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1998 Steelers 20 at Ravens 13
One of the butt-ugliest games I've ever seen, but a win's a win as Pittsburgh spoils the Ravens' debut in their new facility at Camden Yards. Kordell pulls his usual Jekyll/Hyde routine and the Bus is completely stuffed all day, but the Steeler defense does just enough to atone for Pittsburgh's inadequacies on offense. Baltimore statistically dominates the game, but a terrible performance by their long snapper results in 3 missed FGs and botched punt inside the Steeler 10, all due to bad snaps.
1998 Steelers 17 vs Bears 12
While Jerome Bettis is nearly unstoppable (21 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD), Kordell Stewart continues to struggle and the Bears do just enough to stay in the game. Thankfully, Carnell Lake intercepts Erik Kramer with 44 seconds left and Pittsburgh hangs on to win against the hapless Bears. After the game, Cowher says, "I don't think Kordell played particularly well." Now THAT is an understatement.
1998 Steelers 0 at Dolphins 21
A simply brutal game for Kordell Stewart, who goes an embarrassing 4 of 15 for 3 yds in the first half, including bad pick to set up a short Dolphins TD. Trailing 14-0 at the break, things go from bad to worse as the rains begin. Midway through the 3rd quarter, Stewart -- who finishes the day just 11 of 35 for 82 yds, 0 TDs, 3 INTs and 4 sacks -- throws a horrific pass right to LB Zack Thomas, who races untouched into the end zone for a pick 6 and a 21-0 Miami advantage. While Bettis carries only 13 times for 48 yards, his counterpart Karim Abdul-Jabbar carries a career-high 33 times for 108 yds and a score. A shout out to Jaegar Heathman for generously providing this game!
1998 Steelers 13 vs Seahawks 10
Linebacker Levon Kirkland forces a fumble and makes a crucial sack as the tenacious Steelers defense neutralizes Warren Moon and forces the previously unbeaten Seahawks into 4 devastating turnovers. Jerome Bettis is monstrous, bulldozing for 138 yards on 28 carries as the Steelers avoid turnovers and grind out nearly twice as many rushing yards as passing yards.
1998 Steelers 20 at Bengals 25
I throw up in my mouth when I think of this game. The Steelers have this game won. They
it. And somehow... they find a way to lose. To flippin' turncoat Kneel O'Dollar, no less. The Steelers go ahead 20-18 on Norm Johnson's 40-yd FG with 1:56 left and a holding penalty on the kickoff leaves Cinci at its 7-yd line with no timeouts. Four plays later, the Bengals face a 4th-and-12 from their own 15... and that's when CB Dewayne Washington's nightmare begins. With a hard pass rush bearing down on him, O'Donnell heaves a desperation pass down the left sideline. Carl Pickens slips underneath the coverage, leaps up and snatches the ball away from Washington for a 50-yd gain to the Steeler 35. FIFTY YARDS ON
???!!! Puke!!! A pair of Corey Dillon runs move the ball to the Steeler 25, and the Bengals rush to the line as if to clock the ball. But in a stunning Marino/Kosar moment, O'Donnell fakes the spike and lofts the ball toward the end zone. Pickens (13 catches, 204 yds) completes Washington's nightmare by outleaping him for the catch and walking right over top of him for the TD to win the game. What a debacle. Thanks to Jaeger Heathman for providing this game!
1998 Steelers 16 vs Ravens 6
Kordell Stewart throws a 55-yard pass to WIDE open Charles Johnson for the game's only TD and the Pittsburgh Steelers record a season-high 7 sacks and 3 interceptions en route to a 16-6 victory. Eric Zeier struggles at QB and is finally replaced by Jim Harbaugh, who goes 0 for 6 with 2 INTs and 2 sacks before being replaced again by Zeier. LOL. Lake & Perry each have an interception in the final quarter to seal the game.
1998 Steelers 31 vs Oilers 41
Eddie George takes 7 consecutive handoffs to start the game and runs the ball on 10 of the Oilers' first 13 plays to set up a 10-0 Tennessee lead. By halftime, George has 101 yds and ultimately finishes with 153 yds and a TD on 34 carries. Add in 3 Steve McNair TD passes and it makes for a pretty miserable afternoon for Pittsburgh, who trails 41-15 until Tomczak comes in to throw a pair of garbage time TDs and two 2-point conversions late in the game. Bettis has a season-low 26 yds on 11 carries, Stewart throws 3 INTs and the Oilers finish with a 5-minute advantage in time of possession.
1998 Steelers 27 vs Packers 20 MNF
Kordell Stewart (15 of 22, 231 yds, 1 TD, plus 37 yds and 1 TD rushing) ends his slump by orchestrating four first-half scoring drives, leading the Steelers to a huge 24-0 lead in a near perfect half of football. Bettis is a workhorse, carrying 34 times for 100 yds. Poised to take a brutal 34-3 fourth quarter lead at the Packer 5-yard line, a ridiculous trick play that puts Stewart at WR and Tomzcak at QB backfires when when Reggie White NAILS Tomczak, who's fumble is returned 88 yards for a Packers TD. Suddenly, the Packers explode for 17 unanswered points to turn a laugher into a thriller. In spite of Green Bay's last-minute heroics, the Steelers completely dominate this game. Includes some nice pregame and postgame material.
1998 Steelers 14 at Oilers 23
Played at Vanderbilt Stadium. Kordell Stewart plays well, hitting 22 of 28 for 239 yds, 2 TDs and 0 INTs, but the Steelers leave too many points on the field and it ultimately kills them. Lee Flowers intercepts Steve McNair on the first play of the game and the Steelers drive to the Oiler 15, only to have Kordell Stewart stuffed for no gain on 4th and inches. On Pittsburgh's next drive, they drive to the Oiler 16, but replacement kicker Matt George, subbing for an injured Norm Johnson, has his first-ever FG attempt blocked. Midway through the 4th quarter, the Steelers lead 14-13 and seemingly have a chance to put the game away after stopping Eddie George on 4th and 1 near midfield. But the drive stalls at the Oiler 25 with about 4 minutes left, and due to Matt George's earlier blocked FG, the Steelers again decide to go for it on 4th and 1. Unfortunately, the results are the same; the Oilers crash through the center of the line and nail Stewart before he can even complete the handoff. The Oilers drive to the winning field goal with 6 seconds left, and then fall on the football in the end zone after a failed lateral drill by the Steelers on the kickoff as time expires. Thanks to Jaeger Heathman for providing this game!
1998 Steelers 30 vs Jaguars 15
CB Dewayne Washington returns a pair of interceptions for scores, including a 72-yarder with 34 seconds left, to help Steelers defeat the division-leading Jaguars in a crucial game. Washington intercepts a Brunell pass in 1st quarter and returns it 52 yards to open the scoring, and the Steelers never look back. Kordell is again excellent, completing 25 of 36 passes for 208 yards and a TD (and no ints for the 3rd straight week). Features a crucial leaping one-handed catch by Charles Johnson. Features some postgame footage.
1998 Steelers 16 at Lions 19 OT
The infamous "Coin Toss" game. Barry Sanders is held to only 33 yards on 20 carries as Pittsburgh's defense dominates for 3 quarters before rookie QB Charlie Batch ignites the Lions' offense. A game that is poorly officiated start to finish takes an even more bizarre twist on the coin toss before overtime, when Jerome Bettis clearly calls tails as the coin is in the air, only to have referee Phil Luckett award the ball to the Lions after the coin lands tails. Luckett later claims Bettis originally called heads and changed his mind. Television replays tell a different story. In a season full of disappointment for the Steelers, they at least manage to score a major victory for the fans... the return of instant replay.
1998 Steelers 9 vs Patriots 23
A real setback loss for the Steelers, who fall to 7-6. Darren Perry gives up an 86-yd bomb from Bledsoe to Glenn in the final 2 minutes of the first half to give the Patriots a 13-6 lead and the Steelers never quite seem to recover. The Steelers are held to just 86 yds in the 2nd half and even though they drive inside the Patriots' 20 twice in the final five minutes, Pittsburgh turns it over on downs once and Stewart is intercepted on their final possession. As if representative of their crumbling season, a retaining wall in the corner of Three Rivers Stadium collapses late in the 4th quarter. Luckily, no one is hurt. In an incredibly ugly display by fans, Kordell Stewart is showered with beer as he walks off the field. A special thanks to Seth Campbell for providing this video.
1998 Steelers 3 at Bucs 16
Kordell Stewart's miserable performance in the rain (9 of 21, 88 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT) gets him benched in the 3rd quarter after his 1st interception. An upset Stewart can be seen lobbying Cowher on the sidelines to get back into the game, which he does after Tomczak fumbles on his first possession (leading to an easy Tampa TD) and throws an interception on his next possession. Stewart comes back in... and promptly throws 2 more INTS. Thanks to Matthew Simon for providing us with this game.
1998 Steelers 3 at Jaguars 21 MNF
An embarrassing end to a dismal season as the Steelers lose their 5th straight game, fittingly, in the midst of thick fog cover. Adding insult to injury, the loss comes in front of a national audience (MNF) at the hands of a rookie QB subbing for Mark Brunell. Despite a strong "on paper" performance by Jerome Bettis (15 carries for 104 yds in first half alone, finishing with 25 carries for 139 yds), three Kordell Stewart turnovers (2 INTs and a fumble) and a slew of dropped passes (including a Mark Bruener drop of a sure TD and drops by Charles Johnson, Hines Ward and David Dunn on a single drive) sink the Steelers. Thanks to Jaeger Heathman for providing this game!
1999 Steelers 43 at Browns 0
The return of the Browns (lol). First game ever at "The Factory of Sadness." Total yards: Steelers 460, Browns 40... First Downs: Steelers 32, Browns 2... Passing Yards: Steelers 247, Browns 31... Rushing Yards: Steelers 213, Browns 9... 3rd Down Efficiency: Steelers 70%, Browns 0%... Time of Possession: Steelers 47:49, Browns 12:11... Drew Carey: STFU.
1999 Steelers 21 at Bills 24
Kordell Stewart plays fairly well (21 of 29, 216 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT), but a critical 3rd quarter INT combined with virtually no running game (Bettis gains just 24 yds on 13 carries) spells doom for the Steelers. Meanwhile, Doug Flutie scrambles/improvises his way to a near-perfect performance, hitting 21 of 32 for 261 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT and adding 39 yds with his legs. The Steelers fight hard, but any chance for a Steeler win goes up in smoke as Buffalo converts two critical 4th-and-short situations late in the game. Thanks to Jaegar Heathman for generously providing us with this game!
1999 Steelers 13 vs Falcons 9 MNF
The Steelers jump out to a 13-0 lead against the 1-5 Falcons and seem to have the game under control, sacking Chris Chandler 7 times and limiting Atlanta to virtually no offense through 3 quarters. But Atlanta suddenly springs to life in the 4th quarter and the Steelers need two goal-line stands in the final two minutes to escape with a victory. Video includes some nice pregame material.
1999 Steelers 15 vs Browns 16
Inconceivable. Inexplicable. Inexcusable. From the 1-8 expansion Browns' seemingly effortless 80-yd TD drive on their opening possession to Kordell's Stewart's awful, tide-turning 4th quarter INT -- right to a Browns defender deep in Pittsburgh territory -- this game is an utter embarrassment. Horrible offense, horrible defense, horrible coaching. Every bit of it sucks. Jerome Bettis is the lone bright spot with 99 yds rushing. But it takes him 26 tries and his longest run of the day is only 8 yds. If you're a Browns fan, enjoy. If you're a Steelers fans... have a barf bag handy.
1999 Steelers 19 at Chiefs 35
The Steelers score 10 points on their first two possessions and add a FG at the end of the half to stay close at 21-13, but Tomczak throws 4 INTs on the day (one of them returned for a TD) and are shut out in the 2nd half until Tomczak's garbage-time 11-yd TD to Bobby Shaw with 34 seconds left. Tony Gonzalez catches 6 passes for 93 yds and 2 TDs and the Chiefs pile up 218 yds rushing, 82 of it coming on a Derrick Alexander reverse for a TD to break the game open. Thanks to John Payne for making this game available!
1999 Steelers 30 vs Panthers 20
Snow game! Carolina is poised to take the lead at the Steeler 1-yd line following a Tomczak INT late in the first quarter. On 2nd and goal, Levon Kirkland smashes through the middle of the line and makes a bone-crunching hit on RB Fred Lane. The ball pops into the air and over the goal line where DB Travis Davis catches it out of mid-air and dashes toward the other end zone, picking up a convoy of Steeler blockers. 102 yards later, Davis has completed the 2nd longest fumble return for a TD in NFL history to give the Steelers a 10-0 lead. Snow begins falling in the 2nd half and the Steelers let the air out of the ball as Jerome Bettis grinds for 137 yds and a TD on 33 carries, and Richard Huntley adds 72 yds and a TD. Leading 23-20 late late in the game, the Steelers decide to ride The Bus. Mike Tomczak hands the ball off 10 straight times, 9 of them to Jerome Bettis, who takes his final carry into the end zone for an 8-yd game-icing (pun intended) touchdown.
2000 Steelers 22 vs Browns 0
After starting the season 0-3 (including an embarrassing early loss to the Browns), the Steelers win their 4th straight by simply driving The Bus right through the Cleveland Browns (33 carries, 105 yds, 1 TD). After Kent Graham starts a putrid 3 of 12, Cowher replaces him with Kordell Stewart who fares little better passing (7 of 13, 74 yds) but certainly looks more athletic handing the ball off to Bettis. Defensively, the Steelers overwhelm QB Doug Pederson, forcing 3 INTs while giving up only 55 net passing yards and holding Cleveland to 104 total yards. Cleveland finishes 1-12 on 3rd down and the Steelers enjoy a 2-1 time of possession. Cleveland only has the ball in Pittburgh territory 1 time the entire game (after an unnecessary roughing penalty is tagged onto a long kick return by Jamel White) but comes away empty when Phil Dawson misses a 42-yd FG attempt.
2000 Steelers 23 vs Eagles 26 OT
A rollercoaster and one of the few Steelers losses I have ever witnessed in person (my record is 34-3). The Steelers fall behind 10-0 early in the 2nd quarter but come back to take a seemingly commanding 23-13 lead thanks to a late 32-yd fumble return for a TD by Joey Porter and a Kris Brown FG with only 3:42 left in the game. McNabb, who struggles for 3 quarters, suddenly comes alive and shows no panic, leading Philly on a 57-yd drive capped by a 13-yd TD pass to Mitchell with 2:29 remaining. The Eagles then recover an onside kick and drive close enough for David Akers to run on the field and kick the tying 42-yd FG as regulation expires. In OT, Philly receives and quickly moves into FG range to win it on another 42-yd Akers FG. As games go, this is an ugly one. The Steelers are penalized 13 times for 141 yds and lose in spite of a 30 carry, 134 yd performance by Bettis. What a LONG drive home from Pittsburgh that was.
2000 Steelers 21 vs Raiders 20
A classic worthy of the rivalry. While the stakes aren't as high and the matchup isn't as "marquis" as some of the '70s meetings between these two proud franchises, the game is epic in it's own right and certainly embodies the ferocity of days gone by. Kordell Stewart comes out hot and caps Pittsburgh's opening drive with a beautiful 19-yd TD pass to Bobby Shaw. Unfortunately, Stewart leaves the game late in the 1st quarter with a knee injury and Kent Graham comes in and throws an ugly pick 6 to Eric Allen on his very first pass. By halftime, Graham has managed just 1 completion, has 3 sacks to go along with his INT and the Steelers trail 17-7. Thankfully, Stewart returns in the 2nd half and picks up right where he left off, leading the Steelers on a marathon 9-minute, 16-pay, 91-yd drive in which he scrambles for 17 yds, converts two 3rd down passes and finally hits Mark Bruener, who drags his would-be tackler into the end zone for a gutsy 6-yd TD. After pinning the Raiders deep and forcing a punt, the Steelers get the ball near midfield and ride The Bus. On first down, Bettis (24 carries, 128 yds) blows through a hole off left guard, steamrolls safety Anthony Dorsett and drags Eric Allen another 5 yds for a 30-yd bull rush to the 17. After a tipped pass, Stewart drops back to pass and then takes off, dodging a pair of Raider tacklers on his way into the end zone for a 21-17 Steelers lead to start the 4th quarter. Janikowski adds a FG to make it a 1-point game on the ensuing drive, but a subsequent 44-yd Janikowski miss with 4 minutes left proves fatal. The Raiders get one last chance from their 10 with a minute and a half to go, but Rich Gannon somehow loses track of downs, thinking he still has 1 more down to go, and the Raiders turn it over without letting Janikowski try a long 50+ yd kick. A fantastic game.
2000 Steelers 24 vs Redskins 3
In the final game ever at Three Rivers Stadium, the Steelers terrorize Jeff George and take advantage of 5 Washington turnovers to send the stadium out with style, keeping their slim playoff hopes alive while beating the snot out of Dan Snyder's overpaid Redskins with their $100 million in salaries. Hank Poteat highlights a 17-point 2nd quarter with a 53-yard punt return for a TD, Bettis gains 104 yds on 25 carries and Richard Huntley scores 2 TDs. Farewell, TRS, and thank you for 31 fantastic seasons of Steeler football. A special thanks to Matthew Simon for providing us with a complete recording of this game (our original version was missing the kickoff).
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Rebuilding, Pittsburgh Style
1998 to 2000 is probably as close to a "rebuilding" phase as the Steelers have gone through in the last 25+ years. Sandwiched between trips to the AFC Championship in '97 and '01, as Kordell Stewart went, so went the Steelers. Stewart had remarkable success in his first year as a starter under offensive coordinator Chan Gailey in 1997. But Gailey left for a head coaching job in Dallas and the next 3 years under Ray Sherman (1998) and Kevin Gilbride (1999-2000) were disasterous for Stewart, who struggled to adjust to his new coordinators and lost his confidence. I can't help but wonder how things might've been different for the young QB had Gailey stayed in Pittsburgh.
In '98, the Steelers were playoff contenders at 7-4 until the bizarre Thanksgiving "coin toss" overtime loss in Detroit, which was the first of 5 straight losses to end the season. In '99, the Steelers got off to a 5-3 start before a frustrating 1-7 collapse which began with a shocking 15-16 loss to the expansion Browns. Then in 2000, the Steelers started 0-3 and appeared to be headed for 0-5 or worse when they suddenly started winning games and playing ferocious defense, winning 5 straight including a 9-6 slugfest against the eventual Super Bowl Champion Ravens. The Steelers finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs in 2000, but the corner was turned and the Steelers returned to their winning ways in 2001.
Perspective: The Factory of Sadness
It's interesting (and illustrative of how consistently good the Steelers really are) that as bad as things seemed during the "Dark Years" of the 1980's, the Steelers
made the playoffs 4 times and only suffered 3 seasons with a losing record.
Contrast those results with the last
16 years
of futility from the "Factory of Sadness" in Cleveland:
1 winning season
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Finland's transport ministry has completed an initial study into the country's 'Arctic railway line' and plans to scrutinise one of the potential routes.
Researchers from Finland and Norway have looked at options to build a new railway to the Arctic Ocean, which would improve Finland's logistical position, accessibility and security of supply.
Five routes were considered and, after assessing cost, predicted passenger numbers and socioeconomic and environmental impacts, further studies will be commissioned into the route from the city of Rovaniemi, Finland, to the town of Kirkenes, Norway.
Estimated to cost €2.9 billion, this route would branch northwards from the existing track at Rovaniemi and run through the Pyhätunturi and Luosto tourism centres to the municipality of Sodankylä.
The track would head to the resort village of Saariselkä, run through a long tunnel and, following around 40km of tunnels between the village of Ivalo and municipality Inari, it would head north-east from Inari and terminate at a new port in Kirkenes, Norway.
Planners say that the Arctic railway would promote connections with the whole of Europe by creating new transport connections to both the north (the Arctic Ocean) and south (the European rail network via the Helsinki-Tallinn Tunnel and Rail Baltica).
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It would also be an alternative transport route to be used in Finland's imports and exports and improve the security of supply in the country because Finland would have access to an alternative route to the Baltic Sea.
The studies estimate that transportation on the Arctic railway would mainly include minerals, fish products, raw wood and wood products.
Finnish transport minister Anne Berner said: "The Arctic railway is an important European project that would create a closer link between the northern, Arctic Europe and continental Europe.
"The connection would improve the conditions for many industries in northern areas. A working group will now start to further examine the routing to Kirkenes."
Around €2 billion of the Kirkenes route investment is expected to come from Finland and €0.9 billion from Norway.
Research work on the Arctic rail line will continue with Norway. A joint working group will be appointed to determine the further stages and schedule of the work.
The deadline for the group's work is 31 December 2018.
Read more: Helsinki-Tallinn's €20bn rail tunnel could be open by 2040

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Hey folks, I just joined and have two questions for y'all.
I have seen lovely things on this forum including:
((sqrt(y^2+z^2)-b)^2+(x-a)^2) * ((sqrt(((sqrt(3)x-y)/2)^2+z^2)-b)^2+((x+sqrt(3)y)/2+a)^2) * ((sqrt((-(sqrt(3)x+y)/2)^2+z^2)-b)^2+((x-sqrt(3)y)/2+a)^2) = c^6
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And the cube-like cut of the "triger" here viewtopic.php?f=24&t=801&start=390
These are of great interest to me because they are realizations of genus 3 and 4 surfaces in R3, and they are "nice"/"simple"/"smooth", maybe even "canonical" or "fundamental" . Does anyone have knowledge of how to create an implicit function for an arbitrary genus surface?
Contrast with
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cermfDnqQ5M / http://www.math.uni-tuebingen.de/ab/GeometrieWerkstatt/
Object is made in S3 by starting with the clifford torus and having some kind of geometric flow. Then stereographically projected. Generalizes horribly, their other genus-n surfaces are revolting.
Other question
It is known that a genus-n surface can be acquired topologically by "gluing", see below or this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1yyfPShgqw. Does anyone know how to map points onto these surfaces?


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The device will also have locator assistance. Attaching a tag to objects will enable the wristband to vibrate when the tag and object get close. Great idea for luggage on an airport carousel.
To read more about this new technology, visit this page.
Would you use a wristband like this? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
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Hi everyone! Welcome back to my blog! Today I'm coming at you with the categories I'll be using in January to summarise my reading throughout 2019! Why January? I hear nobody ask. I'll be posting my Book Awards in January so I can make sure that I've definitely finished reading all the books I plan to in 2019.
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Jo-ey Tang
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Jo-ey Tang is the Director of Exhibitions at Beeler Gallery. Tang was curator at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, from 2014 to 2015, and arts editor of literary magazinen+1 from 2009 to 2014. In 2010, Tang founded the curatorial project The Notary Public. The first exhibitions took place in his apartment and included emerging and established artists such as Carol Bove, Elaine Cameron-Weir, Luke Stettner, and B. Wurtz. There, he organized Windblown Jackie Anniversary Stroll, a literary walk led by poet Wayne Koestenbaum in Central Park. In 2013, he curated Forming the Loss in Darkness at Praz-Delavallade, Paris, as part of Nouvelles Vagues, a citywide young curators season initiated by Palais de Tokyo.
As curator at Palais de Tokyo, Tang conducted over 200 studio visits of emerging artists in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Myanmar, Singapore, and Germany. He was chief curator of Inside China – L'Intérieur du Géant(2014), which traveled in expanded forms to K11 Art Foundation Pop-Up Space, Hong Kong (2015), and Chi K11 Art Museum, Shanghai (2015), featuring emerging Chinese and French artists, including Cheng Ran, Aude Pariset, Renaud Jerez, Li Gang, and Yu Ji, alongside 19th century photographer Nadar. He served on the search committee of le Pavillon Neuflize OBC, the artist-in-residence program and research lab of Palais de Tokyo.
Recently, Tang curated More Than Lovers, More Than Friends, at Centre for Contemporary Art FUTURA, Prague (2016), which included Kasper Bosmans, Sonja Engelhardt, Marthe Ramm Fortun, Jason Hendrik Hansma, Barbora Kleinhamplová, Li Jinghu, Tan Lin, K.r.m. Mooney, Pierre Paulin, Parallel Practice, Carlos Reyes, Ben Schumacher, Augustas Serapinas, and Allison Somers. Tang is a frequent contributor to Artforumand LEAP, and his writing has appeared inFlash Art, Kaleidoscope, ArtAsiaPacific, and This Is Tomorrow. For Kadist Art Foundation, Paris / San Francisco, he produced a series of videos on Barbara Bloom, Gabriel Kuri, Pratchaya Phinthong, R.H. Quaytman, and Maaike Schoorel.
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The activists of the political bloc ACUM organised protests in front of the Parliament
Today, March 21st the first session of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova took place. One hour and a half before the session, the members and activists of the political bloc ACUM organised a protest in front of the Legislative building.
The protests "for the defence of justice and democracy" were initiated after 2 activists of the Dignity and Truth Platform Party (DTPP) were sentenced to jail.
The former employee of the National Post Service, Sergiu Cebotari, made an in-court testimony regarding the schemes from 2016 of trafficking anabolic steroids. He was sentenced to eight years in prison in a semi-open regime penitentiary and paying damages of 299 thousand lei, in a criminal case for embezzling foreign property and using forced labour.
The former border policeman, DTPP activist and parliamentary candidate on the national list of ACUM, Gheorghe Petic, was sentenced to three years and six months in a semi-opened regime prison and a fine of 30,000 lei in a criminal case for rape and domestic violence.
Both accused didn't confess and claimed that the cases were politically charged.
"Such sentences represent the end of justice and democracy in the Republic of Moldova. It is a very clear message from the Plahotniuc-Dodon regime to the whole society – the games of democracy are over, anyone who opposes the oligarchic power will encounter the same situation. The use of tear gas against the supporters of the political prisoner Gheorghe Petic in front of the Orhei Court yesterday is the most powerful evidence in this matter," the organizators of the protest said.
Yesterday, after Petic was sentenced by the Orhei Court, the police used tear gas against the supports that came to protest in front of the Court building.
"A government shouldn't fight against its citizens. Its main role is to help people, to give them hope for the future. Moldova is not a regular state. Starting from today, will continue to fight on the street and in the parliament, "said the member of the Parliament and the member of the political bloc ACUM, Dumitru Alaiba.
The Occupy Guguţă movement was present at the protest, expressing their views in a creative way. They rubbed onion on a greater, crying on cue. In such a way, they referred to yesterday's police officers who launched tear gas in the direction of peaceful protesters.
"I have never felt more inconvenient than today, knowing that in a few minutes I will get in a captured institution," declared Andrei Năstase, the leader of the DTPP and the member of the Parliament.
Commission for Emergency Situations: first pay medical insurance, then enter the country
Starting April 1, all persons returning from abroad are be obliged to commit to buy medical insurance before taking their first step on the Moldovan land. This decision was taken by the Commission for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Moldova.
On March 31, the official mechanism of bringing home the Moldovan citizens who have been blocked abroad was approved.
According to the provision no. 10 approved by the Commission for Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration is in charge of making the lists of Moldovan citizens who have been blocked abroad, the Civil Aeronautical Authority must coordinate the charter flights organisation, while the airline operators have to verify the insurance status of the persons and admit on board only those who paid the compulsory health insurance fee through the governmental system mpay.gov.md.
Therefore, all persons arriving from abroad are obliged to buy medical insurance, regardless of where they come from and whether they arrive by air or by land. Citizens who intend to cross the state border by air have to pay the compulsory health insurance fee before entering the country, while those who cross the state border by land are obliged to fill in a declaration that the fee will be paid within 72 hours.
The Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) notified the Court of Appeal regarding the decision of the Commission for Emergency Situations, saying that the decision is unconstitutional and illegal. "There is no such legal provision that allows the authorities to prohibit people from returning to their home. They are citizens of the Republic of Moldova and such pretexts that if you do not have medical insurance you cannot take a plane ticket and you cannot land in Moldova are intolerable," said Maia Sandu, the PAS leader, for Jurnal TV.
The measure regarding the health insurance fee payment was commented by the political expert Dionis Cenuşă as well. The specialist says that there is a violation of fundamental human rights.
"Restricting Moldovans' access to the country if they do not pay for healthcare insurance may have serious implications concerning human rights. […] It is true that the authorities can apply restrictions, including on how Moldovan citizens can return to the country. But, at the same time, the law clearly states that restrictions should not be applied according to a series of criteria, including that of social origin. In other words, when the Commission decided to introduce a payment obligation for healthcare, it automatically produces effects on the people who are forced to return to the country, because they are economic migrants. Therefore, the adopted measure has a discriminatory effect on the principle of social origin because Moldovan emigrants are targeted and, at the same time, because they may be lacking financial resources upon returning to the country," stated the political expert.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Ion Chicu claimed that all citizens of the Republic of Moldova are obliged to pay the health insurance fee and that Moldovans who come back from abroad are not an exception. "This is not a discrimination, it is about law enforcement," the prime minister declared for TV8.
The restrictive measure is especially important now, when thousands of Moldovan citizens have lost their jobs abroad and their source of income. Instead of finding the optimal solutions to protect these citizens and ensure their possibility to return home safely, the authorities restrict their constitutional right by conditioning the borders crossing.
The health insurance annual payment in Moldova is currently 4 056 lei (about 204 euro).
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Coronavirus in Transnistria: the first death and mandatory isolation in sanatoriums
Two weeks ago, the Transnistrian authorities were announcing that all the necessary measures against COVID-19 are taken and that no cases of coronavirus were confirmed on the territory of the region. Today, a woman died because of the virus, her test results being confirmed at Chisinau. The patient had been hospitalised in the section of pulmonary of a Tiraspol hospital together with a patient who was suspected of being infected with novel coronavirus.
The diagnosis was made postmortem, Newsmaker informed citing a local TV station. According to doctors, the woman developed bilateral pneumonia and had diabetes and heart disease.
All in all, there are 18 confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus in the region.
The day before the woman died, the head of the medical institution, as well the head of the pulmonary section were fired. They were accused of "negligence and irresponsibility", as one person from the section was found infected with coronavirus and, as a result, 50 persons (including the deceased person) had to be transferred to another medical institution from Transnistria where assistance to coronavirus patients was provided.
All medical test samples from Transnistria are taken to the authorised medical labs from Chisinau, as there are no institutions approved to process the COVID-19 tests in the separatist region.
At the same time, because of not enough medical staff, 600 young specialists who are still students were allowed to carry out internships in the Transnistrian hospitals, while retired workers were advised to work remotely or to take paid leave.
The drugs that are not found in Transnistria are to be bought from a pharmacy network in the area, after the citizens order them 2-3 days in advance.
Transnistrian authorities requested acquisition of tests and thermometers from the Russian Government.
Doctors who are engaged in treating patients with COVID-19 and all employees of a regional power plant were isolated in the rooms of two sanatoriums. All of them are not allowed to see their relatives and all the necessary supplies are supposed to be delivered by the employees of the so-called Ministry of Internal Affairs who are in charge with managing the isolation buildings.
Starting from March 27, retired citizens and those with chronic diseases began to be put on a special list by authorities. The main objective is to visit these citizens at the place of their residence while insisting to comply with the self-isolation regime.
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The desperate call of Moldovan doctors and the reasons why medical system can't resist too long
The first medical employee from the Republic of Moldova, Ecaterina Litvinschi – a 79-year-old woman who died because of coronavirus – was buried these days. The woman worked as a medical emergency doctor at at a National Center for Emergency Medicine for about 35 years. According to her relatives' declarations, she was buried on the edge of a Chisinau cemetery, in a special area where those contaminated with coronavirus were expected to be buried:
sector 277, tomb no. 1
"Historically, those who end their days by suicide were buried on the far side or outside the cemetery. Is that an "honour" attached to a hero doctor?" wondered a relative of the deceased doctor.
Also, the relatives of the medical emergency doctor mentioned that the hospital administration, where the victim was previously hospitalised, insisted to not disclose the fact that Ecaterina was infected being on call to an already infected person, without special equipment and without being warned by the emergency service 112.
Not enough protective measures for medical staff
Out of the currently confirmed 298 cases of infections with COVID-19, 60 are medical workers, according to the information provided by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection. Moreover, until two days ago, authorities refused to present information on cases of COVID-19 infection among medical workers, giving assurances that doctors have protective equipment and urging journalists not to seek sensations.
The National Ombudsman Mihail Cotorobai made a request addressed to Prime Minister Ion Chicu, in which he informed about the intention of a high number of doctors to submit letter of resignation due to the lack of the protective equipment, which would provide safe working conditions to the medical personnel.
Mihail Cotorobai asked to urgently identify additional funds to ensure protective measures against COVID-19 contagion, both at the level of hospital medical institutions and at the level of primary health care centres. "The recommended measures are imperative both to ensure the patients' right to high-quality medical services, as well as to ensure safety of the employees of the health system who are put at major risk of contagion due to non-working conditions," the Ombudsman said.
Currently, six medical institutions in the country are being involved in the treatment of coronavirus patients. Next week other district and municipal medical institutions will be delegated to hospitalise infected patients. The authorities announced that a triage centre is prepared to be organised at the Moldexpo Exhibition Center. By Wednesday, it will be fully equipped, including with 700 beds.
"The number of confirmed cases is increasing, we reiterate the call to citizens to be very cautious. We are sure that if we follow the rules, we will not allow a jump in coronavirus cases and we will have the capacity to handle the situation. This gloomy scenario can be avoided if we are supportive. It is clear that we will overcome this situation, and the authorities and citizens will make the necessary efforts," stated the prime minister during a press conference.
The announcement of the prime minister sounded optimistic. More and more desperate calls appear online though, being posted by journalists, politicians, artists, regarding the precarious situation in the medical institutions of the Republic of Moldova. Most of them are made anonymously, as medical workers fear to lose their jobs.
The member of the Parliament Radu Marian posted on social media, on March 28, a message sent to him by a person whose mother works as a nurse at the municipal hospital in Balti (one of the hospitals involved in the treatment of coronavirus patients).
"My mother is scared to go to work. She receives one mask for 24 hours and 2 pairs of gloves without other equipment. They write something else on the paper. It's like fighting on a battlefield without any weapons. […] I wrote to you as a child who is afraid of losing his mother because of the incompetence of the authorities and because of the situation in the hospitals of Moldova," is said in the message.
According to the data presented by the authorities, during this weekend, there were reported the most cases of infection per day since the beginning of the epidemic in Moldova.
Not enough resources
Doctor in medical sciences, specialist in Intensive Care, Tihon Moraru called on the authorities to take urgent measures on acquiring the necessary equipment for managing the patients in need for intensive care. He mentioned that in order to be able to provide the necessary treatment to 50-100 critical patients, there is a need of at least 30 to 40 high performance mechanical ventilators, produced in the USA, Germany or Japan.
"I am afraid that we are late by 3-4 weeks, it will be very difficult for the equipment to be brought to the country. This can only be achieved by the authorities of our country and as quickly as possible. […] I believe that the maximum number of hospitalisations for the serious and critical patients will be between the middle of April and the beginning of May, which is why this devices of vital necessity must be brought to the country as urgently as possible. […] They are very necessary for the intensive care units of the country, especially those of the district hospitals of the country, where these devices are outdated," specified Tihon Moraru.
The Moldovan authorities announced that 200 thousand protective screens and 500 filter masks were purchased in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the purchased protective screens represent only 10% of the announced necessary quantity, while the acquired amount of filter masks cover 25% of the health system current needs, reported ZdG.
Being contacted by ZdG, the manager of the company responsible for acquiring the protective goods said that, at the moment, the company does not have the products in stock, while importing them from China is a complicated procedure that will surely result in delivery delays, given the pandemic conditions.
Not enough tested persons
Another 32 people were lastly confirmed as being infected with the new type of coronavirus, after 246 samples were processed in the laboratory of the National Agency for Public Health, announced the sanatateinfo.md portal. That amounts a total of 5 324 persons who were tested, including family doctors and mayors. Given the exponential growth rate of the contagion demonstrated in other countries, the number of tested persons in the Republic of Moldova can be concluded as being way too low.
Enough Government assurances that "all is kept under control"
For purchasing 200 000 protective screens and 500 000 filter masks, the Government of the Republic of Moldova approved the allocation of 36 million lei from the reserve fund. "It is a measure to ensure protective equipment for the next period. We have enough equipment, but we are preparing for the second half of April and May," said Prime Minister Ion Chicu.
At the same time, some district hospitals already have taken decisions of replacing at least a part of their old equipment using their institution budget or by applying to international funds and calling for foreign governments' donations of protective goods, disinfectants, tests, etc.
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With the December presentation of EnterpriseTECH, we open the programme to one-year MPhil students across the University of Cambridge.
We also welcome applications from PhD students and postdocs who were unable to attend the September PhD+ programme. The lecture and workshop content as well as format and expectations are the same. Teams are crafted to include students of all academic and research backgrounds.
In 2018-2019, MPhil in Chemistry and MPhil in Advanced Chemical Engineering students were sponsored to attend by their departments as well as students on the Future Infrastructure & Built Environment and the Nuclear Energy CDTS. There were 70 in the cohort (16 MPhils, 52 PhDs and two Postdoctoral Research Assistants).
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Full attendance and participation in all elements of project work and assessment is part of the professionalism we expect from of our students. With this in mind, those individuals who successfully complete the programme are eligible for a CJBS Certificate of Completion. Assessments are graded as Fail, Pass or Distinction. Teams receive detailed feedback on their work.
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A first-day intern discovered it. Newbies always think they find something "earth-shattering."
I truly enjoyed watching her jouncing towards me with that "eurika" grin.
Anna was, as they say, well developed, so at that moment I decided to develop a dalliance.
If you praise a worthless "discovery" you're halfway there. It's a professorial perk that offsets mosquitoes.
But Anna gave a name to the Personage whose grave we exposed. She found a polychrome pot without a crack, though it shattered my life.
At the excavation she gently brushed dirt away from the pot's rim. "I know that glyph," she gushed. "It's a jaguar profile! Balham in Mayan."
"Excellent my Dear," I said, glancing down her shirt. A bra in this heat? Silly girl.
Then I saw the prefix glyph. Ajaw. Lord. And I forgot her body.
"It's the king," I said "You found the king."
Mere children make discoveries. Never archeologists. We get the credit but minions get the rush. It's unfair. Since bones and beads were found mere yards away, I'd had hopes but no expectations. Three weeks of digging with toothbrushes and the Personage had a name. Lord Jaguar, founder of both city and dynasty, "discovered" by a girl with bosoms for brains.
"What's the inscription say?" asked Anna. "Is there a curse?"
"No such thing. This ain't Indiana Jones girl."
"But all bones have curses," she replied. We locked eyes and she smiled.
"Even Shakespeare's grave has one: 'Blest be the man who spares these stones and cursed be he who moves my bones.'" So I played along, the better to bed her.
"Roughly translated it reads, "Finders weepers."
I mailed my wife the Mexican papers and married Anna before the book was printed. Not a life-support system for mammary glands after all, she edited my manuscript.
That's when the curse kicked in. The non-curse. The curse I made up to attract a woman. My deliberate mal-translation: "Finders weepers."
If a picture is worth a thousand words a single glyph can have a thousand meanings. The jaguar is the easiest glyph to read. It's a jaguar for cripes sake. But saying that the rest are subject to interpretation is like saying that Niagara is damp. To quote one of my critics "Has this man never heard of peer review?"
I rushed to judgment and then into marriage and finally to publication.
I misinterpreted writing on the rim of a bowl so I misidentified its owner. No dynastic founder was he; rather an undistinguished descendant. And since I got that wrong my grasp of the entire site was wrong.
Thus the whole premise of my book was a besotted blunder. Infatuated foolishness.
It sold only the copies I purchased.
Anna has left me for a still famous archaeologist. My reputation is shot. Gone to pot.
I brought my career crashing down like a collapsed trench. I invented a curse that turned real. If I could rename my unsold book, it would be The Curse of the Jaguar King.


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Nikki Bramley of Massachusetts – Director of Photography Member of WIFVNE
What's the best part about your work?
Vérité camera work is all about intimate moments. When a subject trusts me and my work communicates their experience- that is the best part of my job.
What challenges have you've faced in this industry as a woman?
A glib answer is- height! I've shot far too many on the shoulder interviews standing on my tiptoes or on one foot just to get the correct angle when filming a tall person. Seriously- because of comments from a non-supportive producer early on, I have felt I need to work harder, and have a better attitude than any man on set in order to keep my place on the crew. My hope is that women coming up in the industry now never feel that they have to compensate for their gender. In Boston we are lucky to have incredible people working in our field, and I've been fortunate to work with smart, talented teams & learn from many mentors and colleagues.
In the age of #MeToo & #TimesUp, what do you hope to see happening in the future for women in our industry?
My hope is that our industry becomes more diverse- not just in who we see on screen, but in our crews doing production work behind the lens.
What's one way you would suggest people "Change the Lens"?
I know it sounds small, but I'd love to see more opportunities for women within the industry to share experiences and mentor one another. The informal dialogs that popped up on mostly-women documentary crews have been rich, unique, and thought-provoking.
What advice would you give to a new female filmmaker?
Don't lose faith in yourself, and don't be afraid to ask for help- filmmaking is a team sport.
What goals do you have for this year?
I'm looking for a new verite project to collaborate on, to get my online portfolio up to date and to learn, learn, learn- my biggest goal is to keep progressing in my camerawork so that I have new tools in my toolbox by the end of 2019- new ideas to shape light and texture for interviews, new ways to think about shooting a vérité scene, compositions that are more refined and creative. One of the best parts about our industry is that it requires constant professional growth.
What women in the region (New England) inspire you?
Allie Humenuk, Jill Tufts & Mary Jane Doherty- these women make beautiful films and images.
Upcoming Events or Announcements? What are you working on?
Councilwoman is playing in festivals, including the Big Sky Film Fest. The film (directed by Margo Guernsey) follows Carmen Castillo- an incredible community advocate who works as a hotel room attendant and ran for city council in Providence, RI. I'm currently co-producing a documentary with Margo Guernsey about the first (Episcopal) women priests in the U.S.- that film is in pre-production.
How can your fans find you!?
www.nikkibramley.com, https://www.instagram.com/nikki_bramley/, https://www.councilwomanfilm.com


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In exactly what was as soon as believed to be a difficult job, for the very first time physicists have actually put a figure on the pressure inside a proton – and it's more outstanding than we might have pictured.
By shooting protons with high-energy electrons, scientists have actually determined the push and pull of the proton's trio of quarks, supplying important insights into among deep space's most steady foundation.
Physicist Latifa Elouadrhiri from the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Center compares our previous understanding of the proton's structure to that of a human heart. Paying attention to its beat can just inform you a lot about how it works.
" We have the medical 3D imaging innovation that now permits the physicians to find out more in a non-invasive way the structure of the heart," Elouadrhiri informed Nature press reporter Lizzie Gibney.
" And this is exactly what we wish to finish with the brand-new generation of experiments."
We have actually comprehended for a long time now that protons are made from 3 quarks– 2 of an 'up' range, one referred to as 'down'– bound together by something called the strong nuclear force.
Beyond that, the proton's internal structure has actually long been a secret. Its quarks plainly hold together securely, however there likewise needs to be some sort of repulsion avoiding them from collapsing into a point.
To determine how firmly these pieces come together, the scientists integrated 2 various theoretical structures, among which was thought about almost difficult to execute straight.
The energy and momentum of a proton's internal parts are encoded in exactly what are called gravitational kind elements.
Gravity is such a remarkably weak force it's barely offered any believed in particle physics, not when there are far more powerful forces at work.
However deep inside the proton a gravitational field can be impacted by a particle's energy and momentum.
It's been among those 'great concept in theory' things, regrettably. A 1966 paper by American physicist Heinz Pagels explained the procedure while likewise dismissing its useful application thanks to gravity's severe weak point.
What Pagels didn't expect was the advancement of a theoretical structure that linked behaviours of the electro-magnetic force to gravitational type elements.
Simply puts, it was later on found that electrons might alternative to a gravitational probe.
" This is the charm of it. You have this map that you believe you will never ever get," states Elouadrhiri.
" However here we are, filling it in with this electro-magnetic probe."
The secret was to utilize Compton scattering, which explains the interaction in between photons of light and a charged particle, such as an electron.
In this case, they increase the velocity of an electron to narrow its wavelength enough to permeate a proton.
They then looked for the scattering of photons that were produced, integrating their information with details on the proton and the sped up electron to figure out how the quarks responded to the strike.
This scattering offered a map of energy and momentum to explain a severe outside pressure in the centre of the proton avoiding it from collapsing.
Satisfying this push was an equivalent pressure keeping the quarks together.
It ends up this quark hug equates to 100 decillion Pascal. That's a one followed by 35 absolutely nos.
Picture a neutron star, where matter is squeezed tight enough to squeeze a mountain into a mound little sufficient to suit a teaspoon. The group states that this quark pressure is 10 times higher, making the core of a proton an extremely extreme space.
The next action for the group is to continue to utilize this procedure to construct more understanding of the proton's internal mechanics, computing its forces and ultimately constructing an image of how its quarks move.
Understanding more about a proton's guts might inform us more about whether protons decay.
Today they appear steady adequate to last longer than deep space (and after that some), however figuring out how when they break down would offer important ideas on a few of the essential functions of the universes.


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It seems the ANC's internal battles are far from over with reports of general-secretary Ace Magashule orchestrating a coup to undermine President Cyril Ramaphosa.
To discuss these latest developments in the ruling party Bongani Bingwa talks to veteran journalist and columnist Sam Mkokeli.
Read: Could Cosatu and SACP align with Magashule's faction? Journalist weighs in
We have bulls that use different strategies, one is very clumsy and the other doesn't rush to throw in the killer move. We saw with Nasrec, the man who earned the title buffalo didn't rush to make his moves and everyone thought he doesn't have what it takes.— Sam Mkokeli, veteran journalist and columnist
But we are seeing now that Ace is jumping in and he is quite clumsy and it looks like an interesting battle.— Sam Mkokeli, veteran journalist and columnist
Mkokeli admits that Magashule holds an important position within the ANC and he is been trying to exercise that by questioning the mandate of the Reserve Bank as well as asserting who will be heading portfolio committees.
The important move now is to see what decisions will be made with regards to Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, adds Mkokeli.
The lady has struggled with the office. I mean there are few incidents looking at the issue with Minister Gugile Nkwinti and the Absa bank issue... She has become a risk to the whole institution framework.— Sam Mkokeli, veteran journalist and columnist
There could be a political move taken in Parliament to remove her based on a number of cases. A two-thirds majority is required to remove the public protector after an investigation is done.— Sam Mkokeli, veteran journalist and columnist
What does the future hold for Ace Magashule?
Mkokeli says it will be hard for the ANC to remove Magashule as he was elected under very controversial circumstances.
He will probably stay on till the end of the term, until the next ANC conference, unless something really big happens outside the space of politics.— Sam Mkokeli, veteran journalist and columnist
Mkokeli says he is expecting another feel-good speech from Ramaphosa when he delivers his State of the Nation Address, another 'Thuma Mina' because he says, "the man drips honey from the mouth."
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My little church had a wonderful organist play for our services during Holy Week. He was amazing! I had never heard our little organ make such wonderful sounds. The walls shook, the people sang with more zeal, it was truly amazing. It was the same organ but it in the hands of this wonderful musician, it was heavenly.
That's pastors. We are just like my church organ. No pipes, nothing special, sometimes old and out of date. Often times, we need to be replaced with another organ. Or at least, get a bit of a tune-up.
The One who is doing something special is the Lord. He's playing us. He's using us for the delivery of His Calvary won gifts. He's the Shepherd who lays down His life for His Sheep. He feeds them. He speaks to them – through His men.
Just tools. That's all pastors are. Not special. Not super. No indelible mark. Nothing exceptional. No being a pastor apart from sheep. No sheep without a shepherd. We're just instruments.
We don't make the Word special. We aren't a big deal. The people we serve are – "For the Son of Man didn't come to be served, but to give his life as a ransom for many" (Mark 10:45). And forgiveness certainly isn't made "better" when we deliver it.
Yes, Holy Absolution is unique. The Office of the Keys is unique. Forgiveness between sinners is unique too – it has a human element – an element that is missing when the Office is involved.
But, we mustn't ever pit the Lord's forgiveness against His forgiveness. It's not better. It's not greater. It's not surer. Both are gifts from a God who excels at forgiving – any way He can! He'll deliver it through from a mom to her child or from the pastor to the penitent. Forgiveness doesn't get stronger or better when a guy in a penguin suit gives it! There is only the Lord's forgiveness – won on the Cross and delivered through the Word.
I'm a pastor. While I still have no idea why He did it, the Lord in His wisdom called and ordained me into the Office of the Holy Ministry. The great temptation all the time is to think myself to be something. Like all this playing that He's doing makes me a better organ. It's hard not to when people think your prayer will be answered and is better than theirs. Or the lady who sees me sitting next to her on the plane says, "Now I know, Father, we are going to have a safe flight."
No. The plane might go down. I'm just an instrument. So, if the plane begins to fall, He'll deliver Jesus through my frail voice on the way down. And, if there is time, as the ship is sinking, the Tractate says you might give me a bit of forgiveness too. One to another… same forgiveness – the Lord's. There is no other.
I try to teach my confirmands to always be aware of what we sinners add to the Word to make it "surer." The Evangelicals want to add "my personal experience." The Word + Experience = real religion."
When the Office of the Holy Ministry has to be added to the Word to make it sure or certain (or better!), we have the same problem. It's not Jesus plus a Pastor that makes for salvation. The Lord can turn stones into children of Abraham, He just has chosen to use means – the Word, the Water, and His Body and Blood. He can speak through a donkey, but He has chosen in His wisdom to speak through men. Some of them may act like donkeys, but they are still men (thanks Madre!)
The Office is instrumentum secundum – the means of the Means of Grace. The Lord delivers His gifts through His sent ones. The gifts give the Holy Spirit (Augustana V). The Holy Spirit delivers faith, which is nothing more than receiving gifts from God (Apology IV).
Pastors are just the tools, the instruments. Nothing special. Just men in robes. And when our little hearts run out of beats, God will get someone else and put him in our robes and continue the gift-delivery.
Men, just men. Men who fail. Men who can't do the job given them to do. Men who offend. Men who screw up. Men who blame others for their faults and sometimes think themselves to be more than they are. But, in the end, they are still just men.
And to such men, He entrusts the delivery of His Word (John 20). Just like the old organ at my church, when the Master is playing it, wonderful heavenly sounds come out it! So, too, when the Lord speaks His Gospel through your pastor, Christ is speaking (Luke 10:16). After all, the organ is only as good as the one playing it!
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Starbucks Launches Zombie Frappuccino for Halloween
Starbucks has launched a limited edition Zombie Frappuccino beverage for Halloween. It has a pink whip topping. (2017-10-27)
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Starbucks has added a Chicken Caprese sandwich to its menu. (2017-10-22)
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Starbucks Launches New Midnight Mint Mocha Frappuccino
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Starbucks to Launch Magical Unicorn Frappuccino
Starbucks to launch Magical Unicorn Frappuccino in its stores from April 19 to April 23. A very short run for a Starbucks beverage. (2017-04-18)
Starbucks 2016 Red Cups Feature Multiple Holiday Designs by Starbucks Customers
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