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This is the companion website to my new book Reordered Love, Reordered Lives: Learning the Deep Meaning of Happiness, published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, November 2008.
On this website, you will ...
~ learn more about the book itself, read the table of contents and a short portion of the preface
~ find links to sites where you can purchase the book online
~ read various endorsements and reviews of the book
~ find out a little more about me as the author
~ send a comment or question (to which I will respond, if at all possible)
~ read some additional quotes on themes in the book
~ discover a bibliography of related books and articles
~ find more questions for discussion based on each section in the book (for personal or small group use)
~ discover links to other pertinent resources online
~ and much more!
By the way, in case you are wondering, here is how I define the word "happiness" in Reordered Love, Reordered Lives:
The view of happiness I have presented in Reordered Love is significantly countercultural. Contrary to popular opinion, happiness is not a person-relative
'do your own thing' or an intense hedonistic pursuit. Rather, it is the condition of genuine human fulfillment and flourishing rooted in a relationship with God whose mercy and grace demonstrated in Jesus Christ reorders our loves and lives in righteous and virtuous ways through the Holy Sprit so that we are able to enjoy, indeed, to relish, all aspects of life and creation appropriately in him.
Again, thanks for visiting reorderedlove.com. I appreciate it very much.
Tell your friends. Come back often.
David Naugle


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Breakfast Nachos Skillet from 'Ultimate Nachos'
Nachos for breakfast? It may sound strange until you consider that one of the greatest breakfast dishes of all time—chilaquiles—is basically a dressed-up version of nachos. In their cookbook, Ultimate Nachos, Lee Frank and Rachel Anderson offer more than a few tortilla chip-based breakfasts (including chilaqueles, of course). This particular dish, the Breakfast Nachos Skillet, is a take on baked eggs with spinach. They nacho it up by adding generous amounts of fresh mozzarella, halved cherry tomatoes, and plenty of chips. The whole dish is baked in a cast iron skillet for pretty presentation as well as the practical need to contain all of that oozing cheese.
Why I picked this recipe: Nachos for breakfast? I say yes.
What worked: The spinach-tomato-egg-mozzarella combo is spot on. The mix of slightly softened chips on the bottom and crispy corners on the edges made for a delightful range in texture.
What didn't: I had to bake the nachos for an extra 10 minutes in order to get the egg whites to set, which unfortunately left me with less-than-runny and slightly blistered yolks. The final result was still tasty enough that I could (mostly) ignore the over-done yolks.
Suggested tweaks: Fiddling with the oven temperature would hopefully help the egg cooking problem. You could also play around with the greens mixture: anything soft and wilty will work well in place of the spinach. A bit of bacon wouldn't go amiss, either.
Reprinted with permission from Ultimate Nachos: From Nachos and Guacamole to Salsas and Cocktails by Lee Frank and Rachel Anderson, copyright 2013. Published by St. Martin's Griffin. All rights reserved. Available wherever books are sold.
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- Yield:Serves 4
- Active time: 25 minutes
- Total time:40 minutes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 leeks, white parts only, chopped
- Salt and black pepper
- One 6-ounce bag baby spinach
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 7 ounces corn tortilla chips, approximately half of a store-bought bag, or, if prepared fresh, use 15 corn tortillas, each cut into 6 triangles
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
- 4 large eggs, preferably organic if you prefer runny eggs
- 10 cherry tomatoes, halved
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Heat a sauté pan over medium heat until hot. Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to the pan and swirl to coat.
After a minute add the onion and leeks to the pan and season with the salt. Cook the vegetables until translucent and tender.
Add the spinach and continue to cook, turning the spinach over, until wilted and coated in oil. Add the lemon juice and continue to cook.
Meanwhile, evenly arrange the tortilla chips in a cast-iron skillet. (An oven-safe 10-inch pan will work as well.) Cover the chips with half of the cooked spinach-leek mixture. Evenly distribute the fresh mozzarella slices over the vegetables. Spread the remaining vegetables over the cheese.
Make four wells an equal distance apart in the vegetable mixture. Crack an egg into each well.
In a small bowl, toss the halved cherry tomatoes in the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Evenly distribute the tomatoes around the edge of the skillet to garnish.
Bake the nachos skillet in the oven for 15 minutes, or until the egg whites have firmed up. Bake for longer if you do not like runny eggs.
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The term El Dorado has Spanish roots, and is translated to mean "The Golden One." Metaphorically, El Dorado has been used to describe an ultimate prize that one might spend one's life seeking — sometimes referring to wealth, success, love, or true happiness.
Call off the dogs, because your search for search for such a prize is over. Introducing our latest Wild Dog series release: Single Hop Imperial IPA with El Dorado.
In 2010, a mere 1.5 acres of El Dorado hops were harvested by our grower. Despite such a small quantity, our Brewmaster Matt Brophy fell in love with its dried fruit (think apricot and pineapple) aroma.
With overwhelming citrus hop aroma and uniquely sharp, yet sweet, hop bitterness, this beer is what hop heads have spent their whole lives searching for.
It is being released this month on draft in the mid-Atlantic. Enjoy the ride, oh Golden One.


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This privately-run 5-star Hotel is one of the elite hotels in the ski resort of Obertauern in the Salzburg region. The particularly quiet location directly at the cable cars is conducive to relaxation, yet is still possible to go directly from the hotel to the ski slopes.
At Hotel Kesselspitze in Obertauern you will enjoy first-class quality, comfort and luxury.
Enjoy yourself around the clock!
After an exhausting day of skiing, it feels so wonderful to spend some time at our 'Tauern Spa', before heading to the restaurant for an intimate dinner. Here you can experience local traditional cuisine at its best. And if you still want to turn night into day, we provide a free shuttle to our other Lürzer properties.
Our rooms all feature a casual and rustic decor in the old country cottage style as well as quaint and contemporary motifs.
You will fall in love with our unusually stylish rooms at Wellness Hotel Kesselspitze in the winter paradise of Obertauern.
After a busy winter day you can relax and in our hotel's Tauern Spa: pure mineral water, a generous spa area with various saunas and a special highlight – a hot tub under the stars. At Hotel Kesselspitze in Obertauern, your children can play to their heart's content in our activity room for children and teens. And the very young will be lovingly cared for by our trained childcare staff.
In our Jagdstube Restaurant, with its stylish, cosy ambience, you can enjoy a variety of the finest local, Austrian, and Mediterranean cuisine.
From late November to early May, your Holiday at the Hotel Kesselspitze in Obertauern will feature skiing and snowboarding right up to the front door, and then a first-class recovery with our superb culinary delights, and after that a truly memorable party atmosphere. A wide range of winter activities and things to do is available in close proximity to our hotel in Obertauern.
Here in Obertauern everyone gets their money's worth!
Try something different in the snow with cross-country skiing or snowshoeing, sledding by day or night or snow kiting and snow biking.
At our own Ski and Snowboard School Obertauern Frau Holle, your children can playfully learn how to move around on two boards.
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Free Software Supporter, Issue 54, September 2012
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- Stop software patents from muscling in on Europe
- Save the Web from software patents
- Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory
- Hi, I'm Zak (one of the new campaigns managers)
- Web host Dreamhost pledges to quadruple donations to the FSF
- Apple v. Samsung: a patent battle with freedom as the collateral damage
- GPL violations are still pretty common, you know?
- Hampshire College distributes free software bundle to all incoming students
- Trademarks and free software
- LibrePlanet featured resource: Free Software Courses
- GNU Spotlight with Karl Berry: 12 new GNU releases!
- Richard Stallman's speaking schedule
- Other FSF and free software events
- Thank GNUs!
- Take action with the FSF
Stop software patents from muscling in on Europe
From September 19th:
If the corrupt European Patent Office succeeds in imitating America's software patent system, it will be a disaster for software development. Join April, the FSF's French ally, in calling for strong legislation against software patents in Europe.
The patent legislation threatening Europe is part of a treaty called the unitary patent. If you'd like to learn more about it, we direct you towards the End Software Patents campaign's recent post on the issue.
Save the Web from software patents
From September 30th:
PersonalWeb's software patent suit against Github and others threatens the freedom of the Web. In order to make sure that the Web can remain a free and accessible space for everyone, we need to rid ourselves of all the patents that threaten its viability. We need to end software patents.
Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory
From September 21st:
Tens of thousands of people visit directory.fsf.org each month to discover free software. Each entry in the Directory contains a wealth of useful information, from basic category and descriptions, to providing detailed info about version control, IRC channels, documentation, and licensing info that has been carefully checked by FSF staff and trained volunteers.
While the Free Software Directory has been and continues to be a great resource to the world over the past decade, it has the potential of being a resource of even greater value. But it needs your help staying up to date with new and exciting free software projects.
To help, join volunteer leader Andrew Engelbrecht on most Fridays from 2pm to 5pm EDT (18:00 to 21:00 UTC). Meetings take place in the #fsf channel on irc.gnu.org, and usually include a handful of regulars as well as new volunteers. Everyone's welcome.
- http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/join-the-fsf-and-friends-in-updating-the-free-software-directory-2
Hi, I'm Zak (one of the new campaigns managers)
From September 24th:
I started three weeks ago and I'm mostly in the swing of things, though I'm still learning a lot every day. My latest milestone has been putting together this newsletter. Here's an introductory blog post about me:
We've also updated our staff page to reflect new hires and update existing bios.
Web host Dreamhost pledges to quadruple its members' donations to the FSF
The FSF is Dreamhost's "featured charity" this month. If you have a Dreamhost account and you love the FSF, this is the time to help out.
Apple v. Samsung: A patent battle with freedom as the collateral damage
From September 21st:
In their struggle to control software markets, large companies are hoarding software patents and finding more and more draconian ways to enforce them. Many patent-holding companies have multi-million dollar legal teams that can blow a well-meaning project out of the water if they have the slightest reason to believe it is infringing, even by accident. This situation presents a growing threat to innovative free software projects that draw code and inspiration from many sources. It's our responsibility to protect the free software community by demanding an end to the oppressive practice of software patents.
- http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/apple-v.-samsung-a-patent-battle-with-freedom-as-the-collateral-damage
GPL violations are still pretty common, you know?
From September 17th:
Drawing from years of experience with GPL compliance cases, Bradley Kuhn reminds us that it's freedom, not drama, that we should focus on.
Hampshire College distributes free software bundle to all incoming students
From September 30th:
Hampshire student and FSF campaigns organizer Kira shares the success of their ambitious project to help fellow students get started with free software. The achievements of Kira's organization, LibrePlanet/Students for Free Culture, is exciting and reproducible outside of Hampshire. Kira provides suggestions to help other students realize the same changes at their schools.
- http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/hampshire-college-distributes-free-software-bundle-to-all-incoming-students
Trademarks and free software
From September 2nd:
Benjamin Mako Hill argues that trademarks, even those created with the best intentions, can still harm a project and limit its benefit to society. Though there is a natural urge to prevent others from misrepresenting our work, we need to limit these efforts to what is productive.
LibrePlanet featured resource: Free Software Courses
Every month on LibrePlanet, we highlight one resource that is interesting and useful -- often one that could use your help.
This month, we're featuring the Free Software Courses page. This course catalog, which includes offerings from multiple institutions, is a starting point for people who want to bring their knowledge of free software systems to an academic or professional level. If you've taken classes that focus on free software, you can guide others to join you by listing the courses on the page. We hope this page enables more software engineers to use free software to its full potential.
Do you have a suggestion for next month's featured resource? Let us know at firstname.lastname@example.com.
GNU Spotlight with Karl Berry: 12 new GNU releases!
New GNU releases as of September 26, 2012:
- alive-2.0.1
- gnutrition-0.32
- aris-2.0
- gsrc-2012.09.06
- autoconf-archive-2012.09.08
- less-451
- automake-1.12.4
- libextractor-1.0.0
- ccide-0.6.6
- libmatheval-1.1.9
- denemo-0.9.6
- libmicrohttpd-0.9.22
- enscript-1.6.6
- libtasn1-2.14
- gama-1.13
- lilypond-2.16.0
- gcc-4.7.2
- mpc-1.0.1
- gnu-ghostscript-9.05.0
- octave-3.6.3
- gnutls-3.0.23
- patch-2.7
- gnutls-3.1.1
- tramp-2.2.6
To get announcements of most new GNU releases, subscribe to the info-gnu mailing list: http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnu. Nearly all GNU software is available from http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/, or preferably one of its mirrors (http://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.html). You can use the url http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/ to be automatically redirected to a (hopefully) nearby and up-to-date mirror.
I'd like to specially mention the new release of GNU GSRC http://www.gnu.org/software/gsrc/, providing a simple way to install GNU packages from their original sources, entirely independent of any distro packaging system. Its maintainer, Brandon Invergo, has developed additional and most welcome support for configuring Python-based packages in the standard way for GNU http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=7375.
This month we welcome John Meinel as the new maintainer of GNU Bazaar, aka bzr. We also welcome Gary Vaughan as the new maintainer of GNU Zile, in addition to being co-maintainer of GNU libtool and GNU m4. Many thanks to Reuben Thomas, Zile's original author, for contributing the program (and much else).
Several GNU packages, as well as the GNU system as a whole, are looking for maintainers and other assistance. Please see http://www.gnu.org/server/takeaction.html#unmaint if you'd like to help. The general page on how to help GNU is at http://www.gnu.org/help/help.html. To submit new packages to the GNU operating system, see http://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation.html.
As always, please feel free to write to me, firstname.lastname@example.com, with any GNUish questions or suggestions for future installments.
Richard Stallman's speaking schedule
For event details, as well as to sign-up to be notified of future events in your area, please visit .
Richard Stallman has the following events in October and November:
October 2, 2012, 6:30 PM, Paris, France, « Le logiciel libre et votre liberté »
October 3, 2012, 7:00 PM, Paris, France, "The danger of software patents"
October 12, 2012, 11:00 AM, Tijuana, Mexico, « El software libre y tu libertad »
October 19, 2012, 1:00 PM, Mexico City, Mexico, « Por una sociedad digital libre »
October 23, 2012, 1:00 PM, Mexico City, Mexico, « El software libre y tu libertad »
November 7, 2012, 7:30 PM, Reykjavik, Iceland, "Copyright vs. community"
November 16, 2012, 9:00 AM, Santa Clara, California, "The danger of software patents"
Other FSF and free software events
- FSF executive director John Sullivan will talk about "Four freedoms for freedom" at the Libre Software World Conference on October 19, 2012 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Thank GNUs!
We appreciate everyone who donates to the Free Software Foundation, but we'd like to give special recognition to the folks who have donated $500 or more in the last month.
This month, a big Thank GNU to:
- Robert Baldy
- Etienne Grossman
- Adam Mishcon
- Peter Rock
- Sergio Shen
- Open Invention Network
You can add your name to this list by donating at https://donate.fsf.org.
Take action with the FSF
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Visit Seattle in summer for warm temperatures and drier days, though popular events take place year-round. In spring, take part in the Jewish Film Festival, Vegfest, the World Rhythm Festival and the Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival. Summertime favorites include the Spirit of Indigenous People and the Ballard Seafood Fest. Fall sees many cultural festivals, such as Croatia Fest, Fremont Oktoberfest and TurkFest. Winter highlights include Winterfest, Seattle Boat Show and Wintergrass Bluegrass Festival.


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Author Maya Angelou socializes during a garden party at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C., on May 20, 2010. Angelou, who rose from poverty, segregation and violence to become a force on stage, screen and the printed page, has died, CBS News confirmed on May 28, 2014. She was 86.
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President Bill Clinton congratulates poet/writer Maya Angelou after presenting her with the National Medal of Arts at Constitution Hall on Dec. 20, 2000, in Washington. The award is presented to individuals for their contributions to the arts in America.
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Poet and activist Maya Angelou addresses the Democratic National Convention, July 27, 2004.
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Maya Angelou, seen here in a 1971 photo, was one of the first black women film directors. She wrote the script and music, as well as directed "Caged Bird," which is based on her best-selling 1969 autobiography.
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Senator Edward M. Kennedy poses with three of six women in the field of communications who received the thirteenth annual Matrix Award from the New York Chapter of Women in Communications, Inc, on April 11, 1983.
Poet Maya Angelou addresses the Million Man March on Oct. 16, 1995, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Coretta Scott King, widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Maya Angelou speak to members of the media after visiting Betty Shabazz, the widow of slain civil rights activist Malcom X, at Jacobi Hospital, June 2, 1997.
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Author Maya Angelou admires a blow-up a of a Ghana postage stamp in her honor during a ceremony, Nov. 13,1997.
Twelve Black authors were honored on stamps from Ghana and Uganda to promote World Literacy. The stamps were designed by Gary Aagaard of Seattle.
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Michelle Obama and Maya Angelou speak during the BET Honors 2012 at the Warner Theatre, January 14, 2012.
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Michelle Obama, Maya Angelou, Willow Smith, Cicely Tyson, Queen Latifah and Jill Scott speak during the BET Honors 2012 at the Warner Theatre, January 14, 2012.
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Junot Diaz, Alain Bernard, Lawrence Schiller and Dr. Maya Angelou attend the Norman Mailer Center's Fifth Annual Benefit Gala, Oct. 17, 2013.
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Writer Maya Angelou attends the memorial celebration for Odetta at Riverside Church, Feb. 24, 2009.
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Dr. Maya Angelou speaks on stage during the 34th Annual AWRT Gracie Awards Gala at The New York Marriott Marquis, June 3, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama presents poet and author Maya Angelou with the 2010 Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House, February 15, 2011.
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Tony Bennett and Maya Angelou attend The Norman Mailer Center Fifth Annual Benefit Gala at The New York Public Library, October 17, 2013.
Maya Angelou laughs when she hears a familiar anecdote about her friend Jessica Mitford, during a memorial celebration, July 29, 1996.
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Writer Maya Angelou sautes some onions and peppers in the kitchen of the Sugar Bar restaurant, where she spent the day cooking a meal as a guest chef for a benefit dinner. Proceeds from the five course dinner she prepared were to be donated to the Betty Shabazz Foundation, Sept. 29,1997.
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Maya Angelou, poet in residence at Wake Forest University, talks about the poem she wrote for President Clinton's inauguration from her office on Sept. 16, 1996.
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United States Poet Laureate Maya Angelou, right, performs a special Valentines Day concert with Valerie Simpson, center, and Nick Ashford of the legendary R&B group Ashford and Simpson in New York's Paramount Theater, Feb. 14, 1996.
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BTS leader approaching history, counting on Ichiro
Beat the Streak leader spooky93 is closing in on rarefield territory heading into Tuesday night's action.
With a season-high 45-game streak, he's just four games shy of tying
the all-time BTS record and only 12 games short of the $1 million grand
His immediate fate rests on the bat of Ichiro Suzuki, whose Mariners will take on right-hander Jesse Litsch (8-4, 3.82 ERA, .271 BAA) and the Blue Jays at pitcher-friendly Safeco Field.
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Ichiro a first inning single,
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Irrigation sensors for the landscape
I once asked a well-known author a question I thought would stop her dead in her tracks: "What is a writer?" To my surprise, she replied, "A writer is a person who writes." The simplicity of her answer caught me off guard.
In searching for the answer to my own question, "What is a sensor?" I offer a similar answer: A sensor is something that senses.
Sensors are so commonplace that we seldom notice them. In our automobile and homes, sensors surround us. Our lives would be more complicated if it weren't for the sensors that operate all around us.
Sensors serve grounds managers in several ways. Saving water is one of the most important benefits. It's also the one that most often enables you to justify capital outlays to upgrade your system with sensors. However, sensors also allow you to better meet the water needs of your turf and landscape plants. This improves their appearance and health, which in turn results in numerous secondary benefits, such as fewer pest problems.
Sensors measure several factors that affect landscape water needs. Among them are temperature, rain, soil moisture and wind. Sensors also help you manage irrigation by monitoring your system for signs of malfunction.
Sensor systems can be quite simple, such as rain shutoffs, or come in highly sophisticated packages, such as all-in-one weather stations that feed data to a central-control computer and calculates irrigation run times based on mathematical models and evapotranspiration (ET) data. Let's look at sensors available for landscape use, starting with some of the simpler kinds.
Time sensors The most common sensor (even though we tend not to think of it as such) for use in the landscape is the irrigation controller. The irrigation controller is a time sensor. It directs landscape-irrigation valves to open and close at specific times of the day, for specific durations.
A controller is a clock that, like most other sensors, connects to an electrical network serving a specific need. The controller is plugged into an electrical source and the clock is set to the current time, day and month. You program the controller so that at a specific time or day, it sends an electrical pulse to a remote-control valve that tells it to operate for a specific period.
Weather presents challenges that sometimes prevent controllers from meeting the specific needs of your turf and landscape plantings. Adding other sensors helps overcome these challenges. For example, sensors can monitor wind, rain and freezing conditions and can pre-empt a scheduled irrigation cycle. In fact, sensors can monitor all weather conditions and provide a number of secondary functions that make the irrigation controller more dynamic.
Flow meters Flow meters, installed in an irrigation system to monitor flow rates during irrigation cycles, indicate flow velocity and total water quantity used. They allow you to monitor your overall water use as well as identify circuits that are not operating at spec, perhaps due to nozzle problems.
A flow device can also be programmed to shut off the controller (much as a water-pressure sensor will) if a line break occurs. When the flow rate exceeds the intended volume by a significant margin, it's probably because of a broken pipe or sprinkler head. Shutting off the circuit until you can repair the system can save you major headaches.
Rain sensors How many times have you driven down a street on a rainy day and noticed irrigation systems operating? An irrigation controller cannot perceive changes in weather--it reacts solely to the electrical input given by the clock, which prompts it to run a preprogrammed cycle. Rain sensors aid the controller by giving it information that shuts irrigation valves down without changing the actual program of the controller.
It is best to install them where they are unobstructed by buildings and landscape amenities-usually on a building eave or fence post-and close to the controller. Hard-wired to the controller-to-valve common wire, rain sensors signal the valve to shut down when they detect a pre-determined moisture level.
Most rain-shutoff devices resemble a cup, or are a series of hygroscope (moisture-absorbing) ceramic disks separated by distances that correspond to the depth of rainfall required to stop an irrigation cycle. As rain falls, it fills the cup, or the discs absorb it. When the shutoff device senses sufficient moisture, it interrupts the signal to the remote-control valves and overrides the current program. The irrigation controller sends out electrical impulses as it would ordinarily, irrespective of rainfall, but the valve solenoid will not open. This prevents irrigation without altering the program in the controller.
Soil-moisture sensors Soil-moisture sensors provide the same sort of function as a rain shutoff, but you install them below ground at minimum and maximum rooting depths for specific landscape plantings. Soil-moisture sensors operate by matching the soil-moisture level in the upper-level sensor with a sensor set in the lowest rooting zone (see illustrations, page Contractor 52). If the moisture in the lower sensor exceeds the moisture level in the upper unit, the device interrupts the common line to the valve and shuts down the corresponding valves. Using these devices saves water-they eliminate needless irrigations when the soil already contains adequate moisture.
In a mixed landscape planting, ornamentals with various water needs or different rooting depths limit the usefulness of soil-moisture sensors. However, the sensors function beautifully in landscape plantings with one plant and soil type and a generally uniform microenvironment.
Perhaps their best use is with golf courses, parks and commercial properties. The soil-moisture sensor on a property with homogenous turf (in terms of grass type, soil and exposure) can control water applications closely enough to supply adequate water but prevent it from leaching below the rooting depth of the turf.
Imagine the benefits of such devices. By setting the controller as frequently as you need for seasonal conditions, the sensors allow for variances in water percolation due weather factors that could alter water needs. They allow you to attend to other aspects of your job without having to worry about over-watering.
Another good use for soil-moisture sensors is managing water on an irrigated slope. On a steep hillside, divide the irrigation system into upper, mid- and lower-level irrigation circuits. Program the controller to begin the irrigation cycle at the top of the slope, and then cycle to a few other circuits in other areas of the landscape. This will give any excess irrigation water applied to the top of the slope time to move down to the mid-range of the slope. The mid-level circuit of the slope is then activated; after which, again, the controller switches to other areas of the landscape to give water time to flow down the slope.
Finally, the controller signals the lower-level irrigation valve to operate-unless a soil-moisture sensor installed below grade in lower-level zones indicates that sufficient water already exists. In this way, you reduce puddling and saturated soil at the bottom of the slope.
The wind variable Wind presents a two-fold challenge in landscapes. First, it dehydrates plants and forces them to draw more water from the soil to prevent their leaves from drying out. Second, wind prevents irrigation water from hitting its targets, sometimes causing as much as 75 to 80 percent of the water to miss the intended turf or ornamentals. (That's one reason, in addition to the fact that nighttime irrigation is less disruptive to site use, why irrigation managers prefer to program irrigation cycles before sunrise-winds usually are less intense at night than during the day.)
Anemometers are instruments that measure wind velocity. You can install an anemometer on site and, as with other sensors, program it to create a break in the irrigation common wire. If the wind is gusting, the anemometer reads the gust cycles and shuts down irrigation while allowing operation when winds are calm. Be sure to mount anemometers in an open area where the wind will not be directly affected by structures.
Temperature In addition to the physical problems freezes can cause with irrigation piping and equipment, frost also can harm landscape plant stock. Frozen water on shrubs and trees can break branches and threaten the plants.
Installed in an open location (like a rain sensor), a freeze sensor can interrupt the current running to the valves to prevent operation during low temperatures.
Telemetry, computer controllers and weather stations At large facilities where sensors may be far from a central-control computer, the cost of hard wiring to link the two can be prohibitive. Telemetry solves this problem because it is based on wireless technology. The sensor's data is sent by radio signal to a central-control computer. Once the computer receives the information, it can use it to alter irrigation cycles. Computer-controlled irrigation systems are relatively sophisticated and don't need to physically create a break in the electrical circuit the way simple sensors do. The computer simply decides whether to run a circuit or not, and, perhaps, for how long.
Your system can be further refined if you supplement your data with regional weather information, such as evapotranspiration (ET) values. ET values are published by public agencies, or you can measure them on your site.
On-site weather stations are a sophisticated way to bring sensor technology to bear on your irrigation management. Weather stations are relatively expensive, but are practical for large sites such as golf courses where the water savings can be large enough to more than offset the cost of such systems. In addition, they are valuable for monitoring conditions that may lead to disease outbreaks.
Weather stations can measure all of the parameters discussed here (and more) and submit the data to a computer controller. Software that uses mathematical models that incorporate the various inputs (from sensors), as well as the needs of the plants, determines water requirements for the site. It then computes actual run times based on the calculated needs.
Even if your site cannot justify a sophisticated, computer-controlled irrigation system, look for opportunities to integrate sensors into your grounds care operations. Simple units can help your irrigation applications more closely match the needs of your plants. They also can help solve specific problems in landscape areas where irrigation is difficult to manage.
Perhaps best of all, something as simple as a rain shutoff can prevent your site from being the one that people notice being irrigated on a rainy day.
Steve McGuirk is a licensed landscape architect specializing in maintenance issues with Madrone Landscape Group (Soquel, Calif.).
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Best-Efforts Basis
An agreement between an underwriter and an issuer in which the underwriter agrees to place as much of an offering with investors as possible, but is not responsible for any portion of the offering it fails to sell. For example, suppose an issuer makes a new issue of 100,000 shares. The issuer may make a best effort basis agreement with an underwriting firm for the underwriter to sell those shares to investors. If the underwriting firm only sells 90,000, however, it is not required to buy the remaining 10,000 from the issuer. This reduces the risk to the underwriter; to reduce the risk to the issuer, most best efforts are all-or-none offerings.
best-efforts basis
1. An agreement by an investment banker to do its best to oversee but not guarantee the sale of a security issue in the primary market. See also underwriter.
2. An investor's market order to buy or sell a security in which the brokerage firm agrees to obtain the best possible price.


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Archdiocesan Leadership Meetings and Special Nominating Convention
The Archdiocese communicated the following details regarding historic May and June meetings to all clergy and parishes on April 8, 2014:
The dates and location have been set for a special Archdiocesan Synod Meeting, Board of Trustees meeting and the Special Nominating Convention. The location will be Chicago, Illinois, in order to facilitate air travel from all parts of the Archdiocese. The specific hotel will be announced, and all meetings will take place at that hotel. (See here for hotel and registration updates from April 29.)
The new date and location for the Special Board of Trustees and Archdiocesan Synod meetings were motivated by the need to convene the Special Nominating Convention. This makes it necessary to cancel the meetings which were originally scheduled at the Antiochian Village for the weekend of May 29-31.
The schedule of meetings is as follows:
Tuesday May 13, 2014, 7:00 – 11:00 p.m. – Special meeting of the Archdiocesan Synod.
Wednesday May 14, 2014, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. – Special Board of Trustees Meeting.
Wednesday June 4, 2014, 7:00 – 11:00 p.m. – Meetings of the Archdiocesan Synod and/or Archdiocesan Board of Trustees (as needed)
Thursday June 5, 2014, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Special Assembly to nominate candidates for the office of Metropolitan
The agendas for the May 13-14 Archdiocesan Synod and Board of Trustees meetings will be sent by email and regular U.S. mail prior to the meetings. The official Call to the Convention will be sent by email and regular U.S. mail according to the timeframes stipulated in the constitution.
Please note the following very important items:
1. In order for your parish or mission to be seated and eligible to vote at the nominating convention, you must have paid your entire 2013 assessment and Special Trays in full. Also, your payments must be up to date for 2014 as of March, 2014. We will contact those pastors who still have balances due in order to reach a reconciliation.
2. No guests will be permitted to attend either the Special Board meeting or the Special Nominating Assembly. Guests can be accommodated at the hotel, but attendance at the meetings will be restricted to only Board members, and authorized delegates.
We greatly appreciate everyone's cooperation and understanding as we work to fulfill our obligations during this extraordinary time.


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Celebrate Indigenous culture
The Barunga Festival will return from June 7-9 to 80 kilometers south-east of the Northern Territory town of Katherine, maintaining its long and proud position as one of Australia's most important cultural events, and celebrating the best of Indigenous art, sport, cultural activities, and contemporary and traditional music from remote locations. This year will welcome three generations of Gumbaynggirr musicians, with the quickly rising star Tasman Keith, reuniting with his legendary father Wire MC and distinguished grandfather Billy Jack. This year, the people of Barunga will also welcome singer Sang Mei-Chuan from the Taiwanese Paiwan tribe. Sang is the youngest child of her family, and due to the senior age of her parents only spoke in her native tongue until schooling age where the government enforced a policy forbidding her to speak in her mother language. Now, she works from her studio in Chingshan village teaching children the traditional songs of the Paiwan people and will bring the story of that unique experience to Barunga. Visit www.barungafestival.com.au.
Art Series comes to Perth
Accor will open its first Art Series hotel - a 27-storey building in Hay St - in Perth's CBD in October, the brand's ninth Australian property. Dedicated to Australia's contemporary artists, the fundamental design concept of the 250-room hotel will draw inspiration from its namesake artist, with custom contemporary furnishings and original artworks and prints adorning the walls and halls of the hotel. It will also be home to a new food-and-beverage destination serving Mediterranean cuisine and centred on the hotel's pool area on level one, directly above Hay St. The name of the hotel's namesake artist will be released shortly. Visit artserieshotels.com.au.
Kirkton Park refreshed
Voco Kirkton Park Hunter Valley has reopened its doors following the completion of a refresh and rebrand to IHG's newest upscale brand. Renowned as one of the Hunter Valley's most prestigious estates, the 70-room property now embodies the bold characteristics of Voco, with features ranging from its bright yellow accents to onsite beehives. The estate is located on 70 acres of rolling countryside with outstanding mountain views. The hotel's voguishly appointed rooms include touches such as Aveda accessories, high-speed wi-fi and cosy bedding. Locavore Dining and Epoche Lounge Bar provide lunch and dinner, while The Conservatory is home to the iconic high tea experience overlooking the rose garden. The interactive vegetable garden is utilised daily and celebrates the connection between farmer, gardener and chef, with several beehives also onsite to produce honey for various uses in the restaurant and bar. Visit www.ihg.com/voco/kirktonpark.
African beasts and where to find them
With 30-something trips to southern Afrca under his belt, Abercrombie & Kent's Patrick Clementson is better qualified than most at spotting good leopard country. Of course, the Masai Mara comes near the top of his list but there are a couple of lesser known areas on that list, too. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, one of Africa's conservation success stories, is right next to the Mara, and home to all of Africa's iconic species, including both black and white rhino, and cheetah. The area is also one of the few places in Kenya where you can see the northern specialty species: the reticulated giraffe, the somali ostrich, the beisa oryx, the gerenuk and the grevy's zebra. In Zambia, Clementson nominates South Luangwa as having very high densities of leopard. "The fact night drives are allowed within the park vastly increases the chances of viewing these famously secretive cats," he said. It's the place where walking safaris were first pioneered, and is also one of the best parks in which to see huge pods of hippo, especially during the height of the dry season when real estate in the ebbing South Luangwa River is at a premium. Visit www.abercrombiekent.com.au.
Walk the Kumano Kodo
World Expeditions reports surging interest in its range of Japanese pilgrim trail walks, such as the Kumano Kodo route. Like the well-known Spanish Camino de Santiago, the Kumano Kodo is an ancient pilgrim route that offers walkers opportunities to walk historic trails - in scenically stunning surrounds - at their own pace. The company's CEO, Sue Badyari, said the Japanese trails are rapidly gaining in popularity, with confident trekkers attracted by the historical and cultural significance of the trails, the delicious food, polite and friendly locals, as well as opportunities to stay in traditional ryokans along the way. The connection between the Camino and the Kumano has been recognised through the Dual Pilgrim program, which was set up to recognise the achievements of people who have walked both. World Expeditions offers a range of guided and self-guided Kumano Kodo walking holidays that qualify for the Dual Pilgrim program. Phone 1300 720 000 or visit www.worldexpeditions.com.
Free flights to Scenic cruises
For its 2020 program of European river cruising, Scenic is offering free flights to Europe on all cruises of 11 days or longer. Guests can also select from a range of new Scenic Freechoice options and Scenic Enrich experiences, including: a choir performance in the magnificent Temple Crypt of the St Sava Cathedral in Belgrade; a tour of the Palais Garnier in the heart of Paris; a tour of Château Malmaison in Conflans, the former residence of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine; and meeting the locals in Miltenberg, Germany. The company's 15-day 'Jewels of Europe' itinerary between Amsterdam and Budapest, for instance, is priced from $6695 per person twin-share. Phone 138 128 or visit www.scenic.com.au.


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My aunt Jane had spring break off from her teaching job. I flew into Phoenix on Wednesday so that we could do some hiking before my race on Saturday 3/20/10. On Thursday we drove to the White Tank park because Jane had never been there and I wanted to get a better sense of what I was up against. I was so taken by the beauty of this place that I didn't want to stop hiking, and kept following along the race course. After about 5 hours we had covered about 10 miles. As we drove home I thought maybe that wasn't the smartest thing to do before a rugged 50k trail race. I was feeling a little tired and hoped that my body could recover in 36 hours. In order to help things along I bought a 10 lbs. bag of ice and dunked my legs in Jane's Japanese soaking tub. After a total of 15 minutes in ice cold water, going in and out every few minutes, I called it quits. I was also abstaining from drinking alcohol until after the race. Having toured the trails and studied the topo maps and elevation profile I felt that I had a pretty good mental image of the entire 50k course. While hiking on Thursday I also received a disturbing email from the race director saying that the park wouldn't allow them to use a vehicle to transport water out to the most remote aid station. Instead they would carry 6 gallons of water out there for emergency purposes only. This meant that we would be going more than 9 miles between stations, and we needed to be prepared. Luckily I had packed my 1.5L hydration pack and 2 hand held water bottles on the trip. We were allowed one drop bag at mile 14 but that didn't seem all that helpful.
The White Tank park is vast with many tall mountains rising up to about 4000 ft from the desert valley floor at 1400 ft. Over the ages water has run through the mountains cutting out rugged canyons with names like Mesquite, Goat, Willow, and Ford. The park offers basic amenities including camping, bathrooms, and a visitors center. The single track trails are professionally maintained and perfect for trail running and mountain biking.
When the race started at 7:00am the air felt chilly and the temperature must have been in the mid 40s. I wore a short sleeve tech shirt as a base layer and my Trail Monster singlet on top of that. I figured that I would ditch the shirt and a pair of cotton gloves at the drop bag location. At the start I left my hand-held bottle empty except for a good dose of chia seeds which I planned to fill with water when I reached the Mesquite Canyon aid station in the mountains. I also wore a pair of REI Trail Running Gaiters knowing that I would encounter lots of sand and tiny rocks. About sixty other people started the races with me which I thought was pretty good considering this was the first year. The first and last couple of miles of the 50k course take place on the valley floor where everything is flat and easy. There are two major climbs in the order of 1500 to 1700 ft each. The first climb was very runnable with a moderate slope and mostly smooth trails, only a couple sections were too steep and rocky to run. The first 1700 ft descent from the peaks to the valley floor dropped me down a very rugged and steep trail. I had a lot of fun with this section since I still had fresh legs and made good progress with short choppy steps and fast turnover. I was able to pass a few people who took a more cautious approach to the downhills. I ran for about 2.5 hours to the drop bag aid station at mile 14. I had consumed the contents of my hydration pack by then and needed to refill. That's also when I started eating a little food and popped my first Succeed S-cap pill. Until then the temperature in the mountains had been nice and pleasant with the shadows of the mountain peaks keeping the trails cool. But once in the flat valley in the midst of sandier trails the temperature became uncomfortable. Ahead of me was a long nasty slog up 1700 ft on very steep and rocky trails. In the absence of much vegetation it seemed like the sun reflected off the jagged rock surfaces much more intensely, making this one of the hottest parts of the course. After a couple miles of this torture I felt totally drained. Drinking Gatorade didn't make me feel much better so I took another S-cap. This made me feel better almost instantly and I realized that I needed to be taking one pill every 30 minutes instead of 60. Higher into the mountains things turned greener, the trails smoothed out, the temperature dropped, and I was able to run slowly. Finally after cresting the highest point and knowing the worst was behind me I had completely gained my strength back. The next 4 miles leading up to the mile 23 aid station were the fastest and most exhilarating. The smooth trail sloped downward slightly and followed the contours of the Mesquite Canyon walls snaking back and forth. After passing a couple guys I lead a pack of four people. Normally I like to run alone in ultras but in this case we were like a runaway freight train cruising down a track. After reaching the Mesquite Canyon aid station again I handed my pack and bottle to volunteers to fill with water and Gatorade, while I drank 2 cups and ate a few orange slices. The next aid station was about 5 miles away, and up ahead was a pretty rugged climb, and then a descent through the Ford Canyon. This section included some of the most technical trails on the 50k course.
As described on the White Tank Mountain web site, "infrequent heavy rains cause flash floodwaters to plunge through the canyons and pour onto the plain. These torrential flows, pouring down chutes and dropping off ledges, have scoured out a series of depressions, or tanks, in the white granite rock below, thus giving the mountains their name."
Here the trail follows along the very bottom of Ford Canyon. At its headwaters in the mountains a runner enters easily by hoping down a bank and into a wide sandy wash. While running in this sandy section I was reminded of running in the snow back home. The complexion of the area quickly turns to white and hot. Slowly the wash begins to narrow and the canyon walls grow taller and steeper. More and more rocks appear in the bed of the wash until eventually after two miles I'm scrambling over and around nothing but huge totally smooth white granite boulders. After 5 and a half hours the air is hot and everything looks bright. While in the depths of the Ford Canyon I passed 5 guys who had been reduced to walking. My strength was good after religiously swallowing my S-cap pills and taking-in liquid. I asked some guys how they were doing and if they needed anything but none accepted my offer. Then suddenly my hydration pack stopped working and I thought there might be a kink in the line. However, after coming to a full stop and unscrewing the lid I realized that I was empty, and the volunteer at the last aid station didn't completely fill the bladder. Now all I had left was half-full water bottle, and the end of the canyon was nowhere in sight. At that point nothing mattered except for getting out of that canyon and reaching the next aid station before I ran out of water.
But then as I came up close to the canyon wall I noticed something move inside a crack in the rocks. A big lizard, maybe a Gila Monster, was staring straight at me. I had seen many tiny lizards scampering across the trails all day but nothing was as big as this guy who was about a foot long from head to tail. I felt that it was my duty as a Trail Monster to stop and take a picture of one of my brothers.
When I had one gulp left in my bottle I was still scrambling down rocks, the valley floor was still a ways off, and the aid station was nowhere in sight. I finally decided to stop as I passed a couple hikers going the other way and asked them if they could spare any water. To my surprise they said no, but that the aid station wasn't much further. As I rolled into the aid station it felt like a huge weight had been lifted and I was really happy. I immediately drank 3 cups, ate a bunch of orange slices, and asked a volunteer to fill my pack only. By then I was on the valley floor and it was an easy 2 miles to the finish. My legs, knees, and ankles all felt fine and I had good energy.
About a mile and a half from the finish line I saw a guy ahead of me take a wrong turn. I assured him that the finish line was this way. Had he kept going he would have been on the 50k course that we already ran at 7am.
I crossed the finish line in 6:38:57.
For the next hour I relived tales from the trail with fellow competitors and ate soup and more oranges. The guys who I passed in Ford Canyon finally came across the finish line 45 to 60 minutes after me. I couldn't believe how good I felt at the finish. I figured maybe it had to do with the fact that I walked up some sections and scrambled down others. I was sure that it had something to do with the way I managed my liquid and S-cap consumption. I hoped that it had something to do with my training choices and that I was well prepared. I'm absolutely convinced now that in a month I'll be ready for a 50 miler. And if all goes well, by mid July, I may be ready for another Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run.


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Laboratory for Aquaculture
Part of the Laboratory for Aquaculture research is focused on the issue of introducing new species in the aquaculture. Research includes high-value types: pink dentex (Dentex gibbosus) and red scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa). Method of collecting parental stock specimens and their adaptability to the conditions of detention and feeding is determined. When octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is considered, we managed to achieve spawn, after which we explored the incubation process, hatching and the possibility of breeding the early stages of development - paralarvae.
Research includes tuna (Thunnus thynnus) breeding; based on fishing. Also research of diseases, with emphasis on parasitic invasion. Isolation and identification of parasites is carried out with description of their ultrastructure by light and electron microscopy. Immunohistochemical reaction of tuna tissue to bigender fluke invasion is observed. Octopus parasitic invasion is monitored, with an emphasis on the presence of parasite stages in crustaceans which are octopus's main source of food. In recent times, together with colleagues from Austria, we conduct a research of parasitofauna population of eels.
Population-genetic studies include genetic diversity determination and taksonomical origin of fish and shellfish, for protection of their origins. We also investigate distribution and degree of migration of local populations, and the genetic structure changes that occur in the parent flock farms and their impact on the surrounding free population.
One of the activities of the Laboratory for Aquaculture is mathematical modeling of the enviromental impact of fish farms. So we created two computer programs (TunaMod and AquaKult), used in studies of environmental impact of tuna, sea bream and sea bass farms.


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LONDON (AP) — British pop star Cliff Richard says police have questioned him about a sexual assault allegation.
A statement issued Sunday on behalf of Richard says the allegation that he assaulted a boy at a religious rally in Sheffield, northern England, in the 1980s is "completely false."
Police, who do not name suspects unless they are charged, said a 73-year-old man was interviewed under caution at a police station Saturday. He was not arrested.
"Under caution" means the interview was recorded and could be used in future prosecutions.
Earlier this month police searched a house belonging to Richard near London after receiving what they called "an allegation of a sexual nature."
Richard was one of Britain's first rock stars in the 1950s and has recorded hit singles over the past six decades.
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Sis Really Does Not Have a Kind Heart
What four-year-old child, this was clearly just a special kind of dwarf, whose face also happened to stop growing along with his body.
An extremely penetrating look came from Feng Yu Heng, as she examined the dwarf's face. The dwarf was smart and immediately pulled their arm back, hugging Yao shi's neck. He even copied what a child would say and shouted: "Elder sister is very scary. I want mommy." Saying this, tears began to flow.
Yao shi quickly embraced him and gently scolded Feng Yu Heng: "Don't scare him. This child's father and mother were both killed by criminals. We cannot leave him alone and ignore him."
Feng Yu Heng was worried about this and helplessly said to Yao shi: "Saving him was already just enough. Could it be that mother wishes to take him in and raise him?"
"That's not impossible!" Yao shi's eyes carried a bit of expectation, "To have been found by us is also a kind of fate. A-Heng, you cannot always be so hard-hearted."
Feng Yu Heng frowned and looked at Yao shi. Speaking truthfully, at the very moment, she felt very sorrowful. Ever since returning to the Feng manor, she did her best to struggle against the Feng family to protect her mother and younger brother. Even Yao shi's divorce was the result of her asking for the Emperor's grace. As a result, her mother viewed her as having a ferocious heart.
She was unwilling to accept it and said: "If my heart is not ferocious, we would have been eaten by the Feng manor long ago!"
Yao shi realized that she had been too harsh and felt regretful. But Feng Yu Heng had already directed Wang Chuan to take away the child in her embrace. The child's screams entered her ears. They were absolutely heartbreaking, as they broke her heart.
She did not care for Feng Yu Heng's feeling and simply stood up, roughly saying: "I absolutely must bring this child back. If you felt that this child living in the county princess' manor is improper, I can bring him to live in an inn. When you have finished your business, I will bring him along to Xiao Zhou."
"Madam!" Wang Chuan could not bear to continue listening, "The county princess' manor is also your home."
"But I do not even have the right to bring a child in." Yao shi finally became spirited in her argument with Feng Yu Heng, refusing to back down.
Looking at the mother in front of her, Feng Yu Heng suddenly began to laugh. Although she looked very similar, Yao shi truly was not the mother that had passed away many years ago. She had taken over for the body's original owner, and the changes could not escape the eyes of her mother. Yao shi noticed long ago that something was not right; however, she endured the entire time and did not speak. Thinking about it, she had been quite tolerant of her.
"Mother." She spoke, "If you could have been this strong when facing the Feng family back then, there would have been no need for us three to have been sent to the Northwest and suffered for all these years. Now that you have some ability, you protect a child with unknown origins. Back then, why did you not act like you are now and protect me and Zi Rui?" Her words were ice-cold and did not carry a trace of emotion. "Forget it, if you want to keep him, just keep him. He can also stay with you in the county princess' manor. That is not just my manor, it is also your home." Saying this, she turned and walked to the imperial carriage. While walking, she said: "Wang Chuan, madam's body is weak. Have that child sit with us."
Yao shi saw that she finally agreed and let out a sigh of relief. She then repeatedly advised the dwarf to go with Wang Chuan. Although the dwarf did not want to, he knew that being able to remain was not easy, so he obediently followed Wang Chuan and walked over to the imperial carriage.
Yao shi watched them enter the carriage and finally had Qing Lan help her return to her own carriage. Only after the carriages began advancing once more did she blankly ask Qing Lan: "Say, could it be that she is angry with me?"
"Is madam talking about young miss?" Qing Lan quickly consoled her: "How could that be? Young miss treats madam the best. She does not want to bring along that child because it is dangerous. Madam, do not think too much about it."
"Have I thought too much?" Yao shi spoke to herself, "Zi Rui and I are burdens to her. Who knows, maybe there comes a day where she is irritated and does not want to shoulder these responsibilities and will cast us away."
Qing Lan was quite scared by what she had said, as she repeatedly consoled her, fearing that Yao shi would say something too severe. If it was heard by the second young miss, what would happen if she became infuriated?
How could she know that even if Feng Yu Heng could not hear it, she could roughly guess what Yao shi was thinking. After the situation with spirit-altering drug, Yao shi's personality had changed from before. That sort of weak-willed person now understood how to take a stand; however, this stand was against none other than her own daughter.
Feng Yu Heng was unhappy and sat next to Xuan Tian Ming in the imperial carriage. The dwarf was held by Huang Quan and Wang Chuan and seemed to be quite obedient, but he continued to look all over the carriage, even stopping to look at Xuan Tian Ming's knees for a long time.
Although Huang Quan did not get out of the carriage, she had seen the entire spectacle from the carriage. Right now, she did not have a single good impression of that dwarf. Seeing his eyes wander, she fiercely scolded him: "What are you looking around for? If your eyes continue to wander, don't blame me for gauging your eyes out!"
The dwarf pretended to tremble and was about to cry; however, he heard Xuan Tian Ming say: "This prince hates seeing people cry in front of me." While saying this, he began fiddling with his whip. He then stared at the dwarf and said: "If you don't believe me, just try it. See if this prince can cut you in half with a flick of the whip."
Wang Chuan felt that it was a bit too violent. Although this child had offended the young miss, he was still young and did not understand. She did not dare say anything to Xuan Tian Ming, thus she pulled on the dwarf's hand and calmly said: "Come, sit at my side."
The dwarf's mouth that had stopped pouting from fear of Xuan Tian Ming once again pouted, but a tear did not dare come out. Feng Yu Heng turned to face Xuan Tian Ming and mouthed silently: "He's not a child. It's a dwarf with a body and appearance that does not age."
Xuan Tian Ming did not react with much surprise and simply nodded. He then looked at the dwarf and felt a little puzzled, asking: "Are you feeling very hot?"
With this being asked, everyone finally noticed that this child's forehead was covered in sweat. Although he was controlling it, he was unable to stop it from appearing on his skin.
Wang Chuan frowned, "Although it is summer, the mountain breeze is a little cool. It should not feel that hot."
Feng Yu Heng, however, suddenly thought of something. She looked at Xuan Tian Ming and saw him give her an unnoticeable nod. Only then did she say: "We feel that it is cool, but for someone that is accustomed to even colder temperatures, it is truly an unbearable heat."
Once this was said, the dwarf was visibly startled. He then turned his head away and did not look at Feng Yu Heng.
She leaned back lazily in the carriage and sat with one leg crossed over the other. Her gaze, however, never left the dwarf.
Wang Chuan could understand what was happening and cast her an inquisitive gaze. There was nothing that Feng Yu Heng could do to immediately explain the matter of this dwarf, thus she mouthed two words to her: Qian Zhou.
Wang Chuan was shocked. Huang Quan also saw what Feng Yu Heng had mouthed and subconsciously moved to grab the dwarf; however, she was stopped by Wang Chuan. "Your temper is easily moved. You can do as you like when we get off the carriage, but do not touch the child for now." Saying this, she gave Huang Quan a look, and Huang Quan took the hint. Smiling, she sat down on the other side of the dwarf, placing the dwarf between them.
The carriages continued to advance. After another four hours, they left the mountains and began to be able to hear the sound of the river.
Feng YU Heng said: "The river that we are about to see is one that I am very familiar with. The first trouble that I ran into after returning to the capital was when I was forced to jump into the river. Isn't that right, Wang Chuan?"
Wang Chuan nodded, "That's right. It's thanks to his Highness the seventh prince passing by that saved us. Does young miss wish to rest for a while at the riverside?" She could see what Feng Yu Heng was thinking.
Feng Yu Heng smiled and said: "Good! We have traveled for a long time. We should rest for a while."
While they spoke, the sound of the river became clearer. Wang Chuan walked out of the carriage and went to inform the driver. The driver then shouted to the carriage ahead, and the two carriages then went straight to the river. Not long later, they stopped.
Huang Quan took the initiative to carry the dwarf off the carriage. Feng Yu Heng then pushed Xuan Tian Ming's wheelchair. On the other end, QingLan helped Yao shi out of her carriage.
Upon seeing Yao shi, the dwarf wanted to go over; however, Huang Quan did not let go. He struggled a few times fruitlessly then simply began shouting: "Mommy! Mommy!"
Xuan TianMing reminded him: "You can eat whatever you want, but you cannot speak however you want, and you cannot call whomever you want family. Who exactly is your mother?"
Yao shi also heard these words. She dared to refute Feng Yu Heng, but she did not dare to argue with Xuan Tian Ming, thus she pretended to not hear. Walking over, she moved to pick up the child from Huang Quan's hands.
Huang Quan looked at Feng Yu Heng. Seeing that she slightly shook her head, she quickly took a few steps back and said: "Madam, this child is dirty. Leave him to this servant to carry! We can have him accompany madam when he has been cleaned up."
Yao shi was a little unhappy, feeling that Feng Yu Heng was a little too controlling. But she did not realize that before she was afflicted by spirit-altering drug, Feng Yu Heng controlled quite a bit. She just felt that it was a matter of course, and she was quite happy to listen to her daughter's arrangements. Ever since she had been afflicted by spirit-altering drug, although she was now fine, her temper had changed quite a bit. This change was something that even Qing Lan could notice. She, however, never noticed any difference.
Feng Yu Heng pushed Xuan Tian Ming forward a little further, only stopping when they reached the side of the river. She picked a rock that was a little higher up and sat down, loudly saying: "It really is quite cool." Saying this, she glanced at the dwarf, his head was still covered in sweat. She smiled and asked, "You have never experienced Summer, right? You truly have had it difficult. It's such a hot day, yet you must perform this play filled with holes. Just thinking about it makes me exhausted."
The dwarf glanced at Feng Yu Heng vigilantly then lowered his head to feign sorrow.
Huang Quan coldly snorted and threw him to the ground. The dwarf was caught unprepared and fell to the ground. This fall was quite hefty, and he even lost his two front teeth.
Yao shi shrieked and rushed forward without any regard, picking up the child that had fallen to the ground. She then loudly scolded Huang Quan: "What sort of thing is a servant like you doing? You are completely careless!" She then looked down and saw that the child's front teeth were missing. Her heart ached terribly: "You have been with your young miss for too long. You've learned to become completely cold. This child is still so young. How could you act so cruel?"
Feng Yu heng suddenly stood up, causing Yao shi to tremble in fear, as she walked over toward her. Reaching out, she used some force and pulled the dwarf to her side.
The dwarf had been crying because of the pain from his teeth. Having suddenly been pulled by Feng Yu Heng, the fear caused him to swallow his cries.
Feng Yu Heng said: "Mother, don't be so anxious. I saw that this child had a forehead soaked with sweat and brought him to the river to wash him." After saying this, she did not wait for Yao shi to react. Dragging the dwarf, she left. Arriving at the side of the river, she held him down in the river. When she brought him up again, not only was he not clean, his face had become covered in some mud.
The dwarf was finally unable to endure and suddenly turned to face Feng Yu Heng. His eyes were filled with fury, and blue veins could be seen popping from his head.
Feng Yu Heng immediately laughed, "What is it? Do you feel that you aren't able to clean up at the side of the river? Then this county princess will bring you to the middle of the river to wash up."
After saying this, she suddenly grabbed the dwarf's collar and leaped up. Using the qinggong that she had only learned for a short while, she flew directly toward the middle of the river.
Yao shi was shocked and hoped that she would quickly return; however, she found that it seemed as though Feng Yu Heng looked quite unstable. She twirled around twice in the air, and the person in her hand also twirled twice. A "plunk" sound the came, as Feng Yu Heng threw the dwarf into the river.


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"You should have handed us 'Stupid' T-shirts when we walked out the door." That's what Jennifer Hopkins claims she told Brown Toyota's used-car manager, Steve Simmons, when she and her husband, Donnell, met with him last fall.
The couple were upset over the financing terms for two used cars they'd bought in July; they hoped Simmons would allow them to strike a new deal.
But Simmons, they say, was immovable; his response, according to Jennifer, was that they'd signed the contracts and should have made sure they understood the terms. It's tough to argue with that, and the Hopkinses know it. Even so, as a lesson in How Not to Buy a Used Car, let's take a look at what happened.
The story begins when Donnell went to a Brown's tent sale at Fashion Square last May 26 and bought a 2001 Isuzu Rodeo that had a cash price of $15,000. He got $1,550 for his 1990 Jeep Cherokee and put $700 down in cash. With taxes and fees, the total came to $14,113; we'll save the financing details for later.
Over the next month or so, he claims, he took the SUV in three times for servicing because the "check engine" light kept coming on. When it came on a fourth time, the car needed a new transmission. The last straw, he claims, was that within 24 hours of replacing the transmission, the light came on again– so he went to Brown's Pantops store, explained his frustration, and began shopping for a different vehicle.
On July 30, he bought a 2002 Toyota Highlander Limited with a cash price of $27,734. Trading in the Isuzu knocked the price down by $727, and the total with taxes and fees came to $28,694. At the same time, Jennifer decided to replace her aging car and bought a Toyota Scion. Although she claims she was led to believe that due to her good credit she'd get 4.9 percent interest, in fact Scion's interest rates are nonnegotiable, and she ended up paying 5.6 percent. Other than that, she has no complaints.
As for Donnell's deal, however, the couple is vehement: "We've been totally screwed" is Jennifer's verdict. She reached that conclusion, however, only after finally reading their contracts– which, she ruefully admits, she should have done before she signed them. That brings us to the matter of financing.
Jennifer claims that their saleswoman, Kimberly Koltz, said they could improve on Donnell's Highlander deal if they put it on Jennifer's credit, and she agreed (he'd bought the Isuzu on his own). Without either asking during the closing or reading the terms herself before signing, however, Jennifer assumed her 5.6 percent interest rate would also apply to the Highlander.
Instead, she discovered later, they were paying 9.59 percent– and would be for six years, not the five they'd thought they'd signed up for. The 9.59 percent rate truly was an improvement, however; turns out Donnell was paying 24.75 percent on the Isuzu. Even so, the big picture isn't pretty: they'll pay $40,399 in all for the Highlander, which would have cost $28,694 in cash at Brown.
The Kelley Blue Book retail price for the Isuzu is $10,950, and Edmunds.com is $11,342, for an average of $11,146. Brown's cash price, $15,000, was 26 percent higher. The Blue Book retail price for the Highlander is $21,695, and Edmunds.com is $22,904, for an average of $22,299. Brown's cash price, $27,734, is 20 percent higher.
I couldn't talk to either Koltz, the saleswoman, or Simmons, her manager, because both have left the company. I did speak at length with sales director Jay Malone, however, who rejected my figures, since the values published by Blue Book and others can vary by locality and season. As a result, he claims that they can bear little relationship to the true market value of a car.
I asked whether Malone would meet with the Hopkinses, and he agreed. Next week I'll report on the outcome, and give some pointers on how to avoid this situation.
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Despite some scary moments in the stretch, Shanghai Bobby lived up to his 6-5 favoritism to take Saturday's Grade 1, $1,818,000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile by a head over He's Had Enough.
The Todd Pletcher trainee tracked the pacesetting Title Contender through fractions of :22 1/5 and :45 2/5 before asserting his class to take over entering the turn. Shanghai Bobby began looking around after opening up a clear lead heading into Santa Anita's stretch, but jockey Rosie Napravnik never panicked. She kept urging the dark bay colt on while saving ground along the rail until He's Had Enough pulled up to challenge on the outside.
That got the Harlan's Holiday colt's attention, and Shanghai Bobby dug in to secure the slim victory in a final time of 1:44 2/5 for 1 1/16 miles on the fast dirt.
"We were in a great spot. As a matter of fact, down the backside, I was having déjà vu of the (Grade 1) Kentucky Oaks (win aboard Believe You Can) and being in that golden spot," said Napravnik, who followed in Julie Krone's footsteps to become just the second female rider to win a Breeders' Cup race.
"He outran the one horse (Title Contender) way too early because once he gets to the lead, he gets a little bit lost. I was worried at that point, because he just came to a walk. I was hoping those horses would come up to him sooner than later. They did, and he kicked on again. He's a terrific horse.
"He was nose and nose with me," Napravnik said of He's Had Enough. "I was looking forward mostly because I knew they were coming and once Bobby saw them that he would kick into gear and he re-breaks so sharply. It's an unbelievable feeling."
"That was our strategy, to be aggressive, the way the track was playing," Pletcher admitted. "We didn't want to get shuffled back.
"I kept going back on the Track Barron (at Belmont Park) in his second start. He went pretty fast early, and it looked like he was in trouble, but when horses engaged him, he fought on and found more. I was hoping he was going to be able to do that today. I was concerned about the fractions.
Shanghai Bobby moved his record to a perfect five-for-five with this win and essentially wrapped up champion two-year-old male honors while returning $4.60, $3.40 and $2.60 to his faithful backers.
"It's great to have an undefeated two-year-old and go all the way from April to November; it's pretty hard to do. It's a real feather in his cap," Pletcher added. "He's got everything you want. He's fast and he's courageous. He's handled everything we've thrown at him, from 4 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/16 miles. He just keeps coming."
He's Had Enough ran greenly in the stretch, drifting toward the grandstand before jockey Mario Gutierrez straightened him up and sent the Tapit colt up to Shanghai Bobby's throatlatch.
"To overcome all that trouble, he ran dynamite," said He's Had Enough's trainer, Doug O'Neill. "Right to the end, I was still thinking he was going to get there. He got beat by a nice horse."
It was another 2 1/4 lengths behind the gray runner-up to Cape Bastone, who in turn had 1 3/4 lengths to spare on Fortify. Power Broker, Dynamic Sky, Speak Logistics, Title Contender and Monument completed the order under the wire.
Shanghai Bobby entered the Juvenile owning a five-length win in the Grade 1 Champagne at Saratoga and a 3 3/4-length score in Belmont Park's Grade 2 Hopeful. Prior to those two the juvenile broke his maiden at Aqueduct by four lengths and recorded a one-length victory in the Track Barron. With the winner's share from Saturday's race, the dark bay has now banked $1,687,000 in lifetime earnings.
"I think what impressed me a lot about Shanghai Bobby is the fact that he's so athletic, and he's so smart," said Napravnik, who's been aboard for all of the colt's races. "I wasn't really congratulating him on his smartness at the quarter-pole today but I was at the sixteenth-pole.
"He's a really cool horse, he has a personality. It makes my day every time Todd asks me to come and breeze him in the mornings, and not to mention in the afternoon he's just -- he's all heart, he's all race horse. He's exactly what every rider is looking for."
Bred in Kentucky by Stonehaven Steadings, Shanghai Bobby has more than earned back his initial purchase price of $105,000 as a Keeneland September yearling. It also didn't hurt that Coolmore principals Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith purchased a 50 percent interest of the colt from owner Starlight Racing leading up to the Breeders' Cup.
"Of course not!" Jack Wolf of Starlight Racing said when asked if he now regretted selling a percentage of Shanghai Bobby to Coolmore. "The way it worked out, these guys have had horses with Todd for a number of years, and it was a natural deal. They were interested in the horse mainly as a stallion prospect and having the fun of doing this. No, it's great to have them as partners, and we've already had some fun and we'll have some more fun, hopefully."
Shanghai Bobby is the first registered foal of the stakes-winning Orientate mare Steelin' and hails from the family of Grade 1-winning producer City Band. This is also the family of Grade 2 vixen Really Quick as well as Grade 3 victors American Lion and King's Reel.


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Hot Dog of the Week: Puka Dog
"In the constantly evolving culinary melting pot of Hawaii, it's hard to pick the state's one true hot dog."
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Who knew that Hawaii was a gold mine of obscure hot dog variations? Portuguese immigrants first came to Hawaii in the 19th century, bringing sausages and sweet bread buns. American-style hot dogs were introduced to Hawaii (along with spam) by the United States military during World War II. Throw in Chinese and Japanese influence, plus local ingredients, and you get one of the wildest hot dog regions in the world.
The Puka Dog is the culmination of sixty years of island hot dog evolution. Puka means "Hole" in Hawaiian. Special loaves are baked on a custom contraption which creates a perfect tunnel for the Polish sausages, which are grilled and jammed into the hole. Puka dogs are dressed with any combination of secret sauces, tropical mustards, and fruit relish (think habanero, lemon, mango, coconut, papaya, guava, and so on). The standard condiment is a lemon garlic sauce similar to aioli.
Hot dogs are served many ways in Hawaii. The Portuguese sausage--traditionally made with pork and flavored with paprika and vinegar--has been part of the Hawaiian diet for a long time, often served sliced with breakfast or in chili over rice. But Portuguese sausages can also be found baked into a sweet bun, or on a standard hot dog roll with mustard.
Also popular are Redondo's bright red Hawaiian Winners and Japanese style Arabiki. Even Portuguese hot dogs, spiced like the sausage but with a hot dog texture, and Spam Dogs are available--blurring the lines between sausage, hot dog, and spam. These are used almost interchangeably, and pop up in everything from sushi to Portuguese bean stew.
Roadside shaved ice stands often serve hot dogs on buns, American style, often adding island flavor in the form of pineapple mustard or sweet Maui onions. At Hawaiian bakeries you're likely to find hot dog musubi--a hot dog split and wrapped in seaweed with sticky rice--and all variations of sausages baked into sweet rolls and steamed buns, going by the name of hot dog manapua.
Popular for years was the Waffle Dog at KC's Drive in, a hot dog cooked inside a waffle, made on a custom iron. KC's Drive-In is no longer open but the family continues to serve waffle dogs at fairs and special functions, and versions of the Waffle Dog can still be found all over Hawaii.
Last but not least, at the annual Okinawan Festival we find the Andagi Dog--a hot dog on a stick dipped in vanilla-laced Japanese donut batter and deep fried like a corn dog. Or head to Hank's Haute Dogs, Hawaii's modern hot dog parlor, for chili dogs and Chicago dogs, or a Duck & Foie Gras sausage with dried fruit confit.
The Puka dog is a great evolution of the Hawaiian fascination with stuffing and baking dogs and sausages into loaves. Adding the sweet and spicy tropical sauces, and breaking with tradition by using Polish sausages, makes the Puka Dog unique. But in the constantly evolving culinary melting pot of Hawaii, it's hard to pick the state's one true hot dog. I guess you'll just have to try them all.
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Our new Pope, Francis, was born on Dec. 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires as Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He is 76 years old, and while an Argentinian by birth, his surname betrays his Italian roots. His father was a railway worker who immigrated to Argentina from Italy, and Bergoglio is one of five children.
After earning a secondary school degree as a chemical technician, Bergoglio felt a call to the priesthood.
He joined the Society of Jesus, entering the novitiate in 1958. He received a philosophy degree in 1963 and spent the next three years teaching literature and psychology.
Bergoglio then studied theology from 1967 to 1970, during which time he was ordained a priest. His priestly ordination was on Dec. 13, 1969.
Father Bergoglio did the final state of Jesuit formation from 1970 to 1971, and was novice master at the Jesuit seminary in San Miguel, a Buenos Aires suburb, from 1972 to 1973, where he taught theology.
In 1973, he made his perpetual vows in the Society, and that year was elected provincial for Argentina. After his time as provincial, from 1980 to 1986, he served as rector of the seminary at San Miguel, where he had studied, and was pastor of a parish in the city.
He went to Germany in 1986 to finish his doctoral thesis, after which he served as a professor, confessor and spiritual director.
In 1992, he was consecrated auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires, and given the titular see of Auca. He became Buenos Aires' coadjutor bishop in 1997, and succeeded as the see's archbishop the following year. His role as Archbishop of Buenos Aires made him also the Bishop of the ordinariate for Eastern rite Catholics in Argentina. (Except those of the Armenian Catholic Church in Argentina, who have their own bishop.)
Bergoglio was elevated to cardinal in 2001 and was appointed cardinal-priest of San Roberto Bellarmino, a Roman parish associated with the Jesuit order.
He served as an official of the 10th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in 2001 and was for a time the president of the Argentine bishops' conference.
While Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Bergoglio was a member of the Congregations for Divine Worship; for the Clergy; and for Institutes of Consecrated Life, as well as the Pontifical Council for the Family and the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.
He was elected Pope on March 13, 2013, on the fifth ballot of the conclave, during its second day, taking the name Francis after St. Francis of Assisi.
Pope Francis is noted for his humble demeanor – as archbishop of Buenos Aires, he lived in an apartment, cooked his own meals and took public transit. In Rome, according to Father Zuhlsdorf, he carried himself not as a cardinal, but as a typical visiting priest.
As Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis supported a liberal administration of baptism, recognizing the necessity of the sacrament and the secularizing forces pushing in on his country.
He told the Italian magazine "30 Days" in 2009 that illegitimate children should be baptized, even if their parents are not regular churchgoers.
"The child has no responsibility for the condition of his parents' marriage. The baptism of children can, on the contrary, become a new beginning for the parents."
He urged that evangelization must be done "by going to meet the people, not by waiting for the people to come to us…the sacraments are for the life of men and women as they are."
Argentina was long ruled by right-wing military figures, and during the 1970s the government actively "disappeared" thousands of left-wing activists and militants. While head of the Argentine province of Jesuits, Bergoglio "opposed the tendency" of his brothers in religion to embrace Marxism, according to Sandro Magister's article in "Chiesa."
He is close to Communion and Liberation, an ecclesial lay movement founded in 1956 by Monsignor Luigi Giussani, whose writings Bergoglio wrote "have inspired me to reflect and have helped me to pray."
"I am convinced that his (Msgr. Giussani's) thought is profoundly human and reaches man's innermost longings," Bergoglio said in 2001.
When in 2010 Argentina was considering the legalization of same-sex marriage – which ended up passing – Bergoglio was opposed to it, as he was opposed to related proposals to allow adoption by gay couples.
In the weeks before the government voted on "gay marriage," he wrote to the Carmelites in his archdiocese asking them to pray for the vote, saying legalization would "gravely harm the family" and that "the identity of the family, and its survival, are in jeopardy."
He is friendly to the poor and concerned for their well-being, and is perceived as recognizing the legitimate concerns of liberation theology, while keeping those concerns within the Church's heart.
"We live in the most unequal part of the world, which has grown the most, yet reduced misery the least," Bergoglio said during a 2007 assembly of Latin American bishops. "The unjust distribution of goods persists, creating a situation of social sin that cries out to Heaven and limits the possibilities of a fuller life for so many of our brothers."
He lived in tension with the Argentine government, at times chastising it for failing to do more for the impoverished.
He has shown compassion on the downcast, each year during Holy Week as archbishop washing the feet different social outsiders, including AIDS patients and the incarcerated, according to Bloomberg News.
In 2005, an Argentine monsignor told the BBC that Bergoglio was "as uncompromising as Pope John Paul II, in terms of the principles of the Church – everything it has defended regarding euthanasia, the death penalty, abortion, the right to life, human rights, celibacy of priests."
While it has been asserted that as Archbishop of Buenos Aires he was hostile to the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite, access to which was liberalized by Benedict XVI, the circumstances allow a charitable interpretation.
The extraordinary form Mass has been available to the people of Buenos Aires, though not within the archdiocese itself, which is only 78 square miles and covers the city itself and none of its suburbs. The traditional Mass is available in Lomas de Zamora, a suburb which borders Buenos Aires, as well as in La Plata, 36 miles away, and Mercedes, 65 miles away.
"La Nacion," a prominent Argentine publication, said that Bergoglio enjoys soccer and tango, and the books of Dostoyevsky and Jorge Luis Borges.


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