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A Recipe for Springtime Farro with Baby Artichokes, Mushrooms, and Peas
According to In Style, shades of gray, scarlet, and yellow are hot this spring. I, however, prefer green and purple, as in fresh English pea green and baby artichoke purple. Apparently, so do San Diego's farmers; our farmers' markets have some of the most stylish looking artichokes around -- ranging from petite purple baby artichokes to hefty, celery green Big Heart artichokes.
Despite their diminutive size, baby artichokes are fully mature artichokes with a full-bodied, earthy flavor. They simply don't grow as large as Globe or Big Heart artichokes because they're picked from the lower part of the artichoke plant. As a result, the characteristic fuzzy choke isn't all that fuzzy and can be eaten. Indeed, other than a few tough outer leaves, the entire artichoke is edible. (Learn more about baby artichokes here.)
Baby artichokes are delicious in many dishes ranging from risotto and pasta to salads and soups. Paired with Italian Farro or emmer, as in this Farro with Baby Artichokes, Mushrooms, and Peas, baby artichokes are exceptionally stylish.
Farro is a wonderfully chewy, nutty flavored whole grain that has been used for over 6,000 years. Although used extensively in Italy, where it has been enjoyed since ancient Roman times, farro has only recently gained popularity here in The States.
Farro isn't always easy to find in grocery stores. The best place to buy farro is at an Italian market or deli. Otherwise, try organic markets or online sources. Know that farro is expensive: a 15-20 ounce bag ranges from $6-10. Once you taste it, though, you'll understand why it's pricey. Cooked farro is a delicious cross between bulgur and wheat berries -- firm, chewy, nutty, and satisfying. If you can't find farro, then barley or spelt make good substitutes.
By the way, if any In Style editors are reading this, don't worry, I'll be donning scarlet shortly, as in rhubarb scarlet.
Springtime Farro with Baby Artichokes, Mushrooms, and Peas
Makes 4 servings
Print recipe only here.
1/2 cup uncooked farro
8 baby artichokes, or 2 regular sized ones
The juice of 1 small lemon
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup sliced white button or cremini mushrooms
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup cannelini beans, drained
1/2 cup low-sodium vegetable broth
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup fresh or unthawed frozen peas
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
2 tablespoons lightly toasted pistachio nuts
Extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
1. Soak farro in cold water for 30 minutes. Drain. Place in medium pot, and cover with 3-4 inches of water. Bring to a boil. Lower to a rolling boiling, and cook for about 20 minutes, or until tender. Cooked farro should be firm and chewy but not hard. Drain any remaining water, and place in a bowl.
2. Meanwhile, fill a medium sized pot with water and the juice of 1 lemon (which prevents the artichokes from oxidizing, or turning brown), and bring to a boil. Remove any tough or damaged outer leaves from the artichokes. Trim the tops and the bottoms, and slice into quarters. Boil for 3-4 minutes, or until just tender when pierced with a fork. Drain and plunge in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process.
3. In a large skillet over medium heat, add olive oil. Add mushrooms and shallot, and saute 5-7 minutes, or until mushrooms are lightly browned. Add wine. Allow alcohol to burn off for about 5 minutes. Add the cooked farro, beans, broth, salt, and red pepper flakes. Stir well, and cook 3-4 minutes. Stir in peas and lemon juice. Cook for 2 minutes, or just until peas begin to soften. Remove from heat. Stir in parsley, cheese, and pistachios. Drizzle servings with extra virgin olive oil.
You might also enjoy these whole grains recipes from Food Blogga:
Farro and Grilled Vegetable Salad
Warm Bulgur Salad with Beets, Fennel, and Oranges
Mediterranean Wheatberry Salad with Lentils and Chickpeas
Here are more farro recipes you might enjoy:
Spring Farro Risotto recipe at Kitchen Sink Recipes
Spiced Farro with a Hint of Cheese recipe at Consumable Joy
Fruity Farro Salad with Lemon Chicken recipe at London Foodie in New York
Farro Salad with Asparagus, Red Bell Pepper, and Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette recipe at Kalyn's Kitchen
31 comments:
So pretty! Even the colors feel like spring.
- April 12, 2010 at 10:16 AM
- Jessica said...
I have never had farro, but I hear it is delicous!
- April 12, 2010 at 10:29 AM
- Joanne said...
All of the different textures and flavors in this dish compliment each other so well! I love your use of so many seasonal ingredients. Splendid!
- April 12, 2010 at 11:03 AM
- Snooky doodle said...
i like these spring recipe
- April 12, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- consumableJoy said...
I love farro AND baby artichokes -- and now I am dying to try this. So happy you posted this because I am always looking for new ways to cook farro.
(I posted a super simple sidedish of farro with cheese and nutmeg yesterday http://www.consumablejoy.com/2010/04/hello-my-name-is-farro/)
- April 12, 2010 at 1:10 PM
- Maria said...
The artichokes are beautiful. Perfect recipe for spring.
- April 12, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- Rambling Tart said...
I love your photo of the artichokes! Such lush colors. :-) This dish sounds perfectly healthy and delicious. :-)
- April 12, 2010 at 3:13 PM
Those are just gorgeous artichokes. I love your photos!
- April 12, 2010 at 4:21 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
unplanned cooking-Thank you!
jessica-Oh, you must try it. Soon!
joanne-Thank you. I felt inspired. :)
kalyn-I know what you mean.
consumblejoy-thanks! I just added a post to your recipe too. Sounds simply delicious!
anonymous-Thanks so much!
maria-Thank you!
ramblingtart-They sing spring to me!
- April 12, 2010 at 5:16 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
This dish epitomizes spring. I don't have nearly enough recipes for farro so I really am pleased to have another to try. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
- April 12, 2010 at 5:59 PM
- Dinners and Dreams said...
What a gorgeous color in these artichokes and what a wonderful salad!
Have a wonderful evening!
- April 12, 2010 at 6:23 PM
- Cookie baker Lynn said...
I love those baby artichokes! I grew artichokes once and was thrilled with the little guys. I gave up, though, when insects ate more than we did. Boo on bugs, I say!
- April 12, 2010 at 9:07 PM
- The French said...
This is exactly what I need to be eating. Not the vanilla shake I just downed. Thanks for this!
- April 12, 2010 at 11:24 PM
- glutenfreeforgood said...
I have to pass on the farro (gluten), although this deal sounds delicious! BUT, I must comment on how gorgeous your photograph is. The colors are amazing. Beautifully done, Susan!
- April 13, 2010 at 6:08 AM
- Livin Local said...
The post is lovely food for the eyes, and the recipe seems a lovely Spring dish for the tummy.
- April 13, 2010 at 7:24 AM
- The Teacher Cooks said...
This is a feast for the eyes almost too pretty to eat. How did you ever bring yourself to cook the beautiful artichokes?
- April 13, 2010 at 7:59 AM
- carolyn said...
i'm still trying to get my hands on farro, as it's tricky to find around here. but i love it so! beautiful artichokes!
- April 13, 2010 at 8:17 AM
- Half Baked said...
Perfect Spring dish! The baby artichokes are gorgeous!
- April 13, 2010 at 11:29 AM
- Cara said...
Those are some gorgeous baby artichokes (purple is my favorite color, and I go wild for purple-hued veggies!) I've been looking for baby artichokes lately and finally ran into some the other day, but they are not nearly as pretty. I am just excited to have found them though, nevermind purple ones!
- April 13, 2010 at 4:19 PM
- Caitlin said...
Great photos. That first photo is particularly stunning!
- April 13, 2010 at 4:27 PM
- krissy @ thefoodaddicts.com said...
nicely done! i love these ingredients... artichokes, mushrooms, and peas go well together! i just made a spinach and artichoke dip with king crab meat on my blog! yay to artichokes!
- April 13, 2010 at 4:41 PM
- Amy said...
I have farro in the cupboard and just saw beautiful artichokes at the market and thought to myself, "when am I am going to use them"...thank you for giving me a reason to go back to the market for the artichokes and to use my farro! I love your blog Susan!
- April 13, 2010 at 7:44 PM
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
Thank goodness for the great Italian markets in Boston and Providence. Farro is easy to find here.
- April 13, 2010 at 9:11 PM
- Table Talk said...
I love cooking with farro this time of year when the evenings are still a bit chilly. Farro has a nice warmth to it. Nice blend for spring!
- April 14, 2010 at 7:43 AM
- Hunter Angler Gardener Cook said...
Gorgeous dish, Susan! Needs more olive oil, though. Or maybe bacon... ;-)
Big fan of farro, and pasta made from the flour is really special. And for readers who can't find farro (whis is NOT spelt!) locally, both the grain and the flour are available online.
- April 14, 2010 at 8:59 PM
- przepisy said...
Great colours, fantastic recipe!!!
- April 15, 2010 at 1:52 AM
- Manggy said...
Just looking at all that beautiful spring green is pumping my veins full of positive energy to drive out the malaise of, uh, lacking vegetables, haha. I want a bowl!!
- April 15, 2010 at 2:28 AM
- CookingwithColey said...
I just came across your blog, and this dish looks incredible. I've been looking for new ways to make whole grains like barley and quinoa, so this is a perfect alternative. I've also been looking for ways to utilize artichokes, as they are such a great spring veggie. Thanks for this idea and I'll let you know when I try it!
- April 19, 2010 at 7:51 AM
- Deborah Dowd said...
I have never made farro, but anything with artichokes has got to be great!!
- April 23, 2010 at 6:36 PM
- Miss Meat and Potatoes said...
Ooh... This is SO up my alley. Farro is my favorite grain (I'm actually beginning to prefer it to risotto which makes me worry a little;) This looks divine - the essence of spring in a bowl.
- April 30, 2010 at 7:37 AM
- Jennywenny said...
Mmm, looks delicious, I dont know if I've cooked with farro, I've tried quinoa, barley, bulgar, and a bunch of others so I must look out for it next time I'm shopping!
Purple and green are dear to my heart too, suffragette colours and also team in training, I'll be riding my bike for them soon in the Rock and Roll Marathon!
Was great to meet you saturday!
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Indeed she held the Divine Logos in her, but that does not make it "sacramental."  We all, male or female, hold the Holy Spirit in us that we may be sons of God like the Logos, and she held the most Divine grace stemming from the Logos than anyone else, something that we all strive for.  In the OT, mothers of prophets, kings, or priests were very important, for they have raised their children to be great in the eyes of the Lord.  People like St. Sarah, St. Hannah, the mother of Moses (and Pharaoh's daughter), the mother of Samson, St. Rahab, St. Ruth and St. Elizabeth all had important children to give birth to, but they were not priests and kings in virture of giving birth to important figures.  They were exceedingly blessed, but blessed among all women is the Theotokos Mary, for she bore God.  But bearing God does not make her the True God, but makes her full of grace, where no one else, save the Forerunner, had greater blessing.
To define "sacramental," it is a duty upon which a priest in a ritualistic sense must perform.  For St. Mary, this was not "sacramental," but natural.  Miraculously, she bore in her God without the seed of Man which is the unnatural part, but afterwards, all that Christ went through in her and out was a natural outcome of His full humanity.
One can say the same of women like Sts. Sarah, the mother of Samson, Hannah, and Elizabeth (who also had a child filled with the Holy Spirit at conception) who were barren and bore children by the miraculous grace of God, but nevertheless, not something that makes them priests.  St. Paul writes:1Tim. 2:15
That's the point.  You made it seem at first as if a slave has no chance of being free in the first place.  However, is there a chance for a female to become a male later in her life?
Unless you want to define certain levels of what is "sacramental," for I have no problem that our lives even in helping the needy and simply praying to God is considered sacramental, for all these things help us partake of God.  But priestly issues are clear where the "main sacraments" are celebrated and distributed for the order of things.
I was reviewing the canons, since this topic forced me to look at the canons, and in the Council of Nicea Canon XIX is translated:The "laying of hands" may be a weakness of language, but in the ancient epitome, it is also written:
Not really.  A Catholic female theologian writes some very convincing concerning the role of Christ as a male for the salvation of women, and why we should always necessarily follow Christ's suit for the sake of equality:http://www.godspy.com/reviews/Priesthood-and-the-Masculinity-of-Christ.cfm
The male priesthood was unquestionably culturally motivated, the initial influences were Jewish, which was an extremely misogynistic culture.
By the time that Pagan culture became influential in the late second century it reflected Roman State Religion, which relegated women to minor Roles, granted there were a few unofficial cults that were women-only, but these were always looked upon with suspicion by the mainstream of society; and the popular non-state cults that formed (Christianity and Mithra) both ended up coming in line with the tendencies of Roman State Religion.
Your reference to pre-Roman Greek religious practices is irrelevant;
most of those cults either integrated into the mainstream Roman State Religion, with the relevant gender roles, or became unofficial cults that were tolerated but taboo.
The reason that I didn't address this issue before is because the claim that Jewish misogynistic culture did not influence an all-male priesthood is absurd at best and unworthy of comment.
No, haven't you studied Church history? Culture dictates custom and tradition; it was Imperial Politics that dictated theology.
As one of my professors here at Holy Cross told me, we Orthodox do a great job at preserving dogmas and liturgy, but where we fail and the Catholics and Protestants excel is in the advocating and advancing of justice and that we could learn a thing or two if we paid attention to them.
I would say "compelling" to at least open the doors of discussion and discernment on the subject of Ordination of women and the issues around this.Just take the 3rd one- the belief that "the Priest is the Icon of Christ". Shouldn't it be "compelling" to at least examine the possibility that a doctrine used to support an all-male Priesthood may actually be heresy?
These may indeed be arguments, but I for one certainly don't find them compelling. (More on this later, if I get around to it.)
Here are three that have been discussed on this thread:1) The fact that Christians are not Muslims, and that our theology forbids us to consider women to be inferior to men.
2) The fact that women have been ordained in the Church in the past.
3) The fact that the docrine that the Priest is the "Icon of Christ" is a questionable doctrine.
Just take the 3rd one- the belief that "the Priest is the Icon of Christ". Shouldn't it be "compelling" to at least examine the possibility that a doctrine used to support an all-male Priesthood may actually be heresy?
Why would this be heresy? I'm having trouble seeing the connection you're trying to make here between "Priest as Chrstic Icon" and "mere re-enactment instead of memorial Eucharist" (the latter two terms also confuse me).
However, I don't see how the above argument says anything that applies even remotely to the issue of women's ordination. Are we automatically calling woman inferior to man because we deny her ordination to the priesthood? If so, then maybe our concept of the priesthood is not according to Tradition.
No one will deny that women were ordained deacons in the past. But we have no record of women ever being ordained priests or bishops.
I won't argue with this. This may be one good argument for reconsidering our blanket rejection of women's ordination, but it certainly doesn't tell anyone why we should actively ordain a woman to the priesthood.
Two arguments sway me on this issue, although I must further admit to having no strong feelings on this particular issue. Being male and having absolutely NO desire for the priesthood (BLECH!!!) It doesn't impact me much. However, I do believe there are theological issues at stake here.........The second argument that I find compelling is the "icon of Christ" argument, which was brought up by Sarah at the beginning of this discussion.
I think there are four issues I need to clarify for you if I understood you correctly:1) The Eucharist as memorial vs. the Eucharist as re-enactment.2) The validity of the notion of the Priest as Icon of Christ.3) How (1) and (2) interplay.4) How all this ties in with the question of women's ordination.Before I start spending time explaining myself about these 4 issues, can I just check that this is what you want me to do?
Except Christ was not a mere human, he was and is theanthropic...his body and blood are not merely human but also Divine. For Just as he is fully human, so also is he fully divine. Our Lady was no less Mother to the Divinity than to the Humanity...unless you believe her to be merely Christotokos?
These are not analogous, for they did not give birth to Divinity.
What I am saying is that the Incarnation is the Eucharist [/i]par excellence[/i], it is the fullest and most complete manifestation of the Eucharist that has ever been celebrated. And in this incarnation one person alone acted on the behalf of all mankind, one person made the sacrifice that brought God to Man, these actions of our Lady are the essence of the priestly role and she fulfilled this Priestly office to a degree that no one else in the history of the world has been able to accomplish.
But seriously, the mutability or immutability of the condition does not lessen the injustice.
Just a quick note here, I made this point earlier on the forum but in case you missed it. There seems to be a change in practice at some point between Nicea and Chalcedon. At Nicea it is clear that deaconesses were not ordained by the laying on of hands like the male clergy; however, in the canons of Chalcedon it is stated (as received practice, not innovation), that deaconesses are ordained by the laying on of hands just like male priests (this point is clearly emphasized twice in the canon, I believe canon 15 if I remember properly). This is confirmed by the Novles of Justianian which also speak of the Ordination of Deaconesses, it also states that they participate in the celebration of the 'mysterious and sacred rites' of the Church (can't remember the exact reference, but it's in a fairly recent post on this thread).
I'd avoid that article for your posistions, it is heavily dependent on the Latin doctrine of Original Sin, which is rejected by the Orthodox, to say the least. To deny that the Image of Christ is just as present in Woman as in Man seems to me to be blasphemy against the Image of God as it is a denial of its form and existance.
(1) The Eucharist as memorial vs. the Eucharist as re-enactment.
(2) Validity of the Notion of Priest as Icon of Christ.
(3) How do (1) and (2) interplay?
(4)How all this ties in with the question of women's ordination.
As a cradle Orthodox woman, I have never felt like a second-class citizen in regard to church matters or otherwise. It never occurred to me to be offended or pouty because I couldn't be an altar server. Guess what? God blessed me with two when I became a mother!
I believe the "memorial" is a "re-enactment," not just of the Last Supper, but of Golgotha. ... Furthermore, just because the priest is the icon of Christ does not mean the Eucharist is being made into something it's not.  In fact, if Christ promises to eat and drink this with us (Lk 22 and Rev. 3), then should we question Christ eating His own flesh, or do we leave it as a mystery of the communion He is establishing between us and Him?
(1) The Eucharist as memorial vs. the Eucharist as re-enactment.[/b]Here's a potted explanation of the difference:At the Mystical Supper, Our Lord Jesus Christ commanded the Apostles: "Do this in rememberance (Gk: en anemnisis) of Me." "In rememberance" means do this in a way comparable to our custom of erecting War Memorials and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in our cities in rememberance (en anemnisis) of our soldiers who have fallen in war.If we were to "re-enact" the Mystical Supper, not only we would be doing something comparable to staging a "Civil War Re-enactment", we would also be disobeying Christ Who commanded us to remember Him, not the Mystical Supper itself.The Eucharist is the memorial of Christ's Sacrifice on Golgotha, not the memorial of the Mystical Supper. Thus, the Apostle says: "For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till he come." (1Cor. 11:26).
This got to the heart of the matter, I think. Christ Himself, during the original Mystic Supper, partook of His own, yet-to-be-crucified-in-time-yet-still-eucharistically-crucified Body, as did the apostles. Therefore the Mystic Supper was itself a memorial of Golgotha before the fact, as are our re-enactments of the Mystic Supper; we not only participate in the Mystic Supper, but also in Calvary.
Don't believe everything you think.
The more I know, the less I know.
Actually, the majority of Orthodox do not believe that the "institution" of the Eucharist took place at the mystic supper.  It is considered to be Christ perhaps beginning the "setting in motion" of the "institution" of the Eucharist, but not the complete Eucharist.
Therefore, as mina said, priest=icon of Christ, priest is male. As for GiC's comment that priest must=Jew as well, aside from what pensateomnia said re: "The New Jews" et al, which was good, I'd also add that the apostles themselves, within the NT era, appointed Gentiles to the priesthood, so obviously they made a distinction between ethnicity and gender in terms of who was eligible for the priesthood. Obviously the "Jew/Greek, slave/free, m/f" phrase is not meant to be applied as an eligibility litmus test for the priesthood.
Huh. Never heard this one. Do you have any references for that?
Personally, I see the priest-as-both-Christi-and-Ecclesia as a perfectly acceptable position...
To be mere memorial of Him in Golgotha would lead to the Protestant belief that the body and blood are just "mere statues of the soldiers of the Civil War", and not the real thing.
When the priest breaks bread and consecrates the wine, it is not the priest, but Christ in Him who "sups with us" (Rev. 3:20).
Christ and the Apostles, including St. Paul always asked us to follow their examples so that we may imitate things divine: "Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ." (1 Cor. 11:1) This is all we need to do. And surely enough, St. Paul in that same Chapter gives an explanation of the man being the head of the woman. Thus, this is just one of many reasons why priests must be male and that this priest becomes the Icon of Christ to all, the icon of His authority, priesthood, and service (and in some churches, physically, including the beard and hair, imitating the Nazarene practice).
May I suggest a third way? What if it happens that the Greek concept of "anamnesis" could be better translated into English? For instance, what if the concept really means much more than just remembering a past event? What if it means that we actually enter into the past event so that we are present at the event in a mystical way? This is not a re-enactment of an event that cannot be repeated, but neither is it strictly memorial in the English sense of the word.
This is actually correct, but had I tried to explain it, I could see what was going to happen- I would again be accused of being Protestant. As I have already been accused of being so anyway, I guess it makes no difference."Anemnesis" includes the notion of "making present again", it makes a reaity that once was in the past "present in the present again". In the case of the Eucharist, the Mystery not only makes the Sacrifice of Golgotha "present again", it also makes the Eternal Feast in the Kingdom of Heaven present...
How so? How does being a re-enactment make them "the real thing"? A re-enactment is a play, it is theatre. When you watched the Mel Gibson movie "The Passion of The Christ", did you believe the red liquid which was sprayed on the pillar and the ground as the actor playing Christ was "scourged" was actually "The Precious Blood of Christ"? How did being a re-enactment make it a reality?
So who "sups with us" when we are ill and the Deacon brings us the Holy Gifts to Commune? Yes it is Mystery, but you seem to wish to substitute Mystery with Theatre.
So, by this logic, not only can women not imitate the Apostles, they cannot imitate Christ. Christianity is therefore a faith only for males.
And surely enough, St. Paul in that same Chapter gives an explanation of the man being the head of the woman.
Pedro,(1) The Eucharist as memorial vs. the Eucharist as re-enactment.Here's a potted explanation of the difference:At the Mystical Supper, Our Lord Jesus Christ commanded the Apostles: "Do this in rememberance (Gk: en anemnisis) of Me." "In rememberance" means do this in a way comparable to our custom of erecting War Memorials and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in our cities in rememberance (en anemnisis) of our soldiers who have fallen in war.If we were to "re-enact" the Mystical Supper, not only we would be doing something comparable to staging a "Civil War Re-enactment", we would also be disobeying Christ Who commanded us to remember Him, not the Mystical Supper itself.The Eucharist is the memorial of Christ's Sacrifice on Golgotha, not the memorial of the Mystical Supper. Thus, the Apostle says: "For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till he come." (1Cor. 11:26).
"My side"? What side am I on other than the side of those seeking examination, dialogue, and discussion about this?
On the contrary, once you believe that "My Priest, Father So-and-So says" is the equivalent of Holy Tradition, then you can kiss Holy Tradition goodbye. Oral Tradition means the teachings of the Apostles which were orally transmitted and recorded. It doesn't mean: "St. John told St. Prochoros, who told Fr. X who told Fr. Y who told Fr. Z......who told my priest who told me"
What evidence are you talking about?  I asked a question.
When one participates in the Liturgy, a lot of the prayers do become a re-enactment. When we say "Take eat of it all of you, for this is My body," or "take drink of it all of you, for this is My blood of the new covenant," we are re-enacting the Last Supper, and not merely remembering Him.
When we have something as real as the Body and Blood of Christ, mere memory is not enough according to St. Paul, but the way we practice is how we should remember, and the way we practice IS TRULY INDEED re-enactment. I don't see how re-enactment makes something merely "represented." You "re-present" it when you re-enact as well.
You seem to forget that there is a "theatre." What's the point of icons or the Church structure if we don't "re-enact"? What's the point of incense, if it's nothing but what happens in heaven? Or the praise of "Holy, Holy, Holy"? How are all of these not "re-enactments"? When something is "amnesis," not only is it memorial, but we LIVE in the memorial, we LIVE in the roleplaying.
As for your question, when the priest eats and drinks, not only is it for His own good, but clearly, as a conclusion to the thought of Him being the icon of Christ (or even the icon of the Father, which all the more proves the point), he represents Christ who said to "sup" with us.
It is only different when roleplaying and re-enacting, we imitate things divine for the grace that is provided for us, and that goes for both priesthood and marriage.
It was a logical outcome for the Anglican Church to go from female priesthood to the acceptance of homosexuality as a way of life because of merely practicing a memory, and not a true re-enactment.
Pensateomnia,You make a good point. TO repeat my question, though, why, then, DO you think that the male priesthood is something that will and SHOULD remain in the Church, if not for the priest-as-icon thing?
Well your question was answered by those trying cultural relativity. Not by me, but by anotherI didn't note who showed it, but they showed..."The practice of women prophesying at the church in Corinth would have had no negative reaction from Greek culture, at least not for being done by females. On the contrary, two of the most famous oracles of the Greek world had at their heart women who were used as vehicles to medate the message of the god. Women played key roles in the public celebrations of many cults, and there is little doubt that at least some of these roles involved speaking: prayers, words of consecration of the sacrifice, perhaps instruction in the mysteries or words of assurance or warning to initiates. The only trouble Christian prophetesses would have caused the surrounding culture would have been due to the fact that the religion was foreign and denounced traditional faiths as false. But this has nothing to do with women's roles"http://campus.houghton.edu/webs/employees/tpaige/Construct.html
Let's just hope that the admins do their job and close this thread. Any agument that is solely SPECULATIVE is never a good thing, especially to the Orthodox Church.
"and there is little doubt that at least some of these roles involved ....."
Thanks for repeating that one, Montalban. Scholarship beats speculation and unfounded presuppositions any time of the day. At least now I know that the advocates of female priesthood on this board are fond of making things up. I am positive that readers can distinguish fact from fiction.
Let's just hope that the admins do their job and close this thread. Any argument that is solely SPECULATIVE is never a good thing, especially to the Orthodox Church.
Firstly, this is a forum, not the Orthodox Church.
Thirdly I don't see anything "speculative" except in the statement quoted by Montalban which says in part: The words "and there is little doubt" means that there is some doubt- in other words, it is speculation.
However, to make things mere memorial is also weak on your part, if not weaker.
When we say "Take eat of it all of you, for this is My body," or "take drink of it all of you, for this is My blood of the new covenant," we are re-enacting the Last Supper, and not merely remembering Him.
It is not a mere memorial. Re-read ozgeorge's and my comments. It is a making present a past or future reality. There is a difference in re-enactment and making present. In re-enacting we are watching something that previously happened. In making present, we participate in the actual
Firstly, this is a forum, not the Orthodox Church.Secondly, the Admins are doing their job in providing a moderated forum.Thirdly I don't see anything "speculative" except in the statement quoted by montalban which says in part: The words "and there is little doubt" means that there is some doubt- in other words, it is speculation.
Exasperating, isn't it? Welcome to my world.  The problem I think is that some people on this thread assume I am pushing for women's ordination, so rather than looking at what is said, it is immediately dismissed and assumed that the opposite must be true.
If we were re-enacting the Last Supper in the Eucharist, then these words of Christ should be suffient to consecrate the Holy Gifts. But this is not the Orthodox understanding of the Eucharist. The gifts are consecrated by the priest's prayer of the Epiclesis, not by repeating Christ's words of institution. We are not re-enacting the Last Supper in the Eucharist. To re-enact the Last Supper, we would have to have only 13 people present, be sitting reclined, the Priest should wash everyone's feet first, we should eat a meal during which we break the bread, and we should drink the wine after the conclusion of the meal, and one of the people present should betray the Priest to the local authorities.
But in the "re-enactment theory" of the Eucharist, the Priest is the "Icon of Christ"- so doesn't that make the Bread and Wine the "Icon of the Body and Blood of Christ" rather than the prototype?
My dear friend, you see, you used the word clearly here: "roleplaying". This makes the "Eucharist as re-enactment" no different to the animist rituals of shamans who put on masks and "roleplay" the gods and spirits and totems which the masks represent.
Nope, you missed the point again.The Eucharist is the Sacrifice of Golgotha. If the Priest is the :"Icon of Christ", then the "Icon of Christ" offers the Sacrifice on behalf of himself as well as the people. It is the fact that the "Icon of Christ" offers the Sacrifice of Christ on behalf of the "Icon of Christ" which is incongruous.
So the Eucharist is not the Divine Liturgy, but the imitation of the Divine Liturgy? Not in the Church in which I worship it isn't. It is The Divine Liturgy in my Church. I think a big part of your problem with this is a confusion of an Icon with it's prototype. I repeat again: the Eucharist is a Prototype, it is not an "Icon" of anything.
Same illogical argument: "womanhood leads to sin". This is nonsense. If anything, homosexual transvestites would be most at home at your "re-enactment Eucharist"- they would love dressing up in embroidered vestments and roleplaying!
It is not a mere memorial. Re-read ozgeorge's and my comments. It is a making present a past or future reality. There is a difference in re-enactment and making present. In re-enacting we are watching something that previously happened. In making present, we participate in the actual event, not a re-enactment. As the church sings on major holy days, "Today He is hung upon a tree", "The Virgin gives birth today", etc.
The prayer continues, "Do this in memory of me!" Do what in memory of me? The answer, "Take eat...Take drink", not re-enact the Last Supper.
I've also explained that "re-enacting" means "to live whatever is present," or as you put it "to participate in the actual event."  Yes, we sing "Today."  We have icons to see this, and for the Eucharistic role, the priest would say the same words Christ says "Take, eat/drink all of you..."
 To me "memorial" does not mean "making present and participating in it."  The word "memorial" in English is a weak word, not like amnesis.  That is why we have Protestants who confuse this verse.
Maybe you and I are saying the same thing...
To re-enact the Last Supper, we would have to have only 13 people present, be sitting reclined, the Priest should wash everyone's feet first, we should eat a meal during which we break the bread, and we should drink the wine after the conclusion of the meal, and one of the people present should betray the Priest to the local authorities.
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This is the third in a five-part series defining success for retirement plan advisors by Liz Davidson, who as president of Financial Finesse has a unique vision of who the most successful retirement plan advisors are, and what they have in common.–Ed.
In my first article in this series for AdvisorOne, I talked about the three most common traits I've seen in highly successful retirement plan advisors. One of the biggest lessons I've learned from advisors over the years is that the most critical and most difficult thing to do in this industry is to stand out. I hear this sentiment reinforced by many of the Fortune 500 plan sponsors we work with—they often share with me the qualities they look for in plan advisors or in some cases, what it is that stood out to them in the advisor they're already working with.
Time and time again, what I find is that the advisors who win business share two key traits. One, they take a consultative approach with their clients, seeing them as partners and customizing their services every step of the way to match the needs of their specific culture, plan goals and overall vision. Two, they are experts, specializing in one niche rather than spreading themselves across the board. Among the universe of retirement plan advisors, the most successful understand the full ins and outs of ERISA law and their clients' benefits so that they're able to bring more to the table than just plan management or even plan design—they can deliver guidance around the full spectrum of retirement plan issues.
I've been fortunate to know many advisors who take this approach to their client relationships, honing in deeply on their specific needs and customizing every outcome based on solutions that work best for their situations. But I've also seen many firms crumble because they missed opportunities by following the status quo too closely. That is, rather than looking at every client as a blank slate, they follow a standard set of procedures to determine and design plans that usually end up being inefficient and far less successful than if they had spent more time upfront on crafting a custom plan and program that fits the clients' specifics. Today, the advisors who are thriving are doing so because they've built a reputation on how they approach working with clients. They are the advisors who are being recommended at conferences and trade shows from executive to executive and they're the advisors who are winning more deals because they "get" plan sponsors' needs.
Jason Chepenik (left) is one such advisor who is separating himself in the market to the point that he's become a highly sought -after name with mid- to large-size plan sponsors. He has turned his father's practice into one of the most recognized retirement plan advisory firms in the country today, managing approximately $900 million in assets and servicing over 70 mid market plan sponsor clients.
What Jason has been able to accomplish is quite significant in an industry that's growing even more crowded. He has fully immersed himself in the industry, taking on multiple speaking engagements per year, networking with peers and other professionals in complimentary industries and advocating for industry standards. He's been invited to speak before the ERISA Advisory Council to the DOL on issues related to the spend down of defined contribution assets upon retirement. He's been named a Top 10 Advisor for the large market, Top Advisor for the middle market by 401kwire in 2010, and an Institutional Investor Rising Star among retirement advisors in 2009, along with many more industry awards. So what's Jason's secret to success and how can other advisors use it to differentiate themselves in an industry that's growing crowded and even more competitive?
Jason's main key to success is how he approaches his business. He is passionate and works tirelessly to find the root problem to his clients' retirement issues so that he develops a strong loyalty and trust from clients and, as a result, sets the stage for future business referrals.
Here are the two key components to a client-centric frame of thinking that can help advisors get more business from plan sponsors:
- Understand and work to achieve clients' end goal.
We talk to plan sponsors every day about their most important vendor relationships, and while they each have a different story, the theme is invariably the same: Over and over, they articulate the need for a true partner—someone who can immerse themselves in their world and, in the words of the iconic Apple advertising, "Think different." Most plan sponsors tell us (and research bears this out) that they are getting more sales pitches than ever, and the vast majority feel like subtle variations of the same thing. Ironically, they want the exact opposite: In our experience, most plan sponsors are hungry to work with advisors who stand out from the crowd by bringing a whole new perspective. Most plan sponsors are surprisingly willing to commit when they have a transformational meeting with an advisor who is able to help them in a way that no one ever has before.
Jason has always understood this and has built his business approaching each engagement as a blank sheet of paper, diving into the clients' needs and then partnering with them to brainstorm out-of-the-box concepts that other advisors shy away from, to thoroughly evaluate all alternatives, and to come up with the solution that is just right for that client.
As a result, he has been able to bypass a formal RFP process with two-thirds of his clients, and with the remaining, he had a strong relationship going into the RFP—something that makes a world of difference in an otherwise sterile process.
- Reframe how your clients think about their plan.
A big part of an advisor's job is simply to help plan committees avoid group think decisions—decisions that lead them in the wrong direction based on a false understanding or knowledge about the plan, ERISA law or their participants.
What successful advisors have uncovered is this: it's vital to make the decision makers an active part of the process and get them to see themselves as part of a bigger mission. When you do this, a whole new perspective is gained by the committee. Jason says this is an area he works hard to transform from the get-go so that the decision makers know they have an active part in improving their plan and their employees' lives.
Jason focuses on even small details like changing the plan committee's title from Investment Committee to Retirement Plan Committee in every circumstance. Though a minor change, moves like this initiated by the advisor show the committee how dedicated you are to participants' success. What has an even bigger impact is that it sets the stage for bigger picture thinking, which leads to a better working relationship.
If the committee feels their plan advisor is just as committed to their success as are those who work for the company, then they're likely to give their advisor more freedom in designing a program. That in turn makes it more likely that the program will resonate better with employees, achieve higher success and improve the outlook for a long-lasting and profitable relationship with the client.
One example of this is Jason's client Intersil. When they hired Jason last year to help design a plan and an accompanying retirement education program, they gave him the lead—allowing him to design the program and to hire the vendors that would be involved in a multi-year, multi-vendor, large-scale effort to reach employees with retirement education.
Jason helped by providing the vision for the communication to employees, based on research around the employee base and their demographics. In the end, he designed a program that is a finalist for the Plan Sponsor of the year awards, and that addressed the plan sponsors' concern around employees retiring early. Though the company had high participation and deferral rates before Jason was hired (more than 90% participated with annual deferrals exceeding 9%) there was overall concern that the employees needed more tailored retirement guidance.
With so many participants who had retirement in sight, the plan sponsor needed access to more specific and individualized guidance than most record keepers could offer. Jason was able to provide them with a program that had the depth and insight to help participants have a successful retirement.
What Jason has been able to accomplish, others can and have, too—but not without a powerful desire and dedication to helping people achieve true retirement success. In the end, understanding that this is plan sponsors' biggest concern and driving solutions that help plan sponsors bring their employees closer to retirement is far more effective and valuable to the market. Advisors who grasp this and make their core business about meeting client needs, no matter what it takes or how it's done, are the ones who have a bright future of growth in this changing industry.
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Sometimes kids who take high doses of drugs for cancer, infection, or other illnesses develop hearing or balance problems (or both) as a result of taking the drugs. When a medication damages the inner ear — the part of the ear responsible for receiving/sending sounds and controlling balance — it's called ototoxicity or "ear poisoning."
The degree of damage to the ear depends on what type of drug a child is taking, how much, and for how long. And the severity can vary from child to child. Some kids may have no or very minimal hearing loss and "ringing in the ears" (tinnitus), while others may experience major problems with balance and/or profound hearing loss (deafness).
Fortunately, when ototoxicity is caught early, doctors can try to prevent problems from becoming worse and get kids the rehabilitation they need to address the damage that's been done.
Some kids may notice obvious hearing problems, usually in both ears (called bilateral hearing loss). They may have trouble hearing certain things, from high-pitched sounds to talking if there's background noise. Or they may have tinnitus, which can cause not just that annoying ringing in the ears but other strange sounds like hissing, buzzing, humming, and roaring.
Sometimes, though, there's only limited damage, and kids might not even notice a problem. Or they might just have a hard time hearing high-frequency sounds while everything else sounds perfectly clear. As a parent, it can be hard to tell at any given moment whether your child can't hear you or (like most kids) just isn't listening or paying attention.
Most kids with hearing problems:
When balance is affected, kids may fall frequently and have symptoms of disequilibrium — an unsteady "woozy" feeling that makes it hard to stand up, walk, or climb the stairs without falling. They may walk with their legs too far apart or be unable to walk without staggering. And walking in the dark can also be tricky.
In the most severe cases, vision also can be affected and kids may see images that bounce, jump erratically, or look blurry whenever they move their heads (called oscillopsia). As a result of balance and vision problems, kids may get headaches often, or feel lightheaded, dizzy, or disoriented. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea also might occur, as can changes in heart rate and blood pressure.
The symptoms of ototoxicity can come on suddenly after a course of medication or show up gradually over time.
There's no way to test if a drug has caused ototoxicity, but doctors have a pretty good idea of which medications can increase your child's risk.
Before having your child take any new medication, ask your doctor about any potential side effects so that you know what to expect and look for. Some doctors will tell you if a drug has any major ototoxicity risks, and if so, may recommend that your child regularly see an audiologist (hearing specialist) or vestibular therapist (someone trained in treating balance problems), who can watch for potential problems.
If a doctor thinks that your child is affected, he or she may check hearing or balance abilities, or refer you to an audiologist or otolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat specialist) for tests, which may include:
While these tests can diagnose hearing or balance issues, most problems due to ototoxicity usually go undetected. That's because kids may have very minimal hearing loss with symptoms that don't seem worth telling parents or doctors about. Or, they may not notice anything at all.
And balance problems can be even tougher to detect, since kids have a much harder time than adults recognizing and describing balance problems.
Although research continues on drugs to prevent or reverse ototoxicity, currently there's no surefire way to reverse it. The good news, though, is that the ear might just need time to heal.
And some kids may have no further hearing or balance problems if they can stop taking the medication that's causing their symptoms. Doctors may be able to help keep problems due to ototoxicity from getting worse by changing the dosage or medication. However, that's not always possible — certain drugs are crucial to fighting specific infections or diseases, which may mean that switching to a different drug or reducing the dose just isn't an option. These kids may benefit from auditory or listening therapy and speech (lip) reading.
Those with serious damage to the inner ear also may need an amplification device, hearing aid, or cochlear implant.
An amplification device called an FM system can help reduce background noise. FM systems, sometimes called "auditory trainers," may be provided in the classroom to improve hearing in group or noisy environments and also can be fitted for personal or home use. Other assistive listening or alerting devices may help older kids.
Hearing aids come in various forms that fit inside or behind the ear and make sounds louder. They are adjusted by an audiologist so that the sound coming in is amplified enough to allow the person with a hearing impairment to hear it clearly. Sometimes, the hearing loss is so severe that the most powerful hearing aids can't amplify the sound enough. In those cases, a cochlear implant may be recommended.
Cochlear implants are surgically implanted devices that bypass the damaged inner ear and send signals directly to the auditory nerve. A small microphone behind the ear picks up sound waves and sends them to a receiver that has been placed under the scalp. This receiver then transmits impulses directly to the hearing nerve. These signals are perceived as sound and allow the person to hear.
If balance problems are an issue for kids, they will undergo balance therapy (also called vestibular rehabilitation) with a physical or vestibular therapist. Therapy may include training exercises that help strengthen balance skills and coordination. Exercises may involve bending down, standing or walking with eyes open and then with eyes closed, or having a therapist reposition your child's head at different angles to move fluid or debris out of certain parts of the ear.
The earlier a child is diagnosed with ototoxicity, the sooner treatment can begin.
In the very young, it's especially important to catch it early. That's because babies and toddlers need to be able to hear voices and conversations clearly in order to fully develop their speech and language skills. For older kids, hearing problems can affect how they socialize and communicate with others and how they do in school. And balance problems can have a huge effect on kids of any age, especially since it can put them at risk for dangerous falls.
If your child is having hearing and/or balance problems and is taking high doses of medications, talk to your doctor. Be sure to mention all of your child's symptoms, whether they seem related or not. For instance, you might not think things like trouble walking or paying attention in school could have anything to do with the ears, but they might.
If you're concerned about any medication your child is taking, always contact your doctor — never change the dose or stop giving your child a medication without talking to your doctor first.
Reviewed by: Robert C. O'Reilly, MD
Date reviewed: March 2012
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The firm hosted a webinar on Thursday that described financial wellness as a potential career path for advisors.
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Financial Finesse found venture capital firms have invested more than $70 million in financial wellness startups over the past couple of years, Winland said.
Financial wellness programs are growing among employers, too. Winland referred to 2013 research from Aon Hewitt that found 80% of employers plan to implement or expand a financial wellness program within the next year.
Liz Davidson, CEO and founder of Financial Finesse, said more than 90% of inquiries from companies interested in the firm's services are about wellness programs. She pointed out, though, that the term is still loosely defined. "What you see is such a broad spectrum of firms with different services that are folding them under the financial wellness umbrella."
This creates a spectrum of firms that on one end are applying behavioral finance principles and truly acting as financial wellness firms, and on the other are simply selling products or services and calling it financial wellness "because they know the term resonates," she said.
True financial wellness, Davidson said, "is a state of financial well-being where the person is not suffering financial stress. They have their finances under control. They have their debt under control or eliminated. They have their emergency saving, and they are proactively saving for future goals and are on track. That is financial wellness."
Davidson described the evolution of the industry: "Two generations ago, there wasn't really much of a financial planning industry. There was a brokerage industry. It did not look at a person's overall needs. About 30 to 35 years ago, financial planning as an industry was born. The CFP Board was established, there was a certification process for financial planners that was much more holistic and looked at investing based on the individuals goals. However, the catch is that you need to have a lot of investable assets in most cases. The planners need to feed their families, and many middle-income employees may not have enough investable assets to be worth their time. With fee-only planners, it's hard to get people who are struggling financially to pay for financial services precisely because they're struggling financially."
Financial wellness is "complementary" to financial planning, Davidson said, but there are differences. "Financial wellness is a holistic approach that starts with the participant and works backwards, she said. "I know one-on-one financial planning does that as well, but in a workshop format the traditional model has been a very didactic approach as opposed to engaging the employee and working with them to reach their goals."
Another distinction is that financial wellness programs are "most typically paid for by the employer or by a company that is bringing it to the employer as part of their service offering. Employee does not pay for the service at all so those lower-income and middle-income employees who do need that guidance get it as an employee benefit." Davidson noted this model is the most pervasive and most likely to continue.
Finally, "It's truly unbiased, meaning that the financial wellness companies aren't selling any financial products or services. They're not managing assets. They're not affiliated with firms that do or referring employees to individual financial planners. They are simply working with employees to help them improve their financial situation so that they ultimately amass those investable assets and can work with a planner to invest those assets effectively."
Davidson stressed that successful financial wellness programs need to focus on underlying behavioral finance principles to change long-term behaviors. "It really is getting employees addicted to positive financial habits and behaviors the same way that so many of us are addicted to consumption. It's setting up a system that gets them addicted to small wins and seeing their credit card balances go down and seeing their savings account balances go up."
Davidson said advisors can help clients create this addiction if they focus on the principles of behavioral finance and what makes people develop positive habits instead of negative habits.
"It's really a lifestyle choice," Davidson said. "It's a process, not an event."
Barbara Delaney, an advisor to defined contribution and defined benefit plans, said more traditional methods of educating participants — seminars, workshops — have been ineffective. "What we've heard from plan sponsors is that they want this type of planning. If they're going to do these meetings, they want them to be meaningful."
Delaney's firm is integrating financial wellness into all of its communications with plan participants. "It's been really successful so far and clients really enjoy having a more holistic view of not only 401(k) plans, which can get quite boring, honestly; it's more engaging for participants."
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Embarcadero has launched C++ Builder XE3, a new C++ platform for multi-device development. The new release supports native targeting of Windows 8 and Mac OS X machines and Intel-based mobile devices from a single C++ codebase and development effort.
NOTE: Plans for iOS and Android ARM mobile device support have also been announced for 2013.
So in terms of form and function, C++Builder XE3 includes a full 64-bit compiler and VCL update for existing C++Builder customers to enable 64-bit revisions for existing Windows applications. The new 64-bit compiler architecture also provides C++11 language standards and library compliance.
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In the runup to Morningstar's annual ETF conference for advisors, we interviewed Eric Falkeis, president and COO of Direxion Funds, which manages $7.5 billion in more than 50 investing vehicles.
Falkeis spent 15 years at US Bancorp, including a stint as director of ETF operations before joining Direxion six months ago. In the interview, he said Direxion was expanding its product suite beyond the leveraged and inverse ETFs and mutual funds for which it is best known. "We want to be known for innovative products" that manage risk, he said, particularly in the liquid alternatives space.
Just yesterday, Direxion launched one of those new products, the Direxion Long/Short Global Currency Fund (DXAFX), an actively managed mutual fund that gives investors long/short exposure to 19 different currencies, based on a Morgan Stanley index, the Multi FX Enhanced V10 USD Index. "The index is passive," Falkeis said, but since the fund is rules-based, it's "very dynamic."
In November, Falkeis said Direxion will launch a master limited partnership (MLP) ETF — the Direxion Zacks High Income MLP Shares, using the Zacks MLP Index. According to the ETF's prospectus, the fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets in the securities that comprise the Zacks MLP Index or other investments "that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of the securities that comprise the Index."
In addition, the ETF may invest up to 20% of its assets in instruments that provide exposure "to the component securities of the index," including futures contracts; options on securities, indexes and futures contracts; equity caps, collars and floors; swap agreements; forward contracts and reverse repurchase agreements."
That ETF, Falkeis suggested, could benefit from the continuing movement of assets out of traditional fixed income vehicles.
That description alone suggests why Falkeis believes Direxion and its wholesalers, which the company calls "client facers," must take on the role of being educational consultants with advisors as well as good salesmen.
"Alts can be anything," he said, and since so many investors (and advisors) have been "burned" in the past by investing in alternatives, "one-on-one is what does it" in providing education to advisors and building trust around Direxion and its products that are meant to diversify and risk mitigate client portfolios. Direxion will even bring the fund product developers into conversations with advisors. "Our business is face-to-face and long term," Falkeis says.
While Direxion doesn't claim to have invented the word, Falkeis said that this approach — having salespeople be product experts so they can educate advisors — has led to a new name for Direxion's wholesalers. They need to be "Schmeeks," Direxion says, meaning that they are both "schoomzers and geeks."
All Direxion's products in the liquid alternative space, he concluded, are meant to provide TLC: transparency, liquidity and (low) cost.
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Hoodies have been popular for a long time now, and that popularity is not showing any reson for decline. Thus, you want to make sure your sweatshirts are durable enough to last a long time – and keep marketing your brand for a long time. Many sweatshirts are constructed for durability and even have colorfast fabric that keeps the colors true wash after wash. Some also have grommets where the drawstring is for added durability when users pull at the cord. With so many benefits when it comes to these hoodies, why wouldn't you consider purchasing them for your next promotional marketing efforts?


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