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It is one of the five orders of knighthood of the Holy See. The order is bestowed on Catholic men and women (and in rare cases, non-Catholic men) in recognition of their personal service to the Holy See and the Church, unusual labours, support of the Holy See, and the good example set in their communities and country.
The Order has four classes in civil and military divisions:
- Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the First Class (GCSG/DCSG)
- Knight/Dame Commander with Star (KC*SG/DC*SG)
- Knight/Dame Commander (KCSG/DCSG)
- Knight/Dame (KSG/DSG)
Its motto is Pro Deo et Principe (For God and Prince).
The inaugural brief states, in part, that "gentlemen of proven loyalty to the Holy See who, by reason of their nobility of birth and the renown of their deeds or the degree of their munificence, are deemed worthy to be honoured by a public expression of esteem on the part of the Holy See".The end of the brief states that they must progressively maintain, by continued meritorious deed, the reputation and trust they had already inspired, and prove themselves worthy of the honour that had been conferred on them, by unswerving fidelity to God and to the sovereign Pontiff.
- Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the First Class
- Sir George Bowyer, 6th Baronet, Knight Grand Cross.
- Charles, Count of Limburg Stirum, Knight Grand Cross.
- Abdón Cifuentes Knight Grand Cross of the First Class
- João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha, Knight Grand Cross of the First Class
- Rodrigo Augusto da Silva, Knight Grand Cross of the First Class
- George Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard, Knight Grand Cross.
- Frank Hanna III, American entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Riccardo Muti, 2012, conductor, Knight Grand Cross of the First Class
- Thomas Stonor, 7th Lord Camoys, 2006, Knight Grand Cross, Lord Chamberlain
- Otto von Habsburg, Knight Grand Cross, Archduke Otto of Austria was the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary.
- Charles von Hügel, Knight Grand Cross[6]
- Knight/Dame Commander with Star
- Arthur Calwell, Australian cabinet minister and former Labor Party leader
- G. K. Chesterton, British essayist, poet, novelist, and historian
- Dolores Hope, philanthropist and entertainer (Dame Commander of St. Gregory with Star)
- Francis Martin O'Donnell, 2007, Ambassador and Knight of Malta, previously in UN service for 32 years
- Gilbert Levine, 2005, American conductor
- Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis, 2008, Dame Commander with Star
- Wilfred Von der Ahe, 1998, Knight Commander with Star, founder of Vons supermarket chain
- Albert Gubay, 2011, Knight Commander with Star, founder of Kwik Save supermarket chain
- Knight/Dame Commander
- Carol Benesch, Silesian and Romanian architect, KCSG
- Patrick Burns, 1914, Canadian rancher, meat magnate, and senator
- Matt Busby, CBE, manager of Manchester United
- Roy E. Disney, 1998[8]
- Bob Hope, 1998, American entertainer (convert to Catholicism)
- John Hume, 2012, Irish politician and co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize
- Maurice Gerard Moynihan, 1959, Secretary of the Government of the Irish Free State and Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland
- Charles Poletti, 1945, Governor of New York, Army officer in charge of post World War II civil affairs in Italy
- John J. Raskob, financial executive and businessman (DuPont, General Motors); built the Empire State Building
- Paul Salamunovich, 1969, American choral conductor and expert on Gregorian chant.
- Roger Wagner, American choral conductor
- Mordecai Waxman, 1998, Prominent rabbi in the Conservative movement
- Knight/Dame
- Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
- Walter Annenberg, created TV Guide
- Július Binder, 2004, civil engineer and member of Slovak parliament
- Thomas Bodkin, lawyer, art historian, art collector and curator
- Joanna Bogle, 2013, British journalist and author
- Angelo Branca, 1977, Canadian judge
- Frank Carson, noted Irish comedian and philanthropist
- Henry Cooper, 1978, British boxer.
- John A. Creighton, 1898, businessman and philanthropist in Omaha.
- John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute[4]
- Leo Crowley, 1929 director U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Isidore Dockweiler, 1924 - Philanthropist and statesman
- W. Patrick Donlin, American judge and Supreme Advocate of the Knights of Columbus
- Hermanegild Marcos Antonio Drago, Pakistani physician
- John W. Gallivan, publisher of The Salt Lake Tribune
- Hector P. Garcia, Mexican-American civil rights leader
- Henryk Górecki, Polish composer
- Myles Keogh, 1861, Irish papal soldier - served in Italy and the United States
- Leon Klenicki, 2007, American rabbi who advocated interfaith relations
- Kenneth Langone, American investment banker
- Dorothy Leavey, American philanthropist
- Ricardo Montalbán, 1998, Mexican-born American-based actor and philanthropist
- Colin Mawby, 2006, English chorale conductor and composer
- Adolfo Müller-Ury, 1923, Swiss-born American portrait painter
- Rupert Murdoch, 1998
- Alfred O'Rahilly, 1954, Irish academic and author
- Frank Patterson, 1984, noted Irish tenor
- Dr. Manuel de la Pila Iglesias (1932), a Puerto Rican physician
- Gil J. Puyat, Senate President of the Philippines, Educator, Businessman, Philanthropist.
- Joseph Ryelandt, Belgian composer
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, 2006, American, founder of the Special Olympics
- Michael Somare, 1992, Papua New Guinean, first prime minister of Papua New Guinea
Pope Honors Rupert Murdoch, Roy Disney, Bob Hope
Religion: The three, who are not Catholic, are among 67 honorees in the L.A. area. The knighthood awards cite character and aid to society, church.
Pope John Paul II has awarded papal knighthood to comedian Bob Hope, news magnate Rupert Murdoch and entertainment executive Roy Disney--all non-Catholics--along with 64 prominent Los Angeles-area Catholics.
Among the Catholics named were actor Ricardo Montalban, longtime Los Angeles City Councilman John Ferraro and hotel executive Barron Hilton.
Cardinal Roger M. Mahony will induct the men and women into the Pontifical Order of St. Gregory the Great in a ceremony Jan. 11 at St. Francis de Sales Church in Sherman Oaks.
The pope bestows the titles on people of "unblemished character," including non-Catholics, who have "promoted the interests of society, the [Catholic] Church and the Holy See [Vatican]," said Father Gregory Coiro, spokesman for the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese.
Hope, Murdoch and Disney all have Catholic wives, who were named Dames of St. Gregory, the female equivalent of a knighthood.
All have contributed heavily to church institutions, though no figures were made public. Bob and Dolores Hope, for instance, have donated to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Coiro said.
Roy Disney, who heads the animation division of Walt Disney Co., and his wife, Patricia, are supporters of the church's plans for a new cathedral in Los Angeles. Murdoch, who has agreed to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers, and his wife, Anna, have supported the Archdiocesan Education Foundation and other Catholic causes, according to Coiro.
"I was quite surprised," said Ferraro, a longtime member of St. Brendan Parish, near Hancock Park, who was unaware that Mahony had submitted his name to the pope. "It's certainly not deserved, even shocking that a City Council member would be honored."
The titles are strictly honorary. They entail neither duties nor ceremonial uniforms.
"Does it mean they get a higher place in heaven?" said Msgr. Francis J. Weber, the archdiocese's historian based at San Fernando Mission. "I don't know, probably not."
In addition to big donors and celebrities, the titles of Knight Commander or Dame of St. Gregory are being given to Catholics who have donated time and talent to church work among Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, African American and other ethnic communities.
The only ordained recipient is Aloysius Caffrey, 77, a longtime deacon who headed the CIA office in Los Angeles before retiring.
"He's on the road constantly to deliver donated food to AIDS hospices and needy organizations," said Msgr. William Leser, pastor at St. Jude Parish in Westlake Village. Another honoree in that parish is Geraldine Frawley, publisher of the National Catholic Register and Twin Circle Catholic newspapers until they were sold two years ago.
"Cardinal Mahony is very aware of the contributions to church work that people make and tries to acknowledge that in many ways," Weber said. In addition to his annual Cardinal's Awards and other tributes to the laity, "whenever he goes to say Mass, if there are altar boys and girls, he gives them each keepsake medals," Weber said.
Mahony was on vacation this week and the archdiocesan headquarters was closed for the holidays.
The 67 new knighthoods represent a sudden increase in the rate of awards for Los Angeles-area Catholics. Since 1921, when Joseph Scott, a prominent civic and political figure of that period, became the first Los Angeles resident so honored, only 142 knighthoods had been granted locally, an average of fewer than two per year.
It was Mahony who petitioned the pope to admit women to the order for the first time, and in 1994 he nominated 10 local women who became the first dames, according to Weber.
With more than 3.6 million Catholics, "Los Angeles is the largest archdiocese in the United States and has many contributors to the church," said Weber when asked to suggest reasons for the favorable papal responses to Los Angeles nominees.
William Close, who attends a La Canada Flintridge parish, "is financial chairman for the new cathedral project, and in that volunteer role is spending virtually full time on the project," said Weber.
Close and five other Catholic men on the list were already members of the order, but they are being given an ecclesiastical promotion of sorts, to "knight commander with star."
Others with that higher rank will include Bob Hope; Wilfred Von der Ahe, of a North Hollywood parish, one of the founders of Vons supermarkets; and Cyril C. Nigg, a Beverly Hills philanthropist. Nigg's wife, Josephine Wayne Nigg, first wife of actor John Wayne, will also enter the order Jan. 11.
Mahony will induct the large group during an afternoon Mass at the Sherman Oaks parish with a dinner following at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
New Knights of St. Gregory
Among the 67 men and women being inducted into the Pontifical Order of St. Gregory the Great are comedian Bob Hope, entertainment executive Roy Disney and news magnet Rupert Murdoch.The 67 men and women named knights and dames of St. Gregory the Great by Pope John Paul II, with their home parishes:
Knight Commanders of St. Gregory With Star--William Close (St. Bede the Venerable Parish, La Canada Flintridge); Bob Hope (non-Catholic); Cyril C. Nigg (Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills); Kenneth Olsen (Cathedral Chapel, Los Angeles); John Shea (St. Philip the Apostle, Pasadena); the late L. Owen Traynor (Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills); Wilfred Von der Ahe (St. Charles Borromeo, North Hollywood).
Dames of St. Gregory With Star--Dolores Hope (St. Charles Borromeo, North Hollywood); Mary Jane Von der Ahe (St. Charles Borromeo, North Hollywood).
Knight Commanders of St. Gregory--John Balaoing (St. Brendan, Los Angeles); Bernardas Brazdzionis (St. Casimir, Los Angeles); Deacon Aloysius Caffrey (St. Jude, Westlake Village); Louis Castruccio (St. Paul the Apostle, Los Angeles); Albert Centofante (St. Lawrence Martyr, Redondo Beach); Joon Ho Chuong (St. Basil, Los Angeles); Roy Disney (non-Catholic); Peter Dwan (Corpus Christi, Pacific Palisades); John Ferraro (St. Brendan, Los Angeles); Stafford Grady (St. Bede the Venerable, La Canada Flintridge); Thomas Grojean (St. Monica, Santa Monica); Barron Hilton (Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills); Paul Hughes (St. Robert Bellarmine, Burbank); Edward Illig (St. Bede the Venerable, La Canada Flintridge); Joseph Kennerson (St. Joseph, Long Beach); James Kenney (Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills); Edward Landry (Our Lady of Lourdes, Northridge); Edwin Marzec (St. Monica, Santa Monica); John McNicholas (Cathedral Chapel, Los Angeles); Ricardo Montalban (Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills); John Morehart (Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Montecito); Rupert Murdoch (non-Catholic); Lanh Van Nguyen (Our Lady of Loretto, Los Angeles); Andrew Chung-Woo Nam (Our Mother of Good Counsel, Los Angeles); Gary W. Phillips (St. Paul the Apostle, Los Angeles); Cornelius Pings (St. Andrew, Pasadena); Eugene St. John (Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Montecito); Charles Smith (St. Monica, Santa Monica); Frank Smith (St. Louis de Marillac, Covina); Michael Smith (St. Bede the Venerable, La Canada Flintridge); George Takahashi (St. Francis Xavier Maryknoll Chapel, Los Angeles); Charles Von der Ahe (St. Charles Borromeo, North Hollywood); Thomas Von der Ahe (St. Charles Borromeo, North Hollywood); Thomas Wathen (St. Martin of Tours, Los Angeles).
Dames of St. Gregory--Catherine Boeddeker (Old Mission Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara); Mary Centofante (St. Lawrence Martyr, Redondo Beach); Helen Close (St. Bede the Venerable, La Canada Flintridge); Mary Pat Cooper (St. Paul the Apostle, Los Angeles); Patricia Disney (St. Charles Borromeo, North Hollywood); Mary Dohn (Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills); Peggy Ferry (St. Bede the Venerable, La Canada Flintridge); Geraldine Frawley (St. Jude, Westlake Village); Alicia Gavin (St. Brendan, Los Angeles); Gloria Griffin (Our Lady of Lourdes, Northridge); Marcia Hayden (St. Philip the Apostle, Pasadena); Marilyn Hilton (Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills); Susana Huston (St. Bede the Venerable, La Canada Flintridge); Francine Laband (Sacred Heart, Covina); Jean Zimmerman Lawrence (St. Frances X. Cabrini, Los Angeles); Anna Murdoch (Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills); Geraldine Nigg (Cathedral Chapel, Los Angeles); Josephine Wayne Nigg (Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills); Bernadette Nishimura (St. Francis Xavier Maryknoll Chapel, Los Angeles); Edith Piczek (Our Lady of Loretto, Los Angeles); Isabel Piczek (Our Lady of Loretto, Los Angeles); Dorothy Shea (St. Philip the Apostle, Pasadena); Joanne Smith (St. Bede the Venerable, La Canada Flintridge); Nancye Traynor (Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills).
The History of Papal Knighthoods
The Papal Equestrian Orders as represented in Great Britain today are not as many believe the direct descendants of medieval Orders of Chivalry but are, in their present form, of comparatively recent origin. They nevertheless represent one of the highest and most prestigious distinctions which the Pope, as Supreme Pontiff and Head of the Roman Catholic Church and as Sovereign of the Vatican City State, can bestow on an individual. Such awards are made to lay men and women of the Catholic faith as well as to those of other Christian denominations and other faiths in recognition of their pre-eminent service offered to their faith, community, or the work of the Holy See on a local, national and international level. The majority of recipients are Roman Catholic although within Great Britain are knights and dames who are Protestants, Muslims and Jews.
Currently, the Pontifical Orders of Knighthood of the Holy See are as follows:
- The Supreme Order of Christ
- The Pontifical Order of the Golden Spur
- The Pontifical Order of Pius IX
- The Pontifical Order of Saint Gregory the Great
- The Pontifical Order of Pope Saint Sylvester
Admission to the Supreme Order of Christ, the Pontifical Order of the Golden Spur and the Collar of the Pontifical Order of Pius IX are reserved solely for reigning Sovereigns and Heads of State. They are very rarely bestowed and only then during significant state and official visits made to the Vatican City by foreign dignitaries or during a state, official or pastoral visit made by the Supreme Pontiff to foreign country.
The Supreme Order of Christ can only be bestowed on Heads of State professing the Roman Catholic faith. Among previous recipients were HE President Charles de Gaulle of the French Republic, HE President Antonio Segni of the Italian Republic, President Eamon de Valera of Ireland and German Federal Chancellor Dr Konrad Adenauer.
The last award of the Supreme Order of Christ was made by His late Holiness Pope John Paul II in 1987 to HMEH Frà Angelo de Mojana, 77th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. With his death one year later, and the subsequent death of fellow recipient, HM King Baudouin of the Belgians in 1993, there are no living holders of the Order of Christ today.
It is considered by some that the failure to award this decoration since 1993 may well indicate that this Order has been placed in abeyance by the Holy See preferring instead to bestow the Collar of the Order of Pius IX.
The Pontifical Order of the Golden Spur which HSH Prince Rainier III of Monaco, HE President Theodor Heuss of West Germany, HM King Frederick IX of Denmark and HIM Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran were among its past recipients, has also not been bestowed for a number of years. HRH Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg is among those living recipients of this award.
The Pontifical Order of Pius IX is the most senior active Pontifical Order in use today. Its highest grades in general terms are reserved for Sovereigns and Heads of State, its middle ranks to those such as senior diplomats accredited to the Holy See. Previous recipients include the late HM King Olav V of Norway and HM King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden.
Recipients of the higher ranks include HM King Juan Carlos I of Spain (left), HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and the late Frà Andrew Bertie, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. In Britain, members included the late Lord Hunt of Tanworth and the late Miles, Duke of Norfolk, who held the rank of Knight Grand Cross of the Order.
In Great Britain, much like the rest of the world, the majority of Papal Knights and Dames belong to the Pontifical Order of Saint Gregory the Great although an increasing number have been awarded the Pontifical Order of Pope Saint Sylvester.
Among recipients of the Order of Saint Gregory are the former German Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Past British recipients included British Ambassador Sir Ashley Clarke, leading Catholic layman Sir Harold Hood and Lord Lovat. Current Association members include, Lord Clarke of Hampstead, Baroness Hooper, Lord Mark Fitzalan Howard, General Sir Richard Lawson, interfaith leader Sir Sigmund Sternberg, Lord Nolan, Baroness Masham of Ilton, former Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy MP, Field Marshal The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank and Lord Alton of Liverpool.
Among recipients of the Order of Pope Saint Sylvester are former Maltese Prime Minister George Borg Olivier, Prince Karl August von Thurn und Taxi, entertainer Bob Hope, KBE, Archduke Otto von Habsburg, MEP, and Italian politician Sergio Berlinguer. In Great Britain, association members include businessman John Studzinski and interfaith campaigners HE Anthony Bailey, Professor David Khalili and Mahmoud Khayami.
Although the Pontifical Orders of Knighthood were founded for, and remained the prerogative of gentlemen, in November 1993, the Papal Secretariat of State issued instructions, that the Orders of Pius IX, Saint Gregory the Great and of Pope Saint Sylvester were now open to ladies, with three ranks: Dame, Dame Commander and Dame Grand Cross.
Procedure of admission to a Pontifical Order of Knighthood in Great Britain
In Great Britain, there are currently no known living recipients of the Pontifical Orders of Christ, the Golden Spur and of Pius IX. Admission to the Pontifical Orders today are therefore proposed to the Pontifical Orders of Saint Gregory the Great and Pope Saint Sylvester (right). There are three usual ways of admission to a Pontifical Order.
- Directly by order of His Holiness The Pope or by him on advice of the Secretary of State of the Vatican City State.
- By proposal of HE The Apostolic Nuncio to the Court of St James's or his counterparts internationally (as the most senior diplomatic representative of the Supreme Pontiff).
- By proposal of a Cardinal, Archbishop or Bishop Ordinary of a Diocese within Great Britain or internationally.
In the vast majority of cases, the recommendation is made by the Cardinal, Archbishop or Bishop Ordinary of a diocese, who if he sees fit and deems the candidate worthy enough of further consideration for such a honour, forwards the application with a detailed biography and reasons for the award to HE The Apostolic Nuncio for further consideration. Approved nominations are then forwarded by the Apostolic Nunciature to the Secretariat of State within the Vatican City State.
Following further detailed consideration of the nomination, approved candidates are then formally submitted by the Secretary of State to His Holiness The Pope for final approval, which if granted, a "biglietto" or brief of appointment is drawn up which is then signed by the Secretary of State of the Vatican City State (left) and duly dated and sealed. This is then returned through the Holy See's diplomatic mission – the Apostolic Nunciature - to the Cardinal, Archbishop or Bishop who made the initial submission and who in turn notifies the candidate of the Pope's decision to award such an honour and will usually present it, sometimes with the appropriate insignia, at a ceremony which may be either public or private.
On occasions candidates born or living in Great Britain have been nominated directly by the Holy Father, by an Apostolic Nuncio or a Cardinal, Archbishop or Bishop Ordinary of a diocese outside Great Britain for specific services rendered. Such ceremonies are therefore usually conducted in the place where the nomination originated.
In most cases the ceremony is conducted by the local Ordinary in the recipient's parish church and following a format not too dissimilar to the following:
Investiture of Papal Knight/Dame during Mass
The Knight(s)/Dame(s) to be invested will be seated appropriately with sponsor(s) and family in the front of the church. The Mass of St Gregory the Great may be chosen for the investiture which may follow the reading of the Gospel or just before the final Blessing and Dismissal.
The Cardinal/Archbishop/Bishop, wearing mitre and holding his crozier, with parish priest and master of ceremony process to the front of the altar where the Papal Brief and insignia are displayed on a table.
The MC invites the candidate(s) and sponsor(s) presenting the candidate(s) to approach the edge of the sanctuary.
The Cardinal/Archbishop/Bishop says to the candidate(s) and congregation:
'The Pontifical Order of St Gregory the Great/Pope St Sylvester* was founded in 1831 by Pope Gregory XVI/ in 1841 by Pope Gregory XVI*. It is conferred as a reward for services to the Holy See and the Church on gentlemen/ladies of proved loyalty who must maintain unswerving fidelity to God, the Supreme Pontiff, the Holy See and the Church.
'Becoming a Knight/Dame does not merely mean receiving a title of honour - even though it is well deserved - but fighting evil, promoting good and defending the weak and oppressed against injustice.
Reading of the Papal decree
Then to the candidate(s) (replace Knight with Dame in the case of a female recipient:
'The Papal Brief which creates you (Name(s)of Candidate(s))a Knight/Knight Commander/Knight Commander with Star/Knight Grand Cross of the Pontifical Order of St Gregory the Great/Pope St Sylvester* reads as follows:
"BENEDICT XVI SUPREME PONTIFF gladly acceding to a request made to Us from which we have gathered that you are most deserving for what you have done for the Holy Catholic Church and its affairs, and in order that We might give a clear sign of Our pleasure and appreciation, We choose, make and declare you
(name) ...... of the Diocese of ...... a Knight/Knight Commander/Knight Commander with Star/Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Gregory the Great/Pope St Sylvester.* We bestow on you the right to use and enjoy all the privileges which go with this high dignity.
Given at St Peter's in Rome on ......
Signed and sealed by the Cardinal Secretary of State".
'I have been delegated by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to invest you with the Insignia of the Order to which he has appointed you.
Oath and Blessing of insignia
'Before performing this solemn task, I must ask you: Do you promise faithfully to maintain unswerving fidelity to God, the Supreme Pontiff, the Holy See and the Holy Church and exercise the office of a Pontifical Knight/Dame in accordance with the high ideals and standards expected of you?'
The candidate(s): ' I promise so to do'.
The presiding prelate blesses the Brief and Insignia saying:
'Almighty and Eternal God, bless these symbols approved by your Vicar, Pope Benedict XVI. We invoke your omnipotent power to confound all evil spirits and protect your servant(s) ...... who, from this day forward, wear them. Protect your Knight(s)/Dame(s0 from all harm and may he/she/they be ever faithful to yo u all the days of his/her/their life. We ask this through Christ, our Lord'.
Investiture of insignia
The MC then addresses the candidate(s): 'Please step forward'
The presiding prelate then continues: 'In the name of the Holy Father I herewith invest you with the insignia of a ...... (as designated) and I present to you the Papal Brief'.
The newly invested Knight(s)/Dame(s) and escort(s) take a step back and bow to the Bishop before all retire to their respective places. The Bishop may at his discretion give the newly invested person(s) a chance to say a word of thanks to him and the congregation.
Responsibilities and Uniforms
There are no particular duties pertaining to membership of the Pontifical Orders but some fifty years ago the late Mr Paul Kelly KCSG suggested that Holy Mass should be offered every year in Saint Gregory's Chapel in London's Westminster Cathedral, for the repose of the souls of deceased Knights. The authorities agreed and from the beginning arose the Association of Papal Knights in Great Britain which flourishes today.
The late Mr Alan Rye KCSG became the first Honorary Secretary and as members increased, the Mass was transferred to the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and Saint Gregory in Warwick Street W1, which is usually followed by an annual dinner. These events take place on a date near to 3 September - the Feast of Saint Gregory.
In 1980 HE Archbishop Bruno Heim, then Apostolic Delegate and later Pro Nuncio to Great Britain, wrote to say that he had received many requests from Knights of Saint Sylvester for an association similar to the Knights of Saint Gregory, but that he would prefer one organisation to include members of both Orders. In due course the suggestion was put into effect and His Grace The Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshall of England, agreed to be the Association's President. Following his death, His Eminence Cormac, Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster, graciously succeeded him.
Knights of all the Pontifical Orders are entitled to wear a uniform corresponding to the Order to which they belong. Dames are able to obtain a cape. It is important to remember that for recipients of Papal Honours it is a personal honour and as such members have no particular obligations except those just described. The uniform, which was much in evidence at the public ceremonies when His late Holiness Pope John Paul II visited Great Britain in 1982, is normally worn on only a few occasions each year. The wearing of a uniform is not compulsory. Those wishing to acquire one should contact the Honorary Secretary of the Association of the Pontifical Orders who will advise them.
In Great Britain recipients of the Pontifical Order of Saint Gregory the Great and of Pope Saint Sylvester are able to obtain a uniform corresponding to the Order and grade to which the recipient is entitled to wear. For the Order of Saint Gregory the Great it is a dark green with silver lace, and for the Order of Pope Saint Sylvester it is black with gold lace. Each uniform is slightly more embroidered for the higher ranks. The uniform is also accompanied by a cocked hat and a dress sword.
The insignia consists of an eight pointed white enamel cross with an image of Pope Saint Sylvester (314-335 AD), suspended from a black and red ribbon.
Pontifical Order of Saint Gregory the Great
Most Papal Knights in Great Britain today are members of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great although an increasing number have in recent years been awarded the Order of Pope Saint Sylvester. The Order of Saint Gregory has an interesting history. In the early nineteenth century the whole of Europe was in turmoil after the catastrophic events of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic invasions. Traditional forms of government, the legacy of the feudal system of the Middle Ages, had become outmoded and everywhere reform was demanded by a vociferous multitude. The Pope was still the temporal ruler of the Papal States in north-east and central Italy: he maintained his own army, but when revolutionary elements set up a provisional government in his territory in 1830, Austrian troops had to be called in to restore the situation.
On 1 December of that year Pope Pius died. He was succeeded by a Camaldolese monk, Bartolomeo Capellari, under the title Pope Gregory XVI. The name is significant because it was Pope Gregory I, Saint Gregory the Great (incidentally the Apostle of England) who founded the temporal power of the papacy, the "Patrimonia Petri", and one of the new Pope's chief considerations, inevitably in view of the position he inherited, was to preserve the power for himself and his successors.
One of his first concerns, therefore, was to reward the Italians and Austrians who had restored his political authority and so in 1831, only seven months after his election, he founded the Papal Equestrian Order of Saint Gregory the Great, as an order of merit to be bestowed (to quote his inaugural brief) on "gentlemen of proven loyalty to the Holy See who, by reason of their nobility of birth and the renown of their deeds or the degree of their munificence, are deemed worthy to be honoured by a public expression of esteem on the part of the Holy See". The insignia of the Order were to include an eight-pointed cross bearing a representation of Saint Gregory on the obverse and on the reverse the motto "Pro Deo et Principe", suspended from a red and gold ribbon, and there were to be three classes of Knights who were reminded, at the end of the brief, that they must progressively maintain, by continued meritorious deeds, the reputation and trust they had already inspired, and prove themselves worthy of the honour that had been conferred on them, by unswerving fidelity to God and to the Sovereign Pontiff, according to the inscription quoted above.
Pope Pius X was installed on the 4 August 1903. He was Giuseppe Melchior Sarto, the first Pope since the Middle Ages to spring from peasant stock. He was a man of saintly life and abundant energy, and set himself the task of reforming many aspects of Catholic life. In 1905 he introduced the practice of frequent, even daily, Holy Communion for lay people.
In the same year he published the Apostolic letter "Multum ad excitandos" and he reformed all the Pontifical Orders of Knighthood, appointed the Cardinal Secretary of State of the Vatican City State as Grand Chancellor of all Pontifical Orders and established a Chancery which issued rules concerning the uniforms for members of the various Orders. Until 1905, only the Equestrian Order of Saint Gregory the Great had the Cardinal Secretary of State as Grand Chancellor.His late Holiness also reformed the Order of Saint Gregory the Great, dividing it into Civil and Military Divisions and describing its uniform- dark green tail coat and trousers, both trimmed with silver embroidery, a cocked hat and dress sword: white gloves are worn. As with the Pian Order, a member may be a Knight Grand Cross, a Knight Commander with or without a star, or a Knight. The uniform is slightly more embroidered for the higher ranks.
Bob Hope - Illuminati Pimp
January 23, 2012
The disparity between Bob Hope's public persona as entertainer of US troops, and the sordid reality causes cognitive dissonance.
by Zen Gardner
Bob Hope's work with the private "United Services Organization," (USO) entertaining troops around the world, was part of the Illuminati's MK-Ultra program. They used mind controlled sex slaves to convey messages, advance policies, and dispense sexual services to deserving generals.
The bimbos that Hollywood has foisted on us as "stars" are largely mind-controlled playthings of the elite.
When you look back at the sexed up mannequins that Bob Hope toured with, it makes perfect sense. Marilyn Monroe, Doris Day, Jane Russell,(left) Ginger Rogers, Barbara Eden, were all stamped out by the same mold. Then later on Monarch subjects like Brooke Shields, Jessica Simpson and Carmen Electra joined the squad. It's mind-bogglingly obvious when you stand back to look at it, knowing even they don't know.
"This gave him perfect cover to shuttle Monarch Slaves from base to base, nation to nation, under full military escort with little or no interference from domestic or foreign press, since all U.S.O. activity is under aegis of National Security Agency (NSA) & Dept. of Defense (DOD). Far beyond an Ambassador, Bob Hope operated above State Department levels, having direct access to the Dir. of CIA (DCI), Pentagon, White House & POTUS" - See more at: http://www.henrymakow.com/bob_hope_-_uso_mind_control_se.html#sthash.HeJBmb2q.dpuf
Brave victims like Brice Taylor (who Hope personally controlled), Cathy O'Brien and others have exposed the abuse and mind control.
Fritz Springmeier elaborates on Bob Hope's role: "There have been numerous connections in this author's research about the Illuminati/CIA mind control which connects back to the U.S.O. (the American military entertainers that traveled in USO units on tours.) The story about how the USO was used to carry messages to mind-controlled agents and military men would include many names...The military apparently was already using programmed killers to carry out deadly assignments...Bob Hope & the USO was used to carry trigger words to these mind-controlled people."
"Likewise, what better person to pick than Bob Hope to run messages worldwide? Bob Hope was British, and MI6 knew they could trust him. Bob Hope has an excellent ability to learn and say lines. Bob was...great with words, knowing how to fit them together and to make puns and double and triple meaning sentences. His ability to construct sentences with double meanings was a great cover for the hidden messages he transmitted for allied intelligence during the war. If you want to keep a secret the best place is out in the open..."
"Bob Hope. who was already a radio and movie star before W.W.II, was given wide publicity as he traveled all over for the U.S.O. . Bob Hope was 'just an entertainer,' and yet he visited Roosevelt. Churchill, Eisenhower, Patton, and all kinds of military men..."
"Bob traveled all over the world to every front during the war, including England, Africa, the South Pacific. the East & west coasts of the U.S. the Caribbean, Panama, etc. He could fit all kinds of signals into his jokes and talks, and no one would be the wiser. Under the disguise of building moral by being a comedian, Bob could go anywhere and because he always was making jokes, no one took him seriously.
"Bob Hope was a courier, a message bearer of coded messages...Sometimes the coded messages almost seem to jump out when you look at his wartime talks M16 and MIS's Section BIA under the supervision of London's W Board and 20 Committee oversaw the running of double agents and mind-controlled couriers and mind-controlled spies. Special Intelligence Service (SIS) for the British dealt a great deal with mind-control of all types..."
The Bob Hope example is a perfect one. The brash "in plain sight" motif of the Illuminati is a powerful tool, getting their message across while neutralizing opposition through cognitive dissonance. To be aware of the extent of mind control in our society is to be forewarned and armed.
Sen. Robert Byrd, who controls the nation's purse strings, justified to Cathy his involvement in drug distribution, pornography and white slavery as a means of "gaining control of all illegal activity world wide" to fund Black Budget covert activity that would "bring about world peace through world dominance and total control."
He said, "95% of the people want to be led by the 5%." Proof is that "the 95% do not want to know what really goes on in government." Byrd believed that mankind must take a "giant step in evolution through creating a superior race."
Byrd believed in "the annihilation of underprivileged nations and cultures" through genocide and genetic engineering to breed "the more gifted, the blonds of the world."
O'Brien visited a series secret paramilitary compounds throughout the US like one at Mount Shasta in California. "I learned that this not-so-secret military buildup consisted of special forces trained robotic soldiers, black unmarked helicopters, and top secret weaponry including electromagnetic mind control equipment."
At these compounds O'Brien and her daughter were often hunted like wild animals, tortured and raped for the amusement of CIA, military and politicians.
O'Brien worked as a sex slave at Bohemian Grove, the elite's perversion playground on the Russian River in California. She says the place is wired for video in order to capture world leaders in compromising acts.
"Slaves of advancing age or with failing programming were ritualistically murdered at random in the wooded grounds of Bohemian Grove...There was a room of shackles and tortures, an opium den, ritualistic sex altars, group orgy rooms...I was used as a "rag doll" in the toy store and as a urinal in the "golden arches" room."
Strangely, mind controlled sex slaves are used as diplomats and lobbyists as well. At a Governor's Conference, Secretary of Education Bill Bennett advised O'Brien to "persuade these Governors at their weakest moment, bring them to their knees while you are on yours, and convince them that global education [the Education 2000 initiative] is the way to the future if there is to be any future at all."
Why did the Illuminati let these women live? I don't know. I don't know how many they have killed. Perhaps they want the truth to be known gradually. Perhaps they have a shred of decency left. Perhaps they are confident of their power, and think these women won't be believed.
As the Kennedy assassination and 9-11 prove, the United States (and most countries) have been totally subverted by a Luciferian international criminal elite. The role of politicians, media and education is to keep the sheep deluded and distracted while the elite stealthily advances its goal of world tyranny. Western society today is a massive fraud.
It is tragic that brave young American soldiers have been brainwashed to believe they are advancing freedom when the opposite is the case. A reader tells me that this article is treason. Is it patriotic to obey traitors?
The populations of the West are spoiled, self centered and complacent. How can things be so bad when we have so much? We don't realize that the goodies can be taken away in a second by tightening credit.
We don't realize that we are being distracted while our political and social institutions, our bulwarks against tyranny, are being infiltrated and dismantled. Our children are being brainwashed.
Don't ask, "What can we do?" That is conditioned helplessness. Figure it out yourself. Take responsibility. Send me your ideas. There is no quick fix to this mess. But we must stand up for truth. They may have the weapons of mass deception, but, as Cathy O'Brien says, "the truth doesn't go away."- See more at: http://www.savethemales.ca/000683.html#sthash.IjfuTYdr.dpuf


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We Try the new Cinnamon Roll from Starbucks
There are many sweets in the pastry pantheon that all cry out for a dunk in some hot coffee, but the humble cinnamon roll makes perhaps the best partner of all for a cup of joe. When dipped, the roll softens, its icing begins to melt, and the sugary cinnamon filling adds a sweet, spicy touch to your morning mug. The Swedish have created an entire institution centering on this very pairing: during fika, or coffee break, one typically consumes a small, sweet cinnamon roll along with a cup of coffee.
So perhaps it's only natural that Starbucks has recently expanded its cinnamon roll selection to include this guy, a basic, medium-sized cinnamon roll with a standard spiced filling. Never one to turn down a pastry, I gave this one a try to see how it stacks up.
First, allow me to describe my ideal cinnamon roll: I think it should be fairly large, almost overindulgent—not quite a Cinnabon-style behemoth, but close. Its crumb should be moist, improved by a coffee dunk but plenty palatable without one. There should be a thick layer of dense, highly spiced cinnamon filling, which should also be moist and not overly dry or chalky. Finally, a rich, soft, cream cheese-based icing should be applied thickly to the top.
The first warning sign of the inferior pastry-eating experience that Starbucks' new cinnamon roll provides comes when you pick the roll up: it weighs about a quarter of what you expect it to. True to its lack of heft, the crumb is airy and incredibly dry, its flavor vanishing from your palate almost before you stop chewing. The cinnamon filling has good flavor, but there's barely any of it, and what is there is insufficiently moist. The hard, sugary icing on the top of the roll doesn't really have any taste.
Cinnamon rolls are supposed to be gooey, luxurious affairs, but Starbucks' new offering feels a little phoned-in. I wouldn't pick this one up again.
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Oscar(R) Winner Susan Sarandon to Guest Star on "MIKE & MOLLY"
This just in...
Academy Award(R) winner Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking) will be guest starring in an upcoming episode of MIKE & MOLLY.
· Sarandon will play JC Small, a literary icon and idol of Molly's (series star Melissa McCarthy).
· JC is part JD Salinger with a touch William Faulkner and a sprinkle of Gore Vidal, a beautiful mind and a tortured soul.
· This famed novelist gives Molly a lesson in writing that neither she nor her family are soon to forget.
MIKE & MOLLY returns midseason on CBS.


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Ντύσε την/τον Gerard Way
Όνομα: Gerard Arthur Way
Επάγγελμα: singer
Γενέθλια: april 9, 1977
Older brother of Mikey Way. Singer of My Chemical Romance. He drew the cover of My Chemical Romance's second album "Three Cheers for Sweet revenge". He is Good friends with Green Day frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong. When he was in the 4th grade, he was the only boy to try out for his school's production of Peter Pan and he got the role.


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Bronwen Maddox / April 23, 2015
To judge by the jumble of promises in the manifestos, more than any party is offering
Bronwen Maddox / March 11, 2015
Does the BBC's suspension of its star presenter hint that his popular programme will soon be on the scrap heap?
Bronwen Maddox / March 5, 2015
Government thinking has shifted toward countering the Russian propaganda war in Ukraine
Bronwen Maddox / February 24, 2015
Thanks to the Russian president, the alliance is no longer in search of a cause
Bronwen Maddox / February 23, 2015
Varoufakis surrendered—as he had to
Bronwen Maddox / February 13, 2015
The new government in Athens has some moral force on its side. But so far, its tactics look more like a chaotic stream of threats than game theory
Bronwen Maddox / December 10, 2014
As we move into the holiday season and around the turn of the year, we offer you our view of the big ideas that will shape 2015. We proved prescient in many of last year's ones, such as the debate...
Bronwen Maddox / November 5, 2014
There is hope for the Democrats in years to come, but that is little comfort to Obama, who is more boxed in than ever
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Jameis Winston, Florida State quarterback, wins 2013 Heisman Trophy
From the moment redshirt freshman Jameis Winston took over as Florida State's starting quarterback this season, his skills and leadership were unquestioned. He led blowout after blowout on the way to a 13-0 record, the No. 1 ranking and a berth in the BCS title game against Auburn.
So it came as no surprise that Winston blew away the field in similar fashion to win the 79th Heisman Trophy Saturday night at the Best Buy Theater in Manhattan. At 19, Winston is the youngest winner in Heisman history and the second straight redshirt freshman to win the award. Winston is Florida State's third Heisman winner behind quarterbacks Chris Wenke in 2000 and Charlie Ward in 1993.
"I cannot explain the feeling that I have inside right now," Winston said. "I'm so overwhelmed. It's awesome."
Winston totaled 2,205 points, including 668 first-place votes, and won by a 1,501-point margin that was the seventh largest ever. Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron (704 points, 79 first-place votes) was second and Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch (558, 40) was third.
Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel (421, 30), last year's Heisman winner, was fifth.
Winston's fairy-tale season threatened to come unraveled when reports surfaced in early November that he faced an allegation of sexual assault dating to December 2012. Florida's state attorney, Willie Meggs, undertook an investigation that found DNA evidence linking Winston to the complainant, but he concluded there was not enough evidence to proceed with a prosecution.
Possibly as a result of that controversy, Wilson's name was left off 115 of the 900 Heisman ballots that were returned. "God bless them," Winston said of the voters who ignored him. "Everyone has an opinion. It's a numbers game, and I had the majority vote."
Asked if the Heisman results gave him a sense of vindication in the wake of the controversy, Winston said, "Obviously, this is a great feeling, but I really don't want to talk about all that right now because this is a moment that I will cherish for the rest of my life."
At the same time, Winston was emotional in describing what winning the award means to him and his parents. "I was proud," Winston said. "When I was giving my speech, I saw my mom's and dad's eyes, and they felt so proud. When you see your mom and your dad and they've struggled through this whole process and you see a smile on their face, it comforted me."
As the vote indicated, there was little doubt about the best college player on the field this season. Winston ranked No. 1 in passing efficiency in the nation with a 190.1 rating after completing 67.9 percent of his passes for 3,820 yards and 38 touchdowns with only 10 interceptions.
In his season-opening Monday night debut against Pitt, Winston exploded on to the scene by completing 25 of 27 passes for 356 yards and four touchdowns.
He followed that with 444 yards and four TD passes in a 51-14 blowout of then-No. 3 Clemson, and aside from a 14-point win over Boston College, FSU won every other game by at least 27 points.
As Manziel found out last year, winning the Heisman changes your life and brings an unexpected level of scrutiny. "The football field was his sanctuary," Winston said. "As the quarterback of your team, you don't have any time to worry about yourself.
"You have the Florida State Seminoles. You have to lead them because it's not about you. That's when you zone out, delete all the clutter, don't worry about the media stuff. You just focus on your team. That's how you're successful in life."


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WoW.com's prestige in the community has afforded us the opportunity to speak with major Azerothian leadership figures on any subject, and we're letting you, the reader, Ask a Faction Leader!
We recently spoke to High-Shaman Rakjak, leader of the Frenzyheart wolvar tribe, and he shed light on several key issues, including dumb fat-tongues, carnivorous mailboxes, visitor permits, wolvar fertility, and jarred urine. In this installment of Ask a Faction Leader, we'll be sitting with Vol'Jin, leader of the Darkspear trolls.
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W'at possesed ya ta train raptors fer ridin'? If ya hadn' noticed, we trolls be da tallest race of da Horde, and ridin' on da raptors only makes us even talla'! I can't fit though any of da doors in any of da major cities. Couldn' ya figure out how ta ride Crocklisks, instead? Dey be short 'nuff so I could git though da door into da Undacity elevator! So could ya give us some options? Would be nice...
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ALCS postponed by threat of rain
One win from the World Series. Rainy or not, the Detroit Tigers will have to wait.
Game 4 of the AL championship series between the Tigers and New York Yankees was postponed because of a stormy forecast Wednesday night - although Comerica Park was still dry when the decision was made.
''They kept saying it was going to come and it never came,'' Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer said. ''So go figure.''
With the Tigers leading the best-of-seven series 3-0 and seeking a sweep, Game 4 was rescheduled for Thursday at 4:07 p.m. New York will send ace CC Sabathia to the mound against Scherzer. The Tigers will have lefty Phil Coke, who saved Games 2 and 3, available after a day of rest.
Under the original schedule, there was a good chance Sabathia would pitch a potential Game 7 on three days' rest if the Yankees rallied in the series. Now, he might be limited to one start in the series.
''You cannot think about Game 7 when you need to win a game,'' New York second baseman Robinson Cano said.
Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson, who was benched along with third baseman Alex Rodriguez by manager Joe Girardi on Wednesday before the game was called, said the unplanned night off might actually help him and his slumping team.
''It's definitely not going to hurt by any means,'' Granderson said. ''We haven't played well to this point. Who knows? Change is always a good thing.''
The first pitch Wednesday night was slated for 8:07 p.m. But shortly before the scheduled start, the crowd was informed of a delay. A radar forecast for the Detroit area was eventually posted on the scoreboard video screen, as if to explain to fans why there was no baseball despite what was still pleasant weather at the ballpark.
The postponement was announced after a delay of about 70 minutes. A misty rain finally began about 15 minutes after the postponement was announced and heavy, steady rain followed shortly thereafter.
The Tigers are no strangers to rain in the playoffs. Last year, ace Justin Verlander had two starts cut short by bad weather - although both were on the road.
''A lot of people were pretty upset that Verlander didn't get to finish his start,'' Detroit catcher Alex Avila said. ''So, I think people would be pretty upset if they didn't get to see Scherzer and Sabathia finish their starts as well. Major League Baseball is trying to protect not only the pitchers, but also play a clean game without having to stop and stuff like that.''
After Game 1 of the 2011 ALCS at Texas was delayed twice for a total of 1 hour, 50 minutes, Game 2 was called off well before the scheduled first pitch because of a forecast calling for more wet weather. Then, it didn't rain that night.
There wasn't an immediate announcement about when Game 5 would be played if the Yankees extend the series by winning Game 4. If Game 5 is simply moved to Friday's scheduled off day, then New York could have to win four games in four days to advance.
There is also a chance of rain in Detroit during at least parts of Thursday and Friday, but the forecast calls for mostly sunny and partly cloudy skies late afternoon and early evening Thursday that would allow the teams to play ball.


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MIAMI – A South Florida man at the center of a sex abuse scandal has reached a settlement with the Archdiocese of Miami, according to the Miami Herald.
The unidentified man issued complaints about two former West Kendall priests, who served at St. Timothy Catholic Church during the 1980s and 1990s.
The man claims he was the victim of sexual abuse and molestation during when he was16 years old.
The Herald reports that the Miami Archdiocese never alerted parishioners about the complaints against Rev. Rafael Escala and Rev. Oscar Mendez, which were first made in late 2011.
The amount of the settlement was kept confidential. Escala died at age 77 in 2009; Mendez is in his 80s and is said to be in poor health.


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Riding on the success of the Optimus G and the Nexus 4, LG is expected to launch its next handset, the Optimus Pro, soon. An anonymous tipster sent Engadget a leaked slide showing some details about the Android-powered device, which features a 5-inch 1080p display, 1.7GHz Snadragon S4 Pro APQ8064, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of memory, and a 3,000 mAh battery. It also purportedly weighs 160 grams and measures 139 x 70 x 10.1mm, which makes it slightly bigger (and heavier) than both of its predecessors.
There are rumblings that the Optimus Pro will launch with Jelly Bean (though we're not sure which version,) a 13-megapixel rear camera, and it will be equipped with a 2.4 megapixel front-facing camera. It also apparently features the capability to receive content from NOTTV and One-Seg, Japan's smartphone-only television stations. This leads us to believe that the phone will be primarily sold in Japan for the time being. It's unclear whether or not this is a handset slated to hit the United States anytime soon. Regardless, it's still a good hint at what's on the horizon from the smartphone maker in the coming months.


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Rumors have been circling that FSU commit Ira Denson from Madison County would be going to college in a package deal with Miami Booker T. Washington's offensive tackle Denver Kirkland, who is currently undecided.
Friday at Under Armour's All-America game in St. Petersburg, Denson said it was more than a rumor.
"We're going together," the 6-foot-4, 317-pound offensive guard said.
Since Denson said FSU was his "No. 1 top dog," and didn't express as much enthusiasm for the other two schools in the mix, Ole Miss and Auburn, his comments would suggest that Kirkland will soon be a 'Noles commit, as well.
But when asked about the package deal Kirkland wasn't as solid in his response.
"We talked about it," Kirkland (6-5, 285) said. "It is what it is. Whatever happens, happens, but don't be surprised."
And although Kirkland ranked FSU in his top four schools, which also included Ole Miss, Miami and USF, he talked about building a relationship with new USF coach Willie Taggart. Both Denson and Kirkland said they will visit USF this month.
"Me and him [Taggart] are getting that bond, and just getting to know each other better," Kirkland said. "I think South Florida is really something people don't know about right now, and a lot of people might be surprised."
Kirkland not only spoke highly of South Florida, but he also said he is still looking for a school to fill the fifth spot in his top 5. The two schools in the running are West Virginia and USC.
There was plenty of recruiting going on among players this week at the team hotel during the week of practices leading up to the Under Armour game. Florida pledges tried to lure Denson away from his FSU commitment during his stay in Orlando, but he said it had no effect on him.
"They say, 'We can build a better program,' that I'm a good guy and that they want me to come play for them," Denson said. "I don't have an interest."
Alicia DelGallo is the Sentinel's recruiting correspondent. She can be reached at email@example.com. Follow us on Twitter at @Os_Recruiting and Facebook at Orlando Sentinel Recruiting and now on Pinterest at Orlando Recruiting.


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Agnieszka Radwanska, in her own words, survived her third-round match at the U.S. Open.
On a steamy Saturday at Flushing Meadows, the second-seeded Pole was relieved to beat Jelena Jankovic in straight sets — and even that 6-3, 7-5 victory took one hour 38 minutes.
"I was feeling like I was melting there," Radwanska said. "I survived the match. In the second set, I was just better for a couple of points."
Fourth-seeded Serena Williams also needed a while to win in straight sets, beating Ekaterina Makarova 6-4, 6-0 in one hour, 21 minutes. Makarova upset the 14-time Grand Slam champ at this year's Australian Open.
Radwanska was broken four times, but she converted six of seven break-point chances against the 30th-seeded Serb.
While Radwanska is ranked a career-high No. 2 and coming off her first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon, Jankovic has fallen far from her No. 1 ranking in 2008 and hasn't been back to a title match at a major tournament since the U.S. Open that year. With confidence on her side, Radwanska knew patience would pay off.
"Especially with the hot conditions, you really have to fight more yourself than against the opponent," she said.
Jankovic had 37 unforced errors to 15 for Radwanska, who reached the fourth round at the U.S. Open for the first time since 2008. She has never been to the quarter-finals here.
"I think everything could happen today," Radwanska said. "So what I was trying to do, just fight 'til the end. Was a lot of the games that was like 30-all, 30-love, and then suddenly I was winning the games. It was a lot of weird points."
And a lot of long rallies, which both players tend to produce. On Saturday, they had six of at least 20 shots.
"We always have to run a lot in our matches, for sure," Radwanska said.
Her next opponent is 20th-seeded Roberta Vinci, who beat No. 13 seed Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 7-5.
Nicolas Almagro, seeded 11th on the men's side, beat American teenager Jack Sock 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-1 to reach the round of 16 at Flushing Meadows for the first time.
Other top players on court Saturday include Roger Federer and Andy Murray. Americans Sloane Stephens, Mardy Fish and Sam Querrey are also scheduled to play.


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A Devil's Advocate for Todd Akin
I'll be candid here…
In my daily life, I cuss quite a bit. It's a habit that I developed when I was very young, and haven't quite been able to kick. I purposefully try to avoid using profanities in my writing, but I am definitely going to use one here, so… If you have virgin ears (or eyes, as the case may be) you might want to turn away now.
This is the quote that got Missouri Senate hopeful Todd Akin into so much trouble:
"It seems to me, first of all, from what I understand from doctors, that's really rare. If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down," Akin said.
This isn't just stupid; it is so far beyond fucking stupid that I can fully understand why Akin's current opponent in the Senate race donated money to his primary campaign.
Okay, I am done cussing, and now I am going to flip the script…
If you have no desire to witness a contrived defense of Akin, skip down to the next bolded line..!
I am going to play devil's advocate here and attempt to defend the indefensible.
It won't be easy!
I mean, "legitimate rape"..? That doesn't sound very easy to defend.
But we all know that some claims of rape are untrue, or even fabricated out of thin air. Have we already forgotten the Duke LaCrosse team and Crystal Gale Magnum? Have we forgotten about Tawana Brawley? More to the point, I know for a fact that some women have engaged in completely consensual sex, and then have later made the accusation that they were raped. What their motives may have been–revenge, money, or whatever–has no real bearing to the point I am trying to make here.
As for the next part of the sentence "the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down"..?
All I can say, in this case, is that a woman who is being brutally assaulted physically and is terrified, in fear for her life..? Such a condition doesn't sound very conductive to conception to me.
Some married couples are able to have children at the drop of a hat. I have always envied them, in a way, because when I was younger I always wanted to have a big family, even if families like the Duggars (of 19 Children and Counting fame) kind of freak me out a little. But some couples have an extreme amount of trouble trying to conceive even under the best of conditions, and any fertility doctor would say that there are conditions which are more conductive to conception, and conditions that are not.
That's about the best defense I can come up with, and I am DONE defending Akin, because he really doesn't deserve it, and I feel a little dirty. Anyone who skipped to this line would probably feel comfortable reading freely from here.
The truth is that there is a double-standard for us, as conservatives. It isn't just because the media has a different standard for us than they have for the liberals that they almost universally support. It is because we hold ourselves to a higher standard, as well. We can not expect the double-standard in the media to ever go away if we abandon the standards we hold for ourselves.
It just doesn't work like that.
As a conservative candidate for the Senate, Akin should have been well aware of this, and thus his gaffe just isn't excusable, despite my attempted defense of him. He showed an astounding lack of sense in every aspect, and his selfishness in refusing to drop out of the Senate race may very well cause that seat to go to Democrat Claire McCaskill, whom I despise.
That's really sad. I hate to see it.
But I would hate to see us abandon any sense of principle in favor of crass political concerns much, much more.
If we do that, we might as well just give up and join the DNC.


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- isValidPid($pid)
- pause($delay)
- $qualified_name = qualify_sub_name($unqualified_sub_name_or_code_ref)
- set_productive_pause_code($coderef)
- $signal_name = signal_name($signal_number)
- $signal_number = signal_number($signal_name)
Forks::Super::Util - utility routines for Forks::Super module
use Forks::Super::Util qw(functions to import);
use Forks::Super::Util qw(:all);
A collection of useful and mostly unrelated routines for things that the Forks::Super distribution needs to do.
In alphabetical order.
$absolute_path = abs_path($relative_path)
Slightly more portable, slightly more robust, and slightly more taint-resistant function to return the absolute path of a specified file or directory. The input file need not exist. If the input is already an absolute path and is not tainted, then the output of this function will not be tainted, either.
Returns a millisecond-resolution timestamp for the current time, like
14:38:19.018; helpful for logging methods. If the Time::HiRes module is not available, the result will show 0 in the milliseconds place, like
@match = filter \&condition, @list
Returns the elements of a list that satisfy some condition while removing those elements from the original list as a side effect. Like Perl's
grep and
map functions, each element of the list will be loaded into
$_ before the code block is evaluated. The
@list argument must be a named array.
@x = (1..10);
@y = filter { $_ % 2 } @x;
# result: @y => (1,3,5,7,9); @x => (0,2,4,6,8)
# trivial passthru filter
@x = @ARGV;
@y = filter { 1 } @x;
# result: @y => @ARGV; @x => ()
$bool = is_continue_signal($signal_name_or_number)
Returns true if the specified signal is generally used to resume a suspended process. See "is_stop_signal".
$bool = is_kill_signal($signal_name_or_number)
Returns true if the specified signal is generally used to terminate a process, for some vague definition of generally. See also "is_stop_signal" and "is_continue_signal".
$bool = is_number($scalar)
A ripoff of "looks_like_number" in Scalar::Util to tell if a scalar input is a number.
$bool = is_pipe($handle)
Returns true if, as far as the
Forks::Super module can tell, the specified I/O handle is a pipe handle. See also "is_socket".
$bool = is_socket($handle)
Returns true if, as far as the
Forks::Super module can tell, the specified I/O handle is a socket handle. See also "is_pipe".
$bool = is_stop_signal($signal_name_or_number)
Returns true if the specified signal is generally used to suspend a process. See "is_continue_signal".
Portable function call to check if the return value of "fork" in Forks::Super is a valid process id (On Windows, forked processes are pseudo-processes with negative process identifiers, so the conventional
if ($pid > 0) ... check is not portable).
Returns 0 when a "fork" in Forks::Super call creates a "deferred" job (see "Deferred processes" in Forks::Super).
A productive and interruption-resistant drop-in replacement for the builtin sleep function or Time::HiRes::sleep.
This function carries out "productive" tasks periodically while waiting for the timer to expire.
In programs that use Forks::Super, the default "productive" behavior is to check for completed background processes and to dispatch deferred jobs. On Windows systems that lack a proper framework for handling
SIGCHLD framework, using this function in place of
sleep is one of the best ways to make sure that completed and deferred processes receive the attention they need. You can override the default behavior by passing a code reference to the "set_productive_pause_code" function.
Since the "productive" code could take an arbitrarily long time to execute, the actual delay can be longer, and sometimes much longer, than the requested delay.
The return value of this function is the estimated number of seconds that the function actually waited.
$qualified_name = qualify_sub_name($unqualified_sub_name_or_code_ref)
Prepends a package qualifier from the current context, if necessary, from current execution context of a scalar subroutine name. Used when an unqualified subroutine name is passed in any Forks::Super function argument that expects a code reference.
package Foo;
sub do_something_in_background { ... }
# invokes Forks::Super::Util::qualify_sub_name
$job = fork { sub => 'do_something_in_background' };
print $job->{sub}; # ---> Foo::do_something_in_background
Specifies the code that the "pause" method should run during down time. In most Forks::Super programs, the default will be to check if running processes have completed and to manage tasks in the job queue.
Can be called with an
undef argument to disable productive code during "pause" calls.
$signal_name = signal_name($signal_number)
Returns the canonical name of a signal (e.g.,
TERM) that is associated with the given signal number (say,
15). See also "signal_number". Returns
undef for a signal number that is out of the valid range for your system.
$signal_number = signal_number($signal_name)
Returns the number of a signal (say,
15) that is associated with the given signal name (say,
TERM). Returns
undef for an unrecognized signal name.
Marty O'Brien, <email@example.com>
Copyright (c) 2009-2018, Marty O'Brien.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.8 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.
See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/ for more information.


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North Carolina State Highway Patrol confirms Laura Guidoboni, 15, was killed when the SUV she was in rolled over and she was ejected. Another Kingston girl, Lauren Smolic, 16, was critically injured. Devin Rebello, 17, also of Kingston, was driving and has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle.
A Kingston teenager was killed this morning when the SUV she was a passenger in rolled over on Interstate 95 in Lumberton, NC.
North Carolina State Highway Patrol Trooper W.E. Lane said Laura Guidoboni, 15, was found dead at the scene after being ejected. The single vehicle accident occurred around 4:40 a.m. Guidoboni, of 15 Old Orchard Lane, was a sophomore at Notre Dame Academy in Hingham.
Lauren Smolic, 16, also of Kingston, a junior at Silver Lake Regional High School, sustained critical injuries and was taken to Duke University Medical Center. Guidoboni and Smolic were the only passengers not wearing seatbelts.
Lane said the driver of the SUV, Devin Rebello, 17, of Kingston, and two other passengers told police they had been cut off by a tractor trailer just before the accident. Rebello, a senior at Silver Lake Regional High School, was driving 80 miles per hour in a 65 mile per hour zone and over-corrected two times before the vehicle rolled over, according to Lane.
North Carolina State Highway Patrol 1st Sgt. Freddy Johnson said Rebello has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and released. She will be summonsed to North Carolina deal with the charges, Johnson said. Rebello is the daughter of Kingston Police Chief Joseph Rebello.
Lane said the SUV was occupied by six people – five teenagers and an adult chaperone – returning from a trip to Key West, FL.
The chaperone, Mark Guidoboni, 49, of Kingston, Laura's father, was in serious condition at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, Lane said.
Rebello and fellow passengers Jonathan Guidoboni, 17, of Kingston and Ryan Pittsley, 18, of Plympton received minor injuries.


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Corning Optical Communications GmbH & Co KG, part of Corning Incorporated's (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, introduces the FutureCom™ xs500, the latest addition to the FutureCom EA product line - Corning's 10Gbit/s Ethernet copper cabling system.
The xs500 is a fully shielded, standards-compliant Cat6A copper jack that offers deployment flexibility and quick installation for high-performance copper cabling projects. The jack is durable, and its compact housing includes an integrated dust cover that can be closed when the port is not being used.
The xs500 is 14.5mm wide, and the narrow design allows the jack to support three port outlets, whereas most jacks support only two ports. In floor boxes, the xs500 allows installers to put up to 12 jacks per box instead of only nine.
"Corning has a reputation for quality, and the xs500 can now offer the mid-market a complete end-to-end copper solution, which is affordable and doesn't compromise on the quality people have come to expect," said Jan-Sebastian Ziegler, manager LAN marketing,
Enterprise Networks, EMEA at Corning Optical Communications. "The xs500 offers true value to the customer, is built to our usual high standards and is fully featured. We are confident it will be well received by the market and will raise the bar for the mid-market segment."
The low-profile, keystone footprint of the FutureCom xs500 is ideal for various installation scenarios, and the unit provides compatibility with a wide range of hardware options from outlets to panels.
The innovative two-piece design of the FutureCom xs500 helps make copper cable installation projects simpler and faster because no special tools are required to connect the cables to the jacks or install the jacks into the outlets.
With the mid-sized xs500 complementing the FutureCom EA range, Corning provides a total connection system for connector jacks, cables, outlets and panels, which helps eliminate the quality compromises of mixed source systems.
For additional information on Corning Optical Communications products and services, contact a customer service representative at 1-800-743-2675, toll free in the United States, or (+1) 828-901-5000, international, or visit the website at www.corning.com/opcomm.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
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Connecticut General Assembly will not vote on assisted suicide bill this year
HARTFORD -- Physician-assisted suicide will not be voted on by the General Assembly this year.
The bill, which the Public Health Committee removed from its agenda Friday, would have made it legal for physicians to prescribe lethal medication to mentally competent patients suffering from a terminal illness who had less than six months to live.
State Sen. Gayle Slossberg, D-Milford, the committee's Senate vice chairwoman, said, "there wasn't enough support in the committee for the vote. It wasn't even close."
The public hearing on the bill brought out vocal supporters and opponents. Several changes were proposed in the bill, which was modeled on Oregon's Death with Dignity Act, such as including a waiting period and tightening other safeguards. But opposition was too strong to the concept of legally approved suicide, Slossberg said.
"I think people have difficulty with the idea of having a societal go-ahead for suicide, and I think it's a challenge for a lot of people," said Slossberg, who said she was not a supporter.
Barbara Coombs Lee, president of Compassion and Choices, a national organization that spearheaded support for the bill, said, "We feel as though a good discussion was begun and we hope that next year it will move forward."
This was the first year a public hearing was held on assisted-suicide legislation. "I think often it takes a legislature a number of years before they move ahead on an issue," she said.
Cathy Ludlum of Manchester, a member of Second Thoughts Connecticut and a spokeswoman for the disability community, which opposed the bill, said, "We've won this particular battle and so I guess I'm very happy about that."
But she added, "I realize this is not something that's going to go away."
Ludlum said she hoped the legislators and others would focus on other issues that would make assisted-suicide legislation unnecessary. "We should definitely be pursuing the most effective end-of-life palliative care models, the things that are available to alleviate suffering and help people feel supported," she said, as well as long-term care that makes people "feel valued" and helping people "feel appreciated and supported so they don't have to look towards death as a solution to suffering."
Michael Culhane, executive director of the Connecticut Catholic Public Affairs Conference, said, "I just think the state should be in the business of providing enhanced research and help in the area of palliative care and hospice care." While "the proponents of the bill would make this a religious issue" because of the church's view on "the sanctity of life," Culhane said the church was united with the medical, disability and hospice communities, among others.
Physician-assisted suicide is legal in Oregon and Washington. A referendum in Massachusetts was defeated in the 2012 election.
Call senior writer Ed Stannard at 203-789-5743.