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Using the term 'Father _____'
June 16, 2009, 12:40:11 AM »
I just need a little bit of clarity on the tradition of calling priests 'Father _____'. I came across a passage in Matthew that i'm sure many of you are familiar with that kind of made me think.
Matthew 23:8-10 (King James Version)
8But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
9And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
10Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
Now I am I taking this verse out of context? What exactly was Christ getting at when He stated this. Was it mainly that we need to be careful who we are really worshiping so as not to drift from the maker of all things? It's kind of a fuzzy area for me I apologize.
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Re: Using the term 'Father _____'
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June 16, 2009, 01:06:45 AM »
Quote from: thismanisdan on June 16, 2009, 12:40:11 AM
I just need a little bit of clarity on the tradition of calling priests 'Father _____'. I came across a passage in Matthew that i'm sure many of you are familiar with that kind of made me think.
Matthew 23:8-10 (King James Version)
8But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
9And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
10Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
Now I am I taking this verse out of context? What exactly was Christ getting at when He stated this. Was it mainly that we need to be careful who we are really worshiping so as not to drift from the maker of all things? It's kind of a fuzzy area for me I apologize.
Not to get too polemical, but the reference is something like restricting the title "Holy Father" to the Pope (which means "Father," and has been restricted by the Vatican to its bishop), with all that that entails.
It can't mean what is often claimed, i.e. can't call priests that, because if it did you couldn't call your father, father, and would make gibberish of the commandment "Honor thy father...."
As to the meaning, think I Corin. 4:15 "For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers:
for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel"
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Re: Using the term 'Father _____'
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June 16, 2009, 01:34:44 AM »
Hi Dan. Welcome to the forum.
No need to apologise. We all have questions about belief at one time or another.
IMHO, the argument used by some Protestants that cites Matthew 23 as "proof" that clergy are not to be called Father, taken to its logical conclusion,would mean that you and I are not allowed to call our male parents 'father", since our Lord is insisting in this text that we should "call no one on earth [our] father." This is a radically literal reading of the text that leaves no room for us to read between the lines and discern what Jesus is really saying to us.
My impression is that the Lord is warning us against idolatry in this text. Earthly fathers, teachers, shepherds, whatever, are only truly these things insofar as they show forth the only
father, teacher etc., that being God. But think about it. For small children, parents are the direct link to God. For them, their mother and father represent God to them, or even
God to them. It is an awesome responsibility to be a parent, for sure, because it is up to them to reveal the only true parent of the human race to their children, the Holy Trinity. It is easy for families to fall into idolatrous traps and worship flawed parental figures. This false worship does no honour to the parent or to the children, since it cuts them off from humanity's true parent. But, If this above mentioned Protestant argument were to be used, Christians would not be allowed to call our parents "mom" and "dad", in order to safeguard against this kind of thing. I think you might agree that this would be a bit extreme. I have no problem calling my priest "Father." I know that, as an earthly father, he falls short of the glory of God and that he struggles to reveal the true fatherhood of God to his parishoners. But I know a similar thing about my dad, and I will not stop calling him "father" either. I hope that this answer is of some help to you.
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June 16, 2009, 01:38:56 AM »
Yes thank you guys for your input on this. I kind of figured it wasn't meant literally as with much of what Jesus spoke. It's good to get an orthodox perspective on it.
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Re: Using the term 'Father _____'
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June 16, 2009, 05:19:02 AM »
Deuteronomy 17:9 And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:
Deuteronomy 17:10 And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the LORD shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee:
Deuteronomy 17:11 According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.
Romans 2:19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
Romans 2:20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
Romans 2:21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
Romans 2:23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
Deuteronomy 17:17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
Deuteronomy 17:18 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:
Deuteronomy 17:19 And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:
Deuteronomy 17:20 That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.
This refers to the the pharisees and scribes who forgot the righteouss of God and turnt away from His ways , and walk after their lusts to multiply their gold and silver , to have high ranks , to be called Rabbi . Because of their turning away from the Law their hearts got lifted above their brethen. They like to be praised by people , and give titles to thereselves.Those who do not serve the people and who don`t care about the purposes of the people , who don`t care about people but only for themselves , serving their own purposes.Everything they do do it for there own purposes to be good for them , to be higher and higher, to be seen like people of God and give themselves titles of godly nature.To be seen as gods by people or as close as there can be to God , when in fact they are far. Serving the purpose of their earthly existence and trying to have the highest ranks there can be.Those who attract others to be like them , forgetting the kingdom of God and walking after their lusts.Putting burdens on people wich they don`t accomplish and wich are not that important. Forgeting the importance of mercy truth . That is why for them the word has been said : I desire mercy and no sacrifice. Putting aside mercy truth and justice for other things wich are not that crucial.This refers at their teachings and advices , as Jesus. Teaching them to keep and do things whithout meaning , irrelevant , teachings of man and putting aside the teaching of God. For this Jesus said don`t call no one Rabbi or Father. Because of giving them titles of high ranks they rise above their brethen, asking praise from people instead of asking it from God. This is shown by those who like to be seen like gods on earth and who give themselves titles of God.For this Jesus said that , so that we understand that every priest , bishop is for the people , to serve people , not vice-versa.For this He said , who wants to be greater , let him be the servant of all.
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Re: Using the term 'Father _____'
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June 16, 2009, 06:01:25 AM »
Welcome to the forum. This article might be helpful for you.
Call No Man Father
By Fr. Richard Ballew
Several decades have passed since Bing Crosby donned clerical garb and portrayed on the screen a role which would endear him to many even to this day-Father O'Malley. Somewhat earlier in our century, one of the great humanitarians of our time, Father Flanagan, founded Boys Town in Nebraska. The home became a nationally known refuge for homeless boys. In many ways, Mother Teresa of India is his contemporary female counterpart in caring for the poor and downtrodden of her adopted land. But what are we to make of these titles? We admire the work and character of these people, but does not the Bible issue the command to call no man "father"? Certain statements made by Jesus have often been the basis of great controversy, both inside and outside the Church. His saying, "Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven",' has proven to be no exception.
Some Protestant interpreters are sure that Jesus is warning here against addressing Church leaders as "father". They, of course, are interpreting "father" in this Scripture to mean, "spiritual father". Therefore, they refuse to call their clergymen "father", preferring instead such titles as "pastor", "reverend", or perhaps even "brother". At the outset, therefore, let me point out that "spiritual father" is an interpretation of the Lord's statement rather than what He actually said. Mind you, I am not denying the need for interpretation of Scripture. Instead, I am pointing out that the Lord said "father", not "spiritual father". What is at issue here? Simply this: taken at face value, Jesus' warning against calling any man "father" would not only seem to rule out calling a clergyman "father" , it would also keep us from using that title for earthly fathers and grandfathers, ancient Church fathers, or even city fathers, would it not? For in reality, the Lord's statement, as it appears in the text, is that only one Person is ever to be called "father", namely, our Father who is in heaven. But is Christ's saying to be taken at face value? If so, several other passages in the Bible are immediately in conflict, including some statements by the Apostle Paul in the New Testament. To the church at Corinth he wrote, "For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel".2 Does not Paul claim to be the spiritual father of the Corinthians--"Father Paul", if you please? Furthermore, he boldly refers to his spiritual ancestry as "our fathers".3 And he did address earthly fathers in Colosse in this way: "Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged".4 It would appear the Apostle Paul certainly did not interpret the Lord Jesus Christ's words to mean only One was to be called "father", that is, the heavenly Father. In addition to this, when the rich man saw Abraham in heaven with Lazarus in his bosom, and addressed him as "Father Abraham", Abraham's response was not, "Do you not realize that only God the Father is to be called `father?" Rather, he replied, "Son, remember..".5 Instances like the above could be multiplied from Scripture to show that a great many people are acknowledged to be "fathers".
But let us not stop here. For after saying only "One is your Father", Jesus proceeded to declare, "And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ".6 Yet He Himself acknowledged Nicodemus to be a "teacher of Israel".7 And in the church at Antioch certain men were called "prophets and teachers".8 Then again, the Apostle Paul not only recognized teachers as gifts of God to the Church,9 but he also did not hesitate to call himself "a teacher of the Gentiles".10 Furthermore, in this present day, almost all of us have at one time or another called certain people Sunday School teachers. The discussion thus goes far beyond any Protestant-Catholic lines. Therefore, in saying we should call no one "father" and "teacher", except God the Father and Christ Himself, the Lord Jesus appears not to be taking issue with the use of these particular titles in and of themselves. The context of the passage gives us the interpretive key we are looking for. In this "call no man father" passage, our Lord is contending with certain rabbis of His day who were using these specific titles to accomplish their own ends. And had these same apostate rabbis been using other titles, such as "reverend" and "pastor", Jesus, it seems to me, would have said of these as well, "Call no one reverend or pastor".
To what ends, therefore, were the rabbis using the titles "father" and "teacher"? The answer revolves around at least two critical areas of leadership: teaching and personal character. Consider first the teaching of these particular rabbis. They had begun their teaching at the right place, the Law of Moses. Said Jesus, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat".11 Moses' Law was the true tradition. God had given it to Israel through Moses. The rabbis' responsibility was to preserve that tradition and faithfully pass it on to the next generation. All too often, however, a rabbi would add his own grain of wisdom to the true tradition, thereby clouding it. Instead of passing down the sacred deposit along with the true interpretations of that deposit, he would add his own private interpretation. In turn his disciples, like their teacher, would, after becoming rabbis, do the same thing. (Some things never change, do they!) The final outcome of all this was a tradition of men that made the true Mosaic tradition of no effect. To these very rabbis Jesus said, "For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men",12 and again, "All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition . . . making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down".13 The summation of their private interpretations did in fact "shut up the kingdom of heaven against men".14
In order to cut through all this tradition of men that had made the Mosaic tradition of no effect, and to bring people back to the truth, Jesus told His disciples, "But you, do not be called 'Rabbi.'"15 In other words, He was telling them not to use their positions as fathers and teachers as an opportunity to build disciples around their own private opinions. For to do so would only serve to "shut up the kingdom of heaven against men".16 Instead, with the coming of Christ, these rabbis-and indeed all who would teach God's Word-are to hand down faithfully the true tradition of only one Rabbi: Christ Himself. The Bible, through the pen of the Apostle John, calls this particular tradition "the doctrine of Christ".17 In fact, this is why the specific teaching of the Twelve became known as "the apostles' doctrine".18 Since their time, successive generations of fathers and teachers in the Church have handed down and guarded the apostolic doctrine concerning Christ very carefully, for it represents the true interpretation of Holy Scripture. This faithfulness to true Christian doctrine, by the way, can especially be seen in the Seven Ecumenical Councils of the Church, held between the fourth and eighth centuries. It behooves anyone who claims to be a teacher of Christ's doctrine to be faithful to the apostles' doctrine handed down in those Councils. Otherwise he runs the risk of inserting his own "private interpretation".19 While it is true that all teachers of Christ's doctrine must begin at the right place, namely, the Holy Scriptures, it is also true that they should give the correct and true interpretation of Holy Scripture as passed down by holy and godly teachers and fathers of the Church, especially in the Seven Councils. Why are the Seven Ecumenical Councils so important? Because they point out what the Church universally held to be the true teaching concerning the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Trinity. They are faithful to what the Holy Scriptures teach concerning the one true Rabbi and Teacher, Jesus Christ. Teachers and fathers who teach private interpretations contrary to the doctrine of Christ as taught in the Seven Ecumenical Councils should not, I believe, be recognized as true teachers and fathers.
A second critical area of rabbinic leadership with which Jesus was concerned was personal character. He had detected a major flaw in the character of the scribes and Pharisees, a sin that might be called self-exaltation. They were using their position as fathers and teachers among God's people to exalt themselves. They wanted to be sure they received appropriate recognition. In light of this lack of character, Jesus said, "But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted".20 Their self-exalting spirit had manifested itself in several ways. First, in hypocrisy: "for they say", said Jesus, "and do not do."21 All talk and no walk. Their talk was cheap because it was totally contradicted by their behavior. In pretense they would make long prayers, but in behavior devour widows' houses.22 They would make oaths, swearing by the gold of the temple rather than by the temple that sanctified the gold, thereby revealing their secret love of money.23 Although they paid tithes of mint, anise, and cummin, which they should have done gladly, they neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith.24 Because they were hypocrites in these and numerous other ways, the Lord summed up His critique by saying, "Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.25 Plainly, their "insides" did not match their "outsides" because they were filled up with a self-exalting and self-serving spirit. A second manifestation of their selfexalting spirit was the noticeable lack of actual service on their part. "For", said Jesus, "they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers."26 No dirt was to be found under their fingernails. They were simply a group of lazy leaders who wanted to be served rather than to serve. No wonder, then, Jesus said not to be like them, for from God's standpoint, "he who is greatest among you shall be your servant."27 A third manifestation of their self-exalting spirit was self-love, demonstrated by a desire to be seen by men,28 by their love for the best seats at the feasts and in the synagogues,29 and by their love of greetings in the marketplaces, being called by men, "Rabbi, Rabbi."30 This self-love was a clear transgression of the Mosaic Law, which they professed to be keeping. For Moses' entire law could be summed up in the two great commandments, the greatest of which is, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind."31 The second greatest is, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."32 Thus, these fathers and teachers were not leading their people into the love of God and neighbor. Quite to the contrary, they were exhibiting a self-exalting, self-serving spirit, filled up with a love for self.
In the face of the stench and shame of the apostasy of these religious leaders, therefore, Jesus commanded His disciples, "Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven."33 While Father Abraham by his faithfulness deserved the title, as did others of Israel's greats in history, these men had forfeited their role as fathers. They were to cease and desist in their use of the term and, in turn, bow to God Himself as the fountainhead of all fatherhood. And in issuing His warning, Jesus addresses us today with the greatest of all commandments, pointing the fathers and teachers in His Church and those they lead to a primacy of love for God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, and to a love for one's neighbor.
From the beginning of Church history, as was true throughout Israel, those anointed by God for service were called by certain names: "prophet", "teacher" (rabbi in Israel), and "father." In that same spirit, other titles have emerged, such as "reverend", "pastor", "professor" (teacher), or "brother" (for some evangelical pastors and Catholic monks). These designations speak of both warmth and dignity. Just as in our family units there is one who with love is called "father", so in God's household we have honored and will continue to honor those who have brought us to the new birth through our Lord Jesus Christ. Indeed, what better term for them than "father"? Jesus warned against calling men "father" or "teacher" in order that the leadership of His holy nation would remain pure. Whether bishop, father, teacher, deacon, or pastor, all leaders must remain faithful to the true doctrine of Christ and manifest a personal character befitting godly humility, a humility that leads the Church into the love of God the Holy Trinity and of one's neighbor.
May the Lord have mercy on all of us who lead the flock, regardless of the title we are given.
(All Scripture references, unless otherwise noted, are taken from the New King James Version.)
1. Matthew 23:9
2. 1 Corinthians 4:15 (New American Standard Version)
3. 1 Corinthians 10:1
4. Colossians 3:21
5. Luke 16:24, 25
6. Matthew 23:10
7. John 3:10
8. Acts 13:1
9. 1 Corinthians 12:28 and Ephesians 4:11
10. 2 Timothy 1:11
11. Matthew 23:2
12. Mark 7:8
13. Mark 7:9, 13
14. Matthew 23:13
15. Matthew 23:8
16. Matthew 23:13
17. 2 John 9
18. Acts 2:42
19. 2 Peter 1:20
20. Matthew 23:11, 12
21. Matthew 23:3
22. Matthew 23:14
23. Matthew 23:16, 17
24. Matthew 23:23
25. Matthew 23:28
26. Matthew 23:4
27. Matthew 23:11
28. Matthew 23:5
29. Matthew 23:6
30. Matthew 23:7
31. Matthew 22:37
32. Matthew 22:39
33. Matthew 23:9
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Re: Using the term 'Father _____'
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June 16, 2009, 08:45:56 AM »
I know that we have discussed this issue before here - at least its an issue for Protestants.
Some very good answers have been given in this thread as well.
Please note a simpler answer: The Greek word translated as "Father" as in God the Father into English is, with some few exceptions) quite a different word from the Greek word also English translated as "Father" as a priest's title.
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June 16, 2009, 09:28:14 AM »
My thanks to the Forum Members who are addressing this issue, so commonly asked by inquirors to the church. This is the example of following the purpose of the forum. You have provided Concise answers with sources,Great Job!
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June 16, 2009, 10:35:58 AM »
Yes I agree.......when I get responses like all you have given it only encourages me to continue asking questions I have without fear of being judged and criticized. I know I will be sticking around here for some time as I journey through to Orthodoxy. Thank you again.
On a side note I will be attending my first Divine Liturgy on Saturday god-willing. Kind of excited for that.
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Re: Using the term 'Father _____'
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June 16, 2009, 01:36:28 PM »
^Divine Liturgy on Saturday? Is it a major feast on Saturday or does this parish routinely celebrate the Liturgy on other days of the week other than Sundays?
Either way, I hope the experience and true worship of our Lord God in Trinity helps you on your journey. Welcome to the forum, btw.
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June 17, 2009, 12:25:40 AM »
errr yeah its sunday sorry.....i was really tired this morning when I wrote that. I'm still debating on whether or not it would be good to attend a service in Ancient Greek or just a straight up English service. I don't speak or understand a lick of greek but I figure because orthodoxy stemmed from the east that the tie to an ancient language might enhance the experience.
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Re: Using the term 'Father _____'
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June 17, 2009, 12:35:05 AM »
Quote from: thismanisdan on June 17, 2009, 12:25:40 AM
errr yeah its sunday sorry.....i was really tired this morning when I wrote that. I'm still debating on whether or not it would be good to attend a service in Ancient Greek or just a straight up English service. I don't speak or understand a lick of greek but I figure because orthodoxy stemmed from the east that the tie to an ancient language might enhance the experience.
Most Greek orthodox parishes will use at least some English....
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Re: Using the term 'Father _____'
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June 17, 2009, 12:56:26 AM »
Alright, I guess either way i'll be attended a few different churches.
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in vain you attain to a service you don`t understand , go to an english service;
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This is about people who trusts in themselves and take all credit for themselves in front of the people , putting God aside , and taking accreditance for something wich they accomplished with the help of God. In one word forgeting the co-work with God and removing the role of God , exalting themselves with honour being themselves as God or like gods.It`s like people who say : I accomplished all this , I teach all that , I am all this , forgetting how Paul says that only God makes to grow , forgetting that they received something from God , and all accomplished trough God`s help and mercy , and refers to people who take full accreditance for everything, putting God aside of the things they do.In one word take the place of God.That is what it is refered to "calling yourself teachers" when the only teacher is God , and no one can be taught without God , like people who take full credit for teaching someone , look "what i did" , but you did not do it all by yourself , cause if God did not give you , or if he would not open the heart of your listeners ... It is said in many places The Holy Spirit will speak for you in the NT , and in Exod God says to Moses : I made mouth , I will give you what to say on that hour.Yes it happen with our participation but we only are mobiles of God`s work.This is for call no one on earth "Rabi" or teacher , i figure it out one of this days , i`m sorry for my english.It refers to people who take all the merits for themselves , who eventually manage to depart people from the kingdom of heaven more than enlighten them and taking them closer.Those who like to be praised by men and seek to be praised by people rather more than being praised by God , seeking for their own interest and benefits and not for the interest of God.
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So, here I am! I found some answers and passages, Paul is...ohh...you've already solved the problem.
Well, that's awesome!
This topic is a must-read for Protestants!
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Batman Incorporated #13Grant Morrison draws his time with the Caped Crusader to a close in "Batman Incorporated" #13.
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Batman Incorporated #12The cover copy to "Batman Incorporated" #12 states, "The final battle begins!" Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham hold true to that promise, as foes are vanquished and the endgame kicks into high gear.
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Batman Incorporated #10Grant Morrison, Chris Burnham, and company begin the endgame in "Batman Incorporated" #10, as Batman assembles tools from multiple sources to create the most unstoppable Batman ever.
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Batman, Incorporated #9Grant Morrison and artists Chris Burnham and Jason Masters deal with the fallout of the death of Damian Wayne in "Batman Incorporated" #9.
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Action Comics #18Grant Morrison and Rags Morales hand in their final work with Superman in "Action Comics" #18 with marvelous assistance from Brad Walker, Sholly Fisch and Chris Sprouse.
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Batman Incorporated #8In one of the worst kept secrets of 2013, "Batman Incorporated" #8 has Grant Morrison, Chris Burnham, and Jason Masters bid goodbye to a member of the Batman Family in a story that is oddly touching.
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Action Comics #17Even as Grant Morison, Brad Walker, and Rags Morales lurch towards their time on the book in "Action Comics" #17, there's no denying that the main story with the attack of Vyndktvx is a mess.
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Happy! #4Grant Morrison and Darick Roberton's "Happy!" #4 wraps up the series, but even in this final issue about a search for a missing child, the pacing seems deliberately slow and unbalanced.
February 21st, 2013 | ||
Batman Incorporated #7"Batman Incorporated" #7 has Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham's series enter its second half as all of Leviathan's plans begin to trigger, and the only one who can stop them is... Damian?
January 31st, 2013 | ||
Action Comics #16Boasting "The Second Death of Superman" on its cover, "Superman" #16 by Grant Morrison, Brad Walker, and Rags Morales falls short of living up to its own promises.
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Action Comics #15Grant Morrison, Brad Walker, and Rags Morales are winding down the current run on "Action Comics" with an attack from the 5th Dimension that jumps back and forth in time and space; so far, it's Morrison's best story on the title.
December 5th, 2012 | ||
Happy! #2Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson's "Happy!" #2 slows the pace down a bit, and while it's still entertaining, a bit of the initial luster has faded.
October 31st, 2012 | ||
Batman Incorporated #4Grant Morrison and Chris Bunham bring Wingman into the mix for "Batman Incorporated" #4, and Damian Wayne shows that he has every right to feel threatened by this newcomer.
October 26th, 2012 | ||
Action Comics #13When the back-up feature of "Action Comics" #13 is more satisfying than one involving Superman entering the Phantom Zone, it feels like something is slightly off-kilter.
October 4th, 2012 | ||
Batman Incorporated"Batman Incorporated" #0 by writers Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham and artist Frazer Irving feels like attending a crowded party hosted by Batman, with an excess of introductions to charming characters and a lack of connecting plot.
October 1st, 2012 | ||
Happy! #1"Happy!" #1 by Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson reads like weakened Mark Millar or Garth Ennis until the arrival of titular character Happy the Horse, upon which the comic reveals its true colors of perky insanity and subtle satire.
September 28th, 2012 | ||
Action ComicsIn a flashback to the days when Superman had only just arrived in Metropolis, Grant Morrison asks, "What would happen to someone who stole Superman's cape?"
September 7th, 2012 | ||
Batman Incorporated #3How does Leviathan take over a city with no one noticing? Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham show us how in "Batman Incorporated" #3, even as Matches Malone makes a return to Gotham's underworld.
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Action Comics #12Grant Morrison, Rags Morales and a back-up cast of thousands wrap up the first year of "Action Comics" with a slightly flat conclusion to Superman's new secret identity and the mysterious Neo Sapiens.
August 1st, 2012 | ||
Batman, Incorporated #2DC's releases this week leave a lot to be desired, but, in the case of "Batman, Inc.," it also delivers some treats.
June 28th, 2012 | ||
Action Comics #10Grant Morrison takes "Action Comics" into a flashback that doesn't mesh with present day stories, but is intriguing nonetheless.
June 6th, 2012 | ||
Batman Incorporated #1Look out, Batman fans. Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham are back for the "Second Wave" relaunch of "Batman Incorporated."
May 23rd, 2012 | ||
Action Comics #9Grant Morrison steps into another universe for "Action Comics" #9 with a reminder of what it means to be Superman.
May 3rd, 2012 | ||
Action Comics #7Superman tussles with the Collector and gets a new suit, too.
March 7th, 2012 | ||
Action Comics #6Superman visits his past to safeguard his future.
February 1st, 2012 | ||
Action Comics #5If you're going to temporarily suspend your storyline for a two-parter by a guest artist, "Action Comics" #5 is the way to do it.
January 4th, 2012 | ||
Batman, Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes! #1"Batman, Incorporated" returns for a 52-page spectacular before next year's "Batman: Leviathan."
December 22nd, 2011 | ||
Action Comics #4Earth is being invaded and its only hope is an alien! Guess they wish they hadn't tortured Superman so much now, eh?
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Action Comics #3It's the flashback within a flashback that will grab your attention.
November 2nd, 2011 | ||
Action Comics #2Superman is Lex Luthor's lab rat. And Luthor likes to play rough. Uh oh.
October 5th, 2011 | ||
Action Comics #1Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Superman! Back again, but for the first time.
September 11th, 2011 | ||
Batman Incorporated #8The latest "Batman Incorporated" feels more like a gimmick than a strong story.
August 24th, 2011 | ||
SupergodsGrant Morrison's book on superheroes is too incoherent and lacking in a central purpose to be much more than a book with some interesting parts and a lot of filler.
July 29th, 2011 | ||
Batman Incorporated #7The idea of a Lakota Batman sounds ludicrous, but somehow Grant Morrison makes it work.
June 29th, 2011 | ||
Batman Incorporated #6"So where do the rumors end? Where does reality begin? Some say Batman died and came back as a kind of god."
May 12th, 2011 | ||
Batman Incorporated #5Who is Leviathan?
April 28th, 2011 | ||
Batman Incorporated #4Discover the hidden story of the original Batwoman, Kathy Kane!
March 27th, 2011 | ||
Batman Incorporated #3Are you ready to dance the scorpion tango?
March 9th, 2011 | ||
Batman, Inc. #2Lord Death Man is dead. And now he's not. Crap.
December 22nd, 2010 | ||
Batman Incorporated #1The first issue of Morrison's "Batman Incorporated" is a blast, with an amazing art team in Paquette and Lacombe.
November 18th, 2010 | ||
Batman: The Return #1Batman is back and he's ready to take on the world. Literally. Pity the world.
November 17th, 2010 | ||
The Return of Bruce Wayne #6We knew he would return, but how he'd return is what matters. Can Batman outthink Darkseid and the Omega Sanction?
November 10th, 2010 | ||
Batman and Robin #16The wrap-up for Hurt, the Joker, Professor Pyg as Bruce Wayne has returned.
November 2nd, 2010 | ||
Vertigo Resurrected #1With the unpublished "Shoot" as the lead, "Vertigo Resurrected" offers a slew of stories forgotten and out-of-print, featuring some of its top creators.
October 26th, 2010 | ||
Batman and Robin #15Grant Morrison has erased any doubts that his Batman universe of titles could be anything less than extraordinary.
October 25th, 2010 | ||
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #5He's been a caveman, a pilgrim, a pirate, and a cowboy, but, now, Bruce Wayne is a detective. As you can imagine, it's an easy fit.
October 13th, 2010 | ||
Joe the Barbarian #7The final battle between the forces of Playtown and King Death begins!
September 20th, 2010 | ||
Batman and Robin #14Grant Morrison and Frazer Irving ramp this storyline up and we get a large payoff from the last year of the title.
September 9th, 2010 | ||
Batman #702The truth behind the Omega Sanction revealed!
August 25th, 2010 | ||
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #4A Grant Morrison script undone by the art? Well, that's never happened before.
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High School: Tallied 112 total tackles, 19 for lost yardage, and 12 sacks to lead Ocean Lakes to a 14-1 overall record and an AAA Beach League title with a 10-0 mark as a senior ... Also credited with a punt and two field goal blocks ... Helped head coach Chris Scott and the Dolphins reach the Virginia High School League Group AAA Division 6 State Championship Game in 2012 before dropping title contest to Bird (14-10) ... A mainstay for a defensive unit that held opponents to just 118 points in 15 games - an average of 7.9 points per contest ... In all, OLHS posted six shutouts and held 14 of 15 opponents to 15 points or fewer ... Earned VirginiaPreps.com All-Eastern Region Second Team and Virginian-Pilot All-Tidewater First-Team honors after senior campaign ... A three-star recruit who is rated among the top 45 prospects in the state according to ESPN.com ... Cited as the No. 3 prospect in South Hampton Roads by the Virginian-Pilot because of his "athleticism and explosiveness off the ball" ... Selected to the Virginia High School Coaches Association Second Team All-State and AAA Beach First-Team squads as a junior after playing a role in the Dolphins' 8-3-1 overall record (8-2 conference) ... Collected 70 stops, 15.0 tackles for lost yardage and eight sacks in 2011 ... Suffered knee injury during sophomore season which limited play ... Also considered Maryland.
Personal: Full name is Demetri Vidal McGill ... Born November 29, 1994 at Virginia Beach, Va.
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FMC Corporation's Chemical Products Group (CPG) is Newest Allied Partner
October 22, 2001
An Allied Partner Agreement was developed and signed by FMC Corporation's Chemical Products Group (CPG) and the Department of Energy's Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT). FMC Corpration is one of the world's leading producers of chemicals for industry and agriculture. Within FMC's Chemical Products Group are three U.S.-based divisions: the Alkali Chemicals Division (produces natural soda ash), the Hydrogen Peroxide Division, and teh Active Oxidants Division (produces persulfate products and peracetic acid). These three divisions have formed an Allied Partnership with OIT.FMC is working to improve the resource efficiency of its business. In support of reducing energy usages, FMC has formed site energy reduction teams and energy-focused technology support teams. As an Allied Partner, FMC will apply OIT programs, products, tools and services to their energy reduction efforts, and will assist in the promotion of OIT energy efficiency strategies and tools within the chemical industry. The Allied Partnership between OIT and FMC is expected to encompass the following initiatives:
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Stever@Edmunds YooperlandPosts: 38,620Bethel fuel mix-up strands 2 dozen vehicles (adn.com)
We're in this burg visiting an old friend for a couple of days so I'll try to get a pic of pump prices soon.
Word on the street is that the fuel mix-up is typical for this particular station. -
gagrice San DiegoPosts: 28,639Notice the driver was taking a different job. Could have been sabotage. Nothing would surprise me about Bethel. It is with good cause the ARM PIT of Alaska. Though many villages could challenge Bethel. Though in 25 years in the Arctic, I don't ever recall such a mixup in our 9 villages or Barrow. We did have a tech pump gas in one of our diesel PU Trucks. The station guy caught it before he started the truck.
Stever@Edmunds YooperlandPosts: 38,620Like any place, it's the people, and it's great visiting our friend. And we swung by the branch of the college to check out the bulletin board and, obviously looking like tourists, were immediately offered a tour of the "campus". Bethel is a hoot.
This is a "painted" sign and I didn't pull up to the pump to double check:
Stever@Edmunds YooperlandPosts: 38,620
gagrice San DiegoPosts: 28,639General Motors Co. said Thursday its all-new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel achieves an Environmental Protection Agency-rated 46 miles per gallon on the highway, which is the best highway fuel economy of any non-hybrid car in the United States.
That beats the Volt on the highway by a long shot after 40 miles when the battery is depleted.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130418/AUTO0103/304180390/1121/auto01/New-C- - hevy-Cruze-diesel-gets-46-mpg-on-highway -
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ruking1 Posts: 14,390..."Try $3.54/g here in Phoenix. D2 has fallen in price the last couple of months, this is less then premium unleaded and slightly higher than regular unleaded."...
Time for a GC, AZ road trip! Got to get "charged up) @ Sedona !!Well, don't forget: have to do a dual detour to LOST Wages.
On the SOS DD topic, 09 TDI still boring @ 42 mpg in 5 day sloughing commute traffic. 03 TDI still posting 50 mpg (48-52 mpg, of late 51 to 52 mpg). Had a very unfortunate thing happen to the 09 TDI. The drivers side head lamp gave up the ghost. (We had to R/R to avoid a FIT) I am firmly convinced the DRL mandatory (no good deed goes unpunished) has a lot to do with the 4 year (55,000 miles) operating life. -
ruking1 Posts: 14,390Indeed, each of those VW diesel models has its' gasser variants.
Probably more correctly each of those VW models has its' DIESEL variant. Given the fact the 09 is 4 MY's diesel has a 39% advantage (in arrears).
While the 2013 Cruze posts 32.1 mpg (eco@ 33.1) gasser, the diesel version (mpg (real world) is not even listed (fueleconomy.gov). -
Stever@Edmunds YooperlandPosts: 38,620Not unless the jet diverts in a couple of days returning to Anchorage from Bethel. Never know though - another volcano could blow. Or maybe someone will put diesel in the plane instead of jet fuel. :shades:
This is just a quick trip to use up the last of our air miles. Maybe we'll be able to do a drive up in another year or three and we can meet at the Pump House or somewhere. -
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elias Posts: 1,819gas cruze mpg is nowhere near 42. pure highway is 36 mpg with 1.8L M6 cruze. i get 33 in mixed/lifetime mpg, with leadfoot, i floor it all the time.
on pure highway driving it gets 36 at real highway speeds.
1.8L motor, manual transmission.
(for comparison, my 3 VW TDIs always got 45 to 48 mpg, tank after tank, except for the passat tdi which got 37 mpg, all with leadfoot-driving). -
gagrice San DiegoPosts: 28,639Which indicates to me that real world and EPA world mileage is miles apart. Sadly I don't see Chevy offering the Cruze diesel with a manual transmission. I just wonder if our automotive engineers will ever be able to design a decent small diesel that can pass CARB regulations?
It all starts with a 2.0L turbocharged clean diesel engine designed in Italy, built in Germany and installed in the Cruze at our factory in Lordstown, Ohio.


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[JURIST] The California Supreme Court [official website] on Thursday heard oral arguments in three cases [case filings] challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8 [materials], the ballot measure passed in November [JURIST report] that banned same-sex marriage [JURIST news archive] in the state. Equality California [advocacy website] challenged the validity [press release] of the proposition, arguing that it went against the state's constitution [materials], by stripping an entire class of people of what they said was the fundamental right to marry. It also argued that in order for such a broad change to be made, a constitutional revision, which requires not just a proposition, but approval by either two-thirds of the state's legislature or a statewide constitutional convention, was necessary. Arguing the case for the group, Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) [advocacy website] said allowing such a change undermined the principles of the constitution:
Our Constitution is based on the principle that majorities must respect minority rights. But if a majority can change the Constitution to take away a fundamental right from one group, then it can take away fundamental rights from any group. Our government will have changed from one that respects minority rights to one in which the power of the majority is unlimited.
Proposition 8s brevity is matched by its clarity. There are no conditional clauses, exceptions, exemptions, or exclusions. Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. Describing Proposition 8 as a revision to the state constitution, depends on characterizing Proposition 8 as a radical departure from the fundamental principles of the California Constitution. But that portrayal is wildly wrong. Proposition 8 is limited in nature and effect. It does nothing more than restore the definition of marriage to what it was and always had been under California law before June 16, 2008 and to what the people had repeatedly willed that it be throughout Californias history. It is now part of the state constitution.
[JURIST] A federal judge at the US District Court for the District of New Jersey [official website] on Thursday upheld the guilty verdicts [text, PDF] reached by a jury against five men convicted of plotting to kill US soldiers at Fort Dix [official website]. The five men, Serdar Tatar, Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer, Dritan Duka, Eljvir Duka, and Shain Duka, were acquitted of attempted murder, but were convicted [DOJ press release; JURIST report] in December 2008 of conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses. Lawyers for the five men appeared before the court Thursday to argue that the claims against their clients [case materials] were not supported by the evidence [AP report] presented, and asked the court to overturn the verdicts. The court denied the request, and upheld the jury verdicts. The defense had argued that there was no plot, but the government paid informants to get the accused to discuss one.Federal prosecutors maintained that although the men had no ties to any terrorist organization, they were inspired by al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden and were planning an attack. The men face a sentence of up to life in prison. The five suspects were arrested [JURIST report] in May 2007 for allegedly plotting to sneak onto the New Jersey military base and kill soldiers. They pleaded not guilty [JURIST report] in January 2008. Their trial began [JURIST report] in October. Last March, an accomplice, Agron Abdullahu, was sentenced [JURIST report] to 20 months in prison after pleading guilty [JURIST report] to charges of conspiring to provide firearms and ammunitions to the other five men.
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] ruled [judgment text] Thursday that Russia is liable for the death of an ethnic Chechen at the hands of Russian forces in 2000, finding Russia in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights [text]. The judgment orders the Russian government to pay damages of nearly 37,000 to the victim's wife, a Russian national who brought the action after her husband was killed by Russian troops [RIA Novosti report] while chopping wood. The ECHR found the killing violated Article 2 of the Convention, which protects the right to life and prohibits extrajudicial killing. The court also found that Russia violated Articles 2 and 13, which protect the right to an effective remedy before a national authority, when it failed "to carry out an adequate and effective investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the applicant's husband."The ECHR has consistently ruled against Russia in cases involving human rights violations in Chechnya. In December, the ECHR ruled against Russia in six Chechen disappearances cases [JURIST report], and ordered the country to pay 320,000 to the victims' families. In October, the ECHR issued two decisions [JURIST report] finding Russia in violation of the human rights convention in several cases concerning the deaths or abductions of Russian nationals in Chechnya in 2000. In May, the court ruled that Russia was responsible for the disappearance of a dozen people [JURIST report] during Russian armed raids in Chechnya in 2002 and 2003. In July 2007, the court ruled that Russian authorities were responsible for the shooting deaths of 11 unarmed Chechen civilians, and in June 2007 it held that Russian authorities were liable for the 2003 deaths of four Chechen family members [JURIST reports]. In early December 2008, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev [official profile; JURIST news archive] proposed [transcript, in Russian; JURIST report] that Russian courts become more transparent in order to restore faith in the justice system and prevent people from turning to the ECHR.
[JURIST] Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [ICC materials, PDF; JURIST news archive] on Thursday scoffed at the warrant [text, PDF; ICC release] for his arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] earlier this week. Speaking to a crowd of thousands in Khartoum, Bashir said the warrant was an effort by Western countries to reassert colonial power over the country, and criticized the ICC for failing to take action in conflicts in Iraq and the Gaza Strip. Expanding on its earlier reaction [JURIST report] to the warrant, the African Union [official website] announced that it plans to petition [AFP report] the UN to have the warrant for Bashir suspended, sharing with several African and other countries the fear that it could disrupt a peace deal [UN backgrounder] in the country. Human rights groups, however, have reiterated their support for the warrant [HRW report], calling it a step forward in efforts to hold rights violators in Sudan responsible for their actions.Also Thursday, several humanitarian aid organizations including Oxfam International and Doctors Without Borders [press releases] confirmed that they have been expelled from the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon [official website] has called on Sudan to allow the agencies to remain in the country [press release], voicing concerns that their removal could create a grave humanitarian crisis there.The warrant for Bashir, issued [decision, PDF; JURIST report] on Wednesday, charged him with seven counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, but did not include genocide charges. The controversial arrest warrant [JURIST news archive] had been sought by ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo [official profile], who in July filed preliminary charges [text, PDF; JURIST report] against Bashir alleging genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes committed in the Darfur region in violation of Articles 6, 7, and 8 of the Rome Statute [text]. The ICC announced last week [JURIST report] that they would decide whether to issue an arrest warrant on Wednesday. The announcement came after the New York Times reported [NYT report] last month that the warrant had been issued, leading a court official quickly to issue a denial [JURIST report].
[JURIST] Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court will seek INTERPOL [official website] arrest warrants for more than 100 Israelis on war crimes charges stemming from the conflict in Gaza [BBC backgrounder], prosecutors said Thursday. Iran announced in December that it would establish a court to try Gaza war crimes suspects [Reuters report] in absentia. On Monday, a report from Iranian state broadcaster Press TV [text] revealed that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, and Defense Minister Ehud Barak were among 15 senior Israeli officials for whom Iran had sought arrest warrants under the INTERPOL constitution [Article 2 text] for charges including undue aggression, disproportionate use of military force, threatening world peace and security, crimes against humanity, and genocide. INTERPOL immediately publicly denied [press release] receiving any request from Iran to issue such warrants, noting that "INTERPOLs Constitution strictly prohibits the Organization from making any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character.'" Iranian chief prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi said Thursday that the list now includes more than 100 Israeli suspects, and that Iran will soon deliver dossiers on each to INTERPOL. Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi called the trials an Islamic duty [IRIB report]. INTERPOL reiterated Thursday that no such warrant requests have been received [Press TV report] from Iran.Several other investigations into the Gaza conflict are pending. In January, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called for an independent investigation [statement text; JURIST report] of possible war crimes and human rights violations in Gaza. International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is also attempting to gain jurisdiction over Israel [JURIST report] to investigate its actions in Gaza for alleged war crimes. Israel has already begun to consider defenses against possible war crimes charges, partly based on accusations [JURIST reports] that it used white phosphorus in a civilian area.
[JURIST] Afghanistan's human rights progress has been thwarted [UN News Centre report] by armed conflict, censorship, abuse of power, and violence against women, according to a report [text, PDF] delivered Thursday to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website] by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile]. The report says that addressing these problems requires addressing poverty, and that the Afghan government has a responsibility to help national institutions protect human rights. Pillay's report recommends that Afghanistan's government create a human rights unit in the Ministry of Justice [official website] to combat poverty faced by groups burdened by discrimination. The government must also ensure an impartial judiciary and law-enforcement body, and promote open and peaceful elections, the report says. Under Afghanistan's constitution [text], men and women have equal rights, but, according to the report, women are being prosecuted for acts Afghan law does not define as crimes: "The Government is failing to adequately protect the rights of women in Afghanistan despite constitutional guarantees and its international obligations." Another report [text, PDF] Pillay presented to the council Thursday suggests that 2008's food crisis, prompted by high food costs in the US, combined with the current economic crisis to negatively impact human-rights situations globally.Afghanistan continues to receive criticism for its human rights record. Last week, the US State Department (DOS) [official website] released its annual 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices [DOS materials], criticizing Afghanistan [JURIST report] for its continued use of child labor. In November, Pillay urged [press release] Afghan President Hamad Karzai to put a stop to executions [JURIST report] and join nations calling for a death penalty moratorium after five prisoners were executed over the course of four days. Last March, Chief Human Rights Officer Norah Niland of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan [official website] called on the Afghan government to do more to protect human rights [JURIST report] and see that human rights violators are brought to justice.
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Connecticut [official website] on Thursday reversed [opinion, PDF] a former Navy signalman's conviction for material support of terrorism. Judge Mark Kravitz set aside the conviction of Hassan Abu-Jihaad, finding that the facts of the case did not support the jury's determination that Abu-Jihaad had provided either "physical assets" or "personnel" within the meaning of 18 USC § 2339A [text].
It could well be that Mr. Abu-Jihaad asked Azzam how he could help in supporting jihad, they told him to send defense information ... and Mr. Abu-jihhad did as requested. In those circumstances, the Court would have little difficulty concluding that Mr. Abu- Jihaad had volunteered himself as personnel .... On the other hand, perhaps Mr. Abu-Jihaad on a whim simply sent defense information to Azzam on one occasion, not knowing if Azzam wanted it .... In those circumstances, he surely provided defense information to someone not entitled to receive it, ... but it would be linguistically odd to describe that lone, voluntary act as making personnel available to Azzam.
[JURIST] A Singaporean member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) [CFR backgrounder; JURIST news archive] terrorist group admitted his role in plotting the foiled 2001 attack of an Indonesian airport, while testifying at the trial of two Indonesian terrorist suspects in the South Jakarta District Court Thursday. Mohammad Hassan bin Saynudin said that in 2001, he and other JI operatives planned to hijack a flight from Bangkok and crash it into Singapore's Changi Airport, but the plan failed and he escaped to Indonesia. Saynudin, who has been in Indonesian custody since July for allegedly planning a failed terrorist attack in an Indonesian bar, has previously admitted his involvement in terrorist activities. Last month he told the court that he met with Osama bin Laden [Straits Times, report] and tried to recruit Indonesians for al Qaeda purposes. Saynudin's testimony came at the trial of JI members Anis Sugandi and Sukarso Abdillah, who have admitted to murder and plotting to kill Christian clergy in Indonesia. Saynudin has been charged in the same incident and faces life in prison in a separate trial. JI has been blamed for a series of terrorist attacks on westerners including the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings [BBC backgrounder], which killed 202 people. Last November, three JI members were executed [JURIST report] following convictions for their involvement in those bombings. Before their executions, the three men had called on Islamic militant groups to carry out retribution attacks, which resulted in stepped-up security in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta and a warning [text] issued by the US embassy in Indonesia. Last April, an Indonesian court convicted two JI leaders [JURIST report] on terrorism charges and recognized JI as a terrorist organization.
[JURIST] Former White House advisor Karl Rove and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers [BBC profiles] will provide testimony before the US House Judiciary Committee [official website] concerning the firing of US Attorneys [JURIST news archive], allegedly for political reasons, the committee announced [press release] Wednesday after reaching an agreement with Bush administration officials. The agreement between the previous administration and chairman of the committee John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) [official website], follows a decision [opinion, PDF; JURIST report] by US District Judge John Bates which rejected the administration's position that senior White House officials are protected from congressional subpoena by executive privilege. The committee also said that it has reserved the right to depose former White House lawyer William Kelley, who was involved in firings. Many members of Congress applauded the agreement, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) [official website] who said [press release], "the agreement for Karl Rove and Harriet Miers to testify upholds a fundamental principle: no one is above the law and Congressional subpoenas must be complied with."In July, Rove refused to testify [JURIST report] before the House Judiciary Committee in defiance of a subpoena during the committee's investigation into politicization of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website]. In March 2008, the House Judiciary Committee filed a lawsuit to enforce subpoenas seeking information from Miers and former White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolton regarding the firings. In 2007, Rove refused to testify [JURIST report] before a scheduled hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] in regards to the 2006-2007 attorney firings. The Bush administration had asserted executive privilege in allowing Miers, Bolton, and Rove to withhold testimony.
[JURIST] The European Court of Justice (ECJ) [official website] ruled [materials; press release, PDF] Thursday that UK regulations permitting mandatory retirement policies for workers who reach the age of 65 do not violate an EU anti-discrimination law. The case was originally brought by the group Age Concern England [advocacy website], which argued that the UK regulations violate a European Commission [official website] directive [EC 2000/78, PDF] that prohibits discrimination based on age in regards to employment and occupation. In its decision, the ECJ emphasized that the UK regulations are only legal if they meet legitimate social policy objectives:
Article 6(1) of Directive 2000/78 must be interpreted as meaning that it does not preclude a national measure which, like Regulation 3 of the Regulations at issue in the main proceedings, does not contain a precise list of the aims justifying derogation from the principle prohibiting discrimination on grounds of age. However, Article 6(1) offers the option to derogate from that principle only in respect of measures justified by legitimate social policy objectives, such as those related to employment policy, the labour market or vocational training.
[JURIST] The Zimbabwe High Court [official website] ruled on Wednesday that the Southern Africa Development Community Tribunal (SADC Tribunal) [official website] is not superior to the courts of the individual SADC member countries, in a decision invalidating a SADC Tribunal ruling [JURIST report] in favor of white Zimbabwe farmers whose lands were expropriated by a government land reform program. The case was brought to the High Court by white farmer Richard Etheredge, seeking to enforce the SADC ruling to evict the land reform beneficiary who received his farm, President of the Senate Edna Madzongwe. The judge reasoned [Herald report] that although Zimbabwe signed the SADC Treaty [text, doc] that established the court, the treaty does not expressly state that the tribunal is to be considered the superior court for all member states. White Zimbabwe farmers continue to endure pressure to leave their lands, according to reports [Sokwanele report, VOA report]. In December 2008, four white Zimbabwe farmers were charged with trespassing [JURIST report] on state property for failing to vacate lands that the government seized for the land reform program, in open defiance of the November 2008 SADC Tribunal ruling. Among them, Colin Cloete has filed suit to cause the government and attorney general to register the SADC ruling in the High Court Registry, a step necessary to enable its enforcement in the country. Government officials have expressed that the land reform program is necessary [JURIST report] to correct past racial disparities that favored the white farmers, and the land reform program will continue.
[JURIST] The US is resuming active participation as an observer in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website, JURIST news archive], according to interim Charge d'Affaires to the US Mission in Geneva Mark Sorella [official profile] in his address [statement text] to the council Wednesday. Sorella said that the US is committed "to work alongside all those working in good faith to promote and protect the human rights of every person around the world." Sorella also emphasized that:
the United States remains concerned about the politicization of human rights, and about this Councils repeated singling out of one country. We are concerned about this Councils failure thus far to address some of the most egregious human rights violations in the world today, and about isolated but alarming attempts by some to use Council resolutions to undermine universal human rights, such as freedom of expression. We call on all in this chamber to recommit to advancing human rights for all and to end the politicization of this effort.
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Featured: "New York Wave", a documentary about Sean
Jan 10, 2010. TOKYO --
Watch this full-length documentary as Sean creates a giant LEGO model of Times Square, plays with kids at events, and takes on his biggest project ever! Watch the video (30 minutes) Selected coverage
TV promotion
April 10, 2010. PHILADELPHIA --
This TV commercial was created to promote Sean's exhibit at The Philadelphia Zoo. Watch the video (30 seconds) "LEGO Man", ABC News report
Sep 17, 2009. NEW YORK --
Internationally synidcated interview, broadcast on ABC World News.
"Sean Kenney is living out his fantasy: He gets to play with LEGO, and get this... he gets paid to do it. "
Watch the video (4 minutes) Time Out New York Career profile : Sean Kenney
Aug 20, 2009. NEW YORK --
Inside Job: How a toy-obsessed artist is building an empire, one LEGO at a time. By Jonathan Bender. Photographs by Jani Zubkovs. Read the article
Sean's Yankee Stadium on MLB.com
Oct 22, 2008. NEW YORK --
Major League Baseball interviewed Sean about his Yankee Stadium sculpture. Watch the videos (~4:00 min each) Sean in LEGO retrospective
Aug 12, 2008. COLOGNE --
Sean has been featured prominently in the new hardcover book "50 Years of the LEGO Brick", which
presents the LEGO brick's history and its use today.
Read more
BBC Radio
Jan 28, 2008. LONDON --
BBC Radio's Robbie Merdideth, from radio program "Arts Extra", speaks with Sean about using LEGO bricks as a medium for art.
Listen to the interview
LEGO kid's club: "Meet Sean Kenney"
Aug 08, 2007. ENFIELD, CT --
This month's LEGO Club magazine features an article, "Meet LEGO Certified Professional Sean Kenney".
Read it on www.LEGO.com
New Yorker of the Week
May 05, 2007. NEW YORK --
Sean Kenney was named "New Yorker of the Week" by Columbia News Tonight.
Watch the video
Time Out New York : The house that who built?
Jan 04, 2007. NEW YORK --
Intrigued by Sean's New-York-themed LEGO creations, Time Out New York ran a feature article about a LEGO Yankee Stadium project that Sean currently has underway.
Read more
Serendib Magazine : Sri Lankan Airlines
May 15, 2006. COLOMBO, SRI LANKA --
The in-flight magazine of Sri Lankan Airlines interviewed Sean for a large feature article on the world of LEGO.
See more
Hong Kong TV documentary
October 10, 2005. HONG KONG --
Sean was interviewed by Fuji TV and built a sculpture of the Great Wall of China for a 30-minute documentary.
Read more
Washington Post, Wired Magazine
August 10-12, 2005. ARLINGTON, VA --
Sean's 10,000 piece Homer was mentioned in The Washington Post
and Wired.
TOPIC Magazine
August 2005, WASHINGTON --
"Sean Kenney began building LEGO creations at the age of four, and has since become one of the world's foremost LEGO builders."
Read the article
GAMES magazine
October 22, 2004. AMBLER, PA --
GAMES Magazine interviewed Sean about his professional LEGO pursuits and his love of LEGO sculpture.
Your morning
September 27, 2004. PHILADELPHIA --
Sean built a 12 foot long sculpture of Philadelphia's Ben Franklin Bridge on the Deleware River waterfront, at the base of the real bridge.
It was built over the course of two hours on CN8's live morning show "Your Morning on CN8" with Nicole Fox. CN8
reaches 6.2 million homes in the northeast U.S.
See pictures and read more
The KTYD Early Show
December 5, 2003. SANTA BARBARA --
Sean did a 10 minute live interview about his LEGO sculpture of "Homer" for The KTYD Early Show, 99.9 KTYD
spotlighting Sean's LEGO Homer
Famigila Cristiana
June 15, 2003. ROME, Italy --
Famigila Cristiana magazine, one of the most important magazines in Italy, mentioned
Sean's LEGO Greenwich Village and printed
his photography of others' LEGO creations.
LEGO Company press release
June 3, 2003. PR Newswire --
Sean was interviewed and photographed for this LEGO Company press release, "LEGO Company Asks: What will you make: LEGO® MasterBuilders
Launch Global Search for Building Apprentices ; International celebrities rise to the challenge"
Read the press release
ABC, NBC, Fox
June 3, 2003. NEW YORK --
In conjunction with a LEGO global media event, Sean's LEGO Greenwich Village was shown on ABC, Fox, and NBC.
He was also interviewed by television and news reporters from The UK, Germany, Finland, and Singapore.
NY1: New York News
June 3, 2003. NEW YORK --
Sean was interviewed by this AOL Time Warner New York City TV news station, alongside LEGOLAND Windsor's Chief Modelmaker, Guy Bagley.
Watch the video or
read the article


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