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Age related hearing loss has different entry thresholds across the country, this is locally defined by your CCG and can be found in section B of the CCG's service specification. Referrals falling outside the specified age limit will be returned to the referrer.
Contra-indications which should not be referred into or treated by the Direct Access Adult Hearing Service
• Persistent pain affecting either ear (defined as earache lasting more than 7 days in the past 90 days before appointment);
• History of discharge other than wax from either ear within the last 90 days Sudden loss or sudden deterioration of hearing (sudden=within 1 week, in which case send to A&E or Urgent Care ENT clinic)
• Rapid loss or rapid deterioration of hearing (rapid=90 days or less)
• Fluctuating hearing loss, other than associated with colds
• Unilateral or asymmetrical, or pulsatile or distressing tinnitus lasting more than 5 minutes at a time
• Troublesome, tinnitus which may lead to sleep disturbance or be associated with symptoms of anxiety or depression
• Abnormal auditory perceptions (dysacuses)
• Vertigo (Vertigo is classically described hallucination of movement, but here includes dizziness, swaying or floating sensations that may indicate otological, neurological or medical conditions)
• Normal peripheral hearing but with abnormal difficulty hearing in noisy backgrounds; possibly having problems with sound localization, or difficulty following complex auditory directions.
Ear examination:
• Complete or partial obstruction of the external auditory canal preventing proper examination of the eardrum and/or proper taking of an aural impression.
• Abnormal appearance of the outer ear and/or the eardrum (e.g., inflammation of the external auditory canal, perforated eardrum, active discharge).
• Conductive hearing loss, defined as 25 dB or greater air-bone gap present at two or more of the following frequencies: 500, 1000, 2000 or 4000 Hz.
• Unilateral or asymmetrical sensorineural hearing loss, defined as a difference between the left and right bone conduction thresholds of 20 dB or greater at two or more of the following frequencies: 500, 1000, 2000 or 4000 Hz.
• Evidence of deterioration of hearing by comparison with an audiogram taken in the last 24 months, defined as a deterioration of 15 dB or more in air conduction threshold readings at two or more of the following frequencies: 500, 1000, 2000 or 4000 Hz.
• British Academy of Audiology Guidelines for Referral to Audiology of Adults with Hearing Difficulty (2009)
BSHAA Protocol and Criteria for Referral for Medical or other Specialist Opinion (2011)


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Lily, California-based start up firm unveiled world's first easy-to-use, self-flying camera technology has unveiled the Lily Camera.
Lily- Camera, World's first throw-and-shoot camera.It looks like a drone with camera but its quite different in some of aspects like if you have Drone you can't throw it but in case of Lily camera You can throw and it flies it self and another thing is that in case of Drone you need Remote controller. Lily- Camera just comes with Tracking device Which is followed by the Lily-Camera. All you have to do is Just throw the device into the air, and the Lily Camera deploys its four propellers that provide thrust and directional vectoring that allows it to automatically follow the tracking device.
Lily says the camera has been robustly designed for tough aerial and water environments, and is made for out of doors action sports enthusiasts or for anyone who simply needs a simple, fun way to record and share their everyday activities. investing advanced computing algorithms and GPS, the lily Camera showing intelligence tracks its owner, following his or her each move. With autonomous flight, lily expands artistic shooting opportunities well beyond hand-held and action cameras with one point-of-view.It is Perfect gadget for those activities like cycling, snowboarding or kayaking.
Lily's optics feature 1080p HD video at 60 FPS 120 FPS and Slow motion video at 720p, with 12MP camera resolution for still shots. For records top quality sound the tracking device includes a microphone. lily mechanically synchronizes audio from the tracking device with video it records.With the help of Companion app lily also streams low-resolution live video to assist you frame your shots.
The lily Camera's core technology is driven by proprietary computer vision algorithms.The best flying conditions are outdoors at around 10-30 ft. it's been tested in winds above 20 mph (at the beach), however the engineers advise users to not operate their lily Camera in winds more than 15 mph.
Lily is also programmable and may receive directions via the tracking device or the mobile app. The camera is ready to follow, loop, zoom, fly out, hover, and a lot of with a nominal 20 minutes flying time per battery charge at a mean speed of 15 mph. Flight time can vary between 18 minutes and 22 minutes, counting on however you utilize it.
Battery charge time is 2 hours for a full-charge. The tracking device can send you pulse vibrations once the battery is running low, allowing the user to summon lily to make a graceful palm landing. If you don't land it, lily can smoothly land itself before running out of battery power.
The battery could be a hermetically sealed unit and not removable in order to confirm waterproofness of Lily. Lily's waterproof body is sealed and its motors are insulated, and so that the device also floats and you'll safely land it on water.Lily's waterproof IP 67 rating, which means that you just will take it 1 meter underwater and it'll still perform of course, however the engineers suggested that you just not spin the motors underwater, Because lily isn't a submarine.
You can pre-order Lily today for $499 USD until June 15th . After pre-sales are over, Lily will be priced at $999 plus applicable taxes and shipping. Shipping costs $20 for US, and $30 for international. Note that pre-orders will be Full charged to your card immediately.
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My concerns were that these would not be as appealing to seniors; they would upset some neighbours; and prevent the installation of an alternative concept, namely a longer, narrower prefabricated modular unit, such as that illustrated above.
Following an email exchange with city staff and members of council, at the meeting, Councillor Raymond Louie proposed an amendment that addressed my concerns, thus allowing longer, thinner units on deeper lots during the trial period. As evidenced by my comments in the Georgia Straight, (below) I believe this is a positive change to the guidelines, which will result in a greater range of ideas to see and review during the trial period.
And it should be a trial period. I strongly believe staff made a mistake in proposing permanent changes to the RS-1 and RS-5 in order to accommodate a 100 unit pilot program. Both Andrea Reimer and Suzanne Anton picked up on this. Councillor Cadman had nothing to say on the matter....but that's because he wasn't there! Carbon Cadman was no doubt off in some far away place talking about environmental solutions. It's a pity he wasn't here to support this important initiative.
Vancouver laneway housing motion approved
Laneway houses on single-family lots in Vancouver are a step closer to reality after city council voted unanimously to send the issue to a public hearing.
"This is the final step," Vision Vancouver councillor Andrea Reimer told the Georgia Straight following council's June 16 meeting. "It will go to public hearing, and if it passes at public hearing, it will be allowed in short order after that. If it doesn't pass at public hearing, it will not be allowed."
Vision councillor Raymond Louie amended a staff recommendation to allow the construction of one- or one-and-a-half-storey buildings on existing single-family lots.
Reimer said that when looking at building laneway housing, homeowners should consider three interrelated factors: parking, the height of the unit, and the length of the lot. The public hearing will determine how much parking would be required on each site.
Speaking outside council chambers, development consultant and 2008 Non-Partisan Association council candidate Michael Geller told the Straight that laneway housing is "a good idea" and that he'd "love to see it succeed". He promoted this policy during the last civic campaign.
"What this (ed note: Councillor Louie's amendment) means for Vancouver is that we will be able to see more single-level units—which I think of as more like cottages, as distinct [from] two-level units," Geller said. "But at least there will be a chance to see both being built and people can evaluate them. I really want this to succeed as an experiment, because it is a wonderful idea. In England or in Australia, we call them 'granny flats'. "
Last October, the previous NPA–dominated council approved 25 directions for laneway housing and instructed staff to come back with a report laying out how plans could proceed citywide. City planning director Brent Toderian told council at the June 16 meeting that permitting laneway housing in all areas of the city would lead to an equitable distribution of the units and avoid concerns over varying tax rates.
"We were hearing from the public that there was a great deal of interest in these housing types across the city, and that there was a certain benefit to trying the housing type in all different neighbourhoods," Toderian said at the meeting.
Reimer told the Straight her amendments to the staff recommendation dealt with the "monitoring and review" of the introduction of laneway housing.
"A report would be made available to the public at least every six months that looked at eight different impacts and tracked those—things like tree retention and location," Reimer said. " 'Are they all happening in one neighbourhood? Are they spread out?' Also, quite importantly, it's 100 pilots [100 laneway houses] or three years—whichever comes first—and we will review the policy in its entirety [after that]."
On the same day, council also approved a staff recommendation to amend the Zoning and Development By-law to introduce land-use definitions for a "principal dwelling unit combined with a secondary dwelling unit" and a "secondary dwelling unit". If approved, this would allow secondary suites within apartment buildings downtown, in commercial districts, and in Southeast False Creek.


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Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio - 2008 "With Mercy and Understanding"
Now Pope Francis I
Pope Francis I
St. Francis' middle name was De'Pietro
which means that Pope Francis' real name is actually Peter
which means that the Malachy prophecy has come true.
Pope Francis I could be the last Pope.
There is already a scandal behind him. See article below:
Dee Finney's blog
start date July 20, 2011
today's date March 13, 2013
page 466
I've been collecting dreams about standpipes for quite some time. I had one just yesterday again:
3-12-13 - NAP DREAM - I was living in a house somewhere with my husband where the winters got cold and icy.
This one day, an older woman came to the house to visit - might have been the landlady - she invited us to go ice skating in the backyard.
I really didn't like the cold all that much so I didn't want to go, so I was cleaning the house while the others were outside skating on the ice pond.
Inside the kitchen, I discovered that the kitchen floor had piles of slushy ice all over the floor - everywhere - at least 6 inches deep. I took a broom to sweep the ice toward a floor drain so it would go down the drain as it melted.
Then I was told by the maintenance man that the stand pipe that went into the basement was stopped up so we shouldn't use the water.
That meant I couldn't use the toilet, or do the dishes, and how was I supposed to stop the ice from melting and going down the drain.
That was an impossible dilemma for me to deal with.
Then everyone who had been out iceskating came in and I was supposed to feed them, and of course, the sink was fully dirty water because I couldn't let it go down the drain, and no one could go to the bathroom - not to mention the icy slush was still all over the kitchen floor.
I just didn't know what to do until the maintenance man got the standpipe unclogged.
3-12-13 - NAP DREAM - I was either visiting or working at a
place built on the side of a steep hill that had multiple wooden sluceways on
the side - going sideways... in Washington State, these are called
I don't remember any conversations or what we were doing there
- just that I was there.
Later, I had a vision of Wolf Blitzer from CNN while thinking
about this dream.
On CNN, Wolf Blitzer took a prominent place on the TV screen while we awaited the announcement of the new Pope, who announced his name as Francis. He is to be the Reformer of the Catholic Church.
Here is one of the earlier standpipe dreams that my friend Mikki had.
Pope Paul and President George Bush
DREAM: Paul and I had moved to a place in the mountains. It was a VERY HIGH elevation. Paul was really excited about the move and didn't seem nervous at all. I, on the other hand, realized it would be a pain because even though the views would be incredible, and the area was so SO SO very nice, it would mean a long trip up and down a difficult mountain-pass to get to the village.
WE were looking for the very house we were going to live in. But it seemed like everything was so expensive if we wanted to live in a big BIG house.
We were in a car being driven by a real-estate agent around the neighborhood, and she was pointing out the houses that were empty. Most still had furniture in them so they looked occupied. The previous owners left stuff in them so that "the people down the hill wouldn't think that since so many houses were empty that the hill was going to slide down on top of them" And we were told that if the people who lived at the bottom of the hill realized how many houses were empty up the hill they would be very scared.
SO.... we looked at several houses that were empty but had furniture. The first one had a field-stone type siding (or it was made of field stone, but I remember thinking that when you got up close you could see it was siding). It was a nice house for size, but the view was limited by some big rock wall, and for some reason the master bedroom was OUTSIDE. It was made like a carport.
I said.. "This is not good. I would have to have that finished in or move the bedroom inside if we consider this house. The agent said, "You can't do that right away. It will take a long time to move that bed inside. So if you don't want to sleep out here, you shouldn't buy this house.
We drove to the next house. This one once belonged to a woman who lived there for some time, but had moved. The house was all painted in different shades of brown & yellow. It had all this old Colonial furniture it in and it was like 200 feet long, but only 12 feet deep... like a really long trailer. I HATED the shape. and I really didn't like the colors of the walls.
The Agent kept calling them "Golden" but I kept saying they looked like baby poop yellow ... and if they were really gold they wouldn't look like poop.
Then we walked into the back yard. In the back yard there was a hill that went up behind and made the view go from an incredible mountain view to a view of a hill going up behind the house.
On the top of that hill was a beautiful big house. It had old cape-cod type clapboard around the whole thing. BIG windows that looked out on the most incredible mountain view and it was both Paul and my dream house (at least in the dream!)
We asked the agent if they could show us that house, as it was clear from the windows that at least part of it was empty.
The agent we were with refused, saying she only sold REAL estate. She said that REAL estate wasn't always so perfect, but that it always had potential. The house we wanted to was a "pipe dream". She said that millions of people try to buy it each year, but it has been empty for over 2000 years! And we were wasting out time. We couldn't buy it.
Paul said that we had more than enough money and we had a lot of great ideas for fixing up the house.
The agent told us to talk to "Judy" if we wanted the house, but that it was a waste of time. (The name Judy means "praised")
We walked over to this woman named Judy. She had a southern accent and Paul seemed to know her, though I didn't think she was one of the 2 Judy's he use to be engaged to, he seemed to really agree with everything she was saying. I took him to the side and said... "What are you doing? If we look too anxious they will bring up the price and we won't get the house." Paul assured me he knew was he was doing.
Anyway... we were standing behind the house at the bottom of a hill still. And Judy said we had to climb up the hard part of the hill and go in by the front door. But I noticed there was a back door made of glass that was not a hard climb from where we were and we could get inside from there then climb the stairs in the house to get to the front. Judy didn't like this and insisted that the only way to get into the house was the front door. But I opened the back door and we were inside. She was pissed off about that.
Just inside the back door there were rooms that were all connected that had big glass panels and you could look out and see the valley below and it was a gorgeous view. But Judy said that the view was not necessarily included. That not everyone gets the view.
She seemed upset that I had seen the view (I think Paul did too). She said the view was for people who bought from her "agency" only. To which Paul said, we love this house already. Just because of where it is. We want it and we will pay the asking price. (I remember thinking he shouldn't have said that, but he wanted the house desperately. He whispered to me, we will tell her what ever she wants, and after the papers are signed it's our and we can do what we want with it.)
She said she was really upset that we went in by the back door - that because we did, we would see the last things first and that was going to mess up her sales pitch. We couldn't see the whole house before she told us "the catch".
What is the catch? I asked. She was very hesitant then she took Paul to the side and whispered something to him. As she did.... I noticed that the carpet was getting wet.
Soon there was an inch of water on the floor. I said to her.. "What is going on?"
She said.. "OH NO! Looks like a pipe broke."
We ran to the next room to find an old maintenance man standing next to a brass pipe that was coming out of the floor. The pipe was pouring water on the floor. The pipe itself was made of 3 shiny brass pieces and a rubber hose that connected to it where the water should flow.
When we walked up to the man he looked at me and said. "If you don't want to see this house flooded and destroyed, you need to bring ROV here to fix this pipe. I just stood there stunned for a moment that he would know ROV. The water was getting deeper and the guy fumbled to put the pipes together but they didn't go.
So I looked at Paul, and Judy shouted... "Get ROV or the water damage will be unfixable!"
So Paul nodded and I called for ROV. ROV, The Lightbeing came into my body, (This is a channeling method I use. But in the dream I was still standing there beside Paul and ROV). The old man tried to hand ROV a wrench. He didn't touch it. I was about to grab it myself and try to fix the water when ROV said. (and I quote) "I know you, Old Scratch. I don't do work for evil!" and he refused to do anything.
Old Scratch said, "If you don't fix it, the water will it will destroy the foundation of this house and the whole thing will fall down the hill! IT is already happening!"
ROV said. "Let it fall. You will not destroy your mansion of lies! Your greatest tool! I say let it fall, we will be all better off!" And ROV refused to do anything.
Then the old guy looked at me. "Do it! You can fix it yourself!" he said. Paul and I looked at each other and trusted ROV then said... "No"
The man grunted with disgust then he put the pipes together himself and stopped the water.
Then he called to someone to mop up the mess and Pope Paul and President George Bush came in and started to mop up the water.
We started to walk away. ROV said... "What you want this house for anyway? You know it's not real. It will look like any house you want it to look like, but it is really just a place of lies. It has form - but no substance. It tells you it is your place at the very top of the hill, but it is really a slide to the very bottom of the hill."
At that point, Judy came back over to us (ROV was now walking with us) and she said, "You know, we have another offer on this house. It's better than your offer but If you come see my boyfriend who is singing in church I will put your offer in front of theirs."
"What kind of singing is he doing in church?" I asked. "Morris dancing," she said.
I said, "That's dancing - not singing."
She said, "he sings and dances. It's going to be a great time."
ROV said with a laugh, "Has Morris dancing ever been considered a great time?" and he laughed. "I guess she is saying he's coming with bells on!"
(I didn't know what he meant in the dream.. but I looked up Morris dancing on the web and found this....Morris dancing is a form of ritual folkdance which comes from the Cotswold region in western England, between Oxford and the Welsh border. It is ritual as opposed to social dance ...The dancers usually wear bells at their knees and often wave hankies.)
Paul said something about how we should go out there just one night so we can get the house. ROV said.. "Sure!.. Yeah!"... and he opened a door and behind the door were wall to wall people all talking about buying the house. All of them each talking about some special deal they have that promises they will own the house. Many of them even waving papers that they said assure them 100 percent they own the house already!
I said to ROV.. "They can't all own the house."
ROV said, "No one owns this house. This house is not real. You can't buy a house on the hill with money, promises or Morris dancing!"
Then Judy said. "So you say, but look at the abundance!" and she opened another door. Behind that door were rows and rows of refrigerators. From old iceboxes to modern ones. All different types and sizes. Judy practically sang out like Julie Andrews singing the Sound of Music... "Look at all of these. They belonged to all the previous owners of this house. They left them here full of food and good things for the next owners!" She looked at ROV and said.. "So much for the nay-sayers. How many refrigerators do you see? And these a just owners since Refrigerators existed!"
ROV laughed again and said "Open one!"
I tried and Paul tried, but they wouldn't open.
"They will only open for the owner of this house!" Judy yelled back at ROV.
"No one can own this house! It is not here. It is empty, an illusion! There are no refrigerators in HELL!" and he opened one of the fridges and inside was fake food and some old plastic broken toys.
"Let's go. Huh - you two" ROV said to me and Paul and we agreed.
"Come back!" Judy hollered. "If you don't I'm going to have to sell this house to someone else! You are going to lose your dream house!"
I hated the inside of the house, and Paul did too... and we both realized that we couldn't fix it up, even if we bought it because it would never really be our house. BUT when we went outside, I almost wanted to go back. The house was so beautiful on the outside.
I felt relieved that ROV showed up and got out of the deal on the house.
Go figure Anyway.. that's the dream
[end of excerpt]
Taken from: http://www.greatdreams.com/sacred/hanged-man.htm
Here is a standpipe dream from 2001
9-6-01- DREAM - I was living in a house with a lot of other people. The water standpipe coming from upstairs had been shut off, but when the maintenance man and I went to check it out, I noticed that drops of water were coming down. I was standing under the pipe opening when the water was turned back on and the water poured on the top of my head forcefully. It felt warm and wonderful and it was so relaxing and peaceful. It was an initiation of some kind.
Later, when I was laying in bed, the men in the group were discussing what kind of event they could make up for an initiation for people and I knew I had already been initiated and didn't need another one at the hands of man. But to me, sitting on the bed was a grandmother reading stories of Jesus life to her male grandchild from a Golden book.
One from 2003:
12-16-03 - DREAM - I was at my house, but don't know what city. A
huge old tree caught fire in front of the house and at first I thought
it was no big deal, but then I realized that the branches reached up and
over the house and the house could catch fire. So I rushed inside the
house and attempted to run a water-hose up the stairs, but I was
actually using vacuum cleaner hose and stretched it. I kept calling for
help from my kids, but they didn't come to help. Finally I got the hose
stretched all the way upstairs and aimed to hose out the front screen
window and saw that Tom and Robert had already put out the fire with an
outside standpipe and hose.
Then when I was telling someone about the fire, I realized I hadn't
been calling my kids by their right names. I was calling Tom - Michael
and calling Robert - Tom. No wonder they didn't come to help me.
Nevertheless the fire was out and there was just a smoking pipe standing
in front of the house.
I then went to a neighborhood bar where they were having a pool table
delivered. I was trying to help them even thought they were going about
it all wrong. They wanted to place it on the 1st floor, but they took it
down an outside basement stairs and then up to the 1st floor via an
inner stairway. But they didn't have anything out of the way and all the
gardening equipment was on the stairs - like the rototiller and the
wheelbarrow and other large metal tools. I told them that stuff was too
heavy for me to lift.
Then a whole group of people came down to help - everyone was dressed
in pajamas and bathrobes and was jolly and laughing.
I told the bar owner and I had always though I would like to go into
the bar business.
All he was worried about was being arrested for not having a pool table license for 2 hours before closing time.
I was the last one up the rickety stairs to the 1st floor. The owner did everything wrong - I don't know how he ran the business at all.
From 2010
I went with my husband to Northern Wisconsin where we moved into a little house on the main highway.
It was late in the evening and something happened to the plumbing that didn't sound too kosher, and after I flushed the toilet, a big air bubble came up the standpipe in the hallway. So I told my husband about it and he called a buddy over, who was tall and good looking and knew plumbing I figured.
They decided we should go to the local bar, and do some drinking and dancing, so I said "Okay!" and off we went.
The dancing was fun - some slow stuff to nice music. Meanwhile he and his buddy were drinking. I sat down to watch some others dancing, and he and his buddy did some more drinking.
I saw them over towards the door together and all of a sudden they were gone, and I was left at the bar alone and didn't know how I was going to get back home.
There was a short plain woman who looked like someone I knew from my building in Milwaukee, and she said she would help me, but she needed to make a phone call first. So I gave her a quarter for the pay phone and we sat down to talk for a minute.
All of a sudden, her daughters showed up with their boyfriends, two really pretty red headed girls in their early 20's, and all of a sudden the woman I was with was really pretty with red hair too. They all took off and left me sitting there.
(The three women were the triple goddess - see: www.greatdreams.com/drmgds.htm
I had seen some light out the window, and knew that dawn was breaking, and the restaurant people were baking bread. I saw 5 large loaves being readied for the oven as I walked by the door.
(These were the shewbread - see below)
The next person who came up to me was a guy from the town garage. He handed me a car key on a ring with a brown leather tag on it, and a bill for the car I could pay when I picked it up for $5. That's what it cost to fix it he said..
I asked him where my husband was. He said, "Jail!" Drunk driving!"
I thanked him and another man came by and I asked him where the jail was, and he said he would show me. So he walked me across the street and kitty corner across the highway and there was the jail.
I walked into the jail, and that's where the car was parked. Another guy came over and said he would give me $130 for the car because it really wasn't driveable, but it was an old Chevrolet and he thought maybe he would help me out and take the car off my hands.
I didn't think $130 was really enough, but it was an old used car, and we talked about how many miles on it, and how many miles per gallon it got, and I said 'about 40, which I didn't know if it was right or not. I just said that.
Two other guys came up to me and acted all concerned about me. I recognized both of them from Milwaukee. Both had their faces painted white with pink polka dots on them and blue eyes, and wore baseball caps.
One of the men took my face in his hands and looked in my left eye and said I had blood in it. I didn't think so, but I took his word for it, because he was a friend and looked so concerned.
i kissed both the guys on the lips because they were good friends from Milwaukee, and they helped me decide to sell the car.
So, the other guy who offered me the $130, came up with the $130 and a whole pile of other dollar bills and change that was in the car, and 30 keys.
I gave him the 2 car keys back so I ended up with 29 keys from him.and the money.
I asked the two white faced guys where the bus station was so I could go back home, and they said they would show me. I was holding my big red purse (which I really own), and I had a bag of french fries to eat from the restaurant.
All of a sudden I woke up.
Alchemical Transformation in the Golden Dawn
This article was written by
Lyam Thomas Christopher
Excerpted from: http://www.greatdreams.com/sacred/transformation/transformation-at-dawn.html
Another one from 2012
I had visions of documents all referring to things about King Arthur
and was told to "LOOK DOWN"
then I had a dream about going to a library and met a blonde woman at
the doorway that I knew from work and we said "Hello", but I couldn't
stop and chat because I had to go to the bathroom.
In the bathroom there was a burst pipe and so much water was coming
out of it, I left the bathroom to leave the building and the water ran
like a river behind me like it was chasing me, even when the hallway
went uphill and I noticed the hallway was made of red brick, and there
was another standpipe at the doorway that had a rod sticking out of it
at the bottom and it was sparking towards my foot where the water was
creeping up behind me. And I heard the words " SPARKS SPARKS SPARKS,
I came out of the doorway of the library and jumped off the porch
onto a muddy field where a very large man was standing, and I ran for my
car and woke up.
I knew I had to go back to sleep, so I went to the bathroom, took the phone off the hook and went to bed, where I had another dream.
In the second dream, I was shown a lake with an island in it like I was flying in an airplane right over it, and I knew that was where King Arthur Pendragon was buried.
On the Tree of Life, it is said that a river comes down the central pillar to Malkuth which is Earth at the bottom.
In yesterday's dream, there were multiple water sluices in operation, but they were going from side to side, which means that the river of life has to come from elsewhere on Earth because that's where we are.
Francis (Latin: Franciscus; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is the 266th[2][3] and current pope of the Roman Catholic Church, elected on 13 March 2013. In that role, he is both the leader of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City State. From 1998 until his election as pope, he served as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, and was made a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
Francis is the first Jesuit and the first from the Americas to be elected Pope. He is the first non-European pope since Syrian-born Pope Gregory III, who served for ten years (731–741).
Early life
Jorge Mario Bergoglio[4]
was born in
Buenos Aires, Argentina, one of the five children of
Italian immigrants[5][3]
Mario Jose Bergoglio, a railway worker, and Regina Maria Sivori, a
housewife. As a teenager, Bergoglio had a lung removed as a result of an
He studied and received
Ecclesiastical career
Bergoglio entered the Society of Jesus on 11 March 1958 and studied to become a priest at the Jesuit seminary in Villa Devoto. In 1960 Bergoglio obtained a licentiate in philosophy from the Colegio Máximo San José in San Miguel, and in 1964 and 1965 he taught literature and psychology at the Colegio de la Inmaculada, a high school in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, and in 1966 he taught the same courses at the Colegio del Salvador in Buenos Aires.[8]
In 1967 Bergoglio finished his theological studies and was ordained to the priesthood on 13 December 1969, by Archbishop Ramón José Castellano. He attended the Facultades de Filosofía y Teología de San Miguel (Philosophical and Theological Faculty of San Miguel),[9] a seminary in San Miguel, Buenos Aires. Bergoglio attained the position of novice master there and became professor of theology.
The Society of Jesus promoted Bergoglio and he served as provincial for Argentina from 1973 to 1979.[10] He was transferred in 1980 to become the rector of the seminary in San Miguel, and served in that capacity until 1986. He returned to Argentina to serve as confessor and spiritual director in Córdoba.[8]
Bergoglio was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires in 1992 and was ordained on 27 June 1992 as Titular Bishop of Auca,[11] with His Eminence, Antonio Cardinal Quarracino, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, serving as principal consecrator.
Bergoglio succeeded Cardinal Quarracino as Archbishop of Buenos Aires on 28 February 1998 and was concurrently named ordinary for Eastern Catholics in Argentina, who had lacked their own prelate.
At the consistory of 21 February 2001, Archbishop Bergoglio was created a cardinal by Pope John Paul II with the title of cardinal-priest of San Roberto Bellarmino. As cardinal, Bergoglio was appointed to several administrative positions in the Roman Curia:
Cardinal Bergoglio became known for personal humility, doctrinal conservatism and a commitment to social justice.[12] A simple lifestyle contributed to his reputation for humility. He lived in a small apartment, rather than in the palatial bishop's residence. He gave up his chauffeured limousine in favor of public transportation.[13]
On the death of Pope John Paul II, Bergoglio was considered one of the papabile cardinals. He participated as a cardinal elector in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI. It has been reported that Bergoglio was in close contention with Ratzinger during the election, until he made an emotional plea[14] that the cardinals should not vote for him.[15] Earlier, he had participated in the funeral of Pope John Paul II and acted as a regent alongside the College of Cardinals, governing the Holy See and the Roman Catholic Church during the interregnum sede vacante period.
During the 2005 Synod of Bishops, he was elected a member of the Post-Synodal council. Catholic journalist John L. Allen, Jr. reported that Bergoglio was a frontrunner in the 2005 Conclave. An unauthorized diary of uncertain authenticity released in September 2005[16] confirmed that Bergoglio was the runner-up and main challenger of Cardinal Ratzinger at that conclave. The purported diary of the anonymous cardinal claimed Bergoglio received 40 votes in the third ballot, but fell back to 26 at the fourth and decisive ballot.
On 8 November 2005, Bergoglio was elected President of the Argentine Episcopal Conference for a three-year term (2005–2008) by a large majority of the Argentine bishops, which according to reports confirms his local leadership and the international prestige earned by his alleged performance in the conclave. He was reelected on 11 November 2008.
Relations with the Argentine government
On 15 April 2005, a human rights lawyer filed a criminal complaint against Bergoglio, as superior in the Society of Jesus of Argentina, accusing him of involvement in the kidnapping by the Navy in May 1976 (during the military dictatorship) of two Jesuit priests.[17] The priests, Orlando Yorio and Franz Jalics, were found alive five months later, drugged and semi-naked. Yorio accused Bergoglio of effectively handing them over to the death squads by declining to tell the regime that he endorsed their work. Jalics refused to discuss it after moving into seclusion in a German monastery.[18] Horacio Verbitsky, an Argentine investigative journalist and author, wrote a book about this and other related events titled El Silencio: de Paulo VI a Bergoglio: las relaciones secretas de la Iglesia con la ESMA.[19]
According to the book, after their release, Yorio accused the then Provincial of his Jesuit order San Miguel, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, to have denounced him. Father General Pedro Arrupe in Rome was informed by letter or during the abduction, both he and Orlando Yorio were excluded from the Jesuit Order.[20]
Bergoglio told his authorized biographer, Sergio Rubin, that after the priests' imprisonment, he worked behind the scenes for their release; Bergoglio's intercession with dictator Jorge Rafael Videla on their behalf may have saved their lives.[21] "The cardinal could not justify why these two priests were in a state of helplessness and exposed," according to Luis Zamora, who said that Bergoglio's testimony "demonstrates the role of the Church during the last military dictatorship."[22]
In 2010, Bergoglio told Sergio Rubin that he often sheltered people from the dictatorship on church property, and on one occasion gave his identity papers to a man who looked like him, to enable the recipient to flee Argentina.[23]
Verbitsky also writes in his book that the Argentinian Navy with the help of Cardinal Bergoglio hid the dictatorship's political prisoners from a visiting delegation of the Inter-American Human Rights Commission. Bergoglio was hiding them in his holiday home on an island called El Silencio, according to the book.[24]
Bergoglio was elected pope on 13 March 2013,[25][26] the second day of the 2013 Papal conclave, taking the papal name Francis.[27] Cardinal Dolan, a first-person witness and participant in the proceedings of the Conclave confirmed that immediately after the selection was announced, the new Pope said "I choose the name Francis, in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi."[28] Vatican spokesman Tom Rosica, also verified that Bergoglio chose Francis in honor of Francis of Assisi.[29][30] However, those not initially aware of the statement made by the new Pope in the Conclave mistakenly believed that, as a Jesuit, he chose Francis after Francis Xavier.[31][32]
On the day of his election, the Vatican clarified that his official papal name was Francis, not "Francis I." A Vatican spokesman said that the name would become Francis I if and when there is a Francis II.[33]
Bergoglio is the first Jesuit priest chosen to be pope.[34] He is also the first pope from the Americas, the New World, and the Southern Hemisphere. He is the first non-European pope in 1,272 years. The last non-European pope, St. Gregory III, was born in Syria and reigned from 731 to 741.[35]
At the time of his election, Francis was fluent in Spanish (his mother tongue), Italian, and German.[36]
Positions on moral and political issues
Abortion, euthanasia, and contraception
Cardinal Bergoglio has encouraged his clergy and laity to oppose both abortion and euthanasia, describing the pro-choice movement as a "culture of death".[37] Francis opposed the free distribution of contraceptives in Argentina.[38]
He has affirmed church teaching on homosexuality, including that "men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies must be accepted with respect and compassion."[39][40] He opposes same-sex marriage,[41] and strongly, but ultimately unsuccessfully, opposed legislation introduced in 2010 by the Argentine Government to allow same-sex marriage, calling it a "real and dire anthropological throwback."[42] In a letter to the monasteries of Buenos Aires, he wrote:[43]
He has also stated that adoption by same-sex couples is a form of discrimination against children. This position received a rebuke from Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who said the church's tone was reminiscent of "medieval times and the Inquisition."[44]
Poverty and economic inequality
On 30 September 2009, Bergoglio spoke at a conference organized by the Argentina City Postgraduate School (EPOCA) at the Alvear Palace Hotel titled "Las deudas sociales de nuestro tiempo" where he quoted the 1992 "Documento de Santo Domingo"[45] by the Latin American Episcopal Conference, saying "extreme poverty and unjust economic structures that cause great inequalities" are violations of human rights.[46][47] He went on to describe social debt as "immoral, unjust and illegitimate".[48]
During a 48-hour public servant strike in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio observed the differences between "poor people who are persecuted for demanding work, and rich people who are applauded for fleeing from justice."[49] During a May 2010 speech in Argentina regarding the poor, he directed his message to the wealthy by saying: "You avoid taking into account the poor. We have no right to duck-down, to lower the arms carried by those in despair. We must reclaim the memory of our country who has a mother, recover the memory of our Mother".[50]
Worthiness to receive the Eucharist
In the Aparecida Document, a joint statement of the bishops of Latin America, Cardinal Bergoglio commented on the worthiness of individuals to receive the Eucharist. The text states in paragraph 436 that, "We should commit ourselves to 'eucharistic coherence', that is, we should be conscious that people cannot receive Holy Communion and at the same time act or speak against the commandments, in particular when abortion, euthanasia, and other serious crimes against life and family are facilitated. This responsibility applies particularly to legislators, governors, and health professionals."[51][52][53]
Jorge Bergoglio; Abraham Skorka (2010) (in Spanish). Sobre el cielo y la tierra [On Heaven and Earth]. Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana. ISBN 9789500732932.[54]
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Pope Francis Kidnapping Controversy: Jorge Mario Bergoglio Accused Of Involvement In 1976 Abductions
The election of Pope Francis, previously Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has resurfaced a decades-old controversy surrounding the kidnappings of two Jesuit priests.
Bergoglio was a high-ranking official in the Society of Jesus of Argentina when a military junta was installed in the South American country in 1976. According to the Los Angeles Times, priests Orlando Yorio and Francisco Jalics were kidnapped in May of that year by the navy. "They surfaced five months later, drugged and seminude, in a field," the Times reported. A 2005 lawsuit accused Bergoglio of unspecified involvement in the abductions. Reuters explains that "the military government secretly jailed [Yorio and Jalics] for their work in poor neighborhoods."
A spokesman for Bergoglio called the claims "old slander."
Reuters has more details:
According to "The Silence," a book written by journalist Horacio Verbitsky, Bergoglio withdrew his order's protection of the two men after they refused to quit visiting the slums, which ultimately paved the way for their capture.
Verbitsky's book is based on statements by Orlando Yorio, one of the kidnapped Jesuits, before he died of natural causes in 2000. Both of the abducted clergymen survived five months of imprisonment.
"History condemns him. It shows him to be opposed to all innovation in the Church and above all, during the dictatorship, it shows he was very cozy with the military," Fortunato Mallimacci, the former dean of social sciences at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, once said.
Those who defend Bergoglio say there is no proof behind these claims and, on the contrary, they say the priest helped many dissidents escape during the military junta's rule.
Per the Associated Press, "Yorio accused Bergoglio of effectively handing them over to the death squads by declining to tell the regime that he endorsed their work. Jalics refused to discuss it after moving into seclusion in a German monastery." Bergoglio discussed the incident with Sergio Rubin, his authorized biographer.
More from AP:
Both men were freed after Bergoglio took extraordinary, behind-the-scenes action to save them, including persuading dictator Jorge Videla's family priest to call in sick so that Bergoglio could say Mass in the junta leader's home, where he privately appealed for mercy. His intervention likely saved their lives, but Bergoglio never shared the details until Rubin interviewed him for the 2010 biography.
Bergoglio told Rubin that he regularly hid people on church property during the dictatorship, and once gave his identity papers to a man with similar features, enabling him to escape across the border. But all this was done in secret, at a time when church leaders publicly endorsed the junta and called on Catholics to restore their "love for country" despite the terror in the streets.
Bergoglio testified about the matter in 2010 after twice refusing to appear in open court, but "his answers were evasive, human rights attorney Myriam Bregman said."
Jorge Mario Bergoglio's election as Pope Francis brings new attention to his religious order, the powerful and controversial Society of Jesus, better know as the Jesuits.
If one thing defines the Jesuits, it is their reputation for rigorous intellectual discussion and their lack of dogmatism. "They are very innovative and tied to reality," says Elio Masferrer, an anthropologist and expert on religion at Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History.
The Jesuits are the largest single order in the Catholic Church. Throughout their history, they have wielded power as advisors to monarch and prince alike. They have also produced notable scientists, educators, and missionaries and have also been at the forefront of social movements.
They were founded by Saint Ignatius Loyola, a wounded Basque soldier who had a vision in 1521 as he was recuperating after his leg was shattered by a French cannonball. The order was organized on military lines of soldier-priests uniquely at the Pope's orders. Throughout their history, the Jesuits have enjoyed a reputation for their intellectual acuity and have played a leading role in Catholic education. Today, they run more than 100 colleges around the world.
The Jesuits also have a reputation for bold missionary activities. They evangelized much of Asia in the 16th century, acting as emissaries to the Emperor of China, among other kingdoms.
In that sense, Francis, the name taken by Cardinal Bergoglio, is symbolic. It could refer either to Saint Francis of Assisi or the well-known Jesuit, Saint Francis Xavier, both missionaries, said Terrence Tilley, chair of the Department of Theology at Fordham University in New York.
But Mr. Tilley said the new pope is not known for radical theology. "Expect no significant changes in attitude and no change in doctrine," he said.
Through their almost five hundred years of history, the Jesuits have at times had difficult relations with the papacy, which saw them as rivals.
The Society of Jesus was even dissolved by the Papacy in 1773. But the Jesuits managed to survive in Russia and Prussia, whose rulers refused to obey the papal bull which was eventually rescinded in 1814.
The population of Catholics around the world has grown dramatically and shifted southward, while the cardinals who elect the pope remain mostly European.
More recently, the Jesuits had a particularly strained relationship with the late Pope John Paul II during the turbulent decades when some in the Church took a leftward turn and Latin America was a front in the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
In some parts of the region, some Jesuits took up arms on the side of leftist guerrillas. In places like El Salvador, wracked by bloody civil war, they were seen by the local establishment as the enemy. For instance, six Jesuits, including the rector of the Catholic University of El Salvador, and two house maids were gunned down by Salvadoran troops in one of the worst atrocities of the Salvadoran civil war in 1989.
Earlier in Mexico, Jesuits were expelled from the conservative business capital of Monterrey by the local bishop who thought they were too close to leftist students. In Mexico at the time, the Jesuits who had traditionally educated the sons of Latin America's elite, closed down their leading school in the capital to devote their energies to teaching the poor.
The Jesuits derive their tough intellectual standards from the experience of their founder. Convalescing from his wound, Saint Ignatius read the only thing available to him, religious books, and wrote down his experiences in a famous spiritual treatise known as the Spiritual Exercises.
Saint Ignatius studied at the University of Paris. It was there, with a half-dozen friends, he founded the Society of Jesus. The Jesuits dedicated themselves to the service of the Pope and were officially recognized by Pope Paul III in 1540.
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A version of this article appeared March 14, 2013, on page A9 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Jesuits Known for Rigor and Influence.
Pope Francis Against Gay Marriage, Gay Adoption
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a 76-year-old Argentinean, was chosen as the first Latin American pope on Wednesday. He will lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics as Pope Francis. While his selection may be historic, it may also mean more of the same when it comes to gay rights in the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis is a conservative who is anti-gay marriage and anti-gay adoption. He has described same-sex marriage as the work of the devil and a "destructive attack on God's plan." He has also said that gay adoption is a form of discrimination against children.
In 2010, Francis championed against a bill for same-sex marriage and gay adoption, according to the National Catholic Register.
"[T]he Argentine people will face a situation whose outcome can seriously harm the family," he wrote to the four monasteries in Argentina. "At stake is the identity and survival of the family: father, mother and children. At stake are the lives of many children who will be discriminated against in advance, and deprived of their human development given by a father and a mother and willed by God. At stake is the total rejection of God's law engraved in our hearts."
He went on to describe it as a "'move' of the Father of Lies who seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God" and asked for lawmakers to "not act in error." In John 8:44, the Father of Lies is the devil.
Argentina approved same-sex marriage in 2010, making it the first Latin American country to legalize the union, the New York Times previously reported. The country is also progressive when it comes to contraception. President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has promoted free contraception and artificial insemination, the Associated Press notes. In the past, Francis has clashed with the Argentinean government over his stance on these issues.
GLAAD President Herndon Graddick responded to the election of the new pope in a statement obtained by The Huffington Post.
For decades the Catholic hierarchy has been in need of desperate reform. In his life, Jesus condemned gays zero times. In Pope Benedict's short time in the papacy, he made a priority of condemning gay people routinely. This, in spite of the fact, that the Catholic hierarchy had been in collusion to cover up the widespread abuse of children within its care. We hope this Pope will trade in his red shoes for a pair of sandals and spend a lot less time condemning and a lot more time foot-washing.
Graddick also specifically addressed Francis' previous comments about gay adoption being a "discrimination against children."
"The real discrimination against children is the pedophilia that has run rampant in the Catholic Church with little more than collusion from the Vatican," he said.
Along with GLAAD, Stonewall Chief Executive Ben Summerskill responded to the new pope's election, saying: 'We hope Pope Francis shows more Christian love and charity to the world's 420 million lesbian, gay and bisexual people than his predecessor."
Despite the pope's prior anti-gay sentiments, Francis' official biographer, Sergio Rubin, defended him as a noble man.
"Is Bergoglio a progressive – a liberation theologist even? No," he told the AP. "He's no third-world priest. Does he criticize the International Monetary Fund, and neoliberalism? Yes. Does he spend a great deal of time in the slums? Yes."
In 2001, he visited a hospice and washed the feet of AIDS patients, according to The National Catholic Register. That same year he spoke out in defense of those less fortunate, contrasting "poor people who are persecuted for demanding work, and rich people who are applauded for fleeing from justice."
|Catholic Church titles
|Preceded by
Antonio Quarracino
Archbishop of Buenos Aires
28 February 1998 – 13 March 2013
|Preceded by
Benedict XVI
13 March 2013 – present
|Francis, Pope
|Alternative names
|Bergoglio, Jorge Mario
|Short description
|266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church
|Date of birth
|17 December 1936
|Place of birth
|Buenos Aires, Argentina
|Date of death
|Place of death
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Ron in Coralville, Iowa sends this...
"I thought you might like to see the before and after pics of my new bocce court here in Coralville, Iowa. It is 12 X 48. {That's the 'after' picture to the right.}
We dug the dirt out about 3 inches and then put in 11 ton of limestone waste. The forms are landscaping timbers, since I didn't have a lot of money to spend on making it.
I have FINALLY found some people who either play or want to learn, so it should be fun having some people come to the back yard to play bocce."
News from Bocce Bob Whitlow (West Frankfort, Illinois)...
"Bocce is a great sport.....and were going to add a little class to the play this season...
All four player teams and sponsors from last year are returning for 2004-2005 league play. Were looking to pick up four to six additional teams for our weekly Monday night organized play.
Last season each player was charged $8.00 per night. Teams rolled three games playing opponents on a round-robin schedule. After the purchase of team trophies, ten individual awards, numerous free food/party nights, teams were still paid 50 cents per point for the total team points earned during league play.
Our last place team saw nearly fifty percent of their league fee money returned to them. Although all players are competitive, no one gets mad if beaten, they just want to get even the next game.
Bocce USA does have a non-alcoholic environment policy that is strictly enforced.
New this year, Bocce USA will introduce rubber side bump rails like bocce court in other cities. The 'bugle call' will call players to their respective playing posts and to the invitation of the National Anthem before play begins."
Interested individuals can contact Whitlow at email@example.com to register.
Chuck Citrano of Sun City Huntley Bocce Club asks...
"David Canclini of Stockton mentioned the use of "used Astroturf" on their courts. What is his source and cost for purchasing this surface and can he describe play on it a little more in detail?"
{David is an excellent ambassador for our sport - will print his reply to this query in a future issue...}
Jim Latham asks...
"In a friendly game of Bocce (neighbors) if a ball hits the pallino and knocks it out of the court what actions should be taken?"
{Most people start the frame over from the opposite end - no points scored. In my Ken Waldie Senior Sports Circuit, when we play 4 vs. 4 where two partners from each team are stationed at each end, we play the frame over from the same end if fewer than half the balls have been played.}
Guy Welsher writes...
"I would like to know different strategies for the game of bocce. I have been playing for 5 years now and really enjoy the game."
{I'm with you - I want to learn more strategy too. I wish some of the top players would write a book, or at least an article about bocce tactics. All I have learned and written about in my ezine and bocce is from interviewing high level players.}
Zio Riccardo writes about bocce ball color again...
"I've had some other thoughts. There are some cheaper sets, including some with fluorescent colors (for low light play). The problem with these is they are four color sets. If you buy two, you can make two sets in the normal two color configuration. Not practical for a single owner, but perfect for a club."
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Photos of the week
This weeks photos come courtesy of Richard Heisler who wrote...
"Over the July 4th weekend, my wife and I went down (from Eureka) to Martinez to its holiday bocce tournament. About 40 teams of two contested the prizes, and everyone had a great time.
Martinez Bocce is in a waterfront park in the East Bay on the Carquinez straits and includes 15 courts. Adjacent was a huge festival with stalls, food and continuous rock bands as part of the 4th festivities. Our hosts put on a great tournament with breakfast (coffee, brandy and 10 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts), plus a catered lunch and all the beverages you could consume (and believe me, I am a great beverage consumer). All this and bocce too, for $15 per person. In spite of winning a back home tournament the week before, my wife and I got summarily whipped (1-4) and hopefully learned a few lessons home court advantage is alive and well!
On the way back we stopped by San Rafael. We had been there previously and had a chance to roll a few balls (and lose a few games) with the locals. On July 5th, there was a tournament in progress which was an end of season event for the Monday AM league. So we took a few photos and soaked up the vibes and headed north to the redwoods.
The venue is within easy access of highway 101 (take 3rd St. to B and turn left) and is one of the most pleasant places you would ever want to play. The eight courts are synthetic rubber and are VERY FAST! A harsh thought is enough to propel your bocce to the backboard (and oblivion, as they play the backboard dead to everything but the pallino). Everyone was very friendly and when there is no regular play going on, it only costs $2 per hour to play."
{Thanks to Richard for these wonderful photographs. Please follow his lead and send pic of bocce in your neck of the woods.}
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Bocce product of the week
The Henselite Bowls Measure is a metal telescopic device not much bigger than a ball point pen. Approximately 6 inches when closed, it extends to a meter.
The Henselite is designed for inside measure and for close ones at that. The player or referee first estimates the distance between the pallino and the two bocce balls to be compared. Then, he extends the appropriate telescopic sections to a length slightly less than that estimate.
Next, he places the device between the pallino and one of the balls in question and extends it until it almost touches both balls.
The head of the tool is equipped with a screw-top mechanism. Turning the top in one direction lengthens the tool, while winding in the opposite direction shortens it. This fine tuning makes for very precise measuring. Finally, the measurer places the device between the pallino and the other ball in contention, and compares.
Care must be taken not to disturb the positions of balls being measured.
The device fits in and clips onto your shirt pocket. It even has calipers for checking those really close points. It is the perfect gift for the bocce aficionado in your life. Like our other measures, it retails for $19.95 plus shipping.
Click to view pictures of the Henselite...
Non bocce product of the week
Glucosatrin is a nutritional approach for healthy joints and bones. Featuring special nutrients and herbs, Glucosatrin® helps relieve joint stiffness caused by overactivity and helps reduce overall wear and tear from growing old - or from being overweight. Each bottle contains 90 tablets.
Learn more about Glucosatrin...
Tournament update
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August 7, 2004 - ABA Senior Championships - Open 4 person team - Must be over 55 - City of Danville - Sycamore Valley Park - MUST HAVE ABA CARD Contact Traci Malley @ 916-456-7169.
August 13-15, 2004 - American Legion - Farrell, PA - two players - contact 724-342-7112.
August 14, 2004 - ABA Open Championships Open 4 person teams - Martinez Bocce Federation - Waterfront Park, Martinez, CA - MUST HAVE ABA CARD - contact Traci Malley @ 916-456-7169.
Aug 14-15, 2004 - Paul Vitagliano Memorial Men's 4 player & Women's 4 player - Toccolana Club - contact Walt Semeniak 315-793-3070.
August 21, 2004 - Womens Tournament - Open 4 person team - So. SF IACC Orange Ave. Mem. Park South San Francisco, CA - contact Rose Viscuso @ 650-871-7732.
August 22, 2004 - ABA Volo Championships 3 person team - So. SF IACC Orange Ave. - Mem. Park, South San Francisco, CA - MUST HAVE ABA CARD - contact Traci Malley @ 916-456-7169.
August 28, 2004 ABA Raffa Championships - Concord Bocce FederationNewhall Park - Concord, CA - MUST HAVE ABA CARD contact Traci Malley @ 916-456-7169.
September 11, 2004 - Santa Rosalia Tournament - Open 4 person team - Monterey Bocce Club Charter House - Monterey, CA. Contact Peter Dentice @ 831-372-5400.
September 11, 2004 - Hilton Head Island, SC Chapter of UNICO 14th Annual Bocce Tournament sponsored by Fratello's Sausage Company - Open - 2 Person Team, Double Elimination - $35 Team Entry Fee - 1st Place Team $500, 2nd $250, 3rd $150 and 4th $100. Contact John Urato at 888-813-1684.
September 18, 2004 - Collinsville Illinois Italianfest Tournament - Glidden Park, Lebanon and Branch Street, Collinsville (located approx 1 mile from the fest grounds) - info www.italianfest.net.
September 25, 2004 - XXIX Italian/American Games -Raffa 3 person team - So. SF IACC Orange Ave. Mem. Park So. San Francisco, CA - MUST HAVE ABA CARD - contact Alvaro Bettucchi @ 650-871-9278.
September 26, 2004 - Bruno Freschet Mem. Tour. - Open 4 person team - P.I.A.S.C. - San Mateo, Beresford Recreation Center, 28th Ave. & Alameda de la Pulgas. Contact Adriano Undorte @ 650-591-3318.
October 2, 2004 - Open, 4-person teams - Marin Bocce Federation - 550 B Street, San Rafael, CA. Contact Diana Pellegrini @ 415-454-4483.
October 9, 2004 - Jerry Belleci Mem. Tourn. - Open Rules four-person teams - Pittsburg Bocce Federation, Buchanan Park - Pittsburg, CA. Contact Manny and Lydia Romo @ 925-754-4890.
October 9 - 11, 2004 - North American Bocce Championship, Montreal. Contact Mike Conti @ 847-692-6223 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Leaving wet clothes in the washer is one of those things people have strong opinions about — and if you do it regularly, you might not broadcast it in fear of being thought of as a lazy, rule-breaking launderer. So, whether it's purposeful or accidental, what's the real truth about this practice?
Some people would never dream of leaving wet clothes in the washer, and will time their laundry around making sure they're available to toss their loads into the dryer as soon as the washer beeps. I, however, won't go to sleep or out of the house with the dryer on, just because of the fire risk dryers can pose. So I frequently leave wet clothes sitting in the washer. And, yes, often overnight.
Turns out that the home-keeping guru herself, Martha Stewart, says this is perfectly fine. When asked on the TODAY show for her opinion on the matter, she responded with: "I would say that was perfectly alright. I mean don't leave it for a long time … don't leave it for a week. If you get up in the morning and throw it in the dryer, it should probably be OK."
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After the success of her first graphic novel, award-winning comic artist Daria Bogdanska is working on her next book at the School of Arts and Communication (K3). The book will explore what it's like to live without economic security.
"I have moved homes twenty times in my adult life," Bogdanska says unceremoniously. "I'm part of what I call the precarious generation."
Originally from Poland, Bogdanska moved to Malmö four years ago to study at the Comic Art School. In 2016, she published Wage Slaves, a graphic memoir documenting her first year as a newly-arrived migrant in Malmö. The novel sparked a lot of debate and recently landed her a prestigious nomination at Angoulême International Comics Festival.
"Wage Slaves is about starting a new life in a new city, and all the difficulties that go along with that. It's my story, but it's also a story about issues like working illegally, exploitation, union organising, and being a migrant," she says.
During her time at K3, Bogdanska will work on a new book which deals with the housing market. She is also part of mödeplads:serier, a new initiative at Malmö University that aims to create dialogue between comic artists and researchers.
"My second book will be a continuation of my autobiographical style. My generation is the first to have it worse than our parents. When I say worse, I mean we don't have the same economic security as our parents. We have loans or we cannot afford loans because we don't have steady jobs; we work without contracts or very short contracts. We don't own or will never own our own homes. I want to explore what this does to us as psychologically and how it links to politics.
"The great thing about being at K3 is that I have the opportunity to conduct a lot of research for my book. I'm interested in both the housing situation and in Malmö as a city. Being here gives me access to resources and people who are very knowledgeable in this field."
Since leaving home at the age of fifteen, Bogdanksa has led what she calls a "turbulent life." She still finds it hard to process her own success.
"I was this rebellious punk who dropped out of high school, so it's funny to be working at a university now. I think my class background makes me a little suspicious of my current surroundings, but I'm very happy to be here and I think it's a really inspiring environment," she says.
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"The comic scene here is unique. There is a currently a big feminist wave and more and more female comic artists are being published. I think comics are also becoming more mainstream; they're not just a niche for fantasy enthusiasts and nerds anymore. Comics are becoming more popular and have found their place on the cultural and political radar."
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KEARNEY – Gilbert Hinga grew up in Kenya, but he didn't meet the people of Kakamega County until recently.
The dean of the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Nebraska at Kearney visited that area for the first time in late May, three decades after he left the African nation to study in the United States.
Hinga, who was raised in Nairobi, returned to Kenya to lead a project through Rotary International, a nonprofit service organization he joined about three years ago with a specific goal in mind.
"I wanted to be part of something that would have a global reach," he said.
According to UNK Communications, the project, organized by the Kearney Dawn Rotary Club, focused on Kakamega County General Hospital, which serves a population of about 6 million people in western Kenya and eastern Uganda.
Kakamega is the second-most populous county in Kenya. It's also the poorest.
"This hospital had been neglected for years," Hinga said. "It was in disrepair and they didn't have the type of equipment needed to serve that population."
The numbers tell the story.
Kakamega County General Hospital delivers about 700 babies per month while also treating mothers and newborns who experience complications at other medical facilities.
The infant mortality rate there is 35 deaths for every 1,000 births, compared to the U.S. average of six, and the maternal mortality rate is 488 deaths for every 100,000 births, compared to just 17 in the U.S. The hospital is also severely understaffed.
"You can imagine the needs at this hospital," Hinga said.
The Rotary project, which was 1 1/2 years in the making, targeted the maternity and pediatric ward as the area of greatest need. More than a dozen Rotary clubs and districts from India, Kenya, Argentina and the U.S., including those in Kearney, Gothenburg, North Platte and Cambridge, were involved with planning and fundraising.
They secured $136,000 to purchase equipment – neonatal incubators, infant cots, an ultrasound scan machine, nebulizers, bedside patient monitors and many other devices – and the Kakamega County government kicked in additional funding for equipment and hospital renovations.
In late May, Hinga led an eight-day trip to Kenya to review the upgrades and train hospital staff and community health volunteers. He was accompanied by medical professionals from Johns Hopkins University, as well as Dr. Cathrin Carithers, a clinical associate professor and assistant dean at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Kearney Division, which is based at UNK.
"It was really a true collaboration," Hinga said of the project, which also involved Rotary members from Kakamega County.
The hands-on training for hospital health care providers demonstrated best practices for birthing and neonatal care, and the work with community health volunteers, who educate the public, focused on reviewing their practices and curriculum. A team of health professionals from Kakamega County General Hospital will travel in September to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, to continue their training and learn from medical practices there.
The project has the full support of Kakamega County Gov. Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya, who met with organizers, toured the hospital and held a press conference to announce the improvements.
"He's going to continue funding the project," said Hinga, noting that the local government will also help track patient data to determine the long-term impact.
Hinga hopes this small ripple leads to a wave of change in Kenya.
"At UNK, we encourage students to be difference makers," he said. "You never know the effect you can have on people when you just try."


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Formed in the mid-90's, Good Charlotte have six albums and two collaborations under their belt. The band was integral in establishing a global critical mass for the pop-punk genre. The group's 2000 self-titled debut laid the foundation with the singles 'Little Things' and 'Festival Song'. Then in 2002, the breakthrough success of The Young and the Hopeless catapulted pop-punk into the stratosphere and set them on the path to worldwide superstardom. The group followed with multi-platinum albums including The Chronicles of Life and Death (2004) and Good Morning Revival (2007). Following their release Cardiology (2010), the group needed to take a breather. In November 2015, Good Charlotte released a video for the song "Makeshift Love", a classic anthem that unabashedly screams early 2000's. Now, after the release of their new album "Youth Authority" on MDDN July 15th, 2016, and tour dates around the world in fall 2016 and 2017, Good Charlotte are ecstatic to get back to their true purpose and continue sharing their music.
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Released - Jun 2016 Duration - 31 minutes
Categories - Cumshot, All Sex, Cream Pies, High Definition, Taboo
Stars - Lyra Louvel, Adria Rae, Robby Echo
Studio - Missa X
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My sister Lyra is having her best friend, Adria, over for a sleepover. I try not to notice how obsessed with Adria that I am, but I can't help it. Lyra is teaching Adria how to dance in the living room and I am trying to play it cool. I've got a major hard on watching my sister teach her how to seductively move her body to the music. Oh no.. she's looking at me. "I need you to teach her how to slow dance," she tells me. She wraps my arms around Adria and she shows us how to move. I'm so close that I can feel the warmth of her exhale. Lyra leaves the room to grab a drink. Adria steps on my toe with her heel, and she's embarrassed. I pull her into my arms and my chest is touching her breasts, I can feel them right through my t-shirt. My heart is racing as I inch closer to her lips, she is moving closer to mine and we meet with a kiss. Lyra comes in, shocked and angry! She orders her friend to leave the house, but I remind her gently that no one is around to come pick her up. Adria apologizes and rushes up the stairs. I tell my sister that she was "out of line," and my sister nails me down to the sofa. "Out of line?! Who are YOU to tell me that I am out of line." She begins to list off the qualities that Adria has that are not compatible for me. She's flustered, her eyes are filled with tears, and I grab her hand affectionately. She kisses me abruptly. I taste her mouth, and I kiss her back.. my hands are paralyzed. I'm turned on. I'm terrified. She wants me all to herself. Adria sneaks down the stairs and watches, she touches her pussy as she watches my sister straddle and grind on top of my lap. Her heel makes a noise and we look at her. Adria is mortified and runs up the stairs, "wait," I call out to her! Adria creeps down the stairs, hesitantly. Watch the story unfold..
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