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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of Cape Town, South Africa (a personal Anglican hero of mine) writes to his successor,  on the current unpleasantness:
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s plea came in a letter to the present Archbishop of Cape Town, Njongonkulu Ndungane, in which [Tutu] also called on all Anglican bishops to be “more welcoming and [...]

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Storms rip across Chicago area — chicagotribune.com
There’s damage everywhere, and there’s still no letup in the rain.Hours after a fast-moving storm packing winds over 70 m.p.h. turned skies from day to night across the Chicago area Thursday — damaging buildings, splitting trees, causing flooding, and bringing planes and trains to a halt — the [...]

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Yes, well, we were stopped.  It was actually more interesting about a mile back, where floodwater was nearly up to the bottom of the undercarriage. However, I was busy driving at the time and watching waves break high enough to clear the hood of the car. Close to work, a large tree with a trunk [...]

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Why, yes, this is a Verizon Wireless cameraphone, why do you ask? Actually, I was just trying to capture the image of the fast-moving SECOND evil black stormcloud of the day, which looked like it might be about to drop a tail over the Northwest suburbs.
Via: Flickr Title: 08-23-07_1711.jpg By: GinnyRED57
Originally uploaded: 23 [...]

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