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A quick question about soloing; a friend of mine has taken interest in guildwars 2, so i let him try out a character(human elementalist) so he could see if he liked the game, but, he did have a little bit of trouble playing one, he kept dying on level 1 quests, and wasn't able to get past level 2(then again, he tried it out after a long workday on a day he only got 5 hours of sleep, so he may have been extra tried when he tried it out).
Anyone have ideas for a class I could recommend to him for soloing?, Until now the only mmo he's played has been wow, where he usually plays(all of these are level 85 characters, except the druid which is level 81) either an arcane mage, a tank/healer druid, or a beast master hunter, he also has a level 85 combat rogue, but he doesn't play that one as often.
Also, do you think the guildwars 2 quest system would be a little bit too open for him?, He's used to wow where there are quest giver npcs, but he does do a lot of dungeons.
Hmm, you probably shouldn't be dying at first level. Make sure your friend is using all his abilities? Also, never underestimate the power of
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, however cowardly it may seem! I think all the classes can solo their way through the content, though I think Engineer and Mesmer (warning: high skill floor, extremely high skill cap) may have it a bit easier time, since they have turrets and illusions to tank enemy mobs with.
As for the quest system, it really isn't all that different from WoW. Rather than talking to a questgiver, you just go to the area and the quest pops up in the log (which saves a step, and makes sure you don't waste any progress on a quest). On top of that, there are the spawned events, which really isn't all that different from WoW's phasing system (a good comparison might be how the Death Knight quest line worked out in the beginning, only everybody is in the same phase). As for the actual quests, it's basically the same "kill X mob, pick up Y item" and so on.
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I just came across wizard's keif(a town on some cliffs, by a coast, in a level 15-20 human zone, it's inhabited by elementals and has a vista on the cliffs, and a skill point for fighting a fire elemental), is there any way to reach the giant, flying castle in the water near it?, From what I've seen so far, it doesn't seem to farfetched that it could be reached.
Yeah I've been there too. I don't think there is currently a way up there, but I could be wrong.
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Drafted By: St. Louis Rams - 3rd round (92nd overall) 2013 NFL Draft |
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Stedman Bailey is a surprisingly physical WR from West Virginia. Bailey is considered a small WR at just under 5'10" 195 pounds. He possesses the speed to stretch the field and the ball-skills to take advantage of it. However, probably the most fun thing to watch when he is on the field is how physical, strong and confident he is. Bailey plays like a big WR despite his stature and always exudes the kind of confidence that when the ball is in the air, he is the only player on the field that is going to come down with it. He will out muscle bigger defenders, he will leap over them or he will go right through them. It really reminds me of the attitude that Steve Smith of the Panthers plays with. Bailey possesses reliable hands with the ability to pluck the ball out the air, the ability to track and catch the ball over the shoulder and the ability to box out defenders despite his smaller stature. He is an excellent runner after the catch with impressive balance, surprising power and some very nice stutter steps, juke moves and jump cuts. He also is a surprisingly effective red-zone WR, leading the NCAA with 25 TD receptions in 2012.
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2012 | West Virginia | 13 | 113 | 1627 | 14.40 | 25 | 8.69 | 125.15 |
2011 | West Virginia | 13 | 72 | 1279 | 17.76 | 12 | 5.54 | 98.38 |
2010 | West Virginia | 13 | 24 | 317 | 13.21 | 4 | 1.85 | 24.38 |
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Wow, so this website has a compare statistics tool now and I was looking at some of the top wide receivers in the draft using it and some of Stedman Bailey's stats came out off the charts. I mean, they're all pretty nice overall but when you isolate certain stats and look at them from a different perspective they look even better. For example:
Stedman Bailey in 2012 in 4 games played had: 38 rec, 617 yards, 16.2 avg, 154.3 ypg, and 12 tds vs Ranked Teams. The Baylor game kinda tips the stats a little bit and K State certainly had something to say about it but Texas and Oklahoma had some respectable defensive backfields. Those are just some incredible numbers. |
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LOL I had to sign up because I happen to put Bailey in the compare stats tool and saw the great numbers you posted. IIRC he is getting more attention and expected to run well at the combine. Cool stuff Ramzee! |
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Thanks 65. That's ironic we both saw the same thing more or less at the same time. It's a fun tool to play with. It can show you some interesting angles of the various data.
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Health | 2289 |
Health Regen | 18.45 |
Mana | 2394 |
Mana Regen | 41.5 |
Armor | 84 |
Magic Resist | 30 |
Dodge | 0 |
Tenacity | 0 |
Movement Speed | 405 |
Gold Bonus | 0 |
Attack Damage | 103 |
Attack Speed | 0.849 |
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Crit Damage | 0% |
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Life Steal | 0% |
Spell Vamp | 0 |
Armor Penetration | 0 |
Magic Penetration | 15 |
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In a 259-game career, Robert Walls played in three premierships (1968, 1970 and 1972) for Carlton, captaining the team in 1997 and 1978 before ending his career with Fitzroy. He coached the Lions between 1981 and 1985 before switching back to the Blues and steering them to the 1987 premiership. Walls writes weekly for The Age.
The Blues have gone backwards under Malthouse
Robert Walls The Carlton board needs to come clean. Is a premiership a possibility, or has that plan been scrapped?
Men on a mission
Robert Walls Round-one clash between arch rivals Richmond and Carlton carries much weight.
Blues fans can dare to dream of a flag
Robert Walls The Blues sit six and four after the first 10 rounds. That's exactly the situation they were in 12 months ago. Back then it was "top four or bust", and bust they did.
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Carlton has line-up to end losing streak
Robert Walls Carlton should end a five-game losing streak against Collingwood by winning comfortably tonight at the MCG.
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Flat Blues must swing the changes
Robert Walls Tonight we'll learn a little bit more when the embarrassed Blues take on the confident Dockers in Perth.
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Big targets the key to winning flags
Robert Walls It's a fickle business, football. At the end of round three this year, Carlton and its coach, Brett Ratten, were flying.
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It's showtime for Fevola
Robert Walls Brendan Fevola will relish being the centre of attention when he heads to the Gabba goalsquare to take on the team that had been his home for the past 11 seasons.
Ratts' pack is delivering
Robert Walls They said they were coming and they were right. Under coach Brett Ratten, the Blues just keep getting better.
What an embarrassment
Robert Walls Carlton has an ordinary list but the recent lack of effort has been hard to stomach.
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Little boy Blues hold key to contention
Robert Walls Carlton must put its faith in its young players if it is to improve into a contender.
Robert Walls
Little boy Blues hold key to contention
Robert Walls Carlton must put its faith in its young players if it is to improve into a contender.
Robert Walls
Little boy Blues hold key to contention
Robert Walls Carlton must put its faith in its young players if it is to improve into a contender.
Controversial sub rule is kicking goals
Robert Walls It's back to the days of long kicks, fewer handballs and more contested marks.
No passengers on the new Blues' train
Robert Walls It's been 10 years since Carlton won a final. For a proud club that's far too long. A win tonight over top-of-the-ladder Geelong would make most Blues supporters feel that the drought will be broken...
It's fight or flight for blue and whites
Robert Walls The Kangaroos are on a winning streak, but their mettle is about to be tested.
Here's the good, the bad and the ugly
Robert Walls Robert Walls gives a snapshot of his 10 likes and dislikes of the season.
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Magpies rule when it's a numbers game up forward
Robert Walls Most people will be surprised to know that Carlton is the third highest scoring team in the AFL. Not so surprising is that Collingwood is fifth.
Robert Walls
When Bombers meet Blues, think No.17
Robert Walls Tonight's loser may miss the chance to play finals footy in September.
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Blues right to give Fev the boot
Robert Walls Plenty of Carlton supporters are up in arms about Brendan Fevola's demise. They shouldn't be.


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Snap Judgments (cont.)Posted: Sunday September 25, 2005 8:06PM; Updated: Monday September 26, 2005 1:15PM
Although Ronnie Brown is still nowhere near his former Auburn teammate Carnell Williams, the Dolphins running back finally showed why he was the No. 2 overall pick on Sunday. Brown had 132 rushing yards and a TD to lead Miami past Carolina. Coming into this weekend, Ricky Williams appeared to have an edge for the Dolphins' starting job when he returns in Week 6. Brown showed he can be effective as a workhorse and the bruising rookie may still get a majority of the carries when Williams gets back from his league suspension. Two Hall of Famers whose career may have jumped the shark: Brett Favre and Curtis Martin. Favre threw three more picks Sunday to give him seven for the season and the Packers dropped to 0-3. Green Bay came back from 1-4 last season to make the playoffs, but Favre at least had a taste of success during the terrible start in '04. Very little has gone right for Favre so far this season and a comeback is hard to envision. Of course, I seem to recall thinking that in previous years and being dead wrong. Martin has struggled with a knee injury and the Jets' ineffective passing game makes him a sitting duck for defenses. He doesn't look like the same back that led the league in rushing last season. Martin rarely breaks a tackle or has a successful cut and he's averaging just 2.8 yards per carry in three games. The Jets basically chose Martin over the younger Lamont Jordan, who fled via free agency to Oakland. Jordan had 19 yards on 16 carries against the Eagles on Sunday. He also caught five passes for 53 yards and a TD, but based on this performance so far this year, there's no reason to think New York let a superstar go. The Jets and Jaguars would have been better off punting on third down than keeping their offenses on the field Sunday. The only real threat either team could muster was scoring on turnovers, getting field position on turnovers or using defense to get good field position. For these two teams, the quarterback punt is underused. Maybe New York could bring Randall Cunningham out of retirement to execute some quick-kicks. There is a statistical trend that players who set offensive records tend to disappoint the following season, so maybe we shouldn't be surprised Colts quarterback Peyton Manning fell back to Earth so quickly after he threw a record 49 TDs last year. Manning's statistical collapse hasn't gotten any attention because the Colts are 3-0, but he has just two TDs after three games and he's averaged just 201 yards passing per game. Chad Johnson gets mixed reviews for his two touchdown celebrations in Chicago. He celebrated his first score with a fine jig reminiscent of the Fonzi dance from Happy Days. On the second touchdown, Johnson opted for the push-ups, which is a derivative of Terrell Owens' sit-ups. And frankly, Johnson's form on the push-ups was terrible. It's amazing he has any upper-body strength if that's how he does a push-up. The Colts' Dwight Freeney has to be considered the most disruptive defensive player in the league right now. The 2004 sack leader got to Cleveland's Trent Dilfer three times on Sunday and has been at the heart of Indy's defensive renaissance. This Colts defense is starting to look a lot like the unit Tony Dungy coached in Tampa Bay. Fast and aggressive. The Bills have to address their quarterback situation immediately, since they can't be a bona fide playoff contender with J.P. Losman. There are too many talented veterans on the defense to already give up on this season and commit to the future by sticking with Losman. The second-year QB's production is headed steadily downward -- he threw for 170 yards in Week 1, 113 yards in Week 2 and 75 yards on Sunday. At this rate, he'll be throwing for negative yards by Week 5. Buffalo has to commit to veteran Kelly Holcomb right now or the season is over. |
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This is part 2 go watch part 1 first http://www.newgrounds.com /portal/view/541561
My first comic project of this length, It was done within 5 weeks and I didn't wanna do anything too over the top. Don't take the whole thing seriously and if youre looking for something deep or meaningful you wont find it.
It is what it is, I hope some may enjoy it.
Cause of the file size it had to be divided in 2 parts.
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Make moar!! XD
Seriously, I think you got something going here! You should make all these comics a little more animated, though. I'd also like to hear some audio in this, but if not, I can still play music. :)
Rated 5 / 5 stars August 19, 2010
WTF... it was getting good
great comic....but WTFH it ended so quick...it was just getting good. you could have a lot more in it. do another comic saying he took her to the motel and dreamt that he shot himself...but he did not pulled the trigger he drover her across country and has some sort of stand off at the end of the comic.
you can put other freaky wired shit or he shot a few more people
Rated 5 / 5 stars August 17, 2010
Cool Comic!
I know you said there isn't much meaning, but I'm having a hard time not finding some. All in all, damn good comic. I can relate to John. There are some people i want to kill and rape too.
So don't push me. I got a few hundred rounds of ammunition that might not make it to the shooting range......... >:P


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It's on ABC (WOI) channel 5, but it's not on until 11:35 tonight. It's also on 5.1 at the same time, for us HDTV folk. Whoo-hoo, Cy in high-def!
True and Valiant I also remember a game with Kansas when Cy (wore a huge suit then) went out to center field, squatted, and "pooped" a couple of chickens that had been dyed blue then chased them around. Originally Posted by DJK15 God I hope so, even if it's not the right thing to do, KF needs to do it. Victory before honor.
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On now.
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Looks like he'll be on all week with exception of tomorrow night.
Well, that sucked.
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People laugh when I say this, but I can't make a decent roast. I've surfed the net, but I still haven't found a 'tried and true" that works. I would like to try roasting beef, with or without veggies. (my mom used to always include potatoes, onions and carrots around hers)
What is your favourite recipe/method that always works? Thanks in advance!
(p.s. I want to use the oven, not a slow cooker)
Your recipe sounds scrumptious. I have never been a big beef eater but my DH's family likes it. I will have to try out your recipe sometime. Thanks for posting it.
If you like the roast medium this always works for me. Oven 400*F.
Put beef ( I use 6 lbs.) on rack in middle of oven. Drip pan underneath on lower rack. Cook 30-40 min. Turn oven down to 250*F. and cook for 1 1/2 hrs. Make sure you have a slab of fat over top of roast for flavour. A small roast does not come out as well.
easy roast you want?
1st - start wil a good meat. a pork or beef rollade is fantastic! A blade roast will do but is harder to cut.
a) from totally frozen - in the pan with 1 can of a creme of_____ (celery or mushroom, I've even used creamy chicken noodle :)) soup dumped over it. No salt, if you want more spice go ahead and add it but it's good with just the soup. Add water till it comes about half way up the roast -- add more during cooking if it goes away too fast -- you don't want it to dry out. Cook it on 350 for several hours until done (check with a meat thermometer). I usually put it in the oven at 1 if we want to eat at around 5 or 5:30 (for an average 4lb roast). Take roast out to cutting board. Make gravy from drippings with a little Bisto gravey thickner. Slice roast and serve!
For an easy make-ahead raost do all of the above...let roast cool before you slice it -- you get nice uniform thin slices when you do this. Lay the pieces in a casserole dish and pour gravy over the slices. Reheat slowly on 250-300 temp until bubbly. VERY tender!Enjoy! I know what we're having tonight!
I have a great recipe for a roast that you cook stovetop, in tomato juice. It's so tender you can cut it with a spoon. :-) I'll dig it out and post it.
I go to allrecipes.com for most of my basic recipes - they have a ton of roasts on there and actually have a roast 101 :)
When you find out about the roast recipe and have tried and trued it, please pass it on if you wouldn't mind. My husband and I have never been big meat eaters but it's great to serve company...in theory.
Cooking a roast is easy as can be if you use a temperature probe. Mine monitors the internal temperature of the roast as it cooks. it is from Williams-Sonoma and has a lifetime warranty on it.
Anyway, my recipe is as follows:
1. Sear the beef over high heat in a fry pan with oil. You can coat the roast in any spice mixture you like before searing.
2. Pre-heat oven to 300 degree F.
3. Place the roast (fat side up) in a roasting pan and roast until the internal temperature reaches your desired doneness.
4. Let the roast rest. It is essential that you let the roast rest after it comes out of the oven. The juices will copletely run out of the meat if the roast is cut before it is ready. A good rule of thumb is to wait for the internal temperature to stop rising (after you take it out of the oven) before you cut into the roast.
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The binoculars are fine: light with good optics and center focus. The difficulty is with the strap and rain guards. The first time my wife used them one of the rear rain guard loops tore. She tried to tape the loops but could get the stap to release. I finally got one side released, with great difficulty, but the plastic insert in the other side split. I also have a pair of Steiner binoculars, Military Marine, and the straps and rain guards work fine
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Here is to healing yourself in any form that it may take. Here is to uneasiness, discomfort and dare I say pain. Here is to our shared humanity, our shared suffering and our attempt to sit with it again and again.
Taken from Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears by Pema Chödrön:
"The sad part is that all we're trying to do is not feel that underlying uneasiness. The sadder part is that we proceed in such a way that the uneasiness only gets worse. The message here is that the only way to ease our pain is to experience it fully. Learn to stay. Learn to stay with uneasiness, learn to stay with the tightening, learn to stay with the itch and urge of shenpa, so that the habitual chain reaction doesn't continue to rule our lives, and the patterns that we consider unhelpful don't keep getting stronger as the days and months and years go by.
Someone once sent me a bone-shaped dog tag that you could wear on a cord around your neck. Instead of a dog's name, it said, 'Sit. Stay. Heal.' We can heal ourselves and the world by training in this way.
Once you see what you do, how you get hooked, and how you get swept away, it's hard to be arrogant. This honest recognition softens you up, humbles you in the best sense. It also begins to give you confidence in your basic goodness. When we are not blinded by the intensity of our emotions, when we allow a bit of space, a chance for a gap, when we pause, we naturally know what to do. We begin, due to our own wisdom, to move toward letting go and fearlessness. Due to our own wisdom, we gradually stop strengthening habits that only bring more pain to the world."
Let whatever moves you, move you toward your 'basic goodness.'
Let your hardships be your greatest healers. Let your pain be your teacher. Learn to stay.
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Great to see one of your posts on Elephant Kristin. Thanks for sharing!
I Love this woman. Have her books, feature her wisdom in my book (Sexy In Your 60s). She is an Angel.
Well that was worthy of a 2nd read. Love this and look forward to finding Pema Chodron's book.
Thank you!
It's fascinating and wonderful how the right and perfect messages come to you when you need them.
Pema is always right on! Thanks for sharing her wisdom!
The staying and leaning into it is the hardest, most unbearable part of healing. We all had to maneuver around it. We must push with all our weight against this fear, no trying to figure it out. It feels unbelievable, desperate , lost, abandoned, alone. We must feel our way out of it. When you have come up against that wall, you can begin to fall apart and stay. The only things that are left is the unmovable places.
I discovered her writings at just the right time.
Every morning I read a chapter from "Start Where You Are" before I meditate.
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Kevin Costner is expecting his SEVENTH child. (Just one more, and he'll tie Jon Gosselin!) The 55-year-old actor and his wife, Christine Baumgartner Costner, are expecting in June.Danica McKellar, 35, who played Winnie on "The Wonder Years," and husband Mike Verta are expecting their first child this fall.
Amy Poehler, 38, and her husband, Will Arnett, 39, are expecting their second child. The new baby will join big brother Archie, age 16 months. The due date has not been released.
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CREATIVE Destruction, Chapter 6.2. The much anticipated main event, bombing Palikir Pass.
When this session went down the surf newswire went haywire, emails burning with superlatives and stills backing it up. Unusually for our interconnected world its taken weeks for the video to drop, almost a lifetime ago by web standards.
Fortunately it doesn't disappoint. "The wave itself is probably just as good as it gets." Said Taj "It's just like those little cartoon drawings you draw when you're in school. Just perfect right-hand peeling barrels."
Yet again the CD boys have sprinkled their production magic on a session which despite needing no gimmicks is presented in a refreshing manner, demanding you sit-up and take notice.
"The whole thought process was to play music to the surfing instead of edit the surfing to the music" Said Wade.
Welcome to the plateau. It's where we gather to watch Yago Dora soar above our heads.
These are the fortunate few. Many epic sessions have fallen by the wayside, victims to our ruthless monthly culls, but the results are wondrous to behold.
Patagonia is a challenging lover, said the English novelist, Bruce Chatwin. It haunts you, it bewitches you, it wraps you in its arms and does not let you go.
Welcome to the winners' podium. The cream of February lies before you in four spectacular Atlantic sessions, big barrels being the theme.
The symbiosis of surfer and winter. The Astray Collective and Finisterre bring you a short narrated by Matt Smith and produced by Mickey Smith
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Philip Seymour Hoffman's 'terminal uncertainty'
The death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has spawned a mix of feelings among fans and followers of his work: grief over the loss, sadness over the work never to be seen, bafflement over the senselessness of his death—or at least, what we who have the good fortune of being able to pronounce it senseless can experience as bafflement. Why would someone with such skill and so vast an array of good work already to his credit, not to mention three children of his own and the knowledge one acquires over the course of forty-six years, engage in activity so reckless? Because even though young enough to promise so much more, and old enough to know better, he was nonetheless troubled enough to continue to seek relief in something he'd struggled with for decades.
Aside from the ugly little lecture from Ben Shapiro at The National Review, the appreciations have mainly and generously focused on the breadth and consistently high quality of Hoffman's work in movies and theater. And what's remarkable is just how much of it there is—fifty films in twenty-five years, from the amazing stuff in Paul Thomas Anderson films dating from Hard Eight through Boogie Nights, Magnolia (clip below), Punch-Drunk Love and 2012's The Master (reviewed in Commonweal by Richard Alleva); to his depictions of real figures like Art Howe (he played Art Howe!) in Moneyball (reviewed in Commonweal by Alleva), Lester Bangs in Almost Famous, and of course the eponymous author in Capote (reviewed in Commonweal by Rand Richards Cooper), for which he won an Academy Award. He appeared in indies like Next Stop Wonderland and Happiness and blockbusters like The Hunger Games and Mission Impossible III. For an entire still-thriving subculture he'll forever be the obsequious Brandt from The Big Lebowski. And then there's the stage work: his duet with John C. Reilly in the 2000 production of Sam Shepard's True West, his performance as Jamie in 2003's Long Day's Journey into Night (reviewed here for Commonweal by Celia Wren), his directing and acting with the Labyrinth Theater Company.
Two passages describing Hoffman's work have jumped out at me in putting this post together; one appears in the headline, and it comes from Ben Brantley's New York Times review of Hoffman's last appearance on Broadway, as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman: "Mr. Hoffman does terminal uncertainty better than practically anyone, and he's terrific in showing the doubt that crumples Willy just when he's trying to sell his own brand of all-American optimism." The other is from Richard Alleva's review in Commonweal of the 2009 film Doubt: "When it comes to ambiguity, no actor is better than Philip Seymour Hoffman. He conveys … creepiness and possible saintliness not just by turns but simultaneously in a portrait that is downright cubistic."
"Uncertainty" and "cubistic," and for good measure throw in Lee Siegel's "beautiful helplessness" from his New Yorker remembrance. All somehow fitting in tribute—but how unfortunate they have to be summoned this way at all.
The prosecution rests.
Last Wednesday, Ramsey County Attorney John Choi announced that he would not charge Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis officials with failing to report suspected child abuse in the case of Fr. Curtis Wehmeyer. (He's still investigating several others.) In November 2012, Wehmeyer pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal sexual conduct and seventeen counts of possession of child pornography. He's serving a five-year prison term. Civil authorities began investigating after Minnesota Public Radio reported that the archdiocese had known about Wehmeyer's sexual misbehavior for years, failed to inform his parish staff, and left him in ministry--with disastrous results. (In another case, Washington County prosecutors announced that they would not charge a priest with possession of child pornography--more on that later in the week.)
Minnesota law requires a priest to notify the police when he suspects child abuse--within twenty-four hours, unless he acquires the information during confession or spiritual counseling. The archdiocese claims it received an allegation against Wehmeyer on June 19, 2012, and reported it to police the following day. "It is our belief," Choi explained at last week's press conference, "that a criminal jury would conclude that members of the archdiocese did not fail to comply with the mandatory reporting law in this case." At the same event, St. Paul Police Chief Thomas Smith claimed officers lacked probable cause for a subpoena or a warrant to search archdiocesan files. Hours later, MPR published a document signed by Archbishop John Nienstedt indicating that the archdiocese had received the allegation on June 18--two days before the archdiocese reported it to the police.
Read moreTelling Jesus to shove off
Listening to the Gospel reading today, Mark 5: 1-20, about the healing of the Gerasene demoniac, I remembered that great poem by Richard Wilbur, "Matthew 8, 28 ff," concerning the same story as recorded in Matthew. We (okay, not we…I) always seem to pay too much attention to the healing of the demoniac and not enough to the unwillingness to "resign/Our trust in the high-heaped table and the full trough."
Catholic Schools Week
Last week was "Catholic Schools Week" in the United States; a program dedicated to celebrating and promoting the vast amount of good that Catholic schools have done in this country.
I think that's all to the good--Catholic schools should be celebrated and promoted. They are a wonderful gift. I do get a little worried, however, when the celebration and promotion takes the form of generalized contempt and pity for students who attend public school. I am not disinterested: my father was a public school principal, I attended public school, and got a good education at public school. And I know lots of fine, upstanding Catholics who also attended public school, and either Catholic or public or private colleges.
I think most parents try to make the best decision for their child, given their resources. I think the decision about where to send a particular to child to school is always highly specific, looking at the child, the schools, the options, and the needs of other kids.
Read moreIf I didn't know better, I'd say Pope Francis is making George Weigel nervous
George Weigel's syndicated column is called "The Catholic Difference," presumably because in it Weigel lays out the proper way for Catholics to view the world -- and corrects the errors of those non-Catholics (or inadequately formed Catholics) who keep getting things wrong.
I often find that my view of things does not quite line up with what Weigel insists is the "Catholic" position. For example, the January 15 column, "What Popes Can and Can't Do," features this illustrative anecdote:
At an academic conference years ago, a distinguished Catholic philosopher remarked (perhaps hyperbolically) that "If the pope said that '2+2 = 5,' I'd believe him." An even more distinguished Catholic philosopher gave the correct, and far more Catholic, response: "If the Holy Father said that '2+2 = 5,' I would say publicly, 'Perhaps I have misunderstood His Holiness's meaning.' Privately, I would pray for his sanity."
I, meanwhile, would have said the "correct" and "Catholic" response is "Sorry, Holy Father, but that's not right." I probably wouldn't be all that private about it, either.
With this little story, Weigel is attempting to explain that popes can't go around changing established church doctrine on a whim, which is true enough. (He also says, "it is very difficult for those who see Catholicism through political lenses to grasp this." Which of course is why we need George Weigel -- now more than ever!) They do have a little more influence on church doctrine than they do on basic math, but we'll set that aside. Weigel is also taking this opportunity to throw more cold water on the hopes so many non-conservatives have been nurturing since Pope Francis's election. But the occasion of Weigel's warning is odd -- and not just because it follows his proclaiming the Wall Street Journal "America's best newspaper" and praising "the openness of the Journal's op-ed pages to serious Catholic argument on numerous issues." (I've been waiting for their Francis-inspired editorial "Trickle-Down Economics Reconsidered," but I think I must have missed it.)
What has Weigel worked up is a one-sentence description of Pope Francis in a space-filling listicle that ran in the WSJ, "People to Watch in 2014."
Read moreIsrael gets mad (at Kerry) and others
As Secretary of State John Kerry prepares to present the U.S. framework for two-states in Israel and the Occupied Territories, the rhetoric is heating up. And so is the politics. There is a rich trove of news and opinions this week-end some of it focused on the impact of BDS on Israel and on the Israeli government's reaction; some of it focused on U.S.-Israeli Relations.
PM Netanyahu and Israeli cabinet members: "strongly criticized groups who are threatening a boycott of Israel over its policies toward the Palestinians. Their remarks were a sharp retort to Secretary of State John Kerry, who warned a day earlier that the risk of boycotts would intensify should the current Middle East peace effort fail."
The State Dept retort: "Secretary Kerry has a proud record of over three decades of steadfast support for Israel's security and well-being, including staunch opposition to boycotts,... At the Munich Security Conference yesterday, he spoke forcefully in defense of Israel's interests, as he consistently has throughout his public life. In response to a question about the peace process, he also described some well-known and previously stated facts about what is at stake for both sides if this process fails, including the consequences for the Palestinians. His only reference to a boycott was a description of actions undertaken by others that he has always opposed." Even a little wishy-washy there at the end sent Netanyahu off the cliff. NYTimes.
And there are these: "Israeli Official Paints Bleak Scenario of Failed Peace Talks" / "Israel Needs to Learn Some Manners" / "Loosing the Propaganda War" / "Why Israel Fears the Boycott" / "A Star Stumbles in the Settlements"
Pope to Notre Dame U.: Continue to defend church teachings
Pope Francis has told University of Notre Dame officials he hopes the school will "continue to offer unambiguous testimony" in defense of the church's moral teaching and freedom.
His brief remarks at the Vatican on Thursday are being interpreted in various ways, often to the university's detriment. See what you think. Here is the key passage:
This commitment to "missionary discipleship" ought to be reflected in a special way in Catholic universities (cf. Evangelii Gaudium, 132-134), which by their very nature are committed to demonstrating the harmony of faith and reason and the relevance of the Christian message for a full and authentically human life. Essential in this regard is the uncompromising witness of Catholic universities to the Church's moral teaching, and the defense of her freedom, precisely in and through her institutions, to uphold that teaching as authoritatively proclaimed by the magisterium of her pastors. It is my hope that the University of Notre Dame will continue to offer unambiguous testimony to this aspect of its foundational Catholic identity, especially in the face of efforts, from whatever quarter, to dilute that indispensable witness. And this is important: its identity, as it was intended from the beginning. To defend it, to preserve it and to advance it!
It seems to me that the pope's use of the word "continue" (emphasis added) makes it hard to interpret this as a rebuke of the school, although that has not stopped people from trying. There is no doubt Francis is setting out expectations for Notre Dame and other Catholic universities, but that's as far as he goes. "Continue" sounds like another way of saying, "Keep up the good work." Perhaps what this boils down to is that Francis prefers encouragement to condemnation as a management tool. A lot of management experts would agree.
Compare the encouraging tone of his remarks with the rhetoric of the scores of bishops who assailed the university in 2009 for granting an honorary degree to President Obama. For example, Phoenix Bishop Thomas Olmsted, who wrote to Notre Dame's president that this was "a public act of disobedience to the Bishops of the United States."
The Rock Star Pope
When it comes to cashing in on Pope Francis Fever, Rolling Stone has one-upped Esquire, with its silly "best-dressed man" designation. They didn't even have to make a joke, like the New Yorker, when they made Francis their cover model. The Rolling Stone cover is essentially a joke come to life: Francis, the Rock Star Pope.
The article, though, is no joke. I've seen some dismissive sniffing and some references to "hate-reading" among fellow pope-watchers, but Mark Binelli's piece is not the superficial profile you might be expecting. In fact, there's a lot to admire in it.
Its main flaw, and I will grant Fr. Lombardi this, is its over-the-top dismissal of Pope Benedict, and its occasional resort to what Lombardi aptly called "crudeness." He said "surprising crudeness," but given the venue, there's no surprise; crudeness is an essential element of serious journalism in Rolling Stone, a kind of self-conscious tic, like the gratuitous shots of topless women in HBO's prestige dramas. Hence, this, a few paragraphs in:
Read moreAlways reasons to hate Iran
In the State of the Union, President Obama said he would veto any effort to increase sanctions on Iran. Previous White House threats seemed a bit oblique, now his direct threat has pulled some Democratics back from the brink of voting for the "Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act" introduced by Senators Mendez (D.) and Kirk (R.). Rand Paul, one of the few Republicans to stand back from supporting the bill, now opposes it. All to the good.
Paul Pilar, senior fellow at Georgetown and The Brookings Institutions as well as a former CIA officer, has a long memory. He enumerates all the ways over the years in which relations with Iran have come under fire, and not just for their nuclear program. In the National Interest. He expects that as negotiations continue other and older reasons to bring down Iran will emerge.
Previous disucssions at dotCWL. Let's Have a War and War or Peace? Raise Your Hand.
Cathleen Kaveny Named Libby Professor at Boston College
Long-time Commonweal contributor Cathleen Kaveny has joined the faculty at Boston College as the Darald and Juliet Libby Professor, a position that includes appointments in both the department of theology and the law school. Cathy is the first in BC's history to hold a joint appointment. Her colleagues at BC are understandably enthusiastic about working with Kaveny:
"Professor Kaveny's appointment places Boston College at the forefront of scholarship in both law and theology, with her most recent work offering critical insights on how American law engages highly contested moral debates in an increasingly diverse society," said Law School Dean Vincent Rougeau. "She will provide an exciting link between the Law School and the College of Arts and Sciences by offering cross-listed courses that explore the intersection of key legal and theological concepts such as justice, mercy, and complicity with evil. We are thrilled to have her join us."
You can read the entire press release here. Feel free to join us as we extend our congratulations!
When you get your picture on the cover of the Rollin' Stone
Someone may yet do a more substantial post on Mark Binelli's Pope Francis cover story in Rolling Stone, but for the moment I thought I'd pull out quotes from three of the people interviewed. Context-free, maybe, but how much is needed?
Thomas Reese: "The people Francis is going to have the most trouble with are the ideologues. They're basically like the Tea Party. They've made up their minds. They don't get it. And unless they go through some major conversion, they ain't gonna get it."
Cornell West: "Pope Francis is a gift from heaven, a prophetic voice willing to be a critic of capitalism and imperialism. I don't want to fetishize the pope. He heads a deeply patriarchal and homophobic organization that I'm critical of. But I love who he is, in terms of what he says, and the impact of his words on progressive forces around the world."
Unnamed street vendor outside St. Peter's, when asked if the increased crowds under Francis have been good for business, answers in "perfect, New York-inflected English, 'Naw, this guy, all he does is talk about the poor, and so he's bringing in these poorer tourists from places like Argentina. They ain't got no money, these people! When Ratzinger was pope, Germans would pull up on a bus. They're organized, they spend! Now, everyone wants a discount.'"
UPDATED Melinda Henneberger to speak on Pope and Politics (Fordham)
UPDATE: event to be rescheduled due to weather and campus closing on February 3.
In the past month, several major news outlets have raised the question of whether Pope Francis is having an effect on political figures in the United States. Kathleen Hennessey's A1 story in the Los Angeles Times reported on how and why President Obama, for example, had come to quote the Pope.
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R.I.P. Pete Seeger
American folk music icon Pete Seeger passed away at 94, reports the New York Times. Money quote:
"My job," he said in 2009, "is to show folks there's a lot of good music in this world, and if used right it may help to save the planet."
Pete was an activist-singer, standing up for common folk and on the side of the underdog his whole life. I saw Pete in concert many times, always captured by his infectious joy and the power of the music he shared. Pete sang hope. Pete sang justice. Pete sang love. And Pete always made sure everybody sang along.
Here's what Arlo Guthrie said on his Facebook status:
I usually do a little meditation and prayer every night before I go to sleep - Just part of the routine. Last night, I decided to go visit Pete Seeger for a while, just to spend a little time together, it was around 9 PM. So I was sitting in my home in Florida, having a lovely chat with Pete, who was in a hospital in New York City. That's the great thing about thoughts and prayers- You can go or be anywhere.
I simply wanted him to know that I loved him dearly, like a father in some ways, a mentor in others and just as a dear friend a lot of the time. I'd grown up that way - loving the Seegers - Pete & Toshi and all their family.
I let him know I was having trouble writing his obituary (as I'd been asked) but it seemed just so silly and I couldn't think of anything that didn't sound trite or plain stupid. "They'll say something appropriate in the news," we agreed. We laughed, we talked, and I took my leave about 9:30 last night.
"Arlo" he said, sounding just like the man I've known all of my life, "I guess I'll see ya later." I've always loved the rising and falling inflections in his voice. "Pete," I said. "I guess we will."
I turned off the light and closed my eyes and fell asleep until very early this morning, about 3 AM when the texts and phone calls started coming in from friends telling me Pete had passed away.
"Well, of course he passed away!" I'm telling everyone this morning. "But that doesn't mean he's gone."
What are the ethics of watching football?
Of all the things President Obama said in the long New Yorker profile-interview last week, I found it interesting how many people seized on his remark that he wouldn't let his son play pro football. Syria? The ACA? Obstructionist Congressional Republicans? There were about seventeen-thousand other words to choose from, but with the two-week gap between conference championships and Super Bowl Sunday, maybe people were itching for something, anything, football-related to talk about (surely it wasn't just another reason to criticize Obama for positing "imaginary" offspring and apologizing for America?).
The president said something similar this time last year, only then it was that he'd have to think "long and hard about it." Of course, the twelve months between have served up still more stories of players now living with (and dying from) the effects of catastrophic brain injury tied to playing football, and still more data confirming the connection. So maybe it's understandable that his position has solidified. And yet then came what he called his "caveat emptor," that current NFL players "know what they're buying into. It's no longer a secret. It's sort of the feeling I have about smokers, you know?"
Just how responsible are fans and viewers of football for the well-being of the people playing it?
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The Republicans have finally gotten serious about health care reform. The bad news for them is that they are four years too late.
Earlier today, Senators Hatch (R-UT); Burr (R-NC); and Coburn (R-OK) released the details of their Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility and Empowerment Act (a.k.a. "Patient CARE Act). Hatch, in particular, is no stranger to health care issues, having co-sponsored the State Childrens Health Insurance Program back in 1997.
The bill largely follows the outlines of a health care reform proposal developed by a group of conservative policy wonks dubbed the "reformocons." In an article published in Commonweal's print edition in December, I questioned whether the wonks would find Republican politicians willing to carry their water. I am happy to have been proved wrong, as the return of Republicans to the actual work of legislating is a welcome development.
Read moreNew issue, now live
Our special issue on theological books is now live on the website.
Among the highlights: another excerpt from Elizabeth A. Johnson's forthcoming book on ecological vocation; Bernard G. Prusak on the principles governing the resort to war vs. the principles governing the conduct of it (subscription); and Gabriel Said Reynolds on John L. Allen Jr.'s The Global War on Christians (subscription). Plus, Michael Robbins writes on David Bentley Hart's The Experience of God, an excerpt of which follows:
…[T]he New Atheists ingeniously deny the existence of a bearded fellow with superpowers who lives in the sky and finds people's keys for them. Daniel Dennett wants to know "if God created and designed all these wonderful things, who created God? Supergod? And who created Supergod? Superdupergod?"—thereby revealing his lack of acquaintance not only with Augustine and Thomas but with Aristotle.
It was Aristotle who wrote that "one and the same is the knowledge of contraries." Denys Turner, in his recent Thomas Aquinas (which makes a fine companion piece to The Experience of God), puts the matter like this: "Unless…what believers and atheists respectively affirm and deny is the same for both, they cannot be said genuinely to disagree."
There are, then, a great many people who say "God" and mistakenly believe that they have the notion, at least, in common. Hart is interested in clarifying the notion, and one of his deeper points is that the major theistic religions do indeed have something in common when they say "God." In a churlish review for Harper's, Jane Smiley writes that Hart "is robustly convinced that there is only one definition of God, and that is his own." She then quotes Hart's "own" definition: "one infinite source of all that is: eternal, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, uncreated, uncaused, perfectly transcendent of all things and for that very reason absolutely immanent to all things."
As Hart makes plain, however, and as anyone even slightly familiar with the history of metaphysics is aware, that definition is not Hart's, but one shared by most major religious and philosophical traditions. It is as much Aristotle's definition as it is Moses Maimonides's and Thomas Aquinas's and Mulla Sadra's and, indeed, Spinoza's. It describes equally Brahman and Yahweh. Nor is Hart here proposing a dilution of the real differences among religions, à la Huston Smith; he is interested in what the theistic traditions disclose, a common conception of the ultimate transcendental ground of being.
See the full table of contents for the February 7 issue here.
"Pray for Them!"
from this morning's homily by Pope Francis, commenting on the anointing of David:
But, Father, I have read in a newspaper that a bishop has done such a thing, or a priest who has done this thing.' Oh yes, I read it, too. Tell me, though: do the papers carry news of what great charity so many priests, so many priests in so many parishes of the city and the countryside, perform? Of the great work they do in carrying their people forward? No? This is not news. It is the same as always: a single falling tree makes more noise than a forest that grows. Today, thinking about this anointing of David, it will do us good to think of our brave, holy, good, faithful bishops and priests, and pray for them. We are here today thanks to them.
Prayers as well for the Ursuline Sisters on this feast of Saint Angela Merici!
Cardinal George revises history.
On Tuesday, the Archdiocese of Chicago released six thousand pages of documents related to the cases of thirty priests credibly accused of sexual abuse. The files, made public as part of a settlement with victims' attorneys, offer a predictably depressing view of archdiocesan failures over the past several decades. You know the dirge: priests quietly shuttled from parish to parish, civil authorities kept in the dark about some cases (and colluding with church officials to keep others from public scrutiny), laypeople and clergy failing to report allegations, bishops refusing to suspend dangerous priests.
For releasing these documents and for making public the names of known abuser-priests, Cardinal Francis George--archbishop of Chicago since 1997--takes some credit. "Publishing for all to read the actual records of these crimes," he wrote in a letter warning Chicagoans about the document dump, "raises transparency to a new level." Perhaps. But he didn't volunteer these files. They wouldn't have come out if it hadn't been for victims who pressed for their release as part of a legal settlement. Still, it's difficult to take seriously Cardinal George's brief for transparency when he seems so intent on obfuscating his own role in the scandal.
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