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2: People who poo in my toilet. One of Blake's friends who will remain nameless, always takes a mud in our toilet. I get that people need to defecate, it's a natural bodily function, but my issue is that I feel like he saves it until he gets to our house especially to annoy me. I caught him sneaking off to the bog the other day & I growled at him & told him to go an use the communal toilet over by the office. When he asked why I said "because your shit annoys me".
3: My hair brush. What the fuck is the point of having a hair brush that you need to prune?
I literally have to get the scissors out & give it a haircut. Yeah I know, I need to get a new one.
4: The guy from the North Island of NZ got an air compressor accidentally rammed up his bung hole. Actually it pierced his left cheek but I will go with my interpretation. Much more interesting. It nearly killed him & he's now become world famous for being bum fucked & nearly blown up in front of his workmates. I am glad he survived though. If you don't know what I'm talking about then please click HERE, especially if you want to hear the proper grown up story. Very similar to mine of course.
5: Cooking porridge in the radiation machine (microwave). I have issues with this seemingly easy task. It explodes. Every time.


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[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-119?page=comments#action_12424649 ] Daniel John Debrunner commented on DERBY-119: --------------------------------------------- Does the patch complete this feature or is it just parser changes. The comment seems to indicate it is parser changes but the tests seem to imply the feature is working. > Add ALTER TABLE option to change column from NULL to NOT NULL > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: DERBY-119 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-119 > Project: Derby > Issue Type: New Feature > Components: SQL > Reporter: Bernd Ruehlicke > Assigned To: Bryan Pendleton > Attachments: alterColumnNotNull_1.diff > > > There was a thread about this on the Cloudscape forum > http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_thread.jsp?message=4103269&cat=19&thread=59941&forum=370#4103269 > Since this describes the problem I will just copy the content of this entry as my dexscription > The content of this was > " > Hi, > I stumbled across a behaviour of cloudscape which is not a bug but IMHO an implementation choice. To assign a primary key to a table using ALTER TABLE all columns must be declared NOT NULL first, which can only be specified upon column creation (no ALTER TABLE statement exists to change the NOT NULL property of a column). > Most databases I know do two things differently: > 1) when a primary key is assigned all pk columns are automatically set to NOT NULL, if one of them contains NULL values, the ALTER TABLE statement fails > 2) it is possible to alter the column to set the NOT NULL property after column creation (fails when there are already records containing NULL values) > If I have understood the limitations correctly in Cloudscape I have no choice but to remove and re-add the column which is supposed to be used in the primary key, if it is not already declared as NOT NULL. This means that in the case of a table containing valid data (unique and not null) in the column in all records, I would have to export the data, remove and re-add the column and reimport that data, which would not be necessary e.g. in Oracle or MaxDB. > Is it possible to change that behaviour or is there a good reason for it? It looks as if it makes the life of the user more difficult than necessary for certain metadata manipulations. Making it possible to alter the NOT NULL property of a column would solve this and IMHO having a primary key constraint do this implicitly makes sense as well. > Thanks in advance for any insight on this, > Robert" -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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It's the 50's and Lily Jordan gets visited by bad boy Lucas Frost. He takes her for a spin in his 1947 Ford Cabriolet Coupe. She gets her first kiss and he convinces her to go further. Sneaking back into her house and up to her bedroom. They fuck each other like crazy for the first time! And she's rides his hard cock all the way home!
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Lily Jordan is quite the chess player, and she challenges Seth Gamble to a game of strip chess. For every man they lose, off comes a piece of clothing! Soon they're naked and playing a lot more than chess. As Seth worships beautiful Lily's naked body with kisses and caresses, she lavishes him with sucking and tasting his thick massive cock. Their lovemaking climaxes with him inside her.


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Honeymoon Recap: Boots & Kimos
Three words: MACADAMIA NUT SAUCE.
After our swim in Hanauma Bay, we decided to head up to Boots and Kimo's in Kailua. It had been recommended to us by my friend Kim, who lived in Hawaii for a few years.
Our love affair with this restaurant began when we walked in and saw the football décor.
Granted, we prefer college football not pro, and we ended up at a Carolina Panthers table (Saints? Colts? Drew? Peyton?), but still, it was great. Plus, PTI was on the TV! (That's Pardon the Interruption for those who don't turn on ESPN immediately when they walk in the door from work in the evening.)
Our lunch (or brunch) started with some freshly squeezed juice. Matt went safe with orange, and I went "exotic" with pineapple.
We decided to go with the special for brunch. Pancakes with Macadamia Nut Sauce.
OHH EMM GEE!!! This was absolutely amazing!!! The sauce, which looks very creamy, actually tasted very light. I really must try this at home. I've found a few recipes online that hopefully will be making an appearance on the blog at some point.
After lunch, we headed over to a small beach park; there are obviously tons of them on the island.
It was a tiny little beach that had only a few people. But, as is true with most of the island, still gorgeous!
We had a great day full of gorgeous fish, delicious food, and beautiful views. Of course we had to return to our hotel to prepare for date night. Sigh . . .
Posted on July 13, 2011, in Honeymoon and tagged Macadamia Nut Sauce. Bookmark the permalink. 5 Comments.
like like like like like!!! knew you guys would love that place and kailua beach park was my book-reading-on-a-morning-off park. so great!
umm try and SHARE that receip STAT please!! looks and sounds amazing


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#193: The Case of the
Badgered Brother
Original Airdate: 12/19/63
From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
A dispute between two brothers over the ownership of a successful chain of women's clothes stores ends up with a pair of scissors sticking out of the back of one and the other charged with his murder.
Starring Raymond Burr
in The Case of THE BADGERED BROTHER
Based upon characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner
Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman, Ray Collins
Directed by Earl Bellamy
Written by Bob and Esther Mitchell
Art Seid | Producer
Gail Patrick Jackson | Executive Producer
Jackson Gillis | Associate Producer
Samuel Newman | Story Consultant
Raymond Burr as Perry Mason
Barbara Hale as Della Street
William Hopper as Paul Drake
William Talman as Hamilton Burger
Ray Collins as Lt. Tragg
Wesley Lau as Lt. Anderson
Patrice Wymore as Jane Alder
Robert Harland as Todd Baylor
Nancy Kovack as Carla Rinaldi
Patricia Blair as Nicolai Wright
Peter Walker as Martin Baylor
Gregory Morton as Joseph Rinaldi
L. Q. Jones as Lewis
George Petrie as Orin Leslie
John Gallaudet as Judge
Arthur Peterson as Doctor McBurney
Vera Marshe as Maid
Lee Miller as Sgt. Brice
Lindsey Workman as House Man
Orville Sherman as Hotel Clerk
Pat Conway as Model
Ed Prentiss as Taped Voice
Alida Van as Model No. 1
Norma Clark as Model No. 2
Annabelle George as Model No. 3
Carol Anderson as Model No. 4
Uncredited Actors
Bess Flowers as Fashion Show Crew Member (or Attendee)
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"Perry Mason"
Director of Photography … Robert G. Hager
Art Direction … Lewis Creber
Assistant Director … Gordon A. Webb
Film Editor … John D. Faure
Casting … Harvey Clermont
Makeup … Irving Pringle
Hair Stylist … Annabell
Wardrobe Supervision … Ed McDermott, Evelyn Carruth
Set Decoration … Sandy Grace
Properties … Ray Thompson
Production Sound Mixer … Herman Lewis
Script Supervision … Cosmo Genovese
Theme Composed by … Fred Steiner
Automobiles Supplied by … Ford Motor Company
Fashion Sequence Courtesy of … irene. Inc.
Perry Mason
Produced by the CBS Television Network in association with Paisano Productions
Nancy Kovack (pictured) makes the first of two appearances on Perry here playing Carla Rinaldi. For the past 40 years Ms. Kovack has been married to former Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Zubin Mehta. A few years ago she re-surfaced in the news when she admitted to being bilked out of over $100K by the infamous Susan McDougal. Also, she played Annie Oakley in the 1965 Three Stooges film, The Outlaws Is Coming even though she is not listed [She is now!] in the Three Stooges trivia list on this site. Submitted by PaulDrake 33, 15 September 2009.
+ "NK was a student at U Michigan at 15, a radio DJ at 16, a college graduate at 19 & the holder of 8 beauty titles by 20" (IMDb Bio). Her other Perry role was in Golfer's Gambit '66. Mike Bedard 3.9.15. ++ Lucky Vince: Nancy Kovack, who appeared in the later episode TCOT Golfer's Gambit, joined PM veteran Elaine Devry in Diary of a Madman, a dreadful 1963 horror film starring Vincent Price. JohnK, 28 January 2017.
Following in the tradition of 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, the address shown in the phone book for Joseph L Rinaldi, 1416 N. La Brea, is that of the La Brea Studios where the series was filmed at the time. The studios were originally the Charlie Chaplin Studios, built in 1917. They are now the Jim Henson Studios. Submitted by daveb, 4/11/2010.
Carla Rinaldi sips from a cup from the Curious Coffee Set while at a restaurant. Then Della gives Perry a cup of Java from the set. How did it end up there? Added by gracenote, 3/1/2011.
Sightings: In the courtroom gallery today, we see Quiet Old Man #1 and Little Old Lady #1. Read more about these favorite frequent faces. Submitted by gracenote, 3/1/2011.
+At the beginning of the show, we find the Distinguished Gentleman #1 dining in the restaurant. Submitted by BigBill767, 6/17/2016.
Once more, Lt. Tragg (Ray Collins) is billed but does not appear. Added by gracenote, 3/1/2011.
Uncredited Actors: It's another Don Anderson two-fer. At the fashion show, he's one of the crew busily making preparations, along with a hatted Bess Flowers. You can see him behind Carla Grinaldi (and Flowers appears right before Anderson does). Later, he appears as a courtroom spectator. Added by gracenote, 8/5/2011.
Krazy-Kwilt Los Angeles. In the opening shot, watch for the unusual geometry of the intersection (similar to a ʞ tilted 45° clockwise). The view seems to be at the boundary between two of L.A.'s many street-grids. The two grids seen here probably differ in orientation by about 36°. This 1938 map of Greater-L.A. gives an indication of the number of the city's clashing street grids (also this 1926 route map). "It's not a city that spread outward from a center as motorized transportation supplanted walking, but a series of villages that grew together" (from Thom Andersen's 2003 documentary film Los Angeles Plays Itself, script here). Further examine this 1894 bird's-eye map, this photo of Downtown LA 1932 and two more historical prints here. Here's two more air photos of these clashing grids: 1, 2. Errant streets are everywhere! Added by Gary Woloski, 5/31/14.
Just ONE CAST CAR. There are about 50 cars in the opening overhead view of the "ʞ" intersection but they're too distant to positively identify even though most are the typical "land-yachts" of the period. Only about five are "small" cars, including a possible 1956-1960 Corvette gassing-up at the Union 76 station at lower Left. The only other car appearing is:
It was quite deliberate that the intermediate-sized Fairlane looked like a scaled down Galaxie and that the '63 Galaxies and Fairlanes both had the popular "trademark" Thunderbird roofline: compare them in the 1963 Full-Line Ford Dealer Booklet. Added by Gary Woloski, 6/2/14.
The set used for Martin Baylor's office was the same set used for Perry's apartment. Submitted by H. Mason 3/8/15
Paul Drake: The detective said he posed as a TV repairman to gain entry into a suspect's bungalow. He used the same ruse in episode 119 TCOT Violent Vest to get into Walter Caffrey's apartment. Submitted by H. Mason 3/8/15
Bob and Esther Mitchell were husband and wife writers from Wyoming. For some reason, I don't see this episode on either of their imdb listings...MikeM. 12/27/2016
This is the only PM appearance by the beautiful Patricia Blair. You may recognize her from "The Rifleman" (as Lou Mallory) or "Daniel Boone" (as Rebecca Boone). She started her career as a teenage fashion model, which is interesting as she portrays fashion model Nicolai Wright here. Submitted by Bob61571, 2 Jan 2018
Admissible Evidence?: Perry used the dresses to get the murderer to confess. Wasn't that evidence gained illegally? Submitted by H. Mason 3/8/15
He didn't actually admit the dresses in as evidence. He just used them to get a confession.--yelocab 26APR18
Alphabetical Order: As Todd checked the phone directiory for Rinaldi's address look at the names to the right. Roy followed by Riley and other names that should have been listed earlier. Some of the phone numbers in the column being checked by Todd were also on the left side. Submitted by H. Mason 3/8/15
The first name of actor Lindsay Workman was spelled incorrectly in the credits. Submitted by H. Mason 3/8/15
That well worn staircase set appears yet again as a hotel lobby.
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By his own count, Quint Davis has ruined the New Orleans Jazz Fest at least twice.
There was the year he brought in Dave Matthews Band to headline the same day as Mystikal, just months after the local rapper's "Let's Get it Ready" knocked out Madonna's "Music" for the No. 1 album in the country. The crowds swelled, and some cried foul.
"Then I brought in Bon Jovi, and (people said), 'Oh, you've ruined the festival,'" Davis explains. "What's changed it, for me, was Katrina."
Scientifically speaking, a catalyst is a thing that increases the rate of a change that's already happening, and, for Davis, that's what Hurricane Katrina was. For everyone living in New Orleans when the levees broke in 2005, there was a distinct paradigm shift, and so, too, for the man who runs Festival Productions Inc., which co-produces the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented by Shell.
The festival started in 1970 as a roots endeavor to showcase the city's locally-born music but, as the years went on, it grew to include outside talent as well.
By Katrina, Davis had already been bringing in big name acts. The year before the storm, when Jazz Fest teetered financially, AEG partnered with Festival Productions. The collaboration made good on the adage that you have to spend money to make money, and the live entertainment organization injected cash and its connections from across the musical world into the New Orleans festival.
"That first festival after Katrina, we had a lot of people that live here, in Chalmette and in Baton Rouge ... that more than we've ever heard of, say 'we've never been to this festival before, but now we're going to go,'" Davis said. "To me, my whole thing is having a great roots of American music festival, but after Katrina, this festival became for everybody."
Ever since, Davis and his team doubled-down on their effort to put together a festival lineup that is as wide-ranging as it is filled with talent. That, he said, is how he ended up with the 2016 headliners, which include Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paul Simon, Snoop Dogg, Neil Young and Nick Jonas.
"Who's to tell somebody who is going to come to the festival and have one of their greatest musical life moments with Nick Jonas that 'you don't belong, you're not cool enough,' or something like that?" Davis said. "There were a few years after Katrina ... when Jazz Fest was the only sort of theater in town (of this size) and was bringing people for their whole year to see."
The upcoming festival, which will take over the New Orleans Fair Grounds from April 22 through May 1, will be the 10th since the big storm, but that sort of figure isn't what Davis thinks about.
"Our bottom line is ... musicianship. Whatever you do, you have to be great," Davis said.
Much of the 2016 lineup is filled with repeats and favorites of a certain generation like Simon, Young and Wonder, which Davis said is partially because some of those artists reach out to his team directly. But it's also a matter of the stars aligning.
"Most of them, I try every year to book them," Davis said. "It's like pulling an arm on the slot machine and hoping those things go around and around, and you have to get three cherries to come up. Every year, I pull the lever on the slot machine and depending on what they do -- are they recording? Are they in Europe? Are they touring? Are they in Rangoon? Do they want to play the festival? Some of these take years for the cherries to fall in a line."
Even with the big name acts creating a top-heavy lineup, the majority of the musicians who land on Jazz Fest's stages are still local.
"It's a community festival in all these different genres. It's really unique in that way. We try to have the best living people in every category, and heritage is not just looking in the rearview mirror," Davis said. "It's also looking out the windshield, forward, with Trombone Shorty, Jon Batiste, the Pineleaf Boys. You have all these great musicians coming along who are in these great musical traditions. And it looks pretty good."
How Frank Sinatra helped Nick Jonas score a spot at Jazz Fest 2016
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Window 7 Software Updates
DSTAR has produced a wide range of software products over the last six (6) programs, and during this time, execution environments and operating systems have undergone several migrations. In DSTAR Program 11, all Excel-based software tools were updated to be compatible with Office 2007 (and Office 2010 by extension). Many DSTAR members are seeing their operating systems upgraded to Windows 7, and there are concerns that some of the most commonly used DSTAR tools are being affected by the change. Some members have reported potential problems with SEDS, CPA, and GTA, but there might be others as well. DSTAR members would like to understand (1) which DSTAR software tools are commonly used by the membership, (2) how these tools are affected by Windows 7 upgrade, (3) how to update the software tools to maintain usability and compatibility.
- Software Survey: A survey of DSTAR members will be conducted to determine which software tools are commonly used, and what Windows 7 issues are present or are likely to occur.
- Software Updates: From the survey, the 3-4 most commonly used Windows 7 tools will be selected for extensive testing and verification in the Windows 7 environment.
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Basic Policy on Corporate Governance
Based on our corporate philosophy, which is "Contributing to the creation of a vital society and a healthy lifestyle through our fermentation technology and biotechnology in a way that achieves harmony with nature," the Takara Group benefits society by unlocking new potential in the culinary, lifestyle, and life science fields through our fermentation technologies for traditional Japanese sake and our cutting-edge innovation in biotechnologies and by continuing to create new value.
Under the ten-year long-term management vision Takara Group Vision 2020 announced in 2011, we aim to expand not only the domestic business but also our overseas business based on our uniquely robust business portfolio that consists of the promising growth areas of Biomedical and Health Foods Businesses in addition to the foundation businesses of Alcoholic Beverages and Seasonings while at the same time building a well-balanced business structure that can hold up well to business environment changes. Under the three-year Takara Group Medium-Term Management Plan FY2020, the concrete action plan for our long-term vision, we have set a basic policy of further increasing overseas sales ratio together with having a full product line-up and many products with a competitive edge both in Japan and overseas with the aim of building up a great number of fields in which we can beat competitors and establish a balanced business foundation able to grow revenues significantly no matter what environmental changes occur. Based on this policy, we are announcing a policy of aiming to improve ROE through performance targets such as net sales, operating income, and overseas sales ratio, as well as through investment in growth and appropriate shareholder returns. Specifically, we will pay dividends based on operating income with a target of 30% for the deemed dividend payout ratio* together with implementing acquisitions of treasury stock and sales of cross shareholdings in a flexible manner as circumstances permit.
The steady implementation of the long-term vision and the Medium-Term Management Plan and the achievement of continuous growth and an increase in corporate value over the medium-to-long term requires a corporate governance structure that provides transparent, fair, timely, and resolute decision making based on the perspective of stakeholders, including shareholders, customers, employees, creditors, and local communities, and the Group is making efforts in accordance with the specific policies set forth in the attached Takara Holdings Corporate Governance Policy.
*Deemed dividend payout ratio: Total dividends / Consolidated operating income x (1 - Statutory effective tax rate) ≒ 30%
Corporate Governance Structure
The Company has adopted the Audit & Supervisory Board system of corporate governance from the perspective of strengthening supervisory functions. Under this structure, directors with a high level of expert knowledge and extensive experience in each business carry out management decision-making and oversee operations in order to perform auditing and supervision of business execution at each operating subsidiary through the formulation and implementation of management strategy while highly independent external directors and external Audit & Supervisory Board members with broad knowledge based on the perspective of all stakeholders, including shareholders, are involved in the audit and supervision of business execution, thereby carrying out highly effective supervision of directors.
In addition, Takara Holdings has formulated the "Rules and Regulations for Overseeing Group Companies," and, as the holding company, while maintaining independence and autonomy among Group companies, requires each company to deliberate and consult in advance on important management matters through a management committee system which includes the Group Strategy Committee, adopting a structure that provides supervision of business execution while supporting appropriate risk taking.
Corporate Governance System
(As of December 17, 2018)
Directors and Board of Directors
The Company's Board of Directors is composed of nine directors, including two external directors. Based on the resolution of the 105th General Shareholders' Meeting held on June, 2016, the Company adopted a system of electing a number of external directors for the purpose of sustained growth and improving corporate value over the medium-to-long term.
Moreover, the term of office for directors is one year in order to respond promptly to the management environment and to clarify the management responsibility of the directors.
Evaluation Results of the Effectiveness of the Board of Directors
Takara Holdings evaluates the effectiveness of the Board of Directors, primarily its operational aspects.
Please refer to the attached file about the summary of the results of the evaluation in fiscal 2018.
Audit & Supervisory Board Members and Audit & Supervisory Board
The Company's Audit & Supervisory Board is composed of five Audit & Supervisory Board members, including three external Audit & Supervisory Board members. The Company's Audit & Supervisory Board members and Audit & Supervisory Board make appropriate decisions from an independent and objective standpoint with regard to the performance of their roles and responsibilities.
Furthermore, the Audit & Supervisory Board members do not only appropriately implement accounting and operational auditing through participation at the Board of Directors' meetings and various important management committees and forums for the exchange of views with the management team and internal auditing departments, but also make a variety of recommendations to the management team when they deem it necessary.
Activities with Important Repercussions for Corporate Governance
Policies concerning our publicly traded subsidiary Takara Bio Inc.
Takara Holdings Inc. is the parent company of Takara Bio Inc., holding 60.9% of the voting rights of Takara Bio (1st section of Tokyo Stock Exchange; Securities code number: 4974) as of December 17, 2018. The relationship between the Company and Takara Bio is outlined below.
1) Listed subsidiary Takara Bio
On April 1, 2002, Takara Bio was spun off from the parent company as a wholly owned subsidiary. Subsequently, the parent company's share of voting rights was reduced to its current level through third-party capital increases, public subscriptions, the issue of bonds with warrants, and other corporate actions.
As of December 17, 2018, Takara Holdings is a holding company comprising 62 subsidiaries and three affiliates. Takara Bio is positioned as the subsidiary specializing in biotechnology and promoting biotechnology-related businesses for the Group.
2) Holding company management of Group companies
Takara Bio abides by the "Rules and Regulations for Overseeing Group Companies" and receives reports on decisions and other actions of the Board of Directors, but is not required to seek the approval of the Board before enacting policies and operates independently of the holding company.
Further, although Takara Bio's representative directors, and other Board members and executive officers, are requested to attend meetings of the Group Strategy Committee, Takara Bio Coordination Committee and other committees of the Company as circumstances require, the objective of this attendance is to discuss overall Group policies and facilitate reporting among Group companies, and does not inhibit the autonomy or independence of Takara Bio.
Policies on response to large-scale purchases of the Company's shares (takeover defense guidelines)
Based on the approval of the 96th General Shareholders' Meeting, held on June 28, 2007, Takara Holdings introduced policies on its response to large-scale purchases of the Company's shares without the prior agreement of the Company's Board of Directors (Takeover Defense Guidelines). These policies were introduced with the objective of ensuring and enhancing the corporate value of Takara Holdings and the Takara Group and thereby the common interests of shareholders.
Subsequently, the partial revision and continuation of Takeover Defense Guidelines was approved at the 99th General Shareholders' Meeting, held on June 29, 2010, and the 102nd General Shareholders' Meeting, held on June 27, 2013. Recently, spurred by the expiry of the period of validity of the measures, the meeting of the Company's Board of Directors, held on May 9, 2016, resolved on the partial revision of the content, including the establishment of a new Independent Committee, which was approved at the Company's 105th General Shareholders' Meeting, held on June 29, 2016.
For details, see this page (Takeover Defense Guidelines).
In our Group, the Company and Group companies may strategically hold shares of the companies that have business relationships with individual companies in the Group. Such strategic holding of shares shall be implemented only if the Board of Directors of the Group company intending to purchase said shares acknowledges that the shareholding is reasonable as a means of business alliance, maintenance and enhancement of transaction, etc., and in view of the benefits and risks. With regard to the individual shareholdings, the Board of Directors shall annually judge whether to continue to hold shares through the examination in terms of the contribution to the achievement of continuous growth of the Group and an increase in its corporate value over the medium- to long-term, and will disclose the results of its judgement.
Judgment Results Regarding the Appropriateness of Continuing to Hold Cross-Shareholdings
During the Board of Directors meeting on October 22, 2018, the Directors reviewed cross-shareholdings held by the Company and its subsidiaries as of the end of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, with regard to the appropriateness of continuing to hold them. The holding of all 92 issues, comprising 13 financial institutions, 19 suppliers, 37 customers and clients, and 23 other related companies, was examined and it was decided to proceed with considering the sale, in a timely manner, of 11 issues (including some issues to be partially sold).


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My good friend and amazing photographer Meg is also a great party planner!
Her darling daughter Addy recently turned two and Meg created a fun and magical family celebration for her daughter.
Balloons always add a fun and colorful touch to any party and are the quickest and easy way to establish a color theme.
Meg used her creative abilities to create this easy and inexpensive but darling banner to celebrate Addy's big day!
The banner is made out of pink paper plates from Target- how cute is that!
Meg added some letters to spell Addy's name and the number 2 which she cut out of paper along with some other cute embellishments and ribbon. Meg's creativity didn't stop there, she made a darling little apron for Addy too. (Simplicity Pattern 3802)
Addy looks so cute in her cupcake apron and is perfectly attired to serve tea with this darling tea set her mother made out of felt for her.
Since little Addy is definitely the princess at her house who better to grace the top of her birthday cake then Cinderella! (cake from Safeway)
Here's what Meg had to say about the special day she created for her daughter:
For my daughter's second birthday I wanted to keep things relatively low key and thought a tea party day with mom would be a memorable way to celebrate her special day. I spent the weeks prior crafting her a little felt tea set and sewing a darling hostess apron out of her favorite fabric! We spent most of her birthday morning picking up the cake and prepping for our little party. She chose a Cinderella cake and a variety of pink and green balloons. Then we dressed up and played with our treasures. It was a wonderful day, filled with meaningful make believe and a magic that we both enjoyed.
What a lucky little two year old. Thanks to Meg and Addy for sharing their special party with us here at Your Homebased Parties!
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Review: A love letter to shareholder poison pens
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.
A new book about shareholder activism, "Dear Chairman," opens with a story that may sound familiar. After poring over a big company's financial statements, an investor discovers a stockpile of securities that could easily be sold and the proceeds distributed to owners. In a private meeting, senior managers patronizingly tell him they know better how to allocate capital and suggest he simply sell the stock if he disagrees.
Perhaps suspecting the investor intends to raise the issue at the annual meeting, the company decides to host the event in a small town some 350 miles away from its New York City offices. With no other shareholders in attendance, the chairman uses procedural rules to muzzle the investor. That invites a stern letter and a proxy fight that deposes two of the five board members, and eventually leads to a plan to pay out the cash.
The sequence of events could be a modern tale of corporate agitation ripped from recent headlines. The year, however, is 1926. The company in question is Northern Pipeline, a fragment of John Rockefeller's splintered Standard Oil monopoly. The shareholder is none other than Benjamin Graham, the godfather of value investing.
Jeff Gramm, the manager of a small hedge fund and an adjunct professor at Columbia University, spins this and other surprising and riveting yarns in his new book. The story is one of eight investment case studies spanning eight decades he presents in a style that's both breezy and sophisticated. Each example is accompanied by the poison-pen letter at the heart of the boardroom conflict. "Dear Chairman" is a treat for any student of business or financial history, and a helpful handbook for today's activist era and beyond.
While Graham's mutiny may not have been a first for corporate America, it seems as good a place to start as any given his fame and the familiarity of the tactics to investors nowadays. For his next chapter, Gramm skips ahead some 30 years to railroad crusader Robert Young and his fight against New York Central as a representative of the generation of investors who shrewdly rallied other owners behind their causes and came to be known as "Proxyteers."
Both sides used vitriolic language in myriad missives to shareholders and newspaper ads. The clash was a precursor to nasty contemporary battles led by the likes of billionaire Carl Icahn and Third Point boss Dan Loeb, both of whom also feature later in "Dear Chairman."
In between, Gramm applies his storytelling skills to Warren Buffett's intervention at American Express amid the Great Salad Oil Swindle, Ross Perot's frustrating experience at General Motors and a handful of others, each era informing the next. If anything, though, there are too few examples to tell a fully rounded story of how activist investing evolved.
This may be one reason for Gramm's reluctance or inability to identify many unifying themes, lessons or suggestions on activist investing or corporate governance. Another may be his choice of anecdotes. Every contentious situation has its unique components, but in this book he presents some particularly oddball affairs, including a wife targeting her husband and Perot aggravating from the inside rather than the outside. That fosters a less instructive guide – though a more compelling read.
Even so, despite an obvious soft spot for pushy investing behavior, Gramm does point to one universal attribute of the combatants: greed. "As much as activists talk about creating value for all shareholders," he writes, "we should not forget their true motive – profits for themselves and their financial backers."
There is another useful takeaway from the author's tour of aggressive finance. The litany of public spats with boardrooms in recent years, and the attention they garner from the media, can make it feel as though activists are another passing investment fad. With so much money piling into their specialized funds, they have achieved so-called "asset class" status unto themselves. That could be seen as a symptom of an activism bubble, but Gramm's history suggests there's staying power.
"As shareholder activism has become ubiquitous, it looks less like a defined movement, as it was in the Proxyteer or corporate raider eras," Gramm concludes. "Instead it is a fixture in the stock market – it is the reality that when enough shareholders are upset at a board or management team, one of them is almost certain to intervene."
While that may put too much faith in the efficiency of markets, "Dear Chairman" makes it easier to believe in investor insurrections and their usefulness. As Gramm's final chapter on the disastrous events a decade ago at BKF Capital underscores, the desired outcome may not always be achieved. Each attempt nevertheless requires a leader, and every generation seems to have bred a cadre of them with the necessary ideas, capital and pen to keep the revolution going.
We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/


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When women in Britain were campaigning for right to vote and in India when women were struggling for their existence in society, Cornelia Sorabji became the first woman to practice law in India
Cornelia Sorabji, the first woman to graduate in law from India as early as 1892 and the first Indian national to attend the British university where she started her career as the pleader in Allahabad High Court.
Cornelia was born in Nashik in the erstwhile Bombay Presidency of colonial India on this day in 1866. Her parents Reverend Sorabji Karsedji and Francina Ford were advocates of women's education and established several girls' schools in Pune. They encouraged Cornelia to take higher studies, and she went on to become the first woman to be graduated from Bombay University.
After she received the first-class degree from Bombay University in 1888, British supporters helped to send her to Oxford University. Here, Sorabji became the first woman to sit the Civil Law exams but was not able to graduate as women could not be awarded degrees until 1920. She returned to India in 1894. After a long struggle with the authorities, she became the legal advocate for women in purdah, whose religious and cultural beliefs prevented them from speaking to men outside their family. Cornelia took up law at the famous Oxford University and it was no easy task at the time when a woman in society marks no existence and treated only as a caretaker.
On this day Google doodle also paid tribute to the first women lawyer who in history marked herself "a golden girl", an inspiration to every girl, to every woman.
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From December 27 to January 5, 2015 will be held in Spello the fifth edition of "Spello Splendens. Il medioevo e il soffio infinito della musica in festa". It is a festival dedicated to ancient instruments (some of which are also used in musical repertoires of oral tradition), as bag pipe or ciaramelle, which now maintain a role fairly characterized especially in reference to Christmas traditions. Also this year will take turns – in a series of shows with free admission to be held at the Teatro Subasio, Auditorium of the Centro Studi "Adolfo Broegg", the town hall, in the church of S. Maria Maggiore – the best exponents active in 'field of medieval and ancient music. These include the Micrologus, ensemble of medieval and Renaissance music, who will present their new album in a show entitled " Che magnerà la sposa? Una fagiana grigia…"; the Narnia Cantores, with the show "Divine, Moralia, Ludus et Amores: true Carmina Burana"; Goffredo Degli Esposti and Andrea Piccioni, with the medieval and traditional music performance "Sounds of pipes and drums. Travel in Italy between bagpipes and tambourines"; the Istrian group Vruja, with the show "The traditional songs of Christmas begging and instrumental music of the Istrian peninsula"; the group of traditional and experimental music Cantsilena, with the show "Scilla", during which they will present their new album; the traditional music band Antiche Ferrovie Calabro-Lucane, with the show "Alaca. Sounds from another Calabria". The event – which you can see in detail here – also includes the seminar "The bagpipes and bagpipes of Italy", edited by Goffredo Degli Esposti, and the traveling event "Bagpipes and lentils", which will take place along a path that crosses the village, with the participation of Piero Braga, Oretta Orengo and Bagpipes of the Dragon.
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Health in the Workplace - How long is someone infectious after a viral infection?
The length of time you're infectious after having a viral infection depends on the type of virus involved. The infectious period often begins before you start to feel unwell or notice a rash. The infectious periods for some common viral infections are described below:
Bronchitis - the length of time that bronchitis is infectious varies, depending on its cause. In most cases, bronchitis is caused by the same viruses that cause the common cold or flu and you're likely to be infectious as long as you have cold or flu symptoms.
Chickenpox - is infectious from about one to two days before the rash appears until all the blisters have fully crusted or scabbed over. This is usually five to six days after the start of the rash.
Common cold - is infectious from a few days before your symptoms appear until all of the symptoms are gone. Most people will be infectious for around two weeks. Symptoms are usually worse during the first two to three days and this is when you're most likely to spread the virus.
Flu (influenza) - is usually most infectious from the day your symptoms start and for a further three to seven days. Children and people with lowered immune systems may be infectious for a few days longer.
Glandular fever - is infectious during the incubation period (the time between catching the virus and developing the symptoms). For glandular fever, this can be around two to four weeks. Some people have the virus in their saliva for a few months after recovering from glandular fever, and may continue to have the virus in their saliva on and off for years. However, glandular fever isn't very infectious and the length of time people remain infectious varies considerably.
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Mumps - causes your salivary glands to swell. These glands are just below and in front of your ears. Mumps is most infectious from a few days before your glands swell until a few days afterwards.
Rubella - is infectious for one week before the rash appears and for up to four days afterwards. You should stay away from school or work for six days after the rash starts to avoid infecting others and try to avoid contact with pregnant women during this time.
Shingles - is infectious from when the rash first appears until the last blister has scabbed over. This is usually after about 10-14 days.
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I have a contact in DejaContacts, and when I tap on her Home address, it goes to Google Maps with the city, but no state.
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November is National Native American Heritage Month. Two federally recognized tribes, the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida Indians, call Florida home today. Additionally, there are many urban tribal citizens who live in the state; the 2010 U.S. census documented over 160,000 Native American or Alaska Native peoples in Florida.
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July 7-29 Okuda San Miguel: "Horses & Muses"
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text: Notes from the Road – Gamble Rogers 2008 Saturday, May 3rd – First, thanks to Norm and Mary on the Folkme list for adding the YouTube clips of all the performers I described yesterday – nice touch! Another gorgeous day – a little bit warmer with less breeze, but still so much more comfortable than Gamblefest's in the past have been. I was able to sleep in a little after being up late around the campfire. Felt good! The performers' hospitality area here is excellent – food is wonderful and the folks manning it are just terrific. I'm sure it make it more pleasant for the staff as well since it's in its own little building complete with kitchen, etc. We've got table cloths on the tables, even candles! Very up town! I admit that I was focused on getting ready for my own set yesterday and did not venture out to the stages until after I played. I did, however, get a scouting report from Judy and Jessi who said they particularly enjoyed Grant Peeples, Magda Hiller, Chelsea Sadler and Mindy Simmons. No surprises there, always great performances. Obviously, everyone knows Magda and Mindy. For those who aren't familiar, Grant is a Tallahassee area songwriter with a wonderful style and a riveting growl to his voice (see Ron Johnson's review of Grant's new CD in his last Strings and Things column). Chelsea is a young singer – songwriter from Jacksonville whose voice I find really compelling. She was a finalist at the Suwannee Springfest competition this year. I was on the Bean Creek Stage at 2:20 following Bob Patterson. Bob is just one of the best there is. An impeccable musician and a storyteller in the Gamble style – I know his old pickin' pal is always grinnin' when Bob is on stage. Bob had 'em eatin' out of the palm of his hand and the crowd continued to grow as I took the stage (probably folks getting' there early for Red Henry who followed me!). I really enjoyed the set throwing in a couple of songs I hadn't played in a while. Saw a lot of familiar faces in the crowd, including the incomparable Raven (what would you compare him to?) on the arm of his new lady love, Tisa Noble (that's Tisa of Willfest campfire fame, the one that has the huge area with lights, flowing drapes, etc. with the assistance of her daughter Cassaundra and Ally Smith) – Way to go RAVEN! A very fun set with good sound, etc. And I got to chat for a minute or with Gabe Valla and show off my Collings OMH to him – forget it Gabe, not for sale! It's hard to tell how the total crowd numbers are doing here at the new location. But, it does seem like the outlying stages are getting more attention and have better attendance than in past years. For me, this feels more like a grass roots, homespun folk festival than the amphitheatre did, at least since all the fancy renovations. Hopefully this is a more economical alternative and will give the festival a new home for years to come. After I put my guitar away I got a beer (of course, priorities after all) and headed over to catch some of Stevie Coyle's show (see yesterday's post for the FYI on Stevie). Talk about impeccable musicianship – this guy really knows his way around the fret board and has a right hand technique that is absolutely fluid. Stevie is also a Collings man (wish I could play mine like he does), a 000 size slot head that really sings. He told me later that the guitar fit his tastes so perfectly it was as if it actually selected him. For my money (and they ain't cheap) not a better guitar around. Then another beer (priorities again) and over to catch my buds, The Roadside Revue, on the Old Town Stage. They've got a great new tune the name of which I haven't gotten yet, but it's about a fly that hitched a ride in the van all the way from Micanopy to Key Largo – funny, energetic stuff as always. They were followed by The Larry Magnum Trio who "wowed†them with Larry's great songs and vocals and lead playing by a guy who I did not get to meet but who Larry always turned to at the instrumental break and hollered "PICK IT WHITE TRASH.†I'm guessin' that guy's available if anyone's looking for a great lead player! Back to home base to clean up a tiny before dinner. The Roadside Revue gang, Ron & Bari Litschauer, Dawn & Charles DeWitt, Stan and Kathy Geberer (Ok, not married, but deal with it Kathy), along with their families, etc. came, accoutrements in hand (i.e., potent libations and mixers from south of the border) for a little happy hour action before dinner – what a hoot! Dinner in the hospitality area was excellent, particularly the white bean / red pepper salsa that made a wonderful side dish to everything! Then back to the camper for a few more happy minutes with the Mexican libations before wandering on over to the main stage for the evening shows. Wonderful line-up! Amy Carol Webb put on her typically great performance, joined on one tune by Mindy Simmons and Jeannie Fitchen. Gatorbone (Lis & Lon Williamson, Jason Thomas, Gabe Valla and Mickey Abramson) was exceptional. I think those guys rival the best in the business in the bluegrass / western swing genre. Lis' vocals are to die for and her rock steady right hand technique has been my envy for quite some time. Mike Cross was up next. I saw him for the first time out at Winfield (The Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas) in the mid 90's and was really looking forward to his show here. I had to chuckle about his photo in the Gamblefest brochure though – Mike hasn't looked like that since high school! Nevertheless, the pudgier, less haired, over-alled current incarnation does not disappoint on the stage. Whether its lightning fingerstyle, bottleneck blues or rousing fiddle work, it's all magnificently done and with a homespun, side-splitting humor that, I'm sure, keeps Mike in high demand. Last for the evening was Robin & Linda Williams and Their Fine Group. Another favorite of every folk fest and room in the country these guys are just top shelf. Linda opened the show with a classic, but introducing the band, including her "current husband†Robin (they've been married 35 years). These guys are full on fun from the first note. You can see a bit of them in the Garrison Keillor movie, A Prairie Home Companion, in which they play, well, themselves playing one of, well, their tunes – go figure! I headed back to the camper at about 10:30 and got the fire going. Ron & Bari soon appeared and we started pickin' a tune or two. I swear we'd only played part of one song when I looked up and there must have been 30+ folks pulling up chairs and settling in (man, we needed more Tequilla!). With Dawn on bass, Stan Geberer on harmonica , Bari on banjo and mandolin and Ron on guitar and mando, the tunes started to fly. In the circle (well, the part up next to the fire because folks were stacked three and four deep) were those I've mentioned already, plus Rod McDonald and a drum wielding pal, Larry Mangum, Kathy DeWitt (no relation – this is the Patchwork / radio one), another of Kathy's band mates (I swear I've got to get better with names) who really belter out some great tunes, Chelsea Sadler (and her friend whose name I didn't get either, but who was doing some great back up guitar and harmony work), Jamie Defrates and Susan Brown, Jeannie & Ned Fitchen and a fella I've known for years, tall, blonde haired guy, wielding a mini dulcimer and bearing some terrific brownies ---- ARGGGG!!! I gotta start takin' some Ginko-Bubba to help this memory thing!!! I know I'm forgetting some folks and I apologize – this is your brain on tequila. Plus, a stellar group of listeners stacked all around including Mother FOFF, Jean Hewitt, Deb Watts and many, many more. Great campfire and it carried on until around 1:30 or so. And there were others still going after we subsided – Grant Peeples and Carrie Hamby were still at it and a really dedicated group of six or so were out in the middle of a field under a light pole – you could see them glowing yellow in the distance, sounds of rapid fire bluegrass of the booming bass carrying on the still night air. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ . . . . .


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So! We hit the ground running yesterday with a trip to Hill of Tara and Newgrange. I'll have to expound later on how powerful it was. But like, fuck.
Came back, checked into the Airbnb. It's like we're staying in the equivalent of a two bedroom in Echo Park. We then hightailed it to South Dublin for a Literary Pub Crawl where we met some baller old ladies.
Today? We slept in and then met our pal Chloë for fry up at Hatch and a tour of the Little Museum of Dublin (SHOUT OUT TO RONAN, an excellent tour guide). Guys, go to the Little Museum if you're in Dublin. The website didn't sell the experience…but Ronan? Ronan did. Also…the U2 Room.
We then spent a good amount of time walking around Dublin trying to figure out what to do next. The Book of Kells was closed, as was the Whiskey Museum, and then it started raining. We did a bit of shopping and ate some Tapas before heading to Temple Bar and drinking up at the Ha'Penny Bridge Inn.
Tomorrow is MUSEUM DAY with Chloë…we're gonna hit the stuff we wanted to today, plus bog bodies and maybe the Guinness Storehouse (I mean, make no mistake, I'm GOING there at some point on this trip, it's just that it may be tomorrow or later in the week).
Also? We're moving over to Chloë's place and she's gonna show us her favorite Irish TV shows (Gogglebox, anyone??).
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Galatians 5:22-26; 6:1-2 > But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Luke 6:17-23 > And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all. Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples and said:
Blessed are you poor,
For yours is the kingdom of God
Blessed are you who hunger now,
For you shall be filled.
Blessed are you who weep now,
For you shall laugh.
Blessed are you when men hate you,
And when they exclude you,
And revile you, and cast out your
Name as evil.
For the Son of Man's sake.
Rejoice in that day and leap for joy!
For indeed your reward is great in heaven,
For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.
Today's readings, Galatians 5:22 – 6:2 and Luke 6:17 – 23, are simply awesome in their power to illuminate our understanding concerning our struggle with the passions and our victorious transformation of them through a life in the Spirit; and how Jesus wants to heal us of our spiritual sicknesses, those very passions, addictions, and crippling infirmities, that imprison us. By walking in the Spirit we crucify the passions and evil desires, and they are transformed by the life of the Spirit into the fruit of the Spirit in all goodness and righteousness and truth (Ephesians 5:9). The healing ministry of Jesus* is a pictograph revealing to us a parallel between the sicknesses and physical maladies that Jesus healed, and the spiritual sicknesses, that is our passions in us, that are in need of healing. The sicknesses and demonic vexations that Jesus healed are metaphors for the healing of our passions, evil desires, and addictions. Have you ever noticed how we can be blind, in the dark because our spiritual eyes have cataracts or worse? Have you noticed how we can be deaf, our ears can't hear the voice of God because of damaged eardrums from listening to the demonic frequencies of the world's lies? Have you ever noticed how we want to do good, but our will is weak, crippled, like a withered hand? Have you ever noticed how we seem to be controlled by unseen forces? Have you ever noticed how we can be thrown into a fit of rage like someone with epilepsy? Have you ever noticed how we sense the wounds in our soul are bleeding, our life's energy is seeping out of us? Have you ever felt paralyzed, unable to move because of bitterness or shame? Have you ever felt dead inside, lifeless, unfeeling, uncaring, unable to muster compassion; you are like a dead man walking? Jesus will heal you of all these spiritual diseases and conditions if you will cooperate with Him. As we become doers of Christ's words we enter into communion with the Holy Trinity (John 14:15-26) resulting in our sanctification and deification. We are healed, that is, saved from our sins as we become partakers of God's divine nature (2 Peter 1:2-4).
Four Truths To Live By
Truth #1) We must admit that we are spiritually sick with our many sins. Our sinful nature, that which we inherited from Adam (Romans 5:12, 19), and what Paul calls, "the old man" (Romans 6:6; Ephesians 4:23, 24; Colossians 3:9, 10), are spoken of here as our flesh, with its passions and lusts. "By the flesh, Paul does not mean the body. The flesh here is a general term for evil actions, the depraved will, the earthly mind, the slothful and careless soul…" (Orthodox Study Bible Pg. 1595) What are the passions and lusts? Some are listed for us in the three verses just before we read about the fruit of the Spirit, read Galatians 5:19-21. St Paul describes them this way, "But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members." (Romans 7:22) St Gregory of Nyssa describes the passions as qualities we inherit from our animal nature: "The animals came into the world before we did and we have inherited some of their qualities. This is the spring from which our emotions are derived. Those qualities which secure self-preservation in animals have been transferred into human life and become passions…Human nature…has a double likeness. In the drive of the passions it reproduces the signs of the animal creation, but in the soul it has the features of the divine beauty."
Truth #2) We must know that Jesus desires for us to be healed of all our sins and infirmities, our passions and lusts, our sickness and brokenness. (Luke 4:16-19) In Acts 10:38 we read a description of Jesus' healing ministry, "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good, and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him." And it is written, "When evening was come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying: 'He Himself took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses." (Matthew 8:16, 17) This, of course, is a quote from the great Messianic prophecy of Isaiah 53, where the Messiah is portrayed as the "suffering servant" who suffered and died for our sins. Notice here the language of Isaiah defines our sins as sicknesses for which Christ suffered and died that we may be healed (saved from our sins), "He bares our sins and suffers for us, yet we considered Him to be in pain, suffering, and ill-treatment. But He was wounded because of our lawlessness, and became sick because of our sins. The chastisement of our sins was upon Him, and by His bruise are we healed. All we like sheep have gone astray. Man has gone astray in his way, and the Lord delivered Him over for our sins." (Isaiah 53:4-6 OSB) St Peter's inspired commentary reads, "Who Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness – by whose stripes you were healed." As we are healed by our cooperation with Jesus, that is, through our faith and obedience, we become dead to sins that once dominated us, and we are free to live for righteousness.
Truth #3) We must arm ourselves with all "the weapons of our warfare" (2 Corinthians 10:3-5), and through faith and obedience, cooperate with the divine grace that abides in all these God-given weapons, so that we may gain the victory in the unseen war. The Fathers of the Philokalia offer the following weapons with which to fight the passions: 1) Prayer, especially the Jesus Prayer; 2) The remembrance of the Name of Jesus; 3) The remembrance of the Lord's Passion; 4) The remembrance of death. "He who has acquired the remembrance of death will never be able to sin."; 5) The remembrance of the Last Judgment, especially eternal suffering; 6) Nepsis, watchfulness, vigilance; 7) By not feeding the passions, thus, starving them; 8) By waging war against them through ascesis; 9) By putting on the armor of God through the reading of God's word and the writings of the Church Fathers; 10) Through the sacraments, especially Confession and the Eucharist. (Philokalia by Anthony Coniaris pg. 147) A beautiful thought from the "Philokalia", "If you wish, you can be a slave to passions, and if you wish, you can remain free and not submit to their yoke; for God has created you with that power. A man who overcomes passions of the flesh is crowned with incorruptibility. If there were no passions there would be no virtues, and no crowns given by God to those who are worthy." (Breaking the Chains of Addiction by Victor Mihailoff pg. 17) Synergy (working together with God), must become our path to victory over the flesh. It is through faith and obedience that we are empowered by divine grace to crucify the flesh with its passions and desires.
Truth #4) Christians who become spiritual, who have overcome the passions, are to restore the brothers and sisters who fall into trespasses. As we are healed, become spiritual (Galatians. 6:1), we are to become healing agents, restoring one another in the Faith. For it is written, "Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed…Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins." (James 5:16, 19) And thus "fulfills the law of Christ." (Galatians 6:2)
1) In light of these scriptures, which passions would be on your list for an honest and thorough confession? Consider the lists in Galatians 5:19-21 and Ephesians 4:29 – 5:4.
2) List as many of Jesus' healings and miracles, recorded in the Gospels, as you can recall, and how each one would parallel a spiritual healing in your life.
3) Of the ten weapons recommended by the Church Fathers to defeat the passions, which ones do you practice daily? What can you do to incorporate the ten weapons into your daily thoughts?
4) When you attempt to help a fallen brother/sister, do you examine yourself first? (Matthew 7:1-5) What does a "spirit of gentleness" look like? (Ephesians 4:31, 32)
Verse-By-Verse Commentary On Galatians 5:22 – 6:2
Verses 22, 23 > The fruit of the Holy Spirit grows upon the tree of our life as we are rooted in the gospel teachings, and obey the commands of Jesus. These fruits, nine of which are listed here, are the very energies of the divine nature that we express against the works of the flesh (the passions and evil desires). As we live in the Spirit, and walk in the Spirit, we yield our lives to the Holy Spirit, through our obedience to the commands of Jesus, that same Spirit transforms our passions into the fruit of the Spirit. We begin to produce beautiful fruit that glorifies the Father in heaven (John 15:1-8). Verse 24 > Those who are Christ's are actively crucifying the flesh, that is, the passions and evil desires. St John Chrysostom writes, "For the desires, although they are troublesome, rage in vain." Verse 25 > We are to live by the Spirit, that is, by the laws of the Spirit, and the power that that those laws supply. (Romans 8:1-3) The life that the Spirit gives us is actualized as we "walk in the Spirit", that is, become doers of the word, and obedient to Christ's commands. Verse 26 > The temptation we often face in the Spiritual life is to "compare ourselves with one another", thus leading some of us to become conceited (thinking of ourselves more highly than we ought – Romans 12:3), and others to become envious (coveting another's gifts and calling). This is all vainglorious, and to be crucified. Let all of us who strive for the mastery in spiritual things (1 Corinthians 9:24-27 KJV) be temperate (self-controlled) in all things. Verse 1 > St Paul instructs the spiritual brethren on how they are to relate to those who are overtaken in any trespass, that is, carried away with a passion that has not yet been crucified. Paul says, "you which are spiritual "restore such a one", He says not, "chastise" nor "judge," but "set aright." (St John Chrysostom Homilies) Chrysostom continues, "…be very gentle to those who have lost their footing…administer correction with mildness." St Paul warns that those who are administering correction take heed to their own weaknesses lest they be tempted and end up in very same state as the weaker brother whom they are restoring. Verse 2 > Since we all have shortcomings, Paul "exhorts them not to scrutinize severely the offences of others, but even to bear their failings, that their own may in turn be borne by others." (St John Chrysostom) In this way we fulfill the law of Christ!
Verse-By-Verse Commentary On Luke 6:17 – 23
Verse 17, 18 > Jesus is revealed as our healer. He healed diseases and delivered people from unclean spirits. Christ's healing ministry is a picture of what He accomplished for us through His passion, that is, his suffering and crucifixion. The diseases and torments healed by Christ parallel the healing of our spiritual sicknesses and psychic torments (our passions and evil desires). "Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness – by whose stripes you were healed." (1 Peter 2:24) It is when we are healed of our spiritual sicknesses, that is our sins, we are then able to live righteously. And "When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: 'He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses'" (Matthew 8:16-18; Isaiah 53:4). Verse 19 > Through physical contact with Jesus the people were healed, because healing power went out from Him. To come in contact with Jesus was to come in contact with healing power (Acts 10:38). Remember the "woman (who) had a flow of blood twelve years, and suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. For she said, 'If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.' Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, 'Who touched My clothes'…And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction'." (Mark 5:25-34) When we come into contact with Jesus, His power flows into us according to our faith. (Matthew 9:29) What are some ways we contact Jesus? First, through His Word; secondly, through prayer; and thirdly, through Holy Communion and the sacramental power of the Holy Spirit. Verse 20 > Jesus shifts His attention from the crowd unto His disciples and begins to unveil the blessedness of those who follow His commands (known elsewhere as the Beatitudes, Matthew 5:1-12). Blessed are the poor (in spirit). As we willingly become poor as Jesus did (2 Corinthians 8:9), assume the heart of the poor, becoming totally dependent upon God, we are given the spiritual riches of the kingdom of heaven (Ephesians 1:3; Colossians 1:12-14). Verse 21 > Blessed are you who hunger, you who fast the things of this world, who deny themselves earthly pleasures, you will be filled with God's Spirit. Blessed are you who weep, who shed tears of repentance. "St Theodore the Studite invites us to "go in the Spirit to the Jordan…and let us receive the baptism with Him, I mean the baptism of tears." "The fruits of the inner man begin with the shedding of tears," wrote St Isaac of Syria. "The fire of sin is intense," wrote St John Chrysostom, "but it is put out by a small amount of tears, for the tear puts out a furnace of faults, and cleanse our soul of sin." (Philokalia pg.174, by Anthony Coniaris) Your mourning shall turn to joy in the kingdom. Verse 22, 23 > Blessed are you when you are hated, and reviled, and called evil for Christ's sake. Rejoice at the onset of persecutions, even leap for joy, for you are counted worthy to suffer shame for His Name. (Acts 5:41)
Our Blindness Matthew 9:27-31; Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 8:22-26; John 9:1-38.
Our Deafness Mark 7:31-37
Our Dumbness Matthew 9:32-34
Our Deafness and Blindness Caused by Demons Mark 9:14-27
Our Paralysis Matthew 9:1-7; Luke 5:17-26; Mark 2:1-14
Our Palsy Matthew 8:5-13
Our Epilepsy Matthew 15:21-28
Our Dropsy Luke 14:1-6
Our Weak Limbs Matthew 12:9-14; Mark 3:1-6
Our Internal Bleeding Mark 5:25-34; Matthew 9:20-22
Our Fever Matthew 8:14,15
Our Demons Mark 1:23-28; Luke 4:31-37; Matthew 8:28-34; Luke 8:26-39
Our Leprosy Matthew 8:1-4; Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-16; Luke 17:11-19
Our Disfigurement Luke 13:10-17
Our Deadness Matthew 9:18-26; Luke 7:11-17; John 11
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