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The Tabernacle Choir Blog
Alex Boyé and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Sing on an Airplane
After years of preparation, planning and extra memorization time, the members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square were naturally excited to embark on a two week tour of the northeastern states. Who better to bring out that excitement than their energetic pop star friend and guest soloist, Alex Boyé.
While aboard the flight to Maryland to kickoff the 5-city tour, Boyé grabbed the intercom and gave a quick pep-talk to excite the passengers. He said, "We are about to go on our 2015 tour. It's gonna be amazing!" He then lists the amount of planes, buses, Choir and Orchestra members included on the tour and shouts, "How are you all feeling right now?" The Choir members then break out into "Hallelujah" chorus from Handel's Messiah. This is a must see video!
Join us on the road! Here is a complete list of tour dates for the Choir's 2015 Atlantic Coast Tour:
Bethesda, Maryland on June 25»
Bethel Woods, New York on June 27»
Saratoga Springs, New York on June 29»
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall on July 1»
Yankee Stadium on July 3»
Boston, Massachusetts on July 6»
See tour ticket discounts here»
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Departament Sprawiedliwości Ministerstwa Spraw Wojskowych (Dep. Sprawiedl. MSWojsk.) - organ pracy Ministra Spraw Wojskowych właściwy w sprawach służby sprawiedliwości (sądy i prokuratura wojskowa oraz więziennictwo wojskowe). Działał w ramach Ministerstwa Spraw Wojskowych pod różnymi nazwami od 1918 do 18 września 1939.

Struktura organizacyjna
W grudniu 1918 powołano do życia Departament II Wojskowo-Prawny Ministerstwa Spraw Wojskowych. W jego strukturze organizacyjnej znajdowały się:
 Sekcji Ustaw (od stycznia 1919)
 Wydział Personalny (od 16 kwietnia 1919)
 Sekcji Konsultacji Prawnej (od stycznia 1919)
 Kancelarii Departamentu (od stycznia 1919)
 Urząd rejestracji kar dla osób zasądzonych przez sądy wojskowe (od 21 lipca 1919)

10 grudnia 1919 Departament II Prawno-Wojskowy M.S.Wojsk. został przemianowany na Departament VI Wojsko-Prawny o następującej strukturze i obsadzie personalnej:
 szef departamentu - gen. ppor. KS Aleksander Pik
 szef Sekcji Organizacyjno-Sądowej - mjr KS Marian Dąbrowski
 szef Sekcji Ustawodawczej - mjr KS Jan Krzakowski
 szef Sekcji Konsultacji Prawnej - mjr KS Jan Grzegorz Rzymowski
 szef Referatu Personalnego - kpt. Walter
 naczelnik kancelarii - por. Chrzan

Dnia 1 marca 1920 roku Departament II Wojskowo-Prawny został przemianowany na Oddział VI Prawny Sztabu M.S.Wojsk. 10 marca 1920 Naczelny Wódz mianował szefa oddziału i szefów sekcji.
 szef oddziału - gen. ppor. KS Aleksander Pik
 pomocnik szefa oddziału - ppłk KS / gen. ppor. KS Jakub Krzemieński
 Kancelaria Oddziału
 szef Sekcji 1 Organizacyjno Sądowej - mjr KS Bronisław Karol Sikorski
 Wydział I Organizacyjny
 Wydział II Więziennictwo i Statystyczny
 szef Sekcji 2 Ustawodawczej - mjr KS Emil Franciszek Mecnarowski
 Wydział I Ustaw Administracyjnych
 Wydział II Ustaw Sądowych
 Wydział III Kodyfikacyjny
 Wydział IV Ustaw Gospodarczych i Zaopatrzenia Armii
 szef Sekcji 3 Konsultacji Prawnej - mjr KS Gerard Armiński
 Wydział I Cywilno-Administracyjny
 Wydział II Karny
 Wydział III Główny referent prawny M.S.Wojsk.

10 sierpnia 1921, z chwilą wejścia w życie pokojowej organizacji Ministerstwa Spraw Wojskowych, Oddział VI Prawny został przeformowany w Departament IX Sprawiedliwości o następującej strukturze i obsadzie personalnej:
 szef departamentu - gen. ppor. KS Aleksander Pik
 szef Wydziału Ogólno-Sądowego (Organizacji Sądownictwa) - płk KS dr. Bronisław Karol Sikorski
 szef Wydziału Więziennictwa - ppłk Józef Zacharzewski
 szef Wydziału Spraw Karnych - płk KS dr Gerard Armiński

Od sierpnia 1923 do 11 lipca 1924 w strukturze departamentu występował Wydział Prawny.

11 lipca 1924 dotychczasowy Wydział Organizacji Sądownictwa został przemianowany na Wydział Ogólny, a w 1936 na Administracji Sądownictwa i Więziennictwa. Utworzono Wydział Konsultacji Prawnej i Samodzielny Referat Ustawodawczy, a zlikwidowano Wydział Więziennictwa.

W lipcu 1924 Minister Spraw Wojskowych, w uzupełnieniu rozporządzenia Sztabu Generalnego L.dz. 8670/Org. z 1921 "Organizacja służby sprawiedliwości na czas pokoju" oraz rozporządzenia Sztabu Generalnego L.dz. 4900/Org. z 1921 "Organizacja Ministerstwa Spraw Wojskowych na czas pokoju", wydał rozkaz dzienny Nr 89, w którym sprecyzował zadania szefa Departamentu Sprawiedliwości i Naczelnego Prokuratora Wojskowego.

W lutym 1925 Samodzielny Referat Ustawodawczy został podniesiony do rangi wydziału, a Wydział Spraw Karnych przemianowany na Wydział Spraw Karnych i Nadzoru Prokuratorskiego.

19 maja 1927 Minister Spraw Wojskowych, marszałek Polski Józef Piłsudski zniósł numerację departamentów, a dla dotychczasowego Departamentu IX ustalił nazwę "Departament Sprawiedliwości".

W styczniu 1930 w skład departamentu został włączony samodzielny referat personalny.

Obsada personalna Departamentu Sprawiedliwości Ministerstwa Spraw Wojskowych w sierpniu 1939 r.:
 szef departamentu - gen. bryg. Teofil Maresch,
 zastępca szefa departamentu - płk aud. Kazimierz Słowikowski,
 szef Wydziału Administracji Sądownictwa i Więziennictwa - ppłk aud. Kazimierz Sarnicki,
 szef Wydziału Ustawodawczego - płk aud. Bolesław Matzner,
 szef Wydziału Spraw Karnych i Nadzoru Prokuratorskiego - ppłk aud. Artur Saturnin Adam Wiśniewski,
 szefa Wydziału Konsultacji i Następstwa Prawnego - ppłk aud. Jerzy Węsierski.

1 września 1939 w Kwaterze Głównej Naczelnego Wodza zostało utworzone Szefostwo Służby Sprawiedliwości. Na stanowisko naczelnego szefa służby sprawiedliwości został wyznaczony gen. bryg. Teofil Maresch, dotychczasowy szef Departamentu Sprawiedliwości i Naczelny Prokurator Wojskowy. Szefostwo składało się z trzech komórek organizacyjnych: referatu ogólnego, samodzielnego referatu konsultacji prawnej i samodzielnego referatu spraw karnych. W szefostwie pełniło służbę sześciu oficerów audytorów (szef i pięciu referentów) oraz dziewięciu podoficerów i szeregowców stanowiących personel pomocniczy. Do ewakuacji w dniu września 1939 Szefostwo Służby Sprawiedliwości KG NW mieściło się przy ulicy Ludwika Narbutta 33 w Warszawie.

Obsada personalna Szefostwa Służby Sprawiedliwości KG NW:
 gen. bryg. Teofil Karol Maresch,
 płk aud. Kazimierz Słowikowski,
 ppłk aud. Jerzy Węsierski,
 ppłk aud. Tomasz Marian Żuk-Rybicki,
 ppłk aud. Henryk Rzewuski,
 ppłk aud. Zygmunt Piotr Rumiński,
 kpt. aud. Stanisław Rodziewicz.

Przy Kwaterze Głównej NW funkcjonował Sąd Polowy Nr 76 w składzie trzech oficerów audytorów. Szefem sądu został ppłk aud. Kazimierz Sarnicki, dotychczasowy szef Wydziału Administracji Sądownictwa i Więziennictwa.

Obsada personalna departamentu
Kierownictwo Departamentu
Formalnie Departamentem kierował II Wiceminister Spraw Wojskowych, przez Szefa Departamentu. Szef Departamentu Sprawiedliwości był jednocześnie Naczelnym Prokuratorem Wojskowym. Zastępca Szefa, był odpowiednio Zastępcą Naczelnego Prokuratora Wojskowego.

Szefowie departamentu
 gen. ppor. KS / gen. bryg. Aleksander Pik (20 XI 1918 - 31 VII 1924)
 gen. bryg. Kamil Seyfried (31 VII 1924 - 22 I 1925)
 gen. bryg. Edward Gruber (22 I 1925 - 22 V 1926)
 gen. bryg. Józef Daniec (22 V 1926 - 31 XII 1932)
 płk aud. / gen. bryg. Teofil Karol Maresch (1 I 1933 - IX 1939)
 płk aud. Kazimierz Słowikowski (1 - 18 IX 1939)

Zastępcy szefa departamentu
 ppłk KS Jakub Krzemieński (21 III 1919 - 10 III 1920)
 płk KS dr Gerard Armiński (1923)
 płk KS Jan Grzegorz Rzymowski (do 22 I 1925)
 płk KS Emil Franciszek Mecnarowski (22 I 1925 - 1930)
 płk Mikołaj Kostecki (26 III 1931 - 20 III 1932)
 płk KS Teofil Karol Maresch (V 1932 - 31 XII 1932)
 płk KS dr Marian Kazimierz Buszyński (1933 - 1934)
 płk aud. Kazimierz Słowikowski (do 31 VIII 1939)

Ważniejsze osoby pełniące funkcje kierownicze w Departamencie.
 płk Stanisław Libkind-Lubodziecki - szef wydziału ustawodawczego 1922-1927
 płk Bronisław Karol Sikorski - szef sekcji 1918-1921
 mjr Tadeusz Antoni Porębski - referent i szef wydziału 1928-1934

Obsada personalna departamentu w marcu 1939
 szef departamentu – gen. bryg. Teofil Maresch(*)
 zastępca szefa departamentu – płk aud. Kazimierz Słowikowski(*)
 szef Wydział Administracji Sądowej i Więziennictwa – mjr mgr Stanisław Mazanowski †1940 Katyń
 szef Wydziału Ustawodawczego – ppłk aud. dr Artur Wiśniewski †1940 Katyń
 szef Wydziału Spraw Karnych i Nadzoru Prokuratorskiego – ppłk aud. dr Kazimierz Sarnicki
 szef Wydziału Konsultacji Prawnej i Zastępstw – ppłk Jerzy Węsierski
 kierownik referatu więziennictwa – mjr adm. (int.) Józef Erazm Wójcik †1940 Katyń
 kierownik referatu konsultacji prawnych – mjr mgr Telesfor Sójka
 kierownik referatu – mjr mgr Juliusz Zbigniew Bross †1940 Kalinin
 kierownik referatu – mjr mgr Zdzisław Majewski †1940 Katyń
 kierownik referatu – kpt. mgr Janusz Konstanty Plocer †1940 Katyń
 kierownik referatu – kpt. mgr Przygodski Wojsław

Opracowania Departamentu
Opracowania w znacznej części powstałe dzięki inicjatywie, lub współpracy Departamentu Sprawiedliwości M.S.Wojsk.:
 Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej z dnia 21 października 1932 r. - Kodeks karny wojskowy,
 Dekret Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej z dnia 29 września 1936 r. - Kodeks wojskowego postępowania karnego,
 Regulamin dla wojskowych prokuratorów okręgowych i oficerów sądowych przy wojskowych sądach rejonowych, Warszawa 1936,
 Wojskowy Przegląd Prawniczy.

Uwagi

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Linki zewnętrzne
 Departament Sprawiedliwości M.S.Wojsk. II RP, Strona domowa Juliana M. Sklenika.
 Obsada personalna Departamentu Sprawiedliwości M.S.Wojsk. II RP, Strona domowa Juliana M. Sklenika.

Służba sprawiedliwości Wojska Polskiego II Rzeczypospolitej
Ministerstwo Spraw Wojskowych

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Luke 7.36-8.3
Proper 6 - Year C
2 Samuel 11-26 - 12-10
Galatians 2-15-21
Our lesson includes Luke's version of the anointing of Jesus (7:36-51), which is found in all four gospels; and a statement about the women who share in and financially support Jesus' ministry (8:1-3), which is found only in Luke.
In most of my outlines of Luke, there is a break between these two stories, yet they are connected by the fact that both represent positive responses to Jesus by women. One, who was a sinner and forgiven, responds with "great love." The others, who were "cured of evil spirits and infirmities," respond by following and (financially?) supporting Jesus' ministry.
In contrast to the positive response of these women, there is the response of the Pharisee in the first part of our lesson. He starts out positive by asking Jesus to eat with him -- and Jesus' accepts. Three times in Luke Jesus eats with Pharisees (7:36, 11:37; 14:1). There is no record of Jesus eating with Pharisees in the other gospels. I believe that it's part of Luke's inclusivism. Jesus eats not only with "sinners," but also with Pharisees. [In the parallels in Mt and Mk, the host is a leper.] What might this say about our pastoral approach to pharisaic-like members? (I don't know about others, but when I get invited out to eat -- I go!)
There are similarities among the women in our text:
there are costly actions in both stories;
all (or most?) have been healed/forgiven of diseases/demons/sins.
There are also some possible contrasts between the women in these two stories.
The group of women is following Jesus. The one is sent away ("go in peace").
The group has the resources to provide for the disciples and Jesus over time. The one just provides ointment for a "one-time-event," and the ointment is not called "costly" in Luke as in the parallel accounts. Could this sinful woman have been poor?
CONTEXT OF A MEAL
Luke is fond of picturing Jesus in meal-time situations:
Levi's banquet (5:29)
Feeding the 5000 (9:12-17)
At Mary and Martha's house (10:38-42)
At a second Pharisee's house (11:37-41)
At a third Pharisee's house (14:1-6)
The Party for the Son(s) (15:11-32)
The Passover Meal (Last Supper) (22:7-23)
The Meal at Emmaus (24:13-35)
The Meal in Jerusalem (24:36-43)
Jesus' meal/fellowship is called into question by the Pharisees:
"Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?" (5:30)
"This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them." (15:2)
Just before our text, Jesus is apparently quoting his critics:
"The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'" (7:34)
The issue of table fellowship continued into Acts. After Peter returns to Jerusalem from Cornelius' house, "the circumcised believers criticized him, saying, 'Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?" (Ac 11:2b-3). Paul refers to the same (or similar) situation in Gal 2:11-12.
Yet, Paul writes in 1 Cor 5:11:
But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother or sister who is sexually immoral or greedy, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or robber. DO NOT EVEN EAT WITH SUCH A ONE (emphasis added).
Such verses indicate the importance of table fellowship in biblical times. It is important for Luke to indicate that Jesus not only ate with the "tax collectors and sinners," but also the Pharisees! It may be that by the time of Luke, the believers had begun to look at the Pharisees as the "outcasts," as the Pharisees had done to the "tax collectors and sinners" during Jesus' day.
Whether it is a sin of self-righteousness or of sinful living, Jesus accepts them both -- the Pharisee's invitation to a meal and the sinful woman's (scandalous) acts of love.
JESUS' DEALING WITH SINNERS
Only in Luke is this woman described as a "sinner" (hamartolos). Throughout Luke, Jesus has positive regards for "sinners."
He invites sinful Peter to follow him (5:8ff).
He eats and drinks with sinners (5:30; 7:34; 15:2; 19:7)
He came to call not the righteous but sinners to repentance (5:32)
He relates the heavenly joy over repentant sinners (15:7, 10)
He presents a sinner as an example of proper praying (18:13)
Yet, he will be handed over to sinners to be crucified (24:7)
In addition, every time in Luke that the word hamartia = "sin" is used (11 times), it is being forgiven by Jesus (see 7:48, 49). More about forgiveness later.
THE "SINNERS" ACTIONS
This woman is not anointing his body prior to burial as in the other accounts. Her ointment is not described as being costly as in the other accounts. (Perhaps suggesting that she is not wealthy like the other women who are financially supporting Jesus' ministry.) The emphasis is more on her actions of bathing, drying, kissing, and anointing his feet.
Note that the words (kataklino -- "took his place at the table" in v. 36) and (katakeimai -- "was eating" in v. 37) literally mean, "to recline." Jesus was lying down with his feet stretch out away from the food, so that the woman could approach his feet. She didn't have to crawl under a table to get to them!
Koester (Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel) offers a number of comments about foot washing in the first century. (In the parallel text in John, it is Mary, Lazarus' sister, who washes Jesus' feet.)
People generally washed and anointed their own feet. Foot washing was a routine matter of cleanliness, and the use of oil or ointment on one's feet was soothing for those shod in sandals. When guests arrived at someone's home, especially after a journey, the host usually provided a basin and water for the guests to wash their own feet before sharing the meal. In the Scriptures, for example, Abraham welcomed visitors to his tent by saying, "Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree" (Gen 18:4). The same practice is attested in other biblical texts and Greco-Roman sources. In some cases, a host might also provide oil for his guests, although they would ordinarily rub it onto their feet themselves.
A slave was virtually the only one who could be expected to wash and anoint the feet of another person.... washing or anointing the feet of another person remained identified with slavery.
Because of these connotations, those who voluntarily washed someone else's feet showed they were devoted enough to act as that person's slave....
The act of anointing Jesus' feet, when taken in its literary and cultural context, displays Mary's utter devotion to Jesus following the resuscitation of her brother. Other elements of the action are consistent with this. The ointment she used was very expensive.... Since there is no indication that Mary belonged to one of the wealthier classes -- the meal was served by Martha rather than a servant -- the ointment was apparently a major expenditure. It was also significant that Mary wiped Jesus' feet with her hair, since well-kept hair contributed to a person's dignity in the ancient world. Women took pride in long hair, which was considered attractive, and damage to one's hair was considered degrading. By using her hair to wipe the feet of Jesus, Mary heightened the sense of self-effacement already reflected in her willingness to serve him as a slave. [pp. 112-114]
Culpepper (Luke, New Interpreter's Bible) writes about her actions:
As the woman stood weeping behind Jesus, she began to wash his feet with her tears. In a spontaneous act, she let down her hair and began to wipe the tears from Jesus' feet and then anointed them with the perfume. The woman's act expresses love and gratitude, but it also violated social conventions. Touching or caressing a man's feet could have sexual overtones, as did letting down her hair, so a woman never let down her hair in public. Moreover, the woman was known to be a sinner. Assuming she was unclean, she would have made Jesus unclean by touching him. [p. 170]
Whatever sexual overtones might have been suggested by her actions, Jesus makes no mention of them. He only describes them as acts of "great love" related to showing hospitality in contrast to the Pharisee's lack of hospitable actions.
IS HE A PROPHET?
I wonder if the Pharisee might not have put this woman up to her deeds to test Jesus -- to discover if he were really a prophet. Whether or not the Pharisee had anything to do with the woman's actions, he makes two assumptions:
(1) If Jesus were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman she is who is touching him, namely a sinner and he wouldn't allow such a woman to touch him.
(2) Since Jesus did not stop the woman, he must not be a prophet.
Is Jesus a prophet?
Earlier in this chapter, Jesus raised the widow's son at Nain. The people glorify God and say, "A great prophet has risen among us!" (7:16). A little later Jesus is talking to the crowd about John the Baptist. He asks them, "What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet" (7:26). We also know that John did not feel worthy to untie the thong of Jesus' sandal. If John were "more than a prophet," Jesus must be "much more than a prophet."
Jesus doesn't seem to pass this Pharisee's test about knowing about this woman and refusing her touch, but Jesus knows all about the Pharisee's thoughts! Jesus is a prophet -- but the Pharisee probably wishes that he weren't!
A PARABLE OF GRACE
In v. 40, Jesus calls the Pharisee by name, Simon. There can be a great difference between "one of the Pharisees" and "Simon." I had a conversation once with a member of a large neighboring church. For some reason our conversation got onto female clergy. This man said that he didn't like female clergy. That surprised me. I asked him, "What about Sally?" Sally was the name of one of the three pastors at his church. "Oh, Sally," he said. "She's different." He was prejudiced against female clergy, but not against Sally. I've heard a similar kind of thing about "all those old people at the nursing home," but when we talk about John or Emma living at the home, it's different.
Jesus calls this Pharisee by name.
Jesus tells Simon a brief parable about canceling debts. The Greek word translated "to cancel" is charizomai. It is a verbal form of the noun charis = "grace, kindness, mercy." This word is used only three times in Luke: twice in our text (vv. 42 & 43) and earlier in the chapter when we are told that Jesus has been giving sight to many who were blind (7:21).
There are two Greek words that refer to "canceling" a debt. Although they overlap in meanings, the verb in these verses implies more a sense of "to being gracious towards" = "giving something that isn't deserved." The other term -- aphiemi -- a word that a frequently translated "to forgive" (see 7:47, 48, 49) -- implies more of a "releasing from" something, e.g., canceling financial obligations or releasing from (punishment for) sins = "forgiveness".
I think that many in our society understand the bondage from being in financial debt and can understand what freedom or release from those debts might feel like. That may be more "real" to them than "forgiveness of sins." There are those who have piled up credit card debts or other financial obligations that keep them in bondage. One may also be bound by family or even work obligations -- all those "have to's" one may be enslaved to. What would it mean to be released from them all?
Part of my growth in faith is to become more aware of the depth of my sinfulness. In younger days, sin was bad things one did. Forgiveness implied not being punished as I deserved for doing those bad things. Since the bad things I might do weren't all that bad nor that often, I didn't think I needed much forgiving -- not like those other sinners in the world. However, I've come to realize that my sinfulness is much deeper than my bad deeds -- it involves inner attitudes, desires, motivations, etc., and thus, I also am in need of forgiveness and grace that reaches those depths.
SEE THIS WOMAN
Simon had called Jesus "teacher" in v. 40. Now, in v. 44, Jesus tells him to look at this woman. She can also be his teacher. She can teach him about being forgiven. She can teach him about receiving grace. She can teach him about love and hospitality. However, it begins by seeing her as an individual, a person, a woman, rather than primarily, "a sinner".
Where do we learn how to love others and show hospitality -- especially in terms of our congregations? In this story there is a difference between Simon inviting Jesus to his house for a meal and being hospitable or showing love to his guest. (Is that frequently a problem in congregations? We invite people to come through yellow page ads, signs by the street, etc., but we may not always be very hospitable to those who do accept our invitation.) At least from this text, a key to our hospitality is our own understanding of our sinfulness (Is it great or small?) and the resulting forgiveness and grace we have receive from Christ (Is it great or small?).
Another place where we can learn about hospitality is indicated by the book: Feeding the Flock: Restaurants and Churches You'd Stand in Line For, by Russell Chandler (The Alban Institute, 1998). The basic premise of this book comes from two groups of questions the author frequently asks congregations:
What makes a good restaurant? A "successful" restaurant?
What makes a church "successful"?
Are there parallels between good restaurants and churches?
What makes a restaurant fail or go downhill?
What makes a church fail or go downhill?
Are there parallels?
Certainly an aspect of "successful" restaurants and churches is their ability to be hospitable. Perhaps we need to observe good restaurants. What are they are doing to really welcome their guests, to make the best first impression possible, to encourage first time guests to return again and again? Can we apply any of that to our congregations?
"HER SINS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN"
Tannehill (Luke) on translating verse 47:
There is an ambiguity in the Greek of verse 47. It would be possible to translate, "Her many sins have been forgiven because she has shown great love," understanding her love as the basis for receiving forgiveness. This, however, contradicts both the parable, where forgiveness leads to love, not vice versa, and the final statement in verse 47 (little forgiveness leads to little love). It seems necessary then, to understand "because she has shown great love" as providing the reason why Jesus is sure that she has been forgiven, connecting this phrase with the beginning of the sentence, "therefore, I tell you." The sense then would be, "Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which were many, have been forgiven, (and I can tell you this) because she has shown great love." The implication of the NRSV translation is similar. Simon is being shown the value of the woman's experience, not just for her but for him. It is valuable not because Simon also has many sins (no such accusation is made), but because Simon can learn about the depth of God's forgiveness and its powerful effect through the experience of the woman. If Simon can accept her, the woman's experience can revitalize Simon's understanding of God. [pp. 136-7]
The first verb in Jesus' statement in v. 27 is a perfect tense (= "have been forgiven" = a past action with continuing effect in the present), followed by an aorist (= love = at some particular point, usually in the past -- most likely the actions that occur within this text).
Related to this, Joel Green (The Gospel of Luke, NICNT) writes:
When had she been forgiven? As in narratives more generally, so here we are confronted with a gap in the story line, and we must assume some prior encounter the effect of which was her forgiveness. This is hardly unusual for Luke who occasionally introduces persons into the narrative who have already begun the journey of discipleship in some sense though we are never told when or how [footnote: See, e.g., 7:1-10; 8:43-48; 19:1-10; 23:40-43]. What we are told is that she had already been forgiven. Jesus' affirmation of her forgiveness is told in the third person, still addressed to Simon. Simon is not aware of her new status; he still regards her as a sinner with whom a man of God ought not to associate. Jesus' affirmation is thus for Simon's sake, in order that he might realize her condition and embrace her in the community of God's people. [pp. 313-4]
If this had been the moment of forgiveness, we would expect Jesus to address and declare to the woman in some way, "You are forgiven" or "I forgive you." As this event is interpreted by Green, is seems to be more like the party for the prodigal son. The father accepts the "sinful" son back into the family, will the older brother? Jesus indicates his (prior) forgiveness and acceptance of this sinner, will the Pharisee?
The first time "love" is used in this verse, it is an aorist tense, which normally implies an action at a particular time. Most likely it refers to the events within the text.
Both "forgive" and "love" in the last part of this verse are present tense verbs, which imply repeated or continual action. So it might be translated, "The one who continues to be forgiven little, continues to love little."
Love, as it was illustrated in this text, is one's ability to express hospitality and devotion towards Jesus. The woman did it much. Simon did it little.
Perhaps this quote from Jonathan Swift in 1711 can fit this situation: "We have just enough religion to hate, but not enough to make us love one another."
Some have received just enough grace/forgiveness to remain judgmental of others, rather than enough to cause them to be graceful/forgiving as God has been toward them.
Perhaps we want just enough forgiveness so that we don't feel so bad, but not enough to make us change our lives -- to become so devoted to Christ that we act in ways contrary to society's expectations.
I wonder how many of our religious wars, fights, skirmishes are caused by having "just enough religion to hate"?
If her sins had been forgiven earlier, why the declaration now? Tannehill (Luke) offers this explanation:
...reassurance of forgiveness may be important, since the woman must face people who share Simon's negative attitude. Jesus also speaks about her faith (v. 50). As in 5:18-20, faith was demonstrated in bold action.
Jesus' assurance of forgiveness creates a question in the minds of the other dinner guests. This question is a milder version of the question that follows Jesus' words of forgiveness to the paralyzed man (5:20-21). It reminds the Lukan audience of that occasion, when he proclaimed his authority on earth to forgive sins. The question "Who is this?" will become a repeated theme in the narrative, leading up to the christological revelations in 9:20, 22, 35. [p. 137]
Suddenly in v. 50, the topic of faith is brought in. Up until this time, the commendable quality of the woman was her love, not her faith.
Fred Craddock (Luke, Interpretation Commentaries) makes these comments about Jesus command to the woman, "Go in peace."
Where does one go when told by Christ "Go in peace"? The price of the woman's way of life in the city has been removal from the very institutions that carried the resources to restore her. The one place where she is welcome is the street, among people like herself. What she needs is a community of forgiven and forgiving sinners. The story screams the need for a church, not just any church but one that says, "You are welcome here." [p. 106]
I wonder if Simon would be able to go in peace. It seems to me that his encounter with Jesus and the woman would cause his peaceful world to fall apart.
INVESTING MORE THAN LOVE
Throughout Luke, women play important roles, e.g., the sinner woman in the first part of our text. In 8:1-3, we have a clear indication that women were part of Jesus' traveling group.
Malina & Rohrbaugh (Social-Science Commentary on the Synoptic Gospels) write about these verses:
Travel for other than conventional reasons (feasts, visiting family, business) was considered deviant. Women leaving behind family responsibilities would have been considered seriously deviant, arousing suspicions of illicit sexual conduct. Since the women specified are all said to have been healed by Jesus, they could have returned to their proper places in their own communities. The fact that they travel with Jesus and provide support implies reciprocity: paying off the debt incurred when they were healed. It may also imply that they were widows who now see the surrogate family as taking precedent over biological family. [p. 334]
I imagine that seeing a teacher with a group of male and female followers would have created quite a stir among the people. It wasn't the way things were supposed to be done -- but Jesus had a habit of doing that.
Another Lukan theme that comes out in these verses is the proper use of wealth and possessions. If the earlier story was about loving Jesus, this story goes a step further and shows people "investing" in the ministry with their resources.
The verb diakoneo generally means "to serve," "to take care of," such as preparing and serving meals (cf. 4:39; 10:40; 12:37).
However, a noun form of the word, diakonia = usually "ministry" or "service," can be used in terms of financial contributions (Rom 15:31; 2 Cor 89:4; 9:1, 12, 13). However, if we interpret this text as financially supporting Jesus' ministry with our wealth and property, we've started meddling, haven't we.
Loren Mead's latest book is Financial Meltdown in the Mainline. Near the end of the book he asks, "Are you rich?" He writes
I have taken to using that question a lot -- in public meetings. The public response is always the same; I can predict many of the individual reactions immediately.
There will be a murmur. A sort of collective, "WHAT A MINUTE. WHAT RIGHT HAS HE TO ASK THAT?" then a few hands will go up, tentatively. Somebody will blurt out, "Compared to what?" If I hold the silence long enough, I'll start to get comments such as, "With my mortgage and tuition payments, I'm darned near broke!" Nervous laughter. There is always nervous laughter.
Why does that question turn us inside out? Why did it probably make you feel uncomfortable? In my group sessions everybody tells me that his or her first reaction was that I had stepped out of line. Some say it feels as if they had been punched in the gut.
If I were to ask, "Are you married?" or, "Do you like to play golf?" I would tap into very different emotions. And other personal questions -- "Do you believe in God? Do you believe in universal salvation? Do you believe in a personal devil? Do you believe you have been saved?" -- could lead to discussion and possibly to argument, but nobody would feel I had mounted a sneak attack. In a post-Oprah world, I could probably come close to getting away with even more intrusive questions: "Do you think women should have the option to have an abortion?" or, "Do you think adultery is sometimes acceptable?"
In our society I don't think any of those other questions packs the emotional punch of "Are you rich?"...
The simple question packs punch because in our society and in our churches this is simply not a subject you can talk about. I'm always conscious that I've done something "naughty" when I ask it. People sometimes throw their discomfort onto me. They ask me to define what I mean; they sometimes say "none of your business"; some people really get angry with me.... [pp. 112-3]
If you want to keep the congregation relatively happy, just talk about lots of sins being forgiven and responding with lots of love for Jesus. If you want to hear nervous laughter, mention how wealthy we Americas are and the need to respond with one's possessions and pocketbooks for the sake of Jesus' ministry.
In some ways, the "sinner-woman" was a mayday steward -- she gave what she could for a specific moment in Jesus' ministry -- not "mayday" in the sense that she was bailing him out of a problem. The other women were payday stewards. They continued to contribute to the ongoing life and ministry of Jesus and his disciples.
Finally, the June 1, 2004, issue of The Christian Century, contains two, one-page articles by Michael Lindvall called, "Living by the Word". In his comments on Luke 7:36-8:3 he shares this illustration:
A few years ago I introduced a new element into the weddings at which I officiate. Several weeks before the ceremony I ask the couple to write each other love letters. Write privately, I tell them. Don't show the letter to anyone, not even to each other. Just seal it in an envelope and give it to me. And then I ask them if I can select excerpts from their letters to read as a part of the wedding sermon. Invariably the letters are quite moving. When I read from them everybody in the family has a good wedding cry, and some break down and sob.
A couple of attractive and bright graduate students wrote a pair of especially unforgettable letters. When I read one of the letters, it was not just the family members who cried but also the cellist, a stranger hired for the occasion, and I, the pastor.
It was the groom's letter that did it. He wrote about how his wife-to-be loved him. Not knowing that he was penning Lukan theology as well as declaring love, he said that his fianc�e's love was most amazing because she loved him as he was, imperfections, male foibles and all. That was amazing enough, he wrote, but even more wondrous was the fact that her unconditional love had this way of pulling him to grow to be more worthy of it.
Similarly, one of the best lines I've heard in a movie is Jack Nicholson's in As Good as It Gets. Helen Hunt insists that he complement her. He says, "You make me want to be a better person."
Mark Allen Powell writes about an experience he had:
Basically, I thought the good news revealed in and through Jesus Christ was that "God accepts us just the way we are." A lot of Lutherans think that.
Then, I encountered liberation theology. I remember a seminar I attended in college. A large African-American man had two big signs up front. One read, "Jesus Christ accepts you the way you are." The other said, "Jesus Christ will change your life." Both are biblical and both are good news, the speaker affirmed. "So why is it that you Lutherans equate the gospel with one sign and not the other? You say, 'Jesus will change my life? Well, that's nice, but the really good news is that he accepts me the way I am!' You get so excited that Jesus will accept you as you are that, after a while, some of us begin to wonder whether this isn't because you plan on staying the way you are -- whether Jesus will change you or not. Now, where I come from, in the inner city, I know some folks who -- if you tell them, 'Jesus accepts you the way you are' -- will respond, 'Well, that's nice of him, but the fact is I don't really like being the way I am. My life isn't so good. It's nice that Jesus loves me even though I'm poor and hungry and my life is a mess, but you know what some really good news would be? Really good news would be if he'd change my life so that I don't have to be this way.'" [Chasing the Eastern Star, p. 181]
John Bell brings these aspects in a short hymn (#814 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship). The first of two lines is: "Take, oh, take me as I am; summon out what I shall be." God's summon changes us.
The love of Jesus makes us want to be better people. The women in our texts have been changed into better people by that love. Christ has summoned out what they might be.


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Антонін (повне ім'я Андрій Іванович Капустін; 12 серпня 1817, с. Батуринське — 24 березня 1894, Єрусалим) — церковний діяч, учений, письменник.

Біографія
Народився у селі Батуринське Пермської губернії (нині с. Батурино Курганської обл., РФ) у сім'ї священика. Навчався в Далматовському духовному училищі, Пермській та Катеринославській духовних семінаріях, Київській духовній академії (1839—1843). Магістр богослов'я. Викладав у Київській духовній академії німецьку та грецьку мови, герменевтику, догматичне та викривне богослов'я. 1845 прийняв постриг. Архімандрит і настоятель російських посольських церков у Афінах і Стамбулі, нач. Російської імператорської духовної місії в Єрусалимі. Член Київської, Московської та Санкт-Петербурзької духовних академій та багатьох наукових товариств: Афінського товариства шанувальників просвіти й Афінського археологічного товариства, Російського археологічного товариства, Одеського товариства історії та старожитностей, Товариства шанувальників духовної просвіти, Німецько-східного археологічного товариства, Церковно-археологічного товариства при Київській духовній академії.

Автор наукових праць з історії церкви, церковної археології, грецької палеографії. Колекціонер східних старожитностей і рукописів, значна частина яких ще за його життя була подарована різним установам, зокрема Церковно-археологічному музею при Київській духовній академії («глаголичні аркуші», «Слепченський Апостол» та ін.). Залишки його дарів і нині складають найцінніші частини експонатів давньогрецьких старожитностей Київського державного історичного музею та зібрання грецьких рукописів Інституту рукопису НБУВ. Архів зберігається в ЦДІА Санкт-Петербург (ф. 834, оп. 4), частина — в Києві (Ін-т рукопису НБУВ, ф. XIII).

Помер у м. Єрусалим.

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Celebrate the Holidays and Fudge Cancer With the PG-13 Release of Once Upon a Deadpool
Deadpool 2 is getting the family-friendly treatment with special guest Fred Savage.
By Chelsea SteinerNov 6th, 2018, 5:04 pm
If you're looking for some family-friendly holiday fun, Deadpool 2 is probably not at the top of your list, but worry not! This year's most successful R-rated comedy is returning to theaters in December with an all-new PG-13 cut. The edited version, called Once Upon a Deadpool, will be in theaters from December 12 through Christmas Eve, just in time to take grandma and/or your little cousin to the movies.
The recut film will edit the swearing and violence down to a PG-13 rating, plus it will include a framing device that features Kevin Arnold Fred Savage spoofing Savage's classic role in The Princess Bride.
But the re-release isn't just for teens to get to see Deadpool 2 on the big screen. One dollar of every ticket sold will go to F-ck Cancer, which is temporarily calling itself "Fudge Cancer" to keep in line with the film's new rating. This is apropos, as Wade Wilson's cancer diagnosis is what leads him down the path to becoming Deadpool.
Ryan Reynolds said of the rerelease, "Fox has been asking for a PG-13 basically since the start in 2006, I've said no since 2006. Now, this one time, I said 'Yes' on two conditions. First, a portion of the proceeds had to go to charity. Second, I wanted to kidnap Fred Savage. The second condition took some explaining …"
Savage himself responded by saying, "While my participation in this film was anything but voluntary, I am happy to learn that Fudge Cancer will be the beneficiary of this shameless cash grab."
Writer Rhett Reese said, "We've driven a wedge between parents and their tweens and we hear about it all the time. This [PG-13 revamp] is a way to try to appease those parents."
20th Century Fox's Deadpool franchise has been an unexpected (by studio execs) success for the studio, which struggled for years with star and producer Ryan Reynolds over the film's R-rating. Luckily, Reynolds' insistence on an R-rating prevailed, and the results were beyond expectations. 2016's Deadpool made $132.4 million on its opening weekend, making it the most profitable opening for an R-rated film ever. The film went on to gross nearly $800 million worldwide, off a budget of $58 million.
Deadpool 2 was also a big earner, taking home $734 million worldwide. Despite its massive success, few other superhero films have gone for the R-rating. A bloodier, more intense Logan ran with an R-rating and earned $619 million worldwide, but other studios have not been as quick as Fox to jump on the bandwagon.
Sony's Venom was long-rumored to be rated R, but ended up going with a PG-13 cut, also with a successful opening. We'll have to wait until December to see how audiences respond to a PG-13 Deadpool 2.
(via Deadline, image: 20th Century Fox)
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Washington State Reports First Three Cases of Omicron Variant
By Mike M. Carver	 Last updated Dec 5, 2021
The first three cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been confirmed in Washington state, officials said on Saturday.
The cases were found in three counties: Thurston, Pierce and King, according to the Washington Department of Health. The patients – two men and a woman – are between 20 and 39 years old.
Samples of the three were collected between November 29 and December 1, and the cases were confirmed at a state lab. Details of the patients' condition were not immediately released. The Washington Department of Health said it did not believe the cases were linked, but the patients' travel history is unknown.
No case of the omicron variant has yet been reported in Oregon.
Massachusetts announced its first case on Saturday, a day after New Jersey, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Maryland reported their first confirmed cases. Missouri reported its first suspected case on Friday. The variant has also been detected in Nebraska, Minnesota, California, Hawaii, Colorado and Utah.
Much remains unknown about omicron, including whether it is more contagious, as some health officials suspect, whether it can thwart vaccines, and whether it makes people as sick as the original strain.
Given the realities of international travel, scientists said it was inevitable that the omicron variant would be discovered in the United States, and they believe it may have spread across the country before it was detected.
The coronavirus is continually evolving, but most mutations are harmless. At this point, scientists are trying to determine whether the omicron spreads more easily or causes more severe disease than the delta variant. They are also studying the effectiveness of current vaccines against it.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Militants: Six Reasons They Have Not Been Defeated
AFRICA, 24 May 2021
Ishaq Khalid | BBC News, Abuja - TRANSCEND Media Service
17 May 2021 – The phrase that Nigerian militant group Boko Haram had been "technically defeated" is ringing increasingly hollow.
Seven months into his first term in 2015 President Muhammadu Buhari coined the term, but the group and its offshoots have never gone away.
The military has managed to retake territory and dislodged the fighters from some of their hideouts. But a recent spike in deadly violence, focused in the north-east, where the Islamist group began its insurgency in 2009, has led many to ask what is at the root of the authorities' failure.
Already this year there have been nearly 100 attacks, according to one estimate. A number of military bases as well as towns, including Geidam and Damasak, a hub for aid workers, have been overrun. Hundreds have been killed and weapons, food and medicines have all been looted.
There are six main reasons why Boko Haram has not been defeated despite the government claims, experts say.
1: Root causes not addressed
An over-reliance on a military strategy to confront Boko Haram is at the heart of the state's inability to deal with the threat, argues security analyst Kabiru Adamu from Beacon Consulting.
"That's why, unfortunately, almost 11 or 12 years into the counter-insurgency operation, we are not seeing major successes," he told the BBC.
"Yes, the military will dislodge the terrorists but then because they are still able to exercise influence, they're able to recruit, they're able to generate funding, they're able to acquire weaponry, then they regroup."
Hundreds of thousands have fled their homes in north-east Nigeria and found shelter in displaced people's camps. AFP
Experts say that it is not that people in the north-east sympathise with Boko Haram and its splinter group, the Islamic State's West Africa Province, but that neglect from the authorities and desperation often drive people into the hands of the militants.
"The reality is that to address insurgency or terrorism, you need more than military operation. You need to address the root causes of the insurgency," Mr Adamu says.
"Unfortunately we haven't seen enough efforts in that regard."
He points to a lack of good governance that leaves the population impoverished, frustrated and uneducated as "one huge root cause".
There are major government initiatives that are meant to speed up development in the north-east, but little progress has been made.
There is also the National Counter-Terrorism Strategy which also involves economic development and counter-radicalisation, in addition to the deployment of troops. But Mr Adamu says it appears the strategy is not being fully implemented.
Others, like Security analyst at the Tony Blair Institute for Change, Bulama Bukarti, argue that along with deradicalisation there should be a huge surge in military activity similar to what was seen in Iraq and Syria when the Islamic State group's so-called caliphate was dismantled.
2: Boko Haram's ability to recruit
The endemic poverty in parts of the region as well as the insurgents' violent methods enable the continued recruitment of generation after generation of fighters, experts say.
"People are readily available for recruitment just to survive," security expert Abdullahi Yalwa said, citing the problems of joblessness and poor governance.
Mr Bukarti highlights the "systematic campaign of forced recruitment of young people".
Borno state Governor, Babagana Zullum, recently told the BBC that the insurgents were even recruiting people who had previously been forced from their homes by the conflict itself.
3: Lack of equipment
Even when it comes to the fighting there is the problem of weaponry, according to Mr Adamu, who says that the military is ill-equipped.
The military have managed to capture some weapons from Boko Haram, as seen here in 2019 – AFP
Research by his firm, Beacon Consulting, found that there were about 6.5 million small arms and light weapons in circulation in Nigeria but just 586,000 are in the hands of security forces.
It is not the case that all of the remainder are being used by the Islamist militants, but the figures highlight that there are a huge amount of weapons available that are not in the military's control.
Mr Adamu also says that "what we are seeing based on evidence is that these [armed] groups have a higher calibre of weapons, unfortunately, than the military".
4: Corruption
Corruption may be one thing that is holding the military back when it comes to improving its equipment. It is suspected that a lot of money meant to bolster the campaign against Boko Haram has ended up in officials' pockets.
Mr Yalwa says that in some cases the fight against Boko Haram is not being fought with "sincerity" and "it seems some people have turned it into merchandise and are into self-enrichment".
In recent years, the military was hamstrung by a US arms embargo over human rights abuses. President Buhari and his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, both complained that this was hampering counter-insurgency efforts.
But this was lifted by President Donald Trump in 2018 and as a result Nigeria is expecting the delivery of Super Tucano aircraft. This should build on the military's air superiority, which Mr Adamu believes is not being used to its full advantage.
Although there are claims that even this superiority is not paying off.
5: Military strategy not working
Mr Bukarti told the BBC the insurgents appear to have "understood and adapted to the pattern of military airstrikes" and are taking advantage of the difficult terrain in Nigeria's north-east to evade military attacks.
Boko Haram at a glance:
Boko Haram gained international notoriety after kidnapping pupils at a girl school in 2014 – Getty Images
Initially focused on opposing Western education
Launched military operations in 2009
Gained attention in 2014 with Chibok kidnappings
Pledged allegiance to Islamic State in 2015
Split into two factions in 2016
Who are Boko Haram?
There are also other aspects of the strategy that have been criticised.
Over the past year the army has been withdrawing troops from smaller bases and concentrating them in large formations known as Super Camps.
This strategy was adopted in early 2020 when soldiers were under regular attack and their weapons were being stolen.
However, it has left vast swathes of rural communities unprotected, analysts say.
"We have evidence suggesting an increase in attacks on communities between the period when the Super Camps were created and now. So clearly the Super Camps left the rural communities more vulnerable," argues Mr Adamu.
This has also devastated the livelihoods of people in north-east Nigeria who rely on fishing and crop farming, and had an impact on food production.
The military is also hampered by gaps in intelligence gathering as well as being unable to plug information leaks.
This means that sometimes it appears that "the insurgents are ahead of the military", Mr Yalwa says.
The army disputes this alleged problem. Its spokesperson Mohammed Yarima recently said that "troops are in high fighting spirit and determined to as ever to clear the [north-east] region and the country of vestiges of Boko Haram terrorists".
6: Boko Haram's influence is spreading
Adding to the problems of dealing with Boko Haram is that the insurgency, once confined to the north-east, appears to be spreading.
There are concerns that armed criminal gangs in other parts of the north and centre of the country are forging links with the militants.
Last year, Boko Haram released a video claiming a presence in Niger state which is far from its usual area of operations. The authorities there issued a statement in March saying Boko Haram fighters had infiltrated the state occupying forests and attacking communities.
Last December, then army chief Lt Gen Yusuf Tukur Buratai suggested that the fight against Boko Haram could continue for another 20 years if the civilian and military approaches were not better co-ordinated.
The hard-pressed residents of north-eastern Nigeria will hope that warning does not come to pass.
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Two North American Irish dancers were deemed champions today in solo competitions at the All-Ireland Irish Dancing Championships. A total of ten young ladies and six young men claimed esteemed placements in the Girls 16-17, Boys 16-17 and Men 17-18 events at the CityWest Hotel in South Dublin.
Drew Lovejoy from the McGing School of Irish Dance in Ohio successfully defended his title for the second year in a row as the All-Ireland Irish Dancing Champion for Boys 16-17. Topping the podium in 2009 for Boys 14-15 and 2010 for Boys 15-16, there are surely those who wish Drew's brilliant performance on stage was as contagious as his wonderful smile! Notably, Lovejoy continues to set records as the first bi-racial Irish dancer to top the All-Ireland Irish Dancing Championships podium for three consecutive years.
Sarah Oldam from the Peter Smith School in New York clinched the 2012 All-Ireland Irish Dancing Championship for Girls 16-17 today, winning by a mere five points over second place Niamh O'Brien from Anthony Costello in Ireland. Oldam placed second at both the 2011 All-Ireland and World Irish Dancing Championships after Champion Michaela Hinds from Butler-Fearon-O'Connor in Eastern Canada. In 2010, Niamh O'Brien won the All-Irelands and Oldam took 3rd place; at the Worlds that year, the friendly rivals were neck-in-neck on the podium with Hinds in first place, O'Brien in third and Oldam in fourth.
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Canada's Hinds did not compete at All-Irelands in 2010 or 2012.
In the Boys 16-17 event, Tayler Nunes from the Harney Academy of Irish Dance in Massachusetts placed 7th. Nunes is also the 2011 New England Regional Irish Dancing Champion for Boys under 15. Aidan McPherson from Mattierin School of Irish Dance in Western Canada finished in 9th place. McPherson is the 2011 Western Canada Regional Irish Dancing Champion for Boys under 15.
In the Men 17-18 event, Fred Nguyen from Scoil Rince de Danaan in Western Canada placed 3rd and Brian Perry-Carrera from Butler-Fearon-O'Connor Western U.S. placed 4th. Ryan Thornton from the Broesler School of Irish Dance in Maryland and New Jersey placed 6th. Nguyen is the 2011 Western Canadian Regional Irish Dancing Champion for Boys under 17 while Perry-Carrera and Thornton each hold 2nd place in the 2011 Boys under 17 regional championships in the Western U.S. and Mid-Atlantic U.S., respectively.
In addition to Champion Sarah Oldam, two other dancers finished in the Top Ten for Girls 16-17. Blair Croce of the Early-McLoughlin School of Irish Dance in New Jersey and New York placed 8th and Rose White of Rince na Tiarna in New York placed 10th. Seven other dancers placed from 15th to 37th: Erin Lynch from Rince na Tiarna, 15th; Kendall Griffler from Early-McLoughlin, 24th Tie; Ashley Negrey from Knock, 29th; Erica Cocco from Penk O'Donnell, 31st; Jennie Gardner from Clarkson, 35th; and Ciara McGovern from Denogla, 37th.
Competitive Irish dancers from the Middle America, Mid-Atlantic, New England and Western Canada regons of the Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America made a fabulous impression across the pond today in South Dublin.


Place Leaders Asia Pacific is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 Place Leaders Asia Pacific Awards.
The submissions displayed a breadth of approaches to the principles and application of placemaking in Australia. The Jury was pleased to see a number of submissions responding to rural community challenges and opportunities. The best submissions responded closely to the criteria and enabled the Jury to make well informed decisions as to the quality and impact of the project or process. in making decisions the Jury was looking for high quality results, community led and or participatory processes, and either long term or the potential for long term influence or impact. A number of projects appeared to have good urban outcomes, but the submissions were insufficiently detailed as to how community involvement (a key place element) was a feature of the project and the way in which sustainable community outcomes might be achieved.
Awards Jury: Kate Brennan, Jury Chair; Ben Hewett, Deputy NSW Government Architect; and Susan Thompson Professor of Planning and Head, City Wellbeing Program at UNSW.
Mike Day has played a consistent leadership role in making and improving sustainable and vital communities in Australia by advocating for, leading practice in and influencing others to facilitate walkable and liveable places. Through his networks, knowledge, the application of ideas and an ability to talk with communities, government and the private sector, he has changed for many the way they look at development investment. As one referee said "He has convinced me to take risks. He has changed the way people perceive the marketplace…(it is now about) accessibility, walkability and diversity" and "the people Mike has delivered the greatest effect for and benefit to, is the community". The Jury acknowledges and thanks Mike for his tireless efforts to create places that are walkable and sustainable and respond to the challenges of 21st Century life. He is a worthy recipient of this Award.
This signification urban renewal project is noteworthy as a response to creating a stronger and more inclusive community through integrating social and private housing and emphasising environmental and social sustainability. The Jury noted the Community Renewal Plan in support of the Masterplan and which sets out a clear vision for creating community well-being and the work done with local community groups encouraging residents to be connected, get involved and have a say in Washington Park's future. The project provides a model PPP which can address the increasing pressures in our cities for both affordability and inclusion.
Among a number of excellent submissions in this category, this program stood out for its thoroughness in strategic and tactical planning. The methodology involved conceptualising, prioritising and delivering main street revitalisation works encouraging local traders to conceptualise and test ideas with temporary tactical interventions that then were evaluated in action for relevance and success and carried through to capital investment. Clear collaboration was evident between the consultant team, Council's project team, and traders' groups and community members. The jury welcomed the project as an example of effective tactical urbanism with definitive outcomes.
This is an innovative placemaking approach that grapples with diminishing local resources in a rapidly changing environment. In bringing a disused building back to life, this project shows how low cost, sustainable reuse and community based placemaking approaches can be successfully applied. Together with the appreciation of changing population characteristics and the redevelopment of an inner-city location, this project responds to resident need to establish a large and flexible space for a range of community led, supported and initiated activities.
This program demonstrates a committed and effective approach to applying place principles within a rural-regional setting. Acknowledging the locality's beautiful environmental attributes, the project puts the community at the heart of its activation strategy for a new town square. The benefits are both new physical infrastructure and the development of social capital over the long-term, exemplifying good practice in placemaking.
This project is innovative and demonstrates the City's ongoing commitment to local based place-making. The Jury was impressed with the well-articulated phases of the 'Place Management Approach' and its exceptional level of integration across all relevant stakeholders. Place Managers have been appointed for each of the City's town centres and are responsible for bringing disparate groups together in a collegial atmosphere. From the delivery of major projects, to the implementation of Town Centre Place Plans, and the creation of 'place teams' comprised of residents, business operators and land owners, this strategic approach ensures that place-making is responsive to changing and challenging economic, governance and cultural environments, in a way that is pro-active, inclusive and ready for disruptions.
This project demonstrates vision, innovation, integrated decision making and inclusiveness in local place-making in the suburban area of Waverley. The judges were impressed with the level of engagement across the entire community and Council's commitment to the outcome of this process. Of particular note was the staged approach central to this initiative. Starting with small-scale projects, the emphasis is on speedy implementation and cost-effectiveness. Emphasising stakeholder involvement, each project is 'tested' prior to the investment of substantial capital works to fully implement the idea. In delivering on a long-term commitment to facilitating a range of great local places that are responsive to changing circumstances and community need, Waverley Council is a leader in reinforcing the value of place-making across its locality and showing the way for others.


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I really enjoy being able to use my writing to assist good causes, and when I was invited to contribute a short story to Wild Deadwood Tales, I was more than happy to do so. I was able to partner with 16 other amazing authors putting together a book with stories that could appeal to just about any romance writer. And the best thing about it, all our proceeds go to the Western Sports Foundation which assists rodeo riders in need due to injuries suffered on their job.
f you haven't been to a PBR rodeo, I highly encourage you to do so. There is nothing more thrilling than watching your first 8-second ride. I plan on being at the Frontier Communications Music City Knockout in August. If you are in the Nashville, TN area on August 17th and 18th, grab a ticket and come find me and fellow authors at the Western Sports Foundation's booth. We'll have autographed books and posters...all for a good cause. And if you want to hang out, I'm planning on checking out the live music while I'm in downtown Nashville. Find me and we'll hang out!
Well, that's all I have for now...happy reading!!
I just returned from Wild Deadwood Reads in Deadwood, SD. Well, it's been a couple weeks, but I've been playing catch up ever since I got back. What a wonderful experience! It was my second year in a row and it was great to meet up with some of the authors I met last year as well as meeting some that I had befriended while working on our special project...Wild Deadwood Tales!
One of the things I found was everyone was WONDERFUL!! All the authors, all the readers, and all the folks we met along the way. If there is something to be said about the folks out west, they are the best group of people I've ever run across in my travels! Makes me want to live out there among them!
I can tell you, three or four days is just not enough time to go everywhere and see everything in the beautiful Black Hills and Badlands. I didn't even get to the Badlands last year or this year! But, next year is a definite...even if I have to drive from Indiana to Deadwood just so I can drive through for a day!
What I did do was go for another trail ride at Andy's Trail Rides just outside of Lead, SD. If you ever get to the area, this is a must do! The horses were well trained and the guide we had was very knowledgeable, and Andy Holmes was a straight up guy who invited us all to return for a sleigh ride in the winter as well as a four-hour trail ride next time with a box lunch. Although, my lack of "buttage" or padding in my rear-end gave me a little bit of soreness for a couple days, I wouldn't have missed it for the world! And the wonderful ladies who went along with me were fantastic and interesting authors and readers.
We took a drive through Custer State Park and got to see the herds of bison/buffalo and yes, they mosey right on up to your car. Me, being ever the brave and adventurous, was determined to get out of the car and get some close-up shots on my phone which sent my traveling companion into a frenzy I think! But I made it out without getting attacked! And further down the road I got to take a selfie with a wild donkey. He wasn't so wild when bribed with a granola bar!
Of course, we went to Mount Rushmore. The monument is something every American should take the time to go see because it is a reminder of some of the greatest men in our country. It was my second visit to the monument in the two years I've gone there, only this time I drove rather than riding the bus and got to go around the side and take a wonderful photo of George Washington's profile.
Hill City was our dinner stop on the way back to Deadwood from Custer and Rushmore. Grabbing a bison burger at The Hubcap Diner and taking a walk down the main street of town doing some window shopping. And taking a photo op with one of the metal sculptures of horses.
Saturday morning was breakfast with the authors, where I met a couple more fellow authors I had not yet met and then the book signing. Where I met a bunch of new readers and was able to give away a whole bag of books from my Indiana author peeps to a lucky visitor to my table.
At the end of the day, we were off to a late lunch at Buffalo Bodega with a cold Blue Moon and live entertainment on the patio. Can't go wrong with Yancey de Veer and his side-splitting jokes between his songs. He sure is a colorful fella and I've stopped in to listen to him two years in a row!


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Turning Point - Modeled after the 2008 Turning Point Original Yo-Yo!
Over the years World Champion Kentaro Kimura and his company Turning Point have transformed from a small custom yo-yo company into a high end brand known throughout the yo-yo community, and with their latest model Turning Point is paying homage to their roots. This is the reimagining of the original Turning Point yo-yo - The Turning Point 2!
The Turning Point 2 is modeled after the original yo-yo released in 2008 (before Turning Point was even an established company) and refined to meet the level of play expected by the modern players today.
The undersized diameter and an extra wide width of the new Turning Point 2 are matched with the proven Turning Point style and performance. This unique combination, along with a nice rim weighted weight distribution, provides the Turning Point 2 with a really fast, maneuverable feel that doesn't lose one bit of that stable and long spinning Turning Point performance you're looking for.
Undersized yet powerful, the Turning Point 2 is a really impressive yo-yo. And at this price it's hard to pass up!


That await the Harvest pain?
That cycle through the seasons once again?
bringing honey and wax to us all.
By the late 20th century Kilcash Castle was in a dangerous state of repair, and it was sold to the State by the trustees of the Ormond estate for £500 in 1997. It is undergoing extensive structural repairs to save it from collapsing. But this means it is covered in scaffolding and the site is closed off to visitors.
The author of the popular Irish poem and song Cill Chaise (Kilcash) casts himself back in time to mourn the death of Margaret Butler, the former Lady Iveagh, in 1744. Her death moves the writer to lament her tolerance and to compare the cutting down of the woods of Kilcash with the destruction of the Gaelic way of life.
But the woods were not destroyed by the English, but through their sale by the Butler family, who needed the income to supplement their new lifestyle in Kilkenny Castle.
Traditionally, the poem has been attributed to Father John Lane, Parish Priest of nearby Carrick-on-Suir, who was educated for the priesthood at the expense of the former Lady Iveagh, the deagh-bhean or good lady in the song. However, the dating is misplaced, for Father Lane died in 1776 and the sale of the timber at Kilcash was not advertised in local newspapers until 1797.
Although the timber was sold off between 1797 and 1801, the earliest manuscripts of the text do not appear for another 40 years, which means Cill Chaise was written no earlier than the early 1800s, but perhaps much later. The air seems to be Bliadhin 'sa taca so phós mé (This time twelve months I married), which was collected by George Petrie in Clare and published in 1855.
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Waterloo's OpenText (TSE:OTEX, Nasdaq:OTEX) has a long history of making acquisitions to grow the company and Industrial Alliance Securities analyst Blair Aberbethy says he expects that trend will continue with the company's upcoming first quarter results.
On Thursday, November 2, OpenText will report its Q1, 2018 results. Abernethy expects the company will earn $0.55 on revenue of $632.7-million, a touch better than the street consensus of earnings of $0.54 on a topline of $628.4-million.
Abernethy says he thinks pickups like Dell EMC's Enterprise Content Division (ECD), which OpenText acquired at the beginning of 2017, will drive the quarter.
In a research update to clients today, Abernethy maintained his "Buy" rating and one-year price target of (U.S.) $38.00 on OpenText, implying a return of 11.1 per cent at the time of publication.
Abernethy thinks OpenText will generate EBITDA of $892.0-million on revenue of $2.71-billion in fiscal 2018. He expects those numbers will improve to EBITDA of $963.0-million on a topline of $2.79-billion the following year.


The World According To Lexi: Our Friend Kara With Her New Pup Lilly!
Don't you just love it when you know someone who gets a new puppy? This is Kara and her new Jack Russel "Lilly". She is such a sweet dog. She has already gone on a trail ride with Kara and followed right behind the horse. Kara said that it was a good thing that her horse wasn't a "kicker" because Lilly stayed right on her back hooves. Don't they look like they just belong together? Congratulations Kara and Lilly! Enjoy your new life together!!!


Recently I met someone who is incredibly well-off and a fair bit older than me. Having always dated guys who were more or less my age, I was naturally nervous about what the dynamics of my new and expectantly "mature" relationship would be.
After off-loading all my questions and concerns to my very uninformed group of girls, I decided my best bet for some actual advice was the internet, of course. Who knows more than Google right?
Before I divulge the secrets of Google, I have a little disclaimer; my new "endeavour" as I like to call him, is not a sugar daddy, blesser or any of the other terms used to describe older men who are in transactional relationships with women.
He is merely very wealthy and perhaps a little giving. Also, he is not old enough to be my father nor does he have a wife, as blessers are often assumed to have.
Coming from a very small town and having little experience with fine dining or attending sophisticated events, I just wanted to educate myself on the etiquette I should employ when around someone as extravagant as himself.
Moreover, I wanted to be taken seriously as well as respected and admired, and I highly doubt acting like I had never seen nice things before would get me the desired effect, so I set out to prepare myself for a life I've never lived.
Now let's get back to my Google search findings.
After reading a bunch of things about how to "fake boujee," "how to boujee on a budget" or "how to act sophisticated", I came across a site that was just as interesting as it was unbelievable.
The site is called Let's Talk Sugar - "the ultimate sugar baby guide", they say.
And if you haven't guessed it, this website is all about the world of sugar daddies and sugar babies. There are all kinds of guides, hacks, tips and basically everything you need to know about the "sugar" world.
While mine is not exactly a sugar arrangement, I found the site pretty informing. Personally, reading most of the pieces introduced me to a whole different perspectives to the world of sugaring or blesser/blessee lifestyle.
It also gave me some perspective on all relationships, not just transactional ones.
While these sorts of relationships are often frowned upon for various arbitrary reasons, I would like to share five quotes and lessons I took away from Let's Talk Sugar that taught me not about "sugaring", but about relationships, love and dating in general.
"Sometimes we choose to ignore red flags and pretend to not notice something that bothers us because we're afraid we can't do better."
Just because someone does nice things for you, it does not mean you they get to walk all over you.
"There is nothing wrong with having high expectations and high standards in a relationship, having these does not mean you are against the progress of yourself or other women."
"Focus on work, school or maintaining your profitable skill."
This is something I am personally guilty of. Whenever I get involved with someone, everything that's important to me takes the back seat while I prioritise keeping my partner happy, and that's a no-no. You come first. Always.
Handle bad situations with style. "No matter how well you think you know someone, you may not know them at all - stay safe and be positive".
Like I previously mentioned, this is not a sugar relationship and I am not a sugar baby (although there is absolutely nothing wrong with that), but I have learnt a thing or two from perusing the web, and honestly, I do feel a little more prepared for this whole new world.


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Jim Craig Auctions Off His Olympic Gold Medals, Game-Used Jerseys, And Other Memorabilia
A recent press conference occurred deep in the heart of the world's media capital, and high above it, too. From the windows on the 34th floor of the Manhattan sky scraper, you can spot land marks such as Central Park to the north and Times Square and Statue of Liberty to the south. This heavenly space belongs to Rubenstein, the PR firm run by Howard and Steven Rubenstein whose hundreds of clients include masters of the universe like the NFL, NHL, and the New York Yankees.
The reporters were from the wire services, TV, and radio news stations, and the local tabloids waited to take their turns to interview U.S. Olympic royalty, Jim Craig, the gold-medal goalie for the 1980 team. Craig was on hand to promote the sale of his holy relics through an auction at Lelands, one of the nation's most venerable sports auction houses.
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Pestell Nutrition Acquires Premier Ag Resources
Acquisition expands Pestell Nutrition's geographic presence and product portfolio, adding specialty pet food ingredients
Wind Point Partners ("Wind Point") and portfolio company, Pestell Nutrition ("PN" or the "Company"), are pleased to announce today that PN has acquired Premier Ag Resources ("PAR"). PAR, founded in 1992 and headquartered in London, Ontario, operates as a value‐ added distributor of specialty pet food ingredients and feed additives across Canada and the U.S.
The acquisition of PAR is complementary to PN, which also distributes a portfolio of feed ingredients, additives and related products, as the combination provides the opportunity for both companies to leverage their product offerings and cross-sell their respective customer bases. Furthermore, PAR represents an opportunity for PN to continue to penetrate the value‐added specialty pet food ingredients and feed additives segments, a key strategic growth area for the Company. Post-integration, management will focus on optimizing PAR's offerings and operations in an ongoing effort to establish the combined business as the preeminent distributor of animal nutrition and specialty pet food ingredients across North America.
Jerry Vergeer, Pestell Nutrition CEO, commented, "PAR is a great company with a diverse product portfolio and strong customer base across both the specialty pet food ingredient and animal feed additive sectors. When combined with Pestell Nutrition, we further strengthen our product offering to our customers and expand our geographic reach. The management and team at Premier Ag Resources have done an outstanding job of growing this great company over the past 27 years and we look forward to working with them to build on that success."
Paul Peterson, Managing Director with Wind Point Partners, stated, "PAR is a highly strategic add-on and supports numerous aspects of Wind Point's value creation plan. This acquisition is another example of how the Pestell Nutrition team is executing on our strategy to become a more diversified and value-added distributor across the animal nutrition industry. We're very excited about this partnership and are looking forward to the opportunities ahead."
The acquisition of PAR continues Wind Point's long history of partnering and working with entrepreneur- owned businesses. This marks the second acquisition for PN since Wind Point's original investment in June 2018. In August of 2019, PN acquired Pro Ag products, a leading Canadian distributor of branded feed additive products.
Jim Finn and Dave Hensel, PAR's co-founders, commented, "The transition of PAR's ownership to Pestell Nutrition represents a transformative milestone for the business. Pestell Nutrition's resources and industry expertise will accelerate the trajectory at PAR, facilitating long-term, sustainable growth. We are excited about PAR's future as part of Pestell Nutrition."
BMO Sponsor Finance led the debt financing for the transaction. Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel to Pestell Nutrition.
About Pestell Nutrition Inc.
Pestell Nutrition, headquartered in New Hamburg, Ontario, is a leading distributor of minerals & feed ingredients, feed additives, and specialty pet food ingredients to a diverse customer base of pre mixers, feed mills, pet food companies, and other end users within the animal nutrition and pet food sectors across Canada and the U.S. The Company maintains 16 warehouses throughout North America, supporting distribution capabilities. Additional information about Pestell Nutrition can be found at www.pestellminerals.com.
About Wind Point Partners
Wind Point Partners is a Chicago-based private equity investment firm with approximately $3 billion in assets under management. Wind Point focuses on partnering with top caliber management teams to acquire well-positioned middle market businesses where it can establish a clear path to value creation. The firm targets investments in the consumer products, industrial products, and business services sectors. Wind Point is currently investing out of Wind Point Partners IX, a fund that was initiated in 2010. For more information, please visit www.windpointpartners.com.
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Bristol (page 1)
Click on the pages to find pub accommodation in these Bristol area towns
All towns listed may not be completely within the Bristol boundary
Bristol - Clifton - Redfield - Horfield - Long Ashton - Almondsbury
Bristol (city centre Hotel with Pub)
King Street, Bristol, Bristol BS1 4ER
City centre Harbourside location, but don't expect harbour views from all the rooms. Nice Bar and everything you would expect from a Premier Inn.
Last update nov15 ............ CLICK HERE - for the Map
Clifton (1.1 miles north of Bristol Centre)
Channings Hotel
20 PEMBR0KE R'd, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3BB
12 Rooms en-suite reasonable prices
Charming and full of character, this striking hotel was built in 1865. Recently refurbished, and set in chic Clifton village on the edge of Bristol. This is a Greene King budget hotel and pub
Last update sept18......... CLICK HERE - for the Map
Redfield (1.8 miles east of Bristol Centre)
The Fire Engine
188 Church Rd, Redfield, Bristol, BS5 9HX
Tel;01179 552909
https://www.fireengineredfield.co.uk/
Local Town Pub, refurbished rooms, located close to Bristol Centre on the A420 by Lawrence Hill Railway Station. This is a basic local pub, good food, good ale. and sports TV.
Last update sept18............ CLICK HERE - for the Map
Horfield
Horfield (2.8 miles north of Bristol City Centre)
A38, Horfield, Bristol BS7 8UR
https://www.bathales.com/pid/the-wellington/
Refurbished pub in a large red-brick building, owned by Bath Brewery, there is always a selection of good ales. Located close to the Memorial Stadium. 2 miles M32/J2.
Last update jun15 ........ CLICK HERE - for the Map
Long Ashton (3.3 miles west of Bristol Centre)
172 Long Ashton Rd, Long Ashton, Bristol, BS41 9LT
www.theangel-longashton.co.uk
5 Rooms (Some en-suite) reasonable prices.
15th century Village Pub less than 1 mile from Bristol and just 15 minutes from Bristol Airport. Family run, family friendly old inn. Good food, good ale, nice rooms what more would you want.
Last update sept18.......... CLICK HERE - for the Map
Almondsbury
Almondsbury (9.7 miles north of Bristol Centre)
14 Gloucester Road, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4AA
www.swanhotelbristol.com
This award winning Gastropub overlooks the Severn Bridge, close to Almondsbury town centre and the M5-M4 intersection. It is a short drive to Bristol town centre.
Last update sept18........CLICK HERE - for the Map
Lower Almondsbury (10.1 miles north of Bristol Centre)
The Bowl Inn
16 Church Rd, Lower Almondsbury, BS32 4DT
www.thebowlinn.co.uk
The Bowl Inn is an historic Inn offering superb accommodation, The Inn is ideally located in the tranquility of a small village. This is a Butcombe Brewery Pub so you can be sure of a really good pint of ale.


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