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This sermon is found in Erl. 10:109; W. 2:132; St. L. 2:96.
John 1:19-28. And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then?
Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No. They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet. And they had been sent from the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not, even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose. These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
I. THE WITNESS AND CONFESSION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST.
This was surely done in order to extol the beautiful constancy of John in a sore trial, when he was tempted to a flagrant denial of the truth. And now consider the particular circumstances.
2. First, there are sent to him not servants or ordinary citizens, but priests and Levites from the highest and noblest class, who were Pharisees, that is to say, the leaders of the people. Surely a distinguished embassy for a common man, who might justly have felt proud of such an honor, for the favor of lords and princes is highly esteemed in this world.
3. Secondly, they sent to him not common people, but citizens of Jerusalem, to wit, the capital, the sanhedrim, and the leaders of the Jewish nation. So it was as if the entire people came and did honor to him. What a wind that was! and how he might have been inflated, had he possessed a vain and worldly heart!
6. Fifthly, seeing that he would not be Elijah, they go on tempting him and offer him the homage due to an ordinary prophet, for since Malachi they had not had a prophet. John, however, remains firm and unshaken, although tried by the offer of so much honor.
8. They sent to him, why did they not come themselves? John had come to preach repentance to the entire Jewish people. This preaching of John they did not heed; it is clear therefore, that they did not send to him with good and pure intentions, offering him such honor. Neither did they truly believe him to be the Christ, or Elijah, or a prophet; otherwise they would have come themselves to be baptized, as did the others. What then did they seek of him? Christ explains this, John 5:33-35, “Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth. He was the lamp that burneth and shineth, and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.” From these words it is clear they looked for their own honor in John, desiring to make use of his light,” his illustrious and famous name, in order to adorn themselves before the people. For if John had joined them and accepted their proffered honor, they also would have become great and glorious before all the people, as being worthy of the friendship and reverence of so holy and great a man. But would not hereby all their avarice, tyranny, and rascality have been confirmed and declared holy and worthy? Thus John, with all his holiness, would have become a sponsor for vice; and the coming of Christ would justly have been regarded with suspicion, as being opposed to the doings of the priests and tyrants, with whom John, this great and holy man, would have taken sides.
9. Thus we see what rascality they practice and how they tempt John to betray Christ and become a Judas Iscariot, in order that he might confirm their injustice and they might share his honor and popularity. What;cunning fellows they are, thus to fish for John’s honor! They offer him an apple for a kingdom, and would exchange counters for dollars. But he remained firm as a rock, as is shown by the statement: “And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.” To John’s confession comprises two things: First, his confessing, and secondly, his not denying. His confessing is his declaration about Christ, when he says, “I am not the Christ.” To this belongs also that he confesses to be neither Elijah nor a prophet. His not denying is declaration of what he really is, when he calls himself a voice in the wilderness, preparing the way of the Lord. Thus his confession is free and open, declaring not only what he is, but also what he is not. For if some one declares what he is not, such a confession is still obscure and incomplete, since one cannot know what is really to be thought of him. But here John openly says, what is to be thought of him, and what not, this giving the people a certain assurance in confessing that he is not the Christ, and not denying that he is the voice preparing his advent.
12. The Jews, as said above, had the prophecy concerning Elijah, that he was to come before the day of the Lord, Malachi 4:5. It is therefore also among Christians a current belief that Elijah is to come before the last day. Some add Enoch, others St. John the Evangelist. Of this we shall have something to say.
13. In the first place, all depends upon whether the prophet Malachi speaks of the second coming of the Lord on the last day, or of his first coming into flesh and through the Gospel. If he speaks of the last day, then we have certainly yet to expect Elijah; for God cannot lie. The coming of Enoch and St. John, however, has no foundation in Scripture, and is therefore to be considered as a fable. If, on the other hand, the prophet speaks of Christ’s coming in the flesh and through the Word, then assuredly Elijah is no more to be expected, but John is that same Elijah announced by Malachi.
14. I am of the opinion that Malachi spoke of no other Elijah than John, and that Elijah the Tishbite, who went up to heaven with the chariot of fire, is no more to be expected. To this opinion I am forced first and foremost by the words of the angel Gabriel, Luke 1:17, who says to John’s father, Zacharias: “And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just.” With these words the angel manifestly refers to the prophecy of Malachi, adducing even the words of the prophet, who also says that Elijah is to turn the hearts of fathers to children, — as cited above. Now then, if Malachi had meant another Elijah, the angel doubtless would not have applied these words to John.
15. In the second place, the Jews themselves of old understood Malachi to speak of Christ’s coming into the flesh. Therefore they here ask John whether he is Elijah, who is to come before the Christ. But they erred in thinking of the original and bodily Elijah. For the purport of the text is indeed that Elijah is to come beforehand, but not that same Elijah. We do not read, Elijah the Tishbite is to come, as the Bible calls him in 1 Kings 17:1 and 2 Kings 1:13 but merely Elijah, a prophet. This Gabriel, Luke 1:17, explains as meaning, “In the spirit and power of Elijah,” saying, as it were, He will be a real Elijah. Just as we now say of one who has another’s manner and carriage, He is a true!; as I may say e.g., The Pope is a real Caiaphas; John was a real St. Paul. In the same manner does God through Malachi promise one who is to be a true Elijah, i.e. John the Baptist.
16. Yet would I not trust the interpretation of the Jews alone, were it not confirmed by Christ, Matthew 10:10ff. When, on Mount Tabor, the disciples saw Elijah and Moses, they said to the Lord, “Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?” They meant to say, “You have already come; yet Elijah has not come first, but only now, after you: and was it not said that he was to come before you?” This interpretation was not rejected, but confirmed by Christ, who said, “Elijah truly shall first come, and restore all things. But I say unto you that Elijah is come already; and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed.” Then the disciples understood, says St. Matthew, that he spoke of John the Baptist.
17. Now there is no other prophecy concerning Elijah’s coming but this one of Malachi, and Christ himself applies it to John. Thus it has no force if someone were to object, Christ says that Elijah is to come first and restore all things, for Christ interprets his own words by saying, “But I tell you that Elijah is come” etc. He means to say, It is right and true what you have heard about Elijah, that he is to come first and restore all things; thus it is written and thus it must come to pass. But they do not know of which Elijah this is said, for he is come already. With these words, therefore, Christ confirms the Scriptures and the interpretation concerning the coming Elijah, but he rejects the false interpretation concerning an Elijah other than John.
18. Most strongly, however, does Christ assert, Matthew 11:13ff., that no other Elijah is coming. He says, “All the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if you will receive it, this is Elijah, that is to come. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.” Here it is made clear that but one Elijah was to come. Had there been another he would not have said, “John is Elijah who was to come,” but he would have had to say, “John is one of the Elijahs,” or simply, “He is Elijah.” But by calling John that Elijah whom everybody expects, who, doubtless, was announced to come, he makes it sufficiently clear that the prophecy of Malachi is fulfilled in John, and that after this no other Elijah is to be expected.
21. Now the question arises, Did John really confess the truth when he denied that he was Elijah or a prophet, whereas Christ himself called him Elijah and more than a prophet? He himself knew that he had come in the spirit and power of Elijah, and that the Scriptures called him Elijah. To say, therefore, that he did not consider himself a prophet because he was more than a prophet, is disgraceful and makes him an empty boaster. The truth of the matter is, that he simply and in a straightforward manner confessed the truth, namely, that he was not that Elijah about whom they asked, nor a prophet. For the prophets commonly led and taught the people, who sought advice and help from them. Such a one John was not and would not be, for the Lord was present, whom they were to follow and adhere to. He did not desire to draw the people to himself, but to lead them to Christ, which was needful before Christ himself came. A prophet foretells the coming of Christ. John, however, shows him present, which is not a prophet’s task. Just so a priest in the bishop’s presence would direct the people away from himself to the bishop, saying, “I am not priest; yonder is your priest”; but in the bishop’s absence he would rule the people in the place of the bishop.
22. John likewise directs the people away from himself to Christ. And although this is a higher and greater office than that of a prophet, yet it is not so on account of his merit, but on account of the presence of his Master. And in praising John for being more than a prophet, not his worthiness but that of his Master, who is present, is extolled. For it is customary for a servant to receive greater honor and reverence in the absence of his master than in his presence.
25. Now this is the answer which no learned, wise, and holy men can bear; therefore John must surely be a heretic and be possessed of the devil. Only sinners and fools think him a holy, pious man, listen to his crying and make room for the Lord, removing whatsoever obstructs his way. The others, however, throw logs, stones and dirt in his way, aye, they even kill both the Lord and his forerunner for presuming to say such things to him. And why?
John tells them to prepare the way of the Lord. That is to say, they have not the Lord nor his way in them. What have they then? Where the Lord is not, nor his way, there must be man’s own way, the devil, and all that is evil. Judge then, whether those holy wise people are not justly incensed at john, condemn his word, and finally slay both him and his Master! Shall he presume to hand such holy people over to the devil, and denounce all their doings as false, wicked and damnable, claiming that their ways are not the Lord’s ways, that they must first of all prepare the Lord’s ways, and that they have lived all their holy lives in vain?
26. Yet, if he quietly wrote it on a tablet, they might still hear it in patience.
But he gives utterance to it, yea, he cries it aloud, and that not in a corner, but openly under the sky, in the wilderness, before all the world, utterly disgracing before everybody those saints with all their doings and discrediting them with all the people. Thus they lose all honor and profit which their holy life formerly brought them. This certainly such pious men cannot bear, but for God’s and justice’s sake they cannot damn that false doctrine, in order that the poor people may not be mimed and the service of God be not corrupted; aye, finally, they will have to kill John and his Master, to serve and obey God the Father.
27. This, then, is the preparation of Christ’s way and John’s proper office.
He is to humble all the world, and proclaim that they are all sinners — lost, damned, poor, miserable, pitiable people; that there is no life, work, or rank however holy, beautiful and good it may appear, but is damnable unless Christ our God dwell therein, unless he work, walk, live, be and do everything through faith in him; in short, that they all need Christ and should anxiously strive to share his grace.
Behold, where this is practiced, namely, that all man’s work and life is as nothing, there you have the true crying of John in the wilderness and the pure and clear truth of Christianity, as St. Paul shows, Romans 8:23: “All have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God.” This is truly to humiliate man, to cut out and annihilate his presumption. Aye, this is indeed to prepare the way of the Lord, to give room and to make way.
28. Now here are found two kinds of people: some believe the crying of John and confess it to be what he says. These are the people to whom the Lord comes, in them his way is prepared and made even, as St. Peter says in 1 Peter 5:5: “God giveth grace to the humble”; and the Lord himself says in Luke 18:14: “He that humbleth himself shall be exalted.” You must here diligently learn, and understand spiritually what the way of the Lord is, how it is prepared, and what prevents him from finding room in us.
The way of the Lord, as you have heard, is that he does all things within you, so that all our works are not ours but his, which comes by faith.
29. This, however, is not possible if you desire worthily to prepare yourself by praying, fasting, self-mortification, and your own works, as is now generally and foolishly taught during the time of Advent. A spiritual preparation is meant, consisting in a thoroughgoing knowledge and confession of your being unfit, a sinner, poor, damned, and miserable, with all the works you may perform. The more a heart is thus minded, the better it prepares the way of the Lord, although meanwhile possibly drinking fine wines, walking on roses, and not praying a word.
30. The hindrance, however, which obstructs the Lord’s way, is formed not only in the coarse and palpable sin of adultery, wrath, haughtiness, avarice, etc., but rather in spiritual conceit and pharasaical pride, which thinks highly of its own life and good works, feels secure, does not condemn itself, and would remain uncondemned by another.
Such, then, is the other class of men, namely, those that do not believe the crying of John, but call it the devil’s, since it forbids good works and condemns the service of God, as they say. These are the people to whom most of all and most urgently it is said, “Prepare the way of the Lord,” and who least of all accept it.
31. Therefore John speaks to them with cutting words in Luke 3:7-8: “Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance.” But, as said above, the more just people are urged to prepare the Lord’s way, the more they obstruct it and the more unreasonable they become. They will not be told that their doings are not the Lord’s, and finally, to the glory and honor of God, they annihilate the truth and the word of John, himself and his Master to boot.
32. Judge, then, whether it was not a mighty confession on the part of John, when he dared to open his mouth and proclaim that he was not Christ, but a voice to which they did not like to listen, chiding the great teachers and leaders of the people for not doing that which was right and the Lord’s pleasure. And as it went with John, so it still goes, from the beginning of the world unto the end. For such conceited piety will not be told that it must first and foremost prepare the way of the Lord, imagining itself to sit in God’s lap and desiring to be petted and flattered by having long ago finished the way, before God even thought of finding a way for them — those precious saints! The pope and his followers likewise have condemned the crying of John to prepare the Lord’s way. Aye, it is an intolerable crying — except to poor, penitent sinners with aggrieved consciences, for whom it is the best of cordials.
33. But isn’t it a perverse and strange manner of speaking to say, “I am the voice of one crying”? How can a man be a voice? He ought to have said, I am one crying with a voice! — But that it speaking according to the manner of the Scriptures. In Exodus 4:16 God spoke to Moses: “Aaron shall be to thee a mouth.” And in Job 29:15 we read: “I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.” Similarly we say of a man that gold is his heart and money his life. So here, “I am the voice of one crying” means: I am one who cries, and have received my name from my office; even as Aaron is called a mouth because of his speaking, I am a voice because of my crying. And that which in Hebrew reads vox clamantis, the voice of one crying, would be translated into Latin: vox clamans, a crying voice. Thus St. Paul in Romans 15:26 says pauperes sanctorum, the poor of the saints, instead of pauperes sancti, the poor saints; and 1 Timothy 3:16: mysterium pietatis (the mystery of godliness) instead of mysterium pium (the godly mystery). Instead of saying: The language of the Germans, I had better say, the German language. Thus “a voice of one crying” means “a crying voice”. In Hebrew there are many similar phrases.
And they had been sent from the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him: Why then baptizest thou if thou be not the Christ, nor Elijah, neither the prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with water; in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not, even he that cometh after me is preferred before me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose.
And in Acts 1:5 we read, “John baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.” But, although he here says nothing of this other baptism, be sufficiently indicates that there is to be another baptism, since he speaks of another who is coming after him and who, undoubtedly, will not baptize with water.
35. Now begins the second onset, whereby John was tried on the other side. For not being able to move him by allurements they attack him with threats. And here is uncovered their false humility, manifesting itself as pride and haughtiness. The same they would have done had John followed them, after they had had enough of him. Learn therefore here to be on your guard against men, particularly when they feign to be gentle and kind; as Christ says. Matthew 10:16-47: “Beware of men, be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” That is to say, Do not trust those that are smooth, and do no evil to your enemies.
36. Behold, these Pharisees, who professed their willingness to accept John as the Christ, veer around when things turn out as they desired, and censure John’s baptism. They say, as it were, “Since you are not Christ, nor Elijah, nor a prophet, you are to know that we are your superiors according to the law of Moses and you are therefore to conduct yourself as our subordinate. You are not to act independently, without our command, our knowledge and without our permission. Who has given you power to introduce something new among our people with your baptizing? You are bringing yourself into trouble with your criminal disobedience”.
37. John however, as he had despised their hypocrisy, likewise scorns their threats, remains firm, and confesses Christ as before. Moreover he boldly attacks them and charges them with ignorance, saying, as it were: “I have no authority from you to baptize with water. But what of that? There is another from whom I have power; him you do not know, but he is amply sufficient for me. If you knew him, or wished to know him, you would not ask whence I have power to baptize, but you would come to be baptized yourselves. For he is so much greater than I, that I am not worthy to unloose his shoes’ latchet.
38. John’s words, “He it is who, coming after me, is preferred before me,” three times quoted by the Evangelist in this chapter, have been misinterpreted and obscured by some who referred them to Christ’s divine and eternal birth, as though John meant to say that Christ had been born before him in eternity. But what’s remarkable is the fact that he was born before John in eternity, seeing that he was born before the world and all other things? Thus he was also to come not only after him, but after all things, since he is the first and the last ( Revelation 1:11). Therefore, his past and his future agree. John’s words are clear and simple, referring to Christ when he already was a man. The words “He will come after me” cannot be taken to mean that he would be born after him; John like Christ, was at that time about thirty years old.
39. These words then evidently apply to his preaching. He means to say: “I have come — that is, I have begun to preach but I shall soon stop, and another will come and preach after me.” Thus St. Luke says, Acts 1:22, that Christ began from the baptism of John; and, Luke 3:23, that Jesus was thirty years old when he began. And Matthew 11:3: “Art thou he that should come,” that is, he who should begin to preach; for Christ’s office does not begin till after his baptism, at which his father had acknowledged and glorified him. Then also began the New Testament and the time of grace, not at the birth of Christ, as he himself says, Mark 1:15: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand.” Had he not begun to preach, his birth would have been of no use; but when he did begin to act and to teach, then were fulfilled all prophecies, all Scriptures, then came a new light, and a new world.
40. So we see what he means by saying, “He will come after me.” But the meaning of the words, “He is preferred before me; he was before me,” is not yet clear, some referring them to Christ’s eternal birth. We maintain in all simplicity that those words also were spoken concerning their preaching. Thus the meaning is: “Although he is not yet preaching, but is coming after me, and I am preaching before him: nevertheless he is already at hand, and so close by that, before I began to preach, he has already been there and has been appointed to preach. The words “before me” therefore point to John’s office, and not to his person. Thus, “he has been before my preaching and baptism for about thirty years; but he has not yet come, and has not yet begun. John thereby indicates his office, namely, that he is not a prophet foretelling the coming of Christ, but one who precedes him who is already present, who is so near that he has already been in existence so many years before his beginning and coming.
41. Therefore he also says: “In the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not.” He means to say: “Do not permit your eyes to wander off into future ages. He of whom the prophets speak has been among you in the Jewish nation for well nigh thirty years. Take care and do not miss him.
John now wishes to show that this “raising up, arising, standing,” etc. was fulfilled in Christ, who was already standing among them, as God had prophesied; the people however knew him not.
42. This then is the other office of John and of every preacher of the Gospel, not alone to make all the world sinners, as we have heard above (Section 24ff.); but also to give comfort and show how we may get rid of our sins; this he does in pointing to him who is to come. Hereby he directs us to Christ, who is to redeem us from our sins, if we accept him in true faith. The first office says: “You are all sinners, and are wanting in the way of the Lord.” When we believe this, the other office follows and says; “Listen, and accept Christ, believe in him, he will free you of your sins.” If we believe this, we have it. Of this we shall say more anon. These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
43. So diligently does the Evangelist record the testimony of John, that he also mentions the places where it happened. The confession of Christ is greatly dependent on testimony, and there are many difficulties in the way.
Undoubtedly, however, he wished to allude to some spiritual mystery of which we shall now speak.
II. THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF THIS GOSPEL STORY.
44. This is the sum and substance of it: In this Gospel is pictured the preacher’s office of the New Testament, what it is, what it does, and what happens to it.
45. First, it is the voice of one calling, not a piece of writing. The Law and the Old Testament are dead writings, put into books, and the Gospel is to be a living voice. Therefore John is an image, and a type, and also a pioneer, the first of all preachers of the Gospel. He writes nothing, but calls out everything with his living voice.
46. Secondly, the Old Testament or the Law was preached among the tents at Mount Sinai, to the Jews alone. But John’s voice is heard in the wilderness, freely and openly, under the heavens, before all the world.
47. Thirdly, it is a calling, clear and loud voice, that is to say, one that speaks boldly and undauntedly and fears no one, neither death, hell, life nor the world, neither devil, man, honor, disgrace nor any creature. Thus Isaiah says in 40:6ff: “The voice of one saying, cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, but the word of our God shall stand forever.” And further: “O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up on a high mountain; lift. up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid.” The world cannot bear the Gospel, and hence there must be a strength, which scorns it and can call against it without fear.
48. Fourthly, John’s raiment is of camel’s hair and has a leather girdle ( Matthew 3:4). This means the strict and chaste life of preachers, but above all it points to the manner of the preachers of the Gospel. It is a voice not given to soft phrases, neither does it deal in hypocrisy and flattery. It is a sermon of the gross, a hard, rough sharp speech for the natural man, and girds the loins for spiritual and bodily chastity. This is taken from the life and words of the patriarchs of old, who like camels have borne the burden of the Law and of the cross. “He eats locusts and wild honey.” This means those that accept the Gospel, namely, the humble sinners, who take the Gospel unto and into themselves.
49. Fifthly, John is on the other side of the Jordan. “Jordan” really means the Holy Scriptures, which have two sides. One, the left side, is the external meaning which the Jews sought in Holy Writ; here John is not. For this interpretation does not produce sinners, but saints proud of their works. The right side is the true spiritual understanding, which discards and kills all works, in order that faith alone may remain, in all humility.
50. Sixthly, here begins the dispute between true and false preachers. The Pharisees cannot bear to hear John’s voice, they despise his teaching and baptism, and remain obdurate in their doings and teachings. On account of the people however they pretend to think highly of him. But because he opposes their will, he must be possessed of the devil, they say, and finally he must be beheaded by Herod. So it is now and so it has always been. No false teacher wishes it to be said of him that he preaches without or against the Gospel, but on the contrary that he thinks highly of it and believes in it.
Nevertheless he does violence to it, making it conform to his meaning. This the Gospel cannot permit, for it stands firm and never lies. Then it is reviled as heresy and error, aye as a devilish doctrine, and finally they apply violence prohibiting it and striking off its head so that it may nowhere be preached or heard. This was done by the pope in the case of John Huss.
51. Thus he is a truly Christian preacher who preaches nothing but that which John proclaimed, and firmly insists upon it.
First, he must preach the Law so that the people may learn what great things God demands of us; of these we cannot perform any because of the impotence of our nature which has been corrupted by Adam’s fall. Then comes the baptism in Jordan. The cold water means the teaching of the Law, which does not kindle love but rather extinguishes it. For through the Law man learns how difficult and how impossible of fulfillment the Law is.
Then he becomes hostile to it, and his love for it cools; he feels that he heartily hates it. This of course is a grievous sin, to be hostile to God’s commands. Therefore man must humble himself, and confess that he is lost and that all his works are sins, aye, that his whole life is sinful. Herewith then John’s baptism has been accomplished, and he has been, not only besprinkled, but properly baptized. Then he sees why John says, “Repent ye”. He understands that John is right, and that everyone must needs become a better man and repent. But Pharisees and those holy in their works do not arrive at this knowledge, nor do they permit them selves to be baptized. They imagine that they do not need repentance, and therefore John’s words and baptism are foolishness in their eyes.
52. Furthermore, when the first teaching, that of the Law, and baptism are over and man, humiliated by the knowledge of himself, is forced to despair of himself and his powers; then begins the second part of John’s teaching, in which he directs the people from himself to Christ and says: “Behold the Lamb of God that takes upon itself the sin of the world.” By this he means to say: “First I have, by my teaching, made you all sinners, have condemned your works and told you to despair of yourselves. But in order that you may not also despair of God, behold, I will show you how to get rid of your sins and obtain salvation. Not that you can strip off your sins or make yourselves pious through your works; another man is needed for this; nor can I do it, I can point him out, however. It is Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. He, he, and no one else either in heaven or on earth takes our sins upon himself. You yourself could not pay for the very smallest of sins. He alone must take upon himself not alone your sins, but the sins of the world, and not some sins, but all the sins of the world, be they great or small, many or few.” This then is preaching and hearing the pure Gospel, and recognizing the finger of John, who points out to you Christ, the Lamb of God.
53. Now, if you are able to believe that this voice of John speaks the truth, and if you are able to follow his finger and recognize the Lamb of God carrying your sin, then you have gained the victory, then you are a Christian, a master of sin, death, hell, and all things. Then your conscience will rejoice and become heartily fond of this gentle Lamb of God. Then will you love, praise, and give thanks to our heavenly Father for this infinite wealth of his mercy, preached by John and given in Christ. And finally you will become cheerful and willing to do his divine will, as best you can, with all your strength. For what lovelier and more comforting message can be heard than that our sins are not ours any more, that they no more lie on us, but on the Lamb of God. How can sin condemn such an innocent Lamb?
Lying on him, it must be vanquished and made to nothing, and likewise death and hell, being the reward of sin, must be vanquished also. Behold what God our Father has given us in Christ.
54. Take heed, therefore, take heed, I say, lest you presume to get rid of the smallest of your sins through your own merit before God, and lest you rob Christ, the Lamb of God, of his credit. John indeed demands that we grow better and repent; but that he does not mean us to grow better of ourselves and to strip off our sins by our own strength, this he declares powerfully by adding, “Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world.” As we have said above (Section 29), he means that each one is to know himself and his need of becoming a better man; yet he is not to look for this in himself, but in Jesus Christ alone. — Now may God our Father according to his infinite mercy bestow upon us this knowledge of Christ, and may he send into the world the voice of John, with great numbers of evangelists! Amen.

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It’s one of the unanswered questions that has plagued humanity since the invention of the washing machine – why do we lose so many socks? And where do they go to?
It turns out that it’s not the sock fairy, or whoever tangles headphones when you’re not watching. Science now has an answer for why we lose so many socks in our lifetime.
According to new research, Britons lose 1.3 socks on average per month, or 15 a year – a whopping 1,264 in the average lifetime. Losing socks costs us on average £2528!
After surveying 2000 people, psychologist Dr. Simon Moore and statistician Geoff Ellis came up with a mathematical formula, the ‘Sock Loss Index’, which explains why we keep losing socks.
In other words, the probability of sock loss equals laundry size plus the complexity of the wash minus the level of attention being paid to the task multiplied by the person’s attitude towards doing the washing. The larger the wash, the higher the chance of losing socks.
“In simple terms the complexity of the wash load and your attention to detail during the cleaning process, are the factors with the biggest impact on sock loss,” the researchers said.


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You are a brilliant human being just waiting to be set free.
I can show you the meaning of painful experiences and help you unleash your true power and purpose in life.
My work helps those confronting enormous problems realize their potential and become the biggest, brightest human beings one could ever imagine.

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Yuri Gagarin was the first man in outer space, when he orbited the earth in the first manned space flight exactly fifty years ago.
Gagarin was for a brief time the most famous man on earth and hailed as a hero by millions around the world.
However, the cosmonaut did not get to enjoy his celebrity – he died just seven years later in a mysterious plane crash that has generated a mountain of conspiracy theories.
Gagarin died on Mar. 27, 1968 when the MiG fighter plane that carried him and instructor Vladimir Seryogin crashed in the Vladimir region just outside Moscow.
Gagarin had become deputy training director of the Cosmonaut Training Centre near Moscow.
Gagarin was only 34 years old.
Just last week, in advance of the 50th anniversary of Gagarin’s monumental achievement, the Russian government said it had declassified documents related to his death.
The ministry of defense claimed that Gagarin died during a training exercise when the jet he was piloting had to make a sharp maneuver to avoid hitting a weather balloon.
Alexander Stepanov, the Kremlin’s top archives official told a news conference that a Soviet investigation commission from that era determined this was the most likely cause of the hero’s death.
The document, from November 1968, was classified as “absolutely secret” and was signed off by Communist Party chief, Leonid Brezhnev.
The conclusions of the commission are that the most likely cause of the catastrophe was a sharp maneuver to avoid a balloon probe, he said.
The commission wrote that maneuvers by Gagarin or Seryogin led the jet into a supercritical flight regime and to its stalling in complex meteorological conditions.
Stepanov added that he now hopes his findings finally puts an end to all the rumors surrounding Gagarin’s untimely passing.
I hope they will dismiss very many speculations that are circulating in Russia in pseudo-history books, he said.
Other causes of death speculated over the years included theories that Gagarin suffered from oxygen deprivation or that perhaps he crashed into another airplane. More ominous theories involve a murderous sabotage, although this has never had much credence or evidence.
Other wild rumors were that Gagarin was drunk while piloting the aircraft; or that Brezhnev somehow staged the crash because he was jealous of Gagarin’s immense popularity.
Today there aren't documents on Gagarin's flight left that we have consciously kept secret because it would be damaging if they were made public, he said.

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IF MUSIC is about communication, then the Orpheus Singers’ concert, The Grand Romantics, on Saturday at St Catherine’s Church, Ventnor, was a winner.
The choir was in excellent form and displayed sound musical control under the baton of conductor Philip Fryer.
It was exciting to see the communication between the conductor and the choir, which often produced a result greater than the component parts.
The concert was expressive, varied and colourful, and much enjoyed by the capacity audience.
The programme began with two unaccompanied pieces by Bruckner: Os Justi (The Mouth of the Righteous utters Wisdom), a contemplative piece of deceptive simplicity, and Ave Maria (Hail, Mary), a richly textured and varied salutation requiring a high level of vocal control to realise the composer’s intent.
The Bruckner pieces could have benefited from a more resonant acoustic to bring out the textures and dynamics of the music but the choir was undaunted by this and it demonstrated well the intricacies of the works.
Next we were treated to a Schubert piece, Gott ist mein Hirt (God is my Shepherd); a setting of Psalm 23, performed by the women, sung with conviction and with some delightful moments, though intonation was at times a little suspect.
Two secular pieces were sung by the men: Der Jager Abscheid (The Hunter’s Farewell) and an arrangement of Gaudeamus Igitur (So Let us Rejoice) by Brahms. The men sang these pieces with a rare combination of gusto and sensitivity.
A high point of the first half were two religious pieces by Mendelssohn, each with a featured solo: Ave Maria, with a tenor solo by Mitch Jones with a rich and bold interpretation soaring above the choir; and Hear my Prayer/O for the Wings of a Dove, with a beautiful and sensitive soprano solo by Kelly Wavell, who produced some effortless phrasing and clarity of tone.
The second half featured the wonderful Liebeslieder Walzer (Love Song Waltzes) by Brahms, a secular song-cycle featuring 18 separate love songs on a pastoral theme.
The song cycle is rich and varied, and features changes in force from full choir to sectional arrangements and a charming solo, Wohl schon bewandt war es (I Was Fair and Contented with my Life), was sung by Kathy Howells with delicacy and feeling.
It was a pleasure to hear the four-handed piano accompaniment by Michèle Brock and Merryl Spong, who played excellently and sensitively together.
The programme closed appropriately with Josef Rheinberger’s Abendlied (Evening Song), set for seven part unaccompanied choir, which rounded off the whole evening perfectly.

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Martyrdom or Suicide has long been a debated phenomenon in the east and west. With the rise of Islamist suicide or martyrdom operations in the Middle East and the rise of such instances in the west more recently one needs to dig deep into the history of when it began and why it began.
Agha Panahian tells a story about the beauty, taste, and pleasure of martyrdom in the way of Allah while defending the innocents and standing up for justice.
Eloquent explanation of what martyrdom is. Who are the martyrs? Is martyrdom easy to attain. Should we just mourn and be sad for the martyrs of Islam?
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from all over Iraq converged in a holy shrine in northern Baghdad to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of the Seventh Shia imam Musa ibn Jafar al-Kazim.
Let\'s see what the wife of martyr Mahdi (who sacrificed his life while protecting the shrines of our Imams in Iraq, Samarra) has to say about martyrdom, how does she feel being the wife of a martyr and what we can learn from her story.
What is this passion of Martyrdom? How are these martyrs selected? Have you ever contemplated?
This clip is very special. There are two tips that will enable one to acquire martyrdom.
Tens of thousands of people have marched through the streets of Beirut, waving flags and banners to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam Hessein (PBUH). The outpouring over the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson reached to a crescendo in the Southern Suburbs of Beirut, where Hezbollah secretary general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gave a speech. Ashura in lebanon has come to symbolize the conflict with Israel.This occasion according to hezbollah and many of the masses commemorating Ashura should serve as a reminder to certain sides not to surrender to the will of Israel. Sayyed Nasrallah once again underscored the importance of not surrendering to Israel, and called on Arab leaders to embrace the choice of resistance rather than negotiating with Israel, which he described as a waste of time. Sayyed Nasrallah stressed the importance the teachings of Imam Hussein who was martyred in 680 AD by his enemies. Imam Hussein's teachings are considered by Muslims around the world as the basis of resistance against what they believe to be the current forms of occupation and imperialism. The Hezbollah leader also said there is a new western conspiracy against the resistance and its people. Many wore black as a sign of mourning and chanted slogans in support of Hezbollah. The element of Ashura and specifically the effort to fight injustice has been considered by hezbollah as one of its main building blocks. Today with an international tribunal that could indict some of its members hezbollah views itself as a victim of what it believes to be international injustice and has set out to confront this with what it believes to be the real meaning of truthfullness.
Iranians are mourning the passing anniversary of Islam\'s prophet Mohammad -- peace be upon him--with special ceremonies. They are also marking the martyrdom anniversary of his grandson, Imam Hassan Mujtaba, the second Shia Imam. The event is being commemorated on the twenty eighth of Safar-- which is the second month in the Islamic lunar Hijri calendar. Shia Muslims hold special mourning services during the last ten days of Safar. The mourners will wrap up their commemoration ceremonies on the last day of the month which coincides with the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza, the eighth Shia Imam.


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April Cedillo, the owner and founder of Link Interpret, is an experienced presenter on how to most effectively work with an interpreter. She frequently presents Continuing Legal Education courses for attorneys. These one to three hour presentations can be tailored to your specific needs and audience, and are accepted by the MN State Bar as Elimination of Bias credits. Contact Link Interpret today to schedule a personalized presentation for your law firm!
Elimination of Bias: Simple Strategies for Effective Communication with Interpreters. Worker’s Compensation Institute, April 29, 2017 MN State Bar Association.
The basics on working with your interpreter. Presentation at Martineau Leonard PLLC. April 5, 2017.
Elimination of Bias: Simple Strategies for Effective Communication with Interpreters. Worker’s Compensation Institute, April 17, 2015, MN State Bar Association.
Simple Strategies for Effective Depositions with Interpreters. Worker's Compensation Institute, April 13, 2012, MN State Bar Association.
MN Department of Human Services Judge's Training. March 2008.

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Alcons Audio has launched its new LR28/110 wide dispersion larger format line array, intended for use as a vertical array with extended horizontal coverage.
New York, NY (May 30, 2017)—Alcons Audio has launched its new LR28/110 wide dispersion larger format line array, intended for use as a vertical array with extended horizontal coverage.
A continuation of the company’s efforts behind its LR28/80, released two years ago with an 80º horizontal dispersion pattern, the new LR28/110 wide dispersion sports 110˚ dispersion. Other than dispersion, both models are identical, with the multiple-patented RBN1402rsr, a 14-inch tall, single-diaphragm pro-ribbon transducer with 14-inch voice-coil that offers HF peak power handling of 3000 W with a reported RMS-to-peak ratio of 1:15.
The RBN1402rsr and mid section (featuring four high-efficiency 6.5-inch midrange transducers) are jointly mounted on an aluminium cassette for optimized heat-dissipation/reduced power-compression and prolonged system output. The LF section comprises two reflex-loaded, custom 14-inch woofers with reinforced cone and large voice-coil Neodymium motor structure for improved heat dissipation and reduced power compression.
The Signal Integrity Sensing pre-wiring of the LF and MF sections is intended to provide dynamic cable/connector compensation between the LR28 and Sentinel, with an aim of tight mid/bass response and reduced distortion.

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The year is 1853, a critical year in the lives of several members of the Alcott family. Since 1848 when the family moved from their beloved Hillside home in Concord, the family had lived like gypsies, moving from place to place. Some of these places were dreary basement apartments in poorer sections of the cities, and often during the summers, the family would move into homes of relatives while those same relatives summered somewhere else. All the while Abba was trying to keep the family afloat with her pioneering social work.
The house at 20 Pinckney Street on Boston’s Beacon Hill is listed in some online sources as having been built in 1860, but it must have been built sometime before 1852, because from 1852 to 1855, it was the home of Bronson Alcott and his family. Louisa May Alcott’s room was on the house‘s third floor. While living here, Louisa’s first story was published, “The Rival Painters: a Tale of Rome” in 1852 and her first book, Flower Fables (1854). Later, after Louisa May Alcott became a successful writer, she lived in nearby Louisburg Square, looking after her father.
When I finally made it to this house, trudging up hills carrying my trusty 2% latte, there was construction going on across the street. The guys working on the house there seemed puzzled at my odd behavior– stopping to take pictures of what, to them, was probably an ordinary house. I took several photos, and stood there and smiled for a few minutes, imagining Louisa stomping about the hills nearby, peering out of the window at me, maybe even waving. The lady who lives nextdoor came out to walk her Golden Lab and asked me, very politely, what I was looking for. I told her, and she smiled, and said the Alcott’s hadn’t lived there very long and were even “evicted.” She told me I ought to go to Concord– and I told her I planned to, but still, this place was important too.
I spent the rest of the afternoon wandering around Boston looking at other historic sites– but most of them didn’t draw me the way this one did.
Remember this letter from Lizzie, written from this address?
This is one pilgrimage I will have to make! Anyone want to come along?
I visited a few years ago. It is definitely worth doing! My experience was similar to Ms. West’s, though no one asked me why I was there.
I am SO late getting into Boston, it’s ridiculous!
I’ll come! I’ve never been out East- I must remedy that!
I lived in this house for 5 1/2 years in the 1960s-70s; we had the second (“parlor”) floor. It was nice, solid house with a tiny backyard (about 6′ x 18′). I researched the Alcotts and the house at the time. It was built in 1826. The roof is made of slate from England that came over as ballast on sailing ships. It is not at all a large house, and with a family the size of the Alcotts, I’m sure it was very cozy. It was heated by shallow, coal-burning fireplaces in the 19th Century. The Alcotts had a lot more room at Brook Farm, and in Concord. Emerson and Thereaux used to come over to # 20 to visit Bronson and sit by the fire, as Harvard students, I take it. Bronson was known as the father of American Transcendentalism. He ran a progressive school on Charles St. when he lived here. Tuition-paying parents pulled their kids out when Bronson admitted a black girl (Boston!), he went broke, and was evicted from # 20 after about 2 1/2 years. You can check the New England Historic Geneological Society if you are interested, also the Boston City Directory.
My friend and former house mate, Charlie sent me this link. I also lived in this house for about the same time as he did. I had the top,two,floors, the penthouse so to speak! There was a sign that the Alcotts had lived there and occasionally someone would knock and ask if they could see inside. As I worked at a Boston teaching hospital, I worked with a doctor from Argentina. Anytime she had a friend visiting she would bring them over to see the house. I have so many fond memories of living there!
Our Italian landlord Frank would try to sell the building to me but I was single and couldn,t imagine owning a house!
I like your take on the house and am glad you enjoyed the photos. I’d love to go back. I wanted to take more pictures of her house in Concord but photos inside weren’t allowed.
I know, I’d love to take photos inside Orchard House too!
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OCD often impacts the entire family, resulting in tremendous confusion and conflict among everyone in the family. It’s important to remember, however, that everyone is trying to cope with the situation the best they can. Through choices made by each family member trying to cope with OCD in the home, OCD can become a family disorder. Fortunately, getting well can become a family effort.
Family members can feel helpless as they watch their spouse or child in the depths of suffering and struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Likewise, people with OCD often feel powerlessness and helplessness in their OCD world. Families are frequently confused about what it means to be supportive, helpful, and therapeutic.
Family members experience a wide range of emotions. They can feel confused, guilty, fearful, angry, doubtful, disappointed, and distraught. They’re often filled with heartache, and they may blame them- selves or feel blamed by others and burdened by guilt, hostility, or resentment. You might be feeling overwhelmed and helpless, having tried everything in attempts to help your family member. Perhaps your attempts have been ineffective or rejected by your loved one. When this happens, feelings of helplessness and despair grow.
Other family members may be resentful of the attention, albeit negative, that the person with OCD receives. Family members can become overly involved or, alternatively, too distanced from each other. Parents may share mutual beliefs and feelings about how to deal with their child’s OCD or differ widely in their reactions to the OCD. Or they may vary their reactions unpredictably between compassion and hostility. Meanwhile the family dysfunction and chaos grows. Acknowledging negative feelings is an important first step toward choosing healthier, more supportive responses to your loved one’s OCD.
Giving in, reassuring, or debating are not constructive ways to help decrease the symptoms of OCD. These efforts at sup- port are in fact OCD accommodations in disguise.
Let’s take a closer look at the natural, intuitive approaches to supporting your loved one with OCD. These are often accommodating behaviors and can be likened to an "OCD Welcome Wagon." You essentially invite OCD into your home and make it comfortable through your accommodations. Just as you try to make an old friend or other guest feel comfortable and welcome in your home, you extend yourself to OCD and its demands. It’s as if you cater to OCD as you would a guest: "What can I do for you? What can I get for you? Anything you need, just let me know." The more comfortable you make the OCD, the longer it wants to stay in your home.
When we say you may be accommodating, we’re referring to any of your behaviors or reactions to OCD symptoms that can undermine the therapeutic goal of exposure and risk-taking. It is a way of paying undue respect to OCD and its demands on you and your loved one. Accommodating supports OCD, not the person with OCD. By changing these behaviors, you are making a conscious decision to support your loved one instead of the OCD. You may actually act as if you’re scared of your family member’s OCD, when you may really be fearful of his or her reaction to the obsessions. Or perhaps you’re really trying to protect your family member from the unfounded fear.
Accommodating behaviors occur quite naturally and make sense at the time. Your attempts at helping are genuine and come from the heart. They sometimes give you a sense of control over a virtually uncontrollable situation – a situation that has left you feeling fearful, helpless, and exhausted. No "small" accommodation is ever truly small. Each accommodation serves as "food" for the OCD and any "feeding" is meaningful and serves to help OCD grow stronger. Here is one example of accommodating behavior that often occurs in families.
How often do you find yourself telling your loved one something to make them feel better, such as answering the same questions over and over again? "Yes, I am sure that you checked that the stove is turned off, "Yes, I’m sure you washed your hands well enough," "Yes, I’m sure that you didn’t make a mistake," "Yes I am sure you said the numbers in the right order," or "Yes I’m sure they do not have AIDS." This is what we refer to as repeatedly reassuring your loved one. He or she may ask you the exact same question over and over again, or repeatedly re-word the question in many different ways. Sometimes, your response even becomes part of the ritual so that there are rules about how your reassurance should be worded.
Reassurance involves assurance of the unfounded nature of the obsessive thoughts and fears. Your loved one may seek reassurance that the ritual itself was per- formed correctly and/or that the feared out- come will not happen. Reassurance rein- forces the "fear messages" sent by the "worry" part of the brain. The "worry" part demands that they make certain of something that could otherwise have terrible consequences. You help provide that demanded reassurance and certainty.When trapped in the cycle of reassurance, you may feel like you’re talking to some- one who just isn’t listening or is of limited intelligence. A more accurate way to think about this trap is that you and your loved are creating a skip on a record player, and one of you needs to move the needle ahead to continue the song. To move ahead, you both must recognize the reassurance trap for what it truly is and agree that risk-taking and exposure is the way to move past the moment. Remember, when you give reassurance, you reduce the risks of uncertainty that have to be confronted head-on. By reducing the risks that need to be confronted through exposure, you feed the OCD.
You may find yourself trying incessantly to drill your loved one with logic against the unfounded fear through rationalizing and arguing with the OCD. You’re struggling with the OCD rather than your loved one; they’re also struggling with the OCD. You’re trying to reason logically and debate with someone who is reasoning by feelings alone in that OC moment. Family members report the frustration of trying to rationalize away fears, which sometimes will "work" for a short period of time. The unfortunate fact that rationalizing sometimes appears to work in the short-run only serves to reinforce its use. That means that the next time you and your loved one are in a similar OCD situation, you’re more likely to react with a rational debate or argument instead of risk-taking. Debating works along the same lines as giving reassurance.
Beware! Accommodating reactions are often a short-term fix to a longer-term problem. It may work at first, but as the demands of OCD increase, you will have to make more and more of an effort to accommodate OCD in just the "right" way. By stepping in to protect your loved one from OCD, you are modeling the belief that he or she cannot cope in other ways. You model the belief that your loved one needs to be protected and shielded from the fears. The message sent is that your loved one is too weak and too vulnerable to cope with the fears, the uncertainty, and the risk-taking required to overpower and overcome OCD.
Excerpt from Loving Someone with OCD, published in 2004, by Karen J. Landsman, Ph.D., Kathy Parrish, M.A., and Cherry Pedrick, R.N. Karen J. Landsman, Ph.D., clinical psychologist, (973) 895-2442 has offices in Millburn and Chatham, New Jersey.

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JOY Organics non-psychoactive healing tincture is pharmaceutical grade, and a great value. Each dropper contains 16.67mg of full spectrum of C-B-D, minor cannabinoids, and 30+ terpenes and flavonoids.
It has a delicious and fresh citrus taste, and is great to use under the tongue or in your favorite smoothie.

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Cloud computing is definitely having a huge impact in society. Most large companies like Facebook are opting to go in this direction because it is effective and makes economic sense. In addition to this, cloud computing is able to integrate computers in an organization to save both time and vital resources such as software.
Cloud computing employs trusted specialized companies to store vital data and components on your behalf. Your access therein will be made easy and your workers can access this large database of information and processes. In the cloud, email serving, data storage and specialized protocol can be observed with utmost ease. This happens because of an integrated infrastructure base that is held together by dedicated servers to deliver accordingly. The two main areas of a cloud are the front end and the back end.
The front end is the interface that is accessed by the user on their computer. It is basically revealed through a web browser and a company can enter the cloud to access this vital information at any time. The ability to network different software and hardware to serve many computers has defined the word cloud. It does not work by inflicting any heavy load on your personal machine; it works by simply availing all relevant information and databases in an efficient manner. The front end is as a result of the intricacies that take place at the back end.
The back end is the nerve centre of every tool and infrastructure needed to make cloud computing possible. It is composed of vital software and application tools that make mass storage possible. The back end tools are also responsible for the intelligent communication to the front end owing to specialized programming mechanisms applied therein. With this system, you will be able to integrate any worker in the cloud without having to buy additional software that allows them to perform their job. It is a complex system that has been created to enhance coordination and access to vital resources that allow your businesses to be conducted accordingly.
The architectural prowess of any cloud is maintained by the companies that provide these services. They are also tasked with providing or creating essential backup systems which will keep the data of clients safe at all time. They implement dedicated servers to make the process a success. Depending on the needs of a client, private, public and hybrid clouds can be defined to ensure access control. Safety is critical and with specialized cloud companies, delivery of essential software and data has become a mainstay.
It is worth noting that cloud computing has been here for some time. Mega companies who have enormous data and software needs have led the way to use the cloud. However, the future is clear and the cloud might just feature more prominently. All in all, it is a system that allows for better computing infrastructure and is definitely welcomed by businesses.


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Working in an industry that is dependant on the public for support through volunteering and donations, our operations change from day-to-day which always keeping things exciting! Our blog offers us a chance to talk about interesting things in our sector such as upcycling (reworking recycled goods) as well as great stories about the weird and wonderful items donated, our history, and our dedicated volunteers and staff.
We are hoping to give our staff and volunteers some well-earned time off!
How much is a good book worth to you?
"I've been looking for this for some time," said the man about the book. "My wife and I were quite emotional when it arrived in the post." Some books are worth a lot more than even the words and illustrations on the page.
Mike Tucker, the great-nephew of Brotherhood founder, Fr Gerard Tucker, keeps the family connection alive through volunteering. Here he reminisces about his famous relative and talks shop about our community stores.
Australians are a generous bunch with 300,000 tonnes of unwanted clothing and household goods donated each year!
David only ever had casual work – a couple of weeks here, a month there. Volunteering for the Brotherhood of St Laurence, however, changed all that. It led to his first permanent job. And best of all, he enjoys it.
Almost a quarter of people who lifted themselves out of poverty are poor again one or two years later, according to a stark new analysis by the Brotherhood of St Laurence's Research and Policy Centre.
For more than a decade Hunter Gather Fitzroy has been an icon in the second-hand fashion scene. Through its eclectic mix of bric-a-brac, local artisan creations, books, records, fashion and accessories, Hunter Gatherer pays homage to pop culture past and present.
A successful electrical engineer in Iran, Mohammed was forced to leave his wife and children behind and flee for his life. Political unrest saw him escape to Australia by boat.
Headed to the races this spring? According to research analysts*, the average race goer spends $1287 on each individual visit to the four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival, with $53.2 million spent on fashion and beauty across the Spring Racing Carnival.
At first glance, our City Hunter Gatherer store is just another vintage op shop and social enterprise, but it actually holds a wealth of Melbourne history.


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The monthly budget deficit climbed to $85.97 billion in December from $78.13 billion in the same month a year earlier, partly because some payments normally made in January were shifted to December, the Treasury Department said on Thursday.
But for the first three months of fiscal 2012, which began on October 1, the cumulative deficit was down to $321.74 billion from $368.96 billion in the first three months of fiscal 2011.
Outlays in December rose to $325.93 billion from $315.01 billion in December 2010. One cause for the higher spending in December was about $4 billion in military retirement pay that was sent early because January 1 fell on a Sunday.
Government receipts, mainly from taxes, rose modestly to $239.96 billion in December 2011 from $236.88 billion in December 2010.
Under the government's accounting system, last October was the opening month of fiscal 2012. The fiscal 2011 budget deficit totaled $1.296 trillion.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office last year projected a $973 billion budget deficit for all of fiscal 2012 but is due to issue updated figures later this month.
Congress has been attempting to find ways to shrink huge deficits but with scant success amid a bitterly partisan atmosphere on Capitol Hill.
Debate over another extension of the payroll tax cut is expected to resume when Congress reconvenes later this month. Many Republican lawmakers have said they oppose extending a reduction because of its fiscal cost and the effect on the Social Security retirement program it funds.

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Greg is a musician and performance artist who makes a lot of his work in collaboration with children and young people. He won The Arts Foundation’s Children’s Theatre Fellowship in 2016. His recent performances are As The Crow Flies (2016), I Do, Do I (2013) and Sonata for a Man and a Boy (2012) which won a CATS award. He also works with other companies as a composer and performer and has recently worked with Eden Court, Dundee Rep, Lung Ha, Curious Seed, Frozen Charlotte and Starcatchers.
When I was 18 I moved to Glasgow. One night I saw a fox on my way back to my halls of residence and I decided to follow it. It kept pausing and looking over its shoulder at me, so I kept following it. Unfortunately I did this for so long that I got really lost and it took me ages to get home!
My dog Inca is the best at finding things. She loves tennis balls and when we’re out for a walk she always takes a tennis ball with her. But she usually finds at least one more tennis ball in a bush or at the side of a road. So sometimes she comes back from her walk with three tennis balls in her mouth! She also likes to find footballs and little teddies. She is very rough with the footballs and usually bursts them within about 2 minutes, but she is very gentle with the teddies and hugs them like a baby.
Hannah is a performer and choreographer based in Edinburgh. She trained at Laban BA (Hons) Dance Theatre and MA in Dance Performance with Transitions Dance Company.
Drawing on her experience and interest in collaborating across different art forms, her work aims to engage, include and inspire audiences, working collaboratively with a variety of different performers. She has a particular interest making work with and for young people and creates work both for theatres, as well as outside, in places and spaces where you might not expect to find dance.
Hannah has recently performed in  MamaBabaMe,  a co production with Curious Seed and Starcatchers,  Wolves  by Barrowland Ballet and  Hup created by Abigail Sinar and Hazel Dawin-Clements, directed by Xana Marwick.  Other artists Hannah has collaborated with include Stadium Rock, Robbie Synge & Lucy Boyes, Valerie Reid, Ian Spink, Valerie Preston Dunlop, Lost Dog, Miguel Pereira, Allison Brown and Rosemary Butcher amongst others.
As a choreographer Hannah directed and performed  Trio  (2015). She created multi disciplinary performance  Hot Air  (2014) with Lyra’s Young Company. In 2013 she was choreographer for  Pigeon  a co-production between Kopergietery (Belgium) and Lyra (Scotland).
Hannah is also co-artistic director of Tin Crate, alongside composer Caitlin Mulgrew. Tin Crate creates experimental, music and dance performances collaboratively with young  people.
When I was seven I was totally and completely obsessed with pigs. I loved them. I collected pig ornaments. I had a shelf in my room dedicated to my love of pig related memorabilia. I loved pigs so much I decided to be a vegetarian and I began to hard sell vegetarianism onto my mum and dad… I drew pictures, made a t-shirt and had the catchy slogan ‘say no to bacon!’ … It worked! My dad became a veggie and over 20 years later he is still committed to the cause!
Katy Wilson is a designer based in Edinburgh, she works on installations, interactive designs, sensory spaces and sets as well as working regularly with children and babies on creative projects. Katy loves to make work which inspires and surprises people of all ages, she created Sprog Rock which is a band who play regularly to adults and children.
Jaws was my brother’s gold fish – he was ginormous. He was won at a fair and carried home as a teeny wee orange dot by our babysitter… Years later he had outgrown their tank and was adopted by us. He just kept growing and must have been like 18 or something… maybe he wasn’t a goldfish ?
Geraldine Heaney  is a multidisciplinary artist working regularly with film, music and live performance. She  works on a diverse range of projects and has previously designed and facilitated projects for Scottish companies including Firefly Arts, Platform, National Theatre of Scotland and Imaginate.
She has been commissioned to create films for Starcatchers, Platform, Sense Scotland and a range of other arts and community organisations.
Geraldine is a Co-founder of Independent record label  KOR! Records, who create music projects with young people with additional support needs. She is also currently studying Level 6 BSL and is very interested in exploring the creative possibilities of access to her work.
A few years ago, I went to live in the far north of Sweden. It was cold and bright and exciting. One night I was driving to pick up a friend from the airport, the roads were covered in snow but I had the winter tyres on. I noticed something at the side of the road moving and slowed down slightly to have a look, as I slowed down to stop a huge Elk started to walk into the light of my headlights. There was music playing in the car and as the Elk got to centre stage it stopped and turned to look at me. It looked for a few seconds and then carried on walking to the other side of the road. It was so filmic!
Lu is the Artistic Director of Perth Theatre.
Lu has worked widely as a director and a dramaturg with a number of artists and companies including The Citizen’s Theatre, Glasgow, The Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, The National Theatre of Scotland, the Royal Shakespeare Company, The National Theatre (RNT), The Tricycle Theatre, the BBC, Dance Xchange Birmingham, Rambert, The Place and Sadler’s Wells.
As Associate Artist with the award winning Inspector Sands, Lu created and directed The Lounge which will be restaged with a Swedish cast for the Rikstheatern in 2019.


text: Before the first Australian attack was launched on the Somme, Australians were to suffer severe losses as a direct consequence of the battle. Forces holding the rest of the British line were ordered to pin down the German divisions on their front in order to prevent the enemy reinforcing the Somme. A major feint was planned for Armentieres and was conducted by the 5th Australian Division and the British 61st Division. In the battle of Fromelles, on 19 July, the Australians managed at great cost to seize part of the German trenches but by the night of 20 July the position was so perilous that they were withdrawn. The 5th Australian Division lost 5533 men in less than 24 hours and was unable to be used for offensive action for many months.


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Today, in 1623, Blaise Pascal, a child prodigy, was born in the town Clermont-Ferrand, France. While his time on earth would be cut short by ill-health, his accomplishments were extraordinary. His first mathematical treatise was completed by the age of sixteen; by nineteen, he constructed the first calculator – a mechanical device capable of addition and subtraction. Seven of the twenty calculators that Pascal produced still remain safely guarded within museum walls and collectors’ cabinets.
It has been said that Pascal’s tutors took away his books on mathematics, deciding that classics would be more in keeping with his educational requirements. Not to be thwarted, Pascal merely took up a charcoal and worked out Euclid’s theorems of geometry on the floor without the help of texts. Pascal was only twelve. Humbled by his genius, the tutors returned his books and acknowledged his destiny.
I love Pascal ( I wonder if the old Pascal programming language bears his name ) – but I stumbled across Penses when I was about twenty. I never went to college, but around 20 or so I read a couple books. He was a tortured soul though… the reformation would have done him good.
I do hope you read the Penses, although you may have already.
I just added it to my list! Just purchased it via Amazon for my Kindle!! Thank you!!!
a bit like Montaigne’s essays – but with a religious bent.
He was a very devout man. And there is Pascal’s wager.
🙂 You are a wealth of information!!
I’m enjoying, and learning from your posts too!
Great post, dear Rebecca. What a genius, Blaire Pascal was!
A ♥ hug to you!
Oh, what a wonderful quote – I have just added it to my list of “best of quotes.” Hugs from Canada – heard you had lots of sunshine on your side of the world. We have plenty of liquid sunshine in Vancouver….
There is nothing like the unconditional love of a dog, oozing out of every pore!
I got goosebumps! How did you know that was my most favourite of all Pascal quotes? He had a fascinating way of looking at the infinite and divine. Thank you so much for your comments – always appreciated.
Oh!! I am so glad that you like that quote about our four-legged friends and fellow travelers! He certainly had a way of speaking truth.
I think this also applies when others try to tell you your not about to do something, they tried to put young Blaise in a box.
I think if our own minds are strong enough then you will see that the walls of such a box are only made of words, you still need to be strong to bring these walls down, but once you know they are only words your well on your way!!!
Great post, Thank you !!
I agree wholeheartedly with your profound thoughts. Thank you again for adding to the conversation.
Very true, we can see single actions and hear simple words but we do not get a lot of the time the bigger plans that people make…..
My dear friend!!! Your thoughtful reblog is so much appreciated. Actually, I was thinking of you when I chose the last quote!
Aww such wonderful insightful words. Don’t always hit home for everyone, but it does me.
I am delighted that you stopped by for a visit!! Your heartwarming comments are much appreciated. Blaise Pascal was an extraordinary young man – there is so much to his story!
Sir Ken Robinson shares your concern! I appreciate his perspective on education, especially as technology transforms our global community. I think that blogging is a transformative power, because of the ease in which we can share and learn from each other.
What a great conversation, loved each comment. So this is where the “dog quote” comes from. Imagine writing on the floor with charcoal. So glad they gave his books back to him.
I think they finally figured out he would be better at setting the course of his education! Can you imagine reading “Elements” at 12?!!!


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Abstract: Although irreducible life sentences are prohibited, some member states of the Council of Europe provide for sentences that de facto are irreducible. We must reflect upon the legitimacy of such sentences. After an analysis of the most recent case-law of the European Court of Human Rights on life imprisonment, signified by a recent pronouncement against the United Kingdom, the debate will shift to the case of Italy. The screening of the powerful film-documentary, Spes contra Spem, will shed light to the Italian ergastolo ostativo: a particular type life imprisonment only applicable to those who have been convicted for serious crimes related to the Mafia or Terrorism.
Elisabetta Zamparutti is the current Italian member at the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) of the Council of Europe. She has been Member of Parliament between 2008 and 2013. Through her work in the NGO Hands Off Cain and within the Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational and Transparty she has strongly fought against torture and inhumane and degrading punishments. Significantly, in 2007, her activism for the abolition of the death penalty culminated in the approval of the Moratorium on the use of the death penalty at the UN General Assembly.
Drinks reception to follow in the English Faculty Foyer.
Please RSVP here to reserve a place. Seating limited.
Please Note: The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights is holding an event (as part of their Conversation Series) featuring Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, which will take place on the same day between 1-2.30pm at Mansfield College Lecture Theatre. A sandwich lunch will be provided in the Old Hall (Mansfield College) from 12.30pm.


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You can change database user/name and path. Hopefully it will help you.
Then call mybatch.bat from windows Scheduler as per your requirement. Don't forget to 'Mark as Helpful' if you find my answer so.
What, exactly, do you mean when you say ""backup""?
Normally, backup implies a physical backup of the database. Assuming your database is in ARCHIVELOG mode, a physical backup can be rolled forward so that you don't lose committed work. In this day and age, you would really want to use RMAN to generate physical backups of a database.
Developers, rather than DBAs, occasionally mean to talk about logical backups when they talk about backups. Logical backups are generated via the export utility (preferably the Data Pump version unless you are on a very old version of Oracle). Logical backups are handy to recover from things like inadvertently deleting some data because they allow you to import the data from a particular table or just restore a particular row or two. Logical backups should never replace physical backups because, among other things, they cannot be recovered to a point in time. Logical backups are also not, by default, necessarily internally consistent. You can get child rows without parents, for example, even if there are foreign key constraints unless you explicitly specify that you want a consistent export.
i can make the dump file name take the date of machine too.
You are right I just gave an example for physical backup user driven RMAN will be simpler.


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Your move is local if your new home, office or your destination is anywhere inside the 100-mile radius from your current location within the same state. Unlike international or long distance relocation, the rates of local moves are regulated by the Department of Transportation.
If you have done a little research to plan your relocation (if not, we suggest you start it right away), you might be aware that a moving company charges you a fixed hourly rate which also includes the driving time to reach your new place.
A mover who knows the shortest route to your destination will relocate you quicker than the one who is new to the area. They are full of smart relocation tricks. Besides, they also have enough knowledge on how to avoid high traffic areas. Also when the parking space is limited, they know the safest place to park their truck.
Unlike local distance or international relocation agencies, local residential movers know what it takes to relocate in the area. They know the culture, trends, people, and business in the area and can relocate you accordingly.
Long distance movers fail to give an accurate onsite estimate. When you call a relocation agency, they will send their expert to physically estimate a moving cost. Since long distance relocation agencies do not have a proper idea as to how far is the new place, how to reach there, how long does it take to reach there and so on, their final bill will rarely reflect their initial quote which is not professional at all.
But, a local relocation agency knows how far is the place, how to get there, how much does it cost to get there, they can offer you the most accurate estimate. Trust me, these small ideas will help you save a lot on your move.
Moving is not easy, but when you find an experienced moving company that offers customized service at flat rates, you moving process will be one of the most exciting events in your life. Here are few things that you should ask before hiring a local moving company.
Are you a relocation company or just a broker?
Using a broker to find a mover might be a bad idea. Although they make your job easier by finding relocation companies, they do not free estimates and are not responsible for your damage during the move.
Do you offer a binding estimate?
A binding estimate is a quote which states that the move will not exceed a certain amount. Ask the mover to come to your place and give a binding quote. Quotes that are agreed through phone are not considered binding. Unprofessional agency hesitates to offer a binding estimate as their final bill will be bigger than their estimation.
Most of the professional local moving companies ensure your goods before relocating them. This way, you will be compensated if your goods are scratched, damaged or broken. Make sure that you hire the one who offers insurance service.
You might have to store your goods temporarily if your new place is not yet ready to live. Ask the movers if they have good, secure facilities or storehouse where you can keep all your belongings.
Most movers accept cash as well as credit cards. We suggest you hire the one who accepts both as it will simplify the payment procedure.
With over two decades of relocation experience in Dallas and surrounding areas, Busy Bee Texas Movers is definitely the movers of your dream. We have a big team of experts who can offer you prompt residential moving service or corporate relocation service at very affordable rates. We are available 24/7 for your service. Get a free quote now.

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text: America’s most affluent and wealthy consumers live predominately on Main Street, not on Wall Street. This group see themselves as being severely impacted by the current real estate and banking crisis. While not totally eliminating luxury purchases, many are becoming much more discriminating in what they buy and one of the places they said they will be cutting back is on jewelry, according to a survey released Thursday.

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Every other Tuesday, 5:30-7:30, beginning January 8, 2019.
Come be part of the Knitterati! Belleville Public Library's social knitting circle "Knitterati" will return in January 2019. Bring your knitting, crochet, or other fiber craft project to this free drop in program on the second floor of the library to work as a group, chat, and meet other knitters! Just starting out and need a little help casting on? Don’t worry; your fellow knitters will be there to give you a hand or offer advice. The program is held every other Tuesday evening from 5:30-7:30 pm, Jan. 8 to Jun. 25 on the 2nd floor. No registration required.
Call 613-968-6731 ext. 2037 for more information.


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It's fair to call Megan Dooley the First Lady of Kalamazoo Music. Listening to Dooley recount the early days of her career requires a serious stroll down memory lane, which is a trip for those who pine for days where venues like Club Soda, Mr. Wonderfuls and Kraftbrau held the scene together.
"It's been 13 years since I got on stage for the first time to play music; I was 15," Dooley said. "I started singing at a pretty young age, and I knew early on what I wanted to do. I picked up a guitar that same year and started writing songs and singing the blues in the Funky Basement at Mr. Wonderfuls. Open mics led to gigs, and I guess the rest is history."
Ever since then, Dooley has, for the most part, maintained a steady line-up of gigs. Now, 13 years later, fans could be seeing a resurgence of activity from this blues-y diva.
Dooley has big plans for the upcoming year, including a plan to break the silence on a four-year period devoid of new, recorded material. Her fans got her back, too, with a little ol' fashioned crowd funding.
"I just bought a new instrument thanks to a pack of wonderful friends and fans who donated to me, and I'm about to start recording my first album in almost four years," Dooley said. "I'm writing a lot of new material that's probably considered pretty different than my usual stuff, and I'm in the early stages of putting a tour together for next summer.
"I'm dying to play more shows with bands considering that I'm just a solo performer right now, but I'm so busy planning for the winter and spring that I have to pace myself!"
Being someone who has fought in the trenches of the Kalamazoo music scene for nearly a decade-and-a-half, we had to get Dooley's take on the status of her local scene. She likes what she sees.
"We have a plethora of incredible talent in Kalamazoo," she said. "When I started playing music here well over a decade ago. Things were much different, and would have easily been considered dying.
"Nowadays, there seems to be so many devoted venues and community members willing to dedicate their time to coming to shows, putting them on, and supporting the local music around them — it's overwhelming at times."


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The Home Theater Systems Marantz NR1403 Slim Line 5.1-Channel AV Receiver is a beautiful looking piece of audio equipment that comes with some impressive features. The HDMI outlets give you scope to attach other devices, and the amplifier helps to deliver the sound quality you need. This is perhaps one of the better home theater systems, ideal for anyone who doesn’t mind spending a bit of extra cash to enjoy a higher quality of sound.
AudysseyMultEQ is a feature that’s unique to this particular receiver. It works to ensure that you always have the best balance and most transparent sound possible. This feature works because it is one of the only home theater systems to come with some discrete power amplifiers for every single audio channel. This means that no matter what the source of the sound is, you can be sure that you can enjoy optimum listening.
If you’ve never experienced surround sound before, you’re missing out. Surround sound can add a special touch to your audio experience and it can work with wireless speakers to ensure you benefit from being able to hear audio from around the room. Hear bullets fly past your ear, listen to animals roaring behind you, and experience a better quality of sound every time you turn this home theater system on.
Ideal for your family room and just about any room in your home, you can enjoy listening to sound through many different speakers. The 5.1 channel receiver will allow you to experience something new, and make sure that listening to music and watching television is never dull.
This Marantz AV receiver comes with six HDMI inputs. This number of inputs means you can easily connect a lot of audio as well as video from a wide variety of different sources. Now you don’t have to simply watch television or listen to internet radio as there are more options available to you. The good news is that you can find the input at the front of the AV receiver, making it so much easier to use. Whereas some home theater systems have them at the back, you can be sure that you will find it easy to connect a wide variety of devices so you can listen to more music, and even watch more programs and videos if you wish.
Connect to your DVD player, your camcorder and your tablet. Don’t listen to music through your computer speakers, to enjoy a better quality of sound link your Marantz receiver up to your tablet, your television, and even your Blu-ray.
Another great feature of this AV receiver is that it’s easy to set up. There are no complicated instructions, and you’re not left guessing. This is all thanks to the setup screen that will guide you through the entire process. The installation is straightforward to follow, and with the help of the remote control you should be up and running in just about no time at all. Please make sure that you have placed your speakers in the best position possible, as this will allow you to receive the highest quality of sound possible.
Marantz is not as well-known as companies like JVC and other producers of audio equipment, but this does not stop them from delivering high-quality products. This particular system is a little more expensive than some, but that’s only because it gives you brighter and crisper sounds, so you no longer have to put up with distortion.
This model comes with a particularly sophisticated finish that almost represents the quality of the audio. Although it’s not big and bulky like some AV receivers, it still has enough power to give you exactly what you’re looking for. The easy to read display makes selecting different audio options easy, and the buttons beneath it further help you to get what you need.
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Valdarno is also the perfect place to do shopping at the highest level to the best conditions.
The territory, being the largest ski high fashion of Italy, offers the factory outlets and the outlets of the most prestigious international brands.
Address: Via Europa 8, 50060 Leccio Reggello, Firenze.

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Deadpool 2 is just two weeks away, but some anxious fans have an eye towards the future — and a potential Deadpool 3. The character is in limbo, as are many of 20th Century Fox’s superhero properties, pending the studio’s blockbuster acquisition by Disney, which seems primed to throw the Fantastic Four, X-Men, and yes, Deadpool, into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
It’s a time of confusion, many questions, and very few answers. We won’t know for sure what Marvel’s true plans are until the merger clears the federal regulatory process, but Disney CEO Bob Iger says that the character is a priority. That assurance hasn’t convinced everyone though, and one key figure seemingly remains unconvinced that Deadpool 3 will actually happen – Ryan Reynolds himself. The actor explained why in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
Cable actor Josh Brolin had said that his character has a four-film arc, starting in Deadpool 2 and then X-Force and then moving into parts unknown. But even though we don’t know what those other two films would be, it’s likely Deadpool would somehow be involved.
Obviously in the aftermath of the Disney-Fox deal, this takes on a whole new meaning, but it certainly doesn’t have to be the end for solo movies. If a writer comes to Reynolds with a great new take, according to the actor himself he’d be interested.