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Caritas, Caritas Internationalis – katolicka organizacja charytatywna działająca na całym świecie, w tym również w Polsce. Nadzór nad polskim oddziałem pełni Konferencja Episkopatu Polski. Caritas Catholica powstała w 1926 roku.

Historia Caritas w Europie

Proces centralizacji katolickiego ruchu dobroczynnego przypada na przełom XIX i XX wieku. Pierwszy Office central des institutiones charitables powstał w 1890 w Paryżu i był dziełem Ludwika Levebre. Jego zadanie było skromne i polegało na utrzymywaniu kontaktu między poszczególnymi dziełami dobroczynnymi oraz popularyzację działalności charytatywnej w społeczeństwie. W Niemczech centralizacja poszła dalej. W 1897 ks. Lorenz Werthmann założył związek dzieł dobroczynnych pod nazwą Caritasverband. Siedzibą centrali stał się Fryburg Bryzgowijski. Za przykładem Niemiec poszła Austria, gdzie w 1900 stworzono Zentralstelle der katholischen Vereine fuer freiwillige Wohltaetigkeit. Z okazji kongresu eucharystycznego w Amsterdamie w 1924 powstał projekt utworzenia międzynarodowej organizacji charytatywnej pod nazwą Caritas Catholica. Zarząd tej organizacji ukonstytuował się na konferencji w Lucernie w 1926, na siedzibę związku wybrano Bazyleę. Polskę reprezentował w nim Związek Poznański w osobach ks. Walentego Dymka i ks. Janiaka.

Historia Caritas w Polsce
Na ziemiach polskich związki towarzystw dobroczynnych powstały również na przełomie stuleci: w 1895 we Lwowie powstał Związek Katolickich Towarzystw i Zakładów Dobroczynnych, który koordynował pracę stowarzyszeń św. Wincentego a'Paulo oraz innych towarzystw i dzieł charytatywnych. W 1907 ks. Stanisław Adamski wraz z ks. Piotrem Wawrzyniakiem zwołał w Poznaniu zebranie organizacyjne Związku Polsko-Katolickich Towarzystw Dobroczynnych. Poznański Związek Caritas wzorujący się w swej organizacji i formach pracy na niemieckim Caritasverband odegrał pionierską rolę w stosunku do inicjatyw, które po odrodzeniu Polski zostały podjęte we wszystkich diecezjach w Polsce. Na przełomie lat dwudziestych i trzydziestych XX wieku prawie we wszystkich diecezjach w Polsce powstały lokalne związki Caritas. W 1937 powstał projekt stworzenia centrali diecezjalnych związków, na przeszkodzie w realizacji tego projektu stanęła II wojna światowa.

Okres 1945–1989

Po zakończeniu okupacji diecezjalne związki Caritas reaktywowały swoją działalność. Stosunki z państwem przebiegały poprawnie do 1947. Państwo akceptowało warunki działania organizacji, a nawet ją wspierało. Minister Pracy i Opieki Społecznej, Jan Stańczyk udzielał Caritasowi subwencji na cele dobroczynne. Działo się to na mocy pisma z 15 lipca 1945 do arcybiskupa Adama Sapiehy. Rząd zgodził się również na rozprowadzanie darów z UNRRA przez struktury organizacji (dary, zwłaszcza amerykańskie, były zresztą chętniej kierowane do struktur kościelnych niż państwowych). Zwrócono też Caritasowi majątki kościelne zagrabione w czasie wojny i powierzono administrację oraz prowadzenie niektórych zakładów państwowych. Pozwolono też na wydawanie miesięcznika "Caritas". Lokalni dygnitarze uczestniczyli w działaniach charytatywnych, a nawet wchodzili w skład zarządów i oddziałów organizacji. W związku z tym zaczęto odbudowywać struktury już od stycznia 1945. Wznowiono działanie szesnastu dawnych związków diecezjalnych oraz dziewięć nowo powstałych, w tym pięć na Ziemiach Odzyskanych. Organizacja została oficjalnie reaktywowana w dniach 26-27 czerwca 1945 w Częstochowie. Krajową Centralę utworzono w Krakowie. Organem nadzorczym stała się nowo powstała Komisja Episkopatu ds. Akcji Charytatywnej, którą kierował arcybiskup Sapieha. Pierwszym dyrektorem centrali mianowano księdza Karola Pękalę.

Pomoc kierowano w tym czasie zwłaszcza do ofiar wojny oraz repatriantów. Odbywało się dożywianie w kuchniach społecznych, wspieranie podróżnych w izbach dworcowych, opiekowano się matkami z dziećmi. Zakładano krótkoterminowe domy noclegowe. Organizowano półkolonie dla dzieci oraz zakłady opieki całkowitej lub częściowej. Rozdysponowywano pomoc zagraniczną. Kontynuowano też działania przedwojenne, zwłaszcza w zakładach stacjonarnych. W 1946 Caritas miał niecałe 3000 zakładów. Do zakładów opieki częściowej należały: 743 ochronki i przedszkola, trzy żłobki dzienne, trzynaście poradni dla matek z dziećmi, 151 kuchni i punktów dożywiania, 76 ambulatoriów, 25 świetlic i dziewięć domów noclegowych. Zakłady opieki całkowitej to: 27 żłobków, 183 domy dziecka, 125 internatów, 22 zakłady mieszane dla dzieci i dorosłych, 125 przytułków dla starców, pięć zakładów specjalnych, osiem sanatoriów i prewentoriów i 256 szpitali. Liczba wolontariuszy w 1948 była wyższa niż 830.000.

Po roku 1947 przychylność państwa wobec Caritasu osłabła. Rząd komunistyczny nie obawiał się już tak potęgi Kościoła, a ponadto nastąpiła stabilizacja struktur władzy. Od 1948 komuniści eliminowali Kościół z działalności charytatywnej.

21 września 1949 Rada Ministrów wydała uchwałę o upaństwowieniu szpitali będących własnością kościelną. Szpitale zostały nieodpłatnie przejęte na własność państwa. Po nadużyciach do jakich doszło we wrocławskim oddziale Caritas na przełomie 1949 i 1950 roku władze państwowe wykorzystując sytuację przystąpiły do likwidacji tej organizacji. 25 stycznia 1950 władze państwowe ustanowiły nowe, komisaryczne zarządy we wszystkich siedzibach związków diecezjalnych. Celem specjalnych komisji była likwidacja Caritas i przejęcie jego majątku. Centrala ogólnopolskiego związku Caritas otrzymała nowe władze tzw. zarząd przymusowy w osobach: ks. Antoni Lemparty, poseł Frankowski, Andrzej Micewski, ks. Stanisław Skurski, Michał Wojciechowski, Stanisław Roztworowski, Damian Kopaczyński, ks. Ludwik Zalewski.

Wyprzedzając działania władz, poszczególni biskupi przystąpili do likwidacji diecezjalnych oddziałów Caritas w podległych sobie diecezjach. Działalność charytatywna Kościoła w Polsce została sprowadzona ponownie do poziomu parafii. W 1980 przewodniczącym Komisji Charytatywnej Episkopatu Polski został mianowany biskup Czesław Domin. Z tą chwilą siedziba Komisji znalazła się w Katowicach. W okresie stanu wojennego w Katowicach koordynowano rozdział pomocy materialnej (żywność, ubrania, sprzęt medyczny i lekarstwa) przychodzącej z całego świata. W wielu diecezjach polskich powstały komitety pomocy internowanym.

Caritas Polska

Caritas Polska jest instytucją charytatywną Konferencji Episkopatu Polski. Została reaktywowana 10 października 1990 roku. Pierwszym dyrektorem, po zmianach ustrojowych został ks. Marian Subocz w 1992 r., który rozpoczął tworzenie struktur tej największej instytucji charytatywnej w Polsce. Działa w oparciu o ustawę z dnia 17 maja 1989 r. o stosunku Państwa do Kościoła katolickiego. Odwołuje się do tradycji pracy charytatywnej Caritas sprzed 1950. Dekret abp. Sapiehy z 25 sierpnia 1945 roku erygował Krajową Centralę "Caritas". Posiada własną osobowość prawną i działa w oparciu o przepisy prawa kościelnego i państwowego. Od 2004 roku posiada status organizacji pożytku publicznego (nr ). Caritas Polska koordynuje pracę 44 Caritas diecezjalnych i archidiecezjalnych w Polsce. Współpracuje na arenie międzynarodowej z Caritas Internationalis i Caritas Europa. Udziela pomocy doraźnej i długofalowej, materialnej i finansowej osobom bezrobotnym, bezdomnym, chorym, starszym, dzieciom z rodzin ubogich, a także imigrantom i uchodźcom. Caritas udziela również pomocy humanitarnej ofiarom wojen, kataklizmów i nieszczęść naturalnych poza granicami Polski.

Działalność Caritas w Polsce na początku lat dziewięćdziesiątych XX wieku to głównie dystrybucja darów materialnych otrzymywanych z zagranicy. Szybko jednak zmieniła swoją strategię i zajęła się udzielaniem pomocy charytatywnej dzięki środkom pozyskiwanym od ludzi dobrej woli i instytucji. Caritas utworzyła profesjonalne placówki opiekuńczo-wychowawcze: Stacje Opieki Caritas, ośrodki rehabilitacyjne, Zakłady Pielęgnacyjno-Opiekuńcze, Domy Pomocy Społecznej, Warsztaty Terapii Zajęciowej, Domy Samotnej Matki, kuchnie dla ubogich, świetlice dziennego pobytu dla dzieci i osób w podeszłym wieku itp. Roczna wartość pomocy udzielanej przez Caritas sięga około pięćdziesięciu milionów złotych.

W ciągu swego istnienia Caritas w Polsce przygotowała i wdrożyła kilka programów ukierunkowanych zarówno na pomoc krajową (organizacja zimowego i letniego wypoczynku dla dzieci z ubogich rodzin – m.in.: Wigilijne Dzieło Pomocy Dzieciom, Jałmużna Wielkopostna, Kromka Chleba, Program Skrzydła, Okno życia) i zagraniczną (Rodzina Rodzinie).

Od czerwca 2017 dyrektorem Caritas Polska jest ks. Marcin Iżycki.

Wyróżnienia
W grudniu 2009 Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich Janusz Kochanowski uhonorował organizację Caritas Polska Odznaką honorową "Za Zasługi dla Ochrony Praw Człowieka", a w 2016 Rzecznik Praw Dziecka wyróżnił organizację Odznaką Honorową za Zasługi dla Ochrony Praw Dziecka. Caritas otrzymała tytuł "Organizacja Pozarządowa Roku" 2018 Forum Ekonomicznego.

Zobacz też

 Katolicka nauka społeczna
 Agape

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 Caritas Internationalis
 Caritas Polska

Organizacje katolickie
Instytucje charytatywne

Międzynarodowe organizacje pozarządowe

Hasła kanonu polskiej Wikipedii
Organizacje w Polsce

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Anita Miller, who with her husband Jordan Miller founded Academy Chicago Press in 1976, died on Saturday. She was 92.
Miller was the matriarch of a literary family that is well-known both regionally and nationally. Aside from her husband, she leaves behind her sons Mark Crispin Miller, a political activist and the author of several books about politics from a left-wing perspective; Bruce Joshua Miller, a commission publisher's rep, the principal of Miller Trade Marketing, and PW's 2013 rep of the year; and Eric Lincoln Miller, previously the publisher of a regional press in Chicago, Wicker Park Books.
The Millers founded Academy Chicago after Anita, who at the time was working on a PhD in English literature at Northwestern University, published A Guide to Non-Sexist Children's Books. The critical response to that reference book--including a positive review in the Chicago Tribune--motivated the couple to launch Academy Press, later rebranded Academy Chicago, in the early '80s.
Academy Chicago published somewhat erudite, even quirky, fiction and nonfiction titles in a number of genres. It was known for. among other things, its British mysteries, classics in Victorian literature, and works in translation.
In 1987, Academy Chicago was the talk of the industry after it was hit with a lawsuit by John Cheever's widow, Mary, in the wake of publishing a number of uncollected short stories by the late author. Academy Chicago had expected to release 68 previously unpublished short stories by Cheever but, thanks to a poorly written contract, the small press wound up mired in more than six years of litigation with the Cheever family. Ultimately, the press lost the case.
Rowman & Littlefield then published, in 1998, Miller's post-mortem on the matter, Uncollecting Cheever: The Family of John Cheever vs. Academy Chicago Publishers.
In 2014, citing the challenges of running an indie press, the Millers sold Academy Chicago to Chicago Review Press Inc, the parent company of Chicago Review Press and IPG. Through the deal, Academy Chicago became CRP's fifth imprint and began publishing fiction for the first time.
A memorial service for Miller will be held on August 31, 4:30 pm-7:00 pm, at the Self Help Home, 908 West Argyle, in Chicago.
Due to an editing error, Jordan Miller's relationship to Anita Miller was misrepresented in an earlier version of this story and has been corrected. Also, Anita Miller was not the author of A Guide to Non-Sexist Children's Books, she was the publisher.


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I am so pleased to congratulate the 2018 ADSA Walk Team, Sponsors, Volunteers, and Supporters on raising $80,000 this year to fund the ADSA PhD Scholarship in Mesothelioma. Robert Vojakovic. ADSA Walk 2019 is from 10 November 2019 to 15 November 2019 Augusta to Dunsborough & Perth.
The ADSA PhD Scholarship in Mesothelioma is dedicated to medical research into mesothelioma an asbestos caused cancer.
Asbestos research is needed to make the medical progress that all Asbestos victims deserve. As with any medical field, a breakthrough in research is the hope of the whole ADSA community.
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Join us on 17th February 2019 for a very special lifesaving event to raise urgently needed funds for Medical Research and treatment of asbestos-caused lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma.
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Early detection of lung cancer can lead to successful outcomes and remissions. Malignant mesothelioma still remains a lethal disease, however when detected at an early stage, can be treated with a multidisciplinary approach leading to reasonable longevity of survival.


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Mai Mai Shinko to Sennen no Mahou
マイマイ新子と千年の魔法
The story is set in 1955 in Kokuga, Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
One thousand years ago it was the site of the ancient capital, Suo no Kuni, and traces of the Heian Period (year 794-1185) are passed down to us in the form of ruins and historical place names.
The protagonist is Shinko, a third grade elementary school student, who was born and raised in one of the town's venerable families. She is a little girl whose characteristic is a strange curl on her forehead (she calls it her "Mai Mai"), and her love for playing in the fields. On the other hand, her secret joy is to imagine and to daydream about the world of one thousand years ago. Her fantasies travel far into the days of the Heian Period...
One day, a girl called Kiiko transfers from Tokyo and enters Shinko's class. This girl from the big city has difficulty feeling at home in this small town, but gradually her friendship with Shinko deepens.
Before long, the two of them become engulfed in a strange incident of one thousand years earlier...?!
English: Mai-Mai Miracle
Synonyms: Mai Mai Shinko and the Millennium-Old Magic
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Though it's been a year since Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom finalized their divorce, the two have been estranged for some time. And with news circulating that Khloe Kardashian is reportedly expecting her first child with Cleveland Cavaliers player Tristan Thompson, one has to wonder what her former "Lamy" thinks about her pending bundle of joy. Lamar Odom opened up about Khloe Kardashian during a recent interview on Complex's Everyday Struggle that just might shock you.
When asked if he's "still cool" with Khloe, Lamar surprisingly hinted yes. "I mean, from a distance," the 37-year-old former Los Angeles Laker clarified during his interview, People reports.
"I wish her well," Odom added. "Still got love for her."
As for Khloe's alleged pregnancy, Lamar didn't offer any direct comments, but he did spill a little tea about Kanye West and how he's drifted away from the rapper.
"Kanye is a good dude," Odom mentions during his Everyday Struggle interview.
"He was there for me when I was in a coma, he was there for me when I woke up. I would say [our relationship] probably deteriorated with all the other relationships that were built. But it's like that sometimes. It'd probably be weird [to contact Kanye now]. But I would have no problem with it."
While we don't expect Lamar to offer to babysit Khloe's kid (assuming she is expecting), it's great to hear he wishes his ex nothing but the best -- considering Khloe dealt with his cheating and drug use for quite some time (just sayin').
Hopefully these two will continue to live happy and healthy lives.


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Afghanistan: It's not about NATO
Somewhere on the road to Kandahar it has apparently been revealed to NATO that its future is inextricably linked to success or failure in Afghanistan - begging the question of whose definition of success applies.[i]
If NATO's political and military leaders choose to characterize their alliance as so fragile and wanting in purpose that its fate is now in the hands of peasant fighters in Afghanistan - even though NATO accounts for two-thirds of all global military spending and even more of its military capacity[ii] - that's up to them, but perhaps it's time to get a grip.
Contrary to current rhetoric, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on which Canada serves in Afghanistan is not a "NATO mission." Indeed, the American led Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) force, still present and active in Afghanistan , is arguably much closer to being a NATO mission. The OEF force was mounted in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US , based on the UN Charter's self-defence provision (Article 51), and NATO in turn invoked its Article V on grounds that an attack on one member of the alliance is an attack on them all.
ISAF is something entirely different, and it is definitely not meant to be the NATO alliance in self-defence mode. Established by the Security Council at the request of the 2001 Bonn Conference and the interim government it created, ISAF has the specific task of assisting the Afghan government in maintaining security - i.e. to provide for the safety and protection of the people of Afghanistan, as well as the UN and other agencies working there.[iii]
It was initially managed by the UK, and rotated to Italy and Germany until August 2003 when NATO took over.[iv] When ISAF was under UK command it was not regarded as a "UK operation" and now that it is under NATO command it is not a "NATO operation" - in both cases it was and is an international force, mandated by the UN, that involves troops from countries within and beyond NATO (of 37 troop contributing countries, 11 are from non-NATO countries).
The foreign troops of ISAF are not there under NATO Article V obligations of mutual defence, which means that the obligation on NATO countries to contribute to ISAF is no greater than the obligation on any other country.
The problem with the repeated insistence that ISAF is a NATO operation on which the future of NATO depends is that the focus inevitably becomes the interests and well-being of NATO rather than the interests and well-being of the people of Afghanistan - and to equate the two is the worst form of Western hubris and triumphalism.
In fact, it is NATO's self-definition of success - that is, the military defeat of the opponents of the Government of Afghanistan and ISAF - that now drives the push to concentrate combat forces in the south and to bolster the firepower of those forces with more tanks and tracked armored vehicles[v] and more of the air strikes that inevitably produce civilian casualties.
NATO planners and strategists, unfortunately, are unlikely to follow the advice that the Washington Post says has found its way into the draft of a new US Army/Marine Corps Field Manual on counterinsurgency: "The best weapons for counterinsurgency do not shoot bullets. The more force you use, the less effective you are."[vi]
While NATO steers ISAF increasingly towards shooting more bullets to militarily defeat the insurgency, that insurgency in fact grows. At the Latvian NATO summit, there was even pressure to pull ISAF contingents away from important security patrols in some of the relatively stable regions of the north, risking the subsequent spread of the insurgency to the communities that would be then left exposed.
UK journalist Kate Clark, in a new television documentary and a related account in the New Statesman, emphasizes the risk. Many of the grievances that fuel the insurgency in the south, she reports, are also present in the north. She quotes a northern Afghan aid worker as saying: "If we had a resistance movement to join, there'd be an insurgency here as well."[vii]
The International Crisis Group elaborates on the grievances behind the insurgency in the south: notably, p olitical disenfranchisement which favors one group over others and excludes others; resource conflicts, particularly over land and water; corruption; lack of economic opportunities; and abuse by local and international security forces.[viii]
In other words, the insurgents which are routinely referred to as "the Taliban" are driven less by irrational fanaticism than by very basic and familiar complaints. And they are grievances that are all amenable to being addressed through negotiation, political inclusion, and changed governmental and ISAF practices.
But as long as the grievances are ignored in the hope that NATO will be able to claim success in militarily defeating the aggrieved, many Afghans will continue to transfer their allegiance away from a Government and international security assistance force that have not lived up to expectations and toward the very groups the international forces are fighting.
ISAF's focus, at NATO's urging, on expanding and trying to redeploy military forces, rather than on radically expanding attention to real grievances (through economic initiatives, improved social services like health care and education, and attention to corruption and to human rights violations by security forces), appears to have a lot more to do with NATO's perceived need for a military success to cement its future than it does with the needs of Afghans.
What's at stake is the future of Afghanistan. It's not about NATO.
[i]"All NATO's members need to bear the brunt," The Globe and Mail, lead editorial, November 29, 2006. On the same day, the paper's columnist, Jeffrey Simpson, argued that "NATO's very survival hinges on the Afghan mission."
[ii]Military Balance, 2006(The International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, UK) shows 2004 military spending for NATO to be $707 billion out of a world total of $1,119 billion (US dollars), p. 403.
[iii]Security Council Resolution 1386 (December 20, 2001).
[iv]See UN Secretary-General's report A/60/224-S/2005/525, para. 68.
[v][v]David Pugliese, "Armoured vehicles headed to Afghanistan ," CanWest News Service, November 25, 2006 (http://www.canada.com/components /print.aspx?id=1cef8bf3-18b2-4f06-b1f9-5031e1dba...).
[vi]T.X. Hammes, "The Way to Win a Guerilla War," Washington Post, November 26, 2006 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/24/AR2006112401113_...).
[vii]Kate Clark, "The real Afghan war," The New Statesman, November 27, 2006.
[viii]"Countering Afghanistan 's Insurgency: No Quick Fixes," International Crisis Group, Asia Report No. 123, November 2, 2006 (http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4485&1=1).
The opinions expressed in this article/multimedia are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of CIGI or its Board of Directors.


Long-term financial planning is key to ensuring you and your loved ones financial future is secure. Today there are so many investment options on offer and making the right financial decision is not only difficult as well as crucial.
Investing in precious metals is something which is inflation-resilient, an asset that has been traded and trusted for centuries and has become a must for every portfolio.
Investing in precious metals offers unique inflationary protection – they have intrinsic value, they carry no credit risk and they themselves cannot be inflated (no one can't print more of them). Precious metals also offer genuine "upheaval insurance", against financial or political/military upheavals.
As a investment theory, precious metals provide low or negative correlation to other asset classes like stocks and bonds. This means that even a small percentage of precious metals in a portfolio can reduce both volatility and risk.
Precious metals are an investment you can rely on.
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Kissing Candice have signed a new deal Chris Fronzak's (Attila) Stay Sick Recordings. The band will release a new EP titled "Safe Word" through the label on November 17.
In other news, you can catch the band live as one of the supporting on Psychostick's upcoming headlining tour. Arsonists Get All The Girls (11/15-12/09) and Raven Black will perform as well.
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The Minnesota Twins will honor one of their all-time greats this season as they retire Joe Mauer's uniform number 7 and create a fun Joe Mauer bobblehead series for fans.
The Twins have announced that Joe Mauer's number will be retired in a pregame ceremony at Target Field on "Joe Mauer Day," Saturday, June 15. In addition, the first 20,000 fans in attendance at Target Field that day will receive a special, #7 baseball cap. The Twins play division rival Kansas City at 6:10 p.m. and more details on the ceremony will be released soon.
The Twins are also honoring Joe in 2019 with a special "Bobblehead Four-Pack". This is a series of Joe Mauer bobbleheads that celebrate his path to stardom starting as a local prep star and becoming an American League Most Valuable Player and franchise icon.
The "Mauer Bobblehead Four Pack" will distribute the collectors items over four regular season games, scheduled on May 24, July 19, August 24 and September 7. The first 10,000 fans through the gates on those dates will get a bobblehead.
If you purchase the "Mauer Bobblehead Four Pack", you must still be one of the first 10,000 people through the gate to get a bobblehead at each game, but you will be guaranteed an exclusive fifth statuette depicting Joe's improbable, behind-the-net catch on June 10, 2010.
Tickets for the Joe Mauer bobble head package go on sale Thursday, January 17, at 10:00 a.m.
Follow the link below for details and to purchase tickets.


Over the last decade, education is increasingly being seen as an avenue to success. Education and training have not only helped develop human capabilities, but have created social opportunities for those who until then had little access to them. The numbers crowding our schools and colleges indicate this growing demand for educational services.
Supporting the growing demand are investments in education, arguably the best investments in the future. A fairly extensive formal education system, at present, is in place providing a range of educational services from the pre- primary to research level. But, with demand creating huge opportunities for supply, a whole new education industry has grown, alongside the fringes of our formal education system. Tutorials and coaching classes, distance education and online learning programs, education consultancies for various courses and study programs, in India and abroad, career counselling services and skills training, among others. Even within the ambit of the formal school sector, the need for more and more educational institutions has encouraged many an entrepreneur and some business houses to invest in education.


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All Posts • PulseNet • Food Safety
Utah raw milk outbreak was difficult – but not impossible – to stop
By several contributors from the Utah Department of Health
While the asserted health benefits of unpasteurized milk (aka, raw milk) have been debated, the public health community widely agrees that raw milk can carry potentially serious foodborne pathogens that are especially dangerous for high-risk groups like young children and the elderly. Based on our experiences in public health laboratory science and epidemiology, we are convinced that those risks outweigh any potential benefits.
Interstate sale and shipment of raw milk is illegal in the US, however several states do allow raw milk sales within their borders. As of October 2015, the sale of raw milk for human consumption was legal in 40 states: 11 states permit the sale of raw milk in retail stores, 19 states permit raw milk sales only on farms and 10 states only allow acquisition of raw milk through cow-share agreements. In our state, the sale of raw milk is legal with a permit obtained from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF).
Between May and November 2014, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) noticed a dramatic increase in the number of cases with a Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) strain rarely seen in the PulseNet Campylobacter database. Epidemiological investigations showed that over 50% of the sick people reported drinking or having contact with raw milk from a single dairy.
Initial testing of raw milk at the dairy was negative for Campylobacter so the dairy was allowed to continue selling raw milk. However, UDOH continued to identify cases which prompted a press release recommending that the public not drink raw milk.
I solating Campylobacter in raw milk is difficult as it is such a fastidious organism. UDOH and UDAF met with local health departments and federal partners to discuss new sampling strategies. Following this discussion, microbiologists from the Utah Public Health Laboratory joined investigators to conduct a follow-up environmental assessment at the dairy. This time, the new sampling strategy was used. Raw milk was collected, and, because Campylobacter is sensitive to pH differences, it needed to be neutralized. We were then able to test it for Campylobacter. The same PFGE strain of Campylobacter making people sick was found in the neutralized raw milk. We had a match! Because of this finding, the dairy's raw milk permit was immediately suspended.
The dairy's raw milk permit was reinstated in October 2014 after multiple milk samples were found to have no pathogens. Shortly after, new Campylobacter cases infected with the same PFGE strain were entered into the PulseNet database and reported to UDOH. The dairy's raw milk permit was revoked indefinitely. Since then, no cases of Campylobacter with the outbreak strain have been reported.
Utah's public health lab scientists, epidemiologists and other public health professionals were determined to identify and confirm the source of this outbreak. Thanks to close collaboration with partners, we were able to stop this large outbreak and prevent additional illnesses.
This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of PulseNet USA. Stories from highlighting PulseNet successes will be featured each month. Learn more about PulseNet from APHL and CDC.
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Meghan LeBlanc says:
I am curious what was used to neutralize the raw milk?


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No doubt now: Jeb Bush eyeing 2016 race
WASHINGTON — It's suddenly become crystal clear that Jeb Bush has his eye on the presidency.
With just a few words, the former Florida governor stepped further into the 2016 Republican presidential contest than potential rivals, declaring via Facebook on Tuesday that he will "actively explore the possibility of running." Some of those rivals, as well as veterans of presidential politics generally, saw his statement as a de facto announcement that ends months of speculation about his intentions.
The son and brother of presidents, Bush is the early favorite of the Republican establishment wing, and his move puts immediate pressure on other establishment-minded GOP contenders to start competing with him for donors, campaign staff and national attention in a crowded field of potential contenders.
"I didn't expect to see this happen this quickly," said Gov. Terry Branstad of Iowa, where the first votes will be cast in January 2016 caucuses. For months, while other GOP prospects were in motion around the country, Bush largely avoided prominent political gatherings, instead pitching his education ideas to policy audiences and showing "a little self-restraint" about his ambitions. That began to change recently, and is destined to change more now.
His announcement increases the chance of a dynastic presidential contest pitting him against Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, though a long and unpredictable Republican contest looms. The former first lady will be her party's overwhelming front-runner should she decide to run.
Assessing the Bush family legacy, another likely candidate, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, said, "The question is whether people will tire of having one family in charge of things."
On a day when Bush riveted the attention of the political class, two more Republicans said they might run too. They are Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a conservative with a maverick streak, and former New York Gov. George Pataki, a moderate. Both would be longshots.
Conservative Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., for one, questioned Bush's chances because of the lingering unpopularity of his brother, former President George W. Bush. "I just don't see it," Coburn, who is leaving Congress, told reporters. "There's still hard feelings about George W. So you start out with a negative, because you've got the wrong last name. If he didn't have that last name, he'd be a pretty good candidate."
Bush has long been a favorite of establishment Republicans who care less about conservative ideology than reclaiming the White House. In a race likely to include fiery conservatives such as Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and former neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Bush will occupy the middle ground despite his overwhelmingly conservative record as Florida's chief executive from 1999 to 2007.
He also gives his party a powerful tool for courting the nation's surging Hispanic population. Bush is married to a Mexican-American, speaks Spanish and has been among the GOP's most outspoken advocates for an immigration overhaul, including a pathway to citizenship for immigrants who are living in the country illegally.
"I think that Jeb has strong potential appeal to that sweet spot in the New Hampshire primary electorate," said former New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Fergus Cullen. "Let Rick Perry and Ted Cruz and six other candidates fight among themselves for the far right — it leaves a huge opening for someone to go right up the middle of the Republican Party."
His road to the nomination may not be easy, however. Within hours of Bush's announcement, the head of the Conservative Action Fund launched a petition against him.
"Together, we can stop a Jeb Bush run and give America a real chance to elect a true conservative president," wrote Shaun McCutcheon. He said his organization would "do everything possible to get the right candidate for the White House in 2016 — and Jeb Bush isn't it."
Julie Summa, an Iowa social conservative Republican, said Bush must explain in detail his positions on immigration and education to be a contender.
"We Iowans are an open minded, well-informed, forgiving bunch," Summa said. "So If Jeb Bush can make a compelling case for why he believes the way he does, he could be a contender."


Who doesn't remember this video about protein? It really made an impact.
When it comes to your diet, things can get a bit complicated and confusing. However one thing that has been proven to be true is that protein rich foods and drinks are highly beneficial. Why specifically? Keep reading and you'll find out.
Each year, new trendy diets become popular. They're featured in countless books, television programs, and so forth. Typically, they make claims such as "quick fat loss guaranteed." It can be all too easy to get sucked into the buzz without really knowing if such claims are backed up by proven statistics.
Two current popular diets you've probably heard about are the Mediterranean Diet and Paleo. These two actually aren't bad at all. Other diets, such as the Low Carb diet, Fasting diet, and HCG diet, are pretty much just hype and can be dangerous to your health.
The goal of this post is to remove the "blinders" so to speak and focus on the fundamental fact that protein consumption plays a major role in diet. Once you read this, you'll be able to improve the composition of your body and general wellbeing. If you don't keep reading, you'll more than likely always have a hard time getting the physical results you really want.
Protein is the main component that makes up your body. It's utilized to make different types of tissue, such as muscles, skin, tendons, and organs. It's also important for certain chemicals in the brain, enzymes, and hormones to function properly.
Protein is made up of tiny molecules called amino acids that are connected in a pliable, chain-like structure. The human body can make 12 of these necessary molecules on its own, which are called non-essential amino acids. Nine more of them, which are called essential amino acids, need to be acquired through protein from food. Hence, the quantity of protein consumed on a daily basis is the deciding factor on whether the body has a sufficient amount of these types of amino acids.
The type of protein that you choose to consume is important. One of the best types of protein for essential amino acids comes from animals. A few examples are dairy products, eggs, meat, and fish. If you don't consume animal products, then try some alternatives that come from plants such as peas, soy, and rice.
One of the main benefits of a protein rich diet is that it promotes strength and muscle. This is because muscle mass is mainly made up of protein. What's more is that when you work out, you break down existing mass and start protein synthesis. What is protein synthesis you ask? It's when new protein is added to your muscles. Therefore, working out your muscles with weights or doing resistance exercises is very important to promote muscle mass and strength. Additionally, such exercise causes your body to need even more protein.
A second advantage of a protein rich diet is that it supports the loss of fat. In fact, studies have shown that it supports fast fat loss and makes it less difficult to follow a low calorie diet. Specifically, it decreases tiredness, stress, and mood swings when on a low calorie diet. Other studies have shown that it helps to preserve lean muscle mass. Hence, such a diet helps create a lean body with less fat and more muscle.
The third primary benefit of a protein rich diet is that it fills you up which decreases hunger. This is very beneficial if your goal is to lose fat. Many people end up breaking their diets because they get hungry and overeat right? Furthermore, one particular study showed that protein rich meals satisfied our bodies better in comparison to meals rich in fat.
A fourth advantage of a diet rich in protein is that it helps to maintain muscle when you get older. Muscle loss due to getting older, which is called sarcopenia, can be debilitating and even cause death. Studies reveal that there is an increased chance of deadly diseases and injuries as muscle mass decreases due to aging. What's more is that older adults simply don't utilize protein as well as people that are young. Therefore, a diet that's rich in protein can be used to promote sarcopenia prevention. Also, note that adding in resistance exercise is beneficial too, since building muscle is possible at any age. One last benefit of eating a protein rich diet when you get older is that it can help stop the development of osteoporosis.
How Much Protein Should You Ingest?
The information out there about protein intake tends to vary from source to source, so let's focus on the proven studies. According to the Institute of Medicine, protein needs to make up about 15-30% of calories each day. However, this is a fairly wide range. Is there a way to narrow this gap for a specific person? Can more than 30% be beneficial? To answer these questions, we need to refer to further research.
Studies done by McMaster University found that roughly 0.5 to 0.7 grams of protein for every pound of weight is needed for optimal protein synthesis. However, it was also noted that even more might be required if a person is cutting back on calories and exercising often in an intense manner.
* About 0.7 to 1g of dietary protein for each pound you weigh is ideal if you are pretty lean but not restricting calories.
* If you ARE restricting calories, then the best range would be around 1 to 1.3g of dietary protein for every pound you weigh.
* As a general rule then, 1g of protein is needed for each pound of mass that you have.
Studies reveal that cutting calories causes a higher need of protein for athletes that practice weightlifting. This is even truer as an individual gets leaner, since more of it is needed to retain muscle mass when calories are being cut. If someone is overweight on the other hand (19%+ body fat for males and 29%+ for females), he or she should consume roughly 1g of dietary protein for every pound of mass that is considered LEAN (total weight minus fat) when cutting calories.
Does a Protein Rich Diet Have Any Health Risks?
There have been some negative claims about consuming too much protein. Some claims state that it could lead to osteoporosis, cancer, or kidney problems. However, the truth is that science doesn't back up such claims.
As you might recall from earlier in this post, studies actually PROVE that a protein rich diet is advantageous in terms of osteoporosis. As for the claim about cancer, it has been said that consuming cheeses and meats on a daily basis is just as bad as using tobacco products.
According to Dr. Nadolsky, this particular claim is, "pure sensationalism." When it comes to the claim about kidney problems, studies demonstrate that individuals with kidney conditions that already exist ought to lessen protein consumption. However, a diet rich in protein has not been known to lead to kidney conditions.
A protein rich diet will definitely benefit your athletic performance (even endurance), overall health, and body composition. Even if you're not a highly active person, you still need enough of it in order to preserve your muscles and bones as you get older.
Remember that a proper diet is just one of the three components to achieving optimal health and fitness levels; the other two involve partaking in regular bodybuilding workouts and properly taking bodybuilding supplements. This post addresses the first component – your diet.
Are you currently getting enough protein in your diet every day?


I love Nat King Cole. As many others did, I grew up listening to his Christmas album, with favorites such as "The Christmas Story," "Adeste Fidelis," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman" and "O Tannenbaum," to name a few.
But I haven't really explored past his Christmas recordings until now. There are some truly beautiful songs on the list.


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COWNIE KEEN TO CONTINUE SCORING FORM IN CRUCIAL WEEKEND
Kitmart Dundee Stars forward, Jordan Cownie was delighted to play a big part in the Stars big win over Coventry Blaze and is hoping to continue his scoring form in this weekend's important matches.
After netting twice at the weekend and also bagging an assist, Cownie has set himself up to push on and start racking-up the points.
He said: "I don't think it's been from a lack trying but it is nice to finally start getting rewarded for the hard work I have been putting in.
"I think it will do a world of good for my confidence and I am excited to get started again this weekend and keep on rolling."
The Elite League continues to rise in both quality and skill every season and this year is proving to be the toughest test for teams yet, with all 10 clubs being extremely competitive.
"The league has taken a major step up again, so scoring goals isn't as easy as maybe it once was but we have gone back to the drawing board.
"That means getting to the net and getting traffic in front of the goal and that is what is creating our goals, so I feel like if we continue to do that then we are going to have success", added Jordan.
The four straight league victories has given a major confidence boost to the Stars and the Dundonian and his teammates are feeling positive ahead of two big league fixtures this weekend.
"I think going four-on-the-bounce has made the boys confident again, everyone's excited for this weekend.
"Both are huge matches, it is always tough to go down to Manchester and break them down but I know we will work hard and find ways to create opportunities like we always do and Sunday will be all about the same thing and putting on another good performance for the fans."
The Stars are on the road in Manchester tonight and return home on Sunday for a clash with Belfast Giants (face-off 5pm). You can buy tickets for Sunday's home game HERE.


Washington State Governor Jay Inslee, who is also a 2020 presidential candidate, bashed his potential rival Howard Schultz, saying the Starbucks CEO has been "almost totally" AWOL from policy in Washington state, The Hill wrote.
Schultz in January stated that he likes the prospect of a "centrist independent" run for president.
Democrats fear that Schultz running for president might help President Donald Trump win a second term.
Inslee announced on Monday that the campaign which was launched in March had raised $2.25 million in the first quarter of 2019.


whoa! 'download limit exceeded', can you please re-up?
I'm not getting any indication of that at my end. Might have been a glitch or (possibly) too many people at the same time. Since I've had items downloaded hundreds of times and never exceeded any "download limit", I shouldn't have to re-up. And, since their download max is 1GB and this is about 220MB, that shouldn't be a problem either.
Try it again. If you still have a problem, I'll work something out or try another host or something.
Thanks for the collection Stubby! And thanks so much for all your work on SHoC - I truly appreciate all of the time and effort you give to us during the season, and, indeed, all year round.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Bingle, and thanks for all your effort and high quality work at Merry & Bright.
Thanks for sorting through all the Christmas clutter and digging up these golden nuggets of crispy chicken, err, I mean Christmas. I burned this to CD real quick before I left the house yesterday and made it the soundtrack of my various Christmas treks all day long. Not a stinker in the bunch! Thanks!
Really good of you to do this.


More TV Memories – Top Of The Pops (part 1).
1981-1986. This era is actually before my time, but I have now seen plenty of editions thanks to repeat runs. One thing that constantly seems to be said by music magazines including Classic Pop is that the peak era for British pop music was the early-80s, roughly 1981-1984, when we were spoilt with great songs from distinctive bands, and as a consequence many people feel that this was the best era of the show.
And I must admit that I can see why people feel that way. There was a party atmosphere introduced to the studio, with balloons everywhere and so on, and people really did seem to behaving a good time in the company of these pop stars. "Yellow Pearl" was the new theme, but the symbol that had been around since 1973 remained, it's probably the best of the lot, and the flashing pink and blue neon Top Of The Pops sign is one of my favourite things about the show.
In 1983 the 1,000th edition was celebrated. It was also around this time that the dance troupes such as Legs And Co. and Zoo were phased out as music videos became more commonplace. People always seem to suggest that the 1984 Christmas special was the best edition of them all, and I very much doubt that music went bad overnight when the calendar turned over to 1985, but the show had to adapt to the constantly changing music scene, and such was the rapid evolution you definitely couldn't confuse a song from the early-80s with a song from the late-80s!
Top Of The Pops at this time was usually shown on Thursday evenings. As for the presenters, Pat Sharp was briefly on the lineup in some of his earliest TV appearances, and from the comments that I have seen online, the best-received presenting double act from this era was that of David Jensen and John Peel who entertainingly moved the show along with their witty comments.
1986-1988. In April 1986 there was a new look introduced, coincidentally the same month that The Chart Show launched on Channel 4. It included the first computer-generated opening sequence with exploding saxophones, cassettes flying everywhere, and Top Of The Pops in barely decipherable letters. There was another new theme, "The Wizard", which is my favourite out of all of them.
This is also the first era of the show that I can remember. This is because my sister is nine years older than me, and by this time she was in her early-teens and really into all the big pop groups of the time, so even though I was very young I was familiar with such names as A-Ha, Bros, Curiosity Killed The Cat and so on. What great times. I used to swing my pants to these!
It might not have felt so much of a party any more, but there were still plenty of flashing neon lights, pop stars, and music videos. I also remember around this time the hour-long Christmas specials that would usually be shown at 2pm. Presenters in this era included Simon Mayo and the young, free and single Gary Davies. In 1987 an American version was launched (that I reviewed a while back), but it ended in 1988.
1989-1991. In January 1989 there was another new look in time for the 25th anniversary (again coincidentally in the same month that The Chart Show relaunched when it moved from Channel 4 to ITV). "The Wizard" was retained as the theme, and Top Of The Pops was spelled out in even more unintelligible lettering, as if such a thing was possible. A few children's TV presenters were added to the lineup including Andy Crane and Anthea Turner.
Changes began to be made in this era. By 1991 the Top 40 countdown was reduced to only featuring new entries and songs that went up, before being dropped altogether. I did like the silly graphics that floated around the screen though. The neon lights were still around, but everything started to feel like it was in a timewarp, as if the show was stuck in the 80s. More change was to come.


i never realized how important home is. Having a place you call your own. Even if you travel, you need a home there.
So, if you are one of those people who is lucky enough to have all of those your heart loves in the same place, then consider yourself blessed. For your home, unlike mine, is unchangeable. It's solid, and it's something the rest of us crave.
Protect it, love it, guard it, hold it, open it, and appreciate and know with all your being just how beautiful it is.
Every home is a gift. Every love of a heart is a blessing. Home is important, because it is what guides and reminds us who we are. Remember it always. Find ways to keep your homes beautiful. Find ways to keep it peaceful and good. Invest in your home. And your home shall inspire you.


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Q: How to create spacing between tabsetpanel and graph in shiny? I used the tabsetpanel() function to create tabs for two different graphs. However, I'm running into the problem where the title of the graph is really close to the tabs and there isn't any spacing. It looks like it's squished together, so I'm wondering how I can create spacing between the tab panel and the graph? I have a shiny widget on the left side that is controlling the graph on the right side. Here is an example of my code:
tabPanel("Name",
   sidebarLayout(
     sidebarPanel(
       selectInput(
         <shiny widget coding is here>
       )
     ),
     mainPanel(
       tabsetPanel(
         tabPanel("graphname", plotlyOutput("graph1")),
         tabPanel("graphname2", plotlyOutput("graph2"))
       )
     )
   )
)

So as you can see there is the tabsetPanel and then the tabpanels that have the graph. But there's no spacing between the graphs and tabsetpanel bar, which looks like this:

How can I fix this?

A: Quick and dirty, using br() just before the plot. br() is a HTML-Linebreak:
library(shiny)
library(plotly)
runApp(list(
  ui = fluidPage(tabPanel("Name",
                sidebarLayout(
                  sidebarPanel(

                  ),
                  mainPanel(
                    tabsetPanel(
                      tabPanel("graphname", br(), plotlyOutput("graph1")),
                      tabPanel("graphname2",  plotlyOutput("graph2"))
                    )
                  )
                )
  )),
  server = function(input, output) {
    output$graph1 <- renderPlotly({
      plot_ly(mtcars)%>% layout(title = "With Space")
    })

    output$graph2 <- renderPlotly({
      plot_ly(mtcars)%>% layout(title = "Without Space")
    })

  }
))

A: Put the graphs in a fluidRow and if that doesn't help. Add style = "padding-top:20px" as an argument to the fluidRow.

A: tabPanel("graphname", br(), plotlyOutput("graph1"))

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