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Abaya and Beyond
January 11, 2013 — March 9, 2013
This event is over.
Larson Gallery
Yakima Valley Community College
16th & Nob Hill Blvd
Yakima, WA 98902
YAKIMA, WA: From January 11-March 9, 2013, the Larson Gallery will exhibit the works of Dr. Yvonne Pepin-Wakefield. Dr. Pepin-Wakefield taught art at Kuwait University's College for women. Her artwork that will be featured in the exhibit Abaya and Beyond illustrates her fascination with the traditional dress of the women in Kuwait, such as the hijab, abaya and nigab. On February 13, 2013, at 7pm, Dr. Pepin-Wakefield will share her work, and her book Suitcase Filled with Nails in a public lecture on the YVCC campus. This lecture is made possible through the support of Humanities Washington and the YVCC Diversity Series. An opening reception will be held at the Larson Gallery on Saturday, January 11, from 5:00-7:00 pm.
Dr. Pepin-Wakefield taught art at Kuwait University's College for Women. During this time she completed four series of paintings; three of which were exhibited in Kuwait and the U.S. A fourth series "Abaya and Beyond" was never exhibited in Kuwait. One goal of this exhibition is to demystify the women beneath the abaya, to show that these women, like women worldwide, share commonalities in self-reflection and expression. The exhibit will feature 25-30 of these large 30X50 works on paper. Also on exhibit are hand-colored photographs of women and men in Kuwait, and acrylic paintings which center on the pomegranate, an iconographic symbol in the Middle East. On February 13, 2013, from 7:00-8:00pm, Dr. Pepin-Wakefield will share her work, and her book Suitcase Filled with Nails in a public lecture on the YVCC campus. Her experiences in Kuwait, the writing of her book, and the resulting artwork will be shared with students, artists, and the community at large during this lecture and powerpoint in Kendall auditorium next to the Larson Gallery on the Yakima Valley Community College campus. During the run of the exhibition, Dr. Pepin-Wakefield will be visiting five classrooms that have incorporated her book and artwork into their curriculum. These classes are English, Ethnic Studies, and Art. This particular program is part of the ongoing effort for curriculum integration in college classes. The Larson Gallery is open and free to the public, and invites classrooms to visit and participate in educational tours.
Through the public lecture and accompanying exhibit, it is the goal of the Larson Gallery to share Dr. Pepin-Wakefield's cultural challenges she faced during her tenure teaching art in Kuwait. Through an understanding of this culture and the women who wear these traditional garments, it is hoped the students and community in this area will grow in their understanding of a remote and mostly unfamiliar part of the world. As a result of the classroom curriculum integration, we will be able to determine the student impact. Through gallery attendance and direct feedback from both the exhibit and lecture, we will be able to gage audience understanding. Our plans are to survey the audience at the close of the lecture.
On January 17, 2013, Yvonne Pepin-Wakefield will be part of a panel at Allied Arts on censorship (5:30-7:00). On January 30, 2013, Dr. Wakefield will speak at Gallery One Visual Arts Center in Ellensburg from 5:30 – 6:30; this presentation is co-sponsored by Gallery One and Central Washington University Department of Art.
Larson Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 am– 5:00 pm and Saturday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. For more information about the Larson Gallery Guild, or to become a member, visit www.larsongallery.org, call (509) 574-4875 or stop by the gallery. You can check out our Facebook page or visit our blog at lggartists.blogspot.com.

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Mad Zach invites us into his Berlin studio and shows how he's been using the Midi Fighter Twister in a production workflow with Ableton Live. Beyond the Twister just being a formidable companion for in-studio work, Zach also shows off how its sequencer can be used in a live performance setting. Watch to the end of the video for a spectacular performance using Twister, Ableton, and four Moogerfoogers.


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Leinster stayed in the hunt for the RaboDirect PRO12 play-off places after they overcame Edinburgh 31-16 at Murrayfield on Friday.
Leinster stayed right in the mix of the RaboDirect PRO12 play-off spots after defeating Edinburgh 31-16 on Friday.
The opening half an hour was an evenly contested and hard-fought battle at Murrayfield, with a penalty apiece from Greig Laidlaw and Jonny Sexton the only points on the scoreboard until the game turned five minutes before half-time.
David Denton was sent to the sin bin for a cynical infringement to thwart the momentum of a driving maul from the visitors and referee Ian Davies did not hesitate in awarding a penalty try.
The home side never recovered from that setback and Leinster took full advantage of the extra man just a few minutes later as Cian Healy floated a pass wide for Gordon D'Arcy to coast over in the left-hand corner and make it 17-3.
Laidlaw did add a second penalty just before the break and Piers Francis slotted over a drop-goal early in the second half but the fightback did not last long.
Sexton combined well with Shane Jennings just before the hour mark to score the visitors' third try of the evening and, despite having Jamie Heaslip sin-binned five minutes later, they sealed a bonus point with just under quarter of an hour remaining as Ian Madigan charged over underneath the posts from short range.
Edinburgh did grab a late consolation try as prop WP Nel threw an audacious dummy and powered his way over the line but Leinster were convincing winners and move into the top four.
The scorers:
For Edinburgh:
Try: Nel
Con: Francis
Pen: Laidlaw 2
Drop: Francis
For Leinster:
Tries: Penalty, D'Arcy, Sexton, Madigan
Con: Sexton 4
Pen: Sexton
Edinburgh: 15 Greig Tonks, 14 Dougie Fife, 13 Matt Scott, 12 Ben Atiga, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Piers Francis, 9 Greig Laidlaw (c), 8 David Denton, 7 Dimitri Basilaia, 6 Stuart McInally, 5 Sean Cox, 4 Grant Gilchrist, 3 Willem Nel, 2 Andy Titterrell, 1 Allan Jacobsen.
Replacements: 16 Steven Lawrie, 17 Robin Hislop, 18 Geoff Cross, 19 Perry Parker, 20 Netani Talei, 21 Richie Rees, 22 James King, 23 Sep Visser.
Leinster: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Fionn Carr, 13 Brian O'Driscoll, 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 Luke Fitzgerald, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Eoin Reddan,8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Sean O'Brien, 6 Kevin McLaughlin, 5 Devin Toner, 4 Leo Cullen (c) 3 Mike Ross, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Cian Healy.
Replacements: 16 Aaron Dundon, 17 Heinke van der Merwe, 18 Michael Bent, 19 Tom Denton, 20 Shane Jennings, 21 Isaac Boss, 22 Ian Madigan, 23 Andrew Conway.
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
Assistant referees: Peter Allan, Bob Nevins (both SRU)
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Skip to comments.Sesame Street actress Sonia Manzano calls Israelis bullies, tormentors
Posted on 12/05/2012 1:19:25 PM PST by massmike
After last weeks U.N. decision to award Palestine nonmember observer status, Israel vowed to build 3,000 new settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Manzano, who for decades portrayed Maria on Sesame Street, taking a hateful page from Hillary Clintons playbook, took to Twitter to lash out at Israel for daring to defend its existence:
Why do Israelis need to be "recognized" by Palestinians. Did Native Americans need to "recognize" their tormentors?~Sonia Manzano
(Excerpt) Read more at twitchy.com ...
Sonia Manzano
That dress is amazing.
It looks like a melted hot fudge Sunday.
Oh, and she is stupid as pudding.
Sesame Street: seeing more of the reality behind the "child-friendly" facade.
They're peddlers of the same old PC garbage, anyway. Another modern kids' show pushing the same old religion of environmentalism and "diversity". Nice to see some news come out about how not nice they are.
So she's proven that she in the uber-bimbo class - as have many others.
So why does anyone give a smelly Obama about what she "thinks"?
Ya know, I've had it with politicians, journalists and actors. With few exceptions, all seem to be shining jewels of colossal ignorance. To follow the advice of any would equivalent to allowing the Obamadork to operate on your heart.
As the small amount of fame fades and they get older, this is what a lot of women do to get noticed.
Just another tenured, highly-paid, anti-Semitic, Hollywood Hispanic.
That dress matches the rug.
Nice of her Mom to loan her a runner from the hallway to make a dress.
Sonia, your theory is flawed. There ARE Native Americans. There are NO "Palestinians".
Lovely woman.
Lost and soulless.
Bacause, if they don't, nothing short of a decisive military victory by the Israelis will solve the problem.
I disliked Sesame Street from from the first time I saw it as a toddler
I only figured out why as an adult.
What else to expect from a woman who works for a channel owned and operated as a governmental bureaucracy? Can this intellectual expert trace the ancestors of the Palestinians to the Canaanites who were in the land of Canaan before the Israelites got there? If you want to compare the Palestinians to the American Indians than you must also have history on your side to say that they were there first. If you cannot than your analogy is broken and you should research your facts more before commenting on political issues outside of your field of knowledge.
Just more proof that Mitt Romney was right about de funding PBS..bunch of Anti semetic thugs..so this is the propaganda being taught to little kids..that Muslims are peace loving and Jews are the bad ones
liberals are insane
I thought it was a rug I saw on sale at a garage sale
I thought I saw that on sale at a flea market as a rug
Your description is exactly what came to my mind when I saw the dress. Compared to all the other garish clothes normally seen in celebrity red carpet photos I liked this dress.
I remember her! What a hateful person. Who knew?
It's hideous.
It doesn't get consideration, for a nice dress, unless Laz would like/wear it!
That does it! JUST WHAT WE NEEDED! The sage, well-informed advice of a Sesame Street puppet....(obviously operating far below the intelligence level of the character she plays....)
Sesame Street people are vile.
Her dress looks like used toilet paper.
Hey, idiot! Ask Lara Logan who the tormentors are.
Um, Indian tribes are recognized! They have reservations that are considered sovereign land, their own courts, leaders, etc.
And the anti-Israel propaganda campaign continues.
PBS should pay their FAIR SHARE of taxes!
PBS pays ZERO taxes.
end the corporate welfare fore PBS.
the Israelis are the Indians
I hate Sesame Street Nazis.
surprised such a devout lib like maria even lives and works and makes a lot of money in such an awful country.
I'd like to throw her in Oscar's trash can.
Who was she anyway?
My stepdaughter didn't like it. Oh well. (Please don't tell my friends I was discussing dresses on line. They'll tear up my man card). -)
"Oh, the shame of it all. Oh, the shame of it all."
"Shame and eternal shame, nothing but shame!"
She was "Maria" on Sesame Street, but unless you were to see an earlier pic of her, you probably wouldn't recognize her. I didn't.
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We recognize that every Broward County resident has a right to drink clean water and that Broward County's potable water source is both a sustainable natural resource and economic asset. This program preserves a safe and healthful environment for Broward County's citizens and visitors.
The program's goals are to:
Broward County has one of the safest drinking water supplies in the world. We are fortunate that we have been able to maintain a safe water supply in a county with numerous facilities that store, handle, use and manufacture hazardous materials. As the use of hazardous chemicals in Broward County continues to grow, the potential for contamination of our water supplies will increase. Although our water supplies are safe now, we cannot afford to lower our commitment to protecting this vital resource. Toxic chemicals from chemical spills can persist for a long time underground and they can travel great distances in the subsurface environment to our public potable water wells.
The Wellfield Protection Program performs an integral part in the Pollution Prevention Division's mission. The program regulates activities in wellfield protection areas including the storage, handling, use and production of regulated substances at hazardous material facilities. This includes an extensive inspection, pollution prevention promotion and monitoring program at each hazardous material facility and a monitoring program of the potable water quality. This is being done to ensure that chemicals at hazardous materials facilities are not impacting the public water supply. This is done because the most cost-effective and time-effective approach to protecting our wellfields is to prevent contamination of the water supply before it occurs.
All existing anthropogenic and natural sources are inventoried within the protected areas. Contaminant sources that can threaten the drinking water supply are numerous and may include non-point source pesticide and herbicide impacts, point source impacts such as underground storage tanks, domestic septic tanks and abandoned and improperly constructed wells. The sources are evaluated based on the potential to cause human health and environmental risks. Current inventories of facilities using, storing or producing hazardous materials are maintained and these facilities are routinely inspected to ensure compliance with their Hazardous Material Wellfield Licenses. Pollution prevention practices are promoted during the inspections.
Wellfield protection requires the participation of all levels of government. The team continues to improve its wellfield protection efforts by defining the roles and duties of the participating entities at all levels of government, delineating wellhead protection areas, identifying and monitoring all sources of contamination in the protected areas; and ensuring the program's success by encouraging public participation and promoting public education.


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Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis
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Saint Alypius was from Adrianople of Bithynia; having lived upon a pillar for fifty-three years, he reposed about the year 607, at the age of one hundred.
Apolytikion of Alypius the Stylite in the First Tone
Thou becamest a pillar of patience and didst emulate the Forefathers, O righteous one: Job in his sufferings, Joseph in temptations, and the life of the bodiless while in the body, O Alypius , our righteous Father, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.
Kontakion of Alypius the Stylite in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
Today the Church doth glorify and hymn thee, O Alypius, as a foundation of virtues and comeliness of the ascetics and the monks. By thy prayers, as the namesake of true freedom from sorrow, free from their grievous sins all them that praise and honour thy struggles and deeds of excellence.


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H7 & the bubbles!
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H7 went with her dad to the Grove yesterday for some toy shopping. They found a bubble gun and she seemed really into it. Stop. This child is too much cute. We need more pictures of H7 and the bubbles and less shots of every orifice of every Kardashian. And to make this situation even more stimulating, here's her dad in a new ad for Breitling and some shots of him modelling his line of bodywear for H&M. See I like it best when he's fully clothed. He looks amazing in that black henley and sweat pants.


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Looking for a subject to do a school history report on? Want to spend some time cruising some online museums, and finding out about one of the most important events in our nation's history? If so, then today's Family Site is for you.
The site is called The American Civil War Homepage, and if historical events could talk, this one would be a screamer. Here is a most complete collection of links to every aspect of the War between the States, from the beginning origins of slavery and states rights, to the shame of reconstruction, with stops along the way validating William T. Sherman's claim that "…war is hell…". I spent over 2 hours here the first time I visited, there is so much here to enjoy.
Collections of information such as this site really help make the Internet a truly educational tool. Expect to see more of these types of sites increase, as cyberspace grows.


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By KRIS KOHLERSun Advocate reporter
Local family's prayers are answered
Ryan Thompson of Huntington got a telephone call last Monday. The call was by no means a common one, it was the call of salvation just as hope was growing dim.
Within the next 12 hours Ryan was in surgery at the University Hospital receiving a new liver that will save his life.
A 46 year old man from New Orleans was on vacation in Jackson Hole when he suffered a fatal stroke. He was transported to the University Hospital in Salt Lake and after attempts to save his life, was pronounced brain dead.
As soon as the hospital staff determined that the man was an organ donor they began making calls. Ryan wasn't the only life that was saved that day, according to the Yolanda Thompson, Ryan's mother. The hospital was also able to use both kidneys, both lungs, both eyes, heart valves and skin graphs to help save several lives.
"It was such a relief when we received the call from the hospital," said Thompson. "Our lives have been at a complete stand still for four years. When we got to the hospital they began tests on the donor to confirm that the liver would be a good match and then immediately started the transplant process."
According to Thompson, they received excellent treatment by the experienced hospital staff.
"We were able to meet the family of the hero donor," stated Thompson. "It was a wonderful experience. Although the family was grieving their loved one's death they were also very proud of the fact that his passing made it possible to save so many lives. It was sad but at the same time a truly beautiful moment that brings truth to the saying, with every death there comes life."
According to Thompson, the doctors expect Ryan to be released from the hospital within the next couple of weeks and say that he is doing exceptionally well. When they removed Ryan's liver they found a large cancerous tumor that was dormant from chemotherapy but if not for the transplant would have become active once again, making the possibility of the operation impossible due to the rapid spreading nature of that particular type of cancer.
"If we wouldn't have received the call for another two months, the doctors told us that the cancer would have probably became active once again, making it too late for the transplant," said Thompson. "We made it in the nick of time. All tests have been negative for any cancer since the operation and the doctors feel confident that they got to it in time.
Ryan Thompson's problems started in 2004 when he was in eighth grade. He began to experience aching joints to the point where he was unable to get out of bed in the morning. Over the next year this was followed by stomach pain and lack of energy.
During a two week hospitalization and undergoing tests at Primary Children's Medical Center, doctors diagnosed him with pulmonary nodules, which caused difficulty breathing, combined with ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease.
Ryan was originally diagnosed with a rare form of liver disease called primary sclerosing cholangitis which, according to the National Liver Foundation, is a chronic disease that causes scarring and inflammation in the bile ducts of the liver.
The ducts become permanently blocked and bile accumulates, damaging it and causing cirrhosis, which ultimately led Ryan to the urgent need for a transplant.
Ryan hasn't been able to attend school on a regular basis since last November. It has been a week since the surgery and Ryan is doing wonderful.
According to Yolanda, Ryan is full of new hope, and is anxious to get back to the life that he came so close to losing.
According to OrganDonar.gov, each day, nearly 77 people receive organ transplants. However, 19 people die each day waiting for transplants that can't take place because of the shortage of donated organs.
Waiting list candidates 99,363 as of 07/28/2008.
Transplants from January to April 2008. 9,029.
Donors from January to April 2008, 4,578.


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Titanium's Tale The world is full of titanium. It's the fourth most abundant material in the earth's crust. First discovered in 1791 by William Gregor of England, titanium was re-discovered and named in 1795 by M.H. Klaproth. The name is derived from the Greek word "titan" used to describe a family of giants. Titanium's atomic symbol is Ti. Its atomic number is 22; its atomic weight, 47.90lbs. It has a melting point of 1,660 degrees centigrade and a boiling point of 3,287, both contributing to its strength and durability. It is the only element that burns in nitrogen. In its most organic form the metallic element of titanium looks silvery gray. Titanium's most striking properties are its resistance to corrosion and erosion, light weight, strength, durability and hypoallergenic nature.
Defining Titanium Pure Titanium: Frames composed of 90-to-100 percent titanium make-up by weight.Titanium-100: Optical industry association VCA's certification mark that a frame is 90-to-100 percent titanium by weight, excluding hinge screws, nosepads, temple tips and washers, and is nickel free.Beta Titanium: An alloy, beta titanium is usually composed of 75 percent titanium combined with 22 percent vanadium (for hardness) and 3 percent aluminum (for lightness). Those percentages and secondary metals can vary—other alternatives being nickel, copper and beryllium. Beta titanium itself is nickel free. As a hybrid, it allows for thinner construction, more flexibility, less initial cost and more ease in manufacturing than pure titanium.Nickel Titanium or Shape Memory Alloy (SMA): Frames made of a combination of 50 percent titanium and 40 to 50 percent nickel, have an elasticity or shape memory quality.
Metallic Matters•Titanium's main competitor in the optical market is stainless steel. Titanium is more costly than stainless steel, but with a specific gravity of 4.5 compared to 7.9 for stainless steel, titanium is as strong as steel, but almost half as light.•Although 60 percent heavier than aluminum, titanium is twice as strong, less brittle and extremely non-corrosive compared with aluminum (and most other metallic elements). •Because of its unique molecular structure, titanium is the leader in metallics that are hypoallergenic.• Titanium is now a top contender in the well-stocked metal eyewear arena. Other players include aluminum, monel, nickel silver, cobalt, phosphor bronze, stainless steel and trilam.• One of titanium's best competitors in eyewear is also its main competitor in the auto and aircraft industry—carbon fiber. By adding carbon to nylon this modern material delivers a light-weight that rivals the endurance of any metal. It also has terrific shape retention and is virtually unaffected by heat. Its color variations are limited and its appearance makes it more appropriate for sports than fashion.
Titanium CitingsTitanium materials are used extensively in a wide variety of products and industries, including the following:•Areospace: Spacecraft, guided missiles, light-weight armor plating.•Medical: Surgical equipment and body replacement parts such as titanium knees.•Jewelry: Watches and, increasingly, fine jewelry especially for men.•Sports: Titanium golf clubs.•Architecture: The Guggenheim Museum in Spain is wrapped in titanium. It has become the standard of momentous buildings in the Most-Modern school of design.•Titanium: The name (although not the material) is now a top level used as a pinnacle for premium credit cards. —Noel Hohnstine, Gloria Nicola and James J. Spina
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Vanity Fair landed a bunch of celebrities in court when the magazine took over the State Courthouse portico in Manhattan's Financial District last night.
PHOTOS: Straight Off The Pages! Vanity Fair Hosts Magazine Worthy Oscars Party
In celebration of the kick off of New York City's Tribeca Film Festival yesterday, Vanity Fair pulled out all the stops to transform the courthouse into a Tribeca worthy party experience.
The Tribeca Film Festival is celebrating its 11th birthday and stars such as model Jessica White, Designer Rachel Roy and Dakota Fanning (who was probably the youngest attendee of the soirée) wanted a piece of that celebration cake cake cake.
PHOTOS: Celebs Get Silly Out Of Character In Vanity Fair Photo Booth
As they did with the Oscars, Vanity Fair once again proved a big event is not a big event without a glamorous Vanity Fair branded party to make it official.
The event kicked off the film festival that begins today and runs through late April.
Check out the photos in the gallery above to see what your faves wore to celebrate.


text: January 29, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C.—As white snowflakes glittered to the ground January 25 during the 40th annual March for Life in Washington D.C., nearly 1,000 Franciscan University students, faculty, and alumni found a new reason to hope for the end of abortion with every step they took. At the front of the University's emerald banner, Franciscan University President Father Terence Henry, TOR, said that it is the duty of the Church to be where the culture of death is pressing in: "It is possible that some people could be discouraged in light of recent events in our country," Father Henry said. "Pro-lifers are never discouraged."Bishop Kevin J. Farrell of Dallas, Texas, echoed a similar message in his homily during the closing Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. On the feast of the conversion of St. Paul, Bishop Farrell urged pro-lifers, including eight bus loads of Franciscan students, to emulate St. Paul's fearless zeal for the Lord, and to remember that even Moses never entered the Promised Land after leading the Israelites for 40 years. "We must never, never, never give up," Bishop Farrell said. "We will win."The ideal of never giving up resonates deeply with Courtney McHale, a Franciscan University junior studying theology and child development. A member of Students for Life, McHale spends many Saturday mornings praying outside an abortion clinic in Pittsburgh. She recently became a sidewalk counselor at the clinic, and speaks to mothers before and after abortions."When you talk to them…it just breaks your heart," McHale said. Her experiences in sidewalk counseling made abortion more personal for McHale. As she marched for life, she said she was thinking of the people she had met through sidewalk counseling, and she offered up sacrifices and the cold weather for their sake.The face of abortion has also become very personal for Rick Santorum, former senator, 2012 presidential candidate, and recipient of the 2010 Franciscan University Poverello Medal. A hush came over the Franciscan University students at the March for Life Rally on the National Mall as Santorum described how he and his wife were encouraged to abort their daughter, Bella, who has Trisomy 18, a chromosomal disorder. While Santorum and his wife were told that death would be better than the burden of a disability for their daughter, they believed otherwise. Santorum explained that he and his family are better because of having Bella in their lives. "One day we will be here in triumph," Santorum said, "because love and truth will always triumph."The triumph of human life is a goal that Claire Salitsky, a 2012 Franciscan University graduate, seeks avidly. Currently a student at Ave Maria School of Law, Salitsky is pursuing a career in family law and the defense of human life."I wanted to do something that makes a difference," Salitsky said. "I feel the unborn are unprotected in today's world."Michael Villanueva, a Franciscan University theology and philosophy major and member of the Priestly Discernment Program, keenly feels the destruction to the human family caused by abortion. "Life is the ultimate gift," Villanueva said. "It's important for us to be here because the most important things in our lives are the people in our lives."


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While indicators such as home sales and tax collections have been strong, the report finds the state gross domestic product grew by just one percent in April and May. Bob Nakosteen is the executive editor of MassBenchmarks and a professor at the Isenberg School of Management at UMass. He says federal tax increases and sequestration have offset many positive gains at the state level.
"The very worst thing you can do as an economy recovers from a recession, from a deep recession especially, is to raise taxes and cut spending, but this is exactly what the Federal Government has done since the first of the year. So their fiscal policy is precisely the policy you would invoke at a time of expansion, not at a time of recovery."
Nakosteen says there is little state lawmakers can do to counteract the actions of the federal government.
"The more that state policymakers can do to increase the supply of housing in the eastern part of the state, the better off the entire state's going to be. But really when it comes to fiscal policy, the state can't do much to counteract fiscal policy at the federal level."
Nakosteen also cites federal policies and slower economic growth in western Massachusetts as compared to the eastern part of the state, for a rise in the unemployment rate in the region. In the Greater Springfield area, the jobless rate was 8-percent in May, which was up a half percent from April.


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|Wilson NXT Control String Scores
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Wilson NXT Control brings the crisp precision of polyester to the iconic NXT string line, home to some of the most popular and comfortable multifilaments of all time. With its alternating bundles of firm polyester filaments and soft nylon fibers, NXT Control gave our playtesters something they don't always get from a multifilament: excellent control on their biggest swings. In addition to the control, we were also impressed with the feel. Though quite comfortable, this firmer and refreshingly crisp version of NXT came with a heightened connection to the ball. The upshot for our playtest team was more confidence when adding pace or flirting with the lines. Ultimately though, we think NXT Control offers an impressive level of control while still managing to retain much of the touch, comfort and responsiveness for which the NXT franchise is known.
NXT Control gave our two playtesters decidedly less power than they typically get from the standard version of NXT. The lower power level worked well for Brittany and her aggressive strokes. She said, "I was quite surprised with how low powered this multifilament string played. I was a little nervous putting it in the more powerful Volkl Organix 7 295, but all of my worries disappeared during my first hit. To be honest, it felt like I was playing with more of a hybrid (polyester/multifilament) than with just a multifilament. While I definitely consider it low powered for a multifilament, there was still enough power to satisfy me."
Chris had sufficient but not overwhelming power, saying, "This string offers decent pop but is the least powerful version of NXT. It plays with a crisp and solid feel. The firmer response seemed to encourage the ball to flatten out more on the stringbed, robbing the ball of some of its energy. The result for me was a very controlled level of power -- similar to that of a poly/multi hybrid. I was still able to get ample zip on groundstrokes and serves, I just felt more in control than I typically do with a multifilament."
Even though NXT Control didn't give us the sharp bite of a stiff monofilament, Chris was sold on the RPMs he was getting. He said, "While the level of spin I got from this string was less than I expect for a poly, it outshone any multifilament string I've hit. I could feel the string digging into the ball, and it felt like I was getting some nice bite on the ball. I felt confident swinging through the ball and keeping my racquet head speed up. A quick swing resulted in good spin, and I was able to move the ball around the court with good pace. A little of the hook that makes aggressive shots drop just inside the lines with a poly was missing here, but not so much as to deter me from using this string. As far as multis and spin go, this one is at the top of the pile for me."
Brittany also found enough spin. She said, "Because of my flatter game style I don't necessarily need or look for strings that have a lot of spin potential. However, I do need a little spin to keep my flat shots in the court, and this string delivered. It did not have as much access to spin as a poly, but I was able to get enough spin from this string to complement my game style."
Constructed partly with polyester filaments, NXT Control is definitely a little firmer than the other members of the NXT clan. For Brittany, who typically plays with a heavy duty poly, this string was quite comfortable. She said, "My favorite feature of this string was the comfort. It was very comfortable to play with and absorbed any potential vibrations. I never felt any jarring or uncomfortable sensations when hitting. I was also impressed with the feel. I enjoyed the crisp feel from all areas of the court, but I took advantage of it the most at net."
"The firmer, crisper feel of this string detracts a bit from its comfort," said Chris, who was ultimately very pleased with the feel. "It is crisper and cleaner feeling than other multifilament/poly core strings I've hit, like ISPOSPEED Axon Multi and Tecnifibre X-Code. While those strings offer a more muted and comfortable response, they don't get close to the feel of NXT Control. This string is also way more comfortable than a full poly setup. While the feel from the sweetspot is comparable, it's when contact moves closer to the edge of the frame that NXT Control rewards with far greater comfort."
NXT Control gave our two playtesters the predictability and precision to execute their biggest swings without a hitch. Even Chris, who tends to prefer stiffer, more traditional polys, had great control. He said, "I found this string to live up to its name from all areas of the court. I found way more control here than with NXT, NXT Tour or NXT Max, etc. The firmer and crisper response really had me feeling connected to the ball, and I was very confident when hitting my touch and placement shots. I also found better control on very aggressive swings than I've found from any multi. Overall, I thought the level of control was top notch and closer to that of a poly than a multi."
"I had complete confidence taking full swings at the ball with NXT Control in my racquet, and I was able to hit the ball exactly where I wanted it to go," said Brittany. "The control on this multifilament was definitely noteworthy. I was able to string it in a very powerful racquet without the fear of balls launching in every direction. There was more than enough control for me to aim closer to the lines."
NXT Control held its playability quite well for Brittany, who noticed a little bit of fraying after the first week. She said, "I playtested this string for three weeks and thought the durability held up well. I didn't notice any drop in playability and I think the string will continue to last for a couple more weeks. I did start to notice some fraying, but it did not affect the durability."
Given that he usually cuts his polys out after two weeks, Chris was impressed with the distance he got from NXT Control. He said, "This string lasted very well for me. I played with it for three weeks and found a very consistent response over the entire test. I was impressed by the durability, and there was no excessive notching, fraying or drop in performance. The feel was definitely more consistent than I find with a poly over a three-week period. I was very impressed."
Brittany - "I liked the control and comfort. It didn't even feel like I was playing with a multifilament!"
Chris - "I liked the crisp feel, the control and the playability duration."
Brittany - "The fraying of the strings would be the only downside to this string."
Chris - "None. This is my favorite multi by far."
Brittany - "I would compare this string to another multifilament that I just playtested: Babolat XCel. Both surprised me with how low powered they were for multifilaments, but they both had excellent control and a crisp feel. Additionally, they were both very comfortable to play with."
Chris - "Compared to the other multis built of a similar material blend, this one offers a crisper, cleaner feel. Tecnifibre's X-Code and ISPOSPEED's Axon Multi both feel much more muted and disconnected than this one. I really enjoyed the crisp response of NXT Control."
(Scores are determined by averaging individual play test scores)
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Playtest Racquet: Volkl Organix 7 295
Playtest Tension: 55 lbs
Typical String: Polyester 16g
Playtest Racquet: Volkl Organix 7 295
Playtest Tension: 55-57 lbs
Typical String: Volkl Cyclone 16g
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"I like the idea that it might be possible to invent a figure, a character, in a picture the way novelists have been able to do, " Kitaj once confessed. The literary roots of his painting are particularly evident in Smyrna Greek (Nikos), not only because the figures are two poets, but because the scene tells a story. The artist gave a brief explanation of the present work in the catalogue of his exhibition at the Tate Gallery in London in 1994: "This portrait of my friend Nikos Stangos was inspired by his fellow Greek poet Cavafy, who described his daily walk past the brothels in the port of Alexandria. I had just returned to London from my only trip to Greece, which lasted very few days and while he posed for me in that walking position, I told Nikos about my bizarre and unconsummated wandering down the port of Piraeus, as if in imitation of C.P. Cavafy. So the painting is about the two poets and me."
Like nearly all the people in Kitaj's paintings, the main figure in the composition is painted from life. Located in the foreground, the London-based Greek poet and editor Nikos Stangos, who, as we have seen, is cast in the role of the homosexual poet Constantin Cavafy (whose work Stangos had translated into English, ) strolls indifferently past a prostitute positioned outside a brothel. Visible inside is a staircase which is descended by a person with an absentminded or satisfied look about him; Kitaj portrays himself, perhaps to show us that his painting is always based on a personal experience.
Marco Livingstone tells how Kitaj, who portrayed his own personal experiences with great truthfulness in his work, was somewhat astonished to discover that his private life was a source of inspiration for the main character in Sabbath's Theater, the novel published by his great friend the American writer Philip Roth in 1996. It tells the story of a failed puppeteer whose youthful exploits in brothels are based literally on the accounts Kitaj had given Roth of his teenage sexual experiences. Where the main character, Sabbath, tells of his grief at the loss of his lover, Roth transcribed conversations he had had with Kitaj following the death of the artist's own companion. Kitaj, an artist who wanted "to invent a character, a personality" in his painting just as "novelists were capable of doing, " became himself the lead character in a novel about love and death, a novel in which the desperate pursuit of sex is none other than a manner of fending off the anguish of death.
Paloma Alarcó
© 2009 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
Paseo del Prado 8, 28014 Madrid, España
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McCall's Motorworks Revival has officially kicked off the festivities in Monterey, California. This year, attendees were treated to a buffet of lust-worthy metal both new and old, including one very special treat. CSX2000, the very first Shebly Cobra assembled by Carroll Shelby himself, drove in under its own power and a distinguished cloud of oil smoke. Long live the snake. Two historically-significant Ford GT40 models showed up on the tarmac as well, including the very first MKI road car ever
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Murata Machinery USA's Fabrication Division, Charlotte, N.C., has promoted Cary Teeple to fabrication products sales manager, extending the scope of his oversight of the Muratec brand to all of North and South America. A 13-year veteran of the company, Teeple started out as a district sales manager.
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Happy Monday everyone! Remember that Stella McCartney's children's line are launching TODAY at select Gap Stores, so get your goodies today!
–Nikki Cho Russo
???I did a lot of looking at my own kids,??? Stella McCartney said on Thursday evening of the inspiration for the lines she was launching for GapKids and BabyGap. Acting as ringmaster for a wild scrum of little ones at the Little Red School House in Greenwich Village, McCartney offered a quick collection assessment: Of the band-major jacket with brass buttons, McCartney said with a laugh, ???No, it??™s not Sgt. Pepper. If I did that, I??™d have done it in bright blue.??? There was a lion-covered sweater dress, plus plenty of staple pieces like henleys and Ts. ???All the women in the office have them,??? said Gap creative director Patrick Robinson, whose son, Wyeth, stood nearby in head-to-toe Stella for GapKids. ???They??™re just cool, adorable clothes.???
The launch was also an early celebration of Halloween on the school??™s fourth floor, where Gap billboards lined hallways and waiters dressed as bumblebees proffered vegetarian appetizers to the under-10s. A decidedly low-key, let-the-cupcake-crumbs-fall-where-they-may vibe dominated, with kids climbing the walls as parents,
including stylists Tabitha Simmons, Alex White and Teen Vogue??™s Amy Astley, commingled.
???With kids, they start as this blob that you have to dress, and then they??™re running around and you just have to get it over their heads, and then they??™re nearly teenagers,??? McCartney said. ???I tried to cover all of that.??? With her sister Mary and her father Sir Paul??™s girlfriend, Nancy Shevell, nearby, McCartney admitted that ???I??™d be lying if I said I hadn??™t thought??? of designing a line of children??™s clothes under her own name. As for the Halloween plans of her own three children, who stayed in England? ???Oh, you know, a sheet and two eyes cut out,??? McCartney said wryly. ???We really go for it in my house.???
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Stella McCartney continues to have a steamy love affair with lingerie.
The designer, a self-described aficionado of undergarments who has had a passion for lingerie since she was a child, will unveil her spring collection of Stella McCartney intimates at the Bendon showrooms today. Licensed to New Zealand-based Bendon Ltd., the first collection was launched in the U.S. in spring 2008.
Each of the 15 groups is named after women in what McCartney describes as cheeky situations, such as Rosie Plotting, a silk chiffon printed range featuring a black-and-white feather print from the Stella McCartney ready-to-wear collection; Eva Scampering, a playful silk chiffon ladybug-printed group with a cami, a chemise and a matching brief; Billie Twirling, a vintage-inspired knicker and chemise with scallop hem of silk satin with a matte-and-shine contrast, and Ines Sneaking, a pale pink lace and silk crepe de chine contour bra, underwire bra and coordinating undies.
The collection, which received strong reaction when previewed to select stores this month, features vintage-inspired styles, detailing, and fabrics such as tulle and mesh. The color palette includes a range of neutral pales, and dusty pink and lavender with accents of ink blue and gray alongside pretty florals and graphic prints.
Bras retail from $75 to $85; chemises are priced at $150; bodysuits are $135, and briefs sell for $40. McCartney??™s popular Knickers of the Week have been reworked to create silk and cotton-blend Monogram Knickers of the Week with raised embroidered vintage monogram letters, priced at $195. There??™s also a Happy Birthday embroidered cotton bikini for $45.
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BOOKISH: No cryptic concept here. To celebrate its new book ???Maison Martin Margiela??? by Maison Martin Margiela, published by Rizzoli, the house, or at its least lab coat-wearing p.r.s, decamped to New York last Thursday and set up Caf?© Select in SoHo like a library. White hoofed footprints on the floor led through the kitchen to a spare installation space furnished with white desks, lamps and chairs, and wallpapered with a black-and-white photo print of stacks ??" quiet and low-key, just like the party going on up front. Among the small group of editors and arty types were Terence Koh, Terry Richardson ??" one of the book??™s many contributors ??" and Margiela fanboy Michael Stipe, who??™s been a follower since the Eighties, ???before they even did men??™s wear,??? he said.
Rob Pruitt presented his First Annual Art Awards at the Guggenheim Museum with Calvin Klein Collection and in association with White Columns. Kylie Minogue, a presenter, dressed for the occasion in a spiraled Calvin Klein Collection frock. ???I match the space,??? the petite singer said, glancing at the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed rotunda. Performance artist Kembra Pfahler turned heads of guests like Nate Lowman, Julianne Moore and James Franco when she arrived wearing nothing but knee-high boots, a giant wig and blue paint. She took her seat next to Artist of the Year winner Mary Heilmann, with a napkin delicately placed between her blue bum and the Plexiglass chair. ???That??™s worth waiting for,??? Francisco Costa said.
Yves Saint Laurent got an early start on Halloween revelry when it threw a blowout masquerade ball Thursday night to celebrate the launch of its new women's fragrance, Parisienne.
The brand made over the Angel Orensanz Foundation with blush pink backlighting, vase upon vase of lush roses and antique-looking chandeliers with flickering votive candles. And if that didn't set the mood, the perfume's ad campaign featuring a very suggestive Kate Moss played on a loop on flat screens throughout the venue.
An eccentric mix of editors, models and Lower East Side night owls crammed the space to such capacity that security on Norfolk Street had to keep aspiring attendees at bay. "I haven't been out for a while," said one publicist as she scanned the dance floor for a familiar face. "I was wondering if I'd suddenly gotten behind and didn't know who anyone was."
Surely the "mask required" dress code didn't help matters. "I made mine at 4 am," said Leigh Lezark, who, along with the Misshapes, shared DJ duties with Alexandra Richards. Dancing nearby, Becka Diamond was giving her vision-impairing mask a breather. "No one wants to see a pretty girl on the floor," she joked.
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New Flames Coaching Candidate: Cory Clouston
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May 15 2012 11:44AM
In a move that could mean a lot or mean very little for the Flames, the Brandon Wheat Kings announced this morning that they are parting ways with head coach Cory Clouston, who has one year left on his contract with the WHL club.
In a media release, Wheaties general manager Kelly McCrimmon explained his rationale for the move.
I have given a great deal of thought to our coaching situation for the upcoming season," says McCrimmon. "I do not want uncertainty with this important position and as a result have decided we will not have Cory return next season. He will perhaps have opportunities to coach professionally, failing that, we will honor the second year of his contract."
Clouston last coached in the National Hockey League in a rather uneven stint with the Ottawa Senators, who went 95-83-20 under his watch. He is no stranger to the Calgary Flames management group, who witnessed prospect Michael Ferland's progression under his tutelage and also saw his Wheat Kings bounce the Calgary Hitmen from this year's WHL playoffs (before beng swept in the second round by the eventual champions, the Edmonton Oil Kings).
The move comes as one NHL coaching job was filled, as the Blue Jackets elected to keep Todd Richards, and another opened up, with Dale Hunter leaving the Capitals. As of this writing, Calgary, Montreal and Washington are the only teams officially searching for a new bench boss, although that can easily change between now and the draft, particularly with the Edmonton Oilers still waffling on the future of Tom Renney with the club.
May 15 2012, 11:55AM
I believe I remember the star players on the Senators not reacting well to Cory's coaching methods.
The only way it might work is if a certain star player on the Flames was no longer on the roster. Clouston, another Viking product would be another Sutter-esque type coach - what's that definition of insanity again?
May 15 2012, 12:06PM
@Bean-counting cowboy
I'm not sure, but I think it includes 'building teams offense around a 35 year old'.
PLEASE no! The Sens struggled under him. He's a hard nosed 'do as I say' type coach. There really deeper reasons I'm told why Heatley left Ottawa and it had very little to do about with his 'role'. This team (not club Mr Feaster)needs a player coach. Someone who the players will play for and not be fearful of. Someone who u give your all for because u don't want to disappointed him.
May 15 2012, 12:53PM
I'll take an emphatic PASS on Clouston.
Heard that there were many problems with communication in Ottawa, and if I recall, he didn't have the best relationship with Jason Spezza. If that's true, I can't even fathom what he would be like with Iginla.
Also if he is being dumped by a WHL team with 1 year left on his contract, that should be a red flag for Feaster.
Thanks... but no thanks.
I don't think Cloutson is a coach that would mesh well with a locker room that has some questions swirling around it already.
I know that many fans here want the Flames to hire a new, young coach but with the group that dominates the culture of the team a veteran presence, maybe even one that used to play the game, might be the best bet.
Whichever coach the Flames hire, it is hard to imagine that position being held by the same person three years from now. I expect it will be a short term position tied to the length of Iginla's remaining years in Calgary.
please no cory clouston, he's a sutterian disciple. ask the sens how cory tried to bag skate them. the sens gang shared the same view of cc as they did hartsie.
@RP That was sort of what I was trying to say, but re-reading what I wrote I can see that it comes across wrong.
Iginla is 35 and probably has somewhere between three to five years left in the NHL. That is the range of coaching term that I would estimate for the next HC candidate.
Unless, as you say, it isn't. Don't you love it when lawyers talk to the media?
It's like listening to economists forecast: "x could happen, unless it doesn't and then y will definitely occur except in the case of the event of z".
I'd kind of like to see Iginla retire a Flame. I don't think it will help bring a championship to Calgary, but that ship has largely sailed and a rebuild isn't on the horizon anyway, so why not have the city celebrate something that is almost unheard of in professional sports these days?
Here is an off-topic question: after Iginla retires, despite the likelihood that he never brings a championship to Calgary, would the Flames or the city erect a statue of him similar to those of Orr, Jordan, and other sports figures?
I really don`t care for Clouston for a lot of the same reasons I didn`t want Ward as the headcoach. Whatever he could try and do here, is going to be over turned by the captain and we all now that.
May 15 2012, 02:05PM
Terrible candidate. No, thanks.
May 15 2012, 02:09PM
@ RexLibris
Rex, I hope you didn't take my previous post personally. I just thought I'll throw it out there. And I really like reading your posts when I can...when I have enough time to go through them. haha.
May 15 2012, 02:15PM
No championship, no statue.
ha ha ha statue you say. i hope the statue is of a masked man stealing large sums of money from unsuspecting casual fans. accompanied by the motto "we need a bounce back game"
Pass on Clouston. What he did didn't work in Ottawa and I see no reason to believe that it would work in Calgary. plus... it was boring.
I really hope Feaster and Co. arn't going to limit their search to failed NHL coaches of yore (Clouston/Hartley) and are willing to look further then their own noses (Ward).
Guy's like Haviland and Cooper ought to be given strong consideration.
i really hope this is just a rumour and will not actually happen. this could make hartley seem like a worthy canidate. boo urns to this, cloutson is horrible. signed wheat kings and sens
If Iginla is on your team for the next 3 to 5 years you have more problems than just finding a head coach. Let the past go, or don't I don't care, cause you've already passed the point where you would get something of major worth back for #12. Don't agree with my previous statement, I don't care, Feaster, or should I say Ken King, wouldn't be smart enough to move Iginla anyway.
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Nothing here is personal. No worries.
I do actually try to cut myself short sometimes, but I get into a topic and, well, enough said... ;-)
For what it's worth, I actually can see the City of Calgary erecting a statue of Iginla (though hopefully with enough sense to not have him holding a Stanley Cup if he doesn't win one in Calgary) after his playing days are done.
I didn't mean to hijack the article with a different topic, the thought just came to me and I thought I'd ask.
He was coaching junior for a reason. He's a terrible coach. Cory was unable to get the most out of his players because of how used them on ice (ex: Karlsson on the PK, and not playing him with the teams better players, and also using Spezza more often in the D Zone than the O Zone) and off the ice as well since he had "communication problems" with his players
Clouston seems to be a good guy, however, I don't think he would be the right coach for the Flames.
There's a reason the Sens let him go and now the Brandon Wheat Kings. His relationship with Dany Heatley went south in a hurry resulting in Dany's departure from the Sens.
I would take Ward over Clouston.
Stay away from Clouston. PLEASE!! I wasn't a fan of him in Ottawa, and I'd be even less of a fan of him here in Calgary.
yes, except Heatley's terrible, so who cares?
moving on, Honestly, I don't think Clouston is even on the Flames' radar. I mean (as has been mentioned), a junior coach who just got shafted by his team? If the junior team doesn't really want him back, then why would an NHL team want him?
Not Clouston! The Flames right now should be deciding between Ward and Johnson. Whatever their decision regarding the position of coach is, they need to make their decision ASAP. That way they know how they want to draft, and what type of moves they want to make after June 22.
I'll agree with the consensus that CC is a horrible candidate with the caveat that IT DOESN'T FREAKING MATTER WHO COACHES THIS TEAM AS IT'S CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTED.... For eff's, can we deal with more pressing issues... (psst *whidper yell* THE ROSTER).
I am pretty easy going with the coaching candidates. I don't like Ward. I don't like Hartly. But if either gets the job I am not going to lose any sleep over it. Its not that I don't care. The reality is there isn't a smoking gun candidate that I am absolutely hoping they go out and get.
But god help me if they hire Clouston. Horrible choice.
Clouston is done as a coach based on his recent oustings. Next!
Hypothetical question: Darryl Sutter wins the Cup in LA and for some reason, doesn't want to coach there next year. All history with the Flames aside, would he still be a better coaching candidate for Flames than anyone else out there?
Discuss amongst yourselves.
So a WHL team in Manitoba is willing to pay this guy next season to NOT coach and he's being considered for an NHL team that needs a lot of help? HELL no.
C'mon guys people really didnt start to "complain" about Iggy until Brent got here. We know those two did not see eye to eye on much. I for one believe Keenan was the best for him and Brent was the worst for him. Get another coach like that and Iggy will play the way he should.


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Skip to comments.'Saint' Cardinal Newman's relics (what's left of them) removed from the grave of his friend.
Posted on 10/04/2008 6:06:57 PM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
It was Cardinal Newman's dying wish that he be buried with his closest friend in the grounds of the house they had shared as priests.
But now, nearly 120 years after his death, Britain's most famous convert to Roman Catholicism is to be reinterred in a sarcophagus in preparation for his becoming a saint, leaving the remains of his friend behind.
The decision to separate the remains of John Henry Newman and Ambrose St John has upset figures in the Church and led some to question whether it is embarrassed about their relationship.
They are buried in a grave in a secluded cemetery on the outskirts of Birmingham. But Newman is being moved to the Birmingham Oratory in preparation for his beatification.
Elena Curti, deputy editor of The Tablet a respected Catholic journal expressed regret that the cardinal's final request was not being observed.
"It's clearly documented that he wanted to be buried with his close friend and it's a pity that his dying wish is not being respected," she said.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Minor point but, the article reads...
"...Cardinal Newman's dying wish that he be buried with his closest friend..."
Not that there's anything wrong with that!
The idea that he wanted to be buried with his "friend" is creepy.
"making him an idolatrous object of veneration"
I've never looked at the practice like that before, but thinking about it now...
Well said.
2. The BBC reported that Cardinal Newman's body was not found. That makes it sound like somebody stole it -- but a wooden coffin in damp ground is not going to impeded total decomposition. Nothing about 'scraped out what was in his coffin regardless', unless you simply mean the bits of wood & coffin plate remaining from his coffin. Source?
3. Exhumation is S.O.P. when a cause for sainthood is pending. Certain phenomena such as incorruptible corpses, odor of sanctity, inexplicable preservation of parts of the body (e.g. St. Anthony of Padua's tongue), are observed in the case of some saints.
4. Since they didn't find his body, he wasn't moved, so he got his wish after all.
5. Preservation of the relics of a saint is not idolatrous. Nobody's worshipping the saint's mortal remains! I know plenty of folks find it odd (it's more common in Latin than Northern European countries, but then again Germany has the astounding spectacle of the bejeweled skeleton of St. Munditia, Virgin Martyr, in the Peterskirche.)
I still think digging up the grave was tacky.
Mostly only to those shallow folks to whom "close friendship" equates to "[forbidden] sexual relationship" -- but I'm willing to allow for other interpretations. And yours is...?
Male friendships are now viewed with suspicion, but that's a relatively recent development (and has a lot to do with homosexual campaigners like the man slandering Cdl. Newman and Fr. Ambrose St. John - and you ought to see the story in the Daily Mail!)
As C.S. Lewis commented in his book The Four Loves,
To say that every Friendship is consciously and explicitly homosexual would be too obviously false; the wiseacres take refuge in the less palpable charge that it is really unconsciously, cryptically, in some Pickwickian sense homosexual. And this, though it cannot be proved, can never of course be refuted. The fact that no positive evidence of homosexuality can be discovered in the behaviour of two Friends does not disconcert the wiseacres at all: That, they say gravely, is just what we should expect. The very lack of evidence is thus treated as evidence, the absence of smoke proves that the fire is very carefully hidden. . . .
Hrothgar embracing Beowulf, Johnson embracing Boswell (a pretty flagrantly heterosexual couple) and all those hairy old toughs of centurions in Tacitus, clinging to one another and begging for last kisses when the legion was broken up...all pansies? If you can believe it you can believe anything.
There's something wrong with honorable friendship? I suggest that you read Aristotle and Cicero on the subject.
De Amicitia was especially influential.
Is Aristotle a FReeper, too?
You wrote:
"Can anyone explain to me how it is justified to violate a man's last will and testament like this for the sake of making him an idolatrous object of veneration?"
Since venerating the saints is not idolatrous, your question is based on a false premise. Try again, this time maybe with a little more respect for the dead as well as for Christianity.
Is Aristotle a FReeper, too?
No he was a Greek and Greeks know all about male friendship. I saw it on their vases.
To Roman Catholics: Am I wrong for thinking that as soon as I pass on what happens to my body after my departure is irrelevant to my soul? Do saints' remains acquire some special magic, maybe sometime after their death? (I don't see this in the Bible, though I remain puzzled by the Turin shroud -- which among many things tells me indirectly that I do not have all the answers.)
We read Aristotle's "Poetics" in high school. It provided a useful theoretical framework for understanding "Gilligan's Island" and "Monty Python."
Thank you for this!
Am I wrong for thinking that as soon as I pass on what happens to my body after my departure is irrelevant to my soul?
No, you are correct.
Do saints' remains acquire some special magic, maybe sometime after their death?
The relics of the saints have been used by God as a channel of grace to work miracles. The remains of the prophet Elisha are an Old Testament example. Many of the saints, like Elisha, worked miracles when they were alive, too.
I think it's often just an example of the Cool Old Stuff phenomenon, though. Mummy of Rameses II? Cool! Corpse of Lenin? Eeeew? Varina Davis picked out those curtains herself? TACKY!
And I was fascinated as a child by the preserved corpse of one Mr. Hogenboom, who died in the Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic in the 1790s and was buried in a corner of the graveyard that was saturated with limestone water . . . so he was saponified, i.e. turned to soap. They have taken him off exhibit in a fit of political correctness since I was a kid, though.
But if you don't get dug up, eventually you get excavated by a bulldozer or paved over for a subdivision . . . .
For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and in the last day I shall rise out of the earth. And I shall be clothed again with my skin, and in my flesh I will see my God. Whom I myself shall see, and my eyes shall behold, and not another: this my hope is laid up in my bosom.
I want straight hair.
You wrote:
"The idea that he wanted to be buried with his "friend" is creepy."
Not to those who understand Christian friendship. You might want to read Aelred of Rievaulx's twelfth century classic called Spiritual Friendship (Cistercian Fathers 5, $12.95). I assume I'll be buried in my family plot, but I wouldn't fret over being buried with my Christian brothers and sisters who are as dear to me as any family member. I also would not mind if my heart were interred at Altotting (but I'm not a Wittelsbach).
Be sure to ask for it, but be sure you want it . . . my hair's been straight as a board all my life and will not take ANY curl at all, and no clip or barrette will hold it. Makes it hard to have a "hair-do"!
I remember my university teaching days when I worked in a department that taught the Epic of Gilgamesh to almost every student in the university. The latest fad was to talk about the "homoerotic subtext" of the friendship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu. When I questioned this obvious idiocy, one of my colleagues - a flaming liberal - said, "Well, the text says that Gilgamesh loved Enkidu." To that I responded, "Yes, and it also says Gilgamesh loved his sword. That doesn't me he had sex with it."
Not surprisingly the conversation ended on that point. I love it when that happens.
Great observation.
You wrote:
"To Roman Catholics: Am I wrong for thinking that as soon as I pass on what happens to my body after my departure is irrelevant to my soul?"
Anything that happens to your body is irrelevant to your soul after the body dies. To tell you the truth, it's pretty much that way when you're body is alive too, isn't it?
"Do saints' remains acquire some special magic, maybe sometime after their death?"
No. God doesn't do magic. He does do miracles, however.
"(I don't see this in the Bible,..."
See Acts 5:15 where even Peter's shadow healed people!
I also suggest you read 2 Kings 13:21.
"... though I remain puzzled by the Turin shroud — which among many things tells me indirectly that I do not have all the answers.)"
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Obama: If they make a mistake, I dont want them punished with a baby.
LOL! I'm going to file that comeback away for future reference.
If he wasn't Catholic, you would think it was creepy too.
You wrote:
"If he wasnt Catholic, you would think it was creepy too."
Who is "he"? If he were Jewish, would that mean I would find it "creepy" he was buried with a lifelong friend who shared his work? No, I don't think so. Jewish burial societies, Chevra kadisha, used to purchase land so that Jews could bury friends and family members according to Jewish customs - and apparently that included burying friends along with families they were not related to. I do find the Gibraltar Jewish community's habit of NOT burying husbands and wives together odd, however. I guess since they were never allowed to sit side-by-side in synagogue so in death....
There are three steps to becoming a canonized saint.
This is from Catholicity.com
**In official Church procedures there are three steps to sainthood: one becomes Venerable, Blessed and then a Saint. Venerable is the title given to a deceased person recognized as having lived heroic virtues. To be recognized as a blessed, and therefore beatified, in addition to personal attributes of charity and heroic virtue, one miracle, acquired through the individual's intercession, is required. Canonization requires two, though a Pope may waive these requirements. Martyrdom does not usually require a miracle. **
I made a mistake there. Found that on Catholicpages.com
George Washington was very fond of the Marquis de Lafayette. Guess old George was gay in your opinion.
Forget I said anything. Washington had a wife and children and never asked to be buried with his friend. George was never a high ranking member of an organization that has historically had a homosexual problem.
False, Washington had an older wife, with lots of land, and stepchildren, no children.
Also false, Washington was in the army, which has such a noticeable homosexual problem that it had to institute rules to prevent it. Rules which did not exist at his time. And Washington was buried with a friend, his 'wife' Martha, who was certainly a good friend.
if washington had asked to be buried with his friend franklin, I would think he was gay too.
I found this article along with many others on the Holy Cross Cardinal Newman Site:
"AIDS has quietly caused the deaths of hundreds of Roman Catholic priests in the United States although other causes may be listed on some of their death certificates, the Kansas City Star reported today. The newspaper said its examination of death certificates and interviews with experts indicates several hundred priests have died of AIDS-related illnesses since the mid-1980s. The death rate of priests from AIDS is at least four times that of the general population, the newspaper said. Kansas City Bishop Raymond Boland says the AIDS deaths show that priests are human."
First this number is about one tenth of one percent of the priests who have served in the US in the last 50 years. Second. the general population includes women, who are much less likely to get aids then men, priests or not.
The article refutes that
You are talking about a few hundred priests out of the 110,000 who have served in the last 50 years.
It has been my experience that those who are obsessed about homosexuality, and make unproven and unproveable charges of this condition tend to be a little light in the loafers themselves (see Mark Foley).
I have a general question.
Are Catholics and the Catholic Church itself placing any value on relics today? (My Catholic school nuns and Catholic relatives were when I was a child.)
If the Catholic Church does believe that relics have spiritual potency could someone explain the reasoning behind this belief?
"an idolatrous object of veneration"
I am hearily sick of these constant attacks from the ignorant theological left. Therefore, from now on, I shall respond to them in a manner befitting their utter lack of merit.
I shall respond to all such malign, boneheaded sallies from the theological left (protestants) by asserting, "All protestants, each and every one of them, bugger a little boy every day."
That will be as true, as charitable, and as honest as the statements to which it responds.
"the Kansas City Star reported today"
If that rag reported that Sarah Palin had once starred in a donkey show in a Tijuana brothel, you'd be quick to realize they were lying. Yet when they print this garbage, you're all over it like a duck on a june bug.
"I don't see this in the Bible"
You don't see it in the protestant Bible. You do see it in unabridged editions.
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October, the 10th month of the year, was originally the eight month of the year ("octo" means eight).*
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Birthstone: Opal
Flower: Calendula
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