text:
/ Fire Destroys Two Catholic Churches on Indigenous Land in British Columbia
Fire Destroys Two Catholic Churches on Indigenous Land in British Columbia
MONTREAL — National Canadian police were investigating on Tuesday after two century-old Catholic churches burned to the ground within hours of one another on Indigenous lands in British Columbia.
Indigenous leaders said they were particularly disturbed by the timing of the fires, which took place on National Indigenous Peoples Day, which celebrates Indigenous culture. The fires come at a particularly raw moment, just weeks after the unmarked graves of 215 children were found near a former church-run school in British Columbia.
While the circumstances remained murky, investigators said one line of inquiry was arson, including the possibility that the Indigenous communities had been targeted.
Investigators said another possible motive was anger at the Roman Catholic Church. The two churches are about 120 miles from the Kamloops Indian Residential School, where the children's graves were discovered on the grounds in May.
From 1883 until the 1996, an estimated 150,000 Indigenous children were sent to church-run residential schools, where their culture was forcibly suppressed in a program the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2015 called "cultural genocide."
Word of the fires — at Sacred Heart Church on Penticton Indian Band territory and St. Gregory's Church on territory belonging to the Osoyoos Indian Band — reverberated across Canada at a time when the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples has gripped the consciousness of the country.
Indigenous leaders on Tuesday expressed shock, disbelief and anger at the churches' destruction.
The chief of the Penticton Indian Band, Greg Gabriel, stressed that the motive for the fires remained a mystery. He said his community had "mixed feelings" over the burning of Sacred Heart Church on its land, given the history of the Roman Catholic Church in subjugating the Indigenous people, a record made more painful by the discovery in Kamloops.
But Chief Gabriel said some in the community were also upset that a place of worship, comfort and sanctuary, one that had been an integral part of the community's social fabric for 110 years, had been burned to the ground.
"There's a lot of anger and hurt in our community, from the residential school survivors and elders," Chief Gabriel said, stressing that any act of arson was unacceptable if it turned out that the fires were deliberate. "A lot of families, including my own, had events like funerals, marriages and baptisms in that church. Elders were attached to the church and some feel hurt by its loss."
He added that video footage had shown a vehicle leaving the scene.
Chief Clarence Louie of the Osoyoos Indian Band, said his community was also ambivalent about the church. "I don't believe in the church. I don't believe in those symbols, but some of our people do," Chief Louie said, adding that a handful of churchgoers live on the reserve. He said the fires, which had taken place at night, sounded like "vandalism."
The surrounding Okanagan Valley is a stunningly picturesque area known for its sweeping vineyards and lakeside vacation areas. The region, which extends about 125 miles north from the border with Washington State, has produced one of Canada's first Indigenous-owned wineries.
Sergeant Jason Bayda, a spokesman for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the region, said that while the area was known for its wildfires, acts of arson were very rare. He said that police were not speculating on the circumstances.
"I haven't heard something like this happening here before," he said. "We are sensitive to recent events," he added, alluding to the discovery of the children's unmarked graves.
He said the R.C.M.P. is investigating the fires, and had sent forensic investigators to comb the charred remains of the churches.
Bob Graham, chief of the Oliver Fire Department, which fought the St. Gregory's fire and is helping investigate it, said the fire there occurred about two hours after Sacred Heart burned. He said the timing — the Sacred Heart fire was discovered at 1:22 a.m. Monday; the R.C.M.P. were notified of the St. Gregory's fire at 3:10 a.m. — seemed more than coincidental.
Chief Graham said he suspected a liquid accelerant may have been used because of the burn patterns found on the ground. Both churches were old and made of wood, he said, and the level of destruction would make it more difficult to parse the evidence.
"The timing of the two fires is very suspicious," Chief Graham said, adding that one line of inquiry is that the two fires are connected.
The Rev. Thomas Kakkaniyil, the pastor at St. Gregory's, said the church on Sunday had celebrated its first Mass in over a year after being closed by Covid-19 restrictions. He said he believed the church was targeted by parties outside the Osoyoos Indian band.
Emma Anderson, a professor of religious studies at the University of Ottawa, said that burning down a church was a particularly visceral, symbolic and iconoclastic form of violence against the Roman Catholic Church, since churches and their relics embody the religion.
She added that, "despite its historic blunders and sins, the church has been a historic mainstay in the lives of some Indigenous people."
Vjosa Isai in Toronto contributed reporting.


One of my friend's from University recently finished his degree in Nursing and got a job on one of the Channel Islands (Islands that are part of the UK, but are geographically closer to France). He wanted to not lose touch, and as he didn't know how many gamer geeks there would be on the Channel Islands he wanted to do a gaming day as a bit of a send off. So, myself and two others travelled varying distances to visit him, Steven in the seaside resort town of Blackpool.
Upon arrival we were presented with a luncheon of chicken, salad, corn on the cob and tiger bread. The chicken was ripped apart and this appealed to me as I have recently been watching the TV series Vikings, and they often eat bits of torn chicken. I got to pretend to be Ragnar. Moving on.
Steven presented us with his games, I brought Scythe, my friend Bambi brought a huge case of games and Steven's friend Aaron was in attendance too. We started with Star Wars Timeline, a quick game where players have to create a timeline in chronological order of scenes from Star Wars. I did ok, until there were some really awkward early episode 4 scenes and that is what lost me the game. We then went onto the first of Steven's two new Kickstarters, Bears versus Babies.
With a similar humour level to Exploding Kittens, Bears versus Babies is a game where players compete to build weird creatures to fight the various armies of angry babies hell bent on our destruction. The game was straightforward, and most of its charm came from the humour.
Players take cards each turn from draw decks and play cards in front of them, to build creatures or they can provoke a Baby Amry forcing anyone with a creature capable of fighting into a fight. The ability to backstab other players in this game is more prevalent than Exploding Kittens, and that was the second biggest contributor to its charm. My only complaint was that the game was too long. Something silly like this should play in twenty minutes to half an hour and this was probably closer to 45. Still not ridiculously long but longer than I would have liked.
The next game we played was Endangered Orphans of Condyle Cove.
The players basically try and escape the villain by building and exploring Condyle Cove before their limited deck of options runs out. However, it is not quite as simple as a race to the exit. The game is last person standing, which thematically is quite brutal.
The production quality of the cards, and the art style is amazing, doing a cracking job of keeping things just a little bit spooky.
This game was quite fun once I understood it, though it was sadly too late for my miniature this time. Maybe next time I will prevail!
Next it was on to some cooperative gaming, as firefighters. We played two games of Flashpoint.
Flashpoint is a really fun game where players take the roles of different types of fire fighter/rescuer dealing with a disaster. We decided to do a challenging map first, a hotel over two floors. The game is won by players fighting the fire and investigating points of interest throughout the building to determine if they are people in need of rescue. I requested to play the Paramedic, my favourite roll. The Paramedic is rubbish at fighting fires, but very good at getting people out of danger once they are found. On our team we also had the Veteran who gives a bonus to anyone near him, the fire Captain who can give two extra movement actions to other characters and one player changing between Hazmat Specialist and truck driver/operator. The Hazmat Specialist as there are hazardous materials that can explode within the structure, and the truck operator because it has a rescue lift that can get to higher floors to retrieve people, deploy firefighters or even fight the fire.
We did really well on this game. The Fire Captain and Hazmat/Driver did an outstanding job on fire attack, whilst the veteran cleared a path for me to get people out. The scenario was oddly easy and we completed without breaking a sweat.
The next scenario was a single floor house. I decided to offer paramedic to someone else, for a change. No one took it. This time we had in our team, the Fire Captain, the Generalist Firefighter, the Rescue Specialist and I played the CAFs Firefighter. We decided this game would be more about aggressive fire attack. CAFs is a slow moving firefighter that is good at dealing with fires, but not much else. The Generalist has more actions than other characters thant can be used on anything, and the rescue specialist is fast, and can chop through walls quicker to find people. With this aggressive approach, and a single floor it should have been a cakewalk.
It wasn't. Every time I knocked a fire down, I rolled for fire advancing and an explosion inevitably happened at the far side of the property meaning that I had to clear one area and then slowly trudge to the next crisis. We only just managed to complete this scenario, partly as our captain switched over to driver and unleashed the firetruck's hoses on the worst areas I couldn't get to.
We won, but it was harder.
We stopped for food and a quick game of King of Tokyo, a Yahtzee based monster fighting game.
Players roll 6D6 dice that are numbered 1 to 3, have a heart, a lightning bolt and a claw on them. Claws damage opponents, hearts heal, lightning bolts are used to buy upgrades and the numbers give victory points if you can get 3 of a kind or more. The objective is first person to get 20 VP, or last monster standing.
One way to get victory points is to remain in Tokyo, where you get 2 VP a turn and every claw you use wounds everyone. However the drawback of being in Tokyo is that you can't heal and everyone can attack you.
After food and King of Tokyo, it was time for Scythe. As I have written about Scythe before, I won't go into too much detail here. You can read my previous article HERE.
This was my third game of Scythe, and weirdly, it was the third time I played as the Crimean Khanate, and the second time I had the agricultural faction. I claimed a massive victory on this particular game with 87 points, compared to 40 something in second place, however I would point out that 40 something is more than I got in games 1 and 2, and the other players had never played before. Add to that the fact I know how to play the faction inside and out, I had huge advantages this time round.
The final game of the day was Plague Inc, based on the videogame of the same name. Players take the role of diseases, trying to destroy the world. Each turn you gain DNA points based on the number of countries you have a majority of disease cubes in (or are tied for biggest majority). These DNA points are used to spend on mutations which increase the infectivity, transmission capability and/or lethality of your bug.
Players spend the game trying to balance the needs of DNA with the fact that everyone else is trying to spread their lethal contagions and be the person that wipes out the most. Which, is a fine balancing act, let me tell you. Aside from the moral issues with a game that teaches you the value in balancing infectivity with lethality in pathogens, Plague Inc is a fun game. I came second in that game, though folks thought I was winning as I had managed to cook up a nasty little bacteria that took out the largest country on the map. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough ongoing DNA production which caused me to lag behind.
Plague Inc – came second, and was pleased with that since I didn't learn how to win until the game ended.
We played from 14:00 to 01:30 – not a bad day of gaming, and fun was had by all.
All the best, Steven, in your Channel Island Adventure!


text:
August 2022 #2072
jbp-ohio Senior Member Pensacola, FLPosts: 10,826 Senior Member
No one gets to harvest this one. Road killed a couple nights ago in the next county over.........
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson
jbp-ohio said:
Hack, Saw. I hope you got a tag for the roadkill recovery.
Picture by Ohio State Patrolman.
Yeah, around here, that would have been a pic of a headless deer.
Seen plenty of them on the side of the road.
I'm having a tough time believing that buck is wild...I see a lot of bucks like that at "The ranch" up the road from our house...they get $15K to 20K for a buck of that class...You think maybe he's an escapee from such a place?
Baby is almost as big as mom now
I haven't seen any other news about it. If it was 'farmed' it would have an ear tag and a tattoo. It's not unusually big for that county.......
WOW, those inches are starting to add up, they look healthy too.
Damn, that is a nice deer!
September 2022 #2086
They're starting to lose velvet.
Some still growing.
The bucks are starting to come back into the yard. It's been a doe fest for weeks… but this weekend the boys started coming out of the deep woods
Some of the management bucks going this season.
yeah, this will be the one I see in the yard during hunting season, and all I see at the lease and land are scrub bucks and little does
Newest member of our clean-up crew
Wow, unique markings on that skunk, there's your winter hat hey
His Texas cousin says "howdy!"
Now there's two of them!
iphone through binos.
RugerFan Senior Member Eupora, MSPosts: 2,814 Senior Member
I think I would have a heart attack if I saw a deer with those antlers in the woods around here.
Man, he is a nice deer.
Walking through the woods and came across this gal watching me

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
GALATIANS 2:1-10
"Affirmed in the Gospel"
The nature of work has radically changed. Moving away from a "job for life", todays workers struggle with company reorganizations, changing customer demographics, labour laws, environmental regulations, trade pacts and on and on. All this comes on top of personal struggles. This week a congregation in Chino, California, was shocked to find out that their pastor, Andrew Stoeckleinm committed suicide. In the two sermons he preached in the weeks preceding his suicide, Stoecklein spoke to his congregation candidly about depression and anxiety and how to fight it—a subject he was intimately familiar with. (https://churchleaders.com/news/331944-pastor-suicide-depression-and-anxiety-claim-young-pastors-life.html)
God designed the Church to be a place to talk about real struggles in the real world. Regardless of who you are or the position you hold, struggles are real and we are not designed to go at it alone. Unfortunately, we live in an independent age. Men especially are told to just keep their problems to themselves. Independent, self-reliance however is a recipe for disaster.
Galatians 2:1–10 sets before us a prototype of mutual recognition and concern for one another, despite our differences. It teaches us … how to distinguish between things that really matter and things of lesser importance …, where to stand firm and where to concede, and even when to defy people and pressures and when to shake hands and reciprocate with expressions of mutual concern.(Richard Longnecker as recorded in Barton, B. B. (1994). Galatians (p. 49). Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House).
In our age of independence what difference does it make to be associated with a local congregation? What impact can it have in checking and verifying the orthodoxy of beliefs, for teaching, support or affirmation? Understanding how Paul relates with the Christians in Jerusalem, provide insight into the benefits of being associated and affirmed by other Christians. Galatians 2:1–10 Paul was "Affirmed in the Gospel", as shown through 1) His Coming (Galatians 2:1–2), 2) His Companion (Galatians 2:3–5), 3) His Commission (Galatians 2:6–8), and 4) His Commendation (Galatians 2:9–10) that he was of one truth and one spirit with the other twelve apostles.
Believers can be "Affirmed in the Gospel" through fellowship with other believers as seen through:
1) Paul's Coming (Galatians 2:1–2)
Galatians 2:1-2 [2:1]Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. [2]I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those who seemed influential) the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles, in order to make sure I was not running or had not run in vain. (ESV)
Paul says that he went to Jerusalem "after fourteen years," that is, fourteen years after his previous visit to Jerusalem or about sixteen or seventeen years after his conversion. The date would have been around a.d. 48.( Polhill, J. B. (1999). Paul and his letters (p. 111). Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman.)
Please turn to Acts 15
It seems probable, as many scholars believe, that this trip of Paul's again to Jerusalem was for the council (Acts 15) called to resolve the issue, and that again does not linguistically denote a second visit. (William Hendricksen's New Testament Commentary: Exposition of Galatians [Grand Rapids: Baker, 1971],  69–77.) According to Acts 15, professing Jewish Christians from Judea went to Antioch, where Paul and Barnabas were ministering
Acts 15:1-7 [15:1]But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." [2]And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question. [3]So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers. [4]When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them. [5]But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses." [6]The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. [7]And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. (ESV) (Keep you place in Acts 15)
In addition to the leader, Paul and his intimate Jewish friend and companion Barnabas, … Titus, a spiritual child of Paul and his co-worker (Titus 1:4–5), went along with me, being among the "some of the others" mentioned by Luke. Barnabas was a friend and a fellow worker. The name Barnabas means "son of encouragement," and you will always find Barnabas encouraging somebody. When the Gospel came to the Gentiles in Antioch, it was Barnabas who was sent to encourage them in their faith (Acts 11:19–24) (Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). The Bible exposition commentary (Vol. 1, p. 690). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.).
1 Thessalonians 5:11 calls us to: "Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing". (ESV). This encouragement is not common polite speech or a general pep talk. When we come together God calls us to build up each other in the faith. We are to encourage fidelity and maturity. Complacency is the slow death of any congregation.
Titus, as an uncircumcised Gentile and a product of the very ministry the Judaizers were attacking. Titus was a fitting attendee to take along to the council. Consistent with their deceitful, self-serving methods of operation, the Judaizers likely claimed they sent the delegation from Antioch to Jerusalem to have Paul's and Barnabas's doctrine corrected. But both Luke and Paul make clear that such was not the case. Luke states that they were "sent on their way by the church" at Antioch (v.3). Titus gives us a living example of God's pattern of spiritual maturity in a person's life. We first meet him as a young convert, traveling with Paul. (Barton, B. B. (1994). Galatians (p. 43). Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House.)
Whatever ministry activity you perform, you should have a Titus in your life. Take along a younger believer to minister with you. Books and discussions don't compare with ministering together. This is God's pattern for discipleship
Though there may have been some reluctance on the part of Paul in accepting the assignment to go to Jerusalem, Paul mentions in verse two of Galatians 2 that a direct revelation by God affirmed his obligation. Paul says more specifically that I went up because of a revelation. He went up to the Jerusalem church conference, not because the Twelve sent for him to put him on the mat, nor because he felt a need to have his gospel examined to see if it was the true one, nor because the church at Antioch ordered him to go up to have his gospel tested, but he went up in obedience to a revelation from God that he should go up to Jerusalem to have the question of the means of salvation settled once-for-all.(Gingrich, R. E. (2005). The Book of Galatians (12). Memphis, TN.: Riverside Printing.)
In terms of the confirmation that Paul received from the Jerusalem leaders there is a lesson that is often overlooked in discerning God's will. Since the Holy Spirit is resident in believers, He will often confirm to others, your gifts. You should see fruit evident in your endeavors and recognition from others. Beware of some personal feeling to discern God's will that is not confirmed from either fruit or affirmation from others.
When Paul reached Jerusalem, he says in Galatians 2:2 that he simply set before them/submitted (from anatithēmi, which means to lay something before someone for consideration) the gospel which he had always preached among the Gentiles, the gospel of salvation by God's sovereign grace through believer's penitent faith-a gospel utterly contrary to the works-righteous belief of the Judaizers that "unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved" (Acts 15:1). Against this kind of misrepresentation, Paul found it necessary to "set before/forth" the true gospel he was proclaiming among the Gentiles.(George, T. (1994). Galatians (Vol. 30, p. 139). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.)
Look again to Acts 15
Them refers first of all to the local church apostles and elders, including chiefly Peter, John, and James, our Lord's half-brother, and then to the whole assembled church at Jerusalem. As he says in:
Acts 15:10-11 [10]Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? [11]But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will." (ESV) (Continue to keep you place in Acts 15)
It seems reasonable to assume that this private meeting occurred first because Paul wanted to be sure of the theology of the Jerusalem leaders before he spoke publicly. Therefore, before any council appearance. Paul and Barnabas related privately before those who seemed influential/ those who were of reputation. As it says in Acts 15:12
Acts 15:12 [12]And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles. (ESV) (Continue to keep you place in Acts 15)
In complete accord with what Peter was to say, Paul and Barnabas declared, first privately and then publicly, that God had saved Gentiles wherever they had proclaimed the gospel and that their message and those conversions were attested by God himself through means of miraculous "signs and wonders."
Paul's referring to the apostles with whom he spoke in private as those who seemed influential/those who were of reputation reflected the general attitude of the church toward those Christ-appointed leaders. The phrase describing them is used of authorities and implies a position of honor. But the fact that he refers to them in this way four times in eight verses (Gal. 2:2–9) suggests a tinge of sarcasm. It is not, however, directed at the apostles but at the Judaizers who had been claiming apostolic approval of their legalistic perversions of the gospel. In the letter sent out by the council the deceitful Judaizers are described as "some of our number to whom we gave no instruction" who had been disturbing the churches and "unsettling [their] souls" (Acts 15:24). F. F. Bruce writes, 'His commission was not derived from Jerusalem, but it could not be executed effectively except in fellowship with Jerusalem.' Indeed, 'His ministry would have been unspeakably handicapped if Jerusalem had disowned him.'92 Paul was not seeking an authorization of his apostleship or his gospel, but recognition of what Christ had already authorized. (Bruce, The Epistle to the Galatians, p. 111 as recorded in Barnes, P. (2006). A Study Commentary on Galatians. Darlington, England; Webster, New York: Evangelical Press.)
The Judaistic teachings were not simply misinterpretations or misapplications of the true gospel but the very antithesis of it. There was a concern that the Galatians might compromise with the teaching of the Judaizers by their perverse gospel that Paul sought in private to be certain that the teachers in Jerusalem agreed with his revelation of the gospel and would not be soft on legalism. Otherwise he might discover he was like an athlete who was running, or had run, in vain by seeing that all the spiritual effort in his ministry past and present was in conflict with them and was futile. The apostles affirmed Paul's gospel and added nothing to it (Gal. 2:6). That private confirmation set the stage for the decision in the public council that followed.
How do we ensure that we are not running or had run in vain:
Philippians 2:16 [16]holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. (ESV)
This is one of the benefits of group Bible study. It helps to vocalize the understandings of group members that they can be checked for orthodoxy and understanding. Sometimes error is not detected until it is vocalized and can be politely corrected or clarified.
Illustration: Running For Dinner Or For Life
The reason you do what you do is all important. There is an old fable about a dog that boasted of his ability as a runner. One day he chased a rabbit and failed to catch it. The other dogs ridiculed him on account of his previous boasting. His reply was, "You must remember that the rabbit was running for his life, while I was only running for my dinner." The incentive is all-important. (Tan, P. L. (1996, c1979). Encyclopedia of 7700 illustrations : A treasury of illustrations, anecdotes, facts and quotations for pastors, teachers and Christian workers. Garland TX: Bible Communications.)
2) Paul's Companion (Galatians 2:3–5)
Galatians 2:3-5 [3]But even Titus, who was with me, was not forced to be circumcised, though he was a Greek. [4]Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in--who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery-- [5]to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you. (ESV)
Please open Acts 15 again
But Paul's meaning is obvious, and there is no difficulty in understanding precisely what he is saying. As specific evidence in a test case showing that the Jerusalem apostles were in complete accord with him, Paul states that even Titus, who was with me, was not forced to be circumcised, though he was a Greek while at Jerusalem (cf. Acts 15:10, 19). Titus, a true Christian, was living and incontrovertible proof that circumcision and Mosaic regulations are not necessary for salvation. The Jerusalem Council refused to accede to the demands of the Judaizers to have Titus and all other Gentile believers circumcised:
Acts 15:13-19 [13]After they finished speaking, James replied, "Brothers, listen to me. [14]Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name. [15]And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written, [16]"'After this I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it, [17]that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things [18]known from of old.'[19]Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God, (ESV) (cf. v. 28).
(We will continue with Acts 15 in point three)
It should be noted that some years after that occasion Paul circumcised Timothy "because of the Jews who were in those parts" (the region of Galatia), but he did so because Timothy was half Jewish (Acts 16:1–3). He was not making a concession to the Judaizers, but rather was giving Timothy closer identity with Jews to whom they might witness. Timothy was circumcised as a Jew, not as a Christian. His circumcision had no relationship to his salvation but simply gave him entrance to Jewish synagogues, from which he would otherwise have been excluded.
Once again the lesson for us is to concede to cultural and social issues when it does not affect the content of the Gospel. We should be willing to accommodate differences to the extent that they do not become identified with something being necessary for salvation.
Allow me to give you a personal example. I have visited synagogues for funeral services and worn a Yamaha. If I had not, I would not have been able to attend. Attending allowed me to provide comfort and bridge to a conversation later on the comfort and hope in Christ. By wearing the Yamaha I don't believe I was saying that faith in Christ was incomplete but I did not want to offend the grieving Jewish family by refusing over an issue that not doctrinal.
But each person must consider the ramifications for themselves on each situation.
In contrasting with Timothy, Titus, however, was a full Gentile, and to have had him circumcised would have undercut the gospel of grace and made him a monument of victory for the Judaizers. Paul may have intentionally brought Titus to Jerusalem to confound the Judaizing false brothers secretly brought in-who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery/ bondage. Paul was perfectly confident in the outcome of the Jerusalem Council and knew that afterward he would have a companion who would be personal proof that his gospel of grace apart from law was valid.
The Judaizers were marked as false brothers (pseudadelphos), a phrase that has also been translated "sham Christians" (neb) and "pseudo-Christians" (Phillips). Those professing Jewish believers had developed a hybrid faith that was true neither to traditional Judaism (because it claimed allegiance to Christ) nor to apostolic Christianity (because it demanded circumcision and obedience to the Mosaic law for salvation).
We must be likewise diligent today to not assume a teacher is orthodox just because they call themselves such. Labels do not produce the contents.
Some of the Judaizers no doubt sincerely believed their legalistic gospel was correct and that they were the only genuine Christians. But Paul refers to those who slipped in/ sneaked in to spy out our freedom/the liberty of true believers in terms that suggest enemies entering a camp by stealth with the objective of sabotage. Those men may not even have been honest Judaizers.
One of the reasons we require membership in order to vote on congregational decisions is in order to protect congregational affairs. We have discussions with prospective members in order to ensure basic orthodoxy and public professions of accountability.
The false brothers of verse 4 had their specific purpose to undermine the freedom/liberty which true believers have in Christ Jesus, in order to bring them into slavery/bondage of legalism. The verb (katadouloō) is a compound and conveys the strong slavery of a works system. The Judaizers could not tolerate a gospel that was not tied to Mosaic ritual and law, because their view of salvation was centered in what they could self-righteously perform to earn favor from God rather than in what God could do for them.
Be very careful that you do not slip into the error of believing that even after salvation that it is by some work that you do, that you continue to earn favor with God. We want to be obedient to Christ's commands in order to please Him and be fruitful for His kingdom, but our standing and approval from the father only come and continue through the work of Christ.
In Christ Jesus believers have freedom/liberty from the law as the way of salvation and freedom/liberty from its external ceremonies and regulations as the way of living Because Christ has borne that curse (Gal. 3:13), they also have freedom/liberty from the curse for disobedience of the law, which God requires all to obey but which no one is able to perfectly keep. Christian freedom is not license to sin.
Romans 6:18 [18]and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. (ESV) (cf. 1 Pet. 2:16).
Paul specifies in verse 5 that he in response to the Judaizers: [5]to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you. (ESV) Preserved/Remain is from diamenō and emphasizes a permanent state. In regard to methods of ministry and issues of no spiritual importance, Paul became "all things to all men, that [he might] by all means save some" (1 Cor. 9:22). But in doctrinal matters, especially those relating to the heart of the gospel, he was inflexible. He would make considerable concessions in order to accommodate weak Christians, but he would not yield an inch of truth to accommodate false Christians. And the leaders of the church at Jerusalem were wholeheartedly in agreement with Paul's gospel, as their declarations in the council indicated (Acts 15:13–21).
Illustration: At the close of his address at the 1963 March on Washington for Civil Rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said: "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we're free at last!" These famous words express the joyful release of freedom. Freedom has as many joys and struggles in the spiritual realm as it does in human society. Dr. King knew this, for he borrowed his famous words from an old song. The song's first and primary meaning was about freedom from sin through Jesus Christ. Freedom in Christ was the apostle Paul's concern as he wrote Galatians, a letter sometimes known as the Magna Carta of Christian liberty. Paul knew how precious spiritual freedom is. He knew the price that Jesus paid on the cross to gain it. He also knew how easy it is to squander that freedom and return to spiritual bondage (Ryken, P. G. (2005). Galatians. (R. D. Phillips, P. G. Ryken, & D. M. Doriani, Eds.) (pp. 38–39). Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing.).
3) Paul's Commission (Galatians 2:6–8)
Galatians 2:6-8 [6]And from those who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)--those, I say, who seemed influential added nothing to me. [7]On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised [8](for he who worked through Peter for his apostolic ministry to the circumcised worked also through me for mine to the Gentiles). (ESV)
Again Paul refers to the other apostles as those who seemed to be influential/were of high reputation, apparently a favorite phrase of the Judaizers. In going on to say, what they were makes no difference to me, he was not mocking or repudiating those godly men. He respected them or he would not have sought a private audience with them, nor would he have sought their public confirmation so that people would know he was not running in vain. He rather was defending himself against the mocking of the Judaizers, who accused him of not comparing with the Jerusalem apostles and of being a false, self-appointed, and inferior apostle. His point here was that, although those twelve men were personally appointed apostles by Jesus Christ, so was he. He did not need their approval for his own commission, nor did he need to seek their confirmation in order to legitimize his work, and in that regard who or what they were made no difference to him and his ministry, meaning that he had a commission and task independent of them.
Paul goes on to say, God shows no partiality, as Peter had learned with some difficulty (Acts 10:9–48). The unique privileges of the twelve therefore did not make their apostleship more legitimate or authoritative than Paul's.
Some people who do not receive an income from doing Christian service wish that they did, so they could really be in ministry. But just because you may be employed in by a church or para-church ministry, does not mean you are in more authentic ministry than someone who does not.
Those who have occupations that are not overtly identified as ministry often have the best opportunity to witness and proclaim the Gospel. It is often expected from those who are identified in ministry, but for those who are not, often guards are down and informal ministry can be most significant.
Never count yourself out of an opportunity for ministry in general, evangelism or discipleship in particular, just because you do not earn your living from formal Christian ministry.
The Twelve Apostles had added/contributed nothing to Paul's knowledge or understanding of the gospel or to his authority to preach it. For seventeen years he had preached the gospel without their having had the least part in it. When he finally went to Jerusalem to testify to what he preached, it was not for approval or correction but simply for recognition-and that not for his own sake but for the sake of those who had been deceived by the false accusations against him being spread by the Judaizers.
He continues in verse seven: [7]On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised (ESV) The apostles in Jerusalem recognized he was entrusted with preaching the true gospel. At that point the Judaizers' contention that Paul was preaching a deviant message was refuted once and for all. "I had been entrusted" is a PERFECT PASSIVE VERBAL FORM, emphasizing Paul's continuing role as a steward of the gospel by means of God's call and equipping through the Spirit (cf. 1 Cor. 9:17; 1 Thess. 2:4; 1 Tim. 1:11; Titus 1:3) (Utley, R. J. (1997). Paul's First Letters: Galatians and I & II Thessalonians (Vol. Volume 11, p. 20). Marshall, TX: Bible Lessons International.).
Continue now in Acts 15
Acts 15:22-29 [22]Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers, [23]with the following letter: "The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. [24]Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions, [25]it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, [26]men who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. [27]We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. [28]For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements: [29]that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell." (ESV)
As Luke explains in Acts 15, not only did the Jerusalem Council vindicate Paul's message of grace apart from law but they entrusted him with the primary responsibility of reporting their decision to the churches in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia-areas where his work had been severely criticized by the Judaizers (Acts 15:22–24).
Paul continues in verse 8 [8](for he who worked through Peter for his apostolic ministry to the circumcised worked also through me for mine to the Gentiles), (ESV) The same Holy Spirit (He) who energized (worked, from energeō, to be at work, to produce results) and empowered Peter energized and empowered Paul, and the Spirit has but one gospel. Disruptive mystics and lone rangers have often split and splintered the church. People with exceptional gifts and strengths are sometimes prone to exercise their gifts in divisive ways. But Paul saw that the unity of the church was necessary for the success of his mission. So he worked hard to build unity on the basis of the gospel (Hansen, G. W. (1994). Galatians (Ga 2:1). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.)
We all have different giftings and callings. If' you are unsure of what your gifts may be, I would love to help with that. Don't resent the fact that you may not have a particular calling that another has. God has equipped you for a specific task. When we spend our time either not knowing our calling, or envious of another's, we wastet valuable time when we could have been ministering.
Illustration: On one occasion at Haverhill in Suffolk in the nineteenth century Charles Spurgeon arrived at the chapel to find that his grandfather was already in the pulpit and preaching to the congregation. When the old man saw young Spurgeon, he said, 'Here comes my grandson! He may preach the gospel better than I can, but he cannot preach a better gospel.' That is not quite what Paul is saying. Yet, like grandfather Spurgeon with regard to the great C. H. Spurgeon, Paul does assert that his gospel is the same as that preached by Peter, James and John.( Barnes, P. (2006). A Study Commentary on Galatians (p. 80). Darlington, England; Webster, New York: Evangelical Press.)
Finally, and only briefly, believers can be "Affirmed in the Gospel" through fellowship with other believers as seen through:
4) Paul's Commendation (Galatians 2:9-10)
Galatians 2:9-10 [9]and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. [10]Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do. (ESV)
Finally, Paul refers to the reputation of James and Cephas (Peter) and John-those who seemed to be/were reputed to be pillars (a Jewish term used to refer to great teachers). As already mentioned, the somewhat sarcastic reference does not reflect against these men but against the Judaizers. Because those false teachers apparently used the term pillars (emphasizing their role in establishing and supporting the church) when referring to the three Jerusalem leaders, Paul throws the term back in their faces He demonstrates to them and to the Galatian believers they were trying to turn against him that he was in perfect doctrinal harmony with those three pillars and with all the other apostles and elders at Jerusalem.
He not only was in doctrinal harmony with them but in personal harmony with them as well. There is only one gospel, and those five men (who wrote 21 of the 27 New Testament books) demonstrate that truth. They gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, Paul says as he continues to confound the false claims of the Judaizers. In the Near East, to clasp the right hand of a person was to make a solemn vow of friendship and was a mark of fellowship, or partnership.
As it indicates in Phil. 1:3-5, fellowship is not a social gathering, but a situation where those of like minds have an agreement and partnership in the Gospel. Biblical fellowship therefore cannot occur between parties that disagree on the nature and means of salvation.
The "pillars" at Jerusalem recognized Paul not only as a true preacher and teacher of the gospel but also as a beloved partner with them in Christ's service. They had different fields of service-Paul and Barnabas ministered primarily to the Gentiles and the Jerusalem leaders primarily to the circumcised-but they proclaimed the same gospel and served the same Lord in the power of His Spirit.
Finally in verse 10, the only request made of Paul and Barnabas at Jerusalem was that they remember the poor. The request was not doctrinal but practical, a reminder about the special needs of believers in Judea, especially Jerusalem. Even before the widespread famine (see Acts 11:28) for which Paul was called to bring relief, the Jerusalem church faced a serious problem of feeding and caring for its members. Its ranks were swelled by hundreds, perhaps thousands, of believers who had been converted while visiting the city and who then decided to stay there rather than return home. Many had little money, and they soon discovered that, because they were Christians, it was sometimes difficult to find employment, therefore, the church at Jerusalem had been economically pressed. Paul was therefore eager to do all he could to fulfill the request of James, Peter, and John, as his numerous and constant collections for the poverty-stricken saints in Judea attested.
How do we show that all of the Gospel is for all of life? If the Gospel impacts all of our lives. Does our life only reflect words? Or can people see and experience first hand, gospel transformation? Are we sensitive to the physical, emotional and theological needs of those around us? Perhaps we haven't seen the impact of our lives for the kingdom of God because we haven't had the Gospel impact all of our thoughts, words and actions.
The affirmation of the Gospel is not an academic exercise, it is the basis for true fellowship and true compassion for others. The Gospel is the only true message of freedom and yardstick of orthodoxy. It is the message of true ministry, in which we must persevere. In presenting the Gospel we can see God working though our words and our actions.
(Format note: Outline and some base commentary from MacArthur, J. (1996, c1987). Galatians. Includes indexes. (34). Chicago: Moody Press.)


Low Prices on Magnetite Free Shipping on Qualified Orders..
cobbing process of magnetic separation of iron - Quarrying , Quarrying Crushers are mainly used to make building stone materials and manufacturered sand..
cobbing magnet magnetite kravmagacoin In iron ore concentration and cobbing, feed crusher plant 87; , Magnetic Belt Cobbing Technology for Upgrading Coarse ..
Manufacturer of Magnetic Equipment, Vibrating Equipment, Metal Detectors & Mineral Processing Plants , Three basic separator designs are available for cobbing,..
dry magnetic cobbing plant iron ore concentration plant dry cobbing plant | Solution for ore , Iron Ore Beneficiation,Process,Gravity Concentration,Magnetic ,..
The Bureau of Mines conducted magnetic belt cobbing field-scale research with the Inland Steel Mining Company and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resourc..
cobbing magnet magnetite kravmagacoin magnetic separator for magnetite ore dressing Shanghai Xing yang Mining Machinery PERMANENT MAGNETIC PULLEY ,..
dry cobbing magnetic separation iron ore concentration plant dry cobbing plant Jul 26, 2016 , What Is Cobbing Of Iron Ore Processing, ++get price++;..
For certain applications such as iron ore cobbing, , Walker Magnetics offers Electromagnetic Pulleys rather than the permanent magnets described above..
Upgrading Magnetite By Crushing And Dry Separation; , Upgrading Magnetite By Crushing And Dry Separation; , In-pit crushing and dry magnetic cobbing is now ,..
circuit that produces a coarse grind feed for the first magnetic cobbing , for the concentrate from the first magnetic cobbing stage Mineral Quartz Magnetite..
Dry low intensity magnetic separation dry drum separators have been developed mainly for dry separation of , often the case in cobbing of magnetite, cleaning..
final report on magnetic belt cobbing technology for upgrading coarse taconite ore to minnesota department of natural resources june 1987..
cobbing process of magnetic separation of , What Is Cobbing Of Iron Ore Processing, , efficient and require a lot more power than magnets used to extract magnetite..
Magnetic separation, iron ore, magnetite, , which the circuit was operated with a cobbing and a REDS scavenger magnetic separator, the ball mill in closed circuit..
HEAVY MEDIA WET DRUM MAGNETIC SEPARATORS , and a higher magnetite recovery , Used for cobbing, roughing, finishing and..
Wet low intensity magnetic separators , for cobbing, roughing, , The magnetic separation of magnetite and other..


text:
Kelly Reilly (Chessington, Anglia, 1977. július 18. –) angol színésznő.

2004-ben a valaha élt legfiatalabb színésznőként jelöltek legjobb színésznő kategóriában az Olivier Awardson. A pozíción ma már Anna Maxwell Martinnal osztozkodik.

Élete és pályafutása

A színésznő Surrey megyei Chessingtonban nőtt fel, munkás családban. Apja a rendőrségnél, anyja a Kingston kórházban dolgozott részidős titkárnőként. Kingstonban a Tolworth leány iskolában tanult. A színészek világát azután választotta, miután látta a The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui darabot, és ennek hatására először a Prime Suspect egyik epizódjában debütált, mindössze 17 évesen, miközben még A-szinten folytatta tanulmányait. Az epizódban Helen Mirren mellett játszott. Később szívesen játszotta a Mirrennek elnevezett karaktert a Végakarat (2001) című filmben. Színművészeti iskolába a pénzügyi keretek szűkössége miatt nem járt, és mert képtelen volt megfogalmazni. Hosszú ideig közeli kapcsolatot ápolt JJ Feilddel, majd az izraeli-amerikai Jonah Lotennel volt együtt (2006-os adat).

Az első profi szerepeit követte egy sorozat az angol színpadon. Négy közös produkciója is volt Terry Johnsonnal: Elton John szemüvege (1997), The London Cuckolds (1998), A diploma (2000) és a Piano/Forte (2001). A Piano/Forte című darabot maga Johnson írta Kellynek, s így nyilatkozott utána: "Kelly talán a legtermészetesebb, legszínesebb, minden csontjában színésznő, akivel valaha megismerkedtem. Teljesen ösztönösen dolgozik, s ő úgy tűnik, tudja hogyan kell élni az életet." Patrick Marber, az After Miss Julie (2004) című film rendezője ezt mondta róla: "Nem csak teljesen ösztönösen színészkedik, de ráadásul teljesen őszintén is." Reilly maga úgy nyilatkozott, a legtöbbet Karel Reisztől tanulta, aki a The Yalta Game in Dublin (2001) filmet rendezte: "Ő volt a mesterkurzusom. Sehogy sem lettem volna képes megformálni Miss Juliet, ha nem játszom ebben a filmben."

Az első főszerepet a Gyilkos kilátások című 2008-as horrorfilmben kapta. A 2009-ben indult brit Above Suspicion című bűnügyi drámasorozatban 2012-ig szerepelt. Ebben az évben még két nagy produkcióban mutatkozott meg: Sherlock Holmes (Watson barátnőjeként) és Az igazság nyomában.

Filmográfia

Film

Televízió

Jegyzetek

További információk

Angol színészek
Angol nők
1977-ben született személyek
Élő személyek

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
AFL trade news: Jack Steven bids farewell to St Kilda fans
By WWOS staff
Jack Steven has delivered a heartfelt goodbye to St Kilda fans following his trade from Moorabbin to Geelong.
Steven was traded for pick 58, in a deal which saw Zac Smith sent back to the Gold Coast Suns.
There was some chatter that the Saints were skived in the deal, the club was resigned to parting ways with the star if that meant he was closer to family in his bid to combat mental health issues.
Steven admitted the need to be around loved ones was key in wanting to move to the Cats.
Steven thanks St Kilda fans. (st kilda)
"I'm going to miss you all, but I think the time has come for me to head back home and look after myself and my family," Steven said.
"It has been a great ride and I've really enjoyed it. It's not a nasty leave or anything.
"I still love the club, and all the best for the future.
"I'd also like to say if anyone's feeling down just speak up, that's the best way to do it."
Steven took several leaves of absence during this past year to deal with mental health issues but it's said if Geelong can provide a good support system for the star, he could offer a different style to their already talented midfield.
Steven will turn 30 at the start of the 2020 AFL season. He has played 183 matches since being selected with Pick 42 in the 2007 national draft.
jack steven
AFL trade
Traded star Jonathan Patton feeling at home at Hawthorn
'Disappointed' Daniher confirms he'll play 2020 season after being caught in trade stalemate


text:
Nats all-star review: 2013 and years past
Harper and Trout's rookie appearance in the 2012 game was so special: I hope Yasiel Puig makes it this year. Photo unk.
Here's my annual Nationals All Star representative post. As with 2012 and 2011's post, I'm including a retrospective on our "illustrious" All Star representative history from years past. If you read on and it sounds familiar, that's because a lot of it is cut-n-pasted from the annual version of this post. Even so, reading backwards to see who our All-star representatives were in the lean years is an interesting exercise.
Here's a link to the All Star Rosters for 2013.
Nationals All-Star representatives: Bryce Harper, Jordan Zimmermann
Snubs: Stephen Strasburg, Ian Desmond
Narrative: Harper comes in 3rd in the NL outfielder voting, ahead of some big-time names, to become only the second Nationals position player elected as an All-Star starter. He was 4th in the final pre-selection vote, so a big last minute push got him the starter spot. Harper also becomes the first National to participate in the Home Run Derby. Zimmermann is 12-3 heading into the game and is on mid-season Cy Young short lists right now and is a very deserving pick. Strasburg's advanced stats are all better than Zimmermann's, but his W/L record (4-6 as of this writing) means he's not an all-star. It also probably doesn't help that he missed a few weeks. Desmond loses out to Troy Tulowitzki, Everth Cabrera and Jean Segura. Tulowitzki is having a very solid year and is a deserving elected starter (though he's currently on the DL and I wonder if Desmond may still make it as an injury replacement), while Cabrera and Segura are both having breakout seasons. Desmond is on the "Final vote" roster, but my vote (and most others' I'm guessing) would be for Yasiel Puig there ([Editor Update: Desmond and Puig lost out to Freddie Freeman: I still hope Puig finds a way onto the roster). Gio Gonzalez, Ryan Zimmerman,and Rafael Soriano are all having solid but unspectacular years and miss out behind those having great seasons.
Trivia: With his 2013 selection, Harper has been selected as an all-star in every season in which he has appeared in a game. As far as I can tell in baseball history, there's only TWO other players in Major League History who can say this. Name them (discuss in comments).
Nationals All-Star representatives: Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez, Ian Desmond, Bryce Harper
Possible Snubs: Adam LaRoche, Craig Stammen
Narrative: The two starters Strasburg and Gonzalez were the obvious candidates, and my personal prediction was that they'd be the only two candidates selected. Gonzalez' first half was a prelude to his 21-win, 3rd place Cy Young season. The inclusion of Desmond is a surprise, but also a testament to how far he's come as a player in 2012. Harper was a last-minute injury replacement, but had earned his spot by virtue of his fast start as one of the youngest players in the league. Of the "snubs," LaRoche has had a fantastic come back season in 2012 but fared little shot against better, more well-known NL first basemen. Stammen was our best bullpen arm, but like LaRoche fared little chance of getting selected during a year when the Nats had two deserving starters.
Nationals All-Star representatives: Tyler Clippard
Possible Snubs: Danny Espinosa, Michael Morse, Drew Storen, Jordan Zimmermann
Narrative: While Clippard was (arguably) the Nats best and most important reliever, I think Zimmermann was a more rightful choice. He was 10th in the league in ERA at the time of the selections and has put in a series of dominant performances. Meanwhile Espinosa is on pace for a 28homer season and almost a certain Rookie-of-the-Year award (though a precipitous fall-off in the 2nd half cost him any realistic shot at the ROY), and perhaps both players are just too young to be known around the league. Lastly Morse is certainly known and he merited a spot in the "last man in" vote sponsored by MLB (though he fared little chance against popular players in this last-man-in voting).
Nationals All-Star representatives: Matt Capps
Possible Snubs: Adam Dunn, Josh Willingham, Ryan Zimmerman, Steven Strasburg
Narrative: Capps was clearly deserving, having a breakout season as a closer after his off-season non-tender from the Pirates. The 3-4-5 hitters Zimmerman-Dunn-Willingham all had dominant offensive seasons as the team improved markedly from its 103-loss season. But perhaps the surprise non-inclusion was Strasburg, who despite only having a few starts as of the all-star break was already the talk of baseball. I think MLB missed a great PR opportunity to name him to the team to give him the exposure that the rest of the national media expected. But in the end, Capps was a deserving candidate and I can't argue that our hitters did anything special enough to merit inclusion.
Nationals All-Star representatives: Ryan Zimmerman
Possible Snubs: Adam Dunn
Narrative: The addition of Dunn and Willingham to the lineup gave Zimmerman the protection he never had, and he produced with his career-best season. His first and deserved all-star appearance en-route to a 33 homer season. Dunn continued his monster homer totals with little all-star recognition.
Nationals All-Star representatives: Cristian Guzman
Possible Snubs: Jon Rauch
Narrative: The first of two "hitting rock-bottom" seasons for the team; no one really merited selection. Zimmerman was coming off of hamate-bone surgery in November 2007 and the team was more or less awful across the board. Rauch performed ably after Cordero went down with season-ending (and basically career-ending) shoulder surgery. Guzman's selection a great example of why one-per-team rules don't make any sense. Guzman ended up playing far longer than he deserved in the game itself by virtue of the 15-inning affair.
Nationals All-Star representatives: Dmitri Young
Possible Snubs: Ryan Zimmerman, Shawn Hill (though I wouldn't argue for either)
Narrative: Young gets a deserved all-star appearance en route to comeback player of the year. Zimmerman played a full season but didn't dominate. Our rotation featured 6 primary starters, none of whom are still in the league now, though Hill showed flashes of dominance throughout the year.
Nationals All-Star representatives: Alfonso Soriano
Possible Snubs: Nick Johnson, Ryan Zimmerman
Narrative: Soriano made the team as an elected starter, the first time the Nats have had such an honor. Our pitching staff took massive steps backwards and no starter came even close to meriting a spot. Cordero was good but not lights out as he had been in 2005. Soriano's 40-40 season is a poster child for "contract year" production and he has failed to come close to such production since. The team was poor and getting worse. Johnson had a career year but got overshadowed by bigger, better first basemen in the league (a recurring theme for our first basemen over the years).
Nationals All-Star representatives: Livan Hernandez, Chad Cordero
Possible Snubs: Nick Johnson, John Patterson.
Narrative: The Nats went into the All Star break surprisingly in first place, having run to a 50-31 record by the halfway point. Should a first place team have gotten more than just two representatives? Perhaps. But the team was filled with non-stars and played far over its head to go 50-31 (as evidenced by the reverse 31-50 record the rest of the way).
July 7th, 2013 at 8:46 am
Tagged with adam dunn, adam laroche, alfonso soriano, bryce harper, chad cordero, craig stammen, cristian guzman, danny espinosa, dmitri youg, drew storen, everth cabrera, gio gonzalez, ian desmond, jean segura, john patterson, jon rauch, jordan zimmermann, josh willingham, livan hernandez, matt capps, michael morse, nick johnson, rafael soriano, ryan zimmerman, shawn hill, stephen strasburg, troy tulowitzki, tyler clippard, yasiel puig
« June 2013 Monthly review of Nats rotation by Opponent
June 2013: Minor League Monthly Rotation Review »
11 Responses to 'Nats all-star review: 2013 and years past'
Subscribe to comments with RSS or TrackBack to 'Nats all-star review: 2013 and years past'.
Desi is more deserving than Harper for this year's team–he's been our best position player all year. It would also have been nice for him to get to play this year after missing out least year due to injury. Maybe if Tulo can't make it he'll get his shot.
It's also amazing that Stras gets snubbed not only with an ERA half a run lower than his career average but at this moment lower than the favorite to start the game (Matt Harvey). Most people seem to be citing his dismal W-L record, but I wonder if his deliberate attempt to become a pitch to contact guy, thus lowering his K totals from the stratosphere might not also be a factor. After all, chicks may dig the long ball, but stat geeks love pitchers who are in Crash Davis's immortal description, "fascists." If so, shame on Stras for trying to make the transition from "thrower" to "pitcher" at such a young age (kidding, obviously).
bdrube
7 Jul 13 at 12:18 pm
In the Nats broadcast today they put up Desmond, Cabrera and Segura's numbers side by side and, well, its pretty inexplicable how Desmond misses out in favor of the other two. Of course, if those two guys are "sole team representative" then that's that. I'm guessing Tulo will bow out and Desmond will be an injury replacement.
I think its entirely 100% about Strasburg's W/L record. if he was 10-4 with the same numbers he'd be in the discussion for the start. I've got a draft post about Strasburg's precipitous drop in swing-and- miss on his fastball that needs more research. Of course he's lights out today with Ks so who knows. With another run a game of runs support he'd probably be 10-4 anyway.
7 Jul 13 at 4:28 pm
Keith Law came out with a similar article on all star snubs. He calls snubbing RZim for Pedro Alvarez the worst NL snub, even with the throwing errors and also says Stras should have made it too, although he wonders if the Nats asked Bochy to leave him off.
Keith Law did a similar article about all star snubs. He listed Ryan Zimmerman as the most egregious (Pedro Alvarez got it). He also mentioned Stras, but wondered if the Nats asked him not to be included due to cautiousness.
Zimmerman: eh. I don't think its "egregious" that he was left out. Alvarez has been great.
I also seriously doubt a team proactively prevents one of its own from being SELECTED to the team before it happens. Once he's selected, yeah you then ask the manager to not play him b/c of injury issues. But this story smacks to me the continuing narrative that the Nats are "treating Strasburg with kid gloves." Did they prevent him from pitching in 2012's game, in a season they were limiting his innings and he was just returning from surgery for the first time? Nope. I don't buy that one.
Believe 1 will be Roberto Clemente, perhaps second is Willie Mays?
Trivia Guess: No and No. Clemente didn't make the all-star team his first 5 seasons, and Mays didn't make the team his first two seasons, nor in 2 of the last three he played.
8 Jul 13 at 11:21 am
All Star game rosters have never been about whose most deserving, but rather about players the public wants to see. How else do you explain Cal Ripken making the AST, as a starter no less, in those many seasons when he was slumping badly at mid-year? Harper is one of the most exciting players in the game, and an obvious pick from the fans.
I won't comment on Todd's great trivia item, since I know the answer from him. Speaking of Cal, he's about as close as anyone else from making the list–he made it every year except the year before his rookie year when he was a late season call-up and had a few plate appearances.
Griffey and ARod?
Joe DiMaggio and Yu Darvish?
I had a trivia question like that that I completely got wrong, and the correct answer was DiMaggio. Darvish was a rookie last year like Harper and he's made the All-Star roster both years too.
Melissa: you are absolutely correct! Dimaggio is the SOLE veteran/historical player who made the all-star team every year of his career. Meanwhile the two players Harper and Darvish both first appeared in the MLB in 2012 and made the all-star team, and have repeated the feat this year. Meanwhile if Yasiel Puig is elected he'll be the 4th member of this club.
That's also the trick to this question with regard to Mike Trout; yes he made the AST in 2012 as a rookie, and again this year. However, we forget sometimes that he was a late 2011 callup, eliminating him from consideration here.
Wally: A-Rod was a late-season call ups in his pre-rookie season, and Griffey missed a handful of years.
Common guesses are Cal Ripken Jr, Stan Musial, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays. In every case those guys either missed on their first or last seasons.


text:
Clean Air Now (CAN) is a Southern California-based non-profit 501(C)3 organization whose mission is to take immediate, direct action to develop and implement renewable energy projects and guide the transition to a renewable hydrogen economy.
Founded in 1969 in Riverside County, the organization has been instrumental in bringing about local, statewide, and national clean air policies and other activities which have focused on improving air quality, including:
* Providing important testimony at hearings which led to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency;
* Taking legal action in 1985 to force the EPA to enforce the Clean Air Act;
* Orchestrating the state's adoption of vapor recovery systems on gasoline dispensing nozzles;
* Working to ensure that the Air Quality Management Districts in California are more representative of the public;
* Leading the call in the early 1990s for a transition out of the petroleum era, into a new clean, renewable hydrogen-based economy;
* Demonstrating the feasibility of hydrogen as a safe, clean fuel system for vehicles with the CAN/Xerox Solar-Hydrogen On-site Generating Station, Fueling Facility, and Internal Combustion Engine Hydrogen Vehicle Fleet completed in 1995.
One of the co-founders, driving forces, and visionaries of Clean Air Now was Dr. Robert Zweig, who died in February 2002. Please see the special section dedicated to Dr, Zweig for more of the history of Clean Air Now and Dr. Zweig's key involvement.
For more information about the early days of Clean Air Now and the CAN/Xerox Solar Hydrogen Project, please see the "Archives" and "Projects" sections on this website, respectively.
Flash Required


text:
HMAS Cerberus gives winter warmers
Published on August 03, 2014 by ABIS Cassie McBride (author and photographer)
From left, Seaman Star Anna Moxham and Seaman Star Bradley Burt hand donations of blankets and clothing from HMAS Cerberus families to Father Bob McGuire and the Father Bob McGuire Foundation Outreach Director Daryl Lynch at Albert Park, Victoria.
Members of HMAS Cerberus came to a call of action recently to help out The Father Bob McGuire Foundation, in Melbourne.
Legacy 'best sellers' treated with Navy ship tour
Published on August 04, 2014 by MIDN Aaron Wischusen (author), ABIS Jake Badior (photographer)
Legacy's staff and best badge sellers of 2013 before taking a tour onboard HMAS Stuart (from left) Raymond Tran, Eve Crossley, Katrina Pastuovic, Joshua Griffiths, John Murray, Patrick Butler with staff members, Josie Fodor and Hannah Carling.
Legacy's 'best sellers' from 2013 have been given a personal tour of HMAS Stuart as a thank you for their efforts in raising funds for the charity.
PM, CN and ADF Cadets commemorate first campaign of WWI
Published on August 18, 2014 by Mrs Raveena Carroll-Kenney (author), LSIS Paul McCallum (photographer)
Australian Defence Force Cadets commit wreaths to the waters of Cockatoo Island in Sydney where the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (ANMEF) departed for Rabaul, 100 years ago. HMAS Huon (rear) represents the WW1 ship HMAS Berrima.
Under a grey Sydney sky yesterday, 90 Australian Defence Force Cadets retraced the steps of the servicemen who deployed from Australia's shores to fight in the nation's first campaign of World War I, in Rabaul, German New Guinea.
Last Post for HMAS Canberra (I) sailor
Published on August 12, 2014 by LCDR Chloe Wootten (author and photographer)
Crowds gather at the Australian War Memorial's Last Post Ceremony on 9 August 2014 to hear the story of Supply Assistant H.R. Keats who died when HMAS Canberra (I) sank in 1942 during the battle of Savo Island.
Recently during the Australian War Memorial's Last Post Ceremony, Lieutenant Commander Greg McTernan had the special duty of remembering one particular sailor killed in action when HMAS Canberra (I) was sunk on the same day, during the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
Tobruk hosts official function in Manila
Published on August 11, 2014 by LEUT Harrison Ingham (author and photographer)
Commanding Officer HMAS Tobruk, Commander Leif Maxfield, RAN, is welcomed alongside the Port of Manila by the Chief of Staff Armed Forces Philippines, Lieutenant General Gregorio Pio Catapang.
The Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship HMAS Tobruk recently hosted an Official Reception for Philippine dignitaries in the Port of Manila, during a port visit to the city.
Navy represented at the Shoalhaven Careers Expo
Published on August 08, 2014 by Ms Dallas McMaugh (author), ABIS Jesse Rhynard (photographer)
Navy Community Engagement Program Coordinator Chief Petty Officer Linda Eddington from HMAS Albatross shares a laugh with students from St John's High School at the 2014 Shoalhaven Careers Expo.
Since 2005 the annual Shoalhaven Careers Expo has assisted thousands of Year 10 students in exploring career options and making informed choices about subject choices for their all-important senior high school years.
HMAS Albatross support White Ribbon's 'Night In'
Published on August 02, 2014 by Ms Dallas McMaugh (author), POIS Kelvin Hockey (photographer)
Commanding Officer HMAS Albatross, Captain Simon Bateman speaks addresses personnel gathered at the White Ribbon Day morning tea.
25 July is the day designated by White Ribbon to get the word out, to get together, to raise funds for the White Ribbon campaign and to raise awareness of the issue of violence against women in Australia.
Centenary of the beginning of World War One
Published on August 04, 2014 by LEUT Celeste Ecuyer (author), POIS Paul Berry (photographer)
HMA Ships Sydney (I), AE1 and AE2.
This week marks one hundred years since the British Government declared itself in a state of war with Germany, as from 11.00pm on 4 August 1914, and Australia's involvement in World War One officially began.
95 Shipp Division recruits graduate
Published on August 01, 2014 by SBLT Kat Mulheron (author), ABIS Cassie McBride (photographer)
Reviewing Officer, Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Stuart Mayer, CSC and Bar, RAN inspects General Entry 323 Shipp Division during their Graduation Parade held at the Royal Australian Navy's Recruit School at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria
More than 500 family and a friends proudly watched as 95 of Navy's newest Recruits formally completed 11 weeks of initial training at the Royal Australian Navy's Recruit School at HMAS Cerberus.
Navy athletes pack their bags for the Invictus Games in London
Published on August 30, 2014 by CPL Mark Doran (author), Mr David McClenaghan (photographer)
Commander Joint Health Command, Rear Admiral Robyn Walker and National President of the Returned and Services League, Rear Admiral Ken Doolan with some of the members of Australia's Invictus Games Team after the official launch at Parliament House.
Three Navy personnel will compete alongside other members of the Australian Defence Force and the RSL in the Invictus Games in London from September 10-14.


text:
home > Archetypes > Creative > Discover the Copycat Archetype
Discover the Copycat Archetype
Do you envy the creative ideas of others and doubt whether you can come up with any ideas on your own? Do you believe that results are what matter, not the process? Do you like short cuts? Copyright infringements? Ever slap your name on a term paper you bought online? Ah-hem…Copycat!
Imitation is a primary way that humans learn and operate in the world. The Copycat is a rip-off artist who doesn't imitate to learn, he or she is just too lazy or insecure to do the work it takes to come up with something original.
Pablo Picasso is often credited as saying, "Good artists borrow, great artists steal," and some version of the sentiment has been echoed by innovators from Steve Jobs to Paul McCartney. Copycats misunderstand this phrase, taking it as a directive to use other people's work without giving them credit. What the saying really means is that it's not enough to imitate what another person did. To be great you have to internalize it and make it your own. That requires work, something the Copycat is too lazy or insecure to do.
That's really too bad because the best part of being a creator is creating. In the process of the work there is a feeling of connectedness and flow, an unparalleled high, an opportunity for greater self-knowledge, revelation, spiritual evolution…For the great artist, the work is the art, and, therefore, anyone who skips this step is missing the whole point.
Copycat Superpowers
Can dress, act, sound, and behave like his or her idols
Surrounds himself or herself with creative people and sources (to steal from)
Right-clicks images and copies text like a pro
Repeats the words of others
Plagiarizes
A Happy Copycat
The Copycat wrongly assumes that the accolades that come from showing great stolen works as his or her own will bring satisfaction, and opportunity. What it will really bring is a hollow and paranoid feeling followed by the panic of having to follow up with the next act of thievery to keep up the ruse. There is no happiness in stealing.
Famous Copycats
Cicero the Roman Senate of 1st century BC (whose speeches closely followed those of an earlier leader); Q.R. Markham (whose intricate plagiarism of crime novels puzzled the publishing world); John Myatt, (said to be the biggest art fraud of the 20th century); the Atari game Pong (accused by Magnavox as being a copy of Odyssey's tennis game)
Copycat Entourage
The Copycat can copy anyone, including the Besty, Lover, Entertainer, Actor, Musician, Dancer, Artist, Techie, Inventor, Class Leader, Mystic, Rebel, Cool Dude, Rock Star, Goth, Gangsta, and Intellectual.
Copycat in Love
It's true that people usually like people who are like them. But the Copycat tends to irritate partners by becoming too much alike. The Copycat will start adopting the language, habits, and look of their new love, totally wiping out all intrigue and mystery that the Copycat might have had going before the conversion. No one wants to have a relationship with a flat and artificial mirror image.
Copycat Challenge
Really what the Copycat needs is confidence. There is someone inside who is completely unique and powerful for all of the differences he or she embodies. The Copycat has trouble believing and trusting this, or is just too lazy to try and figure it out. Self-acceptance is the key to overcoming the self-limiting tendencies that hold the Copycat back.
How to Play It
Don't just imitate, that's lame. Build on the work that came before yours. Then, if you really want to be great, take it to new heights and extend in fresh directions. Be your own person, do your own work, make your own mistakes, claim your own victories. Grow!
Click here to meet the rest of the Creative Family
Discover the Musician Archetype


text:
Best Plumbers in San Ramon
We scored 55 Plumbers in San Ramon, CA and Picked the Top 7
Able to Plumbing & Rooter
Guaranteed Plumbing
Magnificent Plumbing
Oak Plumbing
Savior Plumbing
URV Projects
Val Betti Plumbing
Why These Plumbers?
Our goal is to connect people with the best local experts. We scored San Ramon Plumbers on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analyzed the results to give you a hand-picked list of the best.
Sewer And Drain
Based in San Ramon, Able to Plumbing & Rooter has been providing for the plumbing needs of customers for more than a decade already. This full-service plumbing company can handle simple faucet repair tasks to more complicated projects, such as the replacement of an entire sewer line. Its team of plumbers can also service storm drains, fix slab leaks, conduct bathroom upgrades, and replace trenchless sewers. Moreover, it offers 24/7 emergency services.
4435 First Street
Livermore, CA 94551
1354 (Best)
Guaranteed Plumbing is a plumbing service provider that handles simple residential issues and large-scale commercial needs. Marcus Madrid started learning about the plumbing business at the age of 12 when he was helping his father at work. He established his own company in 2003 to cater to the needs of customers near San Ramon. He and his team provide assistance in sewer repositioning, water heater installation, leak repair, drain cleaning, hydro-jetting, as well as kitchen and bathroom remodeling.
85 Front St
Magnificient Plumbing is a company that has been catering to San Ramon and surrounding cities for 12 years. Its team of certified plumbers is trusted by residential, commercial, and industrial customers to handle various plumbing needs. The team offers drain cleaning, whole-home repiping, new plumbing system installations, and repair. They also provide services covering gas lines, sewer lines, and water heaters. Most of the company's services are available for same-day or next-day appointments.
21001 San Ramon Valley Boulevard
Helpfulness: A
Established in 2016, Oak Plumbing services residential and commercial customers in the Vacaville, Benicia, and San Ramon areas. The company works on a variety of common plumbing issues, including clogged drains, water leaks, and low water pressure. Its plumbing professionals use different techniques in removing obstructions in drains, including manual substance removal, cabling, and hydro-jetting. Additionally, Oak Plumbing's leak detection method involves the use of infrared cameras to check household pipes.
3860 Industrial Way, Ste B
Benicia, CA 94510
Price: $49 Service Call Fee
Established in 2000, Savior Plumbing provides a range of services in the Pleasanton, Alamo, and San Ramon areas. The company works on the clearing and replacement of water lines and sewer drains, as well as the installation of water heaters. Its plumbers can also repair and replace a variety of plumbing fixtures, such as faucets, showers, sinks, and toilets. Additionally, the family-owned company has a 24/7 emergency plumbing service available to its customers.
5750A Sonoma Drive
URV Projects is a plumbing company that serves the community of San Ramon and nearby areas. It employs a team of skilled plumbers whose priority is to provide long-lasting plumbing solutions to customers. The company's service offerings include basic repair, installation, and replacement of faucets, toilets, pipes, garbage disposals, water heaters, and drains. URV Projects also offers drain cleaning, leak detection, water filter, shutoff valve, and pressure reducing valve services.
600 Joya Court
Val Betti Plumbing is a third-generation family-owned and operated company that offers a vast range of plumbing solutions. These include bath and kitchen remodels, renovations, and additions. Its team of technicians also works on other plumbing services, such as the installation and repair of conventional and tankless water heaters, earthquake valves and straps, water lines, sump pumps, and backflow preventers. For 73 years, the company has been catering to residential and commercial clients in San Ramon and throughout the East Bay area.
1233 Alpine Road
Mold Remediation Companies in San Ramon, CA
Electricians in San Ramon, CA
Roofers in San Ramon, CA
HVAC & Furnace Repair Services in San Ramon, CA
Water Damage Restoration Services in San Ramon, CA
Search for Plumbers near you


Amazoncom : strathwood basics steel mesh spring dining. Spring chairs patio furniture photos pixelmaricom. Spring chairs patio furniture photos pixelmaricom. Beautiful chair : spring patio chairs with home design apps. Platform or spring rocking chair collectors weekly. Spring chairs patio furniture photos pixelmaricom. Beautiful chair : spring patio chairs with home design apps.
A bathing ape x cover it all 2012 bape 1st camo chair. Copper leather swivel cocoon chair from renegade coleman. Mies van der rohe style cream barcelona chair mies van. Narnia the silver chair trailer youtube. Choosing a baby shower chair baby ideas. 1 x sofa cushion pillow wedge pad bed chair seat back rest support 40/45cm decor ebay. Baldwin mid century modern dining chair walnut (set of 2). Roseville blue floral club chair furniturendecorcom. Gci outdoor packseat. Pinterest the worlds catalog of ideas. Signature design by ashley chadoni d624 01 contemporary.
20 yeti cooler seat home design ideas. New barcalounger longhorn ii havana brown leather manual recline chair recliner. American made tufted leather recliner. Madison brown real leather recliner armchair sofa home lounge chair reclining ebay. Barcalounger longhorn ii leather recliner chair leather recliner chair furniture lounge. New barcalounger presidential ii stetson coffee leather manual recliner chair ebay. Southern enterprises cafe brown leather reclining chair with ottoman up7673rc the home depot.


text:
Sep 1 Livid over crime, some Venezuelans resort to mob justice
Alexandra Ulmer
By Alexandra Ulmer and Diego Oré
VALENCIA/CARACAS - When a man they believed to be a thief sneaked into their parking lot in the Venezuelan city of Valencia, angry residents caught him, stripped him and beat him with fists, sticks and stones.
They tied him up and doused him in gasoline, according to witnesses, in one of what rights groups and media reports say are an increasing number of mob beatings and lynchings in a country ravaged by crime.
That August night, as locals say is common, three people had sneaked into Valencia's Kerdell residential block. In past such break-ins, thieves have made off with car tires, batteries and radios.
But this time, one resident spotted the trespassers and alerted other neighbors, according to the witnesses.
"'Kill him, give it to him,' they shouted," recounted Trina Castro, 82, in this once middle-class and peaceful area that is now plagued with garbage and graffiti. One reads: "Get ready, thief, here we burn you. Regards, Kerdell."
"I tried to stop the mob but the level of violence endangered anyone who opposed them," said another witness, asking to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation.
The unconscious man, who was not torched, was evacuated and is now in the local hospital's trauma ward, according to witnesses and Valencia's police. The police said they had no further details and did not identify the man.
A source at the Interior Ministry, who asked to remain anonymous because the minister is the only person authorized to speak on the record, said it does not usually comment on cases under investigation. Venezuela's state prosecutor's office said it had not issued a statement on the incident.
The Venezuelan Observatory of Violence (OVV), a non-governmental organization, estimates there were 40 cases in 2014 of lynchings, usually defined as extrajudicial killings by mobs.
The Observatory does not yet have figures for 2015, but a Reuters tally of media reports shows that in the last month alone there have been over a dozen mob-led beatings or lynchings.
There is no official public data on mob justice in once industry-rich Valencia or across a country that is in economic crisis. President Nicolas Maduro's administration often blames violence on political rivals seeking to sabotage the socialist government. Authorities have also accused foreign media of exaggerating crime in Venezuela.
'COLLECTIVE CATHARSIS'
The OVV and other rights groups say mob justice is rising as a response to perceived helplessness in the face of crime.
"Lynching is a collective catharsis. Everyone is guilty and no one is guilty," said Roberto Briceno of the OVV.
Venezuela has the world's second highest homicide rate, at 53.7 per 100,000 people in 2012, according to the United Nations, and weapons are easily available.
Courts are slow, judges are sometimes on the take and criminals are frequently released right after arrest, according to non-profit groups.
"The police can arrest criminals, but then the courts free them. As long as there's no response from the state, lynchings will increase," said Elisio Guzman, the head of state police in the state of Miranda.
Venezuela, a major oil exporter, is also mired in a deep economic crisis, hurt by currency controls and falling oil prices.
The International Monetary Fund expects a contraction of 7 percent to the economy this year and private economists calculate annual inflation has topped 100 percent. Shortages fuel a lucrative black market for car batteries and food, increasing incentives for theft.
'HIT THEM HARD'
While lynchings used to be primarily in low-income areas and in response to murders or rapes, monitoring groups say, there have been attacks recently in wealthier areas on common thieves.
Last month, two men were chased and badly beaten for stealing a purse in Caracas' affluent Los Palos Grandes neighborhood. Residents shouted "hit them hard" from their windows before police arrived and stopped the thrashing, witnesses said.
"The thieves are always after us. I don't agree with lynchings, but what other options do we have?" said witness Raquel Brito, 54.
A 20 year-old died in a middle-class area of Caracas in August after being punched, shot and burned for suspected robbery, media reported. Reuters could not independently confirm the case.
In Valencia, the Kerdell complex sits a block from a branch of the country's CICPC investigative police. But some residents here, as in much of Venezuela, say they tend to view security forces as overworked and corrupt.
Officers, in turn, frequently complain of poor pay and equipment.
Some Venezuelans are deeply shocked by the mob justice. Others fear violent citizens' response to crime will only breed more violence.
"Now we're all scared that retaliation could be in store," said retired mathematics and physics teacher Maria Perez, 66, who has lived in Kerdell for 30 years but is now thinking of moving out.
Additional reporting by Dorys Lopez in Valencia and Mircely Guanipa in Punto Fijo; Writing by Alexandra Ulmer; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne and Frances Kerry
crime, venezuela
Nov 27 Even in Chavez's hometown, Venezuela 'revolution' ails before election
Jun 10 Bolivar boats, bills in bras as Venezuela's currency sinks


Build Strong Communities Not Jails!
April 6th: No More Deaths! No Mas Muertes!
Sin Barras is a prison abolition group based in Santa Cruz, California. We are not a registered non-profit, receive no government or foundation funding, and are unstaffed. We say this immediately because we are organizing in a moment of neoliberal non-profits and constant co-optation, so "grassroots" does not get the point across.
We are celebrating a recent victory that has improved medical conditions and treatment inside the Santa Cruz County Main Jail. Our celebration is not an endpoint, but a moment of re-invigorated energy, which we are using to reflect on our strategies and learn our next steps. We are trying to hold systems of incredible violence accountable and at the same time are working to render them obsolete. But one clear takeaway is that a militant and community-oriented direct action led to a year-long grand jury investigation of the inhumane conditions in our local jail. Of course the work continues, because we know deeply that the jail itself is inhumane.
Our organization began with four or five university students excited about the project of prison abolition. We had all experienced the dehumanizing process of being arrested and/or had family members incarcerated, and though we were students, made a commitment to root our movement-building in the broader Santa Cruz community. Slowly but surely we have grown into a fierce network that actively amplifies the knowledge and organizing capacity of people who have been most directly impacted by police and prison violence, white supremacy, and the poverty created by capitalism.
While we maintain and develop our own analysis of an abolitionist future, we have learned that working together across our geographies and political nuances is effective. We organize with Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB), a statewide coalition of over 60 organizations that seeks to "curb prison spending by reducing the number of people in prison and the number of prisons in the state." During our formation as an abolitionist organization, we were skeptical about joining a group with non-profits. But we have consistently found that there is ongoing and powerful work being done to decarcerate that does not declare itself "abolitionist." Working with an incredibly diverse group of (sometimes unexpected) allies has been central in building a unified and transformative movement against mass incarceration.
Earlier this year, we killed $4 billion of jail expansion money. And yet the number of those incarcerated in the state of California climbed higher. As we celebrate victories secured by a diverse and broad coalition, a unit that was unbowed in attempts to divide us over half-measures and empty promises, we also want to recognize the work we still need to do. Activist and academic Ruthie Gilmore has recently argued "the fact that prison numbers rose in 2013 is a testament to the deep fragmentation of social justice work in the USA." Why is it that immediate struggles against criminalization are so often divorced from fights against deportations or from rebellions like those ongoing in Ferguson, Missouri?
In this November's election California will consider Proposition 47, which decarcerates some inmates while accelerating more funding to cage "dangerous" offenders, taking away the possibility of parole for many. We know that state strategy has been to fragment our movement by offering "potential" victories at the cost of leaving the most marginalized and the most radical behind. We need to find a program – a target and plan for political development, from which we can connect our movements in a serious and ongoing way.


text:
Maximilien-Charles-Alphonse Cerfberr de Medelsheim ( à Épinal -  à Paris) est un haut fonctionnaire, journaliste et écrivain français.

Biographie
Descendant de Cerfberr de Medelsheim, il parcourt lors de voyages l'Algérie et l'Est.

En 1839, il est attaché à l'administration pénitentiaire au Ministère de l'Intérieur. Inspecteur des prisons sous Louis-Philippe, il est l'auteur de rapports très remarqués et de travaux sur des questions d'assistance publique ou d'administration et de plusieurs ouvrages.

Il fut le collaborateur de plusieurs journaux.

Publications
 Projet d'établissement d'un pénitencier à Paris (1841)
 La vérité sur les prisons (1844)
 Le silence en prison, réflexions d'un condamné (1847)
 Ce que sont les Juifs en France (1843)
 Les Juifs, leur histoire, leurs mœurs (1846)
 La Guyane, civilisation et barbarie, coutumes et usages (1854)
 Paraboles (1854)
 La police d'assurances (1867)
 L'épargne par la dépense (1867)
 Biographie alsacienne (1878)
 Histoire d'un village (1881)
 L'architecture en France (1883)

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
 La Grande Encyclopédie
 Larousse Dictionnaire, XVII (2d Supplement)
 Charles L. Leclerc, Biographie des grands Lorrains, 1991

Liens externes

  Jewish Encyclopedia

Naissance en juillet 1817
Naissance à Épinal
Écrivain français du XIXe siècle
Journaliste français du XIXe siècle
Inspection des prisons
Décès en décembre 1883
Décès dans le 16e arrondissement de Paris
Décès à 66 ans


Members of the media wishing to attend meetings of Oireachtas Committees or Oireachtas media events should contact the Press Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas in advance of arriving at Leinster House.
Members of the media wishing to attend plenary sittings of Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann should contact the Press Gallery (details below) in advance to arrange accreditation.
*The Press Gallery organises access to Leinster House, and to sittings of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann, on behalf of journalists from Ireland and around the world. It also engages with the Oireachtas authorities, on behalf of the media, about issues relating to press access and facilities. It is made up of accredited journalists and is entirely independent of the Oireachtas itself.
Members of the media should report to the Visitor Reception area at the Kildare Street Gate where you will be directed (a) to pick up your access pass at the Enquiry Office or (b) to go directly to LH 2000 where the Committee meeting rooms are located. You may be required to produce photo ID to gain access.
Each Committee meeting room has a row of reserved seating for the media, allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Phones must be switched off while attending a Committee meeting or plenary sitting.
In Committee rooms, visitors must not cross from the visitors' gallery onto the Committee floor and must not interfere with the papers of Oireachtas Members.
It is possible to view live broadcasts of Dáil Éireann, Seanad Éireann and public Committee meetings online.
Media events of a commercial nature or that would confer monetary gain or promotional advantage to any firm, company, group or individual are not permitted.
The Parliamentary Ushers are available at all times to assist visitors and media with any queries. They may also issue direction during your time in Leinster House and your cooperation with their instructions is expected and acknowledged in advance.
Interviews with Members at Leinster House can take place with the Member's agreement. When a Member (or group of Members) has consented to be interviewed, the interview arrangements must be sent via email to the Events Desk. Impromptu or "door-stepping" type interviews are not permitted.
Notification of the interview can be given by the Member, party press staff, secretarial assistants, or the accredited journalist. The Events Desk will arrange access clearances (if necessary) and interview location bookings. In the case of party leaders, interviews and recording may take place in the party leader's office.
The interview format is camera crew and journalist interviewing the Member. "Pieces to camera" by journalists are not permitted except at the end of the interview. In such circumstances the "piece to camera" should not exceed 30 seconds.
Interviews may only be conducted in certain locations within Leinster House. Please contact the Oireachtas Press Office for advice and information.
See our list of permitted interview locations.
Oireachtas Committee media briefings may be held in the Audio-Visual Room or the conference room of the Royal College of Physicians.
Political party briefings to media may be held in the Audio-Visual Room. The House rules in regard to display of political emblems apply to media briefings. Room booking and access arrangements should be made through the Events Desk.
Ground floor public entrance to the Dáil Gallery.
Filming and photography inside Leinster House (with the exception of photo-calls as set out above) normally require the consent of the Committee on Procedure. Where filming of vacant Chambers is being sought for historical or documentary purposes, please contact the Oireachtas Press Office.