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GLOBAL ONE NEWS — The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) has declared a measles outbreak in parts of Luzon and Visayas.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Feb. 7 the department sees an "increasing trend" in measles cases in Luzon including the regions of Ilocos, Cagayan, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa and Bicol.
Eastern and Central Visayas have also been hit by the contagious disease.
A measles outbreak in Metro Manila was declared on Feb. 6.
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Marine (Amendment) Decree 2009
REPUBLIC OF FIJI ISLANDS
(DECREE No. 1 OF 2010)
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
1. Short Title and Commencement
2. Section 5 amended
3. Object of the Decree
4. Part 1 amended
5. Sections 14, 16 etc amended
6. Sections 15, 17, 19, 22 etc amended
7. Section 21 amended
8. Sections 56 amended
10. Section 67 amended
11. Section 80A amended
12. Sections 87 – 92 amended
15. Sections 161, 164, 165, 166, 200A and 201A of the Act amended
16. Sections 183, 184 and 188 amended
17. Section189 amended
18. Section 192 amended
IN exercise of the powers vested in me as President of the Republic of Fiji and the Commander in Chief of the Republic of Fiji Military forces by virtue of the Executive Authority Decree 2009, I hereby make the following Decree —
1. — (1) This Decree may be cited as the Marine (Amendment) Decree 2009.
(2) This Decree shall come into force on the date or dates as the Minister may appoint, by notification in the Gazette.
Section 5 amended
2. — (1) Section 5 (1) of the Marine Act No.35 of 1986 ("the Act") is amended by —
(i) deleting the definition "Fiji Islands Maritime Safety Administration";
(ii) inserting the definitions —
(a) after the word "charterer" —
""Chief Executive Officer of MSAF" means the Chief Executive Officer appointed as the head of administration of the Maritime Safety Authority";
(b) after the word "marine navigational aid" —
"Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji" means the Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji established under the Maritime Safety Authority Decree 2009";
(c) after the word "territorial sea" —
"Marine Appeals Committee" means the Committee that will be hearing and determining appeals against the decisions of the Chief Executive officer of the Maritime Safety Authority;
(iii) deleting definition and all references, "Director of Maritime Safety", "Chief Executive Officer", "Marine Board" and "Board", wherever it appears and substituting them with "Chief Executive Officer of MSAF". (2) Section 5(7) of the Act is amended by deleting "Director" and substituting "Chief Executive Officer of MSAF".
Object of the Decree
3. The object of the amendment to the Act —
(i) the Chief Executive Officer of Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji will be handling all the administrative and operational roles of the Director of Maritime Safety and Marine Board.
(ii) the dissolving of Fiji Islands Maritimes Safety Administration and the establishment of the Maritime Safety Authority as a commercial statutory authority;
Part 1A — The Fiji Islands Maritime Safety Administration repealed
4. Part 1A of the Marine Act is hereby repealed.
Sections 14 etc, amended
5. Section 14(3), 16, 51, 58, 60, 61, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 85, 86, 94, 95, 98, 99(1), 99(3), 100, 101, 109, 111,102, 113, 121, 123,129, 130,139, 140, 143, 151, 160, 161(1) and (4), 162(1), 163, 166(c), 189, 201A, 190, 200, 202, 203, 204, 206, 209, 210, 211(3), 214, 223A, and 224(a) of the Act are amended by deleting "Director" and substituting "Chief Executive Officer of MSAF", wherever it appears.
Section 18 is repealed
6. Section 18 is repealed.
Section 21 etc amended
7. Section 21, 57, 67, 68, 89(4)(b)(i), 90(2) and (d), 91(2), 91(3), 100(6), 101, 166, 183, 184, 188, 189, 190, 192, 200, 200A of the Act are amended by deleting "Marine Board" and "Board", and substituting "Chief Executive Officer of MSAF"
Sections 56 amended
8. Sections 56, 56A, 56B, 56C and 56D of the Marine Act are repealed.
Section 66 amended
9. Section 66 of the Act is amended by deleting "Director" and substituting "Chief Executive Officer of MSAF", and deleting "appointed by the Marine Board".
Section 68 etc, amended
10. Sections 68, 94, 139,140, 160,163, 209, 210, 211, 215, 219, 223A and 224 of the Act are amended wherever it appears, by deleting "Chief Executive Officer" and substituting "Chief Executive Officer of MSAF".
Section 80A amended
11 Section 80A, 161(2), 164,166, 201A (6) of the Act are amended by deleting "Fiji Island Maritime Safety Administration" and substituting "Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji".
Sections 87 – 92 amended
12. Sections 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 of the Act are amended by —
(i) deleting "Marine Board" and substituting Chief Executive Officer of the MSAF";
(ii) deleting "Director" and substituting "Chief Executive Officer of the MSAF".
13. Section 97 of the Act is amended by deleting "The Minister acting on the recommendation of the Director, may appoint officers of the Fiji Island Maritime Safety Administration to be hipping officers" and substituting "Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji may appoint officers to be shipping officers".
14. Section 99 of the Act is amended by deleting subsection (3) and substituting "(3) The Chief Executive Officer of MSAF shall, if satisfied with the prescribed matters in relation to the applicant, issue —
(a) a certificate of competency;
(b) a certificate of satisfactory service, to the applicant'".
Section 100 amended
15. Section 100 of the Act is amended —
(a) in subsection (1) by deleting "referring the suspension or cancellation of the certificate to the Marine Board and substituting "suspending or cancelling the certificate".
(b) in subsection (3) by deleting "refer the question of the suspension or cancellation of the certificate to the Marine Board" and substituting with "suspend or cancel the holder's certificate".
(c) by deleting sub section (4) and substituting —
"(4) The Chief Executive Officer of MSAF may require the holder of the certificate to provide reasons as to why the reasons outlined in subsection 100(1) do not apply to him or her"
(d) by deleting subsection (5).
16. Section 101(c), 101(2) and 101(3) is amended by deleting the word 'court' and substituting with 'Marine Appeals Committee'.
Sections 161, etc, amended
17. Sections 161(2), 164,165(1), 200A, of the Act are amended, wherever it appears, by deleting "Fiji Island Maritime Safety Administration" and substituting "Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji".
Sections 183, 184 and 188 amended
18. Sections 183, 184, 188 of the Act are amended, wherever it appears, by deleting "Marine Board" and substituting "Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji".
19. Sections 189 of the Act are amended —
(i) in subsection (1) by deleting "Marine Board" and substituting "Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji";
(ii) in subsection (2) by deleting "Marine Board" and substituting "Marine Review Committee".
20. Section 192 and 198 of the Act are amended by deleting "Marine Board" and substituting "Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji", wherever it appears.
Section 199 is amended
21. Section 199 of the Act is amended by deleting sub section (1) and substituting "(1) Pilotage dues and charges for pilot services in respect of a vessel are payable in accordance with the Regulation."
22. Section 211 of the Act is amended in subsection (1) by deleting 'Chief Executive Officer' and substituting 'Chief Executive Officer of MSAF'.
23. Section 215 of the Act is amended by —
(a) deleting "(b) the Director" and substituting "(b) Chief Executive Officer of MSAF;";
(b) deleting "Marine Board" and substituting "Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji";
(c) deleting "(ba) Chief Executive Officer''.
24. Section 219 of the Act is amended in subsection (1) by deleting "the Director, Chief Executive or Registrar, or a delegate of any of them, a Justice of the Peace, or a Commissioner for oaths" and substituting "Chief Executive Officer of MSAF or his delegate, a Justice of the Peace, or a Commissioner for Oaths".
Section 223A amended
25. Section 223A is amended by deleting "Chief Executive Officer or Port Master".
26. Section 224 of the Act is amended in sub paragraph (a) by deleting "the Chief Executive Officer, Port Master or the Director" and substituting "Chief Executive Officer of MSAF"."
27. The Act is amended by inserting a new section —
"Repealed and Savings
231 Subsidiary legislation made under the amended Act continue in force as if made under this Decree until amended, replaced or repealed under this Decree, unless and to the extent that —
(a) the matter is provided for in this Decree;
(b) the subsidiary legislation is inconsistent with the provisions of this Decree or Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji Decree or any other Act. .
(2) Provisions of regulations made under the amended Acts dealing with the —
(a) issuance of certificates or licences issued by the Marine Board are deemed to have been issued by the Chief Executive Officer of MSAF;
(b) issuance of any other certificates or licences issued by the Director are deemed to have been issued by the Chief Executive Officer of MSAF;
(c) information kept or roles undertaken by the Registrar is deemed to have been kept and undertaken by the Chief Executive Officer of MSAF. .
(3) Delegations, directions, notices, agreements and other administrative actions or decisions of the Minister, the Director of Fiji Island Maritime Safety Administration and officers appointed under the repealed Acts which could be issued or made by equivalent officers under this Decree or Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji Decree 2009 and continue to have effect as if issued or made under this Decree or Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji Decree 2009 until varied or revoked under this Decree or Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji Decree 2009"."
DATED this 31st day of December 2009.
URL: http://www.paclii.org/fj/promu/promu_dec/md2009168

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ETL Global celebrates five years in Spain at its 5th National Congress
On October 4, 2019, the 5th National Congress of ETL Global Spain took place in Córdoba. A congress in which, with the collaboration of Wolters Kluwer and under the motto "Creer. Crecer.", the upward trajectory of the ETL Global group since it was established in Spain five years ago was reviewed, and the most recent integrations of Valencia, Alicante, Zaragoza, Tenerife, Manresa, Oviedo and Burgos were welcomed.
After the welcoming words of Alfredo Hernández and Mariano Aguayo, partners of the hosting firm EJASO ETL Global, the mayor of Córdoba, José María Bellido, officially inaugurated the congress with 150 attendees including partners and professionals from the 70 Spanish offices of ETL Global, in addition to various partners and collaborators of the group from the United Kingdom, Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany and China.
Technology, the commitment to sustainability, the new opportunities presented to the sector and the ambitious challenges that our partners have set out to see fulfilled in the near future, were the protagonists of the day. The event featured the outstanding intervention of Christian Gorny and Juan Bermúdez, international CEO of ETL Global and national CEO of ETL Global Spain respectively – who analysed the magnificent results of the group as a result of the generosity and involvement of all partners in the project – as well as the presentation of Anne-Kathrin Steinröder, Head of ETL Global Network – who explained the network's set-up and cooperation mechanisms – and the participation of Lidia Zommer, managing partner of the legal marketing agency Mirada 360, Alfredo Pérez, CEO of Ayudat and Josep Aragonés, CEO of Wolters Kluwer.
The closing of the congress was taken over by of the Delegate of Justice of the Junta de Andalucía, Ms. Purificación Joyera.
"Creer. Crecer." – Believe. Grow.
5 years of ETL Global in Spain.
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Born in 18th April 1955, in New Zealand, Professor Janet Eyre is a teacher of Pediatrics Neurosciences at the Newcastle University, United Kingdom. She has always been an enthusiast about cerebral plasticity and, therefore, been keen to develop several studies concerning the cerebral tissue's ability to repair itself, especially after strokes or trauma.
In 2010, she founded an innovative company called Limbs Alive, Ltd., along with Mrs. Janice Pearse, Senior Occupational Therapist, in partnership with Newcastle University and The Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust. This programme's name was inspired by a young patient being cared by her project's team and trying to relearn how to use his arms and hands through a game. He later confessed that he had the feeling that his limbs were coming back to life again. Limbs Alive, Ltd. is a company specialised in the rehabilitation of the upper limb in patient who suffer from hemiplegia. This brilliant project won, in 2010, the Cels Business for Life Partnership with the NHS Award and was a finalist inBlueprint: The North East Universities Business Planning Competition. In the following year, it received an HEFCE UnLtd Social Entrepreneur Award and was a finalist in the Medilink National Awards.
Along with her team, after thirty years of intense study and programmation, she developed a game called "Circus Challenge", which aims to rehabilitate patients in an unprecedented manner – through online physiotherapy. As such, thanks to the potentialities of today's technology, it might be possible to greatly recover patients that, for example, have suffered a stroke, by means of a remote control, used by health professionals and physiotherapists, who also make patients' daily management. This game has become not only a part of their daily routine and leisure time, but it also has the essential key to their motor development and recovery.
Professor Eyre is a medical celebrity, recognized worldwide, having received several awards for her outstanding work, such as The NHS Innovations North Bright Ideas in Health Award, in 2009, the CELS Business for Life Awards— Partnership with the NHS, in 2010, The UnLtd and Higher Education Funding Council for England Entrepreneur Award. In 2011, she received tje Medical Future's Best Innovation to Improve Patient Care – Cardiovascular Innovation Award and The Medical Futures National Health Service Innovation of the Year Award, in 2012.
When asked by her young patients' concerned parents on the possibility that their children might be playing the game "too much", she replied that, if parents wish to see their children becoming bright adults and to improve their cognitive status, then it will certainly be beneficial to let them keep playing. However, although the game was quickly popular amongst the youngsters, it also conquered gradually the heart (and the limbs, of course!) of the elderly, even of those who were extremely reluctant to use such things as a personal computer or the internet. Nevertheless, despite the undeniable potential of rehabilitation technology, Professor Eyre highlights that physiotherapists' work is still imprescindibile to improve patients' health evolution. This method is indeed a useful tool that can be used comfortably at home, being the patient able to control and adjust the time spent with it, but it should always be supervised by health professionals in what concerns counselling and monitoring.


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Haldex: Open for Progress
By The Brake Report January 7, 2022 Updated: January 7, 2022 No Comments3 Mins Read
LANDSKRONA, Sweden — Haldex posted the following corporate update on its website:
The 24 months that have passed since executive vice president Mr. Stephan Kulle joined Haldex has proven probably even more hectic than even he expected; not only has the world been struggling with Coronavirus, but the company has also made some structural changes. Now, as the pandemic subsides in Europe, he outlines the Haldex strategy and situation.
"Corona has changed our priorities," Mr. Kulle admits. At the commercial vehicle brake and suspension tier one OEM – and in the market generally – one megatrend has risen to the top: e-mobility. As a result, Haldex is accelerating development of its EMB, Electro-Mechanical Brake, which uses electrical signals rather than air pressure to slow even heavy commercial vehicles. Not only is the device faster than air brakes, and so offers a safety benefit, it also does away with the need for a power-sapping compressor on an electric vehicle platform.
Haldex-VIE has signed an agreement on pre-series production with a Chinese bus manufacturer – with several other bus manufacturers in that market evaluating the technology with prototype installations. And in Europe, two major truck OEMs have also been trialing the system. There were a few winter tests, Mr. Kulle reports, and now demonstration vehicles are also being prepared for further pre-launch trials.
Strategy Update from Haldex
During the Coronavirus lockdown, as people have been prevented from travelling to meet physically, they found other means of connection, including e-learning and video conferencing. So too Haldex, which is building on this trend by developing more e-learning for fleets and customers, particularly in the premium segment. "One learning from Corona was the need to have a more digital discussion with customers, so we will focus on this in future," Mr. Kulle adds.
That training, including technical and product content, has also been extended internally to sales staff along with coaching. That was part of an internal shift to a new matrix organization for key account (customer) management, which should improve the experience of customers now and in future. "We have done a lot, and used the Corona time to do this," Mr. Kulle observes.
Meanwhile, new faces have come in at the very top of Haldex. They include a new CEO, Jean-Luc Desire, who took over in June from Helene Svahn. He has 20 years' experience in the automotive industry, latterly from tier one supplier Tenneco.
New board of directors appointees also bring with them deep automotive experience. They include deputy chairman of the board Hakan Karlsson, former CEO of Volvo Bus; Detlef Borghardt, previously CEO of axle OEM SAF-Holland; Dzeki Mackinovski, formerly of Volvo and Knorr-Bremse; and Catharina Modahl Nilsson, formerly of Scania and Traton.
States Mr. Kulle: "With these changes, we are increasing the sustainability of our organisation and focusing on business. We have experience now in management that helps a lot."
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DETROIT – Honda Motor Co. says it is recalling about 410,000 Odyssey minivans and Element small trucks because of problems with the brake pedals.
The recall includes 344,000 Odysseys and 68,000 Elements from the 2007 and 2008 model years.
Honda says the brake pedals can feel soft to drivers and must be depressed closer to the floor than usual before the vehicles will fully stop. The condition worsens over time but affects only some of the vehicles.
The company says the problem happens because a part in the stability control system can let a small amount of air into the braking system.
Honda says owners should take their vehicles to a dealer as soon as they get notification from Honda. Letters will go out at the end of April.


We believe the outlook for DOW's base business is positive, with a favourable backdrop across virtually all of DOW's end markets and momentum improving with contract announcement wins accelerating in recent months.
Mining has been a drag on DOW's earnings as the sector experiences a cyclical downturn. We expect DOW to see the benefits of cost savings from FY19 which should lead to margin recovery. With strong top-line growth across most business units, and margin recovery in mining, Downer is well placed to deliver strong earnings growth into FY19.
Their 2017 acquisition of the Spotless Group represents both an opportunity and a risk. The opportunity is for the company to leverage its existing relationships in contracting into a new area of outsourcing, being facilities management. However, Spotless operates in a very competitive space, so the key to successful execution for Downer will be if the company can leverage its scale and reach to deliver a superior service and price offering without compromising margins. In the short-term, Spotless will also need to resolve an onerous contract with the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Although provisions for the contract have been taken on acquisition, additional provisions are likely in FY19, and the company needs to resolve outstanding contract management issues with the South Australian government.
Although this represents a risk to FY19 earnings, we believe the improvement in the underlying business more than compensates for this, and whilst the team monitoring the situation, it does not jeopardise the investment thesis for Downer.


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the current contact form makes it difficult to find email addresses to reply to them.


Often, my lectures are predicated on showing how the principle of binding precedence is helped by the strict adherence to court hierarchy in the case of Her Majesty's system of England and Wales, and the overwhelming influence of the US Constitution as an essential document for the codification of American law.
In corporate jurisprudence I depart from the premise that the common law is an acrostic by which the written laws of a significant number of countries can be communicated and enforced.
These countries include the USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. In fact, the common law, apart from English, also forms the basis of many commonwealth countries such as India and Pakistan, although to some extent most of these countries operate a mixed system.
I usually approach the law from two broad perspectives: national and international.
By international law I tend to look at the means by which international relations between countries (public international law) and between individuals and organizations operating from different countries (private international law) are governed.


One of the best clubs in London because it's for everyone. To say that the NHAC's line-up is eclectic is understatement akin to 'the Queen has savings'. All-encompassing might be more accurate, where 'arts' means anything from photography exhibitions to fanzine showcases to craft sessions to, yes, music. That's not to say that clubbers are required to come equipped with a crochet hook (that's provided) – music is its prime concern, and is yet more diverse – classical, country, flamenco, ska, gypsy, rock, and all in the least obvious take. Long-running nights include DJ Seb Chew's Yoyo every Thursday (no tickets on the door, sign up via the website) and Rough Trade's free showcase afternoons every Saturday. In fact the only things the NHAC doesn't do are open-mic nights ('we have standards', they say) or anything that is cliched or boring. With the emphasis on its cultural programme, the NHAC is a small, no-frills basement club that's mostly standing room only, and it can get hot and cramped. Organic bar snacks, champagne and 'fishbowl' sharing cocktails afford welcome comfort to a loyal crowd, all enlightened in the NHAC's philosophy that 'a world created by artists is better than a world created by politicians'. Pseuds welcome.


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Press Release - Date Here
Echelon Previews Upcoming LonMaker for Windows
Release at LonWorld99 Conference
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1999-- Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON), the leading worldwide provider of infrastructure components and tools for LonWorks(R) control networks, today previewed Release 3 of its industry-leading LonMaker(tm) for Windows(R) Integration Tool. The unveiling at the LonWorld99(tm) Conference and Exhibition gives attendees an advanced look at the powerful new features and benefits that LonMaker 3 will deliver. Echelon's LonMaker for Windows Integration Tool is the most widely used tool for installing and maintaining open, interoperable LonWorks networks. Built on top of the Visio(R) technical drawing package, LonMaker for Windows provides an easy-to-use yet extremely powerful tool to quickly design, install, and maintain LonWorks networks. LonMaker 3 includes a host of enhancements designed to increase performance and productivity and reduce total system cost. These enhancements include the following features: -0- *T -- A new network recovery feature that enables networks installed by legacy tools to be imported into a LonMaker project.
-- A new network merge function that allows network designers to independently engineer, install, and verify separate portions of a system and to then merge these independent systems into a single network for ease of system operation, data sharing, and maintenance.
-- New smart shapes for Echelon's recently announced i.LON(tm) 1000 IP Server that speeds the creation of LONWORKS networks that use the i.LON 1000 to connect to the Internet, corporate intranets, or any other Internet Protocol (IP) based network.
-- Enhanced subsystem master shapes that allow users to create libraries of frequently used designs, reducing engineering time for large systems.
-- Batch operations that eliminate repetitive tasks for systems with many devices.
-- A new LonMaker Network Explorer that simplifies navigation through large network designs.
-- Enhanced shape styles that make it easier to determine the status of devices and diagnose system problems.
-- Integration with Visio's latest release, the Visio 2000 Technical Edition. This new version of the popular Visio drawing tool reduces the time required to create and edit LonMaker drawings.
-- Integration with Echelon's upcoming LNS(tm) for Windows 3 software, providing increased performance and complete IP support. *T -0-
"We are very excited about LonMaker 3," said Rich Blomseth, product marketing manager for the LonMaker tool. "The new features will provide significant reductions in the time required to engineer and commission LonWorks networks, while maintaining the ease-of-use that made the first two releases of LonMaker the most popular tool for open LonWorks networks." The English language edition of LonMaker 3 will begin production shipments in the second quarter of next year, with German and French editions released shortly thereafter. For more information on the LonMaker tool, contact your local Echelon sales representative or visit the product home page at www.echelon.com/lonmaker.
About Echelon Corporation
Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) is the developer of LonWorks networks, recognized internationally as a standard for open, interoperable control networks. With thousands of application developers and millions of devices installed worldwide, LonWorks is a leading open, networked control solution for building and home automation, industrial, transportation, and public utility applications. Echelon offers a full range of off-the-shelf hardware and software products to support the development, installation and management of intelligent, open and interoperable control networks. Echelon is based in Palo Alto, California with international offices in China, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. News and information are available at www.echelon.com. Echelon's LonWorld99(tm) Conference and Exhibition is the world's largest conference and exhibition focused on the networking of everyday devices, October 13-15 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Online news for LonWorld99 is available at http://www.lonworld99.com .


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        phrases?: any;
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    constructor(options?: Polyglot.PolyglotOptions);

    extend(phrases: any): void;

    t(phrase: string, options?: number | Polyglot.InterpolationOptions): string;

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Pursuant to Dr Kwasniewski's recent post on concelebration in the Roman Rite, I would here like to offer some considerations on the way it is done in the Byzantine Rite.
Chesterton once noted, in his inimitable way, that for the student of comparative religion, "Christianity and Buddhism are very much alike, especially Buddhism." This applies equally well to students of comparative liturgy, who often note that the Roman and Byzantine Rites are very much alike, especially the Byzantine. What I mean by this is that comparisons between the two are rarely made in appreciation of the fullness of what they have in common, (or, for that matter, the fullness of what they do not have in common), but rather to drag them down to their lowest common denominator. And of course, from time to time the denominator sinks lower than the math should properly allow; a friend of mine once heard in a class at a Pontifical university that the Latin Church simply had to abolish the subdiaconate, because the Byzantines don't have it, much to the surprise of the two Byzantine subdeacons in the room.
Concelebration is a perfect example of this. The mere fact that it is the norm in the Byzantine tradition is often adduced to justify the introduction of the practice into the Roman Rite, with little or no elaboration on how exactly the Byzantines go about their concelebrating. I propose therefore to list some points on which the Byzantine practice differs notably from the modern Roman practice. Let me add that I am not writing this as a way of arguing that concelebration should be abolished, or that it should be reduced to the status which it has in the Extraordinary Form, in which it is done only at priestly and episcopal ordinations. I do believe, as do a great many others, that concelebration should be a lot rarer than it is today. I also think it not only reasonable, but inevitable, that many priests, especially younger ones, have become rather disaffected with the practice, since as currently observed in the Roman Rite, it minimizes the role of the concelebrating priest in a way that is very far indeed from what the Byzantines do.
I also wish to make it clear that I am fully aware of the fact that there is a not an absolute uniformity of liturgical practice among those who use the Byzantine liturgy, whether Catholic and Orthodox. What I write here is based on my experience of serving and attending the Divine Liturgy at the Russian College in Rome. On the other hand, it is very common for visiting priests from the different Eastern Catholic Churches to concelebrate at the Russicum, and I have never yet observed any of them thrown off by the small differences between its customs and what they are familiar with in their home churches.
1. All of the concelebrating priests wear the full complement of priestly vestments. In the Roman Rite, this is supposed to be the case as well, but "for a just cause", (for example, when there are more concelebrants than vestments), it is permitted for some to wear only an alb and stole. (GIRM parag. 209) The vagueness of this rubric has, perhaps inevitably, lead to a common abuse by which, regardless of the circumstances, only the principal celebrant wears a chasuble, and all of the concelebrants wear only the stole, an abuse now so widespread and of such long standing that it has fallen into the category of "tolerated" abuses.
2. The Proskomide, the preparation of the bread and wine before the Liturgy, is done by one of the concelebrants, who then does a general incensation of the gifts, the altar, the sanctuary, etc. in the same manner as is done by another of the concelebrants at the Epistle, again by the main celebrant before the Great Entrance, and at the major Hours of the Divine Office. However, each of the concelebrants cuts a small triangular piece off one of the prosphoras, the small loaves of leavened bread which are used in the Byzantine Rite, and places it on the diskos (the equivalent of the paten.) In the modern Roman practice, the Preparation of the Gifts which has taken the place of the traditional Offertory is done entirely by the main celebrant, and the concelebrants do nothing at all. (GIRM parag. 214)
3. During the Divine Liturgy, all of the priests stand together at the altar; each has his own book by which he follows the rite, and each says all of the silent priestly prayers from his book. The priests take turns singing the conclusions to these prayers out loud after the Litanies, starting with the main celebrant. In the absence of a deacon, the priests take the deacon's parts, and therefore also sing the Litanies, each in his turn; in this case, the concelebrant who sings a Litany and the main celebrant bow to each other both before and after. In the modern Roman Rite, after kissing the altar and taking their places at the sedilia, the concelebrants do nothing besides listen during the whole Liturgy of the Word, unless there is no one else present to do readings, the responsorial psalm, etc.; one of them may be delegated to deliver the sermon.
A deacon carrying the Gospel book during the Little Entrance. (source)
4. All of the concelebrants participate in the Little Entrance, the procession by which the Gospel book is carried out the side door of the iconostasis and back in through the Royal Doors in the middle. After returning to stand around the altar, they all kiss it together before repairing to the sedilia for the Epistle. While the Epistle is sung, a concelebrant, not the main celebrant, does the general incensation. In the absence of a deacon, the Gospel is sung by the main celebrant. In the modern Roman Rite, the Gospel is read or sung by a concelebrant if there is no deacon present. (The rubric of the Latin version of the GIRM is somewhat vague here, and does not seem to prescribe this absolutely.)
5. At the Great Entrance, the main celebrant carries the diskos and chalice; if another diskos is used for other prosphoras, it is carried by one of the concelebrants. Each other priest carries an instrument from the altar with him at the Great Entrance; facing the people, each priest, starting of course with the main celebrant, sings an intention, and blesses the people with the instrument in his hand. (For example, "May the Lord God remember in his kingdom all Christians throughout the world who suffer persecution, always, now and forever and ever. Amen.")
6. During the Creed, which is sung at every Divine Liturgy, they exchange the Kiss of Peace among themselves in such a way the every single priest offers it to every single other one. The celebrant kisses the diskos and chalice, which are both covered by a veil, then the altar, and takes his place standing slightly away from the altar. The second concelebrant kisses the diskos, chalice and altar in the same way, then exchanges the kiss of peace with the main celebrant, on both cheeks, and then by simultaneously kissing each other's right hands; he then stands next to the first. The third does the same, and after exchanging the Peace with the first and second, takes his place, and so on. In the Roman Rite, it is also mandatory according to the letter of the GIRM for all of the celebrants to exchange the Peace amongst themselves; this is done of course at a different point in the Liturgy, after the Lord's Prayer and the Libera nos.
His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of Kiev-Halych, leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, exchanges the Peace with a fellow bishop. This liturgy was celebrated in Rome at the Church of St Sophia just after he was elected and confirmed in March 2011; the liturgy had to be celebrated outdoors, in front of the church, to accommodate the number of faithful in attendance.
7. The silent parts of the Anaphora are read by all of the concelebrants together, while the sung parts, including the Words of Consecration, are sung aloud by the main celebrant, and in a lower voice by the others. In the modern Roman Rite, the Words of Consecration are said (or, rarely, sung) in the same way, but the rest of it is parceled out among the concelebrants according to the rubrics given in the GIRM, paragraphs 219-236. Each one says his part alone.
8. Byzantine concelebrants all communicate at the same time and in the same manner, at the altar. This may be done in the Roman Rite, but it is also permitted for the main celebrant and one or more of the other concelebrants to distribute Communion to them from the paten as they remain at their seats, and likewise to bring them the Chalice at their seats. The GIRM does not mention any particular circumstance, (for example, a Mass at which a larger-than-usual number of concelebrants are present), in which it is considered more appropriate, or less so, for the concelebrants to partake of Holy Communion without coming to the altar. The priestly prayer before Communion, "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God" or "May the receiving of Thy body", is to be said only by the main celebrant.
9. If, after the distribution of Holy Communion, there is any left over, It is brought to the table of the Proskomide by the main celebrant, but consumed by another. The Prayer of Thanksgiving said at the end of the Divine Liturgy is said by one of the concelebrants, who exits the Royal Doors, descends to the nave, then turns and faces the altar for the prayer, before returning to his place in the sanctuary. After the main celebrant has given the final blessing, another set of prayers of thanksgiving are said by a reader, with a concelebrant singing the conclusions of the prayers out loud. In the modern Roman Rite, after the distribution of Holy Communion, "all is done in the usual manner by the principal celebrant, with the concelebrants remaining at their places". On leaving the altar, only the main celebrant kisses it; the concelebrants only bow. (GIRM parag. 250-251)
10. Lastly we may note two proper characteristics of the Byzantine Rite which are of the greatest importance for understanding why concelebration remains the norm within it.
The first is that the sung Liturgy also remains the norm within it, and it has rather a lot more to be sung than does the Roman Rite. Concelebration in the Byzantine manner enables each priest to celebrate a fully sung Divine Liturgy with a frequency that has been at best rare in the Roman world for centuries. I dare say that no one would care to argue that the widespread reintroduction of concelebration in the West has accomplished much for the good of our musical patrimony, or been attended by a general upswing in the quality of music in churches of the Roman Rite.
The second is that the Byzantine Rite makes almost no use of what modern liturgists call "progression of solemnity". There is no such thing as a common feria in the Byzantine Rite, and they do not celebrate 'the Divine Liturgy of St Michael,' or 'of St Elizabeth' etc., as a Latin priest celebrates 'the Mass of St Michael' or 'the Votive Mass of the Trinity.' There is the Divine Liturgy, most of which does not change at all from day to day; before the Trisagion ("Holy God, Holy Immortal one..."), the troparia and kontakia of the Saints of the day are sung, and there is at least one Saint (usually many more) on literally every single day of the Calendar. The readings may be those of the day, from the current week of the liturgical year, or those of the feast, according to various customs and traditions. Truly significant variations are confined to a handful of occasions within the year, or used only once a year on a particular feast. (For example, on Holy Saturday and Pentecost, the Trisagion is substituted by a different chant, "All ye that have been baptized in Christ, have put on Christ, alleluia!" The traditional Old Church Slavonic version is one of the loveliest pieces of the year; it starts in the video below at 0:52.)
In contrast, when concelebration was reintroduced into the Roman Rite, it was envisioned principally as a way of solemnizing important feast days and other special occasions. Sacrosanctum Concilium mentions it in connection with Holy Thursday, councils, synods, and conventual Masses, although not in such terms as to exclude the possibility of concelebration on other occasions. As the Church's law stands now, it is of course licit for a group of 50 priests to concelebrate a Mass with no music at all on a green feria. Whether it is a wise, or necessary, or spiritually profitable thing for them to do so is another question altogether.
Posted Saturday, September 06, 2014
Labels: Byzantine Liturgy, concelebration, Liturgical Reform, Roman Rite, Sacrosanctum Concilium


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For Mama on Your 70th Birthday
My dear Mama,
As you read this, I am still about 1, 700 miles away from you. But, I know that you're thinking of me since I am your favorite (As stated by M.A. when she asked you :D). I am not there which is a bit painful since tomorrow is your big day, your 70th.
I just want to say what every child must say to his/ her mother. Thank, you. Thank you for a very simple reason that I owe you who I am today. Perhaps, I did not grow up in a perfect family or raised by a perfect mother. But, the fact is, nobody did. I know that with all your difficulties in raising 11 children (8 girls and 3 boys), you have given your best. There was a time that I forgot what you did for all of us because I just simply wanted to fly out of the cage that our home represents. But, God brought me closer to you when I got so sick. I was given another opportunity to know more the mother who lost countless nights of sleeping just to be able to provide everything that we needed.
One fond memory I could remember is our travel together going to Legazpi for my scholarship. You told me then, be somebody so nobody would step on you. Probably, that is why you worked so hard for our education. Remember how when you were gone for several days because of work, you arrived that night discovering that we had our NSAT the next day. Immediately, you gave us money to buy things that we needed and snacks during the test. That somehow inspired me and could probably be the reason why I became the top of the test. Yes, you used to nag us too much but don't worry, I understand now what are those for. They made me who am I today and probably who will I be in the future.
There are many more reasons why I must be thankful for having you as our mother. You see, despite of all the intricacies raising so many children entail, not one of us was given away. Yes, you had your shortcomings but we had too you know, as your children. What matters most is that you tried your best. You did not give up on us. Whenever one of us fails, you remain steadfast on your resolve to understand and just simply forgive.
Yes, makulit ka. Minsan masungit. Most of the times you talk too much. But, you are our mother and we owe you all our accomplishments. You cry so easily which sometimes irk us, but, it also shows your compassion. I know you miss already being tickled by me, just wait and 10 days more you'll experience it again (with vengeance :D).
On your 70th birthday, I want to wish you a longer life. We will lose the light if you leave us so be mindful of your diet. With all your imperfections, there will never be another mother like you who raised eleven children without giving up in all the difficulties. Thank you, Ma for my life and I will be forever indebted to you.
Happy birthday, Ma. I miss you and I love you. See you in ten days.
Written by my youngest sister from one of our sisters. :)
I rummaged to an old stack of documents and letters earlier and I found one I considered to be my most prized possession.
A letter from one of my most fave sister, I was in a convent when she sent me the letter dated Oct.6, 2001. She was working in Malaysia.
The first part says;
"Dearest Candy,
I've been wanting to write you for a long time. For you alone. How are you? The truth is I don't know a damn thing about you. If truth be known, I can't really understand you. It's like you're from another world, different from mine. I regret that I never bother to reach out and seek your world. Maybe, if I was a better sister I could prevent what happened but being selfish and cold I let you down..."
At the mid part of the letter she told me that 'Eternity' by Robbie Williams was playing and she dedicates it to me.
The song goes like this:
"ETERNITY
by Robbie Williams
Close your eyes so you don't fear them
They don't need to see you cry
I can't promise I will heal you
But if you want to I will try
I'll sing this somber serenade
The past is done
We've been betrayed
Someone said the truth will out
I believe without a doubt in you..."
She asked me to try to understand the lyrics, I obeyed her after 12 years.
Only now I realized that the letter she sent me helped a lot more than anyone can whenever I needed reassurance in life.
Some of us, like me, lived in our own little world. But what's important is that we are willing to share it to those who care enough to be part of that silly little world.
To my sister, you know who you are, remember the letter? It was appreciated and treasured.
Looking forward to seeing and spending time with you. So many things happened but one thing remains, we are connected by our own blood and that 'something' that only you and I can understand.
I love you :)
-Candy-
In Memoriam: Jesse M. Robredo (An Essay)
In commemoration of the first death anniversary of the late Sec. Jesse Robredo, I am posting this essay which my former student wrote with my assistance.
Jesse and Jose: The Tale of Slippers
(Chryz Angelo Jonathan Bagsic)
At a young age of fifteen, there are two important lessons, which I know would help me in my whole life of existence. What is ironic is that the two J's whose lives were intertwined by slippers exemplified them. Jesse and Jose- their tale of slippers.
My mom, like the mother of Jose Rizal believes that parents must teach the first lessons in life. She planted in me the value of selfless sacrifice thru the inspiring story of young Pepe on the boat. Mom shared how the national hero, after losing one of his slippers, was said to have thrown his remaining slipper with the hope that somebody might find both slippers and be able to use it. Unknowingly, her story told with much ardor taught me that we could detach ourselves from useless material things. That seed of rectitude planted at the age of six would haunt me when I finally reached high school.
It was during my Journalism class in high school that the second important lesson was embedded in my heart. It was that of "Jesse". My teacher who is a native of Naga City asked our help to gather votes for a man introduced to us as, Sec. Jesse M. Robredo, the then acting secretary of Department of Interior and Local Government. He was one of the finalists in the World Mayor Contest joining other leaders from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, USA, Mexico, and other European countries. My teacher's accolades about her former mayor somehow amused us. After all, in the world defined by materialism and power of the politics, who would believe that the mayor of a first class city would attend government functions in shorts and slippers and walked along the streets devoid of armed men to protect him?
Though my stubborn mind refused to accept the veracity of what she was saying, the tale of young Pepe on the boat reminded me of the secretary. In the deep recesses of my mind, I was hoping that my teacher's story was true and it was not only told because of over loyalty to her native land. When my teacher added though that when she was still in Naga City, Sec. Jesse would be the last person to go home during typhoons and the first to go out of the house after the storms wreaked havoc to the city, doubts lingered. I was a young person whose idealism was trampled by endless controversies on corruption and dirty traditional politics. Unbeknownst to both of us, she was instilling in me through the secretary's kind words and deeds the value of simplicity and honest service.
I have finally forgotten my teacher's story or so I thought when most of my times were eaten by academic demands and pressure of coping up with different extra- curricular activities. Until that one fateful day when the country was shaken by the news, which captivated not only the Philippines but also other countries as well.
Tears, wails, grief's, and unfathomable pains embraced the Filipinos with the news about the plane that crashed in the vast ocean of the province of Masbate. The secretary's fate turned into upheaval with his sudden death. Surprisingly, I was one of those strangers who cried with his death. Little by little, while the search and rescue teams were scouring the colossal waters and islands of Masbate, all the amazing deeds of the secretary were dramatically unfolded. I have never shed that much tears in my whole life.
I cried with the loss of his children and wife. Their pain might be agonizing, thinking of his love and devotion for them. I cried with the people of Naga City, whose loving hands transformed the sleeping city into a multi- awarded first class city. I cried for the country, losing him was like an end to the long fight against dark tunnel of corruption and thievery in the country. I cried for myself. I felt like I was robbed of a good future. Who would continue his fight for good governance? I was angry and filled with desolation. Then I was reminded of the stories of my teacher about the good mayor of Naga City. I cried more and wept for losing one good man from the government.
It was the shadow of misery that brought me back into contemplation of the story told by my mother. Young Pepe and his slippers. If Jose Rizal is alive today, he must have felt so proud to write about a man of integrity. Jose once exemplified that, "The example could encourage others who only fear to start." Jesse undeniably set an example which is slowly encouraging people to start the quest for good governance.
Paradoxically, the more than century old Jose must have felt amused that just like him, Sec. Jesse received part of his education in other country but opted to come back to the Philippines to continue his service to his fellow Filipinos. The path trekked by Jose is the same path trodden by Jesse. Only slippers intertwined their lives but both hearts were embraced by ardent love and commitment for the country.
The country has been cloaked with dark colonial mentality, greed of power, and helplessness of the dirty hands that once fed the foreign invaders of the country. Despite of this, Jose Rizal fought for sovereignty while Jesse Robredo fought for good governance. The former said, "Filipinos don't realize that victory is the child of struggle, that joy blossoms from suffering, and redemption is a product of sacrifice." While the latter explicated, "The most important ingredient of leadership is character. Most of the proficiencies can be learned, but what's inside you is something that is difficult to change."
For many years, the country has been embraced with shadow of uncertainties. Probably, majority of the Filipinos has given up that change would eventually bring progress and hope to the country. With everyday news about wars, poverty, and countless plagues that haunt the country, Jose with his death showed that change could be achieved. While Jesse, fought a different battle to free the country from the shadow of doubt in administering the government.
More than one hundred years ago, Jose Rizal freed the country from the oppression of foreign hands. With his words, he bravely fought the Spaniards against their tyranny. This caused him his death but just like what he said, "One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again." On the other hand, Jesse Robredo continued to fight the same battle that Jose Rizal fought. Jesse's fight however, was not against the enemies with foreign hands but with the people in power subjugating the ordinary citizens. He championed good governance and in doing so represented the poor and the oppressed. He "walked the talk" as elucidated by all his accomplishments.
Amidst the turmoil that brings confusion and wretchedness to the country today, Rizal clearly elucidated what he would have considered as the main obstacle to the country's progress when he said, "He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination." Unless the country acknowledges the contributions of the past, we will never be able to move on toward the progress that we are all hoping for. Jesse however showed that he learned from the lesson of the past with the way he lived his life.
Two different lives. Two different eras. Two different persons. Each with unique achievements but very much alike with their wisdom, character, belief and aspirations for the country. Two lives whose experiences and legacies formed my values at a young age.
In deeper retrospect, Jose and Jesse's similarity did not end with the tale of slippers. Theirs were intertwined with the way people celebrated their lives and accomplishments and mourned their deaths. My life on the other hand has just started. The way I will live it would be defined if I can be a Jesse and Jose in my own way by letting the seeds of values planted in me grow into a beautiful tree of hope and sacrifice. Then, the shadow of doubt as to the country's future would vanish completely. Perhaps the tale of slippers would one day continue. My slippers would one day find the light illuminating hope and love for our motherland. Then, I could follow the shadow of hope of Jesse and Jose.
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WORTHWHILE WEBSITES: Where to Look for More Information on Pending Legislation
October 27, 2014 · by Alison J Fox
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In the last posting I provided information on legislation pending in 113th Congress that covers animal-related legislation, including bills and resolutions. This edition of Federal Policy Week provides links for websites that provide information on key legislation impacting the policies of climate change, wildlife, animal welfare, and international wildlife conservation. There are many organizations with additional information on bills, often in the form of alerts, but I tried to provide sites that collectively provide more comprehensive, on-going lists of relevant legislation. I hope this serves as a tool for you to find relevant legislation.
National Geographic Video on Impacts of Climate Change
CLIMATE CHANGE:
Center for Energy and Climate Solutions:
http://www.c2es.org/federal/congress/113/climate-change-legislative-proposals
Congressional Research Service's report on climate change legislation. Note that it is from March 2014. Report is found on FAS website:
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43230.pdf
American Association for the Advancement of Science. The list covers much more than climate change-related legislation, including oceans and energy.
http://www.aaas.org/page/legislative-tracker-113th-congress
Consortium for Ocean Leadership: http://policy.oceanleadership.org/information-and-education/legislative-tracker/
WILDERNESS (There is a lot of cross-over with Climate Groups):
The Wilderness Society (most wilderness bills are state specific):
http://wilderness.org/article/113th-congress-wilderness-bills
Wilderness Watch (last updated July 2014): http://www.wildernesswatch.org/pdf/Wilderness_Legislation_113th_Congress.pdf
Pew Charitable Trusts: http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/about/news-room/press-releases/2013/01/23/wilderness-bills-in-the-113th-congress
Center for Biological Diversity: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/action/alerts/
OCEANS:
Consortium for Ocean Leadership (look for menu to left and click to find specific marine, ocean, or coastal legislation): http://policy.oceanleadership.org/information-and-education/legislative-tracker/
Ocean Champions (This is a political group): http://www.oceanchampions.org/action-center.html
Marine Conservation Institute (updates on actions): http://www.marine-conservation.org/what-we-do/advocate/
ANIMAL WELFARE / WILDLIFE:
Humane Society Legislative Fund: http://legislation.hslf.org/?credit=web_id418747317
Animal Welfare Institute: https://awionline.org/content/federal-bills
ASPCA: https://www.aspca.org/fight-cruelty/advocacy-center
Farm Sanctuary: http://www.farmsanctuary.org/get-involved/federal-legislation/
American Veterinary Medical Association: https://www.avma.org/Advocacy/National/Congress/Documents/AVMA_Legislative_Agenda_2ndSession113thCongress_FINAL.pdf
Defenders of Wildlife: http://www.defenders.org/take-action/actions and check out its Advocacy Center: http://www.defenders.org/wildlife-advocate-center
CRS report – legislation concerning hunting and fishing (National Ag Law Center):
http://nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads//assets/crs/R43629.pdf
Safari Club International (THIS IS A HUNTING ORGANIZATION): http://www.scifirstforhunters.org/advocacy/fedaffairs
INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE
The Wildlife Society: http://news.wildlife.org/featured/natural-resources-bills-in-the-113th-congress/
World Wildlife Fund – 2014 International Conservation Budget Document: http://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/2014-international-conservation-budget
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We've just been sent this photo of a lorry which has overturned into a field this afternoon.
Police are in attendance and the accident is believed to have happened within the past hour.
A Herald reader snapped the lorry from a passing bus.
It is not known yet if anyone has been injured.


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Shohola Falls is a 2003 novel written by Michael Pearson. The novel imagines the true story of Thomas Blankenship, the young man that Mark Twain reputedly based the character of Huck Finn upon in his novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In Shohola Falls, Mark Twain is set as an important character, the fictional reality aligned to the historical one.

Michael Pearson (born 1949) is the author of five books—besides Shohola Falls, he has written four works of nonfiction -- Imagined Places: Journeys into Literary America(a NY Times Notable Book of 1991), A Place That's Known: Essays (1994), John McPhee (1997), and Dreaming of Columbus: A Boyhood in the Bronx (1999).

For a decade – from 1997-2006 – he directed the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.  Now, he teaches nonfiction writing and American literature there.

2003 American novels
American historical novels

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At the 1964 Winter Olympics seven cross-country skiing events – four for men and three for women – were contested. The events began on January 30, 1964, in Seefeld, Austria. The women's 5 km race debuted at this Olympics.

Medal summary

Medal table

Men's events

Women's events

References

External links
Official Olympic Report

1964 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics events
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Saskatchewan government hands two homeless men bus tickets to B.C.
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VICTORIA: Premier Christy Clark says British Columbia will welcome two homeless men from Saskatchewan who were reportedly given one-way bus tickets to the West Coast.
Clark says welcoming people without judgment is what being Canadian is all about, and B.C.'s doors are open to everyone.
Social workers reportedly handed the two men from the North Battleford area one-way bus tickets to Victoria and Vancouver, where they plan to live in homeless shelters.
Clark says B.C.'s economy is the best in Canada and she expects the province to be a magnet for many people seeking to better their lives.
Saskatchewan is in the midst of an election campaign and the bus ticket issue has the Opposition New Democrats saying Premier Brad Wall's poverty reduction and mental health plans involve handing people bus tickets out of the province.
Saskatchewan's social services minister has reminded social workers in a statement that plans must be in place before people are given one-way bus tickets out of the province.
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For nine years, I have attended the priest, deacon, seminarian conference and retreat at Franciscan University. Each time I attend, I participate in a three day Life in the Spirit seminars led by charismatic-oriented priests and laymen. It has fundamentally and forever changed my understanding of what it means to live as a Catholic.
For four years and more, my wife Dee and I have co-moderated the Catholic Vitamins podcast. Each week, we have had some of the most inspiring guests. I shouldn't start to mention names, for there are over 150; any listing would be confusing to me to know what order to put them in. And truly some of the names aren't yet well-known enough for their growing contributions to the faith life of the Church.
What do these two starters have to do with each other? To spend time in the presence of people like Fr. Michael Scanlan (the former President of Franciscan University), Scott Hahn, Theologian in residence at Franciscan University, Ralph Martin, founder of Renewal Ministries, and others… And to be able to interview Catholic singers like Danielle Rose and Audrey Assad — and to know that they have spent (sometimes) weeks writing and setting powerful Catholic thinking to music – and then performing in important Catholic venues — to interview Steve Dawson, the founder and National Director of St. Paul Street Evangelization — these sorts of 'vitamins' to my faith are great gifts from the Lord.
But, what to do with the nourishment (and challenge) that these gifts have been to me? In recent days we sang Go Tell It On The Mountain at our parish. People liked the upbeat tempo and more than the usual number joined in. But their singing and their spirit seemed to end at the door. When I see this – I feel like preaching like a Southern Baptist or a Pentecostal preacher — at the expense of all relationship with the pastor and many of the regulars. Here's what I mean.
Have you ever heard of, or read any of the words of Bishop Paul Loverde of the Arlington (VA) Diocese? He asks this question: Is the parish on a treadmill of activity where 'maintenance' is overshadowing 'mission?' Are there current activities that can yield their place in our parish priorities so new activities focusing on evangelization might bear more fruit?
In my own life in the parish, I want to yell out "Hell yes, excellency. Hell Yes!" (And excuse me for the word hell dear bishop and reader :-). Enough with the pancake breakfasts and bazaars and parish raffles and raising funds to buy new altar linens. We have people fleeing the Catholic Church for a 'life in the Spirit' that they don't see or understand to already be present where they have been.
Today, in places we appear to have a 'too safe' grasp on a maintenance model of faith practice. Pastors hang close to the guard rail of convention, many deacons aren't stand-alone models of on-fire clergy as was our model, St. Stephen. And often DRE's allow CCD programs to be gatherings which teach arts and crafts at the expense of excitedly educating students on 'why did God make me?' And as another priest said about this 'safe approach' to the faith – everyone in the Church wants to keep everyone happy. And of course, Bishop Loverde reminds us that we are far from keeping everyone happy because 35 percent have left the earnest practice of the Faith.
In 2014, right now, we need Catholic Mandelas who will prayerfully look at what we are doing inside the Church and bring a battle cry of reform. We can't succumb to the 'whatever Father thinks' mentality if what Father thinks is to maintain a status quo of convention and peace and quiet. Important note: I promised the Archbishop that ordained me that I would be obedient to him and to his successors. Make no mistake: this is a tough promise to keep. But the Archbishop that ordained me is on-fire for the Faith and for a lively Catholic Church. I'm not under his personal jurisdiction right now. But I bet if I took this sort of a struggle with an on-going maintenance approach to Church to him – he would listen and help me to find a way to be 'obedient to the Church,' but to also set the Spirit within me free.
I'm not sure who will read this. If God wants it made somewhat visible, He will help that to happen. I just know that around me, there are Catholic Mandela's willing to go to 'prison' (of some sort) and to pray while there. Praying without stopping that other Mandela's will also be in prayer and that with God's help and grace, we can bring about change in our own lives, change in our families, change in our parishes, change in our dioceses.
We have job openings for Mandelas in our Church.
Yes Deacon… keep going. Keep dreaming.


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Q: Visual Studio automatically renames external tool path I am trying to set some external tools paths in Visual Studio 2017 and for some reason, certain entries get automatically renamed. Under
Tools > Options > Projects and Solutions > Web Package Management > External Web Tools

I am trying to enter $(VSINSTALLDIR)\Web\External but after clicking [OK] on the Options dialog, this then gets renamed to $(VSInstalledExternalTools).
I made a small MSBuild script to test the values of each of these variables. This included the following message statements:
    <Message Text="$(VSInstallDIR)\Web\External"></Message>
    <Message Text="$(VSInstalledExternalTools)"></Message>

The first one outputs "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\Web\External" whereas the second outputs an empty string. This is breaking my build process, but I cannot figure out how to resolve.

A: ...Hard to say:
But please use $(VSINSTALLDIR)Web\External instead of $(VSINSTALLDIR)\Web\External.
The latter one equals: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\\Web\External

Line6: Result of $(VSINSTALLDIR)\Web\External using \\
Line7: Result of $(VSINSTALLDIR)Web\External.
I think the \\ causes this issue. Hope it helps.

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Rock Singles is hosting our 1st Ever Singles Valentine's Day Gala and Comedy Show!
Join us for an incredible night of fun, food, music, comedy, encouragement, drawings, prizes and more!
Valentine's Day is typically a day none of us single people want to be alone! Well come on out and enjoy the evening with our new Rock Singles community.
*This is not a hook-up event. We desire to create a safe environment for Single people of faith.
Feel free to email us at [email protected] with any questions.
Silver Weinholtz is a former college basketball player from Texas. He has been in the world of advertising for over 12 years and truly enjoys helping others and spreading joy. Silver loves the outdoors, ocean, being active, and has a true passion to spread the word. He has a desire to see singles content and living life to the fullest. He eventually hopes to settle down and start a family.
Mark Christopher Lawrence. He is also well known for his role as "Big Mike" on the NBC hit series Chuck. He was featured prominently in the popular series' final year with Warner Brothers submitting him for several nominations in the 2012 Awards Season. He has appeared on many hit television shows including Glee, Heroes, Seinfeld, My Name is Earl and Martin. Tickets are Limited. Make your purchase early.
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Rachel Sherrill. Rachel is a Spirit-Filled recording artist/worship leader who has a heart for the Nations. In March, she is traveling to 13 prisons in Kenya with the Prisoners of Hope Global Outreach Team. God has gifted her with the voice of an Angel and Rachel uses it to Glorify God almost anywhere.
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Any (or all) Suggestions for care packages to be sent to my son on Deployment. He never asks for anything!
Pete....My son is on the Truman also....We have sent him jerky, peporoni, coffee, magazines, vitamins, cracker jacks in a box ( cause the sailors on them ) Ha ! cashews, trail mix, photo's.......He loved it....Said they get packages from some ministries or care organazations ?? I just sent him 2 more....What is your son's position on ship ??
Friends in the military ask for all sorts of things. Our church collects baby wipes, energy bars, books, magazines, sample size shampoos and such. Any and all homemade foods that can travel well are welcome. But I have the same question for those on a ship. Can we even send anything when their ship is deployed? I'm thinking no, but this is our first go round. Mine is on ship, they are docked now but what do/can we send? I figure when he's in port I can send anything, though he'll have access to things he needs.
Wow, this is helpful Pete. So when their ship is out, they can still get stuff?
You can get the ships address from their website, you need to add your Sailors name and box #.
Click the link, it will take you to the appropriate page with the ships address and give you the information you need to correctly address it to your Sailor.
My Sailor is also aboard the USS Enterprise.


A group to discuss The Allman Brothers Band - a very influential yet underexposed classic rock band, fusing great vocals with classic blues and rock. Come join and start discussing The Allman Brothers!
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I saw Greg here in germany a couple of years ago...he looked really old and tired, but put on a Helluva show!
I was very fortunate...I saw the original Allman Brothers at a college party in 1969 in charleston SC...before they were really discovered....their first album had just come out!
Of course I'm showing my age too!
For all the Dickey Betts fans out there, his son, Duane, has been doing some great work lately. Check out this live performance of one of his originals "Taking Time." Great guitar and vocals very reminiscent of his father.
One of my favourite bands of them all. Fantastic. My favourite album, the first.
Does anyone have an idea when I can get a chance to see these heroes live?


Unitech Unihomes 2 is a big township in Noida, which is catching the attentive buyers from various parts of the city. It is a largest township that is fully developed in the heart of the city. It offers the ultra luxury apartments of 2/3 BHK of 820 square feet to 1011 square feet respectively. It offers the modernized class flats that are fully blessed with modern amenities. It offers the world class flats along with special features, so it will be a smart option for buying the apartments in the affordable prices. It offers an easy and convenient payment plan, easy price list, construction status and many other housing options. It develops an ideal housing community at sector 117 Noida for a happy life.
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In these modern times when the rhythm of life is rapidly increasing the numerous daily obligation are weighing us down to what seems like a bottomless pit of stress. Although it has been proven that mindfulness and meditation promote our well-being in many ways, there are still many people who think of it as mumbo-jumbo. The others who are into meditation are looking for remote isolated places where they can perform it in peace. Both of these approaches are quite wrong. Reaching a meditative state doesn't require strict sitting position nor the constant repetition of the mantra. The real harmony comes from being in peace with your surroundings. And you can't achieve this isolated between for walls. You need to feel grounded wherever you are so you need to explore new lands in order to connect with different, cultures, traditions, and people. We're not talking getting calm for a couple of days, but bringing it back into your life to stay. If you're looking for true inner peace we've put together a list of destinations that will enable you to reach it.
Calm waters have always provided us with a peace of mind, their quiet flow portraying a natural cycle of life. On the other hand, proud tall mountains have the ability to boost our physical and mental strength and independence. Between those two there is a lush forest, but what's more important, there is a city of Cape Town. This South African destination offers the perfect combination of nature and city, providing you with ideal meditation retreat but preventing isolation. This city is full of different classes that will broaden your meditation practices, such as Qigong.
If you're looking for a place to meditate you'd think that the holiday season is definitely not the time to do it. But the New Year celebration in Bali, Indonesia will definitely prove you wrong. While New Year's Eve in most counties means simply "having a hell of a party" in Bali it is one of the most sacred times of the year and represents a perfect chance to sink into their deep-rooted spiritual traditions. If you're thinking about large parades, firecrackers, laughter, and singing these festivities are just an introduction to a quiet celebration. And when we say quiet, we mean it. This day is called 'Nyepi' by the locals, which means 'The Day of Silence'. This means literary 24 hours of total quiet. It's not just about nobody talking, but nobody is working, there's no driving on the roads, and the electricity shuts down on the whole island. There are no better circumstances for cleansing and self-reflection. If you imagine Indonesia as one big jungle without any peace and comfort you should know that you can find great accommodation at Bali Villa Escapes that will provide you with a perfect sanctuary. Mediating in a pavilion surrounded by a naturally flowing river and lush gardens will erase every thought of shutting yourself between four walls again.
You'd think that the company of roaring animals has nothing to do with meditation. It is wildlife after all, and you're looking for a 'tame' place. But hyenas, gazelles, even lions are not like in the movies when they're in their natural habitats. Of course, these are still wild animals, but looking at them in their natural routines will make you feel truly alive and it will make you remember what it means to be - this will sound a little contradictory - truly human. We're all the children of nature, and these reserves will allow you to fully immerse into your roots again. You'll be surprised how being surrounded by wildlife can provide you with quiet and peace.
We've said that isolation is a bad thing, but if you're located between untamed wildlife and extreme ice roads it's not the same if you're between four walls. You are surrounded by the immense power of nature without actually being exposed to extreme conditions. And this is precisely what you get in this pearl of Alaska. Looking at the thick pine forest will be as looking at the shadows of our ancestors and an extremely still and peaceful lake makes the breathtaking sense of spirituality complete. The whole place breathes with something like an ancient wisdom, especially when you stare at the snow-capped mountains in the distance. Don't make a mistake thinking that this description seems lifeless - sitting on the water edge, depending on the season, you can spot bears, puffins, see whales, moose, seals, bald eagles, and sea lions.
We know what you're thinking - if you wanted beach destinations you would have typed 'best places for a summer holiday'. But in the case of this little island off the coast of Belize, you couldn't be more wrong. It is so hidden that you'll have the impression that no human foot has ever stepped on its soft golden sand. The tents and cabins are just a stone's throw from the water's edge, creating the feeling of a clean start in life. Although this unique natural setting that allows you to relax and step back from the world can seem pretty disconnecting, you'll actually feel very connected to the primal things, like the world was created only yesterday. And after a swim in the famous Blue Hole, you'll definitely feel reborn.