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Is Cardinal Mahony barred from public ministry? (UPDATED)
Grant Gallicho February 1, 2013 - 10:11am
Following the release of decades-old memos detailing Archdiocese of Los Angeles officials' efforts to conceal sexual-abuse cases, the new archbishop of L.A., Jose Gomez, has relieved Cardinal Roger Mahony of public duties and relieved auxiliary bishop Thomas Curry of his episcopal duties(.pdf). The archbishop's statement comes with the release of twelve thousand pages of diocesan personnel files related to the scandal. Gomez writes:
I cannot undo the failings of the past that we find in these pages. Reading these files, reflecting on the wounds that were caused, has been the saddest experience Ive had since becoming your Archbishop in 2011.My predecessor, retired Cardinal Roger Mahony, has expressed his sorrow for his failure to fully protect young people entrusted to his care. Effective immediately, I have informed Cardinal Mahony that he will no longer have any administrative or public duties. Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Curry has also publicly apologized for his decisions while serving as Vicar for Clergy. I have accepted his request to be relieved of his responsibility as the Regional Bishop of Santa Barbara.
Most reporting on this letter has characterized Gomez's decision as a suspension: Mahony is "barred from ministry," Jerry Filtau writes. Michael Sean Winters hails Gomez as morally courageous: "If you want to see what leadership looks like, re-read Archbishop Gomezs bold, succinct, unaffected, rigorous letter." Yet, according to diocesan spokesman Tod Tamberg, Mahony's daily routine will remain largely unchanged.
Mahony retired in March 2011. As Tamberg told me, since that time Mahony "has had no administrative duties." Tamberg explained that in response to Gomez's letter, the cardinal "is reducing his public profile," which included many speaking engagements, and that the cardinal "has cleared his calendar of confirmation appointments this year." Yet Mahony "remains a priest in good standing, and a cardinal of the church," Tamberg said. "He can celebrate the sacraments with no restrictions." (UPDATE 1: The Archdiocese of Los Angeles just released a statement clarifying that both Mahony and Curry remain bishops in good standing, "with full rights to celebrate the Holy Sacraments of the Church and to minister to the faithful without restriction." It's not clear why Mahony has canceled his confirmation appointments.)
So apparently the effect of this "suspension" will be limited to canceled speaking engagements and no more confirmations. Cardinal Mahony will have public duties, but they will be limited to celebrating the sacraments.
This is not to say Gomez's decision is insignificant. Indeed, as David Gibson has noted, it seems unprecedented. He links to Jerry Filtau's story citing Canon 357: "in those matters which pertain to their own person, cardinals living outside of Rome and outside their own diocese are exempt from the power of governance of the bishop of the diocese in which they are residing." David also points out that, given Mahony's status as a cardinal, Gomez must have had approval from Rome. Perhaps that status prevented Gomez from issuing an actual suspension. Whatever the case, Cardinal Roger Mahony may have been publicly fraternally corrected, but it's inaccurate to claim he's been barred from public ministry.
UPDATE 2: Cardinal Mahony has released his response to Archbishop Gomez, in which he defends himself by listing steps he took to address the sexual-abuse scandal, and calls out Gomez because "not once over these past years [since Gomez became archbishop of Los Angeles] did you ever raise any questions about our policies, practices, or procedures in dealing with the problem of clergy sexual misconduct involving minors." The cardinal is not wrong to point out that Gomez had plenty of time to review the files he now finds so scandalizing. But Mahony seems not to grasp what troubles people most about his role in the scandal. It's not that he just didn't do enough to protect minors from abuser-priests. It's that he worked to conceal abusers from civil authorities.
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Mahony claims he never was taught about child abuse at Catholic U where he got his graduate social work/psychology degree in the 60s. Imagine claiming a graduate degree and never even hearing about Sigmund Freud [in the 60s no less]and Freud's basic theory about childhood sexual seduction being responsible for adult neurosis. Almost everyone alive knew about Freud in the 60s = a short course from Wikipedia that Mahony missed. 'Freud, based on the data gathered from his patients early in his career, suspected that neurotic disturbances occurred when children were sexually abused in childhood (the so-called seduction theory). ;
This is still stunning. Where does Mahoney go now without walking in the shadow of what he had done?
As a priest as well as being a victim of clergy sexual abuse the actions of Bishop Gomez are too little, and too late. When I experienced my flashback in the fall of 2001 I was totally unaware of what was brewing in Boston. While I am a Boston priest, I had served in the USN as a chaplain and had retired in 1997. I chose NOT to return to Boston -- I did not know exactly why, but I knew I was not comfortable there. What kept me from returning was the slow realization that I had been raped.The theology training I had received in the seminary has me "intimately" associated with the hierarchy. Theologically I am an "extension of" the bishop (or apostle.) In essence I am one of them in that I represent all that they say and do. After my flashback I went into counseling. I struggled to remain in ministry but it was becoming harder and harder. Each day that I read about Mahony's antics in the courtroom trying to evade the release of information or documents pushed me into a corner. I could no longer represent the bishops. I could no longer be a part of their conspiracy, their deception, their cruelty. In November 2005 I contacted the Archdiocese of Boston and requested "retirement." I flew to Boston to meet with Bishop Lennon and within fifteen minutes was granted medical leave. I never did hear from O'Malley. I thought, surely, a priest struggling with remaining in active ministry would be worth a few minutes of his time - but that did not happen. I was scheduled to leave my assignment as chaplain at the Washington Hospital Center on 1 June 2006. On Tuesday of Holy Week I made the announcement at noon Mass in the chapel, and I explained "why" I would be leaving. Within hours I was reported to the Diocese of Washington and I was IMMEDIATELY relieved of my faculties, in short, I WAS FIRED for speaking the truth. Emotionally they had me back on that bed in August 1970 as I was being raped.And so, thanks to the likes of Mahony, George, Todd, Brown and all the others, I languish outside of Ministry that I so enjoyed. As I said earlier, this "banishment" of Mahony is too little, too late. Now, had the vatican stripped him of the title "Cardinal" I MIGHT have a different attitude - but then, what about all the others??
Irony here: Mahoney requested a Hispanic successor. What did he get? a right wing bishop affiliated with Opus Dei. Be careful what you wish for.
Here is a list of 173 accused Minnesota clerics....(updated) --- http://mnsnap.wordpress.com/villainous-mn-clerics/ Added: --- Br. Stephen P. Baker (Franciscan Friar) with 1978-1981 Minnesota assignments at Parish of St. Patrick in Inver Grove Heights and St. Bridget Church in Minneapolis
I do not doubt that I am alone in thinking that it would be preferable that he be barred from walking the street--by, you know, actual bars.
This is clearly extraordinary and seems to be a precedent. Will be interesting to see the fallout from this. Whether this will presage a new era of acknowledgement remains to be seen. Meanwhile Cardinal Egan is out there, who never revealed the records of New York, recanting his apology. Did he get away with this because he quietly settled all the law suits. New York remains baffling and no reporter has really pursued the matter. Amazing.
Grant, thank you for the clarifications. There seems to be some confusion now, and I suspect it will take several days to sort out all the actions and details.1. As noted, certainly Rome approved of Archbishop Gomez's decision to severely limit Cardinal Mahony's role in presiding at archdiocesan functions and and in prohibiting his taking on speaking engagements. But the cardinal is not suspended from ministry, and is still free to celebrate Mass and other sacraments at the parish where he lives in retirement. I suspect he will limit his ministry to that church only.2. Cardinal Mahony remains a member of the College of Cardinals. Only the Pope can ask him to resign. In that capacity, Cardinal Mahony continues as a papal elector until he turns eighty on 27 February 2016.3. Archbishop Gomez called the action of the priest abusers "evil," but stopped short of similarly characterizing the actions of Cardinal Mahony and Bishop Curry.4. Bishop Curry has been relieved of his role as episcopal vicar for the Santa Barbara area of the archdiocese, but he remains an auxiliary bishop. Only the Pope can remove him from that office, and that seems likely.5. There are over 12, 000 pages of documents that the archdiocese has released. No doubt, the poring over of them has begun, but it will take time. Very likely, the records will also not be altogether positive with regard to decisions of Cardinal Mahony's three immediate predecessors -- Cardinal Manning, Cardinal McIntyre, and the first archbishop of Los Angeles, Archbishop Cantwell.6. Archbishop Gomez has promised a further statement.Many questions remain at this very early stage.
I'd like some clearer understanding on what Cardinal Mahony is still permitted to do and what he is no longer permitted to do. It would be helpful if someone with some knowledge of canon law would comment on the interpretation of Canon 357. Specifically, I'd like to understand the phrase "in those matters which pertain to their own person". Does Archbishop Gomez have authority to revoke some or all faculties of Cardinal Mahony? Presumably, Gomez could do so for any non-Cardinal in his jurisdiction; does Canon 357 prevent Gomez from doing so for a Cardinal? In addition, there are some things that a priest can do, not because he has been granted faculties for them by his ordinary, but by virtue of his ordination. Mahony is a priest, a bishop and a cardinal; what things may he continue to do because of all these statuses? For example, I assume he can still say mass - I assume that comes with the territory when one is ordained a priest. But does he have a right to celebrate a public parish mass, or does he need a faculty from the archbishop and permission from the parish pastor to do that?
Jim Pauwels: from the diocesan spokesman:"An archdiocese spokesman, Tod Tamberg, said that beyond canceling his confirmation schedule, Mahony's day-to-day life as a retired priest would be largely unchanged. He resides at a North Hollywood parish, and Tamberg said he would remain a "priest in good standing." He can continue to celebrate Mass and will be eligible to vote for pope until he turns 80 two years from now, Tamberg said."http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0201-mahony-curry-20130201,0,345... confirmation is different from he other sacraments because it requires a delegation from the ordinary to act in his place.
I wrote "over 12,000 pages of documents." That appears to be far too low. Various sites give differing numbers. In any case, it's a lot.Is canonical parsing relevant here? Perhaps. But, on the other hand, is what has been reported concerning Cardinal Mahony's future functioning in the diocese simply a "fraternal" agreement between the archbishop and the cardinal? In the face of the revelations so far and the many more still to come, it makes sense to me that Cardinal Mahony has given Archbishop Gomez his assurance that he will limit his ministry to the parish where he lives in retirement. Does that mean if he were to be asked to celebrate the Funeral Mass of a longtime friend in another parish he would be barred from doing so? I doubt it. I think this is a "gentlemen's agreement." There will likely be rare exceptions. Cardinal Mahony now begins a very quiet life. His canonical standing as a priest and bishop is, I think, not at issue.Whatever his faults, Cardinal Mahony must clearly see that a continuing public presence in the diocese where he was bishop for over a quarter of a century would only hurt the diocese he long served. He has accepted a public penance. Some may think that doesn't go far enough. Expulsion from the College of Cardinals? Probably not.
Maybe this is a trial balloon. People have been clamoring for years for more accountability: maybe the Vatican have decided to give it a try. Target someone with a liberal bent, therefore out of fashion in current circles of influence. Who is retired, therefore who can be pulled out without creating too much disruption. Post a somewhat ambiguous statement from Abp Gomez, not directly from the Holy See, so that there can be "clarifications" depending on public reaction. Now the Holy See is going to wait and see how this is received.Meanwhile Cdl Mahony, according to wikipedia, is on the board of trustees of The Catholic University of America: will someone ask him to step down? He is also apparently a member of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications (1989present), and of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (2000present). Will he be asked to drop those responsibilities?
Correction: he is no longer on the board of trustees.http://publicaffairs.cua.edu/factbook/trustees.cfm
Claire: Great points. I consider you a seasoned observer of Vaticanese and its uses. Ambiguous statement not directly from the Holy See; clarifications available as future developments become clearer, depending on public reaction. Perfect trial balloon.John Page: Canonical parsing indeed. I always appreciate your knowledgeable analysis. Gentlemen's agreement not to create headaches for Gomez, but leave Mahony basically intact.It is interesting that one can be both stunned by Gomez's limited move and hold withering, justifiable disgust at such a paltry punishment.I also recall the shameful, cruel treatment of Rev. James Moran when he was fired. It fits right in with the standard for relating to abuse survivors generally; in case anyone needs a reminder of the true hierarchical character of long standing. I hope Catholics will signify as a united group that Mahony, Curry et al need to experience more than hand-slapping rebuke. Insist publicly and forcefully that these men have their faculties removed. They long ago abandoned the Gospel for self-preservation. Sadly, I believe Catholics in general are far too supine and passive for the task. And pope, cardinals and bishops know it. Is Law's record any different? George's? Brown's? Egan's? Lori's? Where are the prosecutors who should have indicted Mahony for perjury?http://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2004_07_12/2004_12_15_Anderson_...
Carolyn - what else would you have Gomez do, that he is able to do?
Finally the ugly truth is being exposed, finally the victims may feel validation, and finally these church officials might be held responsible for covering these sex crimes, so that no other child is sexually abused again. But this is curious.....How is it possible that Cardinal Mahony (who deserves to be prosecuted for covering up sex crimes against innocent kids) can be removed of his duties.?....And yet convicted criminal KC Bishop Finn can not..? They make up their own rules.. which is so sad for all the victims of clergy sex abuse..Keep in mind, the LA Archdiocese is not unique in how they handle sex crimes against kids.Judy Jones, SNAP Midwest Associate Director, 636-433-2511. email@example.com, (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests)
This seems like just damage control to me in the face of what will most likely be even worse revelations in the soon to be released documents. This way the public perceives the church as "punishing" Mahony while in actuality his life goes on pretty much as before. I will believe the church really cares when the pope removes Mahony as a cardinal. Meanwhile, it's still theoretically possible that he'll be our next pope :(
"what else would you have Gomez do, that he is able to do?"Call for Finn to resign.Call for an independent investigation into the Vatican's handling of the Maciel matter.There are a number of curernt bishops identical to Curry who acted as vicars in various diocesan coverups. Their rewards for loyalty were episcopal appointments. He should call for their resignations as well.Call for a systematic churchwide independent investigation into the actual observance of celibacy by the priesthood.
PS - just curious ... how much does a cardinal make per year?
Crystal:Do you mean Church Salary that includes money from wealthy benefactors?
Helen - yes, just wondering.Meanwhile Mahony responds publicly to Gomez on his blog .... http://cardinalrogermahonyblogsla.blogspot.com/2013/02/historical-evolut...
Cardinal Mahony probably would have been better-advised to refrain from publishing his letter, as I expect subsequent comments here to illustrate. That he felt the need to do so testifies, I think, to the sting he is feeling from this public rebuke.
"In Rome, meanwhile, the Vatican spokesman, Jesuit Fr Federico Lombardi, was quoted by Catholic News Service [http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1300425.htm] as saying that the "measure taken by the archbishop naturally regards his archdiocese and not other duties that Cardinal Mahony has received from the pope in the Roman Curia." "(h/t ... Rocco Palmo http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/)Are their any more large Roman churches over which he can be made Grand Poobah, retiring in luxury next to his buddy Bernard Law?
"Crystal: Do you mean Church Salary that includes money from wealthy benefactors?"Don't forget his "household budget", benefits, and associated perqs.At one time (who knows now) the Abp of SF had a "household budget" of about $300k per year. Can a cardinal be far behind?
Looks like Mahoney was blindsided. (Am I surprised that it was done by a bishop with an affiliation with Opus Dei?) So much for private fraternal correction.Mahoney has been a bit of a Lone Ranger among the recent U.S. Hierarchy. After all, he was good friends of Bernadin and presided at his funeral mass and Bernadin does not have many admirers in the U.S. hierarch today.I am surprised that Mahoney claims that he was not prepared for the issue of the sexual abuse of children, since he has a degree in social work. Yet, he wrote that his studies in the early 60s did not mention the issue. So, it was hidden even then.My suspicions are that Gomez did not do this on his own initiative. Did he consult with Chaput, Dolan, Vigano, and more importantly, who in the Vatican?
Jim P,I did not mean to imply that Gomez should be the only resource for action against Mahony.Gomez removed Mahony from administrative duties. But, but Mahony has had no administrative duties since his retirement in March 2011. Apparently we have here a bit of public fraternal correction countered by Mahony's driveling response on his blog. Perhaps Gomez can require Mahony to give up his blog, but canon 357 presumably says no. You pose good questions yourself on various points.I maintain there are numerous possibilities for penalties to be applied or not applied. The rationales and methods for either position are likewise numerous. I suspect it is a matter of will. Since, "the actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts" (John Locke), let's see what actions if any are taken: this minimal, opaque response, or something really substantive.The fact that anything at all is being done is considered groundbreaking speaks powerfully about the state of justice in the church. One might inquire why Gomez waited to act when he had access to all those documents himself for some time. Show a smidgen of leadership only when the secrets are revealed?Bring on more of those court orders to release documents!
Some of the comments on the NCR article on this affair suggest (to use no stronger a word) that Gomez fought a hard legal battle to keep the documents from being revealed, and only after he lost, did he turn against Mahony. (And they add that it is a case of an Opus Dei bishop nailing a bishop considered by some to be a "liberal," at least on some issues -- like immigration) I don't know the situation well enough to judge the fairness of these statements. Might they be true? or are they sour grapes?
Helen's comment about Mahoney - here is a link to an article and to his statement:http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/mahony-responds-ban-not-once-did-su... seem to frame a *gentleman's agreement* in a different light and leads to other questions?Sorry, but Mahoney's defensive posturing concerns me for these reasons:- he starts off by trying to justify his postion using the 2012 archdiocesan audit and then asking why Gomez never raised any issues (from his statement: "Not once over these past years did you ever raise any questions about our policies, practices, or procedures in dealing with the problem of clergy sexual misconduct involving minors." .....as if his actions since the Dallas Charter should absolve him of his 18 year failures leading up to 2002? Also, many excellent folks have been able to research and show the limited value of the current USCCB safety audits - they are based upon diocesan self-reports - thus, worthless as we now know- Mahoney continues to talk about his *naivette* and unpreparedness* even citing his mid-1960s social work graduate degree. He states: "Nothing in my own background or education equipped me to deal with this grave problem," states Mahony. "In two years [19621964] spent in graduate school earning a Masters Degree in Social Work, no textbook and no lecture ever referred to the sexual abuse of children. While there was some information dealing with child neglect, sexual abuse was never discussed."Can accept that but like social workers, counselors/psychiatrist, legal system, and law enforcement, folks who dealt with and confronted sexual abuse on the scale that Mahoney did seem to have learning curve that is much better than Mahoney's (Mahoney's learning curve reflects more closely to what we see in politics (state senate/reps when dealing with SOL laws)- it is difficult to understand that he began to deal with cases in 1984 (he says that he began implementing safety rules in 1986 - geez, the historical records don't seem to reflect that or it indicates that his efforts were pretty incompetent) and yet he was still naive until after the Dallas Charter? This is shocking incompetence and is totally unaccountable.- and he, like many of his peers, again trots out the mantra about how they suspened and sent to treatment but no one told them that treatment did not work - how many clerical cases does it take before you realize your own misunderstandings or those of others? Again, seems that he is stretching the record?- Keep in mind that Mahoney, like many leaders of the Natil Conference of Bishops, had documents in 1986 or later from Doyle, Peterson, Mouton and offers to do workshops, develop policies, etc. They were sabtagued behind the scenes- Some day we will find out how much money Mahoney spent and wasted on legal defenses over a 25 year period and it clearly had nothing to do with supporting victims. His statement ends by saying that in 2011 he handed over an archdiocese whose safety is second to none - that is hard to believe? where are the facts to support that allegation or opinion? Sounds more like wishful thinking and someone more worried about his legacy.- it amazes me that this educated man who has done such a wonderful job of using his social work and theology work combined to arrive at singular gospel statments on immigration, poor, economics, liturgy, pastoral work, etc. but allowed his desire to protect the institution to blind him to the realities of sexual abuse and limit his ability to respond with gospel values to victims and their families.
So,,,,is Cardinal Mahony only being"punished" in his own archdiocese in regard to a public role in ministry. Or can he go to another diocese to present talks, advocate for immigrants, etc.. while still living in LA and subject to his bishop there. Might another bishop elsewhere give him a public forum? Or would that be violating episcopal ethics by so dong? And is Mahony really subject to a mere AB? And how much did the Vatican have to do with this mild punishment? By temperment, I am skeptical of conspiracies, but I am beginning to place more credence in them when it comes to the Vatican and episcopal politics.
Every week I make a new vow to stay away from the two blogs that I look at. Clearly I broke that resolve today. Now to close.I agree with Jim Pauwels that Cardinal Mahony's letter does him no credit. It should never have been written, let alone made public. In light of it, I am inclined to withdraw what I said about a "fraternal agreement" earlier today. Mahony is not going gentle into that good night. If he did agree to house arrest, he's already had enough.The real story is the thousands of pages of documents that will be gone through over the weeks ahead. The horrible revelations of 2002 began in January. So now those of 2013. The bishops may want to cancel their June retreat in Coronado, California, and book a site in Dallas.How long, O Lord, how long!
Bill DeHaas rightly points out " Mahony, had documents in 1986 or later from Doyle, Peterson, Mouton and offers to do workshops, develop policies, etc. They were sabotaged behind the scenes' Let's add that the sabotage message was delivered by Mahony's axillary bishop William Levada who was designated to deliver the news to Doyle and Peterson to stuff their plan' ...a plan to investigate and prepare a plan to deal with it in all dioceses.
Mahony is now inconvenient. Gomez has been leading the fight the last two years to keep those documents secret, with no repercussions for Mahony before this. If Mahony were Opus Dei, how different would the situation be?Only speculation... I am glad that Mahony's letter is published. It exposes the self-serving character of hierarchical thinking. We need to know the clerical pedestal is a false idol. What better way to achieve that?
Just a thought: Perhaps, Archbishop Gomezs legal advisers have informed him that there will be mucho legal cases now that these documents are avalable and that he had better protect his hind quarters and I dont mean with a cappa magna.
Checked Twitter to see if the Pope or Vatican would have anything to say.........crickets.....
The Jocks are jockeying, the fall out is cascading and no one is without sin. Gomez may come out worse than anyone for throwing the first stone. And if he is doing it for legal and political reasons the more the shame.
Terry McKiernan of BishopAccountability.org cites PR motives for Gomez's move:He "noted that Mahony will keep the title of "archbishop emeritus" and suggested his removal from public life was primarily an effort to blunt the wave of criticism likely to follow the file release."They are trying to gain control of what is truly a devastating time for them," he said.
More from Terry McKiernan at BishopAccountability.org:"...he believed Gomez' actions against Mahony were more symbolic than punitive."They really thought this through, McKiernan said. "My feeling is they didn't want Mahony to be humiliated or to take a hit."It was the best way, really, that he could get out of a very embarrassing situation. It's punishing him in a way that doesn't punish him. Perhaps Gomez benefits because he's taken action, and the Vatican doesn't have to reprimand him."It's an interesting PR situation: do something to assuage public reaction, but nothing really substantive. And keep Rome out of it as much as possible, above the unpleasant details.
George D,As for the Vatican's expected "hands off," from the Wall St. Journal: "Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi described the handling of Cardinal Mahony as "a matter that regards the archdiocese" of Los Angeles, adding that Archbishop Gomez has jurisdiction over the public duties of clerics who serve in the area."http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732370190457827774392289679...
I wonder whether the new papal nuncio, Cdl.Vigano, had anything to do with this move.
Carolyn, I know nothing of Vaticanese, but I try to look at such events from a purely utilitarian perspective, removing any consideration of right and wrong. I find that often helpful in understanding what's going on.
John Page - you know than most of us put together. Wonder if the *gentleman's agreement* wasn't between Gomez and Vigano (possibly including folks such as Dolan) with Rome giving silent backing.It really is a public relations move but it does lay the *blame* on Mahoney. Wonder if they thought he would just remain silent?It is always interesting to imagine, reflect on, and project episcopal behavior - too often, they exhibit the same behaviors we see in US CEOs and their boards. Anyone can be sacrificed to deflect blame and keep the cash flowing.
Now that Cardinal Mahoney has apparently been sand-bagged, I wonder if he'll develop a bit of understanding of the theologians who are regularly condemned without warning.
New news from Archbishop Gomez:"Questions from the faithful and some members of the news media indicate that it would be helpful for me to clarify the status of Cardinal Roger Mahony and Bishop Thomas Curry.Cardinal Mahony, as Archbishop Emeritus, and Bishop Curry, as Auxiliary Bishop, remain bishops in good standing in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, with full rights to celebrate the Holy Sacraments of the Church and to minister to the faithful without restriction"http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/media/Press%20Releases/2013-0201_Clari...
"Cardinal Mahony, as Archbishop Emeritus, and Bishop Curry, as Auxiliary Bishop, remain bishops in good standing in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, with full rights to celebrate the Holy Sacraments of the Church and to minister to the faithful without restriction"I don't believe Gomez has the authority to cause either Mahony or Curry to cease being bishops. In the case of Mahony, the canon cited in the original post may prevent Gomez from revoking any faculties to celebrate sacraments. We'd need a fuller understanding of the legal ins and outs.And McKiernan is just wrong when he states that these are symbolic actions, implying that they are without substantive meaning or importance. These are important developments. For a retired bishop in passable health, administrative and public duties would typically be big parts of whatever ministry activities he had hoped to embrace in retirement. That is now taken away from Mahony. And of course, he is now officially disgraced. His legacy is in tatters, probably irreparably, in an official and formal way that wasn't the case before. My bet is that Mahony doesn't view that as a slap on the wrist.And while Curry had a much lower profile in the life of the national church, his resignation arguably is an even more momentous development. A sitting auxiliary bishop has given up - we may assume, under pressure - the administration of his vicariate. This is not much different than the ordinary of a diocese resigning. Had auxiliaries of Cardinal Law been forced to resign, one would assume that bishopaccountability.org would be dancing in the street. So this reaction is very strange, to say the least.
Jim PI'd like to think Gomez's actions represent substantive measures against Mahony and Curry. But both remain "bishops in good standing...with full rights to celebrate the Holy Sacraments...and to minister to the faithful without restriction." Mahony is retired without administrative duties anyway. I suspect he still has many supporters and like Law will carve out comfortable years attending enough receptions to make life interesting --- maybe even in Rome where he too remains on three dicasteries. I spent the evening reading LA documents (numerous redactions!) so am fully unmoved by his station in retirement. That he escapes criminal prosecution is simply galling. Curry may have similar opportunities, enjoying the solicitude of clergy who think he got a raw deal. Certainly, their new status is better than nothing in recognition of their (alleged) criminal negligence. But the consequences seem far from an appropriate scale of rebuke, or justice.
Just one quick point to try and respond to question that keeps coming up in this thread about the role of the Vatican in this process. John Allen is reporting at NCR that Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, (Vatican spokesperson) is currently deferring a Vatican public statement because they need time "to better understand the situation." I thought this was interesting, anyway.http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/no-comment-vatican-mahony
Weakland, Ziemann, now at last Mahony ... nice to see the Holy Spirit swabbing the decks of the Barque of Peter. "There's an east wind blowing, such a wind as never blew on the Church yet" to paraphrase Sherlock Holmes. By the time the gale is over the progressive influx culminating in the now-ageing hippies of the "Spirit of Vatican II" generation will be consigned to one of the saddest and most evil chapters in the history of the Catholic Church.Perhaps now we can ask the exCatholics to come back to a reverent, meaningful Liturgy in which they can participate in a full, active and intelligent manner, not the "I'm okay, you're okay" fuzzy-wuzzy New Age Catholicism of Mahony, Troutman and others of a similar bent which has done so much to cause people to leave in disgust to join evangelical Christianity or Buddhism or, in the case of Tom Cruise, John Travolta and too many others, the cult of Scientology..
Locksley, this is about sexual abuse, not about liturgical differences. The repercussions of the sexual abuse scandal are not primarily to get back at the people who promote liturgy that you dislike, but to deal with sexual abuse and just that. We would speak in the same way if the cardinal in question favored traditional style liturgy.
Carolyn - like you, reviewed a couple of cases that I have some familiarity with. It was interesting to see that redactions are in each case (the only redactions that were removed were for archdiocesan positions - vicar of clergy (Curry, Zieman, etc.) and Mahoney. But, in the case of a religious order priest, any of the names of provincials, provincial consultors, etc. have been redacted.My interest is in the church, seminary leadership, etc. learning from these cases and early mistakes. Yet, that probably will not happen. Each case starts with a brief bio - year of birth, year of ordination, list of assignments. It would be helpful if there was more detail - what seminary attended, who were the folks who voted to permit ordination and why?, etc. This would get at one aspect of the learning curve - key element is screening, development, and staff who approve ordination. Will these cases and revelations impact this process - will it improve it? will these folks learn anything?Also, it was interesting the see the number of times clerics were sent to St. Luke's and how often they were discharged without a diagnosis of pedophilia and yet went on to commit even more crimes, more victims, etc. Being in mental health, realize that there was also a learning curve but St. Luke's surprised me - given that this was their specialty, their clinical work left a lot to be desired.
Locksley's comment, a couple of comments above this one, may be worth noting in light of this passage from David G's RNS article: "The Los Angeles case inverts some of the usual assumptions about church politics in that Mahony, who was archbishop from 1985 to 2011 and a cardinal since 1991, was known as something of a liberal in the hierarchy, advocating for immigration reform and economic justice issues. Gomez, on the other hand, is associated with the conservative Opus Dei society and is seen as a loyal defender of orthodoxy."I'm not sure how apparent this is to readers and commenters at dotCom, as most folks who post and comment here tend to be of a liberal bent and most of us tend to hang out with our like-minded fellows, but conservatives in the church are no less disgusted by the sexual abuse crisis, and no less motivated to punish malefactors. Locksley's comment is somewhat typical of a particular thread of conservative commentary, in that he (or she) attributes the problem to moral failure, whereas many of the liberals here are more likely to point to issues of power and authority. But a moment's reflection might lead one to note that the two are not mutually exclusive.As an illustration, which I believe would be congenial to most dotCom readers, of how conservatives tend to approach the crisis, I'd recommend this book review column by Richard John Neuhaus on clericalism and the sex abuse crisis. http://www.firstthings.com/article/2008/02/clerical-scandal-and-the-scan... view is that sex abuse doesn't derive from ideology, of the left or the right. Sin is more universal than that. It seems to me that there is a possibility for substantial common ground between church conservatives and church liberals on this issue of the sex abuse crisis and what must be done. I might go even farther than that and suggest that maintaining divisions between liberals and conservatives on this issue can only serve the interests of those who have no interest in fixing what needs to be fixed.


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Freeze-dried food, stored water and Berkey water filtration units with spare filters.
Buying cases of canned goods and rotate as used.
I try to keep a minimum 5-year to 10-year supply of food on hand. I have relatives that do the same and they also keep sealed buckets of dried wheat, rice and corn. I have been off work for as long as two years at a time and lived off my food storage which really helped.
- Black Blade
When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America , you get a front row seat. - George Carlin
There are a number of places to get food in quantity for storage.In my part of the world:
I traveled to Idaho and found the mindset clearly focussed on preparation and survival. In fact I went to a couple of "Preparedness" stores and saw that even Walmart is in on the action.
I found a "Preparedness Center" at the local Walmart.It may be because of the fairly large LDS (Mormon) population in the area, however, it is interesting since "Preppers" and "Survivalists" outside the Rocky Mountain states probably don't see this in the Walmart stores in their areas. There are buckets of grains, canned goods, freeze-dried food items and blue water drums. Walmart isn't the only store I visited in my quest to stock up.
I stopped into the local "Army Surplus" store and it was like a kid in a candy store. So much I wanted but focussed mostly on my prep needs.
More Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) were on display as were the blue water drums. I bought six 55-gallon drums for one of my alternative E&E sites. I passed on the MREs as I personally prefer the freeze-dried foods with the indefinite shelf life. Next I went to Home Depot and got some shelve units that I set up and started to load with food and survival gear.
When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America , you get a front row seat. - George Carlin
Interesting video.. When I lived in the more populated A.O.s down here in Florida. That looked like the panic buying when a hurricane is coming.
Down in the swamp here. We have springs pumping millions and millions of gallons of fresh water out daily.
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
And those springs where you live are beautiful. Maybe next time we can go to Silver springs on a holiday weekend.
Having prepes at home is very important. Black Blade - thanks for sharing the pics - it gives me an even larger goal to strive for.
"To show you how radical I am, I want carjackers dead. I want rapists dead. I want burglars dead. I want child molesters dead. I want the bad guys dead. No court case. No parole. No early release. I want 'em dead. Get a gun and when they attack you, shoot 'em."
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Thought provoking post Black Blade. I have found quality affordable food grade storage containers at my local Chinese buffet. Ok, hold on and I will explain. Kikoman ships soy sauce in heavy, quality poly buckets, (six gallon) with a screw on lid with a gasket. These are food grade poly containers that are cheap. I get them for one dollar each, I get 5-10 at a time. The manager is glad to get rid of them and make a buck. I now have over 20 of them stored with corn, rice, oats, beans, etc. The buckets are not stained, no odor etc. I think the soy sauce in in a heavy sealed plastic bag in the bucket. This may not suite everyone but I have found nothing else with this quality and low price.
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Not to discount the importance of preparedness, I would use any information from inflation.us (National Inflation Association) with the following info:
the guy behind it is known for pump-and-dump stock schemes (penny stock price manipulation)...
Also, it's possible there are groups out there trying to drive up gold & silver prices, with the intention of driving them back down (after they invest in "short" futures, or otherwise positioning themselves to profit from manipulation of the price)
anytime you can get any investors to panic, there's money to be made (or lost)
Good tip thank you. That is exactly how the Kennedy family made their fortune, along with running scotch, back in the 30s.
Oh Rockefeller and all the big boys jumped on the bandwagon. Only on a much larger scale. Big bucks not penny stocks. Run a stock up, then dump the worthless paper when people bought.
During tougher economic times, such as now. People become desperate.
Desperate people do desperate things. Animals feed on their desperation.
If it sounds too good too be true.
This Country is in bad shape. Bad.. Can it be saved. Well yes. With the rite leader.
Someone who will risk their life standing up too the Federal Reserve.
When you or me are at the survival store. Look too your right and left, the guy standing next too you, may just be worth a fortune.
They did not get rich by being stupid. They be building bunkers, just like us PO folks.
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
Black Blade: Just like the bankers as well. Not to mention that it is entirely legal for members of Congress and their staffs to engage in insider trading. This is part of "Congressional Priviledge" which is illegal for us peons. We are not the "priviledged class" so we would get prison time. Those are the people who run the economy (and the country) which is why it is ever more imperative to "be prepared".
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After graduating high school Cindy Anderson, the oldest of three, wanted to go to college to become a nurse. However, it wasn't feasible for her to go far from home and scholarship money wasn't enough to cover all her costs. Consequently, she decided on Kent State University at East Liverpool and was very happy she did.
"They offered what any major university out of the area could offer – the ability of achieving a degree and passing the boards with a high score," she said. Plus, the campus was close, and affordable, which was a tremendous help because Anderson had to pay for her own education.
"To go down the street and be able to do this (nursing), and not be in the hole $80,000 when you first start is great," she said. "It gives people opportunities that they may not have had otherwise."
It turned out that Anderson's decision set a trend in her family, with both her sister and brother attending Kent State University, too. It also put her onto a path of success. "Kent State was the foundation for my goals," she said of her decision.
Following graduation with an associate's degree in nursing, Anderson went to UPMC to worked in the liver transplant intensive care unit as a Certified Critical Care RN. She stayed with UPMC for 23 years before going to the Cleveland Clinic, where she is currently a Certified Kidney Transplant Coordinator. Anderson said that when she came to UPMC as a new hire, she and a fellow classmate had seven weeks of critical care training, which included classroom instruction and job shadowing.
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Anderson recalled some tough courses while in college and the challenge of time management. "A lot of people in this area are working full-time or part-time, she said. "I was a good student in high school, and it was a rude awakening." But with so much support, the courses were very doable. Here, you had the ability to seek someone out if you needed help," she said. "You were a name and not a number."


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The Summerville American Legion Juniors Green Team rolled over Berkeley Tuesday.
The youngest player on the Summerville team started on the hill for the first time this summer and allowed only five Berkeley hits as Summerville earned a 23-5 win in five innings. Summerville tallied 17 hits in the game.
Gabriel Crowder had a bit of a rough start as he walked three batters and yielded two runs in the first inning. However, the young pitcher only walked two other batters the rest of the game.
Six Summerville players finished with multiple hits.
Hundley McCurry was 3 for 3 with 3 RBIs and scored 4 runs. Kyle Smith was 3 for 3 and scored 2 runs. Alex Hursey was 3 for 5 with an RBI and scored 3 runs. Crowder was 2 for 2 with 5 RBIs and scored 2 runs. Bryce Speciale was 2 for 2 with 5 RBIs and scored 2 runs. Trevious Tucker was 2 for 3 with an RBI and scored 3 runs.
Andrew Kenny drove in 4 runs and scored 3 while Steven Dibble drove in 2 runs and scored another.
"I like what I saw from some of our younger kids tonight," Summerville coach Monty Crowder said. "Bryce is a rising freshman who just moved here from Texas so this is the first chance we have had to use him as a catcher. He did a good job there and gave us some hits."
The five Berkeley hits were scattered among five different players.
After Berkeley took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, Summerville answered by scoring four runs in the bottom of the frame.
McCurry drove in Tucker with a base hit; Kenny doubled to plate Hursey and McCurry; and Crowder singled to drive in Kenny.
Summerville put the game out of reach by scoring eight runs in the second.
Berkeley walked three of the first four batters it faced that inning to set the stage. Dibble scored on a bad pickoff throw and then Smith received a base on balls to reload the bases.
Crowder followed with a two-run double that drove in McCurry and Kenny. After another walk, Speciale doubled to drive in Smith, Daquan Wrighten and courtesy runner Jesson Degroot.
Summerville reloaded the bases and McCurry plated Speciale with a hit. Then Hursey laid down a bunt that allowed Tucker to score for a 12-2 Summerville lead entering the third.
Berkeley added three runs off three hits in the third but the Summerville defense didn't allow a hit afterwards.
Summerville added six runs in the bottom of the third, including one off a double by Tucker, and three runs in the fourth.
With the victory, Summerville Green improved its record to 10-2 with four games remaining on its regular-season schedule. On July 2 the team travels to Goose Creek and on July 3 the team will face Summerville Gold.
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Rehab will be at Cowboys June 27, and the opening acts for the show include another Jones Countian, Dylan Avant.
Jones said he has not performed in Middle Georgia for a while, and he enjoys being back home. Tickets for the show can be purchased at Old Clinton Gas in Gray for $13. He said tickets can always be bought at the door the night of the event, but they may be a little more. The doors open at 8.
Jones said his latest tour was in the West, but he luckily missed the bad weather.
"We were in Salt Lake City when the tornado crushed Oklahoma," he said.
The performer said one reason the group is back in Georgia is to finish their next album "Million Dollar Mug Shot" that will be released in the fall.
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Hello batophobia.
It's been awhile, has it not? A couple years since we last enjoyed the other's acquaintance. I believe I was standing on a narrow, grated catwalk some 450 feet off the ground, the only thing separating me from doing a Peter Pan off the Cross Generating Station tower was an iron bar painted yellow with a yellow sign dangling off it saying CAUTION.
It was a good thing we were wearing earplugs, that way nobody could hear me scream.
But that was then. This is now.
It's been two years since my feet have left terra firma.
I don't like heights. I suffer from batophobia, the fear of heights, or tall things.
Anything height related bothers me – tall things, deep things (just heights in reverse), tall things in the distance, giants (that's called Fee-Fi-phobia). The list is endless.
My fear of heights is well documented.
Medical journals call batophobia an intense, persistent, irrational and unwarranted fear of heights or being close to high buildings. I take great umbrage with this definition. There is nothing intense, irrational or unwarranted about my fear of heights.
Still, at my age I feel it's time to confront my fear head on, to scoff at the tiny voice in the back of my mind screaming bloody murder whenever it sees a tall thing or I am up high in the sky.
It's time – while there is nothing wrong with being more than a little cautious about heights – to no longer be afraid.
So I agreed to go up in a helicopter.
I will take a real, live helicopter ride from Moncks Corner to downtown Charleston. If I'm lucky I'll get to go this week. Or maybe next week. Or next month.
There's no rush.
Nothing is set in stone yet as apparently riding in a helicopter is a little more involved than strapping into the seat and donning the Top Gun shades, which reminds me I have to purchase a pair for my ride.
There is some paperwork to complete first. And a waiver to sign. We'll get to the waiver in a minute.
The first question I was asked, "How much do you weigh?"
Apparently there is a limit.
I remember wanting to bungie jump once – not bungie jump as in jump off a bridge with nothing keeping me from smacking the ground than a pair of cheap luggage cables – but this bungie contraption they had hooked up to the cruise ship.
They harnessed you in and then "SNAP!" they send you up into the sky. Once again, the only thing keeping me from going into low altitude earth orbit were cheap luggage cables.
They also asked me how much I weighed, and apparently I weighed too much.
This is one of those good things to know before I ride in a helicopter. I'm a big guy.
I don't want to be 500 feet off the ground and the red warning light comes on and the pilot looks at the co-pilot and says, "We're too heavy, we're going to crash!"
And the co-pilot looks at me and says, "Throw the fat guy out!"
I don't want that.
I do want one thing, though.
I have something to ask of you before I go climb onboard a helicopter. Please. Talk me out of it.
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This barely shows up on my skin, which I was pretty sad about! I usually don't like giving into MAC limited editions, but I couldn't resist this peachy shade! I have light-medium warm skin (more light-medium in the summer, pretty light through winter) and I was hoping this would show up on me more as I became more pale, but no go. I'll be giving this to my mom who is much more pale than I am, hopefully it works better for her.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team will host the Tennessee Lady Vols Friday, November 9 at the McKenzie Arena to open play on the 2012-13 season. The game will mark the regular season debut of Holly Warlick as the Lady Vols' head coach. She takes over after Hall of Famer Pat Summitt stepped down following the 2011-12 season.
The two teams have met 18 times with UTK claiming every win. The last time the Lady Vols made an appearance in the Roundhouse was November 2008. Chattanooga grabbed a 61-53 lead with 6:11 to play on a 3-pointer from Megan Rollins. Tennessee went on an 10-2 run to tie the game 63-63 with 1:21 to play and made 3-of-6 free throws for the win.
LAST TIME OUTDUPREE LEADS LADY MOCS TO A 61-42 EXHIBITION WIN OVER LEEUTC's Faith Dupree scored a game-high 14 points to lead the Lady Mocs to a 61-42 win over Lee University in the preseason tune-up. After leading by a slim 26-24 margin at the half, Chattanooga went on a 14-2 run in the latter stanza getting six points from Dupree to stretch Chattanooga's lead out to 40-26 with 14:05 left to play. Lee framed a 3-pointer by Kylie Lambert with a combined four free throws to make it 43-30, but a 10-0 run by the Lady Mocs with the youngest lineup on the court put Chattanooga up 53-30, its largest lead of the game, with 9:01 to play. Lee's outside game kicked in with a trio of 3-pointers and a pair of free throws to outscore Chattanooga 11-2 over the next 2:45 to cut the lead to 55-41, but the Lady Mocs got back-to-back 3-pointers from Kayla Christopher and Chattanooga's advantage climbed back up to 20 points with 3:09 to play. The Lady Mocs scored 25 points off 27 Lee turnovers and had 18 steals on the night with 16 assists. After shooting just 29 percent in the first half, Chattanooga went 13-of-28 (46.4%) in the second half and was 6-of-8 from beyond the arc. Christopher recorded four rebounds and dished out a game-high four assists. She, along with Ka'Vonne Towns and Meghan Downes each contributed a pair of 3-pointers, scoring eight points in the win. Dupree was 7-of-12 from the field, grabbed four rebounds, two assists and a steal. Lambert added seven points for Chattanooga, pulled down four rebounds and had three steals. Taylor Hall contributed five points, five rebounds, five steals and four assists while Ashlen Dewart scored six points and had a team-high six rebounds. Chattanooga outrebounded Lee 39-33 and scored 15 second chance points off 13 offensive boards and had 20 points in the paint compared to the Lady Flames' eight while UTC's bench contributed 26 points.
CHATTANOOGA PICKED THIRD IN POLLSThe Lady Mocs were selected to finish third by both the conference coaches and the SoCon Media Preseason polls. Davidson received five first place votes from the league coaches for 94 points while the Mountaineers garnered four first place votes and 91 points. Chattanooga snapped up the remaining two votes and had 86 points for third. Samford was selected fourth while Elon and Furman tied for fifth with 61 points each.
COACHES POLL PTS1. Davidson (5) 942. Appalachian State (4) 913. Chattanooga (2) 864. Samford 725. Elon 615. Furman 617. Western Carolina 438. Wofford 339. Georgia Southern 2610. Coll. of Charleston 2111. UNCG 17
MEDIA POLL PTS1. Appalachian St. (12) 2262. Davidson (8) 2163. Chattanooga (2) 2104. Samford 1785. Elon 1466. Furman 1287. Western Carolina 1088. Coll. of Charleston 789. Georgia Southern 6210. Wofford 5811. UNCG 42
CHRISTOPHER, HALL ALL-CONFERENCESenior Kayla Christopher and junior Taylor Hall were selected to the SoCon Coaches All-Conference team. Christopher and Hall were both named all-conference last season by the league coaches and accounted for nearly 30 percent of the Lady Mocs offense and 32 percent of the rebounding. They are two of three returning starters, joined by senior Kylie Lambert. Christopher is a two-time all-conference performer and Hall earned her first nod last season. Hall was selected to the league's all-tournament team last year while Lambert was named to the same team in 2011.
2012-13 SoCon Preseason All-ConferenceAnna Freeman, Appalachian StateCourtney Freeman, Appalachian StateMaryah Sydnor, Appalachian StateKayla Christopher, ChattanoogaTaylor Hall, ChattanoogaSophia Aleksandravicius, DavidsonLaura Murray, DavidsonKelsey Evans, ElonAli Ford, ElonBrittany Hodges, Furman
SoCon Preseason Player of the YearSophia Aleksandravicius, Davidson
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL IN McKENZIEThe Lady Mocs played their first game in the UTC Arena on Dec. 3, 1983 and posted a 74-66 win over Tennessee Tech. Over the next 15 years, the Lady Mocs continued to call Maclellan Gym home and played just a handful of games in the Roundhouse. However, with the arrival of Wes Moore in 1998, the women made the move to the arena playing half of the 1998-99 schedule in the larger building. By Moore's second season, all but two of Chattanooga's home games have been played at the McKenzie Arena. Those two games were both played in the 2004-05 year. UTC has now topped the 200 mark for games played in the Roundhouse since that first year and have a 179-43 record spanning three coaches and 28 years. UTC went 13-0 at home last year.
HOT HISTORY AT HOMEThe Lady Mocs went undefeated at the Roundhouse last year posting a 13-0 record.According to RPIRatings.com, the Lady Mocs have posted a 115-22 (.8394) record in the McKenzie Arena since the 2001-02 season, Moore's fourth year, through last season. That ranks ninth among all Division I women's teams with Tennessee holding the top mark with a 341-20 mark (.9446).
LADY MOCS PLAY 39TH SEASON2012-13 marks the 39th season of varsity women's basketball at Chattanooga. Through 38 years UTC's record is 707-404. In 1974, Grace Keith was named the head coach of the Mocettes. Over two years, she posted a record of 21-23. Sharon Cable Fanning, a former player, followed and changed the nickname to Lady Mocs. In 11 years she led UTC to four SoCon titles and the 1984 NWIT finals. Craig Parrot led Chattanooga for 11 season and took the Lady Mocs to their first NCAA tournament. During his tenure UTC won one SoCon title, two tournament crowns and went to the NCAA two times. Wes Moore returns for his 15th season. He led UTC to 11 consecutive crowns, 12 20-win seasons in 13 years, including 11 straight, and 12 postseason appearances including eight trips to the NCAA tournament.
LADY MOCS ON THE AIR WITH LARRY WARDFor the 12th straight year, Larry Ward, "The Voice of the Lady Mocs" will broadcast each and every Chattanooga women's basketball game. This season, the Mocs Sports Network will air most games on the UTC flagship station ESPN Radio 105.1 The Zone. When the men's and women's times conflict, they will broadcast on WPLZ 95.3 FM. Stick around after the women's games and listen to Ward and Head Coach Wes Moore discuss the stats and plays. The postgame show is broadcast live over the public address system at the McKenzie Arena except on doubleheaders.
INDSIDE CHATTANOOGA BASKETBALLGet a look at Chattanooga women's basketball with insights from Lady Mocs Head Coach Wes Moore. The show airs weekly alternating between the Mocs and Lady Mocs. The show will air at 11:05 Wednesday nights on Fox 61 and will re-air at midnight Friday on MyNetworkTVChattanoga (channel 8 on EPB and 226 on Comcast). Also available on EPB Fiber Optics Video On Demand Service.
2011-12 "Chat with the Mocs" ScheduleCHAT WITH THE MOCSThroughout the season, head coaches Wes Moore and John Shulman will participate in a live, interactive radio show hosted by the Voice of the Mocs Jim Reynolds. The shows will be aired live at Jefferson's located on Georgia Avenue at Fountain Square.(times subject to change)
December 4, 2012 7-8 PMDecember 13, 2012 7-8 PMDecember 18, 2012 7-8 PMJanuary 3, 2013 7-8 PMJanuary 8, 2013 7-8 PMJanuary 15, 2013 7-8 PMJanuary 22, 2013 7-8 PMJanuary 29, 2013 7-8 PMFebruary 5, 2013 7-8 PMFebruary 12, 2013 7-8 PMFebruary 19, 2013 7-8 PMFebruary 26, 2013 7-8 PMMarch 5, 2013 7-8 PMMarch 12, 2013 7-8 PMMarch 19, 2013 7-8 PM


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As chairman of the Board of Directors and the president and CEO for the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, we believe that the need for Sen. Lindsey Graham and the "Gang of Eight's" immigration plan is vital to both our local economy and the nation.
If this legislation isn't passed in Washington and the status quo remains, we are hurting every business that depends on highly skilled workers and seasonal or temporary workers. That is why it is so important for our Chamber and other business organizations around the country to vocalize their support of this legislation. Immigration reform is about jobs – jobs that are desperately needed in our country to enable economic growth.
Over the past two years, we have met one-on-one with more than 180 top employers in our region. When we talk about obstacles to grow and expand, the No. 1 issue is lack of talent.
Here in the Charleston region and across our country, employers can't find the quality, skilled workers they need to fill current and future jobs.
In the innovation fields of science, technology, engineering and math, the United States trains and educates the brightest minds in the world, only to have those students return to their home countries to compete against us because the current immigration laws do not provide a clear or viable path for them to remain in our country.
Think about this: In 2011, 76 percent of patents developed at the top 10 U.S. patent-producing universities had immigrant inventors. A study by the American Enterprise Institute and the Partnership for a New American Economy found that every foreign-born graduate of our universities that we keep working in the U.S. creates an additional 2.62 jobs for American workers. However, very few are allowed to remain here and help an economy that has a shortage of science, technology, engineering and math workers. If this continues, by 2018, the U.S. will have an estimated 779,000 jobs that require a post-graduate degree in those areas and only an estimated 555,000 degree holders.
In the hospitality industry, many businesses need to hire seasonal workers from outside of our country because they can't find Americans who will take these jobs, even at higher wages. These are temporary jobs that generally require lower skills. These jobs are vital to the hospitality industry. In the years following 9/11, accessing this pool of eager workers has become difficult, increasing the declines in labor participation.
Our labor market is not a zero sum game, where a job either goes to an American or a foreign worker. When businesses are able to staff to meet productivity needs, the result is expansion, increased job creativity and growth for more Americans.
The question becomes, "How do we help our companies get the workers they need to grow?"
For far too long, the immigration debate in our country has been completely consumed by illegal immigration and border security. These two issues are fundamentally important and the proposed legislation addresses each.
But the larger immigration issue that is almost never discussed is that of the current legal immigration system's arbitrary and hurtful constraints on American businesses that make it harder for them to grow and create American jobs.
It's time for real solutions to the immigration problems that continue to stunt the local and American economy. We live in a global society. We are not competing against Georgia and North Carolina; we are competing against India and China.
If we are going to have a prosperous economy in the future, we need your help. Please take the time to call Graham and thank him for his leadership. We urge each of you to reach out to your other elected officials in Washington and ask them to support the comprehensive immigration plan. American jobs depend on it.
Stuart Whiteside is chairman of the Board of Directors of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, and Bryan Derreberry is president and CEO of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce.
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Lindsay Craven
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Yadkin County students will see a longer school day but a short school year starting with the 2013-14 school year.
The change comes after a legislative change in wording in the school attendance requirements by the school.
"In previous years the wording of the state law was that all public schools would go to school 185 days and 1,025 instructional hours," said Stewart Hobbs, Yadkin County superintendent. "They changed the 'and' to an 'or' which allows us the option to send kids to school 185 days or 1,025 instructional hours."
The result is Yadkin County Schools lengthening their days by 20 minutes and shortening their school year by 12 days.
Hobbs said that he thinks the change comes after the state wanted to provide some flexibility to schools in the western part of the state for those years when there were excessive amounts of inclement weather so that they would be able to get their requirements in before the last school day.
The change allowed Yadkin County schools to look into lengthening the school day and shortening the school year. The county looked to Wilkes County schools when deciding how to go about the change. Wilkes County has been shortening the school year for four years.
Before the school calendar committee started meeting they took a survey of faculty and staff to see what they would like to see this year.
"I surveyed our faculty and staff before we started the calendar process and gave them the option of 160 to 170 days, 170 to 180 days or 180-185 days," Hobbs said. "There were only a handful of faculty and staff that wanted to go with the last two options. A majority of the staff surveyed wanted to look at going somewhere between 160 to 170 days."
Hobbs said that many people disagree with the decision to shorten the school year and will also say that students already don't attend school enough. Hobbs disagrees that the number of days students attend equates to the quality of education they receive.
"My personal opinion is that it's not about the number of days, I think it's more about the quality of the teachers you have in the classroom and the quality of instruction that is taking place," Hobbs said. "If you don't have good teachers and quality instruction going on you can go to school 365 days a year and you're not going to have learning."
Hobbs said that shortening the school year is going to benefit the schools by allowing students to get their exams in before the Christmas holidays as well as allowing high school students to take dual enrollment classes with Surry Community College without being disadvantaged.
"Next year the schools will start back on August 19 and if we didn't shorten the school year then there was no way we would be able to get our exams in before Christmas," Hobbs said.
Some disadvantages of the of the shorter school year will be 12 days of pay that nutrition workers and bus drivers will lose with students not being in school. Teachers will also have to plan an additional 20 minutes of lesson plans to each school day.
Hobbs said that he expects that the school will save between $100,000 to $200,000 with these changes. He predicts a $56,000 savings in child nutrition, $60,000 in transportation and between $80,000 and $100,000 savings in heating and air and electricity.
"We cut 26 teaching positions last year, we had to send back $1.3 million in discretionary cuts to the state and we're facing that discretionary cut again this year and we won't know until the first of the year how much it will be this year," Hobbs said. "We were very fortunate this past year that we cut 26 position but we didn't send anybody home that wanted to work but I don't know if we can do that next year unless we look for some ways to cut some money."
Hobbs said that this $200,000 could help the schools significantly because they will also be facing local budget cuts after results from their audit shows that they used $1 million of their $2 million fund balance to balance the budget.
"If you do the math and I'm using $1 million this year then I'm not going to have enough next year," Hobbs said. "$100,000 to $200,000 would really help when it comes time for those cuts; especially when 85 percent of my budget is tied up in salaries."
Hobbs said that he will monitor the new system very closely next year to make sure that it is benefiting the school system as a whole.
"We have to look at every way we can to be more efficient while not jeopardizing student's education so we're going to monitor it very closely this year," Hobbs said. "We're going to monitor student performance, we're going to monitor student and teacher attendance and we're going to monitor our savings."
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This post is part of a weekly series of 'link-up' Posts which reflect on life's journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info).
Last week we dragged out our festive decorations old and new. I thought we should take the decorating topic a stage further this close to the Big Day.
One of my father's regular 'bequeathments' recently came home with me in the form of an icing kit. This is no ordinary icing kit; it was my mother's. She who made the same fruit-crammed cake (Be-Ro recipe of course) every year and iced it with the same Royal Icing (Be-Ro) every year since time began by the looks of it, with this very kit.
I occasionally accept such gifts with just the tiniest edge of 'what the hell am I going to do with that?' But in this instance I couldn't have been more thrilled, for when I opened the still-perfectly-intact box (how the hell did our parents's generation KEEP things so pristine, I ask you?!) I discovered these little fellas…
I actually let out an audible squeal of delight that these tiny old friends were back in my life again after so many years absent. They graced the top of every Be-Ro Christmas cake of my childhood, and beyond.
I find these days that I'm drawn to doing the same thing. Not from laziness or lack of imagination, you understand, but because I know that my children will remember the little, cheap, tacky reindeer that I plopped on my amateur cake creations throughout the years of their growth.
What were your family rituals around this time of year? Share your memories of decorating the Christmas cake. Do you use the same cake toppers every year and do they take you right back to your mother's table when you get them out of their box each time?
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Neuroscience at Pomona College
Professor Nicole Weekes explains what makes the Neuroscience major at Pomona College special.
Neuroscience is the interdisciplinary study of the nervous system and behavior. The study of neuroscience has revolutionized the fundamental way in which we think about what it means to be human. At the heart of this revolutionary field stand the traditional disciplines of biology, chemistry, anthropology, and psychology. Therefore, many of the courses that meet the requirements for the Neuroscience major are core courses in other departments.
Neuroscience not only serves as an intersection between these traditional disciplines but also changes the way in which we approach those disciplines. Neuroscientists study such issues as the molecular and cellular basis of neuronal function, nervous system structure, how systems of neurons process information, the way in which functions are represented in the brain, the evolutionary development of the nervous system, neural correlates of behavior, and mechanisms of nervous system disorders. The Neuroscience major prepares students for graduate study in neuroscience, medicine and for other careers that benefit from a solid foundation in science.
A more comprehensive introduction to neuroscience can be found at the Society for Neuroscience.
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More photos of the BMW M4 Safety Car, this time with interior and undercarriage (BMW M Performance Exhaust) photos.
Finally, some more looks at the F80 M3 in Mineral White. This particular car is equipped with M Carbon Ceramic Brakes and a sunroof (no carbon fiber roof).
Remember these beautiful wallpapers featuring a white M4 driven by Bruno Spengler? Here's a behind-the-scenes video which gives us some more glimpses at the M4 coupe in white.
The BMW M4 Safety Car is current at BMW of Austin being prepared for duty at the MotoGP of Austin Race at the Circuit of the Americas on April 11-13.
Check out some photos and videos of the M4 revving its BMW M Performance Exhaust.
The BMW M4 Coupé Safety Car equipped with the BMW M Performance titanium exhaust system.
Best look at yet a preproduction BMW M4 Coupe in Sakhir Orange!
We have added more videos of the BMW M4 Convertible.
The F83 M4 Convertible has just been announced. See announcement at: http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho…d.php?t=967009
How does it compare in looks and stats to the E93 M3 predecessor? Have a look inside.
The all-new BMW M4 Convertible arrives in US showrooms this summer to join the M4 Coupe and M3 Sedan. The 2015 BMW M4 Convertible is powered by the same BMW TwinPower Turbo 3.0-liter inline-six as its siblings. That engine produces 425 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque and can be mated to either a 6-speed manual or 7-speed M DCT transmission. The new BMW M4 Convertible makes its world debut at the 2014 New York International Auto Show.
The new inline-6 M engine: High-revving, turbocharged … CONTINUED
We got a hold of the operating manual of the F80 M3 and found some interesting tidbits we would like to share.
Break-In Period
As with any other current or late M model, break-in period is 2,000 km or 1,200 miles. During that time, maximum engine speed should not exceed 5,500 RPM, maximum speed is 170 kph (105 mph).
Between 2,000 and 5,000 km (1240 and 3100 miles), engine RPM can be slowly increased but speed should not exceed 220 kph (137 mph) for a longer … CONTINUED
The 2015 M3 and 2015 M4 online configurators are finally live at BMWUSA.com!
For additional info, be sure to reference the: U.S. 2015 BMW M3 and M4 Pricing Guide
We've spotted the BMW M4 Convertible (F83) dropping its top for the warmer Spring weather at the Nurbrugring.
Check out the pics inside.
All 8 of the BMW M4 DTM cars for the 2014 DTM season have now been revealed. Check them out inside.
Video of the BMW M4 Convertible testing at the Nurburgring. The M4 will have its debut later this year – potentially as early as the NY Autoshow in April.
Mechanically, the M4 Convertible will share with the M4 Coupe and M3 Sedan. Stylistically, it shares much of the M4 Coupe's design, but is differentiated by its folding metal roof (without double-bubble), lack of B pillar and different trunk lid shape. The trunk lid styling looks to be something halfway between the high curvy CSL-style … CONTINUED
Some video clips from the BMW M4 Safety Car's debut at the Qatar MotorGP race. The M4 Safety Car showcases the following BMW M Performance Parts:
Titanium exhaust system with carbon finishers
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Alcantara M Performance … CONTINUED
Photo gallery of the all new M3 and M4 at the 2014 Vancouver International Autoshow.
The F80 M3 is featured in Austin Yellow and the F82 M4 in Yas Marina Blue.
The F80 M3 prototype in Yas Marina Blue has been making its rounds in California. This latest sighting was in Glendale, Los Angeles at Pacific BMW.
Check out some great clips of the F80 M3 revving and takeoff on acceleration.
The 2014 BMW M Power Experience featuring the F80 M3 and F82 M4 will take place this year in Istanbul, Turkey!
The event runs from May 18 – June 17, 2014 and each program runs 3 days. Check out the full details inside.