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Eric Clapton/JJ Cale 'Live in San Diego' album revisits rare collaboration

Had everything gone the way Eric Clapton hoped, JJ Cale would have joined him on his entire 2007 North American tour and for his 2006 tour of Asia and Australia — not for just for five songs at the San Diego Sports Arena.

But the spotlight-shunning American troubadour, who was born John Weldon Cale, had other ideas. And supporting his and Clapton’s Grammy Award-winning 2006 album, “The Road to Escondido,” with a tour was most assuredly not one of them.

Or, as longtime Valley Center resident Cale succinctly told the Union-Tribune in late 2006: “I don’t go on the road anymore.”

Blues-rock legend Clapton, who held Cale in the highest esteem, then proposed his spotlight-shunning musical pal only perform on the West Coast leg of Clapton’s U.S. tour. That, too, was a no-go for Cale, who lived quietly in Valley Center from 1989 until his 2013 death at the age of 74 at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla

“I'm pretty much retired; I've done everything I wanted to do. ... This whole (joint album) idea was Eric's,” Cale recalled in a 2006 Union-Tribune interview about their “Escondido” album. “I kind of thought Eric snuck in ... and tried to raise my profile a bit.”

Cale, who wrote such Clapton hits as “After Midnight” and “Cocaine,” eventually agreed to sit in for part of a single concert with Clapton. Ideally, a concert that was just a short drive from his San Diego County home.

Moreover, the Oklahoma native insisted his appearance could not be advertised or announced in advance. Clapton, who had only shared the stage with Cale twice before — in 1975 in London and 2004 in Dallas — readily agreed.

The result of their rare concert collaboration can be heard on the new double-album, “Eric Clapton Live in San Diego, with Special Guest JJ Cale.” The concert, which took place here March 15, 2007, was also filmed in its entirety for commercial release. Alas, there is no sign of the DVD that had originally been planned.

However, a video has been released of Cale and Clapton doing a duet at their San Diego concert of Cale’s 1974 gem, “Anyway the Wind Blows.” The broad grins on both men’s faces leaves no doubt about how much they enjoyed each other’s company.

Mutual admiration society

The bond between the two musicians, on stage and off, was especially clear to Cale’s wife, Christine Lakeland Cale.

Clapton stayed at their home in Valley Center when he and Cale started pre-recording work on “The Road to Escondido.” She accompanied her husband to the San Diego Sports Arena — then briefly known as the iPayOne Center — for the concert that yielded the “Live in San Diego” album.

"It’s well-known how John preferred to stay under the radar in most anything that had to do with the ‘big-time’ in the music biz,” Lakeland Cale said.

“But I went with him to that concert, and when I see pictures of that night, I remember how much fun John had. It was so special for him to be there, and Eric is the reason. John just enjoyed him and liked it when they were playing music together. I think that warmth is captured in this gig...”

Just how highly Cale was regarded was reaffirmed on the all-star 2014 tribute album, “Eric Clapton & Friends: The Breeze, An Appreciation of JJ Cale.”

Released by Encinitas-based Surfdog Records, the 16-song album was spearheaded by Clapton. It featured, among others, Tom Petty, Willie Nelson, Mark Knopfler, John Mayer, David Lindley, Lakeland Cale and two superb guitarists — Derek Trucks and Doyle Bramhall II — also featured on the new “Live in San Diego” album. (Bramhall is scheduled to perform Nov. 30 at the Casbah, just a few miles from the Sports Arena.)

“I felt compelled to honor the memory of JJ because he had meant so much to me,” Clapton said in an in-depth 2014 Union-Tribune interview.

“It’s a personal mission, really. Sometimes I’ve thought JJ ought to be better, or more widely, appreciated, not just in America, but everywhere. So I’ve always enjoyed playing his music and letting people know that he’s there. He doesn’t need me — he never needed me — to do that. But I was always compelled to. When he passed, I felt I needed to say, ‘Thank you.’ (This album) was a way for me to say thank you and to invite other people to thank him.”

‘I was the follower’

Three of the songs on “Live in San Diego” — “Anyway the Wind Blows,” “Don’t Cry Sister” and “Who Am I Telling You?” — are featured on “The Road to Escondido.” Clapton and Cale also team up for “After Midnight” and Cocaine.”

The rest of this double-album is no less arresting. Clapton delivers impassioned versions of such blues classics as Robert Johnson’s “Little Queen of Spades” and Blind Willie Johnson’s “Motherless Children,” reverently performs Jim Hendrix’s “Little Wing” and breathes new life into such Clapton-penned classics as “Layla” and “Wonderful Tonight.” His touring band, anchored by drum great Steve Jodan, ranks as one of his best in memory.

But it is the five songs with Cale that most stand out, not just for their rough and tumble musical warmth and excellence, but because of the rarity of hearing him and Clapton perform together.

To fans, it may have seemed like two peers, side by side in concert at last. But not to Clapton.

“There was almost an understanding between us that I was the follower; I don’t know if JJ would have seen it that way, but that’s how I did,” Clapton explained . in his 2014 Union-Tribune interview.

To illustrate exactly why he felt like Cale was the teacher and he was the student, Clapton recalled his hit 1970 recording of Cale’s song “After Midnight.” He based his version on Cale’s obscure original, which sunk without a trace after being released in 1966.

"The construction of 'After Midnight' was great and it had everything," Clapton said. "The thing that summed up JJ for me is it had a little country, a little blues, it was rock and there was this guitar part that was baffling. That has always been the fascinating part; I still don’t think we got it right (on my version). I’ve always been in awe of JJ’s technique. ... He was a rhythm guitar player and a great lead guitar player, too. But when he played rhythm, it was very difficult to get it and know what he was doing.

"… it was a really difficult claw-hammer (picking) thing. I thought: 'This is too hard,' so we made a meal out of it. What got me is that it appeared to be a very complex track and I was just intrigued, and thought: 'I’ve got to try and get this (right).’ Cale was coming from this very soulful white music ...”

Many musicians are happy to tailor their music to make it more palatable to potential listeners. But Cale consistently followed his muse and made no commercial concessions. His earthy music, accordingly, sounded both fresh and timeless. He toured infrequently and only when the mood hit him.

“There are entertainers and there are musicians, and I never was an entertainer,” Cale said in a 1990 Union-Tribune interview. “I was mainly a songwriter; I really wasn't much of a performer.”

For Clapton, the total absence of any affectation or calculation in Cale’s music makes it endlessly appealing.

"His music is pure rock 'n' roll, not pop,” Clapton said in his 2014 Union-Tribune interview. “It's true rock 'n' roll. If that’s what you're looking for — it's safe music, it's true, it's honest and very, very deep. It's deep enough to listen to a thousand times, and there's not much that can take that close analysis.

“As a musician, I've analyzed it and analyzed it. I've looked at his stuff from every possible angle — from enjoyment, to inspiration, to being investigative — to find out how he does it. And I still don’t get all the lyrics half the time! I'm still not sure what he singing about, and that fascinates me, that he was that unconcerned about getting his message across. I always believed he did it purely for himself, and that’s the greatest enjoyment of all."

Cale agreed, while noting in a 2004 Union-Tribune interview that he owed his artistic freedom largely to Clapton’s success with “After Midnight.”

"I had many day jobs before I started doing music all the time, thanks to Eric Clapton, because of that song," Cale said. "After that, well, Clapton sells so many records that I knew I wouldn't have to work (any day jobs) again."

‘After Midnight’ a life-changing song

Clapton’s cover version of “After Midnight” gave Clapton a new artistic lease on life.

But it changed Cale’s life altogether, earning him a major label album contract and bringing his music to the attention of other artists who would also record his music. Those cover versions of Cale’s songs — by everyone from Lynryd Skynyrd, Lucinda Williams and John Mayer to Santana, Captain Beefheart and, more recently, Puddle of Mudd — made it possible for him to live off his songwriting royalties.

In his 1990 Union-Tribune interview, Cale recalled exactly how he felt upon learning in 1970 that Clapton was recording a version of “After Midnight.”

"I thought: ‘Well, that won't go anywhere', " Cale said. "A year later, they started playing it on every radio station, including in my hometown. The first time I heard it on my car radio I just drove off to the side of the road. Because I'd never heard anything of my own on the radio before...

“All record companies want big-selling records, and my music is a little too raw for commercial success. People are familiar with my songs, especially through Eric Clapton. But I have a hard time drawing a crowd, because I have been a songwriter. I've never sold a lot of records; my music's gotten much more famous than me."

But his artistic motivation, both pre- and post-Clapton, remained constant, as Cale acknowledged in 1990.

"You can always learn something new, and that's the reason I got into music to begin with,” he said. “Not to be bigger or better or richer, but because that's the fascination of life — learning.

“I try to learn something from the best musicians, and the worst. Because everybody's got something to say."

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Killer's family apologizes

The family of a man who gunned down two co-workers at the MTS bus depot Tuesday offered a public apology yesterday, but even they couldn't say what prompted the shootings.

In an e-mail to media outlets, relatives of Metropolitan Transit System mechanic Lonnie Glasco express condolences to “all those affected by this tragedy.”

“Our hearts and prayers go out the victims and their families,” their statement reads. “We do not know why this tragedy occurred early Tuesday morning, and we are all truly sorry.”

Police have not said what might have prompted Glasco, 47, to walk through the downtown depot after his overnight shift and kill maintenance foreman Benjamin Mwangi, 37, and diesel mechanic Michael Stevenson, 55.

When police arrived, Glasco made a cell phone call to a family member and raised his gun toward officers, who shot and killed him.

A spokesman for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 465 said yesterday that union members are in mourning after losing three colleagues.

“This unit is like a family, and we've lost three family members, and we are all in deep mourning,” said Shawn Kiley, an MTS employee and union negotiator.

MTS, the electrical workers' union and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1309 have established memorial funds for the families of Mwangi and Stevenson.

Donations can be made by check or money order payable to the funds and can be sent to the Metropolitan Transit System, c/o Memorial Funds, 1255 Imperial Ave., Suite 1000, San Diego, CA 92101.

Donors should specify which fund the money should go to: the Ben N. Mwangi Memorial Fund or the Michael B. Stevenson Memorial Fund.

Mark Arner: (619) 542-4556;

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Seven-Sealed Book

The Word of God is a seven-sealed book. Seven is the number of perfection and completion--the perfect plan of God. The root words in Hebrew are shabbat meaning “seven” and shibah meaning “the sacred full one.” Only One who is Perfect Wisdom can open the Bible. (see Revelation 5:1-10) Jesus is seen as both the Lion of the Tribe of Judah and the Lamb who was slain in this portion of scripture. He is the "sacred full one"--the fullness of Grace and Truth.

This scroll in Revelation 5 was written on the “inside and on the back.” The Lion of the tribe of Judah represents the Old Testament and the Lamb who was slain represents the New Testament. Moses only saw the backside of God’s goodness and glory because the Law was God’s tool to lead us to Christ who is the fullness of God’s glory. No one could see God face to face until Jesus who is the perfect image of the Father came to earth. The Law cannot give eternal life. Moses saw the Land of Promise, but couldn’t enter in because the Law fell short of God’s glory in its fullness.

In ancient times, clay and water were mixed and placed on a document to seal it to prevent tampering. The Romans sealed their wills (testaments) with seven seals made of clay and water. Upon the death of the person, the seal was broken and the document read. This heavenly scroll was sealed with seven seals also. After Jesus died on the cross and was resurrected, He poured out His Holy Spirit to illuminate (open) His scriptures for all who believe.

In this scripture in Revelation, the seven horns represent perfect power and authority and the seven eyes represent perfect spiritual vision--the 7 spirits of God--the fullness of the Holy Spirit. The New Testament says that it is the Holy Spirit that will lead us into all Truth. Jesus is Truth. Jesus alone is worthy to break the seal over the Bible because of His perfect, sinless shed blood that He sacrificially gave for all mankind.

Jesus opened the spiritual understanding of the Older Testament for two of His disciples in Luke 24:25-32. These two disciples were walking down the road to Emmaus saddened by the events of Jesus’ recent death. As they were walking and talking about Jesus, He appeared to them in His resurrected body. At first they didn’t recognize Him because they were sad and in unbelief. “But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.” 24:16 In other words, their spiritual vision was clouded because of their unbelief. The last time they saw Jesus, He was dead and lying in a tomb. They even called Jesus a “stranger” (foreigner) and said to Him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have you not known the things which happened there in these days?”v18 No doubt these two disciples were discouraged about the events that had just taken place with Jesus being crucified. They thought that He was the hope of Israel – the Messiah-- who would save them and would be a Mighty King. Now Jesus appears to them as a common traveler--an ordinary man. As they reached the village, Jesus was going to go on further, but they asked Him to abide with them. Jesus is a gentleman and only comes where He is invited. After these two Jewish disciples invited Jesus to stay with them, Jesus dined with them and broke bread with them. It was after they ate the bread (Word) that they recognized Jesus. First Jesus must abide in us and then He has to rightly-divide the Word for us. Then we will know Him. Just like the Jews today, these Jewish disciples didn’t recognize Jesus as the Messiah at first. Later, after Jesus opened up the Old Testament scriptures and showed Himself in all of them, some Jews did recognize that Jesus was indeed the promised Messiah.

Jesus responded to these two Jewish disciples, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken. Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. v 25-27 The Old Testament scriptures are divided into three portions: Law, Prophets and Psalms. All of the Old Testament scriptures were painting a picture of Jesus. Jesus opened these scriptures up for these two Jewish disciples and showed Himself in the Older Testament to them. V44: Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” And He opened their understanding that they might comprehend the Scriptures. In this portion of scripture, Jesus gave a threefold opening:

1) opened their eyes (v31) – gave them spiritual vision

2) opened the Scriptures (v32) – (unlocked Truth) removed the seal over the Older Testament to reveal Himself within

3) opened their understanding (v45) – not only did He reveal Himself, He gave them understanding (knowledge/wisdom) of the Scriptures as well. He illuminated the Scriptures for them. Jesus was showing them in the “natural” what He would do in the “supernatural” after He ascended to the Father. Then He poured out the Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth.

These two Jewish men on the road to Emmaus were blinded in part because of their discouragement. They didn't recognize their Messiah Jesus when He appeared to them because He didn't come in the form they expected--as a Mighty King and Warrior. The Apostle Paul also said that the Jews as a whole were blinded regarding Jesus, their Messiah. (See 2 Cor. 3:14-16) Their unbelief is the source of their blindness. While Jesus was on the earth, He was continually fulfilling the Old Testament scriptures but the people didn’t recognize this. The early apostles always referred back to the Old Testament scriptures to see His fulfillment of them. They would quote them to illustrate that Jesus fulfilled the Law and the Prophets. (See Matthew 5:17-18) Jesus fulfills all of the scriptures, not in part. He said that the Law and the Prophets prophesied of Him. (See Matthew 11:13) Jesus said, “In the volume of the book it is written of Me.” Heb. 10:7; Ps. 40:6-8

Jesus did five things with these two disciples to reveal Himself:

1. He walked with them.

2. He taught them by opening up the scriptures

3. He abided with them.

4. He fellowshipped with them at table

5. He gave bread to them.

Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him. V31 They realized that He was no “stranger” but the Lord Himself. These two disciples then ran to tell the others. As they were sharing what had happened, Jesus appeared to these others as well. It is by sharing the Good News of Jesus with others that they too recognized Him as Lord and Savior.

In the Older Testament, the Queen of Sheba is a foreshadowing of the perfected Bride of Christ. Sheba is from the Hebrew word “shabbat” meaning “seven,” the number of perfection and completion--God's perfect plan. The Queen of Sheba sought and saw all of the King’s wisdom. She also saw the glory of the King’s temple and palace. His wisdom and glory far exceeded what she had heard when she saw the King and His glory for herself. “But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard.” 1 Kings 10:7 She heard from others but then she saw with her own eyes all of His wisdom, glory and splendor.

The Queen of Sheba didn’t come to the King empty-handed. Royal protocol required that a gift fit for a King is presented to the King when visiting him. This showed honor and respect. The Queen of Sheba brought an abundance of gifts to the King. And she gave the King 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the Queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. V9 This queen showered the King with gold, sweet fragrances and precious stones! Then the Queen praised Solomon’s God for placing him on the throne of Israel because of His eternal love for God's people. In return for her gifts, honor and respect, the King gave her all that she asked for or desired. King Solomon gave the Queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. V13 Their relationship was one of give and take as all relationships are to be. Solomon was the King of peace. The story of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba in the Older Testament is a foreshadowing of King Jesus and His Bride. Jesus’ Bride will bear many gifts for her King and will bring respect, honor and glory to His Name. Jesus gives His faithful Bride the desires of her heart. She is His Perfect Queen who has made herself ready for her Husband.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

The Anointing of Jesus -- Luke

          Prior to this, Jesus has saved the gentile centurion's son from death and has raised the widow's son from death. Jesus showed His power to heal and raise people from death to resurrected life. These miracles of Jesus filled some present with awe and prompted them to say of Jesus, “A great prophet has appeared among us. God has come to help His people.” Luke 7:16  No doubt Simon has seen or heard about Jesus' miracle so he invites Jesus to his house so He can see and hear first hand and judge for himself if Jesus is a “prophet” of God. There would be many more guests invited as well including other Pharisees. Jesus ate at the homes of the teachers of the Law as well as sinners and tax collectors. He was unbiased and accepted invitations from all who asked Him to come. His heart was open to save all and He wanted to reach all whether Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female. He is no respecter of persons. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
          This event of Jesus' anointing by a woman occurs at the last week of His life in the other three gospels, but here in Luke, it takes place much earlier in Jesus' ministry,  The anointing of Jesus by a woman is in the beginning and at the end of His earthly life. Here in Luke, it takes place in the small village of Nain in Galilee. Luke is the only gentile writer of a gospel, so Luke may see through a gentile's eyes.
        In the midst of Simon's male guests, a woman appears and stands behind Jesus at His feet as He is reclining on a couch at table. His feet were bare because guests would remove their dirty, dusty sandals before entering a home. Normally the host of the invited guest would kiss an honored guest on the cheek in greeting, anoint the head of an honored guest with oil, and provide a basin of water and a towel to cleanse the dust off of his feet. This was common hospitality in biblical times. Washing a guest's feet was usually given to the lowest servant.
       In Luke, this woman is identified as a “sinful” woman, so she risked humiliation and rejection by coming into a Pharisee's house. A Pharisee would never allow one they thought was unclean, especially a harlot woman, to come into their house. They considered both gentiles and sinners unclean. (see Peter's vision in Acts 10 and the law regarding unclean in Leviticus 7:21; Romans 14:14) The Pharisees' idea of holiness was in separating from sinners and the unclean, but Jesus' way is to bring them into the fold. Simon wanted to keep away from sinners but Jesus came to seek and save lost sinners. First God gave the Law to show us that no human can live up to the demands of the Law because we have a sinful nature that is weak. Based upon the Law and the Prophets, Jesus would have to separate from sinners to remain holy. But Jesus invites sinners into His House. Out of His love for humanity, God in His love sent grace and truth through His Son, who could and did live up to the demands of the Law fully and completely.  Because of Jesus' sacrificial death, we can freely come and worship Him from the love in our hearts. Great love followed great sin in God's gift of His Son, just as great love for Jesus followed this woman's great sin that He forgave.
          The Body of Christ must be careful not to make the same mistake as the Pharisees. Jesus was moved with compassion for lost, hurting sinners who are dead in sin. We must be also.
        Simon wasn't concerned about “waste” as the others were in Matthew, Mark and John. He was more concerned about this sinful woman entering the house and touching Jesus! Because this sinful woman touched Jesus, Simon believed that Jesus was contaminated and, therefore, unholy! And to make matters worse for Simon, Jesus forgave her sinful life indicating that He was God. He could handle Jesus being a prophet and teacher, but God!!! No human could contaminate Jesus by touching Him. His divine holiness was within because He was sinless in His heart, mind, soul and Spirit. Christ-followers cannot be made unholy by a sinner's touch either. We can, however, be led into temptation and sin by the actions and sins of others if we are not careful. This is why God tells us to guard our hearts.

          This woman came to Jesus as a repentant sinner carrying her precious ointment in her alabaster jar. She knew Jesus well enough to know that He wouldn't reject her. Her focus was on her Savior whom she loved, but Simon's focus was on the sinful woman.
           As the woman stood behind Jesus, she began to weep tears of repentance and tears of love and gratitude. No doubt her sinfulness next to His sinlessness brought her to tears. Her flood of tears dropped down on the feet of Jesus. She washed His feet with her tears and then wiped them with her hair. 1 Corinthians 11:15 shows us that a woman's long hair is her glory.  In other words, this sinful woman gave her glory to Jesus and wiped the dirt off of His feet with her long hair. In biblical times, a Jewish woman would not loose her hair in public. Doing so in public would be shameful. But this woman wasn't concerned with what the others thought. Her heart and mind were on Jesus. She would use her long hair (glory) to serve Him and cleanse the dirt of the earth from His feet.
          Jesus abides in us. We are His feet on earth. When our walk is soiled with the things of the earth, He is dishonored. Jesus wants His feet kept clean by each follower keeping their own feet (walk) clean by the power of the Holy Spirit. When we do this, we bring glory and honor to Jesus. When we act in a manner unworthy of Jesus, we dishonor Him. Jesus would soon take the same position as this sinful woman as He washes His disciples' feet. Then He asked His disciples if they understood what He had just done. When Peter objected, Jesus told him, “Unless I wash you, you have no part in me.” John 13:8  He further instructed that we are to wash one another's feet. The priests in the Older Testament had to wash their hands and feet before they could minister at the brazen altar of sacrifice. (Exodus 30:17-21) Their hands represented their ministry/work and their feet their walk. Jesus is the Laver that holds the water of the Word and the Holy Spirit that cleanses us. The Holy Spirit is the difference between a dead and a living sacrifice.  In the Older Testament, the animal sacrifices were dead sacrifices, but followers of Christ are living sacrifices because the Holy Spirit and Jesus live within us.
          The feet hold the whole weight of the Body. Our spiritual walk also supports the Body as Jesus the Chief Cornerstone supports the weight of all the others who become His Temple. Psalm 37:23 says, “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord.” Satan is defeated under our cleansed feet. (see Acts 2:35)  Dust and flesh are the food of the devil. Jesus wants to wash away our fleshly ways and the dust of the earthly ways so we will walk as He walked in the power of the Holy Spirit. Although the feet are the lowest part, they are capable of crushing the serpent's head. (Romans 16:20)  Because of Jesus and the authority He has given us, we can put the devil under our feet.
         Revelation shows us that the feet are the place of worship and honor. John fell at the feet of Jesus in Revelation 1:17.  John knew that he was in the presence of God. The feet are also the place of humility. Peter tells us that we are to be clothed with humility. (see 1 Peter 5:5) This sinful woman was clothed with humility and worshiping Jesus. God chose this sinful woman to come to Jesus and worship Him. God established worship for penitent sinners. In the Older Testament, God instituted rules, rituals and sacrifices for sinners. He also instituted songs of worship and feasts. These were commanded under the Law, but in the New Covenant, God instituted worship through hearts full of love for His precious Son. Because God sent Jesus into the world to save it through His love and sacrifice, God wants all believers to now offer their worship of Jesus through a heart of love and a sacrificial life. God no longer demands it, but wants it to come from willing love in our hearts. The Bible says we are to love Him with all our heart, mind, soul and strength.
          This sinful woman not only washed Jesus' feet, she kissed them and poured the most valuable thing she possessed – her sweet fragrance – on them. When we love and worship Jesus and walk in His feet/ways, we too are a sweet fragrance to Him. People will see the difference in us and want to know Jesus too. This woman poured her precious perfume that was reserved for her earthly husband over her spiritual Husband Jesus. Her worship and love for Jesus was a great cost to her. It cost her the risk of rejection, the judgment and condemnation of the others, the humility of kissing and washing His dirty feet, and her most valuable possession. She not only poured out her perfume upon Him but her heart also. Yes, there is a cost to loving and following Jesus. This woman adored and loved Jesus and kissed the lowest and dirtiest part of His body. Jesus may ask you to love the lowest and dirtiest sinner in His Body. Of all of the virtues, love is the greatest. (l Corinthians 13)
           Simon the Pharisee wanted to prove that Jesus was a phony and couldn't be a prophet of God as the people declared in v16.  Simon was well aware that the others in the room were watching him to see his reaction to this. Simon's religion blinded him to the truth. Those who are rigid and religious cannot understand a heart motivated by love.  Simon would have never let this sinful woman touch him because according to the Law, he would be considered unclean if he did. Simon said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.” v39  Simon said this to himself, but Jesus knew his thoughts. Jesus responds with a parable about two debtors. Instead of openly exposing Simon's heart and humiliating him, Jesus concealed the truth in a parable and let Simon figure it out for himself. Simon didn't call Jesus “Lord.” He called Jesus “Teacher.” Jesus was not His Lord. Simon invited Jesus into his house, but not his heart.
           The two debtors in Jesus' parable represent the Pharisee and the sinful woman. Jesus is the Creditor. One debtor owed 500 denarii and the other 50 denarii. Five is the number of grace, so these numbers represent greater grace and even greater grace to the one who was forgiven much.  Neither had the money to pay the debt so the Creditor cancelled the debts of both. As Jesus often did, He ended the parable with a question: “Now which of these will love Him (Creditor) more?” v42
          Simon thought that he was more righteous and less a debtor than this sinful woman. Both Simon and the woman were indebted to the Creditor because they are both sinners indebted to God.   It doesn't matter how much of a sinner we are in God's eyes. God hates any sin because He loves us and knows that sin binds us. Jesus paid the price for the sin of the whole world. Simon responded to Jesus' question saying, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled.” Jesus commends him for his correct response.
          Jesus then turned toward the woman and put Simon behind Him. Simon was being used as a tool of the devil. He then told Simon the difference between the hospitality and lack of love that he showed Jesus next to this sinful woman's love, gratitude and honor toward the One who forgave her sins. This sinful woman showed remorse and repentance for her sin, but Simon didn't think he needed forgiveness. Up to this point, the woman is behind Jesus. Now Jesus turns his back to Simon and turns toward her. Jesus knew both of their hearts. The sinful woman's sincere love and devotion to Christ was greater than the reactions and scorn of the self-righteous. Simon trusted his religion, but the woman understood Jesus' love, forgiveness and grace. Jesus will reveal Simon's lack next to this repentant woman's extravagant love.
           When you invite a person into your home in the Middle East, he is an honored guest and there are certain customs regarding hospitality that the host of the house would do. This repentant woman did what Simon the Pharisee omitted. Not only did the woman do what Simon didn't, she surpassed the custom requirements.  Jesus said in Matthew 5:20, "For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven."  This sinful woman is surpassing the usual custom requirements of the teachers of the Law.
  • You did not give me any water for My feet,, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.”
  • You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing My feet.
  • You did not put oil on My head, but she has poured perfume on My feet. To anoint one's head is a mark of honor. To anoint one's feet showed humility, submission, and respect. Her anointing was more valuable than the ordinary anointing! F. B. Meyer says that we have to go down lower to give our best gift and receive His best gift.
          Simon didn't give Jesus the bare minimum of respect and honor. Simon was trying to prove Jesus wrong. His motive was impure. Love for Jesus was missing in Simon's heart.  He didn't give Jesus a basin of water, but this saved sinner poured out her tears of remorse and repentance on His feet and wiped them with her hair instead of the usual towel. Simon didn't give his honored guest a greeting kiss, but this woman didn't stop kissing His feet. Simon didn't put any oil on Jesus' head, but the forgiven woman poured her precious and expensive perfume on Jesus' feet.
          “Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven – for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.” Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” v 48   Her heart at that moment was fully loving, devoted, generous and fully belonged to Jesus. This woman was a sinner saved by God's grace through Jesus Christ.-
         Jesus came to bear the sin of both Simon and this sinful woman. The one who thought himself righteous – Simon – went away unforgiven, but the repentant woman was forgiven. Recognizing the severity and amount of sin in us next to our Lord's holiness should instill much love and gratitude toward our forgiver Jesus. Those who have a shallow understanding of their own sinfulness will probably love Him less because they don't comprehend how much they have been forgiven. And, the self-righteous will also love Him less because they see themselves as righteous already and need no forgiveness.
        The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sin?” The Pharisees knew that only God could forgive sin, so Jesus by doing so is claiming to be God. This was blasphemous to them. (see Matthew 9:2-3) Blasphemy was punishable by death in the Law. (see Leviticus 24:11, 16) In John 10:33, the Pharisees picked up stones to stone Jesus to death “for blasphemy, because you a mere man claim to be God.” Jesus escaped them this time because His time had not come to die.
          Jesus said to the repentant woman, “Your faith has saved you, go in peace.” Her faith in the grace and mercy of her Lord and Savior Jesus saved her. It wasn't her works that saved her. Her works for Jesus emanated from her deep love and devotion to Him for all that He is. Knowing that her debt of sin was forgiven gave her peace.

         We worship God as sinners on earth, but we will fall down to His feet and worship Him sinless in heaven.
                              (Next week John -- Mary anoints Jesus' feet)

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3803 W Cleveland Street
Tampa, FL 33609

3 beds, 3 full, 1 partial baths | Townhouse
1,818 sq ft; lot: 871 sq ft - MLS# T3135423
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Brand new David Weekley town home, one of only 2 remaining in this fantastic South Tampa location.Small 5 home community, all end units, all with private outdoor space, all under $500K! Grady, Coleman and Plant School Districts!A brick paver driveway will lead you into the two car garage!As you enter the foyer you have a view of the private backyard with your own pavered lanai and low maintenance artificial grass.The first floor has a bedroom and full bath with shower.As you go up to the second floor, you will have your main living space with crisp white kitchen cabinets, quartz counters and stainless steel appliances including a gas range!The kitchen overlooks the dinning and family room.What a light and bright space, feels like Restoration Hardware with the warm wood look floors and rustic pendants.On the third floor, you will have the master bedroom with not one but two walk in closets and double sinks!Frameless shower door encloses the shower with beautiful gray wall tile to the ceiling!An additional bedroom with it's own bath is at the other end of the home to allow for privacy.This home has a zoned AC allowing for each floor to have it's own thermostat!Gas tankless water heater and impact glass windows are just some of the upgrades not found in other town homes.David Weekley Homes offers a 1 year warranty on all workmanship and materials, 2 yr. on all major mechanicals, and a 10 yr. structural warranty.Only 2 opportunities remain! All closing costs paid by the seller if buyer can close by the end of 2018.

  • Property Type: Townhouse
  • Sub Type: Townhouse
  • New Construction: Y
  • Listing Status: Active
  • County/Area: Hillsborough County
  • Zip Code: 33609
  • Year Built: 2018
  • Subdivision/Neighborhood: Cleveland Townhomes
  • Elementary School: Grady-HB
  • Middle School: Coleman-HB
  • High School: Plant-HB
  • Sq.Ft.: 1,818 sq ft
  • Style: Other, Traditional
  • Stories: Three Or More
  • Total Rooms: 6
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Full Baths: 3
  • Half Baths: 1
  • Garage: 19x19 2-Car Yes
  • Lot Size: 871 sq ft
  • Baths: 4
  • Zoning: PUD
  • Additional Rooms: Great Room
  • Appliances: Dishwasher, Disposal, Microwave, Range, Refrigerator, Tankless Water Heater
  • Association Fee: 238.00
  • Association Fee Frequency: Monthly
  • Association Fee Requirement: Required
  • Attached Garage YN: Yes
  • Builder Model: Cruz
  • Builder Name: David Weekley Homes
  • Building Area Source: Builder
  • Building Area Total: 1862.00
  • Building Name Number: CLEVELAND TOWNHOMES
  • Community Features: Deed Restrictions
  • Construction Materials: Block, Wood Frame
  • Cooling: Central Air
  • Country: US
  • Disaster Mitigation: Above Flood Plain, Hurricane Shutters/Windows
  • Exterior Features: French Doors, Irrigation System, Rain Gutters
  • Flooring: Carpet, Ceramic Tile, Wood
  • Foundation Details: Slab
  • Green Indoor Air Quality: No/Low VOC Paint/Finish, Ventilation
  • Green Water Conservation: Drip Irrigation
  • Heating: Central
  • Interior Features: Crown Molding, In Wall Pest System, Solid Surface Counters, Split Bedroom, Walk-In Closet(s)
  • Laundry Features: Inside
  • Lot Dimensions: 27X35
  • Lot Features: In City Limits, Street Paved
  • Lot Size Square Feet: 945
  • Monthly HOA Amount: 238.00
  • Parcel Number: A-21-29-18-B1L-000000-00004.0
  • Parking Features: Garage Door Opener
  • Pets Allowed: Yes
  • Property Condition: Completed
  • Property Description: End Unit
  • Roof: Shingle
  • Security Features: Security System Owned, Smoke Detector(s)
  • Tax Year: 2018
  • Total Acreage: Non-Applicable
  • Township: 29
  • Utilities: BB/HS Internet Available, Cable Available, Electricity Connected, Gas, Public
  • Window Features: Thermal Windows
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"Nostalgia Won’t Let You Down: Four Songs That Defined My Teenage Years", a playlist/essay posted on Fangirlish, shows my true emo colors as I talk about four of my favorite songs as a teenager (and then some), and how the music of my youth evoked specific emotions that helped me write THE MIDNIGHTS.

A playlist of Susannah's Ten Favorite Classic Rock Songs in THE MIDNIGHTS was featured on TeenReads.com. Find your old favorites, listen to some new oldies, and learn how certain songs relate to Susannah's character.

"Love, Sex, and a Case for Not Finding 'The One'," an essay about how most of us don't find our soul mates in high school, and my desire to write a book that was not precious about either love or sex. Published by Pop! Goes The Reader, March 2018

"In Support of YA Parents," an essay that is... rather self explanatory (haha), about how I feel that parents in YA can be utilized to great dramatic effect. Published by She Writes, March 2018.

A short essay about how I lost an ASB election in high school was featured as part of Barnes & Nobles YA Open Mic Series, March 2018

“The Band that Vanished, and the Songs that Stayed,” an essay about being electrocuted on stage, the breakup of my first band, and how time heals most wounds. Published by GERM Magazine, February 2018.

“Stories and Songs: How Music Helped Me Feel Less Alone,” an essay about how music helped me become a storyteller, and always made me feel less alone. Published by YA Interrobang, February 2018

“Modern Commons,” a short story in vignettes. Published in Gargoyle Magazine Issue #64, Spring 2016.

“Studio Time,” an except from The Midnights, and winner of the New School's Almuni Chapbook Contest. Judged by Teddy Wayne, October 2014.

Book review for Rebecca Lee’s Bobcat and Other Stories appeared in The Brooklyn Rail, July 2013.

Short story “The Man Who Would Be For Me Everything That Everybody Else Was Not” appeared in Writer’s Bloq Quarterly No. 1.

A series of untitled vignettes appeared in The All-Night Bookstore in the summer of 2012. Envisioned by Peanut Underground in New York, NY, The All-Night Bookstore was a collaborative experiment in bookmaking pairing one artist and one writer together to create new works based off of each other. There were 20 collaborations in all and the project was presented in an edition of 100 in an archival, 5½” x 5½” x 7½” clear acrylic box.

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Management of Acne Scars – Facial and Truncal Acne Scars

Acne vulgaris is a common condition with a lifetime incidence of ever 80%. Acne scarring is an unfortunate, yet frequent sequela of acne. Any type of acneiform lesion, including comedones, papules, pustules or nodulocystic lesions, may result in scarring.

Acneiform lesions that have been manipulated are more likely to result in scarring. Truncal acne scarring is more common in males than females. Asian and black patients are especially acne conglobata, has a higher risk of leading to scarring.

Several factors may predispose a patient to acne scarring. Prolonged angiogenesis is seen in lesions that proceed to scarring compared to lesions that resolve without scarring. An excess of metalloproteinases, such as collagenases, may also play a role in scar information. One study showed that nonscarring patients developed peak inflammation 48 h after an acneiform lesion had arisen. Patients with acne scars developed an inflammatory response later in the acne lesion’s evolution and the inflammation was slower to resolve.

Patient History and clinical Examination

Evaluation of a patient with truncal acne scarring requires consideration of several issues.

  1. The age of the scars should be determined since scars continue to evolve over 12 months and some treatment modalities work best for newer scars.
  2. The distribution of the scars should be noted as certain
  3. Acne scar morphology
  4. Previous use of isotretinoin

Facial acne scars have been classified into three primary morphologic types : icepick, boxcar, and rolling scars. While these scar morphologies can also be seen on the trunk, acne scars on the chest and back are usually either i) hypertrophic /Keloidal ii) atrophic

Some therapies may be directed to both types of scarring, while other therapies are specific to either hypertrophic / Keloidal scars or atrophic scars.

Therapeutic Considerations and Application

Best treatment for scars on the trunk is prevention. Patients who delay starting antiacne medication for at least 3 years from acne onset, have a greater degree of scarring than those who start acne treatment earlier. Isotretinoin therapy is the only proven cure of acne in the course of severe acne in order to prevent scarring.

If scarring does occur, either type of acne scars of the trunk may be treated by surgical excision. Given the high tension of truncal skin, patients should be warned of the high likelihood that the surgical scar might expand or become hypertrophic resulting in a sub-optimal cosmetic outcome. Surgical excision should be contemplated on the trunk only when the surgeon think that the replacement scar will be preferable to the original scar.

Pulsed Dye Laser

Both atrophic and hypertrophic/Keloidal scars may have a red color, especially early in their evolution, due to microvasculature in the scar. The use of the 585 nm pulsed dye laser to lessen scar erythema was first recognized in 1993. Several studies thereafter have confirmed these results and also demonstrated that increasing benefit can be seen with multiple treatments.

Ablative Lasers

The use of ablative lasers for improving acne scarring on the trunk is limited. Ablative systems that are helpful in improving acne scars on the face are not suitable for use on the chest and back. However, new fractional ablative technologies, such as Active FX, Fraxel re:pair(10,600 nm CO2) are being used by some to treat truncal acne scarring without prolonged healing.

Semi-ablative Lasers

Nonablative systems, such as the fractionated 1,550 nm erbium -doped fiber laser can be safely used off the face. The Fraxel laser induces collagenesis underneath atrophic scars. Multiple treatments are needed to treat atrophic scars, and patients are counseled that about 50% improvements in scars can be seen after several treatments.

Nonablative Lasers

Other nonablative lasers in infrared range, such as 1,320 nm also can help to improve atrophic scars. These lasers work by causing thermal injury in the dermis while sparring the epidermis with cooling. The infrared lasers are absorbed by dermal water, and the scattering of thermal energy damages dermal collagen, incites an inflammatory response that activates fibroblasts and stimulates collagen remodelling. Multiple treatments are needed to elevate facial atrophic scars with these laser treatments. These devices have minimal efficacy for acne scars on the trunk.

Intralesional Corticosteroids

Individual hypertrophic and Keloidal scars may be treated with intralesional corticosteroids to soften and shrink scars as well as to decrease associated pruritus require multiple treatments.

Individual atrophic scars can be improved by elevating the depression with a filler substance.

Fat Grafting – nano fat stem cell grafting

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SAS academic to investigate the impacts of fracking

Tuesday 26 June 2018

Dr Damien Short, director of the Human Rights Consortium (HRC) at the School of Advanced Study, is part of an ambitious research project that will investigate the facts behind a controversial issue – fracking (hydraulic fracturing). The project will examine the environmental and socio-economic impacts of this gas extraction process in the UK.

Funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), ‘Unconventional Hydrocarbons in the UK Energy System’ brings together leading scientists, engineers and academics. Their task is to provide independent, scientific and evidence-based understanding of the extraction of unconventional hydrocarbons – the fracking process.

The holistic project will address five key challenges: the evolving shale gas landscape; shale resource potential in the UK; transportation of the shale gas from reservoir to surface; contamination pathways; socio-economic impacts.

Dr Short, one of the co-investigators on a winning ‘Challenge 5’ bid ‘The social construction of unconventional gas extraction’, says they aim to provide communities, statutory organisations, and policymakers with relevant information that will stimulate a more informed and thoughtful public conversation about the benefits and burdens of fracking. Led by Professor Paul Stretesky at Northumbria University, it is one of seven multi-institution consortium projects about to commence (August 2018) and which will last two and a half years.

‘While hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, may benefit the extraction industry, it may also create negative outcomes in those communities where extraction takes place. The social, economic and environmental impacts need detailed evidence based investigation.’ explains Dr Short, who carried out the first human rights impact assessment of fracking in the UK.

In 2015, he was an expert witness at the Lancashire Development Control Committee for the Preston New Road and Rosacre Wood hydraulic fracturing applications.

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  2. The Human Rights Consortium, founded in 2009, brings together the multidisciplinary expertise in human rights found in several institutes of the School of Advanced Study, as well as collaborating with individuals and organisations with an interest in the subject. Its main aim is to facilitate, promote and disseminate academic and policy work on human rights by holding conferences and seminars, hosting visiting fellows, coordinating the publication of high quality work in the field, and establishing a network of human rights researchers, policymakers and practitioners across the UK and internationally, with a view to collaborating on a range of activities.
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The Influence of Online Factors on School, College and University Plagiarism

The disruptive influence of the internet is undoubtably being felt more so than ever before in academic institutions such as schools, colleges and universities. The internet can serve as a disruptive influence in this field because it has made it much easier for modern students to cheat and deceive their academic tutors by passing off other author’s work as their own. For example, in the context of essay or report writing, a student can copy and paste large sections of content from online sources. This occurs very regularly primarily because it is both quick and easy for students to do. In the modern world where the work/life balance of students is becoming ever more restricted, the speed with which they can plagiarise with online content is a key motivating factor behind them doing it. Equally, students have a much higher awareness of the importance of attaining the best grades possible in their academic studies because the degree market is becoming more saturated than ever before. Therefore students often feel pressured into plagiarising to ensure that they attain higher grades than their counterparts and thus increase the attractiveness of their candidacy to future employers.

There is also now a rapidly growing and developing issue of students purchasing exemplar answers over the internet and submitting it as their own work. In the context of plagiarism, it is not in itself an act of plagiarism for a student to source an exemplar answer on which to base their work. It becomes plagiarism however when the student submits the entirety of the exemplar answer without writing their own essay or report based on the structure of the template. In effect, the concept is much the same as handing in essays and reports that have been completed by a member of a student’s peer group rather than by the student herself/himself. In recommendation, the student should consider the following steps in relation to ‘best use’ of template answers:

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Santa Clara County has seven animal control licensing agencies. Each agency provides licensing to particular areas of the County. The County of Santa Clara Animal Care & Control Division provides pet licenses to residents of the UNINCORPORATED areas of Santa Clara County, including those residing on the Stanford Campus.

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Two volcanic islands recently born in the Red Sea have yielded stunning images, providing scientists with new insights about a little-known rift in Earth's crust.

Both islands emerged in the Zubair Archipelago, a small chain of volcanic islands, owned by Yemen, that rise from the Red Sea between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The first of the new islands, now called Sholan Island, appeared in December 2011. The second island, called Jadid, surfaced in September 2013.

The Red Sea is an enormous crack in the Earth's crust called a rift, where the African and Arabian tectonic plates are tearing apart at about 0.4 inches (1 centimeter) per year. At a rift, the crust stretches apart slowly over centuries, like a piece of taffy candy, but it also sometimes suddenly splits when the strain becomes too great. For instance, in 2005, in nearby Afar, Ethiopia, giant fissures and fiery lava flows appeared in the rift zone after a series of earthquakes. [See Images of Another 'New' Volcanic Island Birthed in Japan]

The new volcanic activity that formed these islands in the Red Sea could herald a rifting episode akin to that seen in Afar, said study co-author Sigurjón Jónsson, a geophysicist at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.

"The segment of the plate boundary that goes on land in Afar has been looked at as the main boundary, but this new activity tells us the other branch in the Red Sea is still quite active," Jónsson told Live Science. "We will have to follow it in the years to come and see how it continues."

The chain of volcanic islands in the Zubair Archipelago marks another branch of the same rift zone, one that has been quiet for nearly 150 years. (Yemen's Jabal al-Tair Island erupted in 2007, killing several people at a naval base.) [The 10 Biggest Volcanic Eruptions in History]

The two eruptions in the Red Sea were heralded by swarms of small earthquakes triggered by magma squeezing through long, narrow cracks in the Earth's crust. The magma-filled cracks are called dykes, and are at least 6 miles (10 kilometers) long, the researchers reported Tuesday (May 26) in the journal Nature Communications. The islands are both less than 0.6 miles (1 km) wide.

Researchers Wenbin Xu and Joël Ruch, also of King Abdullah University, estimated the size of the dykes by measuring small changes in surface height as shown by satellite images snapped before and after the eruptions.

When the molten rock finally broke through to the seafloor, violent steam explosions tossed lava into the air. The tiny, sand-size lava fragments built up the islands. Over time, the fragments, called tuff, cemented into a hard rock similar to sandstone, Jónsson said. Waves have since eaten away about 30 percent of Sholan Island, the first to erupt.

Similar earthquake swarms have rattled the region for years, the researchers noted. The seismic shaking could mean that magma had been tunneling underground for up to a decade before the volcanic islands appeared, the researchers said.

"We may not be over this period of heightened activity," Jónsson said. "If you look at all these swarms, we think the area was undergoing a rifting episode for a period of several years or more."

The new islands are far from towns and villages, and are unlikely to disrupt air traffic with large ash explosions, Jónsson said. Ships traversing the Gulf of Suez could also easily divert around the islands, he said.

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Rainn Wilson to star in Super

A new superhero comedy gets announced.

PH4RRa77XKLx85Hollywood up and comer Rainn Wilson is set to broaden his horizons by staring in a superhero comedy. As reported by Variety, The Office funny man will be the lead in the aptly titled Super. In the film Wilson plays an average Joe who, after witnessing his wife fall for a drug dealer, takes it upon himself to become a crime fighter. Calling himself the Crimson Bolt – definitely a whiff of Iron Man about that name – he sets out to tackle crime armed with a trusty wrench. With drug dealers and wrench beatings already hinted at in this premise, expect Super to be played more in the style of Kick-Ass than Defendor.

Writer/director James Gunn will be managing this project, and his work flits from the good (Slither), the bad (Dawn Of The Dead) and the ugly (both Scooby-Doo films). Super mark’s his second time behind the camera after Slither. Joining Wilson is an impressive cast, which at this time features Ellen Page and Liv Tyler.

Production for Super will commence this December and we will bring you more news on this in the future.


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Maybole Castle

Another of the Kennedy Carrick castles from this dominant Carrick family. Still used by the factor of the local Kennedy estates. Can be viewed externally from the street. Most interesting for the mythological history.

The Castle is the oldest inhabited house in the town having been built about the middle of the sixteenth century (no exact date can be given but it is believed to be around 1560). It was the town house of the Earls of Cassillis who spent most of the winter months in Maybole in those days and was the largest and finest of the twenty-eight lairds’ houses which were written about by Abercrummie in 1686.

It was built in the style of a typical Scottish castle, with square tower and round turrets, and strong enough to protect its occupants from unfriendly neighbours, of whom there were many at that time. Originally it stood across the bottom of the High Street with the gates to the courtyard facing up the street and with a great part of it on the site now occupied by the Post Office. The main door was originally at the side of the square tower which faced up the High Street.

The main hall was above vaulted cellars which still remain and above the hall were the sleeping apartments. The retainers’ quarters were on the other side of the gateway which gave entrance into the castle yard which was built round the well now, locally known as "The Pump". The buildings were L shaped with the base forming the part still in existence and the longer side built where the Post Office and Public Library now stand and the part now demolished housed the servants, grooms, smiths, and other persons necessary for the service of a nobleman in the sixteenth century. The tower is capped by a lovely little oriel window looking up the High Street (described by McGibbon and Ross in their books on Scottish Castles as "a rare specimen"), with heads carved round it which local people wrongly believe represent the heads of Johnnie Faa and his gypsies. The corbels to the roof of the little room at the top of the tower (known as the Countess’s Room) are carved with male and female heads and symbols of fertility.

A square recess about fifteen feet from the base of the tower originally held a stone carved with arms of the Cassillis family. The walls are extremely thick (in some places about seven feet) and it must have originally been a safe retreat in troublesome times when the Earls could live in it, with their own men around them in the small township clustered on the hillside below it. It was from Maybole Castle that the Earl of Cassillis and his men sallied forth to the fight at Ladycross in December, 1601, when young Bargany. was killed in the bitter feud between the Cassillis and Bargany families. Locally there is an old tale of the Countess of Cassillis being imprisoned in the "Countess’s Room" at the top of the tower, after she had allegedly eloped with Johnnie Faa, King of the Gypsies, but while the story is a delightful one, facts disprove it.

As years passed the Earls spent less and less of their time in Maybole, and gradually the old Castle fell into a state of disrepair and it became practically abandoned except for a few old retainers who lived in some of the outbuildings. In 1805 the Earl of Cassillis agreed with the town council that the part sited where the Post Office stands could be demolished to allow a road to be formed from the foot of the High Street to Duncanland Toll at the bottom of Redbrae. When the old buildings were removed the Earl decided to repair the old Castle and in 1812 reroofed it and built the additions which are now the Marquess of Ailsa’s Estate Offices and the living rooms above, also the Dining Room and new kitchen premises. The gardens and park bad walls erected round them and from 1812 the Castle has remained as it is now and it has been the home of Lord Ailsa’s Estate Factors from then until the present day.

 In 1919 fire broke out in it and part of the roof was destroyed and had to be repaired. It has a commanding position at the bottom of the High Street and makes an attractive entry to the town from the Ayr Road and when the Library (1905), Post Office (1913) and the building at the head of the Kirkwynd (1894) were erected the builders harmonised the new buildings with the old Castle by making crow stepped gables, etc., and this little corner of Maybole has a dignity which can compare with any part of any town in Scotland.

In olden days another Castle stood at the top of the High Street, facing down the street to Maybole Castle, and the street was closed at both top and bottom of the hill by these two buildings which stood, like watch-dogs, over the Minniebolers as they thronged the booths set up in the High Street at the quarterly fairs or gathered to listen to proclamations from the drummer on the steps of the Town Cross. This building was originally the town house of the Lairds of Blairquhan and again was built in the usual style of Scottish castles with strong walls, a tower, and turrets. It is not known when it was originally built but it is believed to be older than the Castle. The building was quite large and occupied part of the site now occupied by Cameron’s Garage and the Royal Bank. About the end of the seventeenth century it was formed into the Court House and Tolbooth for the town, when a great part of the building was removed, and only the tower, part of the Lesser Town Hall, and a square building with a raked crow stepped gable were left.

There are many old prints showing this building in the early nineteenth century and they give a good picture of the Town’s jail and Council House and the Seal of the Burgh is a representation of the old Tolbooth. The prison cells were under the Court Room and they must have housed many prisoners in their time, as the Courts of Carrick met there and dealt out justice to all accused of every type of crime from poaching to murder. When the Court Room was not in use for the meetings of the Councillors it was let out as a "Dancing Room" and to actors to present their plays and many of the prisoners in the cells below must have had a few sleepless nights when the fiddlers played reels for the dancers above them. The old "jouggs" for the necks of prisoners used to hang above the door at the bottom of the tower and the "stocks" for their feet lay in a room at the top of the tower, but the "jouggs" went amissing about the end of the last century, and the "stocks", although still in existence in the 1930s, have also been lost.

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Man shot and killed trying to grab soldier’s gun at Paris airport

Travellers wait outside the Orly airport, south of Paris, as the airport was put on lockdown.
Travellers wait outside the Orly airport, south of Paris, as the airport was put on lockdown.

French soldiers have shot and killed a man who wrestled a colleague to the ground and tried to steal her rifle at Orly Airport in Paris.

The incident forced the busy terminals to close and evacuate. Hundreds of passengers were trapped aboard flights that had just landed.

A man was shot to death Saturday after trying to seize the weapon of a soldier guarding Paris' Orly Airport, prompting a partial evacuation of the terminal, police said. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

A man was shot to death Saturday after trying to seize the weapon of a soldier guarding Paris' Orly Airport, prompting a partial evacuation of the terminal, police said. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

The 39-year-old Frenchman killed first fired bird shot at police during an early morning traffic stop before speeding away and heading for the airport south of Paris.

Authorities say he had a long criminal record and was previously flagged for possible radicalism.

In the public area of the airport’s South Terminal, the man wrestled the soldier, on foot patrol, and tried to snatch away her rifle, authorities said.

The French defence minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, said the patrol’s other two members opened fire. He said the soldier managed to keep hold of her weapon.

“Her two comrades thought it was necessary - and they were right - to open fire to protect her and especially to protect all the people who were around,” Mr Le Drian said.

The attack further rattled France, which remains under a state of emergency after attacks over the past two years that have killed 235 people.

Witnesses described panicked bystanders fleeing, flights halting, traffic chaos and planes under lockdown.

French authorities, however, stressed that security planning - reinforced across the country in the wake of repeated attacks - worked well.

The soldier was “psychologically shocked” but unhurt by the “rapid and violent” assault, said Colonel Benoit Brulon, a spokesman for the military force that patrols public sites in France.

“We’d already registered our bags when we saw a soldier pointing his gun at the attacker who was holding another soldier hostage,” said Pascal Menniti.

Authorities said at least 3,000 people were evacuated from the airport.

Hundreds of passengers were also confined for hours aboard 13 flights, and 15 other flights were diverted to Charles de Gaulle, the airport authority said.

An official connected to the investigation confirmed French media reports that identified the attacker as Ziyed Ben Belgacem, born in France in 1978.

After the airport attack, his father and brother were detained by police for questioning.

The anti-terrorism section of the Paris prosecutors’ office immediately took over the investigation. It said the attacker had a record of robbery and drug offences.

He did not appear in a French government database of people considered potential threats to national security but prosecutors said he had already crossed authorities’ radar for suspected Islamic extremism.

His house was among scores searched in November 2015 in the aftermath of suicide bomb-and-gun attacks that killed 130 people in Paris. Those searches targeted people with suspected radical leanings.

French president Francois Hollande said investigators will determine whether the attacker “had a terrorist plot behind him”.

He ruled out any link between the attack and the French presidential election, noting the country has been battling extremist threats for years.

About 90 minutes before the airport attack at 8.30am, the man was stopped by a police patrol in northern Paris because he was driving too fast, police said.

As he was showing his ID papers, the man pulled out a gun and fired bird shot at the three officers, injuring one of them in the face, police said.

Police fired back and the man fled in his car. That traffic stop at 6.50am was at Garges-les-Gonesse, north of Paris near Le Bourget airport.

The man later abandoned that vehicle at Vitry, south of Paris, and stole another at gunpoint, police said. That car was later found at Orly Airport.

A witness identified only as Dominque told BFM Television that the attacker held the soldier by the throat and held her arm and her weapon.

“We saw it was a serious situation, so we escaped,” he said. “We went down the stairs and right after we heard two gunshots.”

Taxi driver Youssef Mouhajra was at Orly when he heard shots, which he first thought were just a warning.

“We have become accustomed to this kind of warning, and to having the soldiers there,” he said.

Then he saw people fleeing the terminal.

“I told (the passengers) let’s get out of here,” he said. As he drove away, he saw soldiers and police rushing toward the airport.

The military patrol was part of the Sentinelle force installed around France to protect sensitive sites after a string of deadly Islamic extremist attacks.

Saturday was at least the fourth time that Sentinelle soldiers have been targeted since the force was created.

It was set up after the deadly attack in January 2015 on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris and reinforced after the assaults that left 130 people dead in Paris on November 13 2015.

The shooting comes after a similar incident last month at the Louvre Museum in Paris in which an Egyptian man attacked soldiers guarding the site. He was shot and wounded and taken into custody.

It also comes just days before the first anniversary of the March 22 attacks on the Brussels airport and subway that killed 32 people and wounded hundreds of others.


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Jaap Bruijnen has been promoted to managing director of Warner Home Video Benelux following yesterday's announcement that Ruud Lamers will leave the company at the end of April.

Bruijnen, who currently serves as deputy managing director of Benelux, will assume his new role effective May 1.

'I take great pride in my years at Warner Home Video Benelux and I'm grateful for the opportunity to work with Philippe [Cardon, president of international at Warner Home Video] and his senior management team to help lead this company,' Bruijnen said.

Bruijnen worked closely with Lamers as the company began to explore digital distribution in Benelux and became the first studio to deliver download-to-own movies day-and-date with the sale of the DVD.

'I have every confidence that Jaap, with whom I have worked for years, will be a worthy successor to Ruud,' Ron Sanders, president of Warner Home Video, said. 'Jaap exemplifies the qualities and talents of a world-class managing director and I fully support his appointment to this integral position.'

Bruijnen joined Warner Home Video Benelux in June 2000 as director of finance and operations and rose to deputy managing director in 2002. Prior to Warner Home Video he held various finance-related jobs at Conoco, PepsiCo and Tupperware Co, among others.


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Magnolia Pictures has taken US rights to Kevin Macdonald’s Marley, which has its world premiere at the Berlinale.

Producers are Steve Bing of Shangri-La and Charles Steel. Executive producers are Bob Marley’s son Ziggy Marley and Island Records founder Chris Blackwell.

After Berlin, the film will have its North American premiere at SXSW in March.

Magnolia plans an April 20 release for theatrical as well as VOD and digital platforms. VH1 has licensed the first TV window of the film for their franchise VH1 Rock Doc.

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The deal was negotiated for Magnolia by SVP of Acquisitions Dori Begley and Head of Business Affairs Chris Matson and for VH1 by Ben Zurier and Brad Abramson with Liesl Copland of WME Global on behalf of the filmmakers. (Fortissimo is handling the international sales.)

“Bob Marley is a fascinating, towering figure in musical history, and Marley is the biography that he deserves,” said Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles. “Kevin Macdonald has once again shown himself to be a master documentarian with this eye-opening, entertaining, beautifully crafted film.”

“This documentary is the ultimate revelation of my father’s life,” added Executive Producer Ziggy Marley. “The family is proud to be able to have the world finally experience this emotional journey.”


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The director of The Devil’s Double talks about the film’s genesis, casting Dominic Cooper as Saddam Hussain’s son and shooting on digital.

How did you come to the film?

Recently I found out that it was initially a Danny Boyle project. We have the same agent. He brought it to me and I then met Dutch financiers, Canal Plus and other backers back in 2006. But it went through various financing problems, fell apart and then was picked up by Paul Breuls, which was great because no one else had the courage to run with it. It’s a type of freeform screenplay; you need to interpret it in order to film it.

So you had more leeway to experiment with the material?

Yes, it’s half way between writing and another form. Michael Thomas has written great stuff before but he wanted to break out on this and go a little mad. The script is not written in a conventional manner, which frightened people off.

Why was Dominic Cooper right for the part?

I wanted to go with someone who was on the way up, someone trained at a top school, someone whose expertise I could count on. On a technical level I needed someone who was flawlessly able to jump between two characters at the drop of a hat and enjoy the process. In some ways I wanted to do the picture in Arabic but that would have been a really hard sell. I said to Dominic “you have to pull this off or we’re sunk”, and of course he did.

What interested you about this period?

I was more interested in this story than anything to do with the Gulf War. The five or six movies I’ve seen which deal with the conflict tend to be the same story and I have a personal and political view diametrically opposed to that story. But that didn’t interfere with this piece. This is about a criminal regime and gangsters. Paul and I discussed this. And we didn’t want to get caught up in all the other Iraq war films.

How was your first experience shooting a feature on the Red One Camera?

I like new technology. I’m pretty much over film. A lot of DPs tried to talk me out of it so I had to find the right one. I’m not going back. It’s a post production camera so everything you watch on the dailies looks grim but I don’t care because I know it will all be fixed in post; it’s part of a manipulative editorial process that I love.


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