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Oldest Preserved Maya Mural Reveals Mythology Of Kings And Highly Developed Hieroglyphs
WEBWIRE – Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Earliest Known Maya Royal Tomb Also Found at Guatemalan Site
WASHINGTON/GUATEMALA CITY--Archaeologists at an ancient Maya ceremonial site in Guatemala have uncovered the final wall of a large Maya mural dating from 100 B.C. that shows the mythology surrounding the origin of kings and a highly developed hieroglyphic script. Before the excavation of the vividly painted mural, there was scant evidence of the existence of early Maya kings or of their use of elaborate art and writing to establish their right to rule.
The site, known as San Bartolo, contains a pyramid complex and several buried rooms. To the west of the pyramid where the mural room was discovered, archaeologists led by Guatemalan Mónica Pellecer Alecio found the oldest known Maya royal burial, from around 150 B.C. These latest finds at the site will be reported in the January 2006 issue of National Geographic magazine.
Project director William Saturno, of the University of New Hampshire and Harvard's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, said the mural room's recently excavated west wall is a masterpiece of ancient Maya art that reveals the story of creation, the mythology of kingship and the divine right of a king. The 30-foot by 3-foot west wall mural shows two coronation scenes -- one mythological, the other the coronation of a real king.
Archaeologists have determined the mural is about 200 years older than originally thought. As previously announced, Saturno found the mural room in 2001 through sheer chance. To seek some shade, he had ducked into a trench that looters had cut into the unexcavated pyramid, and when he shone his flashlight on the walls, he saw the mural. Saturno and his team are now in the midst of a five-year project to uncover the mural and reveal its story.
"In Western terms, it's like knowing only modern art and then stumbling on a Michelangelo or a Leonardo," Saturno, 36, said. "With its fine painting and its elaborate mural showing the mythic basis of kingship, the chamber has upended much of what we thought we knew about the early Maya. The mural shows that early Maya painting had achieved a high level of sophistication and grace well before the great works of the Classic Maya in the seventh century."
The mural is wonderfully preserved. Parts of it look like they were painted yesterday, Saturno noted.
The work at San Bartolo has been supported by grants from the National Geographic Society, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Peabody Museum, the Annenberg Foundation and the Reinhart Foundation. The work is authorized by the Guatemalan Institute of Anthropology and History.
"It is in the interest of the Guatemalan state to support the archaeological research, the mural restoration and conservation program undertaken by Dr. Saturno and his team. We are also interested in implementing a conservation project with the objective of preserving the murals," said Ervin S. Lòpez Aguilar, director of the Department of Prehispanic Monuments.
The first part of the west wall mural shows the establishment of order to the world. Four deities, variations of the same figure -- the son of the maize god -- provide a blood sacrifice and an offering in four cardinal directions as they set up the physical world. The deities move through the Maya universe. The first god stands in the water and offers a fish, establishing the watery underworld. The second stands on the ground and sacrifices a deer, establishing the land. The third floats in the air, offering a turkey, thereby establishing the sky; and the fourth stands in a field of flowers, offering fragrant blossoms, the food of gods, and establishing paradise in the east, where the sun is reborn daily.
The next section of the mural shows the maize god establishing the world center and crowning himself king upon a wooden scaffold. The final section traces his birth, death and resurrection, bringing sustenance to the world. The last scene shows a historic coronation of a Maya king, named and titled, receiving his headdress from an attendant. By acceding to the throne in the company of gods, the mural likely shows the king is claiming the divine right to rule from the gods themselves.
Project iconographer Karl Taube of the University of California, Riverside, said the San Bartolo murals provide an unparalleled view of the early development of Maya mythology and art. "All too often such carvings are broken or heavily eroded," he said. "In contrast, the murals at San Bartolo are in brilliant polychrome and extend for many meters along the chamber walls. Elaborate red spirals indicate wind, breath and aroma and can be seen exhaling from the mouths of serpents and other beings, and at the edge of bird wings to denote movement. The maize god appears no less than seven times in the currently exposed portion of the mural, giving us an unprecedented understanding of his attributes and mythology at this early date."
Although painted almost 1,500 years after the San Bartolo murals, the Maya book known as the Dresden Codex features a very similar sequence of directional trees and sacrificial offerings.
Because the surviving glyphs within the mural room date to centuries before most other Maya texts (of the Classic period), they remain hard to read. David Stuart, Schele Professor of Mesoamerican Art & Writing at the University of Texas at Austin, who is working on deciphering them, says they are probably captions for the figures they accompany. One legible example from the west wall shows one of the sacrificing young gods named by his accompanying caption as "star man." "It's enigmatic, but emphasizes his cosmological role within the larger creation myth represented," Stuart said.
About a mile from the mural room, Mónica Pellecer Alecio's team of archaeologists excavated beneath a small pyramid and found a vaulted tomb under heavy capstones, likely the burial place of one of the early Maya kings. The tomb contained a burial complex. The first part housed five ceramic vessels; the second, some human bones and six ceramic vessels; the third, the bones of a man, with a jade plaque -- the symbol of Maya royalty -- on his chest, plus a large, green stone figurine and seven vessels, including a delicate frog-shaped bowl and a vase bearing an effigy of the rain god Chac.
During the past year, archaeologists working nearby the mural room have found remains of two other rooms, one that faced the mural room and one on top of the pyramid, as well as thousands of mural fragments, more than 9,000 from a small excavation near the top room alone. In these fragments, the painting is finer and the figures smaller and more intricate. Saturno and his team hope to be able to piece the fragments together to get a sense of what these murals show.
"The artistic and physical evidence of the Maya's earliest kings revealed at San Bartolo is among the most important finds in Maya archaeology in the last few decades," Saturno said. "It has opened a window into the very origins of Maya civilization. As we excavate the site further and piece together more images and glyphs from the mural fragments we have discovered, new surprises could be revealed."
Barbara Moffet
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Episode 16. Who signed death sentence for France in 1940? (I)
Written by Nikolay STARIKOV on 23/05/2015
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This is something you ought to know:
each time we must choose between
Europe and the open sea,
we shall always choose the open sea.
Winston Churchill[1]
A reverse on the Continent had been enough
to make Great Britain desire to absorb herself
in her own defence.
Charles de Gaulle[2]
On Oct. 6, 1939, two weeks after the fall of Warsaw and the end of the Polish campaign, Hitler spoke in the Reichstag:
My chief endeavor has been to rid our relations with France of all trace of ill will and render them tolerable for both nations … Germany has no further claims against France … I have refused even to mention the problem of Alsace-Lorraine … I have always expressed to France my desire to bury forever our ancient enmity and bring together these two nations, both of which have such glorious pasts …
I have devoted no less effort to the achievement of Anglo-German understanding, nay, more than that, of an Anglo-German friendship. At no time and in no place have I ever acted contrary to British interests … I believe even today that there can only be real peace in Europe and throughout the world if Germany and England come to an understanding. (William Shirer. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, p. 576)
Reading the transcript of Hitler's address, one might be forgiven for assuming that these must be the sentiments of the greatest peacemaker of any era or nation, not a speech by the biggest criminal in the history of mankind. During his political career the Führer spoke often and at length about peace, all the while preparing for war. But there was something special about this speech. It was as if he were speaking to unseen associates in London and Paris, trying to sway them by explaining his position once again, and attempting to influence their decision, although there is little doubt that he already knew what that was.
What was Hitler's goal? To vindicate himself before future generations? To parade his fictitious desire for peace before the German nation, so that later it would be easier to hurl his people into the crucible of the most terrible war? Possibly. But it seems to me that the target audience for this speech consisted of a few dozen people who were shaping Britain's political policy, and with it – the future events of history.
Why should this war in the West be fought? For restoration of Poland? Poland of the Versailles Treaty will never rise again … The question of re-establishment of the Polish State is a problem which will not be solved by war in the West but exclusively by Russia and Germany … It would be senseless to annihilate millions of men and to destroy property worth millions in order to reconstruct a State which at its very birth was termed an abortion by all those not of Polish extraction.
What other reason exists?…
If this war is really to be waged only in order to give Germany a new regime … then millions of human lives will be sacrificed in vain … No, this war in the West cannot settle any problems … (ibid., 641)
"At no time and in no place have I ever acted contrary to British interests," claims Hitler. What strange words … What was he trying to rationalize before those who had declared war on his country? "German interests are not contrary to British interests" is what he should have said. With one "but" – only if Adolf Hitler had assumed power on his own in his own country, and no one other than German industrialists had had a hand in his career. But we have already shown how England, France, and the US played a role in the establishment of the Nazi regime. Thus Adolf Hitler was justifying before his British sponsors the fact that he was cutting himself loose from their control and going off the "leash." And he was trying to impress upon them one important point: despite what had occurred, he was not encroaching on their empire and wanted only to engage with them as an equal. Hence his comments about how the West does not need a war.
But Hitler's speech was not a call for peace. It was an attempt to jolt the British and French out of their obstinate unwillingness to make Germany their equal partner on the international political stage. Their differences came down to something very simple: Hitler wanted to first ensure that he received equal treatment, and only then would he be ready to strike at Russia, whom he had always hated. But the Western leaders refused to seat the Germans alongside them at the table until Berlin had fulfilled its duty to crush Russia/the USSR. They were demanding that Hitler withdraw German troops from Polish territory and restore the Polish state. For what purpose? In order to achieve the long-standing goal of Western policy, which was to provoke a conflict between Germany and Russia. After all, Stalin was unlikely to agree to simply return the land that had been ceded to the Soviet Union under the Soviet-German non-aggression pact. The conditions for the "restoration of Poland" sounded good, but in fact had nothing to do with peace on the European continent, but rather the replacement of one "strange" war with another, more "correct" one.
The thoughts that Hitler voiced from the lectern of the Reichstag on Oct. 6, 1939 had already been relayed to the leaders of the UK and the US through confidential channels. On Sept. 26, 1939, Hitler personally instructed Göring that it was necessary to communicate those ideas to London via a Swedish intermediary, Birger Dahlerus. At the same time, the Führer was using an American oil magnate, William Rhodes Davis, to convey his proposals to President Roosevelt. So Hitler's peace proposals were intended to fall upon very "fertile" soil. Which means there was a good chance that the German leader would see the West change its position and agree to discuss the prerequisites for Germany to join the existing Anglo-Saxon world order. This was why Adolf Hitler's speech sounded peaceful enough to have done credit to any prominent "activist for world peace." The next day, vivid headlines were splashed across the front page of every German newspaper: "Germany's Will for Peace", "No War Aims Against France and England – No More Revision Claims Except Colonies"? "Reduction of Armaments" (ibid., 642)
Neville Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier with Adolf Hitler
Munich Conference, 1938
Now, the governments of Britain and France could, from the Führer's point of view, lend a hand to the Third Reich without losing face. After all, it was not they who had asked for peace, but Germany herself. So Hitler's peace overtures to the West were quite likely meant very seriously. But with the intention of later transforming them into a war with the East. But the Führer's initiatives went unanswered. Or rather – the answer was no. The next day, Oct. 7, 1939, the French prime minister, Édouard Daladier, told Hitler that France would not lay down her arms until guarantees for a "real peace and general security" were obtained (ibid., 643). On Oct. 12, 1939, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, called Hitler's proposals "vague and uncertain." But what the Englishman went on to say should not be misunderstood. The British leader stated that if Germany wanted peace, "acts – not words alone – must be forthcoming." Hitler needed to show London "convincing proof" that he really wanted peace, i.e., he needed to attack the USSR.
What was Adolf Hitler to do? He had offered peace and it had been rejected. All that was left was to prepare to fight. So, he waited three days, then gave his order – to develop a plan to wipe out the enemy that lay closest at hand – France.
We'll never know what it was Adolf Hitler really wanted or how serious were his intentions to decimate the French. But looking at certain facts, we can discern that his main idea was still to negotiate with the West. What are those facts? For example, if Hitler had really wanted to fight London and Paris, he should not have prevented German sailors from carrying out what should have been an unambiguous assignment – to sink enemy ships. But the German navy began fighting so heroically that the Führer had to quickly intervene in order to rein in his excessively zealous captains. During the first week of the war the Germans sank 11 ships, totaling 64,595 tons. If that had continued, soon only German submarines would have been left gliding around the British Isles. But then a real miracle happened: the tonnage of English ships that were sunk in the second week of the war amounted to only 51,561, then another 12,750 tons in the third week and only 4,646 tons in the fourth (ibid., 635).
What led to such a sharp decline in the effectiveness of the German submarines? Perhaps the British learned how to sink them? Or were the captains of the British ships becoming more cautious and experienced? No, the British sailors themselves were surprised by these numbers. But it's not hard to figure out how this "miracle" occurred. Hitler asked his naval commanders not to sink English and French ships! German Admiral Erich Raeder noted in his diary that the general policy was in essence "to exercise restraint until the political situation in the West has become clearer" (ibid., 636). There was a well-known incident in which a German submarine captain requested permission to attack a French warship, the Dunkerque, which was in a vulnerable position, but he was refused.[3] The Führer personally forbade the attack!
The story of Hitler's attack on France seems equally improbable. Hitler first scheduled the offensive for Nov. 12, 1939,[4] but it actually took place on May 10, 1940. During that period Hitler postponed the offensive 20 times![5] (It is interesting that the first delay in the offensive occurred after the preemptive "assassination" attempt on Hitler's life, orchestrated by British secret agents on Nov. 8, 1939 in the Bürgerbräukeller beer hall in Munich.)
How did the British and French prepare to fend off his aggression? Sometimes it seemed as though right up until the very end they simply could not believe that the Führer would decide to make a move. Even as heated battles were underway in Norway between German and British forces, the British still kept their planes on the ground. Only a few aircraft flew out on raids – at first during the day, and then primarily at night. During those sorties British planes continued to drop countless propaganda leaflets intended for the German public. And this idyll lasted until May 1940, i.e., until the onset of the German offensive.
German tanks in France. Neither Paris nor London expected Hitler to risk a real strike at the West. Which explains why they went down so quickly.
ORIENTAL REVIEW published exclusive translations of the chapters from Nikolay Starikov's documentary research ""Who Made Hitler Attack Stalin" (St.Petersburg, 2008). The original text was adapted for translation by ORIENTAL REVIEW.
[1] Charles de Gaulle, The Complete War Memoirs of Charles de Gaulle (New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1998) 557.
[2] Ibid., 59.
[3] Albert Speer. Inside the Third Reich. Memoirs (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997) 165.
[4] Franz Halder. The Halder War Diary, 1939-1942 (Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1988) 672.
[5] Hans-Adolf Jacobsen, 1939–1945. Vtoraya Mirovaya Voina // Vtoraya Mirovaya Voina: Dva Vzglyada. 13.
Episode 15. Poland Betrayed
Episode 14. How Adolf Hitler turned to be a "defiant aggressor"
Episode 13. Why London presented Hitler with Vienna and Prague
Episode 12. Why did Britain and the United States have no desire to prevent WWII?
Episode 11. A Soviet Quarter Century (1930-1955)
Episode 10. Who Organised the Famine in the USSR in 1932-1933?
Episode 9. How the British "Liberated" Greece
Episode 8. The Great Odd War
Episode 7. Britain and France Planned to Assault Soviet Union in 1940
Episode 6. Leon Trotsky, Father of German Nazism
Episode 5. Who paid for World War II?
Episode 4. Who ignited First World War?
Episode 3. Assassination in Sarajevo
Episode 2. The US Federal Reserve
Episode 1. Bank of England
Nikolay STARIKOV
Russian historian, writer and civil activist from St.Petersburg, leader of the "Great Homeland" party.
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So What's a Citroen doing here at Eddinsmoto?
Chris at Fantasy Junction loaned me the book: "How Citroen" the other day.
Well, by the third read I thought that hydropneumatic suspension would be great for these scruffy roads we have. Some research showed that most of the models are blindingly complex. I'm too busy to nurse another wicked habit, but I did notice the GS and GSA models came with the trick suspension but not alot of other high tech things to eat up spare time.
Easy then. I'll just find one in France and ship it over. How hard can that be? Couple that with the fact I don't know French, these models never made it to the states, most all of the good publications are in technical French which I will have to start learning, and the car I want will probably be in the country side with someone suspicious of foreigners who speak English, much less interested in helping me get it out of the country. Don't forget EPA & DOT clearance, plus US Customs fine print.
Looks great. What a color!
A price is agreed, Bank wires, assurances of "Bon 'etat" papers and more papers, the usual.
Knowing there wil be a scarcity of parts here, I inquire about any needs the car may have. Perhaps I should get a set of cam belts and gaskets, maybe a balljoint or muffler if one is really wearing out. I am told the car is fine, but there is a beautiful motor and some quality spares that may be available. Great. I am waiting for a description or photos of the parts, but as if by a miracle a truck shows up to tow the car to Holland with the "moteur bon 'etat" in the trunk. I duly send off what seems like too much money but am assured it was the right thing to do.
Hmm. I'ts vague, but I see alot of rust on that motor. as a matter of fact that is all I see. And it is not crated up and boxed as I had paid for. Doesn't look good.
Uh oh. I've been had. It is a Manky nasty rat of a lump. This motor was left in a lake for a decade before it was hauled out and put under a shady bridge to grow moss. On top of the rust, there is no carburettor, no Alternator, no new parts to be seen anywhere, and on close inspection it is the wrong spare motor with the wrong brakes, and a 4 speed instead of a 5 speed gearbox. The previous owner has of course refused to return emails.
It gets better: The germans declare it Hazardous waste as there is still oil in the motor, and the 5 litres of new LHM hydraulic fluid I payed for turned out to be a 1/2 empty used can. Bio Hazard. The total they charged me to remove and properly dispose of the motor, & oil, coupled with the price I paid for the motor and "spare parts" turned out to be exactly $113 US Dollars less than I paid for the whole darn car.
Jurriaan, the proper Lancia man that he is, somehow dispatched a German to the ship yard and retrived my Fulvia ring and pinion set out of the dumpster.
Three long months after waiting and waiting and waiting, the car finally shows up at Eddins Moto.
Curious the suspension is high in the back and low in the front. I was assured "CT 'est Bon" : French for "No problems with the hydropneumatic."
For one thing I learned the previous owner, a citroen specialist of note in Valay with the initials C.H. perhaps owns the photoshop program, and may have used it to advantage to remove the ugly rust from the nice pictures he sent me. A modern miracle. Too bad I now own the car that spent some time with the motor in the lake or under the bridge. Perhaps I am wrong, but as an example review this patch of rust on the rear hatch with the original sales photo. No need to pursue further the rest of the newly found oxides, somehow missing in the fine photos, I own a GSA.
You would think I could have learned by now. Remember the 246 Dino I bought in Connecticut, that I had inspected by a Ferrari specialist, verified as good stock, that showed up with a seized transaxle? (step 1: remove motor and transaxle assembly. step 2: Sacrifice wallet.) How about that Lamborghini I bought with a 4 cam 3 litre engine that showed up with a 2.4 litre 2 cam? Bad enough that I bought it from the Lamborghini museum. Bad enough that the Noted Local Lamborghini authority verified it, Perhaps worse that the Lamborghini Museum of America chief mechanic never noted it, or insult to injury, having learned to do further research after the previous Dino debacle, I had a fourth source verify it.
Yup. It still showed up with the wrong motor; a 2 cam 2.4 litre.
What have I learned? Don't bother to pay people to look at cars for you even if they are specialists. Save the money for parts you are going to need anyway. Be ready for the worst & relax. In 50 years none of this will matter, and what could be more fun than some neat old car that you had to track down in a Barn & wait for?
Now this is where it gets challenging. Of course the car won't start. The starter turns but the engine doesn't. BaWheeeee is the sound. It might catch one time in 10. Or not. Sure would be handy to have that spare starter I just paid to have thrown away. Oh well, I'll just pull this one out & have a look. Hmm. It seems the easy way to get the starter out is after you have removed the frozen rusted exhausts or the motor. As a matter of fact the exhausts are completely blown out and the only way to access them is with the motor out. This is grim. We push it down the street, it fires up and sounds like a dump truck. There's exhaust holes everywhere. And the front suspension is frozen. Ow. I have really bought a Dog, But I still like the color!
OK the Engine must come out. Well, let's try to drive it home first & park on a hill so I can start it tommorow. Just so I can get an idea of what this thing drives like. I discover the clutch slips so badly I cannot clinb the hill to my house in second gear. I have to traverse other streets in first .
Now it reallly is Engine out time. First step, remove the nose of the car.
And here it is. A nice little motor.
Interesting design: Flat 4, air cooled, overhead cams, very smooth at revs.
Easy to get the starter now!
A notchy overrun clutch was found. As they are sealed for life, it was flushed with cleaners & chain lube & now it tests fine on the bench. Great! Re-assemble the starter.
Let's see. As long as the engine is out I should inspect a few things.
What about that stiff suspension? Some new sphere's? A new accumulator? Still stiff? What's this thing?
A height corrector. Very interesting. Never seen one of these on a Lamborghini.
Out it comes, though it won't come apart. Hmmm.
It turns out those rubber seals are held in with press fit metal hoops around the outside. Good thing I didn't dig a hole in one trying to pry it out. If I bust it there are no more around here. It sort of ups the ante for the Mechanic.
Another try, gentle effort, Apart, cleaned & inspected, new hydraulic fluid in the system, Flushed & bled.
It put up a nasty fight, & really refused to line up. At this point I am deep in hours on the project. What am I doing with my time? Shouldn't I be mowing the lawn or working on my music ? ( JaanHjorth.com ) Ouch. What on earth have I gotten myself into. I like the look of the fan though. Remainds me of a space car in a comic book.
Aloors. Dead starter. Again. Oh no. What could possibly have gone wrong? It worked perfectly when I tested it on the motor before I installed it in the chassis.
How about that overrun clutch? Good luck finds me a new one on eBay of France. Wait 2 weeks. Beach the car & glare at it on occassion.
Surprise! The vendor sent me 2 as there are different starter manufacturers for this model. Great! What a guy. We've got the bases covered.
Huh. Turns out there are 3 different Mfgs, & I have a starter from the 3rd. Nothing is interchangeable. Shucks.
Well, let's bite the bullet & cut one open to see how it works.
Once again the Lathe comes into play. What a machine! With a thinly ground parting tool I can cleanly split the housing & press it apart.
Well look at that, dead springs inside. Mooky everything.
A little shimming & fresh springs. It feels great. What an improvement.
Carefully TIG weld it back together.
Works great! Time to celebrate.
To be continued of course. What could possibly go wrong (next) ?


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While it's possible to get fairly comfortable in many cars, it's not every day that you feel like everything is right in terms of your driving position, and that's how I felt in the Impreza 2.5GT. Even though the driver's seat has only manual controls, it's adjustable for height, which is one of the more important ones, and I was able to raise the seat to a point where I had great forward views that weren't obstructed — much thanks to thin roof pillars.
The 2.5GT also has a tilt/telescoping steering wheel (some trims only offer tilt) that I was able to pull closer for a relaxed arm position (some telescoping wheels don't telescope enough). I could also push the wheel down fairly low, which is where I prefer it. Once I'd adjusted everything, all of the controls — the steering wheel, pedals, console shifter and buttons for the air conditioning and audio system — could still be operated naturally.
While the driving position is good, materials quality could be better. The fit and finish in the 2.5GT is acceptable, but the trim pieces themselves aren't the most modern-looking; their surfaces are hard, and many have a shiny appearance. While this may have cut it a few years ago, it doesn't today. Some details are also overlooked. The vanity mirrors in the sun visors aren't illuminated, and a small storage bin under the center console armrest has exposed screw heads. You only have to look to the GTI to see how good interior quality in this segment can be.
Backseat passengers enjoy comfortable cushions. The backrest doesn't recline, but at least it's not overly upright, which can be uncomfortable. There's headroom to spare, but taller passengers may not have enough legroom if another tall person is sitting in front of them.
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V. N. Eboatu
PhD, Department of Educational Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Carol Obiageli Ezeugbor
Joseph Arinze Golu
Department of Educational Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
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ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES' (SBMCs) PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS IN ANAOCHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
V. N. Eboatu, Carol Obiageli Ezeugbor, Joseph Arinze Golu
The responsibilities of the School-Based Management Committee (SBMC) include to ensure effective utilization of physical resources and to promote transparency, probity and accountability in school finances. This function becomes more critical in this period of economic recession in Nigeria. This study sought and established the extent of the School-Based Management Committees' promotion of accountability and proper utilization of physical resources in the public secondary schools in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. The survey research method was adopted. Two (2) research questions guided the study, while two (2) hypotheses were tested at 0.05 significance level. The population of the study was 362; comprising 330 teachers, 16 community leaders and 16 principals, from which a sample of 236 (220 teachers, 8 principals and 8 community leaders) was drawn through simple random sampling technique. A 10- item Questionnaire, duly validated was used for collection of data. Data collected were analysed using mean score to answer the research questions and ANOVA to test the hypotheses. The study established among other things, that the SBMCs in Anaocha Local Government Area to a low extent contribute to ensuring proper utilization of physical resources, but to a high extent promote financial accountability in the use of school financial resources. Based on the findings, it was recommended, among other things, that the government should intensify sensitization programmes to enlighten the SBMC members and stakeholders on the important roles and responsibilities of the community in proper resource management for students' improved academic performance.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v0i0.1501
Copyright (c) 2018 V. N. Eboatu, Carol Obiageli Ezeugbor, Joseph Arinze Golu


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Jimmy Cricket has come in for high praise from fellow comedian Roy Hudd OBE.
In one of his recent columns in Yours, a fortnightly magazine for women over the age of 50, Roy says Belfast was "the home of someone who makes me laugh".
The 79-year-old adds: "If you think he's just a loveable, welly-wearing, 'dacent Irish boy', be amazed.
Roy also describes Jimmy as "the perfect pantomime performer".
As well as being a comedian, Roy is also an actor – he appeared as undertaker Archie Shuttleworth in Coronation Street – a radio host, author and authority on the history of music hall entertainment.
Jimmy Cricket was reminded of a Christmas pantomime past through a series of photographs sent to him recently.
The pictures were from the 2010-11 festive season when the famous entertainer appeared at the Doncaster Civic Theatre in a panto version of Aladdin.
This Christmas show was produced by David Lee of Pantoni Productions and it was he who sent Jimmy the images in the slideshow above.
Since Aladdin there has been a change of scenery for the arts in Doncaster because this pantomime was one of the last before the civic theatre was demolished.
It was replaced by a brand new modern arts centre called Cast and so now only memories remain of what was the town's main auditorium for a number of years.


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Holder Initiative hosts first event in American Voter Project series
On January 24, the Eric H. Holder Initiative for Civil and Political Rights hosted American Voter Project: The Impact and Future of the Electoral College, the first in its five-part American Voter Project series being held this spring.
The panel discussion, held in Low Rotunda and moderated by Holder Initiative Executive Director Bernard E. Harcourt, featured Kamala Kelkar JRN'15, digital associate producer at PBS NewsHour Weekend; The Honorable Lisa Foster, treasurer of Making Every Vote Count; and Lawrence Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard. Former Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. CC'73, LAW'76, who had also been scheduled for the panel, was unable to attend due to illness.
Harcourt opened the event with an overview of the Electoral College, noting that "the Electoral College has become an institution of increasing concern to many citizens, and is now steeped in controversy."
"As you know, in two of the last five presidential elections, the person who won the popular vote was not elected by the Electoral College," he added.
The discussion — which focused on understanding and exploring the problems inherent in the Electoral College's current functioning — began with Kelkar's explanation of its history, tracing the complex system back to the 1787 Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia.
She went on to explain that the two party system that evolved — something she said the Framers arguably fought hard not to have — allowed for lobbying that led to a "winner takes all system" in some states, which the Framers hadn't anticipated.
"On top of that winner takes all system, the Framers couldn't anticipate some other obvious things, such as the evolution of slavery, suffrage of women and Black people, the blurring of geographical lines, advances in transportation and the dissemination of information — basically the modern society that we have today," Kelkar added. "Which is why we're having the discussion about whether an old system can still support our modern society."
Foster spoke about her work with Making Every Vote Count, which is trying to get additional states to adopt the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact — a law that, when enacted, would send a state's electors to the Electoral College based on the winner of the national popular vote rather than on the winner of their state.
"One could achieve the same result by abolishing the Electoral College all together, and do what we did for United States senators," said Foster. "Most of us forget that for 125 years, we didn't directly elect our senators either. They were elected by state legislatures."
But as Foster noted, this approach — which would require a Constitutional amendment — would be significantly more difficult to achieve.
Lessig spoke about his litigation work, which he views as a complement to the work being done by Making Every Vote Count.
"We want to shake the status quo up by taking a principle that has become central to the idea of equal protection, and the idea of one person one vote, and go into these states that have winner take all, and to ask federal courts in those states to recognize the way winner take all is inconsistent with the principle of one person one vote," he said.
An audience Q&A concluded the event, with students lined up for questions for the length of Low Rotunda.
Prior to the event, Kelkar spoke to Harcourt's undergraduate political science class, "Power, Rights and Social Change: Achieving Justice," about her work covering a "social justice beat," as she described it. Students from the class also joined Harcourt and the panelists for a reception where even the refreshments reflected the Holder Initiative's social justice mission: brownies from Greyston Bakery, which employs individuals regardless of education, work history or social barriers such as language skills, homelessness or incarceration, and hors d'oeuvres by Eat Offbeat, which provides food conceived, prepared and delivered by refugees resettled in New York City.
The Holder Initiative's next event, American Voter Project: The Problem of Voter Suppression, will be held on Monday, February 19. For more information, visit holder.college.columbia.edu.


Francis "Fran", on January 11, 2019, Loving husband of Mary Ellen (nee Quigley) Hahn, loving father of Fran, Beth, Caite, Pat, Colleen, Rick, Ed, and Mark. Grandfather of 18, brother of Jerry, Mary Alice, Elaine, and Patricia. Family and friends are invited to his viewing Tuesday 6:30 - 8:30 PM, and Wednesday 9 AM at the Fitzpatrick Funeral Home, 425 Lyceum Avenue, Phila., and to participate in his funeral mass 10:30 AM at St. John the Baptist Church, 119 Rector St. Int. Westminster Cemetery. Donations in Fran's name to either Pulmonary Hypertension Assoc., 801 Roeder Road, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910 or Williams Syndrome Assoc., 570 Kirts Blvd. Suite 223. Troy, MI 48084-4153, would be appreciated by his family.


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2015 Abby Clements Angela Marsons Aven Ellis Cecelia Ahern Cressida McLaughlin Jennifer Joyce Lindsey Kelk November Releases Rosie Blake
November Releases I Am Excited About
It's November already, can you believe it? Less than two months for Christmas! Which means lots and lots of Festive reads coming out this month. Actually, this month there are so many amazing books out that I don't know how I am going to keep up with them. Here are the titles I am most excited about:
Breakout by Aven Ellis – November 4th
Blurb: While Texas is known for loving football, Lexi Stewart has always been drawn to the ice. Hockey is her passion, and she wants nothing more than to pursue a career in video editing for the home network of the Dallas Demons hockey team.
Lexi has an editing job for a corporate account, but it's not fulfilling. Nor is her dating life, despite having the so-called help of The One Online Dating Service. Lexi knows there has to be more for her—on both fronts. She's ready to take the next step, but it doesn't seem like it's going to happen anytime soon.
Until a flying puck changes everything.
Niko Xenakis is the new Dallas Demons TV producer, and he's looking to make his mark in his new role and hopefully work his way back to his hometown of Baltimore. But once he meets Lexi, he might just change his mind on what he wants for his future . . .
But the road to love is never easy, complicated by the fact that they both carry emotional baggage from the past in their hearts. Can these two "breakout"of the past to find love in the present?
Why so excited: Aven Ellis is back with her Dallas Demons Series, how could I not be excited?
A Christmas Tail by Cressida McLaughlin – November 5th
Blurb: This book was first published as an e-serial Primrose Terrace Parts 1-4. Perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley, Lucy Dillon and Debbie Johnson.
A Christmas Tail was first published as a four-part serial set in Primrose Terrace.
Catherine 'Cat' Palmer realizes that bringing an adorable puppy into work is a bad idea, especially when it gets her the sack. Deciding it's the perfect opportunity to launch her dog-walking business, Cat enlists the help of flatmates Polly and Joe. After all Primrose Terrace, the street where they live, is full of home-alone hounds.
Getting to know the owners and their precious pooches isn't all plain sailing, but soon Cat is making friends, particularly with sexy Mark and his Collie, Chips. But is he the right man for her?
With her talent for misadventure, Cat's new life starts to show some cracks, and when one of the street's loveable schnauzers gets ill, it looks like this Christmas could be turning into a dog's dinner. But Cat has never given up on anything in her life – and this is one Christmas that's definitely worth saving…
Why so excited: After realising her debut in 4 short stories over the year, Cressida is finally releasing the complete novel in this beautiful paperback. I'm definitely not missing it.
How to Stuff Up Christmas by Rosie Blake – November 5th
Blurb: 'Tis the season to be jolly. Unless you've found an intimate picture of another woman on your fiance's phone...
Eve is heartbroken after discovering her fiance is cheating on her. Being surrounded by the joys of Christmas is more than Eve can bear, so she chooses to avoid the festivities by spending Christmas alone on a houseboat in Pangbourne. Eve gets gets an unexpected seasonal surprise when handsome local vet Greg comes to her rescue one day, and continues to visit Eve's boat on a mission to transform her from Kitchen Disaster Zone to Culinary Queen.
But where does Greg keep disappearing to? What does Eve's best friend Daisy know that she isn't telling? And why is there an angry goose stalking Eve's boat?
A hilarious and heart-warming novel about Christmas, catastrophes and cooking, containing exclusive Christmas recipes, from the talented Rosie Blake.
Why so excited: I loved Rosie's hilarious debut, How to Get a (Love) Life and her second book looks and sounds fantastic.
The Winter Wedding by Abby Clements – November 5th
Blurb: Hazel never set out to be a wedding planner. She was just helping her stressed sister Lila with cakes and décor for her big day. But when Lila and Ollie's summer ceremony is a runaway success, with guests raving about the food and styling at the pretty venue, word about Hazel's expertise soon spreads.
But Hazel's clients expect the very best - she's promised lawyers Gemma and Eliot a snow-covered castle in the Scottish Highlands, and laidback couple Josh and Sarah a bohemian beach wedding in a Caribbean paradise. But as weather, in-laws and wilful brides conspire against her, can Hazel get two very different couples to walk up two very different aisles to say 'I do'? And will she find her own happy ending if she does?
Why so excited: I love Abby's stories but surprisingly, I have never read her festive stories. I am sure that they are just as specials.
A Girl's Best Friend by Lindsey Kelk - November 5th
Blurb: First Tess was a girl with a plan.
Then she was a girl with a dream.
Now she's a girl who's come back to earth with a bump.
When the opportunity arises to join her best friend, Amy, in New York for Christmas, Tess jumps at the chance. The only fly in ointment is that Nick, the man who broke her heart, lives there. And Charlie, the man she turned down, has just started talking to her again. And she has just four days to take a photo for a competition that could save her career.
But aside from that, everything is going to be great: it'll be the best Christmas ever. Won't it?
Why so excited: Tess is back! Finally! I so want to know what happens next!
The Marble Collector by Cecelia Ahern – November 5th
Blurb: A forgotten childhood. A discovered life.
What if you only had one day to find out who you really were?
When Sabrina Boggs stumbles upon a mysterious collection of her father's possessions, she discovers a truth where she never knew there was a lie. The familiar man she grew up with is suddenly a stranger to her.
An unexpected break in her monotonous daily routine leaves her just one day to unlock the secrets of the man she thought she knew. A day that unearths memories, stories and people she never knew existed. A day that changes her and those around her forever.
The Marble Collector is a thought-provoking novel about how the most ordinary decisions we make can have the most extraordinary consequences for how we live our lives. And how sometimes it's only by shining on a light on someone else, that you can truly understand yourself.
Why so excited: I had fallen a bit out of love with Cecelia's stories but last year I picked The Year I Met You and absolutely loved it. Plus, I've heard The Marble Collector is completely different to anything she has written so far, definitely on my wish list.
The Mince Pie Mix-Up by Jennifer Joyce – November 6th
Blurb: "I wish I could live your life. I'd happily swap lives with you."
'Tis the season to be jolly but for Calvin and Judy the usual festive bickering has already begun! Judy's convinced that her husband has it easy – no glittery wrapping paper, no playground gossip and absolutely no Christmas baking.
Calvin wishes he could trade in his obnoxious boss and dull nine-to-five job to spend more time kicking back with his kids – how hard can Judy's life really be?
But after a magical mince pie mix-up, one thing's for certain – by Christmas Day, life for Judy and Calvin will never be the same again. Perhaps the grass isn't always greener after all…
Why so excited: After self publishing her first two novels, Jennifer has signed a book deal with Carina UK and I looking forward to finding out what she has come out with.
Lost Girls by Angela Marsons – November 6h
Blurb: Two girls go missing. Only one will return.
The couple that offers the highest amount will see their daughter again. The losing couple will not. Make no mistake. One child will die.
When nine-year-old best friends Charlie and Amy disappear, two families are plunged into a living nightmare. A text message confirms the unthinkable; that the girls are the victims of a terrifying kidnapping.
And when a second text message pits the two families against each other for the life of their children, the clock starts ticking for D.I. Kim Stone and the squad.
Seemingly outwitted at every turn, as they uncover a trail of bodies, Stone realises that these ruthless killers might be the most deadly she has ever faced. And that their chances of bringing the girls home alive, are getting smaller by the hour…
Untangling a dark web of secrets from the families' past might hold the key to solving this case. But can Kim stay alive long enough to do so? Or will someone's child pay the ultimate price?
Why so excited: Angela has already published two amazing and unsettling thrillers this year and I loved them both. She is back with more Kim Stone, what more could we ask for?
Why are all the books in the world out the 5th of November? I might die of excitement this Thursday!
Tanya Phillips 3 November 2015 at 08:04
Wow so many great books to come this month. I really the Celia AHern book. Also a few Christmas ones x


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His works are focused on the essential features of space and the way its tectonics are influenced by objects, structures and humans.
Francesco Librizzi is the Architect and Founder of Francesco Librizzi Studio, which deals with architecture, interiors, exhibition and product design, founded in Milan in 2005.
His notable interior architectural projects include Casa C, (Domus n. 958) and Casa G (Abitare magazine n. 538 cover project).
He also designed the Italian Pavilion in 2010 for the Venice Biennale, several installations for the Milan Triennale, and is currently involved in a series of lamps designed projects for FontanaArte.
Many of his projects have been awarded with prestigious prizes, including the 'AZ Awards 2015, Best Residential Interior', the 'Award Archmarathon 2015, Private Housing ', the 'Prix Émile Hermès 2008', the 'Honorable Mention Compasso d'Oro 2014'.
Since 2008, Librizzi cooperates with universities and design academies in Italy and abroad. He currently holds the position of Guest Professor in Interior Architecture at the Master Interior and Living Design at Domus Academy and at the Faculty of Architecture of Genoa.
I had the chance to interview him thanks to our cooperation with the event Business of Design Week, and I got some great insights for any design passionate. Enjoy it!
You use lines as if the contents were not important, or primary. Or, differently said, lines become content too. This characterizes, in my opinion, many of your works. Thinking of young students looking for their personal touch, what are your advices to find an authentic design style?
My works are driven by a "sense of space".
The lines I draw into the void are small traps i place to let life match gravity.
Thus objects and people through my structures find their own place in the space and this relation is made visible by the clear tectonics of the layout.
I always start a project defining in plan and section a clear logic to get out of the void and make the space meaningful. This is common to all of my works and reflects my mindset. What you call a "style" is a direct consequence of it and mirrors what I think of space, life and everything.
This is why my work results coherent.
"set your work according to what you feel and what you believe, then make it visible".
One of my favorite projects of yours is the new staircase built in the old fisherman's cottage in Cefalù (Casa G). What did lead you to that solution?
The spaces of this house are carved out of a cluster of "rooms", built one above the other along several centuries.
On top of everything there is a terrace 20 meters distant from the Mediterranean sea, facing west.
There is a natural clock that every day starts at late afternoon and drives everyone is in the house to the terrace when the sun goes down to participate to the unbelievable show of the sunset on the water.
Naturally the staircase became the medium between the nature outside and the interior space of the house. And this made it very important.
A current theme within the society is smart working. Having the chance to work differently, and better, maybe from home or travelling, is a huge trend. How can 'interior and living design' have an impact on this?
The way we work changes very quickly. It is not possible to "freeze" the way we live and keep it constant in time.
Architecture usually, requires decades to be built and then is meant to go along with "longer waves".
Interiors can change much quicker: retail shops, restaurants and bar can change from one week to another and be perfectly tuned with a "new" situation.
Actually interior design is a tool to mediate the relation between people and the cities, and it can changes at the speed that move the life of a person. So actually rather than about "impact" I would talk about the "synchronized" relation interior design is able to set with life.
I know you are a Professor at Domus Academy and at the Faculty of Architecture of Genoa. Our audience is mostly made by millennials, often still studying or approaching their first work experiences. Is there any advice you would like to share to inspire their career?
Believe in what you do and Love it. Make it seriously.
At work surround yourself with people you like: you are going to spend a lot of time together.
Compare your work with all the works have been realized even by great masters.
Look for deep inspiration in art.
Don't copy paste from Pinterest: this kills design and eventually will kill the designers.
The 2017 edition premises to bring even more oustanding projects!


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The American Journal of Science: America's Longest Running Periodical
I am often asked what the oldest continuously published American magazine is. The answer is the venerable American Journal of Science, originally published by Benjamin Silliman. If you go to Yale today, you can go into Silliman Hall. The current issue is Volume 309 Number 2 and AJS is still the pre-eminent Earth Science journal published in America.
The New England Journal of Medicine actually goes back to 1812, but it went through a number of name changes so AJS still gets the prize for the longest continually published title.
The North American Review, America's first purely literary magazine, started in 1815 and is still being published in Iowa, but it suspended publication in 1940 for two decades.
Of today's literary magazines, the oldest are Harper's Monthly (1850) and Atlantic (1857).
All of these images are Volume 1 Number 1 issues from my collection. If they can be found, these magazines would sell for about $500 each, with the exception of New England Journal of Medicine, which would bring considerably more. I have only seen one copy of the original first issue in wrappers in thirty years and it is probably worth a few thousand dollars, considering it's importance as one of the most widely quoted present-day medical journals.
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St Stithians have a stellar record in the Coca-Cola T20 Schools Challenge, with this season seeing their fourth visit to the tournament's national finals. Saints' first qualified in 2012-13 when they finished fourth, with a young Kagiso Rabada making his mark on the tournament, and again in 2013-14 when they emerged as national champions under the leadership of SA U19 captain, Marques Ackerman. Last year they won the tournament under the leadership of Wiaan Mulder, who was also the player of the tournament, as well as the best batsman and best bowler.
In the Gauteng finals, St Stithians defeated King Edward VII, another giant in South Africa cricket, to win the Johnny Waite T20 tournament, earning them the chance to take on Volkskool Potchefstroom, the North West winners, in the Lions finals.
Saints emerged as winners against Volkies by 30 runs, earning the right to represent the Lions franchise at the Coca-Cola T20 Schools Challenge national finals and defend their title.
The Coca-Cola T20 Schools Challenge is where heroes are made and they have many players to look out for.
Once again, SA U19 player Wandile Makwetu will be a thorn in the side of any team, joined by as last year's Day 3 Coca-Cola Hero of the Day Joshua Richards, the team's captain and opening batsman Curtis Campher, and left-arm chinaman Craig Meier.
St Stithians have come to be considered one of the best cricket schools in South Africa, and few would argue that they are one of the favourites going into the tournament. They have strength in depth and quite a few of their players have played at the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, CSA U17 week or the CSA U15 week.
Wim Jansen, the St Stithians first team coach, commented on his team's chances in the tournament and downplayed their favourites tag.


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That's a tough question. In 1 Cor. Paul wrote, "Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies." If a prostitute is saved, is she required to stop this specific sin immediately? It seems like it is commanded, but many people caught in a sin will continue to struggle with it (at least for some time) after being saved. I think it might be an understanding of God's grace more than a toleration of sin that matters in these situations.
I do agree that Paul and his disciples more than likely did not condone this behavior; but I do think, as Joe said, it is not like they are just going to completely give up "cold turkey" and turn from their old ways. It is going to take some time to fully change and be able to live a life that is free from those sins that had a strong hold on their lives. It is interesting to me that they openly confessed and then burned all their scrolls and books they had. To me it kind of resembles accountability. It is like they were openly admitting they had this problem and now everyone knows and the other believers can help them through it. The burning of the scrolls reminded me of when Jesus taught, "If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away." (Matthew 18:7-9) These scrolls and books were a huge part of their practice in magic…so they got rid of them, so that they would no longer tempt them to practice the sin of magic.
I feel that Jessica pretty much hit it right on the nose. I think that all of us at some point have made the joke towards someone that the first step is admittance. All though it is a terrible joke and is barrley ever funny it is the truth in many cases. We all have problems and we are all sinner, this we know, but what it comes down to is admitting that you have this problem and begin to repent against whatever the problem may be and like Jessica has said the burning of the scrolls is their exact attempt at admitting they have a problem and trying to go straight to the biggest part of their problem and the source of it and destroy it so that they do not have as much of a temptation to continue what they are doing.
I like Jessica's use of the word accountability. The burning of the scrolls is a way for all the believers to say, "I used to do this, but i wont anymore." We can see what these believers did as an open act in front of everybody. They understood Paul's message and took immediate action upon it. They were not secretive about their sin, but, "openly confess their sin". We do not often see this in today's culture, and even when we do, it is not often as specific as it was in this story. The Scrolls and books were a direct line of contact to this sin and so they had to be removed from the situation, and so they were removed publicly by the body of Christ.
I found this passage to be very intriguing and wrote about it a little in my paper.Some questions that I researched and found very contradicting answers to , were: was excorcism (outside of chrisitanity) and magic actually effective, and if it was, by what power?… Acts 19:13, seems to imply that there really were exorcists outside of Christianity. This would mean that demons were excorcised by another power outside of God's. I wish I knew what vs 13 said in the original text,but it seems here that the sons of Sceva had effectively drawn out evil spirits through the power of (Satan?) in the past. If it is not God's, then it must be Satan's. When they tried to "tap" into the power that Paul was given, by using the names of Jesus and Paul, they failed,as there seems to be no actual faith in Jesus Christ…They failed to exorcise the "Christian way", but they had actually exorcised effectively in the past by some other means?
"magic actually effective, and if it was, by what power?" This is always an issue, but sometimes it works because people think it will work – psychosomatic illness, power of positive thinking, etc. Exorcism is different, but how much of that was mental illness? Hard to tell on a historical level.
Last Summer a co worker of mine at the camp i was volunteering at shared a personal experience he had dealing with someone who was demon possessed. based on what he shared with me and some of the other stories i have heard leads me to believe that Satan is very much still present now than he ever has before. As i was reading this section thoughts of all the blocks Satan has been putting up at least in my life were coming to mind. I think in today's culture the practices of magic to keep evil away, or for anything is not really a way to handle anything if you believe in that sort of behavior. If we are trying to fend off the evil works that are holding us back we should always be pushing full force and honoring God through our actions.
Addressing P.Long's question of what the implications are for modern evangelism in America and in the missions field, I automatically thought of the movie that we had to watch multiple times in first year theology and our CE classes. I thought of the movie documentary "Eetow." In this movie we saw the way two missionaries approached a tribe who knew nothing of Jesus. They learned the tribes culture, what they ate, how the hunted, where and in what they lived in and upon this submersion into this culture they found that there was a lot of fear and witchcraft going on. These missionaries started with the beginning of scripture from creation through the exodus to the judges and kings and the prophets up to the point of Christ and his death and Paul's ministry and final Revelation and the end times.
These people were practicing witch craft and doing things that were awful. Just like these Spirit indwell believers in Acts 19, Satan was hard at work trying to misrepresent the name of Christ. It reminds me of Pharaoh's priests who used magic to match what Moses was doing in the name of the Lord. They could complete some of the same stunts but I have to think that Satan was behind that magic as well. Satan can and will use anything he can to prevent people from turning to Christ for salvation and sanctification. If Christ wins then Satan loses.
Another verse I thought of was Paul talking about our flesh and spirit always being at war with one another.
i find this passage very interesting. Paul needed to be very patient with the new beleivers and keep directing them towards the way they should go. I think this can be applyed to modern eveangelism. People have their ways of life and most of them are not pleasing to God. We as Christians need to be patient with new beleivers and keep directing them in the way that is pleasing to God.
I was on the same page as Chrissy, thinking about Ee Taow! Those people were very steeped in their witchcraft. I do think that the situation with the magicians of Ephesus is pretty similar. It would make sense in Ee Taow because those people had never heard of the Bible, but the fact that the Jews were practicing exorcism and magic is pretty shocking. It also shocks me that they would use Jesus and Paul as "power words." Obviously they are living in opposition to the Law that they claim to believe and follow. At the end, after they receive the Holy Spirit, but continue their practice, I feel like yes, they were Christians, but like so many of us they just fell back into their past sins. Obviously as Christians, we still sin, but we have to keep pursuing God and have others hold us accountable to keep us from those sins. The ones that we struggled with before becoming a Christian are clearly the ones that will be easy for us to fall back into, and that's where faith and truly living your life with and for God comes into play.
After speed-reading through the comments, I am wondering why I haven't heard a particular objection to this idea of "quitting as the spirit leads" or as you become more able, or as it gets easier, or however it has been termed. I feel like this is all roughly the same thing if more and less aggressive terminology.
At any rate. I agree with this idea to a point, but I feel it needs to be heavily tempered with the idea Paul states in II Corinthians 5:17 – Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold the new has come. This doesn't sound very slow and progressive. Even given the context I find it difficult to discover what specifically Paul is talking about here when he says that the old has gone and the new has come. But I tend to think it applies to this idea of evolutionary change over time in our habits and actions when we convert to Christianity.
I have trouble reconciling these two ideas, the one implied in Acts, and the other seemingly overtly stated in II Corinthians, but I believe both to be true, and each in need of the other to be properly applied. So I return to my earlier statement. I am prone to agree with this idea that our sinful habits don't always disappear at the moment of conversion, and even perhaps that it may be poor strategy to attempt to fix all of them at once, but I feel this idea needs to be heavily tempered with this idea of the old being gone and the new having come.
What are the implications to modern evangelism? As PLong said, "there must have been some toleration at first since it took some time before the magicians renounced their trade." This example in acts give us reason to believe that our legalistic style of, fix yourself before you come to Christ is very flawed. Now I know this is not true for all churches but there is a problem within the church of turning away some people on account of past or present actions; and if it's not turning them away it is definitely trying to fix them as soon as possible once they are saved. Here, in Acts 19, there is a sensitivity from Paul that does not justify their actions but he does realize that their past way of life will take time to get over. We, today, must have the same sensitivity. Not sensitivity that results in allowing Christians to live in sin but to realize that the world has had a tremendous influence over the non-believers and when they become saved there are going to be remnants of that influence. Why rebuke someone for traveling on the road that leads to Christ? Why put someone down for trying to be like Christ even if they are quite a ways behind him? We all are quite a ways behind him and can only hope to come even close to Him one day.
I find this passage, along with the comments to be intriguing. Paul does in fact warns us about sexual immorality. That is surely not the only sin that we have to worry about. there are many sins out there that we all face such as greed, anger, idolotry, etc. when we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior,that does not make our sin go away. Yes we are saved and very much forgiven, but still that desire is going to eat at us more and more but it is with God's love and mercy that we can fight that temptation. In fact, when we become children of God, Satan will eat us even more just for the sake of getting us to follow him. THis is just another fine indication that we need to be under God's grace and not under law. We need to remain steadfast to the faiith and truth that God has put out there for us.
What comes to mind first when I read this is Christ telling us to get rid of what makes you sin. The magic and sorcery cause these people to sin. The weird thing is that, they did not know they were doing anything wrong until they were confronted. Luke also says that most of the magicians were already Christians, this symbolizes forgiveness that is poured out to us even when we make mistakes.
The discussion above really has some good points. When Cam talked about tolerance of the magic or sorcery. This si really suprising to me, due to the fact that this was accepted sometime while Jesus was on earth. The population back then was not that large so I am sure that Jesus did hear about the magicians and they have heard about them. I just think it is amazing how opposites these beliefs are.
I also agree with Cam about the chruch not accepting people because of their past. In this chapter of acts, we see a lot of forgiveness here. Although they were already Christians, they have re committed themselves to Christ. This is where the chruch can care for people that already do know Christ but have falled off the straight an narrow.
I see both extremes here. It seemed in a sense that the people of Ephesus did in fact understand what faith in Jesus Christ meant. According to my ESV footnotes, the scrolls that the people burned would have amounted to about $6million. So, these people at least appear to have received a great level of understanding with regards to the dramatic differences that a life in Christ requires. However, for the rest of the people, Demetrius for example, this demand brought much more fear. Is this a classic difference between Type B/Type A personalities? It seems in many ways like this is possible, yet at the same time, I can't help but sympathize with the men who, in giving up occupations that run contrary to the Gospel, also let go of the very means by which they provide for their families. For them far more than we experience, obedience carries a massive burden.
I think it is interesting on how the people who were disciples of John the Baptist weren't Christians and the magicians were. That is kind of weird. You would think the people doing magic wouldn't but if they were then they were. As far as the disciples of John the Baptist, they did eventually become Christians because of when Paul talks to them.
I like where Leslie was going with her comment. When she is talking about Christ telling us to rid ourselves of what causes us to sin. In their situation they struggle with magic and sorcery, but as she also pointed out they do not know it is wrong until it was pointed out to them. I feel like today as Christians the Bible tells us specific things we ought not to do. However, we sometimes try to take these things and twist them so we can find ways "around" sin. I know there are some people who always say "they drank wine in the Bible so its fine to drink!" Well those people don't look at the passage about not getting drunk. I know that I too sometimes will twist things the way I feel I want them to be, but the Holy Spirit convicts me when it is wrong!