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Fantasy Football Volatility Index: The riskiest and safest plays for NFL Week 13
Antonio gives you the most (and least) volatile players so far this season to help you with your Week 13 start and sit gambles.
By chapulana Dec 4, 2021, 7:30am EST
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Either you are a risk-averse fantasy owner, or a risk-tolerant one. There is not a unique, written-on-stone way of winning at fantasy football, nor a dominant personality of owner that always get the "W." So no matter which side of the coin you fall on, here are some players that fit the risk range of outcomes to different extents so you can put them in your lineups fully knowing what you're getting into!
How does the season look so far (a little primer on volatility)?
To measure how risky a player is, I did something very simple. I calculated the fantasy points per game each player has scored through all of the games he has played and then calculated the standard deviation of his different scores through his games. This way not only do I get his average points per game, but also I get to know how his scores vary between games (how "volatile" they are).
Having those two numbers, it is easy to see who is putting on good performances constantly, who is having boom-or-bust games, etc. Through the 12th week of the 2021 season, there are 556 players with at least two games played in fantasy football. Here is how they are spread in a graph that includes their fantasy points per game and their standard deviation (we'll call it Volatility from this point on) from their mean values:
Now, that is a goddamn mess. At the top of the chart, you have the best players by points per game. At the left, you can find those who—almost—always score the same points, and at the right those who have wide variations between different games.
That chart is fine and all, but it's much better to break it down and separate players into different categories so you can make decisions easily come lineup-locking time. Let's get it poppin'!
Week 13 ultra-volatile players
These players have standard deviations from their averages of 10-plus fantasy points. They are as capable of putting on a monster, record-books performance as easily as they can lay a goose egg on any given day. You're playing with fire here, boy.
RB Leonard Fournette (Tampa Bay Buccanneers)
Who do you prefer, W12 God Fournette or 28 Evil Lenny? Can't get much wider in terms of a production range than Leonard Fournette's fantasy tallies. Fournette has appeared in 11 games so far this season and he's almost had as many performances of scoring fewer than 11 PPR points (four of them, bottoming at 6.4) as he's had games above 17 PPR points (five of them, including his W12 explosion for 44.1 PPR points). Fournette's usage is mind-bending with snap shares going from a low of 36% to a high of 82% on back-to-back weeks (W3 and W4). He is capable of rushing the rock 22 times (W6) as he is of carrying it 8 times (W8)... of racking up 100 yards last weekend or falling short of 40 a week earlier... of getting 8 receptions for 45 yards in W10, or missing on catching even 3 targets in W7. Can Lenny produce? Sure. Will he? Who the hell knows.
Week 13 moderately-risky plays
These players have standard deviations from their averages between 8 and 10 fantasy points. We're starting to get into the meat of the player pool, and decisions start to get tougher here.
WR Justin Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings)
I'm not discovering anything in pointing to Jefferson as a fantastic fantasy player two seasons into his pro career. That might have been the case last year, sure, but it's not anymore as Justin is more than established in the NFL and Minny's offense playing next to Adam Thielen. Jefferson, though, is not the safest of players to pick any given week, which doesn't mean he doesn't merit consideration, though. The thing with Jefferson, though, is that while he's pretty much a steady player averaging 18+ PPR points per game, he's shown a floor of 4.1 fantasy points and a ceiling of 37.2 in the span of four games (W8 and W11). So when picking JJ you better know you might be in for a disappointing ride... or an explosive one, that is. Jefferson should be good to give you his customary 18 pops, and he's gotten 9+ targets in all but two games (he went for 17 PPR points on just 5 targets against Baltimore in W9), so it's not that he's a bad player. But if he or Kirk Cousins chose not to deliver, the dud could be coming his way.
Week 13 relatively-safe plays
These players have standard deviations from their averages between 5 and 8 fantasy points. This is where most of the rostered players and those that are part of your weekly lineup fall. They can have up and downs in their outcomes, but they mostly produce to their true talent.
QB Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals)
I know you might be a little bit worried about Burrow's back-to-back bad performances around Cincinnati's Bye (W10). All Burrow could do back then was finish with 8.4 and 9.0 FP respectively in the weeks before and after that short vacation. And that, sucked. But that's also why Burrow is part of this group instead of the next one; Burrow is pretty steady and plays to fantastic levels more often than not, but the nightmarish/odd game is eventually going to pop. The good news, though, is that those two games might already be all in which Good Ol' Joe stinks this year, and it's all rosy ROS. Burrow rebounded nicely last weekend against Pittsburgh with another 17.4, top-10 at the position performance—he even scored his first rushing TD of the year. Burrow scored 18+ FP in all but one of his first eight games of the season before those two in which he failed to reach double-digit marks, and the last time we saw him he was this close to hitting 18 once more. Trust Joe, he knows what he's doing.
Week 13 ultra-risk-averse plays
These players have standard deviations from their averages between 0 and 5 fantasy points. Most players fall inside this group as most players either are good, or bad. You know what you're getting from these players, as they operate as robots on the field putting on heavily consistent performances weekly.
TE Tyler Conklin (Minnesota Vikings)
I'm sorry to tell you, but I'm afraid there is no such thing as a "ultra-risk-averse" tight end. The position is too wild for that, so there will always be weekly swings when it comes to TE fantasy production. It was what it is, we accept, then move on to other more interesting stuff. In any case, though, you can't do much better than rostering/starting Conklin at the position if you at least want some solid/predictable outcome from your tight end. Excluding last weekend's 3.5 PPR-point stinker (he still caught 2-of-3 targets for 25 yards, though) Conklin had strung five games of TE2 levels of play at the very least, finishing with 6.5 PPR points or more in each of those getting back to W6 and always finishing into the top-23 players at the position in each and every one of those slates. Conklin's floor is probably around that mark (4-to-6 PPR points) but he's averaging 8.9 fantasy points on the season and has topped 9.5 in four of his last six games played.
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Old Celtics Show Magic New Tricks
Those Boston Celtics, they just keep rollin' along.
Not content to shatter the hopes of every fan within a hundred miles of the Cuyahoga River, the Celts went to work on the Magic's kingdom from Lake Okeechobee to the Georgia border. Boston jumped out to a ten-point first-quarter lead, stretched it to twenty in the third quarter, and hung on through a fourth-quarter rally for a 92-88 win, grabbing the home-court advantage from Orlando in game one of the Eastern Conference finals.
Boston showed their victory over Cleveland was no fluke. As Bob Ryan pointed out, the Cavs may have had the best player in the series, but the Celtics had the next four best, with guard Rajon Rondo creating at least as many problems for the Cavs as their star did for Boston. When the Cavs focused on stopping Rondo, he spread the scoring load to the Big Three of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce, with Rasheed Wallace contributing a few clutch three-pointers. During a vital second-half stretch in the clinching game when the Celtics extended a two-point halftime lead to a fourteen-point advantage, six different Celts scored, as Rondo dished for five assists while hitting three field goals of his own.
On Sunday in Orlando, Boston took a 29-16 lead before either Garnett or Rondo scored their first points. Pierce and Allen, who combined for just eighteen points in the finale against the Cavs, had 22 and 25 respectively against the Magic. Orlando shot 4-for-20 in the first quarter and went 0-for-9 on three-pointers in the half, perhaps reflecting the rust from their week-long layoff and back-to-back sweeps in the playoffs so far. "I thought that may have hurt them in the first quarter with some of their shots," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said after the game. "One of our guys said they played eight [nights] and they've had 21 or 22 off."
While Orlando's shooters struggled, the Celtics used Kendrick Perkins, Glen Davis, and Rasheed Wallace to neutralize Dwight Howard inside. Howard expended a lot of energy wrestling for position with the threesome, who used up twelve fouls and held Howard to thirteen points on 3-of-10 from the floor.
The Celtics are trying to become just the second team to win an NBA championship with four players 32 or older among their six leaders in minutes played (ages calculated as of February 1 for all seasons). The four – Pierce, Allen, Garnett, and Wallace – are all healthy and receiving an infusion of energy from the efforts of the younger three (Rondo, 23; Perkins, 25; Davis, 24). It's a Celtic tradition that goes back to the early days of their dynasty: As Bill Sharman and Bob Cousy grew old, Sam and KC Jones took on bigger roles. When the Joneses started to gray, John Havlicek stepped in to provide the spark. The older Havlicek, though tireless as he aged, benefitted from the youth of Dave Cowens and Jo Jo White on two title teams in his mid-thirties.
The other championship team with four major players 32 or older? Michael Jordan's last Chicago Bulls squad, with Jordan (34), Scottie Pippen (32), Ron Harper (34), and Dennis Rodman (36). In the whole of NBA history, only one other team has even reached the Finals with four 32+ players in its top six: the 1996-7 Utah Jazz (Karl Malone, 33; John Stockton, 34; Jeff Hornacek, 33, Antoine Carr, 35).
Boston has a diversified squad with experience and energy, depth and variety. They look very much like the team that capped its 23-5 start with a Christmas Day win over Orlando, rather than the one that went 27-27 from that point on. It could easily be a retro Finals this year, the Celtics and Lakers facing off for the second time in three years and twelfth time in their history.
The trades that brought Garnett and Allen to Boston in 2007 have already paid off in full; for a team that looked old and shot just four weeks ago, the chance for a bonus banner is a significant surprise in a sport that's generally no country for old men.
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Jeff Neuman is co-author of A Disorderly Compendium of Golf (with Lorne Rubenstein) and Just Hit It (with Frank Thomas). He has written for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Links, and Private Clubs, and his sports columns appear at RealClearSports.com on Mondays and Thursdays.
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Firemen Help Puppies Find Homes By Taking Off Their Clothes
By Zainab Akande
These Australian firemen have no problem stripping down for good causes.
Instagram photo by #FireFightersCalendar • Apr 11, 2016 at 8:42am UTC
After all, they've been doing so since 1993, when the firefighters calendar was first established to raise funds for the Children's Hospital Foundation and the Westmead Children's Hospital Burns unit.
Instagram photo by #FireFightersCalendar • Apr 11, 2016 at 12:36am UTC
Photo shoots for 2017's calendar are currently underway and there have been some notably furry additions - lots and lots of adoptable rescue puppies.
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It just so happens that proceeds from the 2017 calendar will be going to Australia's Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
The puppies come from Safe Haven Animal Rescue, according to the New Zealand Herald. There's no doubt that the extra exposure will help them find forever homes so much faster.
You can keep up with these puppies (as well as the firemen) on Instagram and Facebook.
Check out this video of firemen working together for one amazing deer rescue.


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7 Habits Psychopaths Have That Are More Common Than You Think
By Carolyn Steber
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When you think about the traits of a psychopath, you might imagine someone who is narcissistic, deceitful, calculating — and maybe even a little too charming. But the reality is, these tendencies aren't unique to psychopaths, and can actually be spotted in everyday people.
That's not to say that someone is a psychopath if they're charming or deceitful. We're all multi-faceted and have many different personality traits, including ones that aren't always considered positive. It's only when someone has antisocial personality disorder — which is the term psychologists use to label psychopaths — that these traits can really stand out.
For that to be the case, a person must meet the diagnostic criteria in the DSM (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), which would mean they have three or more of the disorder's defining traits, such as impulsivity, a reckless disregard for the safety of others, a lack of remorse, or failure to conform to social norms, psychotherapist Kevon Owen, MS, LPC, tells Bustle.
Anyone can be impulsive or reckless at times. But for psychopaths, these tendencies define their daily life. "Traits of antisocial personality disorder can often be seen in most adults," therapist Ann Russo, MA.TH, LCSW, tells Bustle. "The distinguishable and diagnosable difference is that the traits impact levels of functioning in the world. For example, the traits negatively effect [their] relationships, career, and society on a regular basis." And as such, truly sets them apart.
With that in mind, read on for psychopathic tendencies that are surprisingly common, according to experts
1. High Levels Of Charm
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"Most [psychopaths] are charming and disarming," psychotherapist Jianny Adamo, tells Bustle, meaning they know just what to say to win a person over and get what they want.
"But having that trait alone doesn't make [someone] antisocial," she says. Plenty of people can be charming, witty, and socially graceful. "People who enjoy being with others or are good presenters can [also] be very charming," Adamo says.
It's even a socially acceptable trait people work on developing, in order to be more influential. Only when it's used as a form of manipulation does it take on a darker tone.
2. A Disregard For The Law
"Psychopaths disregard the law," Adamo says, because they just don't think it applies to them. And one way they may go about it is by driving recklessly.
"They don't observe speed limits, drive under the influence, cut people off, oscillate from aggressive driving to not driving fast enough, [and so on]," Adamo says. But the average person can do the same thing when behind the wheel.
Think about how many people speed, or make bad decisions while on the road. While it's not OK for anyone to do, unsafe driving does happen. "You don't need to be a psychopath to be a reckless driver," Adamo says.
3. Impulsive Behavior
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"Impulsivity and failure to factor for long-term consequences of our actions is a psychopathic behavior," Owen says. "Or a behavior seen regularly in adolescents and young adults."
Pretty much anyone can make an impulsive decision or act irrationally. But what separates the average person from a psychopath is the pervasiveness of the trait.
As Owen says, one of the diagnostic criteria for antisocial personality disorder is "consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations," which often stems from impulsive behavior.
While it isn't the best habit to develop, lying to others is actually fairly common among the masses, as well as among psychopaths. But the difference is that they're way less likely to ever feel bad about it, Dr. Angela Kenzslowe, clinical psychologist and founder of Purple Heart Behavioral Health LLC, tells Bustle.
Lying in small ways is also considered socially acceptable, which is why pretty much everyone does it. We lie, and are told lies, many times throughout the day. But unlike psychopaths, we rarely lie in order to cause someone harm.
"The psychopath [...] will repeatedly lie, be deceitful, and con others for their pleasure or personal profit all while knowing is causes harm," Dr. Kenzslowe says. "They just don't care."
5. Manipulation
"Deceiving or manipulating to get your way is a trait that even very socially admired people have admitted occasionally having the urge to do," Owen says. Of course, there's a big difference between how a psychopath might manipulate others, compared to the rest of us.
A psychopath may go out of their way to deceive others through the use of aliases as a way to gain pleasure or profit, while many others may stick to simpler methods of deception, such as the aforementioned white lies told in order to get their way.
6. Self-Centeredness
While self-centeredness is a fairly common trait, it becomes a marker for psychopathy when it develops into high levels of narcissism.
In healthy doses, certain forms of self-focus can even be good for you. "Most people think that [being self-centered] is a bad thing," clinical psychologist Dr. Perpetua Neo, tells Bustle. "However [...] self-enhancement, meaning the ability to see ourselves through rose-tinted glasses to a certain extent — can help with our functioning, productivity, and happiness." It's only when that self-centeredness becomes narcissism, which often causes someone to manipulate others for self-gain, that it becomes separate from everyday behavior.
7. Thrill Seeking
"[Thrill seeking] is one of the tell-tale signs of psychopathy," Samantha Morrison, a health and wellness expert for Glacier Wellness, tells Bustle. And yet, it's common for folks to want to get their adrenaline pumping to one degree or other, whether it's by watching horror movies, riding rollercoasters, or jumping out of airplanes.
That's why it's important not to assume that having a psychopathic trait means someone is a psychopath. While antisocial personality disorder includes traits that are fairly common, they have to be pervasive and negatively impact someone's life in order to get a true diagnosis.


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Liberty Sells Office, Industrial, Flex Properties Across States
Liberty Property Trust announced it has entered into an agreement to sell 97 properties totaling 6.6 million square feet of space and 159 acres of land for approximately $705 million. The deal includes the company's Jacksonville holdings, a portfolio of 32 properties that total more than 2.1 million square feet.
Liberty Property Trust has sold office properties located in Maryland, Southern New Jersey and the Fort Washington submarket of Philadelphia.
Jacksonville is the only market Liberty is exiting entirely, and the properties sold also include some flex properties in Minnesota. In total, the sale includes 4 million square feet of office space, 2.3 million square feet of flex properties and 274,000 square feet of industrial properties. The sales are expected to close progressively, starting in late December. The name of the buyer has not been made public
William P. Hankowsky, CEO of Liberty, says the idea behind the transaction is to concentrate the company's office portfolio in fewer markets and to extend it portfolio allocation to industrial real estate. "We expect these steps to enhance our ability to exploit our expertise in creating and managing high-quality office environments in which we can create significant future value," he said in a statement for the press.
Liberty is a $7.3 billion REIT founded in 1972 that develops, acquires, leases and manages office and industrial properties. At the end of Q2, the firm enjoyed the ownership of 80.6 million square feet of developed space in more than 21 markets throughout U.S. and the United Kingdom.
The Jacksonville portfolio sold includes numerous Class A office and Class B industrial properties such as Butler Plaza and Liberty Business Park. Most of the properties are located in the Southside near the intersection of J. Turner Butler Boulevard and Interstate 95, but the firm also owns about 120 acres along Imeson Road, West Jacksonville.
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It is very common for many children especially toddlers to be picky eaters. Sometimes they will get fixated on one or two foods. In general, they want to eat what they see their siblings and parents eat. If their brother or sister is eating a cookie you can't expect them to eat an apple!
Here we share six ways you can help improve the nutrition of you and your family.
This helps remove the temptation. Remove things like candy, soda, juice, chips, cake and cookies. If it is not there, then they cannot eat it.
Foods like fruit, vegetables, and nuts (provided there are no nut allergies). Have some fruit and vegetables cut up and ready to eat.
Having your children pick out healthy foods with you, will encourage them to eat those foods. It gives them a feeling of control and responsibility.
Allowing them to help prepare the meal encourages them to eat the meal. You can also use this time to learn what they like or don't like.
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Jerry Lawrence says thanks for Dee's care
Tim Ethridge
tim.ethridge@courierpress.com
Jerry and Dee Lawrence shared an important lesson for all of us, one on death and dying.
Dee knew her days were numbered when, a little more than two weeks ago, she asked Jerry to find a way to get her to their North Side home so she could spend her final hours with her husband and their puppies. Jerry knew that he had to find a way to fulfill that wish.
He went public with their plight, and strangers in Evansville, Henderson and other nearby towns and cities responded. A group of nurses, many who had no prior relationship, formed a team. They volunteered as Dee's support so that she could go home.
'She wants to go home to die'
Dee made it to their house on Feb. 13, the day before Valentine's Day. On Feb. 17, Jerry noted that "she is very quiet, doesn't talk much but nods her head, smiles and uses her eyes to converse with you."
He asked that friends stop by if they could, and that they "bring a smile and a happy memory to share. Please don't come to grieve, be cheerful and happy."
On Feb. 20, Jerry was told that "God was nigh." And on Feb. 24, Dee passed, "peacefully and gently," with her puppies and husband at her side.
Jerry asked that we share this note:
"I'm talking to the Lord" Dee replied when asked what she said as the excruciating pain she suffered for too many months seemed to subside for the first time since re-entering the nursing home for the third time in less than a year.
Although her pain usually kept her in tears, the sedatives seemed to provide gentle relief without interfering with her understanding of what was going on around her during her final stay at the nursing home which she wanted so desperately to leave.
She then said "I want to go home to die." Then she pointed two fingers in the air and again said, holding up one finger, "I want to go home to you and the puppies, and then I want to go home, pointing the second finger to the sky.
Just a few days later both wishes would be fulfilled.
Special thanks are extended to Courier & Press editor Tim Ethridge for spearheading the search for nurses to aid in Dee's care while at home and Jordan Vandenberge, WEHT Eyewitness New, for chronicling the incredible response of so many volunteers.
The family also wishes to extend its deepest gratitude to the fine people from Heart to Heart Hospice Care and the dozens of volunteers who responded to her husband's public appeal for nurses to attend to her dying needs at home.
Dee Lawrence's memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Browning Funeral Home. Visitors are welcome an hour before the service.
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HBO Max has recently updated their official Youtube channel with a trailer for Zack Synder's Justice League, which was first shown during DC Fandome. The trailer reveals several new scenes that was not featured in the original cut of the film. Some of the highlights of the trailer includes a look at Darkseid, who was omitted from the original film, along with with a look at Desaad. Zack Synder's Justice League will premiere exclusively on HBO Max in 2021.
Looking at the trailer I personally think this film will turn out much better than the original cut. The overall setting looks pretty wild and there are some major moments that were shown that I cannot wait to see.
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1129 59th St is a Multi-Family building located in Borough Park, Brooklyn constructed in 1920. This 3-story building has 6 units. The building is within Community District 312 and zoned for the following schools - P.S. 180 Homewood, Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School. Nearby transportation include the N, D subway lines.


There is so much talent here, and such great work - and much of it is hiding behind terrible photography. Some of our most prolific contributors are taking bad pictures, for example: over a dozen minis in rows on in a single shot, on a washed out background, with the minis themselves barely visible.
Before you get all sad or think I'm calling you out - Au contraire mon amis! This is a call to arms to raise the bar for us all! I am one of you!
Tool: This tip can be done with the built in photo editor on any smartphone, smart camera, or in sites like Flickr quickly and easily.
You'll get 80% of the awesome you are looking for by finding the photo inside the photo that was taken.
Keep in mind that the field of view to get the minis/terrain in the shot may end up including lots of other stuff, such as furniture, game gear, soda bottles, and even player body parts (usually waistlines.) All of that stuff distracts from the minis and terrain. It is AMAZING what happens when only your build is in the shot.
One shows a portly DM with his trusty laptop, lording it over his terrain model on a sunny day.
The other shows some the ominous far off dungeon.
ALWAYS CROP. None of us takes perfect pictures without a tripod. It takes <30 seconds and is worth it!
1, If you take photos in a darker room, you have no tripod and if you use a little better camera, increase ISO up to around 200-400. Pictures will be a bit noisier but much sharper!
2, Don't be afraid of taking more photos. Then, you can pick the few bests and share only them.
3, Play with your camera, it is your friend! (Even if you use your phone) Try out more angles, and change distance from the subject.
And place your subject at the third line of your picture. It means use the Third and Fibonacci rations.
If you do that, even if you crop the pictures based on Fibonacci/third rules, your picture and your theme will be stronger.
In most cameras and phone apps you can switch on these lines to your screen and you will be able to see them while you are taking photos.
And never forget to set the Macro setting of your camera. It's there for this reason.
Before I take a bunch of credit that's not mine to take, I happen to have several friends who are professional photographers, and the vast majority of my product shots were not taken by me. I frequently use CGI rather than actual photography, and when I do want actual photographs, my friends have great camera, well-equipped studios and skills that dramatically exceed my own so it's natural to leave that in their hands.
I'd like to add that if you have access to a proper DSLR camera, you should learn to manually set it and focus it rather than relying on the automatic lighting and focusing. The camera's automatic settings are generally quite good for taking pictures of your family but you'll get dramatically better results if you understand how to work with the ISO, aperture, focal length and shutter speed.
Good lighting makes a world of difference. If you don't have access to fancy studio floodlights, then it might be worth taking the photographs outside in the sunlight. It's also useful to bounce light back on to the scene with a reflector. Before my photographer friends had bought fancy studios, we used to use gigantic sheets of polystyrene to reflect sunlight to fill in the shadows a little.
Kevin is absolutely right. if you have a lamp at home that you use for lighting (unless it's a special photography lamp) it's not bright enough. Most house hold lamps and lights are trying to create a soft defused glow rather than the kind of lighting you need to have on your models. Now if you like me and you have a cruddy cell phone camera, a house hold lamp and no money to change that then I say do the best you can with what you have. if you have one lamp that's fine but if you can use two or three that's better. when taking a picture indoors you can never have to much light.
My collection of tips, some of which repeat what others have said.
If you can, take your camera or phone off "Automatic" . Depending on what you are taking a picture of, use "landscape" or "portrait" or "macro".
If the room is dim, see if your phone or camera has a "night" or "sunset" setting.
Learn to shoot a camera in "program" or "aperture" modes at least, so you can have better control over the type of light .
Try to take pictures from different angles with and without flash.
If you want more stability, even if you don't have a tripod use boxes/books, etc as stands/braces for your camera/phone and use the timer function to eliminate handshakiness.
If you are holding by hand, try using a "multishot" setting to help illuminate shakiness/blurriness.
If you want the miniature and background both relatively in focus, get farther away and do as@oldschooldm said and crop the picture.
If your camera or phone has a "bracket" setting, use it. It takes multiple pictures, usually 3 at different exposure settings to get different balances of dark and light areas.
Practice and note what settings work best for you.
Keep a notebook handy so you can jot down different settings.
If you are at a convention and really want to get some good pictures of a game you are running or participating in, take a few test pictures of other games ti make sure you have your settings right.
On my post with the pictures, on the blurry one the camera was tilted up slightly from what I wanted to actually focus on, which is why it focused more on the background. To trick it, I tilted the camera downa little so it was focusing a little in front of the figures on the breakwtaer.


1. And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders.
[The chief priests and the scribes with the elders.] So it is in Mark 11:27: but in Matthew 21:23, it is the chief priests and elders of the people. Now the question is, who these elders should be, as they are distinguished from the chief priests and the scribes. The Sanhedrim consisted chiefly of priests, Levites, and Israelites, although the original precept was for the priests and Levites only. "The command is, that the priests and Levites should be of the great council; as it is said, Thou shalt go unto the priests and Levites: but if such be not to be found, although they were all Israelites, behold, it is allowed."
None will imagine that there ever was a Sanhedrim wherein there were Israelites only, and no priests or Levites; nor, on the other hand, that there ever was a Sanhedrim wherein there were only priests and Levites, and no Israelites. The scribes, therefore, seem in this place to denote either the Levites, or else, together with the Levites, those inferior ranks of priests who were not the chief priests: and then the elders, may be the Israelites, or those elders of the laity that were not of the Levitical tribe. Such a one was Gamaliel the present president of the Sanhedrim, and Simeon his son, of the tribe of Judah.
[The Lord said unto my Lord, &c.] Whereas St. Matthew tells us, That "no man was able to answer him a word" to that argument, whereby he asserted the divinity of the Messias, it is plain that those evasions were not yet thought of, by which the Jews have since endeavoured to shift off this place. For the Talmudists apply the psalm to Abraham; the Targumist (as it seems) to David; others (as Justin Martyr tells us) to Hezekiah; which yet I do not remember I have observed in the Jewish authors. His words are in his Dialogue with Tryphon: I am not ignorant, that you venture to explain this psalm (when he had recited the whole psalm) as if it were to be understood of king Hezekiah.
The Jewish authors have it thus: "Sem the Great said unto Eliezer [Abraham's servant], 'When the kings of the east and of the west came against you, what did you?' He answered and said, 'The Holy Blessed God took Abraham, and made him to sit on his right hand.'" And again: "The Holy Blessed God had purposed to have derived the priesthood from Shem; according as it is said, Thou art the priest of the most high God: but because he blessed Abraham before he blessed God, God derived the priesthood from Abraham. For so it is said, And he blessed him and said, Blessed be Abraham of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth, and blessed be the most high God. Abraham saith unto him, Who useth to bless the servant before his Lord? Upon this God gave the priesthood to Abraham, according as it is said, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand. And afterward it is written, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever for the speaking of Melchizedek." Midras Tillin and others also, in the explication of this psalm, refer it to Abraham. Worshipful commentators indeed!
[Which desire to walk in long robes.] In garments to the feet; in long robes: which their own Rabbins sufficiently testify. "R. Jochanan asked R. Banaah, What kind of garment is the inner garment of the disciple of the wise men? It is such a one, that the flesh may not be seen underneath him." The Gloss is, It is to reach to the very sole of the foot, that it may not be discerned when he goes barefoot. "What is the 'talith,' that the disciple of the wise wears? That the inner garment may not be seen below it to a handbreadth."
What is that, Luke 15:22, the first robe? [the best robe, AV]. Is it the former robe, that is, that which the prodigal had worn formerly? or the first, i.e. the chief and best robe? It may be queried, whether it may not be particularly understood the talith as what was in more esteem than the chaluk, and that which is the first garment in view to the beholders. "I saw amongst the spoils a Babylonish garment, Joshua 7. Rabh saith, A long garment called melotes." The Gloss is, "a 'talith' of purest wool."
[Until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.] "Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled": and what then? in what sense is this word until to be understood? Let every one have his conjecture, and let me be allowed mine. I am well assured our Saviour is discoursing about the fall and overthrow of Jerusalem; but I doubt, whether he touches upon the restoration of it: nor can I see any great reason to affirm, that the times of the Gentiles will be fulfilled before the end of the world itself. But as to this controversy, I shall not at present meddle with it. And yet, in the mean time, I cannot but wonder that the disciples, having so plainly heard these things from the mouth of their master, what concerned the destruction both of the place and nation, should be so quickly asking, "Lord, wilt thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" Nor do I less wonder to find the learned Beza expounding the very following verse after this manner: "Then shall there be the signs in the sun, &c.; that is, after those times are fulfilled, which were allotted for the salvation of the Gentiles, and vengeance upon the Jews, concerning which St. Paul discourses copiously." Romans 11:25, &c: when, indeed, nothing could be said clearer for the confutation of that exposition, than that of verse 32; "Verily, I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away till all be fulfilled." It is strange this should be no more observed, as it ought to have been, by himself and divers others, when, in truth, these very words are as a gnomon to the whole chapter. All the other passages of the chapter fall in with Matthew 24 and Mark 13, where we have placed those notes that were proper; and shall repeat nothing here. Which method I have taken in several places in this evangelist, where he relates passages that have been related before, and which I have had occasion to handle as I met with them.
[And captains.] They are called, verse 52, captains of the Temple: and in the singular number, the captain of the Temple, Acts 4:1: but who should this or these be?
I. All know that there was a Roman garrison in the castle of Antonia, whose charge especially was to suppress all tumults and seditions in the Temple: but was the tribune, or the centurions of that garrison called by the name of the captains of the Temple? Surely rather the captains of the castle of Antonia. And indeed it appears not that the Roman captains had conspired against the life of Christ, that Judas should betake himself to them to make a bargain for the betraying of him.
II. The conjecture might be more probable of those rulers in the Temple, concerning whom we have this mention: "These are the rulers that were in the Temple: Jochanan Ben Phineas, governor of the seals; Ahijah, set over the drink-offerings: Matthiah Ben Samuel, that presided over the lots," &c. But to me it seems beyond all doubt that the captains of the Temple were the captains of the several watches. "In three places the priests kept watch and ward in the Temple, viz. in Beth Abtines, Beth Nitsots, and Beth Mokad. The Levites also in one-and-twenty places more." Whereas, therefore, these watches or guards consisted every one of several persons, there was one single person set over each of them as their captain, or the head of that watch. And this way looks that of Pilate, Matthew 27:65; ye have a watch of your own; let some of them be sent to guard the sepulchre.
III. The captain of the Temple, therefore, distinctively and by way of eminence so termed, I would suppose him, whom they called the ruler of the mountain of the house, who was the chief of all the heads of those wards. "The ruler of the mountain of the Temple takes his walks through every watch with torches lighted before him: and if he found any upon the watch that might not be standing on his feet, he said, 'Peace be with thee!' But if he found him sleeping, he struck him with a stick; and it was warrantable for him to burn the garments of such a one. And when it was said by others, 'What is that noise in the court?' the answer was made, 'It is the noise of a Levite under correction, and whose garments are burning, for that he slept upon the watch.' R. Eliezer Ben Jacob said, 'They once found my mother's son asleep, and they burnt his clothes.'" Compare this passage with Revelation 16:15: "Behold I come as a thief; blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame."
It is easy distinguishing this captain of the mountain of the Temple from the ruler of the Temple or the sagan. The former presided only over the guards; the latter over the whole service of the Temple. And so we have them distinguished, Acts 4:1: there is the captain of the Temple, and Annas, who was the sagan.
[This is my body.] The words of the institution of the holy eucharist throughout the whole contain a reflection, partly by way of antithesis, partly by way of allusion.
I. This is my body. Upon the account of their present celebration of the Passover, these words might very well have some reference to the body of the Paschal lamb: the body (I say) of the Paschal lamb. For the Jews use this very phrase concerning it: "They bring in a table spread, on which are bitter herbs, with other herbs, unleavened bread, pottage, and the body of the Paschal Lamb." And a little after: he eateth of the body of the Passover. From whence our Saviour's meaning may be well enough discerned; viz. that by the same signification that the Paschal lamb was my body hitherto, from henceforward let this bread be my body.
II. Which is given for you. But the apostle adds, "Which is broken for you": which, indeed, doth not so well agree with the Paschal lamb as with the lamb for the daily sacrifice. For as to the Paschal lamb, there was not a bone of it broken; but that of the daily sacrifice was broken and cut into several parts; and yet they are both of them the body of Christ in a figure. And although, besides the breaking of it, there are these further instances wherein the Paschal lamb and that of the daily sacrifice did differ, viz., 1. that the daily sacrifice was for all Israel, but the Paschal for this or that family: 2. the daily sacrifice was for the atonement of sin; the Passover not so: 3. the daily sacrifice was burnt, but the Passover eaten: yet in this they agreed, that under both the body of our Saviour was figured and shadowed out, though in a different notion.
III. This do in remembrance of me. As you kept the Passover in remembrance of your going out of Egypt. "Thou shalt remember the day of thy going out of Egypt all the days of thy life. Ben Zuma thus explains it; The days of thy life, that is, in the day time: all the days of thy life, that is, in the night time too. But the wise men say, The days of thy life, that is, in this age: all the days of thy life, that the days of the Messiah may be included too." But whereas, in the days of the Messiah there was a greater and more illustrious redemption and deliverance than that out of Egypt brought about; with the Jews' good leave, it is highly requisite, that both the thing itself and he that accomplished it should be remembered. We suspect in our notes upon 1 Corinthians 11, as if some of the Corinthians, in their very participation of the holy eucharist, did so far Judaize, that what had been instituted for the commemoration of their redemption by the death of Christ, they perverted to the commemoration of the going out of Egypt; and that they did not at all 'discern the Lord's body' in the sacrament.
Under the law there were several eatings of holy things. The first was that which Siphra mentions, when the priests eat of the sacrifice, and atonement is made for him that brings it. There were other eatings, viz., of the festival sacrifices of the tenths, thanksgiving-offerings, &c., which were to be eaten by those that brought them; but these all now have their period: and now, Do ye this, and do it in remembrance of me.
IV. This cup...which is shed for you. This seems to have reference to that cup of wine that was every day poured out in the drink offerings with the daily sacrifice; for that also was poured out for the remission of sins. So that the bread may have reference to the body of the daily sacrifice, and the cup to the wine of the drink offering.
V. My blood of the new testament. So St. Matthew and St. Mark with reference to "the blood of bulls and of goats," with which the old testament was confirmed, Exodus 24; Hebrews 9:19.
VI. The new testament in my blood. So our evangelist and so the apostle, 1 Corinthians 11 with reference to the whole ministry of the altar, where blood was poured out; nay, with respect to the whole Jewish religion, for here was the beginning or entry of the new covenant. And indeed it seems that the design of that frequent communion of the Lord's supper in the first ages of the church, among other things, was, that those who were converted from Judaism might be sealed and confirmed against Judaism; the sacrament itself being the mark of the cessation of the old testament and the beginning of the new.
I. Whether Peter was not the oldest of the whole company? What reason can any have to deny this? It was necessary that some one of them should be the first both in number and order; and it was as fit and equal that the oldest amongst them should be reckoned the first. And who will you say was older than Peter? Hence was it that he had the first place in the catalogue of the apostles, because he was the oldest. For this reason he sat at table in the uppermost place next our Lord: for this reason did our Saviour so often direct his discourse so immediately to him: and for this reason were his answers to Christ taken in the name of all the rest, viz., because the oldest. Which brings to mind the interpreter of the doctor in the school of the Rabbins, who was the interlocutor between the master and the disciples, and for that reason the chief in the school, but without any primacy. Whereas therefore St. Peter, after our Saviour's ascension into heaven, was (to speak vulgarly) the prolocutor in that sacred college, what more probable reason can be offered why he was so, than this seniority? Were not others as capable as speaking as he? had they not equal authority, zeal, faith, knowledge with him, &c.? but he indeed was the eldest man.
II. I cannot therefore but suspect from the proper signification of the word younger, (to which the greater, respecting age, does answer) that some one amongst them had been challenging some privilege and primacy to himself upon the account of seniority: and unless any can make it out that there was somebody older than Peter, pardon me, if I think that he was the chief in this contention, and that it was chiefly moved betwixt himself and the two sons of Zebedee. For it seems unlikely that the other nine would have contended for the primacy with Peter, James, and John; whom Christ had so peculiarly distinguished in their presence with marks of his favour. So that the struggle seems to be especially between these three and Peter the beginner of the strife: which appears, partly in that our Saviour rebukes him by name, and partly in that he could not forget without some grudge, that request of the two brothers, "Lord, let us sit one on thy right hand the other on thy left."
31. And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat.
[Simon, Simon.] Let us change the name and person: "Thomas, Thomas"; or "Philip, Philip, Satan hath desired, &c.; but I have prayed," &c. And who would from hence have picked out an argument for the primacy of Thomas or Philip over the rest of the apostles and the universal church? And yet this do the Romanists in the behalf of Peter. Who would not have taken it rather as a severe chiding? As if he should have said, "Thou, Thomas or Philip, art thou so hot in contending for the primacy, while Satan is so hot against all of you? And whilst you are at strife amongst yourselves, he is at strife against you all!" Under such a notion as this I doubt not our Saviour did speak to Peter, and that in these words he found a severe reprimand rather than any promotion to the primacy.
[That thy faith fail not.] There seems an emphasis in the word faith. As to the other apostles, indeed, that Christian courage and magnanimity which they ought to have exerted in that difficult time did fail them; but their faith was nothing so near shipwreck as Peter's faith was. They indeed deserted their Master and fled, Mark 14:50: which they seem to have not done without some connivance from himself, John 18:8. But when Peter renounced and abjured his Lord, how near was he becoming an apostate, and his faith from suffering a total shipwreck? Certainly it was Peter's advantage that Christ prayed for him; but it was not so much for his honour, that he, beyond all others, should stand in need of such a prayer.
[Let him sell his garment, and buy a sword.] Doth our Saviour give them this counsel in good earnest?
I. He uses the common dialect. For so also the Rabbins in other things: "He that hath not wherewithal to eat, but upon mere alms, let him beg or sell his garments to buy oil and candles for the feast of Dedication," &c.
II. He warns them of a danger that is very near; and in a common way of speech lets them know that they had more need of providing swords for their defence against the common enemy, than be any way quarrelling amongst themselves. No so much exhorting them to repel force with force, as to give them such an apprehension of the common rage of their enemies against them, that might suppress all private animosities amongst themselves.
[For the things concerning me have an end.] That is, "My business is done, yours is but beginning. While I was present, the children of the bridechamber had no reason to weep; but when I am taken away, and numbered amongst the transgressors, think what will be done to you, and what ought to be done by you; and then think if this be a time for you to be contending with one another."
[An angel strengthening him.] I. In his temptations in the wilderness there was no angel by him; for St. Matthew saith, chapter 4:11, "Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him": that is, not till the devil had first left him. But in the midst of this trial there was an 'angel strengthening him': and why so? By reason of his agony, you will say, and that very truly: but whence arose this agony? and of what kind was it? It was occasioned (you will say) from a sense of divine indignation and wrath. This dare not I say or imagine, that God was angry or conceived any indignation against him at all. And if the anguish and agony of his mind was the result of the divine wrath pressing in upon him, I do not see what kind of comfort an angel could minister against the wrath of God. It is rather an argument God was not angry with him, when he sent an angel to comfort him.
II. It is not to be doubted, but that Christ was now wrestling with a furious enraged devil; yea, a devil loosed from his chain, and permitted, without any check or restraint from divine providence, to exert all his force and rage against him: which was permitted by God, not from any displeasure against his Son, but that even human nature might, by this her combatant, get a conquest over this insulting enemy. For it had been a small thing to have vanquished the devil by mere divine power.
I. Whereas that old dragon assaulted the first Adam in a garden in a visible shape; it is not absurd to imagine, he did so now to the second Adam, in a garden, in a visible shape.
II. This our evangelist tells us concerning his temptation in the wilderness, that "when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him, for a season." Here he takes the season to return; and I see no reason why he should not at this time, as well as in the wilderness, assume some visible shape. Then, indeed, he addressed himself in a charming and grateful shape, to have enticed and deceived him; but now in a frightful and horrid one, to have amazed and terrified him. He had already experienced how vain a thing it was to go about to cheat and allure him: what remained therefore but to shake his mind (if possible) with fright and terror?
III. For when he had no greater invention in his whole storehouse, by which he could distress and shake the minds of mortals, than the horrid apparition of himself, none will conceive he would neglect this engine, that if it could be, he might disturb his soul through his eye. That, therefore, which the Jews feign or dream about Solomon, that he saw the angel of death (that is, the devil) gnashing his teeth, and that a disciple of Rabbi did so too, I suppose acted in good earnest here; namely, that Christ saw the devil, that old dragon, gaping at him with all horror he could put on. And in this sense would I understand that of the "messenger of Satan buffeting the apostle": viz. that the devil did appear visibly to him in some frightful shape, to afflict and terrify him. And perhaps that vehement desire he had to sift the disciples (v 31) respects this same thing, namely, that he might be permitted to assault them with such kind of affrightments.
[His sweat was as it were great drops of blood.] Diodorus Siculus, speaking of a country where Alexander the Great had to do with Porus, hath this passage; "There are serpents there which, by their bites would occasion most bitter deaths: they are horrible pains that afflict any that are struck by them, and an issue of sweat, like blood, seizeth them." I would ascribe this bloody sweat of our Saviour to the bite of that old serpent, rather than to the apprehension of divine wrath.
[To kiss him.] Our Saviour had to do with a frightful and terrifying devil; but this traitor seems possessed with a tame and gentle one. He converses with the apostles, and there is no token of a devil dwelling in him. He is present at the Passover, at the eucharist, and the very lips of Christ, and still no sign of Satan being his inmate. But when once the devil hath done his work by thee, then, Judas, take heed of thy devil.
As to this treacherous contrivance of Judas, let us frame the most gentle opinion of it that the matter can bear: for instance, that he might perhaps think with himself, that it was not possible for Christ to be apprehended by the Jews, having already seen him working such stupendous miracles, and more than once strangely delivering himself from them: and grant further, that when he said to them, "Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he, lay hold of him," he said it scoffingly, as believing they could not be able to lay hold on him: grant we, in a word, that when he saw him condemned, he repented himself, having never suspected that matters would have gone so far, presuming that Christ would easily have made his escape from them, and himself should have got thirty pieces of silver by the bargain: let us grant, I say, that this was his contrivance, and colour it over with as plausible excuses as we can; yet certainly was there never any thing so impiously done by mortal man, than for him thus to play with the Holy of Holies, and endeavour to make merchandise of the Son of God. However, I suspect much worse things hatched in the breast of this traitor: viz. that Christ did really not please him; and, with the great chiefs of that nation, though he supposed him the true Messiah, yet not such a one as answered their carnal expectation.
The Rabbins distinguish between lawful kisses and kisses of folly; saying, that "all kisses are kisses of folly excepting three": which they there reckon up. But what kind of kiss was this? a kiss of folly? Alas! it is too low and dwarfish a term for this gigantic monster.
[This is your hour, and the power of darkness.] The serpent himself is now come in Judas; and the seed of the serpent was that rout that came with him, to whom it was fatal to bruise the heel of the Messiah; and now was the hour for that wickedness. It was anciently foretold and predetermined, both as to the thing itself and the instruments; and now all fences lie open, and you may do what you please. The chains of the devil himself are now loosed; and it is permitted to him, without the least check or restraint of Divine Providence, to exert all his furies at pleasure; for now is the power of darkness.
Darkness, is the devil among the allegorists. "It is said, On the first day of the creation, the angel of death [i.e. the devil] was created, according as it is written, There was darkness upon the face of the deep; that is, the angel of death, who darkeneth the eyes of men."
2. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
[We found this fellow perverting the nation.] "A disciple corrupting his food publicly, as did Jesus of Nazareth." 'To corrupt their food publicly,' is a phrase amongst the Rabbins to denote a mingling of true doctrine with heresy, and the true worship of God with idolatry. This was the accusation they framed against our Saviour at this time, that he taught heterodox and destructive principles, such especially as would tend to turn off and alienate the people from their obedience to the Romans. Aruch recites this passage of the Talmud more cautiously; for instead of as Jesus of Nazareth did, he hath it, as Jeroboam did.
7. And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.
[He sent him to Herod.] Did Pilate do this as yielding to Herod a jurisdiction in capital matters within the city of Jerusalem upon those that were Galileans? Probably he did it, either in flattery to the tyrant, or else that he might throw off from himself both the trouble and the odium that might arise upon the occasion of condemning Jesus, whom he judged to be an innocent man, and whom in some measure he pitied, looking upon him as a sort of a delirant person, one not very well in his wits: which opinion also Herod seems to have conceived of him, by putting upon him that fool's coat wherewith he clothed him: which I should willingly enough render white and shining, but that I observe our evangelist, when he hath occasion to mention such a garment, calls it a white and shining robe expressly. Chapter 9:29, his garment was white and glistering: Acts 1:10, two men in white apparel.
[Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, &c.] So they do say, Revelation 6:6: from whence, among other arguments, it may be reasonably supposed, that that chapter treats of the plagues and afflictions that should forerun the destruction of Jerusalem, and, indeed, the destruction and overthrow itself. Weigh the place accurately; and perhaps thou wilt be of the same mind too. Nay, I may further add, that perhaps this observation might not a little help (if my eyes fail me not) in discovering the method of the author of the Book of the Revelation.
[If they do these things in a green tree, &c.] Consult John Baptist's expression, Matthew 3:10; "Now also the axe is laid to the root of the tree," viz., then when the Jewish nation was subdued to the government of the Romans, who were about to destroy it. And if they deal thus with me, a green and flourishing tree, what will they do with the whole nation, a dry and sapless trunk?
34. Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
[They cast lots.] They cast lots for his seamless coat, John 19:23,24. Moses is supposed to have ministered in such a garment: "In what kind of garment did Moses attend the seven days of consecration? In a white vestment. Rabh Cahnah saith, In a white vestment, wherein there was no seam." The Gloss is, "The whole garment was made of one thread, and not as our clothes are, which have their sleeves sewed to the body with a seam." But he gives a very senseless reason why his coat was without a seam; viz., to avoid the suspicion lest Moses should at any time hide any consecrated money within the seams of his coat.
[They brought him vinegar.] Vinegar was the common drink of the Roman soldiers; and hence those to whom the custody of crucified persons was committed had it always ready by them. "He commanded that no soldier should drink wine in their expedition, but that every one should content himself with vinegar."
"The provision this man (viz. Misitheus) made in the commonwealth was such, that there never was any great frontier-city which had not vinegar, bread-corn, and bacon, and barley, and chaff, laid up for a whole year," &c. "Thou shalt give us as much hay, chaff, vinegar, herbs, and grass, as may suffice us."
Hence it may become less difficult to reconcile the evangelist amongst themselves, speaking of wine given him mixed with myrrh, and of vinegar too; viz., a twofold cup: one, before he was nailed to the cross, i.e. of wine mingled with myrrh; the other, of vinegar, while he hung there: the first, given by the Jews according to their custom; the second, by the soldiers, in abuse and mockery. But if you will grant a third cup, then all difficulty vanisheth indeed. Let the first be wine mingled with myrrh; the second, vinegar mingled with gall; the third, mere vinegar: which the soldiers gave to malefactors if they had desired drink, being that which they drank themselves. Hence the vessel filled with vinegar, was always in readiness, that the soldiers might drink when they had a mind, and persons also upon the cross, if they stood in need of it.
[Lord, remember me.] Christ is now upon the cross, as of old Joseph was in the prison, between two malefactors. There one of them was delivered, the other hanged; here one obtains salvation, the other perisheth. The faith of this thief is admirable; and kept even pace with that of the apostles, if, in some circumstances, it did not go beyond it. The apostles acknowledged 'Jesus to be the Messiah'; and so doth he: with this addition, which I question whether they did so clearly own and know or no, viz., that Christ should reign and have his kingdom after his death. He seems to have a sounder judgment concerning Christ's kingdom than the apostles themselves, as may be gathered from their question, Acts 1:6.
It pleased God, in this last article of time, to glorify the riches of his grace in a singular and extraordinary manner, both in the conversion of a sinner and the forgiveness of his sins: I say in such an article of time which the world had never before seen, nor ever was like to see again; viz., in the very instant wherein the Messiah was finishing his redemption. It was not unknown to either of the thieves that Jesus was therefore condemned to die because he had professed himself 'the Christ'; hence that of the impenitent malefactor, "If thou art Christ, save thyself and us." And if the penitent thief did for a while join with the other in his petulant reproaches (which seems intimated to us Matthew 27:44), yet was his heart touched at length, and, perhaps, upon his observation of that miraculous darkness which at that time had covered the world.
43. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shall thou be with me in paradise.
[Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.] I. Let us here first consider the phrase in paradise: in common Jewish speech, in the garden of Eden. In what sense we may collect from these following passages: "The Rabbins have a tradition. There are four that went into paradise: namely, Ben Azzai, Ben Zumah, Acher, and R. Akibah. R. Akibah saith unto them, 'When you come to the stones of pure marble, do not ye say Waters, waters [i.e. Alas! these waters will hinder us from going forward]; for it is written, He that telleth lies shall not dwell in my presence [now, it would be a lie to call white marble water].'" "Ben Azzai looked with some curiosity about him, and died: of him the Scripture speaks, 'Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his saints.' Ben Zumah looked with some curiosity about him, and he was disturbed in his intellectuals: of him the Scripture speaketh, 'Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.'"
Aruch, reciting these words, saith, "It is called paradise, under the signification of the garden of Eden, which is reserved for the just. This place is in the heavens, where the souls of the just are gathered together." And the Talmudical Gloss hath it much to the same sense: "These four, by God's procurement, went up into the firmament."
While we are reading these passages, that story may easily occur to mind of St. Paul's being "caught up into paradise," 2 Corinthians 12; and perhaps the legend before us is but the ape of that story. In the story it is observable, that paradise and the 'third heaven' are one and the same thing: in the legend paradise and the highest heavens. For so the doctors comment upon the word in Psalm 68:5: "There are seven classes or degrees of just persons, who see the face of God, sit in the house of God, ascend up unto the hill of God, &c. And to every class or degree there is allotted their proper dwellingplace in paradise. There are also seven abiding places in hell. Those that dwell in paradise, they shine like the shining of the firmament, like the sun, like the moon, like the firmament, like the stars, like lightning, like the lilies, like burning lamps."
1. In that he shuts up the generation before the flood in an infernal prison, he falls in with the received opinion of that nation, which was, that that generation had no part in the world to come; and that they were condemned to boiling waters in hell.
2. He compares the present generation of the Jews with that generation before the flood; that Christ did of old preach even to that generation, and so he hath done to this; that that generation perished through its disobedience, and so will this. He runs much upon the same parallel in his second Epistle, chapter 3:6, &c. We must observe, that the apostle makes his transition from the crucifixion and resurrection of our Saviour directly to the generation before the flood, passing over all those generations that came between, on purpose that he might make the comparison betwixt that and the age he lived in.
[Wrapped it in linen.] "Mar Zutra saith, that out of the linen in which they wrapped up books, when it grew old they made shrouds for the dead of the precept; for this is to their disgrace." The Gloss adds, "That they do it of the linen wherein they fold up the book of the Law." Him who had suffered death by the sentence of the Sanhedrim, or magistrate, they were wont to call the dead of the precept, because he was executed according to the precept: and such a one to them was our Jesus. Now as to one that was condemned to death by the magistrate, they had an opinion that by how much the more disgracefully they dealt with him, by so much the greater atonement was made for him. Hence that expression, "They did not openly bewail him, that that very setting him at nought" (no man lamenting him) "might redound to his atonement." And from thence, perhaps, if the women at Jerusalem had bewailed any other person as they bewailed our Saviour, that other person might have said, "Ye daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, lest ye cut short my atonement": but Christ speaks to them upon a far different account. And under this notion they wrapped one that had been so executed, in some ragged, torn, old, dirty windingsheets; that this disgrace, being thrown upon him, might augment his expiation. But this good Arimathean behaves himself otherwise with Jesus, as having conceived quite another opinion concerning him.
I. The sabbatical candles that were lighted in honour of the sabbath were now set up. "There are three things which it is necessary a man should warn those of his own house of on the evening of the sabbath, when night is coming on: Have you paid your tenths? Have you begun your Erubhick society? Light up your candle." "Men and women are bound to light up a candle in their houses upon the sabbath day. If a man hath not bread to eat, yet he must beg from door to door to get a little oil to set up his light." These things being noted, the evangelist may not be improperly understood thus, "The sabbath began to shine with the lights set up"; respect being had to these sabbath candles. But I do not acquiesce here.
II. The evening of the sabbath was called amongst the Jews light. By the light of the fourteenth day they make a search for leaven by the light of a candle. By the light of the fourteenth day; that is, on the evening, or in the night that immediately precedes that day. So Rambam upon the place, "the search for leaven is in the night of the fourteenth day, although the eating of leavened bread is not forbidden before the noon of the fourteenth day. But they instituted this because it is most convenient searching in the night time by candlelight; and at that time also all persons are at home."
"The woman that miscarries on the light [i.e. the evening] of the eighty-first day, the Shammean school absolves her from any offering: but the school of Hillel doth not." The Gloss hath it, on the light of the eighty-fist day, i.e. in the night of the eighty-first day. The question disputed there is: "The woman that had been brought to bed of a girl was bound to the purification of eighty days"; when those days were at an end, then she was bound to offer, Leviticus 12:5,6. Now therefore seeing the oblation was to be brought on the eighty-first day, the question is, What if the woman should happen to miscarry within the very night that begins the eighty-first day, must she the next day offer one or two sacrifices? one for the girl, and one for that of which she hath miscarried? The Shammean school will have but one, but the school of Hillel saith two.
Pesikta speaking concerning a vowed sacrifice, from Leviticus 7:17, hath this passage: "Perhaps it may be eaten on the light [i.e. the evening] of the third day. The text saith upon the third day; it is eaten until the third day. It is not eaten on the light [i.e. the evening, or the night] of the third day": for then the third day was actually begun. But now in this phrase they restrain the word especially to the beginning of the night, though sometimes it is taken for the whole night, as in that tradition newly quoted concerning the woman that miscarried: and so the Gloss upon Pesachin. Maimonides discoursing about putting away the leaven which ought to be on the light of the fourteenth day, i.e. on the night that begins the fourteenth day, hath this passage; "By prescription of the scribes they search for, and cast out their leaven in the night; namely, the beginning of that night that ushers in the fourteenth day." Much to the same sense the Gemarist concerning the light: "How comes twilight to be called light? From thence, because it is written, In the twilight, in the evening, of the day," Proverbs 7:9. Rambam thinks it so called by a rule of contraries; for so he in Pesachin: "The night is called light, by the same rule that they call many other things by their contraries."
But the Gemarists upon the place affirm that the evening is not improperly called light, and prove it from that expression, Psalm 148:3: Praise him all ye stars of light. However unsuitably therefore it might sound in the ears of Greeks or Latins, when they hear the evening or the beginning of the night expressed by the light of the sabbath, yet with the Jews it was a way of expression very usual: and they could readily understand the evangelist speaking in their own vulgar way, when he would tell us the night of the sabbath drew on; but expresseth it by the light of the sabbath began to shine.
56. And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
[And rested the sabbath day.] If our Saviour was taken down from the cross about sunset, as it was provided, Deuteronomy 21:23; Joshua 8:29, then had the women this interim of time to buy their spices and despatch other business before the entry of the sabbath day.
I. Between the suns. So they called that space of time that was between the setting of the sun and the appearance of any star.
II. Might they not have that space of time also that was between the first and second star? We may judge something from this passage: "In the evening of the sabbath, if he see one star and do any work, he is acquitted; but if he see two stars, let him bring his trespass-offering."
III. Might they not have some farther allowance in the case of funerals? We may judge from this passage: "they do all works necessary about the dead [on the sabbath day]; they anoint him, they wash him, provided only that they do not stir a limb of him," &c. It was not safe for those women to shew themselves too busy in preparing for his interment; especially seeing Jesus died as a malefactor, and was odious to the people: this might exasperate the people against them, and so much the more too, if they should, in the least measure, violate the sabbath day. But further, besides the honour they gave to the sabbath, it was not prudence in them to break it for a work which they thought they might as well do when the sabbath was done and over.


Our Bible Survey Course covers one book of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation in individual lessons. Pastor Alvin pulled from a host of sources to provide a condensed overview and outline of each book of the Bible. Each lesson includes a PowerPoint presentation and a fill-in-the-blank handout.
To take advantage of this very informative course, simply print out the Handout for whatever book of the Bible you desire to study. Then click the PowerPoint file for that same book and go through the presentation. We pray you gain a greater understanding of God's Word through this Bible Survey Course.


"Flavio is an extremely competent photographer and one of the members whose work I look forward to seeing.
I have viewed his images for the last couple of years and although I don't comment on them all, it doesn't mean I haven't looked at and enjoyed each one.
Thank you for consistently pushing your own boundaries.
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His photography is natural and an extension of his vision rather than born from any deep seated angst, as is so much of the Photoshopped-up, HDR'd and layered work that is becoming stale and tiring. This is good, because his vision is keen and observant...rarely does Flavio miss a detail. This is evident not only in his own work, but in his thoughtful comments of the photographs of others. I suspect that in person, he is a warm, genuine individual. I am happy to have him as a contact."


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Ontario's Lieutenant Governor, Hon. David C. Onley
Putting the Human back in Humanitarianism
In the rush of the holiday season, the Empire Club of Canada would like to remind its members and guests of the core of humanity that truly drives our celebrations. Our annual Christmas luncheon, hosted by the Honourable David C. Onley, our province's official representative of the Queen in Ontario. Entertainment will be provided by Duke of Connaught Public School, and the Lieutenant Governor will present the Empire Club's Community Service Award.The event makes a special holiday gift for clients, employees, and friends. We hope you can join us in celebrating the 110th anniversary of The Empire Club.Biography:The Honourable David C. Onley was appointed Ontario's 28th Lieutenant Governor following a distinguished career as a broadcaster.His Honour has championed disability issues for many years, having served as chair of the Accessibility Standards Advisory Council of the Government of Ontario and as an accessibility council member for the Rogers Centre and the Air Canada Centre.As Ontario's first Lieutenant Governor with a physical disability, Mr. Onley has adopted accessibility as the overarching theme of his mandate. He defines accessibility as "that which enables people to achieve their full potential", and believes that true accessibility occurs when disabled people can fully participate in the social, cultural, and economic life of Ontario.Because accessibility includes equal access to opportunities such as education, His Honour is expanding the Aboriginal Youth Literacy Initiative to include computer literacy programs.Mr. Onley was born in Midland, Ontario, grew up in Scarborough, and has been inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame and the Scarborough Walk of Fame.He serves as Colonel of the Regiment of The Queen's York Rangers in his capacity of Lieutenant Governor, and personally as Honorary Colonel of 25 Field Ambulance.He is the recipient of the Rick Hansen Award of Excellence, the Courage to Come Back Award, and holds 12 honorary degrees.


Often depicted in traditional paintings and long regarded as China's most spectacular region, the scenery in Guangxi Province along the Li River has been fascinating travelers since the time of Confucius. Flying into the region, I was awe-stricken by the limestone towers and lush green valleys below.
The view from Moon Hill.
Next to me on the plane was an American named Don with a Masters degree in Environmental Studies. He explained to me how these most unusual formations came to be. Don said, "When the Indian Sub-Continent slammed into China 18 million years ago, it pushed up the Himalayan mountains and this whole region. This area had once been an ocean bed, as is evident with the abundant fossil deposits. When the water drained off, only the hardest limestone deposits remained. These are the waterways and formations you see today."
A branch of the Li River at sunrise.
Don recommended the village of Yangshou over the city of Guilin we just flew into. We teamed up and took a bus there together. My week spent in Yangshou was fantastic. I swam in the Li River, explored caves, rode bikes all around the countryside, and climbed some of the pinnacle peaks. In retrospect, it all seemed like some surrealistic dream out of a Chinese folk tale . . .


Sometimes, especially for System Administration or Developer Extensions, we don't want to have the Context Menu GUI Extension visible to the end user.
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actually, i am using an extension in sdl tridion 2011 inside the 'SDL Tridion' tab.
I would like to avoid the extension display according to tridion groups (administrators or others).
In the config file, i have my (XXXX.ascx) xml block but i don't know how to interact with the extension display.
Thank you for all tour help.


Starting my weight loss journey.
Keeping Full: How do you do it?
hey guys, martial artist needs help cutting here!
CHEATING - whats the consensus?
injected levo carnitine and my diet please help!
Time to drop some weight.
Start HIIT, but still want to lift...Help!
Nutrex Labs - Lipo 6 and bulking.
Critique my diet plan, please.
Getting back into shape, 2 years+ off, advice wanted.
Will a week off set me back?
How is this diet for a cut?
Cardio Essential For Reducing BF%?
Does Keto diets cause constipation?
made progress.. should I start taking creatine/kre-alkalyn or other supplements?
Carbs before or after training?
why do i weight MORE than i look?
Is it normal to hate fat people when you become skinny?
Is my psychology text book BSing me or what?
I am 5 feet 9 and weigh 150 but I am fat?
Body for Life for cutting?
does anyone elses weight fluctuate wildly?
What about AFTER you've lost the fat??
hrs between cardio and weights?
Fat/carb/protein Ratio..... What's Right For Me For Optimum Fat Loss????????????????
Thyreotom Anyone Tried It ?
In process of loosing fat.
New guy just starting out. Need advice.
how could i drop body fat without losing weight??
does the glutamine and bcaa meant to burn fat?
Not losing... should I cut down my calories even more?
how many cals = 1 lb?
How can I lose 15 pounds by June 1st?
The most accurate way to reach RMR?
Were is the fat coming from?
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I thought in order to be on a cut you had to have under 2K calories a day?
BFL portions giving me potentially too few calories?
Possible to lose fat and gain muscle?
What is the best way to take a protien shake when trying to get a six pack ?
firefighter has 3 weeks till Greece help!!
Creatine Mono Hydrate Or Cee???? For Strenght And Weight Loss?!
Can somone critique this plan for me?
Low Carb With Caffeine Yeah Or No?
Is this a common aggrivation for you?
Strenght increase while cutting tips please!
pls help to lose weight?
Weight loss and bodyfat goals - realistic??
does anyone feel uglier after losing weight?
O/T - Pant Waist Size in relation to Actual Measured Waist Size?
How good of excersize is a round of Golf?
20 pounds in 4 weeks -- help!!!
Already pretty light, looking to reduce BF / increase muscle, what first?
no carbs at all on a no carb day?
1500kcal enough to gain muscle?
Weird., is it normal not to **** alot when dieting?
I don't really have to do cardio anymore!!!
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My biggest two problems with books are: A) which to read and B) how to apply them. I solve the 'what' by asking keen fellow readers what they have liked. I cruise Books Ink, my favorite bookstore, whose staff reads and recommends great books. I also refer to NYT Book Review, Kindle's book list etc. and Amazon when their predictions and recommendations are right. I have yet to find a source that applies judgment and makes recommendations specifically for entrepreneurs, like me, who like change – tech, science, learning etc. My goal is to share my recommendations specifically for this community.
The bigger issue for me is figuring out how to apply what I have learned. I can't tell you how many times I have read a book, have been blown away by some amazing insights and then said to myself "This is great – what do I do with this, how do I apply it to what I am doing?" That is beyond the scope of most books. That is the second problem I want to address with this blog.
I will share reviews of only the very best books I have read. I'll give you the perspective of a curious entrepreneur that loves new ideas and is fascinated by how we got here, what's going on, how things work, how we make tomorrow (literally) better and where are we going. My second goal, which I have never seen in a book review, is to discuss specifically how I have seen the principals in the book applied to my entrepreneurial experiences. I hope that will spark a similar creative approach by you, my reader. Though books are great for sharing ideas, those ideas only make a change when they are applied with positive benefit. My goal is to help you get that positive benefit. It would be great to hear from you when that happens.
To quote one of my favorite entrepreneurs, Thomas A. Edison "The value of an idea lies in the using of it".
Quite insightful and well written. I look forward to reading more of your thoughtful perspectives.
Thank you for posting this article. I think everyone should be pursuing knowledge in all areas of their lives. I feel you are doing a great service by providing your reviews because it is hard to weed out all of the books that are not informative.


with the new programme making travelling even more enjoyable for both children and families.
Qatar Airways is pleased to announce the launch of Oryx Kids Club On-Board Children's Programme, offering an enhanced experience for its youngest travellers by providing them with specially designed plush toys, activity packs, and special meal boxes featuring their favourite super heroes from the Oryx Kids Club.
Children travelling on ultra long-haul routes are now able to enjoy their flight with their favourite super heroes from Oryx Kids Club: "Orry" and "Orah" the Oryx and their friends Kamil the camel, Faaiz the falcon and Farrah the desert fox. The programme will extend to long-haul flights from 1 July 2018, and on short-and medium-haul routes from 1 September 2018.
The award-winning airline has received a number of recent accolades, including 'Airline of the Year' by the prestigious 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards, held at the Paris Air Show. This is the fourth time that Qatar Airways has been given this global recognition as the world's best airline. In addition to being voted Best Airline by travellers from around the world, Qatar's national carrier also won number of other awards at the ceremony, including 'Best Airline in the Middle East', 'World's Best Business Class' and 'World's Best First Class Airline Lounge'.
Qatar Airways connects travellers to more than 150 destinations via its award-winning Hamad International Airport (HIA), and offers seamless connecting flights from Fast East, Australia and the Middle East and beyond. The national carrier of the State of Qatar has a modern fleet of more than 200 aircraft flying to business and leisure destinations across six continents.
Earlier this year, the airline revealed a host of forthcoming global destinations, in line with its expedited expansion plans, including Tallinn, Estonia; Valletta, Malta; Cebu and Davao, Philippines; Langkawi, Malaysia and Da Nang, Vietnam.


E-commerce is the process of buying and selling goods and services over the internet. Technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, internet marketing, online transaction processing, electronic data interchange (EDI), inventory management systems, and automated data collection systems are also a part of e-commerce. These transactions can occur either as business-to-business, business-to-consumer, consumer-to-consumer or consumer-to-business.
In the 1960s, businesses used electronic data interchange to share business documents with other companies. The beginning of e-commerce can be traced back to this. The American National Standards Institute developed ASC X12 in 1979, which was then the universal standard for businesses to share documents through electronic networks. The 1980s saw the number of individual users sharing the electronic document at a rise. The introduction of e-commerce websites like e-bay and Amazon in the 1990s revolutionized the industry. Now, customers have a number of e-commerce sites to choose from for buying a particular product.
E-commerce refers to exchanging of products or services over the internet. The transaction over the internet can be through various mediums like File Transfer Protocol (FTP), web services such as email.
E-commerce has familiarized people with services such as net banking, and online shopping. E-commerce platform has put both the customers and businesses at ease. It allows buying or selling of products or services irrespective of time and geographical boundaries. E-commerce is not only cost-effective but also faster than the conventional ways of trading.
A variety of applications like e-mail, online catalogs, shopping carts, File transfer protocol etc is being used to carry out E-Commerce. Many companies now target their customers online by using tools like social media marketing, targeted advertisements digital coupons and more.
The most important benefit of E-Commerce is it's round the clock availability. Other advantages include its speed of access, a wide range of goods and services available, easy accessibility and international reach. Mobile devices are playing an increasing role in E-Commerce. Known as m-commerce, this is also seeing a rapid growth. Many companies have invested enormous volume of investment in mobile applications, done mainly through mobile devices.
Today IT professionals have a huge interest in e-commerce, which helps them progress from the legacy infrastructure design and concentrate on customer-facing aspects like customer data privacy and security.
E-commerce really brought a lot of convenience for customers. They can now shop for products in the comfort of their homes, and can even buy products which may not be available in their nearby physical stores. Online shopping often provides sales promotion or discounts code to their customers, thus it is more cost effective in comparison to normal physical stores for the customers. Detailed product information is given in e-commerce sites, which even an in-store staff cannot offer always. Facilities to review and track ones order is also provided through these sites. Lack of human interaction for customers, especially who prefer face-to-face consumption is a disadvantage of the online shopping site. The returning policy and refunding process can be inconvenient as customers need to pack and post the goods.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council are the primary agencies regulating e-commerce activities in the United States.
Online activities like advertising, content marketing, and customer privacy are monitored by FTC, while the PCI Council develops standards and rules including that outline procedure for proper handling and storage of consumers' financial data. Businesses should authenticate business transactions, control access to resources for registered or selected users, encrypt communications and implement security technologies to ensure the security and privacy of its customers.