Friday, February 6, 2004

Sad News-- Body of Missing Girl Found Dead

Evil.



The strangest thing about this incident was that she didn't seem to put up a fight when she was abducted.



From New York City - Body of Missing Girl Found Dead:



"The body of an 11-year-old girl whose abduction was captured by a surveillance camera has been found and a mechanic has been charged with her murder, officials said Friday.



Sarasota County Sheriff Bill Balkwill refused to say where Carlie Brucia was found, saying it is an active crime scene.



He said Joseph P. Smith, 37, has been charged with her murder. He is believed to be the tattooed man in a mechanic's shirt who was seen in a car wash surveillance video leading Carlie away by the arm Sunday evening, authorities said.



He has been held without bail since Tuesday on an alleged probation violation."

Zook Demotes Zaunbrecher at UF

Offense was already sputtering, makes me wonder why you wouldn't bring someone in with a proven track record.



From Gatorsports.com:



"Zook demoted offensive coordinator Ed Zaunbrecher and promoted outside receivers coach Larry Fedora to the position.



'Larry's going to run the offense,' Zook said. 'They are both great coaches, and the system's not going to change. I just wanted a little more tempo, a little more upbeat, and I think Larry will do that.'



Already with one opening on his staff after defensive backs coach Mike Woodford was fired Jan. 3, Zook could have another one today. He said he was unsure whether Zaunbrecher would remain on the staff as quarterbacks coach.



'It's up to Ed,' Zook said. 'I told Ed and I left and told him we'd talk again in the morning. I hope he stays on to coach the quarterbacks.'"

Thursday, February 5, 2004

'Great Number' Dead Near Beijing

From what? We'll have to wait to know...



From ABCNEWS.com : Report: 'Great Number' Dead Near Beijing:



" A 'great number of people' were killed and many others injured Thursday at a holiday gathering outside the Chinese capital, the official Xinhua News Agency said.



The agency's brief report quoted police sources and gave no details. It said the accident whose nature it didn't specify occurred in Miyun County, a suburb of Beijing."

Not Just the Evangelicals

Catholic Exchange and Ascension Press announce the Catholic Passion Outreach today!



I have stated this before, giving that this movie is based largely on the revelations of Anne Catherine Emmerich which are very very Catholic in their telling of the Passion of Christ--the evangelicals may be doing us a favor by getting people to see it. Now what will we do with all those who discover Christ leaving his disciples the Eucharist?

Albany Bishop Accused of Inappropriate Relationship

That led to suicide...



From Capital News 9 | 24 Hour Local News | Capital Region:



"Albany Bishop Howard Hubbard has been accused of having an inappropriate relationship more than 20 years ago.



Attorney John Aretakis and his client Andrew Zalay are accusing Hubbard of having a sexual relationship with Zalay's brother Tom in the 1970s, before Hubbard became bishop. Tom Zalay committed suicide in 1978.



Andrew Zalay said, 'As a bishop, I think he has unfairly used his position in the church to get what he wants from me. So that's my brother crying out to me. I mean, you can't be simpler than that. I wish he could be here.'



Andrew said he wants to make sure no other family has to endure what they had to. Tom left behind his diary in which Andrew claims there's clear indication Bishop Howard Hubbard had a sexual relationship with Tom in the late 1970s. "

Wednesday, February 4, 2004

Willie Williams Picks U of Miami

But may end up in jail in farm land, (see previous post). Now we see why he didn't like U of Florida all that much...



From The Gainesvillesun.com:



"Carol City High School linebacker Willie Williams signed with the University of Miami on Wednesday but before he plays for the Hurricanes he has some legal problems in Gainesville to clear up.



Three separate sworn complaints were filed against Williams after his recruiting visit to Gainesville last weekend.



The first was for battery on Saturday night on the second floor of the Reitz Union. According to a University of Florida Police Department report, Williams grabbed a female student from the front against her will while she was walking to the stairs with her boyfriend.



The second incident occurred at 2:30 on Sunday morning at the Royal Blue Night Club. Akeem Thompson of Gainesville told the Gainesville Police Dept. that Williams 'started hitting him with his fist for no apparent reason.'



Thompson picked Williams out of a photo lineup and Williams later admitted hitting Thompson.



Two hours later, according to the UPD, Williams discharged three fire extinguishers at the UF Hilton Conference Center where the recruits stayed during their visits.



The latter charge is a felony. "

Gibson to Delete a Scene in Passion

Sad. A better answer to this would have been to do a flash back of Moses sprinkling the blood of the lamb upon the people as the covenant between God and his people were ratified--that would have put the saying of the High Priest into the right context.



From Gibson to Delete a Scene in Passion:



"A scene in the film, in which the Jewish high priest Caiaphas calls down a kind of curse on the Jewish people by declaring of the Crucifixion, 'His blood be on us and on our children,' will not be in the movie's final version, said the Gibson associate, who spoke on condition of anonymity.



The passage had been included in some versions of the film that were shown before select groups, mostly of priests and ministers.



'It didn't work in the focus screenings,' the associate said. 'Maybe it was thought to be too hurtful, or taken not in the way it was intended. It has been used terribly over the years.'



Jewish leaders had warned that the passage from Matthew 27:25 was the historic source for many of the charges of deicide and Jews' collective guilt in the death of Jesus. "