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Showtime in CharlotteWritten by on March 1, 2005 Goodguys 11th Southeastern Nationals
This past October, I ventured east to Charlotte, North Carolina, to give away our fifth and final CLASSIC TRUCKS Top Ten awards for the year. Held on the infield of Lowe's Motor Speedway, the 11th Southeastern Nats was filled with around 3,000 of the finest rods, customs, and classic trucks the region has to offer. Some of the featured parking areas (which meant parking along pit row) included the home-built heaven area; the Chevy corral; the muscle car reunion; Goodyear's "You Gotta Drive 'Em" for those that drove over 500 miles to get there; the Low, Smooth, and Cool area sponsored by Air Ride Technologies; the Young Guys area for builders aged 25 or younger; and the Garage Grown area for retro rods and cool kustoms.
Among the hundreds of cool custom trucks on hand, I was amazed to see the amount of '35-39 Fords in attendance. They ran the gamut from patina'd to pretty, and four of them ended up with Top Ten awards. This was by far the largest amount of these vintage trucks we've come across at any event, let alone picked for awards. I was also excited to see a good amount of Dodges and later-model Ford trucks at the show. We always say: If you build 'em, we'll shoot 'em. So look for features on some of these vehicles in upcoming issues. And if you think next year is your year to pick up a Top Ten, stay tuned to Showtime to see which Goodguys shows Rob and I have selected to give away the prestigious award this year in 2005. And for more information on the Goodguys 12th Southeastern Nats or any Goodguys show, log onto www.good-guys.com.
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Billy Seguin from Caswell Beach, NC, brought out his clean black and silver '37 Ford. It features a polished LT1, Coddingtons, and a gray leather interior.Jack Reid and his clean green '56 big-window looks awesome even though the exterior is completely stock. This is more proof that stance is everything.Yet another awesome '35-39 Ford on-hand was this '36 owned by Richard Brown. This is one of those trucks we like to call "right."Trent Painter added in a few trick mods to his mostly stock '67 C10 to make it stand out in the crowd.
Trophy girls Kassidy Porter and Paige Cooper were kind enough to strike a pose with Lugnut, the Lowe's Speedway mascot.Brian Bowers owns this chopped '47 International fire truck. It runs a big-block and gets more than its fair share of looks.As a resident of the LBC, I thought I'd be a good samaritan and inform this gentleman that there is no surf in Long Beach.Bryon Gwinn's Dad bought this '71 Ranger over 20 years ago, and Bryon recently restored it to better-to-new conditions. Every piece of trim on the truck is original or NOS.This '57 GMC is called a Town & Country Suburban and only about 300 a year were made. Lou Calasibetta did an outstanding job with his Pontiac-powered "Copper Moondust" version.Don Gray's '39 Ford pickup rides on a home-built tube chassis with coilovers and sports an amazing coat of HOK Candy Brandywine paint. The chromed TT II's are cool, too.
Richard Gregory found this '36 Ford in a barn on a farm in Louisville, KY. It now rides on a Total Cost Involved chassis and is powered by a potent 454.John Venuti's '36 Ford was one of the nicest trucks in attendance. It features a highly detailed Lobeck frame, a ZZ4 with Tri-power, and Billet Specialties wheels disguised as Halibrands.Hal Kinder's Torch Red '69 Chevy stepside has the right stance thanks to an Early Classic suspension with Air Ride Technologies 'bags and 18- and 20-inch Colorado Custom Wheels.When's the last time you saw a '47 Dodge that looked this good? Heinrich Schifferer finished his 351-Ford-powered Dodge the night before the show.Jimmie Steinberg owns both of these Ford pickups that were painted in his "Homestead Gardens" company colors. We gave the '39 1/2-ton the Top Ten, and Goodguys gave the flatbed another award so they could cruise through the awards together.Joe Renaud's clean '56 Chevy big-window sounded as good as it looked thanks to the highly built and polished 502 under the hood.


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I'm looking for an efficient way to keep multiple databases (on different servers) sync with a
master database (also on a different server). Mind you I only need a one way sync (from master to all others).
As I was searching I came across multiple solutions.
replication: Which (from what I read) is unreliable, because if the slave servers or down temporarily or anything like that, they end up missing information. (Please correct me if I'm wrong)
Injection: Which I also think is unreliable, not to mention a security problem because you're directly communicating with the slave databases.
Since I didn't like what I saw, I decided to make my own system (ultimately not liking it either) My system was to make a new table called
ORDERS , and would basically hold values that could be translated as "Delete item with id 32 in table someTable" and on the slave side they would follow each of these instructions.
What do you think is the best way? The database is really small (with at most 3000 entries), so I want a really simple solution. Thanks

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I have a seagate hard disk which is under warranty for next 4 years. I always had a problem reading this hard disk as I had to tilt the usb cable for it to make proper contact with the pins. However, for last 2 to 3 months, it has stopped working altogether.
fdisk -l does not yield any device info apart from the partitions on the internal hard disk. However, the hard disk does light up when I successfully connect it (that is, by tilting the USB cable)
My problem is that I can not simply give my hard disk to the seagate customer support for replacement as there are some personal pictures and scanned images of almost all identity cards possible and educational certificates.
Is there a way to somehow erase the data on this hard disk without opening it (as that would void the warranty)? Magnetic degaussing comes to mind, however, as this guy has mentioned here, it requires industry grade magnets to do it. I know I should have encrypted my data and I learned it the hard way, but is there a way out so that I can erase the data and make use of the warranty as well?


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VH1 has announced a new reality show for their fall line-up starring none other than rapper The Game, who has enjoyed a summer of making-up and breaking-up with on-again fiance Tiffney Cambridge.
Quite fitting, the new show will be titled "Marrying The Game" and it will follow the couple as they prepare for their nuptials.
Cambridge, a teacher, and Jayceon Taylor or otherwise known as The Game have been together for eight years and have two kids; King Justice, five-years-old, and Cali Dream, two-years-old.
As noted, the couple has split a couple of times over The Game's lifestyle but it looks like the duo are back at it again.
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I doubt that motor-vehicle drivers can hear the "ding" sound that a bicycle bell makes. What are some better alternatives?
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I'd go for the air-horn, for example the AirZound.
It is my opinion that screaming and yelling (the primal scream) can cause a lot of unnecessary social distress, and is not a good alterntive for traffic communication and signalling under normal conditions. It ends up being more effective when you're in "panic" as said, which is barely a day-by-day acceptable situation to be.
Air horns, on the other hand, save your throat, are MUCH louder, and have a more emotionaly neutral sound, adequate for signaling in traffic, specially heavy urban traffic.
One single thing is paramount, based in my experience with bell-rings: the activation lever must be easily, instantly accessible by your thumb when the hand is in braking position. If you have to move or reposition your hand in order to activate the horn, it will be underused and practically uneffective.
Hope this helps!
Screaming is faster and much more effective: I suspect it's usually best. Or use an electric horn or air horn.
About screaming:
The BHSI writes as follows.
My usual yell is the interjection "C'mon", yelled loudly enough that I'm in pain for a couple minutes afterwards. Cars hear it fine and react quickly. (Disclaimer: I've never needed to try yelling at a driver with his stereo blasting.)
Here in Canada, drivers are relatively polite. I try not to yell at a driver unless they make a mistake, such as trying to change lanes into my path. Since I learned to ride a bike, I've yelled at dozens of drivers. No driver has ever retaliated.
Sometimes, instead of yelling, I use my voice to mimic a car horn: I loudly say, "Meep, meeeeep". Sometimes I even pinch my nose while doing so: that way, others can look around and see that it was clearly me who made the sound.
About horns:
If you cannot yell — for example, if you insist on wearing a face mask — invest in a high-decibel horn. Some accept rechargeable batteries. Air horns require you to fill and carry an air bottle. Neither type is as reliable as your voice.
I have noticed that shouting (whatever words you use) is often taken personally by the drivers. It's probably the most effective and quickest to use in an emergency as described.
I've seen several cyclists with a football whistle on a lanyard round the neck (mine is on my helmet strap) that can be held loosly between the teeth.
After a few years of riding in the streets, I have found that cars will do stupid things no matter how obvious you are to them. Have you ever seen a car pull out in front of a semi? I have, those things are BIG!! For the most part, you might be able to get someone's attention after a few attempts at whatever you decide to use, sounds or lights, but in the end, you should know that it is YOUR ability to avoid the other car that will save your life and not your ability to get the driver's attention. If you try unsuccessfully to get their attention, do NOT just go in front of them and say, dang, I tried...
I spent a few years in San Francisco as a street rider, before the X-Games we rode BMX in the streets, jumping curbs and such. We just have to assume that cars WILL NOT SEE YOU! We learned to ride in a way that the cars could not hit you even in they were trying. There are some riders that are jerks and cut cars off, but those are the few (same percent of road bikes I am guessing). I even ride a big cruiser motorcycle with extra loud pipes and over bright headlight and still have people cut in front of me, it will happen no matter what you do.
The most important thing is to stay safe. Try and get their attention, but if you can't don't insist on the right of way, figure other ways around the situation.
Depending on the situation, you may be able to "flash" your front light by covering and uncovering it with your hand. I've managed to make drivers dip their headlights with this technique, but it's not that easy to do in a rush or when braking. Of course it will only work when you're facing the car.
This may not be availble yet (or ever) but I think the Loud Bicycle horn is potentially a fantastic answer to this problem, and well worth mentioning. It's as loud as an air-horn, but has the characteristic dual-pitch that makes a car horn instantly recognizable. Nothing triggers a motorist's reflexive braking like the sound of a car horn pointing in their direction.
There are lots of (potentially) awesome features:
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I've always just used my voice as a warning to pedestrians about to step in front of me, and a few instances over the years to a driver or two who wasn't paying attention to their driving. I just use a loud/sustained a "Hoooooooo", repeated as necessary, ( like Santa's Ho, Ho, Ho ), to get someones attention. It can be loud enough to attract attention and doesn't sound confrontational to pedestrians like a loud "Hey" might, and can be louder for a driver with the windows rolled up. It's quick and keeps both hands on the bars in case an avoidence move is needed. Never had problems using this method, plus there's no weight added to the bike and no maintenance ( batteries/air ) involved. Additionally, always be polite and when overtaking pedestrians on a walking path, give them a "On your left, or on your right" as needed before you pass them from behind. If bikers want respect, we must also give it!


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Energy Sector Leads Stocks Lower
A pullback in energy stocks, one of the strongest-performing sectors this year, helped push indexes lower to start the week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 21.73 points, or 0.2%, to 13971.24, on Monday. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index shed 0.92 point, or 0.1%, to 1517.01. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 1.87 points, or 0.1%, to 3192.
The S&P 500 energy sector shed 0.6%, leading the declines across seven of the index's 10 sectors. Southwestern Energy SWN 0.83 % fell 91 cents, or 2.6%, to $33.59. Heading into Monday, the sector, up 8.7% this year, had seen the strongest 2013 gains. The technology, financial and utilities sectors rose.
Composite volume on the New York Stock Exchange was its lowest this year, with 2.59 billion shares changing hands, compared with 2013's daily average of 3.49 billion.
Google fell 2.95, 0.4% to 782.42, from Friday's record close after the Internet search company said in a filing on Friday that its executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, plans to sell stock valued at $2.5 billion over the next year as he looks to cut his stake in Google by more than 40%.
U.S.-listed shares of Novo Nordisk tumbled 26.89, or 14% to 165.40, after the Food and Drug Administration said it needed more trial data before it could approve the Danish company's new insulin drug, Tresiba.
Starz STRZA 0.90 % rose 1.24, or 7.4% to 17.91, after extending its pay-television agreement with Sony's SNE 8.90 % film business by five years. Rival Netflix NFLX -0.44 % fell 3.08, or 1.7%, to 177.89.
European markets traded mostly lower, with the Stoxx Europe 600 losing 0.6%. Greek borrowing costs rose, and shares slipped, as finance ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss Greece's progress in its rescue program, as well as proposed aid for Cyprus and plans for direct bank bailouts.
"People are starting to focus on when or if the European debt crisis is going to be resolved in a meaningful way," said Mike Shea, managing partner at Direct Access Partners, a New York brokerage. "If we're to believe that they've been successful in stabilizing, then now how do we get growth?"
Most Asian markets were closed for the Lunar New Year holiday, while Japan was shut for National Foundation Day. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.2%, after closing Friday at its highest level since April 2010.
Crude-oil prices rose 1.4%, to settle at $97.03 a barrel, while gold fell 1.1%, to $1,648.20 a troy ounce. The dollar edged lower against the euro but rose against the yen. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note slipped to 1.947% as prices rose.
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Nasdaq OMX Group NDAQ -0.16 % climbed 91 cents, or 3.1% to 30.38, amid reports the exchange operator and buyout shop Carlyle Group CG 1.89 % discussed a deal to take Nasdaq private, though the talks didn't result in a transaction and aren't continuing.
Research In Motion, BBRY -0.26 % which is changing its name to BlackBerry later this year, fell 76 cents, or 4.6% to 15.73, after news that Home Depot HD 0.20 % is transitioning some 10,000 employees to Apple's iPhones.
Mortgage-insurance provider Radian Group RDN 1.42 % declined 21 cents, or 3.1%, to 6.51, after it reported a wider-than-expected fourth-quarter loss.
AOL climbed 2.51, or 7.4% to 36.23, as analysts at RBC Capital Markets upgraded the Internet company to "outperform" from "sector perform," citing solid revenue-growth trends and reasonable valuation.
Charles Schwab SCHW -1.01 % fell 16 cents, or 1%, to 16.73, as Citigroup C -0.61 % downgraded the broker to "sell" from "neutral," after the company's winter business update disclosed a lack of operating leverage for 2013.
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Camera club event
at Weirton library
The Upper Ohio Valley Camera Club will hold the "Colors of Autumn" photograph exhibit and slide show at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Mary H. Weir Public Library's outdoor gallery.
Those attending will move to the activity room, where a digital slide show on the same theme will be shown at 6:15 p.m.
The poster-sized pictures are laminated for weather endurance and displayed on special wooden structures. Claudia Norris, Barb Momyer, Dave Rees, Sam Rees, Debra Snider, Pat Grimm, Vince Trupiano, Jodi Russell, Judy Whiting, Steve Whiting, Diane Bannister, Deborah Bush and Shana Pepper are exhibiting photos. Bannister is the exhibit and event coordinator.
The camera club has participated in several exhibits at the library since 2004. Club members describe this as the "most colorful" exhibit they've mounted. The pictures will remain on display until Nov. 24.
The event is free to the public.
IACC meeting
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The Italian American Cultural Club reviewed plans for its upcoming fundraiser, "Festa del Vino," when members gathered Oct. 8 for the regular meeting held at St. Florian Hall.
Theresa Metcalf, event chair, reported the Nov. 9 fundraiser will generate money for the Rev. Edmondo Stabene Memorial Scholarship Fund. Iron City Distributing and Choice Brands of Ohio will supply the wines, beers and hard ciders while Piergallini Catering will supply the food and a hot beverage bar. Entertainment will include Rick Pastre and Joel Smith. There will be a silent auction, door prizes and a 50-50 drawing. John Balzano will serve as master of ceremonies.
There were 140 members attending the meeting where Carm Gentile, president, presided.
Michele Fabbro reported applications for new members are available and must be returned by Nov. 1. The list of new members will be presented to the club at its Nov. 12 meeting.
Fabbro also reported on the All Souls Mass to be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 2 at St. Agnes Church. Car pooling is available if members need a ride to the Mingo Junction church. Refreshments will be served after the Mass. Those going should RSVP by calling Fabbro.
In a Campo Extension report, Gentile said the Italian language class for children will begin at 1 p.m. Nov. 11 and continue for six weeks. Domenico DiBacco will be the instructor.
Louise Donofe reported the Christmas party will be held Dec. 16.
Dominic Potts reported on the Stabene Society dinner being held.
Gentile reminded members that the club's January and February meetings will be "Italians with Talent." It is not a contest.
The program featured Theresa DeCaria discussing her cookbook "The Table My Mother Set."
Fun Seekers get
trip updates
The Fun Seekers held their monthly meeting at the YWCA with the singing mother-daughter duo Roz and Lynn leading the members in a special opening song "God Bless the U.S.A."
Beverly Dibiase was the winner of the 50/50 drawing. Mary Beth Bauer won the dinner prize.
Door prize winners were Cecilia Fritz, Mary Rose Spano, Tony LaRosa, Gloria DiMeo, Michele Fabbro, Myro Mihalic, Walt Klepadlo and Ann Iachini.
Upcoming trips detailed were:
For trip details, call Regina Truax at (304) 723-0419.
All trips are open to the public.
Sunrise Seniors
of Toronto meet
The Sunrise Seniors of Toronto met Oct. 12 with President Susan Kulstad welcoming Marilyn Campbell as a new member.
A moment of silence was observed for Pete Trudick, a member who recently died.
Chaplain Glenn Smith gave grace before the roast beef covered-dish dinner.
Reports were given by Secretary Mary Lou Deku, Treasurer Mike Timko and Social Secretary Susan Conaway.
Kulstad announced that dues of $5 are now due for the coming year. She introduced Myra Hines, a pharmacist from Toronto Apothecary, who gave information on Medicare Part D and answered questions from members. The enrollment period is under way through Dec. 7.
John Bodrog provided information about the planned bus trip to Branson, Mo., May 19-25. It will include six nights' lodging, which includes four nights in Branson, six breakfasts and four dinners and seven shows. Payments will be made over a three-month period, with the first one Jan. 11, 2013. Some spots are still available.
For information, call John or Nancy Bodrog at (740) 537-1611.
The DooWop concert trip is Saturday. The bus will leave at 4 p.m. from the Cornerstone parking lot in Toronto. Dinner is at Mehlman's Cafeteria before the show.
The Christmas dinner is Dec. 14 at St Francis Hall starting at 5 p.m. with appetizers and dinner at 6 p.m.
Door prizes were won by Jo Andrews and Ray Horne. The 50/50 was shared by Kitty Roth and Mike Timko. Bingo winners were Patty Roth, Marilyn Campbell, Bruce Pertko, Connie Lopushansky, Marcella McKnight, Donna Twyford, Jim Wilson, Fred Pernick, Jay Smith, Mary Lou Deku, Lucy Timko, Glenn Smith, Bob Deku and Marlene Garrett. Skat winners were Helen Lindsay, Nancy Bodrog, Patty Farnella and Harry Andrews.
The next meeting will be held Friday at 5 p.m. in the Roosevelt Senior Center. The October kitchen committee is Eileen Cernansky, Jean Henderson, Jay Smith, Lou Nelson and Helen Lindsay.
Meetings are held the second and fourth Fridays of the month and are open to any Ohio resident who is 55 or older. For information, call Kulstad at (740) 537-2658.
Trail Stitchers
meet Tuesday
The National Trail Stitchers Chapter of the Embroidery Guild of America will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew's Episcopalian Church located at 1414 Chaplin St., Wheeling.
Members will work on bookmarks for literacy and are encouraged to bring their ideas, patterns and materials.
The mission of the group is to stimulate an appreciation for and celebrate the heritage of embroidery by advancing the highest standards of excellence in its practice through education, exhibition, preservation, collection and research, according to a chapter spokesperson.
For information, call Christine at (304) 242-2355 or Maxine at (304) 242-2340.
Antonio Meucci
Lodge meets
The Antonio Meucci Lodge met Oct. 9 at Undo's at the Holiday Inn - Weirton with President Regina Truax welcoming guest Louise Enriette.
Mary Rose Spano and Boyd Barker led in opening ceremonies.
Reports were given by Angie Veltri, Carol Valenti and Linda Pfabe.
Regina Truax announced the following trips:
For information, contact Truax at (304) 723-0419.
Roz and Lynn, a mother-daughter duo from Dillonvale, sang 1950s and 1960s ballads.
Carol Irvine won the 50/50 drawing, and Marie Brancazio won the gift certificate.
Members voted to raise club dues.
The next meeting will be held Nov. 13.
Craft, vendor show
in East Springfield
The East Springfield Volunteer Fire Department will host a holiday craft and vendor show on Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the fire hall located at 9845 co. Road 39, East Springfield.
There will be a variety of crafters and vendors, hot food, drinks, drawings and a photographer taking Christmas photos. Santa also will be on hand.
All proceeds benefit the fire department.
SHS alumni group
meets Tuesday
The Steubenville High School Alumni Association will hold its monthly meeting at Scaffidi's Restaurant at 6 p.m.?Tuesday.


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Townsend Secondary school is situated in the middle of a small town. There are just two other schools in the neighbourhood; one a primary school for children aged 5-11 and the other a posh private school. Townsend school is a mixed school, for ages 11-16, with a sixth form college for 16 years and over. Sixth years don't have to wear uniform, and get to have certain privileges; for example, a common room and being able to leave school grounds at break; that the younger students don't have. The school has a music department; a science block; an IT room and a swimming pool. The pool has temperamental heating, as does the science block. The compulsory subjects are Maths, Science, English, French and PE, or games. After third year, you can drop any of the subjects that are compulsory before third year that you want and choose three optional subjects to take. The options (compulsory for first and second years) are Music, Dance, Art, Sociology, Religious Education, IT, Drama and Home Economics.
Only sixth years can leave school grounds on their own and during break times. Second years up to fifth years can leave only during lunchtime, and then only when accompanied by other students. First years are not allowed to leave the school grounds at all. Any student who abuses this privilege, for example by sneaking out when forbidden to leave or by returning late for homeroom, will be denied it for a week or two as punishment. Other punishments include detention; both after school and lunchtime, suspension, and in serious cases, being expelled. After school clubs exist, for example; drama club, choir, sports teams and orchestra. These are regulated by teachers. Misbehaving will ensure that your stay in the club is a short one.
There are no cheerleaders, and no prom. In fact, there aren't any dances at all organised; however, there is an annual school play put on by the drama club, as well as a concert by the choir and of course the inter-house sports day. The four houses are as follows; Ash, Beech, Oak, and Thorn. Ash and Beech regularly battle it out between them every sports day; Oak tends to come in third, as its members are very average, whereas Thorn houses the brainy students who don't see the point and the outcasts who don't try; therefore, they trail in last every year. Everyone is randomly selected for a house the moment they are put down to go to the school and stay in that house for the rest of their school life. The school has a uniform for the students which consists of black trousers for the boys/black pleated skirts for the girls; red jumper; red, white and black tie; white shirts/blouses. Girls can either wear black tights or white socks. Shoes must be black, and without heels. Jewelry is not allowed, nor is excessive makeup or piercings.
Picture the scene. You are a typical student at Townsend Secondary school, going about your normal business; either as a brain, a rocker, an emo, a prep, or just maybe, a normal who doesn't belong to the usual cliques. One Friday afternoon, you may be at your home eating your dinner or round a friend's house, when you hear over the radio a news bulletin. In a school two towns over, just eighteen miles away, there has been an incident. A student stole his father's shotgun and went mad, shooting indescriminately at students and teachers before turning the gun on himself. Two students and one teacher were killed, others injured. This shocks you in an incredible way. You may not know the people concerned, but you feel sorry for the people who died and maybe, you feel worried in case it happens at your school. True, school shootings are mostly an American thing; guns are hard to get hold of over here in England, but still you worry. After all, it happened to that particular school, so it could happen at yours. You're scared, too; do you really know your fellow students that well?
You happen to know for a fact that there are students who carry knives. Some are bullied, and see the knife as their only defence against those who torment them; others see carrying a knife as a way to be cool, and to feel as if they're part of a gang. The newspapers have recently been full of stories about knife crime, as well as deaths of teenagers at the hands of other teenagers armed with knives. Round your area too are people selling drugs and committing crimes to feed their habits. Perhaps you know one of these people, or you take recreational drugs and don't see the harm in it, or you're strongly anti-drugs. Maybe too you just don't know where to turn, and try to just carry on with life as normal.
Come Monday morning tho, and everything has changed at school. Gone are the free and easy rules that everyone had come to enjoy; in their place are far stricter rules. No-one is allowed to leave school grounds now, save the sixth formers; and even they can only leave at lunch time for just half an hour. Mobile phones are banned, as are ipods and random searches are to be carried out, regardless of whether or not anyone is suspected of carrying a weapon or breaking the rules. The teachers are stricter too, as the Headmistress panics about her school being involved in a tragedy like the one that hit the school two towns over. Many of the students think she's overreacting, and are angry about being treated like children. The whole situation is a ticking time bomb and a disaster waiting to happen...
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2. No Mary Sues or Gary Stus. Please abide by the rules laid out in the stickies. Also, no OMG!Speshul powers. Remember, in this RP, realism is key. This is based on current events and the last thing we need is someone posting a Sueish style "save the day" character. -.-
3. This is an RP for humans only. No other races. Also, please understand that this RP is set in an English school, so don't try to introduce American school elements, ie cheerleaders, nonuniform etc. If you have trouble understanding the system, then go here: Education in England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
4. All characters must be in fifth year. This means that your character would be at the least aged 14 and at the most, 15. Any character aged 16 would be repeating a year, either thru failing exams or cuz of illness, for example. I don't want too many people in that category tho, as it wouldn't be realistic.
5. Please try to have variety when you sign up; for example, if someone has already signed up to play a goth, how about signing up to play a prep? Same goes for houses; try not to have everyone in the same house. Having everyone automatically in the same clique can be samey and boring. Try to post at least a paragraph.
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Name: Kasa Hinkley
Age: 15
House: Beech
Bio: Kasa's family are fairly well off, and she's an only child. They live in a big house in town. Kasa owns a horse, which is kept at livery in the stables in the next town. She likes to read novels as well as fashion magazines, and is actually a lot more intelligent than she looks. Kasa can be either sweet or spiteful, depending on how she rates a person. She's very manipulative, and often brags that she can make men do whatever she wants. Kasa is also a brat, and can be sulky if she doesn't get her own way.
Name: Justin "Infri" Blake
Age: 16
House: Thorn
Bio: Justin, or Infri as he generally goes by, lives in a council house with his father. His mother left when Infri was small, and his father doesn't really care too much about his son. Infri tends to only hang out with people he deems worth being with, and he carries a knife. He has a criminal record for stealing cars and also for starting fires; he lost too much school time cuz of this so was held back a year. Infri can be alarmingly immature and seem very dim at times, plus he tends to irritate people just for the hell of it.
Kasa walked into homeroom chatting on her mobile phone. She didn't particularly like Mondays; today, for example, she had French and Maths, both of which she hated. She wasn't really thinking of anything in particular, which is why she was surprised and shocked when Mr Scott, the homeroom teacher, stepped in front of her.
"Please switch off your phone, Kasa," he said. "As from today, mobile phones are not allowed in school. You may keep your phone today, as long as it's off, but don't bring it tomorrow."
Kasa was annoyed. "That's a stupid rule. We all know that it's not going to affect our health or anything."
"Orders from above. Or, more accurately, from Mrs Warner, our Headmistress. Unless you wish to discuss it with her, I would suggest you do as I tell you."
Muttering under her breath, Kasa said a brief goodbye to her friend and switched her phone off. She walked to her seat without a word.
Rather unusually, Infri happened to be in school on time and for once, he was glad of it as he'd walked into homeroom just in time to catch the stuck up cow Kasa getting told off by Mr Scott. He secretly agreed with her tho; it was a stupid rule and one he had no intention of keeping. Infri had heard of the school shooting in that other school but he didn't see how it translated to the school introducing boring and pointless rules. He bet that the teachers were allowed to keep their mobile phones.
Infri walked to his place at the back of the room and slung his bag down. He was annoyed that he had to go into school; his father was unemployed and wouldn't allow him to hang around at home, and the town was full of those stupid truancy notices so he couldn't go there, either. School was just a waste of his time, which could be spent playing computer games and hanging out. He didn't bother to listen to the teacher telling off yet another student for having a mobile; it was just the same old stuff as he'd told Kasa and anyway, it wasn't as much fun watching a normal be told off.
Name: Kayte Thomas
Age: 15
House: Oak
Bio: Kayte and her twin sister, Killie, are almost entirely indentical in every way - except Killie, well, she's a bit of a nutcase and never seems to pay attention to anything. Their father died of lung problems and they've been living in a fairly weird boarding house owned by their aunt and uncle ever since with their mother, who while she served in the military gets very little pay. Kayte doesn't much care for the dress code or in fact for the earring rule and has just one earring that while piercing her earlobe can clip to the edge of her ear. She only recently got it, and is unsure if it'll cause trouble. She also loves to play various sports, but due to a recent leg injury can't play many rigorous ones like she used to. Does not condone the use of drugs, but if people are gonna use them, she's not gonna bother telling them it's pointless.
Name: Kirstie "Killie" Thomas
Age: 15
House: Thorn
Bio: Since Kayte's the more normal of the pair, Killie was the weird one; videogame addict, lazy, and generally a spazz, you'll never see Killie wearing a skirt without leggings or pants under it. She's gotten yelled at millions of times for breaking dress code, and she really wishes there were dress down days; she's getting sick of not being able to wear her band shirts. She keeps her mobile with her constantly: she's very close with her aunt, who's sick in the hospital at the moment and she doesn't currently care what the headmistress will do, she's not going to sit in the office and wait five hours listening to the secretary gab on the phone. Her words, not mine. When she's hanging with some of her friends, she sometimes smokes we'ed, which may be contributing to her peculiar behavior.
Kayte stuffed her mobile back into her purse, grumbling; all she was doing was checking the time on it, not her fault she had to open it to turn the thing on. Her short blond hair was pulled back into a ponytail - well, two, actually, considering it wasn't long enough for one - and her blue eyes stared down at the awkward leg brace she was wearing; she really wished she was able to wear pants to cover it up.
Killie, who was sitting in the back, was mostly slouched over her desk and had her head in her bag, along with both her hands; she was playing on a DS and apparently was trying to save a patient on some videogame. "Come on, sutures, drain, sutures, scalpel, where's the gel-WOO! HIGH SCORE!" She was actually whispering, but it was fairly loud. Her hair was a lot longer than Kayte's, reaching down past her shoulders, and she'd rushed a bit much doing her makeup and it was now a mess of purple and green eyeshadow. They had the same eye color as well, but Killie always had a silly grin to hers.
I stare at the girl in the mirror: T-shirt, torn up jeans, no beauty queen.
But the way that you see me, you get underneath me, and all my defenses just fall away, fall away.
I am beautiful with you, even in the darkest part of me. I am beautiful with you;
Make it feel the way it's supposed to be!
Name: Georgina Brown
Age: 14 (and a half)
House: Ash
Bio: Georgina Brown grew up in an upper-upper middle class family. She lives in a decent sized house and has two younger twin brothers. Her family calls her 'Georgy', but she hates that, and prefers Gina. She's a total daddy's girl and can usually beg almost anything out of her dad, including a subscription to American Magazines.
A short girl with bright red-orange hair walked into homeroom. She always straightened her hair to perfection of let it curl into loose, messy half-waves that gave her that 'back from the beach' look. Today, her hair was straight. She had rolled up her skirt a bit, and wore a light lip-gloss and some simple mascara.
Gina had taken the hint and turned off her phone when she'd watched her friend Kasa get yelled at. Gina had Dance after homeroom today, then science. Yuck. She totally hated dissecting dead things. She sat down beside Kasa, then flipped her hair out of her face. She leaned forward. This new rule on the cellies totally sucks. She said. Rather than call a mobile phone a mobile, she called them cells, cellies, or cell phones, just like Americans did.
Ooc: Yes, I've heard cellies before.
"Tell me about it," said Kasa, rolling her eyes in disgust. "All this, and science and maths today. This day is now officially crap." She shot a glare in the direction of Infri, who she'd caught snickering at her when Mr Scott was telling her off. "It's bad enough having to share homeroom with losers, without stuff like this happening."
Kasa was wearing mascara, with some pink eyeshadow and clear nail polish. She'd rolled her skirt up, and was wearing her tie with the large bit tucked inside her blouse and the small part sticking out.
Gina's eyeshadow was teal, which brought out her eyes, and comlimented her hair at the same time. "Like, totally. I mean, I heard we're dissecting baby pigs today! Talk about the height of gross!" she rolled her eyes. "I so hate school. I mean, uniforms suck, the rules suck, and we don't have dances or anything." she sighed.
"Not to mention this stupid new rule," said Kasa, twirling her hair around one finger. Kasa's natural hair colour was dark red, but was dyed blonde. "Even if we did have dances, the boys here are too immature for things like that. Especially him." She indicated Infri with a careless flick of her other hand.
"Like, totally." Gina said, flipping her hair. "The boys at some of the other schools are way cuter, too." She paused. "Ooh! Did I tell you that that O'Brien kid from the next school over is hosting a party? His parents are leaving for, like, a week!"
"His sister goes to the riding school where my horse is stabled. I expect I'll get an invite, and I'll bring you along. There had better be cute boys there, to make it worth going."
Infri happened to overhear this, and grinned. He wondered if he could crash the party.
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Accordingly to this thread, it seems that default parameters aren't supported by
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Declaring an optional parameter in a C# scirpt makes
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Houston-based energy giant Halliburton Inc. has developed a product called CleanStim, which uses only food-industry ingredients. Other companies have developed nontoxic fluids as well.
"Halliburton is in the business to provide solutions to our customers," said production manager Nicholas Gardiner. "Those solutions have to include ways to reduce the safety or environmental concerns that the public might have."
Environmental groups say they welcome the development but still have questions.
The chemicals in fracking fluids aren't the only environmental concern, said George Jugovic, president of PennFuture. He said there is also concern about the large volumes of naturally occurring but exceptionally salty wastewater and air pollution.
It's premature to say whether it will ever be feasible to have fluids for fracking that are totally nontoxic, said Scott Anderson, a senior adviser for the Environmental Defense Fund.
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I am a citizen of India who wants to travel (using a commercial private ship) to a point in sea/ocean which isn't under control of a country. I presume I won't require a Visa. But, would I be allowed to leave the shore legally without Visa? Which documents do I need? And, what are the legal formalities required?
Nothing and nobody can justifiably stop you heading to international waters. ( The freedom of the seas)
However, that's only half the story: afterwards, you will have to enter somebody's territorial waters (unless you plan to stay at sea forever to avoid taxes; some very rich people have plans to do just that). When you do, you will need visas, customs clearance, and immigration checks, just like anybody else: if you are not admitted, it is your carrier's responsibility to take you back. Because of this last point, many airlines will not allow you to depart unless your arrival clearances are in order, and it may be wise to check with your shipping line.
If you plan just to re-enter India, it's difficult to see how you can be prevented: by definition, you're not importing anything, and all Immigration could possibly do would be return you to your point of origin, i.e. India. But logic has never stopped bureaucracy, so I would recommend contacting the Bureau of Immigration before you leave to ask how they suggest you should handle it.
Update: There is a long tradition in England of taking a day trip to France purely for the sake of saving money on the duty-free goods you can buy while not subject to any national taxation. Some years ago, a ferry company took this to its logical conclusion, of sailing out to international waters, going in circles for a few hours while the shops did good business, and heading back to England. This is no longer in operation, alas, but as I remember you did not need a passport but definitely did need to clear Customs on return (though in practice the officers often just gave up the task of checking that several hundred merry day-trippers had not miscalculated their allowances).
According to the Freedom Of The Seas principle you can travel to the areas which isn't under any control of a country, that is called international waters. Just make sure that you do not cross the sea borders of any country. This happens a lot in some areas like the Arabian Gulf where Arab ships cross to the Iranian borders by mistake and vice versa.


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The yawn patrol.
R. R. Reno and Fr. Robert Barron have had it with these songs of praise for Elizabeth A. Johnson, CSJ, who was recently named "person of the year" by the National Catholic Reporter. Why all the fuss? After all, Reno wonders, why should anyone be surprised that that "trade union for dissent" otherwise known as the Catholic Theological Society of America would come to her defense? "Yawn." And how come she's so well regarded, anyway? Why, her theology offers little more than "a bit of simplified Karl Rahner and lots of talk about contextualization mixed with progressive social attitudes." That about sums her up, doesn't it? According to Reno, Johnson's "great achievement"* was having her book Quest for the Living God "criticized by the USCCB doctrine committee as promoting a theology not in accord with Catholic teaching." Is that really person-of-the-year-worthy? "Writing and publishing the book wasnt such a notable thing for Elizabeth Johnson to do," Reno explains. "Ah, but to be criticized! One hears** the cries of 'censorship,' and 'oppression.'" Reno continues: "NCR as well wants to play its supportive role. Thus Elizabeth Johnson as victim, oops, I meant to say person of the year."
Perhaps Fr. Robert Barron had read Reno's January 6 post, because just a few days later he released a video about the persecution of Christians around the globe (cleaned up for Real Clear Religion here) in which he mentions Elizabeth Johnson. After spending five minutes updating viewers on several disturbing incidents of religious persecution, Barron pauses, and makes a confession to his off-screen interlocutor: "This reflection was prompted...by an article I read in the National Cathlolic Reporter.... They chose as their Person of the Year Sr. Elizabeth Johnson.... And she was chosen because she was a persecuted victim."
Or, as the Real Clear Religion version has it:
What was the reason for this designation? Sr. Johnson, they explained, had been unfairly 'persecuted' by the bishops of the United States who dared to question the theological integrity of one of her many books.The bishops did not excommunicate Sr. Johnson, or strip her of her teaching position, or declare her not to be a Catholic theologian. They simply were critical of aspects of one of her books. And for this, a tenured professor at Fordham, a woman lionized by the academic establishment, is declared a persecuted victim. Give me a break.
Isn't it strange that the National Catholic Reporter would name someone Person of the Year simply because she had been persecuted by bishops? And, really, how predictable. How played. Not unlike, say, "the 1970s-era narrative of brave progressive theologian fighting against the repressive church," which, Barron notes, "is tired and utterly unilluminating."
You know what else is unilluminating? Putting words in people's mouths. The editors of NCR did not write that Johnson had been "persecuted." Read their piece. Nor do the editors suggest that Johnson was victimized by the USCCB Committee on Doctrine. Rather, the editors highlight her exemplary response to the bishops' critique, and they lament the lack of dialogue between the two -- dialogue Johnson first invited, a cardinal took credit for, and which was finally rejected by the committee. And is there any question that the editors or Johnson would fail to acknowledge that, however difficult it was to be unfairly criticized by bishops, it could never compare to suffering persecution for one's religious beliefs? As Barron would say, give me a break.
And you know what else is tired? Pretending that critics of the Committee on Doctrine were bothered by the fact of the bishops' critique rather than its content. It would be easier to dismiss the bishops' critics if their position amounted to little more than "leave theologians alone." But no serious critic complained that bishops criticized Johnson. It was the quality of their critique that many found wanting. Indeed, some writers noted that the bishops' actions provided an opportunity for an enlightening theological exchange, something that could prove useful in the classroom. Instead, the bishops barely engaged Johnson's long reply to their critique, preferring instead to restate their earlier conclusions, some of which seem impossible to reach unless they failed to read the book. The controversy was never about bishops "censoring" or "oppressing" anyone. It was about a lost opportunity. But perhaps that's the sort of predictable outcome that puts R. R. Reno to sleep.
* Where "great achievement" does not refer to the fact that Johnson served as the president of the American Theological Society and the Catholic Theological Society of America. Nor does it refer to the latter body's decision to give her the John Courtney Murray Award. Nor does it refer the fact she was the fourth person to receive the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for religion -- for her second book, She Who Is, which has been translated into six European and Asian languages. Nor does it refer to Friends of God and Prophets which won the American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion, Constructive Category in 1999. Nor does it refer to her fourteen honorary doctorates. Nor does it refer to her having received the Marianist Award (Dayton University, 2009), the Sophia Award (Washington Theological Union, 2009), the Myser Award for Promoting Catholic Unity (College of St. Catherine, 2008), the Yves Congar Award in Theology, (Barry University, 2008), the Jerome Award, (Catholic Library Association, 2004), Monika Hellwig Award for Promoting the Intellectual Life of Catholics (Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, 2006), Elizabeth Seton Medal in Theology, (Mount St. Joseph College, 2000), the Woman of Wisdom Award (College of St. Catherine, 2003), the Loyola Mellon Award in the Humanities (Loyola University Chicago, 2000), or the University Medal (Siena Heights University, 1999), among others.
** Where "hears" means "does not hear."
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Good counterarguments, Grant!You don't let those two conservative Catholic critics get away with their sloppy stuff.
When I read the Bishops' criticism of Sr. Elizabeth Johnson's book---it sounded like a stunthigh school kids pull when they're supposed to read a book in their English class---but instead use "Cliff Notes."
Grant, Elizabeth Johnson's congregational initials are C.S.J. for the Congregation of St. Joseph.
I am sitting here wondering what "a bit of simplified Rahner" would look like. Can anyone give me page numbers for approximately parallel passages? Or does it just look like sour grapes?
Mary Kate: Of course, thanks. That's what I get for writing at the end of the day.
Any professor of quality would have sent Reno's comments as needing more substantiation. As for Barron the praise the Archbishop Cardinal of Chicago heaps on him is telling. Along with his presence on that puerile station: EWTN. My guess is that responsible conservatives would find much to criticize about both of these commentators.
Grant, when you go after an issue through close reading of texts, you really nail it. Thanks again, in the tradition of your thorough responses about the Kiesle case in CA as handled by the Vatican http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=7803, and scoring critiques of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny's statement in parliament last summer. http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=14508Nice work.
Does First Things have a person of the year?
We should all have spoken out with one voice about the suppression of theological freedom of thought, freedom of expression, freedom of publication, thirty years ago when the JP2 inquisition got fully into its stride. It marked the end of integrity and authentic creativity in any institution of theology dependent on the Catholic Church. I don't think we have yet registered the depth of this tragedy.
I have been an enthusiastic fan of Rober Barron, but sadly, this seems like a case of a real "over-reach" by him. We should read something in its entirety before we condemn it (the NCR nomination).And here is another example of over-reaching: " It marked the end of integrity and authentic creativity in any institution of theology dependent on the Catholic Church."More often than not it is better to be a bit tentative when making universal judgments
Are we all reading the same NCR article? The one that keeps showing up in my browser says nothing about honorary degrees, and everything about the dispute.
I agree with you, Anthony. And I like him a lot personally -- his first assignment was my childhood parish, where he was a hit with the altar servers. Although, not with one of their mothers, who expressed serious reservations about the fact that just before Mass began he'd say to the altar servers, "Let's rock and roll." Of course we loved that.
Grant,I wonder if RB might not becoming a bit "overexposed." He seems to be commenting on everything, almost everywhere. That might be why he slipped up here. Just a thought.A
I don't know Grant, I think Barron is trying to fit the world into an awfully simplistic narrative. Take a look at what he did with the movie Fargo on You Tube. How do you strip the irony out of a Cohen brothers film? He did it.
It's "Coen," actually.
Oh, great. Simplified Rahner, Coen brothers without irony. We are standing by here for the fixer upper Taj Mahal.
Echoing Anthony A and Grant, I have often enjoyed Fr. Barron's writings very much, so I was jarred by this column, as some other recent ones by him. His point about Christian persecution in the wider world was very good, but the detour at the end into accusing NCR (and putting words into its mouth) of a persecution complex was bizarre. I wonder if in his zeal to carry forth the latest line from on high he fell into the same trap that caught his boss, Cardinal George (whose eponymous chair Barron holds at the seminary) in the KKK-Gay Pride kerfuffle. Cdl George's worthy apology noted that he made the mistake of trying to make that controversy fit his preconceived template on religious oppression. Interesting that Fr. Barron invented a mote in his opponent's eye but did not point out the timber in his boss's eye, or his own.
Perhaps someone could please point me to the correct link, the one that doesn't say anything about persecution. The article that keeps coming up in my browser laments:Far from having buttressed the work of a faithful Catholic scholar, a soul mate by most any measure, they sowed doubt and exposed her to Catholic extremists -- few in number but capable of capturing public attention -- who have little, if any, inklings or care about the nature of theology and its critical place within the church.I'm not sure what little inklings are, exactly, but otherwise this passage is surely intended to describe a persecution complex.
More sad divisive stuff IMO.The breach on how USCCB, and Fr. B (whether likeable or not) and CTSA and many of their supporters is not helped one bit by this.As to "persecution". one shoul ask that subsequent to the affair Sr. Johnson, why the Canon Law Society decided to get involved in having fair processes for theolgians and USCCB?In the meantime, another NCR piece on the chnaging dynamics of pasorin g in the Church today as demographics switch, underscores the credibility problem the hierachy has wth many of the faithful.Did someone say "simplistic narrative?" Which, of course, raises a few hackles from suporters of Fr. B and his patron in Chicago.
Fine, Kathy, I'll bite: Do you know what it means when you summarize an article by putting quotation marks around a word following "they explain"? It means you are quoting that article. But that word does not appear in the piece he cites. Of course, from the point of view of the editors of NCR -- and from my own -- there is no way to summarize these events without hinting that the bishops were unfair to Johnson. Sorry, but the bit you've quoted here does not describe a "persecution complex." Not by a long shot. Maybe you can find more evidence for your theory in the Amazon preview of Quest for the Living God.
Grant, It can mean a quotation. Or they can be "scare quotes" that are pointing out an irony. The description of the irony follows in the paragraph: The bishops did not excommunicate Sr. Johnson, or strip her of her teaching position, or declare her not to be a Catholic theologian. They simply were critical of aspects of one of her books. And for this, a tenured professor at Fordham, a woman lionized by the academic establishment, is declared a persecuted victim.In contrast with real victims, for example the Nigerian martyrs who are DYING right NOW, NCR names as its person of the year someone who has experienced no more angsty concrete consequence of the bishops' actions (in the words of more than one Commonweal commentator) than increased book sales. There's not even a de Lubac martyrdom here: no removal, no silencing. To me, it's not just that it's a tired story. It's more that it's only a faint echo of real stories.
Kathy,She was not declared a persecuted victim (as Barron has it). No one said she was being "censored" or "oppressed" (as Reno claims). The editors of NCR named her "person of the year" because of her life's work, and because of the way she handled herself in the face of intense and, to my mind, unfair criticism. But Barron mistakenly asserts that she was given the award because the editors view her as a persecuted victim. I find that laughable. And unsupported by the article he misquotes. Barron simply rigs the comparison. No one thinks being treated unfairly by bishops is worse than suffering religious persecution -- least of all the editors of NCR. Only if you think the editors set out to determine their awardee on the basis of the person's intensity of suffering would you believe you have a salient point in noting that being repeatedly misread by one's religious leaders is worse than dying for one's religious beliefs.
"But Barron mistakenly asserts that she was given the award because the editors view her as a persecuted victim. I find that laughable. And unsupported by the article he misquotes."We can grant that Barron's conclusion isn't supported by the NCR article, but it isn't laughable that NCR would view any theologian who is investigated or censured by the hierarchy as a persecuted victim. Has NCR ever sided with the hierarchy in any of these cases?
I, too, like a number of you was originally a fan of Fr. Barron's -- his explanation of Catholic Tradition is attractive, understandable, convincing -- but I also think that, as Anthony has pointed out, he's a bit "overexposed" ... with an opinion about everything.I recall reading Peter Steinfels article about the screening of Barron's Catholicism series in New York. Peter pointed out that there were those who loved it ... and those who thought it was a lot of hype. Peter added, "It's probably a little bit of both." I used the first four segments of the series in our parish as an Advent adult ed event ... about 15 people came the first evening, 7 the second evening ... and 2 the last two evenings. I don't think they were impressed.Regarding his criticism of NCR's choice of Sister Elizabeth Johnson as Person of the Year,although Barron holds a doctorate from the Institut Catholique in Paris, he is basically a commentator on theology. He really has not broken any new ground in theological research. Sister Elizabeth Johnson has broken new ground, and has taken a lot of heat for it. Were it not for the French thinkers of Nouveau Theologie, like DeLubac, Chenu,and others, most of whom had been silenced and condemned by the Vatican, there would have been little development in Catholic theology. We stand on the shoulders of giants!Sadly, Reno and Barron would not have approved of that group at the time.
Jim: Believing that Johnson was treated unfairly by Committee on Doctrine is not the same as believing she was persecuted by them. It's a rhetorical trick. Don't fall for it.
I just want to add that I think NCR's view of the current US hierarchy"s view of theology (and that certainly includes Cardinals George and Wuerl) are extremely limited, Hence, I find Jim's view quite disingenuopus and defensive.
Thanks, Grant - join with Carolyn's pointed praise for your analyses. Would also suggest that his visibility is becoming "tiresome"....if you add in his constant "New Translation" seminars (and his liturgical, scriptural expertise is what?) this past fall at a diocese near you, the over-exposure does not help him.Okay, Grant, know you don't like cynicism but do wonder if Fr. Barron is positioning himself given George's mandatory retirement letter next week (yeah, B16 may leave him there for 1-2 years and, yes, George just named a Cleric as chancellor) but, one wonders??
Well, the pope has called for a rebirth of apologetics.Barron has give us apologetics. When will he be made a bishop?
Oops, I posted that before reading what Bill DeH said immediately above. Great minds ..
I liked Robert Barron before he became Hot Catholic Stuff. His early books are insightful, challenging, and really quite good despite the Cardinal George liberalism-is-dead lens.In addition to his misfiring on Prof. Johnson, he also blundered on NCR, which has covered more on persecuted Christians in the Third World than Word on Fire, and has been doing it a lot longer. I appreciate his passion for making films. But if he's fussing about attention for Christian martyrs, perhaps he should ponder a call to make a Schindler's List for the 21st century.
Whatever NCR's usual coverage of persecuted Christians in the Third World, I couldn't say, but in the linked article nothing of the kind is mentioned (paragraph 1) as a top story of the year.I'm personally very grateful not to have the zero-sum, us-or-them, dog-eat-dog attitude towards anyone in the Church that some laity apparently have for bishops. Who gains what by this rancor?
"Who gains what by this rancor?"I think it's less a question of gain or less, like expecting laity 1, bishops 0 to result from it all. People get ticked off. I think there's a real question of a drop-off in the quality of bishops: theological, administrative, liturgical, etc.. Smart guys like those in Chicago and virtuous guys as in Kansas City really getting caught badly.We don't expect bishops to change, so we'll mouth off and then go on with our lives. It might happen more from conservatives these days than liberals. I expect that it simmers longest with the bishops, and that it colors their outlook in ministry. It probably exerts some ungentle pressure, either to metanoia like in Cardinal George's recent apology, or Archbishop Dolan's deflecting with good humor.As for the rest of us, we deal more with priests than bishops. We tend to like our own bishops a bit more--not unlike our respective congresspeople.
The current NCr has an editorial "the defense of christians is a defining human rights struggle.'I think NCR offers the most comprehensive coverage of thrid world catholicism including missions and problems.I suggest their perception is far keener than the preconceived notions expressed bvy some here.
This is ridiculous. Commonweal takes issue with Reno/Barrons characterization of the NCRs recognition of Elizabeth Johnsons response in light of a lack of dialogue that was rejected by the committee of bishops who didnt give a high-quality enough critique of Johnsons response to their critique that was problematic not in the fact that they made it, as no serious critic would have posited, but that the bishops lost an opportunity that Commonweal thinks would put Reno to sleep?What?? Im so confused. Either I need to log onto Commonweal more often to keep up with these tit-for-tat moves, or else just go read something easier. Rahner isnt a bad idea, LOL.


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