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History has been defined as the ideas, acts, and events, which shape the future. USPS has been shaped by its history and to understand our present more fully, we must first look back into our past. Seldom does the complete story of an organization's founding survive the passage of time. So we grope today for much of the story of our beginnings. The gaps in what remains to us in the minutes, manuals and magazines of the early era have had to be filled in with assumptions and the memories of early recruits.
This much is certain: in the list of founding fathers the name of Roger Upton of Boston and Marblehead, Massachusetts stands pre-eminent. The "power squadron" idea was the projection of his thoughts. The power squadron spirit was the reflection of his enthusiasm and early growth was the fruition of his labors.
[New York Yacht Club fleet, Marblehead, Mass.]
To begin our story we must go back in time to the world of boating at the turn of the century. Recreational yachting in the early 1900s was largely confined to sailing craft and large steam yachts manned by professional crews. The commercial ships of the day were all steam-driven. Steam had become king by the dawn of the twentieth century and commercial sailing schooners were fast becoming relics of a bygone era. Gasoline-driven craft were coming into their own by 1909 but with little enthusiasm on the part of out-and-out sailors. Yacht clubs taught and promoted the sport of sailing and as motor yachts joined the fleet there were few activities for them. Yachting was still for sailors and the new breed of powerboat men found scant fun on club cruises and almost none in racing.
(Boston Yacht Club, Marblehead, Mass.)
Roger Upton was a sailing member of the Boston Yacht Club in 1909 but, unlike so many other sailors, the newfangled powerboats captivated him. He owned a 50-foot ketch named Nirvana and often cruised up the coast to Maine. Because he was a businessman, and because wind power was so often unreliable, he bought a 35-foot motor launch with a gasoline engine to serve as tender for the ketch and to tow her when she was becalmed. The following year he installed a 20-horsepower convertible kerosene-gasoline engine in the ketch, making it possible for him to return to his business on time. The reliability of power appealed to him and he grew to love power boating.
How long the idea incubated in Upton's mind we'll never know but in the summer of 1911 he spread his thoughts before a small group of his colleagues at the Boston Yacht Club. Upton's idea was for a club-within-a-club, to embrace a select group of "gasoliners" who would develop such forms of cruising and racing as the new type of yachts allowed. To quote from one of his articles, "To my mind the organization can be of use to yachtsmen for three major reasons: first, improvement in navigating ability of power-boat owners; second, promotion of acquaintance and social intercourse by the power-boat owners; third, the fitting of power-boat owners to be of possible use to the Navy in time of war so that they might be received as volunteers should they so desire."
Upton was elected Rear Commodore of the Boston Yacht Club in 1912 and with the acceptance of his ideas was placed in charge of the unofficial Power Boat Division of the fleet. A self-taught navigator and stickler for doing things right, he soon kept the division's 36 members busy with studies, cruises, races and drills modeled after U.S. Naval maneuvers.
The social side of the organization included monthly dinners at which ship and tow captains, marine inspectors and others were guest speakers. Out of these activities grew confidence in and a change of attitude toward the new breed of yachtsman.
There was a need for education at the time. The laws of the United States governing navigation applied only to steam vessels, and they were governed by a board of steamboat inspectors who were old, crusty, sea-going men. These inspectors had no use whatsoever for the small internal-combustion yachts, and it was their fondest hope to gain control of these boats and have them supervised by the same stringent rules, which governed ocean liners, and other steam- powered vessels. Upton and other USPS founders set out to protect power yachts from these steamboat inspectors and to remove forever the stigma of ignorance and foolhardiness, which they and professional sea captains and sailors had bestowed on their owners.
During the summer of 1912, twenty Power Boat Division vessels were invited to go with forty windjammers on the annual Boston Yacht Club cruise to Portland, Maine. The powerboats cruised in squadron formation with an elaborate system of maneuvers executed by means of flag signals. During the cruise a screeching nor'wester blew up. Many of the sailing yachts were dismasted or otherwise disabled. The power yachts under Upton's command went to their rescue, towing disabled craft to port. No losses were reported. To quote the September 1912 issue of Motor Boating Magazine, which dramatized the rescue with a six-page photo story, "The fellows of the Powerboat Division provided meritorious service and emerged from the ordeal crowned with glory."
On 14 October 1912, a letter from Rear Commodore Roger Upton was read by the Executive Committee of the Boston Yacht Club, petitioning the club to officially establish his Power Boat Division. As the minutes of that meeting disclose, the Executive Committee granted Mr. Upton's petition unanimously. At the annual meeting in January 1913, the name was changed to "Power Squadron" and the club-within-a- club was officially recognized. Its officers and rules were printed in the 1913 Boston Yacht Club Yearbook. Officers were Roger Upton, commander; C. N. Burnell, lieutenant commander; and Nathaniel L. Stebbins, a noted Boston marine photographer, secretary.
A distinguishing Power Squadron pennant was designed to be flown above the Yacht Club burgee. It featured a red field with centered white star at the hoist; the center third was white and the outer end, blue. Only when a prospective member was able to pass what now seems to have been a fairly stiff examination in advanced piloting subjects was he authorized to fly the streamer. Though powered vessels were referred to as "stinkboats" by sailing members, their owners and operators were held in great esteem for the knowledge they had acquired of seamanship and navigation.
So ends the birth of the idea and its development into an active movement. But it was only the beginning. Assisted by a three-page story in Yachting Magazine, news of the Boston outfit's activity spread and other clubs began to plan along the same lines. Yacht clubs around the metropolitan New York area and elsewhere started talking squadron ideas and selecting men for membership.
In June 1913, additional interest was generated when Charles F. Chapman, associate editor of Motor Boating Magazine, gave the idea a full-page spread. The Boston Yacht Club called 30 delegates representing 70 clubs and associations of powerboat owners to assemble at the New York Yacht Club for a conference to consider the formation of power squadrons. Commander Roger Upton explained in detail the reasons, which led to his forming the Boston Yacht Club Power Squadron, and told of what was being accomplished in instructing power yachtsmen in the rules of the road and handling of their boats.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, then assistant secretary of the Navy and an honorary member of the Boston Yacht Club, had observed Power Squadron drills as a guest aboard Upton's yacht, Elizabeth. He had been greatly impressed with the activities of the Power Squadron and had sent his aide, Captain William F. Fullam, to attend the meeting. As was reported in the press, Captain Fullam praised the organization in the highest terms possible and complimented the officers for the training they were providing with their naval-type drills. As a footnote, it should be added that two years later Mr. Roosevelt was instrumental in transforming the Revenue Cutter Service and the Lifesaving Service into the United States Coast Guard, which, during World War I, provided coastal patrols as part of the Navy.
The yachting community took great interest in that November 1913 conference at the New York Yacht Club. The cause and the men who supported it were applauded editorially by leading newspapers in the Northeast. The Boston Globe of Sunday, 16 November 1913, said, "The delegates at the conference were men of weight in the yachting world. There was great interest manifested and, in all probability, the [organization] will have the name `United States Power Squadrons'.
More interest followed. A meeting of the newly organized Power Squadron Conference Committee was held at the New York Yacht Club on 5 December 1913 and an outline of what was suggested at the meeting was forwarded to all who were interested. A second Conference Committee meeting was called for Monday, 2 February 1914, at the New York Yacht Club, and during the evening the final work of organizing and launching the United States Power Squadrons was accomplished. The meeting, which took place in the Commodore's Room, was called to order by Henry A. Morse of the Eastern Yacht Club and included representatives of squadrons and yacht clubs from Maine to Maryland. As one can read in the minutes, the organization was made complete by the election of the following officers: Chief commander, Roger Upton, Boston; vice commander, Holman F. Day, Portland; rear commander, Worthington Scott, New York City; treasurer, Charles F. Chapman, New York City; and secretary, Bryan L. Perman, Boston.
All were elected to the Governing Board, as were Henry A. Morse, Charles Longstreth, Frank Cornwell, Francis Wilson, and Rear Admiral DeWitt Coffman. In the tradition established by our nation's oldest yacht clubs, Rear Admiral Coffman, Commandant of the Boston Navy Yard and an honorary member of the Boston Yacht Club, served on the USPS Governing Board for many years. On at least one occasion a Governing Board meeting was held aboard his flagship, Virginia. Arthur J. Tyrer, Deputy Commissioner of Navigation of the Department of Commerce, was also an active member of the early Governing Board, and excellent though unofficial relations were maintained between the squadrons and the Department of Commerce.
April 1914 was a productive month for USPS. Roger Upton was granted a patent for the present USPS ensign, which soon replaced the pennant flown until that time by Power Squadron members. At a meeting held at the Harvard Club of Boston, bylaws were approved by the Governing Board. For purposes of instruction, the Atlantic seaboard was divided into six USPS districts and Boards of Instruction and Examination were appointed. Then, in addition to knowing the rules of the road, compass, buoys and flag signals, a member was required to attend at least three squadron drills yearly to retain his certificate. When he had attended twelve, he became a "privileged member" and thereafter needed to appear at only one each year to hold his certificate.
(Hotel Manhattan, New York.)
The motorboat was gaining in popularity, and squadrons grew both in number and in size. USPS was incorporated on 19 February 1915. A year later, at the annual meeting held at New York's Hotel Manhattan, a large volume of business was carried on by delegates representing 470 members in 15 Squadrons.
As the squadrons grew, the internal educational program developed to keep pace. By January 1917, a Junior Navigator course was worked out and published in installments in the organization's periodical, the ensign. A Navigator course was also established, including a review of all that the candidate had ever been taught.
USPS had 477 members in twenty squadrons in January 1917. As World War I threatened to engage our nation, all Americans became very active in the preparedness movement. The United States declared war on Germany on 6 April l917; and with the coming of hostilities, Chapman sent a letter to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, volunteering the entire USPS instructional program for the training of men for naval coastal defense. Secretary Roosevelt accepted the proposal with gratitude. In New York City, four free nautical schools were established. Based on the records, the total enrollment exceeded 3,000 students. Similar schools were organized by local squadrons in Boston; Detroit; Newburgh, New York; New Haven and Washington, D.C. Over 5,000 men who attended these classes entered the armed services and, based in significant part on the quality of their USPS training, many were appointed officers. Squadron members themselves enlisted in the Navy and many, because of their out standing nautical education and background, soon earned commissions.
On 26 January 1918, chief commander Coe wrote the following in his annual report: "The demands of war have affected all social, fraternal, and economic life, and our organization has not escaped the problems and handicaps which have arisen from this abnormal condition." USPS had developed problems. With the coming of peace, interest waned in all things military, and squadron activities and membership declined dramatically.
Times remained difficult under chief commander Burnell. At the fall meeting of the Governing Board in 1919, his successor, H. M. Williams, reported that USPS had no money in the treasury and was $450 in debt. Williams recommended that members of the Governing Board chip in, pay the bill, and disband the organization. Vice commander Adolphus B. Bennett disagreed. He opposed dissolution and, instead, proposed four changes in the bylaws, which he predicted would revitalize the organization and redirect it on a promising new course. Here were his proposals: (1) That a member of USPS should a member of a local squadron; (2) that all boat drills and maneuvers be eliminated; (3) that invitation to membership should no longer be restricted to yacht club members but be based on a man's proficiency in boating and compatibility with other USPS members; and (4) that USPS should encourage all its members to take advantage of the educational opportunities developed within the organization. At the annual meeting in 1920 Bennett became chief commander and revised bylaws, including his and past chief commander Coe's suggestions, were adopted. It was a difficult task. A thousand letters were written to those on the ensign mailing list, telling them of the changes in the bylaws and asking them to pay $1 dues for 1920 and come back. One hundred forty-two signed on, a few from each squadron, and USPS began a new lease on life.
Four years of hard work ended in success for Bennett, who was the only chief commander to serve more than two terms. In 1924 there were 388 members, over $1,000 in the treasury, and no debt. New certificates were issued to those rejoining, with number 1 going to Chapman, who was now the senior member of USPS.
USPS grew slowly during those formative years and by April 1931 the organization reported a total membership of only 840 in twelve squadrons. If the quantity of members was disappointing in the early thirties, the quality of instruction taught by members was not. With the introduction of Advanced Piloting in 1932, our Advanced Grades program was established.
In October 1933, the Committee on Rules presented a plan for changing our bylaws into a constitution and writing a new set of bylaws containing details for the running of a squadron. The following year, these were approved by the membership. By October 1932, USPS had 1,431 members in 15 Squadrons. Our organization had an outstanding Advanced Grades program and a new constitution. Our future looked brighter than ever.
The Governing Board, on 13 December 1938, approved the establishment of seven divisions consisting of 33 squadrons and the appointment of a rear commander to administer each division. Later, the division designation was changed to "district". USPS had upwards of 5,000 members by the end of 1938.
[Hotel Astor, New York, N.Y.]
On 14 January 1939, the organization celebrated its 25th anniversary. Twenty-one squadrons were represented at a dinner-dance held at New York's Hotel Astor. The party was one of the largest and most successful affairs ever held by USPS. In honor of the occasion, President Roosevelt sent a letter of congratulations, greatly praising our civic service. Later that same year, the President accepted honorary membership in USPS, bestowed upon him by vote of the Governing Board.
1939 was a milestone in USPS history. It was also a year of tragedy, for, once again, the world had erupted into war. On 8 December 1941, less than 24 hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, vice commander William Sayers sent a telegram to President Roosevelt and the Secretary of the Navy offering USPS support for America's war effort. For the second time in 24 years, President Roosevelt accepted this support with appreciation.
During World War II over 3,000 USPS members enlisted in the armed forces, including chief commander William Anderson, who was sworn in as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Once again, USPS night courses mushroomed, and our instructors taught navigation and allied subjects in squadron classes. Thousands of members served with the Red Cross, Merchant Marine and other war-related services, contributing significant assistance to our nation.
With the encouragement of USPS, more than 25 squadrons actively assisted the Coast Guard Auxiliary during this period. Friendly cooperation between the two organizations has been traditional ever since.
USPS grew rapidly during World War II. By 1945 it had become apparent that a paid staff and office space were needed for the national secretary to meet his increased responsibilities. A resolution was adopted authorizing Secretary Charles Leach to employ such clerical help as was necessary, and a three-room ground floor apartment in Englewood, New Jersey, was rented for the storage of USPS supplies and records.
In 1946, Chapman, who had served USPS in every other capacity, was elected chief commander. Shortly thereafter an office manager was hired for USPS. With a staff of three women, the clerical and storage needs of a growing membership and educational programs were soon being served adequately.
Seamanship had been added to the Advanced Grades program in 1942, followed by an Elective Course program beginning with the Engine Maintenance and Weather courses in 1946. Instruction Techniques was also launched during this period. USPS more than doubled its size during the forties and as we entered the fifties, the demands placed upon headquarters became even greater.
In 1947, "rear commander in charge of district" was changed to "district commander". The first elected district commanders were approved for 16 districts and for unattached squadrons and personnel.
A Sail course was added in 1953. Headquarters staff, which had increased to six, moved into a combination office and warehouse in the same community. Within five years these facilities, too, proved inadequate, so in August 1958 USPS moved into even larger quarters in Englewood. Our organization grew significantly during the fifties, and in May 1959, the national secretary reported 45,000 members in 268 Squadrons.
Recreational boating was booming as USPS entered the sixties. A Marine Electronics course was published in 1961 and by 1966, when Commander Chapman was awarded his 50th merit mark, our organization had recorded a membership of over 60,000 in 348 Squadrons.
By 1974, our 60th anniversary, USPS had succeeded beyond our founders' fondest dreams. Membership exceeded 70,000 in 425 squadrons and a new headquarters building had been constructed in Montvale, New Jersey. In September 1975, the USPS Governing Board voted to move national headquarters to Raleigh, North Carolina. The relocation was completed and operations well under-way as our nation embarked on its bicentennial year.
In 1978, construction was begun on a modern office and warehouse facility in Raleigh. This new headquarters building was occupied by the end of the year. An additional two-story wing was added during 1990-1991, including a new memorial library and up-to-date computerized procedures which enabled the staff to handle extensive printing needs, control educational inventory, and respond to virtually every kind of membership request.
Because of litigation in New York and New Jersey in the latter half of the 1970s and early 1980s over the issue of private status vs. public accommodation, coupled with a sagging national economy registering high rates of inflation and unemployment, membership dipped to the low 50,000s, in 454 squadrons and 33 districts. Governing Board actions at the September 1981 and September 1982 meetings recognized two important aspects of USPS participation. In 1981, members whose long service had earned them 50 merit marks were granted the status of Governing Board member emeritus, with lifetime voting privileges. In 1982, a special meeting of delegates approved changes in the constitution and bylaws eliminating a male-only membership rule, thereby permitting women to become active members.
Although many women had long held a "woman's certificate", entitling them to enroll in all USPS courses, it was apparent that boating had become a family-oriented endeavor. Accordingly, the bylaws were changed to make family memberships available. The first female active and family members were accepted in November 1982. Because families then could have more than one active member sharing the same residence, a reduced dues structure was established whereby only one copy of THE ENSIGN would be mailed to a shared address. As to THE ENSIGN itself, the editorial and publications activity were transferred in December 1982 from San Mateo, California, to USPS Headquarters in Raleigh.
From the standpoint of teaching, the Educational Department constantly seeks improved course materials and better participation by members. As part of that effort, a new Piloting course was introduced. An elective course, Cruise Planning, is the newest addition to the list. To round out the educational schedule, a varied curriculum of supplemental courses is available, and a family-based Skipper Saver program may be presented by a USPS member to any interested group.
Squadrons engage in two of the best-known forms of public service by their teaching of the Boating course to the general public and the updating of nautical charts and geodetic marks. The former program is of value to thousands of boaters every year, and NOAA estimated that squadrons in the cooperative charting program saved the taxpayers as much as fifteen million dollars in 1990 alone.
In order to assist those boating enthusiasts who prefer TV instruction to classroom attendance and for anyone else who desires a modern approach to the subject USPS and the William Morrow Company produced the USPS Boating course on video.
A further indication of the latest techniques to improve membership knowledge is the Operations Training program and its offshoot, Leadership Development. When today's better-informed members set out to insure their boats, USPS now boasts its own marine insurance program with both low rates and sound coverage.
In April 1983, in honor if its 70th anniversary, USPS presented a plaque to the Boston Yacht Club commemorating its origin in 1913. In October of that year a plaque also was presented to the New York Yacht Club as a reminder of the place where the original charter had been formalized in 1914.
To celebrate USPS' 75th anniversary, five large USPS ensigns traversed all of the United States and Canada. These ensigns visited every USPS squadron and many units of CPS. Two special ensigns logged 1.6 million miles in their journey over all seven seas on board the NASA shuttle Atlantis between 4 and 8 May 1989. Still another went to Moscow. All ceremonial ensigns converged on the Governing Board meeting in Richmond, Virginia, on 16 September of that year. Part of the celebration included a visit by Chief Commander William D. Selden, N, to the White House, where he looked on as President George Bush signed a proclamation honoring USPS.
As the squadrons entered the 1990s, their long-standing relationship with Coast Guard Auxiliary flotillas was further strengthened by acceptance of each other's educational courses as meeting educational requirements for membership.
Started as a club-within-a-club in the early 1900s, USPS today is a private, self-supporting, non-profit, fraternal boating organization with an incomparable record of achievement. No other enterprise can boast of more dedicated or more productive members people who have given generously of their time and resources to educate each other in all aspects of boating, and to promoting the cause of safe boating through public courses and other civic services.
A roster of seven squadrons in 1914 has now grown to well over 450 units operating in the continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Japan. A parallel organization, Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons, with which we maintain close cooperation, flourishes in Canada.
Recreational boating has traveled a long course since 1912, and USPS has come an equally long way. The ideas and accomplishments of our predecessors have prepared us well for the challenges and opportunities, which lie ahead.
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Parents are warned magnet school bus rides are longer, but this parent says 5 hours a day is too long.
RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Five hours on a school bus. One Wake County parent says that's the reality for her daughter every day and that's too long.
Sibylle Lashley lives in Knightdale but chooses to send her daughter to Ligon Middle School in downtown Raleigh. It's a magnet school and she said she feels her daughter is getting a better education there.
"It's a good school and the schools in Knightdale are not the best," said Lashley.
On the Wake County Public Schools website it clearly warns that magnet schools will experience longer than usual bus rides of more than one hour.
Lashley said last year her daughter's ride was an hour and a half each way. That's not ideal but doable she said. But now that it's two and a half hours each way, she's concerned.
Lashley's stop is about a 20-minute car ride to Ligon Middle, but the bus makes several stops over a larger area than buses that serve non-magnet schools.
As it's listed online, Lashley's daughter is the fourth stop on the bus route. That stop is scheduled for 4:49 a.m., which means Lashley's daughter is getting up at 4 a.m. School starts at 7:25 a.m.
"I don't know how they would perform getting up at four in the morning. For us, it's hard ... and then expect them to have good grades, it doesn't make sense to me," said Lashley.
"Magnet routes fluctuate depending on which students from that area of the county volunteer to attend those schools," said a spokesperson for WCPSS. "This is a magnet run with neighborhood stops serving four schools. There are 39 students assigned and the capacity of the bus is 48. We are currently monitoring the performance of the route."
They go on to say that most magnet school bus routes cover a significant amount of geographic territory, picking up few students per stop, which creates longer run times.
As for the added hour this year for Lashley's daughter, the spokesperson for WCPSS said this could depend on when Lashley is picked up this year versus last year or if more students are on the route.
Even though Lashley knows she chose this school option for her daughter, she said feels there still could be something in place to keep ride times under two hours.
"For a child I think there should be rules. There should be some regulations to how long they could be on the bus," said Lashley.
While she tries to rework her scheduled to drive her daughter to school more, she's not the only one with bus concerns.
"They got out of school at 3:45 and my kids didn't get home until a quarter to six," said Latasha Leeke.
She said that was day one and is patient because it's only day two but said she doesn't remember waiting this long last year.
"The last couple of years, maybe 30 minutes, but never an hour almost two hours, never."


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Die J. J. Darboven Holding AG & Co. KG ist die Konzernobergesellschaft einer in Hamburg ansässigen und international tätigen Kaffeerösterei. Die Firmengruppe besteht aus 11 Tochterfirmen in neun europäischen Ländern. Das Hauptgeschäft des 1866 gegründeten Familienunternehmens ist die Einfuhr und das Rösten von sowie der Handel mit Kaffee, aber auch mit Tee und Kakao.

Zu den in der Gastronomie und dem Lebensmittelhandel vertriebenen Marken gehören Idee-, Mövenpick- sowie Eilles-Kaffee und die fairtrade-zertifizierte Kaffeemarke Café Intención.

Firmengeschichte
Gegründet wurde das Unternehmen 1866 von Johann Joachim Darboven. Er füllte bereits gerösteten Kaffee in Tüten ab und versandte sie an Haushalte. Beides waren damals neue Methoden des Kaffeevertriebs. Johann Joachim Darboven starb im Jahr 1909. Das Unternehmen wurde von den Söhnen Arthur und Cäsar weitergeführt und in der nachfolgenden Generation durch Herbert und Albert Darboven.

Unter dem bereits 1915 entwickelten Markennamen Idee-Kaffee wurde ab 1927 ein als besonders bekömmlich beworbener Kaffee angeboten. Er wurde mit einem von Karl Lendrich vom Hygienischen Institut in Hamburg entwickelten Veredelungsfahren hergestellt, das Reiz- und Bitterstoffe bei vollem Erhalt des Geschmacks reduzieren sollte. Die J. J. Darboven erhielt dafür später ein Patent für "magenfreundlichen Kaffee".

Im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde aufgrund fehlenden Rohkaffees der Ersatzkaffee Koff hergestellt. Nach der Währungsreform von 1948 stellte die Firma ihre Produktion wieder auf echten Kaffee um.

Mit der Darbohne schuf das Unternehmen in den 1920er Jahren eine frühe Comicfigur in der Werbung.

Der Gastronomievertrieb begann unter Cäsar Darboven im Jahr 1930. Die erste Auslandstochter wurde 1961 in den Niederlanden gegründet. Weitere Töchter im europäischen Ausland folgten. Die erste Fernsehwerbung setzte J. J. Darboven im Jahr 1963 unter der Unternehmensführung von Nicolaus Darboven ein. 1980 begann die Vertriebskooperation mit Mövenpick Kaffee. 1987 wurde die Firma Eilles mit ihren 50 eigenen Fachgeschäften übernommen. 1993 wurde mit Café Intención TransFair-Kaffee auf Basis des fairen Handels eingeführt. Außerdem wurden die Marken Alberto und Alfredo Espresso für Kaffee nach italienischer Art sowie Sansibar (benannt nach dem Restaurant auf Sylt) für "exklusive Kaffeespezialitäten" aufgebaut.

2016 kaufte Arko die 35 Eilles-Fachgeschäfte im süddeutschen Raum, die ihren Namen behielten. Gleichzeitig wurde die Arko-Rösterei in Wahlstedt an Darboven abgegeben.

Mit Arthur Ernesto Darboven, dem Albert Darboven 2002 die Geschäftsführung übertragen hatte, arbeitete die vierte Generation der Familie in dem Unternehmen. 2008 jedoch verließ er das Unternehmen nach Meinungsverschiedenheiten mit seinem Vater. Dieser widerrief später auch eine zwischenzeitliche Schenkung weiterer Firmenanteile an seinen Sohn.

Anteilseigner
(Stand: 9. Februar 2022)

Arndt Darboven – ca. 13,3 %
Behrendt Darboven  – ca. 11,7 %
Arthur Ernesto Darboven – ca. 24,7 %
Johann Arthur Darboven – ca. 1,4 %
Anna Carolina Darboven – ca. 1,4 %
Hans Albert Eugen Darboven – ca. 47,4 %

Kritik
In diversen Gerichtsurteilen wurde dem Unternehmen mehrfach untersagt, als Werbestrategie des Idee-Kaffees gesundheitsbezogene Werbeaussagen zu treffen, so erstmals 1937 durch das Reichsgericht (RG GRUR 1937, 396).

In ihrem Urteil vom 11. Juli 1975 erkannte der BGH die Werbung als irreführend im Sinne des UWG § 3, da die Werbeaussage "Idee-Kaffee ist magenfreundlich veredelt, also von unerwünschten Röstreizstoffen weitestgehend befreit, die Beschwerden an Magen, Leber und Galle verursachen können" nicht eindeutig erkennen lasse, dass das Erzeugnis allenfalls für einen Teil der Kaffee-Empfindlichen bekömmlich sei, dass aber ein anderer Teil der Kaffee-Empfindlichen den bearbeiteten Kaffee nicht gut vertrage.

Im Juni 2010 wurde dem Deutschen Kaffee-Verband Hamburg vom Bundeskartellamt vorgeworfen, mit einer Pressemitteilung im Februar 2005 ein Kartell von Kaffeeunternehmen gefördert zu haben, weswegen ein Bußgeld von bis zu 90.000 € verhängt wurde. Zu den beteiligten Kaffeeröstereien gehörten neben den Unternehmen Kraft Foods Außer Haus Service (Bremen), Tchibo (Hamburg), Luigi Lavazza Deutschland (Frankfurt), Seeberger (Ulm), Segafredo Zanetti Deutschland (München), Gebr. Westhoff (Bremen) und Melitta System Service (Minden) auch J. J. Darboven. Den letzteren beiden Unternehmen wurden die Geldbußen, die insgesamt 30 Millionen Euro umfassten, wegen ihrer Kooperation bei der Aufklärung der Vorwürfe reduziert.

Im Jahr 2021 wurde das Unternehmen für ihre Mövenpick Kaffeekapseln Green Cap für den Goldenen Windbeutel nominiert. Diese Kaffeekapseln wurden fälschlicherweise als kompostierbar beworben. Auf Druck von der Verbraucherschutzorganisation foodwatch, die Darboven wegen der Werbelüge abmahnte, nahm Darboven die Kapseln zu Ende Juni 2022 aus dem Handel.

Darboven IDEE-Förderpreis
Der Darboven IDEE-Förderpreis ist ein Preis für Gründerinnen und wird seit 1997 aufgrund klar definierter Kriterien vergeben. Im Vordergrund stehen dabei
 der Innovationsgrad der Geschäftsidee
 das tragfähige Business-Konzept
 das persönliche Engagement der Gründerin
 die Nachhaltigkeit (sozial, ökologisch, ökonomisch) der Gründungsidee

Weblinks

 Selbstdarstellung der Unternehmensgeschichte
 Darboven – Leben für den Kaffee, TV-Dokumentation von Dagmar Wittmers aus der Reihe Norddeutsche Dynastien, NDR 2012 (auf YouTube).

Einzelnachweise

Lebensmittelhersteller (Hamburg)
Heißgetränkehersteller
Verarbeiter von Kaffee
J. J. Darboven
Markenname (Kaffee)

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Setting up heat maps in Hotjar is fairly simple. You just pick the name you wish to use for the heatmap and the page URL to be mapped. Ideally you want to focus on pages where you are expecting users to take some kind of action. Also there are many options to tell Hotjar on which pages to apply heatmap such as URL starts with, ends with, and so forth. You can even exclude elements from the heatmap such as pop ups. For extra flexibility, you can specify a specific url to use for the backdrop in your heatmap, which is handy if more than one page may display from not using exact url match option.
You may already be using funnels in other software such as Google Analytics, but we now use Hotjar's funnels in addition or instead as they tie in nicely with the rest of Hotjar's tools. For example If you see a dropoff point, you can then click directly to the recordings tool to see what is actually going on preceding this dropoff point!
For those of you who don't know what funnels are, they are a set of steps that users need to go through to get to a specific goal on your site. Most common would be for ecommerce where the goal is to make a purchase. So In this case you would define the end of the funnel as viewing the signup success page. Then you would define steps leading up to the purchase such as viewing an item, adding it to your shopping cart, going to the checkout page, making payment, and then ending with the signup success page. Then when you view the funnel, you will see on a number and percentage basis how many people progress to the next step and more importantly the number that don't. Then you can focus on wherever you see the most significant drop-offs and try different ideas to decrease them.
The forms functionality is really neat. It lets you see detailed objective info on how people interact with each field on your form. To set it up, first you name your new form and tell Hotjar the page URL for the form. Then you will see a list of all forms and form fields to display. Next, you select the form and fields you want to monitor. Certain fields that would create security issues such as credit card number fields cannot be selected.
After leaving time to collect some data, you will be able to see stats for each field such as the time users spent on the field, the percent left blank, and percent where they changed their entry. You will also see successful submits and drop-offs by field. This functions similar to funnels in that fields can be thought of in terms of steps. And just as with funnels, you will want to work on any fields that have high drop-off rates.
You can also get extra insight by watching some recordings, focusing in on watching customers filling out the field in question. This will give you the ability to answer questions such as: Is the customer pausing a long time before filling out a field? This could mean they are being mentally taxed to remember or find info not readily available. The solution may be removing this field and asking for this info at a later date. Another question might be: Is the customer entering info incorrectly? e.g. they keep entering a dash for a customer account number when only numerical values are accepted. In this case you may wish to change form validation and/or form instructions.
Polls are mini discrete pop ups that appear after a set length of time, when a user scrolls to a certain section of a page, or when they are about to exit your site. This feature is how I first learned about Hotjar as I saw it being used on a website. You can choose to target by device such as desktop, tablets and phones. You can choose specific or all pages. What's also nice is that you get a bank of about 30 stock questions to ask. You can choose free form or other types of answer formats. After a user submits an answer, you have the option to ask them to leave their email address should they want to be gotten in touch with for a reply/followup.
You can choose where on a page a poll shows and hide branding with certain paid plans. You can have the poll keep showing up until users provide an answer or set it for only one time so as not to bug them. Viewing poll responses is quite simple. They are listed in a tabular format specifying a user's country, page of poll, device type, browser, OS, and date. One very cool feature is that you can see results for each question as a word cloud, a feature that shows you the most prevalent words in responses in a fun, easy to read way.
For much more extensive feedback than polls, Hotjar has surveys. This survey functionality is similar to what you would find in a standalone service such as Survey Monkey. It has a bit less features, but most of what most people need. You can choose to brand the survey with your own company logo if you wish. You can set pop ups with stock or customized text to ask users if they will fill out a survey. You can set the behavior of this pop up in a similar manner to that of pole popups. Also after you create the survey, you will get a link for the survey that you can distribute as you please.
The recruiters functionality is basically a special pop up asking users if they would like to be involved in usability tests. The default message reads, "We are looking for visitors to participate in a usability test. To qualify simply fill in the short form below. If you are selected, you will be contacted by a member of our team." You can also entice them with an offer e.g. "Help us improve our site and earn a $20 Amazon Gift Voucher." You can set the behavior of this pop up in a similar manner to that of pole popups.
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Attack comes hours after rocket is fired at Israel from the Palestinian territory.
The Israeli military later said that a second missile was fired into southern Israel from Gaza early on Thursday, but that no damage or injuries were caused.
The violence came as George Mitchell, the US envoy to the Middle East, prepared to head for talks with Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, as part of a wider regional tour.
The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military arm of the Fatah faction led by Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, claimed responsibility for Wednesday night's rocket fire from Gaza - the first since Palestinian factions declared their own ceasefire with Israel.
The rocket landed at the kibbutz or agricultural commune of Re'im, in the southern Israeli Eshkol region, an Israeli military spokesman said on Thursday.
The rocket fire came after Israeli jets carried out raids on tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border earlier on Wednesday - the first tunnel bombing since it halted its 22-day offensive on January 18.
The exchanges are the first major military developments since Hamas and Israel declared separate ceasefires earlier this month following Israel's offensive against the Gaza Strip.


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«Ім'я» () — російський радянський трагікомічний воєнний фільм Бориса Рицарева, один з перших фільмів, які порушували питання штрафних батальйонів.

Сюжет фільму
У фільмі розповідається історія молодого робітника залізничного депо Єгора Сидорова, який у роки війни пішов на ринок обміняти горілчані талони та хлібні і за спекуляцію потрапив у карантинну зону. Саме в цей час із ешелону, який віз штрафних військових на фронт, втік арештований Анатолій Сидоров. Конвоїри ешелону вирішили замінити втікача на іншого і так збіглося, що в карантинній зоні був інший Сидоров. Протягом усього фільму Єгор намагається вижити в боях, стає героєм і отримує подяку від самого генерала, потім намагається повернутись додому; і весь цей час він намагається усім довести, що він не той Сидоров.

В ролях

Знімальна група
 Режисер: Борис Рицарев
 Сценаристи: Геннадій Петров, Аркадій Толбузін
 Оператор: Олександр Китайгородський, Борис Середін, Максим Пучков
 Композитор: Євген Ботяров

Посилання
 «Кінопоиск»

Фільми кіностудії імені Максима Горького
Фільми СРСР 1988
Військові фільми СРСР
Фільми про німецько-радянську війну
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The banksters, not content with looting and destroying Cyprus are now intent on pillaging bank deposits of the innocent in other nations too, like Ireland.
Who are the global warming deniers? Greece financial crisis. Irish are 10 billion euros in the red due to fall in tax revenue, now want to be sharia-compliant financial center of Europe (you read that right.) Syria barbarity. Western-backed barbarity in Libya, Ivory Coast. Murder of Syed Shahzad, Asia Times journo, in Pakistan.
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Greece may default, Ireland can't sell more debt, Spain may fess up to hiding debt. Norway has frozen loans to Greece. Protests against banks are spreading.
The banksters may no longer be able to force countries to pay for bonds that banks knew were dicey and never should have bought in the first place. Instead, bondholders may (and should) be forced to take writedowns on their "investments" whether they like it or not. Insolvent banks must fail rather than forcing people in debtor nations like Greece, Ireland, and Spain to prop up their rotting, corrupt corpses.
It seems the banksters believe in harsh capitalism for everyone but themselves. Hey, bonds can be risky and writedowns are always a risk. Insolvent entities should fail. That's what capitalism is about, right?
But not for the banksters. They want everyone else to bail them out, always and continually. But their game may be ending soon.
In the wake of the collapse of the Irish government, finance minister Brian Lenihan suspended capital injections for Allied Irish Bank, the Bank of Ireland, and EBS Building society until elections are held on February 25.
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said Anglo Irish Bank will not get another cent if his party is elected. However, the Chairman of Anglo Irish Bank said Anglo needs another €15bn.
Screw the bankers and the bondholders. The people of Ireland should not have to pay for the greed of their bankster class. Iceland defaulted on their debt a while back, let their banks fails, and have started criminal proceedings against some of the greedhead bankers who created the mess. Their economy is now recovering.
Now it appears Ireland will do the same, as should the United States.
Unlike other nations, including the U.S. and Ireland, which injected billions of dollars of capital into their financial institutions to keep them afloat, Iceland placed its biggest lenders in receivership. It chose not to protect creditors of the country's banks, whose assets had ballooned to $209 billion, 11 times gross domestic product.
Ireland along with the US, that is. Obama has cheerfully shoveled hundreds of billions of taxpayer money to the big banks and changed accounting rules so they could price their garbage assets at whatever they wanted. What do we have to show for this? The recession is still here. Unemployment and foreclosures are much too high. And those banks are still insolvent.
Meanwhile, Iceland, who put the interests of their citizens and country before those of the banksters and bondholders, is recovering. This country should do the same.
TheTrudgnCurmudgn in L.A. puts a face on it.
Was watching the news recently and saw something that really bummed me out. They where doing a story about all the people that went to the sports arena because they where loosing their homes and where looking for relief in the form of a re-finance. Suddenly, there on the screen was a good friend of mine. They chose him at random to be interviewed. I watched in horror as he told his story. Here was a guy who is a damn good musician and a hard worker and he's about to lose his house.
Maybe by now you're saying, "Old news. We see that all the time now a-days". And, you'd be right"¦. except this was a friend of mine and that made it personal.
Connect the dots. Bailing out the banksters leads directly to more people losing their homes.


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Computer graphics at CCHE
10.06.2020 · Articles
CCHE has been developing an in-house computer graphics unit for many years. 3d images, videos, views with a drone, virtual or augmented reality scenes and 3d prints are all tools that allow them to embody CCHE projects and reveal all their subtlety.
At the heart of architectural reflection, computer graphic designers can intervene at each stage of a project to highlight an observation, a vision or a decision resulting from the work of teams from different sectors of the office. This tool facilitates exchanges with clients and allows them to participate in development by better understanding the constructive stakes.
The computer graphics unit is constantly looking for new technologies and to benefit from the best techniques and tools for their work. A brief overview of the deployment of computer graphics at CCHE today:
In the age of digitalization of production processes, 3d images and videos can be used at every stage of development and for every scale of CCHE projects. Whether it's a competition, the creation of a neighbourhood or a mansion, or the monitoring of a construction site, the possibilities for illustration are multiple and always aim at the same objective: to give life to the project and reveal its different facets during its development.
Working in multidisciplinary teams is part of CCHE's DNA. Integrated from the very first thoughts, computer graphics designers can contribute to architectural development by providing an overview as well as a focus on a particular material or technique. Their interventions facilitate the reading of the development for all the stakeholders and allow the valorization of the final project.
Video produced by the computer graphics sector for the Suettaz district
Born in the world of video games, Virtual Reality is one of the most important technological innovations of our generation. In constant evolution in recent years, it has revolutionized the world of architecture and construction. It is therefore quite natural that our office took an interest in it and quickly adopted it to present its projects in development. Virtual reality is now one of the tools that can be realized within the computer graphics unit.
Discover The Hive campus in virtual reality
Thanks to virtual reality and especially our VR helmets (Oculus Go), our renderings are now in 3 dimensions and allow our customers to virtually transpose themselves to the heart of our projects in a completely immersive way.
They can thus appreciate the volumes or the play of light on the faces of their future buildings. The various furnishing options or material tests come to life in this virtual reality, where even the sounds are faithfully reproduced. One has the impression of being able to touch this cushion on the leather sofa of a cosy interior or to get lost in the immensity of a shopping centre that will only be built in several years.
We use virtual reality for communication but also as a design tool.
Thanks to the collaboration between architects and computer graphic designers, the data from the technical BIM models observed, analysed and annotated are then transposed into a software program (Twinmotion) to be animated in virtual reality. The client can thus appreciate his future project from all angles and give his approval or make his choices based on a visual representation that is faithful to future reality.
Around a table, with their mobile phones pointing at a QR code, they are the new actors of an augmented reality representation. They think about the new project in every detail before even laying a single stone.
Unlike virtual reality, which is a virtual reproduction of reality, this new tool makes it possible to simulate constructions in a very real environment.
The Unity virtual models built by the team of computer graphic designers, allow the client to see, through a tablet or a telephone, the faithful digital representation of what his project will be in several months or years. This upstream reflection often helps to avoid pitfalls and make the most judicious choices.
Aerial shots with a UAV
The Drone rises quickly like a mini helicopter in the sky. Whether it is used for tracking or to film the site of the future integration of the project, it has become an everyday tool at CCHE.
Armed with sensors, more or less large and precise, it sometimes rises up to 50 m, to be able to check the future view from a dwelling, for example. It will also make it possible to see how the different buildings are articulated or how a project will be integrated into the landscape.
The panoramic photos or films thus obtained will be implanted in 3D views, RV experiments, or even for a realistic view through the windows of the interior views of CCHE projects.
To conclude, more than a communication tool, at CCHE, computer graphics are a real development tool that allows us, in each phase, to make the project evolve in the most efficient way possible.
As our computer graphics manager, Christophe Couvreur, said in an article in the daily newspaper Le Temps (read the article):
Technology allows us to constantly improve the quality of the images, but above all they must remain at the service of architectural development.
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The journal aims to provide a forum for the discussion of human creativity in all of its complexity - its recognition, correlates, determinants, possibilities for its encouragement and development - analyzed from the point of view of education, psychology, sociology, aesthetics, etc. Moreover, the journal will discuss issues of creative potential as well as actual creative achievements (everyday and eminent creativity). It will also consider methodological and statistical issues regarding quantitative and qualitative creativity studies in various countries. The journal is a platform for positive confrontation of the various ways of perceiving and investigating creativity and encouraging the interparadigmatic and interdiscursive dialogue of the representatives of distinct theoretical and methodological options.
Yes, Creativity Can Predict Academic Success!
"Generic" Creativity as a Predictor or Outcome of Identity Development?
Will Becoming More Creative Make us More Tolerant?
Are the Outcomes of Creativity Always Positive?
On Risks and Side Effects: Does Creative Accomplishment Make us Narcissistic?
Which Test of Divergent Thinking Is Best?


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Canada's top public health doctor now recommends 3-layer non-medical masks…..
The Public Health Agency of Canada is now recommending Canadians choose three-layer non-medical masks with a filter layer to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as they prepare to spend more time indoors over the winter.
Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam made the recommendation during her bi-weekly pandemic briefing in Ottawa Tuesday.
"To improve the level of protection that can be provided by non-medical masks or face coverings, we are recommending that you consider a three-layer nonmedical mask," she said.
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"This is an additional recommendation just to add another layer of protection. The science of masks has really accelerated during this particular pandemic. So we're just learning again as we go," she said.
"I do think that because it's winter, because we're all going inside, we're learning more about droplets and aerosols."
She also urged Canadians to wear well-fitted masks that cover the nose, mouth and chin without leaving gaps.
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Audrey Lokelani Fualaau is the eldest daughter of former Seattle elementary school teacher Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau. Audrey is the result of her parents' illegal relationship which attracted national attention.
Letourneau famously served her time in prison after pleading guilty in 1997 to two counts of felony second-degree rape of a child (Fualaau then 12-year old sixth-grade student). The state sought a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence but she reached a plea agreement calling for six months in jail, with three months suspended, and no contact with Fualaau for life among other terms.
After serving her three months in jail, Letourneau was released and despite their no-contact order, the two were caught by police in a car. After the incident, the judge revoked the plea agreement and her prison sentence was reinstated. She had to serve the maximum allowed by law of seven-and-a-half years.
A photo of Audrey Lokelani Fualaau (left) and her sister Georgia Fualaau (right)
Letourneau was imprisoned from 1998 to 2004. After her release, the two got married in May 2015.
Audrey is 22 years old as of 2019 having been born on August 7, 1997. She shares her birthday with famous people such as FlightReacts, Daz Black, Andrew Siwicki, Ti Taylor,
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Audrey was born to Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau. At the time of her birth, her mother was a teacher at Shorewood Elementary School in the Seattle suburb of Burien while her father was a 6th-grade student in the same school.
Her parents got involved in an illegal affair (considered Fualaau was a minor) leading to the birth of Audrey. Audrey was born while her mother awaited sentencing. She was left in the care of her paternal grandmother Soona Vili as her mother served her sentence.
Audrey has a sister Georgia Fualaau. Georgia was born in October 2008 while her mother was serving her second stint in jail. She was also taken in the care of her grandmother.
Despite knowing their parents' notorious affair that landed Letourneau behind bars, Audrey and her sister have remained supportive of their parents. Even after their parents' divorce in August 2019, the girls have remained "as impartial as possible."
Audrey also has four half-siblings, Mary Claire Letourneau, Jacqueline Letourneau, Steve Letourneau Jr., and Nicholas Letourneau from her mothers' first marriage to Steve Letourneau.
Her mother Letourneau once shared that both her daughters attended school in the same district where their mother once taught. However, the exact school is not yet known.
Audrey lost her mother on July 6, 2020, after succumbing to colon cancer near Seattle, Washington, U.S. Her long-time friend, and attorney said that Kay had been in hospice care for the past month, and Vili had been by her side … helping take care of her.
Previously, Fualaau had shared Letourneau's stage 4 cancer diagnosis on Instagram, sharing a photo of himself wearing a medical mask with the caption, "Praying for a miracle."
Audrey's height is not yet disclosed to the public.


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Latin Days Are Here Again?
Is Pope Benedict XVI determined to restore the Latin mass that many Roman Catholics thought had been consigned to the dustbin of history? The answer, in short, is both yes and no. But neither the "yes" nor the "no" quite fits the conventional speculations in several recent media reports following off-the-cuff remarks to a small Catholic association in Great Britain by a Vatican official. In unraveling this, it helps to begin at the beginning.
As he reminds us in his memoir, Salt of the Earth, the young Joseph Ratzinger was deeply influenced, both spiritually and intellectually, by the mid-20th-century movement to reform the Roman Catholic Church's public worship–a movement that helped pave the way for the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). Father Ratzinger was a peritus, a theological expert, at the council, and like many others, he welcomed the council's Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy: here was a ratification of the liturgical reform movement he had long supported and a blueprint for further organic development of the celebration of mass. In the immediate aftermath of Vatican II, however, Ratzinger became convinced that organic development had been jettisoned for revolution, the liturgical Jacobins being a cadre of academics determined to impose their view of a populist liturgy on the entire Catholic Church.
In the decades between Vatican II and his election as Benedict XVI, Ratzinger became a leader in what became known as "the reform of the reform": a loosely knit international network of laity, bishops, priests and scholars, committed to returning the process of liturgical development in the Catholic Church to what they understood to be the authentic blueprint of Vatican II. Seeing a Gregorian chant CD from an obscure Spanish monastery rise to the top of the pop charts in the 1990s, they wondered why much of the church had abandoned one of Catholicism's classic musical forms. Finding congregations that seemed more interested in self-affirmation than worship, and priests given to making their personalities the center of the liturgical action, they asked whether the rush to create a kind of sacred circle in which the priest faces the people over the eucharistic "table" might have something to do with the problem.
And they reminded the entire church that Vatican II had not mandated many of the things most Catholics thought it had decreed: for example, the elimination of Latin (and chant) from the liturgy and the free-standing altar behind which the priest faced the congregation.
Over the past 40 years, the Catholic liturgical wars have tended to be fought among specialists and activists. The largest post-Vatican II splinter group, associated with the excommunicated French archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, certainly had its problems with the new liturgy; but the deeper cause of the Lefebvrists' march into schism was their rejection of Vatican II's teaching on religious freedom, which they deemed heresy. The overwhelming majority of Catholics throughout the world have welcomed the new form of the mass that became normative in 1970, a mass celebrated entirely in English (or Spanish or French or Polish, or whatever language the congregation speaks). Over time, the silly season in Catholic liturgy that peaked in the 1970s–"clown" masses (with the priest vested as Bozo or somesuch), free-for-all prayers that ignored the prescribed rite, dreadful pop music, inept "liturgical dance," a general lack of decorum–began to recede. A re-sacralization of Catholic worship became evident in many parishes. What Ratzinger and other specialists had called "the reform of the reform" was underway at the grass roots, and under its own steam.
It was to accelerate that "reform of the reform" that Benedict XVI issued a decree last summer permitting the widespread use of the 1962 Roman rite, known technically as the Missal of John XXIII. Amidst the recent, fevered speculations that Latin days are here again, it's important to note what the Missal of John XXIII is not. It is not the "Tridentine Rite," because it includes modifications of the missal mandated by the Council of Trent in the 16th century; it is not the "mass of Pius V," which some Catholic megatraditionalists argue is the only valid form of Catholic worship. It is, in fact, the mass as celebrated every day at every session of the Second Vatican Council. (The 1962 missal did contain a Good Friday prayer for the conversion of the Jews, which some, but certainly not all, Jews found offensive. After a brief flurry of criticism, Benedict XVI modified the prayer; conversations about its further alteration continue. The modified prayer was used in the minuscule number of Catholic congregations that celebrated Holy Week 2008 according to the Missal of John XXIII; no pogroms resulted, and indeed the argument seems to have died out.)
Some may find it ironic that the "old Latin mass" that Benedict XVI has permitted is precisely the mass as known by Pope John XXIII, hero of Catholic progressivism. But there is in fact something "progressive," in the sense of reformist, about Benedict's strategy here.
Yes, the mass of John XXIII is celebrated in Latin, and yes, it is often celebrated (although it need not be) with the priest and the congregation facing the same direction as they pray–looking together, as classic liturgical theology teaches, toward the return of Christ and the inauguration of the heavenly Jerusalem. But the pope's point in making this form of liturgy more widely available is neither nostalgic nor retrogade. Rather, by encouraging the more widespread celebration of this classic form of the always-evolving Roman rite, Benedict XVI intends to create a kind of liturgical magnet, drawing the "reform of the reform" in the direction of greater reverence in the Catholic Church's public worship. In doing so, the pope is also reminding the church that, as Vatican II put it, the mass is a moment of privileged participation in "that heavenly liturgy which is celebrated in the Holy City of Jerusalem toward which we journey as pilgrims, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God, minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle." "Going to mass," in other words, is not something we do for ourselves, or something we make up ourselves; liturgical worship is our participation in something God is doing for us.
Will this Benedictine reform-of-the-reform mean that every Catholic parish will soon have at least one Sunday celebration of mass in Latin, using the Missal of John XXIII? It seems unlikely, not least because very few priests today are competent Latinists. But in those places where the Latin mass of 1962 is celebrated reverently and without nostalgic accretions (lace-bedecked older vestments, for example), it will be a source of spiritual nourishment for the minority that prefers this way of worship, even as it introduces a new generation to what will be, for them, a new form of liturgy. In international settings, the use of this rite in Latin may help revive that ancient tongue as a common Catholic language for common worship–no small matter in an increasingly diverse and pluralistic church. Among scholars and parish clergy alike, the more widespread celebration of mass according to the Missal of John XXIII may prove to be the reformist magnet that Benedict XVI wants it to be, encouraging those who are already at work re-sacralizing the liturgy.
And the net result, over time? Almost certainly not "Latin days are here again" in every Catholic parish but rather a more reverent, more prayerful celebration of mass according to a reformed missal of 1970–and according to what the Second Vatican Council actually prescribed.
George Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. and holds EPPC's William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies.
This article was originally published on Newsweek
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Review: The Last Stand
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Comeback Role
Director: Jee-woon Kim
Writer: Andrew Knauer
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker,
Johnny Knoxville, Rodrigo Santoro, Luis Guzmán,
Jaimie Alexander, Eduardo Noriega, Peter Stormare,
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is old. It's impossible not to notice. But he wears his age well in "The Last Stand," his first starring role in ten years. It's a wild ride that was well worth the wait.
Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) is the sheriff of a small town: Summerton, Arizona. Before that, he was a Los Angeles police officer – until he eventually decided that he could take no more of the violence and bloodshed he had to face on a daily basis. In quiet, quaint Summerton, a car illegally parked in a fire zone is what passes for a major crime scene.
As the movie begins, Ray is ordering breakfast in a diner when he notices a suspicious pair of truckers (the main one is played by Peter Stormare, who would look shady even at his own autograph signing). The sheriff orders his inexperienced, inept team of deputies – Jerry (Zach Gilford), Sarah (Jaimie Alexander), and Figuerola (a paunchy Luis Guzmán) – to run the license plate on the computer.
Jerry has a bandaged nose after accidentally shooting himself bloody during target practice. Not only is he incapable of handling a gun, he is also incompetent around technology. Figuerola sighs and tells him to pay attention. A few keystrokes later and they find out the truck is registered to Burrell (Stormare's character).
How would these clueless Barney Fifes ever cope with a real crime?
Of course, it doesn't take long for them to find out. The milkman is murdered (Harry Dean Stanton in a brief appearance). Figuerola thinks it's a burglary gone bad. The sheriff knows better.
Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, a dangerous Mexican cartel boss has just escaped. Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega) pulls out all the stops to make his getaway: an airlifted van, shooters in ninja outfits, several decoys running around in orange prison jumpsuits, and a souped-up racecar. In other words, just another normal night in Vegas!
It's up to an FBI team, led by Agent John Bannister (Forest Whitaker), to track and stop Cortez. The escaped cartel leader – "a psychopath in a Batmobile" – may be headed to Summerton. Bannister calls the sheriff to warn him of the possibility, only to later to dismiss the idea outright.
It must be a movie rule that the big city FBI agent is always wrong and the small town lawman has all the answers. Then again, to be fair, would you believe a "pissant county sheriff" with an Austrian accent babbling about a temporary bridge the bad guys have built to cross the border? The Oscar-winning Whitaker brings depth and credibility to what could have been a one-dimensional role on paper.
Sheriff Ray prepares for war by bringing out reinforcements: a flaky former Marine (Rodrigo Santoro) and a country kook (Johnny Knoxville) with a large collection of vintage guns that just happen to be perfect for an Arnold Schwarzenegger flick. Oh, and there's a school bus too. Just another pleasant morning in Summerton!
"The Last Stand" is vintage Schwarzenegger: witty one-liners, over-the-top action, and just plain fun. It never quite scales the heights of his all-time classics, such as "Total Recall" and "T2," but it's a worthy addition to his filmography and a great welcome back party.
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Dan O. May 22, 2013 at 10:55 PM
This movie is a big, cheesy, mindless, dumb action film, but that's what it's supposed to be. Nice review Chris.
CS May 23, 2013 at 7:35 PM
Thanks, Dan. I didn't expect it to be so much fun, but it hit all the right notes for me.
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Do Salamanders & Newts Make Good Pets? What You Need to Know!
Salamanders and newts are fascinating animals that can be found in a variety of places. Many people find them in the wild and are immediately attracted to their cute and unique appearance. However, these creatures are not pets for beginners. They have complex care needs, and, in many instances, it's neither legal nor ethical to remove an animal from the wild to keep as a pet.
It's essential that you understand the care needs of these animals and the laws about ownership in your area before attempting to keep salamanders or newts as pets.
What Are Salamanders and Newts?
Salamanders and newts are amphibians, which means they spend part of their lives in water and part of their lives on land, although there are a few exceptions to this. Interestingly, all newts are salamanders but not all salamanders are newts. This is because the word "salamander" refers to an entire group of animals of which newts are a part. Salamanders are distinguished by having tails as adults, which is different from other amphibians like frogs and toads.
Newts are distinguished as salamanders that spend most of their lives on land, and they typically have dry, bumpy skin. There is another group of salamanders known as sirens, defined by the presence of both lungs and gills, many of which never fully develop beyond their aquatic larval stage. Axolotls, hellbenders, and mudpuppies are good examples of sirens. To make things even more confusing, there are a few species of salamander that have neither lungs nor gills when fully developed, instead breathing through their skin. Examples of these animals are the arboreal salamander and California slender salamander.
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Do Salamanders Make Good Pets?
If you are interested in keeping a pet that you can simply observe, then salamanders make good pets. They are not animals that enjoy interacting with humans, though, and very few salamanders will appreciate being regularly handled. They do not make cuddly pets, but they can be a lot of fun to watch as they interact with their environment.
The biggest issues associated with keeping salamanders as pets are their complex care needs that can vary significantly between species. Many people don't fully understand the complex dietary and environmental needs these animals can have. When kept improperly, the lifespan of these animals can be significantly shortened. While most salamander species will live for around 10 years with proper care, some can exceed 40 years in age, so providing a long-term commitment to appropriate care is necessary to maintain the health and longevity of them.
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Concerns With Taking Wild Animals
Taking salamanders from the wild is ethically a poor choice, even if you are aware of the needs of the animal. Removing wild animals from their natural environment is not only frowned upon, but it can also negatively impact the natural environment by altering the balance of species in the environment. Salamanders are predators that can eat a variety of creatures depending on their environment, including snails, slugs, fish, earthworms, crayfish, and mice. By removing predators from the environment, it can lead to an imbalance of both prey and predatory species.
On top of being unethical, it is also illegal to take species from the wild in many areas. In fact, it's illegal to even own captive-bred salamander species in some areas. In fact, in the US, there are over 200 species of salamanders that are illegal to import or transport across state lines. This is because of the devastating impact that wild catching can have on the natural environment, as well as the devastating impact of releasing non-native species into the wild from pet homes.
Unless you are a certified wildlife rehabber with appropriate licensure for your state, you should never remove salamanders from the wild. You should also never release an animal that has been in captivity into the natural environment, especially if it is not a native species.
Commonly Kept Salamanders
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This siren salamander species rarely leaves its larval stage, which means that it lives in water most of its life. As a siren, axolotls have both gills and lungs. They can become fully terrestrial in rare instances, but it's extremely unusual for this to naturally occur. They require cold water that can be difficult to achieve in a home aquarium without a chiller. Since this is an endangered species, there are some major restrictions on the transportation and ownership of them in some areas.
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These beautiful salamanders have bright orange spots on a black background. They can grow to 12 inches in length. They are one of the more beginner-friendly salamander species due to their relatively easy care needs in the world of amphibians. They enjoy eating earthworms and can live on a variety of damp substrates.
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These salamanders have shorter limbs and thicker bodies than most salamanders do. They have lovely marbled gray markings on their black bodies. They reach around 5 inches in length and love burrowing, so they need an enclosure that supports their burrowing needs. You may also see them referred to as mole salamanders.
Slimy Salamander
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Slimy salamanders are small salamanders that are covered in a thick, sticky coating that may come off on your hands if you handle them. They are relatively easy-care salamanders that require small enclosures. They eat small invertebrates, like worms and crickets. They are shy salamanders that spend a lot of time hiding.
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These cute salamanders can reach up to 10 inches in length and they have bright-colored spots on their bodies. They are extremely popular with the people who keep them, but they are one of the less commonly kept species of pet salamanders.
Protected Species of Salamanders
Around half of the species of salamanders in the world live in the United States, so there are a huge number of species here. Of those species, a large number of them are protected. Currently, there are over 40 species of salamander in the US that are listed as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered. Habitat loss, the introduction of invasive species, and disease are all significant threats to our salamanders.
Included on the list of protected salamander species are Eastern hellbenders, Georgetown salamanders, Salado salamanders, Shasta salamanders, Neuse River waterdog salamanders, California tiger salamanders, and Flatwoods salamanders.
While salamanders and newts can make good pets for the right person, they are not ideal pets for the vast majority of people. They have special needs that many people are unprepared for when they bring them home, often leading to shortened lifespans.
It's also important to understand that taking salamanders from the wild is illegal in many areas and generally considered to be unethical, so it's important to know you are acquiring salamanders from reliable sources that are not illegally or unethically obtaining their animals.
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