ROME (OSV News) — The penitential liturgy with Pope Francis in St 1 opened with testimonies of those who have faced great suffering among those a survivor of clergy sexual abuse who was 11 when he was sexually abused by a priest in his native South Africa told OSV News that standing in front of bishops giving testimony about his lifetime trauma was his way of “just trying to appeal to their better selves.” The penitential liturgy concluded a two-day retreat for the 368 members of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality pursuing his career as a baritone and performing on stages across Europe he has sung at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm performing a wide repertoire and specializing in dramatic and iconic Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner roles 1 in Rome was something entirely different Gien started his testimony by recalling the grim reality of the abuse he experienced a predator honed in on me … on a beautiful South African morning he led me by the hand to a dark place where he took from me what should never be taken from any child,” Gien said He outlined that for survivors the effects of abuse are “long-lasting,” and the “psychological toll often includes feelings of betrayal He stressed that one of “the most heart-wrenching aspects of this issue is the anonymity that often surrounds it,” and that “many survivors remain unnamed and unheard What he pointed out was the lack of transparency within the church: “For decades or handled internally rather than reported to authorities,” Gien said “This lack of accountability has not only allowed abusers to continue their behavior but has also eroded the trust that so many once placed in the institution,” he said The pope had seven cardinals read requests for forgiveness Oct that the pope said he wrote himself “because it was necessary to call our main sins by name.” using church teaching as weapons to hurl at others lack of concern for the poor and a failure to recognize the dignity and role of every baptized person in the church Gien told OSV News that through his testimony at the St he “was just trying to appeal” to church hierarchy “to look deep inside and to change what needs to be changed and to realize the fundamental values of certain things that you cannot take for granted And that was important for me,” he told OSV News But sharing his suffering publicly doesn’t necessarily make things easier “Abuse is something that one just lives with So maybe it’s helped me to live with it a little bit better,” Gien told OSV News as someone who’s been raped at 11 … ” he said Pope Francis’ point man on the clergy abuse crisis who was one of the initiators of the penitential liturgy said that it “was a very important moment,” as it showed “that there is an awareness of the necessity to acknowledge what harm has been done to people” and “to really speak with clarity and without fussing around about what types of crimes and sins have been committed by clergy by religious and by lay people in the church.” the director of the Institute of Anthropology – Interdisciplinary Studies on Human Dignity and Care (IADC) in Rome spoke to OSV News right after the liturgy ended and pointed that “people lose trust” in the church not only “because of the abuse itself,” but also “because of the inability the resistance and the negligence,” or “even worse,” he said — “the cover up that has happened who didn’t do what needed to be done at the moment so that the abuse was stopped and those who committed those crimes and sins were punished.” Father Zollner pointed out that “it is also a question of the compassion of the closeness that the church leaders and the church members show to victims of abuse because they need to to feel that they are not expelled again,” but rather that the church “is engaged in reaching out to them and not waiting until they beg for some recognition or some reparation.” The expert stressed to OSV News the fact that the change of heart of church leaders and members regarding abuse is “very challenging for many within the church” is “surprising because you would think that from the Gospel from Jesus’s own identification with the most vulnerable and the wounded ones we would have a natural inclination to be with and for those who have been wounded.” that he sees “some changes” and that it gives him hope But moments like these can be real moments of grace where many people realize this is not going to go away,” adding that “we want to be a safe church.” Gien said that he also sees the church “changing slowly.” “The fact that I can speak today is a wonderful thing It has helped me to be able to find compassion,” he told OSV News When asked what he now hopes for from the church Gien said: “to redefine itself in society and regain its position of moral guidance because we definitely need it more than ever “The world needs spiritual leaders to help us forward,” he said  Print Catholic Review Media communicates the Gospel and its impact on people’s lives in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and beyond Catholic Review Media provides intergenerational communications that inform inspire and engage Catholics and all of good will in the mission of Christ through diverse forms of media Catholic Media Assocation Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association The Associated Church Press On this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle is joined by Laurence Gien a survivor of clerical sexual abuse who spoke about his experience as part of a penitential celebration in St Calling for healing for survivors and administrative urgency from the church to address their pain Gien saw his testimony as an important symbolic act to promote transparency and accountability for people wounded by the Catholic Church—many of whom remain unnamed and unheard Synod opens with unusual penitential service: 7 cardinals ask for forgiveness for church’s sins Synod Diary: The synod’s call to conversion “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley Jesuitical Podcast: What is (and isn’t) the 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Please contact us at members@americamedia.org with any questions the combined sushi bar and DJ stand designed by the AD100 firm Commune Design is wrapped in tiles by Sofía Londoño.Photo: Yoshihiro MakinoSave this storySaveSave this storySaveAll products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links the 17-piece collection reinterprets a clover motif spotted in a black-and-white snapshot She’s appropriately named the line Chance Folle Farman-Farma imagined her own fortifying palette of forest green posed a challenge to perfect using Gien’s age-old chromolithography firing process “I try to do things that are not being done by others,” she says but there wasn’t very much in these bandana colors The collection on Farman-Farma’s own dining table A pendant light from Cassina’s new partnership with the Eames Office and architect Suchi Reddy collaborated with Ateliers Courbet on the Nine.5 Collection The new Nine.5 Collection features wood seating upholstered in handwoven fabrics typical of Indian saris The ceiling of the main dining room is lined with lights made of sliced cardboard Sonotubes; chairs by Kashiwa a combination kissa and sushi restaurant improbably tucked in the base of the JW Marriott Nashville hotel tower a principal at the hospitality and real estate development firm Turnberry 888 celebrates the spirit of the kissa along with the fertile design heritage of the country in which it originated Artist Lukas the Illustrator at his studio on Westport Island in Maine “I try to trick myself into thinking it’s the 18th century,” says the artist known simply as Lukas the Illustrator speaking from his studio on Westport Island To a soundtrack of orchestral chants or sea shanties fanciful motifs flow from his old-school dip pen conjuring scenes that hover between architectural ruins I’ve been fixated on men riding scallop shells and fighting dragons,” he reports A sketchbook on his workspace reveals recent watercolor reveries “I’ve always felt these two sides of myself explaining the creative push and pull between life’s finer things and the great outdoors sumptuous canopy beds in woodland environs form a recurring subject “I love the idea of a luxurious castle bedroom but with no walls—nothing but the trees Not a subscriber? 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Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker so sorry of his passing to his family...R.I.P © 2025 Hamilton's Funeral and After Life Services spoke about continued use of immunotherapy in patients with recurrent clear cell carcinoma of the ovary following results of a trial examining pembrolizumab plus epacadostat Lilian Gien, MD, a gynecologic oncologist from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, spoke with CancerNetwork® during the 2022 Annual Global Meeting of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society about continued efforts to use immunotherapy in rare gynecologic tumors Gien presented results from a phase 2 trial (NCT03602586) analyzing pembrolizumab (Keytruda) plus the IDO1 inhibitor epacadostat in patients with recurrent clear cell carcinoma of the ovary for which the response rate was 21% (95% CI Although the trial was ultimately deemed futile rapid enrollment signaled to the investigators that enthusiasm for research in this space justifies further investigation into immunotherapy combinations for clear cell carcinoma of the ovary it’s important to keep the possibility of immunotherapy open It’s good to look at combinations for recurrent clear cell cancers of the ovary The biggest message from the study was that there was a lot of enthusiasm and rapid accrual People are enthusiastic because there’s not many options for recurrent clear cell cancers of the ovary We should be opening trials with recurrent clear cell cancers even though it’s a rare tumor and open possibilities for different immunotherapy combinations in order to get the appropriate sample size and see if there is a more definitive signal that we can elucidate Phase II trial of pembrolizumab and epacadostat in recurrent clear cell carcinoma of the ovary: an NRG Oncology Study (NRG-GY016) Presented at: 2022 Annual Global Meeting of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society; New York Stay up to date on recent advances in the multidisciplinary approach to cancer Relacorilant/Chemo Show Survival Benefit in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer The phase 3 ROSELLA trial results assessing relacorilant/nab-paclitaxel in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer will support an upcoming NDA Redefining the Treatment Paradigm in Low Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer requires differentiated treatment from its high-grade counterpart Uterine Cancer Survival Rates Have Improved Despite Higher Mortality Risks Socioeconomic or racial disparities may contribute to unchanged overall survival among certain patients with metastatic uterine cancer Uterine Transposition May Maintain Fertility Following Pelvic Radiotherapy a surgical approach preserving fertility by moving the uterus out of the radiation field Abemaciclib Plus Hormonal Therapy Shows Promising Efficacy in LGSOC/EEC The adverse effect profile of abemaciclib plus hormonal therapy was comparable with prior reports of CDK4/6 inhibitors Puxitatug Samrotecan Exhibits Efficacy in Advanced/Metastatic EC Puxitatug samrotecan was well tolerated in patients with advanced or metastatic endometrial cancer 609-716-7777 the lauded 2001 Drama Desk Award winner for The Syringa Tree her solo play about the lives of a white and black folks in apartheid-scarred South Africa making way for Capetown-born actress Kate Blumberg to step in South African actress-writer Gien is going off to concentrate on a screenplay for the piece but the show at Playhouse 91 on Manhattan's Upper East Side will go on taking over the many roles in the cultural patchwork Aug Gien won the 2001 Drama Desk in the category of Solo Performance The show celebrated its 300th performance July 17 The piece won the Best Play Obie Award in 2001 The drama garnered largely positive reviews upon opening at Playhouse 91 Sept but since it slipped into New York with little publicity and an unknown star after struggling for a number of weeks and playing to small houses who cheered the actress' skill in embodying several disparate roles A turning point in the show's fortunes came when Rosie O'Donnell paid a visit in December 2000 the former Tony Awards host booked Gien on her talk show Other stars have followed O'Donnell's lead and made the journey to Playhouse 91 Syringa Tree has often sold out its performances Blumberg has been an Atlantic Theater Company actress for the past six years She has also acted with the Annex Theater Company and Playwrights Horizons writer performer Gien takes on 28 roles spanning four generations of South Africa which premiered at Seattle's A Contemporary Theatre Feb Larry Moss stays on as director from the ACT production and is aided by a team of designers that include Kenneth Foy on sets Moss may sound familiar; he's the acting coach who helped Hilary Swank win her Academy Award for "Boys Don't Cry" and Michael Clarke Duncan's Oscar nominated performance in "The Green Mile" (to say nothing of Helen Hunt's Oscar-winning work in "As Good As It Gets") Performances of Syringa play at Playhouse 91 For tickets call the box office at (212) 307-4100 — By Kenneth Jones and Robert Simonson Noah Himmelstein will direct Matthew Puckett's original musical Neumann is the Tony nominated choreographer behind Hadestown and Swept Away one Tony winner is playing the trumpet while the other is channeling Madame Rose Due to the expansive nature of Off-Broadway and institutes have been revealed by the industry stalwart Thank You!You have now been added to the list Blocking belongson the stage,not on websites Our website is made possible bydisplaying online advertisements to our visitors Please consider supporting us bywhitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.Thank you Young American from Movistar Team fully in contention at 'Course to the Sun' after ncie effort at 14km time trial Switzerland’s Stefan Bissegger (EFN) took a narrow win against French champion Rémi Cavagna (DQT) at the ITT stage three of the 2021 Paris-Nice de la París-Niza 2021 a 14.4km course in and around Gien with two difficult slopes especially a finishing effort over gradients around 7% A mixture of all-out efforts where Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar Team) did well to avoid significant losses over the line The 18’01” time clocked by the Idaho rider left him less than half a minute behind the Helvetic specialist, an identical distance to what he now trails by for yellow at the ‘Course to the Sun’. Wednesday’s stage four will take the riders into the mountains of the Massif Central, with 188km and seven categorized climbs to finish at Chiroubles after a Cat-1 ascent of seven kilometers at 6% Cover picture (c): BettiniPhoto We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings we will not be able to save your preferences This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences Lire en Francais Scientist examines DNA models in modern Genetic Research Laboratory Looking through laboratory glasswareCredit: janiecbros/E+/Getty Images rational drug design and improved clinical care from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine who led the collaboration of researchers from South Africa and the United States told Nature Africa that because of the way genomics studies are structured the proportion of the African population’s representation will continue to fall unless urgent action is taken The researchers found that about 86% of genomics studies have been conducted in individuals of European descent by June 2021 increasing from 81% in 2016 — suggesting that in spite of calls for more diversity in genomics studies “This shows that progress toward diversification has been painfully slow The genomic research community tends to extensively use resources with relatively straightforward access models which includes participants of mostly European descent while other ancestry groups tend to have very few such resources and limited access models Data from the International HundredK+ Cohorts Consortium (IHCC) a recently established consortium of international cohort studies also show considerable ancestral disparities,” they reported “The proportion of the genomic studies that were done in Africa was 3% in 2016 I think that this is shameful,” Fatumo said Fatumo noted that genomic studies conducted in African American populations are being wrongly categorized as expanding Africa’s genomic data “African Americans don't represent Africa because they only represent a small portion of Africa.” He said the number of initiatives intended to close the gap by only targeting African Americans would not diversify genomics studies and would continue to leave out the continent of Africa of the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience said that the current genomics study structure also prevent the world from benefiting from the continent’s genetic diversity He pointed to population-enriched clinically important variants that were only discovered in underrepresented populations An example is the identification in populations with African ancestry of loss-of-function variants in the PCSK9 gene that reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol which led to the discovery of PCSK9 inhibitor drugs “They are highly concentrated in African individuals and have led to drugs which benefit everyone globally,” he said “To be successful in achieving equitable inclusion of underrepresented groups in genomic studies the stakeholders must stimulate local participation build trust and ensure mutual respect,” the researchers concluded doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d44148-022-00051-6 Reprints and permissions HT is an interdisciplinary research institute created and supported by the Italian government whose aim is to develop innovative strategies to pr.. UNIL is a leading international teaching and research institution with over 5,000 employees and 17,000 students split between its Dorigny campus Department of Energy and Environmental Materials and advance cancer research in a leading translational institute Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute We are seeking a tenure-track associate professor to promote interdisciplinary research in nanoprobe life sciences or related interdisciplinary field Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science The sometime actor (and son of a very famous author) gives his all to Pamela Gien’s The Syringa Tree You’re reading this article because Matt Salinger, the producer of playwright-actress Pamela Gien’s The Syringa Tree can’t stop himself from promoting his baby–not even after getting the one big break he always believed he needed to make his enterprise a commercial hit And it’s a good thing: He’d used up 80 percent of his $500,000 capitalization just getting the play to opening night As the weeks passed and the word-of-mouth and direct mailing he terms “crucial” kicked in after discounting tickets for Tuesday and Wednesday night performances if he isn’t doing turn-away business at any given performance he’s within 20 seats of SRO in a 291-seat house And the production is turning a nice profit since its weekly nut is about $35,000 and it’s taking in anywhere from $55,000 to $65,000 The musical opens at the Imperial Theatre on April 10 Get the best deals and latest updates on theater and shows by signing up for TheaterMania's newsletter today 2019One of Gien's artisans hand-painting a mug from the new collection.Photo: Courtesy of GienSave this storySaveSave this storySaveAll products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors entertaining at home is more enticing than ever with the launch of three new tabletop collections from venerable home brands Gien and Moda Operandi (a relative newcomer to the home space) Each of the three has recently enlisted a creative collaborator to present new takes on your standard table setting—and the results are nothing short of delicious More from AD PRO: Has Instagram Made Design Shows Better? Sign up for the AD PRO newsletter for all the design news you need to know Capetown native Kate Blumberg steps into the shoes of Pamela Gien Aug playing 28 roles spanning four South African generations in actress-playwright Gien's The Syringa Tree the 2001 Drama Desk Award-winner in the category of Solo Performance left the Off-Broadway hit July 31 to concentrate on a screenplay for the piece winner of the 2001 Obie Award for Best Play the play was not on anybody's radar as a possible yearlong hit The intimate drama garnered largely positive reviews upon opening at Playhouse 91 Sept — By Kenneth Jones and Robert Simonson 2015Gien’s Mariage à la Campagne plates depict a proposal and reception in the traditional country fashion.Save this storySaveSave this storySaveFrench manufacturer Gien has launched two charming new plate sets that smartly marry old and new each telling part of a story that is presented across six plates Mariage à la Campagne is a pictorial representation of a country wedding which includes the proposal and wedding feast as well as more traditional aspects such as the request for permission from the bride’s father Les Rébus presents a whimsical series of picture puzzles The Rébus set has picture riddles of French proverbs.The sets are available in dessert or wine coaster size and join three existing collections: La Chasse a series of hunting scenes; Les Monuments de Paris with the French capital’s most iconic landmarks; and Les Châteaux de la Loire showcasing that valley region’s assorted castles Each set comprises six plates and is sold in a vintage poplar gift box Coaster sets cost $120 and plate sets $200 from the Polished Plate gien.com the two sites produce over 50 million units a year Love Dalén receives funding from the Swedish Research Council Anders Götherström receives funding from the Swedish Research Council Stockholm University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK View all partners The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for 2022 has been awarded to Svante Pääbo from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig “for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution” Pääbo has been awarded the prestigious prize for having sequenced the genomes of our extinct relatives and for the fact that these discoveries have resulted in novel insights into human evolution Pääbo is widely regarded as having pioneered the field of ancient DNA a research area dedicated to the recovery and analysis of DNA from historic and prehistoric remains Although Pääbo did his PhD in medical science at Uppsala University in Sweden in the early 1980s he also studied Egyptology when he was at Uppsala It was a logical next step that he took tools from molecular biology garnered from his expertise in medical science Beginning in the 1980s, Pääbo studied ancient DNA in material ranging from mummified humans to extinct ground sloths. This work was technically challenging because ancient DNA is significantly degraded and can be contaminated In the decade that followed, he developed a series of methods and guidelines to recover and interpret authentic DNA and to minimise the risk of contamination from modern sources In the early 1990s, there was significant excitement in the field about the possibility of recovering DNA from dinosaurs. However, based on his knowledge of how DNA degrades over time Pääbo remained sceptical that DNA could survive such a long time it was clear that Pääbo’s goal was always to recover Neanderthal DNA But he took his time and carefully developed the methods for recovering and authenticating ancient DNA until these methods were mature enough to accomplish this objective Finally, in 1997, Pääbo and his colleagues published the first Neanderthal DNA sequences. In 2010 this was followed by the entire Neanderthal genome (that is all the genetic information stored in the DNA of one Neanderthal) Only a few years later, the group also published the genome from a previously unknown type of human, the Denisovans This sequencing was based on a 40,000-year-old fragment of bone discovered in the Denisova cave in Siberia By virtue of being able to compare these with human genomes one of the most important findings of Pääbo’s work has been that many modern humans carry a small proportion of DNA from Neanderthals and Denisovans Modern humans picked up these snippets of DNA through hybridisation as modern humans expanded across Eurasia during the last ice age For example, particular Neanderthal genes affect how our immune system reacts to infections The Denisovan version of a gene called EPAS1 By revealing genetic differences that distinguish living humans from our extinct ancestors Pääbo’s influential discoveries provide the basis for exploring what makes us uniquely human Union says plan to use devices to keep workers 2 metres apart is intrusive and infantilising Workers at a French factory manufacturing toilet paper and other hygiene products are opposing plans to introduce Covid-19 “social distancing” alarms flash or emit an alarm of up to 83 decibels if the wearer is less than 2 metres from a colleague are being tested to protect workers’ health union representatives have accused bosses of “particularly intrusive behaviour … that infantilises workers” and say the system is “comparable to those that try to dissuade dogs from barking” “Are they treating staff like dogs?” the Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail (CFDT) union asked told AFP the alarms were being tested among 2,800 workers at its factory at Gien Employees have been informed that the devices are for their own safety and will be automatically deactivated in the firm’s canteen as well as in lavatories and medical areas The devices are not personalised and do not enable the company to track staff but they can be used to identify those in contact with any staff member who tests positive for Covid-19 The scheme is due to be discussed at a meeting at the factory next week said union officials did not believe the management’s assurances and claimed the devices were likely to end up in the same place as the firm’s products “They’ll finish in the rubbish bins or stay in a cupboard “As far as I’m concerned the raison d’être of these alarms is to keep an eye on the staff how does it help knowing two workers crossed paths at less than 2 metres for x number of minutes?” sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum Budget 2025 take three: another shambolic setback Antisemitism and Israel give Australian election new focus Israel declares national emergency over runaway bushfires Independence celebration pays homage to Israel’s fallen 7 October hero finds solace in South Africa President Herzog on passing of Pope Francis Deborah Lipstadt says Trump’s campus antisemitism crackdown has ‘gone way too far’ USC Shoah Foundation announce partnership to document antisemitism since World War II ‘We have fond and enduring memories’: Jewish groups respond to Pope Francis’s death alumni decry ‘weaponisation of antisemitism’ across country ‘F–k Israel’ message displayed at Coachella music festival and streamed to millions Exodus narrative still relevant 3 300 years on Aussie leaders and laws turn against antisemitism Holocaust memorial ‘an ongoing campaign against hatred’ Communal leaders pray for victims in Kashmir Katzenellenbogen celebrates 100 extraordinary years Cape Holocaust ceremony brings youth to forefront A tribute to all that it means to be a Swiftie Solutions for mid-week Pesach hunger pangs Documentary takes new look at oldest hatred Child actors shine in wacky Wimpy Kid musical Can South African Government of National Unity survive Matzah & Magic: Whipping up a Pesach feast Elation and inspiration: achievers hit the highlights Rising Star carves path to success with sneakers ‘Leon-hearted’ comeback for political legend ‘Accidental politician’ Breytenbach stands up to bullies was a forward-thinking pharmacist who 50 years ago which is the largest independent pharmacy in the southern hemisphere He was the first pharmacist to discount medicine which made him controversial among his peers and popular with his customers He was a true legend of a man who lived his life by three core principles: family they knew they would create a multigenerational lineage A Pesach was never missed and a chad gadya never not sung Tradition was the only thing they had growing up and both made sure their families participated We’re eternally grateful for the gift of family and tradition they gave us We swore to carry on and protect the ways they showed us taking nothing for granted and nothing for free A trader in Panado knows the intrinsic value of a Naspers share I’ll miss his calls where he would rattle off a list of the stocks he was researching and why he thought they were a good buy He was a Zionist who staunchly believed that the study of Torah and support of Israel was fundamental in creating a Jewish state dependent on no one He helped build what is Yeshiva Girls High School today by raising funds born and raised in Rustenburg by immigrant parents to even get to go to a university during the 1950s eager student who like so many of our grandparents went to Rhodes University to study a BSc in pharmacy I’ll never forget his stories about his university days In a sea of Afrikaans-speaking rugby players who fought hard Mannie stood shoulder to shoulder with all of them He even managed to find himself playing in the front row A place reserved only for the strongest of the bunch always looking for another path to yield a positive result once found a way to make their own beer in a course handbook somewhere in the archives and managed to invent what we believe might be paint thinners today My favourite story of Mannie’s university days came at his final exams to become a certified pharmacist They were given a physical substance and six hours to identify what it was Though Mannie’s peers went on their way testing the substance by trial and error Mannie just sat there looking at the unidentified matter for 20 minutes he decided he was going to put the substance in his mouth and almost immediately He quickly scribbled it down on his pad and went to go hand in the paper and his professor knew that no candidate had ever managed to work this out so quickly Our duty is to carry on creating the flame it was a tough place (especially for Jews) and unfortunately it appears we’re in a tough place once again We feel empowered with the love and care our grandparents had for us a new generation where we share love not hatred We have those old-school Rustenburg values and a bright future ahead so proud of his children and grandchildren I used to get so embarrassed when he did it in front of me but knowing it will never happen again breaks my heart We can only try and be the people he knew we always were Farewell to a Johannesburg bookseller extraordinaire Solly Krok – the man who made charity cool We remember Mannie from the PTA at Yeshiva College We were new arrivals from the USA and Mannie insisted that we get on the committee to inject new blood.We remember him fondly May the family have “Long Life” she lived just behind the chemist in SaltAsh rd in the early sixties He looked after 5 generations in my family he once made me sit down while I was crying to explain gently the importance of taking my very potent meds Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( 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Distilled by Firewater the most frequently visited Catholic website in Australia is your daily news service featuring Catholics and Catholicism from home and around the world The Catholic Church cannot be credible in its mission of proclaiming Christ unless it acknowledges its mistakes and bends down “to heal the wounds we have caused by our sins” the Pope had seven cardinals read requests for forgiveness that he said he wrote himself “because it was necessary to call our main sins by name” mistreatment of women or failure to acknowledge their talents and contributions using Church teaching as weapons to hurl at others lack of concern for the poor and a failure to recognise the dignity and role of every baptised person in the Church The penitential liturgy with Francis in St Peter’s Basilica concluded a two-day retreat for the 368 members of the Synod of Bishops on synodality which is to open with Mass in St Peter’s Square today and run through until October 27 In what it believes and how it proclaims the faith and only by healing sick relationships can we become a synodal Church” one in which all members listen to each other and share responsibility for its mission Sin damages the essential relationships between an individual and God and among believers The liturgy included the testimonies of three witnesses to crime and sin who as an 11-year-old boy in South Africa was raped by a priest Mr Gien told the Pope and Synod members: “The faces of the abused are too often blurred hidden behind a veil of secrecy that the Church This anonymity serves to protect the perpetrators rather than the victims making it harder for survivors to find justice and for communities to heal.” Francis prayed that God would grant the Church forgiveness Church must recognise, ask pardon for its sins, Pope says before Synod (By Cindy Wooden Pope Francis at Vigil: We are here as beggars of God’s mercy (Vatican News) Pope Francis asks pardon for abuse, treatment of women (Canberra Times) Copyright © 2023 CathNews – A ministry of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference | by Zenneo Design Enter the username or e-mail you used in your profile A password reset link will be sent to you by email Before you can login, you must activate your account with the code sent to your email address. 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Click here to resend the activation email you will need to re-register with the correct email address The Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU) intends to expand on its activities in the area of research and transfer projects in Africa the KU will intensify its collaboration with partners in the field of education a university delegation led by KU President Prof Gabriele Gien visited a dozen schools and universities in the Central African State Uganda in order to establish collaboration projects The KU delegation also spent a day’s visit at Uganda Martyrs University in Nkozi The Catholic university is led by the Ugandan Bishops Conference and has similarities with the KU regarding the size (approx Gabriele Gien signed a Memorandum of Understanding on future collaboration Both Catholic universities are planning on establishing exchange programs for students and lecturers and on developing projects in the field of research and transfer A priest in central France accused of sexually assaulting a minor committed suicide in his church the second French priest to take his life over abuse claims in a month hanged himself in his presbytery in the town of Gien in the Loire valley told AFP he had been questioned last week by police about allegations of sexual assault involving a child under the age of 15 Fumery had not been formally charged but was under investigation because of reports from the community about his behavior called it a "moment of suffering and a tragic ordeal." Blaquart said some members of Fumery's parish had brought attention to the priest's "inappropriate behavior" towards children aged 13 including a girl "that he took in his arms and drove home several times." The bishop said the nature of the claims did not require the diocese to report the priest to the authorities and that he had told Fumery to "take a step back" seek counseling and leave town for a little while The priest took his advice and returned to Gien after a short break but had not yet resumed his duties He is the second priest in over a month to commit suicide in similar circumstances hanged himself in his church in the northern city of Rouen after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her adult daughter No formal complaint had been made at the time of his death The Catholic Church has been shaken by a string of pedophile scandals over the past 25 years The most senior French Catholic cleric to be caught up in scandal is Cardinal Philippe Barbarin who is to go on trial in January for allegedly covering up for a priest accused of abusing boy scouts in the Lyon area in the 1980s Go Gien Tjwan was able to remember every moment he worked alongside Yap Thiam Hien in the Indonesian Citizenship Consultative Board (Baperki) an organization the government had dubbed as leftist This senior lecturer of modern Asian history at Amsterdam University had once served as an official at the Baperki Foundation The Baperki challenged racial discrimination and this was where a number of local figures usually met Yet this was the seed of future separation They disapproved of the political position their leaders took among them Gien and Baperki Chairman Siauw Giok Tjhan who led the organization to become left-leaning up until the time the Constituent was debated Although they both would have serious arguments Go said his personal relations with Yap proceeded well his boss came to see him about the Max Havelaar document The Malang-born Go Gien was interviewed last month as I called Yap was about the end of 1930 in Jakarta in a student organization established during the 1930s We often sat together discussing issues such as social and political problems There has always been the impression that there was personal enmity between myself and Siauw Giok Tjhan We showed that the Baperki was a democratic organization which respected pluralism People often said the Baperki was a 100 percent follower of Sukarno When Sukarno declared his principle of Guided Democracy There was also a debate on the RIS (United States of Indonesia) and 1945 Constitution Yap and I said we must go back to the 1945 Constitution sharply rejected going back to the 1945 Constitution) chapter III that the president must be a true native Indonesian The 1945 Constitution was put together during the Japanese occupation Oey Tjoe Tat from the Partindo (Indonesian Party) chosen at the first tier was Siauw Giok Tjhan and I came second suddenly Auwjong Peng Koen came to Siauw to announce he disapproved of my position as candidate number two The reason given was that I was a communist Siauw firmly declared that the Baperki was not discriminating in any way or form Why did the Baperki build the Res Publica University or Ureca many of the regulations were very discriminating but also in the fields of education and culture A certain percent would be allocated to native sons and so many percent to non-natives Ethnic Chinese were prohibited from continuing their advanced studies at pribumi or native sons universities It was due to such concerns that Ureca was built Is it true Yap disagreed that the Baperki should be linked to Ureca The fact that there were many differences of opinions is understandable Its main objective was not to hit at the communists but to be anti-Chinese Siauw and Thio Thiam Tjong were arrested and detained at the Special Investigation Force cell for almost four months I heard Yap met and faced Home Affairs Minister Amir Machmud never wanted to compromise with people from other groups who was strong in holding on to his principles Mari Elka Pangestu: The 8 Percent Growth Target Is Hard to Achieve Without Increased Investments Primary and Secondary Education 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Here Are the Top 12 Destinations Top 10 Highest-Paying Majors Worth Pursuing in 2025 Six Dead, Dozens Injured in India's Goa Religious Festival Stampede Sign In Subscribe Now Pamela Gien’s award-winning one-woman play The Syringa Tree is coming to Whitehorse this November thanks to a bold new performance by local theatre company Larrikin Entertainment The play — which originally opened in Seattle in 1999 with the playwright as the performer — has been staged by major theatre companies across North America and Europe British girl living in South Africa during the apartheid era and her relationship to the political and social tensions rising around her the play contains 24 characters of multiple ethnicities — Sotho Xhosa — but is designed to be performed by only one actor with minimum props and staging While the play has been adapted to be performed with multiple actors before Larrikin Entertainment has stayed true to the original concept There are no costume changes and the set — a giant wooden swing anchored into the floor suspended by a black metal frame meant to represent the namesake syringa tree — remains constant All roles are played by local actor/producer Katherine McCallum and the characters interact with each other simultaneously This means that to properly portray each role McCallum must rely entirely on her body and voice you forget there’s only one person on stage,” she said the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to tackle as a performer McCallum said she hired trainers and took classes to help her master the bouquet of accents she has to work in she doesn’t have a choice but to speak in the accent of the character she is playing at that moment in order to help differentiate between roles “I studied with some amazing accent and dialect coaches,” she said voice and nature of each of these 24 characters has been both a challenge and a delight,” McLean said McCallum first saw the play during its run in New York and said it stayed with her “It was one of the most magical theatre experiences I’ve ever had,” she said With nine local production companies calling Whitehorse home the town is definitely theatre-centric — but what does a play set in South Africa have to offer residents of the North “I don’t think we always need to do ‘North’ things,” McLean said “There’s something so magical about going someplace different in theatre… I want people in Whitehorse to feel they’ve been to South Africa (after seeing this play).” which focuses strongly on the injustices of apartheid contains messages which are relevent today being challenged by scary things and the way they effect you is universal.” McCallum said she was in her 20s during the apartheid era although she herself is not from South Africa (playwright Gien grew up there) she remembers it as something often discussed among her peers “I think we can all imagine a world where our civil rights are restricted.” Larrikin Entertainment has been working on getting this production off the ground for nearly a year Even though there’s only one person on the stage the play is a production of many people working together but it’s never just that one person on said a dozen artists all working together,” she said “We’re in that exciting place where everything is just starting to come together,” McCallum said 8 at the Courts Theatre in the Heart of Riverdale Community Centre with shows Wednesday through Saturday until Nov Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketstripe.com/ thesyringatree Contact Lori Fox at lori.fox@yukon-news.com Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. We ask that you be respectful of others and their points of view, refrain from personal attacks and stay on topic. To learn about our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines. When Mechling remarked on Home Market Editor Sammy Rees’s desk—a charming, cactus-speckled nook in a sunny corner she shares with several members of the fashion department—an ingenious idea was hatched. Rees would make Mechling’s office her latest design project. “Within seconds I was reimagining Lauren’s office and determined to make it into her dream space,” says Rees. Skaters with a new skating club in Chase excelled at their first competition coach with the newly formed Shuswap Skating Club explained the Fun Falling Leaves Competition hosted by the Kamloops Skating Club is a kind of simulation of a real competition Instead of ISU (International Skating Union) judges it’s judged by other coaches or high-level skaters it’s based on personal skills instead of against other skaters Skaters receive ‘report cards’ for each of the skills they perform and are judged between bronze Ryan said Starskate has levels 1 to 10 while CanSkate has six stages The Shuswap Skating Club skaters joined the StarSkaters competition levels 1-4 Brooklyn Gien and Danielle Barnard all joined Star1 events The competition offered two separate events for Star 1 Tenley and Brooklyn took part in the Aspen event and both received an overall gold evaluation Brooklyn’s report card had all golds while Tenley’s had one silver and the rest golds and both attained overall gold evaluations Tenley received all golds on her report card Ryan said it was the first competition for all three girls They all worked very hard,” Ryan said enthusiastically The Shuswap Skating Club is a non-profit organization sanctioned by Skate Canada It offers a 10-week program (one- to three-day classes) for a Learn to Skate class (CanSkate) and a Figure Skating class (StarSkate) It first opened in September 2021 for the fall season then in January 2022 for winter followed by the third season in September 2022 Read more: Students try living rough in Salmon Arm through 24-hour experiment Read more: Renowned Salmon Arm wildlife artist puts her stamp on prestigious contest Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. We ask that you be respectful of others and their points of view, refrain from personal attacks and stay on topic. To learn about our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines The mixed-use building with vertical gardens adorning its facade has been recognised for its triple bottom line housing model that aims to achieve social, economic and environmental sustainability. In the midst of a national conversation about soaring house prices, rapid population growth and the negative effects of bad design, the project aims to rethink residential development to address the trifecta of problems. The judges said the project successfully redefined the multi-residential development model, calling it “an exemplary example of social sustainability through good design”.  The model tips residential development on its head by relying on a small group of ethical investors to fund the project instead of developers. This financial structure reduces profits margins by 15 per cent but frees up architects to focus on good quality and sustainable design rather than rapid construction with maximum returns. The carbon-neutral building was designed by Jeremy McLeod from Breathe Architecture, and has a long list of sustainable features including rooftop gardens, a shared solar hot water system, recycled timber floors, bicycle parking and double-glazed windows. Nightingale was chosen more for the innovative way development was approached than the physical aspects of the building, according to Good Design Australia chief executive Dr Brandon Gien. “What really attracted the judges was that this was more of a systems approach,” he said. “It can potentially transform the whole architecture and planning process.” Dr Gien said the way the development model addressed housing affordability was a key factor in the decision process. “The system itself needs to be redesigned. We need projects that spur the change that we all want to see. I’m hoping Nightingale does that.” The project was in good company at the 60th year of Good Design Australia’s awards ceremony held at the Sydney Opera House and presented by Jan Utzon, the son of Jorn Utzon who designed the famous white sails. Among the other winners were the PwC Sydney Client Collaboration Floors located in Tower 1 of Barangaroo, which won the Best in Class for interior design. The project spans four levels with an interconnecting stair and disrupts the notion of “the boardroom” by reconfiguring traditional spaces into more open environments. Designers Futurespace said it ensures PwC clients were physically and figuratively at the centre of the office experience. The judges called it “design excellence at its best”, and said the project was “a brilliant example of the potential of good design to impact business”. Meanwhile, the Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project was recognised as Best in Class for urban design. City of Sydney commissioned the project by TurfDesign to overcome water sustainability challenges in the face of population growth. The park, which covers 10 per cent of Alexandria, was suffering from low rainfall and algae, threatening the park’s existing wetlands. It is now Sydney’s largest water-harvesting project and diverts 840 megalitres of local stormwater for treatment and reuse every year, while improving biodiversity and encouraging recreational activities. The judges said the project “exemplifies the true integration of public art, engineering, water treatment, public wayfinding and recreation”. Dr Gien said good design was about “stripping away what is not necessary so you’re left with something that in its simplest form is beautiful”. The information on this website is intended to be of a general nature only and doesn't consider your objectives, financial situation or needs. where we are privileged to live and operate