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Now Vinny Appice Is Playing With TWO Dio Tribute Groups
Posted by Zach Shaw on May 14, 2013
Since Ronnie James Dio's death, numerous all-star Dio tribute groups have come to fruition. The two most notable, though, are Dio Disciples (featuring Tim "Ripper" Owens and Dio's last lineup) and the more recently formed Last In Line (lead by guitarist Vivian Campbell and his former Dio bandmates). Now those two tributes have something in common: drummer Vinny Appice will play a few shows with each.
It was announced that Appice (who played with Ronnie in Dio, Black Sabbath and Heaven & Hell) will be filling in for in for Simon Wright for at least three shows with Dio Disciples in July. This came shortly after Last In Line announced plans for a mini U.K. tour, slated for August. Appice's involvement with Dio Disciples is somewhat surprising, not only since he's playing in another tribute group but also since he once called Dio Disciples "disgusting" during a 2011 interview with Fightin' Words Radio's All Hail Hair show. Obviously, though, Appice has had a change of heart.
As of now, Appice is only slated to play three shows with Dio Disciples in July. And while The Last In Line can only do four shows due to scheduling conflicts at the moment, there is hope they may be able to book some warm-up shows on the U.S. West Coast.
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"Det är måndag i dag."
is it just me or does it sound like "day ar mun dogidog?"
It says I missed a space when I write "idag" instead of "i dag" ... "idag" should be a valid solution. Hope that's the right place to post such things.
Both are accepted, but "i dag" is preferred in teaching.
It told me "idag" is almost correct... But imo this should be marked as correct, right?
Should dag be pronounced like dog is in English or should it not have that g sound at the end and be more like jag is with the invisible g? Or nah?
In the names of the weekdays, the G is usually silent. In the word by itself, it's also usually silent unless you really emphasise it.
Depends on your accent. If you're American then it should sound like Dog without a G but in British English short O is actually an å and the word dag would best be approximated as "dah".
What about swedish slang? Do swedes mush words together like I dunno?
In Stockholm you'll definitely hear ja venne.
Is "Today is Monday" accepted as translation for this sentence?
Both i dag and idag are perfectly correct and both are always accepted answers when translating from English into Swedish. The version i dag is recommended by the Language Council and it's the one we use as as the main version, but both are perfectly acceptable and widely used.
However, there is a problem with Duolingo's machinery. In the dictation exercises, they aren't able to make it accept spelling variation. So unfortunately it will tell you that you have a typo if you write idag in those.
Just curious, how would I translate i en metod? I can get I have read... we can write "idag" also, not just "i dag". But "idag" is not right here?
I actually don't understand what Sand_from_Mars means with 'en metod'. en metod in Swedish just means 'a method' so it isn't something you can read "in". My guess it that they're talking about en lärobok 'a textbook'.
Hej Arnauti. Jag trodde att vi kan säga "läsa i en metod", for det är egentligen en lärobok med dialoger och förklaringar i. Det kallas Assimil Metoden. Assimil är en franska förlag, tror jag.
Sand_from_Mars explained that she thought 'läsa i en metod' would work because it's really a textbook with dialogs and explanations in it, called the Assimil Method, and she says she thinks Assimil is a French publishing company.
so the "a" is pronounced differently in måndag and tisdag? It seems to me that the "a" in måndag is the long sound yet in tisdag and onsdag it is the short sound.
Why is today's monday not accepted?
It is now. Usually contractions like 's are handled automatically but sometimes it just doesn't work and has to be added manually, as was the case here.
We usually skip the g at the end of both of them in everyday speech.
They're not pronounced the same though since a is long in dag but short in måndag.
Could I say: "I dåg är måndag"?
Is this a inversion ("Today is IT Monday")? In this case the subject is "det"? Could "måndag" be the subject ("TODAY is Monday").
"Today IT is Monday", but I wouldn't really call it inversion. You're not saying that "it" is something other than Monday, and the "today" is a clarifying adverb here.
Can you say: I dag är måndag?
Please have a look at my above replies to Daniel.


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The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said it would ban Dagong Global Credit Rating Co Ltd, from taking on new securities rating business for a year.
One of China's biggest debt rating agencies has been punished by the country's securities regulator and a supervisory group under the central bank, in a rare rebuke that underscores Beijing's concern about credit risks at a time of slowing economic growth.
China's credit ratings industry has a reputation for providing favourable ratings for local issuers, downplaying risks, even as some international watchdogs warn debt is at levels that could trigger a financial crisis.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said on Friday it would ban Dagong Global Credit Rating Co Ltd, one of the country's four big bond rating companies, from taking on new securities rating business for a year, and forbade it from replacing senior management during that period.
That announcement came after the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII), an official industry group under the arm of the central bank, said it would suspend Dagong's business around debt-financing instruments for non-financial firms, also for one year.
The CSRC also criticised the company for poor internal management, unqualified management and assessment committee members, and missing modelling data.
NAFMII said Dagong had provided false statements and information when NAFMII was investigating Dagong's business practices.
"Credit ratings agencies providing consulting services to companies seeking ratings seriously deviates from the principle of independence, and is prohibited by the relevant regulations of the interbank market," NAFMII said in the statement.
Dagong "violated industry norms, business rules and basic compliance requirements and caused serious adverse effects on the market," it added.
But the CSRC restriction targets Dagong's core business. An executive at a local asset management firm said freezing Dagong's ratings business would leave it "almost bankrupt."
"Risk differentiation is increasingly difficult in China, which could hamper investors' confidence," said Gary Ng, an economist with Natixis in Hong Kong.
"This is not desirable as China needs the bond market more than ever to fund the upcoming fiscal stimulus. Any credit event created by underestimation of risk could worsen risk appetite of investors, and (lead to) a higher yield and funding cost for both local governments and corporates," he said.
Dagong is one of China's most prominent ratings firms, and has achieved some recognition outside China for its controversial sovereign issuer ratings.
In January, Dagong cut the sovereign ratings of the United States to BBB+ from A-, equivalent to those for Peru, Colombia and Turkmenistan, citing concerns that tax cuts could weaken Washington's ability to repay debt.


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The Adam Clarke Commentary
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The apostle apologizes for expressing his jealousy relative to the true state of the Corinthians; still fearing lest their minds should have been drawn aside from the simplicity of the Gospel, 1-3; From this he takes occasion to extol his own ministry, which had been without charge to them, having been supported by the Churches of Macedonia while he preached the Gospel at Corinth, 4-11. Gives the character of the false apostles, 12-16. Shows what reasons he has to boast of secular advantages of birth, education, Divine call to the ministry, labours in that ministry, grievous persecutions, great sufferings, and extraordinary hazards, 16-33.
Notes on Chapter 11
Verse 1. Would to God ye could bear with me
οφελονηνειχεσθε μουμικ�ον. As the word God is not mentioned here, it would have been much better to have translated the passage literally thus: I wish ye could bear a little with me. The too frequent use of this sacred name produces a familiarity with it that is not at all conducive to reverence and godly fear.
In my folly
In my seeming folly; for, being obliged to vindicate his ministry, it was necessary that he should speak much of himself, his sufferings, and his success. And as this would appear like boasting; and boasting is always the effect of an empty, foolish mind; those who were not acquainted with the necessity that lay upon him to make this defence, might be led to impute it to vanity. As if he had said: Suppose you allow this to be folly, have the goodness to bear with me; for though I glory, I should not be a fool, 2 Corinthians 12:6. And let no man think me a fool for my boasting, 2 Corinthians 11:16.
Verse 2. I am jealous over you, alludes either to the shoshabinim or paranymphs among the Hebrews, whose office is largely explained in the notes on John 3:29, and the observations at the end of that chapter "Joh 3:36"; or to the harmosyni, a sort of magistrates among the Lacedemonians who had the care of virgins, and whose business it was to see them well educated, kept pure, and properly prepared for married life.
That I may present you as a chaste virgin
The allusion is still kept up; and there seems to be a reference to Leviticus 21:14, that the high priest must not marry any one that was not a pure virgin. Here, then, Christ is the high priest, the spouse or husband; the Corinthian Church the pure virgin to be espoused; the apostle and his helpers the shoshabinim, or harmosyni, who had educated and prepared this virgin for her husband, and espoused her to him. See the observations already referred to at the end of the third chapter of John. "Joh 3:36"
Verse 3. As the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty
This is a strong reflection on the false apostle and his teaching: he was subtle, πανου�γος and by his subtlety (πανου�για, from παν, all, and ε�γον, work; his versatility of character and conduct, his capability of doing all work, and accommodating himself to the caprices, prejudices, and evil propensities of those to whom he ministered) he was enabled to corrupt the minds of the people from the simplicity of the Gospel of Christ; or, to follow the metaphor, he had seduced the pure, chaste, well educated virgin, from her duty, affection, and allegiance to her one only true husband, the high priest, Jesus Christ. And here he seems to intimate that the serpent had seduced the mind of Eve from her affections and allegiance to Adam, her true husband; and certainly from God, her creator and governor. See at the end of the chapter. "2Co 11:33"
Verse 4. For if he that cometh
The false apostle, who came after St. Paul had left Corinth.
Preacheth another Jesus
Who can save more fully and more powerfully than that Jesus whom I have preached.
Or if ye receive another spirit
And if in consequence of believing in this new saviour ye receive another spirit, the gifts, graces, and consolations of which are greater than those which ye have received from the Holy Ghost, which has been given to you on your believing on the Christ whom we preached.
Or another Gospel
Containing more privileges, spiritual advantages, and stronger excitements to holiness, than that which we have preached and which ye have accepted, ye might well bear with him. This would be a sufficient reason why you should not only bear with him, but prefer him to me.
Others think that the last clause should be rendered, Ye might well bear with ME-notwithstanding he brought you another Jesus, spirit, and gospel, ye might bear with me, who have already ministered so long to and done so much for you. But the former sense seems best.
Verse 5. I was not-behind the very chiefest apostles.
That is: The most eminent of the apostles have not preached Christ, ministered the spirit, explained and enforced the doctrines of the Gospel in a more powerful and effectual manner than I have done.
Verse 6. But though I be rude in speech
ιδιωτηςτωλογω Though I speak like a common unlettered man, in plain unadorned phrase, studying none of the graces of eloquence; yet I am not unskilled in the most profound knowledge of God, of spiritual and eternal things, of the nature of the human soul, and the sound truths of the Gospel system: ye yourselves are witnesses of this, as in all these things I have been thoroughly manifested among you.
Inspired men received all their doctrines immediately from God, and often the very words in which those doctrines should be delivered to the world; but in general the Holy Spirit appears to have left them to their own language, preventing them from using any expression that might be equivocal, or convey a contrary sense to that which God intended.
That St. Paul wrote a strong, nervous, and sufficiently pure language, his own writings sufficiently testify; but the graces of the Greek tongue he appears not to have studied, or at least he did not think it proper to use them; for perhaps there is no tongue in the world that is so apt to seduce the understanding by its sounds and harmony, as the Greek. It is not an unusual thing for Greek scholars to the present day to be in raptures with the harmony of a Greek verse, the sense of which is but little regarded, and perhaps is little worth! I should suppose that God would prevent the inspired writers from either speaking or writing thus, that sound might not carry the hearer away from sense; and that the persuasive force of truth might alone prevail, and the excellence of the power appear to be of God and not of man. Taking up the subject in this point of view, I see no reason to have recourse to the supposition, or fable rather, that the apostle had an impediment in his speech, and that he alludes to this infirmity in the above passage.
Verse 7. Have I committed an offence in abasing myself
Have I transgressed in labouring with my hands that I might not be chargeable to you? and getting my deficiencies supplied by contributions from other Churches, while I was employed in labouring for your salvation? Does your false apostle insinuate that I have disgraced the apostolic office by thus descending to servile labour for my support? Well; I have done this that you might be exalted-that you might receive the pure doctrines of the Gospel, and be exalted to the highest pitch of intellectual light and blessedness. And will you complain that I preached the Gospel gratis to you? Surely not. The whole passage is truly ironical.
Verse 8. I robbed other Churches
This part of the sentence is explained by the latter, taking wages to do you service. The word οψωνιον signifies the pay of money and provisions given daily to a Roman soldier. As if he had said: I received food and raiment, the bare necessaries of life, from other Churches while labouring for your salvation. Will you esteem this a crime?
Verse 9. And when I was present with you
The particle και which we translate and, should be rendered for in this place: For when I was with you, and was in want, I was chargeable to no man. I preferred to be, for a time, even without the necessaries of life, rather than be a burden to you. To whom was this a reproach, to me or to you?
The brethren which came from Macedonia
He probably refers to the supplies which he received from the Church at Philippi, which was in Macedonia; of which he says, that in the beginning of the Gospel no Church communicated with me, as concerning giving and receiving, but you only; for even at Thessalonica ye sent once and again to my necessity, Philippians 4:15,16. See the Introduction, sec. vi.
Verse 10. As the truth of Christ is in me
εστιναληθεια χ�ιστουενεμοι. The truth of Christ is in me. That is: I speak as becomes a Christian man, and as influenced by the Gospel of Christ. It is a solemn form of asseveration, if not to be considered in the sense of an oath.
In the regions of Achaia.
The whole of the Peloponnesus, or Morea, in which the city of Corinth stood. From this it appears that he had received no help from any of the other Churches in the whole of that district.
Verse 11. Wherefore
Why have I acted thus? and why do I propose to continue to act thus? is it because I love you not, and will not permit you to contribute to my support? God knoweth the contrary; I do most affectionately love you.
Verse 12. But what I do, that I may cut off occasion of glorying, boasting, or calumniating from them-the false prophets and his partisans, who seek occasion-who would be glad that I should become chargeable to you, that it might in some sort vindicate them who exact much from you; for they bring you into bondage, and devour you, 2 Corinthians 11:20.
Nothing could mortify these persons more than to find that the apostle did take nothing, and was resolved to take nothing; while they were fleecing the people. It is certain that the passage is not to be understood as though the false apostles took nothing from the people, to whatever disinterestedness they might pretend, for the apostle is positive on the contrary; and he was determined to act so that his example should not authorize these deceivers, who had nothing but their self-interest in view, to exact contribution from the people; so that if they continued to boast, they must be bound even as the apostle, taking nothing for their labours; which could never comport with their views of gain and secular profit.
Verse 13. For such are false apostles
Persons who pretend to be apostles, but have no mission from Christ.
Deceitful workers
They do preach and labour, but they have nothing but their own emolument in view.
Transforming themselves
Assuming as far as they possibly can, consistently with their sinister views, the habit, manner, and doctrine of the apostles of Christ.
Verse 14. And no marvel
καιουθαυμαστον. And no wonder; it need not surprise you what the disciples do, when you consider the character of the master.
Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
As in 2 Corinthians 11:3 the apostle had the history of the temptation and fall of man particularly in view, it is very likely that here he refers to the same thing. In what ever form Satan appeared to our first mother, his pretensions and professions gave him the appearance of a good angel; and by pretending that Eve should get a great increase of light, that is, wisdom and understanding, he deceived her, and led her to transgress. It is generally said that Satan has three forms under which he tempts men: 1. The subtle serpent. 2. The roaring lion. 3. The angel of light. He often, as the angel of light, persuades men to do things under the name of religion, which are subversive of it. Hence all the persecutions, faggots, and fires of a certain Church, under pretence of keeping heresy out of the Church; and hence all the horrors and infernalities of the inquisition. In the form of heathen persecution, like a lion he has ravaged the heritage of the Lord. And by means of our senses and passions, as the subtle serpent, he is frequently deceiving us, so that often the workings of corrupt nature are mistaken for the operations of the Spirit of God.
Verse 15. Whose end shall be according to their works.
A bad way leads to a bad end. The way of sin is the way to hell.
Verse 16. Let no man think me a fool
See Clarke on 2 Corinthians 11:1. As the apostle was now going to enter into a particular detail of his qualifications, natural, acquired, and spiritual; and particularly of his labours and sufferings; he thinks it necessary to introduce the discourse once more as he did 2 Corinthians 11:1.
Verse 17. I speak it not after the Lord
Were it not for the necessity under which I am laid to vindicate my apostleship, my present glorying would be inconsistent with my Christian profession of humility, and knowing no one after the flesh.
Verse 18. Seeing that many glory after the flesh
Boast of external and secular things.
Verse 19. Ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
A very fine irony. Ye are so profoundly wise as to be able to discern that I am a fool. Well, it would be dishonourable to you as wise men to fall out with a fool; you will therefore gladly bear with his impertinence and foolishness because of your own profound wisdom.
Verse 20. For ye suffer
As you are so meek and gentle as to submit to be brought into bondage, to have your property devoured, your goods taken away, yourselves laid in the dust, so that others may exalt themselves over you, yea, and will bear from those the most degrading indignity; then of course, you will bear with one who has never insulted, defrauded, devoured, taken of you, exalted himself against you, or offered you any kind of indignity; and who only wishes you to bear his confident boasting, concerning matters which he can substantiate.
The expressions in this verse are some evidence that the false apostle was a Judaizing teacher. You suffer, says the apostle, if a man, καταδουλοι, bring you into bondage, probably meaning to the Jewish rites and ceremonies, Galatians 4:9;; 5:1. If he devour you; as the Pharisees did the patrimony of the widows, and for a pretence made long prayers; if a man take of you, exact different contributions, pretendedly for the temple at Jerusalem, If he exalt himself, pretending to be of the seed of Abraham, infinitely higher in honour and dignity than all the families of the Gentiles; if he smite you on the face-treat you with indignity, as the Jews did the Gentiles, considering them only as dogs, and not fit to be ranked with any of the descendants of Jacob.
Verse 21. I speak as concerning reproach
Dr. Whitby thus paraphrases this verse: "That which I said of smiting you upon the face, I speak as concerning the reproach they cast upon you as profane and uncircumcised, whereas they all profess to be a holy nation; as though we had been weak-inferior to them in these things, not able to ascribe to ourselves those advantages as well as they. Howbeit, whereinsoever any is bold, and can justly value himself on these advantages, I am bold also, and can claim the same distinctions, though I speak foolishly in setting any value on those things; but it is necessary that I should show that such men have not even one natural good that they can boast of beyond me."
Verse 22. Are they Hebrews
Speaking the sacred language, and reading in the congregation from the Hebrew Scriptures? the same is my own language.
Are they Israelites
Regularly descended from Jacob, and not from Esau? I am also one.
Are they the seed of Abraham
Circumcised, and in the bond of the covenant? So am I. I am no proselyte, but I am a Hebrew of the Hebrews both by father and mother; and can trace my genealogy, through the tribe of Benjamin, up to the father of the faithful.
Verse 23. Are they ministers of Christ
So we find that these were professors of Christianity; and that they were genuine Jews, and such as endeavoured to incorporate both systems, and, no doubt, to oblige those who had believed to be circumcised; and this appears to have been the bondage into which they had brought many of the believing Corinthians.
More of a minister of Christ than they are, and have given fuller proofs of it. I have suffered persecution for the cross of Christ, and of the Jews too; and had I preached up the necessity of circumcision, I should have been as free from opposition as these are.
In labours more abundant
Far from sitting down to take my ease in a Church already gathered into Christ; I travel incessantly, preach every where, and at all risks, in order to get the heathen brought from the empire of darkness into the kingdom of God's beloved Son.
In stripes above measure
Being beaten by the heathen, who had no particular rule according to which they scourged criminals; and we find, from Acts 16:22,23, that they beat Paul unmercifully with many stripes. See the note on the above passage.
In prisons more frequent
See Acts 21:11, and the whole of the apostle's history; and his long imprisonment of at least two years at Rome, Acts 28:16,30. It does not appear that there is any one instance of a false apostle having been imprisoned for the testimony of Christ; this was a badge of the true apostles.
In deaths oft.
That is, in the most imminent dangers. See 1 Corinthians 15:31; ; 2 Corinthians 4:11. And see the apostle's history in the Acts.
Verse 24. Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.
That is, he was five times scourged by the Jews, whose law 25:3) allowed forty stripes; but they, pretending to be lenient, and to act within the letter of the law, inflicted but thirty-nine.
To except one stripe from the forty was a very ancient canon among the Jews, as we learn from Josephus, Antiq. lib. iv. ch. viii. sec. 21, who mentions the same thing: πληγαςμιαςλειπουσης τεσσαπακοντα. forty stripes, excepting one.
The Mishna gives this as a rule, MISH., Maccoth, fol. 22,10: "How often shall he, the culprit, be smitten? Ans. forty stripes, wanting one; i.e. with the number which is highest to forty." Frequently a man was scourged according to his ability to bear the punishment; and it is a canon in the Mishna, "That he who cannot bear forty stripes should receive only eighteen, and yet be considered as having suffered the whole punishment."
They also thought it right to stop under forty, lest the person who counted should make a mistake, and the criminal get more than forty stripes, which would be injustice, as the law required only forty.
The manner in which this punishment was inflicted is described in the Mishna, fol. 22,2: "The two hands of the criminal are bound to a post, and then the servant of the synagogue either pulls or tears off his clothes till he leaves his breast and shoulders bare. A stone or block is placed behind him on which the servant stands; he holds in his hands a scourge made of leather, divided into four tails. He who scourges lays one third on the criminal's breast, another third on his right shoulder, and another on his left. The man who receives the punishment is neither sitting nor standing, but all the while stooping; and the man smites with all his strength, with one hand." The severity of this punishment depends on the nature of the scourge, and the strength of the executioner.
It is also observed that the Jews did not repeat scourgings except for enormous offences. But they had scourged the apostle five times; for with those murderers no quarter would be given to the disciples, as none was given to the Master. See Schoettgen.
Verse 25. Thrice was I beaten with rods
This was under the Roman government, as their lictors beat criminals in this way. We hear of the apostle's being treated thus once, namely at Philippi, Acts 16:22. See sec. 9 of the introduction.
Once was I stoned
Namely, at Lystra, Acts 14:19,
A night and a day I have been in the deep
To what this refers we cannot tell; it is generally supposed that in some shipwreck not on record the apostle had saved himself on a plank, and was a whole day and night on the sea, tossed about at the mercy of the waves. Others think that βυθος, the deep, signifies a dungeon of a terrible nature at Cyzicum, in the Propontis, into which Paul was cast as he passed from Troas. But this is not likely.
Verse 26. In journeyings often
He means the particular journeys which he took to different places, for the purpose of propagating the Gospel.
In perils of waters
Exposed to great dangers in crossing rivers; for of rivers the original, ποταμων, must be understood.
Of robbers
Judea itself, and perhaps every other country, was grievously infested by banditti of this kind; and no doubt the apostle in his frequent peregrinations was often attacked, but, being poor and having nothing to lose, he passed unhurt, though not without great danger.
In perils by mine own countrymen
The Jews had the most rooted antipathy to him, because they considered him an apostate from the true faith, and also the means of perverting many others. There are several instances of this in the Acts; and a remarkable conspiracy against his life is related, Acts 23:12,
In perils by the heathen
In the heathen provinces whither he went to preach the Gospel. Several instances of these perils occur also in the Acts.
In perils in the city
The different seditions raised against him; particularly in Jerusalem, to which Ephesus and Damascus may be added.
Perils in the wilderness
Uninhabited countries through which he was obliged to pass in order to reach from city to city. In such places it is easy to imagine many dangers from banditti, wild beasts, cold, starvation,
Perils in the sea
The different voyages he took in narrow seas, such as the Mediterranean, about dangerous coasts, and without compass.
Persons who joined themselves to the Church, pretending faith in Christ, but intending to act as spies, hoping to get some matter of accusation against him. He no doubt suffered much also from apostates.
Verse 27. In weariness and painfulness
Tribulations of this kind were his constant companions. Lord Lyttleton and others have made useful reflections on this verse: "How hard was it for a man of a genteel and liberal education, as St. Paul was, to bear such rigours, and to wander about like a vagabond, hungry and almost naked, yet coming into the presence of persons of high life, and speaking in large and various assemblies on matters of the utmost importance!" Had not St. Paul been deeply convinced of the truth and absolute certainty of the Christian religion, he could not have continued to expose himself to such hardships.
Verse 28. Beside those things that are without
Independently of all these outward things, I have innumerable troubles and mental oppressions.
Which cometh upon me
ηεπισυατασις. This continual press of business; this insurrection of cases to be heard, solved, and determined, relative to the doctrine, discipline, state, persecution, and supply of all the Churches.
All his perils were little in comparison of what he felt relative to the peace, government, and establishment of all the Churches among the Gentiles; for as he was the apostle of the Gentiles, the government of all the Churches among these fell in some sort on him, whether they were of his own planting or of the planting of others. See Colossians 2:1. None but a conscientious minister, who has at heart the salvation of souls, can enter into the apostle's feelings in this place.
Verse 29. Who is weak
What Church is there under persecution, with which I do not immediately sympathize? or who, from his weakness in the faith, and scrupulousness of conscience, is likely to be stumbled, or turned out of the way, to whom I do not condescend, and whose burden I do not bear?
Who is offended
Or likely to be turned out of the way, and I burn not with zeal to restore and confirm him? This seems to be the sense of these different questions.
Verse 30. I will glory-which concern mine infirmities.
I will not boast of my natural or acquired powers; neither in what God has done by me; but rather in what I have suffered for him.
Many persons have understood by infirmities what they call the indwelling sin of the apostle, and say that "he gloried in this, because the grace of Christ was the more magnified in his being preserved from ruin, notwithstanding this indwelling adversary." And to support this most unholy interpretation, they quote those other words of the apostle, 2 Corinthians 12:9: Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, my indwelling corruptions, that the power of Christ, in chaining the fierce lion, may rest upon me. But it would be difficult to produce a single passage in the whole New Testament where the word ασθενεια, which we translate infirmity, has the sense of sin or moral corruption. The verb ασθενεω signifies to be weak, infirm, sick, poor, despicable through poverty, it is applied to weakness in the faith, to young converts, who are poor in religious knowledge, not yet fully instructed in the nature of the Gospel; Romans 4:19;; 14:1,2. And it is applied to the works of the law, to point out their inability to justify a sinner, Romans 8:3. But to inward sin, and inward corruption it is never applied. I am afraid that what these persons call their infirmities may rather be called their strengths; the prevailing and frequently ruling power of pride, anger, ill-will, for how few think evil tempers to be sins! The gentle term infirmity softens down the iniquity; and as St. Paul, so great and so holy a man, say they, had his infirmities, how can they expect to be without theirs? These should know that they are in a dangerous error; that St. Paul means nothing of the kind; for he speaks of his sufferings, and of these alone. One word more: would not the grace and power of Christ appear more conspicuous in slaying the lion than in keeping him chained? in destroying sin, root and branch; and filling the soul with his own holiness, with love to God and man, with the mind-all the holy heavenly tempers, that were in himself; than in leaving these impure and unholy tempers, ever to live and often to reign in the heart? The doctrine is discreditable to the Gospel, and wholly antichristian.
Verse 31. The God and Father of our Lord
Here is a very solemn asseveration; an appeal to the ever blessed God for the truth of what he asserts. It is something similar to his asseveration or oath in ver. 10 of this chapter; 2 Corinthians 11:10see also Romans 9:5, and ; Galatians 1:20. And from these and several other places we learn that the apostle thought it right thus to confirm his assertions on these particular occasions. But here is nothing to countenance profane swearing, or taking the name of God in vain, as many do in exclamations, when surprised, or on hearing something unexpected, and as others do who, conscious of their own falsity, endeavour to gain credit by appeals to God for the truth of what they say. St. Paul's appeal to God is in the same spirit as his most earnest prayer. This solemn appeal the apostle makes in reference to what he mentions in the following verses. This was a fact not yet generally known.
Verse 32. In Damascus the governor under Aretas
For a description of Damascus see the note on "Ac 9:2". And for the transaction to which the apostle refers see Acts 9:23. As to King Aretas, there were three of this name. The first is mentioned 2 Maccab. v. 8. The second by Josephus, Antiq. l. xiii. c. 15, sec. 2; and l. xvi. c. 1, sec. 4. The third, who is the person supposed to be referred to here, was the father-in-law of Herod Antipas, of whom see the notes, "Ac 9:23",
But it is a question of some importance, How could Damascus, a city of Syria, be under the government of an Arabian king? It may be accounted for thus: Herod Antipas, who married the daughter of Aretas, divorced her, in order to marry Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. Aretas, on this indignity offered to his family, made war upon Herod. Herod applied to Tiberius for help, and the emperor sent Vitellius to reduce Aretas, and to bring him alive or dead to Rome. By some means or other Vitellius delayed his operations, and in the meantime Tiberius died; and thus Aretas was snatched from ruin, Joseph., Antiq. lib. xviii. c. 5. What Aretas did in the interim is not known; but it is conjectured that he availed himself of the then favourable state of things, made an irruption into Syria, and seized on Damascus. See Rosenmuller; and see the introduction to this epistle, sec. ii.
εθνα�χης. Who this ethnarch was, we cannot tell. The word ethnarch signifies the governor of a province, under a king or emperor.
Desirous to apprehend me
The enemies of the apostle might have represented him to the governor as a dangerous spy, employed by the Romans.
Verse 33. Through a window in a basket
Probably the house was situated on the wall of the city. See the notes on this history, Acts 9:23-25.
IN ver. 2 of this chapter 2 Corinthians 11:2the apostle most evidently alludes to the history of the temptation, and fall of Adam and Eve, as related in Genesis 3:1, and which fall is there attributed to the agency of a being called nachash, here, and in other places, translated οφις, serpent. In my notes on Genesis I have given many, and, as I judge, solid reasons, why the word cannot be understood literally of a serpent of any kind; and that most probably a creature of the simia or ape genus was employed by the devil on this occasion. The arguments on this subject appeared to me to be corroborated by innumerable probabilities; but I left the conjecture afloat, (for I did not give it a more decisive name,) and placed it in the hands of my readers to adopt, reject, or amend, as their judgments might direct them. To several this sentiment appeared a monstrous heresy! and speedily the old serpent had a host of defenders. The very modest opinion, or conjecture, was controverted by some who were both gentlemen and scholars, and by several who were neither; by some who could not affect candour because they had not even the appearance of it, but would affect learning because they wished to be reputed wise. What reason and argument failed to produce they would supply with ridicule; and as monkey was a convenient term for this purpose, they attributed it to him who had never used it. What is the result? They no doubt believe that they have established their system; and their arguments are to them conclusive. They have my full consent; but I think it right to state that I have neither seen nor heard of any thing that has the least tendency to weaken my conjecture, or produce the slightest wavering in my opinion. Indeed their arguments, and mode of managing them, have produced a very different effect on my mind to what they designed. I am now more firmly persuaded of the probability of my hypothesis than ever. I shall, however, leave the subject as it is: I never proposed it as an article of faith; I press it on no man. I could fortify it with many additional arguments if I judged it proper; for its probability appears to me as strong as the utter improbability of the common opinion, to defend which its abettors have descended to insupportable conjectures, of which infidels have availed themselves, to the discredit of the sacred writings. To those who choose to be wise and witty, and wish to provoke a controversy, this is my answer: I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease, while I leave it and come DOWN to YOU? Nehemiah 6:3.
The Adam Clarke Commentary is a derivative of an electronic edition prepared by GodRules.net.
Clarke, Adam. "Commentary on 2 Corinthians 11". "The Adam Clarke Commentary". <http://classic.studylight.org/com/acc/view.cgi?book=2co&chapter=011>. 1832.

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For many years, the European Tour has quietly used its unrivalled reach within the world of golf to raise money for worthy causes. Now was the chance to do something different that leveraged the star appeal of the players and would benefit worthy causes and the wider community. Our rallying cry of 'Be part of it' is used to encourage the participation of everyone involved in the sport - from professional golfers, to the normal players, fans and of course the sponsors.
This year sees the Tour embarking on a far greater, global philanthropic strategy, with the European Tour Foundation now established with its own revenue driving activities and also within the wider sponsorship and engagement programme. Something good to be a part of.


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Дом-улей () — один из самых длинных жилых домов в мире. Расположен в городе Луцк, Украина, в 33-м микрорайоне на проспекте Соборности и улице Молодёжи.

Возведён в период с 1969 по 1980 годы по проекту архитекторов Василия Маловицы и .

Имеет 38 адресов домов, проживает около 10 тысяч жителей.

Архитектура
Здание представляет собой 40 домов из белого кирпича высотой 5-9 этажей, соединённых между собой под углом 120° (напоминающее пчелиные соты). По словам архитектора Маловицы, трёхлучевые вставки были применены в советской архитектуре впервые. Такое расположение домов было обусловлено тем, что во время строительства расстояния до детских садов, школ, магазинов и остановок транспорта были нормативными.

По сведениям РБК 2015 года, дом в Луцке был самым длинным жилым зданием Европы; местные жители называли его «Великой Китайской стеной». Длина самой длинной сплошной части составляет 1750 метров, а с учётом ответвлений — 2775 метров. Всего в доме 120 подъездов (по другим данным — 170 или 88), 15 тысяч окон и почти 3000 квартир.

Примечания

Достопримечательности Луцка
Здания и сооружения Луцка

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Kutztown School District and Berks County Intermediate Unit launch STEM initiative
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PUBLISHED: February 20, 2019 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 19, 2021 at 2:18 a.m.
The Kutztown School District and the Berks County Intermediate Unit have launched an initiative aimed at enhancing educational innovation in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM.
The Eastern Pennsylvania Innovation Catalyst, or EPIC, Network was recently unveiled in a joint announcement.
"This initiative will help launch a new regional network, centered in Berks County, to ignite, support and strengthen innovative instructional practices in our schools, especially in the areas of STEM and computer science," said Dr. Scott Hand, Kutztown's director of educational technology. "The EPIC Network will be designed to bring together teachers, industry leaders, field experts and researchers to develop and infuse next generation teaching and learning into our classrooms."
The initiative will impact close to 70,000 students in Berks County, Hand said.
Of these, 51 percent of students are economically disadvantaged, 15 percent are identified as English-language learners, 18 percent are receiving special education services, 49 percent are female and 42 percent are identified as part of an underserved population, Hand said.
Funding for the network comes from Gov. Tom Wolf's PAsmart initiative.
Wolf recently announced $9.6 million in PAsmart advancing grants to enhance science and technology education in schools statewide. The EPIC Network, which will receive $494,368, was one of 24 applicants awarded grants.
The goal of the network is to ensure equitable practices and innovation are within reach of rural and socio-economically disadvantaged populations.
Kutztown and the intermediate unit will serve as satellite centers for programs at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.
Targeted areas for the initiative include STEM Resource Lending Libraries, utilizing master computer science teachers in classrooms and providing opportunities for students to explore STEM-related fields.
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New York Penal Law § 265.15, entitled presumptions of possession outlines the criminal assumptions that a New York criminal court will make if an individual is found to be in possession of a weapon under nefarious circumstances.
Specifically, a person can be charged with the presumption of possession, unlawful intent, and defacement without full knowledge of the law if he or she is found to be in possession of a weapon that has been defaced, reported stolen, or is possessed in conjunction with a large amount of ammo.
An experienced New York criminal defense attorney can assess legal options and provide assistance to those confronted with a weapons charge like possession with unlawful intent or unlawful possession of a firearm.
When charged with a weapons crime, it is important to find legal help as soon as you can. The importance of an experienced, zealous advocate who is known for fighting for the rights of their clients cannot be understated.
Too often, individuals who have been charged with crimes have been pressured to make statements to the police, to accept plea deals, and threatened with additional jail time. With no one to fight for them, an individual who has been accused of a crime might succumb to the pressure.
A serious weapons charge can be fought in the New York courts, and Rochelle Berliner can help. Law Office of Rochelle S. Berliner has built a reputation as a trustworthy and hard working law firm, full of professionals with years of legal experience in New York.
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New York Penal Law § 265.15 states that the presence of a machine gun in any room, vehicle, or dwelling is presumptive evidence of an unlawful intent. Any person occupying the space where the machine gun is found can be charged as well, even if he or she is not the owner of the firearm.
Moreover, a person can be charged with possession with unlawful intent under New York Statute § 265.15 if he or she possesses a weapon in a stolen vehicle, instrument, appliance, or substance. Evidence of a weapon in a stolen vehicle will be presumed to be in the possession of every person occupying the vehicle.
In addition, NY § 265.15 states that it is illegal to possess in any vehicle, stolen or not, any firearm, large capacity ammunition feeding device, defaced firearm or large capacity ammunition feeding device, firearm silencer, explosive or incendiary bomb, gravity knife, dirk, dagger, stiletto, billy, or sandclub, among others.
If the weapon so found is a pistol or revolver and one of the occupants, not present under duress, has in his or her possession a valid license to have and carry the concealed firearm.
In addition, an individual can be charged with possession with unlawful intent if the person possessed a defaced machine-gun, firearm, rifle, or shotgun. The court will presume that the accused defaced such weapon.
Lastly, a person may be charged under NY Penal Law § 265.15, if he or she possessed five or more firearms. Such possession is evidence that the accused possessed the firearms with the intent to sell them.
These related terms, defined by NY § 265.00, are intended to help readers understand some of the language used by NY Penal Law § 265.15.
To deface a firearm is illegal. A person defaces a weapon when he or she removes, covers, alters or destroys the manufacturer's serial number. Doing this stops others from tracing the origins of the gun.
Registered with the division of state police pursuant to subdivision 16.
Lastly a firearm , in short, is any pistol or revolver, shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches in length, or a rifle with a barrel less than 16 inches in length. An assault weapon can also be considered a firearm, but for this statute, an antique firearm is not considered a firearm.
New York State Law | Article 265 – This comprehensive website covers New York's penal laws, criminal procedure laws and more. Learn more about the rules and regulations of firearms and other dangerous weapons by visiting this webpage.
If you have been charged with presumptions of possession, unlawful intent and defacement in New York, it is imperative you seek legal aid.
Law Office of Rochelle S. Berliner understands the difficulties involved with a criminal conviction. Our Queens criminal defense lawyer seeks to serve each and every client with diligence, finding optimal solutions to your legal issues.
Over the years, Law Office of Rochelle S. Berliner has built a vast wealth of experience defending clients in New York City, specifically in the following counties: Queens County, Kings County, Bronx County, and New York County.
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Samsung Electronics Co ) was sued on Friday by a Florida man who said he suffered severe burns after his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone exploded in his front pants pocket.
The lawsuit by Jonathan Strobel may be the first in the United States by a Samsung phone user against the South Korean company over a battery defect linked to the Note 7.
It was filed one day after Samsung recalled about 1 million Note 7s sold in the United States.
Samsung has received 92 reports of batteries overheating in the United States, including 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage, U.S. safety regulators said.
"We don't comment on pending litigation," Samsung spokeswoman Danielle Meister Cohen said in an email. "We are urging all Note 7 owners to power their device down and exchange it immediately."
Strobel, 28, of Boca Raton, said he was in a Costco store in Palm Beach Gardens on Sept. 9 when his Note 7 exploded.
He said the phone burned directly through his pants, resulting in severe burns on his right leg.
Strobel said he was also severely burned on his left thumb, after he reached over to try to remove the phone from his pants.
"He has a deep second-degree burn, roughly the size of the phone, on his right thigh," Strobel's lawyer Keith Pierro said. "Unfortunately for my client the recall came too late."


Through Haitian-born musician and humanitarian Wyclef Jean's foundation, Yele Haiti. Jean established the foundation four years ago. It's legitimate, it's on the ground, and 100% of your donation will go toward immediately helping the people of Haiti.
You can immediately give $5 by texting YELE to 501501 or you can give more by clicking here.
In spite of their country's poverty, the Haitian government and businesses gave $36,000 to Katrina relief. Dozens of Haitian-Americans from South Florida came to Louisiana and Mississippi to help clean up and rebuild.
For New Orleanians, though, this is more than about shared tragedies. We also share a long history with Haitians. Immigrants from that nation dating back to the 1700s, including white people and free people of color, brought a distinct culture and architectural tradition, including the Creole cottage. They also established Treme, one of the first predominantly African-American neighborhoods in the country, according to the Preservation Resource Center. As the PRC noted Wednesday, "one can hardly imagine New Orleans without the brass bands and second line traditions" that continue to be associated with this neighborhood.
Now Haiti's hurt is also our own. But this is a hurt we can help heal.
Think about this for a second: Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere; the vast majority of people live on less than $2 a day. Yet when the people of New Orleans and Louisiana were in need, they stood with us, and they helped.


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Wichita lineman is een lied geschreven door Jimmy Webb. Webb haalde zijn inspiratie uit een autorit door Washita County in de staat Oklahoma. Webb gebruikte in plaats van Washita Wichita in Kansas, omdat dat beter "bekte". Hij reed langs een eindeloze reeks telefoonpalen, die een grote mate van eentonigheid vertoonde. Het enige opvallende aan die reeks was dat in een van die masten een reparateur (lineman) aan het werk was. Het summum van eenzaamheid. Wichita wordt als stad vaker gebruikt als metafoor voor afgelegenheid binnen de grote vlaktes in de Verenigde Staten. De eerste die het uitbracht was Glen Campbell in 1968. Daarna kwamen meer dan honderd artiesten die het ook opnamen. Daarin zijn artiesten te vinden zoals Sergio Mendez, Larry Page Orchestra, Tom Jones (hij verzorgde ook het voorwoord van de gelijknamige elpee in de Britse persing), Sammy Davis jr., Smokey Robinson, José Feliciano, R.E.M., Jimmy Webb zelf met Billy Joel. Ook zijn er Franse (Seul est l'indompté), Italiaanse (L'auto corre lontano) en Duitse (Der Draht in der Sonne) varianten. Alan Pasqua arrangeerde het tot een instrumentaal jazzwerk. In 2007 maakte de triphopformatie D*Note ft. Beth Hirsch er een cover van.

Glen Campbell

Wichtita lineman is een single van Glen Campbell. Het is afkomstig van zijn album Wichita lineman. Hij had er een grote hit mee in de VS en Canada. Campbell zong het in een arrangement van Al De Lory, die tevens optrad als muziekproducent en orkestleider. Campbell werd begeleid door Al Casey en James Burton (gitaar), Carole Kaye (basgitaar), Jim Gordon (drums) en Jimmy Webb en/of Al De Lry (piano), de zogenaamde The Wrecking Crew. KLF refereerde aan het lied in Wichita lineman was a song I once heard.

Hitnotering
Campbell had er een hit mee in de VS. In de Billboard Hot 100 stond het vijftien weken genoteerd, met als hoogste notering plaats 3. Hij haalde er een gouden status mee, destijds staande voor 1 miljoen verkochte exemplaren. Hij liet Sergio Mendes en Larry Page, de anderen die er een hit(je) mee hadden in de VS, ver achter zich. In Canada haalde Wichita lineman de eerste plaats.  Nederland en België deelden niet in die successen. Daarentegen scoorde Campbell dertien weken in de UK Singles Chart met een hoogste plaats op 7. Ook in Ierland was het een hit met acht weken notering en hoogste plaats 12. Andere landen die het wisten te waarderen waren Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland. Glambells geluidstechnici wonnen er een Grammy Award mee.

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Nummer van Glen Campbell
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How Psychology Can Fight Cancer
Psychology can reduce your cancer risk, help you feel better, and even extend your life.
When you think of cancer prevention and treatment, visiting your doctor for regular check-ups and, if cancer is spotted, getting care from an oncologist comes to mind. However, treating emotional problems and learning to avoid unhealthy patterns of behavior can also play an important role in preventing and beating cancer, according to a series of reports from the American Psychological Association.
"As evidence linking certain behaviors to cancer risk and outcomes accumulated, psychology emerged as a 'hub science' in the nation's cancer control program," explained Paige Green-McDonald, PhD, chief of the Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). "Psychology helps people learn to modify unhealthy behaviors that can lead to disease, and enhances the lives of people who have survived or are living with cancer."
The American Cancer Sociiety estimates around one-third of the 1,658,370 cancer cases expected to occur in 2015 can be attributed to poor nutrition, physical inactivity, and overweight. But even though adopting a healthy lifestyle can substantially reduce the lifetime risk of developing or dying from cancer, few people actually give up their cancer-promoting habits, according to psychologist Bonnie Spring, PhD, of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, and colleagues. That's where psychologists can help. Instead of patients simply being told they need to stop smoking or lose weight, psychology-based interventions that take into account personal, social, and environmental factors can be used in medical settings to change unhealthy behaviors.
While screening for colon, breast, prostate, and other cancers can improve outcomes when cancer is diagnosed early, some people avoid screening because of anxiety. Psychological research can shed light on how people decide to have cancer screening or avoid it and how screening can be successfully encouraged. Psychology also can play a role in helping doctors and patients with the decision-making process when screening poses risks that my outweigh benefits for some people, according to research headed by Jane Wardle, PhD, of the University College London.
An estimated 13.7 million people in the U.S. are currently cancer survivors. While it might seem finishing cancer treatment brings a sigh of relief and a return to life as it was pre-cancer, the truth is cancer survivors frequently face both social and psychological challenges. They often lose personal support that goes along with cancer treatment, and they may have lingering effects of radiation, chemotherapy, and other treatments, according to Annette L. Stanton, PhD, and Patricia A. Ganz, MD, of the University of California, and Julia H. Rowland, PhD, of the NCI.
Depression, anxiety about cancer recurring, insomnia, fatigue, and worry about returning to work are some of the problems that rob cancer survivors of their quality of life. However, psychological research has shown a variety of cognitive and behavioral strategies can help — including counseling, therapy to learn to process and express cancer-related feelings, mindfulness-based therapy, and yoga. The researchers recommended that cancer survivors get a psychological check-up as they transition back into post-treatment life. Emotional and behavioral problems can show up months after cancer treatment is completed, so psychological assessments should be repeated at regularly scheduled oncology appointments for at least the first year after cancer therapies are finished.
One of the more important questions about the mind and body connection is whether the emotional state can impact the progression of cancer. And, if stress and trauma can cause cancer to progress, can psychological help boost the chances of survival?
"Over the last decade, there have been groundbreaking strides in our understanding of the multiple biological pathways by which psychosocial and behavioral factors can affect cancer progression," Susan K. Lugendorf, PhD, of the University of Iowa and Barbara L. Andersen of Ohio State University wrote in their review of studies on the subject. "It is now clear that biobehavioral factors not only affect cellular immunity but both directly and indirectly modulate fundamental processes in cancer growth, including inflammation, angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis."
While there is much more to learn about how stress, depression, anxiety, and other psychological factors may trigger cancer progression or recurrence, it is clear that getting help for emotional and behavioral problems is a wise prescription for cancer patients. An NCI- and National Institute on Aging-funded study of 94 women whose breast cancer had either spread or returned after treatment looked to see if these cancer patients had experienced stressful or traumatic life events. The results showed that the women who reported no stressful life events were the ones who had the longest cancer-free intervals, according to researcher David Spiegel, MD, director of the Center on Stress and Health and medical director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.
If you or someone you know has cancer and faces a traumatic life event, it's important to get psychological help and support. "Our research has shown that people do better in the aftermath of traumatic stress if they deal with it directly," Spiegel said. "Facing, rather than fleeing it, is important. We have conducted support groups for more than 30 years, and found that dealing with traumatic and very stressful experiences is much healthier. In other words, don't suppress your emotions."


This Abstract London art design includes Tower Bridge and many other famous buildings from around the capital, set in a stunning circular design, a fantastic take on London as you've never seen it before. This design needs to be seen in the flesh to be fully appreciated. Stunning range of rich blue ans dazzling highlights make up this limited-edition London art piece.
Abstract London Art Design at it's best.
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This Abstract London Art design includes Tower Bridge and many other famous buildings from around the capital, set in a stunning circular design.
From Amber-Jane Raab's acclaimed Spiral Cities Collection of limited-edition art.
PERSPEX Prints are created on 5mm Perspex and come with pre-drilled holes, and attractive chrome fixings to attach to the wall.
Each piece is individually numbered and comes with a triangular card on the reverse which gives a record of the print, and inside, gives general information about Rare Designs. Once a design has reached the limit of its edition, it is no longer available.


The good news: I had found an area of nice light.
The bad news: No people.
I don't know who first said this, but I used the philosophy, "Build the stage and the players will come". So I just loitered around, pretending to look into store windows. Finally, a couple crossed the street and headed my way. And when they got close, I just "happened" to walk their way, stopped them, and asked a favor. My usual favor. At first, Thomas was skeptical and asked what the pictures were for. When I described the project and showed him images on my phone, both he and Cathy opened up and were enthusiastic about being photographed. Curiously (to me) they had no interest in seeing their images on flickr.
Thomas and Cathy live in Orlando, about 120 miles away. Cathy's parents live nearby, so they have mini vacations in Sarasota fairly frequently.


In Pasadena, California the Dervaes family are the ultimate urban homesteaders. They have a real food producing farm in a suburban backyard, growing enough vegetables for the family to eat and even sell to local restaurants.
To be specific, on only 1/10 acre they harvest up to 6,000 lbs harvest annually, growing over 350 different vegetables, herbs, fruits & berries! The family of 5 all work on the microfarm and generate a living from it.
Here one of the grown daughters, Jordanne Dervaes is interviewed about the animals they keep in this space: goats, chickens and ducks!
One of the interesting points she makes here is that homesteading puts you in direct, daily symbiosis with the plants and animals -- whether it's convenient or not.
"Unfortunately it's seen as a trend and not many people see it as a lifestyle. For us it's a lifestyle. The animals have to be kept healthy and I have to dedicate and sacrifice for this in order for their health and our well being. It's not a hobby. It's what we live off of. It's up to the individual to really dedicate themselves to learning everything they can about the animals." says Jordanne Dervaes.
How beautiful, to be reminded that this level of profound interdependence with the animals and plants that support us IS still possible, and can be done on any plot of land in suburbia.


Astronomers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland and collaborators used the Hubble Space Telescope to study an exoplanet that had been observed losing its atmosphere, forming an enormous cloud of hydrogen and giving the planet the appearance of a giant comet. During earlier observations in 2015, it was not possible to observe the whole cloud, whose shape was predicted by numerical simulations. Thanks to these new observations, however, the scientists have finally been able to confirm the initial predictions. The results are unveiled in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
Exoplanet GJ 436b is similar in size to Neptune (i.e. about four times larger than the Earth). Seen through ultraviolet (UV) glasses, it reveals a huge tail made of gas. This phenomenon, detected in 2015 by astronomers from UNIGE's Faculty of Sciences Observatory, could be due to the planet's proximity to its host star. It takes the planet about three days to orbit. The planet loses a part of its hydrogen-rich atmosphere because of the intense stellar irradiation. The lost atmosphere remains for some time around the planet as a huge cloud of gas that absorbs UV radiation from the star. This is why the cloud can only be seen with Hubble's UV optics.
"We were flabbergasted by the mere size of the cloud, which our initial observations could not cover in its entirety as it passes in front of the star," explains David Ehrenreich, associate professor at UNIGE and principal investigator of the European Research Council-funded project Four Aces, who obtained the observations. The team extrapolated the initial data with a numerical model to predict what could be the cloud's exact shape. The simulation resulted in a comet-like cloud with a trailing tail stretching over tens of millions of kilometres.
The team headed by Baptiste Lavie, a PlanetS PhD student at UNIGE, directed Hubble at GJ 436b afresh. The findings backed up the researchers' predictions in every respect: "I was getting grey hair from analysing the new observations," says Lavie. "So it was hugely satisfying to see that the cloud of hydrogen escaping from the planet was really there, in line with the predictions, because now we understand how it is formed."
The data injected into the numerical model explained the observations accurately: "We even took into account the pressure that the light from the star exerts on the hydrogen atoms that escape from the planet," says Vincent Bourrier, the UNIGE astronomer who developed the digital model.
Solving the mystery of this rare phenomenon means the researchers are now in a position to understand how it affects other exoplanets, some receiving even more irradiation than GJ 436b. "We're expecting some more surprises," says Lavie.


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LÎlot Normandin était un îlot situé dans le fleuve Saint-Laurent, juste en face de Montréal à environ 100 mètres au large de la Pointe-à-Callière. Il fut très tôt intégré au port de Montréal, puis fut ensuite relié à Montréal par une digue qui deviendra le quai Alexandra.

Au fil des années, l'îlot portera les noms de île Normand, île du Marché, île de la Porte du Marché, ou île aux Huîtres et « Market Gate Island », puis « Island Wharf » (« quai-île ») avant de disparaître complètement lorsque sa moitié amont sera intégrée au quai Alexandra et la moitié aval draguée pour faire place au bassin adjacent.

Le souvenir de l'île est immortalisé par une plaque située sur la place du Génie à proximité.

Références

Géographie de Montréal
Île sur le Saint-Laurent
Ancienne île au Québec
Archipel d'Hochelaga
Vieux-Montréal


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Lukas Nilsson (* 16. November 1996 in Ystad) ist ein schwedischer Handballspieler.

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Nilsson spielte in der Elitserien i handboll för herrar, der höchsten schwedischen Spielklasse, beim Verein Ystads IF HF, für den er in der Saison 2015/16 auch im EHF Europa Pokal auflief. Zur Saison 2016/17 unterschrieb er einen Drei-Jahres-Vertrag beim deutschen Rekordmeister THW Kiel. 2017 und 2019 gewann er mit dem THW Kiel den DHB-Pokal, 2019 den EHF-Pokal sowie 2020 die deutsche Meisterschaft. Im Sommer 2020 wechselte er zu den Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Nach Ablauf seines Vertrages wechselt er im Sommer 2023 nach Dänemark zu Aalborg Håndbold.

Im Sommer 2015 nahm der 1,92 Meter große Rückraumspieler mit der schwedischen Juniorennationalmannschaft an der U-21-Weltmeisterschaft in Brasilien teil. Nilsson, der bisher 73 Länderspiele für die Schwedische Nationalmannschaft bestritt, wurde vom schwedischen Nationaltrainer-Gespann Ola Lindgren und Staffan Olsson in den Kader für die Europameisterschaft 2016 in Polen berufen. Weiterhin nahm er an den Olympischen Spielen 2016 in Rio de Janeiro teil.

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 Lukas Nilsson auf der Website des THW Kiel

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Handballnationalspieler (Schweden)
Handballspieler (THW Kiel)
Handballspieler (Rhein-Neckar Löwen)
Olympiateilnehmer (Schweden)
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 2016
Deutscher Meister (Handball)
Rückraumspieler
Schwede
Geboren 1996
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2019 Chicago Bears Schedule: predictions and previews
Last Updated: April 18, 2019 Posted in News
When you win 12 games, have the best defense in the league, and show that you're a team on the rise, you suddenly become a hot commodity.
That's exactly what the 2019 Chicago Bears have become according to their upcoming schedule.
Following head coach Matt Nagy's successful inaugural season, the Bears have one of the most inconsistent schedules possible. They have been slated for five prime time games this coming season, a Thanksgiving Day battle with the Lions, back-to-back Thursday contests, one trip to London, and just seven noon games.
There are a lot of intriguing storylines for this upcoming season as the Bears enter 2019 with a great big bull's-eye on their backs.
Week 1: Packers at Bears — Thursday, September 5, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)
I can't think of a better way for the Bears to kick off the NFL's 100th season than playing their long-time rivals from north of the border. Then again, I thought the similar idea last year and we know how that turned out. Nevertheless, the Bears have this one at home and conceivably have learned not to take their foot off the pedal, even against a hobbled Aaron Rodgers.
Week 2: Bears at Broncos — Sunday, September 15, 3:25 p.m. (FOX)
The Bears will travel to Denver in Week 2 to meet and greet former defensive coordinator Vic Fangio in his first season as Broncos head coach. Fangio left new Bears coordinator Chuck Pagano with a stellar unit, and Fangio could be feeling just a touch of seller's remorse depending on how well his Broncos offense performs.
Week 3: Bears at Redskins — Monday, September 23, 7:15 p.m. (ESPN)
I haven't the slightest clue what the NFL was thinking in scheduling a Bears-Redskins duel on Monday night. What's the appeal of this matchup? Are the Redskins even going to be any good? Perhaps facing former Vikings foe, Adrian Peterson, is a storyline to watch? But he'll be splitting the load, presumably, with last year's rookie running back, Derrius Guice. Does Case Keenum get you juiced up for Monday Night Football? We'll see.
Week 4: Vikings at Bears — Sunday, September 29, 3:25 p.m. (CBS)
The Bears will get their second NFC North game of the season in the first month with a home date against the Vikings. Minnesota has a chip on its shoulder after failing miserably last year to build off their Minneapolis Miracle from the previous season's playoffs. The Vikings brought in Kirk Cousins last offseason and finished just 8-7-1 in 2018. All divisional games are important, and the Bears cannot overlook the Vikings.
Week 5: Bears vs. Raiders (in London) — Sunday, October 6, Noon (FOX)
Yuck. The Bears have to make the trip across the pond to take on Khalil Mack's old team. Fortunately, it's a scheduled road game for the Bears, thus, they won't be docked one of their games at Soldier Field. Year 2 under Jon Gruden ought to see some improvement, but I don't see the Bears losing this game. New wide receiver Antonio Brown will be a tough matchup for the Bears' secondary, but I have my doubts that he'll have as much success catching passes from Derek Carr (…or Kyler Murray?) as he did with Ben Roethlisberger in Pittsburgh. Also of interest in this one is to see the player the Raiders will have drafted with the 24th selection (assuming they don't move it) in this month's Draft. The Bears traded it to the Raiders in the deal for Mack last year.
Week 6: BYE WEEK
It's a good time for the Bears to catch up on their rest after throwing their body clocks out of whack in London. The ideal scenario would be to have the bye week right smack dab in the middle of the season, but the Bears will have to make do with Week 6. I'll be satisfied if the Bears are at least 3-2 heading into the bye week, but I don't see why they can't hit 4-1 or even 5-0.
Week 7: Saints at Bears — Sunday, October 20, 3:25 p.m. (FOX)
What bothered me most about last year's strong run was the lack of quality opponents on the schedule. Of the Bears' 12 victories in 2018, only four of them were against teams with winning records. I had to see the Bears beat the Rams before I wanted to proclaim them ready to compete for a Super Bowl. This year, the Bears get to take on the Saints, a team still miffed over the way their season ended in the postseason last year. I'd prefer the Bears to face the Saints in New Orleans for an added challenge, but this will still do. Coming out of the bye, the Bears will have had two weeks of preparation for the Saints and we'll get a good litmus test for where the Bears are by this point in the season.
Week 8: Chargers at Bears — Sunday, October 27, Noon (FOX)
Finally, at last. The Chargers have been getting far too much national love the past year and a half, in my honest opinion. I'm anxious to finally get a good look at what all the fuss is about when they make the trip to Soldier Field in late October. I have concerns about this being the second game of a back-to-back-to-back tough stretch, but assuming health, the Bears can and should win this game. Running back Melvin Gordon presents a tough challenge for the Bears' run defense. The defense will also have its hands full with Philip Rivers and the plethora of receiving options he has at his disposal. This will be a good test for the Bears.
Week 9: Bears at Eagles — Sunday, November 3, Noon (FOX)
Revenge game? Nagy and Eagles coach Doug Pederson will once again renew their friendly rivalry as the Bears seek to avenge last year's playoff loss to Philadelphia. One thing will be certain: Cody Parkey will not be there to bop the upright. A healthy Carson Wentz paired with Alshon Jeffery and the re-emergence of DeSean Jackson — who spent five years in Washington and Tampa Bay after his first six years in Philadelphia — should present a challenge for the Bears defense. Zach Ertz might be the best tight end in football — he and Kansas City's Travis Kelce are 1A and 1B, in my opinion — and he'll be tough to contain. Lastly, and I might be burying the lede here, the Bears will get their first glimpse at former teammate Jordan Howard, who will don the green and black (or will they be wearing the kelly green jerseys?). The Eagles will once more be a formidable foe in the NFC.
Week 10: Lions at Bears — Sunday, November 10, Noon (CBS)
Last year, the Bears played the Lions twice in three weeks — twice in 11 days, to be exact. This year, they have a similar trajectory, squaring off twice in four weeks, or twice in 18 days. Some NFL pundits want to place the Lions in the "teams to watch" category as they enter Year 2 in the Matt Patricia regime. I, for one, am skeptical of any potential marked improvement. I'm curious to see how explosive running back Kerryon Johnson does in his second season in the league. He'll be tough to contain. The Lions defense was actually fairly good last year, finishing 10th against the run and 8th against the pass. If they can build upon that success, I can see how they'll be more competitive. But in the uber-competitive NFC North, I don't see them making a lot of noise.
Week 11: Bears at Rams — Sunday, November 17, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)
This is the game that I have circled on my calendar. Okay, not really, but go with me here. Yes, the Bears have teams like the Saints, Chargers, and Chiefs on their schedule, but those are all home games. This one here is on the road on Sunday Night Football against last year's Super Bowl runner-up. And the Bears spanked them last year (in physicality, not points), so you know they have revenge on the mind. I want to see how the Bears fare in this game — much like last year — to know whether they have true Super Bowl aspirations.
Week 12: Giants at Bears — Sunday, November 24, Noon (FOX)
Yet another revenge game appears on the docket when the Bears play host to the visiting New York Giants. Last year, the Giants ended the Bears' 5-game win streak when backup quarterback Chase Daniel flopped at MetLife Stadium. The Giants, sans Odell Beckham Jr., will have a little bit different look to them. By this point in the season, we could see a rookie quarterback replace Eli Manning in the lineup. Or, we could see the aging vet chugging along. One thing we for sure will see — barring injury, of course — is the explosive running style of Saquon Barkley. The Giants' featured back finished second in rushing yards in his rookie season last year and is a tough load to handle.
Week 13: Bears at Lions — Thursday, November 28, 11:30 a.m. (FOX)
The Bears will complete their season series against the Lions with another Thanksgiving Day game. Last Thanksgiving, the Bears gutted out a tight, 23-16 victory against the Lions on just three days rest. This year will be no different in terms of rest, and I expect this one to be the tighter of the two matchups as well.
Week 14: Cowboys at Bears — Thursday, December 5, 7:20 p.m. (FOX)
The Bears' fourth of their five prime time games will take place against the Cowboys, exactly one week after Thanksgiving, marking back-to-back Thursday appearances. Last year, the Cowboys were a surprise playoff team and I expect them to be competitive yet again. This one being a home game should certainly help the Bears slow down what could be a dangerous offense. Wide receiver Amari Cooper and the recently un-retired Jason Witten will have a full offseason with the team, as will last year's rookie receiver Michael Gallup. All three should factor heavily into the offense along with running back Ezekiel Elliott — last year's rushing champion.
Week 15: Bears at Packers — Sunday, December 15, Noon (FOX)
Because the Bears play on Thursday night in Week 14, they'll have 10 days of rest before taking on the Packers at Lambeau Field. The Bears have some unfinished business to take care of following their Week 1 collapse in Green Bay in 2018. While that may seem like a stretch — considering the Bears will have had two more games against the Packers since that outing — winning on the road against divisional opponents is vital to success. By this point in the season, this game could very well help determine the NFC North champions and/or playoff seeding.
Week 16: Chiefs at Bears — Sunday, December 22, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)
When the Bears meet the Chiefs at Soldier Field in Week 16, they will have faced all three of the highest-scoring teams from 2018 (the Rams and Saints were the other two). Needless to say, their No. 1 defense will face stiff competition this coming season. I'm always one of the last people to jump on a team's — or player's — bandwagon because I don't like to hop from one to another so quickly. I prefer to get a bigger sample size before I give my opinion — better to get it right than first. With that said, I'm just not sure how much of "the real deal" Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is. Mahomes took the league by storm last year, throwing for an astounding 5,097 yards, 50 touchdowns and just 12 interceptions on his way to winning the league's Most Valuable Player award. That's one season's worth of work — an incredible season, no less. But let's see how close he can come to replicating that season. And if he does, the Bears have their hands full in this one as they — hopefully — barrel down on a playoff seed.
Week 17: Bears at Vikings — Sunday, December 29, Noon (FOX)
Do I smell a tradition here? This coming season will mark the fourth-straight year that the Bears and Vikings will conclude the regular season against one another. The Vikings have a 2-1 edge on the Bears in the previous three outings, with the Bears winning the most recent of them. The Vikings ought to be competitive again this year — I can't imagine they flop again — so this game could decide the division and/or a playoff spot. The health of the players is obviously the first criteria in determining the competitiveness of this late-season game. But assuming all systems are a go, I wouldn't be surprised if this game is flexed into a Sunday night affair.
2019 Chicago Bears projected record
A blind monkey could fling his crap against a wall with 16 numbers on it and have as good a chance at predicting the Bears' final record as I could. But, what the hell? — here's my crack at being Nostradamus.
I predict the Bears will finish 10-6 in 2019.
Here's my rationale:
In the first five games of the season, prior to their bye week, I predict the Bears will go 4-1. I think of those five games, the Packers or Broncos pose the greatest obstacle to the Bears.
The Bears face arguably their toughest three-game stretch of the season against the Saints, Chargers and Eagles. I predict they will go 1-2 in that stretch, probably beating the Chargers. That doesn't mean I don't think they can beat the Saints or Eagles. It just means those are tough matchups.
So, after the first half of the season, I predict the Bears will be 5-3.
In the next "quarter" of the season, I feel the Bears will sprint ahead in the race for the division crown and go 3-1, beating the Lions twice and the Giants once, while losing on the road to the Rams.
At this point, they'll be 8-4 and in position to make the playoffs so long as they split the next four games.
Given how difficult the last four games of the season are — vs. Cowboys, at Packers, vs. Chiefs, at Vikings — winning two of those four would be quite the accomplishment. I predict that's exactly what they'll do, thus finishing 10-6.
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