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Monday, March 31, 2014

Wallace reviews Elliott

From the SBL Review of Biblical Literature 26 March 2014

J. K. Elliott
New Testament Textual Criticism: The Application of Thoroughgoing Principles
Reviewed by Daniel B. Wallace

 This is an interesting and helpful review of Elliott's collected essays. That is really a daunting book to review and Dan has done a good job of summarising. Dan says he has been persuaded to come over to the correct view of Hebrews 2.9 through reading this book. He also offers some general comments on thoroughgoing eclecticism and some critical reflections. Only on one point did I think he missed a trick. Dan mentions that he found a lot of typos in the book, stating: "I counted over 150". I would have thought that in the spirit of Keith Elliott we deserved the entire list!!!

  1. Nick Gledhill3/31/2014 7:38 pm

    Is the 'correct' reading at Heb 2.9 deemed to be 'grace' or 'apart from'?

  2. Archepoimen follower3/31/2014 10:41 pm

    According to Elliot, apart from God is the original in this verse and Wallace has been convinced that Elliot is correct in spite of the late manuscript evidence. Wallace demonstrates a trend in contemporary textual criticism away from external evidence.

  3. Well, I'm not sure that Wallace demonstrates that. This is a particularly interesting textual variation that just makes sense, despite of its external backings. I think he demonstrates a trend to accept such readings when it makes sense. And yes, I agree with Elliott on this one.

  4. Hm. And what is this "overwhelming patristic evidence" in favor of "apart from God" to which Wallace refers?

  5. Archepoimen follower4/01/2014 2:17 pm

    You are correct, such a broad sweeping conclusion from this one example was unwarranted.
    I would agree with James that overwhelming also seems too broad, a quick glance at GNT and NA seems to contradict this claim.

  6. full disclosure: I also published a review of this book.

    That said, it's probably no surprise that I found one aspect of Wallace's review very disappointing.

    Let's start with this line:

    "...3) he is open to occasional
    conjectural emendations
    representing the autographic wording (8), a view in keeping
    with abandoning the original text as an achievable goal. "

    As sympathetically as I can try to read Wallace here, I still can find no way to read that line except that he is misunderstanding what I see the primary purpose and goal of conjectural emendation to be. The only time a conjecture is ventured is when there is, for whatever reason, doubt that the authorial text has been preserved. The reason you venture the conjecture is, you hope, to offer your best effort at reconstructing that unpreserved authorial text. In other words, you take up conjectural emendation when you are seeking the original text, not when you have abandoned it. So I when Wallace says that taking up a conjecture is "in keeping" when the abandonment of the original text, it seems to me that what he's saying is the exact opposite of correct.

    (and, in fact, in my brill volume I have an entire section on how the modern trend to abandon the quest for the original text has undermined the practice of conjectural emendation precisely for this reason: if you are not seeking the original text, you have no need to enlist conjectures to try to find it.)

    So right from the start it seems Wallace is not quite right in his reference to conjectural emendation.

  7. But then it gets worse.

    Wallace critiques:

    "First, it has been a longstanding principle of rigorous eclecticism that the autographic text is surely to be found somewhere among the witnesses to the New Testament (see, e.g. , G eorge D. Kilpatrick
    , “Conjectural Emendation
    in the New Testament,” in
    New Testament Textual Criticism: Its Significance for Exegesis
    [ed. Eldon J. Epp and Gordon D. Fee
    ; Oxford: Clarendon, 1981]
    ,349 – 60). Yet, as Gordon
    Fee noted (“Rigorous or Reasoned Eclecticism — Which?” in
    Studies in New Testament
    Language and Text: Essays in Honour of George D. Kilpatrick on the Occasion of His Sixty
    - Fifth Birthday [ed. J. K. Elliott;NovTSup 44;Leiden: Brill, 1976], 183– 84, 189 n.45),
    rigorous eclecticism logically leads to conjectural emendation. The (former) denial of the
    need for conjecture is a position that rigorous eclectics held by fiat since they strongly
    privilege internal evidence over external, even to the point of finding the autographic
    wording at times in a
    lone manuscript. The danger of abandoning history altogether by
    using authorial style to trump
    all manuscript evidence was simply denied. But Elliott has
    now taken rigorous eclect
    icism to its logical conclusion
    and has thus fallen prey to Fee’s
    pointed criticism."

    I agree that rigorous eclecticism, if carried through with logical consistency, should be open to conjectural emendation. In fact, I said as much in my review of Elliott, and said it was a positive step therefore for Elliott to finally agree.

    My problem with Wallace here is first in his use of the assumption that the autographic text is surely to be found somewhere among the surviving witnesses (a notion that even Westcott & Hort, with their "primitive corruptions", would not accept), and second in the logic of this point of critique: he seems to think that the very acceptance of conjecture is itself a self-evident point of critique; To paraphrase him, he seems to be saying "Fee warned that rigorous eclecticism could lead to conjecture, and now look, it has!" That's akin to the old joke about baptists warning about how sex could lead to dancing. That works when you're in a culture where everyone agrees that dancing is self-evidently wrong, but it loses its punch when society progresses past that. In the same way, the discussion of conjectural emendation has, I think, long moved past that kind of taboo Wallace seems to be assuming. I argued (strongly, I hope) in my book for the full acceptance of conjecture. I may not persuade everyone, and certainly not Wallace, but I do think the discussion has moved well past the point where automatic rejection can just be assumed. I think Wallace is begging a question that can no longer be begged.

  8. Archepoimen follower4/02/2014 4:13 pm

    I am not convinced that except for a minority of textual critics that the discussion has moved well past the point of automatic rejection. Conjectural emendation is unnecessary when we have such a wealth of manuscripts available. Certainly your lack of faith in the external evidence, hence your rigorous eclecticism, does indeed lead to conjecture, exactly as predicted.

  9. "Archepoimen", not sure how to respond to you; you include a few premises, all of which I at least addressed, if not disproved, in my book. You're nevertheless stating them as true, and I'm not sure if that's because you've engaged my arguments and found them wanting, or you just haven't read my work.
    Either way, I'm just not sure where to start.

    Peter - only if you do it right!

  10. It would be interesting to take an informal survey at say SBL on conjectural emendation. I wonder how many reject emendation for reasons to do with external evidence and how many reject it for reasons to do with a dearth of convincing emendations.

  11. In my experience I found three main reasons 1) practical, i.e. lack of convincing examples, 2) ideological/methodological, i.e. their view on either the state of the external evidence or the purpose of textual criticism precluded conjecures (n.b. contra wallace, the latter point there involved those who reject the quest for the original text, and therefore see no need to use conjecture to get it, 3) theological, they believe that conjecture threatens their doctrine of inspiration, and therefore reject it a priori.

    I agree that even an informal survey would be interesting, but based on my reading and conversations, I would peg the ratio at 20% -40% - 40% for reasons 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

  12. Ryan, has your dissertation been published and, if so, with whom?

  13. Yes, it was published by brill last year in the NTTSD series, though I don't remember what volume.

    I expect Elliott to publish a helpful list of errata any day now.

  14. On the theological rationale for rejecting the whole idea of conjectural emendation: [Ryan's point 3] "theological, they believe that conjecture threatens their doctrine of inspiration, and therefore reject it a priori."
    If I believe in the inspiration of the original text of Scripture, then that (normally) entails some kind of textual criticism to ascertain (to the extent that is possible) the original text from the surviving witnesses/manuscripts. I can see how that COULD give rise to conjectural emendation within a conservative Protestament framework.
    On the other hand I might have two theological problems with conj. em.: a) it relies too much on human ingenuity (human ingenuity in weighing up evidence is OK - the reading chosen has a basis outside the scholar in the testimony of the witnesses; but human ingenuity in creating readings in Scripture is more problematic - the reading chosen is crafted by the scholar, it has no basis in the testimony of the witnesses);
    b) conj. em. takes for granted that if copyists can err, then all copyists could err. I think that even if one might argue against the preservation teaching of some majority text advocates, there could still be a basis in Scripture for thinking that the inspired Word is preserved somewhere in the textual tradition (esp. given point 1 that there is not a whole slew of very clear examples). This probably functions at gut level (somewhat unexamined) reluctance to give up completely on the idea of preservation.
    c) A third problem would be of character type - most people holding to a doctrine of inspiration are conservative, and accustomed to defending things like the general reliability of the NT textual tradition. It would be hard to change that mindset.

  15. There is another question in my mind as to what qualifies as a conjectural emendation.
    Acts 16.12 (NA26-28) txt based on vgmss
    2 Pet 3.10 (NA28) txt based on syph mss sa cvvid

    Are these conjectures? I'd be inclined to think not.

  16. My take is somewhat different. I would suggest that variants only found in versions have a high chance of being ancient conjectures themselves, and that adopting an ancient conjecture is in reality a form of conjectural emendation. Aversion to conjecture should not depend on when the conjecture was made.

    The richness of the external evidence actually makes this problem worse, because there could be good, early conjectures even in Greek that we cannot distinguish from authorial readings on internal grounds alone. Only a good, detailed history of the text can distinguish them, and the richness of the external evidence coupled with a poor sense of the genealogical relations means that we may in fact have a number of seemingly good ancient conjectures adopted into our critical texts on the grounds that they happen to be historically witnessed.

    However, I don't have a major issue with adopting good conjectures as the reading of the critical text, so this potential problem does not bother me as it might others.

  17. Peter, I resonate a lot with your first construction - about how a high view of inspiration could actually lead to c.e. - since we are dedicated to restoring that inspired text. That is where I think I would place myself theologically.

    I see your point regarding ingenuity, but I disagree completely. What your essentially pointing out is the weak link of human agency. But as Paul (the apostle, that is) points out, God has chosen to work through human agency: "how will they hear, without someone to preach?" From the first act of printing the text, to the initial reading of it, to the interpretation of it, to the preaching of it, to the final application of it, God has - apparently - designed a process that quite deliberately works though and uses human agency. I say "apparently" there, because either God wanted it that way, or God has lost all control of the situation, because like it or not, that is the way things are.

    Which leads to the last point, how are things? What is "the way things are"? I explore at length in my book, and so wont reprise it here, how I think the facts are that the external evidence is not nearly so rich as we think. Nor are we ever talking about "all" copyists making the same mistake. Not nearly all copies have survived. My estimates put it at significantly less than half. That means that to dominate the modern surviving ms base, a mistake would need only be shared by less than half the copyists, not all. But even that would only be the cases where all modern copies share the reading. As textual critics we know that quite often the external evidence is quite divided. In those cases, a corrupt reading could dominate the surviving ms tradition by overtaking only a small fraction of the total number of copies originally made. That's a much easier act to fathom.

    But, as to your last point about conservatives being hesitant to change, I do think that is spot on. why, I say a survey just last week published in Christianity Today, I think, that said the majority of bible readers today are still reading the King James Version!

  18. To counter Ryan's claim: if you reasonably presume that, say, the existing copies are less than half of what had existed, why should there then follow a further presumption that the copies that remain would not parallel in their readings that which had appeared in the copies no longer extant?

    And further, just how many conjectures considered of value in, e.g., Nestle27 really happen to occur in places where the overall existing external testimony is seriously divided?

    It would seem that these considerations alone would trump any claim regarding a major need for conjecture within the NT. In this I basically concur with Peter Head.

  19. Maurice,

    I agree that in theory, you could be correct: theoretically, with any database of evidence in any field, if you lost half the data, it could be theoretically possible that the lost half is faithfully paralleled by the surviving half.

    But, of course, theoretically, it is just as plausible that the lost half was different - a little different, somewhat different, or perhaps very different - from the surviving half.

    So which theory would apply in this case (or any specific case)? I would say: whichever theory is best supported by the local evidence of that case.

    In our particular case, the divergence between surviving manuscripts leads me to assume at least an equal amount of divergence amongst the lost manuscripts. And note well - that's not a great deal, but great enough, I believe, to rule out the position that the lost manuscripts are faithfully enough represented by the surviving ones that we are able to reasonably trust that the original reading was always preserved in the surviving group. It would be nice if we could hold that position, but I don't see how the character of the surviving manuscripts can allow for it.

  20. Obviously I prefer a position based on essential probabilities as derived from the existing data as opposed to speculation from silence as to what data no longer extant may or may not have read.

    We therefore shall differ on that point.

  21. Ryan,

    As regards human ingenuity I take your point that one must allow for some kind of thorough-going compatibilism between human agency and divine action (because of course the witnesses I would appeal to are copied by humans). I was pleased, however, to see from your book that I have Richard Bentley on my side!

    I was thinking about human agency and such matters when reading Allison on James 2.1 in the new ICC. [Allison accepts the c.e. to omit 'Jesus Christ'; but doesn't buy into the whole original Jewish text idea, nor AFAICR does he apply this to 1.1] His primary reasoning seemed to be the awkwardness of the whole phrase with 'Jesus Christ'. So then I was thinking to myself, 'awkwardness' is a difficult criteria here because I might easily think of the human author as writing something awkward (as also in Acts), so why should I prefer a less-awkward text? In other words human-divine agency can also mean awkwardnesses and difficulties residing in the original text. (Presumably something along these lines might be used to explain John 7.52)

  22. Peter,

    I'm glad you see the point about agency. The idea that we could have the text independent of human ingenuity is, I think, a ship that sailed long ago - not least of which with the advent of the practice of textual criticism itself with or without c.e. I especially like how you phrase it as a "compatibilism between human agency and divine action," and I think I would even expand that divine action to include not just the initial act of inspiration, but the ongoing guidance of the Spirit - both of the preachers preaching and the textual critics attempting to restore the text through conjectural means or otherwise.

    As for your next point, what I hear you expressing is a concern about the inherent subjectivity of a criterion like "awkwardness." I hate to sound like a broken record - particularly a broken record of an advertisement for my book - but I do think I went into that issue at length. To reprise it a little bit though, I do agree that there is a subjectivity inherent in the criteron - what is awkward for me would not necessarily be awkward for you. I do not, however, think that we therefore need to reject the criteron as useless. Rather, I think it is highly useful when qualified properly. That qualification is, I think, actually an easy task since the groundwork has been largely laid already in our discipline's use of the canon of lectio difficilior. Philosophically I think the two critera are virtually identical and can be used profitably in much the same way. To that end, we've long known, for example, that there is such a thing as a "too difficult" reading and that the canon cannot be used to support a reading so difficult that it in fact is ridiculous. We also know that "difficult" must refer to some substantive problem with the text - a demonstrable violation of the author's established style, theology, or grammatical character - and cannot merely be "difficult because I find it difficult." We've also long required some level of community consensus: it's not enough for one guy to find it difficult; to avoid such subjectivity, there must be some agreement that the reading is in fact difficult. All of that can be equally helpful, I believe, in the responsible practice of conjectural emendation.

    I would further add that not all emendations even require awkwardness. As Westcott & Hort pointed out, a conjecture is required only where the original text has been supplanted by a secondary text, and yet secondary readings will not always appear awkward or secondary - they would have had less chance at gaining acceptance in the manuscript tradition had they appeared obviously awkward; rather, only by appearing initially felicitous could the secondary reading gain currency. In that way, they write, secondary readings often bear the likeness of an improvement while lacking the reality of one.

    sitcGe officers

  23. p.s.

    I didn't have the new ICC when I wrote, but on the basis of his earlier papers (and Kloppenborg's as well), I did argue *against* the emendation in James 2:1.

    I'd like to think I found some good evidence to support rejection a conjecture there, though I believe Kloppenborg's (forthcoming?) hermeneia commentary takes me to task.

    Not that that's important, I just thought I'd add another comment in hopes of hitting your normal goal of 50!

  24. To help reach the goal of 50....

    I should point out that I actually agree with Ryan in his book that "reasoned eclecticism" as currently practiced necessarily must allow for conjectural emendation, given that there is very little difference between a favored reading supported by a single MS (clearly present in the current critical editions) and a reading that is purely conjectural (this even though my perspective is not eclectic in nature).

  25. Paul Anderson4/08/2014 8:46 pm

    Dr. Robinson's good point raised leads me to my own question on this topic. Being that single MS readings in current critical text editions are predominately from readings in B (03), which MSS are we utilizing as a springboard for conjectural emendation if not from the vast number of extant witnesses? Are these not trusted as valid, or are all Byzantine MSS seen as "contaminated" beyond usefulness and sacredness?

    Paul Anderson

  26. The Byzantine MSS are certainly not the springboard for the NA28 conjectural emendation in 2Pe 3:10, nor is there any reason why any particular MS or textual group of MSS should serve as a conjectural springboard over any other, especially since many well-known conjectures have been made at places where the various families of MSS do not deviate (e.g. the conjectures at 1Pe 3:19).

  27. I found from Ryan's book (p. 83) that I had addressed this topic before in a comment on a previous discussion (involving Ryan and Maurice and others):
    "For what it is worth I agree with Greenlee on this: in a passage with no variants (i.e. where all the manuscripts agree) I don't think there is any basis for conjectural emendation. Several reasons for this: a) it was not thought difficult by scribes - so there is no problem to be solved; b) conjectural emendations in these situations would be subject to the accusation of subjectivism and an attempt to improve on Scripture; c) no conjectural emendation in this situation is likely to commend itself to the scholarly crowd.

    It is a different matter when there are variants and an obvious problem to be solved."

    NB. It is a tiny bit weird to have a comment on a blog post quoted as my definitive viewpoint (I suppose I should take it as a compliment). But I think my position is fundamentally coherent with what I said above.

  28. By the way Ryan, at Tyndale House your book is catalogued and placed with books on James.

  29. Catalogued with the James books? I'm just pleased it is catalogued at all!

    I don't want to derail the topic, but I can't resist speaking to one thing:

    "NB. It is a tiny bit weird to have a comment on a blog post quoted as my definitive viewpoint (I suppose I should take it as a compliment). But I think my position is fundamentally coherent with what I said above."

    I really sympathise with you there. This is an ongoing discussion, I think, that hasn't really resulted in any clear direction or etiquette.

    Mark Goodacre had a good discussion about it last year on his blog, in a post titled "Peer-reviewed article responding to a blog post: what is the etiquette?"
    You can read that here:

    He describes a situation where he sketched out a position online, and then discovered someone had published a critical response to that position in a peer reviewed journal. Like you, in one way he felt vaguely complimented, but at the same time had very mixed feelings.

    As he wrote:

    "I will confess to mixed feelings. On one level, I am really flattered that Foster, and the editors of JTS, regarded my blog post of sufficient merit to warrant an extended response, and I am grateful to them, I think, for noticing my blog and regarding it so highly. On another level, I have to admit that it makes me slightly uneasy to see my random jottings here subjected to the same kind of detailed critique that one would normally reserve for scholarly books and peer-reviewed articles."

    The post provoked a good discussion (with, you'll be pleased to see, more than 50 comments!). The reason I bring this up is because one of those comments is mine, and the situation I describe in that comment is the exact one you found on p.83 of my book where I quote you!

    I'll reprint my comment from Goodacre's site here, I hope you'll understand me to be sincere in it.

  30. Here is the comment I made on Goodacre's blog:

    I faced this question last year. I was revising an item for publication, and in one part I was discussing - and critiquing - a certain idea. I decided that I needed another opening quotation of someone espousing that idea. I found the perfect quote: the speaker was a respected authority, he summarized the idea perfectly, and I thought he expressed it just right. It was the ideal quote.

    The problem was it was only published on the speaker's blogsite. I debated for some time whether it was fair to use the quote.

    On one hand, I think Mark makes a lot of valid points here. You write differently online than you would if you knew you were going to be quoted "on the record." Quoting online blog writing before the author has had a chance to polish and refine it is kinda like calling someone up on stage in the public spot-light without first giving them a chance to change their shirt and fix their hair.

    On the other hand, people often seem to assume - erroneously I think -- that you get some sort of automatic internet immunity; as if you can say or do whatever you like online and not be held accountable for it, or not have to stand behind it. We see this all the time with people getting fired from their jobs for something they posted online.

    In my case, the idea was out there, and this other person had clearly argued in favour of that idea. What could they do? Deny that they favoured that position because they had only argued for it online? There is a sense in which once you put something into the public sphere, you give other people some right to interact with it.

    I considered writing the author to ask if he minded me using the quote - and in hindsight, I wish I had done that, just to be safe - but in the end I decided just to use it, but to note very clearly that it was taken from a blogpost. I even gave the extended context in the footnotes. I thought that way the reader would grant the author some grace, knowing that the quote they were reading wasn't from a polished publication, but from a more casual blog. And once they know that, I'm confident that they won't hold it against him.

    In other words, I don't think he will receive any disrespect because of it. And that might be the key: yes, interact with blog posts as you find it necessary, but do so in a way that still gives the author respect, rather than scoring a cheap shot at their expense just because you caught them being a little more candid than usual.

  31. Paul Anderson,

    I think Maurice is quite right. An emendation does not spring board off of any one ms per se. A conjectural emendation is only proposed at points where we believe that no surviving manuscript preserves the authorial text. In other words, those are points where we think every manuscript of every type is corrupt. The emendation, therefore, does not springboard off of any one manuscript, but rather springboards off of pure conjecture.

    A good conjecture does, however, interact with all the existing manuscript readings in that, like any variant, it should have the ability to explain the rise of the other readings found in those manuscripts. If it cannot do that, then its status as a valid reconstruction of the authorial text is (even more) suspect (than usual!).

  32. I agree with Ryan in both his plea for the need of NT conjectural emendation and his theological defense of it. Also, I do not think I can add much to his excellent theoretical account in "No Longer Written". Well, in fact I am tempted to mention here dozens of conjectures at least as plausible as the interpretations that seek to uphold the transmitted text (or, in case of multiple readings, of the ‘highest’ reading in the stemma). But let me merely refer to footnote 33 in Jan Krans’ contribution to the 2nd edition of Ehrman & Holmes’ "The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research" (p. 622). His list of essential conjectures could, in my view, easily be expanded.
    What I would like to add to the discussion, however, is a theorerical point. We have to realize that the dilemma is not: to conjecture or not to conjecture. The dilemma is: to conjecture textually or to conjectural exegetically. In other words, rejecting conjectural emendation is not without obligations. This becomes evident once you stop discussing the phenomenon in general, and start stuyding those particular cases where there is a strong tradition of conjectural emendation. Rejecting a much supported conjecture often means accepting an interpretation you would normally reject as implausible. In other words, in those, say, 100 NT passages where there really is a problem, there is no ‘safe’ choice. No, it is not safe to propose a conjecture; of course we prefer readings attested in the better MSS. But it is neither safe to propose an interpretation whose only strength is, that all other interpretations of the transmitted reading are worse.
    In textual studies we have to come to terms with the fact that some places will remain uncertain forever. The scholarly history of such places shows a variety of interpretative efforts and textual conjectures. In each specific case a scholar has to define his position: interpretation or emendation (or, of course, 'nescio!'). Choosing the former is as much human agency as choosing the latter.

  33. Ryan,

    My point for clarification is having a Byzantine/MT prioritist position does not leave one much room for conjectural emendation. In fact, so-called Kr or fam. 35 has only 1 really significant divide in over 250+ MSS and that is found at Acts 12:25.

    So, if one were to utilize conjecture on a reading it would likely not come from such controlled & unified sources. Again, my point is from which textual preference does the need for such conjectural emendation usually come from? Certainly not from a Byzantine text priority position as the MS evidence is deemed trustworthy as it stands. Hope this clarifies my previous point.

    Paul Anderson

  34. Although not germane to the discussion of conjecture, an appeal to the later and more strictly controlled Kr/fam.35 tradition should not be used to minimize or ignore the numerous intra-Byzantine textual divisions that exist outside of that particular group.

    In Matthew alone, for example, the RP2005 edition shows over 40 instances of intra-Byzantine division, with similar instances scattered throughout the NT.

    And really, for those inclined to proffer conjectures, it really doesn't matter what base text may have served as the catalyst for such, as noted previously.

  35. Ryan,

    Thanks for that. The Foster/Goodacre situation was more seriously weird than this one (a JTS article to refute a blog post was rather disproportionate). Your use seems fine to me. It was a surprise though, because I wouldn't have thought (I still don't think) that I have a definite view on conj. em. But this discussion is helpful.

  36. Paul Anderson4/09/2014 11:06 pm

    Dr. Robinson,

    My private correspondence to you hopefully clears this matter from my perspective.

    Hope the best for your book Ryan.

    Paul Anderson

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  38. Ryan, I am still a bit at a loss where in your book you have demonstrated the necessity of conjectural emendation (as claimed on p. 61). As far as I can see you have only demonstrated that it is possible that the surviving tradition does not contain the correct reading. Likewise, on p. 33 you use 'For this reason ConjEmend must be employed' where 'this reason' points back to an if-clause. Again, this is not demonstration of the necessity of conjectural emendation, but arguing from the possibility of something. Have I missed the positively constructed case somewhere along the line? [BTW, I grant you all the possibilities]

  39. Dirk,

    Thanks for your question. I confess I don't have a copy of the book handy - it's still packed in a box from our move (along with all the other James books) - but I'll dig it out tonight and look those references up and post back.

  40. What about Heb 2.9? It would be interesting if folk commented on their take on Wallace accepting Elliott on this.

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  42. I hope this is the right place for this. Ryan, I am reading your book and enjoying it very much. However, I do have a concern about the conjecture at James 3.1. I don't understand how the shift from the second person plural γίνεσθε to the first person plural λημψόμεθα is supposed to fit with the conjectured μὴ πολ[ύλα]λοι διδάσκαλοι γίνεσθε. Is the author including himself among the πολ[ύλα]λοι διδάσκαλοι?


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Happy New Year...

Still have Christmas 2012 on the brain. Maybe it is because of the glazed donuts, or maybe it has to do with my new Poloroid camera. Am beening purposefuly on what I want to document with those cute little business size photos. So far I have a photo of the kids on Christmas Day, complete with Miss M wearing a Santa hat and a chocolate glazed donut from Krispy Kreme. Not sure what the 2013 Poloroid book will look like but we are off to a good start.

Tomorrow marks the day of getting back to Real Life. Everybody is back in school and DH and I go back to everyday is a Vacation Day. Getting back to eating a bit better. Have read, Eat To Live, by Joel Fuhrman and looking at redefining how my diabetic diet. It seems overwhelming, have and will find out, how strong my addictive holds are. That is the scariest part. They have already let me know, in no uncertain terms, they are not going away without a fight are are armed and ready for battle.

The news about Miss Brianna the last week had been good. Looks like the transplant is finally starting to take effect. Her numbers are up, she is have less tummy issues. Already, 2013 is looking up.

I am excited for the days to come. New things to learn, new things to experience. Never in my lifetime has it been so easy to learn. The world is at our fingertips, we can go anywhere we want.

Here's to 2013.
May we become better people for being a part of her world.
Look forward to seeing more of you, thank you in advance...


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Monday, December 1, 2008

Merry Christmas from Jake

Hi, I'm Jake. I generally get a starring role around here at Christmas time. Or at least I have a starring role in the family Christmas letter. Not so sure about this year. The only really notable thing I've done all year has been to attack the neighbor's cat -- and if you want to be really technical about it, that was on New Year's Eve -- so it really falls under the category of 2007.

It was a rather expensive venture for my family, so I've pretty much been confined to the back yard -- and I mean confined -- since my family got back from their cruise back in January. So while Mom sits at her computer and tries to come up for a Christmas letter role for me, I'll just give you a tour of the Christmas decorations....

This is the Christmas Card tree. It pretty much looks like no one loves my family right now, but we know you're probably just procrastinating and haven't sent those cards out yet. Or maybe your dog attacked a cat, and you're looking for something a bit more positive to write about.

Here's Mom's village.... More than anything else, it's a great way to keep junk from piling up on the bar!

This is the family tree. It's full of lots of ornaments from all over. Some of them are ones the kids made in school. Friends have brought a lot of them back from trips all over the world. There are ornaments from Holland, Germany, England, Australia, Mexico, Japan, Costa Rica, Honduras and Lubbock.
This is the "Jesus Tree." It's the first tree you see when you walk in our front door. It's supposed to remind you, right up front, to keep Christ in Christmas. It's got angels and hearts and nativity sets all over it.

That's it for our little tour. I've got to get back out to the yard. I heard there was a bird out there.
Merry Christmas, Ya'll,

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Friday, July 15, 2011

Feeling Truth.

The struggle is always there.
The civil war.
The head and heart.

Raging against the other.

I feel a deep pain in my heart all the time.
I fight it, I hate it, I question loudly its presence all. the. time.

I know Jesus has/is/will heal me.
But this is a pain of such aching that has never met it's victor.

And I feel like a walking complex.
Being surrounded by ones who love you well.
And in relationship with the One who soothes all aches.
yet its still there.

And I don't talk about it.
I've never talked about it.
In depth.

It is a wound which quickly brings tears.
And some days [like today] it becomes overwhelming.

We celebrated my birthday. Surrounded by sweet voices.
Hugging the necks of ones you barely get to see.
gifts, and love and words were all given.

It was over too quickly.

And yet I drove home alone.
alone in my car.

I arrived home holding back sobs.
my heart hurts.
tears consumed me shortly.

I sat there telling myself the Truth.
You are not alone. Never forsaken. Never left alone.
But my heart screamed in defiance.
My heart screams at my present surroundings.

and I truly hate this because I feel as if there are few who sincerely understand
the depths to which this goes.
It is not a depression.
I enjoy life. I enjoy people. I love Jesus. I know I have purpose.

This ugly loneliness is a deep ache.

Today, I have to deal with this. The ache rising to the top of my heart.
Hard to describe yet I'm flooded with words.

And tomorrow it might not be this bad.
But the pain will still linger.

Tho, I am thankful.
Always thankful.
It is a pain that draws me near.
I am alive and get to love and be loved.

Life is good and He is faithful.
Faithful to complete the work He started in this heart of mine.


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Thursday, February 18, 2016

Looking to carry on the legacy of St. Mark's Bookshop

The other night, I stopped by St. Mark's Bookshop, where the cash-only, 50-percent-off clearance sale continues here on East Third Street between Avenue A and First Avenue.

To some surprise, the store still has items on the shelves ... and the recent visits haven't been quite as depressing as anticipated. (Less like a funeral and more like a co-worker's going-away luncheon.) A few curiosities remain two weeks after the last-ditch effort began at the beleaguered shop.

So in case you have travel plans to Iraq...

If you look long/hard enough, then there are a couple of decent titles left. (There's a copy of Thomas Hardy's "Mayor of Casterbridge" that will be $3 and change after the discount. As an example.)

Anyway, by now you probably know what the store is up against: A mountain of debt, including back rent, fees to publishers and wholesale distributors... not to mention unpaid sales tax.

For more background, you can read recent posts at DNAinfo ... Bedford + Bowery ... and at The New Yorker, Ada Calhoun wrote a piece published last Friday titled "What went wrong at St. Mark's Bookshop." (Spoiler: A lot.)

Even the store's most ardent supporters have said that this is truly the end for the the Bookshop (or that this should truly be the end...), on its fourth location since opening on St. Mark's Place in 1977.

I haven't heard when the shop might actually close for good. When a patron asked the other night how much longer they'd remain open at 136 E. Third St., owner Bob Contant said "I don't know."

Meanwhile, as you may have read (The Awl and Jeremiah's Vanishing New York), there continues to be a movement afoot to keep a new bookstore like St. Mark's Bookshop in the East Village ... a counterpart to crucial used shops like Mast on Avenue A and East Village Books on St. Mark's Place.

Rafael Khalid, a Brooklyn resident and bookstore lover, and longtime St. Mark's Place resident Charles Fitzgerald (once the landlord of St. Mark's Bookshop), have been working to raise money for such an endeavor.

Khalid answered a few questions on his involvement and hopes for a new bookstore in the East Village:

Why did you get involved in helping St. Mark’s Bookshop?

When I first moved to NYC, a friend introduced me to St. Mark's Bookshop. It became my favorite bookstore. I felt I could make a difference in the community and help my favorite bookstore at the same time. I joined a committee of 13 friends of St. Mark's Bookshop that volunteered to help the store survive and continue. I was asked to lead the effort and continued getting results (like moving to a new location).

What is your current plan?

I have given everything I have to save and help St. Mark's Bookshop. But now, the plan is to raise $200,000 for a new store that carries on the legacy of St. Mark's Bookshop. There will be a new management committee, new books, and new energy. But it will carry on the best traditions of St. Mark's Bookshop, like having any author put books on consignment at the store, giving local writers, poets, and activists a voice to be heard, and having a gathering place for the community.

I'm just a facilitator who gets things done. I would love to partner with a local indie bookstore to complete this vision. Then I can move onto helping other bookstores and literary projects.

The store has been holding a clearance sale. Do you know what the next steps are for the store as it exists now?

I'm no longer involved with the store. Bob Contant has always been and always will be in charge of St. Mark's Bookshop as owner of the store. He all of the decisions and was responsible for all of the outcomes related to those decisions.

Why do you think it’s important to have a bookstore like St. Mark’s Bookshop in the neighborhood?

New bookstores give authors, poets, and writers a voice to be heard, not just in the community but in the world. Historically, people come from all over the world to the East Village to discover new talent that might not be heard or be able to breakthrough all the noise and clutter. My goal is to continue the legacy or best parts of St. Mark's Bookshop while adapting to today's environment.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Report: St. Mark's Bookshop prepping fundraiser ahead of possible move to Avenue A.

Is this the new home for the St. Mark's Bookshop?

Report: St. Mark's Bookshop signs lease for East 3rd Street space

Renovations at the future St. Mark's Bookshop on East 3rd Street

St. Mark's Bookshop seeking buyers with an ownership interest

Report: Last stand for St. Mark's Bookshop

Report: Latest woe for St. Mark's Bookshop — possible eviction

[Updated] These are likely the last days for St. Mark's Bookshop

Anonymous said...

I'm an avid reader, I've been around for nearly 10 years, and still have no idea why St. Marks got so much defense and love. It doesn't fall into the used books nitch like East Village and Alabaster, or the big box nitch like Strand. The only reason I ever went to St. Marks was if I was too lazy to walk to Strand, since they have the same sort of books.

I'm honestly fishing for an explanation - maybe a long time ago it was more than what it was over the last decade.

blue glass said...

what made (past tense) st. marks bookstore special: when they opened the wide-range of books they sold; the sales they had; the interaction between staff and customer; in a time when the 4th avenue book stores flourished and everyone read.

Anonymous said...

@8:48 (bg) Exactly. Plus...fantastic periodicals section...and a sense that poets were extra special...

nygrump said...

people are too busy masturbating with their little surveillance devices to read and think anymore. People are shameless, sitting in public holding their hard device, touching it, touching it, rubbing their fingers again and again on the smooth hard surface, STROKING the smooth surface, over and over
getting self-directed pleasure. How can we trick the population into carrying and paying for surveillance devices? We'll let them make phone calls with it. And the slaves lined up...the slaves even steal the surveillance devices from each other!

Anonymous said...

McNally Jackson seems to be doing pretty well selling new books, no idea why St Marks is doing so poorly, especially after its crowdfunding campaigns. Ciao St Marks.

Anonymous said...

First the Awl piece and now Ada's. It really shows that being a curmudgeon about life can be colorful, but doesn't pay the bills. This bookstore got a lot of help over the years. A LOT. But when even the CFO/Investor leaves, you know it's an issue.

I also see how the phrasing is changing from "We're going t reinvent St Marks Bookstore" to "We want to make sure A (as in any) bookstore is here in the EV."

I now feel pity. All these opportunities to enact change and just flat out refusal.

Anonymous said...

This is not a case of greedy landlord forcing a mom and pop out of business but small business which is operated by a person(s) which do not apparently know how to appeal to it's customers any longer and unable to attract new ones. As can only assume new management might be more tuned into what makes a bookstore tick in the year 2016 in a drastically changed EV. When a deli or a shoe repair stores goes belly up there is never the fuss that this store got continually during its long slow death. Is it the romance and or nostalgia of books that has everyone worked up? I say let this space go towards a new business which will hopefully bring a product or service to our neighborhood (no chain) and let this book store go away.

Anonymous said...

Is this a time to bring up the ghost of 8th Street -- Eight Street Book Shop? My favorite, all time, it was like going "Uptown" to the very gritty, funky, poetic East Side Bookstore. And the two entrepreneurs who are running St. Mark's now pickaxed East Side into its premature grave. So should we mourn St. Mark's, and hope for a simulacrum? Well, to be theoretical . . . . no.

Anonymous said...

This says everything:

"Bob Contant has always been and always will be in charge of St. Mark's Bookshop as owner of the store. He made of the all of the decisions and was responsible for all of the outcomes related to those decisions."

Anonymous said...

This just really sounds like poor management... It's sad to lose the store, for sure, and but at some point, someone made the decision to dive deeper and deeper into debt.

I wonder if bookstore based on principles like a food co-op would be successful? Hmm..

Anonymous said...

In answer to the first question - essentially, what was so special about St. Mark's Books - to me, it was a place where I found books that I loved that I didn't find anywhere else. Obviously many places carry the same books, and you can get anything on Amazon, but the beauty of a good bookstore is that it helps you through the mountain of stuff that is published to find particular books and authors that are special and that you would never have found without them. And that is what St. Marks did for me - starting with leading me to Don Delillo in the early '80s, before he became relatively well known via White Noise, as well as highlighting fiction from around the world, including the now well-known Latin American authors, but also a great novel I found there once from a Hungarian author. That is what I will miss. The idea that I can walk in the door there and find something that I will like and that I likely wouldn't have found anywhere else.

cmarrtyy said...

What legacy are you talking about? Bad management? Snarky service? Clarify please.

Gojira said...

What I find very interesting is that, despite the near-constant thrum of customer complaints about the arrogance and solipsism of his staff, it never seems to have occurred to Mr. Conant to simply make them either shape up or ship out. I don't see where he ever even addressed the issue, and I'm sure he was well-aware of the deeply negative feelings his employees' attitudes engendered. Perhaps he thought that, as with the legendary Lindy's waiters of yore, people expected and welcomed rudeness as part of the "experience", but it's a lot easier to swallow being treated like an idiot with a mouthful of cheesecake than with a book.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous 4:20 ... I can agree that is was a great place for many things, but reading these interviews with the owners and about the space, you can see they let this happen, which makes it sadder.

"What about a cafe?" no.
"What about used books?" No.
"What about performance/community space?" No. But give me money to survive!

It really is a shame.

Anonymous said...

Gojira, There's an old saying that I think applies here: The fish rots from the head down.

Anonymous said...

Can someone who knows the history provide detail on the relationship between East Side Books (before my time) and SMB plus how/when exactly East Side went under? Know there was a prosecution over selling Crumb or similar commix but not clear if that did them in or not. Anon 1:13: I do remember Eighth Street Books and still miss that rightly legendary shop.

Anonymous said...

I'm sorry to see any independent bookstore go under, though I must admit that my go-to has been Bluestockings on the LESser side of East Houston. That's an example of a store that's changed with the times in terms of offering a cafe, used books, and a community/performance space, which means it has something that the online booksellers can't provide. It also specializes in a niche that has few if any competitors in the area, something that any new replacement for SMB should consider (but a different niche).

Anonymous said...

Who really knows all the inner workings of why and what, regardless, it's still sad to lose a store and
bookstores are great places.

Anonymous said...

Even at half price, no one is buying Bob Holman's book.

Anonymous said...

Why cling to an old legacy, especially one that ended so dubiously and ignominiously. Start anew.

Anonymous said...

Wow no love for Mercer Street Books & Records? C'mon folks - hit it. It's still there and I think will always be there if he owner owns the building or part of it.


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1 pound Brussels sprouts, quartered or bite-sized
2 onions, diced
3-4 medium/large potatoes, diced
6-8 cups water?
1/2 cup tomatoes, diced
3/4 pound cooked pork, cubed?
oil or butter for sauteing

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Sautee the Brussels sprouts and set aside in a bowl. Sautee the onions, then dump in everything else including the sprouts. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until the potatoes are cooked all the way through, half hour or more?

The tomatoes were leftovers that I needed to get rid of. Doesn't really add that much flavor. I'd recommend leaving them out, or try 2-3 tomatoes to actually taste them.

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I like salsa. I like oranges. I like garlic & onions. I thought the beer might make it interesting. When I put this together the first time (using Anaheim chiles because a chart at Meijer showed they were about the same intensity), I had what appeared to be a bowl full of chiles & onions floating in beer. I actually tried tortilla chips in it, because to me, salsa = what you dip chips in.

So I remembered that salsa actually means "sauce", and presumably the word is used for sauces other than chip dips among actual speakers of Spanish. So I used it to marinade a pork roast, and it turned out pretty decent. As leftovers, the chile flavor overpowered everything else. It tasted like pork-textured chiles.

Oh yeah, and the woman at Eckerd's pharmacy carded me when I bought the beer. Maybe because I was looking at all my options, considering whether to get a single 40 oz, not wanting to buy a six pack that would go untouched. Settled on a 24 oz of Miller High Life, my Uncle Fred's preferred brand. So she probably thought I was taking a conspicuous amount of time to consider all my options. After I was gone, I thought a better response might have been, "Instead of my driver's license, can I just show you the white hair in my beard to prove my age?" You have to lean close to see it, but it's there.

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I haven’t been blogging much the last week or so. I think there are two things at play. One is being busy and offline for chunks of time. The other I think is Twitter. Because I have this venue for my half-assed unformed notions, I just dump them there rather than trying to expand them and make them posts.

Back in the Reality Break days, several writers who wrote poetry, short fiction and novels told me that being versed in all forms let them adjust the form of the writing to the size of the idea. If you have one central image, make it a poem. If you have a multi-generational saga, it’s a novel or series of novels.

I kind of feel the same way about Twitter. My skepticism about it still remains a little bit. Partly, that’s because the first thing I did was ignore the central idea of “What are you doing?” That’s really a generally dull notion for me. I’ve been trying to cover my podcast listening fairly thoroughly with it and occasionally throw out a provocative idea or two. Were I limited to the “what are you doing” question, I’d be bored shitless.

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  1. dave, as i told you on twitter and am just repeating myself here – you are a natural, you add a lot to the conversation – i for one am glad your subjecting yourself to it 😉

  2. It also takes out some time shifting and puts you in a more immediate space. So some tidbits more regularly are very welcome.Hmm maybe I’m just re-hashing what Mike said.

  3. Twitter isn’t really all about “What are you doing” – it’s more like “What do you want to say right now, quickly”.

    I’m enjoying having you on there. Picked up a few podcast recommendations from you already.

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Exercises 16-25 for Worship Groups

Here are some more exercises groups can do that will help in cell group worship or large group worship.

16. Give an explanation of the difference between praise and worship. (Refer to Vivian Hibbert’s book Prophetic Worship.) Simply put, praise is acknowledging the aspects of God that are praiseworthy verbally. It is expressions of the greatness of God and the nothingness of me. Here is a list of sample praise statements:
Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come.
You are worthy of praise.
You are the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
You are my strong tower, my Deliverer and Redeemer
I glorify your name
Jesus is Lord
You are the Way, the Truth, and the Light. In you is life and salvation.
You are the Rock. (Gate, Door, Rose of Sharon, Bright and Morning Star, Good Shepherd, Great Physician, Creator, Author of our Salvation, Living Water, Bread of Life)
You are the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You are the God of David, Elijah, and the prophets. You are the God of the disciples and the God us today.
You never change, you are constant, everlasting, the Alpha and the Omega.
You are the God of Love, Joy, Peace, and Grace.
I am nothing and you are everything, Lord
Worship is slightly different. Worship is our response to the praiseworthy aspects of God. Worship has an aspect of soaking in the presence of God. The following are samples (not exhaustive) of worship statements:
Father, I love you, and need you in my life.
All I need is you Lord.
I receive your love, Father.
Father I want you inside of me, to change every part of me.
Father I invite your healing work inside of me.
Help me Father. I can’t live without you. I need you to work in my life.
I am your, Lord. Take me to the place you want me to be.
Father, you are better than Blue Bell ice cream.
Holy Spirit, fill me with your presence, place in me your gifts, let your light shine in me.
Thank you, Lord for.....
Jesus, fill me with your compassion and love.
Father, God of Love fill me with your love.
Spirit I ask you to fill me with Wisdom and discernment.
As a deer pants for the water, so my soul longs after you oh Lord.

17. At the beginning of each session, verbally invite the Holy Spirit to the meeting. Say something along the lines of, "Father we invite you here tonight, you are our honored guest. Father, we are here for you, to praise your name and devote ourselves to. Lord fill this room with your presence." It’s like inviting Him to the celebration where he is the guest of honor. If you start with no agenda other than allowing God to work through you, He will bless your coming together and His agenda will be done.

18. The Holy Spirit is caught, not taught. Trying to convince someone that they need something they think they already have is beating your head against a concrete wall. Instead, demonstrate the presence of the Holy Spirit to the group. Lay hands on people and pray with authority. Go ‘all out’ in praise and worship. Show people the Holy Spirit. Create teachable moments within your meetings.
Be patient. "Holy Spirit Arrogance" will make most people run screaming into the night away from the presence of God. Be gentle. Be real. Demonstrate the presence and people will be drawn to God. If you build it, people who are genuinely seeking the presence will come.

19. Every meeting, give people homework/experiments to try during the week. Most people, once they have a genuine taste of the Holy Spirit, they will want more. Have people practice at home what they have tried during the praise, worship, prayer session. Have them practice their spiritual gifts (practice makes competent) regularly. Give those on fire for Jesus and the presence of God something to do, something to risk, something to try and see how well they respond. This gives the leader a good indication of the spiritual maturity of the group and how to start slow and simple with them.

20. There are so few leaders who are willing to help people find themselves spiritually. To gently instruct on the Holy Spirit and create a safe place to practice gives people the latitude to try and fail and try again. If people know they can try and process what they experience, they will take chances and push themselves...exactly what the Lord wants from them, for him to begin his work in their lives.
The space created must allow people to take risks, make mistakes and listen for God’s direction for the meeting time at any time during the week. God gets excited when we come together to worship and praise Him with all our hearts.

21. Sing a simple tune like ‘Jesus is Lord,’ but just repeat those three words. Then, as the song is repeated several times, allow new words to be sung and new melodies to layer on top of the main melody. If you tell people what you want to do, then let an organic worship experience develop and grow.

22. During praise, worship, and prayer session, let different people lead (training others to do the leaders job) and give them feedback. Each session together should have a feedback time to find how people responded and what could be improved or done differently.

23. Scripture says that as a group comes together, that every person has a word, a tongue, a prophecy, song, hymn or spiritual song (prophetic song). Tell people that you want them to take chances and speak what is on their hearts, sing that melody that is placed in their mind, pray for individuals God lays on their hearts, read scripture or whatever God is urging them to do. The parameters are that it agrees with scripture and encourages or exhorts growth in the individuals attending.

24. During each session, after the worship period, there should be a time of quiet reflection and listening. Three to five minutes of silence feels like an eternity to a leader, but the time is necessary for God to minister to people in His way. Allow it may be OK for soft instrumental music to be played, usually silence brings a clearer "hearing" of what the Lord is saying.

25. There are percussion instruments available in each meeting we hold including tambourines, drums, shakers, bells, sticks and triangles. I think each person should be responsible for the execution of the music and singing.

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China Boisterously Joins Militarization Of Space

While some say it was done to provoke, others say it was a wake up call. Up until now, our government hasn't made many concessions when it comes to militarizing space. Maybe it was because we thought no one else had the technology or the money to make it happen, and if we could do it first, what a military advantage for us it would be. Well, with a single missile China announced it's presence.

(NYT) “It could be a shot across the bow,” said Theresa Hitchens, director of the Center for Defense Information, a private group in Washington that tracks military programs. “For several years, the Russians and Chinese have been trying to push a treaty to ban space weapons. The concept of exhibiting a hard-power capability to bring somebody to the negotiating table is a classic cold war technique.”
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Johnson pleads guilty to public corruption charges
The Washington Times by Andrea Noble  -  May 17, 2011

Former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson on Tuesday pleaded guilty to two felony charges involving thousands of dollars in bribes he solicited as part of a "pay-to-play" culture federal authorities say he fostered throughout his two terms in office. Johnson, who led Prince George's from 2002 to December and was the county's top prosecutor for eight years before that, entered his guilty plea in federal court in Greenbelt on charges of extortion and witness and evidence tampering. As part of the plea, he admitted accepting a $100,000 check from a county developer in exchange for securing federal funding for the developer's projects in Prince George's County. He also admitted to instructing his wife, County Council member Leslie Johnson, to destroy the check as federal agents came to his home to serve a search warrant.  "The mountain of evidence and Jack Johnson's admission of guilt paint a shocking picture of almost a decade of greed and deceit," said Leo Taddeo, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI Baltimore field office, after the hearing. Under the agreement announced Tuesday, prosecutors will not pursue six other counts.

The two counts to which Johnson, 62, pleaded guilty each carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein said sentencing guidelines for the case recommend an 11- to 13-year jail sentence. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 15.  Both in court, where he provided hesitant answers to U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte's questions, and outside the courthouse after entering his guilty plea, Johnson indicated there was more to his side of the story that he was unable to share until his sentencing.  "I wish I could talk about this case and will do so in the future," said the former county executive, who dressed in a crisp dark suit and was accompanied by his attorney and an entourage of ministers.  Throughout his time as county executive, Johnson remained popular among residents. The story of his rise from a poor and rural part of South Carolina to leader of the affluent majority-black county seemed to resonate with voters, whom he often networked with at Sunday church services.  "I'm very sorry for what happened," he said. "We all sin and fall short of the glory of the Lord."  Johnson's plea agreement sheds light on the depth of corruption that ran through swaths of county government for years and names several major players who previously entered into secret plea agreements with federal prosecutors. The plea agreements of the three, doctor and developer Mirza Baig, former Prince George's County Director of Housing and Urban Development James Johnson (no relation to Jack Johnson), and developer Patrick Ricker, were unsealed Tuesday.  The plea agreements revealed Baig was "Developer A," the developer clandestinely mentioned in previous court documents. Baig, 67, of Burtonsville pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to commit extortion and admitted to paying Jack and James Johnson between $400,000 and $1 million in bribes from 2006 to 2010. He ran Baig Ventures, a commercial and residential developer in the county since at least 1992.

In exchange for bribes, Baig received the county executive´s assistance concerning several development projects, including the receipt of $1.7 million in federal block grants to pay for the renovation of 11 homes to be rented to low-income residents.  James Johnson, 66, of Temple Hills, pleaded guilty in January to conspiracy to commit extortion and admitted to accepting bribes from both Baig and Ricker. Jack Johnson appointed him as the county's housing director in 2009.  Ricker, 52, of Bowie, pleaded guilty in December 2009 to conspiracy to commit fraud and tax evasion. The president of Ricker Brothers, a commercial brokerage and development consulting firm, Ricker admitted to concealing the value of campaign contributions that he and others made to state and local officials by soliciting straw donors. In his plea agreement, he also admitted to providing a stream of other gifts, including airline tickets, rounds of golf and sexual services to members of the county's executive and legislative branch and the Board of Education. In exchange, his company received approval on their proposed development project, Greenbelt Station.  A sentencing date has not been set for the three men.  Jack Johnson's plea agreement also shed further light on the ties between his arrest in November and the arrest of liquor store owner Amrik Singh Melhi.  According to the document, Mr. Melhi asked Jack Johnson in January 2010 to amend legislation that would allow county liquor stores to stay open until 3 a.m. Johnson said he would assist with the liquor legislation if Mr. Melhi provided funding for Leslie Johnson's campaign.  As Johnson's term as county executive wound to a close and his wife was successfully elected to the County Council on Nov. 2, Johnson seemed to begin positioning her as the power broker that developers would now have to deal with, according to portions of federal wiretaps included in his plea agreement.  In a recorded phone conversation with Baig a few days after the election, Johnson said, "Leslie is going to take, ah, chair of the zoning, ah, panel. So I told her to, ah, stay there about three years because, because everybody needs zoning. ... You've got a good County Council and they'll look out for you. I'll have Leslie to, ah, take care of things for you."  After the pair was arrested at their Mitchellville home Nov. 12, the County Council voted to strip Mrs. Johnson of some of her power on the council, including the ability to vote on development matters.  Mrs. Johnson faces evidence-tampering charges after authorities say she destroyed a $100,000 check written to Johnson from Baig. After federal agents confronted Johnson, on Nov. 12, he called his wife and was heard on federal wiretaps instructing her to flush the check down the toilet and to stash $79,600 in cash in her bra.  Federal agents searched the house, found the money on Mrs. Johnson and arrested the pair shortly afterward.  A plea hearing was scheduled earlier this month for Mrs. Johnson but it was postponed and no future court date has been set. If she pleads guilty to or is convicted of a felony offense, she will lose her seat on the council.  Mrs. Johnson did not accompany her husband to court Tuesday, but rather attended the regular Tuesday meeting of the Prince George's County Council.  Johnson's plea agreement Tuesday will have no effect on the case against Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Rosenstein said.  He said the investigation continues and additional charges are possible.

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Anonymous said...

It's nice to know that the corruption is all over the country.

Anonymous said...

keep lawyers out of government! it should be illegal for a member of the bar (lawyer) to hold any public office because their conflicted

Anonymous said...

There is a road map here as to how all these bum set things up to steal......Cut off both his hands

Anonymous said...

How come they never got Andy Spano who ran Westchester? After all he got plenty

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13 August 2013

Tombstone Tuesday: Nathan and Yetta Garber

Here Lies
Nachum son of Avraham Aba
Died 2 Av 5723
May his soul be bound in the bonds of eternal life
DIED AUG. 2, 1963

Here lies
Etta daughter of Levi Yitzchak
An important and righteous woman
[Descended from?] Reb Pinchas Koretzer
Died 16 Shevat 5710
May her soul be bound in the bonds of eternal life
DIED FEB. 2, 1950

Nathan Garber, my grandfather Jack's older brother, was the eldest son of Avraham Aba Garber and Chana Mazewitsky Garber. He was born in Labun, Russian Empire (today, Yurovshchina, Ukraine) in  September or October, likely in 1883 or 1884, but possibly as early as 1879.[1] He left Rotterdam on the Uranium on on 4 June 1910 and arrived in New York Harbor on 16 June 1910.[2]

Nathan left behind his wife, Yetta (Ette), and two daughters, Rae (Ruchel) Rosenheck and Lillian (Leah), who followed him more than two years later (under the surname "Arber"), arriving in New York on the Birma from Libau on 2 September 1912.[3]

On 25 December 1916 Nathan and Yetta had a third daughter, Sarah, who died at the age of 2 (9 February 1919).[4] Their only son, Irving, was born on 26 January 1920.[5]

Sarah's death certificate indicates that Yetta's maiden name had been Shapiro.[4] The sixth line of Yetta's stone provides some fodder for future research. It may indicate that she was a descendant of Rabbi Pinchas of Korets a colleague of the Baal Shem Tov (the founder of Hasidic Judaism). JewishGen's Rabbinic Special Interest Group page indicates that Rabbi Pincha's name had been R. Pinchas b' Avraham Aba Shapira and that he lived from 1720-1790. However, the path of descent from R. Pinchas to Yetta, if true, is not, thus far, clear.

Yetta's and Nathan's graves are located in one of the First Lubiner Progressive Benevolent Association plots at Montefiore Cemetery, Queens, New York: Block 89, Gate 156, Line 12R, Graves 1 and 2.
1. Nathan's birth date varies from record to record. His manifest (see note 2) indicates he was 30 years old on 4 June 1910. If he was born in September or October, then he would have been born in 1879. Other USA records, however, indicate birth in 1883 or 1884.
October 1883 "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 March 2008), card for Nathan Garber, serial number 1262, Order Number 2528, New York County, New York.
15 October 1884 - Petition for Naturalization of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1937, for Nathan Garber, 1 July 1919; Microfilm Image, Family History Library, Microfilm 1,451,074; from National Archives microfilm Publication Number M1879.
15 September 1883 - "U.S. World war II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 March 2008), card for Nathan Garber, serial number U2645, Kings County, New York; citing Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. National Archives and Records Administration.
5 September 1884 - Social Security Death Index, Rootsweb (http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com : accessed 17 July 2009), Nathan Garber, SSN 052-09-7165, Death date August 1963, New York.

2. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 February 2009), manifest, Uranium, Rotterdam to New York, arriving 18 June 1910, p. 10, line 30, Nuchim Garber; citing National Archives Microfilm Serial T715, Roll 1501.

3. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 February 2009), manifest, Birma, Libau to New York, arriving 2 September 1912, p. 4, line 17, Itte Arber; citing National Archives Microfilm Serial T715, Roll 1926.

4. New York County, New York, Certificate of Death no. 5897 (9 February 1919), Sarah Garber, New York City Municipal Archives, New York.

5. Beth Moses Cemetery (Pinelawn, Suffolk County, New York), Irving Garber marker, Block 24, First Lubiner Progressive Benevolent Association, digital image taken by and in possession of author, 2012.

  1. Emily, I just recently discovered your blog, so I'm not sure if you've previously stated how you are related to Nathan and Yetta Garber. If you're a direct descendant (and even if you're not), you may be interested to know that tonight begins the yahrzeit of Yetta's ancestor, R' Pinchas of Koretz. I'm not a descendant of his, but I feel a close spiritual kinship with him because my ancestor, R' Raphael of Bershad, was his disciple. In fact, I have a web site devoted to the two of them, Two Tzaddiks, where you can learn about their lives and teachings.

    I would be interested to know where Yetta was born and what progress you've made in tracing her ancestry. I was recently contacted by another person named Shapiro who is also researching his connection to R' Pinchas, and I had a few suggestions for him, which I'd be happy to share with you also. If you're interested, my email address is posted on my web site.

  2. Susan:
    Thank you for your comment. I am related to Nathan who was my grandfather Jack's older brother. I have not done much research on Yetta (an inlaw). I know she and Nathan were married before emigrating. Both Nathan's and Yetta's manifests indicate they were living in Nathan's birth community (Labun, now Yurovshchina) before emigrating. Yetta's indicates she was born in Zaslav.

    I have not previously had any interest in Rabbinic genealogy. In working on this post I did a little searching on the web for R. Pinchas of Korets family history. I did not see any obvious tie. I think I did check your website, but will do so again.

  3. I understand. But just in case you decide, at some future time, to pursue this question, here's a lead:

    According to Men of Silk by G. Dynner, one of the sons of R' Pinchas, Rabbi Jacob Samson of Zaslaw, married a daughter of Rabbi Dov of Zaslaw. So Yetta might be a descendant through his line.

    1. Susan:
      Just located some other records that conflict with the thought that Yetta's surname had been Shapiro. It is possible that it was Chajtman. Still trying to sort through all of this. http://extrayad.blogspot.com/2016/01/tombstone-tuesday-morris-and-dora.html

  4. Hmmm. Will check it out. Thank you, Susan!

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Supervisors give thumbs up to artisans trail

The Greene County Board of Supervisors has given its unanimous support to county participation in the Artisans Center of Virginia’s Artisan Trail Network.

Participation in the Network will cost the county its support, not its dollars, the Center’s executive director, Sherrie Smith, told supervisors at their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, October 9.

The Artisans Trail Network is a program, created by the Virginia Artisans Center, that forms alliances between artisans, venues, galleries and retailers across the state, while connecting points of interest, restaurants, and accommodations in communities in order to enhance the tourism industry.

An example of such “trails” is the Monticello Artisan Trail, which Albemarle and Nelson counties came together to form, and which includes vineyards, breweries, a distillery, restaurants and lodging.

The trail that runs through Greene may also include cultural attractions in Madison and Orange counties.

The Network provides tourists with advance exposure to craft artisan studios, agri-artisan gardens and farms, wineries and breweries, galleries and craft related venues, local businesses and eclectic shops and historical and cultural points of interest as they plan their trips through the state.

According the Center’s Web site, which receives 22,000 hits a month, via an interactive trip planner tourists can plan their own personalized itineraries by searching media, type of business, keywords and other search options.  Once they have selected the places and artisans they want to visit, tourists are able to print out driving maps that will take them to their destinations.

The Network is also meant to leverage the Center’s “broad-based grassroots membership” into a coordinated marketing and outreach campaign.

Smith explained that funding for the county’s membership will be provided by the local tourism board. In the first year of the county’s membership that funding will be directed toward implementing links to the Center’s Web site. In future years, she continued, funds from the tourism board would be used to maintain the system.

Greene County Director of Economic Development Tony Williams said this agreement will enhance the county’s tourism marketing efforts, as it will receive much more exposure than it does trying to attract visitors with a stand-alone tourism website.

Representatives of the county’s newly-formed art guild also support the arrangement.

Founded in 1987, the Center develops and implements systems and strategies to improve economic outcomes for Virginia artisans and their communities while assisting them in promoting their local artisan culture.

Incorporated in 1997, it is now designated as the “official state artisans’ center.”

“Artisan” is defined on the Center’s Web site as a person who “creates objects traditionally encompassing three dimensional craft, often to be used functionally, always with a high degree of artistry and quality craftsmanship.”

The definition further states that an artisan, whose goal is to achieve heirloom quality, may use hand tools or machines, but may take no shortcuts that compromise the quality of the work.  In addition, the artisan does not attempt to compete with large-scale manufacturers and the amount of time taken to make a work of quality craft is secondary to the result.

Also according to its Web site, the Center “operated a successful 5,000-square foot sales and exhibitions gallery from 2000 to 2009,” all the while creating a statewide craft registry, and establishing a statewide jury program.

The craft registry identifies artisans in the state and the venues that serve them and the patrons, businesses and arts organizations that support them.

The Jury program ensures standards of quality by recognizing craft of the highest level indicative of Virginia’s heritage, creativity, professionalism and workmanship. The Center’s juried designations found on pieces displayed in galleries, studios, sales venues or exhibitions denotes work created by leading Virginia artisans who represent the best in their field of craft media.

The Jury occurs three times a year and open to all Virginia artisans who wish to apply. This program further identifies Master Virginia Artisans who work to perpetuate the business of craft through education, mentorships, apprenticeships and advocacy.

In March 2009 the Center began to create collaborations between state and local governments, planning districts, the small business community, arts organizations, economic development organizations, tourism and artisans.

In addition to the Artisans Trail Network, the Center maintains a studio school that focuses on honing the vocational and trade skills of Virginia artisans while providing them with the business/ entrepreneurial training needed to operate, market and sell their products and services.

It also partners with private commercial enterprises that either currently or desire to sell quality, handmade Virginia craft. This program provides new venue opportunities for Virginia artisans while offering retailers and community Main Street Programs an opportunity to leverage the Center’s distinguished brand.

Center exhibitions are held in various gallery, museum and business locations across the state, allow the public to view a range of work that tells a story about the progression of the artisan and his or her craft.  “Featured Member” and “Virginia Creates” exhibitions represent the best of the Center’s juried Artisans.

And, the Center’s Conference reaches out to the more than 4,000 craft artisans who reside and practice in the state of Virginia. Workshops are offered on  a wide range of topics…from improving sales and innovative marketing tools and the latest trends in communication to productive new display techniques.

Greene County supervisors will provide a letter of support, solidifying the county’s participation in the Center.

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Russell Simmons And Kanye West Join Occupy Wall Street Protesters

Two multi-million dollar moguls made their way to Wall Street today, not to check on any stocks or investments, but to join in solidarity with the protest movement known as Occupy Wall Street. Russell Simmons and Kanye West walked with middle class Americans also known as the bottom 99%.

In an interview with GlobalGrind. Russell Simmons said;

“It was amazing to see how people loved seeing Kanye West at Occupy Wall Street. His music and his art has always been about the voice and the power of the people. Kanye just wanted to come down and experience the growing movement that has opened the eyes of many around this country and around the world of the struggles of poor people. The energy at Liberty Plaza was electrifying and the momentum to get the money out of politics is growing quickly.”

I'm just tired of the lies and nonsense coming from the GOP, so this is my little contribution to combat the nonsense!


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Saturday, February 18, 2006

TV is sometimes good

I just saw the most wonderful episode of "Cops" I've ever seen, and I am proud to report it took place outside of Austin. These two massively burned out potheads/acidheads had their home vandalized by a homeless man they'd invited to "live with them and be free." These guys were geniuses. Imagine what would happen if two Jimmy Buffett fans discovered crack. Imagine the comedy gold. The funniest guy in particular was incoherently explaining to the policeman how he found the homeless man in his bed one day, and, out of nowhere, broke into a Joe Cocker-esque original song. The policeman asked him if he wrote the song. The guy answered in the affirmative. Then the policeman asked him if he knew the homeless man's name. The guy yells out to his roommate, "Jay! What's the name of the other Jay?" The roommate walks in and answers: "Jay." "Jay what?" the cop asks. They don't know, but they do know he liked to smoke lots and lots of pot. "Why would he trash your house?" the cop asks. Roommate says, "He wanted to smoke way more drugs than us and he wanted us to give him some money." Funniest guy stares at the roommate in wonderment and says: "That is an incredible synopsis." Then the police dust the place for prints. The roommates crack open some beers and watch the police like they're watching their favorite movie, big grins on their faces. Roommate says: "That is some great police work." God bless those guys. Thank you, TV!

Joolie said...

Oh, dammit, we must've just missed that! We only got to see the one where the cop completely shreds the drywall in some woman's closet in pursuit of a garden snake.

Air Wolf said...

Have you ever seen the police footage of a drunk driver named sea-bass who thanks the cop for doing more him than what his friend "catfish" would ever do?
Pure T.V. Goodness.


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Famous quotes from Goethe

I call architecture frozen music.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

Love does not dominate; it cultivates.

I love those who yearn for the impossible.

If I love you, what business is it of yours?

Wisdom is found only in truth.

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

The coward only threatens when he is safe.

A useless life is an early death.

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Uffie Really Likes SebastiAn's New Shit.

He walked in through the ceiling, killed the strobes, and told her he had some new tunes he would like to show her.  He began to play his little toy piano and she lost control.  It's his way of teasing her; just wait till she gets his full-lengths up in her system.

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The sample for Kinder Kut is "Blue Orchid" by The White Stripes.


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November 4, 2008

WW Layered mexican chicken

1 sprays olive oil cooking spray
2 pound uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast
30 oz canned black beans, rinsed and drained
3 cup fat-free sour cream
2 cup shredded reduced-fat Mexican-style cheese, divided
8 oz chopped green chilies, two 4-oz cans
2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp black pepper
12 medium corn tortilla(s), cut into 2-inch strips
1 cup salsa, mild, medium or hot
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a lasagna pan with cooking spray.

Place chicken in medium saucepan and fill with enough cold water just to cover chicken. Set pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 10 to 15 minutes; drain. When chicken is cool enough to handle, cut into 1-inch pieces.

Transfer chicken to a large bowl and add beans, sour cream, 1 cup of shredded cheese, chilies, cumin, and pepper; mix well and set aside.

Arrange half of tortillas in bottom of prepared lasagna pan, overlapping pieces to cover surface. Top tortillas with half of chicken mixture, layer with remaining tortillas and then top with remaining chicken mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cup of cheese.

Bake until filling is bubbly and cheese is melted, about 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing into 12 pieces. Serve with salsa on the side.

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I heart/miss NewsRadio.

GREATest cast:

Jon Lovitz. As Max Lewis.
Stephen Root. As Jimmy James.
Andy Dick. As Matthew Brock.
Phil Hartman. As Bill McNeal.
Dave Foley. As Dave Nelson.
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It really was such a pleasant show to watch. My favourite episodes included Dave dressing up as a woman, everyone finding out Dave was Canadian, and the one where Matthew pretended he went to Japan when he really just spent the weekend reaidng up on it in the library.


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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Ortiz and Zimmerman: oh my

Many of you are probably scrounging around for replacements for David Ortiz (good luck) and Ryan Zimmerman (more possible). Ortiz is gone for at least a month, maybe longer, and who knows whether his wrist injury will sap his power when he returns. Zimmerman's status on the 15 day DL is a bit more nebulous.

Hurler favorite Jorge Cantu might also be out there, but probably not. Jason Giambi had a great May, but I doubt he's a free agent. Matt Stairs: also probably not available. Kevin Millar? Ugh.

Perusing the waiver wire, Bill Hall, the suddenly resurgent Pedro Feliz, Melvin Mora, and Casey Blake seem like the most plausible 3B replacements available in mixed leagues. (If you had Ortiz in AL-only leagues, forget it -- you're fucked). Of those, Blake is currently playing the best, and he's useful at multiple positions.

Corner infield power is tough to find.

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Inviting team members on the Awesome Plan

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I don't, but I would like to...
... have one cover or postcard with post mark from each post office from Faroe Islands.
They are not so many, but without you will not be possible.
I'm waiting your feedback... and of course I will support the cost deliveries or I'll send you back some nice cover with stamps from Portugal.

Please e-mail me for details...

Tuesday, 23 December 2008

Vinhetas de Natal / Christmas Seals 2002

Em 2002, a artista Astrid Andreasen, criou peças de artesanato, em papel, representando cristais de neve, nas suas mais diversas formas. Essa mesmas peças, foram a base dos desenhos das vinhetas de Natal desse ano. Os cristais de neve, fazem-nos lembrar como é o Inverno nas Ilhas Faroés e o Natal é Branco, a côr da neve.
A mini-folha, com 30 vinhetas, foi emitida no dia 4 de Novembro de 2002.

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In 2002, the artist Astrid Andreasen, created pieces of paper handicrafts, representing crystals of snow in their ways. Those pieces were the basis for the design of for the Christmas Seals this year. The crystals of snow, makes us remember how the winter in the Faroe Islands is and the White Christmas. The mini-sheet, with 30 seals was issued on November 4, 2002.

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