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All Blacks v France
Sonny Bill Williams dives across the line to score a try. Photo: AP
FULL-TIME: And it's all over. The All Blacks outscored France five tries to two to win 37-17 in an excellent game of flowing rugby at Eden Park. A comprehensive win for the All Blacks, who did everything well tonight. They constructed five very good tries, based on good forward play and rehearsed lines.
With the ball in hand, McCaw's side were ruthless, and made very few unforced errors.
The All Blacks conceded two tries, but both were opportunistic, with their defence holding up very well throughout the game.
Carter kicked reasonably well, and even took a dropgoal, sending a message to those who say it is not part of his game.
One of the big worries for Graham Henry will be the injuries to key players. Dagg, Thomson and Jane were all forced off the field, with Thomson looking to be in the most discomfort.
France tried everything, and could yet make a big impact in their half of the knock-out stages, as they now look to have the weaker run towards the final. They won their own lineout ball well, and would have found gaps in another midfield. Yachvili and Harinordoquy rolled back the years to put in excellent performances.
79MINS: France have the ball, and want the final say, but they spill and Kaino pinches the loose ball. Ellis spins well to Carter, who is tackled from behind by a retreating Frenchman. Dagg has left the field injured, and with no replacements, the All Blacks are playing with 14.
76MINS: New Zealand come straight back. Great kick-off from Carter, Ali Williams takes the ball. Slade comes infield, the ball goes wide to Nonu, Smith straightens and Sonny Bill Williams scores in the corner. Instant answer. No conversion from Carter. NEW ZEALAND 37 FRANCE 17.
74MINS: The All Blacks have given away three quick penalties on the line, one more and they'll be seeing out the match with 14. France3 go quickly while McCaw argues, but the try is disallowed as Poite was not ready. But he's changed his mind and given it. Very controversial, the ref had his back turned and was talking to the All Blacks as Francois Trinh-Duc went over for the try. Yachvili adds the two. NEW ZEALAND 32 FRANCE 17.
73MINS: France almost get over for their second try, but Andy Ellis and Dan Carter get underneath the William Servat attempt. Penalty to France, but they choose the scrum close to the line. France could score here. The All Blacks have taken their foot off the gas here, with a host of replacements on, and a number of players looking a bit worse for wear.
72MINS: Dagg is carrying on, but the All Blacks are out of replacements. He looks to be in some discomfort. At one point there, McCaw, Dagg and Thomson were on the ground. Henry looking very concerned.
70MINS: France are telegraphing the inside ball in midfield every time and the All Blacks are waiting for it. Adam Thomson is lookingin agony in backplay here. He's been down for a good two minutes, and Dagg is limping. Worrying signs for The All Blacks. Thomson has to go off, Dagg is trying to run it off.
67MINS: Conrad Smith just ploughed Imanol Harinordoquy back ten metres in a driving tackle. That takes some doing. Great body position – he got under Harinordoquy, and then McCaw came in support, targeting the ball. Very, very nice counterplay.
65MINS: Scrum to France after Adam Thomson knocks the ball on competing for the lineout ball. France again try to go wide, but they aren't recycling the ball quickly enough, and the All Blacks are having time to regroup with each phase. Great break by Imanol Harinordoquy, but as it starts to look good from the French, the pass goes forward.
63MINS: Brad Thorn carries it up to the French 22m line. Ellis spins the ball quickly, and Dan Carter takes the dropgoal. That's only his fourth in the jumper, but it is good practice and sends a message that the All Blacks will take the option if they need it later in the tournament. NEW ZEALAND 32 FRANCE 10.
62MINS: France lose their own lineout for the first time. Without that platform, they really have nothing. Scrum to New Zealand.
61MINS: The All Blacks carry the ball up into the 22m, but Nonu produces an uncharacteristic fumble to turn the ball over softly. New Zealand did not look happy after that breakaway try to Mermoz, and they are trying too hard, forcing it in midfield. They need to go back to basics. Well, they don't really when you look at the scoreboard. Kahui limps off.
59MINS: Imanol Harinordoquy and Aurelien Rougerie are doing their best to spur on their younger teammates here, but again Jerome Kaino spoils legally. The big Kiwi has been huge today, he is putting in one of his most impressive performances to date in a Test jumper. Early contender for man of the match here.
57MINS: New Zealand remain the only team at this World Cup who have never been behind on the scoreboard.
56MINS: Julien Bonnaire and Thierry Dusautoir combine well off the kickoff reception and seem to have woken up a bit. They go wide and sneak into the New Zealand half. The All Blacks defend well and Kaino forces the turnover, stepping out of the line to hurry the French. The All Blacks counter at pace, and good interplay from Carter and Kahui breaks down as the No.10 throws a bad pass in the direction of the replacement No.9 Andy Ellis. Good pace from Carter, bad pass though.
55MINS: Maxime Mermoz scores for France! He intercepts a bad pass from Dan Carter and runs in to score. The French line were racing up there, and the kick through was the better option. You don't see that much from Dan Carter. Opportunist try for Mermoz, but the French won't be getting too excited. Yachvili converts for the easy seven points. NEW ZEALAND 29 FRANCE 10.
53MINS: France try the inside ball, but Carter lines the runner up and puts in a trademark hit. France retain the ball, but they are going backwards. And the All Blacks eventually turn it over.
52MINS: The All Blacks have an attacking scrum five out here. Got to be a try. Nope. Weepu goes wide to Kahui, but he hangs on in the tackle. McCaw is having trouble controlling the ball between his feet in the boot of the scrum.
50MINS: Carter brings in Sonny Bill Williams on the inside line, and the utility tears upfield, chomping up the metres. The ball goes wide to Nonu and Kahui before they come back inside. This is relentless. They are within ten metres. But they have lost it. Brad Thorn and Piri Weepu got their lines all wrong in the washup.
48MINS: Dagg kicks straight to Parra, but the All Blacks scramble well with Sonny Bill Williams working hard as the first man to the breakdown. The ball comes forward off a French hand again, and it's a scrum to New Zealand.
46MINS: Penalty to New Zealand as the French front-row goes down in the scrum. It's in a kickable position, and after a brief discussion, the men in black decide to take the points, and use the time to have a chat about their next play. Carter accepts the gift. He's worked this ball out. NEW ZEALAND 29 FRANCE 3.
44MINS: France make their fifth handling error of the game, and New Zealand have a scrum in their own half. Sonny Bill Williams is very animated here, looks like he may have a hand in this. Or not. McCaw loses control at the back of the scrum. The All Blacks recover, and Sonny Bill puts in a grubber. It's not a great one, but he follws it up and makes the tackle. France recycle, and fumble.
42MINS: France take the kickoff well, but kick it away. Dagg regathers, Sonny Bill Williams makes a break in midfield, offloads beautifully to Carter as he takes out two defenders and the No 10. in turn finds Kahui. The ball goes wide, the All Blacks recycle and Dagg finishes the move he started, stepping like Benji Marshall and touching down for the bonus point try. Game over. Carter converts. NEW ZEALAND 26 FRANCE 3.
HALF-TIME: Forty minutes down here at Eden Park, with the All Blacks running in three unanswered tries. The French had all the ball and all the territory in the first quarter, but the All Blacks have been devastating with the ball in hand. It's not over here, but the clinical finishing of the All Blacks, and they way they are pulling off their set moves suggest that it would be a brave soul to put any money on a French comeback.
If the All Blacks can maintain this intensity and efficiency, they will walk this tournament. Absolutely untouchable – although of course, there is a long way to go, and the ability to back up each week will be key.
The Kiwis have been perfect in the breakdown, counter-rucking efficiently and answering questions in defence.
Marc Lievremont's team have actually been very good, but they are being monstered in every area of open play. If they can continue to win their own set-piece ball, they will have chances to score.
39MINS: Dimitri Yachvili putds in a box kick, which Richard Kahui takes beautifully under pressure. The winger is really making a name for him at this tournament.
38MINS: Dimitri Yachvili has just gone down in midfield as if he has been shot. The assistant ref suggests that Jerome Kaino has led with an elbow off the ball, but replays show there was little intent, and barely contact. An ugly sight from the French No.9 who milked that for all it was worth. He recovers enough to take the shot and putFrance on the board. NEW ZEALAND 19 FRANCE 3
37MINS: The French have messy ball on halfway after a tap-tackle then a smother tackle from Piri Weepu forces Les Blues to backpeddle. The Haka-leading halfback is earning his match fee here.
36MINS: Weepu, to Carter, to Smith, back to Weepu. The All Blacks are recycling quickly and making great metres until the ball goes forward from Carter to Dagg with SBW racing up on the inside line. Weepu is adding about three bodies to the backline by looping around in support repeatedly.
35MINS: Initial talk is that Corey Jane has a head knock, although from his body language as he left the field, it seems that the substitution is a precautionary one. Another great chance for Sonny Bill Williams to convince Graham Henry that he is more than a luxury player.
34MINS: Maxime Medard goes down the right wing, but the All Blacks calmly drift across and snuff out the attack. Penalty to the All Blacks, and Carter clears. Corey Jane looks like he has picked up an injury here, Sonny Bill Williams is coming on to fill in on the right wing.
32MINS: Julien Bonnaire takes a good clean catch in the lineout, and Mealamu almost rips the ball out of Szarzewski's hands in the resulting maul, but the Kiwi hooker spills it. Scrum to France. The first handling error from the All Blacks took almost 32 minutes, and no-one could blame Mealamu there.
31MINS: Adam Thomson just put in one of those tackles on Picamoles that makes the whole stadium go 'oooooh' in chorus. The big man has been immense, answering his critics today.
30MINS: Dagg is tackled five short, and the ball comes infield to Nonu, who puts in a pretty ordinary grubber straight to the French cover defence. Threw away possession there. France try to counter, but are making hard work of it as they come up to halfway. Yachvili puts a decent kick into touch, but the All Blacks take it quickly.
28MINS: Whitelock is dominating in the lineout, that is his third clean take of the match. The clean ball is setting up a generous attacking platform for Weepu and Carter to release the destroyers in the midfield. Weepu is everywhere.
25MINS: Penalty to France as Kahui fail to release in the tackle. Lineout to France deep in the New Zealand half. They need to find a way to score some points here, or there will be no way back. Rougerie takes it into contact in midfield, but Nonu doesn't give an inch. Kaino holds up the ball carrier, and the All Blacks have a penalty. A French opportunity snuffed out with nio fuss there.
24MINS: Weepu picks up and goes, loops around and makes fifteen metres. The French can't get a hand on him – he may well be playing himself into the starting No.9 shirt ahead of Cowan and Ellis. Possession starting to even out here, but still in favour of France.
22MINS: France are looking shell-shocked here. The restart doesn't go ten metres, so the All Blacks will go again, with a scrum on halfway. This is clinical rugby in every sense of the word from the hosts.
19MINS: Graham Henry will be delighted with this start. The All Blacks have had less of the ball, but scored two very well worked tries from their limited possession. It is hard to see how any team in the world will be able to compete with New Zealand in this mood. France have started very well, and Lievremont will be wondering what he can change to keep the Kiwis at bay. All Blacks have the ball in the French half. And they are in again! Carter makes a clean break and Dagg is in under the posts. Carter adds two. NEW ZEALAND 19 FRANCE 0.
17MINS: The All Blacks are sticking to their game-plan here, counter-rucking well, and mostly legally. And Piri Weepu has set up another try! Clean ball off the back of the lineout from Whitelock, Weepu draws the defence, and Nonu causes the distraction for Corey Jane to come in on the angle. Supreme execution of a rehearsed move. Carter lines it up….and this time it is successful. NEW ZEALAND 13 FRANCE 0.
15MINS: Relief for France, as Adam Thomson lazily fails to get himself into an onside position, and Traille clears. Picamoles takes the lineout ball, and the French go wide quickly. Great defence from Richard Kahui, who comes in off his wing and takes man and ball.
14MINS: Dimitri Yachvili's clearance in his own 22m is charged down, and the All Blacks swarm forward. France scramble well, and recover, but Parra is charged down again in the next phase. Again, they recover and clear. Sam Whitelock is all over the halves here, charging two down in one minute.
12MINS: Kahui catches the restart and goes into contact. Carter feints and goes, and is well tackled. France turn over the ball, and Yachvili cleverly hacks the loose ball along the ground to Parra, who kicks ahead and is hit a second late. That's a message for the young fly-half.
10MINS: Darting break from Piri Weepu there, and the ball gets out to Nonu, who makes a devastating break up the centre. The ball comes back quick, and Carter throws it wide. Adam Thomson scores a wonderful try in the corner. Carter misses the conversion badly from out wide. Bonnaire let Nonu make him look foolish there. First real possession for the All Blacks, and they made it count. NEW ZEALAND 5 FRANCE 0.
8MIN: Better scrum from the All Blacks there, they win a penalty and a huge boost as the French front-row pops up. The crowd roars and Carter cheers. First lineout to the All Blacks.
6MIN: New Zealand win the scrum close to their line, despite a decent push from the French. McCaw picks it up out of the boot and Carter clears as far as Traille. France run the ball back, forcing the All Blacks to put in a huge number of tackles. Maxime Mermoz steps inside Dan Carter and makes good metres in midfield, and the scrum goes to the French. 88% possession to Les Blues. incredible.
5MIN: It's all France in the opening exchanges, who have won two lineouts cleanly and have been taking the ball hard into contact through Picamoles and Dusautoir. Chances near both touchlines for the French here. This is being played at huge intensity by les Blues. Traille almost gathers the corssfield kick from Yachvili, and Corey Jane hits Traille hard as they compete for the ball. Both men get up gingerly.
3MIN: France are keeping the ball in hand here, refusing to kick away possession. High drama as Parra hits a dropgoal against the post, and the French almost regather on the Frnch line from the loose ball. The All Blacks break through Nonu but Rougerie wraps him up nicely. No time to breathe here.
2MIN: Great break up the centre there from the French in an early warning for the All Blacks, who failed to drift across and close the gaps. France win a lineout and take the ball cleanly on the New Zealand 22m line.
1MIN:France kick off, wearing white shirts. The All Blacks field the ball nicely, and Israel Dagg clears but fails to find touch. The French run it back, before Parra puts the ball up high. Dagg takes the high ball beautifully under pressure, in a breakneck start to the game.
Welcome to RugbyHeaven's live blog of New Zealand against France from Eden Park.
Richie McCaw will lead out his All Blacks for his 100th against the old enemy France in Auckland tonight.
The All Blacks will be looking to shun the memories of 2008 and put the French away in front of a sell-out crowd at Eden Park, in a repeat of the inaugural 1987 final.
The victor at the end of eighty minutes should top Pool A and face either Scotland or Argentina in the quarter-finals, barring a Scottish upset over England in the final stage of Pool B.
Marc Lievremont has been panned all week by the local press for fielding what is seen as a weakened team in order to ease through in second place in the Pool and face an easier route to the final. Morgan Parra starts at No.10 for Les Blues ahead of Francois Trinh-Duc, and will hope to add to his impressive goalkicking stats from the last game.
Henry plumps up his team with McCaw, Dan Carter, Israel Dagg and Piri Weepu coming back in to the starting XV.
New Zealand to win by 15 after a competitive hour, with the unpredictable French putting up a brave fight.
New Zealand (15-1)
Israel Dagg; Cory Jane, Conrad Smith, Ma'a Nonu, Richard Kahui; Daniel Carter, Piri Weepu; Adam Thomson, Richie McCaw (capt), Jerome Kaino; Sam Whitelock, Brad Thorn; Owen Franks, Keven Mealamu, Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: Andrew Hore, Ben Franks, Ali Williams, Anthony Boric, Andy Ellis, Colin Slade, Sonny Bill Williams.
France (15-1)
Damien Traille; Vincent Clerc, Aurelien Rougerie, Maxime Mermoz, Maxime Medard; Morgan Parra, Dimitri Yachvili; Louis Picamoles, Julien Bonnaire, Thierry Dusautoir (capt); Lionel Nallet, Pascal Pape; Luc Ducalcon, Dimitri Szarzewski, Jean-Baptiste Poux
Replacements: William Servat, Fabien Barcella, Julien Pierre, Imanol Harinordoquy, Francois Trinh-Duc, Fabrice Estebanez, Cedric Heymans
Referee: Allain Rolland (IRL)
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'I tried to save my pal but he shot her in the head'
Terrifying tales of Batman massacre survivors
A SHATTERED moviegoer told yesterday how he tried to help a friend wounded in the Batman massacre — only for crazed James Holmes to callously shoot her in the head.
Brent Lowak attended the midnight screening of the new superhero film with aspiring sports reporter Jessica Ghawi.
She was left screaming in pain after the gunman blasted her in the leg in the packed auditorium.
And as Brent tried desperately to give the 24-year-old first aid, he looked up to find she had received a second, fatal shot.
Brent, also struck in the leg in the tragedy at Aurora in Denver, Colorado, described Jessica's final moments to her devastated brother Jordan from his hospital bed.
Firefighter Jordan, 26, passed on Brent's report of the tragic events in a dramatic blog. He wrote: "Jessica and Brent were seated in the middle portion of the theatre when a device was thrown in that produced a 'hissing' sound.
"The theatre then began to fill with smoke which is when patrons began to move from their seats. At that time, shots were fired.
"Brent and Jessica immediately dropped to a prone position for cover. Brent then heard Jessica scream and noticed she was struck by a round in the leg. Brent began holding pressure on the wound and attempted to calm Jessica.
"It was at this time that Brent took a round to his lower extremities. While still administering First Aid, Brent noticed that Jessica was no longer screaming.
"He advised that he looked over to Jessica and saw what appeared to be an entry wound to her head.
"Brent then took what may have been his only chance to escape and exited the structure. He then contacted my mother. Brent's actions are nothing but heroic."
Incredibly, Jessica narrowly missed being caught up in a similar shooting in Canada weeks ago.
She left a Toronto food hall moments before a gunman opened fire, killing one man and injuring seven others on June 2.
Three days later she described in a blog how an "odd feeling" had made her walk away just before the bullets started flying.
She wrote: "I can't get this odd feeling out of my chest. This empty, almost sickening, feeling won't go away.
"An odd feeling which led me to go outside and unknowingly out of harm's way. It's hard for me to wrap my mind around how a weird feeling saved me from being in the middle of a deadly shooting."
GUNMAN kills at least 12 people at Batman screening in Aurora, Colorado
Devastated Jordan, based in Texas, told yesterday how his mum informed him of the cinema tragedy in "a hysterical and almost unintelligible" early-hours phone call.
Moments before the shooting Jessica, also known as Jessica Redfield, had voiced her impatience about seeing the Batman film — tweeting: "Movie doesn't start for 20 minutes!"
Her friend Peter Burns said: "Lost a very close friend in the shooting last night. I'm shaking."
Fellow film-goer Jennifer Seeger, 25, revealed how she dived to the floor just a few feet from Holmes after he pointed a gun in her face.
She said: "Every few seconds it was just, 'Boom, boom, boom'.
"He would reload and shoot and anyone who would try to leave would just get killed.
"There were bullet casings just falling on my head. They were burning my forehead."
Jennifer recalled how she saw the gunman stride through a door as fans watched the film, then release a gas that smelled like pepper spray from a green canister with a tag on it.
She said: "I thought it was showmanship. I didn't think it was real. At first, I was just a deer in headlights. I didn't know what to do."
The monster then walked up to Jennifer and pointed a rifle in her face. Chillingly, he said NOTHING before shooting at the person in the seat directly behind her.
Jennifer said she started crawling for the exit and saw a girl of about 14 "lying lifeless on the stairs".
She also saw a man with a bullet wound in his back and tried to check his pulse, but said: "I had to go — I was going to get shot."
US President gives speech after gunman kills 12 people in Aurora mall
Jennifer escaped with just a burn to her forehead where she was struck by a bullet casing.
She admitted: "I have no idea why the man didn't shoot me." Another survivor, 17-year-old Tanner Coon, said Holmes began blasting about 20 minutes into the midnight screening of the movie.
He said he dived to the floor of the cinema and waited for it to "go quiet" before making a dash for the exit.
Tanner said: "I saw some people start to get up. I poked my head up to see what was going on and when I did that I saw another flash and instantly put my head down as he started shooting again. I went to try to get to the exit and slipped on some blood and landed on a lady. I saw her heels.
"I shook her. I told her, 'We need to get up. You need to get out of here'.
"There was no response, so I presumed she was dead."
Sylvana Guillen, 20, described watching the gunman's feet walk past her as she hid under a cinema seat. She said: "It was probably one of the scariest images I've ever seen in my life.
"I was lying on the ground and saw his feet pass by. I was so scared I didn't know what to do.
"He held up his gun and started shooting, about four or five rounds, then he did it again with his other gun.
"He walked past us and we hid under the chairs.
"As soon as he looked away I grabbed my friend and we ran to the emergency exit." Sylvana's friend Misha Mostashiry, also 20, said: "All you could do was hope he didn't come for you."
POLICE release tape of calls to emergency services after Aurora massacre
Another Batman fan described his horror at seeing a mother carrying her baby who had been shot in the back.
James Cameron said: "A little baby girl was struck in her back and that was something that's going to stay with me for the rest of my life."
President's pressured to alter law
By TOM MORGAN
AMERICAN political leaders faced new pressure to tighten gun laws last night — with Presidential rivals Barack Obama and Mitt Romney branded "cowards" for failing to address the issue.
In Colorado, where the shootings occurred, people are allowed to have handguns in their homes, offices and cars.
After the state's 1999 Columbine shootings — which saw 12 students and a teacher killed — about 70 per cent of Americans favoured stricter firearms rules.
But in the latest polls before the Colorado attack, more than half supported LESS regulation.
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg criticised politicians for offering sympathy for the victims but avoiding the thorny issue. He said: "Maybe it's time the two people who want to be President of the United States stand up and tell us what they're going to do about it."
The powerful US gun lobby sees the bearing of arms as a constitutional right. But the Brady Centre to Prevent Gun Violence said of Obama and Romney: "If they don't speak out soon, very soon, then that will be shameful."
Rampages left a
trail of devastation
July 22, 2011: Anders Breivik, 32, kills 77 in bomb and gun attacks in Norway. Captured.
April 16, 2007: Seung-Hui Cho, 23, kills 32 and himself on Virginia Tech campus, US.
April 26, 2002: Expelled pupil Robert Steinhaeuser, 19, kills 13 teachers and two ex-classmates in Erfurt, Germany. Kills himself.
April 20, 1999: Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, shoot dead 12 classmates and teacher at Columbine High School, Colorado, before killing themselves.
April 28, 1996: Gunman Martin Bryant, 29, kills 35 in cafe raid in Tasmania, Australia. Captured and jailed.

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I disagree. I do not think that any one music is the solution. That is the entire point to my post. You have to use all the tools available to you to reach the diverse community of people that is out their.
I am in a community where we use traditional hymns mixed in with lightly blended contemporary charts. I am sensitive to my congregation's worshiping needs and that is what is important.
I suggested the diverse committee of common priests and clergy because they are NOT academics and therefore 'of the people' for the most part. The Pope would benefit from receiving council from those that are sitting in the trenches on topics such as this. Those that sit so far removed cannot truly find the pulse of the church. It is the same in our denomination. One must never believe him or herself above another. Christ said that he that seeks to be first will be last and those that are last will be first. We should always look to this when we approach servant leadership. We lead, but we lead as Jesus lead. He was willing to wash the feet of His disciples... The heads of the church must be willing to do the same.
Music is a powerful tool for worshiping God. David proved that. The Pope simply has to be cautious with whom he surrounds himself with. Everything he does in today's society is being watched and I am sure like you mentioned there is a lot of that article that got lost in translation. Still, the whole world is watching to see what policies he sets. It is the price of doing business for the RCC.
Every way of man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts. Proverbs 21:2
You're not quite seeing my point.
Mass holds a very different function, than say, a tent revival or a praise and worship event.
The latter can be likened (in a positive way), to a Beatles convention. The former can be likened to hanging out at Paul McCartney's house. Very different places, very different functions.
And all the talk of the Pope being so out of touch... Did you not read my comments? This Pope knows his audiences incredibly well. I even gave you a reference to read for yourself.
You are entitled to believe what you want about the pope, but much of your opinion here strikes me as bearing false witness.
There is more to this story, and you really don't have a grasp about the differences between music for liturgy, and music for evangelistic purposes. And then to add to that your faulty analysis about being out of touch...while not recognizing how he has indeed related to the millionsof diverse pilgrims.
And if you don't care for the office of the Pope, that is a subject outside the scope of these forums. There is much written here that simply isn't on the same page.
I apologize if we seem to be running around in circles here.
The RCC and the Protestant Church do not agree on many things. I do not want to keep this conversation going because I am concerned that we will only end up hurting each other with what we will say.
We obviously have different opinions on this matter and I think we should simply back away now and leave it be.
Every way of man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts. Proverbs 21:2
Don, I accept your apology. If I offended you in like manner, please accept mine.
I do want to be clear, however.
It is one thing to look upon the papal office, and have theological disagreements with how the Roman Catholic Church had interpreted Scriptures to come up with the doctrine it now has (which, let's be honest, is far different from what a lot of non-Catholics presume it to be... journalists included).
It is another thing to taint a person's character, painting with a broad brush, basing your thesis upon a newspaper article (which, we can agree, can be faulty), and your perceptions of the day-to-day life of this person, from afar.
It is of the second issue I take umbridge with. I do not expect much anybody else here to hold the same theological convictions I have, and I do wish to be tolerant of our differences.
It may be that one day, our liturgies would be purged of anything modern-sounding. But this lone article was published years ago, and I can attest that nothing has been done to eradicate liturgies from modern musical elements. It's a long, long road from the pope, to the cardinals, to the bishops, to the local parish priest, not to mention the politicking behind liturgical music publishers and differences in language and style. Even for those few places where there has been a change (eradicating "Yahweh" from texts, for example), it does not change the fact that sometimes, a music minister and corresponding priest would be oblivious to the pope's call to action, and nothing would be changed.
It is far, far, more complicated than the discussion on this board gives credit to, and it is in this manner that it felt right to step in and object. In the meantime, whereever God has been blessing you, may He continue to allow His graces to bless you and your family, in abundance.
It has been my experience that the more complicated we make things, the more we distance ourselves from Christ. This site is no exception. When we get buried in the complexities of human preferences and traditions, we step away from the pure message of God's love that makes us one. There is no condescension in Christ. There should be none in His Church, but unfortunately that is part of the human condition. Please accept my apologies if you took offense at my comments. I certainly intended no harm, and fully respect your right to worship and serve in your traditions. I would hope you are of the same cloth with respect to mine.
So, in a COMPLETELY unforeseen development, I will be assisting a local Catholic parish develop their LifeTeen program. I will be co-leading music with a local worship leader. Neither of us are Catholic.
This should be interesting.
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If you have any questions regarding how things are done in the liturgy, or for best songs that fit a specific theme or liturgical feast day, do not hesitate to PM me. I'm pretty good at this stuff.
LifeTeen, for those who don't know, was partially founded by Dove Award winner Tom Booth, who co-wrote the mid-90s Kathy Troccoli song "I Will Choose Christ." (Booth's co-partner, it should be noted, without going into detail, has scandalized himself and tainted the ministry... but the positive fruits of LifeTeen have lived on).
It was also positively written about in the Appendix of Sally Morgenthaler's _exceptional_ opus, "Worship Evangelism".
It should also be noted, if you are not aware, that the Catholic church is undergoing a significant liturgical change within the next year, updating its English responses so as to reflect all the more accurately (and beautifully, imo), what the Latin text said.
Peace, and Congrats again. This is a big deal.
I've been Catholic & played for masses for years. First this isn't the Pope speaking infallibility, it's actually just his preferences. It's sort of like when a new President take office and the singers they bring to the White House are their favorites.
I'm sure the sacred music lovers are very glad to have a chant loving Pope because they feel a more formal music environment is needed and wanted. There are some Priests that believe this way and the people they hire reflect this preference. Most Catholic churches I know are somewhere in between. They usually can't afford the highly trained organist and cantors who really need a very high level of expertise and knowledge to pull of this music well. It's more than just three chords and a guitar, no offense. So, many masses of folky type music which was very big after VAtican II, which was a reform in the Church that promoted the music of the area and congregational singing.
There are some Catholics who are very loyal to the Pope's preferences just because he is the Pope. Interesting how the article mentioned some composers will be out of luck, so to speak. haha. I just went to a workshop because there will a be new translation of the mass as Advent. There were all types of new masses represented, and so, I don't think it's a church-wide thing but a happy bandwagon for the sacred music lovers to jump on.
As the article said, Benedict is very different than John Paul II on this topic.
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Sebiro, after Savile Row, is the Japanese word for suit. In that word is much of the economic future of classic men's clothing.
While marketing deficiences have caused a decline in the number of suits we see on the street in the United States, 125 million Japanese are the world's important opportunity for many quality English and Italian men's clothing makers. As arguably the first Asian country to develop a modern economy, Japan is also very influential. Its every move is watched carefully by its neighbors in Korea, Taiwan, and lately China. And, despite efforts to the contrary, Japanese men wear suits to do business.
In 2005, Environment Minister Yuriko Koike informed his countrymen that Japan could slow global warming by turning down their air conditioners and curbing power consumption. It needed only to ditch the suit in warm weather. Few seem to have followed him.
Journalist Kay Itoi writes that her Tokyo commuter train is still full of dark suits. ""Nobody I know is switching to Cool Biz," shrugs my friend Izumi, a 44-year-old businessman at a software firm. Even Hideaki Tagata, 31, who came up with the catchy "Cool Biz" in a nationwide naming competition, won't doff his tie. "I'll think about it when everybody else does," the sales chief at a Tokyo building-maintenance firm tells me.""
Of course, the suit-wearing tradition did not arrive in Japan without modification. Those dark business suits tend to be black three button models with a high button stance like the one pictured to the left. It's worn with all three buttons buttoned. Fortunately, Japanese dandies have moved well beyond the black sebiro.
I regret that I can't read Japanese to get the full flavor of classic men's clothing there. The country appears to support more bespoke shoemakers than the U.S. and U.K. combined. Magazines like Mens Ex, Men's Club and Leon have more pages of high-end clothing coverage than we see anywhere in the English-speaking world. But even without the language, there are ways to enjoy what men in Japan are wearing.
Buried in Style Forum's Comprehensive List of Links to High-End Shoes thread is a thoroughly enjoyable set of links to Japanese shoe and clothing photography. The text is usually in Japanese but the photos are universal.
In particular, Jun Kuwana's Cobbler's Site has a better collection of photos of bespoke shoes by London's George Cleverley than are on that company's own site. It's got tailored clothing photos as well. I eventually commissioned a jacket from England's Fallan & Harvey after first viewing photos posted there.
Of course, it wasn't black.
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- Horatio said...
Actually, Yuriko Koike is a woman. Both she and former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi were the main proponents of "Cool Biz," i.e., the drive to get men out of ties and other allegedly stifling clothes in the summer, and to save energy costs by raising the thermostat in summer.
Thankfully, most Japanese men have had the good sense to ignore the "go tieless" aspect of Cool Biz, but have wisely accepted cooler fabrics for summer clothes. - February 19, 2010 at 11:01:00 PM PST
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Wyclef Jean's bid for Haiti's presidency officially ended as Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council disqualified the musician from running in this year's election.
The 40-year-old former Fugees frontman officially announced that he was running for the position in early August to help the earthquake ravaged country.
"It is with a heavy heart that I tell you today that the board of elections in Haiti has disqualified me from my run for the presidency of the country," Wyclef said in a statement. "Though I disagree with the ruling, I respectfully accept the committee's final decision, and I urge my supporters to do the same."
Although the council hasn't disclosed the reasons for the disqualification, it is speculated that it may be related to the requirement that a candidate must live in Haiti for the past 5 years.
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Thanks so much for the help and advice on Sunday. I appreciate that you were looking for me for the hike, and that you gave me advice on hiking shoes. I look forward to seeing you again.
Hi Robert. Where are we meeting for tomorrow's hiking? I am looking forward to it. Thanks.
Hi Robert, can you tell me where exactly we are going to meet on Sunday?
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Hi there; great hike Friday night despite the clouds!
Welcome, Robert! See you on the trails, soon!
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i do not know him. sorry bout that:)
Some of us are thinking of going to Starved Rock saturday and we were going to invite you two. Are you interested. we will be hiking the outer trails. It will not be a meetup as too many who don't realize the hazards will sign up. It is Eagle weekend so visitors center will be crowded, which I will probably avoid.


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"Instead, he chose to resist that, causing at least two years delay, and under the law, as we interpret the law, that is way too long and Mr. Camm should be released," said defense attorney Richard Kammen.
"The rule that he has to be released doesn't apply to this situation when there's a mistrial. When there's a mistrial the only question is when is a reasonable time to try him, and I could've decided it was earlier than next August, but they've agreed August is an appropriate time," said Stan Levco, special prosecutor.
It's been nearly 12 years since Camm's wife, Kim, and his two children, Brad and Jill were killed.
Camm has been in jail nearly all that time, and Kim Camm's father, Frank Renn, said he doesn't want to imagine that changing.
"It's kind of scary. Naturally it would be, but I just have to wait. Like I said, I do everything now one day at a time," said Renn.
"He's not a flight risk because he wants to prove himself innocent, you understand? That's what his job is right now," said Lockhart.
Camm was twice convicted of the murders, but both times his convictions were overturned.
His third trial will mean traveling for everyone involved.
It's an extra toll, but Renn said he hopes to finally get some kind of closure soon.
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Summer: Fly-Fishing
One of the most popular summer and fall activities is fishing, especially fly-fishing. Jack Dennis Sports (50 East Broadway; 307-733-3270), in Jackson, has a large network of guides and also offers dedicated fly-fishing trips.
Summer: Hiking & Walking
It is recommended that first-time hikers hire a guide to explore the National Parks (see Indagare Intelligence: Guides), but many travelers set out unaccompanied. If you go out alone, says Cathy Shill from the Hole Hiking Experience ,"carry bear spray, rain gear, extra clothes, water, food and fire starter, and be sure to tell someone where you are going."
Summer: Other Popular Activities
You can enjoy a host of activities on and around the mountains during the summer, including horseback riding, paragliding, hot-air ballooning and mountain biking.
For golfers, there are two courses in the valley: the Arnold Palmer–designed Teton Pines (www.tetonpines.com) and the one at the Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club (www.jhgtc.com), which was redesigned by Robert Trent Jones. To make arrangements, see the Jackson Hole Web site (www.jacksonhole.com) for a list of recommended outfitters, or ask the concierge at your hotel.
Winter: Skiing
Jackson Hole is renowned for some of the most difficult terrain in North America—a sign at one of the chairlifts warns: "You must always exercise extreme caution. You could become lost. You could make a mistake and suffer personal injury or death." At 4,000-plus feet, Jackson Hole's vertical drop is the longest continuous drop of any U.S. resort. The area draws serious skiers, and the advanced ski classes are packed, mostly with people wishing to improve their off-piste technique. Après Vous Mountain has gentler slopes for beginners, and Rendezvous Mountain offers some lovely intermediate runs, including the wide Amphitheater and Gros Ventre. More seasoned skiers are often found in the 3,000-acre backcountry or in the deep chutes and daredevil trails of the Hobacks or Corbet's Couloir. The steep and challenging terrain draws more skiers than snowboarders.
Jackson Hole's Mountain Sports School, which has an office right at the foot of the slopes, is known for its small classes, taught during the high season by some 500 instructors. Reservations are recommended, especially for the children's classes, though, as one teacher told me, "We always find room for the kids." If you're considering a private lesson, try to get Sloane Andrews, a mountain veteran and amazing—read patient, insightful and encouraging—instructor. Sloane, who runs a farmer's market during the summer, is also a lot of fun and has a wealth of great Jackson Hole stories.
TIP: It's not official, but for an extra fee, a private teacher can take you up the mountain a half hour before the lifts start so that you can be the first one on the slopes that day.
Winter: Snowshoeing
For the best snowshoeing, sign up with one of the Hole Hiking Experience's guides. They provide the equipment, know the paths where you're unlikely to run into anyone else and bring treats, like trail mix and hot chocolate, for sweet breaks along the way.
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As the warm-weather season approaches, retailers are heating up their deli-tray programs to capture additional shares of the market, with some expecting to see sales increases of 20% or more.
But in interviews with SN, several deli executives made it clear they were not just reheating last year's leftover ideas. They are adding elements such as stronger advertising, updated brochures and expanded product lines.
They are taking steps to make sure their party offerings stand out, such as trotting out specialty products like deviled-egg trays, or even running up the local high schools' flags in the department, to drum up some spirit as well as business.
Among those expecting to see double-digit increases is Rosauers Supermarkets, a 13-store, Spokane, Wash., chain that is already benefiting from the favorable reception given its new four-color brochure.
A Rosauers executive said that sales could climb 25%, as they did during the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's holiday season.
Richfood Holdings, a 17-store, Richmond, Va., chain, anticipates a 20% to 30% increase in deli-tray sales, spurred by advertising at levels usually reserved for the Christmas-New Year's season. The company is also currently developing a more well-rounded deli-tray program that will help it compete more effectively with local caterers.
Here's more from these retailers and others about the sunny forecast for deli-tray sales during the coming season:
Don Whittaker deli buyer/merchandiser
Rosauers Supermarkets
Spokane, Wash.
Deli-tray sales have been up substantially -- about 25% since the Thanksgiving holiday season -- thanks to our new, full-color brochure, and we expect to see similar increases during the spring and summer seasons.
The new brochure, which measures about 8 3/4 inches by 8 3/4 inches, features a fold-over front cover that is cut out around depictions of two of our deli trays. The brochure is very colorful, and it's almost twice the width of our previous brochure, which featured a black background throughout.
We used our Thanksgiving newspaper advertisements to tell customers about the new brochures. The ads encouraged customers to visit our deli departments to pick up a new brochure and told them that we had added four new trays to our selection.
The four new trays feature deviled eggs, a spinach dip, finger sandwiches, and cheese and fruit. In total, we offer 15 trays, which include entrees and appetizers, in three sizes each.
The surprise seller of the new introductions has definitely been the deviled egg tray. It's a plain, old-fashioned dish, but it's been very successful. It's increased our overall business, because it's a supplement to most of the other trays. Our customers are adding it onto about 20% of the orders they're placing.
It's a great item, because it generates a good profit margin. The food costs are very, very low, even though it is labor-intensive.
We sell a small tray of deviled eggs, which feeds 12 to 18, for $9.99. Our medium-sized tray feeds 24 to 30 and retails for $12.99, and our large-sized tray, which feeds 40 to 48, retails for $14.99.
We introduced the tray because a number of customers had asked if we offered deviled eggs. It's not something we would necessarily have thought of ourselves.
Another new tray that's also done very well is our spinach dip tray. Again, it's a simple tray -- consisting of a hollowed-out round bread in the middle, filled with homemade spinach dip and surrounded by freshly baked pieces of baguette bread. It has a starting retail of $12.99 for a small size.
In addition to our new items, we offer a wide selection of other trays featuring such things as meat, meat and cheese, cheese and fruit, meatballs and drumsticks, shrimp, antipastos and finger sandwiches.
Our most expensive tray is our shrimp tray, which feeds up to 35 in the large size and retails for $109.99.
In addition to our new brochure and our new offerings, I think we'll attract graduation business by offering $5-off coupons in our newspaper advertisements. We plan to start the advertisements about the end of May and run them through mid-June.
All our deli trays are made to order. That's one of our key selling points -- the freshness of our products. We ask for 24-hours notice. Most customers pick up their deli-tray orders, although we do offer delivery service Monday through Friday. No minimum order is required.
As for repeat business, each store encourages repeat -- as well as new -- business in its own way. The personnel at some stores take sample trays to past business customers around holiday time and often do the same to new businesses in the area.
Mel Fonte
VP, deli, bakery and specialty departments
Richfood Holdings
Richmond, Va.
We're hoping to increase our sales by 20% to 30% this season by supporting our deli-tray program with the type of strong advertising support we usually reserve for our Christmas and New Year's holiday season.
We'll feature four or five of our top-selling trays on a fold-over flap that's part of our newspaper circular. The flap -- or gate, as it's called -- is eye-catching and will include a $5-off coupon toward any full-sized platter.
The advertisements will coincide with high school graduations.
In addition to the advertisements, we offer brochures and in-store signage year-round in our stores, and we're currently displaying a lot of the local high school flags in our deli departments to help encourage the graduation business.
The increased advertising is only a first step in our plan to compete more effectively with the local caterers in our areas. We're also developing a number of new party trays -- our first hot trays and additional appetizer selections -- that we hope to introduce by the Thanksgiving holiday season.
For the appetizer trays we're considering a combination of such items as stuffed jalepeno peppers, mozzarella sticks, blooming onions -- a breaded and deep-fried dish -- and pizza appetizers.
We think the expanded appetizer selection will help us capture more of the Super Bowl and other sporting-event type of business. Although we currently offer a few appetizer selections -- such as sandwich platters and wings -- we felt that some customers were going elsewhere for better selections.
We're also considering offering branded trays -- such as something from Sara Lee Healthy Choice.
All in all, we hope to create a more well-rounded program that will appeal to more people. We're taking it step-by-step. It's an evolution.
Our deli trays are made to order, so we ask that customers provide us with 48-hours notice, if possible. Most customers pick up their orders.
We currently offer about 14 different items -- most of which are available in full and half-platters. Our typical full platter feeds about 20 to 25, and our typical half-platter feeds about 12 to 15.
We offer a number of meat and cheese platters, which generate our strongest sales, along with platters devoted to cheese, vegetables, wings and sandwiches.
We don't currently have a program to encourage repeat business, but we have been collecting the names and addresses of deli-tray customers for the past few years and hope to eventually build a program around that list.
Our most expensive tray features a combination of meats -- roast beef, cooked ham, corned beef, turkey breast and salami -- along with Swiss and American cheese, potato salad, cole slaw, pickles and a choice of rye or pumpernickel bread or Kaiser rolls. A full tray retails for $79.99.
Vanessa Jacot
food-service director West Point Market
Akron, Ohio
We have a truly amazing deli-tray program in that most of the business -- about 80% -- is generated by word-of-mouth. We get so many referrals that it's hard to keep up with all the orders.
The season's business starts in May with First Communions and then moves on to graduations, then weddings or engagement parties. We find that corporate events generate business throughout the week, with the parties taking over on the weekends.
Although we didn't make any changes in our seasonal offering, we did increase our prices slightly, due mostly to normal cost increases.
We increased the price of our specialty meat and cheese platter by 66 cents per person; our homestyle deluxe meat and cheese tray by 40 cents per person; our miniature meat platter by about $2 per platter; and our miniature salad sandwich platter by about $2 per platter.
Although we also customize trays, our main selection includes the four following offerings:
Our specialty meat and cheese platter, which now retails for $7.95 per person, features roast beef, smoked turkey, Black Forest ham, Emmenthaler cheese (a gourmet Swiss cheese), pasta salad, black and green olives, tangy mustard, mayonnaise, dill pickles, homemade sandwich rolls from our bakery.
Our homestyle deluxe meat and cheese tray, which now retails for $7.29 per person, features turkey, honey cured ham, roast beef, baby Swiss and Colby cheese, black and green olives, tangy mustard, mayonnaise, rolls and a choice of homemade potato or macaroni salad.
Because these trays are priced per-person, we usually require minimum orders for 10 people.
Our miniature meat and miniature salad sandwich platters are geared toward customers who want their sandwiches premade. They're both great for engagement parties and the like. They retail for $35 and $32 per dozen, respectively.
The miniature meat platter consists of three sandwich varieties, all of which are on buttered croissants. They are smoked turkey with chutney mayonnaise, prime roast beef with homemade horse radish sauce, and Black Forest ham with Emmenthaler cheese and tangy mustard.
The miniature salad sandwich platter consists of four homemade sandwich salad varieties on mini silver dollar buns. They are tarragon chicken salad, egg salad, ham salad and tuna salad. Customers can choose any combination of varieties for their platter.
We believe very strongly in offering high-quality products that are visually appealing. All our trays are silver chrome platters that we shrink wrap and add a gold West Point Market sticker to.
We encourage repeat business in a number of ways. Although we don't have a formal program, I often send a box of chocolates or a bottle of wine with first-time orders and sometimes offer individual customers a discount when they order the second time. In addition, I often send thank you cards to really good customers.
Birdie Fawzi
director, deli
Carr Gottstein Foods
Anchorage, Alaska
For us, spring graduation coincides with the beginning of our fishing and tourism season. As a result, most Alaskans, who are tired of being cooped up all winter, want to spend as much time outdoors as possible.
Unfortunately, deli trays don't always fit into their activities. They're looking for something that they can grab, throw in the backseat of their vehicle and take off with for the nearest campsite.
That's why 75% to 80% of our deli-tray business occurs throughout the winter season -- which usually starts around Halloween and goes through Easter. Spring and summer have traditionally been fairly slow times for our deli-tray program.
Nevertheless, we introduced three new deli trays -- featuring buffalo wings, mini egg rolls and cheese chunks -- around the Thanksgiving holiday that are geared toward the more casual spring and summer business.
Our buffalo wing tray consists of 3 1/4 pounds of wings, a pound of celery sticks and ranch dressing. Our mini egg roll tray consists of 3 1/2 pounds of egg rolls with sweet-and-sour sauce in the middle.
The cheese chunk tray -- called our "appeteaser" cheese tray -- consists of 3 3/4 pounds of cheese -- cojack, medium cheddar, Swiss and pepper jack -- served on a 12-inch lazy susan with a port wine or cheddar cheese ball in the middle. It retails for $29.99.
All three of the new items are designed to make customers more comfortable with taking them to their spring and summer activities.
In our deli-tray program, the sandwiches are served on 16-inch trays and include the following four varieties served on specialty bread: turkey and sun-dried tomatoes; proscuitto and dry Italian salami; roast beef and cheddar cheese; and Virginia ham and pepperjack cheese. They retail for $34.95.
We currently offer about 14 deli trays, including the new additions, which represent line expansions rather than replacements.
We promote the deli-tray program with in-store signage year-round and heavy cross merchandising throughout the store around the holidays.
Patrick Quinn
bakery, deli director
Homeland Stores
Oklahoma City
June is definitely our busiest month during the spring and summer season, accounting for about 60% of our deli-tray sales. Most of our business during the month is derived from local graduations -- high school, middle school and grade school -- although weddings also account for a good portion of sales.
Our top-two selling trays are our meat and cheese tray and our vegetable tray, respectively. The first features ham, turkey breast, Muenster, Swiss cheese, pickles and olives. The second features celery, baby carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, cucumber, green onions, black olives and a creamy ranch dip. They complement each other and are often ordered together.
During the past year, we added a shaved meat tray, which has been fairly successful. It contains turkey, ham, roast beef and corned beef.
In total, we offer about 25 trays, available in large and medium sizes.
We promote our trays primarily through a 12-page, full-color brochure that features deli, bakery and produce trays, turkey dinners, gift baskets and floral.
In addition, our bakery department has a small wedding cake brochure that includes a picture of our deli-tray offerings and encourages customers to pick up a deli brochure in the deli department for more information.
David Calandro
director, deli and food-service operations
Dierbergs Markets
Chesterfield, Mo.
We offer a little more than two dozen deli trays, which we promote primarily through our store's party-book brochure, which covers a number of department offerings. The full-color brochure contains 14 pages, with six of them devoted to deli.
Most of our customers pick up a brochure, take it home and call in their orders. They can pick up the order or have it delivered for a charge of $20 to $25. We ask for 24-hours notice, but we try to accommodate all requests.
Graduation is our busiest time during the spring and summer season, with our deluxe party tray -- which includes meat and cheese -- being our most popular item. It includes roast beef, baked ham, corned beef, turkey breasts and three varieties of cheeses. A tray for 10 people retails for $29.99. I think our customers choose it because of the variety of meats offered and the fact that they're all of top quality.
We did implement a slight price increase this year -- probably about 10 to 20 cents per serving -- due to labor costs.


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ESF — Poet T.S. Eliot called April the cruelest month. He evidently never endured a nice Friday afternoon in March.
I have a fever, but I'm not sick. My face isn't flush. There is no profuse sweating or shaking. However, I'm suffering.
It doesn't take a medical degree to reach a diagnosis: classicearly spring fever.
This is not the first time I've dealt with this debilitating disease. Since childhood I've struggled with ESF. I seem biologically predisposed to goof off when the weather warms.
ESF is an attention disorder. I go from mindful to mindless when the outside temperature crests above 60 degrees. A few rays of spring sunshine and my cognitive skills are fried.
It's hard to focus during a bout of ESF. Your mind does more than wander. It cavorts. It frolics. It runs willy-nilly. My normally dutiful conscience halfheartedly chases down racing thoughts.
To a kid, school can feel like prison. A sunny spring day locked up in a classroom is hard time. Outside recess is the one reprieve — although some kids do solitary confinement in the principal's office.
At least nobody tries to shank you like outside recess at the Big House. You just have to watch out for bullies, dodgeballs and kissy-face girls.
My school grades fell as the spring temperatures rose. Frankly, I could care less if train A, traveling at 25 mph, and train B, traveling at 15 mph, ever encountered each other. The math story-problem railroad was not my ticket to fourth-grade freedom.
Stuck in class, my inattentive ears would sneak out with my wandering mind. Together they would play touch football, and jump off swings and into mud puddles. I stared forlorn out the window. If only I could join the rest of me outside.
My inner child still begs me to come out and play on nice March days. I ignore the little voice and diligently pretend to be an adult. It's not easy. After all, who wouldn't trade monkey bars for office meetings?
A beautiful March day can be cruel. It can be especially painful when you're trapped inside with a fever that rises with the outside heat index.
The calendar says tomorrow is officially spring. We can walk a little lighter — no snow boots helps. We can drive with our car windows down to air out the stale smells of fast-food burgers and winter.
Spring is here: the season of eternal hope and inside curveballs.
Perhaps an ESF sick day is in order. The next sunny day, I'll jump train A out of here with my wandering mind, inattentive ears and inner child.
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