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What meteorites can tell us about Mars
24 November 2020 | Story Ambre Nicolson. Photo Libby Young. Read time 8 min.
Hundreds of millions of years ago something crashed into the planet Mars with enough force to eject pieces of Martian rock into space. Some of these pieces of rock made their way to Earth where they entered our atmosphere as meteors. A precious few landed on the surface of our planet as meteorites. Thanks to scientists like Geoffrey Howarth, a geologist based at the University of Cape Town (UCT), these Martian meteorites are now being studied to better understand the structure and geological history of the red planet. Here's what we know so far.
Howarth, who grew up on a farm in the Eastern Cape, first came across the field of igneous petrology (the study of how volcanic rocks form) as an undergraduate. Little did he know then that he would one day specialise in two very different types of igneous rocks: one that formed in the heart of our planet and others that came from the surface of a planet 137-million kilometres away.
"As a child I liked to collect rocks because I found them mysterious, but it was only later when I first began studying geology that I became fascinated with what rocks can tell us about the history of a planet through time. I still remember the first time I came across a Martian meteorite, holding a little piece of a different planet in my hand definitely made an impression."
Today, Howarth's research focuses on kimberlite, the type of rock in which most diamonds are found, and which forms deep in the Earth's crust, as well as meteorites from Mars.
Messengers from the mantle
To date, Howarth and a global team of geologists have studied 252 individual Martian meteorites from 11 distinct ejection sites on Mars. Some of these samples are on loan from NASA, while many more have been sourced more recently in North West Africa by local Bedouin experts and commercial meteorite hunters.
"Studying these meteorites gives us insights into the composition, differentiation and evolution of the Martian mantle. The meteorites also offer clues into secondary geological processes such as the role that water has played in the formation of these rocks," explains Howarth.
"The Martian interior is more varied than previously thought."
To understand the chemical composition of the meteorites Howarth and his team use an electron probe to analyse very fine sections of the rock.
According to Howarth the data collected so far shows that Mars has a heterogeneous mantle, meaning it is made up of a variety of different kind of rocks.
"These various mantle sources have not mixed very much because unlike Earth, Mars does not have any plate tectonics. The recent discovery of new Martian meteorites has revealed a diversity of sources and magmatic history, and that the Martian interior is more varied than previously thought."
A recent paper published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets by Howarth and other geologists from around the world, also explains that the study of these Martian meteorites supports the idea that early Martian history involved fast accretion and core formation compared to Earth.
But Howarth cautions that the majority of Martian meteorites studied to date are quite young by geological time standards and combined with the fact that many come from the same ejection sites on Mars they cannot give us a complete understanding of Martian geology.
"Most of the meteorites studied so far are only around 600 million years old."
Time capsules from outer space
"Most of the meteorites studied so far are younger than 600 million years old. Three quarters of the meteorites are shergottites (named for the first location where they were found in Sherghati in India), which are almost identical to the rock basalt we find here on earth. The rest are mostly made up of Nakhlites, named for the Nakhla meteorite found in Egypt in 1911. These are also igneous (volcanic) rocks composed largely of augite and olivine crystals."
Over the last two decades the number of recovered Martian meteorites has almost doubled, which has allowed scientists to study suites of meteorites for the first time. But, according to Howarth, this still represents a biased sample with many coming from unknown ejection sites on Mars' surface.
"To really be able to look back in time and understand how the surface and interior of Mars was formed we need samples from Mars itself. Lucky for us the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is aiming to collect over 30 diverse surface samples from the Jezero crater on Mars. These rock samples may be returned to earth as soon as 2031."
These samples will allow scientists such as Howarth to analyse a greater variety of Martian rocks with known origins.
"Studying these rocks alongside the meteorites will help us to narrow our hypotheses of how the Martian interior and surface evolved," says Howarth.
Water on Mars
Howarth has a particular interest in the history of water on Mars and its role in atmospheric dynamics and volcanic activity.
Previous missions to Mars have shown strong evidence for the past presence of water on its surface, as well as the current day presence of ice at the polar caps and in the subsurface of the planet.
Howarth explains that by studying how and when minerals in Martian meteorites interacted with water, we can better understand the hydrologic history of Mars itself.
"Previous missions to Mars have shown strong evidence for the past presence of water on its surface."
"While some of these minerals were formed from crystallised magma directly, others were formed through interaction with water occurring on the Martian surface or subsurface. So, we know that early on in the planet's history there must have been substantial water present. What we don't know is how much water cycling took place on Mars or how similar it might have been to our own planet."
Not over the moon yet
Howarth is hopeful that the discovery of new Martian meteorites here on earth, or the return of samples from the next mission to Mars, will help to answer some of the many questions that remain about the planet's geology.
"Once we have access to older Martian rocks we can start to answer questions about the role of water in Martian magmatism (magma activity) such as how the magma ocean on Mars crystallised, how volcanic rocks came to be found at the surface of the planet and how volcanic activity on Mars evolved over time."
But Martian meteorites are not the only bits of interstellar rock that Howarth is interested in.
"In the future I hope to apply such techniques to other meteorites such as lunar meteorites from the moon. I think in many important ways Mars is really a jumping off point. Although the current COVID-19 crisis has meant that I have had to put my plans for an outreach project on hold, I hope that I can soon share this work with students so that they too can get excited about its possibilities, just as I did the first time I held a little piece of Mars in my hand when I was a student."
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Though it's a local mini-chain, this sandwich shop has deep roots on the island. When the café opened in the slot next to Island Books, owners Brad Gillis and Ben Friedman called it a homecoming – Mercer Island is where they grew up. But some of the community-mindedness of the island comes into play at all of the chain's ten locations – they look for local, organic products to stock, and all-natural meats to put into the menu of sandwiches.
With big letters "MI" dominating the long wall of the shop, it does its best to play to the local crowd, and the distressed metal that the letters are made from fits into the Pinterest-esque décor. It's lovely, but not heavy on personality: wood panels, imitation Tolix chairs, and subway tile interrupted by shelves holding plants. But some of the best features of Homegrown can't be seen by the naked eye: gluten-free options are available for the sandwiches, the aiolis, salad dressings, and sauces are all plant-based, and the sourcing aims for organic, non-GMO, and sustainability. Vegans and vegetarians will also find plenty of choice on the menu, among the sandwiches, salads, and bowls.
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More of Homegrown's unique spin comes on the menu, where the farm-to-table food brings a freshness and flavor to the often-ordinary genre of the quick-serve lunch. Za'atar smashed chickpea sandwiches with shredded beets and lemon harissa tahini, and a chicken salad sandwich studded with pecans and cherries show off the creativity – and farm greens. Bowls include matcha chicken avocado and chermoula roasted veggie. The breakfast menu – with a sunrise bowl of eggs and ancient grains, among others – shines, especially along with the well-curated beverage selection including such things as Spindrift seltzers and Olympia Coffee's iced coffee. But the real treat comes after the meal: in the form of the small freezer filled with local favorite Molly Moon's ice cream.
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Cockburn: In all cultures, all times, there is in people a hunger for the divine. There is a feeling that each of us is part of something universal. That feeling is usually institutionalized into religion, which often replaces the divine with the counterfeit sense of being one instead with the tribe. The divine, though, means different things to different people. For some, it's the planet. For some, it's the projected psyche split into parts with the faces of gods, or science.
I believe in God. I believe there is a divine presence, an energy, that is the fabric of everything. Sometimes we can feel this presence as love. My relationship with God is very personal. If I still my internal fussing and pride, I might be able to discern what God wants for me, but I don't think I'll ever hear more than a suggestion of what is wanted for anyone else. You for instance. I might make that suggestion out loud, but if you don't agree or don't accept it, my part ends there. Anybody who says they know what God wants for you is deluded.


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IOC, OVL revive talks for stake in Tullow's $3.5 billion project
July 29, 2022 by aandd24
NEW DELHI: Flagship refiner-retailer IndianOil has roped in ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas investment arm of state-run explorer ONGC, to revive talks for buying a stake in Tullow Oil's Lokichar oil field in Kenya in a deal size seen at more than $2 billion, if finalised.
Sources said senior executives from the two Indian entities are in Kenya on an exploratory mission. The mission's findings will decide whether IndianOil and OVL decide to proceed to formalize a proposal.
The sources said IndianOil had in March shown some interest in acquiring stake in the project, the size of which was then estimated at $3.5 billion. But those initial contacts with Tullow withered – perhaps because of the project and investment size. This explains IndianOil roping in OVL, which brings on the table expertise in operating oil fields.
Tullow holds 50% stake in the south Lokichar field and is willing to give up operatorship in favour of a strategic partner. Total of France and Africa Oil Corporation hold 25% each.
The fields are located in blocks 10BB and 13T, while oil production is projected at 120,000 barrels per day. Total oil recovery is pegged at 585 million barrels over the field's life.
The project has an Indian connection in Tullow chief executive Rahul Dhir, who headed Cairn India at the time the Indian arm of the then independent Scottish explorer made one of India's largest onland oil and gas discoveries in Rajasthan's Barmer district. Cairn was acquired by Vedanta in 2011 and merged with the parent in 2017.
The Lokichar oil is waxy just like Barmer crude, which, like the Indian project, will have a 825-km heated pipeline to transport the crude to Lamu for shipping.
Dhir was appointed Tullow CEO in July 2020 close on the heels of his Delonex, an Africa-focused company he had floated after quitting Cairn India, secured $600 million funding from Warburg Pincus. Dhir's appointment came at a time when Tullow was struggling under a debt burden.
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Interview with Le Journal du Dimanche
Interview with Mario Draghi, President of the ECB,
Is Europe finally returning to growth?
Growth has returned, but it is certainly not very strong. It is modest, fragile and unequal. Germany is doing well; France, Italy and Spain are improving; things are not going so well in the Netherlands; and Greece and Portugal remain under pressure. Unemployment is still too high, but it seems to have stabilised at an average of around 12%. We forecast that growth in the euro area will be 1.1% next year and 1.5% in 2015.
What is driving the recovery?
Looking at the figures, we can see that exports are picking up again and – this is a new development – consumption is recovering. Various factors have played a role in that. First of all, our monetary policy, which has remained accommodative since 2011, is in the process of bearing fruit. The commitments that we have made regarding the future direction of our monetary policy and our decision in November to reduce the rate on our main refinancing operations to 0.25%, the second reduction in 2013, have also contributed to that. Uncertainty is receding, which should help to stimulate investment and encourage banks to lend. Purchasing power has also improved as a result of declines in energy and food prices.
Do you think that a line needs to be drawn under Greek debt in order for the country to get out of its current situation?
The reform programme put in place with the aid of the IMF and the Commission in liaison with the ECB seems to be bearing fruit. We will examine Greece's budgetary situation and its development at the start of the year. The Greek people have already made a large number of sacrifices and I hope that the country will achieve budget surpluses (excluding its debt burden) as of next year. Nevertheless, the reforms have to continue.
Do you believe that the bitter pill of austerity that was imposed on the countries of the euro area in order to tackle the debt crisis was the right solution, the only acceptable response?
Austerity was essential, as it was the necessary solution to one of the most serious financial crises that we have ever seen. Prior to 2010, the world we were living in was somewhat unreal. Our creditors, institutional investors, were not differentiating between credit to Greece and credit to Germany. When people began having doubts regarding Greece's solvency, all of that came to an end. Institutional investors began re-evaluating the risk profiles of all the countries of the EU. We know what happened next: spreads on lending rates began to increase, distinguishing between countries that were judged to be safe (and therefore creditworthy) and the rest. This crisis has taught us a lesson. It has taught us that we cannot generate either sustainable growth or a fair distribution of prosperity by amassing debt. It has also forced us to focus on the fundamentals in order to check the solidity of each individual economy. That was when we realised that the time for structural reforms had come. Without the crisis, we could have given ourselves more time to implement them, and we could have accompanied the austerity plans with stimulus measures. But as that was not done when we had time, reforms have had to be implemented as a matter of urgency and in a painful manner.
Pierre Moscovici, our Minister for the Economy, believes that France is the victim of "French bashing", as it has reduced its deficit and undertaken fundamental reforms. What do you think?
Major efforts have been made, but it is important that France continues along the path of the reforms already undertaken. The government and the French people are aware of this. Competitiveness remains insufficient, and improvements to public finances must stop being based on tax rises. France needs to return to fiscal stability so that firms start to invest again.
Should Germany, the true engine of European growth, not share the fruits of its growth with its neighbours in order to foster a broad-based recovery?
The real issue here is slightly different. We need to try to understand why Germany is doing better than its neighbours. The answer is that Germany has given itself the means to be more competitive thanks to its bold structural reforms. In the early 2000s, Germany launched labour market reforms. It remains an example for the other EU countries to follow. Its performance is based on the great strength of its small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are exporting and innovating. That platform needs to be preserved. But Germany should not rest on its laurels and needs to foster investment, particularly investment in infrastructure.
What are the prospects for Europe, given that growth is no longer creating jobs?
Unemployment is indeed the number one problem for the governments of EU countries – starting with youth employment. We are too inclined to think that industry remains the key driver of employment, when in reality it is services that create the most jobs. That is partly because services have been less exposed to competition than the industrial sector.
Banks are being criticised for ceasing to finance the economy. What are you doing to encourage them?
Two years ago we provided them with €1,000 billion in the form of three-year loans, some of which has already been repaid, and since then we have reduced our key interest rates several times. Banks are able to refinance their loans to firms using funds obtained from the ECB. That has given them breathing space. Some of them have been given assistance, and they have been able to increase their capital.
We now have to convince them to take the kinds of risk that are beneficial to the economy, notably by lending to SMEs. It should also be noted that demand for credit has declined. Some firms, having experienced falling sales and a lack of visibility regarding the future, are hesitant about investing, while large firms are increasingly turning to the markets, financing themselves by issuing bonds. Last year, bond issuance by such firms totalled €34 billion, offsetting a contraction in loans of around €20 billion.
Will the banking supervision work that the ECB has been tasked with reveal the presence of a Lehman Brothers among Europe's banking groups?
It is difficult to say at this stage. Countries such as Greece, Portugal, Ireland and Spain, which have been given financial assistance, have already taken steps to consolidate their banking networks. In addition, regulators have asked their banks to make provision for non-performing loans and to increase their capital in order to ensure their solvency. But yes – we need to ascertain the precise situation, and in 2014 that will be the priority of the new European banking supervision mechanism, which will be headed by Danièle Nouÿ.
Has the ECB done all it can to stimulate growth?
In the context of our mandate, yes. And we are always ready and able to act at a later stage. We have already deployed some of our instruments in the context of our accommodative monetary policy, despite the fact that certain people accused us of taking enormous risks and endangering price stability. We have seen nothing of the sort. On the contrary, our actions have had the desired effect. We remain just as determined today to ensure price stability and safeguard the integrity of the euro. But the ECB cannot do it all alone. We will not do governments' work for them. It is up to them to undertake fundamental reforms, support innovation and manage public spending – in short, to come up with new models for growth.
Is the ECB not a prisoner of German budgetary orthodoxy in terms of the interpretation of its mandate?
The ECB acts under the Treaties, which have been ratified by all European countries. The Treaties require each country to ensure the sustainability of its public finances. And this is a question of common sense. Look at what happened when the credibility of certain countries' public finances deteriorated to the point where their access to the market was compromised. They had to undergo the painful adjustment programmes that you have just been referring to. It is the unsustainable debt and deficit levels that render countries prisoners of the markets.
Some people would like to see the ECB fight to combat unemployment, like the Federal Reserve. Why do you refuse to do that?
Our main task is to maintain price stability. Of course, insofar as our actions stabilise the economy, they help to reduce unemployment. However, we cannot reduce the structural level of unemployment, which is dependent on the smooth functioning of the labour market and its ability to better integrate those who have been excluded from it. Taking the example of German growth, that has not come from the reduction of our interest rates (although that will have helped), but rather from the reforms of previous years.
The euro has strengthened considerably against the US dollar. What are you doing to counter that and make the euro more competitive?
I have no desire to speculate regarding the right euro/US dollar exchange rate. We have no objectives in terms of exchange rates. However, I recognise that a high exchange rate has consequences for growth and inflation in Europe.
Which is to be feared more: deflation or a return to inflation?
Neither one nor the other. We are not experiencing deflation. Prices are not falling in a sufficiently strong or generalised manner to entail the postponement of purchases and investment, and thus the kind of economic slowdown that we saw in Japan. Inflation is at a low level, well below the 2% threshold, and should remain weak until 2015. That was why we decided to reduce our key interest rates, in order to have a buffer to curb the decline.
What answer do you have for the growing number of Europeans who no longer want the euro?
I would tell them that the euro is the basis for our future. The euro is a sound currency, and one that is entirely fulfilling its role, but it is suffering from the fact that our monetary union is incomplete and imperfect. We need to complete our monetary union if we want to truly achieve lasting stability and prosperity in Europe. First of all, we need to move forward with the banking union and complete the reform and deficit reduction programmes that we have embarked on. The populist argument that, by leaving the euro, a national economy will instantly benefit from a competitive devaluation, as it did in the good old days, does not hold water. If everybody tries to devalue their currency, nobody benefits. Ultimately, the road to prosperity always goes via reforms and the search for productivity and innovation.
Do you dread an anti-European vote in the elections in May?
I am expecting a stronger anti-European presence in the European Parliament relative to today. We have to be conscious of that and respond to the distrust that has become entrenched in public opinion when it comes to the European project and its institutions. There is no doubt that populist movements are capitalising on that sentiment, but there are also people who are genuinely disappointed. It is up to us to explain why the euro has been and remains a mark of progress, a currency for the future. It is up to us to point out that European integration has proved to be the best way of safeguarding peace. However, we also need to give our community a renewed sense of purpose – to explain that more Europe and greater integration can contribute to progress, economic recovery and prosperity. We have to give people fresh hope.
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Carlton Cole "Holocaust"
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Chris the Bandito
Cobain said:
Why would you use Holocaust though to describe a game a football? It's nothing to do with cancel culture.
The difference is in the captalisation. I think he's using "a holocaust" to mean a disaster. It's exaggerated but hyperbole isn't illegal. I'm pretty sure he wasn't referring to "The Holocaust" and suggesting it was actually going to be on a par with genocide.
Political correctness shouldn't be an excuse for cordoning off whole sections of the English language.
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Langsider
The word holocaust is just a word. It existed before it was applied to what happened to the Jews.
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FhillBear
I am done with modern culture.
Cancel cancel cancel. He said something that offended me, CANCEL HIM. FUCKING END CUNTS
I WANT CAREERS ENDED I AM OFFENDED
CANCELLLLLL
shite.
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lou riccios chipshop
Was he referring to the 100,000,000 deaths under Mao or the 70,000,000 under the Russian Communists. Or the 6,000,000 American Indians while the west conquered our living space.
derBovril
Only on FF would a load of grown ups defend the use of the word. To some on here it is an affront to their identity, as they quite enjoy using offensive language.
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Covenanter1
Never mind Holocaust you could say the Prem is proof of the Great replacement
I await my impending bann
Stewart G
derBovril said:
The word isn't banned in any way so perfectly reasonable to be used when trying to describe a potentially bad outcome.
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I think you'll find plenty of people in the real world have used or use the term when talking about football or when shit hits the fan in their own life. It's a word. I don't know people in the real world that have the views in these issues like the little woke gang on here. Certainly never met them following Rangers. If someone is racist or anything like that they should pay the price. But shit like this and the mock offence on others behalf by bed wetters makes normal people think it's all a load of old bollocks imo. Maybe I just don't move in the same circles with social justice warriors RSC.
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Steadybear
I am Jewish although I don't practice the faith.
I am honestly not bothered about this but no doubt some will be highly offended.
It's the world we live in these days.
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MiseryHatesCompany
This is where your head starts to hurt.
I don't use holocaust personally, but I'll say "Murder" and words that could be taken badly.
Apologise and move on, or has he been cancelled?
RH_2020
VGM said:
How thick do you need to be to become a professional footballer?
He is thick as f*#k, how he ever gets a gig on TalkSport is beyond me.
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Dalmuirbear
RH_2020 said:
Do you listen to much of Talksport?
Jamie Ohara, Jason Cundy, Andy Goldstein, the list is endless.
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Wordy_Rappinghood
Man, a lot of people better avoid Italian exploitation cinema.
mountloyal
It's a word. Folk should check out the meaning. Similar words are carnage, slaughter, devastation, massacre, catastrophe etc etc
He done fvck all wrong and should not have had to aplogise imho.
If he had said "the holocaust" then yes, I could see the point.
He simply used a noun to describe a possible outcome.
The word is not, and should not, be for the exclusive use for what happend to the jewish people.
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Steadybear said:
Spot on. The thing about modern society is folk will feel the need to be offended for you.
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55 and counting said:
Seems a strange place to draw the line in the sand. I am not calling for the guy to be cancelled or whatever, I just find it odd that people don't think of six million Jewish people dying when they hear the word. It clearly could (and probably did) cause offence to people. If you and your 'real world' friends like use it in public, I hope it's quietly, because other people will think you sound stupid. Because it is a stupid thing to say.
It's a saying I've heard many times over the years. You've already had a Jewish person on this thread saying he doesn't find it offensive. Maybe just the world I live in isn't full of people that take offence to everything .
People are free to take offence to anything and anyone. Just as I and others should be free to say feck up. As I say if someone is being outright racist that's a different thing altogether.
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TheEgg
It's a saying I've heard many times over the years. You've already had a Jewish person on this thread saying he doesn't find it offensive. Maybe just the world I live in isn't full of people that don't take offence to everything .
Can I move to your world mate?
TheEgg said:
It's 25 to 11 to be fair. I'm up in 6 hours.
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The real world. Its where most people live that aren't pretentious bellends trying to police what others say and do and don't find offence in anything and everything.
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GeoGers
Nugget.
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This thread is a holocaust.
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Do you always walk about with your head up your arse?
BoyciesDa
People can't talk now without being slaughtered by PC police
BoyciesDa said:
Daft wee boys thinking being all PC is going to get them their hole.
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GeoGers said:
Oh thank god, the voice of maturity has waded in.
I am nearly 40. I am not 'being all PC', I am suggesting that there might be a tiny chance that not everyone walks about saying that things are a holocaust. And that perhaps some of the Jewish community, as well as others, might find the term synonymous with the death of 6 million Jews. I think you are getting 'being all PC' mixed up with just being a decent human being. Nugget.
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gioloyal
Northampton_Loyalist said:
Ahh, so we can only speak in literal terms now?
There is an absolute race to be offended that folk just want to jump on.
It is a fucking ancient Greek word to describe something bad happening. People have used it to describe bad things happening for several thousand years.
Intent is just completely ignored now.
As if he knows the origin of the word. In the modern world, holocaust means the extermination of Jews. People used to use the n word to mean black, but we don't now, because of the history associated with the word.
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Or perhaps some people can put things in context without being a drama queen.
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I think you move in the same circles with people who think its the 19th century and they can be as offensive as they want. Don't worry, your life isn't going to change for the worse if you can't be offensive, you'll just have to alter your vocabulary
gerrardloyal said:
No just don't hang around with fannies that seek offence everywhere and anywhere.
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Sounds like you are the one that doesn't know what it means, the dictionary is your friend
Theres a difference between seeking offence at tiny things and seeing something is wrong and calling it out as not ok.
What? That post was a reply to a post about the meaning of the word.
Just say what you want. Fuck everyone else, If they are offended that's their problem. We are REAL men! We won't say whatever we want at work, or near a policeman, or in the company of people of the Jewish faith. Real men! Not fannies! Men!
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Who's made you and people like you the ones that decide? I don't need your moral guidance.
I've already said in a previous post that if someone is genuinely racist they should face the consequences. The pile ons on non issues like this are pathetic and childish.
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I don't decide it. Ask Jewish people if they're okay with it.
A Jewish person already been on the thread saying he doesn't care. Some will be offended as that's the world we live in. Some won't care. If he was using some derogatory racial , religious derogatory remarks about Jewish people I'm on board but bullshit like this turns many off from listening tbh.
Jewish people know the difference between the word holocaust and the holocaust so why don't you stop insulting the Jews.
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But it's synonymous with the deaths of millions of Jews. He shouldn't have used the phrase to describe a game of football.
It's the same with a swastika. It is a Buddhist symbol of peace but in western culture it will be synonymous with the Nazi's for centuries.
People arguing about the word meaning this and how it was used long before that, are on the same wavelength as the Tim's who claim Hun isn't sectarian, because it was used in different contexts in the past.
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Not really a pile on. I just find it really tiring when I come in here and there are folk genuinely trying to claim that it's just a word, like people are stupid because it makes them think of the one of the worst events in human history.
There is a reason the word is taboo, and if you can't see it then there is no hope for you. If he has said that on German radio, things would have been a lot worse for the guy. Like I say, I think it was a daft thing to say, I just don't get why people on here are tying themselves in knots trying to claim that it's fine. It is clearly not fine.
We'll agree to disagree as I don't see it as a taboo word at all. Still allowed to agree to disagree nowadays? Probably not
Really?! From what I have read on the subject, some Jewish people are ok with it. Others find that using the term trivialises what happened. I also read interview on a few years back with some Jewish bloke saying that using the term is offensive, and that antisemites would use the term in a general context around them to make them feel uncomfortable (along with other terms). You obviously know better, according to your post, we are insulting the Jewish population by not using the word holocaust all the time.
MrBearightside
As always with issues like this it is hard to put yourself in the shoes of others who were impacted horrific events in the past.
Let's just say I wouldn't want ANYONE making trivial football analogies based on the Ibrox disaster.
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Had a look, seems he's apologised.
Is that the end of it?
Is it a hardship to not use the word?
Tune in next week for "Gary Linekar says disaster".
This is the attitude that pisses me off. "Can't say this anymore, can't say that anymore". Language evolves and people's sensitivities change. It changes as we evolve as humans. We can't just freeze time to when YOU thought it was ok to say certain things about the group of people you want to ostracize. Maybe learn why language is changing the way it is, or maybe just try just being nice to folk. No matter who or what they are.
MrBearightside said:
This is a good point.
Finally we agree
MiseryHatesCompany said:
Aye it should, and will be the end of it. The problem with last point is 'The Disaster' isn't a thing, and you know the difference.
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VISIT OF THE POPE OF ROME BENEDICT XVI TO THE HOLY LAND
VISIT OF THE POPE OF ROME BENEDICT XVI...
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On the 2nd of December 2008 the Apostolic Delegate Msgr. Antonio Franco, the representative of the Pope to the Holy Land, visited His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophillos III and informed him of the intention of the Pope of Rome Benedict XVI to visit the Holy Land.
His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem replied that the Pope would be welcome to visit in accordance with the church order and the Status Quo.
Since then, the Committee for the Status Quo issues of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which consists of His Eminence Christodoulos Metropolitan of Eleftheroupoleos and Elder Dragoman, the Elder Chief Secretary His Eminence Aristarchos Archbishop of Constantina and the Superior of the Holy Sepulchre and Sacristan Reverend Archimandrite Isidoros, initiated cooperation with the Franciscan Brotherhood, Custodians of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land and the Apostolic Delegate concerning the details of the Pope's visit to the Patriarchate and the Holy Places, based on the Status Quo developed through the centuries and further crystallized in the 19th century.
The Pilgrimage Committee constantly cooperated with the Israeli Police for the forthcoming visit of the Pope to the Patriarchate. As a guest of the State of Israel, tight safety measures were set for the protection of the Pope. The police repeatedly inspected and secured the grounds of the Patriarchate and especially the proposed areas of the Pope's visit, in order to prevent and avert any possible offensiveness.
Pope Benedict XVI was also an official guest of the Jordanian State. He arrived in Jordan, an integral part of the Holy Land, at Amman airport on Friday 8th of May 2009. He was received by the Jordanian Royal family, His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, His Eminence Venedictos Metropolitan of Philadelphia, the Latin Patriarch Finad Twal and other officials. Pope Benedict XVI visited the "King Hussein" Mosque and laid the foundation rock of the University in the city of Madaba. The Pope also visited Byzantine Churches at Mount Nevo in Jordan. During the various visits in Jordan the Patriarchate was represented by His Eminence Dorotheos Archbishop of Avila, the Patriarchal representative in Amman His Eminence Venedictos Metropolitan of Philadelphia and Reverend Archimandrite Innokentios, the Patriarchal representative in Madaba and responsible for the Patriarchal Arab speaking schools.
In Israel, the Pope arrived at Ben Gurion Airport on Monday morning 11th of May 2009. Upon his arrival he was welcomed on behalf of the Israeli Government by the President of the State, Mr. Shimon Peres and the Prime Minister, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu. Present at the welcoming reception were Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church and leaders of the Christian Communities in the Holy Land. His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III was represented by His Eminence Christodoulos Metropolitan of Eleftheroupoleos. In his statements to the Israeli media the Pope spoke about peace between Islam and Judaism and referred to the Jewish Holocaust during the Second World War.
On the same day 11th of May 2009 at 16:00 an official reception for the Pope was held at the Presidential Palace by President Shimon Peres. His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III attended on the invitation of the President.
At 17:45 on Monday evening 11th of May 2009, the Pope visited Yad Vashem in West Jerusalem, which is in memory of the six million Jews, victims of Hitler's murderous ideology. The Pope condemned this crime and all acts of anti-Semitism, and stated that it is his wish that this crime will never be repeated, not against the Jewish Nation or to humanity as a whole.
Later that day 11th of May 2009 at 18:30, in the Hall of Notre Dame Hotel, the pilgrim centre of the Roman Catholic Church by New Gate, a meeting was held between the Pope and the representatives of the Christian, Jewish and Islamic Communities in the Holy Land.
Present at the meeting were members of the Council of Religious Leaders in the Holy Land, Jewish, Christian and Muslim. This newly formed Council has as its objective the promotion of and contribution to a solution of the political crisis between Israel and the Palestinians. The members of this council, with His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III as its president, had held a meeting in October 2007 in the U.S.A prior to the meeting of political leaders in Annapolis. Coordinator of the Council is Mr.Trond Bakkevig from Sweden. At the latest meeting at the Hall of Notre Dame Hotel, the Patriarchate was represented by the Elder Chief Secretary His Eminence Aristarchos Archbishop of Constantina.
During the address, the Latin Patriarch Mr. Fouad Twal, Mr.Trond Bakkevig Coordinator of the Council of Religious Leaders in the Holy Land, the Pope and Sheikh Taisir Tamimi emphasized the role that the representatives of these respective religions can play in finding a peaceful solution to the problem between Israel and the Palestinians, a solution that will guarantee freedom, independence, security and prosperity to the two peoples, followers of the three religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
On Tuesday 12th of May 2009, the Pope visited the holy site of Muslims, the Dome of the Rock, where he was received by the Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein. He then proceeded in the same area, the Western Wall of Solomon's Temple, the most sacred site in Judaism.
At noon on the same day, the Latin Patriarch Mr. Fouad Twal gave a lunch in honour of the Pope, at the Latin Patriarchate. His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III and the Elder Chief Secretary His Eminence Aristarchos Archbishop of Constantina were invited and attended the lunch.
Later that day in the evening, Pope Benedict XVI performed a Liturgy in the Garden of Gethsemane, in the "Kidron Valley" between the temple of Solomon and the Mount of Olives.
On Wednesday morning, 13th of May 2009, the President of the Palestinian Authority Mr. Mahmoud Abas-Abou Mazen, held a reception ceremony for the Pope at the presidential offices of the Palestinian Authority in Bethlehem. His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III was invited to this reception and attended it accompanied by the Patriarchal Representative in Bethlehem His Eminence Theophilaktos Archbishop of Jordan. After this, the Pope performed a Liturgy in the city square of Bethlehem in front of the Municipality and the courtyard of the Church of the Nativity. Present at the Liturgy was the Patriarchal Representative in Bethlehem His Eminence Theophilaktos Archbishop of Jordan.
In the afternoon at about 15:30 that same day 13th of May 2009, the Pope visited the Church of the Nativity. The Pope entered the Holy Grotto, according to the Status Quo from the Latin Church of St. Catherine, and venerated, in the presence of our Patriarchal Representative and the Representative of the Armenians.
Later that day in the evening of May 14th the Pope visited the Palestinian refugee camp of Aida near Rachel's Tomb where, in the presence of the President Abas-Abu Mazen, the Pope declared his support of the Palestinian people, acknowledging the recent suffering of the people in Gaza, and promising to help by all possible means to attain a just solution to the Palestinian problem.
On Thursday May 14th, the Pope visited and spent the day in the city of Nazareth.
On Friday May 15th the Pope Benedict XVI visited the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem accompanied by thirty six members of the Roman Catholic Church, according to the pre-arranged and regulated order. Amongst the members of his escort was Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Foreign Minister of the Vatican, the Cardinal Walter Casper, President of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, the Apostolic Delegate Msgr. Antonio Franco and the Custos of the Holy Land father Pirbattista Pizzaballa.
The visit took place at 9:15a.m, after preparations and security measures were carried out by the Israeli Police the previous night and in the morning prior to his arrival. At the entrance of the Patriarchate, the Pope was greeted by His Eminence Kyriakos Metropolitan of Nazareth, His Eminence Isichios Metropolitan of Kapitolias and the Elder Chief Secretary His Eminence Aristarchos Archbishop of Constantina. They escorted the Pope to the entrance of the Hall of the Throne, where he was welcomed by His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III who led him to sit on his right.
His Beatitude the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III addressed Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Benedict XVI replied with his own address.
(The transcripts of each address are reproduced at the end of this chronicle).
After the addresses, His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III presented a gift to the Pope, a beautiful icon of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was illuminated for the 2000 years celebration of Christianity and two 'dikirotrikira' candles for blessing of Patriarchs and Bishops.
The Pope responded by presenting a gift to His Beatitude, a precious Facsimile manuscript, an illustrated handcrafted Synaxarion of the months September to February which had been written for the Byzantine Emperor Vasilios II (976-1025). The 11th century original is kept in the Vatican Library known as Codex Vat. Graec., 1613.
Invited to this meeting were the representatives of the other Christian Communities in the Holy Land, the heads of the Israeli Police, the Directors of the Department of Christian Affairs of the Ministry of Religions of Israel, the President of the Local Administration of the Palestinian Authority Mr.Ziad Bandak, members of the Committee for Christian Affairs of the Palestinian Authority, the representatives of Diplomatic Delegations of Jerusalem, amongst them the Greek Consul General Mr. Sotirios Athanasiou, members of our Arab-speaking congregation and prominent members of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian Communities.
Soon after the addresses and greetings by the Christian Communities, the Pope continued his visit to the Church of Resurrection.
In the courtyard of the Church of Resurrection Pope Benedict XVI was received by His Eminence Isichios Metropolitan of Kapitolias, the members of the Status Quo Committee of our Patriarchate, the Elder Dragoman His Eminence Christodoulos Metropolitan Eleftheroupoleos, the Elder Chief Secretary His Eminence Aristarchos Archbishop of Constantina, Reverend Archimandrite Isidoros the Sacristan and Superior of the Holy Church of Resurrection and the representatives of the Armenians and Franciscans.
As he entered, the Pope was received by the Custos of the Holy Land Rev. Fr Pierebattista Pizzaballa at the Stone of Anointing where he venerated and then performed Doxology at the Holy Sepulchre in the presence of the Patriarchate's representatives who previously received him in the courtyard of the Holy Sepulchre.
The Pope then worshipped at the Shrine of the Franciscans "Noli me tangere" otherwise known as the Chapel of Saint Maria Magdalena and then ascended the North stairs to the Holy Calvary (Golgotha), where he was received by the Greek Orthodox monk of the Shrine, before praying and lighting a candle.
After the worship at the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Benedict XVI visited the Armenian Patriarchate and the Holy Cenacle on Mount Zion. Finally he travelled to the city of Tel-Aviv, to Ben Gurion airport, where the official farewell ceremony took place prior to his departure for Rome.
Chief Secretary's Office
Text of Pope Benedict's Speech During Meeting with
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
It is with profound gratitude and joy that I make this visit to the Greek Orthodox
Patriarchate of Jerusalem; a moment to which I have much looked forward.
I thank His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilus III for his kind words of fraternal greeting, which I warmly reciprocate. I also express to all of you my heartfelt gratitude for providing me with this opportunity to meet once again the many leaders of Churches and ecclesial communities present.
This morning I am mindful of the historic meetings that have taken place here in Jerusalem between my predecessor Pope Paul VI and the Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I, and also between Pope John Paul II and His Beatitude Patriarch Diodoros.
These encounters, including my visit today, are of great symbolic significance.
They recall that the light of East (cf. Is 60:1; Rev 21:10) has illumined the entire world from the very moment when a "rising sun" came to visit us (Lk 1:78) and they remind us too that from here the Gospel was preached to all nations.
Standing in this hallowed place, alongside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which marks the site where our crucified Lord rose from the dead for all humanity, and near the cenacle, where on the day of Pentecost "they were all together in on place" (Acts 2:1), who could not feel impelled to bring the fullness of goodwill, sound scholarship and spiritual desire to our ecumenical endeavors? I pray that our gathering today will give new impetus to the work of the theological dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Churches, adding to the recent fruits of study documents and others joint initiatives.
Of particular joy for our Churches has been the participation of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His Holiness Bartholomew I, at the recent Synod of Bishop in Rome dedicated to the theme: The World of God in the Life and Mission of the Church. The warm welcome he received and his moving intervention were sincere expressions of the deep spiritual joy that arises from the extent to which communion is already present between our Churches. Such ecumenical experience bears clear witness to the link between the unity of the Church and her mission. Extending his arms on the Cross, Jesus revealed the fullness of his desire to draw all people to himself, uniting them together as one (cf. Jn 12:32). Breathing his Spirit upon us he revealed his power to enable us to participate in his mission of reconciliation (cf. Jn 19:30; 20:22-23). In that breath, through the redemption that unites, stands our mission! Little wonder, then, that it is precisely in our burning desire to bring Christ to others, to make known his message of reconciliation (cf. 2 Cor 5:19), that we experience the shame of our division. Yet, sent out into the world (cf. Jn 20:21), empowered by the unifying force pf the Holy spirit (ibid. v. 22), proclaiming the reconciliation that draws all to believe that Jesus is the Son of God (ibid. v.31), we shall find the strength to redouble our efforts to perfect our communion, to make it complete, to bear united witness to the love of the Father who sends the son so that the world may know his love for us (cf. Jn 17:23). Some two thousand years ago, along these same streets, a group of Greeks put this request to Phillip: "Sir, we should like to see Jesus" (Jn 12:21). It is a request made again of us today, here in Jerusalem, in the Holy Land, in the region and throughout the world. How do we respond? Is our response heard? Saint Paul alerts us to the gravity of our response: our mission teach and preach. He says: "faith comes from hearing, and what is heard comes through the world of Christ" (Rm 10:17).It is imperative therefore that Christian leaders and their communities bear vibrant testimony to what our faith proclaims: the eternal Word, who entered space and time in this land, Jesus of Nazareth, who walked these streets through his words and actions calls people of every age to his life of truth and love.
Dear friends, while encouraging you to proclaim joyfully the Risen Lord, I wish also to recognize the work to this end of the Heads of Christian communities, who meet together regularly in this city. It seems to me that the greatest service the Christians of Jerusalem can offer their fellow citizens is the upbringing and education of a further generation of well-formed an committed Christians, earnest in their desire to contribute generously to the religious and civic life of this unique and holy city. The fundamental priority of every Christian leader is the nurturing of the faith of the individuals and families entrusted to his pastoral care.
This common pastoral concern will ensure that your regular meetings are marked by the wisdom and fraternal charity necessary to support one another and to engage with both the joys and the particular difficulties which mark the lives of your People. I pray that the aspirations of the Christians of Jerusalem will be understood as being concordant with the aspirations of all its inhabitants, whatever
their religion: a life of religious freedom and peaceful coexistence and – for young people in particular -unimpeded access to education and employment, the prospect of suitable housing and family residency, and the chance to benefit from and contribute to economic stability.
Your Beatitude, I thank you again for your kindness in inviting me here, together with the other guests. Upon each of you and the communities you represent, I invoke an abundance of God's blessings of fortitude and wisdom! May you all be strengthened by the hope of Christ which does not disappoint!
Speech of Welcome
To His Holiness Benedict XVI
Pope of Rome.
His Beatitude Theophilos III
Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Friday, 15th, May, 2009
Your Holiness Pope Benedict XVI,
We greet you warmly in the name of the risen Lord in this Holy City which witnessed the passion, death and resurrection of Our Lord, and we welcome you on this, the first visit to the Holy Land of your pontificate. We remember well the visit of your late and beloved predecessor, Pope John Paul II, in the year 2000, and the deep and positive effect that his visit had for reconciliation and peace in our region.
All who come to the Holy Land – from the greatest to the humblest ordinary people – come as pilgrims. In Latin the word for pilgrim is peregrinus. At its root, peregrinus is someone who comes from another country, a traveler; and from the earlier days of the life of the Church after Constantine, faithful people have traveled to Shrines and Holy Places both in the Holy Land and throughout Europe.
And in Greek the word for pilgrim is proskynitis. In this word we encounter the concept of the pilgrim as "one who worships." Just as most pilgrims travel, so too in the object of every pilgrim's journey to worship at the shrine at the destination.
You come here, Your Holiness, as one who, like so many millions of others down the ages, embodies both these understandings of pilgrimage: you have come a long way, and you have come to worship at the Holy Places. May your pilgrimage be an example to all those others who long to come to the places where sacred history has been made flesh, and where human beings have experienced God in the words of the prophets and in the person of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jerusalem is the spiritual "mother of all the Churches." Here on the Day of Pentecost, the Church was revealed, and from that day to this, for 2000 years, the Church of Jerusalem has been a witness of the life, death, and resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
We who seek to be faithful to the vocation of Jerusalem as the spiritual mother of all the Churches cherish our ecumenical partnerships and relationships, and we pray daily for the "union of all." "Ὑπέρ τῆς τῶν πάντων ἑνώσεως." The ecumenical journey is a journey of the healing of memories of the past as much as it is the recovery of a common life of faith and witness for the present and the future. May God give us the grace always to lake to heart the difficulty we are in because of our unhappy divisions, and the resolve to do all that we can to overcome all that still divides us.
We continue to witness by maintaining the Holy Places which are dear and sacred to Jew, Christian and Moslem alike. As for the Christian community in our broader region and in the Holy Land in particular, the Holy Places have been the bond between the Church and this Land. The ministry of those to whom the Holy Places have been entrusted by Divine providence is to ensure that all have free access to them, so that the power of our sacred history may transform the lives of the faithful into discovering our common humanity and our mission for the restoration of all – as St. Paul says, "ἀποκαταλλάξαι τά πάντα εἰς Αὐτόν". (Col.1,20).
The Pascal spirit is a reminder to us of the triumph of love over hate, of life over death, of justice over iniquity, of peace
over conflict, of light over darkness. The Church continues to bear witness to this Incarnate love, who during his earthly ministry, commanded us not simply to love our neighbour as ourselves, but also to love our enemies and those who hate us.
We believe that the peaceful co-existence of Jew, Christian, and Moslem in the Holy land is essential to the fundamental integrity of the region. We have lived here together for generations; and so it must be into the future. We continue to be for the Christian population of the Holy Land. Our numbers are decreasing in relation to the rest of the population, and we are committed to the improvement of opportunities for education, employment and family life that enable all those who call the Holy Land their home to be able to live full and happy lives.
Jerusalem is unique. Here Jew, Christian and Moslem constitute a model of unity and diversity that gives expression to the inter-religious and multi-cultural environment of our contemporary life and the challenges that the world faces.
Our task is to extend and deepen the moral task of mutual respect, reconciliation, and lasting peace in the Holy Land. In this great work, Christians from every confession are called to join forces. Let our life together model the words of the psalmist, who said "steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other."(Ps.84(85),10).
In this great task, we are all summoned to move dynamic dialogue- a dialogue between our Churches, as well dialogue between Christians and the believer of our faiths. Let us never forget that the unity of faith to which we Christians are summoned is not an end in itself, but a means by which we witness to the unity of humankind.
Your Holiness, we know that you have come to the Holy Land as a pilgrim, but you are welcome also by the people here as a messenger of peace and reconciliation. At the same time, as Patriarch of Jerusalem, we greet you with the words of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, who exhorts us at every Divine Liturgy to "love one another, that with one mind we may confess Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the consubstantial and undivided trinity."
Your Holiness, on behalf of all the representatives of the Churches and the communities of faith gathered here today, we thank you for your visit.
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
God bless your pilgrimage.
THE CUTTING OF THE NEW YEAR CAKE AT THE PATRIARCHATE
HEADS OF THE CHURCHES IN JERUSALEM EXCHANGE CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
For the occasion of Christmas, new year and Epiphany, the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem...


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Today's quote comes to us from my friend and fellow VCFA alum Anne Westrick. She is currently working with her editor on a revision of her YA novel, due to come out in 2013. I've read bits of that novel and it is stunning. Meanwhile she is working on a middle grade novel. When I asked Anne what quote about writing inspires her during the dark, faithless times, she called upon Annie Dillard's The Writing Life.
"One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book, or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now… Something more will arise for later, something better. These things fill from behind, from beneath, like well water.
"This is my absolute favorite quote for writing," says Anne. "This idea that something more will arise for later… that creativity begets creativity in the same way that love leads to more love, that it's a growing thing, not something to hoard but something to give away because in the giving, somehow it grows into something even greater than it originally was… this is what excites me about writing. It's what gets me up in the morning–this sense that I don't yet know what might come of today's writing. When I approach my writing with a sense of anticipation, of joy, of vulnerability because I'm opening myself up without knowing what I'll find… I fall in love with the process. Again and again, I fall in love. It's not about the finished product (well, yes, it is in the end, but it's not along the way), but about the process of getting there. When a writer lives for the process, itself, amazing things can happen.
Thank you, Anne and Annie. I love having you over to begin a new year of writing…with joy.
I love that quote, too, Annie Dillard is amazing. I love that creativity begets creativity. If we hoard our good stuff, or are scared that if we give it away there will be nothing left, then we lose our joy, and our stories suffer. Thanks for starting my day with joy Anne, and Lindsey, and Annie!
Can you believe I don't have a copy of Annie's book? Geez….Santa Claus missed it on my list. Good thing Anne stopped by for a visit. I had a great day of writing. You?
I just re-read this Annie Dillard blurb that I sent you a while back, and it was exactly what I needed to hear. Last week I was struggling — doubting — my writing, and this week I'm feeling the joy again.
Anne, I will do the Liebster award shortly.


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HMS Group made a partial prior redemption of its Ruble bonds series 02 for 1.9 billion rubles, excluding accumulated coupon interest, at 100% par value. 3 billion rubles bonds with a 10.75% coupon rate were issued in February 2012 and matured in February 2015. Raiffeisenbank acted as purchase agent.
HMS Group successfully completed user acceptance testing of two oil booster pump units manufactured for Transneft. The units will be installed in the Yuzhny-Balyk line operations dispatcher station to provide mainline oil pumps with oil charge.
HMS Group made the final redemption of its Ruble bonds series 02.
Kazancompressormash produced and delivered four compressor units to NOVATEK. Two low-pressure compressor units 6GC2-384/4-49 and two high-pressure compressor units 4GC2-65/18-101 were delivered by NIITK and are intended for compression of stripped associated petroleum gas.
Kazancompressormash produced and delivered three modular screw compressor units, intended for compression and supply of fuel gas to the gas turbines of the Shinginskaya GTPP (Gazprom Neft).
HMS Group will deliver three new generation series DeSum pump units and a feed pump APE 580-185-5 for a steam turbine reconstruction project of at the Omsk TPP-3 (TGK-11).
HMS Group produced and delivered 8 pumps for the Rumaila oil field (BP Iraq NV). The multistage centrifugal pumps CNS 500-1900-5 with 500m3/h capacity and 1,900m pressure head have up-to-date diffusers with improved hydraulic properties and low vibration values. Application of the new mechanical seals and plate couplings increases the pumps reliability and simplifies their maintenance and repair. The pumps will be installed at the cluster pumping stations to provide water supply for the injection systems. More than 40 units of CNS centrifugal water injection pumps, manufactured by HMS Group, have been successfully operated at the Rumaila oil field over the years.
Compressors made by Kazancompressormash, were put into operation at the Bubnovka and Ekaterinovka compressor stations (Gazprom). Reconstruction of the compressor stations is a part of Gazprom's project to expand the Urengoy – Novopskov gas pipeline within the Southern Corridor gas pipeline system construction project.
HMS Neftemash organized production of the Mera-MP metering unit based on the NetOil&Gas multiphase flow meter.
HMS Livgidromash produced and delivered 4 mobile pump units for the 3rd block of the Rostovskaya NPP (Rosenergoatom), that are intended for water supply in emergency situations for maintenance of additional heat removal. The mobile pump unit is an independent pump station in a warm mounted shop, completed with a diesel engine, a generator unit and all necessary environmental support systems.
HMS Group will produce and deliver ten blocks for gas separation and reduction to be installed on the South Kemachi oil & gas condensate field (Uzbekistan). A fuel and buffer gas separation block is intended for natural gas removal of solids and condensed moisture. A gas reduction block is intended for expansion of fuel, start, buffer and blowdown gas to a required level.
HMS Group produced and delivered 9 condensate pump units for the 2nd stage construction of the Blagoveschenskaya TPP (RusHydro). The plant is a part of an investment programme of RusHydro for construction of four new generating facilities in the Far East of Russia
Under the agreement with CNEIC, Nasosenergomash delivered six centrifugal pump units for the 3rd block of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Station, which are intended for pumping of intermediate cooling water. Altogether, HMS Group will produce and deliver 36 pump units for the plant's safety systems on the 3rd and the 4th blocks.
A centrifugal compressor station, manufactured by Kazancompressormash and intended for compression of dry hydrocarbon gas, was commissioned at LUKOIL Permnefteorgsintez. The compressor station was equipped with a 4MW engine and delivered to the installation site as ready-to-use.
HMS Group Shareholders Annual General Meeting was held on June 19, 2015. The shareholders approved the Company's annual report for 2014 and the consolidated and stand-alone financial statements of the Group for 2014, a composition of the Board of Directors, appointed Deloitte Limited, Cyprus as the Group's auditors, while the Group's Directors had been authorized to agree on the auditor's remuneration, and approved the Buyback program of the company with respect to global depositary receipts.
HMS Group made a partial purchase of its Ruble bonds series 03 for 2.3 billion rubles, excluding accumulated coupon interest, at 97.75% par value. That was the prior redemption of 3.0 billion ruble bonds, with a 10.10% coupon rate, issued in February 2013 and matured in February 2018 with an offer in February 2016.
HMS Neftemash and Gazprom Neft Novy Port negotiated a contract for elaboration of design documentation, fabrication and procurement of skid-modular process equipment for construction of comprehensive gas treatment unit at the Novoportovskoe oil & gas condensate field, a prefabricated fuel gas treatment module will be supplied at the field. The gas treatment module will consist of two isolated modules (process and control sections) being fully equipped with required engineering systems. Its commissioning will enable Gazprom Neft to utilize up to 95% of associated petroleum gas at the Novoportovskoe oil and gas condensate field.
Kazancompressormash will manufacture and deliver four compressor systems for a project at a booster compressor station on the Samburgskoe oil & gas condensate field (ARCTICGAS). These compressor systems include centrifugal gas compressors 43GC-163/18-108 with capacity 198,336 nm³/h and discharge pressure 10.6 MPa (106 bar). The compressor equipment will be produced under a contract with Kazan Motorbuilding Production Organization (KMPO) and is designed to operate as a part of GPA-16 Volga gas compression system providing supply of purified crude compressed gas to the complex gas treatment plant for low-temperature separation process.
HMS Group supplied a retrofitted pumping unit for transfer of chemically active liquids to Nevinnomysskiy Azot (EuroChem). The unit based on horizontal centrifugal section pump HBE-M with 630m3/h capacity and 390m head was designed for a scheduled replacement of the previous HBE chemical pump.
Kazancompressormash won the 3rd place in the nomination "Pump-and-Compressor Equipment" in the rating of efficient manufacturers of equipment for retrofit of oil & gas processing plants which was issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in order to provide information support for the market of oil & gas equipment to increase its transparency.
Totally, 34 oil & gas companies were questioned, and Kazancompressormash became the only compressor manufacturer included on the list of winners.
HMS Group signed a 3.5 billion rubles contract for delivery and installation of 5 high-pressure compressor units, intended for compression of separated associated gas.
HMS Group participated in the 11th International Water and Wastewater Exhibition of Iran (WATEX 2015) where it presented a wide range of state-of-the-art equipment and services for the water & utilities industry including brand new pumping solutions - HMS DeLium double suction pumps and HMS Ciris borehole submersible pumps manufactured in accordance with international standards (ISO, API, DIN, AISI, ANSI, NEMA).
HMS Neftemash signed a contract to supply a block cluster pumping station for the Srednebotuobinsk oil & gas condensate field. The station is intended for water injection into productive layers during formation of pressure maintenance operations and is equipped with five CNS type centrifugal multistage pumps with 240m3/h capacity and 1422m pressure head. The station consists of highly prefabricated process and electrical skid modules for short transportation and installation time. An automatic control system ensures operation of the equipment without continuous presence of personnel.
Kazancompressormash produced and delivered 3 centrifugal compressor units intended for a gas booster station at the Yurkharov oil & gas condensate fleld.
Rosstandard certificated a new testing facility constructed at HMS Neftemash, which is the largest metrological test flow facility in Russia. The stand allows to test and make metrological calibration of volumeters and all types of oil & gas metering units as well as to make independent examination of different types of measuring equipment made in Russia and abroad.
HMS Group has manufactured and delivered 2 modular pumping station for the Olimpiadinsky mining and refining plant (Polyus Gold). The return water pumping station with a total capacity 1,500m3/h and 180 head is equipped with a new series DeLium double suction pump, characterized by high energy efficiency and low NPSH. Hydraulics of pumps were engineered using contemporary computer modeling techniques, which ensures higher parameters of operation reliability.
HMS Group signed another contract to supply a number of pumping units for the 1st and the 2nd power units of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Ostrovets, Grodno Area) currently under construction. The sophisticated ACNA series pumping units with up to 2,000m3/h capacity and 40m pressure head are intended for intermediate cooling system circuit and certified for Class 2 safety and the 1st seismic classification. The Group has already been implementing a number of contracts for manufacture, supply and installation supervision of the pumping equipment for the main and auxiliary systems of the Belarusian NPP.
HMS Livgidromash signed a 500 million rubles loan agreement with the Fund of Industrial Development of the Russian Federation for realization of a project to localize the production of high-end pumps intended for oil refining and transportation, nuclear power generation industry.
HMS Group delivered pumping equipment to Severnaya CHPP in Saint Petersburg (TGK-1). The ASE type pumping units with 2,500m3/h rated capacity and 180m head are intended for pumping of DH system water. The pumps are characterized by reliability due to main components made of robust alloy materials as well as decreased net positive suction head and up to 86% efficiency.
A compressor system, manufactured by Kazancompressormash, has been put into operation at the Syzran Oil Refinery (Rosneft).
The compressor system based on 5GC2-216/14-26 centrifugal compressor with 216m3/min capacity and 26 bar discharge pressure is intended for compression of hydrogen-bearing gas and operates as a part of catalytic reforming unit. The system runs on nitrogen(regeneration mode and hydrogen- bearing gas (main mode) providing the required capacity and discharge pressure parameters for the process system. The compressor system is characterized by stability in the conditions of hydrogen content alternations within the range 75-98% of the working gas, which is achieved by means of application of steam turbine
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"A COLLECTIVE IS A GROUP OF ENTITIES THAT SHARE, OR ARE MOTIVATED BY AT LEAST ONE COMMON INTEREST, OR WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE A COMMON OBJECTIVE.
The Beau Collective swung open its Park City doors in 2015 as a fitness and social hub for Parkites to challenge themselves physically, evolve themselves internally and enjoy themselves socially.
and now, what started with 24 people has a current roster of over 300.
so that everyone leaves to play even stronger amongst Park City's extraordinary outdoor playground.
each other to craft the best version of themselves.
"The Beau Collective gathers so many things... challenging fitness, fun social spots, great local businesses, motivational forces, family, life's whatnot... & then blends them all together for a group of willing badasses for 3 months at a time..."
45 MINUTES OF HIIT STYLE TRAINING- QUICK BURSTS OF CARDIO AND STRENGTH.
FEATURES TOP OF THE LINE EQUIPMENT, INCREDIBLE MUSIC AND BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS.
We are better together & the more we find common ground- the more we find common hustle. Steel sharpens steel around here and sometimes our people need hydration, inspiration and conversation. The social room offers all daily. We love being a one stop Barn as we multi task life on a daily basis. The more ways we can make life convenient, fun and value based, the more satisfied we are at the end of the day.
Your time. Every time. This unique way of registering for classes has enabled people to find engaging fitness and a compelling place to sweat by multiple times a week. You never need to worry if you'll get in, the spot is yours.
We build on the efforts every week, people are excited to see you, you become stronger than you believed and we don't take it all too seriously.
Our app is there for when life happens and to keep BEAUCO flexible for all. Teammates float through the schedule & we happily assist with scheduling to make sure all classes are made up. Our agreement is that you SHEAU up for us and we will SHEAU up for you.
fitness purveyor. mom to three. concierge. happy hour enthusiast.
Whit was always athletic, but she was more the one who rallied friends to the bar for drink specials and creatively got mix tapes to play on repeat at late night parties.
In college, she played beach volleyball and ran... a little...but typically over to Hacienda's, which was a great spot for margaritas just outside of Loyola Marymount University.
Whit stumbled upon group workouts after having a baby, when she most needed to find a way to grab a social outlet, circle up her emotional wagons and get her endorphins and body back.
So it began, training... motivation, soreness, seeing results, signing up for races, getting people to go for runs early in the AM, and ultimately realizing that she felt so blah on days that exercise didn't happen. She met really inspiring people by being into this kind of stuff and soon realized, they made her better.
She began teaching classes, reading, studying, understanding the process of effective exercise and its now a super passion. Social cohesiveness is one step to fitness accountability and it is one of her favorites. People elevate efforts, dig deeper and request more of each other when we are part of something...and they return day after day when its unique, fun, and results surface.
Whit also started working as a concierge in a boutique hotel and got to know all shades of Park City and made connections and relationships that she continues to pass along to participants to this day. She fiercely believes that there is strength in numbers ....and that those numbers, often times, like to get drinks together after a workout. Everybody wins.
fitness force. mom to two. athlete. inspired tailgater.
Lindsay loves being active, loves the outdoors and loves people. She joined the BeauCo in 2015 and is an irreplaceable addition to the pursuit. She has jammed in 3 different locations and happily greets the sunrise every.single.day. Whit & Lindsay were good, active friends before they were next door neighbors; now they are both and both are hilarious and so fun.
As a collegiate athlete, Lindsay loved the bonds that came from sweating and competing with friends… winning together, losing together and all the laughs along the way. After graduating from the University of Arizona; Lindsay went on to teach elementary school and teaching became a passion, not a job. She also coached youth softball and saw the motivation that was stirred up when people work towards a common goal. Two adorable kids later, and a few years of taking care of them full time; Lindsay went looking for a new way to fuel that competitive spirit. She signed up to run races, but quickly realized that what she missed was the people, not the competing. This led her to group fitness as it offered the "team" mentality that she had missed. A few classes in and she was hooked. She quickly realized that she could combine her passion for teaching and coaching with her love of group fitness and boom…she was an instructor. Lindsay recently completed her ACE certification and can be found at the Barn running the early bird, mid morning and SAT 7am sessions. And by running, we mean lots of tough intervals, lots of spirited competition and lots of hearty rise & shine drills.
dance maven. texan. mom mom mom. faithful motivator.
Happy Hour just. got. happier folks.
Christa has always been active, a competitive dancer growing up and even more focused at Texas A&M University. She is now a Texan who lives in the mountains of Utah, and she wouldn't want it any other way..."y'all." Although she misses the people, the Astros, and the Mexican food, she definitely prefers the mountain lifestyle and pace of Park City to the humidity and mosquitos of Houston.
Christa's husband, Rob, brought her to the mountains of Utah and their Young Life ministry and an amazing community have kept them here. Together they have four active kids who keep life fun and full - and loud! Running was kind of her thing and however, achy knees and her desire for something more social kept her looking for a new jam.
While growing her family, Christa fell in love with the motivation and collaboration that group fitness brought - not to mention the accountability. She saw what these kind of classes did for her both physically and emotionally; and she longed to see her other mom friends have the same experience. She knows that getting out the door with little ones is a challenge, but to JUST get to class and sweat... it's a total win! She has several certifications and longs to continue to learn and grow as an instructor.
What started as a challenge and active outlet, is now a passion for Christa. Teaching, motivating, encouraging - it's a constant theme in her journey and it's what keeps Christa giddy the night before every class. She has a heart for men and women to be fully whole - to move in joy and confidence.
Hands and glasses up-CHEERS to that!!
we have been so appy.
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In July of 2018, The BeauCo won Best Fitness awards for the third year in a row and Lindsay and Whitney were honored by the Park City Chamber of Commerce and were able to gush and storytell about the Barn for all locals and visitors to see via a 3 min viral video. The Beau Collective was selected to be featured in their "Our Town" series and the media team spent time at the Barn interviewing, recording footage and trying to harness what it is that makes all of this pursuit so special.


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