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Penske Racing to Drive Ford in 2013
Penske Racing is going back to its roots and reuniting with Ford beginning next season, leaving the Dodge brand without a team in NASCAR's top series as it prepares for a the unveiling of its 2013 race car.
Penske on Thursday caused a major shakeup in the manufacturer alignments on the Sprint Cup tour when it announced a long-term partnership with Ford, with whom it had previously raced from 1994-2002. Although Roger Penske's team had played a role in developing Dodge's new race car, the organization was the only team carrying that carmaker's flag in NASCAR's premier division, and felt the need to move on to better position itself to win a Sprint Cup crown.
"When we weighted the plusses and minuses of the opportunity, it was apparent to us that we need to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. We have been trying to do it alone," Penske said in a conference call. "... But having the opportunity to benchmark with someone like Roush, who's been world-class, you could see the performance this past weekend with [Matt] Kenseth and how good their cars are. We thought it was time for us to evaluate other options."
Penske has won 68 races since he first began fielding cars in NASCAR's premier circuit in 1972, but never a championship in the sport's top division. Next year, he said his team would field two Sprint Cup programs in the 2013 Fusion and two Nationwide programs in the Mustang, with the option to eventually move one of those Nationwide teams up to Sprint Cup once things stabilize. Penske's contract with Dodge, with whom it has been affiliated since 2003, ends after this season.
All four manufacturers that compete on the Sprint Cup tour are redesigning their cars for the 2013 season to provide them with more individual brand identity, and Penske cited commitments that needed to be made in that direction as the reason for the timing of the announcement. Penske will continue to field Dodges through the remainder of 2012, but beginning next season it will team with longtime Ford stalwart Roush Fenway Racing to give the blue oval brand a powerful one-two punch.
"This was a milestone opportunity, given what Roger has accomplished over decades in motorsports," said Jamie Allison, director of Ford Racing. "He's a captain of industry, he's a member of the community. Given our past relationship with him, his standard of excellence -- all those forces came into play. With the alignment happening with the contractual agreements and the arrival of 2013, you put all those planets, and they all align at a single moment in time, and you have in front of you this opportunity that we are very thrilled about."
Penske's departure is a serious blow to Dodge, given that the carmaker isn't affiliated with any other teams on NASCAR's top level. The manufacturer is slated to unveil its 2013 Charger before next week's race in Las Vegas, but as of now has no team to field that vehicle next year.
"Dodge has enjoyed a successful partnership with Penske Racing for 10 years. It's a partnership that has produced results for both parties on and off the track," Ralph Gilles, president of Chrysler's Street and Racing Technology brand -- which includes the Dodge nameplate -- said in a statement.
"Roger has made a business decision to accept an offer with another manufacturer. We wish Roger and Penske Racing much success in the future. We are committed to work with Penske Racing to compete at the highest level, win races and contend for championships this season. Our motorsports involvement isn't limited to NASCAR. We do value our NASCAR program and will be evaluating the opportunities available moving forward. As those opportunities materialize, we'll reveal our 2013 plans, not only in NASCAR but in other forms of motorsports."
Penske officials often sang the praises of being the lone Dodge operation, claiming that it granted them a level of attention and resources that other teams in more crowded manufacturer lineups had to fight for. Now, it's clear that Penske is in need of a manufacturer stable mate against which it can compare itself, particularly in an era of satellite affiliations that allow some teams to do more with less.
"Let me say this, this wasn't about money, and I want to make that clear," Penske said. "I think that we evaluated, when you look at the strengths of the teams in NASCAR, the multiple-car teams, the success that Stewart-Haas had, the alignment with Hendrick, also with Gibbs and Waltrip and the teams that were out there ... we've been operating pretty much for the last 10 years with some support ... but we needed to have a benchmark. And I think having that additional technical information flow through the process, as Ford has outlined it to us, I think was very important to us."
The question now becomes whether Penske will built its own engines, given that the Roush-Yates consortium currently builds power plants for all Ford-affiliated teams -- which for the moment also includes Richard Petty Motorsports and the Wood Brothers, the latter of which runs a limited schedule. Penske said he has 70 people in his engine shop, and that his teams have always built their own engines, and was noncommittal on whether he'd eventually turn that task over to another operation.
"We have a commitment to our people in the engine shop, we've got a big investment in ... dynos and other things," he said. "This is something we'll take a good look at. What I like is, we'll be able to benchmark our Penske engines against the best in the business at Roush-Yates."
The NASCAR landscape has changed since Penske joined forces with Dodge a decade ago. Mergers and subsequent contraction led two other once-prominent Dodge teams, Evernham Motorsports and Chip Ganassi Racing, to be folded into other operations -- the former eventually morphed into Ford's Richard Petty Motorsports, the latter Chevrolet's Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. It all combined to leave Penske standing alone, and swayed by a rival carmaker that promised it something more.
"We had a great relationship with Dodge," Penske said. "We'll continue to commit 150 percent to what we need to do. There was no disincentive for Penske Racing not to be the best in 2012. I think at this particular time, as we assessed the options -- and this was not something that came up overnight -- we had a relationship with Ford before, and I think at the end of the day we felt this was an option we couldn't turn down."


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As the Stranahan flag football team continues its march to the district tournament, the Dragons are flying high with a 6-0 record and the No. 14 ranking in the state poll. For senior running back/linebacker Coco-Chanel Thomas (who has one of the best names I've encountered while covering high school sports), that's a lot to get excited about, especially since she missed time last season with a knee injury. Here in 10 Questions, Thomas talks flag football, her unique name, and why she'd love to meet tennis star Serena Williams.
Q: What's your favorite class in school?
CT: "Math. I love math, I don't know why. I'm just not a science type of girl, but I love math. There's something about it."
Q: What's your favorite part about playing flag football?
CT: "I like the running part. I love the running part. I used to run track when I was in middle school, but I stopped because of my knee. Out here, I can push through it. I love it."
Q: If you could change anything about this sport, what would it be?
CT: "I'd change how they call little things as flag pulls. They call everything, even if you run into a girl by accident. I hate when they call flags on that, or when you make contact trying to make an interception. You're going for the ball, but they call the flag pull."
Q: What's your favorite thing about playing here at Stranahan:
CT: "Everybody's humble. Everyone has a positive attitude and everyone loves each other. Nobody has an attitude with anybody, no one thinks they're better than everyone else. Everyone wants to be out here working together."
Q: What's the story behind your really creative name?
CT: "My mom. My mom loves Chanel, Chanel purses. She bought me a Chanel perfume, the lotion. I have everything. She loves the name because it's different. She didn't expect anyone else to have my name. People think my middle name is Chanel, but actually, my first name is Coco-Chanel."
Q: What's your favorite way to unwind when you're not playing flag football?
CT: "The pool. I just love to lay back there and be in the water."
Q: What's your favorite way to prepare for a game?
CT: "I listen to music. I just keep my mind focused, listen to my music and sit by myself on the bus."
Q: Who's your hero?
CT: "My mom, Twinetta Thomas. I didn't grow up with a dad, so she's my mom and dad. She's very supportive and very strong. We've struggled, but she's always been there and she's strong enough to handle anything."
Q: If you could vacation anywhere, where would you go and why?
CT: "Hawaii! It just looks so calm and peaceful. Everyone looks calm and relaxed in pictures."
Q: If you had the opportunity to meet anyone, who would it be?
CT: "Serena Williams. I see her and she's like me. She's athletic. She pushes herself. She doesn't worry about what people think about her body. I have muscles and I used to get self-conscious about my big arms. But I see hers, she wears dresses, and she looks good. So I try to follow her and feel as comfortable as she does."

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2012 Hyundai Genesis Values
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2012 model year changes
Following much initial success in the luxury sedan market, Hyundai's popular Genesis receives several notable upgrades for 2012. The Genesis sedan has been given an overall design freshening, with updated LED headlights the most noticeable change. A new rear fascia has been fitted, with new integrated exhaust tips. Under the hood, the 3.8L V6 gets slightly more power and a new 8-speed transmission replaces last year's 6-speed unit. An all-new 5.0 R-spec model is available for 2012, featuring a 5.0L 429-hp V8 engine, sport suspension with summer tires, performance-tuned exhaust, and special styling cues.
Competitive comparison
Lots of affordable luxury; elegant, understated styling; great handling and powerful V8; very competitive pricing
Special features for 2012
The Hyundai Genesis sedan takes aim at mid-priced luxury sedans. The V6 model comes with dual exhaust, dual-zone climate control and leather seats. The V8-engined sedan has a 14-speaker sound system, rain-sensing windshield wipers and proximity entry. The all-new 5.0 R-spec model it well suited to be a real player in the high-performance sedan segment, offering a blistering 429 hp and a performance-tuned suspension system.
The 2012 Hyundai Genesis is a full-size luxury sedan, available with three different engines. The standard Genesis is powered by a 3.8 V6 engine that produces 333 hp and 291 lb-ft of torque. Upgrading to the 4.6 trim grants the driver a 4.6-liter V8 engine that produces 385 hp and 333 lb-ft of torque. For even more added performance Hyundai offers the 5.0 R-SPEC trim, featuring a 5.0-liter V8 engine that produces a whopping 429 hp and 376 lb-ft of torque. All trims pair RWD with an 8-speed automatic transmission for an EPA estimated range of 16 mpg city to 28 mpg highway, depending on engine selection. Features include LED headlight accents, adaptive front light system, HID headlights, power heated side mirrors, tilt-and-slide glass sunroof, dual front automatic temperature controls, power windows, push button start, HD radio, auxiliary input jacks, 17=speaker sound system, touchscreen DVD/navigation system, rearview camera, and heated seats, Safety is comprised of dual front airbags, side-impact airbags, side curtain airbags, electronic stability control, traction control, anti-lock braking, electronic brake force distribution, brake assist, lane departure warning, front and rear parking sensors. The Genesis is backed by a 5-year/60,000-mile warranty.


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Le fou, c'est moi
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Age: 29
Not really. The appeal of traps, it appears, has to do with the fake-as-real, forbidden aspect than the more straightforward cuteness appeal of, well, little girls. Body type doesn't really matter.
Another aspect of course is the fantasy of you yourself being able to pass for a pretty girl. Indeed, the trap fetish may be much more closely linked to the other, more mainstream trope of the body-switching, especially when it crosses gender.
So no, Saintess' tragically amusing stockholm syndrome isn't really a typical driving impulse behind the trap fetishism.
Though you could say the token trap character has long since joined the token loli character in the pantheon of My Life is a Light Novel Harem and There is a Cheap Anime Adaptation of It.
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Personally, I'm a bit sick of them, barring a few iconic examples (Hideyoshi, Aikawa) and some more edgy works that actually drive into the psychological effects of the premise [think the way Madoka Magica knifes the magical girl tropes]. People seem to write "LOL TRAP MANGA" and then give up all pretenses of attempting to create good stories, characters, etc. It is an even less developed industry in this regard than Yuri.
|2013-04-07, 20:10
|Link #122
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Mexico
Age: 47
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|2013-04-08, 21:59
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formerly ogon bat
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Mexico
Age: 47
Chun Li this way fine sir
|2013-04-08, 22:07
|Link #125
No sausages in my lolis, please.
Although that holds disturbing connotations for your sig.
|2013-04-09, 06:10
|Link #126
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
I like Moe so much to the pount that I think I've given up on reality. I had a bad relationship last year and it really bothered me, now I know I'm way better off and that she was the problem(I blamed myself for months) but after watching some animes the heroines had an impact on me. I want to protect them, I even have my own apocalypse scenario where it is myself and the character surviving off what we can and each other for company.
I have respectfully declined any form of boyfriend/girlfriend relationship since my last because I have a superficial emotional attachment to these girls and I don't want it to change in my imaginary realm. These are not sexual fantasies but am insane somewhere in my brain to make me chase fictional girls? I have many questions xD All I know is that I love anime and I love what my imagination has created with anime.
If anyone feels the same or has an opinion about my 'fetish' (I guess it can be called that, if not I can move this post to the proper topic xD)
|2013-04-10, 10:02
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Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 33
What you're describing isn't related to sex, but I'll comment on it anyway. You've had a bad relationship experience and are now shying away from other such relationships. You can't give up on relationships completely, though, because of how you are "hard wired." Sure, some people are perfectly happy to have no romance or connections to others in their lives, but it seems like you are not one of those people (which isn't a bad or good thing - it is what it is). Unable to give up on relationships and yet desiring to avoid the pain that you previously experienced, you have found solace in fantasy. Sure, the relationships with these characters is one-sided (there is no true interaction), but what does it matter? Even if these are works of fiction you still feel a sense of connection with them. Those feelings are real.
What you are doing now is essentially nursing a broken heart, hurt feelings, damaged world view, or something along those lines. I don't think that there's anything wrong with what you're doing. What you need to recognize is that you can't do it forever. That is, you can, but eventually it won't be enough. A fantasy relationship will always be limited by the fact that it is fantasy. Recognition of that, which is bound to occur with time and/or certain life events, will ruin the fantasy for you.
So enjoy the fantasy for now, and take the time that you need. Just expect that some day you will leave it behind for bigger and better things.
|2013-04-13, 07:16
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Somewhere, between the sacred silence and sleep
Transgender of boy to girl, and the accompanying mental transition.
Like you know, Sekai no Hate de Aimashou.
Turns me on more than anything.
Oh and pregnancy. Even more plus if combined with the above.
Have a kazillion other fetishes, but the above have been my go-to material when I can't make up the dinner of the day.
|2013-04-13, 08:24
|Link #131
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Australia
.... is what i will say if it's not also amongst my top fetishes...
.... and i do include the combination as well
|2013-04-13, 22:29
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blinded by blood
Don't be creepy. Trans people are still people with their own minds, wants, desires and feelings, not fetish objects, and I've had and know people who have had really bad experiences with "tranny chasers."
|2013-04-13, 22:50
|Link #137
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: New England
Age: 35
They were speaking in terms of fetishes, but I was just trying to understand if what they liked was only for fictional characters, or for real life people as well.
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|2013-04-13, 23:34
|Link #139
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: InterWebs
Eh, I think nyotai-ka was more like Aohige's dinner as he describe here. 女体化 = lit. female body change (into)
With the term futa, I tend to view them as originally female. I don't really hate it as a genre, but I'm rather sick with how often futa pictures comes grotesquely disproportionate (like fanaticfetish, but I guess this one is more likable).
Speaking about futa, how many of you know "sounding"?
|2013-04-13, 23:39
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Australia
...unless i explain what so turn-on about it....
...which i won't do because it will really make me sounds like a pervert.
But yeah let's just say there is a reason why this specific fetish only exists in djs. It simply borderline impossible in reality. Next to tentacle raep and the like. Simply can't be done, will never happen, and simply can't be judged with moral code. Also don't make random assumption to group random fetishes in. It will be like saying "since you like yaoi, you must like trap, since trap is simply deprived from flat-chest girl, means you must also be a lolicon..... "
Edit: btw, just to clarify, what i means above is the "transgender/genderbendering plots/fetishes" not the actual people btw
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2014 Toyota Corolla Pricing Announced
- 2014 Corolla starts at $17,610 with shipping
- That's around $600 more than the outgoing model
- Corolla comes in L, LE, S and new LE Eco trim levels
The all-new 2014 Toyota Corolla will start at $17,610 including destination -- a slight increase over last year's base price of around $17,000 with shipping. That's the latest from Toyota, which recently announced the new compact sedan's base price before it begins reaching dealers in September.
According to Toyota, the $17,610 figure is for a base-level Corolla L with a 6-speed manual transmission. In addition to offering a 132-horsepower 1.8-liter 4-cylinder, the Corolla L includes power windows, Bluetooth and little else.
Drivers who want more luxury have to step up to the mid-level Corolla LE, which starts at $19,110 with shipping. That model includes luxuries such as a backup camera, automatic climate control, keyless entry and cruise control. It also boasts Toyota's Entune infotainment system, which uses a 6.1-inch, center-mounted touchscreen.
Drivers who opt for the Corolla S will pay slightly more, just under $20,000 with shipping. But they'll get the LE's features along with a leather-wrapped steering wheel and sporty styling cues, such as a bolder front grille and black interior trim.
Toyota is also offering a new Corolla LE Eco, which starts at $19,510. Upgrades include improved aerodynamics -- similar to features on the Chevrolet Cruze Eco and Dodge Dart Aero -- and revised transmission tuning. The result is a fuel economy rating of up to 30 miles per gallon in the city or an impressive 42 mpg in highway driving.
The 2014 Corolla also will come with available Plus and Premium packages for the LE and S trims. The Plus Package will add alloy wheels and rear disc brakes, while the Premium Package boasts leather seating. Major options will include a sunroof for $850 and, for $1,510, a Driver's Convenience Package that features a remote starter and a navigation system.
Toyota says the all-new Corolla will go on sale shortly.
What it means to you: The all-new 2014 Toyota Corolla is sure to be a wild sales success, despite a base price that's $600 higher than last year's model.


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Thermaltake Silent 1156 Review
One of the most important items to consider when building a computer is what you are going to use to keep your expensive processor nice and cool so that it does its job and does it well. CPU coolers come in many shapes, sizes and types, such as large air cooled heat sinks or complex liquid cooled setups, all designed to keep your processor within its operating temperatures while pushing your system to the limits. To keep your system cool, you need a good transfer surface and good air flow/pressure. However, you do not want that jet engine blowing right next to you either. It is tough to find a CPU cooler that offers good cooling with low noise for newer sockets, such as the Socket LGA 1156 platform, until now. Thermaltake has designed a cooler for Socket 1156 platforms that is supposed to keep temperatures in acceptable levels while keeping the noise down to a low 22dB. This cooler uses a heat fin and heat pipe design with a specially designed low noise fan that funnels air over the cooling surface to lower your temperatures, while keeping you from grabbing some ear plugs. Will the reduction in speed of the fan hurt this design or will Thermaltake hit a sweet spot with the Silent 1156 cooler and surprise us all? Let's take a look and see.
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The packaging of the Thermaltake Silent 1156 uses the same black and white scheme we have seen its products coming in lately. On the front of the box, there is a picture of the cooler so that you get a nice look at the design before you purchase it. It also shows the two heat pipes, as well as being only Socket LGA 1156 compatible. The back of the box lists the highlights of the Silent 1156, such as the design features and an air flow diagram. On the sides of the packaging, you'll find the specifications of the cooler and the fan so that you know exactly what to expect from the performance of the cooler.
When you open the package, you find another box that encloses the cooler and has the accessories underneath it. This keeps the cooler from having damage done to it and its delicate parts. Everything comes pre-assembled so there are no pieces that are disconnected that might rub against another causing damage or bending any of the parts.
Since this is a Socket 1156 cooler, there is no other socket parts included, which keeps down on the waste of the cooler. Included with the Thermaltake Silent 1156 cooler is the Socket 1156 retention clips, thermal paste, and the instructions, with a case badge. The retention clips used for the Silent 1156 are the quick push-pin design, which makes installing and removing the cooler a tool-less effort. The clips are the same design as we have seen on stock Intel Coolers, which are a great feature. However, in the past, I have had clips like these break, which renders the cooler useless.
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Phillies reliever Chad Qualls asked to be traded Thursday after the team informed him that he was being desginated for assignment.
Qualls, 33, signed a one-year, $1.15 million deal with the Phillies at the end of January and was being counted upon as a late-inning reliever. He leaves the team with a 1-1 record and 4.60 ERA after surrendering three runs on three hits in Wednesday night's 11-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
"I felt like I had been throwing the ball well all June," Qualls said. "I had only given up runs in two outings this June. No excuses for (Wednesday). I felt like I was throwing the ball better, but the organization felt like they wanted to make a move and that's fine."
Qualls, in fact, had allowed runs in just two of his 15 appearances this month. He still, however, had a 4.26 ERA in June and seven of his 15 outings were less than one inning because he has atrocious numbers against left-handed hitters. Lefties are hitting .377 with a .441 on-base percentage against him. Qualls had a 6.10 ERA in May after going 1-0 with a 3.24 ERA in the first month of the season.
Pitching coach Rich Dubee walked with Qualls into manager Charlie Manuel's office, where general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. was also in attendance.
"I asked Ruben to trade me and that's basically what he's trying to do," Qualls said. "I think they have eight to 10 days to try to do that, so right now he just kind of said that I'm in baseball limbo. They wanted a little bit more consistency. Hopefully, the move is better for the team."
Amaro said he will try to trade Qualls, but to this point there has been no interest. The team can also designate the pitcher for assignment or release him in the next 10 days. Qualls can decline an assignment to the minor leagues, but he would forfeited his remaining salary for this season. A release seems like the most likely scenario at this point.
"We just thought it was the right thing to do," Amaro said. "There have been some inconsistincies with him and it's something we discussed a little bit over the last several weeks. His stuff is good. I just don't know if he has been effective as his stuff has shown."
Qualls' spot on the roster was filled by lefthander Jeremy Horst, who was called up from triple-A Lehigh Valley. Horst, a 26-year-old lefthander, was acquired in the offseason trade that sent infielder Wilson Valdez to the Cincinnati Reds. He pitched in 12 games with the Reds last season and posted a 2.93 ERA. He was 2-1 with a 2.11 ERA in 26 appearances with Lehigh Valley this season. He had walked 18 batters and struck out 32 in 38 1/3 innings.
"He's been pretty consistent," Amaro said. "He's been OK as far as the guys who are down there. He's thrown the ball pretty well."
Horst will be the sixth pitcher who opened the season at Lehigh Valley to spend time on the Phillies' roster this season, but Amaro admitted that the bullpen remains a major concern.
"I think it's an area we have to address," he said. "Right now, we have to give these guys an opportunity to try to grow. How much they can grow throughout the course of the season, I don't know. We have some talent there, but it's tough to put some of the kids in this position, because we're in a position to win and we want to win on a consistent basis. It's not an easy thing to do. It's a good challenge for them and in some ways it will help them develop a little bit. At the same time, it's an area that we lack consistency. It's something we'd like to address."
Earlier in the day, the Phillies had called up righthander Brian Sanches from Lehigh Valley to fill the roster spot created when lefthander Joe Savery was optioned to the Iron Pigs Wednesday night.


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The David L. Lawrence Convention Center looked like the set of the addictive television show Dancing with the Stars for the Dancing with the Celebrities of Pittsburgh fundraiser. Thirteen local celebrities including KDKA-TV's Sonni Abatta and Keith Jones, Laura Penrod Kronk, and Izzazu International Salon's Gino Chiodo paired up with professional dancers to wow the crowd and raise more than $60,000 for Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh's Foundation's Research for Juvenile Diabetes. A crowd of more than 500 cheered on the dancers as WTAE-TV's Mike Clark emceed and former Pittsburgh Steeler Dwayne Woodruff and John Dryden and Lisa Vegas tallied up the points. The team of Tracy Malone, wife of former Pittsburgh Steeler Mike Malone, and Bill Grainer, took first place with a perfect score. Photography by Megan WylieRead More


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#3: Katy's HomecomingKim Vogel SawyerZondervan / 2011 / Trade Paperback$8.99 Retail:5 Stars Out Of 5 4 Reviews
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Katy has always enjoyed life in her small Mennonite community, but she longs to learn more than her school can offer. After getting approval from her elders, Katy starts her sophomore year at the public high school in town, where she meets new friends and encounters perspectives much different than her own. But as Katy begins to find her way in the outside world, her relationships at home become restrained. Can she find a balance between her two worlds?
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Unlike Miss Montana, Katy is the epitome of innocence and naivety. She struggles against worldly influences from school, such as Jewel, a foster child who comes from a broken family. Because Katys mother abandoned both family and faith, Katy also faces speculation from within her own community: will she leave the faith as her mother did? Katys perseverance in spite of peer pressure illustrates the command of 1 Peter 3:16 to keep a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.
The characters in Katys New World are believable and engaging. Katy is particularly endearing, and she experiences typical teen dramas: dealing with boys, sowing her wild oats, and finding her place in the world. Whereas Katy is determined to be an image of Christ to her school friends, she struggles with an attitude of rebellion toward authority. Katy has disrespectful thoughts toward her father and aunt, and although she restrains from voicing snide remarks, she isnt necessarily ashamed of them. Katys academic dreams are bombarded by blatant gender expectations within her community; women are expected to devote themselves to housework rather than to academia. Katy manages to accomplish both, but her pursuit of education remains unsupported by her family and friends.
Sawyer treats her story with care, removing the edge from elements that could have been written graphically, such as Jewels unhealthy family situation. Katys story is enveloped in innocence, yet demonstrates that denominational communities are not utopias. The books light approach is a refreshing, safe story for early teen girls who may be experiencing struggles similar to Katys. Kathryn Kroeker, www.ChristianBookPreviews.com
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Taking a Stand in Dixie
Rufus Kelly didn't take too kindly to Yankees. You see, one of them shot him in the leg and it commenced to hurt very powerfully. It got to hurting so badly that the ol' doctor had to cut if clean off. So, when about thirty thousand of the blue coated "Billy Yanks" came stomping down the road toward his native home of Gordon, Georgia, Rufus decided once and for all it was time for him to take his stand to live or die in Dixie.
James Rufus Kelly was born up in Gordon, Georgia in the western part of Wilkinson County in 1845. When he was just a young boy, Rufus, as he was known to his friends, lost his daddy, who was also named Rufus. Young Rufus and his baby sister Elizabeth were raised by their momma, Mrs. Rebecca Kelly. Just as Rufus was about to become a man, the menfolk in his county held an election to decide whether or not they and the rest of the counties in Georgia would leave the Union. They voted to decide if the people in the South could have slaves and if they wanted to fight a war over it or not. The Kellys weren't really rich, though they had more than most folks in Wilkinson County. Rebecca sewed clothes to keep food on their table and to keep Rufus in school. To help her out around the place, Rebecca depended on her twenty-year-old female slave and her three young children.
When the War Between the States started, Rufus was still a young boy. On July 9, 1861, he joined up with his friend and fellow fifteen year old William Bush in the Ramah Guards. William Bush would die more than 91 years later as the oldest Confederate veteran from Georgia. Rufus made it through the baths of blood at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness and Spotsylvania. During General Lee's retrograde move toward Richmond in the spring of 1864, Cadmus Wilcox's rebels ran headlong into Warren's Union Corps at a place they called Jericho Ford on the 23rd day of May 1864.
Rufus' regiment was right in the middle of a hot fight. The regimental commander ordered the men of the 14th to fall back. But, Rufus would have no part of any retreat. He saw his friends running. Instead of running with them, Rufus rushed forward to the front. With his rifle in his left hand and his hat in his right, Kelly tried to rally his boys. But they kept on running like scalded dogs. He saw some other rebels firing at the Yankees and rushed to their side. Just as the fight began to heat up, a stray bullet struck the eighteen-year-old in the leg. He made it back to the field hospital alive, but lost his leg. After he spent some four months in the hospital and a stint as one of the body guards of Belle Boyd, a famous Confederate spy, Rufus was sent home to sit out the rest of the war.
Rufus was never one to quit a fight. Back home in Gordon, he knew the fight was coming his way once again. General William Tecumseh Sherman's Army had taken Atlanta. They were coming south along the railroads with their sights set on Savannah.
By the 21st of November, the Yankees were knocking on the doors of Macon residences with their cannon balls. Instead of taking the city, Sherman's right wing kept on moving down the Central of Georgia Railroad straight for Gordon. Just outside of Macon was the tiny industrial hamlet of Griswoldville, where the Macon defenders were slaughtered in the newly fallen snow.
The next defenders were under the command of General Henry C. Wayne. Wayne's men were composed of some regular militia, boys from Georgia Military Institute and prison guards from the penitentiary in Milledgeville. Ahead of them were thirty thousand Union soldiers.
Kelly learned of the Yankee advance and dashed off toward Griswoldville. Along the way, he met a young Negro girl who was crying. She told him that two Yankees were at Dr. Gibson's house threatening the doctor's wife in his absence. Just then, John Bragg rode up and agreed to accompany Rufus to aid Mrs. Gibson. Upon arriving at the Gibsons, Kelly, alone by then, was attacked by the two Union soldiers inside the home. Kelly was able to seriously wound one of them. Despite his best efforts to save him, the soldier died in a tavern in Gordon.
General Wayne, Major Capers and T.D. Tinsley were sitting on the porch of the general's headquarters at the Old Solomon Hotel when Kelly road up on his horse the next morning. He had his trusty Winchester in hanging from one side of his saddle and a pair of crutches on the other. Kelly offered his services as a scout since he knew the countryside as good as anyone around. The general accepted the offer. The vidette spurred his mare and dashed off in the direction of Griswoldville.
Kelly returned just after noon and reported to Wayne that the Yankees were moving toward Gordon and Miledgeville. Once again he sped off looking for more Yankees. He returned shortly as the Union army was in sight. He found the General and his troops boarding a train headed east for the Oconee River. Kelly asked Wayne, "General what does this mean? Don't we make a stand?" Wayne said, "No, Mr. Kelly, to stay here would be ridiculous to check Sherman's army of one hundred thousand men with a force of seven hundred."
That's when ol' Rufus went crazy. "General, you are a white-livered cur without a drop of red blood in your veins!" he exclaimed. He screamed at the departing soldiers, "You damned band of tuck tails! If you have no manhood left in you, I will defend the women and children of Gordon!" Rufus grabbed his rifle and emptied his rifle at the blue cavalrymen swiftly coming at him. But was he was quickly captured, thrown in a wagon, and court martialed. They said he was guilty of murder. A band paraded around Rufus playing his funeral dirge. Kelly was told that he would be shot at sunrise.
Kelly wasn't shot. In point of supposed fact, he was summoned to appear before "Uncle Billy" Sherman. Kelly told his biographers that the general wanted to know something of the topography and the crops and game available on his path toward Savannah. When Sherman asked Rufus if he knew he was going to be shot, the rebel acknowledged that he did know. He defended his actions not as murder but as self defense. "General, any way, a man can die but once," Rufus said. The "murderer of Georgia" told the guard to take Rufus and see that his sentence was carried out. Rufus was slightly relieved when he saw the General smile as he spoke to the guard. The death march was played again that night and again the next night.
Kelly had enough. He wasn't ready to die, not just yet. When his blue captors weren't looking, Rufus calmed his shattered nerves, slipped out the back of the wagon and crawled into a nearby swamp. He lingered in the swamp for two days. Able to fashion a make shift crutch, the one-legged teenage veteran was able to make his way back from the Ogeechee River swamp to his father's farm near Gordon four days later.
Rufus resumed a long and happy life. He once taught at Turner School, which was three miles south of Gordon.
Of the 99 men who enlisted in Gordon on July 9, 1861, Kelly was the next to last to die. The highly heralded hero died on September 19, 1928 in his home near Danville. The undertaker dressed him in a $13.75 suit and buried his body in a $25 casket in Liberty Hill Cemetery near Gordon, which he so nobly defended 145 years ago today.


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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; I got this from profootballtalk.com and it makes perfect sense! HORN PLAYS THE SAINTS Several NFL personnel execs have opined to us that receiver Joe Horn is playing the Saints, just like quarterback Aaron Brooks did last year, when his ...
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I say those other execs should keep their nose in their own house. I agree with players finishing out their current contracts as they are written but in Horns situation he was asked by management to restructure his contract with a promise to renogotiate again this year.
Every team that wants to keep a player from going into free agency renogotiates contracts early. Maybe this exec is hoping to get sour Horn so next year he can bring him to play for his team.
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What an amazingly ignorant article. The \"exec\" referred to must be some 19 year old college intern because this person has absolutely no idea of how the Saints operate.
Sure AB did and Horn will get their new contracts and both threatened to hold out in the process, but Mueller and now Loomis have shown that they\'re not afraid of letting players go that want more money than management thinks they are worth. The list of exmples of this is long, indeed: Johnson, Glover, Knight, Clemons, to name a few. Further, if a player is going to be a distraction, out that player goes too. (Turley, Williams).
So the Saints have decided to pay certain players to keep them here. What\'s wrong with that? It\'s not like Saints players created the word \"Hold-out\" or were the first to use it in the NFL. It is simply a negotiation tool.
As far as whether Deuce will try this...If he plays as well as he did last year and decides his value to the Saints is above his salary, then let him try to get a new contract. There\'s nothing wrong with keeping your star players happy.
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The money Horn and the Saints are talking about is fair compensation for the work Horn does and the results he gets on the field. I have no promblem with this deal. As for the message it sends the players, how about this teams will be just and pay a player if his preformance exceeds his contract, not a bad message to send at all.
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That \"exec\" needs his BALLS cut off and stuffed in his mouth to shut him up. It\'s just another case of the man trying to keep us down. Anyone who can take pot shots on the Saints will do so, because no one respects the franchise. Then again, when their franchise does something stupid, or one of their players act like idiots (i.e. Randy Moss), then they get defensive when their player is talked about. If they don\'t like the way the Saints\' organization negotiates, then F\' em.
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Actually, I still wouldn\'t agree with it. They act like the Saints is the only team where this scenario happens. When the superstars of the a team aren\'t happy, then they show it by holding out. Hell, there have been MANY times when people who WEREN\'T superstars held out. It\'s not just with the Saints, it\'s with EVERY team. The only way I wouldn\'t agree with it is if the player wasn\'t of the caliber of a Joe Horn. Let\'s say Michael Hawthorne held out of camp, because he\'s wanting an outrageous salary for someone who hasn\'t proven himself. O.K.? See ya, Michael. You\'re only hurting yourself. Are you hurting the team? Not really. Next scenario. Darren Howard. The guy blows up in his rookie season and shows the potential to be an elite DE in the league. The next couple of years\' stats are supbar from his rookie season, but it\'s not from his lack of trying or that he isn\'t working hard. You can only be as good as your team around you. Should we break the bank on re-signing him? No. This is when the hardest negotiating tactics should come in. You\'ve got a guy that has the capability of dominating a game defensively, but hasn\'t completely shown it yet. Find a happy medium for both parties and move on. One more? Let\'s say that Deuce McAllister is closing in on the end of his contract and wants an extension. Deuce has led the NFC in rushing and been to the Pro Bowl in his SECOND SEASON. I\'m not saying give the guy all the riches of heaven, but pay the man for what he has and very well can accomplish in the future. Joe Horn is NO DIFFERENT. He was promised an extension for re-working his contract. Sure he was mouthing off that he\'d hold out if he didn\'t get it. Wouldn\'t you be a little upset if you felt a boss was going back on his word after promising you a promotion, but was taking his time getting around to it? I know I would. Joe is a proven Pro-Bowler. Once again, I\'m not saying pay the guy the riches of heaven, but just make the guy happy so he\'ll play some football....FOR US. I\'m sure that ANY NFL TEAM would jump on the chance of paying him if it was within their boundaries of the salary cap. I don\'t see what the Saints organization does for negotiating tactics as any different than any other team. That\'s just my opinion on it. As far as missing it totally? I think I\'m hitting the nail right on the head.
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I\'m not sure that in this day of free agency that anything in this post is right. If it\'s true, why is Sammy Knight having such a hard time finding someone to pay him what he thinks he is worth? Everyone that\'s been on this board for any lenght of time knows I\'m a Sammy Knight fan, but it looks to me like he screwed the pooch on this one. Looks like no team is going to pay him what he wants.
I also know that some will say this situation is completely different but Sammy is as good at his position as Horn is at his.
i think Joe is just doing something that I have always tried to do myself.
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unfortunately i agree with gator, i think this article has some validity, i have heard nothing but bad things about horn and his off-field life, AB absolutely deserved to hold out since he was making league minimum and wanted a deal before he became a free agent and was tempted by money to move elsewhere, horn has been putting up the numbers and was promised a new deal but he could be less vocal about certain things, in my honest opinion i think trading horn should have been considered, before you start yelling at your monitor, i know he has put up the numbers and been a key part of this offense but i honestly believe once he gets his money his play will fall off, i believe he deserves the money but wish he was getting it from somewhere else because i doubt his commitment, he is one of the few players left from the \'old\' saints who are disgruntled with the way the team has dealt with veteran players, after seeing what teams paid fro price and coles we could have gotten a king\'s ransom for horn
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Now I know this will upset people, but I\'ll speak my (humble) opinion anyway. I believe Joe has earned that cash, in spite of his existing contract.
I can\'t remember when I was this excited about the Saints offense - ever. If you look back through all the years, it was always defense, defense, defense, then the O lets down. Well, I believe that Joe is the key person that helped to change that for really the first time in franchise history.
So... if any other players want to step up blow out existing franchise records on a consistent basis, then let them. And give them something special for a special job.
Pay him.
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Actually Gator I don\'t like Horn I find his arrogance and cocky demeanor hard to watch, I wish he showed more class and less trash. I cannot however, find any falt with the absolut effort and results this guy acheives every game. Before you crucify Horn and say he is \" the one f---ing this team.\" ,consider this is life in football now. It would be great for the Saints if he played out his contract honored his original deal. But do the Saint or any other team respond in like kind? Absolutly not, If a players production slips the team will renegotiate his contract or cut him. I am not looking the other way I\'m looking at a tough buisness where both sides are looking out for there own best intrests, its an adversarial system and not just in N.O. Horn goes out and plays hard and produces I\'m ok with paying for preformance and dumping lack of. If someones production is in the top ten his pay should be to. The numbers Horn is putting up make a contract extension of 3 years and more money fair. I want to see the Saints win, Joe Horn helps us do that . Obviously only keep him if the salary demands are not exorbitant but we have a league full of contracts to help establish that. The numbers being tossed around now seem in line. This is not one player holding a team hostage, it is NFL football today. The Saint are not showing a lack of balls they are just playing the game.
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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard showed PDA when she joined him for dinner after the Moscow premiere of The Lone Ranger yesterday. Earlier in the day, Johnny met up with his costar Armie Hammer to pose for a photo op in front of a vintage train ahead of their Russian fete. This is the first time that we've seen Amber join Johnny on his press trail, as she didn't meet up with him for his premiere in Anaheim, CA, or when he attended Jerry Bruckheimer's Hollywood Walk of Fame celebration earlier this week. The last time the couple was spotted out in public was back in May when Johnny and Amber had a date night in Hollywood alongside Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood. While neither Amber nor Johnny have publicly confirmed their romance, Johnny did address his recent divorce from Vanessa Paradis in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine. He said, "Relationships are very difficult. Especially in the racket that I'm in because you're constantly away or they're away and so it's hard. It wasn't easy on her. It wasn't easy on me. It wasn't easy on the kids."


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The Heritage Foundation hosted the Chief of the Air Force Reserve, Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Sept. 24 for a discussion where he first addressed the Air Force Reserve as both a Strategic and Operational Reserve. I've already written at length about that topic in the Officer Magazine (Assessing a Strategic Air Force Reserve, Feb 2009). The necessity for a Strategic Reserve for our country has been a topic featured in the Officer as well (Strategic Reserve Still Required, Feb 2009).
The question that remains for the Air Force is how much strategic depth can their Reserve give while serving as an operational force? The Air Force Reserve Command, in its goal to become a fully operational command next to its brothers Air Combat Command, Air Mobility Command and the like is making a change to how it manages its Reservists for deployment. This change will help keep the balance needed between the Reserves operational and strategic requirements.
In the past, Reservists were farmed out to the other major commands and managed by the functional managers of each command. If a combatant commander had a need for 10 contracting officers and the Reserve "bought" that requirement, then the Air Expeditionary Force folks had to go to up to 10 different major commands to find the people.
No longer. Air Force Reserve Command will now manage all of its Reservists centrally. Not only will this help with predictability and sustainability, according to Gen Stenner, it will also help with those high demand, low density career fields with people who deploy more often than the average person is expected to go.
As a public affairs officer in my Reserve capacity, I am in one of those high-demand, low-density roles. With only a handful of public affairs professionals in the Air Force, the career field recently had to endure 100 extra deployment taskings for requirements in Afghanistan.
The Active Duty public affairs officers are in a 1-to-1 dwell, meaning for every term they deploy, they are home for equal the amount of time and then go again. Many of these assignments are 6 months to a year long, so folks can expect to go for 6 months or a year and then be home for 6 months or a year before they deploy again.
The Reserve, to keep balance between the civilian, family and military roles of its volunteer force, tries its best to keep that dwell time 1-to-5, meaning be called to serve for a year and then not have to be operational for another five years.
Gen Stenner said that statistics show for every notch down the post he is forced to take that dwell time, about 10 percent of his force leaves the service. So for career fields in the 1-to-3 dwell, statisticians factor in that 20 percent of the force will leave.
Gen Stenner has hopes that changing the Reserve Command to be a direct force provider to combatant commanders will better manage the people in the system to ensure certain pockets of folks are not overburdened while others have not been tasked to do their part.
Given that Joint Forces Command considers the extent to which services have had to mobilize their Reserve and Guard into its decision process for tasking each service with combatant commander requirements, hopefully this change by AFRC will help alleviate the pain across the board.
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The world's first commercially viable quantum computer was unveiled and demonstrated today in Silicon Valley by D-Wave Systems, Inc., a privately-held Canadian firm headquartered near Vancouver. Quantum computing offers the potential to create value in areas where problems or requirements exceed the capability of digital computing, the company said. But D-Wave explains that its new device is intended as a complement to conventional computers, to augment existing machines and their market, not as a replacement for them.


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Bethsheba Johnson, G.N.P.-B.C., A.A.H.I.V.S., is an associate medical director of St. Hope Foundation in Houston, Texas.
We marked U.S. National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10. The theme this year was "Now it's time for you to decide: What can you do?" Although the day is meant to raise awareness among the general population, and although it passed weeks ago, in my opinion we need to have that awareness every day as health care providers. We regularly see people in our HIV agencies/organizations that, if health education had reached them the way it should, would have never walked through the door in the first place.
This year, I had the honor of speaking at the inaugural "Sisters with Voices (SWV): Empowering Health Living," sponsored by St. Hope Foundation in Houston, Texas, on March 9. Ninety women from the community came together at United Way of Greater Houston for a brilliant evening of empowerment and health education. A diverse group of women was in attendance, spanning many races and ages and including HIV-positive women, attorneys, public health workers, health care providers and YWCA workers who care for young women.
During and after the meeting there was lots of discussion. I questioned my colleagues in various disciplines about what they thought was important for health care providers to know in providing the best care possible for women.
When asked how she speaks about safer sex in her practice, Dr. Oates shared what she tells her patients: "That safer sex is pleasurable; is freely consented to by both parties; reduces the risk of passing on sexually transmitted diseases; reduces the risk of unwanted pregnancies; and is emotionally safe. The responsibility of taking care of one's emotional well-being is a mandate that may be new to the client, but will pay big dividends if accomplished."
Pamela Tyler, B.S.W., is a medical case manager at Peabody Health Center/AIDS Arms, Incorporated in Dallas,Texas. She has 20 years of experience in the field. She suggested that providers encourage their female patients "to do something for themselves. Women spend so much time taking care of others that they neglect themselves."
Ms. Tyler's comment has never been truer. Every day I'm sure you see examples of this in your patient population. These are women who do not make time for an annual Pap test or mammogram because they are working, raising children or caring for older adults in the family.
Suzanne Carlberg-Racich, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., from the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center and the Chicago Recovery Alliance in Chicago, Ill., reminds us that, "If you want to maintain a respectful, open and non-judgmental relationship with your patient or client, you meet them where they are, not where you want them to be."
What one of my colleagues, Jennifer Klein, M.S.N., F.N.P.-B.C., A.A.H.I.V.S., a nurse practitioner, would like health care professionals to know is: "Who a patient is doesn't mean that they aren't in the risk pool for HIV."
Jennifer is so right! I still have not been offered an HIV test by my health care provider since I've been in Texas! What, I don't look like I could have sex or do drugs? Just because I'm a mature woman with a job?
Finally, a current client, Ms. M, a 56-year-old African-American woman who has been HIV positive for 14 years, told me to inform health care providers that it is important not to make patients "feel like a disease, but a person. ... Show care and support in a family-like environment." She also said it would be helpful for providers to have resources available regarding how to begin to date after an HIV diagnosis, and where patients could meet other singles interested in a relationship. She says, "It is hard wondering: Who will want me?"
Powerful comments from Ms. M.
So what can you do? Talk to your female patients about their needs and barriers to care. Stay tuned for my next blog entry on this topic, in which I'll discuss the latest in HIV research of particular relevance to women.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — The papal conclave is steeped in mystery — and the church likes it that way. Elaborate ritual and veils of secrecy, after all, are fundamental to the papal mystique, seen as the glue that binds worshipers in faith.
But in this conclave, the church appears to be making some concessions to the instant clarity expected in the Internet era: Just look at the thick plumes of black smoke that poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday and Wednesday to tell the world that the votes had not yielded a winner.
It was a big contrast to conclaves past in which confusion has reigned over the smoke color, with pilgrims in St. Peter's Square screaming: "It's white! ... no, no ... it's black!!"
The smoke ritual itself dates back more than a century. And, regardless of questions of color, the Vatican has no intention of changing the tradition now — saying the uncertainty is part of the beauty of the process.
"A little suspense is good for all of us," said Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi. "Don't expect Swiss-watch precision."
Mystery is a big idea in the Catholic faith. Its deepest meaning is that parts of faith are unknowable through reason and intellect alone. Wafting incense, Gregorian chants, ringing bells and other grand rituals of the liturgy are seen as outward manifestations of this concept.
In the conclave, it's the mystery of the Holy Spirit and not a political agenda that is supposed to guide the cardinals in their selection. (In reality, however, everybody knows that politics plays an important role.)
Conclaves weren't always this secret.
They were once public events witnessed by hundreds of ordinary people who would watch the voting a bit like one might a sporting event. And politics was much more overtly a factor than it is today: Until the 20th century, some European royalty could veto the choice of the cardinals.
Now super-secrecy prevails, with cellphones, computers and anything connecting the cardinal-electors to the outside world banned.
"Thank God there's still all the good old-fashioned things, like burning the ballots and the chimney going up," said Greg Burke, an ex-Fox News correspondent who is now a communications adviser to the Vatican. "What's older than a smoke signal? It's great that that's there and it's not one of these electronic vote things that a red or green light goes off."
"Why is a conclave so exciting?" he added. "Because we don't know what's going on there and we're not going to know until the smoke comes out."
In 2005, for the conclave that made Benedict pope, the Vatican tried something different with the smoke because of complaints dating to the previous conclave in 1978. A second stove was installed that produced smoke from a chemical compound whipped up by the Vatican's own technicians. The smoke from the ballots burned in the first stove and the colored smoke from the second stove were funneled up through one pipe that leads to the chimney and the outside world.
But that solution hardly made the distinction between black and white smoke any clearer.
The Rev. Thomas Rosica, a Vatican spokesman, said chemicals have now permanently replaced the wet straw traditionally used to create the black smoke. The clarity and abundance of black smoke this time around shows that the Vatican has indeed improved its technology.
The Rev. Thomas Reese, a Jesuit expert on the Vatican, complained in the days before this conclave that, while he likes the smoke signals, the uncertainty over their color takes tradition too far.
"This is not mystery," he said. "This is incompetence."
Maybe the ancient Catholic church is finally learning from its mistakes.
Religion writer Rachel Zoll contributed.


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the journey of my quilt topMonday, July 21, 2008
It started as a quilt top. Just a top. My mother purchased it for us about ten years ago. To make memories on. And if you can believe this, the woman who made it, charged her ten dollars. The woman said that she didn't do it for the money. She just loved to do it.
This quilt top was hand stitched. Perfect little stitches. 928, 2x2 squares. (Oh, come on, you knew that I would count.) It measures 87"x 79".
(the five of us. july 2002. i think that i was making peanut butter and jelly sandwich # 3,192. i can't even imagine how many pb&j's that i have made in their lifetime.)
The kids keep growing. And still. It is just a top.
Until last weekend. When I decided it was time. We have a little road trip coming up and I was not going to have my family sitting on a top. Just a top. Again. So, I got busy. And I sandwiched. Three times. To try to get it right. With heavy chairs holding my huge piece of fabric that I used for the back. And the entire time I was pinning, I was thinking about the walking foot that Erin told me I needed. And about how I still hadn't purchased it. And about how there was no way that I was going to get to a store to purchase a walking foot. And I was thinking about the woman who had hand stitched all of those pieces together. And it was like that woman whispered to me, "Just hand stitch it, for goodness sakes!"
When I told my mother, she just giggled and said, "Yes, people use safety pins, and there are actually curved safety pins made just for quilting. " Who knew? Oh, besides all of you quilters. (Hmmm. Telling that story may just rank right up there with my freezer paper story.)
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beautiful story..quilts are like that...now that it's finished you must sleep under it for good luck (an old quilters superstition) :-)ReplyDelete
i hope that only the best memories continue being made on your quilt. have a wonderful road trip with your family.ReplyDelete
the quilt is beautiful. good for you for finishing it up so beautifully.ReplyDelete
Oh, that's wonderful Leslie! What a treasure you and your family have.ReplyDelete
And yes, that's almost as good as the freezer paper story.
Good for you. Now to make new memories on a somewhat new quilt. Have a safe trip.ReplyDelete
i can't believe that you got that finished in a week! it looks wonderful, leslie. i would have told you about the safety pins, but i thought you knew!ReplyDelete
congrats and have a safe trip!
I have a friend who is an avid quilter and when I quilted my first item (placemats) and asked her about a walking foot, she'd never heard of it and has only even used her regular machine foot or done the stitches by hand. See the walking foot is over rated ;)ReplyDelete
As much work as it was for you doing it the way many women have before you, by roughing it and doing hand stiches, it is what makes that the best quilt ever! Enjoy your bottom!
I love this story. I love it. And I love that you hand stitched the back on - despite the misery. It just seems so... *right*. Some things just get infused with memories - without ever really intending that it should be that way - and they make the greatest stories. And this is one of them!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing!
When I was expecting my first daughter, we used the huge fabric panels on the walls - raindrops and rainbows.ReplyDelete
When we moved - those fabric panels came down and have since been used just like that quilt. For tablecloths and picnic rugs - beach blankets etc.
I still have them and plan to use them in a weding quilt for the little missy one day.
I send her off to college this fall.
How fantastic. Well done for doing all that stitching, you must be so pleased with it. It is beautiful.ReplyDelete
Beautiful Leslie! The story and of course the quilt. Isn't funny how we get wrapped up in our gadgets and machines forgetting that we have the "source" always with us?ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing and have a good time on your road trip :-)
That is a terrific story! I can only imagine how much MORE use the quilt will get now that it's completed!ReplyDelete
What a lovely story, and congrats on handfinishing your quilt!ReplyDelete
What a thing of beauty and family heritage you've created. Huzzah!ReplyDelete
Beautiful story -- and beautiful quilt!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous! You'll get tons more years of memories out of that blanket!ReplyDelete
What a great quilt! I know it will be passed down to the next generation along with more wonderful stories.ReplyDelete
I love that quilt and I love the memories that will be retained in each of its squares and every little stitch. Beautiful.ReplyDelete
It's beautiful!ReplyDelete
Good job! That is no small undertaking! I'm with you on the PB & J count. It comes up a lot around here. I have a feeling there's a walking foot in my future...I love the picture of you holding the quilt.ReplyDelete
Woohoo to you. Well done for your patience, and endurance. Fabulous story and thank you for the tip on curved safety pins. Off to buy some now.ReplyDelete
Ah, this story made me so happy! It looks fantastic and really - hand stitched in a week - that's a pretty good effort I'd say!ReplyDelete
That's awesome! Here's to many, many more years of memories and enjoyment with your treasure...clink!ReplyDelete
Isn't funny how sometimes we forget that we can hand-stitch. It looks beautiful.ReplyDelete
Wow - that is very, very impressive - I can't believe all the work! And in just one week! But now are you going to let people sit on it in -GASP - the grass? After all that work? You're a nice mommy. I'd be all like, GET OFF MY QUILT, DARN IT! It's going on the wall. And then never hanging it, either, because, well, I never actually get around to hanging things. So yeah. Your way is probably better. Way more fun. I stink.ReplyDelete
What a beautiful quilt and what wonderful memories.ReplyDelete
That's a lot of hand stitching - wow!
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Platform: Arcade
Genre: Fighting Action (Brawler)
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The Punisher reviewReviewed September 30, 2010
Winston Wolf says: "Spawned from the calamity came The Punisher, forever replacing our blue-collar "everyday hero" with a hell-bent, vengeance-seeking vigilante. This antihero is not out fighting for the common good; he's fighting against the vile criminals that took away his family, utilizing any means necessary to do so. Should a few distressed damsels be rescued and precious ecosystems be saved in the process, then that's okay too. It's just not the primary concern here; igniting gun-toting gangsters with a flamethrower before hurling a steel harpoon through their abdomens is of greater importance to this man. Even the costume reeks of bad attitude: a dark blue spandex suit, skull design across the chest clinging to his ripped brawny frame, massive calf muscles bulging out of white leather boots. This man isn't a superhero at all -- he's just one hundred percent badass."
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Freshman Matt Vasquez pitched seven innings of three-hit baseball for his fifth victory of the season as the 20th-ranked Gauchos defeated the UCLA Bruins 10-4 Tuesday afternoon. With the victory the Gauchos improve to 38-13 on the season while the Bruins fall to 29-25.
Vasquez gave up two unearned runs on a home run to John Campanella, his third of the season, in the fourth inning, and struck out two batters en route to the win. He is now 5-3 on the season. Bruin starter Paul Diaz gave up nine hits and four runs, three earned in the loss.
UCSB scored six runs in the seventh inning, highlighted by back-to-back home runs by Dave Molidor and Von Schell. The three run homer by Molidor was his tenth of the season while Von Schell's round-tripper was his 18th of the year, breaking the old school record of 17 set by Greg Vella in 1986.
UCSB sophomore right fielder Ryan Spilborghs extended his school-record hit streak to 30 games with a single in his first at bat in the third inning. He added another single in the seventh to finish 2-for-3.
UCLA shortstop Josh Canales extended his current hit streak to 21 games and Player of the Year candidate Brian Baron collected his 100th hit of the season for the Bruins.
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With horizontal stripes, square neckline and soft knit, this bebe dress serves up a sexy way to rock always-chic stripes. Try it with a pair of black boots and a leather jacket.
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What Is It?
The 2015 Ford Focus sedan is a revised version of the popular Ford Focus compact car, which debuted in its current form for the 2012 model year. Although Ford already showed off the Focus hatchback earlier this year in Geneva, the automaker is using this year's New York Auto Show as a launching pad for the updated Focus sedan and a revised version of the fully electric Focus Electric hatchback.
On the outside, the 2015 Focus offers major changes over the current model. While updates for 2015 don't go as far as a full redesign, they still include a totally new front end with Ford's corporate grille, along with a revised rear end with new taillights and an updated bumper design. Interior updates aren't as drastic: They're primarily centered around a new steering wheel and revised climate controls.
But despite the Focus' exterior changes, the compact car's most important update is under the hood, where it features a newly available 1.0-liter EcoBoost turbocharged 3-cylinder engine, said to make the power of a 4-cylinder with the fuel economy of a 3-cylinder. Unfortunately, Ford has not announced horsepower figures or gas-mileage numbers for the new engine, though the automaker says it'll only be offered with a 6-speed manual transmission.
Other updates are largely focused on new features. The Focus sedan is adding a standard reversing camera, while it's also offering safety features such as blind spot monitoring and lane-keeping assist.
Along with revisions to the Focus sedan, Ford has also updated the Focus Electric for the 2015 model year. In addition to new styling that mirrors changes to other Focus models, the Focus Electric adds a unique LCD gauge cluster with electric-car-specific functions to help drivers manage the hatchback's range.
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Savannah water customers, you might want to think about how long you water the lawn or whether you leave the faucet running when you brush your teeth.
Water and trash customers will see a median $1.50 a month increase on both bills to help pay for massive system upgrades.
For water customers, the increase piggybacks on another $1.50 a month increase the city approved last year, and it will continue to grow by a median of $1.50 a month each year until 2017.
By the end of the six years, it will result in a median increase of $108. Over six years, that amounts to an extra $378 for a typical residential customer.
City officials point out that the $1.50 a month is less than the cost of one large bottled water. During a presentation to City Council Tuesday during the second day of a financial workshop, city officials also touted a 2010 survey by the American Water Works Association that shows that, even with the rate increase, Savannah's water rates will remain among the lowest in the Southeast.
Good as that news may be, city officials did not point out this: When the rate increase was approved last year, the estimated cost of infrastructure improvements was $108 million and the rate increase was supposed to run to 2016. This year's presentation put the improvements at $120 million and extended the increase to 2017.
City staff explained the plan is meant to provide an estimate five years at a time. That means when it is reviewed each year, cost estimates and projects could change. It also means the tax increases could extend well beyond a set five years.
The $120 million will pay for water and sewer system repairs and expansions. Tougher federal regulations are restricting the amount of permitted pollution cities and industries can release into the Savannah River, and the state is limiting how much water can be pulled from the aquifer, meaning the city needs to increase capacity at its water treatment plant.
The trash, or sanitation increase, will help pay for a new landfill. Construction of a new disposal site on Dean Forest Road is expected to begin in 2015 and is estimated to cost $17 million. Bonds will pay for $12 million, but the $18-a-year increase for customers will pay for the rest.
Council to state: Plant some trees
Savannah City Council members are frustrated that the state Department of Transportation has refused to replace trees or do landscaping along medians of state roadways.
Some of the more recent examples, city officials say, include Abercorn south of DeRenne and Victory Drive.
Alderman Tony Thomas says his southside district looks vastly barren compared to neighborhoods north of DeRenne. He wants the city to do more, but he and city staff also faulted the DOT. The Truman Parkway project removed trees far past the work site, Thomas said, and, in past Abercorn projects, the state refused to replace crepe myrtles its workers had torn out during a project.
Mayor Edna Jackson shared the frustration.
"They believe in concrete," she said. "We believe in trees."
Council will ask state legislators to help but also plan to try to go directly to state transportation officials.
A DOT spokeswoman reached Tuesday did not have information immediately available about the specific projects.
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President's Page
This is my last column as President of this wonderful society. It has been an honor to work with you and as always, I think ASIS&T is the very best of professional associations. There are so many things we do right and we are not afraid to face and deal with the challenges facing all professional associations. I look forward to our long collaboration in an exciting future.
Your Board of Directors met for retreat and Board meeting August 20-22 in Alexandria, Virginia. If you have an opportunity to thank your officers and other elected representatives, please do so because your Board really made some hard decisions. These times are difficult for associations, and we took the approach that the fiscal picture will not improve dramatically anytime soon , given public and private budgets. We took a very conservative approach to the budget for 2005 in hopes that we may be pleasantly surprised if we have a surplus next year. Below I list and discuss the issues acted on by the Board and close the column with additional information about the Annual Meeting, November 12-17, in Providence, Rhode Island.
Membership Dues
ASIS&T membership dues have not increased since 1998. Calculating a compounded 3% cost of living increase over six years showed our dues structure to be woefully lacking. Effective January 1, 2005, the Board voted unanimously to increase regular membership dues to $140 per year and student membership dues to $40. These increases only bring us from arrears; they do not provide for the development of future value-added membership programs and services. Your representatives were very clear that they did not want to charge now for services and programs that may or may not develop. I caution that we do not want to, nor can we, wait another six years to adjust your dues structure.
Electronic Publications
The Board unanimously voted to move the Annual Meeting Proceedings to electronic format only, beginning at the 2005 meeting. Portable electronic formats of the proceedings will be distributed at the conference and will be available to registrants prior to the meeting. Students will now receive copies of the proceedings as part of the conference registration. All ASIS&T members will be able to access the digital proceedings after the scheduled meeting through the ASIS&T Digital Library.
As soon as the membership database and directory are available online, the ASIS&T Handbook and Directory will not be published in print format. The Board requested that the online version include print formatted versions such as PDF or other appropriate formats. The vote to support this move was unanimous.
Special Interest Groups
A report from the SIG Steering Committee indicated that former officers of three SIGs recommend dissolution. The Board voted to dissolve SIG/ALP, SIG/CRS and SIG/PUB. Discussion following the report led to a realization that SIGs need to be freed from much of the reporting structure and requirements for the organization of new SIGs. The Board directed the SIG Steering Committee to present alternative scenarios to restructure SIGs and set them free.
The new job placement service from ASIS&T is up and running, powered by Job Target. The Board unanimously voted to cease publication of Jobline in paper format.
Digital Library
The Board requested that a line item be added and maintained in the ASIS&T budget to support the maintenance of the Digital Library. We are not sure what this will entail nor do we have cost figures at this time, but your representatives want to be sure to keep this issue on the agenda. The Digital Library is scheduled to debut (at least in prototype) at the Annual Meeting.
Web Redesign
On Friday evening before the retreat, Stacy Surla and Dick Horst presented the plan for the redesign of the ASIS&T website. Dick Horst stood in for Mark Nolan, both from UserWorks. A wireframe for the new site and particulars for a user-centered design were presented. The Board thanks Stacy for all of her good work and appreciates the work of Dick and Mark in helping us get our monster under control.
The Board approved funds for implementation and maintenance of the new website which should debut (at least in prototype) at the Annual Meeting.
The Future
The retreat also yielded a list of benefits, programs and services for the future, including development of a marketing plan, maintenance of the digital library and development of value-added services, support and updating for the new website, exploration of alternative communication formats and conference venues, exploration of new continuing education models, new publications including an applications -oriented magazine and moving the Bulletin to electronic only format. We didn't have time to get a fully developed three-year plan but we did identify these major categories for future consideration.
Oh, and remember the Information Architecture Summit will be in Montreal next March. Watch for more information at www.iasummit.org.
Annual Meeting
Rumor has it that Llewellyn C. Puppybreath has surfaced and is listed in the program with a poster titled "POP: Poster Optimisation Problem." The first poster session is Sunday at 3:30 so I'll see you there!
The chapter officers have a planning breakfast scheduled for 7 a.m. on Monday. This is a new effort to provide more time to strategize. Chapter Assembly meets Sunday at 9 a.m. followed by SIG Cabinet at 10:30. Both of these meetings are good opportunities to become more involved with ASIS&T.
We have a band for the president's party on Wednesday night and they sound good! Bring your dancing shoes.
In closing, let me say that this has been a fun and challenging year! Your society is healthy and we're ready for the future.
Samantha Hastings
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