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WRITER: Solomon The book is the "dramatic autobiography of his life when he got away from God."
TITLE: Ecclesiastes means "preacher" or "philosopher."
PURPOSE: The purpose of any book of the Bible is important to the correct understanding of it; this is no more evident than here. Human philosophy, apart from God, must inevitably reach the conclusions in this book; therefore, there are many statements which seem to contradict the remainder of Scripture. It almost frightens us to know that this book has been the favorite of atheists, and they (e.g., Volney and Voltaire) have quoted from it profusely. Man has tried to be happy without God, and this book shows the absurdity of the attempt. Solomon, the wisest of men, tried every field of endeavor and pleasure known to man; his conclusion was, "All is vanity." God showed Job, a righteous man, that he was a sinner in God's sight. In Ecclesiastes God showed Solomon, the wisest man, that he was a fool in God's sight.
ESTIMATIONS: In Ecclesiastes, we learn that without Christ we cannot be satisfied, even if we possess the whole world — the heart is too large for the object. In the Song of Solomon, we learn that if we turn from the world and set our affections on Christ, we cannot fathom the infinite preciousness of His love — the Object is too large for the heart. Dr. A. T. Pierson said, "There is a danger in pressing the words in the Bible into a positive announcement of scientific fact, so marvelous are some of these correspondencies. But it is certainly a curious fact that Solomon should use language entirely consistent with discoveries such as evaporation and storm currents (kjv@Ecclesiastes1:6-7). Some have boldly said that Redfield's theory of storms is here explicitly stated. Without taking such ground, we ask, who taught Solomon to use terms that readily accommodate facts? Who taught him that the movement of the winds, which seem to be so lawless and uncertain, is ruled by laws as positive as those which rule the growth of the plant; and that by evaporation, the waters that fall on the earth are continually rising again, so that the sea never overflows? kjv@Ecclesiastes:12:6 is a poetic description of death. The 'silver cord' describes the spinal marrow, the 'golden bowl' the basin which holds the brain, the 'pitcher' the lungs, and the 'wheel' the heart. Without claiming that Solomon was inspired to foretell the circulation of the blood, 26 centuries before Harvey announced it, is it not remarkable that the language he uses exactly suits the facts — a wheel pumping up through one pipe to discharge through another?"
KEY WORD: "Vanity" occurs 37 times. Most Bible teachers would give the phrase "under the sun," which occurs 29 times.
I. Problem stated: "All is vanity," kjv@Ecclesiastes:1:1-3
II. Experiment made, kjv@Ecclesiastes:1:4 — 12:12 Seeking satisfaction in the following:A. Science (the laws of nature), kjv@Ecclesiastes:1:4-11 B. Wisdom and philosophy, kjv@Ecclesiastes:1:12-18 C. Pleasure, kjv@Ecclesiastes:2:1-11 D. Materialism (living for the "now"), kjv@Ecclesiastes:2:12-26 E. Fatalism, kjv@Ecclesiastes:3:1-15 F. Egoism, kjv@Ecclesiastes:3:16—4:16 G. Religion, kjv@Ecclesiastes:5:1-8 H. Wealth, kjv@Ecclesiastes:5:9—6:12 I. Morality (the "good life"), kjv@Ecclesiastes:7:1—12:12
III. Result of experiment, kjv@Ecclesiastes:12:13-14 All things under the sun are vanity. A right relationship with God, in any age, through the way He has made, brings the only abiding satisfaction. What a difference between the man "under the sun" and the man "in Christ" seated in the heavenlies far above all suns!
I. Problem stated: "All is vanity," kjv@Ecclesiastes:1:1-3
Solomon pursued in this book every avenue, experience, and interest of man in this life to find satisfaction and fulfillment. Solomon as king had full freedom to carry on this experiment, and he was not hindered by financial or power limitations. He could go the limit in every direction. The result is "vanity" — emptiness. Frustration and dissatisfaction met him in every experiment. The conclusions are human, apart from the divine, made by the man under the sun. This is the ultimate end of man's efforts apart from God. Do not misunderstand what is meant by "inspiration" when we say that the Bible is inspired by God. Inspiration guarantees the accuracy of the words of Scripture, not always the thought that is expressed. The context should be considered and attention paid to the person who made the statement, and under what circumstances (e.g., in the betrayal of Christ by Judas, the record of the event is inspired, but the act of Judas was not God-inspired, but was satanic). Keep in mind that the conclusions in each experiment are human, not God's truth. This is man under the sun, entirely separated from the "Sun of righteousness" who is the Son of God.
II. Experiment made, kjv@Ecclesiastes:1:4—12:12
Seeking satisfaction in the following:
A. Science (the laws of nature), kjv@Ecclesiastes:1:4-11
v: 4 — Earth is permanent; man is temporary. Continuity of mankind is maintained through births.
vv. 5-7 — The laws of nature are as fixed as the material universe itself. Some remarkable scientific statements are made here.
v: 8 — This is a good verse to hang on the TV set. Man cannot exhaust the exploration of the universe. The more he learns reveals that there is still more to learn. This is frustrating. The physical universe is too big for little man.
vv. 9-11 — The statement that there is no new thing under the sun seems to be untrue in this age of "gadgetry," but it is true. It is said that the atom bomb is new, but the atom has been around a long time. Actually, the atom is older than man, although man did not know it existed for a long time. All man has accomplished is to make the little atom a very difficult neighbor. The nosy human should have let sleeping dogs lie. A computer brain and electronic nervous system can bring to man no deep and abiding satisfactions.
B. Wisdom and philosophy, kjv@Ecclesiastes:1:12-18 v: 13 — The experiment.
v: 14 — All systems of philosophy lead up a blind alley.
v: 15 — Philosophy and psychology cannot change human nature, nor can they correct the old nature of man. As the twig is bent, so the tree grows.
v: 18 — Joy and satisfaction do not increase in ratio to the increase of knowledge.
C. Pleasure, kjv@Ecclesiastes:2:1-11
vv. 1-3 — This is the philosophy of hedonism, teaching that pleasure is the chief goal of life and that the gratification of all the appetites of the body is the fulfillment of moral obligation. Notice that he tries comedy — anything for a laugh.
vv. 4-7 — He builds around himself all the comforts of this life.
v: 8 — He has plenty of spending money and goes in for entertainment.
v: 10 — Solomon tries everything a man can try for pleasure.
v: 11 — When he adds it all up, it equals zero. The man under the sun finds no satisfaction permanently — only "the pleasures of sin for a season" kjv@Hebrews:11:25).
D. Materialism (living for the "now"), kjv@Ecclesiastes:2:12-26
vv. 12-16 — He sees that actually there is no permanent difference between the man with the high IQ and low IQ, educated and uneducated. They both come to the same end.
vv. 17-20 — If he accumulates great wealth, he will leave it to an offspring who will be either wise or a fool.
vv. 21-23 — Even the wise man cannot avoid sorrow, sickness, and death.
vv. 24-26 — The best thing to do is to eat and drink, concentrate on the here and now, and get all he can out of this life. Live for the now and forget tomorrow. However, even this does not satisfy, although it is better than LSD.
E. Fatalism, kjv@Ecclesiastes:3:1-15
vv. 1-8 — Too often men attempt to draw some Christian truth from these verses. However, this is the rawest kind of pagan fatalism. If this were true, man would be no better than a robot, zombie, computer, machine or any other push-button gadget. This type of thinking allows no room for the free will of man and the operation of the grace and mercy of God. Even the time of death can be changed (see kjv@Exodus:32:10 and kjv@Isaiah:38).
v: 11 — God has let man put the world in his heart so that he might see that the world does not satisfy — his heart is still empty. v: 14 — Although God's will is primary, fatalism leaves no place for His mercy and grace. God answers prayer.
F. Egoism, kjv@Ecclesiastes:3:16 — 4:16 (Excessive love of self. Individual self-interest is the summum bonum of life.)
kjv@Ecclesiastes:3 v: 16 — All men are wicked. You can't trust anyone. This is a cynical view of the human race, but it is reasonably accurate.
vv. 18, 19 — This view does not accept the optimist's conclusions. Evolution says that man was a beast. Egoism says that man is a beast. This view causes the individual to despise others. It has produced the caste and class systems in all the countries of the world.
v: 20 — He is speaking only of the body. Even Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the soul sleeps, not that it turns to dust.
v: 21 — Man is different from the beast.
v: 22 — The only thing worthwhile is for man to identify himself with his own works. This is the ancient version of the hippy and yippy philosophy.
kjv@Ecclesiastes:4 v: 1 — The egoist rebels against the establishment.
v: 6 — This man wants to do his own thing.
vv. 9-11 — This is the only reason for teaming up with another.
v: 16 — This philosophy leads to a meaningless existence.
G. Religion, kjv@Ecclesiastes:v: 1-8
Religion has damned the world more than any other thing. Look what the pagan religions did for peoples in the past. Look at India, China, and the Muslim world. Look at the Roman Catholic world. Look at liberal Protestantism. Multitudes have joined churches since World War II to get away from God and from establishing a personal relationship to Christ.
v: 1 — Be religious and go to church, but have as little to do with it as possible.
v: 2 — Do not make any decision under stress of emotion. Cry at the movies, but not in church. Don't sign a pledge; don't agree to accept an office.
vv. 4-6 — God has a great deal to say about the importance He attaches to vows (see author's book, Learning Through Leviticus, chapter 27).
v: 7 — Dreams and words are no substitute for a personal relationship with God.
v: 8 — A Christian should be involved in a poverty program.
H. Wealth, kjv@Ecclesiastes:v: 9 — 6:12
kjv@Ecclesiastes:5 v: 10 — Wealth is not wrong in itself. It is the love of money that is the root of all evil ( kjv@1Timothy:6:10). To accumulate wealth for wealth's sake is wrong. The miser thinks dollars are flat so they can be stacked; the spendthrift thinks they are round so they can be rolled. v: 12 — The poor man is often happier than the rich man.
kjv@Ecclesiastes:6 vv. 1-12 — The rich man can eat only three meals a day, sleep on one bed at a time, and cannot live longer than the poor man. The rich man's life is but a shadow. There is no pocket in a shroud. Job, a rich man, said that he came here with nothing and he was leaving the same way. It is rather empty to give one's life to the pursuit of that which does not bring happiness here and has no value hereafter.
I. Morality (the "good life"), kjv@Ecclesiastes:7:1 — 12:12 The do-gooder, going down the middle of the road on the freeway of life. Babbit on Main Street in the Big City, doing business under a neon sign, but living in suburbia in a sedate, secluded, and exclusive neighborhood, taking it easy.
kjv@Ecclesiastes:7 v: 1 — A good reputation and a long eulogy at the funeral is the summum bonum of life.
v: 2 — From the knife and fork club to the funeral service, all is done in a dignified manner.
v: 3 — Laughing all the way to the cemetery.
v: 4 — Living in the presence of death.
vv. 5-29 — Take it easy; walk softly; don't be extreme; avoid the left and the right; go down the middle; compromise; don't fight — switch.
kjv@Ecclesiastes:8 — Neither hot nor cold, but lukewarm. He observes that there does not seem to be too much difference between the wicked and the righteous (vv. 14, 15).
vv. 2-5 — Obey the law. Keep out of trouble. Do not become involved.
v: 8 — All men are equal at death. Although they may not be born equal, they die equal.
v: 9 — Notice "under the sun." This is man's view apart and contrary to the viewpoint of God.
v: 11 — You can't get by with it. Men are deceived when they sin because of the fact that God does not judge immediately.
kjv@Ecclesiastes:9 — Man's wrong conclusions and pseudo-philosophy due to his ignorance, prejudice, and false premises. "Under the sun" occurs four times in this chapter.
vv. 1, 2 — All will arrive at the same place. All will eventually be saved.
v: 3 — Death brings about total integration. All are equal.
v: 4 — While there is life, there is hope.
v: 5 — This does not teach soul sleep. He is speaking only of the body (see v: 10).
v: 9 — They lived happily ever after.
v: 10 — This is a clear reference to the body. "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do," do it now, for it cannot be done in the grave. The hand belongs to the body, not to the soul. It is the body that is put to sleep in the grave; it is the body that is raised (see notes on kjv@1Thessalonians:4:13-18). The spirit or soul goes to God (see kjv@Ecclesiastes:12:7).
vv. 11, 12 — Life is a matter of luck or a game of chance.
kjv@Ecclesiastes:10 — The injustice of life suggests the adoption of a moderate course.
v: 1 — One night on the town means a lifetime in the darkness of disease or death. A mother spends twenty-one years teaching a son to be wise, and some girl comes along and makes a fool out of him in five minutes.
v: 7 — To work hard, save your money, and study late does not always mean that you will become a success. The fool next door may inherit a million.
vv. 8, 9 — Don't try to get even.
v: 11 — See kjv@Romans:3:13-14.
v: 19 — The one who pays the fiddler calls the tunes.
v: 20 — Little brother is watching.
kjv@Ecclesiastes:11 — This is the best course to follow for the moral man.
v: 1 — Don't be afraid of doing good, although the reward may be late in arriving.
v: 3 — Rain is predicted. Carry an umbrella. It is hard to move a redwood after it falls. It is always best to have a clear understanding in the beginning.
v: 6 — Take a chance, provided you know what you are doing.
v: 8 — Life for a senior citizen is not all that the brochures say it kjv@Isaiah:5:9 — Youth is the time of opportunity, joy, and decision. Youth turns to Christ more easily than old age. The time to make a decision for Christ is in one's youth.
kjv@Ecclesiastes:12 vv. 2-7 — A poetic picture of old age, but not a pretty picture.
v: 2 — Failing eyesight makes it appear that the sun, moon and stars are getting dimmer. Time flies and one sad experience follows another — clouds return after rain.
v: 3 — "Keepers of the house shall tremble" refers to the legs. The old person begins to totter. "Strong men" are the shoulders that are no longer erect. "Grinders" are the teeth. "Those that look out of the windows" refers to failing eyesight.
v: 4 — "Doors…shut in the streets" refers to being hard of hearing. "Sound of the grinding is low" refers to the tongue. The voice of old age gets thin. "Shall rise up at the voice of the bird" — it took an alarm clock to wake him before, now the cheep of a bird disturbs his sleep. "Daughters of music shall be brought low" indicates that he can no longer sing in the choir, cannot carry a tune.
v. 5 — "Afraid of that which is high" — things that formerly did not frighten him. "Fears shall be in the way" — he no longer enjoys traveling. "Almond tree shall flourish" — our senior citizen is getting greyhaired, if his hair has not fallen out. "Grasshopper shall be a burden" — little things annoy him. "Desire shall fail" — romance is gone. "Man goeth to his long home" — death comes.
v: 6 — "Silver cord" is the spinal cord, "Golden bowl" is the head, "Pitcher" is the lungs, "Wheel" is the heart.
v: 7 — There is no soul sleep here. The body sleeps, but the spirit or soul goes to God.
v: 12 — Writing and study are not an end in themselves.
III. Result of experiment, kjv@Ecclesiastes:12:13-14
All things under the sun are vanity. When as a child, I laughed and wept, Time crept; When as a youth, I dreamed and talked, Time walked; When I became a full-grown man, Time ran; When older still I daily grew, Time flew; Soon I shall find in traveling on Time gone. "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" kjv@Psalms:90:12).
v: 13 — "Fear God" is the message of Proverbs also. In view of the experiment made "under the sun," the wise thing is to fear God, which means to reverence, worship, and obey Him. To "keep his commandments" would mean to meet God's conditions for salvation — in any age — grounded on faith in God. For Cain it meant bringing a lamb; For Abraham it meant believing God's promises; For the people of Israel it meant approaching God through sacrifice in the tabernacle and temple; For us it is to "believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved" kjv@Acts:16:31).
v: 14 — God will judge every man, for every man is a sinner who is guilty before God. Christ bore a judgment death. Our sins are either on Christ by faith in Him, or else we must come before the Great White Throne for judgment.
WRITER: Solomon (1:1) Solomon was the author of 1,005 songs (kjvKings:4:32), but we have only one (Song of Songs); as the name would indicate, it is the best. KEY WORDS: "Beloved," the name for Him; "love," the name for her.
KEY VERSES: I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine; he feedeth among the lilies. (6:3) Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, he would utterly be rejected. (8:7)
THE MEANING: The Song of Solomon is a parabolic poem. The interpretation, not the inspiration, causes the difficulty — although there are some who actually feel it should not be in the Bible. Since it is in the canon of Scripture, it is the great neglected book of the Bible. Often young preachers are counseled not to use it until they become old men. The Jews called it the Holy of Holies of Scripture. Origen and Jerome tell us that the Jews would not permit their young men to read it until they were thirty years old. Surely any fragile flower requires delicate handling. There have been four different and important meanings found in this book:
1. It sets forth the glory of wedded love; declaring the sacredness of marital relationship and that marriage is a divine institution. To our occidental minds, it borders on the vulgar, but when it is compared to other oriental poetry, it is indeed tame and lacks the splash of color and extravagant terms which characterize oriental (e.g., Persian) poetry. The Jews taught that it sets forth the heart of a satisfied husband and a devoted wife.
2. It sets forth the love of Jehovah for Israel. The prophets spoke of Israel as the wife of Jehovah. These two interpretations have been set forth by the scribes and rabbis of Israel and have been accepted by the church. However, there are two other interpretations:
3. It is a picture of Christ and the church. The church is the bride of Christ, a familiar figure of Scripture ( kjv@2Corinthians:11:2; kjv@Ephesians:5:27; kjv@Revelation:21).
4. It depicts the communion of Christ and the individual believer. The soul's communion with Christ is here set forth. "The Song of Solomon tests the spiritual capacity of the reader."
STORY OUTLINE: Since this book is a series of scenes, in a drama that is not told in chronological sequence, we shall make no attempt to outline the book. The popular interpretation, that it tells the story of a girl kidnapped by Solomon, is repugnant. The book of Dr. H. A. Ironside is especially recommended, as it contains the only adequate and satisfying interpretation that I have seen. The key to the story is found in kjv@8:11. The story is of a poor family of Ephraim in which there is a girl who is a sort of Cinderella. The poverty of the family forces her into the vineyards where she meets the young shepherd. The story of their love is first told. Then he leaves her with the promise that he will return. He is absent for a long time, and she despairs of his return. One day, the electrifying word is shouted along the way that King Solomon is coming by. She is not interested and takes no further notice until word is brought to her that King Solomon wants to see her. She is puzzled until she is brought into his presence where she recognizes him as her shepherd lover. He takes her to his palace in Jerusalem where most of the song takes place.
COMMENT: The setting of the drama is the palace in Jerusalem, and some of the scenes are flashbacks to a previous time. There is a reminder here of the Greek drama where a chorus talks back and forth to the protagonists of the play. The daughters of Jerusalem carry along the tempo of the story. Some of these dialogues were evidently to be sung. Several lovely scenes are introduced at Jerusalem which find a counterpart in the church. When reading the Song of Solomon, take off the shoes from the natural man, for the ground on which you stand is spiritual ground.
kjv@Songs:1 — The drama opens at Baal-hamon, in the hill country of Ephraim.
vv. 2-4 — The bride, in the palace in Jerusalem, reviews in her mind the meeting with the shepherd who was Solomon. v: 5 — She was sunburned, in contrast to the ladies of the court.
v: 6 — She was forced by her brothers to keep the vineyard. Her "own vineyard" was her own beauty — she hadn't been able to go to the beauty salon.
v. 7 — The shepherd she met did not seem to have any sheep. v: 8 — The shepherd is evasive.
vv. 9-17 — She falls in love with the shepherd, whom she later finds to be Solomon, the king.
kjv@Songs:2 vv. 1-7 — A love scene in the palace.
v: 1 — The bride speaks of herself. She is not boasting, but compares herself to the lowly and humble flowers of that land.
v: 2 — The bridegroom contrasts the lily with the thorns to reveal his love for her.
vv. 3-7 — The bride speaks of her love for the bridegroom. Any relationship of the believer to Christ must rest upon His love for the believer and the believer's love for Him.
vv. 8-17 — The return of the bridegroom after a trip abroad. The bride's happy anticipation of his return should be the attitude of the believer toward the return of Christ.
v: 8 — "The voice" of the bridegroom is heard first kjv@John:5:25; kjv@1Thessalonians:4:16).
v: 13 — "Fig tree" suggests the nation Israel.
v: 16 — This is the highest spiritual expression of any relationship with Christ. It is the high note of the Rapture, the catching up of the believer to be with Christ ( kjv@1Thessalonians:4:13-18). This section puts into the lovely language of poetry the meaning of the Rapture. Read it again and again, and memorize it.
kjv@Songs:3 vv. 1-5 — The bride dreams of the bridegroom while he is away. She seeks him at night and is found by the watchman. At last, she finds the bridegroom.
vv. 6-11 — Solomon in all his glory enters Jerusalem with his bride.
Chapter 4 vv. 1-15 — The love song of the bridegroom. This is the expression of deep desire and strong passion. Compare v: 7 with kjv@Ephesians:5:25-27. It is impossible for the believer to know (vv. 9, 10) how much Christ loves him kjv@Revelation:2:4).
v: 16 — The response of the bride kjv@Isaiah:53:11).
kjv@Songs: 5 vv. 1-3 — The bride is reluctant to open the door to the bridegroom after she has retired.
vv. 4, 5 — A lovely custom of that day was for the lover to place sweet smelling myrrh inside the handle of the bride's door. When she rose up and placed her hand on the handle, she discovered the myrrh and knew he had been there and gone.
v: 6 — While he was out looking for lost sheep, she was sleeping. This is a fitting picture of Christ and the contemporary church.
vv. 7, 8 — The bride goes looking for the bridegroom. She meets the daughters of Jerusalem, inquires of them, and waxes eloquent concerning him.
v: 9 — They are skeptical and cynical. The world asks us, "Who is Christ? Is He any different from other religious leaders?"
vv. 10-16 — She knows him and knows he is different. This is a detailed and glowing description of him, which reveals that she both knows him and loves him.
kjv@Songs: 6 v: 1 — The daughters of Jerusalem are so impressed by her glowing description that they are turned from skeptics to believers.
vv. 2, 3 — The bride continues her praise of him.
vv. 4-10 — The bridegroom expresses his love and affection for the bride.
vv. 11, 12 — The bride responds.
v: 13 — The daughters of Jerusalem respond.
kjv@Songs: 7 vv. 1-5 — The daughters of Jerusalem praise the beauty of the bride. (See the description of the church as the bride of Christ in kjv@Revelation:21.)
vv. 6-13 — An antiphony of love by the bride and bridegroom.
kjv@Songs: 8 — The love song concludes.
vv. 5-7 — The bridegroom speaks of love and gives the theme of the song.
Darby, J. N. Synopses of the Books of the Bible. Addison, Illinois: Bible Truth Publishers, n.d. DeHaan, Richard W. The Art of Staying Off Dead-End Streets. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Radio Bible Class, 1974. (A study in Ecclesiastes.) Gaebelein, Arno C. The Annotated Bible. 1917. Reprint. Neptune, New Jersey: Loizeaux Brothers, 1971. Glickman, S. Craig. A Song for Lovers. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1976. (A fine treatment of Song of Solomon.) Gray, James M. Commentary on the Whole Bible. Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1906. Hadley, E. C. The Song of Solomon. Sunbury, Pennsylvania: Believer's Bookshelf, n.d. Ironside, H. A. Addresses on the Song of Solomon. Neptune, New Jersey: Loizeaux Brothers, 1933. (An excellent treatment.) Jennings, F. C. Meditations on Ecclesiastes. Sunbury, Pennsylvania: Believer's Bookshelf, 1920. Jensen, Irving L. Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1974. (A self-study guide.) Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Ecclesiastes: Total Life. Chicago, Illinois. Moody Press, 1979. Kelly, William. Lectures on the Song of Solomon. Addison, Illinois: Bible Truth Publishers, n.d. Miller, Andrew. The Song of Solomon. Addison, Illinois: Bible Truth Publishers, n.d. Unger, Merrill F. Unger's Bible Handbook. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1966. Unger, Merrill F. Unger's Commentary on the Old Testament. Vol. I. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1981. (The Old Testament is covered in two volumes by this eminent Hebrew scholar. Highly recommended.) These notes, prepared by J. Vernon McGee, are for the purpose of giving assistance to the listeners of the THRU THE BIBLE RADIO program. They are to be used with the Bible and will be more meaningful as you look up all the Scripture references. Due to the necessary brevity of both notes and broadcasts, a list of recommended books is included for those wanting a more detailed study. These books may be obtained from a Christian library or bookstore or ordered from the publishers.
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He said the justice rightly considered Fardon's behaviour changes towards corrective services procedures and limited steps to prepare for release.
Court of Appeal justices John Muir, Robert Gotterson and Ros Atkinson reserved their decision to a date to be fixed.
The Attorney-General successfully made an 11th-hour bid to stay Fardon's release order earlier this month.
Fardon's release to the community was blocked just hours before he was to be transferred to the Wacol precinct on a five-year supervision order.
The 64-year-old has spent 23 years in jail, with his three most serious crimes relating to sex offences against two young children.
Fardon, born in Murwillumbah in NSW, was the first Queenslander given an indefinite jail sentence, after the law was changed to keep him behind bars.
After reviewing his indefinite status under the Queensland Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act, Justice Debra Mullins found he remained a danger to the community but the risk could be reduced with strict conditions.
Those conditions included a GPS tracking device, curfew, monitoring directions, drug and alcohol abstinence, and bans from going unsupervised to a place that houses children, intellectually disabled persons, mentally ill persons or people with substance misuse difficulties.
If the state is unsuccessful in keeping Fardon behind bars through the Court of Appeal, Premier Campbell Newman has vowed to take other legal avenues.


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Audi, known for its star-studded Super Bowl parties, is gearing up for another fete this year in New Orleans. For anyone not lucky enough to score an invite to the uber-exclusive event, Audi's General Manager of Communications Andrew Lipman tells you how to throw the perfect Super Bowl party at home.
1. Be strategic with the guest list: Quality over quantity is always better: a party is more fun with a dynamic group of people, than an overly packed room. Audi always keeps our Super Bowl parties exclusive which is why they continue to attract A-listers year after year.
2. Send an invite: In New Orleans, and everywhere else in the country there are a ton of different Super Bowl parties taking place, making it even more important to send out your invitations in a timely manner. Even if it's a simple evite, make sure your guests have the date, time and location on their calendars at least two weeks in advance.
3. Get creative with a venue: Audi has thrown Super Bowl parties everywhere from private estates, hotel penthouses and this year, an art museum. Move your party from the living room to your backyard if you live in a warm climate or rent out space at a local dive and host your guests there for an unexpected venue change.
4. Pick a theme and stick with it: It's important, no matter how big or small, to have a theme. Rather than go with the obvious choice of your team's colors, weaving in metallics like silver or gold can give your event a festive vibe without feeling over the top.
5. Food for thought: You may think of wings as the staple game day food but spice up your menu with updated classic comfort foods such as macaroni and cheese bites. Or pay homage to this year's host city by cooking up Cajun favorites such as mini cups of gumbo or beignets.
6. Match the music to the vibe: With a diverse crowd, comes different musical tastes. Create a playlist composed of new hits and old favorites across a wide range of genres to ensure that everyone there knows at least a few songs. Even though the main focus is on the TV, it's important to have a soundtrack for before and after the big game. Beyonce makes everybody want to dance so playing a few of her hits or maybe even breaking out some old Destiny's Child will get your guests amped for the upcoming halftime show.
7. Appeal to diehard fans and non-game watchers: Super Bowl is a cultural event and even though it's a big moment for many sports fans, the non-football fans attending your party are just as important. Create a poll around the ads or halftime performance to appeal to every type of guest at your party.
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Here are activities you can include during K-Kids functions to promote development of Social and Emotional skills. When children focus on developing this skill set they strengthen their emotional intelligence.
Emotional intelligence is the ability to cope day to day with thoughts, feelings, emotions and connections to others.
Here's what you can do.
Millions of children worldwide have experienced bullying at school. Any bullying hurts a child's self-esteem, but at its worst, bullying could lead to high anxiety, bad grades, dropping out of school or even suicide.
The good news: You can help.
September 25, 2012
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Get ready, get set, get kids active! Team up with Nickelodeon for its 9th annual Worldwide Day of Play as it encourages kids to turn off their TVs and video games and enjoy physical activities.
Worldwide Day of Play is coming up on October 6, but it's not too late to host an event! Your club can pick any fun, physical activity that you enjoy doing—dancing, playing Frisbee, hula-hooping, swimming, or roller skating to name a few—and create your own Worldwide Day of Play event. Invite other Kiwanis-family members, neighbors and students from schools in your area to participate.
Need more ideas? Check out pro-social.nick.com for tips. And while you're online, don't forget to register your event online for a chance to see your group's name on TV!
September 20, 2012
"Every day, members of the Kiwanis family serve their communities. On Friday, September 21, fourteen of them will be recognized as Champions of Change during the first-ever Kiwanis International Day at the White House. (A Kiwanian from Indiana, William Beard, Kiwanis Club of Frankfort, is one who will be recognized for his dedication to his local community.)
The Champions of Change program was created to honor ordinary Americans doing extraordinary work in their communities. The Kiwanis Champions of Change represent the entire Kiwanis family—from Kiwanis Kids to Circle K International to Aktion Club to Kiwanis. They will be honored for their service to their local and global communities.
Even though you may not be in Washington, D.C., you can still participate in Kiwanis Day at the White House. Watch the events live and learn more at www.WhiteHouse.gov/live. Live stream events include the Champions of Change event at 12:45 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 21. People around the country can join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #WHKiwanis."
September 07, 2012
In mid-September UNICEF will mail Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF kits to K-Kids clubs that participated in the program in previous years. The Trick-or-Treat kit is mailed to the school address. Be sure to watch for this mailing if your club participated in this project during the 2012 or 2011 year. If your club didn't participate in prevous years but is interested in participating this year, contact the Kiwanis Member Services team at 1-800-KIWANIS, ext. 411, or email email@example.com and Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF boxes will be provided. Proceeds from Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF go toward The Kiwanis Eliminate Project.
Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play is an entire day dedicated to healthy and active play! To celebrate, Nickelodeon will go off the air and thousands of schools and organizations host events.
Get moving and host a Nickelodeon Worldwide Day of Play event on or around October 6, 2012.
Visit pro-social.nick.com to register, upload photos and videos and access a planning guide! Enter the Big Help I Wanna Play Sweepstakes to win a $100,000 custom Nick playground or $10,000 to support a play project.
May 29, 2012
Children ages 6 to 12 can enter this inspirational contest. Learn more about how your creative design can brighten the lives of military families.
This year's K-Kids contest winners have been selected. Learn who won and learn more about the various K-Kids contests at www.kkids.org/contests.
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I am in the midst of designing both living and dining spaces in a wonderful home with European charm. It has been a super fun project with a client who happens to be a designer herself. She designs amazing jewelry and accessories, so it is great to collaborate on the look and feel of her two distinct, yet related rooms.
Below is a preliminary view of the furniture plan and products that we are choosing. It will include neutral fabrics layered with artwork and softly hued pillows. Plus, a leather ottoman will add texture and comfort to the center of the space.
The new recessed lighting that we installed along with the white slipcovered sofas really brightened up the place…which brings me to the Product Board for the adjacent dining room which reflects the classical elegance and charm of the Mediteranean architecture of the home. I am calling this style Italian Transitional because it filled with rich yet comfortable details, simple fabrics, and old world finishes.
I can't wait to show you the results once this beautiful transformation has taken place. I look forward to bringing you inside the process with more pics of Ivonne's Living and Dining spaces as we create.


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This is a deformed tree pod which I found in Flickr's public files. I immediately thought it looked rather nasty, so I searched for a demon Bible verse. Do you see him sticking out his tongue at us? Maybe you'll think I have a bit of an over active imagination, or maybe you'll agree with me. 🙂 Either way, I hope you like my Word-Filled Wednesday and I wish you a fantastic week. Blessings to all of you. For more participants, visit Amy at The 160 Acre Woods.
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And Jesus Rebuked Him And The Boy Was Cured At Once
Posted by infinitygoods on May 20, 2008
Posted in bible, Christian, Christianity, Church, culture, Faith, Family, Flickr, God, God's Word, Infinity Goods, infinitygoods.com, life, Photography, religion, Spiritual, spirituality, Word Filled Wednesday | Tagged: bible, Bible quote, Bible verse, Christianity, Church, cure, demon, Faith, God, God's Word, Jesus, Matthew, Matthew 17, Matthew 17:18, Photography, quote, religion, Spreading God's Word, verse, Word Filled Wednesday | 19 Comments »
The Lord My God Illuminates My Darkness
Posted by infinitygoods on May 7, 2008
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We love because He first loved us!
Posted by infinitygoods on April 30, 2008
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My Beloved Is Like A Young Stag
Posted by infinitygoods on April 16, 2008
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Jesus Directed To Prepare The Passover
Posted by infinitygoods on April 8, 2008
Have you ever celebrated Pesach or Passover as Jesus did with His apostles for The Last Super?
Pictured here are samples of the Seder Plates used for the Passover dinner. Our church and several other churches in our area celebrate the seder meal each year and several newspaper articles have been written about it in the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Daily News. Has this Jewish celebration been adopted by your church, I wonder? If you are Jewish, I'd love to hear about your memories or what you look forward to each year during Passover.
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Behold The Lamb Of God
Posted by infinitygoods on March 19, 2008
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Don't Leave Home Without It: The Bible
Posted by infinitygoods on March 11, 2008
I carry a tiny Bible in my purse. It's only 3″ X 4.5″ and doesn't weight anything. It's not the entire Bible, just the New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs. It allows me to have the word of God at all times and have something to read should I get myself unexpectedly stuck in a waiting room or waiting in my car. I've been able to squeeze in Bible reading time I would not otherwise have had, and I haven't had to twiddle my thumbs. It' s worked for me for about 20 years now! 🙂
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My Beloved Is To Me A Cluster Of Henna Blossoms
Posted by infinitygoods on March 11, 2008
For more participants Spreading God's Word with Word Filled Wednesday, visit Amy Deanne at The 160 Acre Woods."My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of Engedi." Song of Songs 1:14
This is the henna blossom which produces the temporary ink for the Middle Eastern and Indian body art tradition.
You may freely reprint the following article or place it on your website by adding the statement: Courtesy of www.kingtutshop.com. This fascinating plant is world wide known for the beautiful coloring dye that is used by the Orientals in coloring their hands and body. The Egyptians are said to have prepared both an oil and an ointment from the flowers for making the limbs supple. Egyptian Royalty were said to dye their hair with Henna leaves. Henna's botanical name is Lawsonia Inermis,its common name is Jamaica Mignonette, Mendee, Egyptian privet, smooth Lawsonia. Its Arabic name is henna and the most popular Indian name is Mendhi.
The earliest civilizations that can be proved to have used henna include the Babylonians, Assyrians, Sumerians, Semites, Ugaritics and Canaanites. The leaves of the henna plant are the source of a red-brown dye widely used for body art, known as mendhi in South Asia. First used in the Near East and South Asia, henna art is now popular around the world.
There are numerous artifacts from Iraq, Palestine, Greece, Egypt, Crete and Rome from 1400 BCE to 1AD that show women with henna patterns on their hands. The early center of the use of henna as a woman's adornment seems to have been in the eastern Mediterranean, where it grows wild. It was used by the Canaanite women in pre-biblical times The Canaanites spread their traditions, including the use of henna, across North Africa between 1700 and 600 BCE, specifically establishing the Berber traditions of henna in Morocco.
Henna was used in Palestine from the earliest historical period, and there are Roman records of henna being used by Jewish people living in Jerusalem during the historical period of the birth of Christ.
When Islam began in the 6-7th centuries AD, henna was incorporated into the customs of Muslims from the western Middle Eastern women's henna traditions that were widespread and long established. As Islam expanded quickly into other countries, the use of henna went with it. All of the countries that were part of the Islamic world have used henna at some time, most frequently as part of wedding celebrations. Most of them continued to celebrate the "Night of the Henna" and regard henna as a beautiful and suitable ornament for women until present day.
Since 1890 it has been widely used in Europe for tinting the hair, usually in the form of a shampoo, many shades being obtainable by mixing with the leaves of other plants, such as indigo. As a dye for the skin or nails the powder may be mixed with lemon juice, made into a paste with hot water, and spread on the part to be dyed, being allowed to remain for one night.
The parts used are the leaves that are dried and then crushed to form a dark green powder. The flowers and also the fruit are also used. Flowers are numerous, small, white or rose coloured and fragrant. The plant lives scarcely in dry decidious forests, widely cultivated as a hedge plant. It is mostly found in Egypt, India, Kurdistan, Iran, Syria.
It is widely cultivated in tropical countries but probably native to North Africa and Asia. It is widely naturalized in the West Indies and Mexico where it is known as "mignonette." Its leaves produce the henna or alhenna of the Arabs (cyprus of the ancients), a yellow die which is used in Egypt and elsewhere by women to color their nails, and by men to die their beards, and for other similar uses including horses manes and tails. It is known in the West Indies as "Egyptian privet", and sometimes as "reseda".
The small, white and yellow, heavy, sweet-smelling flowers are borne on dwarf shrubs 8 to 10 feet high and reaching a height of up to 6 meters, the plant has fragrant white or rose-red flowers.
Henna is planted today primarily as an ornamental hedge, but is probably best known for the dried, ground leaves traditionally used to produce colorfast orange, red, and brown dyes.
The constituents of Henna is found in it in a brown substance of a resinoid fracture, having the chemical properties which characterize the tannins, and therefore named hennotannic acid. Dried, powdered leaves of henna contain about 0.5 to 1.5 percent lawsone, the chief constituent responsible for the dyeing properties of the plant. Henna also contains mannite, tannic acid, 2-hydroxy-1:4-naphthoquinone resin mucilage, gallic acid, glucose, mannitol,fat, resin and mucilage are also present.The colouring matter is the quinone .and napthaquinone.
Medicinal Action and Uses
As a medicinal plant, henna has been used as an astringent, antihemorrhagic, intestinal antineoplastic, cardio-inhibitory, hypotensive, and a sedative. It has been employed both internally and locally in jaundice, leprosy, smallpox, and affections of the skin. The fruit is thought to have emmenagogue properties.
It has also been used as a folk remedy against amoebiasis, headache, jaundice, ranging from beriberi to burns and bruises ans leprosy.Henna extracts show antibacterial, antifungal, and ultraviolet light screening activity. Henna has exhibited antifertility activity in animals and may induce menstruation.
Henna has been used as medical treatment for wide range of ailments to cure almost anything from headache to leprosy and other skin disorders. It is used to create an instant 'Scab' on large areas & is believed to have antiseptic properties. As a cooling agent it is used for burning of skin. It also has great dandruff fighting ability.
Henna is also used for rheumatic and arthritic pains. Alcoholic extract of the leaves showed mild anti- bacterial activity against Staph aureus and E. coli'. Antibacterial and antifungal activities have been confirmed .The antihaemorrhagic properties are attributed to lawsone. The naphthoquinone has emmenogogue and oxytocic actions.
The dried leaf and petiole of henna are generally recognized as safe when used as a color additive for hair. A distilled water prepared from them is used as a cosmetic, and the powdered leaves have been in use from the most ancient times in Eastern countries for dyeing the hair and the nails a reddish-yellow. Traditionally henna is used to decorate hands and feet during weddings and other ceremonies.
Henna features in the Siddha system of medicine. Siddha physicians consider parts of henna to be astringent, detergent, deodorant, cooling and a sedative. Fresh leaves mixed with vinegar or lime juice are bandaged onto the soles of the feet to treat 'burning feet', a symptom of beriberi. Ground leaves are applied to sore joints to ease rheumatism. The juice of the plant can be applied to the skin for headaches, and the oil is applied to hair to prevent it from going grey.
Its flower oil relieves muscular pains, while its seeds are used as a deodorant and to regulate menstruation. Henna flowers induce sleep, cure headaches and bruises. Leprosy has been treated by henna bark, as well as by an extract of leaves, flowers and shoots. The bark has also been used to treat symptoms of jaundice and enlargement of the liver and spleen. It can be applied to the skin to treat eczema, scabies, fungal infections and burns.
The Ayurvedic system uses the henna leaves to treat vitiligo (pale patches on the skin where pigment is lost), and the seeds are used to cure fever. Fruit oil is a folk remedy used in disorders causing hardening of the liver and diaphragm, and an ointment made from young fruit is used to prevent itching.
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Early evidence suggests that IRIS is going to be a feast for those who love pretty pictures of space.
Last month, NASA launched a new telescope, known as IRIS, into space to study the sun. Today we got our first glimpse of what IRIS is seeing, and ... wow.
Even NASA's press release bubbled with excitement:
The moment when a telescope first opens its doors represents the culmination of years of work and planning -- while simultaneously laying the groundwork for a wealth of research and answers yet to come. It is a moment of excitement and perhaps even a little uncertainty. On July 17, 2013, the international team of scientists and engineers who supported and built NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, all lived through that moment. As the spacecraft orbited around Earth, the door of the telescope opened to view the mysterious lowest layers of the sun's atmosphere and the results thus far are nothing short of amazing. The data is crisp and clear, showing unprecedented detail of this little-observed region.
The region of the sun IRIS is observing, the lower atmosphere, and how it powers the sun's scorching upper atmosphere, known as the coronoa, is not well understood. Jay M. Pasachoff, an astronomy professor at Williams College called it "one of the important unsolved problems of astrophysics."
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|English bond consists of alternating courses of headers and stretchers, with the alternative headers centred over and under the vertical joints of the stretchers. Although the bond was very common in the Victorian period it was not generally used for houses, but was used in factories, stations and retaining walls etc. It is a very strong bond but probably not as attractive as Flemish bond.
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|Stretcher bond is the commonest bond used today and the least interesting in appearance. It can be made more interesting by laying a course of different coloured bricks or to lay such bricks to form a pattern on a wall. This bond is used on more modern buildings as it is faster to build.


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Watchdog pricks up ears at telcos' price-signalling possibilities
The competition watchdog is examining public comments by Telstra, SingTel-Optus and Vodafone Hutchison Australia executives to see whether they represent price signalling in relation to the rising cost of popular smartphones.
Price signalling involves companies releasing information to reduce competition in the market. Australia's big four banks were often accused of doing it because they told the market about plans to pass on interest rates until fresh laws were passed in 2012 to stop the practice.
Telstra, SingTel-Optus and Vodafone Hutchison Australia have all cut the subsidies they pay on popular smartphones such as Apple's iPhone 5 over the past two years. This has come with comments by senior executives at all three companies flagging the trend.
The result has been higher prices for consumers and rising profits for the telcos because the cost of smartphones is a massive burden on the industry. Most popular smartphones in Australia are bought through telcos as part of a plan.
Where a 16Gb Apple iPhone often came bundled as part of a $60-a-month contract in 2012, the same device would now cost customers more than $400 extra over the life of their contract.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims said he was aware of both the issue and comments by executives at all three telcos.
''We have noticed the comments,'' he said. ''The part of the law that would deal with it most are the laws related to what's called price signalling, which at the moment by regulation only apply to the banking sector, not to telecommunications.
''So in a sense the most direct law that might be relevant can't be applied beyond banks but there are other laws that can be looked at. But I can't say more than that right now.''
Mr Sims has previously called for price signalling regulations to extend to all sectors of the economy. The competition inquiry led by Professor Ian Harper is currently reviewing the issue.
Optus last week reported a 14.6 per cent rise in net profit for 2013-14 to $835 million despite a fall in subscribers. Its country chief Paul O'Sullivan said higher handset repayment costs at Telstra and Vodafone meant the telco market was moving ''in a favourable direction from a carrier point of view''.
Vodafone Australia was once the leader in slashing smartphone prices in an effort to win customers. But despite a push to regain market share that began in 2012, the company has praised and passed on lower handset subsidies.
But the issue could also extend beyond handsets. Telstra and Optus hold almost 85 per cent of the Australian market and have made comments about the need to monetise download data better.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Sameer Chopra told clients all three telcos had raised the price of post-paid plans by 8 per cent over the past six months alone.
''There is minimal (around 10 per cent) price difference across the operators,'' he told clients. ''For new and upgrading subscribers, the industry is recouping an additional 2.5 per cent in handset costs compared to six months ago.''
Former ACCC chairman and Melbourne University law school professor Allan Fels said the watchdog was right to be watching the telcos on the issue. ''The telcos would be closer to the line on illegal behaviour with European tests …,'' he said. ''The competition inquiry needs to give serious consideration for us to have something a bit broader than the current [rules] and we should look at adopting international rules.''
Optus and Telstra declined to comment. Vodafone Australia did not respond by time of publication.


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My Nana Russell would have been 100 today. This post is for her.
Nana's was the generation who lived through the war, those people who are careful with food and spending, making every penny count and never ever throwing away even the tiniest scrap of leftovers. With four children to feed, Nana had to be smart about what she cooked and served and even when her children grew up and left home, she continued in that habit. What I remember about Nana is that she was outspoken (gee, I wonder where I got that from), and she loved to gather people around a table for a meal. Even for the simplest meal, we would sit at the table. There was always a hot meal served with bread and butter and a dessert of some sort. Certainly Nana was no gourmet cook but she knew how to feed a crowd. She also knew how to shop – I distinctly remember summers spent at her house where my sister and I were tasked with reading through the various supermarket leaflets and noting down the week's bargains. I loved doing this and in fact, when I lived away from home during University (and later in Paris), it taught me to look around and compare prices, something I don't imagine comes naturally to a lot of young people.
Some of my earliest memories are of going to Nana's for morning or afternoon tea. Not "a coffee" but serious "teas" with biscuits and cakes and all sorts of goodies (yes, Nana was a sweet tooth, to which I attribute my own). And yes, we sat around the table. And drank out of cups with saucers. Some of these said goodies were store bought but if we were lucky Nana would have baked a cake. I don't remember many home made baked goods at Nana's (those were the days when store bought meant "fancy") but etched in my memory forever is her plum cake. She had a plum tree in her enormous yard and we spent many a summer's afternoon as kids picking (and eating) plums ("Don't eat too many, you'll get a sore tummy" she'd say!). Then if we were lucky she'd make a plum cake. Golden cake studded with rich plums and their sweet juice. I'm not sure why I have not attempted this before now but I felt what would have been Nana's 100th would be a good time to try.
But what was the recipe? I called Mum and we had a comical exchange in which my mum told me to "Google plum cake" or "use one of your hundreds of cookbooks" to which I replied "But it won't be NANA'S cake". Mum insisted that that she didn't have Nana's recipe (she has a ton of old recipes but apparently not this one..) and finally came up with a recipe for a plain cake in her 1953 Manual of Domestic Art (Education Department of South Australia) from which I adapted this recipe. All sorts of oddness in ye olde cookbook such as 10dl of milk (this is 100mls) and, well, no pan size. Going on memory, I made this with an 8″ square pan.
Nana Russell's plum cake
A simple plum cake that highlights the beauty and flavour of plums.
- 60 g butter, at room temperature
- 112 g sugar
- zest of 1 lemon
- 2 eggs
- 170 g self raising (cake and pastry) flour
- 1/4 cup milk
- 5-6 plums, halved and pitted
- caster sugar for sprinkling on top of the plums.
- Pre-heat oven to 350˚F.
- Butter and flour an 8" square baking tin.
- With electric beaters, cream butter, sugar and lemon zest.
- Add the eggs one at time, beating well after each addition.
- Add half the flour and continue to mix with a wooden spoon.
- Add half the milk gradually and continue to mix until just combined.
- Add the rest of the flour and mix well.
- Add the rest of the milk and mix until well combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin.
- Place the plum halves, cut side up, on top of the cake batter.
- Sprinkle the plum halves with a little caster sugar.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean and the cake is golden brown on top.
- Serve warm.
Was it "Nana's" recipe? Not quite but very close. Happy birthday, Nana xox
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Douglas students compete Saturday
As long as Allison Meyer remembers her lines during the Poetry Out Loud competition Saturday she feels confident she will do well.The Carson Valley Middle School student is one of a dozen students competing in the district contest 5:30 p.m. at 88 Cups & More in Minden."It sounded like it would be really fun, and a new thing to try," the 14-year-old said. "It will be nerve-wracking and I might get a little stage fright, but I feel comfortable with the poems."The competition, presented in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, is part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and competition. "This is going to be the best year ever," CVMS teacher Susan Van Doren said. "It's great to see what our young people are capable of. What they can do with their minds is amazing and inspiring. It's my favorite night of the year." For the competition, students must memorize two poems and recite them. They are judged on oral interpretation, physical presence, voice and articulation, level of difficulty and evidence of understanding."I love poetry. I think it's an art form we need to keep alive," Van Doren said. "To have these kids carrying their poems around in their heads is a great thing. It's not a skill everybody has." Grace Gautereaux, 14, said her experience with speech and debate helped prepare her for the contest."I think I have a high chance of doing well in the competition because I'm experienced in presenting poetry and interpretation. I'm pretty confident when I'm performing. I don't think about the audience," she said. "My poems seem simple, but they have a deeper meaning behind them. They stood out to me when I was looking at them, and they felt right when I read them."Sabrina Kluvers chose her poems "These Poems She Said" and "Listening" because she could relate to them."One of them ties into my life, and the other one the words made sense to me in a weird way," the 14-year-old said. "I think I might do OK, but I might not because I've never really done something like this before."The winner of this competition will advance to the State Poetry Out Loud contest in Reno in March. The state champion will advance to the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, DC, where $50,000 dollars in scholarships and school prizes will be awarded.Admission is free and open to the public.For more information, visit http://www.poetryoutloud.org.CONTESTANTS• Jocelyn Contreras (DHS junior) "Abandoned Farmhouse" by Ted Kooser "Broken Promises" by David Kirby • Allison Meyer (CVMS freshman) "Clothespins" by Stuart Dybeck "Numbers" by Mary Cornish• Hannah Carne (CVMS freshman) "Alone" by Edgar Allan Poe "Let it be Forgotten" by Sara Teasdale• Katelin Teigen (DHS junior) "Without Regret" by Eleanor Wilner "And Soul" By Eavan Boland• Coral Gramelspacher (CVMS freshman) "The Arrow and the Song" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "Ego" by Denise Duhamel• Vanessa Blackwell (CVMS freshman) "Anthem for Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen "Echo" by Christina Rosetti• Kathryn Boatwright (DHS sophomore) "Echo" by Christina Rosetti "A Thousand Martyrs" by Aphra Behn• Zoe Maalouf (CVMS freshman) "A New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus "In a Dark Time" by Theodore Roethke• Grace Gautereaux (CVMS freshman) "Ego" by Denise Duhamel "Life in a Love" by Robert Browning•Dominique Groffman (DHS sophomore) "Windows" by Linda Bierds "I'm a Fool to Love You" by Cornelius Eady• Breanna Taylor (CVMS freshman) "The Hospital Window" by James Dickey "The Song of the Powers" by David Mason• Sabrina Kluvers (CVMS freshman) "These Poems She Said" by Robert Bringhurst "Listening" by Jean ValentineIF YOU GOWhat: Poetry Out LoudWhen: 5:30 p.m. SaturdayWhere: 88 Cups & More, MindenInfo: Susan Van Doren, 782-2265


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Cloud Computing is moving beyond the consumer and enterprise markets into support for manufacturing and industrial automation of other industry verticals. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) represents a substantial opportunity for both the centralized cloud "as a service" model for software, platforms, and infrastructure as well as distributed computing often referred to as Fog Computing wherein IIoT edge computing will avail industry of real-time processing and analytics.
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This research evaluates the technologies, players, and solutions relied upon for Cloud Computing in IIoT. The report analyzes the impact of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS upon IIoT as well as Cloud Computing software, platforms, and infrastructure in support of edge computing. The report also assesses market opportunities for Cloud Computing support of IIoT Devices and the Objects/Things that will be monitored, actuated, and controlled through IoT enabled processes.
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Figure 2: Cloud Computing Functions
Figure 3: Cloud Computing Infrastructure
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Figure 6: Fog Computing Architecture
Figure 7: IIoT Cloud Computing Benefits
Figure 8: Global IIoT Cloud Computing Market 2017 – 2022
Figure 9 Global IIoT Cloud Connected Device 2017 – 2022
Figure 10: Global Cloud Connected IIoT Things/Objects 2017 – 2022
Figure 11: SAP HANA IoT Cloud Architecture
Figure 12: Bosch IoT Suite Framework
Figure 13: Intel IoT Platform Framework
Figure 14: Enterox IoT Cloud Framework
Figure 15: Fujitsu Connected Enterprise Solution
Table 1: Global IIoT Cloud Computing Market by Service Segment 2017 – 2022
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Table 6: Global IIoT Cloud Computing Platform Market by Cloud Type 2017 – 2022
Table 7: Global IIoT Private Cloud Computing Market by Deployment Type 2017 – 2022
Table 8: Global IIoT Public Cloud Computing Market by Deployment Type 2017 – 2022
Table 9: Global IIoT Hybrid Cloud Computing Market by Deployment Type 2017 – 2022
Table 10: Global IIoT Cloud Computing Market by Industry Vertical 2017 – 2022
Table 11: Global IIoT Cloud Computing Manufacturing Market by Vertical Sector 2017 – 2022
Table 12: Global IIoT Cloud Computing Utilities Market by Vertical Sector 2017 – 2022
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For programming the device is equipped with an DFU-USB bootloader and a ISP pinheader (optional FPC-socket and adapter required).
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Have you ever thought of escaping the busy city life and taking refuge in a house close to nature? You know, where trees are abundant, birds are chirping, the sound of the gushing river is music to the ears. Well, this place might be for you.
Buda Vista Vacation House is located along BUDA (Bukidnon-Davao) Road in the southern part of the Philippines. To get there, you can rent a van with friends and drive along the Bukidnon-Davao road. You could also go to the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal and ride the bus bound for Cagayan for 90 PHP or 2 USD. The trip runs for approximately 3 hours.
Facilities and Amenities
It stands as a 3-storey vacation house. The house is mainly made of wood complemented with huge glasses which completes its modern architecture with a touch of country feel. The owners haven't used the house for a while so they have it rented to travelers. They have caretakers that welcome guests and make sure that their needs are being attended to. A parking area is also available. It looks like 3 cars can fit in it.
At first, it just looks like it is made up of 2 floors. Because it is located on a slope, you'll find another floor when you go around.
Upon entering the front porch, you'll be greeted with a beautiful living area. It has a huge sofa set adjacent to the mini balcony, overlooking beautiful mountains, and another sofa set made of wood, facing the TV. They have cable, so don't worry about missing your shows! On this floor, you can also find separate rooms for toilet and shower. A small room for sleeping can be found here as well.
Upstairs is the attic. It is being divided by curtains in two – one for a sleeping quarter and another one for an oriental-themed coffee area. Huge windows were installed, so you can view the lovely scene outside. You can also get a good view of the neighboring resort which is also beautiful.
The ground floor is composed of the entertainment and dining areas. They have a pool table and karaoke. Outside, you can find a dirty kitchen where you can grill your favorite steak. Another set of toilet and shower room with heater can be accessed in this area. They also have a microwave and microwave-friendly utensils.
There is also a viewing deck where you can hang out with friends while looking at the beautiful nature around you.
If you go down further, you'll find their infinity pool surrounded with beautiful plants.
The house is also adorned with beautiful ornaments.
Pack up a nice sweater to keep you warm. Mountains can be very cold.
Bring insect repellents. Nature has uninvited guests.
Buda Vista Vacation House
Davao-Bukidnon Rd, Marilog District, Davao City
+63 932 537 7194
6,000 PHP or 120 USD/night
Add 200 PHP or 4 USD for Karaoke (optional)
Max number of people: 15
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FACETIME- Flying blind: Tracking the elusive Harper Lee
In preparation for writing the unauthorized biography of literary icon Harper Lee, Greene County resident Charles J. Shields put together a comprehensive book proposal. He included a lengthy list of people he wanted to interview, which his agent sent to various publishing houses.
Then– disaster.
"Someone," Shields says, "took it upon themselves to send the list to Miss Lee. This is a person who hasn't granted an interview since 1965. So she countered by contacting everyone on my list and asking them not to talk to me. They would say, 'You know Miss Lee's not happy about your doing this book, so I can't talk to you.'"
Then why press on?
"I thought there was a story of the South in the 1930s that needs to be told," he says.
Shields is not the only person interested in the life of Miss Nelle Harper Lee. Her character was central to the recent Oscar-nominated film Capote. And her lone book, To Kill a Mockingbird, has had an amazing run. According to the National Council of Teachers of English, 74 percent of high schools make it required reading. Shields says it's surpassed only by the Bible on the all-time best-seller list. And yet, until Shields came along, there'd never been a biography of its author.
Shields persevered by finding new people to interview and new ways to crack the circle of silence around the 80-year-old Lee. He found a 1945 edition of the University of Mississippi yearbook on eBay that let him quash the myth that Lee wouldn't have deigned to join a sorority (Chi Omega was her choice). And gave him a slew of new people to contact.
Shields, 54, came to Central Virginia with his wife, Guadalupe, four years ago to work for the Core Knowledge Foundation. And while he was able to complete his first book, The College Guide for Parents (1985, The College Board), back while still teaching high school English, he quit his job at the Foundation after only 18 months to give Lee his full attention.
His research ended up scotching several rumors about Harper Lee: that she graduated from law school, that she's descended from Robert E. Lee– even that she was long since dead. He even explored her still-mysterious sexuality, and yet, when he submitted an advance copy to Lee, he received– not directly but via his publisher– just a single request: that he remove the address of her New York apartment building which he had included merely to provide evidence of her simple way of life.
"It wasn't to expose her," Shields says of the biography, entitled Mockingbird. "I tried to weave a mosaic of her life and the creative effort that went into her book."
Reviews are mixed: the Denver Post calls Mockingbird "captivating" while the Baltimore Sun brands it "vacant." So far, the harshest words weren't directed at Shields. In the May 29 New Yorker, Thomas Mallon blasts To Kill as "clumsy," Lee's voice as "wildly unstable," and even Scout, the beloved tomboy narrator (probably based on young Lee herself) as a "highly constructed doll."
And while 30 million book-buyers seem to have voted at the cash register, even Shields is not a universal fan. As the chair of a high school English department in suburban Chicago, he once recommended against teaching To Kill to his largely African-American student body.
"I don't think Tom Robinson is doing black kids any favors," says Shields. "He runs away and gets shot."
Charles J. Shields.


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From Fedora Project Wiki
Initial thoughts by Matt Domsch
- Use Reduced Redundancy Storage. All the content will be replicated easily.
- Use s3cmd sync to keep content in buckets in sync
- exclude ISOs
- exclude debuginfo? I think so.
- Use bucket policies to limit access to each region
- bucket names s3-mirror-<region>.fedoraproject.org allow for CNAME s3-mirror.fedoraproject.org to s3.amazon.com in our DNS
- Need list of IP addresses for each region to populate MM. Would be nice if we could get that programmatically.
- if we upload ISOs, we get .torrent links "for free".
- no tracker stats :-(
- Can't group multiple files together into a single torrent
- we're paying for outbound bandwidth
- bucket policies keeping traffic in a single region means we need separate buckets for torrent content
- none for all uploads
- none for intra-region requests
- 0.093/GB/month for data, 700GB = $75/month/region
- no way guess number of GET requests. $75 assumes 10M requests.
Open questions:
- do we sync to one region, then COPY to others? If so, what tool? That'll cost $ for bandwidth.


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Fans of the first two "Hellboy" films might want to cover up their cereal bowls because I'm about to piss all over your Wheaties. According to Hellboy creator Mike Mignola there's no chance of director Guillermo del Toro ever returning to make a third film. So i guess that does mean a 3rd film could be made without del Toro but who the hell wants to see that. The Canadians maybe but not this guy. Those hockey rioting sickos would probably eat that crap up with ketchup.
For those of you who aren't complete burnouts an can remember all the way back to 2004 you might remember some pretty bold words from Danny Elfman about never working with Sam Raimi again after his experience on "Spiderman 2". Well it looks like the Elf Man has had a change of heart and has signed on to do the score of Sam's new "Wizard of OZ" inspired flick "OZ: The Great and Powerful". So good news for those of you who are still holding out for an Oingo Boingo reunion.
Remember the days when people actually enjoyed Wes Craven's movies? Well I do and you should respect your elders you snotty little smartass. Anyway his 1977 classic film "The Hills Have Eyes" is finally being given the Blu-Ray treatment and will hit shelves on September 6th. So far no word on extras yet but this might be a nice place to record a little apology for "My Soul to Take".
If you're like me then you're still washing your eyes our with soap and water after seeing a Kane Hodder sex scene in "Hatchet 2". But here's a new slasher flick staring the Hodster as a creepy gas station owner who also seems to be obsessed with women titled "Exit 33". The flick has just been given an August 2nd release date and I can't imagine we'll see any hot Hodder action in it but if we do it'll most likely be in a gas station bathroom. Can you imagine what that would smell like?
Fans of the horror-oriented comic book "The Walking Dead" have reason to be more than a little giddy, as AMC has given the series the proverbial greenlight. Frank Darabont is tentatively set to write, direct, and produce.
Bummed that Danny Elfman's score for "The Wolfman" got dropped from the film? Get ready to throw away your anti-depressants, because Elfman's work has been put back into the upcoming remake by Universal. Rejoice.
If you watch only one horror-related trailer during your lunch break today, make sure it's the new preview for Henry Saine's horror/comedy "The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulu" Trust me on this one.
In an attempt to sway comic book fans into the unstoppable cult of "Twilight", Yen Press is preparing to unleash a graphic novel based on Stephenie Meyer's popular characters this March. You may now sparkle freely.
We do our damndest to understand what's going on in Clive Barker's "Nightbreed", and a friend of ours calls in with some bad news.