Cardinals arrive for meeting, tourists visit basilica
1. Wide of Sant'Uffizi gate with Swiss Guards
2. Cardinal Paul Shan, Bishop of Kaohsiung (Taiwan) walking
3. Cardinal Karl Lehmann, Archbishop of Magonza, Germany
4. Group of cardinals entering gate
5. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly for Syro-Malabars:
Each day there is a meeting of the Cardinals and I am going to participate in this meeting.
6. Cardinal arrives at meeting and waves away cameras
7. Cardinals entering door of building
8. Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, leaves building
9. Cardinal Virgilio Noe gets into car and enters gate
10. Car carrying cardinal Noe enters Sant'Anna gate
11. Wide of St.Peter's Square with Basilica and visitors with umbrellas
12. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Vox Pop, Priest (name unknown):
I don't know, let's hope for (German Cardinal Joseph) Ratzinger, lets hope. I think as a transitional Pope, a Latin American will be a good response because more than half the world's Catholics are in Latin American where there is poverty and injustice. I think that a Latin American Pope could be the answer to the social injustice in Latin America.
13. Wide of St. Peter's Basilica
14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox Pop, Tourist:
I would like to have somebody as personable as John Paul II. You could tell with so many people showing up that he just really touched people and I think that that is very important so I would like to see someone who was that good at touching people, at reaching people.
15. Crowds with umbrellas outside St. Peter's Basilica
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Cardinals came together again at the Vatican on Monday morning to plan next week's conclave to elect the new Pope. .
The voting cardinals are under strict instructions not to speak to reporters about the conclave, which is due to begin on April 18, 2005.
As they arrived at a rainy St. Peter's Square on Monday, they were adhering strictly to the newly imposed rules.
But the papal successor was on the minds of the few pilgrims who braved the rain to visit St. Peter's Square.
One priest said he hoped the next Pope would be Latin American and would be the answer to the social injustices in the region.
The names of those emerging as possible papal successor include contenders from Latin America, such as Cardinal Claudio Hummes of Brazil and Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras, and a Vatican official from Africa, Cardinal Francis Arinze of Nigeria.
Europeans mentioned include Belgian Cardinal Godfried Danneels, Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn of Austria and German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.
Vatican officials were expected to announce on Monday when the grotto beneath the basilica holding John Paul's body would reopen.
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遺忘 (To Forget)
黃友棣 You-Di Huang
Lyrics: 鍾梅音 Mei-Yin Zhong
人說愛情故事，值得終身想念；我還是只想把它遺忘
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Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, La Jolla, CA
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San Antonio
San Antonio (/ˌsænænˈtoʊni.oʊ/ Spanish for Saint Anthony), officially the City of San Antonio, is the seventh most populous city in the United States of America and the second most populous city in the state of Texas, with a population of 1.3 million. It was the fastest growing of the top 10 largest cities in the United States from 2000-2010, and the second from 1990-2000. The city is located in the American Southwest, the south–central part of Texas, and the southwestern corner of an urban region known as the Texas Triangle.
San Antonio serves as the seat of Bexar County. The city has characteristics of other western urban centers in which there are sparsely populated areas and a low density rate outside of the city limits. San Antonio is the center of the San Antonio–New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. Commonly referred to as Greater San Antonio, the metropolitan area has a population of over 2.23 million based on the 2012 U.S. Census estimate, making it the 25th-largest metropolitan area in the United States and third-largest in the state of Texas. Growth along the Interstate 35 and Interstate 10 corridors to the north, west and east make it likely that the metropolitan area will continue to expand.
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San Antonio
San Antonio , officially the City of San Antonio, is the seventh most populous city in the United States of America and the second most populous city in the state of Texas, with a population of 1.3 million. It was the fastest growing of the top 10 largest cities in the United States from 2000-2010, and the second from 1990-2000. The city is located in the American Southwest, the south--central part of Texas, and the southwestern corner of an urban region known as the Texas Triangle.
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San Antonio | Wikipedia audio article
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00:04:09 1 History
00:13:58 2 Geography
00:15:33 2.1 Neighborhoods
00:15:42 2.1.1 Downtown
00:16:21 2.1.2 North Central
00:16:50 2.1.3 Northwest Side
00:17:27 2.1.4 South Side
00:17:52 2.1.5 East Side
00:18:07 2.1.6 West Side
00:18:43 2.2 Vegetation
00:19:13 2.3 Climate
00:22:36 3 Demographics
00:27:20 3.1 Religion
00:28:59 4 Economy
00:32:15 4.1 Military installations
00:32:55 4.2 Relocation losses
00:33:27 5 Culture
00:33:36 5.1 Attractions
00:38:22 6 Sports
00:38:31 6.1 Professional sports
00:42:13 6.2 College sports
00:44:18 7 Crime
00:46:27 8 Government
00:49:01 8.1 Growth policy
00:51:42 8.2 State and federal representation
00:52:27 9 Education
00:54:57 10 Media and entertainment
00:55:07 10.1 Print
00:57:00 10.2 Radio
01:00:39 10.3 Television
01:02:10 10.4 Annual events
01:02:54 11 Transportation
01:03:04 11.1 Air
01:04:01 11.2 Mass transit
01:06:13 11.3 Rail
01:07:29 11.4 Road
01:14:52 11.5 Bicycle paths
01:15:33 11.6 Bicycle sharing
01:16:19 11.7 Walkability
01:16:46 12 In popular culture
01:17:29 13 International relations
01:17:39 13.1 Sister cities
01:18:44 13.2 Friendship cities
01:19:04 14 See also
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San Antonio (; from Spanish, Saint Anthony), officially the City of San Antonio, has more than 1.5 million residents. It is the seventh-most populous city in the United States, and the second-most populous city in both Texas and the Southern United States. Founded as a Spanish mission and colonial outpost in 1718, the city became the first chartered civil settlement in present-day Texas in 1731. The area was still part of the Spanish Empire, and later of the Mexican Republic. Today it is the state's oldest municipality.The city's deep history is contrasted with its rapid recent growth during the past few decades: it was the fastest-growing of the top ten largest cities in the United States from 2000 to 2010, and the second from 1990 to 2000. Straddling the regional divide between South and Central Texas, San Antonio anchors the southwestern corner of an urban megaregion colloquially known as the Texas Triangle.
San Antonio serves as the seat of Bexar County; recent annexations have extended the city's boundaries into Medina County and, for a tiny area near the city of Garden Ridge, into Comal County. Since San Antonio was founded during the Spanish Colonial Era, it has a church (San Fernando Cathedral) in its center, on the main civic plaza in front, a characteristic of many Spanish-founded cities, towns, and villages in Spain and Latin America. As with many other urban centers in the Southwestern United States, areas outside the city limits are sparsely populated.
San Antonio is the center of the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. Commonly called Greater San Antonio, the metro area has a population of 2,473,974 based on the 2017 U.S. census estimate, making it the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States and third-largest in Texas. Growth along the Interstate 35 and Interstate 10 corridors to the north, west and east make it likely that the metropolitan area will continue to expand.
San Antonio was named by a 1691 Spanish expedition for Saint Anthony of Padua, whose feast day is June 13. The city contains five 18th-century Spanish frontier missions, including The Alamo and San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, which together were designated UNESCO World Heritage sites in 2015. Other notable attractions include the River Walk, the Tower of the Americas, SeaWorld, the Alamo Bowl, and Marriage Island. Commercial entertainment includes Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Morgan's Wonderland amusement parks. According to the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau, the city is visited by about 32 million tourists a year. It is hom ...
San Antonio, Texas | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:52 1 History
00:13:04 2 Geography
00:14:36 2.1 Neighborhoods
00:14:45 2.1.1 Downtown
00:15:22 2.1.2 North Central
00:15:50 2.1.3 Northwest Side
00:16:25 2.1.4 South Side
00:16:48 2.1.5 East Side
00:17:02 2.1.6 West Side
00:17:37 2.2 Vegetation
00:18:05 2.3 Climate
00:21:19 3 Demographics
00:25:50 3.1 Religion
00:27:49 4 Economy
00:30:54 4.1 Military installations
00:31:33 4.2 Relocation losses
00:32:03 5 Culture
00:32:12 5.1 Attractions
00:36:32 6 Sports
00:36:41 6.1 Professional sports
00:41:26 6.2 College sports
00:43:40 7 Crime
00:45:38 8 Government
00:48:04 8.1 Growth policy
00:50:33 8.2 State and federal representation
00:51:16 9 Education
00:51:25 9.1 Higher Education
00:52:28 9.2 Secondary and Primary Education
00:53:28 9.3 Military
00:54:19 10 Media and entertainment
00:54:29 10.1 Print
00:56:13 10.2 Radio
00:59:35 10.3 Television
01:01:02 10.4 Annual events
01:01:46 11 Transportation
01:01:55 11.1 Air
01:02:49 11.2 Mass transit
01:04:50 11.3 Rail
01:06:00 11.4 Road
01:12:55 11.5 Bicycle paths
01:13:34 11.6 Bicycle sharing
01:14:17 11.7 Walkability
01:14:42 12 In popular culture
01:15:27 13 International relations
01:15:37 13.1 Sister cities
01:16:40 13.2 Friendship cities
01:16:59 14 See also
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San Antonio (; from Spanish, Saint Anthony), officially the City of San Antonio, is the seventh-most populous city in the United States, and the second-most populous city in both Texas and the Southern United States, with more than 1.5 million residents. Founded as a Spanish mission and colonial outpost in 1718, the city became the first chartered civil settlement in present-day Texas in 1731. The area was still part of the Spanish Empire, and later of the Mexican Republic. It is the state's oldest municipality, having celebrated its 300th anniversary on May 1, 2018.The city's deep history is contrasted with its rapid growth over the past few decades. It was the fastest-growing of the top ten largest cities in the United States from 2000 to 2010, and the second from 1990 to 2000. Straddling the regional divide between South and Central Texas, San Antonio anchors the southwestern corner of an urban megaregion colloquially known as the Texas Triangle. The Greater San Antonio and Greater Austin areas are separated from each other by a few miles along Interstate 35 between New Braunfels, Texas and San Marcos, Texas. Despite the two metros being so close, it is one of the few regions in the United States without an official Combined Statistical Area issued by the census bureau.
San Antonio serves as the seat of Bexar County; recent annexations have extended the city's boundaries into Medina County and, for a tiny area near the city of Garden Ridge, into Comal County. Since San Antonio was founded during the Spanish Colonial Era, it has a church (San Fernando Cathedral) in its center, on the main civic plaza in front, a characteristic of many Spanish-founded cities, towns, and villages in Spain and Latin America.
San Antonio is the center of the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. Commonly called Greater San Antonio, the metro area has a population of 2,473,974 based on the 2017 U.S. census estimate, making it the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States and third-largest in Texas.San Antonio was named by a 1691 Spanish expedition for Saint Anthony of Padua, whose feast day is June 13. The city contains five 18th-century Spanish frontier missions, including The Alamo and San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, which together were designated UNESCO World Heritage sites in 2015. Other notable attractions include the River Walk, the Tower of the Americas, SeaWorld, the Alamo Bowl, and Marriage Island. Commercial entertainment includes S ...