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|Fahrenheit 932
|Jacqueline Zambrano
|Danny Cannon
|Original Airdate
|February 1, 2001
|Previous Episode: I-15 Murders
|Next Episode: Boom
Fahrenheit 932 is the twelfth episode in season one of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Grissom, Warrick and Sara try to clear a man accused of killing his wife and son in an arson fire when he reaches out to Grissom from behind bars. They discover that Day Shift Supervisor Conrad Ecklie did some sloppy work on the case. Meanwhile, Catherine and Nick investigate the death of a teenage 'runner', who was shot at close range.
Grissom receives a video from Frank Damon, an inmate awaiting trial for arson and the murders of his wife and son. He insists on his innocence and asks for Grissom's help. Brass tells Grissom that eyewitnesses saw Damon running from the burning house. Accelerant was found in the master bedroom, and a receipt showed that Damon had recently bought gasoline. Catherine notes that Ecklie worked this case several months ago, and found no compelling evidence to suggest that Damon was wrongfully charged.
At the prison, Grissom meets with Damon and asks about the fire, and Damon tells him that he went to the store that night. He returned in 20 minutes and saw smoke coming out of the back of the house, so he went to his car and called for help. His work as a volunteer firefighter had taught him not to open the door because of flashover - at 932 degrees Fahrenheit, smoke will ignite. Damon says he does not know how the gasoline got in his room. He puts his hand up to the glass and Grissom sees that it is burnt; Damon says he does not remember how he got it, but Grissom is skeptical.
Grissom goes to Damon's house with Warrick and Sara. Grissom says that the fire was contained in the bedroom, but the outside of the door frame is burned. Grissom finds a narrow V-pattern on the wall of the bedroom closet, confirming Ecklie's report that this was the origin of the fire and indicating that the fire was intense and rapid. He also finds melted shards of glass at the apex of the V. Evidence suggests that an accelerant was used, but that it was not spread around, as one would expect to find in an arson.
At the lab, Ecklie angrily defends his handling of the arson case and declares that Damon is guilty. Grissom and Sara realize that the burn marks on the bedroom door indicate that someone did indeed open the door.
Grissom returns to the prison, confronts Damon with the evidence from the door, and matches the burn on Damon's hand to the door knob. Damon breaks down and admits that he opened the door. He is filled with grief, because as a firefighter, he should have known better, and he blames himself for letting loose a monster fire that killed his family. Grissom tells him that carbon monoxide killed them, not the fire, but wonders if Damon is lying about anything else.
Warrick and Grissom return to the Damon house, where they find a high voltage heater from the bedroom. They check the wires in the bedroom and find evidence that the heater overloaded and started the fire. However, Grissom and Damon still cannot explain the accelerant in the closet. Sara reasons that the conclusion of gasoline is the receipt rather than any physical evidence of gasoline. She speculates that the hydrocarbons in the closet could be something else. Sara and Grissom return to the Damon house to gather more evidence but find that Ecklie sent a cleanup crew to the house.
Grissom visits Damon again in the prison and questions him one last time; Damon finally tells the whole story. He says that that night, he and his wife argued, she threw things at him, and he left the house to cool off. Grissom asks specifically what she threw at him, and Damon remembers that she threw a kerosene lamp at him; Grissom tells Damon that the space heater caused a spark in the overload, which ignited the kerosene and started the fire.
Meanwhile, in a parking garage, Catherine and Nick examine the body of a young male with a gunshot wound to the head, sitting in the front seat of a car. Catherine speculates that the killer waited for him in the back seat. Nick finds something in the victim's ear, and thinks it is a hearing aid. They find condensation on the rear window and a ticket saying "Giants -9," written by Teller 12. At the casino, Teller 12 tells them that the victim was a runner; Catherine says he was only 16 and comments that this is illegal.
Catherine talks to Mrs. Hillman, who identifies the boy as her son Joey. She is initially confused by the hearing aid but quickly realizes that Joey used the earpiece in his job as a runner and becomes angry at her older son Danny for pulling Joey into "that racket." Mrs. Hillman then brings Danny to the lab, and he gives the CSIs the frequency for the earpiece.
Nick and Catherine ask Warrick about runners; he tells them that they make good money and each have their own routes. He adds that runners would kill each other for a good route. When tests show that the condensation from the car window is nasal mucus, the other runners in the area are brought in for testing; however, the mucus does not match any of them.
Nick returns to the casino to further question Teller 12 and notices the fancy watch that the teller is wearing. The teller tells him that today is his last day, as he has a new job, and sneezes. Nick realizes that Teller 12 killed Joey, and that the new job is Joey's runner route.
Main Cast
- William Petersen as Gil Grissom
- Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows
- Gary Dourdan as Warrick Brown
- George Eads as Nick Stokes
- Jorja Fox as Sara Sidle
- Paul Guilfoyle as Jim Brass
Guest Cast
- Marc Vann as Conrad Ecklie
- Skip O'Brien as Sergeant Ray O'Riley
- David Berman as David Phillips
- Sterling Macer Jr. as Frank Damon
- Jarrad Paul as Tony/Teller 12
- Fred Koehler as Danny Hillman
- Tamara Clatterbuck as Sandra Hillman
- Chaka Forman as Runner 702
- Tom Beyer as L. Collins
- Meta Golding as Rachel
- Lucy Goncalves as Jeannie Damon
See Also
- List of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episodes
- CSI:Crime Scene Investigation Season 1
- Category:Images from Fahrenheit 932
|CSI:Las Vegas Season 1
Boom >
|Pilot • Cool Change • Crate 'n Burial • Pledging Mr. Johnson • Friends & Lovers • Who Are You? • Blood Drops • Anonymous • Unfriendly Skies • Sex, Lies and Larvae • I-15 Murders • Fahrenheit 932 • Boom • To Halve and to Hold • Table Stakes • Too Tough to Die • Face Lift • $35K O.B.O. • Gentle, Gentle • Sounds of Silence • Justice is Served • Evaluation Day • Strip Strangler


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Tottenham have made one change to the team that defeated Lyon 2-1 at White Hart Lane last week, as January signing Lewis Holtby replaces Clint Dempsey in the starting XI.
Gareth Bale scored both goals in the first-leg victory, leading to suggestions that Andre Villas-Boas' team are too dependent on the Welshman, and the 23-year-old retains his place in a strong-looking Tottenham team.
Remi Garde also chooses to make one change to his Lyon team, replacing former Spurs man Steed Malbranque with 22-year-old midfielder Clement Grenier as Les Gones look to overturn a one-goal deficit in this Europa League round-of-32 second leg meeting at the Stade Gerland.
Samuel Umtiti, scorer of the stunning crucial away goal at White Hart Lane, takes his place in an unchanged backline as Garde sticks with the team that thrashed Bordeaux 4-0 last weekend.
Lyon: Vercoutre; Reveillere, Bisevac, Lovren, Umtiti; Fofana, Gonalons; Lacazette, Grenier, Lisandro; Gomis
Subs: Anthony Lopes, Bakary Koné, Dabo, Ferri, Malbranque, Ghezzal, Briand
Tottenham: Friedel; Walker, Gallas, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto; Dembele, Parker; Lennon, Bale, Holtby; Adebayor
Subs: Lloris, Naughton, Caulker, Dawson Livermore, Dempsey, Sigurdsson

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|Rangers | Brad Snyder heads to Korea
Fri, 04 Jul 2014 00:20:57 -0700
Free-agent OF Brad Snyder, who declined a minor league assignment from the Texas Rangers last week and declared free agency, has signed with the LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization.
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|Rangers | Brad Snyder opts for free agency
Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:36:53 -0700
Updating a previous report, Texas Rangers OF/1B Brad Snyder has refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Round Rock and decided to become a free agent.
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|Rangers | Brad Snyder clears waivers
Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:08:14 -0700
Texas Rangers OF Brad Snyder has cleared waivers, but it is not known if he will accept his assignment to Triple-A Round Rock.
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|Rangers | Carlos Pena called up
Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:13:22 -0700
The Texas Rangers called up 1B Carlos Pena from Triple-A Round Rock and designated 1B/OF Brad Snyder for assignment. Pena was 8-for-24 with a homer in seven games at Triple-A since signing.
Fantasy Tip: Pena is worth a pickup in AL-only leagues for depth.
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|Rangers | Recall Brad Snyder, Mitch Moreland to DL
Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:05:00 -0700
Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (ankle) was placed on the disabled list Tuesday, June 10. The Rangers have purchased the contract of OF Brad Snyder from Triple-A Round Rock to replace Moreland. Snyder is batting sixth and playing first base against the Miami Marlins.
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|Rangers | Nick Tepesch, others sent down
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|Rangers | Two signed
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Well, sort of. Though it begins with new obedience, the topic quickly shifts back to justification - that is, to what our good works do not do. But there is some positive content and it needs attention.
Eck and company had long blasted the Lutherans for forbidding or at least denigrating "good works." The thought was clearly that if justification is by faith alone, then works become superfluous and a life of antinomianism ensues.
The Lutherans responded to this calumny with a clear confession:
1. Our churches teach that "such" faith is bound to bring forth good fruit.
2. Our churches teach that it is necessary to do good works commanded by God.
3. Our churches teach that we should not rely on those necessary good works to merit justification before God.
4. Our churches teach that forgiveness of sins and justification are received through faith.
5. Our churches teach that Christ our Lord excludes the merit of works in the realm of justification in Luke 17:10.
6. Our churches teach in accord with the Fathers that "whoever believes in Christ is saved, freely receiving forgiveness of sins, without works, through faith alone."
Unpacking that somewhat:
1. The AC puts it in the positive, and the Ap in the negative. AC: "this (solcher, such) faith" - the faith we've been talking about since AC IV - is "bound to bring forth" - "gut Früchte und gute Werke bringen soll" - "fides illa debeat bonos fructus parere." (In passing, note the force of the debeat and the soll - they both appear again in AC XIV!) The Apology asserts that a faith that does NOT result in such good works, good fruit, is not "such" faith - the saving faith wrought by the Holy Spirit through Word and Sacrament, for "such faith does not remain in those who obey their desires, neither does in dwell with mortal sin." (Ap V:23)
2. This one is the kicker. And it's not the "necessary." No true Lutheran has ever taught that good works are not necessary. They most certainly are. (Cf. FC IV) They are not necessary to justification or salvation. But they are necessary precisely as the fruits of faith. "For faith alone doth justify; works serve the neighbor and supply the proof that faith is living." But the thrust of this article as it will be expounded by Lutherans is in "good works commanded by God." Think of how the Large Catechism delights in this! Not works we dream up and call holy - but the works that God himself commands. So that the servant girl who cheerfully sweeps the floor and tends to her household chores is doing works that are truly good, pleasing to God - something we could never know about the holiness of the Carthusians and their man-made works.
3. We don't rely on our good works to merit justification. After AC IV, this is like a "well, duh?" Justification, of course, if a gift, can't be owed by God to us for what we do. And the Apostle is clear that justification is preeminently GIFT: "Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as ghift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness." (Rom 4:4,5) Does this lead the Blessed Apostle into antinomianism? "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?" (Rom 6:1-2)
4. Forgiveness and justification are received "durch den Glauben" or "fide apprehenditur." Back to Article IV again and to Article V. People are freely justified through faith. To obtain this faith we have the Predigtamt giving out the gifts.
5. The use of the Luke passage is excellent. It shows WHY our works can never be the basis of our justification before God: because even IF we have done all we are commanded, we remain "unworthy servants" doing only "what was our duty" while remaining unworthy. Here is the consciousness that a "good work" is a "good work" preeminently because God forgives it. As St. Therese said: "In the evening of this life I shall appear before Thee with empty hands because I do not ask Thee, Lord, to count my works. All our just acts have blemishes in Thine eyes." She got it down pat from Isaiah: "All our righteousnesses is as a filthy rag."
6. The Ambrose was an oo-boo. It was actually the fellow named Ambrosiaster. Not a bad quote. But not the one I'd have given. Chrysostom says the same:
They said that he who adhered to faith alone was cursed; but he, Paul, shows that he who adhered to faith alone is blessed. - St. John Chrysostom (Homily on Galatians 3)
or here:
Here he shows God's power, in that He has not only saved, but has even justified, and led them to boasting, and this too without needing works, but looking for faith only. - St. John Chrysostom (Homily 7 on Romans)
And so many, many more. The great fathers simply nailed that, and the Lutheran teaching on it was far from the novelty that you sometimes hear the RC and Orthodox apologists claim it was.
But see, the AC has led us from thinking about good works to the fountain from which good works will flow: faith and justification. This is the point that Melanchthon makes explicit in the Apology: we not only teach which good works are to be done (those that God himself has commanded!) but we show HOW the good works can be done.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Roundtable 7: New Obedience
Well, sort of. Though it begins with new obedience, the topic quickly shifts back to justification - that is, to what our good works do not do. But there is some positive content and it needs attention.
Posted by William Weedon at 8:57 AM
20 comments:
- Rev. Ryan Fouts said...
Thanks William -- I find your exposition of this article to be very helpful.
This article, along with our previous article on the Ministry, is also "swallowed" up into the article 4 in the Apology. Again -- as you aptly showed, this is really an extension of Article IV anyway.
It is interesting, in my mind, how much the Lutherans appeal to the Fathers in this article (in addition to the pseudo-citation in the AC, the Apology cites the Fathers quite frequently on these matters), while Eck's Confutation is chalk full of scripture citations (without any Fathers at all). In Eck's response, at my count, there are about 23 citations from Scripture. This follows well, I think, the Lutheran concern for catholicity and the Roman concern to try and establish that they are true to scripture. Thus, the Apology on this article is largely a refutation of Eck's use of Scripture, with further citations to support the Evangelical confession from the Fathers.
Thanks for those additional patristic citations -- I'll have to file those away in my "bag" of goodies.
Setting aside any discussions/debates as to what sort of authority the octavo edition of the Apology bears according to our confessional subscription, the octavo nonetheless is necessary for the sake of getting the Lutherans full response to Eck, here. The quarto text of the Apology, which we have in the 1584 Latin Book of Concord, was given to meet the Emperor's April deadline for a Lutheran response to the Confutation. Nonetheless, the Lutherans had only received a copy of the Confutation very recently from the theologians at Nuremberg -- not enough time to fully account for it in the first (quarto) edition of the Apology. Thus, the September, 1531, octavo text represents (again, questions of authority aside) a fuller response to the Confutation. In this respect the "italcized" portions in the K/W edition are rather helpful when following the reading pattern I often recommend: AC --> Confutation --> Apology.
I say all that simply to bring out a point that has inspired much reflection in my own meditations on this article -- largely instigated by Dr. Feuerhahn who often brought out in the classes I had with him the profundity of the Lutheran response to Eck's critique of AC 6. Namely, Eck's "chief" objection to this article was that "...it is not enough to say we are justified only by faith because justification pertains to faith and love." (fides caritas formata vs. fides Christo formata)
You get the most substantial part of the refutation to this in both the quarto and octavo texts, but there are a few blurbs in the octavo that I have come to appreciate - namely in response to Eck's use of 1 Cor. 13:13, "the greatest of these is love" and his argument that the "greatest" virtue ought to be that which justifies. Here is one blurb I appreciate from the octavo Apology:
"For there is no law that accuses us more, that does more to make the conscience enraged against the judgment of God, than this summary of the whole law, 'Love the Lord your God with all our heart." For who among the saints other than Christ dares to boast of having satisfied this law? Therefore the virtue of the law does not justify. But that virtue justifies, which receives the reconciliation given on account of Christ. That virtue is faith. Moreover, it does not justify on account of its own worthiness, but only because it receives the mercy by which we are regarded as righteous on account of Christ. For we are righteous, that is, accepted by God, not on account of our perfection but through mercy on account of Christ, as long as we take hold of it and set it against the wrath of God."
Also interesting, as a read-along with this article in the AC/Apology is Melanchthon's disputation, "We are Justified by Faith and Not by Love," published in the spring of 1531. It's in the "Sources and Contexts" volume edited by Kolb and Nestingen. While I haven't had the chance to really do a comparison to see how this played out -- from what I understand it played a significant role, as responses to his disputation came in from colleagues, as to how Melanchthon's apology to Eck's Confutation on AC 6 came to be. Reading this little gem from Melanchthon alongside the AC and Apology in this article is something that was only recently suggested to me and, while I have yet to really reap the benefits of that suggestion, I thought I'd pass it on.
One more brief point (one that we might get to much later when we get to the Formula), is how the Formula "orders" the articles in the attempt to parallel the AC. The article on "Good Works" (FC 4) follows the pattern of the Augsburg Confession in AC 6. The articles on Law and Gospel/Third Use of the Law could arguably be seen also in connection with AC 6 (but likely are intended also to reflect AC 7 "Concerning the Church" and "What is the Church?" due to the emphasis in these articles on the preaching of the Gospel). Thus, it is helpful also to frame many of our discussions on good works (obviously), but also on Law and Gospel, 3rd use, etc., in the terms of AC 6, and the corresponding parts in Apology 4.
I also appreciate, very much, your thought there that our doctrine here teaches not only that good works ought to be done, but HOW they come to be done. I hadn't ever thought of it in those terms before -- but that's really the crucial distinction between our Confessional theology of "good works" and every other theology of "good works" that emerges from the reason of sinful man.
No true "good work" is really a "good work" when it is done for the sake of one's own benefit, merit, or reward. Good works done "for the sake" of meriting eternal rewards end up focusing our works toward our own self, our own benefit, etc. The Apology, in conjunction with this article, however extols (along with the discussion on "love") how our love and good works are to be directed toward our neighbor. The glorious gospel, extolled here and in AC 4 (and elsewhere) frees us from the self-centeredness of doing good works for one's own sake, and allows us to freely bear fruit/works in love of neighbor. It's hard not to work in Luther's theology of vocation here -- where these "works of love" find their fruition in the life of the Baptized.
- February 24, 2007 at 1:04 PM
- wm cwirla said...
Nice work, William. Your immersion in the early church fathers is especially appreciated.
You guys are right, there is a certain sense of "duh" when it comes to this article after traversing IV and V. If you get Christ and faith right, good works take their natural place. It get messed up when you leave Christ out of the picture.
I recall a great Korby aphorism. Something in the back of my mind tells me that I've already used it here, but I couldn't find it. It bears repeating nonetheless:
"We are concerned for the necessity of good works for salvation; God's concern is for the necessity of salvation for good works."
- February 24, 2007 at 5:20 PM
- Rev. Ryan Fouts said...
In an effort to attempt to jump start this conversation...
While there is a sense of "duh" about the content of this article (it flows as naturally from AC IV/V as its content, the "new obedience" flows from "justification"), the Old Adam still seems caught up, as is appropriately noted by Wm. Cwirla's "Korby-ism," that we are concerned with the necessity of good works for salvation (even when we know better).
I've heard from several of my members who have family members who will not go to church because, they complain, that all Christians are "hypocritical." My immediate response is: Of course we are! (Who wouldn't be if they were being measured up against the law of God?). Being a Christian is not, first, about mustering up all the good works you can. It is, rather, that as much as we may try to do good works, we still end up as nasty as any sinner in the world (or even moreso). The difference is that we are forgiven -- and being forgiven, we are "freed" from the compulsion of doing good works for our own sake and pursuit of merit, and can actually do good works which are always a "response" to faith as fruits, directed to our neighbor in love.
Nonetheless, the constant accusation of Christian hypocrisy illustrates, at the heart of it all, how little people (even those who say they are Christians) really *get* the relationship between faith and good works, or between justification and sanctification.
There may be a "well, duh" factor involved in AC 6. However, as obvious as it ought to be, the Old Adam still confounds the "duh."
- February 26, 2007 at 1:04 PM
- Mike said...
This is certainly considered the 3rd rail of the AC... and most people I know avoid this topic as something that deadly.
As a relatively new Lutheran, I found it very difficult to get solid help in the areas of the third use of the Law, good works, sanctification, and adiaphora. Answers were often rare, cryptic, and carefully guarded to the point of being generic and useless. It was frustrating, but I have to confess that I am not very good at helping others in this area either. What does the "new obedience" look like anyway?
It seems that the "duh" of this article extends only to the understanding of the actual doctrine. When it comes to applying this article in daily life and in the life of the congregation, we come down all over the place. All you have to do is mention good works in a lutheran Bible study and you will see the previously bold conversation stop in its tracks as people carefully chose their words and try their best not to say anything difinitive if they can help it. If that doesn't work, just mention "cheap versus costly grace" and watch everyone cringe.
On one end, we have Christians who enjoy doing absolutely nothing and seem apathetic to the point of being loath to put forth any effort for any reason. On the other end, we have Christians who seem to want to motivate themselves and others, but end up creating extra-biblical laws and requirements or judging the salvation of others who do not think and act the way that they do. Cut from the same cloth, many zealous Christians cling to their good works as a point of selfish pride. In between these two extremes, everyone else falls fairly scattered and without much understanding of how faith and works relate to each other... much less what to say about works and obedience when trying to encourage their fellow Christians to do good works and keep them accountable in regards to the new life in Christ.
The temptation is to avoid this troublesome issue all together so as not to tiptoe into pietism territory, but at what cost? What is a good Lutheran to do?
It would be easy to speak like the papists and break out the laundry list of things that we feel that the Christian needs to do, but at what cost? It would be easy to keep silent like many evangelical bodies do now and watch as fellow Christians live in unrepentant sin and hold Christian life in utter contempt, but at what cost? Without getting too deep into specific cases and examples, where is the happy medium between demanding good works to the detriment of Sola Fide and not even expecting any fruit at all. As an individual, where is the happy medium between clinging to my works and thinking that I can coast on "faith" alone.
Since the doctrine on paper seems pretty straight forward [Faith alone justifies apart from works, and faith creates good works, but works apart from faith are not good works at all], perhaps this discussion could benefit from some guidence on how to stand confidently behind the intent of this article and apply it in daily life without stepping off of the very narrow line that the AC seems to create between faith and works.
- February 26, 2007 at 2:38 PM
- William Weedon said...
I take a different tact on that complaint. I say: Bull. A hypocrite is a person who says one thing and does another. But at my congregation we say every week that we're poor miserable sinners who deserve God's temporal and eternal punishment. And who should be surprised then that we sin much daily? : )
It is, of course, one thing to preach that good works are to be done (and we SHOULD hear such preaching much more than we do these days), but it is quite a different thing to show how good works CAN be done. And that's the beauty of the Korby gem that Polycarp Ephrem trotted out for our delight.
It all goes back to that unbeatable passage: John 15:5 "For apart from Me you can do nothing." Through faithful abiding in Christ (sacramentally), fruits will grow. Which is why I like to say that Lutheran weakness in the area of teaching regarding sanctification is because we've forgotten or grown afraid of the mystical union. THAT'S the key to getting sanctification bang on right.
- February 26, 2007 at 4:12 PM
- RevFisk said...
You ask "what does this look like?"
I encourage you to turn to your catechisms (small and large) and contemplate the meanings of the Ten Commandments. That is what it looks like. There, you have more than enough to do.
I commend and agree with you concern that many modern American Lutherans seem to have "gospel reduced" themselves right out of the necessity of good works, much less Church discipline upon those who ardently refuse to turn from wicked ways. (And *that* discussion opens a host of worm cans and issues that I will refrain from going into.)
But, it is not Lutheranism that has a problem defining or talking about the New Obedience. It is at the heart of our doctrines, at the front of our catechisms, and, simply put, the reason *unto which* we were saved:
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, [9] not a result of works, so that no one may boast. [10] For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus *for good works,* which God prepared beforehand, that we should *walk in them.* Ephes. 2:8-10 (ESV)
- February 27, 2007 at 8:13 AM
- RevFisk said...
Will and Ryan,
It reminds me of "Biblical Theology" fourth year, where a fellow classmate remarked, "It seems like we've preached justification too much. Everyone understand justification, but they don't understand sanctifcation."
To this, the venerable Dr. Gibbs responded, with not a small amount of appropriate ire, "No. If their isn't enough sanctification, it is because we haven't understood justification at all."
Indeed, may we who are called to the Holy Office preach justification not *too much* or *too little* but rightly, that His people might abide in Him, and produce the fruit for which He has prepared them.
- February 27, 2007 at 8:19 AM
- Rev. Ryan Fouts said...
The "narrow line," or in Sasse-like terms, the "lonely way" we travel between antinomianism and legalism is, as you said, easier on paper than experience reveals. It's also why, I believe, that relevant issues (i.e. 3rd use of the law, etc.) have plagued Lutheran debates from the time of the Reformation.
I have, myself, been called both an antinomian and a legalist. Most Lutherans, who walk that "lonely way" between the two will likely face the same accusations. If you're guarding against legalism, you may be perceived by the legalists as an antinomian. If you're guarding against antinomianism, you'll likely be perceived by the antinomians as a legalist.
For example -- I've said both of these things with respect to the Divine Service:
1. The Divine Liturgy is not an adiaphoron.
2. It is better to set aside some liturgical rubrics for a time if they confuse the people, and cannot be received by the congregation in the spirit that they are intended.
To the first, I've been met with charges of legalism. To the second, I've been suspected of antinomianism. And on both accounts the accusations have come from - you guessed it - fellow Lutherans. Go figure.
If Lutherans get a bit uncomfy at the mention of good works, you should see them squirm at passages like John 5:28-29, "Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment." Or, Revelation 22:12, "Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done." There are others, of course, to that effect. The angle I usually take (in my almost-a-year pastorate) is to tackle it from the perspective of what a "good work" is and who really does them (can anyone who has not been justified by grace, through faith alone, actually do good works in this sense -- or are their apparent good deeds merely in a civil sense?) In other words, I've tried to translate it in the terms of the 2 (or 3) kinds of righteousness. Though, I'd be interested to hear how others typically treat these questions.
- February 27, 2007 at 8:32 AM
- Petersen said...
A part of our confusion, I suspect, comes from the modern misunderstanding of "freedom." As a political reality, freedom is not the freedom to do anything you want. Rather, it is equality under the Law. In a free country, no man, not even a "king" or a "president" is to be above the Law.
The Russians who lived under the Soviets, or the Germans in Nazi Germany, were not free. They were not equal under the Law. They had no or few rights. The secret police could come and snatch them in the night and there was no trial, no recourse, no justice.
But in America we are free. (Unlike modern Germans who are not free today to dis-believe what they want, but can be imprisoned merely for not believing in the Holocaust - and thus have the Fascists won the day. What a disgrace! Not that I am in favor of neo-Nazi propaganda, but the freedom to offend is the freedom of speech and the freedom to disbelieve and be unpopular or even stupid is fundamental to a free country.) In America, we are free. We are not free to do whatever we please, but we are free and equal under the Law. We have rights. And our government has obligations and duties toward us.
Christian freedom is not utterly distinct from this. Paul writes in the political aftermath of Marathon and the Romans were well versed in Aristotle. Christian freedom is not the freedom to do as you please. It is freedom under the Gospel. We are not free agents, neutral toward the world, not slaves to sin but the citizens of no country. Rather, we are slaves to God, marked as His, and we live according to and by His will and for and by His reward. Thus the entire set-up for Romans 7 in Romans 6.
Of course, then, good works will be necessary. God is good, and we are His. He works through and on and for us. So too does SD X define some of the limits and abuses of freedom in regards to adiaphora. Simply because something is indifferent in outward matters does not mean that it is of its nature and essence free. Context matters.
Christians are bound by God's Word to confess the doctrine of Christ freely and openly. Such confession is most certainly a necessary good work and flows directly out of the rescue and enslavement to God as described in Ap IV.
- February 27, 2007 at 11:51 AM
- Mike said...
In attempting to apply this article, my focus has been directed on the cause (faith) and not the effects (works). I do my best to focus my efforts on Word and Sacrament and those "good works" that carry scriptural promises to strengthen faith so that it will bring forth good works as a consequence.
It seems that John 15 is at the heart of this artilce as it applies to bearing good fruit (works). The first instruction that Jesus gives on how to bear fruit is for us to abide in Him, and to have His words abide in us (v 6-7). Case closed....but then Jesus calls us to keep His commandments in order to abide in His love (v 10).
I have difficulty reconciling where the focus should be. Does one focus on abiding with Christ to bring forth fruit? Does one focus on keeping the Commandments in order to abide in Christ? Is it both? It seems they are so linked that I have difficulty seeing which is the cause of the other and which is evidence of the other.
When I first read the Book of Concord and converted to Lutheranism, it never occured to me what I was getting myself into =P.
I could never have imagined the quantity of doctrinal temperence it would take to remain steadfast to these Christian truths. The term "lonely way" is a perfect image. It is one thing to understand and agree with Scripture and AC. It is another to try to apply it faithfully and "New Obedience" is where the rubber meets the road.
Confessional Lutheranism walks this lonely way on the majority of these articles and I am hard-pressed to find very many points where the correct Scriptural interpretation does not teeter between error on either side: New Obedience, Christian Freedom, Law and Gospel, Real Presence, Predestination, Justification, etc... how quickly we can be decieved to take an easy, popular way out! My consternation at trying to unravel these things does nothing but reveal that God's wisdom is clearly not my wisdom.
Lord, keep us steadfast in Thy Word!
- February 27, 2007 at 2:37 PM
- William Weedon said...
And to pick up on what Pastor Fisk said:
Since the Ten Commandments are simply the explication of what love looks like in action, that's what this new life looks like. It looks like love, because it IS love. It's communion with Him who IS love and who forgives us and unites us to Himself that His LIFE might become our life - that we might truly LOVE.
Love holds in itself all good works, so that without it no work at all is good. Walther had a GREAT devotion on that last week in *God Grant It.* [Commerical: if you haven't bought that book yet, DO SO. That is a commandment, a law, and an order. It is a good work that will get you X years out of purgatory. How's that for a blank check?] Seriously, though. Check it out. It is on page 237-238. To whet the appetite, here's a paragraph:
"We see here how important love is. A person may speak like an angel, in lovely tones and powerfully, so his speaking is like golden apples in silver skins. He may know all Scripture by heart. He may even be adorned with apostolic knowledge and the ability to perform amazing miracles. He may be rich in works. Everyone may praise him as a noble benefactor of mankind and boast of him as a zealous promoter of the kingdom of Christ. He may even end his life in martyrdom. But if all this does not flow out of love, everything he has accomplished is a dirty stream from a polluted spring. Without love, he is no Christian, despite all his gifts and visible works of love. Love is the true crown of all gifts, the true weight in the scale of all deeds. Where it is lacking, all works and the entire life of a person are sinful, lost, and rejected before God." Youch! But notice how boldly Walther can speak of love - so convinced is he that where there is true faith, true love comes into existence too. And that without true love, the faith is sham and lie.
From faith to love. It's the natural progression and it remains the only way to progress in the Christian life. Thus, we pray: "that we may be strengthened in faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another." Not by accident what came first.
- February 27, 2007 at 4:41 PM
- William Weedon said...
Another thought that came to me. I think the discussion of "sanctification" is weak in the Lutheran Church today because the natural forum for it to take place has been largely abandoned: private confession and absolution. That's where sanctification "lives" in a rubber hits the road sort of way. More on that as we come to the topic in the AC, I'm sure.
- February 28, 2007 at 5:19 AM
- David Jay Webber said...
>>The Ambrose was an oo-boo. It was actually the fellow named Ambrosiaster.>>
Not exactly. "Ambrosiaster" is a made-up name, invented by Erasmus to identify the unknown author of certain New Testament commentaries that had traditionally been attributed to St. Ambrose of Milan, but that were not actually written by him. By the way, Chemnitz had not yet been won over to Erasmus's scholarship on this point, so some of his citations from "St. Ambrose" in his Examination or Loci are actually from these commentaries.
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- February 28, 2007 at 9:49 PM
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To address a concern e-mailed my direction by a lurker -- though one that other readers might also consider --
There is a sense of "idealism," about how good works are "fruits" of faith -- that is, "good works" as those flowing from the 3rd use of the law, sure. But there is also "civil righteousness," or the stuff that gets evoked by the 1st use of the law. Sometimes in our zeal to keep the 3rd use going, we forget that the 1st use is still a "valid" use of the law. And... when we preach the law... it just does what it does, and the response to a 1st-use function often presents itself externally in the same way that a 3rd-use function does. The former isn't really a "fruit" of the Gospel, but it's still better to keep sin at bay than to let it run wild until we're sure that we're getting at it through the 3rd-use, or from the Gospel. Thus, things get a little sticky in real life. If someone is contemplating suicide, do you preach law or gospel? Do you care much if it's 1st use or 3rd use?
Thus -- it should be emphasized that AC VI is being used within the context of the relationship between justification and good works -- not necessarily "good works" in the civil sense.
- February 28, 2007 at 9:57 PM
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Don't worry about the deleted comments. Somehow Pastor Fouts' computer posted the same identical comment: five times. So, I just deleted four of them.
- March 1, 2007 at 4:02 PM
- Paul T. McCain said...
What is clear to me after considerable thought and research, is that the relatively recent trend in our circles that would imply that a pastor when he is preaching should not very specifically urge Christians to good works in his sermon; that is, flesh out the doctrine of sanctification, as Paul does in Rom. 12, has no foundation in Scripture, the Lutheran Confessions or the practice of our Lutheran fathers, up to and including Dr. C.F.W. Walther.
Just today in the devotional "God Grant It" I was reading Saturday's reading where Dr. Walther states:
"A Christian who will not continually fight against sin, earnestly strive after the virtues that please God, faithfully watch over his heart and life, and always pray for new power and grace soon ceases to be a Christian."
This is not in any way to suggest we are "saved by works" but we should not be afraid of good works to the point that we nearly spurn talking the good works that have been chosen for us to do by our Lord (Eph. 4!).
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The Reichardt Building, completed in 1994 and originally named the Natural Sciences Facility, was the first new classroom building built on the Fairbanks campus since 1971. The three-story 117,435-square-foot steel-frame structure opened for classes in September 1995.
The Reichardt Building is home to the College of Natural Science and Mathematics. The building features large lecture halls, classrooms, state-of-the-art laboratories, equipment storage, offices and research space. It also houses a geochronology laboratory as well as the Noyes Physics Student Computer Lab and the Pearl Berry Boyd Hall, a 200-seat lecture room, which can be split into two 100-seat sections.
The building is named in honor of provost emeritus Paul Reichardt. Reichardt was instrumental in securing the funding necessary to build the facility. During his 35-year tenure at UAF, Reichardt served as a chemistry professor, interim director of the UA Museum, dean of the College of Natural Sciences and dean of the College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics. He was named provost in 1998 and served in that position under three chancellors at UAF. He was named professor of chemistry and provost, emeritus, at UAF's commencement ceremonies May 13, 2007.
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Diane Kruger is super chic as she makes her way down the sidewalk in the Soho area of New York City on Tuesday (March 26).
The 36-year-old The Host star stopped in at J. Crew before heading to a nail salon to get a manicure!
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Diane recently spoke about the fake contacts she had to wear for The Host.
"You can't see in the contacts," Diane told the Chicago Sun Times. "People would come up from the side and you just couldn't see them. At night, you couldn't see anything. It actually helped with the performance. These aliens walk in a strange way and have this laser vision. When your real world is blurred, it's easier to act strange."
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Dave D'Onofrio's Sox Beat: The magic has returned to Fenway
June 09. 2013 1:09AM
THE sellout streak may be over, the pregame pomp and circumstance may be more muted, the scene may generally be more subtle - but the magic is back at Fenway Park.
That was obvious late Thursday night, when David Ortiz laced a laser into the visitors' bullpen, felling the Rangers with a rocket shot of a three-run homer that made 6-3 winners of the Red Sox as soon as he reached the rambunctiousness waiting for him at home plate.
The blast gave the Sox their fifth walkoff win of the season, which in barely two months is already two more than they had all of last year, and that total doesn't even include some of the other drama that's unfolded this spring. Remember, it was only the seventh inning of the home opener, then the eighth inning of the first game after the Marathon bombing suspects were hunted down, that Daniel Nava launched the long balls that made Boston winners in arguably the two biggest games yet played on Yawkey Way this year.
With all that, Fenway has begun to feel special again. It has begun to regain some of the sizzle it lost last year en route to rock bottom. It has begun to once more be a place where opponents feel uncomfortable because their hosts never feel out of any game.
And if all that continues, the century-old ballpark may find itself the site of even more magic come October.
Between 2003-09, the Red Sox made the playoffs six times in seven seasons, winning two World Series, and a major facet of their success was baseball's best home record - but over the next three years they slid from first to 19th in that category as their winning percentage slipped from .658 to .514.
This year, though, Fenway has provided a home-field advantage again. Entering Saturday's doubleheader, Boston was 19-12 on home turf. That's a .594 winning percentage. And that number is significant.
Since 1988, every season in which the Sox posted a .600 winning percentage at Fenway ended with a playoff berth. On the contrary, the only time they reached the postseason when winning less than 60 percent of their home contests was the strike-shortened campaign of 1995.
The standings have in recent seasons similarly stressed the importance of winning at home. In the past two seasons specifically, 13 teams have finished won at least 49 home games (that's the equivalent to a .600-plus winning percentage); 12 of those clubs made the postseason, 11 won their division.
Entering Saturday, the Red Sox were on pace for 48 home wins. So there's still work to do - but after going 34-47 in Boston a year ago, they have already achieved much of the necessary improvement. Fenway is beginning to feel electric again.
And, come September, its magic may leave the Sox looking at a magic number.
"In the way we have created that character about us," outfielder Jonny Gomes said, "we've kind of created a nice home-field advantage."
In a walkoff win, it's usually one guy who winds up getting pounded by his teammates and credited with the game-winning knock. But when asked why the Sox seem to have a knack for such dramatics early this season, Jon Lester's explanation suggested Boston's triumphs are the product of a total-team effort.
"We're playing good baseball," the lefty said. "I think the biggest thing is we're not shooting ourselves in the foot late in the games as far as making errors and doing dumb things. That'll keep us in games. The back end of our bullpen's been great, and that'll also keep us close.
"You give these guys enough chances and they're going to score some runs and do some damage."
In taking high school lefty Trey Ball with the seventh overall pick, the Red Sox spent a first-round pick on pitching for the sixth time since 2010. Later that same day, they also went pitching with their second-round pick, taking Teddy Stankiewicz from a junior college in Texas, and overall took seven hurlers in the draft's first 10 rounds.
Repeatedly targeting that position is partially because of its general unpredictability, given the frequency with which pitchers are injured or fall short of their perceived potential. But it's also partially because upper-level pitching isn't always easy to acquire.
So far this season, none of the top 21 most valuable major-league pitchers according to Baseball-Reference's calculation of wins against replacement was acquired via traditional free agency. Seven came by trade, one from Japan, and the rest were acquired as amateurs.
Last year four free agents made the top 14, but in 2011 Cliff Lee was the top 29's lone open-market signee, and in 2010 there were only two in the top 25.
Essentially, elite pitching doesn't come easy - so by stockpiling talent the Sox are trying to give themselves their best chance of finding it in a few years.
On May 1, with Joel Hanrahan having just returned from the disabled list, there was some question of who the Red Sox closer would be. But it turned out to be a moot discussion - even when Hanrahan and Andrew Bailey were on the DL simultaneously.
Through Friday, the Red Sox had won 19 of 35 since, but had recorded just three saves in four opportunities to close out a game in the ninth inning. And that's simply a testament to their dominance. Even with three walkoffs and another extra-inning win included, the average score in Boston's victories since May 1 has been 7.3-2.4. Meanwhile, opponents have needed to record a save 10 of the 16 times they've beaten the Sox over the same stretch.
STAT OF THE WEEK: Thursday's triumph was the Sox' fifth in 23 games when trailing after six innings. Last year they won only seven of 83 such opportunities.
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WASHINGTON — With Hurricane Sandy threatening the East Coast, first lady Michelle Obama planned to spend tonight in her native Chicago, campaign Monday in Iowa and return to her hometown Monday night, an aide said.
The details of her plans while in Chicago, including whether she'll stay at the family home in the Kenwood neighborhood, were not released. Daughters Malia and Sasha will not be part of her Midwestern swing, the aide said.
Originally, Michelle Obama had planned to depart the nation's capital on Monday, the aide said.
On Monday, the first lady will meet with supporters at separate stops in Iowa City and Sioux City, an advisory said.
Next, it's back to Chicago, far from the storm that by Sunday morning had caused flooding in North Carolina's Outer Banks and was poised to wallop the mid-Atlantic and southern New England.
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Pete Seeger, who passed away on Jan. 27 at age 94 in New York, accomplished the nearly unimaginable. He showed that one man, armed only with a banjo, a tenor singing voice and the courage of his convictions, not only could leave an indelible stamp upon popular music, but also challenge injustice and fight for a better world.
Seeger helped popularize folk music, a genre derived from the traditional chants, hymns and laments of hardscrabble rural America, and wrote or co-wrote some American standards. His work inspired scores of musicians, from Bob Dylan to the Byrds to Bruce Springsteen, who released an entire CD of Seeger songs in 2006.
But Seeger also exerted nearly as powerful of an influence with his civil rights, antiwar and environmental activism. His performances of "We Shall Overcome," a song synthesized by others from African-American religious music, helped make it an anthem for protesters fighting segregation. And he provided an example of how to speak truth to power in 1955. When the House Un-American Activities Committee asked questions about his political beliefs or associations, he refused to answer, at the risk of going to prison, and instead offered to sing to the committee.
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Here are a few of Seeger's memorable songs.
- "If I Had a Hammer." Seeger and Lee Hays, who performed together in The Weavers, wrote this song in 1949. Peter, Paul and Mary made it a Top 40 hit in 1962.
- "Turn! Turn! Turn!" Seeger gave his song, inspired by the Book of Ecclesiastes, to the Byrds, whose folk-rock version became a hit in 1965.
- "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" Seeger's composition, with a melody adapted from a Russian folk song, was a hit for the Kingston Trio in 1962. Peter, Paul and Mary, who also recorded the song, performed it with Seeger at this 2009 concert. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCPAhR09wCA
- "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy." Seeger's 1967 antiwar allegory was so controversial that CBS cut his performance of it from The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, though that raised such a stir that the segment eventually aired.
- "Guantanamera." Seeger's musical arrangement, coupled with the lyrics by Cuban poet and independence hero Jose Marti, became a hit for the Sandpipers in 1966.
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Wonderful episode! There were quite a number of heartwarming moments and a number of scenes where I had to simply go "wtf mate" and that was especially the case with Jiromaru bringing in his fail porn book to read it to Ohana. That's really not something you do when a girl is sick On the upside, we got to see quite a number of shots with a young Manager, and by the gods, she was stunning!
This episode really showed that a number of characters made leaps and bounds in terms of progress, especially Minko. Throughout the ep, Tohru gave some pretty clear signs that he likes Ohana, even when she's not around. Despite this, Minko didn't have a go at her and instead became more concerned about how she was feeling. The fact she thought of pulling a prank and overcame herself in that sense really shows how much her attittude toward Ohana changed. The dream sequences were pretty well thought out. I'm not sure who that girl and the fox were, but I think that was the angel or godess that Nako referred to earlier in the series in reference to the lights on the walkway, and how lighting them brings good fortune in matters of love.
In terms of Ohana's insecurities about how useful she is to Kissuiso, the thing is that when someone has a high fever, they tend to overthink things or feel more emotional than they normally are, and may end up misunderstanding certain things. While Nako's choice of words could've been better at first, Ohana's fever also played a part in it but the last dream sequence showed that Nako's later words did reach her in the end, and it does seem more and more as though Ohana's leaving her past life behind, although she is feeling some regret with it.
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But really. We're almost at the halfway point in the series, and Ko's recent connection attempt with Ohana went south. As you said. This isn't a shipping series. So things OTHER that Ohana's relationship with Ko are going to be dealt with. And I can't help but think...how much more different will Ohana be when she finally gets face to face with Ko again? It's questionable how close they are to each other at this point. This latest episode has all this symbolism inside Ohana's mind indicating that she might not feel as reliant on Ko as she used to.
And I don't really see what Ohana's lack of romantic affection for Tohru at this point helps Ko out at all. From my perspective, this theoretical relationship is already spiraling down to the ground independent of Tohru. Tohru shipping it out with Minchi doesn't make the odds for OhanaXKo much better.
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I think it's necessary to view the Kou and Tohru situations as independent of each other, as it's not an either/or situation - "none of the above" is still the favorite IMO. That's why I think Ohana's total lack of interest in Tohru is relevant whether it helps Kou or not.
That said, Kou was the one who retreated on his own volition - we just don't know how Ohana would have reacted if she'd seen him. Far, far too much effort has been put into that plot for it to simply become irrelevant and disappear this far from the end. One way or the other, that relationship is going to be critical to the ultimate resolution of things.
|2011-06-05, 16:51
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I don't know. Not being needed might be a deep-seated fear with Ohana. Remember that her mother didn't exactly shower her with love, and at home she made herself useful. That could well have led to a basic habit: if I'm useless they're not going to tolerate me. That's also consistent with Ohana's over-the-top reaction to the old lady on the train in ep1: "I always wanted to meet an old lady who gives you candy." Like that's a mystical beast she's heard of only in stories. And then she comes to Kissuiso, and the first thing her grandmother gives her is a bucket. Business as usual.
Then, in defiance, she works harder than anyone expects and creats a place for herself. It's not inconcievable that, deep down, she feels her value is what is she does, rather than who she is. And if what she does could be done by others just as well...
The outburst worked well for me. Ohana's been putting on a brave face, and not only at Kissuiso. It seems that the only person who gave her a sense of worth for who she is is Kou. So those fever dreams about that fox-shrine fit right in. She's slowly growing a sense of self-worth based on relationships rather than utility value. That's gotta hurt. The dream, then, makes Kou lose his special status, but - on the other hand - it takes a lot of potential pressure from him. Ohana might now start to see him differently, since the support-system function is now less important. It can go either way: growing distance or a new closeness (maybe kickstarted by that confession, which absolutely surprised Ohana).
Loved the episode.
[Side note: Happy Nako makes me happy. ]
|2011-06-05, 16:53
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Why exactly did Ohana find it necessary to personally chase down Tohru not once, but twice? Is it really such a stretch to think that maybe this means that Ohana does have some interest in Tohru?
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|2011-06-05, 17:11
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Sure, the story could spin that later as hidden interest. But right now Ohana's shown no real interest.
Most anime/manga aren't really that subtle about who major characters like.
|2011-06-05, 17:14
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If Ko really had a chance with Ohana at this point, the the fact that Ohana WAS growing more at ease with another guy who was in love with her WOULD be a relevant point.
The fact that Ko is so far out of the equation is something that more and more I feel the show is trying to elaborate on.
But yes. Ko is probably going to tie in heavily towards the end of the series...though more likely than not in the context of Ohana finally realizing that everything from her old life really is gone now.
Though I'll point out that Ohana does have a much more positive outlook of Tohru than she did previously. Though right now it seems to be manifesting into more of a "Wow! He's actually not to bad of a guy...for Minchi".
At this point my bet is that Ohana will either end the series with Tohru or without coupling with anyone. It's the only realistic options. Ko just doesn't really plausibly factor in.
|2011-06-05, 17:37
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And to both you and Grey: How often in anime is a cigar just a cigar, or a cake just a cake (especially when it comes to relationship issues)?
There's certainly nothing confirmed here, but there's enough reason for legitimate suspicion.
|2011-06-05, 17:42
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RRR, I didn't say Ohana was going to end up with Kou - merely that the resolution of the relationship is going to be an integral part of the conclusion. I don't see that as an either/or at all - I still think "none of the above" fits in with that scenario just fine.
Any suggestion that Ohana is interested in Tohru is pure projection at this point - there's just no hard evidence, and as others have already said, trying to interpret Ohana chasing him down to help the inn as romantic interest sounds like wishful thinking to me. That's not to say she won't develop an interest later, and he's certainly warm for her form (whether a 23 year-old lusting after a 16 year-old is creepy is an individual call, I think) but I just don't buy that there's been a scrap of evidence to indicate she has interest.
|2011-06-05, 17:49
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: NJ, USA
Well Tohru has completely fallen for Ohana. His concern over her and that meal were significant gestures. Also him blushing pretty much sealed the deal.
Minchi has final figured it out that Tohru likes Ohana. Kind of feel sorry, but she should realize that Ohana doesn't like him.
Lol at Jiromaru story. Even grandma came in to check on her. Nako was great standing up and voicing her feelings to Ohana. Best was Tomoe and grandma getting rid of Jiromaru and her son.
|2011-06-05, 17:49
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So, "none of the above" means, for Ko at least, that she's going to flat-out reject him. Is that what you're predicting?
You really think Okada isn't trying to foreshadow or hint at something there? It's quite the coincidence, otherwise, imo...
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|2011-06-05, 17:59
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Bittersweet Distractor
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 26
Usually I really adore these sorts of episodes, but taken in context of the entire series, it doesn't quite work as well.
For one thing, I almost feel like this was a natural lead up from episodes 1 and 2, except we were missing episodes in between that and episode 10. This Ohana is the same Ohana who we knew in episodes 1 and 2. The Ohana in episodes 3-9 is a far different, more evolved Ohana (A more boring one I must say as well).
Now it's not that I have a problem with this sort of Ohana, and if she stayed this way for the rest of the series, I'd be more than satisfied. It's just that again this show expresses a freaking IDENTITY CRISIS.
No really. This is the Ohana we came to knew in episodes 1 and 2. The same sort of paranoid, insecure Ohana that frankly is a little emotionally frustrated inside, despite the cheerful appearance on the outside. The Ohana in episodes 3-9 was more of a bullheaded girl who charged into situations no matter how silly, and was trying to be everyone's helper girl. She wasn't very emotionally complex at all. Really, while such characters are not necessarily bad, I much prefer this other Ohana. This Ohana has more depth.
The problem is trying to connect the two. The world in episodes 3-9 is usually far more zany (At times WAY TOO zany such as 3 and 7). Ohana's personality shifted to match these contrasting sides of the story, but this makes the story feel very unnatural. I mean, there was no good build up from the previous episodes that Ohana was this insecure about her worth to the Inn. It comes off as overwrought, especially considering how useful she was in the last couple episodes where as Guardian Enzo pointed out, she was truly indispensable.
I'm going to keep saying it despite people not wanting me to, but really, this show needs to stick with one style or this series will continue to be disorienting, slapping many viewers with jarring shifts in tone, direction, narrative, and characterization.
Other comments about the episode though is that it's nice to see Minko and Nako have a good moment with Ohana, even if Ohana's drama comes off as overwrought due to the previous episodes (But again, had there been more peisodes like 1 and 2 between those and episode 10 it would've been completely natural).
I'm fairly skeptical of these dream sequences that seem to foreshadow feelings and events to come. If they don't actually end up meaning anything, I'll likely look down on them as senseless wastes of time. For now I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.r
But otherwise still a fairly good episode, 8/10. I hope this leads to better things. While the previous two episodes were not bad themselves, I also don't think they represent the best of this series. I still think episodes 1 and 2, and now 10 (If I take 10 in a vacuum, but unfortunately I can't) represent the best of Hanasaku thus far.
|2011-06-05, 18:10
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Oh no! So on today's episode of "let's make Ohana miserable" Ohana is sick. It's ok, I understand Ohana's feelings. I get sick when I'm surrounded by fail anyways. Such is the duty of the one that carries the whole show on her own shoulders.
Perv Writer, bleh, die. If you didn't cement your place as trash, you did already. (And not in the Kaiji i can come back sense either)
Dream scenes were pretty corny. I laughed pretty hard at them, and after Ohana recollects and reaffirms her thoughts, she finally finds her true pairing:
.... well just look at grandma.
Minko and Nako were pretty funny in doing their encouraging speech after they saw Ohana cry, so they earn brownie points. And Minko was trying to prank her still.
I was wishing Tohru would do something, but honestly... lol.
Rating: 6/10 It was pretty meh overall, but some decent cast interaction plus reaffirming Ohana's true motivations lets me give this episode a pass. Grandma is also starting to pull her weight to help the show as she shrugs off that stupid bitch.
|2011-06-05, 18:18
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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|2011-06-05, 19:12
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To the beat//
Join Date: Feb 2011
Age: 26
Does anybody know if the rumor of Hanasaku spanning over the course of 10 years is true? I´ve read about in 4chan...but seeing as its , well..."4chan" I don't really believe it.
As in the story starting with Ohana 16 and ending at her being 26? Anybody know?
|2011-06-05, 19:29
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
It's just a literary tactic. You spin an old event in a new way, so you can start a new development that doesn't look like it comes out of nowhere. The point here is that it would be new, because Ohana doesn't show any real interest in him yet.
And usually a cigar is just a cigar. If it's not a cigar, they show a scene early on where the cigar has an evil cape and top hat on.
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(Staten Island, NY)- Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, the Catholic organization which assists clergy of all denominations to address the abortion issue, today issued a statement agreeing with Patricia Ireland, President of the National Organization for Women (NOW). NOW has formally declared that a national "state of emergency" exists in this country with regard to abortion. On Sunday, April 22, the NOW organization is kicking off a campaign in Washington D.C. to alert the pro-abortion activists about this emergency.
"Priests for Life completely agrees with Patricia Ireland and NOW that this nation is in a State of Emergency" with regard to the abortion issue, Fr. Pavone said. "We disagree, however, regarding the reasons why that is true. The President of NOW has pointed to Priests for Life as a danger to abortion rights, and has asserted that we teach violent methods. In fact, we reject all violence. Yet it is not threats of violence that endanger the abortion agenda, but rather the persuasive power of the truth. The pro-life movement has been making incredible strides by peacefully communicating our message to the general public. The majority of people in this country are dramatically and rapidly moving in the pro-life direction. This represents a real danger for the abortion industry.
"Furthermore, the pro-life movement is becoming more bold and sophisticated in its use of paid media to communicate its message to vast numbers of people. The Priests for Life media campaign last year had a significant impact in electing pro-life candidates. We are planning future similar efforts.
"Another reason we agree that a state of emergency exists is that women are being harmed by abortion malpractice. The fact that more of them are demanding their rights in court presents a real danger to the abortion industry, which is plagued with unscrupulous abortionists. We have evidence that women are being deceived, maimed, and killed in so-called safe and legal abortion clinics. Where is the outrage of the National Organization for Women over this assault on women's rights and health?
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Apartments in high demand in NashuaBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Sunday News Correspondent
October 22. 2017 12:25AM
NASHUA - Despite hundreds of new apartments that have been built in the Gate City in recent years, Nashua's vacancy rate for rental units is less than 1 percent.
With the city's median rent around $1,359 a month, George Reagan of the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority told city officials that higher rents could be creating a challenge in Nashua: Low vacancy rates are driving up the cost of apartments.
"That kind of puts us into this economic dilemma," Reagan told an aldermanic committee last week.
"For us, we have seen the affordability of housing as very instrumental in economic development," said Reagan. There needs to be a balance between adequate housing supplies and economic development, Reagan said, explaining workforce housing can help support economic vitality in communities.
There is significant competition for rental units in Nashua, according to Reagan, who said the average two-bedroom unit with all utilities included is about $1,560 a month.
The statewide vacancy rate for rental units is about 1.4 to 1.7 percent.
He explained that a single occupant with a median income of about $40,000 should be able to afford a monthly rent of slightly more than $1,000, while a family median income of about $81,000 could likely afford a $270,000 home.
"The basic constraint on housing in Nashua is land cost," said Brian McCarthy, chairman of the Board of Aldermen.
McCarthy said about $100 million has been spent to build rental properties throughout the past five years in Nashua.
There are many new apartments off the F.E. Everett Turnpike's Exit 1, and 152 apartments are under construction for the first phase of Renaissance Downtown's Residents at Riverside Landing, said McCarthy. In addition, Brady Sullivan Properties is planning to renovate an old mill building on Franklin Street into 150 or 200 new apartments. All of those units will be renting for about $1,500 to $2,000 a month, he said.
"There is enough demand there to fill all of that," said McCarthy, adding there is demand for mid-range apartment units, but it's difficult for developers to build them. "From what I understand about it, it is difficult at market-rate financing to build something that is less than high-end rental."
Reagan said some top-of-the-market apartment units in Nashua are renting for $2,000 or $3,000 a month. He is hearing that employers are trying to recruit and retain their workers, but their incomes may not be able to afford the city's $1,300 a month median.
"I feel the market could take care of itself," said Alderman Dan Moriarty. He said that even as higher-end housing is constructed, it will reduce pressure on more moderate housing.
It is understandable that developers making huge investments in their projects will want to maximize their profit, Moriarty said.


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As if the American health care system weren't complicated enough for consumers, more and more people are being offered the opportunity to participate in tax-advantaged spending and savings accounts that can be hard to understand. As these accounts make medical expenses easier for many to bear, it's worthwhile to investigate what they might do for you.
As if the American health care system weren't complicated enough for consumers, more and more people are being offered the opportunity to participate in tax-advantaged spending and savings accounts that can be hard to understand. As these accounts make medical expenses easier for many to bear, it's worthwhile to investigate what they might do for you.
Flexible spending accounts are employer-sponsored arrangements people can use to pay for various expenses. There are flexible spending accounts for medical and dental care, for dependent care and for transportation to and from work. Money you contribute to a flexible spending account is pre-tax, deducted from your pay and deposited into this account. Funds in a medical/dental flexible spending account can only be used on bills for qualified, unreimbursed procedures, services, devices and medications (a list is available from IRS Publication 502). These expenses include deductibles and co-payments related to your insurance plan.
Flexible spending accounts must be established before the start of the applicable year. Enrollment in company plans typically happens in November.
If, at the end of the year, you have not spent all the money in this account, you will forfeit the amount not spent. Accordingly, you should carefully estimate what you will definitely spend on health care costs before deciding on the amount you will save. With some employer plans, there is a 21/2-month grace period after the end of the year to spend leftover amounts. There is no tax advantage in amounts spent exceeding the upper limit you have established.
For 2013, there is a $2,500 cap on flexible spending accounts. Prior to 2013, there was no statutory cap, although employers did establish them. You can compute your tax saving using your marginal tax rate. For example, if you spend $2,500 and you are in the 28 percent tax bracket, participating in a flexible spending account would save $700.
A health savings account works a little differently. It is established for individuals who are enrolled in a high-deductible health plan, who have no other medical coverage (including Medicare) and who cannot be claimed on someone else's tax return. Employees can establish an account even if their employer has not done so. Health savings accounts can be established at any time during the applicable year.
Health savings accounts have the following tax advantages: contributions made by your employer can be excluded from gross income; your contributions are tax-deductible even if you don't itemize; and income earned on all contributions is tax-free. As long as you use the funds in your account for qualified medical expenses, they are not taxable.
The minimum required deductible for 2013 is $1,250 for yourself only and $2,500 for family coverage. Individuals can contribute up to $3,250 annually to a health savings account, and families can contribute up to $6,450. With health savings accounts, you are not penalized for not spending all the funds in your account in one calendar year. Funds not spent simply roll over from one year to the next.
There is an upper limit to what you may have to spend out of pocket in one calendar year. For 2013, the maximum is $6,250 for yourself only and $12,500 for family coverage. These expenses include deductibles, co-payments and other expenses, but not premiums. If you use health savings account funds for nonmedical expenses before age 65, there is a penalty of 20 percent. Income taxes would also be due.
Health savings accounts can be established up to age 65. No additional contributions can be made after an individual has signed up for Medicare. However, funds that are already in the health savings account can be used after age 65 for qualified medical expenses. After age 65, or if you become disabled, there is no penalty for using funds for nonmedical expenses; however, those funds will be taxed.
Health savings accounts have some restrictions that flexible spending accounts don't have, such as cosmetic surgery, and some elective procedures, such as eye surgery. See IRS Publication 969 for an explanation of requirements and restrictions associated with health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts.
You can establish a health savings account with insurance companies, banks or other financial institutions. As you should when establishing any investment account, note the interest earned on your savings, fees and management costs that any health savings account trustee offers, and shop around if possible.
Under certain circumstances, you may be able to use both a flexible spending account and a health savings account. If your employer offers a limited-purpose plan flexible spending account (e.g., for dental, vision or preventive care), you may also be eligible for a health savings account. You can review this with a company benefits representative.
The bottom line is that if you are spending a substantial amount of money for out-of-pocket health care costs, you should consider whether one of these programs can benefit you.
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Specialized Dockets Certification
The Ohio Supreme Court has adopted rule amendments that outline the procedures to receive Supreme Court certification for a specialized docket program. Under the certification amendments, courts operating specialized dockets are required to submit an application, undergo a site visit, and submit specific program materials to the Specialized Docket Section as part of the certification process. While the standards seek to create a minimum level of uniform practices for specialized dockets, they still allow local specialized dockets to innovate and tailor their specialized docket to respond to local needs and resources. In addition, specialized dockets that comply with the initial stages of the certification process will be initially certified pending a final review. Specialized docket programs are required to be initially certified by January 1, 2014. The amendments also create a new Commission on Specialized Dockets and amend the definition of a specialized docket in the Code of Judicial Conduct. The new commission will be the body that applies the certification requirements and determines which programs are certified.
Certification is granted when the written materials submitted by each court and observations made during the site review demonstrate compliance with the certification standards. Topics that are not expressly set forth in the certification standards are not evaluated.
Active Certification Status Sheet - Organized by Docket Type
Active Certification Status Sheet - Organized by County
- Certification Submission Guidelines
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- Specialized Dockets: The Path to Certification Overview
- Certification Application
- Post Final Certification: Maintenance of Certification Materials Form
- A Guide to Preparing the Specialized Docket Administrative Order
- A Guide to Preparing the Specialized Docket Local Rule
- A Guide to Preparing the Specialized Docket Program Description
- A Guide to Preparing the Specialized Docket Participant Handbook
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I tweaked the ScummVM Modern Theme in order to make everything a bit bigger as I'm using ScummVM on a iPad Air with Retina Display. For an unknown reason, the theme doesn't seem to be detected by the software, even though I put it's ZIP file alongside scummvmmodern.zip and scummclassic.zip inside the ScummVM.app folder.
Yes, I did set the permission to 777, and the ZIP file is owned by root:admin. I tried to add another theme just to see if there was something wrong with my file (in that case, ambientscumm-v3.1-1.2.1.zip), but that theme isn't being detected either.
I know changes were made rendering themes listed on the GUI Themes page unusable, but I don't know for sure if it's the case for Ambient ScummVM Theme as well.
Is it possible that the iOS port doesn't work with third party theme files?
ambientscumm-v3.1-1.2.1.zip is intended for the ScummVM v1.2.1 release and will not work with newer releases as the Theme format revision has been incremented.
In fact, the last revision was against v1.4.0 and that appears broken anyway: https://github.com/qqroach/ambientscumm
The theme format is unfortunately not stable and thus very few of the external themes work with the latest code. In fact, there are very few anyway:
The way to do this is using the latest code here:
Firstly, make sure you have set Options->Path->Theme Path to the correct directory in ScummVM.
Secondly, in this directory, you can either put a zip file (supported for final packaging) or a directory with the unpacked contents (supported for development).
The directory / zip is identified as a theme if it contains the THEMERC file, which contains the theme layout revision, theme name etc.
This is rebuilt automatically using the scummvmtheme python script in the same directory from the XML source code (The various .stx files).
Since you just want to make some minor changes to ScummVM Modern, copy that directory to a new name e.g. scummlaurent in the same folder, then make the required changes to the XML sources including changing all the instances of the theme name i.e. "ScummVM Modern" or "scummmodern" to "ScummVM Laurent" or "scummvmlaurent" and run the tool as "./scummtheme.py make scummlaurent" to regenerate the THEMERC and zip up the files.
Then you can test the new theme in the desktop ScummVM before copying it across.
It is best to do this work on a desktop machine and when you are happy and no warnings are printed to the console about problems parsing the GUI theme data, then try on your IPad.
I did change the THEMERC file, giving the theme another name, and used the same file name for all STX files (scummvmlaurent_gfx.stx, scummvmlaurent_layout.stx, scummvmlaurent_layout_lowres.stx) inside my ZIP file (scummvmlaurent.zip).
I also did change the theme path to the directory inside ScummVM.app (although, since the app sees the builtin themes, I didn't think it would be necessary). I tried the same thing on my computer by changing it to a completely different directory and ScummVM still only sees the three bultin themes.
The only thing I didn't do is run the Python script. I don't really see the need for it, since it's basically only zipping the files altogether. Editing the original files was my way of making sure I wasn't messing up the file encoding (which seemed to be in UTF-8, as it should).
Anyway, I just executed the Python script and my theme is finally being recognized by ScummVM on my iPad. Good news!
The only thing I can see is that the result file from the Python script is more similar to a TAR archive (no compression whatsoever) than the compressed ZIP file generated from OS X.
Anyway, thanks for insisting on using the Python script. Now at least, my theme is being detected. Obviously, it crashes ScummVM the second I try to switch it to my new theme. But I'll figure it out why doing some trials and errors


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RICHMOND, Va. – Among the swords, the wrenching letters home and the haunting photographs in the Museum of the Confederacy's new exhibit on Gettysburg, few artifacts embody the ferocious battle more than the eight battle flags recovered from the bloodied fields where Pickett's Charge was fought.
The men who carried them were first in the line of fire, and the flag was coveted by the enemy. If the color bearer fell, it was expected another soldier would pick it up. For the 7th Virginia Infantry alone, nine men were lost at Gettysburg holding the St. Andrew's Cross.
"Capturing the flag was a pretty big deal, or losing your flag was a bigger deal," said Robert Hancock, senior curator at the Richmond museum. "Color bearers made a nice target because they were bearing the big red flag. You did not want to let that flag go."
The flags, among more than 500 in the museum's extensive collection, are the centerpiece of "Gettysburg: They walked through blood," which just opened and runs through September to mark the 150th year since the Battle of Gettysburg. The exhibit focuses on Gen. George Pickett's Virginia Division and the doomed charge on Union Maj. George G. Meade's union positions on Cemetery Ridge on July 3, 1863.
While the battle forever will be known as Pickett's Charge, it was ordered by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Pickett was one of three generals who led the assault under Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, the charge's commander.
All eight battle flags are from Pickett's Division and the swords of his three brigade commanders — Gens. Lewis Armistead, James Kemper and Richard Garnett — are part of the exhibit.
The battle involved more than 12,000 Confederate soldiers who attempted to advance over fields for three quarters of a mile amid unrelenting fire from Union forces. More than half of the South's soldiers were killed or injured in a battle that forever bruised the psyche of the South.
The exhibit offers Civil War buffs plenty to see, including a large map detailing the battle, but Hancock said the show is also intended to humanize this chapter of history.
"We try to get the audience to connect a little bit more with the individuals and what happened to them later on," he said. "That's one reason we put the photographs in, so you can see a face, attach a face to an object."
There is a photo of Edward Estes, along with a letter addressed "Dear Sis." He wrote of the carnage: "God forbid that I should ever see another such bloody field." Of Pickett, the Pittsylvania County man wrote to his sister in Maryland, "When he came out and saw how few of us were left he wept like a child, & said he wished they of killed him too."
Soldier C. Robey's Bible took a bullet during the battle, and the hole through its pages is proof of his good fortune. He took two other shots, in his arm and leg, and survived.
A letter from a Union surgeon written to the family of a Confederate soldier said he had "suffered considerable pain, but wore it with fortitude and patience I have never seen equaled." He also told the soldier's family where he was buried.
The exhibit also features a photograph of Thomas Owens, who died nine days after the battle, a watercolor, revolvers and Armistead's book, which included casualty figures.
The museum, which is located next to the former Confederate White House in the city's medical district, prides itself on knowing the origin of its collections. Much of it is from family members, handed down through generations.
The flags followed a different path to the museum.
Any flag captured during the war was to be returned to the U.S. War Department. They were so coveted, Hancock said, a soldier who turned one in was up for a Congressional Medal of Honor and a furlough. In 1905, Congress decreed that all the flags be returned to the states. All the Virginia Flags went to the museum.
The flags, which are made of wool, will be framed for the exhibit. They are, Hancock said, "the biggest and most colorful objects of the show," which is fitting.
"During the battle, they were figuratively and literally the centerpiece there too," he said. "The flag was important as a rallying point."
Steve Szkotak can be reached on Twitter at http://twitter.com/sszkotakap .
The Museum of the Confederacy: http://www.moc.org/


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More advanced level session: 8:30 till 9pm
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Future Angels
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With its contrast stitching and fun colours made with scratched leathers, the Will gibson shoe is a perfect addition to your casual Friday wardrobe which goes well with chinos or jeans. Its full leather lining and unique substantial sole will surely protects you from the elements and Satan. "Your sole will direct your Future". Not resolable.
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I love these shoes but the quality is very poor. I've owned three pairs and none have lasted for more than one year. I'm wearing a pair today and both soles have a hole in them.
It seems John Fluevog has no use for quality control whatsoever.
He couldn't car less if you're shoes don't last.
Very sad.
With that said, I will buy another pair but am very ambivalent about it.
It seems John Fluevog has no use for quality control whatsoever.
He couldn't car less if you're shoes don't last.
Very sad.
With that said, I will buy another pair but am very ambivalent about it.
Been on my feet for 4 years
Maybe I got lucky, but I've been wearing these shoes a lot over the past 4 years as an 'everyday' type shoe and they've held up great. I'll be getting a new pair soon, so comfy for a nice looking everyday shoe.
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I wish they lasted longer
They're so good-looking and so comfortable, they're definitely my go-to shoes and I've owned four Future Angels pairs in three styles. But the reason I've had so many is that they simply don't last. I walk to work, and within a few months the soles - especially in the heel - are completely worn through, revealing the little "cells" in the rubber (that I guess make them so comfy!). On most of them the inner liner has torn through as well. The liners I've had replaced, the soles are impossible, requiring a new pair. It's an expensive hobby, buying these things, and I'm starting to think my current pair might be my last even though they're wonderful in every other way. If they lasted for 10 years I'd wear them 3,650 days in a row.