The use of Buddhist extremist groups to march into events that are critical of the government and disrupt them was seen last week in the manner the meeting of the Families of Disappeared Persons from the North was prevented from taking place. About 30 family members of those who went missing in the period of the war in the North had congregated at the Centre for Society and Religion (CSR) in Colombo. The centre, which was established by the late Fr Tissa Balasuriya to champion social justice in the country, is located in precincts of Fathima Church, a large Catholic Church in the centre of the city, in close proximity to government ministries and major commercial establishments.
The meeting which was convened by the Right to Life Human Rights Center sought to give voice to the sentiments of those who had lost their loved ones over five years ago. While the larger society may be willing to forget what happened during the war time and enjoy the fruits of peace, those who lost their loved ones cannot so easily forget, especially when they are unsure as to the fate of their missing ones. The timing of the meeting was strategic, as it coincides with the appointment of three international advisors to guide the proceeding of the presidentially appointed commission on missing persons, which has recently also had its mandate expanded.
Unfortunately the meeting, which was attended by civil society activists, media and foreign diplomats, could not proceed for long as it was disrupted by a group led by Buddhist monks. They claimed that the meeting was to provide secret information to the international community and also that it was not providing information on those who went missing due to the activities of the LTTE. The first allegation was not true, as the meeting was being conducted with a large number of people present, including the local media, so there was nothing secret about it. As for the second allegation, if the group had asked for equal time from the organisers, they would most likely have been granted it.
A statement issued on behalf of the Centre for Society and Religion by Fr Rohan Silva after the event made the point that the "CSR is the social justice arm of the Oblate religious order and has always championed the cause of the poor and the marginalised, whatever be their race or creed. It has fearlessly raised its voice on behalf of the voiceless victims of injustice during more than 40 years of its existence. CSR's unwavering concern has always been the liberation of the poor and marginalised people and it always remained open to whatever was good and true irrespective of its source.
The break-up of the meeting of the Families of the Disappeared was not prevented by the Police even though they came swiftly to the scene. In the case of forcible disruption of events, especially by extremist Buddhist groups that are seen to be linked to the government, it has become the unfortunate practice of the Police to ensure that the event is abandoned and the parties dispersed, with both sides being summoned to the Police Station to lodge their respective complaints.
The Police regularly fail to protect the rights of freedom of association and of speech, especially of those who are critical of the government and who are non-governmental. The need to make the Police, and other key institutions of the state, independent of the political authority and vest them with integrity was the purpose of the now defunct 17th Amendment to the Constitution.
Instead of defending the right of those who had called the meeting at the Centre for Society and Religion to gather freely and speak freely, as befits a functioning democracy, the Police requested the organisers to halt their programme and accompany them to the Police Station.
In this context, in which the domestic and national system of checks and balances has been weakened to the point of non-existence, the role of the international community has become more important. The international community, of which Sri Lanka is a member, has come to play the role of checks and balances through their presence in Sri Lankan affairs.
The embassies of France, Germany, UK, US and Switzerland strongly condemned the disruption of the meeting on the theme 'Sharing and listening session with families of the disappeared' organised by Families of the Disappeared at the Centre for Society and Religion. They urged the government to enforce the rule of law and permit all citizens to exercise their most basic human rights, including freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. In their statement the embassies, who had their representatives present at the meeting, said that all those present felt that their security was under threat and the inadequacy of the Police response.
It appears that the government does not wish to be at the receiving end of more such strictures, especially when there is an ongoing UN investigation into human rights failures during the war. This may explain why a follow-up meeting at the same venue three days later on the issue of "Police Torture" was able to take place without a similar disruption of the event.
The problem of torture by the Police is not limited to the period of the present government or to Sri Lanka. A visiting Indonesian expert said that it is estimated that 85 percent of those detained by the Police in Indonesia undergo some form of torture.
Even in advanced countries such as Australia, great efforts have been taken to limit the possibility of torture. But the Police still find ways to engage in that practice, both to find out information and convict the accused person, and sometimes to give pretrial punishment as just deserts to the accused. The accounts of Police torture at the meeting at the CSR were harrowing.
It is a testament to the brutality within human beings that some of them are capable of such cruelty, and on a continuing basis, to other human beings. Mothers, fathers and siblings wept as they spoke of what their loved ones had undergone, and the impunity that the offenders have enjoyed.
One of the main features of the second meeting was the participation of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) in the discussion. Human Rights Commissioner Dr Prathiba Mahanamahewa made a presentation outlining the work done by the HRC to improve the human rights situation in various situations. He gave examples of investigations undertaken and recommendations made. His willingness to participate in a meeting where there was a tense atmosphere, owing to what had transpired three days earlier, was a positive act.
The investigations and recommendations of the Human Rights Commission need to receive more media attention. They also need the support of civil society groups to ensure that there is genuine follow-up, implementation and monitoring thereof. Even though each may have reservations about the other, such as the foreign funding of NGOs, and the arbitrary selection of the Human Rights Commissioners by the President at his pleasure, both these institutions seek the same end, which is the well being of Sri Lanka's people.
What is wrong with these monks? Disruptions of this sort on legitimate freedom of speech gains them nothing except provide our enemies with ammunition to throw brickbats to tarnish our image as a tolerant society. These monks must be following their own version of Buddhism because Lord Buddha's teachings was for tolerance among other things. Please let them call their version by another name as they are harming the good name of Buddhism.
The behaviour of the Police is not understood.The whole world is fully aware of what is happening. The misbehaviour of those Budhist Priests is not to be questioned by the Police. What can you expect in this blessed land?


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Mythological characters, Religious figures, Beings
Zeus as he appeared in the 2260s.
Known aliases:
Jupiter, Old Father, Amen-Re, Odin, Santa Claus, Takami-Musubi, Woden
Sibling(s):
Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon
Spouse(s):
Hera, Dione
Aphrodite, Ares/Mars, Athena/Minerva, Apollo, Artemis, Hephaestus, Hermes, Moke, others
King of the Gods
Zeus was one of the many names of the most powerful of the Beings. He was the last to leave Earth. Also known as Jupiter, Woden, Amen-Re, Takami-Musubi, Odin, and Santa Claus. He prefers Old Father.
In 2357, Zeus' left eye was missing and appeared with a red beard with gray streaks. He wore a cape and had pet ravens.
Unlike most Beings, he drew power from others believing in themselves, rather than from being worshipped. Moke is his most recent son. (NF novel: Gods Above)
Chronus and Rhea were the parents of both Zeus and his wife Hera. (NF novel: Being Human)
Zeus kept the other Beings locked away for a hundred years to keep them from demanding vengeance for the death of Apollo. Anubis and Artemis were the only two allowed to roam free. (NF novel: Gods Above)
During this time of imprisonment, Zeus and the rest of the Greek Gods ruled over a small planet, which they remade in the image of Ancient Greece. When the crew of the Enterprise encountered them on the planet, Zeus forced the crew to live through The Odyssey. (TOS comic: "What Fools These Mortals Be..")
Zeus foresaw a golden age coming for the Federation. (NF novel: Being Human)
Zeus was betrayed, and the others were released in the Gateways Crisis of 2376. The Beings repaid his efforts by locking him away in a "sideways dimension" with their combined powers. Zeus trapped the other Beings into an energy vortex at the expense of much of his life force. What was left of his "inner essence" remained within Mark McHenry, who vowed to guard against the Beings' return. (NF novel: Gods Above)
Remarks Edit
In the 1990s, when an unexpected visitor arrived with a connection to his mother twenty years prior, Khan considered only the potential benefits. He quoted, "All strangers and beggars are from Zeus." (TOS - The Eugenics Wars novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2)
In December 2000, Henry Janeway told a stranded Shannon O'Donnel "Zeus himself watched over travelers and we should follow his example," offering her decaf when then first met. (VOY episode: "11:59")
In 2267, Apollo described his history to Carolyn Palamas. He said Zeus took the mortal woman Latona, his mother, saying that Zeus intended to care, love and protect her, and he wanted the same for Palamas. (TOS novelization: Who Mourns for Adonais?)
In 2273, when James T. Kirk first saw the newly-refitted USS Enterprise, he compared her to how Aphrodite must have been when Zeus first raised her up from the sea. (TOS novelization: The Motion Picture)
Prior to 2277, a temple to Zeus was built overlooking the city of New Athens on planet Macedon III. It was a famous attraction observed by Lieutenant Commander Nyota Uhura. (TOS - Star Trek II Short Stories short story: "Under Twin Moons")
In 2367, Katherine Pulaski recalled that, according to myth, Athena was created by Zeus fully formed. (TNG novel: A Call to Darkness)
The story of Zeus and Athena was Worf's favorite human myth that was told to him as a boy by Sergei Rozhenko. (DS9 - Rebels novel: The Liberated)
TOS novelization: Who Mourns for Adonais?
TOS comic: "What Fools These Mortals Be.."
TOS - The Eugenics Wars novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2
TOS novel: The Cry of the Onlies
TOS novelization: The Motion Picture
TOS - Star Trek II Short Stories short story: "Under Twin Moons"
TNG novel: Do Comets Dream?
TNG novel: Spartacus (not named)
TNG novel: A Call to Darkness
NF novel: Being Human
NF novel: Gods Above
DS9 - Rebels novel: The Liberated
VOY episode: "11:59"
VOY novel: Mosaic
Zeus article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Copy Of Sheet From Workbook 1 To X Workbook Which Is Currently Active?
Hide All But Active Sheet In Workbook?
VBA To Import All Sheets From Closed Workbook To Active Sheet?
I want to get a copy of worksheet from specific workbook to active work book in which i want a copy of sheet get moved.
I have a Picture in a workbook kept open. ( workbook 1 )And i have some X workbook open....i want a copy of sheet from workbook 1 To X workbook which is currently active.
I am wanting to create a macro for excel that when run it it will copy the active worksheet and worksheet named "Timesheet" and copy them to a new Excel workbook named the same as the original file + "JobBrief".
I assume I can either put the second code in the change event code or call it from the change event code once it works.
I am creating a macro that will open another workbook and take all the contents off a page in it and paste the contents to itself.
The problem is that sometimes those workbooks will only have one page and it will have the data I need, but sometimes there will be two or three pages in the workbook, but again, with only one sheet that has data on it. How can I have the macro find the one page with data on it?
code to pull up all the sheet from closed workbook to active opend workbook.
i need a code to hide the sheets tab from the workbook. and only show the horizontal scroll bar and vertical scroll bar.
I have the below macro steps to save an excel sheet in PDF format in "C:UsersxxxxxDesktop" and with the name of the workbook.
But when the PDF report gets published in c: drive , the PDF file name has .xlsm added to it instead of just the file name.
I would like to know how to publish the file in PDF format just in the name of the workbook.
I need to save a single sheet to a file (in a workbook of many sheets). I can't use the copy command and then save the new workbook because it truncates the longer info in some cells.
but be the same as the source Workbook's - so that I wouldn't have to modify the code for each user separatly, because the sheet would alwayas be saved in the same folder as the current path of the source workbook.
I have values printed between from c5:c14 ( not always all 10 will be filled up. sometimes can be 1 also). Wanted some code or method where any value in this gets pasted in the second sheet from A1 onwards. Also whatever number of times I paste it keeps on adding one below the other in the A column in the second sheet . Important : If there are blank cells between one value and other in the working sheet, then it should eliminate the blank space and paste it in sequence in the second sheet. i.e if there are values in c5 , c8 , c14. Then when pasting in the second sheet it will be in A1,A2,A3.
I have been able to put together a pretty hefty MACRO. I found out that some of the files I am importing may result in no data due to the manipulations I am doing. This causes a problem when I try to subtotal the data on each sheet. Is there a way to have the MACRO delete a sheet if cell a2 is blank and then continuw with the rest of the MACRO?
Working with a macro enabled workbook that has many sheets what would be a good code that would save Sheet1 into a new MACRO enabled workbook so that the 'Buttons' (which are linked to macros) on this specific sheet will be the only macros that will be copied to the new workbook as opposed to the rest of the macros that are found in different sheets?
I have many worksheets in a workbook that need to be saved if a user changesanything on them.


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The Tech Subscribe to our newsletter Newsletter Putin Endorses Loyal Protege To Succeed as Next President
Putin Endorses Loyal Protege To Succeed as Next President
By Clifford J. Levy Dec. 11, 2007
President Vladimir V. Putin on Monday endorsed as his successor Dmitri A. Medvedev, a protege with no background in the state security services and virtually no power base in the Kremlin.
Putin's selection of Medvedev, 42, makes him the overwhelming favorite to win the presidency in March and suggests that Putin is seeking to retain influence by turning his office over to someone he can readily steer from behind the scenes.
"I've been very close to him for more than 17 years," Putin said in a televised appearance with leaders of four political parties allied with the Kremlin, "and fully and completely support this candidacy."
Little is known about how Medvedev, a former law professor, might govern — other than what can be inferred from a relationship with Putin, 55, that is sometimes compared here to father and son.
Medvedev, who is a first deputy prime minister and the chairman of Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, has never run for any office, and almost his entire career is linked to Putin. Unlike Putin and many top officials in the Kremlin, Medvedev appears to have no background in the former Russian secret police and intelligence agency the KGB; its successor, the FSB; or other state security agencies.
Since taking office in 2000, Putin has seeded the government with many former intelligence officers. Medvedev's lack of ties to the security services indicate to some here that he is a relatively weak figure beholden to Putin.
"All Medvedev has is that he is a creature of Putin," said Nikolai V. Zlobin, a former professor at Moscow State University who is a fellow at the World Security Institute in Washington. "Everything that Medvedev has is owed to Putin. There is no Medvedev without Putin."
Putin, who is barred by the constitution from running for a third consecutive term, did not issue any remarks on Monday about his own future, though he has repeatedly said that he intends to play a major role after he steps down. He has said that he may become leader of his party, United Russia, or perhaps even prime minister.


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The 10 Fittest Cities in America - Healthiest Cities in U.S.A.
We also included the least fit (because we know you're wondering).
We've heard the scary stats about the state of health in the U.S. – just last week a study reported only 2.7 percent of Americans fulfilled criteria for a "healthy lifestyle" (that is, having 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week, a diet ranking in the top 40 percent of the USDA's Healthy Eating Index, no smoking, and a moderate fat percentage). While plenty of factors contribute to those 2 percenters' prime health, one might just be location. After all, what's better at holding you accountable for exercise than seeing all your neighbors on top of their workout game?
Read the full report here. Meanwhile, we'll be planning our move to Hawaii.


This one-and-a-quarter times life sized bust is of General Ungerleider, who served in World War II, Korea, & Viet Nam. Among other things, he was wounded at Omaha Beach & helped liberate Nordhausen Concentration Camp. He was highly decorated, including two Purple Hearts, two Bronze Stars, & the French Legion of Honor medal. This is the clay that was cast in bronze for his hometown of Carbondale Pennsylvania's Memorial Park--I didn't have time to photograph the bronze before sending it off straight from the foundry for the dedication.


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A grisly history of London's East End.
Blackleaf
#1 Feb 9th, 2006
Murder in mediaeval London
The world is a dangerous place these days. Reading some of the papers you might think that we're descending into such a violent society that it's not safe to go out of your front door.
But a trawl back through the history of violent crime in the East End suggests otherwise. There's crime today, certainly, but it was ever thus – and if things aren't getting much better, maybe they aren't that much worse either. Of course, the weapons of choice may have changed a little.
Back in 1384 John Flynt was practising archery in Whitechapel when he was shot accidentally. There aren't many bowmen in Whitechapel these days, nor many farmers. But in 1389 John Benge, Peter Willard of Ghent and William, all of them Flemings from the Low Countries, in the employ of Adam de St Ivon were sowing peas and vetches when a fight broke out. Hauled before the courts, they were charged with fighting in the field with their farming tools.
In fact the fields around Stepney could be dangerous and lawless places, alive with footpads and highwaymen. Garcia Gonsalys, a Spanish sailor was attacked and nearly killed in fields at Ratcliff by a thief, who was caught and imprisoned. This was quite a mild sentence by the standards of the time, a couple of hundred years later, the perpetrator would probably have been hanged. But poor Gonsalys got a rough deal too. Servants of the Bishop of London assumed he was the guilty party, and he was put in the stocks for four weeks until his case was heard.
Some were victim of their own charity. Around 1428, a devout widow of St Mary Matfellon, Whitechapel, Stepney had 'for a long time cherished and brought up of alms a certain Frenchman, or Breton born'. The Breton repaid the widows charity by murdering her as she slept. 'And after fled with such jewels and other stuff of her as he might carry'. Escaping over London Bridge he was soon captured, and the constables hauled him back into Stepney. Justice was messy – then brutal. Along the route, women threw 'night soil' from their windows onto his head and that of the constables. The constables took matters into their own hands and stabbed him to death in the street.
A church should be a place of safety and sanctuary. But in 1530 a woman praying at the high altar of Priory of the Holy Trinity, was stabbed to death. Her assailant was a monk, Brother Martin, who then killed himself.
And if you thought you were safe in the warmth and comfort of a friendly East End inn, think again. Michael van Berghen and his wife Catherine kept a public house in East Smithfield with their servant Dromelius. On 11 July 1700 they murdered a country gentleman named Oliver Morris. The three were sentenced to be hanged near the Hartshorn Brewhouse in East Smithfield. While Catherine maintained a little dignity in death, the men's bodies were hung in chains between Bow and Mile End.
But sentencing could be appallingly inequable. On 11 January 1600 Henry Adlington was 'hanged without the bars of Aldgate for killing a man there, and afterwards was hanged in chains on the Miles End', the rotting corpse being a warning to other miscreants. Yet on 12 August 1601 Reynold Holdaway, a Whitechapel smith, was bound over for £20. The crime? Holdaway had beaten his wife to death. By the 18th century it seemed East End courts were taking a stricter view of the killing of a wife. In 1735 Charles Connor, a sawyer from Shoreditch was hung for murdering his wife.
There were numerous horrible cases of infanticide, often by bullying employers who treated their apprentices as possessions, to be disposed of at will. Edmund Gilbert was a Bethnal Green master weaver who took charity children as apprentices. He beat one of them to death and was hung in 1745. Captain David Ferguson, meanwhile, master of the Betsey, was tried for murdering his cabin boy whilst on the way to Virginia, and found guilty. He was hung on 4 January 1771 at Wapping. The site of a bloated corpse hanging in chains at Wapping was always a popular draw of course, and the area was packed with spectators including barges and ships on the river. In 1809 a Captain Sutherland, whilst drunk, killed his young black servant. He too was dispatched at Execution Dock and the event attracted a great crowd along the route, on the shore, and on boats and barges on the river.
Punishment could sometimes be a long time coming, even for legalized murder. John Okey was one of the regicides, the men who sentenced Charles I to death. After the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Okey was extradited from Holland along with Miles Corbet, friend and lawyer to Cromwell and John Barkeshead, former constable of the Tower of London and imprisoned in the Tower. From there they were taken to Tyburn and hung drawn and quartered.
For more detail on the grisly history of the East End in general and Stepney in particular, go to the excellent http://website.lineone.net/~fight/Stepney/index.html.
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What initially began as an LMD experiment to reinvigorate and reconnect us to our craft, turned into a beautiful shared experience in a city of millions. The Flower Flash is our gift to New Yorkers. We began in October 2016. Our goal is to create a positive, emotional response through flowers. Seeing people's reactions to our Flower Flashes emphasizes the basic goodness in all people and prioritizes compassion and the need for LMD x NYC to carry on. Your city may be next!


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Integration and trust — Long-term consequences of high immigration – Translation of chapter 1.1.
Official Norwegian Report about long-term consequences of a high level of immigration with a special emphasis on refugees
This report highlights the socio-economic impact of immigration. Furthermore, it discusses to which extent a persistent high level of immigration may influence solidarity and trust in Norway and the importance of differences in terms of culture and values. The report also considers whether the current integration measures in various policy fields are appropriate and recommends improvements. Finally, some overall, principal policy approaches and potential risks involved in these approaches are presented. The report is circulated for comments by stakeholders, and may be used for developing new policies.
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Following the considerable influx of asylum seekers in 2015, the Government nominated a committee of experts and requested an Official Norwegian Report (NOU) about long-term consequences of a high level of immigration with a special emphasis on refugees. This report was presented on 1 February 2017 as NOU 2017:2 Integration and trust. Long term consequences of high immigration.
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Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
in Latest News, National, Top News
More than 111.13Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 12.73 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply (free of cost) 75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccinemanufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
VACCINE DOSES
(As on 30thOctober 2021)
1,11,13,97,185
BALANCE AVAILABLE
More than 111.13crore(1,11,13,97,185) vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India (free of cost channel) and through direct state procurement category.
More than 12.73Cr (12,73,62,006)balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
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SHG women on the path of becoming Lakhpatis
Urgent need to address the problem of manpower shortage in medical profession – Vice President
PM inaugurates the New Integrated Terminal Building at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala
Vice President pays rich tributes to former Prime Minister, Shri P V Narasimha Rao on his birth centenary


Mr. C, in his early 20s, had been diagnosed with MS and HIV. He was originally denied his benefits at the first hearing because the Judge was too focused on Mr. C's age. Even though I requested SSA perform a consultative examination, which supported Mr. C's disability, the Judge failed to provide an opportunity for me to review the report to offer supporting arguments, and denied the claim. This was a reversible legal error, so after appealing the denial to the Appeals Council, they agreed and returned the case to the Judge with instructions on how to properly evaluate Mr. C's case. At the second hearing, I invoked the client's right to cross examine the consultative doctor (which is not discretionary by the Judge). The doctor testified at the 2nd hearing, and continued to support Mr. C's disability claims, even explaining in great detail why he supported those claims. Mr. C is now receiving a monthly income, along with Medicare benefits, which is what he wanted all along so he could find a private doctor to treat his MS and HIV. Someone's age should never be used against him or her when applying for disability benefits, but having a Board Certified attorney who knows the intricacies of Social Security law is the best way to avoid such prejudice by an Administrative Law Judge.


COLUMNS What part of 'No' don't you understand?
After getting 67 percent of the national votes, the next day Reuters reports, "A bag of rice on a hungry family's kitchen table could be the key to Nicolas Maduro retaining the support of poor Venezuelans in the presidential election."
All the admirals and generals line up behind you against a handful of your officers' putsch attempt, while the U.S. press portrays you as resisting the people's revolution. A young politician declares himself the president of the parliament and the interim president of the country, breaching each and every article of the constitution, and the U.S. president decides to funnel all the money owed to your country to himself.
Jonah Goldberg in his weekly National Review newsletter responded to those who call for national solidarity in the U.S., saying, "National solidarity is awesome – when it's on your terms." He also pointed to the old joke that the best form of government is the "good Czar." However, the issue is that political systems do not always produce good Czars. As the American founding fathers once noticed, men are not angels, we still need governments, and the only guarantee of a good government is democracy, checks and balances and divided government.
However, as Goldberg concludes about the national solidarity calls in his country, democracy is awesome – when and if its electoral system produces a Nicolas Maduro. Almost all liberal intellectuals hated U.S. voters when they elected Trump as president. They hated him – and the system – more when he sabotaged the GOP plans in Congress. But nobody questioned the validity of democratic procedures in the U.S., except perhaps for a few lunatics here and there; nobody dreamed of a coup by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A Venezuelan democracy is acceptable if the leader it yields does not defend the rights of Palestinians, if he is not against the incorporation of Arab lands under Israeli occupation into Israel proper.
If you ask the editors of The Independent newspaper in London about those "crimes against humanity" they accuse Maduro of, what could they say other than what disgruntled former bureaucrat Luisa Ortega could say. What is the proof they have about the outrageous claim that the government is responsible for the 8,290 deaths Ms. Ortega says took place between 2015 and 2017 at the hands of officials who received instructions from the government? Could they publish a news report like this about any British prime minister if someone claims it?
Yes, democracies sometimes produce people you and I would not like. They may be extremely populist demagogues. Still no matter what, the West, the U.S. and the EU should stop playing the role of global authority of election endorsement. We all now know how their scheme works: They cultivate a young and ambitious politician or an army general either giving him money directly or promising him economic support after the coup and providing him with logistical support against the legitimate government. Before the coup in Egypt, the country had suffered from severe shortages of food and medicine. During the putsch Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi started on July 3, 2013, the cellular network in the country as well as its internet connection was cut off for hours.
Nicolas Maduro is not a Hugo Chavez. Starting coalitions and dialogues are not his strongest points. But we can see U.S. and EU fingerprints on the coup in Venezuela. Last week, the president of the National Assembly, Juan Guaido, declared himself the interim president of the country. Guaido was immediately recognized as the legitimate president by the United States and its cronies in the Lima Group. The EU followed suit as well as the Organization of American States.
Now, Germany, France and Spain call for new elections in eight days or they say they will recognize Guaido as Venezuela's interim president. Where in democratic theory does it say that foreign countries are allowed to demand general elections in a country if they don't like the existing leaders? Unfortunately today, a democratic mechanism is considered valid if it produces what the U.S. and the EU want.


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An optimized gas chromatographic determination of priority pollutant phenols
O. H. Masi, Michigan Technological University
W. M. Gulick, Michigan Technological University
Department of Chemistry; Department of Chemical Engineering
Priority pollutant phenols are determined by gas chromatography on an SE‐30 WCOT column using hydrogen carrier and flame ionization detection with dual internal standards. Linear responses over ranges ca. 12–125 ng per component are achieved and detection limits at or below 1 ng are obtained. Carrier flow and temperature program are optimized to maintain baseline resolution while affording an analysis time of less than 15 minutes.
Publisher's Statement
Copyright © 1987 Dr. Alfred Huethig Publishers. Publisher's version of record: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhrc.1240101205
Journal of High Resolution Chromatography
Masi, O., & Gulick, W. (1987). An optimized gas chromatographic determination of priority pollutant phenols. Journal of High Resolution Chromatography, 10(12), 647-649. http://doi.org/10.1002/jhrc.1240101205


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Il Kymco People One è uno scooter a ruote alte prodotto dalla casa motociclistica Kymco dal novembre 2012.

Tale modello va a sostituire il People di prima generazione.

Sul mercato spagnolo viene venduto come Kymco Miler.

Storia
Presentato sotto forma di prototipo all'EICMA 2011 il People One in versione definitiva viene svelato l'anno successivo al Salone di Milano e la produzione parte a novembre come "Model Year 2013".

Il One rappresenta l'erede del Kymco People base (modello che risale al 1998) e si posiziona come modello d'ingresso della gamma People a ruote alte (al di sotto del modello People S).

Mantiene le caratteristiche degli altri membri della famiglia ovvero dimensioni compatte, pedana piatta, ruote anteriori da 16" e ruote posteriori da 14".

Esteticamente possiede forme arrotondate con fanali a LED e bauletto da 33 litri di serie. La lunghezza è di 2010 mm, larghezza di 690 mm e altezza di 1160 mm.

Il motore disponibile è il 125 cc "KM25" a iniezione elettronica, quattro tempi due valvole con raffreddamento ad aria; eroga 9,5 cavalli a 7500 giri/min e 9,5 Nm di coppia massima a 6000 giri/min. Il propulsore è omologato Euro 3. L'impianto frenante è composto da disco anteriore da 226 mm e tamburo posteriore da 130 mm, la frenata è di tipo combinata.

Il telaio è in tubi d'acciaio e piastre stampate con sospensione anteriore a forcella telescopica idraulica da 33 mm ed escursione 95 mm, la sospensione posteriore è a doppio ammortizzatore regolabile montato su un monobraccio oscillante, escursione 80 mm. Il peso è di 120 Kg.

Nel 2016 il motore viene omologato Euro 4.

Dal 2017 il People One 125i viene venduto anche in Spagna ribattezzato Kymco Miler.

Alla fine del 2018 viene presentata la gamma "Model Year 2019" che si arricchisce del motore 150i quattro tempi "KM30A" anch'esso omologato Euro 4 che eroga 10,2 CV a 7750 giri/min e una coppia massima di 10,5 Nm a 6000 giri/min. Il peso del 150 è di 124 kg. Solo il modello 150 dispone di serie dell'ABS.

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War on own goals: US drone offensive in Yemen bolsters Al-Qaeda
A US Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile. (AFP Photo / Massoud Hossain) © AFP
The number of American airstrikes has risen sharply in Yemen as the US helps the weak local government to fight against local militants. But civilian casualties and secrecy trigger public uproar and win more support for Al-Qaeda.
The Obama administration's anti-terrorism effort is heavily reliant on aerial strikes, particularly those delivered by drone aircraft. Yemen, a fractured and impoverished Arab Peninsula country with a government that cannot control large portions of its territory, is one of the primary battlefields.The clandestine nature of the use of drones makes it difficult to track the number of such attacks and their victims. The Long War Journal, a nonprofit website that tries to do it, says that since 2002 the US has launched 57 airstrikes in Yemen. The bulk of those came this year, in which 38 strikes have been carried out.The attacks killed 299 militants and 82 civilians, the website reports. The identification of the victims is difficult however. Even possession of arms and lack of uniforms by the targets is not a clear indication due to large presence of militias in the tribal areas of the country, who may or may not be affiliated with the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and other radical Islamists.The surge of attacks and lack of transparency angers the local population. US officials routinely refrain from comments on American involvement in airstrikes, while the Yemeni government often claims responsibility for them and attempts to cover up civilian killings, according to a Washington Post report.One of the latest such incidents that resulted in a public outcry was the September attack on a Toyota truck packed with 14 people, which killed 12 civilians, including two children. The Yemeni government initially said its aged Air Force attacked the vehicle with terrorists, but had to retract as furious tribesmen tried to take the bodies to the gates of the presidential residence.The newspaper cites an unnamed US official as admitting that an American aircraft was behind the airstrike. It says two survivors and relatives of six victims, who spoke to a Western journalist about the incident, expressed willingness to support AQAP or even fight alongside the group.The situation goes in line with AQAP message to Yemenis, which depicts America and the government as waging a war on Islam. Especially when it can do things that would be normally expected from the government, like offering compensation to the survivors and the families of the victims of the attack."The drone war is failing. If the Americans kill 10, Al-Qaeda will recruit 100," Abdul Rahman Berman, the executive director of the local rights group National Organization for Defending Rights and Freedoms, told the newspaper.
Yemeni President Abdu-Rabu Mansour Hadi.(Reuters / Khaled Abdullah)Contributing to the turmoil is American willingness to target not only positively identified terrorists, but also those only suspected, as well as people who are not known to be a direct threat to the US. One example could be the killing of Adnan Qadhi, a powerful Yemeni militant figure and radical preacher, who was killed by a missile in November.The death was not confirmed to have been delivered by a US aircraft, according to the Los Angeles Times, but locals believe this to be the case. Qadhi had links with Al-Qaeda and was an outspoken critic of the US, but apparently was recently more interested in establishing his powerbase in Yemen rather than plotting against America.The newspaper cites a former senior US official as saying that Qadhi's planning of the 2008 attack on a US embassy in Sana'a would not be enough to include him on the US "kill list" of approved drone assassinations. White House counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan has said that militants seeking to overthrow Yemen's government were not targets.The strike was approved by the new Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, the report says. But Yemeni officials told the newspaper they were not aware of intelligence linking the man to any active plot, raising the question of whether the killing was justified by American national security interest as much as it was by the interests of the Yemeni government.Another infamous botched-airstrike incident on Yemen happened in 2010. Back then intelligence provided by the Yemeni led to an American airstrike, which aimed to kill a senior militant, but instead assassinated Jabir al Shabwani, the deputy governor of the tribal Mareb province, along with five of his bodyguards. The killing triggered retaliation attacks on government sites by members of his tribe. The newspaper, which cites a former senior US official, implies that the killing was result of manipulation, which involved the US into internal faction strife, rather than merely an accident.In Yemen as well as in other nations, like Pakistan or Somalia, "our drones have become the counterinsurgency air force for those governments." Micah Zenko of the Council on Foreign Relations earlier told the newspaper."The real reason for most of these strikes has been to protect a regime in Pakistan or Yemen," he added.
Senior official at US Yemen embassy killed by militants, Al-Qaeda links suspected
United Nations to begin investigating US drone strike targeted kills
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RHS Senior Earns State Award
Richmond High School senior Esther Etherington will be honored on October 8 as the winner of the annual Mitchel J. Winger award.
The award is given annually by the Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association to a varsity golfer who "contributes to the success of their team despite a physical impairment or medical condition."
Etherington was nominated by RHS head coach Brent Struewing who listed the senior's accomplishments as a student and a player, while also mentioning her health obstacles.
"I was humbled and I was very honored," Etherington said. "It's a great award to receive and I feel very lucky and blessed to be able to have it."
Etherington is the first Richmond High School golfer, either boys or girls, to win the award.
Struewing listed the numerous surgeries that Etherington has had on both her eye and lungs. Since seventh grade, Etherington has had a prosthetic implant in her right eye.
"Although she has never known anything different as a student-athlete, she faces obstacles in her daily life and on the golf course," Struewing wrote in his nomination letter. "This includes sensitivity to the sun and a lack of depth perception."
"Esther has learned to stand up for herself and not let her disability get in the way."
Etherington has been a leader on the golf team, which has had a great deal of success in her career. She was a member on a pair of state finalist teams and has earned all-conference honors.
The success is not done yet as Richmond will play Saturday in the IHSAA Regional. Etherington, fresh off of earning all-NCC honors and helping the Devils to a conference title, had the top score as Richmond won its sectional last week.
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BlackSwan Technologies Launches World's First AI Operating System, Raises $28 Million in Funding to Pioneer Next Generation of Enterprise Software
Groundbreaking AI Software Highlighted by Gartner As "Bringing AI Closer to Human Learning and Intelligence"
Company's Stealth Mode Successes Include Tens of Millions in Revenue, Long-Term Contracts & Partnerships with the World's Largest Consultancies & Fortune 500 Clients
BlackSwan Technologies launches as the world's first enterprise AI operating system, enabling any company to leverage the most advanced artificial intelligence for an unprecedented level of operational efficiency and data-driven decision making. Since it began offering its technology to a limited customer base earlier this year, BlackSwan Technologies has generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue through multi-year contracts with many leading businesses. The company has also established a groundbreaking partnership with Deloitte to provide leading global banks an AI-powered platform that is already proven to increase revenue and drive efficiencies.
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Antivirus Software Pioneer John McAfee Arrested in Spain on Tax Evasion Charges
Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee has been arrested in Spain and is expected to be extradited back to the U.S. on tax evasion charges, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
McAfee, 75, who founded the wildly successful computer anti-virus software company named after him, was arrested in Spain as he tried to board a flight to Istanbul.
A June indictment against McAfee in the U.S. court in Tennessee was unsealed by the Justice Department on Tuesday charging him with tax evasion and willful failure to file tax returns.
McAfee earned millions of dollars from promoting cryptocurrencies, consulting work, speaking engagements, and selling the rights to his life story for a documentary, and from 2014 to 2018 allegedly failed to file tax returns, according to the indictment. None of the income in question is connected with the software company he founded, which McAfee resigned from in 1994.
The indictment also alleges that McAfee evaded his tax liability by routing his income into bank accounts and cryptocurrency exchange accounts that were set up by other people and attempted to skirt the IRS by placing his assets in other people's names, including real estate, a vehicle, and a yacht.
He faces five tax evasion counts carrying a sentence of five years in prison or a $250,000 fine and five more counts of willful failure to file a tax return that could result in one year in prison or a $100,000 fine.
In 2012, McAfee went into hiding in Belize when police in the country sought him for questioning in the death of his neighbor. He reappeared in Guatemala City several weeks later.
The legendary Silicon Valley entrepreneur has twice attempted to run for president as a Libertarian Party candidate, first in 2016 and a second time this year.
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The antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee, who has been indicted for tax evasion in the US after allegedly failing to declare earnings running into millions of dollars, has been arrested by Spanish police while attempting to board a flight from Barcelona to Istanbul.
A June indictment charging McAfee with tax evasion and wilful failure to file tax returns was unsealed in federal court in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday after McAfee's arrest in Spain, where extradition is pending, the US attorney's office said.
McAfee, 75, has been charged with evading taxes after failing to report millions earned promoting cryptocurrencies, consulting work, speaking engagements and the sale of the rights to his life story for a documentary.
According to prosecutors, he hid assets from the Internal Revenue Service, including real estate property, a vehicle and a yacht, in the names of other people.
The securities and exchange commission has also brought civil charges against McAfee, alleging he made more than $23.1m (£18m) in undisclosed compensation from false and misleading cryptocurrency recommendations.
A Spanish police source said McAfee had been arrested at Barcelona's El Prat airport on 3 October.
"He was travelling to Istanbul and when his documents were run through the database, it emerged that he was the subject of a US warrant on fraud charges," said the source.
Judicial sources told Reuters McAfee had appeared before a high court judge via videolink after his arrest and had been remanded in custody in a Catalan jail pending the extradition process.
Following his detention, McAfee's official Instagram account posted a "Free McAfee" message accompanied by a photo of him.
The US indictment alleges that McAfee failed to file tax returns from 2014 to 2018, despite receiving "considerable income" from several sources. The indictment does not allege that McAfee received any income or had
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John McAfee, the antivirus software entrepreneur, has been charged with evading taxes after failing to report millions earned promoting cryptocurrencies, consulting work, speaking engagements and the sale of the rights to his life story for a documentary, US prosecutors have alleged.
McAfee hid assets from the Internal Revenue Service, including real estate property, a vehicle and a yacht, in the names of other people, prosecutors said.
Online court records do not show whether McAfee has a lawyer to speak on his behalf about the charges.
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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann
Acts Acts 19
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Paul at Corinth.
Aquila and Priscilla and the beginning of the work:
v. 1. After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth,
v. 2. and found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome,) and came unto them.
v. 3. And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them and wrought; for by their occupation they were tent-makers.
v. 4. And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
v. 5. And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
v. 6. And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment and said unto them, Your blood be upon your heads; I am clean; from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
Paul had intended to wait for Silas and Timothy in Athens, but conditions caused him to leave this city before they arrived. He departed, journeying out, away from Athens, the city that took no interest in the Gospel-message. A little more than forty miles west by a good Roman road, on the isthmus between Hellas and the Peloponnesus, lay the city of Corinth, the capital of the Roman province Achaia, and the center of government and commerce. It was a rich and beautiful city, some of whose temples and public buildings ranked with those of Athens. Its wealth came pouring in through its eastern harbor, Cenchreae, on the Saronic Gulf, and on the west by way of the Bay of Corinth. But with all its external beauty, its wealth and fame, Corinth had become a byword for vice and infamy, for corruption and licentiousness. Centuries before, the Phoenicians had established the worship of the Semitic goddess Astarte on the Corinthian Acropolis, and the open consecration of shameless impurity in the service of this temple of Venus, as the Roman name has it, almost passes belief. Nevertheless, Paul was acting with careful calculation when he chose this city as a missionary station, for it was one of the knots on the line of communication, the point of convergence for many subordinate roads. At Corinth also Paul could follow his usual method of gaining access to the people, since the commercial advantages of the city had attracted many Jews, and there was a synagogue with a flourishing congregation. After Paul had reached the capital of Achaia, he found, not by deliberate search, but by chance,—he ran across,—a Jew by the name of Aquila, who hailed from Pontus in Asia Minor, a province southeast of the Black Sea. This man had but recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because the Roman emperor Claudius, in 50 A. D. , had expelled all Jews from Rome by an imperial decree. So it must have been in the fall of this year that Paul met Aquila and his wife and made arrangements to lodge with them. Whether Priscilla was of high social rank, as has been conjectured, or not, and whether she had been the first to turn to Christ, or whether her husband had led her to the salvation which he had found first, cannot be definitely shown. But it is certain that she was very prominent in church-work, Rom_16:3; 1Co_16:19; 2Ti_4:9, and that she had great fervency of spirit and much executive ability. The arrangement by which Paul boarded with these people proved to be mutually agreeable and satisfactory, for they were fellow-craftsmen, their trade being that of tent-makers. Very likely it was not necessary for them to weave their material themselves, since the finished product of Cilicia and other Asiatic provinces could easily be procured in a commercial city like Corinth. So Paul worked at his trade and earned his living during the week by the labor of his hands, Act_20:34-35; 1Th_2:9; 2Th_3:8; 1Co_4:11-12; 2Co_11:9; Php_4:12; but on the Sabbath he followed his old custom of arguing in the synagogue and trying to persuade both the Jews and the Greeks, the proselytes that attended the synagogue worship. Whether Paul was ill at this time, or whether he lacked his usual fervor and aggressiveness: he seems, at any rate, not to have been able to make the usual impression upon his hearers. But with the coming of Silas and Timothy from Macedonia, who remained with him for at least a part of his stay, 2Co_1:19, being named also in the salutations of the two letters to the Thessalonians, a change occurred. Probably his two assistants brought him some financial support from the congregation at Thessalonica, for he was now entirely occupied with the teaching of the doctrine of salvation, devoting all his time and energy to preaching the Gospel as found in prophecy and fulfillment, and testifying with great power and success to the fact that Jesus is the Christ, the promised Messiah. As usual, this fearless proclamation precipitated a crisis. The Jews arrayed themselves in opposition to him and to his message; they not only abused Paul, but blasphemed his Gospel and the name of Christ. And therefore Paul solemnly and impressively shook out his mantle, shook the very dust of their synagogue off his clothes for a testimony against them, telling them, at the same time, that their blood was upon their own heads, that they could hold no one but themselves responsible for their damnation. He knew that he was clean, innocent, free from guilt; he had done his full duty in their behalf, From that time forth he intended to go to the Gentiles. Whatever bloody end the inevitable divine punishment would bring to them they must ascribe entirely to their own hard-heartedness; his conscience absolved him from all further responsibility. Note: If all efforts to bring the Gospel to a certain region or city come to naught on account of the refusal of the inhabitants, the consequences of their opposition may well be announced to the people in terms similar to those used by Paul; for God is not mocked.
Success in preaching to the Gentiles:
v. 7. And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house named Justus, one that worshiped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
v. 8. And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
v. 9. Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace;
v. 10. for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee; for I have much people in this city.
v. 11. And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the Word of God among them.
Having gone out from there, from the synagogue, having departed, removed himself, from the midst of the blaspheming Jews, Paul was not long at a loss for a suitable meeting-place. He entered at once into the house of one Titus Justus, a God-fearing man, a proselyte, evidently a Roman citizen of some influence and means, through whom Paul could gain access to the educated classes of the city. The action of the Jews, therefore, instead of harming the apostle, redounded to the benefit of the Gospel, as often happens. The location of the house of Justus was also favorable, since it adjoined the synagogue, and was thus convenient of access to both Jews and Greeks. And that not all the Jews joined in blaspheming the Gospel-message is apparent from the fact that the ruler of the Corinthian synagogue, Crispus, in this crisis came forward boldly for the cause of the Lord; he believed on the Lord with his entire house, with all the members of his family and his household, his children and his servants, 1Co_1:14. And the movement gained in force, for many of the Corinthians, Gentiles, when they heard the Word, believed on the Lord Jesus Christ and were baptized. The spread of the new faith was gradual, but continuous. The decisive action of Paul in confessing his Lord had not hindered, but furthered the course of the Word. And he was now strengthened in his aggressive labor by a vision by night in which the Lord told him not to be afraid of the continued malicious opposition of the Jews nor of any other danger, but to continue speaking and testifying, and by no means to hold his peace, never to stop. And this command the Lord reinforced by the encouraging promise that He Himself, the almighty God, was with him, and that no one would lay hands upon him to do him harm. Anyone under the protection of the Lord is more secure than if all the armies of the world were summoned and arrayed in his defense. And in Corinth, as the Lord said, He had a great many people who were yet to be gained by the preaching of the Gospel. God knew that His merciful will in their case would be carried out, that they would learn to believe in their Savior Jesus Christ. Thus the Lord, in the midst of the Corinthian people, whose moral plane was as low as that of any city in the empire, had chosen a congregation to be sanctified through the blood of Christ, by faith in His salvation. Christianity here wrought its miracle, as one commentator has it, for in Corinth the Gospel was put to a supreme test, and nowhere did it triumph more gloriously. And though God chiefly chose the lowly among the people, 1Co_1:26-27, His call included also men of high station, a Crispus, a Gaius, a Stephanas, and an Erastus, the public treasurer of the city, Rom_16:23. With such splendid success attending his labors, Paul dwelt, settled, in Corinth for the time being; he carried on a quiet and settled work of establishing the congregation and seeing it grow in faith and sanctity, his entire stay consuming a year and six months. The Word of the Lord he preached, no foolish fancies of his own imagination or of man's philosophy; for the latter will never build the Church of Christ, no matter how attractively it may be presented.
The insurrection at the time of Gallio:
v. 12. And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment-seat,
v. 13. saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
v. 14. And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, if it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you;
v. 15. but if it be a question of words and names and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
v. 16. And he drave them from the judgment-seat.
v. 17. Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
Gallio became proconsul of Achaia and took charge of the affairs of the province in the summer of 51 A. D. , almost a year after Paul had come to Corinth. "Another proof of St. Luke's accuracy. Achaia from B. C. 27 (when it had been separated from Macedonia, to which it had been united since B. C. 146, and made into a separate province) had been governed by a proconsul. In A. D. 15 Tiberius had reunited it with Macedonia and Mysia, and it was therefore under an imperial Zegatus as an imperial province. But a further change occurred when Claudius, A. D. 44, made it again a senatorial province under a proconsul. " Evidently the Jews thought this a propitious time to inaugurate a tumult, for they arose against Paul with one accord, as one man, and led him to the judgment-seat of the proconsul. They may have thought that the new proconsul would want to make a favorable impression and gain the good will of all his subjects at once, and therefore would grant their request. Their charge against Paul was that he, against the law, was persuading the people to worship God. The wording of the accusation showed great skill, for in a certain sense the word "law" might include both the Roman law and the Jewish law, the first being fixed by the government, the second being permitted by a special decree. In stating that Paul's teaching was illegal, they meant to convey the impression that he was spreading a prohibited religion, while in their own hearts they had reference only to their ceremonial law and to the traditions which they held sacred. So the Jews here made use of boldness mingled with cleverness. Paul was just about to open his lips to make a suitable reply to this sophistical charge when Gallio gave the Jews an answer which showed that he drew a hard and fast line between a charge of unlawful action against the state and against Jewish law and custom. He explained that if it were a case of an unlawful action, of a breach of state law, or if it were an actual crime, a moral wrong, with which they were charging Paul, he would sustain them, he would look into the case, according to right and justice. But so far as any discussion regarding a word and names of their law was concerned, they would have to see to that themselves; he did not propose to act as judge in such matters. Gallio was not altogether clear in his mind what the whole controversy was about; he may have heard some references to the Word of God, to the name of Jesus, to the customs and usages of the Jews. And it was not necessary for him, in his capacity as secular judge, to be familiar with these matters. But he certainly proved that the high praise bestowed upon him by the historians, in calling him a man of admirable integrity, amiable and popular, was not misplaced. In this he might well serve as an example to state officers everywhere, in showing them that the business of the state deals with transgressions of the second table of the Law only, and should not interfere with the exercise of religion. The prompt and energetic action of the proconsul, not only in rendering a clear opinion without the least delay, but also in dismissing the importunate Jews with some sharpness, in clearing the court, made a very favorable impression upon the people that were gathered in the forum, and turned the tide of popular prejudice in favor of Paul. The Greeks that were present immediately laid hold of Sosthenes, the successor of Crispus as the ruler of the synagogue, and gave him a sound thrashing in full view of the judgment-seat, and Gallio took no official notice of the beating, assuming, no doubt, that there was some bitterness against the Jews which might find its vent in this comparatively harmless way. And thus, in accordance with the Lord's promise that no harm should befall the apostle, the purpose of Gallio to confine himself strictly to his business of proconsul was a means of saving Paul from persecution and probably even death.
The Return Trip to Antioch and the Beginning of the Third Journey.
From Corinth to Antioch:
v. 18. And Paul, after this, tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow.
v. 19. And he came to Ephesus and left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
v. 20. When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not,
v. 21. but bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem; But I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
v. 22. And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
After the unsuccessful uprising of the Jews, which must have occurred in the fall of 51 A. D. , Paul remained in Corinth a matter of another half year, many days, as Luke reports, showing that there was no more difficulty, but that the Gospel could be preached freely. Then, however, he made his farewells to the brethren and embarked for Syria, he set about to make his voyage, with Syria as his goal. Priscilla and Aquila, his hosts and dear friends, accompanied him. Note that Luke places the woman's name first, as the more active and energetic in the work of the Lord. They went down to the eastern harbor of Corinth, the town of Cenchreae, first, for here the ships landed that carried on the trade with Asia. Before going aboard, Paul had his head shaved and took the hair along with him, for he had a vow which he intended to pay to the Lord, probably on the coming Passover festival in Jerusalem, Num_6:13-21; Num_7:3 He had been under a Nazirite's vow, and now resumed the regular cutting of his hair, which, according to special provisions intended to cover just such cases, could then be taken to the door of the Temple and burned there. Paul, as a Jew, still observed the customs of the Jewish law and tradition which did not interfere with the exercise of the Christian religion. In the same way Luther did not permit iconoclastic motives to govern him, but retained such customs of external worship as are not in themselves sinful. Sailing eastward from Cenchreae, Paul and his companions crossed the Aegean Sea, with its many beautiful and historic islands, a distance of some 250 miles, to Ephesus, the capital of the Roman province of Asia, a city which he had intended to visit in the beginning of the present journey. Here the apostle left his companions, who probably intended to stay here a while for the purpose of assisting in mission work. Paul himself, while his ship was in the harbor for some days, could not deny himself the pleasure of visiting the synagogue on the Sabbath, since he was desirous that others should partake of his hope of eternal salvation through the merits of Jesus. To this end he argued with the Jews from the Scriptures, not without making an impression upon them, for they begged him to remain there for a longer time. But he felt constrained to refuse the invitation and therefore bade them farewell, saying that he must by all means celebrate the coming festival, most likely that of the Passover, in Jerusalem. But he comforted them with the promise that he would return to them, if it was the will of God. Note the example which Paul sets with his conditional promise. Leaving Ephesus, Paul continued his voyage around the southwestern coast of Asia Minor, thence past the little isle of Rhodes in a southeasterly direction, leaving Cyprus on the left, till the ship reached Caesarea, the city of the centurion Cornelius. Without delay he made the trip up to the mountains where Jerusalem was, located (altitude about 2,500 feet), saluted the congregation, paid his vow, attended the festival, but then left at once to travel overland down to Antioch, where he doubtless received a glad welcome from the church. It was the end of his second long missionary journey, on which he had been absent for almost three years.
The beginning of the third missionary journey:
v. 23. And after he had spent some time there, he departed and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
v. 24. and a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus.
v. 25. This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
v. 26. And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue; whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
v. 27. And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace;
v. 28. for he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
Paul had probably reached Antioch in the early summer of the year 52, but he did not spend much time there. His zeal for the Lord and the Gospel did not permit him to rest. Even before the heat of the summer set in, he was once more on the way, traveling overland over the same route which he had taken on the previous journey, chap. 15:41, through Syria into Cilicia, and from there by way of the Gates of Cilicia into the Lycaonian plateau. Here he continued his missionary journey through Southern Galatia, in the districts of Lycaonia and Phrygia, through Derbe, Lystra, Iconium, and Pisidian Antioch. Judging from the rapidity of his journey, as indicated in the words of Luke, Paul must have found all the churches of these regions in such a condition that a longer visit on his part was not necessary. Still he made good use of every opportunity to admonish, encourage, and confirm all the disciples, urging them earnestly to cling to the faith in the Lord Jesus as it had been delivered to them. Paul, with his energy and with his capacity for work, is a model missionary for all times; he did not spare himself in the labor of his Lord. But while he was spending the latter part of summer and the early fall in the center of Asia Minor, events in Ephesus were preparing the way for his labors in that important city. For a certain Jew by the name of Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, his parents and forefathers having lived in that Egyptian city for many years, thus making him a native of Alexandria, though a Jew by descent and education, came to Ephesus, settled there for a time. He was both eloquent and learned, and well-read in the Scriptures; he was at home in them and could adduce the most important passages in any emergency and in the defense of any doctrine. This man had received catechetical instruction in the way of the Lord; he knew the divine plan of salvation which aimed at the redemption of Israel; while he was not acquainted with any other baptism but John's, he may have known a good deal of Christ's words and deeds as gained from such accounts as Egyptian Jews brought back from their visits to the Jewish capital. But what he lacked in accuracy of knowledge, he fully made up in fervor. He was burning in his spirit with zeal for the Lord, and he made it his regular custom to speak and teach the things concerning Jesus Christ with all accuracy; both in private conversation and in public discourse he set forth the facts which had been taught him as exactly as he could. Weak as he was in Christian knowledge, he began to speak freely even in the synagogue, for he had the courage of his convictions. And Aquila and Priscilla, who had not found it necessary to separate themselves from their countrymen at Ephesus, hearing him speak, showed fine tact and solicitude in his behalf. They recognized his excellencies as well as his deficiencies, and therefore took him with them and set the way of the Lord before him with greater exactness, supplying what he still lacked in knowledge from the information which they had gained from Paul. That was a fine indication of the right spirit toward a brother that was still weak in knowledge; and the fact that Apollo accepted this service in the spirit in which it was rendered shows that he was not puffed up with pride over his abilities and knowledge. Sometime afterwards, therefore, after he had been thoroughly established in the full Christian knowledge, when he planned to go over into Achaia, to Corinth, for a stay of some time, the Christian brethren of Ephesus wrote a letter of recommendation for him, urging the disciples in the Greek capital to make him welcome. This service of love deserves to be imitated a little oftener in our days; for not only the relatives and close friends, but all Christian brethren should take an interest in the spiritual welfare of such as remove to a different part of the country. But the example of Apollo is also significant, for he at once sought out the brethren in Corinth, and in conference with them proved of great aid to them that had become believers by grace. What Paul had planted Apollo watered; but it was God that gave the increase. His grace worked faith in the hearts of the believers, as it does to this day. The success of Apollo's labors was due in no small measure to the fact that he, powerfully, vehemently, argued down the Jews; he confuted them, even if he could not convince them; for before all the people, in public meetings, he demonstrated from the Scriptures, from the Old Testament writings as they were universally accepted by the Jews, that Jesus, the prophet of Nazareth, who was crucified at Jerusalem, could be no one else than the Christ, the Messiah of the world. It is a blessing, a gift of God, if a teacher of the Church has the ability to confute the gainsayers and to bring out the glorious facts of salvation with the proper force.
Summary.Paul labors at Corinth under the special protection of God, returns to Antioch by way of Ephesus, Caesarea, and Jerusalem, and sets out upon his third missionary journey, Apollos doing some advance work for him in Ephesus.
Kretzmann, Paul E. Ph. D., D. D. "Commentary on Acts 18:4". "Kretzmann's Popular Commentary". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/kpc/acts-18.html. 1921-23.


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