Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…
As Christians and Jews, following the example of the faith of Abraham, we are called to be a blessing to the world (cf. Gen. 12:2 ff.). This is the common task awaiting us. It is therefore necessary for us, Christians and Jews, to be first a blessing to one another (L'Osservatore Romano, August 17, 1993).~John Paul II
I am conscious of having been ruled by buffoons, taught by idiots, preached at by hypcrites, preyed upon by charlatans in the guise of advertisers and other professional persuaders, as well as by verbose demagogues and ideologues of many opinions, all false. ~Malcolm Muggeridge
Group think? Lou said, "not on my watch." ~Lu Zhengxiang, 陸徵祥
You cannot defend our civilization by expending blood and treasure in an effort to defend an alien barbarism. Either we relearn this lesson to our cost or we are decadent and shall be destroyed.~Ghost of a Flea
So much for his spiel about 'democracy' and 'transparency of governing'.
What kind of people defends murder?


δεινὸν οἱ πολλοί, κακούργους ὅταν ἔχωσι προστάτας. Euripedes, Orestes

In every war, the first casualty is truth. In a civil war, the truth is assassinated twice, once by each camp.


Saturday, October 29, 2011

Big 12 welcomes West Virginia

Big 12 welcomes West Virginia
from Austin Statesman:
By Ralph D. Russo

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Updated: 1:00 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011

The Big 12 welcomed West Virginia from the Big East and bid goodbye to Missouri before the Tigers even had a chance to finalize their move to the Southeastern Conference.

Now that the poaching of the Big East seems to be over, the beleaguered league is not backing down. It has been busy courting six schools and says it was braced for the latest loss. And despite what the Big 12 says, the Big East plans to keep West Virginia for two more years — just as it has vowed to keep Pittsburgh and Syracuse away from the Atlantic Coast Conference until 2014.

The latest round of conference realignment appears to be winding down, but tug of war over who goes where when likely will take a while to sort out.

The Big 12 completed its work Friday by adding West Virginia to become its easternmost member.

The Big 12 said it expects to have 10 schools for the 2012-13 season, listing West Virginia and TCU but not Missouri, which is expected to complete its move to the SEC any day now...

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