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Cardinal George's deposition.
Today the Chicago Tribune published its summary of Cardinal George's deposition in the $12-million settlement with abuse victims. It isn't pretty. Bear with me as I quote the piece at length.
In his deposition, George revealed under oath the steps, missteps and lies that led to McCormack's tenure at St. Agatha years after initial allegations of misconduct surfaced during his seminary days. According to the document, as many as 23 people have alleged abuse by McCormack, who is now serving a 5-year prison sentence. The allegations against McCormack spurred the archdiocese to commission an independent 2006 audit of what went wrong in the case. In the deposition, the cardinal also detailed church deception and coverup in the Bennett investigation--facts omitted from that audit.
Standing before television cameras Tuesday, the cardinal once again said he was sorry for not acting sooner and promised more transparency. "In the sense I'm responsible for this archdiocese, I have to accept the blame," George said. The eight-hour, 305-page transcript of George and Anderson taken in January displayed a wide range of emotions from remorse to defensiveness. In the sometimes confrontational exchange, the cardinal also blamed other institutions for allowing McCormack to go free, including police, prosecutors and child welfare officials. He defended the archdiocese's actions regarding the delayed removal of Bennett from Holy Ghost parish in South Holland in February 2006. Bennett's removal was prompted by the widening McCormack scandal.
In the investigation of Bennett, the deposition finds the cardinal and church officials received four detailed allegations of sexual abuse dating back to 2002. But they did not act to remove Bennett from his church until 2006, despite two recommendations from the archdiocese review board months earlier, according to the deposition.
Instead, Bennett was placed under the supervision of a monitor, Rev. Leonard Dubi, who apparently was Bennett's close friend. George disregarded a recommendation by an archdiocese review board to remove Bennett in October 2005 and again in November, attributing the delay to the priest's lack of representation by a canon lawyer.
By the time he was removed, the deposition reveals, more than a dozen allegations had mounted against the priest--a fact the archdiocese failed to tell parishioners and the public.
Why did Cardinal George bother to convene a review board? He ignored his board's recommendation to remove McCormack from ministry. How a bishop could fail to act after receiving credible, detailed accusations against two priests just a few years after Dallas is baffling. The charter is clear. When credible accusations are made against a priest, he is to be removed from ministry. That is not a suggestion. It is particular law for all dioceses and eparchies in the United States.
The audits commissioned by George contain shocking information about how the archdiocese handled monitors. Monitors were not told why they had to keep track of priests in their charge. Some monitors had very little contact with their subjects. McCormack's monitor was told by the vicar for priests that he didn't have to notify the archdiocese of his vacation plans unless he would be gone for more than a week. And now we learn that the archdiocese assigned an accused priest's close friend as a monitor. In 2006?
And there's more. About that vicar for priests...
George's testimony and church correspondence on Bennett also indicated that the archdiocese's vicar for priests, Rev. Edward Grace, himself a lawyer, played a role in coaching clergy to deny allegations.In 2002, a male victim voluntarily underwent a lie-detector test that showed he was telling the truth. The cardinal says he never received that information. In 2003, a female victim tells archdiocese officials specific details about freckles on Bennett's scrotum and a round birthmark on his back that led an archdiocese review board to conclude that sexual abuse "did happen." Grace advised Bennett on how to handle the victim's knowledge of his private parts, according to a memo. According to the testimony, Grace told Bennett in November 2005 to get a note from a dermatologist questioning whether the scrotum marks might be "aging marks" and may not have been present at the time of the allegation.
The victims' attorney, Anderson, asks the cardinal about the freckles matter, saying: "Grace islooks like he's trying to explain it away. Do you read it that way?" George responds: "It could be read that way."
The cardinal said Grace and George Rassasthen, vicar general, now auxiliary bishop, also withheld information about allegations before McCormack's promotion to a supervisory role days after his August 2005 arrest, actions for which a letter of reprimand was placed in their file.
A letter of reprimand is not good enough. None of this is.
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Re: The Tribune story from 8/13It is hard to fathom how Cardinal George (given his testimony in the deposition) can continue in his post as Archbishop of Chicago. He has admitted to direct complicity in the failure to remove abusive priests from contact with children. How is this not at least as serious as the abuse itself, which automatically removes a priest-abuser from ministry?(also posted below in the earlier thread)
Read the SNAP statement on the Cardinal's deposition - it is indeed damning, not only of him but other major players in the Chicago Archdiocese's higher ups.Nothing will happen though. Despite calls for George to resign or at least remove himself from being chosen head of US Bishops, he blithely wen ton and his cohort, Kicanas, became vice president.The sex abuse scandal shows the continuing moral dry rot at the top levels of the Church where institutional protection and protection of those seen as loyal to Rome matters (far more) than what is clearly just!
This is extremely serious, and would seem to threaten much of the work that has been done.A couple of questions: This deposition and settlement regard the civil suit. Since the abuse and the "lapses" by George et al appear to be well within the statute of limitations, is there any criminal exposure? Also, does Illinois have a reporting law that George and others would have been subject to? The penalties are generally misdemeanors, but convictions would take this to a whole other level.
Bob Nunz is too kind. It is not "dry rot" that is the problem, it is a dark, dank, poisonous evil. George and the rest of that sorry collection of bishops and cardinals ought to be run out of town on rails. They have all the moral credibility of blowflies.
And then there's this: http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/religion/1105054,CST-NWS-abuse13.arti... can find the deposition and exhibits here: http://www.snap-greatplains.org/
David, re: your question: I'm not an attorney and can't cite chapter and verse, but my understanding is that the clergy are considered "mandatory reporters" by the State of Illinois.Given the theater of the absurd that is Illinois politics right now, and the history of conflict between the archdiocese and Illinois DCFS, I would think it's entirely possible that that shoe will drop, and soon.
Here is the link to the SNAP analysis of the Cardinal's deposition:Shortcut to: http://reform-network.net/?p=1904What is even worse are the recent court findings that Bishop G. Wilton did the same thing in the Belleville, IL diocese when he was president of the USCCB. Now, George is the president of the USCCB and Kicanas will be the next president of the USCCB. It is a boys club!
George is obviously corrupt as are all his enablers all the way to Rome, where George may well find a pleasant retirement home. Is anyone surprised?
Thanks, Jim. Big question, I think, is how old that law is--many of them were bolstered after 2002, but there may be no weapon for an angry DA to use. Some try RICO type charges, but those go nowhere. Or they could do as they did in Philly and issue a lengthy report that can be just as damning.
"A letter of reprimand is not good enough. None of this is."Absolutely. So when are we going to concretely demand a change in the structure of the church. The system allows bishops to do what they want and they do it only when the Courts stop them. When are the people of the church going to stop them?
Jim & David - you are correct on the law and the expiration of the statute of limitations. Delaying actions by the George's of this world only support that approach.It is too bad that the USCCB does not realize that sex abuse is a national/international issue and the Catholic Church could take leadership on this issue. We need to support all movements by states/federal to repeal or provide windows that offset the statute of limitations for a period of time; as a church we need to appoint a Truth and Reconciliation Board e.g. South Africa and apartheid.Marci Hamilton & Doyle are two of the foremost experts on the statute of limitations issue and presented to Congress two weeks ago: Shortcut to: http://www.richardsipe.com/doyle/Kettelkamp_5-13-08.pdf
David, here's the law again, and it looks like 2003 legislative session:Any member of the clergy having reasonable cause to believe that a child known to that member of the clergy in his or her professional capacity may be an abused child as defined by law shall immediately report or cause a report to be made to the department. (325 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 5/4 (West, WESTLAW through 2003 Reg. Sess.) Further, Anyperson required by this Act to report suspected child abuse and neglect who willfully fails to report such shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first violation and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent violation. I have often wondered why it was not enforced against George. The Defenbaugh Report notes up front that he did not report in accord with the law. See http://www.archchicago.org/c_s_abuse/report_032006/defenbaugh_full_repor... This is an important reminder of the deceit and criminality on the part of US bishops, which George himself just glossed over as badly mishandled. I believe every diocese has its version of Chicago documents, or Philadelphias grand jury report, Boston depositions, Manchester, NHs AG investigation, ad nauseam. And yet the media in general is tired of the story, the laity passive and deferential, and bishops continue to get away with everything. Its history, remember? Weve been here repeatedly, and nothing happens. Bishops are untouchable in their oiled PR world, staying incredibly on message.The comments here though are of comfort to this survivor advocate.
Note the qualifying phrases "reasonable cause to believe" and "willfully fails to report" in the statute Carolyn Disco cites. Simply based on the summary of this deposition, the evidence that Francis George, himself, "willfully" failed to report child abuse that he had "reasonable cause to believe" may have occurred is rather doubtful. Perhaps an Illinois lawyer can explain how "willfully" is defined in Illinois, but surely it presupposes a deliberateness in failing to report exceeding "negligently" or "grossly negligently." I'm not saying that George isn't in criminal jeopardy given all the screaming and shouting, but it seems he shouldn't be in legal jeopardy. The mere fact that the abuse occured "under his watch," as the Chicago paper portentously opened its story, is interesting, but it seems to be an insufficient basis for sustaining a criminal prosecution.
You make good points about the criminality. But in the June USCCB meeting and the section from the John Jay report, George was quoted as saying that although the priest pedophile % appears to match the public in general, you would expect the church and its leadership to be held to a higher standard. So, don't believe a Chicago district attorney would prosecute him anyway but given his failure at leadership and being held to a higher standard - does he have the courage to resign? why did he promote those who obviously failed in their own responsibilities - it is not 1985 anymore? (on a personal note, he spent most of 2006 fighting cancer but these decisions esp. the last priest were made prior to 2006 and after 2006.Ran across this older post from Francis George on the death of Catholic liberalism. Tom Reese basically states that only the sexual abuse scandal has kept liberalism alive - it appears that Reese may not be a very good prognosticator:Liberal Catholicism: Dead? Currently president of the US bishops, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago mused that liberal Catholicism was an "exhausted project" back in 1997... and now, in posing the question, no less than TIME follows suit:The liberal rebellion in American Catholicism has dogged Benedict and his predecessors since the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65. "Vatican II," which overhauled much of Catholic teaching and ritual, had a revolutionary impact on the Church as a whole. It enabled people to hear the Mass in their own languages; embraced the principle of religious freedom; rejected anti-semitism; and permitted Catholic scholars to grapple with modernity.But Vatican II meant even more to a generation of devout but restless young people in the U.S. rather than a course correction, Terrence Tilley, now head of the Fordham University's theology department, wrote recently, his generation perceived "an interruption of history, a divine typhoon that left only the keel and structure of the church unchanged." They discerned in the Council a call to greater church democracy, and an assertion of individual conscience that could stand up to the authority of even the Pope. So, they battled the Vatican's birth-control ban, its rejection of female priests and insistence on celibacy, and its authoritarianism.Rome pushed back, and the ensuing struggle defined a movement, whose icons included peace activist Fr. Daniel Berrigan, feminist Sister Joan Chittister, and sociologist/author Fr. Andrew Greeley. The reformers' premier membership organization was Call to Action, but their influence was felt at the highest reaches of the American Church, as sympathetic American bishops passed left-leaning statements on nuclear weapons and economic justice. Remarks Tilley, "For a couple of generations, progressivism was an [important] way to be Catholic."Then he adds, "But I think the end of an era is here."...Then, the movement received a monstrous reprieve. The priest sex abuse scandal implicated not only the predators, but the superiors who shielded them. John Paul remained mostly silent. A new reform group, Voice of the Faithful, arose; the old anger returned, crystallizing around the battle-cry "They just don't get it."Benedict's visit, however, changed the dynamic. And that's a problem for progressives. Says Fr. Thomas Reese, a senior fellow at Georgetown University's Woodstock Theological Center whom Benedict famously removed from his previous job as editor of America, "Reform movements need an enemy to organize against. As most bishops have gotten their acts together on sex abuse, they have looked less like the enemy and more like part of the solution. Enthusiasm for reform declined. With the Pope's forthright response, it will decline even more."Will it? Who has gotten their act together?
No bishop has been removed because he has tolerated or enabled sexual abuse.Law resigned and had to persuade Rome to accept his resignation. He was kicked upstairs.Archbishop Penney of Newfoundland is the only prelate who understood how a Christian should act. After his own commission said he was to blame for enabling the abuse, he resigned against the will of the Pope and devoted his life to prayer and penance.The first word that announced the arrival of the Messiah was "Repent." Without that foundation, the Christian life is a sham.
In response to Patrick Rothwell:The Defenbaugh audit found violations of the IL reporting law, and George admitted in deposition that he NEVER reported allegations to the authorities. "In the investigation of Bennett, the deposition finds the cardinal and church officials received four detailed allegations of sexual abuse dating back to 2002. But they did not act to remove Bennett from his church until 2006, despite two recommendations from the archdiocese review board months earlier, according to the deposition.Instead, Bennett was placed under the supervision of a monitor, Rev. Leonard Dubi, who apparently was Bennetts close friend. George disregarded a recommendation by an archdiocese review board to remove Bennett in October 2005 and again in November, attributing the delay to the priests lack of representation by a canon lawyer.By the time he was removed, the deposition reveals, more than a dozen allegations had mounted against the priesta fact the archdiocese failed to tell parishioners and the public."OR the authorities under the law. I believe this indicates willfulness in not reporting grossly negligent conduct.
Prosecutors are not immune from community pressure. Is there an organized group in IL petitioning not the church, but the state to prosecute Cardinal George? Or would there be an outcry if he were prosecuted?What's the mood in the community?
Thomas Reese was whistling in the dark!Reasonable cause to beleive means one can believe something if there's a good reason and is basis for prosecution. In our system, criminal conviction, though means proof beyond a reasonable doubt - moral certitude.I personally beleive many Bishops hav ebehaved criminally, are criminal, and the fact they remain in position only undecuts the contiuning lack of moral authority they try instead to butress up
Reform movements need an enemy to organize against. As most bishops have gotten their acts together on sex abuse, they have looked less like the enemy and more like part of the solution. Enthusiasm for reform declined. With the Popes forthright response, it will decline even more.Thanks for this Bill. Can you give a reference. Too simplistic in my view. The reason the reform has problems is that most reformers have real jobs. The hierarchy has a built in staff to maintain it monarchy and pay a lot of lay people to follow suit. Secondly, reformers get crucified and forgive their persecutors. The true church lives. It is not always in miters and red hats.
Reading through Cardinal Georges lengthy deposition is so painful. Over and over he takes refuge in technicalities which-- to him-- justify suspending judgment about abusers almost indefinitely while innocent children are put in jeopardy. What does it say about our bishops that he should be their chosen leader? Fr. Reese may be right that reform movements need an enemy to organize against. But I think he is mistaken in thinking the bishops have their act together. Not by a long shot.
The bishops have done a masterful job in creating a mirage of getting their act together through the USCCB audits. Now, yes there has been progress but the process is designed to make the bishops look good, with 1) no national standards or benchmarks set for implementation of Charter articles, 2) movable goals from year to year to insinuate compliance (in 2004, just selecting a training program meant full compliance whether it was implemented or not), and 3) a system of two tries at the apple: unreleased initial findings three-fourths of the way through the year showed 74% of dioceses in compliance, but if required actions were completed by year end, then 95% or more would be in compliance. Guess which results were trumpeted in full court press. The true grade was not the grade.USCCB auditors had no right of access to personnel files either, and had to rely on the accuracy and transparency of the dioceses something they noted as a caveat when reporting. Nothing about the McCormack or Bennett cases in Chicagos audit results.
My last word - promise.I did a comparison of USCCB results with truly independent audits by the NH Attorney General pursuant to a plea bargain not to prosecute for criminal endangerment. It was a night and day exercise. See a partial, and hopefully not too confusing, analysis at http://votf.org/Survivor_Support/audit.html , The bishops claim one thing, the state finds something very different Example: The Gavin Group USCCB auditors found Manchester NH in full compliance with the Dallas Charter one year, while *ten months later,* the AG site visits found The Diocese has exhibited a general level of ineffectiveness in enforcing compliance with the Agreement and its own policies. This ineffectiveness has resulted in: repeated missed deadlines for implementation of the policies, incomplete training, incomplete written acknowledgements, lack of background checks, and unfilled positionsThe level of compliance with the policies and agreement at the local level is inconsistent at best. No site was 100% compliantin one parish only 16% of employees or volunteers who worked with children had a sex offender registry check completedEven at the diocesan level, compliance was not 100%. Eight and one-half percent of priests had not signed the acknowledgements an express requirement that should have been completed more than 2 years ago. 8. Only one paragraph in a five-page letter mentioned some accomplishments."But the media and laity are tired of the issue, and really no one cares about such discrepancies. McCormack spins and lies about the AG results at will with no consequences. How he can do it with a straight face or conscience is beyond me. And so it goes.
You asked for a reference. What I copied and pasted was an opinion piece from Thomas Reese puublished in the NY Times. There is no documentation to either prove or negate his opinion.In terms of the reform movement - read Robert Blair Kaiser's new book on the church, B16, and the future.
Link to a letter posted in the Chicago Tribune calling for George's resignation: Shortcut to: http://reform-network.net/?p=1907
"Is there an organized group in IL petitioning not the church, but the state to prosecute Cardinal George? Or would there be an outcry if he were prosecuted?Whats the mood in the community?"Just speaking for myself: I haven't heard any hue and cry for his head. The few people with whom I've had face-to-face conversations about it are somewhat puzzled that I'm upset enough to mention it. The local press trumpeted the multi-million-dollar settlement, not the deposition, and I believe that slant has colored folks' perception of what the story is about. And I do think there is fatigue on the part of the public.I believe the political calculation on the part of the States Attorney's office is a complicated one. But by no means should it be supposed that the Archdiocese or its officials has the political clout to ensure immunity.
Add one more case that the dear Cardinal is involved in - early release vs. Wisconsin state wanting to put this guy away forever. Link: Shortcut to: http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/religion/1107626,CST-NWS-abuse14a.art... - as you and others have mentioned, the apathy of the middle of the road Catholic on these issues is palpable. Most just want it to go away or just get over it. For me this is the true sadness of the Catholic Church.Story - when we had our Dallas scandal in 1992 (no big headlines), the bishop was caught lying on the stand. Influential lay leaders (owner of the Dallas Morning News and Channel 8 who is a Knight of Malta), the owner/editor of D magazine, etc.) met with the bishop and worked out a compromise that they would support the settlement award, impact on the diocese, etc. but he needed to retire the following year. The bishop gladly accepted their support and then reneged on his promise. Given this, the local district attorney never pursued his lying - that was 16 years ago.Aware only of SNAP in terms of an organization that might appeal to the state or Cook County or the city of Chicago (as you state - politics being politics; will anything happen). Not sure where Call to Action or VOTF is on this latest announcement. Notice no other bishop is calling for his resignation nor will they. No statement from the papal nuncio, Sambi Pietro nor would I expect one. As in Boston, it will come down to the media and then the priests of the diocese for change to happen.Like you, when I try to raise these issues with friends, they get irritated and tell me to move on.
As of August 14, 2008, Andrew Greeley's turn as a columnist at the Chicago Sun-Times has not arrived, that is, after this settlement. I wonder whether Greeley will praise or slam his Ordinary. Given what happened to the principal of Our Lady of the Westside Catholic school (Douglas Park) last year when she spoke out, I doubt that any priest or employee of the archdiocese will utter even the smallest complaint. People are afraid for their jobs, which are their income and life support. Diocesan clergy who are not famous authors or have some other means of support resemble serfs. If you are an employee of the church or almost any U.S. company, you cannot publicly scold your boss. And you cannot blow the whistle. The imposed silence eats at company profits and at the spread of the Gospel.
I'm somewhat conflicted. I've admired Cardinal George for a long time, and do my best to serve his local church - and him. I believed him when he publicly apologized, and really hope that he will follow through and take steps to make the archdiocese more transparent. If I could give him advice, it would be to follow the Holy Father's lead and meet with the victims, particularly the ones who just settled, if they will meet with him.
I was thinking along the same liness joe McMahon -what will Greeley say about his good buddies in the Chicago leadership team?The post by Joe though is another important piece of the damage this abuse scandal has brought to light: hoiw under the thumb many priests must perceive themselves to be and dependent on not angering their ordinary by speaking out.It's another piece of what's wrong with the loyalty up the line m.o. so prevalent since the retrenchment inforced by JPII and thenceforward.
FWIW, the Chicago Tribune had a follow-up article this morning, and a picture of David Clohessy and SNAP protesting in front of the chancery. The story was on p. 3 of the Metro section, though, so not sure how many readers saw it.http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-abuse-both-14-aug14,0,57660...
Joe, Greeley has a scathing article on the bishops in the present issue of Commonweal. As far as George is concerned, he is smart enough to woo Greeley and Andrew has responded by reciprocating praise. Good politics on George's part which is Romanita at its best. Cicero, Caesar, Cato, Augustus and the rest always knew how to keep their enemies close. No matter how much we know it's baloney, we still like it. My bet is that Greeley will pass or at least give George an outlet.
Lets hope VOTF Chicago can get enough Parish pew Catholics to stand up and demand a resignation immediately. The 'Good Germans1941'did nothing, at least they were up against armed men.. what are pew Catholics afraid of ?...
A post by a VOTF rep in Chicago today said they're swamped in response to their call for the Cardinal to resign (a second call now.)Interestingly, in the new America, an article by Sr. Camille Darienzo urging forgiveness for abusers as the way to move forward appears.I found it well intentioned but again part of the staple that wants to let folks like the Cardinal, Bishop Kicnas, the Law residue, etc. off the hook.SOL legislation hardly gets a mention.The focus is again mainly inward on the institution and it is that perception that unfortunately misguides our leaders.The institution above all leads to all kinds of mental juggling and excuses as the deposition demonstyrates- a major "out of touch" on the part of a leadership still self consumed.
To Jim Pauwels:You wrote,
Im somewhat conflicted. Ive admired Cardinal George for a long time, and do my best to serve his local church - and him. I believed him when he publicly apologized, and really hope that he will follow through and take steps to make the archdiocese more transparent.
It sounds like youre saying you dont think he should resign voluntary or be pressured to resign. If thats the case, can I ask: is it that you dont believe that the material thats been presented against him -- both in Grant Gallichos original post and in some of the comments -- is accurate? Or are you saying that, even if it is accurate, its magnitude is not great enough to require George to resign? If its the latter, what would it take how much more wrongdoing, besides whats already been shown here for you to say, Yes, he must resign?
"It sounds like youre saying you dont think he should resign voluntary or be pressured to resign. If thats the case, can I ask: is it that you dont believe that the material thats been presented against him both in Grant Gallichos original post and in some of the comments is accurate? Or are you saying that, even if it is accurate, its magnitude is not great enough to require George to resign? If its the latter, what would it take how much more wrongdoing, besides whats already been shown here for you to say, Yes, he must resign? "Hi, Gene,While I do understand that people may be curious about what I think in my heart of hearts - I hope you will understand that in this particular case, I'm choosing not to air it on DotCommonweal. Sorry, man. It takes a minimum of two Sam Adams' to get me solving world hunger.
While Jim remains reticent, folks here should understand that Chicagoland Voice of the Faithful is gearing up to demand the Cardinal resign and ask folks all over the US to write to prosecutorial folk in Illinois to move against him.It remains true that not one Bishop has been removed for the poor oversight and/ot minimizing or covering up terrible crimes against children.That record is horrendous!
Respect your stance, Jim. You work in the archdiocese, right and have a clerical role? Again, the hierarchy has many ways to keep us Catholics in our place - jobs, salaries, family impact, professional stance, etc.Just a suggestion - VOTF could ask one of the senators from Illinois to approach the state attorney general (gee, one of those senators has a very high profile right now - would this help him get the Catholic vote?)
Hi, Bill, I'm a deacon in the archdiocese. I don't work for the archdiocese in the sense that I'm financially dependent on it.
My hope is that the people of God can express their outrage in a careful, well-thought approach. To quote from Gregory Baum: "It is a duty of conscience to play Paul to today's Cephas, to stand as a parallel magisterium against an adamantine papal magisterium, which heretofore appears hopelessly miscast as a monarchy in a democratic age. The answers are all in place. Broaden the basis of consultation and decision-making. Acknowledge the Spirit alive in the Baptized. Reconvene diocesan synods. Apply the principle of subsidiarity at each level of the Church. Give people a stake in the communio. Do not be afraid of accountability and a much greater democracy. We all have a right to a fuller participation in the life of the Church. Disagreement with the Magisterium may indeed render a service to the Church, a Church which Joseph Ratzinger, now Benedict XVl said needs "not adulators to extol the status quo but folks whose humility and obedience are no less than their passion for truth; who brave every misunderstanding and attack as they bear witness; who, in a word love the Church more than ease and the unruffled course of their personal destiny."
I don't know if anyone is checking this thread anymore, but thought there might be interest in this editorial from the 8;/18 Chicago Tribune.http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0818edit1aug18,0,7597543....
Thanks, Jim, I saw that editorial. There are also a couple of others. Interesting point - some folks were waiting to see the Andy Greeley column - he did not write on George's deposition....now that could start a whole lot of comment.


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Texas A&M is moving forward with transitioning to a new athletic director.
The A&M System Board of Regents authorized university President R. Bowen Loftin to negotiate Bill Byrne's future with A&M on Friday.
News 3 spoke with Loftin who didn't say when Bill Byrne will step down as the head of Aggie athletics.
Bill Byrne's contract isn't up until August 31, 2013 but discussions are already under way on his transition out of the A.D.'s position.
After nine years in Aggieland Bill Byrne's time as Texas A&M's Athletic Director is winding down.
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Byrne has seen many historic moments during his time at A&M including the Aggie Women's Basketball National Championship and a move to the Southeastern Conference.
But the football record under his watch left some fans disappointed.
Over the past nine seasons the Aggies have won 58 games and lost 54.
"We've had more championships at the conference and national levels that we've ever had before in the same period of time, as we've clearly been able to build champions here which is his motto. We appreciate all he's done for Texas A&M athletics," Loftin added.
We're told there is no active search going on for a new athletic director just yet.
In January Bill Byrne's salary was listed at $690,000 a year.
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The Noguchi Cyclone Side Table was produced in 1953 as an experiment with wire and wood, at first in a kind of rocking stool. Eventually, though, the materials led most clearly to a table, and what Noguchi made stands as one of the fine achievements in furniture design. The Cyclone Side Table is a triumph. Playful and fine, the Cyclone Side Table is considered a companion piece to the world-famous Bertoia wire chair. The Cyclone Side Table is now available from Knoll at full strength, a knockout of a table.
Reintroduced by Knoll in collaboration with the Noguchi foundation, the design is now being meticulously produced from Noguchi's original drawings. The sculptural base consists of a column of chrome-plated steel wires set into a cast-iron black porcelain-finished foot. Knoll is the only authorized and licensed manufacturer and each piece features a signature plate under the table top bearing the Knoll Studio logo and Isamu Noguchi's signature. Available in black or white laminate top with exposed birch edge.
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Japanese-American designer, Isamu Noguchi, left medical school at Columbia University to attend sculpture classes at the Leonardo da Vinci Art School. Within three months, Noguchi had his first exhibition and was elected into the National Sculpture Society. Noguchi not only worked in sculpture, but he designed sets and costumes for the New York City Ballet and the Martha Graham company. His work can be seen throughout the United States and Japan. Toward the end of his life, Noguchi ensured his collection would be available for public viewing at the Noguchi Museum in Long Island, New York.
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Is there a type of yoga that would be do able for an obese male with the limitations of obesity and gender (if there are) considered?
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I would say you could start with some balance poses to help your body adjust to supporting your body weight while in different positions. You could also try Hatha yoga which is generally a slower paced yoga which can help you to adjust to the poses and get comfortable with them before moving on to faster paced yoga routines like power yoga, vinyasa or ashtanga. But only do what your comfortable with, nothing wrong with going slow.
Its not so much about the style, but a lot of classes have a lot of fit young women, so you need to find one where you "fit in", preferably a dedicated beginners class. (If the teacher is old female, the students are more likely to be old)
An Ingyear teacher will usually adapt the program well to your level.
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Solutions to poverty growth discussed in Weirton
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WEIRTON — From providing food for children in low-income households to changing a federal assistance program some feel is counterproductive, more than 40 representatives of local charities, communit......
a possible solution is for these gas and oil companies that have invaded our state of WV is to train and employee local people for their purposes here.
Parents can get well paying jobs to help make their responsibility to their children a possibility
and... please don't use the ShaleNET program at egcc been there graduated that with no job prospects obtainable.
and it could be this ez- pass the drug test go to work make sure the needs of your children are met. If they are not= jail time
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All mail service for the city and county of Pratt has been suspended for safety reasons because of weather conditions, said Pratt Postmaster Kim Lange.
Rural and city carriers had completed part of their routes but all carriers have been called back from their routes for their safety so some mail will not be delivered today, Lange said.
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Thx Nick,
0.5 for which aperture, concerning hyperfocal distance?
Heinz, just do a testrun in a small street with cars.
Focus at inf. and make shots @5.6/8/11
Focus at 1m-inf. and make shots @5.6/8/11
Focus at 1m and make shots @5.6/8/11
Focus at <1m and make shots @5.6/8/11
Pick out the best one and that will be your setting, simple as that.
Mine is at 1m at f8. (others report 0.5m)
More about the sig8 here:
There is so much written about this and other lenses on panoguide and other forums, you shoud find it I guess....
Thx for your replies.
Good idea.
Dear all,
I am currently using the R1 with the 10.5 Nikon and a D90 (I am very happy with the quality of this solution for cylindric panos)
I am looking to get the full frame D700.
If I shave the 10.5, do you think that I can do a spherical by adding a small tilt (+15°) ? Is anyone using it like that ?
Which solution would you recommend for spherical images using R1 ?
Many thanks
even at 0° with 4 shots around you get a closed zenith. 5° will make a smaller nadir footprint. I just received my lens a couple of days ago, shaved it, and use it on D3. Just doing test shots without having a proof of the NPP settings for R1 in the database. I think I have to check the NPP setting from the database for my lens combination. I am not quite sure they are right. Sometimes it differs for example o+/- 0.5 mm.
I am happier with the 10.5 nikkor than with the Sigma 8mm/f3.5.
of course the footprint has to be bigger with +5°, not smaller :
JUst ordered my R1 but noticed after the processing that the wrong lens clamp was on the order. How do I get the correct one in the shippment? Only 45 minutes after I odered did it say that it was too late. I need help I dont want to buy an additional clamp.
I have been using the Manfrotto 303SPH for a couple of years with inconsistent results partly the learning curve at first and partly the large cumbersome head. The 303SPH is a beast and to big to take with you everywhere I am done with It. I just got the R1 friday to simplify my Panos and keep Panos fun. I love the small simple design and ease of use of the R1. The compact design makes it easy to take with you any where I highly recommend it.
The two lens I used with the 303 were the 8mm Sigma (which I use now with the R1) and the Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM.
I would love to see a ring for the Canon 14mm it is a great Lens for Panos it is impeccably sharp, full frame and the wides lens made without going fish eye.
My question is would any lens other ring this lens ?
Has any one tried to make another lens ring work?
"NIck " Any chance of a lens ring of for Canon the EF 14mm II?
EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM
he 303SPH
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you want to use the 14mm on R1? or a multi-row pano head, like M1?
as long as a lens has suitable area for clamping, I may develop a ring for it.
It looks like EF 14mm is suitable for clamping. The focus window will be blocked though.
We listen. We try harder.
A ring for the 14 would be awesome. Covering the focus window doesn't matter what matters is what is on focus.
Never mind ...
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Seth James Nicholson was the first baby born in 2014 at Spectrum Health United Hospital.
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Seth weighed 4 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 17 inches long. He was delivered by Dr. Andrea Sterling.
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Later, I would think of it as crossing over. From a known territory into an unknown. From a place where people know you to a place where people only think they know you.
It began with me a year ago this past July. A few weeks after my fourteenth birthday. When Freaky Green Eyes came into my heart.
When her parents separate, Franky Pierson has no trouble deciding whose side she's on. After all, her mother is the one who chose to leave. And when her mother is suddenly reported missing, Franky believes she's simply pulled a disappearing act and deserted their family for good. But a part of Franky, a part she calls Freaky Green Eyes, knows that something is wrong. And it's up to Freaky to open Franky's eyes to the truth.
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At Monday's Mullett Township Board of Trustees monthly meeting, the grand opening of the improved Topinabee Beach Park will take place with an 8 p.m. ribbon cutting.
The funds for the more than $400,000 project came from the 2011 Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund grant and about $120,000 came from the Mullett Township board.
The improvements include an ADA handicap accessible beach area that includes a mat for easy wheelchair water access; a playground; cook out areas and picnic tables; and benches.
State representatives, as well as local representatives will be on hand for the ribbon cutting.
In other slated action, the board will discuss quotes for the East Mullett Hall roof repair. The board has been dealing with this issue for the past two meetings.
The board also will hear of quotes from Wade Trim for engineering work for the streetscape and for Boy Scout Park. Discussion on these two issues will take place at August's meeting. Clerk Rachel Osborne also will give a report of public input received on the streetscape.
Also to be discussed is the disposing of library computers.
Finally, the board will consider whether or not to spend $200 on terrorism insurance coverage for the upcoming year.
The trustees' meeting starts at 7 pm. at the Mullett Township Hall on M-27 in Topinabee.
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The family of Junior Seau has sued the NFL, claiming the former linebacker's suicide was the result of brain disease caused by violent hits he sustained while playing football. The wrongful death lawsuit, filed Wednesday in California Superior Court in San Diego, blames the NFL for its "acts or omissions" that hid the dangers of repetitive blows to the head. It says Seau developed chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) from those hits, and accuses the NFL of deliberately ignoring and concealing evidence of the risks associated with traumatic brain injuries.


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A Zombie Cosmonaut shoots a dolphin gun on a pirate ship in this PvZ: Garden Warfare trailerWritten by: / / 3 Comments
The unrestrained zaniness of EA and PopCap's upcoming action game continues with a brand new trailer for Plants VS Zombies: Garden Warfare, where we get to the action explode on a new level set in a pirate cove with fierce 'Plant on Zombie' battles taking place on a sprawling pirate ship.
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Let a group $G$ act on a small category $C$. If $G$ acts freely on objects, there is a sensible construction of the quotient $C/G$ (this is briefly spelt out here)
What about the non-free case?
Let a group $G$ act on a small category $C$. If $G$ acts freely on objects, there is a sensible construction of the quotient $C/G$ (this is briefly spelt out here)
What about the non-free case?
From the view point of representations of finite dimensional algebras, there is a construction called the "orbit category" or "skew category" construction. The construction appears, for example, a paper by Cibils and Marcos, a paper by Keller, and a paper by Asashiba.
If you browse these papers, you will notice that their construction is a version of the Grothendieck construction. Here we regard an action of a group $G$ on a category $C$ as a functor $$G \longrightarrow Cats.$$
So it's related to Reid's comment.
Here is a particular special case that seems to be useful to me:
Let $F: D \to G$-Sets be a diagram of $G$-sets, indexed by some small category D. Then ignoring the G-actions, one can form the Grothendieck wreath product $D\wr F$. Objects are pairs (d, x) with $x\in F(d)$, and morphisms $(d,x)\to (d', x')$ are arrows $a:d\to d'$ such that $F(a)(x) = x'$. This category inherits an action of G from the actions on the sets in the diagram; $g\cdot (d,x) = (d, gx)$ (on morphisms, $g$ looks like the identity: $g\cdot (a:(d,x)\to(d',x')) = a:(d,gx)\to(d',gx')$, which makes since $F(a)$ is $G$-equivariant.
There is another diagram $F/G : D\to$ Sets, which takes $d\in D$ to $F(D)/G$, and there's a natural functor $D\wr F \to D\wr (F/G)$. I claim that this functor satisfies the universal property of the colimit, i.e. $(D\wr F)/G = D\wr (F/G)$.
This special case has the interesting property that the nerve of $D\wr (F/G)$ is precisely $N_\cdot (D\wr F)/G$. I don't think that will hold for arbitrary group actions on categories.


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The 7 Most Terrifying Corporate Mascots of All-Time
You know how your parents always tell you how good you have it compared to what they went through back in the day? Judging from these commercials, they may very well be right. While we struggle through a day of channel surfing with Feist and Victoria's Secret super models, our parents had to endure this kind of terror during commercial breaks--often with no remote control to save them.
The horror.
#7. Green Giant Vegetables: The Green Giant
You know what's kind of scary about this early version of the The Green Giant? Everything.
Nothing jolly about that fucker. That bizarre, jerky robotic walk and that cold, lifeless smile will haunt our dreams forever more.
If this commercial was a horror movie, it would surely feature a friendly, 70-year-old farmer who, on seeing this terror descending upon his farm, would let out a blood-curdling scream and and take cover behind a bale of hay. But after noticing the Giant's calm, smiling face and gentle demeanor he would foolishly step from behind his makeshift shelter and attempt to make nice with a few stammering "H-h-hey buddy's" and an ice breaking "Are ya lost?"
All fears would be put to rest when Big Green magically produced a can of Niblets and bent down as if to make a peace offering to the gentle farmer. It's at that point our beloved farmer would be bludgeoned to death with the can of corn and promptly devoured.
#6. M&M's: The M&M's Candies ManRemember kids, never take candy from strangers. Unless they're dressed in what appears to be flamboyant, tight-in-all-the-wrong-places official candy company garb. In that case, follow them wherever they may go.
Make sure to bring all your friends, too! We wouldn't want anyone staying behind to tell your parents what you're doing now, would we? WOULD WE?!?!?
We shudder to think where these neighborhood skip-fests eventually ended. After earning the trust of neighborhood kids and parents through a series of fun-filled group activities, the Candies Man would inevitably start popping up at "other" times.
Like when that one kid with the absentee father and the alcoholic mother happened to be walking home from school alone. Out of the blue, there stands the M&M's Candies Man, smiling with that come hither grin with a half-guzzled bottle of scotch in one hand, a bag of M&M's in the other and a cigarette dangling from his lips.
We're not sure what was up with the cop who, half way through the ad, goes skipping along with M&M Man and his harem of preteens, but in most jurisdictions, wearing that outfit alone would be considered probable cause for a search warrant.
#5. Super Sugar Crisp Cereal: Sugar Bear
Super Sugar Crisp is a hell of a drug.
Have we ever seen a more stark portrayal of the family devastated by drug addiction? While Victor Vicious and his tiny Cloverfield-like offspring are busy wreaking havoc on defenseless grandma, Sugar Bear is nonchalantly sitting under a tree satiating his demons with a bowl of Crisp, terrifying in his apathy toward the situation, all like "evvvvvvvs maaaannnnn, I'll get to that bitch when I get to her. Quit harshing my mellow."
By the time he gets off his junkie ass and comes to grandma's rescue, the "vitamin stealer" has made a Hurricane Katrina-like skeleton of her once proud abode.
Probably settling a drug debt of some sort. But honestly, this is the direction things were headed anyway. It's clear from this commercial that Sugar Bear was spiraling out of control. It wouldn't have been long before he was stealing grandma's shit, including the siding off her house, to support his habit. Once that well ran dry, it's just a matter of time before he's blowing some grizzly bear in the back of a van for an eighth of Crisp and half a grapefruit as part of his less than wholesome breakfast. Tragic.
#4. Rice Krispies: Snap, Crackle & Pop
What happens when you invite the son of Satan himself over to spend the night and he doesn't like the breakfast you serve? He summons his minions, and wanton violence and deliciousness ensues!
At somewhere around the 15-second mark, we were hit with the sinking feeling that this commercial was going to end with the gracious sleep over host meeting an untimely and needlessly violent death at the hands of "Bobby." We're still not convinced that didn't happen at some point. As troubling as Bobby and his goth eye shadow is ...
... he has nothing on Snap, Crackle & Pop.
Notice how they just snapped and made that mushy cereal disappear? That's not a power that's generally limited to cereal. They could've done the same to those three equally-frightening mushy cereal henchmen. But they didn't. Because they wanted to fuck some shit up.
How do three mini-guys who work in the breakfast cereal industry even develop such a propensity for random violence? There's really only one explanation. The whole cereal thing is just a front; Snap, Crackle & Pop are hired killers.
We're not sure why Bobby wanted those mushy dudes killed, but he knew where they would be and he knew who to call to get the job done.


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I think the title says it all. What I am curious to find out is if there are any observable changes in the fluctuations of zero-point energy in a vacuum state system that are the consequence of operations performed at a separate vacuum state system. I am not simply asking if there are correlations naturally, I am asking if there is any operation/setup/configuration that could be implemented to derive such a result. -Thanks-
Is there any correlation between the energy density fluctuations of two separate systems in a vacuum state?
I've assumed that by a "separate vacuum state system" you mean two systems of measurement or preparation operators, $\hat\phi(x_1)\cdots\hat\phi(x_m)$ and $\hat\phi(y_1)\cdots\hat\phi(y_n)$, where the positions in the $x$ group and the positions in the $y$ group are separated by a relatively large space-like distance.
In that case, No, at least not if the vacuum state $\omega$ of the quantum field satisfies Cluster Decomposition, which is the requirement that for any space-like 4-vector $V$,
The Cluster Decomposition Condition or Principle, however, is precisely introduced to ensure that there are no correlations at large space-like separation in models of quantum field theory. Within the Wightman axioms, we can prove that if the other axioms that define a quantum field are satisfied, then Cluster Decomposition is equivalent to the vacuum state being unique.
We can introduce models that do not have a unique vacuum state, and people have done so, but we then have to look to experiment to determine whether, in the vacuum state, there are the long-range correlations that a particular model predicts. In non-vacuum states, however, there are states such as Bell states in which there are non-local correlations at arbitrary space-like separation, so the simple discovery of long-range correlations may simply mean that we are not in the vacuum state; the observed long-range correlations must also be Lorentz and translation invariant for them to be considered a property of the vacuum.
The paper you mentioned is following, right? http://pra.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v84/i3/e032336 http://xxx.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1109/1109.2203v1.pdf
In the paper, some comments are made on topics discussed in this thread. The Hall edge current system has an effective description by quantum chiral boson fields in 1+1 space-time dimensions. So the ground state of the system is called "the vacuum state", and this correspondence is certainly vaild in the context of effective field theory. The authors claim that thermal noise effect at mK temperature is too small to affect the observation of energy teleportation in the ground state.
The answer of your question seems trivial. Because quantum noises of two separate vacuums are independent each other, a noise measurement of one vacuum does not provide any information about noise of another vacuum. So we cannot make control of the separate noise fluctuaion to suppress its amplitude and extract a part of zero-point energy.
As opposed to the original setup in the paper, quantum energy teleportation will not be attained in your scheme.
Though you might have already noticed, more information about quantum energy teleportation is available in a review article by Hotta, http://www.tuhep.phys.tohoku.ac.jp/~hotta/extended-version-qet-review.pdf


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5 Insane Foreign Versions of Traditional Marriage
#2. Australian Tribes Marry at Birth
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Again, let's get one thing out of the way: This article isn't about having sex with babies. We have no desire to talk about that today, and really, we're a little shocked that you even brought the idea up.
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Marriages can exist without sex. From what we hear, most do.
Nonetheless, the men of Australia's Tiwi islands are indeed attracted to younger women, making the Tiwi men similar to most men anywhere in the world. But younger women tend to prefer younger men, which isn't very convenient for Tiwi male elders. So, the Tiwi developed a system that gives the older men an advantage, in which Tiwi women must be married during their entire lives, and we mean literally from birth. Not just committed to be married, but actually married. So right after a girl is born, her family arranges a marriage to a male adult and she's considered married to him immediately.
The baby doesn't have a whole lot of input on whom she marries, so her father chooses a husband to suit himself. A son-in-law can be a powerful ally, and potentially a rich one. And the son-in-law might be nice enough to return the favor. When he has a daughter (by an unrelated wife -- each man may have multiple wives), he might well marry his daughter to his father-in-law.
All right, we're certain this time: someone's his own grandpa.
The baby girl lives with her parents until she's of age. After that, she's ready to move in with her husband, who may be 20 or 30 years her senior. She'll almost certainly outlive him. She's then a widow, and as we've established, Tiwi women have to be married throughout their lives. So whom does she remarry? Another elder, maybe this time one the same age as her?
Probably not. Because there are a whole lot of much younger men in the village whose wives are still babies or who have no wives at all. And these men are ripe for the picking -- now, it's the woman's turn to negotiate a marriage to a much-younger, virile spouse.
#1. The Mosuo in China Have No Concept of Marriage at All
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All of this brings us to the Mosuo of southern China. None of the Mosuo have any kind of marriage. The very idea horrifies them.
Instead, they have concept of tisese, which other people in China translate as "walking marriage," but which literally translates as "goes back and forth." If a woman wants a child, or just wants some entertainment, she invites a man to practice tisese with her. He comes by, and they have sex. But she kicks him out in the morning, and there's never any talk of their living together.
via ChinaCulture.org
Well, he talks about it. She laughs and shuts the door on him.
A tisese can be totally secret, with no public acknowledgement of the relationship at all. Couples handle these liaisons the way we did in college: When a man comes over, the woman hangs his hat on a hook outside her door, and though people may not know the gentleman caller's identity, they all know not to disturb the pair. The tisese may also be more public, with the sort of gift-giving you associate with a wedding. But either way, the man never moves in with the woman. There's no commitment. And when the woman gives birth, the man isn't a parent, isn't part of her household and plays no part in the child's upbringing.
The man stays at his own home and helps raise his sister's children instead. In each family, the woman acts as the head, and children have no fathers but each has various uncles. According to one strain of logic, this lets each man raise a child that he knows is his relative. When you marry a woman, you can never be quite sure if the children she bears have any of your genes. But when you raise your sister's children, you know those kids have some of your family's blood in them.
via Cultural-China.com
Plus, it's way more fun to be a drunk uncle than a responsible father.
The Mosuo have had plenty of visitors from elsewhere, so they've all heard of marriage. But it sounds like a ridiculous concept to them. Why be stuck with one person for your entire life? Why should you commit to someone when you might just fall out of love later? Why should your love for your kids or the love of money bind you to someone you may grow to hate?
Marriage is so universally scorned in the community that parents have devised a special threat for naughty children: "If you aren't good ... then we will marry you off!"
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Related Reading: Speaking of insane marriages, how about when a fan weds their idol? It ended pretty violently for Priscilla Presley. But hey, Rick Saloman is doing pretty well. He's the poker player who somehow magicked his way into dating two hollywood starlets. And before you get rid of your matrimonial bent, read some pro-gay marriage arguments from Brendan McGinley.


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Why is tofu, among all foods that can be enjoyed hot, used in the expression "心急吃不了热豆腐"? Why not "心急吃不了热饭" or "心急吃不了热牛肉"?
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After tofu is made ready to eat, it is very hot. And even the outer part of the tofu get cooled down, the inner part is still very hot. It someone tries to eat it in a hurry, he will be hurt by the high temperature inside.
Rice or beef or some others cannot keep the inner part at a high temperature while the outer part is cooled down.
PS. When you try to eat tofu, please be careful.
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My site is affected by google penguin, traffic on my site down, missing keywords on search engines. Please help me get rid of this algorithm
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In order to "get rid" of it you have to understand what algorithm hit you and why. Take a look at some algorithm changes here. You should make use of the Google and Bing Webmastertools and look for hints, warnings and errors.
If it is really related to your content (quality and quantity, uniqueness, authority, usefullness ...) or your backlink profile, you can try to change it to the better.
Please take a look at this question and answers on the same or similar topic.
I provided these links:
Considering that Penguin is supposed to repair the effects of improper ranking due to obscure techniques, we can assume that the algorithm thinks that you have done something wrong.
If you have used any tactic considered 'black-hat', then you can start by undoing that. If you haven't then you should read the links provided by initall and also check the links provided in this wikipedia article.
Penguin is all about web spamming. In my view first you should remove your spam links. If spma links like article and directory van not be removed, then you can directly remove it by a tool of Google in Google webmaster i.e. https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/disavow-links-main


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