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Chinese Government Calls For Americans To Be Disarmed
(Paul Joseph Watson) The Communist Chinese government, via its state-run media front Xinhua, has called for Americans to be disarmed, arguing that the Sandy Hook school massacre demands "no delay for U.S. gun control."
Xinhua is virtually the press agency for the Communist Chinese government. The organization, "is subordinate to the State Council and reports to the Communist Party of China's Propaganda and Public Information Departments."
In other words, Xinhua represents the pinnacle of Chinese state-run media. Whatever is printed in its editorial pages represents the opinion of the ruling Communist Party leaders.
The article calls on Obama to exploit the tragedy to push his gun control agenda, adding that his lame duck situation represents "the best position to promote it," while blaming the National Rifle Association for curtailing previous attempts to regulate firearms in the United States.
Noting that after previous mass shootings efforts to impose gun control measures "disappointingly always fail," the editorial expresses the desire that the "gunman's cruelty and evil may provide a strong momentum and broader public support for the restart of gun control efforts."
The article adds that Barack Obama should begin "to make preparation for a protracted war," with a massive political cost if he wants to eviscerate the second amendment.
As Brandon Darby points out, "The current Chinese government, the communist People's Republic of China, was established in a revolution led by Mao Zedong, who killed an estimated 40-70 million people with starvation, executions, and re-education camps."
Indeed, it was Mao himself who said "political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."
This should provide a hint as to what happens when tyrants are unleashed upon a disarmed population, and why China's call to repeal the Second Amendment rings chillingly hollow.
Appearing on the nationally syndicated Alex Jones Show today, former Congressman and NRA board member Bob Barr called for members of Congress to speak out against the Chinese government, expressing his outrage than an authoritarian regime would lecture the United States about the rights of its people.
If you want to get a taste of how a state treats citizens who refuse to submit to big government tyranny yet who are completely disarmed, look no further than China itself.
As we reported earlier this year, a villager in northern China attempting to resist a forced government relocation by remaining on his land was brutally crushed to death by a road flattening truck on the orders of a Chinese government official.
China is routinely rocked by riots staged by residents furious at the arbitrary theft of their land by the state, which under the Communist system claims that the government owns all land and that private property rights are non-existent. However, the state-owned media ensures that news of the protests does not reach a national audience.
Since the state has all the guns, the idea of government thugs arbitrarily kicking people off their own property is a routine occurrence in China. The kind of massive land grabs and forced relocations that occur almost every day in China is not a situation that has yet been visited on America primarily because Americans have the second amendment with which to protect their private property rights.
A law was recently passed in Indiana which legalizes the use of deadly force – including against a police officer – in the event of an unlawful intrusion.
The Pentagon's recent geopolitical pivot made it clear that China was the primary military threat to the United States. In addition, Chinese military and Communist Party leaders have repeatedly indicated that they are preparing for a future war with the United States. Others have threatened to launch a nuclear attack against America during any potential confrontation over Taiwan.
In this context, it's noteworthy that Japan's Admiral Yamamoto refused to invade the United States during world war two because he feared the fact that there "would be a rifle behind every blade of grass," therefore it's not surprising that the Communist Chinese regime would also want to see the American people disarmed.
Concerns that China was also interfering in U.S. media were also heard after MGM was forced to delay the re-make of Red Dawn for two years after Chinese state media complained that depicting the invading villains as Chinese "would demonize their state and its citizens." The bad guys were changed to North Koreans and entire portions of the film had to be revised.
It's unprecedented to see foreigners like the Communist Chinese and others like Piers Morgan advising Obama on ways to exploit the school shooting in order to disarm the American people.
China can keep its forced relocations, its summary execution of political dissidents, its mobile execution vans, and its draconian police state. Americans will keep their guns, no matter how many times the Communist Chinese government – and all its political allies within America – talk down the second amendment.
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Featured photo…March for Life 2023
Posted on January 26, 2023 by Mississippi Catholic
WASHINGTON – A group of 47 from St. Mary Basilica traveled with Father Aaron Williams to New York and Washington for March for Life events. Pictured are Graci and Jay Gamberi on the streets of Washington Marching for Life. (Photo courtesy of Father Aaron Williams)
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COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. Women's Morning of Spirituality, Saturday, Feb. 4 at Church of the Incarnation. Breakfast at 7:15; program at 8:15 and Mass at 12:15. Speaker is Cathy Reineking and Keynote is Ann Leatherman. Mass celebrant will be Bishop Terry Steib. Register at http://womensmorning.com. Details: email wmosmemphis@gmail.com.
GREENWOOD Locus Benedictus, School of the Holy Spirit, Feb. 16-19. Cost $100 per person, no charge for age 18 and under. Featured speakers: Father Tom Dilorenzo, Maria Vadia and Pastor Myles Milham, with worship team of Mike McDuffee and Arianna Alberti. To register or more details visit: https://tinyurl.com/SHS-2023-locus-benedictus. Details: Magdalene (662) 299-1232 or locus-benedictus@gmail.com.
NATION Bible in a Year Online Retreat, Feb. 10-13, led by Father Mike Schmitz. Details: for info and to register visit ascensionpress.com/pages/2023biyretreat.
ST. LOUIS Discernment retreat, Feb. 17-20 at the School Sisters of Notre Dame Sancta Maria in Ripa campus. Retreat theme is "Caught up in God's love: Listening to the call." Weekend will include time for personal and communal reflections. Sessions will provide opportunity to learn – through conversation, contemplation, prayer and spiritual guidance – how to recognize God's invitations in your life. No cost to attend. Private rooms provided, all meals included. Details: for more information and to register visit ssnd.org/events/retreat23.
CLEVELAND Our Lady of Victories, Knights of Columbus Spaghetti Supper, Thursday, Feb. 9 from 4-6:30 p.m. at the KC Hall. A limited number of tickets will be sold; plates are $15 and drive thru only. Tickets can be purchased from any Knight at the parish.
Our Lady of Victories, 2nd annual Supper and Substance for married couples, Saturday, Feb. 11 in the parish center, following 5:30 p.m. Cost $50 per couple. Forms due Feb. 1. Details: church office (662) 846-6273.
FLOWOOD St. Paul, 20th Annual $10,000 Draw Down Mardi Gras party, Saturday, Feb. 18 from 7-11 p.m. Tickets $125/admits two. Details: call Pat at (601) 953-6370.
GREENVILLE St. Joseph School, Spring Fling, Feb. 11 from 7-11 p.m. at the Delta Men's Association in Eudora, Arkansas. Tickets include dinner, drinks for two; entertainment by Stylish and $10,000 Draw Down. Details: visit www.stjoeirish.org.
St. Joseph Church, Youth Group Strawberry Fundraiser. Cost 8 lb flat $30 or 4 lb $15. Orders due by Feb. 10, payable to St. Joseph Church. Details: order from Alyssa at (662) 335-5251 or stop by the office.
GREENWOOD Immaculate Heart of Mary, Annual Fat Tuesday Chili Fest, Feb. 21. Details: church office (662) 453-3980.
GLUCKSTADT St. Joseph, Family Bingo Night, Friday, Feb. 3 from 6-8 p.m. in the parish hall. Items needed for prizes. Details: church office (601) 856-2054.
HERNANDO Cocktails and Catholicism, Second Friday of each month from 7-8:30 p.m., for adults only. Meeting space at Holy Spirit Church (545 E. Commerce Street) in the Family Life Center. On Feb. 10, Father Ben Bradshaw of St. Michael's in Memphis and creator of Soul Food Priest will discuss faith and food in his talk "Can we eat alligator on Fridays and other important things to prepare for Lent." Details: RSVP at https://bit.ly/CoctailsCatholicismFeb10 or call Deacon Ted at Christ the King at (662) 342-1073.
JACKSON St. Richard School, Krewe de Cardinal, Friday, Feb. 10 at The South Warehouse in Jackson. Theme is "Rio de Janiero." Enjoy food and drinks, plus music by the Epic Funk Brass Band. Silent auction and raffles. Tickets $200 per couple. Details: Tammy at tconrad@strichardschool.org.
JACKSON St. Richard Church, Liturgical Living in Lent, Thursday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. in Foley Hall. Event for parents – nursery, refreshments, fellowship and materials provided. Details: email csimmons@strichardschool.org for more information.
MADISON St. Joseph School, Jeans, Jazz and Bruin Blues Draw Down, Saturday, Jan. 28 from 6-9 p.m. at The Country Club of Jackson. Tickets are $130 per couple. Enjoy a wide selection of food, open bar, auctions and a chance to win $10,000. Only 500 draw down tickets will be sold. Details: www.stjoedrawdown.com.
MERIDIAN St. Patrick, Travel with Father Augustine to Italy and France, September 9-19, 2023. Travel to Rome, Tuscany, Florence, Assisi, Venice, Italy and Lourdes, France. Cost: $4,999 with airfare and all included. Details: To register contact (855) 842-8001 or register online at proximotravel.com.
NATCHEZ St. Mary Basilica, "Rekindling Eucharistic Amazement" Catholics as Intentional Missionary Disciples of Jesus, Jan. 30 through Feb. 1. Featured speaker is Father James Wehner of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Events begin at 6 p.m. each day of the program. Details: church office (601) 445-5616.
PEARL St. Jude, Feed My Sheep Ministry will be serving lunch and passing out "Blessing Bags" at Poindexter Park in Jackson on Sunday, Jan. 29. Donations accepted to help with cost of meal. Volunteers are needed to assemble blessing bags, prepare the meal and transport and serve the meal. Details: contact Beth at bethpaczak@gmail.com to volunteer.
PEARL St. Jude, "Lent: A Season of Preparation and Renewal" – Mission and Mass with Father Joseph Krafft, professor of pastoral theology at Notre Dame Seminary. He will preach at all Masses the weekend of Feb. 18 and 19. Mission on Feb. 19, 20 and 21 at 6 p.m. Details: church office (601) 939-3181.
STARKVILLE St. Joseph, Deacon John will be hosting ENGAGE this Spring. Come and engage in your faith on Monday nights from 6-7 p.m. in the church. The schedule is as follows: Jan. 23; Feb. 6 and 20; March 6, 20 and 27; April 17; May 1 and 15. Details: church office (662) 323-2257.
JACKSON 17th Annual Sister Thea Bowman School Draw Down, Saturday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose building. Details: school office (601) 352-5441.
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Pope Benedict placed Jesus Christ at the heart of church's mission
By Gina Christian
(OSV NEWS) – Catholic evangelizers are recalling the profound impact the late Pope Benedict XVI had on the Church's mission of evangelization – a legacy that placed Jesus Christ at the heart of any effort to share the Gospel.
"A personal relationship with Jesus – he always came back to that," said Sherry Weddell, author of "Forming Intentional Disciples" and executive director of the Colorado Springs, Colorado-based Catherine of Siena Institute, which provides parish resources for faith formation in discipleship and evangelization.
"Before we can go out and proclaim God, we must first know God ourselves. Pope Benedict XVI knew this was key to evangelize," said Curtis Martin, founder and CEO of FOCUS, a Catholic outreach to college and university students.
In an email to OSV News, Martin noted Pope Benedict significantly advanced the evangelization initiatives of Pope St. John Paul II, seeking to "reawaken the Christian faith in areas where it (had) once thrived, but had declined."
Pope Benedict XVI arrives for a rally with young people outside St. Joseph Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y., April 19, 2008. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)
Martin said he was honored to have been appointed by the late pope, whom he had known "for more than 30 years," as a consultor to the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, which Pope Benedict established in his 2010 motu proprio "Ubicumque et Semper." (In June 2022, the council was merged with the former Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples to create the Dicastery for Evangelization.)
Pope Benedict "understood the connection between solid faith formation and evangelization," said Father Hezekias Carnazzo, a Melkite Catholic priest and founding executive director of the adult catechetical Institute of Catholic Culture based in McLean, Virginia.
For the late pope, that dynamic required "always required asking the question of who God is," said Father Carnazzo, noting that Pope Benedict "very clearly answered that question with his encyclical 'Deus Caritas Est' ('God is Love'), in which he reminds us that God is love, and love is the giving of ourselves to the beloved."
That message radiated in the late pope's writings, said Weddell, who "quoted him extensively" in her book "Forming Intentional Disciples: the Path to Knowing and Following Jesus," an updated edition of which was published in November by OSV Books.
"The language he used was so clear," Weddell said. "He talked about Jesus as living, present and active in his life, and was seeking … to help others have that same encounter."
Saul Keeton, a former Episcopalian who came into full communion with the Catholic Church, said Pope Benedict's election marked "the true beginning" of his Catholic formation.
"His papacy and his writings on the liturgy helped me to find my own voice," said Keeton, now the advancement director for Family Missions Company in Abbeville, Louisiana. "I deeply appreciated the way he explained the beauty of the liturgy, and how important it was for us as humans to tap into that."
For many young people, particularly those of post-Millennial or "Gen Z" demographic, "Pope Benedict's papacy and evangelization was foundational and formative," said Martin. "He loved young people and brought them … to Jesus. He was their calm shepherd – his trust and his peace, which came from Our Lord, led the way."
Keeton pointed to Pope Benedict's "very logical approach to exegesis and the fact that it began from a place of faith." Keeton admitted he was "binging on Benedict podcasts" during his travel to the Jan. 2-6 SEEK23 conference in St. Louis.
Yet the late pope's greatest proclamation of the Gospel may well have been a silent one, said Keeton.
Pope Benedict, the first pope to resign in 600 years, "spent the majority of his post-election years primarily as a contemplative intercessor," said Keeton. "I have to imagine at times it was very lonely for him; he had to have known (his resignation) would be misunderstood. He took on this mystical element, and the suffering was unique."
The late pope's final years witnessed to all that he had written about the faith, said Weddell.
"What we have in him is a brilliant theologian who had lived it," she said. "He had prayed it through, and you could tell by the way he talked about Jesus, his friend."
(Gina Christian is a National Reporter for OSV News.)
Faith, basis of success for St. Joseph Greenville athlete, McCloyen
By Nikki Thompson
GREENVILLE – Roury McCloyen, a St. Joseph Catholic School Greenville senior, is one of the nation's best shot put and discus throwers.
McCloyen established his faith early in life as he was influenced by his father, who was a pastor. He is beyond grateful for the impact the Catholic faith has had on his life. From helping his community through acts of service to assisting at weekly Mass, McCloyen is the epitome of what it means to be not only a Christian athlete but a record-breaking Christian athlete.
In April 2022, McCloyen's discus throw broke the old MAIS record. McCloyen has been throwing both the shot put and the discus since he was nine years old.
When we asked why he started this particular sport, he responded, "When I was 9 years old, my coach put a shot put in my hand, and it just felt like it was meant for me." Over the past decade, he has learned how to improve at his sport.
This past summer, Roury McCloyen, representing St. Joseph Catholic School Greenville, won the men's shot put for his first-ever Junior Olympic title at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California. (Photo by USATF)
This past summer, McCloyen won the men's shot put for his first-ever Junior Olympic title at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California.
"It was the best competition I ever had and going against a college commit made it even more fun," wrote McCloyen.
Coming from a small town in the south traveling to California and competing in the Junior Olympics is a lot to talk about and be proud of for McCloyen and his family. This experience is the type of accomplishment that most young athletes dream of having. For McCloyen, it became a reality.
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, in a gym full of his family and friends, McCloyen accepted a full scholarship to Mississippi State University. In true his style, he threw everyone off a little bit at first by picking up a University of Alabama hat but quickly swapped that one out for a different shade of red and a cowbell in hand. The gymnasium erupted in cheer as his classmates, family and community were delighted that McCloyen was staying close to home.
"I chose Mississippi State because when I visited there it just felt like family. I know I can be around people that will help me grow. My goal is to make it to the Olympics," McCloyen stated. Of course, he thanked his parents, Royal and Maury McCloyen, for helping him every step of the way.
In the last few months, McCloyen has added another championship ring to his collection for football. In November, the Fighting Irish won the MAIS 4A State Championship in football, and McCloyen was an integral part of the team. He earned his third championship ring in football with this victory, and he also has earned additional championship rings for basketball and track.
McCloyen has a bright future ahead of him, both academically and athletically. "The staff at St. Joe, cannot wait to see him succeed at MSU. We know he will have tons of Irish support following him," said principal, Craig Mandolini.
When McCloyen was asked what his fondest memories at St. Joseph Catholic School will be, he replied, "When I leave here, I will remember all of my coaches, my teammates, and especially my teachers that helped me get through my high school years. Their love and support of me throughout school did not go unnoticed."
Mandolini says there is something to say about having a young man like McCloyen being a product of Catholic education. With that, Mandolini likes to think about Hebrews 11:1 that says, "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen."
"Faith is not something we talk about or write about in concept. Our faith is in every action we take and every in word we speak. Roury has grown up not only in an environment at home where he can actively practice his faith but also at school where it is nourished and grows exponentially. Without our faith, we are nothing, and because of Roury's faith, he's an awe-inspiring Christian athlete," said Mandolini.
"Here at St. Joe, we can't wait to see where this road leads Roury in the future, but until then, we will enjoy watching him in his final months as an Irish!"
Posted on January 12, 2023 by Mary Woodward
Through the kindness of his Heralds of the Good News Provincial and the acceptance of Bishop Joseph R. Kopacz, Rev. Augustine Palimattam Poulose, pastor of St. Joseph and St. Patrick Parishes in Meridian has been incardinated into the Diocese of Jackson.
Mary Woodward, Chancellor Diocese of Jackson
Pastoral Assignment
Upon the recommendation of the Very Rev. Michael Somers, SVD, Provincial of the Southern Province St. Augustine, Rev. Mario Rasonabe, SVD, is appointed Administrator of Holy Family Parish in Jackson effective Jan. 1, 2023.
Bishop Joseph R. Kopacz Diocese of Jackson
Featured photo…Ole miss CCM represented at focus – seek23
Posted on January 12, 2023 by Nick Adam
ST. LOUIS – Nearly 19,000 from across the country attended the FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) SEEK23 conference in St. Louis, Missouri from Jan. 2-6. The event invites people into a deeper relationship with Jesus and His church. Pictured is a portion of the event where students raised their school flags. The Diocese had approximately 80 that attended this year's event. (Photo by Father Nick Adam)
GREENWOOD Locus Benedictus, School of the Holy Spirit, Feb. 16-19. Cost $100 per person, no charge for age 18 and under. Featured speakers: Father Tom Dilorenzo, Maria Vadia and Pastor Myles Milham, with worship team of Mike McDuffee and Arianna Alberti. To register or more details visit: https://tinyurl.com/SHS-2023-locus-benedictus. Details: Magdalene (662) 299-1232 or locus-benedictus@gmail.com
BROOKHAVEN St. Francis, Knights of Columbus St. Joseph Icon Mass, Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m. All are invited. Details: church office (601) 833-1799.
CANTON Sacred Heart, Chair Stretch and Contemplative Prayer, Mondays and Thursdays at 10-11 a.m. in the Parish Center. Details: contact Teresa at (769) 233-1989.
CLEVELAND Our Lady of Victories, CYO Indoor Yard Sale, Saturday, Jan. 21. You can drop off items at the parish center. Details: church office (662) 846-6273.
GLUCKSTADT St. Joseph, "Mamas" group, starting Sunday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Ashbrooke Clubhouse. Are you struggling with "a season" of life and looking for encouragement from other moms? This is the group for you. Details: call or text Amy at (228) 669-5923.
NATCHEZ St. Mary Basilica, "Rekindling Eucharistic Amazement" Catholics as Intentional Missionary Disciples of Jesus, Jan. 30 through Feb. 1. Featured speaker is Father James Wehner of the Diocese of Pittsburg. Events begin at 6 p.m. each day of the program. Details: church office (601) 445-5616.
PEARL St. Jude, Feed My Sheep Ministry will be serving lunch and passing out "Blessing Bags" at Poindezter Park in Jackson on Sunday, Jan. 29. Donations accepted to help with cost of meal. Volunteers are needed to assemble blessing bags, prepare the meal and transport and serve the meal. Details: contact Beth at bethpaczak@gmail.com to volunteer.
SOUTHAVEN, Cocktails and Catholicism, Second Friday of each month from 7-8:30 p.m., for adults only. Meeting space at Sacred Heart School will be determined by RSVPs. On Feb. 10, Father Ben Bradshaw of St. Michael's in Memphis and creator of Soul Food Priest will discuss faith and food in his talk "Can we eat alligator on Fridays and other important things to prepare for Lent. Details: Deacon Ted at Christ the King at (662) 342-1073.
YAZOO CITY St. Mary, Birthday Party and Bingo, Sunday, Jan. 22 after Mass in the parish hall. Bingo cards $5. Each family is asked to bring a wrapped item from home. Details: church office (662) 746-1680
DIOCESE Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 29 – Feb. 4. The theme is Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service. Be on the lookout for special activities at Catholic schools across the diocese on this very special week.
DIOCESE World Marriage Day at St. Peter Cathedral in Jackson on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. This is a celebration of the sacrament of matrimony for couples celebrating their 25th, 50th or 60th wedding anniversaries. For couples who were not able to celebrate other special anniversaries due to COVID, please join us this year. Details: couples may register to attend with their parish or at www.jacksondiocese.org/family-ministry.
JACKSON 17th Annual Sr. Thea Bowman School Draw Down, Saturday, April 29th at 6:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose building. Details: school office (601) 352-5441.
MADISON – St. Francis of Assisi Mexican Fiesta presented by youth group, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 5:15-7 p.m. All proceeds will benefit our diocesan mission in Saltillo, Mexico. Details: church office (601) 856-5556.
Posted on December 22, 2022 by Mississippi Catholic
CLINTON – The Nativity scene is depicted in stained glass at Holy Savior Church in Clinton. (Photo by Joanna Puddister King)
JACKSON – Merry Christmas from the Carmelite Gift Shop. (Photo by Tereza Ma)
JACKSON – The creche at St. Richard parish is awaiting the coming of the Lord. (Photos by Tereza Ma)
PEARL – Nativity silhouettes are illuminated on the parade float at St. Jude parish in Pearl. (Photo by Tereza Ma)
JACKSON – St. Richard School decked out all of the hallways and the front office window for Christmas.
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New Zealand is getting a new government after a month of deadlock following elections, with Jacinda Ardern becoming the nation's youngest leader.
The deadlock was broken when Ms Ardern's Labour Party got the support from a small nationalist party called New Zealand First.
At an inconclusive election on 23 September, the country's major parties failed to win control of the government, making New Zealand First's leader Winston Peters an unexpected kingmaker.
Mr Peters said the charismatic new leader, who has become something of a celebrity politician in the country of 4.6 million, "exhibited extraordinary talent in the campaign itself from a very hopeless position".
The decision, announced on Thursday, makes Ms Ardern, 37, New Zealand's youngest leader and third female Prime Minister.
Mr Ardern - who was elected leader of the Labour Party just three months ago - has been compared to other young leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Canada.
The election is the first time, since New Zealand's 1996 introduction of proportional representation, that the party with the largest number of votes has failed to secure power.
The conservative National party, headed by incumbent Prime Minister Bill English, returned 56 seats in the election, while a Green and Labour bloc led by Ms Ardern won 54.
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Kralendijk is the capital city of Bonaire, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea
Bonaire Is Set To Become The First 'Blue Destination'
By Ethan Gelber
In recent years, as environmental friendliness has become an accepted, and even competitive, standard by which countries and states are measured, green credentials have gained in clout. More and more, travelers decide where to go based on eco criteria, seeking out destinations pledged to responsible and sustainable tourism.
But what about blue power, instead of green, based on the World Bank concept of the Blue Economy? What about blue destinations, or places that specifically commit to the sustainable use of ocean resources in pursuit of conscientious social and economic development? (There are well-established blue zones around the world which identify "longevity hotspots," or regions where people live the longest, but that's not what we're talking about here.)
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Reveling in the great blue of Bonaire
Well, on June 8, 2018, in celebration of World Oceans Day, the Caribbean island of Bonaire set itself the goal of becoming the world's first Blue Destination.
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Located in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea, 50 miles north of Venezuela, Bonaire is one of the Dutch "ABC islands" that also include Aruba and Curaçao. Somewhat removed from the well-sailed waters of better-known tropical isles like the Dominican Republic or Jamaica, Bonaire is a small, quiet idyll with a population of about 20,000 people, a claim to year-round sunny skies, and some of the world's best diving, snorkeling, and windsurfing, especially for families.
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Coral, fish and people coexist in the warm, shallow and clear waters of Bonaire, where the diving is some of the best in the world
Bonaire also boasts large protected natural areas of both land and water. In the north, occupying nearly 25 percent of the island's surface, is Washington Slagbaai National Park, a large (5,643-hectare / 13,944-acre) nature sanctuary of desert, cacti, and volcanic hills surrounded by salt ponds, secluded beaches, mangroves, and seascapes. This is the well-loved domain of hikers, mountain bikers, rock climbers, birdwatchers, and anyone who loves eco-adventure activities.
By contrast, dominating the south of Bonaire are wetter lands: the large lagoon of Lac Bay and extensive salt works, accounting for nearly 13 percent of the island's total area. Some of this is set aside as the Pekelmeer wetland, whose significance has been recognized as one of international importance, and parts of which are off-limits as a flamingo sanctuary; and a secluded spot known as Tern Island used by its namesake birds as a nesting area.
Source: Ethan Gelber
Bonaire's Donkey Sanctuary is a favorite place for families to visit
Scattered across the island are other areas of natural and historical consequence, including a donkey sanctuary, yellow-throated Amazon parrot conservation center, and several sobering locations memorializing the 19th-century slaves who labored in the salt pans.
Beyond all of this, enveloping the entirety of the island from the high-tide mark to 200 feet of depth, is Bonaire National Marine Park, established in 1979 – the first in the Caribbean – to provide a preserve for the sea's healthiest coral formations and most abundant fish population.
A helpful sign at Buddy Dive Resort in Kralendijk, Bonaire
Bright Blue Future
Bonaire's goal in becoming the first blue destination is to "position itself as a progressive island in terms of synergizing people and nature," as the website about it states.
"Bonaire's Blue Destination concept will foster economic growth that gives precedence to the sustainable use and conservation of its ocean's resources," commented Malinda Hassell, Marketing Manager of the Tourism Corporation Bonaire, in an email exchange with Green Matters.
Of course, the island is already notable as a leading eco-friendly destination in the Caribbean, one that takes the environment and local culture into consideration when embarking on tourism initiatives. Top evidence of this is its marine park. Its conservation, as well as that of Washington Slagbaai National Park, is funded through nature fees charged to all non-resident adult users. This not only provides critical finances for upkeep and protections, but it makes all outdoor enthusiasts part of the ongoing nature preservation efforts, which are a mainstay of the country's sustainable tourism policies.
But there's more to it than that. As described on the blue destination website, "the island's economic development plan is built on sustainability." For example, at present, 40 percent of Bonaire uses clean energy. And looking ahead, efforts are underway to ban oxybenzone and oxainoxate, two popular ingredients in chemical sunscreens that are believed to be harmful to coral reefs.
Other more immediate commitments include dive operators and hotels only selling reef-safe products, hotels replacing complimentary bottled water in single-use plastic containers with reusable water bottles that can be filled at public water fountains due to be installed around the island, and restaurants serving special Blue cuisine dishes inspired by locally-caught or -grown seafood and agricultural products.
The expectation, as expressed by Hassell of the Tourism Corporation Bonaire, is that a full embrace of Bonaire as a Blue Destination by both its resident community and visitors will deliver a solid boost to the local economy by 2021, with additional increases by 2027.
But the hope too is that the idea won't stop at Bonaire's shores.
Bonaire has preserved sobering reminders of the 19th-century slaves who worked on the island
"Bonaire envisions to become a Caribbean hub for conferences and forums for this topic," commented Hassell. "Moving forward we do see other destinations starting to incorporate the Blue Economy approach and this is positive for the entire region."
Bonaire will officially declare itself a Blue Destination on October 10, 2018, in conjunction with its annual International Sailing Regatta & Festival. In the run up to that, a national "What is Blue to You?" social media campaign using the #BonaireBlueDestination hashtag is due to be launched to enlist locals and friends in the process.
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2 dead in Kansas wildfires fueled by windy, dry weather
by: MARGARET STAFFORD, Associated Press
The setting sun is shrouded in smoke from a fire that burned and stretched across Ellis, Russell, Osborne and Rooks counties Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, near Natoma, Kan. Firefighters and emergency responders are battling fires spreading across parts of central and western Kansas after a powerful storm blew through the state. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Two men have died from injuries suffered in wildfires that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres across Kansas this week, authorities said Friday.
Richard Shimanek, 84, a farmer and rancher who lived near Leoti, died Thursday night at a hospital in Denver, Leoti Mayor and Fire Chief Charlie Hughes said. He was outside his home trying to fight the fire Wednesday when he fell and couldn't get up, Hughes said.
The Ellis County sheriff's office said Friday that the remains of Derrick Kelley, 36, were found near his burned vehicle in a rural area of the county. The coroner identified the remains, the sheriff's office said.
Kelley was last seen in Hays on Wednesday, shortly before his fiancee reported him missing. The sheriff's office said he was believed to be driving on county roads toward Natoma.
Both men were killed in wildfires that erupted Wednesday in western and central Kansas, fueled by dry conditions and winds up to 90 mph (145 kph). The Kansas Forest Service said 625 square miles (1,620 square kilometers) burned in 11 counties in western Kansas, with smaller fires in other counties.
In the small town of Paradise in Russell County, one family was counting its blessings but also mourning the loss of their home and cows.
Brett Thompson, the 58-year-old mayor of Paradise, suffered eye injuries when he tried to rescue his cattle herd, said his daughter, Caity Thompson. While he was out, his home burned down — the only house in the town of about 50 to be destroyed by the fire.
His wife escaped before their home was destroyed, and the family's grain elevator business was also spared, said Caity Thompson, a teacher in Jetmore who returned home when she heard about the fire.
"It's a mixture of emotions," she said. "We're devastated that the house is gone, along with half our cattle herd and a lot of our livelihood. But we still have the grain elevator, my grandma and sister still have their houses, and the main thing is my dad is alive."
As the fire moved through the region Wednesday, residents in Paradise and three other small towns were evacuated, said Dustin Finkenbinder, fire chief in nearby Waldo. The fire destroyed an area about 45 miles (72 kilometers) long, he told The Kansas City Star.
"We fought fire and winds 50 miles an hour before, but nothing like maybe 100 miles an hour. So we just kind of did what we could," he said. "As far as damage, I mean I guess catastrophic would be the right word."
Several smaller fires across the state were contained by Friday and crews were monitoring them to prevent reignitions, said Shawna Hartman, spokeswoman for the Kansas Forest Service.
But several larger fires were still burning , some in areas that were inaccessible to ground crews, she said. Officials were using helicopters to dump water on those fires, in an attempt to knock back the flames and heat and allow ground crews in.
It will take several days to determine how many acres burned and to completely contain the blazes and make the areas safe, she said.


I have recently been informed by my boss that the president of my company intends to cut my salary by 30 percent at the beginning of the year. This is a drastic change. I have been told that I am the highest paid manager in our company, and I need to be in line with the other managers' pay. I have been with the company for ten years. I have not had a negative performance review. I am reliable, honest, and I exhibit all the characteristics of an ideal employee.
Please advise me how to negotiate with a "corporate president." Money is the bottom line, and corners have been cut across the board. We are up 34 percent YTD in revenue, and our margins have increased three percent. Why would an employee receive such a drastic pay cut? I am stumped and know this will be a crucial conversation when I attempt to negotiate a smaller decrease in pay. How do I present myself and qualities without seeming greedy and unappreciative?
Ouch! A 30 percent salary reduction is huge! This is definitely a high stakes issue and will require your best crucial conversations skills.
1) Does your boss agree or disagree with the decision?
3) Would it be appropriate for you to talk with the president about the decision to cut your pay?
Let's assume you get permission. Next, share with your boss your view of your performance and contributions. You describe yourself as an "ideal" employee. Does the boss agree? This is a wonderful opportunity to get insight and feedback for possible areas for growth. It could also give you clues as to reasons for your pay reduction. If your boss agrees with your perceptions, you can make use of that favorable assessment in your salary negotiations. If indeed this decision was the president's, it would be ideal to have a crucial conversation to understand his or her view. I would recommend holding two different conversations with the president.
In the first conversation, the purpose is to understand the reasons for the 30 percent pay cut. In this conversation you're trying to enlarge the pool of shared meaning. You're trying to understand the president's thinking.
To begin this conversation, share your understanding that your pay is being cut by 30 percent. Ask him or her if this is correct. Listen carefully and ask any clarifying questions you need to understand what is being suggested and why. You might consider paraphrasing the president's comments in order to check your understanding and to demonstrate you were listening.
I would then suggest respectfully asking for a second appointment that would enable you to thoughtfully present your point of view. You might say something like, "As I'm sure you realize, this is a very important issue to me. With your permission I would like to take some time to consider what you have shared with me and get back together to present my response." Then set a time to reconvene.
At this point you need to formulate your strategy. Clarify the reasons the president should reconsider cutting your pay and what other options you have. It's important that you clarify your best alternative to a negotiated agreement. Will you continue working at a 10 percent pay cut? Would you stay if it were changed to 20 percent? How about 30 percent? Are there any alternatives to a reduction in pay? Get absolutely clear on what you really want.
In the second conversation with the president, your purpose is to either accept the 30 percent pay cut and determine if there is anything you can do over the coming year to merit an increase, or to propose an alternative. This would require that you give the president compelling reasons to reconsider his or her decision. For example, the ways you've added value and the high regard your boss has for your work. It would be important to tell the president what you want. Invite him or her to respond to your suggestions and proposals. Do not make any suggestions or threats you're unwilling to act upon.
These suggestions do not guarantee the president will be persuaded to change his or her mind. These are not ways of controlling or manipulating others. If followed, however, these suggestions should improve your understanding of your employers' thinking, as well as assure they understand yours. In this way, decisions can be based on reason, logic, and clear understanding instead of supposition, misunderstanding, and fear.


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Are Bugs Like Shellshock and Heartbleed Really Serious, or Just Hype?
Alan Henry
So Shellshock is the newest vulnerability that may "break the internet." The last time they said that, it was about Heartbleed. Do I really need to be worried about all these bugs and vulnerabilities, or is this stuff tech companies need to care about? Can someone actually use these against me?
Why the Bash Shellshock Bug Could Be Even Worse Than Heartbleed
Shellshock is newly discovered vulnerability in software that's in computer systems we use…
Security Skeptic
Dear Security Skeptic,
It does seem like every other day there's a new hack, some treasure trove of data has been exposed, or there's a new bug threatening to turn the tech world on its head. It's natural to get a little tired of hearing about them, especially when they keep coming and nothing seems to change. After all, we're told these problems are severe, but so often there's nothing we can do about them. You're right to be skeptical, but don't let that skepticism keep you from doing the right things to keep your data safe.
As for Shellshock and Heartbleed (and other similar vulnerabilities), we sat down with some computer security experts to separate fact from fiction, and help you understand what you should and shouldn't actually be concerned about.
Are These Vulnerabilities Really Such a Big Deal?
With headlines that say that Heartbleed and Shellshock can "break the internet," you couldn't be blamed for thinking the sky is falling. Everyone agrees these are serious problems, but the steps that end-users can take to protect themselves are fairly limited.
In the case of Heartbleed, the best advice was to wait for your favorite sites to patch themselves, then change your passwords. For Shellshock, you should patch your Mac or Linux computer, and then hope that everyone else—especially system administrators and engineers—does the same. Plus, while researchers say they've seen the effects of both exploits in the wild, it's not like people are losing their computers or flooding tech support hotlines with calls about broken computers—not the way we saw back in the early 2000s when viruses made the evening news.
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Shellshock, the newly discovered vulnerability that allows attackers to inject code into your…
So does that mean you can just forget about them? Not quite. These vulnerabilities are serious, and all of the experts we spoke to noted that. However, they also explained that doom and gloom headlines often have the opposite effect on people. They make them weary of internet security news instead of encouraging them to pay attention to it. Mark Nunnikhoven, Vice President of Cloud and Emerging Technologies at Trend Micro, explained both sides:
Shellshock is extremely serious. It merits 100% of the attention it's currently garnering in the public view. We will never have an accurate scope of the issue but Nicole Perlroth writing for the New York Times guesses that about 70% of the machines connected to the internet may be affected. That seems reasonable to me.
Even with a bug this serious, some people have still managed to make hyperbolic claims about it's impact. That doesn't do anyone any good. Sensationalizing this very real issue polarizes the discussion needlessly and that leaves us all more exposed than we already are. Any time you have a complex issue, it's difficult to relate the details to a wider audience. Unfortunately, people respond to dramatic claims more often than to nuanced ones. This won't be the end of the internet but it is a very serious issue and one that needs to be addressed immediately.
Frederick Lane, author, consultant, and computer security expert, agrees. He explained that scary headlines generally don't help when end users can't do much about them, but when they're aimed at the right people, they may spur the right people into the right action:
I think that scary headlines are useful when they are aimed at system administrators and management, so that they will commit the time and resources to making sure these vulnerabilities DON'T reach consumers. However, we shouldn't be scaring the average PC user because there is very little (if anything) that they can do to fix these problems. All the headlines do for consumers is add to the existential angst that makes modern living so challenging. At a certain point, scary computer headlines just become background noise.
So bottom line: when you hear about these types of vulnerabilities, they're worth sitting up and paying attention to, especially if you work in IT, or are in a position to actually do something about it. And if you can patch your own computer, you should. Beyond that, take the hyperbole with a grain of salt. The internet is robust and adaptable—it's unlikely one security issue or vulnerability will bring the whole thing to its knees.
Do Normal Computer Users Need to Worry About These Exploits?
When major retailers like Target or Home Depot lose your financial information, you're generally offered free credit monitoring and told to keep an eye out for fraudulent transactions or signs of identity theft. With Shellshock and Heartbleed, all an end user can do is hope for the best and apply a patch when one is available. It may seem like a waste of time and energy to worry about it. However, you should at least keep an ear to the ground, says Lane.
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Today's problem for system administrators is tomorrow's problem for home users:
I think that this helps to underscore the risks that are steadily accruing as we move towards an Internet of Things. Think about this: what if someone was able to gain access to the systems that control the remote shut-down devices used by repo guys (which were covered in a story by the New York Times a couple of days ago)? You could have thousands of cars suddenly shutting down all over the country. The really disturbing piece of the Bash vulnerability is that we don't even have a good sense of how many systems even use Bash, and many that do have no mechanism in place for software/firmware updates.
Stories about Shellshock and Heartbleed are of course great opportunities to remind consumers about the steps that they should be taking ALL THE TIME to minimize the potential losses from a hostile attack: 1) install and update anti-malware; 2) back up important files; 3) double-check to make sure they've backed up important files; and 4) monitor your financial information and credit reports. Technology offers tremendous benefits to all of us, but the shiny devices impose certain responsibilities. As Heinlein said, "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."
Peter Theobald, a Computer Forensics examiner, software designer, and consultant, explained there's more to the picture than just desktop computers that everyday users should be concerned with. Firewalls, routers, NAS devices, even Linux-based embdded systems on smart thermostats and other household devices are potential targets for Shellshock (if they're connected to the internet directly, without a firewall—and even then, the firewall may be vulnerable), and every server running SSL was a target for Heartbleed:
Within one HOUR of Shellshock being published, there were reports of new malware scanning the Internet using the new vulnerability to compromise computers.
Bash is used on Linux web servers, on Mac computers, on NAS storage devices, on routers and access points, on firewalls and many other devices. Apple and Linux distro makers have worked very quickly to issue patches to close these vulnerabilities. This will take care of the web servers and OS X computers. What concerns me more is all of the routers, firewalls and access points that will not be patched in a timely manner. How many people would even know how to patch their router? Keep your eye out for news about how router vendors will handle this. It may be the trigger that sets of an industry wide change in how consumer devices are maintained, perhaps with auto-updates coming from the manufacturers.
There's no doubt that these issues are serious, and can potentially have real effects on everyday people and the technology that we use. At the same time, don't lose sleep over it just yet. After all, few technologies are secure, and even fewer when they're connected to the internet. Don't be surprised if we see more Shellshocks and Heartbleeds in the coming months and years. However, it doesn't hurt to stay vigilant and to practice good computing hygiene. You don't want to learn how to update your router's firmware when there's a big vulnerability—these are useful skills to have beforehand.
Be Skeptical, But Don't Let that Keep You From Being Safe
All of our experts were quick to point out that these types of vulnerabilities are new in that they have broad reach and can have wide impact, but it's unusual that they don't require users to do very much aside from update their systems when they're told to. In contrast to years past, OEMs and smart device manufacturers now have the responsibility to provide patches, build update mechanisms into their products, and keep their systems secure if they expect the devices they sell to connect to the internet.
As technology evolves and gets more connected, the core technologies underneath those smart thermostats and smart watches will be applied in ways their original developers didn't consider. That's going to lead to more vulnerabilities exposed and more exploits in the wild. Lane explains:
At a more theoretical level, I will say that these types of stories reaffirm my growing belief that we have created systems that are so complex that we can never be sure they are completely secure. Put another way, the closer the complexity of systems we create emulate the complexity of "the real world," the more likely it is that we become hostages to fate. Since we created computers and the Internet, we cling to the illusion of control, but it is merely ephemeral. I'm not saying that we shouldn't try to prevent bad people from doing harm through software vulnerabilities (much like the struggle to combat cancer); I'm just saying we should be realistic about how perfectly secure we can actually be.
So at the end of the day, there's no doubt that these issues are serious, and they deserve your attention. However, do your own research and don't just read headlines designed to attract your attention and get you concerned about the latest security threat (We at Lifehacker, of course, will always try to keep a cool head). It's easy to get fatigued when it seems like every week there's a new hack, more credit card numbers lost, and more passwords to reset, but things aren't about to change soon, and those hacks deserve at least enough attention to make sure your bases are covered and your data is protected.
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Mark Nunnikhoven is Vice President of Cloud & Emerging Technologies at Trend Micro.
Frederick Lane is an author, attorney, educational consultant, expert witness, and lecturer who has appeared on The Daily Show, CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, the BBC, and MSNBC. He has written seven books, including most recently "Cybertraps for the Young." All of his books are available on Amazon or through his Web site. You can follow him on Twitter at @fsl3, or at Computer Forensics Digest.
Peter Theobald is a Computer Forensics examiner, expert witness, software designer, consultant and lecturer. He is the co-chair of the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation Computer Forensics sub-committee. You can find him at TCForensics.com.
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Q: How do I kick off a background process with Express and Node without timing out? I have an Express route that I want to kick off a job and then return a 202. Like this...
const HANDLE_REQUEST = (req, res, next)=>{
    LOGGER.log("verbose", "Calling the GET");
    setTimeout(()=>{
        START_JOB(1, req.query.server, req.query.start, req.query.end);
    });
    res.status(202).send("Job Started");
    next();
};
router.get("/", HANDLE_REQUEST);

This works and the 202 is sent right away.
The problem is it times out after ~5 mins...
2019-05-01T09:47:29.074-04:00 [APP/PROC/WEB/0] [ERR] Error: read ECONNRESET
2019-05-01T09:47:29.074-04:00 [APP/PROC/WEB/0] [ERR] at TCP.onStreamRead (internal/stream_base_commons.js:111:27)

I tried setting the socket timeout and keep-alive like this...
    this.server = spdy.createServer(spdyOpts, this.express);
    this.server.on("connection", (socket)=>{
        socket.setTimeout(this.timeout * 60 * 1000);
        socket.setKeepAlive(true, this.timeout * 60 * 1000);
        socket.once("timeout", function(){
            LOGGER.log("error",`Timed out`);
            process.nextTick(socket.destroy);
        });
    });
    this.server.listen(this.port, (err)=>{
        if (err){
            LOGGER.log("error", err);
            return process.exit(1);
        }
        return LOGGER.log("info", `Server is listening on ${this.port}`);
    });

But this doesn't seem to help. Is there a way that I can kick off a background process (worker?) in Express on connection?

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Gennadi Michailowitsch Manakow (; * 1. Juni 1950 in Jefimowka, Oblast Tschkalow, RSFSR, UdSSR; † 26. September 2019) war ein sowjetischer Kosmonaut.

Manakow war Testpilot der sowjetischen Luftwaffe, bevor er 1985 als Kosmonaut ausgewählt wurde.

Nachdem er im Februar 1990 Ersatzmann für den Flug von Sojus TM-9 war, wurde er als Kommandant von Sojus TM-10 nominiert. Am 1. August 1990 startete er zusammen mit Gennadi Strekalow zur Raumstation Mir, um dort über vier Monate zu verbringen.

Nachdem er für den Flug Sojus TM-15 wiederum Ersatzmann war, startete er am 24. Januar 1993 mit Sojus TM-16 zu seinem zweiten Flug. Zusammen mit Alexander Poleschtschuk blieb er dieses Mal fast sechs Monate im All.

Manakow war auch noch für einen dritten Raumflug vorgesehen, der mit Sojus TM-24 für Juli 1996 geplant war, und mit Pawel Wladimirowitsch Winogradow sowie der französischen Kosmonautin Claudie Haigneré stattfinden sollte. Zuerst wurde jedoch der Start aufgrund von Problemen mit der Trägerrakete verschoben, dann wurden bei Manakow Herzstörungen festgestellt, so dass er und Winogradow durch ihre Reserveleute Waleri Korsun und Alexander Kaleri ersetzt werden mussten.

Am 20. Dezember 1996 ging Manakow in den Ruhestand.

Gennadi Manakow war verheiratet und hatte zwei Kinder.

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Q: Getting a lot of old feeds from Stack Overflow I'm getting a lot of feeds from Stack Overflow questions. I'm subscribed to them, but the feeds are old. I'm getting 100 every 5 minutes.
Does anybody know why, or what should I do?

A: See this bug report with the associated change:
Prevent title edits to spawn a new RSS post
basically the <id> field changed so it's not affected by question title changes any more.


This book consists of five autobiographical narratives by Susan Harris O'Connor, a social worker and transracial adoptee. These monologues were developed and performed around the United States in academic, clinical and child welfare settings to wide acclaim over the last sixteen years. They will be of immediate interest to scholars of race, identity, emotional intelligence, adoption, child welfare, as well as clinicians and those directly impacted in families created by adoption. The book will also speak to writers, performers and individuals interested in developing their voice through self-exploration. In her narratives the author explores in depth: the impact of foster care during the first 14 months of her life; her relationship with her unknown birth father; the role of race and racism for transracial adoptees who grow up in white communities; the development of her racial identity and a model derived from these experiences, and the relationships between her different identities or mind constructs, her inner strengths and vulnerabilities, and the outside world. There is a progression one chapter to the next, chronicling greater understanding, deeper reflection, and a developing voice. This is an original and sophisticated exploration of the inner life of a transracial adoptee and the forces that helped shape her life. It is at once a case study and an observation of the human condition with universal appeal.
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COLUMN – Benefits of that early PSA - by Barbados Today March 21, 2015
Professor Richard Wassersug, 68, is a champion for early screening to detect cancer, because he has lived with the dreaded disease.
Sixteen years ago, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer; but after successful treatment, he is a proud survivor focused on helping patients and families adapt to the side effects of cancer treatment.
Professor Richard Wassersug
"I was diagnosed at the age of 52. I had a PSA [prostate specific antigen] test, which came back saying I indeed had prostate cancer. I had surgery to remove my prostate, which was cancerous; but my PSA kept climbing, which meant there were still cancer cells in my body.
"I then had radiation. My PSA still kept climbing . . . [The cancer cells] had obviously moved on, and I spent the next decade and a half on hormonal therapies. This is now 16 years later and I am here today. I am healthy and I wouldn't be if I hadn't had a PSA test 16 years ago."
Medical practitioners in Barbados have been debating the pros and cons of PSA screening, and for good reason.
Prostate cancer is not only the leading one among men, but Barbados has the second highest incidence of prostate cancer in the world per capita.
Still, four family physicians –– Dr Peter Adams, Dr Colin Alert, Dr Joseph Herbert and Dr Malcolm Howitt –– have raised concerns about the PSA test, suggesting that men should be better informed about the benefits and disadvantages of screening to make an informed decision.
The Barbadian doctors argue that many men would suffer from problems such as anxiety, infection, incontinence and impotence due to unnecessary treatment and testing, adding that "many more will suffer from anxiety due to false
positive tests".
On the other side, urologists Dr Jerry Emtage and Dr Justin Emtage maintain the test is useful.
Wassersug, a professor in the Department of Urologic Sciences at the University of British Columbia, strongly believes that men should have their PSAs, which he explained is not a diagnosis of cancer but a simple, baseline blood test.
"Baseline screening is not diagnostic. It's screening in a different way. Screening should get past the panic, people should know that by getting their baseline number they are in a position to have cancer detected early enough, and it is unlikely to be lethal, and as debilitating as it would be if they weren't screened.
"The question is not whether you should get the PSA test or not. I encourage every man between the ages of 40 and 50 to get a baseline; it is not a diagnosis of cancer in and of itself.
"You have to look for a change in PSA to know whether or not there is prostate cancer. You have to look at continual changes, and how fast the changes are going, to know if who need biopsy, which is going to be a definitive test."
In an interview with Health Today, while here earlier this month, to deliver a lecture on Rehabilitation And Survivorship –– What Do These Concepts Mean To Cancer Patients?, Wassersug however did not recommend mass screening or screening before the age of 40.
He noted that in North America among the white, affluent population, there was over-screening and over-treatment, while among Blacks where incidence of the disease is much higher, there was a clear need for more PSA testing.
"I would say talk to your physician as to whether you should get it very early –– 40 to 45, or wait until you are 50. The variables here would be whether there is a personal family history. If your dad had prostate cancer, your uncle had prostate cancer, then getting that screening early would matter. If there is no history of the disease and you wait until 45 or 50 that's probably okay as well; but you'll never know until you get the baseline screen."
The Canadian professor insisted that the benefits of early screening were not only for prostate cancer, but could be easily applied to mammograms and breast cancer and colonoscopy for colorectal cancer –– all leading cancers.
He explained that early screening had changed the landscape of the cancer world, since doctors are only able
to detect the disease when it far too advanced.
"Screening makes cancer curable. It gives you sort of a different view than cancer is deadly. Cancer can be deadly; but now with screening, cancer is not necessarily deadly and that is a different perspective, and we need people to understand that; and the physicians should be talking it up.
"People should be going to their doctors and saying, 'I'm 40 and 50 and 60, should I be getting screened for this or that?'.
"We are dealing with a disease we never thought would be curable. If we get cancer early, the cure is not so serious. Unfortunately, the cures are substantial if you wait until it is too late; and if we wait too long, the outcomes are fairly serious.
"Women and men need to realize, if they don't know this: advanced cancer of the breast and prostate are not good ones to have, but if you get them treated early they are not as debilitating as they would be if they are treated late; and if they are treated too late, one can't survive."
The professor however noted that screening has now led to a real need for supportive care for cancer.
"We're running into a situation where people are not necessarily cancer survivors; they are actually cancer treatment survivors, in the sense that the side effects they have are not from the cancer. What they are dealing with now is the side effects of the treatment."
Noting that treatments were not simple or pleasant, he urged doctors to pay more attention to this area and educate their patients and families on how to better cope with
the fear and confusion surrounding cancer treatments.
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I follow a joint-by-joint approach when coaching clients. Experienced and knowledgeable coaches, such as myself, understand that dysfunction and/or pain in a joint is not localized, or necessarily centered, in that joint. A dysfunctional joint is more than just a specific point of pain in the body. It also causes pain, discomfort, and compensation of other parts of the kinetic chain (or human body). As a result, there are residual compensation patterns, which in turn, lead to more dysfunction in other areas of the body. For example, a sprained ankle injury sustained months, or even years ago may be the reason you have a nagging pain in your lower back or knee despite the fact that all your x-ray and MRI results are negative.
With this approach and complex understanding of the synergistic connection of the joints of the human body I can find the true origin of a client's pain or dysfunction and help them to alleviate the problem. I utilize a multifaceted approach to help people regain mobility, increase flexibility, promote neuromuscular connections, and build strength by ensuring proper technique and optimal posture. It is a methodical, step-by-step, scientifically tested approach to health and wellness.


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Black Sky Thinking
Adrian From The Moonlandingz On His Love For The Glorious North
The Quietus , December 1st, 2017 11:28
Next week, The Quietus hosts a panel at Hull City Of Culture about the perils of trying to survive as a musician in London, and music scenes that are thriving across the UK. Here, international music man and Sheffield stalwart Adrian Flanagan of The Moonlandingz tells us a thing or two about the North-South divide, snazzy donuts and the importance of bickering.
Violet Carson, queen of all she surveys
I was in Notting Hill walking around on a post-gig comedown the other day. It was a lovely sunny morning and, for a fleeting moment, a guilty bullshit rockstar fantasy came over me: I thought, I could very easily live in one of them sexy townhouses. Then you walk down Ladbroke Grove and it's wall-to-wall fancy pies, microbreweries and yoga for babies. It was at that point I caught sight of myself and remembered that I genuinely need the seven spiteful hills of Sheffield, if only to stop me from becoming the thinking woman's Billy Bunter. If I lived in Notting Hill I'd be eating posh pies and snazzy donuts all the time and spending all my money in Honest Jon's. I'd be sleeping under the Westway within a month. If I could afford a big house in Notting Hill, I'd buy a few smaller properties in other countries instead. Maybe a big house in Sheffield, an apartment in Berlin and a small island in Scotland - and I'd still have change for a Greggs. London's purely for visiting. When I arrive in London at dear old St Panty-kiss, I almost immediately stop taking life seriously. When I leave, I start taking life seriously again. The North gives me focus.
I do always enjoy my time in London though and I thank it often for giving us Ray Davies - a man who, for me, painted London perfectly with words. Through Ray I saw 'old London' before I'd even been to London - a London that understood the importance of community and bickering. It would be terribly sad if community became nothing but an arcane memory. London's had it good for a very long time and somewhere, beyond that increasingly bulging central London border that is pushing everyone closer and closer to the last stop on the tube, there are good people longing for community - and a break.
I was born and raised in Salford, Lancashire, but I've almost lived in Sheffield, South Yorkshire for as long as I lived in Salford - half a lifetime in each city. I remember when I first moved to Sheffield, there was fuck all going on, it was pretty grim on the whole. I couldn't wait to get in a rehearsal room in the steel city and make some heavy synth shit. I distinctly remember, though, when I was in one rehearsal room doing some deranged experimental kraut shit with some wayward Yorkshire synth mates and in the room next door was a band doing 'I Am The Resurrection' and in another room some kids were singing 'Wonderwall'. Young Sheffield kids at the time couldn't give a flying fuck about avant garde synth pop music, they were all bang into the very shower of shite that I was trying to escape in Manchester. It was a very lonely and depressing time. After near on 20 years of being here, I've become part of the furniture. I've always been around, doing my thing, and I have a pretty good relationship with a cross-generation of artists and musicians here, from the old school of the Cabs, the League, Pulp, etc, right through to all the new up-and-coming groups. Surely I'm due a statue erecting of me in Sheffield soon.
The North-South divide use to be Lancashire, Yorkshire, North Wales and Scotland all laughing in unison at the cupcake-eating, shandy-drinking ponces of London Town. Sadly, more recently, I think the Real North, aka Scotland, is laughing at us all. The whole of England has become some kind of artisan bread-worshipping, Tarquin-raising, vegan-yoga twat camp. I don't actually really think there's anything wrong with better quality places to live, nice snooty gaffs to eat and drink in and for there to be more independent businesses popping up everywhere. I like an iced vanilla latte as much as the next man! There should however be affordable housing or accommodation for everyone who needs it, people shouldn't be shipped out of their homes without their personal safety and without alternative accommodation being worked out beforehand. Sadly, we live in the age of the greedy landlords and the greedy politicians - not all of them, but many. In 2017 there shouldn't be anyone having to sleep in the streets and I really wish that those who can make a difference cared a bit more about it and saw it as the national crisis that it really is. There also needs to be a rent cap put on landlords, keep it affordable and keep the properties regulated because, let's face it, some landlords are literally getting away with murder.
It's been getting this way for a long time. There was always a sense of middle-class entitlement with London squat culture that wasn't as apparent in squats in the North, even pre-gentrification. A lot of the so-called artists who lived in London squats came from good homes and well-to-do parents and they could just go home or get bailed out if they fucked up or were on their arses. That whole London punk scene of the 70s was the same middle-class fuckers living rent-free in big empty Georgian town houses across the city, while actual homeless and very sick people were and are out cold on the streets! It's the sense of entitlement that annoys me - kids whose mate went to law school, whose grandad hung out in Greece with bloody Plato in 350BC, who just can't be arsed applying themselves to being useful to anyone but themselves. Anarchists are worse than hippies in my book. They turn squats into party central, trash the place, then move on. Ultimately they make life worse for those who truly need the space.
Sheffield has served me well and in return I have served her well. It's great being here - it's on the right side of affordable, you can go three miles in any direction and you're in the countryside, you can work on your art without industry types interfering or people just popping in willy-nilly for a nosy. It's always better to hit London, or any city that isn't yer own, as a fully developed package - it's easier to wow them industry pricks if you appear to have come from nowhere. Living up North you can get all your mistakes and shoddy experimentations out of the way without the glare of the chatty gobshites of the Old Blue Last - then when you're ready, you hit em right in the bollocks with a lump hammer!
I've always militantly worked against the grain of whatever was fashionable, I've always at least attempted to plough my own path but it's weird that I'm now making music with my mates that is I guess pretty popular with people of all ages and I'm slightly ashamed about it, ashamed that we've almost become, dare I say it, trendy. It's awful. I think the less of a shit I gave about what anyone else was doing and the more I went out my way to have a laugh with what I was doing and what we were doing collectively - right from the presentation of the project, to the subject matter of the songs - the more doors opened, the more ears pricked up. It would be wrong of me to say that everyone can do it, but feel free to believe you can and you're already halfway there.
If you've got a tiny bit of talent it's very easy to make waves in Sheffield, everyone knows everyone, everyone is in everyone else's band, everyone's sleeping with each other's sisters. It's a city that's easy to get around, there's a real community spirit and a strong DIY ethic here. People really support each other. I've seen many talented musicians and artists go to London and disappear into nothingness. If you don't move in the right circles, at the right time, London will eat you alive. If you can't afford it, go where your money can give you at least something that resembles an existence and where people are friendly.
Chart-topping pop titans The Moonlandingz play a Christmas show at the Leadmill in Sheffield on Saturday 16 December - details and tickets here. Adrian and Dean present a live hour of 'Practical Electronics In Unpopular Music' for our Day Of Radio on Friday 8 December, details to come here.
The Quietus host a panel at Hull City Of Culture on Thursday 7 December, where music industry gooduns will discuss the pros and cons of our capital city, survival strategies, licensing laws, DIY record labels, building communities, going national, going international, and how to have fun and make music - details and tickets here.
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Visit to Buddy Dog Humane Society. Discussion on kids & pets.
Meet pets available for adoption at the Lowell Humane Society. Jane and Crystal also discuss how to prevent your pet from going missing, and what to do if your pet does get lost.
ARL Boston, December 2018. Discussion of how to introduce your new pets to pets already in the home.
Meet Denali, Bumpus, Mama Mia, and Sophia Baby from Buddy Dog Humane Society. Featuring a segment about how to prepare yourself and your home for a new pet.
Lowell Humane Society. July 2018.
Buddy Dog Humane Society & ARL Boston, Dedham branch. 2018.
Lowell Humane Society and Buddy Dog Humane Society.
Northeast Animal Shelter and Lowell Humane Society. December 2017.
Visit the Buddy Dog Humane Society and Animal Rescue League of Boston to meet some furry friends looking for homes. November 2017.
Meet furry friends looking for their forever homes at the Lowell Humane Society and the Northeast Animal Shelter. Filmed in October of 2017.
Animal Rescue League of Boston and Buddy Dog Humane Society. September 2017.
Dogs and cats available for adoption from the Buddy Dog Humane Society and Northeast Animal Shelter. August 2017.


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Geoff Moore - A New Album for 2015.
Geoff Moore is making a new album, and he's inviting you to join him in the process.
Geoff Moore
DOWNLOAD: Get a digital download of Geoff's new album.
SIGNED CD: Get a signed copy of Geoff's new album on CD. Also, you get: DOWNLOAD.
TURKEY WHISPERER: Get a Geoff Moore "I talk to turkeys" tee shirt; a ringtone of Geoff calling all turkeys; and (4) bonus tracks (songwriting demos, and/or alternate/live studio takes). Also, you get: DOWNLOAD, SIGNED CD.
CHRISTMAS IN JULY: Get a total of (5) CD copies of Geoff's new album, and have your Christmas shopping pretty much done, right? If you want more than (5) total, just add $10 for each additional CD you want to your pledge. Also, you get: DOWNLOAD, SIGNED CD, TURKEY WHISPERER.
THE COVETED ARCHIVE: Get a digital download of EVERY album Geoff has recorded (does not include specialties and greatest hits, but does include re-records). That's 15 albums for $150! Also, you get: DOWNLOAD, SIGNED CD, TURKEY WHISPERER.
AN EVENING WITH GEOFF: Geoff and company will treat you and another person (2 tickets total) to a memorable evening of BBQ, acoustic music, and Geoff-flavored hang time in Nashville. Date TBD. If you can't make the chosen date, we'll refund your $200 (or you can opt for the COVETED ARCHIVE). Additional tickets are available for $75 each (just add to your pledge). Your travel costs are not included in this. Also, you get: DOWNLOAD, SIGNED CD, TURKEY WHISPERER.
15 MORE AND THEN SOME: Get (15) CD copies of the new Geoff CD to spread far and wide to friends, family, and loved ones. Let's be honest, though, with 15 CDs, you can even afford to give a CD to one of your enemies. Maybe everything will change between you two at that point. Boom. World peace. Also, you get: Both (!) AN EVENING WITH GEOFF and (!) THE COVETED ARCHIVE, plus TURKEY WHISPERER, SIGNED CD, & DOWNLOAD.
THAT'S MY JAM: Here's how this works. You pick a song of Geoff's. Then, one of Geoff's daughters will hand-write the lyrics for you with their remarkable penmanship (will be framed and shipped to you), and then Geoff will record a video AND CD of himself & Marc playing the song and dedicating it TO YOU. Also, you get: 15 MORE AND THEN SOME, AN EVENING W/ GEOFF, THE COVETED ARCHIVE, TURKEY WHISPERER, SIGNED CD, & DOWNLOAD.
FISHING FANTASIA: Join Geoff and his guitar player, Marc, for some amazing fishing in Wisconsin. Arrive in the afternoon, fish that evening, have dinner together around the campfire, where Geoff and Marc will serenade you in manly fashion. Then, rise early to cast your lines again before departing after lunch (fish very likely to be served). All you have to do is get there. Date TBD. If you can't make the date, Geoff hosts several trips like this a year. We'll figure something out. Also, you get: 15 MORE AND THEN SOME, THE COVETED ARCHIVE, TURKEY WHISPERER, SIGNED CD, & DOWNLOAD.
GEOFF IN MY HOUSE: Have Geoff and his guitarist, Marc, come to your house for an intimate concert with you and some guests. In addition to this reward cost, you will be responsible to pay for lodging and travel from Nashville to your home for two. After campaign, you and Geoff will set a date for this delightful evening to come. Also, you get: THE COVETED ARCHIVE, TURKEY WHISPERER, SIGNED CD, & DOWNLOAD.
Harley Ride and Day with Geoff: This package is going to be an extremely cool experience. You will get to spend the day with Geoff in Nashville, Starting with breakfast at the famous Loveless Cafe, followed by a Harley ride on the Natchez Trace Parkway, and ending with a special meal and concert with Geoff and Marc. If you would like to bring an additional person with you, just add $500 to your pledge. Also, you get: 15 MORE AND THEN SOME, THE COVETED ARCHIVE, TURKEY WHISPERER, SIGNED CD, & DOWNLOAD.
GEOFF MOORE AND THE DISTANCE PERSONAL REUNION: What?! Yep. For 10K, you can get Geoff's legendary band back together and have them play an acoustic set for YOU and your friends. In this case, Geoff will cover travel anywhere in the continental U.S. (Let us double check with you if it's in Alaska). Has band, will travel. We don't need to tell you what a RARE opportunity this is, right? Also, you get: 15 MORE AND THEN SOME, THE COVETED ARCHIVE, AN EVENING WITH GEOFF, TURKEY WHISPERER, SIGNED CD, & DOWNLOAD.