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There are many theologians within the Catholic tradition who provide us with both the language and understanding to bring together the scientific understanding of the universe and the spiritual dimensions of our lives, writes Clare Condon SGS.
BY Clare Condon SGS*
On Easter Monday, the ABC's Q&A program featured a live debate between evolutionary biologist, author and militant atheist, Professor Richard Dawkins, and Sydney's Catholic Archbishop, Cardinal George Pell, on topics of faith, science, history and morality. The show attracted an audience of 863,000, its highest since the coverage of the 2010 Federal election; an indication that faith and God are still of great interest and challenge to Australians.
The next day media headlines included: "Dawkins and Pell battle it out in one hell of a debate" (Sydney Morning Herald), "Adam and Eve? That's just mythology, says Pell" (The Australian), "Pell, Dawkins wage battle of belief" (The Age), "Heated debate between Cardinal Pell and Professor Dawkins" (CathNews).
When I read these headlines, I thought I must have watched and listened to a different program! Heat or battle I did not observe. I thought it was rather tame, with two disconnected arguments. Neither argument met the other while discussing the profound topic of the mystery of God; one came from a purely scientific point of view and the other from a metaphysical or philosophical perspective. Neither of them expressed any interest or real understanding of the other's discipline. Each came from a position of certainty so there was no meeting of minds.
In its headline, The Australian reported a level of surprise when the Cardinal described the Genesis accounts of Adam and Eve as sophisticated mythology, and it dismissed mythology as insignificant (as had Dawkins the night before). Any well educated Christian would be fully aware of the implications of this profound religious myth. All cultures have sophisticated myths which tell the story of their search for meaning in life. I was surprised that Dawkins, an avowed atheist and intellectual, knew so little of the body of religious knowledge that he was rejecting.
It became clear to me that science cannot explain 'the why' of human life and therefore its meaning and purpose. Science can and has improved our knowledge and understanding of the way the physical world and universe work and we should seek to constantly update ourselves with the findings of science.
Similarly, theology is an ever-evolving discipline. I was disappointed that the Cardinal based much of his reasoning on the metaphysical tomes of the Greek philosophers and Thomas Aquinas. In the last 700 years, scholarly insights into Sacred Scripture and theology have given us a wealth of theological writing which engages positively with developing scientific knowledge.
Surely our human journey calls us to delve both intellectually and spiritually into the meaning of life, and to explore our capacity for goodness and love within the human community and the created order. These are realities beyond science; these are spiritual and theological realities.
There are many theologians within the Catholic tradition who provide us with both the language and understanding to bring together the scientific understanding of the universe and the spiritual dimensions of our lives. Throughout the history of the Church, Basil of Ceasarea, Gregory of Nyssa, Bonaventure, Catherine of Sienna and Duns Scotus, to name but a few, have enriched our lives. In our own time, I think of Karl Rahner, Teilhard De Chardin and our own Australian theologian, Denis Edwards.
Denis Edwards speaks of God as Creator Spirit. Both Richard Dawkins and Cardinal Pell referred to God as "He". For many people this reference can be utterly confusing and limiting. It confines the image of God to a human category; it attempts to limit one's horizons in trying to speak of the mystery of God. It is far from the Creator God portrayed in the Christian Scriptures. In his book Breath of Life: The Theology of Creator Spirit, Edwards writes: "The Creator Spirit can be thought of as the power of becoming, the power that enables the self-transcendence of creation in the emergence of the universe and the evolution of life on earth".
At the heart of our tradition, Bonaventure of the thirteenth century captured the meaning of life in these words: "You exist more truly where you love than where you merely live, since you are transformed into the likeness of whatever you love, through the power of this love itself". Such is the attraction of a Creator God of love whom we Christians celebrate in the Risen Christ.
At Eastertide, Christians celebrate an extraordinary spiritual mystery, a mystery of belief that goes beyond the confines of scientific investigation and our limited worldview. It is a question of faith in one who was resurrected. This is not a blind faith, but one founded upon 2,000 years of storytelling, practice and scholarly research.
Therefore, I would suggest that our minds and our hearts need to expand well beyond the limited debate we experienced last Easter Monday on the ABC's Q&A program.
*Clare Condon SGS is the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St Benedict.
Pell may be ignorant on science, but not half as ignorant as Dawkins is on theology! You should check out the slightly less vulgar and populist debate with Dawkins that is moderated by the philosopher Anthony Kenny. Dawkins repeatedly fails to grasp embarrassingly simple logical points. The key thing is that by entering into these broader arguments Dawkins is stepping into a domain that demands conceptual and well as empirical clarity, a demand he is neither willing nor capable of meeting.
Apologies, Clare. 'Supercilious'….one 'l'.
Well said, Clare; the most lucid critical reflection of this disappointing non-event that I have read! Dawkins did interlocute earlier on the internet with Abp Rowan Williams at the Sheldonian with many eminently recognisable scholars and theologians in the audience, including Timothy Radcliffe, former Master General of the Dominican Order. A very different sort of event to Q&A, I'm delighted to say: scholarly but not without humour, humanity and a great deal of civility. Dawkins showed an ameliorative side and Abp Williams was characteristically urbane and engaging, both aspects of which were missing in the Q&A bunfight, with the Cardinal inappropriately billed by Tony Jones as a prize-fighter for a kind of unavailingly conservative Christianity and Dawkins at times supercillious, irritable and condescending. (It made many in my company cringe to be Australian, scientific and Catholic). Nary a mention of Aquinas at the contrasting Oxford event, you will be pleased to note, and the best question afterwards was from a NZ feminist theologian and scientist, Elizabeth Wilson.
Thanks for your reflection, Clare – you've captured for me what was painfully present and what was painfully absent in this debate.
Both "debaters" lacked passion and commitment and neither engaged the other in real debate. What should have been a battle of minds about the most important questions for humanity became a childish attempt to feign boredom of the other person and his position on the topic. The debate moderator didn't raise the tempo and only seemed to want to get through a numerical quota of questions, ignoring the fact that questions were rarely being answered. We watched the whole boring thing vainly expecting some spark of insight to appear. Sadly none appeared (or maybe I fell asleep and missed it). The newspaper that described this as "one hell of a debate" gave us the usual inaccurate headline – it would be more accurate to say "boring as all hell"! 863,000 should have been disappointed.
Thank you Clare for your clarity and feminine insight. It's wonderful to have another voice than the one represented on Q & A. We shall share your article far & wide.
I say this every opportunity I get regarding public controversy. The media trive on conflict. Q&A was not a debate. It was promoted as a contest. The moderater was not an umpire. He ended up being a participant, partly because Dawkins yielded to jet-lag and lost his punch, partly because Cardinal Pell resorted to "playing the man" and complaceny. Tony Jones couldn't resist goading the Cardinal into some mis-statements. The objective of the debate was not that the truth might be revealed
but rather that the ratings might be raised.
I'm indebted to Sister Clare for her perceptive critique and to all the commenters who agreed with her. Go The Good Sams!
Well done Clare – sorry that you were not invited by the ABC to participate. My frustration level was rising by the minute! I agree that people of the calibre of Denis Edwards would have engaged with Dawkins with more energy and conviction!
I missed the show, thank you for sharing your thoughts Sister Clare and all the other comments I read above. For a breath of fresh air, clarity, beauty, breadth and depth of insight and an engaging dialogue on this topic of Science and Religion I recommend reading Johnathan Sack's book published last year: "The Great Partnership: God, Science and the search for meaning".
Thank you Clare. As usual, you offer us something worth reflecting upon! The Q & A debate, a misnomer on this occasion, was very difficult to watch. For me, it wasn't because purely scientific and purely faith perspectives of reality might be incompatible but because both men appeared unwilling or unable to sincerely engage with anything the other offered.
I am in France so I could only pick my way through the various media outlets here on the debate. Hence I need to be cautious in any comments.
Congratulations Clare on such a brilliant analysis – you should have been the person on the program!
What I read and viewed in various media outlets left me deeply disappointed on the paucity of knowledge about the topic demonstrated by both speakers. I am currently writing a book on the topic and was very sad that an informed Catholic position was not presented and frankly appalled by the ignorance of Dawkins on current religious thinking on evolution and the science/religion dialogue.
Well done Clare – you are an inspiration!
The Dawkins/Pell "debate" left me too cold to waste time on it. However, as I read your response, Clare, I marvelled at your courageous capture of key components for an empowering theological and scientific dialogue in which 'our hearts and minds' could expand in joy and gratitude.
Clare's commentary is so beautifully penned.
Both science and theology are in a state of constant advancement. The limitations of the arguments from each of the men failed to appreciate this.
Clare's powerful comment about Dawkins' paucity of knowledge about matters that he so stridently rejects is enligtening.
We need to showcase our Catholic scholarship though our contemporary theologians so that the Pell view is not perceived as the only view.
Thank you Clare: at last some sense on this pathetic excuse for a debate.
Someone on the program or in the press called Cardinal Pell the Catholic Primate of Australia. He is not. He is the Bishop of Sydney, no more important that any of our bishops, most of whom are more articulate.Did he have to appear so bored?
Sister Clare, Thank you for your clear and insightful comments on the debate, which I thought was a bit of a non-event. I have gained much from your comments, and will pass them on.
I am grateful and proud to have been educated by the Good Sams, many moons ago. You all still do wonderful work. Thank you!!
Like you Clare I was vey disappointed in a debate which went nowhere. In fact turned it off as I got increasingly annoyed and embarrassed at the lack of intellectual depth in both men. Thank-you for your article which gives a theological prism to the ever widening embrace of science and reinforces the development of spirituality in the life of each of us.
Thank you,Clare, for expressing well what I felt about this Q&A debate.
Thank you Clare for your great comments. I was left frustrated and wanting to shake Cardinal Pell for his laid back comments and lack of meaningful answers.
Thank you Clare for this intelligent response to the Q&A program featuring Dawkins and Pell. The most disappointing thing to me was the lack of respect between the two advocates. Respect is what enables a creative dialogue and deeper understanding of each other, of course. The best interviews I have seen involving Dawkins have been when he clearly respects his opponent and vice aversa. These moments are worth listening to as we can all learn so much from such a conversation. I for one loved the interview between Dawkins and George Coyne SJ (which can be found on youtube) and also that between Rowan Williams and Dawkins from Oxford (again on youtube). Both are well worth watching.
Clare – thanks for your rich comment as you have said there was so much more that could had been said. The Q and A speakers certainly left some gaps.
Where as it could have been a thought provoking session providing some hope and light.
Clare – I would have had a much more engaging hour had you been part of the conversation. When two people are so certain of their position there's nowhere else to go really!
Clare – very refreshing. I thought the program dissapointing and shallow. You have given a perspective which has depth.
Thank you Clare for articulating well my own frustrations with the Q&A debate. As you pointed out there are many theologians in the Catholic tradition with both the language and understanding to bring together the science with the spiritual and sadly Cardinal Pell was not able to demonstrate that on Q&A. It is frustrating that his position becomes the lens with which the secular world sees the Catholic viewpoint. Thank you for reminding us that there is an alternative Catholic view (now if we can only get you on Q&A)…
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Sorry for late reply. I did get the anode plugs out- Not such a bad job with the right tool.
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Since the bolt head was not in good shape, used the Irwin model #53917 24 mm bolt extractor. It worked great. Before using I heated the anode plug up with a plumbing type propane torch. Estimate heated to 180 deg F. I had a lot of fire extingishers available and i took a wet rag and put it on the surrounding parts to keep them cool. I also removed to diesel fuel pump off the engine and the fuel lines as the plugs are close to these items and did not want to damage or set on fire. I did use some PB Blaster before and after heat cycling to try to make removal easier- because the plugs are sealed I do not think the PB Blaster did any good as it had no way to get into the threads. I used a 4 foot pipe on the socket wrech with the Irwin bolt extractor. I had almost my full weight of 185 lbs on the 4 foot extension before the anode plug began to very slowly turn. At first I thought I was tearing the plug apart but I was lucky and it came out. Did same procedure on 2nd plug and it worked. I did try to use dry ice prior to heating (I was afraid of a fire) but ice did not work. I am told you can mix alchol with the ice to make a slurry which will allow the ice to cool the bolt better but I did not do this. I installed new anode plugs as the originals were in bad shape. I used anti sieze on the new plugs and hopefully will allow easy removal. I will inspect anodes annually.
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|Hi Casey, I am facing the same issue - did you get your anode out OK?
Should I even try to drill out the old anode plug or just leave it as it is knowing there is no anode protection?
I still have the other anode plug I can hopefully get out to offer some corrosion protection- if I can get it out.
Your into the don't fix it if your not prepared for the repercussions stage of the motors life as even a skilled drill and tap person can have one run off the tracks when trying to hand drill out something in a confined area.
Any good shop is going to have a corrosion damage wavier as when matiance gets let go to long all kinds of things get broken trying to take them apart no matter the level of caution
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Thanks for all the advice. I recently bought the boat and have been doing the engine maintenance. One item was the anodes. I do not think they had been serviced in over 5 years. I removed the one on the head and installed anode (the original was totally gone). I tried to get one off the block but ended up rounding off the anode plug- looks like I will have to drill it out without damaging the block threads. I have not had a chance to try to remove the 2nd anode in block. I have heard maybe holding dry ice to the plug then put a wrench to it. I did use a laser cut socket on the plug and it still rounded- I think there is major corrosion between plug and block.
Any advice for trying to remove the anode plugs?
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Maybe, maybe not. The only way to find out is pull it apart and find out. I just had a 22yo Yanmar 20hp pulled out for a rebuild and in soon became apparant that a rebuild was not worth it and I went for a new engine.
The seawater Yanmar's has anode's that need to be replaced often. If they have not been done regularly (mine were not serviced for 5 years) there is a good chance the engine is a writeoff. However if the anode's have been inspected yearly and replaced often a rebuild could be worthwhile.
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I have a Yanmar 3 3GMD engine that is close to 30 years old. The engine runs and fits the boat well. Being direct sea water cooled I could see in the future it may give me problems. Could the engine be rebuilt with a new block and other required parts economically and be good for another 20 or so years? I have heard these old engines are built heavy than the newer Yanmars. I like the fact it is direct sea water cooled as it is very simple and has fewer parts to break or maintain than a freshwater cooled engine. Seeing the engine has lasted 30 years so far seems to indicate direct sea water cooled was not so bad.
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Why am I getting blisters on a first coat of spray enamel, or not until the third or fourth coat? All goes well, and then, wham! On the "last coat" these blister pools show up at random spots where there had been no problem before. What the heck is going on?
Is the wood dry? Did you seal and prime it before spray painting? My guess the lack of a primer is causing adhesion problems. Blistering can also happen in hot or humid conditions. Sometimes laying rattle can paint on too thick can cause problems. It is best to make several thin coats.
More out of curiosity than anything else, what brand of rattle can paint are you using? Did the can say you could use it without a primer or on an unsealed soft wood like pine without something under the paint?
If you're trying to apply the coats too quickly, the layer or two underneath your current topcoat is trying to release or off gas and that part of the paint chemistry is trying to release into the air but can't because of another coat of paint. Allow at least an hour between coats. I know the rattle cans say 20 minutes, but, that's not nearly enough time in some cases.
Hold the phone bubbas. We don't even know whether she was spraying aerosol solvent "enamel" or water-based acrylic out of her rattle cans. Big difference right?
And we have not heard if she had seasoned or wet wood, sealed and primed yet either, or am I missing something? Or asked her the wrong questions?
She is new and may not be back.
Good points, Sdsester............heck, we don't even know WHAT she's painting!
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Last year I wrote a review as a volunteer, this year I get to write my review as a client: I became ill in March and began a round of doctor visits, testing, depression and frustration. My interaction with INOD allowed me to deal much better with the depression and frustration. In August I was one of the lucky ones that got a valid diagnosis. It is normally an average of 7 years to achieve that! Some of my symptoms were multiple GI issues, headaches, body pain, excessive tiredness, swelling and bloating. Turns out I have Crohn's and I am blessed that it is a mild case. the doctors finally stated the reason they could not diagnosis me earlier was because 1) it was a mild case 2) the disease itself mimicks many other diseases and 3) my symptoms would come and go. With INOD support and referral I was able to get an early diagnosis by going to a physician that practices the philosophy of functional medicine (something I had not heard of before) where they look at the body as one big machine not just parts. I am very grateful for the presence of INOD in my life and know that you would be also either as a resource for you or as a charitable organization that you support financially.
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What a wonderful organization! The information and detail of options that may lead to a diagnosis were just outstanding. While they are having a backlog in timely responding to the hundreds of help requests they get when the information arrived it was so very helpful. I am so blessed to have made this contact!
So very impressed with this organization. It runs on a shoe string budget but reaches thousands every month. The support, empathy and information that is provided is remarkable. Being in the industry I know how difficult it is to get donations and keep moving forward when you don't "give financial help to others" but I can recognize true helpfulness and dedication when I see it!
The purpose of In Need of Diagnosis, Inc., (INOD) has continued dispite the lost of its founder, Marianne Genetti, earlier this year. It is so refreshing to see a small non-profit such as this take such strides to ensure the legacy that Marianne created continues. There are many activities planned for 2014 and they have helped thousands of individuals from across the world find effective treatment. I urge each of you to donate to this valuable resource.
INOD was conceived and started by someone who herself went time after time to doctors and was unable to get a diagnosis. Marianne's tireless passion to find answers for herself and others lead her to create INOD. Despite her death earlier this year, INOD continues to be supported by her estate, her family, and the many individuals she inspired.
What many of us consider an illness is just a symptom or byproduct, if you will, of something else - - the root cause. The hit show "House" probably best exemplified how a doctor identifying a medical problem can be akin to a police detective solving a mystery. Unfortunately for all of us, like on the TV show, most doctors are not Gregory House. INOD serves to help individuals to find their "House" so that they too can get the answers and hopefully the cure to what ails them.
The sad reality is that an undiagnosed illness and condition could happen to anyone of us and INOD could play the pivotal role in getting an answer.
INOD helped me try to find a diagnosis for my son who was undiagnosed at the time I contacted them. I remember being told by many people (outside of INOD) that a diagnosis isn't the most important thing and that my child is unique even if he never gets a diagnosis. That is easier to say when you are not living life as a mother of an undiagnosed child. I had fears that my son would die because the doctors didn't know what he had. I finally got a diagnosis but continue to be a member of INOD. Because of my son's diagnosis, I found more health problems that doctor's would have never checked. I found out that people with his syndrome (Cri-du-Chat) have heart defects and asked the doctors about it. They said there was no need to test his heart, it was fine. I requested for his heart to be checked, and guess what, he has a heart defect. A diagnosis doesn't change who we are, but it does help get adequate care and does help the undiagnosed move forward and stop the maddening search to find out what the problem is! I can't say enough good things about this organization.
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The only place that offered any kind of information on my son getting a diagnosis and trying to find someone in the world tha had anything similiar to my son's diagnosis. More helpful than the doctors trying to figure out what my son had (rare genetic disorder).
I am a 40 year old, mom of two. They are 12 and 15. I started having problems in May 2010. I have spent over 10,000.00 now for a undiagnosed problem. The last result I received was a uncureable disease. I have contacted CDC and NCID numerous times. I have yet found anyone to answer me nor a doctor to help me. I have emailed around the world for help, INOD sent me to a different kind of doctor. Which started with hormones instead of vitamin defiency. I have started his treatment, which I some what feel better but, I am still very tired and scarred for life. Nothing can make the scars and mental emotionally go away. It would be long story to tell for the way I have got treated by your every doctors looking for their next dollar. They don't care about people. I don't understand why doctors go into this profession and could care less about you. I could not sleep at night. But, I guess they can. The most courtesy I have been shown was from INOD and the doctor they referred me to. It's a shame that CDC covers up the people that have been infected with this. I have bought into several of the cases. I have begged the schools and NCID, if nothing else, just to get me in to study this, if not for me, to help the next person. I have staphacocci hyicus. Beta-resistance. Colony is positive. I have had no treatment. As of now there is no treatment. I have got 9 different answers. I will fight to live for the love of my children. My symptoms are very tired, aching joints, ear producing bone like material, inside of nose producing extra bone like material, around nails and toenails keeps forming a shell like hard material. Same as in nose and on ear. No one really understands what I have been through and what doctors have put me through. I was told needed a infect disease doctor. The doctors that don't know what this is have said they would not write one or its all in your head. I don't understand if you know your diagnoses and medicine didn't work, then it couldn't have been the problem, and just write a referral that takes 1 min of your time, to help this person. But they wouldn't. So today, I go on fighting, I have stopped letting the doctors that care nothing for me take my last dime. I am continuing to see a different kind of doctor that doesn't study medicine. Vitamins and hormones, in hopes I soon get better.
Months of experiencing shortness of breath and numerous doctors telling me my lungs, heart and oxygen level was perfect left me wondering about my sanity until i realized through INOD that there are thousands of people/patients out there with no real diagnosis nor help with symptoms. I quickly learned if it doesnt show up in a test and you a a female, you are considered "emotional". Until i experienced this, I really believed doctors always found out what was wrong even if it wasnt something they could heal. Now i know differently. Learning there are others experiencing this frustration helped me understand i was still a worthly individual, could make changes and adjustments in my thinking and my life and still have something to give and a reason to live. Marianne was an exceptional individual. Smart, savy and not willing to allow the medical field tell her she was not experiencing her symptoms!
INOD fills a need that the current medical model does not fill. This organization has helped countless individuals deal with their symptoms that physicians are not able to put a name to. Ms. Genetti's dedication to this cause is to be applauded.
Marianne and her staff have helped so many people as both support and a sounding board for people how just do not know where to turn with their health issues. They are the most caring individuals and do everything in their power to point people in the right direction to learn more about their issues. We need more organizations like this one.
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INOD is an organization that is greatly needed in our society. I have had the fortune of being able to work with Marianne and to see the hope and inspiration that she gives to everyone that contacts INOD. Most of the people that contact INOD have been through years and years of going to doctors and being practiced on to try to find out what is wrong with them. INOD is the ray of hope that they have been looking for.
In Need of Diagnosis, Inc., (INOD) and Marianne Genetti serve as the voice for thousands around the country who are suffering from undiangnosed illness. The support, empathy, and understanding along with information as to resources that may be of help are outstanding with this organization.
I suffer from a variety of symptoms and for years was misdiagnosed or labeled with a disease that allowed the doctors and insurance companies to process my claims. Now without insurance and with the "label" attached it is so difficult to get a new policy. The cost of my care is a roller coaster some months I am symptom free or close to it. Other months it is a series of long, painful days and nights.
Marianne understood this and provide reference material that provided assistance in managing those rough times. Knowing that INOD is there provides me with hope that one day the true answer will come and I will be normal again.


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BUIES CREEK – Campbell (32-10, 9-6 BSC) will step out of Big South Conference play this weekend, going to Nashville for a three-game set with Lipscomb (18-23, 9-9 Atlantic Sun). The series will consist of three single games. Thursday's opener will be at 6:00 Central Time, followed by a 6 p.m. Game 2 on Friday evening. Saturday's series finale will be held at 1 p.m. Central. The Bisons are coming off a 7-6 victory in 11 innings at Western Kentucky Tuesday evening.
Lipscomb leads the overall series 11-14 after taking three games last season in the Music City. LU will send out two starting pitchers with a 3.09 or lower ERA. Will Blalock will go against Matt Sergey in Thursday series opener. Blalock is 1-1 in seven starts with a 2.67 ERA and 32 strikeouts. Connor Sinclair, the expected Game 2 starter for the Bisons, is 5-3 with a 3.09 ERA in ten starts and leads the LU pitching staff with 64 innings pitched.
The Fighting Camels are coming off the team's second series loss of the season after dropping two of three games at VMI last weekend. CU won the series opener 6-4 before losing the final two games by one run margins (3-2 and 8-7). Five of the team's six Big South losses are by one run, with the other defeat coming by two runs at Liberty. Campbell is 9-6 in Big South Conference play, currently fourth place in the league standings.
David Olson improved his hitting streak to 17 games (a team season-high) over the weekend at VMI, and the junior is batting .420 during the run. Olson's two-RBI single in the sixth inning against NC State scored the eventual winning run in the team's win over the nationally-ranked Wolfpack. Olson then gave the Camels a 2-1 lead in the 8th inning of Campbell's second game at VMI with a home run to left field, his fifth home run of the year.
Jimmy Brenneman's 56 runs scored lead the nation and Michael Felton's 71 base hits are second in the country. Collectively as a team, CU leads the nation in hits with 480 thus far. The team's 331 runs are second among the national charts. The Camels also rank in the top-five in the country in batting average (4th-.327), scoring (5th-7.9 runs per game) and hit by pitch (2nd-81).


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(San Francisco – Casey Miner, KALW News) When BART opened in 1972, its trains were ultra-modern: sleek and silver, with comfortable upholstered seats and the promise of a leisurely ride. Today, that's more a vision than a reality. Most of the cars running have been on the tracks for decades, rush-hour trains are packed to the gills, and those comfy seats are germ bonanzas. This hasn't escaped the attention of the agency, which is now designing what it calls "The Fleet of the Future" – brand-new cars, designed to handle more people, more effectively. They want public input, and they're taking their show on the road: Monday morning, BART debuted its new mobile seat lab, a series of test seats that customers can try out for comfort, leg room, height, cleanliness and more. Over the next few months, officials will bring the test seats to neighborhoods and BART stations around the region to ask everyone from seniors to cyclists, parents and airport-goers, what they want from their trains.
Though they're not explicitly testing it just yet, BART board president Bob Franklin acknowledged that cleanliness is a big issue. "They have to be easily cleaned," he said. "Then we'll make them as comfy as possible."
As far as the redesign goes, this is just the beginning. In addition to reconfigured seats, the trains will likely have more doors, better bicycle accommodations, and information monitors, among other features. BART expects its fleet replacement project to take 13 years and cost nearly three and a half billion dollars. Want to throw in your two cents? Head over to the seat lab when it comes to your neighborhood (BART says the schedule is coming soon).


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The Washington Times is reporting that Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon still needs more time to head his injured foot according to quotes from head coach Mike Shanahan. "We're going ot hopefully give him a little time, get that thing healed," Shanahan said. "How long it'll take, I don't know: one, two days, two, three weeks, I really don't know. But he's a tough guy." Garcon has not yet been officially ruled out for Week 7.
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In the southern edge of Japan lies the Southern Cross Island where its inhabitants lead a seemingly normal daily existence, but far beneath the surface a monumental secret lingers in silencethat is, until the dubious arrival of a boy named Takuto Tsunashi into Southern Cross High School. When its revealed that a trove of approximately twenty giant machines called Cybody are sealed and hidden underground, Takuto and his classmates become embroiled with a ruthless, clandestine society bent on usurping this newfound power at any cost. The pivotal key to unlocking the Cybody lies within a special shrine maiden, and as old secrets stir and new ones begin to arise, how will Takuto deal with his own secrets? An intensive power struggle is about to erupt and tear apart the isle of Southern Cross!
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UNC-TV recently collaborated with PBS Digital Studios and Beat Making Lab as part of a groundbreaking project that brings laptops and music production lessons to teenagers across the globe. The result of the partnership is Beat Making Lab's first US-based edition of the web series and the first such foray into original, online content distribution for UNC-TV. The three-part episode, focusing on Beat Making Lab's home base in North Carolina's Triangle area of Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh, premiered Wednesday, May 7, 2014, online at unctv.org.
The Beat Making Lab concept grew out of a fall 2011 class at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when the university's Music Department Chair Mark Katz invited local producer Stephen "Apple Juice Kid" Levitin to one of his classes as a guest lecturer. That class eventually evolved into a full blown music production class, taught by Katz and Levitin. In the spring of 2012, local emcee and arts activist Pierce "The Beast" Freelon joined the class as co-instructor. Within a few months, the idea of creating an IndieGoGo campaign to fund an international Beat Making Lab in the Democratic Republic of Congo was born. The success of that project, launched on YouTube in 2012, led to a collaboration with PBS Digital Studios in 2013 that funded trips to other locations including Senegal, Panama, Fiji, Ethiopia, Brazil, and South Africa.
Beat Making Lab provides students with the basic tools to begin making music by using a laptop, a mic and simple software programs provided for free. Students are encouraged to sample the sounds of their own neighborhoods and to use these sounds in their music productions. "Making music is like making life. You tell people a story about your life through music and you actually touch people," says Kalil Davis, a Chapel Hill Beat Making Lab student featured in the series.
"The educational and community focus of this project fits well with the mission of UNC-TV," says Shannon Vickery, UNC-TV's executive Director of UNC-TV Productions, "and this series represents an important step forward for us as an organization." Find out more about the Beat Making Lab here, visit their YouTube Channel or stop by the Beat Making Lab on Facebook. Also, on April 25, 2014, Pierce Freelon and Apple Juice Kid joined UNC-TV's Deborah Holt Noel on Black Issues Forum to discuss their travels, working with kids and their most recent local project highlighted in the web series. Watch that episode of Black Issues Forum online now.


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Traffic patterns are changing on two of McKeesport's downtown streets.
Public works crews installed "Do Not Enter" and "One Way" signs on Shaw and Sixth Avenues between Coursin and Huey streets on Tuesday.
City council approved an ordinance last week that establishes one-way traffic eastbound on Shaw from Huey to Coursin and westbound on Sixth from Coursin to Huey.
"We thought it was in the best interest of public safety to make those two roads one way for that block," McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko explained.
On Shaw Avenue, the new traffic pattern allows for permanent enforcement of Sunday regulations that have made the area safer for church traffic for years, Cherepko said. New Beginnings Ministry is located in the former Sacred Heart Croatian Catholic Church. A Croatian club still exists across the street.
"Both of those entities depend on using the roadways for parking," Cherepko said. "Once you start parking on the road, there is not enough room for two-way traffic."
On Sixth Avenue, the ordinance is a proactive attempt to keep traffic flowing when new Hi-View Gardens owners install an entry gate.
"Rather than having traffic move around waiting vehicles into an oncoming lane, we will designate a lane for vehicles that are waiting to turn into that complex and another lane for through traffic," Cherepko said.
Police Chief Bryan J. Washowich said Sixth Avenue regulations ease his concerns regarding the potential changes at Hi-View Gardens.
"With possible expansion of the gated lot, I would have concerns regarding emergency vehicles being able to access the complex efficiently during an emergency," Washowich explained. "The administration and council's decision alleviates that."
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Renaming Bennett Hall In Honor of
Richard L. Fisher
SAS will rename Bennett Hall as Fisher-Bennett Hall in recognition of a leadership gift from Richard L. Fisher, C '63, G '67, a former Trustee and SAS Overseer.
Julie Fairman: Class of 1940 Bicentennial Endowed Term Chair
Dr. Julie A. Fairman, associate professor of nursing, has been named to the Class of 1940 Bicentennial Endowed Term Chair effective July 1, 2004.
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Succu Dry is fantastic
Reviewed: 18 March 2017 by HornyAndy1980, a Straight Going Steady Male
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Reviewed: 11 January 2015 by Bigboy_21
This is my first Fleshlight product, but it certainly won't be my last.
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Definition of royal
1a : of kingly ancestry the royal familyb : of, relating to, or subject to the crown the royal estatesc : being in the crown's service Royal Air Force
2a : suitable for royalty : magnificentb : requiring no exertion : easy there is no royal road to logic — Justus Buchler
3a : of superior size, magnitude, or quality a patronage of royal dimensions — J. H. Plumb —often used as an intensive a royal painb : established or chartered by the crown
4 : of, relating to, or being a part (such as a mast, sail, or yard) next above the topgallant
royallyplay \ˈrȯi-ə-lē\ adverb
Examples of royal in a Sentence
They received a royal welcome as they stepped off the plane.
the school superintendent received a royal welcome
Origin and Etymology of royal
Middle English roial, from Anglo-French real, roial, from Latin regalis, from reg-, rex king; akin to Old Irish rī (genitive rīg) king, Sanskrit rājan, Latin regere to rule — more at right
First Known Use: 14th centurySee Words from the same year
Definition of royal
1 : a person of royal blood
2 : a small sail on the royal mast immediately above the topgallant sail
3 : a stag of 8 years or more having antlers with at least 12 points
Examples of royal in a Sentence
magazine stories about the private lives of royals
First Known Use of royal
15th century
ROYAL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of royal for English Language Learners
: of or relating to a king or queen
Royal —used in names of organizations that are supported by or that serve a king or queen
: suitable for a king or queen : elaborate or impressive
Definition of royal for English Language Learners
: a member of a royal family
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May 21, 2012
PITTSBURGH - University of Pittsburgh women's basketball head coach Agnus Berenato will be honored by the Pittsburgh Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the CureÒ on Thursday, June 7. Berenato, entering her 10th season at Pitt this fall, will be presented the Terri L. Chapman Award during Komen Pittsburgh's A Celebration of the Promise dinner at LeMont Restaurant in Pittsburgh's Mt. Washington neighborhood.
"I am extremely humbled to receive the Chapman Award," said Berenato. "I personally knew Terri Chapman, and it is an amazing honor to represent her name as I saw first-hand the battle she waged against this dreadful disease. I hope I can represent Terri with courage and dignity. I am happy to team with the Pittsburgh Affiliate of Susan G. Komen to educate and bring awareness as we continue to fight breast cancer."
Komen Pittsburgh introduced the Chapman Award in 2010 to honor the memory of a long-time member of the Board of Directors and volunteer. The award recognizes an individual who has significantly advanced the Komen Promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find a cure. Recipients of the Chapman Award also demonstrate the leadership standard Terri Chapman established by serving as a champion of Komen Pittsburgh within the organization and the community.
"Agnus is the perfect recipient of this award," said Kathy Purcell, executive director of the Komen Pittsburgh Affiliate. "She embodies the same standards of excellence as Terri Chapman along with the same fiery passion for our cause."
Berenato has been a vocal supporter of Komen Pittsburgh, breast cancer survivors and co-survivors. Since losing her mother to breast cancer more than 20 years ago, Berenato has instrumental in educating women on the importance of early detection. She is a frequent participant in Pittsburgh's Race for the Cure, serving as the 2011 Honorary Chair of the event. She was responsible for introducing Pink the Petersen, an annual home game held in February during which the Panthers don pink uniforms and hold events to raise awareness and funds for the Pittsburgh Affiliate.
A Celebration of the Promise begins with a reception at 5:30, followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. at LeMont Restaurant. The awards presentation will take place at 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, please visit www.komenpittsburgh.org or call 412-342-0500.
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Florida Shifts into Reverse
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REOs Extend Foreclosure Pain
Bank-owned foreclosures (REOs) are taking significantly longer to sell than foreclosures bought and resold by investors, extending the timeline for REO foreclosures even longer than the extraordinary delays for resulting from slower processing. Read More »
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REOs Put New Pressure on Prices
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About a week after announcing it had terminated Gallardo's contract by mutual agreement, D.C. finalized a deal to bring back Gomez in exchange for midfielder Ivan Guerrero, a Designated Player slot, and United's second-round pick in the 2010 SuperDraft. That slot had been acquired in the Gomez trade last year and been used to upgrade Luciano Emilio's contract.
A year after deeming him expendable, United officials sang his praises. "We're very pleased that Christian is rejoining D.C. United," said United President and CEO Kevin Payne. "He brings unique qualities to our team and he understands the culture of our club. We believe he makes us better able to again compete for the MLS Cup."
In addition to Gomez, the Rapids sent goalkeeper Mike Graczyk, an international player slot and salary-cap space (precise value unknown) to D.C., which Gomez had originally joined midway through the 2004 season and helped win MLS Cup that year. In the next three seasons, he earned MLS Best XI honors each year and the MVP award in 2006.
Yet despite impressive numbers - 11 goals and nine assists (2005), 14 goals and 11 assists (2006), and 10 goals and nine assists (2007) - United preferred to use its DP slot on Gallardo and acquire a second one for Emilio. Gallardo missed half of the 2008 season with injuries and managed only four goals and three assists in 15 games.
Gomez, 34, ended 2008 on the bench, a product of sharply curtailed playing time after Gary Smith replaced Fernando Clavijo as head coach. In 20 games he scored three goals and contributed six assists, and as United's quest to reach the 2008 playoffs lost momentum, rumors began circulating that Gomez's lack of playing time and high salary ($385,000 base in 2008) was prompting Colorado to shop him around.
Since Gomez is not a DP, and Colorado is absorbing part of his salary, the cap hit D.C. takes - at least for this season - could be relatively small. Not known is whether league rules allow a team to use allocation money to buy down the salary charge of a player to which cap relief is also being applied.
In any case, he's a much better value than Gallardo, who counted $415,000 against the cap and earned a base salary of $1.5 million.
"I am extremely happy to return to D.C. United, as is my family - my wife, my kids and my family in the D.C. area," said Gomez, who endeared himself to the D.C. faithful by joining fans in the stands and pounding a drum to watch a game for which he was suspended.
"We are excited. I am coming into the team to contribute and do everything possible as a member of the team to bring the club back to where it belongs - winning championships. I realize how important the fans are to the club and what their expectations are and I hope to make them happy."
Guerrero's MLS career started strongly when he joined the Fire in 2005 but after playing 54 games his first two seasons he played 19 games in 2007, then was claimed by San Jose in the expansion draft. He played 14 games for the Quakes and 13 more for D.C. last season after a midseason trade that sent an undisclosed sum of allocation money to San Jose .
In 101 regular-season games he's scored four goals and registered 20 assists. He turns 32 in November.
"In return, we get some much-needed support and strength in a left-sided player like Ivan Guerrero, whose international and MLS experience is tremendous," said Smith of the Honduran national team member who will join the Rapids after his nation plays Costa Rica in its Hexagonal opener Wednesday.


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