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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the licensing authority of the town of Topsfield may grant an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises under section 15 of said chapter 138; provided, however, that the sale of wines and malt beverages shall be incidental to the sale of food or other products. The license shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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|Oct 14 2013, 06:16 AM Post #1
Please post all interesting/spoilerish tweets in this thread. If a news article or new video is also tweeted (for example by SOD or NBC), it should probably go in its own thread, following our normal rules. This thread is for tweets, usually from someone on the list below, which give us information in some way about anything related to the show or upcoming storylines.
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List of Twitter and FB pages
Official Days Accounts
Current Days Cast
Kristian Alfonso - @kjalfonso
Camila Banus - @camilabanus
Blake Berris - @blakeberris
Shawn Christian - @ShawnC4Real
Bryan Dattilo @bryan_dattilo
Brant Daugherty @brantdaugherty
Eileen Davidson @eileen_davidson, Eileen Davidson Facebook
Casey Deidrick - @caseydeidrick
Sean Douglas - @TheSean_Douglas
Judi Evans - @TheJudiEvans
Galen Gering - @Galengering, Jenna Gering (wife) @jennagering
Deidre Hall - @DeidreHall, The Deidre Hall Fan Page (Facebook)
Bill & Susan Hayes - @DaysHayes
Drake Hogestyn - @DrakeHogestyn, Drake Hogestyn Facebook
Lauren Koslow - @LaurenKoslow
Wally Kurth - @Wallykurth
Jen Lilley - @jen_lilley
Meredith Scott Lynn - @MeredithSLynn
Kate Mansi - @katemansi
Eric Martsolf - @EricMartsolf
Chandler Massey - @ChandlerMassey
Casey Moss - @1CaseyMoss
Nathan Owens - @Nathanjowens
Terrell Ransom Jr. - @TerrellRansomJr
Melissa Reeves - @missyreeves4
James Reynolds - @JreynoldsJames
Suzanne Rogers - @SuzanneC_Rogers, Suzanne Rogers Facebook
James Scott - @IamJamesScott
Freddie Smith - @freddiemsmith
Chrishell Stause - @Chrishell7
Alison Sweeney - @Ali_Sweeney, Alison Sweeney Facebook
Greg Vaughan - @greg_vaughan
Guy Wilson - @THEguywilson
Ari Zucker - @Ari_Zucker, Ari Zucker Facebook
Writers/Hairstylists/Other Staff
Lisa De Cazotte (Co-Executive producer) - @DeCazotte1
Judie Henninger (Promos) - @heyjude14
Matthew Holman (Hairstylist) - @Matthewhairpro
Jayne Marie Kehoe (Wardrobe) - @costumesbyjmk
Patrick Kilian (Former Hairstylist) - @patrickkilian
Maggie Klaus (Former 'Days Insider') - @TheRealMagstar
Former Days cast active on twitter or Facebook and not currently on another soap:
Matt Ashford - @matthew_ashford
Nadia Bjorlin - @realnadiab
Kyle Brandt - @KyleBrandt34
Tamara Braun - @tamarabraun
Darin Brooks - @theedarinbrooks
Sarah Brown - @sarahjoybrown,Sarah Brown Facebook
Ian Buchanan @KilttripUSA
Molly Burnett - @mollydollyy
Crystal Chappell - @crystalchappell
Christie Clark - @Christie__Clark, Christie Clark Facebook
Patrika Darbo - @PatrikaDarbo
Bren Foster - @BrenFosterReal
Staci Greason - @StaciGreason
Mark Hapka - @MarkHapka
Shelley Hennig - @Shelleyhennig
Brody Hutzler - @brodyhutzler
Gloria Loring - @theglorialoring
Kyle Lowder - @kylelowder22
Martha Madison - @Marth27, Martha Madison Facebook
Rachel Melvin - @Rachel_Melvin
Patrick Muldoon - @MuldoonPatrick
Patsy Pease - @PatriciaPease
Austin Peck - @AustinRed5
Thaao Penghlis - @ThaaoPenghlis
Julie Pinson - @JuliePinsonCom
Peter Reckell - @PeterReckell
Lisa Rinna - @lisarinna
Michael Sabatino - @michaelsabatino
Francisco San Martin - @Pepoduder
Kevin Spirtas - Kevin Spirtas Fan Page (Facebook)
Charles Shaughnessy - @c_shaughnessy
Billy Warlock - @billywarlock
Valerie Wildman - @ValerieWildman
Schuyler Yancey - @schuyleryancey
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|Oct 17 2013, 05:37 PM Post #61
"It's like a rollercoaster ride."
Evidently, he owns it in multiple colors.
|Oct 17 2013, 05:37 PM Post #62
I wish. Tanya Boyd's Celeste is probably in my Top 5 most missed Days characters. She had a presence like no other on this show.
Random question: Are we ever going to see the St. Luke's school set again? I absolutely LOVED it when it unveiled in July but it's been a no-show ever since. Was it really just a one-hit wonder?
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|Oct 17 2013, 05:38 PM Post #63
With (semi)matching scarves. Someone's been taking fashion advice from Ronn Moss. :glare:
|Sable Colby
|Oct 17 2013, 05:41 PM Post #64
I hate that hat! The hat in RL = the collar on DAYS. He's too hot to be wearing these things.
|Oct 17 2013, 05:50 PM Post #65
"It's like a rollercoaster ride."
The winner of "Days actor channeling their inner Ronn Moss" still goes to Peter's Emmy outfit from a few years ago. (http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000H8FutXVaOhU/s/650/650/7860-Peter-Reckell.jpg)
|Oct 17 2013, 05:57 PM Post #66
I would request that Wally, Judi, Bryan, and Peggy be added to that list. Also, it's nice to finally see a picture of Guy on set with the rest of the cast. I don't count that tiny little corner he took up in that pic that AS tweeted a couple of weeks ago.
|Oct 17 2013, 06:07 PM Post #67
Oh dear lord.. Somebody in Days' hair department is holding a grudge against poor Ari...
|Oct 17 2013, 07:01 PM Post #68
|They really should film them wearing purple ahead of time so it actually airs on, or at least around, spirit day. People who don't have twitter will have no idea why everyone is wearing purple over four months from now. Even some of those with twitter will have forgotten about these tweets, so it has no impact.
|Panda Panda
|Oct 17 2013, 07:16 PM Post #69
|I don't think the purple is going to be onscreen. Most of their outfits look pre-wardrobe change.
|Oct 17 2013, 07:30 PM Post #70
Someone's wearing a ring Kristian designed?
|Oct 17 2013, 07:33 PM Post #71
"It's like a rollercoaster ride."
i believe that person is Kristian. ;)
(apparently you took a trip though my brain, cause that's what my response to Kristian was. lol.)
|Oct 17 2013, 08:05 PM Post #72
"It's like a rollercoaster ride."
greg_vaughan: As promised on set daysofourlives @DeidreHall @Ali_Sweeney ari_zucker #gregvaughan http://t.co/irCKHB0CDP
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|Oct 17 2013, 08:26 PM Post #73
|Nicole with her future in-laws!
|Oct 17 2013, 08:29 PM Post #74
I wonder if it was during the Valentines Day episode?
|Oct 17 2013, 08:37 PM Post #75
Oh dear, he's still wearing the collar :(.
|Oct 17 2013, 08:51 PM Post #76
"It's like a rollercoaster ride."
a lot of that black is due to the fact that they're all pretty much wearing coats. (it is February in Salem, after all.)
|Oct 17 2013, 09:07 PM Post #77
hey now, don't ruin the dream that Bo's dead!
(Still can't believe I want THAT :ermm: )
|Oct 17 2013, 09:12 PM Post #78
I'm choosing to think that's the little flash of his neck we're seeing. You can the same thing on Ari. That may be wishful thinking, though. :)
|Oct 17 2013, 09:40 PM Post #79
He has that damn collar on, doesn't he?!?!?! :soapbox:
|Oct 17 2013, 10:07 PM Post #80
"It's like a rollercoaster ride."
i'm not trying to ruin anything. I want that to happen too, i'm just hoping that it's already happened.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A Turkish man was sentenced to life in prison for killing a Staten Island woman in Istanbul last year, according to a report by NBC New York.
Sarai Sierra, 33, a mother of two from Silver Lake, was on vacation by herself when she was found dead last January in Istanbul, the report said.
The Istabul court additionally sentenced Ziya Tasali, a 47-year-old scrap-paper collector, to eight years in prison for sexual assault and theft, according to NBC.
Tasali had been on the run since Sierra's body was found inside the city's walls last February. Authorities near the Syrian border apprehended Tasali last March, and he's been on trial since September.
"I hit the woman's head with a stick. When I woke up in the morning, I realized the blood of the woman and I understood she was dead. I went to Karabuk and passed to Syria," Tasali said on a video published by Turkish news website, TimeTurk, last year.
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A listing of news and events at Northern York County School District for the week of Feb. 4:
- A book fair will be held Feb. 4-8 at Dillsburg Elementary School. A family literacy night will be held Feb. 7. Wellsville Elementary will hold its book fair Feb. 5-7, with a family fun night at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7.
- A mother-son fun night will be held 6-8 p.m. Feb. 1 at South Mountain Elementary School. The evening will include pizza, bingo and battle ball.
- Principal Jeff Clifton's cheerleading performance has been rescheduled for Feb. 22.
- Wellsville Elementary students will celebrate reaching their book fair goal at 3 p.m. Feb. 7 by pouring green slime on Principal Steve Lehman. A family night will be held 6:30-8. To coincide with the book fair theme of "Reading Gives You Super Powers," students are encouraged to dress in superhero costumes for the evening festivities.
- Works of art created by 24 Northern High School students will be on display at the Dillsburg Public Library throughout the month of February.
- The annual Sadie Hawkins dance will be held Feb. 8 in the middle school cafeteria.
- The Northern Elementary PTO will hold a skating party for students 4-7 p.m. Feb. 10 at the FountainBlu skating rink.


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CLACKAMAS, Ore. — A masked gunman killed two people and wounded several others when he opened fire today at a mall packed with holiday shoppers in suburban Portland, Ore., according to a report on OregonLive.com.
The gunman is also dead, but Clackamas County sheriff's Lt. James Rhodes would not say how.
Witnesses say the gunman was carrying a semiautomatic rifle and wearing a camouflage outfit when he starting shooting at Clackamas Town Center shortly before 3:30 p.m.
Hundreds of holiday shoppers and store employees evacuated the mall after the shots rang out. Many others hid in stores, and Rhodes says deputies are going through the mall to get them out.
Kira Rowland told KGW-TV that she was shopping at Macy's with her infant when the shots started.
"All of a sudden you hear two shots, which sounded like balloons popping," Rowland told the station. "Everybody got on the ground. I grabbed the baby from the stroller and got on the ground."
Rowland said she heard people screaming and crying.
"I put the baby back in the stroller and ran like hell," Rowland said. "It was awful. It was shots after shots after shots like a massacre.
"It was just awful."
Holli Bautista, 28, said she was shopping in the Macy's for a Christmas dress for her daughter when she heard a two or three pops that sounded like firecrackers.
"I heard people running and screaming and saying 'Get out, there's somebody shooting,'" she told The Associated Press. "It was a scene of chaos."
She said hundreds of shoppers and mall employees started running, and she and dozens of other people were trying to escape through an exit in the department store.
Bautista said the Macy's opens into the food court area, where it was reported the shootings took place. Bautista said it sounded like the shots were coming from that direction.
Once Bautista made it out of the mall, police officers were directed her and the other shoppers across the street to another shopping center.
As she looked across the street, Bautista said she could see hundreds of police officers, firefighters and emergency workers pouring in.
"They're coming in from multiple different agencies. There's tons of ambulances lined up," she said.
Macy's employees Pam Moore and Austin Patty told the AP the shooter was short, with dark hair, dressed in camouflage. He had body armor and a rifle and was wearing a white mask, they said.
"I heard about 20 shots and everyone hit the ground," Moore said. "That's when we all just ran."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Republicans have pounced on a new report from the Congressional Budget Office about the president's health care law and its impact on jobs. But one writer cautions that conservatives may be misinterpreting the study's findings.
The report estimates that the Affordable Care Act could have a significant impact on employment in America -- namely that it could, in effect, eliminate 2 million jobs from the U.S. economy.
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GOP leaders made the report the subject of a recent email blast. But the way they worded that email -- including a claim that the bill was about to "print even more pink slips" -- was flawed, MSNBC's Suzy Khimm notes.
It's true that Obamacare could reduce the number of hours worked by U.S. laborers. But if that happens, it will likely be the result of those laborers choosing to work less -- not employers firing people.
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Even with that distinction, however, Khimm cautions that the report isn't necessarily good news for labor markets. According to the CBO, the law is basically giving people a reason not to work as hard as they otherwise might, at a time when labor force participation has been sliding nationwide for years. And that will likely give Republicans and Democrats something to talk about for the foreseeable future.Some of these workers will decide to go part-time to receive higher subsidies from insurance purchased through the Obamacare exchanges, or to qualify for the Medicaid expansion. Others include workers who will decide to retire earlier than expected, as they'll no longer be refused coverage because of pre-existing conditions; and disabled workers who will more easily be able to enroll in Medicaid.
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BAY CITY, MI — Despite not being on the formal agenda for Monday's regular meeting, Bay City Commissioners Chad Sibley, 8th Ward, and Kerice Basmadjian, 7th Ward, plan on introducing a resolution that throws the city's support behind the arrival of 24 unauthorized Central American children and teens to Bay City.
The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18 at Bay City Hall, 301 Washington Ave.
The Central American children and teens are expected to be housed at a Bay City facility owned by Wellspring Lutheran Services by month's end. They will range in age from 6- to 13-years-old and stay between 30 and 45 days. Bay City officials have said the children will not stay longer than 90 days.
Sibley and Basmadjian are expected to edit a template resolution given to them by the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigrant Right for Equality By Any Means Necessary, known as BAMN, in order to make their stance clear.
The two commissioners are expected to bring it forward as part of the informal agenda, meaning their fellow commissioners will not have an opportunity to review it prior to Monday's meeting, unless they personally share it with them. City Commissioners are sent an electronic packet on the Wednesday before Monday meetings to review items on the agenda.
"I look at this as a federal issue and that it's not a big deal for Bay City," Sibley said. "We have 24 kids coming and we should at least show our support for them.
"We can give an opinion; I'm not sure if it will matter or not, but at least we can answer that question publicly that we don't see a problem with this."
For Basmadjian, who is in her first term on the commission, this will be the first resolution with her name on it.
"There's a political side to this and a humanitarian side to this, and it needs to be clearly defined," Basmadjian said. "I know how some people will react, but this is about these children."
Some City Commissioners have said they need to see a resolution before making any decision, while others have said there is no need for a resolution.
"We don't want to create an issue between two groups on this," said Commissioner Lynn Stamiris, 1st Ward. "The city already did support this by allowing it under its ordinance. They don't need more permission from us."
While in Bay City, officials from Wellspring said the children will focus on regimented indoor and outdoor activities that are age appropriate and based on the interests of the children. There will be teaching on-site, including language education.
Bay City officials issued a statement saying no city resources will be used to service the children.


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Thom Browne Knows a Thing or Two About Good Tail
Raccoon tail, that is.
Last season, Thom Browne showed in his Tribeca store, where, lacking typically large and comfortable fashion-show facilities, models had to step onto the runway from the sidewalk and then line up outside before passersby to do the finale. But this season was much different. Last year the Japanese Cross Co. bought a majority stake in Browne's label, which perhaps enabled him to show at the grand and almost too-large Park Avenue Armory. Browne said the space inspired him along with "old New York — like real Gilded Age old New York." Models walked slowly from room to room furnished with round tables set with white and Tiffany-turquoise cakes as well as tall white and black candles in fine silver holders. The clothes were the typically humorous Browne fare: skirts and dresses in various lengths, one pair of pretty short shorts, and plenty of his signature ankle pants. But Browne always throws his audiences a curveball. This season's? Raccoon tails.
The stumpy tails stuck out of the backs of hats and dangled off the hems of sleeves and dresses. For the finale look, dozens dragged along the floor dangling off the hem of a swishy black train. "It was the type of thing, like, from old raccoon coats that guys used to wear in the twenties and thirties," Browne explained. "But the detail of just the tail I thought was an interesting way of using the fur. I didn't want to use the literal raccoon coat." Browne also showed a few fur-trimmed coats and a fur vest. Another highlight were oversize zippers running down the backs of several looks. Browne said he just saw those in the office of the guy he buys zippers from, and decided he wanted to use them. "Sometimes the influences are just as easy as if I see it and I like it, I think of some way to use it," Browne said.
Other influences included rugby and football with a dash of fencing. But Browne always has his customer in mind. "I always use some type of athletic reference, because I think, especially when you do things that are more interesting for guys, I think that reference of sports is something understandable that makes it a little more approachable, which I think is important."


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A quick glance at the schedule:
Mobile Museum of Art opens "Shared Expressions: Bay Area Art Partners," on view through Sept. 25, a biennial showcase featuring Mobile Art Association, Watercolor & Graphic Arts Society, Camera South, Coastal Clay Coalition, Azalea City Quilters Guild and the Shibui Chapter of the Sumi-é Society of America. Info, 251-208-5200 or www.mobilemuseumofart.com.
Fairhope Public Library's Consanguinity film series continues at 1 p.m. July 26 when circulation librarian Jessica Lucassen will present the 2009 film "Julie and Julia" starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. Info, 251-928-7483 or www.fairhopelibrary.org.
Mobile Public Library presents Joel and Ethan Coen's "True Grit" starring Jeff Bridges at 6 p.m. July 28 at Saraland Public Library, 111 Saraland Loop. Info, 251-675-2879 or www.mplonline.org.
Saenger Summer Classic Film Series gets under way with "The Wizard Of Oz" at 3 p.m. July 24 at the Saenger Theatre, downtown Mobile. Starring Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley and Margaret Hamilton. Tickets at the door: $6 for adults, $3 for seniors 60 and older and kids 12 and younger. Link: http://mobilesaenger.com/calendar/calendar.php?mode=view&id=391.
Downtown Mobile Alliance will unveil its latest public art project, Charles Smith's stainless-steel sculpture "3 Sisters" at 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 25, at Government Plaza. See ArtBeat column in Sunday's Living Arts.
Musica Sacra Choir, under the direction of Christopher Uhl, will present the Requiem Op. 9 by Maurice Duruflé at 7:30 p.m. July 29 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Mobile. The Very Rev. Stephen E. Martin, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Mobile, will be the celebrant.
MOJO Jazz Jambalaya will begin at 6:30 p.m. July 25 with a tribute to the Nat "King" Cole Trio featuring Chris Spies, JoJo Morris, Jim Armstrong and Angie Powers at Gulf City Lodge, 601 State St., Mobile. Admission $8 members, $12 guests, $7 students and military with I.D.
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Regarding the commentary "Can concierge medicine complement health reform?" (Feb. 9): The type of concierge medical practice John R. Braddock describes is expensive and not an option for most patients. In addition, every doctor who joins this kind of practice removes him or herself from the already dwindling pool of primary care physicians available to take care of everyone else.
I'm not convinced that the house calls and extra time spent per patient actually result in "better" care. The emphasis on "prevention" is nothing new in medicine and seems more a marketing tool here. Unfortunately, people just get sick, even those who do everything "right." The best care is administered by a team effort in a coordinated health care organization that has systems in place to care for those with chronic illnesses and where the burdens of primary care are shared by a team of providers who know the patients. Economies of scale and best practice guidelines will help lower costs.
Access will improve when more young physicians choose to train in primary care after medical school, which they currently don't, because of the workload and lower compensation compared with other specialties. These practitioners need better support for the mundane aspects of practice and less administrative work so they can concentrate on the diagnosis of disease and coordination of care for their patients.
Patients absolutely deserve doctors who know them well and care about them. But jumping ship to join a concierge practice is not the way to fix the shortage of these physicians, nor a good answer to the difficulties most people have in finding good primary care.
Peggy Eurman, M.D.
West Linn
John R. Braddock makes the point quite nicely that access to primary care providers in the U.S. continues to worsen. He then says that hundreds of such providers are changing their practices to a concierge model, which further worsens the access crisis and isolates these providers from any patients without private health insurance and the ability to pay supplemental fees.
Population health initiatives, such as those advanced by Gov. John Kitzhaber, truly address the overall problems of access and expense, in addition to recognizing and attacking the social determinants of poor health. The answer is further integration of our health care, not the opposite.
Progressive fragmentation of our health care system will not achieve the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Triple Aim: better overall quality and access, improved overall health and lower overall cost.
So although I support the concept of concierge medicine, I also understand that it will do nothing to strengthen our health care system or speed the realization of health reform.
Christopher Thoming, M.D.


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Due to overwhelming demand, children's sensations Toopy and Binoo have added a fifth Toopy and Binoo and the Marshmallow Moon show at the Mile One Centre in St. John's on Sunday, May 26 at 4 p.m.
This fifth show is in addition to the previously announced shows on Saturday, May 25 at 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 26 at 1 p.m.
Tickets are $40 for gold circle seating and $35 for regular seating (Including tax and service charge) and are on sale at the Mile One Centre box office, by phone at (709) 576-7657 and online at www.sonicconcerts.com. Additional box office fees may apply.
Doors open at 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Children must be under adult supervision at all times.
Toopy and Binoo and the Marshmallow Moon is a theatrical production by Koba Entertainment, the producers behind other memorable theatrical productions including The Backyardigans: Quest for the Extra Ordinary Aliens and Max & Ruby in the Nutcracker Suite.
Toopy and Binoo is based on the best-selling children's books by Dominique Jolin.


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MARQUETTE — This Lake Superior town of 22,000, the largest city in the Upper Peninsula, is a haven for outdoor-oriented sports, especially those who enjoy mountain biking and trail riding.
Bike magazine has twice in this decade called Marquette one of the best places in the U.S. to live, work and bicycle, and for good reason.
There are 16 miles of paved bike paths in the city alone, with plans for several more miles of trail to be finished in the next few years. Those trails appear to get a lot of use from local residents, who obviously enjoy hiking and biking in this area.
The city recently purchased 2,400 acres of forestland, called the Heartwood Forestland, that is now being developed as a major mountain bike destination with miles of various trails for all kinds of riders.
Surrounding Marquette County is home to at least a dozen other biking trails, both for mountain bikers and those who prefer paved riding.
My wife, Susan, and I had a chance a couple of weeks ago to sample the trails here when we hauled our bikes north for a Michigan Outdoor Writers Association conference here. We liked what we saw.
We pedaled the Greenway Trail from downtown Marquette along the Superior shoreline north to Presque Isle, a beautiful park on the city's north side.
There, we took a two-mile ride around the park's perimeter, with rocky cliffs overlooking Superior's clear blue waters. We saw lots of wildlife and watched as three kayaks paddled along the rocky Superior shoreline off Presque Isle.
On the way back, we stopped at a trailside restaurant and had a fine lunch while watching other bicyclists and hikers passing by on the nearby trail.
Before we left, we talked to Matt Calcaterra, the owner of Lakeside Bike.
A St. Clair Shores native, Calcaterra came to Marquette in 1978 to attend Northern Michigan University and never left town except for a few years of traveling the country assembling bikes as a contract employee.
"This area is known for being big for skiing, hiking, biking, sailing and kayaking, but biking is really one of the main ones," he said, adding that there are four bike shops in a city with only 22,000 residents. "Most people are here for the environment and the sports."
"A different type of people live here," he said. "You have to love winter for one thing; you really have to 'get it' to thrive here."
Marquette's assistant city manager Carl Zueger said local officials and volunteers are now making plans to create an epic mountain bike destination in the area.
The plans for creating a Heritage Trail project that will span the county from west to east by 2020. Only three miles have been done so far, but eventually the trail system will include about 100 miles of trails, including some existing trails.


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Angie Miller of "American Idol" fame led worship for the final evening of the Assemblies of God Centennial celebration in Springfield, Mo. Miller belted out a heartfelt rendition of "Revelation Song," Sunday, leading a crowd of thousands.
The service, which was simulcast to more than 700 host sites, concluded the 100-year anniversary for the Assemblies of God Church, the largest Pentecostal denomination. It was estimated that the simulcast would be watched by 10 million viewers.
Miller, who placed third in the 2013 season of "American Idol," is the daughter of Assemblies of God pastors Guy and Tana Miller, according to the Christian denomination's website. On "Idol," the Massachusetts native performed "You Set Me Free," which she wrote.
#Dangie performing tonight at #AG100! Loved their performance! So awesome! 🎤🎶🎸🎵❤ @angiemiller @notdjwilliams pic.twitter.com/fAMWbboNZl
— Nicole (@AngieMsDreamers) August 11, 2014
According to Assemblies of God statistics, it has experienced 24 consecutive years of growth. In 100 years, the denomination has grown from 300 ministers in Hot Springs, Ark., to more than 67.5 million adherents who attend more than 366,000 churches.
(Here's Miller's performance from the 2013 season of "Idol.")


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All a poet has to work with are words. That may seem obvious, I know. But it's worth some thought.
A composer works with a few notes, yes, but has a range of instruments and voices to expand the potential of those notes, whether he uses the range or not. A painter works with paint but has a wide palette of colors to mix whether she uses the variety or not. In fact, most artists limit their range of motion, not the opposite.
A writer? If you write only in English, you have just 26 letters to make words from. You do have a lot of words, true. The editors at the Oxford English Dictionary report something in the vicinity of 250,000 distinct words in English. But what writer would be able to use a quarter of a million words or would want to?
No, writing is about selection. A writer selects from a small range of words to build emotion and ideas.
Robert Pinsky's "Shirt" explores this faith in limiting the imagination with, in this case, the language of the shirt. Or, I should say, his investigation is about shirt-ness, and it leads him into revealing historical, personal and transnational experience about an object everyone has an intimate knowledge of.
The back, the yoke, the yardage. Lapped seams,
The nearly invisible stitches along the collar
Turned in a sweatshop by Koreans or Malaysians
Gossiping over tea and noodles on their break
Or talking money or politics while one fitted
This armpiece with its overseam to the band
Of cuff I button at my wrist. The presser, the cutter,
The wringer, the mangle. The needle, the union,
The treadle, the bobbin. The code. The infamous blaze
At the Triangle Factory in nineteen-eleven.
One hundred and forty-six died in the flames
On the ninth floor, no hydrants, no fire escapes --
The witness in a building across the street
Who watched how a young man helped a girl to step
Up to the windowsill, then held her out
Away from the masonry wall and let her drop.
And then another. As if he were helping them up
To enter a streetcar, and not eternity.
A third before he dropped her put her arms
Around his neck and kissed him. Then he held
Her into space, and dropped her. Almost at once
He stepped to the sill himself, his jacket flared
And fluttered up from his shirt as he came down,
Air filling up the legs of his gray trousers --
Like Hart Crane's Bedlamite, "shrill shirt ballooning."
Wonderful how the pattern matches perfectly
Across the placket and over the twin bar-tacked
Corners of both pockets, like a strict rhyme
Or a major chord. Prints, plaids, checks,
Houndstooth, Tattersall, Madras. The clan tartans
Invented by mill-owners inspired by the hoax of Ossian,
To control their savage Scottish workers, tamed
By a fabricated heraldry: MacGregor,
Bailey, MacMartin. The kilt, devised for workers
To wear among the dusty clattering looms.
Weavers, carders, spinners. The loader,
The docker, the navvy. The planter, the picker, the sorter
Sweating at her machine in a litter of cotton
As slaves in calico headrags sweated in fields:
George Herbert, your descendant is a Black
Lady in South Carolina, her name is Irma
And she inspected my shirt. Its color and fit
And feel and its clean smell have satisfied
Both her and me. We have culled its cost and quality
Down to the buttons of simulated bone,
The buttonholes, the sizing, the facing, the characters
Printed in black on neckband and tail. The shape,
The label, the labor, the color, the shade. The shirt.
-- Robert Pinsky, "Shirt" from "The Want Bone." Reprinted with the permission of HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
-- David Biespiel is president of the Attic Institute, a literary think tank in Portland that provides workshops and individual consults for writers. His most recent book is "Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces."


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Welcome back, Aaron Holmes.
Holmes, a Tulane guard, had a breakout game Tuesday in Fogelman Arena against Alabama State, scoring 19 points off the bench in an 84-69 victory in front of 1,685.
It was a career high for Holmes, who had help from the Hornets, who committed 34 fouls. Holmes made nine of 10 shots from the line and sank four of five from the field. He was 2-of-2 from 3-point range, and had four rebounds and two steals.
"The confidence has never been lacking," Holmes said. "I just always try to take advantage of every opportunity given to me. ... I try to do everything I can to learn the new system."
Holmes wasn't the only high-scoring Green Wave player. David Booker (15), Kendall Timmons (12), Kris Richard (14) and Jordan Callahan (10) all scored in double digits. Tulane made 28 of 36 free throws (77.8 percent).
Tulane's defense wasn't quite as sharp. The Hornets shot 60 percent from the field, 72 percent in the second half.
"I thought in the first half we were doing a nice job," Coach Ed Conroy said. "We were attacking the basket and getting to the free throw line. ... In the second half, we did not come out and move our feet the way we needed to."
Fifty-eight fouls were called.
Tulane attacked the Hornets early, looking for fouls by driving the baseline. The strategy paid off — the Hornets committed 22 fouls there. The Green Wave made 21 free throws in the first half and led 49-26 at halftime.
"It was just running the offense," Booker said. "They gave us baseline drives, so we took them."
Holmes, who was injured much of last season, had a good week of practice, Conroy said on Monday, and it showed in Tuesday's game.
Holmes scored a team-high 13 points in the first half. He was a big part of the baseline effort, drawing four fouls underneath. Holmes shot 8-of-9 from the line in the first half.
It was his best output since scoring 15 points in the final East Carolina game last season. Holmes' previous career-high at Tulane was 18 last season against Virginia Commonwealth.
Tulane scored 14 points in the lane in the first half. Alabama State had that edge in the second half with 26 after getting only eight in the first half.
"This was like the longest game," Booker said.
But a good one for Holmes.


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NORTHAMPTON – The Zoning Board of Appeals cleared the way Thursday for the Cahillane family to lease a portion of their former Dodge dealership on South Street to a computer company that will bring with it an estimated 30 jobs.
The 375 South St. property has been a commercial site in a residential neighborhood for decades. The Cahillane family sold a variety of cars there, from Hudsons to Ramblers to Dodges, before selling their Dodge franchise to Bertera Enterprises in 2006. Bertera closed its car dealership in 2008. Since then, the Cahillanes, who retained possession of the property, have tried a number of other uses.
For a while, they used the site for a flea market. The Northampton Survival Center also relocated temporarily to the building while its headquarters on Prospect Street was undergoing expansion.
Now the Cahillanes hope to lease the space to other businesses. Because it is a pre-existing, non-conforming use, the family had to get Zoning Board approval to use it commercially.
Richard Cahillane, who owns the property with his brother Chris, said Friday that they are still in negotiations with a computer company that specializes in Internet technology support for use of the site. The company, which he declined to name, would occupy 10,000 feet of the 13,000-square-foot site and bring an estimated 30 new jobs to Northampton, he said.
The Cahillanes are looking for another tenant to lease another 2,700 square feet of the building.
"We're open to suggestions on that one," he said.
Cahillane, who grew up near the property, said the computer business will be a great use for the site.
"It will fit better than when we were selling cars there," he said. "It's our neighborhood and we want something good in there."


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Late pass pushes Heimbach
PORT ROYAL – Blane Heimbach passed Doug Esh as they raced to the white flag and went on to score the Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek win at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night.
His third victory of the season at the Juniata County track was worth $5,000. It was his first win in Speedweek competition.
Heimbach, of Selinsgrove, led the first 13 laps of the main event before Esh drove by on a restart. Heimbach tracked him back down and made the winning pass off turn four with one lap remaining of the 30-lap main event.
"Doug did a super job on that restart getting by me," Heimbach said. "I thought when I got through one and two and still had the lead, I was alright. He stuck it in under me in three. I couldn't believe he made it in there. Then he set a pretty rapid pace for a while and all I could do was try to keep pace and give myself a chance at the end."
Esh got the jump on Heimbach from the pole, but Heimbach would pass him and build a comfortable lead. The first caution flag flew on lap 13 for Logan Schuchart's stopped sprinter in turn two. Danny Dietrich hit the first turn fence on the restart.
Esh, of Lancaster, blasted under Heimbach in turn three on the ensuing restart and completed lap 14 as the new leader. Brent Marks flipped in turn one bringing out the red flag.
Esh pulled away from Heimbach on the restart, but had a little trouble with a lapped car with five to go and then bumped the fourth turn wall a few laps later.
Heimbach went for the lead in turn three. They were side-by-side, inches apart, off turn four and Heimbach secured the lead down the frontstretch for the white flag.
"Toward the end, when he started freeing up, and I got the wing back and got after the middle," Heimbach said. " I ran it as hard as I could without overdriving my car. It's nice when you can race against people like that and not wreck one another."
Stevie Smith, Mike Erdley and Speedweek champion Greg Hodnett rounded out the top five.
"He's fun to race with and we can run wheel-to-wheel," Esh said. "We've had a ton of bad luck here. I wish we could have pulled it off, but the way our luck has been here, second is good enough."
Danny Lasoski, Fred Rahmer, Lance Dewease, Steve Buckwalter and Dylan Cisney completed the top 10. Sam Hafertepe Jr. went into the night as the Speedweek point leader, but timed poorly, started last and finished 12th.
The Speedweek points chase became very tight with Hodnett leading Rahmer by 15 and Smith by 24. Hafertepe fell back to fourth, but only 27 behind the leader. Dewease was fifth and only 65 points out.
Schuchart set fast time over the 40-car field with a lap of 16.528. The eight-lap heat races were won by Erdley, Hodnett, Rahmer and Heimbach. Nate Snyder won the consolation.
In the 20-lap late model feature, Lewistown's Nick Dickson grabbed the lead from Chad Hollenbeck on lap six and went on to score his second career Port Royal win. Mike Lupfer, point leader Terry Naugle, Derek Byler and Andy Haus rounded out the top five.
A.J. Hoffman, Brett Schadel, Eric Zembower, Patrick Bryner and Tim Wilson were in the top 10.
The heat races for the 27 car field were won by Byler, Naugle and Glenn Elliott. Schadel won the consolation.
Deron Henry won the 20-lap enduro dash.


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Caps open key home-and-home series vs. Woodstock with strong showing
SUMMERSIDE – The Summerside Western Capitals put forth one of their best all-around performances of the 2012-13 MHL (Maritime Junior Hockey League) season in a convincing 5-0 victory over the Woodstock Slammers on Thursday night.
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Summerside Western Capitals forward Chris Caissy carries the puck up the ice while being checked by the Woodstock Slammers' Ben MacSwain, who is from Charlottetown.
The win extended the Caps' lead atop the Roger Meek Division to seven points over the Slammers, who will host the back end of a home-and-home series on Sunday afternoon.
"We put in 60 minutes today (Thursday)," said Capitals goaltender Jacob Riley, who recorded a 25-save shutout that included eight saves in the first period, eight in the second and nine in the third. "We really wanted to focus on competing and taking it to that team for 60 minutes. That's what it takes to have a big win like that, and it was a full team effort."
Before 1,118 fans at Eastlink Arena, the Caps scored three power-play goals on seven opportunities and played an outstanding team defensive game that limited Woodstock to very few quality-scoring chances in improving to 13-3-2-0 (won-lost-overtime losses-shootout losses).
"They (Caps) were great," said Riley in assessing his teammates' performance. "There were a lot of blocked shots, a lot of guys sacrificing their body and we were very productive on the (penalty) kill."
The Caps successfully killed off all four power plays for Woodstock (10-6-1-0).
The Capitals opened the scoring on the power play at 3:20 of the opening period. Colton Parsons (1-1), positioned just on the edge of the goal crease, made no mistake redirecting a perfect tape-to-tape pass past Woodstock goaltender Colin Dzijacky.
"We got the offence going and that gave us confidence, and we shut them down on defence," said Capitals forward Chris Caissy, who had a strong game with a three-assist performance.
The Caps connected on the power play again at 5:55 of the second period to make it 2-0. After the Caps applied some heavy pressure, Mitch Maynard made no mistake firing a rebound home from the slot.
"We put in 60 minutes today (Thursday). We really wanted to focus on competing and taking it to that team for 60 minutes. That's what it takes to have a big win like that, and it was a full team effort." Capitals goaltender Jacob Riley
Then at 16:42 of the middle frame, captain Scott Trask was rewarded for some hard work as he banged a puck past Dzijacky just inside the far post from just on the edge of the goal crease to make it 3-0.
Jon Aubertin (1-1) tapped the puck home 26 seconds into the third period for the Caps' third power-play goal of the game to make it 4-0.
Trask then slapped the puck from slot to make it 5-0 at 17:05 of the third period.
Overall, the Caps directed 39 shots at Dzijacky.
The rivalry between the teams was evident at 18:11. The Slammers' Ian Lewis was assessed a major penalty for slashing after he hit a Capitals' player on the ice, but Trask immediately charged in to fight Lewis. Trask picked up an instigator penalty and fighting major on the play.
"It's a long-term rivalry, and these teams have always hated each other," said Caissy.
Dale Deon (2), Harrison Wood and Justin Thomas also assisted for the Caps.
Referee Mike Annear called nine minors, two 10-minute misconducts and one game misconduct against the Slammers. The Caps were assessed five minors, two fighting majors, one 10-minute misconduct and one game misconduct.
It was announced that Caps head coach Billy McGuigan received a game misconduct following Trask's instigator in the last 10 minutes, but that penalty was wiped out as he received a warning instead. Coaches are assessed game misconducts on the second instigator.
The game's three stars were:
1. Jacob Riley (Caps), 2. Chris Caissy (Caps), 3. Scott Trask (Caps).


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Rena Clotilda Kruse, 83, of Allison, Iowa, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2012, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. She was born on January 30, 1929, in Stirling, New Jersey, to John and Mary (Fecci) Cavozza. Rena graduated from the New Dorp High School in Staten Island, New York. She was united in marriage to Eldo Kruse on June 10, 1950, in Staten Island, New York. Rena was an assistant librarian for the Allison Public Library until she retired. She was a member of the St. John's EV Lutheran Church in rural Greene, Iowa. Rena was a beloved spouse, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She enjoyed quilting, playing games with her grandchildren and great- grandchildren, polka and waltz music and spending time with all of her family and friends. Rena had a passion and skill for cooking which was passed down and enjoyed by generations. Her ravioli is a famous tradition enjoyed by the family. She is survived by her husband Eldo of Allison, children Mary (Dan) Graeser of Waverly, Ida (Gary) Beaver of Mason City and JoAnn (Kim) Miller of Allison, grandchildren David Beaver, Andrew Kruse (Samantha), Mark Graeser (Megan),Robert Beaver (Becky), Kristi Miller (Travis), Matt Graeser (Jenny), Becky Kibbee (Jamie) and Daniel Beaver (Angie), nineteen great-grandchildren, one great great-grandchild, daughter-in-law Cathy Kruse (Gary), along with many nieces and nephews. Rena was preceded in death by her parents, sister Ida and son John.
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Art Education
Dr. David Guip
Director of the art education program and director of graduate studies in art education
Undergraduate and Graduate adviser
Dr. David Guip
The Art Education program of study is designed to develop your knowledge and skills as a student, teacher, and artist. You must complete 39 hours of general education, ensuring a broad foundation in the liberal arts, an important facet of a strong education. A critical element in the development of effective teaching skills is a strong professional background in the fundamentals of education.
During this 9 hour component of the program, you will not only be introduced to the history, philosophy and psychology of education, but will also have the opportunity to work in public schools where you will get a feel for "the real world of teaching."
Coursework of 9 hours in art education introduces you to methods and techniques for teaching art making, art history, art criticism, and aesthetics. The 12 hour professional sequence in art education provides the final phase of teacher preparation. During these courses, you will be involved in numerous field-based instructional opportunities which include student teaching.
Upon completion of 128 to 135 hours, depending upon the minor concentration, you may
become an Ohio licensed art specialist for kindergarten through 12th grades.
Special Features
The Art Education program offers you a unique opportunity to pursue a career as an art teacher. Located in the Center for the Visual Arts, adjacent to the internationally recognized Toledo Museum of Art, the Art Education program offers a study enrichment which few other universities can offer. The Art Education program provides you with a number of benefits that enhance your program of study.
As a University student, you have immediate access to the Museum's permanent collections as well as many outstanding temporary exhibitions. The Museum's superb collections trace nearly the entire history of art, providing primary sources for the study of visual creativity from remote antiquity to the present day. As an Art Education major, you will have the opportunity to observe, research and participate in the Museum's nationally-acclaimed programs for children and youth. In addition, the Museum campus boasts excellent instructional and research facilities including state-of-the-art studios, and photography and new media labs.
Central to the program of study is the development of your skills as an artist and craftsman. Specific content areas of study include 18 hours in two-dimensional studies such as drawing, painting, new media, design, and printmaking; 9 hours in three-dimensional studies such as ceramics, metalsmithing and sculpture; and 9 hours in studio electives. Study of the history of art, which may include international travel, provides the final 12 hours of the core studies. Finally, your program of study will be completed by selecting an additional 9 hours of concentrated coursework in studio art, art history, or art education.
The Art Education Faculty
The faculty represents diverse interests in art education. Their wide spectrum of research, leadership, and involvement in the field of art education has received national and international recognition. As an Art Education major, you will be assigned a faculty adviser who will assist you in choosing courses to fulfill your degree requirements, and guide you in preparing for future employment.
Financial Aid
Scholarships totaling up to $3,000 are awarded annually to outstanding majors. This scholarship assistance is available to students with high academic standing or financial need.
Employment Opportunities for Art Educators
A large percentage of our graduates have successfully been employed as art teachers in a variety of educational settings. As we continue into the next decade, it is anticipated that the job market will continue to provide good employment opportunities for our graduates.


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The gang from TV's "Impractical Jokers" has fans in Grand Rapids.
LaughFest 2014 welcomes The Tenderloins, the name of the comedy troupe that stars in the TruTV show, to West Michigan for the fourth annual festival of seriously funny stuff.
Their appearance in Fountain Street Church tonight sold out more than a month ago.
Sal Vulcano, Joe Gatto, Brian "Q" Quinn and James "Murr" Murray had more than 60 million Americans tuning into TruTV's "Impractical Jokers" in its first two seasons.
That's success for you.
"It wasn't too long ago we were doing shows in 25-seat auditoriums," Murray said. "It wasn't long ago we'd go out and perform for four people in the audience – and there's four of us on stage."
But the four childhood friends took home the $100,000 grand prize in NBC-TV's sketch comedy competition show, "It's Your Show," and a career was launched.
"Impractical Jokers" is a hidden-camera, practical joke, realty TV series featuring The Tenderloins coercing and cajoling themselves and bystanders into pranks such as pretending to be Times Square tour guides, applying sunscreen to beach-goers, attempting to teach a karate class or asking surprising questions to customers in a pharmacy.
Cast members, however, aren't in on the details until the moment they're put on the spot, so their surprise and embarrassment, as well as the bystander's, both are in play.
While one of the four is working the streets, so to speak, the other three are behind the scenes, feeding lines to their man on the job.
On TV it looks awkward and embarrassing a lot of the time.
"We consider it to be stealth improv," Murray said. "It looks like we're thrown under the bus a lot, but we're using our improv backgrounds."
"Impractical Jokers" is based on location, location, location.
The four cast members and a team of writers write "pages and pages and pages of jokes and ideas" to try at a particular location.
"We might have 18 ideas," Murray said. "But it's always a surprise once we're out there."
"The first 45 minutes, we'll comb through them, and we'll throw three-quarters of them out the window and improvise the rest because we don't know who's going to walk in."
The TruTV series, which debuted in December 2011, is on a cable TV channel not everyone has seen, but it has 32 million fans in its third season, which kicked off on Jan. 2.
"I don't have cable, either. I can't watch our show," Murray said. "But I hear our show is great."
In their live shows, The Tenderloins do material you can't see on TV. Only about a third of their ideas are approved for broadcast.
"There are challenges you won't see," Murray said. "We pitch the network, and they say, no, you can't do that on TV. It's too crazy."
Such as?
"We might hire a plain, white, unmarked van and pull up to a street corner and try to talk adults into the van," he said. "It's clearly a joke. We can't do it obviously, but it's funny to see how people react to it."
The gang of 30-something instigators, all from Staten Island, all born within five months of each other, began their careers as a sketch comedy troupe.
"In real life, we're four best friends. We went to high school a long time ago," he said. "We've been pranking for a long time."
As Murray tells it, Sal is the neurotic one. Joe is the fearless one, and Q is the a-hole.
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What a vile man this new Archbishop is, and clearly very stupid!
He is a typical representative of the catholic church.
He is a cnut!
I would call this horrid person a pig but I have too much respect for pigs to associate them with this disgusting scumbag.
And like it or not, if you identify as Catholic, or indeed Christian, you are either directly or indirectly supporting the institution that this man represents. It used to really piss me off when people said that to me but I finally realized it was true and rescinded the faith that I was born into and marinated in for almost 40 years.
I used to feel the same, Hayden, having been brought up catholic. I even tried to explain & defend it's views when I was coming out in my early 20's. But I realised I had to chose between being catholic & being gay as I couldn't be both. It was no contest when I thought about it and I'm an athiest now.
Im a Spiritualist.
Mind you i completely agree with you on what you said about the Orthodox religions, i also have a big fear of those religions with some of the hateful things many of them and some of the members say.
"if you identify as Christian" has nothing to do with supporting or not this idiotic stance by the Catholic Church.
I identify as Christian.
And my faith denomination has ACTIVELY campaigned for equality for decades.
My denomination was involved in the battle to grant women the right to vote.
My denomination was involved in the battle to grant marriage equality.
Do NOT dare lump ALL Christians into the same disgusting puss-filled bag as those Roman Catholics.
Because the MINUTE you start doing that, you justify our (LGBT people) enemies doing the same to us… putting us all in the same bag as murderers, rapists, child molesters, etc…
Cruel and ill-thought out generalizations are not the answer.
Agreed, we should 'lump' all the same, yet no-where in this comment do you condemn the comments of this certain Arch-Bishop elect.
Surely your comment would prove better had you distanced yourself from this vile sect than condemn others who have suffered. You should have realised that such comments would rightfully cause such a backlash.
oops, soory did of course mean we 'shouldn't 'lump…
I'd have thought describing the catholic pervert as a "disgusting puss-filled bag" summed up Mikey's feelings on the matter, really. Dunno about you, but I don't applaud or support anything said by somebody I would describe in such a manner.
Mikey raises a valid point – many Christian denominations fully support and have actively campaigned for Equal Human Rights. They pay no dues to the catholic perverts, they have no allegiance to other anti-equality churches. To lump those progressive, decent faiths in with those who oppose equality is no better than those who use stereotypes to vilify our community.
And no, I'm not a Christian (it's far too full of holes and logical fallacies for my taste), but I won't condemn one church just because it's cousin church is a bigoted arse.
Alright, I'll bite. PLEASE, name the "MANY" Christian denominations that "FULLY support and have actively campaigned for EQUAL human rights".
I'll be very interested to see how you define "many", "fully" and "equal"!
But I'll be happy to wait for your response.
I don't know about the UK but here in the USA we have the MCC (a GAY denomination), the UCC and Quakers, although both of the latter are still having tremendous infighting among their members over gay rights and marriage equality. Many UCC and Quaker churches will not perform same-sex marriages and only about 20% of UCC's (the most progressive Christian denomination in America) congregations are officially "Open and Affirming", so not even the UCC meets the standards of your comment. So I wait with baited breath to hear you or Mikey enlighten us as to who all these fully supportive denominations are.
This is a (likely incomplete) list of individual gay-friendly/supportive/affiming churches in the UK. http://www.gaychurch.org/find_a_church/foriegn_nations/UK.htm
MCC, Quest, non-demoninational, Anglican (which just shows how deep the split goes – Anglican heads are against equality, but more and more individual churches are breaking with that)! Methodist, United Reform Church and more.
I know it's convenient to view the world in a simplistic, childish black and white, us versus them, way. But that isn't how the world works, kiddo. Religion and its relationship with sexuality is a complex issue and by seeking to boil it own "religion bad, gay pretty" you do everyone a disservice.
By all means, decry the anti-equality bastards (I certainly do), but do not let your zeal and passion overcome your senses. Clearly there are churches out there that have done a hell of a lot of good for the LGBT community and your attitude of hating all Christians could damage that in the future.
I need make no reply Mikey. Your screeching, screaming defense of our oppressors says it all!
Yeah, the only one's being haters here are you two.
and if you don't think that my referring to "lumping in the same disgusting puss-filled bag" as the Catholic church "not condemning them" then you're considerably more of an idiot than you seem.
And Hayden, WHERE the fu** in my post did I "defend our oppressors"?
I said that not all christian denominations are like the RC church.
Some, like the one I belong to (a large denomination, by the way) has tirelessly worked for equality for years, including women's right to vote, and LGBT right, including marriage equality.
I was married IN my church. By a minister of that church.
So obviously, not all denominations are hateful bigots like the RC Church.
Short of firebombing a local church, how much more do you want me to do?
I've been marching in demonstrations since I was 18 (in other words, over 30 years ago) for LGBT rights.
what have YOU done?
I don't care if you are a member of the largest, gayest Christian church on the planet; like it or not, you're still supporting and promoting a faith, that is the number one oppressor of the gay community in the world and has been for over a thousand years.
No Hayden, SOME sects of Christianity do that (the same with almost all religions, some do some don't). And Christianity's obsession with homosexuality only dates back a mere few hundred years – there is historical evidence that the church once used to bless same-sex couples just as it did opposite sex ones.
Don't let your hatred of bigotry turn into hatred of an entire – and very, very varied – religious umbrella. If you do that, you just become another blind bigot in turn.
When dealing with those who hate us for how we were born, I try to remember these words: "Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule." – Buddha.
You said, "the only one's being haters here are you two."
If you were referring to me, I only agreed with the 2nd part of Hayden's initial comment.
As to your point about there being gay-friendly denominations, they are always overlooked because we rarely hear of them. We only tend to hear about the homophobia of the bigger, more well known demoninations like the Catholic church and Churches of Scotland & England, for example. It may not be right that the ones you speak of are overlooked, but it's understandable.
However, I have no time for people who practice a homophobic religion like catholicism yet claim to be gay-friendly.
Why not tell us the name of this wonderful large denomination?
Presumably it was either a mixed-sex marriage or it took place outside the UK?
The in-named liberal Christian denomination that Mikey seals of has more work to do in distancing itself from its more bigoted counterparts. I can't imagine which one he's talking about so they need to shout a bit louder about what they believe. Christianity in general does oppress GLBT people.
Mikey, unless your 'christian' denomination has denounced god and the bible, I fail to see how your lot are any different from the rest. 'A million Christian Moms' do not belong to the Roman lot, All those 'christian' hate groups in the US and around the world are not catholics (in the 'Roman' sense. You should read ALL the posts in Pink News about christian homophobic groups with are not exclusively Roman Catholics. I am at a complete loss as to how you can possibly describe yourself as Christian whilst proclaiming that the Roman Catholics are in a 'disgusting puss (sic) filled bag, which is of itself an ill thought out generalisation coming from a so called Christian. Another Christian I know recently said to me that this whole debate about the church and homophobia was just an excuse to 'stick it to the Church' – well yeah! Let's stick it to the Church, because they are actually responsible for most of the ills in society in one way or another.
Christianity is a very large term that encompasses many denominations, which often interpret the bible in hugely different ways (which just shows how poorly written it is, if there can be so many different interpretations). As is often the case, we here more of the negative things than positive – after all, good news rarely sells papers/generates website hits. News outlets LOVE the anti-gay stuff because it causes controversy and gets people reading.
Let's take two hypothetical, but very similar stories. 1) a priest denies to marry a same-sex couple and proceeds to preach from his pulpit about the evils of homosexuality and 2) a priest who agrees to marry a same-sex couple and delivers a heart-warming sermon on the power of love to overcome obstacles. Now, of these two stories, which do you think would be most prominently covered in news media? I'll tell you – number 1. Because bad news sells.
The problem isn't pro-equality religions staying quiet – its the media IGNORING them.
…"marinated"… eh, eh…. good one, bro
Pigs I've read are considered to be highly intelligent animals in contrast to the ignorance of this subhuman creature. He has a lot to learn from them.
I must admit I particularly struggle with understanding how gay Catholics can remain within their demonination given the grotesque comments, ignorance and quite frankly (at times) sheer criminality of some of their leaders.
That said, there are a number of denominations and individual churches within denominations that are campaigning for and striving towards full equality (including for LGBT people).
We may not agree with their theology or their belief system. We may even have read some (or all) of the Bible and disagree with their interpretation of it. However, to deny that there are denominations, individual churches and groups of members of churches that are campaigning with determination to ensure LGBT equality is as facetious and false as saying all gay men act like Graham Norton, Elton John or Julian Clary.
A list of 107 churches in the UK that support LGBT people and seek full equality for LGBT people:
It may be uncharitable … BUT, I sincerely hope 'the partner' gives the Archbishop-elect a very medicinal slap in the mouth!!!!
Trouble is he will still be Archbishop and free to say what he thinks is right. His only downfall here is he got caught but nothing will change.
I hope, that the partner gets the possibility to tell the archbishop what a wonderfull person the decaesed was and how full of love their relation was. These facts are important for the archb to think about in the future. (For sure it is in the lifetime of the archb the first time he is speaking a gay person.)
First of all, this nasty bigot's comments were NOT taken out of context. That's always the first line of defence but anyone who watches the video can see what he clearly says.
Second, Dermot Kehoe is obviously a better man than me because I would not agree to meet this disgusting homophobe who meant every word of what he said and is only sorry that he's been caught out.
Cardinal O'Brien is also due to retire soon, so this bloated idiot Tartaglia will be the head of the catholic church in Scotland for the next 15 years. Hopefully it will backfire and cause people to leave the church in droves.
Since this story broke, I've also heard that Tartaglia personally knew David Cairns and was involved in his funeral arrangements, and it's been used to defend what he said.
But in my opinion, that only makes what he said even worse.
Indeed, he's admitted his own bigotry by his hateful comments.
so it was ok to take their money and bury them in a church even though they hate gays … sounds like they are only interested in one thing – MONEY.
Wonder how this child molester going to di
Probably from gorging on lobster and foie gras. They don't deny themselves the absolute best of everything from food to clothes to cars while their congregations who pay for it all make do with a lot less themselves. I know that from personal experience as a former catholic.
you got that right, buddy…
Was once a catholic too, once on the receiving end of a priest's sexual advances when I was 16. Now I'm an avowed atheist. These people don't care about the poor or those in need and are by no means, 'christian' by action or deed. Living luxuriously is not what Jesus Christ had in mind. Wasn't it he who said if anyone want's to be a follower, sell all you have and give to the poor? Wasn't it he who kicked over the tables of the money lenders (some of them rabbis) in the temple? The Roman cult is no different or it's little sister, the CoE. They're 'christian' in name only, nothing more.
isn't 16 a bit old for them, thety like them pre-pubescent?
Cant believe the Archbishop would have the nerve to say such terrible things !!
Let's face facts. If it weren't for blowback at this bigoted coward, even Ed Miliband and Yvetter Cooper stepping in (no Liberal Dem or Tory) stepping in, he wouldn't even be discussing a meeting and wouldn't have offered a weak, indirect apology. What a coward. I hope Dermot Kehoe nails this disgusting example of human detritus and wouldn't defer to him but call him out for his bigotry and lies.
To be fair to all political parties, the Scottish LibDems issued a strongly worded press release on this, and Nicola Sturgeon made clear her profound disagreement with the Achbishop-elect on this, in TV interviews yesterday.
He should go and meet with Peter Kearney instead so they can fight out their delusions between themselves. Far more productive.
Comments were 'taken out of context'…. Yeah right. Easy to say once you have offended so many people.
Fact is the Arch-bishop elect knowingly used this tragic loss of someone loved to use as a weapon against us as a community.
Perhaps another commonly used argument from bigots to suggest our love is different to anyone else's and less significant. This 'storm' is proof enough that, that argument is seriously flawed.
Fact remains the man was wrong and should in no way be in the public eye let alone be in a position of authority. The man is an utter disgrace.
He caused this 'storm' now he should answer to those he offended now, not when he has thought of all the excuses.
He should be publicly asked to put the words he said into their proper context. Not CHANGE the words he said but repeat what he said word for word and try to twist them into something that isn't homophobic, ignorant and hateful.
The media too often let people use the "out of context" defense without following up with the obvious response; what was the context? Don't allow them to rewrite the script in their attempt to distance themselves from their words. Make them take the words that they originally said and put them into context.
I suggest if you haven't already read this
'Catholic Church in Scotland: Society 'should not facilitate gay relationships'
– do so. It links with this article. Clearly the Catholic Church in Scotland have a party line, which is 'homosexuality leads to early death, suicide and hell ever after. It's impossible to respect anything about these people and one can only hope that any actual 'thinking' people who belong to this or any other Church or religion wake up to the hypocrisy and medieval claptrap they spout. In a way it's a good thing that they say stuff like this, because it surely weakens their case in general that a) god is about love and peace and b) it has any relevance whatsoever in modern society.
Maybe I should also have said it also weakens their case that there is a god at all
It is time to close down the Roman Catholic Church in Britain as they serve no useful purpose, once and for all or at the very least muzzle and prosecute them for their hate speech.
Seriously disgusting people
The Catholic Relief Act should never have been enacted in the first place. This cult has never forgiven Henry VIII for causing a schism and kicking out the RC cult as the state cult. Yet here it is, trying to influence the outcome of a piece of legislation to discriminate against an entire group of tax-paying citizens, direct interference in our government by issuing threats to those who represent us and who support our rights. It's about time a line in the sand is drawn and really put these bigots in their place once and for all. They have NO right to tell the government what to do and no right to impose a religious belief on the British public against its will especially those who support equality.
I wonder how the Bishop would react if every time a priest dies below the age of 70, I speculated it might be from the guilt of having shielded child-raping colleagues?
Interesting update in the Glasgow Herald 3 hrs ago . apparently this so called "man of god" has to be asked in writing by Mr Kehoe if he wants an apology
""The incoming Archbishop of Glasgow will not approach the partner of late MP David Cairns to apologise for making allegedly homophobic remarks about his death, the Catholic Church has said. Mr Cairns's partner Dermot Kehoe must make a request in writing if he wants to meet with archbishop-elect Philip Tartaglia, according to a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Glasgow.
He "will respond to the approach but won't make his own approach", the spokesman said.
Mr Kehoe said that he was angered by press reports that the archbishop-elect had agreed to meet with him when in actual fact he had received no such approach.""
I hope he doesn't meet and/or request a meeting with the pretentious prat.
Lock, thanks for the update. It wouldn't take much time or effort for Archbigot Tartaglia to write a wee note of apology to Dermot Kehoe, but he wants Mr. Kehoe to beg him for an apology!!! Bloody disgusting!!!
Another christian fanatic, really he thinks it was god's wrath that gays die of disease. At least westboro baptist church have the honesty to be direct in their evil hatred , rather than other christians.
Don't bother meeting this evil, revolting scum. This is a face saving PR exercise.
my feelings exactly…
Personally, I would tackle it from a slightly different angle.
I would try and set up a media interview with both the Archbishop and Mr Kehoe present and try to show the ignorance, inhumanity and insincerity of the Archbishop on TV – whilst Mr Kehoe shows justfied (but controlled) anger, integrity, civility and patience – whilst pursuing (if need be repeated) questioning about the Archbishops (lack of) understanding about the issues involved, where the Archbishop "had heard" about these clinical links (or what he based his logical fallacy on) and why he felt it appropraite to demean the name of a dead person on fatuous lies.
Its clear Mr Kehoe would come out shining bright, and the Archbishop would not.
Unfortunately, it probably would not happen as the Archbishop lacks the moral courage to face a reasoned debate in public on matters that he grotesquely raises.
Archie Bishop wants to wait until after the media storm to do his back-pedalling. What a slithery old snake.
Too much of this from the RC church. You have to wonder what on earth goes through their heads and what on earth they think people think of them for it. I'm reminded of that bloke hoddle. Hopefully the whole vile, evil RC chirch will got eh same way as hoddle. I thought we got away from the revolting religeous blame the victim thing years ago – but of course the RC church is also still blaming and labeling children "born out of wedlock". They truly are disciples of the devil.
A 'media storm' he himself is responsible for. How this sick individual can hold onto his position as bishop is beyond me. If I were the partner of the deceased I would kick this sick phuck's head in.
Don't hold your breath. Tartaglia has been handpicked to lead the Catholic Church in Scotland for the next 15 years as O'Brien is due for retirement next year (Catholic Bishops usually retire at 75). Conti is 78 – he was asked to stay on until they could find a suitable replacement, not just as Archbishop of Glasgow but as a replacement for O'Brien as leader of the Church in Scotland. He won't be going anywhere.
With him in charge it"s demise will be swift.
Too little too late, you rancid, lard riddled bell end.
The Archbishop is a proud homophobe and knows he is walking on very thin ice.
And with his evident obesity, he will fall straight through.
What about husbands – yes, husbands – of those, who are alive? And what about secret 'partners' of many catholic priests? Oh yes, this people live not alone, but in the loving couples – a little too much for Mr. Archbishop, I suspect.
So I take it that straight people are immortal and are going to live forever, then.
What kind of logic is that, then?
It's worth reading this comment article in today's Scotsman, by Joyce McMillan:
Fantastic comment, Tim (Thanks for sharing it!)
I particularly liked this:
"The more I consider the conduct of the Catholic Church in this debate, over the last few years, the clearer it becomes that this is not simply a matter of disagreement over whether same-sex relationships are right or wrong. Archbishop Tartaglia, like Bashir Maan of the Glasgow Islamic community, believes that homosexual relationships can never be right; he will not sanction same-sex marriages in Catholic places of worship, and the new law will not compel him to do so.
What is truly chilling, though, and almost embarrassingly ill-judged, is the self-centred arrogance of the church's conduct in this affair: first in their high-handed attempts to suggest that they have a right to define the meaning of marriage for believers and non-believers alike; then in the sheer intellectual incoherence of their slide from moral condemnation to cheap health-scare mongering; and finally, most shockingly, in the lack of
basic compassion and respect for gay people that was most tellingly revealed in Archbishop Tartaglia's hurtful and inaccurate speculations about the death of a man he knew, and at whose funeral he helped to officiate. …
To put it bluntly, if the Catholic hierarchy led by Benedict XVI had any living grasp of the faith they claim to represent, they would now be somewhere in the middle of a long decade of repentance and reflection, during which they would refrain – as a matter of decency – from pronouncing on the morality of others, until they have paid the price of their own abject failure. The New Testament is riddled with warnings to this effect; to attend to the beam in your own eye, before denouncing the mote in someone else's.
Yet when I listen to the pronouncements of Scotland's leading Catholic churchmen, I often wonder how long it is since they actually read those words; or left the embattled circle of their own colleagues and ardent supporters, to engage with a society
which increasingly rejects their narrow and sexually obsessive definition of morality. In Ireland, the church seems to have reached some kind of endgame, as the state begins to seize church property, in order to pay compensation to victims of abuse. And in Scotland – well, we shall see. But a faith based on a petulant and confused defence of old social prejudices, combined with the recycling of cheap conspiracy theories, seems unlikely to thrive. And the church in which Philip Tartaglia now plays a leading role needs to return to the better principles on which it was founded; or to accept that it is finally running out of time."
Such a very strong, accurate and clear demonstration of the ignorance, inhumanity and deceit within the Scottish RC hierarchy (and beyond).
I see Lesley Pilkington the discredited "gay cure therapist" is still to put her bogus theories out there whenever and wherever she can. IUt's sad that she is such a dedicated homophobe, it must be difficult for her gay son coping with such an anti-gay mother who is has so confused her practice of psychotherapy with her personal religious delusions.
Indeed Pavlos!
There is an article on the internet that is written by a James Pilkington (originally) from London. If it's the same one you're talking about, it tells a rather different story…
The relevant link is
Then click on the James Pilkington link.
Thanks Martyn, I don't know if it is Lesley Pilkingtons son writing or not, seems quite likely though and I especially enjoyed this bit
"My parents hated gay people with a passion, and used to write regularly to their local MP to tell him to make homosexual sex illegal. My mum even used to do 'straight' counselling for the church, before she gave up through lack of success."
Try doing a search for Lesley Pilkington in Rickmansworth on 192.com. You'll see that a James Pilkington lived there sometime between 2002 and 2009.
Other rlevant links are:
A James 'N' contributed to the above book.
Shows that a James Pilkington went to Dr Challoners Grammar School in Amersham (i.e. Not far from Rickmansworth)
Photo, which if I'm not mistaken, has Lesley Pilkington in the background.
The quote that I found very sad was:
"They told me I had been brainwashed by gay propaganda, that I wasn't really Gay. They told me I had ruined their lives, that everyone at their church would find out. That they could never smile again because of what I had done. That they would have to leave, that their lives were over. They told me I couldn't come home and that they didn't want to speak to me again."
Even fairly mainstream Catholics such as Christina Odone seem to be starting to get very concerned about homophobic and unconscionable remarks from church leaders.
She has just written an interesting article for the Telegraph expressing concern:
If you read the article, do take a look at the many very ignorant and homophobic comments left underneath it.
It looks as though the anti-gay marriage zombies are becoming increasingly worked up now that the PM has clearly reaffirmed his determination to bring the legislation before Parliament.
Cornered rats, and all that…..
Time to fetch the broom! ;)
So Odone has finally taken her blinkers off.
A quick confessional, a couple of hail marys, and perhaps some self flagellation and she,ll be as big and bad as she's always been.
Actually there will be no meeting or apology unless the partner specifically "asks" for one.
Oh humble these "servants of god" are!!!!
Firstly victimise someone then force them to ask for an apology.
Sick Sick Sick.
This creature should no longer be referred to as Bishop, or Archbishop as that bestows a modicum of respect to him.
The terms bigot, homophobe or idiot should suffice.
Bigotry aside, he's kind of right, isn't he? Because of discrimination and oppression, LGBT people are at a greater risk of mental illness and this can have dire consequences for physical health. A couple more words could have transformed this hateful statement into a plea for society to consider the harm it causes to so many people.
That's not what he was saying though Sarah. He was suggesting that it's the fact that a man (not a woman note!) is homosexual in and of itself that is detrimental to our health, not outside pressures.
He was commenting on an individual case, of which he should be very aware. He was commenting with inaccuracy about this individual case. He was using logical fallacies to strike fear and distress – with the clear intention of doing so, and I find it worrying that you might seek to endorse this!
Vile creature. What a disgusting comment to make. These relgious right wing have no shame. They care about nothing or no one but their own hate-filled agenda.
"If what I have heard is true about the relationship between physical and mental health of gay men…."
Just as an aside why is it aways gay men that get the most abuse…why not gay women?
The question to the Archbishop was perfectly staged by that horrid leslie pilkington, there was no taking this out of context and ok , the family needs the most apology, but the Archbishop needs to make a open apology to all "gay men". Not something simply in private , outside the media gaze! He's insulted all of us not just this PM's partner and family and if he was willing to make this insult in public then he should damn well make a public apology.
Homosexuality isn't dangerous. Howvever obesity is, and this Archbishop better get some exercise if he wants to live a long and healthy life.
Is is indeed the case that this obese man is guilty of the sin of gluttony. As has been pointed out, his gross obesity is likely to result in a much earlier death than that of someone not guilty of this sin – one of the seven deadly sins.
To illustrate how wilfully ignorant Tartaglia is, by his deduction, it is tantamount to saying that a 40-something gay man killed in a plane crash, or any accident for that matter, died as a result of his sexual orientation? Really? What about a young heterosexual dying in a similar fate, or dying from pancreatic cancer? Tartaglia and his boss O'Brien are the embodiment of evil.
says the new head of the Scottish Chapter of the International Brotherhood of Paedophiles
Since I was unable to respond to Carl (2) under his comment I'll reply here.
Are you f'n SERIOUS? I asked you to list me the (in YOUR words) "many" denominations that "fully" support and fight for "FULL" LGBT "EQUALITY" and you linked to a list of individual congregations rather than denominations and the denominations of those congregations included "Anglican", "Methodist", CofE, ROMAN CATHOLIC, etc.
Then you have the audacity to call ME childish and insinuate that I'M ignorant. You try to tell us that the Anglican, Methodist, CofE and Roman Catholic denominations are examples of Christian denominations that are FULLY supportive of EQUAL rights for LGBT people and have fought to promote those equal rights and then call ME childish and out of touch?
I'm not a Christian but I know that there is a verse in Proverbs that instructs the wise to turn and walk away from a fool because wise words will be wasted on him.
This is me turning and walking away from you.
Interesting letter to the Archbishop from a Scottish Labour MP:
If the bereaved partner needs to ask for an apology, then it appears the Archbishop knows little of the meaning of sincerity, humility, forgiveness or integrity!
They thought for example that slavery was perfectly fine, absolutely okay. Then they didn't. What is the point of the Catholic Church if it says, Oh well we couldn't know better because nobody else did;then what are you for!? SF
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