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Of declaring the leper to be clean. (1-9) The sacrifices to be offered by him. (10-32) The leprosy in a house. (33-53) Summary of the law concerning leprosy. (54-57)
Verses 1-9 The priests could not cleanse the lepers; but when the Lord removed the plague, various rules were to be observed in admitting them again to the ordinances of God, and the society of his people. They represent many duties and exercises of truly repenting sinners, and the duties of ministers respecting them. If we apply this to the spiritual leprosy of sin, it intimates that when we withdraw from those who walk disorderly, we must not count them as enemies, but admonish them as brethren. And also that when God by his grace has brought to repentance, they ought with tenderness and joy, and sincere affection, to be received again. Care should always be taken that sinners may not be encouraged, nor penitents discouraged. If it were found that the leprosy was healed, the priest must declare it with the particular solemnities here described. The two birds, one killed, and the other dipped in the blood of the bird that was killed, and then let loose, may signify Christ shedding his blood for sinners, and rising and ascending into heaven. The priest having pronounced the leper clean from the disease, he must make himself clean from all remains of it. Thus those who have comfort of the remission of their sins, must with care and caution cleanse themselves from sins; for every one that has this hope in him, will be concerned to purify himself.
Verses 10-32 The cleansed leper was to be presented to the Lord, with his offerings. When God has restored us to enjoy public worship again, after sickness, distance, or otherwise, we should testify our thanksgiving by our diligent use of the liberty. And both we and our offerings must be presented before the Lord, by the Priest that made us clean, even our Lord Jesus. Beside the usual rites of the trespass-offering, some of the blood, and some of the oil, was to be put upon him that was to be cleansed. Wherever the blood of Christ is applied for justification, the oil of the Spirit is applied for sanctification; these two cannot be separated. We have here the gracious provision the law made for poor lepers. The poor are as welcome to God's altar as the rich. But though a meaner sacrifice was accepted from the poor, yet the same ceremony was used for the rich; their souls are as precious, and Christ and his gospel are the same to both. Even for the poor one lamb was necessary. No sinner could be saved, had it not been for the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God with his blood.
Verses 33-53 The leprosy in a house is unaccountable to us, as well as the leprosy in a garment; but now sin, where that reigns in a house, is a plague there, as it is in a heart. Masters of families should be aware, and afraid of the first appearance of sin in their families, and put it away, whatever it is. If the leprosy is got into the house, the infected part must be taken out. If it remain in the house, the whole must be pulled down. The owner had better be without a dwelling, than live in one that was infected. The leprosy of sin ruins families and churches. Thus sin is so interwoven with the human body, that it must be taken down by death.
Verses 54-57 When that God who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us by his grace, ( ephesians 2:4 ephesians 2:5 ) , we shall manifest the change by repenting, and forsaking former sins. Let us follow after holiness, and let us compassionate other poor lepers, and desire, seek, and pray for their cleansing.
Leviticus 14:1-57 . THE RITES AND SACRIFICES IN CLEANSING OF THE LEPER.
2, 3. law of the leper in the day of his cleansing--Though quite convalescent, a leper was not allowed to return to society immediately and at his own will. The malignant character of his disease rendered the greatest precautions necessary to his re-admission among the people. One of the priests most skilled in the diagnostics of disease [GROTIUS], being deputed to attend such outcasts, the restored leper appeared before this official, and when after examination a certificate of health was given, the ceremonies here described were forthwith observed outside the camp.
4. two birds--literally, "sparrows." The Septuagint, however, renders the expression "little birds"; and it is evident that it is to be taken in this generic sense from their being specified as "clean"--a condition which would have been altogether superfluous to mention in reference to sparrows. In all the offerings prescribed in the law, Moses ordered only common and accessible birds; and hence we may presume that he points here to such birds as sparrows or pigeons, as in the desert it might have been very difficult to procure wild birds alive.
cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop--The cedar here meant was certainly not the famous tree of Lebanon, and it is generally supposed to have been the juniper, as several varieties of that shrub are found growing abundantly in the clefts and crevices of the Sinaitic mountains. A stick of this shrub was bound to a bunch of hyssop by a scarlet ribbon, and the living bird was to be so attached to it, that when they dipped the branches in the water, the tail of the bird might also be moistened, but not the head nor the wings, that it might not be impeded in its flight when let loose.
5-9. the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed . . . over running water--As the blood of a single bird would not have been sufficient to immerse the body of another bird, it was mingled with spring water to increase the quantity necessary for the appointed sprinklings, which were to be repeated seven times, denoting a complete purification. (See 2 Kings 5:10 , Psalms 51:2 , Matthew 8:4 , Luke 5:14 ). The living bird being then set free, in token of the leper's release from quarantine, the priest pronounced him clean; and this official declaration was made with all solemnity, in order that the mind of the leper might be duly impressed with a sense of the divine goodness, and that others might be satisfied they might safely hold intercourse with him. Several other purifications had to be gone through during a series of seven days, and the whole process had to be repeated on the seventh, ere he was allowed to re-enter the camp. The circumstance of a priest being employed seems to imply that instruction suitable to the newly recovered leper would be given, and that the symbolical ceremonies used in the process of cleansing leprosy would be explained. How far they were then understood we cannot tell. But we can trace some instructive analogies between the leprosy and the disease of sin, and between the rites observed in the process of cleansing leprosy and the provisions of the Gospel. The chief of these analogies is that as it was only when a leper exhibited a certain change of state that orders were given by the priest for a sacrifice, so a sinner must be in the exercise of faith and penitence ere the benefits of the gospel remedy can be enjoyed by him. The slain bird and the bird let loose are supposed to typify, the one the death, and the other the resurrection of Christ; while the sprinklings on him that had been leprous typified the requirements which led a believer to cleanse himself from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and to perfect his holiness in the fear of the Lord.
10-20. on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe-lamb of the first year without blemish--The purification of the leper was not completed till at the end of seven days, after the ceremonial of the birds [ Leviticus 14:4-7 ] and during which, though permitted to come into the camp, he had to tarry abroad out of his tent [ Leviticus 14:8 ], from which he came daily to appear at the door of the tabernacle with the offerings required. He was presented before the Lord by the priest that made him clean. And hence it has always been reckoned among pious people the first duty of a patient newly restored from a long and dangerous sickness to repair to the church to offer his thanksgiving, where his body and soul, in order to be an acceptable offering, must be presented by our great Priest, whose blood alone makes any clean. The offering was to consist of two lambs, the one was to be a sin offering, and an ephah of fine flour (two pints equals one-tenth), and one log (half pint) of oil ( Leviticus 2:1 ). One of the lambs was for a trespass offering, which was necessary from the inherent sin of his nature or from his defilement of the camp by his leprosy previous to his expulsion; and it is remarkable that the blood of the trespass offering was applied exactly in the same particular manner to the extremities of the restored leper, as that of the ram in the consecration of the priests [ Leviticus 8:23 ]. The parts sprinkled with this blood were then anointed with oil--a ceremony which is supposed to have borne this spiritual import: that while the blood was a token of forgiveness, the oil was an emblem of healing--as the blood of Christ justifies, the influence of the Spirit sanctifies. Of the other two lambs the one was to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering, which had also the character of a thank offering for God's mercy in his restoration. And this was considered to make atonement "for him"; that is, it removed that ceremonial pollution which had excluded him from the enjoyment of religious ordinances, just as the atonement of Christ restores all who are cleansed through faith in His sacrifice to the privileges of the children of God.
21-32. if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb--a kind and considerate provision for an extension of the privilege to lepers of the poorer class. The blood of their smaller offering was to be applied in the same process of purification and they were as publicly and completely cleansed as those who brought a costlier offering ( Acts 10:34 ).
34-48. leprosy in a house--This law was prospective, not to come into operation till the settlement of the Israelites in Canaan. The words, "I put the leprosy," has led many to think that this plague was a judicial infliction from heaven for the sins of the owner; while others do not regard it in this light, it being common in Scripture to represent God as doing that which He only permits in His providence to be done. Assuming it to have been a natural disease, a new difficulty arises as to whether we are to consider that the house had become infected by the contagion of leprous occupiers; or that the leprosy was in the house itself. It is evident that the latter was the true state of the case, from the furniture being removed out of it on the first suspicion of disease on the walls. Some have supposed that the name of leprosy was analogically applied to it by the Hebrews, as we speak of cancer in trees when they exhibit corrosive effects similar to what the disease so named produces on the human body; while others have pronounced it a mural efflorescence or species of mildew on the wall apt to be produced in very damp situations, and which was followed by effects so injurious to health as well as to the stability of a house, particularly in warm countries, as to demand the attention of a legislator. Moses enjoined the priests to follow the same course and during the same period of time for ascertaining the true character of this disease as in human leprosy. If found leprous, the infected parts were to be removed. If afterwards there appeared a risk of the contagion spreading, the house was to be destroyed altogether and the materials removed to a distance. The stones were probably rough, unhewn stones, built up without cement in the manner now frequently used in fences and plastered over, or else laid in mortar. The oldest examples of architecture are of this character. The very same thing has to be done still with houses infected with mural salt. The stones covered with the nitrous incrustation must be removed, and if the infected wall is suffered to remain, it must be plastered all over anew.
48-57. the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed--The precautions here described show that there is great danger in warm countries from the house leprosy, which was likely to be increased by the smallness and rude architecture of the houses in the early ages of the Israelitish history. As a house could not contract any impurity in the sight of God, the "atonement" which the priest was to make for it must either have a reference to the sins of its occupants or to the ceremonial process appointed for its purification, the very same as that observed for a leprous person. This solemn declaration that it was "clean," as well as the offering made on the occasion, was admirably calculated to make known the fact, to remove apprehension from the public mind, as well as relieve the owner from the aching suspicion of dwelling in an infected house.


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Oct. 1 marked the beginning of a new fiscal year for the county and according to Supervisor Andrew Williams; the county only spent around 92 percent of the funds from the last fiscal year.
"We are unique in the way that we manage the county funds. We stand out alone from our sister counties that are operating under deficits.
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Williams said the nation is in troubling times and everyone is trying to bounce back from the recession but Bolivar County remains viable and financially stable.
According to an analysis by the Institute for Truth in Accounting, Mississippi does not have enough assets available to pay the state's bills, which means that the state is operating in the "red" or in the negative.
"Our county is in the black, which means that we are operating in a surplus. We're not operating like our surrounding counties, federal government, and our state's government," he added.
Williams said supervisors often use budgeting strategies such as seeking grants to aid in the funding of major projects.
"We are watching the budget like a hawk. We plan to continue what we are doing. If something is working, then you do not change it. The state of Mississippi has not given a raise in eight years, but we try to at least give a cost of living raise to our employees," said Williams.
Supervisors are currently planning to renovate the Cleveland Courthouse.
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The Irish Taekwon-Do Association is delighted to announce that we will return to the Kingdom, Co. Kerry in January 2013 for an IIC with the ITF Technical Committee (GM Marano, GM Bos and GM Lan). The last IIC hosted by the ITA in this venue in Jan. 2011 was a great success. We hope that you can join us from Jan. 25th - 27th 2013 for an even bigger and better IIC than beforeThis IIC is run under a NEW format:
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I cannot remember a time in my life when I prayed for NO snow. Watching beautiful flakes fall and cover the earth is one of my favorite pastimes. I've pressed my small nose against a cold window pane on more than one occasion to relish the sight. So, when the weather forecasters told us we had a possibility of 1″ to 2″ of snow on the way, my heart sank. How would I ever get our Press Conference rescheduled on a date that everyone would be available for before Christmas? I reluctantly released my child-like expectation of the white stuff floating through the air in order for the event to proceed — and it did proceed.
Two days ago 5 speakers, 7 press agencies, and 55 guests comprised of concerned citizens from across the state and non-government organizations (NGO's) working to end human trafficking gathered in room LP30 at the Legislative Plaza in Nashville, TN in order to gain greater insight into the growing crime and how we have been (and will be) addressing the issue as a state.
As I stood and delivered my Welcome speech, the magnitude of what we were experiencing at that moment as a State came over me. Not one to write and read a prepared speech, I knew that I must if I were going to stay on topic. I knew that there was too much inside of me that may come out and not be appropriate for this gathering, none-the-less, I wish I had let some of it come out. Panel Speakers Director Mark Gwyn, Tennessee Bureau of Investigations; Commissioner Bill Gibbons, Director of Safety and Homeland Security; Representative Deborah Maggart, sponsor of human trafficking legislation; Derri Smith, Founder of EndSlaveryTN; and Christi Wigle, Director of Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking (Knoxville), presented data from their respective areas of focus to a hungry audience wanting to understand the depths of what the State is dealing with.
When planning the event, I struggled with asking a survivor to attend and tell her/his story. My final decision was a negative. There were some I could have asked to participate and they would have graciously agreed, however, it just didn't feel appropriate this time. So, in lieu of one of these precious souls, we were told the story of a rescue of a 9-year-old girl by a gentleman that I invited who was in the audience. I liked this approach — it touched on the other side of the coin — what a regular citizen did to rescue a victim he "happened upon" while researching poverty in his own back yard in North Nashville. Van Hohe (Van Allen Productions and Management) presented a shocking detailed account of how he discovered a young girl, on her 9th birthday, that had been trafficked for about 2 years.
"She kept saying, No men on my birthday. No men on my birthday." When Hohe was asked by one of those who accompanied him to the home, obviously poverty ridden to repeat what the young girl said, it was then that he realized what she had been experiencing. He contacted authorities the next day to investigate and the girl was rescued from a life of forced sex by men.
An hour of questions and answers from press and other guests presented some challenges that the State will look at in order to really end human trafficking in Tennessee. Representative Mike Sparks, co-sponsor of the conference, asked the most probing question of the panel members, "Has there been any research conducted to see if fathers absent from the homes is affecting this issue?" I was glad to hear that question and presented the statistics I had available. 95% of runaways in America are from fatherless homes and over 50% of trafficked victims are runaways. Indeed the breakdown of the family unit is affecting the rise of human trafficking. I'm convinced that the Q & A would have continued another hour if we'd have had the time to continue.
All in all, the event was well worth it. It was the first time that we had gathered the primary agencies together to address why Tennessee has seen 4,000 reported victims in the past 24 months, a statistic obtained through the General Assembly ordered program to find out how our State is being affected by human trafficking this past May. We found out — now we know — and now we are responsible to address it. And we will address it. It will take courage and truth, spoken factually, with simplicity and compassion, if we are going to expose the problems we need to solve that surround why trafficking of humans has become this goliath in our country. Tennessee is here to make a statement that we are up for this challenge.
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What we found out quickly last night, was you have to learn how to manage your force pretty quickly - Quest, Defend OR attack. Also, get an ally out quickly. Overall very fun. I am excited to how quickly new fan based scenarios will be created.
I'll be getting this soon. I can't see it being as satisfying to play as Middle Eath CCG, but it looks far less painful to learn how to play & should provide a fun much quicker, if less complex, game experience. I'm interested to see what expansions add to this game.
My store is not getting it till next week at the earliest.
Mine is hitting today as well - so excited!
If you are looking for me, i`ll be inside my playing room in the dark playing cards and growing a schizoid personality disorder.
Did anyone else receive miss printed tokens? Will FFG replace the one I have?
I think $40 is a little step for a game that is only cards, but I really like the game. I guess it is somewhat consistent with deck building games like Dominion and Thunderstone or CCG's. I guess I was a little surprised to see what you actually got for $40 when I put all of the cards in one hand.
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The spirit ally that puts one token on all locations in the staging area when she quests seemed to be a game winner in both games. The first game, I had 2 of her out.
That's the game was waiting for for a long time. And even now I have to wait becouse my FLGS does not have it yet in English version. Eh, all the waiting.
Thanks FFG for making this amaizing game!
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Neither actually, most cards are 2x but there are a few in each sphere at 1x and 3x
It's a mix mostly sets of three but there are several cards that are only paired or singletons. Oddly enough there are four copies of Gandalf so he can be included with all 4 of the starter decks.
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Indonesia, before which intense diplomatic efforts aimed at reshape
Asia-Pacific nations' loss of faith in U.S commitment in the region have
been carried out, and evolving strategic architecture of East Asia Summit
(EAS), regional maritime security issue surrounding South China Sea have
largely dominated regional dynamic. The extensive diplomatic campaign not
only comes from claimant countries actively attempting to bring up the
issue into multilateral mechanism, but also non-claimant parties
renewed their involvement in the regional affairs through the access of
heightened territorial disputes in the South China Sea, for their
respective strategic interests. Given the U.S intention to create a
U.S-led Asia-Pacific institution of EAS for shaping its strategic agendas,
the EAS
this year serves a test for U.S to demonstrate commitment in the regional
security affairs. Meanwhile, relevant parties are actively seeking to
seize the opportunity for gaining political capital and greater voice.
By all means, China perceives the inclusion of U.S in the East Asia Summit
and Washington's intention to gradually shape a U.S-led regional bloc as
an attempt to undermine its long-built role in the region, and counter to
its sphere of influence. In particular, with the expectation that South
China Sea to be incorporated as agenda for this year's EAS, and Obama's
speech that anticipate to mention U.S interests in the maritime security
or specifically about South China Sea as part to fructify its reengaging
plan, Beijing is perceiving its South China Sea strategy
as facing serious challenge. The high-profile U.S reengaging
brings new power balance complicated with intense game and negotiations to
the regional security dynamic in the long term, while at the same time it
poses test to Beijing's maneuver of its long-standing South China Sea
strategy, as well as its relations with periphery countries.
In the past two decades, Beijing's delicate diplomatic strategies in the
Southeast Asia and rapid expanding economic influence have enabled China
to form a relatively easing periphery for it to exercise greater influence
and gradually shaped a leading role in the region.
Beijing's strategy in Southeast Asia largely rested on economic
cooperation through increased regional connectivity. This was demonstrated
through the influx of Chinese investment and aids to the individual
countries, as well as the dramatically rising trade independence, both
through bilateral arrangement and regional mechanism. In particular, the
China-ASEAN Free Trade Area came into effect in 2010, which represents the
most extensive set of trade and investment agreements between the two, is
emblematic of the economic inroads China has made in the region. As one of
the few regions that largely poses trade surplus in bilateral trade with
China, Beijing attempted to convince its ASEAN neighbors that they could
be mutually benefit from China's economic growth. Meanwhile, Beijing's
charm offensive and the adhere to historical "non-interference" policies
also help gaining trust from a number of Southeast Asia countries, which
enabled Beijing to portray itself as an reliable regional player, and gain
space for its strategic maneuver. For this reason, Southeast Asia has long
been perceived by Beijing as a test ground for its soft power diplomacy,
and it was considered as an important sphere of influence of its own.
Beijing's economic clout also comes with its progress to build political
and security influence in the region, which was facilitated by
Washington's relative neglect in the past decade. Its security
interactions were demonstrated through high-level military visits and
expanding arms sales as part of its charm offensive diplomacy. Strong ties
and its Southeast Asia strategy have enabled Beijing's territorial claim
and presence in the South China Sea, the regional security epicenter, at
relatively tolerable level among other claimant countries. Beijing also
attempted to manage the disputes under more China-favored settings of
behaviors - negotiation and exploration through bilateral arrangement,
largely to prevent a unified stance among claimant countries, and opposing
the involvement of third party. Meanwhile, through raising leading profile
in the regional security architectures such as East Asian Summit and
ASEAN-Defense Minister Meetings
and cultivate relations with land-based ASEAN countries such as Cambodia
and Laos
Beijing successfully prevented maritime disputes from getting prominence
in the regional blocs.
Nonetheless, such norm was gradually shifted in the past three to four
years highlighted by Beijing's increasing willingness to flex military
muscle and dominate of regional maritime security, following years of
rapid military modernization and expansion of blue water strategy. This
led to growing tensions between China and other claimant countries such as
Vietnam and Philippines
and also caused great disquiet among its Southeast Asia neighbors with the
perception of growing perceptual military clout by China. In particular,
tensions in the South China Sea beginning early this year have greatly
promoted regional interactions to counter Beijing's dominance in the South
China Sea, and further justified the entrance of outside powers to counter
its sea lane denial strategy, in light of Washington's renewed commitment
in Asia.
From Beijing's perceptive, with Washington's determination to reshape
regional perception of its security commitment this year and extensive
interactions between both claimant countries and interested parties to
shape regional dynamic, the upcoming East Asian Summit represents
considerable uncertainties to its Southeast Asia strategies. In
particular, as discussion of maritime security is highly anticipated,
Beijing perceives the forum will officially institutionalize the
multilateral mechanism in addressing the South China Sea issue, as opposed
to its bilateral stance. With the perception that dynamic in the South
China Sea would shape toward a more united stance in countering China's
strategic sphere in the long term, Beijing may see the need to accommodate
its Southeast Asia strategy into the regional dynamic.
China has been acknowledge U.S as super power in the Asia-Pacific and
gradually shaping perception that China wants equal stance within the
region, whereas that Beijing has little interest to directly confront U.S
which not only at the expense of domestic situation but also the regional
stability. For China to pursue its interest in the region, it has looked
for several ways to deal with rising U.S presence in the Asia-Pacific. In
fact, despite the new developments, Beijing sees South China Sea is mostly
an entrance for the U.S to counterbalance China's rising influence in the
region, and facilitate its presence through the concept of free
navigation. However, with much interaction between U.S and China on other
international issues and economic connection, the need for cooperation
much surpassed direct confrontation in the South China Sea.
Meanwhile, Beijing needs to adopt more pre-empt diplomatic effort to
occupy a more pro-active position. This means Beijing will not only
enhance traditional economic ties with ASEAN countries, but may also
indicate Beijing's intention to move China would be more willing to accept
some China-led discussion form or ASEAN-led regional forum for negotiating
SCS issue, with some meaningful gestures. For Southeast Asia claimant
countries, as their economic future is inextricably linked to China, there
remains strong need to maintain economic ties with China and avoid
directly being hostage in the U.S-China competition in the region.
China will likely to continue supporting ASEAN as leadership role in the
regional blocs amid U.S intention to shape a more U.S-led regional
security architecture in the long term. Through the development of ASEAN
related regional blocs, China managed not to overrule ASEAN's leadership
role. With U.S intention to lead the EAS, China's support to ASEAN
leadership will likely to accommodate ASEAN's interest. Meanwhile, it will
actively participate in the agenda shaping, avoid itself being the mere
There remains question if Washington's reengaging plan could bring any
meaningful balance of power to shift the regional equilibrium.
Nonetheless, to prepare for U.S engagement perceived by China as part of
its containment plan, it will require much more constructive engagement
from China to maintain its role in the region.
Zhixing Zhang
Asia-Pacific Analyst
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Several growers said Vidalia onions have to be more than "fairly" firm before they are shipped because of the nature of sweet onion flesh.
"I would have preferred tighter inspection standards, but at the end of the day, he is the commissioner and we respect that," Hively said.
Tighter inspection standards are not an option, at least in the short term, Black said, because that would require state legislative action and involvement of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Black considered adding inspectors, but when he ran the numbers that would have added a collective $1 million in annual costs for producers, according to a letter he sent to growers.
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During a July 30 public hearing, representatives for three growers spoke in favor of the change — Aries Haygood, M&T Farms, Lyons, Ga.; Brett McLain, McLain Farms, Alliance, Ga.; and Robert Dasher, G&R Farms, Glennville, Ga.
David Jarriel, Dry Branch Farms, Collins, Ga., said he was "on the fence."
Jerry Pittman, Pittman Family Farms, Alliance, Ga., spoke against the change, as did attorneys representing Delbert Bland, Bland Farms Inc., Glennville. Bland also filed written comments against the change, as did Pittman.
Four growers submitted written comments supporting the change — Shuman Produce Inc., Reidsville, Ga.; Braddy Farms, Mt. Vernon, Ga.; Roberson Onion Co., Hazlehurst, Ga.; and Hendrix Produce Inc., Metter, Ga.
Bland, who said in March this year that his company owns about 2,000 acres of Vidalia onions and contracts for another 1,000 acres, is concerned that he will have onions that are ready to ship but won't be able to because of the new rule. About 12,600 acres of Vidalia onions were planted for the 2013 season, Stafford said.
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While Emily Blanchard said she loves being one of New York City's famed Radio City Rockettes, she admitted getting a bit wistful around Christmastime.
It happens especially when she hears all the songs about being home for the holidays, but she's likely not wistful this year.
"I'm thrilled to be 'home' for Christmas," the Chicago resident said. "It'll be the first time in six years."
The Rockettes are performing their Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Rosemont's Akoo Theatre 34 times during 17 days through Dec. 30.
They have performed the holiday show 11 times in the Chicago area since 1997, but have toured only other cities since 2008.
The Christmas Spectacular is annually one of the most-watched stage shows in America.
More than 2 million people have seen the show. The audiences are attracted by the Rockettes' precise, flawless and eye-high kicking dance steps.
Their signature numbers such as the "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" never cease to amaze and awe audiences.
The show always includes sacred as well as secular numbers. The most inspirational is the "Living Nativity" near the finale.
But the Rockettes often change some of the program to keep everyone fresh. This year's changes are primarily technical.
"For the first time in Chicago we will performing in front of a 50-foot LED screen," Blanchard said.
"We'll be riding a double-decker bus that turns and rotates on stage as if it's going through New York City streets.
"It's a 3-D effect as if we're going up Fifth Avenue to Central Park and then to Times Square."
The show also wraps with a retrospective video that includes a history of the Rockettes.
For 85 years, the Radio City Rockettes have long been among the United States' most elite dancers.
Some 400 women in the required height range of 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 10 inches audition every spring for the few spots that change annually.
"For two days, you have to perform jazz, tap, ballet and even pieces from the show," Blanchard said.
"For the Christmas show, we start rehearsals in October. It's really rigorous — six to seven hours a day, six days a week for the entire month."
The Rockettes perform their regular shows daily at the Rockefeller Center's famed Radio City Music Hall, which seats almost 6,000 people.
The Akoo Theatre, formerly the Rosemont Theatre, is one of Midwest's largest performing arts centers with 4,400 seats.
For this Chicago-area holiday run, the Rockettes will perform two to three shows every day except for two days off (Dec. 17 and 25).
The Rockettes also will squeeze in personal charity appearances.
"My family will get to see me on stage more than once," Blanchard said.
She grew up in Michigan and graduated from Western Michigan University after majoring in dance.
But Blanchard now calls Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood home when she's not in New York.
Her parents live in Crystal Lake. She has a sister who is also a Rockette, but is not part of this troupe.
"We also do eight costume changes," Blanchard said. "The final number is called 'Let Christmas Shine' and we come out all in sequins."
But she said her favorite remains "The March of the Wooden Soldiers" in which all 18 Rockettes each fall down like a row of dominoes.
This writer reviewed the Rockettes' first Chicago performance of Radio City Christmas Spectacular in 1997.
And this writer concluded that of all the many holiday shows in the area, it was the one most deserving of having the word "spectacular" as part of its title.
Don Snider is a local freelance writer.


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(05-07-2012 02:03 PM)dmasci Wrote: I guess the answer would have to be that Beckett does not set the value for any particular card whether graded or not. The value listed in Beckett is supposed to be an indication of what that particuar card is selling for out in the various markets. So I guess it is possible that raw cards that are ExMt can be selling for more than graded cards actually graded ExMt.
(05-08-2012 07:01 PM)ricelynnevans75 Wrote: Granted, this is based on a VERY small segment of the population that I've ever run into but I think there are many more collectors out there that prefer raw than they do graded. Get into a mid-grade/collector grade vintage card especially, and the demand for a graded version is likely going to drop even more significantly. Additionally, I wouldn't be surprised if people purchase raw thinking that it will grade higher so the pay a little more for the gamble. I doubt that applies to many people at all but I'm sure they are out there. A lot of it all depends on the card issue as well.


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