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Become a Special Olympics Arizona Athlete
Sep 13th
Become a Special Olympics Arizona Athlete
Step 1: Submit an Athlete Interest Form OR Find a Local Program and contact your Area Director.
Step 2: Complete the Athlete Medical & Release forms.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible to participate in Special Olympics, athletes must:
Be at least 8 years old (Children ages 2 1/2 to 7 are eligible to participate in the Young Athletes Program).
Have a current Medical and Consent Form on file.
Identified by an agency or professional as having one of the following conditions: intellectual disability; a cognitive delay as determined by standardized measures such as intelligence quotient or other generally accepted measures; or a closely related development disability, i.e., functional limitations in both general learning and adaptive skills.
What is the definition of intellectual disability?
According to the World Health Organization:
Intellectual disability is a condition of arrested or incomplete development of the mind characterized by impairment of skills and overall intelligence in areas such as cognition, language, and motor and social abilities.
Intellectual disability can occur with or without any other physical or mental disorders.
Although reduced level of intellectual functioning is the characteristic feature of this disorder, the diagnosis is made only if it is associated with a diminished ability to adapt to the daily demands of the normal social environment.
How prevalent are intellectual disabilities?
Intellectual disability knows no boundaries. It cuts across the lines of racial, ethnic, educational, social and economic backgrounds, and it can occur in any family. The following statistics and information on intellectual disabilities have been adapted from information from the Population Reference Bureau, The Arc (formerly the Association for Retarded Citizens), the World Health Organization and various associations for people with disabilities.
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 190 million people or three percent of the world’s population, have intellectual disabilities – the largest disability population in the world.
Special Olympics Arizona’s (SOAZ) goal is to empower the over 180,000 Arizonans with intellectual disabilities to be healthy, productive, and respected members of society through SOAZ’s year-round sports training, competitions and support programs.
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Why Weatherize Your Home?
Sep 12th
Why Weatherize Your Home?
For those of us who live in colder climates, you might just assume we do what we can to keep our homes warm and use our energy wisely during the winter months. Yes, you would assume.
Many do go the extra mile to seal their homes by installing their storm windows, replacing weather stripping on doors, insulating their walls, blowing extra insulation into their attics, installing programmable thermostats and a hundred other energy saving projects.
At the same time, many people do little or nothing at all. Whether they lack the time, don’t have the skills, are only renting the home or have funding issues, it’s hard to say. The result is that many homes, especially older homes within cities, have little or no work done to conserve energy.
So, this article is not for those who already weatherize their homes for winter, but for those who don’t. It’s my desire to find a way to motivate you to save energy, reduce your carbon footprint, and yes, save you money. That’s tight, I’m going to attempt to twist your arm in an effort to help you save money.
Let’s look again at the possibilities or situations why a home might not be properly weatherized.
LACK OF TIME TO WEATHERIZE
I can understand this excuse, but I will not validate it. Assuming you have some skill and some idea of how to weatherize, saying you have no time is more of an attempt to say you are either lazy or have simply chosen you don’t want to do that specific type of work.
There are many types of work that we might not enjoy doing and if you just can’t find the time to weatherize your home, then get somebody to do it for you. Yes, there are thousands of businesses out there that are waiting for you to call. They are eager to perform a wonderful job weatherizing your home.
So, while being busy, take just one moment and do a search online or in your local yellow pages and call a business that performs home weatherization and then your task is done. You will have gotten that monkey off your back and you’ll feel good that you have done something to conserve energy…plus you will save money.
LACK OF SKILL
Your stance is that you want to weatherize your home, but you are not sure how to get that long yellow thing out of the tape measurer or you are confused about what a 6-in-1 screwdriver is or how to use it. I can sympathize with you and for all those who know you, but that is still no excuse for not taking any action to seal your home.
Nobody was born with knowledge, but we were all born with drive. Many of us have suppressed this drive over time and ended up learning very little in life, but the cool thing is that this is simply a choice and not really an affliction. What this means is that you do have it in you to learn new things. You really do. Say it quietly to yourself at first. “I can learn new things”. Now say it out loud, “I can learn new things.”
No matter what your past has taught you and no matter what your friends and relatives say, you can always do better if your truly choose to do so. Choose to do better and choose to set aside any fear of what you have to learn in order to weatherize your home and simply choose that you will learn what you must learn so that you can weatherize your home.
It can be a brave new world for you. It can be the beginning of a new world of confidence. Just choose to try, and when it gets tough or a little hairy, push through and try a little harder.
To get you started, I have two references for you with respect to learning about weatherization work:
Insulate and Weatherize – by Bruce Harley
This is a well written book that will show you many helpful things and will open a world of ideas for how to weatherize your home.
Weatherize America ( http://www.weatherizeamerica.com )
This online weatherization business program is not just for businesses who want to perform weatherization work, but for anyone who wants to learn how to inspect their home and then follow up and perform the necessary weatherization repairs.
TENANTS OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS
If you are determined to not put one cent of your money into the home or apartment you rent, that is your right, but if you are also the one paying for the heat, it’s time to change your mind about what you think you are losing by weatherizing the space you pay to heat.
If you pay for the heat, you are the primary one who wins by any improvement you make to weatherize the home. Sure, some of the things you do might be permanent and will work towards increasing the value of the home, but it would help if you could set aside those thoughts for a moment and think about what is best for you. What will help you? Don’t let it matter if it helps anyone else as well. Just focus on the thought of what will help you.
Will it help you if weather stripping on the doors is replaced? Will it help you if the single pane unused windows in the basement are permanently sealed off? Will it help you if the basement were better insulated where it is mostly above ground level? Will it help if cracks in the walls were caulked to stop air from blowing in? Will it help you if your drier vent was replaced with a drier vent seal? Will it help you if your water heater or boiler were wrapped with insulation?
All those questions pertain to improvements that may very well be permanent and would be helping the landlord to some degree, but to an even greater degree, they would be helping you, so just do them. If you choose to not do them in order to spite the landlord, his house has not changed and he loses nothing, but your heat is flowing out of the home , so you lose.
As a tenant most of my life, the first thing I did in almost every home I moved into was to rewire it to some degree (rooms are not functional with just two receptacles) and I would insulate and seal it well. The bottom line is that I was going to live there and I wanted to be comfortable, and yes, the landlords home was improved and yes, the people who lived there after me were able to benefit by what I did, but who cares? I benefited for the whole time I lived there and I saved more money than what any improvements ever cost, plus I increased the comfort level of the home while I lived there.
If you are a tenant, everyone wins when you weatherize, but you win first, so set aside any reservations you might have and do yourself a favor and weatherize the space you are living in. You will waste less fuel, decrease your carbon footprint and will save money.
NO MONEY
I understand not having money, but you do have money, it’s just that there does not seem to be enough to ‘waste’ on improvements when so many other needs or desires already stand in line for your precious dollars.
You can still perform many weatherization improvements, but high-tech options such as shrink-wrap window seals can be set aside for good old sheets of plastic and duct tape. In addition, you would be amazed at how much weatherizing could be performed with a few tubes of carefully placed caulking.
One trick I learned to create the perfect seal is what I call the ‘poor mans window seal’. Start by opening the window or door that does not seal well when shut. Apply a thick bead of caulking to the immoveable window or door area where the window or door would push against when closed. Place a sheet of plastic wrap over the length of the caulking and then close the window or door tightly. Wait 12 to 24 hours and then open the window or door and remove the plastic swap and viola, you have a perfect fitting seal.
Overall, what I am trying to say is that even when the money is scarce, do as many little things as possible and be creative. The bottom line is that you will spend that money or more on fuel anyway.
One final option, and it varies dramatically from state to state, is to see if there is a local, county or state program to help you finance your home weatherization needs. Depending upon your income level, you might find you qualify for free or low cost weatherization work.
FOR EVERYONE ELSE
It pays to weatherize. There is no simpler way to say it. It pays to weatherize. So many people benefit when you choose to weatherize. First, there’s you, then there are those you might hire to help you, and then there’s the stores you buy the supplies from, and then there’s the global fuel demand which you just helped to lower, reducing prices for everyone in the world, and then finally there is the world that benefits.
Weatherizing is the gift that keeps on giving since many of the improvements you make will last for years, plus, many of the improvements you make to reduce your fuel costs, will also help reduce air conditioning costs during the summer. There is simply no down-side to weatherizing.
Weatherize your living space today and the whole world becomes a happier place.
David is the author of ‘The Rewards of Making Energy Efficient Choices’, and specializes in Heating and Air Conditioning and Electrical Wiring. Websites include: Weatherize America and Best Energy Saving Products
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Large Round Area rugs For More Interest in Your Space
Sep 11th
Large Round Area rugs For More Interest in Your Space
Large round rugs are a fabulous way to pull a room together. Help define your space by placing your furniture completely on top of your rug. Modern home design with open plan living is fabulous for traffic flow and entertaining but it causes difficulties when it comes to defining areas.
Large circular rugs help to visually differentiate those areas. Make your dining area feature prominently by inserting a large round area rug beneath your dining table – allowing enough room for the chairs. The round shape of the area rug assists with the inviting feel of the room and yet the the area rug provides boundaries and definition to the eating room. And in the same way a large round area rug can help establish your lounge room. Even with lack of wall boundaries and open concept space, a great rug can give your home that feeling of order.
If a living room is dull and boring and needs a lift, try an area rug. Large round area rugs can be found in many colors and in hundreds of different patterns and materials.Muted or pastel colors can soften the feel of a room. Earth toned colors can be soothing and understated while still giving your room an added oomph. Vibrant colors can change your focus and make the room look immediately brighter.
Placing your rug in the center of a room will draw the focus to it. This will visually reduce the impact of flat walls and sharp corners When a room is narrow , place the rug closer to one of the walls – this will help shift the visual focus and create an impression of more space.
In home’s lacking an entry way, place a large round rug near the doorway to give the illusion of an entry. In this way you can use a large round area rugs to define, enhance, and even visually create rooms or spaces where they don’t actually exist.
Not many decor items can finish a room like a large round rugs can. A good quality, well-placed rug can change the flow of a space, finish a room, and even visually create places in your home that haven’t existed before.
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How to Start an Internet Marketing Business – 3 Peoples’ Stories Will Surprise You
Sep 10th
How to Start an Internet Marketing Business – 3 Peoples’ Stories Will Surprise You
When it comes to how to start an internet marketing business, many people make mistakes when choosing the right business model to follow. When you read how other people started an internet making business, you will probably get a spark of inspiration that will show you how to start an internet business in no time.
The first person learnt how to start an internet based business by copying someone on eBay. He registered on eBay and saw public domain movies been sold. From what he saw about the product, he knew the owner was making real hard cash. He decided to learn how to start an internet marketing business by studying all about how to sell on eBay and public domains movies. It took him three days to learn all that.
He joined some public domain websites and got some movies which he then repackaged and sold on eBay. He chose eBay because it already had millions of daily visits from people worldwide. He was shocked to make some money the following day. The morale of this is that you can learn how to start an internet marketing business by strictly copying what someone else is already doing. You must choose a single business idea first.
The second person learnt how to start internet business by getting an expert to guide him. He was lucky to buy an ebook from an expert who taught people how to start an internet marketing business, and who also gave personal support until the business was established.
It involved making money selling other peoples’ products through affiliate programs. His ‘how to start an internet business’ approach involves doing market research, keyword research, buying a domain name, getting web hosting, installing a blog, selecting affiliate programs, monetizing your blog website with affiliate programs and Google AdSense.
After that, he learnt solid methods of making people to find his website. He made over two thousand dollars his first month. The morale of this is that it is best to invest some money on how to start an internet marketing business on a product that works, especially if there is ongoing support when you get stuck.
The third person learnt how to start a business on the internet by writing for others. She wrote articles for webmasters and companies who paid people that wrote quality articles for cash. She basically learnt how to start an internet marketing business by providing article writing services. She got an article writing product that gave the blueprints of how to write quality 500-word articles in thirty minutes, and that had a list of companies that pay daily for articles. When she had made enough cash, she went on to study other kinds of online marketing business.
The morale of this is that you can learn how to start an internet marketing business by writing articles for companies who will pay you daily for articles, especially if you know how to write articles that will guarantee that you get paid daily. You don’t have to look for customers, and you don’t even need to panic whether you know how to write or not. Everything should be there in one single product.
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Starting a Home Based Business Can Be Fun and Also Very Rewarding Experience
Sep 9th
Starting a Home Based Business Can Be Fun and Also Very Rewarding Experience
The need to make a lot of money helps to motivate many of us into starting a home based business. Not having to be a faceless person that is part of the grind of the daily rat race is another reason why it might pay to become a home entrepreneur. Before getting into the habit of making a living out of your home business venture it is of course necessary that you learn just what does it take to succeed in such a venture. Therefore, before starting a home based business you need to strategize in a way that ensures that you have a realistic chance of achieving your goal.
Don’t Fail To Plan Ahead
Most businesses, home based and otherwise, generally fail because the entrepreneurs failed to plan their activities in advance and so it is necessary that you learn how not to repeat those mistakes when starting a home based business. You need to understand how you too can succeed with your home business and the first question that you need a good answer to is ‘just why you want to start a home based business’.
Unless you know the reason behind why you should be starting a home based business you will not be able to build a strong foundation for the future and so you need to answer a few more questions to get things clarified. For example, are you starting a home based business to work the hours that suit you the best; or, is it to be your own boss and if so, why? Furthermore, is the home business your passport to increased earnings and finally, just how well prepared are you to start the business.
The most important issue that requires a solid answer before starting a home based business is how well prepared are you for your new business venture. This of course means that you must already be confident in your abilities to face and overcome the many challenges that you will need to face including having to handle multiple tasks at the same time. That in turn means being prepared to put up with the stresses and strains of starting a home based business; so, you must be in good physical and mental shape.
Next, you have to be sure that you are indeed well prepared and determined to put in as many hours as are required in order to succeed in your home business. What’s more, you should also have some outside support including from family members and from friends and you also need to be prepared to make sacrifices including accepting a lower standard of living till such time as your home business takes off and flourishes.
To succeed in your home business you need to possess experience as well as have the necessary skills and these are important issues that you need to address before starting a home based business. That in turn means ensuring that you already have the experience in your chosen business field and you also need to be a person that can take correct and effective decisions and in double quick time as well. You have to learn to absorb new things so that you can improve your existing skills and also learn new ones as you go along.
Before starting a home based business you must also be aware about your exact financial position so that before you get your home business going your pockets are stuffer with enough money to become a home business person. In addition, it is also necessary to have sufficient cash to operate your home business.
As long as you address these issues properly and earnestly starting a home based business can prove to be a fun experience and one that will help you get off on the right foot and then achieve your goals.
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Sep 7th
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Children’s Bedding
A childs bedroom should be a room that reflects their personality and lets their imagination run wild. Create a space your child will love with quality bedding from Sweet Peaches Bedding. Whether you are designing a new room or looking for easy updates, Sweet Peaches Bedding has childrenâs bedding and decor so you can create a room where your child can grow and play. Whether it’s toddler, twin, full, or queen size; trucks, rockets, mermaids, or flowers, our childrens bedding is superior quality, fun designs, and affordable.
* Make your child’s room inviting, decorated to his/her taste, and age-appropriate. Consider allowing your child to help decorate by at the very least picking out the bedding. For the more ambitious adventurers, give your child choices of a bedroom theme, positioning of bed and furniture (with your help, of course), and overall look and feel. The general idea is you want your child to absolutely LOVE his/her room and want to spend time in it!
* Consider the size of the bed. Some parents move their child to a twin or even larger bed as soon as a child graduates from the crib. For some children, that is fine, but others may feel intimidated or even threatened by its size. Depending on a child’s nature, toddler beds can provide a nice transition between crib and twin. These beds often are available in theme designs, such as a race car or castle. Make sure your child can easily get in and out of bed and feels comfortable in it.
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Tiny Prints – Promo Code & Review
Sep 6th
Tiny Prints – Promo Code & Review
If you’re already looking for a Tiny Prints promo code, there’s a good chance you’re already familiar with what they offer.
If not, then you might be wondering whether the website â a provider of customized photo cards and invitations â is right for you.
Many people think of Tiny Prints when they think of holiday cards. And indeed they have a great selection of unique and customizeable Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years, Thanksgiving cards, and more.
But in reality, Tiny Prints offers a lot more than just holiday cards!
In fact, they have thank you cards and stationary, business cards, wedding programs and perhaps their biggest offering⦠invitations. From birthday parties and weddings, to religious events and celebrations, to birth announcements and baby showers, Tiny Prints has invitations for almost any occasion you can think of.
But, what sets them apart from some other options isn’t just their selection⦠it’s the site’s remarkable ease of use.
First, you can browse their collections by category, or shop by occasion. Once you’ve arrived at the right category, you’ll have the opportunity to narrow down by card type, price, color, best sellers and more. As for variety, they offer everything from standard folded cards, to jumbo pictures, to photo montages, tri-fold cards, even pop up cards! So you’ll never be without options.
And consider this⦠there’s even a rating system so that customers who purchased an item in the past are able to leave feedback, comments, and complaints to help future users make better decisions. Just look for the yellow stars below each individual card or invitation (it’s a 5 star rating system).
Personalization is a snap as well. Upon making your selection and entering the card editor, you simply fill in the blank fields or click on the text boxes to enter your customized content. Click on a photo and you can upload photographs from your computer or hard drive to place on the card. The editor is very easy to use. In fact, it even walks you through, step by step, from the front of the card, to the middle (if there is one) to the back.
It’s simple, and you certainly don’t have to be a designer to end up with a beautiful customized card.
Tiny Prints can even stamp, address, and mail cards for you saving you time, hassle, and headaches. Talk about easy!
Saving money is easy as well. That’s because aside from their already affordable prices, customers can take advantage of Tiny Prints promo codes that act like an instant discount.
Using a Tiny Prints promo code is as simple as entering a code during the checkout phase of ordering. Once entered, the discount is automatically applied to the order and will be deducted from your total.
Everything can be completed in just a few easy steps.
The bottom line? Find a card you like, and Tiny Prints makes the process of customizing, ordering, and sending them incredibly easy and affordable.
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Dealing With Problems in Relationships
Sep 5th
Dealing With Problems in Relationships
Problems in relationships help you grow and they strengthen your relationships. However, there are problems in relationships which will break your union and may end in divorce or separation. Therefore, it is vital to realize that problems can serve either purpose. When you enter into a marital relationship, you should make up your mind that you want problems to leave you a better couple. Problems may be minor while others may be very large. Cheating or infidelity qualifies as a major problem while, argument about bath water is a minor issue. However, you should never underestimate the power of minor problems. All problems can make your life a living hell. Solving problems once you identify them is what you need to do. This is because you can deal best with an issue when it is raw. There are many couples who burry their heads in the sand and give a blind eye to obvious problems. Ignorance in this case is not bliss. Once you identify a problem, seek ways to solve it so that it does not escalate to be a huge problem.
Problems in relationships may cause strife. This strife results in anger and bitterness. Many times, it is pretty hard for us to prevent these emotions. However, you are not told to prevent them; manage them. In life, we live by managing our problems. You can learn how to manage your anger. All over the world, there is no absence of cases where spouses kill each other in rage. This kind of rage does not develop overnight. It is mainly as a result of issues that have been kept hidden or unresolved. Therefore, deal with each problem as it comes. Problems in relationships can prove to be very difficult and, some problems can keep resurfacing even after dealing with them. For example, one woman had a problem when it came to spending money. She would literally blow the family money on shoes and expensive clothes. After years of being warned, the man had enough and he decided to leave her; their finances having been driven to a wall. This constant problem was an addiction that needed to be dealt with medically or psychologically. Understand your problems and seek the right kind of help before you give up.
Go to professionals for help on problems in relationships. This is because most professionals in this field deal with such cases all the time. They have experience and, even a deeper understanding on the reason or cause for the problem. It might prove to be very expensive but, you can go online for free information and help. There are numerous resources that will play a pivotal role to ensure that your relationship is restored. Once you have gotten through the first five years of marriage, you will find that you have more experience in dealing with issues. Do not be confident about this, the work has just began. Many couples are comfortable with their troubles and look at their relationships taking a back seat in their lives. Do not settle for a mediocre marriage. You need to ensure that the relationship is bringing the best out of you.
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Moon as the Earliest Calendar
Sep 4th
Moon as the Earliest Calendar
Moon as the Earliest Calendar give readers of the Holy Bible information recorded in ancient times. Lunar/solar calendars were common throughout the ancient world. Three calendar systems that help our study of Bible times are the Jewish, Mesoamerican and the Egyptian calendars. Changes in the appearance of the moon at night provide the seven-day week. Time steps in the lunar/solar calendar accumulate for longer time cycles.
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Moon as the Earliest Calendar
I AM speaks to people through His Word, the Holy Bible. Historical, inspirational and supernatural, the Bible has been with us since calendar recording began. Readers of the Holy Bible can understand the records of ancient times. We discern what the numbered ages in the Old Testament actually mean by using three oldest calendars. Three calendar systems that help our study of Bible times are the Jewish, Mesoamerican and the Egyptian calendars. These three calendars allow us to trace back into remote prehistory. The word prehistory includes the “before time”, and the compound of “His” and “story.” Scientists who have worked with these very early cultures can provide the basic calendar methods that were once used to measure time. We need to review the Lord’s units of main time keeping to see the way ancient humanity dealt with time observation.
Early parts of the Old Testament mention days and years together. Time and the Biblical Creation include major fundamental concepts known to the ancient Jewish people. The Old Testament provides our first realistic ideas about time reckoning and recording. The Lord defines the day and night in the book of Genesis. The very first calendar of one day had begun. Description of the seven-day Creative Week further defines basic operation of the calendar. The sacred seven-day week is a fundamental religious idea. Four phases of the moon marked four weekly intervals during the month. Approximate lunar phases are attached to the origins of the calendar Sabbath week. Seven-day weeks and lunar months create the lunar-side of the lunar/solar calendars.
We are discovering ancient days when timekeepers watched the sun, moon and stars. The Jewish Calendar is simple when you understand the numbers used. The Jewish Calendar is based on the sun and moon together and measures chronology in numbered years from the Creation year 1. Modern recorded dates denote this era as B.C.E. for “Before Common Era”. Christianity dates according to the birth of Christ. The same B.C.E. initials mean “Before Christian Era” or simply B.C. for “Before Christ.” Time reckoning after Christ applies the A.D. marking of Anno Domini, which stems from the Latin meaning: “After Divinity” in the year of our Lord.
Calendar systems map world chronology according to different beginnings. Some follow Jewish tradition and put the Creation date at 5,767 years ago or about 3,761 years B.C.E. Others credit Archbishop Ussher with calculating in 1,701 A.D. that Creation took place in 4,004 B.C. The Egyptian Calendar begins between 4,236 B.C.E. and 4,241 B.C.E., along with Egyptian mythology explaining the world’s creation. Starting dates depend on star observation in Egypt, since that is the only way primal society had to mark calendar years. Another plan estimates the starting Mayan Calendar date to be 3,113 B.C.E. Shared calendar characteristics enable deeper inspection of prehistoric time reckoning. Sacred texts and current science provide clues needed to reconstruct the oldest Biblical history. Important traits gathered from past calendar time streams become woven together to obtain hybrid insight. Three ancient calendar systems form the world’s oldest trunk line of calendar science. God used a lunar/solar calendar to write listed ages for the Antediluvian Patriarchs. The family of Adam heralds new discovery from the earliest time.
Ages of Adam will aid you through better understanding of the Old Testament and significant calendar information. The work at timeemits.com stresses time reckoning and recording. We return to the origins of day and night that lead up to the sacred seven-day week to explore this affinity between God above and calendar times.
Genesis 1:4
“And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.”
God was “between” the light, and the darkness in the literal Hebrew definition. This basic interlinear Bible definition establishes a slightly different thought of God being between or separating, daylight on the one hand, and darkness on the other. This meaning sets the precedence for identifying day and night.
Genesis 1:5
“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.”
The Lord put two great lights in heaven, one to rule the day and one to rule the night. The light of the sun measured the day and the light of the moon measured time greater than a day. The greater light is, of course, the sun. Everything we call solar deals with the sun. The lesser light, or luminary, is the moon. The word lunar relates to the moon or the month. The sun and moon identify as luminaries.
This work of God, of dividing, separating or coming between daylight and darkness to measure time is the basic premise of the original Jewish calendar. Calendars, time, and the sacred seven-day week have inspired the purest of time references to the Holy Bible. We must examine formative religions and ideas about time. In chapter 5 of Genesis, a correlation exists between the “begat” genealogy following Adam and numerical ties to ancient calendars. Adam and his descendants through Noah are the Antediluvian Patriarchs. Antediluvian tells us they were before the great flood of Noah and all were Patriarchs or fore fathers of humanity. The Holy Bible provides our greatest treasure of calendar history and early theology. The Master of the Universe, He who sits upon the throne of glory and grace, stretches forth His right hand to give us time.
We become one human race when you put man and woman together. There are two literal Hebrew definitions involved here. Adam meant “the man,” in the literal Hebrew sense of the word. Adam, the word, differs from a personal pronoun name like Bob or John. Adam is the human being, the generic man or a breathing creature. Adam in this work refers to the universal, generic meaning for man. The man is a derivative form of the root word that describes reddish clay, soil or dust. Literal word searches furnish meanings that aid our calendar study. A synthesis of faiths and mythology sharpen initial views regarding civilization. People have always marked birth and death by the calendar. Calendars unite with the spiritual afterlife in memorials. Early religions recognized conceptions of the spirit and soul after death by burial and by saying “from dust unto dust.” The lifetime of Adam is given precise lunar/solar years in chapter 5 of Genesis.
Eve is the woman in literal Hebrew. She is the life-giver, mother to the living, or child-bearer. The feminine fertility issue has always been associated with lunar observation. The lunar month forever etches upon humanity the moon — mother perceptions of ancient times. Cycles of new moons were basic time reckoning ingredients for lunar/solar calendars. Where Eve represented the feminine side of human order according to lunar observation, Adam represented the masculine, solar side, according to solar positioning on the horizon. In other words, Adam’s male image also implied meaning toward the rising and setting positions of the sun through all four seasons during the year. Adam and Eve have embedded connections with primitive cosmology.
Clarification of God resting on the seventh day defines a separation between successive time frames. God again divides, separates or is between the light and darkness of the moon. Repeated instances in a theme show a holy relationship is present between specific divisions of calendar times. Transition from one lunar phase ending to commencement of the next lunar phase is the most revered unit of time measurement known. God set aside the Sabbath Day as holy. God consecrated the Jewish Shabbat for all time to come. The sacred Jewish significance of the seven-day week and the number seven elsewhere support religious observance of the moon as an early calendar.
The lunar/solar calendar begins to emerge with a variety of ultimate connotations. Day unto night, between the weeks as Sabbath, new moon crescents and finally intercalary days all continue divine providence upon Earth. Time steps in the lunar/solar calendar accumulate for longer time cycles. Years and then multiple of years exhibit the same religious notions to vast proportions.
Changes in the appearance of the moon at night provide the seven-day week. Divisions of seven-days separate the four basic lunar phases noted in figure 1. Starting with a new moon crescent, the moon gradually comes into view on following nights. The first half of the moon is visible in about seven-days. The moon waxes until full moon at the end of two weeks. Lunar light reverses progression in the third week, waning to half visibility. A fourth week completes the month and visibility diminishes toward a new moon. Completion of four lunar phases comprises the month. The true lunar month measures 29.53-days. Ancient calendar makers recorded approximations according to actual observation. Whole lunar months of 29-days or 30-days were the common practice in lunar/solar calendar systems. The average lunar month of 29.5-days repeats upon sighting the new moon crescent. Light and darkness classify lunar phases in the lunar-side of lunar/solar calendars. Original interpretations of lunar time place God between the weeks on Sabbath Days.
Lunar/solar calendar foundations of the Jewish calendar extend from the earliest verses of scripture. Natural, uniform motions of the heavenly spheres are the pivotal markers of time reckoning. The list of ancient characters mentioned in the Old Testament used this lunar/solar calendar system of time recording. Observation of lunar phases coupled with solar positioning graduated the lifetime ages of Adam and his descendants. Well over ten thousand years ago, proto-historical calendar makers had developed advanced sciences such as mathematics and astronomy. Intercalary days add to the lunar year of twelve-moon-months in order to complete our modern solar year of 365-days. Necessary intercalations best describe lunar/solar separation time by “coming between” lunar and solar times.
Time Equations
There are 12 finished lunar months during the current 365-day-solar-year. Since day one, that has never changed. An average lunar month is about 29.5-days long measured against a starry nighttime background. There are four quarters during one-lunar-month. From new moon, which shows no moonlight, to the first phase of the moon, or half the lighted moon, about one week has passed. Moonlight waxes to full-moon stage after two weeks. Reversing the pattern, the third week of the month wanes visibility to diminish the moon’s light back to halfway again. The fourth weekly period continues the waning retreat of moonlight until again repeating the new moon. Twelve mature lunar months multiply by 29.5-days per lunar month for 354-days to approximate the lunar year (Eqn. 1).
Time differences between lunar and solar calendar years provide lunar/solar calendar adjustments or intercalations. Subtraction yields 11 days of lunar/solar separation time between the lunar year of 12-moon-months and the 365-day-solar-year (Eqn. 2). Eleven days of difference every year were the staple for lunar/solar calendars. During 19-years, 11-days of lunar/solar separation time every year multiply this division between lunar years and solar years (Eqn. 3). Lunar/solar separation time measures 209-days of difference after 19-years have passed. Therefore, any 19-year lunar/solar calendar cycle had to incorporate these remaining 209-days of separation as intercalary days in order to catch up the lunar-side of the calendar, with the solar-side of the calendar. Intercalary systems varied between cultures to compensate calendar recording. The Mayan Calendar escalates the same intercalations to distribute 210-days over a 20-year lunar/solar calendar cycle (Eqn. 3).
Throughout this text, ‘lunar/solar’ denotes calendar terminology that pertains to lunar and solar time. Variations include ‘lunar/solar separation time’ to indicate time between lunar years and solar years. Occasionally the phrase is abbreviated ‘l/s’. Lunar-side specifically addresses time measured according to lunar or moon reckoning. Solar-side time splits address time that depends upon solar or sun reckoning. Lunar/solar calendar time is the most important approach to survey ancient calendars.
Equations
1. 12-Month-Lunar-Year
29.5 day-lunar-month
x 12 lunar-months in lunar-year
= 354 day-lunar-year
2. 11-Days of Lunar/Solar Separation Time
365 day-solar-year
- 354 day-lunar-year
= 11 days of l/s separation time per l/s calendar year
3. Lunar/Solar Separation Time for 20-year-L/S-Cycle
11-days of Separation per l/s calendar year
x 19-year-l/s-calendar cycle
= 209 days of separation per 19-year-l/s-cycle
Approximates to 210 Days of Separation per 20-year l/s-cycle
The lunar/solar calendar begins to emerge with a variety of ultimate connotations. Day unto night, between the weeks as Sabbath, new moon crescents and finally intercalary days all continue divine providence upon Earth. Time steps in the lunar/solar calendar accumulate for longer time cycles. Years and then multiple of years exhibit the same religious notions to vast proportions.
Lunar/solar calendars were common throughout the ancient world. Different calendar systems employed the 19-year cycle with slight variations. Study of the Jewish Calendar provides the necessary understanding that is fundamental to lunar/solar calendar cycles. Equally important, the Jewish Calendar was the mainstay time recording plan found throughout the Old Testament.
More information regarding Jewish Calendar festival and holiday celebrations is available from the timeemits.com website. The scope of this work is primarily the treatment of l/s intercalations. Ancient and modern versions of the calendar vary slightly. A true comparison is possible only through supplementary reading in Judaism.
Are you a pastor, educator or a student of the Holy Bible? Timeemits.com seeks anointed people to review and contribute to the Ages of Adam ministry. Ancient lunar/solar calendars like the Jewish and Mayan calendars provide the background to understanding early time. Ancient calendars of the Holy Bible use differences between the moon and sun, numerical matching and a 364-day calendar year to describe X-number of days that match with X-number of years. Ages of Adam is a free read. at timeemits.
Clark Nelson is webmaster for http://www.timeemits.com and author of Ages of Adam and sequel, Holy of Holies. Contact article@timeemits.com for more information.
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