If looks could kill, then someone should throw the Florida "hot cop" in prison for life ... 'cause hot damn, Daniel guilty as hell!!! You know Daniel as a contestant on this season of "Survivor: David vs. Goliath," set to premiere next…
Reported by TMZ.com 18 hours ago.
Florida 'Hot Cop' Daniel Rengering is Literally Pumped for 'Survivor'
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“Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity®” Now a Registered Trademark of The Becker T3 Group
The Becker T3 Group announced the U.S. Patent and Trade Office has issued a registration certificate for “Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity®”
WASHINGTON (PRWEB) September 19, 2018
The Becker T3 Group announced the U.S. Patent and Trade Office has issued a registration certificate for “Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity®” According to Founder and CEO, Rear Admiral Paul Becker, USN (Ret), “These words, ‘T3’ for short, describe military leadership attributes which equate to corporate pillars of Performance, Productivity, and Profit. It also provides a valuable framework for overcoming extreme adversity.”
Rear Admiral Becker (Ret) is a motivational keynote speaker and inspirational Stage IV Bone Marrow Cancer survivor. He initially conceived the now-trademarked phrase while leading large, diverse teams in peace, crisis and combat, and further realized their relevance from a patient’s perspective while battling a life-threatening disease. Upon departure from active military service in 2016, the Naval Intelligence Community recognized Paul's career of talent development, leading, coaching and mentoring by establishing “The Rear Admiral Paul Becker ‘Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity’ Leadership Award” in his honor.
Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity® has already served as an important framework for improvement in both the corporate and healthcare sectors. According to Craig Duswalt, Keynote Speaker, Author, Podcaster and Creator of RockStar Marketing, “Paul brought the house down at our Rockstar Marketing Bootcamp attended by hundreds of successful entrepreneurs. The audience was spellbound during his “Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity” presentation, motivated to new levels of purpose by his translation of military leadership principles to the civilian workplace.” Dr. William Maples, a former Mayo Clinic Physician and Chief Medical Officer for The Institute for Healthcare Excellence, said the following after one of Rear Admiral Becker’s deliveries, “His authentic and passionate style inspired and provided a human context to approach our work. He is amazing. We’re thankful he shared his talent and wisdom.” As a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business, the Becker T3 Group plans to continue using The Three T’s - Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity® - to inspire leadership development and organizational improvement.
For more information, visit: http://www.TheBeckerT3Group.com
About The Becker T3 Group:
Founded in 2016 and based in Washington, DC, The Becker T3 Group is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Consultancy which provides motivational keynote presentations focused on leadership development and organizational improvement for the business and healthcare sectors. Rear Admiral Becker’s inspirational stories connect the military leadership attributes of "Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity®” with improved Performance, Productivity, Profit and Patient Quality of Care. Reported by PRWeb 16 hours ago.
WASHINGTON (PRWEB) September 19, 2018
The Becker T3 Group announced the U.S. Patent and Trade Office has issued a registration certificate for “Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity®” According to Founder and CEO, Rear Admiral Paul Becker, USN (Ret), “These words, ‘T3’ for short, describe military leadership attributes which equate to corporate pillars of Performance, Productivity, and Profit. It also provides a valuable framework for overcoming extreme adversity.”
Rear Admiral Becker (Ret) is a motivational keynote speaker and inspirational Stage IV Bone Marrow Cancer survivor. He initially conceived the now-trademarked phrase while leading large, diverse teams in peace, crisis and combat, and further realized their relevance from a patient’s perspective while battling a life-threatening disease. Upon departure from active military service in 2016, the Naval Intelligence Community recognized Paul's career of talent development, leading, coaching and mentoring by establishing “The Rear Admiral Paul Becker ‘Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity’ Leadership Award” in his honor.
Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity® has already served as an important framework for improvement in both the corporate and healthcare sectors. According to Craig Duswalt, Keynote Speaker, Author, Podcaster and Creator of RockStar Marketing, “Paul brought the house down at our Rockstar Marketing Bootcamp attended by hundreds of successful entrepreneurs. The audience was spellbound during his “Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity” presentation, motivated to new levels of purpose by his translation of military leadership principles to the civilian workplace.” Dr. William Maples, a former Mayo Clinic Physician and Chief Medical Officer for The Institute for Healthcare Excellence, said the following after one of Rear Admiral Becker’s deliveries, “His authentic and passionate style inspired and provided a human context to approach our work. He is amazing. We’re thankful he shared his talent and wisdom.” As a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business, the Becker T3 Group plans to continue using The Three T’s - Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity® - to inspire leadership development and organizational improvement.
For more information, visit: http://www.TheBeckerT3Group.com
About The Becker T3 Group:
Founded in 2016 and based in Washington, DC, The Becker T3 Group is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Consultancy which provides motivational keynote presentations focused on leadership development and organizational improvement for the business and healthcare sectors. Rear Admiral Becker’s inspirational stories connect the military leadership attributes of "Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity®” with improved Performance, Productivity, Profit and Patient Quality of Care. Reported by PRWeb 16 hours ago.
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Harmony Foundation Invites Public and Press to Celebrity-Hosted Scholarship Gala to Raise Funds for Addiction Treatment September 22
Harmony Foundation, a Colorado-based addiction treatment center, is holding a Scholarship Gala to raise funds to support individuals needing access to treatment services. The special event will be featuring guest speaker Brendan McDonough and hosted by McKenzie Philips.
ESTES PARK, Colo. (PRWEB) September 19, 2018
Harmony Foundation, a Colorado-based addiction treatment center, is holding a Scholarship Gala to raise funds to support individuals needing access to treatment services. The special event will be featuring guest speaker Brendan McDonough and hosted by McKenzie Philips.
About Brendan McDonough
Brendan McDonough was the lone survivor of the 20 Granite Mountain Hotshots, 19 of whom died in the Yarnell Hill Fire. He was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict when he, for the sake of his young daughter, decided to turn his life around. He enlisted in the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a team of elite firefighters based in Prescott, Arizona. Then, on June 30, 2013, while McDonough— “Donut,” as he’d been dubbed by his team—served as lookout, they confronted a freak, 3,000-degree inferno in nearby Yarnell, Arizona. The relentless firestorm ultimately trapped his hotshot brothers, tragically killing all 19 of them within minutes. Nationwide, it was the greatest loss of firefighter lives since the 9/11 attacks.
About Mackenzie Phillips
When Mackenzie was a teenager, Hollywood and the world took notice of the charming, talented, precocious child actor after her star-making turn in American Graffiti. As an adult, she has paid dearly for a lifetime of excess, working tirelessly to reconcile a wonderful, terrible past in which she succumbed to the power of addiction and the pull of her magnetic father. As her astounding, outrageous, and often tender life story unfolds, the actor-musician-mother shares her lifelong battle with personal demons and near-fatal addictions. She overcomes seemingly impossible obstacles again and again, and journeys toward redemption and peace. These days, Mackenzie has traded the limelight for the therapists chair. Now the Director for Referral Relations and a Substance Use Disorder Counselor, Mack works with clients at Breathe Life Healing Center in Los Angeles, bringing with her a unique perspective, much of which has been shaped by her own battle with substance abuse, in addition to her ongoing professional training as an addiction counselor. Mack can be seen currently on the new “One Day at a Time” and a recurring role on the top show “Orange is the New Black”.
Harmony Foundation Scholarship Gala
September 21, 2018
5:00 pm—9:00 pm
Cost $100
For tickets visit HarmonyFoundatoinIinc.com/reuniongala
Location
Harmony Foundation Campus
1600 Fish Hatchery Road
Estes Park, CO
Event Sponsors
Event Sponsor for this year’s gala include Sandstone Care, AspenRidge, Crisis Case Management, Assured Partners, Red Rock Recovery, Denver Women’s Recovery, Philadelphia Insurance, Choice House, The Recovery Village, Westox Labs, Valiant Living, Bank of Colorado, Community Banks of Colorado, The Redpoint Center, Centennial Peaks Hospital, Highlands Behavioral Health, Denver Springs, Boulder Integrated Health, McKesson, Alkermes, MedPool Pros, Cougar Mountain Software
About Harmony Foundation
Harmony Foundation is a nonprofit alcohol and drug addiction recovery program that serves in a collaborative and respectful treatment environment. Harmony promotes physical, emotional and spiritual healing, empowering our clients to embark upon the lifelong journey of recovery. Visit HarmonyFoundationInc.com to learn more. Reported by PRWeb 10 hours ago.
ESTES PARK, Colo. (PRWEB) September 19, 2018
Harmony Foundation, a Colorado-based addiction treatment center, is holding a Scholarship Gala to raise funds to support individuals needing access to treatment services. The special event will be featuring guest speaker Brendan McDonough and hosted by McKenzie Philips.
About Brendan McDonough
Brendan McDonough was the lone survivor of the 20 Granite Mountain Hotshots, 19 of whom died in the Yarnell Hill Fire. He was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict when he, for the sake of his young daughter, decided to turn his life around. He enlisted in the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a team of elite firefighters based in Prescott, Arizona. Then, on June 30, 2013, while McDonough— “Donut,” as he’d been dubbed by his team—served as lookout, they confronted a freak, 3,000-degree inferno in nearby Yarnell, Arizona. The relentless firestorm ultimately trapped his hotshot brothers, tragically killing all 19 of them within minutes. Nationwide, it was the greatest loss of firefighter lives since the 9/11 attacks.
About Mackenzie Phillips
When Mackenzie was a teenager, Hollywood and the world took notice of the charming, talented, precocious child actor after her star-making turn in American Graffiti. As an adult, she has paid dearly for a lifetime of excess, working tirelessly to reconcile a wonderful, terrible past in which she succumbed to the power of addiction and the pull of her magnetic father. As her astounding, outrageous, and often tender life story unfolds, the actor-musician-mother shares her lifelong battle with personal demons and near-fatal addictions. She overcomes seemingly impossible obstacles again and again, and journeys toward redemption and peace. These days, Mackenzie has traded the limelight for the therapists chair. Now the Director for Referral Relations and a Substance Use Disorder Counselor, Mack works with clients at Breathe Life Healing Center in Los Angeles, bringing with her a unique perspective, much of which has been shaped by her own battle with substance abuse, in addition to her ongoing professional training as an addiction counselor. Mack can be seen currently on the new “One Day at a Time” and a recurring role on the top show “Orange is the New Black”.
Harmony Foundation Scholarship Gala
September 21, 2018
5:00 pm—9:00 pm
Cost $100
For tickets visit HarmonyFoundatoinIinc.com/reuniongala
Location
Harmony Foundation Campus
1600 Fish Hatchery Road
Estes Park, CO
Event Sponsors
Event Sponsor for this year’s gala include Sandstone Care, AspenRidge, Crisis Case Management, Assured Partners, Red Rock Recovery, Denver Women’s Recovery, Philadelphia Insurance, Choice House, The Recovery Village, Westox Labs, Valiant Living, Bank of Colorado, Community Banks of Colorado, The Redpoint Center, Centennial Peaks Hospital, Highlands Behavioral Health, Denver Springs, Boulder Integrated Health, McKesson, Alkermes, MedPool Pros, Cougar Mountain Software
About Harmony Foundation
Harmony Foundation is a nonprofit alcohol and drug addiction recovery program that serves in a collaborative and respectful treatment environment. Harmony promotes physical, emotional and spiritual healing, empowering our clients to embark upon the lifelong journey of recovery. Visit HarmonyFoundationInc.com to learn more. Reported by PRWeb 10 hours ago.
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Never again, again: Bishops promise action, but will it make a difference?
Washington D.C., Sep 19, 2018 / 01:10 pm (CNA).- The moral credibility of the U.S. Catholic hierarchy is under serious scrutiny, both by the faithful and the wider world.
Something must be done - this is the consensus of cardinals, bishops, priests, and laity as the Church continues to grapple with the fallout of the sexual abuse crisis. What, exactly, will be done remains to be seen.
Calls for transparency and accountability in the wake of the sexual abuse scandals strike many of the faithful as reasonable and obvious - yet neither of those words seems easily translatable into the curial language and culture of Romanitas.
Amid an impetus for urgent reform, the Church faces the challenge of taking action that is effective, rather than merely dramatic.
What has been proposed? And when effect might it have?
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In recent months, many bishops and lay leaders have called for new canonical structures and procedures in response to the various crises erupting in the Church.
Some have suggested creating another “new” process for accusing and trying bishops in a canon law court, others have floated the idea of a network of regional or national tribunals tasked with handling the existing backlog of clerical sex-abuse cases.
Much of what has been proposed so far, however, has already been tried.
Apart from the USCCB’s own Essential Norms, adopted in the wake of the 2002 sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis has made a number of significant canonical reforms over the last five years. Most significantly, 2016’s Come una madre amorivole created an entirely new legal mechanism for charging and trying a bishop accused of mishandling allegations of abuse, or of abusing his office in some other way.
Yet despite the publicity surrounding the announcement of those structures, they have yet to be put into action, and are unlikely even to be tried.
When asked recently about particular cases involving bishops, Pope Francis said he had decided that his own reforms were not “practical” or “convenient” and that he was instead trying to preserve their “spirit” in the way he handled individual cases.
Many canonists, including those working in the Curia, have expressed frustration at the possibility that more reforms will be promulgated on paper, while few of them take hold at the practical level.
In the meantime, they say, cases are being handled in an increasingly ad hoc manner. In the case of McCarrick, for example, it has been hard for canonists to parse exactly what procedure is being followed.
Following the announcement by the Archdiocese of New York that it had received an allegation against McCarrick and deemed it credible, the then-cardinal was removed from public ministry.
In July, the Holy Father accepted his resignation from the College of Cardinals – itself an historic event – and at the same time ordered McCarrick to live a life of prayer and penance pending the outcome of a “canonical process.” Canon lawyers have noted that this seemed to be, for good or ill, the imposition of a legal penalty before the legal process had concluded - or perhaps even begun.
There has been no announcement about what kind of “process” will be followed in resolving McCarrick’s case. Nor has the Holy See clarified what charges, exactly, he will face. It seems unclear how a new legal structure could bring clarity to that situation, rather than more confusion.
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Another proposal made in recent months has been the establishment of regional commissions and tribunals for handling abuse cases, something which has been suggested before.
Baroness Sheila Hollins, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, has been among the most recent voices to suggest that this might serve to clear the languishing backlog of abuse cases clogging the courts at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
The problem she identifies is a serious one.
Following his election in 2013, one of Pope Francis’ first curial reforms was to decree a Vatican-wide hiring freeze, which is still in effect. Since then, the pope has ordered the dismissal of three American priests working on abuse cases in the CDF, with a fourth leaving for personal reasons earlier this year.
Those working within and alongside of the CDF all report that there is simply not enough manpower to process the workload, something that Msgr. Robert Geisinger, the CDF’s in house prosecutor, has lamented more than once.
As a result, more than one U.S. bishop has resorted to flying to Rome to personally petition that cases waiting for adjudication be moved to the top of the pile.
But the proposed regional tribunals would not solve the problem of a backlog, at least not in the short term. New courts would take years to come online, and even longer to prove effective. In the meantime, the structural and procedural upheaval needed to create them could cause chaos in a system that is already badly stretched.
Marie Collins, a former member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and herself a survivor of abuse, has been a critic of this proposal for a more straightforward reason. She has observed that the call for regional tribunals does not address the fact that the underlying problem is a lack of resources.
During her time on the PCPM, Collins spoke openly of her frustration at the pace of change. She specifically singled out the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which handles abuse cases, for criticism. Since then, she has become an outspoken skeptic of further canonical reform, and pointed to the fact that few resources are actually devoted to making the current system work.
“The argument for going to local tribunals...is because the CDF is under resourced and understaffed, and so [is] unable to cope with all the abuse cases coming in from around the world: the question should be why is the CDF under resourced and understaffed?”
One curial official who has worked with the CDF told CNA that some staffers also have the impression that there is little practical commitment to the kind of real reform that would involve the addition of more qualified personnel to handle abuse cases.
“If ‘where your treasure is there will your heart be too,’ then by that measure Rome’s heart isn’t in this,” the official told CNA.
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Back in the United States, several ideas for reform have been floated.
One is a third-party reporting mechanism for accusations against bishops, through which people would present allegations directly to the apostolic nuncio in Washington.
But any new third-party reporting system instituted by the U.S. bishops cannot guarantee Roman action, nor does recent evidence indicate that such action could be counted upon.
In the case of Archbishop McCarrick, it has emerged that in 2000 Fr. Boniface Ramsey presented a written account of accusations of McCarrick sharing a bed with seminarians to the nuncio. A 2006 letter from the Vatican Secretariat of State confirms that some of Ramsey’s concerns made it to Rome, but no action was apparently taken until years later.
It has also been suggested that a new lay-led review board could review complaints made against bishops. This idea is not without precedent.
In 2002, the USCCB called for lay-led review boards in every diocese. The U.S. bishops also created a National Review Board comprised of lay experts, to advise the USCCB on dealing with the problem of sexual abuse. Those bodies have had considerable effect on the life and culture of the Church in the United States.
The idea of creating more lay-led boards now is, in some senses, an appealing option. But it is not clear whether new boards would actually address the current problems.
The National Review Board itself has seemed skeptical. In August, the board issued a statement denouncing “a loss of moral leadership and an abuse of power that led to a culture of silence” in the face of abuse.
Action is needed, the board said, but the “evil” which had come to light “will not be stemmed simply by the creation of new committees, policies, or procedures.”
Both U.S. proposals would also appear to effectively insulate American bishops from being required to act upon allegations made against their peers. The reticence of bishops to act in such circumstances is widely considered to have been a major contributing factor in the recent scandals, especially in the case of McCarrick.
But through systems that would largely exempt bishops from investigating or addressing claims of episcopal misconduct, U.S. Church authorities run the risk of seeming to distance themselves further from the kind of personal moral leadership called for by the National Review Board and others.
“What needs to happen is a genuine change in the Church’s culture, specifically among the bishops themselves,” the National Review Board’s August statement said.
Cultural change is more difficult than procedural reform. Absent the release of confidential files or sweeping changes in personnel, it will be hard to demonstrate in the short term. But it also seems to be the most pressing call made by ordinarily lay Catholics.
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On Sept. 13, following a meeting between Pope Francis and the leaders of the U.S. bishops, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo released a statement as president of the USCCB. In it, he said that he and the other American bishops looked forward to “actively continuing our discernment together, identifying the most effective next steps.”
What these steps will be, and when the Church will take them, remain to be seen. But the bishops may find that by themselves, they are not enough to satisfy the skepticism shared by lay Catholics and a growing number of rank-and-file priests and religious.
The call has been for leadership. To satisfy it, bishops will likely need to show a commitment to change that is personal, not institutional. Reported by CNA 6 hours ago.
Something must be done - this is the consensus of cardinals, bishops, priests, and laity as the Church continues to grapple with the fallout of the sexual abuse crisis. What, exactly, will be done remains to be seen.
Calls for transparency and accountability in the wake of the sexual abuse scandals strike many of the faithful as reasonable and obvious - yet neither of those words seems easily translatable into the curial language and culture of Romanitas.
Amid an impetus for urgent reform, the Church faces the challenge of taking action that is effective, rather than merely dramatic.
What has been proposed? And when effect might it have?
--
In recent months, many bishops and lay leaders have called for new canonical structures and procedures in response to the various crises erupting in the Church.
Some have suggested creating another “new” process for accusing and trying bishops in a canon law court, others have floated the idea of a network of regional or national tribunals tasked with handling the existing backlog of clerical sex-abuse cases.
Much of what has been proposed so far, however, has already been tried.
Apart from the USCCB’s own Essential Norms, adopted in the wake of the 2002 sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis has made a number of significant canonical reforms over the last five years. Most significantly, 2016’s Come una madre amorivole created an entirely new legal mechanism for charging and trying a bishop accused of mishandling allegations of abuse, or of abusing his office in some other way.
Yet despite the publicity surrounding the announcement of those structures, they have yet to be put into action, and are unlikely even to be tried.
When asked recently about particular cases involving bishops, Pope Francis said he had decided that his own reforms were not “practical” or “convenient” and that he was instead trying to preserve their “spirit” in the way he handled individual cases.
Many canonists, including those working in the Curia, have expressed frustration at the possibility that more reforms will be promulgated on paper, while few of them take hold at the practical level.
In the meantime, they say, cases are being handled in an increasingly ad hoc manner. In the case of McCarrick, for example, it has been hard for canonists to parse exactly what procedure is being followed.
Following the announcement by the Archdiocese of New York that it had received an allegation against McCarrick and deemed it credible, the then-cardinal was removed from public ministry.
In July, the Holy Father accepted his resignation from the College of Cardinals – itself an historic event – and at the same time ordered McCarrick to live a life of prayer and penance pending the outcome of a “canonical process.” Canon lawyers have noted that this seemed to be, for good or ill, the imposition of a legal penalty before the legal process had concluded - or perhaps even begun.
There has been no announcement about what kind of “process” will be followed in resolving McCarrick’s case. Nor has the Holy See clarified what charges, exactly, he will face. It seems unclear how a new legal structure could bring clarity to that situation, rather than more confusion.
--
Another proposal made in recent months has been the establishment of regional commissions and tribunals for handling abuse cases, something which has been suggested before.
Baroness Sheila Hollins, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, has been among the most recent voices to suggest that this might serve to clear the languishing backlog of abuse cases clogging the courts at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
The problem she identifies is a serious one.
Following his election in 2013, one of Pope Francis’ first curial reforms was to decree a Vatican-wide hiring freeze, which is still in effect. Since then, the pope has ordered the dismissal of three American priests working on abuse cases in the CDF, with a fourth leaving for personal reasons earlier this year.
Those working within and alongside of the CDF all report that there is simply not enough manpower to process the workload, something that Msgr. Robert Geisinger, the CDF’s in house prosecutor, has lamented more than once.
As a result, more than one U.S. bishop has resorted to flying to Rome to personally petition that cases waiting for adjudication be moved to the top of the pile.
But the proposed regional tribunals would not solve the problem of a backlog, at least not in the short term. New courts would take years to come online, and even longer to prove effective. In the meantime, the structural and procedural upheaval needed to create them could cause chaos in a system that is already badly stretched.
Marie Collins, a former member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and herself a survivor of abuse, has been a critic of this proposal for a more straightforward reason. She has observed that the call for regional tribunals does not address the fact that the underlying problem is a lack of resources.
During her time on the PCPM, Collins spoke openly of her frustration at the pace of change. She specifically singled out the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which handles abuse cases, for criticism. Since then, she has become an outspoken skeptic of further canonical reform, and pointed to the fact that few resources are actually devoted to making the current system work.
“The argument for going to local tribunals...is because the CDF is under resourced and understaffed, and so [is] unable to cope with all the abuse cases coming in from around the world: the question should be why is the CDF under resourced and understaffed?”
One curial official who has worked with the CDF told CNA that some staffers also have the impression that there is little practical commitment to the kind of real reform that would involve the addition of more qualified personnel to handle abuse cases.
“If ‘where your treasure is there will your heart be too,’ then by that measure Rome’s heart isn’t in this,” the official told CNA.
--
Back in the United States, several ideas for reform have been floated.
One is a third-party reporting mechanism for accusations against bishops, through which people would present allegations directly to the apostolic nuncio in Washington.
But any new third-party reporting system instituted by the U.S. bishops cannot guarantee Roman action, nor does recent evidence indicate that such action could be counted upon.
In the case of Archbishop McCarrick, it has emerged that in 2000 Fr. Boniface Ramsey presented a written account of accusations of McCarrick sharing a bed with seminarians to the nuncio. A 2006 letter from the Vatican Secretariat of State confirms that some of Ramsey’s concerns made it to Rome, but no action was apparently taken until years later.
It has also been suggested that a new lay-led review board could review complaints made against bishops. This idea is not without precedent.
In 2002, the USCCB called for lay-led review boards in every diocese. The U.S. bishops also created a National Review Board comprised of lay experts, to advise the USCCB on dealing with the problem of sexual abuse. Those bodies have had considerable effect on the life and culture of the Church in the United States.
The idea of creating more lay-led boards now is, in some senses, an appealing option. But it is not clear whether new boards would actually address the current problems.
The National Review Board itself has seemed skeptical. In August, the board issued a statement denouncing “a loss of moral leadership and an abuse of power that led to a culture of silence” in the face of abuse.
Action is needed, the board said, but the “evil” which had come to light “will not be stemmed simply by the creation of new committees, policies, or procedures.”
Both U.S. proposals would also appear to effectively insulate American bishops from being required to act upon allegations made against their peers. The reticence of bishops to act in such circumstances is widely considered to have been a major contributing factor in the recent scandals, especially in the case of McCarrick.
But through systems that would largely exempt bishops from investigating or addressing claims of episcopal misconduct, U.S. Church authorities run the risk of seeming to distance themselves further from the kind of personal moral leadership called for by the National Review Board and others.
“What needs to happen is a genuine change in the Church’s culture, specifically among the bishops themselves,” the National Review Board’s August statement said.
Cultural change is more difficult than procedural reform. Absent the release of confidential files or sweeping changes in personnel, it will be hard to demonstrate in the short term. But it also seems to be the most pressing call made by ordinarily lay Catholics.
--
On Sept. 13, following a meeting between Pope Francis and the leaders of the U.S. bishops, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo released a statement as president of the USCCB. In it, he said that he and the other American bishops looked forward to “actively continuing our discernment together, identifying the most effective next steps.”
What these steps will be, and when the Church will take them, remain to be seen. But the bishops may find that by themselves, they are not enough to satisfy the skepticism shared by lay Catholics and a growing number of rank-and-file priests and religious.
The call has been for leadership. To satisfy it, bishops will likely need to show a commitment to change that is personal, not institutional. Reported by CNA 6 hours ago.
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'Unfortunate Experiment' survivor Clare Matheson dies
Clare Matheson, a survivor of one of the county's worst medical experiments, has died. Matheson, who went by Clare but her Christian name is Veronica, died peacefully on Saturday morning at Mercy Hospice, according to her death...
Reported by New Zealand Herald 5 hours ago.
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Hurricane Survivor Tells The President He Named His Dog After Him – Trump’s Reaction Is Perfect
“I named my dog after you,” the man said.
Reported by Daily Caller 2 hours ago.
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Stroke survivor and friends enjoy a free Big Lemon bus trip
A STROKE survivor set up a support charity to help others like him.
Reported by The Argus 20 hours ago.
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Principal, clerk arrested for raping Class 5 student in Patna's Phulwari Sharif; survivor pregnant
Later, the girl revealed that she was sexually exploited by the principal and the clerk following which her parents filed a complaint in the matter. Patna senior superintendent of police (SSP) Manu Maharaaj confirmed the incident and said that the investigation in the matter is underway.
Reported by Firstpost 20 hours ago.
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Dehradun shocker: Medical report confirms sexual assault, school may lose license
The *girl gang-raped in a leading school on the outskirts* of the city and her father Wednesday recorded their statements before a local court while her medical report confirmed sexual assault, police said. A check by the state education department found the school had violated several safety norms and it could soon lose its license, an official said.
The victim and her father recorded their statements before the court of Additional District Judge (Civil) Manju Singh, Investigating Officer Naresh Rathore said. The medical report has also arrived confirming the victim was sexually assaulted, Rathore said. Nine persons, including the students accused of the crime, school officials and employees have been arrested in connection with the case. While three minors boys have been sent to a correctional home in Haridwar by the Juvenile Justice Board, their adult accomplice and five school employees including its director and principal were sent to the district jail in Dehradun on judicial remand, he said.
The school employees were arrested as they kept the heinous crime committed within the premises under wraps for a month, the police officer said. The crime took place on August 14 and came to light on September 16 despite the school authorities already knowing about it, Rathore said. The victim shared her ordeal first with her elder sister who studied at the same school. She informed the school authorities who instead of approaching the police tried to hush it up by threatening to throw the sisters out of school if they disclosed it to anyone, an official said. However, after sometime the elder sister of the survivor confided it to a relative who approached the police. Meanwhile, the state education department announced it will cancel the licence and no objection certificate issued to the school.
Chief Education Officer SB Joshi who visited the school said it had violated several norms including installing no CCTVs on campus and not deploying security guards for the safety of students. CBSE regional officer Ranvir Singh said he had recommended to the head office cancellation of the school's affiliation. The response to a show cause notice issued to the school to explain its actions was not found satisfactory, he said.
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Highlights: Reported by DNA 18 hours ago.
The victim and her father recorded their statements before the court of Additional District Judge (Civil) Manju Singh, Investigating Officer Naresh Rathore said. The medical report has also arrived confirming the victim was sexually assaulted, Rathore said. Nine persons, including the students accused of the crime, school officials and employees have been arrested in connection with the case. While three minors boys have been sent to a correctional home in Haridwar by the Juvenile Justice Board, their adult accomplice and five school employees including its director and principal were sent to the district jail in Dehradun on judicial remand, he said.
The school employees were arrested as they kept the heinous crime committed within the premises under wraps for a month, the police officer said. The crime took place on August 14 and came to light on September 16 despite the school authorities already knowing about it, Rathore said. The victim shared her ordeal first with her elder sister who studied at the same school. She informed the school authorities who instead of approaching the police tried to hush it up by threatening to throw the sisters out of school if they disclosed it to anyone, an official said. However, after sometime the elder sister of the survivor confided it to a relative who approached the police. Meanwhile, the state education department announced it will cancel the licence and no objection certificate issued to the school.
Chief Education Officer SB Joshi who visited the school said it had violated several norms including installing no CCTVs on campus and not deploying security guards for the safety of students. CBSE regional officer Ranvir Singh said he had recommended to the head office cancellation of the school's affiliation. The response to a show cause notice issued to the school to explain its actions was not found satisfactory, he said.
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Four little girls who beat cancer pose for touching photo
Beaming in gold tutus and headbands, these four little girls look like any other care-free four- and five-year-olds.If it didn't say "SURVIVOR" on their t-shirts, you would be hard-pushed to guess that McKinley, Chloe, Ava and Lauren...
Reported by New Zealand Herald 17 hours ago.
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Cancer survivor has welcomed his 'miracle' baby
Simon Thompson, 32, from Kent, was rushed to hospital when a 'dental abscess' failed to improve despite antibiotics. He was later diagnosed with advanced Non Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Reported by MailOnline 15 hours ago.
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Sanchez & Polovetsky Increases Client's Eminent Domain Award By 1000% In Barclays Center Taking
Eminent Domain Power Team Obtains Trade Fixture Award that is more than 10x the Monetary Amount Initially Offered to Its Client by New York State Agency
NEW YORK (PRWEB) September 20, 2018
Sanchez & Polovetsky, PLLC, a midtown Manhattan law firm focusing its practice in eminent domain law, is pleased to announce that is has successfully obtained an eminent domain award for its client that is more than 10 times the amount initially offered by a State Agency. The final award constituted a 1000% plus increase over and above the State Agency's original offer.
The firm’s client is a fabric dealer whose property was taken in the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Barclays Center proceedings.
The Court proceedings, captioned as ATLANTIC WOOL COMPANY, INC. (BLOCK 1128, LOT 4) v. NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION d/b/a EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT/INDEX NO. 6107/15 (Saitta, J.), were commenced by the Claimant through its attorneys, Sanchez & Polovetsky, PLLC in April of 2015 after Claimant’s property was acquired.
After years of motions, depositions, and court appearances, the attorneys at Sanchez & Polovetsky were able to obtain a final settlement of this trade fixture case on the eve of trial. Although the terms of the settlement are confidential, attorneys at the firm have confirmed that the final settlement amount was more than ten (10) times the amount of the initial eminent domain award offered to its client by Empire State Development, a New York State Agency.
“As more fully described in the New York Times Article written about this case years ago, the owner’s father, who started the business in 1954, was a Holocaust survivor. Very often our client, the owner, would reminisce and say how it felt like the government was coming to take properties in an unfair way. Luckily, we were able to obtain a favorable award in this proceeding, as well as having increased the eminent domain award for the actual building on his behalf in prior and separate court proceedings,” says Jennifer Polovetsky, a partner at Sanchez & Polovetsky.
“It is important that every size business, both large and small, understands that they can have a successful outcome from eminent domain proceedings. They do not have to lose their business, and in fact, it can be an opportunity for a fresh start,” says Philip Sanchez, a partner at Sanchez & Polovetsky.
ABOUT SANCHEZ & POLOVETSKY, PLLC
Sanchez & Polovetsky, PLLC is a midtown Manhattan based law firm, with offices at The Commerce Building, which focuses its practice in eminent domain law. The attorneys at the firm have over three (3) decades of combined legal experience in both the public and private sectors. Jennifer Polovetsky, Esq., who started her career as an attorney at the New York City Law Department in 2000 before entering private practice in 2003, is the firm's founding Member and a seasoned litigator with extensive experience in all aspects of Eminent Domain Law and Real Estate Law. Philip A. Sanchez, Esq., who became a Member of the firm in 2012, is in his eighteenth year of practice, having obtained his legal experience in both the public and private sectors, with a focus on Eminent Domain Law. Reported by PRWeb 15 hours ago.
NEW YORK (PRWEB) September 20, 2018
Sanchez & Polovetsky, PLLC, a midtown Manhattan law firm focusing its practice in eminent domain law, is pleased to announce that is has successfully obtained an eminent domain award for its client that is more than 10 times the amount initially offered by a State Agency. The final award constituted a 1000% plus increase over and above the State Agency's original offer.
The firm’s client is a fabric dealer whose property was taken in the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Barclays Center proceedings.
The Court proceedings, captioned as ATLANTIC WOOL COMPANY, INC. (BLOCK 1128, LOT 4) v. NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION d/b/a EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT/INDEX NO. 6107/15 (Saitta, J.), were commenced by the Claimant through its attorneys, Sanchez & Polovetsky, PLLC in April of 2015 after Claimant’s property was acquired.
After years of motions, depositions, and court appearances, the attorneys at Sanchez & Polovetsky were able to obtain a final settlement of this trade fixture case on the eve of trial. Although the terms of the settlement are confidential, attorneys at the firm have confirmed that the final settlement amount was more than ten (10) times the amount of the initial eminent domain award offered to its client by Empire State Development, a New York State Agency.
“As more fully described in the New York Times Article written about this case years ago, the owner’s father, who started the business in 1954, was a Holocaust survivor. Very often our client, the owner, would reminisce and say how it felt like the government was coming to take properties in an unfair way. Luckily, we were able to obtain a favorable award in this proceeding, as well as having increased the eminent domain award for the actual building on his behalf in prior and separate court proceedings,” says Jennifer Polovetsky, a partner at Sanchez & Polovetsky.
“It is important that every size business, both large and small, understands that they can have a successful outcome from eminent domain proceedings. They do not have to lose their business, and in fact, it can be an opportunity for a fresh start,” says Philip Sanchez, a partner at Sanchez & Polovetsky.
ABOUT SANCHEZ & POLOVETSKY, PLLC
Sanchez & Polovetsky, PLLC is a midtown Manhattan based law firm, with offices at The Commerce Building, which focuses its practice in eminent domain law. The attorneys at the firm have over three (3) decades of combined legal experience in both the public and private sectors. Jennifer Polovetsky, Esq., who started her career as an attorney at the New York City Law Department in 2000 before entering private practice in 2003, is the firm's founding Member and a seasoned litigator with extensive experience in all aspects of Eminent Domain Law and Real Estate Law. Philip A. Sanchez, Esq., who became a Member of the firm in 2012, is in his eighteenth year of practice, having obtained his legal experience in both the public and private sectors, with a focus on Eminent Domain Law. Reported by PRWeb 15 hours ago.
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Kidney Disease Survivors Celebrate Inspiration and Encouragement
Winners of 16th Annual Essay Contest Announced by Renal Support Network
GLENDALE, Calif. (PRWEB) September 20, 2018
Renal Support Network’s annual essay contest celebrates its 16th year of providing an opportunity for people who have kidney disease to share their story. The theme for this year: “Who inspires, encourages or educates you on how to live well with kidney disease?” energized many writers to enter the contest. Entrants needed to meet only one qualification—to have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease.
This year’s first place winner, Gordon Labuhn, wrote about attitude and how it impacts others. He said “One’s attitude toward life is like a boomerang. What you give away is what you receive back. I was astounded to learn I won first place! I want my peers to recognize that they should never give up and keep a positive attitude even if there are bumps in the road.”
“We receive so many wonderful essays from people across the United States - it is always hard for the judges to choose. These essays show the resilience of my peers who are struggling with chronic kidney disease and it is a privilege for me to read them every year,” said Lori Hartwell, President and Founder of Renal Support Network.
Joy Araujo, who took second place with her essay about kidney campers describes how unexpected inspiration came from the kids whom she signed up to be a camp counselor for. She said, “I’m newly transplanted – just a year ago. I appreciate this opportunity to share my journey because we all need to express ourselves and we all have a story to tell.”
Stacy Hobliztell, who took third place with his essay about his Mom. She donated a kidney to him and taught him valuable lesson he carries with him today. He said, “This essay contest has encouraged me to write more!”
The Essay Contest winners are:· 1st Place – “A Boomerang,” by Gordon Labuhn
· 2nd Place – “Unexpected Inspiration,” by Joy Araujo
· 3rd Place – “The Tenacious Mother, the Fortunate Son, and the Blessed Kidney of Hope” by Stacy Hobliztell
Every year, Lori Hartwell selects an essay as her President’s Pick. She chose An Angel on Earth by Carlo Rodriguez. She says, “This heart-felt story of an adolescent struggling with kidney disease and the fear about not finding love because of his illness hit home. I could relate to this story and feel happy he found love like I did. It pulled at my heartstrings.”
RSN is proud to announce the following Presidents pick and honorable mentions:· President’s Pick – “An Angel on Earth” by Carlo Rodriguez
· Honorable Mention – “Before I Let Go” by Keith Mathews
· Honorable Mention – “Hakuna Matata” by Tamika Smallwood
· Honorable Mention – “Straight-Up Encouragement from ‘The Body Part’” by Abigail
· Honorable Mention – “The Extraordinary Nurse that Inspired Me in Her Free Time” by Brad Chaffe
Cash awards were given for First Place ($500), Second Place ($300), Third Place ($100), President’s Pick and Honorable Mentions ($50 each). All participants and judges of the essay contest receive a complimentary 2019 Calendar titled “Creativity Cures the Soul” with artwork by Lori Hartwell and famous inspirational quotes.
Winning essays and more information about kidney disease are available at http://www.RSNhope.org.
RSN would like to thank the following corporate partners for their support of the 16th Annual Essay Contest.
AstraZeneca
Fresenius Medical Care
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
National Renal Administrators Association
U.S. Renal Care
The Renal Support Network (RSN) is a nonprofit patient-run organization that provides nonmedical services to those affected by chronic kidney disease. RSN strives to help patients (dialysis, kidney transplant, and newly diagnosed patients) develop their personal coping skills, special talents, and employability by educating and empowering them to take control of the course and management of their disease. RSN was founded by Lori Hartwell who is a kidney disease survivor since 1968. http://www.RSNhope.org Reported by PRWeb 12 hours ago.
GLENDALE, Calif. (PRWEB) September 20, 2018
Renal Support Network’s annual essay contest celebrates its 16th year of providing an opportunity for people who have kidney disease to share their story. The theme for this year: “Who inspires, encourages or educates you on how to live well with kidney disease?” energized many writers to enter the contest. Entrants needed to meet only one qualification—to have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease.
This year’s first place winner, Gordon Labuhn, wrote about attitude and how it impacts others. He said “One’s attitude toward life is like a boomerang. What you give away is what you receive back. I was astounded to learn I won first place! I want my peers to recognize that they should never give up and keep a positive attitude even if there are bumps in the road.”
“We receive so many wonderful essays from people across the United States - it is always hard for the judges to choose. These essays show the resilience of my peers who are struggling with chronic kidney disease and it is a privilege for me to read them every year,” said Lori Hartwell, President and Founder of Renal Support Network.
Joy Araujo, who took second place with her essay about kidney campers describes how unexpected inspiration came from the kids whom she signed up to be a camp counselor for. She said, “I’m newly transplanted – just a year ago. I appreciate this opportunity to share my journey because we all need to express ourselves and we all have a story to tell.”
Stacy Hobliztell, who took third place with his essay about his Mom. She donated a kidney to him and taught him valuable lesson he carries with him today. He said, “This essay contest has encouraged me to write more!”
The Essay Contest winners are:· 1st Place – “A Boomerang,” by Gordon Labuhn
· 2nd Place – “Unexpected Inspiration,” by Joy Araujo
· 3rd Place – “The Tenacious Mother, the Fortunate Son, and the Blessed Kidney of Hope” by Stacy Hobliztell
Every year, Lori Hartwell selects an essay as her President’s Pick. She chose An Angel on Earth by Carlo Rodriguez. She says, “This heart-felt story of an adolescent struggling with kidney disease and the fear about not finding love because of his illness hit home. I could relate to this story and feel happy he found love like I did. It pulled at my heartstrings.”
RSN is proud to announce the following Presidents pick and honorable mentions:· President’s Pick – “An Angel on Earth” by Carlo Rodriguez
· Honorable Mention – “Before I Let Go” by Keith Mathews
· Honorable Mention – “Hakuna Matata” by Tamika Smallwood
· Honorable Mention – “Straight-Up Encouragement from ‘The Body Part’” by Abigail
· Honorable Mention – “The Extraordinary Nurse that Inspired Me in Her Free Time” by Brad Chaffe
Cash awards were given for First Place ($500), Second Place ($300), Third Place ($100), President’s Pick and Honorable Mentions ($50 each). All participants and judges of the essay contest receive a complimentary 2019 Calendar titled “Creativity Cures the Soul” with artwork by Lori Hartwell and famous inspirational quotes.
Winning essays and more information about kidney disease are available at http://www.RSNhope.org.
RSN would like to thank the following corporate partners for their support of the 16th Annual Essay Contest.
AstraZeneca
Fresenius Medical Care
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
National Renal Administrators Association
U.S. Renal Care
The Renal Support Network (RSN) is a nonprofit patient-run organization that provides nonmedical services to those affected by chronic kidney disease. RSN strives to help patients (dialysis, kidney transplant, and newly diagnosed patients) develop their personal coping skills, special talents, and employability by educating and empowering them to take control of the course and management of their disease. RSN was founded by Lori Hartwell who is a kidney disease survivor since 1968. http://www.RSNhope.org Reported by PRWeb 12 hours ago.
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Akshay Kumar Donates Rs 5 Lakh to Jobless Acid-Attack Survivor Laxmi Agarwal
In a kind gesture, the superstar recently donated Rs. 5 lakh to an acid-attack survivor who had been struggling to get a job since the last one year. …read more Source:: NEWS 18
The post Akshay Kumar Donates Rs 5 Lakh to Jobless Acid-Attack Survivor Laxmi Agarwal appeared first on Bollywood latest news. Reported by Filmy Friday 9 hours ago.
The post Akshay Kumar Donates Rs 5 Lakh to Jobless Acid-Attack Survivor Laxmi Agarwal appeared first on Bollywood latest news. Reported by Filmy Friday 9 hours ago.
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Best NFL football knockout, survivor pool picks for Week 3
National sports writer Mike Tierney tells you who to pick in your Week 3 football survivor pool
Reported by CBS Sports 6 hours ago.
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'I am absolutely too young. My life was a waste': Conversations with people on their deathbed
A young Buddhist diagnosed too late with a genetic disease, a Holocaust survivor with cancer, and a once-happy nurse suffering from complications of bariatric surgery. Three people approaching death talk about a life of value, regret and what's next
Reported by Haaretz 6 hours ago.
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Church abuse survivor: new review a 'distraction'
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has hired a former federal judge to review its procedures and protocols for handling allegations of sexual abuse. A leading advocate for survivors of priest abuse is calling the move a 'distraction.' (Sept. 20)
Reported by USATODAY.com 2 hours ago.
Reported by USATODAY.com 2 hours ago.
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Principal, school clerk arrested by Patna Police for raping minor student
The rape survivor, a 12-year-old girl, is three-weeks pregnant.
Reported by DNA 1 hour ago.
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This Claim About Rep. Chabot's Record Could Use Some Context
Watch VideoIn a tight race for Ohio's first congressional district, the talk has turned to health care. Democrat Aftab Pureval is trying to unseat incumbent Republican Steve Chabot. He recently released an ad taking on Chabot's health care record."If they take away the preexisting condition protections," a mother told Pureval in the ad. "You're punishing a childhood cancer survivor for surviving cancer. That's pretty disgusting."
"Chabot's vote to take health care away from 35,000 people in our district, his vote to increase premiums on people over 50, he's done nothing to lower the cost of prescription drugs. I think we can do better," Pureval responded.
Let's home in on this claim that Steve Chabot voted to take away health care coverage protections for people with preexisting conditions. He did. But he's always talked about the importance of offering a replacement program that would include that protection.
Chabot's team defends his votes for bills that stripped protections without a backup this way: They say the bills were intended to send a message to then-President Obama and didn't actually have a chance of passing.
So Steve Chabot has talked about creating a provision to protect people with preexisting conditions should the Affordable Care Act ever be repealed. But he's still voted to take away those protections without replacements in place or planned. Reported by Newsy 23 hours ago.
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Yes, ‘Survivor’ is still on – and it’s still really damn good
Just about every time I mention my undying appreciation for Survivor, I get some variation on this response: "That show is still on??"
Yes, it's still on. The 37th season — there are two each year — kicks off on Wednesday, Sept. 26. The theme for the coming season is "David vs. Goliath." At the start, it'll be a tribe of 10 underdogs, folks who have had to fight for everything, facing off against 10 proven winners at life.
SEE ALSO: 8 new fall TV shows that should be on your must-watch list
Those starting tribes tend to matter less as the season goes on, but let's get all of you doubters and neophytes caught up on what Survivor actually looks like in 2018. Read more...
More about Entertainment, Tv, Cbs, Survivor, and Watch Of The Week Reported by Mashable 17 hours ago.
Yes, it's still on. The 37th season — there are two each year — kicks off on Wednesday, Sept. 26. The theme for the coming season is "David vs. Goliath." At the start, it'll be a tribe of 10 underdogs, folks who have had to fight for everything, facing off against 10 proven winners at life.
SEE ALSO: 8 new fall TV shows that should be on your must-watch list
Those starting tribes tend to matter less as the season goes on, but let's get all of you doubters and neophytes caught up on what Survivor actually looks like in 2018. Read more...
More about Entertainment, Tv, Cbs, Survivor, and Watch Of The Week Reported by Mashable 17 hours ago.
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