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Laudato Si — Is it Infallible? — Part XII
August 17th, 2015, Promulgated by Diane Harris
Obviously, the answer to the question "Is it Infallible?" cannot be given fully in this space. An opinion can of course be offered, but it is without authority. Nevertheless, questions can be raised for discussion regarding what individual obligations Catholics might incur on matters set forth in Laudato Si. In that spirit, some comment is offered.
1. Lack of Infallibility Claim
Upon completing the reading of Laudato Si, one notices the 'prominent absence' of any words claiming "infallibility". For contrast, Saint John Paul II declared, clearly and significantly, in Ordinatio Sacerdotalis, the impossibility of women's ordination:
"Wherefore, in order that all doubt may be removed regarding a matter of great importance, a matter which pertains to the Church's divine constitution itself, in virtue of my ministry of confirming the brethren (cf. Lk 22:32) I declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church's faithful.
Invoking an abundance of divine assistance upon you, venerable brothers, and upon all the faithful, I impart my apostolic blessing.
From the Vatican, on May 22, the Solemnity of Pentecost, in the year 1994, the sixteenth of my Pontificate."
Even such clear words have been parsed and murmured against by those who are adamant about seeking women's ordination, demurring at the lack of the specific word "infallible." Nevertheless, the intent of Pope John Paul seems clear and was subsequently upheld by Pope Benedict XVI.
The words of Pope Francis in Laudato Si contain no such claim of infallibility or even allusion to binding the Faithful, but actually contain implications which weaken any infallibility assertion. That is not to say that a papal writing doesn't deserve, on its own merit and out of respect, some attention to the message. That is what has driven the examination of Laudato Si in this present writing. And it is the reason we begin by examining two sentences which might be its strongest claims for infallibility, yet seem quite weak.
2. Consideration of Two Sentences which Possibly Assert Infallibility of Laudato Si:
Only two sentences were found which hint at infallibility; however, hinting is not usually considered strong enough to be effective. Here are the two specific, somewhat personally-oriented papal sentences:
"I [i.e. Pope Francis] will offer some inspired guidelines for human development to be found in the treasure of Christian spiritual experience." (#15) One might wonder if the use of the word "inspired" is claiming that this Encyclical contains Divine Private Revelation, but there seems to be only a very tenuous connection to claiming infallibility, which would likely have been more specific if infallibility were being claimed. Thus, the word 'inspired' makes more sense as personal insight, rather than as Divine Revelation. This conclusion is reinforced by lack of consistent repetition or clarification of an intended claim, without first developing the specific areas to which a claim of Divinely inspired revelation might be argued or applied. Moreover, given placement early in the Encyclical, such words are difficult to attribute to anything specifically covered by a subsequent arguments.
"It is my [Pope Francis's] hope that this Encyclical Letter, which is now added to the body of the Church's social teaching, can help us to acknowledge the appeal, immensity and urgency of the challenge we face." (#15) The proximity of this text to the one mentioned above would seem to put it in the same class as a general or orienting statement, not as a specific claim of infallibility. Moreover, adding the Encyclical to the "body of the Church's social teaching" specifically reminds us that much of the Church's "social teaching" has not been claimed to be infallible and some is not even specifically in the area of "faith and morals" (which is the domain to which claims of infallibility are restricted). Therefore, any claim of infallibility based on the 'body' of social teaching seems weak. Whatever Pope Francis's intent is with these specific claims, it seems remote from claiming infallibility.
One argument not made, but which might be argued, would be that "everything" is in the moral category (unless it is faith.) But such a broad definition of "moral" would have removed the original need to define the limitations, resulting in no limitations. So, again, such a theoretical argument for infallibility fails. Further, although St. Francis is mentioned a number of times, canonization is not a guarantee of being error-free, or requiring obedience to a saint's personal teaching.
3. The Encyclical is Broadly Addressed to the Entire World without Specific Binding Language
The address to the entire world raises two concerns: 1) Is the Pope's addressing the entire world and asking for its input a de facto invitation to non-Christians to shape the teaching of the Church? If so, how would that support any infallibility claim for the current content of the Encyclical? 2) Doesn't such a worldwide invitation for input at least partially imply a currently incomplete work, making it difficult to consider it as infallible?
Relevant quotes include:
"… faced as we are with global environmental deterioration, I wish to address every person living on the planet." (#3)
"… I would like to enter into dialogue with all people about our common home." (#3)
"We need a conversation which includes everyone …" (#14)
4. The Encyclical's strong call for Debate and Discussion implies a Meaningful Possibility of Changing what was written, bringing further into question how binding it could realistically be
The very implication of changing what has been already been written, based on worldwide discussion or on any other input (including possible refutation of global warming and climate change premises, or including clarification of currently ambiguous statements), could weaken any argument that the Encyclical, as now written, binds infallibly. There are many Encyclical entries on this subject; here are a few:
"… the need for forthright and honest debate …" (#16)
"Today, however, we have to realize that a true ecological approach always becomes a social approach; it must integrate questions of justice in debates on the environment, so as to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor." (#49)
"On many concrete questions, the Church has no reason to offer a definitive opinion; she knows that honest debate must be encouraged among experts, while respecting divergent views." (#61)
"A broad, responsible scientific and social debate needs to take place, one capable of considering all the available information and of calling things by their name." (#135)
"This necessarily entails reflection and debate about the conditions required for the life and survival of society, and the honesty needed to question certain models of development, production and consumption." (#138)
"Even as this Encyclical was being prepared, the debate was intensifying." (#169)
"We need to stop thinking in terms of 'interventions' to save the environment in favour of policies developed and debated by all interested parties." (#183)
"But I am concerned to encourage an honest and open debate so that particular interests or ideologies will not prejudice the common good." (#188)
5. A Strong Call for Discussion by Every Individual is without a Practical Mechanism for Implementation
The call for discussion is broad-based. Some discussion may be narrower on individual projects, but much seems to be directed to a world-wide dialogue which has no mechanism to effect even the dialogue, let alone the implementation. In simpler terms, it would seem that God doesn't ask of us what it is not possible to do. Thus, the impracticality of worldwide discussions (with or without a collectivist "one world" approach) weakens any claim to infallibility. It may even, when tried, become the stumbling block to the very implementations which Pope Francis seeks.
"We need a conversation which includes everyone, since the environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all." (#14)
"Discussions are needed in which all those directly or indirectly affected (farmers, consumers, civil authorities, scientists, seed producers, people living near fumigated fields, and others) can make known their problems and concerns, and have access to adequate and reliable information in order to make decisions for the common good, present and future." (#135)
"We believers cannot fail to ask God for a positive outcome to the present discussions, so that future generations will not have to suffer the effects of our ill-advised delays." (#169)
"Honesty and truth are needed in scientific and political discussions; these should not be limited to the issue of whether or not a particular project is permitted by law." (#183)
"If politics shows itself incapable of breaking such a perverse logic, and remains caught up in inconsequential discussions, we will continue to avoid facing the major problems of humanity." (#197)
6. Non-specificity of Action Items
Laudato Si does not read as having a narrow drawing of potentially infallible issues, but rather it reads more like an op-ed than a Church Teaching. Even if it were desired to make Laudato Si binding in some infallible manner in certain subject areas, the action items are weak, scattered and without clarity as to exactly what is being asked. The entire Encyclical reads more like a rant against the world environmental and ecological situation than prescriptive for spiritual growth or required obedience, with very little expectation of individual readers' "doing" anything much different from the daily lives they already lead. That is understandable, since much of what is decried and much of what is desired is out of the hands and influence of individuals. However, there are a few specific actions, and those will be covered in Part XIII, for the sake of completeness.
7. An Ironic Reflection
It would be difficult to close this Part XII on Infallibility without reflecting on its ironic context to Vatican I. In the recent book "History of the Catholic Church," by respected historian Dr. James Hitchcock, a brief history is recounted of Vatican I, and its wrestling with a statement on Papal Infallibility. Pope Pius IX summoned the Council in 1869 targeting "modern errors" and believing that it would be essential to include a proclamation on the dogma of papal infallibility. It was the first Council since Trent, three centuries earlier, and was deemed as a pastoral council, reinforcing or restating what was already Church dogma.
Hitchcock writes: "The idea of papal infallibility was already widely accepted, and Pius did not ask the Council to approve it, lest it appear that he received his authority from the Council. He merely waited until the Council voted to proclaim it" … but exerting some … "strong pressure on wavering bishops." Hitchcock notes that "Some bishops were troubled by the doctrine of infallibility because they thought it implied that they received their authority solely from the pope, rather than being direct successors of the Apostles." … "A preliminary vote showed 451 in favor of the dogma, 62 in favor "conditionally", and 88 opposed. On the eve of its solemn ratification, the opposition leaders agreed that, rather than vote … 'It does not please me', they would absent themselves." (Apparently all but two of those in opposition left the Council. A schism occurred in Germany, in particular, thereafter, with the "Old Catholic" breakaway. One local rumor is that the bishop of the recently established Diocese of Rochester also went home. However, Napoleon III's troops were protecting Rome from the Italian armies, so there may well have been other reasons for hasty departures from Rome. Vatican I was not officially "closed" until Vatican II.)
Hitchcock continues "Infallibility was understood as encompassing only matters of faith and morals that were solemnly proclaimed by the pope ex cathedra… a limitation necessary in order to exclude the doctrinal errors of some popes" …"The pope could not create new dogmas but merely authoritatively define what were already the Church's beliefs."
Herein lies the irony. The bishops of Vatican I, to some extent, objected to a clear, bold statement on papal infallibility because, in part, it appeared to extend the Pope's power, although infallibility was already well accepted. But the Holy Spirit works in mysterious ways. Here we are about 145 years later, now understanding that the clarifications of Vatican I placed constraints and limitations on the infallibility claim of any pope, especially the restriction to matters of "faith and morals," which may well be a source of comfort to bishops concerned with directions Synods may take, and priorities of encyclicals, for example. It may well be that what once seemed to be strengthening the papal power has in reality clarified for the Faithful the limits of papal power, and the right of the Faithful to protect their faith, and not be seduced into enjoying the 'flavor of the month' so easily chosen by self-governed sects and faith traditions which rely on their own elders' opinions, rather than doctrinal infallibility.
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2 Responses to "Laudato Si — Is it Infallible? — Part XII"
Diane -You have strengthened and clarified (my previous opinion) by citing specific sentences, that Pope Francis intended Laudato Si for a worldwide audience including peoples outside of the Catholic, and even Christian faith, in which he additionally has also welcomed discussion and input.
snowshoes says:
Thank you, Diane, for another excellent analysis of the document. It does seem to come down to the definition of "encyclical", doesn't it? By not defining this term, the Holy Father throws the whole point of the document into question. Again, to give him the benefit of the doubt, it appears simply to be a hortatory document, and as you and others have said, Popes have issued Exhortations before. Too bad Pope Francis didn't call it that.
Okay so he wanted to get people to read it, and start seriously dealing with ecological problems, who can fault him for that? But as we all learned in Freshman year of high school, if you don't properly follow the basic rules of theme, thesis, organization, etc, you get your paper handed back to you for a do-over. Umm, Holy Father?? St. Bernard, pray for us.
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'It was surreal:' Family proud as Stover make his OSU debut
LEXINGTON - Ronnie might have been the only one missing out.
With some 20 family members watching in Ohio Stadium, Cade Stover saw his first action for Ohio State last Saturday, making two tackles from his outside linebacker position in the fourth quarter of a 42-0 win over Cincinnati.
To think that in less than four months he went from walking at Lexington High School's graduation to running with the Buckeyes.
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"It was surreal, too hard to explain what it felt like," said Cade's mom, Chelsi, who sits in the players' family section behind the bench with her husband, Trevor, and daughters, Gabby and Tatum, for home games. "It was finally his moment. You could tell it was a big weight off his shoulders. Just super proud of him. He's worked so hard, putting his heart and soul into this.
"He said when they called his name his heart sort of dropped. 'This is it.'"
Ronnie, the family pig, had his picture taken on the Stovers' farm with Ryan Day soon after Day was named OSU's head coach last December. But the biggest snapshot moment came last Saturday when Cade took the field in front of his biggest support system.
That included both sets of grandparents; his dad's brothers — Bubba, Ty and Robby — all of whom, like Trevor, played Division I college football; and Chelsi's sister.
"I was proud he could get his feet wet a little bit," Trevor said. "He's been working hard, so I think it took a load off his shoulders to get in there and get going a little bit.
"When I saw Cade walk out of The Blackwell (the team hotel near the stadium) in his suit and tie with the team, for me, as a dad, that was pretty cool."
Trevor actually beat Cade to the punch.
A quarterback at Big Walnut High School, Trevor played in Ohio Stadium in 1992 as a redshirt freshman linebacker for Bowling Green. The Falcons put up a good fight that day before losing 17-6 to an OSU team quarterbacked by current ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit. It was the Buckeyes' first game against an in-state school in 58 years.
"Oh, man, that was a long time ago, but it was exciting for me, too," said Trevor, who would move to tight end and earn All-Mid-American Conference honors at BG. "The size of the stadium, you're amazed by the whole thing.
"I think there's a lot more pressure on Cade than there was on me because's he the (Lexington) kid at Ohio State. It's just nice to see him working hard and getting a chance to do something."
It only took two games for Cade to see action, but for someone who had been a once-in-a-generation athlete at Lexington it must have seemed like an eternity.
"He's in the perfect place for him," Trevor said. "The biggest thing for me is keeping the reins on him, trying to keep him patient. I say, 'Hey, you've got a lot to learn. Just keep working and you'll get going here.'"
Mom preaches the same thing to her son.
"It's mentally hard for Cade coming from (Lexington) and having everything go just right for him," Chelsi said. "Now he has to sit back and be patient. I tell him every day, patience, patience."
Watching Cade get a chance to play as a freshman is nothing new for the Stovers. He started for Lex as a ninth-grader, making an immediate impact.
"This was a little more amped up, but, yeah, as a parent, there's a lot of anxiety about what's going to happen," Trevor said. "Just starting out as a freshman in high school or as a freshman (at OSU), it's been a learning experience.
"Everybody at Ohio State is on your same level, so you've got to work, put your nose down, keep going and see what happens."
Seeing his protege get a chance to play early at OSU is no surprise to Lex's first-year head coach Tim Scheid. He was the defensive coordinator in 2015 when he decided that Cade was ready as a ninth-grader for the responsibilities that come with starting as a hybrid linebacker/safety.
"I identified him as a kid who was special and would start as a freshman because of his ability, not because of injuries or lack of depth," Scheid said. "The kid was just a real stud at his age.
"It was a combination of his raw talent, his speed and his athleticism, but he also had a nose for the ball. That was the 'it' factor. When the ball was snapped he knew the angle to take and when he arrived (at the ballcarrier) there was no fear. He liked having a chance to play against kids older than him."
Cade would go on to become the most decorated football player in school history and the first from Richland County to be named Ohio's Mr. Football.
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Now he's a freshman in a high-profile college program hoping to seize every opportunity he gets.
"At first I think he was struggling, just being away from home," Chelsi said. "But he's doing much better now. He said if anyone can make it through (preseason) camp, you're set for life because it's going to be the hardest thing you've ever done."
It's been an adjustment for his family as well. The other man in the house, besides Trevor, is gone.
"I'm still an emotional wreck," Chelsi said. "We have a very strong family bond and we talk a lot, sit down for dinner every night. It was a big adjustment, especially with the farm stuff because now Trevor has three girls here and no boys to help him.
"Gabby (a Lex senior and star athlete herself) had to step up and drive all the equipment and has had to get involved with everything on the farm. We were running the hay-wrapper, her and I, and we were messing up, left and right. We were just laughing because we should have paid more attention when Cade was home. It was stuff he had to do and loved to do, and everything went smoothly."
Being part of the game day experience in Columbus brings back memories for Chelsi. A Bowling Green native, she was dating Trevor when BG played Ohio State and was in the stadium that day.
"I remember thinking, 'Those are the rudest fans I've ever seen in my life,'" she said, laughing.
Now that her son is a Buckeye her perspective has changed. And the family is all-in, just like they were during Cade's high school years. Trevor and Chelsi never missed a game, home or away, and that's not going to change now.
"When Cade was being recruited, there were so many offers and we had gone to all of the places, but it was just a feeling when you got (to OSU) that they wanted to know us as a family," Chelsi said. "When the players were in camp, they had the families there for a big brunch.
"Tricia Brown (the athletic secretary at Lex) was with us Saturday and she kept saying, 'Everybody's so nice!' All of the parents are talking and hugging. That's what I love. It feels like family. And Ryan Day, he's great. He's all about that."

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Stuart Stockdale For Pringle of Scotland
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LONDON, May 30, 2002 / — Pringle of Scotland recently unveiled its Fall/Winter collection, which they hope will give them the rep of Britain's premier luxury knitwear company.
All the essentials are there: vintage pieces, pretty sweaters, bags, hats, shoes, cashmere blankets and kids' jumpers.
They also showed their best-selling men's argyle sweaters, which Edward Prince of Wales wore religiously in the 1920s.
London's young dudes are currently wearing them oversized, with low-slung jeans and battered sneakers.
The fashion range will be the first offer from Pringle's new Bond Street store, which also happens to be the 187-year-old Royal Warrant holder's first high-street retail outlet ever.
The store, which opens in September, now boasts the billboard of a naked young lady wearing a string of pearls that raised eyebrows in the British media several weeks ago.
This could prove to be the perfect selling point for Pringle.
The advertising shot is inspired by a scandalous divorce case from 1963, nicknamed the "headless man."
The story: A society lady was photographed with an anonymous man. Her face wasn't visible from the front, but the adultery case was won, and she was found out, because of her instantly recognizable string of pearls.
Pringle of Scotland Ad Campaign
In revamping its image, Pringle's doing a Burberry — and to do a Burberry, you need a designer.
So the company introduced 33-year-old Stuart Stockdale, their new head of design who has worked for Romeo Gigli, J. Crew, and Jasper Conran, as well as briefly running his own label.
A St. Martins and Royal College of Art graduate, Stockdale is creating a capsule collection of revived vintage designs, and new pieces using traditional fabrics such as woven grosgrain ribbon, for the shop launch.
He's also set on reinventing the twin set. More importantly he will create a collection for London Fashion Week, which will be shown, salon style, at the new store.
"When I saw the breadth of the archive I just thought 'Oh my God!'" says Stockdale, who originally hails from the Scottish borders, just an hour away from Hawick, Pringle's base.
"We have had to hire an archivist to get it in order. Pringle has so much potential, so much history. The other day I uncovered a print archive that hasn't seen the light of day since the 1960s. The handprinted cashmere section was beautiful."
Stockdale's challenge is to break out from strictly knitted pieces, and introduce a Pringle look in tailoring for both men and women.
The Argyle is, of course, their signature, but Stockdale promises, "It won't be our equivalent to the Burberry check. There really is nothing else out there like Pringle. In the 1950's it was the luxury knitwear brand in the US — we dressed Hollywood. Now we want to appeal to a savvy international client."
Luckily for Kenneth Fang, who bought the company for $9 million two years ago, the US Pringle licenses are back in their hands, so the timing couldn't be more perfect.
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SHAQUILLE O'NEAL ALL-STAR COMEDY JAM TOUR Coming To Louisville. Oct 29th
Posted in Entertainment by sceneandheardblog on June 17, 2011
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL & AEG LIVE ANNOUNCE FIRST
ALL-STAR COMEDY JAM TOUR
New York, NY, June 15, 2011 – Shaquille O'Neal, through his company Shaq Entertainment, today announced the launch the first All-Star Comedy Jam tour. "I played with many All-stars on the court and laughed with these All-stars off the court," said Shaq. "I'm happy to present this hand-picked lineup as the first Shaq All-Star tour."
The tour kicks off Friday, September 9th in Memphis as part of the Southern Heritage Classic and will play in more than 20 U.S. cities this fall. This is the first new venture following Shaq's retirement from the NBA and is produced in association with AEG Live. Tickets go on-sale Friday, June 17 at 10am at http://www.aeglive.com.
The tour brings many of the hilarious comedians presented at Shaq's All-star Comedy Jams shot during NBA All-star Weekends over the last three years. These highly rated television specials have aired annually since 2009 and a new full hour special for tour host, DeRay Davis, will premier Friday, July 1st. The lineup may also include All-Star comedians such as Aries Spears; Corey Holcomb; Tommy Davidson; Capone; Gary Owen and Tony Roberts.
The tour will also be filmed live for a reality show called All-Star Comedy Jam Backstage Pass. The filming of the show will be produced and distributed by Codeblack Entertainment.
In the last four years, Shaq Entertainment has launched the highly successful All-Star Comedy Jam brand, producing several television specials, a highly successful DVD series and also helped catapult comedian Kevin Hart into the national spotlight.
For further information: http://www.shaqallstarcomedyjam.com
ALL-STAR COMEDY JAM DATES 2011
Date City Venue
September 9 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre
September 10 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckherd Hall
September 16 New Haven, CT Shubert Performing Arts Center
September 17 New York, NY Best Buy Theater
September 23 Seattle, WA The Moore Theatre
September 24 San Diego, CA Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
September 30 Richmond, VA Landmark Theater
October 1 Washington DC DAR Constitution Hall
October 7 Atlanta, GA Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center
October 8 Birmingham, AL Alabama Theatre
October 14 Baltimore, MD Modell PAC at the Lyric
October 15 Norfolk, VA Chrysler Hall Theatre
October 21 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
October 22 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium
October 29 Louisville, KY W.L Lyons Brown Theatre
November 4 Hammond, IN (Chicago) The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
November 5 Cleveland, OH The Palace Theatre
November 11 Philadelphia, PA Keswick Theatre
November 12 Pittsburgh, PA Byham Theatre
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TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND DEBUTS AT #12 ON THE BILLBOARD TOP 200 CHART
THIS MARKS A CAREER MILESTONE
FOR BOTH SUSAN TEDESCHI AND DEREK TRUCKS
WHO COLLECTIVELY CELEBRATE THEIR HIGHEST DEBUTS TO DATE
Tedeschi Trucks Band debuts big with their inaugural album Revelator, breaking into the Billboard Top 200 Chart at #12 in their first week with 26k units sold. The highly anticipated and critically acclaimed Revelator, marks a career milestone for both husband and wife team Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, bringing both artists their highest first week sales and charting that either artist has had to date.
The album, available in stores and online now, has been met with tremendous excitement from the media and TTB's fan base alike. Praised as a "masterpiece" by Rolling Stone Magazine in a FOUR STAR REVIEW, the first single, "Learn How to Love," has been embraced at radio consistently being one of the top most added song at AAA from week to week.
Tedeschi Trucks Band kicked off their release with a soulful and anthemic performance of the album's first single, "Learn How To Love" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno followed by a flurry of positive reviews. Rolling Stone hailed the album, "a deep soul laced with Indo-slide ecstasy." USA Today called the album simply "Outstanding." The Boston Herald honored Revelator as their "Album of the Week." Others like the Charleston City Paper in Charleston, NC where the band recently performed describe them as "staggering, uplifting, and damn near soul-saving."
Revelator (Sony MASTERWORKS), the long-awaited, song-oriented debut album by the husband-wife team of singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks, is filled with smoky, blues-dipped rockers and heart-stilling ballads that show off, respectively, the gutsier and softer side of Tedeschi's vocal ability, plus a series of emotive, story-telling solos shaped by Trucks's uncanny agility on slide-guitar, and introduces the couple's new, 11-piece ensemble—Tedeschi Trucks Band.
A dramatic leap forward for two of the music world's most dynamic performers, Revelator is a confident yet unforced triumph offering a cohesive vision: an idyllic, musical world in which the echoes of so many great traditions—Delta blues and Memphis soul, Sixties rock and Seventies funk—organically flow together, blending with an entirely original, modern sensibility.
In addition to the combined weight of Tedeschi and Trucks' equally renowned abilities, Revelator benefits from an impressive circle of talent that the two brought together. Trucks co-produced the album with multi-Grammy-winning engineer Jim Scott, whose genre-bending credits include popular albums by the Dixie Chicks, Johnny Cash, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Both Tedeschi and Trucks co-wrote the album's twelve new songs with an impressive list of experienced songwriters, including Jeff Trott, John Leventhal, David Ryan Harris and Sonya Kitchell; Gary Louris and Oliver Wood—of the Jayhawks and the Wood Brothers, respectively; and old friends like guitarists Doyle Bramhall II and Eric Krasno (of Soulive), and band members Mike Mattison, Kofi Burbridge and Oteil Burbridge.
Most notably, Revelator features the newly formed Tedeschi Trucks Band, an eleven-member ensemble overflowing with talent and musical familiarity. Brothers Oteil Burbridge (noted for his years as bassist with the Allman Brothers Band) and Kofi Burbridge (longtime keyboardist/flutist with The Derek Trucks Band) have joined forces with a pair of drummers J. J. Johnson and Tyler Greenwell, trumpeter Maurice Brown, tenor saxophonist Kebbi Williams, trombonist Saunders Sermons, and harmony singers Mark Rivers and Mike Mattison. (Additionally, Ryan Shaw and David Ryan Harris supplied harmony vocals to various tracks on the album, and Alam Khan adds his masterful sarod playing to "These Walls".) The fact that this aggregation includes so many musicians related by experience—and blood—clearly adds to the notion of Revelator as a true group album, the product of a musical family.
The band will perform "Learn How To Love" on Conan on July 19.
Tedeschi Trucks Band is currently on tour, performing the music from the album as well as old favorites. For a list of tour dates and more information please visit www.TedeschiTrucksBand.com.
Horseshoe Welcomes Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam is a singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music. Popular since the early 1980s, he has recorded more than twenty-one albums and compilations, has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 25 million records. This one time performance will be held on September 2nd at 7:30 p.m. in the Showroom. Tickets go on sale Friday June 24th, 2011 and may be purchased through Ticketmaster or the Horseshoe Box office.
Horseshoe announces it will be the Location for the Entertainer of the Year Finals 2011
This competition will feature some of the nation's finest performers with a special appearance by 2010's Entertainer of The Year Vanessa Demornay . This event is a pageant competition where contestants will be judged in five categories.
Don't miss this exciting event at Horseshoe Southern Indiana on July 31st, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in the Showroom. Tickets are on sale June 20th, 2011 and may be purchased through Ticketmaster or the Horseshoe Box office.
To attend Entertainer of the Year ticket holders must be 18 years of age with valid ID. Any guests wishing to visit the casino floor must be 21 years of age or older with valid ID.


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Sanctioned Russian Bank Tests In-app Operations With Digital Rubles
A Russian bank, one of the country's largest by assets, has conducted a successful trial with digital ruble transactions processed through its mobile app. The state-owned Promsvyazbank was one the institutions placed under Western sanctions earlier this year in connection with Moscow's actions in Ukraine.
Russian Bank Experiments With Digital Ruble Transfers via Mobile Application
Promsvyazbank (PSB) is one of the first Russian lenders to join the trials of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) issued by the Bank of Russia. According to a report by the business news outlet Plus Journal, the bank has recently tested digital ruble transactions through its app for mobile devices.
To carry out the operations, participants had to pass a registration in the application and set up a digital wallet. Then, using their account, they were able to exchange regular electronic bank money for digital rubles and transfer digital cash to other clients of the bank as well as those of other banks taking part in the pilot project.
All the information about the performed transactions was provided by the digital ruble platform operated by the Central Bank of Russia (CBR), and was immediately reflected on the balances of the users' digital wallets in the smartphone app, the report details. The platform's prototype was launched by the monetary authority late last year.
"PSB is one of the first banks to implement a simple and understandable technology for making transactions with digital rubles in a mobile application and successfully test it. We see great potential in this instrument, which we expect will become a new settlement standard in the Russian economy," stated Senior Vice President Alexander Chernoshchekin, who heads the bank's digital business unit.
The top executive added that the successful testing lays down the foundation for future operations with the digital ruble and opens up new opportunities for the Russian public and companies. Reliable and secure transfers in digital currency will be available to the population while the state will have additional tools to administer budget payments and targeted social payments, he elaborated.
The new settlement technology will help businesses solve the issue of automating all payments and internal business processes, Chernoshchekin added. Bank of Russia is responsible for the storage and accounting in the digital ruble ecosystem and CBR officials claim all payments are subject to encryption and other measures to prevent fraud.
No less than a dozen credit institutions have decided to join the testing of the digital ruble, once their systems are ready to connect to the CBDC platform, as part of the trials that started in early 2022. This past summer, Russia accelerated the schedule for the project, aiming for a full launch of its digital currency in 2024.
Promsvyazbank is among the top 10 banks in Russia by assets and deposits. Once a private bank owned by Russian oligarchs, the brothers Dmitry and Alexei Ananyev, it was nationalized by the Russian government in 2018 and has since been recognized as a bank supporting Russia's defense industry. It has been targeted with sanctions imposed over Russia's military intervention in Ukraine.
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Global Citizen has just announced that Black Panther actress Danai Gurira will be attending the Mandela: 100 festival and will be part of the host committee for for the event which is taking place in Johannesburg on Sunday, 2 December.
The actress will join other hosts such as: Trevor Noah, Naomi Campbell, Dave Chappelle, Sir Bob Geldof, Gayle King, Bonang Matheba, Nomzamo Mbatha, Tyler Perry, with Oprah Winfrey delivering a special keynote address remembering Nelson Mandela and his legacy.
The headline acts at the event include: Beyoncé & JAY-Z, Black Coffee, Cassper Nyovest, D'banj, Ed Sheeran, Eddie Vedder, Femi Kuti, Kasey Musgraves, Pharrell Williams & Chris Martin, Sho Madjozi, Tiwa Savage, Usher, and Wizkid.
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Канадска фудбалска лига () је фудбалска лига у којој учествује 14 клубова из Канаде.

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Основана је 1987. године након што се Фудбалска репрезентација Канаде изненада пласирала на Светско првенство у фудбалу 1986. Прва утакмица одиграна је 26. маја 1987. у Ајлмеру пред 2500 гледаоца. Домаћин "Отава Пајонирс" одиграо је 0-0 с "Хамилтон Стилерс". Лига је постојала све до 1992. године, када су се три тадашња прволигаша: "Торонто Близард", "Монтреал Супра" и "Ванкувер 86ers" одлучила да од следеће године наступају у Америчкој професионалној фудбалској лиги (American Professional Soccer League, APSL).

Тренутна Канадска фудбалска лига заменила је Канадску професионалну фудбалску лигу (Canadian Professional Soccer League, CPSL), а садашње име носи од 17. маја 2006. године. Прва сезона Канадске професионалне фудбалске лиге одиграна је 1998. године а првак је био "Сен катрин вулфс".

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Why is caviar from catfish called "mock caviar"? Aren't all fish eggs caviar?
Only sturgeon roe may be termed authentic caviar, and there are many varieties of sturgeon roe depending on which sturgeon the roe originates from.
A good roe takes years, if not decades, to mature: it might take up to 30 years from the time the fish is reared to the time it is processed into true caviar.
Caviar is one of the world's most costly delicacies. It's served with a mother-of-pearl or gold spoon, cooled on ice in the original can or in a crystal bowl, in line with the tradition.
Unfortunately, ordinary silver or another metal will not work since the black pearls will react with it and leave an awful aftertaste. As a drink, champagne or well-chilled vodka is preferred.
Real beluga caviar can cost anywhere from $ 3,200 to $4,500 per pound. White caviar, made from the eggs of albino sturgeon with congenital pigment abnormalities, is the pinnacle of luxury.
Only about 22 pounds are produced every year throughout the world, yet the pale yellow eggs cost well over $ 15,000 per pound.
The beluga sturgeon produces the most costly caviar. The creatures may weigh over a ton and reach lengths of over 4 meters. The dark gray Beluga caviar features huge, delicate-skinned grains with a diameter of roughly 3.5 mm.
The grain of Osetra caviar is a little smaller, and the bite is harder. Its nutty fragrance is unrivaled by any other form of caviar, according to connoisseurs.
The grains range in hue from pale yellow to brownish or anthracite. The Osetra sturgeon weighs roughly a tenth of a beluga's weight, or around 220 pounds (100 kilograms), and is only around 6.5 feet (2 meters) long.
The Sternhausen, a tiny sturgeon family member, produces Sevruga caviar. It produces a small-grain roe with a strong spicy scent. This sturgeon species is most widely employed for caviar production in European breeding facilities.
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Caviar may be manufactured from any non-toxic fish in the same way as sturgeon caviar is made – salt fish eggs and pasteurize if necessary to improve shelf life. Vegan gourmets, for example, may conjure up caviar-like dishes from plant-based marine life.
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Caviar is generally reserved for Beluga strurgeon, although it, like champagne and Vaseline, is now widely misunderstood.
The most costly caviar is 'Almas,' which comes from the Iranian Beluga fish; 1 kilogram (2 lb 3 oz) of this 'black gold' sells for £20,000 (about $34,500) when it's available.
Wild American sturgeon provide the hackleback or paddlefish caviar. Hackleback is a decent replacement for osetra caviar, and it's a bit less expensive than Almas. It has a nutty aftertaste and is black.
Shad roe is one of my particular east coast favorites, which you can find now if you seek for it – like ramps, shad roe is a springtime delicacy that signals the start of the season. Shad roe is only accessible for a brief time each year, generally around March, in fish markets and select specialist food stores (but the shad roe season can be anywhere from February to May, depending on the location along the coast). Shad is difficult to get by later in the season on the East Coast, whereas it is plentiful but not as excellent on the West Coast in June. – There are many recipes for it, but I love it as a side dish with ramps and chicken eggs.


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Mark S. Boguski (died March 18, 2021) was an American pathologist specializing in computational analysis and structural biology, He was elected in 2001 to  the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, and was a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (elected 2001).

Education
Boguski earned his M.D. and Ph.D. in molecular biology in December 1986 from the Washington University School of Medicine and the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Medical Scientist Training Program, St. Louis, Missouri. He was Jeff Gordon's first graduate student. In 1989, Boguski became a Medical Staff Fellow under Dr. David J. Lipman at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the U.S. National Institutes of Health and joined the nascent National Center for Biotechnology Information as an Investigator in 1990. He was tenured as a Senior Investigator in 1995.

Career
Boguski served on the faculties of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Harvard Medical School, and as an executive in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. He was a former Vice President and Global Head of Genome and Protein Sciences at Novartis. Subsequently, he became Chief Medical Officer of Liberty BioSecurity, LLC and founded the Precision Medicine Network in 2014. He has written a series of books on cancer for the general public under the series title Reimagining Cancer. Boguski was a past Editor-in-Chief of the journal Genomics.

Research

Bioinformatics and computational biology
Boguski's work in computational biology has, over the years, involved algorithm development (e.g.: Gibbs sampler, text mining), database design, development and implementation (dbEST, XREFdb, ArrayDB) and data mining, data analysis and data annotation. One database effort in particular, the database of Expressed Sequence Tags (dbEST, 1993), has enjoyed a particularly influential life contributing first to gene discovery and subsequently to succeeding generations of genomics applications, namely transcript mapping, design and construction of microarrays, discovery in silico of single nucleotide polymorphisms and, ultimately, analysis and annotation of the human genome.

Genome and proteome research
Comparative Genomics & Evolution - Boguski's group first coined the term comparative genomics in 1995 to describe their work on the large-scale sequence analysis of the homologs of human disease genes in model organisms and the first comparative genomics database, XREFdb. Over the next six years they studied thousands of gene sets in humans, rats, mice, Drosophila, nematodes, and yeast and established the basic evolutionary parameters for interpretation of conserved protein-encoding genes in the human genome.
Transcript Mapping - Clusters of human genes and ESTs ("UniGenes") were utilized to construct the first comprehensive transcript map of the human genome (1996, 1998).  Historically, this was the first instance of Science magazine using the World Wide Web to publish results, provide hyper-linked information resources and supplemental data sets. These maps facilitated and accelerated the positional cloning of hundreds of genes and this mapping approach was widely applied to other organisms.
Functional Genomics - Boguski's group used human UniGenes to design and construct the first human cDNA microarray (representing 10,000 genes) and were first to provide a rigorous definition of functional genomics for the community. While on sabbatical at NHGRI, their group implemented the first relational database and analysis system, ArrayDB, for microarray data. This design was copied by numerous academic and commercial groups. Their group was also first to apply methods of statistical text-mining to the interpretation of gene expression profiles. In the 2001 Genome Issue of Nature, they immediately followed the first publication of the human genome sequence with a paper showing how to use microarray technology to experimentally annotate and correct computational gene predictions.
Pharmacogenomics - They cloned and sequenced the pregnane X receptor that encodes the key transcription factor regulating the expression of genes encoding drug and xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes. They also identified functional sequence polymorphisms in the promoters of these genes, cytochromes P450 3A (CYP3A), and studied the genotypes and corresponding molecular phenotypes in several populations differing in their drug-metabolizing abilities.
Neurogenomics - They pioneered the application of genome-scale approaches to neurobiology with the construction of a comprehensive, 3-dimensional transcript map of the mouse brain, the Allen Brain Atlas.
Proteomics and Knowledge Mining - At Novartis, Boguski's division was responsible for the application of proteomics technologies and computational knowledge-mining Systems Biology for drug target and biomarker discovery.

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External links
Mark Boguski's website

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16jun6:30 pm- 11:30 pmPuddle of Mudd at the Cave6:30 pm - 11:30 pm The Cave at 40789 Village Drive in the VillageEvent Type :Concert,Live Music
Puddle Of Mudd is an American post-grunge band from Kansas City, Missouri. The band has sold over 7 million albums and has a string of No.1 mainstream rock singles in
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The Cave is a new, intimate music venue in Big Bear that promises to bring you up close and personal with its performers. Doors open at 6:30 pm Concert starts at 7:00 pm.
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Little Bean is a whole 12 weeks old which means I am unequivocally recovered from the c section, right? Well, you'd imagine I was, considering friends and family no longer mention it and ask how I am, unless it's at the last moment, like an afterthought. But truth be told, the c section has left not only physical and mental scars but enduring pain and awkwardness which I'll admit I had forgotten about from the first time. So, three months post c section, how am I doing?
Not brilliant if I'm honest but not horrendous either. I teether on the brink of bleurgh most days and have a long lasting numbing pain like dreaded pins and needles that scratch and sometimes burn across my entire abdomen. I think B is the only one I have told about these pains because, well, I'm three months post c section, I should be well healed by now. No, in actual fact, I shouldn't and I'm not. But that's OK because time heals all wounds, eventually.
When A was born in 2013, I remember feeling much like my old self about four weeks after she was born. I remember lifting, pulling, tugging, cleaning and running around. Things haven't changed much this time except I added a full two weeks onto that four before I felt like myself. For some reason, recovering this time round has taken longer and it's been harder. Actually, I believe I know the reason but that will be for another post if I ever get to write D's birth story. But there were a few weeks there when I thought, "I'm amazing. I've breezed through it this time again." Then of course, I did too much, and I was knocked for six. In fact I was only two weeks postpartum when I slumped and gave myself a scolding… and again at four weeks and again at six weeks and admittedly I had to give myself a gentle reminder to once again ease up just two weeks ago. I may be technically recovered (apparently six weeks and you're sorted… hah) but I'm still suffering. I don't expect anyone to remember that the c section has left lasting aches and pains but once in a while it's nice to know Little Beans arduous birth, and the toll it took on my body, is not forgotten. Gosh I sound a little precious! But isn't birth a big deal for us all.
I'm deliriously happy to report that I am still managing to control my anxiety and I have gone from having thirty or more panic and anxiety attacks a day down to about five, with the odd day sending me into unshakeable wobbler mode. My anger levels have diminished as I've learnt to control my frustration. After all none of this is A's fault and I desperately don't want her to get the wrong impression about Momma Bear. I am managing and coping. I have discovered a balance between the three year old and the three month old. I have started to make good choices when it comes to my own food. I am looking after and appreciating myself more. I manage more than the one thirty second shower per week! But it has all been incredibly difficult and has needed a mental energy which is not only exhausting but something I never knew I had. Despite the ongoing attacks, I feel empowered and confident and know that I can do this job, just as good as anyone.
So things are somewhat the same and also a little different this time round. When it came to my recovery on A, I didn't have a blog. I had nowhere I could wear my heart on my sleeve and let the world know and perhaps understand my journey, which may be similar to theirs. I was rarely asked if I was OK because no one knew to ask. My thoughts were not out there for the world to read.
With D, the blog had been my saving grace as I can vent, explain and explore how these past few months have changed me. Many of my friends and family read the blog and so they know. They know my difficulties, they appreciate my honesty. At the end of the day, if I didn't talk and tell them how I am feeling, how are they to know that I need them to ask me how I'm doing whenever they see me? If I wasn't open how could they see the scars that are hidden?
I guess, what I'm trying to say, in this blur of sleep deprivation and mental exhaustion, is when you see that beautiful baby sitting in their mothers lap, gooing and gurgling, remember the women who is holding that baby gently. Remember what she went through so that she could hold and love that baby. Remember that she may not be feeling incredible, remember that she may still be recovering. Remember Momma Bear.


Japanese candies are famous world-wide, so when I first came to Japan I thought that I knew a lot about Japan's various snacks. Little did I know that there are so many delicious shapes and flavors that tasting every one can be a thrilling adventure.
When you feel hungry and want to grab a quick snack on the go, Japan offers some delicious sweet bread that you can get at the supermarket or the convenience store nearby.
Japanese desserts, and the art that goes into making them, are topics I can write endlessly on. Traditional Japanese desserts, otherwise known as wagashi (和菓子). No trip to Japan can be counted complete if you've not tasted wagashi. But then again, it'll be hard to have a dessert that isn't one! In this article, I'll be introducing 3 baked desserts you can find in Japan that aren't strictly wagashi, but are more of a Japanese-Western fusion.
With a tagline like, fresh roasted coffee and worldwide finds, you might be fooled into thinking that it is a waste of time to stop by this store on a trip to Japan. With pockets of products from all regions in Japan, it is one of my favourite shops to browse, and dare I say, dig through. Kaldi Coffee Farm is here for you!


Elon Musk is cutting Tesla Inc.'s full-time workforce by 7 percent, warning in a blog post that the "road ahead is very difficult" as he tries to make electric cars more affordable for the mass market.
The shares fell 7.6 percent in pre-market trading after the Palo Alto, California-based company said it managed to eke out a profit in the fourth quarter -- though a narrower one than the hard-won third-quarter profit it reported in October, the chief executive officer said Friday.
Tesla is under pressure to limit spending as it emerges from what Musk called the "most challenging" year in its history. While it succeeded in scaling up output of its Model 3, the company missed analysts' production targets during the fourth quarter, and it's had to cut prices to make up for the halving of a U.S. federal tax credit that's helped spur sales. The credit is set to drop again in July before going away entirely at the end of the year.
The company has cushioned its production challenges by initially selling only the highest-priced versions of the Model 3, its first vehicle billed as a car for the masses. In the next few months, as production increases, the company will need to sell lower-cost configurations, Musk said on the blog post. Up until now, the cheapest Model 3, whose base price is $35,000, has cost $44,000, he said.
"Starting around May, we will need to deliver at least the mid-range Model 3 variant in all markets, as we need to reach more customers who can afford our vehicles," Musk said. "Moreover, we need to continue making progress towards lower priced variants of Model 3."
Tesla had about 45,000 workers in 2018, so the 7 percent cut works out to be about 3,150 jobs lost.
The company will also see a significant increase in competition for electric cars as traditional manufacturers have started to roll out an array of products that will be measured against its pioneering lineup. Shortly after Daimler's EQC electric crossover, Audi last year unveiled the E-Tron. Its parent, Volkswagen, plans to introduce more than 50 purely battery-powered vehicles through 2025 across the group.
Tesla shares dropped to $321 in early U.S. trading. The stock is little changed in the past year -- though it gyrated dramatically during 2018 as Musk careened from crisis to crisis: warring with analysts over Tesla's cash needs; smoking weed in an interview and losing his chairman's role in an SEC settlement over his tweeted buyout offer that never materialized, all while working furiously to ramp up production of the Model 3.
"While we have made great progress, our products are still too expensive for most people,"Musk said. "Sorry for all these numbers, but I want to make sure that you know all the facts and figures and understand that the road ahead is very difficult."
Tesla's layoffs mark the second shedding of workers in a matter of months. In June, Tesla dismissed 9 percent of its workforce, after misjudging how quickly it could ramp up mass-manufacture of the Model 3 -- only to go on an aggressive hiring spree shortly after.


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Tanja Fajon and Her Journalistic Helpers Are the Only Ones Still Sullying Slovenia's Reputation – the EU Is Praising Us
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Tanja Fajon & Peter Žerjavič (Photo: STA)
"The finale of Slovenia's presidency is becoming a kind of Brussels' festival of praise," the Delo newspaper's correspondent from Brussels, Peter Žerjavič, wrote on Twitter, in response to the EU Commissioner for Justice's praise for Slovenia. Meanwhile, the leader of the Social Democrats (SD) party and MEP, Tanja Fajon, made sure to balance things out by describing the current atmosphere in Slovenia as very bad, adding that politics has never before been so discredited. She added Slovenia to the list of "problematic EU countries" – but the EU seems to disagree, as praise keeps pouring in.
"The finale of Slovenia's presidency is becoming a kind of Brussels' festival of praise. This time, Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders praised Slovenian Minister of Justice Marjan Dikaučič for his recent achievements," wrote the Delo newspaper's correspondent from Brussels, Peter Žerjavič, who was clearly hurt by the fact that Slovenia received some praise. Given that he has continuously been reporting about how catastrophic Slovenia's Presidency of the Council of the European Union supposedly is, he is likely to receive yet another award from the Slovene Association of Journalists.
"If I understand this correctly, Tanja Fajon is the only one left who wants to continue to sully Slovenia's reputation," Director of the Government Communication Office, Uroš Urbanija, commented on what happened, adding that even the Vice President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, sincerely praised the Slovenian Presidency, which is why Tanja Fajon's comments are all the more embarrassing. Namely, Timmermans said: "I commend the Slovenian Presidency, as it was because of the Slovenian Presidency that I was able to negotiate on behalf of the entire EU."
This is not the first time that Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders has praised Slovenia's Justice Minister Marjan Dikaučič – namely, he also praised him about a week ago at the EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Conference, when he also said that the two European Delegated Prosecutors from Slovenia had been appointed for five years. "We were discussing this for a long time – since the beginning of Slovenia's Presidency – I talked about it with the Minister of Justice and the Prime Minister. I am very pleased that the two European Delegated Prosecutors from Slovenia have been appointed. This means that we now have delegated prosecutors from all participating Member States. The appointment is for five years, as was decided by the College of Prosecutors," Reynders said.
Recently, Twitter users have been wondering where MEP Fajon has gone, as she has not expressed her concern for a while now. As it turns out, she was busy talking to the web portal politico.eu and its journalist Lili Bayer, who is – as is well known by now – Tanja Fajon's main journalistic helper when it comes to criticising the situation in our country. "Engagement in both EU and domestic politics is an advantage because I have a broader picture," Fajon said, who conveniently forgot to mention that her appearing in the European Parliament is more often an exception than it is the rule. She assessed that the Presidency of the Council of the European Union went smoothly at the technical level, but that opportunity for anything more was lost. "We have not been able to improve the reputation of our country," said the politician, who did her best to sully her own country's reputation on the European soil as often as possible. "We are not proud of the disrespect of the law in the case of the Slovenian Press Agency and the prosecutors, nor the insulting rhetoric towards foreign colleagues, diplomats, and journalists," she once again repeated her usual complaints, and also added Slovenia to the list of "problematic European countries" on Twitter.
In an interview with politico.eu, it was also mentioned that Fajon has every chance to become the next Prime Minister of Slovenia. So, she made sure to promote herself while trying to sully the reputation of her own homeland again. Of course, she also made sure to accuse the current government of creating "a very bad atmosphere" in the country. She pointed out the anger and apathy among the voters, adding that politics has never before been this discredited. However, she conveniently forgot to add that the parties of the so-called Constitutional Arch Coalition are actually the ones who behave in the most exclusionist way, but she did point out that restoring trust in the institutions will be a challenge for any new government. If the remnants of the transitional left had not been set up in the institutions, this mistrust might not even have occurred in the first place, but it is certainly not Fajon who could restore the public's trust.
Peter Žerjavič
Tanja Fajon


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Bernadine "Bon" Frank James
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April 27, 1938 ~ Nov. 25, 2016
Bernadine "Bon" Frank James, member of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California passed away peacefully in the presence of family at Carson Tahoe Hospital on November 25, 2016 due to health complications.
Bernadine was born on April 27, 1938 in Dresslerville, Nevada, and is the granddaughter of Clara Holbrook Frank & Senna Frank and daughter of Teena Frank Wyatt. She was married to Delbert "Sock" James for thirty-two years
until his death in 1988.
Bernadine attended Stewart Indian School and graduated in 1956. She worked at the Stewart Indian School from 1971 until the school closed in 1980. She then worked for Washoe Tribal Enterprises and later as an Assistant Language Instructor for the Washiw Wagayay Mangal in Dresslerville, a private school created to revitalize the Tribe's native language. Mrs. James dedicated her time to the preservation of cultural traditions for the Tribe.
She is survived by her sisters Eleanor Smokey, Kay Simpson, Julie Barr, Denise Pitts, and brother Art Selman of Dresslerville. Bernadine is also survived by her six children: Clara Williams, Phillip James, Karen James, Sharon James-Tiger, Christopher James, and Gloria James, 12 grandchildren, and 28 great-grandchildren.
She loved her family and was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to many.
Memorial services for Bernadine will be held on Friday, December 2, 2016 at 11:00am at the Stewart Indian School Chapel located at 5366 Snyder Avenue, Carson City, NV.
She touched many lives and will be remembered through the times we shared with her.
Eleanore Smokey
Theresa Maldonado
Arthur Selman
Eva James
William E. Oliver


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President Obama: No Apologies, No Scolding for Joe Biden's Remark
The VP said, Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan are "going to put y'all back in chains"
By Sandra Sobieraj Westfall
Chuck Kennedy/The White House/Getty
Vice President Joe Biden may have sparked the latest war of words in the presidential campaign, but he'll get no talking-to from the boss on this one. Just a small sigh – and a vote of confidence.
PEOPLE sat down with President Obama one day after Biden's remark to voters in Virginia on Tuesday – that GOP running mates Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan are "going to put y'all back in chains" – and asked the President if he'd spoken to Biden about the controversial comment.
"Joe Biden has been an outstanding vice president. He is passionate about what's happening in middle-class families," he said. "So I will be talking to him a whole lot about the campaign generally."
Biden's comment sparked Romney to call the Obama campaign one of "division and hate and anger." But Obama, speaking to PEOPLE in Dubuque, Iowa, seemed unrattled by the controversy. He said Biden's words needed to be considered in context; that he was only saying "you, consumers, the American people, will be a lot worse off if we repeal these [Wall Street reform] laws as the other side is suggesting."
"In no sense was he trying to connote something other than that," Obama added.
Pressed to say whether Biden's wording was unfortunate or something he's okay with, the president sighed. "The truth is that during the course of these campaigns, folks like to get obsessed with how something was phrased even if everybody personally understands that's not how it was meant," Obama said. "That's sort of the nature of modern campaigns and modern coverage of campaigns. But I tell you, when I'm traveling around Iowa, that's not what's on people's minds."


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Catherine the Great invited the Mennonites to Russia to develop the new lands of the empire. Chose for being skillful farmers they were given land, and money for travel and adjustment. They were exempt from military service and got some civic and self-government rights.
The first 228 Mennonite families arrived in the Ekaterinoslav province from Prussia. They established eight colonies: Chortitza, Einlage, Rosenthal, Kronsweide, Neuendorf, Shoenhorst, Neuenburg and the Insel Chortitza settlement. The next immigration group (118 families) arrived in the Novomoskovsk and Alexandrovsk area in 1793–1796. At the beginning of the 19th century, 150 Mennonite families were settled in the Tavria province (1804) where they set up their villages along the eastern bank of the Molotchna River. In 1804–1806 another 365 Mennonite families settled in this district. During the first decades of the century the Mennonites founded 27 colonies in Molotchna: Halbstadt, Tiegenhagen, Schoenau, Fischau, Lindenau, Lichtenau, Muensterbeg, Altonau, Tiege, Orlovo, Blumenort, Muntau–Ladekop, Mariental, Rudnerweide, Franzthal, Pastva, Grossweide and Blumstein.
In 1835 five more Bergtal colonies (145 families) settled in the Alexandrovsk area. In 1852 they were united into the third Mariapol Mennonite District. When in 1836–1866 Doukhobors, Russian sectarians, left for the Caucasus, the representatives of the Gnadenfeld Old-Flemish congregation from Prussia took those vacated land, founding Gnadenfeld Mennonite Volost in the Molochansk Mennonite District.
Mennonites from Danzig, Marienburg and Elbing settled in the Samara province from the 1850's. By 1874 there were 16 colonies. Some Mennonite settlements were located in the Kiev province (Mikhalin village) and in Volhynia (Karlsweide, Swiss Mennonites settlements). By 1870 the total number of Danzig and Prussian Mennonites, who had arrived in Russia, amounted to 2300 families.
Economic development and population growth caused land problems. 'Inheritance Law' (1866) allowed fragmentation of land holdings but could not solve the lack of land. However, the Mennonites bought the nobility's lands after 1861, when serfdom had been abolished . Some new groups of colonies were established in new parts of Russia. At the beginning of the 20th century the total Mennonite population in the Russian Empire was 104.000. The Mennonites mostly lived in the Ekaterinoslav, Tavria and Samara provinces. The largest Mennonite colonies were: Chortitza (1800 people), Rosenthal (1226), Neuendorf (1121), Osterwick (3100), Einlage (1258) (in Ekaterinoslav province); Halbstadt (915) and Waldheim (946) (in the Tavria province).
Photo: Wally Kroeker, An Introduction to Russian Mennonites: A story of flights and resettlements to homelands in the Ukraine, the Chaco, the North American Midwest, Germany and beyond. (Good Books, PA, 2005).
On the north side of the village of Bad Oldesloe in Germany there is a whitewashed cottage with a thatched roof under a majestic linden tree, the Menno Kate. The Kate stands as a memorial to the last years of Menno Simons (1496-1561), the namesake of the Mennonites. After Menno was expelled from the city of Wismar in 1544 he found shelter in the estate of Wüstenfelde, where he could work on his publications in peace, writing to his congregations and discussing controversial issues of church discipline with fellow church leaders.
Menno Simons lived on the Fresenburg estate with a group of Anabaptists who had been permitted to live at a nearby estate. The village of Wüstenfelde was later destroyed during the Thirty Year's War, and so it is not clear whether the Menno Kate was rebuilt on exactly the same site or not, or perhaps even survived the war. He may have lived right in the Menno Kate when he was supervising the printing of his works. He was permitted to use the printing shop in the spring of 1554 and the summer of 1556. In spite of the general prohibition on printing Anabaptist literature, we know that four of his books, including his famous Foundation Book, were published in this time frame. Menno remained in Wüstenfelde after the printing shop was closed. He died there on January 13, 1561 and is said to have been buried in a cabbage patch five kilometres from the Menno Kate.
Since 1902 a memorial stone and a bronze plate honour the memory of Menno Simons at the Menno Kate. The cottage is a listed historical monument. It is leased by the Union of German Mennonite Congregations and cared for by the Mennonite Historical Society of Germany. In the 1960s it was restored and turned into a small museum, displaying books, maps and images from the lively history of the Mennonites. It opened in 1986 and after further renovation it has been available to visitors since 1999.
The aged linden tree that was supposedly planted by Menno himself is called the 'Menno-Linde'. Several years ago Mennonites planted two beech trees, one in Wittenberg and one near the cottage. Both trees reaffirm the recent act of reconciliation between the Lutheran churches and the Mennonites.
Because of France's colonial history, tens of thousands of French-speaking Africans come to study at her universities. As a continuation of the collaboration between French and North American Mennonites in Paris, a welcoming centre for African students, the 'Foyer Grebel', was founded in Saint Maurice in 1977. Dutch and Swiss Mennonites soon joined the project, which became an interesting example of missionary partnership.
The Foyer offered temporary housing and assistance with looking for the stable conditions necessary to study. Foyer staff members quickly became acquainted with the social and economic difficulties of the students. How could such problems be solved? How could mistrust between the North and South be overcome? The Foyer became a meeting-place of mutual learning. Sunday evenings became a time of a shared meal and cross-cultural sharing. New relationships, cross-cultural bridges were born from being together, mutual discussion, sharing one another's cooking, and a common search for solutions to problems. All of this helped those involved to learn about compassion and justice. For many, this was the first occasion of real sharing with the "Other": black, white, European, African.
Many of the African students were Christians and did not always feel welcome in Parisian churches. Some of the meetings became occasions for Bible study, singing and prayer. New ways was of doing things were sometimes puzzling, but always a source of enrichment. Out of these meetings a multicultural congregation was born , hungering for new relationships among people of different origins.
The Gospel calls people to compassion: 'blessed are the merciful'. In this case, those who wanted to be 'compassionate' often learned what that meant from those who were to be 'helped'. The Foyer Grebel helped Mennonites to discover the world of foreigners in Paris. It helped those who worked there to learn about cultural differences, colonial history and its legacy. It was also a means to discover the global Christianity that was taking shape outside of Europe.
An even bigger centre was built in the neighboring city of Maisons-Alfort. Temporary housing was offered until 1998, when an urban renewal project forced the closing of the project. The Foyer Grebel nevertheless gave birth to two 'children' who still survive: the Foyer Grebel Christian Community, which has become the Mennonite Church of Villeneuve le Comte, and the Paris Mennonite Centre, started in the original facility in Saint Maurice when the Foyer moved to Maisons-Alfort. The multicultural heritage of the Foyer Grebel lives on, as a constant appeal for compassion and justice among peoples.
For someyears, the Mennonite Church of Strasbourg has participated in 'Vivre Noël Ensemble'. This eventallows us to put ourfaith in action at the service of ourneighbor, to renewour vision on Christmas, to team up withothers and be active in our city.
Eachyear, 15 to 20 people fromourchurchchoose to spend the night of December 24th togetherwith about as manyguests, people on the marginswhootherwisewould have a verysad and lonely Christmas. None of us regret thisexperience. Somedepict the delight of a different Christmas thatis more turnedtowardourneighbor and enriched by the spontaneous contributions of ourguests. Others are grateful for the richness and depth of conversations withourguests, despite the languagebarrier, sometimes; some contacts continue and evenbecomefriendships. Many point out thatthiskind of time allows us to becomeaware of the needs and povertythatweoften come across on the daily basis withoutseeingthem.
For the church, itis a beautifulproject in whicheachmemberfindstheir place, couples and single people alike, children and parents, and older people. We encourage eachmember to participate and we notice thatmany are ready to do itagain the followingyear.
'Vivre Noël Ensemble' wasinitiallylaunched by a solidarity Christian institution. Today, itis an organisation in whichvarious Christian and non-Christian associations and severalchurches are involved, and with the support of the City of Strasbourg, they help about 300 marginalized people to celebrate Christmas in dignity.
They are welcomed by the differentpartners, each in their venue, according to theirmeans. The cluster isresponsible for the meal, the gift for everyguest, and the dispatch of guests to different venues: thus, the different host teams focus their attention and energy on an entertainingwelcome. The organisation alsoorganizes a friendly time downtownunder the tall Christmas tree, whichstarts off the feast, with hot drinks, pastries and music: in this place the guests and the hosts meet up before the groups separate and the party goes on in different venues.
As a smallchurch in ourbig city, we are verypleased to have foundour place in thisproject, whichwasinitiated by Christians and thensharedwithothers, and webelieve, throughit, our Lord ishonored in Strasbourg.
When the Anabaptist-Mennonite movement arose in 16th century, its emphasis on adult baptism and a theology of peace soon brought severe persecution. A haven, however, was provided in Poland, where good farmers and skilled businesspersons were welcomed. And so a number of Mennonite communities arose, especially in the Vistula delta, a region that was remarkably tolerant in an age of religious intolerance. Here the Mennonites' skills in land drainage techniques greatly increased income from lands they quickly protected through a network of canals and dikes. Other Mennonites, skilled in business techniques, settled in the outskirts of Gdansk (Danzig) and in towns in the Vistula delta.
Not surprisingly, sometimes charges of heresy were brought against these nonconformists, and in one dramatic setting in Gdansk (Danzig), Mennonites were asked to disprove this assertion. In 1678, with the bishop of Wloclawek (Leslau) presiding, Mennonite leaders appeared before the bishop to be questioned on various theological issues. When the hearings were over, Georg Hansen, minister of the Gdansk Flemish church, noted that the churches had been freed from suspicion. At the same time, some religious authorities let it be known that they opposed Mennonite settlement. But Poland remained remarkably tolerant.
Among other valuable skills that Mennonites brought to the Vistula delta, the ability to control flooding by constructing strategically placed dikes, stood them in good stead. Following an invitation from the local landlord of the Nowy Dwór (Tiegenhof) area, a number of Mennonites came to settle there, and soon a number of Mennonite settlements arose in the Vistula Delta. The reputation of Mennonites as farmers who could conquer the swampy lands led to numerous open doors for new settlements.
New challenges arose when Prussia gained control of the Vistula delta. The new rulers had little sympathy for Mennonite peace beliefs, and pressure to have Mennonites serve in the army led to new challenges for the Mennonite community. Some leaders urged Mennonites in West Prussia to abandon their peace position. Gradually, a division arose, and by the end of the 18th century, several hundred Mennonite families had moved to Russia, where Catherine II promised them freedom to practice their faith. Soon another large group of Mennonites emigrated to America. But among those who remained in the expanding German state, more and more Mennonites abandoned their peace position. Later, with the defeat of Germany in 1945, Mennonites joined in the effort to escape to West Germany and only very few found ways to remain in their historic home.
When death is a guide to new life!
It was on October 10th 2010, when the leadership team of the Mennonite Church in Salzburg came together to dissolve the church. It was the lowest point in the 50-year history of the Mennonite conference in Austria.
The big question within the board of the Mennonite conference was: Does it make sense to keep the conference alive?
In January 2011 the five oldest Mennonite Churches met in a conclave. There they saw, that all churches are struggling with the same problems: there are conflicts in the church, it is difficult to find workers, it is difficult to appoint elders.
And so the question came up: how could a conference help to solve these problems? It was the beginning of a process, called 'MFÖ new' (=Mennonite Conference in Austria).
The conference should help the churches to find their own identity and also the identity of the conference.
If there are troubles in the leadership team or they are involved in the wrong things, who is there, to help them? In the New Testament the Apostles helped the churches to realize biblical leadership. Today the conference should help the leadership teams of the churches to realize biblical leadership.
The conference has many links to missionary organizations and to other conferences in other countries, so that they can bring in good ideas.
For one church the mission to plant a new church is too big. But if all 5 Mennonite Churches help together, it is possible to realize it. So the conference should help here as well.
It is sad, that we have to close the church in Salzburg. But we have seen, that the death of the church in Salzburg has brought new life in the conference.
Political oppression was rife in the 1930's Soviet Union. Stalin's regime supported NKVD (political police) activity, initiated a campaign against 'the Fascists' – German speaking population, abolished national regions and worked out plans for the deportation of the German–Mennonite population in 1939. Arrests and physical assault on the clergy and teachers undermined the Mennonites and their spiritual, national and cultural identity. This affected the Mennonites' attitude towards those in power.
The war between Germany and the USSR broke out in June of 1941. Some Mennonite youth representatives volunteered for the Red Army. Some just waited for the end of the struggle between the warring parties. However, it was almost impossible to stay neutral and uninvolved. Some politicians and Communist Party activists were exiled to the East of the Soviet Union. The law 'About the German population in the Ukrainian SSR' was established in August 1941. According to that law anti-Soviet elements had to be arrested and male German speaking people (16–60 years old) had to be called up to 'build battalions'. The German–Mennonites from the Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhe, Stalin (now Donetzk), Voroshilovgrad (Lugansk) provinces and the Crimea region had to be evicted. However, the Wehrmacht army advance did not allow for fulfillment of these plans.
About 163.000 Mennonites and ethnic Germans lived in Ukraine before the war. The aim of the Fascist authorities was to use the human potential of the occupied territories for their own purposes, to rely on the local German speaking population. In order to do that, they provided congregations with material support and pretended to restore the ethnic schools and religious life. At first they got some result. However, the Mennonites soon became disappointed because the collective farms, organized by Stalin, were not disbanded and instead of Bolshevist ideas, Nazi-ideology was being taught at schools. The Mennonites also couldn't put up with the Nazis' racism, where the local non-German population was regarded as subhuman.
The Nazis failed to divide the local multinational population. History has many examples of friendly relationship between the Mennonites and their Ukrainian neighbors. However, the Nazi propaganda influenced the Mennonites psychologically. During the occupation they found themselves 'strangers in their own land'. However, their return to the Soviet Union shows that they did not feel responsible for the Nazis' atrocities.
Of the approximately 2.5 Million Russian-born Germans who immigrated to Germany since the 1970s, about 200.000 have Mennonite roots. Many persons with a Mennonite background when entering Germany declared their confession as Mennonite, but many of them lived in regions of the Soviet Union where no Mennonite congregations existed after World War II. They were not baptized and never belonged to a Mennonite or Mennonite Brethren church (in the Soviet Union, these were the two dominant Mennonite branches). In the past decades, many of those 'up-rooted' people found their way back to the faith community. The more than 100 congregations of Russian-born Mennonites have 35.000 to 40.000 members.
Almost all of the Mennonite churches with approximately 35 gathering places joined into an Association for Spiritual Support of Mennonite Churches (Arbeitsgemeinschaft zur geistlichen Unterstützung der Mennonitengemeinden, AGUM). The Mennonite Brethren churches, however, joined various different associations. A big part of the Mennonite Brethren churches found themselves in associations with Russian-born Evangelical Christian-Baptists: 25 congregations, including branches, in the Brotherhood of Christian Congregations in Germany (Bruderschaft der Christengemeinden in Deutschland, BCD), and 7 Mennonite Brethren churches joined the Union of Anabaptist-minded Churches (Bund Taufgesinnter Gemeinden, BTG). One larger group of Mennonite Brethren churches with 23 gathering places comprises the so called Frankenthal Circle, a non-formal brotherhood. One Mennonite Brethren church joined the Brotherhood of Evangelical Christian Baptists (Bruderschaft der Evangeliums Christen Baptisten), and several congregations did not join any association. A certain amount of Russian-born Mennonites are part of other associations (AMBD, VMBB, WEBB).
During the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Mennonite Brethren Church in 2010, several Mennonite Brethren congregations that belonged to the Union of Anabaptist-minded churches (BTG), to the Association of Mennonite Brethren churches in Germany (AMBD), and to the Association of Evangelical Free Churches of Mennonite Brethren in Bavaria (VMBB), published a Statement of Reconciliation, in which they asked for forgiveness for inappropriate behavior against other Mennonite churches during their history, and expressed their desire that in the shared future the cooperation should be defined by brotherly love and mutual appreciation. Though the majority of Mennonite Brethren churches did not join this statement, the relations between churches of both kinds has been brotherly and often even cordial for many years.


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