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Petrelis won't quit. Becker's p.r. skills were indeed legion – especially with her sources.
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The intrepid FOIA work by San Francisco gadfly and AIDSy role model, Michael Petrelis, gave us proof in Jo Becker's own words that her book tour and promotion for Forcing The Spring were being jointly "coordinated" by her publisher, Penguin, and the Human Rights Campaign and AFER. So HRC's head, Chad Griffin, was integrally involved in the promotion of a book that describes him as the gay Rosa Parks on the first page. We also learned that Becker tried to get another much-praised source, San Francisco City Attorney, Dennis Herrera, to bulk purchase the book for sale and hold an event at San Francisco City Hall.
Petrelis has also – through FOIA – made another discovery. Herrera paid Chad Griffin's p.r. firm $175,000 in late 2008 to help him reach out to donors who may not have seen marriage equality as a cause to support. The conflicts of interest here are myriad. And, given the NYT's embrace of the book – the cover of the magazine, the Book Review, the first choice of New York Times editors for a book in print, and Becker's liberal use of her New York Times affiliation, it's a good thing that the NYT Public Editor has decided to investigate. Stay tuned.
Earlier today I tried to tackle the question of culture, conservatism and immigration – by looking at the British political scene. We got a first-hand account of what it's like to live on Soylent – the high-tech food substitute that tempts me so. And a reader turned the question around as our first Book Club discussion wound down: what if modernity needs Christianity to survive?
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If you were in any way troubled by the idea that a journalist would write a book based on exclusive sources, who are portrayed as uniquely responsible for a breakthrough in civil rights, and then those very lauded sources would throw book-parties and events to promote the book, you're not alone.
I was a little gob-smacked that Jo Becker's book tour promotion was aided and abetted by those sources – with book parties by Ken Mehlman and Ted Olson. But we are finding out that this was only the tip of the iceberg. An inkling of this comes with the latest, ethically disturbing news that Becker's lionized sources in San Francisco's city government have also been promoting the book. Dennis Herrera, SF City Attorney and his aide, Terry Stewart, heroes of the book, were involved in its promotion. How do we know? Well Herrera was hosting a book event for Becker at San Francisco City Hall last week. But we also have other proof. As city officials, Stewart's and Herrera's emails on public business are vulnerable to public disclosure. So intrepid activist/pest/gadfly Michael Petrelis did the leg-work to get all the emails that pertained to Becker's book. They make for interesting reading:
A journalist is offering to give her sources an event to celebrate themselves while also promoting the book. Is that what the New York Times would regard as ethical conduct? Then a second email sent by Becker the next day tells us something equally remarkable:
First up: some pushback on the book from someone at the NYT not apparently instructed to puff the book to the heavens. Frank Bruni:
Right now there's an impassioned conversation about proper credit for the huge successes of the marriage-equality movement. It stems from the publication of a book by my Times colleague Jo Becker, "Forcing the Spring," which focuses narrowly on a few key figures from the fight to overturn a 2008 California referendum prohibiting same-sex marriage. In giving them such primacy, "Forcing the Spring" has raised hackles, and it suggests a new corollary to an old adage. Perhaps history isn't simply written by the victors. Perhaps it's written by the publicity-conscious participants with the foresight to glue journalists to their sides.
Zing! Meanwhile, The Washington Blade's Chris Johnson finally tracked down the truth of Becker's disputed scheduled attendance at a reception at the Human Rights Campaign on Saturday.
They're both very adept at manufacturing reality.
We discover today that CNN's documentary series on Chicago under Rahm was coordinated in ways big and small with the mayor's office. And – surprise! – it turned into a major propaganda coup for the ambitious Democrat. What you see is how a public figure can effectively get the media to burnish his image by leveraging access. This access-journalism in a very competitive climate can become propaganda very easily - and is a win-win for both parties. The media entity gets a high profile product which it can use for ratings and ad money; the politician gets the kind of coverage no ad campaign could ever deliver. The only loser is the viewer.
And the more you see the Becker book's roll-out continue, you see how brilliantly Chad Griffin has leveraged access-journalism as well – with a special Hollywood twist. Griffin, after all, is a product of Hollywood – a former agent and prodigious fundraiser. And so I've come to think that it's best to see the Becker book and the coming HBO documentary as ways to manufacture a Hollywood-ready story that begins in 2008 and ends in 2013. That's what Becker's book is really about. It reads like a screenplay, packed full of emotional subplots, and quirky characters. In interviews, she has even referred to real people, like Dustin Lance Black, as "characters" in her story. In the big positive front page review in the New York Times (that's two NYT cover-pieces on this book) Linda Hirshman sees the book and the HBO documentary for what they are:
Perry was more than a lawsuit; it was a Hollywood production. Griffin's outfit, Americans for Equal Rights, was started by professional P.R. consultants — Griffin and his business partner, Kristina Schake — at lunch with the Hollywood actor, director and producer Rob Reiner. AFER was always about changing the culture; it even had its own writer and producer, Dustin Lance Black and Bruce Cohen, from the acclaimed gay-themed biopic "Milk."
My sources tell me that the HBO documentary that Griffin also gave exclusive access to is as breathless, as fawning and as narrowly focused as Becker's book. The entire movement for marriage equality is distilled into a five-year courtroom drama for perfect dramatic effect. Hirshman notes who the star of that future movie will be:
Supreme Court civil rights landmarks have an irresistible narrative arc. First, the protagonists are oppressed; in the marriage equality story, the protagonist who started the revolution was "a handsome, bespectacled 35-year old political consultant named Chad Griffin," and he had spent most of his life "haunted by the fear that if he told anyone he was gay, his friends and everything he dreamed for his future would evaporate."
"The protagonist who started the revolution." Now, Hirshman is very well aware that this is a massive distortion, and she correctly notes that the Perry case was a failure and trivial compared with the Windsor case and that the book doesn't just ignore the work of the real pioneers, like Evan Wolfson or Mary Bonauto, but actually sleights them in order to puff up Griffin's role. But when even Hirshman finds herself echoing the tropes that Becker has used, you see how the truth in the end will not matter.
Griffin knows that for most people who have no grip on the history of the movement, this five-year movie narrative will be it.
I ask because of this – now deleted – calendar from Penguin, Becker's publisher, which we stumbled upon three days ago:
We called the HRC building and press office and, after several attempts, we could not get an answer. They told us that the only event planned this weekend is private and they cannot give us any details about it. Blogger Will Kohler tried to get an answer too and tells the Dish that the HRC spokesman wouldn't deny or confirm a Becker event. But HRC rents the space out and would presumably get reimbursed for hosting an event. So this is a genuine question for HRC members: is HRC honoring a book that trashes everyone else in the marriage equality movement?
We can't get an answer from them, which is par for the course. But maybe you can: firstname.lastname@example.com. Be nice.
Update: we're not the only ones getting the run-around. From Metro Weekly's Justin Snow:
Re @sullydish retweet, HRC asked me to correct my story about the Becker event http://t.co/mRrL1xjRzG, but won't say if they canceled it
— Justin Snow (@JustinCSnow) April 25, 2014
Update: A reader writes:
What about Becker also being hosted at Gibson Dunn, Ted Olson's law-firm, for a private event on April 28 (as shown in your screenshot)? Even more inside access.
Indeed. An author who is hosted at book signings and events by the "characters" she fawns over in her book is crossing an ethical line. Another one. And, yes, I think, given the refusal of HRC to confirm or deny that the Becker event is canceled tomorrow, we can assume that it's a party for Becker, and a thank you for the public relations job she has done for the organization. It's all win-win-win. Except for the truth.
One last update: Because HRC would not respond to requests for clarification, Chris Johnson asked Becker herself at her DC book-signing at Politics and Prose if HRC was hosting her on Saturday:
I ask Jo Becker if she'll be at HRC tmrw. Her response: No, will be on MSNBC. I ask if there was ever an HRC event. Says she's not aware.
— Chris Johnson (@chrisjohnson82) April 26, 2014
The head of the Human Rights Campaign doesn't take on the distortions and exaggerations in the Becker book, but he does necessary damage control by saluting just a few of the countless individuals who, far from allowing marriage equality to "languish in obscurity" for years, actually made everything we are tackling now possible. The statement is made under obvious duress, but it's also graceful. And true.
With any luck, we can get past this ugly, unnecessary spat and get on with the business of making marriage equality a reality in every state. Internal debates about strategy are inevitable and usually good things. But the point must never be about who's getting credit. It must always be about getting the job done. We owe it to this vital moral cause not to lose sight of that.
Update – a reader writes:
This reader comment on his parva mea culpa made me spit coffee on the monitor:
Truly, he stands on the necks of giants.
He made a nice first start, but it's not nearly enough, IMO.
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Today, I argued that Obama was on the verge of another meep meep in foreign policy with Syria and Iran; that Rand Paul's criticism of Reagan's spending and deficits is a vital part of resuscitating conservatism; and that the Onion should have the last word on the circumcision debate. Plus: climate change's threat to global security; and the power of psilocybin in tackling anxiety.
Some brief links on the Becker book. Ronan Farrow had a terrific interview with Becker today – tough but fair. Check it out. Lisa Keen has a superb takedown, as does Kevin Jennings. Petrelis piles on to HRC's spin. I think it's safe to say that there have been episodes of the 700 Club that have gotten a better reception in the gay community.
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A timely reminder of how old the struggle for marriage equality really is in the US:
And this is how revolutions begin:
HRC is the world's most masterful marketer in turning their logo into the symbol for something they fought against for so long
— Jon Berry (@jonberrydesign) April 19, 2014
I spent the day monitoring the latest p.r. push by the Human Rights Campaign (i.e. the Becker book on the marriage equality movement), and absorbing the debates among the earliest Christians about how exactly they came to believe that Jesus was God. The fruits of Dishness, I guess.
On the Obama front, has anyone noticed that the latest surveys from Gallup and Rasmussen show his approval rating climbing back up quite sharply?
On the ex-sherpas front, I can't help bit think of this classic Onion piece on the douchebags who want to climb Everest or sail around the world alone.
On the HRC front, another one of them pops up on HuffPo to defend their record on marriage. Steve Fisher insists that HRC was front and center under Elizabeth Birch in the 1990s. How?
To build a movement of Americans on the side of LGBT equality, she led the creation of a slick logo built on a carefully calibrated message about equality … With the logo as a calling card, HRC built a membership base of hundreds of thousands who have been called upon to lobby, take action and help move the bar in their home states, neighborhoods and workplaces … She and her team created the Corporate Equality Index, a mammoth project that annually graded (and thus coaxed) corporations on their LGBT employment policies.
Look: I'm not denying that these were decent initiatives and helped us all in the long run. But logos aren't arguments. And on marriage, in the early and critical years, HRC said close to nothing and refused repeatedly to do anything. When some of us begged them to spend money on Hawaii's marriage breakthrough, we were told to go raise the money ourselves. Pity all the donors had been told by HRC not to bother. For that matter, try and find a speech given by Birch in those years making the case for marriage equality. Try and find a clip of an HRC official on television making that case. Good luck.
As for Fisher, take a look at this NYT story from December 2004, reporting that HRC had decided even at that late date to drop marriage equality as an issue. And who in that piece is quoted backing this surrender? Steve Fisher!
Some gay rights activists, including the leadership of the Human Rights Campaign, said they believed that aggressively pursuing same-sex marriage only played into the hand of Republicans and religious conservatives, who skillfully used the issue this fall to energize their voters. Steven Fisher, the campaign's communications director, said the group's emphasis in coming months would be on communicating the struggles of gays in their families, workplaces, churches and synagogues … He also said the group would adopt a selective and incremental approach to winning rights rather than reaching for the gold ring of marriage right away.
You can spin but you can't hide.
Today, we covered American oligarchy and Iraqi "democracy." We took a look at responses – here and here – to Thomas Piketty's new book on inequality. And we wondered what Chris Christie has been smoking lately. The Window View contest was a real, if romantic, teaser.
There's still time to join this month's book club – just download the e-book version of How Jesus Became God here. This reader did:
I just want to point that even before the book discussion begins, you are already doing what Ehrman specifically warns us not to do; you are treating the book as if it addresses the question of whether or not Jesus was (or is) ACTUALLY God.
Over and over and over – until I was ready to throw up my hands and scream "YES, I get the point already" – Ehrman emphasizes that he is investigating what early Christians believed about Jesus. He repeats endlessly that historians cannot make judgments about theological truth, only about historical investigation.
And as others have pointed out, the ideas in the book are not controversial among biblical scholars – except among those like the authors of the "response" book, who begin their investigation with the conclusion already determined.
I know, I know. But stay tuned for a Christian response (mine) to the book – and then our debate.
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In collaboration with The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, the McHenry County Bicycle Advocates are again planning for the 2014 Crystal Lake Night Owl Bicycle Ride! The purpose of the ride is to benefit The Land Conservancy of McHenry County and promote bicycling as an alternate means of transportation and exercise within the City of Crystal Lake. The idea is to have a unique, fun and healthful activity for area residents to experience the streets, landmarks and people of Crystal Lake and to further make Crystal Lake a bike friendly community.
As always, all riders are required to wear a helmet and have appropriate lights on their bicycles. This is NOT a race, but a RIDE. The Crystal Lake Police Department bike patrol will ride along with us to insure a safe and fun ride for all participants. The following links provide additional information..
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Scarecrows on wallIn the alternate scene with Dante reading the magazine, look in the background of the Devil May Cry to see scarecrows hung on the wall. |
Berial strategyUse Grim Grip to reel yourself toward his head and attack with your sword. Once the combos are done, use Grim Grip while still in the air. When his flames are gone, jump up to his head and grab it with the Devil Bringer. Then, once he lands from that, use Devil Bringer again to throw and punch him. After that, run away a small distance because he will release an explosion in the area around him. Make sure to pick up Green Orbs from the destroyed buildings and roll to avoid his flame geysers and sword attack. Continue attacking in this manner and use your Charge Shot to defeat him in under a minute. |
AccomplishmentsUnlock the following accomplishments by performing the corresponding tasks. To view your accomplishments, go to "Mission Menu" > "Network" > "My History": |
Move camera during cinematicsDuring any cinematic, the camera can be moved to see alternate views of what is happening. To move the camera around, use the Right Analog-stick and press the right trigger button to zoom in or out. |
Easy orbs on Board game-To win the board game in the Game Room, keep in mind that the number showing on the die before it is rolled is the number that will show up if you count properly. For instance, if you would like to roll a "3", wait for "3" to show up on the top of the dice. Count six rotations before you strike the die and you will roll a "3". |
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Launch jump hintNero or Dante can perform a launch jump off of ledges that sends them flying far forward much farther than a normal jump. This is useful for collecting secrets or as a shortcut. To perform it, stand facing a nearby ledge that you can jump off from, then perform the Streak or Stinger attack (while locked up, press [Up] + [Attack]) and Nero or Dante will dash forward. The ledge cuts off the attack animation and will instead launch your character far forward. |
Sparda strategyUse the Pandora's PF398 Revenge technique to knock Sparda on his butt by . With Pandora equipped, hold X and make two complete circles with the Left Analog-stick and fire at Sparda. It may require two shots, but he will fall as if you used the stationary cannon. |
Royal Guard style glitchNote: You must have a fully leveled up Royal Guard style and posses the ability called "Dreadnaught". Dreadnaught is performed by holding RB + Left Analog-stick Away + B. This ability encases you in invulnerable armor, depending on how full your royal gauge is. However, you can still perform Dreadnaught with an empty royal gauge and get about five seconds of invulnerability. You will also have limited movement during a Dreadnaught. Perform the Dreadnaught and, at the precise moment it runs out, switch your melee weapon (RT). If done fast enough, you will keep the Dreadnaught armor and be able to move freely. Note: You are still fully able to take damage, as well as move normally. |
Demonic Bosses strategyUse Nero's Devil Bringer to defeat Demonic Bosses. Before you daze any demonic Boss, get your Devil Trigger as high as possible and activate it as soon as the enemy is dazed. Use the uppercut on the enemy. Using it in different areas of the enemy's body results in a nice combo. |
Easy health from Faults hintLater in the game you can sometimes see Fault enemies appear from underneath that will "warp" up from the ground and try to ensnare your character. Kill them to always receive health orbs. |
Alternate ending sequenceComplete the game and protect Kyrie during the credits mini-game for over 90 seconds to view the rest of the ending sequence featuring Dante, Trish and Lady. |
Easy orbs on Mission 7To collect 4,300 Red Orbs in about twenty seconds,destroy the rocks to the left of you at the start of the mission. Go into the tunnel and also destroy the rocks that are there to find the big red crystal near the Secret Mission. In order to get the most orbs, start with the Stinger and immediately go into Devil Trigger mode, then quickly mash away. Once done, press Start, go to "Systems", then "Retry Mission". This is the easiest way to get a lot of Red Orbs quickly. |
Blitzes strategyTo defeat a Blitz as Nero, quickly lower the Blitz "electricity shield" by using charged pistol shots with Devil Trigger activated. The most effective method seems to be as follows. |
Sanctus strategiesTo defeat Sanctus inside of Sparda in Mission 20, while Sanctus is airborne in his shield, get near and break it with sword attacks just like earlier in the game. However, he will sometimes block with the Sword of Sparda. When he does this, use the uppercut technique to break his guard. If you can, use the Devil Trigger while he is in the air to use a special combo and force him to the ground. If you fail to do the air combo, just let him fall to the ground. You may be able to get a few sword-based shots in, but do not try to rely on this as he may escape. At this point, use the uppercut in Devil Trigger form if possible. Afterward he will go back to being airborne again, in which case you should drop the Devil Trigger. After you have dropped his health down to about the 10% to 15% mark, he will use a charging sword attack (however, if you have perfected the aforementioned combo, you may bypass this). Defeating him requires precision. Time his charge towards you and uppercut to break his guard. Again, as soon as it is broken, get into the Devil Trigger uppercut and finish him off. During the second battle against Sanctus as the False Prophet, timing is once again vital. All you must do is uppercut his attacks away. |
Lady posingIn the alternate scene when you see Dante reading the magazine, Lady can be seen posing on the left side of the magazine. |
Echidna strategyUse Devil Trigger followed by Roulette Spin on her head. If she turns into a spider, power up and use Buster on her egg sack. If she holds her forehead in pain, use Buster, the tap [Exceed] to give the attack extra power. |
Dark Slayer style hintThis style is only for Dante. To use it, press the D-pad twice in any direction. He will say "Get Set" to confirm correct entry. The attacks are pretty powerful but slow. |
Dante strategyWhile fighting Dante in the Dante Must Die mode, it is easier to fight him if you jump in the air and use the buster to bring him up to you. Then, use the grab attack. Be careful however, as he might block and try to hit you. |
Easy orbs on Mission 3Complete mission 3 and play it again. At the start, run past the statue and into the first hall. Kill enemies to collect experience points and orbs, then find the hallway with a wooden wall. Break through the wall and break the crystal to collect 1,000 orbs, then exit the mission. Repeat this to collect a lot of orbs. |


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Bio: Born in a small village in Germany next to the Netherlands border, Wolf's path to become an advocate for liberty was a rugged one. After struggling through high school he switched to Gymnasium so he could study at a German university. In 2007 Wolf enrolled at the University of Erfurt in a Bachelor program called "Staatswissenschaften" (Science of the State). Ironically enough, at the time of his graduation, Wolf had already become a critic of government and crony capitalism. In April 2011 he graduated with a double major in Economics and Social Sciences. From 2011-2012 he received his Master's degree from the Austrian Economics Program under Dr. Jesús Huerta de Soto in Madrid, Spain.
As a student Wolf was deeply involved with the Free Democratic Party in Germany and its youth group Julis. He also co-founded the Liberal Youth Group at the University of Erfurt and organized events about topics like Neoliberalism, the Future of the Energy Supply, State Surveillance and more. In 2008 he received a scholarship from the Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation for Freedom.
Wolf was puzzled about the reasons for the Financial Crisis of 2008 because the answers provided by the media and politicians were insufficient. This compelled Wolf to write articles and research the topic extensively in order to find a better explanation. Eventually he discovered names like von Mises and Rothbard. After reading Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson, a whole new approach to understanding the world was opened to him. Since then he has studied the Austrian School of Economics and has published a book in German titled The Problems of the Established Central Banking System — Free Banking as an Alternative? at the Liberal Institute.
Since September 2012 Wolf is a PhD student in Political Economy at Kings's College London.
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In 1943 he was an orthopedic surgeon, his practice finally taking off after the Depression, when patients often couldn't pay for their care--but when their broken bones required as much attention as their broken lives. Now his services were needed again. And so, over forty, with bad ankles and two growing kids, he enlisted.
He wrote letters home, lots of letters, filled with the sorts of mundane details he was allowed to reveal. Details about the mail, and the food, and the lack of mail, and the lack of food. None of his contemporaneous accounts have the violent, horrific drama of the first minutes of Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg's movie that is reminding veterans of exactly why they served--and telling those too young to be reminded what sacrifices those men made. Still, the letters say plenty.
April 21, 1944: "At last I have a great deal to write about and now I can't write it. Censorship has been clamped down very tightly. I am not supposed to write about the weather but I guess it would do no harm to say that I feel cold most of the time. My quarters are by far the best I have ever had in the army but there is no heat. The food has been lousy but that is the fault of our own cooks." At the time, my grandfather was in England, awaiting the invasion of Normandy. D-Day, the 6th of June.
June 8, 1944: "I imagine you people at home are all excited about the invasion. You are probably far more excited than the people are here and you probably know more about how things are going than we do. Americans should not complain about being kept misinformed. You people get far more news than the British do...I guess I already told you that I have been transferred to a field hospital. They are 300-400 bed affairs and we are supposed to do most of their surgery. It has been so long since I have done any surgery that I often wonder if I can ever get really interested in it again."
June 16, 1944: "Received a letter from you today written the day of the invasion. Your concept of my activities amuses me somewhat. You must think I am right in there fighting. As a matter of fact, I have not heard a gun fired, a bomb explode." That was about to change. Although in the first days following the invasion, the wounded were tended by medics and evacuated to England, within two weeks tent hospitals would be set up just behind the front lines. My grandfather was assigned to one of the first.
An undated note: "Arrived in France yesterday. Came in on the beach and hiked 10 or 12 miles, carrying about 40 lbs. We were simply exhausted when we were finally bivouacked in a field. No bedding or blankets and was it cold. It finally started to rain. We were finally picked up and brought to an evacuation hospital where we were furnished cots and a blanket. I am starting to work tonight & there is plenty of work to do. We are about 6 or 7 miles behind the front & the roar of cannon is almost constant...I doubt that I will be in one place for any great length of time & will probably get no mail for a long time. Keep writing anyway."
July 1, 1944: "Have not written for a few days because I have been really busy. Just a case of working & sleeping...The Germans here were living very well previous to the invasion. The officers particularly evidently lived in very high state. They still do even in combat. How they keep their clothes & uniforms so well-pressed is beyond me. The Americans all look like bums & do not care what they wear. I saw a lot of Germans around here who did not look so good, either, because they were very dead...There is no entertainment of course, but we don't have time for it anyway." That's because they were operating in makeshift hospitals, sometimes around the clock, sometimes so long that my grandfather had to be carried off to bed because he could no longer walk. But he couldn't write about that because of the censors, and he wouldn't have written about that anyway. He was a very private man.
July 8, 1944: "I don't remember how many days it is since I wrote you last. I simply cannot keep track of time. I know I have moved a couple of times since I wrote you & I have been really busy. It seems as though I do a long stretch of night duty & fall in bed exhausted only to be awakened in an hour or so & on to somewhere else where you are immediately put to work again. We are more than willing to keep working but I believe I would do better work with a little more rest. I had no idea I could do as much work as I have. I believe they save the most pitiful case for you to look at about 15 minutes before you are scheduled to quit. Of course there is only one thing to do & that is to go ahead with it but it knocks an hour or more off your sleeping time. Almost everyone takes it in stride with very little complaining because one cannot help but feel that he is doing something of great value."


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Painting your face to look like the ghoulish visage of a pasty, rotting cadaver has long been the province of death-obsessed, Scandinavian black-metal bands. The practice, though, dates back to '80s punk legends the Misfits — which is probably where Boulder's the Widow's Bane got the idea. But here's the funny thing: While clearly drawing inspiration from the bleaker side of the human experience, the Widow's Bane plays a folk-based music full of minor-key waltzes and cobwebbed shanties. And, really, what's creepier: a grim reaper slinging an electric guitar, or one squeezing an accordion?


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Know Your Lore: Zul'Gurub, a historical survey {WoW}
May 11th 2011 4:29PM I REALLY hope they expand on this story. Just because we went in to the Zul's and kicked a few Trolls around surely doesn't quell the Zandalari threat? And I'm eager to see what happens with Hakkar....
Breakfast Topic: Do your kids play WoW with you? {WoW}
Apr 23rd 2011 8:28AM I use WoW to keep in touch with my dad. He started up before me, but when my mum and him split up a few years ago I signed up to keep in touch whilst he worked away a lot. Now I'm 18, moved out, and I still play alongside him. Whenever I'm away on tour I always bring my laptop out so we keep in touch and can raid and father and son!
Two Bosses Enter: Karsh Steelbender vs. Forgemaster Throngus {WoW}
Apr 18th 2011 1:43PM If this is on neutral ground, with NO lava pillar for Krash to get super-heated, Throngus' abilities can cause pools of lava (heroic mode encombured) and a flamethrower type ability. Krash can still gain stacks of super-heated even without his pillar; something you might want to concider when voting. No one has taken into acount Krash's adds that will emerge when super-heated happens too (I think, I might be wrong)
The Queue: Kiwi & Crater Face (the saddest Queue in the world) {WoW}
Mar 29th 2011 7:48PM Question - What/Who's tail is that in Zul'Drak, the big snake that runs underneith the colossus boss room?
All the World's a Stage: Playing the villain {WoW}
Mar 27th 2011 4:31PM The way I tackle this, and one of the easiest ways imo, (if you're familiar wih the franchise) is to take the stance of Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z (the over 9000 guy for those who don't know)
He comes to earth to take it over and eventually gets defeated. Through out the series he starts to group together with the heroes if the interests benifit him, if there is something to gain personally, or if it's united against a greater threat to both. As time goes on he eventually turns good, but he does have his evil lapses if benifits to him arise or if there is a chance for him to gain greater power, to the point he becomes a villian again.
Even when "good" the character can be moody, selfish, introspective, and disrespectful to everyone around him. You can take elements of this is you join a guild of heroes, raiding dungeons, and uniting against a greater threat.
Of course, you can augment the character however you wish, this is just how I play mine.
Breakfast Topic: What do you listen to while you play WoW? {WoW}
Mar 26th 2011 9:49AM Math-Rock. Anything by This Town Needs Guns, Colour, Pharaohs, and favorites Blakfish.
Trying to work out time signatures takes my mind off the grind!
Breakfast Topic: Care to share any recent embarrassing moments? {WoW}
Mar 21st 2011 8:36AM I tend to forget I'm not in stealth when trying to Sap mobs....yea. Especially in Heroics.
The Care and Feeding of Warriors: Arms talents {WoW}
Feb 19th 2011 8:29PM That comment flow on Wowhead is quoting the Mastodon song "Blood and Thunder" for those who didn't know
Around Azeroth: The sweet escape {WoW}
Feb 9th 2011 12:54PM Brand New/TBS debate on WowInsider?! well I never....
Jessie Lacey from Brand New wrote this song (seventy times seven) first, about John Nolan from TBS sleeping with Jessie's girl.
TBS fired back with "There's no I in Team" using lyrics from "Seventy Times Seven" to make it an obvious retaliation.
Both good songs. Both guys friends now, so all forgotten about.
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I have this in Golden light and I love it. I'm on probably my fifth bottle because I've been using it for years. I go tanning (bad I know) and I wear sunscreen on my face so its never as tan as my body so I use this all over my face. I put powder over it so I don't look greasy, and it has never broken out my sensitive skin.
I really wanted to like this as I am a shimmer fan, but it doesnt work for me at all I cant seem to get the right colour with any of the skinlights stuff, I am super pale and pinky toned and just look clammy with this on! I think it may just be that I dont do shimmer powder well. I used natural light as it looked more pinky, just didnt work for me. I will be staying with Benefit high beam and body shop glow enhancer.
I can't express enough how much I LOVE this product!! I have this in "warm light" (I have a bronze complexion) and it works sooo well!
It makes my face look supersexy and airbrushed...it's not glittery at all, just shimmery and gorgeous! The one thing I don't like about it, is the pinkish undertone that I noticed with it. My skin is more yellow based, and it looks a bit noticeable if I put it all over. I had the foundation version of this when it first came out, and I loved it, but I hated the way it felt on my skin. The powder is really good though. I will repurchase!
I bought this in Golden Light Loose Powder when the Skinlights range first came out and it has seriously lasted me for years - i use it every day on my cheeks to get a bronzed look, and it has never run out. it still looks like i haven't even used any, there's so much still in there! i've also started using this on my decolletage and arms and legs over moisturiser when i go out at night to get shimmery, golden look that always gets compliments. the only problem is that the packaging is bulky and a pain to take on vacation etc so i'd recommend putting some in a smaller container to take away with you. also invest in a good applicating brush because the brush provided is too thin and not really soft enough. apart from this, this product has been one of the best beauty buys i have ever got!
The Warm Light shade packaging is a bit deceiving. In the store, it looked like (to me) one of the two lightest of the four shades they manufacture, but it is pretty bronze-y. Not orange though. It's way too dark for pale skin. I may try experimenting as others have suggested with translucent powder and see how that works. Alone, especially being a tad heavy-handed with it, it made me look dirty. It is MEGA shimmery.
I love this! It gives skin a wonderful, healthy glow! I have it in natural light, a beautiful neutral shade that works great on my fair skin. This powder makes my skin look absolutely amazing. I can't wait to try other skinlights products!
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I love this stuff! You get a ton of it and it lasts forever. I love the cute little brush it comes with as well. This powder gives me a gorgeous glow and it doesn't break me out. I also love the smell of it! You can also add some of this to your body lotion to kick it up and give you a nice shimmer. I would repurchase this but I doubt I will need to since it's such a big container and it lasts forever.
Love this product. I just mix with my foundation and it gives that glowy dewy natural look. So far it hasnt give me a break out, so will continue using it and will purchase it again.
Just bought this in Bare Light at the spur of the moment in a Revlon booth but so regretting for doing so. It really isn't much, doesn't do much for my complexion. I also don't like the packaging, it looked like toothpaste. The smell wasn't very appealing as well. *Sigh* £9 down the drain...
I just have to rave about this product, I love it!! First of all I tried the Revlon skinlights illuminator and loved the effect/look but hated the way it felt heavy on my skin and made me break out occasionally. I thought the loose powder version would be a perfect solution for me to achieve the dewy/airbrushed look w/o the cons of the liquid version and it worked!! Some say this is too shimmery but I disagree. When applied w/ a light hand and a nice fluffy brush it gives the skin a dewy glow that is just gorgeous! I'm a MAC C3 and I use Revlon colorstay fdtn in buff 1st then I use this product in bare light all over and LOVE the results!


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I've been working in the social media space since 2006. Yes, that's before 'social media' was a thing. I worked with blogs and forums and did 'social' stuff with posts and hyperlinks and websites.
7 years later, and I've had the opportunity to work on social strategy and creative campaigns with brands like ABSA, Adidas, Big Blue, Black River FC, 5FM, MasterCard, Nando's, Nedbank, Ogilvy, SAA, South African Breweries, Toyota, Vodacom and Woolworths.
My Copywriting, PR and Marketing journey (fuelled by my inner geek) guided me into the digital space. I love what I do. I'm currently Director of Content Strategy at Ogilvy & Mather in Cape Town.
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UK actor, David Frampton, recently finished filming the leads in three new films: 'The Last Day Of Winter', 'A Father For The Dead' (The Eschatrilogy) and the short film 'Me Rory'. These are expected to be released in 2013. Since leaving drama school in Northampton, David has continued to train taking courses in comedy, screen acting, speech and specialist armed and unarmed fight combat. While, increasing his acting roles and profile David continues to model for major international photographers and campaigns, including Alfred Dunhill, DS Dundee and the Abercrombie and Fitch/Bruce Weber campaign. He has also created and managed businesses in the leisure and entertainment sectors in London along with his brothers. David is the central character in the evocative long form short film, 'First the Bird Fell' which was nominated for the best film in the BBC's 'Best Of the North' category at the Exposures Film Festival.
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RevOlve Sets Out to Revolutionize How Mobile Phones Are Made and Used
There's no denying that the world we live in right now thrives on a culture of excesses. The way manufacturers and companies are churning out products every few months or so is a testament to that.
I have a friend who's absolutely obsessed with following the latest trends and getting new releases of gadgets she already owns the moment they come out. She buys the new model when it comes out, uses it for a few months or so, then either sells, gives, or stows away the old model when a newer one comes out.
It's a vicious cycle and it's wasteful. Designers Da Deng, Chandra Baker, Chris Platt, and Jason Schuler probably understand and know a thing or two about these people when they came up with revOlve.
Their concept design for an all-new breed of mobile phones, revOlve, bagged first place at the 2010 International E-Waste Competition in the Designer Category, and it's easy to see why.
revOlve wants to "break the cycle" of serial cellphone replacers by handing them a phone that is simply too genius to trade in for another one. Full specifications are unavailable of course, since this is really just a design, but it's one that I'd love to see turned into reality.
revOlve can be easily disassembled, so each component can be upgraded, replaced, and recycled when necessary. The bottom part of the phone where you can see the loop (which is also convenient for hanging the phone on a keychain or belt or something) is equipped with an induction generator. So when you're running low of juice, just give the revOlve a few (or a lot) of spins to re-charge the battery.
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I hope they really produce this, I want one to go green forever!
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This is my favorite strawberry stand! The berries are not sprayed with any chemicals or pesticides. They are always sweet, always delicious and always a treat. The half flat is well worth the $9.00 price! From Mc Courtney Rd go left on Wise and pass the horse ranch. The stand is on the right. Support our local farmers!
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June 10, 2008 at 01:52 AM
These strawberries are awesome! I also bought some cherries that were amazing! I ALSO bought the strawberry jelly - I will let you know what I think of that when I try it. :)
June 5, 2008 at 12:41 AM
Good tip here! I'm going to go check it out, buy some berries, & give them two stubby thumbs up! Thanks Carmen :)
May 31, 2008 at 07:59 PM
We always buy there. I love to support a family like the Choy's family. They are from Laos. This is a family farm and their food is the best. We also buy veggies when we can. They teach at a church in Antelope.
May 31, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Thanks Carmen - I am looking forward to trying them!


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Nobel Peace laureate Jos� Ramos Horta said Friday he would take over East Timor's top security posts in a bid to end factional divisions that have plunged the country into chaos. His announcement came as fresh looting and rioting broke out in the capital, and was likely to further isolate embattled Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri. Ramos Horta won the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize for bringing world attention to the plight of East Timorese under years of often brutal Indonesian rule. He is already foreign minister, and is expected to be sworn in today as head of both the defense and the interior ministries. The defense and interior ministers resigned Thursday, taking responsibility for failing to prevent the worst violence since East Timor's break from Indonesia in 1999. United Nations AIDS conferees reach compromise Delegates to a United Nations conference on AIDS reached agreement Friday after difficult negotiations on a policy declaration that sets no targets for the number of people who should be treated and makes only indirect reference to high-risk groups such as homosexuals, prostitutes and intravenous-drug users. The statement, however, contains language acknowledging the "feminization" of the global AIDS epidemic, as well as the importance of teaching young people about the disease and the need for drugs specifically formulated for children. The eight-page statement is a compromise that provided victories for the United States, which opposed numerical treatment targets; Islamic countries, which did not want "vulnerable populations" spelled out in detail; and many activist groups that sought statements that empowering women is a tool against AIDS. Abuja, Nigeria8 foreign workers abducted from rig Eight foreign workers, including one American, were kidnapped from a drilling rig off Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta Friday in the latest incident highlighting the tenuous security of oil operations in Africa's largest crude producer.
Oil prices jumped by almost $2 a barrel Friday after the report revived concerns about Nigerian supplies. United Nations Outlook for crops improves in Africa A good rainy season in southern Africa is leading to an improved harvest in the previously drought-stricken region, but pockets of hunger remain, the United Nations reported Friday. "In general, food security is improving due to the new crops in rural markets," the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said. But even as aid to the region is being scaled down, some areas are chronically short of food while others are affected by localized dry spells, heavy rains, flooding or crop diseases, it said. Parts of Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia could face shortages due to flooding or dry spells, and there has not been enough planting in Swaziland to meet needs, the office said. In Zimbabwe, while rains have been adequate, food supplies still are expected to fall short because of fertilizer shortages and poor land preparation, it said. Singapore
Rumsfeld cautious on Asian security Security cooperation among nations in Southeast Asia is expanding but could be set back if China, Russia and North Korea don't become more open and less threatening, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today. In remarks prepared for delivery to military leaders from the region, Rumsfeld pledged that the United States will stay involved in Southeast Asia. He pointed to improved relationships between the United States and Japan, India, Indonesia, South Korea and Pakistan. Damascus, Syria
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More than 60 US bishops expected to join World Youth Day pilgrims
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- More than 60 U.S. bishops plan to join the 25,000 U.S. World Youth Day pilgrims expected to be part of an estimated 1 million-plus young people who will attend at least one of the events in Madrid Aug. 16-21. A morning Mass for the U.S. pilgrims, with the bishops concelebrating, is slated for Aug. 20 at Palacio de Deportes, home to "Love and Life: A Home for English-Speaking Pilgrims," which will provide English-language World Youth Day events. The air-conditioned center has seating for 15,000. The Knights of Columbus and the Sisters of Life are lead sponsors of the Love and Life pilgrimage center; they had jointly sponsored a similar center for 2008's World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia. Co-sponsors include Holy Cross Family Ministries, Canada's Salt and Light Television Network, the Apostleship of Prayer, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, World Youth Alliance and the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family. The center will be open free of charge to all World Youth Day pilgrims. A special chapel is being constructed at the site. Activities at the center will include Masses, devotions, catechesis sessions, concerts, speakers, witness testimonies, prayer, movie screenings, a eucharistic procession, an outdoor Way of the Cross, eucharistic adoration and sacramental confession.
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Nuncio renews call for abstinence, fidelity-based efforts to limit AIDS
UNITED NATIONS (CNS) -- Abstinence and fidelity-based programs remain the only universally effective, safe and affordable means of halting the spread of AIDS, the Vatican's ambassador to the United Nations told a meeting to review progress and chart the future course of the global response to the disease. Archbishop Francis Chullikatt also said in remarks delivered June 10 that access to anti-retroviral drugs is vital in treating the disease and for reducing the risks for spreading it, but should not be seen as a means to "diminish the consequences of dangerous and irresponsible behavior." The nuncio's remarks were delivered by Jane Adolphe, associate professor of law at Ave Maria School of Law in Naples, Fla., and a member of the Vatican delegation to the U.N. meeting reviewing efforts under the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. The archbishop said the world's approach to the AIDS epidemic must involve "a value-based response which recognizes the need to promote the inherent dignity of the human person, thus, responsible sexual behavior and recognition of responsibility to oneself and one's own community." While access to anti-retroviral drugs has proved beneficial in treating AIDS and limiting the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus that causes the disease, the archbishop said only about a third of the 15 million people with the disease in low- and middle-income countries can obtain the medication. Archbishop Chullikatt also pointed to reports that showed funding to combat AIDS fell in 2010 for the first time in the 30 years since the disease was identified. "We are reminded that political declaration and good will need to be matched by concrete actions on the ground and at the international level," he said.
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Bishop Finn appoints former US attorney to conduct independent review
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CNS) -- Bishop Robert W. Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph announced he has appointed a former U.S. attorney to conduct an independent investigation of diocesan policies and procedures used to address sexual misconduct by church personnel. Effective immediately, Todd P. Graves will conduct an independent review of the case of Father Shawn Ratigan, a pastor who faces charges of possession of child pornography. Graves, the former national co-chairman of the U.S. Justice Department's Child Exploitation Working Group, also will lead "an independent and complete review" of the diocesan "Ethical Codes of Conduct and Sexual Misconduct" and its policies, procedures and training mandates. Bishop Finn said the review will bring clarity out of the "shame, anger and confusion" surrounding the May 19 arrest of Father Ratigan. "In addition to our ongoing and full cooperation with law enforcement, this review will help us to determine the effectiveness of diocesan policies and procedures in a very troubling situation," Bishop Finn said June 9. He also announced other steps to implement his "call for change," including the appointment of an independent public liaison and ombudsman "to field and investigate any reports of suspicious or inappropriate behavior;" reaffirmation of current diocesan policy; an in-depth review of diocesan personnel training; and continued cooperation with local law enforcement. "These are initial steps. Other actions are forthcoming," he said.
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Religion may play crucial role in 2012 campaign, as it has in past
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As seven Republican candidates for president prepared for a June 13 debate in New Hampshire and others waited in the wings, there were signs that religion will play as big a role in the 2012 election as it has in other recent campaigns. Many of the declared or potential candidates lined up in Washington June 3-4 to address a "strategy briefing" sponsored by the Faith & Freedom Coalition, an organization headed by Christian Coalition founding executive director Ralph Reed, and to pledge their commitment to the coalition's views on abortion, same-sex marriage and similar social issues. Polling in early June by Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., showed that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney had more support among Republican or Republican-leaning independent voters than any other GOP candidate, with 25 percent. Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor who is not an official candidate, received support from 15 percent of the poll respondents, with businessman Herman Cain at 9 percent. But another part of the Quinnipiac survey offered less promising information to the Romney campaign. Asked to assess their comfort level with the faith of presidential candidates, 36 percent of the poll respondents said they felt somewhat uncomfortable or very uncomfortable with a Mormon candidate. Only 13 percent said they would be uncomfortable with a Catholic candidate, while 59 percent said they would not be comfortable with a Muslim candidate and 60 percent said a candidate who was an atheist would make them uncomfortable. Both Romney and another possible candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., have ties to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Tweet Catholic, flockNote.com unite Catholics online
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Social media is becoming an increasingly important part of everyday life in the United States and around the world and Catholics are finding ways to make a unique mark on the social media world. "I think the church is catching on to using social media in bigger and bigger ways. The church has got some pretty big toes stuck into the water right now ... and I'm excited to see the splash that's coming in the next year or two," Matt Warner, creator of Tweet Catholic and author of FallibleBlogma.com, told
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. As a Catholic blogger, Warner has more than 17,000 readers, but it is his Tweet Catholic, www.tweetcatholic.com, that has brought Catholics together in the blogosphere. Tweet Catholic was created in 2009 to connect Catholics already on Twitter so they can follow each other, share information and build the Catholic community on Twitter. Warner explained that as Twitter became more and more popular, he noticed Catholics trying to connect and find each other through it. He set out to create a simple website that would put Catholics on Twitter in touch with one another. "It's turned into a good starting point for a lot of new Catholics on Twitter to help them jump into the Twitter experience and find some great Catholics to follow and show them the power of Twitter," said Warner.
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Rome university, Vatican to promote best practices in fighting abuse
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A pontifical university and a number of Vatican dicasteries are offering a special symposium to help bishops around the world as they seek to comply with a recent Vatican mandate to set up guidelines for handling accusations of clerical sex abuse. The symposium, which will be held in Rome in February, is meant for representatives of the world's Catholic bishops' conferences and major superiors of religious orders. Titled "Toward Healing and Renewal," the symposium aims to forge "a global response to the problem of sex abuse and safeguarding the vulnerable," said a June 13 press statement. The symposium is being organized by Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University with the support of various Vatican offices to help bishops and religious orders "adequately respond to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's request to prepare directives and effective pastoral plans dealing with sex abuse," it said. The meeting will also look at building a new "multilingual e-learning center" that would be an online resource for church leaders to access and distribute resources and best practices dealing with prevention and helping victims of sex abuse, it said. The symposium will offer workshops and talks in four languages led by experts in psychology, pastoral care, law and theology, it said.
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Pope entrusts cause of peace to concentration camp martyrs
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI entrusted the cause of world peace to the martyrs of World War II concentration camps, including a German priest executed for his hostility to the Nazi regime. Speaking to pilgrims at his noon blessing June 12, the pope noted that the church was about to beatify Father Alois Andritzki, who died at the Nazi death camp of Dachau. "Let us praise the Lord for this heroic witness of the faith, who joins the ranks of those who gave their lives in the name of Christ in the concentration camps. On this day of Pentecost, I would like to entrust to their intercession the cause of peace in the world," the pope said. "May the Holy Spirit inspire courageous efforts for peace and support the commitment to advance them, so that dialogue may prevail over arms and respect for human dignity may overcome special interests," he said. He prayed that God would "rectify hearts that have been twisted by selfishness" and help the human family to rediscover its fundamental unity. Father Andritzki, the latest in a long line of Catholic martyrs under Nazism, was beatified June 13 in Dresden.
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Government forces kill two church workers in Sudanese border state
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Two church workers were murdered by government forces in Sudan's South Kordofan state in what one church adviser called a campaign of "ethnic cleansing." John Ashworth, an adviser to the Sudan Ecumenical Forum, which includes the Catholic Church, would not elaborate on the religious affiliation of the church workers, who were killed June 11 after two days in detention. He told
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that he could not be more specific because church officials on the ground were becoming more nervous about drawing attention to the church. The two were among "a huge number of murdered civilians," Ashworth said, referring to a "deliberate policy by the Khartoum regime to kill its own citizens. It is ethnic cleansing, and it is not new," he said in an email. Ashworth said the people being killed are Nuba, an indigenous people of Sudan.
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Pope meets Gypsies, urges end to prejudice, oppression, rejection
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI prayed that the world's Gypsies no longer be subjected to prejudice, oppression and rejection. Gypsies should always uphold "justice, legality, reconciliation and strive to never be the cause of someone else's suffering," he said in a festive meeting with nearly 2,000 Gypsies, Roma, Sinti and Travellers in the Vatican's Paul VI hall June 11. Pope Benedict recalled the painful past of the Gypsies, especially when hundreds of thousands of men, women and children "were barbarically killed in extermination camps" during World War II. He acknowledged that even today, many Gypsy communities and individuals still face "serious and worrying problems, such as often-difficult relations with the societies in which they live." Europe must not forget the suffering the Gypsy people went through, he said, launching an appeal that Gypsies "may no longer ever be the object of oppression, rejection and contempt." The pope also asked the Gypsy communities to do their part and respect local laws and be good citizens. He called on Europe and Gypsies to collaborate more closely and "write a new page of history together."
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English archbishop: Marriage not private agreement, but a 'public good'
LONDON (CNS) -- The spiritual leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has praised traditional marriage as a "public good." Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster said it was "vitally important" for the "whole of society" to support marriage at a time when more British couples than ever were choosing to live together outside of marriage and to have children out of wedlock. He said the British had acknowledged the importance of marriage by rejoicing over the April 29 marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in London's Westminster Abbey. The "mighty public cheer" that rang out after the couple exchanged vows showed an "instinctive and profound public understanding of the nature and consequences of marriage itself," said Archbishop Nichols, who was a guest at the royal wedding. "Marriage, as a permanent, exclusive commitment between this man and this woman was welcomed, applauded," the archbishop said in a homily at a Mass for married couples in Westminster Cathedral. "There was rejoicing in what the newlyweds had just done," he said. "Marriage, then, is a public good.
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Vatican diplomat: Structural flaws of 'jobless growth' create problems
ROME (CNS) -- While there are signs of recovery in the global economy, structural flaws in the system are preventing the creation of new jobs worldwide, said a Vatican diplomat. The ripple effects of widespread unemployment negatively influence the quality of society in all economies across the world, from the most advanced to the underdeveloped, said Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican representative to U.N. agencies in Geneva. Speaking June 8 at the U.N. International Labor Conference in Geneva, Archbishop Tomasi urged that all involved in "the burgeoning and mercurial global economic system" work to foster fundamental principles that ensure respect for the common good and protection of the most vulnerable.
Catholic News Service
in Rome obtained a copy of Archbishop Tomasi's text, in which he said the protracted economic downturn has caused social safety nets to be stretched to the breaking point, while austerity programs put in place in response to diminishing public budgets often cut services that affect children, the elderly and weaker members of society. Although the world economy is growing and some indicators show it returning to pre-crisis levels, the archbishop said, "it is not able to create sufficient number of jobs." This is a problem in poor and developed countries alike, but even in growing, emerging economies like China and India, he said.
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Priests born in Mexico, Poland named auxiliary bishops in Chicago
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Two Chicago pastors -- one born in Mexico, the other in Poland -- have been named auxiliary bishops in the Archdiocese of Chicago by Pope Benedict XVI. The appointments of Father Alberto Rojas, pastor of Good Shepherd Parish, and Father Andrew Wypych, pastor of St. Francis Borgia Parish, were announced in Washington June 13 by Msgr. Jean-Francois Lantheaume, charge d'affaires at the apostolic nunciature. Bishop-designate Rojas, a 46-year-old native of Mexico, will become the 27th active Hispanic bishop in the United States. Bishop-designate Wypych, born 56 years ago in Kazimierza Wielka, Poland, was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Krakow in 1979 and came to the United States in 1983. Chicago is believed to have the second-largest Polish population in the world, after Warsaw.
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Collaboration not isolation called key to addressing sex abuse issue
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Deacon Bernard Nojadera, newly appointed to head the U.S. bishops' Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection, is a firm believer in working together. "I don't work in isolation," he said, stressing the need for collaboration with church officials, diocesan leaders, agencies combating abuse and people the office is serving. He intends to bring to his job, which starts Aug. 15, the same skills he has used as director of the Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults in the Diocese of San Jose, Calif., since 2002. "What I experienced here is being packed and coming along for the ride as part of the journey," he told
Catholic News Service
June 10 in a telephone interview from his San Jose office. He plans to rely on his previous conversations with abuse victims, successful ways the diocesan office operated and a pattern of collaboration he developed with colleagues across the state. He also comes to Washington with a sense of humility, saying he has "big shoes to fill" following predecessors Teresa Kettelkamp and Kathleen McChesney, who were both former law enforcement officers. McChesney was the highest ranking female official in the FBI when she took the post with the bishops' child protection office in 2002, when it was created, and she served until 2005. Kettelkamp, who was the first woman to attain the rank of colonel in the Illinois State Police, has held the position since 2005 and leaves the job in August.
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Claims that some in her order had visions tested St. Mary of the Cross
PERTH, Australia (CNS) -- Australia's first saint had to overcome false claims of mysticism by members of her religious order, said a new book of her letters. The difficulties challenging the leadership of Mother Mary MacKillop, now St. Mary of the Cross, are detailed in "Mary MacKillop and a Nest of Crosses," a compilation of letters exchanged between 1869 and 1872 by the nun and Father Julian Tenison Woods, co-founders of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Sister Sheila McCreanor, secretary-general of the order who compiled the letters and edited the book, said the correspondence clarifies some of the complexities leading to the saint's five-month excommunication by Adelaide Bishop Lawrence Shiel. Sister Sheila said that while Mother Mary was in another part of the country, some of the nuns were claiming to see visions to impress Father Woods. While these claims did not directly cause the saint's excommunication, they added to the burden of having to deal with strained relationships with her order's spiritual director as well as intense opposition from some Australian clergy and bishops, Sister Sheila said.
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High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Rome hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and concierge services.
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