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Jago: The Millennium Galaxy Race
Book by: Anon Amous
Status: Finished
Genre: Action and Adventure
Chapter44 (v.1) - Fragment
44. Fragment
I couldn't move. Not an inch.
I blinked and the S.E.E.S. adjusted my view to show her standing right in front of me now. Her body was giving off an icy chill that was gnawing at my skin, leaving me frigid with fear. The most powerful person in the galaxy was fixated on me, her brilliant blue eyes glowing with her desire to tear me apart like the others.
Running or hiding wasn't an option, even if I wanted to. Using only her desire to keep me there immobilized me with her invisible force. I changed my thoughts to what I needed to do. I had to bring her back somehow. Focusing on that goal gave me the strength to try and defy her. I fought against her aura and tried to slowly reach out to her. The ominous smile fell when she noticed that I wasn't going to run from her and she dropped the invisible force that held me down.
I thought I was getting somewhere with her, reaching her somehow, but instead she lifted me up by my helmet and shattered it to pieces. The S.E.E.S. detached from my body and I was left completely defenseless. Since I wasn't running she decided to toy with me, like a tiny bug on the ground you play with when you're bored, flinging me around various parts of the destroyed forest. I felt hopeless. How was I supposed to reach her?
I was going to die like this, unable to save a single one of my friends. The negative realization filled my eyes with frustration as she continued to kick me around randomly. It was only when I landed close to see enough to Rei's lifeless body that I re-empowered myself to stand up to her, even if it killed me.
"Kiko!" I shouted at her before she was able to kick me again. Her leg stopped mid-kick and I was determined to speak my mind before allowing her to do what she wished with me. "It's me…" I pleaded, staggering to my knees and trying to catch my breath. I still wasn't reaching her and now she raised her sword's tip to my forehead like she did with Ozias before impaling him. She drew it back, ready to make the easy kill. I stared into her eyes and saw her conviction as she thrust it at my despairing face. This was it, I was going to die, but I at least wanted her to know it was me, "… it's Sarth…"
Her blade stopped only millimeters away from my forehead, but the only thing that caught my attention was how her expression suddenly changed again. My words reached her. I know it did. I saw it. Her fierce blue eyes dimmed like she was trying to recall a lost memory and her blade slowly lowered to her side. She was gazing at me in wonder, trying to remember who I was. I staggered to my feet in front of her. I didn't care if she killed me because I was determined to do what I've been dying to do since I met her that fateful day on Sola.
I slowly approached her, eyes still fluttering around as if trying to comprehend the mayhem around us. I put my hands around her back, pulling her closer to me and I slowly moved my face in on hers, kissing her gently on her soft lips, finally expressing my true feelings to her. I kissed her tenderly a few times before resting my forehead on hers.
"I love you," I whispered.
The Kiko I fell in love with was finally back with me, "Sarth…"
She moved in on me and we kissed again with a mutual, loving passion. My heart was racing, beating with joy as I finally confessed my feelings for her. I wanted to stay like this forever, never letting the moment end, forgetting all the pain we've been through to get to this point. Her sword fell from her hand as she wrapped her arms tightly around me. Holding her close, I could feel the warmth begin to return to her body. It was the best moment of my life.
Once we stopped she gazed at me with a pain in her eyes, "She's gone… isn't she?"
I didn't want her to fall back into despair but I couldn't lie to her. I cast my eyes down. I knew she already knew the answer, but it hurt just to recall. She turned her head and I squeezed her arms as I saw her break down and cry for the first time ever. I held on to her and we both grieved over the loss of Rei and our other friends that we've lost to this race.
I gave her a moment alone with Rei's body so I walked back over to the field clearing where I saw Ozias' body slumped dead on the ground. What was this all for? What was the point of it again? The galaxy's ultimate obtainable power… the Millennium Galaxy Race… was it worth losing everyone over? We didn't even want to participate in the race, we were dragged into it by the monster who was now dead on the field. It was his fault this happened.
I felt Kiko brush up next to me as I asked myself those questions to the stars in the sky.
"Why did this happen?" I asked, full of heartache.
She entwined her fingers with mine and I looked over and saw her eyes were still red and raw from saying goodbye to Rei as she stared up at the stars.
"I don't know why…" she whispered, "but I know how it ends."
I looked over at her, "How it ends?"
Her eyes focused on one star, "Do you believe in fate? That, things were meant to happen for a reason?" She turned back to me with an unwavering look.
I wasn't sure what she what she was getting at. "You think this happened for a reason?"
"Yes," she answered with confidence. "I'm the only one in the galaxy who can destroy the Vo stone, and now we have all the pieces…"
Our eyes darted back to Ozias' body on the ground in the middle of the field.
"Are you sure it can be destroyed?" I asked.
She nodded, "I know it can be."
"Then how do we do it?" I thought of her long black sword she had earlier.
She took a deep breath and squeezed my hand tight. "I have to shatter it while it's in one piece."
"The wielder holds Vo within them…" I thought about what she was saying, "you're going to destroy it within yourself? No! You can't!" I said hysterically. I lost it quickly. There was no way I could lose Kiko. No, she was all I had left in the galaxy! "We'll hide all the pieces in far off places! In different corners of the galaxy! No one will ever find them!"
She waited patiently for me to stop making excuses and avoiding the cold hard truth. I knew in the back of my mind we couldn't just hide the four stones, but I wouldn't accept her death as the answer. I stopped to catch my breath and she came in, pressing her body against mine with her arms tucked around my hips. I clutched her tight, my tears stinging my eyes and throat as we held on to one another.
"Take me with you," I sobbed.
She gave me a squeeze, "I'm sorry it has to be this way…" she cooed into my ear, tears falling from her cheeks as well. "You're strong, and you have a big heart… I know you'll be okay…" I was losing consciousness. The last words I would ever heard from her were, "Sarth, I love you too…" before everything went black.
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Depressing, but well written like always! i can't wait for the last chapter, but then i can because i don't want it to end!!
So sad :'( Poor Trash. Poor Kiko. I knew that she was going to die at some point but I always wondered that, if she did die, what Trash would do from there. On to the next chapter!
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Computer's hard disk is also limited after all, But our image is getting bigger and bigger, more and more...How do you save your picture?
Three drives (80GB+160GB+320GB)...Hi,Hot99:) That's great!
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If you're in favor of JPEG then DVDs can still be OK. But if you have RAWs, then a HDD will be of easier use.================Thanks Pradi:) I agree with your opinion!
It depends on what file type you're using as well: If you're in favor of JPEG then DVDs can still be OK. But if you have RAWs, then a HDD will be of easier use.Ideal is a RAID-1 storage (a device with 2 identical disks in it) of whatever size (160GB to 1TB per disk). This is a mirroring system, which mean that you automatically have a backup on the 2nd disk when you write something on the 1st disk. Since these devices have network connections and since the mirroring is controlled at hardware level, the speed it huge compared to external USB drives.Cheers,Diether
Thank you:)my friends Creativei and Fultonsphoto.I store my images with Mobile harddisk now. Therefore, I have bought several 250G Mobile harddisk.
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Hi, external hard drive, with regular backups to DVD x2, just for in case. Actually, now that you mention it, I spend more per photo backup than I do for what I make up on sales :0)
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Chargers Te-Blow The Game And The Season
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury the Chargers, not to praise them.* Even the most optimistic fans should have seen this coming. A streaking Broncos team, focused on emphasizing their strengths. A fading Chargers team, barely able to get of its own way. Can anyone say they were surprised by Sunday's loss to Tim Tebow and friends?
This has nothing to do with the Broncos being that good, although their defense has come together quite well. This has everything to do with the Chargers being that bad, and they are getting worse.
The injured offensive line, using 4th and 5th string players to poorly fill in, got worse as the game went along. Philip Rivers, with 188 yards and more badly thrown passes than I could count on one hand, had arguably his worst game of the season. The kicker, who was previously cheered as a permanent replacement for the injured Nate Kaeding, missed two field goals, either of which would have won the game. The defense, as a whole, once able to get a key turnover or make a key stop to save a game, now can't capitalize on a single mistake.
This team has been regressing for a few years. In fact, I wrote the obituary for the Chargers' championship opportunities after last season (check it out here), so their failures this season are hardly surprising. And now more than ever it can be said that the Chargers just aren't good enough.
Where do the Chargers go from here? Their next opponent is the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday night. The Jaguars may be the Bolts' only legitimate opportunity to win another game this season. Regardless, Norv Turner's fate is all but sealed and serious questions need to be asked about the ability of AJ Smith to fix this broken roster.
The evil that men do lives after them; the good is often interred with their bones.*
CBS Broadcast Cameras: Following the game, Nick Novak was known as much for missing two game-winning field goals as for peeing on the sideline, because CBS cameras caught him at just the right (or wrong) time. Hey, peeing is funny, right guys?
Questionable Coaching Decisions: It's not like this is anything new. Turner challenged a call that was never in question (we should be happy it only cost one timeout, not two), and then gave up on trying to score points at the end of the first half and at the end of the 4th quarter. Why did they give up in regulation to take their chances in overtime? Said Norv, "I was more concerned about Philip and taking a big hit." And that, as much as anything, will seal Norv's fate.
Shaun Phillips: He didn't do anything spectacular in this game, was seen celebrating a Quentin Jammer tackle rather than attempting to provide support, and worst of all, trash-talked his own team after the game. When he called his team "dumb," I hope he included himself in that description.
Non-turnover: In the 2nd quarter, Denver fumbled the ball around a crowd of Chargers defenders. Instead of falling on the ball, Chargers players tried to pick it up, knocking the ball around until a Denver offensive lineman (Orlando Franklin) jumped on it. Two plays later, Tebow threw their only touchdown of the game.
At no point in yesterday's loss did I have confidence that the Chargers would win that game, or that the Chargers players and coaches thought they would win that game. What are your hypes and gripes regarding the Chargers' sixth-straight loss? Sound off!
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First viewing of the week is a glorious family home on the Hyde Park Estate. It's priced at around £5 million and the owners are away on holiday — the perfect time for me to schedule viewings.
The vendors have emailed me to say that while they are away they would only like viewings to be conducted if the house is spotless. But entering the property, it seems they must have been late for their flight. Two hours of making beds, cleaning surfaces and general tidying later, the potential buyers arrive. As we are touring the place I overhear one of them saying: "Whoever they use, they must have an excellent cleaning company." If only they knew…
It's only a short, sunny walk from the viewing back to our office in Albion Street. Being so close to Hyde Park is wonderful — for our clients and for us. When I arrive back at base, a long-standing rental client emails to confirm his tenancy in a lovely flat with views right over Hyde Park.
He has come back to us every year for several years, moving throughout W1 and W2. Last year he even signed a tenancy from trusting our judgment and a few photos.
I have been recommended to a very pleasant German couple who are relocating to London for work, and I have arranged for them to view several properties around Marylebone and Connaught Village today, before their afternoon flight back to Frankfurt.
By complete coincidence every single one of the homes I show them, from Victorian mansion flats to a mews house, has a bathroom hidden behind wardrobe doors. The couple say they love the quirkiness and character of London property and choose a regal apartment just off Gloucester Place — complete with "hidden" bathroom.
After a quick meeting with the heads of departments at both of our offices, I receive a call from an elderly gentleman and his wife who live in a stucco-fronted block near Marble Arch. They have seen that the apartment below theirs is for sale through us and have decided that they don't want anyone moving in below them. They agree to buy the apartment.
The Apple Apartments just off Baker Street, launched in 2013 on the former site of the Apple Boutique that was owned by The Beatles, has been an extremely successful letting scheme for our client.
This morning, as I go through some mid-tenancy reviews for the apartments, I notice that three of the five flats are still occupied by the original tenants. In the afternoon I have a FaceTime viewing with a long-standing client. It seems odd walking around a house and talking at my phone, but he agrees that he likes the place enough to fly in from Qatar next week especially to view it in person.
After dinner at an excellent bistro in Baker Street, I realise I have left my coat in the office, so I slip back there and find two of our lettings team still hard at work getting a tenant moved in. They are a credit to the company.
Curiously, one of our sales managers has just reported that his buyer pulled out of a deal for a £9 million apartment facing Hyde Park due to its "bad feng shui". There are some things that can't be helped — however, between the manager and myself, we find a stunning lateral apartment a few roads away that has the correct feng shui for our buyer. We all breathe a huge sigh of relief.
I go for a quick session at the gym after work, and get back to my locker to discover I have had several international missed calls. An investor has decided to go ahead with a deal to buy several apartments in the same converted house.
Unfortunately, she has not taken into account the time difference and it is close to one in the morning before we get a price agreed between the seller and her.
Happily I only have internal meetings to deal with today, as it has been a long week.
After getting updates from our private sales division — they have been tasked with making discreet enquiries for a palatial family home just behind Hyde Park — and going through our next month's marketing strategy, I can leave the office in time to have a drink with friends in the glorious late spring sunshine.
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This is a spectacular book that covers the work of well known geometric abstractionists Agnes Martin and lesser known Hilma Af Klint and Emma Kunz. All three women are seminal figures in a school of abstraction dominated mostly by men. The book discusses the women's relationship to their medium, geometry and the sublime.
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"I can't see," he whispered, and started to panic. "It's all so crazy—the colours—the lights—the warmth and the people and the busyness…" With a small cry of terror, he fell backwards off the chair and fainted.
Rich wasn't on the bus when he came around. This room had a high, vaulted ceiling with chandeliers hanging from it, and public transport never seemed to look like that, or at least, none that he had ever seen. The floor was softer too, and it wasn't moving. All the evidence pointed towards a solid building. A house?
Feeling sick but propping himself up his elbows even so, he looked around and saw that it appeared to be the lounge of a hotel or something. And—he should have known, really; it was too good to be true otherwise—there was Linda, and with her Davide. The rest of them were nowhere to be seen.
"Rich!" cried Linda, running over. Behind her was the girl: he hadn't noticed her at first, but now he couldn't take his eyes off her lovely face. Noticing his stares, she blushed. "It's all right, he's coming round, he's going to be okay."
"Don't crowd him," said the girl. "He's probably very confused. It must have been hunger that made him faint. Or perhaps he's ill?"
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School was diffrent, for one people were actually talking to me and secondly there was an announcment on assembly and people clapped. No one seemed afraid of me anymore.
I stood in the November cold in front of the canteen. When I finally got in the food smelt to appetising for its own good. I grabbed a tray and went to sit at my usual spot as far away from other people as possible.
"John!" I look around to see Kate standing from her chair and waving frantically. I hesitate before walking towards her. She smiles as people on her table move to make a place for me.
"Y'alrite mate." A boy named Josh nods at me, his arm noticably around Kates shoulder. Ash sits opposite me, he struggles to not make eye contact. I begin to eat as the teens around me carry on with their conversation.
As I leave the school I catch a glimpse of the black mercedes I travelled in yesterday. Kates father leans casually against the car. He sees me and waves his hand slightly. I take a breath and walk over.
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"Don't call me Sir it makes me feel old," he winks at me. " call me Paul." I nod again to acknowledge his request.
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Hi, I am posting this question here, because it is a crochet project.
I just purchased Birthstone Afghans and going to make the December one. So, I was looking at the yarn requirement, and it says:Worsted Weight Yarn, Approx: 57 oz (1,620 grams, 4,005 yards)
I was looking at the "I love this Yarn" from HobLob.
BUT it's: 7oz 198 grams 355 yard per skein
so, if I do the math (please note: I am numerically challenged), 11(ish) skeins would give me the yardage, but be 77 oz.
I am STILL not sure what all the relationships are between yardard and weight, etc... so, guess my ques. is, if I don't follow the exact requirements, will I lose something in the pattern definition?
Could I still be ok to use "I love this yarn" or should I look for something that exactly matches?
This yarn stuff kicks my butt!
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I'm a house cleaner. we had a regular clients 2 story condo broken into while we were upstairs. i heard a noise downstairs. checked things out. the master bedroom was ransacked. a gun was taken along w/2 clips. now the wife and i are suspect. we've been cleaning for these people in this community for 6yrs. incident free! highly recommended services. we,ve been questioned by D.T. and asked to take a CVSA. Do i need to lawyer up? how accurate r these tests?
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I agree with everyone. You should hire an attorney immediately. And never ever speak with the police or anyone else about the case unless your attorney is preset. This potentionally could be a very serious charge and your priority should be seeking representation ASAP. Good luck
Do not speak to the police again about the case as you have the right to remain silent and not incriminate yourself. My office is in kissimmee and a majority of my cases are in that county. You may contact me if you would like to speak about the case. Chances are that anything you tell the detectives is going to be used against you as you are the primary suspect. It seems from what you said that you were in the house while the robbery was occurring which can be interpreted by the police that you helped the person get into the house. While in the house, that person was armed or became armed with a firearm. Which as the other attorney said carries a ten year minimum mandatory sentence. So yes, you need to lawyer up. Hope this helps and you can contact my office in Kissimmee anytime. Thank youAsk a similar question
First of all, do not take the CVSA. Understand that while the results may not necessarily be used in court, they are a common technique used by law enforcement to convince people into making admissions of guilt without doing more investigation. Second, you should retain an attorney to help you with the matter. My office is in downtown Kissimmee near the courthouse. 811 Patrick Street. Feel free to call me at 407-846-1529 if you have questions.Ask a similar question
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Hardwood Spades$24.95
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"Not worth the aggravation"
December 23, 2013 | By skeptic-tf
2013-12-23 06:36:35 | By skeptic-tf
| Version: Hardwood Spades 1.5 build 33
Decent software, that is fun, but not perfect.
Too many crashes and cheaters. You will not be allowed into many games, and some games allow you to be kicked out if you're winning, for no reason what so ever. Old timers there have figured out how to scam the other players to improve their win record. I paid for a full yr in Dec. 2013, and b4 the month was up have asked for a refund. Save yourself the humiliation of paying to be cheated out of a good time.
"You end up playing against rather than w/ your partner"
June 20, 2011 | By beandi00
2011-06-20 12:38:29 | By beandi00
| Version: Hardwood Spades 1.5 build 33
Better than nothing
Partner is a trick magnet--continues to take tricks even after making bid & with no hope of setting others. Partner only intent on making own bid, often undercuts team mate. No dummy has any idea of how to play Nil hand.
I purchased it because I couldn't find anything better which isn't saying much for what's out there.
"great entertainment"
March 24, 2010 | By greatjohnhenry
2010-03-24 22:09:24 | By greatjohnhenry
| Version: Hardwood Spades 1.5 build 33
there is always something to do i mean as long as you feel up to playing, the players make themselves available.even though its computer its fun.
i don't know how to stop my partener from under bidding so i over bid at times
"So Much Fun"
December 20, 2009 | By shaaronie
2009-12-20 13:57:47 | By shaaronie
| Version: Hardwood Spades 1.5 build 33
Variety of Play! You can play so many ways, partners and individual games. You can play nil or no nil games as well as mirrors. I love the fooms where you can throw things at your opponents or give them love.
Character creation is the best!
You have to play 20 games before you become rated!
Really fun and addictive site! Some players like to keep their ratings high by only playing with players in their range, but very few. It's very easy to get a high rating and you can have multiple characters as well. HW sometimes has server issues and occasionally a player may have a slow response time, if they are on dial up.
"Not for adults, a total rip off. Worthless trial period"
August 26, 2008 | By spadespro
2008-08-26 20:07:57 | By spadespro
| Version: Hardwood Spades 1.5 build 33
Good for kids to play very regimented if playing with others.
A huge disappointment for me because I love to play spades online. it may be ok for you. The rating system is worthless from what I saw because of rating manipulation. Not much competition to play. Players put what cards to pass in their profiles.
First if you don't read the contract really careful you will probably think you are buying an online game< YOU ARE NOT. You are just buying the software... you play online as a privilege which from my observation gets taken away all the time. The offline version even on the most difficult level can be beat by a 5 year old. They have monitors or guides that run the place as if in grade school. I can't believe I was stupid enough to buy this game. The trial period only let me play twice which didn't give me a realistic picture of how the site is run online. Trust me stick to the other online sites they are a lot better than this one. Playing online is like playing with a good boys club. You can rarely get a good game to play because the higher rated people only play each other. I could list many other reasons... but I think you get the idea. If you like graphics, bells and whistles and think that those features deserve 20+ dollars then go for it.
"The most beatiful card game in the galaxy"
May 01, 2005 | By akebono
2005-05-01 11:27:01 | By akebono
| Version: Hardwood Spades 1.5 build 33
This game by Hardwood has some awsome graphics. The computer plays well and will surelly challenge you.
Very few features and variations.
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Skip to comments.The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians
Posted on 12/26/2010 2:54:41 PM PST by marshmallow
Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the Church which is at Ephesus, in Asia, deservedly most happy, being blessed in the greatness and fullness of God the Father, and predestinated before the beginning of time, that it should be always for an enduring and unchangeable glory, being united and elected through the true passion by the will of the Father, and Jesus Christ, our God: Abundant happiness through Jesus Christ, and His undefiled grace.
Chapter 1. Praise of the Ephesians
I have become acquainted with your name, much-beloved in God, which you have acquired by the habit of righteousness, according to the faith and love in Jesus Christ our Saviour. Being the followers of God, and stirring up yourselves by the blood of God, you have perfectly accomplished the work which was beseeming to you. For, on hearing that I came bound from Syria for the common name and hope, trusting through your prayers to be permitted to fight with beasts at Rome, that so by martyrdom I may indeed become the disciple of Him "who gave Himself for us, an offering and sacrifice to God," Ephesians 5:2 [you hastened to see me ]. I received, therefore, your whole multitude in the name of God, through Onesimus, a man of inexpressible love, and your bishop in the flesh, whom I pray you by Jesus Christ to love, and that you would all seek to be like him. And blessed be He who has granted unto you, being worthy, to obtain such an excellent bishop.
Chapter 2. Congratulations and entreaties
As to my fellow-servant Burrhus, your deacon in regard to God and blessed in all things, I beg that he may continue longer, both for your honour and that of your bishop. And Crocus also, worthy both of God and you, whom I have received as the manifestation of your love, has in all things refreshed 1 Corinthians 16:18, etc. me, as the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ shall also refresh 1 Corinthians 16:18, etc. him; together with Onesimus, and Burrhus, and Euplus, and Fronto, by means of whom, I have, as to love, beheld all of you. May I always have joy of you, if indeed I be worthy of it. It is therefore befitting that you should in every way glorify Jesus Christ, who has glorified you, that by a unanimous obedience "you may be perfectly joined together in the same mind, and in the same judgment, and may all speak the same thing concerning the same thing," 1 Corinthians 1:10 and that, being subject to the bishop and the presbytery, you may in all respects be sanctified.
Chapter 3. Exhortations to unity
I do not issue orders to you, as if I were some great person. For though I am bound for the name [of Christ], I am not yet perfect in Jesus Christ. For now I begin to be a disciple, and I speak to you as fellow-disciples with me. For it was needful for me to have been stirred up by you in faith, exhortation, patience, and long-suffering. But inasmuch as love suffers me not to be silent in regard to you, I have therefore taken upon me first to exhort you that you would all run together in accordance with the will of God. For even Jesus Christ, our inseparable life, is the [manifested] will of the Father; as also bishops, settled everywhere to the utmost bounds [of the earth], are so by the will of Jesus Christ.
Chapter 4. The same continued
Wherefore it is fitting that you should run together in accordance with the will of your bishop, which thing also you do. For your justly renowned presbytery, worthy of God, is fitted as exactly to the bishop as the strings are to the harp. Therefore in your concord and harmonious love, Jesus Christ is sung. And man by man, become a choir, that being harmonious in love, and taking up the song of God in unison, you may with one voice sing to the Father through Jesus Christ, so that He may both hear you, and perceive by your works that you are indeed the members of His Son. It is profitable, therefore, that you should live in an unblameable unity, that thus you may always enjoy communion with God.
Chapter 5. The praise of unity
For if I in this brief space of time, have enjoyed such fellowship with your bishop I mean not of a mere human, but of a spiritual nature how much more do I reckon you happy who are so joined to him as the Church is to Jesus Christ, and as Jesus Christ is to the Father, that so all things may agree in unity! Let no man deceive himself: if any one be not within the altar, he is deprived of the bread of God. For if the prayer of one or two possesses Matthew 18:19 such power, how much more that of the bishop and the whole Church! He, therefore, that does not assemble with the Church, has even by this manifested his pride, and condemned himself. For it is written, "God resists the proud." Let us be careful, then, not to set ourselves in opposition to the bishop, in order that we may be subject to God.
Chapter 6. Have respect to the bishop as to Christ Himself
Now the more any one sees the bishop keeping silence, the more ought he to revere him. For we ought to receive every one whom the Master of the house sends to be over His household, Matthew 24:25 as we would do Him that sent him. It is manifest, therefore, that we should look upon the bishop even as we would upon the Lord Himself. And indeed Onesimus himself greatly commends your good order in God, that you all live according to the truth, and that no sect has any dwelling-place among you. Nor, indeed, do you hearken to any one rather than to Jesus Christ speaking in truth.
As seen in the extract published here, Ignatius sets forth a model of the Church in which unity with one's bishop is essential. It is the basic model which has been handed down to us and exists in the present day in both Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Calvin, (Institutes, 1-3) and his followers repudiate in toto, the letters which so completely discredit Calvin's own peculiar views on ecclesiastical government.
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I first read St. Ignatius while still a protestant. I immediately knew I had a major problem. haha Now I'm Orthodox.
I am writing to all the Churches and I enjoin all, that I am dying willingly for God's sake, if only you do not prevent it.
I beg you, do not do me an untimely kindness.
Allow me to be eaten by the beasts, which are my way of reaching to God.
I am God's wheat, and I am to be ground by the teeth of wild beasts, so that I may become the pure bread of Christ.
Letter to the Romans
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"we should look upon the bishop even as we would upon the Lord Himself"
Thank goodness this epistle is not part of the canon of scripture. The Bible already lays out the mode of church government. The Bible also tells us to give Bishops a double honor. To look on them as we would the Lord is wrong.
I would really, really like to know why those of Asia "turned away" from the teachings of St Paul.
What did they turn to?
That's a fairly common, and happy, occurrence, ag. :)
What were the epistles that touched you most in your journey to orthodoxy?
Yes, that's why Jesus told us to call no man teacher either — and yet we use the term "Doctor" which means teacher...
I have no trouble with bishops as a Protestant, as long as they are apostolic--that is putting themselves under full apostolic authority--that is, strictly following the written instructions of the Apostles, namely the Bible.
I'm an Anglican.
The Greek for "bishop" is episcopos, meaning simply overseer. The word "presbyter" meaning, simply elder is where the English word "priest" AND Presbyterian derive. Presbyter (elder) is used interchangeably with episcopos (overseer/bishop) in the New Testament
Naturally in the Roman world, where hierarchy of authority was normal in all spheres of life--along with the Jewish world, where a hierarchy of authority existed amidst the religious leadership, presbyters of presbyters, or episcopos of episcopos, that is structures of church authority beyond the local church pastors/elders, would occur--especially in cities, which were the very first places evangelized by St. Paul and the early Church. Even amidst Protestants who deny the office of bishop (like Presbyterians and Baptists) informal hierarchy of persons occurs.
When either Al Mohler (Southern Baptist scholar/leader) or R. C. Sproul (Presbyterian scholar/leader) speaks--people listen and follow, including pastors... Their informal power and influence is MORE, arguably, than many bishops in say, Roman Catholic, Orthodox or Anglican circles.
That is not why ST. Ignatius's Letter(s) were not included in the Canon. As for Mt 23:9, the context of the passage is not to forbid the use of the word "Father". Rather, it is to remind the Pharisees that God alone, is the source of all authority.
If Christ meant to strictly forbid the use of the word Father, as you seem to understand what Christ meant [it is a wrong interpretation and one never held in the Apostolic Churches of both the West (Catholic) and East (Orthodox)], then St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians should not be in the Canon and St. Paul should be considered a heretic for he wrote:
"I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the Gospel" (cf 1 Cor 4:14-15).
Actually, it was a combination of the writings of Saints Ignatius, Polycarp, Irenaeus, and Justin Martyr with honorable mention going to Eusebius' History of the Church.
St. Ignatius and St. Polycarp were the first I read, because I downloaded from the internet everything they wrote immediately upon hearing about them. That was almost five years ago now.
That's because of the particular protestant tradition you are from. To understand the context of what i said please let me add, "I was raised a southern pentecostal."
Marvellous — you know, I think we catholics do not teach our young enough. The writings of the early Christians should be mandatory during confirmation
It was not included in the Canon of the NT because Ignatius was not an Apostle, and never claimed to be. The books in the NT which were not written by Paul or one of the Twelve were written by someone under their direct tutelage (e.g., Mark was a disciple of Peter; Luke was a disciple of Paul). Ignatius wrote his epistles 15-20 years after the death of the last Apostle.
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SINGAPORE/LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - The 117-year old London silver price benchmark - or fix - will cease on Aug. 14, its operator said, as regulatory scrutiny of price-setting intensifies across markets.
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The announcement by the London Silver Market Fixing Ltd on Wednesday left a question mark over the role of a benchmark, which could be replaced an electronic alternative.
The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) said it had launched a consultation among market participants "to try and ensure that there is something that replaces the silver fix."
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It does no good for me to comment on the performance of your son's attorney from a distance. Your son's version of the poor job the attorney is doing may be accurate or a misunderstanding and for purposes of your question, it does not matter. The part of your question that can be answered is your comment that your "son can't interview other attorneys himself being incarcerated." The short answer is ... yes, he can.
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TWO ALP MPs caught misusing an allowance for rural members to maintain second residences in Melbourne are lucky they don't work in the private sector; a blatant collective rort of $140,000 would, in other circumstances, expose them to prosecution for theft, fraud, conspiracy, and God knows what else. The episode is further proof of a rotten Labor regime presided over by a pusillanimous Premier, operated solely to benefit militant union thugs.
Lest any smarty utter the words "Bronwyn Bishop" in a comment, I note at the outset that not only was this column scathing about her flagrant waste of some $5,500 on a helicopter trip at the time — an amount repaid in full, however grudgingly — but that the episode (rightly) cost Mrs Bishop her position as Speaker of the House of Representatives, her Liberal Party endorsement for her electorate on Sydney's North Shore, and her political career.
And I say this because once again, members from the ALP — this time, specimens from the contemptible, union-controlled junta that infests the Treasury benches in Spring Street — have shown that when it comes to the blatant rip-off of public monies for personal benefit, any outrage perpetrated by a Liberal MP invariably pales in comparison to the kind of rorting the self-entitled minions of the Labor Party seem to engage in until or unless they are caught.
Most readers will have by now heard that Andrews government Speaker Telmo Languiller has been forced to resign, and make restitution, over $40,000 he improperly claimed for maintaining a second residence outside his electorate, which wasn't in Melbourne at all; this development yesterday was swiftly followed by the deputy Speaker, Don Nardella, also falling on his sword over a $100,000 claim against exactly the same allowance — when neither his primary residence, nor the secondary address he made the claims for, were anywhere near his electorate at all.
For those out of the loop, and particularly interstate readers, some coverage may be accessed here and here.
I'm not going to comment at great length today — I will be back later this afternoon to belatedly discuss some of what has happened this past week in the federal political arena — but whichever way you cut it, these developments are (or at least, should be) disastrous for Daniel Andrews and the government we also said, at the time it was elected, was likely to turn out to be a fiasco.
How right we were: and how lucky for Andrews, for now at least, that the state Liberals seem unable to land a telling blow against his government.
Perhaps — after the terrible loss of life on Bourke Street last month, and now this — that might finally start to change.
To fully appreciate the scope of this latest outrage (and again, for the benefit of readers interstate), a little geographical orientation is indicated.
Languiller — the member for Tarneit, about 25km west of the Melbourne CBD — has been claiming for a second residence so he could live in Queenscliff, on the surf coast about 80km from Melbourne on the Bellarine Peninsula, despite maintaining a "primary residence" in Footscray about 6km from the CBD: it goes without saying that any second residence Mr Languiller wished to maintain at Queenscliff should have been of the "holiday house" variety funded solely from his own pocket.
Nardella, by contrast, represents the electorate of Melton, a dreadful and thoroughly awful speck of Melbourne's outer western suburbs about a third of the way to Ballarat; even so, Nardella doesn't even pretend to deign to dwell among those whose votes he takes for granted every four years — his primary residence is in the Bayside suburb of Mordialloc, about 25km south of the CBD (and about 10-15 minutes further out from the city than where I live), and the "secondary residence" he has saddled taxpayers with a six-figure bill for is in Ocean Grove, almost literally a stone's throw from Languiller's joint at Queenscliff.
In other words, the "secondary residences" these gentlemen have pocketed money from the taxpayer to fund — under an allowance always intended to help rural and regional MPs maintain accommodation in Melbourne for use during parliamentary sitting weeks — were a total violation of the intention of the allowance. Apparently, the defence was initially offered that as guidelines did not stipulate a "second residence" had to be in Melbourne, no wrongdoing had occurred.
Closing that loophole should be the first item on the notice paper when Parliament next sits.
In Nardella's case, it is hard to see how any sane or rational individual could have conjured up even the most remotely plausible justification for his actions — even if solely for the benefit of the voices in his head — for his case is arguably the worse of the two misdemeanours, and impossible to validate on any realistic basis.
But to suggest the amounts of $40,000 and $100,000 respectively were at best fraudulently procured, and worst a blatant case of theft from the public purse, is no overstatement at all.
Had Languiller and Nardella been employed in the private sector and stolen those amounts from their bosses, they could and probably would be facing a string of charges including theft, fraud, conspiracy, embezzlement, and hefty jail terms to boot.
As it is, they will likely face no consequences at all, save for the loss of the ministerial component of their salaries; nobody should feel sympathy or compunction over the fact both will repay the monies illicitly taken, and nobody should think they have been unfairly dealt with or that their feeble justifications are in any way adequate. If repaying the money they should never have taken causes either or both hardship, nobody should care less; if they find the ridicule and embarrassment they now deservedly suffer to be too hard to handle, they should thank their lucky stars nobody is likely to institute criminal proceedings against them.
Frankly, they ought to be thrown out of Parliament for their trouble: and for a Premier who made so much of the Liberals' predicament prior to the 2014 election, when the vote of miscreant Liberal-turned-Independent Geoff Shaw was the difference between a functional Victorian Parliament and a gridlocked quagmire, Daniel Andrews owes it to the people of Victoria — based on his own purported standards and "principles" — to lead the charge against two of his own, and move the expulsion motions himself.
He won't, for one thing Andrews truly lacks is a spine. Another is a sense of decency, wherever actions rather than words are called for.
Coming so soon after another disgraced Andrews government minister "resigned" after it emerged he had been using a taxpayer-funded chauffeured car to transport his dogs between his two houses, this is a terrible look for Victorian Labor, and one compounded by the fact that Police minister Lisa Neville was allowed to survive in her post by Andrews after the grotesque tragedy on Bourke Street just weeks ago when she should have been sacked on the spot.
When you add in the bullying of another minister out of her post for refusing to kowtow to the line dictated to Andrews by the militant, hard-Left United Firefighters Union, as it sought to take over the Country Fire Authority, this government is looking very grubby indeed; and when it is further recognised that the common thread through all of the arrivals, departures, lack of action and vacillating over getting rid of people is a constant of union webs and links, it makes Andrews look weak, pusillanimous, and pathetic.
The loss of two more ministers (if you count the Speaker and his deputy as such) for what boils down to common theft in anyone else's language means the Andrews government has, in a little over two years, lost three Cabinet ministers, the Speaker and his deputy, for the total loss of five ministers from a starting line-up of 25: 20% of the Andrews government wiped out in less than two-thirds of its four-year term.
As I predicted it would the day after it was elected, this state Labor government has proven to be rotten to the core, and sometimes in ways nobody could have expected.
With more than 18 months to go, and with "interesting stories" circulating about the activities of some of Andrews' other closest cohorts, it remains to be seen just how far the rot can spread — and how long before opposition leader Matthew Guy can turn what should be a political slam-dunk into any kind of lead in reputable opinion polling, let alone one that might win him the next state election.


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It's the Year of the Rooster in 2017, wishing everyone here a prosperous LUNAR New Year!
Yes, it's LUNAR NEW YEAR, and it's NOT chinese new year! Each and every year, there are signs everywhere that says "chinese new year". Yet, no one seems to know that the Lunar New Year is celebrated not just in china, but in also Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and even Japan once.
Where then did "chinese new year" come from? Sure, the chinese does make it a big thing, but that hardly means they own it. Moreover, the Lunar Calendar may have originated in the region now known as china, but it was an amalgamation and refinement of many tribal and ethnic agricultural calendars throughout the centuries, chiefly by the various Sino-empires that has risen and fell in the region, inherited by the Republic of China and the prc; however, that doesn't warrant the chinese taking sole ownership of it. This is cultural imperialism, and thoroughly insulting to other Asian ethnicities by denying them the right to claim ownership of the Lunar Calendar. Surprisingly, in an age of political correctness, this wholly politically incorrect terminology is employed without anyone battering an eyelid; and we can find non-Christians lambasting Christianity of hijacking the pagan celebration of the winter solstice by calling it Christmas, however, no one says a thing about "chinese new year" hijacking other Asian ethnic nations' "Lunar New Year". It is hypocrisy.
I can hear some people now bitch to me, saying "Who really cares? It's just a word, why make a big deal of it?" Words are critical in shaping our thoughts, and the use of terminology can influence how we perceive our world. It is like learning a language as a child, the words is part of an established social framework, and by learning and employing the words, one then affirms it and strengthen its role as a social adhesive that binds our perception of how the world is. Once a particular view is set in our minds, it cannot readily accept realities that deviate from their views. So by calling it "chinese new year", we are taking part in china's cultural imperialism and ethnic cleansing, a bloodless and silent part of that church of satan's genocide against the greater East and Southeast Asian region.
What can we do? Personally, we can start by insisting on calling it Lunar New Year when those around us use the wrong term, but do not be obnoxious about it. If someone enquires why the different term, then be ready to give your short explanation about it, but without malice, as most people do not know what they do. Another thing that we can do, is submit comment cards to your local shopping centres and department stores that perpetrates this chinese cultural imperialist term, correcting their usage and explaining that they are being participants of cultural genocide, again with courtesy. I can say it now that it will feel pointless, but as with all bad habits that needs correction, it takes time.
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