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Extraction Mode: How "Inception" on Blu-Ray Delivers Its Kick
chrisreedfilm February 24, 2013 media, movie reviews, movie thoughts
I am finally (but slowly) beginning to buy Blu-ray discs. As someone who spent over 10 years amassing a decent DVD collection, I have been loath to throw money down for a new set of discs. As the price of Blu-rays has dropped, however, and as more films have come out in the new format, I have started to pay attention to what these larger capacity discs have to offer.
Whereas a regular single-layer DVD holds 4.7gb worth of information, and a dual-layer DVD twice that much, a single-layer Blu-ray disc holds 25gb, and a dual-layer Blu-ray twice that much. If you're confused about what that means, you can look at the FAQ (frequently asked questions) section of Blu-ray.com.
One thing I have most definitely appreciated about Blu-ray players, from the beginning – which is why I bought one – is that they can play both DVDs and Blu-rays. This was a smart move on the part of manufacturers, as it allows both formats to exist side by side, as opposed to VHS tapes (remember those?) and DVDs, thereby limiting consumer backlash from people fed up from being forced to upgrade. Keep the movies you have – on DVD – but buy your new movies on Blu-ray. This goes some way to addressing the objection I raised in my first paragraph.
I will admit that I am not a resolution nut. While I appreciate nice looking images as much as the next person, I do not require the films I screen at home to be as crisp and clear as they can possibly be. I have a 1080p 42-inch TV and a Blu-ray player that up-converts standard-definition DVD discs to a respectable approximation of high definition, and I am perfectly happy with that. I do like high quality transfers of films to video, however, and thanks to the Criterion Collection – among others – there are many such transfers out in the world (on DVD and Blu-ray, both). But if the transfer is good, I don't care if it's on DVD or Blu-ray (for now – my eyes may get used to the higher resolution over time, just like they no longer like looking at 1980s-era TV shows shot on video). I'm even happy watching films streamed through Netflix, which play at 720p on my Roku box.
Where Blu-ray discs have started to pique my interest, though, are in the possibilities they offer for even more extras than we can currently find on DVDs. Now that is worth spending more money for. If you're a cinephile, that is . . .
And if you are, then Blu-ray.com will help you discover which discs come with the best special features (and the best transfers). I'm actually amazed at how much great info is available on that site (including detailed price variation graphs for individual titles). The reviews of the films are incredibly detailed! I mean, who has time to spend writing reviews of movies if it's not your real job? Um, yeah, like, who does that . . .
Which brings me to . . .
Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010) – the Blu-Ray Release
I watched this film in a theater when it first came out, and liked it but didn't love it. I found the dream-within-a-dream story quite compelling, but thought the movie was almost too clever by half. I was, however, intrigued by the special effects, and was curious to know how they were done. Not so curious as to make any effort to find out much about them, though.
Then, this past fall, I watched the documentary Side by Side, in which Christopher Nolan and his long-time cinematographer Wally Pfister discussed their preference for film over digital, and how they preferred to do as many of their effects in camera, rather than in post-production, and I began to think back to Inception. When I recently saw the Blu-ray for sale on Amazon for under $10, I figured, why not get it? That's a good impulse-buy price for a disc with loads of extra features on it.
Of those special goodies, the one that has most sold me on not only this particular disc, but also on the potential awesomeness of the Blu-ray experience is "Extraction Mode:" a movie that plays within the feature (a dream within a dream?). With the juxtaposition of documentary and feature, we are offered glimpses into the construction of scenes right after (or before) we see them. Every time a scene with a lot of visual or special effects is about to start, the feature pauses and rolls over to the documentary, which explains the how-to of what you will soon see. Then the feature begins again, where it left off. [For a great explanation of what visual effects are vs. what special effects are, click here.]
The original movie, itself, is 148 minutes long. In "Extraction Mode," it's 190 minutes. If you're not in the mood to devote that much time to Inception, you can just jump to the scenes about which you have questions. But for those of you willing to spend the 3+ hours, this is a terrific way to re-connect with the film. I wouldn't want to watch it this way on a first viewing, but "Extraction Mode" definitely enriched my return adventure to the world of Nolan's vivid imagination. For all I know, this might have happened to me anyway on a second viewing, even without this feature, but I have now begun to change my opinion of the film from, "Hey, that was pretty cool, but so what?," to thinking it's one of the most complex and well-constructed science fiction films of the past 20 years. Or maybe that idea was just implanted in my mind while I watched the film within a film, and I'm still within that film, as in a half-remembered dream . . .
Here are some of the things I discovered:
It's remarkable how much Christopher Nola re-made Leonardo DiCaprio in his own image. Cobb's hair and the suit are vintage Nolan. I would have missed this if we hadn't been cutting back and forth from DiCaprio to Nolan.
As repeated time and time again by Nolan, Wally Pfister, Special Effects Supervisor Chris Corbould and Visual Effects Supervisor Paul Franklin, the mantra was to do as much as possible in camera so that the effects enhance what is already in the frame. That means that explosions happen with the actors in frame, and water actually falls on them. I understand now why everything feels so real and tactile!
The freight train (built around a truck so it could actually run in the street) is a great example of the need to do things in camera.
The tilting hotel bar had to be real (see above), so they built it as a giant see-saw that could go back and forth at 20/25 degree angles. They had to test the extras so they could behave normally in that environment and not get seasick.
For the hotel corridor scenes, Chris Corbould (the Special Effects Supervisor), designed and built a 100-ft horizontal rotating corridor. The engineering had to be precise, and the device was enormous. And this was all done so that the actors would actually be in that environment, and it would look and feel like it was happening. As actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt says, "There's no substitute for real human energy in performance."
I was gratified to hear that Nolan was thinking about 1970s Roger Moore-era Bond films when he designed the snow fortress sequence. He wanted (of course) real ski stunts. They even made real avalanches happen. None of this changes the fact that this is the least interesting set for me, but since my first thought when I saw the film was, "Ugh, Roger Moore Bond," I laughed when I heard him describe his thought process.
For the "zero-g" corridor sequence, they built a set that was identical to the horizontal corridor, only vertical. Again – simply incredible!
The description of how they designed and built "Limbo City," combining digital effects and actual streets and sets, is fascinating. Nolan says that the "line between visual effects and practical photography was as blurred as we could make it."
As a result, when there is almost pure CGI (computer generated imagery), such as in the scene where Cobb confronts Mal, and Ariadne jumps out of the window, it ends up looking very fake by comparison.
At the end, it really is even more striking how much DiCaprio really really really looks like Nolan in the scene with the very old Saito.
One of the final bits in the documentary features composer Hans Zimmer talking about the music. He initially generated electronic sounds, and then asked the orchestra to imitate. That's a nice reversal of the way that synthesizers have long mimicked orchestras.
For those of you who have not seen the film, it centers around a man, Cobb (DiCaprio), who is a specialist in entering the dreams of others to "extract" information. It's a form of very advanced corporate espionage. He works with a team that includes Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Eames (Tom Hardy) and Ariadne (Ellen Page), among others. They are hired by Saito (Ken Watanabe) to implant an idea (which they call "inception," the opposite of "extraction") in the mind of a corporate rival of his, Robert Fischer (Cillian Murphy). In order to accomplish this, they must create dreams within dreams within dreams. Each layered dream presents new challenges and dangers, including the increasingly menacing apparition of Cobb's dead ex-wife Mal (Marion Cotilard), who lives on in Cobb's subconscious. If you think about the plot too much, the explanations of what is happening can sound like psycho-babble, but it somehow captures the imagination through its visual brilliance.
Once you watch it the first time, get ready to then get the Blu-ray and watch it in "Extraction Mode." If all Blu-rays were like this, I'd be buying them all the time!
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Q: How to reinstall QGIS 2.18 as qgs-ltr I updated QGIS and accidentally rewrote 2.18 as ltr with 3.4 Madeira.
My apps work with older version. This means there must be qgis-full and qgis-ltr with version 2.18 to make them work correctly.
How can I restore my previous installation or find packages for installation from local folder.
I use Windows 10 64 bit.

A: You can download older versions of QGIS here:
http://download.osgeo.org/qgis/win64/
2.18 is however no longer supported. So there will be no more bug fixes. 3.4 is now the ltr release.
Edit:
So my comment wasn't quite correct. You can still install QGIS 2.18 through the OSGeo4W installer, it won't be the LTR, since it is not the LTR. But it can be installed. You just need to untick "Hide obsolete packages":

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This report was adopted by the Michigan World War I Centennial Commission at its final meeting on December 7, 2018.
Senate Bill 248 was approved by the Governor and took immediate effect on July 13, 2017, as public Act 97. The Act created the Commission and tasked it with aiding the State of Michigan in commemorating the role that Michiganders played in the First World War, which began in 1914 and lasted into 1919. No appropriations were approved for the effort.
Members of the Commission were appointed as follows. On July 21, 2017, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tom Leonard announced his appointment along with Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof. On October 27, 2017, Governor Rick Snyder announced his appointments. The Act sunsets on December 31, 2018.
Members of the Commission would like to thank Governor Rick Snyder and the leadership of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for their support of the Michigan World War 1 Centennial Commission..
Additional thanks go to Susan Mennenga from the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, the MidWest Project Manager for the World War 1 Centennial Commission.
A total of 873,383 Michigan men registered for military service under the selective service acts; 135,485 were inducted. Some 5,000 Michigan men were killed in battle or died of disease while in the service; 15,000 were wounded.
On the home front, "Michigan contributed mightily with her fields and factories toward winning the war." Women played a large role through many roles including working in factories.
Before service in World War 1, the Michigan National Guard was expanded by the U.S. War Department. The Michigan Guard merged with members of the Wisconsin Guard to form the 32nd ("Red Arrow") Infantry Division on July 18, 1917, with Michigan furnishing 8,000 troops of all arms. Michiganders served in other units such as the First Michigan Ambulance Company, which was incorporated into the 42nd ("Rainbow") Division as Michigan's representative. Michigan also provide three volunteer units, the 16th Regiment of Engineers (Railway), Base Hospitals 17 (Harper Hospital ) and 36 (Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery). The North Russian Expeditionary Force (A.N.R.E.F.) was part of the National (Draftees) Army and had a majority of the men from Michigan.
At 10 a.m. on Friday, December 14, 2017, Michigan's World War 1 Centennial Commission was called to order by Major General Gregory Vadnais. After introductions elections were held for Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary. Dennis Skupinski became Chair, Mark Sutton became Vice Chair and Shelly Kasprzycki became Secretary. The Commission will sunset on December 31, 2018.
The Michigan WW1 Centennial Commission's website: ww1cc.org/Michigan is hosted by the U.S. World War 1 Centennial Commission at "no charge" and will be archived and in the Library of Congress.
The WW1 Centennial Commission set up the following committees: Government, Education, Veterans Organizations , Museums & Libraries, Home Front and Overseas.
February 26, 2018: The members of the heavy metal band Sabaton were awarded the Certificate of Excellence for their music. The songs are about historical events and a number of them are about events during the World War. Challenge coins were given also along with the story of the Military Challenge coin.
April 12, 2018: Society of Automotive Engineers, World Congress, Cobo Center, Detroit. Dennis Skupinski presented a paper on the "Liberty Truck" along with a display.
April 14, 2018: The Tallis Scholars performed a War & Peace concert at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Detroit. A World War 1 Color Guard was provided and Tartanius Flynn performed as a Four Minute Man.
May 28, 2018: White Chapel Cemetery, Troy Memorial Service for the American North Russia Expeditionary Force or the "Polar Bears".
June 30, 2018: 100 Cities/100 Memorials sponsored by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library and the U.S. World War 1 Centennial Commission awarded to "The Survivor" Beaverton's War Monument. Susan Mennenga (Pritzker & U.S.WW1 Centennial Commission) with Dennis Skupinski awarded the grant and certificate at the rededication ceremony.
August 4-5, 2018: The Michigan Military Heritage Museum in Grass Lake hosted "Over Here" Michigan's World War 1 Centennial event. The Coe House had Home Front activities while the museum had music, displays and remembrance. The Brass Quartet from the 126th Infantry Regiment Band performed along with the River Raisin Ragtime Revue & The Dugouts. The WW1 Maquette, one of two, was also on display from August 4-19. Michigan was the first state to host it.
October 1-2, 2018: Pritzker Military Museum & Library Chicago, Il. Dennis Skupinski represented Michigan at the States Caucus and U.S. World War 1 Centennial Commission meeting.
November 8, 2018: State Capitol Building, Lansing. Michigan World War 1 Centennial event for the state legislators. Mark Sutton acted as master of ceremony.
November 11, 2018: Detroit's Veteran Day parade theme was World War 1. Bells of Peace National Bell Ringing Ceremony started at 11 a.m., bells rang 21 times. Jerry Benson coordinator.
During December 2018: Michigan World War 1 Centennial Commission paper items to be given to the state of Michigan archives. Michigan World War 1 Centennial Commission non-paper items will be archived but that decision has not been made yet.
The website will be copied (date unknown) and archived in the Library of Congress.
1) That attention be given along with a mandate for planning of important anniversaries of military history events such as the 75th anniversary of the end of WW2 and Korea, 50th anniversary of the end of Vietnam, etc. The reason for this is to prevent what happened with the World War 1 Centennial namely; getting started too late, having to deal with legislation, not selecting the best and most talented people for the commission, just to list a few of the issues.
2) This responsibility be given to a regularly constituted workgroup to be composed of the following: a member of the a veterans organization, a representative of the Capitol Commission, an educator, a museum person, a business person and a historical/cultural foundation. A representative of the Dept. of Military & Veterans Affairs would facilitate this group, which could work with a newly formed or existing commission, as initiated via legislation or executive order. These seven people would work to create a pool of qualified candidates to serve on the various commissions and make sure that they are organized in advance of the anniversary. They would provide "Seed Money" for the commission and also serve as consultants. This subcommittee would meet a few times a year and provide quarterly or bi-annual reports. The Michigan Historical Commission may be the place for this subcommittee to reside. Besides having an existing organization from which it could be organized, staffed and overseen, it also has the ability to move quickly.
Joseph Calvaruso of Galesburg -- executive director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation; bachelor's degree in management and economics from Albion College and a master's degree in finance from Western Michigan University.
Christopher Causley of Eastpointe -- logistics specialist for the United States Army Tank Automotive Command; a founding member and president of the Michigan Military Technical and Historical Society Museum in Eastpointe; associate's degree in automotive technology from Macomb Community College and a bachelor's degree in military history from the American Military University.
John (Jack) Dempsey of Plymouth -- member of Dickinson Wright PLLC; former member of the Michigan Historical Commission; bachelor's degree in social and political science from Michigan State University and a law degree from George Washington University. Grandson of a World War I veteran.
Edwin Fogarty of Hillsdale -- adjunct mathematics instructor at Jackson College and the great-nephew of a World War I veteran; bachelor's degree in mathematics and psychology from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in mathematics and statistics from Wayne State University.
David Hales of Farmington Hills -- social studies consultant for Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency supporting K-12 teachers and schools in social studies curriculum, instruction, or assessment; previously served on the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission; bachelor's degree in social studies and language arts and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from Michigan State University.
Ken Hibl of Clare -- served as the Clare city manager for nearly 20 years and previously served 31 years of active service in the United States Army; bachelor's degree in professional aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and graduate of the U.S. Army War College and the U.S. Army Installation Management Course.
Shelly Kasprzycki of Jackson -- executive director of the Michigan Humanities Council working with the board of directors to connect people, grants, programs, and communities to create quality cultural programs; bachelor's degree in health administration from Eastern Michigan University and a master's degree in public health education from Central Michigan University.
Dennis (Denny) Olson of Quinnesec -- served as Breitung Charter Township Supervisor for 14 years; chair of the Dickinson County Township Association; a board member of the Michigan Township Association, the Great Lakes Timber Professional Association, and the Michigan Association of Timberman; owner and operator of Olson Sand and Gravel, owns and operates a log truck, and U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War.
Dennis Skupinski of Ann Arbor -- banker with Huntington Bank; a leader of the effort to commemorate the centennial of World War I in Michigan, producing Michigan's World War I Centennial News Report since June of 2012; bachelor's degree in zoology from Michigan State University.
James Spurr of Portage -- senior partner at Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC; 36 years of experience practicing law and previously served on the Michigan War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission; president of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society; member of board of trustees of the Michigan Maritime Museum; bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a law degree from Wayne State University Law School.
Mark Sutton of Eaton Rapids -- public relations director of the American Legion Department of Michigan; president of the Michigan American Legion Foundation; bachelor's degree in finance from Walsh College.
Mike VerHulst of Grand Haven-- Exhibits Facilitator for the Tri-Cities Historical Museum in Grand Haven and has been curating exhibitions since 2014; bachelor's degree in history and museum studies from Central Michigan University; latest exhibit titled Courage Without Fear: The Red Arrow Division in World War I: the exhibit focused on West Michigan's contributions to the war and the role the Red Arrow Division played in securing victory for the allies. Appointed by Senate Majority Leader, Arlan Meekhof, Fall 2017.
Mark Wilson of Evart -- Public Works Director for the City of Evart; former United States Army infantryman; longtime advocate for historical preservation with an emphasis on cemetery and gravestone preservation, and restoration; provides hands on workshops as well as educational presentations on gravestone and cemetery preservation for municipal and private organizations; intimately involved with local history and Historical Societies; lifetime member of the VFW, and AMVETS organization. Appointed by Speaker, Tom Leonard, July 21, 2017.
AN ACT to create a commission to commemorate the centennial of World War I; to prescribe the powers and duties of the commission; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "World War I centennial commission act".
(a) "Commission" means the World War I centennial commission created in section 3.
(b) "Department" means the department of military and veterans affairs.
(c) "Veteran" means that term as defined in section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61.
Sec. 3. (1) The World War I centennial commission is created within the department.
(2) The commission shall consist of the director of the department, or his or her designee, and 13 members. The governor shall appoint 11 of those 13 members with the advice and consent of the senate, and the senate majority leader and the speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint 1 member.
(3) The members first appointed to the commission must be appointed within 90 days after the effective date of this act.
(4) If a vacancy occurs on the commission, the governor shall make an appointment in the same manner as the original appointment.
(5) The governor may remove a member of the commission for incompetence, dereliction of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, or any other good cause.
(6) The first meeting of the commission must be called by the director of the department. At the first meeting, the commission shall elect from among its members a chairperson and other officers as it considers necessary or appropriate. After the first meeting, the commission shall meet at least quarterly, or more frequently at the call of the chairperson or if requested by 7 or more members.
(7) A majority of the members of the commission constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the commission. A majority of the members present and serving are required for official action of the commission.
(8) The business that the commission may perform must be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(9) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the commission in the performance of an official function is subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(10) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation. However, members of the commission may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the commission.
(a) Plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I.
(b) Encourage private organizations and state and local governments to organize and participate in activities organized by the commission.
(c) Facilitate and coordinate World War I centennial activities throughout this state.
(d) Serve as a clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of information about World War I centennial events and plans.
(e) Develop recommendations on ways to commemorate the World War I centennial in this state and provide a report on these recommendations to the director, the governor, and the legislature.
Sec. 5. The department shall assist the commission in carrying out its duties under this act.
Enacting section 1. This act is repealed December 31, 2018.
David Hale provided a summary of his efforts to provide education materials to school teachers.
WWI. The issue was sent to 96,000 Legion family members.
Motion to adjourn: by Denny Olson second Jack Dempsey motion carried.
Meeting held at the Michigan National Guard Headquarters, Lansing, Michigan.
Report from David Hale: Promoting to schools to hold a program on November 9, asking to show three video documentaries.
Minutes of previous meeting: motion by Denny Olson Second by Edwin Fogerty Motion passed.
Steve reports that a proclamation about WWI from Governor and a Tribute for Eugene I. Van Antwerp.
Denny promoting the State Capitol Christmas Tree with World War One.
Denny reports it was too late to add stuff the silver bells parade this year.
November 8 at Capitol: 12 to 1pm invited Governor and Lt. Governor. A table will be present with WWI posters.
Dennis received a certificate of appreciation from the Pritzker Museum.
Last meeting December 7, 2018 1000 in Lansing.
Minutes of previous meeting: Motion by Jack Dempsey to accept minutes as written, second by Mark Sutton, motion passed.
Silver Bell parade – Denny is working to get WWI trucks in the parade.
November 8, 12 -1 at the rotunda in capitol recognition. Discussion about the ceremony.
Shelly is seeking bell ringers for November event.
What comes first national anthem or the pledge? According to U.S. Army protocol is anthem first and then pledge.
We still need WWI stories by commissioners and staff to the website.
Recommendation by Jack Dempsey to watch documentaries by David Reynolds from Oxford University in England on YouTube about World War One events.
Move to close: Motion by Mark Sutton, second Jack Dempsey, motioned passed.
Also, our website ww1cc.org/michigan, please email me any events or news items that should published.
Motion to accept minutes by Mark Sutton, second by Joe Calvaruso, motion passed.
VSO report – Mark Sutton next issue for MI Legionnaire coming out June first week.
Chris Causley – working on businesses that were present in WWI, finding it difficult to find information.
Jack Dempsey government report – Resolutions to Dennis by June 15. Will email to committee.
Denny Olsen – met with township associations, dropped off resolution example to Michigan Township Association (1200 members). Lansing Christmas Tree event working to get the WWI float in the Silver Bells Parade. Western Star Trucks dressing up a truck and want to be in the parade.
Logging Show in Wisconsin – Great Lakes Timber Professional Association Expo (a two state group) – Oshkosh, WI, September 6,7, and 8 doing Great War Theme. Vendors are being encouraged to dress up their vehicles in red, white, and blue. Veterans will have free entry. A request to have the 32nd Division Flag on the pin with the U.S. Flag.
Veterans Day Ceremony in Lansing, Report Steve Kozera – at State Capitol Rotunda set for November 8, 12-1 pm for a WWI centennial event. Ring bells, invite all new and old legislatures. Ceremony details TBA. Looking for bell ring group to perform there. Sherry volunteer to call Rotary Club if they know bell ringers. Idea to have a high school band to event. Jerry Benson will request to groups for a choir. Bugler at end for TAPS.
Traveling WWI Memorial – Working to bring WWI Memorial concept work to Grass Lake Military Heritage Museum, event is August 4-5 "Over Here" event, but would like the piece there from August 1 to August 20.
Dennis S. report – Society Automotive Engineers Expo April 12 gave speech on Liberty truck. National Donate Day first Friday of June. Original donate made in WWI. Spoke to Cops and Doughnuts. Speaker Bureau is up and running see website for list of speakers.
October 1st in Chicago at Pritzker Museum, Nationwide states caucus for the WWI committees.
Dennis waiting on details on events at National Cathedral on national bell ringing. J. Benson trying to spread word on getting bell ringers around the state. Reaching out counties.
Dennis has a blank resolution he will send to all committee members.
Speaking opportunities coming up, Dennis will send list when these minutes go out.
Next meeting: September 7, 2018, 10 a.m.
Videos ideas – Bell ringing, WWI Committee, What could VSO's participate in WWI, What could Museum's do with the WWI. What could Libraries do, what could a social studies class do. What are we looking for companies. Do you have a WWI ancestor? Are you a business that wants to celebrate WWI? (conversation at 40 mins), November 8 event announcements. Can we do something at two NASCAR Events?
Meeting closed: 10:50 a.m. Mark Sutton motioned to close, seconded, motion passed, meeting closed.
Dennis welcomed everyone to the meeting at 10:02a.m.
No corrections made for the previous meeting's minutes. Denny Olson motioned to approve the minutes. Edwin Fogarty seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
March 24, 2018: David Hales gave a presentation to the Michigan Council for Social Studies regarding the educational resources that are available on the WWI Centennial Commission's website. Approximately 40 teachers attended the session.
American Legion newsletter will be sent out in the next couple weeks encouraging people to help preserve and protect WWI monuments that are outdoors.
Asking AL members to conduct research on family members that served in WWI and share it with the AL.
Efforts to raise money to restore the WWI memorial in Beaverton still underway.
A few municipalities across the state have adopted resolutions to acknowledge the centennial of WWI and the citizens that served in the armed services during the war.
A resolution template is being developed and will be distributed to the attendees of the Michigan Township Association.
Jerry Benson drafted invitation for any organization that would like to participate in bell ringing ceremony.
Churches of all denominations have been contacted. Looking for suggestions on how to include mosques and temples.
Universities across the state have also been contacted and courthouses will be approached next.
Dennis will provide details on the bell ringing ceremony when it is decided on the national level.
Dennis will contact mayor of Lansing to inquire about a parade.
Mark Sutton recommends holding an event on the Thursday, Nov. 8 so the Michigan State Senators and State Representatives can be in attendance.
Discussion on the possibility of having a bell ringing ceremony in the capitol building in either the rotunda or having bell ringers in the gallery above the senate floor.
Election Day in Nov. 6.
Dennis working to bring the memorial to Michigan for the first part of August.
Memorial is approximately 1'H x 12'W and must be displayed indoors.
Would like to display the memorial somewhere close to Lansing.
Event will feature re-enactors, music, and period vehicles.
Standard B "Liberty Truck" will be on display at Cobo Hall April 12.
Will also be on display Sept. 10-13 at COMVEC 2018 in Rosemont, IL.
Commissioners encouraged to research family members that served in WWI and write a bio to be included on the commission's website.
National WWI Centennial Commission meeting will be taking place on this date.
Representatives from Michigan's WWI Centennial Commission are encouraged to attend if possible.
Still looking for someone to attend ceremonies in France to represent Michigan.
Mark Sutton will advertise the information in the next American Legion newsletter.
Dennis still waiting on details about how the bells will be rung.
A WWI re-enactment will be held April 7-8 and features re-enactors and period vehicles.
Major General George O. Squier's contributions to radio and flight technology in WWI.
Write article on WWI for several veteran's magazines about Michigan's connections to Veteran's Day (Eugene Van Antwerp story).
Establish a program for libraries and museums to participate in Armistice Bell Ringing Ceremony on Nov 11, 2018 at 11 a.m.
Compile list of Michigan manufacturers and the products they made for WWI.
To have someone represent Michigan this fall at the WWI ceremonies in Europe.
To connect the cities of Bay City, MI and Birmingham, U.K. in a recognition ceremony of Austin Village.
Cops N' Donuts has been participating in National Donut Day for the last few years. They expressed willingness to display posters provided by the WWI Centennial Commission at all their locations.
Interest has been shown in the speakers bureau. Any commissioners that have a WWI presentation should send information on the presentation to Dennis to be included in the speakers bureau.
Next meeting will take place May 4th at 10:00 a.m. at the same location.
Special Guests Matt VanAcker and Jerry Benson from the Michigan State Capitol gave a brief history of battle flags that are on display in the rotunda of the capitol building. Among the flags are reproductions of battle flags carried by Michigan units during World War I. The original flags are in storage at the Michigan Historical Center. Information about Michigan's battle flags can be found at capitol.michigan.gov/battleflags.
A WW1 Battle Flag poster is available, contact Matt VanAcker.
Minutes from the last commission meeting had one correction: David Hales' name to be corrected from "Hale" to "Hales." Denny Olson motioned to approve the minutes. Mike VerHulst seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Mike VerHulst contacted Larry Wagenaar of the Historical Society of Michigan about featuring the commission in the Michigan History Magazine. No space is available in the magazine but the commission was offered space in the Historical Society of Michigan's newsletter to encourage museums and other history organizations across the state to create programming related to World War I. Mike will work with Dennis to write up information for the newsletter.
Dennis informed the commission of memorials that will be taking place overseas in the fall of 2018. If any commissioners are able to attend please contact Dennis.
The National Cathedral in Washington D.C. will hold a bell ringing ceremony at 11am on Nov. 11, 2018 to commemorate the centennial of the armistice. Anyone that is able to attend is encouraged to do so to represent Michigan. Also, the National Plan is to have bells ringing starting at 11am in each time zone across the country on November 11th. Please contact your local churches, schools etc that have bells so that they can participate. More information at the next meeting.
October 1, 2018 will be the National States WW1 Centennial caucus in Chicago,IL at the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. The National WW1 Centennial Commissioners will be there along with commissions from other states. Please plan on attending. This should last all day so plan on arriving Sunday and leaving Tuesday or late Monday night.
Dennis mentioned a traveling WWI memorial that could be brought to Michigan if museums and cities around the state would be willing to host it. It is the model of the National Memorial that will be located in Pershing Park Washington D.C.
If you have or will do a WW1 presentation, please send Dennis an email with the title of your presentation so that he can post it on the webpage and form a speakers bureau.
Dennis encourages all member of the commission to research family members that served in the armed forces during WWI and to assemble a short biography and any photos that might be available. These biographies will be added to the commission's website.
Dennis is working with the Daughters of the American Revolution to create programming related to WWI that will take place on the state level. Currently, DAR only has programming on a national scale. I am working with Nancy Marshall out of the Ann Arbor location.
April 12, 2018: The Society of Automotive Engineers, World Congress Experience at Cobo Center in Detroit will feature a presentation on the Standard B Liberty Truck by Dennis Skupinski. No Liberty Truck will be available but a display will be set up. The Liberty Truck was designed by the S.A.E. during WW1 and became the first purpose built military truck with standardized parts. At Rosemont, IL at COMVEC 18 (September 10-13) will feature the Liberty Truck from the 1st Division Museum and the display from Detroit.
Each subcommittee is tasked with developing 2-4 goals or projects to promote awareness about WWI. The projects do not have to take place during the commissions term which ends in December of 2018. There are a number of events which happened after the Armistice was signed. Jerry Benson noted that the last troops to come home to Michigan arrived on Belle Isle on July 4, 1919.
The Silver Bells Parade in Lansing will be held on November 16, 2018. Denny Olson suggested the commission try to secure a spot in the parade lineup. Denny has a contact that can provide a truck and trailer to pull a float.
Salvation Army National Donut Day is June 1. (First Friday in June) The Commission will pursue options to partner with the Salvation Army and Donut shops to promote this day of remembrance. Ken Hibl will contact Cops N' Donuts about providing donuts for the event. If you know a local Donut shop owner or manager ask them to get involve. Chris will coordinate this with hs local Salvation Army contacts from last year.
April 14, 2018: Tallis Choir from England will perform WWI songs as the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. Michigan Military Heritage Museum has put together and Honor Guard and 4 Minute Man for the event. Members of the commission are encouraged to attend.
Ken Hibl mentioned that the Michigan Municipal League Conference is this month. Ken wrote a memo that will be sent to city managers across the state to declare their cities "Centennial Cities." Dennis will give remarks regarding WWI and the commission to the attendees of the conference.
Next meeting will take place April 6 at 10:00 a.m. at the same location.
Denny Olson motioned to adjourn. Mark Sutton seconded. Meeting adjourned at 10:57 a.m.
Mike VerHulst motioned to adjourn. Deny Olson seconded. Meeting adjourned at 10:56 a.m.
Attending: Col. Jim Spackman, Chris Causley, James Spurr, David Hale, Jack Dempsey, Susan Mennega (special guest), Dennis Skupinski, Mark Sutton, Edwin Fogarty, Tim Loney, Mike VerHulst, Denny Olson, Shelly Kasprzycki, Major Corissa Barton of National Guard.
Dennis welcomed everyone to the meeting at 10:02 am.
Special Guest Susan Mennega provided an overview of projects. Susan Mennega is the WWI Project Manager for Pritzker Military Museum and Library. She congratulated the commission on their work. Everything we are doing in being documented on the federal register for all the states and will go into the National Archives. Dennis created a social media presence as well, as other many other states.
Susan leads 12 states in the Midwest. Please let Susan know the list of events across the state as they will be shared, and she will attend what she can. They can also provide recognition at events. 7.5 million dollars was set aside to fund centennial work, and there is a skeletal staff to support the projects around the nation. If and when the federal budget is approved, there is a 3 million appropriation for the centennial.
Susan invited everyone to visit Midway Village Museum for a WWI reenactment in Rockford, Illinois.
There will be a podcast and meeting on October 1, 2018 at the Pritzker Museum and Library in Chicago commission members can attend.
There will be a nationwide event at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. All ring bells at 11 am on 11/11/18 across the country. This is in the planning phase. She also invited everyone to Washington, DC on November 8th at the National Cathedral.
The 100 Cities/100 Memorials is a matching grant for communities who would like to restore a World War 1 monument or memoral. It is sponsored by the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
In round one Beaverton, Michigan's monument "The Survivor" was selected. It is located at: 3220 W. Lang Rd. Beaverton,MI 48612.
The contact is Ed Rachwitz, appleed@hotmail.com The Michigan commission should do something special, a visit and presentation of the 100 Cities/100 Memorials the plaque was suggested. Denny suggested hosting a meeting up in Beaverton and visiting other historical sites as well. Susan asked that if there were any other really outstanding historical memorial, please let her know. Perhaps recognition can be provided.
Mark motioned to accept the December 15, 2017 minutes; Mike Seconded the meeting, Mike motioned to accept minutes. The motion carried unanimously.
Mike requested information from the Michigan Association of Museums and requested they provide WWI dates of events to Dennis.
On March 24th, the second day of the Michigan Council for Social Studies Conference there will be a session on WWI teaching resources. This will take place at Macomb County ISD. Saturday, March 17th will host a presentation on World War I scholars. The workshop cost is now free. The location is Wayne RESA in Wayne.
The Governor Proclamation will be sought through a subcommittee.
Chris Causley sent out a manufacturing and business list from WWI. Dennis noticed the Grand Rapids Airplane Company was left out, and Ford Motor Company in Dearborn made Eagle boats and should be on list. This is a work in progress.
Mike will reach out to Larry Waggoner. Mike suggested that we also reach out to Michigan History Day (student projects throughout the state), which will take place on April 28th. David suggested it isn't practical this year as projects have already been submitted regionally.
David will be meeting in universities on February 10th.
Denny reported there aren't any events so far in the Upper Peninsula. Denny has been in touch with Congressman Bergman, who serves on Veteran's Affairs committee. In the first weekend in June in 2018, Denny will try to have Bergman recognize WWI in Dickinson County. He is also hoping to have a tour list around the UP commemorating WWI.
Pritzker Museum will host a special event on October 1, 2018 with the National Commission of World War I Centennial.
There is no date on Beaverton memorial recognition yet.
Shelly will report back on the Ojibwa Culture Center on the war memorial.
Educational Subcommittee: David has a wealth of resources available for classrooms. David has three educators on the committee including Randy Schon, Paul Schienler, and Michelle Anderson.
Veterans Organizations and DAR: Mark can be on that. Mark will put out articles and other materials. Please contact Dennis if you have a good contact at Michigan DAR.
Museums and Libraries: Mike and Shelly.
Homefront: Chris Causley – set up Homefront and what it was like during the war here at home.
Overseas: Dennis will head it up.
Government: proclamations, etc. Also Sister City sort of thing with England about the Austin Village. Perhaps Jack Dempsey, Denny, and Ken Hibl. Carl Levin has a strong interest in the Austin Village issue.
August 4 and 5 will be a major event in Grass Lake Michigan with vehicles and demonstrations.
The schedule for meetings from here will be the first Friday on the month. The next meeting will be March 2, 2018 at 10 am at this location.
D. Skupinski, M. Sutton, D. Olson, M. Verhult, M. Wilson, MG Vadnais, M. Stone, T. Loney, M.
Stone, S. Kozera, A. Simpson.
asked that we have open discussion about plans, and set a meeting date following.
Mark Sutton motioned that Dennis Skupinski be elected Chair; seconded by Denny Olson.
information to submit to the website, please email michigan@worldwar1centennial.org.
• The website address is ww1cc.org/Michigan.
• The national logo will be adopted by Michigan with "Michigan" below the logo.
• Skupinski has a power point presentation that can be shared throughout Michigan.
• David Hale is conducting two workshops in March (see website for information).
military representation, and has the connections to see if there is legislative support.
contributed to the arsenal of democracy. Causley will provide a list.
• Mark Sutton volunteered the American Legion Foundation as fiduciary if needed.
• Skupinski will check on the availability of WW1 reenactors.
• Dempsey will provide a list of historical markers regarding WW1.
• Hales will make connections with the universities.
• Olson asked that any plans around the state must include the Upper Peninsula.
• The commission may schedule field trips to various museum displays.
Room 229, 3411 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.
A list of commission members, with phone and email addresses, will be shared by Skupinski.


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Grounded Boeing 737 MAX Jets Might Not Return To Service Until August
That's the prediction the director general of a global airline trade group gave reporters.
A global airline trade group believes Boeing 737 MAX planes will remain out of service for the majority of the summer travel season.
Aviation authorities across the globe grounded the jets back in March following two fatal crashes that killed 346 people.
Since then, Boeing's been working on a software update for the aircraft's Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, otherwise known as MCAS, which pulls the plane's nose down automatically if data says its angle is too high. But if the angle-of-attack sensor transmits false data, then the MCAS would force the nose of the plane down anyway — leading to a nosedive.
The FAA already tentatively approved Boeing's update. But it'll need to undergo further testing in order to be certified by the U.S. aviation regulator.
The director general of the International Air Transport Association told reporters Wednesday that he estimates getting global regulators to sign off on the update will take "a minimum" of 10 to 12 weeks. That means the 737 MAX planes would remain grounded until at least mid-August.


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New Metal Water Pump Housing
Tough, durable solution for the automotive aftermarket
Launched in CT 1143WP 2 and CT 1143WP 3 timing belt kits + water pump
Hanover, March 2019. Technology company Continental has unveiled an especially tough, durable aftermarket component for vehicle engines: a new metal water pump housing. These covers are usually made of plastic, mostly polyethylene or polyurethane. This material is comparatively inexpensive and therefore very popular in automotive engineering. Over time, however, this material becomes brittle, as a result of temperature fluctuations in the engine compartment, and cracks. It then often finally breaks when the water pump is changed, meaning that it too has to be changed. The new water pump housing from Continental, on the other hand, is made of cast aluminum and is therefore significantly tougher and more durable.
Continental is offering the aftermarket part for the first time in its CT 1143WP2 and CT 1143WP3 timing belt kits plus water pump. These are required for repairs on the engine of the Golf VI and other 1.8 and 2.0 TFSI engines built between 2004 and 2015. Up till now, workshops were only able to use the manufacturer's complete original part with a plastic housing for such repairs. Anyone wanting an alternative had to source the water pump and housing separately. However, that often resulted in problems during fitting since the dimensions of the components did not match accurately. The dimensions of Continental's new aftermarket component, on the other hand, are absolutely identical to those of the manufacturer's original part. That means the fitter can install the housing without further modifications and offer customers a durably reliable solution in excellent quality. For the first time, therefore, workshops can source a complete system comprising a water pump and a tough metal housing for these vehicles. "In this alternative to the original part of the manufacturer we are responding specifically to the needs of the aftermarket," reports product manager Adrian Rothschild.
Continental has unveiled an especially tough, durable aftermarket component for vehicle engines: a new metal water pump housing. © Continental AG
In addition to the power transmission belt and the water pump, the kit also contains the thermostat and the coolant sensor. Consequently, the fitter has all the necessary components quickly to hand, which makes the fitting work substantially easier and safer. "We are therefore offering our customers an optimized repair solution including the necessary sensor technology," says product manager Adrian Rothschild.


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KOBUDO STUDENT RESOURCES
The actual origin of Kobudo is very to pinpoint, partly due to the fact that it was practiced in strict secrecy at times. Many people believe that Kobudo was developed into a high form amongst Okinawan peasants due to restrictions placed upon them. This was especially true when the by the Satsuma Samurai of Japan invaded the Ryukyu Kingdom in 1606. Under their rule, the Okinawans were forbidden from carrying arms of the day, like swords. So, they focused on developing self-defense systems using traditional farming implements (Kobudo), and their empty-hands (Karate.) These systems were based on indigenous knowledge of fighting and influences from cultural exchange with China, Malaysia and Indonesia.
It is commonly thought that it was the common people who developed these arts. Modern martial arts scholars have uncovered evidence, though, that the "Pechin" warrior class of Okinawa were the ones who studied and developed various martial arts, rather than the "Heimin" or commoners. It may be that they Okinawan Kobudo systems were actually shaped by them and the "Aji", or noble class. In truth, there are many variations of Kobudo and it's possible that all of them contributed to its development.
The majority of Okinawan Kobudo traditions that survived the difficult times during and following World War II preserved and handed down by few individuals including Taira Shinken, Chogi Kishaba, and Kenwa Mabuni. Other notable masters are Toshihiro Oshiro, Motokatsu Inoue, Chōtoku Kyan, Shigeru Nakamura, Kanga Sakukawa, and Shinko Matayoshi.


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Milford Graves (né le  dans l'arrondissement de Queens, à New York et mort le ) est un batteur et un percussionniste américain, remarqué particulièrement dans les années 1960. Il est considéré comme un des pionniers du free jazz, libérant les percussions de leur rôle traditionnel consistant à marquer le tempo. Ce faisant, il a révolutionné l'usage des tambours et des percussions.

Parcours

À la différence de beaucoup d'autres musiciens de free jazz, Milford Graves a rarement joué, dans sa carrière professionnelle, du jazz  conventionnel. Le free jazz a été vraiment son premier langage musical. Dans les années 1960, après avoir joué avec Hugh Masekela et Miriam Makeba, il accompagne Bill Dixon dans une série de concert October Revolution in Jazz.

Puis il rejoint le New York Art Quartet. C'est une formation sans piano, comme les premiers quartettes d'Ornette Coleman, renforcée par LeRoi Jones, qui y déclame ses vers, et ayant signée dans une toute nouvelle compagnie phonographique indépendante, ESP-Disk (ESP pour Extra Sensory Perception). Il joue également avec la formation de Paul Bley. Et en 1965, il enregistre son premier disque comme leader, avec le Milford Graves Percussion Ensemble.

Milford Graves a alterné ensuite  comme leader et comme accompagnateur et musicien de studio. Il a collaboré avec une grande variété de musiciens, notamment Don Pullen, Eddie Gomez, Andrew Cyrille, Rashied Ali, Kenny Clarke, Philly Joe Jones, John Zorn et Albert Ayler. Il a également investi une partie de son temps dans la recherche sur la musique comme thérapie. Enfin, en 1973, il choisit d'enseigner au Bennington College, à Bennington, dans le  Vermont, tout en continuant à se produire.

Influences
Milfort Graves a toujours été un batteur original. Il a étudié des éléments de rythme venant de différents pays, dont la musique africaine mais aussi la musique indienne.

Discographie

Comme leader
1964: Milford Graves (ESP 1015)(7)
1965: Percussion Ensemble (ESP-Disk)
1966: Graves-Pullen (PG 286/290)
1977: Meditation Among Us (Kitty)
1977:  Babi (IPS)
1998:  Grand Unification (Tzadik)
2000: Stories (Tzadik)

Comme accompagnateur

Notes et références

Notes

Références

 Audio Recordings of WCUW Jazz Festivals - Base de données sur l'histoire du jazz
 http://www.milfordgraves.com
 http://www.mindspring.com/~scala/graves.htm

Liens externes

Naissance en août 1941
Naissance à Jamaica (Queens)
Boursier Guggenheim
Batteur américain de jazz
Percussionniste américain de jazz
Musicien de musique improvisée
Musicien de free jazz
Artiste de Tzadik
Artiste de RCA Victor
Artiste d'Impulse! Records
Artiste d'ESP-Disk
Décès à 79 ans
Décès en février 2021


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Vatican II met for the first time in 1962. It set out to address the 'issues', 'concerns', of 1962. It did not ... pray forgive me for stating something so obvious ... get to work on what had been the needs of fifty years before: the year, say, of 1912.
So it did not deal with the Modernist Crisis or the question of the Papal States. Of course not. Vatican II is situated in the aftermath of two major wars which happened after 1912; in the period when Europe was just recovering its self-confidence after the disasters, (plural) holocausts, privations, of the period 1914-1945. It attempted to deal with the agenda of its own period: whatever else could it have done? Had it attempted to revisit and relive the controversies and talking-points, the problems and anguishes, of 1912, it would have been laughed out of court before it even began its deliberations. Both those who welcomed its convocation with exuberant joy, and most of those whose reaction was more guarded, would have combined in 1962 to describe the agenda of 1912 as a time-wasting irrelevance.
I again venture to test your patience with another statement of the obvious: I have pointed out that the world of 1962 was a very different world from that of 1912; that the Church of 1962 was a very different Church from that of 50 years before. And, in 2012, we shall be 50 years later than 1962. And I do not think that the changes, both in the World and in the Church, will have been any less significant in these fifty years than they were in the fifty years between 1912 and 1962.
Quite apart from minor details such as resurgent Islam, the Church now faces, at least in "the West", an aggressively secularised World. And this secularism is much more inimical than the secularism of the century after the French Revolution. That earlier secularism left largely intact certain ethical and social assumptions inherited from the Judaeo-Christian past. It has been well - and often - said that Western Society was living off the moral capital of its past. But the world of 1962 was a world which was on the cusp of passing from this sub-Christian culture to an aggressively Anti-Christian ideology. And Vatican II seems to have been totally unaware of this significant fact. Moreover, we were on the very edge of a precipice in matters of sexual ethics. The Pill was posing its questions; was presenting itself as a modest advance which, without even corrupting the structure of the sexual act in itself, would enable nice and responsible married people to Plan their Families in a convenient way. Of course we cannot blame the Council Fathers for not realising that in fact this was the beginning of an era in which the entire structure of sexual morality, as shared by Christians, adherents of most other major religions, and even the great bulk of the post-Christian citizens of Western Europe and North America, was about to become the victim of a lethal and very successful onslaught. The Fathers did not come to Rome equipped with crystal balls; I am not in the blame-game. But it remains a fact of history that they did not, in any of their teaching or any of their enactments, prepare the Church for the cultural onslaught which it was about to face. The Pill itself was relegated to a footnote explaining that this question was being left to the Holy See. Whether this happened because the Fathers lacked the courage to face the problem, or because the Roman Pontiff did not trust them to do so (I think each of those narratives could be made to stand up and run), the fact is that the Council gave no guidance.
And the Fathers had no inkling of the Paedophile Priest crisis. If one takes "Spirit of Vatican II" in its usual sense of something which, neither mandated nor envisaged by the Council, resulted from the fashions of the conciliar milieu (Benedict XVI has pointed out the plausibility of connecting it with the systems of relative and situational 'non-absolute' ethics taught at the time), then that crisis is very much actually a part of the Spirit of Vatican II.
And, as we know only too well, the next item on the Enemy's agenda was to be the confusion of the whole subject of gender. Questions of 'same-sex unions', and of the 'ordination' of women, are among the most obvious symptoms of this revolution. Again - and it is fact, not blame, that concerns me - the Second Vatican Council did absolutely nothing to prepare and to arm the Church for what lay ahead of her.
Likewise Lateran V, closing less than a year before the deplorable outbreak of the Reformation, accomplished nothing to ward off that disaster.
Are you calling, therefore, Fr H., for a new Trent - it could hardly be a Vatican III, that "fond thing vainly imagined" by Küng et al. - to combat the errors ruining our age?
Christopher said...
Well said! It is most refreshing to hear the obvious stated with clarity.
rick allen said...
"But it remains a fact of history that they did not, in any of their teaching or any of their enactments, prepare the Church for the cultural onslaught which it was about to face."
Repectfully, I must disagree. Read Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Gaudium et Spes, on Marriage and the Family. It is addressed precisely to what the Church was about to face. I don't know exactly how you can blame the Council Fathers if what they taught was subsequently ignored.
Just because one cries "Vatican II, Vatican II!" doesn't mean that one has read it or tried to understand it. I still remember the day when every Catholic had a dog-eared copy on the shelf somewhere. Now it's constantly appealed to, but almost never cited, as the things it taught are almost a hundred and eighty degrees from the things for which it is invoked. It all strikes me as very strange.
To be more specific, here is a snippet from the Council's proclamation:
"God Himself is the author of matrimony, endowed as it is with various benefits and purposes. All of these have a very decisive bearing on the continuation of the human race, on the personal development and eternal destiny of the individual members of a family, and on the dignity, stability, peace and prosperity of the family itself and of human society as a whole. By their very nature, the institution of matrimony itself and conjugal love are ordained for the procreation and education of children, and find in them their ultimate crown. Thus a man and a woman, who by their compact of conjugal love "are no longer two, but one flesh" (Matt. 19:ff), render mutual help and service to each other through an intimate union of their persons and of their actions. Through this union they experience the meaning of their oneness and attain to it with growing perfection day by day. As a mutual gift of two persons, this intimate union and the good of the children impose total fidelity on the spouses and argue for an unbreakable oneness between them."
Admittedly, in 1963 that appeared to be a very tepid statement of what almost all Christians believed. Now for many it is the very soul of l'infame that must be crushed.
So I don't know exactly how one say that Vatican II didn't prepare us in making these very simple and direct kinds of statements with the authority of an ecumenical council. Certainly Trent never got into any of these kinds of issues with any specificity, other than the very important affirmations of the permanence of marriage, and its sacramental nature.
And dear Father, that fact that you referred to "the confusion of the whole subject of gender" something that the advocates of the word "gender" describe as being a malleable cultural concept, as opposed to "the confusion about sex", sex being an unarguable biological reality, reveals the nature of the problem. I once heard the present Bishop of London say he was ambiguous about his sexuality. I was tempted to holler out that he should unzip his pants, take a look, and that that should resolve his doubts.
Father Anonymous said...
This is marvelous in its simplicity. The very fact makes me nervous, for fear that it is too simple to be quite right. But I'm eager to see where you go next, although I imagine we all have a good idea.
"then [the paedophile priests] crisis is very much actually a part of the Spirit of Vatican II"
A conclusion which would fit in well with the observations of the Dublin Report:
http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Part%201.pdf/Files/Part%201.pdf
"1.18 There is a two thousand year history of Biblical, Papal and Holy See statements showing awareness of clerical child sex abuse. Over the centuries, strong denunciation of clerical child sexual abuse came from Popes, Church councils and other Church sources. A list covering the period 153 AD to 2001 is included in an article by the Promoter of Justice in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.4 These denunciations are particularly strong on "offences against nature" and offences committed with or against juveniles. The 1917 code of canon law decreed deprivation of office and/or benefice, or expulsion from the clerical state for such offences. In the 20th century two separate documents on dealing with child sexual abuse were promulgated by Vatican authorities (see Chapter 4) but little observed in Dublin.
1.25 [...]The Church authorities failed to implement most of their own canon law rules on dealing with clerical child sexual abuse. This was in spite of the fact that a number of them were qualified canon and civil lawyers. As is shown in Chapter 4, canon law appears to have fallen into disuse and disrespect during the mid 20th century. In particular, there was little or no experience of operating the penal (that is, the criminal) provisions of that law. The collapse of respect for the canon law in Archdiocesan circles is covered in some detail in Chapter 4."
Vol III, Ch VII of the Ryan Report (into abuse in institutions) gives the number of sexual abuse reports by decade of the witnesses' discharge (see Table 22):
1914-1959 88 (35%)
1960-69 119 (47%)
1970-79 37 (15%)
1980-89 9 (4%)
Total 253 (100%)
Dr. Adam DeVille said...
"A fact of history that they did not, in any of their teaching or any of their enactments, prepare the Church for the cultural onslaught which it was about to face." I think that is entirely true, and one of the most under-appreciated problems of and in the aftermath of Vatican II. I think this case has been laid out in very cogent detail by Tracey Rowland's 2003 book *Culture and the Thomist Tradition After Vatican II*. But I think part of the problem was diagnosed much earlier by the anthropologist Mary Douglas in her book *Natural Symbols*. Both authors, in sum as I take them, suggest strongly that the reading of 'modern culture' undergirding Vatican II was naive at best, and flat wrong at worst.
"And the Fathers had no inkling of the Paedophile Priest crisis"
This is not strictly speaking true. Fr Gerald Fitzgerald had already launched the Servants of the Paraclete in the late 1940's and was well aware of the issues. You will not surprised to learn that by 1965 he had been brought down in a coup by a combination of his confreres, local ordinary and benefactors. A more therapeutic policy was then adopted which Fitzgerald refused to endorse. He died in relative obscurity in 1969 and the order he foundered (from which he was estranged at the time of his death) has since collapsed under the weight of law suits and scandal.
My own theory, no doubt not terribly well informed, is that Vatican II occurred in the wake of, and must have been influenced by, certain events of the time, including the ongoing settling of scores in the French church after the 1930s and 40s, not to mention the perhaps related matter of Algerie Francaise. John Hellman's books on the 30s suggest that there was also a strong sentiment among many in France as well as Germany and Belgium, anyhow, that the old formulas no longer spoke to people, and that newer ones were need: isn't this the basic thrust of the Council, in a way?
Finally I always come back to something you can find if you Google for it: George Lindbeck, Yale professor and Lutheran observer at the Council, in an interview with George Weigel from the 1990s, saying that he found that it always enabled him to see where a particular French council father was coming from, to know how he viewed the Revolution.
One of my bad habits is asking, when someone (typically on a more "progressive" site) says something about John Paul II or Benedict XVI "dismantling" Vatican II, whether he or she can point to something, anything, in the hundreds of published, and now-on-line pages,from the actual constitutions, declarations and decress of Vatican II, that either pope dismantled, or even disagreed with. Year after year I have never gotten a credible response to that question.
So I guess it's just an attempt to be fair to ask here as well, among those who consider themselves "conservatives" and "traditionalists," what, from the letter of Vatican II, do you find so offensive, that an ecumenical council of the Church has to be minimized and somehow swept under the rug? I know you don't like what's been called "the Spirit of Vatican II," which has come to mean anything anyone wants it to mean. And I know one can go on and on about hidden influences and perceived misunderstandings of modernity. But what I want to know is, what is it you find so wrong about it?
Of course it responded to the past, and did not entirely anticipate the future. Recent events, such as the shoah, the spread of liberal democracy and Communism, wiedespread divorce, and the rise of biblical fundamentalism and biblical historical criticism, needed addressing directly. Vatican I's declaration on the authority of the bishop of Rome, explicitly ratified and restated in Vatican II, raised futher questions about the Church's own constitition, and were answered quite fully. So I don't see that it was quite as inconsequential or unnecessary as some would imagine. Issues like antisemitism and secular and anticlerical governments were not exactly non-issues.
And of course it enabled some currents that might have best not been pursued. So what? One might as well complain that the homoousia of Nicea I enabled monophysitism.
What is so monstrous about Vatican II, I wonder, that causes both a Lefevre and Kung to dissent from it--and bring along so many with them? Can anyone give, not some general impression, but chapter and verse?
The 2 key questions from the Council are:
1) Why was it dominated by a cabal of franco-german theologians?
2) Why was there such inertia from the Irish empire (especially from within its American branch)?
The Americans, in particular, were in a position to block this franco-german project but manifestly failed to do so.
In other words, it's not just a question of what happened at the Council but also a question of what failed to happen?
It's baffling that we tend to see "1965" in terms of our own era rather than the post-War era to which it more naturally belongs. Perhaps TV has done this to us.
There is not enough academic research into the significance of "1965" in general and America's 3rd most important president of the 20th century, Lyndon Baines Johnson in particular. Especially given his triumph over the Republican Barry Goldwater the year before (it's not all about "us", don't you know?).
1965 would prove to be a watershed year for the West and we need to start growing up and recognise that the Council fathers blew it as our own Fr "H" is hinting at.
Shane said...
Posted by shane/lxoa:
Sadie, funny that you should say that because I'm currently reading an article written by the late Canon Gerry McGarry from 1957 that discusses that. The following is an extract:
"[...] During 1954 Professor Auber published in La Revue Nouvelle a number of articles on current trends in theological studies which were later published by Casterman under the title "La théologie catholique au milieu du XXe siécle." In this article the author surveys the life of the Church during the ten years since the end of World War II.
[...]"The Set-backs and Hopes of the Church in the Period 1944-1954" is the title of the article.
[...]Abbé Godin published his famous France, pays de mission? in 1944 and its appearance came as a profound shock. "The atmosphere of the years following the war was one of conquering and dynamic hope.....In Easter 1946 L'Union des Oeuvres held at Besancon in a spirit of joyous ardour a congress of the theme 'The Parish, a Christian and Missionary Community' and one of the bishops confided to the editor of Études: 'We are living at the dawn of a great revolution.' Many young priests, discouraged by the apparent uselessness of their efforts thrilled to the news of the setting up of the Mission de Paris and the Mission de France and followed with excitement the beginnings of the priest worker experiment."
[...] Professor Auber concludes his article by noting the aspects of the decade 1944-1954 in which the church seemed to have made unmistakable progress. These are the growth of the biblical movement particularly in Germany and France; the progress of the liturgical movement, helped particularly by the encyclical Mediator Dei in 1947; the general renewal of pastoral methods; the growth of the employment of sociological techniques as an aid in pastoral work; the spread of the ecumenical spirit; and the growth of the lay apostolate in the Church. The author makes a point about the growing emphasis on the spiritual in the lay apostolate, which is such a feature of the decade that has passed.
[...] M. Auber concludes his survey in these words:
What is unquestionably the great thing about all the work of thought and action of the past ten years is that in a whole series of departments of the Church's life we have become aware of problems that were latent for years, perhaps for generations. With all the enthusaism of youth attempts have been urgently made to deal with these problems discovered after so many years; and, as was to be expected, the event proved the undertaking to be more delicate, more difficult and more slow than was at first anticipated. But the problems are uncovered for the future and even though the solutions attempted appear to have been premature, there has been no withdrawing from the resolve to find a solution. That will be the work of the years to come and it is a work begun under good conditions for in spite of the manifest fears of timorous spirits, a courageous Pope has not hesitated to take initiatives one would have shrunk from before now and to encourage by his supreme authority solutions which he considered advisable."( Pastoral Briefs, J.G. McGarry, The Furrow, Vol. 8, No. 3, (March, 1957), pp. 186-190.
@Shane
"We are living at the dawn of a great revolution. Many young priests, discouraged by the apparent uselessness of their efforts thrilled to the news of the setting up of the Mission de Paris and the Mission de France and followed with excitement the beginnings of the priest worker experiment."
Note the "Many young priests, discouraged by the apparent uselessness of their efforts". This was simply not the experience within the Irish empire where Fulton Sheen was going head to head with Milton Berle in the ratings on American TV and winning. This victory was not unique to the USA. Throughout the old Commonwealth (including Britain itself), the Church was experiencing unprecedented growth. The Church I worship in was built by "Sheen" generation. The local schools named after the bishops from the same era.
One is entitled to ask the question which Heenan posed in his autobiography of the papacy of Paul VI, "What went wrong?"
TheOldCrusader said...
WRT your comment about the Americans not blocking the Franco-German cabal:
A priest of my acquaintance, whose learning I have reason to respect, has told me that a number of the American council fathers were too ignorant of the Latin language to effectively participate at certain key times.
I don't know if it is true, but it would be interesting if true.
Figulus said...
Rick Allen,
Perhaps you can quote from Fr Hunwicke a line, any line, that trashes or blames the council for anything?
"Vatican II, like so many of its predecessor councils, is obsolete"
"...they did not, in any of their teaching or any of their enactments, prepare the Church for the cultural onslaught which it was about to face."
"Obsolete"? "In any of their teaching"? Was Vatican II not the first ecumenical council to proclaim abortion an "abominable crime"? Did it not teach the centralitiy of openness to procreation in marriage? These are but two examples of an apparent willingness to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Where have the Gesimas gone?


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