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Vol. 06 No. 4 July, 2006
Pastimes
The Adolescent Equinox
Catherine A. Corman
From the moment we arrived, I could tell I was going to have a hard time making peace with resort culture.
Or, why I never made it to Chichen Itza
When I began writing pieces for Pastimes, my kids, Lily, Max, and Sam, were eight years old. They were excited about the world and just starting to think historically. This made for great traveling. As a family, we spent free time exploring everything from whaling museums in New England to American Indian cliff dwellings in New Mexico. In short, we had fun.
Last year, as the kids approached twelve and a half, it rapidly became clear that our fun was dwindling. While the kids were fully aware that there is a difference between "then" and "now," they were increasingly engaged in navel gazing or shrouded in brain fog. Well, that's not entirely fair. They were beginning to be far more curious about the world present and past when they were with anyone but their siblings, my husband Mark, or me.
For years, friends with teenagers had greeted my happy narratives of exploration with knowing half-smiles. "Enjoy it while you can," they'd tell me. "Just you wait." It was inconceivable to me that Lily, Max, and Sam would transit the heavens, turning into adolescent zombies who proclaimed boredom when faced with anything having to do with family, history, and adventure. And yet, with astronomical regularity, as they approached Magic Thirteen, Lily, Max, and Sam began to retreat into themselves.
This became dramatically apparent to me when the five of us went to Cancun last spring. I'm less surprised that it happened than I am at its force and speed. Adolescents are supposed to get snotty with their moms and dads, right? Their diminished desire to spend time with parents is the crucial first step they take as they separate and create their own social and familial galaxies. I guess I just hadn't expected it to happen so soon or to be so nasty. I especially hadn't anticipated what this shift would mean for our high-spirited, history-themed family outings.
In the middle of last year's fierce New England winter, I trawled the Internet and found a special for a beach resort on the "Mexican Riviera" with two swimming pools, snorkeling, bicycles, exhibits of endangered wildlife, and free excursions to nearby Maya ruins. Like a landlocked cruise, the resort included all meals and evening entertainment, including karaoke night. We could relax in the sun, the kids could claim a bit of independence on those bicycles, and we could see interesting animals and have our history lessons. I was all but packed.
From the moment we arrived, I could tell I was going to have a hard time making peace with resort culture. To give you an idea of the place, imagine walking into the breakfast buffet, a cavernous space filled with floral arrangements and tables groaning under the weight of most every conceivable breakfast food, including my favorite—plaintains sautéed in a honey syrup and sprinkled with coconut—and Sam's favorite, Zucaritos (Frosted Flakes here in Boston, little sugary things in Mexico). Because our Cancun resort included unlimited alcohol, there were even cocktails at breakfast. Not up for an actual slice of melon in the morning? No problem. Try some Midori on ice.
Though I was embarrassed by the excess, I appeased my conscience by reminding myself that we'd be getting out of the compound and away from the booze to hike in the ruins. I was most excited about seeing Chichen Itza, but I picked Tulum first because it was closest. Christopher Columbus encountered Mayas in a canoe. Unbeknownst to him, they'd been living on the Yucatan peninsula for a millennium. We, meanwhile, encountered them on a tour bus. Our guides—several short, squat, trilingual men who looked like animated Maya carvings in white polyester guyaberas and dark dress slacks—regaled us with stories of the history of their people.
As Lily complained of car sickness and Max and Sam dramatically yawned (my children?), the guides told us that the Maya had erected Tulum atop a cliff overlooking the Caribbean as a combination fort and lighthouse. Gesturing with smooth, brown hands, one guide said in English that his ancestors probably built Tulum in the tenth century at a time of declining power so that they could protect themselves from invaders, constructing a wall around three sides of the sixteen-acre site. On its fourth side, he said, Tulum faces out onto sparkling turquoise water. Farmers and commoners, he told us, likely lived outside the fort. Craftspeople and religious elites lived within the walls, performing rituals and directing ocean-going trade. The Maya living at Tulum posted flags at strategic points, signaling to traders the best way to navigate a reef off the rocky shore. Our guide encouraged us to look for a neat, rectangular opening high up on a wall in the main temple, known as the Castillo. Superb astronomers, he told us, the Maya positioned the window so that sunshine would strike particular images carved on a post, announcing the equinoxes and solstices.
El Castillo, Tulum, Mexico. Courtesy of author.
We filed out of the bus into oppressive heat and choking dust. Told that we needed to walk to the site, we took off, children shuffling and grumbling, angling for soda. Our guide met us close to the fort and made quick work of the history of the distant past, explaining in great detail Maya calendars and their reliance on constellations in the sky. He slowed down as he narrated twentieth-century Maya politics, describing how his people had been living at Tulum in the late 1950s when the Mexican government decided to excavate and renovate the thousand-year-old structures. Lily, Max, and Sam perked up when our guide said that, at that time, the kids didn't go to school or wear shoes. Now, he told us, they live off-site and own McDonald's franchises, which aren't lucrative because tourists like us stay at resorts and don't want to eat Quarter Pounders. Sam allowed that he wouldn't mind a QP right then and there. I reminded him that at least he could look forward to tomorrow morning's Zucaritos.
We ended our tour at the Castillo, studying the rectangular opening. Mark asked another family to take a picture of all five of us. Max and Sam refused to stop pulling faces. Then came paternal directions concerning hats, sunscreen, and water consumption. Noncompliance elicited more forceful commands. As surely as a ray of sunlight lands on a Maya stele to announce the passing of a season, Max beamed an insult at Mark's heart. It landed on target, separating time past from time future, announcing Max's shift from childhood to adolescence. Just audibly, but with laser-like precision, Max snarled, "Dad's an asshole."
A few months before, Mark and I had driven to Providence—alone—to hear Bill Harley in concert. Harley is a masterful storyteller whose audience is usually made up of children. He was giving a rare "adult" concert, not with X-rated subject matter but with stories parents would enjoy. We'd laughed spasmodically as Harley went through "Neanderthal Boy," a tale about raising teenage sons. Harley recounted the experience of having watched the Olympics with Noah, his oldest, when Noah was a young child. "Dad," Noah had asked adoringly, "you're a really fast runner. Why aren't you in the Olympics?" When Noah turned twelve, his tone changed. "Dad?" he asked, "am I going to go bald like you?" Harley was astonished when Noah, at sixteen, raged that Harley had "a small, pathetic life." Who was this sneering teen who mostly just grunted like a Neanderthal? Where had the adoring boy gone?
Mayan carving, Tulum, Mexico. Courtesy of author.
I looked at Max with similar shock and wistfulness. Such an awful thing to say, calling Mark an asshole. As I gazed out at the ocean, I knew that Lily was wishing she had her best friend Sylvie with her so that the two could go swimming; that Sam would be happiest in a hammock, reading Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, rather than actually hiking; and that Max wanted to be anywhere Mark and I weren't. I was just so sad to see my children turning into a pack of hobbits, adventure-averse in the extreme.
When we returned to the resort, Max announced that he would not be going on the next day's tour of Chichen Itza. Max couldn't stay alone, Mark said, so he'd hang back as well. If Dad and Max weren't going, Sam said, he certainly wouldn't submit himself to another long, boring bus ride and hot, dusty, pointless hike. Lily, wanting desperately to please me but agreeing with Sam, struggled to make up her mind. "Come or stay, whatever you want," I snapped, pushing back in the voice of an adolescent from whose company I thought I'd long ago parted. I hadn't come all the way to the Yucatan to listen to a bunch of angry teenagers. For me, it was Chichen Itza or bust.
That night, I lay awake in bed. To go or not to go? I flopped around under the covers. I learn by seeing and doing, so touring Chichen Itza was my best shot at knowing something about people who had lived impossibly long ago. But the kids were right. The bus ride was long and boring. The air was dusty and hot. And besides, there was so little time left at the beach on this vacation—so little time when these kids would happily tolerate my company.
I wish I could tell you that I turned on my heel the next morning and took off for Chichen Itza, but I didn't. I stayed behind at the resort with Mark and the kids. We did nothing monumental at all. We snorkeled. We swam. We read. We watched cable TV. And, of course, we ate.
Later, back in snowy Boston, I winced as I looked at the photograph of the five of us at the Castillo. A worse photograph it could not have been. Not a one of us looked happy. Motivated mostly by vanity, I hit the delete button on the camera. The image instantly disappeared. And then I quickly wished I hadn't erased that photograph. It captured the split second before Max insulted Mark, before his adolescent equinox, perhaps the last true moment of his childhood. As I write this, almost a year later—a year, I'll add, punctuated with more ugly comments than I care to recount—the trip to Cancun itself seems like an archaeological site, littered with traces of what once was.
To learn more about Bill Harley, go to www.billharley.com. The following are helpful in exploring what may be for you uncharted territories: For adolescence, see Anthony E. Wolf, Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager (New York, [1991] 2002). For the Maya, see C. Bruce Hunter, A Guide to Ancient Maya Ruins (Norman, Okla., 1986); Richard D. Perry, Exploring Yucatan: A Traveler's Anthology(Santa Barbara, Calif., 2002); Robert J. Sharer, The Ancient Maya, 5th ed. (Stanford, [1946] 1994).
About Catherine A. Corman
Catherine A. Corman is a nonresident fellow at the Charles Warren Center at Harvard University and a member of the Writers' Room of Boston. Corman has recently published Positively ADD: Real Success Stories to Inspire Your Dreams (New York, 2006), a series of profiles of successful adults with attention deficit disorder. She lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with her husband and their thirteen-year-old triplets.
A. Corman, Catherine. "The Adolescent Equinox." Common-place.org. 06, no. 4 (July, 2006). http://common-place.org/book/the-adolescent-equinox/
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Last week I had the honor of attending Vegas Uncork'd at Border Grill in downtown LA. Chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger cooked up an AMAZING Latin-inspired feast, complete with tequila tastings! it was such a treat to be able to interact with the chefs and be able to hear their personal stories on not only how they created the menu but also how they got to where they are today! Very inspiring.
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On-demand alcohol delivery service Saucey partnered with e-commerce platform Boost to let people order D'ussé cognac using special hashtags on social media or SMS, according to a press release shared with Mobile Marketer. Registered users of Boost can place an order for D'ussé by including the #DUSSE100 hashtag in any Instagram post or tweet.
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Saucey provides 30-minute delivery in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, San Diego, Sacramento and Chicago, and also ships nationwide. The partnership with Boost will run through the summer.
D'ussé, which is partly owned by rapper and producer Jay-Z, clearly recognizes the power of mobile apps to reach consumers who rely heavily on smartphones and spend a significant amount of time on social media.
The partnership with Saucey and Boost demonstrates how brands are looking for new ways to simplify their ordering processes and ramp up convenience to meet consumers' growing demand for immediacy via mobile. Efforts like this one hope to meet the challenge head-on by letting people order products via SMS or on social media platforms that they already use, without the need for downloading additional apps or navigating websites to process transactions. The news signals how marketers can leverage mobile technology to replicate some of the success that giants like Amazon have seen with Dash buttons, one-click ordering or voice transactions to make online checkouts quicker and more seamless for shoppers.
Alcohol delivery is not an entirely fresh idea, as services like Amazon, Drizly and others have already gotten comfortable in the space. However, the cognac brand appears to be taking a new approach by offering its products through invisible points-of-sale like SMS and tweets and perhaps forging stronger brand awareness among consumers ages 21 and older in the process. For D'ussé, offering the kind of seamless digital experience that consumers have come to expect is easier with exclusive partnerships with e-commerce and delivery companies than through a traditional app where the brand could appear alongside lower-ticket spirits. The move also positions the company as a more innovative brand, and makes the cognac a bit more easily accessible to consumers looking for a late-night treat.
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Saucey last summer ran a promotion featuring actor Channing Tatum, who personally delivered bottles of his Born and Bred brand of vodka to unsuspecting customers, per Us Weekly. Tatum posted videos of the promotional stunt on his social media accounts and racked up hundreds of thousands of likes on Instagram and more than 150,000 views on Twitter, generating major reach for the brand.
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Posted on September 30, 2016 by mariomurilloministries
Looking to lay the groundwork for her presidency if she wins the White House in November, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton named several veterans of President Barack Hussein Obama's administration for her transition team.
By Luciana Lopez
Ken Salazar, a former interior secretary and U.S. Senator from Colorado, will lead a team of four co-chairs including one-time national security adviser Tom Donilon and Neera Tanden, a former Obama aide who now leads the progressive Center for American Progress think-tank, the Clinton campaign said.
The other co-chairs are former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and Maggie Williams, director of Harvard's Institute of Politics, the campaign said in a statement.
The announcement came as Clinton has gained momentum in the opinion polls against Republican rival Donald Trump, whose campaign has struggled after he made a string of controversial remarks since formally winning his party's nomination last month.
Clinton leads Trump in the Nov. 8 presidential election by more than 5 percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Friday. The current RealClearPolitics average of polls shows her 6.7 points ahead.
Clinton has been a former secretary of state, U.S. senator and first lady and her transition team includes old names from her long tenure in Washington, some of whom have also served Obama.
Tanden, who played a key role in shaping Obama's health care overhaul, is a longtime friend and adviser to Clinton who worked on her Senate campaign. Williams was the 1992 transition director for Clinton when she became first lady, and then her chief of staff in the White House when Bill Clinton was president.
Two policy advisers on the campaign, Ed Meier and Ann O'Leary, will also move full time to the transition team.
Heather Boushey, the executive director of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, will be the chief economist, the campaign said in a statement. Boushey has advised the campaign on economic policy.
Transition teams oversee personnel appointments and help develop an administrative framework during the period between the November election and the inauguration in January, to make it easier for a new president to begin implementing policy agendas.
Trump, a New York businessman who has never held elected office, picked New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to head his own transition team in May.
More establishment Republicans, alarmed by Trump's inability or unwillingness to rein in his provocative remarks, have distanced themselves from the candidate in recent weeks. The Wall Street Journal, a leading conservative voice, said in an editorial on Monday that he should fix his campaign in the next three weeks or hand over to his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence.
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New York Times refutes Washington Post's dangerous domestic violence claims: "Two-parent households can be lethal"
A public health researcher writes a necessary corrective to the Post's victim-blaming editorial
Earlier this month, the Washington Post ran an opinion piece arguing that marriage is some kind of magical solution when it comes to domestic violence and sexual assault. The piece, initially given the dog-whistling title and subhead, "One way to end violence against women? Stop taking lovers and get married: The data show that #yesallwomen would be safer hitched to their baby daddies," stripped a lot of social science on marriage and violence of its context and qualifiers in order to suggest that women who don't get married are putting themselves at increased risk for being victimized by violent partners and strangers.
This is victim-blaming 101, and there have already been a number of responses exposing the dangerous claims and dubious data of authors W. Bradford Wilcox and Robin Fretwell Wilson. Over the weekend, the New York Times joined the pushback (even if the Times piece doesn't directly name the WaPo) with a piece from a public health researcher who has seen how our system -- by prioritizing two-parent households -- puts survivors in danger. Sara Shoener writes that by framing two-parent households as the ultimate familial arrangement and incentivizing these arrangements through policy and coercing them through court actions, our system "tethers victims of violence to their assailants, sacrifices safety in the name of parental rights and helps batterers maintain control. Sweeping rhetoric about the value of marriage and father involvement is not just incomplete," the piece points out. "For victims of domestic violence, it's dangerous."
More from Shoener on how victims have internalized this stigma:
After spending two years studying services for domestic violence survivors, I was surprised to realize that one of the most common barriers to women's safety was something I had never considered before: the high value our culture places on two-parent families. [...] I found that almost all of the women with children I interviewed had maintained contact with their abusers. Why?
Many had internalized a public narrative that equated marriage with success. Many had internalized a public narrative that equated marriage with success. Women experiencing domestic abuse are told by our culture that being a good mother means marrying the father of her children and supporting a relationship between them.
And how this stigma is reinforced by institutions that are supposed to help survivors escape these dangerous relationships -- something she has witnessed firsthand:
The truly alarming part, however, is the extent to which the institutions that are intended to assist domestic violence survivors — protection order courts, mental health services, public benefits programs and child custody systems — reinforce this stigma with both official policies and ingrained prejudices.
Mental health professionals, law enforcement officials, judges and members of the clergy often showed greater concern for the maintenance of a two-parent family than for the safety of the mother and her children. Women who left abusive men were frequently perceived at best as mothers who had not successfully kept their children out of harm's way and at worst as liars who were alienating children from their fathers.
In court, I watched a judge order the very first woman I interviewed to drop off her son at his father's house every week for visitation. When she tried to tell the judge that she had a protection order against her child's father and that she was concerned for her safety, the judge responded: "You know what? You are just trying to keep this child from his father, aren't you?"
Katie McDonough is Salon's politics writer, focusing on gender, sexuality and reproductive justice. Follow her on Twitter @kmcdonovgh or email her at kmcdonough@salon.com.
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The Purple Jacket is pleased to take part in this year's Progressive Holiday Blog Party with the wonderful members of Caregiving.com. The Community at Caregiving.com is like having an extended family; I am proud to be a part of this wonderful group!
For those first time visitors to 'The Purple Jacket' welcome and Thank You for stopping by! I blog about my Caregiving experience for my partner, who I loving refer to as 'The Little One.' He was diagnosed with esophagus cancer in August of 2011. Given three to four months to live, he has outlived all predictions. While each one of us deals with the reality of cancer in a different way, each one of us wants to look on the bright side of life. Yesterday is gone, today is here, not sure about tomorrow. It is our hope that lets us withstand problems; it is our beliefs that let us find solutions.
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So glad "The Little One" is outliving all predictions. Love hearing those accounts!
I appreciate you stopping by my blog. I am grateful for the extended time with 'The Little One.' He is quite the fighter.
Chris, I'm thrilled you're a part of the Caregiving.com Holiday Blog Party! I do love your attitude and hearing stories of The Little One. Your blog is awesome! I'm glad you mentioned the radio show. I can't listen to it live since I'm working but I will start downloading the podcasts. Happy holidays!
Thanks for your kind words and support. I just love being a part of this extended family!
This year, my favorite part of the holiday season will simply be enjoying the warm weather in Florida as compared to the cold winter in St. Louis!
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UFC to fight on; Dana White says sports world is "panicking"
FILE – In this Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, Dana White, president of the UFC, speaks at a news conference after the UFC 229 mixed martial arts event in Las Vegas. The UFC is determined to fight on amid the worldwide coronavirus outbreak. The UFC hasn't canceled any competitions, even those previously scheduled for areas where large gatherings are now banned. White attributes his decision to go against the sports world's collective mindset partly to a conversation Thursday, March 12, 2020, with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
By GREG BEACHAM
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The UFC is determined to fight on amid the coronavirus pandemic.
While leagues and organizers across sports canceled or delayed competition this week, the UFC proceeded with its plans to hold a fan-free event Saturday night in Brasilia, Brazil. Next weekend, the promotion still plans to stage a full fight card with fans inside London's O2 Arena.
The UFC hasn't canceled any competitions, even those previously scheduled for areas where large gatherings are now banned. Instead, the promotion has moved events scheduled for March 28 in Columbus, Ohio, and April 11 in Portland, Oregon, to the new UFC Apex complex in Las Vegas, where it has a small arena and television production capabilities.
UFC President Dana White attributes his decision to go against the sports world's collective mindset partly to a conversation Thursday with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. White and Trump are longtime friends and business associates.
"I talked to the president and the vice president of the United States about this," White said on ESPN, his promotion's broadcast partner. "They're taking this very serious. They're saying, 'Be cautious, be careful, but live your life and stop panicking.' Everybody is panicking, and instead of panicking, we're actually getting out there and working with doctors and health officials and the government to figure out how we can keep the sport safe and how we can continue to put on events."
Combat sports are among the most elemental competitive events, with just two fighters and a referee in a cage or ring surrounded by three judges and relatively few vital support personnel. That's a big reason why the UFC believes it can continue while the rest of the sporting world grinds to a halt.
The UFC won't have fans in the stands in Brasilia or Las Vegas, but the competition will go on — and more importantly to the fighters, they'll get paid in a sport that usually provides no financial compensation to its combatants for their months of preparation and training unless a fight actually takes place.
"I would bet more than half of fighters would expose themselves to coronavirus before not getting to fight," UFC welterweight Anthony Rocco Martin said. "We aren't union and don't get paid to not fight. Most spend all their money getting to their next fight."
The Bellator mixed martial arts promotion went against that industry standard Friday after it canceled a scheduled fan-free show in Uncasville, Connecticut, a few hours before it was scheduled to begin. President Scott Coker said Bellator will pay everyone involved in the show, an announcement greeted with surprised excitement by its fighters.
White said the UFC will monitor its fighters for symptoms of coronavirus before allowing them to compete. The UFC issued guidelines to its fighters and employees this week asking them to adhere to standard practices for avoiding contraction and transmission of disease.
"We're always looking out for the health and safety of our fans, our athletes, whatever it might be," White said. "This thing going on, we're going to do the same thing. We're going to make sure that two healthy athletes are competing, and these guys are good to go."
For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.
The vast majority of people recover from the virus. According to the World Health Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover.
White stands increasingly alone among sports' power brokers in his perception of the pandemic. NASCAR and the PGA Tour scrapped planned events Friday, a few days after nearly every team sports league in North America had abandoned hopes of regular competition in upcoming weeks.
"I'm good with fighting in an empty arena," tweeted Kevin Lee, who will compete in the main event in Brasilia even after missing weight by 2 1/2 pounds Friday. "Let's not panic too crazy, let us fight, entertain the people stuck at home."
Even boxing, with its notoriously fractious politics and headstrong leadership, has largely halted.
Top Rank had two shows headlined by its elite young talent scheduled for New York in the next week. Former U.S. Olympian Shakur Stevenson was supposed to defend his featherweight title Saturday in an ESPN fight, and Ireland's Michael Conlan was to fight on St. Patrick's Day on the ESPN+ streaming service.
After initially announcing plans to hold the shows without fans, Top Rank scrapped them altogether Thursday.
Top Rank boss Bob Arum attributed the cancellations to a lack of available tests for coronavirus, saying he could have staged the shows if he could guarantee the participants' health.
"Unless something is done in the country, we're not going to see sports for a long, long time," Arum said. "It's really the testing. There's no reason the March Madness couldn't be on if everybody was assured there was adequate testing for all the participants. … Obviously you can't test every spectator, but you can certainly test the fighters and corner people as long as you have tests."
Unlike White, Arum has been at odds with Trump for many years, and he campaigned aggressively against the former casino owner in 2016.
"The system is a mess, and a mess because there's no leadership," Arum said. "If we had a normal president, we'd have the leadership."
AP Boxing Writer Tim Dahlberg contributed to this report.
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Germany Arrests 4 Former ISIS Fighters in Less Than a Week in Separate Cases
By Patrick Poole Sep 19, 2017 8:17 AM ET
Four former ISIS fighters — a Chechen in Bremen, two Iraqis in Berlin, and a Syrian arrested Schleswig-Holstein — were arrested in Germany within the past week.
And these arrests come just days before Germany's general election, when Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door immigration policies are up for review by the voters.
These arrests also come as thousands of ISIS fighters in Syria and Iraq are retreating to their home countries after stinging defeats imposed by U.S.-led coalition forces and the Syrian army.
Bremen: A 28-year old Chechen man, Aslanbek S., was arrested on September 13 with a Chechen woman (presumably his wife) after a months-long investigation. Prosecutors allege he fought with ISIS in Syria.
Berlin: Two men, 31-year old Iraqi Raad Riyadh A.A. and 19-year old Iraqi Abbas R., were arrested on September 15. According to federal prosecutors, Raad Riyadh executed two Shi'ite women in Mosul and later executed an Iraqi officer. He arrived in Germany on July 31, 2015, and then tried to recruit two suicide bombers. Abbas R. is accused of participating in the same executions and committing war crimes.
Schleswig-Holstein: A Syrian man, Majed A., took up arms against the Assad regime in 2013, fighting first with al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra, later shifting to Ahrar al-Sham, and then joining ISIS in Raqqa in 2014. Federal prosecutors allege that he was tasked by ISIS to travel to Europe, and he arrived in Germany on August 10, 2015.
The former ISIS fighters in these cases had been in Germany for several years.
In the Bremen case, according to the Weser Kurier, the arrested Chechen man is part of a larger cell in Bremen of 10-20 ISIS supporters made up of Chechens and German nationals. Since 2014, 28 people have left Bremen to join ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
Earlier this month Der Spiegel reported that nearly 60 former fighters with a Syrian militia, Owais al-Qorani Brigade, which was allied with both Al-Qaeda and ISIS, had sought asylum in Germany after committing large-scale massacres of civilians:
The Spiegel report, citing security agencies, said the group's members had participated in "numerous massacres of captured civilians and Syrian soldiers." At least 300 people were killed in such massacre.
German security agencies have reportedly set up a special task force to investigate the group's members in Germany.
Some 25 former fighters are being investigated, but another 30 unconfirmed members are believed to be in the country, the magazine reported.
One of the members mentioned by Spiegel is a former commander who arrived in the northern German city of Bremen in 2014. He allegedly took part in a massacre at a garbage dump that killed 36 policemen, administrative workers and military officials, and included beheadings.
As I reported here at PJ Media last month, Germany has seen a dozen refugee/immigrant-related terrorist incidents since January 2016.
Germany's Refugee-Driven Terror Problem Out of Control After a Dozen Incidents Since Jan 2016 https://t.co/4r8LtCh3tG via @pjmedia_com
— Patrick Poole (@pspoole) August 2, 2017
The Weser Kurier report cited earlier states that German Federal Criminal Police have categorized 700 people as Islamist threats who are under investigation. The scope of the problem, though, is considerably larger.
"Germany's domestic intelligence service estimates there are about 10,000 radical Islamists in the country." https://t.co/ZnKIzGTuf6
— Max Abrahms (@MaxAbrahms) July 28, 2017
These mindboggling numbers, however, most likely don't account for the hundreds of former ISIS fighters now headed back to Europe who all pose a serious threat.
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— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 16, 2017
As I noted here several weeks ago, Interpol has sent out a notice based on U.S. intelligence of 173 ISIS terrorists who may be headed to Europe.
But that only scratches the surface of how vast the threat may be from returning ISIS fighters.
BREAKING: U.S. Warns the World About 19,000 ISIS Fighters on the Loose https://t.co/hkQA3UB6R7 via @pjmedia_com
— Patrick Poole (@pspoole) July 30, 2017
France has seen 271 jihadi militants return: minister https://t.co/HPudKcVGLq
— Reuters Iran (@ReutersIran) August 6, 2017
And lest we think that the U.S. is immune from these issues:
250 Americans have gone to fight for ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
How many have stayed to fight for ISIS here? https://t.co/cXqiDiogm7
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) June 13, 2016
The arrests in Germany over the past week are just the tip of a jihadist iceberg that, like the Titanic, many European countries are steaming towards.
Patrick Poole is a national security and terrorism correspondent for PJMedia. Follow him on Twitter.
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I've learned a lot since I began teaching.
I used to assign etudes from the Barret Book - exclusively - to my college level students. I was fairly insecure as a teacher at that point, and I knew that I could always find something to say about a Barret etude. I was comforted by the accompaniment line that came along with every etude - if I was at a loss we could just play together, and I told myself that hearing good oboe playing was a helpful part of lessons, and playing duets taught them about momentum and direction and flow, and intonation, and pulse. In the Barret book, the etudes are not always easy, but they are simple enough that a good college student can read them down, and I desperately wanted my students to have success. I figured that being able to play their assignment after minimal practice was success. I wanted to be able to speak fluently and make observations in lessons and hear the tiny improvements minute to minute - and Barret was working for me.
More recently, though, I have been assigning Ferling etudes to almost everyone. To more people than I had thought would have success in that book. The etudes are much more complicated. They are all beautiful, and satisfying - but the slow ones take a lot of figuring out, rhythmically and musically, and the fast ones are significantly technical. The first few times I sent students out with these I was worried that they'd struggle and give up. That they'd quit the oboe and hate me. But sometime over the past ten years I pretty much stopped caring what students think of me, and now I unabashedly assign difficult pieces.
What I've realized is that students have to work hard to learn these etudes. They have to be able to break the thing down into small chunks, and figure out how to approach it, and manage their time, and keep track of what they've done. They have to plan their breathing and work out complex rhythms and devise metronome games to solve the problems posed by the piece. Whereas with Barret they could come in sight-reading and look to me for guidance, with Ferling they have to do the work. Sight-reading isn't an option.
And it's fantastic how they rise to this challenge. My students are progressing faster than they ever have, and our lessons are MUCH more fun and engaging because they bring in a week of work and progress. Yes, it does sometimes happen that they can't accomplish the etude in a week, but they come in with questions about how to proceed and then they go back and do the work. And finally, I have realized that the WORK is the magic, not the teaching.
In the past few weeks I have been involved in a branding workshop with Greg Sandow which has been fascinating and challenging. The final assignment was difficult for me because it was so vague. I was to come the session prepared with images and words that I felt represented my personal brand. What?? Images? What kind of images? Words? I play the oboe! To my great relief, one of my classmates asked for clarification - but was denied it. I stewed for days about what to do, present, say. Was I supposed to draw something? Write something? Take photos? Search the internet? Images of what, for god's sake!
So I fretted, and I worried, and eventually it came to me that I HAD performers that I admired, and whose brands I respected and aspired to emulate. So I hopped onto the web and found a fabulous and characteristic shot of Fred Astaire. From there I came up with words to describe him, and words to describe me, and one idea led to another, and before I knew it I actually had a little collage to present, AND - I understood what the assignment was about. Having to fight my way through the vagueness to a solution meant that I kind of began to understand who and what I am as an artist - and some of the ways I will be able to change my materials to present myself better.
I admit that I had secretly been hoping for an ANSWER from the workshop - that I could hand in my C.V. and out would pop a solution to my total lack of career savvy - but of course that's not the way things work. What I actually got from the experience was a way in. I had to do some work, and that helped me to focus my ideas on the work I have to do next, and although this all sounds like a lot of work it now seems manageable. Understandable. Like something I can actually do, with a little help and guidance along the way, and get better at as I go.
The WORK is the magic. Not the teaching.


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Chris Hemsworth at the World premiere of 'Thor: Ragnarok' held at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, USA on October 10, 2017. (Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com)
Chris Hemsworth says he was a struggling actor before he landed the role of Marvel's "Thor".
Making it in the entertainment industry is not easy. Just ask Chris Hemsworth. Before making it as an A-list actor and starring in the Marvel "Thor" franchise, Hemsworth was running out of money.
Many top actors have become wealthier joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In fact, Robert Downey, Jr., who is mostly known for indie films in the mid-2000s, made millions after joining the franchise and playing Iron Man. However, for Hemsworth, he was a struggling actor just trying to make it.
Over a decade ago, Hemsworth first came to Hollywood to act in films. Before that, he had seven years of acting experience in Australia.
It is easy to imagine it being easier to survive on an aspiring actor's salary in Australia than in Los Angeles, where the cost of living is a lot higher. Outside of receiving a small lead role in the first "Star Trek" reboot movie, he had a hard time landing any major acting roles.
His very first U.S. acting job was for an indie film called "Ca$h", where he was reportedly cast based on his appearance than his acting skills. He then appeared in 2009's "A Perfect Getaway" and that's when Hemsworth found himself in financial trouble.
In an interview with Variety, Hemsworth recounted his experiences during the late 200s. His goal was to help his family financially but thinking about it would make him extremely nervous at auditions to the point where he could not relax and anxiety became a big problem in his life.
This may have cost him being cast in "G.I. Joe" and playing Gambit in the "X-Men" movies. Of course, since then, he has learned to be more confident and look more relaxed than his competitors.
Yet, the pressure of being an actor can become extremely frustrating. Losing out on these auditions put Hemsworth in a scary place financially. For a time, he was not sure he would be able to stay in Los Angeles as he began running out of money. Being cast as Thor was a dream come true, but surely not the only story where an actor nearly gave up before landing a big role.
According to reports, Hemsworth net worth is now in the upper million figures, with some estimates suggesting $100 million.
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Hey, it's my lqs too! In fact it's so close I can sneak off there before anyone notices I'm gone! Julianne has created such a wonderful place for quilters locally and online too. It's a warm inviting fun place to shop and their selection of fabrics is the best! Great post Quilt Dad!
Wish I was close enough to visit! The shop looks like a lot of fun!
I love this shop too -- every time I go over to Raleigh I try to make a special trip in there, they are a wonderful shop. I didn't realize that the Quilt Dad lived in NC -- I'm over in the Winston Salem area. We have some prettyr great shops over here too if you find yourself over this way.
I did all 3, I love your quilts. You are not that far from Charlotte, I will get there one day. Road trip!
Well, who knew?! My husband's company has an office in Cary that he visits several times a year... maybe next time the boys and I will tag along and check this out! ;-) At the very least, I think he'll need to visit on behalf of me next time he's in town!
I completed all three entries (the FB ones as Michelle Olsen Sasak). I wish I was close enough to shop there, it looks amazing!
I adore her row by row!
I love associating with like-minded individuals.I love the challenges of discovering the perfect fabric,calculating borders, or investigating another pattern with clients.Making friendships with our group of fabric lovers and getting up to speed with built up companions is grand when you can do it at work!At the point when boxes of new fabric arrive,I'm generally the first to scramble for the crate cutter to see what new fabric has arrived.Consistently brings new challenges,new open doors,new stories, and new friendships.
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FUBAR stands for Fucked Up Beyond All Repair. This is an excellent support for times of chaotic overwhelm - times when you feel you are spiraling and can't seem to find footing.
Lavender and Chamomile are both very calming and supporting to the heart. They can help us to chill a bit when we feel that we can't quite get to a chill point ourselves. Citrine reminds us of our power, our sense of self, of the "I AM". Black Onyx is a very grounding stone that will help us stay rooted to the Earth, especially when we feel we might just spiral off into oblivion.
lavender, chamomile, gemstone essences of citrine, black onyx.


Wray Castle is a victorian folly on Lake Windermere. Built in 1840 by a retired surgeon, the mock-gothic fantasy castle was acquired by The National Trust in 1929 and has since been home to the Freshwater Biological Association, the Merchant Navy and is now a family friendly tourist attraction.
In 2015 – 2016 artists Glenn Boulter, Ross Dalziel and Hwa Young Jung are looking at the multiple timelines and tenants of Wray Castle for the Ok Sparks! project.
This unique workshop revisits the "Easter Class", an introduction to freshwater biology with scientists from the Freshwater Biological Association. Join us to investigate the local ecology of the Lakes with hands on activities about chemistry, algae, fish, invertebrates and more. Explore the impact of the lake ecosystem and the role of limnology in the world today.
This is a workshop from the Ok Sparks project for the budding amateur naturalist; a short fun yet intensive course with alot to discover.
You will be expected to complete the full 3 hour course.
Suitable for ages 14 and up ONLY.
To join the course you need to buy a ticket on Eventbrite plus General Admission to the National Trust, £9.50 for adults, £4.25 concession.


Black and white build .
Just want to say thank you pcpartpicker for the featured build . This sure surprised the hell out of me lol . It really means a lot , thanks again . I also want to thank all of you gals and guys for your nice comments and all the ideas that I got from this site by looking at your builds .
This is my first black and white build ,but still could not to leave it without some colors lol . As all of my previous computers this one is gonna be used mostly for gaming and what ever else I need it for . It feels like what ever and how ever you build it in short time of period gets old lol . I know that the sli bridge is upside down in the pictures and I put it on the right way later on but I was lazy to retake them all , my apologies .
Things not on the list ; Sleeved cables from Icemodz (the best cables I ever had) , and some from CableMod . Gaming chair from Noble chairs , got it from Newegg . Expensive but worth every penny .
Great cpu , it can easily hits 5 Ghz , besides that its pretty much like 6700K but since is new model I went with it . .
I never test it for speed but it must be better . Hassle free installation and less cables deserve easy 5 stars . I'm so glad I tried .
I am pleasantly surprised with case . originally I was gonna get Enthoo Evolv but it doesn't support Asus ix apex mobo so I got this one instead . I cant say I like it more but I'm ok with this case . Lots of room for everything , great layout just like Evolv plus it supports EX-mobo . Tempered Glass and $99 price on top of that its a great deal for me .
Not much to say about it it supplies power . Its an overkill but it is a left over from previous build so I had no reason to buy another .
I had these before in read color but white is special because you can pair with any other color . They work good too .
Beautiful , best looking fans right now (for me) .
i need those cables in my life. and also why is your sli bridge rog logo upside down??
I installed it wrong by mistake , I saw it later but I didn't want to take all the pics again lol . Cables are from Icemodz , best I ever had .
I guess , I got it while back .
This is what I need rn... Thanks for blessing my eyes with this beast.. and yep i saw the comment, sli bridge fail lol, but overall very nice fancy build.
Please enligthen me, does your Trident Z RGB has a ''grey /gun metal'' heatspreader or it is just a light effect on picture #4?
You are right , its a gun /metal heat spreader .
Well , I think they're all the same black & white on one side and grey/white on the other . I got it from Newegg .
VERY CLEAN!! Stellar list of hardware, cable management is on point! Question - what did you have to drill out? Cant really tell in the pic.
Thanks bro . Holes for the radiator did not match so drilled new ones .
please orientate the SLI bridge the right way it takes away from your amazing build. Anyway great build nice cable management!!
I did lol . I saw it when I finished but I did not want to take all the pictures again . Thank you .
DAAMMNNN this things looks sleek !
The chair is from Noble chairs and it's $529 on Newegg . It looks amazing and it is high quality product . It's real leather that's why cost so much . To be honest that's the only one I could have it shipped to Hawaii . I tried Dx racer chairs and nobody is shipping to Hawaii so had no choice .
Conrats on your featured! Very neat!
Thanks bro . This is not a featured build but I may have one someday lol . Or you post the comment by mistake hehe .
I WAS HERE IN FRESH. YEAH!!
Thank you , there is a spike imo also . People build more , and more they build better they get .
Thanks bro . Yeah you can mount it anywhere . I took the hdd brackets out and just drilled the holes on the bottom , much better .
Is your Samsung 960 evo plugged into a DIMM slot?
Nice build my man!! Do you have a link to that adapter for the ssd? Thanks!
Thanks , ssd adapter came with the motherboard .
10/10 build; i was looking at that same phanteks case myself and went with the fractal r5 instead. your build has definitely pushed me in the direction of getting sleeved cables for my psu though; normal cables are so stiff and hard to cable manage...what a pain.
i did have a quick question for you; what desk is that in the picture you have all the components pictured? i've been looking for a new corner desk.
These cables are really great because they have that plastic feel in it (Icemodz) , the lover gpu have CableMod and they are much softer , still good tho .
This is the corner desk that I actually mean to add some wood tops that I work on to make it bigger . Its kind of not deep enough , only 18" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NAX23FB/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Cheap but base is very sturdy so you can put the granite on the top .
Actually you should be happy that you didn't get the EVOLV case as those cards would be choking in there :) Awesome build!
I just got that case too but will be doing costume water cooling on cpu and 2 gpus . Thanks for the compliment .
Someone's getting prepared for 4K 144hz!
Great build. Everything looks great and not overdone with RGB. Clean build.
Amazing build! Very clean. I was just wondering how you keep the tis cool? I have sli ti and it literally burned my hand one day running over 100 degrees. Is it fixable without custom looping or is the computer going to be okay running that hot?
Thank you . I have no problems with it at all . I did try to maximize air flow as much is in my knowledge to do so with the case I have . Push/pull config on intake and 3 on exhaust , doing fine so far . Will se in the future how it plays out .
Pictures...and good ones! Thank you!
Very clever fan placement solution for the extra long radiator. I'm assuming you drilled new holes to secure the bottom part of the radiator since you had a picture of the drill.
I'm a believer in the MagLev fans but I love the NZXT fans in the front.
RGB lights look balanced and the lighting options at your disposal are versatile.
Your comment is even better than my build lol . Thanks bro . You are right about drilling , right on spot as you had the same problem lol .
Thank you , i appreciate that .
This case is my new favorite and your build just emphasizes the point. Well done!
And DANG is that 1080ti SLI? Aw heck yeah it is.
Thanks bro . The previous build I was like naaaah I don't need it so I got 2x1070 . But this time I just want it to go all the way .
thats definitely all the way!
And I love because of it lol . Thanks .
DAAAAAAAMN!!! 1+! This looks amazing! congrats on the feature!!!
Very nice build! very very very clean! I thought it was a toy chair when it was disassembled.
Thanks bro I appreciate that . I absolutely love Asus . Personally for me they are little bit ahead of all others and I am talking about the look of their products .
Nice build!!! +1 What led strips did you use for your ambient lighting?
Thank you . Its a NZXT .
Awww Yiss. This is one sleek, understated (and overpowered :D ) build. Great job putting it together!
Thank you , I use Acer - Predator X34 34.0" 3440x1440 100Hz Monitor .
Interesting mobo choice, but i'my glad to see people use my dream case, builds in the phanteks enthoo pro m tg edition always look great... you got my +1 for sure!
Thanks bro , mobo is really interesting . The only thing I don't like about is that there is no io shroud .
wish i could afford that.
One day u will .
Definitely a FAN of this build!
Gorgeous build! I am in awe. What piece of software is that in photo #46?
Thanks bro , that is NZXT CAM software .
How loud is it when gaming or on full load?
I game with headphones on but when I'm not and 100% load is not bad even tho the pc is right next to me .
I DON'T UNDERSTAND! Why don't you have any GPU sag? I have a 1070 Strix ROG and the GPU sag bothers the Hell out of me.
There is no sag for few reasons , Motherboard psi slots are reinforced , the case bracket on the back are different in every case (some are better than other) , Sli bridge help`s too . I don't know if you gonna believe me but sleeved cables help if they are made out of stiffed material . The cables on the top gpu (Icemodz) are really stiffed and they are holding just enough on that one corner . The bottom gpu cables(CableMod) are softer and there is a little sag but gpu is co close to the shroud and I'm gonna cut a piece of rubber and put it under .
Oh. Makes a lot of sense.
I love that case and the price seems so reasonable as well!
A separate question...in your pic#3 the corner table(s) seems quite functional. May I ask where you bought it and how much you paid?
Thanks bro , much appreciated . The desk is from Amazon and it is perfect for my taste . It does have one bad thing do , its only 18" deep and doesn't fit with my other desk . But , I'm gonna buy piece of plywood cut it , stain it ,pant it and it will fit the other desk perfect . The best thing about it is shape and the steal base . You can put a lot of weight on it . And also , its cheap and they shipped for free , works great for me .
Thanks for the follow-up Bro! So you are going to add additional width, so that this desk lines up with your other desk?
Beautifully done. Congrats on the featured spot.
I think the NZXT Kraken X62 would have looked amazing in that build.
I had it but it was too big , usb connector was sitting on the top of the RAM so I sold it and got this one instead .
Cool! Did you have any issues with the HDD drive bay cover having to be removed to fit the 280mm? A ton of posts have been one way or the other about it.
At first yes because the holes for the radiator did not match so I mowed it up and drilled the new ones and put the cover back .
It will fit . This case support e-atx mobo and I think up to 420mm gpu . I have no problems wit the temperature at all but depends on your cooler and the fans you are using . I hope this helps . Btw if you are not on the budget get Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Computer Case - Tempered Glass Edition , It is so much better looking case . I just got one for my girlfriend and it is wow . I know Its $80 more but its worth every penny and more .
Thanks for the response Hector. I'm currently on a ~4200 budget. Seems a lot but with the 1950x, x399 mobo, and 2 monitors I'm already at ~2500$. What is so much better about the case that you recommend the 80$ premium? I have not seen either as I have a HAF X case atm and no local PC Store.
Make your dream come true :) . Thanks bro .
Nice rig! Thinking about buying that case. Same GPU size, Asus RX580 Strix 8Gb Looks nice!
just a question, you can't fit the odd cage in there with the 280mm radiator mounted at the front can you? it doesn't look like it in your picture and phanteks website doesn't say.
I don't think so , because one of the screw holes is covered by the fans and radiator .
ok thanks! it appears i can fit a 240mm radiator in the front but not a 280mm.
You can but you have to redrill the holes , thats what i did .
no i can't fit a 280 with the odd cage at the same time. but what i don't understand is why you can fit 2 140 fans in the front but not a 280.
Like i said , mine is 280mm anf i just moved it up anf drillrd the new holes . The cover plate is still on top of the shriud .
Nothing special really , that is on idle settings if you are talking about the CAM screenshot . Temperatures are pretty good on heavy load too tho , because radiator have push/pull configuration and be quiet 240mm is really good . I would also say it depends on how low is your room temperature . I set mine ac on 70 all the time and helps a lot .
Thanks , you can do much better then this tho .
sorry it was like 4am when i wrote that.
what i meant to say was; i appreciate the time and thought you put into the build, it looks great, super clean and concise, and you did a great job. kudos.
I know what you meant lol , and like i said thanks a lot . I took it as it is , a compliment .
l know it's been a while since you built the computer, but i was wondering how you got your silent wings 240mm. I'm currently trying to use that cooler to upgrade my pc, but i can't find anywhere that is stocked in the u.s. or ships to the u.s. under 40$. Could you help with that?
I bought it on newegg.com and i think the seller was www.overclockers.co.uk .
I've been looking for this cooler as well, and can't seem to locate one under 215-220 bucks. Did you ever find a place?
This is a great build but I was wondering where you got the white covers for the GPUs ?
Ey buddy! I want to build a computer this month, i am working hard to make happen. But i am a lite bit undecided. Any feedback? Anything yo would change? I want to edit promotional videos, 4k and a lot of color correction and motion graphics.
This is a sext f*g build yo.
I'm wondering how you put the be quiet! liquid cooler and the two corsair fans together like that? I'm confused as to where the fans of the be quiet system are lmao!
Otherwise it looks amazing man!
I put NZXT fans in the front as intake and screws through them to the cooler . Corsair fans in the back of the cooler as intake . Be quiet fans are spare . Thanks for the compliment .
Does the motherboard come with wifi and Bluetooth? Also sick build!
It doesn't , thanks for the compliment .
I like it that way , it works just as same . Its personal choice .
I was born lol , August 19th .
Yeah , most people do year instead , I use month and day all in one lol .


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Defrocked priest Hadmels DeFrias under investigation after a report that he was teaching children at a private school.
March 22, 2019, 6:01 PM ET
By Nicole Acevedo and Corky Siemaszko
The top education official in the Dominican Republic announced Friday he was launching an investigation just hours after NBC News reported that a former New Jersey priest who had been defrocked for molesting boys was teaching children English at a private school in the resort town of Punta Cana.
Education Minister Antonio Peña Mirabal "launched an investigation in the case of Hadmels DeFrías," Mirabal's spokesman Glenn Davis said in tweet in Spanish. "We're working to offer more information and concrete actions moving forward."
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Meanwhile Bellaneyda Saviñón Cabrera, the director of the Colegio del Caribe school where DeFrias had been teaching, went on a local Dominican radio show and announced that the disgraced priest was fired, according to reports from local media.
DeFrias, 47, had insisted in an interview with an NBC reporter that he told school officials about his criminal past before they hired him and claimed he didn't need to "inform them."
But Colegio del Caribe officials, in a letter obtained by one of the national newspapers in the Dominican Republic, insisted they had no idea that DeFrias was an admitted child predator.
"We as a responsible institution did not know anything about that information," the letter said. "And the international organizations that know of his case at no time sent a sealed and duly signed documentation, neither to the institution nor to the Ministry of Education, reporting the seriousness of the case."
"As you all already know we have a deficient system, since in a role of good behavior, international information concerning people who teach is not being released," the letter said in Spanish.
NBC News has reached out to Mirabal's office for more information about the scope of the investigation.
DeFrias, who could not immediately be reached for comment on Friday, is originally from the Dominican Republic and was assigned to the St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He was accused of fondling two brothers, both under 14, in 2001 and 2002 while the brothers were working in the church rectory, according to court records and published reports.
Charged with criminal sexual contact, DeFrias pleaded guilty in August 2004 and was sentenced to three years probation, court records show. As part of his sentence, he was barred indefinitely from any future contact with children under 18 in the state of New Jersey.
DeFrias was also ousted from the priesthood.
"Hadmels DeFrias was permanently removed from ministry and all ties with the Archdiocese of Newark were permanently severed when he was laicized by the Holy See at our request," the Archdiocese of Newark said in a statement Friday. "We've had no contact or involvement with any of his actions since he became a private citizen."
In a recent interview, DeFrias expressed regret for assaulting the brothers but said he is no longer a threat to minors and also claimed to be a bishop in the "progressive Celtic church."
"I don't see the children with those eyes anymore," DeFrias said. "I don't feel the attraction. I am not telling you that maybe someday it won't be there, because I can't predict the future."
DeFrias said he has been in therapy for a decade and that he is never alone with the children he teaches. But he conceded that parents might be nervous having somebody like him teaching their children.
"That is normal behavior," he said.
DeFrias' name resurfaced last month when Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, released a list of more than 60 priests dating to 1940 who had been "credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors." He was one of just a handful of Roman Catholic priests who had been criminally prosecuted for sexually abusing children.
DeFrias has also described himself as "a priest with the Progressive Celtic Church, an independent catholic jurisdiction within the Anglican tradition of churches." And in the interview he insisted it was an offshoot of the Anglican church.
But NBC News could find no such church and the Anglicans insisted DeFrias was not one of theirs.
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Nicole Acevedo is a staff reporter at NBC News Digital where she reports, writes and produces content for NBC Latino and NBCNews.com.
Corky Siemaszko
Corky Siemaszko is a senior writer at NBC News Digital.


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Hockey World Cup: Title-holders Australia eyeing another good show to keep funds flowing
Being the two-time defending champions, there is pressure on Australia to become first hockey playing nation to win a hat-trick of World Cup crowns.
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Australian hockey team players pose for a group photograph after they arrived at Biju Patnaik International airport, ahead of 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, in Bhubaneswar. (PTI Photo)
Standing on the cusp of creating history, two-time defending champions Australia are keen to put up a good show at the ongoing hockey World Cup to ensure uninterrupted flow of funds from its government till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Aiming to win a rare hat-trick of titles, Australia chief coach Colin Batch said a disastrous outing here could seriously affect its preparations for the Tokyo Olympics as its government may not release additional funds.
By virtue of the national team's impressive performances over the years, which includes back-to-back world titles in 2010 and 2014 besides the Champions Trophy and Commonwealth Games gold earlier this year, hockey is one of sports identified by the Australian government to get additional funding till the 2020 Olympics.
"It's very important that we continue to get the funding. Of course, it's linked to our performance. It was good to have the funding consolidated right till Tokyo 2020. The team has earned that with their performances over the last two years. It has given a lot of encouragement," Batch said at the Kalinga Stadium here ahead of his side's World Cup opener against Ireland on Friday.
"We would like to perform well here, because then the players will get more funding as well. They know that, so it goes on. If we are knocked out in the early part of the tournament here, then that can affect our funding. So, it's very important to play well here and be successful," he added.
Being the two-time defending champions, there is pressure on Australia to become first hockey playing nation to win a hat-trick of World Cup crowns, but the coach said they are taking it as a challenge.
"The Aussie group has a proud history. We are defending our title here and we are looking it as a challenge. That's our approach," Batch said.
Australia's last success on Indian soil was when they won the Hockey World League (HWL) Final here last year and Batch said the Kookaburras drew heart from that campaign.
"We continued to improve during the tournament (HWL Final). We could not win a game in the group stage but we drew three games against quality opposition. We made it to the quarterfinals and our hockey improved significantly from there," he said, summing up Australia's showing in the HWL Final.
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"We have got some belief from that tournament that we can continue to improve at whatever level we start at. Earlier this year we have got some success in the Commonwealth Games and the Champions Trophy. Each tournament creates different obstacles."
Talking about hosts India, Batch said India have already earned back its respect in world hockey with their upward rise in the recent years. "They (India) have improved. We have played them at the Champions Trophy and that was the best Indian team we had seen for a while," the Aussie coach said. "I think they will play well here, but again the best teams will play consistently right through the tournament. There will be pressure on India for sure, but they have a good team. I think everyone in world hockey respects them enormously."
Australia's co-captain Aran Zalewski too agreed with his coach and said they were taking the tournament as a challenge. "It's great that Australia has such a proud history in World Cups. We have taken experiences from the past but this is completely different group. We have now got 10 guys making their debut at World Cup," he said.
"For us as a team this is our first real chance of winning a World Cup as a group. We are not taking it as pressure but as a challenge."
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