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The Office for Aging at 111 Main St., Lockport, also has a friendly staff to assist with early outreach applications.
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LEBANON, Maine — The Lebanon Rescue Department, Maine State Police and Lebanon Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle accident with injury Tuesday morning on Milton Mills Road, about one half mile from the Acton town line.
While crews were en route to the scene, they were advised the driver had left the scene and was on the way to the hospital in another vehicle.
Assistant Chief Jason Cole was the first responder on the scene about 10 minutes after the call was received at 8:53 a.m. He located a newer model Ford Fusion that had gone off the road and went down over an embankment. It was resting on its side against two small trees. The passenger side of the vehicle was extensively damaged.
"The driver had been picked up by either a passing motorist or a friend and had left the scene to go to the hospital. They called the accident in while they were en route to the hospital. Due to the car being over the embankment, it took two wreckers to be able to remove it. It took about an hour and 20 minutes to get the vehicle back up to the roadway. Fortunately there were marks in the recent snow to show where the car ended up as it was not visible from the roadway due to the embankment," Cole said.
Cole said it appears the female driver, from Lebanon, was alone in the vehicle and that she had her seat belt on.
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Cole said the departments responded to several minor accidents since the snow first started Sunday, including a rollover with no injury at 4:42 p.m. Sunday in the area of 24 Goding Road, and one Monday where an 18-year-old Milton woman escaped injury after the Chrysler 300 she was driving in the area of 13 Champion St. went off the road for about 100 feet and came close to rolling over into a stream.
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"Now that we got the green light from the IBF to make this fight, I'm going to work hard to get everything completed," said promoter Gary Shaw. "This might be the biggest fight in Australian boxing history as both fighters consider this a grudge match."
Geale tasted defeat for the first and only time when these two fighters faced each other back in May of 2009. Geale lost a controversialsplit decision and he's looking to set the record straight once and for all.
"When Mundine and I first fought, I thought my hands were going to be raised after the fight," said Daniel Geale. "It was close but I thought I was the better man that night. I've always wanted revenge against Anthony, and now I have the opportunity thanks to my promotional teams Grange Old School Boxing and Gary Shaw Productions."
"Bill Treacy and Garrie Francisco have done an outstanding job of leading my team to where I am today, and the addition of international promoter Gary Shaw, was brilliant as you can see by my two wins in Germany. Team Geale defines the word team."
Geale's managers comment on this highly anticipated rematch.
"Anthony should go in to hiding, Daniel will embarrass him" said co-manager Garrie Francisco.
"It's time for Daniel to put an end to the circus" stated Bill Treacy.
Mundine is a three time world champion and has gone (19-1) in his last twenty bouts and is currently riding a 4-fight winning streak. He captured the vacant WBA World super middleweight title against Sam Soliman in March of 2007 when he knocked him out in the 9th round. A year later, Mundine was victorious in the rematch winning a 12-round unanimous decision in May of 2008. Mundine is the only fighter in the history of boxing to have every fight on pay-per-view.
"This is a fight that all of Australia has wanted to see and I'm glad it has finally come together." Mundine said. "I always said Daniel would be a world champion if he didn't have to fight me and that has proven to be the case. People are saying he is the best middleweight in the world, but he is not even the best middleweight in Australia. I beat him once and I'll do it again."
Daniel Geale is unbeaten in his last seven bouts and is coming off an incredible triumph victory over, Felix Sturm (37-3-2, 16 KOs), a fight that took place in Sturm's native land of Germany. This was the second time Geale defeated a German fighter on their home soil, having previously dethroned Sebastian Sylvester in May of 2011.
Geale's trainer, Graham Shaw of Grange Old School Boxing, is confident that Daniel will be successful in their rematch with Mundine.
"Daniel is fighting at an incredible level these days. We never look past the next fight and for this bout we will be extremely focused. In the first fight with Mundine our preparation was solid and I thought we won." said Graham Shaw. "Since that decision went against us we have moved on and successfully campaigned against the best fighters in the business and I expect Daniel to win the rematch as he has improved 200% and Anthony has not. Daniel now has two world titles and we will not leave this fight in the hands of the judges."
Mundine is trained by his father, Tony, and he believes his son is prime and ready to take on Geale.
"Anthony has been working away at junior middleweight but this is a fight that can't be ignored," Anthony's father and trainer Tony Mundine said. "He loves the big fights and I know that when the bell rings for round one, my boy will be ready to go."
Both fighters hail from Australia and this long awaited rematch is sure to draw a huge attendance, as the last fight was staged at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall, Queensland, Australia, and drew over 10,000 fans.
The bout between both indigenous Australian fighters, Geale and Mundine, will be available on Pay Per View. Gary Shaw will be having discussions with Anthony Mundine and Team Geale as to the official host site of this event.
A formal press conference featuring both fighters will be held in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, October 18 AEDT. Both fighters will be available for interview and photo opportunities. Details of this press conference will be announced in the coming days.
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I Found My Level And I'm Living It
by MOLLY LAMBERT
The Hot Spot, 1990
dir. Dennis Hopper
Once there were three friends who took it upon themselves to overthrow and destroy an old guard system they knew they could clearly improve upon. They had grown up on the work of the people whose jobs they now had to take. They realized it was a funny way to thank them. But when it came down to it, the old legends had succeeded because they were so much a product of their time, and new times required new products. It was necessary to invent Easy Rider/The Social Network/This Recording.
The new sixties Alpha Male sensibility ultimately didn't turn out to be any different from the old Alpha Male sensibility. It was exactly the same with long hair. The new Alpha Male may have even preached a good game on gender politics (although just as often not), and then not followed suit in his personal relations with women. It might seem difficult to reconcile masculinity with feminism, BUT IT'S NOT. Only an insecure man/person has to always be right or in charge all the time. Traditional masculinity is a cool looking hot rod with a shitty engine that stalls in middle age. It is a lemon.
Nothing is worse than a guy who thinks he is a revolutionary because he reads foreign newspapers and Al Jazeera's twitter feed but who can't seem to fully renounce male chauvinism in his own life because of course he loves the perks. There's an economic principle that these perks come at the expense of another group, in this case women.
nothing in her way except THE FUCKING PATRIARCHY
The Privilege Denying Dude meme caught on because it was so true. It is only heterosexual white men who ever believe that we live in a post-anything world. Romanticizing traditional masculinity is like romanticizing the Confederacy or the Nazi regime. Great uniforms, accessories, and anecdotes. But your politics fucking blow.
Straight white dudes often want to believe we are past these problems because the alternative is that they are the villain in the movie called World History. But I mean, it's true that they are the villain. And like any legacy sullied by genocide and imperialism, no one is asking them to claim all the responsibility for it but it is absolutely required that it be acknowledged. To refuse to acknowledge the continued dominance of racism/sexism/homophobia/socially exclusionary practices is to reinforce them.
Here's the thing about unconscious biases. They are unconscious! So when people say "I am not a sexist/racist/homophobe" they are being well-intentioned about meaning it, but just saying it doesn't automatically make it true. It is about deeds, not words. And thoughts are not deeds. They are not even words. A person may think a tremendously offensive thing, and then feel as though this is an intrinsic betrayal of their real sexist/racist/homophobic feelings. But it's not. Necessarily. It also can be.
You have been conditioned, and then encouraged not to think about it. Often rewarded for not thinking about it. But you must think about it. True self-analysis is a revolutionary act. And unlike revolutions in other countries where you are just sympathizing hopefully with the proletariats, it is a revolution you have a shot at being an actual part of. The personal is political. Women are the universal proletariat.
The individual has the most power over itself. More than any outside group can influence, and more influence than it can have on any outside group. It is impossible to renounce dominance in all its forms because dominance can be incredibly useful. Dominant behavior exists in nature to such an extent that it is often conflated with "nature" (although of course nature is equally a pond as much as it is a tidal wave).
The desire to dominate exists in the self, but why is it so rarely felt as the desire to dominate the self? To subordinate and win control over one's worst urges and tendencies? It spins outwards instead. Other people seem easier to take control over than oneself, because other people appear static and one's self is always shifting.
Which brings us back again to gender. To see "women" as a foreign country you must conquer is the definition of denying them personhood. To assume that to fuck a woman is to take something from her, to degrade her as a person in some way, or alternately but equally insidiously, that it is to promise commitment. Yo she might just want to get laid. To assume anything about "women" as a body: that single women are lonely, that married women are happy. That you can make any universal statements about what "women" are like. You can't make any universal statements about what any group is like, because then you are denying individuals their differences. You are perpetuating your privilege. That is how stereotypes work. They are useful! It is scary!
Everybody is different. Women are not automatically Taylor Swifts just like men are not automatically whores. Believing that all men are whores/assholes/dogs is just as damaging and untrue and fucked up as believing that all women are Taylor Swifts. Even Taylor Swift is not really a Taylor Swift. Everybody is a whore sometimes.
The Nice Girl is really a Slut. Likewise, the Slut is really a Nice Girl. It works exactly the same for men. The Nice Guy is also an Asshole. The Asshole is also a really Nice Guy. There is only one type of person, and that person is a person who can be different ways with different people under different circumstances. Nobody is always nice or always awful. People are not monolithically good or bad. Everyone is capable of both.
I never really gave too much credence to the whole virgin/whore thing because like most of the most horribly misogynist aspects of life I chose to ignore it and pretend it just didn't/would never be applied to me for as long as possible. Then in the past six months I got called a slut by three different dudes, none of whom I knew well at all.
All three of whom took it upon themselves to tell me and my female roommate (unprompted, naturally) what kind of girls we are. More specifically in one case that she is a "sexy uptight librarian" and I am a "fun bar slut." All three times I was so baffled that I didn't even react appropriately and punch them in the fucking face.
Later I kept going back over why exactly I didn't. I think I probably didn't want to betray that it had any effect on me whatsoever. They are just words, after all. But it did have an effect on me, and the effect was "WAIT WHAT?" Because my roommate wears glasses and I am a ginger? I also wear glasses, and my roommate is really hot. You actually believe there are two different kinds of women, and they are "sexy uptight librarian" and "fun bar slut"? Was that a neg? Has that ever worked to get you laid?
But the truth was that it haunted me, because nothing is funnier than the phrase "fun bar slut." I saw it chiseled on my gravestone. "Molly Lambert: She Was A Fun Bar Slut." I don't even go to bars that much! I just thought about the episode of Laguna Beach where douchebag Stephen Coletti yells "Keep dancing on the bar SLUT" at Kristin.
That only happened on Laguna Beach. Things like that only occurred on reality television. That would never happen to me. But then it did, three times, all equally unprovoked. All sort of attempts to pick me up, I guess under the false auspices that a strong negative reaction from someone is better than no reaction at all (WRONG).
The virgin/whore trope plays heavily into film noir. I took a film noir class in college but all I remember is that I wrote a tight paper about the sound design in The Long Goodbye and got really mad at my friend Jon when he criticized Barbara Stanwyck's wig in Double Indemnity ("IT'S PURPOSEFUL ARTIFICE!!!" I may have yelled). There are always two women, and one is a virgin and the other is a whore. One is Janet Wood and the other is Chrissy Snow. The whore is always more interesting and usually dies.
The first time I recall my awareness of the concept of virgin/whore dichotomy was musical theater, in West Side Story. Maria is the lead. She has great songs. But Anita is so much cooler and stops the show. Maria is boringly good and humorless. Anita gets to be funny. Maria is a soprano. Anita is an alto. In chorus I sang as an alto because there were always less of them. Most girls tended to want to sing the "pretty" i.e. soprano parts rather than the less glamorous harmonies assigned to altos and men.
I sometimes envied the sopranos, but I also found them cloyingly sweet. I thought it was ridiculously narcissistic to think you should always get to sing the lead parts. Both were within my range, and I always thought about how arbitrary it was that I considered myself an alto. I could equally have sung the soprano parts, I just happened to be singing alto. Shouldn't I be rewarded for being able to do both?
In The Hot Spot, Jennifer Connelly is a sexy uptight librarian and Virginia Madsen is a fun bar slut. Don Johnson is the fucking dude. Don Johnson is so hilariously cool in this movie. So flawlessly masculine. It's dumb as hell. Is there a term for the way male directors dehumanize their male antiheroes into overly perfect idealized objects of desire? The narcissistic male gaze? Christopher Nolan has made it his life's speciality.
Dennis Hopper drains most of the ambiguity from the Charles Williams book and screenplay. This despite the fact that what's so great about Charles Williams is how he questions pulp's genre conventions. His femme fatales are usually the smartest characters in his books, not judged for wanting to have sex in crazy places. Rather than die at the end she wins the hero's heart and rides off into the sunset with him.
The emotionless drifter/private eye is an archetype like James Bond. Like James Bond it doesn't exist in real life anywhere. It's an ideal, seductive and imaginary. The same way the "Nice Girl" is an imaginary ideal of a woman who would never get upset about anything. The slut might get mad. She might leave you or fuck someone else. It is even possible she will murder you, since film noirs are hysterical masculine fantasies.
The Hot Spot's gender politics are more than decent in the end. Virginal teenage dream Jennifer Connelly also takes topless photos and flirts with her blackmailer. She is the one who gets Don Johnson to murder someone. So much for the Nice Girl. Meanwhile Fun Slut Virginia Madsen murders her husband (while fucking him, LOL) and asks Don Johnson to fuck her in all kinds of "deviant" ways that aren't really deviant so much as they are incredibly silly. So silly that when he ends up with her it doesn't really matter (although it's a nice twist), because the love triangle feels so weightless.
I have seen The Last Movie. It is unwatchable. And I say this as somebody who will watch anything. It's incredibly boring and not shot well. You can see that the budget was spent on drugs. The Hot Spot is fucking hilarious, but one thing it is not is unwatchable. It is totally watchable. It is the kind of movie you watch on Cinemax until 4am (as I did) and wake up the next day not sure if you just had a well-lit dream.
The lighting is a character, falling somewhere between David Lynch and Zalman King, and tending towards blue and pink. What is this kind of lighting called? Erotic thriller lighting? Overlapping with neon noir? It shows up in Showgirls and Bad Influence. It calls to mind 80s porn, Miami Vice, and Cocktail. It definitely feels extremely 80s.
Oh yeah the 80s. They were not always kind to the Easy Riders and Raging Bulls of the 60s and 70s. But then again, those guys weren't very kind to the 60s and 70s were they now? Never assume you can just rest on your past glories. Let's do a body count:
Jack Nicholson: He made some of the best movies of his career and peaked on testosterone poisoning. He starts the decade with The Shining (80) and Reds (81) and ends with making The Two Jakes (90) which presumably was the beginning of the deflation of the hubris that he was unstoppable. It's too bad, because one of the things I love about Nicholson is his extreme versatility. I like that he wrote a bunch of scripts. I liked Drive He Said. I will also point out that after Reds Jack Nicholson stopped being hot. Much like Brando he became sort of actually disgusting. He was just coasting on the idea of his previous hotness and became a dirty old man, which is why I was so confused when I found out he was actually hot in the seventies.
Dennis Hopper: Blue Velvet, Hoosiers. But Jack Nicholson still fucked your wife!
Dustin Hoffman: no1curr
Warren Beatty: Oh Warren Beatty. So much privilege to spend. Reds is one of my favorite movies, so for that alone Warren survives the 80s with his dignity intact. If Jack Nicholson is Don Draper, Warren Beatty is Roger Sterling; never taking himself seriously enough to accomplish anything truly great as an actor. And I guess there was Ishtar. Although like Heaven's Gate, Ishtar is one of those movies that is more "legendarily bad" than it is actually bad. They are both more like legendarily bloated and long, but not without their fans and moments. Beatty makes Dick Tracy the same year Jack Nicholson makes The Two Jakes. They both find out they are actors.
Bob Rafelson: After making The Postman Always Rings Twice ('81) everything on Rafelson's IMDB starts to have the word "Erotic" in it. Sorry Bob. Was it Head?
Peter Fonda: OOF.
Robert DeNiro: Jake LaMotta. DeNiro was never a partyboy. He staged Scorsese's intervention after The Last Waltz and is supposedly very mild mannered IRL, nothing like a "DeNiro character." He's just an incredible actor. He puts all his crazy in there.
Al Pacino: Scarface, the ultimate cool 70s becoming the shitty 80s movie.
Roman Polanski: You know how in every group of guys there is one guy who is the biggest asshole/fuckup and every other guy is secretly like "man, at least I'm not THAT guy" even though they are first to goad him on at parties? Roman Polanski. The guy that Jack Nicholson compares himself against when he wants to feel better about his choices. Like, cheat on Anjelica Huston? Reprehensible. Rape a child? WORSE!
Martin Scorsese: Raging Bull, After Hours and The King Of Comedy. Scorsese hustles.
Francis Ford Coppola: Lost his damn mind in the jungle. But hey The Outsiders and Rumble Fish and I do enjoy Peggy Sue Got Married, especially Nic Cage's part.
Toni Basil: Hey Mickey!
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Personality Failure
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- Anonymous1 September 2011 at 16:25
I am very sorry......I am at least thankful I had my younger years to be with my friends and family and kids....I am sorry you were robbed!!!!ReplyDelete
Anne A.
All I can offer is (((HUGS))). Heck, of course you feel stressed and down. I mean you just went through major surgery, you are stopping smoking (congrats on the 11 days...WOOOHOO for you). I smoked for years and remember that quiting was tough and yes there was mood swings for me also. And maybe when you did get somewhat back to your old self you can let your family know how much you appreciated them sticking it out with you. Wishing you some pain free hours ahead!ReplyDelete
Oh, RG. You've hit the nail on the head with this post, and in several ways. If it helps at all, let me say this:ReplyDelete
YES, I (and I'm sure our fellow RA sufferers all over the world) have some really hard days when we're grumpy and snappish even though we aren't usually that way at all, and certainly don't want or like to be. Living with the pain and disability of RA is very, very hard. It takes a huge amount of courage and strength to deal with that, let alone remember to smile on cue, as you said. Please know that I "get it."
You need, however, to just forgive yourself for not being perfect. Dang, that's hard enough under normal circs, let alone when you have RA. Being angry and fearful is normal, too. And YOU--you've just had an entire HIP replaced. Of COURSE you're a bit frightened of being away from your nest, even as you long to leave it!
I think you're incredibly tough and incredibly graceful, given the load you have to bear each day. We all go through the process of re-learning and re-adapting to each new nuance of this rotten disease. If there's one thing you can rely on when it comes to RA, it's that it will be unreliable.
I wish you the best as you venture out into the world again. And I think you're right: once you're out there, it won't be as scary as you thought it would be. After all, you've been through "scary" lots of times, and survived each time. You've experienced pain and fatigue so many times in the past, it's all old hat.
You're going to continue being a real inspiration to those of us who share RA with you--and with those who don't but appreciate how truly courageous you are. You're going to be just fine.


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Consider several material properties when selecting or reviewing a particular repair product. These include strength, permeability, adhesion (bond), corrosion resistance, and application method. Base selection of a repair material on its intended purpose. Repairs that will carry loads, such as bearing repairs, need a higher strength. Repairs for protection of reinforcing steel, such as restoring concrete cover, don't necessarily need high strength, but they should have adequate bond and lower permeability. The key to selecting an appropriate repair material is to understand its purpose in the repair.
Material Strengths
Many products are capable of obtaining very high strengths, some at a very early age. Strength is often the best selling point for various products. In general, the higher the early strength gain, the lower the service life of the repair. This is because the ingredients used to obtain high early strength (lots of Type III cement, accelerators, water-reducing agents, etc.) can result in repair concrete with a higher potential for shrinkage cracking and more brittle than the concrete it is repairing. Use a material with strength appropriate for the type of repair.
Some products produce very dense, low permeability patches suitable for repairs in marine environments or where exposure to salt is high. Other products contain corrosion inhibiting admixtures that can reduce corrosion of steel in the new concrete. Without additional mitigation measures, these products often accelerate corrosion in the surrounding original concrete (referred to as "patch-accelerated corrosion" or "halo effect").
Adhesion is also an important property to ensure that the repair material will adhere to the original concrete. Keep in mind that adhesion is most affected by the quality of the original concrete. No repair product, no matter how well made, will adhere to an unsound substrate.
Application Method
Application method is another key factor to consider. Repair products can be applied by several methods: forming and pouring, pressure grouting, troweling, or pneumatic methods (shotcrete). The 2004 specification for Concrete Structure Repair (Item 429) refers to a new DMS-4655, "Rapid-Hardening Cementing Materials for Concrete Repair." This document, which will be online, will list pre-reviewed repair products by application: vertical or overhead, horizontal applications such as decks, and pneumatic methods. The list will not be comprehensive but can be used as a guide to review products not on the list.
Material Application
Most if not all proprietary repair products have specific mixing and placing requirements. These are usually printed on the bag but can come as a separate sheet of instructions. Follow these instructions exactly as stated. Even slight deviations can result in poor performance of the repair. The instructions will also identify limitations on the use of the product. TxDOT encourages major suppliers of repair products to provide their instructions in English and Spanish.
Surface preparation is the most important step in the repair process. Failure to remove all unsound concrete will result in a repair that will not perform as desired. The American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) both have excellent references for evaluating the quality of the prepared substrate.
More Information
Contact the Bridge Division's Field Operations Section at (512) 416-2265 for more information on repair products and their application. Engineers in this branch are experienced in concrete repairs and familiar with most of the repair products on the market.
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Academics Policies & Procedures
Academic Policies & Procedures
Candler School of Theology's policies and procedures regarding students, enrollment and other academic regulations are published in the annually updated Catalog and Handbook. Below is some of the most-requested information on those policies and procedures.
Current students who wish to audit a course must have permission of the instructor to audit the course and may not be allowed to audit if the class is full or if there is a waiting list of students who wish to enroll for credit. Permission must be obtained via email from the course instructor and sent to the Candler registrar for processing. Attendance at classes is required. A grade of AU (audit) is recorded on the student's transcript. Students pay for audited courses at the same rate as courses taken for credit and those students already carrying a course load of fifteen hours will not be permitted to audit a course. An officially audited course is not counted in determining full-time or part-time status by the University nor is it counted toward federal loan eligibility. Non-students who wish to audit a course can find information at the Office of Lifelong Learning.
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Common Course Sequence Grade Average Requirement
*MDiv students only
Students making a C-, D+, or D in the first semester of one of the Common Course sequences (OT501, NT501, or HT501) may enroll in the second semester of the sequence (OT502, NT502, or HT503) and will have fulfilled the sequence requirement, provided the grade in the second part of the sequence brings the average for the two-course sequence to at least a grade of C. Students with a sequence average (OT501/502, NT501/502, or HT501/503) of less than C will normally repeat the course or sequence; they also may satisfy sequence requirements with alternate courses upon the advice and consent of the Academic Review Board and sequence instructors.
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Situations may arise in which a student believes that he or she has not received fair treatment by a representative of Candler or has a complaint about the performance, action, or inaction of a member of the staff or faculty, affecting the student. A student who wishes to register a complaint with the School related to issues of discriminatory harassment, grades, or compliance with the accreditation standards of the School's accrediting bodies should follow the Complaint Procedure below. Students are encouraged to seek assistance from the Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs for any other complaints involving classes or faculty members; and from the Associate Dean of Admissions for other matters.
Federal financial aid laws and regulations require that each state have a process to review and act on complaints concerning educational institutions in the state. If you have a complaint, you may, of course, file a complaint with Emory's financial aid office or call the Trust Line at 1-888-550-8850 or file a report online at www.mycompliancereport.com/EmoryTrustLineOnline. You may also file a complaint about Emory University with the State of Georgia Office of Inspector General by following the directions at the Office of Inspector General (OIG) website. In the event that OIG receives a student complaint relating to financial aid, it will be forwarded to the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education."
Association of Theological Schools (ATS)
The Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools has a policy regarding complaints against member schools regarding noncompliance with ATS accreditation standards, policies, and procedures. Student complaints relating to the accrediting standards of the Commission may be communicated in writing to the Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs, who will investigate the complaint and provide a written response to the complainant within 30 days of the receipt of the complaint. A record of all such complaints will be maintained in the office of the Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs for review by the Board of Commissioners upon request.
Complaints may also be made directly to the ATS, in which case they must be filed in writing (to The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, The Commission on Accrediting, 10 Summit Park Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15275-1110) and must provide evidence that the member school is in violation of a stated policy or accrediting standard or a membership criterion. (To access the Commission's complaint policy, please see section XII of the Commission Procedures, p. F-14).
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
Complaints regarding noncompliance with SACS accreditation standards, policies, and procedures may be made to SACSCOC, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097. (Access the Commission's complaint policy, procedures, and the Complaint Form here.)
Allegations of Discriminatory Harassment
Any student or employee with a complaint of discriminatory harassment should contact the vice president for equal opportunity programs to obtain information on the procedure for handling such complaints. Any questions regarding either this policy statement or a specific fact situation should be addressed to the Emory University Office of Equal Opportunity Programs at 404-727-9867. For more information about the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs, see the Candler Catalog and Handbook.
Grade Appeals
Each student has the right to appeal a grade after every attempt has been made to resolve such grievances directly among the persons involved. If those parties cannot achieve a satisfactory resolution, an appeal may be submitted in writing to the academic dean within six months of the assignment of the grade. See p. 85 of the Candler Catalog and Handbook 2013/2014 for a complete account of the grade appeal process.
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Concentration Course Policies
*MDiv students only
All concentrations have the option for directed studies, internships, and the MDiv thesis. These cannot be substituted for the capstone courses (where applicable), but can be substituted for other requirements with the approval of the concentration coordinator(s). Within each concentration, a maximum of one concentration course may be taken S/U, in accordance with Candler's policy regarding S/U courses. Capstone courses cannot be taken S/U. All other concentration courses must receive a grade of C or above in order to fulfill concentration requirements. With permission of the instructor, capstone courses are open to nonconcentrators in all Candler degree programs as a general elective during the student's final year.
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Course Load
During the academic year, enrollment of at least 12 hours per semester is considered full time for MDiv students. For MTS, ThM, and ThD students, enrollment of nine hours per semester is considered full time. For a student in any program to be considered fully enrolled for tuition assessment and scholarship purposes, a minimum of 12 hours per semester is required. Students in the first semester of the MDiv program may enroll in a maximum of fifteen hours. The maximum course load in the school of theology for all other students (i.e., MTS, ThD, ThM, and MDiv students from their second semester onward) is 16 hours per semester. The only exception to the 16-hour credit limit is for those students who enroll in a January/August course. Students enrolling in January/August courses who also are enrolled in Con Ed may take a maximum of 17 credit hours.
During the summer term, the maximum course load for MTS, MDiv, and special students is 12 credit hours. Generally, MTS or MDiv students may not register for more than one three-hour course per term for the summer semester. Credit hour overloads may be granted only to final semester students who need additional credits in order to graduate. All requests for credit hour overload should be made via email to the academic dean.
Students with extensive outside employment, students on academic probation, students who repeatedly withdraw from classes, and students with incomplete course work from previous semesters may be required to reduce their course loads.
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Directed Study
Directed studies may not be offered on courses regularly taught and may not be used to fulfill area requirements. Prior to registering for directed study work, students must complete a request for directed study form (available from the registrar) and obtain the signatures of the instructor, faculty adviser, and associate dean of faculty and academic affairs. Directed studies may be taken on either an S/U or a letter grade basis.
MDiv and MTS students who have completed at least two semesters of academic work with a current grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale may request permission to register for directed studies. No more than three credit hours may be taken in one semester, and no more than six credit hours may be applied to the MDiv degree. MTS students may take up to 12 hours of directed study, provided that at least six are extensions of regular offerings. In consultation with the director of general and advanced studies, ThM students may elect units of individual directed study to be used toward the completion of their degrees. ThD students may register for directed studies with members of the ATA faculty for a maximum of nine hours.
Students on academic probation, regardless of grade point average, are not eligible to enroll for directed studies.
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Grading System
Grades are based on the student's actual performance in a course judged against the criteria for grading stated in the course syllabus. The following letter grades and the accompanying descriptions are used:
- A–Reserved for outstanding work of exceptionally high quality that reflects a creative appropriation of course materials and practices.
- B–Work that meets all of the stated course requirements and reflects a firm grasp of course materials and practices.
- C–Work that shows a basic grasp of the course materials and practices.
- D–Work that shows serious deficiencies but meets the minimal requirements of the course.
- F–Work that fails to meet the minimal requirements of the course. No credit is given.
The letter grades A, B, and C can receive a "minus" designation to indicate work that falls just short of their stated descriptions. The letter grades B, C, and D can receive a "plus" designation to indicate work that slightly exceeds their stated descriptions.
For each semester hour of credit, each grade is worth the following quality points:
|Quality Points
Students may enroll in courses on S/U (satisfactory/unsatisfactory) basis with prior permission of the professor in courses not being taken to satisfy requirements. MDiv students may apply up to 15 hours of electives on a S/U basis toward the degree. MTS students may apply up to nine hours of electives on a S/U basis toward the degree. ThM students may apply up to four hours of electives (not including post-MDiv electives) on a S/U basis toward the degree.
Grading preferences of letter grade, satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U), or audit (AU) must be indicated at the time of course registration. Changes to grading status must be requested prior to the deadline for each semester as noted in the academic calendar. Students do not receive quality points for AU, S, U, P, or F grades.
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Graduate Division of Religion Seminars
Students whose aptitude in a given field of study qualifies them for advanced work may register for graduate seminars in the Graduate Division of Religion with the approval of the instructor. Permission must be obtained via email from the instructor and forwarded to email@example.com for processing.
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Inclement Weather Policy
In the event of life-threatening weather conditions, the university provost may deem it necessary to close the university officially or delay the opening time. Any schedule changes or delays will be announced via the inclement weather phone system, 404.727.1234. The information on the phone system is the official announcement. An update will also be posted on the Emory website as soon as possible after any decision on schedule changes or closings is made.
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Incomplete Work
In clearly exceptional cases, such as illness or family emergency, a student may request an incomplete grade from an instructor no later than the last day of classes. Thereafter, incompletes must be requested from the academic dean. If approved, the instructor sends approval via email to the Candler registrar. Course work for an approved incomplete must be completed and submitted no later than thirty days after the last day of the semester for MDiv, MTS, ThM, and special students. ThD students have sixty days to submit incomplete course work. The student is responsible for submitting the remaining work to the instructor by the deadline via email and copying the email to the Candler registrar. Students who fail to submit required course work by the deadline will receive a permanent incomplete failing (IF) or incomplete unsatisfactory (IU) grade for the course. The instructor is required to submit the grade change by the following mid-semester advising period. Incomplete grades can jeopardize a student's scholarship status. Students with at least one incomplete are placed on probation until the incomplete is resolved. Students on academic probation cannot request incompletes for courses.
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Interrupted Program
A student must resume the program of study within three years of the last term in which work was done in residence. After this three-year period, a new admissions application is required, including a new application form, updated letters of recommendation, and a letter describing plans and a schedule for completing the program of study. If the withdrawal was for health reasons, the student must obtain permission from a university physician before registering and resuming the program of study. In readmission of former students to Candler, only course work done within five years that has earned a letter grade of C or better or an S grade will be considered for degree credit.
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Leave of Absence
A student in good standing may be granted up to two one-year leaves of absence upon review and approval of the associate dean of admissions and financial aid and registrar. The student should be aware that the university will not certify to loan officers or government agencies that a student on leave of absence is in residence or actively pursuing a course of study.
For the purpose of determining eligibility for a leave of absence, a degree student must be in good standing and have resolved all incomplete work. Leaves of absence are not to be used to resolve academic difficulties. Time spent in a leave of absence does not count toward the six-year limit for MDiv and MTS students or the two-year limit for ThM students. Students beyond these limits are not eligible for leave but may apply for an extension of the time allowed to complete degree requirements in accord with the rules governing such extensions (see "Completion of Studies").
MDiv, MTS and ThM students who withdraw or take a leave of absence from Candler must complete an exit interview with the Candler registrar. If the student begins a leave of absence during the semester and does not complete an exit interview, an F will be recorded for all of his or her current courses, and the student will be responsible for all charges.
ThD students must notify both the Candler registrar and the director of the ATA ThD program. Requests from ThD students must be received by April 1 for the fall semester or November 1 for the spring semester.
If the student begins a leave of absence within the first five weeks of a semester, then he/she is subject to an adjustment in tuition, fees, and if applicable, Candler scholarship. Adjustments will be made according to the Emory University refund schedule established by the Office of Student Financial Services in 100 Boisfeuillet Jones Center, 404.727.6095, www.emory.edu/studentfinancials/. A refund will be issued for any credit remaining after appropriate adjustments. Refunds for students who are federal (Title IV) financial aid recipients will be prorated in accordance with the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 and any related regulations. University policy stipulates that if a student drops any or all of his or her work after the last day indicated in the academic calendar, tuition, fees, scholarship, and loans are not adjusted and no refund is granted.
A student returning to Candler after a leave of absence should request a return from a leave of absence at least 90 days prior to the beginning of the term in which he or she wishes to return. The request to return from a leave of absence must be made in writing to email@example.com.
Readmission is required of degree students who have been discontinued or who have an expired leave of absence. Requests for readmission ordinarily are not accepted after a period of three academic years. Students who have not been enrolled after a period of three academic years are required to complete the entire application process including submitting letters of recommendation, completing required written statements, securing official transcripts, and all other items required for admission to the degree program (see page 96).
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A student who is not enrolled in consecutive fall/spring or spring/fall semesters must request readmission before registering for a subsequent term. The request for readmission form and supporting statement must be received and approved by July 1 for enrollment in the fall semester, December 1 for the spring semester, and May 1 for the summer term. Written notification of a readmission decision for MDiv, MTS, ThM and special students typically is sent within two weeks of the request becoming complete.
For ThD students, the written request for readmission must be received by April 1 for the fall semester and November 1 for the spring semester. ThD readmission may be granted by the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid with the recommendation of both the ATA ThD Committee and the primary adviser.
Students with unpaid balances or incomplete course work will not be considered for readmission. Readmission after withdrawal for medical reasons requires medical clearance by appropriate university health officials. Students requesting readmission should inquire about financial aid as far in advance as possible, preferably during the preceding semester.
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No refund is provided to students who drop courses (but do not withdraw fully) after the last day for approved schedule changes noted in the academic calendar. Students who withdraw from their total schedule within the first five weeks of a semester are subject to an adjustment in tuition, fees, and if applicable, Candler scholarship. Adjustments will be made according to the Emory University refund schedule established by the Office of Student Financial Services in 100 Boisfeuillet Jones Center, 404.727.6095.
A refund will be issued for any credit remaining after appropriate adjustments.
Refunds for students who are federal (Title IV) financial aid recipients will be prorated in accordance with the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 and any related regulations.
Candler scholarships are prorated on the basis of the number of hours for which a student is enrolled. University policy stipulates that if a student drops any or all of his or her work after the last day indicated in the academic calendar, tuition, fees, scholarship, and loans are not adjusted and no refund is granted.
No refund is granted when a student is dismissed.
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Release of Student Information
The university registrar is the official custodian of academic records and therefore is the only official who may issue an official transcript of an academic record. Under no
circumstances will Candler issue a copy of a student's transcript. Under no circumstances will copies of any transcript from any institution in a student file be made for any reason.
General Guidelines
The general rule is that no information, applications, forms, letters, records, transcripts, etc. may be released, whether in writing or orally, without prior written consent, dated and signed by the student, specifying the records to be released, the reasons for such release and to whom the records are to be released.
Information, defined by the university as "directory information", may be released without prior written consent from the student provided the student has not filed a "release no information" request with the university. Directory information for a given student includes:
- whether or not the student is currently enrolled
- the school or division in which the student is or was enrolled and his or her class/year
- dates of enrollment including full-time or part-time status
- degree or degrees earned (if any), date of degree, major area of concentration and academic honors received
- awards of merit and participation in officially recognized activities and sports;
- addresses and telephone numbers
- electronic mail address.
Any information released must be done in compliance with the university's Policy on the Confidentiality and Release of Information about Students.
The Candler registrar's office will attempt to handle questions or procedures concerning this policy as need arises. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for additional information.
Disclosure in Response to Telephone Inquiries
Only those items determined by the university to be "directory information" may be released in response to telephone inquiries. Such items include:
- whether or not the student is currently enrolled
- division or school in which the student is or was enrolled and her or his class year
- dates of enrollment
- degree or degrees earned (from Candler, if any), date of degree, and academic honors received
- awards of merit and participation in officially recognized activities and sports
- local address and telephone
- home address
Disclosure of Records to the Students
The student has the right, on request to the proper official (i.e., dean, academic dean or registrar), to know of the existence and content of all materials that are in his/her official records as kept by the university and/or school of the university.
A student is entitled to an official transcript of his/her academic record. A transcript issued to a student will be stamped "Issued to Student." Transcripts are issued only through the university registrar's office and require a processing fee. Currently enrolled students may request a transcript online. Using your OPUS student ID and Password, click on "My Academics," select "Request Emory Transcript," and select "Create New Order." All alumni requests for transcripts must be made in writing or in person and must include the student's name at the time of attendance, ID# or social security number and signature. Email requests are not accepted. Pre-payment is required. Normal processing time is two working days. For additional information, refer to http://www.registrar.emory.edu/Students/Transcripts/ or contact 404.727.6042.
A student has the right to inspect and review his/her permanent academic record and all official records, files and data directly related to him/her including all material that is incorporated into each student's cumulative record folder and intended for school use or to be available to parties outside the school or university. The student is entitled to an explanation of any information recorded in these files. When the original is shown, examination should be permitted only under conditions which will prevent its alteration or mutilation (these documents will only be shown in the presence of a proper official—i.e., dean, academic dean or registrar).
The request for the specific record to be examined or reviewed by the student shall be in writing and the university shall comply with this request within a reasonable period of time, but in no case more than 45 days after the request has been made. The right to inspect and review educational records includes the right to obtain copies of the records when failure to provide copies would effectively prevent a student from exercising the right to inspect and review the educational records.
When copies are provided a fee to cover cost is charged. A schedule of such fees is available from the office charged with keeping the record in question. Documents submitted by or for the student in support of her/his application for admission or for transfer credit will not be returned to the student, nor sent elsewhere at her/his request. For example, a transcript from another college or from a high school will not be sent to a third institution. (This includes a different division of Emory.)
Disclosure of Records to Faculty and Administrative Staff
Faculty and administrative staff members who have a legitimate interest in the material and demonstrate a need to know for purposes reasonably related to the performance of their duties will be permitted to look over the records of any student. The contents of the student file should never leave the Office of the Registrar.
Records Maintenance
Student records are maintained as in-house, working documents in the administrative offices of Candler School of Theology as noted:
1. Official transcripts for Candler students are maintained by the university registrar. Transcripts provide information on student enrollment and academic performance.
2. Admissions folders of students who enroll are maintained through the admissions process by the Candler Admissions Office. Following enrollment, letters of recommendation and admissions notes are destroyed for those who have enrolled in degree programs. (Letters of recommendation and admissions notes are retained for those enrolling as special, nondegree students, in the event they seek admission to a degree program.) The remaining materials are forwarded to the Candler registrar who maintains the file through the period of enrollment. The file may contain official transcripts of work completed before admission to Candler, autobiographical statements, transfer credit memoranda, TOEFL scores, and official correspondence from, to and about students before and during their enrollment at Candler. These files are destroyed five years after graduation or last date of enrollment. Admissions folders of students who do not enroll may be destroyed three years following the date of the original application period.
3. In addition to the files maintained by the university Office of Financial Aid, aid records for currently enrolled students are maintained in the Candler Office of Financial Aid. These records include statements of financial need, copies of scholarship award letters, documentation of support received from external sources, emergency loan authorizations, and related correspondence. Financial aid records become part of the enrollment folder upon graduation and are retained for five years after graduation or last date of enrollment. Financial aid records for those who withdraw from Candler are retained for five years after the date of last enrollment and are then placed in the enrollment folders if not activated by readmission. For more information on Emory University's policy on the release of student information, please visit the Emory University Registrar's website at http://www.registrar.emory.edu/Students/FERPA/index.html.
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Each semester, students consult with their advisers and register for courses during the preregistration period listed on the academic calendar. First-year students register for courses in the months before enrollment in consultation with the staff of the registrar's office. MDiv and MTS students who do not have an advising conversation prior to preregistration will have a hold placed on their OPUS account and will be prevented from registering until advising is completed and the faculty adviser notifies the Candler registrar's office. Failure to register by the proper date results in a $50 penalty.
Continuous registration is required for the fall and spring semesters throughout the degree program, either for academic credit or through payment of the noncredit administrative fee. For doctoral students, failure to maintain continuous registration will result in termination from the doctoral program.
Students may cancel their full registration with a full refund through the end of the Drop/Add period. After the Drop/Add period, students who withdraw voluntarily receive a prorated refund according to the schedule published in the university's Schedule of Classes each semester. With both voluntary withdrawal or dismissal, the student must fulfill all financial obligations incurred by enrollment in the school of theology.
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Retaking Courses
Some courses are acceptable for repeat and are designated as such by the letter R following the course number. Most courses are not acceptable for repeat. Specifically, students who earn lower than a C in a class intended to meet an area requirement may retake the course. However, the same course cannot be counted more than once towards the total credit hours for graduation.
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Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U)
Instructor permission is required in order to take a class S/U. Permission must be obtained via email from the course instructor and sent to the Candler registrar for processing. MDiv students are allowed to apply up to fifteen hours of electives on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) basis toward a degree. MTS students are allowed to apply up to nine hours of electives on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) basis toward a degree. ThM students are allowed to take up to four hours of electives (not post-MDiv electives) on an S/U basis. Contextual Education courses, internships, Chapel Choir, and Teaching Parish are available only on the S/U grading basis. Directed studies may be taken on an S/U basis. Courses taken to meet MDiv and MTS requirements may not be taken for an S/U grade, nor may ThM501, ThM post-MDiv electives, or MDiv/MTS/ThM650. Students on academic probation are not eligible to register for courses on an S/U basis. Course work that would receive a grade of A, B, or C under the regular letter-grade system receives an S (satisfactory). Work that would regularly receive a grade of C– or below receives an U (unsatisfactory). After the grading change period, it is not permissible to change the grading basis of a course.
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Transfer of Credit - General Guidelines
To receive transfer credit for any Candler program, eligible coursework must meet the guidelines below in addition to any program-specific guidelines.
- Academic work more than five years old at the time of matriculation will not be applied toward any Candler degree.
- Academic work for which another degree or certificate has already been granted cannot be transferred and applied toward any Candler degree.
- Transfer credit will be reviewed only from schools accredited by the Association of Theological Schools.
- Transfer credit does not affect the Emory grade point average.
- Accepted transfer credit hours are included in the attempted hours total for scholarship purposes.
- Advanced standing with transfer credit for students enrolling in the MDiv program may be granted on a case-by-case basis according to the Association of Theological Schools guidelines.
MDiv Transfer Credit
In addition to the general guidelines listed above, the following guidelines apply for the transfer of credit into the MDiv program.
- A minimum grade of B, i.e., 3.0 on a scale of 4.0 (84 or above on a numerical scale), is required for transfer credit to the MDiv program.
- A maximum of 26 transfer credit hours may be granted toward the MDiv degree program, with the approval of the registrar.
- A maximum of 12 transfer credit hours may be applied toward the Common Courses.
- A maximum of 14 credit hours may be applied towards other course requirements excluding Common Courses, Contextual Education, the First Year Advising Group, and the Critical Reflection Colloquies.
- Specifically required courses, such as OT501, OT502, NT501, NT502, HT501,HT503, ST501, ES501, and P501 may not be completed at other Atlanta Theological Association institutions.
- Under special circumstances, international students may be granted transfer credit with the approval of the associate dean of faculty and academic affairs.
- Supervised field experience done at other seminaries ordinarily will not be granted transfer credit at Candler. The director of contextual education will, upon request of the student, consider exceptional cases. If transfer credit is granted for field experience, it is for elective credit only. Field experience will not satisfy the requirement for Candler's Contextual Education program.
MTS Transfer Credit
In addition to the general guidelines listed above, the following guidelines apply for the transfer of credit into the MTS program.
- A maximum of 17 transfer credit hours may be granted toward the MTS degree program, with the approval of the registrar.
- Only one transfer course per area may be applied to meet the requirements in Biblical Studies, History and Interpretation of Christianity, and Christianity and Culture.
- MDiv or Special Students who transfer to the MTS program may transfer up to twenty-six hours of course work completed satisfactorily toward the MTS program. In such a case, Contextual Education I and II credits will be counted as free elective credit.
ThM Transfer Credit
In addition to the general guidelines listed above, the following guidelines apply for the transfer of credit into the ThM program.
- A maximum of three semester hours (either one academic course or one-half unit of Clinical Pastoral Education) may be granted transfer credit toward the ThM degree program, with the approval of the director of general and advanced studies. Applications for CPE credit must be reviewed as well by the director of contextual education.
ThD Transfer Credit
In addition to the general guidelines listed above, the following guidelines apply for the transfer of credit into the ThD program.
- ThD candidates may transfer a maximum of twelve semester hours from accredited institutions not related to the ATA, with the approval of their primary adviser, the ATA ThD program director, and Candler's registrar.
- Students may transfer credit from accredited institutions outside the ATA with the approval of their adviser and the director of the program. Students must pay tuition and fees to the school where the work is done and must arrange for transcripts to be sent to Candler's Office of Advanced Studies prior to the acceptance of course work for advanced credit.
Refer to the THD handbook for additional details.
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Undergraduate Course Work
With the exception of modern language study, MDiv, MTS and ThM students who take a course at the undergraduate level through Emory College require additional work agreed upon by the student and instructor to meet graduate-level course requirements. Instructor permission is required for enrollment in the course. Refer to the Undergraduate Course Form for additional information.
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The U.S. Supreme Court, in a widely anticipated move, has agreed to hear appeals in two important marriage equality cases. The first is UNITED STATES V. WINDSOR, the New York case challenging section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act. And the order granting the appeal is very interesting, for several reasons:
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. In addition to the question presented by the petition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following questions: Whether the Executive Branch's agreement with the court below that DOMA is unconstitutional deprives this Court of jurisdiction to decide this case; and whether the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives has Article III standing in this case.
Okay, this is kind of entering the twilight zone. When the Obama administration announced that it was no longer going to defend the constitutionality of DOMA, the House then hired the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group to defend the law in court. So the court wants to hear argument on two questions here: Whether BLAG has standing to defend the law and whether the executive branch's agreement with the lower court takes away the Supreme Court's jurisdiction to hear the case. It's that second question that is really a huge can of worms.
The potential argument here is that if BLAG has no legal standing to defend the law and the executive branch agrees with the ruling of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, then no one is injured and no one has standing to defend the law. But what does that do to the lower court rulings? Does it vacate those rulings and therefore leave DOMA in force? Or does it leave those rulings in place? Either result is bizarre. Even more bizarre is that such a ruling would make it impossible to challenge DOMA unless Obama is replaced in four years by a president who wants to defend the law.
If it leaves DOMA in force, that would perversely mean that the plaintiffs can't challenge the constitutionality of the law because the government refuses to defend the law as constitutional. But if that leaves the lower court rulings in place, then DOMA is enforceable in some circuits and not in others. Gay couples in the 2nd Circuit would get federal marriage benefits because the appeals court struck down the law, while gay couples in a circuit where DOMA was upheld would not. And that would raise obvious equal protection problems.So what the hell is going on here? My buddy Dan, who teaches con law, thinks that this may all be due to intrigue inside the court. You've probably got four clear votes to overturn DOMA and four votes to uphold it (no such vote has been taken yet, of course, but the justices almost certainly know how each one is going to vote if the court rules on the merits of this case. Except one: Anthony Kennedy. They don't know where he's going to come down, so one or both sides might well be putting these questions in there so they can punt the case on procedural grounds if it looks like Kennedy isn't going to side with them after oral argument is heard. Oh what tangled webs they weave…
The other case they're going to hear is Hollingsworth v Perry, which is the Prop 8 case out of California. Here's the order on that one:
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. In addition to the question presented by the petition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: Whether petitioners have standing under Article III, §2 of the Constitution in this case.
This was a similar situation to the one above, in that the government of California refused to defend the constitutionality of the law banning same-sex marriage. The California state courts then allowed the group that proposed the referendum to intervene as defendants to advocate for the constitutionality of the law. The question of whether that group has legal standing is fairly predictable, but I have no idea how the court might rule on that question.
As I've said before, I think the court's entire standing doctrine is contrary to the Constitution and entirely artificial and invalid. But standing questions almost always involve plaintiffs, not defendants. In these cases, where the government decides not to defend a law, someone has to represent that law in court and argue in its favor. I see no reason why standing should not be given to the defendants in both of these cases, even under the current standing doctrine that I oppose.
But that jurisdiction question in the DOMA case? Utterly mystifying to me.


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Lyles makes strong case to stay with Rockies
DENVER -- Jordan Lyles has already been sent to Triple-A Colorado Springs once this spring. He never got there, though.
And the way Lyles has pitched in his first two starts for the Colorado Rockies, he may never make that trip 70 miles south on I-25.View Full Game Coverage
DENVER -- Jordan Lyles has already been sent to Triple-A Colorado Springs once this spring. He never got there, though.
And the way Lyles has pitched in his first two starts for the Colorado Rockies, he may never make that trip 70 miles south on I-25.View Full Game Coverage
When it comes to discussing his situation with the big league team, to call Lyles politically correct is an understatement.
"Obviously, I'm hopeful I'll be here for 15 years, but that's up to them," Lyles said.
Lyles' activities on the playing field, however, belie his utterance.
Lyles was the odd man out in the Rockies' Spring Training battle for the starting rotation, assigned to Colorado Springs when they decided to move lefty Franklin Morales from the bullpen into the rotation to take the spot of Jhoulys Chacin, who is on the disabled list while he builds up shoulder strength.
Before Lyles ever left camp, however, Tyler Chatwood strained a hamstring trying to stretch a double into a triple in his final exhibition appearance, and instead of joining the SkySox for their season-opening series in New Orleans, Lyles rejoined Colorado in Miami. He started the third game of the season, the only one the Rockies won in their four-game series against the Marlins.
Lyles followed that up with an impressive 6 2/3 innings in an 8-1 victory against the Chicago White Sox at Coors Field on Monday night.
"He has done very well for himself," manager Walt Weiss said in his politically correct response to the suggestion Lyles could stay when Chatwood returns. "He can hit, too."
Lyles sure did on Monday. In addition to allowing just five hits and a run in 6 2/3 innings against the White Sox, he went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, adding another asset to his big league ledger.
Is it enough to keep him around? An answer could be coming soon.
Chatwood is scheduled to make a rehab assignment for Colorado Springs at Round Rock on Tuesday night. If all goes well, the plan is for him to join the club in San Francisco this weekend.
The question becomes how the Rockies open a spot on their roster and in their rotation.
The initial plan was to send Lyles back down for seasoning. He, however, is forcing Colorado to at least reconsider that idea. That could instead move Morales back to the bullpen, where he would join fellow lefties Boone Logan and Rex Brothers just in time for a 20-game stretch of games against teams who have impact left-handed bats.
Having three lefties would give Weiss plenty of situational flexibility in those upcoming games against the Giants, Padres, D-backs and Phillies. It also would buy more time to evaluate Lyles while the Rockies await the anticipated late April return of Chacin from the disabled list.
It, however, could mean having to make a decision on which reliever to send out.
Chad Bettis does have options, but he also has what scouts call a "big arm," showing more consistent velocity than any other pitching on the staff. And there is the lingering question about what to do with Wilton Lopez, who has a $2.2 million guaranteed contract, but has followed up last year's inconsistency with more of the game this year.
Lyles is quickly answering questions about himself. His first two starts have shown growth.
The first time out, Lyles dominated Miami for five innings, but he couldn't retire any of the three batters he faced in the sixth inning of what became a 6-5 victory, Giancarlo Stanton slipping a home run in between a hit batter and a walk.
That was reminiscent of struggles the Houston Astros spoke about after they traded him along with outfielder Brandon Barnes for center fielder Dexter Fowler in the winter. Lyles hit a speed bump his third time through the lineup. He took a step forward in that regards on Monday.
Given a 6-0 lead after five innings against the White Sox, Lyles got a test when Dayan Viciedo led off the sixth with a double. Instead of opening a scoring barrage, however, Viciedo wound up stranded on third thanks to three consecutive ground balls.
And Lyles? Knowing his fastball was a bit out of control, Lyles turned to breaking pitches, including a first-pitch curveball which Adam Eaton took for a strike one right after Viciedo doubled.
"I know they can you can't throw [the breaking ball] here, but that was my mindset," Lyles said.
It's a positive mental adjustment for him.
"In that situation, I'm not worried about the guy at second," he said. "I'm trying to get the guy at home plate. In years past, maybe I was too worried about my numbers. Now, I just want to win the ballgame.
"I have a job to do. Since I was traded here, I've realized that sometimes less is more."
At the same time, the Rockies are realizing that Lyles has the potential for long-term success. And he has thrown a curve into Colorado's seemingly easy decision of how to create a roster spot when Chatwood is ready to be activated.
Tracy Ringolsby is a columnist for MLB.com.


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Omar Sosa's roots being in the Cuban culture, he explores the most extreme parts of those roots. He explores his African roots e.g. through the Gnawas or the Yoruba, returning to Cuban, Brazilian and American music. He does it again on his new Otá CD "Afreecanos", where the result is a finely wrought, and wholly delightful mélange of Cuban jazz, Latin dance grooves, North African trance music, and hip-hop. Featured on the recording are Cuban drummer Julio Barreto, Mozambican electric bassist Childo Tomas, Senegalese vocalist Mola Sylla, Cuban folkloric master Lzaro Galarraga, Cuban woodwind player Leandro Saint-Hill, French trumpet player Stephane Belmondo, and French multi-instrumentalist Christophe Disco Minck. Also featured are Cuban timbal master Orestes Vilato, Malian percussionist Baba Sissoko, Malian flute player Ali Wague, and Senegalese kora player Ali Boulo Santo, et al.For his current U.S. tour composer/pianist Omar Sosa's quartet includes Childo Tomas, from Mozambique, on electric bass and m'bira; Mola Sylla, from Senegal, on vocals, m'bira, xalam, and kongoman; and Marque Gilmore, drums and electronics. Born and raised in Camaguey, Cuba, Omar Sosa studied percussion for many years at the prestigiousEscuela Nacional de Musica in Havana. In the late '80's, having studied everything from Afro-Cuban folkloric traditions to European classical music, he began working with two Cuban pop singers - first Vicente Feliu, then Xiomara Laugart and helped jump-start a Cuban hip-hop scene in the early '90's through his collaboration with Cuban rapper Ofill.
Moving to Quito, Ecuador for several years beginning in 1993, Sosa discovered the folkloric music of Esmeraldas, a pocket of African-rooted culture on the northwest coast of that country known especially for its use of the marimba. In addition to launching his own jazz fusion ensemble, Entrenoz, Sosa produced Andarele, a recording by the Afro-Ecuadorian group Koral y Esmeralda.
In 1999 Omar relocated from Oakland, California, later to Paris and finally to Barcelona, Spain, his point of departure for over 150 international concert and festival appearances annually.


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Grass is Venus Williams's favorite surface. Even if she's been fading everywhere else for some time—she hasn't been to a final of a non-Wimbledon Grand Slam in nine years—she would reliably muster up a respectable (and sometimes dominant!) performance in England.
Not anymore. For the first time since her rookie year in 1997, Williams has been bounced from the first round at Wimbledon. The five-time Wimbledon champ lost to Elena Vesnina, an unknown Russian ranked 79th in the world.
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