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Benedict XVI's announcement Monday morning took nearly everyone by surprise, and left even the experts at sea when it came to the obvious questions: Can he do this? And what happens now?
Actually, the answer to the first question wasn't so hard: sure he can. Not, as some would have it, because he's "infallible," but because Canon Law provides for it. But since it hadn't actually happened in many centuries, the vocabulary to describe what was happening was elusive. Uncertainty is an uncomfortable sensation for experts on religion, and especially on Catholicism. When you have a pope, you are supposed to know who's in charge. When you have a comprehensive set of rules and guidelines, you are supposed to have all the answers. Surely this, too, was a situation that could be fully explained.
So, when it came time for the liberal-media critics at Get Religion to react, Terry Mattingly wrote a blog post with the title "No, Pope Benedict XVI did not resign." Gotcha, journalists:
Yes, "resign" is easier to fit into news headlines. The problem is that a pope has no one to resign to, other than God. The correct word is abdicate.
There's that comforting feeling of control. But wait, correct according to whom? Not Canon Law: Can. 332 2. If it happens that the Roman Pontiff resigns his office, it is required for validity that the resignation is made freely and properly manifested but not that it is accepted by anyone.
(If you want to get really technical about it, the Latin reads Si contingat ut Romanus Pontifex muneri suo renuntiet, ad validitatem requiritur ut renuntiatio libere fiat et rite manifestetur, non vero ut a quopiam acceptetur. So fans of formal equivalency might want to insist on "renounce" as the really and truly "correct" word for what the pope has done. Good luck with that.)
The larger reality is that what Pope Benedict did on Monday is not covered in anyone's style book. Dictionary searches--Mattingly's source--do not cut it (the definition of "resign" is every bit as apt). So whence this certainty that abdicate is the correct term? Perhaps it all goes back to George Weigel, who told NBC News on Monday morning that abdicate "is frankly the word in this occasion. A resignation is something that someone hands to someone else. Popes have no one to resign to, so this is an abdication." (Thanks to Matthew Schlitz of First Things for the transcript.)Weigel dixit. Others fell in line: Ross Douthat, for example. Amusingly, Patrick Brennan, doing his own media criticism at NRO, found culpable ignorance running in the opposite direction: "Popes do not abdicate;" he sniffed, quoting a story at BuzzFeed, "per 332, 2, of Canon law, they resign." It would seem that, in fact, either term is perfectly adequate. But whichever you prefer, what really matters is that youre smug about it.
As Joseph Komonchak wrote here on Monday, the ailing John Paul II is supposed to have greeted questions about the possibility of his stepping down with the quip, "To whom would I submit my resignation?" I think Fr. Komonchak's answer -- "To the church" -- is a good one. The pope is servant of the servants of God, after all. Servants have no trouble resigning. For that matter, is it even true that, as Weigel says, a resignation is something that someone hands to someone else? Canon Law seems to have foreseen such a quibble.
Why, then, raise the issue at all? Canon Law has no objection and past precedent is useless. Unless, of course, that precedent is a certain recent pope who did not resign, or retire, or abdicate, at a time when observers were suggesting that it might be a good idea. There were many who defended John Paul II's decision to stay in office, pointing to the valuable witness he provided to the world of perserverance in suffering. But some defenders went further, insisting that his decision not to resign was the only possible decision -- the pope couldn't resign; it would be wrong for the pope to resign. "Christ didnt come down from the cross," John Paul II is widely reported to have said, although I dont know who first claimed to have heard him say it. I cant find an original source for the "to whom would I submit?" quip either. But they were both widely repeated in John Paul II's last days. Popes don't quit was the implicit message. They answer to God.
Now, in his decision to renounce his office due to physical weakness, Benedict has implicitly disagreed with all such arguments. Whether or not he privately believes his predecessor ought to have resigned, he clearly does believe that the option was available. There's not much anyone can do to get around that awkward fact, but if you once insisted that it was impossible for the pope to resign, you may still be able to save some face with semantic pedantry.
William Saletan has noticed some convenient reversals: "A chorus of Catholics is singing a new tune," he wrote at Slate. I think "hypocrisy" is too strong a term for the examples he calls out. Predictable brown-nosing might be better. Peggy Noonan's gushing is certainly (even more) embarrassing in retrospect. (I do love her image of BXVI bearing away the burden of the sex-abuse crisis as he goes -- more than a bit reminiscent of her suggestion that the United States ought to just keep walking past and away from the evidence of its recourse to torture and abuse.) In any case, I'm not as confident as Saletan that the two positions he outlines are mutually exclusive: either Benedict is making the right decision and John Paul made the wrong one, or vice versa. Different strokes for different popes, perhaps. And it isn't necessarily a symptom of mindless groupthink to hope that both men might have been guided in their different paths by the same Spirit. I do agree, though, that if we must react at all, more honest questioning and less self-contradictory certitude is called for.
It's not a bad thing for us Catholics to be surprised now and then -- even by the pope. In fact it's probably quite healthy. But if you're still feeling too shaken up by this dramatic departure from tradition, you can always lean on that old reassuring phrase: "As the church has always taught."
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Wonderful... I've wondered about future forms of address- Will he be like past -presidents and still called "pope" or as " Cardinal Ratzinger, formerly Pope Benedict XVI" or other variations. "Whatever"... as my teenage son tells me!The separation of the person and the function/role is certainly the most interesting, I think... I keep thinking about other such roles, most notably the Dalai Lama. I know the choosing and philosophy is so different with the continuance of "transmission," as I understand it, but still I think the precedent here will open speculation that we have not allowed in regard to church functions. "Charism" will bear some re-examining.Personally, I never liked the denotaton or connotation of "resigned" if it were not truly voluntary anyway. I know when I wrote to the bishop many years ago about being a priest who wanted to marry and instructed that I should "resign," I wrote that I would be sadly "resigned TO" the fact that my choice would make ineligble for service in the present dispoition, but I was not "resigning FROM" a ministry and function that I loved and valued.
I just received an email from an GERALD MORGAN who seems to be associated with Irish sex abuse survivors. I Googled his name and there is a Gerald Morgan who is a lecturer at Trinity College in Dublin. The email states that the field director, a Rev. Kenneth Annett, of the International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State (ITCCS) in Brussels issued a press release alleging:Pope Benedict, Joseph Ratzinger, has scheduled a meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano for Saturday, February 23 to discuss securing protection and immunity from prosecution from the Italian government, according to Italian media sources.Ratzinger's meeting follows upon the apparent receipt by the Vatican of a diplomatic note from an undisclosed European government on February 4, stating its intention to issue an arrest warrant for Ratzinger, who resigned from his pontificate less than a week later.IF, IF this report is true, it would seem that Ratzinger is resigning for reasons more than just his advanced age and health concerns. It changes everything about his abdication and the upcoming papal conclave.All Catholic journalistic organizations MUST report on these allegations. We need to know if our church leaders are conducting an international cover-up of crimes against humanity.
Jim Jenkins:I really don't think so. And though I never met Sister Mary Adelaide, I tend to believe she would join me. This, as Joe Biden is wont to say, is malarkey.The president of Italy has very restricted authority, largely limited to accepting the resignation of a government and giving the mandate for the forming of a new government. That President Napolitano and Pope Benedict have developed a very cordial friendship has been amply covered by the reliable Italian media. The meeting on the 23rd is a visita di congedo, a farewell encounter.
As annoying as Terry Mattingly is, the upshot is that we can enjoy it when Mark Silk stunts on him.
@ John Page: Sad you never met Sister Adelaide. You're right, she had a built-in malarkey detector.[I hope your intuition is correct - it's just that we need to KNOW. I have dealt with enough clerics and hierarchs to know what they are capable of - and believe me, resigning just ahead of damning developments becoming public is certainly within Ratzinger's wheelhouse. I have to admit that I've been skeptical of the public reasons given for the abdication ever since I learned that Ratzinger will be residing in retirement within the Vatican - still protected under international immunity laws. For instance, Cardinal William Levada didn't return to California until his legal immunity status in retirement was reaffirmed by the US Justice Dept. How's that for planning ahead?]Here are some sober voices that I picked-up from the British Catholic weekly newspaper, The Tablet:One cannot but admire Pope Benedict for the integrity which he has displayed in resigning, when he realised that he is no longer able to discharge the demands of his office. This action is also a tacit admission of the failure of his conservative policies. All Catholics who can approach cardinals would perform a great service to the Church, if they can persuade the electors to choose a pope whose attitude to the future is one of complete openness. (Dr) Michael M. WinterLondon N19 The Pope having resigned, three questions strike me: first, given this virtually unprecedented action, what other changes in the Church suddenly become possible? Secondly, what difference will it make that a living pope will undoubtedly have an influence on the choice of a new pope? Thirdly, what entirely new role will social media play in the debate preceding or perhaps given the number of apparent leaks during the last one even during the conclave?Vicky CosstickLondon SW17
"a living pope will undoubtedly have an influence on the choice of a new pope" -- perhaps less than the suddenly sanctified John Paul II has on the last conclave
" It would seem that, in fact, either term is perfectly adequate. But whichever you prefer, what really matters is that youre smug about it"In reading other blogs, those with a traditionalist viewpoint insist on "abdicate" because they say they see the Pope as a monarch who "abdicates" rather than a president or manager who "resigns".
Bel Giorgio isn't resigning from his position, personal secretary. He'll be living in the Vatican gardens with Benedict.http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/14/pope-aide-benedict-successor
Retire? Relinquish?Abjure?Why does it matter? I read somewhere that he will remove his ring -- the symbol of his authority, and it will be destroyed.Does infallibility evaporate as the pestle crushes the Ring of the Fisherman?
"I have to admit that I've been skeptical of the public reasons given for the abdication ever since I learned that Ratzinger will be residing in retirement within the Vatican - still protected under international immunity laws."It will be interesting to see how the new Pope handles that. I read a couple of hours ago that Bishop Gaenswein intends to keep his role as Prefect of he Papal Household but will also be Benedict's personal secretary and live with him and the four religious women who are his cooks and housekeepers in the renovated monasterySounds a little bit like having the last president and his Chief of Staff move into Blair House across the square from the White House - and his Chief of Staff continue to do the same job for the new president. According to the Global Post article "The Vatican has hinted that Benedict could continue to have a behind-the-scenes spiritual role as guide for his successor"http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130214/benedicts-protege-hol... guess this all assumes that the new Pope will go along with this scenario.
Resign vs Abdicate.How about "I quit"?In Latin.
More opinion from outside the Catholic bubble:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelangelo-signorile/pope-benedicts-succ... believe the Italian press is fond of referring to B16's personal secretary as "BELLA Giorgio" - using the feminine ending. What in heaven's name could they be getting at?Considering that papal resignation is really uncharted waters for the Vatican (especially in a modern era when national governments and the press/media have such enormous power), it seems logical that B16 and his closest confidants would have to have thought through all the permutations of different scenarios which could confront the retired pope and the Vatican. Let's hope that the curia have all their bases covered because it is only logical that Ratzinger's opponents, as well as the church's real enemies, will feel emboldened once he no longer has the aura of the papacy to protect him. Some of the folks that Ratzinger stepped on, or over, on his way up the ladder may have more than enough incentive to look him up now that he won't be so infallible anymore. [Couldn't that be one way of interpreting the Vatileaks scandal?}Something tells me that Ratzinger's retirement will not be without its challenges - for the Catholic Church and for Ratzinger personally.
Jim, it would explain why Benedict wants to live in Vatican City instead of moving back to Germany - immunity.
It's Archbishop Ganswein. And a new pope can easily replace him, and certainly should.Why should the former pope have an immediate pipeline into everything that goes on in the new papal household? Resignation ought to mean letting go and not peering over the new pope's shoulder.
Mr. Jenkins - you may have added fuel after today's state of Rhode Island ruling that quashed the Legion of Christ's manuevers to keep records secret in the multi-million dollar donation scandal. Per those involved, there will be information released about the Vatican and LC that have never seen the light of day.OTOH - do think that legal due diligence is covering the bases so that he has immunity where and when he can get it but, worst case, sounds more like some type of Dan Brown conspiracy theory.
Per some reports, Ganswein will continue his role with B16. Would expect that he will be replaced as papal household prefect.From John Allen: "On another front, Lombardi confirmed that Benedict will be accompanied to Castel Gandolfo on Feb. 28 and later to the monastery on Vatican grounds where he plans to live by Archbishop Georg Gnswein. The 56-year-old Gnswein is the pope's longtime personal secretary, and Benedict recently also made him the Prefect of the Papal Household, a position previously held by American Cardinal James Harvey. Lombardi said Gnswein will continue to hold that position into the next papacy, presumably living in the monastery and going to work each day once Benedict gets settled. That news led to an interesting question during the briefing. The Vatican has repeatedly said Benedict will not have any role in the next papacy, but a reporter asked Lombardi if the fact that his closest aide will also be running the papal household doesn't create an obvious channel to wield behind-the-scenes influence. Lombardi's response was one of those rare moments when a Vatican official says something out loud that insiders know to be true but rarely dare to acknowledge publicly. In essence, Lombardi said being the Prefect of the Papal Household isn't that big of a deal. "It's a very practical position, having to with the pope's appointments," he said. "It is not involved in matters of governance."
I think Pope Benedict knows that he would, for security reasons, be much safer in Vatican City than anywhere else. I would be afraid that were he to live elsewhere, perhaps in a monastery in Germany, that some nut might break in and take him and put him on TV for all the world to see with a knife at his neck. Unlikely, yes, but it would be a huge coup to hold the former Pope hostage. I could easily imagine an Islamic terrorist group wanting to do so. No, too risky.
In re: Ganswein. Let's not be naive. Washington knows only too well that access is power. It's why lobbyists with up-stairs connections are paid so very well. Secretaries make appointments for their bosses, i.e., they give access to him/her, which is power. They also pick up gossip, some of which is important, and they can subtly make their bosses' views known, and they can channel "secrets" and spread rumors. Women secretaries used not to be paid a lot, but that was an injustice. Men with the very similar duties usually had different titles and much better pay as "exective assistants" or whatever, etc.My question is: who is making all these decisions about Benedict's future without the approval yet of the next pope? Are the cardinals who run the place so sure that their own man will will the election? Doesn't it make you wonder about the possibility that there are outside, sinister forces at work. If so, who might Ganswein really work for? Opus Dei? (Nah. That's Dan Brown thinking.) (?)
How many Opus Dei cardinals are there?
Nobody asked me, as Jimmy Cannon would begin, but . . .I. The pope's resignation/abdication/renunciation should be accepted with one condition: he must continue writing for ten more years. Among other topics he might pursue I have in mind a cultural history of Catholicism, along the lines of Jacques Barzun's best-seller From Dawn to Decadence (completed when Barzun was 92). If there were someone who could do a superior job I would excuse the pope but I don't see anyone else on the horizon who is half as capable. Perhaps Rowan Williams could help out on literary matters.II. Those worried that Benedict might avoid jail by remaining in the Vatican should realize he has another option. The Knights of Malta have sovereign territory in Rome, on Via Condotti and on the Aventine Hill. He could make an escape by way of the passage from the Vatican to Castel Sant'Angelo, a route used to escape capture in the 1527 Sack of Rome. Once the pope reaches their territory t he Knights would probably put up a more robust defense than the Swiss Guard.III. I went on a tour of the Vatican Gardens a few years ago. The official Vatican guide at the time recommended the gardens at Villa Medici across town as far superior. Of course her disloyalty profoundly shook my faith and I now see it as a foreshadowing of the treasonous behavior shown by the papal butler. But there is some truth in her observation and so the pope might want to consider the Villa Medici, owned by the French, as an alternative to the Vatican (and perhaps more cat-friendly).
" If so, who might Ganswein really work for? Opus Dei"According to the Tablet, he taught at he Opus Dei University of the Holy Cross in Rome and may have started his studies at he SSPX seminary at Econe before switching to the diocesan seminary. http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/163576
Poor Gorgeous George. I expect to see him in the next Dan Brown novel, under a different name, of course. Heilige Heinrich maybe.
@Rita Ferrone. I agree with you about Ganswein. That makes a lot of sense
Goodness. Reading some of these comments leaves me feeling like I'm in the Twilight Zone, much as I did during Pres. Obama's first term with its rampant conspiracy theories. I'm no fan of our Benedict's decisions and policies, but depicting him as a law-evading scoundrel is over the top. Let's just accept that the man is sick and tired, had the option under Canon Law to get out, and did so.
Goodness. I feel as though I'm in some sort of Twilight Zone with all these far-fetched conspiracy theories oozing through the cracks of what is, granted, an almost unprecedented situation. I'm not a fan of our current Benedict's policies and decisions, but depicting him as a law-evading scoundrel is over the top. As for his connections with the Legionnaires, let's not forget that he wasted no time
"...in fact, either term is perfectly adequate. But whichever you prefer, what really matters is that youre smug about it."I have a bone to pick about this statement from the original post.There's quite a fight over symbolism going on in the church, one which has become a flaming row during Benedict's pontificate in particular. That fight is between the image of the pope as an imperial figure, an absolute monarch, and the pope as a ministerial figure within a more participatory, responsive form of church governance. Remember the banner featuring a tiarra (it was taken down)? Remember the renaissance vestments and the commissioned new copies of such items? This isn't just costumery. It's about a model of governance.The word "abdicate" is not about semantics. It's a way of saying the Pope is The King. He is on a throne. You are his subjects. There's a completely clear message here.
If reports out of the Vatican are to be believed, [I don't take anything that Federico Lombardi says on face value - he is a dissembler from way back.] B16 has reversed the very conclave election rules that allowed him to skate to a lightening victory on the first day of balloting back in 2005. Apparently, B16 changed to the rules back to now where the conclave NEEDS a two-thirds majority to elect the next pope.Since everything about conclaves are so opaque, we can never know for sure but it would seem that the next pope will have to cobble together a much broader coalition of cardinals than did Ratzinger with his simple majority. This could mean that the conclave could last longer, maybe even deadlock.(I realize that I am probably engaging in nothing more than hope) But this procedure may give credible outside-the-curia candidates time to emerge. Maybe, just maybe, a non-European could have a serious run at it? But this is does not mean that we can start singing "Happy Days Are Here Again!" Many, if not most, of the cardinals from Africa, Asia and Latin America are about as hideous as the old bulls in the curia.But please, no more Poles or Germans! And please, let's hope and pray that Dolan doesn't get his itchy little fat fingers on the papacy. My prayer is for a pope who at least has a world view informed by science and intellectual rigor. My greatest wish would be for a pope who can begin to end the hierarchy's misogyny.I don't know how the "Boys in the Curia Band" may have rigged the whole papal election process to elect another Ratzinger, because it may be that the best man for pope is probably not even a cardinal at this time. What kind of miracle would it take for the cardinals to be broad thinkers enough to pick someone from outside their little old boys club?I know. I've just past over into the Twilight Zone ...BTW: Ratzinger could begin the healing if he would exclude, bar from participating in the conclave any cardinal who has demonstrated that he betrayed the trust and confidence of the people by his complicity in the rape and sodomy of children by priests. A few names come to mind: LA's Mahony, Chicago's George, Ireland's Sean Brady ... There are more for sure - the Austrians, Germans, Belgians, French, Australians have their stinkers too. Along with his resignation, this would be the way that Ratzinger finally wins the love and appreciation that has alluded him during his papacy.
In essence, Lombardi said being the Prefect of the Papal Household isnt that big of a deal.Its a very practical position, having to with the popes appointments, he said. It is not involved in matters of governance.
Agree with Ann. He has access and relationships and that equals influence. Just study systems theories in management and how management REALLY works. It never works according to how it is outlined on paper. In practice, people have way more influence than they or we might think.The fact that he is still there, in whatever capacity, means that he retains some degree of influence. Lombardi is minimizing his role either deliberately or very naively.
Saw this today ..."Beyond the gossip about why the pope might have really resigned are growing conspiracies that there is a faction of cardinals who dont think the pope should live inside Vatican City after he retires. Several unnamed cardinals have been quoted in the Italian press saying that it would have been better if he returned to Bavaria in Germany or lived out his days somewhere like Monte Cassino, a hilltop abbey south of Rome. Asked if the pope consulted a group of cardinals about where to live after he retires, Lombardi said that he didnt have to. The successor and cardinals will be very happy to have nearby a person who more than anyone understands the spiritual needs of the church and his successor." - http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/15/conspiracy-theories-why...
Though we can't be 100% sure, very reliable indications are that Cardinal Ratzinger was elected by a two-thirds majority vote on the fourth ballot of the second day, 19 April, of the 2005 conclave. By the rules then in place (promulgated by John Paul II), a simple majority would NOT have been sufficient as early as the second day of voting. Nearly a third against? Very possible. A simple majority? No.Prejudices should not be substituted for facts.
I read today that one reason Benedict was concerned about his health is that a number of his Ratzinger relatives have had strokes, and he was concerned about being in a coma, etc. He decided that it would be best to risk some negative fallout from a retirement than to have the Church without a pope for an extended period of time. Makes sense to me. (Sorry, forget where I read it.) (Hmm.)
"How about 'I quit'?"How about Jon Stewart's offering: holy quit."The word 'abdicate' is not about semantics. Its a way of saying the Pope is The King."It also suggests those in power view themselves as nobles and aristocrats. The wish from George Weigel to the flunkies in Rome is that a pre-1776/1792 state will take hold if not in the world, then in the Church. It's about circling the wagons and marginalizing anyone who doesn't fit with the New Church Order.
@ John Page: Now who's "substitu[-ting] for [the] facts???" You also using an old debating trick of twisting another's argument and reasoning into a distorted straw man, then lighting the match. Caught yah! Your "prejudices" are showing, John.Page, you have no reliable way of actually KNOWING what actually went on in the 2005 conclave. None of us do. Most reports out of the last conclave described a situation where the opposition to Ratzinger never could produce a credible candidate. Like in all politics, if you don't have a horse in the race, it's hard to win. Many observers at the time and since [including "Whispers in the Loggia" who has impeccable inside Vatican sources] have said that under the JP2 rule changes [that is, a simple majority was eventually sufficient for election] had the effect of suppressing any alternative papal candidacies because Ratzinger went into the conclave with a majority of the votes in hand. Why publicly demonstrate your opposition to Ratzinger in the conclave when it was obvious he would eventually emerge as pope regardless? Who needs a vengeful enemy who is an absolute monarch and who has your future gripped in his talons?In the world's oldest all-male feudal oligarchy you always have to be on guard to watch your back. Ratzinger obviously had spent years lining up the votes he needed, apparently with the help of JP2. And, Ratzinger had demonstrated over his career that he is relentlessly vindictive to those who oppose him. [Just ask Hans Kung, the Liberation theologians, and American religious women?]I am more convinced than ever that B16 was elected to keep the lid on the boiling pot of rape and sodomy of children by priests and bishops. So far, reading the papal tea leaves, I suspect that Ratzinger's resignation is somehow tied to his no longer having the energy or wherewithal to keep the cover-up going. Actually, I am beginning to think that Ratzinger is showing his real political acumen by carefully constructing and arranging his escape from the papacy into a very well protected and insulated retirement within Vatican City, with cloistered nuns to attend him, just beyond the reach of subpoenas and international criminal tribunals.[There are now growing numbers of reports in both the Italian and German press of rumors that a "Western government" was about to issue an international warrant for Ratzinger's arrest - just rumors. I can't think that any European government would move against B16 now that he is retreating into a monastery. Nonetheless, that can't be good news for poor Joseph as he contemplates his legacy ...]
Mary McAleese. Remember that you heard it here first!
According to La Stampa 2000 theologians, including Hans Kung and Leonardo Boff, have signed a document outlining what they think thenew pope and curia should be, and it emphasizes collegiality for the bishops. http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/world-news/detail/articolo/benedett...
Jim Jenkins: I think this is the source of said rumors: http://itccs.org/I know nothing about it nor the "Rev." who seems to be the pot-stirrer.
Best prediction yet: "The next pope will be Ratzinger lite, but without the charisma".


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Much of the Olympics chatter after the weekend isn't about the U.S. teams' medal-winning performances, but what happened after two men won medals in the super-G skiing competition. What's turning heads isn't what the athletes said, but, rather, the reporter's questions.
Let's set the stage. Americans Andrew Weibrecht and Bode Miller just finished silver-bronze in the event final. The reporter asked Weibrecht about his stunning finish, then turned the attention to Miller. Miller's brother died last April of an apparant seizure and it was Miller who first mentioned his brother, telling the reporter this Olympics was different because of his brother's passing.
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The reporter and NBC have been roundly criticized for pushing too far in the questioning. Even media professionals have said, in varying ways, that perhaps the third question was too much. A respected organization that offers training seminars for journalists even published an article Monday, dissecting the interview and what could be learned from it.
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— Bode Miller (@MillerBode) February 17, 2014
In addition, Miller also did an in-studio, sit-down interview with NBC later that night. I don't know what was required by contracts or sponsors, but, I imagine, if he was furious, he could have been a no-show.
I do not know the reporter and do not want to judge her. I think most journalists have situations that we may replay afterward and wish we had handled differently. Bode Miller has spoken about his brother's death. At this point in his career, he likely anticipated he would be asked about it - and perhaps that's why he mentioned it first in the interview. He knows fans like to get a sense of what inspires athletes to do what they do. Was the third question too much? I leave that to you to debate, but, for now, it seems Miller is ready to put it behind him and put the focus back on the competition, where it belongs.
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Miss TDP-Dollmaker Auditions! - 05-15-2009, 09:38 PM
Welcome to the first ever Miss TDP competition! Before continuing to the audition theme, we ask that all members read the following rules and procedures if they are considering competing. This competition may take several months based on the amount of entrants, so we ask that only serious competitors apply to compete.
THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION THREAD NOR IS IT THE PLACE TO SUBMIT HANDDRAWN DOLLS! Before you post here, I suggest you stop. All non-entry posts will be deleted. If you have questions, direct them to Silver_Wolf_Kitty. If you want to discuss the contest, the official Miss TDP clique(found here) is suggested.
1. Character. When entering Miss TDP, you need to enter with one character and stay with it the entire time. This means that your dolls hair, eye, and skin colour must remain the same throughout, unless otherwise stated in the round theme.
2. Base. You must use the same base set throughout, so pick one with a variety of poses. This base should also be medium in size for handdrawn dollers (comparable in size to the "Moe" bases here: DHF : Doll on the Hill Factory). Dollmaker users should use the shuni style base.
3. Theft. No stealing the work of another. This applies to both handdrawn and dollmaker participants, so do not submit a doll that someone else made or, for handdrawn dollars, mix and match pieces of completed dolls that are not your own. All work should be original and failure to comply will result in disqualification.
4. Props. Props and backgrounds are encouraged, but should not be massive. We will ask too large of entries to reduce their size, so be reasonable.
5. Transparency. We ask that all dolls have transparent background and is a GIF file. If you dont know how to do this, see the following thread: How to Make Backgrounds Transparent
6. Forbidden. Sexually explicit, nudity(artistic nudity must be okayed first by Silver_Wolf_Kitty), or overly bloody dolls are forbidden. Entering one could result in disqualification.
7. Theme. Every doll should relate to the theme. While we encourage creativity, failure to keep with the theme can get you eliminated automatically that round.
8. Judges. No one is allowed to use friendship or promises to sway a judges decision. Threats, bribery, and attempts to interfere or discover the judges decisions in anyway will result in disqualification. Arguing with the judges can result in an automatic elimination.
9. Competing. You can only submit one entry for each cometition, so choose wisely. The rules are being changed to allow crossover, but we ask that handdrawn dollers stick to the dollmakers if they are inclined to compete in that arena.
10. Animation. Animation is forbidden in the competition. We understand that many users like glitter, blinking, etc, but it takes away from the creativity and creates an unequal playing field for those who cant animate.
These procedures will take effect after the audition round(which clearly cannot have a bottom two), but the format will basically be the same. In the audition round, the judges will select several entrants and award them a guaranteed spot, then the members will vote to decide the remaining spots.
1. Participants enter a doll every two weeks in the set thread. They may enter it sooner, however further edits are not allowed after the doll is entered. No matter what, the two weeks are a guaranteed time slot(unless all entries are received before it).
2. Any participants who fail to meet this deadline will be eliminated. Deadlines are not being extended for anyone, so do not ask. Special extensions may be asked in the event of a long trip or medical/family emergency, but you must contact Silver_Wolf_Kitty immediately if this occurs.
3. After two weeks, the judges will then provide critique on each entry and select a bottom two for the round.
4. Several days are given for voting on who should stay. Voting will be a public affair, but you shouldnt worry about hurting feelings. All you have to do is post in the voting thread with the name of the participant who you think should stay in the competition. You may provide an explanation, but that is up to you.
5. Votes are counted and the bottom participant is eliminated, then the next round begins.
The theme for the audition round is Dresses. This means any type of dress is allowed, which may be formal, casual, historical, etc. You name it, you can do it. Props, accessories, and backgrounds are encouraged, but not necessary.
Note: This theme is simplified and most future themes will be more complex. Examples could be fairytales, historical figures, goddesses, etc.
When your doll is ready, we ask participants to post their dollmaker entry in this thread. No critiques are being added for the audition round. Auditions close the evening of May 31st!
I have gotten some questions about the contest. I'll be posting them here in case others have the same questions/concerns.
1. Is unique/shuni the same?
A: Basically. You are allowed to use the unique and prep bases too, we just want the same general base for fairness.
2. Do I have to use the same exact hair style? Can it have the same colour, but in a different style?
A: The same style is not necessary, only the same colour.
3. For base, do you mean same body/head?
A: I mean the same general style of shuni/unique/prep. You don't have to use the same head/base throughout, only the same skin and hair colour.
4. Are we allowed to use premium doll makers?
A: Yes, there is no limit on the usage of premium dollmakers or ones outside of the site.
5. Do saris count as dresses?
A: For the purpose of the competition, cultural formal wear/"dresses" are allowed. We understand that not every culture has the Western concept of a dress and won't limit it in that fashion, but we expect something similar to a dress. For example, saris and kimonos are acceptable, but something with a form of pants would not be.
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A LAND owner who wants to build what would be one of the most powerful solar farms in the country has hit back at planners who threw his original proposal out.
The solar park at Netherhouse Farm south of Waltham Abbey would cover the equivalent of about 20 football pitches and supply enough green energy to supply green power to 2,000 homes.
But the district council said it could become an eyesore in that part of the landscape, which lies between Epping Forest and the Lee Valley National Park, and threw the original plans out in September.
Applicant Tommy Tomkins, 69, has employed a group of experts he says have ironed out the problems raised by the council.
"I'm pleased with what we've done," he said. "We've addressed everything and done what we can.
"The decision will come some time after Christmas."
As well as its visual impact, the council said not enough information was given on how the development might affect wildlife and the flood risk it could pose.
The latest plans for the farm include a 13-page report on wild animals, trees and plants, which states that there is no evidence of badgers or other protected species such as newts on the site.
It also said the fields surrounding the solar panels should be used for grazing or making hay if the project goes ahead, to keep it in its current condition.
The new plans also include a 75-page which gives details on nearby nature reserves, including Epping Forest and Chingford Reservoir, and states that development at Netherhouse Farm would not impact on these.
It also notes that skylarks are among the birds found on the farm and said any cutting back of long grass and plants should be done outside of their breeding seasons.
The developers have also said rain water running off the solar panels will be controlled with gravel-filled ditches, to reduce the risk of flooding.
In response to the council's concerns about the impact the farm would have on the Green Belt, Mr Tomkins' planning agent, Nigel Goulding, stated in the latest plans that the solar panels would be screened from nearby footpaths.
"It is located away from the public rights of way and county wildlife sites and should only require the removal of rough grass and weeds," he added. "In addition, we are proposing timber cladding and a green roof to the required inverter container building so that it blends into the surrounding landscape."
The Corporation of London, which owns Epping Forest, slammed Mr Tomkins' original application, fearing the impact on birds such as skylarks and the look of the Green Belt, but it declined to comment this time.
John Wood, an environmental campaigner from Buckhurst Hill who supports the application, said: "We're not just talking about this particular solar park.
"This could be the spearhead for many other applications."


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(LAKE OZARK, MO) - Students at Columbia College-Lake of the Ozarks are attending classes in their new building at 150 College Blvd., adjacent to their previous location on Highway D. Classes began June 6.
The new 17,400-square-foot building includes state-of-the-art classrooms, a nursing center with a skills lab, two computer labs, student work area, science lab, art classroom, student commons, administrative and academic offices, vending area and faculty lounge.
"Our new building is a tremendous asset to our students and the Lake community," said Dr. John Keeney, director of the Lake of the Ozarks campus. "It will allow us to provide students with increased learning opportunities such as the new Associate in Science in Nursing degree.
The new degree, Keeney said, is a dual-track nursing program designed for students with no previous nursing education or experience, as well as for Licensed Practical Nurses seeking to become Registered Nurses. The college expects to have the first graduates from the nursing program in July 2006.
The nursing degree is an enormous benefit for the Lake area, said Mike Henze, CEO of Lake Regional Health System. Previously, there had been no local nursing program available in the Lake community.
"Quality health care is an issue for most communities," Henze said. "We are delighted Columbia College-Lake of the Ozarks has added a nursing degree to help ensure a qualified nursing pool in the coming years."
Columbia College began serving the higher education needs of the residents in Lake Ozark area in 1990 and today continues to serve civilian and military adult learners in the area.
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The 6 Most Impressive Cases of Identity Theft Ever Pulled Off
Impersonation and identity theft are no laughing matter. Except when it's a horse wearing a top hat trying to be people. That's goddamn hilarious. Also, in the cases below.
#6. NASA Gets Fooled by the Astro-Not
NASA wants you to know that being an astronaut is hard. It takes incredible intelligence, amazing physical conditioning and a strong psyche. Only a chosen few ever qualify.
Do you feel lucky?
Something you'd think NASA would be aware of when some random doofus calls them and claims to be one, but maybe commercial airline pilot Jerry Alan Whittredge was just very convincing.
After claiming to be a CIA agent with the Congressional Medal of Honor AND a member of the next shuttle mission, Whittredge convinced the folks at the Space Center in Alabama to give him an exclusive tour.
To be fair, he was wearing an appropriate costume.
Come on, NASA has rocket science and crap to work on! You can't expect these highly educated people, some of the most intelligent on Earth, to check resumes before handing over classified information about the shuttle's propulsion system to some schmuck they don't know. And while they're at it, you can't expect them to NOT let an unqualified stranger sit at Mission Control during a shuttle mission.
But Jerry wasn't just satisfied with hoodwinking NASA. He also convinced the Navy to give him training on a T-45 flight simulator.
It should be noted here that a T-45 flight "simulator" is an actual flying jet. Seriously.
Jerry just seems to have that special mix of crazy and ballsy that lets him fool both NASA and the Navy for the thankfully brief span of... eight months.
So, to recap, both NASA and the Navy--staffed by folks highly trained in keeping secrets and checking backgrounds--were fooled into giving tours of top-secret facilities and discussing very sensitive information with a guy who, when busted, insisted Bill Clinton was his lawyer.
And How Did That Work Out For Him?
Even in a pre-9/11 world, the one group you don't want to really mess with is the U.S. government. Once caught, Whitrredge faced up to five years in jail and a $250,000 fine for impersonating a federal employee.
All that and he never even got to go to space.
#5. One of These Cheerleaders is Not Like the Others
Wendy Brown, like most people, had some regrets about high school. But where most of us wish we'd not worn multi-colored, one-strapped overalls backwards, her big regret was that she didn't become a cheerleader. But as a 33-year-old mom with a history of identity theft charges, surely that dream of shaking her pompoms at high school boys was way beyond her reach. Or was it?
She would blend in seamlessly.
Wendy had a few tricks up her sleeve. First, she had a 15-year-old daughter who, thankfully, didn't live at home. Second, Wendy lived through the great Body Switching Movies Era of the 80s, a time when any stressed out adult with a regret or two could magically trade places with his or her son or daughter. Having no access to the demon wizardry that made those switches possible, she settled for the next best thing: pretending to be her daughter and enrolling in high school. So she could become a cheerleader.
Her yearbook photo was not flattering.
And How Did That Work Out For Her?
Not so awesome. Unless you consider felony identity theft charges and the ridicule of a nation "awesome," in which case, yeah... things turned out great! According to high school officials, despite looking like a world-weary truck driver with smoker's growl, her demeanor was that of a high school girl.
This woman earned a spot on the cheer squad. Presumably, there wasn't a lot of competition.
And what's even creepier was the fact that Brown inhabited her daughter so completely that she talked about being sad about moving out of Nevada and missing her friends.
Even creepier still, she didn't actually get caught until her check for her cheerleading uniform bounced. Had it not, she'd probably still be there, in her mid-30s, ragging about how her parents get her down while secretly experiencing her first symptoms of pre-menopause.
#4. The Moscow Shillharmonic
In August 2000, the stage manager of a Hong Kong classical venue got a call from someone asking if he would he be interested in booking the entire Moscow Philharmonic for a couple of shows. As the Moscow Philharmonic is among the most respected orchestras in the world, the manager pretty much took this as a gift from the gods of Hong Kong (Buddhas?) and enthusiastically said yes.
"Praise Buddha(s)."
So this large orchestra came, rehearsed and performed in front of about 10,000 Hong Kongians. And then they left, no doubt with unknowingly-impregnated groupies in their wake. All's well that ends well, yeah? Not exactly. Because they weren't actually the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra.
The real MPH was touring Europe, and members were pretty shocked to read about their great performances in Hong Kong, which, after two weeks of research, we discovered is not in Europe.
The yellow sections are verified as "Not Europe."
Research for the orange section is ongoing.
So apparently a very large, very talented group of Russian con men put together an insanely spot-on impersonation that fooled thousands of people.
And How Did That Work Out For Them?
It turns out this is something you can totally get away with. Seriously, try it.
You'll need a furry hat. Mustaches are encouraged but not mandatory.
To this day, no one knows who these people were, where they came from or where they went. All anyone knows is that they were probably Russian musicians who couldn't cut it with the real Philharmonic, that they made over $30,000 from their Hong Kong concerts, and that they played well enough to fool 10,000 people, including the critics who gave them great reviews.


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List of Wants and Needs as we look for a new space.
Add to these as you feel like it, and feel free to move them up and down the list; the top of the list is to be considered "most important" and the bottom of the list "least important," so if everybody moves things around we hope to come to some sort of consensus on priorities.
- 24x7 access
- At least 10' ceilings, preferably a loft so that part of the space is double-hight (for projection win)
- At least 3000 square feet of floor space (would love 4ksf or more, 5ksf would be great).
- under $4K for rent
- The shed must be
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- < 1/4 mile from a BART station
- Safe neighborhood at night (i.e. 2am), or at least no worse than 83C Wiese


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Cited: F. Shuttlesworth, 21, 915 Sherman Ave., no license; Robert Landis, 53, 527 Dear Ave., expired registration; and Olivia Webb, 38, Apartment 35, 405 Colonial Drive, no license, no taillight.
Arrested: Jeffrey Alleman, 47, 425 Franklin Ave., criminal mischief, Tuesday.
Arrested: Cory Moore, 27, violating protection order, failure to appear, Tuesday.
Cited: Nathaniel C. Spears, 21, 120 S. Green St., Richmond, speeding; Cory T. Matthews, 21, 184 state Route 151, Mingo Junction, speeding; Jordan E. Miller, 19, 208 Kanawha Road, Weirton, speeding; Maurice G. Brown, 46, 8704 county Road 22A, Bloomingdale, speeding; Toni A. Legotti, 50, 115 George St., Mingo Junction, speeding; Annaleah E. Miravalle, 20, 315 High St., Hopedale, expired registration; Dusty R. Gump, 24, 10512 state Route 152, Toronto, speeding; Charles A. Rago, 44, 2479 Chestnut St., Steubenville, driving with suspended license; Joan E. Riddle, 71, 150 Beacon Drive, Weirton, speeding; Opal L. Kleineke, 82, 164 Tera Manor Drive, Wintersville, failure to yield; Lynne M. Martindale, 26, 1405B Overlook Drive, Weirton, speeding; Shawn P. D'Hooge, 27, Apartment C7, 4309 Earl Drive, Steubenville, speeding; and Robbie D. Angus, 49, East Liverpool, driving with suspended license and no insurance.
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CADIZ - A ticking clock on top of the Harrison County Courthouse is one obvious sign that the commissioners are taking steps to restore the historical structure. Additional courthouse restoration was discussed at the commissioners' meeting Wednesday.
Chairman Don Bethel had stated previously that the board had met with representatives of a company which they are considering for restoration of the statue of John A Bingham, prosecutor of Lincoln's assassins, on the North Lawn and cannons outside of the courthouse.
"What I would like to see is to bring these historical items back to their original condition," Bethel said. I am 51 years old and for as long as I can remember that statue has been green. Our feelings are that every county resident deserves to see the statue in it's original condition at least once in their lifetime."
"It seems to me as a pretty good cost benefit because it really comes down to our identity and history," said Bethel. "I think it's important because like the clock, it's a focal point of the historical Square."
"The statue would need to be removed temporarily and taken to the facility for cleaning," Bethel added. "The cannons would also be removed from their carriages."
Assistant Harrison County Prosecutor Michael Washington spoke to the board regarding the carriages, stating that they were in a state of deterioration and recommended a wood worker in Holmes County who had worked on restorations of other cannons.
The board is also working to repair damage to the stairs and porches and hope to remove the white chain and reopen the front entrance to the facility when work is completed.
Doug Crabtree brought three road use and maintenance agreements (RUMA) to the board for approval A special request from Cardinal Gas Services was made modifying the previous RUMA for CR 45. Stating concerns with the close proximity of houses to the road and children at play near the haul route, the company requesting rerouting access from the opposite direction.
The new route will use CR 49 Barger Rd, CR 22 Gilmore Rd. and then back onto the other end of Merryman. Commissioner Dale Norris asked about the dust control issue and after assurances from Crabtree that the company was working on the issue agreement 40-13 paased.
Agreement 39-13 with Ohio Gathering LLC requesting 1.3 mi. of CR 17, 2.75 mi. of CR 50, 0.45 mi. of CR 7, 0.85 mi. of Cr 22, 0.7 mi. of CR 35, 2.1 mi. of CR 47 and 1.6 mi. of CR 52 in Rumley, North and Archer townships for pipeline construction passed.
Agreement 41-13 with Blue Racer Midstream for 0.8 mi. of Cr 2 and 2 mi. of CR 8 for construction of a valving and pigging station also was approved.
In other business: The board approved Resolution 8-13 granting the Board of Developmental Disabilities request for a levy.
Approved agreement 37-13 between the Sheriff's Office and Securus Upgrade inmate call management system.
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ST. MARYS - With 3.3 seconds left to play and Wheeling Central's season at stake, David Park stepped to the foul line.
The score was tied at 48-48 in a West Virginia Class A Region One co-Final at the Dan Greenleaf Gymnasium and Park was given the opportunity to give a once 2-7 team a berth in the state tournament.
The junior took a deep breath, cocked back and drained his first attempt. The second followed the same suit.
The Maroon Knights had just punched their ticket to Charleston with the 50-48 victory Thursday.
''I was just going up with confidence,'' Park said. ''I always make them during practice. That's what confidence will do for you.''
It had been a relatively tough game for Park. After the 6-foot-4 junior received his third foul midway through the third quarter and had to sit on the bench and watch St. Marys (19-5) turn a 31-29 contest into a 38-31 advantage.
''(I thought) just go back out, don't make stupid fouls and just play strong,'' Park said. ''Don't play out of my element. I still wanted to be physical, I just didn't want to draw any more fouls.''
Park re-entered the game and sandwiched two free throws by Jordan Whitehair with two baskets of his own as the Maroon Knights (13-12) headed into the final quarter down five at 40-35.
Whitehair knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Devils their largest lead at eight, 43-35, but a Thomas Stanley bucket and a three by Park trimmed the deficit to two at 45-43 with 3:17 remaining.
Another Stanley basket and free throw made it 47-46 before Brandon Wallace tied the score at 48-48 with 50 seconds to go.
A five-second violation by St. Marys gave the Knights the ball back and 15 seconds later Park had his moment to shine.
''It means a lot for these guys,'' Central coach Mel Stephens said. ''They battled through a 5-19 season last year and basically it was the same crew coming back. After our start, a lot of kids could have packed it in, but to these guys' credit, they kept coming and kept trying to get better. The schedule we play forces you to come out and play hard every night or you're going to get beat. We took some loses, but we started playing better the last half of the season and that's what we try to do so we're playing our best basketball come March when it really counts.''
Park finished with a game-high 21 points behind four makes from 3-point range.
''He's one of our main guys,'' Stephens said. ''If he fouls out then we're going to have to get someone off the bench to step up a little bit. He plays pretty smart, so I felt pretty comfortable that he'd be alright in there.''
Chase Harler continued his impressive freshman campaign with 12 points, while Wallace and Stanley ended with eight and five, respectively.
Austin Bayless led the Devils with 16 points and Whitehair added 12.
''We knew coming in (St. Marys) was a good team,'' Stephens said. ''Any time you have to go out on the road in the region it's hard. We played some pretty good teams in tough places this year.
"The big thing early was realizing if you loose this one, you're done. That kind of has an impact on high school kids.''


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Right, so the Erdős–Turán conjecture for additive bases (of order 2) says, with the usual notations, that $\sup r_B (n) = \infty$. Let's look instead at the average number of representations, i.e.: the function
$$F(N) = \frac1N \sum_{n=1}^{N} r_B (n)$$
This seems entirely natural to me, indeed more natural than looking at $(\lim)\sup r_B (n)$, if the idea is to demonstrate that a basis must have some "thickness". There are examples known where $\sup F(N) < \infty$, indeed any so-called "thin" basis has this property. Recall that a basis is "thin" if there exists $c > 0$ such that the $k$th element of the basis is at least $c \cdot k^2$. Now an obvious question to ask is whether $\limsup F(N)$ can equal one? (It must be at least one if $B$ is a basis.) I have searched the literature in vain for an answer. In particular, I have not found any result on thin bases which directly translates into an answer to this question, though that may because I am too stupid to see some connection. Any comments most welcome.


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To the editor:
As a nation we all need to take a step back and look at what our country has become. Twenty states have started petitions to succeed from the union out of fury from the overwhelming power the national government holds over the states.
It is not surprising that our nation is falling apart at the seams considering we are failing to see the necessity of holding together the basic unit of society, the family. If we as a country placed a higher emphasis on keeping families in tact than we would have lower crime, divorce and poverty rates. If we can lower the rates of crime, divorce and poverty, we will not have to pump insane amounts of money into social programs that will be paid back by my generation.
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Nation X #1
"Nation X" is another one of the mutant anthology mini-series that Marvel likes so much, but it doesn't quite hit its mark.
|December 8th, 2009
Giant Size Old Man Logan #1
Ending years of pacifistic behaviour, Logan unsheathes the claws to take down the gang responsible for the death of his family.
|September 23rd, 2009
The Amazing Spider-Man #600
If you always wanted to see Hydro-Man escape via toilet, then this book is for you. Of course, the fact that this thing clocks in at 100 pages might interest you too. Oh, and Octo-hostages, but no Octo-mom.
|July 21st, 2009
Astonishing X-Men #30
"Astonishing X-Men" finishes up its first storyline under Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi, but the only astonishing thing is how much steam this book has lost.
|June 28th, 2009
Wolverine #74
Not-quite-but-almost-final issue that concludes the two stories began in #73. Some good work here from current Wolverine writers Daniel Way and Jason Aaron with fantastic art by Tommy Lee Edwards and former "Wolverine" artist Adam Kubert.
|June 10th, 2009
Wolverine #72
Old Man Logan finally gets his claws out, to the surprise of no-one.
|June 2nd, 2009
Punisher #5
Rick Remender's run on "Punisher" might be firmly set in the Marvel Universe, but it reminds me of Garth Ennis' "Punisher" MAX adults-only series.
|May 22nd, 2009
Wolverine #71
Millar and McNiven continue to do great work on this series.
|March 23rd, 2009
New Avengers #50
Guest artists galore! The New Avengers hate the Dark Avengers! Continuity error! Pop culture references! Extra pages! Read the review!
|February 25th, 2009
Wolverine #70
This is the big reveal for the storyline, though it's a little ham-fisted. Still, the art is beautiful.
|January 9th, 2009
Wolverine #69
In the future, Wolverine and Hawkeye get attacked by Moloids and a good, old-fashioned bar fight, by Millar and McNiven.
|November 16th, 2008
Wolverine #68
Mark Millar's "Unforgiven" meets "Mad Max" romp in the future Marvel U gets better with each issue.
|August 27th, 2008
Wolverine #67
The art is the main draw here as Hawkeye and Logan tour through a bleak Marvel future.
|July 28th, 2008
Wolverine #66
McNiven draws a nice elderly Wolverine, but Millar's story is a ridiculous parody of a post-apocalyptic Western.
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We know that the resultant of two polynomials can be computed as the determinant of their Sylvester matrix ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_matrix ). How do we compute the resultant of more than two polynomials? Can we generalise the use of the Sylvester matrix for this case?
To speak of a (single) resultant of several polynomials one must allow for several variables as well and the situation becomes trickier that in the one variable case.
Let $f=(f_0,\ldots, f_k)$ be homogeneous polynomials (say over an algebraically closed field) of degrees $d_0,\ldots, d_k$ in $k+1$ variables. One can view $f$ as a section of $E=\mathcal{O(d_0)}\oplus\cdots\oplus\mathcal{O(d_k)}$, a vector bundle on $\mathbf{P}^k$. Starting from this bundle form the positive Koszul complex $$K=[0\to \mathcal{O}_{\mathbf{P}^k}\to E\to \wedge^2 E\to\cdots\to\wedge^{k+1}E\to 0]$$
where $\mathcal{O}_{\mathbf{P}^k}$ is in degree 0 and the differential $\wedge^iE\to\wedge^{i+1}E$ is given by the wedge with $f$. This complex is (stalkwise) acyclic iff $f$ is everywhere non-zero see e.g. Proposition 1.4 of Gelfand, Kapranov, Zelevinsky, Discriminants, resultants and multidimensional determinants, chapter 2. If $K$ is acyclic, then its hypercohomology vanishes; on the other hand the higher cohomology of each of the sheaves in $K$ vanishes (see e.g. Hartshorne, chapter 3). So if $K$ is acyclic, then the complex $\Gamma K$of the global sections of $K$ is acyclic. On the other hand, since all sheaves in $K$ are globally generated, the converse is also true: if $\Gamma K$ is acyclic, then $K$ is acyclic.
The complex $\Gamma K$ can be described explicitly as follows: the degree $i$ part is $\bigoplus_{|A|=i}C_{A}$ where $A\subset{ \{ } 0,\ldots, k\}$, $C_{A}$ is the space of all homogeneous polynomials of degree $\sum_{j\in A} d_{j}$ and the differential restricted to $ C_A$ is the sum for all $j\not\in A$ of the maps $ C_A\to C_{A\cup\{j\}}$ given by multiplication by $f_j$ times $(-1)^{b}$ where $b$ is the number of the elements of $A$ that are greater than $j$.
The value of the resultant on $f$ is the hyperdeterminant of $\Gamma K$. (Hyperdeterminants are a generalization of the usual determinants to complexes; they are described e.g. in Gelfand, Kapranov, Zelevinsky, Appendix A.)
A good entry in the subject of Sylvester like formulae for the multivariate resultant is the paper Explicit formulas for the multivariate resultant by D'Andrea and Dickenstein.
If your goal is to check if a set of polynomial equations has solutions, resultants are not what you want. There is a number of extremely sophisticated algorithms to do this (from the variations on subgresultant algorithms (due initially to Collins) to Grobner bases. Grobner bases work particularly well when the variety you are trying to determine is zero-dimensional (I have no way of knowing if this is your situation). All the computer algebra systems (Mathematica, Maple, Singular) have these implemented. In the case of mathematica the function Solve[] is what you want.
An other (down-to-earth ?) way to construct The Resultant (n homogeneous plynomials ,n variables) can be found in : HAL : hal-00912907, version 1 , An Introduction to Trägheitsformen (PDF). Its main computational properties are proven . Many examples are given.
Many years ago Macauley (sp?) gave a way to find a resultant of $n+1$ polynomials in $n$ variables by computing a bunch of Sylvesterish determinants. It looked very complicated to me, and I never succeeded in working through a non-trivial example, but maybe others have better luck. Sorry I don't have the reference to hand.


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First since 1054? More likely: first ever.
Everyone has been reporting the great news that His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended today's installation Mass. What has not been correct is the part when we say it's the first time since 1054, the Great Schism. It's more likely, according to Byzantinist historian George Demacopoulos, that this is the first time ever.Over to my Fordham colleague:
Amid the crush of news reports in the past month that followed Pope Benedict's unprecedented resignation from the papacy, one of the most intriguing was the decision by His All-Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, to attend Pope Francis' installation as Bishop of Rome. The occasion is being presented in the media as something that has not happened since the ecclesiastical schism that separated Christian East and Christian West in the eleventh century. But that characterization is almost certainly wrong -- this is quite likely the first time in history that a Bishop of Constantinople will attend the installation of a Bishop of Rome. And this is a profoundly bold step in ecumenical relations between the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics, one that could have lasting significance.
Demacopoulos goes on to narrate a succinct history of why it's so unlikely that a Bishop of Constantinople has ever attended the installation of a Bishop of Rome. Read the rest of the history and its significance HERE.
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Michael Peppard is associate professor of theology at Fordham University, author of The World's Oldest Church and The Son of God in the Roman World, and on Twitter @MichaelPeppard.
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Jim - what if he stressed that he is the bishop of Rome and servant of charity of all churches and another took the title of Patriarch of the West? This would pick up on the use and understanding of patriarch in the East rather than the Western Petrine approach based upon Jerusalem, Alexandria, Rome.Your link suggest retiring the title of the west might help in ecumenism - wonder if that has been true?
Every day a new and welcome initiative is annouced.. what will next month look like?
Thank you, Michael. I was thinking the same thing but wasn't sure of the history.
I'm with Ed in wonderment, but my immediate focus is on what surprises Holy Week may bring. :)
Let's hope that the opposite will happen with Francis being invited to the installation of new Patriarchs of the various Orthodox churches. And that he won't send a delegate but will go himself. He seems to be the type that will do that if and when invited.
I hit send too soon. It would work wonders if Francis went in the role of Patriarch of the West, and reverses this: http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/pope-retires-title-patriarch-of-west-as...
From Professor Demacopoulos' very interesting post:"With all of this in mind, His All-Holiness decision to travel to Rome for Pope Francis installation as Roman bishop is an extraordinary event in the history of Christianity. And it is significant for reasons far beyond its novelty. First and foremost it is a powerful symbolic gesture for the cause of Christian unity. It demonstrates in unprecedented fashion the extent to which the Ecumenical Patriarch considers the relationship with the Roman Catholic Church to be a priority. For their part, members of the Vatican staff have responded to this grand gesture and have arranged for the reading of the Gospel at the installation to be sung in Greek (rather than Latin) in recognition of the fact that the Ecumenical Patriarch has taken this unprecedented step."I may be the only one on the planet who wonders about this: regarding the Gospel at the mass: I assume that one of the two appointed Gospel readings for the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary would have been chanted in Greek (either Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Luke 2:41-51a). Would it have been the Koine Greek "original" text that was chanted?
I'm told the gospel is always in Greek. Grant said earlier it is usually in Greek and Latin. Does anyone have a source that can clear this up?Jim, you can look at the text and compare it to your New Testament, it's on line.
I just compared the Greek of the online program for the Mass with the standard Greek NT and it is the text of Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a as printed in in that text. So it is koine Greek.
"The occasion is being presented in the media as something that has not happened since the ecclesiastical schism that separated Christian East and Christian West in the eleventh century. But that characterization is almost certainly wrongthis is quite likely the first time in history that a Bishop of Constantinople will attend the installation of a Bishop of Rome." (my italics)Strictly speaking, that would not be wrong. It would merely be a peculiar sort of understatement, like saying that the Chicago Cubs have not won a World Series since 1958. If an unsuspecting reader takes that to mean that the Cubs actually won in 1958, that still does not make the statement wrong, even if it is also what the stater believes.I suppose Christian unity would be a good thing, although (or because) it is likely to make the world a less interesting place. But let there be no undue haste. Maybe it's time for some serious discussion with the Eastern Orthodox Church after a thousand years. And perhaps an Anglican here and there. But when it comes to, say, Pat Robertson or Fred Phelps, another thousand may not seem so long.Just love "His All-Holiness." Those Greeks and their pan-! That's some high-level oneupmanship.
Alan - thank you for doing my homework for me. :-)
Both the Vatican and an even more authoritative source, John Page, confirmed that usually the Gospel is chanted in both Greek and Latin.I seriously doubt it was "Vatican staff" who made this call. It was the pope. And the chanting yesterday was haunting. He managed some significant edits under the cover of "shortening the Mass."
Very cool. I've made the correction on my blog. Thanks for bringing this to our attention!
The installation mass yesterday was so beautiful that I cried all day for happiness. I was particularly touched by the precedence given to Patriarch Bartholomew at the kiss of peace. I did wonder who was the second cleric to give the kiss, the one in the cone shaped black head covering. Also were the other Orthodox Patriarch there....Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Antioch?
What's the difference between Orthodox Catholics and Byzantine Catholics? There were Byzantine Catholic schools and churches in the neighborhood where I grew up; one was Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic. I know the Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic School was Roman Catholic not Orthodox. Are there big ticket religious differences that distinguish Byzantine Catholics from Orthodox Catholics?
Irene: being simplistic, I think it comes down to being in communion with Rome. I suppose the Filioque clause has something to do with it as well.


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I want to duplicate a directory on an FTP server I'm connected to from my Mac via the command-line
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file's subdirectories and files, in the same directory as the original. What would be the simplest way to achieve this?
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I am having problems with a database that I have developed. The data uses MapInfo for any of the spatial parts of it.
I installed the update to MapInfo 10.5.1 and I now get an error when I am trying to access an ADODB.recordset. object which previously worked. I get the error:
Method 'Connection' of object '_CurrentProject' failed
when the database tries to run the code:
rs5.ActiveConnection = CurrentProject.Connection
(where rs5 is a ADODB.Recordset):
Has anyone else seen anything like this? Is this related to the updated drivers for Office 2010 that were installed with the update? I am using Access 2007. The database still works on machines that are 10.5.


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WINTERSVILLE - No Republican presidential candidate since 1856 has won election to the White House without carrying Ohio, and that's a trend former President Bill Clinton said he is trying to make sure continues.
Surrounded by about 1,000 people, Clinton delivered 40-minute speech Thursday at Indian Creek High School that compared President Barack Obama's four years in office to what Republican candidate Mitt Romney wants to do if elected.
"Why support the president? His arguments are clear. The economy is going in the right direction," Clinton said, adding the unemployment rate has dropped more under Obama since Clinton himself was in office.
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"Romney all of a sudden cares about you. 'I'm a jobs guy,'" Clinton said quoting and sometimes mocking Romney.
Clinton said Romney will increase the national debt with his ideas on tax cuts.
"If someone hired you to fill a hole, would you make it deeper before you start to fill it in?" Clinton asked.
The former president said Romney's tax cuts would increase the national debt, which Clinton believes will result in taxes being raised, especially on middle-income Americans.
Clinton, calling Romney's budget proposals "hide and seek," would result in cuts to Medicare. He said working parents of children born with medical conditions would have to quit work to get benefits for their children.
"It will hurt the country and make us weaker," Clinton said.
In addressing Romney's statement that 47 percent of American's don't pay income taxes, Clinton said 60 percent of those people are working people with children. He said the tax code allows those working parents not to pay taxes, adding it helps those people avoid poverty.
Clinton said in the 32 months since the end of the recession, 5.3 million private jobs have been created by the Obama administration, compared to 2.6 million jobs created in seven years under former President George W. Bush. He said no president can fix the economy in four years, considering the condition of the economy. He said unemployment is now under 8 percent.
"It took 12 years after the Great Depression to get out of the Depression. Why would we want to sail back into the storm?" Clinton said.
He said manufacturing jobs have grown for the first time since the 1990s.
"We can bring manufacturing back to America."
Clinton cited 250,000 more jobs in Ohio in the auto industry. He said the auto industry was facing bankruptcy, which also would have had an impact on auto parts and suppliers to the industry.
"(Obama) saved 1 million jobs, with 250,000 more in Ohio, and Romney opposed it. It was the best decision of Obama in his first term," he said.
"When the state was facing economic ruin, Barack Obama had your back. You need to have his back today," Clinton said.
Clinton spoke about student loans and Obama's plans to have students pay back the loans based on a percentage of their income over 20 years.
Clinton said health care costs increased only 4 percent last year, the lowest in several years.
"We as Americans need to bring health care costs in line with inflation."
Clinton said companies can't give workers pay raises because of the increases in health care costs.
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Clinton believes Obama did a much better job in his first term than he has been given credit for, especially concerning the economy.
"We are coming out of this. I'm telling you that you are going to feel it. The last thing we need to do is to go back to a policy we know will fail, knowing that the debt is going to be a problem. Are we going to adopt another hide-and-seek budget? I don't think so. Let's vote for four more years of a strategy that is building a strategy for 21st century prosperity.
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Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland introduced Clinton by saying the former president is the most recognized and respected world leader that took the country's deficit and turned it into a surplus and a balanced budget and worked to pay off the debt.
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The former Democratic governor said the 47 percent is made up of veterans who served their country and senior citizens who worked and paid into Social Security.
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STEBENVILLE - A trial curbside recycling program was approved by the JB Green Team board of trustees Monday night for neighborhoods in Steubenville and Martins Ferry.
The trustees approved the purchase of a side loader packer and 800 plastic recycling containers for the trial program that is expected to last from six months to a year.
JB Green Team Executive Director Cliff Meyer said the trial program will not require additional drivers.
He said he anticipates the curbside recycling trial program will start later this year after the truck and containers are purchased.
"We are looking at approximately 400 trial customers in each city," he noted.
"Our goals during the trial period will be to determine the true cost of the collections, evaluate community support for curbside collections and what cost savings are possible for the community. We will also be determining if the project should be expanded to other towns and cities and what is the optimal size of the community to be successful with the curbside recycling," Meyer told the trustees.
"We were already told by former Steubenville City Manager Cathy Davison that the Buena Vista neighborhood residents were very interested in a curbside recycling program. We plan to have a side loader packer here Monday that will allow our employees to drive the truck through that neighborhood to determine how the route will work," Meyer continued.
Martins Ferry Mayor Paul Riethmiller said he welcomed the chance for a trial curbside recycling program in his city.
And Steubenville Mayor Domenick Mucci said, "I truly believe recycling is the way of the future, and the program can save the city money on tipping fees at the local landfill. But it will also take an education component."
In other business during the three-hour meeting:
Meyer received unanimous approval to pursue legal action against the Apex Sanitary Landfill for delinquent late tipping fees.
"We have received a copy of a letter sent by the assistant director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to the Apex Sanitary Landfill manager supporting us in our ongoing attempts to recover the $68,000 in late tipping fee fines.
Fiscal Officer Dave Hays has said the landfill is up to date with its monthly tonnage tipping fees but has not paid the late fees from last year when the landfill didn't pay its monthly fees on time.
The trustees approved plans to establish a litter enforcement program in Jefferson and Belmont counties.
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- The trustees discussed concerns regarding the solid waste transfer station in Belmont County.
"I have received a number of complaints about long lines at the transfer station, and I know we are losing tonnage from that station. If any trash is taken there it should be our trash and not outside trash. If the transfer station owners don't want to work with us then we should look at establishing rules and regulations in our solid waste plan," stated Belmont County Commissioner Matt Coffland.
Meyer said the transfer station is accepting oil and gas drilling operations solidification material that is being transported to the Apex Sanitary Landfill.
- The board agreed to adjust the salary of the Belmont County program director to bring her wages in line with the Jefferson County program director.
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CHOSEN: Clifford K. Harmon is the new chief executive officer at Harrison Community Hospital in Cadiz.
A Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives, Harmon earned a master's degree in public health, hospital administration from the University of Pittsburgh, a master of science degree in biochemical research from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and a bachelor of science degree in biology from Ohio State University.
He has held executive leadership positions at hospitals throughout Ohio, including Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton, Hocking Valley Community Hospital in Logan, Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center in Findlay and Bluffton Community Hospital in Bluffton.
At Harrison, he succeeds Terry M. Carson, who retired after more than 20 years as CEO.
Harmon and his wife, Gail, have four children and will be relocating to Harrison County.
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From Feb. 19 to April 13, students will offer free e-filing assistance to local tax filers at a help site located at center court in Fort Steuben Mall.
The students have completed an income tax course and passed an IRS training course through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
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The help site will be closed from March 9-18 and from March 28 to April 1 due to spring and Easter breaks.
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Petrella, 25, is a graduate of Catholic Central High School and Eastern Gateway Community College, where he was a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
He went on to major in finance and minored in international business at Robert Morris University, and in 2012 graduated from the university's master's degree in the organizational studies department.
The Million Dollar Round Table, founded in 1927, is the premier association of financial professionals, an international, independent association of the world's leading life insurance and financial services professionals working in 79 countries.
Petrella also is co-owner/operator of Village Sleep Center, 2528 Sunset Blvd. in Steubenville, and president of C. William Industries LTD, an Ohio based real-estate holding firm.
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Queens of the Stone Age have released their NSFW video for 'Smooth Sailing'. Enter The Void meets The Hangover via director Hiro Murai (who has produced videos for St Vincent, Childish Gambino).
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The exciting question on alternating sums of binomial coefficients triggered me to ask the following much simpler question (sorry if it is too simple, but I'm not a number theorist, so I must be overlooking something obvious).
Consider the sum: $$s_n := \sum_{i=1}^n (-1)^{i-1}\gcd(n+1,i).$$
Simple numerical experiments suggest the following:
If $n=2p-1$ for a prime $p$, then $s_n = 1$ [Edit] as Kevin observed, this one follows immediately, because the gcd is either $1$, $2$, or $p$, and it is easy to see which term contributes which part (even, odd, etc.))
If $n$ is an odd number [edit: not of the form $2p-1$, prime $p$] (see A166257), then $s_n < 0$
otherwise, of course, $s_n=0$.
How should I prove this? Observe that the $\alpha$-generalization of $s_n$ (i.e., summing $\mbox{gcd}^\alpha$ terms instead) does not satisfy the above observations.


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Using Plastic Bottles: Best Practices
Whether or not BPA turns out to be harmful, one point everyone agrees upon is that heating the bottle is theoretically the only way the substance will leach from the plastic into your baby's formula. In fact, heating the liquid to boiling is generally recognized as necessary for this process to occur, and you would never want to boil your baby's formula. Most formulas need only to be warmed to room temperature - make sure you read the manufacturer's directions. If heating is not necessary, but your baby is used to warmed bottles, try using a bottle warmer, or simply run the bottle under warm (not hot) tap water. One more word of caution: The microwave can heat formula unevenly, creating scalding pockets of formula or milk. It's best not to use the microwave.
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