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I love a regular tofu hotdog on half a piece of white bread. No condiments--they are from the devil.

Link Vatican opens 1922-1939 archives By Philip Pullella Mon Sep 18, 10:57 AM ET VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican opened its secret archives on the papacy of Pius XI between 1922 and 1939 on Monday and said "unjust opinions" concerning its relations with Jews in the pre-World War Two period would be overturned. A source said some 60 people had come to the archives on the first day asking to consult the mass of documents, which consist of some 30,000 files totaling millions of pages. While the archives are for the papacy of Pius XI (born Achille Ratti), much of the attention by Jewish scholars will be concentrated on the figure of Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, who succeeded Pius XI in 1939 and took the name Pius XII. Pacelli served as ambassador in Germany from 1917 to 1929 and later was Vatican secretary of state from 1930 to 1939, when he was elected Pontiff. He then reigned until 1958. Critics say Pacelli, whose views as a Vatican official being groomed for the papacy would be reflected in the files, did too little in the war to save European Jews from the Holocaust. In a long article in the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Father Sergio Pagano, the head of the archives, said the material on the Vatican's view of Jews in the 17 years before the war would bring some surprises. "In this regard, some unjust judgments expressed in a recent book will perhaps be overturned," Pagano wrote, without mentioning the name of the book. The 1922-1939 archives are believed to include hitherto secret notes for internal policy sessions of the Secretariat of State, including what Pacelli said in strategy sessions about Jewish issues. For example, Edith Stein, a German convert from Judaism who was killed in Auschwitz, wrote to Pacelli in April 1933 about anti-Jewish repression in the early days of Nazi Germany. He responded a week later saying he had passed it on to Pius XI. VIEWS OF A FUTURE POPE The documents should also show Pacelli's private views on the 1933 Concordat with Nazi Germany, relations with Fascist Italy, the 1936-1939 Spanish Civil War, the Nazi annexation of Austria and Britain and France's attempt to appease Hitler with the Munich Agreement in 1938. Pius XII toed a cautious line during the war to avoid reprisals against Catholics in Germany and Nazi-occupied countries. He was initially praised for speaking out as openly as he could and helping to save Jews in secret. This view changed radically in 1963, when German playwright Rolf Hochhuth depicted him in "The Deputy" as a cynic who kept silent despite knowing about the Holocaust. The two sides have feuded ever since with defenders saying he did everything possible to help Jews and critics presenting him as an anti-Semite and Germanophile whose views were formed while working in Germany before his election as pope. The opening of the archives from 1922 to 1939 was decided by the late Pope John Paul and the date was set by his successor Benedict. It was first announced last June. They will be open to qualified scholars who present the Vatican with a letter from a known research institute or university and a copy of their university degree. Historian have also called on the Vatican to fully open archives for the papacy of Pius XII (1939-1958) but there is no indication when that will happen.

3.5 years in prison for Clarett Clarett OKs 3 1/2-year prison term COLUMBUS, Ohio - Former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett agreed Monday to plead guilty to aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon. The deal would send him to prison for at least 3 1/2 years and end two criminal cases against him. The agreement was announced by Judge David Fais on the day jury selection was to begin in a case in which Clarett is accused of holding up two people outside a bar. The concealed weapon charge was from his August arrest after a highway chase with police who found four loaded guns in Clarett's sport utility vehicle after they spiked the tires. Police used pepper spray to subdue and handcuff Clarett, who was wearing a bulletproof vest. The deal called for a 7 1/2-year sentence with release possible after 3 1/2 years. The 22-year-old player also agreed to serve five years of probation after the prison sentence. Clarett said he understood he was pleading guilty and reversing his earlier innocent plea. "I'd like to apologize for my behavior, and I accept the time that was given to me," he said. After the deal was announced, he looked over at his mother who was sobbing and holding his 8-week-old daughter while sitting next to his girlfriend. Assistant Prosecutor Tim Mitchell said the plea deal is consistent with how his office handles similar cases. "Anyone else would have gone to prison. He's not getting any special treatment," Mitchell said. "As robberies go it wasn't as bad as some I've seen." Defense attorneys left the courtroom without commenting. After the police-chase incident, Clarett was charged with two counts of failure to comply with an order from a police officer and improper handling of a firearm, in addition to the concealed-weapon charge. The case generated such intense media coverage Clarett's attorneys asked the court to pay for a public opinion poll to determine if an impartial jury could be seated for the robbery trial. Fais denied the request. Clarett scored the winning touchdown in the second overtime of the Fiesta Bowl to lead Ohio State to the 2002 national championship, but that was the last game he played for the Buckeyes. After dropping out of Ohio State, he lost a U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the NFL's requirement that players wait three years after high school before turning pro. The Denver Broncos made Clarett a surprise third-round pick in the NFL's 2005 draft but cut him during the preseason.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Sep 17, 2006 -> 12:20 AM) Are they tall for their age? I grew to 6'5 and still growing and one of my friends was born 10'15 and is 6'3. My sister was 11lbs, and she topped out at 5'4"

Linkage 8.5 pounds twins! Wow. Baby biggest ever born at Conn. hospital Thu Sep 14, 6:33 PM ET NORWICH, Conn. - Oh baby! Marie Michel's fifth child was one for the record books. Michel gave birth to a 14-pound, 13-ounce boy Tuesday at William W. Backus Hospital. Backus officials said the newborn — Stephon Hendrix Louis-Jean — broke the 18-year record for the biggest baby ever born at the hospital by 1 pound, 13 ounces. He was nearly 23 inches long. "He's built like a linebacker," said Dr. David Kalla, who delivered the baby by Caesarean section. After nine months of carrying Stephon, 36-year-old Michel said she was more tired and happy to have given birth than all the attention her baby was receiving. "I was miserable," Michel said. "I couldn't sleep at night. My 13-year-old son had to help me get in and out bed." The baby's size came as no surprise to his mom. Michel's oldest son weighed 9 pounds at birth, her 8-year-old twin sons each weighed 8 1/2 pounds and her youngest son, age 3, was nearly 12 pounds. Michel's husband, Vijens Louis-Jean, a truck driver, was coming from Florida to see his son. Less than 24 hours old, the baby was fitting into clothes for a 6-month-old and was too big for newborn diapers. "I have baby clothes but I don't think they will be able to fit," Michel said. "I think I will have to return them."

When I'm home: I loooooove Homerun Inn. I also (don't remember the name) love the deep dish from the pizza joint right by Children's hospital. I haven't had it in ages, but mmmm, my mouth waters just thinking about it. When I'm in Upstate: I haven't found any acceptable deep dish pizza. But I moved over the summer and I live about a mile away from the little Italy here, and pretty much pizza from any one of the places there is amazing, best thin crust pizza.

My Linkage 16% & 17% 6 year graduation rates, yikes!

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 01:54 PM) But the suburbs are Republican strongholds. Lake County, for example didn't relect a Dem during the 20th Century. Will, Kane, etc? All GOP land. Don't forget Kendall! Home of J. Dennis Hastert! When I voted there, seriously, may 25% of the time there was a democrat challenger.

Kinda reaffirms your faith in people. . . Long read but good.

NYT link Long story, but good read and pretty interesting about the first woman who came through Ellis Island--and who she really was.

QUOTE(MinnesotaSoxFan @ Sep 14, 2006 -> 01:00 PM) Study high and you get high scores...but don't take my word for it. While it is true that if you study high and take a test high you will do better than if you studied high and took a test sober (or visa versa) there is no advantage for studying high and taking the test high relative to taking the test sober (there is actually a slight disadvantage). Another common misunderstanding about memory.

Link Whitney Houston seeks separation By JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press Writer Thu Sep 14, 8:10 AM ET LOS ANGELES - Their troubles were tabloid fodder and their relationship seemed to outsiders to be a mismatch. But for 14 years, Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown publicly professed their love for one another. The couple's tumultuous marriage appears to be coming to an end. Houston filed papers in Orange County Superior Court on Friday requesting a legal separation from Brown because of irreconcilable differences. Houston's publicist, Nancy Seltzer, said the Grammy-winning singer would have no comment on the action. "It is a legal separation. It is not a divorce or a divorce petition," said Phaedra Parks, an entertainment lawyer in Atlanta who represents Brown. Houston, 43, asked that she be granted custody of the couple's 13-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina, and that Brown, 37, be allowed visitation rights. She asked that property rights be determined later. When the couple wed in 1992, Houston was one of the best-selling singers in history and was a glamorous, pop superstar with a super-clean, princess-like persona. Brown, on the other hand was a sometimes coarse R&B singer with a more street-wise image after rising to fame as a member of the boy band New Edition. But as the years wore on, it would become hard to determine which one was more troubled. Brown — best known for hits like "My Prerogative" and "Every Little Step" — was arrested numerous times for drugs and alcohol, and once for hitting his wife, while Houston's own battles with substance abuse sullied her image. In a 2002 ABC interview with Diane Sawyer, an erratic-sounding and wan-looking Houston, with a profusely sweating Brown by her side, admitted dabbling in drugs but denied using crack, then uttered the now famous phrase: "Crack is wack." Houston checked into a drug rehabilitation program in 2004 and again in 2005, announcing the second time that she was also using prayer to help overcome her drug problems. Brown said at the time he was doing what he could to help her. The couple did separate for a time a few years ago, but their marriage endured, despite rumors and speculation. Their life was put on display last year with Brown's reality series, "Being Bobby Brown" on Bravo. But earlier this year, the speculation of a possible split intensified. Brown's sister made headlines when she alleged in a National Enquirer interview that Houston was addicted to crack. Recently, Houston has made attempts to clean up her public image. On Tuesday night, she attended a public event with cousin Dionne Warwick and mogul and mentor Clive Davis in Beverly Hills. And she is working on an album of new material; she hasn't released a record since 2002. Houston won multiple Grammys in the 1980s and 1990s, including two for the megahit "I Will Always Love You," from the 1992 film "The Bodyguard," in which she also starred opposite Kevin Costner. Her musician husband recently reunited with New Edition for a show at July's Essence Musical Festival. The show got mixed reviews from the audience when Brown jumped suggestively around the stage and made vulgar remarks about his sex life with Houston. ___ AP Music Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody in New York and staff writers Harry Weber in Atlanta and Gillian Flaccus in Orange County, Calif., contributed to this report.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 02:44 PM) Wasn't it the one in Russia with the terrorists? I remember reading an account in Esquire. Very sad. It was on my birthday. I guess I was thinking more of students doing the shooting.

My puppy is getting fixed tomorrow. I'm a little nervous about it. Poor little (55 lb) puppy.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 02:31 PM) Guess it's not just Americas problem anymore. Classy. I don't think that the MAJORITY of people believe it is. IIRC the most deadly school shooting was in Europe (Germany or Scotland, I think). Prayers and warm thoughts to one of my favorite cities.

Because human memory is infallible. . .

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 11:39 AM) Jars of Clay. Flood is one of my all time favs. I saw them live at Rosemont Theater about a dozen years ago. I've seen them 3 or 4 times. Love them.

Black Velvet: Alannah Myles Jackson: Johnny and June Cash If I stand: Jars of Clay f*** and Run: Liz Phair Norwegian Wood: The Beatles You are so beautiful: Joe Cocker Ocean City Girl: Ivy The Ocean: Dar Williams Fortunate Son: CCR She don't tell me to: Montgomery Gentry

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 11:07 AM) Did you at least use a suture needle? Yep, yep the it actually comes attached to the needle. So that was all good. Weird sewing with a suture needle, but done.

So, I tore my pants this morning and no one had any needle and thread. I have a big presentation today at noon. Guess what fixed my pants. . . Surgical suture from one of the rat labs. Woo.

At least she gave it to him after he did his homework. . .

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 09:27 AM) Grading papers, creating papers, or a really good date? Yes, yes, no (sadly) I was also prepping for class and working on a departmental presentation I have to give today.

I am too old for all nighters. *yawn*

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 09:15 AM) That works, or maybe the fish could holding a spear with my picture impaled on the tip. . . Yes, that would also be acceptible.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 09:10 AM) In fact, I'd like one of them to have the fish mounted* and on display with a small plaque. Maybe next to a picture of me. *taxidermy sickos. [/color][/color] Maybe with a picture of you in its mouth?