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Acts 5:27-32
April 16, 2007
Given at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
The video above contains my senior sermon, which was delivered in the chapel of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary on April 16, 2007.
Sermon Focus: Acts 5:27-32 is a text about the kerygma, the public proclamation of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. This preaching is carried on by witnesses to the truth of the gospel who have been charged by God through the inspiration and power of the Holy Spirit.
Sermon Function: Having heard last week the glorious proclamation of Easter, we find ourselves asking the question: Now what? This sermon is meant to inspire listeners to courageously proclaim the gospel of the crucified and resurrected Christ to a broken world, even in the face of public humiliation and deep skepticism on the part of our cultural high priests.
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Acts 5:27-32
Second Week of Easter
© 2007 by Christopher D. Drew
You may have had a similar experience. You're sitting at your breakfast table at home. Perhaps you're at a local Austin café. Your sitting with a good friend or significant other, and you agree to buy and share a copy of the local paper. While waiting for that toasted english muffin and fresh cup of coffee, you start divvying up the sections of the paper. If you've done this with your friend before, you realize that there is usually one point of contention, especially if this is the Sunday paper we're talking about: Who gets the funny page first?
I always want that full-color page of funnies before anyone else gets their hands on it. The reason is simple: I greatly dislike reading the dour editorial or news pages while a close acquaintance sits opposite of me, giggling with delight at Garfield's latest goofiness. Over the years, I think it's interesting that the comic page, for all its laughter and levity, somehow more closely resembles the truth of our day-to-day lives than anything above the fold, screaming out in tall headlines through the vending machine window.
Today, I'm going to speak about one of these cartoonists. On Saturday, April 7, the day before Easter, much beloved cartoonist Johnny Hart passed away at the age of 76. He passed away, appropriately, at his drawing table. The table was located in a remote spot on his estate overlooking the lake that was on his property. I like to think that Johnny was able to catch one more sunrise before suffering the stroke that ended his life. You may be familiar with the comic strip he drew for over 30 years: "B.C." Johnny's cast of characters – practical B.C., peg legged baseball manager and poet extraordinaire Wiley, Neanderthal Grog (who somehow missed an evolutionary cycle), the Fat Broad, Peter, Curls, Thor the wheel used salesman, talking dinosaurs and clams, and a loveable tortoise and his rider, a simple bird who could just as easily fly around but instead prefers the company and pace of her much slower reptilian friend – all of these characters gave us a humorous view into the way Johnny Hart saw things. Comic strip writers use their pen and ink to create unique characters that help us see the world together with the writer. When this happens we receive a gift of a new insight and a chuckle.
Johnny used several familiar setups to get his point across. A recent strip featured Curls standing behind a rock helpfully engraved with the words "Ask Curls."
"What's the difference between a monarchy and a democracy," asks Thor.
"In a monarchy," Curls replies, "you only have one liar to deal with."
Peter, reading from a book open on a rock. The rock is engraved and tells us that the book is called "The Book of Phrases."
"Eating Disorder," Peter reads.
"Drinking white wine with a hotdog." No thanks.
"Wiley's Dictionary" was another famous recurring scene. Witty Wiley always had a fun definition for ordinary words. Some alluded to biblical characters.
Peter upon reading the dictionary sees an entry for "Poop-Deck – A naval term attributed to Noah."
And finally, one famous character announced who it was with almost every appearance.
"Hi there, I am an apteryx, and wingless bird with hairy feathers. What are you?"
"A burning bush," the burning bush replies.
"But there is no smoke. Why are you not being consumed?"
The burning bush replies, "That's what frosts the pollsters."
Oh yes the grass withers, and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever!
Cartoonists are an interesting bunch. They amuse us, give us reason for pause, and in the case of some editorial cartoons, anger us. Anyone who regularly reads the comics can see that the quality of the artwork is of almost secondary importance. Of utmost importance is the sequence and delivery of comic ideas [gospels deliver information to us in a similar fashion]. Cartoonists, get their laughs by being keen observers of life. They are able to notice things, aspects of human behavior and psychology that we frequently miss. Then, using an uncanny set of gifts, the comic strip writer can synthesize these complex human traits into a three or four frame comic sketch that can leave the reader tearing up with laughter.
Curiously, Johnny Hart, who wrote a humorous cartoon, ended up angering a lot of people, most of them newspaper editors. This was particularly the case later in his career, when "B.C." became the platform upon which Hart, a Presbyterian, would proclaim the Gospel.
In what was probably his last Easter Sunday strip, appearing the day after his death, Hart once again proclaimed Christ crucified, this time in that tiny little schoolhouse (featuring a sign spelling school "SKOOL") for ants.
Barbers have the striped pole to signify their trade. My former dentist in San Francisco had a large wood carving of a tooth hanging from a sign outside her office building. Cartoonists like Hart have their work on the printed page. I wonder. Many of the people in this room are now or plan on being preachers. What is the appropriate sign we hang out for all to see, so that all may know who we are and the truths we claim to represent?
Exposition: Acts 5:27-32
Peter and the apostles give us some guidance in today's passage from the book of Acts. By the time we get to chapter five, the apostles have already been in and out of prison multiple times. In each case, they are locked up for preaching the gospel message of Christ crucified.
This basic message is referred to by the Greek word kergyma. The message of the kerygma is repeated it Acts 2, 3, 5, and 13. The message of the kerygma IS preaching, and the recurring pattern of Acts works something like this.
- Jesus came into the world. He is the messiah.
- He is a fulfillment of all the covenantal promises God made to our ancestors.
- Jesus was killed, having been hung on a tree. The image from the Greek is even more compelling. Verse 30 refers to be "draped out" over the tree, almost like being hung out to dry.
- Jesus has risen, and we are witnesses to these things. Because he lives, we may also live.
Actually, no. They preach, Peter answers, because the ultimate source of authority, God, makes it necessary. They are, in fact, compelled to preach. They are compelled by Jesus, who is the leader, or, more closely to the Greek text "the one who leads forward," and who is our Savior. They are not preaching to impute guilt on anyone. Rather, they are preaching to announce the good news of the fulfillment of God's covenant with Israel. Repentance! Forgiveness! Because Jesus lives, we may live.
Having been given the gift of the Holy Spirit in chapter two, the apostles now embody the message of the gospel.
Some of you may have noticed that this passage specifically refers to Israel as the recipient of repentance that can only be given by God, and the forgiveness of sins. Some may be tempted to conclude that those not of the nation of Israel are excluded from God's grace. I argue that this is not so, because the story of salvation in the New Testament begins with the election of Israel on behalf of all the nations of the world. Israel is called to be a priest among the nations, and the light of Zion to which all the nations are ultimately gathered. Israel is a signpost pointing to the repentance and mercy of God.
The Challenge to Us
Peter and the apostles are bound to preach the good news. I mean they are bound, literally. They are bound inextricably to the message of Jesus Christ. They themselves embody the message. During Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, he explained to the Pharisees that even if he ordered his disciples to cease from celebrating, the stones would still cry out. Even in the face of prison and persecution, the disciples continue to proclaim the good news. The prophet Jeremiah proclaims (20:9), "If I say, 'I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,' then within me there is something like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot." This is a message that will be proclaimed, and damn the consequences.
We, along with the disciples, are witness to the reality of the resurrected Christ. We have inherited this same apostolic message, and just as Jesus Christ was charged by the Father to carry His Word into the world, so have the disciples been entrusted to continue this work through the power of the Holy Spirit. We have inherited this same Spirit.
We can "preach" the gospel message, friends, but it has no traction unless we first embody the message as our predecessors have. We embody the message and proclaim it not just with our spoken words, but also with our actions, by the "content of our character." To be sure, our work does not buy us our salvation, but it is evidence of Christ working in us through the Holy Spirit.
So how do we embody this work? We pray, we celebrate a communion that binds us with Christ and with one other, and we proclaim the good news. This means becoming, in a more literal sense, a "body" of work, a body that is part of a larger body of faith in Jesus Christ, and which is the body of Jesus Christ. We are charged, friends, with helping others to see something that we see, just as the comic book artist helps others see some aspect of the world that they might have otherwise been missed. We are called to help other see a specific message: Jesus lives, and therefore we all may live, freely, fully, abundantly, and joyfully.
Experience of Rejection – Expect It
Johnny Hart, beloved by many, nevertheless experienced rejection by a few of our culture's most staunch guardians, the editors of newspapers, individuals who, with their decisions, decide what you, dear reader, should and should not know. Hart's cartoon gospel was cut on several occasions. The good news of the gospel was not something to be heard in public.
Friends, editors are going to try and cut our message as well. In fact, you can count on it! Moreover, you can count on these same editors doing whatever they can to actively supplant the gospel with their own versions of "good news." [Refer to recent WSJ article about "Atheists Seizing the Pulpit."] The gospel carries too many serious implications for transformation, for new resurrection life. Our culture's self-appointed guardians are reluctant to accept this message. The reason is pretty straightforward. We live in a culture that thrives on the quick fix. The answer to almost any question can be secured through one of two devices: A credit card, and/or Google. The gospel isn't any quick fix.
Don't we sometimes act as our own editors as well? I know that I'm my own editor. I'll hit the delete key on the keyboard to hide what may be considered a "controversial" thought. I creatively arrange words in order to avoiding offending someone. I'll silently repress my own conscious in order to supplant the good news of the gospel with what, during some delusion of grandeur, I decide is "better" news. Symptoms of this editing abound not only in the larger culture but also within the church, and in ourselves. We need to be on our guard for this kind of editing.
In 1996, the Los Angeles Times refused to run a Palm Sunday "B.C." cartoon featuring the affable and poetic character, Wiley. The poem was entitled "The Suffering Prince."
What do you suppose the rejection letter from the editor said? Can you imagine what it might sound like? I think I can, and it sounds something like this:
"We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled our readership, all of Los Angeles (the City of Angels) with your teaching."
If we are serious about hanging out our sign by embodying the gospel of the resurrected Christ, and proclaiming it out of the fire within our bones, we might take the same approach as good ol' Wiley who, thoughtfully and carefully, under the shade of a beautiful tree, freely penned the following Palm Sunday message, despite the demands that he cease and desist:
[The Suffering Prince]
Picture yourself tied to a tree,
condemned of the sins of eternity.
Then picture a spear, parting the air,
seeking your heart to cut your despair.
Suddenly—a knight, in armor of white,
stands in the gap betwixt you and its flight,
And shedding his 'armor of God' for you—
bears the lance that runs him through.
His heart has been pierced that yours may beat,
and the blood of his corpse washes your feet.
Picture yourself in raiment white,
cleansed by the blood of the lifeless knight.
Never to mourn,
the prince who was downed,
For he is not lost! It is you who are found.
This poem is the gospel this Easter season, friends, and it is precisely this message that is cut by our cultural editors. He came, he died for us, and now we may truly live.
We can thank the Johnny Harts of the world for giving us a great example of what it means to see the truth together. In fact, he did it not only by using his characters but also through the wonderful irony contained his comic strip's title. With "B.C." what Hart was really doing was proclaiming the good news of "A.D." You don't need a special degree or a specific religious church calling to proclaim the gospel. You can be a cartoonist, a receptionist, a mechanic, a doctor, or even an ex-consultant.
May no editor, including our own little internal editor, ever squelch this glorious message of God's love for us. Jesus came, lived among us, ministered to us, was crucified, and was raised on Easter morning, not so that we might be found guilty, but so that we might truly live in freedom from sin and it's chief symptom, which is death. So in this second full week of Easter,
"Picture yourself in raiment white,
cleansed by the blood of the lifeless knight.
Never to mourn,
the prince who was downed,
For he is not lost! It is you who are found."
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
"What Sort of King are You, Truthfully?"
John 18:33-38a
November 26, 2006
Given at Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church
Here is an audio recording of a sermon I delivered on Christ the King Sunday (November 26, 2006) at Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church. About 900 people heard this sermon over three services. Click here to listen, or right-click the link to download a copy. The sermon text can be read below.
Sermon Focus: Jesus makes the claim that he is King of a Kingdom that transcends our understanding of royalty and power and gives witness to the Truth. Our human institutions of power are ultimately subject to the authority of One Lord of Truth.
Sermon Function: To encourage listeners incorporate the claims of this One Lord of Truth into their family and professional lives, and in the covenantal relationships we have in the Church.
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What Sort of King are You, Truthfully?
John 18:33-38a
Christ the King Sunday
© 2006 by Christopher D. Drew
These past weeks I have been participating in Ron Ragsdale's Midweek Moment class that is viewing and responding to John Eldredge's wonderful book and video series called EPIC. I really like the class because it does a wonderful job of relating our stories with the grand story of God revealed to us through Scripture and in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Early in the series, John Eldridge asks the penetrating question "What sort of tale have we fallen into?" As I have read today's gospel text, the story of Pilate's interrogation of Jesus, and have reflected on the time of the year, I ask myself the same question. What sort of tale have we fallen into?
Part of the answer is supplied by the calendar. This Sunday is referred to in the great circle of the church's calendar as Christ the King Sunday. It is a significant inflection point in the recurring story of the universal church. Having just celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday, a holiday meant to acknowledge our place in the history of this nation, we now draw our eyes back once again, on Sunday, together with the world, to the risen Lord as we lay the groundwork for Advent. (Can you believe it? Advent is almost here.) The story of Christ the King is linked closely with the end-time theme of the first week of Advent and forms the narrative bridge between the "old" Christian year and the "new."
This is a tale that moves swiftly as we march on toward Christmastide, so we might still be disoriented from having fallen into it. Our place in time is marked by images of the royal Christ. The forum for this image is the story of a trial, a trial where we are challenged to ask ourselves, "Just what it is about this man, Jesus, who we call and particularly acknowledge on this day as King?" We're entering a story containing intrigue, the nature of God's Kingdom, and the substance of what it is we call "truth." As we consider Jesus in light of our text from the gospel of John, let us all keep in mind the question "What sort of tale have we fallen into?"
Let us pray:
Holy and merciful God, send your Spirit to illuminate our minds and hearts as your word is read and proclaimed in this place and time. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, whom with you and the Holy Spirit we praise and honor and glorify this day and every day. Amen.
John 18:33-38a
33 Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"
34 "Is that your own idea," Jesus asked, "or did others talk to you about me?"
35 "Am I a Jew?" Pilate replied. "It was your people and your chief priests who handed you over to me. What is it you have done?"
36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place."
37 "You are a king, then!" said Pilate.
Jesus answered, "You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me."
38 "What is truth?" Pilate asked.
Our thinking about royal power and kingdoms is shaped and influenced by both our popular culture and by our politics, and our reactions to royal power run the gambit from ridicule, to suspicion, to fear.
Some of you may remember the popular family sitcom about the 1950s called Happy Days. You might remember that Ron Howard (who is now a famous film director) played Ritchie Cunningham. His dad, Howard Cunningham, aspired to and later became "grand Pooh-Bah" of Leopard Lodge No. 462 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He became the make-believe "king" of the local fraternal group. It seemed clear to me, when watching the show, that a certain social prestige was associated with the somewhat silly title "grand Pooh-Bah." The term usually generates some degree of amusement, even laughter. "Grand Pooh-Bah" was created by Gilbert and Sullivan for their musical The Mikado.
In this operetta, the haughty character Pooh-Bah holds numerous exalted offices, including Lord Chief Justice, Master of the Buckhounds, Lord High Auditor, Groom of the Back Stairs, and Lord High Everything Else. The name has come to be used as a mocking title for someone self-important or high-ranking and who exhibits an inflated self-regard.
In our culture, we sometimes view royalty or superior social status with a similar degree of derision We frequently ridicule at the bumbling fool who has been put in charge for no other reason than by accident of birth or because the more qualified employee got wise and went looking for a better job elsewhere. We laugh because we have some sense of how inadequate any human is to the task of being royal.
Royalty isn't all fumbling and bumbling incapable fools, though. There's sinister side to royalty as well. In America, we treat kingdom talk with deep suspicion, borne out of our national historical struggle against Great Britain, and because we have adopted a system of government founded precisely upon the suspicion of those with ambitions to lead. Throughout history Kings (and Queens) of the earth have been said to hold their power through a "divine right" borne, in part, on an allegiance to the King of Kings! But the record of history causes us to view these claims with suspicion, too. And our suspicion is not unjustified. History is full of personalities who, having been proclaimed King or Queen, and having understood themselves to have the approval of the King of Kings, then utilized their power and authority for the perpetuation of all manner of evil: famine, slavery, and genocide are a few of the most unsavory examples. We are a people who don't like the idea of a King. We are resistant to the notion that an entity apart from ourselves could ultimately hold sway over even the most basic decisions of our lives.
Even so, while we refuse to put a crown on anyone because we're suspicious of one person who has all of the power, we're not altogether immune to the tendency to put our trust in one, single entity, either. We frequently fall back into the view that a party or platform can save us. We had an election earlier this month. For some, this was an occasion for great wailing and gnashing of teeth. Our party lost. The gig is up. For some, there were feelings that ALL was lost. That the power to change things for the better had been transferred to those who have a wrongheaded approach for that which is best for this nation.
For others, the election was a time for great celebration. What was once lost has been regained. It's our gig now. For some, there were feelings that NOW, we finally have a shot to get things right. The power to change things for the better had been transferred from those who have a wrongheaded approach for that which is best for this nation.
Now, you see the commonality between these two statements? Underneath both statements is this notion that we can rely, if not on a king, then on the political process (when we're the winners) to save ourselves. And it is for this exact reason that we have the representative republic form of constitutional government. The other side cannot be trusted.
Is this power? Political institutions that fade in and out of first place? I think our gospel writer is suggesting something totally different. Today's reading challenges us to rethink the notion of power, of having a king in our lives; one to whom we pledge total and complete allegiance; one who we acknowledge to be Lord of Life, one who Revelation 1:5 tells us is "the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the Earth."
Our reading today is preceeded by the acocunt of the angry and suspicious crowds who have handed Jesus over to the Roman authority, Pontius Pilate. Pilate asks the crowd what Jesus has done, and according to John they gave the very vague answer: "If he were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you." Pilate decides to interview Jesus to find out what is going on such that the peace of the forthcoming Passover celebration is threatened.
Pilate asks, "Are you the King of the Jews?" This is a question firmly rooted in Pilate's worldly experience in the Roman Empire. In the other Gospel accounts of this same interview, Jesus answers briefly, "You have said it." But the expanded and detailed account in John's gospel gives us a view into something much larger than a potential political dispute between Rome (represented by Pilate), and Israel (represented by the Crowds, the Chief Priests and others). John's account is much more detailed because he seems very interested in witnessing to the Lordship of Jesus. This is reflected in Jesus's next recorded statement, one that appears to be based on a suspicion of Pilate's motive for asking his question. Does Pilate suspect that Jesus might be something more than the crowds have thus far portrayed? Jesus tests Pilate to see if his suspicion is accurate: "Is that your own idea," Jesus asks, "or did others talk to you about me?"
Pilate's reply is almost a scoff, "I am not a Jew, am I?" It seems, then, that Pilate is only familiar with Kingship as it relates to the context of Empire. The suspicion that he may be on to Jesus' true nature is therefore unfounded. So, if Jesus is not a "king" in the sense that Pilate understands, then why has Jesus been brought to him at all? Pilate asks Jesus about this, "What is it you have done?" The chief priests and "people" have handed him over. Why all this trouble on the day of Preparation for Passover?
"My kingdom," says Jesus, "is not of this world." His Kingdom is not from around here. It's not a Kingdom as we understand Kingdoms – with territory and replete with armies to defend, supplant, and conquer. No, not this King. Instead, we have the King who rules in a way utterly not like that found on Earth. If Jesus's Kingdom were an earthly Kingdom, wouldn't you expect armies of supporters responding to his command? Yes, indeed we would. But not here. Indeed, Jesus makes it clear that his Kingdom, because it is not of this world, is therefore not a threat to Roman authority per se. Instead, this is a Kingdom with the God of Love as its foundation. A love founded upon a kind of powerlessness that defies human expectation. A love founded upon the full faithfulness of the one loved. Jesus is our perfect exemplar of such love. It is a love that cannot be understood apart from the work of Jesus and the new commandment he gave in chapter 13:14 where he said "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."
Jesus answers Pilate's exclamation "You are a king, then!" in the affirmative. "You are right in saying that I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me." Yes, there is Truth, and a Way, and Life. It encounters us in the voice of the stranger, in the outstretched hand of the victim, of the less fortunate. The Truth is Love; and Love is commanded by this King. And it is for this reason that we give all glory and honor to our King. He is not the King who is representative of the truth. No. We ask, "What Kind of King are you, Jesus, truthfully?" He answers, "Your King is Truth and bears witness to the truth." The truths we rely on in order to save ourselves are therefore inadequate to the task. There is no salvation to be found in our worldly Grand Pooh-bahs, or our political parties. There is no salvation to be found ultimately in any earthly institution. Our salvation rests with the King who is also Truth – and who rules a kingdom built on a foundation of Love – the Love that God has for the Son and that the Son has for His disciples. That's you and me, folks. And we are not called to place our faith in an illusion. If we did, then we are to be greatly pitied. Our faith is real and founded upon the Truth of Christ, Jesus Christ the Nazarene. The one who was born before time, came into the world in the manger, the one who out of love for us was crucified for our salvation, and the one who will indeed come again. This, my friends, is the magnificent tale we've fallen into.
The truth is in Christ, but that's not apparent to everyone. I invite you now to imagine that you are in this story, and that your name is Pontius Pilate. You've just met this man, Jesus, whom the crowd has accused of criminal acts. You investigate the man apart from his nation and its priests. You are able to conclude that he poses no direct threat to Roman Rule. But then this man starts talking about a different sort of kingdom, one for which there is no standard of comparison. This man makes the claim that he is a King of this weird, bizarre Kingdom founded not on the exercise of power but upon the power of love, a love is which amazing because it is premised on a kind of mutual laying down of power. Not only that, but this man tells you that he is witnessing and testifying to the truth – THE truth. Pilate's answer indicates that he knows the tables have been turned, and that he's been put in the dock by Jesus. Suddenly, the earthly judge is being judged by Truth. His response, "What is truth?" tell us that ultimately Pilate is unable to comprehend the full nature of a kingdom built on a foundation of love instead of raw human power.
Pilate couldn't understand this different sort of Kingdom? Can we?
I think we can. Why? Because he have the spirit of Truth to help us, and we have the continuing sustenance of the waters of Baptism. The truth of Christ's Kingdom is proclaimed by the local and international mission work of this church, by its charge to educate both young and old alike about Christian life and ongoing work of the Church in the world. We rehearse life in the Kingdom each week in the drama of our public worship, where the audience is not you or me but the Father, the Father's whose kingdom has come, will come, and is continually breaking into our "reality" through the bread and wine, the body and the blood, of his most precious Son Jesus. It is to this place that we return to encounter the Lord of Truth.
Now, isn't this an unlikely way for a kingdom to come and for a King to rule – in a meal of bread and wine, in baptismal water, and in caring for our neighbors? It is. It is a worldview different from the one we've been conditioned to by our culture. We are all called, as Jesus was, to bear the Truth into the world. We are all Christ's ministers, and we are all called to share in Christ's witness to the truth in the world. Moreover, we are called to witness to the Truth in Love, which means that we mutually lay down our power and engage the other as we engage ourselves. I believe this is what is meant with the Golden Rule. And of course, this image of power in powerlessness seems deeply contradictory. And it would be, if the power we witness to in Christ were simply a contractual arrangement between you and me and between other individuals in our church. But that is not how we're called to relate to one another. We are a community in a covenantal relationship, which is a structured in a way much more open to the foibles of our human depravity, but also much more open to the potential fullness of human lives built in the image of Christ. We come into these covenantal relationships with trust, but also with forgiveness, because we all know we will, at one time or another, fall short of our true selves, the true selves Christ the King imagines for each of us. We also know that these relationships are not bilateral, because in as a covenant people we are not only obligated to each other but also to The King.
So this is the story we've fallen into. Christ witnessed to the Truth with Pontius Pilate and through the signs and wonders attested to in the Gospel. We, in turn, are called to witness to the truth using our human means. These include the Church and its missions, and the political realities of the world in the place and time in which we are born, and it includes the sacramental way in which we encounter Christ as Body and Blood, as Bread and Wine. We are cast in a story where we are continually invited to the table to dine with the King. As we receive the Cup and the Bread from the King, we are simultaneously empowered to serve each other in love and in truth as the King's cupbearers and stewards.
Friends, this is the joyful feast of our Lord Jesus Christ, our King.
The people of God will come from the East and from the West, from the North and South, to sit at table in the Kingdom of God. This is the Lord's Table, and our Savior invites those who trust him to share the feast which he has prepared.
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The City of Verona is a growing, vibrant community with many recreational, cultural, and business amenities. Residents enjoy a high quality of life, excellent schools, and the small-town feel of Hometown U.S.A.
Verona Area High School http://vahs.verona.k12.wi.us/about_us/graduate_data/ serves students residing in Fitchburg, Verona, and a small area of Madison. Verona, once a small farming community, has experienced rapid growth. The 2012 census reported a population of 11,212 residents, a 59% increase since 2000. Fitchburg, established as a city in 1983 and now the second largest city in Dane County, is home to 25,895 residents—almost a 26.3% increase from the 2000 census.
The communities provide Verona Area High School with a dynamic and diverse student population. September 2014 enrollment was 1589 students with a demographic diversity of 72% Caucasian, 5% Asian/Pacific Islander, 11% African American, 11% Hispanic, and 1% Native American.
Both communities benefit from opportunities offered by nearby Madison, the State capital and home of the University of Wisconsin, Edgewood College, Madison Area Technical College, and other vocational training institutions.
Of the 387 graduates of the Class of 2013, 62% of the students enrolled in a four-year college or university after graduation, and 21% enrolled in a two-year or technical college program.
Verona also offers many excellent public facilities including an impressive library, a popular senior center, numerous park shelters, and a swimming beach located at Fireman's Park. The Verona Area School District has a strong reputation for providing quality education and is home to the Verona Performing Arts Center and Natatorium. Verona is also a great place for business from the specialty shops in our downtown to the corporate headquarters of a worldwide healthcare software company.
For foodies, Verona restaurants offer delicious fare. Wine, cheese – even tequilia tastings- are commonly offered at one of our fine, local establishments. From hometown comfort food to local farm-fresh take out, Verona has it all. Whether you want to sit down and enjoy a hearty meal, take something back to your hotel room, or grab a snack to eat in the car, you'll find it here. If your tastes run toward the southwest, Chinese, Italian or just a good-old American burger, a Verona restaurant will satisfy your urge. Don't forget dessert!
Verona's athletic facilities are some of the finest in the state. Want to go for a swim? The Verona Area High School Natatorium, the Goodman Aquatic Center and Fireman's Park and Beach are all wonderful places to get your feet wet. For ice skaters and hockey players there's the Eagle's Nest Ice Arena. Soccer fans can enjoy the newly re-designed Reddan Soccer Park. Baseball fans, will enjoy the impressive Verona Little League Baseball-Softball Complex. The University Ridge Golf Course is a few minutes north of Verona and offers a good challenge for golfers. Verona also boasts a beautiful public library, a convenient senior center and Rhapsody Arts Center. Each year Verona holds its annual festival, Hometown Days, the second weekend in June, featuring a carnival, parade, fireworks, live music, food, games and much, much more. The Ironman Wisconsin Triathlon/Verona Loop goes through Verona in September. People from all over the world compete in this event.
Verona is special community with a lot to offer. So whether you are planning a visit, conducting business, enjoying a sporting event, or looking for a new home, we hope that you will feel like Verona can be your Hometown U.S.A.


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Club Captains
Submit Your Monthly ReportThe Club Captain should complete a report at the end of each month detailing what the Club did and accomplished. This allows Mozilla to celebrate your successes, connect you with opportunities, and know your Club is still active!
Reporting Form
Regional Coordinators
Submit a Monthly ReportA Regional Coordinator should send a report to Mozilla Campus staff in a monthly base updating us on your progress towards your goals. This ensures you will always have the necessary support and resources for supporting your Campus Clubs.
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I know that my last blog was: Tips for Staying Safe in Heatwaves and I follow the tips strictly, but when I wrote the blog I wasn't expecting the heat wave to last so long, and with each passing day of this warmth, I find myself building with tension and anxiety fearing that I may become unwell if the temperature doesn't soon begin to cool.
I don't want to complain about the nice weather, it brings us together and people of all ages are appearing to have a wonderful time in sun.
Have you ever noticed how the heat in the UK always seems different to abroad? I have been to places like the Mediterranean and Australia and as I have exited the plane the warmth embraces you. At home it seems so much more stifling, and as a country we don't seem to be equipped for the heat either – or any extreme weathers we are used to receiving such a mixed bag. I think this may be part of the reason why I find heatwaves here so difficult.
I have been seizure free for over five years and naturally I'd like it to remain that way. My triggers are normally from sleep deprivation and stress and the fact that I haven't slept properly since the heat wave began is starting to make me just a little bit anxious.
I know that I am not the only person who is currently feeling this way and I know what I have to do. I have to take it easy, keep doing the good things; i.e. drink plenty, get rest whenever I can, keep as cool as possible, and hardest but most important thing, is to try to take my mind off things remind myself that everything will be fine and that this is Britain, the heat wave will be gone soon – hopefully.
My heart also goes out to everyone who has been unwell with epilepsy during this weather, I have been there, I know how horrible it is, and I think you're doing great.
If anyone else is feeling anxious you're welcome to send me a message,
Thanks for reading,
Becky 🙂


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Friday, August 29, 2008
Obama for President
I've tried not to make this blog a forum for blatantly promoting my political beliefs, but last night I became a convert and don't care who knows it!
Still stinging from Hillary's hard-fought defeat, I began the week rather blasé about the Democratic convention. But when Barack Obama took the stage last night as the first African-American presidential nominee in history, I started to cry and didn't stop until well after his speech. He was brilliant, inspiring and, I dare say, just may be the most authentic candidate we've ever had. I am now fully committed to seeing him become president.
If George Bush accomplished nothing else during his eight years of magnificent incompetence, he at least paved the way for people to realize that now is the time for historic change. Let's hope the rest of the country agrees and elects Barack Obama as the next president of the United States.
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Labels: Barack Obama, Democrats, politics
Sunday, August 10, 2008
McGill UniversityI was invited to present a paper at last week's International Federation of Library Associations pre-conference at McGill University, so Tim and I packed our passports and headed to Montreal.
Everyone we talked to before leaving insisted that we'd love Montreal because it's the most European of all Canada's cities. Well, sure, most of the people there speak French (as well as English) and some of the buildings date back to the 17th century. Still, we felt right at home, as if we were visiting any other large North American city that has subways and historic sites.
Because I was in conference for two solid days, we didn't do much exploring. But we did spend a day in Vieux-Montreal, the oldest part of the city, located along the St. Lawrence River. There we went inside the magnificent Notre Dame basilica.
We also tried to climb the entire La Tour de l'Horloge clock tower, but I chickened out when we got to the last 50 steps or so—a spiral staircase—too creepy! We stopped just inside the clock, took some pictures, and then headed back down the stairs.
The Clock Tower, a permanent farmer's market located near the Lachine Canal, and had dinner at an East Indian restaurant in The Village, Montreal's gay community.
I also found time to see the special Yves Saint Laurent exhibit at the fine arts museum a few blocks from our hotel. It was the perfect way to end our brief vacation.
Perhaps my favorite memory, though, will be stumbling upon a small family-run Greek restaurant, where we dined while it gently rained outside. Very European indeed . . .
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by Sara Yogev, Ph.D.
For years, you and your spouse have been raising a family and working hard, saving, investing, and dreaming big with the goal of one day retiring. Oh, retirement—what a joy it will be! A chance to kick back and relax…to spend quality time with friends and family…work on your golf swing or perhaps, take the vacation of your dreams. To finally have the time on your hands to do everything you've wanted and when you care to do it.
However, retirement isn't an extended vacation or a period of leisure—it can last a quarter of your life! People spend a lot of time and energy on financial planning for retirement, yet hardly any planning and preparation goes into the psychological aspects of this life stage. People are even less aware of how their marital dynamics will change in retirement. In the same way that a couple's interaction changes after their first child is born, a similar transformation occurs in retirement.
Indeed research indicates the first two years after retirement are full of marital tension, and both men and women experience lowered levels of marital satisfaction. The" Gray Divorce" phenomenon (divorce among those 50 and older) provides a cautionary lesson. In 1990, only one in 10 people who got divorced was 50 or older; by 2009, the number grew to one in four. Similarly, the divorce rate among Americans older than 65 grew from 6.7% in 2000 to 9.7% in 2009.
To avoid that blissful state you've spent decades working toward turning out to be more nerve-wracking than liberating for you and your spouse, you can start preparing now. If you're in the throes of early retirement or retiring soon, here are my five top tips to help you prepare—and put you on the road to happy retirement:
5 Tips to Prepare Your Relationship for Retirement
1. Share Expectations and prepare for mixed feelings:
It is important to talk openly with your spouse about your dreams for retirement. Discuss ways in which you can achieve these wants and wishes together so both of you understand what the other person wants and both of you will have a say in what happens.
Develop joint goals and be ready to compromise. Understand that retirement does not equal nirvana, but rather a new life stage that needs readjustment. Be understanding and allow time for both of you to re-adapt, a process which may take longer for one spouse than the other. With some effort and time, the retirement turbulence will smooth out.
2. Address your relationship with money.
Retirement comes with changes in the influx of income, which usually creates tensions at least for a little while. To avoid the havoc that this major change can cause, couples must prepare for it. Understand that both you and your spouse's spending habits and attitudes towards money might change. Be ready for that, and keep an open mind.
3. Prepare for revised division of housework.
This domain seems trivial, but it frequently causes major conflicts. Some women expect their husbands to increase their participation in daily chores, particularly if he retires before she does. Yet men at times feel emasculated and resist increasing their share.
Or the opposite holds true: He wants to take on cooking and intrude on her domain. The increased time together makes people aware of each other's troubling traits, e.g., the quality control engineer who organized the pantry after his retirement to help her become "more efficient." Thus it is important to have frank discussion that takes into account both spouses likes and dislikes of chores to trade and accommodate.
4. Engage as you age.
Not only does mental stimulation directly benefit your heart health and overall wellbeing, but it can also take the edge off of some post-retirement relationship tensions. If both you and your spouse stay mentally active and engage in something external to both of you, you will have more opportunities to connect with each other and will find it easier to stay on the same page emotionally. It is very important to engage as you age in something satisfying.
5. Give each other physical and emotional space.
Sharing every second of the day with your partner can be overwhelming and exhausting, so be open to the idea of your spouse spending time away from you. Instead of becoming resentful and bitter, try to be as encouraging as you can. Bear in mind that spending time apart often paves the way for more quality time together.
No doubt, the psychological changes men and women feel individually as their lives mature—and as a couple—can be both surprising and devastating. While retirement will come with challenges, there are ways to prepare for these challenges as a team and with purposeful pursuits as individuals. With open communication and an open mind, retirement can be the dream that you've always imagined. Take on retirement as you've taken on other changes in life: It is new, it is exciting, and soon it will become natural to both of you.
About the Author: Sara Yogev, Ph.D., is the author of A Couple's Guide to A Couple's Guide to Happy Retirement: For Better or For Worse . . . But Not For Lunch (Familius, May 2013). Dr. Yogev is a psychologist providing individual and couples psychotherapy with offices in Chicago, Skokie and Evanston, Illinois. For the past three decades, she has also conducted workshops, written, lectured, and been interviewed professionally about a wide range of work-family topics. A former Northwestern University faculty member, she has been featured as an expert in Newsweek, Time, Money, and USA Today. For more information, visit www.sarayogev.com.


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Important Information
Public Pools Regulations
Amended by:
Public Pools Regulations
Under the authority of section 11 of the Public Health Act and the Subordinate Legislation Revision and Consolidation Act , the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations.
Short title
1. These regulations may be cited as the Public Pools Regulations .
2. In these regulations
(a) "above ground pool" means a pool constructed in a manner that allows it to be removed and re?established at a different site;
(b) "Act" means the Public Health Act ;
(c) "apartment building" means a building intended for residential purposes in whole or in part that contains more than 4 residential units, and whether consisting in whole or in part of a condominium units or rental units;
(d) "assistant lifeguard" means a person designated by the owner or operator to assist a lifeguard to supervise bather safety;
(e) "bather" means a person who enters a public pool or its immediate area for the purpose of swimming, diving, bathing, sliding or otherwise using the pool water for recreation;
(f) "campground" means land or premises used as an overnight camping facility;
(g) "clean water" means water added to a public pool after treatment in a pool recirculation system that is operating to manufacturers minimum specifications;
(h) "club" means an organization that operates facilities for the use of its members and their guests;
(i) "day camp" means a camp or resort that admits persons for a continuous period not exceeding 24 hours;
(j) "deck" means the surface surrounding and immediately adjacent to the pool, on which bathers stand and walk as they make use of the pool;
(k) "fill?and?draw pool" means a pool in which the cleanliness of the water is maintained primarily by the removal and replacement of water at periodic intervals;
(l) "flume" means a watered chute down which bathers slide;
(m) "guest" means a person who contracts for sleeping accommodations in a hotel or motel and includes each person accompanying the contracting person;
(n) "hotel" means a hotel, motel, resort or other building or premise operated to provide sleeping accommodations for the public;
(o) "inspector" means an officer appointed or designated by the minister to enforce these regulations;
(p) "lifeguard" means a person appointed by the owner or operator to maintain surveillance over the bathers while they are on the deck or in the pool and to supervise bather safety;
(q) "make?up water" means water added to a public pool from an external source;
(r) "on duty" in reference to a lifeguard or an assistant lifeguard means on deck and in a position to observe and monitor all swimming and deck activities;
(s) "operator" means a person, firm or organization designated by the owner of a public pool as being responsible for the operation of the pool;
(t) "owner" means a person, firm or organization who is the owner of a public pool;
(u) "public pool or pool" means an artificially constructed body of water that is intended for swimming, bathing, diving, wading, sliding or similar use involving immersion of peoples' bodies or parts of them;
(v) "receiving pool" means a swimming pool located to receive sliders at the base of one or more slides in a waterfun park;
(w) "slider" means a bather who is using one or more slides or similar facilities at a waterfun park;
(x) "wading pool" means a structure, basin or tank containing an artificially created pool of water that is 75 centimetres or less in depth throughout and is used for swimming, bather, wading or other similar purposes;
(y) "waterfun park" means an aquatic recreation facility which has recreational water slide flumes and associated receiving pools; and
(z) "whirlpool" means a swimming pool designed primarily for therapeutic or recreational use that
(i) is not drained, cleaned or refilled before use by each individual, and
(ii) utilizes hydrojet circulation, air induction bubbles or hot water or any combination of them.
3. (1) The minister may permit a pool which operated under the Department of Health (Swimming Pools) Regulations, 1973 , during the year immediately preceding the coming into force of these regulations to be licensed under these regulations notwithstanding that it does not meet all requirements of these regulations and provided that
(a) he or she is of the opinion that the safety of that pool to users is not compromised; and
(b) those changes ordered by the minister or time limits within which these regulations must be complied with are carried out.
(2) These regulations do not apply to
(a) a pool of water used by an individual or family or their guests for private recreational use on private property; and
(b) natural bodies of water, contained, dammed or otherwise, which are used as swimming and bathing areas.
Classes of public pools
4. (1) The following classes of public pools and other water areas are established:
(a) a Class A pool is
(i) a pool, access to which the general public is entitled,
(ii) a pool operated in conjunction with, or as a part of, a program of the YM-YWCA or similar institution or an educational, institutional, physical fitness or athletic institution supported in whole or in part by public funds or public subscription,
(iii) a pool operated on the premises of an apartment building, a mobile home park or a student nurses, interns or apprentices residence, for the use of the occupants and their visitors,
(iv) a pool operated on the premises of a hotel, for the use of its guests and their visitors,
(v) a pool operated on the premises of a campground for the use of its tenants and their visitors,
(vi) a pool operated in conjunction with
(A) a club for the use of its members and their visitors, or
(B) a condominium, cooperative or commune property for the use of the owners or members and their visitors, and
(vii) a pool operated in conjunction with a day care centre, a day camp or an establishment or institution for the care and treatment of persons who are ill, aged or in custodial care, and their visitors;
(b) a Class B pool is
(i) a pool of a portable type of construction that is erected above ground level which may also be called an above ground pool,
(ii) a natural hot water pool, roman bath, hydro-swivel or hydro-therapy pool, whirlpool, hot tub or spa, and
(iii) an artificial pool of water designed for non-swimming individuals intended for wading, having a depth of 75 centimetres or less; and
(c) a Class C waterfun park is an aquatic recreation facility consisting of recreational water slide flumes and associated receiving pools, otherwise known as water slides.
(2) A person shall not operate a fill and draw pool in the province.
5. All pools shall be designed by a professional engineer or registered architect in consultation with the minister's designated officials.
Registration certificate
6. (1) A person shall not operate a public pool without a licence issued by the inspector that the minister may designate for the purpose.
(2) A license shall not be issued until a report has been made by an inspector stating that the facility complies with these regulations and the Act.
(3) An application for a licence shall be made to an inspector and shall include
(a) the date that the pool is intended to be opened for use;
(b) the class of pool intended to be operated; and
(c) the name, address and telephone number of the operator.
(4) An issued licence shall
(a) be displayed prominently by the person in whose name the licence is issued, in a conspicuous place within the immediate area surrounding the public pool in respect of which it is issued;
(b) be in a form and contain the information prescribed by the minister; and
(c) not be transferable.
(5) An inspector may enter into a building, structure or area designated as a public pool to examine the pool or records kept by an operator and to determine compliance with the Act and regulations.
(6) An inspector may
(a) close a pool;
(b) charge the owner or operator with a violation of these regulations; and
(c) issue an order, known as a violation order, directing the owner or operator of a pool found to be in violation of these regulations to take appropriate steps to correct those violations.
(7) A violation order made under subsection (6) shall indicate the time within which the violation is to be corrected and failure to correct a violation within that time is an offence and the inspector may close the pool for that failure.
CNR1023/96 s6; 49/97 s1
7. (1) A public pool shall be equipped, maintained, operated and used, in a manner that shall not become a source of danger to health or safety of the users or to public health.
(2) An owner or operator shall ensure that during periods when the pool is not intended to be open for use it is made inaccessible to persons who are not involved with its operation or maintenance.
Standards of Class A pools
8. A Class A pool shall be constructed, equipped and operated in a manner that ensures that
(a) water, other than clean and unpolluted water, shall not be permitted to enter the pool;
(b) all floors, interior walls and surfaces are capable of thorough cleaning and floors have non-slip surfaces;
(c) the depths of the pool are clearly marked at the deepest point, and the shallowest point;
(d) the bottom of the pool slopes in compliance with industry standards;
(e) the pool is surrounded by a hard surface and impervious deck that is
(i) sloped in a manner that drains water away from the pool, and
(ii) capable of being efficiently washed and cleansed;
(f) surface water from adjacent areas does not drain onto the deck surrounding the pool;
(g) the outlet opening of all water pipelines serving the pool are covered with a satisfactory cover to prevent accidental entrapment of bathers;
(h) a water meter is provided;
(i) mechanical disinfection equipment is installed, and, where compressed chlorine or other gas is used, a separate storage room for the disinfecting equipment and gas cylinders are provided in accordance with section 12;
(j) a black disk 15 centimetres in diameter on a white background is provided at the deepest point in the pool or is available for use within the pool, to assess water clarity;
(k) the pool and deck surrounding the pool located in relation to the remainder of the pool in a manner that a person, other than bathers and other persons having right of access to the pool and deck, shall not have direct and uninterrupted access to the pool and deck;
(l) where there is a spectator gallery, it does not overhang any part of the pool, is provided with separate entrances and exits to those which service the pool, and contains a notice, the operator shall place, indicating that spectators are forbidden to enter the pool or deck surrounding the pool;
(m) the entrance and exit to the deck surrounding the pool shall be provided at that portion of the deck adjacent to the shallowest end of the pool;
(n) the depth of water in the pool immediately below the centre of the end of a diving board conforms with industry standards; and
(o) the maximum water depth of the pool does not exceed 4.5 metres.
CNR1023/96 s8; 49/97 s2
Standards of Class B pools
9. (1) Paragraphs 8(a), (b), (g), (h), (i), (l) and (m) shall apply to all Class B pools.
(2) Above ground pools shall be constructed, equipped and operated in a manner that ensures that
(a) the surface of an above ground pool platform is flush with the top of the pool tank;
(b) an above ground pool platform has a non-porous, impervious, non-slip surface, properly drained away from the pool;
(c) a barrier or guard rail is provided around the entire outer perimeter of an above ground pool platform, except at the entry and egress points;
(d) the area surrounding an above ground pool is sloped away from the pool and is adequately drained away from the pool;
(e) adequate water drainage is provided under an above ground pool platform; and
(f) stairs with hand rails are provided at entry and egress points of an above ground pool and that treads have a non-slip surface.
(3) Therapeutic pools or whirlpools shall be constructed and equipped in accordance with applicable CSA standards.
(4) A wading pool shall be made of durable material which is impervious to moisture and retains a texture which is non-slip and shall be constructed, equipped and operated in a manner that ensures that
(a) it is completely free of obstructions which may be hazardous to children;
(b) it has a floor with a maximum slope of 1:25 and a minimum slope of 1:50;
(c) it is entirely surrounded by a walkway which slopes away from the wading pool or basin edge at a uniform slope;
(d) it has a maximum depth of 75 centimetres; and
(e) the floor of a wading pool is finished in white or a light colour.
Standards, classic waterfun parks
10. (1) Paragraphs 8(a), (h) and (i) of these regulations shall apply to all Class C waterfun park pools.
(2) Materials selected for components and accessories used in and around a water slide flume shall meet applicable CSA standards.
(3) A water slide flume and its receiving pool shall be watertight with smooth, inert, and nontoxic surfaces that are easy to clean.
(4) A water slide flume shall be designed to prevent a hazardous concentration of disinfectant fumes and enclosed sections shall be ventilated if necessary.
(5) A water slide flume shall be banked to keep a slider's body safely inside the flume or curve under all foreseeable circumstances.
(6) The construction, dimension and mechanical attachments of the components of a water slide flume shall ensure that the surface of the water slide flume is continuous and smooth throughout its length.
(7) A water slide receiving pool shall be of sufficient length, width and depth so as to prevent each person splashing down from a flume extension into the receiving pool from contacting the walls or bottom of the receiving pool, adjacent flume extensions or other persons exiting into the receiving pool.
(8) A water slide flume shall terminate either at a depth of not less than 15 centimetres below the receiving pool operating water surface level or not more than 7.5 centimetres above the water surface if the flume is level for a distance of at least 3 metres from the discharge end.
(9) A receiving pool shall have a deck area on not less than 3 sides.
(10) A deck along the egress side of a receiving pool shall have non-slip surfaces and be sloped away from the receiving pool to drainage or to deck drains and a deck at the entrance to the top of a water slide flume shall be non-slip and drained in a similar manner.
(11) A surge-free automatic water level control system shall be installed to ensure that the water in a receiving pool is maintained at the proper level.
CNR1023/96 s10; 49/97 s3
Washroom facilities
11. Washroom facilities shall be
(a) suitably located to be easily accessible from the pool area; and
(b) provided in compliance with the National Building Code.
12. (1) Where disinfecting of water is provided by means of compressed gas, the gas storage room and equipment shall comply with these regulations.
(2) So far as practicable, the gas storage room shall be located wholly above ground level with an exit door leading directly to the open air, and the walls shall contain screened openings to the open air at floor and ceiling levels.
(3) The gas storage room shall be provided with emergency mechanical ventilation having sufficient capacity to produce 30 air changes per hour by means of suction at floor level and that ventilation system shall discharge directly to the open air.
(4) There shall be provided for use by a person operating the gas equipment a satisfactory self-contained or air supplied respiratory protective device located immediately outside the area of probable contamination and located within a dust tight cabinet to which access may be obtained without a key.
(5) Gas cylinders shall be anchored, and valve protection hoods shall be kept in place when the cylinder is not connected to the disinfecting equipment.
(6) All disinfecting equipment shall be installed and maintained in good condition and operated by or under the supervision of a responsible and experienced person trained in the operation of disinfection equipment.
Chemical and bacteriological quality
13. The water in a pool shall be kept clean, continuously disinfected, of safe and satisfactory bacteriological and chemical quality, maintained free from visible pollution and in the case of a Class A pool be sufficiently clear to permit the black disk referred to in paragraph 8(j) to be clearly visible at the deepest point in the pool from a distance of 9 metres.
Owner responsibility
14. (1) An owner and an operator of a Class A pool shall ensure that the total number of bathers permitted at a time on the deck and in the pool does not exceed the maximum bather load as determined by the following formula:
Maximum bather load = D/2.5 + S/1.4
Where D is the area in square metres of the part of the pool that is deeper than 1.35 metres; and
Where S is the area in square metres of the part of the pool that is 1.35 metres in depth or shallower.
(2) An owner and an operator of a Class B pool shall ensure that the total number of bathers permitted at a time on the deck and in the pool does not exceed the maximum bather load as determined by the following formula:
Maximum bather load = A/0.929
Where A is the number of square metres of area of the pool surface.
(3) For the purpose of these regulations, bathers or swimmers on the deck surrounding the pool shall be considered to be within the pool.
CNR1023/96 s14; 49/97 s5
Recirculation and filtration
15. (1) The recirculation, filtration and chemical treatment facilities of a Class A pool or a Class C pool shall be such that the volume of the entire pool contents are recirculated, replenished, filtered and treated in less than 6 hours, and the rate of water turn-over is at least 4 full changes per day.
(2) A Class B pool recirculation, filtration and chemical treatment system shall be such that, the volume of the entire pool contents are recirculated, replenished, filtered and treated
(a) in less than 6 hours and the rate of water turn-over shall be at least 4 full changes per day, for an above ground pool identified in subparagraph 4(b)(i);
(b) at least once in every 30 minutes, for a pool identified in subparagraph 4(b)(ii); and
(c) at least once in every 2 hours, for a wading pool identified in subparagraph 4(b)(iii).
(3) The recirculation of water flow within every Class A pool, Class B pool or Class C pool shall be measured by a suitably installed meter.
(4) A Class A pool, Class B pool or Class C pool shall be constructed to ensure that make-up water is capable of being added to the pool during each day in an amount not less than 14 litres per swimmer or bather, but cannot exceed 15% of the water quantity in the pool.
(5) An owner and an operator shall ensure that make-up water is free from contamination that may be injurious to the health of bathers.
(6) Adjustable clean water inlets shall be provided and located for Class A, Class B and Class C pools
(a) to provide uniform circulation of water;
(b) to prevent back-siphonage; and
(c) submerged beneath the water surface of the pool.
(7) Except for stoppage for necessary maintenance or repairs, when a Class A pool, Class B pool or Class C pool is in operation, all pumps, disinfecting equipment, filters and chemical feeders shall remain in continuous operation throughout the entire 24 hours of each day, notwithstanding that the pool may be closed to the public for part of each day.
(8) Water filters shall be protected by strainers capable of preventing hair, wool, lint or other fibrous matter from reaching or obstructing the filter.
16. (1) An owner and an operator shall ensure that there are written emergency and operational procedures and instructions posted at the pool to be implemented in the event of an emergency, accident or injury in the pool.
(2) An owner and an operator of a pool referred to in subparagraphs 4(1)(a)(i) and (ii) shall ensure that lifeguards and assistant lifeguards are on duty when a pool is operating and open for use by bathers.
(3) An owner and an operator shall ensure that where lifeguards and assistant lifeguards are on duty at a pool
(a) they are trained in emergency and operational procedures for the pool; and
(b) they are in accordance with the numbers and ratios indicated in the Schedule attached to these regulations.
(4) Where there is only one lifeguard on duty on the deck, an owner and an operator of a Class A pool shall ensure that there are, elsewhere on the premises and within call, one or more additional persons 16 years of age or more who are currently trained in Emergency First Aid and CPR and who are aware of the emergency and operational procedures for the pool.
(5) A lifeguard and an assistant lifeguard shall be clothed in a manner that is readily identifiable.
(6) A lifeguard shall be 16 years of age or older.
(7) A lifeguard shall hold a current lifeguard certificate and an assistant lifeguard shall hold a current assistant lifeguard certificate and when he or she is on duty those certificates shall be available at the pool for examination by the owner, operator or an inspector.
(8) For the purpose of this section a current lifeguard certificate means
(a) a valid lifeguard certificate issued by the Royal Life Saving Society or the Canadian Red Cross; and
(b) either
(i) a valid Standard First Aid and CPR Certificate, or
(ii) another equivalent program approved by the minister.
(9) [Rep. by 24/16 s1]
(10) For the purpose of this section a current assistant lifeguard certificate means
(a) a valid assistant lifeguard certificate issued by the Royal Life Saving Society or the Canadian Red Cross; and
(b) either
(i) a valid Standard First Aid and CPR Certificate, or
(ii) another equivalent program approved by the minister.
(11) [Rep. by 24/16 s1]
(12) For the purpose of this section a Standard First Aid and CPR Certificate means a certificate issued by
(a) the Canadian Red Cross;
(c) the Royal Life Saving Society; or
(d) an equivalent certificate or program approved by the minister.
(13) Where lifeguard services are not provided for a pool or other water area referred to in subparagraphs 4(1)(a)(iii) to (vii) or paragraph 4(1)(b) or (c), the owner and operator shall
(a) inform users of the unavailability of life guarding services at the pool or other water area; and
(b) post, in conspicuous locations and in full view, signs with letters not less than 15 centimetres high on at least 2 sides of the pool or other water area stating the unavailability of life guarding services.
(14) An owner and an operator shall ensure that
(a) a person infected with a communicable disease or having open sores on his or her body does not enter the pool;
(b) a person does not bring a glass container onto the deck or into the pool;
(c) a person does not engage in boisterous play in or about the pool;
(d) the maximum number of bathers permitted on the deck and in the pool at any time conforms with the requirements of these regulations; and
(e) a telephone is conspicuously located, accessible and available for emergency use.
(15) An owner and an operator shall cause a sign to be prominently posted
(a) at the entrance to each shower area and at every entrance to the deck used by bathers, stating that each bather must take a shower before entering or re-entering the pool and pool deck area;
(b) identifying the telephone, referred to in subsection (14), as an emergency telephone and listing the names, telephone numbers and addresses of persons and organizations which provide resuscitation, medical aid, fire, ambulance, police and other emergency services; and
(c) bearing the words CAUTION - NO DIVING with the wording not less than 15 centimetres high, and in a conspicuous location and full view, where a pool has a maximum water depth of less than 250 centimetres.
(16) An owner and an operator shall not permit diving activity to take place in a supervised or life guarded pool where it is prohibited by these regulations.
(17) An owner and an operator shall ensure that there are provided, in places conveniently located for emergency use
(a) an electrically insulated or non-conducting reaching pole not less than 365 centimetres in length;
(b) 2 reaching poles as described in paragraph (a) for pools larger than 500 square metres; and
(c) 2 buoyant throwing aids, each of which has securely attached to it a.60 centimetres diameter rope of a length not less than 1/2 the width of the pool, plus 3 metres.
(18) An owner and an operator shall ensure that there is an identifiable room or area for the sole purpose of emergency care and this area shall contain
(a) a spine board with a head immobilization device, working straps or a device designed for securely transporting a person who has incurred a head, neck or spinal injury;
(b) a fully stocked #3 first aid kit in accordance with Schedule D to the Occupational Health and Safety First Aid Regulations ; and
(c) splints for treating musculoskeletal injuries.
(19) A Class A pool, other than a pool installed at a campground or day camp, shall be equipped with
(a) where the pool area is greater than 150 square metres, but not greater than 230 square metres, at least one control station that is restricted to the exclusive use of lifeguards and assistant lifeguards; and
(b) where the pool area is greater than 230 square metres, at least 2 control stations that are restricted to the exclusive use of lifeguards and assistant lifeguards.
(20) In this section, "control station" means an elevated platform or chair which is
(a) at least 1.8 metres above the water surface of the pool;
(b) located at the side of the pool to provide an unobstructed view of the bottom of the pool; and
(c) securely positioned while in use.
CNR1023/96 s15; 49/97 s6; 24/16 s1; 50/18 s1
17. An owner and an operator of a public pool shall keep and maintain water quality records in relation to that public pool that are required by an inspector or a medical health officer.
18. An owner and an operator shall post signs in conspicuous view stating that no children under the age of 13 may swim without adult supervision at a pool where lifeguard service is not provided.
The Department of Health (Swimming Pools) Regulations, 1973,
All other persons making up Column B numbers must be either lifeguards or assistant lifeguards
CNR1023/96 Sch
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(Corrections of March 7, 1997 included.)


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Very often, in any given group of characters, one person is dubbed "the smart one."
This still happens, though I suspect this sort of character-building was much more in vogue a few decades back. One girl or guy was the go-to person for problem-solving or team-building or forward-thinking or what have you. Two smart people in any one story was a luxury. (The story was probably set in some sort of beaker-laden laboratory, too.)
My viewpoint? Everyone in Wilfair gets to be the smart one.
A Wilfair character may be more sassy or more jokey or more vain or more mysterious or more kind or more apologetic or more scared or more mouthy or more annoying or more loving than all the other people in the books, but I never wanted their main traits to supersede their savvy. Every Wilfair person has to display some wit or intelligence or can-do at some point in their personal stories.
And, of course, smart comes in a lot of flavors in the world, and in the books, too.
The person I worry about the most, when it comes to matters of the brain, is Prior Yates. Movie stars are ripe for satire, and Prior does come up for his share in the books, though I hope the satire is slightly sweetened. It can be easy to be mean to a movie star, too easy, and I take care to never let any gentle prodding of Prior spill over into wounding barbs. I rather like movie stars, and not because they're wealthy or famous but because they're very often normal people who've ended up in rather extraordinary circumstances.
To me he is quite smart. Prior's type of intelligence is of the very pronounced emotional variety. He's easy with eager strangers and knows what they need of him. He anticipates what they want him to be to them and he gives of himself. He may not be entirely informed on some basic matters of the world, because his employees and assistants take care of things for him and have for a long time. But he's rather charming and guileless about his lack of knowledge in certain areas, too.
Gomery's intelligence is probably the most, hmm. Diverse or manifold, in my mind. At first glance, the glasses-wearing future architectural physicist might be seen as that calculator-using, neuron-loaded nerd who knows how mastodons' feet spread weight and the water-heat density of a 24,500-gallon pool. But Gomery's deeper intelligence to me is not unlike Prior's more obvious intelligence, in a way.
I think Gomery Overbove is highly emotionally intelligent, and knows what people need but can't say they need. But unlike Prior he's never been called upon to deliver on that before, aside from running a load of towels to a guest's room or a tray of club sandwiches before either thing is asked for.
This changes when Fair enters his life in a major way at the beginning of "Wilfair." Rather than sensing something prosaic like a guest needing towels, his invisible Gomery dish picks up a whole spectrum of signals regarding his longtime neighbor: She's at a turning point of frustration in her life. She feels powerless in her power. She's lonelier than he's ever seen her. She's caught between childhood and adulthood in a maddening way. All things Gomery had probably suspected about Fair for some time, but those particular thorns are especially pronounced for her when "Wilfair" begins.
Gomery's dish also picks up an intriguing signal near the end of "Wilfair," along about the time Fair clowns at her window when he catches her spying on the motel: His rather remarkable, strange neighbor might actually be interested in him, finally.
(Fair is certainly as emotionally intelligent as Gomery, and we'll get to her brand of smart skills in a post just devoted to her. Sutton and Monty, too, should have their own, though Thurs Mathers and his distinctive brain power might deserve a separate blog altogether.)
That's part of the excitement of Gomery's story, for me. I'm not just fond of him because he's handsome (he is) or kind (ditto) or textbook-quick (definitely). Rather, he possesses this whole other sphere of intelligence that hadn't ever been called into action in his life in a real or interesting way. That is, before Fair Finley walked over to the motel to complain one chilly afternoon, and Monty got the ball rolling, and then, zing, a door unlocked inside the heart inside Gomery's brain.
What he'd privately suspected he could do -- anticipate the needs and wants of a person he cares for in an authentic and wonderful way -- he's quite suddenly doing. It isn't just about fixing someone's television or bathroom faucet before they ask. It's about understanding Fair.
I know for a fact Gomery's headier about this than his easygoing, long-dimpled demeanor lets on. His own yelling "yell" moment may be nigh, because he's got about a billion atoms popcorning inside his chest.
It's like a dormant superpower awakening, to be grand. Or to be much less grand, it's like Gomery had been using his left hand to write his entire life, even though he knew somewhere inside he'd been ambidextrous all along.
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For many people, camp fires, and camp-fire cooking, are a traditional part of the camping experience.
Camp fires
Few simple pleasures equal sitting by a camp fire - basking in the warmth, toasting marshmallows and telling stories. Where camp fires are allowed, use the fireplaces and fire rings provided. Bring your own clean-milled firewood, such as untreated mill cut-offs. Never collect firewood or kindling from the camp site—everything is protected by law, including dead branches.
During the Fire Danger Season, above ground fires such as chimineas, fire drums, braziers are only allowed with the use of a permit, which can be obtained by contacting Yorke Peninsula Council. The Yorke Peninsula District Bushfire Prevention Committee has set the conditions which must be adhered to when lighting a fire under permit. Once you have received your permit, it is still a requirement for you to contact Council on a daily basis.
For your safety and the safety of other visitors please follow the advice below:
* Do not light or maintain a camp fire during a total fire ban.
* To reduce fire risks, always check the weather conditions in your camping area before lighting a fire. Do not light or maintain a camp fire on dry, windy days.
* Ensure your camp fire is at least 4m away from tents and that other camping equipment is stored well away, especially flammable items.
* Completely extinguish the fire before going to bed or leaving your camp site unattended—use water, not sand which retains heat and can cause severe burns. Even a few glowing embers can start a bushfire.
Can I have a campfire during the Fire Danger Season?
No. Given the recent extreme weather events and the dryness of the land due to drought, open fires are now banned for the remainder of the Fire Danger Season (i.e. until April 2020).
Campfires are also banned in all national parks and forestry reserves during the Fire Danger Season.
Can I use a gas or electric barbecue during the Fire Danger Season?
Yes, electric or gas barbecues can be used providing:
* The barbecue is clear of all flammable material to a distance of at least 4 metres; and
* A person who is able to control the fire is present at the site of the fire until it is extinguished; and
* An appropriate extinguisher is at hand.
It is illegal to take wood from a roadside or reserve for campfire use. Firewood can be brought with campers or purchased from a firewood supplier. Bags of firewood are available from Warooka Hardware and Minlaton Discounters.
Fuel stoves
Fuel stoves are handy alternatives for your camp cooking and heating needs, especially in areas where camp fires are not allowed.
Fuel stoves (including portable barbecues) are defined as a portable, fully self-contained heating and cooking appliance that uses manufactured fuel. Manufactured fuels do not include wood or timber, but include a wide range of commercially available, non-toxic products such as gas, liquid and solid fuels e.g. hexamite fuel blocks, briquettes or heat beads. Generally these appliances should stand at least 20 cm off the ground.
There are many benefits to using portable fuel stoves and barbecues. They offer a safe, easy, compact and more sustainable option for camp cooking and heating and are generally able to be used where wood-fueled camp fires are not.
Fire danger season and fire bans
The fire danger season for 2018/2019 will run from 1st of November until 30th of April. Please check the South Australian Country Fire Service Fire Bans hotline 1300 362 361 for more information.
Fire bans are advertised widely and remain in force until cancelled.
When a fire ban is in place, the lighting of fires in the declared fire ban area is prohibited (including wood-fueled barbecues and stoves).
Gas and electric barbecues, including gas and spirit stoves, are permitted to be used during CFS-imposed fire prohibitions and CFS-imposed fire bans, provided:
they do not have the potential to generate airborne embers or possibly ignite nearby ground fuels
are not left unattended
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First Photos Released From Philae's Comet Landing
The European Space Agency released the first image taken by a craft from the surface of the comet. Gautam Naik explains the significance of the findings and photos. Photo: ESA
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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This morning saw my second visit to Chateau du Cedre for a meeting with Pascal Verhaeghe, winemaker extraordinaire. Pascal is extremely charming and clearly loves his work; it was a joy to be in his company, even more so because we had some truly great wines to taste. I came away wondering why anyone would want to spend £180 on a dozen bottles of, say, Chateau Le Crock, when the same money will buy "Le Cedre", let alone over £700 on, for example, Rauzan-Segla when "GC" costs under £400. No accounting for taste it seems, unless depth of pocket has anything to do with it, of course.
It was a fascinating tasting: the regular cuvee is superb with the 5% each of Merlot and Tannat contributing well without detracting from the overall impression of the Malbec as Merlot, in particular, can.
My memory of the other two wines is extremely clear:"Le Cedre" is stored as "LC1" and "LC2" from different plots and stored in a mixture of barrels from Burgundy and around the Cognac region. Some barrels are 225 litres but Pascal, clearly aware of some of the criticisms from the international press, has moved towards using more 500 litre barrels. The differences were surprisingly marked with LC2 more pronounced and LC1 giving a touch more acidity and tannin. Pascal also has a new large foudre which he is very pleased with - the wine from here is slightly reductive so more muted at this time with some CO2 but, obviously, this will come together soon enough and, for now at least, this wine forms only a small part of the whole. Pascal hopes to install more of these foudres in years to come which will further reduce the oak flavour in the finished wine.
"GC" is similar in style (there is clearly a house style: very ripe, sweet fruit but not over-extracted, approachable relatively young but with plenty of life ahead - in other words, everything you would want from a top winemaker working with a superb terroir in a profound vintage). It is fermented in open-top barrels which are then sealed for the storage. Pascal enthusiasm for this was very apparent, so much so that it was difficult to understand exactly what is the benefit of this method. I assume, having tasted the wines, that it helps extract the fruit over and above the tannins as the wine is already very smooth. I regretted having to spit!


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random family conversation
"there's a cockroach in my coffee"
"what's it doin?"
"I think, the backstroke"
"Mama ,mama. I could be president!"
"would you like that?"
"Nah, ya gotta listen ta too many idiots" (from the mouths of nine year olds)
"Mama,Mama,mama.A puppypuppypuppy PUPPY!" (the next door neighbor got a dog.)
(Yoav to Spikey) "Woll over. Woll Over. Woll over!"
"she's a child, not a dog"
"i axed fer a dog!"
(Spikey looked at us and rolled over.)
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The Range Rover classic is a formidable off-roader in its own right, but install the legs of a Mercedes-Benz UniMog (short for Universal-Motor-Gerat) and you've got a recipe for manly stuff. This Range Rover now has enough ground clearance to drive over upright propane bottles...if you are into that kind of thing.
The car uses its original 3.9 liter Rover V8, but the transmission is now a Chevrolet 700R4 auto with transfer case, mated to independently lockable hubs front and rear. Per the seller, the car does have some problems, including a slipping transmission and an engine that doesn't want to start...plus the interior looks like its been driven by a porcupine.
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