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At one time or another, many people have wished that they could get their hands on a video, tape, or DVD of a particular episode of a TV show. There are several reasons that one might want a video of a specific TV show taping. Perhaps you were in the audience on that day and you want a memento. Maybe you were actually shown on camera and you want proof of your 15 seconds of fame. Or maybe there was a segment that you really enjoyed and would like to see again. Perhaps a friend or a favorite celebrity was on the episode. Or you might have missed a segment that you were desperate to see, so you really want to get ahold of that tape.
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The ever-popular NBC morning show The Today Show is unusual in that it has an official mechanism for requesting copies of tapes through the NBC News Archives. If you call 212-664-3797 or fax a request to 212-703-8558, you can request a video of footage from their archives. You must tell them the date, subject, and any other helpful information so that they can locate and copy to video the footage that you want. Once they get your request, they will send you an agreement form. Here's the catch: There is a not-so-small fee associated with this service. NBC charges $150 for up to 5 minutes of video. So if you're really intent on getting those 10 seconds of you and your family waving at the Today Show cameras from the window on tape, it's going to cost you big.
Thankfully the advent of the DVR has lessened the need for frantic searches for these hard-to-find archival tapes and DVDs. Most people, if they plan to attend a TV taping or if they want to see a particular episode of a TV show, they simply set their DVRs. (Or VCRs, if you're really old-school.) And if they forget to set theirs, they might call around and find a friend who happened to record it.
The increased usage of video on the internet has also made things easier. As more and more TV shows post online video footage of each episode, the need for finding tapes becomes obsolete. For many if not most TV shows, you can now go to their official website a day or two after the taping airs to see clips of show highlights and in some cases the entire episode. Some shows even keep years and years' worth of this footage in online archives.
If the official site fails you, or if you're looking for an old episode of a canceled show, there are websites that have archived old footage and clips. For instance, you were able to see many old Ricki Lake Show clips at Squidoo.com's Ricki Lake Video Showcase and VideoSurf.com, but those no longer exist.


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The Sapphire Theatre Celebrates 10th Anniversary
by Sapphire Theatre | Jun 21, 2018
Content provided by Andrea Lott Haney – The Sapphire Theatre Company proudly announces its 10th Anniversary of entertaining, educating, and enriching audiences through innovative theatrical programming. The Sapphire plans a year-long celebration of this milestone year by looking back at the accomplishments of the past decade and making some exciting announcements about ongoing and future programming.
Founded by Indianapolis residents Bonnie Mill and David Orr in June 2008, The Sapphire has introduced both Indianapolis and the Midwest to high quality and provocative entertainment as well as enriching and insightful educational programs for all ages. Lysistrata, The Sapphire's first full-length production, made a powerful feminist and pro-peace statement, setting the tone for the organization's ongoing motto: Performing Arts with Purpose. Over the course of the past decade, that purpose has driven every aspect of the organization.
Many of The Sapphire's audiences learn about its programming through public events and art production. Adult Swim Indy served sold-out audiences for three consecutive years. Stilt-walkers and fantastical characters add interest and artistic flair to local public festivals and events. And, at the heart of its mission, The Sapphire has been honored to play a role in educating audiences in both schools and businesses through the highly respected Picture This theatrical process. The Sapphire's Picture This programs offer interactive experiences between artists and audiences that help start important conversations on complex social issues such as sexual harassment, conflict resolution, diversity and inclusion in the workplace, bullying, mental health, and more.
"We have only just begun," shares Founding Artistic Director Bonnie Mill shares. "Whatever we do—whether it's Performances, Programs, or Production Services—it will always be with purpose, and in service to our community and the artists who live here."
In honor of its 10th Anniversary, The Sapphire is thrilled to announce the expansion of its Voiceless Issues programming including The Power of Consent, which aims to reduce college campus sexual assault, and Rebuilding Home, which creates conversations for veterans and their families around issues of PTSD and moral injury. The Sapphire also looks forward to its ongoing partnership with The Harrison Center as the Director of PreEnact Indy on the Monon 16 happening this October.
Fans of The Sapphire's unique programs should also stay tuned for upcoming announcements about Romeo & Juliet and a renewed and reinvigorated Adult Swim Indy event.
"The Sapphire pours skill and passion into each endeavor to create a certain quality," says Sapphire Board Chair Julian Harrell. "Like any gem, however, appreciating the Sapphire's true value requires closer, more intimate interaction. In celebration of our first 10 years, we welcome all to experience our commitment to impacting lives and communities through focused and innovative arts programming."
To learn more about The Sapphire Theatre and stay up-to-date on its activities and events, visit www.sapphiretheatre.com and follow us on Twitter (@SapphireTheatre, #Sapphire10 #PerformingArtsWithPurpose), or "Like" us on Facebook (facebook.com/SapphireTheatre).
The Sapphire Theatre is grateful to its many donors including The Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF affiliate, The Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, and The Arts Council of Indianapolis.

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Previous Article Jay White thinks Sasha Banks would be a great addition to Bullet Club
Next Article AEW's Kenny Omega will wrestle Will Ospreay at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17
Mere hours after the conclusion of AEW Full Gear, Kenny Omega made his return to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, appearing via video at Historic X-Over to challenge Will Ospreay to an IWGP United States Heavyweight Title match at Wrestle Kingdom 17 in January 2023.
A singles match between the two has long been on the cards, and Omega commented on his upcoming return during an interview with Sports Illustrated:
"I'm returning to New Japan as an ambassador of AEW," said Omega. "I'm returning to New Japan as an ambassador of pro wrestling. I'm also returning home. I left to start this new, exciting opportunity, but it's still home. Now the things Will can do are things I cannot. He's an athletic phenom. But as finely tuned as he is physically, he still hasn't doesn't have the knowledge or experience. I pushed my own physical boundaries in All Japan and DDT, but that's not what I'm known for. My mind is my greatest asset, not my athleticism. That's what's allowed [Hiroshi] Tanahashi to have such a long and flavourful career.
"I needed someone to take my place in New Japan, I wanted someone to take my place–and it was Will, Jay [White], and [Kota] Ibushi. Will is the only one to have a problem with that."
Omega challenged Ospreay in fluent Japanese, a move to remind Ospreray and NJPW that Kenny Omega is New Japan at his core:
"I had to speak in Japanese to remind him that he doesn't have home-court advantage. This is still my home," said Omega.
Omega and Ospreay have clashed repeatedly on social media throughout 2022, and even wrestled against one another in an AEW ring, with The Elite defeating United Empire in the AEW World Trios Championship Tournament in August.
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Adam Bedford, Missions Pastor from Westside Kings Church in Calgary, and previous Hands at Work volunteer, shares about the impact that sending teams to Africa has not only on the individuals themselves, but on their communities back home.
When teams visit the communities in Africa, they are deeply challenged by walking with the Care Workers and seeing the sacrificial way that they give their time and lives to their communities. Holy Home Visits have a way of shaking the complacency and apathy that stunts individual growth and inhibits our impact as followers of Jesus. That kind of a challenge always happens through relationship. The teams that come to visit the communities in Africa are captivated by the relationships that they build with children, grandmothers and Care Workers. Teams are prepared in advance that interacting through language barriers and cultural differences can be challenging and awkward, but when we allow ourselves to let God work through that encounter, we are enriched. The stories that teams encounter in the children, grandmothers and communities challenge their worldview and ultimately reshape how they understand the call of the Gospel in their own lives. They realise that we often misconceive poverty in solely materialistic terms. This is a way of viewing the developing world through the eyes of a wealthy Westerner. By visiting the communities that Hands at Work partners with, and walking with the Care Workers, our teams and volunteers often return challenged to reshape how they think about poverty and wealth.
At Westside King's Church in Calgary, we believe that it is important when teams return home to create a culture of storytelling – to let the team's experience organically feed into the life of the church. This should be a practice of any church community receiving teams back from Africa. We promote team blogs and utilise the team in leading fundraising and promotional initiatives through which they get to share of their own experiences. The difficultly in teams returning home and sharing their stories is that they cannot bring someone into the experience of Holy Home Visits. They have to walk into that home and meet that child or grandmother for themselves. Typically, our teams in time grow disenchanted that they can't express or explain to people the depth of their experience. The deeper impact is when we challenge our teams to hold to the story they've been changed by, to stay committed and intentional in how they continue to live out the change they've encountered in their own lives. In time they become a witness to how God changed their lives through the names and stories of those they met in Africa.
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#include "../ElementLua.h"
#include "../NodeLua.h"
#include "../NodeListLua.h"
#include <Macaroni/Model/Type.h>
#include <Macaroni/Model/TypeLuaMetaData.h>

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#define LUAGLUE_ENDNAMESPACE	END_NAMESPACE
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#define LUAGLUE_CLASSFULLLUANAME "Macaroni.Model.Cpp.Typedef"
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			TypeLuaMetaData::PutInstanceOnStack(L, type);
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		{
			lua_pushnil(L);
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		return 1;
	}

	static int __tostring(lua_State * L)
	{
		lua_pushstring(L, "Typedef");
		return 1;
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Problems continue at the Port of Portland's container terminal, even though a labor dispute with the West Coast's longshoremen has been resolved.
"There's 29 (West Coast ports) and 28 of them are back to work as normal, except for the Port of Portland," Lewiston Port Manager David Doeringsfeld said at a port commission meeting Tuesday.
Doeringsfeld and others previously hoped conditions at the Oregon port would improve once the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association reached a tentative agreement.
That happened in late February, but the Port of Portland's troubles predate that labor negotiation. Hanjin, the port's largest container shipper, announced earlier this year it would no longer call on Portland after years of being unhappy with the pace of work among longshore workers.
Last week, Doeringsfeld said at least two oceangoing ships waited for several days to be loaded and unloaded instead of having a 24-hour turnaround time, which would have been normal. One of the vessels belonged to Hapag-Lloyd, the line that moves the greatest share of containers that originate in Lewiston.
The Port of Portland is key to the success of the Port of Lewiston. All the cargo barged from north central Idaho goes to Portland before being transferred to larger boats that take it overseas. But most of the cargo moves on bulk grain barges, not container barges.
The Port of Portland, labor union and ICTSI, the port container terminal's contracted operator, have different viewpoints on the issue.
"We're not seeing the historic level of container movement we once enjoyed," said Port of Portland spokesman Steve Johnson.
Labor and ICTSI blame each other.
Portland has 10 marine terminals and all of them have good labor relations except for the one that handles containers and is operated by ICTSI, Jennifer Sargent, a spokeswoman for the longshore workers union in San Francisco, wrote in an email.
ICTSI has roughly 20 years left in a 25-year contract to operate the container terminal, Johnson said.
"The fact that ICTSI's terminal ... is being reported as the only container terminal on the West Coast with issues right now begs the question of why ICTSI isn't thriving while dozens of its peers in the industry are," Sargent wrote.
ICTSI has a different take. The labor union has continued a work slowdown even though the tentative agreement has been reached, ICTSI Oregon CEO Elvis Ganda wrote in an email. Two vessels, one from Hanjin and another from Hapag-Lloyd "were in port for approximately twice the normal time that would be expected," he wrote.


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    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            EasyServer server = new EasyServer();
            server.ListenTcp();
            //server.ListenTcpGetFile();
        }
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Newcastle United transfer rumours: Magpies set to rekindle '£40m' defender chase, Toon reportedly plot raid for French striker
Steve Bruce, Manager of Newcastle United. (Photo by Peter Powell - Pool/Getty Images)
Bruce wants deal for 'hungry' talent, Sky pundit urges PL rivals to raid Newcastle
Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce has claimed that he "sincerely" wants to tie winger Jacob Murphy down to a new contract St. James' Park.
By Jason Jones
Saturday, 10th April 2021, 9:30 am
The 26-year-old's current deal on Tyneside expires at the end of the season, and at the moment, there is no concrete indication as to whether or not he will sign an extension.
But after coming into the side in recent weeks and offering a bright spark in the final third, Bruce has admitted that he would like to hang on to the wide man.
Speaking in a press conference on Friday, the Toon manager said: "I sincerely hope that we tie Jacob down.
"He has been big plus this season after spending a couple of years out on loan.
"He has played a big part in the season.
"He has had, for him, a really good season where he knows now that he can convince himself that he belongs in the Premier League and I have been very, very pleased with him.
"So moving forward, I would love to see him at the club.
"That is what we want: young, hungry, determined to do well, and ticks all those boxes."
Murphy has scored one goal and assisted two more in 18 top flight appearances this term, but has also made more successful dribbles than anybody except Allan Saint-Maximin, and has made the fourth-highest number of key passes per 90 minutes of any player in Newcastle's squad, as per Whoscored.
Elsewhere, Sky Sports pundit Lee Hendrie has urged former club Aston Villa to make a play for Toon striker Callum Wilson if the Magpies are relegated this season.
The 29-year-old has scored 10 times in the Premier League this season despite missing a considerable chunk of the campaign through injury.
And Hendrie is convinced that he would be a top signing for Dean Smith's side.
Speaking to Transfer Tavern, he said: "Callum Wilson's scored goals in a team that's really struggled this season, so there's certainly lots of elementswhere you'd look and think 'yes'.
"They're the players you sort of try and bring into the club and nurture and push it forward."
We've gathered the best of the rest of today's Premier League transfer speculation below:
1. Leeds want Styles
Leeds United want to sign Barnsley talent Callum Styles in the upcoming summer transfer window. (Football League World) (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Photo: Alex Pantling
2. Berge future discussed
Former Norway international Erik Thorstvedt believes a move to Aston Villa or West Ham would be the "natural next step" for Sheffield United ace Sander Berge. (Nettavissen) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Photo: OLI SCARFF
3. Bull urges Blades to ignore Terry
Wolves legend Steve Bull doesn't believe John Terry is the right man for the vacant Sheffield United job. (Football Fancast) (Photo by Nick Potts - Pool/Getty Images)
Photo: Pool
4. Hendrie wants Wilson at Villa
Former Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie has urged his old side to consider the possibility of signing Callum Wilson if Newcastle United go down. (Transfer Tavern) (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Photo: Stu Forster
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THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN CONNECTION — snippet 26
by Eric Flint | Dec 7, 2007 | 1632Snippet, Snippets | 4 comments
THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN CONNECTION – snippet 25:
Chapter 11. The prayer
Two days later, after they'd made camp for the evening, Janos was approached by the Barclay couple and Allen O'Connor. They were the leaders of the up-time defectors, insofar as such a group could be said to have leaders. They were hardly a well-disciplined company.
The day before, Janos had heard Denise Beasley refer to them sarcastically as a "motley crew." The term being new to him, he'd asked for a translation. He'd found her explanation quite charming, especially the qualifiers that seemed to be inseparable from the girl's vocabulary. Even more amusing had been her pugnacious attitude. Clearly, she seemed to be expecting him at any moment to begin chastising her for her language.
Indeed, he was sometimes tempted to do so, when she lapsed into blasphemy. But he'd already learned from his weeks in Grantville that Americans had a casual attitude toward blasphemy, just as the rumors said they did. And despite his piety, Janos was skeptical—had been since he was a boy—that the way so many priests lumped all sins into unvarying categories was actually a reflection of God's will. Janos did not presume to understand the Lord's purpose in all things, and blasphemy was certainly listed as a transgression in the Ten Commandments. Still, he doubted that the Creator who had forged the sun and the moon made no distinction at all between blasphemy and murder.
As for the girl's profanity, he simply found it artful. Growing up as the scion of a Hungarian noble family in the countryside, he'd learned profanity from high-born father and low-born milkmaid alike. His were not a prissy folk. Janos himself avoided profanity, as a rule, but that was simply an expression of his austere personality. He didn't paint or write poetry, either. But he could still appreciate the skill and talent involved in all three of the arts.
Has Janos' father still been alive and been there, he might have had caustic remarks to say about the girl's language. But the old man would have criticized her for the sloppiness of the form, not the nature of the content. When it came to profanity, Janos' father had been a devotee of formal structure; Denise Beasley, of what the up-timers called free verse.
Jarring stuff, free verse, at first glance. But in the hands of a skilled poet, it could be effective. Janos has read some poems by an up-timer named e. e. cummings—he'd refused to capitalize even his name—and found them quite good. He'd even had a copy made of some of them to give to his uncle, Pal Nadasdy.
"We just wanted to tell you that Billie Jean's settling down," said Barclay. "We were a little worried there, for a while."
Janos nodded. He'd been somewhat concerned himself. Caryn Barlow seemed almost indifferent to the death of her father, but that wasn't particularly surprising. Their relationship had obviously not been close. In fact, it had seemed to verge on outright hostility. She'd joined the group because of her friendship with Suzi Barclay, not because of her father's involvement.
The Mase woman, on the other hand, was an odd one. Clearly intelligent, in most things, even quite intelligent. But it had been hard to analyze her attachment to such a man as Jay Barlow as being anything other than sheer stupidity. It was not simply that the man had been unpleasant, since that was true of many husbands and paramours. He'd been feckless and improvident as well.
Marina Barclay shook her head. "There's a history of abuse, there. I think it's got her all twisted up."
Janos couldn't quite follow the idiom. "Excuse me?"
"Billie Jean's father… Well. It was pretty bad. God knows why that got transferred over to an asshole like Barlow, but I think that's what happened."
"Ah." That was somewhat clearer. It was certainly as clear as Janos wanted it to be. Up-timers set great store by what they called "psychology." They claimed it was almost a science. Janos was dubious, but supposed it couldn't be any worse than the astrology which so many down-timers used to guide their way through life.
"The point is," said O'Connor, "we don't think she'll be a problem any more. Now that she's cried herself out, we think she's actually kind of relieved. That was a bad situation."
Marina's expression darkened. "He beat her, sometimes, when he got drunk."
Janos looked from her, to her husband, to O'Connor. "Does she have possession of a weapon? A gun, I mean." He was not concerned, of course, that she might have a knife.
"No," said Peter Barclay firmly. "We took that away from her right away. We didn't… uh…"
Janos was tempted to scowl, but didn't. We didn't want her taking a shot at you because you'd slaughter all of us.
As if he himself couldn't make distinctions! They were truly annoying, sometimes, in the way they insulted without even realizing they did so.
Barclay's wife immediately demonstrated the talent anew. "And, uh, thanks for not killing her at the time."
Janos kept his face expressionless, since he knew there was no intentional insult involved. True, there might come a time in his old age—assuming he lived that long, which was unlikely—when he would be forced to kill an unarmed woman who attacked him. But to do such a thing now, when he was twenty-five, an experienced cavalry officer, and one of the best swordsmen in the Austrian empire? She might as well have thanked him for not being a coward.
Rick Elleman	on December 7, 2007 at 2:24 AM
Snippits 25 and 26 are exactly the same…
…it even says Snippet 25 at the top of Snippet 26!
Neil Hansen	on December 7, 2007 at 4:30 PM
Still has the same typo as snippet 25.
Jose Perez-Pozo	on December 7, 2007 at 6:24 PM
What happen to the actual snippet 26!!!
And what's up with Janos?
Is there a plan to move Noelle Murphy to the Austro-Hungarian Empire?
Is this novella part of the pre-launching of a major book in the 1635 or 1636 sequence?


The Northeast Florida American Red Cross where the news conference with Mayor Lenny Curry was held.
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced the creation of a First Coast relief fund Monday. This fund will aid those impacted by Hurricane Matthew and any other future natural disasters to affect Northeast Florida.
Curry said "there are a lot of people in this city that are hurting right now, there are people in this city that struggle to make it every single day and now they have significant financial burden on them," during a news conference at the Northeast Florida's American Red Cross building on Riverside Avenue.
President of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund Sherry Magill told our news partner News4Jax that Florida's First Coast Relief Fund will begin with a $250,000 gift from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund. The Fund will then match gifts up to $250,000 for a total contribution of about $500,000.
"These funds will help provide needs such as housing, medical costs, food and supplies, repairs and other immediate and long term needs," Curry said.
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund gave $25,000 each to the Red Cross and to the Salvation Army in aid.
Donations for Florida's First Coast Relief Fund are being accepted by the United Way of Northeast Florida and the American Red Cross Disaster Relief.
Northeast Florida residents are getting help cleaning up after Hurricane Matthew from federal relief workers, national guardsmen, local police and city officials.
Help is also coming from national charities like America's Disaster Relief.


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The Futon's First Look: "Brotherhood" (Showtime, Season Three)
By Brian Ford Sullivan (TFC)
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BROTHERHOOD (Showtime)
(Sundays at 8:00/7:00c beginning November 2)
The network's description: "Uneasy Lies The Head (November 2): Tommy's frustration with his new role as Speaker Donatello's errand boy leads him to consider a risky career change. With Michael still refusing to speak to Tommy, Colin arranges for both brothers to attend Rose's birthday party. Rose tries to hide her deteriorating health. Eileen struggles to meet the demands of her growing family while becoming more invested in her job at Social Services. Michael's relationship with Attorney General Franklin starts to unravel when Michael hears that Freddie Cork is getting bail. To avoid serious outside scrutiny, Tommy asks Declan to run a special investigation into corruption in the state house. Declan accepts, looking for real justice." A description for "Things Badly Begun" (November 9) was not available.
What did they leave out? Someone doesn't make it to episode two.
The plot in a nutshell: It's been six months or so since we last saw the Caffee clan - as evidenced by a certain character's newly sprouted baby bump (by the way, am I the only one who loathes that term?). In that time, estranged brothers Tommy (Jason Clarke) and Michael (Jason Isaacs) have settled into their new roles - nursemaid to Speaker Donatello (Matt Servitto) and the partner of convenience to fellow mobster Nozzoli (John Fiore), respectively. There each finds themselves increasingly toothless at their jobs as Tommy fetches hand towels for Donatello and Michael can only watch as Nozzoli does as he pleases. Life is equally as miserable for the rest of the Caffees and their extended "family" - Eileen's (Annabeth Gish) new position as social worker is increasingly threatened by her commitments at home; matriarch Rose (Fionnula Flanagan) has taken to drinking during the day and suffering in silence with her growing medical problems; Colin (Brian F. O'Byrne) must smile through gritted teeth as he covers for Michael with Kath (Tina Benko); and Freddie Cork (Kevin Chapman) has made bail only to find himself broke and powerless, forced to take a job selling cars.
In fact the only person that seems to be remotely happy is the formerly disgraced cop Declan Giggs (Ethan Embry, who's character has found a razor and a treadmill), who's slowly mending fences with Cassie (Georgia Lyman). Not surprisingly, said happiness will undoubtedly be ground out of him after he takes a job from Tommy as special investigator into corruption on the Hill. Tommy in turn has hatched a plan to get he and Eilenn out of their respective malaises - help railroad through a controversial new waterfront project (spearheaded by "The Wire's" Peter Gerety) which will fill his pockets with enough money to kiss politics goodbye. As you can guess, it's a plan that inadvertently sets him against Michael, who's taken it upon himself to organize the small business owners against the eminent domain sale for the waterfront project - if only to spite Nozzoli. Yup, it's business as usual in Providence.
What works: It's nice to see the hard luck Declan find some sort of tentative bliss - even if it's as a neutered husband who's stuck playing board games with his wife each night in the hopes of being let into her bed.
What doesn't: Conversely it's not as nice to see the show continue its endless cycle of unhappiness. All of the aforementioned events are simply rearranging the deck chairs on the same theme - life is really fucking miserable. Whether you're a housewife who's trying to make something for yourself outside of home, a politician trying to get ahead or a mobster trying to hold onto what you have - you're always going to fall prey to the harsh realities of life. It's not that there's anything inherently wrong with that thesis, it's just there's a mind numbing effect that results from watching it happen over and over and over again. In other words, it's hard to feel sorry for Tommy as he wrings his hands about taking bribes to Donatello, when he's more than eager to take his own kickbacks or sell out his fellow politicians when he needs something. It's hard to give much sympathy to Eileen's plight at work when she was more than willing to trade her marriage in for some pot smoking and extramarital affairs. It's hard to give Michael the benefit of the doubt when he continues his sociopathic tendencies without any sense of remorse - my brother's on TV and I can't change the channel, I'll shoot it; the US Attorney is annoying me, I'll beat the hell out of him; there's a pretty girl making eyes at me, I'll screw her six ways to Sunday and not even bother to learn her name. It's a grind to say the least. Again, I'm not against exploring the various foibles of life in a big city ("The Wire" after all made its bones about showing how screwed up the system is) but I am against...
The bottom line: ...a show that simply wants to wallow in the misery of it.
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The Harm In Qwelane
Zeenat Emmamally | Dec 07, 2021
This is the second brief dealing with the Constitutional Court's decision in Qwelane v South African Human Rights Commission. This brief considers the issues that arise from the Court's interpretation of the word "harm" in the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act.
The Constitutional Court's judgment in Qwelane v South African Human Rights Commission[i] ("Qwelane") cleared up many interpretive issues that arose from the wording of section 10 of the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act[ii] (PEPUDA). This brief provides a critique of the judgment by exploring the issues raised by the Court's interpretation of the word "harm" in PEPUDA.
The Link Between Hateful And Harmful
The wording of s 10 of PEPUDA does not contain identical wording to the prohibition of hate speech in s 16(2) of the Constitution. The Constitution defines hate speech as words which advocate hatred (based on specific grounds) and which constitute incitement to cause harm. In distinction, after the Court's judgment, s10 of PEPUDA prohibits "...words... that could reasonably be construed to demonstrate a clear intention to be harmful or to incite harm and to promote or propagate hatred".
Both sections consider that the promotion or advocacy of hatred is prohibited. In considering what qualifies as words which promote hatred, the Constitutional Court quoted approvingly from Canadian case law. In the Canadian law cited by the Court, promoting hatred means to "instil detestation, enmity, ill-will and malevolence in another"[iii]. The Court accepted that hate speech does not include merely offensive speech but that the speech must demonstrate "abhorrence, delegitimisation and rejection"[iv] against someone based on their membership in a group.[v] Such speech should "abuse, denigrate or delegitimise [targeted persons and] render them lawless, dangerous, unworthy or unacceptable in the eyes of the audience."[vi]
Next, the Court considered what "harmful" means. One should note that where the Constitution prohibits words which incite harm, PEPUDA also prohibits words which are harmful. Various meanings of the word harm were advanced, but the Court ultimately accepted that "harmful" can mean "deep emotional and psychological harm that severely undermines the dignity of the targeted group".[vii]
With this definition of harmful, it is unclear how speech which promotes hatred against members of a group (that is, speech which seeks to instil extreme detestation and delegitimisation of persons because they are a part of a group) will NOT be harmful. It seems that such speech will always cause emotional and psychological harm and violate the dignity of a member of the group and the group itself. In other words, it appears that speech which promotes or propagates hatred will always be harmful. The court removed the word hurtful from s10 because of its superfluity since it "may be so that harmful communication is always hurtful".[viii] Including emotional and psychological harm may result in the word "harmful" being superfluous too, since speech which promotes hatred will be (psychologically and emotionally) harmful.
It is sensible that "harm" should be interpreted as more than physical harm and extend to social, economic, political or legal harm. However, psychological and emotional harm which impairs dignity seems a step too far, since all one would actually need to prove is that there has been expression that promotes or propagates hatred, since psychological and/or emotional harm which impairs dignity would follow as a natural consequence.
Do We Need To Prohibit Harmful Speech?
One can appreciate why the court interpreted "harm" in the way it did. It noted emphatically that prohibitions of hate speech seek to prevent "undermin[ing] the dignity and humanity of the target group". [ix] However, as the Supreme Court of Appeal noted:
We can all agree that it is important to protect the dignity of all our citizens. Equally, we must agree, given our history, that freedom of expression must also be prized. That does not mean that hate speech beyond the provisions of s 16 cannot be proscribed. It must, however, be tailored so as to comply with constitutional prescripts and it must survive a justification analysis.[x]
Even though the inclusion of the words "be harmful" in PEPUDA is clearly a widening of the limitation of freedom of expression beyond what the Constitution contemplates, no justification analysis was carried out by the Constitutional Court.
Moreover, international law does not demand that States prohibit speech that is "harmful". Article 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights[xi] provides that '[a]ny advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence shall be prohibited by law'. States may go further and prohibit hateful speech that does not constitute incitement, but as the Special Rapporteur noted in 2019, this would constitute a limitation of freedom of expression and must meet the conditions of legality, necessity and proportionality, and legitimacy.[xii] It is unfortunate then that the Court did not tackle whether prohibiting speech that does not constitute incitement is justifiable either in terms of the Constitution or international law.
If speech which does not incite harm must be restricted under hate speech prohibitions, it is arguable that there should be a different remedy than that imposed for speech which does incite harm. As the Court noted, the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) distinguishes between the "gravest forms of hate speech" which includes speech which incites harm, and "less grave forms of hate speech" which covers speech which does not incite harm. A distinction would not be necessary if both types of speech were equally heinous, and it seems sensible that the remedy should be commensurate to the graveness of the hate speech.
Offensive Speech
The Court was at pains to clarify that offensive speech does not qualify as hate speech. It quoted from its earlier judgement in Islamic Unity Convention v Independent Broadcasting Authority that "[f]reedom of expression is applicable... also to those [expressions] that offend, shock or disturb the state or any sector of the population".[xiii]
Hate speech, said the Court, was expression which shows "extreme detestation and vilification which risks provoking discriminatory activities against that group".[xiv] The distinction between hate speech and offensive speech is murky and may be lead to conflicting decisions. For example, is referring to black persons as monkeys, as Penny Sparrow did in 2016, offensive and disgusting (but not hate speech), or is it extreme detestation which risks causing discrimination against black persons (which is hate speech)?[xv]
It is arguable that speech which may offend any sector of the population and should be protected (per Islamic Unity) will now be categorised as hate speech. This is suggested from the Court citing ECtHR cases where it had been said that "insulting, holding up to ridicule or slandering specific groups of the population can be sufficient [to qualify as hate speech]". [xvi]
In 2010, constitutional law Professor Pierre De Vos argued that the element of hurtfulness in the definition of hate speech would lead to much offensive speech being unlawful such that:
[I]t may potentially be unlawful to refer to homosexuals as "moffies" ... or to tell a person that he or she is a pervert and will burn in hell because he or she is gay. Calling someone a "kaffir" or a "Boer" could constitute hate speech as well. When a religious person tells an atheist that he or she has been condemned by God to burn in hell this could also potentially constitute hate speech.
...Telling a polygamist that polygamy was a backward and oppressive cultural practice and that he was an oppressor of woman for indulging in polygamy could constitute hate speech. Telling someone that members from his or her ethnic group are lazy, cunning, dishonest or greedy could constitute hate speech.
Though the Court removed the word hurtful, it only did so because it was redundant in that both "hurtful" and "harmful" could mean emotional and psychological harm.[xvii] What the court has done is to incorporate a problematic aspect (hurtful) into another (harmful), and as a result, the hypotheticals considered by Professor De Vos may reasonably occur.
This brief does not contend that nothing should be done against speech which is hateful but which does not incite harm. Rather, it merely highlights that the Constitutional Court's treatment of this type of speech leads to legal absurdities, will cause problems in future hate speech adjudication, and that the Court did not justify its restriction in line with the Constitution. It further contends that if such speech must be included in hate speech prohibitions, a lighter remedy may be more appropriate. Apart from prohibiting such speech, states should also, in line with Human Rights Council resolution 16/18,[xviii] publicly condemn expressions of prejudice, offer education and training to counter intolerance, and create community projects to combat the causes of discrimination. Such efforts may be more valuable in eradicating prejudicial hateful expression than legal solutions.
Zeenat Emmamally
zeenat@hsf.org.za
[i] (CCT 13/20) [2021] ZACC 22 (31 July 2021).
[ii] Act 4 of 2000.
[iii] Note i, fn 100.
[iv] Ibid para 103
[v] Ibid para 129
[vi] Ibid para 80.
[vii] Ibid para 154.
[viii] Ibid para 155
[ix] Ibid para 130.
[x]Qwelane v South African Human Rights Commission 2020 (2) SA 124 (SCA) para 85.
[xi] International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 16 December 1966 (ICCPR). The ICCPR was signed and ratified by South Africa in 1994 and 1998, respectively.
[xii] Thematic report by Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression to the General Assembly, on online hate speech (A/74/486) (9 October 2019), para 20.
[xiii] 2002 (4) SA 294 (CC) at para 26.
[xiv] Note i, para 81.
[xv]ANC v Sparrow (01/16) [2016] ZAEQC 1 (10 June 2016).
[xvi] Note i, para 146 and fn 203.
[xvii] Ibid para 155.
[xviii] Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council 16/18 "Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against, persons based on religion or belief" (12 April 2011) A/HRC/RES/16/18.


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PRESS RELEASE: MoneyGram Expands Mobile Money Choices in Africa
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Aug. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI), a global provider of innovative money transfer and payment services, and Vodacom, the leading telecom company in Tanzania, has announced that Vodacom subscribers can now receive money directly into their M-Pesa accounts through MoneyGram's money transfer services.
According to Vodacom, there are more than seven million active M-Pesa users in Tanzania, who currently transact more than two trillion shillings each month. The new offering makes it easier, safer and faster for Tanzanians living in the diaspora to send money directly M-Pesa subscribers in the country.
The launch was celebrated during a press conference in Dar es Salaam which was attended byHerve Chomel, MoneyGram's vice president regional sales Africa and Jacques Voogt, Vodacom's chief officer of M-Commerce.
"MoneyGram is excited to work with Vodacom to provide millions of customers with access to fast, reliable and secure options to send and receive money," said Chomel. "Vodacom's M-Pesa has already helped to increase financial inclusion for millions inTanzania and this new relationship will make it more convenient for people in the most remote parts of the country to receive money from friends and family abroad."
He added, "MoneyGram continues to grow throughout Africa as a result of forming strategic relationships with mobile network operators, banks, post offices and retailers, to bring added convenience to our customers. Presently, MoneyGram operates in more than 200 countries with a network of more than 350,000 locations globally of which 25,000 are in Africa."
"This new relationship with MoneyGram enables us to tap into the remittances coming into Tanzania every year," said Voogt. "It will increase the ease and ability for families and friends to receive money through M-Pesa. This is just one more way we are going the extra mile for our customers."
M-Pesa subscribers in Tanzania can receive funds from MoneyGram into their mobile accounts from customers in more than 120 countries 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year subject to system availability. Customers in the United States can send funds to M-Pesa accounts quickly and securely from a MoneyGram location or through MoneyGram Online.
About MoneyGram International, Inc.
MoneyGram is a global provider of innovative money transfer and payment services and is recognized worldwide as a financial connection to friends and family. Whether online, or through a mobile device, at a kiosk or in a local store, we connect consumers any way that is convenient for them. We also provide bill payment services, issue money orders and process official checks in select markets. More information about MoneyGram International, Inc. is available at moneygram.com.
About Vodacom Tanzania
Vodacom Tanzania Limited is Tanzania's leading cellular network offering state-of-the-art GSM communication services across the country. It was launched in 2000 and is a subsidiary of Vodacom Group (Pty) Limited, South Africa, which is also a subsidiary of Vodafone Group UK. Mirambo Ltd. and is a minority shareholder.
Vodacom is the market leader in Tanzania and has introduced many firsts in the Tanzanian market. Perhaps the one service that really stands out is its M-Pesa money transfer service, which has close to 7 million active users. This is a total payment solution, which does not require users to have bank accounts – an important consideration in Tanzania where millions of people do not operate bank accounts and can barely meet the minimum qualifications to open account. With M-Pesa, Vodacom customers can deposit up to Tsh 5m/- for free, send and receive money and withdraw cash from any agent in the country. They can also access their bank accounts from the comfort of their homes. M-Pesa's reach is further augmented by its over 85,000-strong Mobile Money agent across the country.
Over 500 organizations have today integrated their payment systems with M-Pesa for collections, disbursement and distributor services. M-Pesa was enhanced mid-last year to include a saving facility – M-Pawa. Over 1.5 million customers have subscribed to this service with TZS 6.8 billion/- retained in deposits and over TZS 500 million/- disbursed in loans every month.
Source: PR Newswire (link opens in a new window)
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I. NAME. The name of the section shall be the Security Section.
II. MISSION. The Security Section of the Society of American Archivists was founded in 1997 as a forum to focus on issues relating to the prevention of theft in archival and manuscript repositories. The mission of the section is to combat theft, mutilation, forgery, hacking, and other acts that compromise the integrity of the historical record and deny access to users.
We do this by:
facilitating the sharing of information, ideas, and opportunities between archivists, our partners in allied professions, and our institutions;
calling for attention to and understanding of the unique security challenges associated with archival collections through advocacy efforts within the profession as well as society at large;
exploring best practices currently employed by archival institutions as well as those utilized in other environments;
recommending sound policies to the Society of American Archivists and our members through the development of new guidelines, endorsement of external actions, and careful examination of existing standards;
evaluating new technologies and strategies for potential application in archival security programs;
offering opportunities for education, discussion, and collaboration;
collecting and analyzing data in an effort to better understand and address factors contributing to security incidents;
formalizing established partnerships and developing new ones with entities across a wide spectrum of security and cultural heritage organizations;
soliciting expert presentations for the annual Security Section meeting;
encouraging a culture of transparency when dealing with the aftermath of a security incident;
supporting the efforts of law enforcement officers investigating allegations of archival crimes;
creating, revising, and/or endorsing proposals for security-related sessions, pre-conference workshops, publications, and continuing education programming of the Society of American Archivists.
III. MEMBERS. Membership in the section shall be determined according to the guidelines established in Section IX. of the SAA Governance Manual.
IV. GOVERNANCE.
A. Bylaws and Standing Rules. These standing rules of the Security Section shall serve as a supplement to the SAA Section Bylaws, which govern all SAA sections. Please refer to Section IX. Sections of the SAA Governance Manual for information on membership, section election procedures, reporting requirements, and more.
B. Officers. The officers of the section shall be a Senior Co-chair, a Junior Co-chair, and a Secretary. The Junior Co-chair shall be elected annually for a two-year term, serving in year one as Junior Co-chair and in year two as Senior Co-chair. The Secretary is elected annually and may not serve more than three successive years.
C. Duties of Officers. Officers shall fulfill those responsibilities specified in Section IX. of the SAA Governance Manual.
D. Nominations. The Chair shall issue a call for nominations, including self-nominations, for the positions of Junior Co-chair and Secretary every May to all section members via the section's official email discussion list and website. A slate of candidates shall be established by the officers and announced to section members no later than June 15.
E. Elections. Elections shall be conducted online with the assistance of the SAA staff and in accordance with guidelines for section elections as specified in Section IX. Sections of the SAA Governance Manual. Availability of the online ballot and deadline for voting shall be announced by the Chair to all section members via the section's official email discussion list and website.
F. Appointments. Section members may be appointed to additional leadership roles (e.g., Newsletter Editor, Web Liaison, etc.) by the Chair.
V. MEETINGS. The section shall hold a meeting in conjunction with the SAA Annual Meeting and may meet at other times as deemed appropriate by the officers. The time and agenda shall be communicated in advance via the section's official email discussion list and website.
VI. AMENDMENTS. To ensure alignment with SAA's governance documents, any amendments to the section's standing rules should be reviewed by the executive director (or her/his designee) and the section's Council liaison by May 1, before they are put forward in a referendum for vote by the section membership. Proposed amendments to the section's standing rules will appear on the section's annual election ballot for final approval by a simple majority of voters. Any adopted amendments should be posted promptly to the section's official microsite and be noted in the section's next annual report to the Council. Any revisions to the section's name or mission/description must be submitted to the Council for final approval. For more information on amendment procedures, see Section IX. Sections of the SAA Governance Manual.
Adopted by the Security Roundtable membership on 7/16/2013; approved by the SAA Council on 9/30/2013. Updated per the member affinity group transition approved by the Council, August 2016.
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Fatima's Apparitions
Prayers of the Holy Rosary
Saint Benedict of Nursia
The proud and once unbeaten Roman Empire crumbled under the devastating blows of the barbarian hordes. Armies and walls, institutions and customs, everything was swept by the rising tide of the new rulers.
"The ship is sinking!" Exclaimed Saint Jerome, who wrote sadly when he was informed of the fall of Rome: "My voice is extinguished, the sobs overwhelm my words. The illustrious capital of the empire has been taken!"
Civilization seemed to be extinguished in a dramatic sunset without hope.
However, a star shone in the bewildering darkness, pointing out the true course of events: in the city of Hippo, surrounded by the Vandals, Saint Augustine wrote De civitate Dei ("The City of God"), proclaiming the irremediable wreck of the world born of paganism, while the City of God – the Holy Catholic Church – would not only never be destroyed, but would always triumph over any adversity.
But what means and what men would God use to bring order and splendor out of chaos?
Vocation of a Providential Man
In the evangelical times, the Divine Master had called obscure fishermen to be the columns of his Church. Now, the Holy Spirit chose a young man to renew this convulsive society and establish a new civilization.
However – oh paradox! – that boy, whose name was Benedict (Benito), born in 480 of a noble family of Nursia, felt the Lord's call to follow him in silence and prayer.
His parents sent him to study in Rome. But very soon he realized that, if he wanted to correspond to the supernatural longing that burned in his heart, he could not remain in that mare magnum, a mixture of barbarism and decadent Roman culture.
Thus, in the flower of youth and without ever having stained his baptismal innocence, he abandoned his home, possessions and studies in search of a barren place where he could acquire the knowledge and love of God.
"I wanted scorn more than the praises of the world"
The city of Enfide (now Affile), almost 50 km. of Rome, it was the place chosen for his recollection. There he settled with his old nurse, who provided him with domestic services.
A small home incident was the reason for his first miracle. One day he found his nurse crying because he had sloppily dropped a clay colander, which he had borrowed from a neighbor to strain the wheat. Pitying, Benito took the pieces from the strainer, put on prayer and the instrument was recomposed so perfectly, that it did not show the slightest sign of breaking.
Immediately the news of the miracle spread, bringing him much fame. But he, who, according to St. Gregory the Great, "wanted more contempt than the praises of this world," fled from the house of Enfide, seeking refuge in a solitary place called Subiaco, where he lodged in a tiny cave.
A great temptation, a definitive victory
On the way to Subiaco, he met Romano, a monk who lived in a nearby monastery. On certain days, Romano would pick up a piece of bread to Benito's grotto. For a time this was the only food of the young hermit. But soon he became known in the region and many people, in search of food for their souls, brought him food for his body.
In this period the young man suffered the harshest temptations of the devil. Strongly tested on a certain occasion against the virtue of purity, he felt on the verge of giving up and even abandoning his solitude. But with the help of divine grace, he reacted, took off his clothes and threw himself on a thorn bush and nettles, against which he rubbed himself for a long time. He came out covered with wounds, but with his soul freed from temptation.
Attempt of poisoning
In the three years that he spent in that place of complete isolation, the fame of his sanctity spread. Having died the abbot of a nearby monastery, the monks came to ask him to take the vacancy. At the beginning Benito refused, but before the great insistence of the religious ended up accepting. After a time, however, those lukewarm monks decided to kill him, repented of bringing as superior to a man who demanded the path of perfection. They presented him with a pitcher of poisoned wine. The saint made a great sign of the cross and the vessel was torn apart.
Clearly understanding the meaning of the fact, that same day Benito left the cloister of relaxed monks and returned to the beloved solitude of his grotto.
The Benedictine Order is born
The brilliance of his virtues and the fame of his miracles attracted many men, who with supernatural anxieties went to the cave to live under his guidance. Thus, successive communities were formed. San Benito erected a total of twelve monasteries in the place, choosing an abbot for each house. The Benedictine order had been founded.
At that time, Subiaco began to be visited by important people of Rome who brought their children to educate them according to the Benedictine spirit. Among these the holy abbot recruited two of his best disciples: St. Mauro and St. Placido.
Architecture of the Benedictine's Monastery . Subiaco, Italy.
Great thaumaturge
God gave abundantly the gift of miracles to his servant.
The water supply of three of the monasteries built in the high mountain imposed great work on the monks, who asked to change. That night, Benito prayed for a long time in that place, and before going down he marked a point with three stones. The next day he said to the monks:-
-Go and dig in the rocks where you find three overlapping stones.
This done, water gushed forth to this day.
Benedict had accepted as a monk a man of the Goth race, "poor in spirit." One day he entrusted him with clearing the bushes by the side of the lake in order to plant a garden. The man cut the bushes with vigor, when the sickle fell away to fall further into the depths of the lake. Afflicted, he went to confess his "lack" to St. Mauro. Benito, put to the pair of what happened, went to the place and introduced the tip of the mango into the water. The sickle rose from the bottom of the lake and adhered again to the wood. – Take, work and do not distress yourself more – said the holy abbot to the monk. Many other miracles performed by God through his faithful servant. He healed the sick, saved many people from danger, drove out demons, made a monk walk on water, and even raised a dead child.
"I was present …"
Another unique gift that the Lord wanted to grant him was to be present in spirit with his spiritual children, where his vigilance as Father and Founder was necessary. Two episodes illustrate that prodigious privilege.
The rule prescribed that the monks did not eat or drink anything when they left the monastery to fulfill some commission. One day, two monks who stayed outside until very late, accepted the hospitality of a pious woman, who served them food and drink. Returning to the monastery, they went to ask for the blessing of Saint Benedict, who intervened:
-Where did you eat?
-Nowhere – they responded.
-Why do you lie? Did you not enter such a woman's house and there you ate such and such a thing, and drank so many other times?
The two culprits fell at his feet and asked for forgiveness.
There was near Subiaco a community of virtuous women consecrated to the service of the Lord, to whom the saint often sent a monk for spiritual assistance. One day, the monk in charge of the mission accepted as a gift some handkerchiefs that he hid under his chest habit. Returning to the convent, he was stupefied when Saint Benedict admonished him severely because, having already forgotten the fault committed, he did not understand the reason for the reprimand. Then the holy abbot said to him: "Was I not present when you received from the handmaids of God the handkerchiefs that you kept on your chest?"
Target of persecutions
In all times and places, it is characteristic that the saints are targets of the incomprehension and hatred of the henchmen of the devil. The priest of a church near Subiaco, filled with envy, began to defame the way of life of Benito, trying to get away from his holy influence all those he could. Seeing his efforts frustrated, he sent Benito a poisoned bread to kill him. Failed also this attempt, went so far as to introduce in the garden of the monastery seven women of bad life, with the hope of corrupting the young monks.
Realizing that everything was done to personally persecute him, Benito appointed his representatives in each of the twelve monasteries founded, and retired from Subiaco.
Monte Cassino, the path of restoration
He then marched to Cassino, a fortified citadel halfway between Rome and Naples. There was a pagan temple where the peasants of the region paid tribute to Apollo. Around the temple they carefully maintained some forests in which they offered sacrifices to the devil. Arriving at the place, the man of God destroyed the idol, fell the forests and transformed the building into a church erecting an oratory to Saint John the Baptist and another to Saint Martin of Tours.
Then, the construction of the famous monastery of Monte Cassino began, with the sole architect as the holy abbot and the monks themselves as builders.
The monastery of Monte Cassino was God's response to the decadence of the world of his time. Example of patriarchal government and truly Christian society in the midst of barbarous nations, exerted an enormous influence on private and public customs, both in the spiritual order and in the temporal. Bishops, abbots, princes and men of all classes visited the saint, either to ask him for advice, either because of the friendship and esteem they felt for him. Powerful of the time, sometimes after conquests and victories, they went to take refuge secretly in Monte Cassino to imbibe a bit of the Benedictine spirit.
Thus, after the collapse of the Roman Empire, the path for renewal was discovered.
The Rule of the Monks
While raising the building of the new monastery, St. Benedict interiorly built the Benedictine work on a base more solid than rock, writing his inspired and famous Rule of the Monks. Its object was to detach the trivialities of the human heart, facilitating that the soul rose without obstacles to God, with an always serene way of proceeding, facing eternal life. With his well-known aphorism Ora et Labora ("Pray and work"), the Rule has the merit of harmonizing in the monk prayer and action, asceticism and mysticism.
The Rule written by Saint Benedict produced beneficial fruits throughout Christendom. This wise set of norms remained in force for eight centuries in almost all the monasteries of the West.
Holiness and spirit are worth more than Rule
However, what endowed the Benedictine Order with stability, strength of expansion and effectiveness in its civilizing action was, much more than the Rule, the sanctity and spirit of its founder. Inspired by the search for perfection in obedience, in the splendor of the liturgy, in the exquisite Gregorian chant and in the love of beauty placed at the service of God, the sons of Saint Benedict played a fundamental role in culture, customs and the institutions of the nations that made up medieval Christianity.
The Order of St. Benedict had an extraordinary development outbreak from the tenth century with the founding of the Abbey of Cluny. In its heyday, 17 thousand monasteries were subordinated to it. Entire nations were converted to the Christian faith thanks to disciples of the patriarch saint. Many famous universities – Paris, Cambridge, Bologna, Oviedo, Salamanca, Salzburg – were born as a result of Benedictine schools. Innumerable martyrs courageously gave their lives pronouncing the name of their founder. Pleiades of cardinals, bishops and holy doctors had him as their teacher. More than 30 popes followed his inspired rule. Finally, for 1,500 years countless souls consecrate themselves to God under the aegis of their holy institution.
Thus, the work of the father of western monasticism can be compared with all property to the mustard grain of the parable: "It is certainly the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the largest of the vegetables, and a tree is made , to the point that the birds of the sky come to shelter in their branches "(Mt 13,32).
He died standing up, as a brave warrior
The holy abbot announced the date of his death months in advance. Six days before, he had his grave prepared. A violent fever soon followed. As the disease became more and more aggravated, the announced day was brought to the oratory where, strengthened by the reception of the Most Holy Eucharist and supported in the arms of his disciples, he died standing with his hands raised to heaven and his lips pronouncing the last sentence
It was March 21, 547. He was buried in the place where he had erected before the oratory of St. John the Baptist, in Monte Cassino.
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$8,325 Loan - Sole Proprietorship - April, 2021
Lender: Fountainhead SBF LLC
$20,800 Loan - Sole Proprietorship - March, 2021
Lender: Vantage Bank Texas
$5,552 Loan - Sole Proprietorship - February, 2021
Entity: Sole Proprietorship
Industry: Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
Location: Edinburg, TX
Francisco Gonzalez is a sole proprietorship located in Edinburg, Texas that received a Coronavirus-related PPP loan from the SBA of $8,325.00 in April, 2021.
The company has reported itself as a White male owned business, and employed at least one person during the applicable loan loan period.
Fountainhead SBF LLC
Francisco Gonzalez in Edinburg, TX received a Paycheck Protection Loan of $8,325 through Fountainhead SBF LLC, which was approved in April, 2021.
This loan's status is reported by the SBA as "Paid in Full", which includes both loans repaid and those fully forgiven from repayment under PPP guidelines. The loan's status was last updated by the SBA in August, 2021.
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On the PPP application, Francisco Gonzalez reported intending to use the proceeds of their PPP loan for the following expenses:
Payroll: $8,325
Business Information - Francisco Gonzalez in Edinburg, TX
* Full address is redacted to protect the privacy of individuals.
Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
Ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
Gender: Male Owned
Veteran Status: Non-Veteran
HUBZone: Y
Hidalgo County, TX — SBA Office 0639 — Congressional District: TX-15
Nationwide, 4,420 businesses in the "Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers" industry received a total of $692.18M in PPP loans. This industry in total received less than 1% of the total PPP funding distributed.
PPP recipients in this industry report an average of 12 employees, 1100% higher than Francisco Gonzalez's reported 1 employees, and received an average PPP loan of $156,601, 1781% higher than this company's loan of $8,325.
Industry: Used Car Dealers
Francisco Gonzalez is a sole proprietorship located in Edinburg, Texas that received a Coronavirus-related PPP loan from the SBA of $20,800.00 in March, 2021.
Ongoing Loan
Vantage Bank Texas
Francisco Gonzalez in Edinburg, TX received a Paycheck Protection Loan of $20,800 through Vantage Bank Texas, which was approved in March, 2021.
This loan has been disbursed by the lender and has not yet been fully repaid or forgiven. The exact status of ongoing loans is not released by the SBA.
Similar Companies near Edinburg
In the Edinburg area, 8 businesses in the "Used Car Dealers" industry received a PPP loan. These local businesses reported an average of 24 employees (compared to this company's 1) and received an average PPP loan of $251,842 (compared to this company's $20,800).
Priscilla Elizondo
Edcouch, TX
Baltazar Homero Cantu
AJ's Auto Sales
Oscar D. Gomez
Johnathon E Saldivar
Yoder Ford, Inc
Oscar David Gomez
Nationwide, 39,423 businesses in the "Used Car Dealers" industry received a total of $2.16B in PPP loans. This industry in total received less than 1% of the total PPP funding distributed.
PPP recipients in this industry report an average of 6 employees, 500% higher than Francisco Gonzalez's reported 1 employees, and received an average PPP loan of $54,810, 164% higher than this company's loan of $20,800.
Francisco Gonzalez is a sole proprietorship located in Edinburg, Texas that received a Coronavirus-related PPP loan from the SBA of $5,552.00 in February, 2021.
Francisco Gonzalez in Edinburg, TX received a Paycheck Protection Loan of $5,552 through Fountainhead SBF LLC, which was approved in February, 2021.
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