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A sermon for Proper 11, 6th Sunday after Pentecost
Genesis 28:10-19a, Psalm 139: 1-11, 22-23, Romans 8:12-25, Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
So, Jacob is one the run, he's left the land promised Abraham and is headed back to Haran where Abraham lived after leaving Ur until his father died, and then continues his journey. In covenant terms,
Jacob is going backward. Why? Well, the answer lies in the gap (Seddon) between last week's tale about lentil stew exchanged for a birth-right. Lots happened (pardon the pun). Esau marries a couple of Hittite wives and life in Isaac's family gets even tenser. When Isaac gets older, and his eye sight begins to fail, he calls Esau and give him instructions on how to prepare to receive his blessing. Rebekah calls Jacob, tells him of Isaac's plan to bless Esau, instructs him what to do so he can fool his father, and steal his brother's blessings. He does as Rebekah says and steals the blessing that rightly belongs to the oldest son, Esau. This time Esau doesn't cool down, he plans to kill Jacob. Again Rebekah scheming saves the day; she complains to Isaac about the Hittites wives expresses concern Jacob will marry a Hittite woman and ask Isaac to send Jacob to her father's home, Harran, to get a wife. Isaac does as Rebekah asks, and Jacob's escape begins, which is where we pick up the story.
An interesting aside; Esau notices Rebekah's displeasure with his Hittites wives and goes to Ishmael, remember him? and marries one of his daughters. But back to today's story.
Jacob travels for the day, at evening using a rock for a pillow settles in for a recuperative sleep. He has a dream he sees a ladder, it's like one of the ziggurats tall pyramid structures with outside stairs reaching to the sky, think tower of Babble. (Menn Genesis) It's surprising; angles are going up and down the steps from heaven to earth, and from earth to heaven. Suddenly God is standing beside him.
I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring; and your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, …
It's the same promise God made to Abraham [i] Now, having duped your brother out of his birthright and just stolen his blessing God is not the first person you'd want to see. (Menn Genesis) But notice, God does not judge Jacob. God will keep working with Jacob just he did with Abraham and Isaac and company after they took things into their own hands. And even though this is the first time Jacob speaks to God or honestly invokes God its likely his world view is shaken up. All those bed time stories he father tells may be true. Heaven may be much closer to earth and God much closer to people to him. (Hoezee , Genesis) It appears as if Jacob is converted, setting up the pillar naming the place Bethel, house of God.
The next few verses, that we don't read, tones that down a bit, as Jacob inserts some conditional 'if'' language; (Hoezee Genesis) however it may just indicate Jacob's cautious discernment, (Menn Genesis) and I can vouch that most folks are cautious about discerning a divine call; I was. Moreover, the 'if' reveals that Jacob is living in the gap: between where he is and where he is going, where God is leading him; between now and the keeping of the covenant promise that will bring blessings to all the families of the earth.
Now, I don't know about you, but I have a hard time living in the gap. If I understand the schedule I work with it, but here the promise is, either nearly 2,000 years old, as we await Jesus' return in glory, or something like 6,000 years old since God made the covenant promise to Abraham to be a blessing to all the nations/families/people of the earth. I believe Jesus knows this. More importantly for us this morning,
I believe Jesus knew this, and he's trying to teach the disciples how go to about living in the gap.
You know weeds, surreptitiously planted, are growing among the wheat. You may not know the weeds are darnel, and if not separated will totally ruin harvested wheat when milled. (Hoezee Matthew) The standard practice of the day is to pull it all up. Jesus/God says "Not now, the hired hands will take care of it at the harvest." One more instance of how divine thoughts are not our thoughts. And notice we ~ are not the hired hands; so even if it were time, that sorting is not our responsibility, it's an angelic responsibility.
So what's Jesus teaching? Scott Hoezee writes: "At bottom line this parable is about patience." (Hoezee Matthew) Thanks be to God, the Holy Spirit is around to help us with this patience thing. It's harder than we realize.
Warren Carter writes:
The field where Jesus sows is identified as "the world," the realm of everyday political, economic, social, and religious life dominated by Roman imperial power. Jesus' activity invades this sphere of empire to sow "good seed" … [Jesus] forms a distinct community. This community comprises "the children of the empire" who live lives shaped by God's empire and committed to doing the will of God. (Carter Matthew)
Rome was the dominate: political, military, and economic power of her day. Through the centuries in this part of the world that role has past to and from, many powers primarily European. Today, we fill that role, we are empire. And it affects us and others in ways we cannot see, because our world view is empire.
These last two weeks I was in Memphis for my fist D.Min. class. Our professor is a biblical scholar who was born and raised in Africa. He shared a story he learned from his father and grandfather passed down by their ancestors:
When the colonist arrived we had the land they had the bible. When they left, we had the bible, they had the land. (Niang)
The effects of empire are generational, and that includes here, today where the generational effects of slavery continues to impact peoples' lives.
This does not make us anything other than what we are: children of God's kingdom, living in empire, just as the early Christian were. What it does do, is to teach us to learn patience, to teach us not to rush to judgment, because all people are created bearing the image of God. (Carter Matthew)
So, ~ what does it all mean about living in the gap? For me and my ten thousand foot world view, it means naming empire; it means offering teaching moments for those who wish to adjust their lens so they can see the generational effects of empire, allowing them to make different kinds of decisions; it means constantly, prayerfully seeking divine guidance for my own vision. For my and others ground level world view, it means taking the risk of exploring how you see the word; it means beginning the process of adjusting your world view lenses; (and yes this is another gap) it means beginning to discern how our behaviors, especially towards the least of these needs to change; it means to seek the wisdom to withhold judgment, even as we speak the truth; it means being earnest and patience, with ourselves, with each other, and with those who have not yet been lead to clearer world view. It means ~ trusting God will answer our prayer to
Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; … (BCP 216)
[i] Genesis 13:16
Carter, Warren. "Commentary on Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43." 20 7 2014. Working Preacher.
Hoezee, Scott. "Old Testament Lectionary Text is: Genesis 28: 10-19a." 20 7 2014. Working Preacher.
—. "The Lectionary Gospel Text is: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43." 20 7 2014. Center for Excellence in Preaching.
Menn, Esther. "Working Preacher." 20 7 2014. Commentary on Genesis 28:10-19a.
Niang, Aliou Cisse. "Faith, and Public Health: A Framework." Memphis Theological Seminary DM 100001. Memphis, n.d. notes.
Seddon, Rev. Matt. "6 Pentecost, Proper 11 (A) – 2014; Groaning: The soundtrack of creation." 20 7 2014. Sermons that Work.
The Episcopal Church. Book of Common Prayer. New York: Church Publishing, 1979.


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- Travel anywhere, where would it be? I'd like to sneak away for a weekend in a place I haven't been in years, like Hot Springs or Memphis or Boston.
- Meet anyone, who would it be? Michelle Obama. I'd like to ask her how she handles the scrutiny and relentlessly unfair criticism with such grace. And why doesn't she want to move back here to Chicago when their time in the White House is done?
- Bring anyone dead back to life, who would it be? I wouldn't. I don't believe it would be wise to change the course of history that way.
- Be anyone for a day, who would it be? I'd like to be a petsitter. Doesn't sound all that glam, does it? Well, it's something I've thought about doing when I retire from advertising and I wonder how I'd like it, how good I'd be at it.
- Get anything for free for the rest of your life what would it be? Electricity and light bulbs. I don't know why, but I really resent paying for those things.
- Change one thing about your life what would it be? My laziness.
- Have any superpower what would it be? Time travel. I'd love to be a fly on the wall at many moments in history.
- Be any animal for a day which would you be? One of my cats. I'd love to speak to them, learn what they like and what they don't, about their lives with me.
- Date anyone who would it be? Bruce Springsteen. Of course, since he's married he shouldn't be dating.
- Change one thing about the world what would it be? The divisive us-against-them that permeates everything. Naturally I would start with Donald Trump.
- Live in any fictional universe which would you choose? I don't like sci fi, so I don't know how to answer this.
- Eliminate one of your human needs which would you get rid of? Sleep
- Change one thing about your physical appearance what would it be? I hate how fat my face is
- Change one of your personality traits which would you choose? The aforementioned laziness
- Be talented at anything instantly what would you choose? Singing!
- If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be? How is this different from question #2?
- Erase an event from history (make it so it never happened) which would you choose? I wouldn't. I don't believe it would be wise to change the course of history that way.
- Have any hair/eye/skin color, which would you choose? I like my coloring (pale skin, light brown hair, green eyes)
- Be any weight/body type, which would you choose? Tall and lean
- Live in any country/city, where would you choose? I like it right where I am
- Change one law in your country, which would you change? I'd like to protect the separation of church and state. Legislating one's faith feels very unpatriotic and un-Christian to me.
- Be any height, which would you choose? I'd like to be 5'7 and wear a size 8.
- Have any job in the world, which would you choose? Queen of the circus
- Have anything appear in your pocket right now, what would it be? The key to Leroy Jethro Gibbs' heart
- Have anyone beside you right now, who would it be? My cat, Joey. I miss him that dear old tomcat more than I thought I would.
These are the thoughts and observations of me — a woman of a certain age. (Oh, my, God, I'm 60!) I'm single. I'm successful enough (independent, self supporting). I live in the burbs and work in the city (Chicago, the best city in the world). I'm an aunt, a friend and a colleague. I feel that voices like mine are rather underrepresented online or in print. So here I am. If my musings resonate with you, please visit my blog again sometime.
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Sunday Stealing
7 comments:
LOL...I LOVE your answer about Gibbs. Be careful, though. Shannon has that one sewn up. Ask his other 3 wives.ReplyDelete
Any fiction is a fictional universe.ReplyDelete
And I do not think you are lazy. It takes a lot to work a 40-hour job and that sucks the life right out of you.
You are right about both Trump & Gibbs. I had never seen NCIS until 20101 when I met Kathy. I've even started watching the first season. I had no idea that Sasha Alexandra was in it. I love her on Rizzoli & Isles...ReplyDelete
I agree with CountryDew, you are tired and not lazy. I bet you are sad,too, because of Joey. He would want you to save another little heart a soon as you can,I'd bet.ReplyDelete
About Michelle Obama not wanting to go back to Chicago. She may wish to stay closer to her daughters when they go to college.
I'm going to chime in with the defenders of lazy. Because I am lazy, too, and I want to defend my laziness. ;-)ReplyDelete
We actually seem to think a lot alike. I totally agree with your reasoning about not changing history, though I would like to have the Founders and writers of the Constitution back just for maybe a day to tell everyone what they meant, what they had in mind....clear it all up for us. Then again, the state of the country and politics would probably break their hearts and I'd hate to do that to them.ReplyDelete
RE: Michelle Obama (whom I adore) - their youngest wanted to finish school there in DC so they are staying until she's done. At least that's what I heard.ReplyDelete

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The social media post comes on the heels of another incident in the school district described as anti-Semitic.
CBS2's Christine Sloan reported that two girls from the Maplewood-South Orange School District posted a photo of themselves in blackface on Instagram last year, but someone screen-grabbed it and reposted it recently.
"The two girls, in the moment, had no idea of what blackface was or the history of it," said the mother of one of the girls, who asked to remain anonymous.
"In a moment of play, they were doing facial scrub and they realized they looked darker and they pretended to be rapper guys who they admire very, very much," the mother said. "And the tag line they put on was what a rapper guy would say about another rapper guy and they just didn't realize that they were appropriating a culture that was not theirs to appropriate."
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Today I went out for coffee with one of my favorite people, R. It has been one of those weeks for us both; she has a dog with a stomach virus, which forced her to operate on disrupted sleep for the week, a tall order for someone who expends extra energy on EVERYTHING due to her Cerebral Palsy. Moreover, she was battling bureaucracy this week, attempting to undo an oversight at her medicaid agency that rendered her daughter's behavioral health prescription invalid. R. is one of those people who problem solves as easily as some people breathe, but even she couldn't penetrate the bureaucracy this week. Still no prescription and it is now Friday. Sigh.
As for me, I made it through a week on my new heart failure prescription, which is, actually, one half of the pediatric dose; I have about five more jumps before I get to the target dose. I realize, as is typical for me and R, our lives mirror one another in intriguing ways: We are both tired this week and we are both ruled by meds, one way or another.
I'm just sitting down to write, finding, as is often the case, that time with R. helps me to process what I'm experiencing. Either my half-dose or my heart failure, or perhaps both, is tiring me in ways I notice only gradually. For example, I'm out for coffee today, which makes me acknowledge that I'm tired by the time I walk down the hall, let alone get to the coffee shop. I need to balance my indoor life with my need to enter into the greater world. Yet, even as I write this, I am realizing that the pleasure of getting out was, I think, too heavily undercut by my physiological response; I'm better off right now just having coffee at home with R. But what of the other losses this week? The heavy drop in my blood pressure necessitated changes in small pleasures I might have otherwise had (such as a bath at night to relax), but even more than that, I now know, after time with brillant R, I'm exhausted from problem solving.
I can't suck in enough oxygen, I just can't. From there, I'm slowed down by meds and I'm slowed down in consuming these life saving meds by my paltry blood pressure; all of it is fatiguing in synergistic ways.
So what have we here? This is the same question I asked the last time I wrote. I have a half life. I think it is important to name it as such. I have residues from my fuller life, much as a medication might remain in our bodies as a lingering echo.
I know first hand that my condition can, and probably will, take a higher toll before I can get better – if I get better. I know what it's like to be so depleted that I cannot read ( a favorite half-life pastime of mine); that I cannot write; that I cannot cook. I try to remain grateful for what I can do; however, in listening to my problem-solving friend recount her challenges this week, I am moved by how much energy she puts into working around obstacles. There is a cost to this. There's always a cost to being brilliant at work arounds. What happens when I am working so very hard to cope? It's tiring, yes. It's also an obscuring activity, deflecting from loss, from full acknowledgment of how hard something is.
I have to be brave enough to name this.
What do I miss this week? First and foremost, I miss being with my granddaughter fully. I miss having the energy to go out with my husband. I miss the spontaneity of running out to do an errand. I miss having a glass of wine. I miss walking downtown. I miss traveling. I miss sleeping without oxygen and a ventilator. I miss baths.
Heart failure is gradual and it is acute. I've let go of many things. In this respect, the acute phase is easier for me this time. Things that I regained were always clearly just on loan to me. I never ask doctors that question: How long do I have? I know I'm on borrowed time. I just want to eke out all that I can. I'd love to beat the odds and get another five or ten years or more.
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"This is an exciting time for health care in Ontario as we finally break down the long-standing barriers that have prevented care providers from working directly with each other to support patients throughout their health care journey," said Elliott. "Together with our health care partners, the Durham Ontario Health Team will play an essential role in delivering on our commitment to end hallway health care and building a connected and sustainable public health care system centred around the needs of patients."
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"These are such promising times for patients and caregivers in Durham Region with the strong commitment of the Durham Ontario Health Team to improving care and support for our community," said Anne-Marie Yaraskavitch, Patient, Family and Caregiver Advisor. "The proposed changes, which include a true team approach in addressing a Durham resident's health care and support needs while ensuring patients and caregivers are fully supported in moving between different parts of the health care system are, in my view, a major milestone in improving the health care experience and health care outcomes."
"As one of the primary care partners of the Durham Ontario Health Team, we are looking forward to working with all our partners and the Ministry of Health to implement the vision of the Durham Ontario Health Team," said Steve Gray, CEO of Medical Associates of Port Perry and the North Durham Family Health Team. "Creating an integrated system to support the health and well-being of all Durham residents is a collective responsibility. We are committed to our role in that effort."
"We are so excited at Partners in Community Nursing to be at the forefront of shaping an integrated system that truly works for the patient," said Theresa Henderson, President of Partners in Community Nursing. "The partnerships that we continue to expand and solidify within Durham Region will be instrumental to meet the diverse needs of our community. We are thankful for the opportunity before us and look forward to the transformation to come throughout the health care system in Ontario."
The Durham Ontario Health Team will begin implementing some of their proposed programs and services in 2020 and will communicate with patients and families about the changes and improvements they can expect in their community.
Ontario has a comprehensive plan to end hallway health care, which includes making investments and advancing new initiatives across four pillars:
- Prevention and health promotion: keeping patients as healthy as possible in their communities and out of hospitals.
- Providing the right care in the right place: when patients need care, ensure that they receive it in the most appropriate setting, not always the hospital.
- Integration and improved patient flow: better integrate care providers to ensure patients spend less time waiting in hospitals when they are ready to be discharged. Ontario Health Teams will play a critical role in connecting care providers and, in doing so, helping to end hallway health care.
- Building capacity: build new hospital and long-term care beds while increasing community-based services across Ontario.
Quick Facts
- An Ontario Health Team will be responsible for delivering care for their patients, understanding their health care history, directly connecting them to the different types of care they need, and providing 24/7 help in navigating the health care system.
- Ontarians can be confident that they can continue to contact their health care providers as they always have to access the health care they need.
- The first wave of Ontario Health Teams is being approved after an extensive readiness assessment process, which involved significant time, collaboration, research and effort from partners across the health care sector.
- The government will continue working with its partners to review their applications to become an Ontario Health Team.


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Class 5A state meet
When: 8 a.m. (3,200-meter run); 11:30 a.m. (field events); 6 p.m. (running events) Saturday.
Where: Mike A. Myers Stadium, Austin.
Boys teams to watch: North Shore, Willowridge.
Boys athletes to watch: Sheroid Evans (Dulles); DeAndrew White (North Shore); Lavon Collins (Willowridge); Jerron Robinson (Fort Bend Travis); Ryan Dohner (Klein Oak); Reese Watson (Spring); Seth Arnold (New Caney).
Girls teams to watch: Fort Bend Marshall, Hightower.
Girls athletes to watch: India Daniels (Westfield); Diamond Dixon (Westside); Nicole Benton (Morton Ranch); Briyanni Thomas (FB Marshall); Chelsea Stephen (Hightower); Amber Jones (MacArthur).
Notable: North Shore will have competitors in eight events, including all three relays, giving the Mustangs an opportunity at the team title. Willowridge is sending two relays, two 400-meter sprinters and Collins (300 hurdles). Evans has the nation's top time in the 200-meter dash and will be favored to win the 100 as well. White will contend in the long jump, the 200 and anchor two of North Shore's relays. Robinson is the state's top high jumper. Dohner will battle with Craig Lutz (Flower Mound Marcus) in the 3,200. Arnold and Watson have the top two qualifying marks in the pole vault heading into the state meet. Daniels, just a sophomore, will contend in the girls 100 and 200. Dixon is the defending state champion in the girls 400.
Class 4A state meet
When: 8 a.m. (3,200-meter run); 10:30 a.m. (field events); 6 p.m. (running events) today.
Where: Mike A. Myers Stadium, Austin.
Boys teams to watch: Angleton, Dawson, Huntsville, Kingwood Park.
Boys athletes to watch: Will Antowiak (Brenham); Yonas Tesfai (Westbury); Justin Gilbert (Huntsville); Dominique Charles (Dawson); Matthew Viverette (Barbers Hill); Henry Josey (Angleton); Kennedy Estelle (Dawson).
Girls teams to watch: C.E. King, Kingwood Park, Westbury
Girls athletes to watch: Zahri Jackson (Kingwood Park); Ryesa Whigham (Sharpstown); A'Lexus Brannon (Beaumont Ozen); Christy Udoh (Westbury); Mariam Amadu (Kingwood Park).
Notable: The Angleton boys qualified in just three events (400 relay, 800 relay and the 100-meter dash) but should contend for a win in each. Dawson and Kingwood Park each have two of the top four times in the state in the 1,600 relay. Viverette will contend in both hurdle events, while Tesfai will contend in the 800 and 1,600. The Westbury girls are the favorite to take the girls team title. All three of its relays are ranked in the top five nationally, and Udoh (200) and Kristian Austin (300 hurdles) will compete in individual events. Mansfield Timberview will provide the Rebels' stiffest competition.


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De Sa's troops – on 44 points, eight behind table-topping Kaizer Chiefs – have two games in hand over their Soweto rivals.
"We are one point better than where Pirates were last year at this stage of the season," De Sa pointed out.
With two away games for Pirates, including the Cape Town assignment against an Ajax side desperate to move away from the relegation zone, many have already written off the defending champions.
"If you want to predict whatever, that's fine," he said.
"We still think we have a chance and we'll keep on doing our best until it's zero chance.
"When it's no longer mathematically possible, then it's over. Until then we will keep on trying our best."
De Sa said nothing less than a win would be required against Ajax who picked up their first win in 2013 in their previous fixture against Free State Stars.
Playing to win
"If we're going to have a chance of winning anything, we have to play every game to win. We've been trying to do that for a while, we are depleted and we know that but it's no excuse," he said.
"Going to Cape Town is no different. I don't think Pirates have a very good record of late [there] but we have to put all that behind us."
De Sa also explained the games in hand his side hold over Chiefs would be meaningless unless Pirates picked up all three points.
"We've got to go there and try and get a result. It's a game in hand, but a game in hand is worth nothing if you don't win it.
"We've got to make the best of it and it's going to be tough."
Catch-up game
De Sa thought Ajax were a better side than their log position of third from bottom indicated.
"Ajax have never been a bad team, they were just going through a bad patch and you could see how they played against Free State Stars, they've always been an exciting football team.
"They have a lot of good youngsters and maybe they've turned the corner, who knows?"
The match in Cape Town is a catch-up game for the Buccaneers who progressed to the next round of the African Champions league over the weekend with a win over Zambian side Zanaco.
Pirates showed good depth in their squad in the encounter and De Sa said he was pleased with the fringe players in his squad who were able to do the business.
Sit and cry
"Those are Pirates players that we have available and who are ready to do the job. We can't sit and cry about the players that are injured until next season, we have to just keep going.
"There were a couple of guys who played well in Zambia and then against Zanaco back home over the weekend so I'm happy with the way they've put their hands up," he said.
"Sometimes it's what you need – for a couple of guys to be motivated and bit of new blood – and it's great."
In the other league fixture on Wednesday evening SuperSport United host Chippa United at Lucas Moripe Stadium. – Sapa


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Birmingham: British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Thursday sets out his party's manifesto for next month's election, promising the most radical plan for change for decades.
The party's programme of pledges includes nationalisations, a huge investment in public services and corporate reform, which Corbyn insists are "fully costed" and deliverable.
On Brexit, the key issue of the December 12 election, he has promised to strike a new exit deal with the European Union and hold a second referendum on Britain's membership.
Opinion polls show Labour trailing Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives but the opposition is still hoping to galvanise voters like it did in the last vote in 2017.
Ahead of the manifesto launch in Birmingham, central England, Corbyn claimed the programme was "full of popular policies that the political establishment has blocked for a generation".
He repeated the attacks on the rich and powerful that have been a feature of Labour's campaign so far, arguing that after nine years of Tory austerity measures, it was "time for real change".
"This is a manifesto of hope," he said.
Corbyn said hostility from business groups, political rivals and the right-wing media was inevitable, as "the system is working just fine for them — it's rigged in their favour".
Radical policies announced so far include the nationalisation of parts of telecoms giant BT to provide free broadband for all, and the state takeover of rail, water and mail delivery services.
Labour wants to put workers on company boards and introduce pay ratios within firms, boost funds for health, education and transport and build 150,000 social or low-cost homes a year.
Taxes would rise for the top five percent of earners, with the rest covered by borrowing, estimated at 55 billion pounds ($71 billion, 64 billion euros) a year by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
Johnson's Conservatives countered by announcing plans to cut taxes for the lowest paid, and deliver at least one million homes in five years.
The Tories have also promised a big investment in public services and infrastructure, funded by borrowing, but not on Labour's scale.
After Britain's EU exit was delayed three times under him and his Conservative predecessor, Johnson's focus in the election is on delivering the next Brexit deadline of January 31.
He says Corbyn's plan for a repeat of the 2016 referendum would offer only more delays.
"It's only because we will get Brexit done and end the uncertainty that we can afford to cut taxes for hard-working taxpayers," he said.


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Hollywood Stills are portrayed by an Australian artist Paul Davies, and they are coming to Hong Kong. Interestingly enough, the exhibition brings three continents together in a way, and that is only the first layer of the show's many-sided nature. The versatility of Hollywood Stills is made manifest through the aesthetics of these works, driven by Davies' unique sensibility, as he aims to explore the relationship between the opposing forces of different types of environments (the built and the natural ones, the abstract and the figurative, the permanent and the ephemeral).
It seems that everything related to Paul Davies' work is somehow addressing the concept of contrasting. Several types of contrast define the artist's paintings, starting from their visual appearance, the subject that they are dealing with, and even the way in which they are made. Davies combines different techniques, including painting, photography, stenciling and even sculpture, in order to illustrate the link between modern man and nature. The effect produced by stencils is a contrast in itself, but the message is clearly underlined by the artist's choice of subject matter. The buildings depicted by Paul Davies belong to the most representative, famous examples of modern architecture. Nature, on the other hand, is illustrated through depictions of trees, as one of the most implicit associations with nature, which makes the central motive even more apparent.
One of the most interesting, recurring motives in this particular series is the presence of water, which seems to reappear in each image. Most of the included mansions have a swimming pool incorporated, and consequently, the entire landscape is reflected in water. A pool could be regarded as a form of physical edge itself, contributing to the list of various contrasts, but also as an architectural device that brings the natural and the artificial together. Being that these are all private swimming pools, they also remind us of luxury and the sweet life that Hollywood aims to present to the world.
All of the artworks on display will show original content derived from the artist's own archive of photographs, which he uses to generate stencils, sometimes cutting certain elements and collaging them. Paint is applied to the canvas afterwards, and so these idiosyncratic paintings are created. Hollywood Stills will be on view at The Cat Street Gallery in Hong Kong, from June 23rd through July 9th, 2016. The opening reception will be held on June 23rd from 6 to 9 PM. Cocktails included!
Featured images: Paul Davies - Home Mirror Flip, vinyl acrylic copolymer on canvas, 2015; Paul Davies - Sunset Flip, vinyl acrylic copolymer on canvas, 2016; Paul Davies - Palm Stencil, 2010 (detail). All images courtesy of The Cat Street Gallery.
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Prepare For The New Year With These Lessons From South Africa's Biggest Entrepreneurs #SMESABestOf2017
The end of the year is the perfect time for business owners to re-evaluate their goals and set the right tone for the start of the new year.
What better way to do that than with a recap of leadership insights gained from some of the country's most recognisable names in business. They share the strategies they use to keep their businesses and themselves on their A-game.
Here's a roundup of leadership lessons from some of the biggest names in the local business space to help you close the year off with a bang.
Sisa Ngebulana
WHO: Sisa Ngebulana is a property mogul and self-made millionaire with an estimated net worth of about R400 million.
He is the executive chairperson and sole owner of the multi-billion rand property company, Billion Group Limited, as well as Rebosis Property Fund Limited, the first black-managed and substantially black-held property fund to be listed on the JSE.
Disregard Negativity
Ngebulana has adopted a simple strategy – never mind the negative talk. He revealed this to Bruce Whitfield in an interview where he was featured as a "ShapeShifter" on Whitfield's The Money Show on the radio station 702.
"I think inadvertently, you leave a lot of people perhaps unhappy about a few things and it does lead to bad-mouthing of each other and that sort of thing in the market. We never really do ourselves because we just stay out of it. My belief is always to focus on the future and where you're going rather than be dragged by negative things. We don't really have people or companies we can call enemies because we've competed with them before," Ngebulana says.
Find Out More: Sisa Ngebulana On The 4 Essential Qualities Needed To Build An Empire
Given Mkhari
WHO: Best known as the man behind the radio station Power FM, Given Mkhari built the largest, privately owned radio network in South Africa.
He is the Group CEO at MSG Afrika Investment Holdings, a black-owned media and communications group.
Look Beyond Opportunity
Mkhari's biggest learning, he says in an interview with Moneyweb, is that opportunity on its own is actually not of value.
"Opportunity on its own is not enough. [It's about] creating an opportunity, sustaining it, making it meaningful to all the key stakeholders. This could be the shareholders, the funders, the staff, the market. A more integrated, fully informed business proposition tends to last [longer] than a pure opportunistic opportunity defined by a trend at the time.
"Some people get away with that and I don't fault them. But it hasn't worked that much for us," he says.
Find Out More: The 4 Lessons For Building A Business That Will Last According To Given Mkhari
Siza Mzimela
WHO: Siza Mzimela is credited as the first black woman to start an airline.
She is the founder and executive chairperson of Blue Crane Aviation, an aviation services company that focuses on African airlines and provides specialist airline consulting, aviation legal services, aircraft management services – all to enable airlines and aviation businesses with strategic access to the global market.
Ask For Help …
Asking for assistance is something that Mzimela says, in an interview with SME South Africa, has helped her find her way. There have been a lot of people, but it is mostly family and friends, but it depends on what the issue is at that point in time. If it's a very technical business issue it will probably be business people.
If it's about me having a rough day in terms of having to make a difficult decision, I have access to other people who can actually help with that.
I utilise anybody that I have around me, including my children as sounding boards. People always say, "but Siza how can you say that?" but I always say my two favourite groups of people are young people and old people. The common denominator between those two is that they just tell it like it is. They don't try to sugarcoat things – they will tell you "but you are wrong". So you need that sometimes.
Find Out More: 'You Either Fall or You Fly' – Siza Mzimela
Romeo Kumalo
WHO: With more than 20 years of experience in the South African ICT sector, Kumalo is currently CEO of Washirika Limited, an Africa-focused investment holding and private equity company that invests in the communication, construction, clean energy and ICT sectors, which he co-founded.
Your Experience Will Put You Ahead Of The Pack
When it comes to business, very few things beat experience, says Kumalo in an interview with men's lifestyle magazine, GQ South Africa, and adds that one of his most important lessons has been to look at what you put into your toolbox.
"And with that, there are frameworks which you create for yourself," he says, "I think it's important to get business fundamentals right; systems and processes and building the right focus. You need to have a business plan for yourself. Acquire experiences to mould your framework."
"If there's one thing I could have done more it would have been to go out early in life and experience different markets. If you're in your late 20s or early 30s and have the opportunity to work overseas, you should do it and don't just choose the obvious markets like the UK and Europe; go to India, or Mexico or Brazil. The earlier you do that the better, because later on, in a highly competitive market you will beat someone else. Companies prize that more than anything. And if you're not going to work for a big corporate, you'll still win because no one can buy [from] you those experiences. Harvard can't teach you that."
Find Out More: Romeo Kumalo's 4 Principles For Finding Your Direction In Business
Brett and Brad Magrath
WHO: Brett and Brad Magrath founded Zoona, a Cape Town-based mobile money transfer company that was chosen among the world's best startups in the 2016 Fintech100 list.
Knowledge Is The Enemy Of Learning
"Things are shifting at a rapid rate – customer profiles are changing, expectations are changing and technology is changing," they shared in a new book called, Zoona "ISMS", in which they talk about the principles entrepreneurs should be guided by when tackling challenges in the unique African landscape.
"Operating in Africa has no set formula, even within a single country. Knowledge isn't going to help and if we are to win in this space, we need to toss it aside, question our assumptions, roll up our sleeves and start learning."
Find Out More About: 10 'Founderisms' From The Founders Of One Of Africa's Hottest Startups
Wendy Luhabe
WHO: Wendy Luhabe is considered one of Africa's most powerful business leaders.
She heads one of the largest women-led investment firms, Women Investment Portfolio Holdings (WIPHOLD), the first fund to provide capital to women-owned businesses in South Africa with a R120 million private equity fund that was raised by women.
Your Self Esteem and Self-Worth Are More Important Than You Think
"I would say courage has possibly been critical to my success," she says. Speaking at this year's #Leaderex2017 conference, "I believe that courage enabled me to take on responsibilities that were way beyond my age and possibly experience, as a result, this positioned me for leadership roles early in my life, in a variety of large institutions.
"Courage is very much related to one's self-esteem, sense of worth, self-belief and overall attitude towards life in general. If all of these are healthy, we are likely to find enough courage to stretch ourselves beyond our comfort zone," she says.
Find Out More: 9 Times Wendy Luhabe Proved Courage Was The Ultimate Fuel For Success
Rapelang Rabana
WHO: Techpreneur, Rapelang Rabana is one of Africa's most respected entrepreneurs.
Referred to as "Africa's Marissa Mayers" by CNN, Rabana is the founder of mobile and computer learning solutions company, Rekindle Learning and was recently appointed as the new chief digital officer of ICT solutions company BCX.
It's About More Than Just Business
Skills and business knowledge will only take you so far, says Rabana in an interview with The Legacy Project, your principles, values, as well as your personal growth outside the business, matter more than just what you know, she says.
"Entrepreneurship is far more a personal journey than it is a business journey. The extent to which you are willing to grow as a person has a direct impact on your business because in the early stages so much of your business is about you. I believe that true success comes from operating from an authentic space and being true to your own goals and aspirations."
She adds: "If you try to behave like someone else, you deviate from that authentic space where your real power lies. Understanding of self, what truly motivates you, what your strengths and weaknesses are, building self-awareness are critical qualities. This is a skill available to anyone who seeks it – it's about reflecting, reading, listening to yourself, exploring your hunches or ideas, even if they don't seem like much."
Find Out More: 'Being An Entrepreneur Is About More Than Just Business' – Rapelang Rabana


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There's a reason we call it Whisker Lickin's. These cat treats are so delicious, your feline friend will savor every morsel! Share a moment with your cat that's so special, she won't want it to end!
There's a reason we call it Whisker Lickin's. These cat treats are so delicious, your feline friend will savor every morsel! Share a moment with your cat that's so special, she won't want it to end! Try it in crunchy and soft varieties – and four scrumptious flavors.
2.5oz pouch
Animal liver flavor, wheat flour, corn gluten meal, water, chicken by-product meal, wheat gluten, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols, glycerin, calcium sulfate, gelatin, phosphoric acid, hydrogenated corn syrup, salt, soy protein isolate, added color, citrus fiber, sorbic acid (a preservative), tetra sodium pyrophosphate, calcium propionate (a preservative), Yellow 5 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Blue 2, ethoxyquin (a preservative). A-4960
Feed as a treat to your adult cat.
This product is a treat and is not intended to be fed as a meal. Feed 1 treat for each 1 pound of body weight daily, not to exceed 10 treats per day. The caloric intake from treats should not exceed 10% of a cat's total daily caloric requirement. If treats are given, the amount of food should be reduced accordingly
Provide adequate fresh water in a clean container daily.
For your pet's health, see your veterinarian regularly
Calorie Content (calculated):
2739 kcal/kg
1.8 kcal/piece
These treats are amazing for pilling my two senior cats! It makes it SO easy to give them their medications twice daily. I can also crumble one to entice my picky girl to eat better. Thank you Purina for these treats!
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immediately begins to trill not meow trill and
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she reacts the same way. She looks from the
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she meows and if I ignore her then she will
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MeMeow and her Mom (Dianna)
Keep up the best quality treats
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Alaterno restaurant "Casa di Ponente"
Just a few steps from the beautiful swimming pool, the Alaterno restaurant keeps intact all the features of the resort that hosts it. Inside you will find a bistrot with coffee bar and ice creams, where cold dishes, tasty snacks and sandwiches, toasts and mixed salads are served.
The restaurant also offers a versatile à-la-carte menu, with delicious Italian and Tuscan dishes of both sea and land, sourdough pizzas and wellness dishes.
Bar Bistrot: open from 10 am to 11 pm.
Restaurant: open for lunch from 12.30 pm to 2 pm and for dinner from 7.30 pm to 9 pm for all Resort guests.


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Trump calls French president 'good friend' after attacking him in tweet
PARIS (AP) -- President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron insisted they were good friends Saturday after a dustup over their comments about European security that threatened to divert attention from a weekend ceremony marking 100 years since the end of World War I.
The American and French leaders, who have had somewhat of an up-and-down relationship, worked to project unity on whether Europe should create an army as they addressed reporters before going behind closed doors for talks at the Elysee Palace.
Trump opened his latest French visit on a testy note after he unleashed an angry Twitter jab at his host as he arrived for the celebration. Just as Air Force One touched down in Paris Friday night, Trump tweeted that Macron "has just suggested that Europe build its own military in order to protect itself from the U.S., China and Russia. Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the U.S. subsidizes greatly!"
President Macron of France has just suggested that Europe build its own military in order to protect itself from the U.S., China and Russia. Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the U.S. subsidizes greatly!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2018
Macron's office said Trump misunderstood Macron's comments about sharing the defense burden, and the two men struck a more friendly tone as they opened their meeting at the grand presidential residence on a rainy day in Paris.
"We want to help Europe but it has to be fair. Right now, the burden-sharing has been largely on the United States," Trump said, adding that Macron "understands that and he understands the United States can only do so much, in fairness to the United States."
Trump added that the U.S. wants to "absolutely be there" to help defend Europe but that "different countries have to also help."
Macron defended his viewpoint, saying "I do share President Trump's views that we need a much better burden sharing with NATO and that's why I do believe that my proposal for a European defense" is "utterly consistent with that."
Macron said it's "unfair to have the European security today being assured just by the United States."
An official in Macron's office said Trump lumped together two different comments by the French president, and that the leaders would discuss the comments. By custom, the official was not authorized to be publicly named.
Macron said in an interview earlier this week that Europe needs to protect itself against "China, Russia and even the United States" in terms of cyberspace. Later, Macron reiterated that Europe needs to build up its own military because it can no longer depend on the U.S. for defense.
Trump has made similar arguments, particularly in urging NATO members to increase their defense spending.
Trump's tweet aside, Macron welcomed Trump in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace with a handshake and pats on the arm. Standing in a cool drizzle, the leaders flashed thumbs-up signs to reporters but ignored their shouted questions about Macron's remarks.
Inside a gilded meeting room, Macron referred to Trump as "my good friend" and tapped him on the thigh. Trump said they had become "very good friends over the last couple of years" and were "similar in our views" on many issues.
Besides European security, the presidents also discussed the U.S. decision to pull out of an arms control treaty with Russia, Iran, the slaying of a Saudi journalist inside the Saudi Consulate in Turkey and Saudi Arabia's role in the war in Yemen, according to French officials who briefed journalists afterward. The White House offered no comment on what the leaders discussed.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.