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New billionaire Elon Musk has made big bets in a trio of risky industries. His portfolio of companies practically reads like the set-up to a contrarian joke. He's in electric cars, solar power, and space rockets– sectors rocked by troubles with the unsellable Chevy Volt, the fracas around Solyndra, and budget cuts at NASA.
But Musk is thriving in industries where the default expectation is failure. He debuted on the new 2012 Forbes Billionaires List with a net worth of $2 billion.
That's quite a mark up from that $680 million that Forbes estimated Musk was worth last October. Musk told Forbes that what he's doing isn't about the money (there are surer ways to make a buck than launching space rockets), but he's making bank anyway.
His electric car company, Tesla Motors, saw a 30% increase in its stock price year over year through Feb. 14, 2012. Tesla stock noticeably jumped after the early February 2012 unveiling of the Model X, which will go into production in 2013. Musk's 29% stake in Tesla is worth just over $1 billion.
Then there's SolarCity, a company that designs, finances and installs solar panels and systems. Musk owns a fourth of the company, founded and run by his cousin Lyndon Rive. SolarCity is expected to file an S-1 soon with the intent of going public. The IPO, to be underwritten by Goldman Sachs, aims to value the company at $1.5 billion. At the end of February, SolarCity announced an institutional funding round led by Silver Lake Kraftwerk, including fellow billionaire Nicholas Pritzker. The round raised $81 million.
The biggest wildcard component in Musk's fortune is his two-thirds stake in SpaceX. The company has already racked up billions of dollars in government and commercial contracts for nearly 40 rocket launches through the year 2017. SpaceX has focused on building reusable rockets (government-built rockets are one-use disposable models), with the end goal of drastically decreasing the cost of space travel. Musk has hinted at a public offering for the company in 2013. He hired former Broadcom finance executive Bret Johnsen as SpaceX Chief Financial Officer in May 2011. Johnsen is expected to prepare the company for an IPO.
Together, Musk's stakes in SolarCity and SpaceX are worth $1 billion.
Musk made his first fortune as a cofounder of PayPal, the online payments system that was sold to eBay for $1.5 billion in 2002. Among his other PayPal cofounders: Peter Thiel, who later became the first significant angel investor in Facebook and is also a member of the Forbes Billionaires List. Like Thiel, Musk thinks big and isn't bothered by what might halt lesser risk-takers. Musk detailed to a conference outside San Francisco several years ago his vision for interplanetary living. Given his track record with other risky bets so far, Musk might just make it happen.
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I would really like to know how the researchers come up with this valuations. If this guy is worth that, then how much are the people in my tiny Ecuador worth? We have in my country poeple that own business groups that sell more than 1Billion dollars in retail, telecommunications, construcions or other conglomerates. In addition they have monopolies in Ecuador. If Musk with his businesses (that are no monopolies and barely reachs 1 billion) is worth that, then how much the ones in my country, 10 billion?
I will definately make you a list. My work`s computer has some problems, but tonight I will get to it. I will send you a version of Fortune 500 but for Ecuador. What you have to keep in mind is that all of these companies are private an are family owned. So there is not many stockholders. Also, the biggest ones have monopolies or duopolies in the country.
The owner of Dangote group, according to Forbes, is worth more than 10 billion dollar. His group does not sells more than 2 billion. Holw can he be worth so much? Warren Buffet is worth 44 b and his company hasn revenues of 144 b. That means that each billion of revenues generate 3.27 of net worth. Dangote`s company sells 1.6 b and his net worth is 11.2 B. That means that each billion generates 0.14 billion of net worth. There is no logic in this difference of valuation.
I know, they are public companies. My point was that even though the market determines their valuation, they do not seem very logical valuations. You have a Carl Icahn, Sunil Mittal, Deripaska, that are worth almost the same but their companies make much more money. I guess we could talk about this all day long. We are also missing internet billionaires like Zuckerberg whom I still do not understand how can he be worth more than the billionaires a mentioned before.
Elon Musk has been described as a real life version of Tony Stark.
As Tony Stark is a fictional hero of mine, I give my praise to Elon and support all his endeavors.
Musk even appeared in those movies! :D
This puzzles me – I get that stocks are public and such, but if someone sells a privately owned business for say, $4 billion, and they walk personally with $1.5 bil of that, how does Forbes know about it if it isn't publicized? Tax records aren't public, bank accounts certainly aren't, so unless this newly minted billionaire calls someone up and says, "Hey, announce to everyone that I'm a billionaire!", how would they ever make the list of billionaires?
How many billionaires have no desire to make any list at all? Would it even be possible for them to dodge that kind of public scrutiny? I mean, I'm not planning on becoming a billionaire anytime soon, but if I was, I'd *never* want my name attached to any kind of list in Forbes.
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The Greenville City Council voted Tuesday to issue about $2.4 million in certificates of obligation to pay for renovating the animal shelter and buy new software for the police department.
The funds will also be used to pay for several other items which had been on the city's "to do" list for years, according to Council member Dan Perkins.
"There's a lot of things in this package that have been put off and put off and put off," Perkins said. "These are just basic things that we need to get done."
While the vote was unanimous to approve the sale, Mayor Pro Tem Jeffrey Dailey said the estimated cost for the work to the animal shelter gave him "a little bit of heartburn."
The project has been considered for about two years. A May 2011 estimate came in at around $450,000, but an estimated obtained last month put the cost at $667,000.
"I just don't see how that thing has gone up that much in 12 months," Dailey said, also raising concerns about paying $131,000 for four mowers for the Parks and Recreation Department. Dailey said there had been discussion about contracting out the mowing costs in the future.
"I don't think it is going to be smart to buy new mowers if we are going to contract out with somebody," Dailey said.
City Manager Steven Alexander explained that Parks and Recreation Director Colby VanGundy had previously explained how contracting out the work would not save the city an appreciable amount, plus there would be a loss of control of the work by the city.
"It is not cheaper to contract it out," Perkins agreed.
As for the animal control facility, Finance Director Cliff Copeland mentioned the newest bids also included two "alternates" which had not been part of the earlier estimate, but which engineers who drew up the project recommended be added.
"We're going to have to do it anyway, two years down the road," Copeland.
Alexander said the city could go out for bids on the project again if Dailey wanted.
"You could get lower bids, you could get higher bids," Alexander said.
"If you rebid, you could be looking at a crazier price," Perkins explained.
Steven Adams with Specialized Public Finance told the Council the city took bids on the certificates from six different banks on February 7.
"It saved us about $15,000 in issuance costs and we got some very good bids," Adams said.
American National Bank was the winning bidder on the $2,425,000 in certificates of obligation, at 1.78 percent.
"Which is a very, very good rate," Adams said, adding the sale is expected to close on March 13.
"And you will receive the money for your projects," Adams said.
The certificates also included $40,000 for renovations at Oak Creek Park, $150,000 for a training tower, mobile data terminals and software for the fire department, $890,000 for records management software and a crime scene trailer for the police department, along with $426,000 for a gradall unit and a three-quarter ton truck for the Streets Department.

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Might anyone have any sound advice on climbing gear for the beginner? I literally did my first climb with some friends at Rumbling Bald. Of course, my friends had me doing multi-pitch climbs and I was too ignorant to know better. A week later, we went to a climbing gym on a rainy day. By that evening, I confirmed my addiction to the sport. Further confirming my addiction,I purchased a Black Diamond Momentum AL harness, a couple of locking biners, a Mammut chalk bag, and Five-Ten Coyote lace ups. Bottom line is, I need one of two things: 1. An affordable gear list OR 2. A Climbers Anonymous (CA)rehab center Help!!!
In order of necessity and general chronological order of most climbers' purchases (taking into account that you already have some of the basics): 1. ATC belay device 2. two 2 foot slings or daisy chain or PAS 3. two more 2 ft slings (anchors) 4. four more locking carabiners (anchors) 5. 70m 9.8mm dynamic climbing rope 6. climbing pack This completes your top rope set up. 7. 10 - 12 quickdraws 8. 4 more 2 ft slings (alpine draws) 9. 8 non-locking carabiners (alpine draws) 10. (completely optional) gri gri 11. (completely optional) stick clip This completes your sport rack 12. set of stoppers (I prefer DMM wall nuts. a lot of folks swear by BD) w/ nut tool 13. 2 - 3 larger sized hex nuts 14. set of c4s 15. set of c3s 16. set of big bros 17. set of tri cams 18. non-locking carabiners to rack above gear There's your trad rack 19. repeat steps 1 - 18 as you see fit 20. remember to replace your harness and rope every few years and your metal gear before it wears to the point of being dangerous. welcome to the club. :)
You should also have a "mentor" or someone to help you learn. Including which gear to buy.
Wow! Thanks for the quick reply. Very helpful. At this time, I like sport climbing, probably because the sport is still new to me. I am sure I will be getting into more aggressive climbs as I progress. Hope you don't mind, I copied and pasted your list to Word.doc for my future reference. Most grateful regards.
In addition to what you already have: A belay device. Wait on everything else until you have more experience. You'll know what you'll need when the time comes. It'll come soon enough. I understand the excitement. And I know too well how to be a gear whore. But, buy now, and you'll end up with a bunch of stuff that you'll wish you didn't spend money on.
Frank, Thanks, I do have some experienced folks helping me out. Actually, my neighbors are the one's who introduced me to the sport. They have all the "general" gear, but the items more specific to me is what I have been hunting. However, I would like to have a complete list of gear for future climbs with other folks as I progress. Excellent advice on climbing with a mentor though. I did learn to belay using a Gri Gri with an instructor at a climbing gym recently.
In Southern speak, "Thanks yawl"! Yep, super excited about climbing. Makes sense about not ending up with useless gear and spending money on superior gear. Next investment, belay device...and helmet. Lord knows, I don't need anymore self-inflicted injuries. Honestly, I am whitewater paddler and mountain biker. I also backpack. Put ALL that together...I am already a gear whore! LoL!
Sharpen your skills before you can't pay the bills (I.e. get geardicted, it's way too easy to buy a set of cams that you wont need until you get better and "forget" to pay the electric).
here's a useful link about picking climbing shoes super topo has a collection of gear reviews that could be helpful. who knows, the 5.10 coyotes may be excellent shoes, but the day may come when you're looking for something else. many climbers have multiple pairs of shoes. i'm a big fan of the la sportiva miura lace ups, a shoe that feels at home on just about any terrain. for quickdraws, the black diamond positrons are very nice for the price range they're in. jury is out on the big bros. tri cams are really cool, but i rarely use mine, could just be due to where i climb. i don't often see hexes used either, sold mine a few years ago and haven't missed them. some may scoff at this, but a couple quicklinks from a hardware store can be really handy for all kinds of things, as well as lots of prusik cord. a stick clip is very cheap, and easy to make. painters pole and a small clamp. hope i was at least somewhat helpful, have fun climbing!!
If you're sport climbing definitely get a grigri and a stickclip.
Realistically you're likely not going to be leading sport climbing groups for a while. So focus on getting a top rope setup, developing your climbing skills, learn to lead belay and climb, etc. THEN get a sport rack when you're ready to take friends sport climbing or be the lead climber. It can take a while to get your skill/strength to the point of leading comfortably so take it easy and try to enjoy the sport in each step.
experienced people to go with over and over again ... thats what you need ... dont bother buying anything for the first while until you figure out in real life, not on the intrawebs, what you should buy ...
You have shoes and a harness, the next thing you need is a helmet. Unless you're going to be exclusively climbing inside, you should get one and wear it. Fellow climbers are much more likely to have a spare belay device to lend you than a spare helmet. 1. helmet 2. belay device After that, climb with your friends on whatever gear they have and by the time you're ready to need your own gear you'll know what you want from trying out what others have. Have fun!
2nd to 1. helmet and 2. belay device then go climbing and ask a lot of questions, not only of the people your climb with but the other you meet as well. See how things are done, what you like and don't, I like rocks other than bd stoppers as they tend not to get stuck as easily IMO. When you are ready to start leading start thinking about what to buy. Have fun, be safe.
3rd (or 4th, 5th?) to helmet and belay device. I would also invest in a rope (60m or 70m depending on what crags you are hitting) - simply because ropes wear out and it is a really nice gesture to share that expense with your climbing partners/mentors, even if you aren't leading yet, rather than relying on their gear all of the time. Have fun and climb safe!
i always forget about the helmet
If you stick with it in NC, you're going to end up trad climbing. To save some $, get the guide ATC from the start. If u get the regular ATC, you'll just end up buying the guide ATC down the road. Have fun.
It has been said by others, but I will add my vote for the buy a helmet and an ATC Guide, then just go climb A LOT with more experienced folks. There are all sorts of options for each piece of gear. After you get a few hundred pitches under you, you will start to develop a preference for what brands / styles you like, and what you really need to do the climbs you like. Gear is cool! We all like shiny stuff! IMHO, the best thing you can do at this stage is to concentrate on getting better at climbing and learn how to use the gear. Worry about spending a lot of your money later! Climb safe and have fun!!!
should also add that the list above is not to be bought in one trip to the shop... I listed the items in order of how they are typically acquired. It usually takes at least a couple years to accumulate that stuff. Also, I agree with everyone that later on, as you get into trad, you could get away with just a couple of tri cams, and big bros are really only for a very specific type of climbing that a lot of climbers don't even get into. Just giving you an idea of what your gear closet could look like should you continue this addiction. I would still go with the 9.8mm rope (10mm at the most) if you plan on leading in the next couple of seasons. My first rope was a 10.3 and though it was solid and burly, it was heavy and cumbersome by the time I began to lead. It's a matter of preference though really. These days I use a 9.4, but that is a little too thin IMO. That said, definitely go with the ATC guide. It has higher friction for thinner ropes and the option to run it over the low friction side for the thicker ones. One other thing I forgot to list aside from the helmet: Freedom of the Hills. Every climber ought to own a copy of this. And yes, as others have mentioned; the gear is only as good as the person at the other end of the rope. Choose some good, safe, experienced partners that you can have fun with and trust your life to... Glad to see the excitement in a new climber! I hope this thread has turned out to be helpful for you :)
"If you're sport climbing definitely get a grigri" Nix that Gri Gri idea! Totally NOT needed.
^^^ how do u bring up the second on multipitch? I'd think for the $, the atc guide (or reverso) would be the best value.


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Parasomnias are disruptive sleep-related disorders. They are characterized by undesirable physical or verbal behaviors or experiences. Parasomnias occur in association with sleep, specific stages of sleep (see Sleep: Understanding the Basics), or sleep-awake transition phases.
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The 5 disorders that are discussed in this article are nightmare disorder, sleep terror disorder, sleepwalking disorder (somnambulism), REM sleep behavior disorder, restless legs syndrome (RLS), and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD).
Nightmare disorder
Nightmare disorder is also called dream anxiety attack. Most patients with nightmare disorder are children. Nightmares are frightening dreams that occur during REM sleep and are associated with an increase in heart rate (tachycardia), an increase in the rate of breathing (tachypnea), profuse sweating, and arousal. Most of the time, the patient remembers the scary dream in detail and responds to soothing and comforting by a parent or caregiver.
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Sleep terror disorder is characterized by extreme panic and a sudden, loud, terrified scream during sleep, followed by physical activities such as hitting objects or moving in and out of the bedroom. Persons with this disorder can injure themselves. Sleep terror is a disorder of arousal that primarily occurs during stages III and IV of NREM sleep. Subsequent recollection of the episodes either does not occur or is partial.
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Patients with sleepwalking disorder show complex automatic behaviors, such as wandering aimlessly, carrying objects without any purpose, going outdoors, and performing other activities of varying complexity and duration (even driving). Persons affected with the disorder usually have their eyes wide open in a stare. They may mumble; however, communication with a person who is sleepwalking is usually poor or impossible. This disorder occurs in the slow-wave stages of NREM sleep.
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Patients with REM sleep behavior disorder act out distinctly altered dreams that are vivid, intense, action-packed, and violent. Dream-enacting behaviors include talking, yelling, punching, kicking, sitting, jumping out of bed, arm flailing, and grabbing. An acute form may occur during withdrawal from ethanol or sedative-hypnotic drugs. See REM Sleep Behavior Disorder.
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Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder are common disorders that often may coexist. The primary symptom of restless legs syndrome is insomnia (inability to sleep), whereas periodic leg movement disorder is a well-recognized cause of excessive daytime sleepiness. Nearly all persons with restless legs syndrome have periodic limb movements, and only few persons with periodic limb movement disorder also have restless legs syndrome.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The U.S. dollar extended its rally against most other major currencies Wednesday, while the euro continued to weaken, trading below $1.30 as investors weighed the likelihood of Greece exiting the shared currency.
The ICE dollar index /quotes/zigman/1652083/delayed DXY -0.18% , which measures the dollar's performance against a basket of six other currencies, rose to 80.083, off the session's high of 80.272 but up from 79.719 late Tuesday.
The move extended the dollar's longest string of gains since 2008, as investors sought safety amid worries about the health of Spain's banks as well as Greece's potential exit from the euro zone.
The dollar index has been climbing for eight sessions.
The euro /quotes/zigman/4867933/realtime/sampled EURUSD +0.2612% bought $1.2954, slightly above the day's low of $1.2910, but still down from $1.3014 in North American trade late Tuesday.
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As part of its international bailout, Greece will receive 4.2 billion euros on Thursday, the European Financial Stability Facility said. Read more on the Greek aid.
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While the rest of the world was watching the Bills, Buzz was out in Cheektowaga, poking around the tiny but atmospheric cemetery behind Our Lady Help of Christians (on Union Road, almost across the street from Airport Plaza Jewelers, of rubber chicken fame).
This chapel, built in 1853, is a National Historic Site. It is beautiful and fascinating and wandering around, you get a wonderful feeling, especially on this beautiful day with falling leaves and warm breezes.
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When was the last time anyone went to a Carolina Hurricanes game or a WCPSS game and said, "I would really love to eat a carrot stick"? These healthy snacks will be at first costly to boosters because they won't be bought and they will rot. Then it will be costly to WCPSS because the boosters will stop having those fundraisers for the schools.
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Best Buy executives may be giving up on some of their big-box stores, according to a Wall St. Journal report on Thursday.
The Minnesota-based electronics chain said it would close 50 Best Buy stores. At this time, however, the list of stores to close isn't known. Southland Best Buy outlets are in , , , Matteson, Crestwood and Burbank, and there's a mobile shop in the Chicago Ridge Mall, according to the Best Buy store locator.
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The Minnesota State women's basketball team closed out the 2012 portion of its schedule Wednesday night at Bresnan Arena by running past Dakota State 85-42 in a nonconference game.
Junior forward Ali Wilkinson poured through 27 points and junior guard Karlee Gengenbacher totaled 16 points, six rebounds and three assists as the Mavericks enter the holiday break with an 8-1 overall record. Minnesota State's swift-moving transition game and strong interior play accounted for 48 points in the paint against the 4-7 Trojans.
"We talked about being more than just a 3-point team and we did a much better job of getting to the rim," Mavericks' coach Emilee Thiesse said. "Transition was a big part of where the points came from and pushing the tempo is big for us.
"I still feel defensively we've got a long ways to go. We're making some improvements there but that's still going to be a big focus for us."
Minnesota State scored the game's first eight points — with Wilkinson driving to the hoop twice and converting a spinning move inside — before a 3-pointer off each wing from junior guard Alli Hoefer produced an early 14-2 cushion.
After a three-point play from sophomore forward Jamie Bresnahan and Gengenbacher's 10-foot pull-up jumper put the Mavericks ahead 30-12, Dakota State trimmed the lead to 30-19 behind a pair of 13-footers from Courtney Hamblin. Hamblin led the Trojans with 10 points and four rebounds.
However, consecutive three-point plays from Wilkinson triggered a half-ending 15-0 burst that gave the Mavericks a 45-19 advantage. Wilkinson tallied 14 points over the opening 20 minutes while Gengenbacher and Hoefer chipped in with 11 and eight points, respectively. Dakota State turned the ball over 18 times in the half, resulting in 21 MSU points.
"Our last game we were letting them get whatever they wanted offensively," Gengenbacher said. "We worked all week on our defense and getting better at getting into the passing lanes.
"We were moving much better as a team tonight and we moved the ball quicker looking for the inside-outside game. I think last Saturday we were tired and our legs just weren't there."
Gengenbacher opened the second half with a pair of slicing drives to the cup before two free throws apiece from Wilkinson and sophomore guard Ashley Olson stretched the lead to 53-19. Wilkinson, who played only 20 minutes, then took advantage of a couple of nifty assists from Hoefer and Gengenbacher to convert layups.
"We wanted to start out each half really strong," Wilkinson said. "It didn't feel very good losing our last game so we wanted to regain focus and come out strong this time.
"We were able to force the other team into a lot of turnovers so they weren't able to get their shots up. We got a lot of fastbreak points and our guards did a great job of getting us the ball in the paint."
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---- — Cardinal Sean O'Malley said he has bought a two-way plane ticket to Rome, but local Catholics cannot help but wonder if the archbishop of Boston might end up being elected the next pope.
After all, no less an ecclesiastical expert than John Allen, Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, has noted that the Italian press has put O'Malley on a "short list" of "papabili'' — Italian for those regarded as capable of serving as leader of the Catholic Church.
O'Malley is among the 117 cardinals who will assemble to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI, who stunned the church and the world by announcing last week he will resign as of Feb. 28 due to declining health.
"Certainly he has a lot of the capabilities," Betty Desjardins, pastoral associate at Sacred Hearts Church in Bradford, said of O'Malley.
Desjardins, who has a background in campus ministry and assists Sacred Hearts Pastor the Rev. John Delaney in the administration of the parish, credited O'Malley with providing effective leadership for the archdiocese in the wake of the sex abuse scandal.
During his tenure as bishop of Fall River and Palm Springs, Fla., O'Malley was known for removing pedophiles from active ministry and not shuffling them to other parishes. He has continued that policy during his decade of service in Boston.
"He's a humble man," Desjardins said, noting that O'Malley usually wears the simple dress and sandals of a Franciscan priest.
"He's a fine candidate," Desjardins said. But as to whether O'Malley has a chance of being the first American pope, "I kind of don't think that's going to happen," she said.
"It's anybody's guess," the Rev. Timothy Kearney, pastor of All Saints Church in Haverhill, said of the possibility of O'Malley becoming pope.
Kearney, who has led All Saints for two years, said the talk about O'Malley becoming pope "shows the respect the cardinal commands."
"If he's selected, he'd be an excellent choice," Kearney said.
It has been widely suggested that because the United States is the world's most powerful nation, it's unlikely that the cardinals would choose a pope from this country. Indeed, going back hundreds of years, the powerful Catholic countries — France, Spain and Austria-Hungary — never had one of their cardinals elected to the papacy.
For about 450 years, until Cardinal Karol Wojtyla of Krakow, Poland, became Pope John Paul II in 1978, all of the pontiffs came from Italy, which was divided into many small city-states for most of that period.
Dennis Shank, 62, of Lawrence, a lifelong Catholic and parishioner of St. Patrick Church, is among those who don't think an American cardinal will ascend to the papal throne.
"He's (O'Malley) not going to be pope,'' he said. "It won't happen. The Vatican will not elect an American. America is a superpower. To have the holy father picked from that superpower is too much. They're not going to pick a pope from an existing superpower.
"Cardinals who enter the conclave thinking they're the next pope will leave the conclave a cardinal,'' he said. "We can remember back to 1978 at the death of John Paul I. Everyone expected another Italian. Instead they picked a Pole. And when John Paul II died, they picked a German. I do not believe anybody from North America will be picked, and that includes Canadians.''
Catholics believe there is only one vote that truly counts when the new pope is elected: That of the Holy Spirit, whom the cardinals call upon when they sing the ancient hymn "Veni, Creator Spiritus" (Come, Holy Spirit) during the conclave.
"It's up to the Holy Spirit," Shank said. "It is the inspiration of the Holy Spirit who comes upon the cardinals, and they pick because it is God's choice. I can't emphasize that enough.''
John Cronin, 76, of North Andover, a parishioner at St. Michael Church in that town, said he doesn't have much of an opinion on the talk about O'Malley becoming pope.
"There's one guy that's going to make the decision, and we can't talk to him. It's got to be by the Holy Spirit," Cronin said. "Whatever he does, I know it's going to be OK, because God doesn't make mistakes. We do."
Staff Writer Mark E. Vogler contributed to this report.


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What a difference a night makes. After fizzling away Friday night against Dartmouth, the Quakers were back with a vengeance, getting the underdog victory over Harvard, 75-72. In a league of upsets, a truly dominant team has yet to emerge, though the Crimson had come into the weekend looking like the cream of the crop of the Ivy League, before being swept by Princeton and Penn. In front of a crowded Palestra, despite it being spring break, the Quakers avenged a loss in Cambridge from earlier this season, and just like the second matchup against the Crimson last year, came away with the win.
THE GOOD: The freshmen
The rookie Quakers — Darien Nelson-Henry and Tony Hicks in particular — controlled the court tonight and led Penn to its win. Nelson-Henry brought in 18 points on the night on an 8-for-13 performance from the field, which was in addition to 11 rebounds — three of which were offensive — and three steals. Hicks, who led the Red and Blue in scoring, went 9-for-17 to rake in 24 points for the Quakers as well as three steals, four boards and a team-high five assists.
THE ALSO GOOD: The Quakers' defensive effort
Though the Crimson went on a run in the second, Penn kept Harvard to 26.1 percent shooting in the first half. Though four Harvard players scored double-digits, including a 20-point performance — 10 of which came from the free throw line — from sophomore forward Wesley Saunders, the usual executers were kept to low shooting percentages. Sophomore center Kenyatta Smith was limited to 2-for-7 shooting, senior guard Christian Webster went 5-for-14 and freshman guard Siyani Chambers was kept to 1-for-5 in his 40 minutes of play.
THE BAD: Fouling
The most memorable of the fouls was junior forward Dau Jok's unnecessary last-second foul as Chambers was bringing down the ball to finish off the first half. But this was just one of many. The Quakers quickly went over the limit in both frames. In the first half, Penn made it to the bonus with seven minutes and 25 seconds left, reaching 12 in the frame, while in the second it reached this point with nine minutes and 59 seconds left after jumping to six quick fouls beforehand and 13 total in the second half. It seemed as though there was constant whistling coming from the referees. The Crimson raked in 24 points on 33 opportunities at the charity stripe.
THE UGLY: Three-point coverage down the stretch
Though the Quakers maintained the lead throughout the game, a win started to look questionable as Harvard started making shot after shot from beyond the arc. The Crimson went 8-for-11 from three in the second half, after just going 2-for-10 in the previous stanza. The Crimson were notching almost every opportunity for a trey during this frame, with junior guard Laurent Rivard leading the way, going 4-for-4 from beyond the arc during the second half. In the final five minutes and 41 seconds, the Crimson brought in 15 points from three-point shooting, including notching two in the final 13 seconds. Harvard actually outscored Penn, 46-37, in the second half but the Quakers had built up a big enough cushion in the first to maintain the lead until the final buzzer.


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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. —
Jacoby Brown found himself in a very different situation going into Saturday night's state tournament finals than he was in a year ago.
Going into the 2012 finals, Brown was facing Guthrie senior Landry Chappell in the championship match. Chappell had beaten Brown in the 2011 finals, so for the then-220 pound Chickasha wrestler, the match represented overcoming a long-standing obstacle.
This year, Brown knew he could beat his opponent. He had beaten Deer Creek heavyweight Tyler Follis two times already; once at Deer Creek and once in the Chickasha Invitational tournament. He knew he couldn't afford to let his guard down because of the past matches, though.
"I was telling myself I beat him twice, but I had to put all that behind me," Brown said.
"I couldn't hold on to the past, that I was going to go out and try to do the same thing. It was just that one match, whether it was someone else that I've beaten before, I put that behind me and just kept wrestling hard."
Brown won the match, giving him his second-straight state championship, this one at heavyweight. He became Chickasha High School's first-ever two-time state champion, and didn't lose a single match his last two seasons.
High school heavyweight wrestlers weigh as much as 285 pounds, and the best ones are usually at least 270. Brown played football at 270, but came into Saturday's match at about 250 pounds.
"Because Follis weighs so much more, and he's big, and he's pretty good, the strategy was to push him because if it was going to go into overtime, both of them were going to be tired, but I'd feel a lot better about Jacoby," head coach Chad Randle said. "I know for a fact [Follis] can't have as hard of workouts as Jacoby does."
The workouts are the reason Brown was so much lighter than his opponents all season. But Randle and Brown were able to turn that weight disadvantage into a conditioning advantage, and no heavyweight Brown faced could figure out how to overcome it.
"To me, I think that's where all the great conditioning came in getting ready for regionals, and even before that," Brown said. "Running a mile before practice, all that. Coach was telling us to come in the morning and run two miles, just as an optional thing. I did that for like a whole week, and that conditioning factor came in where I just had a little more in the tank than he did."
Brown won the match 2-1, scoring both his points in the second period after a scoreless first for both wrestlers. He was awarded one point when Follis was called for stalling, and scored his second point on an escape.
Follis scored on an escape in the third period, but once both wrestlers were up, Brown would not give him an opening to score.
After Brown won the state championship last year, his celebration was a pure release of joy as he hugged Randle, then ran to the stands and scaled the wall to celebrate with his family.
Saturday night, the celebration was more controlled, more aggressive; the celebration of an athlete who knew he had done exactly what he was supposed to do. He waved his hands to pump up the crowd as he walked around the mat, slapped a low-five with Randle, and made his way back to the center to shake hands with Follis, and have his arm raised in victory by the referee.
"My teammates, they were asking me in the hotel what am I going to do if I win," Brown said. "They were giving me all these ideas. The whole pump up the crowd, as I won, that was the only one I could think of. I just started waving my arms up and down."
All season, Brown has been extremely focused, never more than the 30 minutes or so leading up to his matches.
Each time, Brown paced back and forth near the mat with headphones on and a stern facial expression, seemingly uninterested in anything going on around him. No talking, no smiling, no watching; just thinking.
"I don't listen to music, I just try to stay focused," Brown said. "I just think of all the hard work I've put into it, getting beat up as a freshman, losing as a sophomore, then coming back and winning as a junior, and then I came out this year. Almost every match I pace back and forth, just thinking about the opponent I'm about to wrestle, and what I've got to do to win."
Brown ends his Chickasha wrestling career as the most decorated wrestler in school history. He won two state championships, finished as a state runner-up once, won 80 matches in a row his last two season, and finished with a 142-10 overall record. He has now set the bar that future Chickasha wrestlers will shoot for.
"The journey is over with as a Fightin' Chick, being a wrestler," Brown said. "[Randle has] had a lot of great wrestlers come through and win one, and almost win another one, so I feel proud to break that, and set something for future generations of wrestlers to try to beat."


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