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Baxter man allegedly threatens to kill man; faces charges
BAXTER--A 20-year-old man is facing multiple charges for allegedly putting a knife and threatening to kill a man at a residence in Baxter. Isaac Corbin Holmin had his first appearance Tuesday in Crow Wing County District Court and faces three fel...
Isaac Corbin Holmin
BAXTER-A 20-year-old man is facing multiple charges for allegedly putting a knife and threatening to kill a man at a residence in Baxter.
Isaac Corbin Holmin had his first appearance Tuesday in Crow Wing County District Court and faces three felonies-second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, making terroristic threats and domestic assault by strangulation-and three gross misdemeanors-fourth-degree assault of an officer, being in violation of a domestic assault order and obstructing the legal process.
According to the complaint filed against Holmin, Baxter police were called at 10:27 p.m. Saturday to a Baxter residence of a physical domestic involving a weapon. Officers made contact with Holmin, who became upset, stating he didn't do anything, he began to raise his voice and then put his hands in his pockets. Holmin was secured in handcuffs and was observed to be sweating profusely and was constantly moving.
When the officer talked with the male victim, he stated he had come home and found Holmin digging through his backpack in the garage. The complaint stated the defendant grabbed the victim by the shoulder, spun him around hard, put a knife to his throat and threatened that if he was going to go to prison, then he was going to kill him right then and there. The knife was described as a small, black folding knife.
The victim told the defendant to let him go, which Holmin initially did. When the victim tried to walk away, Holmin grabbed him and starting choking him, the complaint stated. Holmin told the victim he would crush his neck so fast he wouldn't even know what happened. The victim was having trouble breathing and after about five seconds, Holmin released him and pushed him away, but grabbed him again twice by the neck. During the assault, Holmin also punched the victim in the left pectoral area and rib/stomach area with a closed fist.
While officers were gathering information, Holmin slipped his handcuffs to the front of his body and argued with officers about needing to have his hands behind his body. The complaint stated it was determined that a transport belt would be placed around Holmin's waist so cuffs could be secured to the belt and prevent Holmin from slipping the cuffs to the front of his body. Holmin proceeded to grab onto the belt and a sheriff's deputy attempted to secure the belt around his waist. Holmin only complied with demands to move his hands when he was advised he would be tased.
After the belt was secured, Holmin began screaming loudly and refusing officer directives to sit inside the squad car, the complaint stated. Officers had to force Holmin into the squad by pulling him in from the opposite door. Holmin then kept his legs straight and locked to prevent officers from closing the door of the squad.
As officers were attempting to get Holmin's legs to bend, an officer held Holmin's head to prevent him from sitting forward or head-butting anyone. During this time, Holmin tried to bite the officer's hands and arms. Once officers were able to close the squad doors, Holmin tried to kick the windows. Holmin then proceeded to smash his head against the front cage and rear metal bars, which are on the side windows.
The officer had the window rolled down to allow him to attempt to talk to Holmin, and when the window was being rolled down, Holmin spit in the officer's face. While struggling with Holmin to secure him into the squad, a deputy suffered an injury to his hand and finger.
The complaint stated Holmin posted on Facebook before police arrived stating "Y'all see me on the incustody list tonight. 1st deg murder."
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Water for Elephants film review
When Water for Elephants came out in late April of 2011 I debated whether or not this would be a good film to see in theaters. Ultimately this was not a film I decided to see at the time. For some reason or another though the more I thought about the film the more I had a desire to see the feature. So when the film came out on DVD my chance finally came.
To be honest I was not expecting the feature to be as wonderful as the film happens to be. In fact, because of reviews I had read were so lukewarm I honestly was not expecting much from the film. The other reason I had determined I would not enjoy Robert Pattinson's performance. The good news is that Twilight (2008) did not ruin him for me completely after all! I suppose one could say I'm not on Team Edward.
Regardless, after reading the not so great reviews and hearing less than stellar things about Remember Me (2010) as well, also starring Pattinson, the desire lessened almost entirely. While this should not have been the reason to judge this film before seeing it, I must confess I did just that. Then again, most people within society have those actors whose movies he or she avoids like the plague. This is normal, but Water for Elephants proved me wrong and I is beyond happy to admit such a thing.
Keep in mind, this film is based from the book of the same name. And while no comparisons can be made in that regard as of yet, at least not from me, Water for Elephants has a whole lot more than meets the eye to entertain someone.
The film exceeded my expectations and part of that reason is because of the plot. The film opens in such a way however that made me feel like I was in for another Moulin Rouge! (2001) venture that would leave me bawling by the end. Though that is nothing new the older I get, but not entirely the point here. At first we meet Old Jacob Jankoski (Hal Holbrook). We soon go into what I would consider to be a flashback, which in truth is the entire film. We meet Jacob as a young man, who is played by Pattinson. Audiences soon discover that he has abandoned his dreams of becoming a veterinarian, slight spoiler alert, after his parents are killed in a car accident.
In addition to losing his parents, he also realizes that he is left penniless and homeless to boot. Instead of going back to finish his exam, he finds himself hoping aboard a train passing through and joining the circus. At first it seems unclear if the man in charge, August (Christoph Waltz) is on board with him joining, but then Jankoski points out that he can offer his skills as a vet because he bets his competition has a vet on staff for all of its animals.
Soon Jacob realizes that everything he has heard about August from the various crew members are true. August has severe violent tendencies that no one can predict, including abusing his wife Marlena (Reese Witherspoon). While the various workers insist that Jacob not have a lot of contact with Marlena, he is soon put in a situation where he has no choice but to communicate with her on a daily basis. With August being the possessive man he is, he slowly begins to wonder if something is going on between Jacob and Marlena. Is his gut instinct right or is he making a mountain out of a molehill?
In addition to an amazing plot, Water for Elephants is full of magnificent performances. I will start with Robert Pattinson's acting first. Pattinson truly held his own within the feature and provided an absolutely beautiful and graceful performance I had no idea he had in him in the first place. This is part of what makes the film even better. Despite the fact my expectations were not entirely high, Pattinson manages to take his role and run with it, blowing away any preconceived notions that one might have of him going into the film.
Secondly, there is the amazing Reese Witherspoon. She is absolutely fantastic within the feature. She adds an elegance to the film that it would otherwise not have without her. The best part of her character is also how she shows that one does has to stay in a bad situation. This will make more sense upon viewing the feature, but the fact is she is strong enough to become the woman she was destined to be in the first place makes her journey worth it.
Finally, there is the acting of Christoph Waltz. No matter what this man is in, he acts his ass off. There is no other actor I can see in that role and he has the ability to do such with each and every role he takes on. There is something insanely special about an actor who can do such a thing and I'm glad for one that Waltz is one of those rare actors.
As well as having a magnificent leading cast, the supporting cast is just as fantastic. Though there is a small amount of time that Holbrook is featured within the film he is absolutely amazing in the role as Old Jacob Jankowski. To me this was great casting on the film's part as well in terms of how well Holbrook looks like an older version of Pattinson.
One of my favorite characters within the film is that of Kinko/Walter, who is played by Mark Povinelli. He brings a finesse to the role the most people do not expect at first. Maybe this is in part because his character starts out as a bit of an ass and audiences never see him coming around at all.
Finally, my favorite supporting actor goes to that of Jim Norton as Camel. Camel has a compassion that most others do not have for just about everyone in the entire film. And he is the only one who is willing to take Jacob under his wing. Plus, there are plenty of dialogue moments that makes Camel's presence onscreen even more worthwhile. With an amazing supporting cast as well as a leading cast, Water for Elephants succeeds on many levels.
Overall, Water for Elephants is by far one of my favorite films I have had the pleasure to view in 2011. In fact, I would go as far to say that everyone should view this film at least twice. The first time merely to view the film and the second time to take more of the feature in that the person might have missed with the original viewing. I would also say an extra viewing is due because I expect the majority of people will adore it as much as I do.
Water for Elephants not only captures amazing characters on film, but what the time period was like for everyone once upon a time. The early parts of Depression was not good for anyone. Most people in today's society will be able to relate because of the recession we have been in for what feels like forever and a decade at this point. My point is this is one of those rare films that can even pass off as great family entertainment. Yes, there are a few themes that come into play that are a bit more adult than most G and PG rated films, but that is what one's first viewing can be for initially. View the film to see if this film is the right family film for your family.
In addition to being quality entertainment, Water for Elephants is smart entertainment. There are very few films that manage to capture both qualities these days, but truth be known that is what makes the film even better than most of the films this writer has view this year. Keep this in mind when making a decision on what to view next. Trust me, Water for Elephants will not be a film you will regret viewing.
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Freshmen are not taking the PSAT this year
In order to keep track of where everyone is going to be in the building on the PSAT day, Jefferson testing coordinator Leslie Barnhart uses color-coded maps. "Each IBET has its own little flavor to it," Barnhart said. "I know they're going to be all over the building."
Unlike past freshman classes, Jefferson's Class of 2023 will not be taking the PSAT with Classes of 2022 and 2021 on Wednesday, Oct. 16.
For the past five years, all freshmen in FCPS have been permitted to take the PSAT at no cost. However, as of this school year, they will no longer be scheduled to take the test.
"[All accommodations] had to be officially approved through the CollegeBoard, which is a six-week process, and that had to be finished by the end of August, shortly after we're back on contract," Jefferson testing coordinator Leslie Barnhart said.
The decision to not provide the PSAT is in part due to a county-wide effort to eliminate excessive standardized testing, such as requiring fewer SOLs for graduation. Since the PSAT 8/9 and the PSAT 10/11 are both official practice tests, not offering the PSAT 8/9 was an appealing decision to further this effort.
"Especially for [Jefferson students], how many times do you need to take a practice test before you're ready," Barnhart said. "You don't need to take the [PSAT] 8/9 and then the [PSAT] 10/11. That's over-testing. There's no point to it."
While the sophomores and juniors take the PSAT, the freshmen and seniors will be doing other activities that don't involve standardized testing. The research labs will be available to seniors to work on their senior research projects. Several senior English teachers will also be meeting with students to work on their college application essays. On the other hand, the freshmen have a more structured day in store for them.
"They have a 30 or 45-minute presentation from their counselors, all the IBETs are doing that," stream team IBET biology teacher Kathleen Morrow said. "They have specific things that they'll be working on."
In addition to these presentations, each IBET has planned different activities for their freshmen, such as working on their IBET project proposals or doing icebreakers to get to know their peers better.
"I think they'll get a lot more out of just spending time getting to know their peers and working on these research projects which are incredibly valuable from that critical thinking, creative thinking perspective," Morrow said.
While not many parents have expressed concern about this change, some students believe that taking the PSAT would be a better use of their time.
"Taking the PSAT would help us start preparing early for the SAT and show us how much we know and what we need to work on," freshman Megan Enochs said.


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Dustin Wolf – 2019 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
By Ryan Pike June 18th, 2019
Dustin Wolf
2018-19 Team: Everett Silvertips (#32)
Place of Birth: Tustin, California
Ht: 5-foot-11 Wt: 161 pounds
Catches: Left
Position: Goaltender
NHL Draft Eligibility: 2019 first-year eligible
The Hockey Writers (Pike's Picks): 47th (final)
Future Considerations: 82nd (final)
ISS: outside of first round (April)
Bob McKenzie: outside of top 15 (April; draft lottery update)
Craig Button: outside of top 93 (June)
Increasingly, the National Hockey League is becoming known as a place where players of any size can thrive if they're good enough. In 2018-19 two of the league's top 10 scorers were listed at 5-foot-9, while half of the top 10 were shorter than six feet. The one area where giants still roam is in net.
Dustin Wolf of the Everett Silvertips. (Christopher Mast/Everett Silvertips)
Last season, the top Western Hockey League goaltender was Carter Hart of he Everett Silvertips. He graduated to the pro ranks this past season and his backup, Dustin Wolf, took over the net for the Silvertips. While he didn't dominate the league like Hart did, it was pretty close.
At 5-foot-11 (according to the WHL), Wolf is short for a goaltender. That said, his workload tripled in Hart's absence and his numbers didn't just stay strong – they improved. He was one of the top goaltenders in all of junior hockey, regardless of age. Equal parts poised, aggressive and positionally sound, Wolf helped backstop the 'Tips to another strong season.
Wolf was ranked 12th among North American goaltenders in Central Scouting's final rankings and it probably shouldn't be surprising to learn that the 11 goalies ranked ahead of him are all larger than him. The challenge for scouts is projecting if Wolf's style of play can project to higher levels – former Moose Jaw Warriors netminder Zach Sawchenko had superb numbers, but was even smaller than Wolf and so he never got a pro opportunity.
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If Wolf was a couple inches taller, he might be in the conversation for being a first round pick. He's that good. But he's small for a goaltender, so while his talent is undeniable and his numbers are gaudy, his size imposes risks on a team because at the higher levels of hockey everyone's bigger, faster and stronger and so having a bit of extra body size to block pucks makes a big difference.
Wolf's an impressive player at the major junior level. Time will tell if he can be more than that, but at the very least his success thus far should merit him being selected somewhere in the middle rounds of the 2019 NHL Draft
Dustin Wolf – NHL Draft Projection
The general consensus among rankers is that Wolf probably goes sometime in the third round. There's a slight chance he could slide to the early fourth round.
"The recently turned 18-year-old had himself a heck of a draft-eligible campaign. After posting solid results as a 16-year-old backup in Everett, the 6′ tall netminder took over the starting role and ran with it in 2018-19. When the dust had settled, he ended up leading the WHL in games played (61), goals-against (1.69), save percentage (0.936). He was named a WHL First Team All-Star for his efforts. He also brought home the CHL Scholastic Player of the Year by maintaining a 100 percent rate throughout his grade 12 year! The athletic goalie boasts sound mechanics and manages to keep himself large in the net. He's projected to be selected somewhere in the 50-75 range this June and could be the second goaltender off of the board." – Cam Robinson, Dobber Prospects
Very poised in net, doesn't often get rattled.
Rebound control is pretty solid.
He's effective at cutting down angles with positioning.
Under Construction (Improvements to Make)
He's not large, so he has to really rely on strong positioning to make stops.
Needs to work on his puck-handling.
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NHL Potential
Wolf projects to be a strong secondary goaltender, but his size could be a barrier to him become a bonafide NHL starter.
Risk-Reward Analysis
Risk – 1.5/5, Reward – 4/5
Fantasy Hockey Potential
Goaltender 8/10
Wolf represented the United States at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. He was the WHL and CHL Scholastic Player of the Year in 2018-19, and led the WHL in goals against average and save percentage.
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The Department of Pathological anatomy was founded in 1941 by Boris Fedorovich Malyshev, who was a unique medical scientist, a representative of the Leningrad school of pathologists.
After the death of B. F. Malyshev the Department was headed by his students: associate Professor Yu. M. Toropov (1966-1967), associate Professor S. H. Khamitov (1967-1968) and associate Professor A. I. Arbuzov (1968-1969).
From 1969 to 1972 the Department was headed by Professor A. M. Khelimskaya.
From 1972 to 1973 the Department was again headed by associate Professor A. I. Arbuzov.
From 1973 to 1997 the Department was headed by Professor V. T. Lyamtsev, representative of the Leningrad school of pathologists. The staff of the Department under the leadership of V. T. Lyamtsev systematized and improved educational and methodical work.
From 1997 to 2004 the Department was headed by associate Professor Zh. T. Turganbaev.
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Zechariah Zechariah 12
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Zechariah 11:1. Open thy doors, O Lebanon — The prophet, having signified in the foregoing prophecy that the Jewish nation should recover its prosperity, flourish for some time, and become considerable; and having announced to Zion the coming of Messiah her king, and congratulated her on the peaceable nature and great extent of his kingdom, with the blessed effects which his rule should produce, proceeds now to foretel the ruin which should come on the body of the Jewish nation for rejecting him, with the destruction of their temple and capital city. To this only can the first three verses of this chapter relate; for no calamities happened to that people, from the time of Zechariah till that event, of which the expressions here used can with propriety be understood. Lebanon itself cannot be here addressed, which had no doors or gates: but it is figuratively put, either for the temple, built of the cedars of Lebanon, as it is Ezekiel 17:3; and Habakkuk 2:17; or for the city of Jerusalem, whose lofty buildings resembled the stately ranks of trees in a forest: but the former is more probably intended. And, if the Jewish writers may be credited, such was the application made of this prophecy by the Rabbi Johanan, when the doors of the temple opened of their own accord, a little before the temple was burned, a circumstance attested by Josephus, Bell. Jud. lib. 6. cap. 5: "Then R. Johanan, a disciple of R. Hillel, directing his speech to the temple, said, 'I know thy destruction is at hand, according to the prophecy of Zechariah:' Open thy doors, O Lebanon, &c." That the fire — Either, figuratively, the wrath of God and the rage of the enemy, or, literally, fire kindled by the enemy; may devour thy cedars — Thy palaces and other fabrics built with cedars.
Verse 2-3
Zechariah 11:2-3. Howl, fir-tree — By the several sorts of trees here mentioned, seem to be meant the several orders and degrees of men, who should be sharers in the common destruction: see Isaiah 2:13; Isaiah 10:33-34; and the notes. The fir-tree seems to denote the lower people, who are bid to howl because even their superiors, signified by the cedar, could not withstand the storm. Howl, O ye oaks of Bashan — O ye rich, great, and powerful people of the land; Bashan was famous for its stately oaks. For the forest of the vintage — Or rather, a forest, the fenced one, is come down — "As the inhabitants are represented under the image of the trees, the city is aptly denoted by a forest; to which is added by way of distinction הבצר, the fenced one, the article הbeing emphatic, and marking the extraordinary strength of its fortifications, or fence, which, however, proves insufficient for its security." There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds — That is, of the princes and rulers of the people. For their glory is spoiled — Their magnificent houses are destroyed. A voice of the roaring of young lions — Those who are in the foregoing sentence called shepherds, are here called young lions, because they were devourers of the people by their extortions and oppressions. The pride of Jordan is spoiled — By the pride of Jordan, those woods and thickets are primarily intended that rose proudly above the banks of that river, and greatly decorated the scene. But as those were the receptacles of lions, they are here, in a secondary and metaphorical sense, put for the residences of those princes and grandees, who are denominated lions in the preceding clause for the reason now mentioned.
Zechariah 11:4-5. Feed the flock of the slaughter — That is, the people, who are so denominated, because they were devoted to ruin by the following mischievous counsels of their false teachers, and the oppressions of their rulers. This command seems to be addressed to Zechariah; but an insuperable objection lies against its being understood as given to him in his own person, because he did not live in such times as are here described; for Zerubbabel the governor, and Joshua the high-priest, it appears, were men of extraordinary piety and virtue; and no doubt the rest of the princes or rulers of the people at this time were good men. We can, therefore, understand it in no other manner, as addressed to Zechariah, than as he typified Christ; and so God commanded him to do that which he had appointed Christ to do, namely, to gather and feed the lost sheep of Israel, which their shepherds scattered and destroyed. Whose possessors slay them — Whose governors and teachers are the cause of their destruction. Those are not improperly said to do a thing who are the cause of its being done. And hold themselves not guilty — Are not aware of the great guilt of their conduct; or, act as if they thought they might lawfully make merchandise of men's bodies or souls, for their own lucre or advantage. See 2 Peter 2:3. And they that sell them — Who betray their persons, or liberty, or property, for profit; or sell them for slaves to foreigners; or, by their exactions and oppressions, reduce them to such poverty that they are obliged to sell themselves; say, Blessed be the Lord, for I am rich — That is, they hypocritically and impiously pretend to return God thanks for having put it in their power to acquire riches by such ungodly practices! And their own shepherds — That is, their chief priests, princes, and rulers, as above; pity them not — Destroy them without remorse. In Christ's time, which seems to be here referred to, "the chief priests and the elders, who were the possessors of the flock, by their traditions, the commandments of men, and their impositions on the consciences of the people, were become perfect tyrants, devouring their houses, engrossing their wealth, and fleecing the flock instead of feeding it. The Sadducees, who were Deists, corrupted their judgments; the Pharisees, who were bigots for superstitious observances, corrupted their morals by making void the commandments of God, Matthew 15:6. Thus they slew the sheep of the flock; thus they sold them. They cared not what became of them, so they could but gain their own ends, and serve their own interests." — Henry.
Zechariah 11:6. I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land — I will no more spare them than their shepherds do. The inhabitants of the land are to be distinguished from the poor of the flock in the next verse. By the former are meant those who in their respective stations were as wicked as the rulers, chief priests, and others, termed their shepherds, Zechariah 11:5; by the latter, those who were oppressed and were piously disposed. But I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand — "This verse assigns the reason for calling the people, the flock of slaughter. Nor can words more aptly describe the calamities which befell the Jews in the war which ended in the taking of Jerusalem by the Romans; when the people, having first, by their intestine broils, destroyed one another, as is set forth at large by Josephus, at length fell into the hand of him whom they had owned for their sovereign, ('we have no king but Cesar,' John 19:15,) and who completely desolated the land for their rebellion against him." — Blayney.
Zechariah 11:7. And — Or rather, but, I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you — Or, especially you, O poor of the flock — Zechariah here, representing Christ the true shepherd, says, he will enter upon his office, and undertake the care of the flock appointed for the slaughter; even you, O poor of the flock — This clause is explicatory of the former, and by the repetition of it we are shown, that God, in his charge to the prophet, as a type of Christ, and to Christ the antitype, distinguishes clearly between different sorts of people among the Jews; between those that were poor, despised, weak, and humble, and those that were tyrannical, proud, and cruel, and made a prey of their inferiors: these were left out of the pastoral charge; the others were to be taken care of. And I took unto me two staves — These were the proper accoutrements of a shepherd, and these the prophet assumed as a badge of his office, and gave them significant names, which are partly explained, Zechariah 11:10-14. "The shepherds of old time," says Lowth, "had two rods, or staves, one turned round at the top, that it might not hurt the sheep: this was for counting them, and separating the sound from the diseased, Leviticus 27:32; the other had an iron hook at the end of it, to pull in and hold the straying sheep. The psalmist mentions both these, Psalms 23:4, Thy rod and thy staff comfort me." The one I called Beauty — Or, pleasantness, or, delight, as the word נועםmay be rendered, signifying, says Lowth, his favour, gentleness, or kindness toward his people; which was remarkably verified in Christ, whose gracious words, and beneficial works, were conspicuous through the whole course of his life. The other I called Bands — Which the same author interprets of the bond of the new covenant, whereby he intended to unite both the kingdoms of Israel and Judah under himself, as their head and king, Ezekiel 37:22; and then afterward to unite the Jews and the Gentiles into one church, by breaking down the partition wall that was between them. Newcome considers the former, Beauty, as intended to "denote how beautiful and pleasant the land would have been, if its inhabitants had kept their covenant with God." The other, Bands, " as signifying the union which ought to have subsisted between Judah and Israel." Mr. Scott explains "the former word of the honour, privilege, and ornament which the Jews possessed, according to their national covenant, in the oracles, instituted worship, and temple of God; and especially by the ministry of Christ and his apostles, who preached the gospel to them first." The other, he thinks, means, "the connection of the nation under one government, and the harmony that had, in some measure, hitherto united them, as the flock of God." Many other interpretations are given of these two names, but as they all are, and must be, in a great measure, founded on conjecture, the reader is not here troubled with them.
Zechariah 11:8. Three shepherds also I cut off in one month — The prophet may be said to do what God did; either in the punishment of certain false prophets, or of certain wicked governors. Some think, that by these three shepherds were figuratively signified the chief priests, scribes, and elders of the Jews. Christ exposed these as blind guides, and thereby lessened their authority among the people, which contributed very much to the spreading of the gospel. Blayney, who thinks the common translation encumbered with insuperable difficulties, renders the clause, and I set aside the authority of the shepherds in one month. His reasons for this interpretation have certainly considerable weight, but cannot with propriety be introduced here. One argument, however, in favour of it, to which he appeals, may be noticed. It evidently suits that application of the prophecy which most commentators adopt. "Let us now see," says he, "what happened to him, of whom Zechariah is evidently set forth as the type. Our Saviour's teaching was in a style so far superior to that of the professed guides of the people in his days, that, stung with jealousy, they exclaimed, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? Ye have lost all your wonted influence; behold the world is gone after him, John 12:19. Even so it may be presumed the purity and disinterestedness of Zechariah's instructions may have gained so far upon the minds of the people as to deprive the corrupt and selfish teachers of that ascendency which they once possessed." And my soul loathed them — Or, was straitened toward them, as the Hebrew, תקצר בהם, may be literally translated, that is, I was straitened in my affections to them. I was less tender toward them than toward the poor of the flock, because they showed themselves to be averse from my person and doctrine. So the Vulgate, contracta est anima mea in eis. The LXX., however, read, βαρυνθησεται η ψυχη μου, my soul shall be burdened; and Bishop Newcome, my soul was grieved at them. The word בחלה, rendered abhorred, in the next clause, does not occur elsewhere in the Scriptures, but, according to Bishop Newcome, bears that sense in the Syriac. The LXX. render it, αι ψυκαι αυτων επωρυοντο επ' εμε, Their souls howled, bellowed, roared, or, raised a horrible outcry against me, an expression strikingly descriptive of the fierce and vehement accusations of the Jewish chief priests, scribes, and elders against Christ, and of the violent, loud, and oft-repeated clamours of the people for his condemnation and crucifixion. Of which see Luke 23:5; Luke 23:10; Luke 23:18-24.
Zechariah 11:9. Then said I, will not feed you — I will no longer exercise a tender paternal care over you; that that dieth, let it die — Or rather, the dying let it die; that which has a deadly disease, let it perish by that disease. Or, that which is ready to die, and will not be cured, but hath rejected the shepherd's love and skill, let it die. Thus Jesus said, If ye believe not, ye shall die in your sins. For this seems to be spoken of the miseries to which the Jewish people were delivered up for their manifold sins, and in particular for their rejection of Christ, which filled up the measure of their iniquity. And that that is to be cut off — Namely, by the sword of the enemy; let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another — Either live to be besieged till hunger and famine make the living eat the dead, or cruelly kill their children and others, that they may eat their flesh; a calamity threatened, Deuteronomy 28:52-58; or else, by seditious and bloody intestine quarrels, destroy each other; all which happened to them in the siege of Jerusalem by the Romans.
Verse 10-11
Zechariah 11:10-11. And I took my staff, even Beauty — Or, pleasantness, or delight. See note on Zechariah 11:7 : emblematical, as of God's favour, gentleness, or kindness to his people, and of the honour and privilege which they possessed in his oracles, instituted worship, and temple; so especially of God's covenant with them, and all the blessings of it. And cut it asunder — To signify that, as they had rejected God and his favour, and refused to comply with the terms of his covenant, so that God had now annulled it, and rendered it utterly void. That I might break my covenant — This, in some measure, illustrates what is meant by the staff Beauty. While it was unbroken, the covenant between God and the Jews was whole and unbroken. And it is to be observed, Christ calls it his covenant, for he was the mediator of it: namely, to bring us to God in repentance, faith, and holy obedience; and to reconcile God to us in mercy and grace. Which I had made with all the people — Hebrew, כל עמים, literally, all people, that is, all the tribes of Israel; and all other people that, by being proselyted to their religion, were incorporated into their nation. The Jewish Church is thus represented as being now stripped of all its glory, its crown profaned and cast to the ground, and all its honour laid in the dust, God being departed from it, and resolved no more to own it for his church. When Christ told the Jews that the kingdom of God should be taken from them, and given to another people, then he broke the staff of Beauty, Matthew 21:43. And it was broken in that day, though Jerusalem and the Jewish people were spared yet forty years longer; and though the great men did not, or would not, understand Christ's words uttered on that occasion as a divine sentence, but thought to put it by with a cold, God forbid, Luke 20:16. Yet the poor of the flock, that waited upon him — Namely, who knew the Messiah, believed in him, observed his doctrine, miracles, and life, and obeyed him; who understood with what authority he spoke, and could distinguish the voice of their shepherd from that of a stranger; knew that he was the word of the Lord — Saw and acknowledged God in all this, trembled at his word, and were confident that it would not fall to the ground.
Zechariah 11:12-13. And I said unto them — Namely, upon parting. The prophet, still personating Christ, or acting as a type of him, reminds the Jews of his concern for their welfare, the care he had taken of them, and the labour he had bestowed on instructing them; and refers it to them whether his services had not deserved some reward, and, if they had, what that reward ought to be; saying, If ye think good, give me my price — Or rather, my wages or hire of service, as the word שׂכרundoubtedly signifies; and if not, forbear — If you dismiss me without wages I shall be content. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver — That is, as is supposed, thirty shekels, of the value of about 2 Samuel 4 d. each, which was the price of a slave. This showed how little they regarded him, or his labours; that is, how little value the Jews would put on the ministry of Christ; or on his labours and sufferings for their salvation. For, according to St. Matthew 26:15; Matthew 27:9, this symbolical action was fulfilled when the chief priests and elders of the Jews paid that sum to Judas for betraying Christ to them, and putting his life in their power. And the Lord said unto me — Unto the prophet, personating Christ; Cast it unto the potter — Hereby intimating that it was a reward only suitable to a potter's labour, and a price only adequate for such wares as he sold, which were of the meanest value. A goodly price that I was prized at of them — Thus the prophet ironically remarks on the high estimation in which he and his services were holden: or rather, God here upbraids the shepherds of his people, who prized the great Shepherd no higher. And I cast them to the potter, &c. — Or, cast them into the house of the Lord for the potter: I cast them back into the treasury in the temple, whence afterward they were taken, and laid out in purchasing the potter's field. This whole transaction, performed by Zechariah in a vision, as Lowth, Doddridge, and many other interpreters suppose, or, as others think, in reality; "was designed to be an exact representation of the several circumstances that should attend the betraying of Christ by Judas, the price the chief priests would put upon him, (to whom, as the governors of the temple, the money was returned,) and the use to which the money would be applied. And this whole prophetic scene was transacted in the single person of Zechariah, just as Ezekiel sustained the type or figure both of the Chaldean army that should besiege Jerusalem, and of the Jews themselves that should be besieged, Ezekiel 4:1-12." So Lowth, who adds, "This is one of those prophecies whose literal sense is fulfilled in our blessed Saviour, and cannot be applied to any other person but in a very remote or improper sense." The like instances may be seen Psalms 22:16-18; Psalms 69:21; Hosea 11:1. The Jews themselves have expounded this prophecy of the Messiah. "There can be no doubt," says Blayney, "that this is the passage referred to Matthew 27:9, though under the name of Jeremiah, (put by mistake of some transcriber of St. Matthew's gospel,) instead of Zechariah. But a question arises, how the transaction related by the evangelist can be said to be a fulfilling of that which was spoken by the prophet, considering the striking difference in some of the circumstances. In the one case, thirty pieces of silver were given as wages for service; in the other, they were paid as the price of a man's blood: in the one they were thrown with contempt to the potter; in the other, they were cast down in the temple in a fit of remorse, and taken up by others, who employed them in the purchase of the potter's field. But notwithstanding these differences, considering that all passed under the special direction of Divine Providence, it is impossible not to conclude, from a review of both transactions, that there was a designed allusion of the one to the other, and not a mere accidental resemblance between them. But the quotation, it is said, is not just: for no such words are to be found in the prophet, which the evangelist hath pretended to cite from him. To this it may be answered, that though not the precise words, the substance of them is given, so that the passages are at least equivalent," as a collation of them in the original will show: see the note on Matthew 27:9.
Zechariah 11:14. Then — As soon as I saw what little value they put upon me, and my pastoral care over them, and services for them; I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands — The prophet did this in type, and Christ in reality; that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel — That I might declare, or foreshow, that the friendship and union which had existed between the two tribes and the remnant of the ten tribes, was broken. "From the time that the people returned from Babylon, the Jews and Israelites had formed one society, both of religion and polity, which society continued till the last destruction of Jerusalem, when, the Jewish kingdom being subverted, the bands were broken, and a disunion in religion was made; some of the Jews continuing attached to their ancient law as much as they could without the temple, and others professing the Christian faith." — Houbigant. The design of the prophet's commission, says Blayney, was to endeavour to bring about a reformation, upon which would depend the continuance of the brotherhood, or political union, between Judah and Israel. The second crook, or staff, was therefore called Bands. But when the commission ended without producing its effect, the breaking of the crook prefigured the dissolution of that brotherhood. What that brotherhood was, is well explained by Mr. Lowth, who says, that "upon the destruction of Jerusalem, which was the bond and cement of all their tribes, being the seat and centre both of their civil power, and of the divine worship, (Psalms 132:3-5,) the consequence was the entire dissolution of the nation, and the dispersion and confusion of all their tribes, whose families could no longer be distinguished after the loss of their genealogies." Calmet thinks that, in this verse, Israel denotes the unbelieving Jews, who rejected Christ, and Judah the faithful ones who believed in him.
Zechariah 11:15. And the Lord said, Take thee yet [or once more] the instruments of a foolish [or unwise] shepherd — The prophet, having hitherto represented the good shepherd, is now directed to assume the dress and equipage of one of a contrary character. As folly in the Scripture is equivalent to wickedness, by a foolish shepherd here may be meant, not only unskilful, but likewise ill-designing governors, or teachers, who should only intend their own advantage, and have no regard for the good of the flock, or people committed to their charge. The instruments of such a shepherd must be suitable to his own disposition and indiscretion, such as a crook armed with iron, which, whenever it was used, would wound the flock; and a scrip, or bag, which contained nothing useful for the sheep, and the like. The prophet here follows the order of time, that he may foretel the madness and blindness of the shepherds; that is, of the priests, rulers, and teachers of the Jewish nation, till the last destruction of Jerusalem; who not only disregarded religion, and the safety and welfare of the sheep, but even devoured such of them as were worth devouring.
Zechariah 11:16. For lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land — A shepherd, in the singular number, denotes a succession of such shepherds as are described in the following words. So a succession of priests is represented under the single person of Levi, Malachi 2:5-6. Since the Jews had rejected the true Shepherd, God threatens to send, or permit to arise, among them, such shepherds to rule or teach them as should be notorious for their negligence and avarice, their cruelty and oppression. This may be understood either of the blind guides of whom Christ speaks, and whose character he describes at large, Matthew 23:13-33; namely, the scribes and Pharisees, the priests and doctors of their law; or of the avaricious, tyrannical, and unmerciful princes, that should rule them with rigour, and make their own land as much a place of bondage to them as ever Egypt or Babylon had been. And when they had rejected him by whom princes decree justice, it was just that they should be given over into the power of those who should decree unrighteous decrees. It is probable, also, that there is a reference here to the false prophets and false Christs, which, as our Lord foretold, Matthew 24:5, should arise. Many such there were, who, by their seditious practices, provoked the Romans, and hastened on the ruin of the Jewish nation: but it is very remarkable that they were never deceived by a counterfeit Messiah till they had refused and rejected the true Messiah. The prophet proceeds to describe the character of these foolish shepherds, in the following words: 1st, They should be negligent; which shall not visit those that be cut off — Or, as the LXX. render it, το εκλιμπανον, that which is missing, or has wandered from the flock; and it may signify that which is ready to perish. Neither shall seek the young one — Which are most apt to perish through weakness; he alludes to the lambs which, on account of their tender age, are not able to follow the flock. Nor heal that which is broken — Which has received some hurt, but shall leave it to die of its wounds. Nor feed that that standeth still — Not able to go forward. Blayney renders the word, made to stand, or set up again after sickness. "Such," says he," it is well known, require much care to nourish and support them, in order to their regaining strength; a care which the foolish shepherd will not bestow upon them." Or, as the LXX. render it, το ολοκληρον ου μη κατευθυνη, nor shall direct that which is whole, mentioned in opposition to those that wander, or are diseased. 2d, These shepherds would be luxurious; he shall eat the flesh of the fat — That is, instead of preserving the best of his flock, in order to increase it, he kills them to indulge his own appetite: or, enriches himself by oppressing, or otherwise taking from those that are persons of property: like that wicked servant that said, My lord delays his coming, he eats and drinks with the drunken, serving his own belly. 3d, They are tyrannical and cruel to the flock. And tear their claws [or, as it ought to be rendered, break their hoofs] in pieces — This implies the same as when it is said (Ezekiel 34:4) of such shepherds, With force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. The unwise shepherd, instead of being tender and gentle with his flock, is supposed to drag them about with his iron crook, or to over-drive them in rough and stony ground, so as to break their hoofs. Or, he imposes burdens and hardships upon them that they are unable to bear. Upon the whole, a sluggish, negligent, covetous, riotous, oppressive, and cruel government, priesthood, or ministry, is here shadowed out by a foolish shepherd.
Zechariah 11:17. Wo to the idol shepherd — Or the shepherd of nothing, or of no value, as רעי האלילshould be translated; he who calls himself the shepherd, ruler, or teacher of the people, but is in reality nothing less. So רפאי אליל, Job 13:4, signifies physicians of no value. That leaveth the flock — Who taketh no care of the flock, and minds nothing but making his own profit out of them. Such a shepherd is no better than an idol, that is profitable for nothing, (Isaiah 44:10,) and hath only the outward form and appearance of a shepherd. The sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye — As he has abused his power and his understanding, signified by his arm and his right eye, God shall in his just judgment, deprive him of the use of both those faculties. The sword is put for any instrument of the divine vengeance. As the word חרבhere rendered sword, also means desolation, Blayney renders the clause, Because of his arm is desolation, and because of his right eye: observing, "The purport of the passage is, that since, through the misapplication of his power, and through his negligence in watching over the flock, they are subjected to desolation or the sword; therefore, as of strict justice, he shall be punished with a deprivation at least of those faculties which he so fatally misused." Some think the right arm and right eye of the people are intended, and observe, that the arm of the Jews was dried up from that time when they were no longer able to bear arms, or to defend themselves; as their right eye has been darkened to the true knowledge of the Scriptures, which they read as with a veil before them.
Benson, Joseph. "Commentary on Zechariah 11:4". Joseph Benson's Commentary. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rbc/zechariah-11.html. 1857.


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Share this Story: Sutcliffe: Leicester City's triumph should be celebrated as heroic, but exceptional
Sutcliffe: Leicester City's triumph should be celebrated as heroic, but exceptional
Mark Sutcliffe
Leicester City football fans celebrate outside the King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS /AFP/Getty Images
There is nothing quite so appealing as seeing the impossible become possible. Saturday, one of the most unforeseeable outcomes in the history of sports will be completed when 5,000-to-1 longshots Leicester City are crowned as the champions of British football.
This is no ordinary Cinderella story. Leicester City has miraculously conquered a league that is overwhelmingly stacked against the underdog, more than any North American sport where there are mechanisms to level the playing field. In British soccer, there is no revenue-sharing or salary cap. The top teams consistently outbid the weaker clubs for the best players. Chelsea spent more than $312 million U.S. on players this year, almost nine times as much as the poorest team in the league.
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There is no draft that rewards the worst teams with a chance at a franchise player. Rather than being given a lottery ticket for the soccer equivalent of Connor McDavid, the bottom three clubs are kicked out of the league, into a lower tier with much less revenue and attention. Some of them go bankrupt as a result. Leicester City barely escaped this fate a year ago.
Most significantly, this was not an upset in a single crucial match, like the Miracle on Ice or Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson. The champions of British soccer are the winners of the long regular season; there are no playoffs. If you thought the last Canadian election campaign was interminable, the current British soccer season began only four days after Stephen Harper visited the Governor General. When Leicester City played its first match, the leading candidate for the Republican nomination, according to the opinion polls, was Jeb Bush.
There's something inherently fair about that kind of competition. In North America, a team that wins the regular season but fails in a short playoff series is a choker, even though technically the stronger indicator of superiority is better performance over a longer period of time. Of course, the format can often be less dramatic. Leicester City won the championship while they were gathered in one player's living room, watching their last remaining challenger play to a draw, so it wasn't quite as thrilling as Sidney Crosby's overtime winner at the Vancouver Olympics.
By defying these extraordinary odds, Leicester City has become the latest source of inspiration for those who claim that any result is possible through hard work and commitment. But we should be careful not to turn unlikely events into false hope. Remarkable though it is, the story has very few lessons for us. It's the exception, not the rule.
We delight in stories of champions and celebrities who dared to dream big, believed in themselves and worked hard to achieve their goals, as if it were as simple as that. If those were the only criteria, there would be a lot more hockey players and a lot fewer economists.
Americans are often promised that anyone can grow up to be president. Nothing could be further from the truth – almost every president comes from a very exclusive club of successful families and Ivy League graduates. But even if it were true, only one person can actually hold the job at any time, so the dreams of millions of anyones are always to be dashed.
We are rarely told the stories of people whose goals were just as big, but who fell well short of the Olympics, much less the gold medal. There is value in pursuing dreams even if they aren't realized. But watch an episode of Dragon's Den and see how many people defy the advice of family and friends, investing more cash in hopeless businesses because they believe if they simply don't give up, one day they will be successful.
We should relish Leicester City's astonishing win for exactly what it was, a thrilling accomplishment that won't soon be replicated. But we should also be careful not to read too much into it. It gets a lot of attention when David triumphs, but in British soccer and in life, the smart money is always on Goliath.
Mark Sutcliffe is the host of Ottawa Today, weekdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 1310 NEWS.


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Baseball: Wolf Pack tops Air Force 6-1
by Joe Santoro
Kewby Meyer was mad at himself Friday night.
"I did terrible," said Meyer of his 0-for-2 performance on Friday afternoon against the Air Force Falcons. "I really wanted to make up for it."
The Nevada sophomore first baseman more than made up for it on Saturday with three hits and a pair of RBI in the Wolf Pack's 6-1 victory over the Air Force Falcons at Peccole Park.
"On Friday I was guessing at pitches," said Meyer, who did have a sacrifice fly in the first inning in the Pack's 3-2 victory on Friday. "(On Saturday) I didn't guess."
He just hit.
Meyer, who doubled in the first inning, drilled an important two-run, two-out double in the third inning to give the Wolf Pack a 2-1 lead. He also walked and scored in the fifth inning and singled in the sixth.
All three of the left-handed hitting Meyer's hits came off left-handed starter Ben Bertelson.
"I do a lot of training against left-handers," said Meyer, who is hitting .381 this season with six doubles, two homers and 13 RBI. "I do a lot of hitting off left-hander's curveballs in the cage. You just have to sit back and be patient."
The Wolf Pack offense showed a lot of patience on Saturday, waiting until there were two outs before scoring all six of their runs. Kyle Hunt singled with two outs to drive home Ryan Teel in the third inning for a 3-1 lead. Hugo Hernandez doubled home Meyer and Brooks Klein singled in Hernandez with a pair of two-out runs in the fifth for a 5-1 lead.
The final Pack run of the game came with two outs in the seventh as Tommy Niebergall scampered home from third as Brett Gerig wisely got in a run-down between first and second after attempting a steal.
"Those two-out runs are huge," said Wolf Pack coach Gary Powers, whose team is now 12-6 overall and 2-0 in the mountain West, "We managed to scratch out enough runs with two outs to get this victory. That's how you win games like these."
You also win games like Saturday's game with solid pitching.
Tyler Wells was very efficient against the Falcons, tossing 7.1 innings and allowing just six hits, two walks and a run while striking out five.
"He kept his walks down which is big for him," Powers said. "They (Air Force) are very aggressive at the plate and Tyler did a nice job of keeping them off balance. Our starting pitchers have done a great job these first two games of this series.
"Bradey Shipley allowed just four hits, a walk and a run in eight inning in picking up his third victory of the season without a defeat on Friday. Wells improved to 4-0 with his performance on Saturday.
I definitely had to struggle a little bit," Wells said. "I really didn't feel good at all until the fourth or fifth inning."
You couldn't tell that by watching him mow down the Air Force hitters. The only run the Falcons got was in the first on a walk and a single. After that the sophomore left-hander was brilliant and even pitched out of a bases loaded, one-out situation in the fourth.
Gerig also made the play of the day in the fifth, crashing into the fence in left field after robbing Alex Bast of an extra base hit.
"That was one of the best plays I've ever seen," said Wells of Gerig's tumbling catch. "That was a huge play."
Wells now has a 2.79 earned run average after five starts. Most of the damage he's suffered this year, though, took place in one start against Holy Cross (seven hits, six runs allowed in 3.1 innings). In his other four starts he has an eye-opening 1.05 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 25.2 innings.
Wells tossed 63 of his 101 pitches for strikes against Air Force.
"I tried to work with the wind a little, throwing my stuff on the outside corner," Wells said.
The Wolf Pack will go for the three-game sweep of its first Mountain West series on Sunday at 1 p.m.
"We struggled a little bit earlier in the year," Meyer said. "But I really think we're coming together now. We're getting great pitching, our defense is doing well now and we're getting key hits when we need them."
"Last weekend I don't think we were focused," said Powers of two losses in three games at Utah Valley. "Maybe we were thinking ahead to this series. I don't know. But we've played two real good games this weekend. We're not beating ourselves."
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CNN's Chalian: 'Never Heard Both Parties So Convinced' GOP Could Keep the House
'That is more true today, according to these strategists, than in any day in this cycle'
CHALIAN: "I will say, in talking to both Democrats and Republicans, I think that the overall consensus among people working on these House races still think this day, two weeks out, it is probably more likely than not that the Democrats flip the House. But I will tell you this. On this day, I have never heard both parties so convinced about the possibility that Republicans could maintain control of the House. That is more true today, according to these strategists than in any day in the last year and a half of this cycle."
Kilmeade on Trump/Sondland Call: 'I've Never Heard Both Sides of a Phone Call When You Have It to Your Ear'
MSNBC's Melber: Past Presidents of Both Parties Withheld Presidential Visits Until North Korea Have Improved Its Conduct
NBC's Engel: Counterterrorism Analysts 'Had Never Heard of Aby Sayyaf'
Fournier: 'The Establishment in Both Parties Is About To Get Kicked in the Teeth'
Schor: Both Parties Are Scared Because They Know Members on Each Have Perpetrated Sexual Harassment


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