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Bidwill confident in decision to part with Whisenhunt
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona Cardinals President Michael Bidwill sounded confident when discussing the decision to relieve head coach Ken Whisenhunt and general manager Rod Graves of their duties.
Explaining that the decisions were necessary but not easy, he praised the job the two men have done over their time in the Valley.
"Both are really good people, really good families who worked really hard to put this team in a position where it is and get us to our first-ever Super Bowl appearance, get us to back-to-back NFC West championships, and get us to a point where we really stabilized this organization after we opened the new stadium," he said.
But alas, things went south over the last three seasons, with the Cardinals winning just 18 of 48 games and just four away from the friendly confines of University of Phoenix Stadium.
Bidwill brought that up, and it is the central reason why the move he made had to be made.
Quite simply, the Cardinals were not winning football games.
Bidwill said this was a decision he had made "over the last several weeks" before finally settling on it Sunday night. The Cardinals losing 11 of their last 12 games this season certainly played a role, though it does not appear as if this was at all a rash decision made in the heat of the moment.
It was instead made with the goal of getting the Cardinals back to where Whisenhunt had once taken them, which is the great irony in this entire situation.
The coach's own success led to his demise.
"When you look at the opportunity we had to go to the Super Bowl and getting there, that's something that I want to get back to," Bidwill said. "I want to get back to winning football.
"It's a lot more fun to be winning football games and having the excitement around this organization and so that's why I felt it was time to make a change."
Where the Cardinals go from here will ultimately decide whether this was the right decision. Did Whisenhunt deserve the ax? It's hard to argue he didn't. Will it pay off in the end? Only if the next coach leads to improvement.
Now the attention turns to whom Bidwill will tab to take over.
Giving no specific timetable and noting how the holidays and playoffs may delay the search a little, Bidwill brought up current Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton, Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy and former Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid as those who he plans on speaking with about the job. He also alluded to the possibility of other coordinators and college coaches being part of the search.
"I'm looking forward to getting involved in that and jumping into that process and getting moving forward on it right away," he said.
Of the names discussed, Reid may be the most intriguing.
The deposed Eagles coach compiled a 130-93-1 mark in Philadelphia, won the NFC East seven times and guided the team to Super Bowl XXXIX. He's a retread, but not in the way most view the term.
And if the coach was being honest when he praised quarterback Kevin Kolb before trading him to Arizona, the biggest knock against the Cardinals is now gone.
After all, in Reid's mind the team would have a quality QB on the roster to go along with its stout defense and future Hall of Fame wide receiver.
But I digress.
Whether Bidwill goes with the flashy choice in Reid, the popular choice in Horton or someone else, the next coach will have some big shoes to fill.
Because while Whisenhunt's tenure in Arizona would be little to write home about elsewhere, guiding the Cardinals to competency like he did certainly is. The last three seasons do not erase the previous three, and now that it's all said and done, he departs as the winningest coach in franchise history.
Indeed, the decision to relieve him of his duties comes with risk as well as disappointment.
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State men's basketball team extended its winning streak to four games with an 82-64 win over South Alabama, Saturday, Dec. 28 in the Pan American Center. The Aggies move to 11-5 on the season, while South Alabama falls to 6-7 overall.
The Aggies shot 63.5 percent from the field on the night, going 3-of-8 from behind the 3-point arc. Four Aggies were in double digits, as Daniel Mullings led all scorers with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting. D.K. Eldridge had a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, while K.C. Ross-Miller also recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 assists. Tshilidzi Nephawe added 12 points for NM State.
Sim Bhullar extended his streak of 20 straight games with at least one block, recording one swat to go along with his nine points and four boards. Mullings also surpassed former Aggie great Randy Brown on the career steals list, recording two on the evening. He now is third all-time with 164.
The Aggies out-rebounded South Alabama, 38-24, while turning the ball over 12 times.
The Aggies quickly jumped out to an early 13-5 lead over South Alabama to start the game, going 6-for-9, with just under 16 minute to go in the half. NM State continued to hold the lead at 19-9 with 11:48 remaining in the half, as the Aggies stayed hot from the floor.
South Alabama would get as close as six point at 19-13, but the Aggies again continued the hot shooting, leading as much as 12 points at the six minute mark and 13 points at the four minute mark.
NM State ended the half on a 7-3 run, as Mullings scored the last nine points of the half for NM State. The Aggies went into the locker room leading South Alabama 37-26 at the half.
The Aggies shot 59.3 percent from the floor in the first half, going 16-of-27, while out rebounding South Alabama, 22-to-11. Mullings led all scorers with 13 points, followed by Nephawe with seven. Nephawe also led the Aggies with seven rebounds in the half. NM State committed six turnovers, while recording 10 assists and two blocks.
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At the under four minute media timeout, NM State led South Alabama 75-61. Out of the timeout, the Aggies pushed their lead to 17 points at 81-64. NM State would add a lone free throw in the final few minutes, beating South Alabama, 82-64.
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I Guess He Really Meant It
Rita Ferrone October 9, 2012 - 11:59am
Ive been waiting to read that the newly-installed Archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, has offered a warm and sincere apology to the Episcopal Bishop of San Francisco, Marc Andrus. But as of today, Im still waiting.Heres what happened, as far as published sources have revealed it. Andrus issued a letterto his own people, dated the first of October, stating that he looks forward to working with Cordileone on issues of common concern. He cited global development and immigration as especially pressing subjects on which they wouldjoin in makingcommon cause. He acknowledges their differences over Proposition 8 (gay marriage) and promises that his own stand will remain firm. In light of the obvious disquiet among some over Cordileones appointment, he reminds his people in closing to welcome as brothers and sisters any who might turn up on the doorstep of the Episcopal Church. I found his message charitable, sober, andhonest.Bishop Andrus had been invited to the installation, which was held on October 4 at 2:00. He was told that he must arrive by 1:45 in order to be seated. He arrived, by his own account, at 1:40, and waited, chatting with some Orthodox bishops. The Orthodoxwere led away, and he was told to remain waiting. Two oclock arrived and he was still waiting. It became evident to him that he was not going to be seated. He left. A spokesman for the Catholic Archdiocese claimed that Andrus arrived late, and was not seated so as to not disturb the ceremony. Andruss own account clearly denies this.The incident has been reported in the Huffington Post, CNN, the website of the Episcopal Church of San Francisco, US Catholic, NCR, and a number of news sources and blogs since that time. Conspicuous by its absence is any statement from Cordileone, clarifying the matter.Now, admittedly there were a lot of people at this event, and big events always include opportunities for underlings to flub things up. If the failure to seat Bishop Andrus was actually a snafu that happened at the installation,with no offenseintended, what would you expect to happen next? I would expect Cordileone to call up Andrus the very next day and say Im sorry; I regret this happened; please forgive this lapse of etiquette; it was all due to some confusion and truly it was not an intentional slight. I would then let the press know that we had made amends, and invite him to another public event soon, so that it could be seen that the Catholic leader of the Archdiocese of San Francisco respects leaders of other, long-established religious bodies. They are our dialogue partners and local collaborators in building the Kingdom, after all.But no. As of this writing there has been no word, no explanation from Cordileone. Nothing in the press or on anyone's blog that adds substantially to the story. In terms of the news cycle, that's a long time.Reluctantly, I am coming to believe that the slight must have been intentional.This is shameful, if so. Some have suggested that the letter Andrus wrote to the members of the Episcopal Church of his diocese caused offense to Cordileone and therefore it was right not to admit him. A more puerileargument can hardly be imagined. Andrus was an invited guest. He did not crash the party. If his letter was so egregious, he ought to have been asked not to come, rather than left standing at the door when he arrived.What sort of a leader has been appointed to the Catholic see of San Francisco? What sort of bishop cares so little for ecumenism and public relations that he would sit quiet while all this unfolds? On August 25, Cordileone was arrested in San Diego for driving under the influence of alcohol. He joked about it at his installation, in fact.A regrettable mistake he called it, and of course that is true. The incident with Bishop Andrus at the installation may go down in history as another instance of bad judgment.But there are also worse consequences imaginable here. It may be the beginning of the end of ecumenism in San Francisco. And that is more than regrettable.
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james chichetto10,228 people died in US motor vehicle crashes that involved an alcohol-impaired driver in 2010, nearly 30 people every day (CDC). If Cordileone had wanted to insert a little personal note about his arrest into his installation, a short, extremely serious statement about not driving while under the influence would have been very impressive. (Later, someone may be able to teach him the "designated driver" concept which many young drinkers learn.) Meanwhile, the state doesn't care about intention, noble motives, or God's view. The Archbishop represented a lethal threat to passengers and anyone else that got in his way, which is why he was separated from the car and detained. Nothing funny involved, whatever his state in life.
"...who is the someone that you are quoting?"Helen,I am quoting Eugenie de Guerin."...a special responsibility to teach by word and action...."The Archbishop is teaching by his capacity to deal with his mistake, to walk humbly under Divine Providence, and to acknowledge his vulnerability. He is full of imperfections (open to grace and repentance), not stuffed with perfection.Our opinions differ, Helen, but as our mind sets, so our opinions.
Ironically, the link that Thomas A. Szyszkiewicz provides above has a sidebar link "Ordinariate/ Anglo-Catholic" which reports on Episcopal parishes joining the Roman Catholic Church under the personal ordinariate.
"Andrus reports what he was told to report no later than 1:45. If he was told this, whose fault is it? "When I was a boy and we were all wearing sand dials on our wrists, the obvious possibility would have been that Bp. Andrus thought it was 1:40 but it was in fact a couple of minutes later, and the ushers thought it was 1:46 but in fact it was a couple of minutes earlier. It's amazing we all can just assume that the whole world is synchronized to within 5 minutes.Whatever the explanation, though, if the Archbishop's office wanted things to be smoothed over, they could have issued a "we don't know how it happened, but we regret the misunderstanding" kind of statement, but they didn't. In any case, now both sides can show how grownup behave by setting aside their hurt pride and moving forward on the many issues they agree on.
"Nothing funny involved...."Jack Barry,That might be. He could have caused an accident. Possibly the Archbishop will address the mistake in the future. Nevertheless, I can still understand the incongruity of it all and the admission that won't lessen the offense, make it any easier. I also think he will draw some advantage from his mistake, especially where he believes nothing can be accidental with God.
Geez, a Catholic snubs an Episcopalian? That's never happened in the history of the world. Didn't the Vatican refer to Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey as a "nice little layman" one time? Yet ABC Carey worked hard at inter-faith relations.Better to be the humiliated party than the one doing the humiliating, I say.I'm starting to find it ironic that so many of us on here feel that the bishops have entirely too much influence, yet their every move and faux pas is reported, effectively feeding the notion that whatever they do is of Great Importance.
I agree with Jean R. Being aged, I remember my eastern US roots where the Episcopalians lived in better neighborhoods with bigger houses, shinier cars, better tailored suits, and married prettier women.My guess is that chancery parvenues were just getting even.
Mollie wrote in part: There are a couple of problems with responding to this by saying that Andrus is just trying to make trouble and get attention for himself. I'm not quite sure what other goal Andrus might have in mind. Perhaps he thought this complaint was a way to get a introduction?
"Didnt the Vatican refer to Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey as a 'nice little layman' one time?"Jean, you don't need to remind us --- albeit, indirectly --- that Vaticanistas should avoid accusing Anglicans of not having valid ministerial orders.I mean, if we look at the ordination rituals in The Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus (ca. 150 - 350 AD), we will discover that the ordination of presbyter/elder includes NO REFERENCE to performance of liturgical presidership!!! Yet we know that presbyters led Christian/Catholic worship in the primitive churches. Rome wants us to believe --- lack of ministerial ordination in primitive communities notwithstanding --- that these ancestors in the Christian faith did receive the body and blood of Christ at their eucharistic liturgies! But how can this be? Even the emergence of Christian/Catholic priesthood was a historical development that was not part of earliest practice and belief.As high school sophomores might (still?) say, The truth hurts!But the Vatican will have none of it :-)
I am shocked by the bitchiness of the comment at 10/09/2012 - 8:45 pm IMO it should be withdrawn forthwith.
Robert George has a post on Mirror of Justice titled Inviting people in religion B to join religion A if they actually believe the teachings of A and don't believe the teachings of B the closing sentences of which are as follows:
That, it seems to me, is precisely what Pope Benedict did in establishing the ordinariate for Anglicans who wish to join the Catholic Church while retaining certain aspects of their Anglican heritage. Perhaps the San Francisco bishop could create a special community for Catholics in the city who wish to become Episcopalians, but who want to hang on to, I don't know, folk masses and Teilhard de Chardin reading groups.
Oh, Please! Good manners knows no religious boundary. Whether the Bishop did or did not arrive late, the proper protocol is for the Archbishop to apologize for not seating the Bishop, and agree to a nice San Francisco dinner soon.
Joseph, at a retreat not long after my so-called conversion where we were "sharing our faith journeys," I said I'd started as a Unitarian and was baptized as an Episcopalian in my mid 20s. One of my fellow retreatants congratulated me on getting out of "that fake church with its fake priests." I'm not sure why some Catholics can't at least see Protestant denominations as part of their own tradition, even if it is one that is, in some ways, incomplete. We all use the same creed.
Sister Mary, withdrawing the comment you referred to would raise it to the level of being worthy of notice. Some posts on here are like mild tinnitus--irritating at first but easily remedied by turning on some white noise and moving your attention to something more productive.
One of my fellow retreatants congratulated me on getting out of that fake church with its fake priests.Some Catholics claim that anti-Catholicism is the last acceptable prejudice. But among many Catholics, anti-Episcopalianism is an acceptable prejudice.
I would be more offended at his theologizing that "God put him in his place" with hiw DUI event. He did that to himself!!! And he put his mother and another passenger at risk and others. Thee is no apparent contrition for that and to see it only through his eyes of being somehow "put in his place" or whatever demonstrates his complete narcissism. This is behavior that deserves sanction, not humor... I wonder how he will deal with priests who face simila circumstances.. "Laugh it off, Father..."As far as the Bp. Andrus affiar, it APPEARS, if reported accurattely that he was snubbed and the staffer knew it, but it's all strange. If so, Cordileone owes him a public apology. However, though I support ANdrus positions, I think his lettger was unecessarily and specifically too pointed. Just lay out a welcome and note tha on certain ssues we disagree and I know we will each hold to the integrity of our positions while we find common ground -- as we have in the past -- for collaboration.
Bruce wrote: Im not quite sure what other goal Andrus might have in mind.What I see here is that Andrus has learned the first and most important rule of public relations: "Tell your own story, or somebody else will tell it for you."Imagine what would happen if he left the installation and waited to see what the press made of the event. I can just see the headlines: "Episcopal Bishop walks out" "Insult to new Archbishop by Episcopal prelate" - or even that reports would say what was actually said by Archbishop Cordileone's press officer: "He arrived late" ergo it was his own fault that nobody seated him. So the "goal" might well have been to get on record what actually happened before other people started projecting what they thought might have happened. Whatever else you can say about this event, Andrus had the perfect motivation for telling his story before anybody else did, and it doesn't have to be a sinister motivation in the least. It's self-protection.
"...the bitchiness of the comment.":Sister Mary Wood,I think it was said in benign rivalry. Nothing among men is ever done kindly that is done in rivalship. I know, of course, you could clobber me with that kind of view, but it is an opinion out there. (But it is not "bitchiness," which is used as a strong term of contempt or hostility.)
In September 2010, Archbishop Hilarion of the Russian Orthodox Church told Anglicans quite clearly why ecumenical dialogue with today's Anglican communion was futile, and it had nothing to do with Archbishop Cordileone: http://www.mospat.ru/en/2010/09/10/news25819/As Archbishop Hilarion noted, "The dialogue is doomed to closure if the unrestrained liberalization of Christian values continues in many communities of the Anglican world." Bishop Andrus' nasty letter concerning the appointment of Archbishop Cordileone is yet more proof of the truth of Hilarion's analysis.
Mark Proska: to reply to your comment at 8:45:Yes.
Surely those men pictured with Archbishop Cordileone are not bodyguards (certainly not members of the Secret Service) or are they?http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2012/10/in-san-francisco-rebuild...
"...bodyguards...or are they/"Helen,They could be bodyguards, giving the public what they want -- protection for the new Archbishop. But if someone wanted to attack him, he/she wouldn't wait for extrordinary circumstances to do so; he/she would try ordinary situations to make a nuisance.
Helen -- You're observant. The positioning, postures, lines of sight, hands free, and uniforms of the four hardly suggest social companions along for the stroll. Cordileone's reputation preceded him and aroused protest on arrival because of his vigorous efforts on Prop. 8.
To those here making light of the dui of the Archbishop, please note that for a bac (blood alcohol limit) of .08 the estimate is three drinks within one hour. The Archbishop's limit was over that so that he might have had four or five drinks per hour. At any rate three drinks is irresponsible while driving and people have been proven to have killed people driving at that bac.FYI the terms are different in New York. The terms DWI (driving while intoxicated) and DWAI (driving while ability impaired) are the terms used in NY. DWI applies to .08 and above. While DWAI points to .05 - .07.
Supposing that the men around the archbishop are bodyguards:Is this saying that the San Francisco police are not sufficient to control the crowd and protect the archbishop? Who is paying for this extra protection?Is this a one time or permanent state of affairs? Inquiring minds want to know.
From a story linked on Whispers in the Loggia six (6) days ago:
http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2012/10/in-san-francisco-rebuild... San Francisco Archdiocese spokesman George Wesolek chalked it up to a misunderstanding. Andrus had arrived late and missed the procession of interfaith clergy who were to be seated up front. Church staff were looking for an opportunity to bring the bishop in without disrupting the service, according to Wesolek. When they went to retrieve him, he had already left."We had no intention of excluding him at all," Wesolek said. "If he felt like because of the wait that was insulting to him, we certainly will apologize."
If you're not out to assume the worst about people, this all seems like much ado about nothing.
Rita,Will you be including an update on your original post regarding the Associated Press article mentioned in the Whispers post linked by Stuart Buck? It includes an alternative explanation (that seems plausible enough) from the Archdiocese."As of this writing there has been no word, no explanation from Cordileone. Nothing in the press or on anyones blog that adds substantially to the story." Except of course one of the most widely read Catholic blogs and the AP . . . .Thanks,Edward
My apologies. I see now that the Archdiocese comment was mentioned in the post, although I think it's fair to say that the explanation from the Archdiocesan spokesperson is an "explanation from Cordileone."
I have discovered, next to my printer, an ancient Coptic fragment. It was entitled Genesis, Chapter 51. The date of 4004 BCE has been thoroughly authenticated by my friends.Here I will reveal only the relevant parts of the fragment: "If anyone feels he or she has been snubbed, immediately announce such a fact on the internet. The snubbor is then under the obligation to publicly apologize to any snubbees. If this encourages other snubbees to search their repressed memories and come forward to demand an apology, all the better. These apologies are in addition to and not in replacement of apologies for the Crusades, the Inquisition, etc."
James--Thanks for your support, but my guess is that "Sister Mary Wood" is just someone's idea of camp. I can't imagine a real Sister Mary would behave that way.William--In reply to your comment of 1:33 pm, I'm not terribly familiar with the term, but based on this:http://www.traitsofthealphamale.com/77/25-traits-of-an-alpha-male/all I can say is, I am not worthy.
Claire (10/09/2012 - 4:30 pm), Joseph J. -- TANGENT ----- Finn's pastoral letter promulgating his expertise on the dangers of pornography is still available today. I expected to see it disappear a year ago if he were wise. Maybe what he wrote was just for other people. http://www.diocese-kcsj.org/_docs/Pastoral-02-07.pdf Lesson for Cordileone: Make believe history never happened.
Jack: you're right. On the page which I linked to in my comment, his letter appears. But I could swear that it was not there when I looked for it yesterday!
Jack, thanks for the link.Stuart, ditto.That said, I'm now even more confused about the facts. Andrus supposedly arrived on time, indeed, to chat with an Orthodox bishop and fellow clerics before they were whisked off to join the procession to their designated seating. Andrus, however, was asked to remain behind.What gives?Did a cathedral aide screw up? Or did an aide intend to keep Andrus out of the procession? In any event, did Cordileone have anything to do with this episode? (I'd hope he did not.)Perhaps in addition to apologizing to Andrus, the archdiocese may want to inquire what happened out of sight of the folks upstairs in the assembly and share its findings with Andrus.This episode, whether intended or not, is not "much ado about nothing". Regardless of my generally negative feelings and thinking about Cordileone, I'd hate to see this matter derail good will and cooperation between the two churches in San Francisco.
Stuart Buck,We didn't need Rocco to tell us this. The same information was in the link I supplied in my original post. I see you regard Wesolek as the final word on what happened. That's your opinion. Andrus denies that he was late. Thank you, Edward, for noticing that it was in the original post.As noted, the problem is that statement "he arrived late." This is the point that the bishop contends is untrue. Edward, to pursue your point further:I do not know that the statement of the press officer ought to be taken as equal to a statement from Cordileone. He also said they would apologize if offense were taken. Quite evidently, offense was taken, but there has been no apology reported. And later, Wesolek said to Virtue Online that Andrus was looking for a fight. I'd really hate to attribute that comment to Cordileone. But maybe I'm wrong.
Ok, here's my reconstruction. Andrus arrived before his deadline. He chatted with the Orthodox guys. Someone - say, an usher - was sent to fetch them all to get them lined up for the procession of non-Catholic dignitaries. So the usher grabbed the Orthodox guys and stuck them in line. The usher was supposed to then go back and get Andrus - but he didn't. Why not? Probably because it was disorganized chaos, trying to get everybody where they were supposed to be - and in the midst of trying to keep track of 27 other things, the poor guy just forgot.Me, if I were overlooked that way, I'd just walk through the door at some other opportune moment. I'd approach an usher and whisper, "I was supposed to walk in with all those rabbis and imams, but somehow I got left behind. May I just walk up the side aisle and squeeze into the pew with them?"
I see you regard Wesolek as the final word on what happened.If we assume the principles of Occam's Razor and perhaps even a hermeneutic of charity, the most plausible possibility is that there was, at worst, a misunderstanding based on some sort of confusion as to what time the event started or perhaps due to someone's watch being slow. Any breach of ecumenism came first from Andrus's rather cheeky letter, which rather plainly was hinting that Catholics should leave (if anything would be a breach of ecumenism, that would).
Jim Pauwels:You wrote,
. . . [H]eres my reconstruction. Andrus arrived before his deadline. He chatted with the Orthodox guys. Someone say, an usher was sent to fetch them all to get them lined up for the procession of non-Catholic dignitaries. So the usher grabbed the Orthodox guys and stuck them in line. The usher was supposed to then go back and get Andrus . . .
Bishop Andrus says thats not how it happened. He says the usher had begun to grab all of them Andrus included:
An archdiocesan employee attempted to escort me upstairs with the Greek Orthodox group, but was stopped from doing so by the employee to whom I had first identified myself. This person, who appeared to be in a superior role, instructed another employee to stand with me.
Andrus said he had identified himself to that person an assistant to the archbishop, he says when he first arrived, and that the person then spoke to someone through a headset, saying, Bishop Andrus is here.The quotes from Andrus can be found at http://bishopmarc.typepad.com/blog/2012/10/a-post-to-clarify-my-experien...
Well, Rita, narratives turn into absolutes once they are ventilated like this. Of course, you asked for it. You took the bait to register what "actually" happened and whose "narrative" is the most "veritable," "determinate," "decided," "genuine," "categorical," "unequivocal," etc. Nothing like applying pliability and liberality, but restrained within ecumenical bounds, when two bishops square off!
Archbishop Cordileone has a special responsibility to teach by word and action and he has failed.Helen,On becoming an Archbishop, he did not receive some special ability not to make mistakes. How about a little charity? Also, perhaps he is teaching that after making a mistake, you can move on. With all our background checks, etc. we basically treat people no better than the worst thing they ever did. Thats terrible, IMHO.
Bruce -- In a local case I know, a stupid drinker/driver like Cordileone paid with significant time off the road, enforced without consideration of remorse, contrition, and the hand of God. He had time for meditation on the legal and lethal consequences of DUI before being allowed to drive again. ABC10NEWS found the car the Archbishop was driving "belongs to the church" and was "registered to Roman Catholic Bishops". Whose judgment determines when the Archbishop gets the keys again? His? That has been observed in action and reaction. http://www.10news.com/news/archbishop-elect-apologizes-for-dui-arrest-in...
"...a stupid drinker/driver like Cordileone....Jack Barry,Wow, you really "like" the guy, don't you? One wonders how the Archbishop would write about you havng witnessed one of your mistakes, on TV. No doubt, it would not be "drunken driving." You protest too much about that. And now you want everything "intelligent" about Cordileone cancelled because of his single error. Thank heavens our saints are characterized by the greatness of their sins and mistakes as by the greatness of their efforts and achievements. I am sure all you dwell on is the greatness of their sins.
james chichetto Note the 2010 death toll in US motor vehicle crashes that involved an alcohol-impaired driver (10/09/2012 - 9:42 pm). Have you shared your charitable viewpoint with the children, spouses, family, and friends directly affected by those 10,228 violent deaths - or "mistakes", if you prefer?
Jack Berry,There are 900,000 DUI arrests each year and a third are repeat offenders. And I'm sure there are multiple times as many who are never caught. Its no wonder you have a local case you know.
I promised to post the 'rest of the story' on Episcopal Bishop Andrus being snubbed at the installation of Archbishop Cordileone San Francisco.There is 'no' rest of the story. The Catholic San Francisco newspaper today did not mention/apologize or remark about the snub. Maybe some think if it's ignored it did not happen?AD PR guy said Episcopals 'want to fight'. I guess if you don't show up in the ring there is no fight. . SF is very Small in area so these very young bishops have a decade or two to avoid an intermingle. So much for ecumenism on Vat II anniversary. http://www.catholic-sf.org/files/digital_paper_201210095927.pdfDUI was written up though.
I find it very difficult to believe that Cordileone's mother would let him drive the car if he were obviously impaired by the alcohol which he had imbibed with a full dinner. Nonetheless, I think it was bad form on both sides of the obviously competing denominations. Bishop Andrus did not need to state his well known opinion to his flock at this time, and Archbishop Cordileone should have disinvited Andrus if he later decided that he did not want him there because of the declaration of opposition. Bad form all the way around.
Verity -Agreed. I also think that it would be unlikely that Apb. Cordileone would drive his mother around if he himself thought he was drunk (even though he actually was). Granted, DUI is a very bad thing to do, but it isn't always possible for the one who has been drinking to know he's had too much. It's his laughing about it that gets to me.
"There is 'no' rest of the story. The Catholic San Francisco newspaper today did not mention/apologize or remark about the snub."SOP, apparently, for U.S. hierarchs.Like in KC-St Joe.Nada. Nothing.And dysfunctional leadership goes on.(only in the Church of Rome)Sad.
"...it would be unlikely that Apb. Cordileone would drive his mother around if he himself thought he was drunk...."Ann Olivier,True enough; but as it was, the Apb.'s mother had to drive herself home that evening after the arrest. The German cleric couldn't, without a license.
James C. --I hold no brief for Apb. Cordileone, but I don't think he should be painted as worse than he is. (I don't know what his mother's driving has to do with this. And I don't know which german cleric are you referring to.)
About the Author
Rita Ferrone is the author of several books about liturgy, including Liturgy: Sacrosanctum Concilium (Paulist Press).


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To The Editor:
This letter is addressed to community members.
Mad River Valley Ambulance Service (MRVAS) was started in 1970 as a volunteer community service. Over the past 43 years we have responded to literally thousands of calls, saving lives and easing pain and suffering. There have been ups and downs and with each challenge we have become a stronger organization, in great part due to the incredible support we have gotten from the community.
We are now facing perhaps one of our most serious challenges to date. Over the past few years our volunteer base has shrunk while the number of calls we respond to has grown significantly. We are critically in need of new members to keep MRVAS able to provide emergency care to The Valley. In particular we are in immediate need of people who can be trained to provide medical care and others who can drive the ambulance.
Please consider whether you could be one of those who can keep our service strong and viable. We can provide the training if you can provide the interest and time. As we get ready to move into our busy season, we absolutely need to get new members on board if we are to continue as a volunteer squad.
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Oh, those little habits of everyday life. It all starts with breakfast. Wake up first thing in the morning, out of bed with the sun and stumble into the kitchen, sometimes warm and cosy, other times chilly and less than welcoming. Automatic reflexes, we reach for the small pan, fill it halfway with tap water and place it squarely on the front burner; the milk pot, heavier, weightier, gets a splash or two of milk, enough for one, and balanced behind on the back burner. Three heaping scoops of coffee, heady fragrance filling the room, spilled into the filter sitting atop the old, stained ceramic coffee pot. We've always been a filter family and always will be. Force of habit, you know.
And then one sits down to table. Drops into the chair, not quite awake before that first drop of liquid energy passes the lips and slithers down the gullet, just the right amount of burn and sizzle to kickstart the body, get the blood moving, rev up the moxie! But (wo)man does not live by coffee alone! What to eat with that cuppa? Foodstuff to carry us through to lunch, fuel to get the work done. The most important meal of the day. This may very well be the most vital question of the day! I know that the wrong breakfast, simply missing one key element of that start-of-the-day ritual, can throw us completely off track, wreak havoc with the rest of the long, hard day ahead of us. And don't we all need to wake up to the same thing every single morning? Force of habit, indeed. But more than that. Like waking to the same tone of the same alarm, the same series of gests always in the same order, the same taste of the same toothpaste in our mouth, the scent of the same soap rubbed into our skin; we need our regular morning routine or something is thrown off kilter. And that begins with breakfast.
Over the years, that ritualistic menu, the tidbits placed upon the table early every morning, may have changed, yet for wide swathes of time, the same treats are found on the counter, on our plate, repeated over and over again, fingers grabbing and wrapping around the same delicacies. Something inside must be satisfied, a basic need that only very specific foods can fill. We eat the same breakfast every day. At least I do. Force of habit.
Growing up, I would go through long, long periods of time eating bowls of cold cereal, always the same, day after day until I began craving another. And that other new cereal would replace the first day in and day out, tweaking me awake each and every morning for months on end. And cold cereal would then morph with absolutely no rhyme or reason into chocolate poptarts or warm toast slathered with salted butter and dusted generously with cinnamon-sugar. But whatever the food of choice, there it was, on the breakfast table, my own morning routine, a quasi-religious communion every single calendar day.
As I grew older, left home, wended my way to France and married, the same morning ritual continued. Although the food changed, milk became instant coffee became filtered topped with a froth of hot milk, café au lait, if you please, the necessity to wake myself up each and every day with the same choice of carbs didn't vary one iota. For several years, I just had to bite into a chunk of fresh baguette, buttered and jammed, dunked into said mug of steaming coffee. Not a croissant, nor a slice of brioche, nor chocolate cake. Only a chunk of baguette, buttered and jammed. A move to Italy changed all that once again, and we stockpiled boxes of prefab cakes, individually wrapped, with the familiar little logo of the White Mill on the package. For weeks and months it would have to be Nastrine, then I would empty one box of chocolatey Trancini until the craving, the need to start each morning with a Ciambellina or two would hit me. Each one of us would have our own preferred cake or cookie, and rarely would we tap into someone else's box. Nope. It always had to be the same thing.
Then back to France. Oh, we found similar kinds of cakes, but that didn't last very long. A change of culture naturally meant a change of breakfast food, and to each his or her own. And for the last I-don't-know-how-many years I have eaten two – and only two – sweet little pains au lait with cherry jelly every single morning. Nothing else will do. Oh, on the occasional trip out of town, my pains au lait will happily be replaced with chunks of bakery-fresh baguette, but in my own home, in my own kitchen, those delicate, moist, brioche-like rolls are an absolute must or my entire day is ruined.
My husband, on the other hand, is a bit less rigid. If I have baked a cake, layer cake, quick bread or coffee cake, or cookies, a fruit pie or tart, he'll dig in. But when no home-baked goods are to be seen, he reaches automatically for the bag of store-bought St. Michel brand Madeleines. Once in a blue moon, he'll slice them in half lengthwise and smear each half with jelly, but usually two, three or four bright yellow vanilla Madeleines are simply dunked into his bowl of black coffee.
This week disaster struck. The tight schedule of renovations on the new apartment has meant no time, energy or focus to bake. We have been relying on packaged foods, or ready-made lasagnas, fresh pastas and cold cuts picked up on the way home after a morning or afternoon of tiring manual labor. Once every two weeks, son and I make the trip to the grocery store to stock up on staples, including two packages of pains au lait and a jar of cherry preserves for me, and a bag of St. Michel Madeleines for JP. And they were out of Madeleines. The following morning, this small detail having slipped my mind (I, after all, had my own breakfast.), he looked at me questioningly as I laid the breakfast table, as the coffee was dripping through filter into pot, and he asked "You didn't buy Madeleines yesterday?" Oy!
And the point of the story is that I promised to make him Madeleines. And I did. Cocoa Madeleines with a hint of cinnamon and Honey Madeleines. A huge tinful of Madeleines to sate his morning craving, his breakfast appetite. And happy he was.
Some like it hot, some like it cold, some drink coffee, some prefer orange juice. And you, dear reader, do you have one single particular food you absolutely must eat every single morning, day in and day out, in order to properly begin your day?
Adapted from recipes in Madeleines et Financiers by Thomas Feller
Makes 12 large + 20 mini or 30 mini madeleines
2 large eggs
10 Tbs (140 g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature + more for the molds
½ cup + 2 Tbs + 2 tsps (140 g) granulated sugar
½ tsp vanilla
Scant ¾ cup (100 g) flour
1 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
½ tsp ground cinnamon
A pinch of salt
* For an added flavor boost, add 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier, Amaretto, Limoncello or Kahlua, or replace the ground cinnamon with 1 to 2 teaspoons instant, powdered coffee or espresso.
Separate the eggs, placing the whites with a few grains of salt in a very clean bowl, preferably plastic or metal. Beat the whites until soft peaks hold and then gradually add about 2 teaspoons of the sugar while you continue beating. Beat until stiff peaks hold. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl and using an electric mixer, beat the softened butter with the rest of the sugar until well blended and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks, the vanilla and a pinch of salt until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the flour, the cocoa powder and the cinnamon and beat in just until combined and smooth.
Fold the whipped whites, gently but firmly, into the Madeleine batter until completely blended in and no more white is visible. The batter should be thick and completely smooth.
From recipes in Madeleines et Financiers by Thomas Feller
Makes 12 large + 20 mini or 30 mini madeleines
2 large eggs
10 Tbs (140 g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature + more for the molds
½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
2 Tbs liquid honey
Scant ¾ cup (100 g) flour
A pinch of salt
Separate the eggs, placing the whites with a few grains of salt in a very clean bowl, preferably plastic or metal. Beat the whites until soft peaks hold and then gradually add about 2 teaspoons of the sugar while you continue beating. Beat until stiff peaks hold. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl and using an electric mixer, beat the softened butter with the rest of the sugar and the honey until well blended and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks and a pinch of salt until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the flour and beat in just until combined and smooth.
Fold the whipped whites, gently but firmly, into the Madeleine batter until completely blended in and no more white is visible. The batter should be thick and completely smooth.
Prepare the Madeleines:
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Butter the indentations in your Madeleine molds/tins. I used large 3-inch long x 1 ¾-inch wide Madeleine molds (8-cm x 4 ½-cm) and round, shallow 2 ¼-inch diameter molds (6 cm). Making two batters, I filled the large Madeleine molds twice and the round molds once.
Prepare the two batters. Spoon equal parts batter – or one or the other – into the indentations not coming up higher than the edges of the indentations. You can marble the two batters by cutting a sharp knife through the two colors. Or you can make single flavor cakes.
Place in the preheated oven and bake: about 15 or 20 minutes for the large Madeleines, 10 to 15 minutes for the shallow, round tins. Remove the tins from the oven when the center of each Madeleine is set and puffed (slightly – with this recipe don't expect huge, classic humps in the center) and the edges are golden. Allow the Madeleines to cool for a minute or two in the tins on cooling racks before popping them out, one by one, using the point of a sharp knife and a gentle hand.
Repeat with cooled tins, just wiped out and lightly buttered again, and the rest of the batter.


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I see on the USB Loader GX site that if you use d2x v9+ (ie d2x v9 beta r49, the latest so far) you can read from both USB ports. I'm not much for beta testing things like cIOSs lol. Can anyone confirm wether that works or not?
Let your Wii games be in the folder "WBFS" where the Wii Backup Manager puts them, then create a GameCube folder for GC games and a Nintendo 64 folder for N64 games. That's how I do it and it works...naturally you can name the GC and N64 folders whatever you like so long as you make sure to tell the respective loaders where to find the games.Originally Posted by Half-Life
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I might know why my Wii isn't reading GC discs. I think it has something to do with my BC file. According to what I've read that is needed for GC discs to work. Anyone know how to fix it? I used ModMii to DL the latest BC (which I'm sure I had) but it still doesn't want to work properly. Gets to 5% when installing a game then fails.
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hopefully someone can help me with this because i am starting to get frustrated. I followed the guide and the tips from ltrain23, i have
-installed all the d2x v8 wads
-the newest dios mios (v2 or whatever)
-the modded version of usb loader gx (found earlier in this thread page 8 i think, so i can run from usb (however that doesn't work either it still asks to install to SD card)
-NMM is disabled
-i just did a full wad upgrade today as well (i reinstalled all the d2x and dios mios wads afterwards)
and usb loader gx will see the gamecube game and i can click to start it etc, but it still asks to install to sd card and wont run the game from my USB hd. ALso when i try to run it in the DIOS_MIOS loader a screen pops up with the gamecube logo and a huge DIOS MIOS under it and just sits there and does nothing else. I think i notice it budge like an inch to the right after a second or so but that is it. I need some help on this one! Thanks
also i do have a gc disc in the drive (just bought one today to get this working...)
if you need anymore info just let me know and i will be happy to get what anyone needs to get this working for me!
Try the one linked by cwjakesteel on his quick guide. Look at page 1 to find it.Originally Posted by duff0712
We Hack Wii RLV Downloads There's the link for you. The BC download is at the bottom. Careful though, some versions of rlv and IOS will brick your wii depending on your System Menu version. However, We Hack Wii usually tells you which version to avoid, and I don't see any warnings here so I assume it's okay.
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USB Loader GX
Thanks, I'll have to try that when I get home. The way I see it from the research I've been doing is it's eitherOriginally Posted by cwjakesteel
A) The BC file
B) The MIOS (which isn't seeming likely)
C) possibly the System Menu version I'm using/the IOS used for that menu. It's really annoying since my Wii is my only means for backing up my GC game collection.
Edit: It's the laser
How can I tell? I can't for sure but after try 7 times to get Megaman Anniversary Collection to install and each of the 1st 6 times having it fail at a different % I am pretty sure that's it. 7th time it finally got to 100% so it it were the MIOS, BC, System Menu etc etc, it would not have made it to 100% no matter how many tries I did.
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Men's Cross Country Preview
- Release Date:
- September 20, 2011
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- (716) 649-7900 ext. 333
Under the leadership of a new head coach, the Hilbert College men's cross country team will be more focused and better prepared for the 2011 fall season. Geoff Brunger brings over thirty years of teaching and coaching at the high school level to Hilbert and has the men's team organized and getting ready for the AMCC championship at Beaver Island State Park which will take place at the end of October.
Returning for their third seasons are Paul Coleman (2010 Coaches Award) and Aaron Lawrence (2010 team MVP). Both seniors have worked on their technique with the anticipation of lowering their times this fall. Two other 2012 graduates return to the program, although both are in their second year of NCAA eligibility. Stephen Crane (2010 Most Improved Runner) returns in great physical shape ready to run this fall. Pat Lagueras returns after he took his junior year off from the team. Lagueras will use the fall season to improve his physical and mental toughness with the cross country team to prepare him for his pitching duties on the baseball team in the spring.
Other returning Hawks are Cameron Haag and Lenny Messina. Haag's saved his best time in 2010 for the AMCC Championship meet with an 8K time of 38:06. Messina ran one 8K race in 2010 with his 41:00.00 placing him third on the team in the Harry F. Anderson race.
Newcomers to the program are a mixture of first year and second year students at Hilbert College. Looking to make an impact and help the Hawks team standings at the championship race October 29 are sophomores Matt Hunt, Andre Niedzielski and Matt Williams as well as freshman John Sadowski.
Hilbert opens the season at the Fredonia Invitational (9/10) before they travel to Penn State Behrend's Invitational (9/17). On September 24, the Hawks will race in the Harry F. Anderson meet hosted by Roberts Wesleyan College.
On October 1, The Hawks are hosting their Third Annual Meghan Memorial race at Frontier high school. This race honor's the memory of Meghan Sobera whose life was tragically cut short in 2008 during her sophomore year at Hilbert. Meghan was a member of the women's team her first year and loved running. This race, under the leadership of Brunger and Devlin, has been expanded and will included not only a college division championship, but a high school division as well as an open race to the public.
To prepare for the AMCC Championship course, Hilbert will complete in the Medaille Invitational at Beaver Island State Park October 8. A favorite race for many colleges who don't sponsor track and field programs in the spring is the CCOC (Cross Country Only Competition) hosted by William Smith College at the Seneca Lake State Park October 15.
Since Hilbert is the only Division III school in Western New York with a campus large enough to host a cross country meet, the Hawks are scheduled to host their own Invitational on a Thursday (10/20) to prepare the local schools with one more race prior to the AMCC Championships the following weekend (10/29). The men's portion of the league race will start at 12 noon.
Brunger and Devlin are excited about the group of young men returning as well as the new comers to the program.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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- Aug 14, 2015
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Hello, Everyone!
I hope you all have a fantastic weekend a wonderful Christmas. :)
Take care of yourselves and those you love!
Sending hugs, love, good vibes, and whatever else might be needed.....(take an extra dose, it's Christmas time!!!)
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Good Friday, Everybody!
Oooo it's 12/21/2012...is anyone here? Yoo hooo?!!! :wink2:
I pray everyone is well or getting better.
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Merry Christmas, Everyone!
Good Friday and welcome to Dec 21, 2012. Guess we are all still here. Woo Hoo!!!!
Don't forget to leave a few critter treats for Santa"paws".
Want to wish everyone the best Holiday Season you have ever had. Enjoy, savor the memories to be made, and remember to be Pooh!
A very Merry Christmas to all- May it be filled with Love and Green Lights!!!
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And the world keeps going on!
Have a nice Friday, a lovely weekend and a very happy Christmas!
Ya gotta laugh over this. My new upstairs neighbour smelled my cooking the other day. He was telling me yesterday this... in these words:
'You know how if you go to a guy's house, and he's got a girlfriend? That's what it smelled like. Like a girlfriend cooking.'
I had to control the laughter.
Good morning everyone!
I am just stopping in for a quick minute. Have to walk the kids to school today, and then finish that darn bookmark. I just have a little bit left, the eyes and outline and border. Then I can come back and play today. :wink2:
More bad news from hubby's job today. They could have waited until after Christmas to tell everyone. Not going to burden anyone with any of it, but we could use some positive thoughts and prayers.
Sending hugs, and wishes for a very wonderful, happy, peaceful and safe holiday. I love you!!
Positive vibes on their way (((Tina and family))).


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Unleash your wild-girl spirit in this bebe bodycon dress, featuring lustrous lightweight fabric and a stunning shoulder cut. Try yours with a moto jacket and a pair of booties.
- 92% nylon, 8% spandex
- Center back to hem: 25" (64 cm)
- Machine wash according to care label
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The Goose Creek Gators remain disqualified from the football playoffs after an unsuccessful appeal in front of the South Carolina High School League's Executive Committee on Wednesday evening.
The unbeaten Gators were disqualified from the postseason on Tuesday after self reporting an ineligible player on the roster, discovered after Friday's 48-7 win over Conway.
Goose Creek High School and the Berkeley County School District made the appeal in a closed-door session, citing 'extraordinary conditions,' but the original decision was upheld, meaning the unbeaten and nationally ranked Gators will not have a shot to repeat as Class AAAA Div. II champions.
The issue centered around a fifth-year senior that had transferred to Goose Creek this year from within the school district. Student-athletes only have four years of football eligibility, a clock that begins when they begin high school as freshmen.
On a transcript review in September for football season, an online transcript showed the student-athlete had been in high school for only three years. But when GCHS Principal Jimmy Huskey was reviewing transcripts again for the upcoming basketball season, he said the transcript showed the athlete in question had in fact had already been in high school for four years.
He notified the SCHSL of the violation and it led to Goose Creek's removal from the playoffs.
The Gators, sporting a No. 1 ranking in the state, were the favorites to win the championship for the second straight season. They captured their first-ever football title last season by going 14-1.
It's a stunning end for arguably the best team in school history.
Goose Creek becomes the second team to get booted from the playoffs in recent weeks. Lower Richland was removed from the Class AAA bracket after playing an ineligible player all season.
Another school, Byrnes, was spared the ax after reporting it had dressed an ineligible player against Dorman during the regular season. The Rebels forfeited the game but remained in the postseason.
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Toilet Paper. Usually the cheap crap that they give you at work.
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BENNINGTON A Main Street woman is facing criminal charges after police said she cashed at least nine checks while an employee at the Eagles Club, leaving the club at a loss for more than $800.
Jasmine L. Millette, 25, of Bennington, was arraigned in Bennington criminal court Tuesday on nine misdemeanor charges of using false tokens to obtain less than $900. Millette pleaded innocent to the charges and was released on $5,000 bail.
In an affidavit, Officer David Rowland, of the Bennington Police Department, said he had originally been contacted by a representative of the Eagles Club in late 2011. Rowland said he was given copies of checks Millette wrote from her account in November and December, 2011, and cashed at the club although there were insufficient funds to cover the checks.
Rowland said he spoke to Millette at the time and she agreed to work out a repayment plan. However, Rowland said he later learned Millette had not made repayment. The clubs officials asked Rowland to resume the process of pursuing criminal charges.
According to Rowland, Millette did not return calls and failed to meet him at the police station as he requested. He said numerous attempts to locate her were unsuccessful.
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FOLD-UP FLATS: You Bratzies know how much I love my fierce heels, but it's hard to rock that look and keep pace with a full night of dancing! Even a diva like me won't pass up on fun for the sake of fashion. Luckily, we don't have to! You can buy totally adorable flats that fold up to fit into any purse. Bring these along to ensure your feet don't get tired before you do!
BLOT PADS: Girls, I know you spent a ton of time perfecting your prom make-up. Last thing you want to do is have it smudge and smear while wiping perspiration from your brow! Save the flawless look you created by bringing along some blot pads. You can blot away the sweat without any cosmetic fret.
BOBBY PINS: Let's be honest, by the end of Prom, your hair will be a mess. Keep your lovely locks in presentable order – at least until you take your Prom photos! – by stashing away some extra bobby pins.
GUM/BREATH MINTS: You will spend the night trying to chat with your BBFs by screaming over the band or DJ. Make sure your friends are happy to get up close and personal by keeping mints handy. Double bonus: your breath will be fresh when talking to boyz!!
STRING: When you're tired of wearing your corsage or flower crown, a little bit of string can go a long way to preserve your Prom memories! How you ask? Use that string to hang your fab Prom flower pieces upside down and dry them! Remember to do this as soon as you take off the floral pieces. A wilted flower is way harder to dry and preserve!
CASH AND I.D.: Even if you don't plan on going anywhere after the dance it's way smart to stash some cash and your I.D. If you're anything like this Drama Queen, you will be totally famished and dying to get some grub before heading home. Bringing your wallet ensures you won't miss out on any post-Prom fun, or get stuck eating mom's meatless meatloaf leftovers as your midnight snack.
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Eh. I don't think so. Nothing is keeping anyone from going to Amazon and buying ebooks at reasonable prices. It's just Apple Hate.
EU investigates Apple, eBook publishers for anti-competitive behavior
According to Bloomberg, the European Union Anti-trust regulators will be investigating Apple, along with five of the major eBook publishers, for possible collusion to help stifle competition within the eBook marketplace.
The European Commission in Brussels today said it opened a formal probe to examine whether the publishing groups and Apple, maker of the iPad tablet computer, engaged in agreements that would harm competition in the 27-nation EU. The probe will examine deals between Apple and Lagardere's Hachette Livre, News Corp.'s Harper Collins, CBS Corp.'s Simon & Schuster, Pearson Plc's Penguin and Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH.
The commission believes Apple and the publishers may have formed a sort of 'cartel' in the eBook market by practicing price-fixing techniques in order to ensure an ongoing revenue stream for all parties. Apple currently takes a 30% cut of eBook sales from within their own iBookstore.
This announcement comes after the EU conducted raides on a handful of publishers back in March along with a held conducted by the U.K. Office of Fair Trading. The publishers, of course, say they haven't done anything wrong and will work closely with the EU to help get to the bottom of it.
Fortune chimed in saying the reason the EU included Apple is because of a deal Steve Jobs set up with the five publishers shortly after the release of the original iPad in 2010, which was followed by a similar investigation in the U.S. looking into anti-competitive behavior with Apple and the publishers to help drive up eBook prices from Amazon.
It will be interesting to see how this one plays out and if the impact, if any, has any direct relation to eBook pricing as it currently stands.
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EU investigates Apple, eBook publishers for anti-competitive behavior
So you're saying that selling the same thing to someone for cheaper or giving a certain publisher a better deal/margin on reselling their books through your store is a crime now? Where the f do you live? You should be thinking the other way around. Don't force people to pay more for stuff. Amazon is pissed because they can't keep selling at the inflated prices they already offer stuff at. The solution is simple... lower your own margins if you want to sell more stuff. In the end, it'll increase your revenue because more people will buy at the lower price than the few that bought at the higher price before. Like I said, Amazon is just ticked because more people buy eBooks from Apple instead of their store. With the Fire new on the market and the holiday season here, they want to turn that around. So, what better way than to throw some government gas on the fire to cause people to worry. Nothing more than that...
"So you're saying that selling the same thing to someone for cheaper or giving a certain publisher a better deal/margin on reselling their books through your store is a crime now?"
Mmm, no?
" Don't force people to pay more for stuff. Amazon is pissed because they can't keep selling at the inflated prices they already offer stuff at"
Mmm, the contrary, the thing EU is investigating is the price fixing that doesn't allow selling books at a price below if the retailer wants it.
"Like I said, Amazon is just ticked because more people buy eBooks from Apple instead of their store"
You live in a parallel reality, don't you? Amazon is still the first ebook seller, at a great distance of the second.
This is nothing more than Amazon bitching and crying that their Playbook (yep, I said it... Kindle Playbook Fire) isn't selling and inturn isn't selling books either. There's already a Kindle app for iOS devices, if people don't want to buy from them it's probably because they didn't have an account with them to begin with and they'd rather streamline their bills and keep it all within iTunes. How is that Apple's fault. Amazon needs to stick to what they do best... maintaining a safer online buying environment than eBay does. That's what they need to concentrate on and leave the other stuff they decided would be a good idea to get into to the companies that thought of it first. Damn followers...


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