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Keil and Delitzsch OT Commentary
Joel 3:1
For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
(Heb. Bib. ch. 4.) Judgment upon the World of Nations, and Glorification of Zion- Joel 3:1, Joel 3:2. "For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall turn the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather together all nations, and bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will contend with them there concerning my people and my inheritance Israel, which they have scattered among the nations, and my land have they divided. Joel 3:3. And for my people they cast the lot; and gave the boy for a harlot, and the maiden they have sold for wine, and drunk (it)." The description of the judgment-day predicted in Joel 2:31 commences with an explanatory כּי. The train of thought is the following: When the day of the Lord comes, there will be deliverance upon Zion only for those who call upon the name of the Lord; for then will all the heathen nations that have displayed hostility to Jehovah's inheritance be judged in the valley of Jehoshaphat. By hinnēh, the fact to be announced is held up as something new and important. The notice as to the time points back to the "afterward" in Joel 2:28 : "in those days," viz., the days of the outpouring of the Spirit of God. This time is still further described by the apposition, "at that time, when I shall turn the captivity of Judah," as the time of the redemption of the people of God out of their prostrate condition, and out of every kind of distress. שׁוּב את שׁבוּת is not used here in the sense of "to bring back the prisoners," but, as in Hosea 6:11, in the more comprehensive sense of restitutio in integrum, which does indeed include the gathering together of those who were dispersed, and the return of the captives, as one element, though it is not exhausted by this one element, but also embraces their elevation into a new and higher state of glory, transcending their earlier state of grace. In וקבּצתּי the prediction of judgment is appended to the previous definition of the time in the form of an apodosis. The article in כּל־הגּוים (all the nations) does not refer to "all those nations which were spoken of in Hosea 1:1-11 and 2 under the figure of the locusts" (Hengstenberg), but is used because the prophet had in his mind all those nations upon which hostility towards Israel, the people of God, is charged immediately afterwards as a crime: so that the article is used in much the same manner as in Jeremiah 49:36, because the notion, though in itself an indefinite one, is more fully defined in what follows (cf. Ewald, 227, a). The valley of Yehōshâphât, i.e., Jehovah judges, is not the valley in which the judgment upon several heathen nations took place under Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20), and which received the name of Valley of blessing, from the feast of thanksgiving which Jehoshaphat held there (2 Chronicles 20:22-26), as Ab. Ezra, Hofmann, Ewald, and others suppose; for the "Valley of blessing" was not "the valley of Kidron, which was selected for that festival in the road back from the desert of Tekoah to Jerusalem" (see Bertheau on 2 Chronicles c.), and still less "the plain of Jezreel" (Kliefoth), but was situated in the neighbourhood of the ruins of Bereikût, which have been discovered by Wolcott (see Ritter, Erdkunde, xv. p. 635, and Van de Velde, Mem. p. 292). On the other hand, the valley of Jehoshaphat is unquestionably to be sought for, according to this chapter (as compared with Zechariah 14:4), in or near Jerusalem; and the name, which does not occur anywhere else in either the Old or New Testament, excepting here and in Joel 3:12, is formed by Joel, like the name 'ēmeq hechârūts in v. 14, from the judgment which Jehovah would hold upon the nations there. The tradition of the church (see Euseb. and Jerome in the Onom. s.v. κοιλάς, Caelas, and Itiner. Anton. p. 594; cf. Robinson, Pal. i. pp. 396, 397) has correctly assigned it to the valley of the Kidron, on the eastern side of Jerusalem, or rather to the northern part of that valley (2 Samuel 18:18), or valley of Shaveh (Genesis 14:17). There would the Lord contend with the nations, hold judgment upon them, because they had attacked His people (nachălâthı̄, the people of Jehovah, as in Joel 2:17) and His kingdom ('artsı̄). The dispersion of Israel among the nations, and the division (חלּק) of the Lord's land, cannot, of course, refer to the invasion of Judah by the Philistines and Arabians in the time of Joram (2 Chronicles 21:16-17). For although these foes did actually conquer Jerusalem and plunder it, and carried off, among other captives, even the sons of the king himself, this transportation of a number of prisoners cannot be called a dispersion of the people of Israel among the heathen; still less can the plundering of the land and capital be called a division of the land of Jehovah; to say nothing of the fact, that the reference here is to the judgment which would come upon all nations after the outpouring of the Spirit of God upon all flesh, and that it is not till Joel 3:4-8 that Joel proceeds to speak of the calamities which neighbouring nations had inflicted upon the kingdom of Judah. The words presuppose as facts that have already occurred, both the dispersion of the whole nation of Israel in exile among the heathen, and the conquest and capture of the whole land by heathen nations, and that in the extent to which they took place under the Chaldeans and Romans alone.
I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
In Joel 3:2 and Joel 3:3 Joel is speaking not of events belonging to his own time, or to the most recent past, but of that dispersion of the whole of the ancient covenant nation among the heathen, which was only completely effected on the conquest of Palestine and destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, and which continues to this day; though we cannot agree with Hengstenberg, that this furnishes an argument in favour of the allegorical interpretation of the army of locusts in ch. 1 and 2. For since Moses had already foretold that Israel would one day be driven out among the heathen (Leviticus 26:33.; Deuteronomy 28:36.), Joel might assume that this judgment was a truth well known in Israel, even though he had not expressed it in his threatening of punishment in ch. 1 and 2. Joe 3:3 depicts the ignominious treatment of Israel in connection with this catastrophe. The prisoners of war are distributed by lot among the conquerors, and disposed of by them to slave-dealers at most ridiculous prices, - a boy for a harlot, a girl for a drink of wine. Even in Joel's time, many Israelites may no doubt have been scattered about in distant heathen lands (cf. v. 5); but the heathen nations had not yet cast lots upon the nation as a whole, to dispose of the inhabitants as slaves, and divide the land among themselves. This was not done till the time of the Romans.
(Note: After the conquest and destruction of Jerusalem, Titus disposed of the prisoners, whose number reached 97,000 in the course of the war, in the following manner: Those under seventeen years of age were publicly sold; of the remainder, some were executed immediately, some sent away to work in the Egyptian mines, some kept for the public shows to fight with wild beasts in all the chief cities of Rome; and only the tallest and most handsome for the triumphal procession in Rome (compare Josephus, de bell. Jud. vi. 9, 2, 3). And the Jews who were taken prisoners in the Jewish war in the time of Hadrian, are said to have been sold in the slave-market at Hebron at so low a price, that four Jews were disposed of for a measure of barley. Even in the contests of the Ptolemaeans and Seleucidae for the possession of Palestine, thousands of Jews were sold as prisoners of war. Thus, for example, the Syrian commander Nicanor, in his expedition against the Jews in the Maccabaean war, sold by anticipation, in the commercial towns along the Mediterranean, such Jews as should be made prisoners, at the rate of ninety prisoners for one talent; whereupon 1000 slave-dealers accompanied the Syrian army, and carried fetters with them for the prisoners (1 Maccabees 3:41; 2 Maccabees 8:11, 25; Jos. Ant. xii. 7, 3).)
But, as many of the earlier commentators have clearly seen, we must not stop even at this. The people and inheritance of Jehovah are not merely the Old Testament Israel as such, but the church of the Lord of both the old and new covenants, upon which the Spirit of God is poured out; and the judgment which Jehovah will hold upon the nations, on account of the injuries inflicted upon His people, is the last general judgment upon the nations, which will embrace not merely the heathen Romans and other heathen nations by whom the Jews have been oppressed, but all the enemies of the people of God, both within and without the earthly limits of the church of the Lord, including even carnally-minded Jews, Mohammedans, and nominal Christians, who are heathens in heart.
(Note: As J. Marck correctly observes, after mentioning the neighbouring nations that were hostile to Judah, and then the Syrians and Romans: "We might proceed in the same way to all the enemies of the Christian church, from its very cradle to the end of time, such as carnal Jews, Gentile Romans, cruel Mohammedans, impious Papists, and any others who either have borne or yet will bear the punishment of their iniquity, according to the rule and measure of the restitution of the church, down to those enemies who shall yet remain at the coming of Christ, and be overthrown at the complete and final redemption of His church.")
Before depicting the final judgment upon the hostile nations of the world, Joel notices in Joel 3:4-8 the hostility which the nations round about Judah had manifested towards it in his own day, and foretels to these a righteous retribution for the crimes they had committed against the covenant nation. Joel 3:4. "And ye also, what would ye with me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all ye coasts of Philistia? will ye repay a doing to me, or do anything to me? Quickly, hastily will I turn back your doing upon your head. Joel 3:5. That ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have brought my best jewels into your temples. Joel 3:6. And the sons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem ye have sold to the sons of Javan, to remove them far from their border. Joel 3:7. Behold, I waken them from the place whither ye have sold them, and turn back your doing upon your head. Joel 3:8. And sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of Javan, and they sell them to the Sabaeans, to a people far off; for Jehovah has spoken it." By vegam the Philistines and Phoenicians are added to the gōyim already mentioned, as being no less culpable than they; not, however, in the sense of, "and also if one would inquire more thoroughly into the fact" (Ewald), or, "and even so far as ye are concerned, who, in the place of the friendship and help which ye were bound to render as neighbours, have oppressed my people" (Rosenmller), for such additions as these are foreign to the context; but rather in this sense, "and yea also ... do not imagine that ye can do wrong with impunity, as though he had a right so to do." מה־אתּם לי does not mean, "What have I to do with you?" for this would be expressed differently (compare Joshua 22:24; Judges 11:12); but, "What would ye with me?" The question is unfinished, because of its emotional character, and is resumed and completed immediately afterwards in a disjunctive form (Hitzig). Tyre and Sidon, the two chief cities of the Phoenicians (see at Joshua 19:29 and Joshua 11:8), represent all the Phoenicians. כל גּלילות פל, "all the circles or districts of the Philistines," are the five small princedoms of Philistia (see at Joshua 13:2). גּמוּל, the doing, or inflicting (sc., of evil), from gâmal, to accomplish, to do (see at Isaiah 3:9). The disjunctive question, "Will ye perhaps repay to me a deed, i.e., a wrong, that I have done to you, or of your own accord attempt anything against me?" has a negative meaning: "Ye have neither cause to avenge yourselves upon me, i.e., upon my people Israel, nor any occasion to do it harm. But if repayment is the thing in hand, I will, and that very speedily (qal mehērâh, see Isaiah 5:26), bring back your doing upon your own head" (cf. Psalm 7:17). To explain what is here said, an account is given in Joel 3:5, Joel 3:6 of what they have done to the Lord and His people, - namely, taken away their gold and silver, and brought their costly treasures into their palaces or temples. These words are not to be restricted to the plundering of the temple and its treasury, but embrace the plundering of palaces and of the houses of the rich, which always followed the conquest of towns (cf. 1 Kings 14:26; 2 Kings 14:14). היכליכם also are not temples only, but palaces as well (cf. Isaiah 13:22; Amos 8:3; Proverbs 30:28). Joel had no doubt the plundering of Judah and Jerusalem by the Philistines and Arabians in the time of Jehoram in his mind (see 2 Chronicles 21:17). The share of the Phoenicians in this crime was confined to the fact, that they had purchased from the Philistines the Judaeans who had been taken prisoners, by them, and sold them again as salves to the sons of Javan, i.e., to the Ionians or Greeks of Asia Minor.
(Note: On the widespread slave-trade of the Phoenicians, see Movers, Phnizier, ii. 3, p. 70ff.)
The clause, "that ye might remove them far from their border," whence there would be no possibility of their returning to their native land, serves to bring out the magnitude of the crime. This would be repaid to them according to the true lex talionis (Joel 3:7, Joel 3:8). The Lord would raise up the members of His own nation from the place to which they had been sold, i.e., would bring them back again into their own land, and deliver up the Philistines and Phoenicians into the power of the Judaeans (mâkhar beyâd as in Judges 2:14; Judges 3:8, etc.), who would then sell their prisoners as slaves to the remote people of the Sabaeans, a celebrated trading people in Arabia Felix (see at 1 Kings 10:1). This threat would certainly be fulfilled, for Jehovah had spoken it (cf. Isaiah 1:20). This occurred partly on the defeat of the Philistines by Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:6-7) and Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:8), where Philistian prisoners of war were certainly sold as slaves; but principally after the captivity, when Alexander the Great and his successors set many of the Jewish prisoners of war in their lands at liberty (compare the promise of King Demetrius to Jonathan, "I will send away in freedom such of the Judaeans as have been made prisoners, and reduced to slavery in our land," Josephus, Ant. xiii. 2, 3), and portions of the Philistian and Phoenician lands were for a time under Jewish sway; when Jonathan besieged Ashkelon and Gaza (1 Maccabees 10:86; 11:60); when King Alexander (Balas) ceded Ekron and the district of Judah (1 Maccabees 10:89); when the Jewish king Alexander Jannaeaus conquered Gaza, and destroyed it (Josephus, Ant. xiii. 13, 3; bell. Jud. i. 4, 2); and when, subsequent to the cession of Tyre, which had been conquered by Alexander the Great, to the Seleucidae, Antiochus the younger appointed Simon commander-in-chief from the Ladder of Tyre to the border of Egypt (1 Maccabees 1:59).
And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.
Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;
Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:
The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:
And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
Fulfilment of the judgment upon all the heathen predicted in Joel 3:2. Compare the similar prediction of judgment in Zechariah 14:2. The call is addressed to all nations to equip themselves for battle, and march into the valley of Jehoshaphat to war against the people of God, but in reality to be judged by the Lord through His heavenly heroes, whom He sends down thither. Joel 3:9. "Proclaim ye this among the nations; sanctify a war, awaken the heroes, let all the men of war draw near and come up! Joel 3:10. Forge your coulters into swords, and your vine-sickles into spears: let the weak one say, A hero am I. Joe 3:11. Hasten and come, all ye nations round about, and assemble yourselves! Let thy heroes come down thither, O Jehovah! Joel 3:12. The nations are to rise up, and come into the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there shall I sit to judge all the heathen round about." The summons to prepare for war (Joel 3:9) is addressed, not to the worshippers of Jehovah or the Israelites scattered among the heathen (Cyr., Calv., Umbreit), but to the heathen nations, though not directly to the heroes and warriors among the heathen, but to heralds, who are to listen to the divine message, and convey it to the heathen nations. This change belongs to the poetical drapery of thought, that at a sign from the Lord the heathen nations are to assemble together for war against Israel. קדּשׁ מלחמה does not mean "to declare war" (Hitzig), but to consecrate a war, i.e., to prepare for war by sacrifices and religious rites of consecration (cf. 1 Samuel 7:8-9; Jeremiah 6:4). העירוּ: waken up or arouse (not wake up) the heroes from their peaceful rest to battle. With יגּשׁוּ the address passes over from the second person to the third, which Hitzig accounts for on the ground that the words state what the heralds are to say to the nations or heroes; but the continuance of the imperative kōttū in Joel 3:10 does not suit this. This transition is a very frequent one (cf. Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 34:1), and may be very simply explained from the lively nature of the description. עלה is here applied to the advance of hostile armies against a land or city. The nations are to summon up all their resources and all their strength for this war, because it will be a decisive one. They are to forge the tools of peaceful agriculture into weapons of war (compare Isaiah 2:4 and Micah 4:3, where the Messianic times of peace are depicted as the turning of weapons of war into instruments of agriculture). Even the weak one is to rouse himself up to be a hero, "as is generally the case when a whole nation is seized with warlike enthusiasm" (Hitzig). This enthusiasm is expressed still further in the appeal in Joel 3:11 to assemble together as speedily as possible. The ἁπ. λεγ. עוּשׁ is related to חוּשׁ, to hasten; whereas no support can be found in the language to the meaning "assemble," adopted by the lxx, Targ., etc. The expression כּל־הגּוים by no means necessitates our taking these words as a summons or challenge on the part of Joel to the heathen, as Hitzig does; for this can be very well interpreted as a summons, with which the nations call one another to battle, as the following ונקבּצוּ requires; and the assumption of Hitzig, Ewald, and others, that this form is the imperative for הקּבצוּ, cannot be sustained from Isaiah 43:9 and Jeremiah 50:5. It is not till Joel 3:11 that Joel steps in with a prayer addressed to the Lord, that He will send down His heavenly heroes to the place to which the heathen are flowing together. Hanchath an imper. hiph., with pathach instead of tzere, on account of the guttural, from nâchath, to come down. The heroes of Jehovah are heavenly hosts, or angels, who execute His commands as gibbōrē khōăch (Psalm 103:20, cf. Psalm 78:25). This prayer is answered thus by Jehovah in Joel 3:12 : "Let the nations rise up, and come into the valley of Jehoshaphat, for there will He hold judgment upon them." יעורוּ corresponds to העירוּ in Joel 3:9; and at the close, "all the heathen round about" is deliberately repeated. Still there is no antithesis in this to "all nations" in Joel 3:2, as though here the judgment was simply to come upon the hostile nations in the neighbourhood of Judah, and not upon all the heathen universally (Hitzig). For even in Joel 3:2 כל הגוים are simply all the heathen who have attacked the people of Jehovah - that is to say, all the nations round about Israel. Only these are not merely the neighbouring nations to Judah, but all heathen nations who have come into contact with the kingdom of God, i.e., all the nations of the earth without exception, inasmuch as before the last judgment the gospel of the kingdom is to be preached in all the world for a testimony to all nations (Matthew 24:14; Mark 13:10).
It is to the last decisive judgment, in which all the single judgments find their end, that the command of Jehovah to His strong heroes refers. Joel 3:13. "Put ye in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe: come, tread, for the win-press is full, the vats overflow: for their wickedness is great." The judgment is represented under the double figure of the reaping of the fields and the treading out of the grapes in the wine-press. The angels are first of all summoned to reap the ripe corn (Isaiah 17:5; Revelation 14:16), and then commanded to tread the wine-presses that are filled with grapes. The opposite opinion expressed by Hitzig, viz., that the command to tread the wine-presses is preceded by the command to cut off the grapes, is supported partly by the erroneous assertion, that bâshal is not applied to the ripening of corn, and partly upon the arbitrary assumption that qâtsı̄r, a harvest, stands for bâtsı̄r, a vintage; and maggâl, a sickle (cf. Jeremiah 50:16), for mazmērâh, a vine-dresser's bill. But bâshal does not mean "to boil," either primarily or literally, but to be done, or to be ripe, like the Greek πέσσω, πέπτω, to ripen, to make soft, to boil (see at Exodus 12:9), and hence in the piel both to boil and roast, and in the hiphil to make ripe of ripen (Genesis 40:10), applied both to grapes and corn. It is impossible to infer from the fact that Isaiah (Isaiah 16:9) uses the word qâtsı̄r for the vintage, on account of the alliteration with qayits, that this is also the meaning of the word in Joel. But we have a decisive proof in the resumption of this passage in Revelation 14:15 and Revelation 14:18, where the two figures (of the corn-harvest and the gathering of the grapes) are kept quite distinct, and the clause כּי בשׁל קציר is paraphrased and explained thus: "The time is come for thee to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe." The ripeness of the corn is a figurative representation of ripeness for judgment. Just as in the harvest - namely, at the threshing and winnowing connected with the harvest - the grains of corn are separated from the husk, the wheat being gathered into the barns, the husk blown away by the wind, and the straw burned; so will the good be separated from the wicked by the judgment, the former being gathered into the kingdom of God for the enjoyment of eternal life, - the latter, on the other hand, being given up to eternal death. The harvest field is the earth (ἡ γῆ, Revelation 14:16), i.e., the inhabitants of the earth, the human race. The ripening began at the time of the appearance of Christ upon the earth (John 4:35; Matthew 9:38). With the preaching of the gospel among all nations, the judgment of separation and decision (ἡ κρίσις, John 3:18-21) commenced; with the spread of the kingdom of Christ in the earth it passes over all nations; and it will be completed in the last judgment, on the return of Christ in glory at the end of this world. Joel does not carry out the figure of the harvest any further, but simply presents the judgment under the similar figure of the treading of the grapes that have been gathered. רדוּ, not from yârad, to descend, but from râdâh, to trample under foot, tread the press that is filled with grapes. השׁיקוּ היקבים is used in Joel 2:24 to denote the most abundant harvest; here it is figuratively employed to denote the great mass of men who are ripe for the judgment, as the explanatory clause, for "their wicked (deed) is much," or "their wickedness is great," which recals Genesis 6:5, clearly shows. The treading of the wine-press does not express the idea of wading in blood, or the execution of a great massacre; but in Isaiah 63:3, as well as in Revelation 14:20, it is a figure denoting an annihilating judgment upon the enemies of God and of His kingdom. The wine-press is "the wine-press of the wrath of God," i.e., "what the wine-press is to ordinary grapes, the wrath of God is to the grapes referred to here" (Hengstenberg on Revelation 14:19).
The execution of this divine command is not expressly mentioned, but in Joel 3:14. the judgment is simply depicted thus: first of all we have a description of the streaming of the nations into the valley of judgment, and then of the appearance of Jehovah upon Zion in the terrible glory of the Judge of the world, and as the refuge of His people. Joel 3:14. "Tumult, tumult in the valley of decision: for the day of Jehovah is near in the valley of decision." Hămōnı̄m are noisy crowds, whom the prophet sees in the Spirit pouring into the valley of Jehoshaphat. The repetition of the word is expressive of the great multitude, as in 2 Kings 3:16. עמק החרוּץ not valley of threshing; for though chârūts is used in Isaiah 28:27 and Isaiah 41:15 for the threshing-sledge, it is not used for the threshing itself, but valley of the deciding judgment, from chârats, to decide, to determine irrevocably (Isaiah 10:22; 1 Kings 20:40), so that chârūts simply defines the name Jehoshaphat with greater precision. כּי קרוב וגו (compare Joel 1:15; Joel 2:1) is used here to denote the immediate proximity of the judgment, which bursts at once, according to Joel 3:15.
Joel 3:10
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.
Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
"Sun and moon have become black, and the stars have withdrawn their shining. Joel 3:16. And Jehovah roars out of Zion, and He thunders out of Jerusalem; and heaven and earth quake: but Jehovah is a refuge to His people, and a stronghold to the sons of Israel. Joel 3:17. And ye will perceive that I Jehovah am your God, dwelling upon Zion, my holy mountain: and Jerusalem will be a sanctuary, and strangers will not pass through it any more." On the forebodings of the judgment in Joel 3:15, see at Joel 2:10. Out of Zion, the place of His throne, will Jehovah cause His thunder-voice to sound, will roar like a lion which is rushing upon its prey (Hosea 5:14; Amos 3:4), so that heaven and earth tremble in consequence. But it is only to His enemies that He is terrible; to His people, the true Israel, He is a refuge and strong tower. From the fact that He only destroys His enemies, and protects His own people, the latter will learn that He is their God, and dwells upon Zion in His sanctuary, i.e., that He there completes His kingdom, that He purifies Jerusalem of all foes, all the ungodly through the medium of the judgment, and makes it a holy place which cannot be trodden any more by strangers, by Gentiles, or by the unclean of either Gentiles or Israelites (Isaiah 35:8), but will be inhabited only by the righteous (Isaiah 60:21; Zechariah 14:21), who, as Revelation 21:27 affirms, are written in the Lamb's book of life. For Zion or Jerusalem is of course not the Jerusalem of the earthly Palestine, but the sanctified and glorified city of the living God, in which the Lord will be eternally united with His redeemed, sanctified, and glorified church. We are forbidden to think of the earthly Jerusalem or the earthly Mount Zion, not only by the circumstance that the gathering of all the heathen nations takes place in the valley of Jehoshaphat, i.e., in a portion of the valley of the Kidron, which is a pure impossibility, but also by the description which follows of the glorification of Judah.
The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
After the judgment upon all nations, the land of the Lord will overflow with streams of divine blessing; but the seat of the world-power will become a barren waste. Joel 3:18. "And it comes to pass in that day, the mountains will trickle down with new wine, and the hills flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah flow with water; and a fountain will issue from the house of Jehovah, and water the Acacia valley. Joel 3:19. Egypt will become a desolation, and Edom a barren waste, for the sin upon the sons of Judah, that they have shed innocent blood in their land. Joel 3:20. But Judah, it will dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. Joel 3:21. And I shall expiate their blood that I have not expiated: and Jehovah dwelleth upon Zion." The end of the ways of the Lord is eternal blessing for His people, whilst the enemies of His kingdom fall victims to the curse. This thought is expressed in figures taken from the state of the covenant land of the Old Testament, and those of the bordering kingdoms of Egypt and Edom which were hostile to Israel. If we bear this in mind, we shall not fall into Volck's error, of seeking in this description for a clear statement as to the transfiguration of the land of Israel during the thousand years' reign, whilst the rest of the earth is not yet glorified; for it is evident from Joel 3:18, as compared with the parallel passages, viz., Zechariah 14:6. and Ezekiel 47:1-12, that this passage does not teach the earthly glorification of Palestine, and desolation of Egypt and Idumaea, but that Judah and Jerusalem are types of the kingdom of God, whilst Egypt and Edom are types of the world-powers that are at enmity against God; in other words, that this description is not to be understood literally, but spiritually. "In that day," viz., the period following the final judgment upon the heathen, the mountains and hills of Judah, i.e., the least fruitful portions of the Old Testament kingdom of God in the time of the prophet, will overflow with new wine and milk, and all the brooks of water be filled, i.e., no more dry up in the hot season of the year (Joel 1:20). Thus will the fruitfulness of Canaan, the land of the Lord, flowing with milk and honey, come forth in all its potency. Even the unfruitful acacia valley will be watered by a spring issuing from the house of Jehovah, and turned into a fruitful land. The valley of Shittim is the barren valley of the Jordan, above the Dead Sea. The name Shittim, acacia, is taken from the last encampment of the Israelites in the steppes of Moab, before their entrance into Canaan (Numbers 25:1; Joshua 3:1), and was chosen by the prophet to denote a very dry valley, as the acacia grows in a dry soil (cf. Celsii, Hierob. i. p. 500ff.). The spring which waters this valley, and proceeds from the house of Jehovah, and the living water that flows from Jerusalem, according to Zechariah 14:8, are of course not earthly streams that are constantly flowing, as distinguished from the streams caused by rain and snow, which very soon dry up again, but spiritual waters of life (John 4:10, John 4:14; John 7:38); and, in fact, as a comparison of Ezekiel 47:7-12 with Revelation 22:1-2 clearly shows, the "river of the water of life, clear as a crystal," which in the New Jerusalem coming down from God upon the earth (Revelation 21:10) proceeds out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, and on both sides of which there grows the tree of life, that bears its fruit twelve times a-year, or every month, and the leaves of which are for the healing of the nations. The partially verbal agreement between the description of this river of water in Revelation 22:2, and that in Ezekiel 47:12, overthrows the millenarian view, that the glorification of Judah and Jerusalem, predicted by Joel, Zechariah, and Ezekiel, will be a partial glorification of the earth, viz., of the Holy Land, which takes place before the creation of the new heaven and the new earth.
Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
On the other hand, the curse of desolation will fall upon Egypt and Edom, on account of the sin which they have committed upon the sons of Judah. חמס בּני, with the genitive of the object, as in Obadiah 1:10; Habakkuk 2:8, Habakkuk 2:17, etc. This sin is then more precisely defined, as consisting in the fact that they had shed innocent blood of the sons of Judah, i.e., of the people of God, in their land ('artsâm, the land of the Egyptians and Edomites, not of the Judaeans): that is to say, in the Egypt in the olden time, more especially by the command to slay all the Hebrew boys (Exodus 1:16), and in the Edom of more recent times, probably when throwing off the dominion of Judah (see at Amos 1:11 and Obadiah 1:10). These nations and lands had both thereby become types of the power of the world in its hostility to God, in which capacity they are mentioned here, and Edom again in Isaiah 34 and 63; cf. Jeremiah 49:7. and Ezekiel 35:1-15.
But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
On the other hand, Judah and Jerusalem shall dwell for ever, - a poetical expression for "be inhabited," both land and city being personified, as in Isaiah 13:20, etc. Thus will Jehovah, by means of the final judgment upon the heathen, wipe away the bloodguiltiness that they have contracted in their treatment of His people, and manifest Himself as King of Zion. With these thoughts the prophecy of Joel closes (Joel 3:21). The verb niqqâh, to cleanse, with dâm, to wipe away or expunge blood-guiltiness by punishment, is chosen with reference to דּם נקיא in Joel 3:19; and לא נקּיתי, which follows, is to be taken in a relative sense: so that there is no need to alter ונקּיתי into ונקּמתּי otni ונקּ (Ges.); and the latter has no critical support in the Septuagint rendering καὶ ἐκζητήσω, which merely reproduces the sense.
For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.
Joel 3:21 does not contain the announcement of a still further punishment upon Egypt and Edom, but simply the thought with which the proclamation of the judgment closes - namely, that the eternal desolation of the world-kingdoms mentioned here will wipe out all the wrong which they have done to the people of God, and which has hitherto remained unpunished. But Zion will rejoice in the eternal reign of its God. Jehovah dwells upon Zion, when He manifests Himself to all the world as the King of His people, on the one hand by the annihilation of His foes, and on the other hand by the perfecting of His kingdom in glory.
Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78].
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Q: Lenovo IdeaPad Linux compatibility Does anybody know if the Lenovo IdeaPad V570-1066AJU Laptop is Ubuntu compatible?
It has terrific specs (i5, 6GB, 750GB hd, HDMI and good-looking screen) for the 600$ price, but I want to make sure it will be OK with the latest Ubuntu version.
Thanks!
EDIT (December 24th): I've bought it and managed to get by. See my own answer below.

A: I am currently running Ubuntu 11.10 on my IdeaPad V570. (Posting from it, actually) A dual boot with Windows 7 installed as my secondary OS.  The only issues I'm aware of at this time are that I cannot use my fingerprint reader This is not really an issue, since it has been proven time and time again that the use of fingerprint readers actually adds an unnecessary security hole.  Look it up if you don't believe me.
The other problem is that when resuming from sleep the screen remains dark (aka, no backlight).  I can still log in, but until I do, the backlight remains off and the fn(up) combination does nothing.  Once authenticated everything works as it should.
I highly recommend this laptop as an Ubuntu Linux machine.  4.5 stars (-1/2 for backlight/resume issue)
Edit:
I can confirm that the memory card reader works in 11.10.  I have a MicroSD/Adapter combo plugged in right now with pictures from my camera loaded.
Edit #2:
I can't exactly recall, but I may have had to manually install Grub2 from a livecd.  It's not hard to do, just involves a little remounting, chroot, and apt-get.  Again, I cannot confirm that I had to do this for this laptop, but I have had to do it recently.   If you have trouble booting after a fresh install, queue up your LiveCD and look for a Grub2 installation tutorial.
Edit #3:
The wireless did not work properly right off the bat, but none of the fixes I found worked.  I plugged in to my wired connection to make sure my system has been updated to the latest fixes and the WiFi card has been champ ever since.
Final words of wisdom:
If something isn't working, run your update manager.  If there is a new version of the OS, Kernel, Software, whatever, download it, update, and reboot.  If your stuff still doesn't work after updating, post a bug report.
I don't know how many times I've hammered at a problem for hours or even days to find that it's been fixed with a patch or update that had already been released.
Save yourself the headache and update first.
EDIT #4:
Okay, not as final as I thought... I just reinstalled Ubuntu X86_64 userland/kernel over PXE when I realized I was running a 32 bit userland in my last installation.  Wireless does not fix with updates, you need to open /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and add an entry to block the Acer Wireless module.

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*Open a terminal and:

        gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

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*Add this line to the bottom:

        blacklist acer_wmi

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*Step one, Save

*Step two, Reboot

*Step three...

*Step four, World Domination

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A: It took some time to install Linux on this computer - definitely not for the faint of heart.

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*grub does not install properly. I've reported this, see details at Bug #908203. The only way I managed to solve this was to install Linux Mint instead of Ubuntu; it got the grub on and now I can add any OS I want.

*The wireless isn't working properly; this answer hit the spot and solved the problem.

A: I'm running 64 bit 12.04 on a Lenovo V570 -- everything works out of the box, even the wireless, EXCEPT for the screen remaining off when resuming from suspend. Found the fix : adding "acpi_backlight=vendor" as a kernel boot parameter.
How to temporarily add a boot parameter : https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Editing_the_GRUB_2_Menu_During_Boot
How to permanently add a boot parameter : https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Configuring_GRUB_2

A: It might be informative to mention that Ideapad Z580 models experience an ACPI issue and have 10-15 minute boot times currently. I sincerely hope you don't experience a similar issue with the new kernels on your V570!    I'm using 3.2.0-32 on my Ideapad with no issue but newer kernels have the issue for me.

A: Throughout my experience, Lenovo seems to be the most trustworthy linux laptop
Although it is not on certified hardware list on Ubuntu, the hardware doesn't look problematic at all, as the main problems occur on graphic and ethernet/wireless cards.
The link you provided, says that this Lenovo has Intel HD Graphics 3000 card, which is pretty common and quite well supported.
With a little effort of google'ing, we can see that Ubuntu gives the acer-vmi(as usual) kernel module for wireless, though there's a fix here
Also, it looks like that SD card reader seems to be not working (although this might be fixed for 11.10), yet this thread explains how to fix this problem.

A: FYI, GRUB2 (Ubuntu bootloader) seems to have difficulties with this laptop. Here is a Boot-Repair's log created with this PC showing that GRUB shows no error when installing but the MBR remains with no bootloader. The user reports that after Ubuntu installation, the PC continues to boot straight to Windows (this is normal because Ubuntu 11.10 didn't install GRUB correctly).
http://paste.ubuntu.com/779724/

A: Just installed onto my v570 from the CD and had no problems with Grub.  Must have been fixed but still had to blacklist the acer wifi as mentioned above to get wifi working.  I also have the problem with screen going dark after closing and opening the lid.

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Many 'free from' skincare consumers like to view the natural ingredients in their cosmetics as entirely benign forces, which are bound to impart only goodness to the skin. However, a new paper offers a sobering reminder that some of the most potent allergens used in skincare products are sourced from mother nature – not the laboratory. Alex Gazzola reports on its findings.
Natural ingredients in skincare and cosmetics can be wonderfully beneficial to the health, condition and vitality of the skin, rich as they are in essential fatty acids, antioxidants and other nourishing nutrients. But just as tree nuts and fish are highly nutritious foods to the vast majority of us, but potentially harmful to a small percentage, likewise botanical extracts in skincare can trigger highly unpleasant reactions in a few.
A new paper, Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Plant Extracts in Cosmetics, published in the journal Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, has examined the evidence for such allergic and irritant reactions. The researchers revealed that in one survey of 400 dermatology and allergy patients, 60% reported using natural cosmetics, and 6% of them reported experiencing reactions to them. However, given that some products whose manufacturers describe as 'natural' may not be, these figures may not reveal the true picture. There is also a difference between irritant contact dermatitis – which does not involve the immune system – and allergic contact dermatitis – which does. Consumers are unlikely to be able to tell the difference themselves, but irritant contact dermatitis is far more common.
The paper's authors point out that allergic contact dermatitis is rare – effecting around 1 in 250 of the population – but that almost 10% of patients undergoing patch testing have it. However, botanical extracts aside, the authors say that "one must consider a reaction to other components of the cosmetic such as fragrances, preservatives, and sunscreens" (fragrances, of course, can be natural, synthesised copies of natural, or artificial).
That said, they did identify the key botanical extracts which appear to be the most problematic.
These include arnica, chamomile and marigold / calendula – all of which are often used in balms and healing ointments – and dandelions and feverfew.
Or melaleuca alternifolia. Its allergenic properties may be as a direct consequence of its natural anti-microbial qualities. Chemicals created when tea tree oil compounds degrade under light are more potent sensitisers – so the advice to use fresh and light-protected tea tree oil products is valid.
Or mentha peperita. Often found in footcare products.
Lavandula augustifolia is related to peppermint.
the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) recommended should be banned from skincare products.
This is lawsonia inermis. The highly allergenic compound PPD – read our previous articles about it and its use in hair dyes here and here – is often added to henna to enhance its colouring effect, but the report suggests that henna may be problematic in itself too.
The report's authors name several, including neem oil, olive oil, aloe vera, jojoba oil and castor oil.
In conclusion, the researchers state they expect use of natural botanical skincare products to increase in years to come, but that many allergens – including preservatives, fragrances, dyes, and sunsecreens – should be considered as potential culprits, as well as botanical extracts, when trying to reach a diagnosis.
Also worth a read is Colin's Beauty Pages' take.


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Q: Best practice for batch UPDATE operations For my application, I would like to have my CREATE and UPDATE endpoints support both single and batch insertions/updates.
I know that typically the standard for these URIs would be /{resource} for POST, and /{resource}/{id} for PUT.
The POST endpoint would work fine for batch operations. It would just involve a simple check if the received data is in an array format or not. For PUT however, this wouldn't work, as the URI requires an id for the specified resource.
I could change the PUT URI to just /{resource} but is this a bad practice? Is it better to instead have separate endpoints for single and batch operations, for both CREATE and UPDATE?

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*Create - to have a whole new resource structure ( batch almost always)
via POST/{resource} -- only batch no filters

*Retrieve - selecting created resource per id/batch can be both via
GET/{resource} or GET/{resource}/{id}
need to have both

*Update - updating mostly by ids filter
PUT/{resource}/{id} can have via filter mainly

*Delete - deleting again whole batch/ids
Delete/{resource} or Delete/{resource}/{id}
Need to have both
So, Its similar to a where clause at Rest's end except for create. You need to have seperate end points for ease in usage as Rest Apis serve data mainly and no ModelAndView structural pages. Hence, keeping seperate endpoint for each is a better practice


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Super Falcons break 20 years jinx, qualify for Round of 16
By Jamaz on June 21, 2019 News, Sports
Super Falcons refuse to leave camp until their entitlements are paid
Super Falcons heaved a sigh of relief as the Nigerian side finally qualified for the Round of 16 as one of the 'four best losers" after 96-hours of wait at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Nigeria finally qualified for the knockout stage twenty-years after missing out on five consecutive occasions.
The last time the Falcons played in the knock-out stage was in the quarter finals at USA 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.
The Super Falcons finished Group A with three points in third spot and were hoping to pick one of the slots available for the third placed teams since their 1-0 loss to France on Monday.
They were given the life line after Chile could only beat Thailand 2-0 in group F match on Thursday night.
However, every side that qualifies from third will be guaranteed to face a group winner in the last 16.
The same format was in place for the 2015 edition in Canada, and that saw all four of the sides who progressed from third spot eliminated in the last 16.
It is first time two African countries will qualify to play in the knock-out round at the FIFA Women's World Cup.
The Nigerian side will be facing Germany in the Round of 16 match.


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Visiting Las Vegas on a budget? Consider traveling mid-week rather than over a weekend, when the city will be less busy and prices are more likely to be cheap. Traveling early in the week will help you avoid crowds and you will have more choice of the hotels and rooms you are interested in. Keep in mind that Thursday in Las Vegas has started to become just as popular as Friday and Saturday.
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The importance of Cherokee Village passing a one percent sales tax has led supporters to form a group of Cherokee Village citizen's called, "Citizen's for Sales Tax." They will be meeting every Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Cherokee Village City Hall, until the Sept. 13 special election. The group is comprised of private citizens who are not affiliated with city government.
The group is trying to emphasize that Cherokee Village is the only area city which does not have a sales tax to help fund city needs.
Other cities already have these taxes in effect. For example, Hardy has a one percent tax, Highland has a one-and-a-half percent tax, Ash Flat has a one-and-three-quarters percent tax and Horseshoe Bend has a two percent sales tax.
The sales tax vote is not the same as the proposed hospital tax which is not yet on the ballot for a special election and is in fact, still in the discussion phases. The proposed city sales tax is only for Cherokee Village and will be utilized to raise revenue for the city. The special election for the sales tax will be held on Sept. 13.
The group wants the public to understand the importance of the tax being passed. The city suffered $265,000 in losses last year from a loss in shared Suburban Improvement District (SID) revenues. This is due to property owners who have defaulted on their taxes.
Many homeowners take the Homestead Credit if their homes are valued at under $70,000. Other reasons cited for the city's loss of revenue includes loss of residents due to the aging population of the city.
The group would like the public to be aware the city is already operating on a shoestring budget, with many departments having already cut 20 percent.
The group realizes if the tax is not passed, vital services such as police and fire protection will be cut, as well as the road department, leading to roads in disrepair and lowered emergency services.
They also addressed ways the tax will bring much needed revenue to the city.
They stated in a handout the tax is better than raising fees, because it falls equally on all residents.
While higher property taxes discourage relocation to Cherokee Village, a one percent tax is minimal and not more than any of the other cities.
One audience member questioned the cost of increased utility bills.
In comparison, group member Jerry Adams said, if a water bill is $500 bucks a year, the tax is minimal and would only by $5 for the entire year.
The tax will also generate revenue when citizen's purchase items from other cities and have them delivered to the city.
An advantage the group highlighted was the paperwork process for collecting the proposed tax would be provided by the state.
The Citizen's For Sales Tax group urges any Cherokee Village residents who are interested in promotion of the tax prior to the special election to attend one of the Tuesday meetings.
Even if residents are not certain of their position on the tax, the group would like them to attend the meetings with questions or concerns.
There will also be a public forum hosted by the Spring River Chronicle on Aug. 25 at the Cherokee Village Senior Center, in which the public is urged to come and share their opinions in a public meeting regarding the tax.
Meetings are held at 10 a.m. every Tuesday prior to the Sept. 13 election.


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'Glee: The Music, Volume 7′ Track Listing, Release Date Announced
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Even three seasons in and multiple music releases deep, somehow, 'Glee' still manages to shine. The hit FOX gang will release their seventh edition album (that excludes holiday and special releases!), 'Glee: The Music, Volume 7′ on Dec. 6.
As expected, the track listing is chocked full of fan-favorite covers, like Beyonce and Katy Perry nods, as well as our personal favorite, the Adele 'Rumour Has It/Someone Like You' mash-up from the 'Mash Off' episode.
Of course, the forthcoming release won't be a compete ode to the ladies. 'Glee: The Music, Volume 7′ features Michael Jackson covers, Billy Joel's 'Uptown Girl' and Coldplay's 'Fix You.'
The release impacts just in time for Christmas, and also, a week before the 'Glee' Christmas episode on Dec. 13. So far, the 'Glee' music releases have sold over 11 million albums worldwide and more than three times that many songs have been digitally downloaded.
'Glee: The Music, Volume 7′ Track Listing:
1. 'You Can't Stop the Beat'
2. 'It's Not Unusual'
3. 'Somewhere'
4. 'Run The World (Girls)'
5. 'Fix You'
6. 'Last Friday Night'
7. 'Uptown Girl'
8. 'Tonight'
9. 'Hot For Teacher'
10. 'Rumour Has It/Someone Like You'
11. 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun'
12. 'Constant Craving'
13. 'ABC'
14. 'Control'
15. 'Man in the Mirror'
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Man armed with AR-15 arrested on way to rid White House of 'evil demons'
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An armed man from California was arrested after telling police officers he was going to kill President Joe Biden, along with other high-profile individuals including White House Covid adviser Anthony Fauci. 25-year-old Kuachua Brillion Xiong was nabbed in Cass County, Iowa on December 21 after law enforcement discovered an AR-15 …
Crossbow-armed man threatened to 'assassinate the Queen'
UK media outlets have linked Saturday's arrest to a Snapchat video of a man claiming that he planned to kill the queen as revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919. Wearing a black hoodie and white mask while holding a crossbow, he said in a distorted voice, "I'm sorry, …
Armed intruder detained at Windsor Castle where queen is spending Christmas
The incident took place at around 8:30 on Christmas Day. "A 19-year-old man from Southampton has been arrested and he remains in custody at this time," police said in a statement.The man is suspected of trespassing a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. "We do not believe there …
Armed man takes hostages in Paris store
A hostage situation has been underway in Paris since 15:30pm (14:30pm GMT) Monday, according to police. French media said two women are being held at knifepoint in a store by a man demanding to speak with Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti. Police have set up a perimeter near the Aligre quarter, …
WATCH: Armed men surround Tripoli government HQ
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Photos and videos from Tripoli in the early hours of Wednesday showed armed men and combat vehicles outside the offices of Libya's interim Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, and there are reports of militants outside the office of Presidential Council head Mohammed al Menfi. The …
New York police in standoff with armed man at United Nations HQ
The NYPD has issued a traffic alert for the intersection of 42nd Street and 1st Avenue – right outside the UN HQ – and said the public should "expect emergency vehicles in the surrounding area." A video posted on Twitter by Newsmax host Greg Kelly shows emergency vehicles blocking the road and …
'Russian troops dismember the armed forces of Ukraine': how a war between Moscow & Kiev could play out, and why it won't happen
That's according to Valdai Club Programme Director Ivan Timofeev. The top Moscow think tank is closely connected with President Vladimir Putin. Timofeev, one of Russia's leading foreign experts, is skeptical about the possibility of a conflict, but he has outlined how such an operation could be conducted. One scenario could …
US missile-armed warship heads into Black Sea
The deployment of the guided-missile destroyer was announced by the US Navy on Thursday. The mission is its first movement since it switched its homeport to a naval base in Rota, Spain. "USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) began its northbound transit to the Black Sea to operate with our NATO allies & partners …
Poland warns of possible 'armed' escalation over migrant border crisis
The ongoing migrant crisis at the Belarusian border could devolve into an "armed" escalation, Polish government spokesman Piotr Muller told reporters on Monday. "We expect that there may be an escalation of this type of action on the Polish border in the near future, which will be of an armed …
Armed American ships probing Russia's defenses in Black Sea – Moscow
Commenting on the ongoing visits by American warships, including a guided missile destroyer, to the Black Sea, Sergey Shoigu remarked that the Russian military was well aware that such vessels "have long-range precision weapon systems on board" and were not deployed to Russia's underbelly "for a tourist cruise." Speaking with …
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St. John Fisher's Gifted and Talented
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At the heart of Christian education is the belief that all students are gifted or talented in certain areas. These areas may include: sporting prowess; artistic flair; a passion for physics; or a love of history. Through its tailored curriculum and extra-curricular provision, the school endeavours to provide opportunities for all students: however we also recognize the need to provide for our students who are considered to be in the top five percent of students in the country.
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Please contact the Gifted and Talented coordinator with queries and recommendations.
How do we identify Gifted and Talented learners at St. John Fisher Catholic High School?
What happens if my child has a slow start to school life?
What happens if my child is identified as being gifted in one subject but not in others?
My child has met the criteria and has been identified as gifted and talented. Has the school got a specific programme in place?
What is the role of the Gifted and Talented coordinator?
Do you have a programme for Gifted and Talented students in the sixth form?
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At St. John Fisher we assess students' eligibility through using the following criteria: Primary schools are encouraged to share information about students who have previously been identified as being Gifted and Talented. Moreover, at the end of year 7 subject teachers are asked to identify Gifted and Talented students within their subject area. This information is then combined with CAT scores to allow the coordinator to identify ten percent of the student population considered to be Gifted and/or Talented. From 2010 onwards parents will also be able to nominate students. If you would like any more information about definitions of Gifted and Talented students please visit: http://ygt.dcsf.gov.uk/FileLinks/312_MainLink.pdf
We identify new Gifted and Talented students throughout Years 8-11. Staff are asked to nominate students at the end of each academic year. If your child has shown a wonderful aptitude for physics or chemistry in Year 9, a nomination will be passed to the coordinator by a member of the teaching staff.
Some students may be identified as talented in a subject such as drama but not be recognized as gifted or talented in other subjects. This does not mean that they are forgotten – far from it. We attempt to offer enrichment opportunities for all subjects. Therefore a student who demonstrates a talent for drama can still take part in school productions and work with outside agencies to augment their skills. Most departments offer their own enrichment groups, societies, and projects
The school offers Gifted and Talented students the opportunity to develop their academic skills in a number of ways: In year 8 the coordinator and the humanities links coordinator nominate a number of students to learn Latin via an online course and regular meetings with a visiting tutor; Students are also afforded the opportunity to attend a leadership residential course at Bewerley Park; Year 10 students are also invited to take the Morrisby profile aptitude tests. We hope to announce some exciting developments in 2010.
The coordinator is responsible for overseeing the Gifted and Talented programme at the school. They are also responsible for the joint-coordination of Oxbridge applicants along with the Oxbridge coordinator at St. Aidan's School. The coordinator uses attainment data to ensure that any underachievement is identified and Gifted and Talented students are able to excel academically. The coordinator has a direct link to parents and guardians through the 'ask the coordinator' section of the website and is available to offer advice to parents on summer school availability etc.
Our top sixth form students i.e. those who have a capped GCSE score of 428 or above in their top 8 GCSEs are offered various opportunities to develop their academic potential. These students are allowed to study AS level critical thinking alongside their other A Level choices, and can also undertake research for an extended project (part of the new AQA Baccalaureate qualification offered to students in the joint sixth-form). Students are also offered the opportunity to join the joint sixth-form's Oxbridge programme, details of which can be found in the Oxbridge section of the website.
Each department have their own criteria for identification of Gifted and Talented students; these criteria together with information on enrichment programmes can be found through looking at the following pages:
G_and_T_Art_and_Design.pdf
G_and_T_Business_Studies.pdf
G_and_T_Design_Technology.pdf
G_and_T_Drama.pdf
G_and_T_English.pdf
G_and_T_Geography.pdf
G_and_T_History.pdf
G_and_T_ICT.pdf
G_and_T_Mathematics.pdf
G_and_T_MFL.pdf
G_and_T_Music.pdf
G_and_T_Physical_Education.pdf
G_and_T_Religious_Education.pdf
G_and_T_Science.pdf
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This recipe is for a bundt pan so we don't need to spend time leveling layers and getting the frosting smooth. I love making layer cakes, but sometimes a simple cake is just what I need! The glaze is very easy to make as well. A dessert that is very pretty but is pretty minimal in terms of active time in the kitchen is always my favorite kind! I went with vanilla glaze as I wanted the flavors of the cake to really shine.
Double check the size of your pan – this recipe makes a 12-cup (10-inch) bundt cake. You can double-check the capacity of your bundt pan by measuring the volume of water it holds. For a smaller bundt pan (commonly a 6-cup volume), you'll need to half this recipe and bake for 35-40 minutes.
Don't reduce the amount of sugar or the oil – these are both very important for the structure and texture of the cake. Reducing them or substituting with other ingredients will effect the quality and moist character of the cake.
Prepare your pan really well to avoid a disappointing situation where the cake sticks to the pan or even tears. For this cake, I spray a vegetable or canola oil all over the inside of the bundt pan. If you don't have vegetable oil spray, you can grease the pan with shortening, being sure to get into all of the nooks and crannies. Don't use margarine/vegan butter, it can sometimes cause more sticking! I also do this just before I add the batter unlike with most other cake recipes where I prepare the pans when I preheat the oven. In the time you mix the batter, the oil can slide down the sides of the deep pan.
For the pineapple, I used crushed. I like how the flavor of the pineapple is nicely dispersed throughout the cake this way, and there's no big chunks. Larger pieces of juicy pineapple can lead to soggy bits in the cake crumb, so crushed is the way to go. And speaking of juice, a lot of hummingbird cake recipes call for draining the juice, but I added it to the batter. It adds flavor, moisture, and acidity which helps with leavening and a tender crumb.
Once the cake is baked, gently slide a thin spatula along the sides of the cake and around the tube to loosen the cake. Let it cool for 10 minutes. Place a cooling rack over the cake and, in one gentle motion, turn the cake over so it's resting on the cooling rack. If the cake doesn't fall down on it's own right away, just give it a few minutes. If after 5 minutes, it's still not down, gently lift the cake pan up a bit and give it a gentle wiggle, side to side and it should come out perfectly.
Let the cake cool completely to room temperature before adding the glaze, or your glaze may melt and not set up on the cake properly. For a quick-setting glaze, chill your cake first and then add the glaze.
If you have a nut allergy or simply don't like them, you can omit the pecans in this recipe.
If you make this Vegan Hummingbird Cake with Vanilla Glaze, be sure to let me know in the comments below and give it a rating in the recipe card! Also, I love connecting on Instagram where you can tag me in your creations using my recipes. Thank you for reading along!
Place pecans on a baking tray in a single layer. Bake in the oven on the middle rack for 5-7 minutes (tossing once) or until fragrant. They burn easily so keep an eye on them.
In a large bowl, sift the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Whisk in one cup of the chopped pecans. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the mashed bananas, crushed pineapple, oil, and vanilla extract. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the mashed banana, crushed pineapple, oil, and vanilla. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring together just until combined.
Spray the inside of a 12-cup bundt pan with oil. Add the batter to the baking pan and bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean or with a few cooked crumbs. Let the cake cool completely.
In a medium-sized bowl, beat the vegan butter until creamy. Add the confectioner's sugar a half cup at a time until incorporated. Add in the vanilla and 2 tbsp of the plant-based milk. Beat until all of the lumps are gone. If it's too thick, add more plant-based milk a tbsp at a time until it reaches the desired thickness. Drizzle over the cooled bundt cake. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of chopped pecans, if desired.


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An important match for so many reasons, two of La Liga's 'other' champions since the turn of the century have found themselves falling on the hardest of times. Depor sit away down in 16th, but are just 3 points behind a desperately disappointing Valencia side who are in 14th themselves. With 2 wins each in their last 6, neither side can really lay claim to the idea that they are playing well or getting regular results.
Indeed, the tattered make-up of both sides makes it even harder to know who is more likely to come out on top in this one. Pedro Mosquera and Luisinho are both missing for the away side – two parts of the defence who have played regularly, if not necessarily played well.
Meanwhile, Valencia are going to be short of Rodrigo and Nani, who has arguably been their best performer this season. Eliaquim Mangala is enjoying one of his suspensions, too, so the back-line will likely see the return of the hapless Abdennour to the side. Full-backs Martin Montoya and Jose Gaya are two of the rare bright sparks in a Valencia side that has to go down as one of the worst in living memory.
In midfield, Enzo Perez works hard but struggles to make the impact he did when wearing the red shirt of Benfica. Dani Parejo, the want-away captain of last season, has been one of the few players worth mentioning in the midfield. Young Carlos Soler has tried his best, too, but at times has struggled to make the breakthrough in a side that looks lost and out of ideas most of the time.
Up front, the likes of Fabian Orellana and Simone Zaza have been complete failures. The look incapable of providing the club with anything like the firepower they need to make the difference. Munir and Santi Mina try their best in the wide forward positions, but they lack the age and experience to make it count week in, week out.
This match, then, has all the hallmarks of a decisive game. We expect it to be a tough match to watch for all, but for Valencia to come out on top. While Depor have lost just one of their last five away games, Valencia need to find form eventually. With just one win in their last five, though, we feel uneasy backing them – if change is to come, though, it must be here.
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Acting for pension fund on the acquisition of a motor dealership by way of sale and leaseback. The acquisition needed to be completed in a tight timeframe as it was an off market deal and involved co-ordination of various practice sectors alongside negotiating the lease back documents. The acquisition needed to carefully balance the operation needs of the "tenant" motor dealer whilst protecting the investment which Gillian was able to do with her experience of leasehold negotiations. The acquisition was completed on time.
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Acting for a local authority on a complex academy conversion involving several sites. The matter is particularly complex as the main site was constructed under a PFI project, is shared by more than one school, and not all of the schools are converting. It includes leisure facilities, community library and children's centre. Gillian has worked collaboratively with the academy trust lawyer to create the property documents in a tight timeframe.
Acting on preparation of standard template documents for a multi let innovation hub. The templates included short form lease, licence and virtual office documents and were designed to be able to be used by the client with minimum legal input.
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Majora's Mask
Continuing with the lite Zelda project brings us to Majora's Mask. It's an odd one out for the series but I love some of the things it's doing.
If you've never played it, Majora's Mask is much more non-linear than any other Zelda game. It's all about exploration and discovery. You repeat the same three days that lead to a moon crashing into the planet and in doing so you slowly gain powers, items, and masks that will help you on the way. You also learn songs on the ocarina that perform all sorts of tasks and change how you interact with the flow of time.
I beat this one a few times as a kid and once even did a 100% run of the game while getting the Fierce Diety Mask at the end. That was a good time. This time around I booted it up the remaster on my 3DS and played through the first half of the game or so.
It's still really fun... if you're in the right mood. Unless you're following a guide you'll find yourself repeating a lot of the content multiple times. If you're in the right mood for exploration and experimentation it can be a really good time as you slowly piece together what to do and how different systems interact. If you're looking for a more driven storyline and progress, which is the mood I find myself in at the moment, it does start to wear thin.
There's also that ever-looming countdown to the end of the third day. I know that stresses some people out to the point where they can't enjoy the game at all.
So, playing through it to around the half way point is about all I want to do in my current mood. I'd rather move on to the next games in the series. But I still need to figure out where to rank this one. In my mind it's so close to Ocarina of Time that it either needs to go immediately above or below it in the rankings. If I were to rank them in order of overall historical importance then obviously I would put Ocarina on top of these two. But, since I'm ranking them in order of how much I'd like to go back and replay them I think Majora's Mask edges it out.
Here's how the rankings are looking:
A Link to the Past (1991)
Majora's Mask (2000)
Ocarina of Time (1998)
The Legend of Zelda (1987)
Link's Awakening (1993)
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1988)
Labels: Legend of Zelda, Majora's Mask, N64, Nintendo, The Zelda Project
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