Indiana State Road 13

July 4th, 2009

State Road 13
Maintained by INDOT
Length: 138 mi (222 km)
South end: US 36 at Fortville
Major
junctions:
I-69 north of Fortville

US 35 near Swayzee
US 24 at Wabash
US 30 at Pierceton
US 6 at Syracuse
US 33 near Syracuse
US 20 near Middlebury

North end: I-80/I-90/Indiana Toll Road/US 131 at Michigan
Counties: Elkhart, Kosciusko, Wabash, Grant, Madison, Hancock
Indiana roads
< US 12 SR 14 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Roads - Former

State Road 13 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a north-south highway in north-central and central Indiana that connects the area east of Indianapolis with the northern part of the state. Its northern terminus is at the Michigan state line, although starting at the interchange with the Indiana Toll Road, where it feeds into U.S. Highway 131 just south of the Michigan state line, markers are no longer posted, and an “END” assembly exists; its southern terminus is in Fortville, Indiana, where it meets U.S. Highway 36 and State Road 67. All of SR 13 is undivided surface road.

It passes through (from north to south):

  • Middlebury, junction U.S. Highway 20
  • Millersburg
  • Syracuse, just south of its junction with U.S. Highway 6
  • North Webster
  • Pierceton, junction U.S. Highway 30
  • Sidney, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of junction with State Road 14
  • North Manchester, junction State Road 114
  • Urbana, 1-mile (1.6 km) south of junction with State Road 16
  • Wabash, junction U.S. Highway 24, junction State Road 15
  • Swayzee, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of junction U.S. Highway 35/State Road 22
  • Elwood, junction State Road 28 and State Road 37
  • Lapel, junction State Road 32

It has an interchange with Interstate 69 near Lapel, Indiana, around its southern terminus, but at no identifiable town.

  • Fortville, junction U.S. Highway 36 and State Road 67 (southern terminus)

History

• State Road 13 used to extend into downtown Indianapolis until the 1940s.

• State Road 13 originated with an old Indian trail. This was part of the route that Eastern settlers, having crossed the lakes to Detroit, used after they disembarked to travel south into Indiana. In the early days, S.R. 13 was called the “Logansport-White Pigeon Road.”

There is a Business Indiana 13 from Main St. (SR 114) to IN 13 at North Manchester — labeled as “Wayne St.”, it follows the original route of IN 13 through town.

Major intersections

County Location Mile Roads intersected Notes
Hancock Fortville US 36 / SR 67
Madison Madison County I-69
SR 38
Fisherburg SR 32
Madison County SR 37 Indiana State Road 13 overlaps SR 37
SR 37 End of overlap
Elwood SR 28
Grant Point Isable SR 26
Grant County US 35 / SR 22
Mier SR 18
Wabash Wabash County SR 124
Wabash SR 15 SR 13 overlaps SR 15
SR 15 End of SR 15 overlap. SR 13 now overlaps US 24 ALT.
US 24 End of overlap and end of 24 ALT
Wabash County SR 16
SR 114
Kosciusko Kosciusko County SR 14
Pierceton US 30
Old US 30 (Lincoln Highway)
Elkhart Syracuse US 6 SR 13 overlaps US 6
Elkhart County US 6 / US 33 End of overlap with US 6 and SR 13 now overlaps US 33
US 33 End of overlap with US 33
Elkhart County Road 38
SR 4 Eastern end of SR 4
Middlebury US 20
Elkhart County SR 120
I-80 / I-90 / Ind. Toll Rd.
US 131 Michigan State line

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Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)

July 4th, 2009

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Pontificia Universitas Studiorum a Sancto Thoma Aquinate in Urbe

Motto: Caritas veritatis (1908)
Motto in English: The Charity of Truth
Established: 1580
Type: Pontifical
Chancellor: Carlos Azpiroz Costa O.P.
Rector: Joseph Agius O.P.
Students: 1200 (2008)
Location: Rome, Italy
Former names: Collegium Divi Thomæ (1577-1580); Collegium Divi Thomæ de Urbe (1580-1906); Pontificium Collegium Divi Thomæ de Urbe (1906-1908); Pontificium Collegium Internationale Angelicum (1908-1926); Pontificium Institutum Internationale Angelicum (1926-1942); Pontificium Athenaeum Internationale Angelicum (1942-1963)
Colors: Black & White          
Nickname: Angelicum; PUST
Website: angelicum.org pust.urbe.it


Facade of the main entrance of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum).

The Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, commonly known as the Angelicum, is the Dominican university of Rome and one of the major pontifical universities of the City. Staffed and administered by members of the Order of Preachers, it serves as a focus for the Dominican theological and philosophical tradition among the Roman pontifical universities.

Contents

  • 1 History
  • 2 The University today
  • 3 Faculties
  • 4 Institutes
  • 5 Other programs of study
  • 6 Notable alumni
  • 7 Institutes connected with the University
    • 7.1 Incorporated institutions
    • 7.2 Aggregated institutions
    • 7.3 Affiliated institutions
    • 7.4 Sponsored institutions
    • 7.5 Associated institutions
  • 8 See also
  • 9 Footnotes
  • 10 External links

History

The Pontifical University of Saint Thomas in Rome is heir of the medieval Studium founded by the Dominican Order, indeed by St. Thomas Aquinas himself, as well as of the College of St. Thomas (Lat: Collegium Divi Thomæ de Urbe), which Monsignor Juan Solano O.P. (1506-1580), Bishop emeritus of Cuzco (Peru), established in 1577 at the Convent of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome. The new college was established on the foundation of the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas to meet the demand of the mission of the Church in the New World; where personalities like Bartolomé de las Casas O.P., Pedro de Cordova O.P. and Francisco de Vitoria O.P. were already engaged.

This Italo-Spanish college became an international centre of Thomistic specialization, open to members of various provinces of the Dominican Order and to ecclesiastical students, local and foreign. The rectors of the institution had to belong either to the Dominican Province of Rome or of Spain.

In 1698, Cardinal Girolamo Casanate (1620-1700), the Librarian of the Holy Roman Church, established at the Convent of Santa Maria sopra Minerva the Casanatense Library (Biblioteca Casanatense), which was independent of the Convent and the College. At his death the library was inherited by the Convent and, opened to the general public. According to the Cardinal’s last will and testament the College acquired the use of the library.

On May 26, 1727, Pope Benedict XIII gave to the Order’s major Houses of Study, and therefore also to the College of St. Thomas, the right of conferring academic degrees in theology to students outside the Order.

In 1873, the College of St. Thomas had to leave its residence at the Minerva and was centered at various locations in Rome.

In 1882 the Faculty of Philosophy was founded.

In 1896 the Faculty of Canon Law was founded.

It was thanks to the efforts of Blessed Giacinto M. Cormier O.P., Master General of the Order of Preachers, that, on May 2, 1906, the College of Saint Thomas received the title Pontificium, from Pope Saint Pius X (Lat: Pontificium Collegium Divi Thomæ de Urbe). This made the degrees conferred by the College equivalent to those of the world’s other Catholic Universities.

By the Apostolic Letter of November 8, 1908, signed by the Supreme Pontiff on November 17, the new Pontifical International College Angelicum (Lat: Pontificium Collegium Internationale Angelicum) was erected on the site of the College of Saint Thomas, with headquarters in Via San Vitale 15.

In 1926 the Pontifical International College Angelicum became an Institute (Lat: Pontificium Institutum Internationale Angelicum).

In 1932 Angelicum was transferred to the appropriately expanded buildings of the ancient Dominican monastery of Saints Dominic and Sixtus.

In 1942 the Pontifical International Institute Angelicum became an Athenaeum (Lat: Pontificium Athenaeum Internationale Angelicum).

In 1950, the Institute of Spirituality was founded and incorporated into the Faculty of Theology.

In 1951 the Institute of Social Sciences was founded within the Faculty of Philosophy.

On March 7, 1963, Blessed Pope John XXIII, with the Motu proprio Dominicanus Ordo, raised the Angelicum to the rank of Pontifical University (Lat: Pontificia Universitas Studiorum a Sancto Thoma Aquinate in Urbe).

In 1974 the Institute of Social Sciences was elevated to the rank of a Faculty.

The University today


The church of Sts. Dominic and Sixtus in front of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) and the Dominican Convent of Sts. Dominic and Sixtus.

Today, the University is noted especially for its faculties of Canon Law, Sacred Theology, and Philosophy.

The Angelicum’s Faculty of Sacred Theology has served as the official “Sedes Thomæ” in Rome, providing theology students in the Eternal City the opportunity to immerse themselves in the Thomistic and Dominican tradition. To that end, the university has always boasted a distinguished faculty, including the likes of Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P., one of the twentieth century’s leading theologians and a great exponent of Thomistic theology, Fr. Jordan Aumann, O.P., Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, O.P., Fr. Aidan Nichols, O.P., Fr. Wojciech Giertych, O.P, who serves as Theologian of the Papal Household under Benedict XVI, and Fr. Charles Morerod, O.P., who sits on the Editorial Board of the international theological journal, “Nova et Vetera.”

Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange was known for his Saturday lectures in the Aula Magna of the University, in which he would treat in great depth the most complex and controversial theological topics of the day.

The faculties all teach in the Italian language, except for the first cycle in sacred theology (S.T.B.) and the Mater Ecclesiæ Institute in which it is possible to take in English.

Faculties

  • Canon Law (English) (Italian)
  • Philosophy (English) (Italian)
  • Social Sciences (English) (Italian)
  • Theology (English) (Italian)

Institutes

  • Spirituality (English) (Italian)
  • St. Thomas (English) (French) (Italian) (Polish) (Spanish)

Other programs of study


Part of the cloister of the Convent of Sts. Dominic and Sixtus and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum).

  • Bridge Builder Project (English)
  • Cardinal Pavan Chair for Social Ethics
  • Catholic Studies Rome Programme (English)
  • Chair of Cistercian Theology and Spirituality Benedict XVI (Italian)
  • Chair of Ecumenical Studies Tillard
  • Chair of Religions and Non-conventional Spiritualities (Italian)
  • Management and Corporate Social Responsibility (Italian)
  • Management of the Organizations of the Third Sector (Italian)

Notable alumni


The previous site of the Angelicum (1908-1932) at Via San Vitale 15. The building was designed for the Dominican fathers by the architect Tullio Passarelli. Currently the building serves as the headquarters of the Roman police force (Questura di Roma).


Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782), Delle magnificenze di Roma (1747-1761), Book VIII I monasteri e conservatori di donne, Plate 149 Monastero, e Chiesa dei SS. Domenico, e Sisto, e quella di S. Cat. da Siena delle Suore Domenicane a Monte Magnanapoli. (Typical plate size 200×300 mm. Printed edition of the engraving: unknown).


Doctor Angelicus, St. Thomas Aquinas, patron of the University, considered by the Catholic Church to be its greatest theologian.

Among the most illustrious students that the Angelicum has numbered within its ranks is Karol Wojty?a, who became Pope John Paul II. Other distinguished students of the Angelicum include:

  • Aloysius Ambrozic, Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto (Canada): awarded a Licentiate of Sacred Theology
  • Lorenzo Antonetti, Cardinal, President emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Pontifical Delegate emeritus for the Patriarchal Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi: awarded a Licentiate in Sacred Theology
  • Antonio Arregui Yarza, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil (Ecuador): awarded a Doctorate in Canon Law
  • Carlos Azpiroz Costa O.P., Master of the Order of Preachers: awarded a Doctorate in Canon Law
  • William Wakefield Baum, Cardinal, Major Penitentiary emeritus, Archbishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington (USA): awarded a Doctorate in Sacred Theology
  • Leonard Paul Blair, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo (USA): awarded a Doctorate in Sacred Theology
  • Alberto Bovone, late Cardinal, Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints: awarded a Doctorate in Canon Law
  • Nicola Canali, late Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, Major Penitentiary emeritus
  • David R. Choby, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville (USA): awarded a Licentiate in Canon Law
  • Thomas Cooray O.M.I., late Cardinal, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo (Sri Lanka): awarded a Doctorate in Philosophy
  • Paul Cremona O.P., Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta (Malta): awarded a Doctorate in Sacred Theology
  • Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York] (USA): awarded a Licentiate in Sacred Theology
  • Kevin John Dunn, late Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle (England): awarded a Doctorate in Canon Law
  • Wim Eijk, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht (Netherlands): awarded a Doctorate in Philosophy
  • John Patrick Foley, Cardinal, President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem: awarded a Licentiate and a Doctorate in Philosophy
  • Bruno Heim, late Titular Archbishop of Xanthus, Apostolic Nuncio emeritus to Great Britain, prominent armorists of twentieth century ecclesiastical heraldry: awarded a Doctorate in Philosophy
  • Julián Herranz Casado, Cardinal, President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts: awarded a Doctorate in Canon Law
  • James Aloysius Hickey, late Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington (USA): awarded a Doctorate in Sacred Theology
  • Martin Grabmann, historian of philosophy and theology, medievalist
  • Michael Owen Jackels, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita (USA): awarded a Doctorate in Sacred Theology
  • Thomas C. Kelly O.P., Archbishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville (USA): awarded a Doctorate in Canon Law
  • Noël A. Kinsella, Senator and Speaker of the Senate of Canada (Canada): awarded a Licentiate and a Doctorate in Philosophy
  • Jerome Edward Listecki, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse (USA): awarded a Licentiate and a Doctorate in Canon Law
  • Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, Cardinal, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Military Ordinary for the Dominican Republic: awarded a Doctorate in Social Science
  • Alfonso López Trujillo, late Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Archbishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín (Colombia): awarded a Doctorate in Philosophy
  • Kevin McDonald, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark (England): awarded a Doctorate in Sacred Theology
  • James T. McHugh, late Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre (USA): awarded a Doctorate in Sacred Theology
  • Jorge María Mejía, Cardinal, Archivist and Librarian emeritus of the Holy Roman Church: awarded a Doctorate in Sacred Theology
  • Mieczys?aw Mokrzycki, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins (Ukraine): awarded a Doctorate in Theology
  • Gerald Moverley, late Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam (England): awarded a Doctorate in Canon Law
  • Edwin Frederick O’Brien, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore (USA): awarded a Doctorate in Sacred Theology
  • Silvio Oddi, Cardinal, Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy: awarded a Doctorate in Canon Law
  • Marc Ouellet P.S.S., Cardinal, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Québec (Canada) and Primate of Canada: awarded a Licentiate in Philosophy
  • Paolo Pezzi F.S.C.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • Dominique Pire O.P., Laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize (1958): awarded a Doctorate in Sacred Theology
  • Paulos Faraj Rahho, late Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Mosul of Chaldeans (Iraq): awarded a Licentiate in Sacred Theology
  • Maurice Roy, late Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Québec (Canada): awarded a Doctorate in Philosophy
  • José Saraiva Martins C.M.F., Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints: awarded a Doctorate in Sacred Theology
  • Peter Smith, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff (Wales): awarded a Doctorate in Canon Law
  • Louis-Albert Vachon, late Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Québec (Canada): awarded a Doctorate in Sacred Theology
  • Varkey Vithayathil C.Ss.R., Cardinal, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly (India): awarded a Doctorate in Canon Law
  • Johannes Willebrands, Cardinal, President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity: awarded a Doctorate in Philosophy
  • Donald Wuerl, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington (USA): awarded a Doctorate in Sacred Theology

Institutes connected with the University

Incorporated institutions

One institution is incorporated within the University:

  • Institute of Greco-Byzantine Ecumenical-Patristic Theology San Nicola, Bari (Italy) (English) (Italian)

Aggregated institutions

One institution is aggregated with the University:

  • Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit (USA) (English)

Affiliated institutions

The following are affiliated with the University:

  • Blackfriars Studium, Oxford (England) (English)
  • Collegio Alberoni, Piacenza (Italy)
  • St. Charles Seminary, Nagpur (India) (English)
  • Dominican House of Studies, Tallaght (Ireland)
  • St. Joseph’s Seminary (Dunwoodie), New York (USA) (English)
  • Istituto Teologico De America Central Intercongregacional, S. Jose (Costa Rica)
  • Sacred Heart Institute, Gozo (Malta)
  • Dominican Institute, Ibadan (Nigeria) (English)
  • Centro de Estudio de los Dominicanos del Caribe, Bayamon (Puerto Rico)
  • Studio Filosofico Domenicano, Bologna (Italy) (Italian)
  • Escola Dominicana de Teologia, Alto do Ipiranga, São Paulo (Brazil) (Portuguese)
  • Centro de Teologia Santo Domingo de Guzman, St. Domingo (Dominican Republic)
  • Mount St. Mary’s College, Auckland (New Zealand)

Sponsored institutions

The following are sponsored by the University:

  • Superior Institute of Religious Sciences Mater Ecclesiæ, Rome (Italy) (English) (Italian)
  • Superior Institute of Religious Sciences of St. Thomas Aquinas, Kiev (Ukraine) (English) (Ukrainian)

Associated institutions

Associated institutions include:

  • Higher Institute for Communication and Public Opinion, Rome (Italy) (English) (Italian)
  • Institut Marie-Dominique Chenu, Berlin (Germany) (English) (French) (German)

See also

  • Blackfriars, Oxford
  • Center for Catholic Studies (University of St. Thomas)
  • Sacred Heart Major Seminary
  • St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie
  • Superior Institute of Religious Sciences of St. Thomas Aquinas

Footnotes

  1. ^ Cf. Angelicum Newsletter Blog, Trust in the power of Truth (December 8th, 2008) (English)
  2. ^ Cf. Edward Kaczy?ski O.P., Pontifical University of St. Thomas “Angelicum” in: Grzegorz Ga??zka, Pontifical Universities and Roman Athenaea, Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2000, p. 52. ISBN 88-209-2967-8 (casebound) or, ISBN 88-209-2966-X (paperbound)
  3. ^ The Casanatense Library (English) (Italian)
  4. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis 55 (1963), pp. 205-208.
  5. ^ These lectures are recalled by Cardinal Schönborn in his book “The Face of God.”
  6. ^ See: Pontificia Università S. Tommaso d’Aquino Angelicum, Ordine degli studi - Order of Studies, Anno accademico - Academic Year 2008-2009, Cattedra Cardinale Pavan per l’etica sociale, pp. 224-225. (Italian)
  7. ^ See: Pontificia Università S. Tommaso d’Aquino Angelicum, Ordine degli studi - Order of Studies, Anno accademico - Academic Year 2008-2009, Tillard Chair, p. 131. (English) (Italian)
  8. ^ Cf. Studio Passarelli, Curriculum, 6. 1910: Convento Padri Domenicani in via di S. Vitale (English) (Italian)
  9. ^ He earned a Licentiate and later a Doctorate in Sacred Theology. This Doctorate, the first of two, was based on the dissertation Doctrina de fide apud S. Ioannem a Cruce (The Doctrine of Faith According to Saint John of the Cross). Even though his doctoral work was unanimously approved in June 1948, he was denied the degree because he could not afford to print the text of his dissertation (an Angelicum rule). In December of that year, a revised text of his dissertation was approved by the theological faculty of Jagiellonian University in Kraków, and Wojty?a was finally awarded the degree.
  10. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, His Holiness John Paul II, Biography, Pre-Pontificate: 1946 (English)
  11. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, College of Cardinals, Biographical notes, Ambrozic Card. Aloysius Matthew (English)
  12. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, College of Cardinals, Biographical notes, Antonetti Card. Lorenzo (English)
  13. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 07.05.2003, Rinunce e nomine, Rinuncia dell’Arcivescovo Metropolita di Guayaquil (Ecuador) e nomina del successore (Italian)
  14. ^ Cf. The Order of Preachers, Biography of Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa O.P. (English)
  15. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, College of Cardinals, Biographical notes, Baum Card. William Wakefield (English)
  16. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 07.10.2003, Rinunce e nomine, Nomina del Vescovo di Toledo (U.S.A.) (Italian)
  17. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 20.12.2005, Rinunce e nomine, Nomina del Vescovo di Nashville (U.S.A.) (Italian)
  18. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 02.12.2006, Rinunce e nomine, Rinuncia dell‘Arcivescovo di Malta (Malta) e nomina del successore (Italian)
  19. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 25.06.2002, Rinunce e nomine, Nomina dell‘Arcivescovo Metropolita di Milwaukee (U.S.A.) (Italian)
  20. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 26.03.2004, Rinunce e nomine, Rinuncia del Vescovo di Hexham and Newcastle (Inghilterra) e nomina del successore (Italian)
  21. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 11.12.2007, Rinunce e nomine, Nomina dell’Arcivescovo Metropolita di Utrecht (Paesi Bassi) (Italian)
  22. ^ Cf. Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, Il Collegio Cardinalizio, Cenni biografici, Foley Card. John Patrick (Italian)
  23. ^ Cf. Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, Il Collegio Cardinalizio, Cenni biografici, Herranz Card. Julián (Italian)
  24. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, College of Cardinals, Biographical notes, Hickey Card. James Aloysius (English)
  25. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 28.01.2005, Rinunce e nomine, Nomina del Vescovo di Wichita (U.S.A.) (Italian)
  26. ^ Cf. Archdiocese of Louisville, The Archdiocese, Archbishop Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P. (English)
  27. ^ Cf. The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, The Speaker of the Senate, Biography (English)
  28. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 29.12.2004, Rinunce e nomine, Nomina del Vescovo di La Crosse (U.S.A.) (Italian)
  29. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, College of Cardinals, Biographical notes, López Rodríguez Card. Nicolás de Jesús (English)
  30. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, College of Cardinals, Biographical notes, López Trujillo Card. Alfonso (English)
  31. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 06.11.2003, Rinunce e nomine, Rinuncia dell‘Arcivescovo Metropolita di Southwark (Inghilterra) e nomina del successore (Italian)
  32. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 07.12.1998, Nomina del Coadiutore di Rockville Centre (U.S.A.) (Italian)
  33. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, College of Cardinals, Biographical notes, Mejía Card. Jorge María (English)
  34. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 16.07.2007, Rinunce e nomine, Nomina dell’Arcivescovo Coadiutore di Lviv dei Latini (Ucraina) (Italian)
  35. ^ Cf. The Church in England and Wales, News Release (14 December 1996), Death of Bishop Moverley (English)
  36. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 12.07.2007, Rinunce e nomine, Rinuncia dell‘Arcivescovo Metropolita di Baltimore (U.S.A.) e nomina del successore (Italian)
  37. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, College of Cardinals, Biographical notes, Oddi Card. Silvio (English)
  38. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, College of Cardinals, Biographical notes, Ouellet Card. Marc, P.S.S. (English)
  39. ^ Cf. Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, Bollettino quotidiano del: 21.09.2007, Rinunce e nomine, Nomina dell’Arcivescovo Metropolita dell’Arcidiocesi “della Madre di Dio” a Mosca (Federazione Russa) (Italian)
  40. ^ Cf. The Nobel Foundation, The Nobel Peace Prize 1958, Georges Pire, The Nobel Peace Prize 1958: Biography (English)
  41. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, College of Cardinals, Biographical notes, Saraiva Martins Card. José, C.M.F. (English)
  42. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 26.10.2001, Rinunce e nomine, Rinuncia dell‘Arcivescovo Metropolita di Cardiff (Galles) e nomina del successore (Italian)
  43. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, College of Cardinals, Biographical notes, Vachon Card. Louis-Albert (English)
  44. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, College of Cardinals, Biographical notes, Vithayathil Card. Varkey, C.SS.R. (English)
  45. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, College of Cardinals, Biographical notes, Willebrands Card. Johannes (English)
  46. ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 16.05.2006, Rinunce e nomine, Rinuncia dell‘Arcivescovo Metropolita di Washington (U.S.A.) e nomina del successore (Italian)
  47. ^ Cf. Pontificia Università S. Tommaso d’Aquino Angelicum, Ordine degli studi - Order of Studies, Anno accademico - Academic Year 2008-2009, Istituti collegati con l’Università – Institutes Connected with the University, p. XXI. (English) (Italian)
  48. ^ Cf. Pontificia Università S. Tommaso d’Aquino Angelicum, Ordine degli studi - Order of Studies, Anno accademico - Academic Year 2008-2009, Istituti collegati con l’Università – Institutes Connected with the University, p. XXI. (English) (Italian)
  49. ^ Cf. Pontificia Università S. Tommaso d’Aquino Angelicum, Ordine degli studi - Order of Studies, Anno accademico - Academic Year 2008-2009, Istituti collegati con l’Università – Institutes Connected with the University, p. XXI. (English) (Italian)
  50. ^ Cf. Pontificia Università S. Tommaso d’Aquino Angelicum, Ordine degli studi - Order of Studies, Anno accademico - Academic Year 2008-2009, Istituti associati, p. 226. (Italian)

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Steny Hoyer

July 4th, 2009

Steny Hoyer
Steny Hoyer

26th Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 3, 2007
Deputy Jim Clyburn (whip)
Preceded by John Boehner

21st Minority Whip of the United States House of Representatives
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Leader Nancy Pelosi
Preceded by Nancy Pelosi
Succeeded by Roy Blunt

Member of the
United States House of Representatives
from Maryland’s 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
May 19, 1981
Preceded by Gladys Spellman

82nd President of the Maryland Senate
In office
1975 – 1978
Governor Marvin Mandel
Blair Lee, III (acting)
Preceded by William S. James
Succeeded by James A. Clark, Jr.

Born June 14, 1939 (1939-06-14) (age 70)
New York City, New York
Political party Democratic
Spouse Judith Hoyer (widowed)
Children Susan Hoyer
Stefany Hoyer
Anne Hoyer
Residence Mechanicsville, Maryland
Alma mater University of Maryland, College Park
Georgetown University Law Center
Profession Attorney
Religion Baptist

Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Maryland’s 5th congressional district since 1981. On November 16, 2006, Hoyer was elected as House Majority Leader over John Murtha of Pennsylvania. He is the first Marylander to become Majority Leader.

Contents

  • 1 Early life and family
  • 2 Maryland Senate career
  • 3 Career in the House of Representatives
    • 3.1 Ascent to Majority Leader
    • 3.2 Campaign fundraising
    • 3.3 2008 election
  • 4 Positions
    • 4.1 Domestic issues
    • 4.2 Position on international affairs
  • 5 Election history
  • 6 References
  • 7 External links

Early life and family

Hoyer was born in New York City but grew up in Mitchellville, Maryland. His mother, Jean Baldwin, was American, and his father, Steen Theilgaard Høyer, was Danish and a native of Copenhagen; “Steny” is a variant of his father’s name, “Steen”, and Hoyer is an anglicized form of the fairly common Danish surname Høyer. He graduated from Suitland High School in Suitland, Maryland. In 1963, he graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he also became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He later earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. in 1966. In the 1960s, Hoyer interned for Senator Daniel Brewster (D-Maryland), along with current Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

Hoyer has three daughters: Susan, Stefany, and Anne from his marriage to his wife, Judy Pickett Hoyer, who died in 1997. Hoyer also has two granddaughters, one grandson and a great-granddaughter (born on November 2, 2006). His wife was an advocate of early childhood education, and child development learning centers in Maryland have been named in her honor (”Judy Centers”). She also suffered from epilepsy, and the Epilepsy Foundation of America sponsors an annual public lecture in her name. Hoyer, too, has been an advocate for research in this area, and the Epilepsy Foundation presented him in 2002 with their Congressional Leadership Award.

Hoyer also serves on the Board of Trustees for St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

Maryland Senate career

In 1966, Hoyer won a seat in the Maryland State Senate, representing Prince George’s County, Maryland. In 1975, Hoyer was elected President of the Maryland State Senate, the youngest in state history. In 1978, Hoyer sought the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland but lost out to Samuel Bogley. In the same year Hoyer was appointed to the Maryland Board of Higher Education, a position he served in until 1981.

Career in the House of Representatives

Ascent to Majority Leader


An earlier congressional portrait of Hoyer.

After Maryland Representative Gladys Spellman fell into a coma, her seat was declared vacant in 1981. Hoyer defeated Spellman’s husband in the primary election, and then defeated a better funded Republican candidate in the general election, earning himself the nickname of “boy wonder”.

Hoyer has served as chair of the Democratic Caucus, the fourth-ranking position among House of Representatives Democrats, from 1989 to 1994; the former co-chair (and a current member) of the Democratic Steering Committee; and as the chief candidate recruiter for House Democrats from 1995 to 2000. He also served as Deputy Majority Whip from 1987 to 1989. On November 14, 2002, Hoyer was unanimously elected by his colleagues in the Democratic Caucus to serve as the House Democratic Minority Whip, the second-highest-ranking position among House Democrats. Now as the Democratic Majority Leader he is the highest-ranking member of Congress in Maryland history, and the longest-serving House member from Southern Maryland in history.

Nancy Pelosi became the Speaker of the House in January 2007. Hoyer, the second-ranking Democrat in the House, was elected by his colleagues to be House Majority Leader for the 110th Congress. He was successful in his bid for the leadership position against fellow Democrat John Murtha of Pennsylvania by a margin of 149-86 within the caucus.

Campaign fundraising


Then-President George W. Bush meets with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer on November 9, 2006.

Hoyer is a prolific fundraiser for House Democrats. He is the top giver to fellow party members in the House. He has given over $1 million to the party and individual candidates over the current election cycle as of July 14, 2008, according to CQ Moneyline.

In March 2007, the Center for Public Integrity reported that Hoyer’s political action committee “raised nearly $1 million for congressional candidates by exploiting what experts call a legal loophole.” The Center reported:

Campaign finance disclosure records show that the Maryland Democrat used his leadership political action committee — AmeriPAC — as a conduit to collect bundles of checks from individuals, and from business and union interests. He then passed more than $960,000 along to 53 House candidates and another quarter of a million to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, data compiled from the Center for Responsive Politics Web site show. Federal law generally prohibits political action committees, including leadership PACs, which are run by politicians, from receiving more than $5,000 each year from a single donor or giving more than $10,000 to a single candidate ($5,000 each for the primary and the general election). But Hoyer collected as much as $136,000 from one labor union committee and distributed more than $86,000 to a single Congressional race.

The only media to cover the report, the Capital News Service (Maryland), quickly pointed out how common and legal the practice is:

“That’s like saying somebody who deducts mortgage interest on their taxes is exploiting a tax loophole,” said Nathaniel Persily, a campaign finance expert and University of Pennsylvania Law School professor. “What exactly is the problem?” “Bundling is very common,” said Steve Weisman, of the George Washington University’s Campaign Finance Institute. What Hoyer, a lawyer, did was perfectly legal, the Federal Election Commission said, too. In fact, his insistence on detailed reporting made tracking the funds easier.

2008 election

Hoyer won re-election against Republican Collins Bailey in November 2008.

Positions

Domestic issues


Hoyer speaks during the second day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.

  • Abortion: Hoyer is pro-choice.
  • Social Issues: He voted against the Partial-Abortion ban bill in 2003. Hoyer supports affirmative action and gay rights.
  • Gun Rights: Hoyer opposes unrestricted gun ownership. He is rated F by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record
  • Privacy: Hoyer claimed to oppose providing immunity to telecom companies but has come under fire for negotiating a bill, described by Senators Patrick Leahy and Russ Feingold as a “capitulation”, that would provide immunity to any telecom company that had been told by the Bush administration that their actions were legal. “No matter how they spin it, this is still immunity,” said Kevin Bankston, a senior lawyer for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a privacy rights group that has sued over President Bush’s wiretapping program. “It’s not compromise, it’s pure theater.”
  • Taxes: Hoyer favors progressive taxation.

Position on international affairs

  • India: Hoyer supports civilian nuclear cooperation with India.
  • Iraq: Hoyer initially supported the Iraq War and was even recognized by the DLC for his vocal leadership on this issue. After the war became publicly unpopular, Hoyer said he favored a “responsible redeployment”. However, he has repeatedly supported legislation to continue funding for the war without deadlines for troop withdrawal, most recently in return for increased funding of domestic projects.
  • Israel: Hoyer is a supporter of Israel, and has often been allied with American Israel Public Affairs Committee. In September 2007, he criticized Rep. Jim Moran for suggesting that AIPAC “has pushed (the Iraq) war from the beginning,” calling the comment “factually inaccurate.” .
  • Iran: Hoyer has stated that a nuclear Iran is “unacceptable” and that the use of force remains an option.
  • Human Rights: Hoyer is a former chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Election history

Election history of Steny Hoyer:

Year Office Election Subject Party Votes  % Opponent Party Votes  % Opponent Party Votes  %
1981 Congress, 5th district Special Steny Hoyer Democratic N/A 55 N/A N/A N/A N/A
1982 Congress, 5th district General Steny Hoyer Democratic 83,937 79.58 William Guthrie Republican 21,533 20.42
1984 Congress, 5th district General Steny Hoyer Democratic 116,310 72.18 John Ritchie Republican 44,839 27.82
1986 Congress, 5th district General Steny Hoyer Democratic 82,098 81.93 John Sellner Republican 18,102 18.07
1988 Congress, 5th district General Steny Hoyer Democratic 128,437 78.63 John Sellner Republican 34,909 21.37
1990 Congress, 5th district General Steny Hoyer Democratic 84,747 80.66 Lee Breuer Republican 20,314 19.34
1992 Congress, 5th district General Steny Hoyer Democratic 118,312 94.39 Other (no major opposition) 7,032 5.6
1994 Congress, 5th district General Steny Hoyer Democratic 98,821 58.81 Donald Devine Republican 69,211 41.19
1996 Congress, 5th district General Steny Hoyer Democratic 121,288 56.92 John S. Morgan Republican 91,806 43.08
1998 Congress, 5th district General Steny Hoyer Democratic 126,792 65.37 Robert Ostrom Republican 67,176 34.36
2000 Congress, 5th district General Steny Hoyer Democratic 166,231 65.09 Thomas Hutchins Republican 89,019 34.86
2002 Congress, 5th district General Steny Hoyer Democratic 137,903 69.27 Joseph Crawford Republican 60,758 30.52
2004 Congress, 5th district General Steny Hoyer Democratic 204,867 68.67 Brad Jewitt Republican 87,189 29.93 Bob Auerbach Green 4,224 1.42
2006 Congress, 5th district General Steny Hoyer Democratic 168,114 82.69 Steve Warner Green 33,464 16.46 Write Ins: P.Kuhnert and Other Write-Ins 635 1,110 0.86
2008 Congress, 5th district General Steny Hoyer Democratic 253,854 73.6 Collins Bailey Republican 82,631 24.0 Darlene Nicholas Libertarian 7,829 2.3

References

  1. ^ a b “Democrats defy Pelosi, elect Hoyer House leader”. Reuters. November 16, 2006. http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?view=CN&symbol=&storyID=2006-11-16T165944Z_01_N16319060_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-CONGRESS-LEADERS-HOYER.xml&WTmodLoc=InvArt-C2-NextArticle-1. Retrieved on 2006-11-16. 
  2. ^ Alexander Mooney (November 16, 2006). “Hoyer beats out Murtha for majority leader”. CNN Political Ticker (CNN.com). http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2006/11/hoyer-beats-out-murtha-for-majority.html. Retrieved on 2006-11-16. 
  3. ^ About the Majority Leader, Office of the House Democratic Majority Leader.
  4. ^ Jessica Valdez. “For Hoyer, a Balancing of Roles”. The Washington Post. August 28, 2004.
  5. ^ a b c d e f “Steny H. Hoyer (Democrat), U.S. Representative. Maryland Archives. Accessed November 18, 2006
  6. ^ Jonathan Weisman and Lois Romano (November 16, 2006). “Pelosi Splits Democrats With Push For Murtha”. Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/15/AR2006111501521.html. Retrieved on 2006-11-16. 
  7. ^ “The Judy Center website”. http://www.judycenter.com/. Retrieved on 2006-11-18. 
  8. ^ “Epilepsy Foundation announcement of Judith Hoyer lectureship program”. January 28, 2002. http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/epilepsyusa/appropriations.cfm?renderforprint=1&. Retrieved on 2006-11-18. 
  9. ^ “Epilepsy Foundation Recognizes the Honorable Steny H. Hoyer For Longstanding Support”. Epilepsy Foundation. March 26, 2002. http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/aboutus/pressroom/n031502a.cfm. Retrieved on 2006-11-18. 
  10. ^ a b c Biography of Congressman Steny Hoyer. From the official website of Steny Hoyer. Accessed November 18, 2006
  11. ^ Shailagh Murray “Political Pragmatism Carried Hoyer to the Top”. The Washington Post, page A6. Friday, November 17, 2006.
  12. ^ “CNN: Scramble is on to replace Congressional leaders”. CNN.com. November 9, 2006. http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/08/congress.new.leader/. Retrieved on 2006-11-09. 
  13. ^ “Hoyer Is a Giver” (in English). Congressional Quarterly. July 14, 2008. http://www.cq.com/document/display.do?dockey=/cqonline/prod/data/docs/html/news/110/news110-000002916307.html@allnews&pub=news&print=true. 
  14. ^ Bergo, Sandy (March 27, 2007). “Passing The Buck: House majority leader exploited campaign cash loophole” (in English). Center for Public Integrity. http://www.publicintegrity.org/report.aspx?aid=819. 
  15. ^ MURRET, PATRICIA (March 21, 2007). “Hoyer Exploited Campaign Finance Law Loophole, Report Says” (in English). Capital News Service. http://somd.com/news/headlines/2007/5612.shtml. 
  16. ^ “Ron Paul endorses Hoyer challenger” (in English). Politicker. July 3, 2008. http://politicker.com/ron-paul-endorses-hoyer-challenger. 
  17. ^ “Steny Hoyer on the Issues”. On The Issues. http://ontheissues.org/House/Steny_Hoyer.htm. Retrieved on 2008-06-17. 
  18. ^ Hess, Pamela, Associated Press June 20, 2008
  19. ^ Greg Sargent. “Steny Hoyer Says Some Strong Words Against Telecom Immunity”. TPM Election Central. http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2007/10/steny_hoyer_says_some_strong_words_against_telecom_immunity.php. Retrieved on 2008-06-18. 
  20. ^ Bob Fertik. “Wiretapping: Impeachment Not Immunity”. Democrats.com. http://democrats.com/wiretapping-impeachment-not-immunity. Retrieved on 2008-06-17. 
  21. ^ Kagro X. “Hoyer: I’ve lost all control”. DailyKos. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/6/18/133218/573/108/537903. Retrieved on 2008-06-18. 
  22. ^ Glenn Greenwald. “Targeting Steny Hoyer for his contempt for the rule of law”. Salon.com. http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/17/hoyer/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-19. 
  23. ^ NY Times Advertisement
  24. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll541.xml
  25. ^ Rep. Steny Hoyer :: newsroom
  26. ^ Hill Close To Deal on War Funds - washingtonpost.com
  27. ^ “Hoyer takes aim at Moran’s AIPAC comment”. thehill.com. http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/hoyer-takes-aim-at-morans-aipac-comment-2007-09-18.html. Retrieved on 2007-09-19. 
  28. ^ “Democrats: Nuclear Iran unacceptable”. jpost.com. http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467674368&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull. Retrieved on 2007-01-08. 
  29. ^ Congressional Quarterly Voting and Elections Collection

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La Garde, France

July 4th, 2009

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La Garde is the name of several places:

France

La Garde or Lagarde is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:

  • La Garde, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département
  • La Garde, Isère, in the Isère département
  • La Garde, Var, in the Var département
  • La Garde-Adhémar, in the Drôme département
  • La Garde-Freinet, in the Var département
  • Lagarde, Ariège, in the Ariège département
  • Lagarde, Haute-Garonne, in the Haute-Garonne département
  • Lagarde, Gers, in the Gers département
  • Lagarde, Moselle, in the Moselle département
  • Lagarde, Hautes-Pyrénées, in the Hautes-Pyrénées département
  • Lagarde-d’Apt, in the Vaucluse département
  • Lagarde-Enval, in the Corrèze département
  • Lagarde-Hachan, in the Gers département
  • Lagarde-Paréol, in the Vaucluse département
  • Lagarde-sur-le-Né, in the Charente département

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Orlando Cabrera

July 3rd, 2009

Orlando Cabrera
Oakland Athletics — No. 18
Shortstop
Born: November 2, 1974 (1974-11-02) (age 34)
Cartagena, Colombia
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
MLB debut
September 3, 1997 for the Montreal Expos
Career statistics
(through June 15, 2009)
Batting average     .272
Home runs     107
Runs batted in     704
Stolen bases     186
Teams
  • Montreal Expos (1997-2004)
  • Boston Red Sox (2004)
  • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005-2007)
  • Chicago White Sox (2008)
  • Oakland Athletics (2009-present)
Career highlights and awards
  • World Series champion (2004)
  • 2x Gold Glove Award winner (2001, 2007)


Cabrera with the Chicago White Sox on April 17, 2008.

Orlando Luis Cabrera, nicknamed O-Cab and The OC, (born November 2, 1974, in Cartagena, Colombia) is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Oakland Athletics. He bats and throws right-handed.

He won a World Series championship in 2004 with the Boston Red Sox. He has also played for the Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Chicago White Sox.

Cabrera is the younger brother of Jolbert Cabrera, a utility player in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Baseball career

As a batter, Cabrera is a good fastball line drive hitter that uses all fields with gap power. While not possessing blazing speed, Cabrera is an intelligent and aggressive base runner and consistent base stealing threat, and he also has the aggressiveness to hustle out numerous doubles and triples.

He has above average range to both sides, soft hands and a strong arm. He won the Gold Glove Award in 2001 and in 2007. In 2002 he led all Major League shortstops with 29 errors, and had the lowest fielding percentage among them (.962), though his defensive contribution was considered a key to the Boston Red Sox World Series victory in 2004.

In 2003, he finished second among the league shortstops in batting average (.297), slugging percentage (.415), runs batted in (80), and in stolen base percentage (24-to-26). Beside this, he is one of four Montreal Expos players to have ever played all 162 games in a season, and the first to do it twice. Also, his 17 home runs in that season were the most ever by a shortstop in the Expos history.

Cabrera was traded by Montreal to the Boston Red Sox in the summer of 2004, on the last day of the July trading deadline. Cabrera made Boston fans forget their anger over the Garciaparra four-team deal, batting .294 with six home runs and 31 RBI in 58 games. He also brought stability to the shortstop position, which delighted the Red Sox pitchers. The trade, which also netted first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz from the Twins, shored up Boston’s infield defense and energized the team, which went 42-19 after the deal to win the American League’s wild card (56-45 before the trade). “He is a game-changer in the field for me,” Curt Schilling said. He hit a home run on his first at-bat as a Red Sox on August 1, becoming the eighth Boston player to accomplish this feat.

Following his 2004 World Series victory with the Red Sox, Cabrera signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Angels organization. He replaced fan favorite David Eckstein at the shortstop position. While it took Angels fans a while to warm up to Cabrera, he eventually became a fan favorite himself after an excellent defensive season in 2005.

In his first game back to Fenway Park as an Anaheim Angel in June 2005, Cabrera was greeted with a standing ovation which lasted 30 seconds before he walked to the plate. Red Sox fans continue to give him standing ovations upon each plate appearance at Fenway Park. In 2007, Cabrera led qualified AL shortstops with a .983 fielding percentage and a league-low 11 errors earning him the American League Gold Glove for shortstop. Also, he stole 20 bases for the third straight year and the fifth time overall.

Cabrera had a 63-game on-base streak in early-through-mid 2006, which was among the top five streaks of all time. Ted Williams holds the Major League record with 84 straight games reaching base by a hit, walk, or hit-by-pitch. Cabrera also had a straight steal of home plate on July 2, 2006, the first such time it had happened by an Angels player since 1997. Not only was it a straight steal, but Cabrera scored without a throw.

On November 19, 2007, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox along with cash considerations for Jon Garland. Cabrera’s one season with White Sox was marred with controversy: arguing with manager Ozzie Guillén, leaving the clubhouse early to avoid the media, calling the press box to have errors overturned, questioning his teams winning attitude, and kicking dirt at Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Grant Balfour during an at-bat in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series.

On March 6, 2009, Cabrera signed a one-year deal with the Oakland Athletics.

References

  1. ^ Ozzie and Cabrera clear the air
  2. ^ Turmoil with the White Sox, as Cabrera feels lack of support
  3. ^ Middle relief big key in Rays’ success
  4. ^ Cabrera, A’s agree to contract
  5. ^ A’s agree to terms with Cabrera and Garciaparra on one-year contracts

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Super Trouper (album)

July 3rd, 2009

Super Trouper
Super Trouper cover
Studio album by ABBA
Released 3 November 1980
Recorded Polar Studio
February-October 1980
Genre Pop
Length 41:57
Label Polar (original release)
PolyGram (1992 - 1997)
Universal Music (1998 - )
Producer Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Professional reviews
  • Q 3/5 stars September 2001, p.126
  • Allmusic 4/5 stars link
  • Rolling Stone 2/5 stars link
ABBA chronology
Gracias Por La Música
(1980)
Super Trouper
(1980)
The Visitors
(1981)

Super Trouper is the seventh studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, first released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). Led by the international hit “The Winner Takes It All”, Super Trouper was the group’s sixth chart-topping album in the UK. It was also the best-selling album in Britain for 1980. Super Trouper was first released on CD in 1983. The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form three times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and again in 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set.

Probably due to the disco backlash of the time, the album saw ABBA returning to a more straight-forward pop sound, as opposed to the preceding (and noticeably more dance-orientated) Voulez-Vous album.

Contents

  • 1 The album cover and title
  • 2 Track listing
  • 3 CD re-issues, bonus tracks
  • 4 Singles
  • 5 Personnel
  • 6 Chart positions
    • 6.1 Album
    • 6.2 Singles
      • 6.2.1 United Kingdom
      • 6.2.2 Norway
      • 6.2.3 United States
  • 7 Notes

The album cover and title

Super Trouper is a registered trademark owned by Strong Entertainment Lighting, for their brand of followspots, i.e., directional spotlights used to follow a performer on stage - see Super Trouper (spotlight). Album cover designer, Rune Söderqvist, decided to use the spotlight theme and photograph the group, surrounded by circus performers, at Piccadilly Circus, London. After discovering that there was a law preventing any entertainers or animals appearing in central London, they instead invited the members of two local circuses to Europa Film Studios, Stockholm to take the photograph there. Several of ABBA’s friends were also invited to take part and the following also appear on the cover: Görel Hanser (vice-president of Polar Music who subsequently married the band’s photographer Anders Hanser), Berka Bergkvist (another Polar Music employee), Tomas Ledin and Anders Anderson (ABBA’s manager’s son).

At the same time, Lasse Hallström also filmed scenes that eventually ended up in the video for “Super Trouper” despite the fact that the song had not even been composed at this time.

Track listing

All songs by Andersson and Ulvaeus, except where noted.

Side A:

  1. “Super Trouper” – 4:11
  2. “The Winner Takes It All” – 4:55
  3. “On and On and On” – 3:40
  4. “Andante, Andante” – 4:39
  5. “Me and I” – 4:54

Side B:

  1. “Happy New Year” – 4:23
  2. “Our Last Summer” – 4:19
  3. “The Piper” – 3:26
  4. “Lay All Your Love on Me” – 4:33
  5. “The Way Old Friends Do” (Live) – 2:53

CD re-issues, bonus tracks

Super Trouper was remastered and reissued in 1997 and 2001 with two bonus tracks:

  1. “Elaine” – 3:44
  2. “Put On Your White Sombrero” – 4:34

The 1997 remaster of the album also included “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)”, but the 2001 remaster did not, the song being shifted as a bonus track onto the Voulez-Vous album.

Super Trouper was remastered and reissued again in 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set with three bonus tracks:

  1. “Elaine” – 3:45
    • B-side of “The Winner Takes It All”.
  2. “Andante, Andante (Spanish version)” (Andersson, Ulvaeus, Buddy McCluskey, Mary McCluskey) – 4:40
  3. “Felicidad” (Andersson, Ulvaeus, B. McCluskey, M. McCluskey) – 4:24
    • Spanish version of “Happy New Year”.

Tracks 12–13 are from the Spanish and Latin American version of the album Super Trouper.

Super Trouper was reissued once again in 2008 as part of the The Albums box set but without any bonus tracks.

Singles

  1. “The Winner Takes It All”/”Elaine” (July 1980)
  2. “Super Trouper”/”The Piper” (November 1980)
  3. “Happy New Year”/”Andante Andante” (November 1980)
  4. “On and On and On”/”The Piper” (December 1980) (Japan only)
  5. “Andante Andante”/”The Piper” (1981) (South America only)
  6. “Lay All Your Love on Me”/”On and On and On” (July 1981)

Personnel

ABBA

  • Benny Andersson – synthesizer, keyboards, Vocals
  • Agnetha Fältskog – vocals
  • Anni-Frid Lyngstad – vocals
  • Björn Ulvaeus – acoustic guitar, vocals

Additional personnel

  • Ola Brunkert – drums
  • Lars Carlsson – horn
  • Rutger Gunnarsson – bass, guitar
  • Janne Kling – flute, saxophone
  • Per Lindvall – drums
  • Janne Schaffer – guitar
  • Åke Sundqvist – percussion
  • Mike Watson – bass
  • Lasse Wellander – guitar
  • Kajtek Wojciechowski – saxophone
  • Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
  • Engineer: Michael B. Tretow
  • Arranger: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Rutger Gunnarsson
  • Design: Rune Söderqvist
  • Remastered for the 1997 Remasters by Jon Astley and Tim Young with Michael B. Tretow
  • Remastered for the 2001 Remasters by Jon Astley with Michael B. Tretow
  • Remastered for the 2005 Complete Studio Recordings Box Set by Henrik Jonsson

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Position
1980 Argentina Album Chart 2
Australia Album Chart 5
Austria Album Chart 3
Belgium Album Chart 1
Canada Album Chart 4
Dutch Album Chart 1
Finland Album Chart 2
France Album Chart 8
Italy Album Chart 13
Japan Album Chart 8
Mexico Album Chart 1
New Zealand Album Chart 5
Norway Album Chart 1
Spain Album Chart 4
Sweden Album Chart 1
Switzerland Album Chart 1
UK Album Chart 1
The Billboard 200 17
West Germany Album Chart 1

Singles

United Kingdom

Year Single Chart Position
1980 “The Winner Takes It All” UK Singles Chart 1
“Super Trouper” 1
1981 “Lay All Your Love on Me” 7

Norway

Year Single Chart Position
1980 “The Winner Takes It All” Norwegian Singles Chart 3
“Super Trouper” 2
1981 “Happy New Year” 11

United States

Year Single Chart Position
1980 “The Winner Takes It All” Billboard Hot 100 8
Adult Contemporary 1
“Lay All Your Love on Me”/”Super Trouper”/”On and On and On” Club Play Singles 1
1981 “Super Trouper” Billboard Hot 100 45
Adult Contemporary 14
“On and On and On” Billboard Hot 100 90
Preceded by
Guilty by Barbra Streisand
UK Albums Chart number one album
22 November 1980 – 23 January 1981
Succeeded by
Kings of the Wild Frontier
by Adam & the Ants
Preceded by
Parallel Lines by Blondie
UK Albums Chart biggest selling album of the year
1980
Succeeded by
Kings of the Wild Frontier by Adam & the Ants

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Thomas Lobb

July 3rd, 2009


Phalaenopsis lobbii

Thomas Lobb (1817 - 1894) was a British botanist and, along with his brother, William Lobb, collected plants for the plant nursery Veitch.

Lobb worked in India, Indonesia and the Philippines. In 1845 he discovered the first orchid species of the genus Phalaenopsis growing in the eastern Himalayas, at an altitude of ~1500 m. This plant, Phalaenopsis lobbii, is named in his honour.

The standard author abbreviation T.Lobb is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.

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Nunda (cat)

July 3rd, 2009

Mngwa
AKA: The strange one (Translation,
Nunda
Creature
Grouping Cryptid
Sub grouping Big cat
Data
Country Tanzania
Status Unconfirmed

Mngwa (the strange one) or Nunda is a gigantic, ferocious, gray feline, said to stalk the East African country of Tanzania. Described as, “the size of a donkey,” English contact with this animal first began in the 1900s. In 1938, an open-minded discussion of this animal appeared in the then-world-famous British scientific journal Discovery. William Hichens, a British administrator working in Tanzania reported that several natives were attacked by this animal. He thought it to be a giant, man-eating lion that was responsible, but both fur-samples and tracks were different from those of a lion (Welfare & Fairley, 1981).

In Frank W. Lane’s 1954 issue of Nature Parade, Patrick Bowen, a hunter who tracked the Mngwa at one time, remarked that the animal’s tracks were like those of the leopard but much larger. The Mngwa was also described to have brindled fur that was visibly different from that of a leopard. Lane believed that the attacks reported in the 19th century by the Chimiset, associated with the Nandi Bear, might actually have been attacks by the Mngwa.

Bernard Heuvelmans speculated Mngwa to be an abnormally colored specimen of a known species, or that it may even be a larger subspecies of the african golden cat (Profelis aurata).

References

Karl P.N. Shuker: Mystery Cats of the World. Robert Hale: London, 1989. ISBN 0-7090-3706-6

Simon Welfare and John Fairley: “Arthur C. Clarke´s Mysterious World”. Bonnier, 1981.

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Waste autoclave

July 3rd, 2009

A waste autoclave is a form of solid waste treatment that utilises heat, steam and pressure of an industrial autoclave in the processing of waste. Waste autoclaves process waste in batches. Saturated steam is pumped into the autoclave at temperatures around 160°C . The pressure in the vessel is maintained at 5 bar gauge for a period of up to 45 minutes to allow the process to fully ‘cook’ the waste. The autoclave process gives a very high pathogen and virus kill rate.

Modern autoclaves, also referred to as converters, can operate in the atmospheric pressure range to achieve full sterilization of pathogenic waste. Super heating conditions and steam generation are achieved by variable pressure control, which cycles between ambient and negative pressure within the sterilization vessel. The advantage of this new approach is the elimination of complexities and dangers associated with operating pressure vessels.

Process results

The ‘cooking’ process causes plastics to soften and flatten, paper and other fibrous material to disintegrate into a fibrous mass, bottles and metal objects to be cleaned, and labels etc. to be removed. The process reduces the volume of the waste by ~60%. After ‘cooking’, the steam flow is stopped and the pressure vented via a condenser. When depressurised, the autoclave door is opened, and by rotating the drum the ‘cooked’ material can be discharged and separated by a series of screens and recovery systems.

In early systems, the primary product was cellulose fibres. This comprises the putrescible, cellulose and lignin elements of the waste stream. The biodegradability of the waste has not been affected by the autoclave and so must undergo further treatment to reduce its reactivity prior to landfilling. The fibres can be fed into anaerobic digesters to reduce the biodegradability of the waste and to produce biogas. Alternatively the fibre could be used as biofuel.

Newer technology systems wash out hydrolysed hemicellulose sugars and most of the protein as water-solubles. The remaining materials, after simple physical separation (trommel screen) has several valuable uses. One newer system is able to dry the cellulose during processing using heat, and another newer system is able to dry the cellulose (much more economically) using pressure and steam kinetics.

After fibre separation, the secondary streams comprise of mixed plastics, which have normally been softened and deformed which eases separation, a glass and aggregate stream, which can be exceptionally clean of both plastic and paper, and separate ferrous and non ferrous metals. The heat, steam and rotating action of the autoclave vessel strip off labels and glues from food cans leaving a very high quality ferrous/non-ferrous stream for recycling.

With the removal of water, fibre, metals, and much of the plastics, the residual waste stream for disposal may be less than 10% by weight of the original stream, and is essentially devoid of materials that decompose to produce methane. Systems in Europe meet and exceed all of the European waste treatment and recycling requirements.

The full process of loading, treatment and sorting is normally completed within 90 minutes in earlier models, and with the advent of newer technology, the cycle time has been decreased to one hour. In a typical “new” configuration, 2 10-ton units operating side by side would treat over 400 tons per day with time for preventative maintenance.

The size of the vessel varies between vendors. Experience shows that “small” vessels are not productive enough; while if the vessel is too large, the pressures in the vessel and the heavy weight of the vessel can cause equipment failures.

Commercial Application

A large demonstration facility was provided in Wales. There, Remtec, which after some ownership disputes later changed its name to Estech (a US startup company with a United Kingdom licensee) built and operated a large demonstration two vessel system. This system was operated on and off for about 2 years. The demonstration ceased when the local business partner was unable to provide a waste contract from the local community.

Sterecycle is the first company to build a full scale commercial plant, which has been operational in Yorkshire since June 2008 and is operating 24/7. This plant can process 100,000 tonnes per annum of waste, treating waste from Rotherham council under a long term contract. Sterecycle builds, owns and operates waste recycling plants, processing residual waste as a substitute for landfill.

Other companies are looking to build autoclave plants in the UK but all are at an embrionic stage. Readers are encouraged to exhibit caution when approached by potential vendors. There is a large interest in autoclave technology, but only several vessels have been built and operated successfully at full scale. Many vendors who want to enter the business use pictures and claims “borrowed” from other companies. For example, pictures of two vessels (stainless steel with a green end) are found in numerous advertising brochures, but are those of Remtec/Estech. Such vendors should be avoided.

Weight Loss Control Program

Terri Webb

July 3rd, 2009

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Terri Sue Webb (left) and Daniel Johnson (right) being arrested

Terri Sue Webb is an activist living in Bend, Oregon, who was one of few activists in the United States active in The Freedom to be Yourself (TFTBY or FTBY) campaign. She has been imprisoned and released multiple times for public nudity. On several occasions, she has remained fully nude while incarcerated, often resulting in a much longer jail sentence. There has been quite a bit of media coverage of her activities. Daniel Johnson went nude with her in public on two occasions in 2001, in Portland, and 2002, in Bend.

Contents

  • 1 Quotes
  • 2 Further reading
  • 3 See also
  • 4 External links

Quotes

  • “To be offended by the visual appearance of another person is prejudice, akin to racism. The right to exist, uncovered, should hold precedence over the right not to view , for the objection is irrational.” - activist Terri Sue Webb in the Spring 2002 edition of Nude and Natural magazine in article entitled “Beyond Safe Havens: Oregon’s Terri Sue Webb”
  • “Clothing encourages us to fill it, to consume more. Which is what I have done, resulting in my disturbing fat body. If the effects of our behavior and habits upon our bodies were generally visible, people would take care of themselves and not look like me.” - activist Terri Sue Webb in an interview with Daniel Johnson on 16 Dec 2001
  • “If I am pushed into clothing for the sake of a trial, this aids the prosecution in its designation of my ‘appearing naked’ as a deed in itself, an act with intent, when it’s not an act, its simply what I am, what we all are. The judge has ordered that I appear ‘appropriately dressed’ in court or face jail time. I was appropriately dressed for the occasion the first time!” - activist Terri Sue Webb in a post to stopsegregation discussion group, 27 Nov 2001

Further reading

  • Nude & Natural (N), Beyond Safe Havens: Oregon’s Terri Sue Webb, By Daniel Johnson Issue 21.3, Spring 2002 .
  • Nude & Natural Vol 21.3: 24-28, Spring 2002.Terri Sue Webb: An American Bethell/Beyond Safe Havens: Oregon’s Terri Sue Webb (written by Daniel Johnson).
  • The Progress Report “Psychiatric Imprisonment in Oregon” by Fred E. Foldvary, Senior Editor
  • There was also an article at Bend.com by Barney Lerten titled “Judge commits blanket-wearing nude activist for more mental treatment. In return, Terri Webb accuses Judge Michael Sullivan of ‘hatred toward human race’” dated May 2, 2002 with an update May 10, 2002.

See also

  • Clothes free organizations
  • Public nudity
  • Russell Shaw Higgs
  • Stephen Gough
  • Timeline of significant non-sexualized public nudity activities
  • Vincent Bethell

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