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Thinking Outside the Gourd: Alternative Autumn Tables
Don't get me wrong: I like a nice weird gourd as much as the next guy, but the onslaught of harvest-inspired table décor ideas can be relentless at this time of year. And yet there are so many lovely, perhaps less hackneyed ways to evoke that spirit of rustic warmth and coziness that we all crave in these autumn months.
One approach to an alternative fall table is to craft your centerpiece from unexpected elements, choosing seasonal botanicals that have managed to avoid becoming stereotypical harbingers of autumn. Another way to go is to use the typical, often very pretty fall materials—burnished leaves, wacky-shaped gourds, wispy grasses—in new ways, favoring simple, modern techniques and vessels. Here are some specific ideas to borrow and tweak:
• 1 – Choose simple and minimal over typical abundance. Absurdly abundant fall cornucopias tend to be the norm this time of year, but colorful fall leaves are so much prettier on their own, when their dazzling variety of shapes and colors can really stand out. This display of leaves in basic glass hurricanes from Martha Stewart would be exceedingly easy to create, and it looks both chic and inviting.
• 2 – Go for colors outside the autumnal palette. Nobody doesn't love a nice pumpkin, but by the time November rolls around, I get pretty sick of looking at them, which is why these "pop" painted pumpkins from Happy Mundane are so appealing. By using clean lines and non-autumnal colors, Jonathan Lo makes a centerpiece that evokes the fall spirit with a witty modern edge.
• 3 – Rethink your bunch of branches. Autumn branches can be pretty just bunched on their own in a vase. But for an updated look, why not consider displaying a single special branch on its own, with a base of birch bark or mounded moss? This branch centerpiece from EcoLectic Events is decorated with handmade rice paper flowers, but you could use anything that strikes your fancy: seed pods, mosses, what have you.
• 4 – Think outside the squash. Vegetables used in fall centerpieces are most often squash and root vegetables, but there are so many other gorgeous edibles available this time of year. Figs, for example, are lovely on their own in a simple white bowl or arranged with other flowers and plants. I adore this cake stand of figs and flowering vines (also from Martha Stewart). Just use a little piece of wet floral foam in the middle of the stand to keep the vines hydrated. Wind the vines around the foam to disguise it, and add the figs around the edge.
• 5 – Try a woodland theme. Mosses, ferns, and bark have a rustic, cozy energy that seems perfect to me at this time of year. Try terrariums for your table (like this one from Once Wed), using mushrooms in warm fall colors for an added autumnal vibe.
• 6 – Feathers and flowers. Adding subtle feathers to florals can give your centerpieces that little bit of autumnal spirit without going completely over-the-top. I love the way the feathers in this bouquet from Once Wed almost feel like a breezy afterthought, and yet they add so much in the way of texture and mood. Pheasant feathers in particular, with their rusty hues, provide a nice fall-flavored look.
• 7 – Try an herbal bouquet. Certain herbs in flower arrangements feel more like spring or summer, but earthy, fragrant herbs like rosemary, thyme, and nasturtium can be reminiscent of brisk autumn days, especially when mixed with seasonal flowers. And the use of edible materials always conveys that feeling of abundance without the cloying cornucopia motif. (Bouquet is yet another one from Martha Stewart">Martha.)
• 8 – Break out the funky old vessels. Tarnished vintage vessels, containers, and props convey a cozy warmth that's perfect for brisk evening dinner parties in the fall. I love the old scale used in this photo by Tanja Lippert, and all it needs is a few shiny apples and some moss; the vessel itself is the key element here.
Got any unexpected ideas for your fall table? Please share below!
Images: Martha Stewart (1, 4, and 7); Happy Mundane; EcoLectic Events; Once Wed (5 and 6); The Knot / Tanja Lippert Photography


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Hellickson (1-1) allowed two hits and one run in seven innings, struck out three and walked none. He hadn't reached five innings in any of his previous three starts this year or in five outings dating to the end of the 2013 season. Hellickson returned late last month following right elbow surgery in January.
The Rays handed reigning AL Pitcher of the Month Sonny Gray (12-5) his second straight defeat following a 5-0 July in which he had a 1.03 ERA. This is the second time Gray has lost consecutive outings in his first full major league season, also to Baltimore and the Yankees on June 7 and 13.
Kiermaier's first-pitch homer in the fourth was just the ninth surrendered this year by Gray, who came into Wednesday with a 1-0 record and 0.61 ERA in two career starts against the Rays.
Hellickson retired the first nine A's hitters in order before Coco Crisp's leadoff single in the fourth, then the right-hander recorded seven more outs in a row.
Eric Sogard broke that up with a sixth-inning homer, snapping a career-high 110-game homerless streak dating to July 21, 2013. Josh Reddick added a two-run double in the ninth off former A's closer Grant Balfour.
Gray plunked Kiermaier in the fifth to load the bases and Desmond Jennings followed with a two-run single to chase the right-hander after a season-low 4 1-3 innings. Jesse Chavez, moved to the bullpen after last week's Jon Lester trade, worked 3 2-3 innings.
The Rays took advantage of opportunities after going 1 for 15 with runners in scoring position in the first two games of the series.
Crisp returned to center field following a game at designated hitter as he worked back from missing seven games with a strained neck.
Rays: Catcher Jose Molina took a foul tip on his right arm in the third but stayed in the game. ... Outfielder Wil Myers, on the 60-day disabled list with a broken right wrist, was scheduled to report to Triple-A Durham to continue rehab work and baseball activities. He could begin playing in minor league games by the weekend.
Athletics: Manager Bob Melvin expects shortstop Jed Lowrie back from a bruised right index finger for Thursday's series opener with the Twins.
Rays: After an off-day in Chicago, RHP Chris Archer (7-6, 3.42 ERA) pitches Friday's opener of a weekend series at Wrigley Field to close out interleague play.
Athletics: LHP Lester (11-7, 2.59) makes his second start since being traded to the A's from the Red Sox last Thursday. He is 5-0 with a 1.38 ERA over nine starts since a June 7 loss at Detroit.
The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority approved the Athletics' 10-year lease deal that keeps the club in Oakland for now — a formality in the deal reached last month.

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HAVELOCK � Most of the children in attendance at Wednesday�s 9/11 observance were not even born when America was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.
HAVELOCK � Most of the children in attendance at Wednesday�s 9/11 observance were not even born when America was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.
About 200 children from three area schools joined 100 others at the 9/11 Memorial in Havelock for a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., the moment 12 years ago that the first hijacked airliner struck the World Trade Center in a terrorist attack on the nation.
Despite not being alive when the attacks happened, the older students in the crowd seemed to have settled on a meaning of this day of remembrance.
�It�s a day of solidarity for the nation and we need to celebrate it together,� said Taylor Gray, an eighth-grader from Annunciation Catholic School in Havelock.
Gray said Wednesday was a day that the country needed to thank all of the firefighters and police officers, along with all the others, who died on that fateful day. She also said all of the servicemen and women who have died during the war on terror that has gone on since the attacks needed to be recognized as well.
Havelock Police Chief G. Wayne Cyrus spoke briefly as a bright sun warmed those attending the observance.
�We should never ever forget that event that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001,� Cyrus told the crowd.
The 110 Annunciation students that came sang �America the Beautiful,� while 67 children from Arthur W. Edwards Elementary School waved small American flags.
�This was all student organized. The students decided what they were going to sing,� said Jody Fennell, a language arts teachers and director of student life at Annunciation.
Fennell said he was impressed at the number of people who came out to the observance.
�Part of it is the community that we live in,� he said, referencing nearby Cherry Point. �Many people are in the military or in public safety and many of the kids have military parents. It hits these kids in the community close to home.�
Cyrus said he appreciated those who attended the observance.
�I thought we had a great turnout, which I think is indicative of how important our citizens still feel about the event,� Cyrus said after the event.
Havelock resident Norman Girard wore a shirt with the saying �Remember the Heroes.�
�I take it out once a year,� he said.
Girard took note of the students who attended the event.
�Some of these kids weren�t even born yet,� he said. �They are the ones that have to remember it. It�s a solemn observance, something that should be remembered every year. Many people have died and others have passed on since, some defending our freedom. It�s a day we need to remember.�
The group gathered around the circular monument that the city of Havelock and a host of volunteers created near the Harrier display next to the city�s Public Safety Building. In the center of the circle is a piece of steel from the fallen World Trade Center, plus stone from the Pentagon and rock from the ground at Shanksville, Pa. It was completed in 2012 to honor the nearly 3,000 people who died during the attacks.
�I happened to be in New York when 9/11 happened,� said Marcella Albanese, a native New Yorker who now lives in Havelock. �The sky was blue. Then it turned gray. You knew that those were our American people that were killed. It just crushed me.�
Albanese, who spent more than 13 years in the Marine Corps, is married to a Marine who served more than 32 years. They have four sons on active duty in the armed services.
�We are a complete military family,� Albanese said. �That�s why we chose to live in Havelock.�
Havelock resident Michele Courtney described the observance as �very nice.�
�I was glad to see the big turnout,� she said. �I loved hearing the children sing. There�s no way you can forget the people that lost their lives.�


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Many people ask when our farming season starts. I often remark: December. A third of the seed and fertilizer for the 2012 crop is already bought and paid for. The cropping mix on our farm changes little from year to year. Growing identity preserved crops like non-GMO yellow corn and seed soybeans requires field site planning two or three years prior, which leaves little room for large shifts in crop acreage. A doubling of rye acreage from 10 to 20 acres is the biggest change for our 2012 crop — but is not really much of a change. Corn will grow on 60% of our cropland acres, soybeans on 35% of our acres, and the remaining 5% will grow rye and alfalfa. Non-GMO yellow corn will grow on one-third of our corn acres, and seed soybeans on half of our soybean acres.
While unhooking from the feed trailer loaded with wet corn gluten feed, I was thinking how the feed had made a full circle back to the field where corn was grown. There is very little color difference between the cornstalks and the feed. Harvesting, storing, hauling, steeping, starch extraction, centrifuging, and hauling the feed back to our farm is quite a bit of activity for a corn kernel, and it ends up the same color as its deceased parent plant.
We made our first trip to Louisville, Ky., two weeks ago to the North American International Livestock Expo. Our heifers were too fat to win any big prize, but we had a wonderful family time together watching the livestock exhibits. A cattle embryo auction at a hotel where the donor cow and bull pictures are projected onto screens in a room full of red tablecloths and free beer was fun for all of us even though we did not buy any embryos. The high-selling frozen embryo was $15,000 per embryo for a package of three with a one-pregnancy guarantee. A used Honda ATV is the same price as a fine leather saddle. These saddles were priced from $1,000 and up. Why ride a horse when there is a Honda parked in the shed?


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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Going Strictly Privates Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Going Strictly Privates Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Next Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Job-related Discussion Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message PootieJoined: 02 Jun 2003 Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 7:12 am Post subject: Going Strictly Privates I've met a couple guys recently who trusted me enough to show me their appointment books as well as tell me exactly how much they are bringing in per month. On an average month they make 7.0 all under the table. Every 3 months (one guy, every 6 months) they take a one week vacation to Thailand, Phillipines, Japan, party like a rock star, come back, and continue the cycle. This one guy saved money and has started exporting cars on the side when he hits Thailand back to his home country. These guys were throwing money around like someone just landed on their boardwalk with a hotel. If one thing goes wrong with my hagwon, I'm SO out, and I know how to get privates, and know about the legal issues of course...here's the thing...how do I find out if my Visa has been cancelled when I quit? And has anyone heard of making a deal with a company or school (I'm on excellent terms with the director) where you pay the tax for the rest of the year that he bares because of you plus some extra cash. Back to top Son Deureo!Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 7:59 am Post subject: Why don't you just tell the director of your school the truth? "I appreciate your hiring me and sponsoring my visa, but I've discovered that I can make a lot more money teaching illegal privates on a tourist visa and partying like a rockstar during my visa runs than I can by working for you. Would you mind giving me a letter of release so that I may pursue this dream of mine?" I am sure that you will find that your boss will be more than understanding. Especially if you also tell him that you know what's up when you ask to be released from your contract. This will also make you officially the coolest waygook in Korea, since you will have gone from making 3.2 million won per month to 7 million won per month, all before even collecting a single paycheck! Back to top Mody BaJoined: 22 May 2003 Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 2:22 pm Post subject: Pootie,Don't Believe Everything You Hear Pootie,number one...privates are ILLEGAL. And those "friends"who showed you their "appoinment books"...well,they might just be slinging a little(or a lot) of BS.So they have a lot of "names"written down in an "appointment book"...that does not necessarily mean they are teaching all of those people or making 7 mill.even though they are throwing money around as you say(that fact in itself sounds SUSPICIOUS,and well,,,,,STUPID) They may be making pretty good money(illegally)...but I bet they are spreading the old BS on pretty thick too.I had a housemate one time who always bragged about his privates(lessons,that is)...but funny thing...he always seemed to be broke and trying to borrow money from other people.There are a lot of "teachers" here who like to sling the old BS. I think you are still wearing those rose-colored glasses. Back to top itaewonguyJoined: 25 Mar 2003 Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 3:39 pm Post subject: pootie I have been here 6 years dude!! making 7 million is possible! BUT we are talking about a selected few, people that have landed primo jobs! also private teaching the jobs dont last! 3 months- 6 months you loose some.. do the math dude!! if you made 7 million a month,, EVEN at 50 an hour which is almost impossible have every private at that price! most will be 35.000 even 30 or 40 some at 50... 7 million won @ 50.000 an hour = 110 hours a month so your looking at 28 hours a week of teaching! not including all the travel time going to and from the jobs.., thats still 5 hours a day of teaching at 50.000 you will be looking at 10 hour days! STILL! thats if you can get that work! they not so easy!! and 50.000 an hour for 100 hours a month is dreaming!!! like I said you will be earning mostly 35.000 or 30.000 if you do block hours!! so now add up the hours!! 12 hour days and a couple of hours on the weekends too.. POSSIBLE! dont get me wrong.. but you're new friends are bragging!! I have met plently of cats you love to talk crap in the pubs about how much they much! ITS BS MAN!! they just want to show off but acually make half that!! anyway pootie.. goodluck!! its not as easy as you think!!! for you a freshmen here, it will take you 6 months just to get all the privates which adds up to 7 million its not going to happen overnight dude and if you use recruiters! then you are looking at spliting your wages! Back to top humanuspneumosJoined: 08 Jun 2003 Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 3:51 pm Post subject: There are also stories of people winning lotteries Pootie- there are also stories of people buying a certain number of lotteries every year, going to the casino and hitting it big, and so on... There wouldn't be such a thing as lotteries or even one casino if the odds weren't stacked. Let me do my math- I know that tutors make on average 300,000 a month for three 1 hr. lessons a week- 12 a month. OK- 120 lessons a month= 3,000,000 WON 240 lessons a month= 6,000,000 WON 276 lessons a month would equal around 7 million WON. 276 hours divided by 22 days (average work days in a month) 12.54 hours of teaching a day. Now if I add only 10 minutes of transportation time x 12.54 that's 125 minutes/2 hours. That puts the day at over 14 hours. In Seoul with travel time being- well- huge that could put a person into a --- well --- close to a 20 hour day. Also, even assuming these guys are cherry-picking around a single campus at a university/college- it doesn't take a genius to figure-out that the smaller the circumference of your tutoring- the BIGGER the chance of getting caught. And then we must play the role of an actuarian to calculate the mortality rates on such activity- I would assume that people die at an early age (Tutoring-wise) when their circle of activity gets too small. I did this quickly- so correct my math if I'm wrong. Back to top Play_DohJoined: 24 Jan 2003Location: Online Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 8:59 pm Post subject: Maybe for 1 month they may have peaked at 7mil but at a constant, no way. Its all "Potential" earnings they quote you, like if they had all their PJ's at once for a month, no breaks etc.(also takes a super human teacher to keep up motivation, creativity, plans and all around 'Jamie- so'. Theres also problems getting that amount of cash out. Back to top the_beaverJoined: 15 Jan 2003 Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 9:05 pm Post subject: Don't do privates myself, but back in the day (pre-IMF) the people I knew who were making the big bucks in privates weren't doing it on a simple hourly wage scale. They were getting parents to pay 15,000 or 20,000 won per kid per hour and getting about 6 six kids per class. That's how the money was made. Back to top humanuspneumosJoined: 08 Jun 2003 Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 9:30 pm Post subject: Sounds like a pot of trouble Sounds like a pot of trouble. Most of the persons I knew who were "walking the dog"- code for tutoring- built their port-folio through their school and relationships with parents, bla, bla, bla. So- their numbers grew. I thought Korea was all about relationships. I'd be surprised if your numbers grew apart from relationships. But- who knows- perhaps the parents of the 10 or whoever would become exponential. Anyway- it is illegal- sounds like a pot of trouble. One poster earlier "went for the gold" and found himself with a rainbow instead. ______________________________ Signed Humanus- the troll- Back to top ZyzyferJoined: 29 Jan 2003Location: who, what, where, when, why, how? Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 11:17 pm Post subject: Pootie wrote: They also have lessons where they give it 3 at a time...so each student pays around 33.00 and they make 100.00--->and doing the math, they work less hours than me to make 7.0...they said anywhere from 6.0 to 7.0 on an average month. Their privates are all in a certain area where people pay a premium. Please forget whether it's true or not...once my work visa is cancelled, do I immediately have to fly out, or am I granted 3 months to leave? Also, I'd never tell my director the truth, there's no sense in it, I'll tell him I was offered a corporate job. Also, I'm not even looking for privates at the moment since I'm still getting situated and want to get into a routine, and then figure out when I can fill some slots...but I already have 5 numbers of people who are interested...and further more, this one guy I know who is leaving has 10 privates that he would refer to me...act now? Pootie: If you're American, forget about it. You can barely stay in the country *1* month without any sort of non-tourist visa, let alone 3 or 6. Back to top The LemonJoined: 11 Jan 2003 Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 11:37 pm Post subject: Quote: Please forget whether it's true or not...once my work visa is cancelled, do I immediately have to fly out, or am I granted 3 months to leave? Also, I'd never tell my director the truth, there's no sense in it, I'll tell him I was offered a corporate job. This is the job that's paying you 3.2, and the director who flew you to Japan, right? Your integrity is limitless. Back to top Morning CalmJoined: 28 Jan 2003 Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 1:06 am Post subject: Pootie your so full of ddong it's spilling out onto a web forum where no one really gives a crap. Not only are the comments from the other posters true, but I find it hard to believe that the director would be so cool as sponsoring your visa. There is a little something that you didn't know that you forgot to cover in this little story of yours. When a school applies at the immigration office to get sponsor a person, they have to submit the enrollment and other demographics of the school, including some finacial records. Basically, the school has to prove that they need to hire a person for their school. If they only have an enrollment of 200 students, the immigration office will get suspecious if the director is trying to hire an additional foreign teacher if they already have 2. I suppose there is a way to cover this up, but it's alot of work for the director to cover all of his/her tracks. Anyway, very unlikely story. Back to top itaewonguyJoined: 25 Mar 2003 Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 4:20 am Post subject: ohh damn pootie you already have a visa? then you're skrewed mate!! immigration wont release you until you have completed 6 months at the school or is it 9 months now>?? they just changed the law, both parties are stuck with each other for a certain time now too many people running now your director I doubt he will just give you a release letter what ever the reason! still maybe he does.. and yes you have to leave once you're done! then you come back with a tourist visa! not difficult to get if you are american... you will have to fly out every 3 months! thats if you bought the tourist multi entry visa in the states! did you buy that? didnt think so!! so you are looking at going to the embassy to buy that its not much.. then you have to cover your own housing! and key money! unless your sharing! days that privates cancel, especially during the vactions and holidays no paid vacations! cover your own medical transports FOOD every 3 months a trip to japan you cant take too long a trip because you have work remember!! and one week away would end up costing you more than you paid! need to buy all your own books! now this is all the first month before you even start! Pootie you are funny dude. you been in korea 1 month, you met a guy in a club who told you about privates is the way to go, and now you want to quit your job and do that!! you need to calm down dude!! at least settle in a bit! do your first year get a feel, do some privates in your free time RELAX you sound like a guy who first day joins the teams wants to be quater back! nothing wrong with being positve! but dude , you dont know all the facts man!! you will have days where privates will cancel like the KOSPI drops! you got rent due, phone bills, you need to buy a ticket to japan in peak season, been hitting the clubs hard spending cash, buying girls drinks, that dream of 7 million still hasnt been reached! BUT HEY!!! who am I to tell you anything.. GO FOR IT MAN!! you may go straight to the TOP!!! you never know until you try!! goodluck man 15 hour days take its toll Oh BTW those 10 privates, thats not even half the quota you are talking! Back to top ratslashJoined: 08 May 2003 Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 4:34 am Post subject: pootie, your comments make me want to puke. you are the stupidest person i think that posts on this forum. the other week you were boasting how you landed this top job, 3.2 million a month etc etc. and now, all of a sudden, you are thinking of throwing all that away and going illegal?!?!? did you have your common sense removed at birth? let me tell you a little something about a person i know very well. he is here in korea because he fell in love with a beautiful, lovely korean lady in auckland. he was travelling and working in new zealand, and you know, just fell in love and chased her here to korea. he knew the chances. he knows the risks. but, you know, love does that kind of crazy thing to you. unfortunately, due to stuff, he did not finish his degree course. right now he wishes so much he had because believe me, apparently, teaching illegally is sh*t. ok, you can make more money etc etc. but you never know if you are going to be let back into the country when you do your visa run. you never know when immigration might find you. you have to take one day after the other. you can't plan anything because you don't know whether this day is going to be your last in korea. to hear that someone is seriously considering giving up such a high paying job just because some jerk off showed them their diary is well and truly beyond me and no doubt beyond anybody else who posts on this forum with half a brain. that ridicoulous post you wrote the other day about how damn good looking you are just sums up what kind of mentality you have. as soon as you leave this forum and take your trolling somewhere else i believe all the other serious posters on dave's will be much, much happier. no insult intended. peace out. Back to top HomerGuest Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 6:34 am Post subject: I must agree with most of the posters on here Pootie. You seem to be the poster boy for the me, myself and the idiot school of westerners living abroad. a) You seem to not have very much integrity or respect for others b) Two you change opinion more often than the wind changes direction in typhoon c) You seem to have no dept perception. By this i mean you just landed this 3.2 job and now you hear a couple of dudes boasting about obviously inflated numbers and you want to jump ship and expect your director to go along with your little scheme like he owes you something. And you haven't even completed one month at your job. Looks to me like you are a perfect example of whats wrong with the teaching market here. Good luck in your schemes and I wonder...in your quest for more gold...did it ever enter your thoughs that what you are thinking of doing is illegal on many levels...? Back to top Mody BaJoined: 22 May 2003 Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 12:10 pm Post subject: Good Post,Homer Good post.Well,Homer,since Pootie has been TOLD by others that what he is contemplating is illegal,he should know....but he is dazzled by contemplating all that potential money...and he will probably tell you...NOBODY EVER gets caught! You are right,Homer,he is the"poster boy" for what is wrong with the TESOL industry here.And he has the brass to post and discuss his illegal plans.So much for some of the "teachers" in this business.Get rich quick,scam artists.... 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Yea, i was thinking the same exact thing .. with the way that Stone signed off for the season, it sure sounded like he was at least lighting the match to burn his bridges .. also, i doubt that JR has any patience at this time,for broadcasters whining about their problems in the booth .. i'm wondering if the words, 'You guys will cease fire and do your ****ing job" might have been used .. i said a few days ago in here that i think Hawk and Stone need couples counseling .. i was joking at the time, but it wouldn't hurt if they could be forced to go .. as for the radio side of things, i listen to both the tv and radio broadcast of almost every game and
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I'm with you. I think they have great chemistry and they both have a ton of insight. Also when the games are taking forever they fill the time with entertainment. It's all about personal preference. Like I said before the majority of people would be upset no matter who was announcing. Just the way of the world.
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Under (Mayor) Shtepa, things were quiet and the streets were clean. Now we've got barricades and drunken activists with automatic rifles and Russian flags. How am I supposed to feel about it? —Andriy Khoronenko, teacher
SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — When armed men seized the police station in this eastern Ukrainian city, mayor Nelya Shtepa declared she was on their side. She changed her story a few days later. Then she disappeared — the victim of an apparent abduction by the man who now lays claim to her job.
On Tuesday, she resurfaced, expressing support once again for the pro-Russia insurgents — but possibly no longer as mayor.
The mayoral mess, which pits the flamboyant leopard print-clad Shtepa against a mysterious rival who favors black baseball caps, reflects the anger, confusion and lawlessness that have gripped eastern Ukraine as armed groups opposed to the country's interim government seize police stations and government buildings.
In town after town in the beleaguered east, it's hard to tell who's in control — and the situation in Slovyansk is just one of the most dramatic examples. Since the unrest began, pro-Russia insurgents have adopted a strategy of electing so-called people's leaders: mayors and regional governors who claim to represent the people's will, despite their questionable background and skills for the job. One reportedly is under criminal investigation, another is an Internet blogger.
Caught in the middle of the turmoil are bewildered and anxious residents, for whom daily life proceeds blocks away from seized buildings surrounded by barricades and manned by masked gunmen.
"We're tired. We need only one thing: peace and quiet. It's not important who guarantees it, Moscow or Kiev," said cook Irina Grivets.
The man who now claims to be mayor says Shtepa was under the care of his comrades in the pro-Russia forces. But Vyacheslav Ponomarev is himself a dubious figure: No one seems to know his past and Ponomarev refuses to give any clarification.
Shtepa, famous for her platinum-blond hair, championed the insurgents' cause when they seized the police station on April 13 — saying she agreed with their demands of holding a referendum on the region's status.
"These are not some kind of out-of-towners from western Ukraine," Shtepa, dressed in a bright pink down jacket and high heels, told a crowd through a loudspeaker, as masked men in body armor cheered her on.
But as central authorities dispatched troops and military vehicles to retake the buildings and key infrastructure facilities in the east, Shtepa quickly changed course. She called the men insurgents and their presence an "occupation." She complained that they had seized and demolished her office and began referring to army troops dispatched by the Kiev government to fight the gunmen as "our, Ukrainian troops."
Shtepa explained her U-turn, saying that she had pretended to be on the gunmen's side in order to free dozens of hostages from the buildings that the insurgents stormed.
Speaking on a popular TV show last Wednesday, Shtepa complained of lootings by the insurgents and claimed that they were the Russian military: "Today, these already are Green Men," Shtepa said in a reference to military men aligned with Moscow. Little is known about the armed men other than their pro-Russia sentiments; it's not even clear whether they are Russian or Ukrainian or a mixture of both.
The following morning, she walked into city hall for a meeting with Ponomarev — and wasn't seen again for five days.
On Tuesday, the Russian news site LifeNews ran a video interview with her — in what the site said was her former office — praising the insurgents as men with "strong souls" and thanking Russian President Vladimir Putin for annexing Crimea. The report also showed what it said was a resignation letter that Shtepa willingly signed.
Unlike Shtepa, who was elected in 2010, Ponomarev's identity is a mystery to everyone.
By his own account, he served in the Soviet army and in special forces after the fall of the Soviet Union. Until recently, he was running a tailor's shop and now heads a company that produces soap. Asked about the specifics, or even his residence and citizenship, he typically answers: "I'm not going to tell you."
Tanned and rugged like a construction worker, Ponomarev sounds like a military man although his accent is difficult to pin down and it's not clear whether he has any ties to Slovyansk.
He is usually seen in an entourage of masked gunmen and two women, one of whom is a local lawmaker. The women seem to be clueless about Ponomarev's past, too.
Ponomarev brushes off questions about his legitimacy or even details of how he was elected. Residents seem to be unaware of exactly how the army veteran came to replace the middle-aged woman and are only praying the stand-off will end.
"Under Shtepa, things were quiet and the streets were clean," said teacher Andriy Khoronenko. "Now we've got barricades and drunken activists with automatic rifles and Russian flags. How am I supposed to feel about it?"
Maria Danilova contributed to this report from Kiev.


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Actually, I just made that up now, but I'm sure many people have had that exact thought. Drinking wine is something I enjoy, immensely. I'm no wine expert (yet) but red or white, my love for a great vino knows no boundaries.
Wine is my drink of choice with dinner, when I'm celebrating happy news, attending a wedding, travelling, having a night out with friends and family, or when I have guests over for an evening. I enjoy my wine when I'm flying, too. It tends to take the edge off, you know? Also, when I drink wine I'm doing my body a favour, since it's good for you. So, win-win, right?
I was invited by Natalie MacLean (the talented Canadian author of Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines) to attend an "An Unforgettable Evening of Wine, Laughter, and Storytelling" at Restaurant 18 on Monday night for a tasting of eight Wolf Blass wines with Wolf Blass himself. Yes, the Wolf Blass entertained us all while we enjoyed some of his finest wines paired with some delicious food.
I honestly did not know there was a man so inspiring and hilarious behind the colourful Wolf Blass labels I so frequently buy, but the name is not just a label. Rather, Wolf Blass is one heck of a vibrant business man and world-famous winemaker, and it was an honour to meet him and share a drink together.
Wolf Blass was born in Germany and emigrated to Australia in the 1960's with a vision and a few hundred dollars in his pocket and, long story short, his Yellow Label Cabernet—a wine frequently enjoyed in my home—became the bestselling red wine in North America. How's that for inspiring, boys and girls?
I brought my mom to the event with me and we had a blast enjoying the different wines, which included Wolf Blass Yellow Sparkling 2010, Wolf Blass Gold Label Riesling 2011, Wolf Blass Gold Label Chardonnay 2011, Wolf Blass Yellow Label Pinot Noir 2010, Wolf Blass Gold Label Shiraz 2008, Wolf Blass Grey Label Shiraz Cabernet 2009 and Wolf Blass Black Label 2007.
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Wolf Blass is a great speaker who kept us all laughing the entire night, and now? I want to go to Australia. Also keeping the audience entertained was George Samios, Global Director of Fine Wine and PR for Treasury Wine Estates. He was hilarious, and although we didn't get a chance to speak at the event, (how did that happen?) after a few exchanges over email, I found out he was Greek, and so, total bonus. Maybe we can create a Greek wine people will finally rant and rave about?
Not only does Wolf Blass make great wine, he's also totally inspiring and knows the importance of really enjoying life. Isn't that what it's all about? I loved listening to his stories.
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Australians can feel confident their donations are going where they should be with a new national regulator for the charities sector, Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury says.
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), to be launched in Melbourne on Monday, also will slash red tape so organisations have more time and resources to pursue worthy causes.
Charities that breach the rules can be deregistered from the commission, depriving them of crucial tax cuts that keep their operations afloat.
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Gerard Butler: Hawaiian Holiday!
Gerard Butler sports a messy head of hair while walking to the beach and watching the kiteboarders and windboarders on Wednesday (February 2) in Hawaii.
Later in the day, the 41-year-old Scottish actor went shirtless as he learned how to paddleboard.
While in Hawaii, Gerard also met up with pal Laird Hamilton and went jet skiing out in the ocean.
Last week, Gerard went partying at a club where he met up with Leonardo DiCaprio.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Penn. – The Yale gymnastics team finished fourth on Friday evening in a quad-meet against Bridgeport, Penn State and Western Michigan. The Bulldogs totaled 188.525 points, behind Penn State with 196.600 points, Western Michigan with 193.625 and Bridgeport with 193.500.
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In Skriflig (Online) vol.47 n.1 Pretoria Jan. 2013
An analysis of 'non-Johannine' vocabulary in John 7:53-8:11, Part 2
'n Ontleding van die 'Nie-Johannese' terme in Johannes 7:53-8:11, Deel 2
John David Punch
Research Unit for Theology, North-West University, South Africa
Although scholars usually use external evidence to argue against the inclusion of John 7:53-8:11 in the Gospel of John, they frequently suggest arguments of internal evidence, mostly based on the inclusion of non-Johannine vocabulary, to support their objections. However, in contrast to the textual evidence, arguments of non-Johannine vocabulary seldom receive the necessary amount of evaluation. This article is the second of a two-part series that evaluates explanations for the appearance of various 'non-Johannine' terms. Both articles rebut claims of 'non-Johannine' vocabulary in John 7:53-8:11, thereby providing opportunities for discussing Johannine features in the passage.
Hoewel navorsers eksterne bewyse gebruik om teen die insluiting van Johannes 7:53-8:11 in die Evangelie van Johannes te argumenteer, maak hulle dikwels voorstelle van interne bewyse, meestal gebaseer op die insluiting van nie-Johannese terme, ter ondersteuning van sodanige besware. In teenstelling met die tekstuele bewyse, ontvang die voorstelle vir nie-Johannese termes egter selde die nodige evaluering. Hierdie artikel is die tweede van 'n tweeledige reeks wat verklarings vir die verskynsel van verskeie 'nie-Johannese' terme evalueer. Albei artikels weerlê die bewerings wat gemaak word ten opsigte van 'nie-Johannese' terme in Johannes 7:53-8:11 en skep daardeur geleentheid vir 'n algemene bespreking van Johannese eienskappe.
The first1 of this two-article series considered the objections to 'non-Johannine' style and vocabulary that scholars frequently raised against the authenticity of the Pericope Adulterae (Jn 7:53-8:11). It also acknowledged the difficulties associated with analysing these objections, like the high number of variants in the Pericope, the limited vocabulary with which to work in the Pericope and the Gospel of John as a whole. Nevertheless, the article examined several of the terms scholars usually regard as non-Johannine.
This second article examines the remaining problematic terms in the Pericope.
'Non-Johannine' vocabulary in John 7:53-8:11
Both moixeía (Jn 8:3) and the corresponding verb moixeúw (Jn 8:4) stand out as possibly non-Johannine, because they are completely absent from the rest of the Fourth Gospel (cf. Bryant & Krause 1998:194 note 5; Dodd 1953:98). At the same time, any judgment of the matter must also consider that there is no other situation in the Gospel of John where the terms might be necessary.
Unlike the Synoptic Gospels, there are no teachings against adultery in the Fourth Gospel. Therefore, no one has broached the subject (Köstenberger 2000:246). Likewise, Jesus makes no statements in the Fourth Gospel that labels those who hear as a geneà ponrà kaì moixalìs [wicked and adulterous generation] as he does in the Synoptics (cf. Mt 12:39; Mk 16:4).
In fact, the only recorded encounter with a person in the Gospel of John, who might be guilty of this sin of moiceiva, is the Samaritan woman in chapter 4, who Jesus encounters whilst at the well in Sychar. The woman's conversation with Jesus reveals that the woman is sexually involved with a man, who is not her husband, and that her past may include additional sexual sins. Although the woman's sin may be adultery, Jesus does not use any terms related to moixeía. However, Jesus' discussion of this woman's sin in John 4 is far different from the one the Pericope Adulterae presents.
In John 7:53-8:11, the scribes and Pharisees are formally charging the woman with the sin of adultery and asking for a ruling from Jesus. In John 4, Jesus is simply steering a conversation to a point where the woman realises her own sin. In John 7:53-8:11, the woman has a direct charge levied against her. She stands accused of adultery, warranting use of the term.2 Jesus' use of the term may simply be a response to what the woman's accusers first used.
The term aůtófwros, in 8:4, which translates to '(caught) in the very act' (Balz & Schneider 1993:180; Louw & Nida 1988), emphasises the idea of being caught 'red-handed' (Friberg, Friberg & Miller 2000; Liddell & Scott 1961). Aůtófwros is not only hapax legomenon in the New Testament, it is also absent from the LXX.
The term is quite common in extra-biblical literature (Barrett 1978:561; Bauer, Arndt, Gingrich & Danker 2000:57). The word derives from the idea of a thief caught in the act of stealing. However, it generally came to be used for other offenses (Dods 1897:775; Hendriksen 1970:36; Morris 1995:886). Whilst aůtófwros is used for a range of offenses, it appears to be used chiefly with reference to adultery (Bauer et al. 2000). The word emphasises the woman's role in the affair. The reader also notes the unusual absence of the guilty man, which highlights the unjust proceedings that the scribes and Pharisees have begun.
The situation of being caught 'red-handed' at anything occurs nowhere else in the Gospel of John. This provides the most probable explanation as to why this term appears in John 8:4. Discussion of sin in the Gospel, instead of addressing particular events, usually concerns people's refusal to accept Jesus as the Son of God (Bauckham & Mosser 2008:366; Godet 1978:310; Loader 2002:462; Van der Watt 2007:52). Even the situation with the Samaritan woman in chapter 4 provides little for comparison. Here, the woman engages in a conversation with Jesus that eventually exposes her sin, yet she is not caught in the act of sinning. Likewise, there is a discussion about whose sin caused the man to be born blind in chapter 9. However, there is no specific sin in question, only the question of who sinned (cf. Fuglseth 2005:294; Ponessa & Manhardt 2004:82).
One may regard the fact that the Gospel highlights a specific sin as non-Johannine. However, the unique circumstances in the Pericope make this argument less forceful. Whilst the Fourth Gospel does not highlight specific sins, the scribes and Pharisees have brought a very specific case in which they hope Jesus will intervene. At the very least, the legal tenor of the passage provides probable reason for the appearance of aütófwros.
The term èpiménw in 8:7 generally translates 'to stay or remain' (Bauer et al. 2000:586). However, the translation can vary depending on how one interprets it. Literally, it means 'to prolong one's time in a place or to remain on'. Figuratively, the term can mean 'to continue, persevere, or persist' (Balz & Schneider 1993:31; Bauer et al. 2000:296; Friberg et al. 2000; Liddell & Scott 1961).
This figurative definition is probably the best translation of the term in John 8:7, given the situation. This is the only place in the Fourth Gospel where èpiménw appears. However, it does appear once in the LXX (Ex 12:39), occasionally in the Book of Acts (10:48, 12:16, 21:4, 21:10, 28:12 & 28:14) as well as a few times in other New Testament books.
On the surface, this unique appearance in the Pericope Adulterae suggests non-Johannine origins. However, one must acknowledge that, by comparison, there is no other instance where this term is necessary as it is here in John 8:7.
There are certainly examples where Jesus stays or remains in place (cf. Jn 2:12, 4:40, 7:9, 10:40, 11:6 & 11:54). However, this would require the literal meaning of èpiménw instead of the figurative meaning we find in John 8:7. The Gospel of John consistently uses the term ménw (èpiménw without the prefix èpi) to convey the idea of 'remaining in place' in the other passages.
There are also a few instances where situations or actions continue. Several English translations try to convey this by adding the word continued to the story. However, in each case, there is no Greek term to state explicitly that things 'continue'. Instead, an imperfect verb tense presents the continuous action in these cases. For example in 12:17, most English translations add 'continued' after the imperfect verb marturéw. Likewise, the New International Version adds continued in John 8:23 after the imperfect légw and the New American Standard Bible adds it in 11:54 after the imperfect peripatéw.
Why then does èpiménw appear in the Pericope Adulterae? It may simply be a unique occurrence of a term. A probable reason for its use is the function it plays as the story builds to a climax in 8:7. The term èpiménw emphasises the annoying persistence of the accusers in a way that leaving a verb tense to imply the action could not (Ridderbos 1997:290). This term occurs just before Jesus breaks the tension. Therefore, it may be a literary technique used to build the tension before Jesus' statement. Although èpiménw is clearly not characteristically Johannine, the appearance of the term here has too many other justifications to count as evidence that John 7:53-8:11 is non-Johannine.
The next term is ånakúptw. We find it in John 8:7 and 8:10. The term can mean 'to stand erect, lift up the head, raise oneself up' (Liddell & Scott 1961) or 'to straighten up from a bent over position' (Louw & Nida 1988). Literally, it means 'a body bent by disease straightening up' (Bauer et al. 2000:56; Friberg et al. 2000). There is a question about the term ånakúptw, because it appears only here in the Gospel of John. However, it occurs twice in the Gospel of Luke and twice in the LXX (Job 10:15, Susanna 1:35). Luke 13:11 uses ånakúptw literally to describe a woman who could not 'straighten up' because of a crippling illness. Luke 21:28 uses the term figuratively where Jesus encourages his disciples to 'raise up' their heads, meaning that they should take courage, stand up and be strong. We find the latter appearance in the same chapter, where there are a few possible parallels with the Pericope Adulterae (Cadbury 1917:237-244), and even where one group of manuscripts (f13) locates the Pericope. This leads to the occasional suggestion that the Pericope Adulterae is Lukan (cf. McLachlan 1920:269).
Whilst this is an interesting suggestion, it is unfounded. Luke 13:11 clearly describes a different situation, where it intends the most literal meaning of ånakúptw. The woman who was crippled by disease cannot 'straighten up.' Likewise, although there may be similarities between Luke 21 and the Pericope Adulterae, the term ånakúptw is not one of them. The meanings each passage intends are different. In Luke 21, Jesus instructs the apostles to be brave and uses ånakúptw to describe the need to 'stand up' in order to face the events that are unfolding. In John 8:7 and 10, Jesus simply 'stands up' to address his opponents. The former example is figurative, whilst the latter is literal.
Instead, the rarity of the term in the Gospel of John may simply be because of the unusual posture that we see Jesus taking. Jesus does not bend down to the ground, write on the ground and face a scene as controversial as this anywhere else in the Gospel. One can assume that Jesus must have bent down in chapter 9 when he made mud from saliva and sand in order to anoint the eyes of the blind man. However, the text does not describe the action of bending or stooping down to make the clay or the actions of raising or straightening up to apply it. The few occasions where Jesus sits or reclines do not have descriptions of Jesus standing up either (directly stated in 4:6 and 12:14 and implied by the fact that others reclined with him in 12:2 and 13:23). This may be true, because Jesus does not rise to address anyone in any of these situations. In addition, the fact that Jesus stands in John 8:7 and 10 may have much more to do with the legal undertones that permeate the passage. Jesus' posture matches the force of his words as he pronounces his verdict. Examples of witnesses standing in the Gospel of John may strengthen this suggestion (cf. 1:3536, 7:37 etc.; Maccini 1996:50). In this case, ånakúptw would not detract from the text. Instead, it adds to the judicial tone that runs throughout the Tabernacles Discourse.
The term ånamárthtos, which translates to 'having not sinned, without sin, or guiltless' (Bauer et al. 2000:57; Louw & Nida 1988, is hapax legomenon in the New Testament. However, it occurs in the LXX, once in Deuteronomy 29,3 twice in 2 Maccabees and once in Odes 14. I can offer a comparison of its use in John 8:7 to that in the LXX to suggest what it intended. Each of the apocryphal uses seems to indicate a 'general sinlessness' or 'innocence'. When Jesus addressed the woman's accusers, he may not be highlighting the particular sin of adultery or singling out a guilty man. Instead, he could be referring to all sin. This would include the sin that these accusers were committing by using the woman as a pawn in an attempt to entrap Jesus. There is no consensus about this.
In terms of the present discussion about Johannine vocabulary, Keck (1996:629) suggests that the use of the term is non-Johannine, because it presents 'sin linked to actions' unlike the rest of the Gospel of John Köstenberger (2000:246) disagrees and suggests that the context may warrant the use of the term. Perhaps the unusual situation has provided a reason for the author to use an unusual term. This term may be the most problematic 'non-Johannine' term in John 7:53-8:11. However, because it is hapax legomenon in the New Testament, the appearance of this word here does not strongly argue either for or against Johannine authorship.
Presbúteros (Jn 8:9) does not appear anywhere else in the Gospel of John, although we find the term in the last two Johannine epistles (2 Jn 1:1, 3 Jn 1:1) as well as often in the Apocalypse. Therefore, the term is not strictly 'non-Johannine'. Nevertheless, it is uncommon in the Gospel itself. Because we also find presbúteros several times in each of the Synoptic Gospels and in the Book of Acts (in addition to several times in the LXX) it could appear to be less Johannine. However, this remains debatable.
The term has a variety of meanings. However, because of its appearance in the Pericope Adulterae, one can only conclude that it denotes age, office or class. Whether age or genealogy elevates some people in status, they are clearly the ones that others look to for guidance. Either the young looked to the older men to lead them or the less prominent men looked to the higher-ranking officials for direction.
Several scholars suggest that it is the older men who leave the scene first (Godet 1978:89; Morgan 1934:149; Newman & Nida 1993:260). Moloney (1998:21) argues that it is the highest-ranking leader. It is possible that the former provides a more dramatic flair to the story and perhaps even the answer to the question as to why the term appears here in the Fourth Gospel. However, this is uncertain. If the point of emphasis is the age of those who leave first, one could assume that the older men would be the ones with the longer lists of sins, having lived longer or who are 'older and wiser' in admitting their sins.
At the same time, one could argue that it refers to position. This may be more consistent with other Johannine usage in 2 John 1:1 and 3 John 1:1, where the presbúteros addresses the Church. If this is the case in the John 8:9, then it retains the same emphasis. The more prominent leaders leave first, followed by those in lesser positions. Either is appropriate. In both, the point that John 7:53-8:11 highlights is that, when Jesus draws attention to the accusers' sins, the leaders lead the procession away from Jesus' presence.
The term presbúteros is rare in Johannine literature. Nevertheless, it seems appropriate in its usage here, because it highlights the order in which the accusers left Jesus and the woman alone. However, Köstenberger (2000:246) suggests that there are other portions of the Gospel where this term would have been appropriate, apparently in an attempt to demonstrate that presbúteros is non-Johannine. Unfortunately, he does not comment on where this might be.
Perhaps Köstenberger's silence demonstrates the difficulty of trying to suggest what an author must and must not do. Furthermore, there may be an added reason for the appearance of the term presbúteros here, because we see a meeting between the chief priests and Pharisees in 7:45ff. Furthermore, the chief priests were associated with the scribes in the council or assembly of elders known as the Sanhedrin (Mk 15:1, Ac 5:21, Ac 6:12, etc.) and the Pharisees were associated with the Sanhedrin (Jn 11:47).
If the author was attempting to implicate the Sanhedrin in the Pericope Adulterae, he may have intended to accomplish this by suggesting that the members of the Sanhedrin were the first to leave the scene. By stating that they all departed, beginning with the presbúteros, the Pericope may be highlighting that the scribes and chief priests left first, followed by the Pharisees. In this case, the first to depart are those who were largely responsible for the precise legal issues involved in the attempted entrapment of Jesus.
Whilst the Pharisees were amongst those who plotted, it was the assembly of elders (the Sanhedrin), which comprised both scribes and chief priests, who were actually to carry out the legal procedures. This is possible, but admittedly difficult to prove.
In the end, the best argument seems to be that presbúteros is well-suited here, both for the way it adds drama to the climactic scene in the Pericope Adulterae and for the connections it makes to players in the previous chapter. Its appearance in the epistles of John confirms characteristic Johannine usage. There seem to be valid reasons for the appearance of the term in John 8:9 and there are no overwhelming questions about the absence of the term in the rest of the Fourth Gospel. At the very least, one cannot conclude that the term is non-Johannine even if it appears rarely in Johannine writings.
Katá-prefix verbs
Finally, the article addresses the high concentration of katá-prefix verbs that occur in the Pericope Adulterae (six in 12 verses). Although katav-prefix verbs are not completely absent from the Gospel of John (Burridge 1994:135), they are admittedly rarer than the basic form of these verbs without the katá prefix. Similarly, whilst we know the Fourth Gospel for a variety of terms with the same meanings, including verbs (Grant 1963:149-152), it seldom includes compound verbs of this variety (Bryant & Krause 1998:194). Nevertheless, one needs to evaluate each term individually before reaching a verdict.
The first is katalambánw (Jn 8:3-8:4). We find this verb only here and in John 1:5 and 12:35, compared to the standard form of the verb, lambánw, which occurs 41 times in the Gospel and a few times in the Johannine Epistles.
The terms are similar, but the prefix adds a measure of intensity and presents more of the idea of 'seizing or taking by force' or 'overcoming' (Bauer et al. 2000:413). Therefore, Katalambánw is probably a better choice of terms than is lambánw because of the accusations being levied against the woman. If she was caught in 'the very act of adultery' (aůtofwrw), as the scribes and Pharisees claim, it would probably have been a somewhat forceful seizure that pulled her away from the other guilty party. The compound verb katalambánw adds to the reader's understanding of the passage. Therefore, there is some justification for its use in John 7:53-8:11. We find it and the compound form of the verb in the two other locations in the Gospel of John. This reduces the temptation to label the term as substantially non-Johannine.
The next is kathgoréw (Jn 8:6), which appears to be predominantly a legal term that means 'to accuse or bring charges against' (Balz & Schneider 1993:272; Bauer et al. 2000:424; Friberg et al. 2000; Trites 1974:144; 2004:105). John 5:45 shows similar legal usage. Given the legal tones that run throughout the Tabernacles Discourse and the Pericope itself, it should not be surprising that it uses a legal term like this. The Pericope is also full of additional legal terms like kataleípw, katékrinw and aůtófwros (the article discusses each below), as well as a few references, like placing the woman 'in the midst' (èv mesw), that add to the trial motif of the passage. Each provides additional support for the appearance of the term kathgoréw. In addition to this, there is further use of the term in the Gospel of John, thereby weakening arguments that this term is non-Johannine.
Verse 4 uses katagráfw. This provides a contrast to the more common gráfw, which we find nearly 200 times in the New Testament. They include numerous appearances in the Gospel of John, the Johannine Epistles and even the Pericope Adulterae itself (Jn 8:8). The term katagráfw is a hapax legomenon in the New Testament, although we find it occasionally in the LXX. Four of these LXX uses are references to God himself or to God's instrument, Moses. They include Exodus 32:15, where God is said to have written the Ten Commandments on the tablets of stone for Moses and the people of Israel; Hosea 8:12, where God refers to his writing of the Law; Job 13:26, where Job claims that God has written 'bitter things against him in his suffering'; and Exodus 17:14, where God commands Moses to write that Amalek will be eliminated.
It is quite possible that the author of the Pericope wanted to extend the comparison of Jesus to Moses, as the Tabernacles Discourse does throughout (Baylis 1989:171-184; Coleman 1970:409-410; Hodges 1980:46, 51 note 14; Johnson 1964:221222; Rius-Camps 1993:171-172). The LXX version of Exodus 32:15 demonstrates this further, where the terms katagráfw and gráfw appear to be synonymous, much like in the Pericope Adulterae (Keith 2009:36). The prominence of Moses in the Feast of Tabernacles and the reference to him in the Pericope Adulterae itself demonstrate probable cause for the use of the term.
There are two descriptions of Jesus 'stooping or bending down' to write. John 8:6 says that Jesus kúptw. However, John 8:8 describes Jesus as a katakúptw. Neither verb, with or without the prefix, is common in the New Testament.
Kuvptw appears once in Mark 1:7 and 18 times in the LXX. However, katakúptw is absent from both testaments. The presence of both terms, kúptw and katakúptw, provides little for assessment in the present discussion other than the fact that the terms are both rare in the New Testament and unique in their appearances in the Fourth Gospel. The appearance of both forms of the verb, especially that of the compound form, is admittedly odd, but the most that one could say about the possibility of non-Johannine authorship is that here we have one more word that does not tie the passage to the rest of the Gospel. Neither, of course, does it fit any other proposed author.
Kataleípw (Jn 8:9) on the other hand, may provide a little more for discussion. Either this term or the simple form of the verb would suffice in this situation. One can only speculate. However, because kataleípw is a much more common term than leípw, the author may have used a term with which he was more familiar.
It is also possible that the addition of the prefix emphasises that the scribes and Pharisees left the scene completely. However, this is also speculative. The real question is why the author chose to use kataleípw instead of a more Johannine term with a similar meaning, like afihmi. This term is not a direct equivalent.
However, one can consider it as a more appropriate Johannine term, because it appears 14 times in the Gospel of John and twice in 1 John (1:9, 2:12). However, one must acknowledge again that no author uses formulas (Grant 1963:68). Secondly, it is quite precarious to suggest what an author must and must not do. Finally, whilst a term like åfíhmi can mean 'to leave behind', it more commonly carries other meanings that do not necessarily imply that someone is left behind all alone with another person as the Pericope indicates. Åfíhmi appears in the Fourth Gospel. It refers to departing or leaving something behind (Jn 4:3, 4:28, 4:52, 14:27 & 6:28); commanding to leave or let loose (Jn 11:44^8, 12:7 & 18:8); forgiving (Jn 20:23); and, on four occasions, leaving something or someone alone (Jn 8:29, 10:12, 14:18 & 16:32).
The term may be appropriate for John 8:9. However, given its wide range of meanings, it may not have been the primary choice for conveying the idea that Jesus was left alone with the woman. Kataleípw is clearly rare in the Gospel of John. However, on the heels of Jesus' statement that the 'one without sin be first to cast a stone' in John 8:7, kataleípw may be the more appropriate term to signify that everyone except Jesus and the woman had left the scene.
Finally, the article notes the appearance of the term katakrínw instead of the more common krínw. Katakrívw is more of a technical term. We find it only in John 8:10 and 8:11, whilst krínw appears frequently in the Gospel of John and especially in the Tabernacles Discourse itself (Jn 7:24, 51, 8:15-16, 26 & 50), each time translating 'to judge or condemn'. In contrast, katakrínw appears nowhere else in the Gospel of John, although it does appear several times in the LXX and other New Testament books. In each of these examples, katakrínw conveys a meaning of condemnation, or specifically moving from 'giving a verdict' to 'passing a sentence' (MacLaren 1904:593).
In John 7:53-8:11 the experts on the law, the scribes, have asked Jesus to make a formal ruling (Bauer et al. 2000:164165; Keener 2003:737; Newman & Nida 1993:258). One needs to compare this to other statements about making judgments that we find in the Gospel, including the Tabernacle Discourse.
Although each of the others is situated in the middle of a potential judicial trial-like scene, none directly presents Jesus in the position of delivering a verdict or ruling on the Law as does the sequence in John 7:53-8:11. Each of the others uses the simple krínw. The use of the more formal, legal and harsher term katakrínw twice here in the Pericope is unparalleled in the Gospel of John, but then so is the occasion of giving verdicts that justifies, or perhaps even requires, its use.
In all, neither katakrínw nor any of the katá-prefix verbs alone discredits the Johannine nature of the Pericope Adulterae. Each has a probable reason for its usage in the Gospel of John. Perhaps the lone exception is katakúptw. However, given that it is not conclusive for either side of the argument, there appears to be few if any terms that can prove that John 7:538:11 is non-Johannine.
We can probably say the same for all of the terms the article discussed and the terms it found in the first article in this series.
Admittedly, each is unusual in the Gospel of John. However, at the same time, each has a probable explanation for its appearance. One can include several of the terms in the Pericope because of the unique situation the story presents.
The trial-like nature of the passage, its attention to the specific sin of adultery in being 'caught in the act' and the pointed demand for a verdict for this sin provide ample reason for the choice of certain terms and the katá-prefixes for some verbs.
There are many hurdles to overcome before one can regard the Pericope Adulterae as an authentic portion of the Gospel of John. However, one cannot use vocabulary alone to label John 7:53-8:11 as non-Johannine.
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The author declares that he has no financial or personal relationship(s) that may have inappropriately influenced him when he wrote this article.
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John David Punch
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Received: 04 May 2011
Accepted: 12 Apr. 2012
Published: 16 Aug. 2013
Dr John David Punch is a research collaborator for the Research Unit for Theology at the Potchefstroom campus of the Northwest-University, South Africa. This article follows the doctoral dissertation of Dr Punch. Prof. Dr Jan G. van der Watt was the promoter.
1. See Punch 2013.
2. A possible case could be made that the term moixeía could have been used in the derogatory statement railed against Jesus in John 8:41. Here the Jews claim that they were not born 'in fornication'. This is a reference to the controversy surrounding Jesus' virgin birth. However, they do so using the term porneía rather than moixeía. First, it is speculative to assume that the author of any text must use a certain term. Secondly, it is noteworthy that these terms are not exactly synonymous, as Matthew 15:19 demonstrates best, where both are listed as separate sins that come from the heart of man. Interestingly, George Brooke (1988:107) suggests that this brief, which he calls 'veiled,' reference to adultery or fornication may have been the impetus for the insertion of the Pericope Adulterae into the Tabernacles Discourse.
3. The appearance in Deuteronomy 29:18 appears to be an interpretive translation (or dynamic equivalent) of the Hebrew where 'sinner' and 'non-sinner' or 'the one without sin' is interpreted from the original 'moist' or 'watered' and 'dry/thirsty'.


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Her husband, who was president of the Monumental Brick and Supply Co., died in 2001.
She was a former communicant of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, where she was the church's first female member of its vestry.
Mrs. Baetjer was later a founding member and longtime parishioner of the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Lutherville, where a memorial service was held Sept. 14.
Surviving are two sons, Harry N. Baetjer III of Unionville, Pa., and George Hook Baetjer of Lake Oswego, Ore.; a daughter, Katharine Bruce Baetjer of Brooklandville; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson.