"The same God who created humanity with the need to rest also provided the means to rest: a weekly day in which human beings are to set aside weekly toils and troubles and to rest in Him, the Creator."
Welcome to Sacramento central Seventh-day Adventist Church. We're so glad that you're tuning in. Whether this is your first time or you're with us every week, we're just excited to sing songs together today and open up God's word and study together. I hope you've had a lovely week. I have and I'm just - but I'm always very thankful when it's Sabbath because it just seems like we go and we go and we go and if you really didn't have that day to just stop - I don't know how people do it that just don't have 24 hours to stop what you're doing and just rest.
So we're so thankful for the Sabbath. If you're watching on our website today at 'saccentral.org' or on the various television networks or joining us on the radio, we're going to sing together at this time so if you have a hymnal, pull it out with us and join with us - #152 - we're going to start with 'tell me the story of Jesus,' which comes as a request from - there was a long list of names but I picked a smattering from around the world. Amy, beth, chuck, neal, and Michael in Canada, hanock in Ethiopia, rosemarie and caleb in guayana, and eliroo in nigeria. First, second, all three stanzas. There we go.
#152. At this time I invite you to please join with us in prayer. Father in Heaven, may it always be your will and not ours. May we always submit to you as our loving Heavenly Father because you know what's best for us and sometimes - many times - we think we have it figured out. We think that our way is better than yours and sometimes you teach us very valuable lessons and I just pray that we will trust you and that we will always rest assured in your promises that you are looking out for us and your ways are always better than ours.
Father, thank you so much for bringing us here to open up your word and study together. I pray that you'll be with us. Be with our extended family around the world. Be with each one in a very special way and our speaker. In Jesus' Name, amen.
At this time our lesson study will be brought to us by Pastor Doug Batchelor. I want to welcome our friends who are watching on television and we'll be continuing in just a moment with our study on the teachings of Jesus, but some of you know that central church and the Sabbath school has been in a little bit of transition in the last few months. I'd like to invite pastor chris buttery - I think he's off to my right somewhere - if he could join me, we're going to just share with you, a little bit, some of what is going on. You know, Amazing Facts - we were thinking about it this week - Amazing Facts' Sabbath school or central Sabbath school has been on the air now for, we think, seventeen years and it started - it's okay pastor chris, come on up - it started as an experiment. We had a request from 3abn.
They said, 'you know, you're taping a church service, it'd be nice to have a Sabbath school as well. And so we just started throwing it together and the Lord blessed and it's been going now and we hear these song requests coming in from around the world and as I travel I hear people around the world say they're studying with us. But as some of you know - some who are watching may not know - central church is one of the oldest adventist churches in California and it's been responsible for planting a number of churches in the greater Sacramento area. About seven years ago central worked together and decided to plant a church in Granite Bay. Granite Bay is a suburb that is sort of east of Sacramento and - with the idea - it's pretty close to the Amazing Facts' offices - that someday we'd also be recording services over there as the Lord blessed and the Lord blessed and the church grew.
I knew I'd also be moving over there at some point and we started in a home and then went to a high school and for the last seven - eight years we've been renting a presbyterian church. But we're not able to tape there because we only have it a couple of hours a week. But in January I knew that central was going to be in very capable hands. I thought the time had come where I should step down as senior pastor. In the convening time, the conference executive committee and you folks have asked - chris buttery is now the senior pastor of central church.
But central's been very nice in that they've let Amazing Facts keep taping because we had nowhere to go to tape our Sabbath school. Well, we're coming to a point of transition now. We thought for the next couple of weeks we ought to, at least, give you a picture of what's happening and - just so everyone knows what's going on. Do you want to say anything? I would say that Amazing Facts has also been very gracious to central in providing the equipment still to allow us to live-stream to our online audience and also our church services as well, giving us a chance to actually get our equipment in and get things set up so we can continue on with our media program here. Absolutely.
You know, there's a story in the Bible where Jesus was talking to Peter when he was in his boat on the shore and he told Peter to throw his net out on the water and they got such a big catch that both boats were full. Now when we started doing Sabbath school, there was really only one adventist network back then, but in the convening years there must be at least a dozen, when you count the other languages, adventist satellite networks that are out. So the demand for programming has gone up. And, you know, the more lines you have in the water, the more fish you catch, right? And so, when we reach the end of our quarterly dealing with the teachings of Jesus and we start with the teachings of James, actually we're going to continue taping at both areas. Both groups are going to continue recording.
And you'll continue doing media, Sabbath school, and other things here at central church. That's the plan, Pastor Doug. We're hoping that - we're certainly going to continue live streaming to our online members and visitors and guests and - with central study hour and also we'll - we're going to make the programs - edited, recorded programs - available on our website, which is 'saccentral.org' - so people can tune in and watch the lesson if they want to ahead of time, just like they've been doing via 3abn and hope and, hopefully, they'll also continue the programming as well, as we get into October and into the new quarterly so it's kind of exciting. What about Amazing Facts, because I needed to ask you too - Amazing Facts and granite bay's programs - how are you proceeding with that and where can folk access those programs? Well the - first of all, just so everyone knows, the satellite networks that you're seeing that carry these programs, none of them have charged for the Sabbath school programming. It's just been their kindness so make sure and contact them and tell them you want to continue to see more of these Bible studies.
So it's really up to them. But, God willing, the amazing facts Sabbath school program will continue to broadcast, and stations allowing, during the same times. And central not only does Sabbath school and worship services, but I believe this church is going to continue to be a place for media convocations. We've had asi here and there's been training and evangelism - and so we just want to encourage you to continue to pray for both churches as we continue to do media. Now - right now, central church is going to continue doing broadcasting here every week, as they do.
Amazing Facts doesn't have a full-time facility yet. We did buy, earlier this year, an office/warehouse building right near our office that will host the Granite Bay church for the immediate future. It's not renovated yet and so, for the time being, we'll be taping Sabbath school during our prayer meeting time - we started our first one this week. So beginning with the book of James we'll be broadcasting from the Amazing Facts' studio until we can get in the warehouse that we bought and start taping there. So that's - they'll see things look like they're in transition for a little while.
We thought it's important that our extended class understand what is happening. Yeah, I'm in full agreement and we'll be praying for granite bay and Amazing Facts' venture as they move forward as well. And we know you folk are praying for central as we continue on as well, Pastor Doug. Amen. These churches are family.
Amen? Amen. Thank you. And we'll tell you more in the weeks that follow and we just want to see the mission of Christ fulfilled in the world. We want to remind our friends that, along with our study today, that happens to be on the subject of the Sabbath, Jesus - the teachings of Jesus and the Sabbath - we have a free offer. Right here, it's a book by joe crews and it's called 'why God said remember.
' Why God said remember. We will send it to you for free. We simply ask that you read it. We hope after you read it that you pass it on. And it turns into evangelism.
Call the number on your screen - -study-more - that's -788-3966 and ask for offer #185. You know, I was born with a serious lisp and it got a lot better when I had braces about years ago - or 25 years ago - but I still have to really work on 'douglas' and 'six'. I have to just really fight to say those things because it's so hard for me. You can probably tell still - still tell I have a lisp. Anyway, get the book on the Sabbath.
We're going into our lesson on 'the Sabbath.' This is going to be a tough one for me - lots of 'esses' in today's study. And it's lesson #11 - we have a memory verse - memory verse is Mark 2, verses 27 and 28 and I always appreciate if you say that with me in a robust voice. We're going to read it in just a moment. You ready? Mark 2:27 and 28. Here we go.
"And he said to them, 'the Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore The Son of man is also lord of the Sabbath.'" Now sometimes people think that Jesus, here, was saying, 'I came to do away with the Sabbath.' When he said, 'I'm lord of the Sabbath.' But notice, he didn't say the Sabbath was made for jews - it would have been a good place to say that. Some people think the Sabbath began at Mount Sinai during the Exodus. But Jesus says the Sabbath was made for man as in mankind - humanity - all men. And where does he point back to? The Garden of Eden with the first man and the first Sabbath.
I've actually heard some Sunday-keeping Bible commentators say, 'God didn't really require Sabbath observance until the Exodus when it was given at Mount Sinai. That is not true. You can find, in the Bible, it says, before they got to Mount Sinai that, when God poured out the manna, he said, 'don't go looking for manna on the Sabbath - that's the day of rest. They hadn't even gotten there, but they knew that that was a day of rest. Then he said, 'why aren't you keeping my Sabbaths? And even when Moses first went to pharaoh, before they even got into the wilderness, pharaoh said, 'you are making the people Sabbath and so I am going to increase their workload and they've got to make their bricks without straw now.
And so there's evidence that the Sabbath was kept, by the faithful of God, all the way back to the beginning. I have a list - I didn't bring it with me this morning - but I've got a list of 145 languages of the world - different languages - their word for Saturday. And in most of those languages - well, in all 145 on my list - the word is 'Sabbath.' In russian the word for Saturday? Subotnik, which is Sabbath. In spanish, the word for Saturday - used - many - what is it? Sabado, right? And many other languages of the world. So it's pretty clear that the Sabbath was known by other languages and other nations beside Israel, going back to creation.
It's one of the earliest institutions, right there with marriage. So let's get into the teachings of Jesus dealing with the Sabbath day. First of all, we're going to talk about Christ the creator of the Sabbath. So someone look up for me - we've got some microphones, I think, and I need someone who has Colossians 1:16. You've got your big fortune cookie with a Scripture on it.
We'll get you a microphone. You'll be next. Get ready and I'll be - when they signal me, we'll go to you. And I'm going to read John 1 - everyone knows these immortal words - John 1:1-3 - the gospel of John. "In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God.
He" - now it's talking about word it says 'he' - who is it talking about? Jesus - "he was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him nothing was made that was made." Nothing was made that was made without him. All things were made by Jesus. Let's go to that next verse in Colossians 1:16. Colossians 1:16, "for by him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.
All things were created through him and for him." All things. Again, we read that in John, now we're reading it in Colossians by Paul - all things that were made. God has created all things through Jesus. Matter of fact, if you look in Isaiah 45:12 the Lord says, "I have made the earth, and created man on it. I - my hands - stretched out the heavens, and all their host I have commanded.
" And, of course, the heavens - astronomy dictates our time - I just want to remind you - does the whole world recognize the seven-day week? Okay. Does the whole civilized world recognize that the day has about 24 hours? Does the whole civilized world have a year divided up into approximately twelve months? With a leap year? The whole world, universally, recognizes that. We can understand why the whole world has a month with about 30 days in it. The word 'month' comes from a primitive word - where we get the word 'moon' and it's because our months are loosely - they originated with the lunar calendar. Now we're really following a solar calendar, but we still keep months because it started with that 27-day division.
We all have a year - now the different cultures of the world - even in the Americas among the aztecs and the incas and in africa, they had years that were divided up by the months or the moon cycles and - with 365 or - the jews had a lunar calendar with 360 days but they'd add an extra month every years but they all had about - 365 days in it because, astronomically, that's how long it took the earth to make a complete circle around the sun and they could see that and observe it in the heavens. So here's the question: why does the whole world observe a seven-day week? What in the sun, moon, or stars - astronomy - gives us a seven-day week? You can really only trace it to 'in the beginning God said.' You know France tried to go to a ten-day week - it didn't work. Did you know that earlier on, the American military, in looking for efficiency, tried to put the soldiers on a schedule of working nine days and resting on the tenth. This was back during the war when they were just trying to milk the maximum - they wanted to know to what lengths they could push a human without breakdown - how frequently they needed rest. They tried doing it once every ten days, it didn't work.
And they realized that the best schedule for the human body is to rest from your regular labor one day in seven. And so the world's pretty well accepted that now and even medical science is. So this is God's design. God created the Sabbath. One more verse for you on that: Hebrews 1, verses 1 and 2 - talking about Jesus the creator.
"God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to The Fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by his son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds." So through whom did God make the worlds? Jesus. So all of that is said to emphasize a very important point that when Jesus talks about the Sabbath and he says 'The Son of man is lord of the Sabbath.' He really is the Lord of the Sabbath in that all things that were made are made by him. He made the Sabbath and so what Jesus says regarding the Sabbath goes. Some people think, 'well the God of the old testament, under that Jewish dispensation, he had a seventh-day Sabbath but Jesus, the God of the new testament, he has a first-day Sabbath.' Please show me anywhere in the teachings of Jesus where he asks us to keep the first day as the Sabbath. There is nothing.
But you'll hear a lot of - and reading this week I ran into some of the other commentators - I was looking up some verses and these verses that talk about the Sabbath are so clear that some of the Sunday - famous Sunday commentators - who I respect, you know, a lot of what they say, but when they come to these verses they almost feel like they've got to stop and make a defense for Sunday and the only places they can point to is they say, 'well, eusebius, in the first century, he said that the Christians gathered on the first day of the week.' Well, they might have, but it doesn't say that they called it a Sabbath. And even if they did, it's not in the Bible, right? 'Oh, but it says that Jesus rose on the first day of the week.' Yeah, that's good. I'm thankful. But it doesn't say he now says keep this as the new Sabbath because there was nothing wrong with the seventh-day Sabbath. And they'll say, 'well, yeah, but it says something about taking up a collection on the first day of the week.
' That's in 1 Corinthians 16 - they did take a collection up on the first day of the week - not in church - it says it was in their homes - 'lay money aside that there be no gathering - collection when they gather together on the Sabbath.' The first of the week, when you get your books in order, set it aside. There's nothing in the new testament. There's not the shred, not even the hint of a command to keep the first day as the Sabbath. So these arguments that you hear quite frankly are desperate attempts to create circumstantial evidence. You don't want to create a new command from God that is going to overrule a written, spoken command from God with circumstantial ideas.
God would never do it that way. When God speaks with his voice to a nation and he writes it with his finger and he puts it in the holiest place of all - treats it with the holiest regard - if God was going to change one of those commands - and, especially when you consider he doesn't change the other nine - and he puts it in the middle of the law and he begins with the word 'remember' - if he's going to change that one then he really needs to have a megaphone in the Bible that says, 'keep the first day holy now and do not keep the seventh day.' But there's nothing like that, is there? And so, it's very dangerous for Bible Christians to put aside a command of God and say, 'it doesn't matter.' Or say, 'as long as it's a seventh day.' But does the Lord say a seventh day or does he say the seventh day? He's very clear - very specific about it. And so we'll get into this more in the lesson here. Okay, so this is Jesus - commanded - Jesus created the Sabbath day. Alright, 'Christ the Lord of the Sabbath.
' Now we're going to get into a specific incident that happened and, you know, I just wonder if maybe we ought to go to Matthew 12 and read this first. Somebody look up for me Deuteronomy 23:25. Who has that slip? Manjeet? Let's get you a microphone. Where's the mic? Hold your hand up so he sees you - and in the meantime, let's go to Matthew 12 and this is - this is a verse that deals with this incident that became a point of contention. Matthew 12, we'll start withverse 1, "at that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath.
And his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat." Now just, you know, when I first read this - maybe you all understand these things, but I grew up in New York city and we don't grow a lot of wheat there and so I didn't know and even when I - born in southern California, I never saw this so I didn't know how that worked. And so when I first read this in the Bible I said, 'what were they doing?' And when wheat browns and ripens in the field, you can eat it - even before it gets brown you can eat it and you just take it, you pop the heads off - you probably popped a foxtail off the grain before - you rub it in your hand and it separates the husk from the actual kernels of wheat, you blow - the husk and the chaff blows away, and then you throw the grains in your mouth and it's just eating raw wheat. But when you're hungry - when you're really hungry, even that starts to taste good. Now I do remember hitchhiking through some country one time when I was just hungry and my girlfriend and I pulled the corn out of the field and we broke it off and we just ate raw corn. Any of you ever just eat raw corn out of the field? As far as I know it didn't hurt me.
It tasted pretty good when you're hungry. They say it's safer to cook it and - but - so the disciples, they're just - it's not heavy labor, they're just popping off these grains. They're walking as they do it. They blow off the husk and they throw the kernels in their mouths. But some of the religious leaders were watching as they did this.
Let me finish reading here. When - verse 2 - "and when the pharisees" - this is Matthew 12, verse 2 - "and when the pharisees saw it, they said to him," - they must have just been tracking him all the time - spies watching him - "'look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!'" And Jesus answered and said, "have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: " - and that's in 1 Samuel 21:6 - "'how he entered the house of God and ate the showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless? Yet I say to you that in this place there is one greater than the temple. But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless." - Jesus is saying what the apostles did and what David did, they are guiltless - "for the son of man is lord even of the Sabbath." Alright now, let's start with the example that Jesus gives - the teaching Jesus gives - talking about the grain. And manjeet, why don't you read that verse to us that's from Deuteronomy 23:25. "When you come into your neighbor's standing grain, you may pluck the heads with your hand, but you shall not use a sickle on your neighbor's standing grain.
" Did you ever see, in india, where they harvest with a sickle? I bet you did, yeah. How many of you - not too many of you remember because for the last 150 years we've had John deere tractors in North America, but you go to many parts of the world - you used to see it in ukraine a few years ago - they have these big - what was on the flag - the russian flag? It's a sickle. Because it was very common, you know, they had a handle up here, a holding place down here, a long, very, very sharp knife, and the men would go through and they'd go like this, and harvest the grain and the women would come afterward and they would collect and you have to use a sweeping motion because you do it all day long and it needs to be very natural. And the women would come through and others would come through and they'd gather them together and they'd take them and they'd beat the heads off it and eventually they'd separate the chaff with the winnowing fans and - and so you weren't allowed - let me back up. I want to read something else to you before I get to that.
Leviticus 23:22 - were they stealing this person's grain? Maybe it wasn't breaking the Sabbath, but were they stealing? Leviticus 23, verse 22, Moses said, "when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field when you reap, nor shall you gather any gleaning from your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the Lord your God." Now as you go up and down a field and the tractors turn around - and even when they're scything they turn around and come back, you know, it's sort of a circular process when you're going up and - and sometimes the corners were the last thing you'd do because they kind of - the little pieces that you missed in the corner. Moses said, 'leave the corners. Let the poor have something they can eat. Don't completely shake every apple out of your tree or pick every grape off your vines, but leave something for the poor, especially by the roads by where they travel.
God said the Lord'll bless the rest of it if you do this.' So the disciples had every right, according to the law of Moses, to glean. They were walking as they were doing it. They weren't cutting the stuff down and putting it in a bag. That would have been different. And so they're just gleaning.
What they're doing is perfectly acceptable. They were not taking a sickle out. Were they breaking the law of God by doing this? Were they breaking the Sabbath? Anything wrong with eating on Sabbath? No. It should be a blessing. They weren't breaking the law of Moses.
They weren't breaking the Sabbath. What they were breaking is a man-made tradition. Didn't Jesus frequently say, 'you have a fine way of setting aside the commandments of God in order to observe your tradition?' And the Lord tells us 'in vain' - he says in Mark - 'in vain do they worship me teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.' And so there were a lot of man-made commandments that actually went against the commandments of God. All of the contention that Jesus had with them regarding the Sabbath - they accused him of Sabbath breaking. Did Jesus break the Sabbath? No, the Bible says Jesus said, 'I have kept my father's commandments.
' He didn't break the Sabbath. That would have been sin. Jesus never broke the Sabbath day. He broke their traditions of the Sabbath day. That's what that is talking about.
Alright, so - and then Jesus goes on - I just want to talk about the teachings of Christ on the Sabbath. Jesus gives two examples in Matthew 12. Remember he said, 'have you not read what David did?' Now how many of you remember the story that Jesus is referring to? David is running from king Saul and in running - he's running for his life. He has no food. He maybe has a few men with him because, at that point, he was a captain in the army of Saul and so David tells his men - he says, you know, 'wait here.
I'm going to go talk to the priest. And I went to the priest and he said, 'do you have a sword?' - 'I'm on urgent business.' And he said, 'well, the only sword we've got here is Goliath's sword.' David said, 'I'll take it. There's none like it. And, by the way, I probably should own that anyhow because I killed the giant.' And so he gives him - Goliath's got this great big long iron sword. So he takes it.
He says, 'do you have any food?' He says, 'sorry, we have no food. The only food we have is the showbread that was in the holy of holies that they would replace. And he said, 'you know, we could give you the old bread, but that's holy bread.' And he says, 'we're on urgent business. We're hungry.' And he said, 'well, that'll be okay.' And so they give David the bread. So Jesus is pointing back to that experience and he's saying - David was eating bread that, technically, was holy bread that was not to be eaten by the common people, but it was an emergency and he was on the king's business.
And so sometimes things are just practical. You can read a story where in - you know, I don't have the Scripture reference at my fingertips. Someone will have to find it and share it with me later, but when they were re-cleansing the temple and when they were doing the passover in the days of hezekiah, that the levites that were supposed to do it didn't have time to properly go through the cleansing to do it and he said, 'lord, forgive us because we weren't ready on the appropriate day.' And God said, you know, he would forgive them. Sometimes God was practical. And so, Jesus is saying they were hungry.
Feed them. And then Christ uses the example - he said, 'on the Sabbath day' - I was just talking to a friend yesterday about last week was a very busy week because as a pastor you're busy on Sabbath - we had something going Sabbath morning, Saturday night, Sunday there was a wedding - involved in the wedding. Sunday night had the radio program then go to Amazing Facts through the week and do your Amazing Facts and church work all week long. And I was telling him yesterday, I said, 'oh man, I could use a break.' He said, 'yeah, you guys you work pretty hard on Sabbath.' He said, 'for me, I'll be resting tomorrow, but you guys are busy.' Jesus said the priests profane - it's an interesting word that Jesus used - he said, 'the priests profane the Sabbath and yet are guiltless.' Now what did he mean by that? Work that they do - the priests - on the sacrifice there were twice as many - on the Sabbath day there were twice as many sacrifices and so the priests were busy. And some of the levites, they were keeping the fire going on the altar.
They were keeping fresh water coming for the laver. So when our deacons are taking care of the baptistry are they breaking the Sabbath on Sabbath? No. There's practical things that need to be done involved in the worship of God and Jesus said, 'don't condemn people that are doing these things' - now, I think there's unnecessary work that sometimes people try to squeeze in on the Sabbath that's not necessary. We ought to get everything out of the way that we can. If there's going to be a church fellowship dinner, set up the chairs, if you can, the day before, right? But what if you have another meeting after you have your fellowship dinner and you've got to move the chairs or the tables? You know, if it's part of a worship service, an evangelistic meeting, sometimes you have to do those things.
And so the pharisee will come along and say, 'you're doing that which is not lawful.' But Jesus is saying, 'you know, if it's involved in the worship of God and the priests are guiltless when they're doing these things. And those weren't just high priests, those were the levites as well. Anybody involved - that's appropriate. Does that make sense? Okay, so we've got to be practical about it. Alright, 'the example of Jesus' is our next section where we're talking about these things.
And somebody's going to look up Luke 6:6. Okay, jolyne. Let's get you a microphone. And I'm going to read - what's the example of Jesus? A Christian is a follower of Christ. What was Jesus' practice regarding the Sabbath day? "So he came to nazareth, where he had been brought up.
And he surprised everybody when out of nowhere he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath." I just wonder if anyone's reading along with me. I'm sorry, maybe I shouldn't do that. I'm teasing. It actually says, "and as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read." What is a custom? When it says he - he entered nazareth - now this means he's begun his public ministry when he got to his hometown he did as had been his custom growing up. He went into the synagogue and he participated in the worship and they asked him, as a visiting family member, to read from the Bible.
That was his custom. Going to church. Reading the Bible. That's a very simple loose translation. The practice of Jesus, every Sabbath day, was to go to church and read the Bible.
And we ought to be doing that too if this is what Jesus did. Alright, read for us Luke 6:6. "Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that he entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered." Okay. And we'll get to what happened with the man a little later when we talk about miracles of the Sabbath.
But don't miss the point. Here's another Sabbath. We read the first one, Luke 4 and here we are - Luke 6 - "...it happened on another Sabbath, also, that he entered the synagogue..." So was it a custom? And now you go to Luke 13:10, "now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath." Now if Luke, three times - and Luke is a jew or a gentile? Paul probably met Luke in macedonia when he was preaching among the gentiles. There's a good chance that Luke is a gentile and so here, three times, it says that this practice of Jesus was - he could have said 'he was following the Jewish custom of Sabbath keeping.' But, you know, everything that Luke says - and Luke wrote his book - how many of you know who Luke wrote to? The gospel of Luke in the book of acts, written by Luke, who was he writing to? Theophilus - oh man, I know it by heart. Now I can't say it.
Theophilus. Am I saying that right? He's writing to a Greek. And it would have been a good time - because Luke talks about a number of Jewish customs as he writes, but here he never says anything about the Sabbath, meaning that it was a self-evident truth to all of the believers that they kept this commandment. So he doesn't say, 'well, that was the Jewish Sabbath and, of course, we're keeping the Christian Sabbath.' He states it as a fact for all believers all through his writings. 'This was the practice of Jesus.
' And then you look at even the death of Christ. Luke 23, verse 56, "then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath day according to the Jewish tradition." Is that what he says? "They rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment." You go to Luke 24, verse 1, "now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women came to the tomb bringing the spices..." And the other gospels say 'when the Sabbath was passed.' Now we're talking here about the practice of Jesus and the example of Jesus - you're thinking, 'Pastor Doug, why did you put the example of Jesus in - why'd you put this verse in under 'the example of Jesus?' What did Jesus teach his disciples during the three and a half years that he was with them, regarding how he valued the Sabbath? Whatever he was teaching them, he certainly did not teach them, 'don't worry about the Sabbath day anymore.' Or 'this is a Jewish tradition, soon to pass away.' The disciples of Jesus were so careful about Sabbath observance, that even when it meant his body needed to be embalmed on the Sabbath day - Friday afternoon he died. They hurried - they went to pilate - they didn't want the bodies left on the cross during the Sabbath - especially since it was a high Sabbath being - during the passover - that the disciples did all they could and they said, 'we will not be able to finish embalming his body before the sun goes down. We will come back Sunday morning because the full three days will not have passed yet between Saturday - between Friday afternoon and Sunday morning.
They figured that after a person died, if three 24-hour periods went by, decay had set in and you had to embalm them before that time. Remember when Lazarus was dead four days, Martha protested when Jesus said, 'roll away the stone' because she said, 'he'll stink. Decay will have set in.' But they could still finish embalming his body Sunday morning because between Friday night and Sunday morning you don't have three 24-hour periods. The three days and three nights that Jesus talks about in Matthew chapter 12 is not talking about three days and nights in the tomb, it's talking about from the beginning of his suffering Thursday night and that's - anyway, that's a different study. But the Sabbath was so important to Jesus the disciples would not even finish their labor of love embalming him for fear of doing something they know would not please Jesus because by the example of Jesus, they saw he was very careful to observe the Sabbath.
Christ, on the Sabbath day, might heal people. He was a carpenter. Do you ever find Jesus making a chair or building a house or doing carpenter-like things on the Sabbath day? No. Does he ever tell Peter, James, and John, 'it's Sabbath. I don't want to eat the grain out of the fields.
Let's go fishing.' No, they don't do that, do they? You'd be surprised. There are probably some professed Sabbath keepers out there who find excuses to go fishing being at one with God and nature on the Sabbath day.' But Jesus didn't do that and so the disciples - the other thing to think about: Jesus completed his work of saving man on Friday afternoon. He said, 'it is finished.' As God finished creating man on the sixth day of the week Jesus said, 'it is finished.' He rested in the tomb all through the Sabbath. Jesus referred to death as a sleep. He rested in the tomb through the Sabbath.
He rose Sunday morning not to inaugurate it as a new Sabbath, but to begin his work for us as our high priest ascending to the presence of The Father. And so, you know, what happened with the example of Jesus with his death and his resurrection fortifies the truth of the Sabbath. It does not establish a different Sabbath. And so, yes he did appear to the disciples in the upper room on the first day of the week and he appeared many other times. He appeared to James.
He appeared to Peter. He appeared to two on the road to emmaus. He appeared to five hundred, Paul says, at another time. He appeared all different times. He appeared by the sea - remember when they went fishing in John 21? So the idea, because he appeared on certain days, it became a new Sabbath - you can't support that from the Bible because he appeared multiple times on multiple different days.
Alright, so the example of Jesus was that he had a high regard for the seventh-day Sabbath. Alright, 'miracles of Jesus' - miracles on the Sabbath. Someone - let me see here - you know what, I didn't give out a Scripture for this section, sorry. Tell you what, we'll just wing it. Does someone want to look up for me Mark 32, verse 34? You guys want to fight it out? Mike? Alright, we'll get you a microphone right here.
Where's the mic? They're passing it - look over your shoulder. I want Mark 1:32 through 34. We'll get ready for you in just a moment. I'm going to read Matthew 9:35, "then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues," - now what day of the week did he teach in the synagogue? Did we just read that? Every Sabbath he went to the synagogue. They didn't go to the synagogue every day.
They had work to do. Six days thou shalt work. "Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the Kingdom," - by the way, Paul and the early apostles - what was their custom as they went out preaching and teaching? Paul, whenever he went to a new town he met with the jews first in the synagogues. As he went through asia there were Jewish settlements all through the roman empire. He went into the synagogues.
He preached to them first and then, if the jews believed, great. Some of them didn't believe then he'd preach to the gentiles on the Sabbath in the synagogues. And so, they were following the example of Jesus, going from town to town, visiting the synagogues, cities and country - we need a country work and a city work - notice that. He went to cities and villages, isn't that right? Countries and cities - "teaching in their synagogues, preaching" - is there a difference between teaching and preaching? Yeah. Teaching is a little more interactive.
Preaching is you're just kind of proclaiming and one side is speaking and one side's listening - "healing every sickness and every disease among the people." Some of that healing took place on the Sabbath day. Now they were taught - the Jewish people had been taught by the rabbis, 'do not go to the physician on Sabbath because he shouldn't have to work then.' That's work. And I will say, if a person is really ailing, should you go to the doctor or the emergency room on the Sabbath day? Of course you should. Are there certain medical treatments that you might receive that are elective and you can schedule them? Should you schedule them on Sabbath? No. And so, if it's not an emergency or causing great discomfort, don't do it on Sabbath, do it another day, right? Because not only will you be distracted from your regular worship on that day, but the others that are serving you don't have that benefit as well, whether or not they're Sabbath keepers, by your example and word you shouldn't, you know, force it.
So they believed that they should wait until the Sabbath was over to be healed. That's why you're going to read your next verse. Mike, go ahead. Mark 1:32. Mark 1, verses 32 through 34, "at evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed.
And the whole city was gathered together at the door. Then he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew him." Alright, you notice here - it says, 'at even when the sun did set.' So what did they do? They waited until the sun went down and then he began to heal them. They were afraid to come before that. So 'at even when the sun set' they had been programmed that way. Then if you look in Luke 4, verse 40, "when the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various" - and this is, again, following the Sabbath - "when the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on everyone of them and healed them.
" So Jesus respected this and in most cases he did not heal on Sabbath, why? Because it's always wrong or because he was trying not to cause a stir? He knew that it would just trouble his work. How many of you remember when he healed the man at the pool of bethesda? What day of the week was that? It was Sabbath - and he wanted him to just kind of 'take your healing and go quietly' but somebody saw him carrying his mat - it says, 'carrying his bed' - their beds were like a rolled up mat is all it was - and he was carrying his mat and they said, 'oh, you're doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath day.' Well, Jesus said you shouldn't condemn the guiltless. There was nothing wrong - the man had just been healed - he hadn't walked in 38 years and so if he's carrying his mat home, you know, you can see that they had misapplied these teachings on the Sabbath. And you look in John 5, verse , "for this reason the jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath. But Jesus answered them, 'my father has been working until now, and I have been working.
" Now the process of healing, .99% of the healing that happens has nothing to do with doctors. It has nothing to do with miracles. You are being healed all the time. Every time you skin your knee or you cut yourself or you bump yourself or you've got some kind of ailment, your body is fighting to heal all the time. Even on Sabbath is your body experiencing the healing process? And so, when Jesus says, 'my father is working.
' Jesus said, 'God is healing people, feeding people, listening to prayers. He is working all the time.' He says, 'I am coming to do the work of God in healing and so, if I heal a person radically or quickly or rapidly on the Sabbath day and my father heals them slowly through the - it's even Jesus - through the normal healing process, what's the difference? I'm just accelerating the miracle of healing on the Sabbath day.' So that's what he's saying, 'my father's been working until now and I have been working.' God is always supplying your needs. And then - let me give you one more. Luke 13:15, again talking about a healing, "the Lord then answered him and said," - there was a woman who was bent over years - she had not been able to straighten up and Jesus was about to heal her - and it's in the synagogue - and it was such a pitiful case and he thought, 'you know, I can't bear to make this lady wait until sundown to heal her, I'm here now. And he said, "'hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?'" Not all of the farmers back then had running water in their barns.
If they wanted to water their animals they had to haul the water to the animal or haul the animal to the water, right? You know, you've heard it said you can lead a horse to water - they used to lead the horse to where the water was - let him - isn't it easier rather than carrying bucket after bucket of water to a horse, just lead the horse to the water? So that's what they do. Their donkey, their horse, their ox - by the way, all unclean animals that are mentioned - or the ox isn't unclean, sorry - so it was the clean and the unclean is what I meant to say - and he said, 'if you would do that what's wrong with taking care of the practical needs of a human on the Sabbath day? You'll do it for an animal, how much more important is a human? Alright, 'the Sabbath after the resurrection.' Someone look up for me acts 13:42, who has that verse? We gave that slip to somebody - right here. Let's get you a microphone. Hold your hand up so - where's the mic? Pass it back. Okay? Alright, 'the Sabbath after the resurrection.
' So even after Jesus has ascended to heaven, what is the practice of those who listened to the teachings of Jesus? Our lesson is on the teachings of Jesus. Now we're going to look at what his immediate disciples believed about the Sabbath they'd been taught by Jesus. Acts 13:14, "but when they departed from perga, they came to antioch in pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down." - So now they're up in asia and they're going there doing the same thing Jesus did. Acts 16, verse 13, "and on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there." So even on the Sabbath day, Paul - he's not making tents - Paul is going and he's gathering together with the people, by the way, the gentiles worked on the Sabbath day, throughout the grecian/roman empire. I say grecian because they had a lot - they spoke Greek - it's the roman empire.
But Paul, he's not making tents on that day. He goes for a place - Sabbath's a good time to do Bible studies and he finds a place - the women all resorted down by the river - maybe some of them were washing clothes and he and, I think it was silas in this case, they're preaching to the women that are there. Alright, go ahead, read for us - who has - oh, you've got it - acts 13:42. "So when the jews went out of the synagogue, the gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath." Thank you. Notice, it's not just the jews, the gentiles said, 'next' - when? How come they didn't say, 'next Sunday preach to us?' Wouldn't that - why didn't Paul say, 'well, you're gentiles.
The jews go Sabbath but I'm going to preach to you tomorrow, Sunday.' No, he accepted - this is the day of worship. This idea that Sunday is the Sabbath day really can't be supported by the new testament. And so, even after the resurrection - oh, and for me, a real slam-dunk Scripture is where Jesus is talking about his second coming and the time of trouble that's going to come on the world - Matthew 24:20 - speaking to believers everywhere, "pray that your flight" - he's not talking about on delta or united airlines, he's talking about fleeing for your life - "pray that your flight may not be in the winter or on the Sabbath." The day may come when you see persecution rising and those that be in Judea flee into the mountains. Some have said, 'well, the reason Jesus said that is because they would close the gates of the city on the Sabbath day and they didn't want to get locked into the city.' No, that's not true. In the days of Nehemiah they closed the gates of the city on the Sabbath day.
By the time of Christ, when the Romans occupied them, they did not close the gates of the city on the Sabbath day. So if you hear that, that is totally wrong - it's not true. And so Jesus is looking down in time assuming that his followers would still be Sabbath keepers. You wouldn't want to have to flee in the winter when there's no food available in the fields. You can't live off the land very well - it's cold and you don't want to flee on the Sabbath day when, obviously, it's not in keeping with rest.
And we should be praying now about that, Jesus said. That's what he said, 'pray that your flight is not in the winter or on the Sabbath.' So the teachings of Jesus regarding the future - did he anticipate his people would be keeping the Sabbath? And even in Revelation - the vision of John - 'I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day.' Some have said, 'oh, that's Sunday. That's the Lord's day.' Really? Someone look up for me Exodus , verse 10 - who has that? Did I give that to anybody? I'm missing - oh! Over here - let's get a microphone to jennifer and I'll read Isaiah 58:13, "if you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day," - what is the Lord's day? He calls the Sabbath 'my holy day.' Right? And you can see many places in the Bible where it refers to the Sabbath as a day - did man think up the Sabbath? Or did the Lord pick it? Didn't Jesus say The Son of man is lord of the Sabbath? So what is the Lord's day? Alright go ahead, jennifer, read that for us.' "But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God." So when John says, 'I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day.' - I've heard some very interesting arguments that that was Sunday, but everything I find in the Bible about the Lord's day - he calls - if there is a particular day of the week that is his day, it's the Sabbath day, amen? Oh friends, there's a little more I could say about that, but we covered the bulk of the lesson. Hey, one more thing, if you don't mind, Sabbath school is a good time to talk about evangelism. We've got an evangelistic opportunity coming.
Don't forget that in a few weeks Amazing Facts is going to be broadcasting, nationally, a special prophecy program called 'landmarks of prophecy, coming to you from albuquerque, new Mexico and it will be on all around the country on 3abn and Amazing Facts television. Your church - your home can participate, just go to 'landmarksofprophecy.com' - you'll see the information there where you could do some evangelism in your church this fall. God bless. We look forward to studying with you again next week. Spanning the timeline of human history, God has provided prophetic landmarks signaling that his coming is near.
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It is July and that it means that it is time for The Running of the Bulls in Spain. This tradition has been going on in a number of small communities, most notably Pamplona, since early in the 14th century. A group of over-excited and agitated bulls are lets loose on a specified course through the city and young men try to stay ahead of the dangerous beasts. Here in the U.S. we have a different take on the whole event.
The Running of the Bulls?
Okay, it's not quite as terrifying as the real thing, and some animal rights groups might still get their knickers in a twist, but it is cute and funny.
Maybe if the bulldogs were rabid they could instill this much fear. As it is it seems to be a fear of being licked to death in combination with doggy breath. Noooooooo!
In reality, of course, this is one of GEICO's latest creative and funny adds to sell insurance. It is the cutest thing since they started using that adorable Australian gecko to hawk their products. It is so cute iteven makes you forget that bulldogs drool and snore.
Yes, it is The Running of the Bulldogs! Ole!


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My brothers insisted on opening the presents before we took off for our Christmas out of state. Naturally, it was not Christmas morning, so I protested. In my opinion as an autistic twelve-year-old, opening a present before it was time to do so was unconscionable. But there were two of them and only one of me, so I was outvoted. We waited for dad to get home before the blizzard of paper could begin. We would be allowed to take our one favorite present with us, but we would have to wait until we got back before we could open anything from Santa because he hadn't yet made his yearly rounds. As if.
three children and mom wait by the door.
we open the gate and wait with a grin.
and find a hotel that has left on a light.
but I notice dad's face looks too depressed.
fight with each other over which one has more.
as dad talks to mom without any glee.
I barely make out the words of my mom.
the bad news is broken, not to spoil our fun.
It would appear dad's job is now gone.
One month of pay should help carry-on.
And why haven't I opened my Christmas gifts?
"Take them back to the store!" I say with a miff.
"We won't let it stop us from this seasons fun.
"Merry Christmas to all…" Oh, wait a minute.
I don't remember much else about that Christmas vacation. I know it was cold up north. And I remember the feeling of being sick every time my mom bought us a soda or a snack while we were on the road. I also remember that feeling of dread walking into the house after we got back. Santa had come as promised. I don't remember the actual gifts, but I do remember fighting back my tears while unwrapping. I didn't want the presents. I only wanted my mom to get her money back. I had to hide my tears because seeing them made my mom feel worse. Boy was I glad to see the tree came down that year. I never wanted to see another Christmas tree or Christmas present again for as long as I lived.
We made it through that next year thanks to the help of our church family who covered our tuition for school and brought us weekly boxes stuffed with food. My father found another job. And life continued.
Christmas came around again as it always does.
I was happy to discover my mom opted to make us each a special quilt for our present that next year. It was treasured a lot more than anything she ever bought us. Each square had been hand embroidered with our mother's love. Mine is still in great condition as I keep it unused as my favorite present of all time. One brother also still has his and uses it, but his wife has had to patch it so many times I doubt any of the original stitching remains!
A common misconception is that people who have autism do not have empathy. This idea stumped me for the longest time. I have both autism and empathy, so I know this idea is a fallacy. When I think about my childhood response to my father's job loss, I know what I felt was empathy. So why have I also been accused of being cold and non-empathetic? What is my problem?
Being autistic is not the same thing as being psychopathic. Autistic people have a conscience. We DO relate the pain of other people with our own pain. I even suspect some of us feel those emotions with a potency neurotypicals may never experience.
Because other senses are impacted by our neurological differences, it makes sense emotions may also suffer from overloaded circuits. I experience sound with a ferocious intensity that I have only ever seen portrayed correctly on S2 mid-season finale of my new favorite show "The Good Doctor." Doctor Shaun Murphy's meltdown triggered by the horrendous buzzing of a fluorescent light bulb is eerily reminiscent of my own final breaking point at my previous place of employment.
When our senses overwhelm us, we go into a state of hyper-defense and self-preservation. We have no choice in this response any more than a person has a choice about sneezing after inhaling pepper. Emotions can be powerful and overwhelming for anyone. In autism, emotional regulation is often a problem anyway. If we are afraid of becoming emotionally overwhelmed, it makes sense we would cover our emotional ears to keep ourselves from a meltdown.
Like most people, there have been many nights when I stayed awake worrying about things happening in the lives of family members and acquaintances. And, like most people, I have experienced my fair share of loss. It is not that I think my losses are in any way larger than those of other people. I can't even say that I feel them any stronger than any other person because I do not know how other people experience emotions. But I have also cried myself to sleep after hours of replaying conversations with peers, only to later realize they were only teasing. After looking back, I realized my emotional regulation did not work as well as I needed it to work.
As I grew older, I discovered the best way to avoid agonizing nights was to be content with my own company. Like the Simon and Garfunkel song says, "And a rock feels no pain." Because I already had a difficult time understanding the conversation and motives of those around me, I discovered ignoring them was a lot easier on all of us. Not only was I able to sleep better not worrying about their parents driving them around in a car that had stalled in the middle of an intersection one time, but I figured they were also sleeping better because they no longer had to worry about me or try to figure me out. I knew it must have been as hard for them to understand me as it was for me to understand them. The bottom line is I believed it was in the best interests of everyone concerned if I just stayed to myself. I did not understand that some people interpreted my behavior as snobbish or uncaring.
Fast-forward to every Christmas after the one I will never forget. It takes a lot of effort for me to smile and pretend to enjoy the season. The thing is, I enjoy the frivolity as much as the next person. Sure, glitter is something I find annoying, but so do many other folks. But I don't like getting presents. I use the excuse that I am picky about what I like, and there is truth to the concept of it being difficult to buy presents for people with autism. I remember long before that fated holiday being disappointed with gifts of dolls and other girly toys. I wanted stamps, rocks, and anything to do with science because those were my areas of hyper-focus. But the emotion I felt after that day is different. It is one that comes back to visit every year like a Christmas ghost.
This dread is based on my hypersensitivity to the emotional stress the holiday may place on those around me who love me and are eager to buy me something they have finally figured out I may enjoy, autism and all. And I appreciate that action more than I will ever be able to express.
So if you have an autistic loved-one on your nice list this year, I hope this blog might make it a bit easier for you to understand the complexity of emotions we also experience…just in different ways.
On the outside, we may act like a Grinch; but there may be a huge heart under that green vest that is afraid of bursting with all the love and emotions we feel for you in return.
Born in Florida, I spent my childhood being bullied for reasons I did not understand. Autism spectrum disorders were unknown to my family or teachers. Taking everything literally, unable to read facial expressions, and emotional ruptures, resulted in being an outcast.
Today, art therapy provides me with a way to share my experiences and emotions with the outside world.


Dr Chris Alexander is an Assistant Professor in Technology Enhanced Learning and Head of the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Centre. The TEL Centre has a central role in supporting the learning-technology agendas of the University.
This post-mortem analysis article raises many questions regarding: (1) Microsoft's termination of its 2D content development/production solution Office Mix, and (2) Microsoft's replacement of Office Mix with a widely criticized 'transition' solution.
Remote Online Proctoring: Will Exams Go The Way Of The Dodo In DL?
This article posits that institutions of higher education are more likely to be moving away from incorporating any form of summative exams in DL programmes opting to implement a more rounded formative student-centred approach to assessment.


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"Daddy, I want to invent something when I grow up," my beaming daughter announced with all the sweet innocence and exuberance of a seven-year-old.
Harsh. Yet I loved my daughter and my country dearly and could say nothing other. I was also sending a message to her always curious, eavesdropping brother.
"But ... but I want to invent something to fix pollution," she said, now trembling, stammering and teary.
At this point, she threw her rubber-band robot science project against the wall and ran up the stairs to her bedroom.
Earlier, I had asked if there were not kids from foreign countries in her class from whom she could steal ideas suggesting that it would be enough to just add shiny ornaments.
I told her that this would make her science project better than the others because it would be technically as good, but also shiny. Still, she stuck to her naïve and misguided desire to create something unique of her own.
"Stay in your room 'til you are ready to stop thinking," I shouted.
Decades later, I now realize that it was a bit much to expect her to understand, at that age, the subtle and nuanced concepts that I had absorbed through my professional and personal interest in Canadian science and technology.
As those in my world know well, Canada has laboured for many years under the economic and social burden of excessive discovery, creativity, and invention. What the experts tell us we need is less of that stuff and more products, services, and processes that make use of what has already been invented here and abroad.
Canadians, it seems, like to discover, create, and invent and then give their stuff away. This does not help us as a country, and it just makes others more competitive, wealthier, and better in international statistical comparisons.
Today, regrettably both of my children, now adults, persist in trying to think and create despite the contrary example I have set for them. I have never invented anything, discovered anything, or created anything. I have spent my life appropriating the creations of others. My career has revolved around promoting the invention and research of others. My books are based on the lives or creative works of others. The two kids were adopted.
I am a great Canadian. We need more people like me.
But I just don't have a clue how we would create them.


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Dibamus taylori est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Dibamidae.

Répartition
Cette espèce est endémique des Petites îles de la Sonde en Indonésie.

Étymologie
Cette espèce est nommée en l'honneur de Edward Harrison Taylor.

Publication originale
 Greer, 1985 : The relationships of the lizard genera Anelytropsis and Dibamus. Journal of Herpetology, , n. 1, .

Liens externes

Notes et références

Saurien (nom scientifique)
Dibamidae
Faune endémique des Petites îles de la Sonde
Reptile d'Indonésie

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In case, if the download starts in the browser, you can copy the link to this software and paste it into the "ADD URL" tab.
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Avalon Music Server
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The Avalon Music Server is a Python WSGI application and several CLI scripts
that, together, scan metadata from a music collection, store it in a database,
and expose it as a JSON web service. It is available under the MIT license.

The Avalon Music Server is able to read metadata from ogg, flac, and mp3 files.
Clients can then query the server for information about songs, albums, artists,
and genres in the collection.

Features
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* Support for Mp3, Vorbis (Ogg), or Flac audio files
* Support for multiple database backends
* Simple JSON interface including fast prefix matching
* Unicode output support
* Python 2.7 -- 3.6

Installation
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To install it simply run

.. code-block:: bash

    $ pip install avalonms

Usage
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Then, to scan your music collection

.. code-block:: bash

    $ avalon-scan ~/Music

Then, start the application using a WSGI server like `Gunicorn <http://gunicorn.org/>`_

.. code-block:: bash

    $ gunicorn --preload avalon.app.wsgi:application

Documentation
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The latest documentation is available at https://avalonms.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

Source
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The source is available at https://github.com/tshlabs/avalonms

Download
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Python packages are available at https://pypi.python.org/pypi/avalonms

Changes
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The change log is available at https://avalonms.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes.html

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Serie A leader Inter routs last-placed Salernitana 5-0
Posted: Dec 17, 2021 / 11:53 AM HST / Updated: Dec 17, 2021 / 11:53 AM HST
ROME (AP)Serie A leader Inter Milan routed last-placed Salernitana 5-0 on Friday.
Ivan Perisic, Denzel Dumfries, Alexis Sanchez, Lautaro Martinez and Roberto Gagliardini scored.
Seeking a second straight Italian league title, Inter moved four points ahead of second-placed AC Milan, which hosts fourth-place Napoli on Sunday.
Salernitana risks being removed from Serie A due to a conflict of interest. Originally owned by Lazio president Claudio Lotito, the Italian Football Association ordered a change in ownership due to regulations that prevent multiple teams in the top division from having the same owner.
In June, control of Salernitana was handed over to a trust that was ordered to find a new owner by the end of the year. But the "Trust Salernitana 2021" announced on Thursday that none of the offers received were acceptable.
The league voted in favor of extending the deadline and keeping Salernitana in Serie A but the association has not yet made a final decision.
Meanwhile, Lotito's Lazio beat Genoa 3-1 with goals from Pedro, Francesco Acerbi and Mattia Zaccagni.
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Local Online Art Gallery Supports Conservation Efforts
Fischer Arts offers art inspired by nature's beauty
Anna-Kate Munsey,
The nature-inspired works at Fischer Arts include handmade jewelry, like this ring by Alchemystic Jewelry with antique silver, an agate and part of a 1920's standing liberty quarter.
Fischer Arts is the intersection of some of Iris Fischer-McMorrow's many passions — animals, nature, science and art.
As a small animal veterinarian, she constantly felt called back to her artistic roots. Most of her family is made up of artists, and she wanted to share in that passion.
Fischer-McMorrow has held a variety of careers — including working as a professor, veterinarian, scientist and freelance writer. When her beloved family art gallery in Boston closed during the pandemic, she knew she wanted to create something inspired by it, but from her home.
The business focuses on art influenced by the beauty of the natural world. Her mother Barbara, an artist, guides Fischer-McMorrow through the process through support, enthusiasm and lending expertise. "The bones of [the gallery] come from that family business," she says.
Helping conservation efforts is a large part of the gallery's mission as well. A portion of all art sales support organizations working to preserve fragile ecosystems and protect wildlife, such as The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, The Nature Conservancy and New Hampshire Audubon.
Currently, they have a campaign to help three wildlife rehabilitation organizations, including Wildlife Rehabilitation Ireland, National Marine Life Center and New England Wildlife Hospital. Read more about Fischer Arts' current philanthropy here.
Offering hand-crafted jewelry, nature engravings and contemporary photography, Fischer Arts has a wide range of options for customers.
Fischer-McMorrow first met artist Nicole Lindland at an art show, and they hit it off. Lindland designs and creates all of the handcrafted jewelry sold at the shop.
Lindland's jewelry features antique silver and natural elements inspired by the lakes region of New Hampshire, where she lives. The curated antique and vintage nature engravings include animals, birds, marine life, botanicals, maps and nautical charts. Fischer-McMorrow's own contemporary photography is featured as well, a passion she's worked on for over a decade.
While this has been an exclusively online venture thus far, Fischer-McMorrow hopes to one day open up a brick-and-mortar gallery. However, her next step is participating in the 10th Annual Arts on the Green in Sunapee Harbor, an outdoor arts show and exhibition in July put on by the Center for the Arts.
So, how does Fischer-McMorrow balance each of these careers?
"One step at a time," she says. "It really takes a small village here at Fischer Arts to do it together. … Balance is never easy but I think when you love something, it's very easy to put the time aside to do it as much as you can on a daily basis," she says. Her support system includes her mother, Lindland, and her husband, Gavin.
Looking to the future, one of Fischer-McMorrow's goals is to bring in more artists to the gallery. "The goal is, over time, to add more artists that really fit with our mission and the aesthetic of the gallery," she says.
For more information on Fischer Arts' mission, initiatives, nature and more, visit their blog.
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Cocojor Hawaii has creatively and ingeniously intertwined the human and dog experience. Man and his best friend are welcome to relax and rejuvenate side-by-side since 2002. Monica Shigenaga, owner and founder of one of Hawaii's most loyal and promising entrepreneurs, started her career in the pet industry as the founder and pioneer of Aloha-wear for dogs. Deemed its title and significance in the 1960s, the "Aloha Shirt" became a universal symbol of Hawaii's warmth and spirit. Monica became the first to introduce this product to the dog world by building a business devoted to her main passions; her 2 American Staffordshire Terriers (Coco & Jordan) hence thereafter COCOJOR and the beauty and essence of her island.
Aloha-wear was just the very beginning of her long line of successes and endeavors. After her debut in December of 2002 at one of Japan's top dog shows in Osaka, Monica's line quickly became a sensation that swept the country and eventually traveled overseas. Being featured and awarded by numerous publications like DOG FANCY magazine, VOGUE Japan and InTouch gave Monica the exact buzz and foundation she needed to extend her reach in other areas: dog lifestyle and health.
By the time they opened their flagship store in Oahu since 2007, Cocojor had its own Zen Spa Collection, Doggie Fragrance line, and a variety of award winning Cooling Products designed for dogs living in warmer areas. Monica also pioneered the 2005 Minicle Micro Bubble cleaning treatment, which was an innovation that brought healing solutions especially to dogs with problematic skin. Cocojor shop has blossomed from its retail groundwork into Cocojor Emporium & Spaw, a full-service dog haven where owners and their pets can enjoy life's simple pleasures together. Some of these pleasures include an Internet Café & Barkery, Spaw/Grooming services, and doggie boarding, Cocojor Canine Country Club, training & doga classes which went on hiatus in 2013. Cocojor is celebrating 16 years of service and expanded to Los Angeles area and doing group and private consulting services. As if all of this hasn't been enough, Monica is already planning her next course of action and there isn't telling of when she'll stop.
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The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it recommends the natural gas pipeline's builder, Spectra Energy, reroute the project to avoid more than 1,000 acres of wetlands, the vast underground Floridan Aquifer that supplies drinking water to millions and "other environmentally sensitive areas."
It was a blow to pipeline developers who received preliminary approval in September from regulators in Washington and Georgia. The utility contends the project will provide more energy diversity and new competition across the Southeast when the pipeline is completed in 2017.
The Sabal Trail project hasn't earned as much attention as another pending project on the other side of the state. Gov. Nathan Deal and other state leaders have tried to kill Kinder Morgan's Palmetto Pipeline project, a petroleum line which would run from South Carolina to Florida through east Georgia.
But Sabal Trail's opponents have hunkered down for a fight. They plan to lobby Georgia lawmakers to block the project and urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to deny it approval.
The plan's critics opened a new front last week when Georgia's Democratic House delegation - Reps. Sanford Bishop, Hank Johnson, David Scott and John Lewis - raised questions about a proposed compressor station for the pipeline in a residential, and largely minority, neighborhood in Dougherty County.
"Sabal Trail's proposed pipeline and compressor station will further burden an already overburdened and disadvantaged African-American community in this area," they wrote in a letter to the FERC that said the six-story structure would "constitute a non-stop source of noise and vibration."
Spectra Energy spokeswoman Andrea Grover said Tuesday the firm had no immediate comment. The company has previously argued that it will use cutting-edge technology to reduce emissions from its air compressors, and that the use of high-strength steel in the pipelines will prevent the natural gas from contaminating drinking water and aquifers.


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EU recommends that travelers from China be required to take a Covid test before entering Europe
Jan 6, 2023 Breaking News: Europe, business news, China, European News, Health care industry, Politics, traveling
European nations are looking at new travel requirements from China after Beijing lifted Covid restrictions.
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European nations on Wednesday recommended imposing new restrictions on travelers from China amid fears of an increase in Covid cases.
Passengers departing from China will likely have to present a negative Covid test before leaving the country if heading towards one of the 27 EU countries. They will also likely be asked to wear face masks during the flights and potentially be subjected to random testing upon arrival.
"The Member States agreed on a coordinated precautionary approach in light of Covid-19 developments in China," said a statement issued Wednesday, following a meeting of EU officials that lasted several hours.
Health policy comes under the jurisdiction of individual governments. It is up to the various capitals to decide whether they will follow EU recommendations. Several EU nations have already stepped up their protection measures against potential new cases from China. Germany confirmed Thursday that it will ask for at least a rapid coronavirus test for visitors from China, according to Reuters.
Officials in China have criticized recently imposed testing requirements on travelers from the country and threatened to take reciprocal countermeasures. China currently requires foreign visitors to produce a negative Covid-19 test before entering the country, as well as to quarantine for eight days following their arrival. Beijing aims to scrap the confinement requirement this coming weekend, but will continue to demand proof of negative Covid-19 tests from visitors from abroad. In December, it also said it would restart issuing visas for residents to travel abroad.
The US, India, UK, Japan and Australia have all announced tougher measures on travelers from China in a bid to prevent a surge in Covid cases.
Italy was among the first EU nations to take action in the aftermath of Beijing abruptly abandoning strict measures that were in place for much of the pandemic.
Rome, one of Europe's hardest hit by the pandemic, ordered compulsory testing last week. France and Spain had also taken similar stances.
The latest move by the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, aims to coordinate rules across the region.
In late December, Chinese authorities said they would restart issuing visas for residents to travel abroad. They also said travelers arriving in China would no longer have to quarantine.
However, China has experienced a rise in Covid infections since November and there are concerns about the level of immunization among its population. The country has nine vaccines developed domestically, according to Reuters, but these have not been updated for the omicron variant, considered highly infectious.
European authorities offered to send vaccines to China, but Beijing has not yet responded, according to a spokesperson for the European Commission.
The commission spokesperson told CNBC that the EU had reached out via its delegation in Beijing "to offer solidarity and support, including through sharing of public health expertise and variant-adapted EU vaccine donations."
Asked on Tuesday about the offer from Europe to provide Covid vaccines, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning replied, "China has established the world's largest production lines of Covid vaccines with an annual production capacity of over 7 billion doses and an annual output of over 5.5 billion doses, which meet the needs of ensuring that all people eligible for vaccination have access to Covid vaccines."
"China's Covid situation is predictable and under control," she added.
Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that European officials on Wednesday recommended pre-flight testing of travelers from China.
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Putin orders cease fire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas – Kremlin – Times of India
Putin orders cease-fire for Orthodox Christmas but Ukraine sees 'hypocrisy'


The Charleston City Council will vote on approving the fiscal year 2019-2020 Budget as well as tourism fund expenditures during its Tuesday meeting at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
Library, playground and recreation, motor fuel tax, drug traffic prevention, tax increment financing (TIF), health self-insurance, water and sewer, and debt service funding is included in the budget.
The 2019/2020 Budget was placed on file for public inspection on March 19.
The council will also vote on spending $14,980 in tourism funds in seven different resolutions, amending the 2018/2019 Budget and approving the budget for the fiscal year 2019/2020 as well as 12 other action items.
If the resolutions are approved, the money going toward tourism events on Eastern's campus will total $7,730.
Three of the resolutions authorizing the expenditure of tourism funds will be for events at Eastern, including $1,500 to the College of Liberal Arts and Humanities for "Celebration: A Festival of the Arts," $2,230 to the Department of Kinesiology and Sports studies for IHSA Girls State Badminton Championships and $4,000 to the Eastern Athletic Department for the IHSA State Track Meets.
The money that would go toward tourism around the City of Charleston will total at $7,250 if all resolutions are approved.
The remaining four resolutions cover $1,000 for advertising for the Lincoln Log Cabin, $3,000 for expenses related to the annual bike race, the Tour De Charleston, $1,250 to CTF Illinois for the annual MuseFest and $2,000 to the Charleston Baseball Association for expenses related to American Legion Great Lakes Regional Tournament.
The council will also be voting on raising ambulance rates.
Full-time students will be charged at the same rates as residents of Charleston.
Residents using basic life support services will see an increase from $455 to $470, an increase from $710 to $735 for advanced life support and an increase from $855 to $880 for advanced life support II.
Non-residents using basic life support services will see an increase from $645 to $665, an increase from $1,015 to $1,050 for advanced life support and an increase from $1,2220 to $1,260 for advanced life support II.
Mileage for non-residents will be charged at $13.50 per loaded mile, a 50-cent increase.
A sewer and water rate increase will also be voted on after being on public inspection.
For water and sewer services within corporate limits for metered users, excluding Eastern, the price for 1,000 gallons of water or less (the minimum charge) will increase from $14.75 to $15.33 if the ordinance is approved.
Eastern would go from being charged at a rate of $14.19 to a charge of $14.75 per 1,000 gallons.
Users of the city's water would be charged $13.94 per 1,000 gallons as opposed to $13.41.
The council will also be voting on the final plat for a subdivision called "Sister City Phase II," the acquisition of real estate north of Lake Charleston, authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Ameren and a draining easement.
Two street closures for June 1, one for the Tour De Charleston and one for the CTF Illinois Art Festival, will also be voted on.
Proclamations will be made by the Mayor naming the month of May National Mental Health and A.B.A.T.E. Motorcycle Awareness Month in 2019 as well as the week of May 5-11 as the 50th Anniversary of Municipal Clerks Week.
The mayor will also be appointing Lori Banks, Craig Cunningham and Bob Wiseman to three-year terms on the Carnegie Public Library Board of Trustees.


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Giving Thanks: Ridgefield Thrift Shop supports Conservation Commission
Opinion // Letters
Editor's note: This was written to the volunteers at the Ridgefield Thrift Shop.
The members of the Ridgefield Conservation Commission thank you for your generous contribution of $8,000 for our work in the acquisition and maintenance of open space. Ridgefield has about 5,800 acres of open space with about 55 miles of trails. About half of this acreage is under the jurisdiction of the Conservation Commission. Because the Town of Ridgefield provides only limited support for our day-to-day operations, and no financial provision for the acquisition of new open space, your gift is greatly appreciated. Your donation will be used to support several ongoing conservation projects in town.
We have already put your donation to work in a project we are doing with the Parks and Recreation Department at Lake Windwing. Lake Windwing provides multi-use trails for walkers, dog walkers and mountain bikes and also has access to Hemlock Hills. Meadows provide important habitat for all kinds of animals, birds, and insects. In particular they have an important role in feeding pollinators (bees and butterflies) which are vital for growing crops. Lots of small animals thrive in the meadow/forest interface and provide food for the larger predators. Unfortunately, meadows are disappearing from the Connecticut landscape and this meadow became highly overgrown with Autumn Olive, an extremely invasive plant species. Thus, the commission is working on restoring the meadow at Lake Windwing by the extensive removal of the Autumn Olive.
We accomplish open space maintenance and acquisition through fundraising efforts and by private donations of land. Your support in our fundraising efforts is most appreciated. Donations like yours allow Ridgefield to continue adding to our efforts to maintain and acquire open space and trails, which is critical to protecting our environment and quality of life. We continue to work towards our goal of protecting 30 percent of the town's land as open space in perpetuity.
James J. Coyle,
Chairman, Ridgefield Conservation Commission
Commission members:
Susan Baker
Eric Beckenstein
Dave Cronin
Jack Kace
Carroll Brewster
Alan Pilch
Kitsey Snow
Daniel C. Levine
Benjamin Oko


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From the green bin... to the red carpet!
Conference in French to learn how to recycle and reuse materials to create original gift wrappings.
Offered by Christiane Charlebois of Mamikiki.


Scott Nelson is President, Occupier Services and Corporate Solutions | Americas at Colliers International and is responsible for strategy and leadership of these business units. Occupier Services makes up the entire platform of tools and talent (including Corporate Solutions) that supports our Occupier client relationships, and our Colliers brokerage and other professionals that manage these relationships. Corporate Solutions houses the service lines that are typically offered to multi-market and/or multi-service Occupier Clients. These service lines include Strategy and Innovation (consulting and technology services and lease administration), Account Management, Solutions Development, Transaction Management, Project Management, and Facilities Management. Scott also works actively with some clients to develop an in-depth understanding of their key business strategies, create a customized real estate solution to meet their objectives and then deploy a team for the execution of that strategy on an on-going basis. Occupier Services has organized globally with Scott playing a key leadership role, to provide seamless account management that integrates Colliers services and technology for the client.
Scott has held key leadership positions for much of his 21-year career, with his entire tenure focused on serving the diverse real estate needs of corporate occupier clients. Scott has extensive experience with the initial relationship "set-up" and transitioning, resource deployment and development of the client-facing team and strategic real estate planning and portfolio optimization initiatives for several major corporations and some of the most recognized global brands.
These projects have resulted in real value creation opportunities for clients in the area of real estate occupancy cost reduction, business intelligence technology deployments, process improvements, CRE organizational design, maximized real estate flexibility, capital and expense plan re-positioning, among others. In addition, previously Scott has personally handled more than 250 transactions in his career exceeding $700 million in total value throughout the U.S. and globally.