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Elasticity

2007-05-15T19:50:55Z

Tsetse: disambiguate

'''Elasticity'' addresses the responsiveness of quantity demanded (or supplied) to changes in price, income, or price of other goods. For example, the price elasticity of demand is computed as percentage change in quantity divided by percentage change in price.

Elasticity may also refer to the stretchiness of a particular object, such as a [[rubber band]].

[[Category: Economics]]
[[Category: Physics]]

Ordination

2007-05-15T19:18:35Z

Tsetse:

'''Ordination''' is the term for a [[Minister of religion]] to "take [[holy]] orders" (be [[consecrate]]d; be licenced by the [[church]] organisation; be bestowed with subordinate authority by a superior [[religion|religious]] authority (such as a [[Pope]]).

* A person who has been through this process is said to be '''ordained'''.
* A person who is in preparation for, or who is undergoing the process of ordination, is sometimes called an '''ordinand'''.

A person ordained as a minister of religion is typically allowed to officiate at religious ceremonies, notably the [[sacrament]]s: [[Christening]]s, [[wedding]]s (marrying people), [[burial]]s. Ordination is one requirement in many secular jurisdictions to officiate at weddings, although that jurisdiction may also have a system of performing secular marriage ceremonies.

==Ordination of women==
The ordination of [[Woman|women]] is a controversial issue in some religions or denominations, where either the office of ordination, or the role that an ordained person fulfils, is traditionally restricted to men for various theological and practical reasons.

Green

2007-05-10T21:19:49Z

Tsetse: a very important color

A color made by combining [[yellow]] and [[blue]]. Green is the color of many plants and living things. ''Nature's first green is gold.'' - [[Robert Frost]]

Odyssey

2007-05-10T21:15:37Z

Tsetse: iliad

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The '''Odyssey''' was an epic poem and sequel to the [[Iliad]] written by [[Homer]], a [[Greece|Greek]] poet, in the 8th century B.C. The main theme of the poem was about Odysseus' journey home from [[Troy]].

[[Category:Poetry]]

Jonah (prophet)

2007-05-10T21:13:57Z

Tsetse: adding reference

A minor prophet in the Book of Jonah, most famous for being swallowed by a large fish or [[whale]] and regurgitated after three days<ref>Jonah 1:17</ref> unharmed dispite exposure to chewing, digestive acids and a lack of air.

If this event actually occurred, it must have been a miracle, as the gullet of a whale is only about nine inches in diameter, and it would not be physically possible for a whale to swallow a human being whole.<ref>http://www.edwardtbabinski.us/whales/shore_whaling_industry.html</ref> Several people in recent memory have survived being swallowed by whales, though they are never quite the same.<ref>[http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/n/newjonah.htm Modern Day Jonah survives being eaten by whale.]</ref> Moreover, bodies of squid recovered from the stomachs of whales show corrosion from digestive juices.

Some people think of the story of Jonah and the whale as an [[allegorical|allegory]] prefiguring of the three days between the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/typology-theology</ref> <ref>http://www.ctsfw.edu/library/files/pb/1253</ref>

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