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Judges from the Golovinsky District Court have probably presided over quite a few puzzling cases in their careers. But the case of U.S. Pastor Phillip Miles must have seemed particularly strange to observers and the general public, if not to the judges themselves.
Two months ago, the 57-year-old pastor at the Christ Community Church in Conway, South Carolina, decided to bring a gift for a friend living in Perm. His idea for a present was 20 hunting rifle rounds.
What was he thinking?
After all, there is probably no country in the world that allows outgoing or incoming passengers to carry undeclared ammunition, whether for hunting rifles or other firearms.
The decision by the court on Monday to convict Miles of smuggling came as no surprise, but the fact that he was given such a severe sentence -- three years and two months -- is unfathomable. It is hard to believe that someone who is clearly not a serious criminal would be sent to prison for more than three years for bringing in a box of bullets. Individuals who have been found guilty of stealing large sums of money from state coffers cause much more harm to society than those bringing in undeclared goods, and they usually spend less time in jail or are even given suspended sentences.
Perhaps Miles was given such a harsh punishment to send a signal to other Western pastors that they are not welcome here, where the Russian Orthodox Church is jealously guarding its flock.
Or perhaps he received such a severe sentence to provoke him to ask for a presidential pardon, in which case President Vladimir Putin can score another high-profile PR victory. Putin has done this before, when he pardoned Edmund Pope, another U.S. citizen, who was convicted of the much more serious crime of espionage and given a far lengthier sentence.
Against the backdrop of the Miles case, it is telling to look at how the case of Yevgeny Adamov, the former Nuclear Power Minister, was handled. Just last week, Adamov was released from prison after the Moscow City Court ruled that he should serve a suspended sentence. Adamov in February was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of abuse of office and defrauding Russia and the United States out of millions of dollars.
We can only hope that Miles will be allowed to return home as quickly as Adamov was -- either through presidential pardon or after an appeal.
We also hope that the judges and the judicial system in this country, where more than 99 percent of criminal cases result in convictions, will one day be guided by the basic judicial principles of fairness and equity, under which the punishment fits the crime.


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In case someone manages to make a general purpose quantum computer one day, a group of IETF authors have put forward a proposal to harden Internet key exchange.
While only an "informational" document at this stage, what the authors describe is how to extend Internet Key Exchange v2 (RFC 7296*, IKEv2) to support a quantum-safe key exchange.


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Q: What is this story about 20 y.o. inexperienced "kids" fighting against a stronger foe in space? Years ago (mid 90's) I saw a show on network TV, and I'm trying to figure out what the name of it was. The parts of the plot I remember are:

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*The crew consisted of 20-year-olds (half were women). They were on some mission when they lose their commander. They must then try to get back home, while being tracked down by a foe in a faster, more powerful ship.

*One of the main characters turns traitor. He's locked up in the brig pending a decision on his fate. He hangs himself, and his body is incinerated by the crew.

*One of the main characters plays a video game that basically looks like a visor over his face. While playing the game, he's given an idea on how to outwit their foe by using the laser cannon on their ship to create a holographic projection of a larger ship.

*In the end, they are about to be destroyed by a torpedo launched from the enemy ship.  The torpedo is destroyed by a laser beam from a friendly capital ship that arrives at the last moment.

*I remember there being some sort of romance sub-plot to the show as well between two crew members.
Other non-plot details:

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*This was live action, not animated.

*I remember the special effects being quite high-end.

*The guns on the ships were manipulated by a person sitting in a gunnery chair. This chair projected a holographic view of the fight in front of him/her. From there the gunner used a joystick and a keypad to control the weapons on the ship.

*All the crew wore simple Star-Trek style uniforms throughout the entire program, so no jumpsuits or helmets.

I don't know if this was a movie or a TV show, because I never actually saw the beginning of it. I think I saw at least 45 minutes worth, so it could be either as far as I know.
That's all I remember, other than I think the name of the show was fairly generic (something like "Star Command"). I loved the show as a kid even though I only saw it once. I would like to watch it again and see how lame it really was.

A: Certain elements of that sound like Space: Above and Beyond, though I can't say for sure if there's any specific episode with all those plot points.  There is a "more powerful enemy ship" in the episodes "Never No More, Part 1" and "The Angriest Angel, Part 2".  There were also plenty of episodes where bad stuff happened to the main characters.  The series aired on FOX in 1995-1996 for one season.  Without more details (was it animated? life action? a movie, part of a show, details on what the spaceships were like, character traits?) I can only guess at an answer.

A: I tried to find this movie for quite some time. I saw it ages ago on TV. It turned out you were right, it is called Star Command, however it seems that it was later renamed to In the Fold.
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A crew of freshly graduated space academy students find themselves in
  combat with opponents from breakaway Earth colonies after their
  training officers are killed in an attack.

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A bunch of young and impulsive space cadets make their first real
  flight in space and realize that the attack they suffered wasn't a
  training mission. They face the Enemy alone and have the chance to
  save the world, and maybe to prevent the war? Can the cadets conquer
  the more experienced, stronger and much more evil enemy?

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Q: Get exact dimensions of resized image using Sharp I have a Cloud Function that resizes an image uploaded to Cloud Storage using Sharp. Everything works, but I'm trying to find a way for Sharp to include metadata of the exact height and width of the new image. I could make a new function that uses other npm packages to download the image from the url and get what I want, but I'm curious to know if there is a way for Sharp to do that as well?

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The Country Women's Association (CWA) of New South Wales has today announced a commitment of up to $50,000 from its Disaster Relief fund, to assist the victims of the Sir Ivan fire with their immediate needs. The CWA also formed a committee with the community of Dunedoo yesterday to manage the many generous offers of assistance that are rolling in for people affected by fire.
According to CWA of NSW's President, Annette Turner, 31 properties have been confirmed as destroyed but crop and stock loss assessment has only just begun and is escalating.
"Latest reports late yesterday from the Rural Fire Service indicated the 55,000 hectare fire was only just under control and many farmers have lost absolutely everything," said Annette.
"Our Disaster Relief fund is for exactly these types of situations and we are very pleased to be able to assist. Food, clothing and financial donations are what is most needed at the moment and I encourage everyone who is able to to donate and support those affected," she said.
Clothing and food donations are being co-ordinated by Dunedoo Central School office staff (call 02 6375 1489 for details of where and how to deliver or collect). No furniture deliveries will be accepted at this time as those affected have nowhere to store them.
Short term accommodation is being organised and those requiring it should contact Sharon Nott on 0428 859 509.
Hay and grain deliveries are being co-ordinated by Hayden Rhodes and Sandy Cox from Delta Sullivans – contact 02 6375 1209, Hayden on 0428 811 774 or Sandy on 0428 865 299.
Counselling for fire victims is being arranged and Dunedoo Central School have a counsellor coming in for student assistance.
Townspeople are on hand to do basic things like clothes washing if needed. Dunedoo Central School will be organising this service.
"If you know someone who needs assistance, they or you (on their behalf) can contact Joy Beames (0428 751 173) or Sam Barrass (0402 592 436)," said Annette.
"As the fire continues to burn to the east of Dunedoo the advice from the Rural Fire Service late yesterday was that while there is no immediate threat to homes, if you are in the area of Cassilis or Coolah and in the vicinity of Warrumbungles Way, monitor conditions and be prepared to take action if the fire threatens your property.
An information point has been established at the Coolah Sports Club. NSW RFS community liaison members are available to provide information and updates to residents. Please use caution when traveling in the area as there are reports of livestock and native animals on the road. Roads may also close at short notice for firefighting operations," said Annette.
Apologies for the late post, I was taking the scenic route home – Sydney to Rowena via Canberra and didn't arrive home until early afternoon yesterday.
In some respects it really was the scenic route with rolling hills covered in feed and bumper crops still to be harvested, being easier on the eye and the psyche than the dry, barren and dusty plains that awaited my arrival at home. I was certainly feeling very envious and my normally blue eyes were taking on a decidedly green tinge.
I detoured to Canberra so that Queensland CWA President, Robyn McFarlane and I could meet with the Chief of Staff and the Senior Advisor to the Hon. Barnaby Joyce, Minister for Agriculture to discuss our concerns regarding the increasing severity of the drought, the perceived complexities of applying for assistance and the cumulative pressure on landholders and communities. Although we weren't able to achieve any real outcomes we were afforded around ninety minutes to openly discuss the issues we wanted to raise as well as plead the case for those going into their third year of drought. We are grateful to Diana and Craig for their time and their commitment to keeping the lines of communication open.
Both levels of Government are now firmly focused on preparedness and self-reliance; fair enough, but make sure your promises of increased returns to us, from free trade deals, don't end up as empty as the food bowl has been.
The CWA of NSW Disaster Relief Fund continues to accept donations for drought affected farmers and communities and all donations over $2 are tax deductible. Click here if you would like to make a donation.
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Margaret Barrett (adjudicator and past recipient) Sky, Elizabeth, Sam, Sarah, Fergus, Self (convenor), Jessie Richardson (adjudicator and past recipient) and Don Ramsland (Walgett Shire General Manager and adjudicator).
Walking into the chemist in Dubbo the other day a voice said "Hello Mrs Roughley". I looked up to see a girl in her twenties and realised I knew her. Tash was one of the recipients of our medical grant, started by Barwon Group CWA in 1998. Tash had completed her Pharmacy degree and was hoping to be back working in our local area within a couple of years.
For me it was a reminder of the reasons we decided to raise money from the community to support our kids through their tertiary studies. We started small, only one recipient of $1000, made possible by the generous support of local business & the community. 15 years later we distribute up to $15,000 annually amongst 5-10 students.
Since its inception we have assisted 85 students & distributed over $113,000. Many local businesses have come on board as regular sponsors with generous donations. Early supporters included Walgett Shire Council, Walgett Pharmacy and of course Barwon Group.
We decided to focus on the rather broad "medical" area including Pharmacy, Radiography, Physiotherapy, medical support services and Allied Health courses, as well as Nursing and Medical degrees. The applicant can be enrolled at any recognised educational institution and their home base must be within Barwon Group of CWA (comprising Walgett Shire, Pilliga and Goodooga Districts).
The grant to the applicants is based on an interview to assess personal merit and their willingness to achieve. When selecting candidates the adjudicating panel takes into account the financial support each applicant already has in the form of other scholarships, family support and so forth. It is not unusual to grant a small bursary to the same person 2 or 3 years in a row if we feel they are particularly reliant on the funds and their record of attendance is good.
The money can be used however they wish to spend it. By giving small amounts (with no strings attached to as many as possible) we hope to encourage the next generation of professionals to return to the bush once they have attained their degree and completed their work experience. Records show many have returned to rural placements including the Flying Doctor and the Walgett Aboriginal Medical service.
Two of the adjudicators this year were past recipients. It is great to see that not only is the grant working in terms of assisting local kids to further their education, and then bringing those skills back to our community, it is continuing to find support in the form of volunteer panel members and financial assistance.
As a founding member of the medical grant, it is an endeavour I am particularly proud of. I look forward to seeing many more faces returning and would love to see more organizations start similar grants or scholarships for other areas of study. Walgett Shire actually did this last year. Our country towns need to have good services to keep people wanting to live in and around them.
"Have you been a recipient of a grant or scholarship or organised one"?
The Barwon Group Medical Grant is one of many forms of assistance provided across the state by CWA members to help students in rural and remote areas to achieve their goals.
My reason for adding to Jill's blog is the very real possibility that projects like ours (and more importantly the studies of the students we support) will become another victim of this terrible drought. How can we, in all good conscience, seek sponsorship from small businesses now struggling to survive themselves because of their reliance on the surrounding agricultural industry? This assistance will more than likely not be available and the added financial burden on families will mean studies will have to be deferred, or forgone altogether.
In an attempt to try and alleviate some of these stresses for drought affected families we have today donated $50,000 to the Rural Financial Counseling Service of NSW (RFCS), to be distributed to those most in need, for whatever they need most. By supporting them we will also, eventually, be supporting the small businesses that sustain our communities – swings and roundabouts, Mr. Hockey!
We hope to continue our support through the RFCS and if you would like to help keep the roundabout turning we are accepting donations through our Disaster Relief Fund. Click here. All donations over $2.00 are tax deductible.


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Pectus Surgery Frees William Kranz to Enjoy a Pain-Free Future
William Kranz delights in telling people he is "living his life behind bars," with two more years to go. But William welcomes that time because, to him, those bars represent freedom and better health.
The "bars" are actually metal rods inserted under William's ribcage during a surgical procedure at Mayo Clinic's Arizona campus. They freed him from the pain and emotional distress that burdened him for most of his 36 years.
William, from Dearborn Heights, Michigan, was born with pectus excavatum, a condition where his breastbone was sunken into his chest. It eventually impeded his breathing and interfered with his heart function.
"Breathing was a daily chore for me," he says. "I remember just lying in bed at night, crying, because I would hold my chest, and my heart was beating so hard, it felt like it would beat right out of my chest."
Until he was 33, William even didn't know the name of his condition. Doctors insisted that his sunken chest was just cosmetic, or the result of "growing pains." Once he learned about pectus excavatum, it led him to Mayo Clinic and, eventually, to the surgery that dramatically improved his quality of life.
"My breathing is completely changed. I can take a full breath, and I've never been able to experience that," he says. "I feel 100 percent better."
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For many years, William's condition caused daily problems. He not only experienced breathing issues, a rapid heartbeat and persistent pain, but his condition took an emotional toll, as well. "I was teased and bullied as a kid," he says, admitting he continually invented ways to not have to expose his concave chest, even at doctor appointments. In time, the toll his condition took on him led to depression.
"I was about 280 pounds at age 33, and I felt like I was going to die," William says. He openly admits that he harbored suicidal thoughts on occasion. "I felt like I was in self-exile."
The turning point came when he went in for a routine medical checkup. The doctor saw William's chest and assumed William already knew he had pectus excavatum. But William couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"I was just shocked. I felt like I was the only one in the world with it," he says. "I had never heard that term or seen anyone else with it."
After that appointment, William got down to business, exploring websites and reading all he could about pectus excavatum. Not only did he learn he was not alone, he found information about Dawn Jaroszewski, M.D., a Mayo Clinic cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon. All he read about her, including patient testimonials, pushed him to contact Dr. Jaroszewski's office.
"Everything made sense," William says. "It clicked for me."
Liberated to an active life
When he learned there was a procedure that might be able to help him, William vowed to be surgery-ready. He made a pledge to get in shape and take off some weight. He took up running, and despite his breathing issues, he not only completed a 10K, but he surprised himself by finishing a half marathon.
His efforts paid off. Mayo Clinic accepted him for pectus excavatum surgery, which took place on Feb. 16, 2016. Dr. Jaroszewski placed the three metal bars in his chest to push out his sternum and hold it in place. He immediately felt a sense of calm, William says, knowing he had found help to correct the condition that had caused him misery for so long.
William sings the praises of his care team: Dr. Jaroszewski; Kelly Myers, pectus coordinator; Marianne Merritt, a nurse in Cardiothoracic Surgery; and everyone involved in his care.
"What Dr. Jaroszewski did for me was truly life-changing, and I can't recommend her, her pectus team and the Mayo Clinic enough," William says. "Today I have absolutely zero pain from my pectus condition, or from my surgery. I can actually breathe, and all my issues went away."
William recently returned to Mayo Clinic for his one-year follow-up. While in Arizona, he came in first in his age group at a 5K race at the Phoenix Zoo. He also plans to participate in an ironman competition in Louisville, Kentucky, in October 2017.
"I hope to be the first person to complete an Ironman competition with pectus bars," he says. "I hope to be able to use that event as a platform to raise more awareness for pectus."
Watch this video to learn more about William's story.
Read more about pectus excavatum.
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Connect with others talking about pectus excavatum, and other cardiothoracic conditions on Mayo Clinic Connect.
Tags: Cardiac surgery, Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, Dr. Dawn Jaroszewski, pectus excavatum
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Posted by dh66 @dh66, Apr 11, 2018
Would there be a support group or chat forum for this condition?
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You can connect with others talking about pectus excavatum, and other cardiothoracic conditions on Mayo Clinic Connect (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/).


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Home/june 2020 articles/'Divine Speech': Theology and the 'Art of the Possible'
'Divine Speech': Theology and the 'Art of the Possible'
During 2018, New Directions published an essay, Theology & Disenchantment, in three parts. It began by remarking that although '…distance may not always lend enchantment, distance in time may sometimes lend perspective.' And though the debates discussed there had indeed reached something of a climacteric in the 1970's and '80's, a residual turbulence still lingers, with lessons still to be learnt from it.
The essay sought therefore to explore the 'narrative of disenchantment' within the liberal Anglican/protestant tradition in late modernity, in its reaction against the patristic project and 'classical' Christian formularies. Thus: '…we must accept our lot, bequeathed to us by the Enlightenment, and make the most of it.' (Leslie Houlden, 'The Creed of Experience', The Myth of God Incarnate, SCM 1977)
It contemplated liberal theology's misreading of the formularies of the early Œcumenical Councils, whose idiom and register are necessarily very different from those of the Christian scriptures, yet are complementary to them, setting out the ontology implicit in scripture's language of 'God in Christ'. In that context 'substance' is a metaphysical category, and the homoousion of Nicaea is an ontological proposition.
It explored, secondly, the texture of liberal theology's deferential apologetic-by-accommodation, leading in some quarters to a subjectivism tantamount to philosophical idealism, in others to a post-modern 'Sea of Faith' anti-theology, which shadows Christian narrative and is parasitic upon it.
Finally, it noted a philosophical undertow to liberal theology's disquiet, one which has distant pre-enlightenment origins. Its discomfort has a prehistory (so I argued) in St Anselm's theology of divine causation. Maurice Wiles – also a contributor to The Myth – would publish his 1986 Bampton Lectures in God's Action in the World (SCM 1986), proposing a theology of creation 'consistent' with the laws of nature: God creates the world in its entirety in a single divine act, but plays no kind of 'active' role within it.
It concluded with a reference to Augustine's vision of a creation related to the Creator through participation, in contrast to Wiles' 'disjunctive' ontology of divine action that positions the Creator over against creation. Through participation, the creation relates to God as to a 'First Cause' (in Aquinas' terminology). It hinted at a need to articulate the 'Augustinian vision' anew for our own times. Hence this postscript to that original essay.
Aquinas' First Cause is not (pace Richard Dawkins) the 'first' in a temporal series of causes; rather it is the prior condition of all possible created, 'secondary' causation – here he is adapting Aristotle: temporal causes are themselves timelessly conditioned. Basil of Caesarea (d.397) had already suggested that the 'beginning' mentioned in Genesis 1:1 is not to be understood as a moment in time; but rather the immediate bringing-into-being of creation throughout time – a timeless, tenseless 'beginning'. For St Gregory of Nyssa (d.395) and Augustine, too, creation is timeless, nevertheless the world unfolds in time through its intrinsic, created powers (Aquinas' secondary causes).
Thomas accepted the Augustinian, Neo-Platonist architectonic of an ascending hierarchy of creation through participation, but his Neo-Platonism is refracted through an Aristotelean prism, which to a certain extent prises the pivotal concept of participation away from its earlier context within Neo-Platonist ontology.
How best may we understand this crucial concept of 'participation' against this background? Perhaps we may best serve the 'Augustinian vision' by utilising (after the example of the Fathers and the Angelic Doctor in their time) the tools of modern analytical philosophy.
Imagery and 'Focal Meaning'
In such a context, the language and imagery of St Paul and of the fourth evangelist can never be far away. Between them these writers have given us some key concepts of our relationship to the person and work of Christ in the language of 'communion', of 'membership' in Christ, of the mutual indwelling of Christ and the Father, of Christ and the believer, and lastly of 'participation' in his saving death and resurrection. Commensurate with the scriptural terminology – of communion, membership, indwelling, participation – there is also imagery: the Body, the first-fruits, the Shepherd, the Vine, the Bread, the Way, and much of it originating no doubt with Jesus himself, who in his turn drew upon resources of imagery from within Judaism.
The concept of participation (metochê, metousia) provides a generic, 'focal' meaning in relation to all the others. It is a pivotal concept from Patristic thinking onwards concerning divine action in creation, and above all in the thought of St Thomas Aquinas, providing a systematic nexus between Christology, ecclesiology and sacramental theology, and the theology of divine action in general. In a contribution to Incarnation: Ecumenical Studies In the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, ed. T F Torrance, Handsel Press 1981, J B Torrance argues that the concept is central to Christology, particularly in relation to the 'vicarious humanity' of Christ, and the possibility of our communion with him. It is, he argues, indispensable to understanding the work of Christ as High Priest. It seems even so that it has become in places problematic for modern theology. So we turn – again – to the turbulence in late 20th-century (mainly though not solely) Anglican theology.
A Problematic Concept?
Charles Moule, in The Origins Of Christology (Cambridge, 1977) discusses the 'incorporative' images and concepts to be found in New Testament Christology, and mentions the puzzlement of writers like Arthur Peacocke and Hubert Cunliffe-Jones – who claims (in a letter quoted in Origins) to find the 'corporate inclusiveness' (of Christ) 'even more hard to understand' than that of God, 'though', he says, 'I don't understand that either' (op.cit. p.49). Apparently 'on the basis of a Platonic or Neo-Platonic philosophy', understanding might be possible. Peacocke has similar problems, for '…apart from the direct biological connection, it is hard to see what sort of solidarity we might have with Christ (and even more with the hypothetical Adam). Indeed the concept of solidarity seems too vacuous in any sense other than the biological, for it to be the foundation of a theory of the work of Christ…' Such imagery of incorporation in a new human nature 'fails to make clear how what he (Christ) did then is actually effective here and now to enable men to act in accord with the divine purposes' (loc.cit.) (Lady Helen Oppenheimer expresses similar misgivings in Incarnation and Immanence (Hodder 1973.)
Peacocke opts for a Spirit-based divine immanence within the evolutionary process, culminating in Christ, and effecting solidarity through and with Christ in Christian people. A similar impulse underlies the argument in Geoffrey Lampe's 1976 Bampton Lectures (in God As Spirit, Oxford 1977).
Two Kinds of Confusion
It seems that two assumptions are being made on the part of these critics, each leading to a philosophical aporia.
First: intelligibility. Critics sometimes claim that New Testament and patristic Christology is framed within the terms of contemporary thought, and most particularly Platonism, to a degree that Platonism's demise evacuates the Christological language of much of its force. In such a case participation would be one of the casualties.
Second: explanatory power. Peacocke seems to suppose that theological discourse – 'incorporative' language, for example – must be of a kind in which explanations can be given, perhaps by the kind of modelling process which – as a natural scientist first of all – he thinks unproblematic (and in the process begs another, rather different question!). On that basis he aims to model an immanent and inclusive Spirit, though not an immanent and inclusive Christ.
Concerning the first, my original essay sounded a warning against too facile a dismissal of the categories of ancient philosophy, even if the answers which Plato and others after him offered to the questions which troubled them are not always answers with which we remain satisfied.
Concerning the second, Aquinas considered that any attempt to 'model' transcendence is fundamentally mistaken. We need not go all the way with A.N. Whitehead's remark that all European philosophy 'is a series of footnotes to Plato' to recognise the lasting significance of the Platonist agenda. Aquinas's writings provide an admirable illustration of the ways in which (Neo-) Platonist themes, concepts and preoccupations may be put to creative use, and the concept of participation is first among these.
Aquinas & Analysis
Aristotle's influence on Aquinas's thinking is evidenced in his greater interest in analysis than in system-building; for him, the metaphysician differs from the logician only in the power of his vision – differs, that is, 'precisely in his power to discriminate among contexts' (David Burrell, Aquinas: God and Action, Routledge 1979 pp.10f and passim), and with tracing the contours of our discourse across them. With 'metaphysical', or systematic, theology this properly means our discourse about divine things, discourse in divinis – 'divine speech'; Aquinas is particularly concerned to show us in what way such discourse fails us –yet nevertheless may somehow allow us to 'speak truly' of God.
Thus far, we've noted Aquinas' intention to detach participation from its Platonist commitments. We've been alerted to the limitations of scientific explanation-by-modelling as a paradigm for theological reasoning. As a third aim, we might try to clarify how we can speak of the divine ('divine speech') in ways that preserve divine transcendence.
Participation and Polymorphism
The Biblical theologian Cunliffe-Jones, and the biochemist-turned-theologian Peacocke, with their difficulties with 'incorporative' terminology, appear to lack an alertness – of a kind so exemplary in Aquinas – to language that behaves 'analogically' across differing linguistic contexts.
Perhaps because of the complex range of meanings for 'analogy', the philosopher Gilbert Ryle coined the term 'polymorphous' to describe this pervasive feature of ordinary language. At a Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association in 1951 on Thinking and Language, he offered the following account:
'…If asked 'What does working consist of?' we should quickly object that there was no general answer. Some sorts of work are done with some sorts of tools, others with other sorts. But sometimes the same work might be done with alternative tools. Some work does not require tools at all. The dancer uses her limbs, but her limbs are not implements. …Work is a polymorphous concept. …Nothing answers to the general description 'what work consists of'. None the less, each specific job is describable. The workman can be told what he is to do. The concepts of fighting, trading, playing, housekeeping, and farming are also polymorphous concepts, where the concepts of boxing and apple-picking are nearly enough non-polymorphous.'
Describing without 'Explaining'
When St Paul, for example, tells the Colossians (Col.3:3), '…you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.', he is describing a mystery beyond our understanding. The key terms here – 'died', 'life', 'hidden', and 'in' – are polymorphous, and therefore suited to the task of describing – without purporting to explain – our life in Christ. Since (as St Gregory of Nyssa in particular often insisted) the human self is a mystery because made in the image of God, the language of being 'hid with Christ in God', in describing this manifold mystery, is 'serially' polymorphous. It describes, without 'explaining', who we are, and to whom we belong. For this reason, 'divine speech' allows us to discern and describe divine mystery without trespassing upon it.
Such an approach might well lead one on to ask, for example: What of our discourse about divine action in creation – of miracles, for example, and above all of Christ's incarnation and resurrection? Such larger questions must be left for another occasion.
Fr Stephen Wilson is an Assistant Priest at St Stephen's Lewisham
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Gianluigi « Gigi » Galli est un pilote de rallye italien, né le  à Milan. Il a remporté le championnat d'Italie groupe N sur Mitsubishi Lancer en 1998 et 2000.

Biographie

Gianluigi Galli a fait ses débuts en championnat du monde WRC en 2003 au sein de l'écurie privée Rallyart, puis a couru en tant que pilote officiel Mitsubishi en 2004 et 2005, terminant successivement  et  du championnat.

En 2006, Mitsubishi s'étant retiré, il a effectué quelques rallyes au volant de Mitsubishi Lancer puis de Peugeot 307 privées. Il a pris la  en Suède et la  en Sardaigne.

En 2008 il arrête les compétitions régulières.

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Naissance à Milan
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Biografia
Giunta relativamente tardi al rugby (19 anni), scoperto durante gli studi universitari in scienze dello sport all'università Parigi-Cartesio (poi Paris-Cité), milita nel ,  club francilien nel Senna-Saint-Denis.

Estremo veloce e accreditata di grande tecnica individuale, si mise in luce nel rugby a 7, conquistando con la nazionale la qualificazione al torneo olimpico di Tokyo, al quale tuttavia non poté prendere parte per via di un infortunio.
Un anno più tardi fu tra le protagoniste alla conquista del terzo posto finale alla Coppa del Mondo Sevens 2022 a Città del Capo.

Con ancora nessuna presenza nella  a XV, ha ricevuto la convocazione nella rosa della squadra per la  in Nuova Zelanda, nel corso della quale ha debuttato l' nella fase a gironi contro il  realizzando anche una meta.
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Charming trip back in time over the cobbles
By Gemma Nisbet
Travel Photojournalist
Step back in time with a visit to the Portuguese hilltop town on Monsaraz.
As we walk up the hill from the carpark to the village gates of Monsaraz, in Portugal's Alentejo region, the bell in the clock tower emits a loud clang. "We are on time!" cries Maria Jose, our local guide.
We might just as easily be going back in time, though. Cobbled streets — much too narrow for a car — are lined with neat white buildings, the curved edges of their terracotta roof tiles set against the grey clouds. Iron balustrades, tiny windows with lace curtains, and splashes of greenery spilling over stone walls dusted with lichen. But for the occasional satellite dish, glimpsed on a rooftop, it might as well be the 1700s.
Occupied since the prehistoric period, Monsaraz was once an important part of the defences stretching along the Portuguese border with Spain, the fortified village perched high overlooking the countryside. The capacity of the terraced carparks outside the town walls — where we left our coach — suggest this is a popular spot with tourists, but on this overcast day in late November, we seem to have the place pretty much to ourselves.
Charming Monsaraz Gemma Nisbet
Meandering through the village, I peek into the dark interior of the main church, set behind a pair of velvet curtains so faded that I can only assume they were once red. But, like the rest of our group, I'm drawn inexorably to the structure at the far end of the village, a castle which Maria Jose says dates in its current form from the 13th century.
Today, the castle is a well- preserved ruin, but it's evocative nonetheless as we walk along its thick, castellated ramparts. The space enclosed by these walls has been converted into a small bullring — apparently fights are held here a few times a year — but the real interest lies in looking outwards. The views over the neat fields of green and brown, interspersed by olive groves and the white and orange clusters of towns, are spectacular.
Looking in another direction, I spot the neat little village cemetery, perched on the side of the hill. Beyond this is the silvery sweep of Alqueva Lake, our next destination for the morning.
Photographing the landscape. Gemma Nisbet
Entering Monsaraz. Gemma Nisbet
Charming Monsaraz. Gemma Nisbet
Cobblestones in Monsaraz. Gemma Nisbet
The castle at Monsaraz. Gemma Nisbet
White buildings frame the view over the countryside in Monsaraz. Gemma Nisbet
A short coach drive into the valley takes us to the shores of the lake, where we're met by Tiago Kalisvaart, waiting to help us aboard his boat for a sailing trip. He's evidently a master of multitasking — not only is he our captain for today, he also owns the boat, and is the proprietor and chef of the restaurant where we'll eat lunch later on.
Tiago's boat, the Westlander, is a wooden sailing barge, built in the Netherlands in 1913. A Dutch barge on a Portuguese lake might sound incongruous, but Tiago is of Dutch descent and says this craft, with a draft of only 50cm, is ideal for navigating the shallows. He offers expeditions around the whole of the 250sqkm lake, including its approximately 240 islands — the number varies depending on the water level.
The lake is in fact artificial, and was created only relatively recently by damming the River Guadiana, although Tiago tells us that the origins of the project date to the 1950s. It was a massive undertaking: an entire village had to be relocated and rebuilt outside the dam's flood zone, and the remains of some homes and other buildings remain below the surface of the water.
It's a thought that might feel a little spooky were we not having such a thoroughly pleasant time. The morning's clouds have cleared a little, and Tiago is busy preparing a modest feast of locally baked bread, jamon (cured ham), cheese, pork rinds and olives, with Portuguese Super Bock beer and local wine.
Tiago's Sem Fim restaurant. Gemma Nisbet
Pork, bread and olive oil are sometimes referred to as the holy trinity of Alentejo cuisine, and they're all on show a couple of hours later as we sit down to lunch at Tiago's restaurant, Sem Fim (Portuguese for "without end"), in a nearby village. Despite having comprehensively stuffed ourselves on the boat, lunch turns out to be a meal of epic proportions: generous plates of jamon, cheese, olives, bread and olive oil, followed by cod with potatoes and pomegranate salad, then a spread of black pork and salads, all accompanied by lots of local wine.
After the dessert platters come around, piled with orange poppy seed cake, chocolate mousse and more, it's all we can do to stumble after Tiago as he leads us on a brief tour of the building. A former olive oil factory, it now incorporates an art gallery with works by his father Gil, a sculptor and painter, alongside eclectic installations by Tiago's wife, Gloria, who has adorned the old olive presses with flowers and other decorations.
Needless to say, more than a few of us nod off on the return coach trip to our hotel, in the nearby town of Evora. And as I doze, the landscape flicking past the window, I fancy I can hear the sounds of the Alentejo countryside: the creak of an old wooden boat, and the far-off clang of an ancient clock tower.
Lunch at Sem Fim. Gemma Nisbet
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One of my favorite things to make and share for special occasions are chocolate dipped strawberries. They're easy to make, easy to arrange beautifully, and they're delicious!
Follow directions on the chocolate dip: microwave for 30 seconds on half power. Stir. Repeat until smooth.
Dip berries in chocolate and place on wax paper on a flat surface. Repeat until all dipped.
Berries should be 100% dry before dipping.
Never use water with chocolate!
If the chocolate dip gets too thick you can use a bit of canola oil to thin it out.
You can purchase ready made chocolate dipped berries in a store if you don't want to spend the time making them but keep in mind that you save a ton of money by making them yourself and it's always more fun to bring something that you've made rather than purchased when possible. Costco carries a pound of dipped berries (comes with about 8 or 9 berries) right now for $12.99 but some places charge upwards of $30 for a dozen. I purchased strawberries on sale at Sprouts for $0.99 and the chocolate dip was on sale at Ralph's 2 for $5. It cost me $6 to make a dozen berries and I had some of the white leftover for the next time I make dipped berries.


I hardly see the wheelchair in one of my favorite photos of my fun-loving mom and my aunt.
I hate that seeing a wheelchair always reminds me of my mom.
She was so much more than that chair. So much more than the monster called MS that she lived with for 30 years.
But whenever I see someone in a wheelchair, or a hopelessly inaccessible bathroom, or a store you can only reach by taking the stairs, I'm reminded of my remarkable mom, who was dependent on a wheelchair for too many years before she died too soon almost 13 years ago.
Sometimes the chair was all people would see.
Sometimes it made this vibrant woman invisible.
I thought about that this weekend while we were at our city's Halloween festival. We admired the creative costumes, screamed through the haunted house, and trick-or-treated at the shops along the way to the town square for the dog costume contest and the wiener dog races.
A crowd gathered around the small cordoned-off area to watch the tiny four-legged racers. It was hard to see, and kids crouched down at the front while adults stood behind. A man wheeled up and took a spot behind the children.
Soon, a woman appeared and stood directly in front of him. She kept looking around, I assumed, to make sure she wasn't in anyone's way. She never noticed the gentleman in the wheelchair behind her. He kept trying to peer around her, to get a glimpse of the action, but he never said anything.
Finally, I touched her gently on the shoulder, letting her kindly know she was blocking his view. She was embarrassed, she felt bad, and of course she apologized.
"I didn't even SEE him. I didn't even SEE him," she kept repeating.
She didn't even see him.
My mom would never have been alone. My amazing dad or one of her kids or a friend would have been there to push her forward and make sure she had a clear view. This man was by himself. I don't know him or anything about his circumstances and really have no right to speak for him.
And I saw my mom and all the times airport security wanted her to stand up to be searched, all the waiters who tried to get us into a booth rather than seat us at a table she could easily pull up to, and all the salesclerks who looked over her head and asked me if they could help me find something. I thought of the numerous times my Mom was using her electric scooter on our walks and someone jogged by, cheerfully but thoughtlessly saying they envied her ride.
I remembered the times she didn't want to make a scene when we couldn't get somewhere she wanted to go, and the times she made a joke about it.
"Watch out for the crazy driver!" she'd laugh as I pushed through department store racks placed too tightly together so she could reach the sweater she wanted to try on.
I'm grateful for the strangers who would hold the door for us, who would help us negotiate a curb where there was no ramp, and especially thankful to those who greeted my mom, instead of avoiding her eyes and looking to me.
My mom and me, before MS.
Because she was someone you wanted to know. She was a funny, smart, and resilient woman who loved shopping, football, and politics and could debate with the best. Before the disease ravaged her hands, she played a mean piano, and the former English teacher and music school owner inspired her children to play music, to write, to sing. She fought hard and worked hard and loved much and never stopped trying.
She was so much more than that damn chair.
Please remember that the next time you encounter a person in a wheelchair.
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Ad Blocker Software: Challenges and Opportunities for Advertisers
By: Marketing Team,
This is the second part of the AdBlock series first posted on eBayEnterprise.com. Read part one, Ad Blocker Software: What You Need to Know, or download the full perspective.
The immediate implications around ad-blocker software lean toward the challenging side for advertisers and publishers, since blocking advertisements is having a significant effect on both of their businesses. However, there are a few strategic opportunities that result from this increased usage of ad blocking software that will not only help advertisers and publishers continue to move their business forward, but will also provide consumers with better online experiences for users, brands, and advertising overall.
One of the biggest challenges resulting from the growth of Adblock is that digital media companies who rely on advertising for their revenues see those revenues suffer, and this decline is not negligible. Google saw a loss of about 10% of its revenues, amounting to approximately $6 billion. When Apple announced its new ad-blocking add-on option for Safari, it immediately caused a drop of 7% in the value of stock in the web-ad-buying company Criteo.
Currently, the only way to prevent this loss of advertising revenue is to apply to be one of Adblock's whitelisted pages, but as stated earlier, many feel that this is extortion. Additionally, while larger brands like Google and Microsoft can better afford to pay that fee, midsized publishers who are still affected by this fee but do not drive the same kind of revenue may struggle. To add insult to injury, only 20% of sites who believe they fit the Acceptable Ads criteria and have applied to be on Adblock's whitelist have actually been accepted. As Adblock states, the criteria are not necessarily final and acceptable ads are not automatically recognized.
So, with the number of Adblock users continuing to grow, it is easy to see that the current ad-tech system and experience needs to be enhanced. Some service providers and news broadcasters (e.g. Hulu & ITV) have tried work-arounds like not showing certain pages to people who are using Adblock. While that may work for a few, such approaches could backfire and users may simply go to another source to find their content. Without more significant changes in the ad-viewing experience, the perceived need for Adblock persists.
Hulu's Response to Ad Blocking Software
In Professor Ebbecke's mind, "With advertising revenue streams reduced or eliminated completely, content owners would be faced with either raising increasingly stricter paywalls or reinventing what display or video advertising entails."[1] Since users can go elsewhere when those paywalls are erected and more strictly enforced, the greater opportunity lies in reinvention.
Budding Desktop Approaches
The growth of ad blocker usage has resulted in other methods of monetization picking up steam. YouTube has been experimenting with Pay-Per-View content by allowing video creators to offer loyal fans exclusive content for a small price. OkCupid is getting around Adblock by offering to block the ads themselves for a small fee. While both of these work to counter the revenue loss experienced as a result of Adblock, they may miss the point in the long-run.
The effects of Adblock have created an opportunity for better, more relevant content experiences within advertising. The most obvious of these opportunities is the use of native advertising. Sponsorships, partnerships, and brand-owned content allow advertising content to be woven into the type of content that users are looking for and cut out those issues that Adblock is working against. Slow load times and bothersome, irrelevant advertisements are eliminated and replaced by a blended user experience. Plus, native advertising content actually shows up and isn't cut out by Adblock. Users aren't annoyed and advertisers and publishers are able to push what they want consumers to see.
Publishers like Buzzfeed, Forbes, and The New York Times are already taking advantage of strategic partnerships with brands such as Dell, Virgin Mobile, and Caesar's Palace as a way to integrate advertising directly into their content. This content acts as a sponsored post, but provides consumers with the types of content they already want to see, making it more relevant and connecting with their personal tastes.
The Guardian's Response to Ad Blocking (See Bottom of Screen)
Opportunities on Mobile
Mobile has its own set of opportunities that need to be addressed in the wake of Apple's imminent iOS upgrade. Apple's move to block ads within Safari was a clear statement to publishers that they need to start moving from the mobile web to apps as their primary method of serving content and ads, and to promote a unique, rich experience there, thus benefiting the Apple-device ecosystem.
However, while more apps appear to be Apple's desired outcome, it is important to note that this update will only affect the Safari browser on the iPhone. Users will have to manually opt-out of receiving ads on their devices and will likely have the option to opt out of certain types of mobile ads. Similar to the backlash that has happened around ad blockers on desktop browsers, there may be some initial backlash for mobile with some sites deciding not to optimize for Apple's Safari. So this update should not cause huge concern just yet. Apple is very consumer experience-oriented and they will not want to make too many enemies that can detract from that user experience. Additionally, those native advertising opportunities that can combat Adblock on desktop can also be employed on mobile sites and effectively work around this problem as well.
With all of that said, we must come back to the original stimulus for this change: a push to apps. While Apple may be motivated by self-interest, publishers and advertisers should take note that apps are growing in importance in the mobile commerce space as a whole. There is no doubt the mobile web is the default platform for casual visitors, and it has been prioritized in the past due to the fact that it's easier for discovery and search, cheaper to design, more universal, and is the landing page for emails. Yet the importance of apps is growing and will continue to grow for a variety of reasons all of which also present opportunities:
First of all, load time is inherently faster for apps because they are optimized per OS and device. Conversely, page load times can suffer with the move to responsive design which is a major mobile priority for many brands. This is incredibly important since load time is a leading source of frustration for mobile shoppers in general and a key point in the advocacy for ad blockers.
Secondly, people spend 81% of their time on their smartphone within apps, and 76% of their time on tablet within apps. This is especially true of retailer apps vs websites. This increased time means more opportunities for brands and publishers to present users with both the content users want to see as well as the advertisements they want users to see.
Thirdly, apps are growing in importance because of their ability to generate notifications. Better notification layers have transformed apps from static destinations to full fledged publishing platforms. Content can be shown in these notification layers instead of within the app, causing brands to think about the ecosystem more holistically. Eventually apps will feed information to other apps via deep links and APIs, and then will send messages up to a notification layer like the lock screen, homepage, or notification center. This is already being utilized through iBeacon which can push to phones and also wearables. These notifications present an opening for publishers and brands to reach consumers.
Finally, third-party platforms, particularly those that work more as publishers, are going to be the primary source of the eventual increase in in-app commerce. App publisher networks -- such as those that work with beacons, mobile wallets that can acquire coupons and generate notifications, and social media apps that allow in-app buying -- will be important to keep an eye on and potentially start working with.
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[1] Alison Ebbecke, assistant professor of advertising at Temple University


Bull Moose died while trapped in crack.
Close-up view of Bull Moose caught in crevasse.
Bull Moose caught in crevasse; what a terrible way to die. Sometimes Mother nature is very cruel don't you think. I suppose that a lot of little animals and bugs were able to survive the winter by feeding on the Moose.
There must be some relation between this Moose and a Human Hiker that falls into a glacier. Sad!
It troubles me somewhat to look at these pictures. The moose must have suffered terribly before succumbing. I know that in the grand scheme of the world this is just another day in nature, it doesn't make it any easier to accept.
I have no idea where or when these pictures were taken, I guess that is of no consequence. An unforgiving landscape where the earth can literally swallow you whole.


Walnut Cream Sauce for Pasta and Broccoli: This photo doesn't make it look all that creamy, but trust me, it is. The walnut chunks show up better in the picture, which was taken in the poor lighting at my grandmother's house.
How: Chop garlic and walnuts. Saute garlic in olive oil over medium-high heat in a saucepan. Once the garlic has slightly browned, reduce heat to low and mix in flour until the olive oil and flour have turned into a paste. Stir constantly for an additional minute, then add a cup of the almond milk. Add the walnuts and continue stirring until the paste seems broken up and distributed throughout the milk, then add the additional cup of almond milk. Turn the heat back up to medium-high to bring the sauce to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat again and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes, or until the sauce has reached desired consistency. Serve warm on cooked pasta or vegetables (really best for broccoli).


Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Toss the leeks in a roasting pan with 1/3 cup olive oil; season with salt. Roast until slightly golden, about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, place the salmon in another shallow pan and rub with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Set aside to come to room temperature.
When the leeks are done, reduce the oven temperature to 275 degrees F. Season the salmon with salt, place over the leeks and brush with the oil in the pan. Roast until firm, 30 to 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the potatoes in a pot of boiling salted water until fork-tender, about 10 minutes; drain.
Pulse the shallot in a food processor until minced. Add the butter, chives, tarragon, parsley, lemon juice, and salt to taste and pulse until combined.
Remove the salmon from the oven and top with half of the herb butter; top the potatoes with the rest. Slice the salmon, season with salt and serve with the leeks and potatoes.


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Q: parsing json with jrock in vb.net I am attempting to parse some json I am getting back from a service.
For example it's returning
      {
  "error" :
  {
    "code" : 500,
    "message" : "Error Executing Task. Error executing tool.",
    "details" : []
  }
}

All I need is the text in the message field.  Using jayrock what is the easity way to get to the data.  I have:
 Dim request As HttpWebRequest
    Dim response As HttpWebResponse = Nothing
    Dim jarray As Jayrock.Json.JsonObject
request = DirectCast(WebRequest.Create(url), HttpWebRequest)
        response = DirectCast(request.GetResponse(), HttpWebResponse)

        Dim reader As JsonTextReader = New JsonTextReader((New StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream)))

        jarray = Jayrock.Json.Conversion.JsonConvert.Import(reader)

what is the most efficant way of getting the "message" data

A: I can only speak for myself, but I'd write it this way:
Dim cMessage As String = "{ ""error"" : { ""code"" : 500, " & _
                                """message"" : ""Error Executing Task. " & _
                                "Error executing tool.""," & _
                                """details"" : [] " & _
                                "}" & _
                                "}"

Dim objResponse As JsonObject

objResponse = CType(JsonConvert.Import(cMessage), JsonObject)

MsgBox( "Last response was: " + objResponse("error")("message") )

P.S.: Don't forget to import Jayrock.Json and Jayrock.Json.Conversion


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Letters6
Ezelkiel, Jacob2
Judah, David1
Pleasants, T. S.1
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1. Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1839 June 24
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1839 June 24
Leeser, Isaac and Rehine, Zalma. Warrenton, VA, A letter from Zalma Rehine in Warrenton, Virginia to his nephew, Isaac Leeser. He writes that he is vacationing with his wife, who is not well, near Barkley Springs, and describes his accomodations
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2. Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Judah, David; Richmond, Virginia, United States; 1826 January 17
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Judah, David; Richmond, Virginia, United States; 1826 January 17
A two page letter from David Judah in Richmond, Virginia to a young Isaac Leeser in Baltimore, Maryland. In this chatty letter, Judah discusses commission activity for Mrs. Jacobs, a Sunday trip on the James River, his trip to Norfolk where he had breakfast with Solomon Marks, and his stage coach ride to Philadelphia.
Leeser, Isaac; Judah, David
3. Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Ezelkiel, Jacob; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1850 October 18
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Ezelkiel, Jacob; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1850 October 18
Leeser, Isaac and Ezelkiel, Jacob. Richmond, VA, Letter from Jacob Ezekiel of Richmond, Virginia to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in which Ezekiel asks for Leeser's assistance in amending or abrogating older laws in Vriginia that impinge upon Jewish rights
Leeser, Isaac; Ezelkiel, Jacob
4. Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Ezelkiel, Jacob; Richmond, Virginia, United States; 1866 August 27
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Ezelkiel, Jacob; Richmond, Virginia, United States; 1866 August 27
Leeser, Isaac and Ezelkiel, Jacob. Richmond, VA, Seven page letter from Jacob Ezekiel of Richmond, Virginia to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the first part of the letter, Ezekiel suggests that Leeser publish 1000 four-volume sets of Leeser's life time works. The letter also deals with the politics and planning in the break up of the Richmond community into two or more congregations
5. Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Shway, Henry; Alexandria, Virginia, United States; 1859 September 4
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Shway, Henry; Alexandria, Virginia, United States; 1859 September 4
Leeser, Isaac and Shway, Henry. Alexandria, VA, A letter from Henry Shway, the first secretary of the Beth El Hebrew congregation in Alexandria, Virginia, to Isaac Leeser, asking Leeser to note in his paper the formation of a congregation for the holidays
Leeser, Isaac; Shway, Henry
6. Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Pleasants, T. S.; Beaverdam, Virginia, United States; 1829 June 20
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Pleasants, T. S.; Beaverdam, Virginia, United States; 1829 June 20
Leeser, Isaac and Pleasants, T. S.. Beaver Dam, VA, A letter from T. S. Pleasants, a Quaker in Beaverdam, Virginia to Isaac Leeser. This letter contains a continued dialogue on religious similarities and differences
Leeser, Isaac; Pleasants, T. S.