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New We The People Petition Asks White House To Respond To Eligible Petitions Within 30 Days
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This is what happens when you ignore the public. Are you happy, We the People?
WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:It's a nice idea. There are petitions that appear to be permanently stuck to the administration's backburner while others that haven't even met the 100k signature threshold have been answered simply because the White House has a canned response on hand.
Respond to all Whitehouse.gov petitions that get over 100k signatures within one month.
Whitehouse.gov petitions were intended to give the public a voice. The idea is that if more than 100,000 people all feel strongly enough about something to hand over their home address and personal email to the government and complete a nearly impossible CAPTCHA, then the President of the United States should have to respond to them. Because... democracy.
Here's the problem: there are dozens of Whitehouse.gov petitions that have received more than 100k signatures, but have gone months and even years without a response (1). That's not improving transparency, it's the same gov't spin we've always had. So what will it, Obama, hypocrisy or democracy? Sign!
Others require more thoughtful answers or (would) force the administration to take a stance on controversial issues, something it clearly would rather not do. The average wait for a response has slipped to nearly 300 days. Among the petitions still being actively ignored by the White House are ones dealing with pardoning Edward Snowden and firing the attorney who handled Aaron Swartz's prosecution.
This new petition, created on April 1st, is clearly tongue-in-cheek. While there are some petitioners who mistake petitions for binding contracts, this probably isn't one of them. However, it does go meta on the issue, potentially putting the administration in the position of agreeing to address petitions in a timely fashion. This could prove uncomfortable for the White House since it appears it would rather ignore certain petitions until the White House changes hands in 2016.
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Subtitle: All Catholics are required to confess all their sins to a human priest, believing this is the only way to Heaven. We examine Auricular Confession in light of both Roman Catholic writings and the Holy Bible.
Catholicism teaches that there are two degrees of sin: mortal and venial.
"Mortal sin is a grievous offense against the law of God: [whereas] venial sin is a less serious offense against the law of God" (The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism, 32).
For a sin to be mortal, three things are necessary:
"...first, the thought, desire, word, action or omission must be seriously wrong or considered seriously wrong; second, the sinner must know it is seriously wrong; third, the sinner must fully consent to it" (ibid., 32).
For a sin to be venial, two things are necessary: "...first, when the evil done is not seriously wrong; second, when the evil done is seriously wrong, but the sinner sincerely believes it is only slightly wrong, or does not give full consent to it" (ibid., 33).
This difference is important to the Catholic when he is about to enter the confessional, a dark booth with a place to kneel before a closed window and contemplate his sins until the priest slides open the window and listens as the penitent pours out upon him the filthiest, most vile, deepest, darkest secret sins of the flesh and heart, (and all this in the name of God!). The penitent is instructed to confess all his sins to the best of his memory, especially mortal sin, since, as the New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism states on page 146:
"...mortal sin...is the greatest of all evils, gravely offends God, keeps us out of heaven, and condemns us forever to hell."
In Butler's Catechism, page 62, we read:
"...that all penitents should examine themselves on the capital [mortal] sins, and confess them all, without exception, under penalty of eternal damnation."
Unconfessed mortal sin prevents the Catholic from receiving the Eucharist (pg.148). Venial sin, on the other hand, only "merits temporal punishment" (pg.147). So important is the difference between mortal and venial sin that in the Manual of Moral Theology, I, by Slater, on pages 201 and 202, we read: "If I (a priest) know that someone has made up his mind to commit sin and there is no other way of preventing him, I may lawfully induce him to be satisfied with some less offence of God than he was bent on committing. And so, if a man was determined to commit adultery, I do nothing morally wrong, but rather the contrary, by persuading him to commit fornication instead." Thus, we have the spectacle of a priest encouraging one of his parishoners to sin!
The Bible does not distinguish between mortal and venial sins, but clearly says, "The wages of sin is death" (not purgatory or temporal punishment). The Roman Catholic Church teaches that her priests (no matter how wicked or sinful they may personally be) exercise the power of forgiving sins by hearing confession of sins and granting pardon for them as ministers of God and in His name. Each Catholic is expected to account to a priest every impure thought or deed, to accuse himself before a priest of EVERY SIN to the best of their memory. What happens if a person "knowingly" keeps back a mortal sin in confession?
"A person who has knowingly kept back a mortal sin in confession must confess that he has made a bad confession, tell the sin he has kept back, mention the sacraments he has received since that time, and confess all other mortal sins he has committed since his last good confession" (The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism, 151).
After confessing their sins, the Catholic is instructed to "answer truthfully any question the priests asks" (pg.157). In the True Spouse of Christ, by "St." Liguori, page 352 we read:
"Obey (The confessor) blindly, that is, without asking reasons. Be careful, then, never to examine the directions of your confessor....In a word, keep before your eyes this great rule, that in obeying your confessor you obey God. Force yourself then, to obey him in spite of all fears. And be persuaded that if you are not obedient to him it will be impossible for you to go on well; but if you obey him you are secure. But you say, if I am damned in consequence of obeying my confessor, who will rescue me from hell? What you say is impossible" (Emphasis mine).
This false doctrine has caused guilt, shame, fear, disgrace, sexual immorality and hypocrisy in those who must participate. Guilt and fear occurs because a young girl cannot bring herself to lay before any man things she dare not repeat to her best friends. Shame and disgrace occurs if she does confess those secret sins. The abuse of the confessional involving lonely, misguided and spiritually weak women has been recognized by the Church: "...When, therefore, there is need of General Confession in the case of a female, the confessor is, of course, obliged to hear the same. But great precaution is required, for instance:
In many, many incidents throughout the vile history of Auricular Confession, the priest has used the confessional to seduce and destroy young and old women, married and single. It has used the confessional to seek out the weakest child who then finds himself controlled and/or molested by his confessor.
"Former Archbishop Robert Sanchez said child sex-abuse cases in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe [over 140 lawsuits were filed against the archdiocese] were kept secret because he didn't know it was a crime" (Proclaiming The Gospel, Oct./Dec.1996, 6).
Who better to know which children are the weakest and easiest prey but the man who hears their secret sins? A priest can commit a sin with one of his penitents and then forgive that sin! Just listen to this quote from "St." Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologica, Part III, Fourth Number, pages 274 and 276: "...a priest might happen to share in a sin committed by his subjects, e.g. by [carnal] knowledge of a woman who is his subject...If however, he were to absolve her it would be valid."
You might be asking yourself, "Doesn't the priest break his vow of chastity (this vow, taken by members, means abstention from sexual relations)?" The answer according to the Catholic church:
"A priest is said not to break his 'vow of chastity' 'by sinning against the sixth commandment [Catholic's version of the Ten Commandments differ from God's commands-see RC108.]" (Explanation of Catholic Morals, Stapleton, 149).
Even a priest who is personally in mortal sin can still forgive sin in the confessional! "The Church asks that a priest who absolves a penitent be in the state of grace. This does not mean, however that a priest in the state of mortal sin would not possess the power to forgive sins or that when exercised it would not be effective for the penitent" (Peace of Soul, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, 136; 1949; McGraw Hillbook Co. New York).
So let me get this straight. The Catholic Church is saying that a priest, guilty of pedophilia, can not only forgive the sins of those whom he has molested, but can forgive others as well! While in this state of mortal sin, he can still perform a valid mass, even though the church forbids the laity to receive the sacraments in a state of mortal sin. The priest probably did not himself make a good confession to his confessor - or else his confessor was of such low moral convictions that he did not feel the need to protect those children by warning their parents or possibly taking steps to see that the priest be removed from his position of authority.
The testimonies of those corrupted or defiled by this so-called "sacrament" number in the millions, and yet they still maintain: "The people are in no possible danger of deception" (Catholic Dict., Addis and Arnold, 738).
The above quote is quite deceiving to the average Catholic, but the priest knows it's a lie! The following quote proves it. "Yet, the priest, who is in truth the physician of souls, CAN BECOME THEIR DESTROYER if he is not fitted for the work of the confessional. He would cause innumerable sins, making false consciences, obliging people to make restitution when they are not bound, refusing absolution when it should be given, granting it when it should be withheld. Truly, the Scripture says; 'If the blind lead the blind both fall into the pit' " (The Priest, His Dignity and Obligations, Eudes, 147)(Emphasis mine).
Throughout the Bible remission of sin and salvation are connected with faith in Christ, nowhere with priestly absolution. In order to support her tribunal upon earth, the Roman Catholic Church deliberately misinterprets Matthew. 16:19: "And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
Also Matthew 18:18: "Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
The verb Jesus used in both Matthew 16:19 and 18:18 is so precise that no one who is familiar with the original language would ever believe that any Church or anyone within the Church, could ever decide which sins were to be forgiven or which ones which were to be refused forgiveness. The verb is the "perfect passive participle here, referring to a state of having been already forbidden or permitted [The New Testament: A Translation, by Charles B. Williams]
Thus, the Catholic Church, which certainly has had experienced Bible translators over the past 1,200 years, stands condemned for deliberating distorting Scripture to justify their un-Biblical practice of Auricular Confession!
And John 20:23: "Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained."
First of all, the "keys of the kingdom" refers to the authority to proclaim the terms of salvation in Christ. This is the privilege and duty of ALL Christian believers. The authority to bind and loose is first and foremost the commission to proclaim the gospel which liberates those who believe it, and consigns to bondage those who reject it. The Roman Catholic Church misinterprets this text in order to support the practice of confessing sins to a priest. The Biblical context clearly indicates, however, that the words of Matthew 16:19, 18:18, and John 20:23 were not only spoken to the apostles but also to those believers who were with them. Christian ministers are to preach repentance, but nothing is said about hearing confession and the granting of absolution (forgiveness of sins).
Ezr.10:11 says, "Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God...." And again in Mark 2:7
"...who can forgive sins but God only?" 1Jo.1:9 reads: "If we confess our sins, [To God, not a priest] He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us [absolution] from all unrighteousness."
I John 2:1: "And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous...."
Psalms 32:5 says: "I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah."
The Lord himself says: "And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more." ( Heb.10:17) In Matthew 18:15-18, the standard is set for dealing with sin in the church. If a brother sins against you, you were to go to that brother and: "...tell him his fault between thee and him ALONE: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more...if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church. And if he shall neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican" (Emphasis mine).
This is a far cry from Confession in the Catholic Church. When the man at Corinth had committed fornication, the whole church knew and judged; it was not a "secret sin" (I Cor.5). That man came back in tears repenting. (2 Cor.2:5-11) We are told to "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another" (James 5:16). Isa.58:7 says, "... that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh", again rebuking the idea of "secret sins". In the Old Testament King David sinned with another man's wife (Bathsheba) and then tried to hide his sin by sending her husband to the front lines to be killed. But God sent Nathan to proclaim these words to him:
"For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing [judgment] before all Israel...." (2 Sam.12:12)
But the priests of Rome would rather conceal than reveal the truth.
"He who dares to reveal a sin confided to him in the tribunal of penance, we decree that he be not only deposed from the sacerdotal office but also relegated to a monastery of strict observance to do penance for the remainder of his life" (Fourth Lateran Council, Canon XXI, as recorded in Disciplinary Decrees of the General Councils, Schroeder, 259).
The above illustration is taken from Saint Joseph's Baltimore Catechism, page 140. Satan can be subtle when trying to instill fear and guilt in a child instead of trust and love. Wouldn't it have been better to teach our children "God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."[?] (Jn.3:16)
As a young Catholic girl who went every week to confession, I can, from experience, tell you that the priest never received from me a true confession, for even if I would have believed I had given a "good confession", be assured that the Catholic does not confess the sins of idolatry (bowing before images) and blasphemy (giving to Mary the attributes that belong to God alone and worshipping a piece of bread as God).
When I was young, too young to have any "impure" thoughts, the fear of going into a dark booth to confess anything produced such a panic that I could not remember all my sins. I would try to list them in my mind, but when that window opened, I was terrified and would forget all the things I was going to say. I would then begin making up sins that I did not do, and forgetting those I did. Again, the Catholic Church was aware of this fear she instilled in youths, and its results, as stated Baron Van Heensbroech on pages 34-39 in his book, Fourteen Years a Jesuit:
"The harm done both to religion and morals by this early confession (seven years old) is obvious to anyone who is not blinded by the dogmatic and hieratic conceptions of Ultramontanism...If he is of a delicate and timid nature, confession becomes a torment, a source of doubt and trouble; if made of coarser stuff, the mechanism of confession tends to destroy what little delicacy of conscience he possesses."
As I matured into a young lady, when asked by the priest, "Do you have any impure thoughts", I blushed to think that I could reveal to that man anything so personal nor should my God ask me to debase myself in such a manner, so I lied to the priest and pretended that the only impure thoughts I ever had was being angry with my saintly mother, pretending that I was too pure to even understand the question. But I did understand. As an adult woman, I refused again to debase myself. Please remember that I was not a "Protestant"...I was a devout Catholic who was in good standing with the priest. I taught CCD classes and was well respected. My rejection of confessing to a priest was not an isolated incident, as many of my peers were just as rebellious as I was concerning this matter. The hypocrisy that I and many, many others like myself practiced is a very typical outcome of forcing anyone to expose their most secret sexual sins. Former Catholic priest, Chiniquy, rightly asks:
"How can that man, whose heart and memory are just made the reservoir of all the grossest impurities the world has ever known, help others to be chaste and pure?" (The Priest, The Woman, and The Confessional, Chiniquy, 80)
The invention of auricular confession has filled the laymen's mind with so much fear and anxiety that it is impossible to have total peace as Chiniquy recognized:
"But there is no possible peace so long as the penitent is not sure that he has remembered, counted, and confessed every past sinful thought, word and deed. It is, then, impossible, yes! It is morally and physically impossible for a soul to find peace through auricular confession. If the law which says to every sinner: 'You are bound, under pain of eternal damnation, to remember all your bad thoughts and confess them to the best of your memory,' were not so evidently a satanic invention, it ought to be put among the most infamous ideas which have ever come out of the brain of fallen men. For who can remember and count the thoughts of a week, of a day, nay of an hour of this sinful life?...Though the penitent is told that he must confess his thoughts only according to his best recollection, he will never, never know if he has done his best efforts to remember everything: he will constantly fear lest he has not done his best to count and confess them correctly" (The Priest, The Woman and The Confessional, Chiniquy, 101; Textual emphasis added).
I talked with one Catholic girl, Sharon (still Catholic, but not practicing her faith) and she told me of the fear and agony that the confessional held for her. When she was very young, her family was getting ready to go to church and had agreed to receive the Eucharist "as a family". They made the children fast before going to church (at that time you were not allowed to eat anything after midnight in order to take the Eucharist). Sharon was so hungry that she sneakily ate a piece of bread and went to communion anyway. Sharon was sure her sin warranted hell and believed in her heart that if she did not confess it she would certainly spend eternity there. When it came time to confess, she, fearing the priest because he knew her family and might tell on her, refused to confess. For a very long time she lived in fear of eternal damnation, a frightening and tormenting thought for an adult, let alone a child.
Mike, a 20 year-old former Catholic, told me that he never confessed everything to the priest. He felt "It was none of his business", a typical attitude. My own brother had a very upsetting experience with confession as a young man. At age 17, he went to the priest to confess that he had "touched a girl's breast". The priest refused to give him absolution and the two continued to argue in front of the church. My brother proceeded to tell the priest, "You have no authority to tell me my sins cannot be forgiven". (My brother, his wife and three children are saved now and know the true forgiveness of sins!)
Of all the Catholics and former Catholics I have questioned, none of them have been totally honest with the priest. Yet in private, many of those same people cried out to God and confessed to Him with open honesty and sincere tears! The yoke of bondage that auricular confession has caused is so heavy, degrading and humiliating that it is a far cry from the words of our Lord Jesus Christ who said in Mt.11:28-30:
"Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
Chiniquy, in his book, The Priest, The Woman and The Confessional, page 117, observes:
"It is a public fact, which no learned Roman Catholic has ever denied, that auricular confession became a dogma and obligatory practice of the church only at the Council of Lateran in the year 1215, under the Pope Innocent III. Not a single trace of auricular confession, as a dogma, can be found before that year."
Chiniquy also commented: "I know that the advocates of auricular confession present to their silly dupes several passages of the Holy Fathers, where it is said that sinners were going to that priest or that bishop to confess their sins: but this is a most dishonest way of presenting that fact - for it is evident to all those who are a little acquainted with the church history of those times, that these referred only to the public confessions for public transgressions through the office of the penitentiary...[which] was this: In every large city, a priest or minister was specially appointed to preside over the church meetings where the members who had committed public sins were obliged to confess them publicly before the assembly in order to be reinstated in the privileges of their membership... this was perfectly in accordance with what St. Paul had done with regard to the incestuous one of Corinth; that scandalous sinner who had cast obloquy on the Christian name, but who, after confessing and weeping over his sins before the church, obtained his pardon not from a priest in whose ears he had whispered all the details of his incestuous intercourse, but from the whole church assembled...There is as much difference between such public confessions and auricular confessions, as there is between heaven and hell, between God and his great enemy, Satan " (ibid., 116).
Concerning the Confessions of Augustine: "...it is vain that you look in that book for a single word about auricular confession. That book is an unimpeachable witness that both Augustine and his saintly mother, Monica whom it mentions so often, lived and died without ever having been to confess. That book may be called the most crushing evidence to prove that 'the dogma of auricular confession' is a modern imposture" (The Priest, The Woman and The Confessional, Chiniquy, 114).
In the tenth book of his Confessions, Chapter III, Augustine protested against the idea that men could do anything to cure the spiritual leper, or forgive the sins of their brethren: "What have I to do with men that they should hear my confessions, as if they were able to heal my infirmities? The human race is very curious to know another person's life, but very lazy to correct it" (The Priest, The Woman and The Confessional, Chiniquy, 114).
John Chrysostom in his homily, De Paenitentia, Vol. IV., col. 901, also raised his voice against auricular confession:
"We do not request you to go to confess your sins to any of your fellowmen, but only to God... You need no witnesses of your confession. Secretly acknowledge your sins, and let God alone hear you" (The Priest, The Woman and The Confessional, Chiniquy, 114).
St. Basil in his Commentary on Psalms 37 says: "I have not come before the world to make a confession with my lips. But I close my eyes, and confess my sins in the secret of my heart. Before thee, O God, I pour out my sighs, and thou alone art the witness. My groans are within my soul. There is no need of many words to confess: sorrow and regret are the best confession. Yes, the lamentations of the soul, which thou art pleased to hear, are the best confession" (The Priest, The Woman and The Confessional, Chiniquy, 115).
In a small work of Chrysostom's entitled Catethesis ad illuminandos, Vol.II., 210, we read:
"What we should most admire is not that God forgives our sins, but that he does not disclose them to anyone, nor wishes us to do so. What he demands of us is to confess our transgressions to him alone to obtain pardon."
The practice of auricular confession would become one of the most degrading "sacraments" that man could imagine! With such books as The Mirror of the Clergy, page 357, the door was opened for Satan to work his havoc:
"It is necessary that the confessor should know everything on which he has to exercise his judgment. Let him then, with wisdom and subtlety, interrogate the sinners on the sins which they may ignore, or conceal through shame!"
And havoc Satan did sow in Catholicism, for the daily abominations grew to such a problem that by the year 1560, Pius IV published a Bull by which all the girls and married women who had been seduced into sins by their confessors, were ordered to denounce them:
"...and a certain number of high church officers of the Holy Inquisition were authorized to take the depositions of the fallen penitents. The thing was, at first, tried at Seville, one of the principal cities of Spain. When the edict was first published, the number of women who felt bound in conscience to go and depose against their father confessors, was so great, that though there were thirty notaries, and as many inquisitors, to take the depositions they were unable to do the work in the appointed time. Thirty days more were given, but the inquisitors were so overwhelmed with the numberless depositions, that another period of time of the same length was given. But this, again, was found insufficient. At the end, it was found that the number of priests who had destroyed the purity of their penitents was so great that it was impossible to punish them all. THE INQUEST WAS GIVEN UP, AND THE GUILTY CONFESSORS REMAINED UNPUNISHED. Several attempts of the same nature have been tried by other popes, but with about the same success" (The Priest, The Woman and The Confessional, 43) (Emphasis mine).
Doesn't this sound like the problem today, especially with priests who have committed homosexual acts with young boys?!
These Bulls are irrefutable testimony that auricular confession is one of the most powerful inventions of the devil to corrupt the heart, pollute the body, and damn the soul!
The practice of auricular confession is not based on Biblical, but rather on pagan principles. Chiniquy sees the similarity of the auricular confession in light of Romanism:
"Let those who want more information on that subject read the poems of Juvenal, Propertius, and Tibellus. Let them peruse all the historians of old Rome, and they will see the perfect resemblance which exists between the priests of the Pope and those of Bacchus, in reference to the vows of celibacy, the secrets of auricular confession, celebration of the so-called 'sacred mysteries' and the unmentionable moral corruption of the two systems of religion. In fact, when one reads the poems of Juvenal, he thinks he has before him the books of Den, Liguori, Lebreyne, Kenric" (The Priest, The Woman and The Confessional, Chiniquy, 140).
Chiniquy,as a young priest, was confronted with the corruption of auricular confession. Early in his priesthood, he had an experience that would change him forever. A beautiful young girl entered his confessional box and with tears trickling down her cheeks and a voice muffled by her sobs she began speak. Her testimony is as follows:
"Dear Father...I am a desperately great sinner. Oh! I fear that I am lost! But if there is still a hope for me to be saved, for God's sake, do not rebuke me! Before I begin my confession, allow me to ask you not to pollute my ears by questions which our confessors are in the habit of putting to their female penitents; I have already been destroyed by those questions. Before I was seventeen years old, God knows that His angels are not more pure than I was; but the chaplain of the Nunnery where my parents had sent me for my education, though approaching old age, put to me, in the confessional, a question which at first I did not understand, but, unfortunately, he had put the same questions to one of my young classmates, who made fun of them in my presence, and explained them to me; for she understood them too well. This first unchaste conversation of my life plunged my thoughts into a sea of iniquity, till then absolutely unknown to me; temptations of the most humiliating character assailed me for a week, day and night; after which, sins which I would blot out with my blood, if it were possible, overwhelmed my soul as with a deluge. But the joys of the sinner are short. Struck with terror at the thought of the judgments of God, after a few weeks of the most deplorable life, I determined to give up my sins and reconcile myself to God. Covered with shame and trembling from head to foot, I went to confess to my old confessor, whom I respected as a saint and cherished as a father. With sincere tears of repentance, I confessed to him the greatest part of my sins, though I concealed one of them, through shame, and respect for my spiritual guide. But I did not conceal from him that the strange questions he had put to me at my last confession, were, with the natural corruption of my heart, the principal cause of my destruction. He spoke to me very kindly, encouraged me to fight against my bad inclinations, and, at first, gave me very kind and good advice. But when I thought he had finished speaking, and as I was preparing to leave the confessional box, he put to me two new questions of such a polluting character that I fear neither the blood of Christ nor all the fires of hell will ever be able to blot them out from my memory. Those questions have achieved my ruin; they have stuck to my mind like two deadly arrows; they are day and night before my imagination; they fill my very arteries and veins with a deadly poison. It is true that, at first, they filled me with horror and disgust; but alas! I soon got so accustomed to them that they seemed to be incorporated with me, and as if becoming a second nature. Those thoughts have become a new source of innumerable criminal thoughts, desires and actions. A month later, we were obliged by the rules of our convent to go and confess; but by this time, I was so completely lost, that I no longer blushed at the idea of confessing my shameful sins to a man; it was the very contrary. I had real, diabolical pleasure in the thought that I should have a long conversation with my confessor on those matters, and that he would ask me more of his strange questions. In fact, when I had told him everything without a blush, he began to interrogate me, and God knows what corrupting things fell from his lips into my poor criminal heart! Every one of his questions was thrilling my nerves, and filling me with the most shameful sensations. After an hour of this criminal tete-a-tete with my old confessor (for it was nothing else but a criminal tete-a-tete), I perceived that he was as depraved as I myself. With some half-covered words, he made a criminal proposition, which I accepted with covered words also; and during more than a year, we have lived together in the most sinful intimacy. Though he was much older than I, I loved him in the most foolish way. When the course of my convent instruction was finished, my parents called me back to their home. I was really glad of the change of residence, for I was beginning to be tired of my criminal life. My hope was that, under the direction of a better confessor, I should reconcile myself to God and begin a Christian life. Unfortunately for me, my new confessor, who was very young, began also his interrogations. He soon fell in love with me, and I loved him in a most criminal way. I have done with him things which I hope you will never request me to reveal to you, for they are too monstrous to be repeated, even in the confessional, by a woman to a man. I do not say these things to take away the responsibilities of my iniquities with this young confessor from my shoulders, for I think I have been more criminal than he was. It is my firm conviction that he was a good and holy priest before he knew me but the questions he put to me, and the answers I had to give him melted his heart - I know it- just as boiling lead would melt the ice on which it flows. I know this is not such a a detailed confession as our holy Church requires me to make, but I have thought it necessary for me to give you this short history of the life of the greatest and most miserable sinner who ever asked you to help her to come out from the tomb of her iniquities. This is the way I have lived these past few years. But last Sabbath, God, in his infinite mercy, looked down upon me. He inspired you to give us the Prodigal Son as a model of true conversion, and as the most marvellous proof of the infinite compassion of the dear Saviour for the sinner. I have wept day and night since that happy day, when I threw myself into the arms of my loving merciful Father. Even now, I can hardly speak, because my regret for my past iniquities, and my joy that I am allowed to bathe the feet of the Saviour with tears, are so great that my voice is choked. You understand that I have forever given up my last confessor. I come to ask you to do me the favor to receive me among your penitents. Oh! Do not reject nor rebuke me, for the dear Saviour's sake! Be not afraid to have at your side such a monster of iniquity! But before going further, I have two favors to ask from you. The first is, that you will never do anything to ascertain my name; the second is, that you will never put to me any of those questions by which so many penitents are lost and so many priests forever destroyed. Twice I have been lost by those questions. We come to our confessors that they may throw upon our guilty souls the pure waters which flow from heaven to purify us; but instead of that, with their unmentionable questions, they pour oil on the burning fires which are already raging in our poor sinful hearts."
Chiniquy could not grant her request of not hearing her confession and absolving her of her sins as he would have been going against Roman doctrine. She left the confessional in tears crying, "Then, O my God, I am lost, forever lost!" The young woman collapsed on the floor, and Chiniquy carried her to her father's house. She had a dream:
"Oh, no! it was not a dream, it was a reality. My Jesus came to me; He was bleeding; His crown of thorns was on His head, the heavy cross was bruising his shoulders. He said to me, with a voice so sweet that no human tongue can imitate it, 'I have seen thy tears, I have heard thy cries, and I know thy love for Me; thy sins are forgiven; take courage; in a few days thou shalt be with me!'"
For the next month she barely hung on to life. Chiniquy remained at her side urging her to confess, but instead of seeing a young girl tortured by guilt, he saw a calmness and peace in her as she exclaimed, "He has loved me so much that He died for my sins!" As she meditated on these words, tears rolled down her cheeks. Chiniquy, sensing that her death was near, fell on his knees and begged her to shake off her shame and to obey the church of Rome and confess every sin but she, with an air of dignity, said:
"Is it true that, after the sin of Adam and Eve, God Himself made coats of skins, and clothed them that they might not see each other's nakedness? How is it possible that our confessors dare to take away from us that holy, divine coat of modesty and self-respect?"
Chiniquy watched the young girl die filled with "the peace of God, which passeth all understanding". (Phil.4:7) Her last words are true words of wisdom:
"I thank and bless you, dear father, for the parable of the Prodigal son, on which you preached a month ago. You have brought me to the feet of the dear Saviour; there I have found a peace and a joy surpassing anything the human heart can feel; I have thrown myself into the arms of my Heavenly Father, and I know He has mercifully accepted and forgiven His poor prodigal child! Oh, I see the angels with their golden harps around the throne of the Lamb! Do you not hear the celestial harmony of their songs? I go - I go to join them in my Father's house. I SHALL NOT BE LOST!"
Her dying testimony forever touched Chiniquy who only later understood the peace that the young girl experienced. It is the same peace that I have personally found in Jesus Christ. The peace to know that his blood "cleanseth us from all sin" (1 Jn.1:7)
Micah 7:19 says, "...he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea."
Auricular confession breeds torment and fear.
1 John 4:18 tells us: "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love."
Since I have come to know our Lord and Savior and to understand what true forgiveness is, I no longer live in fear and torment. I no longer hide my sins, but rather repent and turn from them, knowing full well that my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ paid for every one of, not only mine, but every single sin of every single person who has ever, or will ever inhabit this earth. No man or man-made institution can wrest that power from our God. (Rom.8: 38-39) There is no more shame, for as the scripture says:
"But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head." (Ps.3:3)
by Rebecca A. Sexton , Former Catholics For Christ
Truly, Satan created the abomination of Auricular Confession in many of his Pagan religions throughout history to defile the souls of the poor sinner, to destroy the mind and soul of the genuine priest, and to lead all of its adherents straight into Hell. Roman Catholicism does all this, in the name of Jesus Christ!
We pray that you will see the enormity of this sinful practice, and see the purity of confessing your innermost sins to the most Holy God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! As we quoted above, we are amazed that Jesus Christ not only forgives our sin, but then does not make them public for everyone to see how foul we truly are in our inner hearts and minds.
Once you trust only in Jesus Christ, for both Forgiveness of Sin, and Confession of Sin, you will experience "the peace that passeth all understanding", of which the Bible so often speaks! You will also feel the blessed assurance of the Holy Spirit that you ARE saved and are as assured of Heaven as if you were already there!
David Bay, Director, The Cutting Edge Ministries
If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as Savior, but have come to realize His reality and want to accept His FREE Gift of Eternal Life, you can also do so now, in the privacy of your home. Once you accept Him as Savior, you are spiritually Born Again, and are as assured of Heaven as if you were already there. Then, you can rest assured that nothing will not hurt you spiritually. You will also know the greatest heart peace that the greatest God can give to one of His own children.
If you would like to become Born Again, and come to know this wonderful heart peace, turn to our Salvation Page now.
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Use of the online literacy program WriteToLearn jumped from 126,000 essay submissions this fall to 259,000 during the winter testing window.
Changes to Advanced Placement program for 2011-12
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Summer is officially here and you can play with fun colors to work into your wardrobe! Don't be caught wearing dull winter colors like black and grey, it is finally the time of year to try something new. Brighten your day with colorful designer swimwear. We have picked a few celebrities who seem to love bright and bold colors to show you how it's done!
Iggy Azalea is a rising singer/rapper originally from Australia. She then moved to Miami and was a model there for some time. It is easy to see where she gets her bright colored style from! Following in Iggy's footsteps and incorporating bright luxury swimwear may just be the pop of color you need in your wardrobe this summer! We think our Hot Stuff bikini would be perfect for Iggy. The bandeau top with bold gold details is a great way to make a colorful statement.
We all know Nikki Minaj for her crazy colorful style and hair. Nikki loves to play around with different styles but always makes sure it is bright and colorful. She really never has a dull outfit on and she definitely knows how to stand out in the crowd. Our Rock The Boat monokini resembles Nikki's creative and daring style. The beautiful gold detailing along with the bright chevron pattern give the suit a luxurious and unique flair.
Lastly, is the gorgeous singer/songwriter Katy Perry. Katy has a fun and playful style that is seldom seen on any other celebrity. She loves to try new styles that others would never think of. She always keeps her outfits super colorful and upbeat. She sometimes even dies her hair crazy colors just to add an extra wow-factor to her outfits. We think Katy would look incredible in our turquoise Sugar Rush Bikini. The bright color and gold chain details on the neck and hip ties would make anyone stand out in a crowd!
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Although this project may not seem to have much potential at first glance, tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano's tribute to Frank Sinatra is consistently brilliant and inventive. Since Sinatra recorded countless songs, Lovano had plenty to choose from, and he came up with 13 superior standards. Rather than just play the tunes in conventional swing fashion, Lovano is featured in quite a few different settings, caressing and bending the melodies a la Sonny Rollins. "Chicago" is taken as a duet with drummer Al Foster, eight songs have Judi Silvano's haunting voice mostly singing wordlessly as part of the ensemble, Manny Albam orchestrated eight songs (some of which use woodwinds and a few strings), and other key players include pianist Kenny Werner, bassist George Mraz and Billy Drewes on soprano sax and bass clarinet. No matter how familiar the song (including "I'll Never Smile Again," "I've Got the World on a String," a rollicking "South of the Border" and "One For My Baby"), each performance has plenty of surprising moments. A real gem. ~ Scott Yanow


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Ethan in London
A quick photo post – Ethan Hawke in London today for an appearance on GMTV in a very well tailored suit, not something Troy Dyer would wear at all, hell no, but it brings back Troy memories anyway because, like many of you, and my friend Michelle, that was how I like him best.
He looks hot, non? what is it with the stage? Jude Law too.
Ethan is performing on stage in 2 productions at the Old Vic, The Cherry Orchard and The Winter's Tale, both directed by Sam Mendes.
Have to head to studio for a quick shoot. Back soon, will post more.
Photos from Flynetonline.com


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Going green…everyone seems to be heading in that direction. And a good thing too. Our little planet is straining a little more everyday under the pressure of the zillions of children (that would be us) she holds to her bosom. We use her gifts with no regard to what's left in the larder. We clutter our playrooms with our toys and forget to pick up. We play mad scientist while the fumes from our experiments burn holes in the umbrella she holds up to protect us. Naughty, naughty children.
Slowly but ever so surely though, we are wizening up. All heads are unquestionably turning towards the one common goal of helping Mother Earth. Awareness, resources, and necessity are at different levels in different places — so the pace of change is sometimes slow, sometimes fast — but change is undeniably in the air. We are picking up after ourselves. We recycle. We lug our own bags to the grocery. We compost. We try to educate ourselves. We try to consume less and waste less.
We dream of a sustainable pig farm…ok, that's just me. Anyways.
I am not a green goddess by any stretch of the imagination…the Earth has her own bone (or two) to pick with me. I use more than my fair share of paper (I love stationary and notepads…and paper towels). Ziplock and I are inseparable. I use too much dishwashing liquid and love to keep a plate under a stream of running water until I am 500% sure that there isn't a trace of soap left. I smoke (oh wow. True confessions!).
On the upside, I do lug my own bags to market (I even have one for wine bottles!). I recycle as much paper as I can (not the paper towels). I try to support enterprises that are working towards this same goal (looking for locally-made Earth-friendly cleaning products? See here! They smell fabulous too!). So I hope I am not that errant of a child.
But just in case…here's a small, green bit of deliciousness in her honor…
Salsa Verde
(adapted from Donna Hay Magazine issue 23, page 70)
- 1/2 cup dill leaves
- 1 cup flat leaf parsley leaves
- 1/2 cup mint leaves
- 1 tablespoon capers in brine, drained (original recipe had 2 tablespoons salted capers, rinsed, but I can't find any here)
- 1-2 anchovy fillets (original recipe had 4 fillets, optional, but the anchovies I had were salty enough)
- 1 garlic clove
- Cracked black pepper
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
– Place the dill, parsley, mint, capers, anchovies, garlic, and pepper in the bowl of a food processor and process in short bursts until roughly chopped.
– Add lemon juice and olive oil and pulse a few times until just combined.
There are many versions of this herb sauce out there – Mexican (which would have things like tomatillos and jalapenos in it and is usually thinner/smoother in texture), French (sauce verte), Italian (gremolata is just one famous example), and German (Grüne Soße). This roughly chopped version I've made seems closest to Italian in origin.
I loved the chunkiness of this version along with its incredibly crisp and leafy flavour — robust and clean at the same time. It goes amazingly well with fish…especially fish that is both fatty and flavourful like salmon. I also added it to some deviled eggs – yum! I imagine there must be heaps of other ways to use this as it is delicious!
I realize that that (up top) was quite a long-winded and perhaps a bit way-off introduction to a salsa verde recipe, but both in appearance and in taste, this was so brilliantly green and fresh and bright that it did turn my daydreams towards a world that could be the same way. Plus, everything in this gorgeous sauce is really a gift from a planet filled with life. And besides, anytime is the right time to talk about going green and saving the Earth 🙂


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Joetoth needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 22 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
A small, fun company excited to break into the online dating industry.
18-40 Male and Females mostly. People looking for a fun new way to connect, but knows how to use the common features of a dating site.
Attached is the final brown and pink logo. I would like the site to have a primary color of a shade of blue (Not very bright). A little pink can be used anywhere and any other colors. You are free to move the elements around, anyway that makes the layout fit. The attached mockup is a combination of elements from jazzed.com and okcupid.com. I would like the final product to keep all the information on the page, but look completely different as much as possible.
Remember that this design will be cut up and I would like to use HTML5+CSS over images where possible.
Layout will be 960px and will eventually be cut up into html+css using the blueprint css framework. All the information/elements will be included in the attached mockup.
Attached a mockup.
http://okcupid.com - Very nice design. Clean and holds all the information well.
http://jazzed.com - Nice design. Everything flows well together.
http://casualkiss.com - can feel a bit busy in some places
http://zoosk.com - Nice and simple, but a little too cartoony


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Pete McAteer needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 212 designs submitted by 48 freelance designers.
Ex Energy
Ex Energy is a new edgy investment company focused on the oil and gas sector predominantly as well as the developing renewable sector. See http://www.fundmax.net (old name) for more details.
We are looking for a fresh, modern and simple logo for the company which will be used in all our corporate communications going forward.
Please don't use oil drops or flames as we plan to be in renewables and environmentally highly sensitive.
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Promoting private sector development in Tanzania: Don't ask the firms what they want!
If you are raising your children by focusing on giving them what they want, don't read this blog. Today most governments want to help the firms operating in their country. But because this task is a complex one, their strategy has been to ask businessmen directly.
In Tanzania, almost every week, there is a new survey reporting firms' concerns or wishes. If this has proved useful to understand better the entrepreneurs' motivation, in my view it may have led to some misguided policy actions, at least in the formulation of priorities, by the authorities.


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Op-eds by president-elect Glassner featured in Wall Street Journal and USA Today
September 28, 2010
Los Angeles, California
In his best-selling book The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things, Barry Glassner critiques society's fixation on fear. In new opinion pieces published in USA Today and the Wall Street Journal, Lewis & Clark's president-elect reflects on manifestations of the fear phenomenon that have become apparent as he makes the transition to his new position: the new proliferation of scare stories about college costs and student debt, and the gloomy tall tales that Portland and Los Angeles tell about one another.
Glassner's Sept. 28 USA Today op-ed can be found on the newspaper's website.
The Wall Street Journal op-ed, which appeared on Sept. 25, is reprinted below with permission.
Of Sunny Hell and Soggy Hell
Why is it that so many of us are inclined to believe that cities other than ours stink?
By BARRY GLASSNER
Los Angeles
As a sociologist, I've spent much of my career debunking overblown fears about adolescents, racial and religious groups, and psychiatric patients, among other people who are regularly demonized in the public imagination.
Only lately, through firsthand experience, have I come to appreciate the extent to which entire cities get typecast in much the same ways. To hear it from many of my friends, neighbors and colleagues here in Los Angeles, I am moving to a soggy hell. Awaiting me in a few weeks when I move up the coast to Portland, Ore., I'm warned, are endless rain, depression-inducing cloudiness, and a place so small and provincial that it doesn't deserve to be called a city.
If I'm to believe many of the folks I've met in Oregon, on the other hand, our relocation is not so much a move as the end of a sentence, a release from a prison of spirit-crushing traffic, surly people, sky-high crime rates and living costs, and a sun so monotonous and glaring it can leave you blind.
When something is demonized in the popular imagination there is usually a kernel of truth in what is being said. But it's just that—a kernel. Far more important and worthy of attention are how and why a people or a place is condemned.
In truth, Portland is far from the dreary backwater some Angelenos imagine it to be, just as living in L.A. is a vastly more pleasant experience than Portlanders' nightmare narratives would suggest.
Yes, it does rain often in Portland. But as you discover if you've visited in July or August, the weather is often reliably gorgeous in the summer. During those eight months a year of frequent precipitation, the rain falls lightly, more mist than downpour. The golfers, hikers and bikers I've met there—and they're plentiful—enjoy their outdoor pursuits nearly year-round.
The gloomy skies can get to you, I'm told, but Portland has an antidote on seemingly every corner. Those ubiquitous coffeehouses, and the devotion with which Portlanders prepare and consume their offerings, are no mere coincidence. A challenge to connoisseurs: Find me a better cup than I buy at Spella Caffe in downtown Portland, and I owe you a double latte.
Portland is dwarfed by Los Angeles, but—get this—it has vibrant theater and music scenes, some venues of which rival any in Los Angeles, and with less attitude. They even have opera and ballet. Portland has big-city problems, too, including conspicuous homelessness that can surprise even the most jaded big-city eyes.
I have found Portlanders a reasonable and friendly bunch, but a less generous side tends to emerge if you get them talking about Los Angeles. The contempt extends beyond the Lakers, I've learned as I work to embrace the Trail Blazers. Did you know that Los Angeles is so crime-ridden that major swaths of the city must be avoided at all costs? Chief among them, supposedly, is the area around the University of Southern California campus, where I have worked for nearly 20 years.
Portlanders are incredulous when I attempt to set them straight with statistics that confirm what my experience has taught—that Los Angeles is, by and large, among the nation's safer cities, and the area in and around USC has crime rates lower than those at many comparably sized Midwestern campuses. As I tell the people in my soon-to-be home, I have rarely if ever felt unsafe in Los Angeles. And never have I said to myself, "How sad, another bright, sunny day."
Why is it that people in Los Angeles feel compelled to ridicule Portland, and vice versa? I suspect it has everything to do with making ourselves feel better about our present circumstances, and holding off the upsetting thought that the grass might be greener, or the sun brighter, on the other side.
As much as we Angelenos convince ourselves that we live at the center of the universe, life can be hard here. It is crowded, expensive and traffic-choked, and the air is anything but pristine. The fact is these problems are not as acute in Portland, Minneapolis, Austin, Pittsburgh or most other midsize cities. Los Angeles residents console themselves with the knowledge that those other places are too rainy, cold or small, but each offers certain undeniable advantages over a megalopolis.
But here's a secret I'm uncovering as I become more familiar with life on the other end of Interstate 5: The grass, figuratively speaking, is pretty much the same shade of green. They have traffic and crime in Portland. There, too, governments are struggling to keep up with their obligations and public needs. The people are also going through the daily challenge of fitting too much into too few hours, and facing too many financial pressures with too few dollars.
Lest you doubt that L.A. and Portland are in much the same boat, remember this: Residents of both places have to settle for watching other cities' pro football teams on Sunday afternoons.
Mr. Glassner, a sociology professor and author of "The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things" (Basic Books, 2010), will become president of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore., in October.


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by Hugh Gilmore
A while ago I lived for a year and a half in Gilgil, Kenya, in a small upcountry bungalow that had been the manager's house on a 56,000-acre cattle ranch. This small structure, with its red walls and corrugated-tin roof was quite comfortable in many ways. It stood near a bluff in the Great Rift Valley, had spacious windows and was isolated enough that animals such as zebras, dik-diks, impalas, gazelles, baboons and guinea fowl were a nearly constant presence.
The house also had a few disadvantages. No electricity, for one. For another, the grass and bush surround had to be kept down because snakes, including poisonous species such as spitting cobras, were plentiful. Also, hundreds of bats lived in the crawl space above. While it was a pleasure to see them all fly out at dusk, the ammonia-like smell of guano at certain times of the year had an unforgettable tang.
A further disadvantage lay in the fact that the local baboon troop – which I had come as an anthropologist to study – used to stop by to raid the trash pit and, while they were at it, tear the windshield wipers off my VW van. The easy and the hard, however, easily balanced themselves out. I loved living there.
What I could not get used to was not having enough to read. I'd brought one paperback book with me from home (E. L. Doctorow's "Ragtime"), but had finished it on the plane – easy enough to do – the flight took nearly 20 hours back then. A few shops in Nairobi, our entry point, sold books, but I was there as a limited-budget dissertation student, and books – even paperbacks – were comparatively expensive.
I sprung for today's equivalent of $10 to buy Graham Greene's "The Quiet American." Unfortunately, I started reading it that night and finished it during the first two days of our week-long stay in Nairobi arranging visas, buying provisions, and purchasing the VW "Kombi" whose unreliability would soon become the curse of our rural existence.
With nothing to read in my luggage, I drove out from Nairobi, crossed the magnificent escarpment where one first views the Great Rift Valley, and hours later arrived at the little cottage bungalow outside the town of Gilgil (four "dukas," or stores, and a post office).
Fortunately the last researchers to use this house were Americans, and they'd left a few books behind. I remember finding "The Hobbit" and Edward Abbey's "The Monkey Wrench Gang." As it turned it, whenever a new baboon is born the researcher on duty is entitled to "name" it. Hence there were baboons running around the dusty African savannah with such Middle-earthian names as Frodo and Gandalf. The troop itself was known as "The Pumphouse Gang" a play on the name of the Abbey characters.
My work at Gilgil required me to get up before sunrise every morning and drive to the cliffs where the baboons had slept the night before. I'd do a morning census, begin my sampling work (I was studying their communication, especially their vocalizations), and continue collecting the ecological and dietary data needed for the long-range studies begun by previous researchers.
Most days I'd walk along with the troop wherever they went, noting their behavior, until they retired on another cliff somewhere, often miles from where they'd started. Then with night coming on I'd walk back to my car and drive home. Nightfall comes quickly at the equator.
I'd always have work to do at night, but eventually my leisure time would come. With no TV (Deo gratias) or movies, and only occasional music (tape-player batteries were expensive), I wrote letters every evening. There is no greater promoter of writing a letter than the hunger to receive one. I missed the news from home. And I also read books.
Since we had no electricity you might wonder how I managed to get enough light to read by. Kerosene lanterns were cheap, but smelly. Coleman lamps are delicate, expensive, noisy and cast a weird light on the printed page. I found that I preferred, and could afford, three candles, all set in the same shallow 9-inch bowl. The light is bright enough if you sit close by and its warm glow remains enchanting in my memories even now, many years later.
By this means, I soon eased into the habit of reading, on average, a book a night. I read more than 400 books during my stay in Africa. That would be an impressive number if I did not confess that most of them were mysteries of the kind that are very easily gobbled up. But I read a number of serious books too.
I must pause here and tell you how I gained access to so many books. Kenya had been an English colony before independence came in 1963. Wherever the English settled, you may be sure they founded a country club. In a little town like Gilgil it is inevitable that English-speaking people will meet by chance at the post office (we all spoke Swahili too, in case you think we were culturally resistant), or be given someone's name by a shopkeeper. Friendship becomes almost inevitable. And so there was a Gilgil Country Club. Tennis courts, snooker tables, Sunday "bangers and mash" suppers, and, thank goodness, a library. All of which were graciously made available to me.
The library was a single room that held about a thousand shelved books. What a joy, whenever I had time to raid the library's shelves. At first I had a hard time deciding what to read, because there were very few authors there I knew or liked. But with no alternative, a book is a book is a book. I just started taking ten at a time, any ten.
I wound up reading a number of good authors I might never have tried. In the serious literature category, for example, Doris Lessing rode supreme. I'd never read her. "The Golden Notebook" was a highlight of my reading year. More Graham Greene. John Fowles. Lawrence Durrell's "The Alexandrian Quartet." Not my cup of tea I thought before I tried it, but I loved it anyway.
And the mysteries. Nearly every library in the world has more mystery fiction than any other kind. I am an American hard-boiled fan, but I romped through some of the English standards with great delight. Ngaio Marsh (New Zealand, actually), Agatha Christie (of course) and P. D. James were my mainstays. I was also introduced to the horse racing stories of the former steeplechase jockey, Dick Francis. The library also had a lot of American mysteries, and I read nearly all of Rex Stout and Erle Stanley Gardner, two old-timers I'd not read before.
With no "enemies of reading" present, I read a lot of books. With little choice of what to read, I discovered a lot of authors I enjoyed that I'd never have chosen under ordinary circumstances. Sometimes being deprived of choice can actually turn to your benefit by making you try something you wind up liking.
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What is a National Square Dance Convention®?
- The National Square Dance Convention® is a convening or gathering of a large number of dedicated square dancers, round dancers, Contra dancers, cloggers, folk dancers, country western dancers, callers, callers, cuers, leaders, organizational officers, and suppliers, at a convenient location for the purpose of discussing common objectives, exchanging ideas, trying out new techniques and dancing together. All aspects of the total square dance movement are normally present at the National Square Dance Convention®.
Why should an organization Bid for a Convention?
- A National Square Dance Convention® is not a festival. The organization will have an opportunity to invite square dancers from around the world to share their city, dancing, community, and hospitality. Without a doubt, it is a lot of hard work, but the camaraderie that you will develop with your dancers will strengthen into life-long friendships. You may even be able to recruit former dancers to rejoin our dancing.
How often does the National Square Dance Convention® come to our part of the county?
- A National Square Dance Convention® is the largest Square Dance Convention and the opportunity to attend one is co0nsidered to be the apex, peak, or top event of a square dancers career. It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for many square dancers, since it is an event that takes places close to home only once in roughly 10 to 13 years.
How successful are the National Square Dance Conventions®?
- Without question, the National Square Dance Convention® is one of the largest, most successful gatherings anywhere in the world. The most awesome and unbelievable fact to sophisticated, professional convention planners is – the 4-day convention is planned and conducted by amateurs and volunteers who devote thousands of hours just for the love of their recreation.
How are costs of the putting on the convention related to the number of volunteers?
- Estimates of labor cost, if dancers were paid for the convention work, would run from $1.5 to $2 million dollars with the rent of the convention center and all other expenses connected to the convention adding several hundred thousand of additional dollars. Simply put, without volunteer dancers, the cost of the convention would have to substantially increase.
Have all conventions been financial success?
- Yes, all recent conventions have been financial successes.
If all conventions have been financial successes, what happens to any profit from a specific convention?
- Each convention is a separate financial entity, organized under the corporate laws of the state where the convention is held. Depending on the IRS status of a corporation, any excess funds are available to support future local square dance activities.
Does the NEC receive any funds from a square dance convention?
- The NEC receives a franchise fee from each convention registration which is used for NEC operating expenses.
What are the goals of a National Square Dance Convention®?
The National Square Dance Convention® is planned to:
- Promote the square dance activity.
- Promote good, sound leadership training.
- Include well-planned, quality panels and discussions.
- Present square dancing to the general public as a wholesome, enjoyable, relaxing family recreation.
Do NEC members get free National Square Dance Convention® registrations?
- No, each NEC member must pay their own way to the National Square Dance Convention® and their own registration fees, program books and special event fees, just like all other dancers, callers, cuers, instructors and leaders.
How is the National Square Dance Convention® organized as a corporation?
- The National Square Dance Convention is a nonprofit, tax exempt corporation, incorporated in the State of Missouri. Each member of the National Executive Committee® of the National Square Dance Convention® serves as a Director of the Corporation. The NEC assures that a convention is conducted each year.
Who is a member of the NEC?
- The National Executive Committee® is composed of past convention General Chairman who are still active and have not missed two or more consecutive conventions.
How often does the NEC meet?
- The NEC meets at least twice a year – once at Pre-Convention Meetings (March/April) and immediately prior to the National Square Dance Convention® in June. Meetings may be held at other times – if required.
Are there other duties for the NEC members?
- Yes, each National Square Dance Convention is usually assigned 4 NEC members who act as Advisors to that convention. NEC members are also assigned specific areas of the convention and act as Phase Advisors to the specific part of the Convention. Finally, each NEC member or couple is assigned a geographic area (state) to represent if any organization wishes to place a bid to host a future convention. Thus, with 4 conventions in the planning stage, there are at least 16 NEC members traveling, writing, telephoning and counseling at all times, plus all NEC members acting as Phase Advisors.
How are General Chairman for conventions selected?
- General Chairman of National Square Dance Conventions® are elected by the square dance organization, usually a state level group, sponsoring the specific National Square Dance Convention®.
When does the General Chairman of a National Square Dance Convention® become a member of the NEC?
- A General Chairman (couple) becomes an official NEC member approximately three months prior to their convention.
Who can be a General Chairman?
- The General Chairman must be an active square dance married couple and can not be an active caller or round dance cuer. They must be receptive to seeking advice and considering suggestions. They must be able to devote the time for the four-year planning of their convention and willing to work after their convention is over, as a member of the National Executive Committee. They cannot be replaced without prior written approval of the National Executive Committee.
What other jobs of a National Square Dance Convention® are restricted to callers or cuers?
- Chairman of the Program Committee and Education Committee must be active dancers and shall not be callers or cuers.
Are there other Committee Chairman jobs that can be callers or cuers?
- Yes, callers and cuers can be Business, Publicity, Registration and Housing, Services, Social and Special Events, Legal, Computer Coordinator or Ceremonies Coordinator. All of these jobs are very time- demanding and callers and cuers may find they have time conflicts when attempting to hold these positions.
If we want to consider placing a bid for a future National Square Dance Convention®, what should we do?
- Deciding on a Future National Square Dance Convention® is a very thorough and comprehensive process. National Square Dance Conventions® are awarded only to square dance organizations, not to Convention Bureaus, Chambers of Commerce, or other civic or commercial enterprises. The square dance organization (usually a state level organization) should decide (approve a motion) that they want to consider bidding for a convention.
Who may bid for a National Square Dance Convention®?
- Any organized association or federation of square and round dance clubs may bid for the opportunity to host a National Square Dance Convention®. Those organizations with experience in putting on conventions, or large festivals in their area, would have a better chance for consideration.
We have decided to bid, what's next?
- When interest is first shown by a square dance organization, the NEC will visit the location to meet with square dance leaders and inspect the proposed facilities. If these are judged to be sufficient, the NEC Advisors will assist local authorities and square dance leaders (bid team) in the preparation of a comprehensive bid package. The bid package provides full details of both leadership and facilities, and includes pledges of support from the state square dance organizations, hotel associations, convention facilities managers, governing city officials and many others.
We are interested, but our state organization hasn't yet decided to support a bid. What can we do?
- You are invited to attend the next Pre-Convention, usually held in March. The Facilities Tour and Break-Out Meetings are especially instructive for potential bidding cities. Contact your NEC Area Advisor for more information.
What is the minimum facility we should have for a convention?
- 100,000 to 200,000 square feet of floor space capable of being divided into 10 to 15 dance halls, space for 15 to 20 meeting rooms, seating for several thousand persons (Special Ceremonies, Fashion Show, Exhibitions, Bid Session, Showcase of Rounds, etc) and approximately 12 to 15 small rooms (for Security, First Aid, Hospitality, Check-In, Dressing Rooms, etc.). Ask your NEC Area Advisor for a current Bid Package.
How many hotel rooms will be used by a convention?
- The number of rooms used will be equal to about 25 per cent of the total attendance. For example, a 7,000 Convention attendance will use about 1,750 rooms for a total of 7,000 room nights. Meetings of other square and round dance activities and caller or cuer schools could increase the room use and room nights.
What Recreational Vehicle facilities are needed?
- Facilities for recreational vehicles (RV) and tent campers will be needed. The number of RV spaces will depend on the geographical location of the hosting city. Approximately 200 – 300 spaces should be considered.
What organizations may be expected to meet during the National Square Dance Convention®?
- United Square Dancers of America (USDA), Alliance of Round, Traditional and Square Dance (ARTS), National Association of Square and Round Dance Suppliers (NASARDS), CONTRALAB and ROUNDALAB are just a few of the organizations that may hold meeting just before or during a National Square Dance Convention®.
What is the "National Squares" magazine?
- The "National Squares" magazine with circulation in every state, all provinces of Canada and many foreign counties is the NEC magazine promoting the upcoming National Square Dance Convention®. The magazine is published 4 times a year – August, November, February and May, averaging 42 pages. Subscription costs only $7 per year.
Why should I buy a convention Program Book?
- The Program Book is a tremendous source of information about the current convention. However, most dancers wait until they get home to look at the book. The most useful part of the Program Book is the small pamphlet called "Dailies" which are designed to fit in hip pockets or purses. This enables the dancer to easily carry an index of the day's program without carrying the large Program Book.
What is a Trail Thru Dance?
- Dances held "on-the-trail" to the National Square Dance Convention ®. These dances may be sponsored by any group and are not official convention dances. They celebrate the visitation of dancers passing through the area "on-the-way" to the National Square Dance Convention®.
What is a Trail End Dance?
- Trail End dances are held the night before the official start of the Convention (Wednesday) and signifies that the travelers have reached the "end-of-the-trail" to the convention. There may be several Trail End dances conducted at the convention facility or local hotels, motels, or other dance facilities.
How many After Parties are at a National Square Dance Convention®?
- Normally five to ten After Parties are held each evening after the regular programmed dancing ends.
Who may sponsor After Parties?
- After Parties are conducted by future convention states and organizations in the convention facilities and local hotel/motel ballrooms.
What is a Pre-Convention?
- Approximately 15 months prior to a Convention, a meeting is conducted with the National Executive Committee observing and advising on the overall preparation and planning being done by the Convention committees.
If we are the successful Bidder for a National Square Dance Convention®, what support can we expect?
- The National Executive Committee will provide copies of the Giudelines for the convention. The Guidelines contain extensive information for conducting the National Square Dance Convention®. Additional materials are generally shared by all future conventions. Your Area Advisors can provide more information about NEC support to future conventions.


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Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
Treatment for pancreatic cancer comes in three forms:
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Sometimes a combination of the treatments are used. If the cancer is caught early, surgical intervention can be used; that is usually followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy. If the cancer has metastasized, or spread, to other tissues, then chemotherapy plus or minus radiation are needed. In this situation, surgery has no role in the treatment algorithm. Sometimes, if the tumor is encasing the blood vessels around the pancreas, radiation and chemotherapy are given initially to attempt to shrink the tumor and then if feasible, surgery will be attempted.
Surgical Treatment
The Pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple) procedure is the most common operation where the head of the pancreas, duodenum, gallbladder, and end of the common bile duct are removed. Sometimes the bottom part of the stomach is taken as well, however this is usually based on the surgeon's preference. The end of the bile duct and remaining part of the pancreas and stomach are then attached to your intestines. The most common risk after this surgery is leakage of pancreas juice where the pancreas is connected to the intestine. Fortunately, this usually heals on its own.
Total Pancreatectomies are seldom used because the benefits do not seem to be enough to justify the risk. After this procedure, patients will need insulin injections and digestive enzymes for the rest of their lives. When necessary, the operation is performed similar to the Whipple, however, a connection to the pancreas and intestine is not necessary.
Distal Pancreatectomies are performed when the cancer is in the tail of the pancreas. In this procedure only the tail part of the pancreas is removed, and no anastamosis are necessary. This operation is easier to perform and is associated with a quicker recovery. Often times this operation can be performed laparoscopically. Similar to the Whipple, the most common complication is leakage of where the pancreas is cut.
Chemotherapy is used after surgery and it is also used for patients that have cancers that have metastasized beyond the pancreas. The chemotherapy drug of choice for pancreatic cancer is gemcitabine. Other drugs that can be utilized include 5-flurouracil and oxaliplatinum. Through testing in new clinical trials, the FDA has approved the use of erlotinib in conjunction with gemcitabine as first line therapy. As with all chemotherapies, the drugs affect all quickly dividing cells such as bone marrow and digestive tract tissue. So it is very important that the patient exercise caution while on chemotherapy drugs.
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