Truthfully, I feel like I'm a fairly happy girl. I believe finding joy is something I have to purpose to do, it's a choice. Now, don't get me wrong-- I have my moments. You know, the occaisional pity party, why me's-- I try very hard to stay positive. I'm a regular mama. I'm busy. My kids are busy- and frankly, there are lots of things that just don't get done or get put on the backburner. Life isn't perfect, but I'm really trying to do better, be better and be happy in spite of the chaos.
I realized something this morning...my joy, whay I "enjoy" -- and where joy is most fully uncovered...is in the most obvious places. If I were a robber and joy were the most valuable thing I came to steal...where would I look for it? In the jewelery box, the safe, in the computer hard drives-- in the garage?
This morning let me tell you where I found joy.
I saw joy in my husband's face this morning because I rose with the roosters at 5:30 a.m. with him and I made the coffee (he usually makes the coffee).
I found joy in an old cast iron skillet flipping pancakes for my kids' breakfast (yes, we're usually eating on the run).
I even felt a little joy when I ironed Cash's little flannel shirt- little clothes are so much more fun to iron and I'm so happy it's finally fall!
I'm about to go en"joy" God's creation during my 2 mile jog/walk this morning. And I feel blessed and grateful to be able to do that.
Joy isn't in my bank account, though I felt so rich because my kiddos appreciated me making a hot breakfast today. Joy isn't in 30 minutes more sleep. Joy is in doing, giving and going the extra mile -- for me anyway. And guess what, it's a bit more effort, just like everything that is worthwhile, to look for my joy. It's not even big things, it's the little things, sometimes things we think are stumbling blocks (cooking and ironing) are actually little bits of joy to be uncovered.
Isn't joy a precious thing?


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Jewish, Catholic Leaders Condemn Use of Nazi Flag Outside Church Funeral in Italy
'It is unacceptable,' says Rome's Jewish community after right-wing extremists place a Nazi flag on a casket outside the parish of St. Lucy in a central Rome neighborhood
A picture made available by the Italian online news portal Open, showing people gathered around a swastika-covered casket outside the St. Lucia church, in Rome, on Monday.Credit: /AP
Italian Catholic and Jewish leaders on Tuesday condemned as outrageous an episode in which right-wing extremists put a flag with a swastika on a coffin outside a church after a religious funeral and gave Nazi salutes.
Rome's Catholic archdiocese said in a statement that priests at the parish of St. Lucy in a central Rome neighborhood, including the one who presided at the funeral rite, had no idea of what would happen outside the church on Monday.
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Pictures on the internet showed the coffin bearing the body of Alessia Augello, a former member of the right-wing extremist group Forza Nuova, covered by the flag.
The diocese statement called the flag "a horrendous symbol that cannot be reconciled with Christianity" and said the episode was an offensive example of "ideological exploitation" of a religious service.
Police said they were investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
Rome's Jewish community expressed outrage that such events could still happen more than 70 decades after the end of World War Two and the fall of Italy's fascist dictatorship.
"It is unacceptable that a flag with a swastika can still be shown in public in this day and age, especially in a city that saw the deportation of its Jews by the Nazis and their fascist collaborators," the statement said.
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After a raid on Rome's Jewish neighborhood on October 16, 1943, more than 1,000 of the capital's Jews were deported, most to the Auschwitz death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. Only 16 returned.
The Jewish community statement on Tuesday said the funeral incident was "even more outrageous because it took place in front of a church."
A similar incident took place outside another Rome church in March of last year.
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Waterford has now been undefeated in conference play for five years straight, continuing its path of excellence Thursday night.
Taking the conference title, the Lady Wildcats (16-3, 11-0 TVC-Hocking) took Wahama (6-10, 5-8) by storm 56-32.
Seconds before the buzzer leading into halftime, senior guard Rachel Adams blocked a shot by Wahama taking Waterford into the third quarter ahead 34-22.
Despite being ahead, the team continued to push strong on their offensive. In the third, the team scored eight points and were ahead by a total of 16.
Adams led the team with 22 points total, six of those on 3-point shots. Following behind her was freshman Cara Taylor with 10 points total, who put no hesitation in her footing before shooting the ball.
Another win was not the only exciting thing for the team, as the seniors also celebrated their final regular season home game. During the 3rd quarter, the families and friends stood up and cheered on the seniors.
Adams said she wants to finish the season and head into the postseason strong.
Waterford head coach Jerry Close said he thought the Lady Cats played well.
Close said he wants to continue to get better each game going into the postseason.
Close celebrated his 300th win last Monday, but was awarded his plaque at tonight's game.
After the game, the team cut themselves a piece of the net to finish out senior night.
Their next game is Monday, Feb. 11, where Waterford will face Parkersburg South at 5:45 p.m.


Kelsea Ballerini broke countless chart records for females in the country genre with her debut album and subsequent No. 1 hits, and the singer is opening up about her success and the role she's taken to empower women.
In a new interview with Zac Posen for the second episode of "Loud and Clear" from Yahoo Lifestyle, the "I Hate Love Songs" singer discusses how she hopes to influence women and change the dialog when it comes to the way female artists are portrayed in the media.
When asked if she thinks celebrities should get involved in politics and social issues, the singer admits that she personally chooses not to and instead uses her platform to empower women.
"I feel like my job is to be positive and encouraging and empowering to women. And that's kind of what I speak about through my music and that's what I use my platform for and what I feel really, really strongly about, and I feel like that's the influence I can make," she says.
The happily married singer also admits that she vowed to never date another artist but things changed once she met fellow singer Morgan Evans. Currently, her message is to live life unapologetically and she admits this is why she named her sophomore album Unapologetically.
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HomeThe CityCharityCharitable Choices: Tanya D'Amours, Vice President of The Sexual Health Network of Quebec
Charitable Choices: Tanya D'Amours, Vice President of The Sexual Health Network of Quebec
December 13, 2022 Demian Vernieri Charity, The City
The Sexual Health Network of Quebec is an organization that envisions the accessibility of accurate information about healthy relationships and healthy sexuality for youth in our communities. We got to speak with Tanya D'Amours, Vice President, to find out more about what they do.
Describe your charity/non-profit/volunteer work in a few sentences.
The Sexual Health Network of Quebec takes leadership in advancing sexual health education across the province through public education and awareness campaigns, support for the delivery of programs and services in schools, and the promotion of sexual health education. We act as a liaison to local, regional, national, and international organizations and are affiliates of Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights.
What problem does it aim to solve?
Over the years the mission of the organization has changed to meet the community's needs. Right now, we are focused on ensuring that youth have access to crucial knowledge that will help prepare them for healthy relationships, will prevent unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, and will give them more insight into the changes going on in their bodies. We are flexible in our approach and will meet with schools to answer their questions and make sure that we can provide materials or presentations that are appropriate for their students. As such, we are always developing new resources that can fill in the gaps that exist in sexual health education. For example, we currently offer a number of teacher toolboxes for elementary, secondary and special needs classrooms.
When did you start/join it?
I've been a member of this non-profit organization for just over 10 years, but the SHNQ has been around since 1964. It started off as the Family Planning Association and then evolved into Planned Parenthood before transitioning to the Sexual Health Network of Quebec that we know today.
What made you want to get involved?
The organization is close to my heart because I am passionate about empowering youth to make well-informed choices when it comes to their bodies and their relationships. Sexuality and gender can be complex, and youth are navigating these topics on top of everything else on their plates. This is why it is essential to provide them with non-judgemental, inclusive, and comprehensive information that they can use to make educated decisions. I was lucky enough to have sex-ed when I was in high school and it
was an amazing experience. I wanted to be able to provide that same level of knowledge, on a topic that is often not spoken about, to the next generation of youth.
What was the situation like when you started?
Over the decade I have been with the SHNQ, we have seen curriculum changes, we have heard the concerns and questions from teachers and school boards, and most recently we have lived through a global pandemic that has had significant impacts on the ways in which sexual health education could be provided in schools. The most significant change in our work came after the government of Quebec announced that sexual health education would be mandatory in 2018. We heard from a number of staff that they would appreciate additional resources and training to feel prepared and confident in meeting this new requirement. We listened and we responded by shifting our focus from in-class sessions to the development of toolboxes that conformed to the MEES curriculum. With a topic like sexual health, there are always obstacles to overcome, but to date, we have overcome them and we continue to see a need
for our work which keeps us motivated to continue doing what we love.
How has it changed since?
We continue to serve as a support to educators and school boards by providing training, workshops, a virtual sexual health portal and our various toolboxes that break down topics to be covered at each grade level. Within the context of the pandemic, we saw that educators had to adapt the ways in which they worked and taught. With schools shifting to virtual classrooms, we have created e-learning versions of our materials and toolboxes that have been useful even now that classes are back to being taught in person. As affiliates of Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, we regularly collaborate with affiliates across the country which has really allowed us to step up our work and learn collectively from what is being done in other communities. Over the years, the connections that the SHNQ has made and the organizations we have learnt from and continue to collaborate with have really elevated the services
that we are able to offer.
What more needs to be done?
It is hard to know exactly what the future has in store, but one thing we do know is that we will be here at the SHNQ making sure youth across Quebec can have access to sexual health information and that their questions don't go unanswered. We have an amazing interdisciplinary team who work hard to ensure that we stay in touch with the needs of our community so that we can adapt as needed and develop appropriate sexual health education materials and resources whatever those may be.
How can our readers help?
If you would like to help spread the word about the SHNQ and our work, please share our website with the educators in your lives! As a non-profit, we are always looking for donations and funding sources that will allow us to continue this important work. Donations can be made through our site here.
Do you have any events coming up?
We don't currently have any events coming up, but we have had several in the past. We encourage people interested in supporting us to follow us on social media so that they will be the first to know what we're up to.
Where can we follow you?
You can find us on Instagram and Facebook. Feel free to like, share, or save our posts on social media to help us spread crucial sexual health information!
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If you are interested in sexual health information and would like to see what our affiliates are up to, you can also check out Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights.
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La Fédération du Québec pour le planning des naissances (FQPN) est un regroupement féministe de défense des droits et d'éducation populaire en matière de santé sexuelle et reproductive. Nous avons parlé avec l'organisme pour en […]
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April 26, 2022 Sofia Touboul Charity, The City
Perspectives Jeunesse est un organisme à but non lucratif qui accompagne des jeunes de 12 à 24 ans dans leurs démarches de persévérance scolaire. Nous avons parlé avec Émilie Rossignol, coordonnatrice, philanthropie et communications, pour […]
Charitable Choices: le Festival Vue sur la Relève
December 27, 2022 Sofia Touboul Charity, The City
Cette semaine, nous avons eu la chance de parler avec les organisateurs du Festival Vue sur la Relève. Ce festival est un véritable tremplin pluridisciplinaire pour les artistes émergent·e·s qui souhaitent déployer leur carrière dans […]


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Halle Climate History
Past weather including monthly averages for Halle
Country Overview For Germany
The climate in Germany is typically temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind. The terrain: lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south. For Berlin in January the daily average maximum temperatures is 6°C with the average minimum 2°C, while in June the average maximum is 22°C with a minimum of 13°C. The wettest month for Berlin is January with an average of 0.0mm of precipitation falling while the driest month is January with 0.0mm falling.
The information presented below gives detailed historical monthly average weather conditions along with exceptional weather occurrences. To maintain relevance to current weather trends the displayed information has been calculated using data collected over the past two decades. The climate profile is taken from closest available data source to Halle.
In recent times the highest recorded temperature in July has been 36°C that's 97°F, with the lowest recorded temperature -1°C, about 30°F.
Comfort Levels: Given average maximum temperatures and humidity levels generally you should not anticipate any discomfort from heat (see heat index for more information).
The average monthly amount of precipitation has been recorded at around 69 mm, that's 3 inches. Throughout the month you can expect to see rain or drizzle falling on 12 days of the month.
We calculate sunshine hours per day using our past forecast data. For July expect the sun to shine for an average of 11 hours per day. This represents the average number of hours in the daytime that the sun is visible and not obscured by cloud e.g. the average number of hours the sun is actually out and shining. Note we calculate hours of sunshine per day using our past forecast data, not observation data, thus it is an estimate and not actual.
The chart below plots the average number of days in any month that you can expect to see snow falling.


Employers can expect medical costs to increase by 9 percent next year, a slight decrease from the 2010 growth rate, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
For the first time, a majority of American workers is expected to have a health insurance deducible of more than $00 as more employers raise out-of-pocket limits, replace co-pays with co-insurance and add high-deductible health plans.
–	41 percent intend to increase medical cost-sharing, including higher deductibles and co-pays, while only 26 percent intend to increase prescription drug-cost sharing.
–	More employers are dropping health benefits for retirees. One third of employers with more than 5,000 workers subsidize retiree medical coverage, down from 47 percent in 2009.
–	Employers believe they can rein in costs by requiring workers to spend more money at the point of care. The number of employers using c0-insurance for doctors' visits has nearly doubled.
Medical inflation will continue in hospital and physician costs, which make up 81 percent of premium costs. Hospitals are shifting costs from Medicare to private payers and employers – the number one reason for higher medical cost trends. Medicare will reduce payment rates to hospitals for the first time after seven years of increases. Some hospitals that benefited from higher payments might be able to manage this type of cut by tapping their reserves.
Provider consolidation is increasing – which also means an increase in bargaining power. Nearly 3,000 doctors were involved in mergers in 2009, nearly twice that of 2008, and record consolidation continues in 2010, according to the report.


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The Yellow Passport és una pel·lícula muda dirigida per Edwin August i interpretada per Clara Kimball Young i John St. Polis, entre altres. La pel·lícula es va estrenar el 7 de febrer de 1916. La pel·lícula es basa en l'obra de teatre "The Yellow Ticket" (1914) que va ser adaptada pel director i Frances Marion.

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Sonia Sokoloff, una estudiant de cant que somia esdevenir una famosa cantant d'opera, és la filla d'una rica família russo-jueva que viu a Kiev. Fedia, un policia secret anti-semític, s'infiltra a la casa com a majordom i s'enamora de Sonia. Un dia que la troba sola intenta violar-la. Ella aconsegueix desfer-se'n i ho amaga als seus pares per no preocupar-los. Fedia es fa membre dels Black Hundred, una organització anti-semítica i incita el seu líder, Ivan, a atacar la casa dels Sokoloff. En l'atac mor tota la família excepte Sonia. Fedia entra a la casa per endur-se Sonia però en aquell moment són descoberts per Ivan i els dos homes lluiten per quedar-se amb la noia. Ivan és mort però ella aconsegueix escapar.

Poques setmanes després, a Sonia ja no se la considera ciutadana russa i se l'obliga a marxar del país. Reticent a marxar i abandonar on reposen els seus familiars i les classes de música, Sonia, en contra del consell del seu oncle Myron, va a la policia a declarar-se prostituta i així aconseguir un passaport groc, document que la permet quedar-se a la ciutat però que la marca com a prostituta. El cap de la policia però sospita que Sonia de l'engany i acaba esbrinant que ella ha pagat la protecció de la policia i els terratinents locals. El cap envia Fedia, ara un inspector de policia, a espiar-la. Ella aconsegueix despistar-lo però conscient que mai es lliurarà d'aquell home marxa amb el seu oncle als Estats Units.

Durant el viatge troben l'empresari d'òpera Carl Rosenheimer i el seu fill Adolph. Carl descobreix el talent de Sonia pel cant i decideix promoure la seva carrera com a cantant als Estats Units. Durant el viatge, Sonia i Adolph s'enamoren. En arribar a Ellis Island, oculten aconsegueixen evitar que els funcionaris sàpiguen que té un passaport groc i pot entrar al país. Als Estats Units Sònia esdevé ben aviat una celebritat. També esdevé la promesa d'Adolph. En aquell moment arriba Fedia, enviat pel seu govern el qual es reuneix amb els Rosenheimer per explicar-los que Sonia té un passaport groc i que per tant era una prostituta.

Adolph trenca amb Sonia i la denuncia a la policia. Les úniques proves de descàrrec que té, unes cartes enviades a la policia on es manifesta la seva innocència han quedat a Rússia. Aleshores, Akulena i el seu marit Fiodor, amics de Sonia de Rússia, venen als Estats Units amb aquests documents i estableixen la seva innocència. Sonia i Adolph es reconcilien.

Repartiment

 Clara Kimball Young (Sonia Sokoloff)
 John St. Polis (Fedia)
 Edwin August (Adolph Rosenheimer)
 Alec B. Francis (Myron Abram)
 John Boyle (Carl Rosenheimer)
 Mrs. Landau (Mrs. Rosenheimer)
 Edward M. Kimball (David Sokoloff)
 Thomas Charles (Fiodor, un terratinent)
 Florence Hackett (Akulena)
 Nicholas Dunaew (professor de música)
 Adolph Lestina (cap de la policía)
 Silas Feinberg (Alex Sokoloff)
 Robert Cummings (Ivan)

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Enllaços externs
 The Yellow Passport al catàleg de l'American Film Institute

Pel·lícules dels Estats Units del 1916

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Next month is an exciting time for small and big animals in Perth that are looking for their forever home. Locals who are planning to adopt are already planning for Perth security screens to ensure the animals are always safe.
This February's adoption event is a yearly activity organized in Perth. This is the fifth consecutive year for the National Pet Adoption Day. For this particular year, they are hoping to give a new home to around a thousand animals all over the country.
The event is organized through the partnership of PET stock and Pet Rescue, an adoption site. According to John Bishop, one of the founders of Pet Rescue, people who are looking to adopt should not base on the pet's look alone but they should appreciate the different personalities of the animals.
Bishop said that their pet Cocoa was also saved from the pound. It was his partner, Sydney, who adopted the dog more than six years ago. Cocoa was misunderstood by people, and she is only one of the many, because she seemed scary and very aggressive. The truth is that she is only looking for humans to give her some cuddles.
The campaign for 2019 is all about removing labels from the animals so that people will not judge based on the breed of the animal alone. In the week prior to the National Pet Adoption Day, the animals up for adoption will be listed on the website of Pet Rescue but there will be no labels included regarding the breed.
Mr. Bishop revealed that each year, 200,000 pets are left in pounds all over Australia because the owners did not claim them. He added that rescue pets are ideal because they are already a little older or adult therefore their personalities are already evident.
Vickie Davy, Bishop's co-founder, said that people have different lifestyle but they will be able to find one pet among these abandoned animals that will complement their lifestyle.
Future pet owners should install Perth security screens before February 9 which is the National Pet Adoption Day to have it ready when their pet comes home.


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When Work and Privacy Collide: Why Good Leaders Trust Their Employees
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"Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships." – Stephen Covey
While it is typical and prudent for organizations to intentionally design structures and policies intended to mitigate risk, when it comes to trust in the workplace, is being too risk-averse actually a detriment?
Workplace trust is an issue that long pre-dates the pandemic, but the sudden move to remote workplaces sent the problem into overdrive almost overnight. In response, many organizations increasingly turned to employee monitoring technologies to mitigate their perceived risk.
The most commonly used technologies track physical movement through video surveillance and track computer, email, or phone use, by monitoring keyboard strokes, internet use, or social media posts. While the methods may vary, the goal is typically to determine whether an employee is actively working – or not. However, does employee monitoring collide with workplace privacy? And what is the effect on workplace trust?
Let's look at three factors companies should consider when balancing the impacts of workplace privacy and trust.
1. Just because you can monitor employees, does it mean you should?
Currently, employee monitoring is permissible in Canada if the process follows Canadian privacy statutes. However, in remote workplaces, the measures an employer could use to monitor its employees raise a number of privacy issues. As privacy and data protection concerns gain increasing visibility, businesses that choose to engage in employee monitoring may be risking liability.
In human resource terms, workplace trust is being eroded not only by the effects of COVID-19 but also as in a wider sense in workplaces. While monitoring employee behaviour may create a sense of control and a feeling of security for employers, ultimately, managers may end up lessening their ability to create a sustainable culture of trust within the organization. In this way, monitoring may be both ineffective and potentially problematic when it comes to maintaining privacy compliance.
2. Monitoring employees is unlikely to give you the information you're really looking for.
If your goal is to evaluate performance and identify top team members, employee monitoring is unlikely to provide the information you need. Simply put, collecting information like keyboard strokes or online activity between 9-5 is more akin to babysitting than management. If it is not effective as an employment management tool, it may be difficult to align monitoring strategies with the privacy rule of collecting the least amount of information for a reasonable purpose.
Whether at home or in an office setting, employees should be entitled to a reasonable level of privacy. While employers may have good intentions, businesses could easily find themselves coming dangerously close to breaching employee privacy when it comes to invasive employee monitoring techniques. Any monitoring undertaken must be done with the laws and organizational privacy policies in mind.
3. A healthy workplace culture requires trust.
While it's not hard to understand why a work culture that emphasizes micro-management or borderline spying on employees is likely to impact trust negatively, we often forget that trust is a reciprocal quality that cuts both ways. This means it is essential for managers to trust their employees, but it is also equally important that employees trust their managers. Surveilling your employees may be one of the most jarring signals you can send to your team that you don't trust them. It's also a serious intrusion into employee privacy – and protection of privacy is a key to maintaining employee trust.
Rather than focusing on the metrics provided by employee monitoring, managers may be much better off directing their energy towards creating a culture of mutual trust and accountability where employees feel empowered to take charge of their productivity and contributions. Organizations that can create work cultures of trust and flexibility through responsible privacy protection will be more likely to attract and recruit from a wider talent pool and see better employee retention rates.
Balancing workplace privacy, trust and productivity in 2021 will continue to prove challenging for organizations across sectors. If you are looking for support in creating sensible privacy policies that strike the right balance, the experts at Cenera can work with your team to ensure you have the tools you need.
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Pope Francis is not afraid of the truth — Leonardo Boff
We are presently suffering an enormous vacuum of leadership, both in the Church and in society. But there is one who stands out from this mediocrity. That is Pope Francis, precisely because he is not afraid to speak the truth. A Pope who speaks the truth in the Church The institutional Church, as all power […]
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Now is the Time: A Call for Ecumenical/Interfaith Prophets
Let us find together those prophets living amongst us that are willing to speak truth and take us to those peoples and places where we may not really want to go.
Gods peace be upon each of you,
This past week the Troubadours of St. Clare Fraternity Council agreed to create within the Council the position of Ecumenical/Interfaith Formator. Our sister Barbara Jur, OFS, has consented to be the first facilitator of this new Council position. Barbara is already an elected Councilor with active voice within the Council. Her acceptance of this new role will be a blessing to us all.
To the best of my knowledge, we are the first and only fraternity to have taken such a step; further, I believe, no Region in the United States has moved in this direction, including Divine Mercy Region. We are very grateful to Barbara for her generous "yes" in response to the Council request. She has assumed this new role, and we look forward to her guidance and our own future formation.
Why is such a position necessary within a National, Regional, Local fraternity? The answer for me is simple. We need prophets. We need those brothers and sisters who will:
put themselves out there and speak truth to us;
remind us of our call as Franciscans to be in loving relationship with everyone;
help us fulfill the responsibilities of our profession; and,
take us places we would rather not go.
I encourage all Regional Executive Councils (most especially Divine Mercy Region) to explore the possibility of creating such a position within their respective Regions. I ask most especially the fraternities of Divine Mercy Region to search out and call forward into service those in our local fraternities who have a passion for Ecumenical and Interfaith dialogue and relationship.
Pax et bonum,
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"The Sultan and the Saint"
Review by Donna Hollis, OFS
The docudrama, "The Sultan and the Saint", is about Muslim and Christian Peacemaking.
The film was presented at Holy Family Catholic Church, Albuquerque, NM April 20th, 2017,
sponsored by the Franciscan Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the New Mexico Islamic community who were in attendance.
This film shown in Albuquerque is 1 of 50 premieres showing across the Country.
"The Sultan and the Saint" will be aired on PBS, December 18th, 2017
Introduction of the docudrama was presented by several leaders. Fr. Jack Clark Robinson, OFM, Provincial, introduced the event and welcomed all people in attendance. He went on to share that God of all mankind has many names and ways of praying and honoring Him. Creation is the footprint of God the most High and the first gift to all humans to be shared by All. We are intertwined with all creation, rooted in the earth that raise our hearts and minds to the Heavens. We share Mother Earth and the Sacred Space; this is our Home.
The Producer of the film, Michael Wolfe, was introduced. He shared about the 'Unity Production Foundation' (UPF). The documentary was made to enhance discussions between the isles of different Faiths and listen to one another (Muslim and Christian communities)
In the intro clip it begins with a story, the props, costumes, sets and story lines. The two stories of both the Sultan and St. Francis goes outside each of their faith traditions familiarity in order to bring Peace among each other. Both of their lives intertwine within the time of their own Faith journey.
Awards were given out: The Peace award was given to Arch Bishop John Weston in Albuquerque not in attendance.
The Islamic Community Award was given to the leader of the Islamic Center based in Albuquerque. He shares the same vision of building bridges and finding common ground among our beliefs.
This docudrama is about Peace in a war torn Country, much like todays unrest in our own time. Intermittent interviews flow throughout the film.
The film has two lessons:
History lesson – the Crusades fighting for authority and power. Christians versus Muslims wanting to rule Persia. The first part of the film shows the foundation and reason for so much unrest which brings about the fighting for control and power both from the stand points of the Church and Muslim rule.
Courage Lesson – The two biographies of St. Francis and the Sultan were woven together to show the courage each faced toward one another. Their differences taught them to be against each other. The only way they could understand each other was to Listen and be open to each other; learning from each other.
(Human beings drive war)
It is a story for our times of Peace in a time of turmoil!
The Movie begins with the height of the Crusades in 1220, Christians and Muslims defy the act of time. People respond by dehumanizing each other, killing, damming, inflicting evil on one another. What was the life of the Sultan and St. Francis about? They were each going through their own transformation during this time and were both becoming better than what they saw in war through prayer in their own way. Lepers were abolished in the time of St. Francis yet he realized they were suffering human beings and he began to reach out to them. Francis preached a message of Peace through his example. Francis by this time had dropped out of the violence and war of the Crusades. Francis knew we were created for a better purpose; to become peace makers. The Medieval Church called for a powerful struggle in the war of taking and killing others , killing all that would not bend the knee to them and their Church. The one true Church was all about control.
Francis and the Sultan both begin to value opposing direction of their traditions and times and behavior. They both wanted to promote Peace which was embraced in their prayer; the true core of their faiths. They have to face off those that do not value their understanding; rejected by the norm of their day in beliefs and values. They both saw the trauma of war and death by killing another which re-enforce power over another. The offering of Peace as a option was seen as weakness. Francis believed that only when we see Christ in one another there can be peace among us. Francis reached out to the Church and Crusade leaders but was not listened to, they wanted power and control not peace as Francis lived it. On his way to reach out to the Sultan in peace he was met with criticism by the Crusaders and lack of trust from the Muslims until they realized he was not a warrior. The Sultan was open to listening to this man of Peace and a dialogue developed. There was a source of peace that grew among the two of them. Francis watched the Muslims pray five times a day. He came to the insight that Prayer is of the essence of preaching and becomes prayer itself. The Sultan and Francis came to respect and understand one another not as enemies but as brothers.
In giving up the rhetoric of war, peace sets in, bridges can be mended. Francis and the Sultan had to change their way of thinking and judging. Just because they had differences didn't mean they had to win each other over but they learned to respect and accept each other for who they are and befriend each other. Lesson learned – We can live in peace if we allow ourselves to be equal to those we fear or don't understand ; no one is better than the other.
Staying true to their beliefs and prayer to God, Allah; Francis and the Sultan had a faith exchange and how God had led them to where they are, allowing God to be God in both perspectives. The Sultan saw Allah as Merciful with kindness and compassion and forgiveness, 99 names of Allah embody Allah and who he is. To be self transformed is an act of Humanity. Francis and the Sultan's Meeting and life ended in peace and prayer; showing God's mercy and compassion. Transcending differences brought about peace.
If we want peace in the world then we need to exude peace. We are all made different and have different ways to worship God/Allah and call on Him.
A reception was followed after the movie in the Parish hall. Attendees were invited to witness our Muslim Brothers and Sisters as they participated in their fourth prayer of the day facing East.
The purpose of the reception was to dialogue with one another and share our faith and understanding/acceptance of each other. I entered into conversations with the Islamic women. They shared their stories, where they came from, Jordan, Israel, Persia and how they came to the US to be with their husbands who had come before them to prepare a home for their families. The Muslims have close knit communities with one another; they are all as one family.
As we sat down to eat the food their community prepared we shared further about our Culture, beliefs and where they are at now with the community. They were a delight to talk with. Some of the ladies are converts to Islam and shared their stories as well. I found the women very open and hospitable. They invited us to come and pray with them at their Mosque anytime. The women handed out brochures about Islam which explains their faith in detail. It is a way to explore more about who they are and what their faith represents.
I spoke with Producer Michael Wolfe at the reception. He shared how and why he converted to Islam. He has written many books on the 'Haag', their place of worship. Michael did not know the story about the Sultan meeting St. Francis until he was at a Retreat Center on retreat and met a Franciscan Friar who shared with him about the chance meeting of the Sultan and St. Francis. At that time Michael began to explore the life of St. Francis and was deeply impressed. He asked his Co Producer if they could make this event into a movie/documentary. Michael is a writer and began to write the script for the documentary. Michael comes across as a very humble, devoted man of deep faith.
He desires and seeks ways to bring Peaceful dialogue with all faiths and not allow society to dictate how we should act.
I came home full of hope that we can cross boundaries of different Faiths and find common ground on which to build dialogue and lasting friendships. With openness and respect towards one another we can build bridges and see the many faces of God/Allah who lives in us all. He has many names and we have many ways of praying to Him.
Author Mike Carsten OFSPosted on July 11, 2017 Categories Secular Franciscan OrderLeave a comment on "The Sultan and the Saint"
Showing up in Southeast Michigan. –Interfaith Council of Metro Detroit
At this moment in history, when many have felt a shift in their place in the country, and in the world, we are each called to examine our highest and best values, and answer their call. "Some people of faith feel that they need to show up because their faith calls them to it," says […]
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Author Mike Carsten OFSPosted on March 16, 2017 Categories Ecumenical & Interfaith, NAFRA Ecumenical & Interfaith Committee, Secular Franciscan OrderLeave a comment on Showing up in Southeast Michigan. –Interfaith Council of Metro Detroit
Divine Mercy Region, OFS, Spring Newsletter is ready to go.
The March Newsletter is HERE. This is the online version, which has some items omitted to protect personal contact information. If you need one of several registration forms mentioned in this newsletter, please see your local Fraternity Minister. All the registration forms have been sent to local Fraternity Ministers for local distribution. Peace and All […]
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US Bishops Speak Out against Growing Displays of Anti-Semitism — Millennial
Last month, Bishop Mitchell Rozanski, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, responded to the surge of anti-Semitic actions in the US: On behalf of the Bishops and people of the Catholic Church, as the Chairman of the Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, I want to express our deep sympathy, […]
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Author Mike Carsten OFSPosted on March 9, 2017 Categories Secular Franciscan Order1 Comment on US Bishops Speak Out against Growing Displays of Anti-Semitism — Millennial
A Call Within A Call
By Kathleen Carsten, OFS
"I have called you by your name.
'You are mine because you are precious in my eyes,
you are honored and I love you'."
Isaiah 43: 1b, 4
Just maybe, you are already professed, maybe for decades, but then again, maybe for just a year. Perhaps you are seemingly satisfied in your call as a Secular Franciscan, yet maybe your spirit is a little restless. Is it possible that God's voice has gone absent—or, thankfully, is the Holy Spirit quietly, gently, yet persistently nudging you to consider to go deeper? Perhaps the inspiration came at a fraternity gathering, or maybe reading an article in the Tau magazine, or something a person said to you. Perhaps you really can't describe to others the "bump", the "knowing", or the Grace that the Holy Spirit is giving you, or once again calling you.
I was professed in August of 2015—just the beginnings of my life as an official Franciscan (but between you and me, it started a long, long time ago). There was and still is so much for me to learn about our Franciscan Charism! It wasn't long after my profession that I was asked if I would consider the position as Formation Minister for my fraternity. I said, "yes." The fraternity voted, and I was in! I was a bit overwhelmed, but I fortunately had, and still do, two great mentors on the formation team.
There is nothing, for me, like teaching, especially in my new life as a Franciscan to enrich my knowledge about Francis, Clare, and our professed life; and that's exactly what is happening for me as Formation Minister. I love it! But something happened along the way. I attended a Regional gathering and in that time, there came a presentation followed by an invitation.
It wasn't an invitation written to me with my name on it; nobody came to me personally and said, "this is for you." Oh no, this was different. You see, our Region needs Spiritual Assistants, and there was a presentation depicting the importance of Spiritual Assistants and their life in the Franciscan movement. Up to this moment, I thought that this was a role only for the First Order and TOR. I thought wrong. I was delighted with possibility; however, six months went by.
October was here in no time, and we came together for the Regional Formation gathering. What a great occasion to see my Franciscan brothers and sisters. We have opportunity to build relationships and Franciscan understanding, but also learn what is needed in the Order. Once again, I heard the need for Spiritual Assistants in our Region. I received the silent yet stirring invitation to submit my name to the roster of interested Franciscans.
I submitted my application for the Spiritual Assistant program. I was accepted and given the study/reading assignments and timetable of our meetings. March 2017 came, and we met in Saginaw for a weekend for what I will say would be the next most moving venture for me as a Franciscan.
As we shared our reasons for being present, I had to tell my brothers and sisters that I love my work as a Formation Minister. However, I knew that I would and I wanted to learn so much more about our Franciscan charism; yet, there was a deeper purpose for my presence. I fell in love with my brothers and sisters who were present. Do you know what I mean when I say there was a connection between all of us? We shared our experiences, even when difficult and we asked lots of questions. It was fraternity at a very deep level, and we had just met!
What do I say to you? I invite you to consider the "Call within a Call." St. Teresa of Calcutta, on a train journey from Calcutta to Darjeeling, received what she named the "call within a call," which founded the Missionaries of Charity family of Sisters, Brothers, Fathers, and Co-Workers. Our life as Franciscans is a dynamic life; never ending in the pursuit of perfect joy and unswerving call to action.
You are invited. You are called.
Author Mike Carsten OFSPosted on March 7, 2017 March 8, 2017 Categories Franciscan, OFS Spiritual Assistant Program, Secular Franciscan Order, Troubadours of St. Clare Fraternity, Troubadours of St. Clare OFS Fraternity1 Comment on A Call Within A Call
U.S. Catholics ( the OFS?) and Islam
REPORT FINDS U.S. CATHOLICS (the OFS?) HAVE MUCH TO LEARN ABOUT ISLAM (America Magazine Oct 28 2016/Michael O'Loughlin/Sept 12 2016)
"That could be the takeaway from a new report released on Monday that found fewer than two in 10 U.S. Catholics hold favorable view of Muslims, with many possessing little understanding when it comes to the beliefs of the world's second largest religion.
When asked, "What is your overall impression of Muslims?" 30 percent of those Catholics polled said they held unfavorable views, 14 percent said favorable and 45 percent said they held neither favorable nor unfavorable views."
The report was released by Georgetown's The Bridge Initiative, a program at the Washington, D.C. Jesuit university aimed at improving public understanding of Islam while racking the public discourse on Islam and Muslim life……
The survey also asked about religion and violence. Forty-five percent of Catholics said that Islam encourages violence more than other relations while 24 percent said it encourages violence as much as other religions."
Sadly today we are witnessing a rise in islamophobia and anti-semitism. What responsibility do we have to recognize and respond to what is happening in our communities? How can we do anything if we have little or no knowledge of these faith traditions?
Sisters and brothers,
Excerpts from our Rule and General Constitutions (paraphrased):
Let us individually and collectively be in the forefront in promoting justice by the testimony of our human lives and our courageous initiatives (Rule, Article 15)
Make our own contribution, … towards a civilization in which the dignity of the human person, shared responsibility, and love may be living realities (General Constitutions, Article 18.1),
Create a spirit of welcome and an atmosphere of fraternity everywhere (Rule, Article 13; General Constitutions, Article 18.2)
They should firmly commit themselves to oppose every form of exploitation, discrimination, and exclusion and against every attitude of indifference in relation to others. (Rule, Article 13, General Constitutions Article 18.2)
Work together with movements which promote the building of fraternity among peoples: (Rule, Article 13, General Constitutions Article 18.3)
Committed to "create worthy conditions of life" for all and to work for the freedom of all people. (Rule, Article 13, General Constitutions Article 18.3)
"Be in the forefront…in the field of public life". (Rule, Article 15, General Constitutions Article 22.1)
They should collaborate as much as possible for the passage of just laws and ordinances. (Rule, Article 15, General Constitutions Article 22.1)
Engage ourselves through courageous initiatives,… in the field of human development and justice. (General Constitutions Article 22.2)
They should take clear positions whenever human dignity is attacked by any form of oppression or indifference (General Constitutions Article 22.2)
They should offer our fraternal service to the victims of injustice (General Constitutions Article 22.2)
Renounce the use of violence, (General Constitutions Article 22.3)
Take care that our interventions are always inspired by Christian love. (General Constitutions Article 22.3)
Let us pray to the Spirit for guidance as to how we individually and collectively should respond, remembering that a response is expected of us.
Where can we begin? Find out where the Mosque or Synagogue is located nearest to you. Reach out and make contact, offering your prayers and support. Participate with them in their ecumenical / interfaith efforts. How about a fraternity day away to a holocaust museum. Or take a tour of the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn. Write letters to or call your local, state, and federal representatives in support of our sisters and brothers.
If you are in need of any help, please call on me. Resources and additional information can be found on the national web site www.ofsusaecumenicalinterfaith.org.
If you are interested in working with us in our Ecumenical / Interfaith ministry, please let me know.
Peace and every good
Mike Carsten, OFS,
Minister, Troubadours of St. Clare Fraternity
NAFRA Ecumenical / Interfaith Committee Chair
Author Mike Carsten OFSPosted on March 7, 2017 Categories Secular Franciscan OrderLeave a comment on U.S. Catholics ( the OFS?) and Islam
So Long 2016
Farewell 2016!
Winter has arrived and 2017 is just days away. It has been an amazing year. Most importantly, we have welcomed Cindy and Kim back into active fraternal life. We are blessed beyond measure to have them both back.
Our efforts engaging with youth and young adults are going better than ever envisioned, and we are developing relationships with Directors of Religious Education in the area. We are gathering with young people, teaching them about Sts. Francis and Clare and our Franciscan charism, and guiding them into a radical Franciscan vision of love and hospitality with the poor and disenfranchised. To date, we have held two Detroit Young Franciscans (YouFra) events downtown with more events being scheduled for every other month.
Our work serving the poor through Franciscan Ministries is also something that is taking on importance in our fraternity. This work is giving us the opportunity not only to serve but also to meet with and engage with young adults as they search for ways to serve.
This year our Fraternity has served a meal at St. Charles, and through Franciscan Ministries, given away groceries, clothing, winter coats, boots, hats, gloves, scarves, handwarmers, household supplies, televisions, sleeping bags, and the list goes on and on. That covers the stuff; but more importantly, are the opportunities of encounter and engagement as we foster relationships with people of all ages, faiths and nationalities, to sit and talk and be sister and brother one to another.
This Christmas we held our first annual Christmas Eve Lunch at the Canticle Café in Detroit. Franciscan Ministries through Gary Goers, OFS has purchased a new trailer that will allow us to move out into areas that are served by no one; this is both scary and exciting.
Let us make no mistake about any of this, as we continue to move out of our comfort zones, we are reimagining and experiencing what it means to be a professed secular Franciscan. We take our vision of Fraternity beyond our local Fraternity gatherings, bringing our charism to life in service to the poor, the church, our families, our local community, and each other–bringing the Gospel to life.
Troubadours Winter 2016-17 Newsletter
Author Mike Carsten OFSPosted on December 30, 2016 Categories Secular Franciscan Order, Troubadours of St. Clare Fraternity, Troubadours of St. Clare OFS FraternityLeave a comment on So Long 2016
Move Beyond Religious Bigotry
I was quiet for a moment as I processed what I heard. Then feeling as if I was going to burst, I said, "I'm sorry but I don't agree with that. I don't think that we should i…
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Washington D.C's Hirshhorn Museum has announced a site-specific commission for the Korean artist Lee Ufan that will debut in fall 2019. Approximately ten new sculptures related to the artist's "Relatum" series will be installed across the museum's 4.3-acre sculpture garden. An exhibit of Lee's abstract painting within the museum will accompany the outdoor installation. This is the first time in the institution's half-century history that its sculpture garden will be dedicated entirely to a single artist. A founder of Japan's Mono-ha, or "School of Things" movement, Lee's work emphasizes the relationship between site, materials and the viewer. This holistic treatment of artistic elements appeals to a contemplative and dynamic engagement with the work rather than static perception. The poignancy of Lee's work derives from the thoughtful assembly of contrasting materials, which are subject to minimal alteration. Lee, who lives in Kamakura, Japan and Paris, will spend the next year conducting site visits to the Hirshhorn Museum. Additionally, Lee will visit individual quarries across the East Coast to source local materials to construct his work. Each sculpture constructed for the installation will relate to the museum's unique circular form, allowing visitors multiple vantage points from above to view Lee's work in the plaza below. While the installation will be Lee Ufan's first exhibition on the National Mall, the artist has conducted over 140 one-artist exhibits across the globe. These stand-alone works include 'Resonance' at the 2007 Venice Biennale, a major retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in 2011, and a sprawling display of sculptural works on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles.
Following a design competition that dramatically reimagined the landscape of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Trust for the National Mall has announced three winning teams to update various segments of the iconic public space. Union Square, near the foot of the Capitol, will be redesigned by Gustafson Guthrie Nichol and Davis Brody Bond, Constitution Gardens, near the Lincoln Memorial and reflecting pool, will be redone by Rogers Marvel Architects and Peter Walker & Partners, and the grounds surrounding the Washington Monument will be reimagined by OLIN and Weiss/Manfredi. One of the most heavily used public spaces in the country, the National Mall has seen considerable wear and tear, prompting, among other actions, the National Park Service to remove the biannual Solar Decathlon competition due to maintenance concerns. Each of the winning entries released ahead of a formal announcement by the Washington Post aims not only to restore a landscape able to handle millions of visitors a year, but also to add a new layer of design to the historic site, bringing it into the 21st century. The Trust for the National Mall, a non-profit partner with the National Park Service dedicated to restoring and improving the National Mall, shied away from the theatrical undulations of Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Hood Design and the twisting pavilions by Balmori and WorkAC, instead opting for the reflective and more subtle but no less ambitious proposals selected today. At Union Square, located at the foot of the U.S. Capitol opposite the Washington Monument, Gustafson Guthrie Nichol and Davis Brody Bond chose to extend the U.S. Botanic Garden on the southern edge of the site and the Congressional Youth Garden on the north to establish the park's edges. A large reflecting pool criss-crossed by walking paths and flanked by smaller pools around its edges can be partially drained, providing programmatic variety that allows for festivals and special events. Rogers Marvel Architects and Peter Walker & Associates proposed a restaurant pavilion cantilevered over the reflecting basin at Constitution Gardens. Now a source of drainage problems, the site is addressed by the winning design with an innovative water-management plan allowing water infiltration across the site and an aquatic shelf for filtration. The basin allows model boating in summer and ice skating in winter. Rogers Marvel was also selected recently to renovate the nearby Presidents Park at the White House. "We are very excited to have won the competition. Both Constitution Gardens and Presidents Park are very important public spaces in Washington. These competitions mark a time in the city for building on legacy," said Isabelle Moutaud, strategy director at Rogers Marvel Architects. "At Constitution Gardens, we were impressed with the clarity and optimism of the original modernist plan. Our design focused on extending that legacy, to bring renewed life to this exquisitely different site on the National Mall." Finally, the Sylvan Theater at the base of the Washington Monument has been reimagined as a terraced hillside that forms an amphitheater. OLIN and Weiss/Manfredi propose a pavilion with a delicately flowing green roof emerging from the landscape to the south of the monument. OLIN previously was involved in 2004 with a security upgrade to the site. Now that the three designs are in place, fundraising begins. Work to complete the Washington Monument grounds and Constitution Gardens, to be overseen by the Trust, is estimated to cost around $700 million, covering construction and future maintenance. The first groundbreaking could happen as early as 2014. The Architect of the Capitol will oversee changes to Union Square. Click on a thumbnail to view the slideshow.
[Editor's Note: Following the unveiling of proposals to redesign the National Mall, AN will be running a three-part series to display the proposals for each of the three segments of the Mall: Constitution Gardens, Union Square, and the Washington Monument Grounds.] Even for most Washingtonians, the name "Union Square" evokes a place in New York City. But the National Mall Plan of 2010 calls for this disconnected, little-used area—which has a reflecting pool and large equestrian statue of Ulysses S. Grant on the west front of the U.S. Capitol—to become a prime site for demonstrations and other large gatherings, thereby relieving some of the strain on the Mall. (The Mall receives 25 million visitors per year.) Recently, control of the square passed from the National Park Service to the Architect of the Capitol, raising doubts about how a renovation would proceed. The National Mall Design Competition is organized by the Trust for the National Mall, a private organization that partners with the National Park Service. Diller Scofidio + Renfro & Hood Design: This plan would draw adjacent gardens into the site area, creating both wetland and botanical parterre gardens. Most of the site would be paved, with a shallow reflecting pool supplied by stormwater runoff from the Capitol grounds. The pool could be drained to accommodate more people for a protest or other event. Gustafson Guthrie Nichol & Davis Brody Bond: This team also would extend the U.S. Botanic Garden (to the south of the site) and the Congressional Youth Garden (to the north), bringing them into the square to holds its edges. A new platform would serve as a stage at the base of the Grant Memorial. Paved paths would cross the large reflecting pool (also drainable), and a series of smaller pools would cross it on the north-south axis. Pei Cobb Freed & Partners & Ken Smith Landscape Architect: The proposal is for an oval reflecting pool surrounded by a "necklace" of choreographed fountains, traversed by two diagonal paths and drainable in whole or part. Snøhetta & AECOM: The team would turn the square into a public theater. New steps would lead to a broad slope designed to hold large crowds, and the reflecting pool would be narrowed. Curving trellises would flank the theater and Grant Memorial, and frame views of the Capitol from the Mall. The competition winners will be announced on May 3. Click on a thumbnail to launch the slideshow. All images courtesy respective firms.


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Statement by LADWP Regarding Revised Customer Billing System Class Action Settlement Agreement Filed by Counsel for the Plaintiffs, LADWP and the City of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Yesterday afternoon, attorneys representing the class action plaintiffs, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the City of Los Angeles filed with the Superior Court a revised Class Action Settlement Agreement that ensures our customers will be reimbursed every penny they are owed. We have made each of the twelve minor revisions requested by the Court regarding the Agreement, and are confident that the proposed settlement will be preliminarily approved when it is considered by the Court on December 21st.
LADWP and the City support the proposed Settlement because it returns 100 cents on the dollar to every customer affected by our billing system problems, and because it provides every customer a thorough and fair neutral process for resolving claims, including the opportunity to have their claims heard directly by the Court.
On November 3rd, Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle, who will decide on the merits of the Settlement, provided explicit direction to the attorneys involved in the case to make very limited and specific revisions to the Settlement Agreement. Those changes have been made and were filed with the Court today.
Some of the limited adjustments to the Settlement Agreement requested by the judge and included in the amended filing include: (1) adding signature lines for the representative class plaintiffs; (2) providing the Claims Form in six languages for those non-English speaking customers; (3) providing an online process for claims submission; and (4) clarifying the types of claims that could be submitted by ratepayers for various types of damages, including overdraft fees that were caused by the defective billing system.
Objections to the revised Settlement must be filed with the Court by December 4th. As such, the proper forum to discuss and debate the merits of any aspect of the proposed settlement is in Court, in front of Judge Berle. We urge all parties involved in this case to respect the legal process and allow it to proceed.
About the Proposed Settlement and Dispute Resolution Process:
The proposed Settlement has significant protections and benefits for customers who were affected by the billing system problems, which are even stronger than protections included in other settled class action claims against the City in recent years.
Under the proposed Settlement, any customer who was overcharged will receive a credit (or refund if no longer a LADWP customer) for the full amount they were overcharged. The amount of credit or refund will be reviewed for accuracy by an independent third party. Any customer who disagrees with the amount of refund can submit their claim to an independent "Special Master," who will consider the merits of the claim, and make a recommendation to the Court. If the customer disagrees with the decision made by the Special Master, they can take their claim directly to the Judge overseeing the Settlement. This process provides multiple layers of review to ensure every reimbursement or credit is fair and accurate.
Information about Objectors to the Proposed Settlement:
Multiple class action lawsuits were filed on behalf of customers by multiple competing attorneys following the implementation of LADWP's new customer information and billing system. Recently, Consumer Watchdog, headed by Jamie Court, has made allegations about the Settlement that mirror objections expressed in Court by San Diego attorney Tim Blood, and the other objecting law firms. One of those law firms dropped their objections yesterday.
Unfortunately, Mr. Blood has continued to object to the proposed Settlement, despite it containing numerous protections for all LADWP customers.
City and LADWP attorneys have repeatedly asked Mr. Blood for his input on improving the settlement, and he has repeatedly attempted to carve out an ongoing paid role throughout the claims process that would continue for years following final approval of the settlement.
Specifically, Mr. Blood has asked to be appointed co-lead counsel, which would entitle him to seek more attorney fees from the Court once the settlement is approved. The Court has not accepted this request on two occasions.
Failing thus far at his attempts for an appointment of co-lead counsel, Mr. Blood now proposes that the Court appoint him "Claims Ombudsman" to oversee the claims portion of the Settlement. In this role, Mr. Blood offers to independently evaluate class members' claims to determine if they are "fair and reasonable," a determination that is typically made by an independent "special master," or by the Court itself.
Mr. Blood has further requested that, during the administration of the Settlement, the LADWP, the Claims Administrator, the independent third party billing system expert, and class counsel report to him. He also requests that the Special Master, whose job it is to review class members' appeals of their claim, report directly to him. He has offered to do this in return for a large cash payment, in the form of attorney fees.
LADWP and the City do not believe that Mr. Blood's activities have provided any benefit to affected customers, and accordingly oppose any payment to Mr. Blood. In his numerous public statements, Mr. Blood has failed to disclose his financial interest in objecting to the settlement.
Some objectors have wrongly suggested LADWP won't fix billing mistakes until the Settlement is approved. This is also incorrect. Customers don't have to wait to have billing problems addressed. Any customer who believes their bill is in error is encouraged to contact a Customer Service Representative by calling 800-DIAL-DWP right away. Hold times are down to less than two minutes, so they can easily get through to discuss their bill. In cases where an error was made, LADWP has routinely adjusted customer bills and provided credits or refunds.
In cases where a bill is correct, and the utility services were used but the billing has been delayed, we offer extended repayment terms up to the amount of time of the delayed bill.


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Q: How can I get a webapp to exit gracefully if I delete it's deployment while it has a thread running? I have a Spring MVC webapp, that as part of its operation runs off and performances several SQL queries, that can take up to 15 minutes to run.
If you delete the deployment while a query is running, the weblogic log will print the following stacktrace:
POST /MyWebapp/submitQuery HTTP/1.1
x-requested-with: XMLHttpRequest
Accept-Language: en-nz
Referer: http://server:1111/mywebapp/
Accept: */*
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E)
Content-Length: 268
Connection: Keep-Alive
Cache-Control: no-cache
Cookie: JSESSIONID=KgJ5VnFLpWTp1ZNjwt3p1D4FHxmSQnPpTTwX18TDyMxnpgGBXWTD!1657710130; ADMINCONSOLESESSION=tSWjVnXJb6MPn0Bj9h4FPWvyzHC5pbCf2H20ZgfGHLTKpykMN82m!802748838

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java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/log4j/DefaultThrowableRenderer
    at org.apache.log4j.spi.ThrowableInformation.getThrowableStrRep(ThrowableInformation.java:87)
    at org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent.getThrowableStrRep(LoggingEvent.java:413)
    at org.apache.log4j.WriterAppender.subAppend(WriterAppender.java:313)
    at org.apache.log4j.WriterAppender.append(WriterAppender.java:162)
    at org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton.doAppend(AppenderSkeleton.java:251)
    at org.apache.log4j.helpers.AppenderAttachableImpl.appendLoopOnAppenders(AppenderAttachableImpl.java:66)
    at org.apache.log4j.Category.callAppenders(Category.java:206)
    at org.apache.log4j.Category.forcedLog(Category.java:391)
    at org.apache.log4j.Category.log(Category.java:856)
    at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.Log4JLogger.debug(Log4JLogger.java:166)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:989)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:868)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:727)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:842)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:820)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.StubSecurityHelper$ServletServiceAction.run(StubSecurityHelper.java:227)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.StubSecurityHelper.invokeServlet(StubSecurityHelper.java:125)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.execute(ServletStubImpl.java:300)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.execute(ServletStubImpl.java:183)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext$ServletInvocationAction.wrapRun(WebAppServletContext.java:3717)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext$ServletInvocationAction.run(WebAppServletContext.java:3681)
    at weblogic.security.acl.internal.AuthenticatedSubject.doAs(AuthenticatedSubject.java:321)
    at weblogic.security.service.SecurityManager.runAs(SecurityManager.java:120)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.securedExecute(WebAppServletContext.java:2277)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.execute(WebAppServletContext.java:2183)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletRequestImpl.run(ServletRequestImpl.java:1454)
    at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:207)
    at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:176)

If you wait for queries to finish before deleting the deployment, then the errors will not be posted.
I've been told that it's not acceptable for this stacktrace to be thrown.
Two questions:

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*What actually happens if you delete a deployment while a thread is running?

*How can I get Weblogic to handle it gracefully?

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Here is our take on a simple antler mount. Having deer hunted since I was a teenager, I have been fortunate to accumulate a number of buck racks…not quite big enough for a full mount, but trophies all the same! Every single rack has a story, and it's amazing how years later when pulling them out of the barn I can still recall each hunt. Fortunately, I have a wife that likes antlers and has been after me to put more on the wall. Dust off a few of your trophies and show them off!
-Cut antlers from skull, just below the burr. I found that using a saws-all with a metal blade works best.
-Space antlers on your plaque (we used a 7″x36″).
-Cut a "flat" spot in the backside of the burr to help the antler lay flat on the plaque.
-Drill pilot holes through the antlers and the plaque.
-Screw the antler to the plaque. I used a composite deck screw, as the combination of fine and course thread works well for both bone and oak.
When working with antlers, keep in mind that each one is different and each set will not be a perfect match. Tape measures, not needed. Just use your eye for spacing and layout. You have to find the best spot for the screw in each antler.
A friend, Matt Teply made the plaques for me for out of reclaimed oak from a "turn of the century" dairy barn here in middle Tennessee. Several years ago he and I tore down a barn, which was well on its way to falling in, and he managed to haul away a mountain of prized oak. Once planed, sanded and sealed, it looks absolutely beautiful. If you have never worked with aged oak, you must know it gets harder and harder the older it gets. Drilling pilot holes for your screws is a must – and you can forget trying to drive a nail into it!
Found this website via TNDEER. Have read all your short articles and took some notes on the recipes. Very nice…loooks like you guys are living the good life!


Ancient Chinese wisdom has it that we're each dealt a particular hand of luck at our births. Heaven Luck (Tien chai) or destiny is unchangeable - there's nothing we can do to alter the fate heaven deals us. Every era, every year, month, day and hour has its own energy or chi, according to a complex cycle, and the energy under which we're born leaves and indelible stamp on us. Some of us are born into dire poverty, others into abundance. Some suffer severe genetic defects from birth; others are born with robust health, which they enjoy for a lifetime with little effort. Heaven may be unequal in the quality of gifts it bestows, but it is utterly equal in the manner that it bestows them: Not one of us can change the circumstances of our birth.
We can, however, change our ability to deal with, and take advantage of, the hand we were dealt, by understanding our innate potentials that enable us to embark on the path that will lead to happier, richer and meaningful live instead of obstacles.


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Elon Musk unveils spacecraft he says can go to Mars and return to Earth
The rocket has a reflective, metal exterior.
Elon Musk and the planet Mars (Brian Lawless/Nasa/PA)
By Associated Press Reporter
September 29 2019 6:20 AM
Elon Musk has unveiled a SpaceX spacecraft designed to carry a crew and cargo to the moon, Mars or anywhere else in the solar system and land back on Earth perpendicularly.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/elon-musk-unveils-spacecraft-he-says-can-go-to-mars-and-return-to-earth-38544280.html
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In a livestreamed speech from SpaceX's launch facility near the southern tip of Texas, Mr Musk said the space venture's Starship is expected to take off for the first time in about one or two months and reach 65,000 feet before landing back on Earth.
He said it is essential for the viability of space travel to be able to reuse spacecraft and that it is important to take steps to extend consciousness beyond our planet.
11 years ago today, we launched our first successful mission. To date, we've completed 78 launches and have developed the world's only operational reusable orbital class rockets and spacecraft—capable of launching to space, returning to Earth, and flying again pic.twitter.com/5L0q9PJ90P
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 29, 2019
A crowd watched as Mr Musk spoke from a stage in front of the large spacecraft, which has a reflective, metal exterior.
Mr Musk said Saturday marked the 11th anniversary of a SpaceX rocket reaching orbit for the first time.
By Associated Press Reporters Vice President Mike Pence has given a speech in remembrance of the Rev Martin Luther King Jr at a church service in Tennessee
Dozens wounded as Iraqi protesters raise pressure on government
By Samya Kullab and Qassem Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Iraqi security forces wounded dozens of protesters on Sunday as renewed anti-government demonstrations gripped the capital Baghdad.
By Hope Yen, Associated Press The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee has accused US intelligence agencies of withholding documents from Congress on Ukraine that could be significant to president Donald Trump's...
No ground given on Donald Trump impeachment trial
By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Advocates for and against US President Donald Trump gave no ground on Sunday over his impeachment trial, digging in on whether a crime is required for his conviction and removal, and whether...


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Gaffer (filmmaking)
Updated on Feb 07, 2018
A gaffer in the motion picture industry and on a television crew is the head electrician, responsible for the execution (and sometimes the design) of the lighting plan for a production. The term gaffer originally related to the moving of overhead equipment to control lighting levels using a gaff. The gaffer's assistant is the best boy.
Sometimes the Gaffer is credited as Chief Lighting Technician (CLT).
The term has been used for the chief electrician in films since the 1930s. The Oxford English Dictionary has a citation from 1936; a 1929 book on motion picture production also uses the term.
The Gaffer is responsible for managing lighting, including associated resources such as labour, lighting instruments and electrical equipment under the direction of the Director of Photography (the DP or DOP) or, in television, the Lighting Director (LD).
The DP/LD is responsible for the overall lighting design, but delegates the implementation of the design to the Gaffer and the Key Grip. The Key Grip is the head grip, in charge of the labour and non-electrical equipment used to support and modify the lighting. Grip equipment includes stands, flags and gobos. The Gaffer will usually have an assistant called a best boy and, depending on the size of the job, crew members who are called "set lighting technicians" or "electricians", although not all of them are trained as electricians in the usual sense of the term.
Although gaffer tape is used within the film/TV Industry as a strong cloth-backed adhesive tape, many other types of tape are also used, such as paper tape, pressure-sensitive tape (A.K.A. snot tape), electrical tape, J-LAR, and cloth tape. Gaffer tape is typically utilized by set lighting technicians under the supervision of, and not directly by, a Gaffer.
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Q: How to use  to get ajax response Google Pagespeed insights tells me to

Consider using <link rel=preload> to prioritize fetching resources
  that are currently requested later in page load.

For the following url /users which is only called once via ajax
  $.ajax({
      url:'/user',
      success: function success(result){
        cb(result)
      }
  })

I tried <link rel="preload" href="/user" as="fetch" crossorigin="anonymous"> but it does't work and gives me the following warning in the console:

A preload for 'https://www.example.com/user'
  is found, but is not used because the request headers do not match.
The resource https://www.example.com/user was preloaded using link
  preload but not used within a few seconds from the window's load
  event. Please make sure it has an appropriate as value and it is
  preloaded intentionally.

A: Ran into the same problem. You need to check all the headers carefully. If any of the request headers are different, Chrome will throw away the preload. (In my case, the Accept header was different. Wouldn't think that would matter, but when I changed them to match, it started working!)


Brent possesses the gift of an East coast aesthetic combined with a Midwestern desire to get it right. Which is funny, because he's based out West! Always seeking new challenges, Brent relocated from our NYC studio to Denver a few years back. He treats every job as if it's destined for his portfolio, and holds himself to the highest of standards.
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In a stunning location, perched high on the edge of the escarpment, Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge has commanding views over Tanzania's Great Rift Valley, and the northern end of Lake Manyara National Park, 300m below. During the dry season, bushbuck and dikdik climb the steep scarp to browse and graze in the lodge's cool, shady gardens. Like most of the Serena properties in East Africa, this is a big lodge, accommodating up to 145 guests.
Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge is typical of the Serena Hotels brand: it lacks luxury or intimacy, but does provide a practical, comfortable base at a reasonable price. We had good service here on our most recent visit (in April 2015) and it was friendly and efficient. We loved the stunning views from the cliff-top location. If staying inside Lake Manyara National Park isn't an option, then visiting from here is a good alternative.
The Lake Manyara Serena has large public areas with eye-catching design.


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Team Canada's 25-player men's hockey roster nominated for Beijing 2022
The team that will chase Canada's 10th Olympic gold medal in men's hockey has been revealed.
The roster includes four players with Olympic experience. Eric Staal will return to Olympic ice for the first time in 12 years, having previously won gold with Team Canada at Vancouver 2010. Three team members – Maxim Noreau, Eric O'Dell, and Mat Robinson – were part of the bronze medal-winning team four years ago at PyeongChang 2018.
"I have so many fond memories of competing at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver and winning a gold medal on home ice, and I am honoured to once again be nominated for the 2022 Games in Beijing," said Staal. "The Olympics are the pinnacle of sport, and I know our entire team is grateful for the opportunity to compete for a gold medal in Beijing and be a part of Team Canada."
Canada's Eric Staal celebrates a goal against Team U.S.A. during first period men's ice hockey action at Canada Hockey Place Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Team Canada's defenseman Mat Robinson (37)celebrates with teammates Chris Lee (4) and Mason Raymond (21) after scoring a goal during semi-final ice hockey action at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Korea, Friday, February 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO – COC – Vaughn Ridley
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA – FEBRUARY 23: Canada forward Eric O'Dell (22) skates during the Men's Hockey Play-offs Semifinals of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games Germany vs Canada at Gangneung Hockey Centre on February 23, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.(Photo by Vincent Ethier/COC)
Canada defenceman Maxim Noreau (56)celebrates his goal against Finland with teammates Christian Thomas (92) and Chay Genoway (5) during men's third period Olympic quarterfinal hockey action at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Monday, February 21, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
At 37 years old, Staal will be the oldest member of the team. At the opposite end of the age spectrum is Mason McTavish, who will turn 19 a few days before the Games begin, and Owen Power, who is also just 19. Both were part of Team Canada at the canceled 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship and Power won gold with Canada at the 2021 Men's World Championship. The last teenager to suit up for Team Canada in men's Olympic hockey was Paul Kariya, who was also 19 at Lillehammer 1994.
The three-man goaltending corps includes Devon Levi, Edward Pasquale, and Matt Tomkins.
Joining Noreau, Robinson and Power on defence are Mark Barberio, Jason Demers, Brandon Gormley, Alex Grant, and Tyler Wotherspoon.
In addition to Staal, O'Dell and McTavish, the forwards include Daniel Carr, Adam Cracknell, David Desharnais, Landon Ferraro, Josh Ho-Sang, Corban Knight, Jack McBain, Ben Street, Adam Tambellini, Jordan Weal, and Daniel Winnik.
Canada goalie Devon Levi (1) makes the save against the United States during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal game action in Edmonton on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Canada's Owen Power, right, challenges for the puck with Tage Thompson of the US during the Ice Hockey World Championship semifinal match between the United States and Canada at the Arena in Riga, Latvia, Saturday, June 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Canada's Mason McTavish (23) celebrates a goal against Russia goalie Yaroslav Askarov (30) during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship exhibition action in Edmonton, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Nine of the men play professionally in the Kontinental Hockey League in Russia, including three from Ak Bars Kazan – Barberio, Demers, and Weal. Some of the other players currently play in the Swedish Hockey League (Tomkins, Tambellini), Switzerland's National League (Noreau, Carr, Desharnais, Winnik), and Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga (Ferraro, Street). Levi, Power, and McBain all played most recently for American universities. McTavish is with the OHL's Hamilton Bulldogs. Wotherspoon, Cracknell, Ho-Sang and Staal are all on American Hockey League teams.
There have also been six players nominated as reserves: goaltender Justin Pogge, defencemen Morgan Ellis and John Gilmour, and forwards Chris DiDomenico, Kent Johnson, and Max Véronneau.
The team will participate in an eight-day training camp in Davos, Switzerland from January 25 to February 1. That includes a pre-tournament game against the Swiss in Zug on February 1 before they travel to Beijing. Team Canada will also play a pre-tournament game against the United States on February 7 at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing.
Beijing 2022 Competition Schedule
The men's hockey tournament at Beijing 2022 will take place February 9 to 20, with games being played at the National Indoor Stadium and Wukesong Sports Centre.
Team Canada's first preliminary round match against Germany will take place February 10. That will be followed by games against the United States (February 12) and China (February 13) before the elimination rounds begin. The qualification playoffs are scheduled for February 15, with the quarterfinals on February 16, the semifinals on February 18, the bronze medal game on February 19 and the gold medal game on February 20, the last day of the Games.
Team Canada Men's Hockey Players at Beijing 2022:
Goaltenders:
Devon Levi (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC)
Edward Pasquale (Toronto, ON)
Matt Tomkins (Sherwood Park, AB)
Mark Barberio (Montréal, QC)
Jason Demers (Dorval, QC)
Brandon Gormley (Murray River, PEI)
Alex Grant (Antigonish, NS)
Maxim Noreau (Montréal, QC)
Owen Power (Mississauga, ON)
Mat Robinson (Calgary, AB)
Tyler Wotherspoon (Burnaby, BC)
Daniel Carr (Leduc, AB)
Adam Cracknell (Prince Albert, SK)
David Desharnais (Laurier-Station, QC)
Landon Ferraro (Vancouver, BC)
Josh Ho-Sang (Thornhill, ON)
Corban Knight (Oliver, BC)
Jack McBain (Toronto, ON)
Mason McTavish (Carp, ON)
Eric O'Dell (Ottawa, ON)
Eric Staal (Thunder Bay, ON)
Ben Street (Coquitlam, BC)
Adam Tambellini (Edmonton, AB)
Jordan Weal (North Vancouver, BC)
Daniel Winnik (Toronto, ON)
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Last veteran of the Napoleonic Wars dies
Harpin, in 2005, being honored by French president Jacques Chirac.
He was funny and affable, and he could impress anyone with his anecdote about seeing a French soldier get lashed 20 times for referring to Empress Josephine as "Horse Face."
Jean-Yves Harpin, the last remaining veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, has died at the age of 218, according to his nurse.
In 1812, while only 16 years old, Harpin joined as a conscript Napoleon's Grande Armée. He participated in the failed invasion of Russia, and he nearly died of typhus on the return to his village near Camboulit, in southwest France. For the next several decades, he led a quiet life as a farmer, but was again recruited in 1870 to fight against the Prussians in northeast France, where he was hit by cannon fire and lost his leg. He spent the remaining 144 years on his farm, living off his military pension.
Family members say Harpin enjoyed playing cards, amusing friends by cursing in a now-extinct Occitan dialect, and recounting the time in 1943 when a Nazi officer mistook him for a plundered Egyptian mummy.
Harpin is preceded in death by his wife, Etiennette, their six children,15 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren, 143 great-great-grandchildren, 493 great-great-grandchildren, 1304 great-great-grandchildren, and 3098 great-great-great-grandchildren. He is survived by his 9092 great-great-great-great-grandchildren.