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Saving Books From the Fire
By Leon A. Morris
I recently was speaking with a prospective donor about our work of bringing rigorous and relevant Jewish study to all, irrespective of practice or affiliation, and enabling Jews of all perspectives to own the the texts and ideas of Jewish life. He is a thoughtful person, highly intellectual, and deeply committed to Jewish life. Though we have known each other for some time, this was my first "post-Trump" conversation with him. The terrain had changed. Essentially he said to me: It's very "nice" you want people to study Rashi and Rambam, but the world is on fire right now. There are more urgent concerns than Jewish learning.
I was thinking of that challenge when we opened our Beit Midrash (study hall) this week to more than 60 students in the 45th year of our "Pardes Year Program."
In the Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Shabbat 115 a and b, is a discussion about saving books from a fire on Shabbat. The question arises because in general it is forbidden to carry things from the private domain to the public domain on Shabbat. So, if your home is on fire, may you carry out your books? The Talmud's answer, in short, is yes, you may carry out a book.
The Mishnah, which initiates this discussion, states: With regard to all sacred writings, one may rescue them from the fire on Shabbat, whether they are read in public, (e.g., Torah or Prophets scrolls), or whether they are not read in public, (e.g.,Writings scrolls). This ruling applies even though they were written in any foreign language.
One can only be moved by the rabbinic imagination and the priorities that it reveals. Your house is on fire, it's Shabbat, and what immediately comes to mind is saving your books. There is a sense of imperative that words must be rescued from the fire. This is part of why our students come to to learn at Pardes, and why I came more than 20 years ago. We are undoubtedly the most broadly, secularly educated Jewish community in the history of the Jewish people, and also the most ignorant of Judaism and Jewish books than any generation of Jews who lived before us. In a counter-cultural move, students from diverse backgrounds come to Pardes to rescue these books from the fire.
Part of why the world is on fire is divisiveness and demonizing those with whom we disagree. The Beit Midrash, grounded in the value of makhloket l'shem shamayim (disagreement for the sake of heaven) is an antidote to that. The Beit Midrash encourages learning from people who are different from ourselves. As the world becomes increasingly extremist and fundamentalist, the Beit Midrash values chidush, new perspectives brought to bear on a text.
When the Gemarra takes up its discussion of the Mishnah about saving books on Shabbat, these later rabbis ask the perfect Talmudic question: What exactly constitutes a book?
"If there is enough to compile from it eighty-five complete letters as in the portion of: "And when the Ark traveled…" one rescues it from the fire, and if not one does not rescue it.
The minimum number of letters required to be considered a book for purposes of saving it from the fire is 85. The two verses Numbers 10:35-36 that describe the journey of the Ark of the Covenant become the paradigm for all books, and define what it means to be a book.
By inference, then, the book is a group of words that set us on a journey. A book is a collection of words that are in motion, words that are in the process of becoming something more. Books lead us forward. We save books from the fire we do so knowing that they will set us and our world in motion. They will help us in our process of becoming.
When we save books from the fire, we are saving ourselves and others as well. The activism and dedication needed for this moment in history, and displays of commitment to our highest values, need to be anchored in timeless ideas that matter. Our Jewish lives, even now, demand from us that we not simply cherry-pick pithy verses that provide window-dressing to our commitments, but rather that we allow the great ideas of Jewish life to emerge from our classic texts. This requires us to cultivate a generation that can read them and apply their eternal teachings to the larger world.
Rabbi Leon A. Morris is the president of the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, and the first alumnus to head the organization.
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Bill protecting sharks, all rays moves forward
By West Hawaii Today Staff | Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 12:05 a.m.
KAILUA-KONA — Protection for all sharks and rays within state waters has moved another step closer to reality.
Senate Bill 2079 cleared the state House Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources and Hawaiian Affairs with amendments on March 13 after securing a 5-0 vote. Rep. Richard Creagan, D-South Kona, portions of North Kona and Ka'u, was among the representatives voting in favor of the bill; two representatives were excused from the vote.
The proposal seeks to protect all sharks and rays within state waters for ecological purposes, and their value to Native Hawaiian cultural practices and the ocean recreation industry. The committee on March 13 added an exception for sharks taken outside of state marine waters and possessed on a vessel in state marine waters pursuant to a federally managed fishery for the purpose of landing the catch in the state.
In its current form, the bill would establish fines for "knowingly capture, take, possess, abuse, or entangle any shark, whether alive or dead, or kill any shark, within state marine waters." It would also expand similar protections afforded to manta rays in 2009 to include all rays — or hihimanu.
Violating the law would be a misdemeanor offense with fines ranging from $500 to $10,000 and an administrative fine up to $10,000 per specimen.
Exceptions are listed for research and educational purposes, as well as traditional and customary rights protected by the Hawaii Constitution.
Senate Bill 2079 passed its third reading in the state Senate and was sent to the House earlier this month. The full House passed on it first reading March 8 and referred it for hearings before two committees.
To remain alive, the measure needs to pass a second reading by the House and secure a hearing before the Committee on Judiciary.
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My testimony:
This bill provides good reasons why sharks and rays should be protected. The bill provides severe penalties for anyone who captures, kills, or takes a shark or ray within state waters.
Section 2(e) identifies exceptions whereby holders of special permits, or employees of the DLNR, may engage in activities which would otherwise be prohibited to the general public.
However, subsection 2(e)(2) has a problem which this committee should cure by means of an amendment. Either delete subsection 2(e)(2) entirely, or else broaden the exception to include all people regardless of race who are exercising practices which were traditionally and customarily engaged in by the native Hawaiians who lived in that ahupua'a prior to 1778.
Let me illustrate with an example. We know that in ancient times native Hawaiians, who were the entirety of the population in Hawaii, had the right to gather food and building materials from anywhere in the land controlled by their ali'i or konohiki, and also had the right to cross any land for the purpose of going to the ocean. Such rights were preserved after the Mahele, when royal patent deeds were awarded to create private ownership of land — but the gathering rights and shoreline access rights were preserved for the tenants (residents) of each ahupua'a. Those rights were race-neutral; i.e., every person (kanaka) who was a tenant (hoa'aina) had those rights regardless of race. Although such rights for hunting and fishing and gathering were probably not exercised very often by wealthy foreigners, there was no prohibition against them. The words "kanaka" and "hoa'aina" were race-neutral words not limited to people with native blood.
Today the laws of Hawaii recognize that all residents (hoa'aina), regardless of race, have the right to cross public lands as well as undeveloped or even partially developed private land to go to the beach. This right survives from ancient times right up to the present, for all residents regardless of race.
There are many residents of Hawaii whose heritage is from various Pacific island nations such as Samoa, Tonga, Marshall Islands who engage in Polynesian or Micronesian cultural practices, and should be allowed to continue doing so, even if they have no Hawaiian native ancestry. Likewise there are thousands of residents of Hawaii of Asian or Caucasian ancestry, with no Hawaiian native blood, who participate actively in hula halaus, for example, where their kumu hula might expect them to make their own sharkskin drums or sharktooth martial weapons
So if this committee wishes to make an exception such as Section 2(e)(2), then the exception should NOT be for people on account of their race, but rather should be for the traditional and customary activities formerly engaged in by native Hawaiians before 1778 but which are now engaged in by residents of all races. If you are unwilling to allow the exceptions for cultural activities regardless of race, then I believe the U.S. Constitution, 14th Amendment Equal Protection clause, requires you to entirely delete subsection 2(e)(2).
There is no good reason to make the exemption racial. The exemption should be based on preservation of historic skills or ongoing cultural uses, regardless of race.
Either subsection (2) should be deleted from this bill, or else it should be reworded to broaden it so that all persons regardless of race can capture, kill, or take a shark or ray for purposes of engaging in traditional and customary cultural practices for personal or instructional use but not commercial use. Examples of acceptable circumstances for automatic exemption would include harvesting sharkskin for making a drum, or harvesting shark teeth to make an ornament for personal adornment or a replica of an ancient weapon for use in museum displays or school lessons.
fishman2 March 20, 2018 1:49 pm
Is it true one of traditional rights is to kill sharks to use their skin for drum making?
mauisurfer March 20, 2018 6:38 pm
suppose an ulua fisherman catches a shark
is he supposed to release it?
suppose the shark dies
has the fisherman committed a crime?
toiletsnake March 26, 2018 6:40 am
yes, no, duh.


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Chinese Airbnb Rival Xiaozhu Closes $60M Series C Round
Is there something in the water for peer-to-peer rental websites right now? Fresh from U.S. juggernaut Airbnb raising $1.5 billion and China's Tujia taking in $250 million last month, Xiaozhu — another Chinese Airbnb equivalent — announced a lesser-but-not-insignificant $60 million Series C round at a $300 million-plus valuation.
The deal was led by JOY Capital, with participation from fellow PE firms Morningside Ventures, CITIC Capital and Heyu Capital, as our Chinese partner site Technode reported. Xiaozhu — 'little pig' in English — plans to use the fresh investment for new hires, R&D and general scaling of its business.
The service covers 200 cities across China and has 20 offices in the country. Xiaozhu also announced a new tie-in with Alibaba which will see its service use data from the e-commerce giant's Sesame Credit credit rating system to provide enhanced user authentication to help combat fraud.
Xiaozhu landed a $15 million Series B round last summer, and an undisclosed round in 2012. The company operates in a fairly busy space though. In addition to Airbnb — which has a pretty thriving business in China; counting yours truly as a regular customer — and Tujia — which is reportedly valued at over $1 billion — Mayi, Zhuwona and Youtianxia also compete for attention in China.
"The sharing economy has a huge influence on China's Internet sector, and our investment in Xiaozhu reflects our bullish view on how the sharing economy is bringing about disruption in traditional lodging sector," Xiao Li, founding partner of Joy Capital, said in a statement.
This 'sharing economy' space is attracting serious bucks in China right now. In the past few weeks alone, Uber rival Didi Kuaidi closed a $2 billion funding round, Alibaba invested over $100 million in group-buying site Mei.com, and Baidu set aside $3.2 billion for its online-to-offline buying service Nuomi.


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Dragon LNG claims prize
LNG Industry, Friday, 07 July 2017 09:01
Dragon LNG has been announced as one of the most responsible businesses in the UK, along with 16 other winning companies at Business in the Community's Responsible Business Awards.
The Dragon LNG Darwin Centre Experience provides free field trips and hands-on activities to engage pupils, increasing aspiration in STEM. Set up in 2005, the project works with every school in Pembrokeshire, adding value to the teachers and schools, by supporting cutting edge STEM understanding, complementing the curriculum, improving inspection criteria, as well as helping to raise attainment levels. The ultimate aim is to support Pembrokeshire's youth to reach their full potential.
Commenting on the award Maria Pena, Managing Director of Dragon LNG said: 'We are delighted that the Dragon LNG Darwin Experience has been recognised nationwide and to be the only Welsh winner is a real honour. Dragon's corporate social responsibility is targeted towards youth development in Pembrokeshire, with The Darwin Centre Experience being our flagship project."
Amanda Mackenzie OBE, Chief Executive of Business in the Community, commented: "Congratulations to the 2017 Responsible Business Award winners for being inspirational yet practical examples of the difference business can make to address some of society's biggest issues. The winning businesses are all different; they span sectors and continents and range from large high street names to small start-ups. What unites them is a belief that with courage vision and leadership, business can do remarkable things for good."
The Awards Gala took place at the Royal Albert Hall last night and was presented by broadcasters Jeremy Vine and Emily Maitlis. It celebrated and championed the hundreds of inspiring businesses who entered the awards and who make a difference by taking action to build more inclusive workplaces, stronger communities and address global challenges such as sustainability. This year's Gala was hosted by Veolia, the UK's leading resource management company and Business in the Community's Responsible Business of the Year 2016.
Estelle Branchlianoff, Senior Executive Vice-President for Veolia UK and Ireland, comments: "The calibre of businesses at last night's Responsible Business Awards and Gala Dinner was outstanding, and proof that both global multinationals to SMEs can be a powerful force for good in society. One year after our own 'Responsible Business of the Year' recognition, my conviction is that 'people, planet, profit', often referred to as 'The Triple Bottom Line', is stronger than ever, as people want to buy from, work and partner with socially responsible businesses. I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the entries from this year's awards and wish Anglian Water every success as we pass the baton on."
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Aquaponics project launched at Cylburn Arboretum
Image caption: David Love, of the Center for a Livable Future, at Cylburn Arboretum, home of the Aquaponics Project.
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By Leo Horrigan
/ Published Nov 2012
The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future formally launched its new Aquaponics Project at Baltimore's Cylburn Arboretum with a grand opening ceremony held in October.
The Aquaponics Project is raising about 400 tilapia and producing several hundred pounds of organic produce, all within a 1,200-square-foot greenhouse. The fish and produce are expected to be sold at local farmers markets and through area fish markets. Surplus output will be donated to local emergency food providers.
The Center for a Livable Future developed this plan to demonstrate the potential of recirculating aquaculture for water-efficient and ecologically sound fish production. The project fits into CLF's larger goals of highlighting potentially sustainable alternatives to our dominant methods of food production and could become a model for local entrepreneurs and backyard hobbyists.
Aquaponics combines aquaculture (fish farming) and hydroponics (soil-less plant production), a process in which the fish waste becomes fertilizer for the growing plants. The system produces two income streams: from fish and from vegetables/greens.
CLF renovated an unused greenhouse at Cylburn, temporarily donated by Baltimore City's Department of Recreation and Parks, and outfitted it with two 150-square-foot hydroponic grow beds and four 210-gallon fish tanks. Tilapia were introduced into the tanks in June and are expected to begin reaching market weight by January. The grow beds are producing a variety of vegetables and herbs, including lettuce, kale, celery, basil, eggplant, and okra.
The project is open to the public on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon, or by appointment (contact farm manager Laura Genello at lgenello@jhsph.edu).
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Death of baby found in East River ruled a homicide months later: Police
WPIX - "Hours before Saldana's mother reported to police that her child had not been dropped off, officials said Currie boarded a plane to Bangkok."
NEW YORK CITY -- (WPIX) -— The death of a baby found in the East River last year has been ruled a homicide, police announced Friday.
Tourists spotted 7-month-old Mason Saldana's body floating in the East River near the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge on Aug. 5, 2018.
A tourist and first responders worked to save the baby, but officials said he was already dead.
Saldana's father James Currie, 37, was arrested and charged with concealment of a human corpse after arriving in New York City from Thailand, where officials said he fled after concealing his dead child's body.
Currie was said to have taken Saldana from his mother's residence. Video evidence shows the baby was alive when arriving at his father's Bronx residence shortly thereafter. A day later, Currie was then seen leaving his home with a backpack and later walking with it toward the East River, officials said.
FULL STORY: Death of baby found in East River ruled a homicide months later: Police - WPIX
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Cat Went Missing Just Before Moving?
Discussion in 'Cat Behavior' started by kitty411, Dec 25, 2018.
Hi. I feel so bad for you - and your poor little girl. I don't know where you are located, but do you have Animal Lost & Found web sites, Next Door Neighbor forum, and local vets/shelters that you can post/give information to about her - as well as let them know she is micro-chipped? Also, post signs up all over the area around your old neighborhood. Maybe even ask for additional old neighbors to help out in addition to your landlord?
I also found this TSC article on lost cats that might have some helpful tips you could follow as well.
Don't despair! Cats can disappear for months and still be returned home to their families!
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Yes, do take the bed back to where she is accustomed to having it. Very likely, she'll be coming back there, checking for her "stuff," wondering what has happened. You might consider borrowing a humane trap at some point, once you have verified sightings of her. When searching, remember that cats are most active at dawn and dusk, those are the best times to look. Bring a flashlight so you can spot eyeshine. Look high AND low. Look in small, dark places, as well. Cats love to "go to earth" in spots like that.
Best of luck. I know you are just frantic.
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You could try playing cat meowing sounds on your phone. Sometimes when a cat hears another cat, they come out to investigate.
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Good luck. Please keep us posted. Do the cats get to stay inside at your new place?
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Does anyone recommend using vacuum cleaner dust sprinkled around the yard? She wasn't inside, but I guess she'll still recognise the smells. I know people usually recommend this after you have moved into a new house but she is still at the old place with familiar surroundings so I'm wondering if there's any point to it.
My guess is it couldn't hurt, maybe some litter used by the cats too? Can you record the other two kitty's meows & play it for her?
I will do that tomorrow, that sounds like a good idea. Also I forgot to mention in the original post that yesterday I went around the entire property, looking through every building, shed, bush, tree etc. shaking her dry food and calling out to her, yet still nothing. I'm hoping that she's scared and hiding away but my partner thinks that she may have been bitten by a snake (where we live in Australia we have deadly eastern brown snakes) as there would be plenty around due to the hot weather at the moment. I told him that it seems a bit too coincidental with us moving away so hopefully that isn't the case.
I've heard that it often takes awhile for a cat who is hiding to respond to their person's voice. They are afraid, they haven't turned feral in a matter of days. Everything they know says 'hide, hide from everything and everyone.' I think you still have a good chance of finding her. Since you said she is an outside cat, she knows about snakes and things.
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This is very reassuring. I'm going there today for a while to see if I can get her to come out of wherever she may be. I have many other people keeping an eye out for her as well.
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So my landlord just sent me text message saying she saw my cat. I'm heading over there right now.
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Well, I've been looking for 45 minutes and she's not turning up. I live 1.5 hours away so I'll have to come back tomorrow afternoon/evening.
Hold on to the knowledge that she's there. You may have to set a humane trap, that's okay. When they are scared sometimes they don't recognize their people. Once she's trapped and you take her home, she'll know you again.
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Is your cat familiar with the landlord? If so, leave your landlord some the cat's favorite treats and have the landlord shake the treat can/bag and see if she will come to your landlord.
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That's a good idea, although I feel my landlord's cat is more likely to end up in the trap. I will see if I can hire one from my local council.
My landlord has already tried that, and she looked at her like she wanted to come to her, but just wouldn't. My landlord's son approached her, and she took off and went up behind a shed into a pile of scrap metal. So now we know where she's hanging out. Food is being left out for her, so maybe she's simply not hungry enough to be drawn towards food. She generally won't come to anyone else other than me or my partner as she's got a very timid/avoidant personality. Sometimes she even runs away from us if she doesn't want to be petted or picked up etc. She's always been that way, since the day we got her as a kitten. A few days before moving, however, she started acting really affectionate towards us, following us everywhere and crying at the window at night. I would always go out and reassure her. At the vet, she also seems to become extra cuddly. I think this might because she's scared and goes towards us for comfort and reassurance. I feel that she might be thinking that she's on her own now. I will continue to go back each evening until I catch her.
Poor little girl, bless you for not giving up on her. Could you stay overnite at the old place and try to see if she will come to you?
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Yes, your landlord's cat probably will end up in the trap. But if he's smart enough to be outside, it will only happen once, maybe twice, before he figures it out. You only have to catch your girl once.
That they figure traps out is a problem for TNR people trying to help colonies when they notice one they trapped and neutered is sick and needs to be trapped again.
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At least she has been seen! That's tremendous, and hope is there!
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Home #SMSupermallsPangasinan What makes Philippine chocolates stand out
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What makes Philippine chocolates stand out
By SM Pangasinan News At September 17, 2020 0
Philippine chocolates are experiencing a resurgence recently, thanks to the dedication of our cacao farmers and the brands that believe in the superior quality of our beans and the skills of our farmers. Kultura is a proud partner of Malagos Chocolate and Auro Chocolate, which have served as prime movers of this local chocolate renaissance. Malagos Chocolate and Auro Chocolate have been accumulating recognitions from different international organizations, putting Philippine chocolates on the map. But what is it that really makes Philippine chocolates just as good, if not better than, their foreign counterparts? Rex Puentespina, farmer and chocolate-maker of Malagos Chocolate, and Kelly Go, co-founder and Managing Director of Auro Chocolate, weigh in on the reasons why local chocolates are exceptional.
1. Philippine chocolates have a unique history. The Philippines is one of the first Asian countries to have cacao, after the Spanish brought cacao beans from Mexico to local shores in the 1700s. Because of this, we have developed a unique chocolate-drinking culture. Whereas our Asian neighbors have been fond of drinking their coffee or tea, Filipinos have built an affinity with the tablea and the batirol.
2. We have unique and fine flavor cacao beans all over the country. Davao is considered as the cacao capital of the Philippines, but other areas such as Cebu and Batangas also contribute to the chocolate production. Three variants of cacao beans are most common in the country: the criollo, the forastero and the trinitario.
3. Our cacao farmers are some of the world's best. Brands such as Malagos Chocolate and Auro Chocolate have actively collaborated with farmers and farming cooperatives, and have provided valuable training to them. The benefits extend to their families. In 2019, Jose Saguban of Paquibato, Davao, was named as one of the world's 20 best cacao bean producers.
4. Filipinos are very creative. Aside from bars and bonbons, we come up with different variants and uses for our chocolates. We use them for our drinks, our pastries, and we even cover our fruits with chocolates.
Malagos Chocolate, Auro Chocolate and other amazing local chocolate brands are available at Kultura, with branches in different SM Supermalls and at www.kulturafilipino.com launching soon.
Kultura is a specialty store of SM Retail that offers all things uniquely Filipino- from food, beauty and wellness products to fashion, home decor and souvenirs. Behind every product is a story of community, support and identity.
Photos from Malagos Chocolate and Auro Chocolate
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Q: React Router Link not loading the page I'm trying to redirect to page onclick of a button from my main page App.js, But my redirected page /SelectAirport does not seem to load.
I think there might be something with the link path but I can't figure out how to fix it.
TLDR: The link changes but the content does not load.
App.js
function App() {

    return(

            <Button>
                <Link to="./SelectAirport">Select Airport</Link>
            </Button>

    )
}
export default App;

Full Code here - https://codesandbox.io/s/boring-chihiro-zckfr5?file=/App.js:152-355

A: Where is your route? You have to first create a route for select-airport or something like that. Currently, you are just trying to load a component directly.
The route might look like this:
 import SelectAirport from "./SelectAirport";
 <Route path="select-airport" element={<SelectAirport />} />

After this, Link will start to work, and for your case this link should be something like:
<Link to="/select-airport">Select Airport</Link>

So, whenever, it hit select-airport, it will try to find the matching component via route and load that componet.
basic example can be found here. https://v5.reactrouter.com/web/example/basic (v5)
https://reactrouter.com/docs/en/v6/getting-started/overview (v6)
v6 code sample: https://stackblitz.com/github/remix-run/react-router/tree/main/examples/basic?file=src%2FApp.tsx

A: Use Routes and Route , inside of Route define your component and path for example path='/airports'
import { Button } from "@mui/material";
import React from "react";
import { NavLink } from "react-router-dom";
import SelectAirport from "./SelectAirport";
import {
    Routes,
    Route,
} from "react-router-dom";

function App() {
    return(

            <Button>
                <NavLink to="/airports">Select Airport</NavLink>
            </Button>
            <Routes>
                <Route path='/airports' element={<SelectAirport/>}  />
            </Routes>

    )
}
export default App;

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This kicks off a week where I have plans pretty much every night!
Tuesday: Maybe watch 'The Tick' animated series with a friend?
Other stuff going on: My mother's election is a week from tomorrow, and there's going to be a debate between her and her opponent on WTAG on Thursday from 4-5 that I'm going to try to listen to online. Also I'd like to make at least some cookies and possibly also a pie for the Thursday party, but it may be difficult to find the time.
It is a good thing that all of these things are fun!


Electric system reliability is of primary concern to the Public Service Commission. Unfortunately, system outages can impact the reliability of New York State's electric power grid. System outages can be triggered by individual component failures resulting in potential serious consequences in terms of economic, personal and societal losses that may be suffered by the public and communities affected in a blackout or extended power outage.
Major disturbances in electric service can result from fallen tree limbs and overgrown vegetation coming in contact with transmission and distribution lines. In New York, reliable power delivery depends upon the competent maintenance and operation by utilities of over 15,000 miles of electric transmission facilities within the state. Under state law, the Public Service Commission is charged with ensuring safe and reliable operation of the state's electric grid.
The blackout that disrupted electric service to the entire northeastern United States in August 2003 was caused by tree limbs coming in contact with transmission lines in Ohio thereby causing major power failures.
In order to help ensure the highest degree of electric system reliability for the benefit of New York State's residents, electric utilities are required to file with the Public Service Commission long-range vegetation management plans to effectively manage transmission facility right-of-way corridors they rent or own in order to minimize power outages due to encroaching tree limbs or overgrown vegetation on utility right-of-ways. The Public Service Commission requirements for vegetation management extend only to property controlled by the utility via fee or easement.
Q. Does the federal government require transmission owners or electric utilities to address issues related to vegetation management and electric facilities?
Q. Does New York State require electric utilities to address issues related to vegetation management and electric facilities?
right-of ways. The state's requirement for utilities' long-range plans requires vegetation management planning in right-of-way corridors for transmission facilities comprised of 34 kV and above, except where located entirely on public streets or roads in right-of-way corridors.
Central to the Public Service Commission's longstanding policies on appropriate right-of-way management is the comprehensive and routine treatment of each right-of-way corridor, with the establishment of treatment cycles that ensure each right-of-way is revisited on a periodic basis. Upon treatment, all tall-growing or "undesirable" vegetation is removed along the entire designed right-of-way corridor. Through this regime, "desirable" (i.e., low growing) vegetation is enhanced. Reliability and the environment are preserved at the lowest feasible nominal cost.
The right-of-way maintenance program of each utility is reviewed and assessed annually by Staff of the Public Service Commission. This review includes a field inspection of a portion of each utility's right-of-way system, a tree-caused outage assessment, and a trends analysis. Annual right-of-way management expenditures, staffing levels, acres treated per year, danger tree (i.e., trees with cracks or decay in proximity of a utility right-of-way) removal, herbicide use and complaint handling are also analyzed.
Q. Why must utilities perform right-of-way vegetation management activities such as tree trimming?
A. For electric power to be provided to customers, it must first be transmitted from the sources of generation to the places of distribution and consumption. Reliable power delivery in New York depends upon the competent maintenance and operation by utilities of over 15,000 miles of electric transmission facilities.
Over 90 percent of the tree-caused outages on transmission right-of-ways occurred when a tree growing along the edge or outside of the right-of-way fell. Many of these outages are tied to various types of minor storm events, including wind, rain, and snow.
Q. Are the state's utilities permitted to use herbicides within the right-of-way corridors for vegetation management?
A. Yes. Herbicides that are used in a utility right-of-way corridor have been approved by the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Herbicides provide the most efficient and effective way to remove unwanted plants from the rights-of-way in a manner that is least disruptive to the environment.
Q. May a landowner manage the utilities' right-of-way on their own?
A. Generally utilities do not allow for this to occur due to a number of issues such as safety, liability and federal regulations. However, the utilities do support compatible uses of the right-of-way activities such as agricultural uses.
Q. Who do I call if I have a complaint with how the utility is conducting vegetation management work on my land or the land that the company owns?
A. A utility is interested in hearing from landowners if there is a problem. Prior to vegetation management work in a right-of-way by a utility, you should receive notification (with a name and phone number to call) indicating that work will be taking place in and around your area. If that does not happen and you need assistance, first contact your utility.
If there is not a satisfactory resolution concerning the disputed matter by your utility related to vegetation management in your area, you may then contact the New York State Public Service Commission's Office of Consumer Services at 1-800-342-3377 or file a complaint by visiting www.dps.ny.gov.
Q. What if a utility trims or removes a tree or vegetation outside of the company's right-of-way or fails to clean up debris after trimming or removing trees from the utility's right-of-way?
A. Although utilities' vegetation management activities are limited to right-of-way corridors they control through fee or easement, occasionally contractors hired by utilities have trimmed or removed trees that were not within the utility right-of-way, or have failed to clean up trimmed branches, logs or chips. In such instances, it is recommended you contact the utility.
If the disputed matter cannot be resolved to your satisfaction, you may then contact the New York State Public Service Commission's Office of Consumer Services at 1-800-342-3377 or file a complaint by visiting www.dps.ny.gov.
Q. Are there minimum height and width requirements for vegetation growth near utility right-of-ways?
Trees planted 90 feet to 120 feet away from transmission line right-of-ways should not exceed 60 feet in height.
Q. Does planting or removing trees and shrubs present a safety hazard whether or not the activity occurs outside of a utility right-of-way?
A. With proper planning, landowners can avoid potential problems of interacting with utilities' underground facilities and avoid a serious accident, injury or costly property damage while performing outdoor planting projects.
Q. Are they any potential dangers working on house projects near overhead transmission or distribution lines?
A. Potential hazardous situations exist if you work on house projects near overhead power lines. Common household products such as aluminum siding, pipes, tools, lumber, gutters and ladders conduct electricity and contact with these items near overhead power lines could cause serious injury or even death. Before performing house projects near overhead power lines, contact your utility.
Customer Assistance Staff of the New York State Department of Public Service (Department) will actively work with the utilities and impacted land owners whenever the Department becomes aware of instances requiring customer assistance to remedy matters related to utility vegetation management in right-of-ways.
Prior to contacting the New York State Department of Public Service, it is recommended that a landowner first contact the utility and attempt to resolve the issue. If the vegetation management issue cannot be resolved to your satisfaction, a landowner may file a complaint with the New York State Department of Public Service by calling 1-800-342-3377, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday or by filing a complaint by visiting www.dps.ny.gov.


Q. Does the library have OMP (Organizational Management Projects)?
Because of potential challenges under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP), and in order to maintain the confidentiality of information supplied to the Learner by their Clients, Organizational Management Projects and Organizational Leadership Projects are destroyed 3 months after their authors have convocated.


For men and women struggling with addiction, we provide a 12-Step year long recovery communities. Our hope is rooted in the life-changing power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and from that source we seek to meet not only the physical needs of our guests but spiritual needs as well.
The Breakout Recovery Community is a year-long, 12 step addiction recovery program for men.
The goal of the program is to provide men with supportive community, structure and accountability to help them make positive changes in their lives.
Men are admitted to the program on a continual basis and are provided with counseling, access to recreation and transitional housing.
Wellspring is a one-year addiction recovery program for women. It is faith-based and open to all women who have a desire to make changes in their lives, and who are able to understand and participate in an interactive learning experience.
Over the year, women discover who they are, being clean and sober, and are introduced to Jesus Christ, who they can have a relationship with that will carry them through life. They are provided with opportunities to develop self-esteem, and can begin building on their new sense of identity. Courses aim to build practical life skills such as healthy boundaries in relationships, conflict resolution techniques, and cognitive therapy methods.
Near the end of the program, women set goals and plan for their transition back to the community, and are assisted in finding housing and employment before leaving the program, with the option for follow-up support after graduation, if desired.
Hope Mission Community Church is a non-denominational church ministering to the needs of our inner-city community, including our homeless, lonely, addiction troubled, brothers and sisters. We are building a family of believers through fellowship with the Lord and meaningful friendship relationships.
Find service and group times here.
Change doesn't happen alone. We all need help, from others and from God, for lasting life transformation.
Hope Mission chaplains provide a listening ear, prayer and spiritual guidance for Hope Mission guests and staff.
In difficult times, such as the death of a loved one or a serious illness, the care of our chaplains becomes especially valuable to our guests.


Physiotherapy is a clinical health science and profession that aims to rehabilitate and improve people with musculoskeletal and movement disorders by using evidence-based and natural methods.
Initial physiotherapy assessment is of 40 minutes duration and will involve your physiotherapist fully assessing your condition. Once a diagnosis is made, your physiotherapist will work with you to develop an appropriate treatment plan. Exercise may be prescribed for you to complete between treatment sessions.
Follow up sessions are of approximately 35 minutes duration depending on your particular injury or ailment. Throughout your treatment you physiotherapist will continually evaluate your progress and modify treatment where necessary.


HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston's culinary scene is booming.
Here's a list of the best Super Bowl special events from Houston restaurants this week.
Additionally, the restaurant offers late night delivery on Friday and Saturdays until 2am, including to hotels in Downtown, Midtown, Montrose, and the Heights.
During Super Bowl, it will go a bit out of our delivery zone (e.g., Galleria) on orders $150. www.pipizzahtx.com or 832-767-2433.
We're super excited to announce that Shake Shack is offering the "Touchdown Toffee" exclusively at the Houston Galleria Shack in celebration of the big game landing in Houston.
The Touchdown Toffee will be available from till February 5. The Touchdown Toffee is spun with vanilla and chocolate custard, chocolate toffee and peanut butter, and topped with chocolate sprinkles.
Restaurateur Benjamin Berg presents "Social 51" -- a pop up lounge in the parking lot of one of Houston's finest steakhouses.
The upscale, tented party 4pm - 2am, Wednesday, February 1 - Saturday, February 4.
On Wednesday, February 1, Shiner's sixth brewmaster, Jimmy Mauric, will be at the Shiner bar doing educational tastings from 7-10pm.
On Saturday, February 4, Adam Harris, the National Bourbon Ambassador of the Beam Inc. family, will be doing educational flight tastings from 6-8pm.
Ninfa's on Navigation not only offers fajitas (it is the birthplace of the dish!), but it also offers a lively vibe -- perfect for a Super Bowl fiesta.
Ninfa's will also be offering free shuttle service for customers to and from the NFL Fan Fest and Super Bowl festivities at Discovery Green and George R. Brown, on select days.
The restaurant will be offering the shuttle for the Rockets game on Thursday (2/2) and Friday (2/3), and then Saturday (2/4) from 12-8pm for the NFL Experience at George R. Brown and then Sunday (2/5) from 11am-3pm for the NFL Experience at George R. Brown. Customers will have to show the driver their receipt from Ninfa's in order to get a complimentary ride.
It may not be the most obvious football grub, but the South African classics at The Springbok pair perfectly with the big game.
Food and drink specials (including chili bites, beef jerky, deviled eggs, brats and wings) will be available throughout the game.
Chef Seth Greenberg will be grilling Brats from the patio and offering to-go snacks of Pork Rinds, Chili Popcorn for on-the go guests.
This Mexican-inspired seafood restaurant will be offering happy hour all day starting Friday-Sunday.
Enjoy oysters, shirmp aguachiles, and the famous seafood tower.
Houston's favorite kolache chain has teamed up with Lee's Fried Chicken & Donuts to create a limited-time kolache creation -- the "Sausage and Jalapeño Gravy" kolache.
The pastry will feature Lee's mouthwatering jalapeño cream gravy mixed with crumbly breakfast sausage.
For a sweeter taste of Texas, take a bite of the "Drunken Texas Pecan" kolache featuring Bourbon Cajeta from local Blue Heron Farm, sweet cream cheese and lightly salted Texas pecans.
Houston's most well-known craft brewery has big plans in store for Super Bowl week, including extended hours, special flights of its limited production brews (including Bishop's Barrel 16).
Check the schedule for information on offerings throughout the week, including food from Pink's Pizza, Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, and an evening of cheese with Houston Dairy Maids.
Enjoy a tasting of some of the brewery's favorite limited release beers during the Cellar-Bration on Saturday.
Super Bowl Sunday becomes "Super Beef Sunday" with barbecue from Legendary Louis Mueller BBQ, Pinkerton's Barbecue, and Harlem Road Texas BBQ.
Sweet tooth? These wee little treats pack a lot of flavor and team spirit: Football Shaped Cake Balls and Cake Pops, Texas Shaped Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispie Treat, and Team-Colored macarons.
Items are available for pre-order or pick-up at the counter.
The local bakery chain owned by award-winning pastry chef Vanessa O'Donnell is offering buttery shortbread bearing football designs and two-bite pig skin-shaped chocolate truffles.
There are three locations in West Houston and Katy.
Crave is offering frosted sugar cookie footballs and Texas Super Bowl-themed cupcakes (mini and full-sized) for the big game.
Crave cupcakes are made daily with madagascar vanilla, European chocolate, and dairy from Texas farms.


Born in 1782 Oberpolitz (now part of the Czech Republic), Julius Vincenz von Krombholz studied medicine at the University of Prague, receiving a doctorate in 1814. Continuing his work at the university, Krombholz was appointed professor of special pathology and therapy in 1828, and in 1831 he became rector of the university.
When he was not working to advance his medical career, von Krombholz pursued his other big passion, which was mycology. He took a particular interest in the tovicity of various toadstools, and published several significant works on the subject.
The abbreviation Krombh. is used to indicate Julius Vincenz von Krombholz as the author when citing a mycological species name.
Julius von Krombholz died before finishing this work, and it was completed by Johann Baptist Zobel (1812-1865) and published after von Krombholz' death.


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De Sint-Amanduskerk is de oudste parochiekerk van Geel. Ze bevindt zich nabij de Markt in het centrum van de stad.

Het is een laatgotische kerk die gebouwd is van 1489-1532. De voorganger brandde in 1489 af. Deze was gebouwd in Brabantse witte zandsteen. De herbouw van de kerk vond vanaf 1490 plaats in baksteen. Van het zandstenen bouwwerk bleven nog enkele delen over. De toren heeft een onderbouw uit ongeveer 1400, is gedeeltelijk ook van 1489, en werd in het midden van de 16e eeuw verhoogd tot 59 meter. In 1567 werden de meeste kunstwerken in de kerk door de Beeldenstorm vernietigd. Slechts beelden van de Heiligen Dimpna en Gerebernus bleven gespaard, evenals twee schilderijen, onder meer een Aanbidding van de Drie Koningen.

Het interieur van de kerk, zoals zich dat tegenwoordig openbaart, stamt uit de barok. Het betreft de lambrisering van de zijbeuken en de biechtstoelen, van de hand van Pieter Valckx. Daarnaast het koorgestoelte van eind 17e eeuw, een preekstoel uit ongeveer 1715 door Willem Kerrickx, het hoogaltaar uit 1748 door de Mechelse kunstenaar Theodoor Verhaegen. Voorts aan de pilaren de beelden van de Apostelen en de marmeren koorafsluiting uit 1693 door Pieter Scheemaeckers de Oude.

In de zuidgevel zijn gebrandschilderde ramen van Jan Huet te zien.

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Ross Stores Reports October Same Store Sales Gain of 9%, Raises Third Quarter EPS Estimate
PLEASANTON, Calif., Nov. 5/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) today reported that sales for the four weeks ended October 31, 2009 increased 14% to $557 million from $490 million for the four weeks ended November 1, 2008. Same store sales for the month rose 9%.
For the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2009, sales were $1.744 billion, a 12% increase over the $1.555 billion in sales for the thirteen weeks ended November 1, 2008. Comparable store sales for the quarter ended October 31, 2009 were up 8% on top of flat same store sales in the prior year period.
For the nine months ended October 31, 2009, sales totaled $5.204 billion, up 10% over the $4.752 billion in sales for the nine months ended November 1, 2008. Comparable store sales for the nine months ended October 31, 2009 increased 5% on top of a 3% gain in the same period last year.
Michael Balmuth, Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are very pleased with our October and third quarter performance, as both sales and margins were well ahead of our expectations. Merchandise and geographic sales trends during the month were relatively broad-based. Shoes, Dresses and Home remained the top-performing categories, while the Southwest, Southeast and California were the strongest regions."
Mr. Balmuth continued, "We now estimate that earnings per share for the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2009 will be in the range of $.83 to $.84, up from our prior guidance of $.75 to $.77 and compared to $.44 in the third quarter of 2008."
Additional recorded information concerning today's press release and the Company's future outlook can be accessed by calling 706-645-9291, PIN # 13475608 from 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on November 5, 2009 through 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 6, 2009. A transcript of these comments will also be available in the Investors section of the Company's website at www.rossstores.com.
The Company expects to report November 2009 sales results on Thursday, December 3rd.
Forward-Looking Statements: This press release and the recorded comments and transcript on our corporate website contain forward-looking statements regarding expected sales and earnings levels in future periods that are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause our actual results to differ materially from management's current expectations. The estimated earnings per share for the third quarter ended October 31, 2009 are preliminary and subject to adjustments. The words "plan," "expect," "target," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "forecast," "projected," "guidance," "looking ahead" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Risk factors for Ross Dress for Less® ("Ross") and dd's DISCOUNTS® include without limitation, competitive pressures in the apparel or home-related merchandise industry; changes in the level of consumer spending on or preferences for apparel or home-related merchandise, including the potential impact from uncertainty in financial and credit markets and the severity and duration of the current recession; changes in geopolitical and general economic conditions; unseasonable weather trends; disruptions in supply chain; lower than planned gross margin, including higher than planned markdowns and higher than expected inventory shortage; greater than planned operating costs; our ability to continue to purchase attractive brand-name merchandise at desirable discounts; our ability to attract and retain personnel with the retail talent necessary to execute our strategies; our ability to effectively operate our various supply chain, core merchandising and other information systems; our ability to improve our merchandising capabilities through the development and implementation of new processes and systems enhancements; achieving and maintaining targeted levels of productivity and efficiency in our distribution centers; and obtaining acceptable new store locations. Other risk factors are detailed in our SEC filings including, without limitation, the Form 10-K for fiscal 2008 and Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks for fiscal 2009. The factors underlying our forecasts are dynamic and subject to change. As a result, our forecasts speak only as of the date they are given and do not necessarily reflect our outlook at any other point in time. We do not undertake to update or revise these forward-looking statements.
Ross Stores, Inc., a Fortune 500 and Nasdaq 100 (ROST) company headquartered in Pleasanton, California, is the nation's second largest off-price retailer with fiscal 2008 revenues of $6.5 billion. As of October 31, 2009 the Company operated 955 Ross Dress for Less® ("Ross") stores and 53 dd's DISCOUNTS® locations, compared to 906 Ross and 57 dd's DISCOUNTS locations at the end of the same period last year. Ross offers first-quality, in-season, name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at everyday savings of 20 to 60 percent off department and specialty store regular prices. dd's DISCOUNTS features a more moderately-priced assortment of first-quality, in-season, name brand apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at everyday savings of 20 to 70 percent off moderate department and discount store regular prices. Additional information is available at www.rossstores.com.
John G. Call, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, +1-925-965-4315
or Bobbi Chaville, Senior Director, Investor Relations, +1-925-965-4289, bobbi.chaville@ros.com


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A Brief History of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
by Betty Jackson
Like many American traditions, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade began in the hearts and minds of immigrants. In 1924, store employees with European roots asked their employer if they could stage an Old World style holiday procession to honor their new country.
The idea seemed particularly appropriate for Macy's. Sales were booming, the new Seventh Avenue wing made it "the world's largest department store," and its Christmas windows were already a favorite. Why not have a parade that brought customers right to the door at the start of the holiday season?
In advance of the event, Macy's ran full length ads in newspapers promising "a surprise New York will never forget." The parade that stepped off from 145th Street and Convent Avenue included hundreds of Macy's employees dressed as clowns, cowboys, knights and sheiks. Joining them were elephants, camels, goats and donkeys from the Central Park Zoo and four bespangled marching bands. Horse-drawn floats delighted children with characters from Mother Goose and Santa on his sleigh was the grand finale, starting a tradition that has been honored ever since.
Bring on the Balloons
The parade's trademark character balloons first appeared in 1927, when Felix the Cat, the Dragon, the Elephant and the Toy Soldier floated down the towering canyons. The balloons were the creation of Tony Sarg, the designer of Macy's Christmas windows.
Over the years, many other cartoon figures and cultural icons have had their moment drifting above the crowds. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Spiderman, Superman, Betty Boop, Bugs Bunny, Kermit the Frog, Shrek, the Marx Brothers and Ronald McDonald are just a few of the stars that have delighted crowds. One of the parade's most popular characters, Snoopy, has had six balloons since his debut in 1968.
In the late 1920s, the parade managers started the custom of releasing the balloons after the parade and awarding a $100 prize to anyone who found a balloon and returned it. During the Depression, when one could buy a stove or washing machine for $30, this was quite a bit of money. The competition to claim the prize was fierce. One year an aviator risked his life to snag one of the Three Little Pigs in mid-air. Another year, East River tugboats racing for the Dachshund balloon inadvertently ripped it to shreds. Fears that someone would be seriously injured ended the custom in 1933.
Lights, Camera, Action!
The parade went national when it was broadcast over the radio in 1932. In 1939, it was one of the first events ever to be televised, though few people had sets. The parade grew steadily in popularity throughout the 1930s, with over a million people turning out to watch. Celebrities were added to the mix. Over the years, viewers have seen stars like Benny Goodman, Harpo Marx, Shirley Temple, Jackie Gleason, Willie Mays and Diana Ross. Since the late 1960s, the Rockettes have sparkled in a spot near the end of the procession, just ahead of Santa Claus. The most recent innovation is the addition of Broadway casts and dance troops who perform along the way and at the terminus in Herald Square.
In all its long history, the only time the parade didn't step off was during World War II, when materials like gas, tires and rubber for the balloons were given to the war effort instead. After the war, the parade moved its starting point further south, to the Natural History Museum on Central Park West.
Today, more than 3.5 million people line the parade route, and over 50 million viewers watch on television. Eight thousand people participate in the procession, and another 4,000 work behind the scenes on floats, costumes and balloons. The parade is so popular crowds even show up the day before to watch the balloons being inflated outside the museum. The procession is as much a part of Thanksgiving as turkey and football, and Santa's arrival still signals the magical start of the holiday season.
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The abstract just became personal!
John is also the apostle who wrote that "God is love". (1 John 4:16) Notice that John didn't write that love is God. John is describing God as an abstract, a platonic ideal. John is not saying that the abstract notion of love is God. He is saying that God is love. God is the embodiment of love. God is in his very nature love. God, the Person, is Love.
This is a radical departure from Greco-Roman thought.
If morally good acts are willed by God because they are morally good, then they are morally good independent of God's will. God, then, subject to what is morally good, and we don't need God to be morally good. This is similar to Plato's idea that perfect ideals exist in the abstract, like mathematics. The ideal is superior to all attempts to express the ideal (even the attempt of God). God is subservient to the abstract ideal.
On the other hand, if morally good acts are morally good because God wills them, then God's moral goodness is inconsequential – it doesn't matter whether God is good. What is good, is whatever God commands. Any such command is, however, arbitrary because it isn't intrinsically good. It's only good because God wills it to be good. God might have willed good to be something else.
The Euthyphro Dilemma is the kind of abstract reasoning in which philosophers at the time of John engaged. The dilemma leaves unresolved issues with both of the alternative constructs, but only because the two premises are presented as the only alternatives.
The Euthyphro Dilemma is a false dichotomy, locked inside a Greco-Roman box. John transcends these abstract arguments by equating the Word, Logos, with the person of Jesus Christ. The Word, the Logos, became flesh and dwelt among us. John gives us the way out of the Euthyphro Dilemma.
When John says that God is love, he is not saying that God wills love because love is morally good. Neither is he saying that love is morally good because God wills it. John is saying that God, by His very nature, is love. If we want to see an example of what love is, we need to look for God.
Jesus defined love, and then he demonstrated it. He said, "There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends" (John 15:13); and then Jesus demonstrated just that by laying down his own life for all of us.
God is patient, God is kind. God does not envy, God does not boast, God is not proud. God does not dishonor others, God is not self-seeking, God is not easily angered, God keeps no record of wrongs. God does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. God always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
John's statements about the Word (Logos) demonstrates John's understanding of the Greco-Roman world, speaking in the language of the Greco-Roman philosophers. Those philosophers dealt in logic and abstracts, but John walked with Love – the Supreme Being and Creator of the world who left His station to take on the form of a man and lay his life down for all mankind.
John walked with God incarnate, who embodies those realities in His very nature and Person. The Word, God and love are not just abstracts; they are reality, and the ultimate reality is in the Person of God.
God doesn't impose abstract standards upon us. He calls us to Himself, the source of all that is good. All that is good resides in His very Being. God calls us into relationship with Himself by which (as a product of that relationship) we may become good. God calls us to enter into relationship with him and be His children, and just as children are the product of their parents' ancestral DNA, we are born again into a relationship that transforms us.
The important reality in this process is not that we become good, but that we become like God. Not because of our efforts, but because we are His children. We like God because we were made in God's images to bear his image as children bear the image of their parents. Our very purpose is in this image-bearing relationship.
This is not a platonic love, an abstract love that is grasped intellectually like a moral philosophy. The love that God offers is relational, intimate and personal. We are meant for this relationship. We are meant to be completed in our relationship with God, and, until we find our place in Him, we are forever unfulfilled, incomplete and lacking in the most essential need and desire of our being.
This entry was posted on February 4, 2019 at 4:09 am and is filed under Christian, Jesus, Love, Philosophy. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments.
This is an excellent post. I would add two thoughts: God is love outside of creation, outside of space and time. This truth is Trinitarian: the Father loves the Son and the Spirit; the Son loves the Father and the Spirit; the Spirit loves the Father and the Son. Therefore, when God created Adam and Eve in his image, he created them to love–to love God and to love each other. J.
Excellent point. God is love even without us. God has relationship within God's very being.
Exactly so! The Trinity is revealed in the books of Moses as the Lord, the Angel of the Lord, and the Spirit of the Lord. In readings such as Genesis 22 and Exodus 3, the Angel of the Lord speaks of God as both "he" and "I". So clearly this is Jesus, the Son of God, speaking with Abraham and with Moses. J.