Ireland: diocesan priestly vocations at record low : News Headlines ...

CWN - October 31, 2012

Only 12 men began studies for the priesthood this autumn in Ireland?s 26 dioceses?a record low.

?On average, just 50% of men who enter Irish seminaries go on to be ordained,? observes Michael Kelly, editor of the Irish Catholic. ?Based on this year?s entry of 12 men remaining steady?if not declining further, as certainly seems possible?approximately 180 Irishmen will be ordained diocesan priests in the next 30 years. At the same time, it is estimated that 1,684 priests will have either died or retired from active ministry in that time-frame.?

Kelly also notes that ?the Dominican friars are the only part of the Church in Ireland bucking the downward trend in vocations? and that Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has made controversial remarks on the current seminarians.

?It is not just that the number of candidates is low; it is also that many of those who present are fragile and some are much more traditional than those who went before them,? the prelate said earlier this year.

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Hawaii Lets Aquarium Biz Destroy Stocks, Environmentalists Say

?????(CN) - Hawaii is hurting its colorful fish and coral reefs by allowing commercial operations to take unlimited numbers of aquarium fish without environmental impact surveys, environmentalists claim in Federal Court.
?????For more environmental stories, check out Courthouse News' Environmental Law Review.
?????Aquarium collection permits allow collectors to use mesh nets to capture fish and invertebrates anywhere in Hawaii except protected areas.
?????Permits are good for one year, and the Department of Land and Natural Resources issues them for recreational or commercial collection.
?????Recreational collectors can harvest only five fish or invertebrate species per person per day, but commercial permits do not limit the number of animals that can be taken.
?????"(N)or is there a limit on the number of commercial collection permits that DLNR can issue. Currently, DLNR administers approximately 160 commercial aquarium collection permits," the complaint states.
?????Hawaii requires commercial collectors to submit "monthly catch reports ... detailing the type and quantity of fish collected." But the plaintiffs say the state relies entirely upon self-reporting, and has not submitted a catch report to the Board of Land and Natural Resources since 1999.
?????Plaintiffs' attorney Caroline Ishida estimated that 712,000 animals were harvested last year, and 700,000 in 2010.
?????"But the department doesn't verify that people caught the animals they say they caught, which makes it difficult to know how many animals are really taken each year," Ishida told Courthouse News in an interview.
?????The Conservation Council of Hawaii, The Humane Society of the United States, the Center for Biological Diversity, and four recreational divers sued Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources in Hawaii's First Circuit Court.
?????They claim the state's lax approach to collecting permits is devastating fish species, which are essential to the health of Earth's disappearing coral reefs.
?????"The reason we went to court is that we want the department to gather the information necessary to make decisions about permitting based on science," attorney Ishida, with Earth Justice, told Courthouse News in an interview.
?????"The aquarium trade has been active in the state for over 30 years, but the state has never done any studies examining the impacts," Ishida said. "It's quite possible that there are impacts going on that the agency doesn't even know about."
?????Alton Miyasaka, with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, said the office had just received the lawsuit and, "We have no statement at this time."
?????The plaintiffs say the state is violating Hawaii Environmental Policy Act (HEPA) by issuing permits for aquarium collection without analyzing the impact on the animals and coral reef ecosystems.
?????"The State of Hawaii is the largest exporter in the United States of species intended for the aquarium trade," the complaint states. "The aquarium collection industry primarily targets herbivorous fish and invertebrate species that inhabit coral reefs. According to DLNR data, approximately 75 percent of the state's aquarium fish catch comes from the west coast of the island of Hawaii' ('west Hawaii'), and 99 percent of all invertebrates caught in the state come from Oahu's nearshore waters.
?????"DLNR regulates the removal of marine species from state waters for the aquarium trade. The Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources ('DAR') is the division within DLNR responsible for evaluating applications for collection permits. Because collection permits require the use of state lands, which include the state's waters, approval of collection permits is subject to HEPA, which mandates a specific process whereby DLNR must require a thorough study of the potential impacts of collection permitting, as well as available alternatives and mitigation, before approving or renewing the challenged collection permits."
?????However, the complaint states: "DLNR has never examined under HEPA the impacts of issuing permits allowing fish and invertebrate collection for the aquarium trade on the scale that has been occurring, yet in its 1998 State of the Reefs Report, the agency admitted that, 'studies to characterize the effects of removal of reef fish on the coral reef ecosystem are necessary if this activity is to continue.' Studies that have generally addressed the role of herbivorous fish and invertebrates on coral reefs have determined that these species are important to reef health because they help to control algal growth and occupy numerous unique niches within the ecosystem. Removal of these herbivores can cause shifts from coral dominated to algae-dominated reef ecosystems, as well as decreases in reef ecosystem biodiversity. The selective removal of herbivorous marine life impairs and burdens reef ecosystems that are already under stress from climate change, ocean acidification, and pollution."
?????Ishida said that fish species such as the yellow tang, the Achilles tang, and the goldring surgeonfish, and invertebrates such as hermit crabs and featherduster worms are among the most popular targets for the aquarium trade.
?????"They are often sought by collectors for the same roles they play in the reef ecosystem, such as maintaining balance between coral and algae," Ishida said.
?????Collectors take more than 200 fish and invertebrate species each year, more than two-thirds of them being yellow tang and goldring surgeonfish, which rank No. 1 and 2 for collectors, according to the complaint.
?????The other species in the Top 10 list for collectors are, in order, the Achilles tang, the clown tang, the black surgeonfish aka chevron tang, the forcepsfish, the multiband butterflyfish, the brown surgeonfish aka the lavender or forktail tang, the ornate wrasse aka pinkface wrasse, and the orangeband surgeonfish, according to the complaint.
?????The plaintiffs claim Hawaii is aware that many species of rare fish, such as the butterfly fish and flame angelfish, are declining because of the aquarium trade, but the state has failed to "evaluate the environmental effects of allowing continued removal of these animals form the state's reefs."
?????The plaintiffs cite numerous studies that removal of fish and invertebrates by collectors threatens reef health by decreasing biodiversity, hurting the reef's resilience to stress, and allowing algae to dominate over coral.
?????These studies, and a 1998 report by the state's Department of Land and Natural Resources prove that aquarium collection permits must be subject to environmental review under HEPA because they show that aquarium collection is "one of the main causes of Hawaiian coral reef degradation with major impacts on Oahu and Hawaii as well as impacts on Maui," according to the complaint.
?????The plaintiffs say the department's "discretionary authority" to issue permits allows it to adopt rules and regulations to protect aquatic species, to decide which species can be taken and in what quantities, and to ban any activity that threatens wildlife or the environment.
?????It can also use its authority to make applicants prepare environmental assessments under HEPA if it believes an activity or action may have a significant impact on the environment.
?????But the department "has not issued any notice that it intends to require applicants to prepare an EA [environmental assessment] for issuance or renewal of any of the challenged aquarium permits or otherwise comply with HEPA," the complaint states.
?????Ishida added: "I think that right now the state is taking the easy way out and ignoring the problem instead of looking at what's going on and getting the adequate information it needs to protect the reef."
?????The plaintiffs seek declaratory judgment that the department violated HEPA by issuing aquarium permits without environmental review, and a court order voiding all permits until the department analyzes the impacts of fish and invertebrate collection on the reefs.
?????"All species play valuable roles on reefs, which are very vibrant and complex ecosystems," Ishida said. "We want the department to consider things like what is going on in the reefs, how many permits it issues, and how many animals are collected under each permit.
?????"We pretty much want them to study the cumulative impacts of issuing permits and gather all the information on aquatic collection necessary to protect the state's reefs."
?????Plaintiff Rene Umberger says in the complaint that she has made thousands of dives in Hawaii's reefs. She says she has noticed that many fish species popular with aquarium collectors are disappearing, and has "observed a decline in the health of reef ecosystems in areas that are open to collection."
?????Plaintiff Mike Nakachi, who owns a small scuba diving business, says he too has seen a decline in fish species and reef health throughout his 26 years diving on the reefs. He claims that aquarium collection harms his business "because it makes the reefs less attractive to customers, who go on scuba dives expecting to see vibrant, healthy reefs full of colorful fish."
?????Plaintiffs Kaimi and Willie Kaupiko describe themselves as a "Native Hawaiian practitioner and subsistence fisherman." They say the aquarium trade hurts them because they fish for many of the species that are popular with collectors.
?????Umberger, the Kaupikos, and the Humane Society have presented testimony to the governor and the Legislature about the need to review the permitting process and regulate the aquarium trade.?

Source: http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/10/26/51700.htm

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Food & Drink Innovation Network ? NEW FIZZY WINE VINNI ...

October 26th, 2012

VINNI has launched a category for consumers who enjoy wine but with a little less alcohol and a more fizz.

Marking the start of what the brand hopes will be a new trend, VINNI is a wine-based sparkling drink made from Moscato grapes harvested in the cooler climate regions of New South Wales Australia.

This new drink from wine makers Australian Vintage is presented in a 568ml glass crown seal bottle and designed to attract a new and younger audience to the wine category.

Taking its design cues from the beer and cider categories VINNI is meant to be served as a long drink over ice for those people who like wine but who are looking for a longer, less alcoholic drink.

VINNI is available now in major retailers at an RRP of ?3.49.

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Source: http://www.fdin.org.uk/2012/10/new-fizzy-wine-vinni-launches/

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New cell phone mobile wallet service launches | SellCell.com Blog

Posted on October 25, 2012, 7:44 am, by Craig Timmins, under Cell Phone News.

Ever since smart phones first became a dominant player on the cell phone scene, there have been predictions that someday, in the not so distant future, these handheld devices would begin to double as mobile wallets, freeing people from the need to drag out credit cards or cash to complete a transaction.? There seems to be no doubt at this point that the mobile wallet concept will shortly become a reality, but there remain key questions about which system or service will finally triumph in the end.

A new contender has just entered the contest for mobile wallet dominance: Isis, which has become available to cell phone customers in two major cities: Salt Lake City, Utah, and Austin, Texas.? So far, the service is available for those who have service with T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon.? To use Isis, cell phone customers need to obtain an Isis SIM card that will enable their phone to conduct near field communications transactions.? Such cards will not run on every phone in existence, however.? T-Mobile customers, for example, will need to have a Samsung phone in the Galaxy S3, Galaxy S2, or S Relay 4G lines.

Anyone who decides to get a new phone in order to use Isis should do the responsible thing with their existing handset and look for a cell phone buyback program.? This will provide them with a little bit of cash but more importantly it will ensure that their old cell phone gets properly recycled.

Written by: Craig Timmins on October 25, 2012.

Source: http://www.sellcell.com/blog/cell-phone-mobile-wallet-service-launches/

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Pac-12 division races feature USC, UCLA, Oregon, OSU

Oregon schools jostle for position up North. Trojans try to fend off Bruins, Sun Devils in South.

PHOENIX - Oregon State is off to its best start since before World War I, undefeated and up to No. 7 in the BCS standings after winning eight combined games the previous two seasons.

In the Pac-12, all that's done is keep the seventh-ranked Beavers even with second-ranked Oregon for the North Division lead.

It's been a fun ride so far, but now's not the time for the Beavers to get caught up in how far they've come and where they might end up. There are still too many games left and too much at stake.

"Sometimes it's a disconnect, kind of a funny feeling," Oregon State coach Mike Riley said Tuesday. "I sometimes see it on TV or something, the rankings, but I've always in good or bad seasons felt like we've lived in a bubble, where our focus immediately turns to the next game."

Oregon State isn't the only team that needs to stay sharp.

The division races are heating up in the Pac-12 as teams jockey for spots in the conference championship game on Nov. 30 and the best bowl game possible.

In the North, Oregon and Oregon State are tied at 4-0 for the division lead and No. 9 Stanford is just a game back at 3-1.

No. 10 USC leads the South at 4-1, a half-game ahead of 3-1 Arizona State, and UCLA is still in the division picture at 2-2, but really can't afford any slipups over the final five games of the season.

None of the teams still in the division races has an easy schedule.

Oregon State (6-0) has a

road game against Washington this week, followed by Arizona State, Stanford, California and its annual Civil War with Oregon in Corvallis on Nov. 24. The Beavers have a quirk in the schedule thanks to a postponement due to a hurricane, facing Nicholls State on Dec. 1, but that won't have any impact on the conference race.

Oregon (7-0) has been unstoppable so far this season, its closest game a 17-point win over Fresno State. The Ducks have the nation's second-best scoring offense at 51 points and are eighth in total offense at 529.14 yards after rolling over Arizona State 43-21 last Thursday.

Oregon shouldn't have any problem against Colorado at home Saturday - the Ducks are more than six-touchdown favorites - but still has games against USC, California and Stanford before its rivalry game against Oregon State.

Fourth in the BCS standings, the Ducks have aspirations of reaching the BCS title game for the second time in three years, but can't afford a letdown now.

"What's going to go on in December or if we have an opportunity to play in January means nothing if we don't go focus on our next game, so that's all I can really talk about, just the next one up," Oregon coach Chip Kelly said. "The teams that get sidetracked, start talking about we want to play in this game, we want to play in that game, don't take care of business in the present. For us, we're always going to be in the present."

In the South, USC seems to be in control, on a roll since losing to Stanford 21-14 in its conference opener with four straight wins, including a 50-6 home rout of Colorado last Saturday.

USC still has some tough games left, starting with what should be an offensive shootout against Arizona on Saturday. The Trojans have games against Oregon, Arizona State and rival UCLA after that before closing the season with a nonconference game against Notre Dame.

Stanford still has a shot at the North title despite following up its big win over USC with a loss to Washington the next week. The Cardinal outlasted Arizona in overtime three weeks ago and followed a nonconference loss to Notre Dame with a spirit-infusing, 21-3 win over rival California on Saturday in the Big Game.

Stanford needs to avoid a letdown against Washington State and Colorado over the next two weeks before closing out the season with games against Oregon State, Oregon and UCLA.

"We've talked on our team about the fact that we've let a couple of games get away from us and that we can't afford to have highs and lows anymore," Stanford coach David Shaw said. "We've got to start playing our best football and play our best football for weeks, and not for a series, not for a quarter, not for half a game."

Arizona State (5-2) has been one of the surprises in college football its first six weeks under new coach Todd Graham, taking the South lead after winning its first three conference games and USC's loss to Stanford.

The Sun Devils got a big punch to the gut in their last game, though, overwhelmed by Oregon at home to fall behind the Trojans for the division title. Arizona State has a tough road toward making up the small gap, with a backloaded schedule that starts with UCLA at home on Saturday and includes Oregon State, USC and a closer against rival Arizona in Tucson.

"Coming off a game that we didn't play well, we go to the next game," Graham said. "This is a big, important game. Our guys have a lot to play for and this is the time. This is the end of October and November, and this is when you decide your fate."

Source: http://www.presstelegram.com/sports/ci_21841165/pac-12-division-college-football-races-feature-usc?source=rss

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Max Landis Chronicles Atomic Skull's Origin in "Action Comics Annual"

Max Landis, who leaped into Hollywood orbit in early 2012 with his screenplay for "Chronicle," takes to the world of comics with his eight-page co-feature titled "Anchiale" for "Action Comics Annual" #1, illustrated by artist Ryan Sook.

"Anchiale" a name shared with the Greek Titan goddess of the warming heat of fire, features the first New 52 appearance of Atomic Skull, a supervillain created by Gerry Conway and Curt Swan in the 1970s. Landis, a diehard DC Comics fan, nearly broke the Internet earlier this year when he released "The Death and Return of Superman" on YouTube the same day "Chronicle" was released in theaters. And while many members of DC Nation were distraught by his 16-minute video, Landis told CBR News the short film, which included cameos by Elijah Wood and Simon Pegg, was a labor of love, and over the course of our conversation, Landis left little doubt the 27-year old writer's working knowledge of Superman, DC Comics and the New 52 as a whole is excellent.

Landis told CBR that his take on Atomic Skull is a hybrid of the two previous incarnations -- Albert Michaels and Joseph Martin -- and, in fact, he's not even sure he would consider him a villain in this particular story. He also shared his thoughts about scripting a silent story for his comic book writing debut, revealed what he would do with Superman if he was enlisted to write an arc or series featuring the Man of the Steel and provided brief updates on "Chronicle 2" and "Vigilant," the television series he's creating with "Homeland" producer Howard Gordon.

CBR News: DC Comics has shown an ability to have some fun at its own properties' expense over the years, most recently seen with the "Robot Chicken DC Comics Special. But despite your self-proclaimed love for Superman, I was a tad surprised to see you named as a writer on "Action Comics" Annual #1 following the release of, if I may say, the brilliant "Death and Return of Superman" earlier this year. Did anyone at DC Comics openly protest your YouTube tribute to the bestselling arc when you agreed to write this project?

Max Landis: They all loved it. I talked to a lot of people at DC that were able to laugh at it, more so than a lot of the fans. Some people got pretty angry at me, and even more people thought I didn't like Superman, which I thought was really funny. I spent two-and-a-half months of my life making that movie. When DC reached out to me about this, it was a tremendously meaningful moment for me. The idea that they would give me Superman and run wild with him was so intimidating. And, quite honestly, shocking.

Again, while you openly profess your love for Superman, you unabashedly admit your disdain for the blockbuster event story about his return and death. What is it that makes "Anchiale," on the other hand, a story worth reading?

I think what will make it compelling for readers is that it's almost like a ghost story. It's creepy. It also tells the story of the Atomic Skull very succinctly, but again, almost like a ghost story. In some ways, it's more about the death of a person. It's really just about one guy and giving one guy eight pages.

If you saw "Chronicle," you know nothing appeals to me more than to spend a lot of time with one character. I love to explore why they are the way they are. I've only got eight pages here, but I tried to do that.

Your story features the Atomic Skull, who's not exactly one of Superman's primary adversaries. He's not Lex Luthor. He's not even Toyman. Why him?

The Atomic Skull is a character that's always been a nefarious villain, but he's never reached the heights of the A-list villain. His, in a broad sense, anonymity was definitely something that really intrigued me.

I understand this is a silent story, meaning there are no words. That's an interesting, if not daring, choice as a first-time comics writer, isn't it?

For the story that I was writing, I realized words weren't necessarily important, and the character being featured, in this case the Atomic Skull, probably wouldn't talk a lot during the situation that he was in. I decided to use pictures to tell the story, because as a screenwriter, you don't get to do that. You can't just write what happens and it will happen. You've got to break it up on the page. But in comics, I found, you can really, really, really paint with a bigger brush. You can just say what's there and it will be there. You don't need words.

We know the Atomic Skull is featured, but does Superman play a role in your story as well?

You'll have to see. [Laughs]

Do you have a big Superman story that you would like to write one day?

What would I do if I had the keys to Superman? Honestly, my opinion of Superman has always been that he should be a normal guy. In as much the sense, we don't go too cartoon-y, we don't go too far into the idea that he's an alien. We just focus on how fucking weird it would be to be Superman. I would love to write a Superman comic, a series or an arc, which is about how bizarre it is that he's this guy who grew up in Kansas and he finds out that he's an alien. They sort of brush that over constantly, but this is a guy who, if the New 52 timeline works out, grew up watching "Alien," "E.T." and "Independence Day." And then he finds out, "Oh, that's me? I'm from space. I don't feel like I'm from space." That's what's so special for me. He's not a billionaire. He's not a fucking Amazonian princess. He's not even a particularly picked-on guy. He's not Peter Parker. He's just a dude. And to grow into a slightly smarter than average dude and find out you're Superman, that's fucking interesting to me.

Can you imagine if you were Superman dealing with someone like Lex Luthor? You are dealing with villains that are psychotic and want to kill you. It would take a toll on you. Of course you can say with old continuity, he's done this a million times but with New 52, I think there is room to do those stories again. Superman meeting The Joker, a character that can't actually hurt him, but easier scarier than most of his villains because of his disposition, is a fascinating story to write. Imagine if you met The Joker. It would be fucking terrifying.

I feel like he should be a way-in for readers, which is a way that he really hasn't been used as. That's what I'd do with him.

You sound like you have thought this through. Do you have an interest in writing more comics, Superman or otherwise?

If I could find the time, hell yes, but I'm very busy right now. It's an exciting time for me but I'm very passionate about comics and I made time for this because it was so exciting.

Did you grow up reading DC, or were you a Marvel zombie?

I started with X-Men and made my way to Spider-Man. From there, I went to Spawn and then I found Batman and I didn't look back.

DC will like that - it should be on the back of one of their trades. Before I let you go, I'd be remiss if I didn't ask you about "Chronicle 2." Recently your father, John Landis, speaking to "The Playlist," shared that your screenplay for the "Chronicle" sequel wasn't exactly what the folks at Fox were expecting. Can you update us on the project?

I have no idea what's happening with "Chronicle 2." We'll see.

Very well, Max. I'll ask you about one more project. You're working with "Homeland" producer Howard Gordon, on a new TV series for Fox called "Vigilant." Any news on that front?

Oh my god, that's going really well. It's super fun. I fucking love Howard Gordon. And I love [co-executive producer] Hugh Fitzpatrick. And, it's been really fun working with Fox TV. That's show is crazy. It's going to be nuts. I hope it can be a series, because it will be really fun.

"Action Comics" Annual #1 goes on sale October 31

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Source: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=41853

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