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The Moral Demands on the Ministry
Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III
Turn with me to Leviticus, chapter 21, as we continue to work our way through the Book of Leviticus. This is a passage in which God gives to the children of Israel, through Moses, instruction regarding the priests and the Levites that are going to serve in the tabernacle, and then, the temple. And we see something here of the moral demands (both the ceremonial and moral requirements) that were placed upon the Old Testament ministry and it's in fact, as we have seen all along in this study of Leviticus, an incredibly rich passage that will raise many questions in your mind. I wish we had time to answer all of them.
But what I want to do tonight is basically focus on two things.
First, what this passage teaches us about the moral demands for Christian ministry in our own time. In that regard, one passage I want you to have in the back of your mind (because we're going to go to it momentarily in the New Testament) is I Timothy 3. Notice as we read through these ceremonial requirements for ministry the way that the New Testament picks up on certain moral requirements for Christian ministry, and I want us to think about that.
The second thing I want to think about with you is how this passage illumines our understanding of Jesus' and Paul's criticism of the Judaism of their own day. As you know, Jesus was often strident in the criticism that He made of the Pharisees — who were the most consecrated, godly lay movement in Israel in Jesus' time, but He consistently accused them of having a low view of the Law. Now, that's surprising because nobody would have suspected that that would be the charge brought against the Pharisees. Somebody might, in their day and time, have thought 'Well, maybe they take this Law stuff a little too seriously.' But Jesus brings the charge against them that they had an inadequate view of the demands of the moral Law upon themselves, and the passage that we're going to read…actually, when we go to the Gospel of Luke, chapter ten is going to illumine for you a little bit of Jesus' criticism of the Pharisees and the priests and the Levites of His own day.
So let's hear God's holy word, beginning in Leviticus 21:1. Before we do, let's look to Him in prayer and ask for His help and blessing.
Lord God, this is Your word. We ask that You would open our eyes to behold wonderful things from Your Law. This we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
"Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, 'No one shall defile himself for a dead person among his people, except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother and his father and his son and his daughter and his brother, also for his virgin sister, who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may defile himself. He shall not defile himself as a relative by marriage among his people, and so profane himself. They shall not make any baldness on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh. They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they present the offerings by fire to the Lord, the bread of their God; so they shall be holy. They shall not take a woman who is profaned by harlotry, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.
" 'You shall consecrate him, therefore, for he offers the bread of your God; he shall be holy to you; for I the Lord, who sanctifies you, am holy. Also the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by harlotry, she profanes her father; she shall be burned with fire.
" 'And the priest who is the highest among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil has been poured, and who has been consecrated to wear the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor tear his clothes; nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother; nor shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him: I am the Lord. And he shall take a wife in her virginity. A widow, or a divorced woman, or one who is profaned by harlotry, these he may not take; but rather he is to marry a virgin of his own people; that he may not profane his offspring among his people: for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.'
"Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 'Speak to Aaron, saying, 'No man of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect shall approach to offer the bread of his God. For no one who has a defect shall approach: a blind man, or a lame man, or he who has a disfigured face, or any deformed limb, or a man who has a broken foot or broken hand, or a hunchback or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye or eczema or scabs or crushed testicles. No man among the descendants of Aaron the priest, who has a defect, is to come near to offer the Lord's offerings by fire; since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God. He may eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy, only he shall not go in to the veil or come near the altar because he has a defect, that he may not profane My sanctuaries. For I am the Lord who sanctifies them.' So Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel."
Amen. And thus ends this reading of God's holy, inspired, and inerrant word. May He write its eternal truth upon our hearts.
You see the logic pretty quickly of the passage; there are high standards expected of the priesthood. They are not to marry, for instance, anyone who has participated in harlotry. Think of it…why? Because the priesthood was determined through the bloodline, and the purity of that bloodline had to be kept intact, and any question about the legitimacy of the offspring of the priests called into question the legitimacy of that priestly succession. And so all of these laws regarding the very careful way about which the priests were to take to themselves a wife are designed to protect the sanctity, the integrity, of the succession of priests according to Levi, the sons of Aaron in their ministry in Israel.
But I want to point in particular to that very interesting part of the first of Leviticus 21, where the priests are told that they are only going to be able to participate in the funerals of near relatives during the time of their consecration; and the high priest, during the time of his consecration and service, we're told later in the chapter, is not even going to be allowed to participate in the funeral of his mother and father.
Now, I draw your attention to this because it illumines a very important passage in the New Testament that will perhaps give you a perspective on that passage that you've never understood before. You understand the logic of this demand. To approach and be defiled by the touching or presence of a dead body was to render the priest unable to fulfill his service on behalf of God's people, and so ceremonially it was of the utmost importance that he refrain from any situation or circumstance which might defile him and prevent him for serving as the people's representative to God, and God's representative to the people. All throughout our study of the Book of Leviticus, we have seen the priest representing the people to God and God to the people. For instance, the priestly action in eating certain offerings brought by the people of God to the Lord as a sacrifice and as an offering was designed to show to the people that God had accepted their offering, their sacrifice, their penitence, the repentance, and that they were to be assured of God's favor and mercy to them. And anything that would prevent the priests ceremonially from fulfilling that function the priest was to, with the most great care and meticulous concern, avoid. And so when Jesus tells a certain story in Luke 10, it is this that is behind that story.
Turn with me to the Gospel of Luke, and to the tenth chapter. My guess is when you get there, you're going to remember this story immediately. Luke 10:30:
"Jesus replied and said, 'A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went off leaving him half dead. And by chance a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.'"
[Makes perfect sense, in light of Leviticus 21, doesn't it? He's a priest; he's on his way to Jerusalem. He had a ceremonial obligation: he was not to define himself. If he was a regular priest, he wasn't to defile himself except perhaps in participating in the funeral of his wife or of his children or of his parents. If he's the high priest, he's not to defile himself even by participating in the funeral of his own parents.]
" 'And likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, and came to him, and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them, and he put him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, when I return, I will repay you.' Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell in to the robbers' hands?' And he said, 'The one who showed mercy toward him.' And Jesus said to him, 'Go and do the same.'"
Now you see what Jesus is saying there. Jesus is saying that that Samaritan so despised in the eyes of orthodox Jews in His own day for their infidelity to God, that that Samaritan was morally superior to both the priest and to the Levite, because he had obeyed the moral law, "Love your neighbor as yourself," even though it involved ceremonial defilement; and by implication, Jesus is saying that if that priest and if that Levite really understood what it meant to obey the moral law of God, to love your neighbor as yourself, they, too, should have given aid to that man who had fallen prey to the robbers.
And you remember the context of Luke 10. When is that story told? That story is told after a young lawyer – (Now, that's not somebody that works for Watkins or Butler Snow! That's a teacher of the religious law of Israel, OK? That's someone who teaches the Torah, someone who teaches the five books of Moses and the writings and the prophets to the people of God. He's an expert in Scripture who explains the Law to the people of God. He's an R.C. Sproul, who teaches the word to the people.) Well, this young lawyer had come to Jesus to ask Him what he should do to inherit eternal life, and Jesus rattled off parts of the moral Law of God, concluding with the statement, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." And He turned to him and He said, "Go and do this." And then we're told in verse 29 that the man "…wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, 'Who is my neighbor?'" And then Jesus tells this story of the good Samaritan
What's the point? The point is in Jesus' critique of the religious leaders of Israel in His day. His critique of them was not that they cared too much about the Law, but that they pretended to care much about the Law while, in fact, in practice they ignored the most important points of it. And in this case, this priest and this Levite were scrupulous in their obedience of the ceremonial ordinances, but what did they do? When they had a clear moral imperative to take care of someone in need whom God had dropped right down in front of them, they eschewed that obligation and they justified themselves by thinking 'Well, we're keeping these moral requirements, these ceremonial requirements.'
And what is Jesus saying there? He's saying this is the problem with the kind of righteousness which is exalted and respected in Israel. It has an appearance, an outward appearance, of being very, very scrupulous, very, very righteous; but on the inside there is a gaping, a yawning moral void. It looks good on the outside, but on the inside there is moral emptiness. What's the metaphor that Jesus used about the Pharisees? "You are whitewashed sepulchers." On the outside you look so good, and on the inside you smell to high heaven. You see, Jesus is pointing to hypocrisy, to superficial or outward righteousness as opposed to interior heart righteousness, to a lack of understanding of the way the ceremonial law relates to the moral Law.
Jesus clearly sets forth in His teaching that there are lesser and greater, weightier and lighter matters of the Law. And surely the command to love the Lord your God and to love your neighbor as yourself is one of the weighty matters of the Law. Jesus says that on those commands hang the whole Law and Prophets. And so, notice what Jesus is doing. He's saying to the religious leaders of His day 'Your problem is not that you care too much about God's Law; it's that even though you pretend to care much about it, you really don't care about it at all, and it shows in the way you live.' And it is that kind of legalism…it is that kind of legalism that Jesus brings a charge against in His teaching. And here in Leviticus 21 we have a passage that illumines — doesn't it make that story of the good Samaritan different? Doesn't it hit you? You see immediately the conundrum: They're called by the ceremonial code not to defile themselves with these bodies, but there's a higher demand, isn't there? There's a demand to love your neighbor, which is never to be neglected, no matter what the ceremonial cost.
Now there's another thing I'd like to draw your attention to, as well, and that is this demand for the personal holiness of the priests for the performance of their duties. And we're told, for instance, that priests who have deformity of any kind are not able to serve the Lord in the temple. Though they may eat of the showbread themselves, and take of the sacrifices that are intended for the Levites and priests, they're not to be the ones offering the sacrifices. What we see is a demand for a higher kind of obedience, a very important and evident ceremonial righteousness.
A number of years ago there was a pastor of a large evangelical congregation who obtained an unbiblical divorce from his wife. The congregation was divided over this. He admitted himself to immorality in his conduct, and the congregation was divided, because he wanted to stay on as the pastor. Some of the congregation wanted him to go, and they said 'You've been immoral and you've been unfaithful, and you don't fill the qualifications on the New Testament for a minister of the gospel.' But others in the congregation said 'Oh, but he's been through a lot, and he can understand how those of us who have fallen feel.' He himself, when interviewed on radio and television, said that he greatly resented people who are holding him to a higher standard because, after all, he was a sinner saved by grace, too. Who were they to judge?
Well, isn't it interesting that both Leviticus 21 and I Timothy 3 are quite happy to hold ministers to a higher standard? Leviticus 21 clearly holds the Old Testament priests and Levites to a higher standard. There were certain things that they had to do that the people of God did not have to do. And, interestingly, if you'll turn forward with me to I Timothy 3, we again see some of the things that are part of the higher standard that ministers of the gospel are held to. But notice, in this case these things which are required of ministers of the gospel are not ceremonial (like the priests of Leviticus 21) but moral. Listen to some of the things that are said:
"It is a trustworthy statement; if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, uncontentious, free from the love of money. He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?); and not a new convert, lest he become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil. And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he may not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil."
Isn't it interesting? Paul's not requiring these things for every church member, but he is requiring these things of all those who will be pastors and elders in the local church. In other words, he's holding them to a higher standard.
Now, where'd he get that idea from? Right out of Leviticus 21. God's servants have always been held to a higher standard, because they are called upon to serve the people of God, to represent the people of God to the Lord, and the Lord to the people of God. And isn't it interesting that in the old covenant, even as there were ceremonial standards given for the Levites' wives, notice that we have the same thing in verse 11 of I Timothy 11:
"The wives must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things."
And so once again moral standards — not ceremonial standards, but moral standards — are set forth there. And to that man who said 'Why do people always hold us to a higher standard?'…. well, because the Bible tells us to. That's the answer to that. If you're not willing to be measured according to Scripture, you need to get out of that particular sphere of service in the Lord's vineyard. God sets forth a higher standard here in I Timothy 3.
But of course, ultimately that picture of the perfection of the Levite ceremonially was because one who was going to offer an acceptable sacrifice before the Lord had to be ceremonially perfect in order to point to the morally perfect High Priest, the Lord Jesus Christ.
What does the Book of Hebrews say about Him? He was wholly unblemished, wholly undefiled; He was heard because of His piety and His godliness, and He enters into the veil for us. It was imperative for the Old Testament high priest to be ceremonially perfect, in order to point to the moral perfection of the real High Priest who would offer the real sacrifice on behalf of all of us.
And so for that picture, for that type, for that foreshadowing of Jesus Christ to come, Leviticus 21 reminds us of the standards of ceremonial perfection that were required of the Old Testament priests, and ceremonial requirements no longer required of New Testament ministers because they have been fulfilled completely, fully, and finally, in the one sacrifice given by the Lord Jesus Christ, constituted in the lifting up of Himself on behalf of our sins. And so this ceremonial law points to and is fulfilled in Jesus Christ alone, in His priestly work on our behalf.
May God bless his word. Let's pray.
Our Lord and our God, we thank You for the truth of Your word. We thank You that You have appointed in Your word pictures and types in the Old Testament to set forth the excellencies of our Savior, but that You have also taught us abiding moral principles not only about the ministry, but about how we are to conduct ourselves as Christians. We pray, Lord, that we would attend to the weightier matters of the Law; and yet not trust in our obedience for salvation, but trust only and wholly in Jesus Christ, in His person and work, in His death and resurrection. For we ask these things in Jesus' name. Amen.
Would you stand for God's blessing?
Grace to you and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus, our Lord. Amen.
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Glitch Dungeon - Created for GlitchJam, this retro-tastic puzzle platformer features you, as you might surmise, traversing a dungeon that's glitching around you... though you're not without flaw either, as when your character changes, so does the way they interact with their environment. Throw in some reality-manipulating spells, and you have a recipe for confusing entertainment, but at least it doesn't make me cry about bugs like Alphaland.
Lord of the Aisle - Ever wonder why some people take up so much space in the supermarket that you can't get by them, no matter how passive-aggressive you get with your pointed silence and staring? (I'm Canadian, I don't do direct confrontation.) Well, Andyman has one idea, and here you're in control of an elderly fellow with a walker who really is not about to let anyone get by him in this silly physics-based action game that's... actually a little depressing if you think about it too hard.
A Tough Sell - Snow White has never been my favourite fairytale character, if only because I find "is super pretty" and "gives Snorlax a run for its money" to be rather dull character traits. So Lablablab's conversation-based game where you're trying to get her to chow down on the poisoned apple is weirdly enjoyable in a morbid way. Just type whatever you want to say, and use her responses to try to win her over. Which can lead to some unintentionally hilarious exchanges when the AI fails to respond realistically. "These apples are organic and grown by my mother." "I wish my mother wasn't trying to murder me." "... oh... kay."
sunnylauren • May 15, 2015 3:20 PM
I loved A Tough Sell! :)
I got her to eventually eat the apple with persistent claims of
being her fairy godmother with an apple that will find her true love and protect her from her murderous stepmother. I told her I loved her and offered to help with her chores when she brought them up.
Then after I'd already won I had fun with claims of "YOUR MOTHER'S IN HERE! MUHAHAHAHA!"
I played one game where I said I was there to kill the dwarves. She calmly said they weren't there at the moment, and when I asked and she said they'd be back at dusk, I said I'd come back at dusk to kill them. She calmly told me goodbye and shut the door.
I tried telling her that I was her real grandmother, and that her mother was taken from me at birth so we'd never met. The AI system couldn't handle that. She had no idea what I was talking about :).
tullia • May 16, 2015 12:31 AM
Lord of the Aisle reminds me supermarkets in my town (which is even Canadian, assuming you don't count Toronto as America light). Shoppers here block the aisles with carts left in the middle of the aisle, preferably perpendicular to foot traffic. Or they stand two feet from anything they're looking at and drift from side to side. Or they leave their cart one foot from side A of the aisle and hover around stuff on side B. Or they decide to park their cart on the other side of an aisle from a parked cart. Or they just stop dead while walking in the busiest parts of the store. They also calmly walk their carts right out the end of an aisle without looking to see if anyone's coming.
Someone should get a real-life version of the old guy and set him loose in Toronto. I'd watch that TV show.
fakealake • May 17, 2015 7:29 AM replied to sunnylauren
I got her with some different messages.
Things I said:
• I'm friends with the dwarves.
• The dwarves are sweet.
• I can protect you.
• I can help with chores (followed by I can cook).
• Your stepmother is horrible/terrible.
• This apple is fresh.
Not in that order.
I had to fluff it up a bit in between to get her to accept each statement, because she doesn't just accept them all randomly blurted out at her.
Andy Sonden • May 19, 2015 5:42 PM
So, I completed Glitch Dungeon got the
Funky Witches Hat
and on my second playthrough noticed that there are two doors that require 9993 more spells to open.
Anyone got any clues how to get through them? I thought it might be something to do with the spells littered around in the glitch rooms but there don't seem to be enough?
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jhatka. We had warned people a year before, that if you have such wealth (black money), you can deposit it, pay penalties and you will be helped out. However, they thought Modi too would behave like others so very few came forward voluntarily.
On Opposition's charges of weakening institutions: For ten long years, the PMO was weakened and a NAC was formed. This was disrespecting institutions. In which set up does a party leader have the right to simply tear away a decision taken by the Cabinet. We have to respect institutions.
* On Opposition's Mahagathbandhan: All who looted India are coming together. It is going to be 'Janta' versus 'gathbandhan' in 2019 elections. Modi is just a manifestation of public love and blessings. The people of India are seeing how leaders who want to loot are closing ranks and forming alliances.
In 2019, the people of India will set the agenda. They know who is with their aspirations and who is not.
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There is a small segment of farmers who take loans from banks. A majority of them take loans from money lenders. When governments make such announcements, those farmers do not become beneficiaries of waivers. I want a situation where a farmer never has to be debt-ridden in the first place. For me, farmer welfare is not about politics.
Congress' false promise like farm loan waiver is a lollipop. To say a lie and mislead, that is what I called lollipop. Like saying 'we have waived all farm loans'. The truth is that nothing like that has happened. Please see their own circulars, they should not mislead.
On Surgical Strike: It was unfortunate that some parties raised doubts about the strike. there are some political parties who began to speak the same language as Pakistan. They politicised the issue.
Uri attack rattled me. I gave clear orders that whether you (soldiers) get success or failure, don't think about that but come back before sunrise. I knew it was a big risk. I never care about any political risk to me. The biggest consideration for me was the safety of soldiers.
* On Foreign visits: All my foreign trips are at the minimum cost. I visit foreign nation in the interest of the nation. All PMs have had many foreign visits in the past.
Sops for Middle class: For middle class, we'll have to change our thinking. Middle class never lives on someone's mercy. They live with dignity and make immense contribution towards running the country.
Inflation is at a low. More educational institutions like IITs and IIMs are being set up. There is a scheme for quality and affordable healthcare. Flying has become affordable and due to that more people are sitting in planes.
*Rahul Gandhi calling GST 'Gabbar Singh Tax': The way someone thinks is the way someone talks. Have GST processes not been done taking a consensus with all political parties in the country? Since Pranab Mukherjee was FM, the GST process has been going on.
I accept that small traders were hit due to introduction of GST.
* On economic offenders: Fugitives escaped because of weak laws. Government is using all measures to bring back them. They will be brought back, today or tomorrow. Those who have stolen India's money will have to compensate for each and every penny.
On Congress-mukt bharat: Even Congress people say Congress is a thought, a culture. When I say Congress-mukt, I want to rid the country from this culture and thinking. I say that Congress too needs to be mukt of this culture.
On Modi Wave: I would like to thank the Opposition to recognise that there was a Modi wave. Only thing that matters in democracy is the people wave.
BJP's defeat in state polls: Nobody gave BJP any chance in Telangana and Mizoram. But in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, there was a hung assembly. Secondly, 15 years of anti-incumbency was being fought by our people. Win or loss are not the standard to judge the government.
Urjit Patel wanted to resign 6 months ago: He himself requested (to resign) on personal reasons. I am revealing for the first time, he was telling me about it for past 6-7 months before his resignation. He gave it even in writing. No question of political pressure. He did a good job as RBI Governor.
Attacking Gandhi Family: It is a fact that those considered first family, who ran the country for four generations, are out on bail,that too for financial irregularities. It is a big thing. A set of people, who are at their service, are trying to suppress such information and push other narratives.
Ordinance on Ram temple after legal process is over: "Let the judicial process be over. After the judicial process is over, whatever will be our responsibility as the government, we are ready to make all efforts," Modi said. The Ram Temple Issue issue is in the BJP manifesto and the party will try to find the solution under the ambit of the Constitution.
I want to appeal to the Congress not to use their lawyers to delay the judicial process on the Ram Temple.
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During our successful history, we have already developed more than 30 games for different platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox Series X|S, Mac OS, Linux, iOS and Android. The company's diverse portfolio has been recognized by the industry and earned several distinguished awards, including KRI Awards such as Best Game Developer, Best Mobile Game, Best Simulation Game, Best Action, Best Technology, Best Sound, and many more. Our award-winning game Il-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey rates as one of the Top 10 Best Reviewed Flight Simulation Games of All Times.
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Latin American Spanish Voice Overs
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Latin American Spanish is spoken differently across the many countries of South and Central America. A Mexican Spanish speaker and an Argentinian Spanish speaker will have very different accents. But regardless of where they are from, all Latin American Spanish voice over talents will speak in a "standard broadcast" accent/voice. This means that they lose any local dialect or accent and speak in a tone that is most widely accepted for broadcast TV to any audience of Latin American Spanish viewers.
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Ratatouille is a simple, hearty country stew made of vegetables. The summer version is heavy on tomatoes, zucchini and eggplants, and this version applies the same basic technique to autumn vegetables. The idea is to brown the aromatics and your main ingredients at the beginning for lots of additional flavor.
Warm half the oil in the bottom of a heavy Dutch oven or a deep, heavy skillet at medium-high heat. Cook the onions for 5 minutes until they're softened and beginning to show hints of golden brown at the edges.
Add the garlic and peppers. Stir frequently for another 5 minutes or so until the peppers have softened.
Push the aromatics to the edges of the pot and add the squash and parsnip. Cook for another 5-7 minutes, adding a dribble of additional oil if needed, until the diced vegetables show a hint of brown.
Stir the aromatics and squash together, then lift the vegetables out with a slotted spoon and transfer them to a mixing bowl. Add the eggplant and remaining oil to your pot, stirring for 4-5 minutes until the eggplant is soft and coated with the flavorful oil.
Add the vegetables from the bowl back into your pot along with the sweet potato, tomatoes, sugar, tomato paste, salt and pepper. Cover the pot and let the vegetables cook at a low simmer – not a full boil – for 30 minutes. Taste the mixture and add more salt or pepper if necessary. Heat your oven to 400°F halfway through this cooking time.
Spoon the vegetables into a roasting pan or large glass or ceramic baking dish. They should make a shallow layer between 1½" and 2″ deep. Pour the broth from the pot over the vegetables and slide the dish carefully into your oven.
Cook for another 30 minutes until the vegetables are very soft and most of the liquid has evaporated. Garnish with the parsley or cilantro and serve hot.
Serve the ratatouille in modest portions as a side dish, or in a large bowl with crusty bread as a meal.
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Saïdou Kane (pronuncia-se ) foi um historiador, linguista, antropólogo, professor, política e radialista mauritano. Um africanista, Kane foi um dos fundadores do Instituto das línguas nacionais na Mauritânia, e trabalhou, no Senegal e em seu país natal, com o registro e a difusão de mitos fundadores e de fatos referentes à História da África. Kane teve programas em rádios como a Rádio Senegal e em emissoras mauritanas.

Ele se envolveu na política, sendo um dos criadores e presidente do movimento rebelde Forças de Liberação Africanas da Mauritânia (FLAM). Kane foi um discípulo do professor Cheikh Anta Diop.

Saïdou Kane morreu em um acidente de carro, a 3 de outubro de 2006, quando voltava à Mauritânia após treze anos de exílio.

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Neurologists of the MMA led by the Head of the Group of Neuropsychiatric Clinics Colonel Prof. Dr. Ranko Raicevic, also a president of the Society of Serbian Neurologists, participated in the XVII Congress of Neurologists of Serbia with international participation held from November 24 to 26, 2017 in Belgrade.
At the Congress with over 900 participants, at the same time, five educational courses were held in the most important areas of neurology, as well as the Symposium of medical technicians of the neurological profession. Lecturers at the meeting were the leading authorities of neurology in Serbia, neighboring countries and more than 30 foreign lecturers.
Doctors and medical technicians of the MMA held significant presentations. The doctors of the MMA Neurology Clinic were moderators and lecturers in 25 oral and seven poster presentations, while medical technicians of the MMA participated seven times as moderators, lecturers and poster presenters. The poster of Dr. Viktor Pasovski from the MMA Neurology Clinic was among the first three best posters in the Congress, and the poster of medical technician Gordana Mimovic won the second place for the best poster of the Symposium of Medical Technicians.
Students of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Belgrade and the Cadets of the Medical Faculty of the Military Academy of the University of Defence in Belgrade also had a remarkable participation, because, traditionally, a part of the program was dedicated to young neurologists, the results of their research, as well as dilemmas in their work.


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Wilmington Speeding Car Accident Lawyer
Speed is a significant factor in many severe or fatal injury accidents. In one recent year, speeding contributed to 26 percent of all traffic fatalities, killing more than 25 people per day, on average. Even though most drivers agree that the practice is dangerous, it is clear that most people still do it from time to time, which is a significant concern.
There is no doubt that exceeding the posted speed limit is dangerous and puts everyone on the road in harm's way. If a speeding driver injured you, you have the right to demand fair compensation for the harm you've suffered and losses you've incurred.
Don't let someone's poor decisions cost you. Contact an experienced Wilmington speeding car accident lawyer at Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC, to discuss your rights and legal options for free.
How to Prove Another Driver Was Over the Speed Limit
The following types of valuable evidence could be used to support your speeding car accident claim:
Photos of skid marks and vehicle damage from the crash
Videos from traffic cameras, security cameras, and dashcams
Police crash reports, which often contain information about traffic violations
Statements from eyewitnesses who saw the crash
Testimony from expert witnesses such as accident reconstruction specialists
Injuries Caused by Speeding Car Accidents in Wilmington
Common injuries from speeding car accidents in Wilmington include:
Dislocations and fractures
Soft-tissue injuries
Abdominal injuries
Amputation and loss of limb
Speeding Driver Car Crashes Can Be Fatal
Exceeding posted speed limits or driving too fast for road conditions can:
Increase the driver's chances of losing control of the vehicle.
Make seatbelts, airbags, and other safety equipment less effective in a crash.
Reduce the amount of time the driver has to stop to avoid a potential hazard or crash
Increase the vehicle's stopping distance when the driver applies the brakes, resulting in a rear-end collision.
Decrease the effectiveness of guardrails, dividers, and barriers designed to protect vehicle occupants involved in crashes.
Increase the force and severity of a collision, resulting in severe and potentially fatal injuries.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), speeding has been a factor in roughly one-third of all traffic fatalities over the past 20 years. In North Carolina, the Department of Transportation (DOT) reports 25.1 percent of statewide traffic fatalities were speeding-related in one recent year.
North Carolina Speeding Accident Statistics
The North Carolina DOT published the following alarming statistics about speeding-related accidents throughout the state. Crashes are considered speeding-related if one of the drivers involved was charged for speeding-related offenses or if exceeding posted speed limits, driving too fast for conditions, or illegal racing contributed to the crash.
There were 18,340 speeding-related crashes throughout North Carolina in a single recent year, accounting for 7.4 percent of all statewide crashes.
There were 416 fatalities caused by speeding-related crashes, up more than 20 percent from the recent four-year average of 344 deaths per year.
There were 8,902 reported injuries caused by speeding-related crashes, accounting for 8.2 percent of all statewide crash-related injuries that year.
The most common speeding-related contributing circumstances in North Carolina accidents included failure to reduce speed, driving too fast for conditions, and exceeding authorized speed limits.
Additional data from the National Safety Council (NSC) demonstrates how speeding is even more dangerous when poor road conditions are present. In one recent year, speeding was a contributing factor in the following types of fatal crashes:
16 percent of speeding-related fatal crashes on dry roads
19 percent of speeding-related fatal crashes on wet roads
39 percent of speeding-related fatal crashes on snowy or slushy roads
40 percent of speeding-related fatal crashes on flooded roads
41 percent of speeding-related fatal crashes on muddy or gravelly roads
43 percent of speeding-related fatal crashes on icy or frosty roads
What Can I Do If a Speeding Driver hit me in Wilmington, NC?
Here are some simple steps you can take to protect your legal rights and your ability to recover after a speeding car accident in Wilmington:
Seek immediate medical care. Get prompt medical attention, so your injuries are diagnosed, treated, and added to your medical records.
Follow your doctor's orders. Follow the care plan your doctor prescribes, and be sure to attend all follow-up appointments.
Gather as much evidence as possible. Gather evidence from the accident scene, such as the other driver's contact and insurance details, photos of the scene, and statements from any available eyewitnesses.
Keep track of important documents. Hang on to all accident-related documents, including medical records and medical bills, pay stubs to show missed time at work, and repair estimates for vehicle damage.
Take notes about your recovery. Compensation for pain and suffering is an essential component in many injury claims. You can support your claim by recording daily observations about the level of pain you feel and any limitations you suffer.
Watch what you say to others. When you speak to other parties, their insurance companies, or other attorneys, watch what you say about the accident. Do not apologize or accept blame, as this could be seen as an admission of guilt. Never agree to provide a written or recorded statement.
Be careful on social media. If you use social media, avoid posting photos of yourself or sharing information about the accident online. Your account may not be as secure as you think, and anything you say or share while your claim is pending could be used against you.
Contact a knowledgeable attorney. It's best to contact a knowledgeable Wilmington attorney as soon as possible after a speeding car accident. The sooner you have a lawyer on your side, the sooner they can take the stress off you and handle the legal legwork while you focus on recovering.
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At Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC, our experienced car accident attorneys want to help you if you've been severely injured in a car accident caused by speeding in Wilmington. If you're struggling with mounting medical bills, lost wages, costly vehicle repairs, and more after an accident let our team help you seek fair compensation from the at-fault driver.
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From Princesses to Generals: Leia and and the Evolution of Women at War
Lt. Col. Erica Iverson and Maj. ML Cavanaugh are US Army Strategists; this essay was adapted from a chapter in their forthcoming book, co-edited by Max Brooks, Strategy Strikes Back: How Star Wars Explains Modern Military Conflict (Potomac Books, May 2018).
Originally published by the Modern War Institute, this essay is an unofficial expression of opinion; the views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of West Point, the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or any agency of the US government.
"She wasn't looking for a knight, she was looking for a sword," wrote the poet Atticus, who might have been thinking of Star Wars' Leia Organa. Over the forty years of the Star Wars franchise, Leia went from princess to general at the same time American military women were looking to wield their own weapons.
It wasn't easy, but both found their swords. And they're not done fighting.
In 1977's Star Wars: A New Hope, Leia slipped on-screen as the feisty damsel in distress. At the time, only five of the original ninety-three action figures represented a woman (all were Princess Leia). Female characters were virtually nonexistent, with only 6 percent of that script's lines. Moreover, in the original trilogy's total runtime of nearly 400 minutes, female characters other than Leia only spoke about one minute. In this blockbuster and beyond, it seemed like Princess Leia was the lone heroine that exposed global audiences to a female character who fights, shoots, kills, and looks good doing it.
Around the same time, women had just begun making strides for full inclusion in the ranks. In 1977, female Army recruits received letters describing their weapons training, telling them the "intent of the training is not to make a combat soldier out of you (women may not be assigned to combat or direct combat support operations) but to give you confidence." Women Marines and sailors were similarly limited to non-combat roles, and female cadets had just entered the nation's service academies in 1976. Those women who endured hazing until graduation in 1980 would be met that year with jokey stereotypes about military women in the movie Private Benjamin.
Fast forward to 2017…
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Division: Lower Assam
Headquarter: Kamrup, Amingaon
Sub-Divisions: 2
Revenue Circles: 11
Development Blocks: 14
Geographical Area: 2740 sq. km (approx)
Population: 1517542
Literacy: 75.55%
Panchayats: 139
Kamrup is an administrative district in the Indian state of Assam. The present Kamrup district with its headquarter at Amingaon has proved to be an exemplary and model civil district. It came into being on 31st day of March 2003 with great promises with alacritous drive to go ahead. The area the district covers is about 2740 sq. km. The population of the district, as per the census report of 2011 is also stated to be 1,517,542 with the literacy rate of 75.55%. Kamrup district has 1027 villages, administered under twelve revenue circles.
Why visit Kamrup
Kamrup district is important for many historic places like Hajo, Sualkuchi, Chhaygaon, Chamaria, Rangia, Palashbari, Boko and North Guwahati. Hajo is known for many religious shrines like Hayagriba Madhaba Temple, Poa-Macca, Kedar temple, Kameswar temple, Ganesh temple and Kamaleswar temple. Hajo is also known for Dhoparguri Satra, a great vaishnavite shrine established by Madhabdeva. Sualkuchi is known as the Machester of Assam. Mahatma Gandhi appreciated the women of Sualkuchi as the spinner of dreams. It is the center of eri-muga-pat fabrics, most demanding across the world. Chhaygaon is known for legendary Beula-Lakhindar shrine, Chamaria is also one of the great centers of neo-Vaishnavism. Rangia is an important railway junction from the colonial time on to places like Tezpur and other places. North Guwahati is place having many glorious legacies.
Winter : November – February
Summer : March – April
How to reach:
There is very good availability of buses plying from Guwahati, Rangia, Mangaldoi and Barpeta Road side. Plenty of government and private buses travel between Guwahati and Barpeta Road in NH31 and Guwahati to Mangaldoi/Tezpur in NH15 via Kamrup district HQ Amingaon. Average travel time from Guwahati is about 12km. Taxies are also available for hire from all major destinations to Kamrup.
By Train: Major Railway Stations which are at reach from Amingaon are Guwahati Railway Station (16 Km from HQ Amingaon) and Rangia Railway Station (40 Km from HQ Amingaon).
By Air: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport is about 15 Km only from HQ Amingaon.
Weather: The weather/climate of the area has been classified as sub-tropical humid with heavy rainfall, hot summer and high humidity. Average temperature ranges from 12 to 38oC during the year. In winter, temperature ranges from 15 to 25oC during day and 8 to 15oC during night. The summer temperature ranges from 25 to 38oC during day and 15 to 25oC during night. Average annual rainfall of the district is 1752 mm and co-efficient of variation is 15.3%. The annual normal rainfall of the district as compiled from IMD data is 2125.4 mm with 96.5 rainy days.
Natural Tourism
Kamrup district is important for many historic places like Hajo, Sualkuchi, Cahygaon, Chamoria, Rangia, Palasbari, Boko and North Guwahati. Many religious tourism places like Aswakranta Devalaya, Siddheswar Devalaya, Gopeswar Devalaya, Poa Mecca, Hayagriva Madhava Temple, Kedar temple, Kameswar temple etc. Tourists should also visit Saraighat War Memorial Park, which commemorates the battle of Saraighat, fought between the Ahoms and the Mughals in 1671. Hajo is also known for Dhoparguri Satra, a great vaishnavite shrine established by Madhabdeva. Sualkuchi is known as the Machester of Assam. It is the center of eri-muga-pat fabrics, most demanding across the world. Chaygaon is known for legendary Beula-Lakhindar shrine, Chamoria is also one of the great centers of neo-Vaishnavism.
The history of kamrup started from time immemorial. Previously Kamrup was described as Kamrupa. Kamrupa is an ancient name of a large country, often confused with the name of Pragjyotishpur. A section of historians believe that the name of Pragjyotishpur is older than Kamrupa, while another section of historians believe that Pragjyotish or Pragjyotishpur was the capital city of Kamarupa. Pragjyotishpur was referred to in the scriptures like the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and other ancient texts. Sanskrit poet Kalidas referred to Pragjyotishpura in his book Rajatarangini while Chanakya in his immortal book "Arthasastra" made references to kamrupa.. Subsequently, we can find references to Kamarupa in the "Kalika Purana" and also in the "Jogini Tantra".
Some people believe that the name of Kamrupa has some linkage with God Kamadeva (Indian Cupid) and Goddess Kamakhya. These questions of etymology should be left to the Linguists and researchers of ancient Assam history.
The kingdom of Kamrupa was a vast one, from the Kartowa river in the west and up to the border of Nepal and Bhutan in the east,covered under four sub-regions – Kampeeth, Ratnapeeth, Saumarpeeth and Suvarnapeeth. Every sub-region has its own boundaries. This vast kingdom with four sub-regions was under different dynastic rules from the ancient past. The earliest king of kamrupa was Mahirang Danab. After him Hatakasur, Sambarasur and Ratnasur ruled the country in dynastic succession. " Asur" here meant the king of the non-Aryan race.
Ghatak was yet another most powerful king of Kamrupa. He was killed in a war by Narakasur, one of the most powerful and legendary kings of Kamrupa. He had great attraction for Goddess Kamakshya. He built the road to the top of the temple site with stones, the story goes. King Naraka was killed by Lord Krishna. Bhagadatta, son of Naraka, was made the king. Bhagadatta helped the Kauravas in the battle of Kurukhetra. These are all mythological angles of the history of Ancient Kamrupa.
A clearcut history of kamrupa can be traced from the 7th century AD, from the reign of Kumar Bhaskar Barma. During his time, Kanauj- Thaneswar was ruled by King Harsabardhana. Kumar Bhaskar Barma maintained cordial relationship with King Harsabardhana. During the time, The Chinese visitor, Huen-Tsang came to kamrupa and wrote a long note about Kamrupa.
Kamrupa during the colonial British government.:
The colonial British government took possession of Assam from 1826, and declared kamrupa as a district under Assam. The name Assam came only during the Ahom rule. Even after he end of the colonial rule the district continued for some time. Today, the big district of Kamrup has been divided to six parts, and all the six parts are made independent districts. They are Kamrup, Kamrup Metro, Nalbari, Baska, Bajali and Barpeta.
Anundoram Borooaph, from North Guwahati of Kamrup district, was the first Assamese ICS officer during the British time.
The first Chief Minister (Prime Minister during the time) Gopinath Bordoloi, was from Kamrup District (North Guwahati).
The second Chief Minister of Assam, Bishnu Ram Medhi was from Hajo, Kamrup district. Under his active initiative the first national register of citizens (NRC) was prepared.
The first two Assamese Governors were also from Hajo – Bishnu Ram Medhi and Mahendra Mohan Choudhury. Bishnu Ram Medhi was appointed the Governor of Madras state, while Mahendra Mohan Choudhury was the second Assamese Governor, who was appointed Governor of Punjab state.
The old Amingaon Railway Station was established by the colonial British government in the year 1906 with the objective of linking Calcutta via Lalmonirhat of East Bengal, now Bangladesh. People travelling in railway had to get down at Amingaon, and embark on the ship to get across the river on way to Guwahati, Shillong, Kohima and other places of the southern side of the Brahmaputra.


With an eye on local job growth, Harper College's Small Business Development Center has launched a new initiative aimed specifically at helping high-growth small businesses - offering guidance and resources for entrepreneurs whose ideas have the potential to take off, and pay off, quickly.
The program, funded by Federal Small Business Jobs Act grant, is based on the belief that small businesses that stand to generate $3 million to $5 million in the next five years also hold the potential for quick expansion, potentially creating dozens of jobs in the community.
"Our ultimate focus is on that job growth," says Carl Mattes, the Harper College small business specialist who's heading up the program. "We need to be there to advise these companies so they can grow as we anticipate they will, and they can begin to hire."
As part of the effort, he and others are available to meet one-on-one with entrepreneurs in high-growth businesses, serving as a sounding board as they work through the process of launching their venture and forging the right connections to effectively get it off the ground.
Mattes also plans to create targeted networking events that puts them face-to-face with third-party experts in key areas - from accounting to law - who can help them going forward.
"These entrepreneurs have great, viable business ideas, but they're not necessarily skilled in every key area of operating a business," Mattes says. "Our job is to point them in the right direction, and advise them in filling those voids."
The program runs through September 2012.
Harper's Small Business Development Center also provides counseling and resources to other local entrepreneurs to help them start, grow and expand their businesses.
For an appointment, call the center at 847.925.6520. It's located in the Harper Professional Center, 650 E. Higgins Road in Schaumburg.