Questions for the Friar: I respond. . .
Q 1: We all know that Christ was fully Man and fully God. Does this mean that while he was walking around Galilee he was able to see behind his own head?
A: If by "see" you mean "properly use his eyes," then no. His eyes were perfectly human and one's perfectly human eyes cannot—unaided—see behind one's own head. However, if by "see" you mean "understand" and if by "behind his own head" you mean "his past," then yes. In his divinity, Christ understood his own history. Of course, he could've picked up a pair of those nifty mirror sunglasses in Jerusalem!
Q 2: When are you coming for steak, twice baked potato, grilled onions, and pecan pie?
A: If my Double Secret Nefarious Plan comes to fruition, soon, my dear. . .very, very soon. I understand that the post office will deliver pecan pies for a nominal fee.
Q 3: Father, what is the life and role of a Dominican helper brother?
A: Right now the Order is exploring this very question. By our constitutions, we are a clerical order, meaning, our principal purpose can only be carried out by ordained friars—preaching and hearing confessions. So, historically, lay brothers or cooperator brothers were charged with taking care of the "worldly things" of the Order. For example, keeping the priory grounds, cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, etc. The idea was that the brothers made it possible for the priests to focus on study and preaching. More recently, brothers have expanded their ministry within the Order and to the world by taking up teaching and academic work, nursing, school and hospital administration; really, almost anything that can and needs to be done can be done by a brother! These days, brothers usually receive the same seminary education as a clerical student, so they also preach whenever possible, give retreats, missions, etc. One of our cooperator brothers tells people that he is a "boy nun." I cringe a little at that, but in terms of active ministry, the lay brothers and sisters of the Order take on many of the same sorts of ministries. Because of the clerical nature of the Order and the emphasis the Church put on sacramental ministry, the number of brothers has dropped in modern times. Some brothers were encouraged to petition for ordination b/c of the priest "shortage." Many European provinces have no cooperator brothers at all. In the US, we are a little better at helping men explore this vocation and encouraging its growth. We still have a lot of learn and a long way to go before we get to where we need to be in promoting the lay brother vocation. The danger, of course, is defining the lay brother vocation in negative terms, that is, "He's a Dominican friar but he's not a priest." Their vocation is NOT a deprivation of priestly ordination but a positive service to the Order and the Church in it own right. When you meet a lay brother, please don't ask him, "Why didn't you go all the way?" He did go all the way. . .all the way to solemn vows!
Q 4: While the doctrine of Original Sin is an excellent description of how mankind is, I believe it has big problems as an explanation to educated 21st century people of how we got to be this way.
A: It's helpful here to distinguish between the reality and consequences of original sin and the historical origins of original sin. We need to remember that not all truths are facts; that is, all facts are true but not all truths are factual. The Adam and Eve story tells an enduring truth about the human race. At some point in our evolution, we came to realize that there is a difference between Good and Evil, that our thoughts, words, deeds have consequences that endure and that we are capable of choosing to commit both good and evil acts. The CCC teaches, "The account of the fall in Genesis 3 uses figurative language, but affirms a primeval event, a deed that took place at the beginning of the history of man. Revelation gives us the certainty of faith that the whole of human history is marked by the original fault freely committed by our first parents" (n. 390). One way of understanding the Genesis story is to read the Fall as that moment in our racial evolution when we became of aware—existentially conscious—of death; that is, we began to experience death as Evil and the need arose to explain the origins of this newly acquired awareness. Unfortunately, this explanation of the Genesis story leaves out a key element for the Christian, namely, God. However, we could hold this explanation and note that part of the acquired existential consciousness of death also necessarily involved an evolution in our awareness of God as God. In other words, becoming aware of God as Something Other (something Good) is also a consequence of the Fall. This is not to say that Adam and Eve didn't know God before the Fall; it's to say that they didn't know Him as Something Other, something distinguishable and different from Evil. Remember the whole point of keeping those two away from the Tree was to prevent them from acquiring the knowledge of Good and Evil. The CCC notes, "The 'tree of the knowledge of good and evil' symbolically evokes the insurmountable limits that man, being a creature, must freely recognize and respect with trust. Man is dependent on his Creator, and subject to the laws of creation and to the moral norms that govern the use of freedom" (n. 396).
How to explain all of this to modernists? Explaining the origins of original sin to modernists may not be possible in terms consistent with divine revelation. . .we can throw in the Incarnation, the Resurrection, heaven, hell, and any number of other events revealed by God to believers. Using the Genesis story as a way of explaining death, violence, crime, etc. to modernists requires that the modernists first accept that God exists and has revealed Himself to us. Also, an essential element of the Genesis story that must be argued for and accepted before the story makes sense is the creaturely status of Man. Until then, all we can do is point to the reality and consequences of original sin and argue that the figurative language of Genesis gives us the truth of an event that happened at the beginning of the evolution of human consciousness and provides us with an existential explanation (not a scientific one) for why we are the way we are.
Q 5: Before an home altar can be used does it need to be blessed by an ordained minister? If so, would the average pastor know the blessing?
A: I don't think that a blessing is required, but it is a good idea. It is also a good idea to have your whole house blessed. There are a number of approved blessings for houses, cars, boats, etc. and any parish priest would know about these blessings. Blessing houses is a common pastoral activity for pastors and parochial vicars!
Q 6: Do Dominicans have a special dispensation to wear their habits in place of an alb while celebrating Mass or is it just a handy custom? Have they always done that? Do they all do it?
A: Oy! I did ask for questions, didn't I? This is a sticky questions among Dominicans. There is no dispensation for Dominicans to forgo the alb. For all religious, "ordinary dress" is the habit approved by their constitutions. Liturgical law requires that all priests celebrating Mass wear an alb over their ordinary dress and under a chasuble (even con-celebrating priests); therefore, albs are required to be worn over a habit. When a Dominican priest doesn't wear an alb to celebrate Mass, he gets away with it b/c his habit tunic is almost identical to an alb. In fact, many Dominicans argue that the habit tunic is an alb and conclude that they are not required to wear two albs. Religious priests with brown or black habits have a more difficult time skirting this requirement. Some argue that the requirement is meant to prevent priests from slipping a stole over their jeans and tee-shirt, or over a black clerical suit to celebrate Mass. Because I am a Human Furnace, I usually strip down to my tunic and then put on a stole and chasuble. The thought of an extra layer of clothing makes me sweat.
Q 7: How does a Catholic respond to the philosophy of Monism coming out of new age gurus like Eckhart Tolle?
A: If the person reading and following these New Age gurus is Catholic, I would point them to the most recent document from the Vatican warning Catholics away from quacks like Tolle, Jesus Christ, The Bearer of the Water of Life. Like all heresies, monism contains just enough truth to lure you in and get you to swallow the bigger lie. New Age gurus prey on the distance that many people feel with God. God is remote. God is uncaring. God doesn't answer my prays. They take this feeling of abandonment and place the blame for it on a flawed concept of the divine. They say, "The problem here is that your God-concept is from the Dark Ages; it's a child's unenlightened understanding of who you are in relation to the divine. You are divine! God is in you! Accept that and all will be well." The truth that lures you in here is that God is in the human person.
Catholics will know or vaguely remember some priest telling them that we all live and move and have our being in God. True. They will recall a retreat conference where a sister told them that seeing God as a big man with a white beard sitting on a throne scowling at us is something from the Dark Ages. True. They will know from EWTN that when we take communion we are taking in the whole Christ and becoming more like Christ. Also, true. All these truths, however, get twisted by the lie that God is not transcendent; that is, that God is not more than His creation. The idea that God is identical to creation is called pantheism. The New Age gurus play on the false notion that a transcendent God is a distant God. "He's transcendent! So, he must be far away. But we know that God is within us." Transcendence is not quantifiable by distance. God isn't some few million miles away. Transcendence names a quality of the divine. The Catholic Encyclopedia says that transcendence means "that God is one simple and infinitely perfect personal Being whose nature and action in their proper character as Divine infinitely transcend all possible modes of the finite, and cannot, without contradiction, be formally identified with these." What this means is that in no way can God be identical to His creation. God is immanent in His creation insofar as He is Being Itself and holds all of creation in existence, but all that creation is can never be all that God is.
In 1972, French Jesuit Cardinal Jean Danielou gave an interview in which he criticized contemporary religious life as "decadent." He accurately diagnosed the disease infecting monks, friars, nuns, and sisters and found its cause in popular deviations from the teachings of the Second Vatican Council. Because his diagnosis and cure were seen as a threat to the very decadence he called out, Crdl. Danielou was exiled from his community.
Q: Your Eminence, is there really a crisis of religious life, and can you give us its dimensions?
A: I think that there is now a very grave crisis of religious life, and that one should not speak of renewal, but rather of decadence. I think that this crisis is hitting the Atlantic area above all. Eastern Europe and the countries of Africa and Asia present in this regard a better state of spiritual health. This crisis is manifesting itself in all areas. The evangelical counsels are no longer considered as consecrations to God, but are seen in a sociological and psychological perspective. We are concerned about not presenting a bourgeois facade, but on the individual level poverty is not practiced. The group dynamic replaces religious obedience; with the pretext of reacting against formalism, all regularity of the life of prayer is abandoned and the first consequence of this state of confusion is the disappearance of vocations, because young people require a serious formation. And moreover there are the numerous and scandalous desertions of religious who renege on the pact that bound them to the Christian people.
Q: Can you tell us what, in your view, are the causes of this crisis?
A: The essential source of this crisis is a false interpretation of Vatican II. The directives of the Council were very clear: a greater fidelity of religious men and women to the demands of the Gospel expressed in the constitutions of each institute, and at the same time an adaptation of the modalities of these constitutions to the conditions of modern life. The institutes that are faithful to these directives are seeing true renewal, and have vocations. But in many cases the directives of Vatican II have been replaced with erroneous ideologies put into circulation by magazines, by conferences, by theologians. And among these errors can be mentioned. . .
Just FYI: I'm working on my responses. Look for them later today.
Go out and frighten the world!
Jesus drops a rather somber warning on his disciples, "I have chosen you out of the world. . .and the world hates you. . .[but] realize that it hated me first. . .If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you." We know that the world persecuted Jesus, and we know that the disciples were persecuted as well. Despite the best efforts of the world to bludgeon, burn, crucify, and exile the Good News from its realm, the news got out, and we've been here for more than 2,000 years. Like a body infected with a deadly virus, the world reacts to the presence of the Church—attacking, repelling, isolating. But we're still here. Despite the best efforts of some in the Church to surrender to the world, to bring the world into the sanctuary, and give her away like a rare virgin bride, we're still here. We're still here not b/c we are deserving of preservation, b/c we're earned the privilege of God's protection. We're still here b/c Christ promised to be with his Church always. Because the world needs an ordinary means of receiving his Father's abounding grace. So long as the Church remains, the body of the world remains infected with the saving virus of the Good News. This is why the world hates us: they do not see any need for rescue.
If you feel no danger, you very likely see no need for rescue. Sitting comfy and cozy on your couch, reading a good book, you would probably dismiss a neighbor who barges in yelling, "I'm here to rescue you from your comfy, cozy couch!" If you were kneeling in prayer in church, confident that all was right with your spiritual life, the rantings of a crazy friar from the pulpit about sin and God's love would be distracting but hardly alarming. However, if your world were collapsing, if your family, your nation, your civilization, all that you have come to rely on were spinning out of control, and someone offered you a way to leave that world behind, the first thing you would need to do is admit that your world was coming apart. You would need to see the destruction, hear the system tearing at its seams, feel the angst and anger rising. In other words, you would have to confess that the world you helped to build and operate was losing its soul, spiraling into a dysfunctional waste. If you make this confession, then rescue is possible. If you refuse, if you deny the truth, rescue is impossible, and you will grow to hate those who offer you a way out.
Christ's offer to rescue the world is an accusation. To say, "You need rescuing" is to say "You are in danger," and I am in a position to help. The hardest part of being rescued is admitting that help is required. Why does the world hate Christ and his disciples? Because the Church sees the world in danger and knows that the only way to be rescued is to embrace Christ and leave that dangerous world behind. Leave behind contesting for social standing; compromising the truth to gain political influence; rutting with violence for the applause of mob; to leave behind self-righteous do-gooding, the easy hatred of imaginary enemies, and the lust for things and people. Christ's offer of rescue is an accusation, but it is also—if accepted—a vindication, a victory over the world, a win for those who would confess that they can only lose without God. No slave is greater than his master. If we are slaves of Christ, then we can expect nothing more from the world than he himself received. The rulers of this world fear another King, and they fear his followers. When the world stops hating the Church, we know that we have stopped preaching his Good News. Therefore, go out and frighten the world!
I'm sick of love. Sick of reading about it. Sick of hearing about it. Sick of preaching about it. Love, love, love, blahblahblah. Seems like every time we turn around in the Easter season we're listening to John prattle on about how Jesus commanded us to love one another or how Jesus wants us to love our enemies. Sorry. Just makes me a bit queasy—kinda syrupy, sweet, sticky. Too cute. Is this what we're about? Cute love? Jesus suffered the whip and died on a cross so that we are free to whisper cutesy clichés about warm-fuzzies and hugging teddy bears? Do I need to go put on the creamy-pink vestments and my Bunny slippers? No. Thank God and all the Saints…no. Love is not cute, cuddly, creamy, sticky, sweet, pink, huggable, warm, or fluffy. Love is not careful, balanced, gentle, meek, or meager. And love is most certainly not neutral, tolerant, ambiguous, confused, or permissive. Love is none of these. So, what is love?
The One who sits on the Heavenly Throne says, "Look! I make all things new." The old order has passed away. No more death. No more grief. No more pain. No more crying. What has always been is no more. What is/is going. What is coming is new, fresh, clean, and pure. And this will not be accomplished by a tame passion or a commericalized infatuation. Love is the divine juice of renewal; the power of perfecting gift; the living breath of re-creating wisdom; the Spirit that cuts away dead flesh and shocks a weaken heart; love is God's passion, God's might, His transformative command: God speaks His Word to nothing and everything IS…and it IS only in Love. What's pink, fuzzy, sweet, or gentle about that?! Let's see Hallmark put this on Valentine's Day card: "How do I love you? Let me count the ways: first, I gave birth to reality using Nothing as my source; second, I took dirt and gave you a body and breathed a soul it in, only to watch you betray me; third, I destroyed the face of the earth and all but a few of you b/c of your disobedience; fourth, I sent my only Son to be whipped bloody and spiked to a cross to pay for your sins…this is how I love you! XOXOXO—God the Father." No, that wouldn't be a bestseller for Hallmark.
Maybe one reason we get sick of hearing about love during Easter is that preachers, especially Catholic preachers, tend to think of love in purely secular terms—Hallmark, Oprah, doe-eyed celebrities. These guys preach love as a kind of permissive passion—an excuse for all our favorite sins, leaving the false impression that we can deal with our sin by emoting it away, or by wishing it away on the grounds that we all fall short of His glory. Just follow your heart! Only love matters! The only truth is what you love! Right? Well, yes, but we must remember what Divine Love is and what it isn't. Divine Love perfects the imperfect. It shines up, buffs off, and sharpens. If you will become a well-oiled, surgical tool for God's Word—like Paul and Barnabas—you will love. You will speak the truth, spread goodness, honor beauty; you will correct error, confront sin—especially your own—, forgive all offenses; and you will build up the Body with sacrificial service and open the doors of faith to the stranger. Your life in Christ is a gospel epic not a cheesy Hallmark poem. Love us as Christ loves us…right to the blood smeared cross, to the tomb, and on to the Father's right hand in glory!
Do you want your joy to be complete? Before you answer, think about what it means for your joy to be incomplete. What is this "incomplete joy"? Isn't joy just joy. . .happiness, delight, positive thinking and feeling? It is. So, what is "complete joy"? We'll let Jesus answer that one, "As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love. . ." Lots of love-talk but nothing in that answer about joy. Well, he continues, "I have told you this so that my joy might be in you and your joy might be complete." He tells us to remain in his love by keeping his commandments so that our joy might be complete! Almost. We left out one important part. He tells us to remain in his love by keeping his commandments so that his joy might be in us and our joy might be complete! In other words, our joy alone is incomplete. Complete joy is our joy joined with Christ's. OK, to quote a Tina Turner song, "What love got to do with it?" But before we answer that, let's ask one more time: do you want your joy to be complete?
If you want your joy to be complete, then you will keep Christ's commandments, the first of which is: love God with your whole heart, mind, body, and soul, with all your strength. The connection btw love and joy is the connection btw virtue and act, btw thinking about a good habit and actually acting upon that habit. Thomas Aquinas gives us this definition: ". . .virtue is an operative habit, wherefore by its very nature it has an inclination to a certain act. . .love of God is accounted a special virtue, namely charity, to which joy must be referred, as its proper act" (ST II.II.28.4). When we run that through our translator we get: virtue naturally inclines us to do good deeds. . .loving God is a very special kind of virtue called charity and the good deed that charity inclines us toward is joy. Joy is the proper act of loving God. So, when Jesus says that he places his joy in us so that our joy might be complete, he's saying that he is placing within us his own love for his Father so that we can love the Father along with him. "If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and remain in his love." He tells us this so that we know that our love for God is no longer incomplete.
Now that we know this, let's reexamine joy as the proper act of loving God. The first thing to notice is that joy is defined as an act, not an emotion or an attitude but an act, something done. We never use joy as a verb. I'll joy you tomorrow after Mass. Y'all come on over, we joying. We say "joyful acts," or "joyous singing;" we also use enjoy and rejoice but never joy as a verb. In what sense then is "joy" an act? As the proper act of loving God, joy is an act of the will. Joy is the movement of our heart and mind in the love of God. When we "joy," we intend to place ourselves fully into, to wholly surrender to the boundless Truth and Goodness of the Father. Joy isn't a physical act like shaving or washing dishes; it's the free and deliberate act of the whole person in cherishing God: to treasure Him for His own sake, to seek His friendship and counsel, and to emulate His love for us by loving all others. Our joy is complete b/c Christ gives us his own joy. With our joy completed, we are vowed to go out and "joy" all over the place, all over everyone we meet; "to proclaim God's marvelous deeds to all the nations," and to do so for no other gain than to see God's joy—His act of love for us—complete among His creatures.
Ask Father a Question (or something like that) was a regular feature on HancAquam for a year or two. . .mostly from emails or questions asked after Mass.
Let's start it up again! Questions theological, philosophical, spiritual, Dominican, liturgical, culinary, etc.
We'll call it something pretentious, like, Quaestionibus frater.
If you don't want a question posted in the combox, just say so. I moderate all the comments.
Ask for whatever you want. . .
Jesus says to his disciples, "If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you." Whatever we want? Really? Just ask for whatever we want and it will be done? Yes, IF we remain in Christ and his words remain in us. He follows this spectacular promise with, "By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples." Let's break this down. How do we give glory to God? Jesus says, "...bear much fruit and become my disciples..." Alright, how do we become disciples and bear much fruit? Jesus answers, "Remain in me, as I remain in you...Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit..." But why must we remain in you, Lord, in order to bear much fruit? Jesus says, "...because without me you can do nothing." Ahhhh, so, when we ask for whatever we want, it is really you who are asking through us b/c we cannot ask for what we want without you? Jesus says, "Bingo. You got it." When we pray for what we want in the name of Jesus, we surrender our wants and needs to his Word, the Word remaining in us. In other words, to pray in his name is to pray with his will.
Near the top of the List of Top Ten Questions Catholics Ask Priests is the question: why doesn't God answer my prayers? Probably the most common answer is: He did answer your prayers. . .He said no. Though this answer is likely true, it isn't very satisfying. Didn't Jesus say that if we remain in him and he in us, ask for whatever we want and it will be done? Indeed, he did, and he meant it. So, why didn't I get what I wanted? There are at least two answers to this: 1). you did get what you wanted. . .you just didn't get it in the way that you wanted; or, 2). you didn't get what you wanted b/c you haven't remained in Christ. Jesus promised to do for you whatever you wanted IF you remain in him. "Remaining in Christ" means willing his will for yourself. If I want something that is not his will for me, then I am wanting outside his will and it will not be given. This why the first petition of the Our Father is "Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven." How is the Father's will done on Earth? It is done by those who remain in Christ and he in them. When we pray in Jesus' name that the Father's will be done, we commit ourselves to being instruments of His will. If Christ's words remain in us, then His will is already revealed to us. We know what He wants for us and from us. In other words, we've been pruned!
Jesus says to his disciples, "You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you." If the branch of the vine is to bear much fruit, it must be pruned, stripped of its dead leaves and barren offshoots. Christ is the vine and we are the branches. His Word is the pruning knife. Love God with all your heart, all your strength. Snip. Love your neighbor as you love yourself. Snip. Repent of your disobedience and return to righteousness. Snip. Forgive every offense and leave vengeance to me. Snip. Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, heal the sick, free the captive. Snip, snip, snip, and snip. We are already pruned by Christ's Word. If his Word remains in you, pruning away dead leaves and offshoots, then your will resides in his and whatever you ask will be done. He is with us always b/c without him we can do nothing.
I've got some praying to do. . .
Empty seats for an empty campaign event, starring an Empty Suit.
Steyn rips B.O.'s composite (i.e., "fake") girlfriend, his creepy campaign woman-bot (Julia), AND that "Indian women" running for the Senate in MA.
America's future is France. Eventually, you run out of other people's money.
Chutzpa: B.O. tells France's new socialist prez not to raise taxes and increase gov't spending.
Comment dites-vous, foutre le camp outta Dodge?
ווי טאָן איר זאָגן, באַקומען די גענעם אַוטאַ דאַדזש?
Best Tweet caption for this pic: "Taxidermists strive to not make eyes look that creepy."
U.N. to U.S.: return stolen land to the "Indians." I'm all for it. . .if it means dismantling the useless and expensive U.N. and ejecting it from Indian land.
What's got BXVI smiling? I mean, besides Jesus. . .
Is better marketing the solution to the Church's Youth Drain? No. Challenge them with the Real Faith and they'll hang around. Kids can spot a gimmick miles before it arrives.
Jesuits invite B.O.'s Top Abortion Pusher to their commencement. Well, they covered the "IHS" for him in 2009, so why not?
If we were ask Jesus, "Lord, how do we know who loves you?", he would say, "Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me." Both our question and Jesus' answer imply that there will be those who love the Lord and those who won't. Judas (not Judas Iscariot), asks, "Master, why do you reveal yourself to us and not to the world?" As we have come to expect, Jesus doesn't answer the question Judas asks. Instead, he elaborates on his first statement, "Whoever loves me will keep my word. . .Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. . ." When we put these two statements together, we get, "Those who love me keep my word; those who keep my word love me." In other words, Jesus establishes a direct connection between loving him as your Master and following his commands: it is impossible to love the Lord and at the same time ignore or violate his command to love. That you are seen and heard carrying out his command to love is conclusive evidence that you love him. When we love the Lord and follow his commands, the Father makes of us a dwelling place, a living temple of the Holy Spirit.
Paul and Barnabas love the Lord, so they follow his command to love others as they love him. Rather than take advantage of the crowd's religious fervor by lying to them, the apostles eschew credit for the miracle and tell the truth, giving all the glory to the Father. Paul tells the crowd that though they do not yet know God as He has revealed Himself in Christ Jesus, they were not left without testimony, "[God] gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, and filled you with nourishment and gladness for your hearts." Even without the Christ, those who will to see and hear can watch and listen to the goodness of the Lord in His creation. His command to love is given in and through all that He has made. As living temples of the Holy Spirit, we are powerfully tempted to give ourselves credit for the good that we do. Remember what Jesus says, "Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing." Our good works will bear fruit only if we remain in Christ. Only one spirit may live in the temple of our body: the love of the Father and the Son, the Holy Spirit.


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Oskar Pfungst (ur. 1874, zm. 1933) – niemiecki psycholog. W 1907 roku dowiódł, że tzw. Mądry Hans, koń rzekomo wykonujący proste obliczenia matematyczne, w rzeczywistości reagował na nieświadomie wysyłane mu przez trenera sygnały (tzw. efekt Mądrego Hansa).

Prace
 Der Kluge Hans. Ein Beitrag zur nichtverbalen Kommunikation. 3. wyd. Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurter Fachbuchhandlung für Psychologie, o.J. (Neuauflage des Originals von 1907).

Bibliografia
 Helmut E. Lück, Rudolf Miller: Illustrierte Geschichte der Psychologie. Weinheim-Bazylea: Beltz, 2005.
 Horst Gundlach. Carl Stumpf, Oskar Pfungst, der Kluge Hans und eine geglückte Vernebelungsaktion. Psychologische Rundschau, 57. Jg., Heft 2, 2006, S. 96-105.

Niemieccy psycholodzy
Urodzeni w 1847
Zmarli w 1933

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Q: how Garbage collector works under the hood to collect dead object? I was reading up on garbage collection. As we know, Garbage collection collects dead object and reclaims memory.
My question is, how Collector comes to know that any object is dead?
what data-structure it use to keep track of live objects?
I was researching about this, I found, GC actually keep track of live objects, and marked them. every object that is not marked consider as dead. I guess, there is some thing called object-tree is used for this purpose. but how its works I don't know.
Here are my list of questions.

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*what is object-tree?

*how its works? when we create any object with new keyword, how it affects  that object-tree?

*who maintains this tree? jvm, GC, or that's how objects get stored in heap?

A: Actually Garbage collection I believe works to opposite way to your understanding. It isn't that we collect and track what is dead, we track and collect live objects and everything else designated garbage.
Every item that the developer uses is treated this way, including class objects, static variables, and even the code itself. As long as an object is being referenced, the JVM considers it alive. Once an object is no longer referenced and therefore is not reachable by the application code it is no longer tracked by the JVM and considered garbage.
An object tree is a tree data structure holding objects at the nodes.
The object tree works like this:

*

*They must have one or more root objects.

*Once all of these root objects are reachable, the entire tree is reachable.

*If the roots are no longer reachable they are deemed garbage

I believe it is managed and maintained by the JVM.
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A: The tree is just a conceptual view on the memory heap and the references between objects. It does not exist as a separate entity.
And it's not really a tree since it can contain cycles, so calling it a graph would be more accurate. During garbage-collection it is visited in a tree-like manner (breadth-first or depth-first traversal) by following references and skipping those already visited.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracing_garbage_collection

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Retire to Mae Hong Son, Thailand
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"1,864. That's how many times the road curves along the beautiful Mae Hong Son loop in northwestern Thailand," writes Asia Correspondent Wendy Justice.
"It isn't far from Chiang Mai, northern Thailand's largest city, to Mae Hong Son, but, geographically and culturally, it's a world away. Chiang Mai is the big city by comparison, Mae Hong Son the peaceful, remote mountain town.
"My recent visit was my second. My husband and I were here four years ago and liked it enough to want to return and linger. Surrounded by some of Thailand's highest mountains and set in a valley amid lush upland jungle, Mae Hong Son may well be the prettiest town in this entire country. Offering small town living combined with an Old West ambiance and a distinctively Oriental flare, Mae Hong Son has a lot to offer the intrepid retiree.
"Mae Hong Son is located just under 200 miles from Chiang Mai, yet the drive along well-maintained paved roads takes five hours by car at least, as there are few stretches along the way without a twist or a turn. The road is steep in places and full of hairpin curves and switchbacks as it clings to the heavily forested slopes. Traveling it, you pass beautiful limestone mountains, dramatic valleys, caves beckoning exploration, and full, fast-running rivers.
"Northwest Thailand is home to many ethnic minorities. In Mae Hong Son, the Shan, who came from Burma years ago, outnumber the ethnic Thais. As a result, the cuisine in this part of the country is more Burmese than Thai and features foods found nowhere else in Thailand.
"So many cities in Thailand are constructed of concrete and brick, because these materials provide strong structures. Mae Hong Son has resisted the transition to concrete. Situated amidst a dense subtropical jungle, this is a town built of teak. This dark and dense wood is not only durable, but also beautiful.
"The other good news about housing in this part of Thailand is that it can be very inexpensive. The challenge is finding an available place to rent. The local population of fewer than 10,000 people is very stable, meaning houses don't often become available. Further frustrating the would-be renter, there are no property agents or relocation specialists and no local newspaper. Restaurants sometimes post notices for rentals, and you see signs advertising listings (usually in Thai) tacked on telephone poles, but word-of-mouth is the best way to find a place to live.
"The town is the administrative and commercial center of Mae Hong Son province, meaning the infrastructure is more extensive than you might expect for a place this size. There are several banks and ATMs, a full-service hospital, a supermarket, a department store, gas stations, and so on. High-speed Internet is available throughout the town, and Mae Hong Son even has its own airport, with regularly scheduled flights to Chiang Mai and Bangkok.
"The large and beautifully ornate Shan-style Buddhist temple in the center of town, set to one side of the lake that forms the heart of this town, is a main attraction.
"Mae Hong Son isn't your typical overseas retirement haven. This part of Thailand is a dream destination for the more intrepid would-be retiree abroad. You don't come to Mae Hong Son to swing in a hammock (though you could do that, too, I guess). You come here to bike the surrounding roads and trails, to trek to hill-tribe villages, to hike to the area waterfalls, to explore the caves, to raft the rivers…
"This is also coffee country, and the mountain plantations are great places to visit. Have a cup of coffee sitting next to the tree where the beans grew.
"Mae Hong Son Province is the site of several large refugee camps. Many of Burma's ethnic minorities, fleeing persecution, forced labor, and deprivation in their homeland, have sought sanctuary in this region. Thailand has not granted citizenship to the refugees but has allowed them to remain here, housing them in camps that are open for visitors. The residents offer trinkets for sale, but, more than that, they're interested in opportunities to interact with the outside world. Many of them have never left the camps and meeting them is a chance to sit down and socialize with someone with a completely different perspective on this world.
"Mae Hong Son is a small town. You may see this as a plus, and it can be, but it comes with disadvantages. Living here, you'd want to speak some of the local Thai language or at least know someone who speaks it and who can translate for you. You would almost certainly need to have a Thai speaker help you to rent a house and negotiate the lease terms. There is a small and transient foreign community here made up mainly of people affiliated with one of several NGO's that provide support to the refugee camps. But there's no congregation of foreign residents and no expat clubs or gathering places. You see some tourists, but not as many as you see elsewhere in Thailand, because, bottom line, this region is remote.
"Mae Hong Son is small enough to get around with only a bicycle. There are car rental agencies in town for when you want to take a longer trip (into Chiang Mai, for example).
"This is a place where you could live year-round. You'd enjoy cool days and nights in winter (it gets chilly, but it'll never snow here) and hot days and cool nights in summer.
"You could live here year-round…but would you want to? I'm more intrigued and infatuated with Mae Hong Son following this second visit, but, again, this town isn't for everyone. If you like the sound of the place but are unfamiliar with Southeast Asia in general or northern Thailand in particular (much, much different than Bangkok or the southern beaches), plan a trip to Chiang Mai. Base yourself there while exploring the entire region. While long-term rentals can be hard to come by, you'll have no trouble finding a hotel or guesthouse."
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Filing either a Chapter 7 "straight bankruptcy" case or a Chapter 13 "adjustment of debts" one stops a pending home foreclosure, and prevent one from starting. If you're behind on your mortgage (or are about to be) and want to keep your home, whether Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 makes more sense depends on how far behind you are and how much help you need to catch.
Filing either a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 case immediately imposes the "automatic stay" on your mortgage lender, and on all your other creditors. This is the federal law which stops and prevents ("stays") just about all collection actions against you or your property, including a home foreclosure.
Under Chapter 7 this "automatic stay" protection only lasts a short time, usually about three months or so. And the mortgage lender can even ask the bankruptcy court to shorten that protection.
Chapter 7 usually enables you to keep your home if you are current or not too far behind on your mortgage payments. Consider Chapter 7 if you want to keep your home and after filing bankruptcy you would have enough cash flow to make both your regular mortgage payments plus enough extra to be able to catch up on the late payments fast enough to satisfy your particular mortgage lender(s).
Instead of giving you just a few months, Chapter 13 can usually keep your mortgage holder at bay for as long as five years while you catch up on your mortgage payments.
If your home is in foreclosure or are about to be, you could be tens of thousands of dollars behind on your mortgage. You may also be behind on property taxes and/or homeowner association assessments. You likely need as much time as possible to catch up on these. Stretching the repayment period out as long as five years can reduce what you have to pay each month to catch up, and make keeping your home possible.
Under Chapter 7 you are pretty much at the mercy of your lender regarding how much time you'll have to get current. So you have to pay the necessary amount each month to pull that off.
In contrast, under Chapter 13 you don't rely on the cooperation of your mortgage lender. As long as you follow the law in how you and your lawyer put together the Chapter 13 payment plan, and then you comply with that plan, the lender has little choice.
As a result in a Chapter 13 case you are much more in the driver's seat, following a financial plan based on what your budget says you can afford to pay.
For example, you may be also behind on your vehicle loan or child support. Depending on various factors, in a Chapter 13 case you may be able to pay such other even more urgent creditors ahead of or at the same time as you're catching up on the mortgage.
So if you live in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and are behind on your home mortgage, please get in touch. I'm Carrie Weir, an experienced a Texas bankruptcy lawyer. I serve the areas around Rockwall, Heath, Greenville, Lavon, Wylie, Mesquite, Royse City, Sachse, and Rowlett. Please contact me for a free and confidential consultation. Please either just call me at 972-772-3083 or use the contact form here.


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two bulls bellowing wrath at the other.
petitioned for its extinction when I shuttered my eyes.
how many blows I might withstand.
The fracas swelled to a squall of fretful limbs and grotesque squawks.
cautioned it would incur damnation.
No other words I could marshal.
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Bellevue, WA, March 22, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Connie Brannan, CHt, Managing Partner of Washington State licensed career school, Mindworks NLP, announces a new school location is open in the Bel-Red community as of March 1st.
After years at the Bellefield Office Park in Bellevue, and renting out seminar meeting rooms, Mindworks NLP has moved to a larger facility located on Bel-Red Road. Ms. Brannan says: "We now have additional space dedicated for our licensed career school, which we have filled with state-of-the-art electronics. We're keeping our school in Bellevue, easily accessible to all of the Greater Seattle Metropolitan area."


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Q: Prove that a finite abelian group contains an element of order $m$ if and only if $m$ divides $n_1$. I'm working on the following problem from Dummit & Foote, Chapter 5.2:

Let $G$ be a finite abelian group of type $(n_1, n_2, ..., n_t)$. Prove that G
  contains an element of order $m$ if and only if $m$ divides $n_1$.
  Deduce that $G$ is of exponent $n_1$.

But, I thought of the following (possible) counterexample to the $\implies$ direction:
Consider $|G| = 60 = 2^2 \cdot 3 \cdot 5$.
So, there are two possible isomorphism types of $G$ corresponding to the following cyclic decompositions:
$$Z_2 \times Z_2 \times Z_3 \times Z_5 \hspace{5mm} \text{ and } \hspace{5mm} Z_4 \times Z_3 \times Z_5. $$
The only invariant factor decomposition of $G$ is given by $n_1 = 30, n_2 = 2$. So, if we consider an element $g \in G$ of order $4$, then $|g|$ does not divide $n_1$.
Granted, I'm restricting this argument to just one of the isomorphism types, but I would assume that the proposition should hold regardless of isomorphism type. Does my argument not hold (again, restricting to only one of the isomorphism types), or is the proposition given only meant to hold for $some$ isomorphism type?


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Q: Vimeo API Error 708 using Vimeo API to upload a video (mp4) to my Vimeo account. Uinsg the vimeo.php file with a little modification (objects were used when they should have been arrays) I am calling
$video_id = $vimeo->upload

I am able to trace the getQuota, getTicket, verifyChunks but it fails on:
$this->call('vimeo.videos.upload.complete', array('ticket_id' => $ticket, 'filename' => $file_name));

With the following error:
stdClass Object(
[generated_in] => 1.0675
[stat] => fail
[err] => stdClass Object
    (
        [code] => 708
        [expl] => The file could not be saved. Try again.
        [msg] => File error
    ))

Any help?

A: If it can be of any help, I had the exact same error and switching from endpoint_secure to endpoint resolved the issue from the upload form.


Work, Career & Jobs @ 40+: Buying A Franchise: Is it Right For You?
Buying A Franchise: Is it Right For You?
This post is the first in an occasional series, "What Are U Doing After Work?" that explores options for reinventing yourself and beginning second and third careers when your "legacy career" ends.
I was just reading about all of the professional athletes moving into franchising. Former NBA player, Jamal Mashburn along with a group of investors that includes Rick Pitino, his former UK coach, operates 37 Papa John's, 34 Outback Steakhouses, 3 Dunkin' Donuts and the largest Toyota dealership in Kentucky. Venus Williams and her business partners are opening five Jamba Juice stores in the D.C. area. NFL star, Reggie Bush and a group of athletes have franchised Panera Bread stores throughout Coastal California.
If it is right for all of the sport stars, could franchising be the answer for the former stars of corporate America? I decided to interview an expert. Jim Gleason, General Manager, FranNet of Mid-America, a franchise business consulting company. Jim shares his perspective on franchising.
Even though the economy remains uncertain, Jim says over the last several years interest in franchising has increased. In his role, Jim's company acts as a matchmaker between the potential franchisee and the over 100 franchises his company represents. "We have a one-to-two hour interview with the person and try to understand their goals," says Gleason. FranNet offers an assessment that includes the person's psychological aspects, how much money they have to invest and their skills sets to help find the franchise each person will have the best chance of success in operating. The process is free to the potential franchisee because FranNet is paid by the franchisor that is happy to have a high quality candidate with a higher potential of success.
A second misconception Gleason cautions prospective franchisees about is the hard work that comes with operating a franchise. He says, "You still have to realize this is a start-up business and just because there is a system in place, it is not plug and play." He advises potential franchise business owners that there are long hours and 'sweat equity' that have to be invested to be successful.
What are some of the knowledge, skills and attributes of successful franchise owner/operators? Gleason says, "You have to be willing to follow someone else's system and you have to be self-motivated." Other than that, Gleason advises that leadership skills, customer service skills and having the legal, moral and ethical mindset of becoming a business owner are important.
After you leave your corporate job will you become the next Junior Bridgewater? After his twelve-year career with the Milwaukee Bucks he now has annual revenues of more the $500 million owning 162 Wendy's units and 121 Chili's restaurants. Even if your goals are more modest—remember these three tips, (1) always read (and understand) the company's legal documents; (2) consult with an attorney and an accountant; (3) talk with current and former franchisees. I also recommend reading, Become a Franchise Owner by Joel Libava (aka The Franchise King) 2012.
What Are U Doing After Work?
Thank you for the great offer! If you sign the book, it would mean that much more. Consider the contest "on"!
Between now and July 13,2012---readers are invited to share their comments, interests and questions about franchising. One comment will be chosen and that person will be able to receive a copy of the book.I'll be sharing thiscontest via Twitter--@workingover40 & via Facebook as well.
Very good insight. I've also shared with a good friend who is involved in a similar franchise matchmaking business.
Great food for thought and very timely information for me! I am looking forward to reading the book. Thanks for sharing!
Buying a franchise is a great option to start a new business at less risk if it is done in a proper manner. One should have enough knowledge about franchise business and managing and organizational skills for running a successful franchise business. Thanks for sharing such amazing information.
More and more people are getting involved in franchising today with the hopes of pursuing their dream of business ownership. The public has been so accepting of franchising that financial experts actually say it would be a significant trend in the future. However, the question, "Is it Right For You?" should never go neglected, even with your strong desire for a business. Consider things like affordability, your sense of responsibility, and enjoyment.
Purchasing a franchise can be an excellent way to get into business for yourself. Choosing the right franchise brand is very essential for earning more profit.
"…you have to be self-motivated." – Very useful advice. Being personally motivated will definitely help everyone in the business become much more dedicated and enthusiastic to achieve success. Without this, then there's this sad possibility of being stagnant in the industry.
This article is very informative. If someone is looking for investing in an education franchise.


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Queer: A Graphic History
Meg-John Barker (Author) Julia Scheele (Illustrator)
'Queer: A Graphic History Could Totally Change the Way You Think About Sex and Gender' Vice
Activist-academic Meg-John Barker and cartoonist Jules Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel.
From identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion, Queer explores how we came to view sex, gender and sexuality in the ways that we do; how these ideas get tangled up with our culture and our understanding of biology, psychology and sexology; and how these views have been disputed and challenged.
Along the way we look at key landmarks which shift our perspective of what's 'normal' - Alfred Kinsey's view of sexuality as a spectrum, Judith Butler's view of gendered behaviour as a performance, the play Wicked, or moments in Casino Royale when we're invited to view James Bond with the kind of desiring gaze usually directed at female bodies in mainstream media.
Presented in a brilliantly engaging and witty style, this is a unique portrait of the universe of queer thinking.
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Meg-John Barker is the author of a number of popular books on sex, gender, and relationships, including Queer: A Graphic History, Gender: A Graphic Guide, How To Understand Your Gender, Life Isn't Binary, Enjoy Sex (How, When, and IF You Want To), Rewriting the Rules, The Psychology of Sex, and The Secrets of Enduring Love. They have also written a number of books for scholars and counsellors on these topics, drawing on their own research and therapeutic practice. Websites: rewriting-the-rules.com, megjohnandjustin.com. Twitter: @megjohnbarker, Instagram: @meg_john_barker. Jules Scheele is an illustrator, graphic facilitator and comic book artist. Jules runs One Beat Zines, a feminist zine collective and distributor. @julesscheele
"Fresh interpretations and clever illustrations help bring new life to academic constructs and an understanding of the intersection of biology, psychology, and modern culture." -- The Washington Blade
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From his first appearance on the small screen, Wilmer Valderrama seemed to have what it takes to become a star. Today, the American actor has achieved stardom thanks to his work on hit television shows such as That '70s Show and NCIS. Here we'll tell you all about the life of Wilmer Valderrama through the years...
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Although he was born in Miami and has lived much of his life in Los Angeles, Wilmer Eduardo Valderrama spent his childhood in Venezuela, his father's native country.
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Incredibly, decades have passed since Wilmer Valderrama got his big break in Hollywood. And since then, he's become a household name with roles on huge shows like That '70s Show and NCIS—where he currently stars as "Nick Torres."
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Silverado 1500 Double 12/30/2020 07/16/2020 TBD TBD 9/14/2020 12/25/2020 1/1/2021 18 - 22 weeks Additional 4 - 6 weeks for Ship-Thru
Silverado 1500 Crew 12/30/2020 07/16/2020 TBD TBD 9/14/2020 12/25/2020 1/1/2021 18 - 22 weeks Additional 4 - 6 weeks for Ship-Thru
Silverado 2500/3500 Regular 12/30/2020 06/04/2020 TBD TBD 9/28/2020 12/25/2020 1/1/2021 18 - 22 weeks Additional 4 - 6 weeks for Ship-Thru
Silverado 2500/3500 Double 12/30/2020 06/04/2020 TBD TBD 9/28/2020 12/25/2020 1/1/2021 18 - 22 weeks Additional 4 - 6 weeks for Ship-Thru
Silverado 2500/3500 Crew 12/30/2020 06/04/2020 TBD TBD 9/28/2020 12/25/2020 1/1/2021 18 - 22 weeks Additional 4 - 6 weeks for Ship-Thru Contraints for HD Crew Cab only: Gas Engine, Power Retractable Running Board, Z71 Sport Edition, Midnight Edition, Dual Tank Gas Engine, Cherry Red Tintcoat, Trailboss, Rally Edition, Custom Trailboss, 4.3L V6 engine (LV3) w/o Rear Differential (G80)
Silverado Medium Duty 12/09/2020 07/30/2020 TBD TBD 11/30/2020 1/14/2021 1/21/2021 18 - 22 weeks Additional 4 - 6 weeks for Ship-Thru
Sonic 12/09/2020 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Spark 01/14/2021 03/12/2020 TBD TBD 6/1/2020 4/1/2021 1/12/2021 28 - 30 weeks
Suburban 12/09/2020 01/30/2020 TBD TBD 7/13/2020 TBD TBD 13-15 weeks Technology Package, LPO Wheel 22" Bright Chrome, LPO All Weather Floor Liners (1st/2nd row), Z71 Signature Package, Diesel Engine, Power Sliding Module
Tahoe 12/09/2020 01/30/2020 TBD TBD 6/8/2020 TBD TBD 13-15 weeks Technology Package, LPO Wheel 22" Bright Chrome, LPO All Weather Floor Liners (1st/2nd row), Z71 Signature Package, Diesel Engine, Power Sliding Module
Tahoe Police 12/09/2020 09/24/2020 TBD TBD TBD 3/18/2021 3/25/2021
Trailblazer 12/09/2020 12/05/2019 TBD TBD TBD 12/10/2020 12/17/2020 Constraint: AWD
Traverse 12/09/2020 08/13/2020 TBD TBD 10/12/2020 4/15/2021 4/22/2021 12 - 14 weeks
Trax 12/09/2020 02/27/2020 TBD TBD 6/8/2020 12/10/2020 12/17/2020 28 - 30 weeks Contraints: FWD, LS Models
300 09/19/2020 10/06/2020 TBD 11/5/2019 11/9/2020 TBD TBD 8-10 weeks
Pacifica 09/19/2020 10/06/2020 TBD 7/25/2019 11/10/2020 TBD TBD 8-10 weeks Pacifica (RU-PHEV) Start of Production is 11/16/2020.
Voyager 09/19/2020 10/06/2020 TBD 7/25/2019 11/10/2020 TBD TBD 8-10 weeks
Challenger 09/19/2020 10/06/2020 TBD 11/5/2019 11/9/2020 TBD TBD 8-10 weeks
Charger 09/19/2020 10/06/2020 TBD 11/5/2019 11/9/2020 TBD TBD 8-10 weeks
Durango 09/19/2020 08/06/2020 TBD 7/8/2020 10/5/2020 TBD TBD 8-10 weeks
Grand Caravan 09/19/2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2020MY is the final production year. Not available in the following states due to EPA regulations: CA, CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NJ, NY, OR, PA, RI, VT & WA
Journey 09/19/2020 TBD 12/11/2019 N/A N/A N/A 10-12 weeks N/A for sale in California Emission States (CA & CT)
Bronco 12/09/2020 7/14/20 TBD TBD 10/26/20 TBD TBD 18-20 weeks Job 1 – 3/22/2021
Bronco Sport 12/09/2020 7/14/20 TBD TBD 10/26/20 TBD TBD 16-18 weeks
Econoline 12/09/2020 9/16/2019 10/2/2019 12/12/2019 1/2/2020 10/2/2020 10/9/2020 16-18 weeks
Ecosport 12/09/2020 4/15/2020 TBD TBD 9/1/2020 TBD TBD 20 - 22 weeks
Edge 12/09/2020 10/23/2020 TBD TBD 1/25/2021 TBD TBD 18-20 weeks
Escape 12/09/2020 10/12/2020 TBD TBD 1/4/2021 TBD TBD 16-18 weeks
Explorer (Retail/Fleet/Police) 12/09/2020 7/13/2020 TBD TBD 9/23/2020 TBD TBD 12-14 weeks
Expedition 12/09/2020 9/16/2020 TBD TBD 11/30/2020 TBD TBD 14 - 16 weels
F150 12/09/2020 7/15/2020 TBD TBD DTP - 10/12/2020 KC - 11/9/2020 TBD TBD 12 - 14 weeks LPO paint Job 1 - 01/11/2021.
Medium Truck 12/09/2020 9/16/2020 TBD TBD 2/3/2020 10/2/2020 10/9/2020 12 - 14 weels Skipped MY20 See MY22 information.
Motorhome 12/09/2020 9/16/2020 TBD TBD 12/14/2020 TBD TBD 24-26 weeks Job 1 – 12/14/2020
Mustang 12/09/2020 10/12/2020 TBD TBD 1/4/2021 TBD TBD 16-18 weeks
Mustang Mach-E 12/09/2020 6/22/2020 TBD TBD 10/26/2020 TBD TBD 14 - 16 weels
Ranger 12/09/2020 9/14/2020 TBD TBD 12/7/2020 TBD TBD 16-18 weeks Job 1 – 12/7/2020
Super Duty 01/20/2021 8/17/2020 TBD TBD 10/26/2020 1/18/21 1/20/21 16-18 weeks *Restricted paint (LPO) will be scheduled in batches and may result in a scheduling delay of 6 or more weeks.
Transit 12/09/2020 10/12/2020 TBD TBD 1/11/2021 TBD TBD 16-18 weeks VSO: 02/08/2021
Transit Connect 12/09/2020 2/28/2020 TBD TBD 6/26/2020 12/10/20 12/17/20 20-22 weeks Yellow School Bus: Incremental 8 weeks
Acadia 01/12/2021 07/02/2020 TBD TBD 08/24/2020 3/18/2021 1/12/2021 12 - 14 weeks
Canyon 12/09/2020 01/30/2020 TBD TBD 06/26/2020 12/10/2020 12/17/2020 12 - 14 weeks Additional 4 - 6 weeks for Ship-Thru
Savana (Cargo/Cutaway/Pass) 12/30/2020 07/30/2020 TBD TBD 10/10/2020 12/25/2020 1/1/2021 18 - 22 weeks Additional 4 - 6 weeks for Ship-Thru
Sierra 1500 Regular 12/30/2020 07/16/2020 TBD TBD 09/14/2020 12/25/2020 1/1/2021 18 - 22 weeks Additional 4 - 6 weeks for Ship-Thru
Sierra 1500 Double 12/30/2020 07/16/2020 TBD TBD 09/14/2020 12/25/2020 1/1/2021 18 - 22 weeks Additional 4 - 6 weeks for Ship-Thru
Sierra 1500 Crew 12/30/2020 07/16/2020 TBD TBD 09/14/2020 12/25/2020 1/1/2021 18 - 22 weeks Additional 4 - 6 weeks for Ship-Thru
Sierra 2500/3500 Regular 12/30/2020 06/04/2020 TBD TBD 09/28/2020 12/25/2020 1/1/2021 18 - 22 weeks Additional 4 - 6 weeks for Ship-Thru
Sierra 2500/3500 Double 12/30/2020 06/04/2020 TBD TBD 09/28/2020 12/25/2020 1/1/2021 18 - 22 weeks Additional 4 - 6 weeks for Ship-Thru
Sierra 2500/3500 Crew 12/30/2020 06/04/2020 TBD TBD 09/28/2020 12/25/2020 1/1/2021 18 - 22 weeks Additional 4 - 6 weeks for Ship-Thru
Terrain 01/14/2021 07/30/2020 TBD TBD 09/21/2020 2/11/2021 1/12/2021 12 - 14 weeks
Yukon 12/09/2020 01/30/2020 TBD TBD 06/08/2020 TBD TBD 12 - 14 weeks
Yukon XL 12/09/2020 01/30/2020 TBD TBD 07/13/2020 TBD TBD 12 - 14 weeks
Accent 9/21/2020 4/1/2020 TBD TBD 6/1/2020 TBD TBD 12-16 weeks
Elantra 9/21/2020 6/1/2020 TBD TBD 9/1/2020 TBD TBD 12-16 weeks
Elantra GT 9/21/2020 N/A TBD TBD N/A TBD TBD 12-16 weeks
Ioniq EV 9/21/2020 5/1/2020 TBD TBD 8/1/2020 TBD TBD 12-16 weeks
Ioniq HEV/PHEV 9/21/2020 5/1/2020 TBD TBD 8/1/2020 TBD TBD 12-16 weeks
Kona 9/21/2020 4/1/2020 TBD TBD 6/1/2020 TBD TBD 12-16 weeks
Palisade 9/21/2020 4/1/2020 TBD TBD 6/1/2020 TBD TBD 12-16 weeks
Santa Fe 9/21/2020 9/1/2020 TBD TBD 9/1/2020 TBD TBD 12-16 weeks
Sonata Gas 9/21/2020 5/1/2020 TBD TBD 7/1/2020 TBD TBD 12-16 weeks
Sonata HEV 9/21/2020 8/1/2020 TBD TBD 7/1/2020 TBD TBD 12-16 weeks
Tucson 9/21/2020 4/1/2020 TBD TBD 6/1/2020 TBD TBD 12-16 weeks
Veloster 9/21/2020 1/1/2020 2/1/2020 TBD 4/1/2020 TBD TBD 12-16 weeks
Venue 9/21/2020 5/1/2020 TBD TBD 7/1/2020 TBD TBD 12-16 weeks
Q50 12/09/2020 3/15/2020 TBD TBD 3/15/2020 2/22/2021 3/1/2021 16-24 weeks Deliveries begin 09/2020
QX50 12/09/2020 6/15/2020 TBD TBD 6/15/2020 5/25/2021 6/1/2021 16-24 weeks Deliveries begin 09/2020
QX55 12/09/2020 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Cherokee 09/19/2020 7/8/2020 TBD 6/21/2019 8/31/2020 TBD TBD 8-10 weeks
Grand Cherokee 09/19/2020 8/6/2020 TBD 6/21/2019 9/14/2020 TBD TBD 8-10 weeks
Compass 09/19/2020 6/5/2020 TBD 6/21/2019 7/30/2020 TBD TBD 10-12 weeks
Gladiator 09/19/2020 7/8/2020 TBD 4/8/2019 8/19/2020 TBD TBD 10-12 weeks
Renegade 09/19/2020 TBD TBD TBD 9/15/2020 TBD TBD 8-10 weeks
Wrangler 09/19/2020 7/8/2020 TBD 7/2/2019 8/11/2020 TBD TBD 8-10 weeks
Aviator 12/09/2020 7/13/2020 TBD TBD 9/23/2020 TBD TBD 14 - 16 weeks Early Balance Out Paint: Crystal Copper, Blue Diamond, Magnetic Gray. Job 1 - 09/21/2020.
Continental 12/09/2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Not available in 2021.
Corsair 12/09/2020 7/13/2020 TBD TBD 10/5/2020 TBD TBD 16-18 weeks PHEV (plug -in) - 4/05/2021.
MKZ 12/09/2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Not available in 2021.
Nautilus 12/09/2020 10/23/2020 TBD TBD 1/25/2021 TBD TBD 16-18 weeks Job 1 - 1/25/2021.
Navigator 12/09/2020 9/16/2020 TBD TBD 11/30/2020 TBD TBD 12-14 weeks
C-Sedan 12/9/2020 2/1/2020 N/A TBD 7/1/2020 TBD TBD 16-18 weeks C350WE & C350W4E = DISCONTINUED Production ends May 2021
C-Coupe 12/9/2020 1/1/2020 7/1/2019 TBD 6/1/2020 TBD TBD 16-18 weeks
C-Cab 12/9/2020 1/1/2020 7/1/2019 TBD 6/1/2020 TBD TBD 16-18 weeks
CLA 12/9/2020 1/1/2020 8/22/2019 TBD 6/1/2020 TBD TBD 16-18 weeks
CLS 12/9/2020 2/1/2020 10/29/2019 TBD 7/1/2020 TBD TBD 16-18 weeks
E-Sedan 12/9/2020 1/1/2020 5/27/2019 TBD 6/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks E350We/E350We4 = New model/facelift, Plug-in Hybrid E350W/E350W4 = Facelift E450W4 = Facelift, new engine (M256), ISG (Integrated Starter Generator – so the car will start electrically via electric battery, there won't be the starter sound per ICE internal combustion engines) E53W4 = Facelift, ISG, 4Matic+ E63W = DISCONTINUED E63W4S = Facelift, S-Model, 4Matic+
E-Wagon 12/9/2020 1/1/2020 5/27/2019 TBD 6/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks E450S4 = Facelift, New engine (M256), ISG, replaces E450-4M E63S4S = Facelift, S-Model, 4Matic+
E-Coupe 12/9/2020 3/1/2020 5/27/2019 TBD 8/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks Facelift on all models New engine (M256), ISG on E450 series
E-Cab 12/9/2020 3/1/2020 5/27/2019 TBD 8/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks Facelift on all models New engine (M256), ISG on E450 series
G 12/9/2020 4/1/2020 TBD TBD 9/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks
GLA 12/9/2020 1/1/2020 5/13/2019 TBD See Important Updates TBD TBD 14-16 weeks GLA 2-series = production start 41/2020 GLA 3-series = production start 7/1/2020 GLA 4-series = production start 6/1/2020 New generation (H247) GLA45W4S = discontinued
GLB 12/9/2020 1/1/2020 10/18/2019 TBD 6/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks GLB35W4 = New model, 4Matic, order banks open 3/1/2020, production start 8/1/2020
GLC - SUV 12/9/2020 4/1/2020 6/20/2019 TBD 9/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks GLC350e4 = order banks open 1/1/2020, plug-in Hybrid GLC4 = 4Matic GLC6 = 4Matic+
GLC - Coupe 12/9/2020 1/1/2020 6/20/2019 TBD 9/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks
GLE - SUV 12/9/2020 2/1/2020 2/6/2019 TBD See Important Updates TBD TBD 14-16 weeks GLE350Ve4 = New model, plug-in Hybrid, start production 10/1/2020 ALL OTHER GLE 3-SERIES = START PRODUCTION 7/1/2020 GLE450V4 = New model, ISG, start production 7/1/2020 GLE580V4 = DISCONTINUED GLE53W4 = ORDER BANKS OPEN 11/1/2019, START PRODUCTION 4/1/2020 GLE63W = DISCONTINUED GLE63W4S = New model, S-model, 4Matic+, ISG, start p[roduction 2/1/2020
GLE - Coupe 12/9/2020 See Important Updates 2/6/2019 TBD See Important Updates TBD TBD 14-16 weeks GLE53C4 = order banks open 8/1/2020, New generation (C167), 4Matic+, ISG, start production 1/1/2020 GLE63C4S = order banks open 1/1/2020, New generation (C167), S-Model, 4Matic+, ISG, start production 6/1/2020
GLS 12/9/2020 2/1/2020 9/27/2019 TBD See Important Updates TBD TBD 14-16 weeks GLS63W4 = order banks open Sept 2019, New model, 4Matic+, ISG, start production 2/1/2020 ALL OTHER GLS MODELS = START PRODUCTION 7/1/2020
Maybach 12/9/2020 12/1/2019 8/13/2019 TBD 5/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks New model, ISG
GT - Coupe 12/9/2020 2/1/2020 7/16/2019 TBD 7/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks GT Blk.Ser = ORDER BANKS OPEN 6/1/2020, START PRODUCTION NOVEMBER 2019 ALL MODELS = final runout, production ends December 2021
GT - Roadster 12/9/2020 2/1/2020 7/16/2019 TBD 7/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks ALL MODELS = final runout, production ends December 2021
GT - 4dr Coupe 12/9/2020 2/1/2020 7/16/2019 TBD 7/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks GT43W4 = New model, 4Matic+, ISG GT73We = N/A. Introduced as MY22 in CY 21
Metris 12/9/2020 8/1/2020 Late July TBD 11/1/2020 12/23/2020 1/1/2021 18-22 weeks 7/15/2020 = production will be available as of Nov with a re-freshed Metris. New standard equipment and options will be available. The ordering guide should be available at the end of July. MB/DV Fleet will provide further details as they become available.
S-Sedan 12/9/2020 11/10/3301 7/16/2019 TBD 10/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks S63Ve = N/A, will be re-intorduced as MY22
Maybach 12/9/2020 8/1/2020 8/13/2019 TBD 3/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks New generation (Z223), ISG
S-Coupe 12/9/2020 2/1/2020 7/16/2019 TBD 6/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks Final runout, production ends June 2021
S-Cab 12/9/2020 2/1/2020 7/16/2019 TBD 6/1/2020 TBD TBD 14-16 weeks Final runout, production ends June 2021
Sprinter 12/9/2020 TBD TBD TBD 1/1/2021 1/25/2021 2/1/2021 20-22 weeks
Frontier 12/9/2020 9/15/2020 9/15/2020 TBD 9/15/2020 3/26/2021 4/1/2021 16-20 weeks Deliveries begin 02/2021
Altima Sedan 12/9/2020 4/15/2020 4/15/2020 TBD 4/15/2020 4/26/2021 5/1/2021 12-16 weeks Deliveries begin 10/2020
Armada 12/9/2020 7/15/2020 7/15/2020 TBD 1/1/2021 1/25/2021 2/1/2021 16-20 weeks Deliveries begin 01/2021
Kicks 12/9/2020 8/15/2020 6/15/2020 TBD 8/15/2020 6/24/2021 7/1/2021 16-20 weeks Deliveries begin 02/2021
Leaf 12/9/2020 7/15/2020 7/15/2020 TBD 7/15/2020 1/25/2021 1/1/2021 16-20 weeks Deliveries begin 12/2020
Maxima 12/9/2020 5/15/2020 5/15/2020 TBD 5/15/2020 7/26/2021 8/1/2021 16-20 weeks Deliveries begin 11/2020
Murano 12/9/2020 7/15/2020 7/15/2020 TBD 7/15/2020 5/25/2021 6/1/2021 16-20 weeks Deliveries begin 12/2020
NV 1500/2500/3500 12/9/2020 5/15/2020 5/15/2020 TBD 5/15/2020 11/18/2020 11/25/2020 16-20 weeks Deliveries begin 11/2020
NV Cargo/Passenger 12/9/2020 5/15/2020 5/15/2020 TBD 5/15/2020 11/18/2020 11/25/2020 16-20 weeks Deliveries begin 11/2020
NV200 12/9/2020 7/15/2020 7/15/2020 TBD 7/15/2020 2/3/2021 2/10/2021 16-20 weeks Deliveries begin 12/2020
Pathfinder 12/9/2020 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Rogue 12/9/2020 3/15/2020 3/15/2020 TBD 3/15/2020 5/25/2021 6/1/2021 16-20 weeks Deliveries begin 11/2020
Rogue Sport 12/9/2020 7/15/2020 7/15/2020 TBD 7/15/2020 8/25/2021 9/1/2021 16-20 weeks Deliveries begin 01/2021
Sentra 12/9/2020 6/15/2020 6/15/2020 TBD 6/15/2020 6/24/2021 7/1/2021 12-20 weeks Deliveries begin 12/2020
Titan 12/9/2020 4/15/2020 4/15/2020 TBD 4/15/2020 8/25/2021 9/1/2021 16-20 weeks Deliveries begin 09/2020
Versa Sedan 12/9/2020 4/15/2020 4/15/2020 TBD 4/15/2020 6/24/2021 7/1/2021 16-20 weeks Deliveries begin 11/2020
370Z Coupe 12/9/2020 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
370Z Roadster 12/9/2020 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
1500 DT (New Models) 05/06/2020 07/08/2020 TBD 6/20/2019 8/31/2020 TBD TBD 10-12 weeks
1500 Quad & Crew DS 05/06/2020 11/06/2020 TBD 11/5/2019 11/16/2020 TBD TBD 10-12 weeks
1500 Regular DS 05/06/2020 11/06/2020 TBD 11/5/2019 11/23/2020 TBD TBD 10-12 weeks
2500 Pickup 3500 Pickup & Chassis 05/06/2020 09/04/2020 TBD 9/26/2019 11/17/2020 TBD TBD 10-12 weeks
4500/5500 Chassis Cabs 05/06/2020 09/04/2020 TBD 9/26/2019 10/12/2020 TBD TBD 12-14 weeks
ProMaster 05/06/2020 TBD TBD 8/18/2020 12/21/2020 12/28/2020 14 - 16 weeks
ProMaster City 05/06/2020 TBD TBD 9/1/2020 TBD TBD 18-20 weeks Pool orders have a 6 week lead time.
Ascent 1/14/2021 Early July 6/30/2020 6/30/2020 6/30/2020 5/5/2021 5/12/2021 8 - 10 weeks OTD for base option code vehicles will be up to 120 days after the first delivery month has occurred.
BRZ 1/14/2021 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A TBD 8 - 10 weeks no 2021 model
Crosstrek 1/14/2021 Early July 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 8/4/2021 8/11/2021 8 - 10 weeks OTD for base option code vehicles will be up to 120 days after the first delivery month has occurred.
Legacy 1/14/2021 Mid August 8/1/2020 8/1/2020 8/1/2020 1/6/2021 1/13/2021 8 - 10 weeks OTD for base option code vehicles will be up to 120 days after the first delivery month has occurred.
Outback 1/14/2021 Mid August 8/1/2020 8/1/2020 8/1/2020 1/6/2021 1/13/2021 8 - 10 weeks OTD for base option code vehicles will be up to 120 days after the first delivery month has occurred.
Impreza 1/14/2021 Mid August 8/1/2020 8/1/2020 8/1/2020 4/8/2021 4/15/2021 8 - 10 weeks OTD for base option code vehicles will be up to 120 days after the first delivery month has occurred.
Forester 1/14/2021 Early August 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 6/10/2021 6/17/2021 8 - 10 weeks OTD for base option code vehicles will be up to 120 days after the first delivery month has occurred.
WRX/STi 1/14/2021 Mid January TBD 1/1/2021 TBD TBD TBD 8 - 10 weeks
4Runner 12/09/2020 06/01/2020 6/10/2019 5/31/2019 08/01/2020 5/3/2021 5/10/2021 17-19 weeks Please note that 4Runner is built in Japan (VINS start with "J") and unique shipping restrictions apply.
Avalon Gas/Hybrid 12/09/2020 05/01/2020 5/10/2019 5/1/2020 07/01/2020 4/5/2021 4/12/2021 8-12 weeks
C-HR 12/09/2020 06/01/2020 6/10/2019 5/31/2019 08/01/2020 5/3/2021 5/10/2021 17-19 weeks Please note that C-HR is built in Japan (VINS start with "J") and unique shipping restrictions apply.
Camry Gas/Hybrid 12/09/2020 07/01/2020 6/10/2019 5/31/2019 09/01/2020 4/5/2021 4/12/2021 8-12 weeks
Corolla Gas/Hybrid 12/09/2020 02/01/2020 N/A 12/4/2018 04/01/2020 3/3/2021 3/10/2021 8-15 weeks
Corolla Hatchback 12/09/2020 04/01/2020 7/10/2019 6/1/2020 06/01/2020 4/5/2021 4/12/2021 12-16 weeks Please note that Corolla Hatchback is built exclusively in Japan and unique shipping restrictions apply.
Highlander Gas/Hybrid 12/09/2020 06/01/2020 9/10/2019 N/A 08/01/2020 6/3/2021 6/10/2021 10-12 weeks
Land Cruiser 12/09/2020 06/01/2020 6/10/2019 TBD 08/01/2020 1/4/2021 1/11/2021 12-16 weeks Please note that Land Cruiser is built exclusively in Japan and unique shipping restrictions apply.
Mirai (fuel cell) 12/09/2020 01/10/1900 9/10/2019 TBD 12/01/2020 5/3/2021 5/10/2021 12-16 weeks All New - CA deliveries only. Pre-approval required prior to ordering.
Prius 12/09/2020 06/01/2020 6/10/2019 TBD 08/01/2020 3/3/2021 3/10/2021 16-20 weeks Please note that Prius is built exclusively in Japan and unique shipping restrictions apply.
Prius Prime 12/09/2020 05/01/2020 3/12/2019 3/5/2019 07/01/2020 3/3/2021 3/10/2021 16-20 weeks Please note that Prius is built exclusively in Japan and unique shipping restrictions apply.
RAV4 Gas/Hybrid 12/09/2020 06/01/2020 6/10/2019 5/30/2019 08/01/2020 7/5/2021 7/12/2021 8-12 weeks Some RAV4's are built in Japan.
RAV4 Prime 12/09/2020 05/01/2020 N/A TBD 07/01/2020 7/5/2021 7/12/2021 16-20 weeks Please note that RAV4 Prime is built exclusively in Japan and unique shipping restrictions apply.
Sequoia 12/09/2020 06/01/2020 5/10/2019 TBD 08/01/2020 4/5/2021 4/12/2021 16-20 weeks
Sienna 12/09/2020 08/01/2020 1/3/2019 1/31/2019 10/01/2020 5/3/2021 5/10/2021 8-10 weeks All New - Hybrid only. No models come factory equipped with a spare tire.
Supra 12/09/2020 01/01/2020 1/10/2019 TBD 03/01/2020 TBD TBD 8-10 weeks
Tacoma 12/09/2020 06/01/2020 6/10/2019 TBD 08/01/2020 5/3/2021 5/10/2021 16-20 weeks
Tundra 12/09/2020 05/01/2020 5/11/2019 5/9/2018 07/01/2020 7/5/2021 7/12/2021 8-16 weeks
Venza 12/09/2020 06/01/2020 N/A TBD 08/01/2020 4/5/2021 4/12/2021 8-12 weeks All new hybrid AWD model.
Yaris Sedan/Hatchback 12/09/2020 10/01/2020 5/11/2019 5/3/2019 12/01/2020 TBD TBD 12-16 weeks
Arteon 09/19/2020 7/17/2020 N/A N/A 09/07/2020 TBD TBD 12-14 weeks First estimated delivery to dealer = 11/23/2020.
Atlas 09/19/2020 7/22/2020 N/A N/A 09/28/2020 TBD TBD 12-14 weeks 2021.5MY production date 9/28/20. First estimated delivery to dealer = 3/23/2020.
Atlas Cross Sport 09/19/2020 6/12/2020 N/A N/A 09/28/2020 TBD TBD 12-14 weeks First estimated delivery to dealer = 10/5/2020.
BEV Crossover 09/19/2020 TBD N/A N/A TBD TBD TBD
Golf 09/19/2020 6/12/2020 N/A N/A 8/18/2020 9/1/2020 *Golf is discontinued for MY22. First estimated delivery to dealer = 11/17/2020.
GTI 09/19/2020 6/12/2020 N/A N/A 8/18/2020 9/1/2020 *Golf is discontinued for MY22. First estimated delivery to dealer = 10/19/2020.
Jetta 1.4T 09/19/2020 6/12/2020 N/A N/A 09/28/2020 TBD TBD 12-14 weeks First estimated delivery to dealer = 10/19/2020.
Jetta GLI 09/19/2020 6/12/2020 N/A N/A 09/28/2020 TBD TBD 12-14 weeks First estimated delivery to dealer = 10/19/2020.
Passat 09/19/2020 6/12/2020 N/A N/A 09/28/2020 TBD TBD 12-14 weeks First estimated delivery to dealer = 10/5/2020
Tiguan 09/19/2020 6/12/2020 N/A N/A 08/31/2020 TBD TBD 12-14 weeks First estimated delivery to dealer = 10/5/2020
ID.4 RWD 09/19/2020 TBD N/A N/A 10/12/2020 TBD TBD 12-14 weeks First estimated delivery to dealer = 12/21/2020
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As Venezuela's economy collapses, a tide of lawlessness is spreading to the nearby island of Trinidad. Its fishermen now live in fear of Venezuelan pirates, discovers Colin Freeman, while Venezuelan smugglers exchange drugs and guns for basic necessities.
If your idea of a tropical paradise is based on what you've seen in tourist brochures, the coastline of south-west Trinidad will not disappoint. Golden beaches and coconut groves? Tick. Sleepy villages, full of fishermen snoozing under palm trees? Tick. A relaxed, laid-back vibe? Hmm. Actually, no.
Take a closer look in villages like Fullarton, and you'll notice a few things seem out of place. For one, why have so many of the fishermen got 200 horsepower engines on their boats, when 75 is more than enough? And why, when they go out fishing at night, do none of them put lights on any more?
The answer, as fisherman Gerry Padarath explains from his beachside hammock, is pirates.
"We're all scared of them now," he tells me. "There's been about 50 fishermen in the village who've had run-ins with them, either being robbed or kidnapped. Our only chance is to fish in the dark, so they don't see us, or buy bigger engines so we can outrun them."
Hang on… Pirates? In the Caribbean? That was 300 years ago, wasn't it? Back when men like Blackbeard and Calico Jack sailed these waters. So far, the only pirate I'd seen in Trinidad was a picture of Captain Henry Morgan. And he was on a bottle of rum.
Gerry Padarath knows differently. He gestures out to sea, where across a stretch of mud-brown water another coastline can be seen. It's mainland Venezuela – which, at its closest point, lies just 20km (12 miles) from Trinidad.
In happier times, ferries used to bring groups of Venezuelan tourists to party in Trinidad. Today, though, as Venezuela slides further into all-out economic collapse, its impoverished coastal ports have become modern Hispaniolas – havens for buccaneers.
Most of the pirates are ex-fishermen, who used to make a good living catching tuna, octopus and shrimp in the Caribbean's warm waters. But under Venezuela's former president, Hugo Chavez, the fishing industry underwent a well-intentioned but disastrous nationalisation programme, prompting companies to relocate abroad.
With the added blow of hyperinflation, many of the fishermen now have no job and no way to feed their families. They do however have access to boats and to guns, which are in ready supply on Venezuela's increasingly lawless streets.
It's sadly reminiscent of the piracy crisis in Somalia a decade ago, where jobless fishermen took up arms to prey on passing ships. But while the Somali pirates targeted wealthy cargo ships, the Venezuelans tend to go for fellow fishermen from Trinidad, who aren't much richer than they are.
One such victim was Candy Edwards, who I met in the village of Icacos, where long wooden fishing pirogues are lined up on the beach. He was out fishing with two friends when a boatload of men waving machine guns waylaid them.
"They jumped on board and tied us up," he told me. "Then they took us off to Venezuela and held us in a cage in some woods. They demanded a $35,000 ransom to release us. The community here in Icacos had a whip round and we were freed after seven days. But I was so scared I didn't go back to sea for a year."
You can hear stories like this these days all along Trinidad's south-western coast. But it isn't just the kidnappings and robberies that have got people worried. The pirates are also big smugglers, bringing cocaine and guns into Trinidad which fuel the island's own vicious and increasingly deadly gang wars. On the return run, they bring boatloads of nappies, rice, cooking oil and other basics, all now in desperately short supply in Venezuela.
True, the gang problem has been going on for nearly two decades, and unless you stray into the slums of the capital, Port of Spain, you're unlikely to see it. But the more Trinidad is engulfed in the tide of lawlessness drifting out from Venezuela, the worse it's likely to get.
Then again, not all the Trinidadian fishermen are entirely innocent victims. Nosing around, my local fixer and I were met with distinctly nervous looks when we asked about one pirate kidnapping, which had happened just days earlier.
"Can't talk to you about that right now, too many people watching," one woman hissed at me. Later on, by phone, she explained.
"That kidnapping was all about drug money that someone here owed the cartels," she said. "The drug problem is getting worse and worse here – the moment you left, a drug boat came in."
I can't say I was sad to have missed that particular scoop. Enough people in Fullarton had mistaken me for a cop as it was. But it did explain that sense of nervous tension. And it did get me wondering about all those new 200 horsepower engines. Were they really all just for running away from pirates? Or might they have other uses too?
Just over a year ago, Greek pilot Vasileios Vasileiou checked into a luxury hilltop hotel in Kabul. The Intercontinental was popular with foreign visitors – which is why, on 20 January, Taliban gunmen stormed it, killing at least 40 people. Vasileios explains how he survived.


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A Gold Book by Andy Warhol
A Gold Book by Andy Warhol, Book designed by Georgie Duffee. Circa 1957, offset lithography with hand coloring. This book has a hand pasted front cover unlike later printed covers
offset lithography with hand coloring
Printmaking, and in particular screenprint, was the basic medium for Andy Warhol's celebrated work on canvas and paper. While a prize-winning commercial artist in the 1950s, he devised a printing process of blotting outline drawings in ink from one surface to another. In a whimsical book of fashionable shoe styles, done at the time he was head of advertising at a shoe company, his blotted drawings were reproduced and then hand-colored by a team of friends.
Although Warhol adopted a bland, detached persona, he was an extremely energetic artist and self-promoter who played a significant role in redirecting the course of art. Rather than deriving his work from subjective personal feelings or idealist visions for abstraction, Warhol embraced popular culture and commercial processes. He eventually set up his own print-publishing company called Factory Additions, issuing portfolios of his signature themes. By celebrating the seemingly impervious veneer of glamour and fame, but acknowledging its darker inner complexity, these prints reveal Warhol's subtle grasp of American culture.
Warhol did not participate in the collaborative printshop system established in America in the 1960s, but his work contributed decisively to what has been characterized as a "print boom" at that time. Through the course of his career, he made nearly eight hundred printed images on paper, about half published in traditional editions. He was also a surprisingly experimental printmaker, issuing hundreds of trial proofs and unique variants. The compositions that make up Camouflage, his last portfolio, constitute a playful commentary on abstraction. Through manipulation of scale and color from sheet to sheet, Warhol alters the visual impact of the military fabric used for concealment. In examples on canvas, he also superimposes his face, linking self-portraiture with disguise.
Andy Warhol was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. Andy Warhol's works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. Andy Warhol's Marilyn and Andy Warhol's Soup Cans are some of the most recognized and collectible of his artworks. From Andy Warhol Paintings to Andy Warhol Prints and unique pieces, the artist's works are available for sale from Guy Hepner.
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