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Barry George Davies MBE (born 24 October 1937) is an English retired sports commentator and television presenter.
84 years (October 24, 1937)Barry Davies / Age
Which team does Barry Davies support?
With it now being the norm for commentators to reveal their favourite sides, Davies was possibly the last television football commentator to keep his loyalties to himself during his career; he revealed on a radio interview with Simon Mayo in 2007 (after he had retired from football commentary) that he supports non- …
Who supports John Motson?
MOTTY is a fan of Barnet, who list him as their No1 celebrity fan. Despite being born in Salford, Motson began his journalist career in Barnet itself and watched them as a result. He told the Radio Times: "I have a long connection with the club.
Gillingham F.C.
Moore married Betty Cole in 1955. They had two sons. He was also a lifelong supporter of Gillingham F.C., and a director at the club for seven years.
Legendary football commentator John Motson was taken to hospital after he broke two ribs falling down the stairs at his home in Hertfordshire. As reported by The Sun, the 75-year-old is recovering following the accident. Motson lives with his wife Anne, who he has been married to for 43 years.
Is Brian Moore ill?
The 55-year-old, whose international career ran from 1987 until 1995, revealed the news on his Twitter account on Saturday morning. Moore, who played as a hooker for England, wrote: As this is starting to get out- I'm in ICU of St George's having suffered heart attack. Thanks to the professionals who saved my life.
Is Brian Moore retiring?
He will now be concentrating on women's rugby. "I'm pleased to say I will be working on the Women's 6 Nations coverage. My commitment to women's rugby goes back as far as 1991, helping the England forwards. "Women's rugby is the key to sustaining all rugby long term, and I'm proud to still be involved."
76 years (July 10, 1945)John Motson / Age
Salford, United KingdomJohn Motson / Place of birth
Is Brian Moore retiring from commentary?
BBC co-commentator Brian Moore has revealed that he is 'sad' over his exit from his long-held BBC Six Nations commentating role, which will effectively come to an end this weekend. The Calcutta Cup match will be his last as a commentator for the broadcaster, a move he confirmed yesterday on Twitter.
Is Brian Moore retiring from commentating?
Long-time rugby co-commentator for the BBC, Brian Moore, reveals the real reason he will no longer be covering the Six Nations Championships. The former rugby footballer will no longer be commentating on men's Six Nations matches—with this upcoming Saturday's match being his last one.
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AUD Nears 7-Month High Vs GBP, on Australian Trade Surplus
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Australian Dollar to Pound.
The Australian dollar to pound interbank exchange rate has hit 0.5599 today. This is its strongest since January 14th 2019, or close to seven months.
By comparison, on May 6th, the Australian dollar was as low as 0.5303 versus the British pound. So it's since risen by close to +3 cents, or by +5.58%.
This might benefit you, if you're a Brit selling property abroad in Australia, or you're an Australian business owner making international payments to the UK.
This is because, when you exchange Australian dollars to pounds, you might now get a higher pound total in your UK bank account, compared to earlier this year.
In turn, this would make it more profitable to repatriate the funds of your Australian property sale to the UK, or cut your currency for your business costs to import British goods.
You can stay up-to-date with the Australian dollar to pound interbank exchange rate on Pure FX's Rates & Tools page. Just select 'AUD' to 'GBP' to see the last week's exchange rates.
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A first factor why the Australian dollar to pound interbank exchange rate neared this seven-month high is because Australia's trade surplus reached a record high in May.
A second reason why the AUD has neared this seven-month high versus the GBP is because the financial markets think it's less likely that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut interest rates again in 2019.
A third explanation why the Australian dollar has risen in value against British sterling is because the UK's dominant services sector came close to stagnating in May, we learnt yesterday.
Let's look more closely at these reasons why the Australian dollar to pound interbank exchange rate has risen. You can use this information to decide when to transfer money to the UK.
Australian Dollar Rises Versus Pound, as Australia's Trade Surplus Grows
As I mention, a first reason why the value of the Australian dollar against the British pound sterling has risen is because Australia's trade surplus expanded in May.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday, Australia's trade surplus reached AU$5.74 billion in May. This is above financial markets' forecasts for AU$5.25 billion, plus April's AU$4.82 billion.
This is Australia's highest trade surplus on record, exceeding February 2019's recent all-time high. Australia has now recorded trade surpluses for the last 17 consecutive months.
This follows a string of deficits in Australia's balance of exports to imports before that, from early 2012 to October 2016. In particular, Australia's exports grew by a mighty 4% in May.
Australia's trade surplus was lifted in May, by higher international demand for Australia's commodities.
To be specific, Australia's sales of iron ore rose by 13% in May, and by 49% compared to a year ago, while Australia's exports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) also increased by 33% compared to 12 months ago.
The value of Australia's trade surplus is also being boosted by the high price of iron ore on the global markets. A ton of iron ore now costs $120, a considerable rise in recent months.
This means that, when Australia exports its iron ore to international customers, especially China, it's more profitable for Australia, compared to if iron ore were cheaper.
These optimistic trade surplus figures have strengthened the Australian dollar, first because they suggest that Australia's economy is resisting well the rise in global trade tensions.
At a time when the USA is raising trade disputes with major economies like China, the Eurozone or Mexico, Australia is nonetheless succeeding in selling more of its goods abroad.
These upbeat trade data have also boosted the value of the Australian dollar versus the pound, because they'll support Australia's economic growth in Q2 2019, between April and June.
When Australia's exporters do well, they're likelier to invest in new machinery, hire more staff, and pay higher wages. This contributes to Australia's prosperity, and boosts the AUD too.
AUD to GBP Gains, as RBA Less Likely to Cut Interest Rates Further
In addition, another factor why the Australian dollar has risen in value versus the British pound is because it's thought less likely that Australia's central bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut interest rates again this year.
This follows the RBA's decision to cut interest rates on Tuesday to a new all-time low of just 1.0%.
The Reserve Bank reduced interest rates on Tuesday, to try and lift Australia's inflation back to the RBA's official target band of 2-3%.
Australia's inflation has held below this target for several years, pulled lower by weak business investment, low wage rises, plus a subdued housing market in Australia's economy since the middle of this decade.
The RBA cuts interest rates to lift inflation, because when Australia's interest rates are lower, this makes it cheaper to take out loans.
In turn, this encourages businesses to borrow money to invest, or households to take out mortgages. This stimulates economic activity in Australia, in turn contributing to lift price pressures, otherwise known as higher inflation.
Normally, we'd expect the Australian dollar to weaken when the RBA cuts interest rates. This is because, while lower interest rates help to lift Australia's inflation, they make investing in Australian assets less profitable.
After all, lower interest rates mean lower returns. This cuts demand for the Australian dollar among the world's money managers, which in turn reduces its value.
However, unusually, the Australian dollar rose following the RBA's decision to cut interest rates on Tuesday.
It's thought that this is because RBA Governor Philip Lowe accompanied the central bank's decision, by implying that it's less likely that the RBA will reduce interest rates further in 2019. In particular, Mr. Lowe said that the RBA "will adjust monetary policy if needed".
It's the "if needed" that's led financial markets to think that the RBA is less likely to cut again to 0.75% this year.
This is because the "if needed" suggests that the RBA will watch how Australia's economy performs in coming months, following this week's rate cut, to see if further stimulus is required. This is to say, Australia's central bank won't automatically cut borrowing costs further.
As a result, the world's investors will watch Australia's economy too, to see if the RBA will have to cut interest rates further in 2019.
In the meantime, the jury is out about whether Australia's central bank will have to cut borrowing costs to 0.75%. This doubt about whether the Reserve Bank will further reduce interest rates has contributed to strengthen the Australian dollar.
Australian Dollar to Pound Rate Rises, as UK's Services Near Standstill in June
Also, another partial explanation why the Australian dollar to pound interbank exchange rate has neared this seven-month high is because the UK's dominant services sector neared standstill in June, said trusted statistics on Wednesday.
In turn, it's thought that the UK's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) may have contracted in Q2 2019, between April and June this year.
According to economics watchdog IHS Markit yesterday, the UK Services PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) fell to 50.2 last month. This is below economists' forecasts for 51.0, and May's figure of 51.0.
It's also very close to the 50.0 that separates growth from contraction. This tells us that UK services activity came very close to stagnating in June.
The UK's services sector neared a standstill last month, because of Brexit uncertainty.
In particular, we've passed the UK's original Brexit deadline of March 31st, and businesses still have no greater certainty about the UK's future relationship with the EU, ahead of the new deadline of Halloween. So owing to this uncertainty, businesses are reducing their activity.
Following this release, Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at IHS Markit, said that: "sentiment about the year ahead is worryingly subdued, suggesting the third quarter could see businesses continue to struggle."
This suggests that the UK's services sector, which makes up 80% of the UK economy, may continue to wobble in Q3, from July to September.
This downbeat UK services release follows disappointing data from Britain's manufacturing and construction sectors earlier this week too. Both these sectors are contracting at the quickest pace in several years.
Overall, IHS Markit's composite PMI for these three sectors in June fell to 49.2. This is its first time below 50.0 since July 2016, the month after the UK's vote for Brexit.
As a result, IHS Markit forecasts that UK GDP shrank by -0.1% in Q2. Meanwhile, the trusted economics body NIESR (National Institute of Economic and Social Research) predicts that Britain's economy contracted by -0.2% between April to June.
This suggests that the Brexit uncertainty is now having a clear effect on Britain's economy, thus weighing down sterling.
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Kevin Gausman's Career and Season Strikeouts Thrown Per Game Stats
Kevin Gausman's Strikeouts Thrown Per Game Overview
Kevin Gausman's Strikeouts Thrown Per Game was 4.919 for his 9-year Major League Baseball career. 2021 was his best season when his Strikeouts Thrown Per Game was 6.879 and his worst season was 2013 when his Strikeouts Thrown Per Game was 2.450. Kevin Gausman outperformed similar player cohorts when comparing career totals, besting USA (1.82376), Millenial (2.14221), Y (3.61121), mlb (1.83473), and SP (2.48711) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that visualize this information in more detail.
Strikeouts per game is a metric that shows, on average, how many strikeouts a pitcher or team's pitchers throw per game. It's caluclated by dividing strikeouts by games played for a given period. Generally, for Strikeouts Thrown Per Game, higher is better. (Source)
Kevin Gausman's Strikeouts Thrown Per Game Per Season Line Chart
This line chart shows Kevin Gausman's yearly Strikeouts Thrown Per Game for each season of his Major League Baseball career. Also included, for comparison, are yearly player averages for MLB, Hall of Fame players, SP, and players from their country of birth. For these groups, averages are calculated for each group's performance for the defined year.
Kevin Gausman Strikeouts Thrown Per Game Change by Season
This waterfall chart attempts to show how Kevin Gausman's Strikeouts Thrown Per Game changed season over season. This data is cumulative for each season, each column represents the career Strikeouts Thrown Per Game Kevin Gausman had at that season in his career.
Kevin Gausman's Strikeouts Thrown Per Game Per Season Box Chart
This chart attempts to draw comparisons between Kevin Gausman and related player groups by summarizing Strikeouts Thrown Per Game for each season played by Kevin Gausman. The box represents the middle 50% of the data for each player with the line in the box being the median value. The whiskers represent the ranges for the top and bottom 25% of the data. Review the spread and medians to draw your conclusions!
Kevin Gausman's Season Strikeouts Thrown Per Game Stats Table
This table shows Kevin Gausman's Strikeouts Thrown Per Game stats per season for his full MLB career with the aggregations' sum, average, minimum, maximum, and median. Also included, for comparison, are season player averages for MLB, Hall of Fame players, SP, and players from their country of birth. The comparisons are calculated for each group for each year of Kevin Gausman's career.
Note: "—" indicate there were no players for comparison for a specific year. Most commonly this happens for the hall of fame group where there may not have been a hall of famer playing that year.


Thank you very much Bill for your lovely comments...you are absolutely right about the children though - they are amazing! It was our pleasure to show you around and discuss the wonderful work that is part of everyday school life here. We are looking forward with fingers crossed to receiving our phone call soon!
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Thank you for those comments Andrew and Paul. It is fantastic to see the Governors making use of this site and thank you for all that you do to help make our school such a special place to learn and work.
Just a note to say how proud I was of our pupils, at the recent Rememberance service in St Laurences. They showed great respect for where they were, and why they were there, and were a great credit to themselves, the adults in their lives, and their school. A great legacy for the people that were remembered in the service. Well done everyone!
I have just returned from spending a morning with Y2 children doing a music workshop. The children were fantastic - their behaviour was great and they all joined in with great enthusiasm. I wish all children were like this! They really are a credit to their school. I always enjoy visiting Ludlow Infants because everyone - staff and children - makes me feel so welcome and appreciates what I do there. I look forward to being there again soon.


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RWANDA – The government of Rwanda has unveiled a 14-year US$211.3 million circular economy action plan for African waste management at the just concluded 6th World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF). On the first day of the event, Rwanda published its first Circular Economy Action Plan and Road Map, providing 17 concrete policy interventions and a clear direction to achieve carbon…
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NEW TASTES IN GREEN TEA is an original cookbook that ushers an underappreciated flavor into the kitchen as a beverage and a cooking ingredient.
Summary : This is a pleasant and enjoyable green tea with mint. The tea isn't bitter and does indeed have a somewhat subtle mint flavor to it.
Review : I love green tea. And I love, actually adore, mint flavored teas. Thus, it should come as no surprise that anything that says "mint" and "green tea" on the same box is likely to attract my attention. And sure enough, when I saw a Mint Green Tea at the local Sentry grocery store put out by the Carrington Tea Company I couldn't pass up the opportunity to give this tea a try.
This tea contains the following ingredients : Green tea leaves and mint leaves. No artificial colors or flavors are added...so kudos to Carrington for that.
This is how Carrington describes this tea on their website : "The extraordinary, clean taste of mint lends an enchanting delectablilty to green tea in Carrington Green Tea with Mint."
The aroma of this tea was about as expected...basically having a moderately strong mint fragrance. The aroma is just strong enough to get your hopes up that the tea might be really good...but not quite strong enough to let your hopes gallop wildly away across the prairie.
The flavor of the tea, once brewed, was also more or less as expected. The best way to say how it tasted is that it has a moderate flavor of mint. The flavor of green tea is mysteriously absent...but I'm not horribly surprised about this, as the tea most likely contains far more mint leaves than green tea leaves.
Overall, this tea was pleasant to drink. There is nothing special about it, but the mint flavor is enjoyable and the lack of a "grassy taste" found in many other green teas is also a nice surprise. If you like a mint tea, then by all means, give this tea a try.
Recommendation : Yes. If you enjoy tea with mint in them, you'll almost certainly enjoy this one. Green tea purists will not like this tea at all due to the near total absence of green tea flavor. But...for anyone who likes mint...and wants to get their daily dose of healthy antioxidants...this tea makes a fine tea to drink.
Brewing Instructions : Pour 1 cup of boiling water over the tea bag. Let brew for 3-4 minutes. Yes, these brewing instructions go against normal green tea brewing, but these are the instructions provided by Carrington.
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"To have great pain is to have certainty.
Perhaps we can never, ever, fully, know the experience of others, nor can we ever, fully, express our own. Thousands upon thousands of poems and songs have been written about love or misery, each trying mightily to capture the entirety of even what may seem like the most uncomplicated of emotion. Yet thousands more will still be written, ever trying more mightily.
And despite all those songs, when we first fall in love, or have our hearts broken, or experience loss, or victory, did it ever truly prepare us?
The real question to ask in our pursuit of being alive, is what is our default thought when we hear about the experience of another? Or see their actions without further context? What lens(es) do we bring to bear? How much generosity to we bring?
More importantly, what do we want our default to be?
And while we may never be fully able to fully know their experience, we can go a long way towards it. We can turn on our listening and our imagination and empathy and play the game to understand and to know. Whatever gap is left, we can fill with generous consideration and dispensation.
We want to be heard and to be known.
In that space, we can all center ourselves, grow, and begin to create the future we all want.
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Hydrogen is at the heart of the green transition
The transition from fossil energy production is gaining momentum from the ongoing energy crisis. We are rapidly moving towards a hydrogen economy.
The raw materials for energy production are changing from fossil to renewables. The shares of wind and solar are growing rapidly. However, future production is intermittent: sometimes the power plants produce more than needed and sometimes the production is at zero. The need for energy storage is growing.
Energy is stored on a large scale by producing hydrogen from water by electrolysis.
"Green hydrogen is both a renewable energy source and an important industrial raw material. It also replaces grey hydrogen produced from natural gas," says Jussi Mäkinen, Country Manager of the Nordic energy and marine industry company Bertel O. Steen Power Solutions Finland Oy.
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When planning a hydrogen plant, the operation of the wind turbine supplying electricity to the hydrogen plant must be known precisely. As a design partner and equipment supplier, it is safe to choose companies that have been active in the field for a long time and can provide service and maintenance services and spare parts for the plant long into the future.
The volume of electricity production and its fluctuations affect the type of electrolyzer, compressor and hydrogen storage technology chosen. The size of the electrolyzer is of course measured according to need, but at the same time as large as possible. This is because as the size of the electrolyzer increases, the production cost per kilogram of hydrogen generally decreases.
"According to our research, the most important factor affecting the price of hydrogen is the production cost of electricity, after which the investment cost and efficiency of the electrolyzer play a significant role," says Mäkinen.
The choice of electrolysis technology determines the operation of the entire plant. PEM (proton exchange membrane electrolysis) is the most optimal choice when electrolysis is done alongside renewable energy production. Among electrolysis technologies, it reacts best to changes in electricity production. It allows us to achieve an efficiency of about 74 percent at these times and higher figures in the future.
The innovative PEM technology of Hoeller Electrolyzer, which Rolls-Royce partially bought in the summer, enables more efficient electrolysis than before. The new technology will be used in Rolls-Royce's future mtu electrolyzers.
Options for the location
There are various options for the location of the hydrogen plant. When the plant is close to wind power, the losses of the electrolysis process is not transferred in the power grid between the wind power plant and the hydrogen plant.
Hydrogen plants are also placed near the district heating network, i.e. where there is a demand for waste heat. Oxygen as a byproduct of electrolysis is more challenging than extra heat, because it is difficult to find a use for oxygen in many places.
The need for hydrogen production is growing rapidly
One of the four electricity system visions published by Fingrid (Finland's transmission system operator) at the end of August is "Hydrogen from wind". In that vision, electricity production in Finland will rise to 347 terawatt-hours by 2045. Wind power accounts for 85 percent of this. Such a large production requires substantial investments in hydrogen plants.
In Finland, hydrogen plants are being planned at a good pace and subsidies for new investments are currently being applied for, among other things, from the Ministry of Labor and Economy. As Europeans, we are very awake.
"Those players who are now the first to build their hydrogen plants will be the first to scale their production and respond to the market's growing demand for green hydrogen or synthetic fuels," says Mäkinen.
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This research examines how the country of origin (national vs. foreign) affects the relation between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and consumers' willingness to pay and purchase intention. In the study, we adopted a first-price sealed bid auction approach, using money in a "real-world" setting. The results showed that CSR/corporate social irresponsibility (CSIR) affects consumer behavior and, particularly, consumers' willingness to pay and purchase intention. The study supports both the moderation hypothesis of country of origin in the relationship between CSR/CSIR and willingness to pay and between CSR/CSIR and purchase intention. In the globalization context, these results have important implications for brands' communication and marketing strategy and can stimulate important insights in organizations. Future research directions and limitations are also discussed.


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At 6:45 this morning, tragedy struck in Moneta, Virginia, when two employees of local CBS rank WDBJ were shot and killed on live TV. Reporter Alison Parker was interviewing the local chamber of commerce director Vicki Gardner for what was supposed to be a cheery segment, when eight gun shots went off, killing Parker and cameraman Adam Ward. Gardner was shot in the back and is currently undergoing emergency surgery. The gunman, wearing all black, is still on the loose and reportedly being chased by police. He was believed to be a "disgruntled employee" of WDJB.
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Here's what we know about the victims in this heartbreaking report.
Alison Parker, Reporter, 24
Graduated from JMU in December 2012
Was dating WDBJ public safety and mental shape reporter Chris Hurst, and had recently went in with him. Hurst took to Facebook to address the news.
Before effective at WDBJ, she worked near the Marine base Camp Lejeune for the Jacksonville, North Carolina bureau of WCTI.
Adam Ward, Cameraman, 27
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Graduated from Virginia Tech and went to high school in Salem, VA
Was reportedly engaged to WDBJ news producer Melissa Ott, who was producing the news this morning, reportedly her last day on the show. The two were about to go in together.
News outlets have various speculations of the gunman's identity, but state police released this photo, in hopes of finding the suspected shooter.
Our thoughts are with the victims' families at this horrible time. Check back as more details of this report emerge.
UPDATE: 8/26 12:40 pm
The shooter has been identified as former WDBJ reporter Vester Lee Flanigan, also known as Bryce Williams. He reportedly shot and killed himself on I-66 in Faquier County around 11:25 this morning.
On what looked like his Twitter account, he posted two videos leading up to the shooting at the scene, the second one capturing the moment he opened fire. He also tweeted the following, and the account has since been suspended.
It also looks like he faxed a 23-page document to ABC News last night.
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Best Guide to Jaisamand Lake
Jaisamand Lake is a true man-made wonder that combines natural and man-made beauty. The two palaces, Hawa Mahal and Ruthi Rani Ka Mahal, start from the hilly surrounds.
Jaisamand Lake
Jaisamand Lake is located on the southern outskirts of Udaipur, around 50 kilometres from the city centre.
Location of Jaisamand Lake
The 36-square-mile Jaisamand Lake is located in Rajasthan. The Jaisamand Lake is 14 kilometres long, 9 kilometres wide, and 102 metres deep.
Architecture of Jaisamand Lake
The lake is 30 miles long and 30 miles wide. On the lake, a massive dam measuring 1202 feet in length, 116 feet in height, and 70 feet in width has been built, with a temple of Lord Shiva.
Jaisamand Lake, also known as Dhebar Lake, was built in the 17th century and is India's second-largest man-made lake.
History of Jaisamand Lake
The lake was built around 1685 AD during Maharana Jai Singh's reign. The lake was created to facilitate the construction of a marble dam across the Gomti River.
National Highway 8 (NH8) connects Udaipur to numerous adjacent places, providing tourists with a secure and easy journey in and out of the city.
How to reach Jaisamand Lake
The entrance fee to Jaisamand Lake is nothing. Boating, on the other hand, costs Rs. 30 for Indians and Rs. 80 for foreigners.
Jaisamand Lake is open all days of the week from 10 AM to 5 PM. lonarlake.com
Timings of Jaisamand Lake
Deo Somnath temples, Ruthi Rani ka Mahal, Deveswar Mahadev Mandir is also a beautiful temple, located in close proximity.
Places to visit nearby
The months of July and August are ideal for visiting Jaisamand Lake.
Best time to visit Jaisamand Lake
The stunning beauty of Jaisamand Lake is alluring at all times of the year, yet it can be difficult to appreciate it on hot days of the year.
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Targeting to invest in excess of JPY 1.5 trillion (~$12 billion) to support increasing demand for quality data centre services in Japan
GLP is building a competitive digital infrastructure business of over 2,500 MW, reflecting strong and growing investor demand for the asset class
Tokyo, 21 February 2022 – GLP today announced a substantial plan to enter the Japan data centre market, with a target of delivering 900 megawatts (MW) of power capacity, which would make the company one of the leading data centre operators in the country.
GLP is targeting to invest more than JPY 1.5 trillion (~$12 billion) over the next five years to support increasing demand for high-performance and environmentally-friendly data centres in Japan. The focus investment regions are Greater Tokyo and Greater Osaka, the main economic clusters in the country, which are the most active and demanding areas for online consumption and digital applications, which is driving demand for data centres.
GLP has secured land to develop state-of-the art data centre assets that will provide approximately 600 MW of power capacity when they are completed. GLP expects to break ground on its first Japan data centre campus in Greater Tokyo in 2023, with the first building expected to be ready for service from 2024.
Yoshiyuki Chosa, President of GLP Japan, said: "We have a two-decade track record in developing, owning and operating state-of-the-art, sustainable logistics facilities that make the world run more efficiently. Our further expansion into data centres is a natural extension of our mission to provide critical infrastructure systems to support increasing digitalisation in the new economy. With our investment and operating expertise, we believe we are well-positioned to build and scale a high-quality, full-service digital infrastructure platform to serve the growing needs in this market and serve the growing institutional investor demand for this asset class."
Japan's data centre market is growing annually at a rate of 16 percent year-on-year1. Increased adoption of new technologies, data analytics and the Internet of Things have translated to a surge in demand for secure, reliable and efficient digital infrastructure solutions to support digital consumption across work, life and entertainment. Third-party data centre providers offer access to leading-edge infrastructure, economies of scale and modern, energy-efficient technologies and equipment with lower upfront capital requirements and increased flexibility to seamlessly scale to adapt to evolving business demands.
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I was happy to notice a marked improvement in the color, consistency, and bouquet of my stool. But not as happy as if I'd been in the bathroom at the time.
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Could Phaxan™ become the new drug of choice for intravenous anaesthesia, procedural and intensive care sedation.
The need for a for a new anaesthetic that is both safe and effective continues to grow significantly, with more than 80 million general anaesthesia procedures performed annually in the United States and Europe alone.
Since Drawbridge Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2011, it has been building a robust patent portfolio around its lead drug candidate, Phaxan™, for global use in anaesthesia and sedation. During AusBiotech 2014 PharmaVentures' Fintan Walton caught up with Drawbridge CEO, Anthony Filippis to find out why Phaxan has the potential to become the new gold standard drug of choice for intravenous anaesthesia.


Gabriella Avanzati - Interpreter and licensed guide in Florence.
Interpreter and licensed guide in Siena and Florence.
After finishing secondary school Gabriella spent a year in London getting her First Certificate in English from the University of Cambridge and back in Florence she graduated from the Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori in 1985.
Gabriella worked as an interpreter for the Italian Trade Centre in international exhibitions. From 1987 she has worked in the tourism industry as a tour leader and as an agent in resorts all over the world.
Since 1998 Gabriella is a licensed guide in Siena and Florence.


For a Treasury Middle Office gap analysis exercise roadmap is defined by the market risk capital amendments (1996) and the Basel II guidelines that specify a number of qualitative and quantitative criteria required before supervisory approval for an internal model is granted.
rather than regulatory drivers determining limits and allowable exposures, an internal assessment of the risk reward ratio, capital requirements, strategic direction, income, net asset coverage and market environment should form the basis for the limit setting and review exercise.
Here is a sample ICAAP (Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process) Document Table of Content and Executive Summary. While there are a number of designs for the ICAAP submission document, the approach we have taken works through the list of primary risks and highlights the implication for the capital plan of the organization based on risk capital calculations.


What does Steve-o really mean when he says, "It doesn't matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don't read anymore"? And: "The whole conception is flawed at the top because people don't ready anymore"?
a) There's no way in heck Apple is going to manufacture an electronic book reader like the mentioned-by-name Amazon Kindle or Sony Reader.
b) Based on past declarative statements made by Steve-o (remember, Apple's not making a phone), the Cupertino company really is working on an ebook reader, only it's not a reader but an ebook-sized tablet computer that can be used to read electronic content.
c) Who needs a dedicated ebook reader when you have the iPhone and iPod touch that third-party developers will be writing applications for when Apple's software developer's kit is released next month? Will a developer write an app to read books on the iPhone or touch?
I agree with Apple CEO Steve Jobs when he said, in an aside with The New York Times at this week's Macworld, that people don't read anymore. In general, reading is down, residing somewhere between trashy summer beach novels and whatever Oprah recommends for her book club.
To contend outright that "people don't read anymore" seems a bit flippant. Maybe it's misdirection? Maybe a matter of semantics? After all, who needs a dedicated ebook reader when you have a spiffy tablet computer in the development oven and third-party applications on the way?
Speaking of those third-party applications for the iPhone and iPod touch, I do agree with Jobs that Android — the open mobile software platform developed by and pushed by Google — isn't going to be a sure-fire winner.
Maybe Google, as Jobs notes, already did a good thing by participating in the run up to the 700 MHz spectrum auction, to be held at the end of the month by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. By being involved, Google has already helped push the stodgy FCC and Gibraltar-like U.S. carriers towards open networks, allowing any phone and any application to run on any network.
By bidding on the spectrum — and possibly winning some — Google will spark the tearing down of an in-need-of-repair industry and its rebuilding through fresh players and innovation at the handset, network, and application levels.
Since there's no dirty trick that I wouldn't believe Jobs capable of, I think this writer is right on. Jobs comments were intended to distract everyone until under great secreacy Jobs can announce an ebook reader at a time in the future of his choosing. No backlit computer will ever compete with the Kindle, which is infinately better to read, and has a huge battery life to go with it as well – something no portable computer can ever come close to.
His comment re reading being a lost art or cause is obviously plain stupid, and another lie to distract everyone from his real intention. Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, obviously does not believe that, and has proven this to be wrong by becoming the largest bookstore in the world. And who better to produce the first ebook reader that will be hugely successful. I got mine on Dec. 4th, abslutely love it, and already have 72 books in my Kindle's memory.
Charles Wilkes, San Jose, Calif.
As I said in my post, this was steve at his worst. Whining about how no one else makes phones because its harder than it looks. Thats just what palm and microsoft said when apple entered the biz. The truth is that there is *way* more room to innovate on cell phones.
Maybe if I had a bone to pick I would interpret Jobs comments as negatively as the previous commenters but the "nobody reads" stuff is an exaggeration that everyone understands.
Lots of tech commentors that really want Android to work have been poking holes in it. Jobs is going light on that topic, as far as I can tell.
In any case, I read constantly on and offline and I wouldn't use the Kindle for that cause I LOVE BOOKS! Real books.
I would use the Kindle for things like reference resources and technical manuals and that could be a great thing.
But books are still the superior medium for extended in-depth reading, IMHO.
Regular cell phones can give dedicated eReaders a run for their money, they make fine free readers for novels and general prose. You can see the advantage of not having to carry or charge anything extra, and of course you can wirelessly install books on demand. You can get a good sense of the potential at http://www.booksinmyphone.com they give away hundreds of public domain and creative commons books. You can install direct to your phone from the mobile version of their site, or download and install via a PC.
Reading habits are going down and visual help is becoming more n more of importance.
@avagee: it's just not comfortable to read on a phone….


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'Help us to overcome the darkness
of prejudice and hatred, and
spread the light of liberty and love'
Hanukkah Menoroth in the Museum of Jewish Culture, Bratislava (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2019)
In my sermon this morning [22 December 2019], I mentioned this evening [2 December 2018] is the first night of Hanukkah, the holiday that continues for eight days until nightfall on Monday 30 December 2019. The theme of darkness and light is important in both Jewish and Christian traditions at this time of the year, and in the Jewish calendar.
Hanukkah (חֲנֻכָּה) commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire. It is also known as the Festival of Lights and the Feast of Dedication.
Hanukkah starting on 25 Kislev in the Hebrew calendar and continuing for eight nights and days. It falls sometime between late November and late December, is quite late this year, overlapping with Christmas.
The name Hanukkah comes from the Hebrew verb 'חנך' meaning to dedicate. On Hanukkah, the Maccabean Jews regained control of Jerusalem and rededicated the Temple.
Two books, I and II Maccabees, describe in detail the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem and the lighting of the menorah.
These books are not part of the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible, which came from the Palestinian canon. However, they were part of the Alexandrian canon, the Septuagint (LXX).
The eight-day rededication of the Temple is described in I Maccabees 4: 36 to 4: 59, although the name of the festival and the miracle of the lights do not appear there. A similar story is alluded to in II Maccabees 1: 18 to 1: 36, recalls how Nehemiah relights the altar fire in a miracle on 25 Kislev, which may explain why Judah Maccabee chooses this date for rededicating the altar.
In I Maccabees 4 and II Maccabees 1: 9, the feast is seen as a delayed observation of the eight-day Feast of Booths (Sukkot). II Maccabees 10: 6 links the length of the feast with the Feast of Booths.
In the New Testament, John 10: 22-23 recalls Christ walking in Solomon's Porch at the Temple during 'the festival of the Dedication … in Jerusalem. It was winter.'
As Sukkot falls in autumn, in September or October, we are left wondering whether Jesus was in the Temple for the Festival of Hanukkah.
Judea was part of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt until 200 BCE when King Antiochus III the Great of Syria defeated King Ptolemy V Epiphanes of Egypt at the Battle of Panium. Judea then became part of the Seleucid Empire of Syria.
King Antiochus III the Great, guaranteed the right of his new Jewish subjects to 'live according to their ancestral customs' and to continue to practice their religion in the Temple of Jerusalem. However, in 175 BCE, his son Antiochus IV Epiphanes invaded Judea, at the request of the sons of Tobias. They had led the Hellenising Jewish faction in Jerusalem, and were expelled to Syria around 170 BCE when the high priest Onias and his pro-Egyptian faction seized control. The exiled sons of Tobias lobbied Antiochus IV Epiphanes to recapture Jerusalem.
The Second Temple in Jerusalem was looted, public worship stopped, and Judaism was outlawed. In 167 BCE, Antiochus ordered an altar to Zeus erected in the Temple. He banned circumcision and ordered pigs to be sacrificed at the altar of the Temple.
Antiochus's actions provoked a large-scale revolt. Mattathias, a Jewish priest, and his five sons Jochanan, Simeon, Eleazar, Jonathan, and Judah led a rebellion. It started with Mattathias killing first a Jew who wanted to comply with Antiochus's order to sacrifice to Zeus, and then a Greek official who was to enforce the government orders.
Judah became known as Judah the Hammer. By 166 BCE, Mattathias had died, and Judah replaced him as leader. By 165 BCE, the Jewish revolt against the Seleucid monarchy was successful. The Temple was liberated and rededicated. The festival of Hanukkah was instituted to celebrate this event.
Judah ordered the Temple to be cleansed, a new altar built in place of the polluted one and new holy vessels made. According to the Talmud, pure olive oil with the seal of the high priest was needed for the menorah in the Temple, and it had to burn throughout the night every night. The story goes that one flask was found with only enough oil to burn for one day, but it burned for eight days, the time needed to prepare a fresh supply of oil for the menorah. An eight-day festival was declared by the Jewish sages to commemorate this miracle.
The Hanukkah menorah in the Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue in Porto (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2019)
Both books are part of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox canons of the Bible, but were rejected by many traditions at the Reformation. They are respected by Anglicans as part of the Apocrypha. By excluding these books from Biblical readings, many Church traditions miss a story that was part of the Christian narrative for 1,500 and also miss a story that Jews see as miracle that confounds racism, anti-Semitism and religious and racist hatred.
The miracle of the one-day supply of oil miraculously lasting eight days is first described in the Talmud, written about 600 years after the events described in the books of Maccabees.
The Talmud says that after the forces of Antiochus IV were driven from the Temple, the Maccabees discovered that almost all of the ritual olive oil had been profaned. They found only a single container that was still sealed by the High Priest, with enough oil to keep the menorah in the Temple lit for a single day. They used this, yet it burned for eight days.
Hanukkah is not a Sabbath-like holiday, and there is no obligation to refrain from work and similar activities forbidden on the Sabbath. People go to work as usual, but may leave early to get home to light the lights at nightfall.
The festival is marked by lighting candles on a candelabrum with nine branches, a Hanukkah menorah (or hanukkiah). One branch is typically placed above or below the others and its candle is used to light the other eight. This unique candle is called the shamash (שמש, 'attendant'). Each night, one additional candle is lit by the shamash, until all eight candles are lit together on the final night.
A Menorah in a synagogue in Prague (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2019)
A large number of songs have been written on Hanukkah themes. One of the best known is Ma'oz Tzur (Rock of Ages), written in the 13th century by a poet known as Mordechai. The tune is most probably from a German hymn or a popular folk song. Some Sephardic families recite Psalms, such as Psalms 30, Psalms 67 and Psalms 91.
When he was co-editing Service of the Heart, the Liberal and Progressive Jewish prayerbook, Rabbi John Rayner wrote a new hymn based on Ma'oz Tzur that translates:
Refuge and rock of my salvation,
to you all praise is due.
Even if enemies rise up against me,
I will yet be confident.
By your great power
you drove away
those who profaned tour altar,
and my heart rejoices in you alone.
A menorah in the Jewish Museum in Portobello, Dublin (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2019)
The story of Hanukkah is one of resistance to hatred, prejudice, racism and anti-Semitism. It is a story that too many Christians are unaware of, both its narrative and its significance.
During the past year, I have visited synagogues and Jewish museums throughout these islands and in Albania, Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain. It is chilling to be reminded of the consequences of letting racism go unchallenged.
Last week, police in California arrested a suspect in a case of vandalism at a Beverly Hills synagogue during the previous weekend. A suspect described as a white male entered the Nessah Synagogue, a Persian Jewish congregation in Beverly Hills, and vandalised the sanctuary, tearing prayer books and strewing Torah scrolls on the floor.
Police are investigating a possible link between the attack on the Nessah Synagogue and a series of graffiti attacks in Los Angeles, when three Jewish schools were daubed with anti-Semitic graffiti and two dozen cars were spray-painted. A swastika and hateful messages, including the phrase 'time to pay,' were found spray-painted at the American Jewish University in Bel Air, the Westwood Charter School and Milken Community High School.
Earlier this month [10 December], armed men opened fire at a cemetery and a kosher supermarket in Jersey City, killing four people. The targeted Jews were members of the ultra-Orthodox Hasidic community.
In October, anti-Semitic posters were plastered to the doors of a synagogue in Grand Rapids, Michigan, featuring the head of Hitler with the caption 'Did you forget about me?'
In September, the slogan 'Six million $ was not enough' was sprawled across the welcome sign at the Temple Ahavat Shalom synagogue in Los Angeles. The Anti-Defamation League says there have been 36 such incidents in Los Angeles so far this year.
A recent survey by the American Jewish Committee shows that more than 80 per cent of Jewish respondents say they have witnessed an increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the US over the past five years. The Anti-Defamation League has reported a 150 per cent increase in recorded incidents comparing 2013 with 2018.
American Jews clearly see that the rise in white supremacy goes hand in hand with the rise in anti-Semitic incidents across the US: 89 percent of AJC respondents believe the extreme political right presents a threat to Jews.
The AJC survey shows 41 per cent of respondents to AJC's survey believe that the Republican Party bears all or close to all responsibility for the current levels of anti-Semitism.
A survey by the Jewish Electorate Institute this year shows 73 per cent of American Jews feel less secure since the election of Donald Trump to the presidency. Antisemitic attacks against synagogues since 2016 have contributed to this fear.
The Trump presidency has emboldened white supremacy throughout the US, and he routinely refuses to condemn their hatred. At the same time, Trump has engaged in harmful rhetoric, claiming in August that any Jewish person who votes for a Democrat shows 'either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.' Now, there is an anti-Semitic theory being spread among Republicans that a Jewish conspiracy is behind the impeachment of Trump.
I remain convinced that what is happening in the US has brought us closer to 1938. Barbed wire fences have gone up, children are being separated from their parents and detained in cages and compounds, ethnic and cultural minorities are being targeted with impunity by the ultra-right while the president regards himself as supreme leader, above the law and speaking in repeated slogans that stir up the crowds, and says the victims share equal responsibility for attacks.
Before he left office, President Barack Obama said: 'The light of hope must outlast the fires of hate. That's what the Hanukkah story teaches us. It's what our young people can teach us – that one act of faith can make a miracle, that love is stronger than hate, that peace can triumph over conflict.'
Dreidels are part of a children's game at Hanukkah … a display in a synagogue in Prague (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2019)
The prayer when kindling the Hanukkah lights says:
We thank you, O God, for the redeeming wonders and the mighty deeds with which you saved our fathers in days of old at this season.
In the days of the Hasmoneans, a tyrant nation rose up against our ancestors, determined to make them forget your law, and to turn them from obedience to your will. But in your abundant mercy, you stood at their side in their time of trouble. You gave them strength to struggle and to triumph, that they might serve you in freedom.
Through your spirit the weak defeated the strong, the few prevailed over the many, and the righteous were triumphant. Then did your children return to your house, to purify your sanctuary and kindle its lights. And they appointed these eight days of Dedication, to give thanks and praise to your great name.
Grant, O God, that the heroic example of the Maccabees may inspire us always to be loyal to our heritage and valiant for truth. May your holy spirit help us to overcome the darkness of prejudice and hatred, and spread the light of liberty and love.
The Reader then says: These lights are a symbol of the joy we feel that our faith was saved from extinction. May its flame burn ever more brightly, to illumine our lives and to give light to the world.
The servant-candle is lit, and the Reader says:
We praise you, O Lord our God, King of universe, who have sanctified us by your commandments, and enjoined us to light the Hanukkah lights. Amen.
We praise you, O Lord our God, King of universe, who performed wondrous deeds for our fathers in days of old, at this season. Amen.
On this night, the first night of Hanukkah, all then say:
We praise you, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who have given us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this season.
The following verses may be recited as the candles are lit:
The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light.
Though I fall, I shall rise;
though I sit in darkness,
the Lord shall be a light to me.
For you light my lamp;
the Lord my God makes bright my darkness.
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;
for him who is gracious, compassionate and just.
Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act.
He will bring forth your vindication as the light,
and your right as the noonday.
For the commandment is a lamp,
and the Teaching is light.
Arise, shine, for light has come,
and the splendour of the Lord has risen upon you.
No more shall the sun be your light by day,
nor shall the moon give light to you by night;
but the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your God your glory.
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Dreaming dreams and
being brave enough
to do the right thing
The betrothal of Saint Joseph and the Virgin Mary … a stained glass window from the Harry Clarke studios in the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Athlone (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
The Fourth Sunday of Advent (Advent IV)
11 a.m.: The Parish Eucharist (united group service)
The Readings: Isaiah 7: 10-16; Psalm 80: 1-8, 18-20; Romans 1: 1-7; Matthew 1: 18-25. There is a link to the readings HERE.
The betrothal of Saint Joseph and the Virgin Mary … a panel in the Saint Joseph Window by the Harry Clarke studios in the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Kilmallock, Co Limerick (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2019)
May I speak to you in the name of God, + Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Amen
Today is the Fourth Sunday of Advent, and this is also the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. This evening also marks the beginning of the Jewish festival, Hanukkah (חֲנֻכָּה), also known as the Festival of Lights, commemorating the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt, bringing light and purity in dark times back into the place where God was worshipped.
Are you looking forward to light coming into your life and into the life of your home, your family, this parish, and this church?
Christmas is upon us, and this morning we light the last of the purple candles on the Advent Wreath, the one representing the Virgin Mary.
Our readings this morning are about choices, about obedience to God's plans, and about the fulfilment of God's plans for all nations. The fourth Advent candle is a reminder of the Virgin Mary and her obedience, her choice, her 'Yes.'
But the Gospel reading also reminds us that Saint Joseph says 'Yes' too, even if he says it silently. He has no scripted lines, he has no dramatic parts or roles; indeed, he is mute. But he is obedient. And, like Joseph, his namesake in the Old Testament who is named in our psalm (Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19), he too is the dreamer of dreams and the doer of deeds.
Saint Joseph and the Virgin Mary are engaged, but the marriage contract has not yet been signed, she has not yet entered into his house.
If the Mosaic law had been fully observed by Joseph, Mary could have faced 'public disgrace,' even stoned to death.
Joseph is righteous and observes the Law. But he is also compassionate and plans to send her away quietly, without public shame.
The angel of the Lord tells Joseph of his role: through him, God's promises will be fulfilled in the child to be born. And Joseph names the child Jesus.
The fear of sneers, of judgmental remarks and wagging fingers, must have been running through Joseph's mind like a nightmare. Yet the angel in Joseph's dream promises: 'He will save his people from their sins.'
It is not a promise of immediate reward. Saint Joseph is not offered the promise that if he behaves like this he is going to earn some Brownie points towards the forgiveness of his own sins; that God will see him as a nice guy; or even that if he lives long enough, this child may grow up, be apprenticed to him, take over the family business, and act as a future pension plan.
Instead, the promised pay-off is for others as yet unknown. The forgiveness here is spoken of in apocalyptic terms. It is more than the self-acceptance offered in psychotherapy. Instead, it is the declaration of a new future. To be forgiven is to receive a future. Forgiveness breaks the simple link between cause and effect, action and reaction, failure and disaster, rebellion and recrimination.
This hope of all the ages, the beginning of the end of all the old tyrannies, the restoration of everything that is and will be, was always meant to take place in a virgin's womb, in the manger, on the cross.
That is Advent. It is a time of expectation, repentance and forgiveness. It is a time of preparation, anticipation and hope. It is a time for dreaming dreams, and putting behind us all our nightmares.
The dream in our Gospel reading is the dream of Saint Joseph, not the Virgin Mary's dream. The Angel Gabriel appears to the Virgin Mary only in Saint Luke's Gospel. Saint Mark and Saint John, for their part, give us no account of the birth of Christ, they have no Christmas narrative.
The Very Revd Samuel G Candler, Dean of Saint Philip's Episcopal Cathedral in Atlanta, Georgia, suggested in a sermon on this Sunday many years ago: 'We need sleep because we need to dream.'
Saint Joseph dreamed something wonderful. God would enter the world; God would be born to his new, young wife, Mary. But to believe this, Saint Joseph had to trust not only his dream, but to trust Mary, to trust the future child, to trust God.
Do you love the people you trust and trust the people you love?
To trust the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph must have truly loved her. But trust in this predicament must have gone beyond trust. Joseph must have truly glimpsed what it is to trust God, to have hope in God, to love God, to have faith in God.
Saint Joseph dreams a dream not of his own salvation, but of the salvation of the world.
Do you trust that God is working through the people you love? Do you trust that God is working through people you find it difficult not to love but merely to like … working through God's people for their salvation?
Saint Joseph has no speaking part; he just has a walk-on part in the Gospel story. But his actions, his obedience to God's call, speak louder than words.
Yes, God appears over and over again, to men, women, to 'all sorts and conditions of people.'
But do we trust them?
Can you have faith in someone else?
Can you believe their dreams?
Can you believe the dreams of those you love?
And dream their dreams too?
As Dean Candler urges in that sermon: 'Believe in the dreams of the person you love. Believe in dreams this Christmas, and Jesus will be born again. Believe in dreams this Christmas, and God will appear. Amen.'
And so, may all we think, say and do be to the praise, honour and glory of God, + Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Amen.
'O come, O come, Emmanuel' … the Holy Family by Giovanni Battista Pittoni, the Altar Piece in the Chapel of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge … the depiction of Saint Joseph was typical for centuries (Photograph: Patrick Comerford)
Matthew 1: 18-25 (NRSVA):
18 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. 20 But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.' 22 All this took place to fulfil what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
23 'Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel',
which means, 'God is with us.' 24 When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife, 25 but had no marital relations with her until she had borne a son; and he named him Jesus.
Joseph looks after the Child (Image: Englewood Review of Books)
Liturgical resources:
The liturgical provisions suggest that the Gloria may be omitted during Advent, and it is traditional in Anglicanism to omit the Gloria at the end of canticles and psalms during Advent.
Liturgical Colour: Violet (Purple)
The Collect of the Day:
God our redeemer,
who prepared the blessed Virgin Mary
to be the mother of your Son:
Grant that, as she looked for his coming as our saviour,
so we may be ready to greet him
when he comes again as our judge;
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
The Advent Collect:
Give us grace to cast away the works of darkness,
and to put on the armour of light,
now in the time of this mortal life,
in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
that on the last day,
when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge the living and the dead,
we may rise to the life immortal;
through him who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and ever.
This collect is said after the Collect of the day until Christmas Eve
Penitential Kyries:
Turn to us again, O God our Saviour,
and let your anger cease from us.
Show us your mercy, O Lord,
and grant us your salvation.
Christ, have mercy.
Your salvation is near for those that fear you,
that glory may dwell in our land.
Introduction to the Peace:
In the tender mercy of our God,
the dayspring from on high shall break upon us,
to give light to those who dwell in darkness
and to guide our feet into the way of peace. (Luke 1: 78, 79)
Salvation is your gift
through the coming of your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ,
and by him you will make all things new
when he returns in glory to judge the world:
The Post-Communion Prayer:
you have given us a pledge of eternal redemption.
Grant that we may always eagerly celebrate
the saving mystery of the incarnation of your Son.
We ask this through him whose coming is certain,
whose day draws near,
your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Blessing:
Christ the sun of righteousness shine upon you,
gladden your hearts
and scatter the darkness from before you:
Saint Joseph and the Christ Child … a mosaic in the Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar, Co Westmeath (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
Hymns:
160, Hark! the herald angels sing (CD 9)
133, Long ago, prophets knew (CD 8)
135, O come, O come Emmanuel (CD 8)
'O come, O come, Emmanuel' (Hymn 135) … candles light up the chapter and choir stalls in Lichfield Cathedral (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
Material from the Book of Common Prayer is copyright © 2004, Representative Body of the Church of Ireland.
The hymn suggestions are provided in Sing to the Word (2000), edited by Bishop Edward Darling. The hymn numbers refer to the Church of Ireland's Church Hymnal (5th edition, Oxford: OUP, 2000).
The Angel speaks to Saint Joseph in his dream … a mosaic in the Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar, Co Westmeath (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2019)
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Reading Saint Luke's Gospel
in Advent 2019: Luke 22
'He will show you a large room upstairs, already furnished' (Luke 22: 12) … the Upper Room in a restaurant in Agios Georgios in Corfu (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2019)
During the Season of Advent this year, I am joining many people in reading a chapter from Saint Luke's Gospel each morning. In all, there are 24 chapters in Saint Luke's Gospel, so this means being able to read through the full Gospel, reaching the last chapter on Tuesday, Christmas Eve [24 December 2019].
Why not join me as I read through Saint Luke's Gospel each morning this Advent?
Luke 22 (NRSVA):
1 Now the festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was near. 2 The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they were afraid of the people.
3 Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve; 4 he went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers of the temple police about how he might betray him to them. 5 They were greatly pleased and agreed to give him money. 6 So he consented and began to look for an opportunity to betray him to them when no crowd was present.
7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, 'Go and prepare the Passover meal for us that we may eat it.' 9 They asked him, 'Where do you want us to make preparations for it?' 10 'Listen,' he said to them, 'when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him into the house he enters 11 and say to the owner of the house, "The teacher asks you, 'Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?'" 12 He will show you a large room upstairs, already furnished. Make preparations for us there.' 13 So they went and found everything as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover meal.
14 When the hour came, he took his place at the table, and the apostles with him. 15 He said to them, 'I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I tell you, I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.' 17 Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he said, 'Take this and divide it among yourselves; 18 for I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.' 19 Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, 'This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' 20 And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, 'This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood. 21 But see, the one who betrays me is with me, and his hand is on the table. 22 For the Son of Man is going as it has been determined, but woe to that one by whom he is betrayed!' 23 Then they began to ask one another which one of them it could be who would do this.
24 A dispute also arose among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest. 25 But he said to them, 'The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called benefactors. 26 But not so with you; rather the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like one who serves. 27 For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
28 'You are those who have stood by me in my trials; 29 and I confer on you, just as my Father has conferred on me, a kingdom, 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
31 'Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat, 32 but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.' 33 And he said to him, 'Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death!' 34 Jesus said, 'I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow this day, until you have denied three times that you know me.'
35 He said to them, 'When I sent you out without a purse, bag, or sandals, did you lack anything?' They said, 'No, not a thing.' 36 He said to them, 'But now, the one who has a purse must take it, and likewise a bag. And the one who has no sword must sell his cloak and buy one. 37 For I tell you, this scripture must be fulfilled in me, "And he was counted among the lawless"; and indeed what is written about me is being fulfilled.' 38 They said, 'Lord, look, here are two swords.' He replied, 'It is enough.'
39 He came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed him. 40 When he reached the place, he said to them, 'Pray that you may not come into the time of trial.' 41 Then he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and prayed, 42 'Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; yet, not my will but yours be done.' 43 Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and gave him strength. 44 In his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground. 45 When he got up from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping because of grief, 46 and he said to them, 'Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not come into the time of trial.'
47 While he was still speaking, suddenly a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him; 48 but Jesus said to him, 'Judas, is it with a kiss that you are betraying the Son of Man?' 49 When those who were around him saw what was coming, they asked, 'Lord, should we strike with the sword?' 50 Then one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. 51 But Jesus said, 'No more of this!' And he touched his ear and healed him. 52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple police, and the elders who had come for him, 'Have you come out with swords and clubs as if I were a bandit? 53 When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness!'
54 Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house. But Peter was following at a distance. 55 When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them. 56 Then a servant-girl, seeing him in the firelight, stared at him and said, 'This man also was with him.' 57 But he denied it, saying, 'Woman, I do not know him.' 58 A little later someone else, on seeing him, said, 'You also are one of them.' But Peter said, 'Man, I am not!' 59 Then about an hour later yet another kept insisting, 'Surely this man also was with him; for he is a Galilean.' 60 But Peter said, 'Man, I do not know what you are talking about!' At that moment, while he was still speaking, the cock crowed. 61 The Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, 'Before the cock crows today, you will deny me three times.' 62 And he went out and wept bitterly.
63 Now the men who were holding Jesus began to mock him and beat him; 64 they also blindfolded him and kept asking him, 'Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?' 65 They kept heaping many other insults on him.
66 When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, gathered together, and they brought him to their council. 67 They said, 'If you are the Messiah, tell us.' He replied, 'If I tell you, you will not believe; 68 and if I question you, you will not answer. 69 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.' 70 All of them asked, 'Are you, then, the Son of God?' He said to them, 'You say that I am.' 71 Then they said, 'What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips!'
A prayer for today:
A prayer today, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, from the Prayer Diary of the Anglican mission agency USPG, United Society Partners in the Gospel:
Lord Jesus, as a hen gathers her chicks,
so we turn to you
to provide shelter from the pressures of this world.
As we remember your mother Mary bearing you,
loving you and protecting you,
so we join with our Christian family this week
to remember the true meaning of this festive season.
Tomorrow: Luke 23.
Yesterday: Luke 21.
'This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me' (Luke 22: 19) … the Last Supper depicted in a fresco in Analipsi Church in Georgioupoli in Crete (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
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Brazil: (Single?) Mother Encourages Her 4-Year-Old Daughter to Touch Naked Pervert for "Art"
Anybody who thinks this is art should have his throat slit from ear to ear
So this disgusting retard, Wagner Schwartz, strips naked and lets people move him around, and calls it art. And for some reason – other "people" call it art too. And then when a disgusting whore lets her 4-year-old girl play with the sick freak, the same "people" defend it.
And we live in a world where these "people" can do and say these things without being immediately rounded up and turned into a little forest of impaled corpses… Think about it.
Footage showing a four-year-old child being encouraged to touch a naked man's body for a performance art stunt has sparked outrage in Brazil.
The young girl crawls around the man at the Sao Paulo Museum of Modern Art (MAM), in Brazil, as he lies on his back surrounded by other people looking on.
Her mother actively encourages her to touch the feet, legs and hand of artist Wagner Schwartz as he performs his 'La Bete' stunt.
The fact that anyone even thinks this idiocy is art aside – how is this legal? How is taking children(this bitch wasn't the only one) to something like this not child abuse?
The freak, the bitch and the little girl
In the entire article, there is no mention of a father – SHOCK!
The bosses behind the work maintain Schwartz's naked act is in no way erotic, but outraged right-wing politicians and far-right groups have called for the artist to be arrested.
Take a good look at the picture I posted above. If you think that's wrong, congratulations, you're a nazi. Now how about you start acting like one too?
Rather than art, they are calling the show disgusting' and a crime that 'incites paedophilia', the Daily Mail reports.
Common sense is now controversial, and even seen as silly. Another thing to thank kikes for.
Schwartz has taken his controversial performance across the South American country, having been initially inspired by 1960s artist Lydia Clark.
Schwartz says he becomes one of Clark's sculptures when he performs 'La Bete'.
He said: 'As I stand or lie naked and vulnerable I allow my audience to interact with my body by inviting them to pull, reshape and manipulate it into many different poses and to construct images using my body'.
How exactly is this disgusting filth art? And why do you have to be naked for other idiots to "construct images" with your body? Does underwear stop you from pretending you're doing something with your life?
Stressing that the girl was not in danger, an MAM spokesperson said: 'The little girl was with her mother who is also an artist. Her daughter asked to enter the show after being given an explanation as to what it contained.
OF COURSE THE MOTHER WAS AN "ARTIST"! EVERYBODY'S A FUCKING ARTIST THESE DAYS! JUST TAKE YOUR FUCKING PANTS OFF AND BOOM!
'The child wanted to participate and under her mother's guidance and supervision she is seen on all fours going around the artist's naked body without showing any embarrassment or aversion.
Yeah, I'm sure she "wanted" to participate…Toddlers these days, they get all sorts of weird ideas all by themselves, without them being planted there by their attention-whore mothers…
These creatures need to be wiped off the face of the earth, along with the kikes who promote this filth. This isn't art, it's just sexual deviancy at the expense of society.
MAKE ART GREAT AGAIN!
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