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Ai Weiwei Never Sorry (2012)
Director:Alison Klayman Writter:Alison Klayman Running time:91 min Country:USA Language:English | Mandarin Genre:Documentary Subtitle: Enlish Starring:Weiwei Ai ... Himself, Dan Ai ... Himself, Lao Ai ... Himself, Lee Ambrozy ... Herself, Danqing Chen ... Himself, Ethan Cohen ... Himself, Boyi Feng ... Himself, Ying Gao ... Herself
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AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY is the first feature-length film about the internationally renowned Chinese artist and activist, Ai Weiwei. In recent years, Ai has garnered international attention as much for his ambitious artwork as his political provocations. AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY examines this complex intersection of artistic practice and social activism as seen through the life and art of China''s preeminent contemporary artist. From 2008 to 2010, Beijing-based journalist and filmmaker Alison Klayman gained unprecedented access to Ai Weiwei. Klayman documented Ai''s artistic process in preparation for major museum exhibitions, his intimate exchanges with family members and his increasingly public clashes with the Chinese government. Klayman''s detailed portrait of the artist provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary China and one of its most compelling public figures.
One Man Can Make a Difference
Author: Pamela Powell
I''ll be honest, I am not a political activist. I am not on top of what''s happening in the world or in politics both nationally and internationally. And I have one thing to say about that after seeing this movie. Shame on me! For those of you who don''t know him (I didn''t until this January), Ai Weiwei is a political artist and activist. He is a sculptor, a painter, a muralist and a lone spokesperson in China who opposes the oppression of his country and the lies that he feels they tell. He dares to speak his truth in what is happening behind the closed doors through his artwork and his words. This movie entranced me from the beginning with its humor and information. It was beautiful and frighteningly ugly to see Ai Weiwei''s story. He was followed by a group of documentarians who filmed Ai Weiwei and interviewed those around him, from his mother to his wife, friends, and child. Ai Weiwei was depicted as a bright, articulate, and talented man who wanted to make things better for the next generation as he felt his father''s generation failed him. Utilizing his art, Ai Weiwei told horrific stories of what the government has covered up. We continued to watch as Ai Weiwei pushes the governments buttons and the envelope. The government was filmed trying to intervene with Ai Weiwei''s attempts to communicate what the government was doing. Internet shutdowns lead to Ai Weiwei utilizing Twitter to communicate each and every step of his drama. Brutality from the government was evident. They wanted him shut down and would do anything. Ai Weiwei''s future was at stake, but he will risk everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, in order to ensure that his son will have a better future. No fictional movie could have been written to depict a stronger leader and spokesperson than Ai Weiwei. This was real life. This was a man wanting to change the world. That really puts all the rest of us to shame. We take so much for granted. The Facebook posts I see from "friends" who disagree with Obama and can say so with no fear of death or beating. Ai Weiwei didn''t have that luxury. We have freedom. We take it for granted. We are spoiled. Think twice the next time you have an opinion and voice it either to a friend or on-line. There are no repercussions. Ai Weiwei wants the citizens of China to have that same freedom.
This documentary was one of the most emotional, educational, yet somehow still entertaining (and sometimes funny!) documentaries I have ever had the honor of seeing. Seek out this movie. It''s a limited release, but worth the drive to see it. It will change you and how you view the world. How many movies can do that?
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Directors Guild of America, USA
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2013 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Alison Klayman
Miami Film Festival
2012 Nominated Grand Jury Prize Dox Competition
Nantucket Film Festival
2012 Won Best Storytelling in a Documentary
National Board of Review, USA
2012 Won NBR Award Top Five Documentaries
Satellite Awards
2012 Nominated Satellite Award Best Motion Picture, Documentary
2012 Won Special Jury Prize Documentary
For spirit of defiance
Nominated Grand Jury Prize Documentary
Telluride Mountainfilm Festival
2012 Won Must-See Festival Director''s Choice Award
The Hague Movies that Matter Festival
2012 Won Students'' Choice Award
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2013 Nominated VFCC Award Best Documentary
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A conversation with Gary Revel
KUT 90.5 | By John L. Hanson Jr.
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Gary Revel, a former special investigator and author of To Live or Maybe Not: A Gary Revel Memoir.
In 1977, Revel, in association with the House Select Committee on Assassinations, launched his own investigation for the unvarnished truth about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
Revel talks about being a songwriter, musician, author and special investigator; investigating the assassination of Dr. King in association with the U.S. government's House Select Committee on Assassinations; and becoming a personal confidant to the accused assassin, James Earl Ray.
Life & Arts In Black America
John L. Hanson Jr.
John L. Hanson is the producer and host of the nationally syndicated radio series In Black America. It's heard on home station KUT Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m., as well as weekly on close to 20 stations across the country. The weekly podcast of IBA, the only nationally broadcast black-oriented public affairs radio program, is one of KUT's most popular podcasts.
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'White Space, Black Hood' with Sheryll Cashin
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'High Five Discipline: Positive Parenting for Happy, Healthy, Well-Behaved Kids' with Dr. Candice W. Jones
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Dr. Candice W. Jones, a general pediatrician in Orlando and author of High Five Discipline: Positive Parenting for Happy, Healthy, Well-Behaved Kids.
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A conversation with renowned actor Mark Christopher Lawrence
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Wil Shelton, CEO and founder of Wil Power Integrated Marketing and author of The Silent Agreement: An Illusion of Inclusion in Black Corporate America.
Blazing A Trail For Women of Color In Hollywood With Director Ericka Nicole Malone
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Ericka Nicole Malone, actress, writer, director, producer and filmmaker.
The True Cost Of The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre With Charlene P. Corley
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Charlene P. Corley, vice president of Diverse Insight & Partnership with Nielsen.
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. concludes his conversation with attorney Greg Francis, author of Just Harvest: The Story of How Black Farmers Won the Largest Civil Rights Case against the U.S. Government.
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Haile Thomas, author of Living Lively: 80 Plant-Based Recipes To Activate Your Power and Feed Your Potential.
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Reggie Williams, former NFL linebacker, college hall-of-famer, Cincinnati City Council member and co-author of Resilient By Nature: Reflections from a Life of Winning On and Off the Football Field.

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Oxymoron – West World (For fans of The Casualties, The Unseen, The Virus)
When most people think of street punk bands, the first ones that usually come to mind are The Casualties, The Unseen, and The Exploited. One band that often gets overlooked here in the states is a German band called Oxymoron, even though all their lyrics are in English. It's a shame, because they were one of my staple street punk bands growing up, and their West World EP is one all punk fans should check out.
First off, Oxymoron is actually incredibly accessible as far as street punk bands go. Let me put it like this, my ex used to hate 99% of punk bands… yet even she singing along to Oxymoron's "Life's A Bitch". On West World, Oxymoron is able to remain aggressive as fuck while actually being pretty damn catchy. With 6 songs coming in around 21 minutes, this isn't your typical street punk 1 minute long blast. No, Oxymoron has plenty of change-ups in their tunes with multiple bridges and melodic shouts.
Even though West World was released back in 1999, it's still pretty much unheard of in the states except for some die hard street punk fans, and I recommend everyone pick this one up if you dig punk at all.
Oxymoron – Life's A Bitch
More Street Punk For Your Circle Pitting Heart:
4pm Past Midnight – Guilty As Charged
Violent Society
The Unseen – Lower Class Crucifixion
The Virus – Nowhere to Hide
Out of Print, but I'm sure you can find it.
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Good Riddance – Peace In Our Time (Rise Against, Bad Religion, 7 Seconds)
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U.S CONSULATE RED TAPE STRANDS HAITIAN CHILDREN
WILLIAM BOOTH The Washington PostSUN-SENTINEL
Before Virginia Julien turned her farte over to the U.S. Consulate, she was a high school freshman in Fort Lauderdale, a moon-faced, Americanized teen who liked science class and church singing and who lived with her mother in a house with a swimming pool.
Now Julien lives in the slums of Carrefour, where eight cousins share two rooms without running water, electricity or plumbing. Five of them fled last week to the countryside, fearful of paramilitary enforcers who drive around the city at night firing their weapons in the midst of a terrifying political impasse with Haiti's intransigent army.
Julien is one of an unknown number of children of Haitian-born U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents who are trapped in Haiti, waiting for an overburdened and suspicious consulate to issue visas that will allow them to establish their own permanent status in the United States. A legal advocate of Haitian migrants said there are dozens of such cases.
"We write. We call. They say wait, wait," Julien said of the consulate. "I miss my school and my family."
Julien, 16, has lived in the United States since she was 6. The woman who she says is her mother is a legal permanent resident. Because U.S. law requires the children of permanent residents who were granted residency under the alien amnesty act to return to their home countries to get their visas, Julien came back to Haiti in May.
Julien's mother said she thought the visa trip would take a week. But it often takes months, as U.S. Consulate officers request additional evidence that the Haitians are indeed related and that their families can support their children. Many times, blood tests costing at least $450 are required.
While she has been in Haiti, Julien has learned to carry water supplies and to cook on an open fire. She said she tries to call her mother once a week. Other parents said that they spend hundreds of dollars a month on phone bills with anxious children. The families must also send money to Haiti to support their children, who are staying with relatives or sometimes strangers.
There are more than 13,000 visa applications of all kinds submitted for minors. The consulate has a massive backlog since being closed for a year after the September 1991 coup, and then closed again for 10 days this spring after discovery that Haitian employees were selling access.
The employees have been fired, a spokesman said.
When Haitian advocates went on a Creole radio program in Miami one day last month to look for parents living in Florida whose children were stuck in Haiti, they got more than 200 calls.
Cheryl Little, an immigration attorney for the non-profit Florida Rural Legal Services, said Haitians are treated differently from other nationalities, often having to submit blood tests to prove parentage.


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Is there any benefit of learning to code even if you don't want to study computer science?
Even if you're not sure you're interested in coding and never want to work in this field, I would encourage you to learn a little bit of code. When you do, a whole new world opens up to you. When you see something ‒ an iPad, a laptop, a computer or an electrical gate ‒ you understand the mechanics, and that's exciting!
Secondly, you build your resilience which is a fantastic life skill. I'm a perfectionist by nature but with code, you never get it right the first time, you have to go back, break it down, see where the bugs are, and adjust. It's an incredible sense of achievement when you actually crack it and I love seeing those breakthrough moments with my students.
Why do you recommend learning Python coding?
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Happy Chinese New Year! Chinese New Year is yet another good excuse for our kiddos to learn mandarin chinese via singing these festive songs!
My little research for Chinese lion dancing videos for children.
Baoboa Guo Xinnian 宝宝过新年 Baobao Celebrates Chinese New Year. Festive video with fun costumes and characters. Lyrics posted.
Cai Shen Dao (Mandarin Version) 财神到 (中文) The God of Fortune Cometh. The chinese song of the same title differs from the Cantonese one.
Cai Shen Dao (Cantonese Version) 财神到 (粤语) The God of Fortune Cometh. A fun, toe tapping, body dancing song!
Xinnian Hao 新年好 The Good New Year. Lyrics posted.
Enjoy our homemade Chinese fairy tale puppet show on this page below.
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When you're ready to cook, clean and cut red peppers into approximately 1-inch pieces.
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*If using wooden skewers, soak the skewers in water for at least 30 minutes to prevent the wood from catching fire in the oven.
** The chick broth must be homemade because store bought broth—even organic—will contain onion and/or garlic.
*** For variety, you can add or substitute yellow squash or zucchini.


I think I'm going to start from the start and finish that before I start watching the new season.
Has someone started a new thread for the new season?
I haven't seen one but if there is could you link it?
Well I haven't seen one and this season is disappointing me. Its so boring!!!!!
I'm glad sersey is finally getting some karma!!
I found the last episode really really boring!
Ok, so I just found something out about the actor who plays Bron (who I may have a little bit of a crush on!)....And it's left me feeling...confused, and slightly disturbed.
Did anyone else know this was his former life?
I'm not loving this season. Current episode was a bit better but it is all a bit blah. The books at this point were absolutely riveting stuff so this is a shame!


Two days after Saints quarterback Drew Brees called Jimmy Graham a tight end, a term that carries a certain sensitivity given the looming application of the franchise tag, Brees made it clear that, regardless of label, Brees want Graham to remain with the team.
Appearing on Friday's edition of The Dan Patrick Show, Brees channeled his inner Tom Cruise and climbed on furniture to profess his devotion to Graham.
As we surmised the other day, Brees surely didn't intend his remarks to Erik Kuselias of NBC Sports Radio to reflect an assessment of whether Graham should be tagged at the tight end level or the much more lucrative (by roughly $4.5 million in 2014) receiver range.
Brees is right. The labor deal contains a very basic formula, hinging the classification on the position at which Graham took the most snaps. The Saints will argue that the modern tight end position includes having the player line up tight to the tackle at times and in the slot at times and wide at times.
In the end, and barring a deal between the Saints and Graham, an arbitrator will resolve the situation. Unless someone else offers Graham a long-term deal the Saints choose not to match, accepting a pair of first-round picks instead.
Really hoping Brees restructures/takes a pay cut to help with Jimmy's contract. Those two are extremely close-knit and I hope that helps out with making something happen.
Hopefully the Saints don't do Brees like the Patriots did Brady. Keep his targets or pay the consequences.
Except when they play the Seahawks.
Ofcourse he does and maybe next time he will showup against seattle !
Brees wants him back like green bay doesn't want a soft quarterback. And turd bay wonders why they have lost 10 straight vs the vikes!
Jimmy Graham can do just about anything that a WR can do, and when you add his superb blocking skills and just overall physicality…he looks like a man amongst boys at times. He truly fears no one, and presents humongous (literally) matchup problems for the defense. If I had my pick of any receiver in the NFL, I would take Calvin Johnson, AJ Green, or Julio Jones…but outside of those 3 guys I believe that Jimmy Graham is the very best receiver there is.
Brees wants him back for his own selfish reasons. So he has another outlet to dump his 5 yard passes to 60 times per game.
Brees is a phony in my book. Hes backtracking cuz hes coming off like a tool the way Favre did when he butchered Javon Walkers career.
Jimmy doesn't like to be hit.
If the Saints tag Graham as a TE and the arbitrator rules he's a WR, wouldn't he become a free agent? Why would the Saints get a second chance to tag him as a WR? During the uncapped year, players needed 6 years of service to become free agents. Some teams tagged 4 and 5 year players who were out of contract as RFAs. When a new CBA was reached the teams didn't get a chance to retag those players with franchise tags. See Jonathan Joseph for example. So isn't the practice in the NFL to use the correct tag or lose the player?
Maybe you should have a drug test, there is no way anyone would trade for Suh at the end of his contract, especially when signing Jimmy to a long term deal. Use your head.
The Saints can save some money be reworking the Brees contract and then having him take every snap from the Holder position to start every play, then just call only fakes where he either stands up and hands the ball off or gets ready to throw a pass. What's the going rate for a Holder? Drew Brees starting from a kneeling position plus the money savings would be worth it! And don't even try to call him a QB, here's the playbook see the titles on all these pages? They are all variants of Holder Fake Run and Holder Fake Pass. The CBA says he's not a QB, but he's a shoe-in for the MVH award.
Calvin Johnson can't understand why the Lions are asking him to run his pass patterns while lined up in the fullback position.
Why Bash Marcus Colston, he's one of the best receivers to ever wear a Saints uniform, and he doesn't try to draw attention to himself like so many other WR's in the NFL, he produces and does it with class….
Did you just say Jimmy Graham superb blocking skills?????
Give me some of that black and gold kool-aid!!
The only thing fair is to make it a pass catching franchise tag. They already group all the linemen in together might as well do it for the TEs now. The difference between the top guards and tackles in the league is far greater than having a top TE or WR now. Guys like Graham are TEs in name only.
Graham will be a Saint. I just can't see him getting away.
Graham would fit in well in Foxboro.
Not exactly breaking news here?
They lost the game, but the Eagles and their subaverage defenes actually did a good job of holding Graham in check too.
Wow. "shutupbrees". Bitter much. You need to get a life, dude. And nobody cares what a Lions fan called the stratergypervert thinks. Go Tigers! Only hope for Motown.
Of course future HOFer Drew Brees wants Jimmy Graham back. 1,200 plus yards and 16! Touchdowns. What QB wouldn't.
Jimmy said he was going to play with Brees and retire when he did. Said it on the sidelines during a game that was captured on NFL SoundX . Not sure he will actually do that based on his being designated by Drew as a TE, who can catch when everyone sees that he is really a WR who can block.
As a Saints fan, I love Drew but there comes a time where these great players are going to cost their teams championships. You have to leave something in the kitty for the other players. I hope Drew is the quality guy who thinks that as long as the team isn't hoarding money, it's fine to take a little less to keep core players.
I may have been too hard On Colston.
We ALL want him back.
I especially want to see him and Brees eat a third of the Saints' cap space.
We want Brees to laser off that mole.
Lol. In response to Bruce Irvin's, "Who are you?" He replied, "I'm Jimmy." And subsequently disappeared for the entire game. Saints could sign 3 or more players with the money they're about to waste on this egomaniac.
Every Saints fan knows that the 25 defensive players cost more in cap money than the other 28 players. That is the way it was last year and this year, and that will be the way it is next year. BTW, Jimmy can't block well so he takes a defender or two away from where the play is going.
Jimmy Graham is deserving of slightly more than Gronk, like $60 mil over 6 years. Calvin Johnson money (over $100mil) just isn't worth it with the Saints cap. They're already going to be restructuring and cutting several players to get under the cap.
A lot of saints haters here. Lets fill you in. Brees is the ONLY QUARTERBACK to ever have MULTIPLE 5000+ YARDS SEASONS. Peyton Manning just got his only one this year and sadly beat Brees' longest, but who cares. Drew deserves every penny. Nevertheless, get Jimmy back. Thank God for Drew Brees! WHO DAT!!! Lots of love everybody!
Theirs plenty of fat to trim to get it done.
Roman Harper and Will Smith frees up plenty, these 2 are after thoughts as far as I am concerned.


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Last year I had a great time making a fake trailer for the Brattle Theater's annual Trailer Smackdown summer event. This year, the theme is sequel's, and I knew I had to enter it once again! So, obviously, I made the sequel to last years entry, Labor Day 2.
Be sure to come out to the Brattle Theater Wednesday evening for this great event, and see what we've all come up with for this years entry. The evening begins at 6:30pm with a BBQ, and doors to the theater will open at 7:30. Besides the contest, the programmers show some of their favorite trailers – ranging from hilariously awful to extremely good (The Shining trailer anyone?). It's one of my favorite annual Brattle events.
Hope to see you Wednesday night at the Brattle!


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According to a report put out by several of his friends, the nose of local man Greg Stavig is always runny. "I thought it was just a seasonal allergies thing, but that was, like, eight months ago," said Bethany Sanchez, adding that, weirdly, he never appears to actually be sick. "He never really blows his nose, either. He just kind of wipes it on his the back of his hand or pretends to scratch his face while actually getting way in there with a thumb. If he were just fighting off a cold, I'd understand, but I honestly can't remember a time when he wasn't sniffling incessantly." At press time, Stavig was politely declining a tissue.


Well, yesterday was my last night in the incredible tropical paradise that is Port Douglas. I had an amazing few days exploring the ancient Daintree Rainforest, snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef, swimming with sharks (oh yeah, that totally happened), eating more oysters than I ever thought humanly possible and lounging in the ocean until I got so wrinkly that I looked like an over-sized prune. Port Douglas is possibly one of the most relaxed places I've ever been, where the locals run on their own time and drinking a beer at 10 am is not only socially acceptable but a common practice.
While I'm so sad to be leaving this amazing town, I'm excited about starting the next leg of my journey-Sydney! That's right Melbourne, I'm going behind enemy lines and into unknown territory. Wish me luck!


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Musical Styles: Blues, Folk, Roots
Handmade Instruments Played: Cigar Box Guitar, Gas Can Guitar, Diddley Bow, many others
Over the last several years, Justin Johnson has become one of the most recognizable performing musicians of the cigar box guitar and homemade/handmade music movement. A highly accomplished musician, Justin plays a wide variety of handmade instruments created by builders and craftspeople all over the world, frequently switching between different instruments on stage all while weaving a masterful tapestry of sound and spoken word.
A regular headliner at cigar box guitar festivals around the country and also overseas, Justin has a deep commitment to preserving and rediscovering what is often referred to as "Roots" music. He has also focused his activities on holding instructional workshops and creating educational materials to help others learn to play music on these amazing instruments.
Currently Justin is busy continuing his 2015 "The Rolling Cigar Box Guitar & Roots Revue" tour, which according to his website, will "roll across several continents, including North America, Europe, and Australia, with the air of vintage carnival. Each show will feature Johnson's own constantly evolving menagerie of musical instruments built by artisans from around the globe, while regional guitar builders are encouraged to bring out their latest creations for the chance to have them played on-stage, so that each event showcases it's own regional talent and brings together the people who build and sell handmade instruments with the people who want to take one home.. and everyone in between. In addition to musical concerts, most performances will feature pre-show workshops that invite the audience to dive into the history, performance techniques, and culture that have evolved from Handmade American Roots Instruments. " (Source: http://www.justinjohnsonlive.com/JUSTIN_JOHNSON_PRESS_KIT.php)
To learn more about Justin Johnson, his music, educational materials and tour, visit his website: http://www.justinjohnsonlive.com/
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In pictures: US-Taliban sign historic peace accord ending 18-year-old war
by News Editor February 29, 2020 074
Senior officials of the US government and the Afghan Taliban congregated in Doha, Qatar on Saturday to oversee the signing of a landmark peace deal between America and the Taliban.
The ceremony for the occasion started at around 5:45pm (PST), with world leaders present to see through an agreement that will see America withdraw its troops from Afghanistan after 18 years of war.
Here are a few pictures from the historic event.
L to R) US Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar shake hands after signing a peace agreement during a ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020 The United States signed a landmark deal with the Taliban, laying out a timetable for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within 14 months as it seeks an exit from its longest-ever war. — AFP / Giuseppe Cacace
(L to R) US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar sign a peace agreement during a ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020 The United States is signed a landmark deal with the Taliban, laying out a timetable for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within 14 months as it seeks an exit from its longest-ever war.— AFP / Giuseppe Cacace
Afghanistan´s President Ashraf Ghani (C) speaks as US Defence Secretary Mark Esper (R) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) listen during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on February 29, 2020. The United States is to sign a landmark deal with the Taliban on February 29, laying out a timetable for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within 14 months as it seeks an exit from its longest-ever war. / AFP / Wakil Kohsar
4.	Taliban´s former envoy to Saudi Arabia Shahabuddin Delawar (C) and delegate members arrive to the signing of a US-Taliban agreement in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020. Washington and the Taliban are set to sign a landmark deal in Doha that would see them agree to the withdrawal of thousands of US troops from Afghanistan in return for insurgent guarantees. — AFP / Karim Jaafatr
5.	Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani (2nd-R) meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the sidelines of of the peace signing ceremony between the United States and the Taliban in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020. Washington and the Taliban are set to sign a landmark deal in Doha that would see them agree to the withdrawal of thousands of US troops from Afghanistan in return for insurgent guarantees. — AFP / Giuseppe Cacace
6.	Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar speaks at a signing ceremony of the US-Taliban agreement in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020. The United States signed a landmark deal with the Taliban, laying out a timetable for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within 14 months as it seeks an exit from its longest-ever war. — AFP / Giuseppe Cacace
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Navruz is a holiday of the spring equinox and the beginning of the new agricultural year for the Persian-speaking and some Turkic peoples of Kazakhstan, Central and Asia Minor, Iran, as well as among Bashkirs and Tatars. Navruz means "new day" in Farsi. It is celebrated on the day of the spring equinox – March 21. Navruz symbolizes the renewal of nature and man, purification of souls and the beginning of a new life.
On March 21, in the Chembileev Rural Library, together with activists of the Ak Kalfak women's organization and members of the Ecology and Health Club, a celebration was held on the "Navruz bairamy kotly bulsyn". The librarian introduced the guests to the history of the holiday, told how other nations celebrate this day, and introduced them to the customs and traditions of the holiday. An exhibition of national Tatar dishes was organized in the library. Navruz bikya – (Salakhetdinova Alsou) came to visit, and was greeted with chak-chak. Tatar games "Yashil Yaulyk", "Jozek Salysh" and others were held. Many songs and dance numbers were performed. The holiday turned out very interesting and informative.


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I met Marcello one evening at Mile Hi Church in Lakewood, CO. He played his heart out for us and I melted -- I asked him to consider recording and improvising together. This graceful, gentle healer and I came together in the studio after a brief jam session and this album flowed out -- the first track is our sound check! Answer the call -- enter the cave, and return at daybreak -- these tracks are for your listening and meditation pleasure -- rich tapestries of sound that layer sacred singing bowls, didgeridoo, vocals, throat singing, percussion, drones, woodwinds -- all recorded live in one take. I did add shaker on one section -- everything else just flowed . . .


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9 Layering Pieces You Need In Your Wardrobe (And How To Use Them)
Get to grips with the pieces that are the glue for the rest of your garms
Image: River Island
By FashionBeans Editors	24 September 2019
Most men fall into one of two camps. There are those who love summer for the simplicity of throwing on shorts and a T-shirt, and then there are those who get all giddy at the mere mention of the L-word (that's layering, in case you were unsure.)
For those in the latter group, good news, we've broken down every essential layering piece you need to have at your disposal this season. For those still mourning the loss of sun, we're fairly sure this list will convince you to think otherwise. It's time to make like a well-dressed onion and embrace your layers.
The Shacket
The shacket: awful name, excellent layering piece. Part way between a shirt and a jacket, it's a solid example of when refusing to take sides isn't maddeningly annoying. It's the opposite, in fact.
The jury is still out on the exact definition of a shacket (and what separates it from an overshirt), but in our book, the best iterations are made from materials heavier than an Oxford button-down to fend off the chill, but still retain the long-sleeved shirt's slim cut. It's essentially two items of clothing for the price of one (so we can buy twice as many, right?)
The shacket is also something of a silver bullet for unpredictable weather according to Whistles creative director Nick Passmore. "A wool shacket, in particular, is warm enough to be worn on its own, yet slim enough to fit under a coat."
How you style yours all comes down to the weather. On milder days, try wearing it open over a crew neck T-shirt. Then, once we reach the thick of autumn, deploy it over a thinner shirt and T-shirt, or (if you're a certified statement-maker) over a lightweight roll neck jumper.
The Unstructured Blazer
The only thing worse than a blazer that doesn't fit is a blazer that does fit, but has been put under the strain of so many additional layers that it now resembles an overstuffed sausage skin.
So the unstructured blazer, with its lack of rigid structure, is much to be celebrated when it comes to piling on the extras. The fact that the trimmed-down interior leaves ample room for everything from a T-shirt and sweatshirt to a shirt and gilet is just spoiling us.
"Unstructured jackets are generally cut a little looser on the body and generally have a more casual look and feel," explains celebrity stylist Phill Tarling, who has dressed the likes of Tom Hardy.
Separates in navy, black or charcoal grey are always a solid shout, but Tarling recommends mixing it up to maximise the appeal of a layered unstructured blazer. "For a sophisticated appearance, coordinate with items of a similar colour – blazers in shades of green are particularly on trend this season."
The Cardigan
Even if you're not into the whole 'grandad chic' thing, that's no reason to force the cardigan into early retirement. As long as you leave stuffing tissues up the sleeve to the free bus pass brigade, the design can be a layering god-send.
Of course, we're card-carrying members of the chunky cardigan appreciation society, but when it comes to layering, a light- to medium-gauge version (ideally in a temperature-regulating fabric such as Merino wool) is a far more versatile choice.
"Merino's an active fibre – it reacts to changes in body temperature, keeping you warm on crisp autumnal days, and cool if the weather is unseasonably warm," says the design team at Sunspel, a label celebrated as much for its knits as its sea island cotton T-shirts. "Your knit should be light enough to pull on over a T-shirt or layer under a coat when it gets colder."
With that versatility comes a range of ways to wear the cardigan. A neutral example works well to add ballast to a shirt and tie combination when it's not quite coat weather yet. But equally, options in a medium weight and with a shawl collar look great layered over a T-shirt or grandad collar shirt.
The Gilet
The problem when something is sleeveless, padded and intended for country pursuits or sports, is that the odds are instantly stacked against it, irrespective of how handy it may be for layering. But despite all that, the gilet has firmly infiltrated men's autumn/winter wardrobes.
Fit and weight are crucial in bringing this piece into play – go too chunky, and you're basically The Michelin Man, err too tight, and nothing will fit underneath. In a win for fashion and function, the best gilets have got that midweight construction and aesthetics down, making them ideal for sliding underneath a suit jacket or as an easily removable top layer over a thick gauge jumper.
To make the gilet look its best, Luke McDonald, a stylist at men's personal shopping service Thread, advises using texture to let it stand out. "You want your gilet to contrast and add some flair to your look. So if everything else is cotton, think a tactile fabric like wool, or if you're in flannel, then go for nylon."
Don't be shy of bold colours either, as this can pay dividends for your layering prowess. "You should choose a colour that complements your existing wardrobe. That doesn't necessarily mean neutral or boring though; an orange or bright red gilet can be a great way to add interest to an otherwise pared-back look".
We've got a lot of love for the hoodie, and becoming acquainted with it as a menswear staple is arguably the best thing about being a teenager. Of course, the trouble until recently was that beyond those years, it was inappropriate to be seen in one. But not anymore. Over the past few years, the hoodie has gone high-end, and it gets even better when recruited as a layer during autumn.
"Keep the colour mid- to light-grey marl and the styling simple – I'd never expect to see a hoodie worn as outerwear." says menswear designer Carolyn Massey, who has worked with brands including Dunhill and Kilgour.
Following that advice, always use the hoodie as a layer. Pop one on under a leather jacket or wool overcoat on off-duty days, or get creative by wearing one beneath your suit jacket on the commute (we assume to a business-casual office, unless you actually want your marching orders).
Fond as we are of the recent trend for statement prints and sloganwear, resist the urge to become a walking billboard by opting for styles with minimal branding and added design details. Or risk the new classic being banished back to its adolescent bedroom.
The Roll Neck
For many, winter is a time when they are required to choose between form and function. Not so in the case of the roll neck.
Aside from looking good (see Sir Michael Caine, Steve McQueen and more recently Zayn Malik for proof), northwards-creeping knitwear knows no bound in its ability to keep wearers warm.
"The roll neck is a versatile staple and can be worn with pretty much anything," says Tarling. And he's not wrong. Want to layer with outerwear? Try a bomber, denim or suede jacket for a look that will fend of frosty winds but won't cause you to break a sweat. Feeling a little more dressy? An overcoat or blazer make for equally attractive companions.
To achieve all of these combinations, approach buying a roll neck with the same word in mind as you would wine: no not 'cheap', but 'fine'. Chunkier versions in the style of Ernest Hemingway are tempting but limit your pairings.
The Flannel Shirt
Apart from actual lumberjacks and perhaps David Beckham, there are surprisingly few men who can pull off a plaid flannel shirt worn solo and buttoned to the top. For this reason, the rugged piece has reasonable grounds to file for official status as a layering piece first and foremost.
And we're not alone in our thinking. "As the months grow colder, layering becomes essential for any outfit," says menswear designer and former Topman creative director Gordon Richardson. "A plaid shirt is a versatile wardrobe staple which will enable you to combine different pieces with ease."
Until it's cold enough for you to see your breath, the thicker, insulating flannel material makes it perfect for wearing over a crew-neck T-shirt or Henley top. When the mercury does drop, however, allow it to retreat under a coat or cool jacket and leave just enough buttons undone to still show a flash of tee.
Aside from adding a hit of colour to a casual outfit, it can also bring much-welcomed texture to a casual suited look. Need proof? Try a neatly fitted option in monochrome under an unstructured blazer and see for yourself.
The Denim Jacket
It may be one of the oldest and most widely adored items of menswear, but it's also one of the most criminally under-utilised as a layering piece. Sure, a denim jacket is pretty appealing in its intended form during the summer months, but why send it into storage for half of the year if you don't have to?
Similar to a shacket, a trucker can effectively be repurposed as a mid-layer and is ideal for adding a hint of texture and colour to an otherwise staid look.
"Try a light blue denim jacket beneath a camel coat," says Sam Brady, the blogger behind A Gentleman's Row. "The colours work brilliantly together and keeping the top two buttons undone will stop the stiff denim becoming too restrictive."
The denim jacket isn't just a weekend wonder either (though it does look great over a hoodie or check shirt), it can work for the office too. When worn beneath an unstructured blazer and over your usual shirt and tie, a light blue design with minimal detailing will take your smart-casual layering game to the next level.
The Track Top
It's official, teachers have taken over the #menswear game. Joining the geography goof's corduroy suit is the track top, sported by every games teacher since the 1980s.
Like corduroy, the zip-up piece has received an update at the hands of designers in recent seasons: slimmed-down, stripped-back and made significantly less saturated in colour. What's left is a surprisingly warm and lightweight layer that can add 'actually wearable IRL' to its resume.
"The resurgence of well-designed sportswear means that guys can now don sportswear with confidence," says Richardson.
Pulling off the layered zip top is all about nailing the divide between dressed up and dressed down (and having the right attitude). Slip one under a smartly tailored suit for instant commute-friendly charm or team one with a structured camel coat and jeans on the weekend. Advanced level layering, novices need not apply.
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32 – The Godfather Part II (1974)
Fredo Corleone: I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says… like dumb… I'm smart and I want respect!
F: Yes
R: Two times I think.
F: The only sequel on the list and I guess it's lucky we've both seen part one already otherwise we might have had to skip ahead. I'll probably save the 'which is better?' question until we get to the first one but do you think this works as a standalone film, rather than part of a series?
R: Yeah I think it probably does. Without the first film you might miss quite how deeply tragic the story is (as you wouldn't fully appreciate that Michael never wanted to be "Godfather"), but the story works well enough even without that knowledge. Arguably there's more narrative hand-holding here than in the first, where you really are dropped in the middle of events and expected to keep up.
F: I get confused about which Mafia guy is which! We do get a glimpse of the Michael from part one during the flashback at the end. I think the problem with not seeing these films in order is you have absolutely no sympathy for Michael in this, except you do because of what happens in the first film. It's that 'origin' story that I think is the best thing about both films and I do enjoy the young Vito parts of this best.
R: That's interesting, I'd probably say the opposite. The Vito origin story is really effective at evoking early 20th century America but it's really quite a basic tale of rags to riches. For me it works as light relief for the more intense Michael story, which is where the real juicy stuff is. Nothing in Vito's narrative comes close to that astonishing final scene with Michael and his wife Kay, for example. But really it's a mistake to treat them separately – the way they interlink and share motifs is what makes this such a classic.
F: Yes they are a parallel. I've read in a few places that this is a Shakespearean story which I do have to agree with. It's a story of power, of betrayal, of family and it does play out like one of Shakespeare's tragedies. Do you think there is a lack of light relief in this?
R: Ha! That would be like saying there's a lack of light relief in Hamlet! I'd say the Vito plotline does enough to stop the film wallowing in its grimness too long, and provides a few moments that are actually quite funny.
F: Maybe that's why I enjoyed those parts more! What do you think of the performances here? Have to say I was a little unsure of Diane Keaton at the beginning but she really comes into her own during that confrontation scene with Michael.
R: The script gives her less to work with than the male leads, but she does a fantastic job. A lot of the film's credibility rests on the strength of the performances, and there isn't really anyone who lets the side down, is there?
F: No I think everyone is at the top of their game here. I always find it surprisingly how softly spoken Al Pacino is in his early film roles (compared to the shouty version now) and it makes you really sit up and notice when Michael does occasionally raise his voice.
R: A classic example of why less is so often more.
F: Arguably the greatest sequel of all time for a reason. Yes from me.
R: You betcha.
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Sermon LXXXVII
The content of Augustine's sermons is rich and varied, embraces all the themes of Scripture and the liturgy and serves as a valuable commentary on the great dogmatic and exegetical works. They are a model of popular eloquence which is at the same time clear yet profound, lively and incisive, direct and effective. (Agostino Trapè) Sermon 87 is on Matthew 20:1: "The kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard."
1. YE have heard out of the Holy Gospel a parable well suited to the present season, concerning the labourers in the vineyard. For now is the time of the material vintage. Now there is also a spiritual vintage, wherein God rejoiceth in the fruit of His vineyard. For we cultivate God, and God cultivateth us. But we do not so cultivate God as to make Him any better thereby. For our cultivation is the labour of the heart, not of the hands. He cultivateth us as the husbandman doth his field. In then that He cultivateth us, He maketh us better; because so doth the husbandman make his field better by cultivating it, and the very fruit He seeketh in us is, that we may cultivate Him. The culture He exerciseth on us is, that He ceaseth not to root out by His Word the evil seeds from our hearts, to open our heart, as it were, by the plough of His Word, to plant the seed of His precepts, to wait for the fruit of piety. For when we have so received that culture into our heart, as to cultivate Him well, we are not ungrateful to our Husbandman, but render the fruit wherein He rejoiceth. And our fruit doth not make Him the richer, but us the happier.
2. See then; hear how, as I have said, "God cultivateth us." For that we cultivate God, there is no need to be proved to you. For all men have this on their tongue, that men cultivate God, but the hearer feels a kind of awe, when he hears that God cultivates man; because it is not after the ordinary usage of men to say, that God cultivateth men, but that men cultivate God. We ought therefore to prove to you, that God also doth cultivate men; lest perchance we be thought to have spoken a word contrary to sound doctrine, and men dispute in their heart against us, and as not knowing our meaning, find fault with us. I have determined therefore to show you, that God doth also cultivate us; but as I have said already, as a field, that He may make us better. Thus the Lord saith in the Gospel, "I am the Vine, ye are the branches, My Father is the Husbandman." What doth the Husbandman do? I ask you who are husbandmen. I suppose he cultivates his field. If then God the Father be a Husbandman, He hath a field; and His field He cultivateth, and from it He expecteth fruit.
3. Again, He "planted a vineyard," as the Lord Jesus Christ Himself saith, "and let it out to husbandmen, who should render Him the fruit in the proper season. And He sent His servants to them to ask for the hire of the vineyard. But they treated them despitefully, and killed some," and contemptuously refused to render the fruits. "He sent others also," they suffered the like treatment. And then the Householder, the Cultivator of His field, and the Planter, and Letter out of His vineyard, said; "I will send Mine Only Son, it may be they will at least reverence Him." And so He saith, "He sent His Own Son also. They said among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill Him, and the inheritance shall be ours. And they killed Him, and cast Him out of the vineyard. When the Lord of the vineyard cometh, what will He do to those wicked husbandmen? They answered, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out His vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render Him the fruits in their seasons." The vineyard was planted when the law was given in the hearts of the Jews. The Prophets were sent, seeking fruit, even their good life: the Prophets were treated despitefully by them, and were killed. Christ also was sent, the Only Son of the Householder; and they killed Him who was the Heir, and so lost the inheritance. Their evil counsel turned out contrary to their designs. They killed Him that they might possess the inheritance; and because they killed Him, they lost it.
4. Ye have just heard too the parable out of the Holy Gospel; that "the kingdom of heaven is like unto a householder, which went out to hire labourers into His vineyard. He went out in the morning," and hired those whom he found, and agreed with them for a denarius as their hire. He "went out again at the third hour, and found others," and brought them to the labour of the vineyard. "And the sixth and ninth hour he did likewise. He went out also at the eleventh hour," near the end of the day, "and found some idle and standing still, and he said to them, Why stand ye here?" Why do ye not work in the vineyard? They answered, "Because no man hath hired us." "Go ye also," said He, "and whatsoever is right I will give you." His pleasure was to fix their hire at a denarius. How could they who had only to work one hour dare hope for a denarius? Yet they congratulated themselves in the hope that they should receive something. So then these were brought in even for one hour. At the end of the day he ordered the hire to be paid to all, from the last to the first. Then he began to pay at those who had come in at the eleventh hour, and he commanded a denarius to be given them. When they who had come at the first hour saw that the others had received a denarius, which he had agreed for with themselves "they honed that they should have received more:" and when their turn came, they also received a denarius. "They murmured against the good man of the house, saying, Behold, thou hast made us who have borne the burning and heat of the day, equal and like to those who have laboured but one hour in the vineyard." And "the good man," returning a most just answer to one of them, said, "Friend, I do thee no wrong;" that is, "I have not defrauded thee, I have paid thee what I agreed for with thee. "I have done thee no wrong," for I have paid thee what I agreed for. To this other it is my will not to render a payment, but to bestow a gift. "Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?" If I had taken from any one what did not belong to me, rightly I might be blamed, as fraudulent and unjust: if I had not paid any one his due, rightly might I be blamed as fraudulent, and as withholding what belonged to another; but when I pay what is due, and give besides to whom I will, neither can he to whom I owed find fault, and he to whom I gave ought to rejoice the more." They had nothing to answer; and all were made equal; "and the last became first, and the first last;" by equality of treatment, not by inverting their order. For what is the meaning of, "the last were first, and the first last"? That both the first and last received the same.
5. How is it that he began to pay at the last? Are not all, as we read, to receive together? For we read in another place of the Gospel, that He will say to those whom He shall set on the right hand, "Come, ye blessed of My Father, receive the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world." If all then are to receive together, how do we understand in this place, that they received first who began to work at the eleventh hour, and they last who were hired at the first hour? If I shall be able so to speak, as to reach your understanding, God be thanked. For to Him ought ye to render thanks, who distributeth to you by me; for nought of my own do I distribute. If ye ask me, for example, which of the two has received first, he who has received after one hour, or he who after twelve hours; every man would answer that he who has received after one hour, has received before him who received after twelve hours. So then though they all received at the same hour, yet because some received after one hour, others after twelve hours, they who received after so short a time are said to have received first. The first righteous men, as Abel, and Noe, called as it were at the first hour, will receive together with us the blessedness of the resurrection. Other righteous men after them, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all of their age, called as it were at the third hour, will receive together with us the blessedness of the resurrection. Other righteous men, as Moses, and Aaron, and whosoever with them were called as it were at the sixth hour, will receive together with us the blessedness of the resurrection. After them the Holy Prophets, called as it were at the ninth hour, will receive together with us the same blessedness. In the end of the world all Christians, called as it were at the eleventh hour, will receive with the rest the blessedness of that resurrection. All will receive together; but consider those first men, after how long a time do they receive it? If then those first receive after a long time, we after a short time; though we all receive together, yet we seem to have received first, because our hire will not tarry long in coming.
6. In that hire then shall we be all equal, and the first as the last, and the last as the first; because that denarius is life eternal, and in the life eternal all will be equal. For although through diversity of attainments the saints will shine, some more, some less; yet as to this respect, the gift of eternal life, it will be equal to all. For that will not be longer to one, and shorter to another, which is alike everlasting; that which hath no end will have no end either for thee or me. After one sort in that life will be wedded chastity, after another virgin purity; in one sort there will be the fruit of good works, in another sort the crown of martyrdom. One in one sort, and another in another; yet in respect. to the living for ever, this man will not live more; than that, nor that than this. For alike without end will they live, though each shall live in his own brightness: and the denarius in the parable is that life eternal. Let not him then who has received after a long time murmur against him who has received after a short time. To the first, it is a payment; to the other, a free gift; yet the same thing is given alike to both.
7. There is also something like this in this present life, and besides that solution of the parable, by which they who were called at the first hour are understood of Abel and the righteous men of his age, and they at the third, of Abraham and the righteous men of his age, and they at the sixth, of Moses and Aaron and the righteous men of their age, and they at the eleventh, as in the end of the world, of all Christians; besides this solution of the parable, the parable may be seen to have an explanation in respect even of this present life. For they are as it were called at the first hour, who begin to be Christians fresh from their mother's womb; boys are called as it were at the third, young men at the sixth, they who are verging toward old age, at the ninth hour, and they who are called as if at the eleventh hour, are they who are altogether decrepit; yet all these are to receive the one and the same denarius of eternal life.
8. But, Brethren, hearken ye and understand, lest any put off to come into the vineyard, because he is sure, that, come when he will, he shall receive this denarius. And sure indeed he is that the denarius is promised him; but this is no injunction to put off. For did they who were hired into the vineyard, when the householder came out to them to hire whom he might find, at the third hour for instance, and did hire them, did they say to him, "Wait, we are not going thither till the sixth hour"? or they whom he found at the sixth hour, did they say, "We are not going till the ninth hour"? or they whom he found at the ninth hour, did they say, "We are not going till the eleventh? For he will give to all alike; why should we fatigue ourselves more than we need?" What He was to give, and what He was to do, was in the secret of His own counsel: do thou come when thou art called. For an equal reward is promised to all; but as to this appointed hour of working, there is an important question. For if, for instance, they who are called at the sixth hour, at that age of life that is, in which as in the full heat of noon, is felt the glow of manhood's years; if they, called thus in manhood, were to say, "Wait, for we have heard in the Gospel that all are to receive the same reward, we will come at the eleventh hour, when we shall have grown old, and shall still receive the same. Why should we add to our labour?" it would be answered them thus, "Art not thou willing to labour now, who dost not know whether thou shalt live to old age? Thou art called at the sixth hour; come. The Householder hath it is true promised thee a denarius, if thou come at the eleventh hour, but whether thou shalt live even to the seventh, no one hath promised thee. I say not to the eleventh, but even to the seventh hour. Why then dost thou put off him that calleth thee, certain as thou art of the reward, but uncertain of the day? Take heed then lest peradventure what he is to give thee by promise, thou take from thyself by delay." Now if this may rightly be said of infants as belonging to the first hour, if it may be rightly said of boys as belonging to the third, if it may be rightly said of men in the vigour of life, as in the full-day heat of the sixth hour; how much more rightly may it be said of the decrepit? Lo, already is it the eleventh hour, and dost thou yet stand still, and art thou yet slow to come?
9. But perhaps the Householder hath not gone out to call thee? If he hath not gone out, what mean our addresses to you? For we are servants of his household, we are sent to hire labourers. Why standest thou still then? Thou hast now ended the number of thy years; hasten after the denarius. For this is the "going out" of the Householder, the making himself known; forasmuch as he that is in the house is hidden, he is not seen by those who are without; but when he "goeth out" of the house, he is seen by those without. So Christ is in secret, as long as He is not known and acknowledged; but when He is acknowledged, He hath gone out to hire labourers. For now He hath come forth from a hidden place, to be known of men: everywhere Christ is known, Christ is preached; all places whatsoever under the heaven proclaim aloud the glory of Christ. He was in a manner the object of derision and contempt among the Jews, He appeared in low estate and was despised. For He hid His Majesty, and manifested His infirmity. That in Him which was manifested was despised, and that which was hidden was not known. "For had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory." But is He still to be despised now that He sitteth in heaven, if He were despised when He was hanging on the tree? They who crucified Him wagged their head, and standing before His Cross, as though they had attained the fruit of their cruel rage, they said in mockery, "If He be the Son of God, let Him come down from the Cross. He saved others, Himself He cannot save." He came not down, because He lay hid. For with far greater ease could He have come down from the Cross, who had power to rise again from the grave. He showed forth an example of patience for our instruction. He delayed His power, and was not acknowledged. For He had not then gone out to hire labourers He had gone out, He had not made Himself known. On the third day He rose again, He showed Himself to His disciples, ascended into heaven, and sent the Holy Ghost on the fiftieth day after the resurrection, the tenth after the ascension. The Holy Ghost who was sent filled all who were in one room, one hundred and twenty men. They "were filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with the tongues of all nations;" now was the calling manifest, now He went out to hire. For now the power of truth began to be made known to all. For then even one man having received the Holy Ghost, spake by himself with the tongues of all nations. But now in the Church oneness itself, as one man speaks in the tongues of all nations. For what tongue has not the Christian religion reached? to what limits does it not extend? Now is there no one "who hideth himself from the heat thereof;" and delay is still ventured by him who stands still at the eleventh hour.
10. It is plain then, my Brethren, it is plain to all, do ye hold it fast, and be sure of it, that whensoever any one turns himself to the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, from a useless or abandoned way of life, all that is past is forgiven him, and as though all his debts were cancelled, a new account is entered into with him. All is entirely forgiven. Let no one be anxious in the thought that there remains anything which is not forgiven him. But on the other hand, let no one rest in a perverse security. For these two things are the death of souls, despair, and perverse hope. For as a good and right hope saveth, so cloth a perverse hope deceive. First, consider how despair deceiveth. There are men, who when they begin to reflect on the evils they have done, think they cannot be forgiven; and whilst they think they cannot be forgiven, forthwith they give up their souls to ruin, and perish through despair, saying in their thoughts, "Now there is no hope for us; for such great sins as we have committed cannot be remitted or pardoned us; why then should we not satisfy our lusts? Let us at least fill up the pleasure of the time present, seeing we have no reward in that which is to come; Let us do what we list, though it be not lawful; that we may at least have a temporal enjoyment, because we cannot attain to the receiving an eternal." In saying such things they perish through despair, either before they believe at all, or when Christians already, they have fallen by evil living into any sins and wickednesses. The Lord of the vineyard goeth forth to them, and by the Prophet Ezekial knocketh, and calleth to them in their despair, and as they turn their backs to Him that calleth them. "In whatsoever day a man shall turn from his most wicked way, I will forget all his iniquities." If they hear and believe this voice, they are recovered from despair, and rise up again from that very deep and bottomless gulf, wherein they had been sunk.
11. But these must fear, lest they fall into another gulf, and they die through a perverse hope, who could not die through despair. For they change their thoughts, which are far different indeed from what they were before, but not less pernicious, and begin again to say in their hearts, "If in whatever day I turn from my most evil way, the merciful God, as He truly promiseth by the Prophet, will forget all my iniquities, why should I turn to-day and not to-morrow? Let this day pass as yesterday, in excess of guilty pleasure, in the full flow of licentiousness, let it wallow in deadly delights; to- morrow I shall 'turn myself,' and there will be an end to it." One may answer thee, An end of what? Of mine iniquities, thou wilt say. Well, rejoice indeed, that to-morrow there will be an end of thine iniquities. But what if before to-morrow thine own end shall be? So then thou dost well indeed to rejoice that God hath promised thee forgiveness for thine iniquities, if thou art converted; but no one has promised thee to- morrow. Or if perchance some astrologer hath promised it, it is a far different thing from God's promise. Many have these astrologers deceived, in that they have promised themselves advantages, and have found only losses. Therefore for the sake of these again whose hope is wrong, doth the Householder go forth. As He went forth to those who had despaired wrongly, and were lost in their despair, and called them back to hope; so doth He go forth to these also who would perish through an evil hope; and by another book He saith to them, "Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord." As He had said to the others, "In whatsoever day a man shall turn from his most wicked way, I will forget all his iniquities," and took despair away from them, because they had now given up their soul to perdition, despairing of forgiveness by any means; so doth He go forth to these also who have a mind to perish through hope and delay; and speaketh to them, and chideth them, "Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord, and put not off from day to day; for suddenly shall the wrath of the Lord come forth, and in the day of vengeance He will destroy thee." Therefore put not off, shut not against thyself what now is open. Lo, the Giver of forgiveness openeth the door to thee; why dost thou delay? Thou oughtest to rejoice, were He to open after ever so long a time to thy knocking; thou hast not knocked, yet doth He open, and dost thou remain outside? Put not off then. Scripture saith in a certain place, as touching works of mercy, "Say not, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give; when thou canst do the kindness at once; for thou knowest not what may happen on the morrow." Here then is a precept of not putting off being merciful to another, and wilt thou by putting off be cruel against thine own self? Thou oughtest not to put off to give bread, and wilt thou put off to receive forgiveness? If thou dost not put off in showing pity towards another, "pity thine own soul also in pleasing God." Give alms to thine own soul also. Nay I do not say, give to it, but thrust not back His Hand that would give to thee.
12. But men continually injure themselves exceedingly in their fear to offend others. For good friends have much influence for good, and evil friends for evil. Therefore it was not the Lord s will to choose first senators, but fishermen, to teach us for our own salvation to disregard the friendship of the powerful. O signal mercy of the Creator! For He knew that had He chosen the senator, he would say, "My rank has been chosen." If He had first made choice of the rich man, he would say, "My wealth has been chosen." If He had first made choice of an emperor, he would say," My power has been chosen." If the orator he would say, "My eloquence has been chosen." If of the philosopher, he would say, "My wisdom has been chosen." Meanwhile He says, let these proud ones be put off awhile, they swell too much. Now there is much difference between substantial size and swelling; both indeed are large, but both are not alike sound. Let them then, He says, be put off, these proud ones, they must be cured by something solid. First give Me, He says, this fisherman. "Come, thou poor one, follow Me; thou hast nothing, thou knowest nothing, follow Me. Thou poor and ignorant one, follow Me. There is nothing in thee to inspire awe, but there is much in thee to be filled." To so copious a fountain an empty vessel should be brought. So the fisherman left his nets, the fisherman received grace, and became a divine orator. See what the Lord did, of whom the Apostle says, "God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty, and base things of the world hath God chosen, yea and things which are not, as if they were, that those things which are may be brought to nought." And so now the fishermen's words are read, and the necks of orators are brought down. Let all empty winds then be taken away, let the smoke be taken away which vanishes as it mounts; let them be utterly despised when the question is of this salvation.
13. If any one in a city had some bodily sickness, and there was in that place some very skilful physician who was an enemy to the sick man's powerful friends; if any one, I say, in a city were labouring under some dangerous bodily sickness; and there was in the same city a very skilful physician, an enemy as I said, of the sick man's powerful friends, and they were to say to their friend, "Do not call him in, he knows nothing;" and they were to say this not from any judgment of their mind, but through dislike of him; would he not for his own safety's sake remove from him the groundless assertions of his powerful friends, and with whatever offence to them, in order that he might live but a few days longer, call that physician in, whom common report had given out as most skilful to drive away the disease of his body? Well, the whole race of mankind is sick, not with diseases of the body, but with sin. There lies one great patient from East to West throughout the world. To cure this great patient came the Almighty Physician down. He humbled Himself even to mortal flesh, as it were to the sick man's bed.
Precepts of health He gives, and is despised; they who do observe them are delivered. He is despised, when powerful friends say, "He knows nothing." If He knew nothing, His power would not fill the nations. If He knew nothing, He would not have been, before He was with us. If He knew nothing, He would not have sent the Prophets before Him. Are not those things which were foretold of old, fulfilled now? Does not this Physician prove the power of His art by the accomplishment of His promises? Are not deadly errors overturned throughout the whole world; and by the threshing of the world lusts subdued? Let no one say, "The world was better aforetime than now; ever since that Physician began to exercise His art, many dreadful things we witness here." Marvel not at this? Before that any were in course of healing, the Physician's residence seemed clean of blood; but now rather as seeing what thou dost, shake off all vain delights, and come to the Physician, it is the time of healing, not of pleasure.
14. Let us then think, Brethren, of being cured. If we do not yet know the Physician, yet let us not like frenzied men be violent against Him, or as men in a lethargy turn away from Him. For many through this violence have perished, and many have perished through sleep. The frenzied are they who are made mad for want of sleep. The lethargic are they who are weighed down by excessive sleep. Men are to be found of both these kinds. Against this Physician it is the will of some to be violent, and forasmuch as He is Himself sitting in heaven, they persecute His faithful ones on earth. Yet even such as these He cureth. Many of them having been converted from enemies have become friends, from persecutors have become preachers. Such as these were the Jews, whom, though violent as men in frenzy against Him while He was here, He healed, and prayed for them as He hung upon the Cross. For He said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." Yet many of them when their fury was calmed, their frenzy as it were got under, came to know God, and Christ. When the Holy Ghost was sent after the Ascension, they were converted to Him whom they crucified, and as believers drunk in the Sacrament His Blood, which in their violence they shed.
15. Of this we have examples. Saul persecuted the members of Jesus Christ, who is now sitting in heaven; grievously did he persecute them in his frenzy, in the loss of his reason, in the transport of his madness. But He with one word, calling to him out of heaven, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me?" struck down the frantic one, raised him up whole, killed the persecutor, quickened the preacher. And so again many lethargic ones are healed. For to such are they like, who are not violent against Christ, nor malicious against Christians, but who in their delay are only dull and heavy with drowsy words, are slow to open their eyes to the light, and are annoyed with those who would arouse them. "Get away from me," says the heavy, lethargic man," I pray thee, get away from me. Why? "I wish to sleep." But you will die in consequence. He through love of sleep will answer, "I wish to die." And Love from above calls out "I do not wish it." Often does the son exhibit this loving affection to an aged father, though he must needs die in a few days; and is now in extreme old age. If he sees that he is lethargic, and knows from the physician that he is oppressed with a lethargic complaint, who tells him "Arouse your father, do not let him sleep, if you would save his life"! Then will the son come to the old man, and beat, and squeeze, or pinch, or prick him, or give him any uneasiness, and all through his dutiful affection to him; and will not allow him to die at once, die though he soon must from very age; and if his life is thus saved, the son rejoices that he has now to live some few days more with him who must soon depart to make way for him. With how much greater affection then ought we to be importunate with our friends, with whom we may live not a few days in this world, but in God's presence for ever! Let them then love us, and do what they hear us say, and worship Him, whom we also worship, that they may receive what we also hope for. "Let us turn to the Lord," etc.