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[Ernie Ousey], 80, and his wife Marion re-affirmed their Christian beliefs with a confirmation service held in the chapel at the Brantford General Hospital on Monday. It was conducted by the Right Rev. Robert Townshend, Anglican bishop of Georgian Bay, and arranged by a team of pastoral care workers at the BGH. Kathy McLellan Lant, a chaplain at the Brant Community HealthCare System, Rev. Mirella VanderZyl, co-ordinator of pastoral care at the healthcare system, and Rev. Sue McCullough at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in St. George worked together to make Ousey's dream of confirmation a reality. Photo: Christopher Smith, Expositor Staff / Right Rev. Robert Townshend, bishop of Georgian Bay of the Huron, Anglican Diocese, officiated at a confirmation service for 80-year-old Ernie Ousey and his wife Marion at the Brantford General Hospital chapel on Monday afternoon. ;

\"It was a means by which the parish family was able to celebrate that we have not always been in this one location,\" said Rev. Christopher Pratt, the current minister at St. George's. \"The church worshipped in different places in our community, and we've recorded that event in our history by making a pilgrimage while carrying the sesquicentennial cross, a small wooden cross which is making a visit to every home in our parish family during the course of this anniversary year.\" Colour Photo: James Masters, Sun Times / The St. George's Anglican Church congregation pose for a church portrait with Bishop [Robert Townshend] and his family Sunday after a special service. Above right: Bishop Townshend flanked by his son Rev. [Todd Townshend], right, and St. George's pastor Rev. Christopher Pratt. ;

A single case from the plea rolls of the English central law courts of the Middle Ages is detailed. The lawsuit was brought by Sir Robert Townshend against three men for breaking into his town house at Norwich England in 1549.

*** rating The Commitments (R) Directed by Alan Parker. Written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Roddy Doyle. Stars Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Andrew Strong, Johnny Murphy, Maria Doyle. Rated R. for extremely earthy language. (118 min.) --- Still, to suggest that Parker achieves what [Robert Townshend] did not, may sound like the height of cultural tunnel vision. Perhaps Parker succeeds through default: He doesn't have to deal with as many heavy social issues as Townshend was obliged to tackle in his 30-year-chronicle. The talent round-up produces a lead singer named Deco (stunningly soulful 17-year-old newcomer Andrew Strong), found wailing in a drunken reverie at a wedding party; drummer Billy (Dick Massey), discovered banging away at a set in a Dublin pawnshop window; piano player Steven (Michael Aherne), erstwhile church organist; saxophonist Dean (Felim Gormley); and trumpeter Joey \"The Lips\" (Johnny Murphy), a fortysomething veteran who claims, somewhat dubiously, to have played with \"all the greats,\" including Elvis, the Beatles and [Wilson Pickett].

There was, moreover, no reason why this political calm should not last for the foreseeable future, since the passage into law of the Septennial Bill in 1716, which extended the life of Parliament from three to seven years, meant that the next election and its associated campaign - a period which usually saw an increase in riotous behaviour - was unlikely to take place much before 1722. [...]the revival of Titus in 1717 occurred in a political climate that was markedly different from those of the earlier instances: the monarchy appeared no longer at risk from the attacks of Stuart sympathisers and conspirators, the succession had been settled, and the nature of the English constitution had ceased to be the focus of political debate. In an unwise move, the people's representatives, the tribunes, grant Titus permission to select the emperor himself, but, as Taylor has rightly pointed out, apparently only to \"gratify Titus for his great services to Rome, implying that such a delegation of power was highly unusual\" (136). [...]the tribunes certainly \"must bear a measure of the blame for abdicating their constitutional responsibility\" (Taylor 136), but the choice to disregard popular preferences and, in this sense, to abuse the people's trust, is solely Titus's own. The issue which emerged over and over again in the debates concerning the above events was that of corruption. [...]while the government's propagandists naturally praised the Septennial Act for reducing the frequency of disruptive election campaigns and the political corruption associated with these events, opponents of the legislation, which included both Whigs and Tories, \"objected because the present parliament was to be lengthened without the mandate from the electorate\" (Lease 43). A careful reading of the text demonstrates that Ravenscroft's adaptation of Shakespeare's revenge tragedy represents a cautionary tale that was informed by Country Whig ideas and ideals, and it is likely that it was for this reason that Quin kept the play in the public domain for seven years. [...]the political and moral failings of Titus could be readily applied to contemporary Court politics and politicians, which suggests that the play held more than a merely aesthetic appeal for its audiences.

\"I wanted to show non-vintage wines (a mix of wines from different years) can be just as tasty and classy as vintage wines,\" [Don Townshend] said. \"And, by blending older wine with younger wine, these are ready to drink now, but can still age tremendously. And, they have my signature in the bottle - they are big wines.\" In addition to his hearty red wines, Townshend produces a tasty Chenin Blanc ($15) - perfect for serving with seafood, an off-dry Riesling at less than $10 and one of the most popular huckleberry ports around. Other red wines include his reserve cabernet sauvignon and merlot ($30-$35), a sangiovese ($20) and a syrah ($20). These are definitely food wines, although the reserve wines are enjoyable with or without food. What he does plan to do is open a wine bar in June on Sherman Avenue near 5th Street, called \"Coeur d'Alene Cellars Barrel Room No. 6.\" The wine bar will serve [Bob Harris]' wines, in addition to a few rotating wines from colleagues in the wine industry.

Because of his enormous curiosity about wines, Townshend has experimented with blending his red wines and released a more value- oriented series of red blends at about half the price of his reserve wines ($15-$18). The Vortex is aged 24 months in barrel and is a blend of 48 percent cabernet sauvignon, 42 percent merlot and 10 percent cabernet franc from previous vintages in 2000 to 2003. \"I wanted to show nonvintage wines (a mix of wines from different years) can be just as tasty and classy as vintage wines,\" [Don Townshend] said. \"And, by blending older wine with younger wine, these are ready to drink now, but can still age tremendously. And, they have my signature in the bottle - they are big wines.\" In addition to his hearty red wines, Townshend produces a tasty Chenin Blanc ($15) - perfect for serving with seafood, an off-dry Riesling at less than $10 and one of the most popular huckleberry ports around. Other red wines include his reserve cabernet sauvignon and merlot ($30-$35), a sangiovese ($20) and a syrah ($20). These are definitely food wines, although the reserve wines are enjoyable with or without food.