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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
July 25, 2010 (Lectionary 17)
Complementary Series
Genesis 18:20-32
Psalm 138 (8)
Colossians 2:6-15 [16-19]
Luke 11:1-13
Semicontinuous Series
Hosea 1:2-10
Psalm 85 (13)
Colossians 2:6-15 [16-19]
Luke 11:1-13
Prayer of the Day
Almighty and ever-living God, you are always more ready to hear than we are to pray, and you gladly give more than we either desire or deserve. Pour upon us your abundant mercy. Forgive us those things that weigh on our conscience, and give us those good things that come only through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia. Ask, and it will be given to you; search and | you will find;
knock, and the door will be o- | pened to you. Alleluia. (Luke 11:9)
1a. CONTEXT: Luke 11:1-13
In a sense, Luke begins and ends his story of Jesus in
prayer. The good news of John the Baptist's expected
birth comes when Zechariah is on liturgical duty, leading
the people in prayer at the Temple. In response to the
resurrection of Jesus, immediately after the Ascension,
Jesus' folowers were "continually in the temple praising
God" (24:52f.). There they waited until called to go out
from Jerusalem. Corporate prayer is the framework for the
whole story of Jesus according to St. Luke. We see all
other events of prayer in this gospel within this
framework for Israel's piety.
Luke makes more mention of prayer and Jesus at prayer
than any other gospel. It is a regular part of Jesus' life
and especially important in critical moments: at baptism
(3:21); all night before calling the twelve disciples
(6:12); before he announced his suffering and death
(9:18); in an open "conversation" with God rejoicing in
the Holy Spirit (10:21); and before the present request to
teach prayer (11:1).
Jesus also prays during the passion episodes at the Last
Supper, on the Mount of Olives, and on the cross. The
resurrected Lord appears at Emmaus after praying over
and breaking the bread.
Prayer is something that can be both corporate and
individual in Luke's gospel. Jesus withdraws to pray
frequently and sometimes goes into mountain setting to be
alone (6:12). John's teaching prayer to his disciples
prompts the request put to Jesus in 11:1, which is the
occasion for this episode.
It is interesting to note how Jesus taught about prayer
in a parable in chapter 18. He taught, in effect, "that
they ought always to pray and not lose heart" (18:1) as he
told a story about a persistent widow and a judge.
More importantly, in chapter 10, Jesus calls for prayer
during the mission of the seventy, in order that there be
enough laborers for the harvest. Then in the present
reading, Jesus speaks about prayer and persistence, and
how God gives the holy spirit to those who ask.
Prayer becomes something that followers do. Notice how
prayer plays a role in the early chapters of Acts.
Prayer continues to frame decisions and turning points in
the early Christian community (1:24; 6:6; 13:3). Prayer
is not jsut the mode of living for crisis times, but is
the setting for the holy spirit to work its will through
the call of the community at the temple and the
individuals to lead in the mission.
1b. TEXT: Luke 11:1-13
The Lord's Prayer
11:1 Now Jesus [1] was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." 2 And he said to them, "When you pray, say:
"Father, hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread, [2]
4 and forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation."
5 And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him'; 7 and he will answer from within, 'Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything'? 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence [3] he will rise and give him whatever he needs. 9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among you, if his son asks for [4] a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
[1] 11:1 Greek he
[2] 11:3 Or our bread for tomorrow
[3] 11:8 Or persistence
[4] 11:11 Some manuscripts insert bread, will give him a stone; or if he asks for
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
1Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐν τόπῳ τινὶ προσευχόμενον, ὡς ἐπαύσατο, εἶπέν τις τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ πρὸς αὐτόν, Κύριε, δίδαξον ἡμᾶς προσεύχεσθαι, καθὼς καὶ Ἰωάννης ἐδίδαξεν τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ. 2εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς, Οταν προσεύχησθε, λέγετε, Πάτερ, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου: ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου: 3τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δίδου ἡμῖν τὸ καθ' ἡμέραν: 4καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν, καὶ γὰρ αὐτοὶ ἀφίομεν παντὶ ὀφείλοντι ἡμῖν: καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν. 5Καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Τίς ἐξ ὑμῶν ἕξει φίλον καὶ πορεύσεται πρὸς αὐτὸν μεσονυκτίου καὶ εἴπῃ αὐτῷ, Φίλε, χρῆσόν μοι τρεῖς ἄρτους, 6ἐπειδὴ φίλος μου παρεγένετο ἐξ ὁδοῦ πρός με καὶ οὐκ ἔχω ὃ παραθήσω αὐτῷ: 7κἀκεῖνος ἔσωθεν ἀποκριθεὶς εἴπῃ, Μή μοι κόπους πάρεχε: ἤδη ἡ θύρα κέκλεισται, καὶ τὰ παιδία μου μετ' ἐμοῦ εἰς τὴν κοίτην εἰσίν: οὐ δύναμαι ἀναστὰς δοῦναί σοι. 8λέγω ὑμῖν, εἰ καὶ οὐ δώσει αὐτῷ ἀναστὰς διὰ τὸ εἶναι φίλον αὐτοῦ, διά γε τὴν ἀναίδειαν αὐτοῦ ἐγερθεὶς δώσει αὐτῷ ὅσων χρῄζει. 9κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω, αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν: ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε: κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν. 10πᾶς γὰρ ὁ αἰτῶν λαμβάνει, καὶ ὁ ζητῶν εὑρίσκει, καὶ τῷ κρούοντι ἀνοιγ[ής]εται. 11τίνα δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν τὸν πατέρα αἰτήσει ὁ υἱὸς ἰχθύν, καὶ ἀντὶ ἰχθύος ὄφιν αὐτῷ ἐπιδώσει; 12ἢ καὶ αἰτήσει ᾠόν, ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ σκορπίον; 13εἰ οὖν ὑμεῖς πονηροὶ ὑπάρχοντες οἴδατε δόματα ἀγαθὰ διδόναι τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὁ πατὴρ [ὁ] ἐξ οὐρανοῦ δώσει πνεῦμα ἅγιον τοῖς αἰτοῦσιν αὐτόν.
2. ANALYSIS: Luke 11:1-13
Jesus teaches prayer by example in this gospel story.
When his disciples ask him to "teach us to pray," perhaps
they were asking for a more formal prayer to identify
them among the religious communities (11:1).
Here it is that Jesus resists giving a [technical] "form"
for prayer, and instead teaches by example: "when
you pray, say [something like this]...."
Note the elements of this prayer: honoring God, the
beckoning of God's goal (kingdom) in human history, for
one's daily bread, for forgiveness, and to be kept from
temptation. The other two places where a version of this
prayer appear are Matthew 6:9-13 (a seven petition version
more closely resembling a Jewish prayer) and the Didache
Jesus prays for forgiveness fo "sins" (hamartias) as we
humans forgive one another inter-human debt (opheilen).
The difference makes human forgiveness an analogy of
God's forgiveness, which is much greater. Luther
Often distinguishes between how human beings
regard each other "coram humanibus"
and our standing before God, "coram deo."
Luther believed that a Christian could please his or her
fellow human beings, but in no way could earn
righteousness before God. Might the idea of forgiving
those indebted to us be part of St. Luke's concern about
human possessions (cf., Charles Talbert, Reading Luke, 129f.).
This prayer is corporate. Where Jesus refers to
humanity in the prayer,
it is in the plural: "give us" bread, "forgive us" sins,
as "we forgive," and "deliver us" (11:3f.).
His examples following the
prayer become models of communal life. He portrays going
to a friend at midnight (11:5f.) and a father in relation
to his son (11:11f.). Jesus in teaching prayer in this
context, even if offered personally or individually, is in
relation to the whole human family.
"Give us each day our daily bread" seems simple
enough, although the qualifying term "daily" (epiousion)
is problematical. But the phrase clearly continues Luke's
view of accumulating possessions, and implies rather
strongly the sense that we should pray for enough bread
[and things] for the day 'and no more.'
Verses 5-8 are unique to Luke's gospel. This section goes
further to explain how we might understand the following
verses dealing with asking and receiving, seeking and
finding, knocking and finding opening doors. Luke's Jesus
is describing what happens in prayer. God cannot help but
respond to human needs and prayers. God cannot avoid
hearing a prayer any more than a neighbor
can avoid hearing an obnoxious "friend"
at the door in the middle of the night.
"Fish and serpent" and "egg and scorpion" serve as
comparisons for what God gives in response to prayer.
Some Galileans report the presence of an unclean
"eel-like" fish in the Galilean lake which could evoke the
image in Jesus' teaching. When a scorpion has gathered
its legs and arms around it, one could call it
"egg-shaped." Jesus says that not even a bad parent has
the cruelty to give children bad things. Hence, God's
response to prayer is always the right thing,
a good thing.
Most importantly, disicples are to pray because God
gives the Holy Spirit in prayer. Jesus derives energy
and clarity in critical times from prayer. Why pray? One
prays for the power of the Holy Spirit. That is what God
gives those who pray--all the more to those who ask.
Luke's predisposition to give the Holy Spirit explicit
presence is evident in the passages about prayer.
3. STRATEGY: Luke 11:1-13
This is no time to preach the Johannine theme of
prayer as ascension, prayer as communion with God, since
we are preaching on Jesus teaching prayer in Luke's
thought-world. We should also avoid dealing with
Matthean themes of prayer in relation to pharisaic
hypocrisy and the First Gospel's more focussed Jewish
Luke's Jesus is responding to the request to teach
prayer. One option for preaching on this day is to
answer the question: "for what and why do we pray?"
This is an opportunity to teach prayer to the community of
God's people. We should not assume that everyone would
have a reflective, thoughtful answer to such a question.
What is prayer? What is prayer in the modern,
post-enlightenment age?
In Genesis (Old Testament reading Gen. 18:20-32),
Abraham and God have a marvelous, ancient and stylized
dialogue which takes the form of an arm wrestling match.
Some prayer is like this. Think of Tevye's conversations
with God in "Fiddler on the Roof" in which his world is
changing, and not particularly for the better. At the
same time his conversations with his eyes heavenward
portray a kind of intimacy and trust and love which his
relationship with God assumed (and taught).
It is usually appropriate to deal with the translations
for the Lord's Prayer. Most pastors have experienced
resistance to the newer translations in the liturgy.
Could it be that Jesus was NOT providing a formal prayer
to be used for all time, but was--as elsewhere--teaching
by example?
This prayer is thoroughly, emphatically, and simply
corporate in nature. The fact that prayer may be
personal, but not private, is an appropriate preaching of
Luke's gospel which disdains the misuse of possessions in
generall, and the disregard for sharing with those in need
in particular.
The appointed psalm (138) reinforces God's concern for
the poor and for one's calling in discipleship: "The Lord
will make good his purpose for me" (138:9). A point not
to be lost on our congregations would be that the psalm
book is the Bible's prayer book, and would have been a
primary resources for Jesus, and it should continue to be
one for Christians and Jews today.
In preaching about the daily bread theme, Luther
followed Jesus' concern about daily bread 'and no more' in
the Small Catechism, saying,"to be sure, God provides
daily bread, even to the wicked, without our prayer, but
we pray in this petition that God may make us aware of his
gifts and enable us to receive our daily bread with
4. REFERENCES: Luke 11:1-13
Fitzmyer, Joseph. The Gospel According to Luke. Anchor
Bible. New York: Doubleday, 1985.
Talbert, Charles. Reading Luke. New York: Crossroad,
5. MUSIC SUGGESTIONS: Luke 11:1-13
The Eucharistic hymn "Lord, who the night you were
betrayed," (LBW 206) refers to Jesus in
prayer and to bread, etc.
"Lord, keep us steadfast in your word" (ELW 517) is a
prayer to the Lord for keeping us, while LBW 428 was once
appointed for the day and is another singable tune by
Orlando Gibbons. Hymns related to the Holy Spirit
would be excellent support for a sermon dealing with that
theme (The Hymnal 1982: 501, 509; ELW 786), and there
are traditional standby hymns for prayer such as ELW 745
and--if you can stand it—ELW 742.
A liturgical variation for this day would be to use a
different translation for the Lord's prayer.
Congregations may think creatively about ways to involve
youth or catechetical students in portraying (by mural,
mime,etc.) the petitions of the Lord's Prayer.
Exegete: Rev. John R. Spangler
Rev. John R. Spangler serves as Executive Assistant to the President for Communication and Planning for the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. Ordained by the Lutheran Church in America in 1983, he served as pastor to Christ Lutheran Church, West Boylston, MA and Christ the King Lutheran Church, Nashua, NH. He also served part time on the New England Synod staff as its communications officer for 15 years.
John serves on the Board of Governors for the Religion Communicators Council, a national interfaith organization for religious communicators, and as a team leader for the seminary's planning, assessment and governance support staff team. He also serves as president of the Seminary Ridge Historic Preservation Foundation, a subsidiary of the seminary.
His wife, the Rev. Dr. Maria Erling, teaches the History of Christianity in North America and Global Mission at the Seminary. He and Maria have two daughters, Marta and Johanna.
B.A., Carthage College, 1979
M.Div., Yale University Divinity School,1983
James, Apostle
July 26, 2010 (transferred from July 25)
1 Kings 19:9-18
Psalm 7:1-10 (10)
Acts 11:27—12:3a
Mark 10:35-45
Prayer of the Day
Gracious God, we remember before you today your servant and apostle James, the first among the twelve to be martyred for the name of Jesus Christ. Pour out on the leaders of your church that spirit of self-denying service which is the true mark of authority among your people, through Jesus Christ our servant, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righ- | teousness' sake,
for theirs is the king- | dom of heaven. Alleluia. (Matt. 5:10)
Color: Scarlet/Red
1a. CONTEXT: Mark 10:35-45
This striking incident, paralleled in Matthew 20:20-28, gives a picture of the meaning of discipleship. It undoubtedly circulated in more than one form, since Mark's version has James and John approaching Jesus directly, while Matthew softens the picture of the two disciples by having the approach made by their ambitious mother. The reaction of the other disciples is a clear picture of their humanity and leads us to suspect that these qualities were not foreign to James and John. Indeed, it is a testimony to the integrity of the Markan author, as many scholars agree, that he has not concealed the very human realities of the apostolic band.
C. S. Mann, whose Anchor Bible commentary holds that Mark is written after Matthew and Luke, is at pains to suggest that Mark obviously has based his version on a source earlier than theirs or at least has quoted it with more integrity, as the use of the disciples' names would indicate.
The placement of this story in the Markan account is not without significance. It comes very late in Jesus ministry, right on the edge of the final days in Jerusalem. Already many followers have "fallen away." It is a tribute to the disciples that, despite their misunderstanding of Jesus' purpose and destiny, they are still part of his entourage. Even though they many not understand what it means to drink of his cup, they are still ready to share it and they are still with him after they have heard (and perhaps again misunderstood) his explanation.
This is surely an appropriate moment to deal with the issues of Messiahship and the issues of discipleship. The drama of the Passion episodes is heightened by this theological stage-setting. While the vision of Messianic servanthood might never have occurred to the disciples at this point in time, it is clearly Jesus' intention to raise the issue and to look toward the role of the Suffering Servant. Simultaneously the opportunity presents itself to deal with the nature of discipleship. The disciples (and theearly Church, for that matter) have a recurring all-to-human picture of hierarchical government and hierarchical honor. The incident and the reported words of Jesus bring an altogether different picture of church government and of the Christian's calling.
It is in this setting, then, that the story is told, and it is filled with very human elements: the ambitions of James and John, the ambitions of their fellow disciples, the quick and easy responses ("Lord, we are able"), and the sense, confirmed by the words of Jesus in the story, that these disciples will in the end pay something of the price proposed, the price of discipleship, even suffering and martyrdom.
1b. Text: Mark 10:35-45
10:35 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."
10:36 And he said to them, "What is it you want me to do for you?"
10:37 And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory."
10:38 But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"
10:39 They replied, "We are able." Then Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized;
10:40 but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared."
10:41 When the ten heard this, they began to be angry with James and John.
10:42 So Jesus called them and said to them, "You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them.
10:43 But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, 10:44 and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all.
10:45 For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
1b. TEXT: Mark 10:35-45
The Request of James and John
35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." 36 And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?" 37 And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." 38 Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" 39 And they said to him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized, 40 but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared." 41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. 42 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43 But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, [1] 44 and whoever would be first among you must be slave [2] of all. 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
[1] 10:43 Greek diakonos
[2] 10:44 Greek bondservant (doulos)
35Καὶ προσπορεύονται αὐτῷ Ἰάκωβος καὶ Ἰωάννης οἱ υἱοὶ Ζεβεδαίου λέγοντες αὐτῷ, Διδάσκαλε, θέλομεν ἵνα ὃ ἐὰν αἰτήσωμέν σε ποιήσῃς ἡμῖν. 36ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Τί θέλετέ [με] ποιήσω ὑμῖν; 37οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτῷ, Δὸς ἡμῖν ἵνα εἷς σου ἐκ δεξιῶν καὶ εἷς ἐξ ἀριστερῶν καθίσωμεν ἐν τῇ δόξῃ σου. 38ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐκ οἴδατε τί αἰτεῖσθε. δύνασθε πιεῖν τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ πίνω, ἢ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθῆναι; 39οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτῷ, Δυνάμεθα. ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ πίνω πίεσθε καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθήσεσθε, 40τὸ δὲ καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἢ ἐξ εὐωνύμων οὐκ ἔστιν ἐμὸν δοῦναι, ἀλλ' οἷς ἡτοίμασται. 41Καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ δέκα ἤρξαντο ἀγανακτεῖν περὶ Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰωάννου. 42καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγει αὐτοῖς, Οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ δοκοῦντες ἄρχειν τῶν ἐθνῶν κατακυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι αὐτῶν κατεξουσιάζουσιν αὐτῶν. 43οὐχ οὕτως δέ ἐστιν ἐν ὑμῖν: ἀλλ' ὃς ἂν θέλῃ μέγας γενέσθαι ἐν ὑμῖν, ἔσται ὑμῶν διάκονος, 44καὶ ὃς ἂν θέλῃ ἐν ὑμῖν εἶναι πρῶτος, ἔσται πάντων δοῦλος: 45καὶ γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθεν διακονηθῆναι ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν.
Novum Testamentum Graece, Nestle-Aland 26th edition
© 1979, Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart;
The Greek New Testament, 3rd edition
© 1975, United Bible Societies, London
2. ANALYSIS : Mark 10:35-45
Mk. 10:35 - "James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, 'Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.'" - There is reflected here a typical Oriental approach to the asking of a favor; that is, the attempt to get the favor granted before the actual content of the favor is revealed. We may see here something of our modern tendency to wish to bargain with God, to attempt to escape the obvious consequences of our own misdeeds. Obviously James and John know what their compatriots among the disciples will think. But, being human, they try anyway.
10:37 -- "... Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." - The expectation of the disciples is that Jesus will ultimately be crowned as an earthly ruler. In their understanding, the chief associates of the ruler sat in the places of honor, first place on the right and second place on the left (even though sinistra or "left" ordinarily carried with it the suggestion of evil). That competition for place or for power is obviously not limited to the disciples. It is a manifestation often to be seen today, not only in the political arena but in basic human relationships and even in the church itself.
v. 38 - . - "You do not know what you are asking." Here is a phrase which characterizes much of the Christian practice of prayer. All sorts of requests are mouthed in prayer or even made in the greatest depth of sincerity and concern, but they are voiced without consideration of the consequences of answered prayer. Jesus suggests that the disciples have no understanding of the price of their request. He puts that very succinctly in his next sentence.
v. 38 - - "Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?" - Both of these terms, cup and baptism carry a freight of meaning quite beyond what the disciples seem to understand. To drink from a cup offered by a ruling monarch might indicate that one had been offered a great honor, a gift of prestige. But it can also mean to share in the cup of hemlock (remember Socrates) or of suffering. It may in this context carry with it the sense of the eucharistic cup which is shared at the Last Supper, "the new covenant in my blood." Likewise baptism, surely familiar to the disciples as a rite of symbolic cleansing, carries also the meaning suggested by John the Baptist, a baptism by fire. Here also is the load of possible martyrdom and suffering -- not what the disciples have hoped for. As C. S. Mann points out, Rom. 6:3 ("We have been baptized into his death") may very well be a reminiscence of this saying.
v. 40 - "but it is for those for who it has been prepared." - The entire verse deals with the question of precedence, and Jesus suggests that it is not his to award, but is to be given instead to those who are fitted for such a place. The issue here is not really one of predestination or even divine foreknowledge, but simply one of worth. There is a sense in which such a place is to be earned, and we need to remind ourselves that those who set out to earn
it have already disqualified themselves. Only those who give themselves unreservedly and for no trivial reasons will be judged as worthy. Jesus' explanations in verse 45 will state this in the most positive fashion.
v. 44 - doulos - "slave". Notice the way in which Jesus goes beyond mere servanthood in describing the role of the Christian disciple. It is not just servant that is being described here, the commitment of the disciple goes to the point of slavery. The word "doulos" sometimes refers to the freed slave, who for love of master, might, in a little ceremony involving the piercing of the ear by an awl to the doorpost of the master's home, continue his slavery out of love, becoming therefore a "love slave" of the family. Surely no homiletical commentary is needed at this point.
v. 45 - - "For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many." Here is the heart of our story, a clear statement attributed to Jesus very early in the life of the early Church, a statement which carries with it the sense of atonement, of the vision of Jesus as lutron or "ransom." The Greek is always used either for the price for the return of a captive (ransom) or for the purchase price for the manumission of slaves. We need not adopt a substitutionary theory of atonement to see the value of the analogy in understanding the picture of the Messiah's redemptive work. Side by side with this picture is to be gained a picture of that discipleship which shares Messiah's cup and Messiah's baptism. This is strong medicine indeed.
3. STRATEGY: Mark 10:35-45
The homilist is apt to be overwhelmed with the many possibilities presented by this pericope. One of course would deal with the cost of servanthood, some reexamination of what it means to be a Christian disciple. There is also the opportunity for political commentary with meditation
upon the current emphasis on power (to the point of corruption) and unimpeded leadership from above with unquestioning obedience from the lower levels of the citizenry.
Still another emphasis might look upon the "preferential option" for the poor and the dispossessed. Surely the picture of Jesus who gives his life as a ransom for the many leads in such a direction. The implied criticism of the powerful and the mighty in Jesus' description of his own calling would also point in this direction.
Or there could be found here the source of powerful preaching dealing with the sin of pride and the perils of overweening ambition. The spectacle of the entire company of the disciples making such an emphasis upon place in the coming Kingdom on the very eve of the Passion and the Crucifixion can surely be the source of real inspiration at this point. There are parallels in our own time, not only outside the church in the arenas of business and politics, but within the community of faith. How many local churches have been destroyed by this kind of interior pushing and shoving to achieve some relatively trivial place of perceived power!
4. References: Mark 10:35-45
Mann, C. S., The Anchor Bible: Mark, Translation, Introduction and Commentary. Doubleday & Co., Garden City, New York, 1986, pp. 410-420.
Tannehill, Robert C., A Mirror for Disciples, A Study of the Gospel of Mark. Discipleship Resources, Nashville, Tennessee, 1977, pp. 85-90.
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Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (HB 460/1, LBW 158, ELW 392)
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The full-throated quarterback controversy will begin. The wow factor was missing from Matt Flynn's Seattle Seahawks' debut. He didn't light up...
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The full-throated quarterback controversy will begin.
The wow factor was missing from Matt Flynn's Seattle Seahawks' debut.
He didn't light up the twilight with passes that ignited thoughts of a trip to the Super Bowl. In fact, he never threw a pass down field.
In contrast, rookie Russell Wilson, playing the second half against the Tennessee Titans' second-unit defense, completed a 39-yard touchdown pass to Braylon Edwards in his first NFL possession.
Flynn's first appearance at CenturyLink Field Saturday night was constrained, a cautious, conservatively-called performance, exactly the kind of show we should have expected.
Wilson's night was explosive. He led a second-half-opening, 5-play, 73-yard scoring drive, where he was able to show off his fleet feet and his strong arm.
In his first night on the job, Flynn completed 11 of 13 passes for a mere 71 yards. He marched the Seahawks 62 yards in 15 plays on his first drive that resulted in a 41-yard field goal from Steven Hauschka.
But he also made one terrible mistake, staring down Ben Obomanu on a crossing route and throwing a pass that was easily picked by Tennessee's middle linebacker, Colin McCarthy.
In the 27-17 Seahawks win, Wilson supplied some wow, completing 12 of 16 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown. He ran for another 59 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown run. But he also threw a red-zone interception.
Wilson looked like he can be part of the Seahawks' future. But Flynn has to be the quarterback of the present.
He can't be judged just off this first half of his first game. Playing against the Titans' starters, he was hamstrung by a flock of absences in the Seahawks' lineup, including receivers Terrell Owens, Sidney Rice, Ricardo Lockette and Doug Baldwin, tight end Kellen Winslow and running back Marshawn Lynch.
And he was hamstrung by his lack of repetitions with the first-team offense during the first couple weeks of camp.
For Flynn to be a successful starting quarterback — and the smart money says he will have success — he has to be deceptive. He needs a point guard's cunning, a fighter's guile, a base-stealer's timing.
Flynn's is the art of the unexpected.
He doesn't have the blazing fastball that Brett Favre had. Flynn's game is cat and mouse, the quarterback against the cornerback. He is a thinking man's quarterback. Favre was a knockout punch. Flynn is more counterpuncher.
It's an important distinction, because to be the kind of quarterback the Seahawks need him to be, Flynn needs more work with the regulars than the team has been willing to give him. He needs more time, a lot more time, to learn the quirks and quicks of his receivers.
Flynn has to excel at the more refined parts of his craft. He has to know his receivers, as well as he knows his family members. He has to understand their routes and the way they run their routes as well as they do.
He can't telegraph his passes the way he did on the interception to McCarthy. When he drops to throw, his eyes have to look away from his intended receivers. He has to hide his intentions, and he has to throw the ball before the receiver makes his cut.
And it all has to happen in seconds, with the ill-intentioned thundering herd of defensive ends, linebackers and safeties coming at him.
It's the brave art of anticipation.
Flynn is a finesse pitcher and he has the smarts, the pocket presence, the feet and the accuracy to be very good. But he needs to establish a better understanding with the guys on the other end of his passes.
Every receiver comes out of his break at a different pace and in a different way. Repetition is the only way for a quarterback to learn those differences.
That's why this quarterback competition among Flynn, incumbent Tarvaris Jackson and Wilson isn't right.
Yes, it's unconventional. It has made the Seahawks' training camp a must-see event. It took the dreary out of Seattle's sports summer. But it isn't genius.
If the Hawks truly believe that Wilson is their quarterback of the future, they should give him this season to better learn the game. He doesn't need to be rushed. He needs to chill.
Quarterback remains the one position this Seahawks administration has struggled to get right. By opening up the position to competition, the staff is tinkering with the offense's energy, on the field and in the locker room.
It isn't a coincidence that Flynn, 27, had his best practices in the days leading up to this first exhibition game. He got most of the snaps in practice and his comfort level grew.
Russell Wilson had the wow in his opening drive. But this has to become Matt Flynn's offense. This has to be Matt Flynn's year.
Time's a-wasting, and the time has come for Pete Carroll to announce: "Flynn is in."
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And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, "If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me." (Mark 9.35-37).
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So to illustrate his teaching on greatness through service, Jesus summons the lowest "servant" in Peter's household – the person on the margins, the person least regarded, who is necessarily the youngest "child" who can walk, talk and carry things – and he steers him into the midst of his disciples. The boy is probably five or six year's old, barefooted, ragged and dirty and will be standing there keeping his head down, frightened of the beating he's probably about to get for not doing something he was supposed to have done, while the disciples are probably edging as far away from him as they can without being too obvious about it.
But then Jesus does something extraordinary. He reaches out to the child and lifts him onto his knees and puts his arms around him, and he says: "Whoever receives one such child (child/servant in Aramaic) in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me."
Yes, you say – but that's still going off on a tangent, isn't it? It doesn't expand on the previous saying: "If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."
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I think there is a lot of car here for the money assuming upgraded suspension and brakes to match performance with the turbo engine. Sadly it is a hodge-podge of styling with round, diamond, square.....bits that really don't work well together. I'll bet its heavy with bondo.
DonS beat me to it....lolReplyDelete
- Michael V>December 28, 2016 at 8:35 AM
Looks like the perfect car for a remake of "The Car."ReplyDelete
- BuickFanDecember 28, 2016 at 8:56 AM
Overall it has a nice shape to it but as DonS said, a lot of the details don't match and kind of ruin the look.ReplyDelete
Regardless of how hideous this thing is, ya gotta give some props to the guy for the amount of work this took. They say there's a buyer for everything, but what a nightmare to try and sell. At least he's got (what looks to be) a solid power plant choice going for it......ReplyDelete
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Is that what the race organizer drove in DEATHCAR2000?ReplyDelete
I think a change of color and grill would go a long way for this car.ReplyDelete
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You drive your '83 Cutlass into the only remaining high school that still offers auto-shop and tell the kids to have at it. Their teacher reaches behind his desk and pulls out a dusty copy of "Corvette Summer" and the kids know what to do. $1,000 worth of bondo and a semester later, they call you to let you know your car is ready.
How many gallons of bondo are hiding under that blue paint?
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I spent my weekend in Gettysburg visiting my friend Julie. She lives about 20 minutes away from the fairgrounds where the National Apple Harvest Festival is held, so we spent most of Saturday there. It was cloudy, insanely chilly, and a little rainy at some points. Still, we braved the weather to indulge in as many apple goodies as possible.
They sold apple everything. There were the usual suspects: apple butter, apple jelly, apple juice, apple sauce, apple cider. And then there were other apple things that I wasn't really expecting (and most of it wasn't vegan friendly): apple syrup, apple daiquiris, apple funnel cakes, apple fudge, apple cookies, apple cake. There were loads of autumnal decorations, too, and I loved every bit of it.
We met a bee and an apple along the way. Yeah, my eyes are closed. I'm good for that.
Just when I thought my hands were going to fall off, we found the hot apple cider tent. No way in hell was I settling for cold apple cider in 50 degree wet weather.
We saw a dance performance by the Hanover Children's Ballet Theater, too, and it was really cute.
There wasn't a whole lot of vegan-friendly to eat while at the festival, but it definitely sparked my interest in trying to veganize some things I saw (this is your warning). I was able to pick up some things to bring home, though!
|Cinnamon apple syrup, apple butter, apple jelly, an apple scented soy-based candle,
doggie treats in the apple container, and apple syrup.
Back at her apartment, we made pumpkin penne. Julie was a fantastic chef, I was a less than stellar photographer.
|Garlic & Onion
|Crispy Sage
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Following the introduction of performance standards for electronic charts in 1995, the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), the highest technical body of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), adopted an amended Chapter V (Safety of Navigation) of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). This came into force on July 1st, 2002.
Re-written Chapter V, under Regulation 19, outlines carriage requirements for shipborne navigational systems and equipment. The Regulation details that ECDIS will enable shipowners to meet the chart carriage requirements.
Under the revised Regulation, all vessels irrespective of type and size, must carry nautical charts and nautical publications to prepare and present the ship's route for the voyage and to plot and check positions throughout the voyage. In addition, all ships must carry alternative, backup arrangements if electronic charts are used, even if they are only used part of the time.
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and the IMOs overhaul of ECDIS Standards under IEC 61174, the Testing Standard for Type Approval of ECDIS, mean that it's imperative that shipowners have ECDIS installed before August 2017. Should a company not comply, the implications are serious. A flag state inspection could lead to significant financial penalties, or even detainment in official custody.
Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) used by ECDIS, are vector charts that conform to International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) specifications. Vector charts are compiled from a database of individual items of digitised chart data, which can be displayed as a seamless chart. Used in an electronic navigation system, the data can then be reassembled to display the entire chart image. ENCs are intelligent, in that systems using them can be programmed to give warning of impending danger in relation to the vessel's position and movement.
In 1995, IMO's resolution A.817 (19), which was amended in 1996 by resolution MSC.64 (67), outlined backup arrangements in case of ECDIS failure, when ENCs are unavailable. The resolutions, relating to performance standards for electronic charts, were developed to further reduce risks associated with navigation. Further amendments were made in 1998 by resolution MSC 86 (70), to allow operation of ECDIS in Raster Chart Display Systems (RCDS) mode.
ECDIS used in RCDS mode, uses scanned copies of paper charts, called raster charts, instead of ENCs. Issued by, or under the authority of, a national hydrographic office, raster charts do not offer a comparable level of data to vector charts and are used alongside electronic positioning data. Given that RCDS mode does not offer the full functionality of ECDIS, although it's excellent to have as a back-up arrangement, the resolution states that shipowners must not rely on RCDS mode alone. Therefore, RCDS mode must only be used with a comprehensive portfolio of up- to-date paper charts.
Instead of relying on RCDS mode when ENCs are not available, most reputable shipping companies now opt to install a secondary ECDIS (known as a dual system), connected to an independent power supply and GPS position input.
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Nunavut means "our land" in the Inuit language of Inuktitut.
Population (2006) - 30,800
Total Area: 1,994,000 km2
Capital: Iqaluit
Date of creation of the territory: April 1, 1999
The earliest traces of settlement in Canada's Arctic date back some 4,000 years, when the first of a number of hunting societies travelled across the Bering Strait into Northern Canada. The Inuit, who make up 85 percent of Nunavut's population, are descended from one of these societies, the Thule, whose presence dates back at least 1,000 years.
The Government appointed a three-man commission to examine political development in the Canadian Arctic and to make recommendations to Parliament. The Carrothers Commission held some hearings in the north and recommended that the issue of dividing the Northwest Territories be further examined in 10 years' time.
The first major test for Nunavut came in the plebiscite of 1982 in which all residents of the Northwest Territories were asked to vote on the issue of division. Proponents of division won the plebiscite 53 percent to 47 percent. Ten years of negotiations on a boundary for the new territory were followed by another plebiscite in 1992 to ratify the boundary. The Government of Canada then agreed to include the creation of Nunavut as part of the final land claims agreement that recognized Inuit ownership of 350,000 square kilometres of land.The Nunavut Act was passed by Parliament in 1993 and came into effect on April 1,1999.
Nunavut accounts for roughly 20 percent of Canada's land mass, making it the country's largest political subdivision. The territory is governed by a 19-member legislative assembly that operates consensus-style without political parties. Nunavut's largest employer is the government. Other important economic sectors include mining, construction, tourism and traditional activities such as hunting, trapping, fishing and arts and crafts.
In the crest, the igloo represents the traditional life of the people and the means of survival. It also symbolizes the assembled members of the legislature meeting together for the good of Nunavut. The Royal Crown symbolizes government by and for all the people of Nunavut and the equivalent status of Nunavut with other territories and provinces in Canadian Confederation.
The tuktu (caribou) and qilalugaq tugaalik (narwhal) refer to land and sea animals that are part of the rich natural heritage of Nunavut and provide sustenance for its people. The compartment at the base is composed of land and sea and features three important species of Arctic wild flowers.
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There is no deobandist, Salifi, Wahbbist, Sunni, Sufi. There is no jew, christian, black or white. There is no Rohangia, Buddhist nor Hindu. There is no black, white, indian or Quaker. There is no takfir, there is no dakfir. There is no rastafar, there is no afrikan, ino, cheno, cerok, nepals, Huns, Cush, No Han nor singa, no nubaian, afrikan aussie, brit, irish, sheldon, datkun, reese, levite, dataam, hindi, shinzu, japanese, viet, happa, dari, vikon, sadeus, saxon, ereon, caledon, and if did not miss anyone, I just cannot list you all in your EO "Complaint" or anything else.
There is no Race or Man, there is ONLY GOD.
If you love HIM above all, the Living He has Created over all else, you will find that the only thing is HIM. And this love will overcome all of your whatever it is you consider yourself.
Without HIM, you are a hollow shell of His making.
There is no race if you were created. The land you have is Owned by you but it is HIS lease.
If you would look UP, you would not dare fight any of HIS. For you are All His Creation.
WE are all one through the Body of the Creator. And as soon as you all start acting that way, the faster WE may move on to making Creation better.
Or not.
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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Habsburg throne, and, by accident, duchess Sophie, by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 triggered the First World War, the causes of which are deeply complex. Disagreements regarding the … Continue reading
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Steven Reinemund
Steven S. Reinemund
Reinemund in 2018
Steven S. Reinemund
April 6, 1948
|Denver, Colorado
|U.S. Naval Academy (B.S.)
University of Virginia (M.B.A.)
|Wake Forest University
Salary - $1,000,000
Bonus - $4,500,000
Stock Gains - $8,132,000
Other - $176,000
Total - $13,808,000
|Former CEO
|Roger Enrico
|Indra Nooyi
|Political party
|Board member of
|[[The Cooper Institute]] 2003-Present
Johnson & Johnson 2003-2007
American Express 2007-2015
ExxonMobil 2007-Present
Marriott International 2007-Present
Wal-Mart 2010-Present
Chick-fil-A 2015-Present
|Gail T. Reinemund
|4 children
Steven S. Reinemund (born chairman and CEO of PepsiCo between 2001 and 2006 and dean of the Schools of Business at Wake Forest University between 2008 and 2014. Reinemund spent 22 years working for PepsiCo in various capacities. During his CEO tenure at PepsiCo, revenues grew by $9 billion, net income rose 70%, earnings per share were up 80% and PepsiCo's market cap exceeded $100 billion.[1] He led the acquisitions of several other food and beverage companies including Quaker Oats, Naked Juice, Izze and Stacy's Chips.April 6, 1948) is an American business man who was
Early career[edit]
Reinemund is a former Captain, serving for five years in the United States Marine Corps after he graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1970. Part of his five years in the military, Reinemund served as a guard at the White House during the administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.[2]
After leaving the military, Reinemund held various positions at IBM and Marriott's Roy Rogers[3] division in addition to earning an MBA at the Darden Business School at UVA in 1978.[4]
In 1984, Reinemund joined PepsiCo's Pizza Hut division (subsequently divested) as the Senior Vice President of Operations. Two years later, he was named President & CEO of Pizza Hut in North America where he introduced home-delivery as a distribution method, overtaking market share of rival Domino's Pizza within 2 years. In 1991, Reinemund assumed the role of president and CEO of Pizza Hut Worldwide. Reinemund then moved to PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division in 1992, serving as president and CEO for seven years before being promoted to the position of PepsiCo president and COO in 1999. In 2001 the board of PepsiCo named Reinemund chairman and CEO.[4]
In each of his last two full years as CEO of PepsiCo., Reinemund was paid a base salary of $1 million and an annual bonus of $4.5 million.[5]
On April 22, 2008, Reinemund was named dean of the Calloway School of Business and Accountancy and Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University.
On June 30, 2014 Reinemund stepped down as Dean of the Business, electing to remain with the university as Executive-in-Residence.
In 2003, Reinemund was elected to the boards of Johnson & Johnson and the [[The Cooper Institute]]. He was named to the Board of Trustees at Furman University effective July 2012. Reinemund also serves on the board of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation.[6] and served on the advisory board of the Salvation Army.
In 2007, as he was preparing to retire from Pepsi, Reinemund joined the corporate boards of American Express[citation needed], Marriott International[citation needed], and ExxonMobil.[7][8] Three years later he joined the Walmart board. In 2010, according to the companies' proxy statements, he was paid $927,318 to serve on these boards.[9][10][11][12]
- ^ PepsiCo press release Archived April 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Evans, Matt (29 September 2008). "Steve Reinemund: WFU dean of business knows a thing or two about realigning large bodies of business". Archived from the original on 2013-01-17.
- ^ "BTU #56 – Steve Reinemund: Marines to CEO of PepsiCo". Beyond the Uniform. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ a b Steven S. Reinemund Archived April 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "FY 2006 PepsiCo Inc. proxy statement". SEC. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16.
- ^ USNA Board of Directors[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Board of Directors | ExxonMobil". ExxonMobil. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Steven S. Reinemund Elected to ExxonMobil Board". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "FY 2010 American Express proxy statement". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16.
- ^ "FY 2010 Exxon Mobil proxy statement". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16.
- ^ "FY 2010 Marriott International proxy statement". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16.
- ^ "FY 2011 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. proxy statement". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16.
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January 26, 2014
Breaking barriers: The Indo-Israeli cybersecurity alliance (Vishal D. Dharmadhikari, 1/26/14, Times of Israel)
Cybersecurity can progressively stand out as economic and political cornerstones of a vital partnership between two natural allies; Israel and India. Israeli cybersecurity firms, ranging from major product-based companies to start-ups, have focused primarily on markets in North America and Europe. However, in January 1992, Israel acquired diplomatic partnerships with a major Asian giant that considerably influences the present-day international system: India.22 years since this accomplishment, Israeli cybersecurity vendors have increasingly looked at the Indian market's tremendous potential for economic rewards, and this gradually accentuates cybersecurity as an element of the ever-growing Indo-Israeli alliance. The United States, Canada, and major European countries undeniably provide a vast market for Israeli cybersecurity firms to grow at an exponential rate. However, monumental growth of the Indian cyberspace gives Israeli cybersecurity firms with cutting edge technologies the chance to partner with Indian cybersecurity companies.
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Part of the unique requirements of RIMM memory is that it must be
used in pairs of the same brand, size, and specs. Two RIMM's of differing type
will not work, nor will a single RIMM module. As if that wasn't enough to
remember, there can be no empty RIMM slots on the motherboard either.
Does that mean you'll have to buy all the memory needed to
completely fill the each memory slot? Thankfully no it doesn't. Motherboard manufacturers
should include two CRIMM spacer modules that can be inserted into the
two empty memory slots if they are unused.
The Pentium 4 is
known for its endless obsession with power, both in terms of speed and electricity.
For the person facing the upgrade to a build-your-own P4 system, a new power supply is a must unfortunately.


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Is there really anyway you can prepare to welcome a brand new human being into the world?
No matter how much I have prepared mentally, physically and practically it's always such a shock when the baby that has been inside of me for 9 plus months, is placed on my chest. It's just such a miracle.
Although I am definitely feeling all the effects this tiny little person has been making on my body and psyche, it's still much different carrying it around inside of me then on the outside.
I haven't been able to prepare our home as much I'd like since we are in the middle of renovations but I finally packed my hospital bag and got the bassinet out and cleaned!
Although bringing another life into the world in the midst of so much else going on in our lives is crazy, it's also so exciting!
Now that I have my hospital bag packed I thought I'd share what's in it.
Diaper Bag- from Lily Jade
I felt really guilty after I bought it( though I used some blog money I had saved up) but I have finally comes to term with it and am really glad I made the plunge. With each baby I have had I tend to realize that I need less and less stuff in a diaper bag so I like that this diaper bag is not too big. I have been using it already and love it!
Oh and if you do check out Lily Jade's website make sure to check out their outlet bags. My bag is an outlet bag and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it just a much lower price tag. Oh and just so you know this is not a sponsored post I am just really happy with my bag;)
Ok, so now that you know all about my bag. What is in my bag?
Robe- from PinkBlush Maternity (Link to Amazon)
There is something about having nice clothes after labor that makes you feel so good. A friend of mine gave me some money specifically for getting new pajamas and a robe so I went for it. I found this beautiful robe from PinkBlush Maternity. They have so many different patterns and colors to choose from. You can get them on amazon or their site. I am so excited to wear it! It's so pretty!
These are pretty obvious but sometimes they are the things you forget to bring but need the most!
*Soap/face wash
*Slipper socks
*Toothbrush/ toothpaste/floss
*Going home clothes(aka comfy clothes)
*Nursing pads
*Nursing Bra
*Sports bra/ dress for water birth
Must Haves
*Pandora playlist(I'm going to set my Pandora to Audrey Assad during labor. I love her soothing voice and beautiful worship music.)
*Phone Charger
*Camera/ Camera charger/ SD card
Baby Stuff
Going Home outfit
I received this outfit from my baby shower and I just love it! Yay for sweet girly clothes. It will be perfect because it's just starting to get a little colder here.
I am bringing a couple of these, because chances are I might need to change the baby a couple of times in the hospital.
Swaddle Blanket
I love these swaddle blankets. I have swaddled all my babies and although every baby is different it has really been great for mine. I find that they tend to easily awake when they can brake free from their blankets but if they feel like they are held tight they seem to sleep longer.
Receiving blanket
I love having a simple receiving blanket for nursing. These are so sweet and pretty.
Burp rags
Good ol' fashioned burp rags
A Little Something Extra
One of the reasons I have had all my babies in the hospital is that I really love being able to rest and recuperate after birth. Yes, they poke and prod the baby and I, a lot but it's so nice to be taken care of not have to be the one getting up and checking all the babies vitals. The 2 days of rest that I get in the hospital go a long way to helping me go back home to all my other babies;) Once those 2 days are over, believe me I am ready to get home!
I have been so blessed to be able to have natural water births with 4 out of my 5 children at the same hospital. I know not everyone has the same experiences but I have been very fortunate. I love being able to have the natural experience that I want along with the great care of a hospital. And it's nice to know that if anything did happen where I or the baby needed immediate medical assistance; we are already at the hospital.
So now that I have everything ready all there is to do is wait for those labor contractions to come on and make it to the hospital in time!
I usually go very fast so I am praying that this little girl will give me fair warning!
Are you expecting?
If so what do you bring to the hospital/ birthing center or have ready at home?


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West Nose Creek Park, also known as Confluence Park, lies along both banks of West Nose Creek near its confluence with Nose Creek in Calgary's northeast.
Location: 300 Beddington Tr. N.E.
Area: 73 hectares
Park hours: 5 a.m. - 11 p.m.
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West Nose Creek Park lies along both banks of West Nose Creek near its confluence with Nose Creek in the northeast part of the city. The park was created in the early 1990s and occupies about 73 hectares. The name comes from its relationship with Nose Creek.
West Nose Creek Park is home to a riparian zone, which is the narrow green space along the edge of a water body. The diverse group of plants and animals found in this habitat are different from those a few metres away on either side. The creek meanders through multiple curves in the valley bottom. The slow and steady movement of the water produces a rich riparian zone.
This park also has a considerable amount of native grassland, shrubland and a historic stone quarry. Further, the park contains "Split Rock", one of the best known glacial erratics in the city.
The valley was forged by runoff from the last glaciation and is therefore considerably younger than the Bow and Elbow river valleys. In certain areas, the creek has carved through the bedrock. Outcroppings of the bedrock, known as the Porcupine Hills Formation are exposed along the north bank. You will also find "Split Rock", the glacial erratic along the north bank. The erratic was once part of Mount Edith Cavell in Jasper National Park.
The park is home to several significant archaeological sites, not the least of which is Split Rock. The uplands have been farmed since the late 1800's and a stone quarry operated for several years near the west end. Stone from this quarry was used to build many of the historic buildings in Calgary—once known as the "Sandstone City".


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Ever since Operation Blackout, the Elite Penguin Force HQ and Penguin Secret Agency HQ has been severely damaged. However, the good news is that the re-construction has started! A message in the newspaper has also confirmed this.
If you head to the EPF HQ, you will find some boxes scattered across the room which weren't the previously! Nothing has been fixed yet though.
The PSA HQ looks even cooler, with some boxes scattered around along with a table. Even a drawer has fallen over, as well as a computer screen! Once again, nothing has been fixed here though you can still do the PSA missions.
I'm really excited for the reconstruction, especially because it means that we'll hopefully be able to explore some more Field-ops! An administrator has confirmed that it will be rebuilt soon, and it's great to see construction begin!
Thank you for reading, waddle on!
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Harris needs to quit with the whole "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!?" hands in the air act every time a reception is caught ON him, or near him.
He's a great player, but he's never been one to avoid pointing the finger at another teammate. HARDLY a comparison to the GOAT Champ Bailey - who went about his game in a quiet and respectful manner.


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Watching my son learn how to walk, talk and do various things around the house is so fulfilling and also enlightening. One reason why kids learn fast, I think, is because they forget fast. Kids have a good short term memory but a poor long term memory. Thus they can continually focus on things they are doing right and what they like, while forgetting all they did wrong and disliked. Thus repetition creates a long term memory which is right.
On the contrary, adults tend to have a better long term memory and a poor short term memory. I think the short term memory does not deteriorate with age, rather the long term memory overtakes it. We remember not only the things that we did right and that we liked but also the things that we did not like or did wrong, which affect the right short term memory to be repeated right, which affects our ability to learn the way kids do. When we delve on the past, we give up the present hence forming a future that is in lines with the past and the repetition hardens us a person, our ability to learn, to think.


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|Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi, CMD, Karuturi Global Ltd.
By Tony J, Associate Editor:
Thursday, 18th October 2012, 02:55 PM IST:
Karuturi Global Ltd (BSE: 531687, NSE: KGL) has filed its latest Share Holding Pattern for the second quarter, in BSE & NSE, which the exchanges published on Wednesday.
The leading floriculture company's stock failed to attract any new foreign institutional investors in Q2, despite the company nearing a harvest of maize in its Ethiopian agricultural foray.
The total lack of interest shown by FIIs was also despite the stock ruling at 5-year lows, the general bull run during Q2, and the quarter witnessing a sharp fall in KGL stock from the quarterly high of Rs. 5 to a quarterly low of Rs. 2.80.
Though the stock recovered smartly by the end of Q2, the latest SHP reveals that the recovery was led solely by a few large retail investors in the counter.
Even more unfortunately for the Karuturi Global stock, Q2 continued the disturbing pattern of large offloading by existing foreign institutional investors, which StockExplain News had reported on three earlier quarters too.
FIIs sold off 94.22 lakh shares in Q2, which is 1.16% of Karuturi's equity base, and approximately equal to four-days' total traded volumes of the stock in NSE & BSE.
Almost all of that dumping was picked up by retail investors, with non-institutional holding jumping by an identical 1.15% to reach 56.28%. Even among non-institutions, while body corporates reduced their stake, only individual investors increased it.
The only other new buyers were 2 institutions coming under the category 'Financial Institutions / Banks' who together bought 96,300 shares amounting to a tiny 0.01% stake.
Two FIIs completely exited Karuturi in Q2, taking their tally to 19, and their total holding to 24.03% from 25.19% in the previous quarter.
Deutsche Securities Mauritius which held 90.37 lakh shares or 1.12% of KGL's equity base in Q1, has been the major seller during Q2, taking into account the total sell quantity, as well as the fact that it has now disappeared from the list of major holders having more than 1% stake.
Deutsche Securities was arguably the most high-profile institutional investor in Karuturi Global. As reported by StockExplain News earlier, another similar profiled investor, an arm of Citibank, had sold off in Q1 and ceased to be a major holder.
The institutional investors are obviously taking their cues from the sharp erosion in Karuturi Global's return ratios like RoE, the company's failure to achieve full financial closure for their agricultural foray in Ethiopia, an imminent default in a mature FCCB, and most importantly, the fact that promoters have not increased their stake in the company.
Despite holding only a minor stake of 18.05%, and despite the stock falling further by a deep 44% during the quarter, promoters haven't increased their stake.
Instead, promoters continued to pledge more of their shares in Q2, with total pledges jumping from 32.56% in Q1 to 81.74% now, which has now become an additional risk in the stock.
Post Q2, on 10th and 11th of October, Karuturi Global stock rallied by nearly 31% raising hopes of promoter buys or institutional entries. But data from bulk deals, block deals, SAST, and insider trading disclosures show that no such buying has happened. Also, by Tuesday, the 17th, the stock has shed 20% of that gains.
In an equity grading report commissioned by Karuturi during the end of Q2, the rating agency ICRA has disclosed about the risk from an imminent default on an FCCB redemption worth Rs. 332.5 crore. The redemption date is 19th October 2012. Some of the additional risks cited by ICRA include a sharp jump in contingent liabilities to Rs. 156 crore due to tax claims by India and transfer pricing claims by Kenya, as well as the possibility of further equity dilution and significant delay in getting adequate return on capital.
Compared to the FCCB repayment of Rs. 332.5 crore, Karuturi Global's consolidated annual profit run rate is now only Rs. 157 crore, which means the FCCB repayment is worth more than two years net profit as of now.
According to Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi, CMD of Karuturi Global, who spoke to a national financial daily on the issue, the upcoming maize harvest is expected to add only $12 million or Rs. 63.6 crore to the bottomline in Q3. Further triggers for the stock will come from the upcoming FCCB restructuring as well as the Q2 results that will shed more light on its main floriculture business.
On Thursday, Karuturi Global opened slightly positive in NSE, and is now trading up by 10.23%.


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On this page, you will find useful information about employment relationships and the rules of working life. Use the links below to go directly to the subject that is of interest to you.
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Employment contract and employment relationship
Young workers
Posted employees
Work at sea
Working time and annual holiday
Distance work
Protection of privacy in working life
Non-discrimination and equality in working life
Employment security during military or non-military service
Cooperation in enterprises
Collective agreements and arbitration of industrial disputes
The Employment Contracts Act applies to all work carried out in an employment relationship.
The Employment Contracts Act regulates
The Employment Contracts Act and other labour legislation, including the Working Hours Act and the Annual Holidays Act, are applied when the following criteria for an employment relationship are fulfilled simultaneously
Contracts of employment and employment relationships (tem.fi)
If you are aged less than 18, you are not allowed to do quite the same work on the same terms as adults.
The Young Workers' Act protects you from strain caused by overwork. The work must not
Young workers (tem.fi)
A posted employee is an employee that an employer operating in another state has sent from abroad to work in Finland for a limited period.
In case of an employee posted in Finland
Posted workers (tem.fi)
The terms of seafarers' employment relationship are different from those applicable to other employees. They are laid down in the Seafarers' Employment Contracts Act. The Act applies to work that an employee carries out under a contract on a Finnish vessel or, by order of the employer, temporarily elsewhere.
Working at sea (tem.fi)
The Working Hours Act contains provisions on working hours, including
The Annual Holidays Act contains provisions on annual holiday rights, including
The Annual Holidays Act applies with certain restrictions to work in an employment or a civil service relationship.
Working hours (tem.fi)
Annual holiday (tem.fi)
Distance work means that the work is partly or fully carried out at home or at some other location chosen by the employee.
Distance work offers opportunities for
Remote work (tem.fi)
The Act on the Protection of Privacy in Working Life regulates the protection of your privacy at work.
The employer typically collects the employees' personal data for their own needs. However, under the protection of privacy provisions, candidates for a vacancy, employees and civil servants have as extensive rights as possible to
Protection of privacy at work (tem.fi)
The Non-Discrimination Act fosters and safeguards equality in various areas of society.
The Non-Discrimination Act prohibits discrimination on the grounds of
The Act on Equality between Women and Men contains provisions on gender equality.
Discrimination at work is punishable in an employment relationship and when the employer is advertising a vacancy and selecting employees.
The Employment Contracts Act requires employers to treat their employees equally. Equal treatment must be taken into consideration in an employment relationship and when the employer
Non-discrimination and equality at work (tem.fi)
Employment security of persons fulfilling their national defence liability (tem.fi)
The objective of cooperation activities is to collectively develop
Before making decisions on issues that affect the employees' position, the employer must negotiate with the employees or their representatives.
Cooperation in enterprises is regulated under the Act on Co-operation within Undertakings.
Co-operation procedure (tem.fi)
A collective agreement is an agreement between employer and employee organisations on the terms to be complied with in employment contracts or employment relationships.
A system of arbitration in industrial disputes is in place to deal with conflicts of interest at work and to enable the resolution of disputes between the labour market parties through negotiation. In cases of arbitration in industrial disputes the negotiating partners are assisted by a national conciliator and other conciliators.
The arbitration procedure is laid down in the Act on Mediation in Labour Disputes.
Collective bargaining agreements and arbitration in industrial disputes (tem.fi)
Collective bargaining agreements in Finnish (finlex.fi)


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Tandem Armidale is extremely grateful to all our supporters, be they individual donors, community supporters or sponsors. We're currently campaigning to raise funds to purchase a new racing Tandem bike, you can check out the details on the Support Us page.
Community Groups
Community groups that have donated to support Tandem Armidale
- Armidale Lions Club pledged $250
- Dumaresq Lions Club donated $250
- Duval Lions Club donated $250
- Austing College, UNE donated $500
Business Sponsors
Shock Sports are Tandem Armidale's team kit sponsor, they'll be helping us design our kit and produce it for us.
Individual Supporters
- Jurgen Schaub
- Wendy Berkley
- Jo Wauch
- Dave Gaukroger
- Geoff Stratten
- Peter Meers
- Diane Donaldson
- Todd Norbury
- Michele Deschamps