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The mother of a student at Prime Prep Academy in Dallas claims the school won't allow her to withdraw her child from classes.
Keshia Singleton says there are no teachers in most of her son's 10th grade classes, and that most days, her son just signs in and waits for the bell.
Ten educators were fired and two resigned earlier in the year at the charter school.
Singleton says staff at the school has been unable to come up with a transcript for her son for multiple weeks, and that she just wants to be able to put her child in a good learning environment.
"They have really failed the students, and it's really not fair," she said. "It's not fair to the students who just want to go to school. They want to learn. They want to go to college. They're not learning the social skills that they need to further their education after high school."
Reached by phone, Prime Prep officials could not tell FOX4 how many vacancies there are, only saying they are interviewing teachers.
A special meeting of the schools governing body has been called for Thursday.
The school, which was co-founded by NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, has two campuses in Dallas and Fort Worth.
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Introduction: Structural Integration (SI)
I have wanted to do the Structural Integration sessions for a long, long time. As a massage therapist, I was introduced to Structural Integration (SI) in massage school as our deep tissue program was based on the Beginning Elements of SI. I was fascinated by what can be accomplished by lengthening and aligning the body. I have recommended that many of my clients have the sessions done – and when I have seen the results, they were fantastic.
Unfortunately, Structural can be expensive and in some areas it can be difficult to find a reputable person to work with. Massage therapists need to be specifically trained in either Structural Integration after massage school, or go to the Rolf Institute.
As my husband was stationed around the country with the army, I followed. Whenever we were stable and found someone I could work with, I couldn't afford it, and when we could afford it, we were usually moving or into deployments (single parent/army wife mode). I always kept in my head that the right time would come. The last couple of years, I have struggled with injuries and medical problems that have become significantly worse as time has gone on. I want readers to understand that SI is only one of a number of things I'm doing to improve my body and overall health.
Lucky for me, I have known Nicole of Ogden Massage and Bodywork for a couple of years, and I'm lucky enough to work with her. Even before beginning SI, we have worked through some problems with my knees so that I can begin running again. My goal is to do a half marathon.
Finally, it is my time to work through the SI sessions and I'm so excited. So as I go through the sessions, we will document my progress so that readers interested in SI can have a clear idea of what can be accomplished and what the sessions are really like.
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Did anyone read this article from ESPN.com?
It basically kisses Kevin Durant's butt and criticizes him sharply at the same time. The points that are made are 100% valid however, and the whole article reminds me of the Warriors due to the level of talent mixed with youth and lack of experience.
I basically think OKC's issues boil down to Durant being so far better than anyone else on his team for the last 2 years that the coaches let him run wild on the floor (reminiscent of LeBron in CLEV). To compound the issue, Durant loves to run wild because he is so damn good at it, adn his teammates love to watch. When Durant is off the floor, they are forced to actually coach and run fundamentally sound plays in order to accomplish anything.
I can see this being a huge problem for the Warriors with Nellie out of the picture. He has the balls to sit young players and/or hold them on a short leash even if they have a lot of talent. Can you image Randolph playing for OKC last year? He would have played 45 minutes per game while creating 100 highlight videos, but he and Durant would never have played a pock and roll properly (on offense or defense), and OKC would have had the same losing record. Everyone would have been confused as to why.
If Jackson falls apart, or is traded for what boils down to 2010 cap space, we will be dangerously close to this even with Nellie at the helm. He will be forced to play a lot of talented youth, and let them try to win games based on talent rather than on fundamental B-ball.
-Monta will play no defense and try to score too often
-Randolph will be as out of control as he was last year thinking he has to do it all, forgetting that slowing himself down slilghtly would be perfect
-Morrow will shoot every time he touches the ball, then be benched
-Curry will end up supremely confused about what to do at the point and have little progress to draw on for his sophmore year
-Maggette will shoot too soon or try to get fouled every time he touches the ball and he wont play any defense when the calls dont go his way (even more than now).
This "Memo to a Young Baller" needs to be mandatory reading and discussion material for our team. Fundamentally sound basketball and teamwork will serve us far better than constant highlight reel moves and one on one play that leave you with a 50% chance of success. Fundamental basketball doesnt mean you can't run and be fun to watch. It just means that you admit there is a right way to do everything, and you give up the highlight move when there is a strong opportunity to run a play.


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A lightweight bout has been schedule for UFC on FOX 3 between John Cholish and Danny Castillo. Both men are coming off winning performances and create a perfect East Coast vs. West Coast rivalry for the show with Cholish hailing from New Jersey and Castillo from Sacramento.
News of the bout has been confirmed by the UFC.
Castillo is 13-4 overall and 3-1 in the UFC, coming off back-to-back victories over Anthony Njokuani and Shamar Bailey. He has been inside the cage with the likes of Anthony Pettis, Donald Cerrone, and Jacob Volkmann during his MMA career.
Comparably, Cholish (8-1) earned a second round TKO victory over Mitch Clarke in his UFC debut. He has won eight straight fights since losing his pro debut back in 2007.
UFC on FOX 3 takes place May 5 from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The main event pits Jim Miller against Nate Diaz with the Cholish-Castillo bout likely slated for the prelims.
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- Actors: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard
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The Country of Tansia
Though more rich in resources than Catal, Tansia is also rich in tribal populations who prize fighting above anything else. All historical barbarians are rooted in this region. The region is hot all over, though it is dry in the north and wet in the south. A few tribes have developed more concentratedly in the north, but most Tansians are nomadic and find the idea of land ownership ridiculous.
While Etsians are obsessed with magic and Catalians with logic, Tansians have made simple peace with the fact that many of their citizens have additional senses and powers. Some are psychic, some are very strong, and some are savvy. All Tansians, however, are immune to many diseases which kill most northerners. Between this and their aggressive nature, they repel most attempts into their country and tend to stay at home themselves.
They tend to have darker skin, darker even than Catalians, for even in the jungles Tansians see more sun in one year than most Etsians will in one lifetime.


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It's time for another video - rawimage style (although I have to admit the style of my videos differ often from my photo work on dA)! This is the second release called Innenwelt from the Sonnenland Suite by Carsten Vollmer.
I had this footage lying arround for ages because the record label Zomba, were Markus Popp aka Oval was signed, refused to let me use a track of him for my purpose. I guess I could have used it anyway, if I would have asked in a different way, but with being young, insecure and stumbling something about 'music video' and 'wanting it for free' they told me to eff off.
Last year, on an aweful hot summer day, I was sharing even hotter electronica with a friend of mine. He also gave me a copy of Carsten's Sonnenland Suite, telling me this guy's music would be a total pain in the arse, but above all in the ears and causing him headache. That was the first time I experienced Vollmer's sound, instantly knowing that this was the right tune...
The original video footage was converted to a sequence of single bitmaps, which were batch processed with ASCGEN to textfiles. After that I opened those textfiles with Acrobat Reader and scrolled them line or pagewise while recording these "animations" back to video.
At least I glitched them up using Resolume and Adobe Premiere
The first release can be watched here >>> Götterschiff
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Who We Are
Mission Statement
Winning At Home encourages people at all ages and stages of family development to lead Christ-centered homes. We seek to do this through radio programming, conference speaking, books, and other multi-media resources–all designed to offer hope and renewal to individual lives.
Where We Began
In 1995, Dan Seaborn sensed God leading him to establish a ministry for families. On faith alone, he took a leap and became officially incorporated. He based his new ministry out of his home in West Michigan and began accepting speaking engagements at churches and corporations. This was the start of what has become known as Winning At Home.
Despite small-scale beginnings, Winning At Home was blessed and its influence expanded. Dan was offered speaking opportunities across the United States, at marriage conferences and Promise Keepers men's events. He established a position for himself on national radio. He also published several books on marriage and family and began producing media resources.
Over time, Winning At Home branched out even further. Staff members were added to broaden the corporation's scope and reach. A Wellness Department was launched to provide counseling services to the West Michigan area. A studio was built to accommodate continual radio and production needs.
Today, Winning At Home comprises a staff of people who produce resources, host special events, and offer help and support for marriages and families. Although the organization has changed significantly since its beginnings, our vision remains the same: helping families "win at home".
Statement of Faith
We Believe…
In one God, creator and sustainer of all things, infinitely perfect and externally co-existing in three persons – Father; Son and Holy Spirit.
The Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, are the inspired, inerrant, and trustworthy Word of God, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of human beings, and the final authority for all matters about which it speaks.
That human nature derives from two historical persons, male and female, created in God's image. They were created perfect, but they sinned, plunging themselves and all human beings into sin, guilt, suffering and death.
That the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ and His bodily resurrection provide the only ground for justification, forgiveness and salvation for all who believe, and only those who trust in Him alone are born of the Holy Spirit, are true members of the Church, and will spend eternity with Christ.
That the Holy Spirit is the agent of regeneration and renewal for believers in Jesus Christ, that He makes the presence of Jesus Christ real in believers, and that He comforts, guides, convicts and enables believers to live in ways that honor Him.
That ministry to persons acknowledges the complexity of humans as physical, psychological, social and spiritual beings. The ultimate goal of Christian counseling is to help others move to personal wholeness, interpersonal competence, mental stability and spiritual maturity.


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Mega Classic both for the climbing and the history. A must do in NC.
Fire Wall. It will be obvious what you climb.
Some bolts, some pins, plenty of spice. Bring brass nuts, offsets if you got em, and microcams, in addition to a normal rack. Not many larger cams on the route. There is a bolted anchor to lower off after the dihedral on P1 (nice crag-style route), or another bolted anchor for the belay under the P2 Billboard (if you're going all the way).


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|24-26 George Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2AE
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|Price: £45.00
|Wine: £26.00
|Champagne: £63.00
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|Mon-Sun 12N-11pm (Sun -10.30pm)
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My food had to be sent back to which the waiter informed me 'was a regular occurance and is being taken of the menu!"
I was disappointed that a resturant owned by the great Jamie Oliver was just so average.
On a positive note, my starter was lovely and the atmosphere was buzzing. The design of the resturant with bright walls down stairs and old frames of unusal decor was great. the waiters were attentive and friendly, but I won't be in a rush to go back.


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Before we can start setting up Vista for printer sharing, we must first enable the default Samba authentication. To do this, we must use Vista's Group Policy Editor, which will result in a change to the Registry.
WARNING: Back up your Windows Registry before you make any changes to it.
Enable Authentication in Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise
- Start the Group Policy Editor by selecting Start, All Programs, Accessories, Run.
- In the 'Open' field of the Run dialog box, type gpedit.msc and click the 'OK' button.
- The User Account Control system will ask for permission to continue. Click the 'Continue' button.
Expand the following objects in the Group Policy Editor:
- Computer Configuration
- Windows Settings
- Security Settings
- Local Policies
- Security Options
- Right-click the 'Network security: LAN Manager authentication level' policy item, and select 'Properties' from the pop-up menu.
- Select the 'Local Security Settings' tab.
- Select 'Send LM & NTLM - user NTLMv2 session security if negotiated' from the dropdown menu.
- Click the 'OK' button.
Close the Group Policy Editor.
Restart your Windows Vista computer.


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Whiskas All Natural Temptations treats for cats are specially formulated with added vitamins and minerals for the health and happiness of your cat. The treats consists of a crunchy whole grain outside and a soft and meaty inside. Your feline friend will surely come running for seconds.
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(TYLER PAPER) - Rusk State Hospital is reviewing policies and
procedures in light of recent unauthorized departures, according to the Texas
Department of State Health Services.
As of Sept. 10, there had been 23 unauthorized
departures this year, meaning the number of times a patient has tried to leave
or left hospital grounds, according to the department. That compares to 17 last
Department spokeswoman Christine Mann said the
number of unauthorized departures varies each year, and every incident is
unique, depending on a variety of factors and the specific patient involved.
For instance, she said, a patient can suddenly
become homesick and decide to run away from staff when they step off the vehicle
that's taking them to an area of the grounds.
She said a patient also may be on a fresh air break
and decide to run, or there could be a persistent patient who decides to leave
without authorization.
"They could be just leaving for a few minutes to go
down the road to get a snack. It's still considered an unauthorized departure,"
Ms. Mann said.
Some of the most recent incidents occurred earlier
this month.
Rusk Police Chief Jamie Campbell said both
incidents involved the same patient, who simply did not want to be there.
He said the first time the patient left, he was
found on Lanier Street, not even 500 feet from the hospital grounds, and was
sprayed by a skunk.
Then the next morning, the patient decided to leave
again, and was found by staff near the hospital gate with a fire extinguisher
and hand saw, Campbell said.
Campbell said it's not uncommon for a patient to
walk away, and 90 percent of the time, they won't give you trouble.
Out of this year's unauthorized departures, 57
percent of patients were forensic patients, meaning they are "determined by the
court to be either incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of
insanity," Ms. Mann wrote in an email.
"Many forensic patients (those incompetent to stand
trial) require stabilization on psychotropic medications and a general
orientation about what to expect and how to behave in a court room," her email
reads. "We also provide specialized classes to ensure patients can manage the
legal system. This education takes place at the same time patients are
stabilizing on medications. Patients who have their competency restored go back
to court to stand trial."
Out of this year's unauthorized departures, 43
percent were civil commitment patients, meaning "those admitted to our state
hospitals either voluntarily or involuntarily (through a probate court)," Ms.
Mann said in an email.
She said that none of the unauthorized departures
involved patients from the maximum security unit, which houses those who are
considered "manifestly dangerous" or "have charges pending that involve serious
bodily injury, attempt or viable threat."
When a patient does leave, the patient is gone
anywhere from a few minutes to an hour, and the average time it takes to return
a patient is about 30 minutes, "from time of departure to return to the unit,"
she said in an email.
Upon return, she said they are assessed for risk of
future unauthorized departure and may be assigned to one-to-one monitoring until
they are re-evaluated.
They could also end up being restricted to a
particular unit, Ms. Mann said, and the hospital has a treatment team do a
debriefing with the patient.
Ms. Mann said that earlier this month the patient,
who left or tried to leave the hospital on two different occasions, is now
restricted to a unit.
Additionally, she said, the hospital is reviewing
policies and procedures to see if changes need to be made.
East Texas Medical Center Behavioral Health Center
also assists mental health patients.
Marketing director Sandie Brazil-Hamilton said, for
the most part, people will call, make an appointment and come in to be assessed,
but there are some walk-ins.
However, she said, those who are assessed aren't
necessarily admitted.
Ms. Brazil-Hamilton said some people might be
considering suicide or need medication adjustment "to help them get in a better
place," while another person might be suffering from depression and considering
day treatment, meaning, they are hospitalized during the day and home at
She said that patients who are admitted through law
enforcement/court order may not leave until it is determined that they are not a
risk to themselves or others.
Overall, she said, it appears that the center has
been able to help a lot of people.
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Over the past year, Eddie Borgo has become one of New York's jewelry design darlings. To wit, his neo-punk chic cone bracelet was the accessory for editors to be sporting during fashion week. Like many young American designers, Borgo headed this week to Paris for sales appointments—and yes, some shopping and parties. Here's what Eddie did yesterday.
October 3, 2009
8:50 a.m. Wake up. Cappuccino! Yesterday was great. Ikram Goldman, Sally Singer, and Mark Holgate all came by.
10:00 a.m. Photographer Thierry Chomel arrives to shoot the collection for WWD. I met him last season; it was so nice to catch up.
11:15 a.m. Lauren Santo Domingo and Derek Blasberg arrive to choose pieces for Lauren for an Interview shoot. Keegan (Singh, Borgo's boyfriend) says hello in his pink bathrobe. Lauren loves the pointed floral quartz earrings and wears a necklace out.
12:30 p.m. Jump in a taxi and head to St. Germain for lunch with designer Jen Kao at Brasserie Lipp. We sit next to Vogue Italia's Franca Sozzani. I didn't have the nerve to ask for a photo. She's so beautiful!
3:00 p.m. Stop by Philippe Jousse after lunch. I find this great circular table by Maria Pergay.
3:20 p.m. Run into Cire Trudon to pick up some candles.
3:45 p.m. Call from my showroom, Valery Demure. 10 Corso Como in Milan and Restir in Tokyo have decided to buy my collection!
4:00 p.m. I meet Lisa Finklestein, the jewery designer at J.Crew, at Karry'O. It's the most fantastic vintage jewelry store in Paris. We go through all the trays and get to meet Karry.
5:35 p.m.A quick glass of wine with Lisa and my publicist Patrick before heading back to the Ritz.
7:05 p.m. Giovanna Battaglia from stops in on her way to Loewe. I love her new boots.
9:30 p.m. Head to a party at our friend Kevin Wendle's beautiful apartment. We hang out on the balcony enjoying the view and catching up with friends—and get introduced to Katy Perry.
11:00 p.m. We all hit the Pierre Hardy party.
1:00 a.m. A night cap and mini burgers at the Hemingway before bed. Bonne nuit!


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Spending the night in a simple Sikkimese village above Khecheopalri Lake several hours away from Pelling in Sikkim, India. Taken on Dan and Audrey's round-the-world journey.
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Asia is the biggest continent on Earth, a darling little gem floating around in space.
Hm, what is Asia? Who's in on it?
China and India are safe bets for Asian nations. Korea, Japan, Thailand, you're fine.
Europe? No. Europe would sort of be on the "Asian continent" if not for those pesky Ural mountains dividing things up in the middle, and then also the whole lineage of kings and wealth and nations and the EU and all that "give me my respect" stuff.
Russia would probably be happiest as its own continent, so for now we'll leave it in "Eurasia" and just hope the natural gas supplies keep flowing.
Pakistan and Afghanistan are dang close to Asia, but politically they show up in "Middle East" news stories an awful lot. Verdict: Eurasia.
I guess we'll actually have to consider everything from Turkey on eastward to be "Eurasian", although the moniker seems overlappitory of the territory.
The Asian economy is now officially raging like a wild furnace of lava that consumes everything in its path. Japan has had the largest individual economy in Asia for decades, but it is forecast that both India and China will outstrip Japan within twenty years.
China is the largest holder of United States debt and is positioned to become the world's next superpower, provided that Godzilla doesn't return and decide to stomp everybody back into the Shang Dynasty.
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This gorgeous and opulent haveli—one of the most popular family-run heritage hotels in the city—is close to the Old City, tucked away in a narrow alley that keeps out urban noise, and has numerous courtyards and alcoves in which to chill out. Built in 1892 for the Shekhawati Rajputs, it has elegant rooms with carved antique furniture, restored frescoes, crystal chandeliers, and hunting paraphernalia. Guest rooms, with rug-covered tile floors and traditional Rajasthani-print bedspreads, vary in shape and size.
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This will be quick, friends. The Maryland volleyball team suffered a difficult road loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in South Bend on Friday. After a strong first set in which they did everything well, hitting, serving, defending, setting to a variety of hitters to win by a relatively comfortable 25-21 score, their game took a step back in the final three sets. Perhaps the critical juncture of the match came after the Terps had clawed back from a 20-15 deficit to a set point at 24-23 but a poor set left Adreene Elliott no real opportunity to have a good swing at the ball and ND went on to take the set 27-25.
As Sarah Harper recently told me, volleyball is a game of momentum and the Irish took the momentum of their second set win to sweep the third and fourth set and hand Maryland a tough 3-1 loss. Amy Dion continued to improve as a setter with 31 assists and Sarah Harper again managed 21 digs to move within (I think) 24 of becoming Maryland's all-time leader in that category.
And on a side note, I'm off to Durham in a few hours (it's about midnight as I write this) to watch the field hockey team take on Duke in Maryland's last ever regular season ACC match. I plan to have a detailed report but it will be a bit late.


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Lester LeRoy Fulk, 81, Scottsbluff
Lester LeRoy Fulk, 81 of Scottsbluff, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2012 at his home from cancer.
His funeral service will be held Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at First Christian Church in Scottsbluff with Pastor Cindy Bowker officiating. Interment will follow at West Lawn Cemetery with military honors by the Nebraska Army National Guard. Visitation will be Monday from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Dugan Kramer Funeral Chapel. A memorial has been established to the Farm & Ranch Museum.
Lester was born September 4, 1931 at Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Everett, Sr. and Mary Fulk. Lester entered the U.S. Army in 1953 and was honorably discharged in 1960.
He married Twyla McKinley on July 17, 1954 and they made their home east of the airport and Les has lived there ever since.
Twyla was employed for more than thirty years by the Gering Public Schools Superintendent's office until her sudden passing March of 1985.
Lester , brother Don and father Everett formed the Fulk Brothers Potato Company. They grew certified seed potatoes.
Lester enjoyed working for Western Feed for several years.
Later, Mary Lou Keller became a constant companion and right hand man. They did everything together.
Survivors include constant companion Mary Lou Keller; brothers Everett Fulk, Jr, Marvin (Linda) Fulk, Don (Marilyn) Fulk, Ray (Donna) Fulk all of Scottsbluff, Roger Fulk, and Monte McClenahan of Breckenridge, CO; sister Norma Hoff of Gering; sisters-in-law LaVonne Nortness of Gering, Joyce Fulk of Scottsbluff; brother-in-law Frank McKinley of Cheyenne, WY; 19 nephews, 8 nieces and numerous great nephews and nieces and one great great niece and cousins and friends.
Lester was preceded in death by his parents, wife Twyla, three brothers Harry, Robert Lee and Lee Robert, one sister Gloria Jenkins, one great nephew, sister-in-law Dorothy McKinley and brothers-in-law Jim Nortness and Albert Hoff.
Lester was dedicated to his farm work and was anxious every spring to plant his crops.
He found joy in his family and enjoyed especially the family get togethers. He loved his family.
A special thank you to Prairie Haven Hospice for all their care.
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Pitching is the name of the game, and you can put the RAYS' name in bold and capital letters. Returning each and all of their relatively young and very talented starting pitchers, Manager Joe Maddon and the 2012 Tampa Bay Rays look to return to the playoffs. The 2011 regular season ended in dramatic fashion. In early September, the Rays trailed the Boston Red Sox by nine games for the final playoff spot. By the final night of the season, the Rays needed a win and a Boston loss to capture the last remaining spot in the American League. Trailing the Yankees 7-0 after seven innings, the Rays made their move towards a finish that would never be believed if made into a movie. Evan Longoria capped off a six run 8th inning with his 1st home run of the game. One inning later, and one strike away from defeat, Dan Johnson hit a pinch hit home run to tie the game. Three innings later and just minutes after getting the news that Boston blew their late lead, Longoria hit the most dramatic home run in Tampa Bay history. The last playoff spot was captured by one game over the Sox. The night of September 28, 2011 goes down in baseball history as the most exciting and unbelievable finish to a season ever.


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2:04pm Friday 27th June 2014 in News By Tom Edwards, Political Reporter
A FORMER leader of Worcester City Council has defended his party's track record on affordable housing - saying "Rome wasn't built in a day".
Councillor Roger Berry, one of Labour's best known veterans, held the cabinet role with responsibility for housing over the last year when new affordable builds plunged 35 per cent.
Cllr Berry, who lost his cabinet position earlier this month after a Tory coup, said the severe criticism from Worcester MP Robin Walker is unfair.
As your Worcester News revealed yesterday, Mr Walker said the 76 affordable homes built in 2013/14, compared to 117 the previous year, is "shocking".
Cllr Berry said: "How many affordable homes get built each year is directly related to the housing market.
"As Robin knows, Rome wasn't built in a day.
"Our first six months in control, and the figures from that period directly reflect what was going on from the last six months of the previous Conservative administration.
"What I've done is laid the foundations for future success, and from that I expect to see an increase in affordable homes next year."
He also said most affordable homes come about from Section 106 agreements - deals struck between city council planning officers and builders in return for permission for a development to start.
He also said the £1.2 million the old Labour leadership signed off for new affordable homes between now and 2016 is something that will pay off in future years.
That cash is being made available to housing associations, and the deadline for bids only ended last month.
"The reality is that most affordable homes come from Section 106s, and that is directly influenced by the housing market," he said.
"Robin needs to start looking at what is happening nationally, you've only got to look at the rise in homelessness to see the Government needs to do more."
Mr Walker insists the old Labour leadership "utterly failed to deliver" and says the data is "the last nail in the coffin" for them.
"This is not some dry academic issue but something that really affects people's lives," he said.
"I am glad that we now have a Conservative leadership team on the city council and a real focus on delivery."
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Ziler Architects of Lafayette released today an approved rendering of upcoming renovations for Joel L. Fletcher Hall on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus.
"The rendering offers perspective of improvements proposed to correct extensive leaks and of the design that will provide an additional 20,000 square feet of educational space on the second floor," said Jim Ziler, the project architect.
For three years, the university has been planning renovations to Fletcher Hall while attempting to secure additional funding to remediate waterproofing deficiencies that have existed since the building was constructed in the 1970s. The building houses the School of Architecture and Design and the Department of Visual Arts.
The design modifies Fletcher Hall with reconfigured roof profiles, along with changes to the building's concrete skin. The existing interior atrium will remain open at the top; glass walls will enclose the balconies of all three floors.
Hector LaSala, one of the UL Lafayette architecture professors who assisted during the final design process, said the new exterior materials and details integrate second-floor additions while preserving, even improving, the building's overall aesthetic continuity.
"A key decision was to forgo adding traditional red brick to the first-floor exterior, among early design options," LaSala said.
"The aggregate will remain on the first-floor exterior walls; it will be repaired, cleaned, weatherproofed and coated to complement the metallic color of new metal panels planned for the upper floors. A slight vertical corrugation of the panels will add a shadow play to the walls."
Ziler said the panels are energy efficient and cost effective. He said that parapets of the same material will be added, extending the vertical profile of exterior walls on the second-floor additions to prevent the pitched roofs from dominating the configurations. The added roofs will have a slight slope to direct rain away from the walls.
Students and community members had expressed dissatisfaction with early designs posted on Ziler's website, and proposed additions based on preliminary models, that were intended solely as studies. In early December 2012, messages to the university, a Facebook group and an online petition conveyed their opinions.
The initial study models that had circulated did not represent the final design, materials or colors, Ziler said.
At a Dec. 20 meeting, the state's Office of Facility Planning and Control concurred with the project architect that a sprinkler and fire-alarm system would be a necessary addition to the project, according to Bill Crist, director of the university's Facilities Management. At that meeting, he notified the state office that the architect and the university were reviewing designs to develop a final rendering.
The university allocated $500,000 in additional funding for the sprinkler and fire-alarm system, according to Crist.
"Refinements to the final design occurred through cooperative efforts," said Gordon Brooks, dean of the College of the Arts. "The project expanded beyond its primary role to remediate water damage and improve safety. Design also was a significant focus."
Final Design Process
On Dec. 28, a six-person group met on campus to deliberate conceptual design options for Fletcher Hall: Branden Leger and Brant Patout, students majoring in architecture; Kerrie Butts and John Maak, architecture graduates from UL Lafayette; and Geoff Gjertson and Hector LaSala, members of the school's faculty.
UL Lafayette alumnus Charles Beazley, a local architect, also was instrumental in critiquing the project, according to Ziler.
Ziler said that his firm, with the input from faculty members, alumni and students, worked last week to complete the final rendering.
"Jim reviewed cost and structural modifications, and consulted with his engineer, while we made adjustments," LaSala said. "From then on, Ziler and his staff pushed the design to a final solution.
"The design not only repairs the existing problems, it ultimately makes Fletcher Hall an outstanding building."
Brooks said: "Jim Ziler deserves credit for being so receptive to input. The university administration and the state facility planning office have been supportive. And, we are especially grateful to our architecture students, alumni and faculty who contributed time and effort to the process."
LaSala said the process was "exemplary of true collaboration. We concluded with a design that reflects the prestige of our programs."
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Construction is expected to begin in April, according to Crist.
"We need to get a construction bid within the allocated $4 million budget," said Ziler. "Budget and ultimate costs are still major concerns for completion of the project."
Crist said another phase of the renovation - for interior buildouts of the second-floor additions and mechanical systems replacement - will occur once more funding is secured.
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The Winter Crisis program is designed to assist households, who find themselves in an emergency situation to get service reconnected, avoid a disconnection, or receive bulk fuel (propane, fuel oil, etc.) in order to provide heat to their home. The Winter Crisis Program is available from Nov. 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014. Any household that is at or below 175 percent of the Federal Poverty guideline may apply for the program. Applicants must provide the past 90 day income for all members of the household, social security numbers, birth dates, electric bill, gas bill and proof of disability if applicable.
HEAP is a federally funded program designed to help eligible low-income Ohioans meet the high costs of home heating. This program can only be accessed one time per season and the amount of the benefit depends on the size of the household, household income and what type of fuel is used. In most cases, the one-time benefit will be a credit applied directly to an energy bill. Income eligible household must be at or below 175 percent of the Federal Poverty guideline. No emergency need is required for this program.
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An underhanded effort to close Mississippi's sole abortion clinic and deny women access to safe and legal abortion care in their home state has suffered a major setback.
In a 2-1 ruling on Tuesday, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a law requiring doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. Unsurprisingly, in the prevailing political atmosphere, doctors at the lone clinic, the Jackson Women's Health Organization, would have been unable to meet the medically unnecessary requirement.
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Rihanna Naked Pics Hit Internet
What, is this Naked Celebrity Photos Week in Internet-land?
Hot on the heels of the racy photos of Diddy protege Cassie that hit the Web yesterday, Rihanna has upped the ante big time.
A series of highly explicit photos of the "Disturbia" singer have just been unleashed on the Internet, depicting RiRi snapping shots of herself in the naked via her room's mirror.
Though the source of the photos is unknown, in one shot the words "I Love You" and "I Miss You" are scrawled on the mirror. Has a certain former beau of Rihanna's turned a souvenir of their relationship into the ultimate revenge?
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Today's Huffington Post reports that Pope Benedict has laid down some standards for priests counseling engaged couples…
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI told priests Saturday to do a better job counseling would-be spouses to ensure their marriages last and said no one has an absolute right to a wedding.
Benedict made the comments in his annual speech to the Roman Rota, the Vatican tribunal that decides marriage annulments. An annulment is the process by which the church effectively declares that a marriage never took place.
Benedict acknowledged that the problems that would allow for a marriage to be annulled cannot always be identified beforehand. But he said better pre-marriage counseling, which the Catholic Church requires of the faithful, could help avoid a "vicious circle" of invalid marriages.
This is the Church doing its job. The Catholic Church, or any religious group, can and should make it clear which life events it will celebrate, and who it will accept into its membership.
Also, the Pope is telling priests to offer the best pre-marital counseling, with a goal of preventing marriages that are likely to bring grief and breakup. This is religion helping people to live better lives.
Most people who seek pre-marital counseling from a priest didn't just wander in the door. They want a Catholic wedding. They could just go to a Justice of the Peace, and make it legal, but they want the blessing of the priest, and for that they have to follow the rules of the Church.
We don't demand that non-Catholics follow the rules of the Church. The Church has a moral stand that divorced people can't re-marry, but we don't expect the State to conform to that. Saints be praised.
I'm no longer a Catholic, so it's as an outsider that I say that the custom of 'annulment' seems less respectful of marriage than legal divorce. To me, claiming that vows made in good faith and a marriage attempted never existed is to deny that we are fallible, and sometimes make promises we can't keep. It also denies that most marriages that break up had some good times, and some ex-spouses are loving and unselfish as parents.
It's got to be painful when after the trauma of divorce an ex-spouse receives a Church summons for annulment. It's a protection for them that the State recognizes a legal marriage contract apart from any actions by the Church. The Diocese of Providence requires that couples obtain a legal divorce before they will consider an annulment petition, in line with standard Church practice. The legal marriage cannot be legally disolved by the Church, and the religious vows cannot be undone by the State.
My good friend, after a painful divorce, asked her Rabbi for a Jewish ceremony for healing and to put to rest the vows that could not be kept.
The State recognizes and validates a union. Religion meets spiritual needs. Both have their place.
If we accepted that the Catholic Church should influence divorce law, because a majority of Rhode Islanders are Catholic, we might please the majority– who might see this as defending marriage. But it would be a mess for the rest of us.
The Pope is absolutely right to focus on good premarital counseling as a way to protect marriage in his Church, and the Church should bless only those unions it considers valid.
They should let the State be the State, legal protection for all citizens regardless of religion. They should let same-sex couples, divorced, inter-religious, non-Catholic– go to City Hall. Or to a church that will welcome and affirm their union.
Like William Saletan Said
When I have a break from work I want to reprise some forgotten history of how the Catholic Church arrived at its ban on all birth control methods except periodic abstinence. After Vatican II and the passing of Pope John XXIII, the next Pope, Paul VI had to make a ruling on the use of the birth control pill– a new discovery that was shaking up society and gender relations. 'The Pill' was invented by a Catholic doctor, who thought that the Pope would approve its use.
The Church created a beautiful religious philosophy that overlooks the misuses of power in marriage, the suffering of women when they cannot control conception, the desolation of children orphaned by death in childbirth, the despair of mothers and fathers who cannot feed their children. The Catholic world is not known for shining a bright light of care and regard for children, or high respect for women. This is not intended as disrespect to the good Catholics who do reflect the best of their faith. But Catholics collectively are human beings– no more or less saintly than the rest of us. 'Of Human Life' was the title of Paul VI encyclical. Human life is mostly bound by physical realities that we only occasionally transcend. There has to be a place for mercy. To impose a moral standard that most will fail, and then collaborate with secular powers to block the choices of ordinary people is the way of the Church. To acknowledge that there are some people who cannot meet that standard, and that it can be a moral act to try to control the harm that might result is a radical departure.
William Saletan in Slate.com has a post on this…
This isn't an endorsement of condoms. It's more than that. It's an explication of the morality of condom use. It's an analysis of how prophylactic sexual conduct can honor the principles—responsibility, care for one's partner, enduring moral standards—in whose name Humanae Vitae denounced contraception.
Benedict's concession applies only to disease prevention. But it shakes the foundations of the church's injunction against contraception.
There are religions that endorse birth control as a moral act of love and responsibility. The majority of married couples in the US use birth control and the institution of marriage continues to exist. Marriage may be sacred, but it never reached escape velocity from earth's gravity. Jesus said that there is no marriage in heaven– it's something for our imperfect, material life.
The Pope's words will mark a breach in the wall between a spiritual conception of human life, and the need for mercy and respect for the realities of the physical world.
A Breach in the Wall
American Catholics are an unruly bunch. They do things like occupy churches that were supposed to be closed and sold, they pursue and investigate abusive priests, and generally act like the democratic process can be taken into church.
Early on, American Catholics in large numbers decided to make their own decisions about birth control. To become a parent is such a life-changing event that few couples are willing to 'have as many children as God sends' with no consideration for their capacity or desire to care for a large family. The Church's permission to use periodic abstinence inspired research in the fine science of making it work, and theologians constructed beautiful explanations of why that form of contraception is moral but condoms are a sin. Catholics in the developed world had to make their peace with the contradictions between the Church's teaching and the reality of their lives.
For the most part, they did. The crisis happens at the margins.
It happens when a rape victim seeks treatment at a Catholic hospital and is not offered emergency contraception. It happens when a nun is excommunicated for allowing an abortion to save a woman's life. It happens in countries where the Church uses its political influence to limit women's access to reproductive care, and where the status of women is low. It happens where a wife has no power to protect her own health when her husband is infected with HIV. It happens when the parish priest tells her that she must submit and trust God.
As of now, the Pope is not saying that a woman may require her husband to use a condom– that doing so is an act of responsibility and respect for her as a human being.
As of now, the Pope is exploring the ethics of harm reduction and human regard for oneself and one's sexual partners using the example of a male prostitute who wants to protect himself and others. From the New York Times …
In the new book, "Light of the World," to be published Tuesday, Benedict said condoms were not "a real or moral solution" to the AIDS epidemic, adding that that "can really lie only in a humanization of sexuality."
But he added that "there may be a basis in the case of some individuals, as perhaps when a male prostitute uses a condom, where this can be a first step in the direction of a moralization, a first assumption of responsibility."
AIDS activists were thrilled. "This is a significant and positive step forward taken by the Vatican," the executive director of the Joint United Nations Program on H.I.V./AIDS, Michel Sidibé, said in a statement. "This move recognizes that responsible sexual behavior and the use of condoms have important roles in H.I.V. prevention."
This is a breach in a wall of dogma, behind which is the suffering of the world's poor– who bear the burden of HIV, maternal and child mortality, and disempowerment. If a teenage boy forced to sell his body has a right to use a condom, how can you say a married woman does not? How can you say she has no right to protect herself from a pregnancy that threatens her life, her health, her ability to support her children? This wall is going to crumble like the Berlin Wall, despite efforts to patch it up…
Richard Dujardin in the Providence Journal reports that the advocates and providers who work in HIV prevention are taking the Pope's statements as supporting condom use for protection from a deadly disease. Local theologians are rushing to block the obvious conclusion– that couples may have a vital need to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancy. They are also reminding us in the strongest terms that the Church considers birth control to be a sin and the Church uses its power to limit access to birth control and discourage people from using it.
Paul Gondreau, who teaches the theology of the body at Providence College, said that he sees it as ironic that Benedict's comments were part of an attempt to defend remarks he made on a plane trip to Africa last year, in which he said use of condoms would not help the AIDS crisis there but make it worse.
Gondreau said that he saw nothing in the pope's new remarks that would suggest that he or the Church would be ready to approve the use of condoms by a married couple if one of the partners has AIDS.
David O'Connell, president of Catholics for Life, said, as he sees Benedict's remarks, his focus is not so much on not spreading AIDS, but on the prostitutes' recognizing that the "person with whom he or she will be engaging in this intimate act is someone more than one who will give me money."
"It speaks nothing about marriage or contraception but the beginning of caring for another human being."
As for a married couple, one of whom has AIDS, O'Connell said he does not believe that the only choice facing such a couple is condoms or abstinence.
"As I understand it, God may still have a desire to create a new human being in a relationship blessed by God even if one may have a disease. I'm sure the church teaching will not change."
Early in the AIDS epidemic, health care providers were debating the options for people infected with HIV who wanted to have children. These people were going to have children despite the risk, but were open to measures to decrease the chance of passing HIV to the baby. The prospects of a healthy birth are very good now, but only because of effective drugs and the strong advocacy of patients and providers, who gave urgent attention to this question. It doesn't hurt to say a prayer, but lives are saved by the work of doctors, nurses and others in the material world who dedicate themselves to protect mothers and babies.
Katha Politt, at The Nation reminds us that conception and birth are never risk-free and can be catastrophic for some women– especially the poor women of the world…
It hasn't mattered that a woman who got pregnant could be beaten or thrown out of her home, that she could lose her job, or that the sex might be rape by a partner or a stranger. Well, actually, in the 1960s, nuns in Congo were permitted to use birth control pills to protect themselves from impregnation by rapist soldiers. Ordinary women, even in wartime, are out of luck.
Nor has it mattered that a woman might be injured or die if she conceives. After all, like AIDS, pregnancy and childbirth can be dangerous. In the developing world maternal mortality rates are themselves an epidemic: according to the World Health Organization, about 350,000 girls and women die in pregnancy or childbirth annually, and this does not take into account birth injuries like fistula or the long-term toll on the body of having many babies too close together. The church has been adamant that women have no right to protect themselves from conception except by periodic abstinence, which requires a cooperative partner and has a real-life failure rate of 25 percent.
At the margins, where the Church has more power and women have much less, the impact of the Pope's words are strongest. And that is where the injustice of denying women the right to protect themselves from disease and unwanted pregnancy is most deeply felt. I don't think the Church will be able to close this breach– too much pent-up force is behind it.
Theologians are constructing lovely circular arguments to explain why it's in God's will that children lose their mothers to AIDS and women and infants die for lack of the power to control conception– but the Pope said that people have a right to protect themselves and that doing so can be an act of respect for themselves and others. You can't take that back.
MORE: The Pope, in his example of a male prostitute using condoms for disease prevention– to protect his own life and others until he is able to find a better life– is using a classic example of the harm reduction philosophy. More on that here…
Pope Considers Harm Reduction
The Pope's remarks about condom use are a striking example of the reasoning behind harm reduction.
MANILA, Philippines—Some church members in Southeast Asia's largest Roman Catholic nation praised Pope Benedict XVI for saying condom use might be justified in some cases, though Filipino bishops stressed Sunday the church leader still opposes contraceptives.
Speaking to a German journalist whose book was excerpted in a Vatican newspaper Saturday, the pontiff reiterated that condoms are not a moral solution for stopping AIDS. But he added that in some cases, such as for male prostitutes, their use could represent a first step in assuming moral responsibility "in the intention of reducing the risk of infection."
'A first step'. I don't think the Pope intends it that way, but this is a breach in the wall of absolutism.
Harm reduction strategies, such as clean needle distribution for injecting drug addicts and condom distribution were created as a response to a deadly epidemic, and are intended to prevent people at risk from getting infected and infecting others. Needle exchange sites distribute information on drug treatment and make referrals to treatment centers– unfortunately the referral is usually to a waiting list. But the ethics of harm reduction is to buy time for people who will one day find a way out of the self destructive behaviours they engage in. There's always the risk of becoming an enabler. Programs of harm reduction have to be carefully constructed and monitored.
Zero tolerance, imprisonment and ex-communication are other ongoing strategies that can't claim more success. I think that life is messy, and purity has killed more people and ruined more lives than sin. We're only human. When we aim for perfection we more often land on arrogance.
Defining condom use as a sin, and then saying that this rule can be broken to prevent a worse harm– HIV infection, is a humane answer to the imperfection of our circumstances, and our human limitations when debating right and wrong.
The Pope made it clear that Catholics are still forbidden to use condoms for contraception.
When the Catholic Church is ready to consider the real lives of women, then theologians will find their way to an ethics that respects the moral agency of women and men in deciding when to take on the awesome responsibility of parenthood. Using a condom or other method of birth control is an act of love for yourself and your family, and an acknowledgement of our power as rational and technologically blessed human beings and the responsibility that comes with it. Teaching young men to respect their power as potential fathers would do more good than teaching them to disrespect women.
Anyway, it doesn't take Kmareka precognitive powers to see that the Vatican will soon be 'clarifying' this perfectly clear, and reasonable statement by the Pope. But there's a whole suffering world of dis-empowered people behind the wall of dogma, and the Pope allowed a breach. It's going to take a boatload of theological double talk to patch it over.
A Change of Heart?
Has the Pope started to really listen?
Pope Benedict XVI wept as he met Maltese victims of the paedophile priest scandals rocking the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday and expressed his own "shame and sorrow".
"He listened to us individually, and prayed and cried with us," said Lawrence Grech, one of eight abuse victims who met the pope for 25 minutes in the Vatican's embassy in Malta.
The Vatican said that Benedict "expressed his shame and sorrow over what victims and their families have suffered."
Is this the change predicted by Kmareka in Pope Benedict's Confession?
It is often said, the Catholic Church is not a democracy. A radical conversion by the Pope could change everything. If it does, you heard it here first.
Of course, repentance not followed by action will not make any difference, or appease critics or those who have been wronged. That doesn't seem likely, but anything can happen, and often does.
Crying Nazi
Feministe has a post that says it all. Contrary to highly placed spokesmen for the Catholic church, unflattering coverage in the New York Times is not the same as genocide.
It's my humble opinion that a high-tech lynching is more survivable than the low-tech. Being criticized for wrongdoing and suffering harsh editorials can't be compared to being targeted for extermination by your own countrymen under a vicious regime. The Pope, himself a survivor of that regime, should tell his priests not to cry Nazi.
Tough Talk in the Times
Maureen Dowd is mightier than a nun with a ruler in her Sunday column. Some singed vestments out there. John L. Allen of the National Catholic Reporter argues that Pope Benedict has done more than his predecessors to combat child abuse. No doubt this is true, but not convincing. Let me explain using a parable.
Once there was a man who bought a huge old house that had been divided up into apartments. He used his life savings to buy the house and moved into the landlord apartment on the top floor. Soon he discovered a problem.
The plumbing, which was as old as the house, had never been upgraded. The previous three owners had done almost no upkeep. To do the job right would be hugely expensive and disruptive.
Soon some of the tenants from the basement apartments began to complain of stopped drains and bad smells. The landlord hired the same handyman who had done work for the other owners. Duct tape was applied.
It was only a matter of time until sewage backed up into the basement shower. The landlord had his guy remove the shower and cap off the pipes and all was well for a while. But then a bad smell started to rise from the cement floor. The landlord had his guy put down a new coat of cement. The smell was gone but the tenants had started to complain. They wanted a real fix, instead of having to wonder when the old pipes were going to fail again.
"Why me?" the landlord asked them. "It's not fair to blame me for all this. I've done more to fix this problem than any of the previous owners. Besides, no one on the top floors is complaining about bad smells. I think you are just persecuting me."
That's my answer to John L. Allen. The Catholic church did not invent child abuse and they are not the only organization plagued by revelations of crime and cover-up. But the Church has to take responsibility for what's coming up the drainpipes. If Benedict has done more, it's basically because he has no choice.
Real fundamental reform of the institution would not be cheap or easy, but if they do not fix the mess, then no one will want to live in the house.
ANOTHER VOICE: Sinead O' Connor was sent to an Irish reform school as a child, she writes about the culture of abuse that should not be allowed to prevail.
Defending Celibacy
Anyone remember the Providence Journal's 'Face of Religion' page? A frequent contributor was Dale O' Leary, who liked to rant against feminists. Just before the Catholic church sex-abuse scandals broke, she began writing columns about forgiveness. After the first pedophilia stories came out, she claimed that enemies of the Church were gloating.
Well, I'm not an enemy of any church, except maybe Fred Phelps' band of lunatics. I can't work up a snark about the pedophilia stories either. It's sickening, and it's frightening. As a parent, it worries me that trust can be betrayed like that. As a parent, you have to be able to send your children into the world and trust that adults in authority will act honorably. When they don't, it's not only an occasion for outrage, but for grief.
I can't really get into it now, too heavy and sad.
But there is a Catholic scandal I can enjoy. I wish more priests had followed the example of Father Cutie. The popular priest made headlines when he was photographed kissing a pretty woman. Soon after he was outed, he married his girlfriend, who was 35 years old and single. Gloat, gloat.
Father Cutie said that he still defends priestly celibacy, but he thinks it should be optional.
This is a very humane and realistic view. Opinion writers are suggesting that celibacy is the reason for the troubles in the Catholic church.
I think that's simple-minded.
Celibacy is a valid life choice, and the Catholic church has institutions and traditions that allow celibate people to live in community. The Church is one of the few organizations that celebrates and honors the celibate life. Blaming celibacy wrongs the nuns, brothers and priest who serve their communities with dedication.
Most people, if they are honest, will have to admit that there were times in their lives when they were celibate. It's not something we like to talk about, it's worse to be on the shelf than in the closet.
It's this ex-Catholic's opinion that the sex-abuse scandals in the Church are an extreme manifestation of a culture of child-abuse. The Pope's brother, while denying knowledge of sex-offenders in his organization, apologized for slapping choir boys. A couple of years ago three denominations in Canada were implicated for decades of systematic child abuse– the Catholic church was the only one of them that refused to acknowledge wrongdoing. Physical punishment and humiliation of children was accepted in Catholic schools for decades after society had renounced these harsh methods. The indifference to children's vulnerability and fear allowed predators to hide in plain sight. They knew that no one was listening to the children. The Church today is paying for denial and cover-up long past any excuse. Victims of abuse pay a higher price than money.
Is celibacy the cause? Don't make me laugh. Abuse of power, a secretive hierarchy and a lack of honesty about human sexual feelings is where I would look first. The Church will scapegoat its homosexual priests and the World will blame celibacy.
I like the Unitarian church, where homosexual members and clergy are respected. Where celibacy is not disparaged and single people are not ignored in the rush to 'family values'.
The Catholic church could certainly ease its priest shortage by making celibacy optional and ordaining women. Or it could pay more attention to the ethics and mental health of its clergy and identify and remove abusers of all kinds. Or it can cling to its power and blame the world for being worldly.
I just want to defend the good people I know who really do practice a celibate life, with a love that extends to the community, and with passion. Celibacy is a valid choice, and celibate people should not be stained with a scandal that is rooted in abuse of power and fear of change.


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Shreveport police have made an arrest in a brutal sexual assault that allegedly took place in the 1400 block of Missouri Avenue in Shreveport.
Police were called to a home in the 1400 block of Missouri Street Wednesday morning at 11:41 a.m. for a report of an assault and battery. When they arrived, they spoke with a woman that told them she had been beaten, kidnapped and sexually assaulted at the hands of a man she knows.
She told police she was at the home of the man when the attack occurred. The woman, who after hours of allegedly being bound and raped, somehow managed to free herself and escape by going out a window.
She was taken to a local hospital by the Shreveport Fire Department.
Police say Sex Crimes investigators got a search warrant for the home of 53-year-old Carl Scott and collected evidence. They also spoke with witnesses who reported seeing a woman running from the home, asking for help.
One neighbor tells KSLA News 12 that the woman came knocking on his door looking for help. He says he let her in and she told him her attacker had told her he would kill her if she went to police.
Scott's grandmother lives across the street from him in the 1400 block of Missouri St., and tells KSLA News 12 she saw the woman in the street and offered help. "The lady was in the street. She didn't have no clothes on. I run back in the house and I got a robe and give it to her to put on," said Ethel Scott.
Before his arrest, she said it wasn't like her grandson to be involved in something like this, and urged him to come forward and tell investigators what happened. "I just believe in doing the right thing. I just want to tell him to come in and turn himself in and tell them whatever happened. Tell them," Scott said.
On Thursday, Scott showed up at Police Headquarters, where he was interviewed by detectives. Police say, based on evidence gathered during the course of the investigation, Scott was arrested and charged with one count each of aggravated rape and second degree kidnapping. He was booked into the Shreveport City Jail.
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Thirteen-episode second season, comin' up.
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The concrete steps are cool because they have been in the shade of a brick wall most of the afternoon, and also it is long after supper. The dishes have been washed, and the wooden round table wiped clean with a moist yellow sponge. It is sometime in early May, and the hot days have really brought out the green in everything that is growing out of the red earth.
These steps lead nowhere, really, and that is one reason I like them so much. Perhaps they once led to a house that faced Shorter Avenue, walking you up to a cozy front porch. But that house is gone, and now these steps lead quite by the accident of having been abandoned to the side of a large brick office building where accountants, tax experts, and insurance agents work by day.
I have had a walk, and I sit after it for no reason almost but not quite halfway up these abandoned steps and watch the cars and trucks go by on Shorter Avenue. I sit almost but not quite halfway up these steps because that position is a) most comfortable and b) most hidden. I want to blend in with my surroundings. Like a deer hunter in the woods, I am as still as I can be, and the concrete steps are cool beneath my fingertips; and, being a born-and-bred Southerner, I never take cool for granted once April is gone.
I am fond of Shorter Avenue. If you follow it east, it changes names a few times as it winds through hospitals and past Papa John's, a movie theater, Steak 'n Shake, Barnes & Noble, and Kroger, heading as Highway 20 towards Cartersville and on to Canton, Georgia, my hometown in sixth grade and for many years after, until I married.
Actually, my first family and I lived in Macedonia Community, which is fifteen minutes out from Canton, and as I sit on the cool steps, I can see the green fields, the forever reassuringly calm cows, and the long chicken houses filled with manually changed water drinkers and with never not-moving, smelly but cute yellow chicks that always reminded me of Easter gifts and irony.
I still love Canton for two reasons. It is where I first cut my teeth on the wisdom that living through childhood brings, and it is also where I learned the beautiful, wonder-filled art of diagramming sentences, from Mrs. Dot Whitfield, my sixth- and seventh-grade English teacher. So, in a way, this road leads to where my life began, because all of my days, the good ones, the glad ones, the amazing ones, the happy ones, the loving ones, the awful ones, the sad ones, the lonely ones, the injured ones, and the painful, ugly ones, were all lived out on a background of my search for Wisdom, or Christ, and of my love for language.
I have all of these reveries to the soothing background music that goes swish, swish . . . swish, swish . . . swish, swish, swish, swish, as cars and trucks of all kinds and colors drive past my cozy, abandoned, cool steps, as the full May sun turns the blue, cloudless sky all shades of red and purple as it slowly disappears into the pocket of the horizon. I estimate dusk won't come for another good forty-five minutes, plenty of time for me to sit on these steps not far from home and watch my neighbors drive past.
After sitting there some minutes or no minutes, I cannot say which, I start having the most unusual thoughts. I wonder about the people in those cars. I wonder where they are going and why and are they happy? Are they driving to one of the hospitals in town to visit a dying friend, or are they going to a friend's house for a birthday party perhaps? Are they driving to a pharmacy to pick up medicine for a sick child, sick themselves with worry? Did that person driving that green sedan pick the color of his car, and if so, why? Is it his favorite color or just the best he could find? Does he even like green, or did his wife pick the shade? Is he colorblind, and, if so, what does that green hue look like in his eyes?
I start seeing new, shiny cars and imagine that some are driven by confident people and some by scared humans. Perhaps the woman in that showroom-perfect luxury car is secretly afraid that her business is about to implode in the economy's weakness? Then I see an older car with a dent in its back fender that is unrepaired and unrepentant, or is perhaps beyond the family's budget for repairs.
Soon I find myself caught up in a blur of vision. I see that each car, truck, van, and delivery vehicle—the new, the expensive, the used, the least costly, the sporty, the Buick, the convertible, the gleaming pick-up truck, the beat-up and much-driven, the much-loved and polished, the hardly noticed until they break down, and the ones so brand-new that they are still without tags—that each one is vulnerable to dents and dings and life in general and that the people inside each vehicle are vulnerable, too, in various ways that are all different and all the same.
Where are they all rushing to? I love them all and wish them all well. I hope they are happy.
I find myself praying for this one and for that one. I catch faces of drivers, of passengers, of children, of men, of women, and then there are no faces, just swishes and metal and black wheels, and since no one ever looks my way but straight ahead towards their destinations, I am allowed to pray for everyone without being interrupted by a stare or a casual wave.
I am invisible, and in the sitting is the seeing, and in the seeing is the praying, and in the praying is the love for everyone I see. And in this love is the connection between us humans that is always there.
Is this how the Trappist monk Thomas Merton felt on that busy street corner in Kentucky on March 18, 1958? He was in Louisville, at the corner of Fourth and Walnut, in the center of the shopping district, when, he writes: "I was suddenly overwhelmed with the realization that I loved all those people, that they were mine and I theirs, that we could not be alien to one another even though we were total strangers. . . . There is no way of telling people that they are all walking around shining like the sun."
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Whenever there was a ball being thrown, it seemed like Givens was there to catch it. That is not the reality, of course, as there were no shortage of players catching balls in practice. When the throw was coming his way, Givens can make the catch look easy, though he did have one notable drop. He was at his best with the ball in his hands, where he moved around corners and safeties with a natural flow. As is so often pointed out in the days after the NFL Combine, 40 times do not necessarily translate on the field. I did not see Givens running many pure straight lines. Fine with me. His speed translates into an elusiveness that he uses to get around defenders, like he did Janoris Jenkins and other defensive backs in practice.


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A new superhero and his town of villains... beauty and her beast... a legendary singer and her rival -- they're all coming to a living room near you this week.
Each season there are a couple of dramas that seem to have more buzz surrounding them than all the others and this fall, the drama du jour is ABC's musical drama Nashville. The drama stars Emmy nominee Connie Britton and former Heroes star Hayden Panettiere as rival country music stars forced to go on tour together. It's flashy, it's fabulous and you simply must give this show a moment of your precious viewing time.
After finding tremendous success right out of the gate this fall with Revolution, NBC hopes to continue to reel in the viewers with their dramatic new series Chicago Fire.
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Last, but certainly not least, the CW finally joins the other networks in premiering the bulk of their new dramas this week and the pickings are better than ever this year. Oliver Queen (a.k.a. the Green Arrow) returns to the CW with a brand new face, a new town and a whole new set of evildoers in the exciting new superhero series Arrow on Wednesday.
On Thursday, The Vampire Diaries returns with the newly vamped out Elena coming to terms with the dramatic turn her life has taken. On the same night, Smallville's Kristin Kreuk returns to the network and she's all grown up and fighting crime with a rather colorful companion in Beauty and the Beast.
Which new drama are you most excited to watch? Tune in this week and weigh in on your favorites.
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