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In "the days of the Hasmoneans, Mattithias son of Johanan, the High Priest, and his sons, the evil Greek empire oppressed Your nation, Israel, trying to make them forget Your Torah and to violate the commandments You gave us.
Then, with Your great compassion, You stood up for Your people in their moment of distress. You fought thëir fight; judged their cause; avenged their wrongs.
Video: So, What is the Miracle of Chanukah Really About?:
One days' worth of olive oil lasting for 8 days, was indeed, miraculous... but there is so much more to this holiday than meets the eye (INN, 12/18/2011).
Focus On The Roses:
"A person who gathers honey
will not escape being stung by bees. A person who gathers roses will not escape being scratched by thorns." "I (Knesset Israel) am a rose of Sharon, a rose of the valleys. As a rose among the thorns (nations), so is My beloved (Israel) among the daughters (nations)" (Song of Songs 2:1-2). "The positive things in life also have negative aspects. Keep your focus on the beautiful roses of the world, and the thorns will seem trivial and inconsequential" (Rabbi Zelig Pliskin).
Psalm 45:1 "For the conductor on shoshannim,
of the sons of Korah, a maskil a song of loves."
Psalm 45 was founded in honor of the Torah scholars, who are as tender as roses and as beautiful as roses, and perform good deeds as fresh as roses. It is a song of praise for the Torah scholars, to endear them to the people, and to endear their Torah to the people (Rashi). "Their words flow with the sweet nectar of HaShem's love, and we should seek out their council" (Rabbi Yitzchok Rubin, Tehillim: Rhythm of the heart Ch. 45, Torah.org).
I will be like dew to Israel, they shall blossom like a rose
(lily, krokus) and it shall strike its roots like the Lebanon (the Temple). Its branches shall go forth, and its beauty shall be like the olive tree, and its fragrance like the Lebanon. Those who dwelt in its shade shall return; they shall revive like corn and blossom like the vine, its fragrance shall be like the wine of Lebanon. Ephraim; What more do I need the images/idols? I will answer him and look upon him: I am like a leafy cypress tree; from Me your fruit is found" (Hosea 14:6-9, Isaiah 27:6).
"To the Chief Musician, to the roses
a testimony,.."
(Psalm 80:1-2). We are told that this psalm was written by the members of the Sanhedrin in honor of bnei Yisrael, who are called roses. Notice that it is a song, for although it tells of our great difficulties, it never loses our sense of joy in being Jews. "Shepherd of Israel, give ear. You Who leads Yosef like a flock, You Who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth with Your might." Despite all our woes, we are true to Hashem... and we await His light... (Rabbi Yitzchok. Rubin). When the chaff and the thorns are gone, there will be light.
"And the light (the Torah) of Israel shall become fire,
and his holy one (the Holy One, or the righteous) shall become a flame, and it shall consume his thorns and his worms in one day" (Isaiah 10:17). "And the house of Jacob shall be fire and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau shall become stubble, and they shall ignite them and consume them,.." (Obadiah 18). Esau will fall into the hands of the sons of Joseph. Tribes compared to a lion, Judah and Dan, like Joseph, compared to an ox, shall devour Esau compared to straw (Isaiah 65:25).
"But the wicked are all as thorns thrust away, for they cannot be taken in hand. But if a man touch them, he should be armed with iron and the staff of a spear; and with fire they shall be utterly burned in their place" (2 Samuel 23:6-7, Ezekiel 28:21-26). "For lo, the sun (day) comes, glowing like a furnace, and all the audacious sinners and all the perpetrators of wickedness will be stubble. And the sun (day) that comes shall burn them up so that it will leave them neither root nor branch, says the Lord of Hosts" (Mal. 3:19-21, Isaiah 26:6). As it is said: His (David's) seed will be forever and his throne is like the sun before Me" (Psalm 89:37).
Maoz Tzur Yeshuati - Mighty Rock of my Salvation:
"...Greeks gathered against me then, in the days of the Hasmoneans, and they breached the walls of my towers and defiled all the oils. But from the remaining flasks a miracle was done for the roses; the men of knowledge, for eight fixed days of singing and rejoicing.
Bare Your holy forearm and hasten the final deliverance. Take vengeance for Your servants' blood from the evil nation, for the salvation tarries too long and there is no end to the evil days. Reject the Red One (Edom), in the shadow of the cross Raise up for us the seven shepherds."
Judaism: I Never Promised You a Rose Garden By Rabbi BenZion
The amount of suffering that a person experiences on this planet is weighed, measured and administered in exact dosages (INN).
Expose: The Vatican Wants to Lay its Hands on Jerusalem:
The Vatican is now reiterating demands for control of religious sites in Jerusalem. Jordan's occupation 1948-1967 didn't bother them.
The Israeli government and the Vatican are deadlocked in discussions over the status of the religious sites. Vatican officials are now reiterating their demand for control over the religious sites in the ancient and holy city founded by King David as the capital of ancient Israel and now the capital of the reestablished Jewish state.
Danny Ayalon, Israel's deputy foreign minister, declared that Israel might consider giving the Vatican "a greater role" in operating the sites. In the last weeks, the Roman Catholic Church's authorities increased their political initiatives for Catholic control over some sites in Jerusalem.
The Vatican's former arcibishop in Jerusalem, Michel Sabbah, just promoted an appeal to the European Union and United States to "stop
the Hebraization of Jerusalem
See also
Sunni Leader Warns Jews over 'Judaizing' Jerusalem
'The Conspiracy'
Hamas Leader Calls For Assault On Jerusalem:
"We'll lead intifada after intifada."
Held under the banner of "Jerusalem, We are Coming," Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh called for the formation of an Arab army "to liberate Jerusalem and the Aksa Mosque very soon" (One Jerusalem, JPost. 12/14/2011). And yesterday the Quartet called for immediate resumption of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians (One Jerusalem, JPost. 17:12.2011).
Video: Arabs Try to Lynch Jew in Shomron:
Arabs film a video of an attempt to lynch a Jew near the village of Asira al-Qibliya in Shomron. The video, which was filmed by the Arabs, shows a group of Arabs surrounding the Jewish man and begin to pelt him with rocks.. The Jew is shown tripping and falling on the ground, while the Arabs continue to beat him until several other Jews with rocks in their hands come along and cause the Arabs to run off.
In recent months, Arabs have attacked Jewish motorists with rocks, in what is starting to
again become a common phenomenon
on the roads of Judea and Samaria, as it was in the days of the 2002 Second Intifada. In September of this year, in fact, the number of such attacks had
more than doubled
in comparison to the figures for September 2010 (INN, 12/18/2011).
Zechariah 9:13-17 "For I bend Judah for Me like a bow; I filled [the hand of] Ephraim, and I will arouse your children, O Zion, upon your children, O Javan; and I will make you as the sword of a mighty man."
And the Lord shall appear over them, and his arrows shall go forth like lightning. And the Lord God shall sound the shofar, and He shall go with the whirlwinds of the south."
To storm the people of the south; they are the Greeks. And some of our Sages interpreted [the phrase] as referring to Edom (Daniel Ch. 7, 2:31-35, 40-44) in the future (Rashi). The fourth kingdom "the feet and the toes-which were partly of potter's clay and partly of iron-so it will be a divided kingdom..." The lands of the Roman empire came to be dominated by Edom-Rome/Esau and Ishmael, represented by Christianity and Islam-comprise the latter day; Forth Kingdom (Abarnel).
"The Lord of Hosts shall protect them, and they shall devour. And they shall tread the sling-stones
(1 Samuel 17:49 stone = knowledge of God, Isaiah 11:9, Daniel 2:35, Habakkuk 2:11-14),
and they shall drink. They shall make a noise like [those who drink] wine, and they shall become full like the basin
Their souls shall become full of all good)
like the corners of the altar.
And the Lord their God shall save them on that day like the flocks of His people, for crown stones are exalted on His land."
For the priests, the sons of the Hasmoneans, who boast of the crown stones in the rows of the breast-plate and the ephod, will be exalted with miracles on their land (Rashi).
"For how [great] is their goodness and how [great] is their beauty! Corn [will give strength (Torah knowledge) to] young men, and new wine (Genesis 49:12, Isaiah 55:1-7) will cause maids to speak."
While Rashi and other commentators relate this prophecy to the Jewish uprising against the Greeks in the time of the Hanukah miracle, Targum Yonasan and Metzudas David (on v 13) and RaDaK (on Zechariah 10:12) relate it to the war of Gog and Magog, since YAVAN and MAGOG and other nations that will take part in that war are all brothers, sons of Noah's son Yapheth (Gen. 10:2). Verses 13-16 are thus a prophecy of how God will save Israel from Gog and Magog. From the reference to Ephraim as well as Judah in verse 13 it is clear that the Ten Tribes will be restored in the final redemption (Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum).
Judaism: G-d Fights Our Wars By Rabbi BenZion Shafier (INN).
Min HaMeitzar Karati Yah.., "From the narrowness of distress (straits of exile and oppression) I called to Hashem, He answered me with the breadth of Divine relief (Divine Redemption). HaShem is with me (Israel), I have no fear; how can man affect me? HaShem is with me through my helpers; therefore I can face my foes. All nations surrounded me; in the name of the Lord that I shall cut them off" (Psalm 118:5-10). The Hebrew used here is as in Psalm 90:6 "it (the grass) is cut off and withers." This speaks about the war of Gog & Magog.
"They encircle me like bees, but they are extinguished... as a fire does thorns,..The might and the cutting power of God was my salvation. The right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord deals valiantly" (Psalm 118:12-16). "You have given me the back of their necks; those that hate me, that I may cut them off (destroy or silence them)" (Psalm 18:41, Gen. 49:8). "Arm of the Lord" (Isaiah 52:9-10, 53:1) refers in the Scripture to the spiritual and military salvation of the Jewish people from the gentiles who tyrannize them (
Rabbi Tovia Singer: The Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53
"With Your bowstrings You shall set (Your arrows)... toward their faces. Exalt Yourself, O Lord, with Your strength (over those who raise up against us/You); let us sing and chant of Your might" (Psalm 21:13-14, 7:11-18). Psalms 18 and 45; "speaks of arrows. The scholar's weapons are the Torah insights... Their sharpness guarantees their effectiveness in penetrating the listener's heart (Rabbi Yitzchok Rubin). "He turned upon them their own violence, and with their own evil He will cut them off" (destroy, the Hebrew used here can also mean; silence) (Psalm 94:23, Obadiah 15).
As a reward for Torah, nations shall fall under Israel.
Isaiah 52:11 "you that bear the instruments of HaShem." Your weapons of war will be His Torah and commandment, and not the sword or the spear" (Metzudas David).
"They (the nations) surround me like water all the day; they encompass me together" (Psalm 88:18). A Song of Ascents of David. 'If it had not been the LORD who was for us', let Israel now say; 'If it had not been the LORD who was for us, when men rose up against us, Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us; Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul;.." (Psalm 124:1-6, 90:6, Isaiah 17:12-14, Zec. 14:7, Zep. 2:7).
It is only God's care and protection that have saved Israel from extinction.
God fights our wars if we listen to His voice:
The Amorites were like bees (in irresistible numbers)that swarm angrily onto anyone who threatens their hive (Ibn Ezra). "So I (Moshe) spoke to you, but you did not listen, and you rebelled against the command of the Lord, and you acted wickedly and went up to the mountain. And the Amorites, dwelling in that mountain, came out towards you and pursued you as bees do, and beat you down..." (Deut. 1:25-45, see also Numbers 14:25-45). Like a bee who buries his stinger into a victim and then dies, the victorious Amorites died after defeating the Jews (Rashi). Bechor Shor goes further, saying that there is no mention of Jewish casualities ; the Jews suffered only like victims of bee stings, who are in pain, but not fatally injured. "You dug ears for me;.." (Psalm 40:7). You opened my ears; enabling me to hear Your voice.
Judaism: Weekly Lecture on the Book of Joshua-Chap 7 By Yehuda Glick
Israel sinned and God delivered them into the hand of the Amorites.
Joshua 7:5
"And Israel sinned with the devoted treasure (the booty, property dedicated to God). "And the men of Ai smote of them (the Israelite force)... chased them.., and smote them..; and the hearts of the people melted (Heb., VAYIMASS,were filled with fear, became frightened, weak, faintness), and became as water" (Joshua 7:5). Collective responsibility is a cardinal precept in Jewish life. The extent to which the community at large is held responsible for the actions of one individual is the theme of this chapter. A single individual's sin is the sin of the whole people, for we are all responsible for one another.
Missionaries Target Beit Shean Valley Kibbutzim:
It what would seem to be a national campaign, missionaries have places palm-sized pamphlets containing quotes from the Bible and the New Testament with references to future prophetic events. Dan, of Kibbutz Beit Zera said he quickly gathered the material from mailboxes and disposed of it. "Such efforts are a waste of money. Kibbutz members are very much against prophetic material and oppose this missionary activity" (INN, 12/18/2011).
Notice also
Maan News' Propaganda Campaign Aganst Jewish Settlers
Settlers attack carol singers near Nablus (18/12/2011): Settlers attacked a Palestinian choir bus returning from a carol concert in Nablus on Saturday evening, choristers told Ma'an. The singers, from Bethlehem Bible college, said five men attacked them on a quiet road outside of the northern West Bank city. Hardline settlers have torched mosques near Ramallah, Jerusalem and Salfit... including rampage on an army base.
Nablus is the Arab name given to the biblical Shechem:
So he (the angel Gabriel; "man of God") said to him (Yoseph), "Go now
and see to your brothers' welfare and the welfare of the flocks, and bring me back word." So he sent him from the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem (Genesis 37:14).
Nablus, is known as the site of biblical Shechem, with friendship ties to Stavanger, my neighbourhood. Yet God's plan is for all humanity to unite "with one accord" (SHECHEM): "For then will I turn to the peoples a pure language (Hebrew), that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve Him with (SHECHEM ECHAD) one consent" (Zephaniah 3:9, Zech. 14:9, Deut. 6:4). To serve Him shoulder to shoulder (SHECHEM) in brotherly cooperation; (Gen. 9:23)
And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders (SHECHEM)..."
Jordanian Media: Settlers Stormed Temple Mount' :
The Jordan News Agency has published an unusually inciting report that the
monthly recital of Psalms
in the Old City was a "storming of the Temple Mount." Similar allegations often are reported by Palestinian Authority and other Arab media, but Jordanian media is normally more restrained (INN, 12/27/2011).
You delivered the strong into the hands of the weak; the many into the hands of the few; the impure into the hands of the pure (Isaiah 65:1-7, 66:17); the evil into the hands of the righteous; the arrogant into the hands of those who observe Your Torah.
You gained a holy and mighty name for Yourself in Your world and You achieved a great triumph and redemption for Your people, Israel, on that day.
"...to Me shall every knee kneel, every tongue shall swear" (Isaiah 45:23, 65:16-25, 55:10-11, Zephaniah 2:11). After the war of Gog and Magog; UNITY (when we will have knowledge of God in same language, Genesis 11:1, Zep. 3:9) -- "All the ends of the earth shall remember and return to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall prostrate themselves before You" (Psalms 22:28, 86:9, 66:4, 67). "...for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea" (Isaiah 11:9, Habakkuk 2:11-12,14, Daniel 2:35, 1 Samuel 17:49).
Thus it was the offspring of Abraham the "Shem-ite", or Semite, who inherited the mission of giving spiritual leadership to the whole world. Yet even among those offspring, feuds between brothers started immediately when Ishmael rose up against Isaac (Genesis 21:9). Ishmael was firstborn to his mother Hagar and thirteen years older than Isaac, who was Sarah's firstborn. Under the Torah law of inheritance, it is the firstborn of a man's first wife, even if she is hated, who receives the firstborn's double portion of his estate (Deut. 21:16-17). Yet God Himself said that Abraham's line would pass through Isaac (Gen. 21:12). (Rabbi Avraham ben Yaakov, Torah For The Nations: HOW CAN BROTHERS GET ALONG?).
Thus it was the offspring of Abraham the "Shem-ite", or Semite, who inherited the mission of giving spiritual leadership to the whole world. Yet even among those offspring, feuds between brothers started immediately when Ishmael rose up against Isaac (Genesis 21:9). Ishmael was firstborn to his mother Hagar and thirteen years older than Isaac, who was Sarah's firstborn. Under the Torah law of inheritance, it is the firstborn of a man's first wife, even if she is hated, who receives the firstborn's double portion of his estate (Deut. 21:16-17). Yet God Himself said that Abraham's line would pass through Isaac (Gen. 21:12). (Rabbi Avraham ben Yaakov, Torah For The Nations: HOW CAN BROTHERS GET ALONG?).
Noach cursed Canaan, son of Cham; (see Deut. 27:16), "And he said: Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant. God enlarge Japheth (representing Hellenism, Rome, Christianity, Gog & Magog; the sons of Cham also join the forces of Gog & Magog; Ezek. 38, Genesis 10:2-6), and he (or; His Presence, Shechinah) shall dwell in the tents of Shem (Israel); and let Canaan be their servant" (Genesis 9:25-27). God promsised to give the Shem-ites the land of Canaan (Gen. Chs. 15, 17). The Tent of Shem: "In order to overcome hatred and war, man must develop a new language and a new way of speaking. This will be a feature of the messianic period in the future. "Then I will turn the language of the nations into a pure language so that all of them will call on the Name of G-d to serve Him with one accord" (Zephaniah 3:9). Then all mankind will unite in prayer to the One G-d in the "House of Prayer for all the Nations" in Jerusalem (Isaiah 56:15). This House of Prayer is the Tent of Shem in which Yafet will dwell"(Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum, Universal Torah, NOAH).
On this day, 1 Tevet, Esther was taken to the palace
of Achashverosh (Esther 2:16). Esther's presence in the king's palace enabled her to advocate on behalf of the Jews,and gain a reversal of Haman's decree to annihilate the Jewish people (Today in Jewish History by Rabbi Shraga Simmons).Although the Megillah appears to be talking about King Ahashverosh, the text frequently refers simply to HA-MELECH (the King). The sages teach that this term simultaneously refers to the temporal Ahashverosh while also alluding to the King of kings (Midrash Esther Rabbah). See Avraham ben Yaakov on the Book of Esther."To sever the towering cypress (Mordechai) sought the Aggagite, son of Hammedatha, but it became a snare and a stumblingblock to him and his arrogance was stilled. The head of the Benjaminite You lifted and the enemy, his name You blotted out..." (Maoz Tzur). Isaiah 55:13 "Instead of the thorn (Haman) shall come up the cypress (Mordechai),.." Instead of the wicked, who will be destroyed, righteous people shall arise and take their rule (Targum Jonathan, Rashi).
"And instead of the brier (Vashti) shall come up the myrtle; (Hebrew: HADAS) and it shall be to the LORD for a memorial, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off (Isaiah 55:13, Genesis 9:11-17, Jeremiah 50:5). Esther had two names: Esther, her Persian name, which possibly means "star" - phonetically similar to the Hebrew word for "hidden" -- hester, and Hadassah, her Hebrew name. Hadassah is the feminized version of the word for "myrtle," HADAS. The myrtle leaf is shaped like an eye - representing God's watchful eye over Esther and over His chosen people. See
'Purim: Adar I'
"In those days and at that time. the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together" (Jeremiah 50:4). The destruction of Babylon, led to the restoration of Judah and Israel and the return of the Jews to Eretz Yisrael. Jeremiah's prophesy also refers to the reconcilliation of Judah and The Ten Tribes at the end of days (
from the "north": TZAFON-"hidden or dark region"
) after the destruction of Edom/Rome by the Persians (See Avraham ben Yaakov on Lamentations 4:21-22) or by the Kingdom of David (Daniel 2:35,44, 7:27) – or both.
After that, your children entered Your Temple and cleansed it and purified Your Sanctuary. then they kindled the lights in Your holy court and, thereby, established the eight days of Hanukkah to give praise and thanks, and You performed miracles and wonders with them, and we shall give thanks to Your great name" (Birkat ha-mazon on Hanukkah).
Satmar Rebbe Warns Jews Not to Oppose Obama:
The leader of the Satmar Chassidic movement, Grand Rabbi Aron Teitelbaum, has come out against Jews who oppose US President Barack Obama (INN, 12/19/2011).
The Jewish people should not put their fate in the hands
of those who wants to destroy them, remain silent and not oppose those who feverishly work for the destruction of their heritage and only safe haven. Proverbs 31:8 "Open your mouth for the dumb, to the cause of all whose help has passed." Bat-sheva's advise to Solomon, A king must speak up for the mute because they cannot defend themselves (Isaiah 53:7). See to that justice prevails in this world and that the unjust judgments of the world's leaders are rebuked (Psalm 82) And check out Iyov's glorious past Ch. 29.
A sword turned against enemies:
Zechariah 13:7 "O sword, awaken against My shepherd and against the man who is associated with Me! says the Lord of Hosts. Smite the shepherd, and the flock shall scatter, and I will return My hand upon the little ones."
The kings and leaders of the nations were the shepherds, God's colleagues, to whom He entrusted the fate of His "flock" Israel. When they harm instead of help, God will enleash the sword against them (Rashi). Then the flock will be free to escape, and God will turn His vengeance against the subordinates who helped molest Israel (Kara). See also
Psalm 135:14-21.
Deut. 32:30-31 "How can one [person] pursue a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their [Mighty] Rock has sold them out, and the Lord has given them over? For their rock is not like our [Mighty] Rock. Nevertheless, our enemies sit in judgment."
The enemies should have understood all the above, that the Lord gave Israel over [to them], and that victory must not be attributed to them or to their deities. For until now, their deities have achieved nothing against our Rock. Because their rock is not like our Rock. Nevertheless, now our enemies are judging us. It must be then, that our Rock has given us over to them, because of our flight from Him into sin...see Rabbi A. Greenbaum on Jonah.
"God chose Israel as His witnesses, and He "set the borders of the peoples according to the number of the Children of Israel" (Deut. 32:1-21).
Among the various implications contained in these words is that the habitations of the Children of Israel, whether in their own or in other lands, are far from arbitrary. Rather, they have been sent on a mission to proclaim HaShem to all the different peoples of the world, each within their own "borders" and boundaries, geographical, racial, cultural and ideological.
Moses' song warns the Children of Israel not to rebel against their mission, for God would surely punish them, withdrawing His protection so as to leave them vulnerable to the ravages of their enemies and God's avenging forces
(Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum).
Isaiah Ch. 53 is famous for its depiction of God's tormented servant, reviled and persecuted by those around him, for whose sins he atones through his illness and suffering. Isaiah 53:4-5,10 "Indeed, he bore our illnesses, and our pains-he carried them, yet we accounted him as plagued, smitten by God and oppressed. But he was pained because of our transgressions, crushed because of our iniquities; the chastisement of our welfare was upon him, and with his wound we were healed." 'He suffered in order that we might have peace.'We brought suffering upon Israel for our own selfish purposes: it was no as we had claimed, that God was punishing Israel for its own evil behavior.
"But it pleased HaShem to crush him by disease (to cause him to repent): if his soul shall consider it a recompense for guilt (ASHAM),.. " Just as the ASHAM (guilt sacrifice) was only offered voluntarily out of the person's loving desire to repent, so one must accept suffering with love. And if he does, what is his reward? "he shall see his seed (ZERAH, offspring), he shall prolong his days (long life), and the purpose of HaShem (his Torah study) shall prosper in his hand."
Who is God's Suffering Servant?
The Rabbinic interpretation of Isaiah 53 by Rabbi Tovia Singer
The Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53 - part 1-2
by Rabbi Tovia Singer:
There is no chapter in the Hebrew Bible that missionaries point to with greater confidence than these well-known passages that describe the Suffering Servant. They insist that anyone who reads this chapter will be convinced that the prophet clearly spoke of Jesus of Nazareth. In this two-part lecture, Rabbi Singer illustrates how the fourth Servant Song of Isaiah has been completely misapplied by these overzealous missionaries.
The Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53 - part 1-2
by Rabbi Tovia Singer:
There is no chapter in the Hebrew Bible that missionaries point to with greater confidence than these well-known passages that describe the Suffering Servant. They insist that anyone who reads this chapter will be convinced that the prophet clearly spoke of Jesus of Nazareth. In this two-part lecture, Rabbi Singer illustrates how the fourth Servant Song of Isaiah has been completely misapplied by these overzealous missionaries.
Zechariah 12:10 "And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto Me because they have thrust him through; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born." "They will look to God and mourn over those of them that were killed by the nations during their exile" (Rashi). It is noteworthy that awareness of and mourning over the Holocaust have been a key theme in Jewish culture in our times.
The prophet Isaiah mentions all Israel as one man.
Isaiah 41:8 "But thou, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham My friend." Isaiah 44:1-2,21 "Yet now hear, O Jacob My servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen. Fear not, O Jacob My servant, and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. O Jacob, and Israel, for thou art My servant I have formed thee, thou art Mine own servant O Israel," Isaiah 45:4 "For the sake of Jacob My servant, and Israel Mine elect." Isaiah 52:13 "Behold My servant shall prosper," The righteous among them.
Ezekiel 34:27-29 "and they (Israel) will know that I am the Lord when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from those who enslave them…"
It remains to see if the US & EU, etc, "are determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons," or if the fire emanating from king Solomon is enough...
Zechariah 13:8-9 "And it shall come to pass throughout all the land, says the Lord, two parts of it shall be cut off. They shall perish, and the third shall remain therein.
And I will bring the third in fire; and I will refine them as one refines silver, and I will test them as one tests gold."
According to Metzudas David, the "land" refers to the whole world, and the "two parts" refer to all the other nations, who are included under Edom and Ishmael, while the "third" that will be left refers to Israel . However Rashi interprets the "third" that will be left as those members of the other nations who will convert. See also
Malachi Ch. 3, Ezekiel 22:18-22, Isaiah Ch. 1
"I will smelt them as one smelts silver in order to remove the impurities, i.e. I shall bring upon them troubles in order to destroy the sinners and rebels, and to see if those who remain will stand firm in their faith" (Metzudas David). In the straits, many Jews will join forces with Gog. Rashi states that some of the converts will suffer troubles during the birth-pangs of Mashiah and the War of Gog and Magog in order to test if they are true converts, because many of those who initially converted to Judaism will then return to their earlier errors and join with Gog and Magog (Zechariah 12:2, 14:14).
"He shall call in My name, and I will respond to him. I said, "He is My people"; and he shall say, "The Lord is my God."
"When he prays, he will pray to HaShem and not to his first god" (Rashi).
See also Psalms 34:12-23;
Zechariah 12:10
Isaiah 58:7-14
Jeremiah 29:11-14
Zechariah 10:6-9,
Hosea 2:18-25
The image of the oak tree and the terebinth repeatedly shedding their leaves (Isaiah 6:12-13) expresses how all the sinners will be successively cast off with repeated refining until only the trunk of the tree - the complete Tzaddikim who will return to God with all their hearts - will be left (Rashi).
Isaiah Ch. 4, 24:1-6, Zechariah 14:16, Jeremiah 3:14-15.
As explained in the Babylonian siege against the city of Jerusalem; Ezekiel 5:12"A third of you will die through pestilence, and through hunger they will perish in your midst, and a third will fall around you by the sword, and a third I shall scatter to every direction, and I shall unsheathe a sword [in pursuit] after them."
A third of the inhabitants of Jerusalem were to die under siege through
the burning "fire" of plague and famine,
a third would be cut down by the sword while trying to escape the Babylonians,
while a third would be scattered in every direction in exile, and even there the sword would chase after them.
"Nine million Jews was under Hitler's control in 1942. From these 73% were killed, about a third of all the Jews world over" (Bernt Hagtvet, To Explain A Genocide). 6 million Jews were killed, about 6 million Jews are living in great tribulation in Israel and about 6 million Jews and members of the Lost Tribes of Israel are living in the Diaspora/exile. Does this mean that they are in danger of being killed along with the other nations?
The only consolation in all of this was God's instruction to Ezekiel in verse 5:3: "You shall also take from these a small number and bind them in the corners of your garment." - "These are the few people who would go into exile to Babylon and live" (Rashi). Yet even some of these would be burned in the fire that was to ravage the House of Israel (5:4).
The saving of the remnant through being bound in the corners of Ezekiel's garments suggests that these were the people who "took hold of the Tzitzis" of the Tzaddik, i.e. followed his advice (see Likutey Moharan I, 7) and that they were saved in his merit.
Zechariah 8:20-23 prophecy how after the future redemption of Israel many nations will come to seek out HaShem in the Temple in Jerusalem.
"And ten men from all the languages of the nations shall take hold and seize the corner of the garment of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you,
for we have heard that God is with you."
Since there are seventy nations, the verse teaches that seven hundred men will take hold of each corner, and since there are four corners, each Jew will have 2,800 men hanging onto his Tzitzith! (Talmud Shabbos 32b). This requires merit.
Their Hearts Melted: Exodus 15:14-16 "People heard, they trembled; a shudder seized the inhabitants of Philistia. Then the chieftains of Edom were startled; [as for] the powerful men of Moab, trembling seized them; all the inhabitants of Canaan melted (Heb., NAMOGO, dissolved). Terror and dread (fear) falleth upon them; by the greatness of Thine arm they are as still as a stone; till Thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over that Thou hast gotten." The Canaanites had reason to melt, for they were about to be displaced. Or as in Psalm 65:11 "with raindrops You dissolve it (make soft; the earth)." God Who subdues the mightiest forces can revitalize the most parched land and withered nation. Joshua 2:9-11,24 Rahab saw that the Jewish conquest of the land was Divinely ordained. "And she (Rahab) said to the men, I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that your terror (fear of you) is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have melted (NAMOGO, dissolved, wandering and moving, as in I Sam. 14:16 "...and, behold, the multitude melted (NAMOG) away, and they went hither and thither") away because of you. For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites that were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you completely destroyed. And as soon as we heard, our hearts melted (VAYIMASS, their hearts were filled with fear, became weak, frightened, faintness), nor did there remain anymore spirit (RUACH, no courage remained) in any man because of you, for the Lord your God He is God in heaven above and on the earth below. And they said to Joshua, -For the Lord has delivered into our hands all the land; and also the inhabitants of the country have melted (NAMOGO) away because of us." See also Hosea 13:15 "...and his (Ephraim's) spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up..."Exodus 18:1 "
Now Moses' father in law, Jethro, the chieftain of Midian, heard all that God had done for Moses and for Israel, His people that the Lord had taken Israel out of Egypt." He heard about the miracles at the Red Sea and the war against Amalek and came to stand by the Jewish people. The juxtaposition of Jethro and Amalek shows the contrast between good and evil people. both of them had heard about the Exodus, but Jethro reacted by casting his lot with the nation of God, while Amalek became the symbol of treachery and evil by defying God and launching an unprovoked attack on a weak and weary people (Deut 25:17-18). Miracles alone do not transform the beliefs of the Amaleks of the world; those who refuse to recognize the hand of God will always interpret events to suit their purposes (Or HaChaim).
Deut. 4:39 "And you shall know this day and consider it in your heart, that the Lord He is God in heaven above, and upon the earth below; there is none else."
Take it to your heart. There are many things that people know intellectually, but do not take to heart, in the sense that this knowledge controls their behavior.
Joshua 5:1 "And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, that were by the sea, heard how that the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until they were passed over, that their heart melted (VAYIMASS, their hearts were filled with fear, became weak, faintness, frightened), neither was there spirit (no courage remained) in them any more, because of the children of Israel." "The Book of Joshua is trying to teach us step by step from the very beginning; initiative is your hands, you go ahead, but don't forget, God is leading, He has His plan and part of His plan is to teach the nations that are here, to fear Israel, to fear Israel means to fear the God of Israel. To fear the God of Israel, means the One and Only God of this world" (Judaism: Weekly Lecture on the Book of Joshua-Chap 8 By Yehuda Glick (INN).
Leviticus 26:36-39 "And those of you who survive (i.e., those exiles whose wickedness remains intact, despite the penalties given; Lev. 26:14-35) I will bring fear (faintness, weakness) in their hearts in the lands of their enemies, and the sound of a rustling leaf will pursue them; they will flee as one flees the sword, and they will fall, but there will be no pursuer. Each man will stumble over his brother, [fleeing] as if from the sword, but without a pursuer. You will not be able to stand up against your enemies.
You will become lost (from each other) among the nations, and the land of your enemies will consume you. And because of their iniquity, those of you who survive will rot away (melt away, disintegrate, pine away) in the lands of your enemies; moreover, they will rot away (melt away, disintegrate, pine away) because the iniquities of their fathers (assimilation, idolatry, etc) are still within them." - unless they repent with all their heart and seek to appease God so that He will allow them to return to the Land ( LEV. 26:40-46).
"They will rot away:"
The Hebrew word
YIMAKO is an expression of melting (Lev. 26:39), and has the same meaning as YIMASS, "they will melt." As in Ezekiel 21:12 "Because of the tidings (the horror that was soon to afflict Jerusalem), for it cometh; and every heart (among the exiles of Babylon) shall melt (become weak, faintness), VE-NAMESS KOL-LEV and all hands shall be slack, and every spirit shall be faint, and all knees shall drip with water;.." Similar is, "their (Gog & Magog's) flesh will melt HAMEK their eyes will melt TIMAKNAH and their tongue will melt TIMAK (consume away, waste away, Zech. 14:12). And similar is "my bruises are… NAMAKO decayed, they fester, because of my foolishness" (Psalms 38:6,3). For Your arrows have been shot into me (for correction), and Your hand has come down upon me..." In this kapitel, we find David suffering from illness. However, he doesn't see it negatively but instead tries to turn his trial to a positive advantage (Rabbi Yitzcok Rubin, Tehillim Ch. 38). Suffering must be recognized as chastisement for sin. One must repent and look to God for salvation.
The looming threat of war and descending into latter-day barbarism hangs like a dark cloud over the nations.
"For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but upon thee (Israel) the LORD will arise, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And nations shall walk at thy light (the Torah, Proverbs 6:23), and kings at the brightness of thy rising" (Isaiah 60:2-3).
Isaiah 49:3,6 'Thou art My servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.' Yea, He saith: 'It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be My servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the offspring of Israel; I will also give thee for a light of the nations, that My salvation may be unto the end of the earth.'
Isaiah 42:6-8 "To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit
in darkness out of the prison-house" (exile, which may be physical, or worse still, mental and spiritual).
When Job was at the height of his greatness
he guided the people through the darkness with the light of God's Torah. Job 29:2-3 "Would that I were as [in] my early months, as [in] the days that God watched over me, when He lit His candle (Mitzvah) over my head; by His light I would go through the darkness."
"For a commandment is a candle, and the Torah is light, and disciplining rebukes are the way of life,.." (Prov. 6:23).
In every occasion of darkness and trouble that came to the world, Israel had light. "...and there was thick darkness over the entire land of Egypt for three days... but for all the children of Israel there was light in their dwellings" (Exodus 10:21-23, Esther 8:16-17, Hosea 6:1-3).
Brighten up the lights for IDF soldiers in Shomron this Chanuka:
Every year residents of the Jewish communities in Shomron reach out to the IDF soldiers in the bases and at check points to bring them the joys of Chanuka. Motorcade processions equip with music and dancing yeshiva students dance with the soldiers. Chanuka donuts or given out and giant Chanuka menorah's at light in the bases and at main cross roads of the Shomron to display the miracles of the Macabbim.
We ask our friends of be part of this project by giving a Chanuka gift that will go directly to the IDF soldiers on duty in the Shomron.
Donations for this can be made online via this link:
Chanuka gift for IDF soldiers
- Shuva Israel.
"As we contemplate the wanton violence, warfare, terror and crime in the world today together with the licentious godless cultures that breed them, we may well feel that this verse applies directly to our age. We may take comfort in the fact that we are free to turn off the media and immerse ourselves in the study of God's Torah, and in this way His light shines to us even in the midst of the surrounding darkness that grips the world" (Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum).
Zechariah 14:14 "And Judah also shall fight against Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the nations round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance." "Mine is the silver, and Mine the gold, saith the LORD ofhosts.The glory of this latter (ACHARON) house shall be greater than that of the former, and in this place will I give peace,saith the LORD of hosts" (Haggai 2:9, Isaiah 56:1-8, 60:6-7,13, Ezekiel 37:21-28, Chs. 40-47).
The apparently redundant word ACHARON "latter" or "last", thus alludes to the Third Temple, which will be the greatest of all! Suggested meanings to the Hebrew name AHARON is "high mountain" or "exalted." See Isaiah 2:2 and Michah 4:1. Ezekiel Ch. 44:3 and 46:2 gives us a glimpse of the messianic king, a Cohen Gadol.
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Archive for February, 2007
Accidentally clicked on porn? Go to jail for up to 40 years!
by admin on Feb.28, 2007, under General
I've gotta say this is perhaps THE MOST SCREWED UP story I've heard in a LONG while. This lady is a teacher of 12-13 year olds, and I'm guessing was teaching a lecture on a projector. Well, somehow or another she got a bunch of porn popups. The kids mentioned it to their parents, parents threw a hissy fit, teacher was dismissed. That wasn't enough, so the parents contacted the police and threw a bigger hissy fit, and the lady is now looking at 40 years possible jail time.
Now, don't get me wrong, I don't know all the details of the case. If there was actually intent, jail time is more understandable. However, how many of us internet users have accidentally clicked on a link to discover lots and lots of pictures of naked women or men or other things that we really didn't want to see? Come on, porn is a part of the internet (Avenue Q reference anyone?). Putting someone in jail because she accidentally opened up porn and didn't know how to get rid of it is flat out stupid. Yes, kids were involved and saw it. However, let me ask you this – at what age did you first start learning about sex? At what age did you first see any pictures related to it? Hell, look on TV – there's been Skin-emax on for how long? Honestly, porn is NOT a big deal. You click the close button, ignore it, move on with your life. And grow up.
Some of this is perhaps American society – we're soooo worried about pornography and sex and nudity. I'd personally be much more worried about violence, blood, and gore. Video games often are worse than any level of porn. Instead of hiding from stuff, pretending it doesn't exist, burrying heads in the sand, isn't it MUCH smarter to educate kids about stuff?? What the hell is the problem with the US today??
Ok, enough ranting, back to work. I'll have more meaningful posts up soon, I hope (life is kinda nuts right now).
Singles Awareness Day
by admin on Feb.14, 2007, under General
Yes, it's that time of year again – the time when all of us single folk are reminded of our status in society. We're told explicitly from every window that we're second class because we there isn't someone whom we can give flowers and chocolates. For your intrepid blogger, this is a horrible day, as I think only once or twice in his entire life has there been someone with whom he could celebrate this holiday.
In other words, this day sucks for those who are single. It's a painful reminder of that condition which many of us find ourselves – that of being without a significant other. However, if we're all honest – it's not the holiday we hate. It's not the people walking around with someone that we hate. it's our singleness, it's the lack that we hate. It's envy we feel towards others on this day. It's regret? loneliness? whatever emotion which properly covers the gamut of a persons psyche on this day, that feeling really isn't one of hate.
SO, let me say this to my future mate, whoever you are, where ever you may be, my heart yearns for you now. I wish I had you here with me, and pray to God for assistance in finding you. I pray that on this day that my prayers find you, and comfort you on some level that I'll be here waiting for you when God places you on my path. Or me on yours. Or something. I just know that I anxiously am awaiting that day, with all of my being praying that God is making me ready for you, as well as you for me, and that God helps me to not look for what I want, but what God wants for me. SO, my prayer ends thus – God, help me be a servant of your will, help me though to find that other half that you plan for me to be with, but only find her in your time and place, and most importantly, thank you God for all the gifts you've given and continue to give me in life. I just pray that this one gift, that of my other half, may not be too far away
Steve Jobs and DRM
by admin on Feb.07, 2007, under General
By the time you've read this, it's more than likely you've already read Steve Jobs' post regarding DRM. For more information on how DRM messes with your life read this entry in Wikipedia. If you haven't read either the post or some of the relevant discussions, you can read through some of the news sites responses by doing a Google News search for "Steve Jobs DRM" . I won't rehash a lot of his arguments, nor the arguments of many who've discussed the article. I'll just say a few words on some things that really made me stop and think about the whole situation.
First, F-ing BRILLIANT piece of work if from no other aspect than an amazing public relations move. Also, some major BS too, but that's my opinion of the licensing FairPlay discussion, and despite that I still agree with the majority of his article. Even disagreeing with his viewpoints on FairPlay, I can at least respect his views. What's interesting though is a few points brought up on boingboing.net regarding selling music RIGHT NOW in a non-DRM format . Basically, the argument is that a lot of independent labels already have said they'd be more than willing to have their music sold in a non-DRM format. Now, the question becomes when will it be possible to purchase this music? I know personally, I vowed not to buy anything off of iTunes because of DRM issues (when you replace machines regularly and have had as many issues as I've had transferring music from an old machine to a new one, you'd understand).
SO, how about it? Can I finally buy music through iTunes from independent labels without DRM? If not now, when? If this doesn't become an option after the furor his article has generated, I'd argue that the expose isn't so much about DRM, as it is about Apple trying to avoid litigation issues with the Norwegian Consumer Council .
Harry Potter Book 7
by admin on Feb.01, 2007, under General
It's announced! It's coming! July 21st! SOooo, time to go over to B&N and preorder a book More info on the page for Book 7, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on the Barnes & Noble site .
SO, I gotta ask – who's dying this time? Harry? Ron? Everyone?
* EDIT* – sorry, I had to correct the date above, I'd originally said July 31st but it's really 21st, so 10 days sooner! WOOT! Also, isn't the cover kinda creepy? I mean, I expect this to be one of the most disturbing Harry Potters, considering the last couple of books, but still….

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YEREVAN (Arka)—Armenian and Belarusian officials Thursday refused to sign a final agreement at the European Union's Eastern Partnership summit in Riga unless a segment defining Russia's annexation of Crimea as "illegal" is removed.
The participating countries have since developed a compromise revision that reflects the difference in the positions of the sides, Reuters reported referring to diplomatic sources.
The fourth Eastern Partnership summit in Riga opened on Thursday. It is an EU project to develop cooperation with the post-Soviet countries. Three countries, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, singed the EU association agreement in 2014. The Russian permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said earlier the elaboration process of the final declaration is "quite intense with some countries wanting to strengthen the anti-Russian emphasis and with the others opposing it."
The revised text of the declaration will still contain the EU's condemnation of the "annexation of the Crimea," but will also describe partnering countries' stances, Novosti-Armenia reports referring to RIA Novosti.
The draft declaration will be discussed Thursday by foreign ministers of the EU countries and six partnering countries.
Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea supported joining Russia in a referendum held on March 16, 2014. Russia's Putin said the referendum was held in line with international law and the UN principles.
President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sarkisian, who is on a working visit to the Republic of Latvia, participated in a meeting of leaders of the European People's Party and the Eastern Partnership and gave a speech.
"Armenia's European agenda remains one of the priorities of our foreign policy, and we are committed to deepen and further enhance our cooperation with the European Union," Sarkisian said in his speech.
"It's very important to maintain the commonality that unites us as a Partnership. We are more than convinced that all the partner countries' loyalty to the general values, the development of democracy, human rights, rule of law, peace and the securing of stability in the region must continue to lie at the core of that commonality."
Sarkisian said that he believes that the accession of partners to any structure doesn't restrict their cooperation with other structures. That's why by acceding to the Eurasian Economic Union, Armenia continues to be committed to the deepening and expansion of relations with the European Union, he said.
"Talking about the securing of cooperation and security in Europe, I must touch upon the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," Sarkisian said. "The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict continues to be a serious challenge for security in the region and in Europe. Azerbaijan continues with its provocations, threats and anti-Armenian propaganda, prolonging the regulation of the conflict. The anti-Armenian campaign is being carried out with crude violations of human rights in Azerbaijan, and the regime's opponents have been viewed as Armenia's agents for a long time now. The partners in Europe must react to the irresponsible steps of Azerbaijan posing a threat to our regional security. There is a need for an adequate evaluation of those steps. So, I urge you to not give in to Azerbaijan's destructive initiatives at different international levels and not share the responsibility for the escalation of tensions in the region."
Sarkisian also thanked the audience of European People's Party officials for the adoption of a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide on May 3 and, on the same token, the European Parliament for adopting a similar resolution in April.


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The Premier League only began looking at the paperwork surrounding the signing on Tuesday because they had to wait until Tevez´s agent Kia Joorabchian had paid West Ham the £2million settlement agreed last week.
That money arrived in West Ham´s bank account on Tuesday and, with Tevez formally released from his contract and his registration made available, United were able to put forward their proposed two-year loan deal for the Argentina striker to the Premier League.
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There's been a lot of talk about gun control here in the States since the Sandy Hook massacre. I know people on both sides of the debate and have seen some interesting points on both sides, but I have found one line of logic to be particularly troubling. It's best encapsulated in this little meme here:
Yes, I get it, thank you. And I disagree. But no, I'm not stupid.
The argument underlying this one is that the best solution to a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. The problem at Sandy Hook, see, was that nobody there was armed except the bad guy: Adam Lamza. If the principal or a teacher had had a gun, too, then the bad guy would have been stopped sooner. So we should give the good guys the guns so that evil is vanquished. Peace, through superior firepower.
Incidentally, you can see this kind of logic in all kinds of other places, too. For example, with American foreign policy in Syria. What do we do when the bad guy (the Syrian dictator) is killing innocent civilians? The answer: give the good guys guns so that they can vanquish the bad guy.
Do you get it? Or are you stupid or something? Any idiot can understand this logic.
(Then again, maybe that's the problem.)
The nice thing about this line of reasoning is that it makes the world so simple. See, since the dawn of time, mankind has been caught in an epic battle between good and evil. Every man and woman must take a side. Will they be good guys or bad guys? Bad guys will always try to perpetrate evil on innocent people. So the good guys must always work to imprison or kill the bad guys. That's the way it has been since the beginning.
See, here's what you do to achieve peace. It's real simple:
- Figure out who the bad guys are.
- Find them, and either
- Kill them (always preferable) or (if you must) put them in jail.
Seriously, how many movies have you seen where this is the exact plot?
The question that this is answering is one that's provoked every time we see the innocent dead: How do we respond to evil?
What's frustrating about Sandy Hook for people using the Kill the Bad Guy approach is that the answer doesn't make itself apparent. The Bad Guy already killed himself, so we can't kill him. But, by God, we will make sure that we can kill the next one—and we will put a gun in the hands of every teacher in order to do so.
Can I suggest one tiny thing? Kill the Bad Guy is certainly one response to evil. But it is not a Christian response: that is, it is not one that makes sense inside a Christian worldview.
Certainly, we can agree that this is not the way Jesus responded to evil? A brief quote from the man himself:
'You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also [ . . . ]
'You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy." But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.
If the world's response to evil is "Kill the Bad Guy", Jesus' response seems to be, "Love the Bad Guy".
This response, of course, seems like foolishness to the Greeks. Is evil to just be allowed to run wild? Surely if the good guys do nothing, then evil prevails.
There's lots to say, more than a blog can contain. But let me suggest that within a pagan worldview (yeah, I said it: pagan), the answer to violence is always more violence. Escalation is inevitable, because the Enemy must be taught a lesson. But it seems that Jesus says that the answer to the death-dealing power of violence is the life-giving power of love.
It seems that the primary battle Jesus saw in situations such as this one was not "Good Versus Evil" but "Hatred Versus Love". And when we look at things through that same lens, everything changes. Meeting hatred with hatred seems ludicrous. Meeting death with death looks insane. For you can not defeat violence with violence any more than you can drive out darkness with darkness.
Bringing it home, then: what is the Christian response to Sandy Hook?
There's lots to say, but I'll start here:
- Think of someone in your life who is mentally ill: autistic, schizophrenic, manic depressive, take your pick.
- Go find that person.
- Love them like you do your best friend.


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Wilhelm Gidabuday with Alphonce Simbu in London.
Callum Hawkins wants to challenge Sir Mo Farah
Great Britain's Callum Hawkins says he is relishing the chance to battle Sir Mo Farah in the marathon from next year, after finishing an impressive fourth at the World Championships in London.
The Scot equalled the best-ever finish by a British man in the event, and the best in 22 years since Peter Whitehead's performance in Gothenburg with his display on Sunday.
The 25-year-old, ninth at last year's Olympics in Rio, clocked a personal best two hours 10 minutes and 17 seconds as he crossed the finish line at Tower Bridge 26s off bronze.
Hawkins' sense of slight frustration at missing out on a medal is a clear sign of his confidence - and he is determined to give Farah a run for his money when the 10-time global track champion takes to the roads full-time.
"Hopefully he'll be seeing my back," he joked.
Mo Farah could find himself fending off competition from Callum Hawkins before long, according to the 25-year-old
"He's a quality athlete and hopefully it'll be a good head-to-head."
Kenya's Geoffrey Kirui took victory on the course in two hours 8 minutes and 27 seconds, Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola claimed silver and Alphonce Felix Simbu of Tanzania.
"I was wanting to maybe sneak a medal and to actually see it as I was finishing was a bit tough," Hawkins said. "But I gave it my all and I couldn't ask for anything more performance-wise.
Callum Hawkins has his sights set on becoming the best of British on the road
"I knew I could be close to a medal, but there are some quality athletes. Usually the big guys don't quite turn up, but they all turned up."
Hawkins finished strongly, picking athletes off late in the race after deciding not to go with the leaders when they made a move at the halfway point.
"I should have maybe held them a bit closer when that big move went, but it was a huge move," he continued.
"But if I had I would have been almost walking towards the end."
Source : SkySports News


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If you bought an Onyx Boox ereader from eReader-Store.de then I have some good news for you.
A new update was released last week for the Onyx Boox i86, M96C, T68, and other models. We don't have specific details on the update, but the page does note that this was the first updatein a little over two months and that "Several commonly reported problems solved".
I've checked over at MobileRead, and I couldn't find any first-hand reports on the changes and improvements, so you're going to have to into this one blind. And you're going to have to leave me behind; I've tried to install the update (twice) without success.
You can find the update over on eReader-Store.de. Please do let me know if it works for you.


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Rubik's Birthday!
The Rubics Cube was invented 30 years ago! The Rubics cube, or "The colourful cube of frustration" as it was dubbed in our playgrounds, had vast swathes of the child population in it's thrall when it was first released.
In the early 1980's it seemed that every man and boy had one, and was trying to solve it, like some national enigma machine - it was whispered that if you solved it you were taken away to work for the space program.
For those of us that were there, back in the 1980's, they'll know that the achievement of completing the rubiks cube (hey, even one side of it!) held more cache than GCSE's or Yo-yo-ing ever did. I sat for hours trying to work that thing out, finally being reduced to painstakingly peeling off the stickers and putting them back on in order.
There was always one child you knew who had worked out (or who's father had worked out) some kind of special move that resulted in all colours going in the right places - and would amaze specially invited groups of children to swamp round him and watch the magic moves in action.
Apparently there's been more than 350 million Rubiks cubes sold worldwide since it was invented in 1980 by Hungarian university lecturer Erno Rubik. I thought most of these would have been sold in the 1980's but not so, there are now a whole new generation of 'Cubers', there are national and international competitions, 'Speedcubers' compete to solve the puzzle in the quickest possible time. At the first World Championship in 1982, the fastest average solve was 22.9 seconds. In 2008, the 'single solve' record was set at an incredible 7.08 seconds.
So there's progress for you.
Although who's to say continuing Rubic's cubes championships are progress?
According to people in white coats (people who did their maths at school) there are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible combinations on a Rubiks cube. These are millions of man hours we must be talking about! We could have gotten to Mars by now if it wasn't for that darned Rubik's cube!
But it's all in the name of fun. Frustration and fun.
BTW - what ever happens to all the solved rubics cubes? 350 million sold, and until yesterday I'd not seen one in years! Do they self-destruct when you complete them? They could and I really wouldn't know...


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about WACC
Our mission is to promote child safety and well-being, and to prevent child maltreatment, abuse, and neglect through educational service and programs to children, parents, community members and youth-serving professionals throughout Washtenaw County.
our history
WACC is formed as the Washtenaw County Coordination Council for Children to address inter-disciplinary challenges regarding children and youth
The Michigan Children's Trust Fund designated WACC as the authority on establishing program development for the prevention of child abuse and neglect
In partnership with University of Michigan athletes, the Shaken Baby Syndrome project began to address the prominence of abusive head trauma
Across Washtenaw County over 11,000 lives are changed annually as a result of Washtenaw Area Council for Children's five core education programs
WACC is formed as the Washtenaw County Coordination Council for Children to address inter-disciplinary challenges regarding children and youth
The Michigan Children's Trust Fund designated WACC as the authority on establishing program development for the prevention of child abuse and neglect
In partnership with University of Michigan athletes, the Shaken Baby Syndrome project began to address the prominence of abusive head trauma
Across Washtenaw County over 11,000 lives are changed annually as a result of Washtenaw Area Council for Children's five core education programs
WACC is formed as the Washtenaw County Coordination Council for Children to address inter-disciplinary challenges regarding children and youth
The Michigan Children's Trust Fund designated WACC as the authority on establishing program development for the prevention of child abuse and neglect
In partnership with University of Michigan athletes, the Shaken Baby Syndrome project began to address the prominence of abusive head trauma
Across Washtenaw County over 11,000 lives are changed annually as a result of Washtenaw Area Council for Children's five core education programs
Washtenaw Area Council for Children is integrated deeply in our community, and we've been that way for a while. A modest start has evolved into a far-reaching, impactful present. Between our five programs, we proudly serve every stage of life.
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our team
Jyoti Gupta
executive director
As a key fixture at Safehouse Center and Amnesty International, Jyoti brings an impressive resume to the table. Starting as Executive Director in 2008, Jyoti has overseen the largest period of growth in WACC history.
Marcia Dykstra
program director
An integral part of WACC since 1995, Marcia is now responsible for the design, direction, and development of our preventative programs - including our Luncheon Lecture Series and Annual Conferences.
Althea Wilson
safe sleep coordinator
Head of the Safe Sleep program since 2013, Althea has extensive knowledge of child development. A natural listener and communicator, Althea is indomitably linked to local families and children.
Robin Batten
cyber safety coordinator
Having been an advocate for incarcerated women and an educator for children's church groups, Robin is meticulously interlaced in our community - a trait essential for her role.
Susan Usher
office manager
Accomplished in charitable works, Susan partners closely with youth as a mentor and coach. Her zest for positive youth development lends itself well to orchestrating our inner workings.
Carol Matthews
cyber safety facilitator
An experienced educator and pediatric injury prevention specialist, Carol has an immense passion for cultivating positive experiences in youth and adults.
Kourtnee Swafford
we care elementary coordinator
A proactive advocate for the youth in her community, Kourtnee is driven to successfully equip children and their families with the knowledge and skills that will add value to their health, wellness and everyday lives.
our board
Chad Allee | Board Chair
Transformational Choices
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Suzi Coghlan | Vice Chair
Parent & Co-Founder of SRSLY
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Sharon Stemple | Treasurer
Controller, Translume, Inc.
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Nancy Krzesicki | Secretary
Interior Designer, By Design Interiors
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Thomas L. Atkins, M.D., PLLC
Child and Adult Psychiatric Care
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April Scanlon
CPS Prevention Specialist
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Alan Oman
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Robert O'Reilly
Conlin, McKenney & Philbrick
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Deborah Jones
Bank of Ann Arbor
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Martha Kerr
Abuse Prevention & Child Protection
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Kristen McCurry
Transformational Choices
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Jane Nickert
Director of Nursing, WCPH
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Pai Meng, M.D.
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Deborah J. Shaw
Washtenaw County Trial Court
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Sherri Goff
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
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Kriste Goers
Google Account Executive
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Susan Catherman
Galaxy Brain and Therapy Center
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Angela Johnson
Michigan Medicine
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Chad Allee
Chad is the Executive Director of Transformational Choices Holistic Therapy & Counseling, with offices in Ann Arbor, Plymouth, and Monroe. He has been an adjunct professor at Wayne State University, and has been involved in non-profit organizations at local, state, national and international levels focused on children and families for more than 15 years. Chad and his wife, Denise have 4 children and enjoy traveling together as a family.
Suzi Coghlan
Suzi Coghlan is the Director of the Coghlan Family Foundation. The Foundation has helped to create and financially support a number of programs including: SRSLY- A Community Coalition established in 2008 to prevent destructive behavior in youth, Special Days Camps- A camp for children with cancer and their siblings and The Coghlan Family Craniofacial Fellowship- A fellowship providing an additional year of education specializing in craniofacial patients within the University of Michigan's Orthodontics program. Suzi has been on the Board of Directors of WACC for 3 years. As a mother of 3 daughters, she is an advocate for children and families. Suzi lives in Saline with her husband Michael.
Sharon Stemple
Sharon is a Financial Controller at Translume, Inc. She brings with her more than 25 years of experience in the Financial arena with large Corporations, such as ADP and Thomson Reuters. Among her many talents, Sharon also brings with her several years of experience with start-up ventures within the Ann Arbor community, where she has gained extensive knowledge in HR, Technology, and Implementation. Sharon has served on the Board of Directors of WACC for 4 years, more recently as Treasurer, and is active on several other non-profit organizations, such as The Margetts Foundation and the Ann Arbor Hockettes Intermediate Ice-Skating Team. Sharon lives in Ann Arbor with her husband and daughter.
Nancy Krzesicki
Nancy is an Interior Designer, and owner of By Design Interiors for 20 years. Married with two grown girls, I was invited to the spring breakfast event and after hearing the wonderful programs that WACC has to offer our communities, I knew I wanted to get involved.I enjoy travel, reading and spending time with Family. Looking forward becoming a more active member of WACC.
Thomas L. Atkins
Thomas Atkins is a child and adolescent psychiatrist working in his own practice in downtown Ann Arbor. Previously Thomas worked in Northern California as a pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist. Throughout his career Thomas has worked to create safe spaces for vulnerable populations. Thomas lives in Ann Arbor with his wife, Leticia, and their two boys.
April Scanlon
April is the Prevention Specialist for Washtenaw County Department of Health and Human Services providing resources, support/advocacy, and referrals for in-home services to at-risk families. She has worked in Children's Services since 2008 as an investigator and ongoing CPS specialist. She partners with many community organizations and ensures that Services Specialists are informed of community resources. April resides in Canton with her husband and two children.
Alan Oman
Alan is the Executive Director of Early Childhood Programs for the Washtenaw Intermediate School District. WISD's Early Childhood Department is responsible for the administration of Head Start, Early Head Start, and the state GSRP prekindergarten programs in Washtenaw County. In addition, the ISD provides home visiting and special education services for children ages birth to three. Prior to joining Washtenaw ISD, Alan was the Director of Early Childhood and Family Programs for the ISD in Midland County and worked for more than twenty years managing non-profit organizations that support children and families. Alan currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Michigan Head Start Association, as well as committees and boards for several other state and local organizations. Alan previously served as the Board President of the Child Abuse and Neglect Council in Midland County.
Robert O'Reilly
Robert is an attorney with Conlin, McKenney & Philbrick in Ann Arbor. His practice focuses primarily on estate planning, estate and trust administration, business law, and real estate. Robert earned his Juris Doctor degree from Wayne State University Law School and he lives in Ann Arbor with his wife, Alyssa, and daughter, Fiona.
Deborah Jones
Deb is the Vice President of Business Development at Bank of Ann Arbor, and is also responsible for 403(b) University Retirement and Advisory Services. Deb began her financial services career with the former Huron Valley National Bank, which was located at the current Fifth Avenue location of Bank of Ann Arbor. She has successfully assisted high net worth individuals and families preserve and grow their wealth through financial, retirement, estate, investment advice and planning through her previous employment with the First of America, Comerica Bank and most, recently, TIAA-CREF. She is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University and is currently enrolled in the Certificate of Financial Planning program. Deb and her husband, Steve, along with their two sons, Aaron and Brandon, have lived in Ann Arbor for more than 30 years.
Martha Kerr
Martha Kerr is the Abuse Prevention Initiative and Child Protection Team Coordinator at the University of Michigan Health System. She has been a social worker for over 30 years and received her Master in Social Work degree from Wayne State University. Martha considers herself a strong advocate for children having worked and volunteered in programs of this nature. She resides in Detroit with her family and two cats.
Kristen McCurry
Kristen McCurry has been a proud supporter of WACC for years, and joined the board in 2016. She is the Director of Clinical Outreach at Transformational Choices counseling and Therapy, and has worked in the nonprofit community since 2009. She earned her Master of Social Work (LMSW) degree from the University of Michigan with a focus on management of human services and evaluation. Kristen has a passion for promoting growth and efficiency in the nonprofit sector, while strategically placing organizations in a position to thrive within ever-changing political and social environments. She has a deep appreciation for the work of WACC and the organization's impacts on children, families, and our local community.
Jane Nickert
Jane Nickert is the Director of Nursing for Washtenaw County Public Health. She has been a public health nurse for over 20 years and for many years worked specifically with pregnant women and children. She received her BSN as well as her MSN and MSBA from Madonna University. Jane has worked in public health at both the state and local level. Jane has a passion for assuring the health and safety of children. She worked as the Coordinator for the Michigan Department of Community Health's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program which afforded her the opportunity to help develop policy around protecting Michigan's children from lead poisoning. In her current role Jane will continue to improve services dedicated to protecting Washtenaw County children. Jane is married and is the grandmother to five, Skylar, Aiden, Cash, Madison and Sophia.
Pai Meng
Pai Meng is an Internist & Pediatrician who lives in Scio and works in Saline. As both a pediatrician and a mom, she believes in the importance of primary prevention efforts to keep kids safe.
Deborah J. Shaw
Deborah Shaw With formal education in psychology, family therapy, substance use disorders, and public administration from Eastern Michigan, Hahnemann, and Wayne State Universities, Debby has focused her work at the juvenile court on the development and implementation of prevention and treatment-focused programs, program evaluation, and process improvement activities. She served on the board of the Center for Occupational and Personalized Education (COPE), is the immediate past president of the Washtenaw Area Council for Children, and was a founding steering Cmmittee member of the Washtenaw Alliance for Children and Youth. In her role as program manager at the Washtenaw County Juvenile Court, Debby oversees the Court's diversion and attendance remediation programs; and a bunch of other stuff.
Elizabeth Spring
Elizabeth Spring is the Program Administrator for CSTS Youth and Family Services in Washtenaw County. Services span from interventions for infants, seriously emotionally disturbed and developmentally delayed children, youth and their families. Her clinical experiences have always focused on health promotion for at risk populations targeting social and emotional health in children and adults. She values weekends enjoying time with her family, husband Chris and two daughters Jennifer and Isabella. A puppy would be a fabulous addition to the family.
Sherri Goff
Sherri Goff has worked as a Respiratory Therapist for nearly thirty years including St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. She is a wife and mother of three children and is dedicated to helping all children stay safe and healthy.
Kriste Goers
Kriste Goers is an Account Executive at Google based in Ann Arbor. Kriste has been with Google for nearly 4 years and has spent the last decade working in digital media/advertising for various media agencies and clients in metro Detroit. She graduated with a Bachelors in Business Administration from Eastern Michigan and also received her Master of Science degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from EMU. Recently, she went back to school to obtain a Master Certificate in Business Leadership and Management from Michigan State University. Kriste lives in Van Buren Charter Township with her husband Joe, infant son Hudson, and their two dogs.
Susan Catherman
Since moving to Chelsea in 2000, Susan has been an active parent in Chelsea Community Schools and has also worked with special needs students as a para-professional substitute. She volunteers for Meals on Wheels, has led a troop of Girl Scouts for 8 years, and volunteered at Faith in Action/Chelsea. She has worked as a medical billing specialist for over 10 years, and is currently employed at Galaxy Brain and Therapy Center in Ann Arbor.
Angela Johnson
Angela M. Johnson is Senior Outreach Specialist for the Program for Multicultural Health at Michigan Medicine, Community Health Services where she develops health education, health outreach, and training for community, students, staff, and faculty. Angela has served as a healthcare professional for more than 15 years with research specialties and published work in maternal health and breastfeeding disparities.
Angela earned a bachelors in psychology from Amherst College, both a masters in sociology & urban affairs, and a doctorate in medical sociology from Michigan State University, and a postdoctoral research training certificate from the Michigan Institute for Clinical Health Research (at Michigan Medicine).
Prior to joining Michigan Medicine, Angela served the State of Michigan, Child and Family Services in the areas of Juvenile Justice, Children's Protective Services, and Welfare Reform for a combined eight years. She and her husband have 3 children and enjoy spending time together as a family.
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Sheriff Jerry Clayton
Howard Holmes II
Cynthia Koch
Brian Mackie
Melissa Oca
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Ongoing Research
Our main areas of interest explore the teaching and learning of physics from interrelated perspectives such as:
Representation in Physics
How can the different resources we use in physics be coordinated in order to improve the teaching and learning of physics?
Understanding Physical Phenomena
How do students understand physical phenomena and how can learning experiences be constructed to facilitate such understanding?
Complexity Thinking in Physics Education Research
How can complex processes of teaching and learning be modelled and understood?
Social Identity and the Culture of Physics
How does the culture of physics affect the possibilities for student learning?


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- ¼ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 4 Tablespoons olive oil
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 cups pesto
- 6 slices of tomato
- 6 slices mozzarella cheese
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a small bowl, combine four, salt and pepper.
- Heat a large skillet on a stovetop over medium high heat and add the olive oil. When olive oils has been heated, dredge chicken in flour mixture and place in skillet. Brown chicken for 1 minute per side and place in a baking dish.
- Pour pesto over chicken and cover with foil.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes depending on the size of your chicken breasts until chicken is done and cooked through.
- Uncover when chicken is done and place a tomato slice on the top of each chicken breast. Place a slice of mozzarella cheese over the tomato. Place under the broiler until the cheese is melted.
- Serve.
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At the Mission, we always depend on the donations from our generous donors to continue our ministry. At this time, we have a shortage of some food and hygiene items.
We hope you could help us to provide for the men and families we serve by donating these items to fulfill the immediate needs that we have:
- Canned Foods (Vegetables, Fruit, Meat, Beans)
- Boxed Meals
- Mac & Cheese
- Peanut Butter
- Men's Disposable Razors
- Men's Deodorant
- Shampoo
- Shaving Cream
These items above will be distributed to the men in our New Beginnings program, overnight guests, and families during our Free Food Box.
You can also donate through our Amazon WishList. Your donations will be delivered directly to The Mission.
Thank you for caring! Your donations are greatly appreciated!


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I have just been watching one of the Inspiring Entrepreneurs videos we have recently posted onto YouTube.
The charismatic James Brown (founder of Loaded Magazine) talks about how he created a team of weirdos who would have been unemployable elsewhere to create a completely new kind of magazine. He describes a talk by business guru Tom Peters where he pronounced on the importance of employing weirdos to introduce change to a business. Brown reversed the process and had one straight guy for every 99 weirdos.


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The file eax.dll is an application registered to Creative Technologies. The eax.dll module is part of Creative SoundBlaster drivers. The component eax.dll is related to Windows COM (Component Object Model) audio eax for games.
The Unified Interface of EAX oversees the EAX program in applying its Environmental Audio features in functioning on any given PC platform by translating EAX calls to the most suitable interface available.
The eax.dll function EAXDirectSoundCreate. Version 2.0 of Environmental Audio Extensions for DirectSound3D was updated July 8, 1999.
EAX Wrapper Interface defines DirectSound using DirectX version 7 and 8. The EAX 2.0 has predefined ListenerProperties listed as follows:
* long lRoom – – low- level frequencies of room effects
* long lRoomHF — high- level frequency to low level frequency also of room effect
* float flRoomRolloffFactor
* float flDecayTime – – decay time of reverberation of low frequencies
* float flDecayHFRatio – time ratio of decay from high frequency to low frequency
* long lReflections – – initial level of reflection of room effect
* float flReflectionsDelay – – initial time delay of reflection
* long lReverb – amount of late reverberation in the room effect
* float flReverbDelay – – ratio of late delay time of reverberation to starting reflection
* unsigned long dwEnvironment – – determines entirety of listener properties
* float flEnvironmentSize – – dimensions of environment in meters
* float flEnvironmentDiffusion – diffusion and dispersion of environment
* float flAirAbsorptionHF – – level every meter measured by every 5 kHz
* unsigned long dwFlags – – changes the parameters of properties
As is the norm, these functions may be updated for EAX Versions.
The file eax.dll provides the instructions encoded in Creative SoundBlaster drivers-specific language when it needs to communicate with the sound card. Audio cards of SoundBlaster may not function appropriately if the file eax.dll is deleted, missing or corrupted.
The eax.dll module increases the audio performance via by improving the positional accuracy and especially the elevation on the vertical plane resulting in smoother movements and rotations.
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Eax.dll is created by:
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Known file path:
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#1-Old Jar of Garden seeds
#2 Faceless Rag/Cloth Doll
#3 Homespun Pillow Case – Must be ADULT BED SIZE or larger
#4 Pastry Roller- Must have DETAIL TO PRINT
#5 Doll Bed
#6 A piece of old Ironstone Pottery/Dishware
I was able to find all but 1, the pastry roller. I know I have one, but I can't find it anywhere. So, five out of six is pretty good. I wish I'd chosen a better spot for my display, but I was looking for a room with good light. Looking at the photos now, I can see several better ways to have arranged my things. Here's the close up:
You can click on the photo for a closer look. The cradle is an antique one I found in my hometown a few summers ago. There is a sweet little faceless dollie from Square Nails, and a little Amish boy I made from old materials. The grey homespun pillow behind them is from our guest bed. The big doll I found on eBay, and she wears a real Amish baby dress. I always keep my seeds from the previous season in these old jars, so I just grabbed some out of the laundry room. . I love Ironstone, and have it displayed in several places around the house.
This wire shelf might be my favorite thing in the house. I keep my sentimental pieces here, and I just love looking at them all together. Please be sure to stop by Misi's blog each week to keep up with the scavenger hunters!