam is a business inbox simulation activity that allows an applicant to experience the usual tasks and challenges in a position within the EU Institutions. The applicant has to take the test in his second language – English, French, or German – via a computer in which he has to answer a set of questions. The type of test, as well as the number of questions, will be dependent on the information released by the Notice of Competition published in the official Journal of the European Union, as well as the EPSO website.
This notice includes details on the criteria for selection, the job profile as well as the description, the slots for the reserve list, qualification and experience requirements, and the test format for each of the stages in the selection process.
Usually, the EPSO E-tray exam focuses on 4 out of 8 EPSO key competencies – analysis and problem solving, delivering quality and results, prioritising and organising and working with others.
Before you begin the test, you will be given a specific time to read the instructions as you can see below. Make sure to read everything carefully.The documentation that you will need to find relevant background information will be in a mailbox. You have to click on a box for your answer of choice using the mouse. You can click on another box if you decided to change your answer any time.
You need to rank the 3 options available for each question on the scale indicated in the question:
Each ranking symbol can only be selected once per question, which means that every complete answer must have the combination of the 3 different symbols. Your answers show not only what ranking you assign to each individual option, but also your order of preference among the 3 options. In short, answers will only be recorded if you are able to rank all 3 options.
There are between 15 to 20 questions with 3 options each to be accomplished in 50 minutes. You will be guided with your remaining time on top of the screen during the whole period. Treat each question independent from the rest. Do not take into account one question with another. The navigation through the mailbox and navigation between the questions should be treated separately. The question in front of you is not necessarily linked to the email that is visible on the screen at that time. A question can be related either to several emails or just one.
There could be from 10 to 15 emails for you to process. To be able to navigate through the mailbox displayed at the top half of the screen, click on the email titles at the left. Remember to only use the 'Previous' and 'Next' buttons at the bottom of the screen to navigate between the questions at the bottom half of the screen.
The EPSO E-tray exam is the best tool to determine how the selected candidates work – their style and approach. It also enables the assessor to determine if they are able to show their skills in analytics, communication, written, and delegation as well as their business acumen.
The exam also defines their competencies (only 4 out of the 8 competencies will be tested but you will also have to be familiar with the ones remaining):
(1) Analysis and problem solving,
(2) Communicating,
(3) Delivering quality and results,
(4) Learning and development,
(5) Prioritizing and organizing,
(6) Resilience,
(7) Working with others,
(8) Leadership.
The EPSO AST/SC competitions for secretaries will not test "Working with Other" competency and will only test 3 competencies.
Candidates competing for a permanent position need to undergo three stages –admission, intermediate test and Assessment Centre. In the admission stage (a.k.a. epso pre-selection) candidates are tested in the skills in verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning through computer-based testing (CBT). From there, they move to the assessment of their skills in situational judgment using their secondary language with scenario-based activities. The top scorers go to the second stage – the EPSO E-tray – with the prerequisite that their profile meet the requirements.
The assessment stage consists of four tests. In the first test, candidates will need to respond to a case study in relevant fields. In the second test, the candidates will take group exercise test, third test is the epso oral presentation, and the last is the epso comptency based interview. This test has to be taken in Brussels or Luxembourg. The highest performers will be included in the reserved list from where the EU institutions recruit.
Epso E-tray answers are scored based on the competencies and measured through specific tasks. For each competency a maximum of 10 points can be obtained.
Every year, only 1,500-2,000 applicants are chosen and recruited to be part of the different EU institutions. What should an aspiring candidate do to be part of the fortunate ones? Here are a few tips to help you ace the E-tray test.
Every candidate who wants to succeed and be an official of any EU institution should always look for an opportunity to learn and improve himself. Now is the time, and all we need to do is to take the first step. Practicing our EPSO E-tray tests is a good way to start!
EPSO has recently closed the last competitions announced in 2013. On this occasion we present you the epso competitions statistics 2013 infographic so that you have a clear picture of the EPSO competitions held in 2013 in terms of positions advertised, types of posts advertised, number of candidates for each profile, competition for each field, candidates sought by profile and much more.
For more interesting stats on previous years competitions make sure you check out our previous epso competitions statistics for 2012 and 2011.
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HMP Addiewell
HMP Addiewell is designed as a "learning" prison, where offenders can address their behaviour and the circumstances leading to their imprisonment.
To help provide the right environment for rehabilitation, we designed a solution that met all standards and regulations, whilst ensuring a clean, bright environment to encourage learning.
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The Long-Term Medical Effects of Alcohol on the Brain
Posted by pmsamantha
Most of us know the general effects of drinking alcohol to excess which include difficulty walking, slurred speech, blurred vision and slowed reaction times although for most of us, these effects are temporary. The next day we may suffer the worst of all hangovers but there's no long term damage caused by infrequent drinking unless it has become a problem and drinking to excess has become a regular feature in your life. Whereas getting drunk once in a blue moon isn't overly harmful, prolonged and sustained abuse of alcohol can have a significant effect on the brain that can cause long term damage.
What Factors Influence How Much Alcohol Affects the Brain?


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Our meeting this past week was great. Not only did we not run into our hairstylists, but we also have added another member to our club, making discussion and debate that much more exciting. We talked about The City of Thieves, which by general consensus was a very good book. The war, the desperation, and the triumph of the humanity in the book were things that we all had questions and debates over. We also could understand that this book was written by a screenwriter, because there was a very fast pace and easy read.
After we talked about the book and enjoyed our chai, we went to see the movie An Education, a movie set in 1960's England depicting a young girl's new relationship. It has a star studded cast that includes Oscar Nominee Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, and Peter Sarsgaard.
Our next book is another Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Empire Falls by Richard Russo. It tells the tale of a city in central Maine, its economic fall, and the people in the town trying to make it work. We are meeting on April 10th (not 2 weeks from now, I know), so you should have a LOT of time to get through it. Just as a warning though, the next meeting after that is on April 17th, just one week after, so if you can, pick up a copy of Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese.


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Millennial media is the largest independent mobile ad network. They have just released their January 2011 numbers for mobile ad impressions and Android nearly doubled the ad impressions of IOS in January.
Android snagged 54 percent share of mobile impressions while IOS had 28 percent of last months ad impressions. RIM/Blackberry only had 14 percent of the share. Android saw an eight percent month over month increase for Google. Apple saw a 12 percent decrease over December.
Today at the Mobile World Congress Eric Schmidt's keynote address opened with some exciting new numbers. Android is at 350,000 activations per day, 170 devices, 27 OEM partners, 169 carriers in 69 countries and the Android market is over 150,000 apps strong.
Compare that to the current number of iPhones and the current number of iPads available and Apple fans may scream in justice however we are talking about the Android ecosystem and Android as an Operating System. It's been widely reported that Google makes no money off the sale or licensing of the Android platform however it does make money off mobile advertising. Conversely Google also makes money off Blackberry and IOS mobile searches.
Schmidt was asked about advertising during the Q&A portion of his keynote and he said that they hope to offer more creative TV like display ads to mobile devices that engage customers and have better ROI (return on investment)
Although the iPhone has come to Verizon we are still expecting Android to continue to outperform in ad impressions.
Source: millenial media


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Transverse friction massage : dos and donts
Deep transverse friction massage : easy to perform in a non optimal way...
Transverse friction massage techniques are widely spread as a treatment measure ; but in our teaching experience we feel that in many cases techniques are performed in an incorrect way and in non indicated circumstances, of course leading to unsatisfying results, perhaps making deep transverse friction massage techniques less popular. Is this merely a subjective impression from the part of our Teaching Team, or is there really a need for improvement ?
Even in several textbooks and "scientific" publications, techniques are consistently performed in a non optimal way i.e. a wrong starting position of the therapist or the patient, wrong localisation, wrong execution. In fact, sometimes it is quite disappointing to see...So, when people learn it in the wrong way...
Techniques which deserve more attention are e.g. supraspinatus-, infraspinatus-, tennis ellbow, achilles-techniques.
Mr. David Andre presented in june 2012 a study on the application of transverse friction massage techniques among therapists in France. His results reflect what the ETGOM Teaching Team experienced since many years, on an empirical base, during our world wide courses.
Let's have a look at some of the results :
• 74% of the respondees uses deep transverse friction massage on a systematic basis
• 27% claim to have done some kind of continuing education in relation to friction massage
• Up to 33% frictions in a rhtyhm between 5-10 Hz (which is far to fast to friction in a comfortable way ; in fact 1-2 Hz is already more than enough) ; 67% use a rhythm less than 5 Hz
• it is imperative that friction techniques are performed in two phases : an active phase with pressure, followed by a relaxation phase without pressure (there are three exceptions in the whole body) ; if we don't respect that rule friction massage becomes too painful for the patient and very unpractical for the therapist. 56% apparantly doesn't respect that rule and 37% uses undirectional pressure, but, pressure in a less practical direction i.e. pressure is applicated in the direction away from the therapists instead of towards the therapist.
• A deep transverse friction massage session takes about 15-20 minutes of friction massage per session, depending on the stage of the lesion ; most of the colleagues, probably also because of the non optimal execution, only friction during maximum 7 minutes. In acute phases 87% of the respondees friction between 3 and 7 minutes ; in chronic cases 75% do so too. This is again remarkable, since in chronic lesions we need longer sessions of friction massage, also in combination with longitudinal stress exercise.
• Another important element is the fact that we start the friction massage during the first minutes in a more superficial way, once the anaesthetic influence appears, we can afford to friction more deeply (if indicated) in a more comfortable way, without causing pain. Deep friction massage should be as comfortable as possible for the patient. Many colleagues also don't respect this rule. In acute cases 79% of the respondees say that the friction massage must be painful or even above the pain treshold of the patients ; in chronic patients 88% of the respondees share the same vision.
Conclusion : there is still quite some room for practical improvement of deep tranverse friction massage techniques ; in many cases those techniques are even taught in a non optimal way. The ETGOM teaching team is happy to offer you any assistance on those matters, when needed.
Thank you for your nice work on that topic.
"Etat des lieux du massage transverse profond en France", Rapport de recherche présenté par David ANDRE, juin 2012, Ecole de Kinésithérapie du C.H.U. de Grenoble


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Monday, July 02, 2012
State of Disgrace
Okay, anybody wanna step up and defend these assholes?
CNN: Disturbing E-Mails May Spell More Trouble for Penn State/7.2.12
A related article in the Christian Science Monitor sums up the details:
"Citing email exchanges between senior Penn State officials in 2001, CNN reports an apparent effort to go slowly on what a graduate assistant said he had seen: Sandusky sexually assaulting a boy in the team locker room shower.
The emails between former university president Graham Spanier, athletic director Tim Curley, and vice president Gary Schultz, at first suggested contacting the state Department of Welfare, which investigates suspected child abuse.
But a day later, the officials agreed that a more 'humane and a reasonable way to proceed' would be to approach Sandusky (referred to not by name, but as 'the person') with the allegation but not involve state authorities.
'The only downside for us is if message isn't heard and acted upon and we then become vulnerable for not having reported it, but that can be assessed down the road,' one email said, according to CNN.
Coach Paterno (who was fired for 'failure of leadership' because of the sex scandal and died in January) had said that he reported graduate assistant Mike McQueary's information to the athletic director, believing that was his only obligation in the case.
But the timing of the officials' change in plans alluded to in the emails – coming after athletic director Curley had discussed the reported shower incident with Paterno – raises questions about whether the coach was more involved than he said in the decision to proceed in a more 'humane and a reasonable way.'
The fact is, the incident back in 2001 was not acted upon in a way that might have prevented subsequent sexual abuse by Sandusky over the next decade. Nor was there ever an attempt to identify the boy seen in the shower by McQueary, or to check on that boy's well-being."
I realize that some will see this as an overreaction and the Penn State faithful will consider it outright blasphemy, but the school's football program should probably face the death penalty. While it can be argued that no NCAA bylaws were officially broken, the breakdown in institutional control -- particularly one that arose out of an effort to protect the football program and the school itself -- and the unmitigated tragedy that was allowed to spring from it constitutes a massive violation of the spirit of the rules put in place by the NCAA. There were acts undertaken and not undertaken by almost everyone who knew about what was going on with Sandusky that may not be illegal in the traditional sense, but that doesn't make the attempted cover-up, the gross negligence, the willingness to keep it from those it needed to be relayed to despicably unethical and flat-out wrong.
Make no mistake: The NCAA almost certainly won't kill Penn State football -- but it would be justified if it did.
Back when this story broke last year, I had quite a bit to say about it. What follows was the most comprehensive piece.
"Say It Ain't So, Joe" (Originally Published, 11.9.11)
I was going to avoid this subject simply because there's an odd sort of conflict of interest at play for me -- namely, all of my ex's siblings went to this particular school and their rabid allegiance to it was the subject of quite a bit of back-and-forth between us during my time with their sister. I've never been someone who aligns myself with any group, let alone vigorously, and so I never could understand the almost cult-like devotion and blood-brotherhood ethos with fellow alumni that an alma-mater could inspire. It just didn't make a bit of sense to me and so I often looked at the traditional machinations and proclamations of unwavering faith that went along with it probably much the same way that Mark and Ollie looked at the Mek tribe when they made the decision to live with it and document its alien ways. Although I was probably more of a dick than those guys were -- I admit that.
Bottom line, though: My adopted brothers and sister are truly great people and I certainly wouldn't want to insult them, but strangely that very special brand of steadfast fealty is part of the reason I want to at least throw out a minor comment or two on the child sex abuse scandal at Penn State that just ended the almost mythical career of the school's football coach, Joe Paterno. I won't run down the details of the scandal that has inarguably brought shame to what was going to be the hallowed legacy of Paterno and has consumed the Penn State athletics program from the inside out; those details are sickening, made even more so when you consider that it appears there were those within the program -- Paterno included -- who at least had some idea what was going on with defensive coach Jerry Sandusky and yet didn't lift a finger to truly put a stop to it. Obviously, Paterno isn't charged with a crime and I believe him when he expresses extraordinary remorse for what happened, as well as what he did and didn't do about it. Paterno's cultivated a reputation for being a stand-up guy, so it really is unfortunate that this is the way he's going to go out.
The issue I have, again, is with the view by those who either went to Penn State or just count themselves among the school's many fans that it's an almost infallible institution. Case in point: An article written for USA Today College by a Penn State alum named Emily Grier in which she goes to nearly super-human lengths to express sympathy for the victims of the alleged abuse while defending Penn State as an establishment -- a way of life, even -- that remains largely above reproach. One which has earned the devotion it inspires through a lifetime of good deeds that simply can't be sullied by the actions of a few bad apples.
Except that this runs much deeper than that.
True, at worst it would appear as if the gruesome crimes allegedly perpetrated by Sandusky were indirectly enabled by a handful of people, but those people are undeniably the power structure of Penn State -- not necessarily the heart of the school but certainly the ones who hold the hearts, minds and loyalty of the student body and beyond. Make no mistake, if a systemic cover-up of any kind took place that allowed Jerry Sandusky to rape children, that's not a couple of bad apples -- that's a Catholic Church-level crime. And much like followers of the Catholic Church, the Penn State nation will have to learn to reconcile the fact that the view of their institution has been irreparably tarnished, and with excellent reason. Of course the school has done much good throughout its history and that shouldn't be disregarded, but it can be argued that the church has as well, and yet that allowed it no slack when the details of the behavior of a relative few within its ranks began to come to light. In fact, the presentation of itself as a benign and charitable entity is exactly why its sins are so devastating. Why they feel like such a betrayal to so many.
Joe Paterno is Penn State. He's the face of the school -- its deity. And when you hold someone or something up to idol worship, you blind yourself to the possibility that that person or institution is capable of terrible things. The same as any of us is.
It bothers me because it makes me feel like I was always right in saying that no one deserves sanctification -- no one has earned it and no one, no matter how much you believe in him or her, is beyond the potential to let you down. I wish someone would prove me wrong about this, but that never seems to happen. The good almost always succumb. Evil generally triumphs. Even gods fall. And when they do, it devastates those who worshiped them -- leaving everything they believed in in tatters and leaving them desperate for answers.
5 comments:
- JohnF said...
I don't care for college athletics anyway, but I realize most people do. I get that. But when a love for college sports supersedes basic human decency, when lives are irreparably ruined just so The Program can be spared, change has to be made.
Fuck 'em. Heads should roll. The Program needs to die.
- QuadCityPat said...
Chez, I wrote this the day Paterno died. I've been writing for CBS radio chicago about the Sandusky trial. I won't link it here, but this sort of sums up how I feel about the bastards. Also I investigate child abuse for the state of IL for the last 18 years so theres that.
Joe Paterno died today. Plato said "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." Joe Paterno was bad people. His blind eye leadership of Penn State led to the brutal rape of at least 10 boys.
Make no mistake, he was the leader of Penn State. As one moron at a recent PSU town hall said: Joe Paterno was the most important person at Penn State for the last 50 years. She then went on to ask about how he was going to honored. I've come to understand that the members of the Cult of Paterno are stultifyingly tone deaf and stupid, so I wasn't terribly surprised by that question.
In a softball last interview with Sally Jenkins Paterno mumbled something about not knowing about rape and man, and hedged about not knowing what to do. Apparently he forgot what he did in 1999 when he facilitated the "retirement" of his good friend and long time assistant Jerry Sandusky amidst a police investigation of Sandusky raping boys.
Not satisfied that enough children had been victimized, Paterno continued to let Sandusky use Penn State facilities, offices, showers and pools for his pederasty. When confronted with the facts in 2001 he again "found away around the law" by going to his superiors, rather than police. Those superiors after consulting with Paterno buried it. After that fiasco he CONTINUED to allow Sandusky access to Penn State right up to October of 2011 when Sandusky was in the Presidents suite at a football game against Illinois. At least for boys were raped after 2001.
At no time did Paterno put his foot down and ban Sandusky. Paterno could have snapped his fingers and any number of sycophants would have taken care of the Sandusky problem. He chose to not be bothered by what is one of the most heinous crimes imaginable.
I don't mourn Paterno or his family. I mourn for the 10 victims and their families whose lives will never be normal. Paterno is no hero. He is not a flawed protagonist in a Greek tragedy. He was a facilitator of evil. He was held up as a leader and molder of young men, yet when 10 boys needed him to be a leader and protect them from his good friend Jerry Sandusky, he chose to be bad people.
You wrote: "Make no mistake: The NCAA almost certainly won't kill Penn State football -- but it would be justified if it did."
When you get in the weeds of how the NCAA treats student atheletes, they are as corrupt as Papa Joe and the top brass of Penn State. When it comes to college sports, is all about the $$$. They shit all over kids under the radar; but real crooks in-line to get a shiny trophy and national championship in a revenue sport get a free pass.
I just don't understand in what world you'd leave a shower room where you saw a man raping a child without either dragging the man out by the balls or at the very least taking the child with you. What's the guy going to do? Attack you? I'd rather have him come after me than continue raping a kid, and this is coming from a 5' tall female.
Maybe it's because I don't give a fuck about football, but there is just not enough violent ass rape in the world to make up for these men enabling a child molester to prey on kids.
- Nick said...
pap Joe got off easy, the fuck.


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Due to the fact that I try to remain faithful to the spirit of the various liturgical seasons and keep my focus on them, I would rather not post on this matter at this time. The plan was to get this up before Advent began, but since the publication of an article somewhat related to all of this that I submitted to "Catholic Exchange" has been delayed and will come out in the middle of Advent anyway, and since one of my New Year's resolution is to stop engaging in these online debates, I decided I would complete my contribution with this series of posts.
In this post, I am attempting to summarize the main errors in West's theology, and what is most important, substantiate my points. A failure to do this is what Dr. Schindler was criticized for, and why Dr. Smith says West refuses to respond, or more to the point, says West is unable to respond and in fact has no obligation to respond. Since I will now provide citations from West's work, including his magnum opus, Theology of the Body Explained, this can no longer be a valid reason. I have not yet decided, but if I believe this article would be a helpful contribution to the dialogue, I will mail copies to Dr. Schindler, Dr. Smith, Dr. Waldstein, and Sr. Lorraine.
A. There appear to be two main errors in West's theological understandings at least in connection to Theology of the Body:
1) West's understanding of purity, specifically his teaching on what he calls "mature purity".
2) West's understanding of shame and his teaching on being "naked without shame".
According to West, the Church's traditional teaching that men "avoid occasions of sin" by practicing "custody of the eyes" is merely an "initial step" on the path to sanctity. [1] Since the power of Christ's redemption enables believers to experience a "liberation from concupiscence", men should expect to move from this "purgative way" of exercising continence to the "illuminative way" [2] whereby they are able to look upon a woman, regardless of her state of dress, with a purely loving gaze and without putting themselves in danger of lusting. [3] For men who have reached this state of "mature purity", [4] they can look upon the naked body purely and without shame, [5] just as Adam and Eve did and just as we would be able to do in heaven.
B. These beliefs appear to be rooted in two underlying theological deficiencies or errors:
1) The lack of any real sense of "positive shame", which although he uses the term, seems to confuse it with negative shame such that practically speaking there is no positive shame; [6]
2) An overconfidence in the ability for grace to overcome the pull of concupiscence in this life, to the point where there no longer exist any occasions of sin. [7]
I will now proceed to further substantiate these.
Exhibit 1: Article from a Follower of West Advocating Christian Naturism [8]
This article ("Should We Look Away or Not Lust?") on the popular website Catholic Exchange was written by James J. Simons, who claims to have "heard well over 100 [talks]" by Christopher West. [9] The article was posted by "Catholic Exchange" volunteer, Steve Pokorny, who is an ardent disciple of Mr. West. I believe the positions taken by Mr. Simons in this article are simply the logical conclusions of Mr. West's theology (but which he is careful not to fully flesh-out in his presentations or writings). Included are selected comments from prominent lay people who were shocked and angered by this article and responded. It should also be noted that the university professor left unnamed in the article was actually Dr. Scott Hahn, and that the unnamed television program was EWTN's Franciscan University Presents.
Genevieve S. Kineke is a Catholic mother who recently wrote the book, The Authentic Catholic Woman. The foreword of that book was written by Christopher West at her request. However, in response to the article by James Simons, Mrs. Kineke responded: "I am reading this with absolute astonishment, as though enough parsing of texts and clever citations are cause to abandon all common sense. No matter how lovely your friend's wife is, you have no right to enjoy her intimate beauty. None. ... 'Pride goeth before a fall' … and I believe only pride could cause a man to think he was beyond temptation in this realm, especially since he's naturally hard-wired to act on certain stimuli — Saint Francis knew this well, and humbly heaved himself into the thorn bushes rather than taking any chances." [10]
Mary Kochan, who is Senior Editor for Catholic Exchange, seemed to change her mind after reading the article and responses as well. Kevin Tierney, who has written for some time about the problems he has seen in West's teachings, wrote the following regarding the decision of Catholic Exchange to publish this particular article: "I do ... think this article crosses th[e] line. A particular condemnation in past writings by Popes used to condemn a writing as 'offensive to pious ears.' An article promoting nudism, and claiming that John Paul II's Theology of the Body justifies it, certainly meets that offensiveness threshold." Mrs. Kochan chose to respond to this protest by Mr. Tierney by stating the following: Steve Pokorny who is a volunteer associate editor with CE [Catholic Exchange] is a supporter of CW [Christopher West], and he has the job of filling the top two sections of the LOVE channel [on Catholic Exchange] with material from his large list of TOB [Theology of the Body] writers. However, I will tell you (without naming names) that not every writer he has used has remained approved for publication on this site. ... Now Steve has a lot of leeway because he does know the subject of TOB, however ... Catholic Exchange is not endorsing the viewpoint of this article. This is not my opinion and I don't feel compelled to defend it. ... But I think it is better for this article to be here and be brought to light and argued against so well, then for it to be isolated on some TOB site where they [supporters of Christopher West] only discuss it among themselves [italics mine]. I think that those who recognize that some kind of breakdown in modesty and moral sense is going down here are on track. Now, the question is – is that just an infection from our sex-crazed culture or is it in CW's (et al) [Christopher West and other followers, such as Fr. Thomas Loya, Steve Pokorny, and James J. Simons] approach to TOB? I honestly don't know. [11]
Exhibit 2: Article from Mr. West ("A Pure Way of Looking at Others, Part I") [12] and Excerpt from his Theology of the Body Explained (Pages 169-172) [13] on "Mature Purity" and "Shameless Nakedness"
West's teaching on "mature purity" and being "naked without shame" are expressed quite clearly in these sources. From these articles, it is clear to see how Mr. Simons could come away with the understandings he has.
Exhibit 3: Excerpt from Theology of the Body Explained (Pages 150-151) [14] on "Shame".
The roots of West's teaching concerning "mature purity" and "shameless nakedness" as well as his "vulgarity" essentially stem from his understanding of "shame". West specifically states that "positive shame" stems from "an innate need to protect the nuptial meaning of the body from the threat of lust" [emphasis mine]. However, this is an aspect of "negative shame", which West seems to confuse with "positive shame". Dietrich von Hildebrand, in his In Defense of Purity, taught that "positive shame" is not a "protection from lust" but rather concerns privacy and intimacy that must be protected even apart from any danger of lust. According to von Hildebrand, the "unveiling" of the body is such an intimate and personal act (like a secret) that it should be shared only with those closest to us, such as our spouses or our parents when growing up. [15]
Exhibit 4. "Custody of the Eyes" and "Mature Purity" According to Followers of West
A frequent contributor to the discussions that have taken place on various blogs regarding Theology of the Body has been a middle-aged woman named "Lauretta". She has also stated she has listened to West over 100 times, "first in order to understand what he is saying and then in presenting them to others. We use his series for marriage prep." [16] Lauretta has professed many of the same things Mr. Simons taught in his article and has even defended his positions.
According to Lauretta, "custody of the eyes is necessary – not to not look but to control how we look. [17] Regarding her understanding of practicing "custody of the eyes", she states: "Now, Wade, I have stated on more than one occasion and in more than one discussion that I believe in custody of the eyes. I just don't think that it necessarily needs to always be a turning away of the eyes but a purification of how one sees, especially under certain circumstances." [18]
When I challenged her by giving her the Church's traditional understanding, Lauretta responded, "I don't know if the kind of continence I described is what has been taught by the Church, but if it isn't I believe it is time it started being taught. We live in a culture that cannot count on the effectiveness of turning away any more. [19]
Not only is it archaic, but "it seems to me that the whole custody of the eyes – at least looking away – is tending to keep the woman or girl at the level of object. If you turn away are you not denying her personhood and acknowledging that she is an object to be feared?" [20]
Defending James, she stated, "What was is that James said that was so wrong? Was it his discussion of going to nude beaches?" [21] According to Lauretta, there was nothing wrong with this, because this "new method of continence" that she has learned from Mr. West "will give us the ability to go to the beach, or the mall, or wherever and not have to worry every moment about where our eyes are focused. We can watch everyone on the beach with a disinterested glance and not be tempted. ... If one or two people happen to be the source of a strong attraction, the heart is trained to immediately order this attraction properly and it will not become an issue. [22]
Mr. West is ... quite insistant [sic] that we must purify our hearts primarily through prayer and sacrifice so that we will see others in the fullness of their dignity and not have any disordered desire for them, no matter how they are dressing or acting. That seems to be promoting a higher level of virtue than looking away and complaining about how others are dressing or acting. [23]
I do not think it can be argued that both James and Lauretta have misunderstood West in the over 100 times they listened to him. Rather, it becomes clear, when listening to and reading West, that they have understood him perfectly well. They have just "filled in the blanks", so to speak, and have stated explicitly the logical implications of what West publicly teaches and have taken them to their logical ends.
Catholic Psychotherapist Marshall Fightlin, responding to West's teaching in this area in his article, "Theology of the Body and Two Bishops," [24] counters with the traditional Catholic view: "It would be a serious mistake to think that the story of the two bishops is teaching us that there a stage of 'freedom' or 'victory' in the spiritual life at which custody of the eyes can be dispensed with. There the 'not yet' aspect of our redemption will have been absorbed by the 'already' aspect: While there certainly can be growth in the virtue of chastity, it is marked, not be a decreased need for custody of the eyes, but by increased ease in the habit of custody of the eyes. While initially it was laborious to avert one's gaze, now it becomes almost second nature."
A poster on the blog of Fr. Angelo Geiger named "Monica" mentioned two couples who are "pro-life, pro-traditional marriage Catholics who are considered to be leaders in 2 good dioceses." The one family "who teaches 'God's plan' [West's DVD series] shared with us their graphic description of their love making which they share each morning with their 6 year old at breakfast." The other family "who teaches it has recently taken it upon themselves to walk around the house naked and they have children 7 and under." [25] An acquaintance shared with me that after the taping of "Franciscan University Presents" that Mr. Simons spoke of in his article, one man ran down the hallway dorm naked, and when asked what he was doing, responded, "I finally understand the Theology of the Body", while a couple young ladies who had previously been discerning religious life decided they wanted to marry instead so they could experience "the mysticism of sex". [26]
The anecdotal record is the strongest indicator that West's teachings are dangerously erroneous.
Exhibit 5. "Lust" According to West Followers and the Problem of "Subtle Impurity"
Another problem with West's teachings, which I call "subtle impurity", stems from his skewed definition of "lust". This is reflected in two of his followers who have contributed to the debate: Catholic wife and mother, Terri Kimmel, and Lauretta.
In the combox of Mr. Simons' article, Terri Kimmel, who said Mr. West's recordings played a large role in her return to the sacraments, gave the textbook definition and explanation that West's followers all give: "Consenting to sexual attraction isn't lust. Lust is an intent to use someone. Sexual attraction is a physical response. How do you 'consent' to that anyway? That's like saying I'm consenting to the inclination to breathe. Lust is the intent or action of using someone for sexual gratification. It goes beyond sexual attraction. It's okay to be sexually attracted to someone." [emphasis hers] [27]
It is common for West's followers to believe that experiencing sexual arousal while admiring a woman's beauty is fine as long as one does not desire in one's mind to have sex with that woman. This is contrary to the Church's teaching that if you begin to experience sexual pleasure from someone other than your spouse and make the decision to continue to do or to look upon whatever is giving you that pleasure, you would be consenting and thus committing sin.
When I pointed this out to Mrs. Kimmel, she responded by comparing enjoying the beauty of a woman to enjoying the beauty of nature – something Lauretta did as well. [28] Mrs. Kimmel stated: "There is the pleasure of being in the presence of something sublimely beautiful that one can legitimately enjoy. ... It's the enjoyment and wonder of God's amazing creation, not unlike enjoying the season's first snowfall or interacting with nature in any other way. Sexual attraction does not equal lust. ... It's about using someone/something for sexual pleasure." [29]
Here, you see that same definition used. Lauretta also seems to define "lust" this way: "What I hear being said by TOB people is that our lustful thoughts need to be redeemed, not repressed. This is done primarily by training oneself, through prayer, to see the fullness of the other person, their dignity and worth. To see them as God sees. If we strive to see that way, we then won't see a woman's body, we will see a person and if she is pleasing to the eye, will appreciate that beauty without desiring to possess it [italics mine]". [30]
Once again, anything that does not consist of "the desire to possess" (in other words, "the desire to use them in a bodily way for sex") is not lust.
To Mrs. Kimmel (and I could have just as well said the same to Lauretta), I replied: "Because of the power of sexual attraction and the 'sex urge' (as Wojtyla discussed in Love and Responsibility), one cannot simply enjoy a woman's beauty the way he enjoys a sunset, unless it is his wife (and even then he has to be careful). God did not create the sex urge to attract us to sunsets or snowfalls. We cannot lust after the sun or snowbanks. It doesn't take long before 'admiring a woman's beauty' turns into lust, and what is more common with West's followers, they are really 'lusting' even though they just 'think' they are 'admiring the beauty of God's creation' when they 'gaze with mature purity' at women." [31]
This is in fact what Lauretta's husband seemed to do. Lauretta shared with me that her husband struggled with lust and watching pornographic movies for decades until "we heard about Christopher West and began listening to him. ... My husband listened carefully to what he had to say and began to implement what he said. ... He also came to understand through TOB that noticing a woman and that she was attractive was not wrong, that we are designed to see and appreciate beauty especially between the sexes. He came to understand that the disorder was in the subsequent desire to possess. That was hugely freeing for him". [32]
Although I did not say this to Lauretta, it seems apparent to me that her husband may have "substituted" the satisfying of the "lust of his eyes" through this "new method of continence". This defective definition of lust enables this. Lauretta said elsewhere: "If you are talking about arousal, that's one thing but if you are talking about being attracted to the sexual value of the woman that is another thing. Being attracted to the sexual value of someone of the opposite sex is normal. I believe it is a prerequisite for entering most seminaries from what I have heard. This was a fact that was very freeing for my husband. He was feeling so much guilt that he noticed another woman, thinking that because he was married, it was wrong". [33]
Although I did not challenge Lauretta regarding all of this, I did challenge Mrs. Kimmel. After she responded "I disagree 100 percent" to my reply and added that it was indeed possible to look and not lust, I countered with the same general critique issued by Dr. Alice von Hildebrand after West's "Nightline" appearance last year, when I stated: "Sure it's possible. But how often does it happen in reality? According to West, those who study TOB and put it into practice can do so on a regular basis. According to the Catholic Tradition, few of the Saints ever got to this state, and those that did still practice custody of the eyes." [34]
As Dr. Schindler stated, "West presents a problem for the Church, not because he lacks orthodox intentions, but because his unquestionably orthodox intentions render his theology, a priori, all the more credible." [35] If West was teaching that abortion was morally acceptable or that polygamy was a legitimate practice, he would be rebuffed and discredited by the Catholic faithful. But because West's errors are so subtle, because he appears on the surface to be thoroughly orthodox and fully "Catholic", many of the faithful unwittingly accept everything he teaches as being the truth, whereas some of what he teaches is seriously erroneous. As Schindler stated, "I have no desire to see his project fail. My intention in this and my earlier statement has been to say enough only to identify problematic tendencies, which seem to me serious." [italics mine] [36]
Exhibit 6 and 7: Miscellaneous
A. Christopher West's Bedtime Prayers for Children [37]
I believe this demonstrates that Mr. West focuses inordinately on the body and sex, not only in his theology and presentations, but in his personal life as well, which is reflected in his theology.
[Chris Neff]: "Christopher West, perhaps the world's leading expert on Theology of the Body, was our guest on Searching the Word the other day. He shared with us the prayer he and his wife pray every night with their children. He has given us permission to post it. Enjoy. +++"
Thank You Jesus for making Mommy to be a woman. Thank You for making Daddy to be a man. Thank You for bringing Mommy and Daddy into the Sacrament of Marriage.
Thank You for bringing (insert name(s) of children here) into the world through Mommy and Daddy's love.
Help our boys grow into strong men ready to give away their bodies in love. Help our girls grow into strong women ready to give away their bodies in love.
If they are called into the Sacrament of Marriage, please prepare them for their future spouse. If they are called to give themselves entirely to Jesus and the Church as a priest or religious, please prepare their hearts for that. Amen
B. Quotation B: Fr. Thomas Loya, "Letter to 'John' – Part 1 of 2". (Originally posted on Catholic Exchange on February 15, 2010, but since expunged, along with every one of his many articles, without explanation) [38]
Alright Look at her!! That's right, look at her!! Look at her butt, her breasts, but don't stop there. Look at every aspect of her magnificent femininity! Take her in completely and say, "How many are your works, O Lord, in wisdom you have made them all!" (Psalm 103). Say it immediately. Now get your mind on something else, sailor, NOW!" Then try this same technique on something else you find beautiful—a sunset, music, a car, whatever. Launch into the three part technique. Learn to develop an entire ethos of perceiving beauty and responding to it with prayer which means responding to it sacramentally or through the priestly vocation that all baptized Christians are called to.
C. Homepage of Fr. Thomas Loya's Website (http://www.taborlife.org). A Christopher West follower and defender (whom West specifically mentioned by name and thanked in his "The Theology of the Body Debate: The Pivotal Question"), the homepage of Fr. Thomas Loya contains semi-pornographic images that I believe demonstrate a lack of a true understanding of Catholic purity, modesty, and shame, and is cause for scandal.
1. Christopher West: "A Pure Way of Looking at Others". http://www.christopherwest.com/page.asp?ContentID=40
2. Christopher West: "The Theology of the Body Debate: The Pivotal Question", Section 4 http://www.christopherwest.com/page.asp?ContentID=129
3. Christopher West, Theology of the Body Explained, Pages 170-171
4. "The Theology of the Body Debate: The Pivotal Question", Section 3 http://www.christopherwest.com/page.asp?ContentID=129
5. Christopher West: "Authentic Art vs. Pornography", Paragraph 2 http://www.christopherwest.com/page.asp?ContentID=46
6. Theology of the Body Explained, Pages 150-151.
7. This can be seen in the account of the conversation Dr. David L. Schindler recounted having with Christopher West in his initial critique, "Christopher West's Theology of the Body" (Point #1). http://www.headlinebistro.com/hb/en/news/west_schindler2.html
See also West's "The Theology of the Body Debate: The Pivotal Question", where although he confesses the Catholic teaching, goes on to take the substance out of it.
8. James J. Simons: "Should We Look Away or Not Lust?"
[Note: Catholic Exchange has since replaced it with another article. You can see the original at:
9. http://thomasfortoday.blogspot.com/2010/09/concupiscence-and-two-bishops.html,
10. http://www.freezepage.com/1288836788TFZDDCIZQH, Comment #37
11. http://www.freezepage.com/1288836788TFZDDCIZQH, Comments # 43 and 46
12. "A Pure Way of Looking at Others, Part I"
13. See link at Footnote 3.
14. Ibid.
15. See Fr. Angelo's excellent summary in his blog article, "In Defense of Purity 1"
16. http://cosmos-liturgy-sex.com/2010/10/06/concupiscence-west-schindler-debat/
[Note: The Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex blog is no longer online. Article can now be found at:
http://www.freezepage.com/1287860618NCCZQRDRCO], Comment #61
17. http://wademichaelstonge.blogspot.com/2010/10/tob-response-to-dr-janet-smith.html, Comment #36
18. http://thomasfortoday.blogspot.com/2010/10/another-critique-of-edens-thesis.html, Comment #4
19. http://www.freezepage.com/1287860618NCCZQRDRCO, Comment #82
20. http://www.freezepage.com/1287860618NCCZQRDRCO, Comment #35
21. http://www.freezepage.com/1287860618NCCZQRDRCO, Comment #61
22. http://wademichaelstonge.blogspot.com/2010/10/tob-response-to-dr-janet-smith.html, Comment #69
23. http://www.freezepage.com/1287860618NCCZQRDRCO, Comment #70
24. "Theology of the Body and Two Bishops" (M. Fightlin) http://catholicexchange.com/2010/03/10/135053/
25. http://maryvictrix.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/where-i-am-at-right-now-with-theology-of-the-body/, Comments 14-15
26. Private Email
27. http://catholicexchange.com/2010/11/01/140186/, Comment #8
28. http://www.freezepage.com/1287860618NCCZQRDRCO, Comment #94
29. http://www.freezepage.com/1288836788TFZDDCIZQH, Comment #14
30. http://wademichaelstonge.blogspot.com/2010/10/tob-response-to-dr-janet-smith.html, Comment #69
31. http://www.freezepage.com/1288836788TFZDDCIZQH, Comment #25
32. http://wademichaelstonge.blogspot.com/2010/10/tob-response-to-dr-janet-smith.html, Comment #24
33. http://wademichaelstonge.blogspot.com/2010/10/tob-response-to-dr-janet-smith.html, Comment #63
34. http://www.freezepage.com/1288836788TFZDDCIZQH, Comment #31
35. http://www.headlinebistro.com/hb/en/news/west_schindler2.html
36. http://www.headlinebistro.com/hb/en/news/schindler_response.html
37. http://www.saltriverproductions.com/_blog/Chuck%27s_Blog/post/Christopher_West


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Orcas & Grizzlies Wildlife Tour #1
5 days · Vancouver, BC return · Very Easy
On this self-guided wildlife tour, local guides escort you to pristine wilderness areas with historic high populations of grizzly bears and orcas. On this particular trip, Day 1 and Day 5 include air to and from Vancouver, and transfers on Vancouver Island.
Tour Summary
Explore pristine waters and wilderness areas to see Orcas ("killer whales") and grizzly bears off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. This self-guided wildlife tour is designed to provide you with authentic wildlife and cultural experiences while staying on a remote island in the Northern Gulf Islands. This area sports sheltered waters and plentiful land and marine life, including the largest population of orcas in western North America. At the end of the Strait lies Knight Inlet, home to a thriving population of grizzly bears.
During the course of your three full days on Cormorant Island, one day will be occupied by whale watching and another day will focus on a grizzly bear viewing tour. We've set aside a third day to explore the Village of Alert Bay (pop. 1,200), one of the few remaining authentic coastal communities on the west coast of British Columbia. Day 1 and 5 are occupied by return transportation to Alert Bay from Vancouver or Victoria (included).
You'll be treated with a high level of service at the four room inn and will also be afforded time to explore the colourful village that is Alert Bay. Overlooking Johnstone Strait, the log lodge offers panoramic views of sunsets, mountains, local marine traffic and sometimes pods of orcas. A large common room and sundeck are favourite places for guests to gather, converse and dine. From the lodge, Alert Bay Village is two kilometres along the ocean-front road. On the way, you'll pass the 'Namgis Burial Grounds. From the Village the U'Mista Cultural Centre, Big Tree Trail and Ecological Gardens are short walks away.
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- Once you book, we provide you with comprehensive pre departure information. Click here for an excerpt.
- In order to obtain the price quoted, we recommend booking at least 90 days in advance. Otherwise, additional charges for higher airfare may apply.
- Orcas are classified as either transient or resident. The resident whales return to the Johnstone Straight area in late June and stay in the area to feed all summer long. This is the best time to see Orcas.
- May 15 to June 20 we offer a wildlife viewing tour where our focus will be more on the local wildlife in the area such as humpback whales, bald eagles, dolphins, Stellar seal lions, Harbour seals, and migrating birds . Transient Orcas can bee seen in the area as they hunt for seals and dolphins, but they have a very large range and can be stealthy hunters and hence, a bit more illusive. We offer a 10% discount on all tours booked from May 15 to June 20 when the Orcas sightings are a bit more scarce.
- Duration
- 5 days, 4 nights
- Departs
- Vancouver, BC
- Arrives
- Vancouver, BC
- Activity Level
- Very Easy
- Max Group Size
- Singles, couples and families welcome
- Accommodation
- 4 nights accommodation, bed and breakfast style.
- Transport
- By commercial flight to Port Hardy, taxi to Port McNeill and then by a small coastal ferry to Alert Bay. Grizzly bear viewing and whale watching occur by motor boat which pick up at a dock just down from the lodge. The return leg to Vancouver includes a taxi to Port Hardy and a commercial flight to Vancouver.
- Meals
- Four breakfasts, one lunch and one dinners.
- Activity Notes
- This is a sightseeing tour. Restrictions on our wildlife excursions include those 8 years of age or younger and women in their final tri-semester. Days 2,3,4 and interchangeable and activities such as the bear watching can be changed right up to the night before the tour due to weather, tour operator logistics and other unseen circumstances.
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This Vancouver Island Wildlife Tour includes:
- Accommodation for 4 nights in Alert Bay
- Meals: 4 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 dinner
- Transfers:
- Flight from Vancouver International Airport to Port Hardy Airport
- Taxi transfer from Port Hardy Airport to Port McNeill
- Taxi transfer from Alert Bay Ferry terminal to Alert Bay Lodge
- Taxi transfer from Alert Bay Lodge to Alert Bay Ferry Terminal
- Taxi transfer from Port McNeil to Telegraph Cove
- Water taxi transfer from Telegraph Cove to Alert Bay
- Taxi transfer from Alert Bay Lodge to meet Grizzly Bear Tour
- Taxi transfer from Alert Bay Lodge to Alert Bay Ferry Terminal
- Transfer from Port McNeill Ferry Terminal to Port Hardy Airport
- Full day excursion to Telegraph Cove including 3.5-hour wildlife and orca/whalewatching marine tour
- 9-hour grizzly bear viewing marine tour
- Admission ticket to U'Mista Cultural Centre
Not Included
- Single supplement of $485
- Meals unless otherwise stated
- Taxi to the U'Mista Cultural Centre (about 2.5 kilometers from the lodge)
- Activities or equipment rentals unless otherwise stated
- Return ferry passage to Alert Bay from Port McNeill ($13.00)
- Alcoholic beverages
- Gratuities
Optional Activities
- Native Dancing at the Big House, Thursday to Sunday during July and August ($15 per person)
- Deep sea fishing (about $100 per hour)
- 39' Sailboat day or overnight tour (prices start at $330 for the day)
Schedule & Prices
Orcas & Grizzlies Wildlife Tour #1
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|Jun 15–Sep 28, 2019
Orcas & Grizzlies Wildlife Tour #1 Early Booking Discount
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|May 15–Jun 20, 2019
Orcas & Grizzlies Wildlife Tour #1 Itinerary
Day 1. Alert Bay, B.C. After making your way to Vancouver International Airport, head to the South Terminal and check in at Pacific Coastal Air for your flight. Your 70 minute flight crosses Vancouver Island's Inside Passage and lands at Port Hardy, near the Island's north tip. At Port Hardy Airport, a taxi will be waiting to escort you to Port McNeill. Here you'll board a coastal ferry as a foot passenger for a 35 minute voyage to Alert Bay, an island commuity with a thriving First Nations culture, A lodge employee will meet you at the ferry terminal and escort you to the lodge. Please advise the manager what time you would like to take dinner.
Accommodation: Four Room Ocean View Inn
Meals: Dinner
Day 2. Alert Bay, B.C. Today is yours at leisure to explore the village of Alert Bay. After breakfast, the lodge manager will provide you with a map highlighting popular attractions on the 5 km long Cormorant Island and tickets to U'Mista Cultural Centre. The village can easily be reached by foot from the lodge. You may choose to visit the Alert Bay Tourism Information Centre, shops and galleries featuring native art. Experience the wonder of the U'Mista Cultural Centre with its examples of historic and contemporary artwork, including a First Nations reclaimed potlatch collection. Should time allow, marvel at First Nations dancing at the Big House, or tour the Ecological Gardens and Big Tree Trail - a series of easy walking trails located at the top of the island approximately 2 km from the Village.
Accommodation: Four Room Ocean View Inn
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3. Alert Bay, B.C. Today after breakfast depart Alert Bay for an exciting eight-hour excursion to Telegraph Cove including a 3.5-hour whale watching tour of the inlets, islands and waterways in Johnston Strait and the Broughton Archipelago. After a taxi ride to the ferry terminal and a short ferry ride to Port McNeill, spend a short time touring Telegraph Cove, its small shops and the fascinating Whale Interpretative Centre that highlights the biology, habitat needs and threats to orcas and other local marine mammals (admission by donation). Lunch can be taken at Telegraph Cove. In the early afternoon, you embark on your whale watching tour. As the on-board naturalist narrates, your skipper leads the search for orcas, humpback and minke whales as well as other marine life such as Dahl porpoises, harbour porpoises, Pacific white-sided dolphins and sea lions. Bald eagles and many species of birds are plentiful in the region and black bears, deer and cougars may be spotted along the shore. After your whale watching tour the last leg of the excursion whisks you from Telegraph Cove by high speed boat to cross Johnstone Strait. You arrive back in Alert Bay by late afternoon..
Accommodation: Four Room Ocean View Inn
Meals: Breakfast
Day 4. Alert Bay, BC. We depart at 6:45 am from Alert Bay for a full day on the water to seek out grizzly bears in their natural habitat. Our destination is Knight Inlet, a two hour ride by covered boat into Johnstone Strait. Becoming famous for its population of Grizzly bears, Knight Inlet a long and deep glacier-carved fjord surrounded by snow-capped mountains and steep-sided, forested cliffs. Here we drift, paddle and motor quietly around an estuary, looking to spot grizzly bears as they feed on the sedges and grasses at high tide. Low tide brings more bears out, and we may see them turn over large boulders in their search for crabs, isopods and beach barnacles. On some tides we transfer to our flat bottomed skiff to get into the shallows. Please bring your binoculars and camera! Lunch is included.
Accommodation: Four Room Ocean View Inn
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Day 5. Alert Bay, BC. After breakfast we'll call your taxi and get you on the right ferry to Port McNeill. Your up-Island journey continues when you're picked up by taxi at the Port McNeill Ferry Terminal and escorted to Port Hardy Airport. Here, you catch an afternoon scheduled flight to Vancouver, BC.
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Meals: Breakfast
The order of activities on Day 2, 3 and 4 may vary due to weather conditions and logistics with our tour operators.
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