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Questions and Answers III
Here are answers to some of the questions we’ve received. Click on a title to go to a particular question and answer. Or scroll down the page to the text below. You can also check out our Subject Index and Search pages to find topics of interest. If you’d like to ask a question about the Bible, Christianity, or the Jewish Roots of the Christian faith, e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.org
Q: Would you have any information on the significance of flags and banners used in the Old Testament? Or could you direct me somewhere. —Ik
A: Flags and banners were military devices in ancient times. In addition to serving as standards to identify sections of an army, they were also used for sending signals. In the time that Israel was in the desert, there were standards for each of the four major divisions of the tribes of Israel in addition to the banners of the smaller groups known as fathers’ households (Num. 2:2 and following). Unfortunately, none of these ancient banners has survived, and we have no pictorial representation of what they looked like. Nevertheless, the imagery of banners and flags appears in several important prophetic sections, such as Isa. 11:10 where the Messiah is compared to a banner and Isa. 11:12 where the restoration of Israel is called a banner (a signal) for the Gentile nations. A good Bible encyclopedia should be able to give you more information. Another approach would be to research the use of banners and flags in the armies of the Ancient Middle East as a whole.
Q: Is there any possible connection between the Hebrew expression here now, but not yet, implied in Genesis 22 regarding the offering of Isaac on Mt. Moriah and the quotation yet once more found in Hebrews 12:27? —Gary G.
A: The actual phrase here now, but not yet does not appear in Gen. 22. But considering the offering of Isaac as a type of the coming Messiah, this phrase could be useful as a description of prophecy in general. Much of the prophecy in the Old Testament is given in the perfect tense in Hebrew. While in most other circumstances, this would be understood as a past tense, in prophecy it gives a sense of the definiteness and unchangeable purpose of God in that these future events are already accomplished in his sight. In this sense, all prophecy is here now, but not yet.
In Hebrews 12:27, the expression yet once more is a reference to the quote of Haggai 2:6 in the previous verse. In the New Testament, this prophecy of Haggai was understood to refer to the end-time judgment of God that is coming on the earth. Jesus mentions this shaking in his end-time teaching in Matt. 24:29 and Luke 21:26.
The first shaking that the phrase yet once more in Hebrews refers to was the shaking of the earth by God’s voice when he spoke to the children of Israel in the desert (Heb. 12:25-26). This understanding appears to come directly from Haggai’s original prophecy, which refers the first shaking to Israel’s departure from Egypt (Hag. 2:5).
(For more on this topic see the index category Prophecy.)
Q:[With regard to our Crossing the Red Sea teaching:] We have to remember that these events happened several thousand years ago. The terrain and waters, etc. may have been different then. The waters may have been deeper, there may have been reeds at that time, etc. —Robert H.
A: The changes in land forms in the Middle East have been very slight since the time of Moses. The same mountains, the same valleys, even the same rocks (especially the larger ones) are still standing in the same places. Not much changes in the desert, even over thousands of years, because of the lack of rain and consequent lack of water erosion. Just about the only areas with perceptible change are at the mouths of rivers where silting has taken place, and in the case of the Nile, the subsidence of delta areas, such as ancient Alexandria (which has been much in the news lately because of its spectacular rediscovery by underwater archeologists).
The lakes that lie today along the length of the Suez Canal are known from ancient Egyptian records, so it is valid to consider them in reconstructing the flight of Moses and the Israelites from Egypt.
With regard to reeds, the lakes that have them today also had them in ancient times. The reason there are no reeds at the Gulf of Suez (the traditional Red Sea) is because of its salt water. This would also have been the case in ancient times.
(For more on this topic, see the Q&A below, or see the index categories Exodus, Red Sea, and Sinai.)
Q: I enjoyed your teachings on the Red Sea crossing [Crossing the Red Sea], as it pertains to our walk of faith in Christ. I do not believe though that it was three days, because nowhere in scripture does it say that. It says three ENCAMPMENTS. I believe that God rescued them on Firstfruits.
Regardless of Pharisaical tradition, the Firstfruits falls anywhere from the same day to the sixth day after Passover, as it must fall on the first Sunday after Passover. This is the position of the Saduccees, and they controlled the Temple and interpreted the Festival dates in the year of our Lord’s crucifixion. Caiphas was a Sadduccee. (Or else if the Pharisees are right, Christ was resurrected on the 2nd day, not the third.) They crossed the Red Sea on the seventh day, and that is why they were told to eat unleavened bread for seven days to commemorate their journey. Paul says that this Sinai is in Arabia. Hasn’t Arabia always been east of the Red Sea?
We tend to focus only on the crossing of the Red Sea as the miracle of the Exodus, when we should also focus on the miracle of the desert crossing to reach the sea, too. I believe the ‘reed sea’ theory is only that, a theory that lines up with our finite vision and reckoning. Is anything too hard for the Lord? —Gerry
A: While it’s true that the stops of the Israelites are called camping places in Numbers 33, the narrative in Exodus clearly describes three successive days of travel: 1) Exodus 12:29-32 states that it was the night of the Passover meal that Pharaoh sent away the children of Israel. This together with the next day of travel makes the first day (according to Hebrew reckoning, which counts days from sunset to sunset). That first day’s journey was from Rameses to Succoth, whose locations are fairly well known, and which is a reasonable distance for people to travel on foot in a day’s time (Exo. 12:37).
2) The next (second) day’s journey was from Succoth to Etham (Exo. 13:20). Although the location of Etham is less certain, it is described as being at the edge of the desert, i.e. just before the beginning of the barren deserts of Sinai (the desert of Shur).* Reaching the edge of the desert from Succoth would also be another reasonable day’s journey.
* This description of Etham being at the edge of the desert would make no sense with the seven day crossing of Sinai you are advocating, since the entire journey would then be in the desert.
3) The next (third) day’s journey took them from Etham back away from the edge of the desert to the edge of the sea that they crossed miraculously that night (Exo. 14:2).
This reconstruction may actually support, rather than contradict, your interpretation about their rescue on First Fruits. Certainly in the year that Jesus died, the First Fruits (Omer), according to the Sadducees’ interpretation, would have been offered three days after the Passover Meal, the same day on which Jesus rose from the dead. However, there is no evidence for your suggestion that First Fruits fell seven days after Passover that year. On the contrary, the clear evidence of Scripture contradicts a seven day journey across Sinai prior to the crossing of the sea.
Perhaps most devastating to the idea of a crossing of Sinai before the crossing of the sea is the clear statement in Exodus 15:22 that Moses led the people from the sea directly into the desert of Shur. The name and location of this desert is well known from Egyptian records: it lay along the Eastern flank of Egypt proper where Sinai begins (at the approximate line of the Suez Canal). This indicates that they were entering Sinai after crossing the sea, not leaving it.
You are quite right that we should focus more on the miracle of crossing the desert. But the Bible is quite clear that the crossing of the desert took place after the crossing of the sea. Only after crossing the sea do we hear of people getting hungry and thirsty, etc., and of God’s miraculous provision for these needs, not before.
You are correct that Paul places Mt. Sinai in Arabia (Gal. 4:25). But in his day, this name referred to the Nabatean kingdom of Arabia which included the traditional Mt. Sinai, and which did not include many areas we think of as Arabia today (the name Arabia has shifted over the years).
One last point: The reed sea theory as you call it is not a theory, but is in fact the Biblical name, in the original Hebrew, of the body of water they crossed: yam suf, which means literally sea of reeds (Exo. 15:4,22; etc.). It is the Red Sea crossing which should be called a theory, since in the original Hebrew the Bible never uses the words Red Sea.
(For more on this topic, see the Q&A below, or see the index categories Exodus, Red Sea, and Sinai.)
North Sinai and the Gulf of Aqaba en route to Mt. Sinai?
Q: I have just recently traveled the area of the Sinai. I have carefully studied the maps and aerial photos. I have these comments on your paper on the Sinai exodus [Crossing the Red Sea]...
The dunes you mentioned are irrelevant as they are along the north coast of the Sinai. The northern route to Caanan was beside the dunes, not over or through them. The scriptures mention that route as a possible route...
You mentioned 150 km or 100 miles of desert they had to cross, making that seem like an impossibility. In New Mexico, around Easter time, Catholic men, women, and children walk almost 100 miles in two to three days on their annual pilgrimage from Albuquerque thru Santa Fe to churches to the north of Santa Fe...
Most of this argument is academic anyway, because the real Mt. Sinai has been conclusively proven to be Jebal Laus in Saudi Arabia anyway. We are simply trying to confirm how they got there, not whether they did or not.
If indeed they did cross at Neueba on the Gulf of Aquaba, that had to be one massive, awesome miracle, because of the distance and the depth of the water. When the Egyptian government divers come up with chariot parts, we will know conclusively where they crossed. —Lyle T.
A: You are correct in stating that the northern route to Caanan was beside the sand dunes of Northern Sinai. However the Bible specifically says that God forbid Moses to take this northern road: God did not lead them by the way to the land of the Philistines(Exo. 13:17). If they did not take this route, which would have led to war with the Egyptian troops stationed at fortresses along the way, then the only other way they could have crossed Northern Sinai was to walk across sand. This would have made the travel extremely difficult, not to mention that Northern Sinai lacks water sources. Because of these considerations, any route through Northern Sinai must be discounted.
I am not familiar with the annual pilgrimage in New Mexico. However, your description of their route through populated areas assures them of plenty of food, water, and emergency services. Moses and the children of Israel had none of these, other than what they could find in the desert along the way. The flocks and herds the Israelites brought with them required water daily. In a forced march straight across Sinai, which would last several days, all these animals would die. But the Bible only mentions the miraculous provision of water after the crossing of the sea, not before.
There are at least two lines of argument that completely invalidate the possibility of a sea crossing in the Gulf of Aqaba: 1) Exodus 15:22 says that when they came out of the sea, Moses led them through the wilderness of Shur. The wilderness of Shur is well known from Egyptian records to have been along the flank of Egypt proper in Western Sinai, not in Saudi Arabia. 2) The Bible, in the original Hebrew, never calls the sea they crossed the Red Sea. This is a traditional and incorrect translation. The Hebrew says yam suf which means sea of reeds. There are no reeds growing around the Gulf of Aqaba now or in ancient times since it is a salt water sea.
To cross the Gulf of Aqaba, they would have had to climb down an underwater mountain and back up again the same night: the depth reaches about 5,000 ft. below sea level in the center of the gulf. There is no hint of such a grave difficulty in the Bible, nor any clue to how Pharaoh’s army could have driven chariots down such a steep slope and then up the other side.
In spite of your assertion, those who believe Mt. Sinai was in Saudi Arabia are far from having any conclusive archeological proof to back them up. Nor have they succeeded in overcoming the many contrary indications in Scripture. A conclusive proof is one that would be accepted by a majority of the professional archeologists working in the Middle East. I don’t know of a single reputable archeologist that accepts this theory.
Take for example the rock art found at Jabal al-Lawz. Rock art is found all over the deserts of this area from many different time periods. But the presence of representational art (of animals and/or people) does not prove the Israelites were here. On the contrary, representational art was forbidden them by God (Exo. 20:4)! So this supposed proof is just the opposite: it is evidence that whoever it was that made this art was not Israel!
Conclusive proof would require clear archeological evidence, from the right period of time, that matches the description of Scripture, and permits a clear identification of the ethnic identity of the group. This is lacking at the site you suggest. Several of the finds at Jabal al-Lawz proposed as evidence of the Israelites actually date from the Roman period more than 1,500 years later!
This is not the first time that Saudi Arabia has been suggested as the location of Mt. Sinai. These past claims have been invalidated for many of the same reasons I am mentioning here.
I know how exciting it can be to travel the desert and come up with all kinds of theories: but proving them is something else altogether. Good luck in your efforts!
Q: You...mentioned that Jesus made an appearance before his birth. I see that ‘Jesus’ (Yeshua, Yahshua) has been quoted over 80 times in the NT as saying he was the son of man. Other translations say son of a human. The English says son of MAN. The scriptures say he had a father. The OT says there is only one God and there is no other. Shouldn’t we believe ‘Yeshua’ when he says he was the son of a human man? —Lyle T.
A: The title Son of Man, far from indicating Jesus’ humanity refers to his divinity. It’s a hint to Dan. 7:13 and the coming of one like a son of man on the clouds (compare Matt. 24:30 and 26:64). Jesus was in fact the son of a human being—his mother Mary—and appeared in human form. But although he was in appearance like a son of man, the word like itself indicates that he was also something more.
Contrary to your assertion, there is no place in the Bible that Yeshua (Jesus) said he was the son of a human father. Rather, he continuously refers to God as his Father (Matt. 7:21; 10:32-33; 11:27; 12:50, etc.) both directly and indirectly, as when he claims the right to judge, a right which in Biblical and Jewish thinking is restricted to God alone (John 5:22). Many more examples of these indirect claims can be found in our past teaching letters [see Did Jesus Claim to Be God?].
With regard to there being one God, this is what Christianity has always affirmed. Our claim is not that Jesus is another God, different than the Father, but that he is a distinct personal manifestation of the One eternal God, who can be localized in time and space in such a way that he can interact with us and lead us back to the Father. He is the arm of the Lord, a description used in Isaiah and elsewhere in the Bible to show both his connectedness and his distinction from the Father (Isaiah 53:1, etc.). This miracle of God’s personal, localized self-revelation is what we refer to as the Son of God, meaning by that his origin with the Father, but not that he is a separate being, as some mistake the analogy.
This fine tuning is not just a bunch of meaningless philosophy: it’s essential to the salvation message. The death of a mere man on the cross could do nothing with regard to sin. After all, thousands have died on crosses. But the death of God himself was the ultimate atonement (his death in our place) that brought salvation forever to those who accept him and accept his offer to restore our broken relationship with God.
(For more on this topic, see the index category Jesus.)
Q:[In response to our Crossing of the Red Sea teaching:] There are too many good arguments against the identification (circa 340 CE) of Queen Helena’s mountain as the real Mt. Sinai. The Torah says that Mount Horeb/Sinai was in the land of Midian, and Paul states that it was in Arabia. Scholar Frank Moore Cross agrees, as do some others. Not many, unfortunately. (There was some discussion of this in a recent Biblical Archaeology Review.)
Of course, The Gold of Exodus is a sensationalized account, but the earlier book by Larry Williams is believable...
The traditional Sinai site has little going for it. There is no open area nearby large enough to accommodate an encampment of Israelites the size that is indicated in the Torah, whether we consider the 600 alpayim [thousand] to be men only (which in my opinion is not certain, considering Hebrew plural usage), or that it was the entire group. Not to mention a battlefield where the Amalekites attacked Israel.
Williams and Cornuke have made the point that the peninsula we call Sinai is now, and has always been (except for a short period in recent years) *Egypt*. If the B’nei Yisrael [the sons of Israel] were led out of Egypt, it would seem they would have been led somewhere other than simply a different section of Egypt...
If the mountain is indeed in Midian, and Midian is indeed now northwest Saudi Arabia (see the map in your Bible), then the B’nei Yisrael had to have a miraculous passage through a fairly large body of water, and the Gulf of Eilat, or Aqaba for the Jordanians, known in ancient times as the Red Sea, is the logical choice. It stretches one’s credulity to think that one of the lakes or swamplands in Egypt would have been the place of crossing. Even after the crossing, they would have still been in Egypt! Why not go around?... —Dennis S.
A: Unfortunately, I must point out several significant holes in your reasoning that are the result of popular misconceptions currently being promoted as fact:
1) The authors you refer to are incorrect in claiming that Egypt in the time of Moses included Sinai. The eastern boundary of Egypt was just to the west of the desert of Shur, which was itself located along the western flank of Sinai. This is the desert area you enter immediately to the east of what is today the Suez Canal. At the time, this eastern boundary of Egypt was protected by a line of well-documented Egyptian forts. Slaves who passed this line were considered to have escaped from Egypt. Those living on the other side of this boundary were not Egyptians, but desert people considered to be foreigners by the Egyptians. For an Egyptian to cross this line was considered to be entering a remote and foreign land. These assertions are established by well documented Egyptian textual discoveries.
That the desert of Shur was beyond the eastern border of Egypt is devastating to the idea of a sea crossing in the Gulf of Aqaba. Exodus 15:22 clearly says that Moses led them from the sea into the desert of Shur. This would be impossible with a sea crossing into Saudi Arabia. It can only mean that the sea they crossed was at the western edge of Sinai.
2) The tribal territory of Midian was considered for many years to lay to the east of the Rift Valley that runs south from the Dead Sea to Eilat. This is the opinion reflected in many Bible maps. But archeological discoveries over the past several years have redrawn the map of Midian. This includes the discovery of a Midianite shrine at Timnah in Israel. It must now be considered a certainty that Midianite occupation extended into Sinai. The location of Midian therefore does not contradict the traditional location of Mt. Sinai in Sinai.
3) Yes, Paul does describe Mt. Sinai as being in Arabia. But in Paul’s day, Arabia meant the Nabatean kingdom of Arabia, which included Sinai (as well as Damascus: see 2 Cor. 11:32 and compare it with Gal. 1:17; Aretas was a Nabatean king).
4) The weaknesses of a sea crossing in the Gulf of Aqaba are many. But the most obvious and glaring error is the use of the name Red Sea to include this area. In fact, the name Red Sea does not appear in the original Hebrew text of the Bible. Rather the name is yam suf which translates as Reed Sea or Sea of Reeds. Reeds do not grow in salt water environments such as the Gulf of Suez or the Gulf of Aqaba. This invalidates both of them as options for the sea crossing. Rather the Sea of Reeds in Egyptian literature was used of a line of bodies of fresh water along the eastern edge of Egypt, following the line of today’s Suez Canal.
5) You claim there is no plain near the traditional Mt. Sinai (Jabal Musa) where the tribes could camp. But in fact, there is a huge plain immediately in front of the traditional site, where modern pilgrims camp in their hotels (the valley of Er-Raha). The pilgrim Egeria, our earliest source on the site (4th cent. AD), describes it as an immense valley, vast, quite flat, and extremely beautiful (Pilgrimage chap. 1). This matches the Biblical description quite nicely.
You are correct that the earliest known identification of the traditional Mt. Sinai is late. But there is some evidence that it was a goal of pilgrimage already in the first century AD for Jewish pilgrims, and perhaps as early as the third century BC for Nabatean pilgrims. Perhaps they had sources of information that are lost to us today.
While the arguments given above provide strong evidence against a crossing of the Gulf of Aqaba into Saudi Arabia, they are not able to prove the traditional site of Mt. Sinai (Jabal Musa). The most we can say is that the general location and physical characteristics of the traditional Mt. Sinai match the evidence of Scripture. Other mountains in southern Sinai do, too. But in the absence of evidence to the contrary, I prefer to give credit to ancient tradition, which, after all, is not always wrong.
Q: Your article [Marriage, Divorce, and Singleness] has brought about a debate in our church, or should I say helped continue a debate. We have been discussing Are you married in Heaven? This question arising because of people whose spouses pass away and then they remarry. If they were all three believers that faithfully followed the Lord, and fulfilled all that is necessary to be known as true believers, what happens when they pass away? Who are they then married to in Heaven and then when they return with Christ to reign on earth? —Robert S.
A: Jesus addresses the topic of marriage in the life to come in his debate with the Sadducees in Matt. 22:23-33. The Sadducees were attempting to ridicule the doctrine of the resurrection by means of the Mosaic law of yibbum: the obligation of a man to take his brother’s widow as a wife (Deut. 25:5-6). If, they said, such a woman were married successively to seven brothers in fulfillment of this law (because she did not bear a child to any of them, and each in turn died), whose wife would she be in the resurrection? Each had been an equally legitimate marriage, and therefore none of the brothers could claim priority over her. This, they felt, exposed the absurdity of the idea of a resurrection.
Jesus responded by telling them that they were mistaken: both in disbelieving the doctrine of the resurrection and in misunderstanding what that resurrection would be like (Matt. 22:29). For, he said, in the resurrection neither do they marry nor are they given in marriage, but they are as angels in heaven (Matt. 22:30).
Far from teaching that we will become angels, as this verse is popularly misunderstood, Jesus teaches that we will exist in an unmarried condition, just as the angels do. The proof of this is the context. The Sadducees were asking whose wife she will be. Jesus’ answer: none of them. Why? Because there will be no marriage in the resurrection.
It could be argued that Jesus only said that there would be no new marriages in the resurrection, but that marriages made on earth would endure. But according to Jewish and Biblical law, the marriage bond is dissolved at death. This is the only way the woman in the Sadducees’ example could be legitimately married to each of her husband’s brothers.
This is also taught by Paul in Romans 7:2-3: For a woman who is under (the authority of) a man [a married woman] is bound to a living man by law. But if the man dies, she is released from the law concerning the husband. So then, while the man is living, she will be called an adulteress if she becomes another man’s. But if the man dies, she is free from the law [concerning the husband], which results in her not being an adulteress when she has become another man’s.
This is the reason that, at least in English-speaking countries, the traditional marriage vows state that the marriage is valid until death do us part.
The single state is preferred by Paul in his discussion of marriage in 1 Corinthians 7 precisely because of his expectation that marriage is a temporary condition associated with this present life, and that it will no longer exist when the Lord comes: But this I say, brothers: the time from now on is short [until the coming of the Lord], and that those who have wives should be as those not having (them)...for the form of this world is passing away (1 Cor. 7:29,31). This instruction, he says, is for our benefit and to promote good behavior and devotion to the Lord without distraction (1 Cor. 7:35).
There will be only one marriage in the life to come, which none other will be allowed to compete with: the wedding feast of the Lamb, in which the Church will be united eternally to her Bridegroom (Matt. 25:1-10, Rev. 19:7-9).
(For more on this topic, see the index category Marriage.)
Q: Why is Ya’akov translated Jacob in the O.T. and James in the N.T.? Is it another Miriam and Mary story? I don’t understand why the translators needed to do such things. —Laura B.
A: There are two main reasons for these name changes: 1) The difficulty that most people have in learning and remembering foreign names, and 2) the history of the translation of the Bible in a particular language group.
The adapting of foreign Bible names to more familiar equivalents started with the Bible itself. Joshua, whose name in the original Hebrew Old Testament was Yehoshua (yeh-hoe-SHU-ah), appears in the Greek New Testament as Iesous (ee-ay-ZOOS). Moses, in Hebrew Moshe (MOE-sheh), appears as Mouses (Moe-ew-ZEASE). (The syllable in caps receives the accent.)
In the case of Jacob, in Hebrew Ya’akov (Yah-ah-COVE), two different forms appear in the Greek New Testament. The first, Iakob (ee-ah-KOHB), is used to translate the name of the Old Testament patriarch, the grandson of Abraham. The other form, Iakobos (ee-ah-KOE-bows), a more Greek-friendly form, is used for the name of the several men by that name living in New Testament times. In Latin, both of these forms became Jacobus, which later developed to Jacomus and eventually to the English James. The convention eventually came to be to represent the Old Testament patriarch with Jacob and the New Testament figures with James.
In the case of Mary, the probable original Hebrew Miryam (Mir-YAM) appears in the Greek New Testament as either Maria or Mariam (the two forms are used interchangeably). Under French influence, this appeared in Middle English as Marie, which later came to be written with a y as Mary.
While there are many positive reasons for adapting Biblical names to local equivalents or modern derivations (including Biblical precedent), the downside is that it tends to remove the people of the Bible from their original culture and environment in our thinking. This can often skew our understanding of the Bible. It’s important to remember accurately who these people were and what the teachings of the Bible meant to them in their time and cultural environment.
Q: What is your understanding of Isaiah 56? I really like it. And through Yeshua [Jesus] we have even greater access in His Kingdom. Praise HaShem [the Name of God]! —Laura B.
A: Isaiah 56 is a good example of why Isaiah is sometimes called the fifth gospel. Many New Testament themes can be traced back to this chapter as elsewhere in Isaiah. Here, the central theme is the acceptance of the Gentiles by God, quoted by Jesus when he overturned the tables in the Temple: My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples (Isa. 56:7, see Mark 11:17). This took place in the area of the Temple known as the Court of the Gentiles. Some Jewish merchants had appropriated this area for business purposes. By casting them out, Jesus affirmed the right of Gentiles to come into the Temple to worship, and that their worship was accepted by God.
This same acceptance of the Gentiles appears in John 10:16, where Jesus hints to the very next verse in Isaiah (56:8): And I have other sheep that are not from this fold [i.e. who are not Jewish]; these, too, I must lead and they will hear my voice, and they will be one flock, with one shepherd. This is one of the sources of Paul’s teaching of the one new man in Christ, those called out from both Jews and Gentiles, for whom Jesus has destroyed the wall of separation by his death on the cross.
This is another one of the places in the Old Testament where Jesus’ name is prophesied along with his ministry. In Isaiah 56:1, where it says My salvation is about to come, the Hebrew word used for salvation is yeshuah, the noun form of Jesus’ Hebrew name (Yeshua). As a result, we can read this verse prophetically as My Yeshua is about to come. Many of the Old Testament prophecies of Jesus’ ministry as the Messiah include this prophetic form of his Hebrew name.
This chapter also provides the background of Jesus’ mysterious teaching about those who are eunuchs (single) for the kingdom of God (Matt. 19:12; see our teaching on Marriage, Divorce, and Singleness). In Isaiah, eunuchs who serve the Lord are promised a portion in his house and an everlasting name better than that which comes from sons and daughters (Isa. 56:4-5). It seems that Jesus took this quite literally in his own life and teaching, as he remained single throughout his life.
(For more on this topic, see the index category Isaiah.)
Q: A few months ago I wrote to you about a group using the Sacred Names [Is Jesus’ Hebrew name Yeshua or Yahshua?]. You wrote back something that I’d like clarification on, please. You said that many scholars today question whether Yahweh or Yahveh is truly the name of our God. Why are they doubting this after so many years? I understand there to be a prophesy about God’s name being restored to His people in the age to come. Is this so? Thanks again! —Laura B.
A: The Hebrew language was originally written with consonants and no (or almost no) vowels. So the name of God appears in the Hebrew Bible as Yhwh, a set of four consonants, with no indication of what the vowels are or how to pronounce it. By the time the vowels were added (by the Masoretes in the 6th cent. AD, a series of dots and lines referred to as vowel points), the name of God was considered too holy to pronounce. So when Scripture was read, the word Adonai (Lord) was said instead of the name of God. The vowel points put under Yhwh were those of the word Adonai to remind people to do this.
Gentile scholars that were ignorant of this convention read Yhwh with the vowel points of Adonai and came up with the name Jehovah, which was popularized in Europe in the 16th century as the name of God. After this error was exposed, the reconstruction Yahweh or Yahveh became popular (in the last century or so), based in part on late Gentile testimony and in part on linguistic speculation on the root from which the Name was derived.
The most recent attempts to reconstruct the name of God have focused instead on personal names in the Bible that incorporate the name of God (known as theophoric names). For example, Jonathan (Yeho-natan, which means given by Yhwh") incorporates the name of God at the beginning of the name; Elijah (Eli-yahu, which means my God is Yhwh) incorporates the name of God at the end of the name. This new research convincingly suggests that the name was pronounced something more like Yehuah. But complete certainty is lacking, since the actual pronunciation was forgotten among the Jewish people long ago.
I don’t know of any place in the Bible that prophesies the restoration of the Name. In fact, it seems more than a coincidence that just as this name disappeared from public knowledge, God introduced himself again under a new name, Yeshua (ye-SHU-ah, which means Yhwh is salvation), the original Hebrew name of Jesus.
(For more on this topic, see the index categories Yahweh and Yeshua.)

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Unfortunately, the various economic troubles which are plaguing Europe has caused ESA to spend less money than before, so many space programs in Europe has halted. However, both in China as well as in India, there are several ambitious programs present, which may cause any one of these nations to send another man to the moon in the next decade. Naturally, only time will tell; but nothing will change the fact that mankind's future is in the stars.
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But there is an important difference. On our own planet, lakes and seas are flowing with water, while Titan's lakes and seas are filled primarily with methane and ethane, that slosh around within these liquid reservoirs. In this never-before-seen cycle, the hydrocarbon molecules evaporate and condense into clouds that send an exotic "rain of terror" back down to this strange moon-world's carbon-slashed surface.
The very productive Cassini mission might attain some indirect information by analyzing the ring arc material--however, it is unlikely to come close to the little moon again before the mission ends in 2017.
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On occasion February will have no full moons and January and March will both have two. In this case, you have two calendar blue moons in the same year. However, there can be no more than one in a year's time or it would not be that rare of an event. Using the Farmer's Almanac description there can be a maximum of one in a year.
The Kuiper Belt is situated beyond the orbit of the beautiful, blue, and banded giant gaseous planet, Neptune--the outermost of the eight major planets of our Sun's family. Pluto is a relatively large inhabitant of this region, and it was--initially--classified as the ninth major planet from our Sun after its discovery by the American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh (1906-1997) in 1930. However, the eventual realization among astronomers that the frozen little "oddball" that is Pluto, is really only one of numerous other icy bodies inhabiting the Kuiper Belt, forced the IAU to formally define the term "planet" in 2006--and poor, pitiful Pluto lost its lofty designation of "major planet" only to be re-classified as a mere minor one--a demoted dwarf planet.
The Moon's Element in the Astrological Birth Chart. The Moon's element can be a vital clue for our emotional nourishment in feeling secure and good about ourselves. Your Moon's element then gives you a sense of emotional stability and confidence at a deeply profound level.

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Looking for a way to snychronize various modules or to trigger some drum modules ? 2Hp Div is a very slim 2 channel, voltage controlled clock divider and multiplier. Incoming clock signals can be multiplied or divided by a factor of 16 with a multitude of values in between (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8).
CV inputs provide external control of the current clock rate, allowing for the creation of dynamic rhythms from a single clock signal.
With two identical channels in one module, 2Hp Div allows to divide or multiply the incoming clock signal in each channel independently.
Each channel has a RATE Knob which allows to set the division or multiplication factor.
In the center position, the clock signal present at the input will be unaffected and sent directly to the output. If the RATE potentiometer is on the left side, the clock signal will be divided and if it is on the right side it will be multiplicated.
The CV inputs will let you control the division or multiplication with an incoming cv signal in a range between 0 and 5 Volt. Thereby you will be able to create rhytmic patterns where every trigger will stay in sync with the incoming clock.
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Jai Ram Thakur Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh presented Rs. 50000 crore budget for next financial session. Announcing package of benefits for the poor and needy, he said that government was committed for the all round development of the state and its people.
He said that increase in the MLA local development fund would ensure uniform development of the state. He said that upliftment of poor and women security were priorities of his government. He said that special emphasis was given for the benefit of farmers in the state as additional funding was provided for Agriculture, Fishries, Animal husbandry and allied fields.
He said that government had proposed hike in the budget for infrastructure development.
Former Chief Minster Prem Kumar Dhumal said that the budget was balanced and would add pace to the development of the state if executed in its true letter and spirit.

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With regards to the setting wherein they get the job done, many addiction counsellors reply inquiries around the cellular phone from those who are afflicted by a buddy or family member's addiction.
He is cynical about ideas that Winehouse was earning development along with her addiction problems by stopping drug abuse while continuing to drink alcohol. "It didn't look like she experienced beaten her addiction to me," he states. "If alcohol arrived on to the market now, It will be a category A drug."
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Addiction, whether it's of drugs, alcohol, or gambling, not just ruins the life of addicted but will also of his/her family. There are various motives people get addicted to materialistic points just to satisfy their psychological, Bodily, or monetary desires. Although the number of these types of persons are expanding, it's got also contributed to expanding need of addiction counselors.
As an addict results in being extra dependent for their drug of option, they can isolate by themselves from everyone, cutting by themselves off from family, pals and things to do they accustomed to get pleasure from.
While you appear from the twelve Step Program, think of them as being a process. Just like a route you wander on to go from the to Z, only you have to just take the entire steps and go through Each and every to be able, if not the path will not cause your closing destination. You go at your own private tempo and move forward as you see in good shape.
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Managing Dual Disorders In an effort to take care of dual disorders productively, the identified disorders need to be addressed collectively. However, the mental disorder is usually tough to diagnose. Signs or symptoms of substance abuse can mask signs and symptoms of psychological health issues.
Medication is usually helpful, nevertheless it needs to be combined with speak therapy and Life style transform. Also humans turn out to be tolerant to all drugs/medication so a sustainable extensive-phrase Alternative need to be uncovered.
In addition they offer consumption treatment assessment for wander-ins and referrals, run group training and therapy periods – which could range between lifestyle expertise to relapse avoidance – supply aftercare treatment and just one-on-a person counselling, and complete lots of paperwork.
Challenges: Helping patients who're suffering from addiction could be mentally exhausting do the job, And that's why quite a few in the sphere succumb to burnout around the course in their Occupations.
Ordinarily, the psychological therapeutic process of recovery and change needs a more time-expression treatment approach, so, to encourage motivation we provide lower prices than other facilities of our normal. Most consumers keep concerning one and two months, some remain 3 months and proceed to our Sober-House challenge.
CAMH advocates for insurance policies which might be conscious of the desires of people with mental website health issues and addictions.

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A Modified Domb-Joyce Model in Four Dimensions
1996, v.2, Issue 3, 369-400
In this paper we discuss the asymptotic behaviour of some modified Domb-Joyce models in four dimensions, in which some weighted terms are removed from the original Domb-Joyce model. We prove that these modified models are tight, and in some special cases they are weakly convergent to the Wiener measure in $R^4$.
Keywords: Polymer measure,Wiener measure,Domb-Joyce model,intersections of random walks

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Are you excited to discover the secrets to youthful, glowing skin? Imagine seeing not just your face but your inner confidence reflected in the mirror. Skin tightening masks are the hidden gems that can make this dream a reality.
As time goes by, our skin faces challenges from genetics, the environment, and simply growing older. These are the moments when skin tightening masks become our unsung heroes. They hold the key to reviving your skin’s natural beauty and pushing back against the signs of time.
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Exploring the field of skin tightening exposes more than simply a popular term—it indicates a common goal. As the years pass, factors such as genetic inheritance, environmental effects, and our body’s natural maturity conspire against our skin’s resiliency.
Collagen and elastin take center stage in this complicated aging ballet, orchestrating the harmony of youthful, supple skin. However, as time passes, the brilliance of these stars of steadfastness fades.
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Key Ingredients for Effective Skin Tightening:
To know how a skin-tightening mask functions, let’s uncover the essential ingredients that play an important role in its effectiveness.
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Selecting the perfect skin tightening mask can be a daunting task. Your skin is unique, and its requirements vary.
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- Sensitivity Screening: If your skin’s as delicate as fine china, a patch test is your safety net.
- Expert Consultation: When in doubt, trust the pros. Dermatologists hold a treasure trove of personalized advice.
By following these steps, you’ll be well-equipped to select the ideal skin tightening mask that suits your unique skin needs and ensures the best possible results.
DIY Face Masks vs. Commercial Masks:
Homemade masks offer a personal touch, while commercial masks bring the weight of research and development. When it comes to the face-off between DIY and commercial masks, there’s more to the story:
DIY Appeal: Homemade masks hold a certain allure with their natural ingredients, appealing to the DIY enthusiast in us.
Commercial Expertise: On the flip side, commercial masks have a secret weapon—scientifically proven formulations honed by experts.
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Results: While DIY masks have their merits, they may not always deliver the same effectiveness as their commercial counterparts.
The decision in this conflict ultimately comes down to your tastes and the outcomes you want. Both competitors are welcome in the skincare arena, and it’s up to you to choose which one will prevail in your regimen.
In conclusion, the quest for youthful, radiant skin is within reach, thanks to the power of skin tightening masks. These skincare heroes offer a path to renewed confidence and the restoration of your skin’s natural allure. As we navigate the complexities of aging, genetics, and environmental factors, these masks step in to rejuvenate and replenish.
The first step in selecting the ideal mask is to be aware of your particular skin type and issues. Whether it’s dryness, oiliness, sensitivity, or other issues, there’s a mask tailored just for you. Delving into the world of ingredients, we’ve uncovered the vital components that breathe life into these masks, from collagen-boosting vitamins to exfoliating acids.
While DIY masks have their charm, the reliability and proven efficacy of commercial options can’t be denied. The choice ultimately rests with you, guided by your preferences and desired results. So, embark on this skincare journey, armed with knowledge, and unveil a fresher, firmer, and more confident version of yourself.

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Parents were informed about the potential for exposure on Monday.
Chicago Public Schools officials confirmed there are 13 cases of COVID-19 at Coonley. The school has had 40 cases in the month of March.
Coonley has a high vaccination rate with 91 percent of students having received at least one dose. Eighty-nine percent are fully vaccinated.
The school has 870 students and the on-site voluntary testing has been increased.
The Chicago Teachers Union had concerns that COVID transmission would increase after CPS went mask optional.

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The very first weekend in April awakens a familiar creature from the Uwharrie National Forest. The ATV offroad fanatic continues to be hibernating with the winter, nonetheless not asleep. He is giving interest to his 4X4, quad, dirt bike, and also other offroad toys, getting ready them for this awakening.
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The Japanese company provided us with the nostalgia we hoped for with a modern mini-Playstation The original - along with the announcement of the liquidation of the mobile Vita
After the pair of classic Nintendo consoles that came back to our lives, it seemed like it was only a matter of time before we saw a similar tribute to fans from Sony's side as well - and now it's really happening with thePlaystation Classic, which will be a modern miniature version of the famous Cube's famous console that started it all up somewhere in 1994.
The tiny 170 gram-only console will be available for purchase just before the end of the current year, starting at 3 in December, relatively widely in Europe, North America and of course in Japan - and priced at 2018 dollars (no tax) or 100 euros (with tax) The console itself, cable USB For power supply, cable HDMI To connect to display and audio devices up to 720p, a pair of wired game controllers and 20 different titles that come preinstalled in the unit directly from the factory.
With a statement of tiny 5 watt power consumption only, you can be cautious that the PlayStation Classic will be very similar in its internal structure to the updated NES and SNES systems that our Nintendo competitor brought us - based on the hardware ARM Basic and widely used for emulation of thePlaystation The original. As for the games themselves - a list of 20 titles will be built into such consoles, with no way to change or add titles in any way, and right now we know the names of five of them: Final Fantasy VII Immortal, Ridge Racer Type 4, Jumping Flash, Wild Arms and Tekken 3, considered to be one of the most influential battles in the genre to date.
The identity of the other games has yet to be revealed - and will even change according to the market where the console will be marketed, with each audience expected to receive the prominent hits that are spoken to and not the ones that were mostly recognized elsewhere in the globe.
Is it now only left to make an interesting comeback for the most successful domestic console of all time,Playstation 2? We will not object, assuming that the price will be reasonable, of course.
At the same time, Bassoni also announced a farewell to another console - thePlaystation Vita, which was launched with a fanfare a little over half a decade ago and has failed resolutely in Western markets. In recent years, the successor to the PSP has become a presence and partial relevance in the Japanese market only, where such systems can be taken in the bag or pocket everywhere are generally respected status, and now seems to be the time in the land of the rising sun is coming to an end.
Sony will finish production and marketing of the Vita systems sometime in the next year, and is not planning to introduce any mobile heir to it at this stage, which is consistent with statements made by senior company executives from previous years and apparently leaves the Nintendo Wii To fight alone against the emerging gaming field in smartphones that cast a shadow over the mobile consoles.
Nintendo has been able to find the optimal combination of on-the-go gaming and home gaming with its Switch console, it seems, but in the long run, not really surprised to also see it succumbing to the broad availability of smartphones with cellular connectivity and moving to focusing on home entertainment primarily - and developing software applications The fruits of the home hardware Dark And from the home of countless Android makers.
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The identities of photoexcited states in thin-film Co3O4 and the ultrafast carrier relaxation dynamics of Co3O4 are investigated with oxidation-state-specific pump-probe femtosecond core level spectroscopy. A thin-film sample is excited near the 2.8 eV optical absorption peak, and the resulting spectral changes at the 58.9 eV M2,3-edge of cobalt are probed in transient absorption with femtosecond high-order harmonic pulses generated by a Ti/sapphire laser. The initial transient state shows a significant 2 eV redshift in the absorption edge compared to the static ground state, which indicates a reduction of the cobalt valence charge. This is confirmed by a charge transfer multiplet spectral simulation, which finds the experimentally observed extreme ultraviolet (XUV) spectrum matches the specific O2-(2p) → Co3+(eg) charge-transfer transition, out of six possible excitation pathways involving Co3+ and Co2+ in the mixed-valence material. The initial transient state has a power-dependent amplitude decay (190 ± 10 fs at 13.2 mJ/cm2) together with a slight redshift in spectral shape (535 ± 33 fs), which are ascribed to hot carrier relaxation to the band edge. The faster amplitude decay is possibly due to a decrease of charge carrier density via an Auger mechanism, as the decay rate increases when more excitation fluence is used. This study takes advantage of the oxidation-state-specificity of time-resolved XUV spectroscopy, further establishing the method as a new approach to measure ultrafast charge carrier dynamics in condensed-phase systems.
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- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- General Energy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films


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Used Book Store In Niantic Ct
Check out the book barn downtown and the book barn midtown for some subjects that we just can't fit at the main store. The book barn has four unique locations.
There's a coffee bar in the back and a cafe next door.
Used book store in niantic ct. The bookstore selection, prices and grounds are amazing. The book barn chapter three in niantic, ct the book barn chapter three in niantic, ct. Books & co at the corner of whitney ave & putnam in hamden has a great selection of gently used books.
Please visit pourings and passages book store in danielson, ct. There is also a coffee/tea station, jewelry, and greeting cards. Stocked with 5,000 books in more than 40 categories, plus over 1,000 media items (vintage vinyl records, audio books, cds, and dvds).
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Book barn is located at: Containing over 500,000 used & rare books as well as cats, gardens, farm animals & more, a bibliophile’s bliss awaits at the book barn in niantic, ct. This is a second location for the used books and dvds sold at the main store. while the main location buys books, however, this one does not.
It has several rooms with most books from $1 to $5. We have something for everyone at our shop. Come see us for all your book and board game needs.
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We have two satellite locations in downtown niantic. It’s a used book store run entirely by volunteers and managed by a former school librarian. Hotels near the book barn:
Since 1948, whitlock's book barn has offered quality used and rare books in all price ranges (25 cents to $500+) and areas of interest. Our third location in niantic, ct., chapter three, is conveniently located a stone's throw from our main barn, at 55 west main. Come to the westport book shop, our library used book store, at 23 jesup road, westport ct (right across jesup green from the westport library).
<p>book barn is located on main street, in the outskirts of niantic. This cozy new addition to the book barn family joined us in may 2014. What hotels are near the book barn?
(8.30 mi) hilton garden inn mystic/groton. Chapter three used to be called store four when we had four stores between may 2014 and april 2017. Store 4 is just a short walk from the main barn while the downtown and midtown shops are in the heart of niantic.
The first location, the main barn, has the original barn of books plus 5 additional buildings in the compound on the outskirts of town. Tuesdays through fridays 11 a.m. The only thing i would suggest is they find someone for the front register who is not so….
With comfy reading nooks, the only way you can tell it's a used book store is the prices. For more information on the book barn, visit the official website and facebook page. Librarything local covers bookstores and libraries, and book events of all kinds.
Ever been to a close friend’s or relative’s house who has a vast library and something on every subject you. For another spot that bookworms will adore, say hello to the beinecke rare book and manuscript library. The bookstore selection, prices and grounds are amazing.
15 anansilawdec 16, 2011, 5:31pm. Books, mags, music & video in niantic, ct 41 west main street, niantic, connecticut 06357.
Specializing in used books, new books by local authors , new board games and a terrific section of $5 used board games. Prints and greeting cards of amy's original artwork are also available as well as framed original art pieces. 41 w main st, niantic, ct 06357, usa.
The lower barn offers thousands of better books for scholars, collectors, and readers, as well as all of our ct/new haven/yale material, children's books, ephemera, postcards, and lp records. Used & rare books book stores.
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Amy Winehouse‘s 2006 album ‘Black To Black’ has climbed to Number Two in the Official UK Album Chart midweeks, following her death on Saturday (July 23), aged 27.
The record is now back in the Top Five, over five years since its original release. Adele‘s ’21’ is still at Number One in charts, though this may change by the time the chart is released on Sunday afternoon.
‘Back To Black’, the lead single from Winehouse‘s second album has also returned to the top end of the Official Singles Chart at Number Five, up from its previous placing at 81. Six more of the Camden-based singer’s songs look set to enter the Top 40.
Meanwhile, ‘She Makes Me Wanna’ by JLS feat Dev has pushed The Wanted‘s ‘Glad You Came’ off the Number One spot in the Official Singles Chart.
Amy Winehouse‘s music has also returned to the Top 10 in the Billboard 200 over in the US, with the ‘Back To Black’ album at Number Nine.
Check NME.COM on Sunday to see this week’s final, official chart placings.


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One of New Zealand’s largest ammonite fossils has been discovered in a Hawke’s Bay streambed. The squid-like creature, which lived in the sea during the time of the dinosaurs, had a flat spiral shell that looked something like a Paper Nautilus but was between 80 and 90 cm in diameter, large compared to most other ammonites.
GNS palaeontologist Dr James Crampton and collections manager John Simes were surprised by the important find, made recently during an informal ‘rock kicking’ walk up the Waiau River bordering the Maungataniwha Native Forest in inland Hawke’s Bay.
Although found relatively frequently elsewhere, ammonite fossils are rare in New Zealand for reasons not yet completely understood.
“We don’t have a significant record of these creatures in New Zealand so this find adds considerably to what we know about NZ paleontological history and about what was living here at that time,” Crampton said.
“It may help us understand more about why ammonites were so seemingly rare here when they appear to have been so common in other places. Even back then, it would seem, there was something unusual about New Zealand’s marine environment.”
The find demonstrates just how much more there is to be discovered in New Zealand’s rich but under-explored fossil record. Large parts of that record are tucked away in inaccessible, moss-hung and waterfall-blocked streams in our remote mountains.
Maungataniwha is owned by the Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust which provides direction and funding for the restoration of threatened species of fauna and flora in native forests. Mangahouanga Stream, where celebrated New Zealand palaeontologist Joan Wiffen first discovered evidence of land-dinosaur fossils in New Zealand, has the bulk of its catchment here.
Ammonites belong to a group of predators known as cephalopods. Their living relatives include octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus. Its shell was coiled like a snail’s and comprised a series of water-tight compartments that enabled it to float and swim in the upper layers of the sea.
The largest fossilised specimen discovered in New Zealand measures 1.42 metres across and is now on display in Te Papa. It is the third largest discovered anywhere. The biggest is from northern Germany and is 2.55 metres in diameter.
Most ammonite fossils found in this part of New Zealand are only a few centimetres in diameter so the Waiau River find is significant. It was found in strata created 85 million years ago, making it one of the youngest fossilised ammonites found here.
At that time New Zealand had already been torn away from the super-continent Gondwanaland in much the same way as California is being wrenched from the North American continent today by the San Andreas fault. Not long afterwards a giant asteroid hit Earth and ammonites, along with dinosaurs, became extinct.
Crampton said the Waiau River bed was particularly important to palaeontologists because it had carved its way through a succession of geological layers.
“Walking along the Waiau is like walking back in time,” he said. “In geological terms it takes us deeper and deeper below the earth’s surface without us having to dig an inch.”
He said it was likely that the area held a wealth of secrets that could one day unlock the answers to a wide array of questions that science still has.
“If we can wander randomly up a stream-bed and pick up a fossil of this significance, in the same way as Joan Wiffen did all those years before us, imagine what we’ll unearth when we really start looking.”
The GNS team will attempt to remove the entire fossil from the 50kg boulder it was contained within, with the aim of displaying it at its offices in Lower Hutt.

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A Guild environment is a Python virtual environment used to isolate models and runs. Each environment is a separate file system directory that contains its own set of runs and Python packages.
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To activate an environment
env in the current directory, run:
To activate an environment located somewhere else, run:
source guild-env ENVIRONMENT-DIR
Guild environments start with a minimal number of installed Python packages. They do not use system or user site packages.
Initial packages include:
‑‑no‑tensorflowis specified for the
initcommand. See TensorFlow and environments for more information.
Guild installs additional packages if any of the following are true:
‑r, ‑‑requirementoptions with
init. In this case, Guild installs the package requirements listed in each requirement file.
The environment parent directory contains
requirements.txt. In this case,
requirements.txtis implicitly included in the list of requirement files Guild uses for installing packages.
The environment parent directory contains
guild.ymland that file contains a
packagewith a list of required packages. In this case, Guild installs each of the required packages defined in
guild.yml.It also recursively installs required packages defined in inherited Guild files—i.e. Guild files containing model or config definitions that are extended in the initial Guild file.
You can prevent Guild from installing required packages by specifying
TensorFlow and environments
By default, TensorFlow is installed in new environments. Guild detects whether the system supports GPU acceleration and installs the corresponding Python package.
The following options can be used to change this behavior:
tensorflow‑gpupackage even if the system does not support GPU acceleration.
tensorflowpackage even if the system supports GPU acceleration.
Additional Python paths
If you are working with source based Python packages, you can include
the path to each project using
‑p, ‑‑path option when running
For example, let’s suppose you are using an environment to develop a
model in a project located in
~/my‑project and that model requires
Python modules or Guild config defined in another project
~/required‑project. You can use
‑p to add the path to the required
project this way:
guild init ~/my-project -p ~/required-project
When activated, an environment changes the command prompt to display an environment label. By default, Guild uses the name of the environment parent directory. In most cases this is sufficient to identify the environment when active.
If you want to specify a different level, use the
‑l, ‑‑label option
By default, Guild environments share the user-level resource cache
~/.guild/cache/resources. This ensures that resources downloaded
within the activated environment are available outside the
You can use a local resource cache by specifying
‑‑local‑resource‑cache when running
init. This ensures that
resources downloaded within the activated environment are local to
Local resource caches can be used to completely isolate an environment within a system at the cost of both potentially re-downloading resource files as well as duplicating local file storage.
For details on resource cache directories, see Guild home reference.
Environments and project workflow
We recommend using Guild environments whenever running operations, apart from temporary experimentation. Environments isolate both installed packages and runs, ensuring that work in one project doesn’t interfere with other projects.
We recommend the following project workflow conventions:
- Create a default environment in each Guild project directory:
cd $PROJECT_DIR guild init
- When working with a project, change to the directory and activate the environment:
cd $PROJECT_DIR source guild-env
/envin your project
.gitignorefile, if applicable.
If you are certain you no longer need runs associated with a project (e.g. the runs were used for development only) you can delete the environment by deleting the project
rm -rf $PROJECT_DIR/env
Deleting an environment will delete all runs generated while that environment was activated. Take care when deleting Guild environments.


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With the numbers of foreclosures rising on a daily basis in some areas of the country, realtors and foreclosed-property inspectors relate that they are making an alarming discovery: Pets have been found locked in the home without food or water, abandoned in the streets or let loose in yards. It is obvious that foreclosures are not just affecting people; they are also affecting the pets of evicted families.
With an estimated 34 percent of all home owners owning one or more cats (2007 AVMA US Pet Ownership and Demographics Sourcebook), and more than 1.6 million foreclosures recorded in the month of December 2008 alone, the potential for displaced cats is enormous. Just how many cats are being affected by foreclosures is more elusive than estimating the impact on pet dogs, notes Janet Scarlett DVM, MPH, PhD, professor of Epidemiology and director of Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell Universitys College of Veterinary Medicine. A dog that is left behind is usually spotted and found. “A cat that has been put in the yard isnt going to be found by a realtor. For that reason, its much harder to measure the problem accurately,” she notes.
Recent intake numbers (the number of surrendered, stray or abandoned pets that are taken into a shelter) from areas hardest hit economically support the theory that many pets, including cats, are suffering from the first wave of foreclosures. For example, the Los Angeles Animal Services experienced a 20 percent increase in intake numbers in 2008. One Atlanta, GA shelter reported a 71 percent increase in intake numbers last year; and, a shelter in Fulton County, GA tallied a 250 percent intake increase in 2008 during an eight month period (March through December).
Adding to the problem of pets surrendered or abandoned, property laws often prohibit good Samaritans from rescuing pets that have been left behind. “Pets are considered property,” explains Gail Buchwald, senior vice-president, Adoption Center & New York City No-Kill Initiative of the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). “When a pet is abandoned, it actually impedes the process of rehoming the pet,” says Buchwald.
Before a pet can be removed from a home that is in foreclosure (i.e., before the bank legally owns the home), Buchwald relates that “Animal control must get confirmation from the owner that the pet was abandoned. This has to be sent out by certified mail, which can take up to two weeks or more for a reply.” And thats if the owner can be found.
“We try to tell everyone that the worst possible thing you can do if youre in this situation is to leave your pet alone in the home or set it free,” says Buchwald. “Our pets are dependent on us. They cant survive on their own. Cats have too many natural predators. Its a formula for disaster.”
As responsible cat owners, most of us consider our cats “family” and would never abandon them, says Buchwald. “We would find a way to take our cats with us.” However, there are pet owners who find themselves in dire situations; foreclosures can result in a “distressful situation,” notes realtor J. Paul Piccoli, owner of Piccoli Partners, Inc. in Virginia Beach, VA. (Piccoli estimates he finds pets that have been left behind at roughly five to ten percent of foreclosure properties.) Once a foreclosure is sold at auction, an eviction notice from the sheriffs office requires the former homeowner to vacate the premises usually within three to five days. The situation can be traumatic for all involved.
Before the economy begins its upswing, many cat owners likely will come in contact with a pet owner who needs help, points out Dr. Scarlett. Knowing where to look for help in your community – or how to initiate programs that can help struggling pet owners – can go far in helping pets stay with their families.
The following are just some ways in which communities can help pet owners needing assistance.
Reduced & Subsidized Veterinary Fees
“Some shelters have veterinary services and offer reduced fees,” says Buchwald. “The ASPCA has the Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital in Manhattan. If a pet owner can prove financial need, funding is available.” Call to find out if a shelter in your area provides this service.
The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) also offers a program among its member animal hospitals that helps to pay for veterinary expenses, says Dr. Scarlett. “If your veterinarian belongs to AAHA, this is a program you can ask about.”
“Angel Funds” may be available, too. Dr. Scarlett explains that in some areas, local veterinarians are working to form groups to pool one to two percent of their profits into a regional fund that will be available to pet owners with a demonstrated financial need.
A number of programs designed for specific groups, such as those to help HIV/AIDs patients or senior citizens with pets, may also be available locally.
Free or Reduced Pet Food
Temporary Housing & Care
If a pet owner must move, a multitude of sites have popped up online to assist in finding pet-friendly rentals. A few of these sites include: www.peoplewithpets.com; www.pets911.com; www.petswelcome.com; and www.mynewplace.com (look for “pet friendly” tab). Additionally, local shelters and rescues should maintain a list of rental properties in the area that accept pets.
While looking for more permanent housing, pet owners should try to find a friend, family member or neighbor who will foster the animal for a limited time. The pet will be most comfortable with someone it knows, says Buchwald. If someone familiar cannot take the pet on a temporary basis, it may be possible to find temporary fostering through a shelter or rescue.
Rehoming a Pet
Though the idea of surrendering a pet is not something most pet owners would ever want to consider, for those who are in terrible financial constraints and cannot take their pets with them, ensuring that a cat has the best possible home is the most responsible action a person can take. Finding a new home for the pet without going through the shelter system is often preferable for some owners, says Buchwald. “It gives you the freedom to meet the potential owners and it does give the pet owner some closure.”
Tools that can be used by an owner to place a kitty include www.Petfinder.com (which offers pet classified postings), suggest Buchwald, and placing posters around the community in areas such as: veterinary offices, public libraries, pet supply stores (that dont sell pets) and community centers.
Though many pet owners are reluctant to use local shelters or cat rescues, these organizations provide a pet the opportunity to be rehomed. When surrendering a cat, it is important to provide as much information about the animal as possible, says Dr. Scarlett. The pet owner should provide all medical records, as well as give the intake staff an honest summary of both good and challenging qualities of the cat. “Be honest so the pet has the best chance of placement,” emphasizes Dr. Scarlett.
And, what do you do if you suspect a neighbor hasnt made the right choice and left a cat behind? “Notify animal control as a concerned citizen and make a good faith report,” says Dr. Scarlett. “Tell them that you think someone left an animal in the home or yard, that youre worried, and could someone please come out and check.”
Though not every pet owner might make the right decisions while under the duress of a foreclosure, concerned cat lovers can be active in their communities and help support programs that prevent pets from becoming just another casualty.

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