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kick off with the treaty signing ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The special event will include an historic overview of the treaty by Dr. Leroy Little Bear, one of Canadas most respected Indigenous academic voices, and that will be followed by entertainment, the serving of berry soup and bannock, and the chance to purchase creations by Indigenous craft vendors until 2 p.m.
Thursdays events will run from 1030 to 1230 p.m. and will include a performance and presentation by Olivia Tailfeathers and the Kainai Grassland Singers. Tailfeathers is a songstress from the Kainai First Nation who has helped to start filling the gap of traditionalcontemporary Indigenous song for students in classrooms and communities. She founded the Kainai Grassland Singers, a youth singing group, in 1994. Following her performance Thursday, participants will be invited to take an Indigenous cuisine sampler with them as they leave.
We are proud to share and showcase the wonderful work we do here at Lethbridge College, says Lethbridge Col |
lege President and CEO Dr. Brad Donaldson. We welcome the public to join us to witness these great events.
A new Stone Pipe Celebration 5050 Lottery will also be launched at noon March 15 and run through May 28, raising funds to provide financial support to Indigenous students coming to the college for the first time. The draw will be held on May 29 during the Ohkotokiaahkkoiyiiniimaan Pow Wow that will be held at Lethbridge College. Tickets will be available starting at noon at Stone Pipe Celebration 5050 Lottery.
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The Miracles and Parables of Jesus, 2019
The Miracles and Parables of Jesus 2019
May 19, 2019, by Steve Mickelson
BLCF Bulletin May 19, 2019
Based on a Message Shared with BLCF on October 15, 2017
BLCF Bulletin October 15, 2017
Opening Hymn 182 Marvelous Message We Bring; Choruses
Prayer and Tithing Hymn 572 Praise God from Whom All Blessings
Responsive Reading 624 The Great Commission Matthew 28, Luke 24, Acts 1, Mark 16
Message by Steve Mickelson The Miracles and Parables of Jesus
Welcome to BLCF and our Sunday Morning Praise and Worship Service, and our lesson today is entitled The Miracles and Parables of Jesus.
The disciples recorded that throughout his ministry the Lord frequently performed miracles and made use of the parable. In our lesson today we will examine why Jesus used the miracle and the parable. While a miracle is doing something that is beyond the laws of nature, a parable is a metaphor used to teach a spiritual lesson.
An example of a metaphor wo |
uld be suppose I ask sisters Jillian and Olivia to come forward and stand by the pillar to my right. If I refer to my two sisters in Christ as being pillars of the Church we know that I do not mean that they are the same as the alabaster pillar beside them which is holding up the roof, which the literal meaning of the description. The expression is a metaphorical statement that these ladies are key members of our congregation, which is part of the greater bodies of believers who are Christs Church.
But for todays lesson, let us begin by looking first at the miracles that Jesus performed. The Bible records over forty miracles attributed to Jesus, during his ministry
The Miracles of Jesus
Miracles of Jesus Born of a virgin Matthew 11825, Luke 12638
Miracles of Jesus Changing water into wine John 2111
Healing of the royal officials son John 44654
Healing of a man possessed by a demon in Capernaum Mark 12128, Luke 43337
Healing of Simon Peters motherinlaw Matthew 81415, Mark 12931, Luke 43839
Healing the sick du |
ring the evening Matt 816, Mark 132, Luke 440
Catching a large number of fish Luke 5310
Healing a leper Matthew 814; Mark 14045; Luke 51215
Healing a centurions servant Matthew 8513, Luke 7110
Healing a paralyzed man Matthew 918, Mark 2112, Luke 51826
Healing a withered hand Matthew 12914, Mark 316, Luke 6610
Raising a widows son Luke 71117
Calming the stormy sea Matthew 82327, Mark 43541, Luke 82225
Healing the Gerasene demonpossessed man Matthew 82832, Mark 5113, Luke 82633
Healing a woman with internal bleeding Matthew 92022, Mark 52534, Luke 84348
Raising Jairus daughter Matthew 91819, 2325; Mark 52224, 3543; Luke 84142, 4956
Healing two blind men Matthew 92731
Healing a mute man possessed by a demon Matthew 93233
Healing a man who was crippled for 38 years John 5117
Feeding 5000 men and their families Matthew 141621, Mark 63544, Luke 91217, John 6514
Jesus walks on water Matthew 142233, Mark 64552, John 61621
Healing of many in Gennesaret Matthew 143436; Mark 65356
Healing a demonpossessed girl Matthew 1 |
52128, Mark 72430
Healing a deaf man with a speech impediment Mark 73137
Feeding the 4000 men and their families Matthew 152939, Mark 8110
Healing a blind man in Bethsaida Mark 82226
Healing a man born blind John 9141
Healing a boy possessed by a demon Matthew 171420, Mark 91729, Luke 93743
Catching a fish with a coin in its mouth Matthew 172427
Healing a blind and mute man who was possessed by a demon Matthew 122223, Luke 1114
Healing a woman with an 18 year infirmity Luke 131013
Healing a man with dropsy Luke 1416
Healing 10 men suffering from leprosy Luke 171119
Bringing Lazarus back to life John 11144
Healing Bartimaeus of blindness Matthew 202934, Mark 104652, Luke 183543
The withering fig tree that produced no fruit Matthew 211822; Mark 111214, 2025
Restoring a severed ear Luke 224554
The resurrection of Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 15, Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20
Catching of the 153 fish John 21411
The ascension of Jesus Christ Acts 1111
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Scholars have attributed a wide assortment of often conflicting reasons for these miracles. These reasons range from the miracle being just an illustrative talking point in the teachings of Jesus to the miracle itself being dismissed as a parable of something more mundane.
It seems that many of these authors seem to have neglected one of the most compelling and authoritative sources in researching their writings on the miracles of Christ, the Bible.
Let us see what the Scriptures say about the subject. I would like to direct you to the account of the disciple Thomas, who was absent from the Upper Room when, Jesus first appeared to the other disciples as the Resurrected Christ, John 202431 ESV
24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin,a was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place m |
y hand into his side, I will never believe.
26 Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, Peace be with you. 27 Then he said to Thomas, Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe. 28 Thomas answered him, My Lord and my God! 29 Jesus said to him, Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.
30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Footnotes a. John 2024 Greek Didymus
We see that when the Lord returns to the Upper Room, eight days after his first appearance so that Thomas would believe in the miracle of the resurrection.
However, it is the next two verses of Johns Gospel |
that signify the intent of purpose to the inclusion of the signs of miracles of Jesus in his gospel, as well as the other inspired Scriptures of the New Testament
John acknowledges that there were many other signs or miracles not included in his gospel, but those that he did include, we do so that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and by believing this, we too may have life in his name.
In the times of Jesus and the disciples, the Scriptures give us many accounts of false prophets of God, who used socalled magic sleight of hand to either challenge His authority or as a demonstration that they have been called as a disciple of God. Both are false.
God performed miracles to change the heart of Pharaoh so that the ruler would release His people from their captivity, as we read in Exodus 7812 ESV
8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 9 When Pharaoh says to you, Prove yourselves by working a miracle, then you shall say to Aaron, Take your staff and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it ma |
y become a serpent. 10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron cast down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts. 12 For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aarons staff swallowed up their staffs.
We also have in Acts 8924, the account of Simon the Magician, who failed when he sought to purchase the power of the Holy Spirit from the disciples as we read specifically in verses 1822
18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles hands, he offered them money, 19 saying, Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit. 20 But Peter said to him, May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! 21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right b |
efore God. 22 Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.
Simon the Magician did not have an understanding receiving the power of Gods Holy Spirit is the reward to faith in Him, that the Gods Holy Spirit cannot be purchased nor subject commands of any person, and most importantly the Spirit is intended to facilitate Gods plan for humanity, not viceversa.
Today, we see many false prophets who desire to elevate themselves not to praise God. Like Simon the Magician, they may have been baptized, they know all the right phrases used by believers, they seek only to elevate themselves above God and above others. It is the sin of the Garden of Eden all over again.
God used miracles to change the heart of Pharaoh and Simon the Magician could not receive the power of the Holy Spirit because his heart was not right with the Lord when he sought to buy the Spirit from the disciples.
But like Pharaoh and Simon the Magician, people who |
se hearts are not right with God still seek a miracle, not out of their own faith, but from twisted desire to prove their own authority over the one true God, as we see in Matthew 16112 ESV
The Pharisees and Sadducees Demand Signs
16 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered them,a When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red. 3 And in the morning, It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening. You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. 4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.So he left them and departed.
The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees
5 When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. 6 Jesus said to them, Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 7 And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, |
We brought no bread. 8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? 9 Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? 11 How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 12 Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Footnotes a, Matthew 162 Some manuscripts omit the following words to the end of verse 3
The other key part of the ministry of Jesus was the use of the parable, to help bring an understanding of Gods purpose to both his disciples and others
An explanation of this method of teaching is found in Matthew 131016 ESV
The Purpose of the Parables
10 Then the disciples came and said to him, Why do you speak to |
them in parables? 11 And he answered them, To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.14 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says
You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive.
15 For this peoples heart has grown dull,
and with their ears they can barely hear,
and their eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart
and turn, and I would heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
Sadly, there are those who will never believe the truth found in the miracles and parables of the Lord, as their lack of fait |
h is a stumbling block to understanding the wisdom and power of God in Christ Jesus, 1 Corinthians 118 ESV
Christ the Wisdom and Power of God
18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Many Christians struggle with the symbolism Jesus used in his teachings, and we find on the back of todays bulletin a good method of how to differentiate passages of Scriptures intended to be taken literally from those intended to teach us symbolically, as we see in this answer from the Web Page, gotquestions.com
Question How can I recognize and understand biblical symbolism?
Answer The language of the Bible is rich with metaphor. The biblical writers used familiar, everyday objects to symbolize spiritual truth. Symbols are quite common in the poetic and prophetic portions of the Bible. By its very nature, poetry relies heavily on figurative language; when Solomon calls his bride a lily among thorns Song of Solomon 22, he is using symbols to declare t |
he desirability and uniqueness of the Shulamite. Prophecy, too, contains much figurative imagery. Isaiah often used trees and forests as symbols of strength e.g., Isaiah 101819; 3219. Daniel saw a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes who came from the west . . . without touching the ground Daniel 85, and we interpret this as a kingdom Greece and its king Alexander the Great who speedily conquered the world.
Jesus teaching was full of symbolism. He presented Himself as a Shepherd, a Sower, a Bridegroom, a Door, a Cornerstone, a Vine, Light, Bread, and Water. He likened the kingdom of heaven to a wedding feast, a seed, a tree, a field, a net, a pearl, and yeast. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of other symbols in the Bible.
Note that a literal interpretation of the Bible allows for figurative language. Heres a simple rule if the literal meaning of a passage of Scripture leads to obvious absurdity, but a figurative meaning yields clarity, then the passage is probably using symbols. For example, in Exod |
us 194, God tells Israel, I carried you on eagles wings. A literal reading of this statement would lead to absurdityGod did not use real eagles to airlift His people out of Egypt. The statement is obviously symbolic; God is emphasizing the speed and strength with which He delivered Israel. This leads to another rule of biblical interpretation a symbol will have a nonsymbolic meaning. In other words, there is something real a real person, a real historical event, a real trait behind every figure of speech.
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Closing Hymn 158 I Serve a Risen Savior
Benediction Philippians 47
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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An example of a metaphor would be suppose I ask sisters Corine and Amy to come forward and stand by the pillar to my right. If I refer to my two sisters in Christ as being pillars of the Church we know that I do not mean that they are the same as the alabaster pillar beside them which is holding up the roof, which the literal meaning of the description. The expression is a metaphorical statement that these ladies are key members of our congregation, which is part of the greater bodies of believers who are Christs Church.
8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 9 When Pharaoh says to you, Prove yourselves by working a miracle, then you shall say to Aaron, Take your staff and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent. 10 |
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron cast down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts. 12 For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aarons staff swallowed up their staffs..
But like Pharaoh and Simon the Magician, people whose heart is not right with God still seek a miracle, not out of their own faith, but from twisted desire to prove their own authority over the one true God, as we see in Matthew 16112 ESV
The other key part of the ministry of Jesus was the use of the parable, to help bring an understanding of Gods purpose to his disciples and others. An explanation of this method of teaching is found in Matthew 131016 ESV
Many Christian struggle with the symbolism Jesus used in his teachings, and we find on the back of todays bulletin a good method of how to differentiate passages of Scrip |
tures intended to be taken literally from those intended to teach us symbolically, as we see in this answer from the Web Page, gotquestions.com
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Release Date December 18th, 2007
The Simpsons Movie
Review Date December 16th, 2007 by Peter Bracke
Overview The Simpsons Movie finds the fate of Springfield the suburban setting that has been home to The Simpsons clan for more than 18 years hanging in the balance when Homer and his new pet pig inadvertently cause a major ecological disaster in their hometown. Forced to flee, it is up to the paunchy patriarch to save his family, the Springfield community and possibly the world.
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English Descriptive Audio English DTSHD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 Surround 48kHz24bit
French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround 448kbps
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround 448kbps
Special Features Audio Commentaries
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Movie Studio Fox Home Entertainment
The odds seemed to be against 'The Simpsons Movie' from the start. Years in development, the script for the movie went through a reported hundredplus drafts and so many different concepts an |
d iterations that even its creators publicly stated that it might never see the light of cinema screens. On top of that, the television series has been running for nearly twenty years now, and even its biggest fans will admit that its glory days are over. So what were the chances that audiences would pony up to see Homer, Bart and the rest of the Simpson clan on the big screen, when most weren't even bothering to watch them on TV for free?
Turns out, there plenty of people who still care about The Simpsons. Their longingestation epic finally roared into theaters this past summer, and it was an unqualified blockbuster. With grosses that took even Simpsons creator Matt Groening and Fox executives by surprise, the film has raked in over half a billion dollars worldwide, and still counting. Anyone concerned that Homer might have run out of dough for those donuts need not have worried.
Still, despite the film's success, I have to wonder if the audience appeal of 'The Simpsons Movie' was simply the thrill of finall |
y seeing such iconic, beloved characters on the big screen. Indeed, it's almost impossible not to smile while seeing a bright, shiny Simpsons logo flash by in panoramic widescreen dimensions, as the familiar strains of the theme song burst forth in Dolby surround. But watching the film for the second time now on Bluray, I've come to the harsh realization that for much of its thrifty 87minute runtime, 'The Simpsons Movie' feels like little more than an overlong episode of the TV show.
Make no mistake there is an actual plot, and it's quite global in scope. After Homer accidentally pollutes the Springfield's water supply, the town is encased in a gigantic dome by the Environmental Protection Agency yes, Al Gore and Arnold Schwarzenegger are involved, and even Green Day, too. The Simpsons are soon declared fugitives by EPA head Russ Cargill, so Homer hatches a plan to move the family to the more familyfriendly confines of Alaska. But when Cargill pronounces Springfield salvageable, and schedules it for destruct |
ion, Homer, Bart, Marge, Lisa and Maggie must go on a rescue mission to save Springfield and, potentially, the entire planet.
The story of 'The Simpsons Movie,' like any episode of the show, is really just an excuse to string along a host of pop culture references. It's always been a hitormiss affair, with one's enjoyment of any particular gag depending on how well the writer's allusions happen to connect. Happily, the success ratio is quite high here. I laughed throughout the movie often heartily even at the lamer material. At one point, the movie even parodies 'Titanic' ten years after the fact. If the filmmakers tamper not one iota with the established formula, at least they give the audience exactly what they want.
Unfortunately, at the same time that makes 'The Simpsons Movie' an entirely safe proposition. Too safe, in my opinion. Aside from the PG13 rating which allows Groening and company to give us slightly "racier" fare, including lots of jokes about pedophilia, I found the movie's overall lack of |
ambition disappointing. Where the makers of, say, the "South Park" movie really pushed beyond the boundaries of what they could say on TV, as well as toying with a more creative narrative structure, 'The Simpsons Movie' doesn't take any such risks. For a show that's long prided itself on skewering everyone and everything including itself, you'd hope for a more selfaware, postmodern vibrancy it's almost as if the makers were so exhausted by developing the movie for so many years that they forgot to consider what the point was in taking the show to the big screen in the first place.
Still, if you're a Simpsons fan, there is absolutely no reason not to see this movie. It's a testament to the show's unique sensibilities and the amazing resiliency of its characters that watching Homer and Bart on the big screen elicits such emotion. They may be animated, but they are now firmly and irreplaceably a part of our shared American pop culture family, so it's impossible not to cheer their first trip to the big screen. |
'The Simpsons Movie' may not be all that it could have been, but it's certainly a fun way to spend 87 minutes.
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I have to admit walking into this one with relatively low expectations. Visually speaking, "The Simpsons" is certainly a step up from "South Park," but let's face it the TV show is a far cry from Pixar. However, the creative team behind the 'The Simpsons Movie' clearly put a lot of effort into upgrading the show's visuals for the big screen, and the results are often downright eyepopping. Likewise, this Bluray presentation looks way better than I expected it to.
Fox presents 'The Simpsons Movie' in 1080pAVC MPEG4 video. The most striking aspect of the presentation is certainly the colors. Hues are wonderfully vivid and smooth, with bold uses of primaries and subtle shadings and gradients that far exceed anything seen on the TV series. As you would expect, the source is immaculate, with not a whiff of grain or any other im |
perfections. Blacks are rock solid, with contrast expertly modulated across the entire grayscale. This image really pops with depth and detail, and it's sharp as a tack. I was continually surprised at how threedimensional it all looks even "dark" scenes have a richness of texture that's faultless. Finally, despite the bold animation style, I noticed no posterization or macroblocking.
I'm going to go out on a limb and award 'The Simpsons Movie' a five out of five stars for video. Not because I think this one replaces 'Ratatouille' as the greatest animated movie yet to hit highdef, but simply because I can't find a single thing wrong with this transfer. It appears to be a perfect representation of the source material, and you just can't get any better than that. So don't have a cow, okay man?
The video quality of 'The Simpsons Movie' may have exceeded my expectations, but the audio doesn't offer any such surprises. Although this is a fine mix overall, the film's sound design is not nearly as creative as it mig |
ht have been, and as a result this Bluray doesn't offer much in the way of a overwhelming aural experience.
Fox offers up another of their DTSHD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 Surround tracks 48kHz24bit, and it certainly handles the source material with ease. This is a bright and bouncy mix, with the familiar Simpsons theme and score sounding punchier than ever before. There is not tremendous bleed to the rear channels, but it is nicely opened up from the small screen. There's also a fair use of discrete effects, but atmosphere is not consistently engaged so envelopment remains sporadic. Dialogue is very crisp and very nicely balanced. Dynamics don't overpower, but this mix certainly sounds clean across the entire frequency range, and there is even a little bit of oomph to the low end.
Again, don't expect to have your socks knocked off, but considering the content, this is a perfectly satisfying presentation.
'The Simpsons Movie' is hitting Bluray dayanddate with the standarddef DVD, with both releases receiving a |
matching set of extras. The good news is that Fox has bumped up the video on this Bluray edition to full 1080 highdef. The bad news is that despite the extra gloss, this assortment of throwaways feels like a bit of a rush job.
Two Audio Commentaries Normally, I list multiple commentaries separately, but since there's a lot of overlap between these two, I'm breaking that rule. The first and superior track features series creators James L. Brooks and Matt Groening, writerproducers Al Jean and Mike Scully, director David Silverman, plus stars Dan Castellaneta and Yeardley Smith, while the second track is dominated by production folk, including Silverman again, plus writersproducers Mike B. Anderson, Steven Dean Moore and Rich Moore. Both tracks spend an inordinate amount of time discussing the approximately 152 different drafts and rewrites that the script went through on its very long journey from small screen to to the local cinema. It's all quite interesting during the first track and the goodnatured ribbin |
g between the participants is very entertaining, but by the time I got to the more serious second track which covers a good deal of the same ground, I couldn't help but tune out. The cool thing about the first commentary, too, is that it's pseudointeractive, meaning that at various points in the track, Brooks and Groening will "pause" the flick it turns black white to go over important points that otherwise would have been missed. Cute.
Deleted Scenes HD, 5 minutes Writerproducer Al Jean introduces seven scenes in all here including an alternate ending, but as we learn in the commentaries, a great deal more was ultimately tossed out of the finished film. I can't help but wonder if the other scenes are being held back for the inevitable double dip, or whether they were just never finished all of these are fully completed with final animation and sound. In any case, the scenes we do get are only mildly amusing, although Simpsons fans will certainly enjoy that favorites Patty and Selma make an appearance in on |
e of the scenes.
Special Stuff HD, 4 minutes Wow a whopping four minutes of TV fluff and throwaway shorts. Here, you can enjoy excerpts of "Homer's Monologue on The Tonight Show" 2 minutes, and "Homer Introduces American Idol""The Simpsons Judge American Idol" less than 2 minutes combined, plus a twentysecond "Lets All Go to the Lobby" parody of the classic intermission films that used to play at drivein movie theaters.
A Lot of Trailers HD Rounding out the package are five spots four theatrical trailers, plus one teaser.
Twenty years in the making, 'The Simpsons Movie' finally hit movie screens this past summer and was an unqualified blockbuster. Although the spectacle of the experience loses a bit of its luster when viewed again outside of an actual movie theater, there are certainly enough belly laughs here to satisfy any Simpsons fan. This Bluray is very nice in the technical department it looks as fantastic as a Simpsons movie possibly could, and the soundtrack isn't bad, either. The only real disap |
pointment is the cobbled together supplements package, which screams "double dip." Otherwise, this is an easy recommend for Simpsons devotees and more casual fans of the series alike. |
Review From Adam and Israel to the Church
May 14, 2020 May 13, 2020 rtrube54
From Adam and Israel to the Church Essential Studies in Biblical Theology ESBT, Benjamin L. Gladd. Downers Grove IVP Academic, 2019.
Summary A study of the theme of the people of God, tracing this theme throughout scripture in Eden, in Israel, in Christ, and in the church.
This is the inaugural volume of a new series looking at essential themes in the story line of scripture. This work is written by series editor Benjamin L. Gladd and traces the idea of the people of God through scripture. For many, particularly in the dispensationalist stream, this is defined by covenant with a sharp demarcation between Israel and the church.
Gladd uses a different lens, focusing on the people of God as created in the image of God, expressed in terms of the functions of king, priest, and prophet. Kings control the environment, keeping it holy. Priests both worship holy God and discern between holy and unclean. Prophets speak truth on behalf of God. |
Gladd also develops a three level understanding of the world that mirrors the heavenly temple with the Holy of Holies Eden, the Holy Place the Garden and the outer courts the outer world.
Gladd traces this from Eden, where Adam and Eve allow the unholy serpent into the Holy of Holies, yielding control of the environment, and shade and then disobey rather than speak the truth. He then shows how this image of God as king, priest, and prophet was reflected in the creation and fall of Israel, at Sinai, in the Tabernacle and Temple, and the nations decline into idolatry with unfaithful kings, apostasy with unfaithful priests, and prophets bringing the word of God competing with those who were false. Ultimately, in Nebuchadnezzar they experience what theyve embraced in the antiking, antipriest, and antiprophet. The prophets point to Israels restoration, centered in a person who would embody king, priest and prophet.
Jesus embodies restored Israel in his person as the ideal king who succeeds where Adam and Israel f |
ail, and gives himself for his people as great high priest, who is also the temple, the Holy of Holies, and speaks with authority the word of God that constitutes the people of God. These people, the church are the Israel of God, displaying the image of God who rule by standing and suffering with the king, to be vindicated by God, who are priests built as a temple for God to dwell on earth and who bear prophetic witness to the world and the cosmos and stand guard against the evil ones wiles.
Perhaps most bracing is the authors thoughts about how kingship, priesthood, and prophets works out in the new creation
Perhaps another dimension of imaging God in the new creation will be the development of technology and science. Will we invent the wheel again? Will we learn how to start a fire once more? What about basic human knowledge such as math, language, music, and so on? I suspect that we will not start from scratch. One could possibly argue that we, being perfected in Gods image, will develop what we have learn |
ed in the past. The knowledge that humanity has acquired and is acquiring through observing the world around us may not only inform us about Gods creative power, but it may also prepare us for life in the new creation.
The author speaks of the wedge between Israel and the church and the church as the true Israel, the people of God who image God, in continuity with ethnic Israel. I wish the author might have said more specifically about the Jews, and about how Romans 11 might be fulfilled in this people of God. The author allows for a remnant of Christian Jews saved through history p. 128129, which seems far from explaining how all Israel will be saved Romans 1126. He contends that the church does not replace Israel, yet he calls the church the true Israel of God. Granted that how these things shall be is unclear for any of us, this presentation seems to be murky at best.
That said, Gladd paints a picture of the people of God throughout history, a people who images God in the world, and in our own day is calle |
d to be kings who rule without exploiting, who worship God alone and commend his excellence over all worldly idols, and who prize the truth in our lives and words. We pursue these in faithfulness to the great high king, high priest and ultimate prophet, Jesus. This is not insipid pablum but strong and substantive food for the follower of Jesus. I look forward to seeing what successive volumes in this series do to enlarge on the biblical story line.
Disclosure of Material Connection I received a complimentary review copy of this book from the publisher. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
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U of Sydney
Dr. Chowdhury is a professor at the School of Economics, University of Sydney. His research program has been and continues to be shaped by the broad goal of trying to understand how development interventions influence households, particularly poor households under market imperfections. Empirical evaluation of impacts of interventions particularly that are related to technologies and infrastructures are important to him. He received his PhD in Agricultural Economics from Bonn University, Germany. He is currently the coeditor of the Australasian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. |
ize the construction and use of a railroad from the southerly side of Newtown creek, in the city of Brooklyn, to Astoria, and through certain streets of said village,' passed May 5, 1863," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on railroads.
By unanimous consent, Mr. Harrower asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled An act to repeal chapter 245 of the Laws of 1871,
a entitled An act relating to exemptions, which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
By unanimous consent, Mr. Johnson asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled An act to regulate railroad freight, which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on railroads,
By unanimous consent, Mr. Murphy asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to op |
en and viden portions of Sackett, Douglass and President streets, and otherwise alter the commissioners' map of the city of Brooklyn, passed May 6, 1868, which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the affairs of cities.
The bill entitled An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend an act to incorporate the Savings Bank of the city of Utica,' passed April 26th, 1839, passed April 11, 1870, was read a third time.
The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, as follows
Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein.
The Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act authorizing the town of Naples to build a town and soldiers' memorial hall, was read a third time.
The President put the question whethe |
r the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, as amended, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and threefifths of said members being present, as follows
Dickinson Lowery
McGowan Robertson D. P. Wood
Harrower Madden
Tiemann Woodin
Chatfield
22 Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same,
The Assembly bill entitled "An act to authorize the election of a police justice in and for the village of Flushing, Queens county, and to pre.
scribe his duties and compensation, and regulating charges in criminal od to proceedings in said village," was read a third time.
The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to
the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a I majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, B and threefifths of said members being present, as follo |
ws
Allams
Robertson D. P. Wood
Chattield Harrower
McGowan Tiemann
Woodin 20 Orderedl, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the
The Assembly bill entitled An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incoporate the village of Port Richmond,' passed April 24, 1866, was read a third time.
The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a inajority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and threefifths of said inembers being present, as follows
Harrower Murphy
21 FOR THE NEGATIVE. Woodin
1 Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the
The Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to authorize the trustees of the village of Ellen ville to borrow money for the purpose of introducing water into the village, an |
d to control and regulate the use of the same,' passed April 5, 1866, and supplemental thereto," was read a third time.
Adams Chatfield Harrower McGowan Robertson
Benedict Dickinson Lewis
Lowery Perry
Weismann 20 Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a meskage informing that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same. Sexate JOURNAL.
The Assen bly bill entitled "An act to provide for supplying the vil lage of Flushing, Queens county, with pure and wholesome water," wa read a third time.
The President put the question whether the Senate would agre to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favo thereof, and threefifths of said members being present, as follows
O'Brien Wagner
Robertson D. P. Wood Chatfield Harrower McGowan Tiemann
Woodin 2 Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a mes sage informing that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same
Mr. Rob |
ertson, from the committee on the judiciary, to which wa referred the bill entitled An act to authorize the Clifton Mining Com pany to succeed to the rights of the Clifton Iron Company, reporter in favor of the passaye of the same, with amendinents, and said bill wa committed to the committee of the whole.
Mr. Lowery moved to take from the table the veto message of Hi Excellency, the Governor, of the bill entitled "An act to amend an ac entitled 'An act to establish a recorder's court in the city of Utica, and for other purposes,' passed May 7, 1844."
The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to sait motion, and it was decided in the affirmative.
The President put the question Shall this bill pass notwithstanding the objection of the Governor ? and it was decided in the affirmative twothirds of all the Senators present and voting, voting in favor thereof as follows
Chatfield Lowery
Dickinson McGowan Perry
Benedict Harrower Madden
Robertson D. P. Wood Bowen Lewis Murphy Tiemann Woodin
FOR T |
HE NEGATIVE.
Johnson Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a mes sage informing that the Senate have passed the same, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor, twothirds of all the Senators present and voting, voting in favor thereof.
Mr. Madden moved that the bill entitled An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend and consolidate the charter of the village of Midilletown,' passed March 31, 1866," be referred to the first committee of the whole.
The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative, twothirds of all the Senators present voting in favor thereof.
Mr. Benedict offered the following
Resolved, That the Clerk cause to be added to the desks of the Senators an'elevated strip at the back of the desk and at the front of the leaf or lid of the desk, so as to prevent papers from sliding off the desk.
Mr. Johnson moved that the resolution be amended so as to apply only to the desk of the Senator from the fi |
tth, Mr, Benedict,
The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said !! notion, and it was decided in the negative.
Mle. D. P. Wood moved that the desk of the Senator from the twentysixth Mr. Johnson, be excepted from the operation of the resolution.
The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative.
The President then put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, as amended, and it was decided in the negative.
Mr. Palmer moved that the bill entitled An act to amend an act entitled 'An act relating to appropriations and deficiencies in the city and county of New York, and the audit and payment of salaries and elains in said city and county,' passed January 30, 1872," be referred to the first committee of the whole.
The Senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and proceeded to the consideration of general orders, being the bills entitled as follows " An act to amend an act entitled 'An |
act relating to appropriations and deficienci es in the city and county of New York, and the audit and payment of salaries and claims in said city and county,' passed January 30, 1832." "An act relating to local improvements in the city of New York." An act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend and consolidate the charter of the village of Middletown,' passed March 31, 1866.
After some time spent therein the President resumed the chair, and Mr. D. P. Wood, from said committee, reported in favor of the passage of the first named bill, with amendments, which report was agreed to and said bill ordered engrossed for a third reading. Mfr
. D. P. Wood, from the same committee, reported progress on the two last named bills, and asked and obtained leave to sit again.
Mr. Madden moved that said last named bill be recommitted to the eorumittee on the affairs of villages, with power to report complete at any
The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said notion to recommit
, and it was decide |
d in the affirmative. A message from the Assembly was received and read, as follows His Excellency the Governor, asking the return of Assembly bill No.
Resolved if the Senate concur, That a respectful message be sent to 453 , entitled "An act to authorize the village of Flushing, Queens county,
and issue bonds therefor, for the purpose of paying the floating indebtedness of said village, and for the general improvement pended, in order that said resolution might be considered immediately. con motion of Mr. Cock, and by unanimous consent the rule was sussaid resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to By ananimous consent the rule was suspended, and the Clerk ordered in the tun said resolution to the Assembly immediately, with a message informing that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same. A message from the Governor was received and read in the words fol.
to borrow money
thereof." for correction.
owing
State of New Yoxx7, F |
ercure, C642 BER,
STATE NEW YORK EXECUTIVE ,
ALBANY81872. 10 the Legislature
I transmit herewith the draft of a code of laws relating to the assessment of taxes in the State of New York, prepared by the Commissioners on Taxation under an act of the Legislature, passed May, 1871, together with their report relating to the same.
Having, in my annual message, urged upon you an early and considerate examination of the system of taxation presented by the Commissioners, it is unnecessary for me to do more now than renew that recommendation, and at the same time to express iny satisfaction with the labor and care which has manifestly been expended by the Commissioners in their conscientious effort to arrive at uniform, equitable, and productive system of taxation.
JOHN T. HOFFMAN. Ordered, That said message be laid on the table and printed.
See Doc. No. 26. Mr. Benedict offered the following
Resolved, That 5,000 copies of the report of the Commissioners on Taxation be printed for the use of the Legislature.
Order |
ed, That said resolution be referred to the committee on public printing
By unanimous consent, Mr. Perry asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled An act to amend the charter of the city of Brooklyn, which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the affairs of cities.
By unanimous consent, Mr. Benedict asked and obtained leave to intro. duce a bill entitled "An act reappropriating a certain portion of the United States Deposit Fund for the benefit of academies," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on literature.
Mr. Perry, from the committee on the affairs of cities, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled An act to extend, widen, alter and improve Banker street, to close a portion of the same, and to improve Union avenue, in the city of Brooklyn," reported in favor of the passage of the same, and said bill was committed to the committe |
e of the whole.
Mr. Dickinson, from the committee on the affairs of villages, to which was referred the bill entitled An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend and consolidate the charter of the village of Middletown,' passed March 31, 1866, with power to report complete, reported the same complete, with amendments, which report was agreed to and said bill ordered engrossed for a third reading.
Mr. Baker offered the following
Resolved, That the Senate hold a session this evening at halfpast seven for the consideration of general orders.
The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the negative.
Mr. Lowery offered the following
Resolved, s'hat the committee appointed to investigate the subject of legislative postage, have power to send for persons and papers.
The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative.
On motion of Mr. Bowen, the Senate adjourned. |
Mr. McGowan presented a petition of a majority of the taxpayers of the town of Herkimer, Herkimer county, for a law authorizing said town to issue bonds, and contribute money towards building a new courthouse for said county in said town; which was read and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
Mr. D. P. Wood presented a petition of Noah Joslin and others of the town of Fabins, Onondaga county, for the exemption of men of the age of 75 years and upwards from polltax; which was read and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
Messrs. Allen and J. Wood presented remonstrances against placing the Erie railway under control of a British monopoly; which were read and referred to the committee on railroads.
Mr. Foster presented a petition of the trustees of Falley Seminary for increase of the literature fund; which was read and referred to the committee on literature.
Mr. Palmer presented petitions of citizens of Claverack, Columbia county, and the trustees of the Hudson River Institute, asking for an inc |
rease of the literature fund; which were read and referred to the committee on literature.
A message from His Excellency, the Governor, was received and read in the words following
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
ALBANY, January 15, 1872. To the Senate
I transmit to you a report from a majority of the commissioners appointed to revise the statutes.
JOHN T. HOFFMAN. Said report was laid on the table and ordered printed.
See Doc. No. 8. Mr. J. Wood, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the bill entitled An act to release the interest of the people of the State of New York, in and to certain lands in Oneida county, to George A. Reynolds, reported in favor of the passage of the same with amendments, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.
Mr. J. Wood, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to legalize the acts of Robert H. Hill, a justice of the peace of the town of Kingston, Ulster county," reported in favor of the passage of the |
same, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.
By unanimous consent, Mr. Robertson asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled An act to amend an act passed April 26, 1869, entitled An act for the election of a receiver of taxes and assessments for the town of Cortland and village of Peekskill,' which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time.
On motion of Mr. Robertson, and by unanimous consent the rule was suspended, and the Senate resolved itself into a committee of the whole upon the said entitled bill.
After some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. J. Wood, from said committee, reported in favor of the passage of said above named bill, which report was agreed to.
Ou motion of Mr. Robertson, and by unanimous consent, the rule was suspended and said bill read a third time.
The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the aftirmative, a
majorit |
y of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and threefifths of said members being present, as follows
Graham McGowan Robertson D. P. Wood
Harrower O'Brien
J. Wood
Weismann Woodin
22 Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein.
By unanimous consent Mr. Baker asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled "An act authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Hudson river at the city of Troy, which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on commerce and navigation.
By unanimous consent Mr. McGowan asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled "An act to authorize the town of Herkimer, Herkimer county, to issue bonds upon its credit for the purpose of raising moneys to be contributed toward building a new courthouse for said county in said town, which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to |
the committee on the judiciary. Mr. Robertson offered the following
Whereas, At the last session of the Legislature the following amend ment to the Constitution was proposed in the Senate and Assembly, viz.
" That the sixth article of the Constitution of this State be amended by adding thereto the following section
"28. The Court of Appeals may order any of the causes, not exceed. ing five hundred in number, pending in that court at the time of the adoption of this provision, to be heard and determined by the Commissioners of Appeals; and the Legislature may extend the term of ser. vice of the Commissioners of Appeals not exceeding two years."
And whereas, The said proposed amendment was agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two Houses of the said Legislature, entered on their journals with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and referred to the Legislature to be chosen at the then next general election of Senators;
And whereas, Such election has taken place, and said proposed amendment w |
as duly published for three months previous to the time of making such choice, in pursuance of the provisions of section one of article thirteen of the Constitution; therefore,
Resolved if the Assembly concur, That this Senate do agree to the said proposed amendment.
Ordered, That said resolution be laid on the table. The Senate again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and proceeded to the consideration of the general orders, being the bills entitled as follows
"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish a recorder's court in the city of Utica, and for other purposes, passed May 7, 1844.
"An act to enable the board of education of the village of Salem to borrow money for school purposes, from the common school fund, or otherwise, and to provide for the payment thereof, with interest, by tax on said village. SENATE JOURNAL
After some time spent therein the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Robertson, from said committee, reported in favor of the passage of the said named bills, which r |
eport was agreed to and said bills ordered engrossed for a third reading.
On motion of Mr. Allen, the Senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1872.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Alderman.
The journal of yesterday was read and approved.
Mr. Baker presented a petition of citizens of Washington county for an increased appropriation for the literature fund; which was read and referred to the committee on literature.
Messrs. J. Wood, Lord, Midden, Allen, Harrower, Chatfield, and Bowen, severally; presented remonstrances against placing the Erie railway mder the control of a British monopoly; which were read and referred to the committee on railroads.
Mr. D. P. Wood, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported as correctly engrossed the bills entitled as follows
An act to amend an act entitled 'An act in relation to stenographers in the circuit courts, courts of oyer and terminer, and special terms of the supreme court, in the sixth, seventh, and eighth judicial districts.'
"An a |
ct to legalize and confirm the election of Harrison Clute as superintendent of the poor of the county of Schenectady.
An act to incorporate The Association of the Bar of Oneida county.'
An act to amend an act passed April 26, 1869, entitled 'An act for the election of a receiver of taxes and assessments for the town of Cortlandt and village of Peekskill.'
An act to enable the board of education of the village of Salem to borrow money for school purposes from the common school fund or other. wise, and to provide for the payment thereof, with interest, by tax on said village.'
An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish a recorder's court in the city of Utica, and for other purposes,' passed May 7, 1844."
The President presented the third annual report of the Trustees of the Willard Asylum for the Insane; which was laid on the table and ordered printed.
See Doc. No. 9. Mr. Winslow gave notice that he woull, at an early day, ask leave to introduce a bill 10 amend an act entitled An act to incorporate th |
e National Trust Company of the city of New York, passed April 19, 1867."
Mr. Robertson gave notice that he would, at an early day, ask leave to introduce a bill for the protection of taxpayers against frauds, embezzlements and wrongfuil acts of public officers and agents.
Mr. D. P. Wood gave notice that he would, at an early day, ask leave to introduce a bill to incorporate the grand army of the republic.
By unanimous consent, Mr. Adams asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled An act to authorize the construction of an avenue
from the city of Albany to the city of Cohoes, which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the affairs of cities.
By unanimous consent, Mr. Madden asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled An act to dissolve the New York and Richmond Granite Company," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
By |
unanimous consent, Mr. Palmer asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled "An act in reference to holding interests in real estate by aliens," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
In pursuance of previous notice, Mr. Madden asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled "An act to legalize and confirm the acts and proceedings of Henry C. Duryea, as special surrogate of the county of Orange, which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
By unanimous consent, Mr. Harrower asked and obtained leave io introduce a bill entitled An act concerning the Sodus Bay, Corning and New York Railroad Company and providing for a change in its corporate name, which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on railroads.
By unanimous consent, Mr. Harrower aske |
d and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled An act to provide for an additional sinking fund for the payment of bonds issued by municipal corporations in aid of the Sodus Bay, Corning and New York Railroad Company," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on railroads.
The bill entitled An act to amend an act entitled 'An act in relation to stenographers in the circuit courts, courts of oyer and terminer and special terms of the supreme court, in the sixth, seventh and eighth ja licial districts, having been announced for a third reading,
On motion of Mr. D. P. Wood, and by unanimous consent, said bill was amended by inserting after the word fourth the word "fifth."
Insert as section 2 the following Section 2, chapter 41, of the Laws of 1867, and 672 of the Laws of 1869, are bereby repealed. Change section 2 to section 3. Said bill, as amended, was read a third time.
Chatfield Lewis
Robertson D, P. Wood
Harrower Ordered, That t |
he Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein.
The bill entitled An act to legalize and confirm the election of Harrison Clute, as superintendent of the poor of the county of Schenectady," was read a third time.
Chatfield Graham
Harrower Robertson D. P. Wood
Woodin Benedict
21 FOR THE NEGATIVE. Lord
1 Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein.
The bill entitled An act to incorporate 'The Association of the Bar of Oneida county,
was read a third time. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, as follows
Chatfield Harrower Palmer
Johnson Perry
D. P. Wood
Robertson Woodin
The bill entitlel An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish a recorder's court in the city of Utica, and for other purposes,' passed May 7, 1844, was read a third time.
Harrowe |
r Robertson D. P. Wood Baker
Dickinson Madden Wagner Woodin 20 Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein.
The bill entitled "An act to enable the board of education of the village of Salem to borrow money for school purposes, from the common school fund, or otherwise, and to provide for the payment thereof, with interest, by tax on said village, having been announced for a third reading,
Mr. Lewis moved to recommit the same to the committee on literature. |
SCOTUS ruling expands impact of samesex marriage in the U.S.
The SCOTUS ruled that samesex couples that decided to have children by birth have the right to be named as the parents on their childs birth certificate.
Michael Jermaine Cards
One of the basic arguments against samesex marriage was that, in biological terms, marriage can only be between members of the opposite sex. That conforms to the view that the purpose of marriage is having children and creating the family environment to raise them.
However, the Supreme Court of the United States SCOTUS had ruled on 26 June 2015 that marriage was a constitutional right of all U.S. citizens regardless of their gender and sexual preferences. Reaffirming its decision, it ordered all states to recognize samesex marriages as valid and gave the same rights to samesex and heterosexual couples. The full legal ramifications of this ruling are still unfolding.
Recently, the Supreme Court again gave a decision thats pitting the pro and antisame sex marriage camps against |
each other. The New York Times reported that the SCOTUS now prescribes that samesex couples who decide to have children by birth may now be named as parents on the childs birth certificate.
The case stems from a lawsuit filed by two lesbian couples in Arkansas, who wanted to be the registered parents on their childrens birth certificates. Authorities registered the biological mothers, who conceived through sperm donors, as the mothers in the certificate. However, their partners were not registered as the fathers.
Among their arguments before the court, the lesbian couples pointed out that Arkansas law only allows parents named on the childs birth certificate to access the childs educational information from public schools.
The SCOTUS ruling in Arkansas is a milestone for gay couples with children. Source
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled against the couples, saying that paternity for children is based on biological truths. In other words, the only fathers that can be recognized by law were the anonymous biolo |
gical fathers who donated their sperm. However, the SCOTUS did not agree. Ruling 6 against 3 in favor of the couples, the high court said that birth certificates are part of the rights, benefits, and responsibilities that go with marriage.
This is only the latest in very interesting legal consequences of samesex marriage in the U.S. Ever since the 2015 Supreme Court ruling, a whole range of cases, from Christian bakers refusing to make cakes for gay couples, to tangled, sometimes confusing local laws on the use of male and female restrooms, have come up.
Christian bakers in Colorado and Oregon, for example, faced lawsuits for refusing to make wedding cakes for samesex couples. They based their refusal on religious grounds, saying they believed gay marriages were sinful, and that as Christians, they have the right to refuse participation in such events.
Gay couples and civil rights lawyers, however, said that these bakers religious rights would not be violated. They explained that as long as they operated a pu |
blic business, the bakers are obliged to serve all members of the public, gay or straight. Furthermore, in serving gay couples, the bakers were not being asked to change their beliefs or express support for samesex marriage.
It all seems like a lot of trouble for what looks like fine points of legal and social transactions. Still, the impact on couples, their children, as well as small businesses, are very real. For example, the Oregon bakery was being run by a Christian family. Outrage from their refusal to serve the gay couple resulted in the loss of income and harassment, to the point where they had to close the business. Life Site News hat they were sued by the state and later lost. A judge ordered them to pay a fine of 135,000.
Small businesses are impacted in other ways. When gay employees married, theres extra paperwork in terms of revising employment records, benefits, deductible taxes, and so on. Still, homosexual couples logically point out that the extra paperwork is something done for heterosexual |
couples all the time, without any complaints.
With the Trump administration being perceived as having a dim view on gay rights, some are more emboldened to fight samesex marriage in the U.S. More legal battles may happen if such plans gain traction.
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Planting seeds trigonometry
Posted on April 26, 2021 January 4, 2022
At MathsConf 25, I spoke very briefly about trigonometry, amongst other thingssuch as pantographs, nomograms, and slide rules. Here Ill share some of my thoughts on teaching trigonometry, which Id been pondering for a while.
What I found unhelpful
In the past, Ive often used applets like this one
A problem is that theres a lot happening here. I thought that I was perhaps using the applet too quickly for all students to really take in, but manually controlling the animation together with extra narration didnt help me get all students on board. The deeper problem isnt that theres a lot happening in the above animation. The real issue has been that not all students were ready to take it all in when they encountered this concept. A possible solution might involve planting seeds months or even years beforehand, to help get them to a position where theyre not overwhelmed by the above idea.
Calculators, disembodiment, and trig tables
While at heart |
I am a nonagenarian albeit in a thirtysomethings skin, I am in fact young enough to have had my own scientific calculator throughout my school years. This means I was never exposed to trig tables at school. Even as a teacher, for years, I never thought to talk about trig tables when teaching trigonometry. The closest thing that my students would have seen would have been a table showing exact trig values for special angles
I think it is a great shame that so many of my students never got to see proper trig tables. Consider this problem. Youll get to a stage where you want to work out textsin35.
You can of course tap textsin35 into a calculator to find it is about 0.574, but thats pretty much all you find out. You get a disembodied value that appears as if by magic. If you had to look up textsin35 in a trigonometric table, however, it would feel a lot less magicaland eventually more understandable. There are three things I like about trig tables
Looking things up in a table this way reinforces the idea that t |
rig functions are functions. Occasionally Ive found students that seem to think textsin35 is textsin times 35. Im not sure theyve necessarily developed their thoughts as far as formally seeing textsin as a constant like pi, but theyve certainly not fully grasped that its a function. They may even cancel in ways consistent with this misconception eg dfractextsin6010 textsin6.
A trig table gives you a sense of where trig functions are increasing and decreasing. While looking for the relevant entry eg textsin35, you cant help but scan other parts of the table. We can see that the sine of an angle is clearly increasing as an acute angle approaches a right angle, and that the opposite is true for the cosine.
Thirdly, and relatedly, you get a sense of the symmetries involved. Of course, it is important for students to understand trig graphs, but appreciating graphs can sometimes be harder than appreciating tables of values. I would suggest that students will more readily spot that textsinx textcos90x from this ta |
ble than from the graphs. They might not make this algebraic leap for themselves, but they are likely to spot how the sine and cosine columns for angles from 0 to 90 are the same, but in the opposite order. From here, it feels natural to investigate why this might be, perhaps by thinking about rightangled triangles.
Of course, Im not arguing that we should ditch calculators. I am suggesting that there might be value in using trig tables first, and only then showing students how they can use their calculators.
In a future post, Ill share some more general thoughts about planting mathematical seeds. Here Ill limit myself to ideas based on the unit circle. In particular, here are some activities that are all based on a single GeoGebra applet that I shared in my MathsConf workshop. The idea is that these students can access these activities at various stages before they formally have to start using trigonometric functions.
Coordinates and symmetry
Here is an activity that students can access long before they form |
ally meet trig functions. Its surely too much for an introductory unit on coordinates, but it might be appropriate if youre revisiting coordinates with confident students, or perhaps if youre looking at rotational and reflection symmetry. There is no need to mention the phrase unit circle at all here.
Here is an activity that would fit into a unit where students are looking at properties of triangles. Technically, the circle here need not be the unit circle; it could have any radius. This activity isnt so much intended as an investment that will pay dividends when students encounter trig, but rather when they encounter circle theorems. It also offers a potential way to get them thinking about modular arithmetic or clock arithmeticI think its a shame that this isnt more of a thing in schools
Write down the labels of 3 points on the circumference that you can join to form an equilateral triangle. How many different sets of 3 points can you find?
You are now allowed to use the point C. Write down the labels of 3 |
points that you can join to form an equilateral triangle that is not congruent to those you found in question 1.
Write down the labels of 2 points that, together with C, form an isosceles triangle. Can you form more congruent isosceles triangles using different sets of three points? How many different sets of points can you find?
Write down the labels of 3 points that form an isosceles triangle that is not congruent to the ones you found in question 3.
Write down the labels of 2 points that, together with C, do not form an isosceles triangle or even an equilateral triangle. How many different sets of points can you find?
As mentioned above, Ive often shown students how the sine and cosine graphs can be generated from an animation on the unit circle, and found there are often some for whom nothing clicks when they see it. I have found that students get a more visceral appreciation of whats happening if they complete an activity like this. Students can click on the point in the applet below to painstakingly! p |
opulate the table for themselves. Here, textfx is textcosx and textgx is textsinx, but Ive chosen not to include the names of the trig functions at this stage. Thats so they can be revealed at the end, with a bit of fanfare. Youve probably seen those textsin and textcos buttons on your calculator. Well,..
This may seem tedious, but there are three points Id make in response to that. The first is that the tediousness is part of what helps gives a more visceral appreciation of the trig functionsand their graphs, if they go as far as handplotting them using their populated tables. Secondly, this task neednt be as tedious as it seemswe can reuse the idea from above and encourage students to spot rotational and reflective symmetries. If they know that the point at 5 has coordinates 0.996,0.087, then they should immediately be able to write down the coordinates for seven other pointsthe ones at 85, 95, 175, 195, 265, 275, and 355. Thirdly, if it still seems a bit much, the applet and table can be adapted so that st |
udents are only populating the table for, say, multiples of 10 rather than multiples of 5.
I wouldnt include this anywhere near an introductory lesson on functions. I tend to use it much later, alongside examples of other exotic functionsby which I mean functions that dont merely apply the four operations and exponentiation to an input to generate an output. I mentioned above that students sometimes dont appreciate that trig functions are functions for various reasons. Another contributing factor might be that theyve only encountered simple, nonexotic functions before. Exposure to a broader variety of functions, years before they formally encounter trig functions, might help them accept sine and cosine as legit functions to use their vernacular.
In the above activity, I only focussed on sine and cosine though I would, for the most part, keep the names hidden from students. But we can plant some texttan seeds while looking at gradient. Again, this wouldnt make sense in an introductory unit on gradient. But at |
some point after students are introduced to functions and to gradients, they could complete the following activity using a version of the previous applet updated to show more decimal places, to allow more accurate calculation of the gradient
There is considerable overlap between this and the above activity, but I think I prefer to keep this one separate for two reasons. Firstly, it provides yet another spaced opportunity for students to encounter the unit circle. Secondly, it allows students to focus on the key ideas hereeg that angles 180 apart gives us line segments with the same gradient.
Having looked at similar triangles and used the unit circle, students can fill in the blanks here before being taught the usual procedures for rightangled triangle trigonometry. They dont even need to know the definitions of opposite and adjacent at this stage.
This post is now quite long, so Ill just add that what I like about these activities are the interesting digression opportunities that present themselves. These di |
gressions may not be totally relevant to trigonometry, but can be fantastically mathematical in their own right. I mentioned modular arithmetic abovetheres lots of potential there to explore aspects of regular polygons, including interior and exterior angles. From there, its possible to make a little hop to polygons with noninteger numbers of sides. For example, on a version of the applet with 36 points on the circumference, try joining every 8th point until you get back to your starting point. In what ways is it reasonable to call this a 4.5 sided polygon? |
Recognizing Signs of Alzheimers In Patients
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Alzheimers disease is a common type of dementia that gradually gets worse over time. The main thing affected by Alzheimers is a persons memory and cognitive abilities. There are 3 stages of Alzheimers disease mild, moderate, and severe. Typically, a person will live 810 years after being diagnosed with Alzheimers disease, but every case is different, and people can live much longer.
Here are some recognizing signs of Alzheimers in patients
Memory loss Memory loss is the most common sign of Alzheimers disease, especially forgetting things that a person recently learned. If a person asks for the same information o |
ver and over, it is a sign of Alzheimers.
Problem solving and concentration If a person struggles with solving problems in his or her daily life or has problems concentrating with no prior history of such problems, this may be a sign of Alzheimers.If things take longer to do than they typically did before, this may be another sign.
Hard time completing daily tasks Frequently, a person with Alzheimers has a hard time completing daily tasks such as remembering a recipe that they have made many times before or balancing a checkbook.
Vision problems Vision problems can be one sign of Alzheimers disease in some people. Having a hard time reading or judging distances can be a sign.
Time confusion A person with Alzheimers disease may be confused about the time or the passage of time. Such a person may have a hard time determining when an event happened, whether it was immediately right before or a longer time in the past.
Place confusion One of the common signs of Alzheimers is if a person is confused wher |
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Lack of good judgment One sign of Alzheimers in patients is lack of good judgment and a lack of good decisionmaking. Paying less attention to details such as personal grooming and eating right is a sign to look for.
Speech problems This is not having trouble speaking or not vocalizing. An Alzheimers patient may not be able to follow a conversation or may repeat something he or she has already said. Patients may also not be able to find the right word for something or may call things by the wrong name.
Misplacing things One sign of Alzheimers disease is misplacing things and being unable to find them or putting things in strange places where they do not typically belong.
Mood changes People with Alzheimers can experience mood changes from mild to severe. They can become more easily irritated because of what they are experiencing. Thus, they become frustrated and confused.
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Its important to seek memory care right away when you see any warning signs.
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The Braverman Test is designed to evaluate an individuals levels of four key neurotransmitters dopamine, acetylcholine, GABA, and serotonin. These neurotransmitters play a critical role in regulating mood, attention, memory, energy, and motivation. The test consists of a series of questions that ask about a persons physical and emotional symptoms, personality traits, and lifestyle habits. The results of the test are used to create a customized supplement plan that is tailored to the individuals specific needs.
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The Braverman Test has been used to treat a variety of conditions, including depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD, addiction, and cognitive decline. It has also been used to improve athletic performance, enhance memory and concentration, and boost overall energy levels.
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Harper and Modi, the Nuclear Prime Ministers
by Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay and Lori Hanson Apr 20, 2015 4 min read Share
On the first day of his state visit to Canada last week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed a deal with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa to confirm the export of 3,220 tonnes of uranium from northern Saskatchewan to India, a country that has never signed the United Nations Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty NPT. That very day in Quebec City, Indigenous activists from all over the world working to end uranium mining were meeting with allies at the World Uranium Symposium. The symposium brought together 200 activists and organisers, physicians, environmentalists, and researchers from the natural and social sciences, all working with the intent to dismantle the nuclear industry and the huge costs associated with it.
Polls suggest that Canadians oppose a nuclear deal with New Delhi, perhaps out of fear of the proliferation of nuclear weapons. But Indigenous activists reminded the sympo |
sium that the most obvious costs were already being felt by their communities, even without the immediate threat of nuclear war. Uranium mining, nuclear power generation, and nuclear waste all result in grievous harm to ecological and human health that lasts for countless generations.
Additionally, the social cost is high, in the public subsidies necessary to keep nuclear energy viable, in the diversion of immense amounts of water resources for nuclear industry use, and in the high carbon costs associated with mining, transport, and storage of uranium, which makes nuclear power a dubious choice to fight climate change. The only tangible benefit to Harpers deal with India is the profit distributed to shareholders of Cameco, the company responsible for uranium mining in northern Saskatchewan. Attendees from Saskatchewans Committee for Future Generations suggested that the complicity between government and industry has led to a health system that refuses to acknowledge problems related to the industry. Saskatche |
wan environmentalist and former MLA Peter Prebble recalled that when it started in 1952, uranium mining was established in the province to provide plutonium for the nuclear arms industry of the USA, and baseline health studies were never done.
While Harper appeases his constituents, the agreement must also be viewed in the context of longstanding grassroots resistance in India to nuclear plants, most famously at the plant in Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, where the full repressive force of the Indian state has been deployed against antinuclear activists. Similar popular resistance occurs in Maharashtra at the Jaitapur plant. Indias civil nuclear programme has also been placed under scrutiny through the countrys mechanism for public interest litigation. Indian researchers attending the symposium affirmed that lax industry regulations are a concern, with companies preying on the poor. But Modi too is pandering to those who can extract profit in the shortterm from the building and maintenance of nuclear power plants, |
rather than those who will deal with its longterm costs.
Prime Minister Harper stated that the moratorium on export of nuclear industry materials to India, which has been in effect ever since New Delhi used Canadian technology to develop a nuclear bomb in the 1970s, had exerted an unnecessary pall over the collaboration possible between the two countries. While diversion of uranium into military purposes remains a concern, the symposium did note that the most pressing threat for nuclear war remained in the stockpiles of nuclear weapons still held by the five traditional nuclear powers, the vast majority of them in the United States and Russia, and called for complete disarmament.
The symposiums declaration also notes the dangers associated with uranium in all phases of its extraction and use from mining, processing, civilian and military use, and storage. It calls for a worldwide ban on the exploration and use of uranium, especially in that such activities violate the rights of Indigenous peoples to free, p |
rior and informed consent for activities on their territories. It insists that accountability for those harmed by uranium should last generations into the future while the mineral remains radioactive.
That this list of demands has to be stated at all may seem depressing. But there is hope. World experts such as Mycle Schneider reported to the symposium that the worlds generation of nuclear power is decreasing, dropping in 2012 by 12 per cent over the historic maximum in 2006. Additionally, the worlds largest builder of reactors, French statecontrolled company AREVA, lost up to 88 per cent of its share value between 2008 and 2012. Germany is now creating more jobs in renewable energy than in nuclear and coal energy production.
The declaration also highlights that Quebec is now also home to some of the most promising work against uranium exploitation. The Cree Nation of Eeyou Itschee has stood in solidarity with its citizens in Mistissini who have resisted uranium exploration near their community, with Cree you |
th walking 850 km across Quebec last year to demonstrate their opposition to the plan. Their work has galvanised opposition around uranium mining, with the Inuit of Nunavik in northern Quebec, the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador which includes 10 Indigenous nations across 43 communities, and over 300 municipalities in Quebec rejecting uranium mines.
Meanwhile, Saskatchewans premier Brad Wall has welcomed the deal with India, stating that the 4,000 workers, including many Indigenous employees, stand to benefit from the deal.
The struggle against uranium is not over, not across Canada, not in India, nor elsewhere.
An immigrant who made Tiotiake Montral home, Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay is a family doctor in Eeyou Istchee the Cree territories of James Bay. He is cocoordinator of the Canadian chapter of the Peoples Health Movement, and a volunteer physician for the Montreal programs of Mdecins du Monde.
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rural womens movements in Nicaragua for 35 years. She is a professor in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at the University of Saskatchewan.
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and in the high carbon costs associated with mining, transport, and storage of uranium, which makes nuclear power a dubious choice to fight climate change.
Actually, the IPCC published its results of the lifecycle ghg emissions per energy source and found nuclear on par with wind and less than solar. urlhttpen.wikipedia.orgwikiLifecyclegreenhousegasem |
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Uranium mining, nuclear power generation, and nuclear waste all result in grievous harm to ecological and human health that lasts for countless generations.
I keep hearing this, but there is no evidence to back it up. The reports out of the northern health region in northern Saskatchewan show cancer rates as lower than those in the rest of Saskatchewan. The one kind of cancer that has higher rates? Lung cancer. Why is that? More people smoke. It isnt rocket science. I would plead with Briarpatch and their contributors to start doing their homework on this topic. Your antiscience stance is absurd.
Attendees from Saskatchewans Committee for Future Generations suggested that the complicity between government and industry has led to a health system that refuses to acknowledge problems related to the industry.
Again, where is the evidence of this? This is nothing but conjecture by a group of antiuranium activists that h |
ave never let facts get in the way of a good story. You sound like a bunch of climate deniers when you spout stuff like this no facts or substance to back up your wild claims. Shouldnt Briarpatch be above this type of activist journalism and actually do some fact checking?
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The association between lung cancer and uranium mining has been established for several decades. The US Public Health Service conducted the first studies in the 1960s, which incorporated smoking as a control factor. You can read a summary at the Centre for Disease Controls website here urlhttpwww.cdc.govnioshpgmsworknotifyuranium.htmlhttpwww.cdc.govnioshpgmsworknotifyuranium.htmlurl. Associations with other diseases known to be linked to mining were also present. Other ill effects may have been missed because the populations involved were too small.
Despite improved working conditions in the intervening decades, evidence released as recently as this year examining cohorts of uranium |