with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
to the World center of veneration of the Image of the Divine Mercy - Cracow (Krakow) Lagiewniki, Poland.
Day: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
There will be a registration (following the Mass), which will cost around 40 euros, for the whole pilgrimage.
2447 The works of mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities. Instructing, advising, consoling, comforting are spiritual works of mercy, as are forgiving and bearing wrongs patiently. The corporal works of mercy consist especially in feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and imprisoned, and burying the dead. Among all these, giving alms to the poor is one of the chief witnesses to fraternal charity: it is also a work of justice pleasing to God.
If you think that I have something to say, servants of Christ, his brethren and co-heirs, let us visit Christ whenever we may; let us care for him, feed him, clothe him, welcome him, honor him, not only at a meal, as some have done, or by anointing him, as Mary did, or only by lending him a tomb, like Joseph of Arimathaea, or by arranging for his burial, like Nicodemus, who loved Christ half-heartedly, or by giving him gold, frankincense and myrrh, like the Magi before all these others.
The Lord of all asks for mercy, not sacrifice, and mercy is greater than myriads of fattened lambs. Let us then show him mercy in the persons of the poor and those who today are lying on the ground, so that when we come to leave this world they may receive us into everlasting dwelling places, in Christ our Lord himself, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was homeless and you took me in.
– Now I tell you this: When you did these things for the most neglected of my brothers, you did them for me.
This is what I command you: love one another as I have loved you.
'Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy'. Sweet is the name of mercy, dearest brethren; and if the name is sweet, how much sweeter is the quality itself? Yet though all men would wish to receive it, alas! their own conduct is not such as to deserve it. All wish to receive mercy, few are ready to show mercy to others.
What effrontery to want to receive what you neglect to give! You must show mercy in this life if you hope to receive in it the next. And so, dearest brethren, since we all wish for mercy, let us make her our patroness in this age that she may free us in the future. For there is mercy in heaven, and we attain it through the acts of mercy that we perform on earth. This is what scripture says: 'O Lord, your mercy is in heaven'.
There are two kinds of mercy then, mercy on earth and mercy in heaven, human mercy and divine mercy. What is human mercy like? It makes you conserned for the hardship of the poor. What is divine mercy like? It forgives sinners. Whatever generosity human mercy shows during our life on earth divine mercy repays when we reach our fatherland. In this world God is cold and hungry in all the poor, as he himself said: 'As you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you di it to me.' God then is pleased to give from heaven, but he desires to receive on earth.
What sort of people are we - when God gives, we want to receive, when he asks, we refuse to give? When a poor man is hungry, Christ is in need, as he said himself: 'I was hungry and you give me no food'. Take care not to despite the hardship of the poor, if you would hope, witout fear, to have your sins forgiven. My dear brethren, Christ is now hungry, he is hungry and thirsty in all the poor; and what he receives on earth he returns in heaven.
I put you this question, dearly beloved: what is it to you want, what is it to you are looking for, when you came to church? What indeed if not mercy? Show mercy on earth, and you will receive mercy in heaven. A poor man is begging from you, and you are begging from God: he asks for a scrap, you ask for eternal life. Give to the beggar, so that you may deserve to receive from Christ. Listen to his words: 'Give and it shall be given you'. What effrontery it is for you when you come to church give whatever alms you can to the poor in accordance with your means.
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and gifts will be yours.
Forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and gifts will be yours.
Let this be the pattern for all men when they practise mercy: show mercy to others in the same way, with the same generosity, with the same promptness, as you want others to show mercy to you.
Therefore, let prayer, mercy and fasting be one single plea to God on our behalf, one speech in our defence, a threefold united prayer in our favour.
"The heralds of the truth and ministers of divine grace, who have explained to us from the beginning right down to our own time each in his own day the saving will of God, say that nothing is so dear and loved by him as when men turn to him with true repentance.
Wishing to show that this is by far the most holy thing of all, the Divine Word of God the Father (the supreme and only revelation of infinite goodness) deigned to dwell with us in the flesh, humbling himself in a way no words can explain. He said, he did, and he suffered those things which were necessary to reconcile us, while we were yet enemies, with God the Father, and to call us back again to the life of blessedness from which we had been alienated. Not only did he heal our diseases with his miracles, and take away our infirmities by his sufferings, and, though sinless, pay our debt for us by his death like a guilty man. It was also his desire that we should aim to become like himself in love of men and in perfect mutual charity, and he taught us this in many ways.
He taught it when he brought relief, with oil, wine and bandages, to the man who had fallen among thieves and had been stripped of all his clothing and left half-dead from his injuries. Having placed him on his own beast, he entrusted him to the innkeeper; after paying what was needed for his care, he promised that when he came back he would repay whatever more was spent.
He taught it when 'he said that the prodigal son's all-loving father took pity on him and kissing him as he came running back repentant, clothed him once more with the beauty of his glory, and did not reproach him in any way for what he had done.
He taught it when he found the sheep which had strayed from the divine flock of a hundred, wandering over hills and mountains. He did not drive it or beat it but brought it back to the fold. In his mercy, placing it on his shoulders, he restored it, with compassion, unharmed to the rest of the flock.
Again teaching divine righteousness and goodness he commanded, 'Be holy, be perfect, be merciful as your heavenly Father is merciful', and, 'Forgive and it shall be forgiven you'' and 'whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them'."
In the gospel of John the Lord says: In this will all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love for each other. In a letter of the same apostle we read: Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God; he who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
The faithful should therefore enter into themselves and make a true judgment on their attitudes of mind and heart. If they find some store of love's fruit in their hearts, they must not doubt God's presence within them. If they would increase their capacity to receive so great a guest, they should practice greater generosity in doing good, with persevering charity.
If God is love, charity should know no limit, for God cannot be confined.
Any time is the right time for works of charity, but these days of Lent provide a special encouragement. Those who want to be present at the Lord's Passover in holiness of mind and body should seek above all to win this grace, for charity contains all other virtues and covers a multitude of sins.
As we prepare to celebrate that greatest of all mysteries, by which the blood of Jesus Christ did away with our sins, let us first of all make ready the sacrificial offerings of works of mercy. In this way we shall give to those who have sinned against us what God in his goodness has already given us.
Let us now extend to the poor and those afflicted in different ways a more open-handed generosity, so that God may be thanked through many voices and the relief of the needy supported by our fasting. No act of devotion on the part of the faithful gives God more pleasure than that which is lavished on his poor. Where he finds charity with its loving concern, there he recognizes the reflection of his own fatherly care.
In these acts of giving do not fear a lack of means. A generous spirit is itself great wealth. There can be no shortage of material for generosity where it is Christ who feeds and Christ who is fed. In all this activity there is present the hand of him who multiplies the bread by breaking it, and increasing it by giving it away.
The giver of alms should be free from anxiety and full of joy. His gain will be greatest when he keeps back least for himself. The holy apostle Paul tells us: He who provides seed for the sower will also provide bread for eating; he will provide you with more seed, and will increase the harvest of your goodness, in Christ Jesus our Lord, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen.
– good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over will be poured into your lap.
As God has given to you, so you must give to others.
In this excerpt from his commentary on the book of the prophet Joel (PL 25, 967-968), Saint Jerome teaches the nature of true repentence and expounds on the gracious mercy of God, our loving Father. This reading is used in the Roman Office of Readings on Friday of the 21st week in ordinary time.
Return to me with all your heart and show a spirit of repentance with fasting, weeping and mourning; so that while you fast now, later you may be satisfied, while you weep now, later you may laugh, while you mourn now, you may some day enjoy consolation. It is customary for those in sorrow or adversity to tear their garments. The gospel records that the high priest did this to exaggerate the charge against our Lord and Savior; and we read that Paul and Barnabas did so when they heard words of blasphemy. I bid you not to tear your garments but rather to rend your hearts which are laden with sin. Like wine skins, unless they have been cut open, they will burst of their own accord. After you have done this, return to the Lord your God, from whom you had been alienated by your sins. Do not despair of his mercy, no matter how great your sins, for great mercy will take away great sins.
For the Lord is gracious and merciful and prefers the conversion of a sinner rather than his death. Patient and generous in his mercy, he does not give in to human impatience but is willing to wait a long time for our repentance. So extraordinary is the Lord's mercy in the face of evil, that if we do penance for our sins, he regrets his own threat and does not carry out against us the sanctions he had threatened. So by the changing of our attitude, he himself is changed. But in this passage we should interpret "evil" to mean, not the opposite of virtue, but affliction, as we read in another place: Sufficient for the day are its own evils. And, again: If there is evil in the city, God did not create it.
In like manner, given all that we have said above – that God is kind and merciful, patient, generous with his forgiveness, and extraordinary in his mercy toward evil – lest the magnitude of his clemency make us lax and negligent, he adds this word through his prophet: Who knows whether he will not turn and repent and leave behind him a blessing? In other words, he says: "I exhort you to repentance, because it is my duty, and I know that God is inexhaustibly merciful, as David says: Have mercy on me, God, according to your great mercy, and in the depths of your compassion, blot out all my iniquities. But since we cannot know the depth of the riches and of the wisdom and knowledge of God, I will temper my statement, expressing a wish rather than taking anything for granted, and I will say: Who knows whether he will not turn and repent? " Since he says, Who, it must be understood that it is impossible or difficult to know for sure.
To these words the prophet adds: Offerings and tribulations for the Lord our God. What he is saying to us in other words is that, God having blessed us and forgiven us our sins, we will then be able to offer sacrifice to God.
Happy are we if we do the deeds of which we have heard and sung. Our hearing of them means having them planted in us, while our doing them shows that the seed has borne fruit. By saying this, I wish to caution you, dearly beloved, not to enter the Church fruitlessly, satisfied with mere hearing of such mighty blessings and failing to do good works. For we have been saved by his grace, says the Apostle, and not by our works, lest anyone may boast; for it is by his grace that we have been saved. It is not as if a good life of some sort came first, and that thereupon God showed his love and esteem for it from on high, saying: "Let us come to the aid of these men and assist them quickly because they are living a good life." No, our life was displeasing to him. He will, therefore, condemn what we have done but he will save what he himself has done in us.
We were not vituous, then. But God had mercy on us and sent his Son to die, not for good men but for bad ones, not for the just but for the wicked. Yes, Christ died for the ungodly. Notice what is written next: One will hardly die for a righteous man, though perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die. Perhaps someone can be found who will dare to die for a good man; but for the unjust man, for the wicked one, the sinner, who would be willing to die except Christ alone who is so just that he justifies even the unjust?
And so, my brothers, we had no good works, for all our works were evil. Yet although men's actions were such, God in his mercy did not abandon men. He sent his Son to redeem us, not with gold or silver but at the price of his blood poured out for us. Christ, the spotless lamb, became the sacrificial victim, led to the slaughter for the sheep that were blemished – if indeed one can say that they were blemished and not entirely corrupt. Such is the grace we have received! Let us live so as to be worthy of that great grace, and not do injury to it. So mighty is the physician who has come to us that he has healed all our sins! If we choose to be sick once again, we will not only harm ourselves, but show ingratitude to the physician as well.
Let us then follow Christ's paths which he has revealed to us, above all the path of humility, which he himself became for us. He showed us that path by his precepts, and he himself followed it by his suffering on our behalf. In order to die for us – because as God he could not die – the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. The immortal One took on mortality that he might die for us, and by dying put to death our death. This is what the Lord did, this the gift he granted to us. The mighty one was brought low, the lowly one was slain, and after he was slain, he rose again and was exalted. For he did not intend to leave us dead in hell, but to exalt in himself at the resurrection of the dead those whom he had already exalted and made just by the faith and praise they gave him. Yes, he gave us the path of humility. If we keep to it we shall confess our belief in the Lord and have good reason to sing: We shall praise you, God, we shall praise you and call upon your name.
Whenever some sort of inconvenience or penalty or dishonor or trouble of any kind happens to one who is ready to find fault with himself, he bears it with a smile, considers that he deserves it and so is not in the least put out by it. Who could be more peacefull than such a person?
Perphaps someone will object, 'But what if a brother should vex me and after examining myself I find that I have given him no cause, how then can I blame myself?
But surely if a person were to examine himself carefully in the light of the fear of God he will never find that he is blameless. He will see that he has provided an occasion by some action or word or attitude. Even if such a one finds himself guiltless in all these ways at the present time, it is quite likely that at some other time he has vexed his brother by the very same deed or by some other. Or he may have upset onother brother. Hence he deservedly suffers for that sin or many other sins that he has committed elsewhere.
Another may ask why he should accuse himself when he has been sitting in peace and quiet and a brother has come up and upset him with some hurtful or insulting word. Since he is not going to put up with that, he feels that it is reasonable for him to be annoyed and upset. For, if the other had not intruded and spoken and made trouble he would not have sinned.
This is indeed ridiculous and it is bad logie. Surely that brother did not inject the passion of anger into him by saying what he did? Rather he revealed the passion already within him, so that if he so wishes he may repent of it. This brother is like early wheat, outwardly bright and shinnig and when it is crushed its rottenness appears.
So this man who sits in peace and quiet, as he thinks, has within him a passion he does not see. One hurtful word spoken by another who happens by and immediately all the poison and rottenness within gushes out. If he wishes to gain mercy let him repent and purify himself and make serious efforts to do better and he will see that instead of insults he should give thanks so that brother as one responsible for bringing him such a benefit. Temptations will not trouble him so much in the future because the more he progresses the easier he will be able to handle them. For as the soul advances it becomes stronger and better able to put up with whatever hardships may come its way.
The Church must consider it one of her principal duties-at every stage of history and especially in our modern age-to proclaim and to introduce into life the mystery of mercy, supremely revealed in Jesus Christ. Not only for the Church herself as the community of believers but also in a certain sense for all humanity, this mystery is the source of a life different from the life which can be built by man, who is exposed to the oppressive forces of the threefold concupiscence active within him.
The Church proclaims the truth of God's mercy revealed in the crucified and risen Christ, and she professes it in various ways. Furthermore, she seeks to practice mercy towards people through people, and she sees in this an indispensable condition for solicitude for a better and "more human" world, today and tomorrow. However, at no time and in no historical period-especially at a moment as critical as our own-can the Church forget the prayer that is a cry for the mercy of God amid the many forms of evil which weigh upon humanity and threaten it. Precisely this is the fundamental right and duty of the Church in Christ Jesus, her right and duty towards God and towards humanity.
I appeal to you by the mercy of God. This appeal is made by Paul, or rather, it is made by God through Paul, because of God's desire to be loved rather than feared, to be a father rather than a Lord. God appeals to us in his mercy to avoid having to punish us in his severity.
Listen to the Lord's appeal: In me, I want you to see your own body, your members, your heart, your bones, your blood. You may fear what is divine, but why not love what is human? You may run away from me as the Lord, but why not run to me as your father? Perhaps you are filled with shame for causing my bitter passion. Do not be afraid. This cross inflicts a mortal injury, not on me, but on death. These nails no longer pain me, but only deepen your love for me. I do not cry out because of these wounds, but through them I draw you into my heart. My body was stretched on the cross as a symbol, not of how much I suffered, but of my all-embracing love. I count it no less to shed my blood: it is the price I have paid for your ransom. Come, then, return to me and learn to know me as your father, who repays good for evil, love for injury, and boundless charity for piercing wounds.
Listen now to what the Apostle urges us to do. I appeal to you, he says, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice. By this exhortation of his, Paul has raised all men to priestly status.
How marvelous is the priesthood of the Christian, for he is both the victim that is offered on his own behalf, and the priest who makes the offering. He does not need to go beyond himself to seek what he is to immolate to God: with himself and in himself he brings the sacrifice he is to offer God for himself. The victim remains and the priest remains, always one and the same. Immolated, the victim still lives: the priest who immolates cannot kill. Truly it is an amazing sacrifice in which a body is offered without being slain and blood is offered without being shed.
The Apostle says: I appeal to you by the mercy of God to present your bodies as a living sacrifice. Brethren, this sacrifice follows the pattern of Christ's sacrifice by which he gave his body as a living immolation for the life of the world. He really made his body a living sacrifice, because, though slain, he continues to live. In such a victim death receives its ransom, but the victim remains alive. Death itself suffers the punishment. This is why death for the martyrs is actually a birth, and their end a beginning. Their execution is the door to life, and those who were thought to have been blotted out from the earth shine brilliantly in heaven.
Paul says: I appeal to you by the mercy of God to present your bodies as a sacrifice, living and holy. The prophet said the same thing: Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but you have prepared a body for me. Each of us is called to be both a sacrifice to God and his priest. Do not forfeit what divine authority confers on you. Put on the garment of holiness, gird yourself with the belt of chastity. Let Christ be your helmet, let the cross on your forehead be your unfailing protection. Your breastplate should be the knowledge of God that he himself has given you. Keep burning continually the sweet smelling incense of prayer. Take up the sword of the Spirit. Let your heart be an altar. Then, with full confidence in God, present your body for sacrifice. God desires not death, but faith; God thirsts not for blood, but for self-surrender; God is appeased not by slaughter, but by the offering of your free will.
Who participates? Four thousand young people.
Why? Love of God and Blessed Mother Mary; prayer, community, expiation.
WAPM is an annual pilgrimage from Warsaw to Czestochowa, the religious heart of Poland and site of the Black Madonna Shrine.
Approximately 4,000 people, mostly youth, walk the 300+kms (160 miles) over a 10 day period. The pilgrims are staggered into smaller groups consisting of a few hundred each. Every morning is celebrated with Mass followed by many hours walking (with sufficient rest-stops) while praying the Rosary or Divine Mercy Chaplet, singing songs and spending time in reflection. Evenings are concluded with a prayer followed by pilgrims taking their rest in a tent. Upon arrival in Czestochowa, pilgrims merge with many other pilgrims groups arriving from all corners of the country, creating a mass of faithful, honouring Our Lady the Queen of Poland. August the 14th in Czestochowa there is a 1pm (1300h) Mass to conclude the event.
Registration - Green Group :) - is ongoing in August 1st with the evening of August 4th being the deadline. The registration point is St. Anne's Church, Warsaw and it also acts as the starting point for the pilgrimage. The Opening Mass begins at 5:30am (0530h) although I had to negotiate with my Youth Hostel to let me out that early. After Mass the smaller groups assemble and depart Warsaw amid waves from Babcia's (grandmothers) lining the streets!
I don't speak Polish, is that a problem?
No, from personal experience I can guarantee that every Pole will do their best to make you feel welcome, especially if you don't speak Polish. A large number of pilgrims are capable of conversational English and after some initial shyness, will happily engage you. Remember that they are touched by you joining them in pilgrimage.
Food is plentiful. Is is a good idea to bring some of your own but Poles are exceedingly generous and you may end up with multiple dinner invitations! Vans stocked with drinks, pastries and sausage rolls also cater for pilgrims along the route so for a few zloty each day, you won't go hungry.
No, while prayers and songs are undoubtedly Catholic, everyone is welcome. We are all children of God.
How do I get back from Czestochowa to Warsaw?
Buses and trains will take you back to Warsaw (3 hours) following the conclusion of WAPM. For peace of mind, yuo should book your flight departure from Warsaw on the August 15th or later.
The route of the pilgrimage is more or less 160 miles (daily walk of 16-17 miles), regardless of the rain or the sun. Piglrimage bypasess big cities; our way leads through some villages, forests, open fields. Night's lodging is your own tent. Our bags and tents during the day are transported by the tracks. No smoking, no alcohol, no co-education, no drugs, no bath in the rivers, proper dress. Categorically do not use the candle-lights in your tents.
It is very important to have comfortable shoes and socks - forget about quite new ones. During the way you need small rucksack with food and drink for all day, a sunscreen cap, a spoon, a cup, a sweater; take also something against the rain (not umbrella!); basin, basic medicine. Don't forget your national flag :) A high number of pilgrims can speak English and German. Traditionally we call one another "sister" and "brother".
"Now as I pour out my soul, I remember all this - how I used to lead the faithful in procession to the house of God, amid shouts of joy and thanksgiving, among the feasting throng."
Yahweh, the God of hosts speaks, "People will come from other nations people from great cities. The inhabitans of one town will talk with those of another. Then they will say: 'Come, let us go and implore the favor of Yahweh, and I, too, will seek Yahweh'. Many great peoples and powerful nations will come seeking Yahweh, God of hosts, in Jerusalem and pray to him".
Yahweh, the God of hosts assures you, "In those days ten men of different languages spoken in various lands, will take hold of a Jew by the hem of his garment and say: We, too, want to go with you for we have heard that God is with you."
Be dark, or faith be dim?
We are a pilgrim people, journeying through the varied landscapes of life, on our way to the heavenly Jerusalem. Let us travel light, unburdened by useless baggage - material or spiritual - and sing this pilgrim psalm to the God who has given us such a glorious gol in life.
Praise the Lord!! Amazing! Incredible! And unbelievable! What a glorious trip! This had to be one of the most awesome times I have ever experienced in carrying the cross around the world! In August 2005, with God's help, I had the great joy of traveling with two of my longtime friends, Tim Maxson and Nate Gustafson. Both of these men are like brothers to me and it was a joy to walk together. We had the privilege of walking with tens of thousands of pilgrims across Poland! It was truly glorious!
We began at St. Ann's Church at the edge of the Old City in Warsaw and began walking through the streets. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets crying, clapping, and encouraging us on. We walked ten days (about 160 miles) for our arrival in Czestochowa. For miles in front and miles in back, all you could see was people! It was one of the most amazing sights I have ever seen! As the groups began to arrive in Czestochowa, I couldn't help but think how closely this must resemble the pilgrimages in the Bible up to Jerusalem! It was awesome to see as tens of thousands of people were arriving!
I don't know if I have ever been with a more spiritually hungry group of people anywhere in the world! It is almost impossible to describe how open the people were and how much love there was. Each day, different priests and groups would invite me to speak with their individual group. I had the privilege of sharing about Jesus and how we can be forgiven and know Him personally. I would explain how He wants to come and live in our life and how he will join us in our pilgrimage through life; and that He will never ever leave us. Then, I would have the honor of leading that group in prayer. Most days it was constant preaching, praying, and counseling from one group to the next. It seemed like there was never a moment of rest! Even at night I would be often be speaking with people and counseling late into the night. One day, I literally preached, counseled, or prayed with people nonstop from four in the morning until midnight that night! At night, we would sleep in the fields or in barns that people along the way had volunteered for the pilgrimage. Each day I would go to sleep totally exhausted, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Oh, but what a way to go!
Not only did I walk with tens of thousands of people -- as we walked into a city or village, there would often be thousands of people lining the streets! Even out in the countryside!! Many days, the cross would be covered with flowers and often, food and water would be tied onto it. People would often be crying and give me a hug and kiss, or they would touch and kiss the cross. Over and over again, I would have people thank us for coming to their group. So many would tell us, "Now, I know Jesus!" or "Your message and the cross changed my life!" One day, a young lady ran up to the cross and pulled off my sunglasses and looked into my eyes. "Yes, yes!! I heard that you have Jesus and I want Him too!"
There was so much love! Walking with these beautiful people was amazing!! The people of Poland seem to understand the cross like very few other places in this world. They are true friends of the cross! They are so humble, and open and hungry to follow Jesus! I can't tell you how much I learned by walking with these precious people; my life was truly enriched! I only pray that God would give me grace to return one day!
Thank you!! Thanks for loving Jesus so much and for your desire to follow Him! Thanks for the love, friendship, graciousness, and example that you have shown Cherie, the kids, and I. Thanks for enduring with us through these last two letters (we promise the next ones won't be so long!)! It's your prayers and gifts that continue to send us out. Your love and encouragement is a real treasure! As we carried the cross through Poland I saw such a clear picture of how the Body of Christ is connected together. There were those who actually walked to Czestochowa on the pilgrimage and those who wanted to join us, but weren't able. The ones who weren't physically on the pilgrimage would line the streets and cheer us on. They would open up their fields and barns for us to sleep in. And they would give us food along the way. At times, we almost had too much to eat! They would insist that we accept their hospitality. They said, "We want to go but we can't. You have to eat our food, and stay in our barns so that we can go with you." What a picture! And oh, so true! There are only a few who have ever actually physically been with our family out on the road with the cross, but so many of you have truly joined us with your precious prayers and gifts! You are truly together with us on this pilgrimage. Thanks!!
I want to know him; I want to experience the power of his resurrection and share in his sufferings and become like him in his death.
We are home now in Australia and back at work in our surgery at Glen Forrest. We wanted to let you know how profoundly the pilgrimage with your group has affected us. It was the most wonderful experience to see our Faith so alive and vibrant and to see so many young people with such strong belief. Please thank all those who were so kind to us and took the time to speak to us, to help us with food and water, to help carry the flag etc etc It made such a difference to us and made us feel very much a part of the Green Group WAPM. We feel very privileged to have taken part in such a special event.
Our spiritual journey has helped us grow in our Faith and in our commitment to the Lord. We are enjoying an intimate relationship with the blessed Virgin Mary that was missing in our lives before this. Thank you for the great dancing We will practice some Australian Dances and come prepared with music next time, hopefully in another 2 years !!
our pilgrimage in Poland is not limited and costs less, much less than 100 Euro.
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I am interested in participating in the Warsaw Academic Metropolitan Youth Pilgrimage. I need your help urgently as I am organising a trip to India (to be followed by WAMP in Poland and World Youth Day in Germany). My tickets, including transport to Cologne for WYD2005, need to be organised in the next few days.
While I am in Poland I hope to complete the pilgrimage at Czestochowa followed by a visit to Auschwitz and onto Cologne via train.
My problem is that I don't have a precise time of when the pilgrimage to Czestochowa ends. This means that I cannot safely book a train ticket from Krakow or Warsaw until I can estimate the time it will take to visit Auschwitz and get to the relevant train station.
Could you kindly provide me with the time that WAPM is planned to end (or the earliest time I could leave for Warsaw, without missing anything) or inform me if I could accompany a group from WAMP to WYD2005 (while still being able to visit Auschwitz).
I live in Toronto, Canada and came across your web site. I don't know if I would qualify as a "young person" because I'm 37 years old. But, I wanted to know if I would be able to walk with the Warsaw Academic Metropolitan Pilgrimage GreenGroup. I would greatly appreciate any information you could give me. I was inspired by the pilgrims at World Youth Day July 2002 -- in fact, I was almost heartbroken when they left Toronto because they brought so much hope and joy to our city. My Dad is Polish and I have always had a strong devotion to Our Lady, so a pilgrimage to Czestochowa just seems like the natural thing to do.
Dear Andrew, thak you for your informations about pilgrimage. I have just booked my flight to Poland, so I will definitely be joining your Green Group WAPM on the pilgrimage in August 2003!
Could I please have more informations about the pilgrimage from warsaw-czestochowa? I want to know if somebody here in italy organizes the trip for italian students, thank you!
I am a 19 year old American/Polish girl living in Spain (I do not speak Polish though :) :)...). I came across the pilgrimage website and am very interested in paricipating. I would appreciate any additional information you could give me regarding this. I do not think I know of anyone else that would be able to come with me or a priest that speaks one of my languages...English/Spanish....and would be able to come. Maybe I could join in with another group coming from Spain or the U.S.
On the internet I have read about the yearly pedestrian pilgrimage from Warszawa to Chestochowa. On the website you spoke about joining with a group of your own language. I am very interested in joining this year but I don't know if it's possible: Im am 30 years old (too old ?). Iam from Maastricht, Holland and till now I haven't discovered a Dutch group who is walking in 2004. Could you give me some adresses or links to a Dutch group? A german adress isn't also a problem because I speak german very well and I live very close to the German border (region of NordRhein-Westfalen). Could you also tell me something more about the specific programm. (When you arrive in Warsawa: where is the meeting point, timetable of departing to Czestochowa, places where I can stay for the first night.) Is there a central information-point? Thank you very much for your cooperation and with God's help I see you in August.
Order for the blessing of pilgrims on their departure.
Sisters and brothers, as we set out, we should remind ourselves of the reasons for our resolve to go on this holy pilgrimage. Czestochowa, Jasna Gora we intend to visit is a monument to the devotion of the people of God. They have gone there in great numbers to be strengthened in the Christian way of life and to become more determined to devote themselves to the works of charity. We must also try to bring something to the faithful who live there: our example of faith, hope and love. In this way both they and we will be enriched by the help we give each other.
R: Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.
and establish it upon the rivers.
Lord, be the companion of our journey.
Father all holy, of old you made yourself the guide and the way for your people as they wandered in the desert; be our protection as we begin this journey, so that we may return home again in safety.
You have given us your holy only Son to be our way to you; make us follow him faithfully and unswervingly.
You gave us Mary as the image and model for following Christ; grant that through her example we may live a new life.
You guide your pilgrim Church on earth through the Holy Spirit; may we seek you in all thongs and walk always in the way of your commandments.
You lead us along right and peaceful paths; grant that we may see you face to face in heaven.
you are never far away for those who seek you.
and guide their way in accord with your will.
bring them to their destination in safety.
May the Lord guide us and direct our journey in safety.
May the Lord be our companion along the way.
will end happily through his protection.


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Asbestos Services is a high-risk industry.
Hi, my name is Katie Parsons-Young, and, following in my father's footsteps, my work with asbestos began as a young Cardiff surveyor.
I suppose you could say that asbestos runs in the family. I grew up with the stuff, and learnt lots along the way. My dad, Jonathan, acquired his HSE-issued asbestos removal licence in 1984, for the princely sum of £75. It isn't so cheap or straightforward today. Interesting and knowledgeable chap, my Dad. That's why he's the lynchpin in our consultancy work.
One of my first jobs as an asbestos surveyor involved an encounter with an asbestos-contaminated Chilean rose tarantula in a Cardiff attic. Some pretty grisly pictures of this and me can be found online – just don't tell anyone.
I am delighted to say that Newport Asbestos Services ensured the safety of 260 homes last year. With our £850,000 turnover, we must be getting something right.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It's all ovah! Monday is the day that Patriots fans have been waiting for: Tom Brady is back in action.
His four-game suspension ends Monday and with it, the end to Deflategate. Brady has not been allowed to have any contact with the team since the end of pre-season.
Sunday, he was spotted working out a local school in Brookline, Massachusetts, where he lives.
Brady will begin practicing with the team at Gillette Stadium Monday and will play his first game next Sunday in Cleveland against the Browns.
In his absence, the Patriots went 3-1, losing 16-0 Sunday to the Buffalo Bills in New England's first shutout since December 2006 and the first ever at Gillette Stadium. Rookie quarterback Jacoby Brissett started the game. The team's original backup Jimmy Garoppolo has been sidelined since Week 2 with a shoulder injury.


LOS ANGELES — When Los Angeles police were investigating allegations of child abuse by a Roman Catholic priest in 1988, they asked for a list of altar boys at the last parish where the priest worked.
Archbishop Roger Mahony told a subordinate not to give the list, saying he didn't want the boys to be scarred by the investigation and that he felt the altar boys were too old to be potential victims, according to a February 2013 deposition made public Wednesday.
Since 2006, the archdiocese has paid more than $700 million to settle clergy abuse lawsuits by hundreds of victims. Internal church files kept on priests accused of abuse were released last year under court order. They showed that Mahony, who was elevated to cardinal and retired in 2011, maneuvered behind the scenes with his top aide, Monsignor Thomas Curry, to shield molester priests, provide damage control for the church and keep parishioners in the dark.
When the files were released, prosecutors said the cases fell outside the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution of any church officials.
Mahony's sworn testimony in the case of Aguilar Rivera is significant because it's the first time he has been questioned under oath about clergy abuse since the confidential church files were released. During past depositions, attorneys haven't had documents to back up their questions, DeMarco said.
"This time when he's trying to do the 'I don't remember' routine, I put the document in front of him and said, 'You wrote this, right?'" he said.
J. Michael Hennigan, an attorney with the archdiocese, said Mahony didn't reveal a list of altar boys, also called altar servers, to police because he didn't believe any of the alleged victims were among them. Mahony was in Rome on Wednesday and was not available to comment, Hennigan said.
"My recollection is at the time that memo was written there was no suggestion that altar servers were involved," the attorney said, adding that Mahony was "very vigorous" in trying to get Aguilar Rivera brought back to the U.S. for prosecution after he fled.
"What I know is there came a time when whatever the police wanted we gave them and it was shortly after this, but I don't know if the police ever reissued that request," he said of the list.
Aguilar Rivera was accused in January 1988 by two families who told church officials that he had fondled their children and, in one instance, climbed into bed with a boy after drinking too much during a Christmas celebration at the family's home.
The priest was told about the complaints by Curry and fled to Mexico before police were notified. He remains a fugitive and is believed to be in Mexico.
Church files released last year show that Mahony ordered Curry to withhold the altar boy list from the LAPD.
He denied under questioning from plaintiff attorneys that his motivation in holding back the list was to protect the priest and delay the investigation.
The complaints came in on a Friday and Curry met with the priest on Saturday morning. Police weren't notified until Monday and Aguilar Rivera was gone.
Mahony also testified about the case of accused priest Peter Garcia, who already was in treatment for alleged sexual abuse when Mahony took over the archdiocese in 1985.
In his deposition, Mahony said that letter was not intended to keep Garcia safe from prosecution.
"Was I interested in having a big civil upset here for the archdiocese? No, I was not. And — but I was not encouraging him to avoid criminal prosecution," he said.
Mahony, who turns 78 later this month, has largely retreated from the public eye since traveling to Rome last year for the papal conclave.


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Obituary of Robert E. Mumford
Robert E. Mumford Jr.
CAPT Robert Evans Mumford Jr., 87 passed away 5 November 2022 in Lakewood, CO, but sadly, not in his beloved home in the woods of Darnestown, Maryland.
Bob was born to Margaret and Robert Mumford Sr. on March 11, 1935. Bob spent his childhood in Westfield, New Jersey. The family had a summer cabin in the woods of Hunterdon County where Bob's father sparked in him a passion for the natural world. He graduated from Westfield High School at which he ran cross country and basketball.
He received a Bachelor's Degree in history at the University of Rochester and was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Bob met Sandra Zacher while at the U of R, and they eloped in Mumford, New York on Valentine's Day. He was stationed in Norfolk, VA from 1957-59, where the young couple had their first child, James. While stationed at the NROTC unit to teach Naval Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Bob continued his education receiving a Master's Degree in Political Science. Also in Colorado, he and Sandy had their second child, Monica.
Bob had three careers: Naval Officer, Organizational Consultant, Nature Photographer. His first provided the structure and discipline that helped guide him for 24 years from 1957-1981 and beyond. He served on four ships culminating in his proudest stint as commanding officer of the USS Fresno. He had five deployments to Vietnam including scouting missions up the Mekong River during the war. One of his last assignments was teaching Leadership to Naval Officers, which led to his second career.
After retiring from the Navy, Bob became an organizational consultant, trainer, and facilitator. He provided training for the Commerce department and facilitated strategic planning with a variety of Naval commands and other clients. His last strategic planning client was with Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing.
Bob was an avid birdwatcher and had a lifelong love of nature. He never met a critter of any kind that he didn't think about taking home…and often did. His North American bird life list was well over 600 with many more international birds as well. This love of the natural world led to his third career as a nature photographer. He received his first camera at the age of 9. He travelled the world to capture images of lions in Kenya, cheetahs in Tanzania, polar bears in Churchill, puffins in Iceland, tanagers in Ecuador…well…you get the idea. He self-published Springtime Comes to Washington and Exquisite Birds of Ecuador, and his photos appeared in a variety of calendars and magazines such as the Washington National Zoo annual calendar, Wild Bird Magazine and the New York Times. One of his images was a winner in the prestigious National Wildlife's annual international competition.
Bob and Sandy divorced amicably in 1981, and Bob went on to a succession of serious relationships and some infamous dates.
Bob loved telling stories – the raunchier the better – and making people laugh. He was a self-taught pianist and excelled at making up lewd lyrics to popular songs. He was renowned for his lack of patience, not holding back his opinion and his creative use of four-letter words. Bob was a die-hard football fan (the Washington Commanders formerly known as the Redskins) and a lover of all things chocolate. He enjoyed talking politics, reading nonfiction, fishing and looking at boobs. He earned the nickname "El Cheapo" from his family due to his fondness for frugality. He will be remembered for his mischievous smile, sparkling blue eyes and inappropriate sense of humor.
Bob leaves behind his children, James Mumford and Monica Mumford (Scott Froehlich); grandchildren, Theodore Mumford and Alexandra Mumford; sisters Marilyn Mumford, Nancy Mulvey and Shirley Ferguson and brother Richard Mumford; as well as nieces, nephews and cousins. He will be greatly missed by the many friends he made throughout his life.
May he forever have fair winds and following seas.
Bob has been cremated and his ashes will provide enrichment for trees in San Diego, CA, Lakewood, CO and Darnestown, MD. A virtual memorial will be held on 14 January 2023 during which everyone is invited to celebrate Bob's life in their own way telling a "Bob story" of their choosing. The family asks that you consider donations to the American Bird Conservancy, the National Audubon Society, or the Nature Conservancy or contact Monica Mumford for a list of his other favorite charities.


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Icehouse » Cronulla
Cronulla Don Lucas Reserve
One of Australia's greatest bands, Icehouse, will play a very special, very massive show at Sydney's most exciting new venue - Don Lucas Reserve - Cronulla Beach on Saturday March 6, 2021.
Icehouse have left an indelible mark on Oz music from their pub rock days, to a string of iconic hits and amazing live performances.
They will be joined by their very special friends James Reyne, Pete Murray, Baby Animals, Killing Heidi and Motor Ace to form a massive line up.
Icehouse was formed by Iva Davies and are one of those bands who have managed to transcend age groups with a career spanning 40 years. Generations of music lovers have been brought up with hits such as Crazy, Electric Blue, We Can Get Together, Great Southern Land, Hey Little Girl and Man Of Colours to name a few. Icehouse have sold over three million albums locally, more than nine million internationally have achieved 28 platinum album sales in Australasia. They have had eight Top 10 albums and more than 30 Top 40 singles. Icehouse and Iva Davies have won many awards including the Countdown Award for the Most Popular Male Performer and ARIA Awards for the Best Album and Highest Selling Album for Man of Colours. The band was inducted in the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006. In June 2013 Iva was made a Member of the Order of Australia(AM) for 'significant service to the music and entertainment industry' as a songwriter and performer, and to the community.
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After the events of the first film, The nutty characters are back and Surly and his friends must stop Oakton City's mayor from destroying their home to make way for an amusement park.
Based on author David Grann's nonfiction bestseller, THE LOST CITY OF Z tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam) and the journey into the Amazon to discover evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region.
Supported by his devoted wife (Sienna Miller), son (Tom Holland) and aide de camp (Robert Pattinson) the team return time and again to the jungle in an attempt to prove his case, culminating in his mysterious disappearance in 1925.
The Power Rangers has lost that campy do good feel from the TV series and is now a full blown super hero movie.
It even has big name stars attached like Bryan Cranston and Elisabeth Banks.
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AGE: Jack is an adult, though his age is unknown. It's reported that he was the spider who bit baby Tolkein, thereby placing him in Africa in 1892. But since the source of that data is Jack himself, it is undoubtedly questionable.
SPECIES: Arachnichnid, possibly wolf spider. A BIG wolf spider.
LIKES: Ladybugs. Though they are poisonous, Jack seems to have an immunity and drinks his fill of ladybug juice whenever possible. His addiction to it may explain his erratic behavior.
Jack also loves to eat flies. They are perhaps his main source of food.
DISLIKES: For a spider, Jack is surprisingly proficient with smart phones and social media and hates internet posers.
POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Jack is a conservative-leaning spider. This doesn't mean he's very political, unless he's running for office.
FRIENDS: Being s spider, Jack naturally doesn't have any friends. Bugs are afraid of being eaten and humans are afraid of getting bitten. There are a few exceptions, however.
MISCELLANEOUS: Many question the fact that Jack only has six legs despite being a spider. Jack considers this a non-issue since no one seems to have a problem with other bugs only having four limbs despite being insects.


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Turkish property & economy news Turkish Central Bank raises rates in shock move
/ 14 September 2018
Turkish Central Bank raises rates in shock move
In a dramatic move, Turkey's central bank has defied President Recep Tayyip Erodgan and raised a key interest rate by almost seven percent.
In a show of independence by the national institution, the bank raised the rate on short-term loans to private banks from 17.75 percent to 24 percent. The move stymies Erdogan's goal of credit-fuelled growth, but it also stabilises the lira, reassuring international investors looking to invest in Turkey and staving off concerns about financial pressures spreading outwards from Ankara.
Turkey's lira, which has lost more than 40 percent of its value against the dollar this year, rallied on news of the hike.
Analysts are speculating that Berat Albayrak, the country's finance minister and Erdogan's son in law, convinced the president to give the central bank leeway, and take the concerns of international financiers into account. The show of independence from the central bank is expected to bolster investor confidences.
Erdogan is adamant the Turkish economy will grow, despite problems with the lira. The president continues to show opposition to the interest hike. He has always held that high interest rates spur inflation, and has in the past told audiences that he hoped the banks would maintain their rates, and that the country's high inflation was due to "the wrong steps by the central bank."
On Thursday, the government announced that within 30 days, developers must conduct all real estate transactions in Turkish lira, as well as rentals.
Property Turkey director Cameron Deggin said the central bank's measures provide a small window for property investors seeking to make gains.
"For the next week we'll see the lira edge up against the US dollar. What we'll see then, is a credit squeeze, thanks to low lending and debt defaults. This will see the lira fall once again."
This period, towards the end of the month, will be prime time for anyone looking to buy property in Turkey, he said.
"The lira will stay low for a brief period but will stabilise against the dollar and confidence will return, pushing the currency higher."
As for the necessity for transactions to be conducted in lira, Deggin said the move wasn't a bad thing, and added another opportunity for buyers to take advantage over the next four weeks of situations where developers or individual sellers are setting prices.
"It could be a problem for expats selling property in Turkey and going back to their home countries, but for buyers, conditions are largely the same."
And at the end of the day, long-term growth will prevail, he said. "Yes, we have this short term volatility that provides pockets of opportunity for investors. But in the long run, the overall trend is upwards, which is positive for anyone who has already made a property investment in Turkey, or is planning to jump on board in the future."
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Young ER doctors risk their lives on the pandemic's front lines. But they struggle to find jobs.
The Emergency Medicine Residents' Association does not have a tally of how many members are without jobs. But a survey from the American College of Emergency Physicians found that 20 percent of emergency medicine group practices laid off doctors this year, almost one-third furloughed them and more than half cut hours or wages.
"What we're watching now is frightening for the residents," said Mark Rosenberg, the American College of Emergency Physicians' president.
Sontag, who attended the UT Health San Antonio residency program, said that only one of 12 final-year residents there has secured a job. In a typical year, all of them would have contracts by now.
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Nilo Syrtis (or Nilosyrtis) is a region just north of Syrtis Major Planum on Mars, at approximately 23°N, 76°E and an elevation of −0.5 km. It marks a region of transition  (a "crustal dichotomy") between southern highland and northern lowland terrain, and consists of isolated peaks and mesas. On average, the drop in elevation  between the two terrains is 5,500 meters (18,000 feet).

Mars Science Laboratory

Nilosyrtis is one of the sites proposed as a landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory.  However, it did not make the final cut.  It was in the top 7, but not in the top 4.
The aim of the Mars Science Laboratory is to search for signs of ancient life.  It is hoped that a later mission could then return samples from sites identified as probably containing remains of life.  To safely bring the craft down, a 12-mile-wide, smooth, flat circle is needed.  Geologists hope to examine places where water once ponded.  They would like to examine sediment layers.

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11:41 am - October 1, 2014 - mbaconauthor
Great moments in the history of anxiety
"Fear rots the faculties."
–Cornell Woolrich, "Deadline at Dawn"
In a few days, my publisher will release my novel, Death in Nostalgia City. Not my first book but my first novel. A debut mystery is the industry term and it's appropriate as I feel not unlike a tense debutant taking tentative steps onto a stage, hoping for the approbation of her society.
Writing in general is nervous work. Novelist Shirley Hazzard said, "The state that you need to write in is the state that others are paying large sums to get rid of." But at least, with any luck, an anxious mystery writer can transfer that feeling, so necessary to the genre, onto paper.
I've experienced several levels of anxiety during the creation of my book. (See photo.) In this case, it was the production stages and the promotional planning, rather than the writing, that seem to have challenged my sangfroid.
Although I've had my writing critiqued and edited thousands of times–dedicated writers crave editing–my publisher's multiple editing process was a bit unnerving, confusing. Then there's the two biggest tasks that await a writer whose manuscript has been sufficiently vetted: approving a cover design and obtaining blurbs.
In this case, the cover design was the easy part, though not a short process. Ultimately designer Jacci Wilson created just the right cover. It conveys the fact (a) that this is a mystery novel–although any title with the word "death" in it is likely a crime story–and (b) that the setting for the crimes is the desert near old Route 66. The cover also shows a hint of a town and an amusement park in the distance. That's where the story's headed.
The second of the two required tasks is to obtain blurbs. For the uninitiated, a blurb is a flattering quote about a book, preferably from an authority or well-known person, which is plastered on the cover. You've seen them.
These days, one or two blurbs seems not sufficient to establish a writer's credibility. Many books have one or more pages of quotes attesting to the author's talent, the incredibly involving content of the book and the necessity for readers to cease all productive activities in their lives until they've finished the tome.
One of the first places I went looking for a blurb was the Boston Globe. As a large part of my book takes place in Boston, I contacted a respected Globe feature writer offering her my manuscript for review. Turns out, reporter Beth Teitell has written books too, and was wise to my ploy. "You're on a blurb quest," she said.
Indeed. Fortunately, I managed to receive good blurb comments not only from other mystery writers, but from people in specialized fields–such as oldies music, theme parks and 60s/70s culture and trivia–that are part of the subject matter of my book.
With those two tasks behind me, I'll be dividing my time between promoting the book and trying to write Nostalgia City volume II. Either of these tasks can easily be a full-time job. Pass the tranquilizers.
Post script. My book was supposed to be available for advance orders on Amazon, a couple of weeks prior to its release. Today, in addition to noticing that the thumbnail of my book cover looks cloudy on Amazon (ditto for B&N), I also saw that the print version of the book is available for sale earlier than I expected. Also, the Kindle and print versions are not linked. I'm told that after the Oct. 4 release date the listings will be combined.
Amazon and my publisher will sort things out. In the meantime, read the first four chapters of the book here, on my website. My reluctant investigators Lyle and Kate have some exciting surprises for you.
I'm often asked if I have advice for people just starting out to be writers. My advice: Some less stressful jobs might be worth exploring, like crab fishing in the arctic, testing experimental aircraft or painting radio towers.
Categories: book publishers, Cornell Woolrich, craft of writing, death, Death in Nostalgia City, ebooks, Kindle Tags: Anxiety, book previews, books, debut authors
4:57 pm - July 15, 2014 - mbaconauthor
News, fiction and surprise treats
My website is evolving. I changed the theme, particularly so it can be more easily read on smart phones and tablets, but one of the unintended results was that a majority of the followers seem to have dropped from view. I'm working to recover everyone as I add more interesting details to this site.
In upcoming weeks I will have reviews of Ross MacDonald, T. Jefferson Parker, Cornell Woolrich and summaries of newly released mysteries. You'll also see more mystery flash fiction and hush-hush previews of what life is like in Nostalgia City.
Oldies rock and roll fans can look forward to a few words from radio's Dick Bartley all in this newly improved, renamed website/blog.
Categories: New mystery book, Noir Tags: authors, books, Cornell Woolrich, crime fiction, detective, Mark S. Bacon, Ross Macdonald, T. Jefferson Parker
8:33 am - December 4, 2013 - mbaconauthor
Cornell Woolrich's 110th birthday; Dark stories, fast pacing
Master of the noir suspense story, Cornell Woolrich was born 110 years ago today. Having created one of the greatest collections of suspense novels and short stories ever written, he died in 1968, depressed and wheelchair bound.
My Nov. 20 blog article summarized his work: He wrote more than 25 novels, numerous screen plays, dozens of short story collections and his stories and novels were the source for more than 125 movies and TV dramas. His most well-known work, the short story, Rear Window, was the basis for a 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name. Another short story, The Boy Cried Murder, was the basis for three movies: 1949, 1966 and 1984.
Sadly, many of his works are out of print and nearly forgotten. The latest movie taken from a Woolrich novel was the 2001 production "Original Sin," based on the novel, "Waltz Into Darkness." Many of his movies are unavailable on DVD although some occasionally show up at film festivals.
A few websites provide information on Woolrich and the availability of his movies and books. A primary source is CornellWoolrich.com. That's the name of the site, but not its web address. See the link below hosted by toast.net and avoid going to the site with his name on it. (It seems to originate somewhere in Asia.)
The toast.net site has a beautiful collection of vintage Woolrich book covers, posters for a sampling of his movies, a brief biography and links to buy a selection of his books on Amazon. Some of the books are pricy, some not. Most are used. When looking for Woolrich novels and short story collections, take note that he also wrote under two pen names: George Hopley (his middle names) and William Irish.
Cornell Woolrich was not a prose stylist with the sledgehammer metaphors of Raymond Chandler. The secret to Woolrich's stories is the tension, the unanswered questions, the average guy who finds his world turned upside down and begins a headlong search for reality.
His "Black" novel series from the 1940s includes "The Black Alibi," "The Bride Wore Black," "The Black Path of Fear," "The Black Angel" and "The Black Curtain." In the latter title, Frank Townsend suffers a nasty blow to the head when a portion of a building's brick roof coping falls on him. He dusts himself off and walks home only to find that his apartment is vacant and that his wife moved months before. He manages to track down his wife who is overjoyed–and a little shocked–to see him because he's been missing for three years. The balance of the book puts a unique twist on an amnesia tale. It's a story of love and murder moving at a breakneck pace.
Woolrich's stories, set in dark urban surroundings of the 1930s and 40s, hook you at the beginning and pull you into worlds that he imagined and you can live in for as long as the story lasts.
http://members.toast.net/woolrich/black.htm
Essentially a fan page, titled CornellWoolrich.com, this site has book covers, movie posters, Woolrich archive materials and more.
http://www.escape-suspense.com/cornell_woolrich/
Many of Woolrich's stories became radio dramas. This site has collection of the programs in audio format. Cary Grant and Joseph Cotton are among the famous names giving voice to the suspense shows.
http://www.detnovel.com/Woolrich.html
This biography of Woolrich calls his work "endlessly descriptive."
http://www.tv.com/people/cornell-woolrich/
Listing of episodes of TV dramas such as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" featuring Woolrich stories. The shows are available for download/viewing.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cornell-Woolrich/10491472214
The Woolrich page on Facebook has some colorful pictures of his book covers and 945 "likes," but nothing's been posted for nearly three years.
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A popular algorithmic approach to perform local alignment among the two sequences.
To find out the sequences which are similar to the query sequences.
To find the sequences which are similar to the given query sequences using FASTA.
The best alignment tool for a group of sequences to align globally and finds the evolutionary relationship between the sequences.
Constructing a cladogram using PHYLIP to represent the relation between the organisms.
Genome Annotation and Multiple Sequence Allignment.
Genome annotation helps in the identification of the non coding(which do not code for protein) and coding(gene) and that genome alignment can can help us understand the evolutionary history.


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Q: Cloud Dataprep - Multiply rows in one column based on values in other column I am working in Cloud Dataprep and i have a case like this:

Basically I need to create new rows in column 2 based on how many rows there is with matching data in column 1.
Is it possible and how?

A: I understand that the scenario you want to have is: obtain all values from column1 that match a value present in column2. There are many things to consider in this scenario, which you did not describe, such as: can values in column2 be repeated? or if there is a value in column2 missing in column1, what should happen? or what happens the other way around?
However, as a general approach to this issue, I would do the following flow:

With a flow such as this one, you take the input table, which as two columns like this:

In recipes FIRST_COLUMN and SECOND_COLUMN you split both columns into different branches, and do the necessary steps to clean each column. In column1, I understand nothing is needed to be done. In column2, I understand that you will have to remove duplicates (again, this is my guessing, but it would depend on your specific implementation, which you have not completely described) and delete empty values. You can do that applying the following transforms:

Finally, you can join both columns together. Depending on your needs (only values present in both columns should appear, only values present in columnX should appear, etc.) you should apply a different JOIN strategy. You should use a Join key like column1 = column2 (as in the image), and if you choose only the second column in the left-side menu, you will have a single-column result.

Note that in this case I used an Inner-join, but using other JOIN types will provide completely different results. Use the one that fits your requirements better.

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MTV Awards ditch gender-specific award categories
MTV Awards will be a little different this year| WIRED - wired.com
The music-focused network decides to eliminate gender-based award categories.
by Trisha Faulkner
April 7, 2017 at 5:59 PM April 7, 2017 at 5:59 PM
Viewers who tune into the MTV Movie & TV Awards next month who have watched the award show in the past may notice something different about the different award categories. The music-centered network has made the decision to remove gender-specific categories from the award ceremony. Meaning, this will be the first year that both Actors And Actresses will be competing against each other for various titles such as best movie actor or best television show actor.
Best movie actor nominees
One example of this change comes in the form of this year's best movie actor nominees.
The nominees include a blend of both actresses and actors such as Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Hailee Steinfeld, Taraji P. Henson, and Emma Watson.
The change followed a previous announcement
This change to the MTV's Awards categories followed an announcement that both television shows and movies would be mixed together in certain categories. Examples of these categories included best tearjerker or best villain.
The argument and reasoning for putting actors and actresses into the same categories and putting movies and television shows into the same categories is more or less the same. Wouldn't the title of "best actor" mean more if an actor or actress were to win because they received more votes than anyone else as opposed to just receiving more votes than anyone else of the same gender?
(This same logic being applied to movies and television shows). By making this change, the actor, actress, movie, or television show that actually wins in a specific category really can be considered the "best" instead of ultimately sharing the title with someone else which is what has happened in past years.
MTV president Chris McCarthy explains
McCarthy explained to Vulture that the MTV audience really doesn't see a dividing line between male and female or television show and movie. So, what should there be a dividing line between the two when it comes to award categories? Chris goes on to explain that the MTV Awards is merely about celebrating "great content."
What are your thoughts on MTV's decision to get rid of gender-specific categories?
Is there a chance other award ceremonies and networks are going to follow in the footsteps of MTV? This year's MTV Movie & TV Awards will air on Sunday May 7, 2017 on MTV with Adam DeVine from "Workaholics" as the host. Will you be tuning in to watch the MTV Awards this year?
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Q: context bound of scalar.Coyoneda.liftTF Finished watching thought-provoking video "Composable application architecture with reasonably priced monads" from Rúnar Bjarnason, I started to write the examples provided in the video in Scalaz. I am having a little surprise when implementing the writer based interpreter for the Interact App. Here is the code,
sealed trait Interact[A]

case class Ask(prompt: String) extends Interact[String]

case class Tell(msg: String) extends Interact[Unit]

type W[A] = scalaz.Writer[Vector[String], A]

object ConsoleW extends (Interact ~> W) {
  def apply[A](i: Interact[A]) = i match {
    case Ask(prompt) =>
      println(prompt)
      Writer(Vector(prompt), readLine)
    case Tell(msg) =>
      println(msg)
      Writer(Vector.empty, ())
  }
}

When I tried to lift ConsoleW into an interpreter for the interact free monad, the compiler hinted me lack of context bound of Functor to W. I am quite surprised since Writer itself is a monad, the functor context bound should be given for free. Ok so I had to explicitly write a functor,
implicit val functor = new Functor[W] {
  def map[A, B](fa: Writer[Vector[String], A])(f: A => B) =
    fa.map(f)
}

which is pretty dumb... since I basically did nothing other than calling the map method of Writer itself. Now I can lift ConsoleW into an interpreter. However when I tried to foldMap the interact program with ConsoleW, the compiler again hinted the lack of Monad context bound for W! Ok, this is totally unexpected, let me spoon-feed you, Scalac...
val prg: Free[({type f[x] = Coyoneda[Interact, x]})#f, Unit] = ???

import scalaz.std.vector._

implicit val monad = new scalaz.Monad[W] {
  def point[A](a: => A) = Writer[Vector[String], A](Vector.empty, a)
  def bind[A, B](fa: Writer[Vector[String], A])(f: A => Writer[Vector[String], B]) =
    fa.flatMap(f)
}

prg.foldMap(Coyoneda.liftTF(ConsoleW))

Now everything compiles, and the Writer Monad can record all the prompts into vector when the program runs. But this is unsatifying, I would like to create an interpreter with Writer as the underlying Monad without having to explicitly providing the proof that it is really a Functor and Monad. Any idea how this could work out?

A: Just need to import scalaz.std.vector._, and problem solved. I was impressed by how Id.Id could just work out as is, and forgot import of writer monad should be more complicated.


Grillmasters everywhere are gearing up for backyard barbecues! The experts at Pike Nurseries know that playing in the dirt can really work up an appetite, so after beautifying lawns and flowerbeds, gardeners can fire up the flavor with these outdoor grilling tips.
Be prepared. The first step to any great project begins with the right tools. Before firing up the grill, ensure that everything needed is close at hand, including food, marinade, basting sauce, seasonings and equipment. Don't have the right equipment? Visit Pike Nurseries for the perfect barbecue, including a top quality selection of grills, including the Kamado Joe Grill, which functions as a grill, smoker and oven all-in-one and the renowned Saber Grills complete with infrared technology that locks in juice.
Check the fuel. If using a charcoal grill, light enough to form a bed of glowing coals that extends three inches larger on all sides than the surface area of the food you're planning to cook. For clean-burning hot coals, Pike Nurseries experts recommend using Kamado Joe 100% Natural Lump Charcoal. If cooking on a gas grill, make sure the tank is at least one-third full.
Preheat the grill to the perfect temperature. When grilling on high heat, it can be tricky to control the temperature for that perfect sear. To achieve the ideal crisp, signature charcoal flavor and grill marks, cook over a high heat of at least 500 degrees.
Scrape it clean. Clean the grill grate twice; once after the grill is preheated and again when finished cooking. Use the edge of a metal spatula to scrape off food debris and a stiff, long-handled wire brush to finish scrubbing the grate.
Grease it up. Some foods require oiling the grate just before placing the food on top. Using a pair of tongs, rub the grate evenly with a folded paper towel to help eliminate sticking. Just be careful to not get oil in the flames!
Turn, don't stab. The proper way to turn meat on a grill is with tongs or a spatula. Stabbing the meat drains its juices and causes it to dry out.
Marinade at the right moment. Bastes and marinades with bases of oil and vinegar, citrus or yogurt can be brushed on meat throughout the cooking time. When using a sugar-based barbecue sauce, apply it toward the end of the cooking time.
Keep it covered. When cooking larger cuts of meat and poultry, such as a whole chicken, leg of lamb or prime rib, use the indirect method of grilling and keep the grill tightly covered. While it's tempting to check on the progress, every time the lid is lifted the cooking time increases by five to 10 minutes.
Give it a rest. No matter what meat you grill – whether it is beef, steak or chicken – the final product will taste better if let to sit on the cutting board for a few minutes before serving. This allows the meat juices, driven to the center of a roast or steak by the searing heat of the grill, to return to the surface.
Stay with the grill. Cooking on a grill is simple, but it also demands undivided attention. Once you start grilling something, stay with it until it's cooked.
Every good grill master needs to accompany perfectly-seared meat with fresh veggies and herbs! Growing your own in a backyard or container garden ensures that they are close at hand and consumed at the peak of freshness and flavor. Homegrown herbs are simple to grow and can be bundled to add pizzazz to any meat, fish or veggies that are on the grill.
To make a basting brush with a bundle of herbs, select sturdy stalks that are 5-6 inches long, typically rosemary, thyme, oregano and sage. Strip the leaves from the lower 1/4 of the stems, tie them together in bundles with twine and brush over the meat while it cooks on the grill. As an added flavor bonus, savvy chefs can dip the bundles in barbecue sauce before brushing on the meat for an additional taste sensation. Vegetarian grill masters can also sear garden vegetables such as portobello mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers and onions to create a fresh and delicious garden feast.
For more information on homegrown grilling tips and products, please visit Pike Nurseries online at pikenursery.com/grilling.
So what are you waiting for? With these outdoor grilling tips from Pike Nurseries, you are sure to be the envy of the neighborhood!
Yum, I do love grilling out, that's for sure. My favorites are bratwursts and hot links. So delicious!
Those 10 commandments of grilling are essential to fire up the flavor. I also love grilling. Good to know about those tips.
I know I let myself try to do too much at once when I am grilling, which can definitely be problematic. So much can happen in a short period of time that it's essential that you be there.
This looks so yum! The 6th point is very good to know my mom had troubles with the meat sometimes when grilling and now I know why!
Oh great tips and I am feeling hungry after reading your post. I love grilling and grilled food. Agree with you ..we need patience while grilling.
I love those "commandments of Grilling"! I'll have to let me Husband know about this as he's been wanting to do more BBQing this Summer!
I love grilled peppers and carrots! Though I never tried growing my own veggies. Thank you for these tips.
We did this and it turned out great. A surefire hit.


Saturday, after my run, my ear buds disappeared. While this is no major cause for alarm, I do rely upon my iPod to track and soundtrack my dogwalks, my runs, and occasionally my life. "Legendary loser-of-things, I do not play hide and seek. Rather, I border on obsessive-compulsion ONLY about putting certain things in their place." Not this time. I frantically circled the house retracing my steps to no avail. Then I gave up. I do not make myself crazy when things go missing. After my son and I got tired of looking around the house, we offered a prayer. And then I let it go.
A sermon touched me in church on Sunday. I thanked our Pastor, even admitting that it got a little too close. "Have you ever been in the midst of an intensely personal moment, where a sermon speaks solely to you?" It so moved me that I wrote about it. I published my post, and prepared for my morning run.
I was a little off because I was intending to use my back-up headphones. They were once lux and lovely when I gave them to my beloved as a Christmas gift, but they are a little careworn now, and one side does not play properly, but they stay secure during my workout, and more importantly, I know where they are.
I don't pray for things. I do ask for guidance. I don't remember my prayer, but I do remember asking that my frustration might be moved, and my eyes might be opened to see, if that was God's Will. He heard me. (He always hears me.) Perhaps I was of a right, aligned, and obedient spirit, and ready to be reminded…"whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much…" Thank you, Lord.
Once I professed myself to be a writer, I quickly got over crafting word images for any other reason than the words need somewhere to live and dance. They desire to transform others as they transform me. If they find a receptive audience, that is good. If not, it's still okay. The doing is the why. I write for an audience of One. I write for God.
God gives us each our own personal set of dots to connect. It's a joyful exploration of His messages! What patterns do you see? This article is reblogged...Enjoy!
I don't pray for things, or I try very hard not to "shop" in prayer. The truth is, I do not know what's best, so I say "thank you." I occasionally ask for guidance. Sometimes, I ask for another perspective to see what I cannot from where I currently stand. He was listening. (He always listens.) Perhaps I was of a right, aligned, and obedient spirit, and ready to be reminded…"whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much…" Thank you, Lord.
I will praise you. I will lift my hands and my heart and my limbs and my words to thank You, Lord for the times You've allowed me to be empty and transparent, so people might see You here and not me. I'd only get in the way, and it's never been about me, even if I think this is my blog. It's always been Yours, and You've let me share my knowledge of You in the hope that somebody might read, be still, and know. I know, as I never have before…You are good.


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CDs (7 new), LPs (2) new/used, All (9)
Close matches: 9
Fumio Itabashi — TOH (SHMCD pressing) ... CD
Frasco/Universal (Japan), 1976. New Copy ... $18.99 23.99
Sublime 70s work from pianist Fumio Itabashi, easily one of our favorite Japanese talents of the time – a pianist with a wonderful sense of rhythm and freedom at the same time – very much on display on this beautiful record! The tracks are long and flowing – full of feeling, and as lyrical at times as they are rhythmic – set up with perfect trio accompaniment that features Tsutomu Okada on bass and Takuji Kusimoto on drums – working with Fumio in this special sort of magic that's a bit hard to put in words, but which really demonstrates on record why this moment in Japanese jazz was such a special time! Ties include "TOH", "Alligator Dance", and "Goodbye". CD
(Part of the Japanese Jazz Revisited series – SHM-CD pressing!)
Kazunori Takeda — Gentle November ... CD
Frasco/Universal (Japan), 1979. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A really classic-styled tenor date from reedman Kazunori Takeda – a session that has the Japanese player working with trio backing from pianist Yosuke Yamashita, who also produced the record as well! Yamashita's got a very inside approach here – laidback, and late nite – which is a perfect match for the mellow, soulful tones of Takeda's tenor – a horn that we really haven't heard at all on other records, but which is a real delight here! The album's got a richness that's undeniable – a classic American tenor ballad approach, but with a slightly fresher Japanese 70s twist – and titles include "Soul Trane", "Theme For Ernie", "Aisha", "Old Days", and "Little Dream". CD
Yosuke Yamashita — Hot Menu – Live At The Newport Jazz Festival 79 ... CD
A New York performance by the legendary pianist Yosuke Yamashita, but one that burns every bit as strongly as his famous albums from Japan – thanks in part to some really incredible work from Akira Sakata on alto and clarinet! There's few folks who could ever hope to match the Cecil Taylor-like energy of Yamashita on the piano, but Sakata always seems to rise to the challenge wonderfully – and with the drums of Shota Koyama along for the ride, the trio must have left the New York audience with their jaws on the floor – especially as most of the US had not been able to get access to Yosuke's records at the time. The set features three very long tracks – "Rabbit Dance", "Mina's Second Theme", and "Sunayama". CD
(SHMCD pressing!)
Fumio Itabashi — TOH ... LP
Frasco/Universal (Japan), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
Sublime 70s work from pianist Fumio Itabashi, easily one of our favorite Japanese talents of the time – a pianist with a wonderful sense of rhythm and freedom at the same time – very much on display on this beautiful record! The tracks are long and flowing – full of feeling, and as lyrical at times as they are rhythmic – set up with perfect trio accompaniment that features Tsutomu Okada on bass and Takuji Kusimoto on drums – working with Fumio in this special sort of magic that's a bit hard to put in words, but which really demonstrates on record why this moment in Japanese jazz was such a special time! Ties include "TOH", "Alligator Dance", and "Goodbye". LP, Vinyl record album
Also available TOH (SHMCD pressing) ... CD 18.99
Yosuke Yamashita — Figure Of Yosuke Yamashita Vols 1 & 2 ... CD
Frasco/Universal (Japan), 1981. New Copy 2CDs ... Out Of Stock
A really wonderful shift in sound for pianist Yosuke Yamashita – material that's still as full of energy and life as some of his groundbreaking trio sessions of the 70s, but which pitch the spirit in a slightly different way! Volume one of the set has songs that are maybe a bit tighter and more composed overall, but which still bristle with the kind of brilliant energy that Yosuke can bring to the piano – as he works in a quartet with lots of excellent work on tenor from Kazunori Takeda, plus drums from Shota Koyama, and bass from Katsuo Kuninaka – the latter of which is an instrument that Yamashita didn't always use in the 70s, but which really adds a lot here. Titles include "Chattering", "One For T", "Nimufa Star", "Jugem", "K's Lullaby", and "Chattering". Volume 2 has an approach that's even more different than usual for the piano of Yamashita – a larger combo that has guitar from Kazumi Watanabe and trombone from Shigeharu Mukai – both players from more mainstream sides of the jazz spectrum, but who provide some compelling sounds next to the much more freewheeling piano work of Yosuke! The album also features tenor work from three different players, each of whom play on different tracks – Kazunori Takeda, Seiichi Nakamura, and Yasuaki Shimizu – and with bass and drums in play, the original material by Yamashita is spun differently than on other sessions, but still very much with his trademark approach. Titles include "Jugemu", "Motion Picture", "First Bridge", and "Drifting On D". CD
Yosuke Yamashita Trio — Montreux Afterglow ... CD
Frasco/Universal (Japan), 1976. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Afterglow is a bit of a strange word to use in the title here – as it implies that the main even is long over, and things are getting mellow – when it's clear that the trio of Yosuke Yamashita are just beginning to set things on fire! The set begins with a mindblowing side-long version of Albert Ayler's classic "Ghosts" – using the tune with even more freewheeling improvisation than Ayler himself might have done back in the day – while Yosuke goes completely mad on piano, and tears up all 88 keys with an amazing sense of energy – matched by richly soulful blowing from Akira Sakata on alto, and equally great drums from Shohota Koyama. An original tune follows, the great "Banslikana" – also a side long, and with a hauntingly lyrical quality in the main theme, which is again exploded by the performance. CD
Ryojiro Furusawa with Shigeharu Mukai — You Wanna Rain (SHMCD pressing) ... CD
Searing, soulful energy from this overlooked Japanese combo of the 70s – a crack quartet led by drummer Ryojiro Furusawa, working here with some great guest work on trombone from Shigeharu Mukai! The tunes are often very simple, but with a groove that's totally great – a bit of a modal vibe at times, and some spiritual jazz undercurrents at others – really making the record feel like some lost Strata East album, thanks to electric piano lines from Toshiyuki Daitoku and some tenor and soprano sax from Tomoki Takahashi. Most tunes are long, and very openly grooving – and titles include "Yellow Cherry", "You Wanna Rain", "For Heavens Sake", "Snake Walk", and "Acoustic Chicken". CD
Hidefumi Toki with Mikio Masuda — Sky View (SHMCD pressing) ... CD
Hidefumi Toki is easily one of our favorite Japanese players from the 70s – an excellent alto saxophonist who always comes across with a sense of soul that's even deeper than his instrument! Toki has a way of putting together a session that's totally great – relaxed and open, with a lot of searching energy in his horn, yet never in a way that's ever forced or too outside – just kind of an organic exploration of the alto tones, but at a level that's much more common for 70s spiritual tenor players. This album's a real treasure from his Japanese catalog of the time – and features some very sweet keyboards from Mikio Masuda, plus rhythm from Ikeda Yoshio on bass and Steve Jackson on drums – on longish tracks that include "Sky View", "Rain Doctor", "Taro's Birthday", "I Love You Porgy", and "Let's Get Together". CD
Yosuke Yamashita — Figure Of Yosuke Yamashita Vol 1 ... LP
Frasco (Japan), 1981. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
A really wonderful shift in sound for pianist Yosuke Yamashita – material that's still as full of energy and life as some of his groundbreaking trio sessions of the 70s, but which pitch the spirit in a slightly different way! Volume one of the set has songs that are maybe a bit tighter and more composed overall, but which still bristle with the kind of brilliant energy that Yosuke can bring to the piano – as he works in a quartet with lots of excellent work on tenor from Kazunori Takeda, plus drums from Shota Koyama, and bass from Katsuo Kuninaka – the latter of which is an instrument that Yamashita didn't always use in the 70s, but which really adds a lot here. Titles include "Chattering", "One For T", "Nimufa Star", "Jugem", "K's Lullaby", and "Chattering". LP, Vinyl record album


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