Superior of troubled Legion of Christ steps aside

VATICAN CITY (AP) ? The superior general of the troubled Legion of Christ religious order has stepped aside unexpectedly, saying he simply doesn't have the energy to oversee the radical reform of the congregation ordered by the Vatican.

The Rev. Alvaro Corcuera said in a letter obtained Thursday that his vicar general, the Rev. Sylvester Heereman, would govern the order until a planned general assembly in 2013 or 2014 to elect a new superior. Corcuera will retain his title, but no longer run the Legion.

The Legion has been in turmoil ever since it acknowledged in 2009 that its founder, the late Rev. Marcial Maciel, sexually abused his seminarians and fathered three children. The Vatican took it over in 2010 after a yearlong investigation determined that the Legion's very culture had been infected by Maciel's influence and needed to be "purified."

Corcuera worked closely with Maciel after being named superior in 2005 but has insisted he didn't know of Maciel's crimes. Nevertheless, Legion critics have long demanded his removal, saying the entire Legion leadership should have stepped aside as soon as the revelations of Maciel's double life came out, and that no real reform can take place as long as Maciel's hand-picked subordinates remain in positions of power.

Earlier this year, Corcuera admitted that he knew in 2005 that the Legion's most prominent priest, the Rev. Thomas Williams, had fathered a child, yet he kept the news secret and allowed Williams to keep teaching and preaching about morality.

Williams admitted his parternity publicly in May after inquiries by The Associated Press and is no longer teaching.

In his letter, Corcuera said that even though he isn't suffering from any specific illness, he doesn't have the "health and energy necessary to responsibly deal with the requirements of governing" the Legion and its lay movement Regnum Christi as it undergoes the Vatican-mandated reform process.

The pope's delegate overseeing the reform of the Legion, Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, said in an accompanying letter that he accepted Corcuera's decision with regret.

"It's a painful decision that has brought suffering to everyone, but is believed necessary for the good of the Legion and Father Alvaro himself," De Paolis wrote.

De Paolis has said he needed the Legion's leadership to stay in place during the reform process, saying his aim wasn't to decapitate the Legion's governing structure but rather change the culture and mindset of its entire membership.

The scandal surrounding the Legion is particularly grave given that Maciel was held up as a model for the faithful by Pope John Paul II, who was impressed by the orthodox order's ability to attract money and young men to the priesthood.

Maciel's double life, and the continuing problems of the cult-like order, have cast a shadow over John Paul's legacy. The Vatican knew of Maciel's crimes as early as the mid-1950s, yet he continued to enjoy the highest Vatican praise and access until he was finally sanctioned by Rome in 2006. Maciel stepped down as superior in 2005, when Corcuera took over.

___

Follow Nicole Winfield at www.twitter.com/nwinfield

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2012-10-11-Vatican-Legion%20of%20Christ/id-6ad940d420e5475ba8bad326b5894822

taco bell breakfast menu ener1 national chocolate cake day epstein joshua komisarjevsky barney frank barney frank

Skydiver cancels 2nd try at supersonic jump in NM

Felix Baumgartner, in pressurized suit on platform at left, prepares to enter the balloon capsule in Roswell, N.M. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Baumgartner will attempt to break the speed of sound with his own body by jumping from the space capsule lifted by a 30 million cubic foot helium balloon. Baumgartner plans to jump from an altitude of 120,000 feet - an altitude chosen to enable him to achieve Mach 1 in freefall - which will deliver scientific data to the aerospace community about human survival from high altitudes. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Felix Baumgartner, in pressurized suit on platform at left, prepares to enter the balloon capsule in Roswell, N.M. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Baumgartner will attempt to break the speed of sound with his own body by jumping from the space capsule lifted by a 30 million cubic foot helium balloon. Baumgartner plans to jump from an altitude of 120,000 feet - an altitude chosen to enable him to achieve Mach 1 in freefall - which will deliver scientific data to the aerospace community about human survival from high altitudes. (AP Photo/Matt York)

The 30 million cubic foot helium balloon is inflated prior to take off, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in Roswell, N.M. Felix Baumgartner will attempt to break the speed of sound with his own body by jumping from a space capsule lifted by the helium balloon. Baumgartner plans to jump from an altitude of 120,000 feet--an altitude chosen to enable him to achieve Mach 1 in freefall ? which will deliver scientific data to the aerospace community about human survival from high altitudes. (AP Photo/Matt York)

In this July 25, 2012 photo provided by Red Bull Stratos, a balloon lifts up during the second manned test flight for Red Bull Stratos in Roswell, N.M. It?s described as a ?40-acre dry cleaner bag,? that, when first filled, will stretch 55 stories high. On Monday, this special ultra-thin helium balloon is scheduled to liftoff from Roswell, N.M., to carry "Fearless Felix" Baumgartner 23 miles into the stratosphere for what he hopes will be a history-making, sound barrier-breaking skydive. (AP Photo/Red Bull Stratos)

In this Feb. 23, 2012 photo provided by Red Bull Stratos, pilot Felix Buamgartner of Austria shows a piece of the balloon material during the Red Bull Stratos egress training in Lancaster, Calif. It?s described as a ?40-acre dry cleaner bag,? that, when first filled, will stretch 55 stories high. On Monday, this special ultra-thin helium balloon is scheduled to liftoff from Roswell, N.M., to carry "Fearless Felix" Baumgartner 23 miles into the stratosphere for what he hopes will be a history-making, sound barrier-breaking skydive. (AP Photo/Red Bull Stratos, Joerg Mitter)

FILE - In this Thursday, March 15, 2012 photo provided by Red Bull Stratos, Felix Baumgartner prepares to jump during the first manned test flight for Red Bull Stratos over Roswell, N.M. On Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 over New Mexico, Baumgartner will attempt to jump higher and faster in a free fall than anyone ever before and become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier. (AP Photo/Red Bull Stratos, Jay Nemeth)

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) ? Blame it on the wind. Again.

For the second straight day, extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner aborted his planned death-defying 23-mile free fall because of the weather, postponing his quest to become the world's first supersonic skydiver until at least Thursday.

As he sat Tuesday morning in the pressurized capsule waiting for a 55-story, ultra-thin helium balloon to fill and carry him into the stratosphere, a 25 mph gust rushed across a field near the airport in Roswell, N.M.

The wind rushed so fast that it spun the still-inflating balloon as if it was a giant plastic grocery bag, raising concerns at mission control about whether it was damaged from the jostling.

The balloon is so delicate that it can only take off if winds are 2 mph or below on the ground.

"Not knowing if the winds would continue or not, we made the decision to pull the plug," mission technical director Art Thompson said. Baumgartner's team said he has a second balloon and intends to try again.

Thompson said the earliest the team could take another shot would be Thursday because of weather and the need for the crew ? which worked all night Monday ? to get some rest.

The cancellation came a day after organizers postponed the launch because of high winds. They scheduled the Tuesday launch for 6:30 a.m. near the flat dusty town best known for a rumored UFO landing in 1947.

High winds kept the mission in question for hours.

When winds died down, Baumgartner, 43, suited up and entered the capsule. Crews began filling the balloon. A live online video feed showed a crane holding the silver capsule off theground.

The team's discovery that it had lost one of two radios in the capsule and a problem with the capsule itself delayed the decision to begin filling the balloon, pushing the mission close to a noon cutoff for launch.

"It was just a situation where it took too long," mission meteorologist Don Day said.

After sitting fully suited up in his capsule for nearly 45 minutes, Baumgartner left the capsule and departed the launch site in his Airstream trailer without speaking to reporters.

The feat, sponsored by energy drink maker Red Bull, was supposed to be broadcast live on the Internet, using nearly 30 cameras on the capsule, the ground and a helicopter.

A 20-second delay would allow them to shut down the feed if an accident occurred.

The plan was for Baumgartner to make a nearly three-hour ascent to 120,000 feet, then take a bunny-style hop from the capsule into a near-vacuum where there is barely any oxygen to start his jump.

The jump poses many risks. Any contact with the capsule on his exit could tear the pressurized suit. A rip could expose him to a lack of oxygen and temperatures as low as 70 degrees below zero. It could cause potentially lethal bubbles to form in his bodily fluids, a condition known as "boiling blood."

He could also spin out of contro, causing other problems.

While Baumgartner hopes to set four new world records in all when he jumps, his dive is more than just a stunt.

His free fall should provide scientists with valuable information for next-generation spacesuits and techniques that could help astronauts survive accidents.

Currently, spacesuits are certified to protect astronauts to 100,000 feet, the level former Air Force Capt. Joe Kittinger reached in his 1960 free-fall record from 19.5 miles.

Kittinger's speed of 614 mph was just shy of breaking the sound barrier at that altitude.

Baumgartner expects to hit 690 mph, if and when the wind cooperates enough to give him the chance to jump.

___

Follow Jeri Clausing at http://twitter.com/jericlausing.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2012-10-09-Supersonic%20Skydiver/id-f8f3a1b4395b412f91eaff2489a0e529

nick carter leslie carter aaron carter sister pfizer signing day 2012 football gasland college football recruiting

Broadband bargain reached between Oregon City and Clackamas ...

After a year marked by miscommunication and mistrust, Clackamas County and Oregon City have reached a tentative deal that would allow the county to complete an $11.1 million broadband project.

County officials hailed the 185-mile fiber network as a high-speed, low-cost Internet link serving schools, fire districts and other public agencies in rural and underserved areas as well as seven cities.

The project, funded largely through a $7.8 million federal stimulus grant in 2010, started with great promise.

Installation of the fiber went smoothly but ran into a roadblock last year in Oregon City, which demanded that the county pay a franchise fee for using the city's right of way.

The county said its budget didn't include money for a fee. The county is building the line but provides no service. Public agencies would contract with broadband providers, who would provide high-speed service at low cost through the publicly owned network.

The yearlong spat took a toll as ill will built between city and county.

The delay forced some public agencies to change plans. Instead of connecting to the less expensive county service, the Oregon City School District signed a three-year contract with its current telecommunications provider.

Oregon City offered a 50 percent "discount" that would cut the county's annual franchise bill to about $106,000 a year -- possibly less. The county rejected the deal and started plotting an alternate route that bypassed several schools and public buildings.

County commissioners did further damage when they made an unannounced appearance at a city meeting in December to lobby for the project. City officials viewed it as an act of disrespect.

Deadlocked and with time ticking away -- the federal grant requires the project be completed by June 2013 -- the elected officials recently agreed to mediation.

During a daylong session Sept. 7 with retired Clackamas County Judge Robert R. Selander, two city and two county commissioners agreed on a plan that could resolve the impasse.

Giddy with relief and hope, two of the participants -- Mayor Doug Neeley and County Commissioner Jamie Damon -- went out for a celebratory glass of wine after the meeting.

"We are optimistic we are working toward a mutually beneficial agreement," Damon said that evening. "We're feeling very positive about it."

The big challenge now: clearing away thorny details and closing the deal.

County objects to fees
?
County officials said they contacted Oregon City about the broadband network in late 2010.

City officials said the county needed right of way permits and nothing more, said Laurel Butman, a deputy county administrator in charge of the project.

"No one ever mentioned a franchise fee and no one ever said you need a franchise agreement to be here," Butman said in a recent interview. "Fees were never mentioned ever."

Oregon City officials dispute that.

County crews had installed about 23,000 feet of the fiber-optic line in Oregon City -- nearly three times the amount the city permitted -- when the city issued a stop-work order in September 2011. The right of way permits were subject to a franchise agreement, city officials said, and the project could not resume until the county signed one and paid a fee.

Butman and Clackamas County commissioners were stunned by the city's hardball response.

Adding to their mistrust, the city revised its outdated telecommunication ordinance that September as it prepared to renegotiate several franchises. Utilities, telecommunications companies and other businesses, such as Comcast and Portland General Electric, pay franchise fees to cities in order to operate in public rights of way.

Butman said she didn't learn about the changes until after the city halted work on the project.

Under the new terms, the county would have to pay franchise fees. County officials said they were exempt because the ordinance doesn't cover government agencies.

Ordinance or not, anyone who uses the city right of way is subject to a fee, said City Manager David Frasher.

Confusion all around

City officials admit they were confused in early 2011 when the county started construction.

The city issued a permit, believing the cable was part of the county's internal communications network.

Then the city learned the broadband service would be available to public and private customers and compete with other franchisees such as CenturyLink.

"(Initially) I though we had two different projects going," said Nancy Werner, an attorney who handles the city's utility and franchise issues.

The city feared it could lose franchise fees if telecommunications companies leased space in the county network. Another concern: the telecoms could sue the city for discrimination if it waived fees for the county.

"If it's going to compete with private services, that's something different," Werner said. "We feel like from the very beginning we were clear with them a franchise fee would be required."

A city official made the point in an April 2011 email to David Soloos, the county's broadband project manager. "We look forward to exchanging information, completing a letter of understanding, and finalizing a franchise agreement," wrote Bob Cullison, a public works manager.

A few months later Frasher told Soloos, ex-assistant director of Portland's Office of Cable Communications and Franchise Management, that the county needed to sign an agreement before proceeding.

Fee or no fee

It appears county officials did not immediately understand that the city wanted money. City officials find it perplexing that experienced bureaucrats such as Soloos and Butman did not grasp that fact.

"A franchise agreement is not necessarily a franchise fee agreement," Butman said. "They never mentioned there was a fee associated. After the stop-work order, they made that clear. Before that, they were not clear that was the case."

Early in the process the county was told to "be aware this is an issue" and the city commission would make the final call, Werner said. "We were always clear there could be a franchise fee," Werner said. "Everybody else pays."

What the county would do differently if given a second chance?

"Nothing," Butman said, "because we thought we were doing the right thing."

Reporter Yuxing Zheng contributed to this story.

Steve Mayes

Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2012/10/broadband_bargain_reached_betw.html

lemonade diet steve jobs action figure chris jericho rose bowl johnny weir quadrantid meteor shower osu football

Video: New York's Tech Takeover

Sorry, Readability was unable to parse this page for content.

Source: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/cnbc/49366232/

oaksterdam the fray national anthem dallas tornado ncaa basketball oikos kentucky wildcats oakland school shooting

Meningitis-linked steroid may have affected 13,000 people in U.S.: CDC

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Some 13,000 people in 23 U.S. states may have received steroid injections linked to a rare fungal meningitis outbreak that has killed eight people, but far fewer are likely to contract the disease, the Centers for Disease Control said on Monday.

The CDC for the first time estimated the number of patients potentially affected, after previously saying only that it could be in the thousands.

So far, 105 cases of the rare form of meningitis have been confirmed in nine states. In hardest hit Tennessee another person has died, bringing the national death toll to eight, the CDC and Tennessee state authorities said on Monday.

Nearly 1,000 people in Tennessee may have received injections from the three recalled lots containing 17,676 vials of potentially tainted steroid, Tennessee Health Commissioner Dr. John Dreyzehner said on Monday. Saint Thomas Outpatient Neurosurgery Center in Nashville received some 2,000 vials, more than any other facility in the country, he said.

The widening outbreak has alarmed federal and state health officials and focused attention on regulation of pharmaceutical compounding companies such as the one that produced the drugs - the New England Compounding Center Inc in Framingham, Massachusetts.

"We anticipate finding some additional infections," said CDC spokesman Curtis Allen. He could not say if all 13,000 people had been contacted, but said efforts had been made to find them in the last few days and the recall should limit the outbreak.

In Ohio, health officials said on Monday they were mobilizing community resources, including sheriff's offices, to check on patients who have received the injections.

"If that means knocking on doors, then that's what they will do," Beth Bickford, executive director at the Association of Ohio Health Commissioners, said in a statement. The state has so far reported one case of fungal meningitis likely caused by a tainted epidural steroid injection.

The steroid is used as a painkiller, usually for the back. Meningitis is an infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, and patients started showing a variety of symptoms from one to four weeks after their injections.

The potentially tainted drugs were produced as early as May and shipped to 76 facilities in 23 states through September, the CDC and Massachusetts Health Department said.

The company, which was previously the subject of complaints, has suspended its operations while an investigation proceeds. It initially recalled the three lots of the drug, and expanded its recall on Saturday to all products compounded and distributed at its Framingham facility.

A compounding pharmacy takes medications from pharmaceutical manufacturers and makes them into specific dosages and strengths for use by doctors.

Complaints against the company in 2002 and 2003 about the processing of medication resulted in an agreement with government agencies in 2006 to correct deficiencies, the Massachusetts Health Department said.

LIMITED FDA AUTHORITY

In 2011, there was another inspection of the facility and no deficiencies were found. In March 2012, another complaint was made about the potency of a product used in eye surgery procedures. That investigation is continuing, the state health department said.

The U.S. Food and Drug administration has limited authority over the day-to-day operations of compounding pharmacies, which are regulated primarily by state boards that oversee the practices, licensing and certification of pharmacies and pharmacists.

Compounded products do not have to win FDA approval before they are sold, and the agency has no jurisdiction over how the products are manufactured or labeled for use. Instead, the FDA investigates cases of adulterated drugs in cooperation with state regulators.

The FDA has tried to exert greater authority over compounded drug products under a section of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act that covers new drugs. But those efforts led to federal court challenges that resulted in two separate and conflicting rulings at the appellate level.

The nine states where fungal meningitis cases have been reported are Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.

Tennessee, where the outbreak was first detected, accounted for most of the cases, with 35, including four deaths. Many patients there remain hospitalized, some in critical condition.

Virginia has 23 cases and one death, Michigan 21 cases and two deaths and one person has died in Maryland.

Fungal meningitis is not contagious, the CDC said. Symptoms include fever, headache, nausea and neurological problems that would be consistent with deep brain stroke.

The steroid was sent to California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia, the CDC said.

A list of facilities that received vials from the infected lots can be found via the website www.cdc.gov . (Writing by Mary Wisniewski; editing by Greg McCune and Mohammad Zargham)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/health-officials-enlist-police-growing-meningitis-scare-171321026.html

sarah burke death etta james funeral erin brockovich dodgeball 2012 pro bowl postsecret ufc on fox 2

Internet Marketing Tips: Clickbank Road Map by James Hughes

Will this eBook series really show you how to master the worlds biggest digital market place?

These online secrets are not just about creating your product and selling it. Its an entire profit making learners guide. An IDIOTS GUIDE to online success!

After using this step by step process you will quickly, be able to create a product in a matter of hours

Plus find out:

What you need to get started

Your Clickbank Market

Google Strategies for Mastering Clickbank

Guide to simple and effective product creation

Aligning your business with Clickbank

How To Sell Like a Pro Online

And much much more?

I found out very quickly how James uses these ninja tactics to drive his internet business on to a whole new different level.

He walks you through the Clickbank process and how to maximize your info product sales. You get the full run through from start to finish.

If you are serious about your internet business, then I can give Clickbank Road Map a massive seal of approval. It has everything you need to get you started and make your internet business a great success, I urge you not to leave this one in the in tray or on your desk as the information is just too valuable.

Clickbank Road Map is one of those resources you will return to time and time again for ideas and suggestions.

?A great piece of writing by which will boost your online profits!?

Will this course propel your online business on to a new level, creating multiple cash streams in the process?

?Yes, absolutely!?

Clickbank Road Map <== <== Click Here!

Source: http://6ways.blogspot.com/2012/10/clickbank-road-map-by-james-hughes.html

lin j.r. smith espn jeremy lin sleigh bells meek sturgis sturgis

Web Designer - Weill Cornell Medical College - Doha - Qatar Jobs ...

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
? BA/BS Degree or equivalent professional experience.
? At least 3 to 5 years experience in the field of web site design, administration and development in a complex multi stakeholder web site environment.
? Strong knowledge of typography, page layout, composition, and color theory.
? Experience with imaging tools, Adobe graphical tools, and strong knowledge of web authoring tools.
? Successful candidate should have proven skills in (X)HTML, AJAX, DHTML, CSS, SSI, JavaScript, and JSP.
? Experience must include: web site design, producing dynamic content, web content management system, development, documentation, implementation, and testing.
? Experience must include working with Mac OS X, IIS, UNIX and Apache in a multi-web site environment.
? Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
? Good organizational and project planning skills.
? Ability to communicate technical subject matter to non-technical audiences.
? Demonstrated ability to provide superior customer service and team player.
? Must be detail oriented and well organized, and possess good follow-up skills.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS
? Knowledge of developing mobile OS enabled web site.
? Knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint 2010 or 2007, SharePoint Designer, Silverlight and MS Blend.
? Working knowledge of database design principles and experience with using database in web-based environment.
? Read, write and speak Arabic.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Work typically takes place in a normal office environment and requires:
??? Standing
??? Walking
??? Sitting
??? Operating a PC and other office equipment
?
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar was established in 2001 as a partnership between Cornell University and Qatar Foundation.

Apply Online

Source: http://www.qatar.jobs-career-listing.com/articles/3851/1/Web-Designer---Weill-Cornell-Medical-College---Doha/Page1.html

rock center christine christine will ferrell double fine adventure turbo tax katharine mcphee