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The newest Bull, Richard Hamilton, will start Tuesday's final preseason game for the Bulls against the Pacers. Though his role as a starter was expected, the question of when was still up in the...
Richard Hamilton officially signed a three-year deal with the Bulls Wednesday. Two years and $10 million are guaranteed. The third year is a $5.15 million team option.
The Pistons officially waived Richard Hamilton Monday and is expected to clear the obligatory 48-hour waiver period; after which the Bulls are "expected to sign him" for a couple of seasons at the...
Hoopsworld is reporting the O.J. Mayo trade to the Pacers from the Grizzlies is done. Memphis will receive Josh McRoberts and Brandon Rush. McRoberts became expendable with Indy's acquisition of...
It should be of no surprise that -- like the 2010 offseason, when Rose didn't meet with or call LeBron James, Chris Bosh, etc. -- Rose isn't recruiting free agents the Bulls are targeting to add to...
A lot of fluttering rumors this weekend and another one of the Bulls' targets likely not being landed. The New York Post is reporting the Knicks are in three-way talks with the Hawks and Warriors...
Richard Hamilton will be waived by the Pistons, but not amnestied, so the Pistons are gonna be on the hook for a lot of money.
At 2 p.m. EST on Friday, NBA teams can begin signing free agents and we'll be updatng in this post, mostly related to teams and players relevant to the Bulls fate.
NBA Teams can begin signing free agents on Friday, but some players have reportedly already come to terms this week, as players met with teams. And the rumors are flying galore.
Nick Young and Tracy McGrady reportedly, according to sources deliberately cynical leaks, want to be Bulls next season, Yahoo Sports reports.
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Mike McCarthy's post-OTA practice press conference
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The Packers wrapped up day one of their final block of OTA practices Tuesday at Clark Hinkle Field. Below are some tidbits from Mike McCarthy's press conference.
- Today was the 7th installation. Great feeling to finish off strong and have the guys learn so much.
- Clearly further ahead of where they were last year at this time in regards to quality of work.
- New players have integrated better than in years past.
- Team has more of an edge this year. Seems to be a higher sense of urgency and leadership has been consistently good.
- Expectations for the run game: will sort itself out during training camp. Need to get in pads to find out what is real and what is perception. We will be better.
- Sam Shields did not participate due to personal reasons.
- DJ Williams needs to grow into a greater role this season. Injury to hamstring hurt him last season. He has big play ability. Very smart and instinctive.
- BJ Coleman needs to play faster. Likes his development in fundamentals. He's growing.
- Confident in QB situation behind Rodgers, but there is a lot of room for improvement. Harrell needs a good pre-season. BJ Coleman has a ton of talent, but needs for the game to slow down.
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No full face pictures this time since I somehow forgot to take some. It's another Inglot look though. Still loving the shadows!
MAC Brow Pencil in Lingering
Mally Beauty 24/7 Profession Brow Powder in Taupe
MAC Studio Select Concealer in NW25
Senna Cosmetics Brow Fix X in Taupe
Too Faced Shadow Insurance (primer)
MAC Painterly Paintpot (base)
INGLOT eyeshadows in Matte 352 (highlight and inner 1/3 of lid), Matte 390 (middle lid), DS 465 (outer lid), and Matte 372 (bottom lashline)
MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack (winged liner)
wet n wild Eyeshadow Single in Brulee (browbone highlight)
Maybelline Waterproof Volume Express Mascara—Very Black
Salon Perfect Demi Wispies
Duo Clear Lash Glue
Cool Neutral Eyes with a Pop of Aqua (INGLOT)
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- Miss Ellis said...
I love this look especially the color on the bottom lash line. Wish you had including a picture of your whole face so we can get the full affect. :)
- July 6, 2011 at 1:12 PM
- Tierra said...
I love the whole look and the blue color is gorgeousss!
- July 6, 2011 at 3:38 PM
- sepia_raven said...
Those colours are beautiful!
- July 6, 2011 at 3:45 PM
- Phyrra said...
I LOVE the outer lid shade with the blue!
- July 8, 2011 at 8:34 PM
- Jaclyn said...
I love that pop of teal liner under your eye, it's such a neat touch.
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have a great day!
P.S I love the makeup!
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Brilliant mix! I love your look sweetie! hope I can actually do that to myself...would you mind doing a tutorial? come drop by my blog ;)
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Would you pay just over $300 for the new box set of 14 LP's that also includes a 252 page illustrated hardback book?
Emi is betting enough people will to put the fab four back on the charts for the holidays.
Audiophiles are debating the pros and cons of how these stereo re-masters sound. But one thing is certain: those original labels and album artwork that became extinct on CD and MP3 will remind you of where you were and what you were doing when you first bought these records. And that might be enough of a reason to buy this new collection.
If you still have a turntable, you'll be pleased to know that the albums are manufactured on high quality 180 gram vinyl.
When was the last time you dropped a needle on a record? Actually, although CD sales went from 150 million to 130 million in the last year because of the increasing popularity of digital downloads, sales of vinyl albums, still a very small share of total sales, are up 16%. And it's not the aging baby boomers buying them---millennials have discovered their richer, warmer sound and they're the ones fueling that market.
It's nice to know the kids have good taste, isn't it? There is hope.
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Blue Ridge Views - Stroup Clocks
In this installment of the Blue Ridge Views project, the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection presents a segment featuring the Stroup clock making business in Spruce Pine, NC. Footage includes an interview with Luther Stroup about his family's history of clock making.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills have secured at least one half of their starting safety tandem after signing Aaron Williams to a four-year, $26 million contract extension Wednesday.
A person with knowledge of the contract said Williams is guaranteed $14.625 million. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the terms were not released by the Bills.
The extension locks up Williams through 2018, and comes at a time when the Bills risk losing three-time Pro Bowl safety Jairus Byrd, who is preparing to test free agency next week.
"I told them I accept the role of leading this defence to where it used to be," Williams said. "I'm just blessed that they gave me that opportunity, and they trusted me to be here long-term to get this team back to where it started."
Williams, Buffalo's second-round pick in the 2011 draft, was entering the final year of his contract. He was rewarded with the extension after successfully making the switch from cornerback to safety last season.
In 14 games last year, Williams had a career-best 82 tackles and tied Byrd for the team lead with four interceptions.
Overall, he has five interceptions and two forced fumbles in 34 career games.
"Aaron is the type of young, core player we targeted early in the process to retain for years to come," general manager Doug Whaley said in a released statement. "We expect Aaron to continue to grow into a key contributor for the Bills' organization."
The question is whether Williams will continue to develop alongside Byrd.
This week, the Bills decided against applying the franchise tag for a second consecutive year to retain Byrd's rights, opening the door for the fifth-year player to test free agency on March 11.
Williams is hoping the Bills can still reach a deal to re-sign Byrd, because the two established a solid on-field rapport last season.
"If Jairus does come back, that would be the greatest thing ever, because our chemistry is unbelievable," Williams said. "If he doesn't come back, good luck to him. We're always going to be best friends. ... We'll just have to move on and find another piece to try to replace his role."
The Bills defence is undergoing another off-season change, with Jim Schwartz taking over as co-ordinator after Mike Pettine left to become the Cleveland Browns head coach. Schwartz has a similar aggressive defensive coaching philosophy, which is expected to ease the transition.
"I feel real confident that nothing major is going to change," Williams said. "There might be a few things here and there, but I think team-wise, once we get all the pieces together we will be fine."
The Bills also announced free-agent linebacker Jameel McClain had arrived in Buffalo to meet with team. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 245 pounds, McLain spent the past six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens before being released by the team last week.
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Lies of Omission
I'm fairly sure that anyone here is sufficiently "plugged in" to current politics enough to have heard about House member Gabby Gifford's recent plea for further gun restrictions. I'm not sure what your local media is like, but there's a fair chance that there was even a mention of Sarah Palin or at least some sort of "incitement" behind that shooter's attack. Given the body count, it's not too surprising.
Also recently mentioned, though only in passing, is that the guy who shot up the Family Research Council in DC was finally in court. Honestly, my main memory of that was being on a family trip and wondering why the heck somebody targeting based on "anti-gay bias" would have bags of Chick-fil-A. I can remember a few commentators suggesting that it was some sort of cartoonish attempt at "blending in"– an indication of just how crazy his view of those who disagree is or was. "Hey, Chick-fil-a is 'anti-gay' the same way that the FRC is– they don't support redefining marriage to fit current pop culture appeals. The Family Research Council even denies a man and woman are functionally identical to two guys or two gals, of all the nerve! They'll never notice me coming in and killing people if I have suitable fast food bags!" Not someone to take too seriously, even if he did have a gun. Continue reading
Culture War on a Shoe String (Budget)
Over at the blog of the author, Sarah Hoyt, there's a very good post.
I was going to try to use the theme to combine with some conversations from over at Ricochet.com, but then she went and put what I would've been pointing at into its own paragraph:
Both of these endeavors will change your perception and you'll find yourself huffing at sitcoms you used to enjoy. This is good. Most of the politics are snuck into stuff like that (hence the directive that came down for more plots about healthcare in sitcoms and episodic dramas) and if you're not aware of them they'll insidiously color the way you see the world. It's brilliant to sneak them into entertainment because if you complain, you're a sour puss. But at this point they're not even subtle, and you'll start seeing them if you look: cardboard "conservative" characters who are anything but and who can't defend their positions. "Dangerous" tea partiers. Liberating yourself through having indiscriminate sex and stuff. The government as a fount of goodness. It's all there. And it's there on purpose.
There's more, some general stuff on how the polite refusal to inject politics into everything puts us at a bit of a disadvantage, and it's quite worth reading. Now, on to my comments:
She's right. My husband is a lot more easy going than I am, but we both can't watch some shows because of the obvious agenda involved. Recognizing it isn't just about paying attention or such– we had a rather long argument with my mother over a TV show that opened with a guy being shot inside his house by a SWAT team called in for a false hostage situation. (Before SWATting got big.) The show, and the woman who taught me to not trust the story that the news presented, held the SWAT team (personified by the leader) responsible. TrueBlue and I held those who certified that it was a hostage situation on an anonymous call from a random number as being responsible– there wasn't any way for the guys who'd been told they were going in to a known hostage situation to know that the guy charging them with a kitchen knife was righteously defending his house. The guy risking their lives had to be at fault, while the paper-pushers that actually created the entire situation had to be blameless– not even faceless, but as natural a thing as the sun rising, and as unquestioned. Something goes wrong? It's the fault of those uniformed Authority Figure guys. (Who all incidentally looked military.)
Stories set up the way we see the world.
New, Shocking Study Finds Humans Are Not Standardized!
Folks here probably know about the BMI– and possibly are familiar with my, ahem, "issues" with it as a tool of diagnosis; anything that bases treatment choices on the assumption that bones, fat and muscle all weigh the same, and people are identically proportioned, is going to get me angry. Add in it being changed in 2000 by over 2kg/m2 (so that "overweight" is 25kg/m2; BMI is weight in kg divided by height in meters, squared) to make it easier to calculate and remove the differences between men and women and…well, I'm getting distracted.
Anyways, the BMI is the basis for the "obesity epidemic" we've all heard about, and there are calls for action on the following theory that this generation will die earlier than their parents.
Shockingly, some scientist actually decided to do research to see if being over-weight or obese by this BMI standard resulted in dying earlier. It's clear that if you're heavy enough, you do die earlier, but that's diagnosis by examining actual people, not by applying a broad standardized calculation. Everyone knows that if you're over-weight, then you're going to have more health problems, so you're going to die earlier.
There's a problem: they didn't confirm what "everyone knows."
The news will seem heaven sent to those contemplating a new year diet, and contradicts the received wisdom that being fat reduces life expectancy. It is the second time that research studies led by Katherine Flegal, a distinguished epidemiologist from the National Centre for Health Statistics at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Maryland, US, have studied the link between obesity and mortality.
In 2007 the same group caused consternation among public health professionals when they published the results of a similar analysis that also showed being fat does not shorten life. Walter Willett, professor of nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health, dismissed the finding as "rubbish".
Dr Flegal told The Independent she had decided to conduct a second, larger, study on the same theme to counter the sceptics. She and her team examined results from 100 studies from around the world, involving three million people and 270,000 deaths.
via Recipe for a long life: overweight people have LOWER death risk – Health News – Health & Families – The Independent.
Who knew that the art of healing people may not work so well when you try to remove individuals and judgement from the mix?
It's All The Social Conservatives Fault!
I really, really wish I were joking about the title, but I've actually heard several folks seriously suggest this. (Hugh Hewitt show had a co-host/guest suggest "dropping the abortion issue," for example—thankfully, Hugh pointed out that was…not a great idea.)
In a campaign where social issues were not focused on, where the SoCon vote was assumed, where the entire point would be "It's the economy, stupid" and our turnout dropped hugely… we should really ditch these social conservatives entirely and try to peel off some Democrat voters. I was one of the folks that was saying at the beginning that we could not just assume we'd get our own base and that all we needed was to go after other groups, though I—like many others—thought that things were obviously bad enough that maybe the base could be taken for granted.
We tried the "shut up about social issues, focus on the financial short-term disaster." Shock shock, it didn't work. The "of course" votes didn't show up, as best we can tell at this early of a time. Of course there was fraud and probably voter suppression, but we knew from the start that we'd have to win so big that they couldn't cheat.
I know the thinking Libertarians believe that Social Issues hurt us, and if we'd just drop them it would improve—but they ignore that if you let people do all the stupid stuff they immaturely desire, they are going to want to be saved by someone else. (I'm ignoring the sub-group of thinking Libertarians that thinks having children at is a "personal choice" with no serious effect on the future of society, and mostly only something that 'women want while they leach off men.' I wish that last part was not a very slight paraphrase.) Of course, thinking Libertarians think social issues hurt because when thinking Libertarians recognize the cause and effect of libertine personal actions in creating demand for a leech-State, they become at least isolationist conservatives, rather than Libertarians. But I'm digressing.
So, we tried assuming that the rah rah Abortion!! stuff on Obama's side would be enough to 1) get half our base out, and 2) get them to vote for Romney. Clearly, that was wrong.
We focused on the economy. I think we did pretty well on that, considering that Obama and Co could lie their tails off about what we actually said. (It's a given, sadly.)
That makes me think that we maybe should've beat on the military side of things a bit more as well. I have friends who are still active duty who thought I was blowing smoke up their rears when I told them there was never a protest when the Ambassador was killed, when that was known just days after the attack. (Power Line linked an interview in a UK paper that included quotes from the guys who were opening a hospital with the Ambassador; they were on the phone when the attack started, and there was no mention of a protest, which would've been a pretty big deal.)
So, we need to actually make our own case, try to win the base before we try to peel folks off, and probably improve our communication networks. I'm going to work even harder on applying this in person—when someone says something incredibly untrue in person, I'm going to politely correct them. Yes, it's uncomfortable and socially awkward, but that is what the other side's tactics depend on. At some point, the drunk in the party has to be confronted. We're there and past.
This is going to be especially hard on religious people. There are a lot of very nice people who…well… voted for Obama because that's what "nice" people do. It's never easy to stand up to family, no matter how wrong you know they're being.
New Catholic Convert
From over at John Wright's place, I heard mention of a guy who went from being the head of the Secular Free Thought Society (no jokes, please, they write themselvers) to converting to Catholicism, as told in State Press Magazine:
Imagine society's collective shock if Hillary Clinton were to join the National Rifle Association…
Josh Horn's friends were hit with a shock wave of that magnitude when Horn, then an ardent atheist, announced his resignation as president of the Secular Free Thought Society, an ASU club known for its skepticism of religion. Horn had committed the ultimate taboo and sealed his self-imposed excommunication with one act: he decided to become a Catholic.
Welcome home!
Where Are The Artists?
Lately, I've been seeing a lot of folks lamenting how modern art (especially Modern Art) doesn't have anything to compare to, oh, the great cathedrals of Europe—according to some, doesn't even have a decently sized mural. Usually comes with a lot of talk of how soul-killing Walmart and their sort are, but not always.
Science And Religion
Yeah, that old favorite; Mr. Wright enters the fray again over at his blog, in a rather long and detailed post asking if science fiction is inherently opposed to religion.
Because this is the internet, the comments rather quickly head into attacking religion (ours and his, specifically), which he answers by explaining in detail the reasons he's now Catholic.
I was inspired to post what is mostly a "hey, go read this!" after several great comments by folks other than the author, culminating in this one:
If some earnest scientist did the experiment outlined above, and then said to the nearest Catholic (not even going as high as the Pope) "I have conclusively proven that what you say happens during the celebration of the Eucharist does not, since this sample still has the same qualities of wine after the words of institution were spoken as it did beforehand, and so it has not turned into the blood of an Iron-Age Semitic male from Roman-occupied Galilee, and so all your beliefs are false and God does not exist", then the Catholic would say "Dude, I *know* that already. We talked about it back in the 13th century, even before they had spectrometers or chromatographs: Tommy A gave a definition of transubstantiation where he puts it in the technical philosophical language of "The accidents remain the same but the essence changes".
Fast Friday
That's "fast" like "quick," not "fast" like, well, "fasting." I do go meatless, but that's entirely beside the point. The idea is things to make when the weak week is ending and I'm longing for a stiff drink ready for the weekend. Maybe I'll make a tradition of it, we'll see.
Expect it to be thrifty, too, because I'm cheap like that.
Safeway has some lovely "party sized" dinners that I got because… well, they were about 25% off, and I'm lazy sleep deprived, and I love both lasagnas (five cheese and meat, respectively) and orange chicken. Grabbed the cannelloni because it sounded like something to try.
Thus far:
$7 for five to ten servings. Usually ten bucks plus tax. Easily two evening's dinner for us with the toddlers, plus a generous packed lunch.
Cooking time is a bit on the low side—by which I mean you'll want to set it for the low timer, check it, and then let it go to the high suggested cooking time.
The cannelloni was… er… well, TrueBlue says it didn't taste right. It tasted like salsa made of green peppers mixed with basic pasta and a good white cheese sauce to me. Kept its form very well.
The cheese lasagna is WONDERFUL. How good is it? My husband willingly ate it when I wasn't cooking only non-carne meals. This is the guy that complains there's not enough meat in his steak and potatoes….
The meat lasagna is good; not great, but better than I could make, and probably less expensive. The meat seems to be rather spicy sausage, but not bad at all. (Note, this is not to be interpreted as "spicy" or "hot" by the measure of most folks; more along the lines of mild-to-medium salsa. Yes, I'm a wimp.)
Haven't tried the Orange Chicken yet, we'll see.
(update: fixed the name of the not-very-good baked dish; I blame that line from the Godfather movies)
Andy Griffith 1926-2012
His list of credits is pretty impressive.
No, he wasn't Catholic, but he was very American, and who hasn't used Mayberry as a metaphor? Either way, may he rest in peace.


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By Nancy R. Elliott
The Herald Bulletin
If you're looking for a slightly different flavor of bicycling experience, you may want to check out the Rangeline Nature Preserve.
RNP, an Anderson city park, is home to an extensive mountain bike trail system. There are six miles of trails with three different loops to follow, based on abilities.
"It gets used all year round," said Jeff Carter, who was instrumental in the establishment of the RNP trail system. He worked with the city beginning in 2005, and continues to organize volunteers to support the trails with the city's blessing.
"It's one of the most well-liked trails in Indiana," said Carter.
In fact, with almost 30 mountain bike trails in the state, Carter said that RNP's are the third most popular. "We cater to kids, expert cross country riders, as well as free riders ... from the beginner to the expert." Carter estimated that there were about 300 riders out on the RNP trails last weekend.
Carter said that the mountain biking label doesn't accurately describe the sport anymore.
"What you really see now is cross-country riding," said Carter. It covers the broad range of trail terrain. Cross-country bikes are equipped for that terrain with wider tires and, often, more suspension. They need that suspension to buttress against the bumps and thumps of trailway cycling.
"It's fun. It's one of the funnest things I've ever done," said Carter, noting it's something that can be done solo or in a group. Carter described the experience of cycling the trails alone as "good mind cleaning time."
"Ride the loops and the world does not exist," said Carter.
RNP trails are well-marked for novice, intermediate and expert riders with green, blue and black arrow posts through the 180-acre site.
Break in on the novice route where it's all trail, but no obstacles. The intermediate loop is a little bit tougher, with a couple of log crossings, and a small 'rock garden' to cross. Carter says the expert loop has a lot of features, including free ride obstacles and even a gap jump that spans four feet between take-off and landing. There are route-arounds for those who aren't willing or able to tackle the various obstacles.
The trails at RNP are maintained by a core group of about five volunteers supported by about 30 other volunteers who pitch in for various efforts. It's a happy collaboration with the city.
"The trails are absolutely important to the city of Anderson and the mayor's initiative," said city spokeswoman Charlee Turner. She noted that Mayor Kevin Smith has given focus to developing those and other trails that would allow citizens to get anywhere in Anderson by bicycle. "The mayor is very vested in quality of life projects."
Last week, volunteers went to collect a donation of wooden obstacles to be installed on the trail. Carter and the other RNP volunteers also work closely with the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association to ensure good trails.
RNP hosts riders for an annual event, the Rangeline Rampage, this year set for July 13. The time trial event raises funds to support trail maintenance.


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... that it necessitates adding Utah freaking State?
Maybe I'm missing something, since the Mountain is so awesome that no one with cable can get it, but is having control over such silly issues as scheduling really that important that Utah State is added just because the Mountain wants a Utah team? That has to be the only reason they are even in consideration, right? What do they add? The SLC market? Nope, unless you count needing to fly to SLC and then bus two hours just to get your team there.


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For example, in the case of social anxiety those with this issue may begin drinking as a way to cope with fears of social situations. Over time, drinking can become problematic on its own and secondary to the original problem of being socially anxious. Treatment of social anxiety when it first appears is critical to prevent the development of related issues such as alcoholism or drug use.


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text: I like the idea of this article, its creative and fun to think about. But, then you get to the bottom and don't see Eli's name anywhere. Wtf??? There are 3 kicks to the nuts in this article if you're a Giants fan... 1. Big Ben going 8th overall! 2. He has the Giants selecting Rivers!!!! Does he really think if the Giants had a re-do they would take Rivers? Unbelievable. and 3. Jake Locker get selected and Eli isn't even in the top 32! I don't know about anyone else but stuff like this really grinds my gears when the Giants and Eli get no respect what so ever.


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Mark Essex, the Howard Johnson Sniper
Death From Above
Giarrusso shook his head. He was adamant. "I'm not going to have anymore cops killed today."
As darkness closed in around them, Lt. Col. Pitman led the heavily-armed policemen to the helicopter. Pitman's crew had taken out the windows to prevent glass fragments from flying inside the aircraft in case gunfire hit it. The doors were locked open so the policemen could shoot.
Once they were airborne, the bone-chilling wind whipped through the helicopter, almost freezing the underdressed policemen. "It was so friggin' cold, I didn't think I was going to be able to shoot," Saacks recalls. "I was shaking like a leaf." But when Pitman lifted them over the top of the Howard Johnson's, everything changed. "As soon as the crew chief tapped me on the head, it was like he threw a heating blanket on me," Saacks says. "I was ready."
Reports from policemen in the surrounding buildings put the sniper inside the cubicle above the Gravier stairwell.
Because of the wind, the rain, and the low clouds, Pitman had to make his approach from the south. He came thundering in below the tops of the buildings then swept up over the roof of the Howard Johnson's. Once he was over the hotel, Pitman fixed his searchlight on the Gravier cubicle but couldn't see anyone. Saacks and the other police sharpshooters figured the sniper was either hiding just inside the stairwell or in one of the two alcoves on either side of the door. They opened fire.
During several passes over the cubicle, Saacks used his M-16 to cut gaps in the cinderblock walls. Although the policemen couldn't find the sniper, he didn't have any trouble finding them. Each time Pitman pulled away from the hotel, police officers in nearby buildings reported seeing the gunman run out of the cubicle and fire at the helicopter.
When the policemen ran out of ammo, Pitman had to set the Sea Knight down so they could get more. They made a second flight over the roof at about 7:30 p.m. Essex fired at the helicopter as Pitman made his approach, but again he vanished as the aircraft roared over the roof. The policemen in the back of the helicopter continued to blast away at the cubicle.
Soon, they needed to land again for more ammunition. Saacks had burned through the 1,000 rounds he'd brought from his house. As Pitman dropped away from the hotel, the sniper again popped out of his hole and started shooting at them. "It was obvious the helicopter was getting hit," Saacks says. "You could feel the strikes."
At 8:50 p.m., Pitman lifted off from behind City Hall for a third time. Reloaded, Saacks and the other officers were ready for another confrontation with the elusive sniper. On the approach to the hotel, the helicopter again took fire, but as they rose above the roof, the sniper had once more disappeared. Pitman hovered just over the rooftop and tried to hold his searchlight steady as the policemen fired into the Gravier Street cubicle.
Essex was in the back of the alcove on the right-hand side of the Gravier stairwell. A metal water pipe ran up along the back wall of the alcove. Each time the helicopter passed overhead, Essex shimmied to the top of the pipe and clung there. As they looked down onto the top of the cubicle, the marines and policemen inside the helicopter couldn't see him. It was an almost perfect hiding spot.
As Saacks fired into the cubicle, trying to open even bigger holes in the cinderblock walls, he noticed that the water pipe at the back of the alcove was shaking. He stopped firing and tapped Officer Tom Casey on the shoulder. When Casey looked over, Saacks shouted above the roar of the engines, "I think he's on the pipe." Casey nodded that he understood, and Saacks said, "Put some fire on his ass to try to get him to drop."
Saacks fired several rounds into the roof just outside the alcove. He was trying to skip them high up along the back wall near the pipe. One of the shots from the helicopter hit the water pipe and shattered it, sending a torrent of water down on top of the policemen in the Gravier stairwell.
In the cockpit of the helicopter, Pitman was aware that the policemen had discovered the sniper's hiding place. He eased the big helicopter away from the roof as if he were pulling out. It was a high stakes game of cat and mouse.
With the pipe under him split open and the helicopter again flying away, Essex dropped to the floor of the alcove and picked up his rifle. He charged out onto the roof to fire another couple of parting shots at the retreating aircraft. Then the searchlight hit him.
After dropping away from the hotel, Pitman had reversed direction and slipped back over the building. He swept his searchlight across the roof. "I saw him come out of the dark," Pitman says. The gunman was caught out in the open, 30 feet from the Gravier cubicle. The sniper snapped his rifle up to his shoulder. Pitman saw a flash and a red-hot ball rocketing up toward him. The gunmen's round slammed into the transmission housing just above the cockpit. Pitman knew the helicopter had been hit. He didn't know how badly or even how long they could stay in the air, but he held the big bird steady over the hotel as the policemen in the back adjusted their line of fire. They were 10 feet off the roof and less than 50 feet from the sniper.
"We were looking eyeball to eyeball at him," Saacks says. With a fresh magazine in his M-16, Saacks opened fire. "I just walked the bullets right into him."
When Pitman's searchlight finally caught Essex out in the open, the elusive enemy that the police had been chasing for a week was finally exposed. Policemen who'd crouched for hours in open windows and on rooftops all around the Howard Johnson's started shooting.
Mark Essex's body convulsed beneath the fusillade of police bullets and collapsed onto the roof. His Ruger .44-caliber Magnum carbine lay beside him, broken into pieces by the hail of gunfire.
"He was hit a number of times," recalls Pitman, in a bit of understatement. An autopsy later revealed Essex had been struck by more than 200 bullets.
"The guy was so shot up he had to be picked up with a scooper," says Eddie Rantz, who was perched on a nearby building, armed with a .30-caliber carbine, and who took part in the volley of shots that finally brought Essex down.
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"If we were to get in an altercation, I'd simply place a football on my head. He wouldn't get a hand on me"
That's classic, that's funny, that type of grit earns respect around the league.
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According to EWTN, Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri has confirmed what I have been saying since an interview two weeks ago caused some fear and confusion about the goals and focus of the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the family.
In the earlier interview the cardinal seemed to be hinting at possible changes in the Church doctrine on marriage. While I did not share that conclusion, many others did. I already wrote that Cardinal Baldisseri's comments did, in my opinion, not so much deal with doctrine but with pastoral practice, which, I still think, will also be the focus of the Synod. In the EWTN interview, the cardinal emphasised the following:
"Regarding the possibility for the synod of bishops of changing the doctrine of the Church, I underscore that the First Vatican Council's document Dei Filius affirmed that "understanding of its sacred dogmas must be perpetually retained, which Holy Mother Church has once declared; and there must never be recession from that meaning under the specious name of a deeper understanding."
And I also remind you that John XXIII said in the inaugural speech of the Second Vatican Council that "authentic doctrine … should be studied and expounded through the methods of research and through the literary forms of modern thought. The substance of the ancient doctrine of the deposit of faith is one thing, and the way in which it is presented is another.""
Whether these comments come in response to the fears mentioned above, are a form of "backtracking", or are simply a timely reminder about the nature of doctrine in the Church, they should go some way in clearing up misconceptions about the upcoming Synod. The Church will not be changing the truth. That is the same in the past, now and the future. What she can – and should – look at it how that truth can be communicated, shared, explained and lived most effectively. So no, divorce will not suddenly become an option for validly married couples, and the very nature of marriage will also not change. The sacraments will not be devalued, and we should still be properly disposed to encounter the Lord in them. Objective obstacles will remain so. The Synod will not change the 'what', but will look at the 'how'.
In an exclusive interview for Belgian weekly Tertio, Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, says it's time for the Church to change her attitude to marriage and divorce. Or so several media say. Tertio's website offers two short excerpts from the interview, with the first expressly dealing with the question of remarried divorcees. While it is clear that the answer presented is not the full answer given by Cardinal Baldisseri, it also does not support in any way that he desires a change in Church teaching. Of course, once the full interview is out, this conclusion may prove incorrect, but, as ever, things are likely not as explosive as some would want them to be.
In the West many expect more openness on sexual morality, including the attitude towards remarried divorcees. Do you expect there to be any changes?
"The questionnaire covered many topics. Among them the topic of sexual morality, but also the situation of divorcees and people who have remarried civilly. [...] Pope John Paul II's Familiaris consortio from 1981 was the last major document in the past thirty years about this topic. The Church is not timeless; she exists amid the vicissitudes of history and the Gospel must be known and experienced by the people of today. The message must be delivered in the present, with all respect for the integrity of whoever receives it. We now face two Synods to discuss this complex topic of the family, and I believe that this dynamic in two movements will allow us to give a more appropriate response to the expectations of the people."
How can a greater balance be reached in the management of the Church, between the Curia and the world Church, between centralisation and local autonomy?
"That is the great question that Pope Francis knows himself to be confronted with, in the face of renewal and reform. According to him the bishops at the Conclave gave him that task. Synodality would have to guarantee decentralisation and more attention for the local churches, and also greater involvement of all bishops in the world with evangelisation. As head of the college of bishops the Pope must lead that process. The Council of eight cardinals is working towards a reform of the Curia and the central services of the Church."
As an aside, the above answers are generally what Cardinal Baldisseri said in an interview for Vatican Radio in March. There he also said that what the Synod wants to do is get to know the problems, so solutions may be found. Pastoral care can and must be flexible, if always rooted in the faith of the Church. But pastoral care can only work if those who want to exercise it get to know the people and their situations. Getting to know and understand the questions and problems of people who are divorced and remarried is not the same as condoning their situation, but a first step towards a solution. I expect that is exactly what Cardinal Baldisseri and the Synod of Bishops is trying to do before the Synod starts in autumn.
The Diocese of Trier has come with some sort of explanation for Bishop Stephan Ackermann's confusing comments on the Church's moral teaching, which I wrote about before. The response comes in a response to a long letter by Austrian student Victoria Fender (pictured). In it, she expresses her concern for Bishop Ackermann's reasoning, stating that while reality is one thing, a bishop has a duty to share and promote the Church's ideal of Christian marriage and sexuality, not give in to what society thinks it is today (and maybe something else altogether tomorrow). And, she adds, there is a very real desire among young people for this countercultural teaching, if only they heard about it.
Part of the response to Ms. Fender's letter goes as follows:
As Ms. Fender writes, she is personally very enthused by the message of the Gospel and is generally respected for her witness of faith and life by her fellow students. One can only rejoice about that. The responses to the Synod survey have also clearly indicated that the great majority of Catholics shares the basic values of what the Church teaches about marriage and sexuality: lifelong fidelity, openness to the transmission of life, respect for one's partner… But it also an undeniable truth that every person's life needs a very personal development to come nearer and nearer to the goal of Christian truth. This way is not always linear.
All nice and true, but the fact that different people come to the truth in different ways does of course not mean that the truth is different for everyone. Marriage is still marriage. Human sexuality still has the same nature and purpose. The letter continues…
In his service a bishop is both teacher and pastor. In her letter, Ms. Fender herself referred to the words of Jesus about the Good Shepherd. For a bishop that means that he is also responsible for those who do not particularly live up to the ideals of Christian morality. Should he, like the Good Shepherd, also not go after the sheep that got lost, to show it, in the mercy of Christ, the way to full community? In his words, Pope Francis reminds us time and again not to discourage people, but to help them to discover the beauty of the faith, so that they can grow in that faith. Bishop Ackermann is committed to this task. In more than a few responses that have come to us in the last few days, this is perceived gratefully.
To me, this sounds like a classic mistake. Of course, bishops and priests (and all faithful) should do their best to find the lost sheep and bring them back to the herd. But we can't do so by telling those sheep that they were right to get lost or purposely leaving the herd. We can't change the truth in order to bring them back. Rather, we should show them ever more clearly the beauty of that truth, of the faith, not adapt it to what some think it should be. A bishop has the duty to shepherd and teach, but also to communicate the faith and make sure it is represented truthfully. By saying, as Bishop Ackermann did, that homosexuality is not intrinsically disordered, that contraception is not a problem because it is hard to understand, or that the indissolubility of marriage is no longer valid, he basically admits that the truth that the Church has been teaching for centuries is not set, that it can be changed according to the wishes of the people. That is not good shepherding, that is confirming people in their error, that is telling sheep to get lost and stay away because they think it is best for them.
A bishop should teach the truth, lead people to that truth and show the fullness and beauty of that truth. Even when it is difficult or when people need time to understand and achieve it. That last part is only human, and we should give people all the time and support they need. Telling them that it takes too long, so it must be wrong, is the road to disaster.
Someone pointed out to me that bishops are teachers, so we must let them teach. But what if we find problems with their teaching? Should we not ask for clarification, or even share our concerns. Ms. Fender did the best thing anyone can do. She sent a letter to the bishop, pointing out what she found hard to understand about what he taught. It is a shame that the response is quite unsatisfactory.
As 185 cardinals are planning to attend the consistory for the creation of new cardinals on 22 February and, more importantly, the preceding days in which the College of Cardinals will be employed for it most significant use: to function as an advisory body for the Pope on, in this case, topics related to the reform of the Curia and the upcoming Synod on the family, 14 archbishops and one bishop are planning to travel to the Eternal City for their inclusion into the College.
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Archbishop Vincent Nichols poses in the purple of a bishop for the last time, shortly before flying to Rome for the consistory.
Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes Solórzano, clad in jeans and a sports jacket, says his goodbyes at the airport of Managua.
Archbishop Loris Capovilla, who, at 98, will be the oldest cardinal ever, has asked Pope Francis to allow him not to come to Rome for the consistory. Stating that his strength is greatly diminished and feeling uncomfortable at meeting so many people, the former personal secretary of Blessed Pope John XXIII will receive the red hat at the church of Sotto il Monte, birthplace of John XXIII, a few days after the consistory. The last time a cardinal was not present at the consistory in which he was created was in 1998, when Cardinal Alberto Bovone, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, received the red hat at the Gemelli hospital. He would succumb to the illness which had confined him there a few months later. Blessed Pope John XXIII, by the way, also wasn't in Rome when he was made a cardinal in 1953. Then the Papal Nuncio to France, he received the regalia from the French head of state, a privilege no longer in use.
Per the Vatican website, the rite for the creation of the new cardinals will be unchanged from those of Pope Benedict XVI's last two consisteries. It all starts with a greeting, prayer and a reading of the following text from the Gospel of Mark:
They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem; Jesus was walking on ahead of them; they were in a daze, and those who followed were apprehensive. Once more taking the Twelve aside he began to tell them what was going to happen to him, 'Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man is about to be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the gentiles, who will mock him and spit at him and scourge him and put him to death; and after three days he will rise again.'
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached him. 'Master,' they said to him, 'We want you to do us a favour.'
He said to them, 'What is it you want me to do for you?'
They said to him, 'Allow us to sit one at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory.'
But Jesus said to them, 'You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I shall drink, or be baptised with the baptism with which I shall be baptised?'
They replied, 'We can.'
Jesus said to them, 'The cup that I shall drink you shall drink, and with the baptism with which I shall be baptised you shall be baptised, but as for seats at my right hand or my left, these are not mine to grant; they belong to those to whom they have been allotted.'
When the other ten heard this they began to feel indignant with James and John, so Jesus called them to him and said to them, 'You know that among the gentiles those they call their rulers lord it over them, and their great men make their authority felt. Among you this is not to happen. No; anyone who wants to become great among you must be your servant, and anyone who wants to be first among you must be slave to all. For the Son of man himself came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.' (10:32-45).
The first of the new cardinals, in this case Cardinal-designate Pietro Parolin will address the Pope on behalf of all, after which the Pope officially names the new cardinals. From that point onwards, they are officially created as cardinals. The new cardinals will then speak the profession of faith and oath of fidelity.
Each new cardinal then approaches the Pope to receive the biretta, the ring and the bull of his creation which also names his deaconry or title church. The kiss of peace follows, and the rite ends with the Our Father.
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In the countries around us the results of the Synod of Bishops questionnaire have been published and they show a worrying image. While the data differs slightly per country, the general trend seems to be that Catholic faithful in general do not agree with Catholic teaching about sexuality and gender. In Germany the bishops have said that the faithful considering same-sex marriage a matter of justice and equality. Celibacy for priests is equally considered outdated and should be abolished.
This points to a serious problem: the Church in these countries has not succeeded in communicating her teachings very well, and where it has, it has done so according to the stereotype of the Church who forbids everything. Catholic teaching about sexuality is rooted in a profound understanding of human nature, according to his being created by God who has created man with a purpose.
This teaching, founded in that of Jesus Christ and unchanged (if developed) since then, is one that often exists at direct angles with society. Society in the west teaches something radically different than the Church: sexuality is a commodity, gender is self made, free choice trumps all. In essence, it says that the human being is the sole interpreter of who he or she is or can be. The Church, on the other hand, teaches that the human being is called to something greater in all aspects of his being. God calls him to Himself and shows us the way in His Son. That means that we are not limited by what we think, feel or know ourselves, but also that we should take our nature seriously. And that latter part is where we struggle. With those around us who tell us something different, but also with ourselves.
It is certainly easy to go along with what society tells us about sexuality. It is easy, comforting, uplifting even to fight for the happiness of others in love and marriage. It is a measure of control and seeming self-knowledge to decide on our own sexuality and practices. But God tells us something different. He says that we are called to look beyond ourselves, to listen to what He tells us and how He created us.
And that is something that must be communicated well. Until now, it hasn't. The keyword in this communication is love. We must communicate, teach, inform with love. The love of the Father for us, but also our love for our neighbours and for ourselves. That love can't be withdrawn when we or others stumble or decide to go another path. We are, after all, people with free will. That is how God created us and that is what we must respect.
What sort of love must we show to others and ourselves? In essence it is the love of the Father, and the best analogy I can think of is the love of parents for their children. Parents want what is best for their children, even when the children disagree. The children know that their parents love them, even when they sometimes forbid them things or correct them. We must emulate that love when we share the teachings of the Church on these very personal and sensitive matters.
Don't turn anyone away.
Be honest and open. People deserve no less.
Love the person, not their actions.
Condemn actions, not persons.
Lead by example.
People will still disagree when we do, of course. But we are called to share and spread the faith, and to do so fully. Faith without love is nothing.
It is about five weeks before the consistory, so the announcement was expected any day, but Pope Francis managed to surprise again. At the end of today's Angelus he announced his first batch of cardinals, 16 in all. The list is a mixture of the expected and the unexpected. Without further ado, let's take a look at who's who.
Archbishop Pietro Parolin (58), Secretary of State. No surprise here. The Secretary of State has traditionally always been a cardinal, and although the position looks to undergo some changes in Pope Francis' curial reforms, but the title and rank of the occupant is not among them. In contrast to his important function in the Curia, Cardinal-designate is quite young. Only three current members of the entire College (Woelki, Tagle and Thottunkal) are younger.
- Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri (73), Secetary General of the Synod of Bishops and Secretary of the College of Cardinals. Also no surprise, but for different reasons. The important role given to him early on in Francis' pontificate, organising the two upcoming Assemblies of the Synod of Bishops and already wearing the red skullcap that Pope Francis himself wore until his election to the papacy, indicated that he would be among the Pope's first cardinals. Cardinal-designate Baldisseri will be the third Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops to be made a cardinal. The previous one was Belgian Cardinal Jan Pieter Schotte.
- Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller (66), Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Head of the first among equals of Curial dicasteries, Archbishop Müller was also quite certain to be among the new cardinals. Ever since the Popes were no longer heads of the Doctrinal office, all Prefects were cardinals. Some have made assumptions that Cardinal-designate Müller was not going to be made a cardinal, because the 'orthodox' prelate seemed to be at odds with the 'liberal' Pope, but those are evidently mere rumours. The Prefect and the Pope work closely and well together, and Müller has even hosted the Holy Father for dinner.
- Archbishop Beniamino Stella (72), Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy. Another sure candidate because of his function. The diplomat-prelate has made a rapid rise in the Curia last year, but that does not make his appointment surprising. Since as far back as the 16th century, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy has been a cardinal.
- Archbishop Vincent Gerard Nichols (68), Archbishop of Westminster, United Kingdom. Somewhat of a surprise, although the UK is now without any active cardinal electors, with Scottish Cardinal O'Brien in effective retirement. For some he is considered too liberal, but the fact remains that Cardinal-designate Nichols has been an archbishop for almost 14 years (first of Birmingham, now of Westminster), and in his current see he is the 11th cardinal. In fact, since its establishment in 1850, all ordinaries of Westminster were made cardinals.
- Archbishop Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano (64), Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua. Now we are getting into the more interesting and unexpected choices for red hats. Cardinal-designate Brenes Solórzano is only the second archbishop of Managua to be made a cardinal. He is also the second elector in all of Central America (not counting Mexico).
- Archbishop Gérald Cyprien Lacroix (56), Archbishop of Québec, Canada. The successor of Cardinal Ouellet in the French-Canadian capital, Cardinal-designate Lacroix could have been expected to be made a cardinal some day, but he did not feature on many lists. Québec has been a cardinal see before, but rarely automatically. At 56, he will also be the second-youngest member of the College.
- Archbishop Jean-Pierre Kutwa (68), Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. From the start of speculations a likely candidate in traditionally cardinal-deprived Africa, Cardinal-designate Kutwa is the third archbishop of Abidjan in a row to be made a cardinal, with his immediate predecessor, Cardinal Agré, still alive. Before being appointed to Abidjan in 2006, Archbishop Kutwa had been Archbishop of Gagnoa since 2001.
- Archbishop Orani João Tempesta (63), Archbishop of São Sebastião de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Host of the most recent World Youth Days and head of one of global Catholicism's largest communities, Cardinal-designate Tempesta follows in the footsteps of his predecessors since the late 19th century.
- Archbishop Gualtiero Bassetti (71), Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy. The only Italian ordinary on the list, Cardinal-designate Bassetti is a bit of a surprise. Perugia has rarely supplied a cardinal. His appointment comes in lieu of other, more likely, sees such as Turin or Venice. Th vice-president of the Italian bishops' conference was recently also appointed a member of the Congregation for Bishops.
- Archbishop Mario Aurelio Poli (66), Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Pope Francis' own successor in the Argentinean capital and in fact the second ordinary appointed in his papacy, Cardinal-designate Poli need not have been a surprise choice. Five of his six predecessors in Buenos Aires also became cardinals.
- Archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-Jung (70), Archbishop of Seoul, South Korea. As South Korea is one of the fastest growing Catholic countries in the world, and certainly in Asia, it is certainly fitting for its capital's archbishop to be made a cardinal. Cardinal-designate Yeom Soo-Jung is the third of Seoul's archbishops to be made a cardinal. In addition to the Archdiocese of Seoul, the cardinal-designate is theoretically also pastorally responsible for the Catholics of North Korea.
- Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello (71), Archbishop of Santiago de Chile, Chile. A main-stay on the lists, Cardinal-designate Ezzati Andrello heads a traditional cardinalatial see. His immediate predecessor, Cardinal Errázuriz Ossa, is a member of the Council of Cardinals. The Salesian cardinal-designate was previously archbishop of Concepción, also in Chile, before being appointed to that nation's capital.
- Archbishop Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo (68), Archbishop of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Only the second cardinal to hail from this western African country, he is a bit of a surprise. Cardinal-designate Ouédraogo is president of the bishops of Niger and Burkina Faso, and a welcome addition to the College, considering his nationality and heritage.
- Archbishop Orlando B. Quevedo (74), Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines. A second elector from the Philippines was very welcome, but it being the archbishop of Cotabato is quite surprising. No cardinal has come from there before. Cardinal-designate Quevedo, however, has been archbishop of Nueva Segovia, and president of both the Philippine bishops' conference and the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences.
- Bishop Chibly Langlois (55), Archbishop of Les Cayes, Haiti. Another young cardinal, and the first from Les Cayes. Cardinal-designate Langlois is even more noticeable for not being an archbishop and the first Haitian cardinal. The Haitian hierarchy, then, looks rather unique, with the bishop of a regular diocese wearing the red, while the nation's two archbishop do not. Bishop Langlois has been the president of the bishops' conference of Haiti since the end of 2011.
- Archbishop Loris Francesco Capovilla (98), Archbishop-prelate of Loreto, Italy. The oldest cardinal, Cardinal-designate Capovilla is a remarkable choice. He was Blessed Pope John XXIII secretary during the latter's entire papacy, and we can therefore see his elevation in light of the Blessed Pope's upcoming canonisation and the Second Vatican Council he convened. He will be the oldest cardinal of the College, and also the oldest to be created in the Church's history.
- Archbishop Fernando Sebastián Aguilar (84), Archbishop emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain. A retired ordinary of a see which has supplied only one other cardinal in the past, the creation of Cardinal-designate Aguilar must be seen as Pope Francis personal choice as well as, perhaps, the importance he attaches to the mission. Cardinal-designate Aguilar is a member of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
- Archbishop Kelvin Edward Felix (80), Archbishop emeritus of Castries, Saint Lucia. Another first as no cardinals have ever come from the smaller Caribbean nations. Cardinal-designate Felix's elevation is another step in creating a more representative College of Cardinals.
All in all, the biglietto fits well with the priorities of Pope Francis, as the new cardinals come from all corners of the world, from the Curia and (in larger part) from the world's dioceses, and are not limited to the standard traditional cardinalatial sees. But it also tells us that Pope Francis is not willing to let go of tradition altogether. For the proper functioning of the Curia and the College of Cardinals, it seems, he recognises that he needs the Secretary of State and the Prefects of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and of the Clergy to be cardinals. But he also wants the important Synod of Bishops to be represented well, hence that body's Secretary General's presence on the list. He understands the importance of major sees like Westminster, Québec, Abidjan, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and Seoul, but also Managua and Ouagadougou, all on equal footing. And lastly, it seems, there are cardinals who warrant the red for their personal qualities – Bassetti, Quevedo and Langlois, as well as the new impulse their elevation would give to their local faith communities.
And then, even the elevation of three non-electors tells us something. Archbishop Capovilla's presence is especially poignant, as it connects the current pontificate with that of soon-to-be Pope Saint John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council he convened. Pope Francis is very clearly a child of the Council. Some have noted his physical likeness to Good Pope John, but here we see a hint that that likeness may well run deeper.
Of the 19 new cardinals, 16 will be electors, being under the age of 80. Only four of the new cardinals (Parolin, Baldisseri, Müller and Stella) will be Cardinal Deacons, as the are members of the Curia. The remaining 12 will be Cardinal Priests, being current or retired ordinaries.
In an interview with Die Welt, published yesterday, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, retired ordinary of Freiburg im Breisgau and President of the German Bishops' Conference, spoke, among other things, about the proposal to allow remarried Catholics to receive the sacraments. His answers are somewhat disconcerting.
On the question if the topic is now off the table, after Archbishop Müller's opposition to the proposal which originated in Archbishop Zollitsch's Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, the archbishop replied:
"How can this topic be off the table? 35 to 40 percent of marriages end in divorce these days. As Church we ask ourselves: How should we relate to those concerned? This is the question that our pastoral care office's proposal asks. I feel much strengthened by Pope Francis, who has called his own Extraordinary Synod on Marriage and Family for October of 2014. There we want to present what we in Freiburg have drafted."
Archbishop Zollitsch is of course correct when he says that the numbers call for us to be concerned about the large number of marriages, both sacramental and civil, which end prematurely. And in that sense his efforts to draft proposals to put that concern into practice are only to be lauded. But it is good te recall that Archbishop Müller did not nix the proposal. He told the German bishops to withdraw it and revise two points – that faithful can decide for themselves whether or not they should receive Communion, and that a sort of 'pseudo-marriage rite' may be celebrated in the church for people who enter into a second civil marriage – but he maintained that the proposal as a whole contains "very correct and important pastoral teachings". The interviewer's suggestion that Archbishop Müller wants the topic off the table, and Archbishop Zollitsch's failure to correct this assessment, suggests a serious misrepresentation of the facts.
The interviewer continues:
Archbishop Müller has written to you that the draft should be "withdrawn and revised".
"That is the judgement of the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Archbishop Müller's position corresponds with the Tradition he represents. But the majority of people who have approached us were positive about the proposal. That tells me that we are pursuing an important issue and that it is important to find a viable solution. Pope Francis often speaks of being close to people. I think that that can be a good direction, also in dealing with civilly remarried."
Here it gets more serious, as facts are more distorted. Yes, Archbishop Müller represents a Tradition, but this is not because of his position as Prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, but because of his identity as a Catholic Christian. That means, then, that we all represent that Tradition, which is the Church's and which we all confess and reaffirm in every Mass. That many people are positive about the proposal means nothing in this case, as faith and Tradition are not decided by majority vote. Of course, the issue is important and a viable solution must be found. Not because many people want it, but because it is good for them.
Is your upcoming retirement or the general euphoria about Pope Francis the reason for being so relaxed about comments from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith?
"Neither. As President of the Bishops' Conference I have, in recent years, after our spring and autumn meeting, travelled to Rome to explain our position. If a prefect of one the various Congregations would then oppose this position, I would think to go slowly. A Prefect is not the Pope. I look for dialogue, and for me that is the way of collegiality and the dialogue in the Church."
So what Archbishop Zollitsch is saying here is that the opinions of Curial officials, who are tasked with specific duties in the Church (in the case of the Prefect of the Doctrine of the Faith this includes to make sure that the faith is represented completely and properly and shared in all its fullness), duties which come with the necessary amount of authority, do not matter? That it is simply a matter of diplomacy: Oh, if I can't get my way like this, I'll just try it like that? Ordinaries, of which Archbishop Zollitsch is one, have the same duty as I mentioned above for Archbishop Müller, but if they fail in performing them, corrections must come from a higher level: the Pope, who delegates some duties to those called to assist him in his. And among those are the members of the Curia. Simply saying, "a Prefect is not the Pope", is tantamount to ignoring the entire existence, duty, authority and function of the Curia. And in this case, Archbishop Zollitsch also conveniently ignores the fact that Archbishop Müller clearly stated that he composed his article on the issue in L'Osservatore Romano, and the subsequent letter to the German bishops, after consultation with the Pope. It is therefore impossible to say that this Prefect is simply acting for himself. We can safely assume that Pope Francis is fully behind Archbishop Müller in this case.
Hiding behind bland statements like "collegiality" and "dialogue" (which are not meaningless in themselves, but they are as used here), is incredibly naive. Archbishop Müller, speaking after discussing hs beforehand with the Pope, has been very clear. He has the duty and authority to correct the German bishops. That is dialogue. Dialogue is not a collection of niceties without any consequences for anyone. It is the collegial correction of errors, which must be given and received in fraternity. Ignoring and pushing them aside as simple opinions of some Prefect who is just acting for himself is a distortion of facts, faith and duty.
One day before his 80th birthday, and his retirement from Curial functions that comes with it, Cardinal Joachim Meisner makes some bold and critical statements in an interview for Deutschlandfunk. The archbishop of Cologne is known to be in disagreement with most other German bishops about if, when and how divorced and remarried Catholics can be allowed to receive the sacraments. In that respect he is very much in agreement with Archbishop Gerhard Müller, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
He also speaks about being critical of Pope Francis, in a personal conversation no less. He says:
"During my last visit to Pope Francis I was able to speak very freely with the Holy Father about all kinds of topics. And I also told him that his proclamation in the form of interviews and short statements leaves many questions unanswered, questions which should be explained further for the uninformed. The Pope looked at me with surprise and asked me to please give him an example. And my reply was that, in his return from Rio to Rome, on the airplane, he was asked about the question of divorced and remarried people. And as the Pope said, divorced people can receive Holy Communion, remarried divorced people can not. In the Orthodox Church it is possible to marry twice. That was his statement. And then he spoke of mercy, which in my experience, which is what I told him, is only understood in this country as a substitute for all human failings. And the Pope very energetically replied that he is a son of the Catholic Church and is not saying anything but the teachings of the Church. And mercy must be identical to truth, or it doesn't deserve the name mercy. And in addition, he emphasised that when theological questions remain, then there is the important Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to formulate and explain the details. And you must always remember that this Congregation, which before the Council was chaired by the Pope himself, is still the first in the Curial order. And you can't relate to the Prefect as a private person, just because he was once a member of the Bishops' Conference."
This is pretty unheard of, that a cardinal so freely discusses his disagreements with the Pope. Pope Francis' reaction is no less interesting, of course. It shows how he wants the Curia, with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in the lead, to function. Not as a behemoth controlled by the Pope, but as a body assisting the Pope in his ministry. And I think that also shows us how we should all act as Catholics. We should be willing and able to explain and clarify in love, to proclaim, not just by speaking about Jesus Christ, but also by knowing and living our faith, even in the face of misunderstanding and adversity.
Cardinal Meisner was also asked about demands from certain groups that the Church should adapt to the times. Such sentiments were heard anew in the wake of the Synod of Bishops' questionnaire. Although this was never intended as a means to ask the faithful for their opinions on Church teaching, many have used it as a chance to express theirs nonetheless.
"The Church must conform to the Word of God and not to the opinion of people. As Church we must know the opinions of people, to be able to proclaim the Word of God accordingly. But conforming, as they are asking, is not a part of the Gospel. It is amazing that the Evangelical Church has defined, with her position paper on questions of sexuality, a total alignment to the so-called spirit of the times. And what does the state of the Evangelical Church look like? As I understand, the number of people leaving it are even higher than ours. That can't, ultimately, be because of the question of sexuality."
Isn't the cardinal afraid to stand alone, to become isolated, because what he says is not in accordance with what others are saying?
"I am not afraid to stand alone. During my school days in Thuringia I was the only Catholic boy, pupil. And I was always a part of everything and never allowed myself to be isolated. The mission of the ZdK (Central Committee of German Catholics) is to make the Gospel visible and have effect in the secular dimension, as it's called, in the world. And here this group must seriously ask itself if they have remained true to their mission and vocation? You are asking if, in this context, I have no fear of being isolated? I have real concern for those people who bend their faith to themselves and who make their own faith, and who do not accept in awe what Christ Himself has entrusted to us. There is no solution there."
During their November meeting, which took place last Tuesday, the Dutch bishops decided what to do with the questionnaire that the Synod of Bishops had sent round in preparation for next year's Extraordinary Synod on the family. Rather than polling all faithful they will be limiting themselves to the parishes and their pastoral teams. "Those who deal with the various situations regarding relationships, families and family forms in daily pastoral reality, paint the best picture of the situation in the Dutch parishes," the bishops said in a statement released today. The questions which ask for statistics and percentages will be answered by the Secretariat of the Catholic Church in the Netherlands.
The questionnaire as it was released in Dutch via the website Katholiek.nl will not be sent on to Rome by the bishops.
The reasons to do it like this are easily understood and supported: there is the question of time (the answers need to be back in Rome by the end of January), so efficiency is needed, and the nature of questions requires a level of knowledge that many regular faithful do not have (nor should they, in most cases, be expected to). I also had to pass on some questions because I simply had no way of providing a useful answer.
In most Dutch parishes, as in the dioceses, contact between pastoral teams and faithful is easily achieved and priests will have a good knowledge of the makeup of their parishes. That means that they will be able to answer the questions accurately, and that individual faithful can approach their priest if they have concerns about what he should write in his answers to certain questions.


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|Carrier Meyers recalls adding peanuts to pop
|Monday, October 28, 2013 12:00 AM
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DELPHOS — In 1962 when Dan Meyers was 10 years old, he began passing the Herald as a sub for his brother Tom, who's route was in Marbletown.
Meyers got to know all the paper carriers pretty well while folding papers and getting ready for their late afternoon of paper delivery.
He said his friend, Jerry Kemper, introduced the carriers to a new way of snacking on peanuts and drinking pop all the while having a free hand to fold papers into squares.
"He would take a couple of swigs [of pop] and put the bag of peanuts into the bottle and it would fizz." Meyers mused. "While he folded papers with one hand, he'd drink the pop mixed with peanuts with the other."
Meyers described the Marbletown route, which included 113 customers on Bredieck, West Clime, Clay and Skinner streets. He remembers the community being very close-knit and said that they took care of each other.
"While delivering papers, our first break was stopping at Abbey's Carry-out and buying a frozen Zero candy bar," Meyers smiled.
When it came to collecting subscription money, Meyers said that he and his brother remember collecting money from their paper customers frequenting Harold's Bar.
"They would tip us to keep us quiet about where we found them," he chuckled.
After three years of subbing, Meyers acquired the route when Tom took a job at Mickey's Dry Cleaners.
"Trying to ride my bike in the winter was a challenge," Meyers said. "It was always cold, very cold."
Meyers said one night while passing papers during football season, he was very wet and extremely cold. A customer invited him in, gave him a big blanket and a bowl of chilli soup to warm up with while his clothes dried in the customer's dryer.
"My mom and dad called the customer and thanked him for taking care of me," Meyers added.
At that time, television shows included Bonanza, Ed Sullivan and The Andy Griffith Show. He said that Gressel's, the old Delphos Brewery and the cigar factory — who were still manufacturing cigars — were behind St. John's School.
"I remember Kennedy being shot," Meyers said. "My Mom had a scrapbook filled with all the newspaper clippings about the assassination which she cut out of the Herald."
Meyers reminisced about his first experienced with an underground sprinkler system located on a property on Clay Street across from Garfield Park.
"We had to go up and place the paper on the porch and got caught in them a couple of times," he said.
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"I'd grab a kitchen chair, pull it to the kitchen counter, stand on the seat, reach up and get the money jar and take the money for the paper out," Meyers said. He would put the chair back and proceed out the door, leaving the customer to his breakfast.


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Director Shawn Levy ("Just Married") describes "Cheaper by the Dozen" as a love letter to the zaniness of large families. Levy believes casting Steve Martin as 'dad' helped bring the movie to a whole new level. "When you have Steve Martin, you get layers of character and comedy that go well beyond the scripted page. Steve brings Tom Baker to life through his physical and verbal humor. His work starts where the words end," says Levy.
STEVE MARTIN ('Tom'):
Have the values of fatherhood changed?
You know how things come and go [and some things] seem more important? It used to be in the '50s, the father was obligated to always be away and be gruff. Now they seem to want to share the duties. It seems to be important. Fatherhood has taken on a more important role.
Do you feel uncomfortable taking on this movie since you don't have kids?
I played fathers so many times, it's like being one. I've had children of every age. And like I say, I get to do everything but the dirty work. Their parents have to take them home and deal with all that.
What discussions were there to make this film different from the original?
The script came to me finished. I was not a part of writing the script. I made some suggestions. I don't remember the early film. I knew the title, I knew what it was about, but I didn't know until halfway through the movie that in the original, the father dies. I go, "Hey, I may read that script again." So this is a long way from the original.
What is the funniest thing one of the kids said to you?
Those questions are hard to answer - the funniest memory - but the kids were just bright and sunny, and they're just funny. Their personalities are funny. They wouldn't say one-liners. Every one of their personalities was so different. They don't come off like actors. They don't come off like professionals. They come off like kids.
Did you have fun working with Bonnie Hunt?
Yeah, she is a very quick wit - very quick. I think she's very pretty. I think she played this role so well because the wife is often underwritten and her role is to go away. But her presence in the movie is very, very strong, very felt, and heartfelt, too.
How about working with the younger kids?
I did a movie, A Simple Twist of Fate, and I was working with two twins. They were about three. This is in Atlanta. And they were delightful. They were funny and they were sweet. And I asked the parents, I said, Why are your children so fabulous? And she kind of looked surprised and said, Well, we raised them with humor. And I thought, Gee, what a great answer. Get kids into the humor mode. There's so many things you can say through humor that if you say directly, you can be harsh. Because you can look at someone in an ugly dress and say, "What an ugly dress." Or you can say, "Gee, that's pretty." And they get the message in kind of a kinder way.
This film is about chaos. Is chaos funny to us now and would it have been funny 40 years ago?
40 years ago to have these kids with all these opinions would have been probably shocking to the audience. I don't know if it's chaos that is funny to us now. There's always something funny about precociousness. It's kind of a generic TV-kid quality, but none of the kids in this film are precocious. I think a couple of them use big words every once in a while. I don't know how to answer your question, because I'm not sure that its chaos that makes it funny. It's struggle, maybe, that makes it funny and trying to contain them.
Did you ever think the kids behavior in the movie was unreasonable?
There are a couple of moments that I thought they should be sent to bed for that. But also if you had 12 kids, you probably couldn't manage sending them to bed. You have to handcuff them to the bed frame.
Can you talk about working with Ashton Kutcher?
He was hilarious.
Did he try to 'punk' you?
No, I think he sensed it would be a bad idea! (Laughing)
He came out of nowhere and now he's huge.
First of all, I can tell you, he was so funny in this movie. He was hilarious and a lot of it is on the cutting room floor, because he can ad-lib and ad-lib. It was really funny. He was fabulous. If we ever do a movie of The Pleasure of My Company, I would like him to play it.
You think he's a good actor?
I do, I really do.
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Alzheimer's Society has launched its first awards to celebrate commitments from communities to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers.
The Dementia Friendly Awards, sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group, have been established to mark the two year anniversary of the Prime Minister's national challenge on dementia.
A key part of this challenge was to deliver dementia-friendly communities that would enable people with dementia to enjoy a better quality of life.
Since the start of the challenge, 70 local Dementia Action Alliances have been created where organisations join forces to make improvements in their areas and 41 communities have signed up to Alzheimer's Society's dementia-friendly recognition process.
Now Alzheimer's Society wants to here of the good work that has been happening in St Helens. Entries for the awards are open until Friday, March 28 and an awards ceremony will be held in May 2014.
Award categories are: local, regional, national, voluntary organisation, business, school or college and Dementia Friends Champion,
Hazel Bayley, regional operations manager for Alzheimer's Society in the North West, said: 'In just under two years a huge amount of work has been undertaken by groups and individuals to deliver dementia-friendly communities.
"Please nominate those who have been fighting for those with dementia and carers in your area."
Graham Lindsa yof Lloyds Banking Group said: "We're proud to have been working closely with Alzheimer's Society to help make Britain a better place for people affected by dementia.
"Throughout this time, we have led on the development of a charter to help the financial services industry improve the service they offer to people with the condition and their carers."
Entries should be submitted online at www.alzheimers.org.uk/dementiafriendlyawards.
For more information on Dementia Friendly Communities and the official recognition process log on visit www.alzheimers.org.uk/dementiafriendlycommunities or www.dementiafriends.org.uk


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List of 2010 Underclassmen
The deadline (Jan. 15th) has come and gone. Some surprising early declarations, and some others that many expected to come out that opted to stay in school, notably two top center prospects in Kris O'Dowd and Stefen Wisniewski. Click the link to find a complete list of those underclassmen who declared for the 2010 NFL Draft. Jan. 18th is the deadline for underclassmen to withdraw their 2010 Draft applications and return to school.


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Beauty Throwdown: Battle Skin Brush-------
It was bound to happen. Clarisonic's signature face brush had gone years without any other brands daring to knock off its design. But now, beauty behemoth Olay has ventured to do just that, trimming more than $100 off the price tag in the process! As a recent convert to the church of face-brush loyalists, I thought this new development warranted some brush-on-brush evaluation, so without further ado, meet the contenders: the Clarisonic Mia and the Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System.
I opted to test-drive Clarisonic's newer Mia style, versus the classic, because its smaller design is more comparable to Olay's version. With that in mind, let's talk size. Delicate types will gravitate toward the Olay, but those of you with big ol' man hands like me will probably prefer the heft of the Clarisonic. And because the Clarisonic brush head has a greater circumference, it simply covers more territory.