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With my semester finished in Missoula, MT, I roadtripped to my home in Northern California. Instead of spending one night halfway, or just making the entire 20-plus hour drive in one leg, I spent three nights exploring the rocky deserts of southern Utah. Improvising as I went, I ended up visiting three National Parks—Arches, Canyon Lands, and Zion. It was quite a jam, no doubt, one perhaps my youth allowed me to pull off.
Beauty wasn't confined to the parks, but was roadside, along the interstates and highways, as well. Day one took me through Southwestern Montana and Idaho into Salt Lake City, UT, where I spent my first night. Skipping town early the following morning, I headed south to Moab for another night's stay before turning west towards Zion National Park the following evening, where I spent a night and drove home the following day, snaking my way through dry towering mountains in a sliver of northwestern Arizona to start, and on through southern Nevada, closing in on a metallic Las Vegas Strip in the distance, alit by a pink sky and sun falling behind mountains stringing the horizon. Dark from there on, I pulled into my home in Santa Cruz, CA, early the following morning.
But enough about my caffeine/nicotine-ridden time spent in my modern car gliding over poured asphalt. The biggest highlights of my trip were the three solitary hikes I managed to pull off in three different parks in a blink of time amid winter solstice.
Arches National Park
Day 2: Spending my first night ever in a stateside hostel, I somehow managed to pull myself out of bed by 6 to get out of Salt Lake City. Before doing so, I drove through its downtown to glimpse the Mormon temples and ceremonial sights, which didn't disappoint in their magnitude. A massive cathedral overlooks a square of statues and fountains. Several other imposing administrative buildings are nearby. The state's capital building is across the street, unnerving in its immediate presence. Mansions dotting the nearby mountainside cast their shadows over it all. The area simultaneously screams indoctrination, power, and money.
After taking it all in for no longer than fifteen minutes, I sped out for Moab. The drive took around five hours. Closing in on town at near-noon, I had to decide between Arches and Canyon Lands National Parks to spend my afternoon. Strapped by time, I decided on Arches out of convenience. Accessibility was a big reason, as a road conveniently shows much of what the park has to offer. I didn't know if I'd only be staying around Moab for only that afternoon.
With more than 2,000 natural arches, the park is known for having the densest concentration of such formations in the world, according to the free visitor guide a Ranger handed me. Many factors have allowed have allowed for such an abundant collection to occur. In short, the sandstone is a kind that is very porous, and its collective weight has squeezed a layer of salt deep beneath it upwards, cracking lines parallel to each other on its surface. Erosion, brought on by weather, has dug out these cracks deeper and deeper over the course of time, allowing water to settle in and eat away at the stone. Give this process an unfathomable length of time, enough for over a mile's deep worth of stone to dissolve away, and you get arches.
I decided to explore Devils Garden, an area at the park's northern end, at the 24-mile long paved road's extremity. Driving to the trailhead made for a lofty experience, as the road starts by snaking its way up and over sandstone cliffs, then winding through odd rock formations of an array of color and sizes jutting from every direction.
At the trailhead I hastened to change into my gear, but was startled at finding the water spigot dry. I had none and knew I couldn't go without for long. Luckily, a middle-aged man saw my defeated expression at the pump and offered me help. We walked to the back of his pickup, where his family was gathered, and he handed me five water bottles and wished me luck.
It was half-past one when I set off. The day happened to be winter's solstice, so I was already running thin on daylight. I knew I needed four hours to explore the area, and I had exactly that to spare.
The trail started off very congested, which surprised me considering Christmas was at week's end, let alone that the trail, along with the all the northern faces of rocks and hills, was underneath several inches of snow.
Right away, signs signaled arches down side trails spurring in different directions. The first one I wandered to was Pine Tree Arch, a sight impressive in both its size and formation. Approaching its opening at an angle, I saw a man standing inside of it on its base, which swept out and away from below him, rising high above his head, performing a full circle until settling back beneath his feet. Though I knew I wouldn't be able to enjoy it in solidarity, the man's shape offered perspective for the formation's impressive size. I walked beneath the towering orange walls and ceiling speechless. The man introduced himself as Bjorg and said he was from Lyon, France.
Back on the main trail, I quickly closed in on Landscape Arch, one as famous as it is startling. The long, narrow bridge spans a length of cliff that's given way from under it. The trail was crowded with spectators, most of whom would now turn around and head back to the parking lot as the path becomes less conspicuous and more dangerous, weaving its way through crevices and climbing up and over boulders, fin formations, and down icy slants of stone; cairns mark the way.
I had a mile until I would reach the Double-O Arch located at the trail's end, where I would turn back, not staying on the loop. Darkness was settling into a sky shrouded by overcast; and being much lonelier in these parts than near the trailhead, I wasn't in a hurry to strand myself looking for a damned kicked over cairn in the pitched black in no-man's-land.
Double-O Arch didn't disappoint. After not taking to the obvious hint in its name, I was surprised at rounding a corner of stone to see two arches stacked upon each other, the upper much larger than the lower. I decided to sit inside the lower to eat and ponder over my trip's next move. Rain/Snow was forecasted for the next day, so I thought maybe I would just hang at the hostel in Moab and drive onto Zion. But I knew I had to start moving quickly to make it out of Devil's Garden with any daylight to spare.
On my way back to the trailhead, I met two sorority girls from Salt Lake City. They told me I had to see Delicate Arch, which is down the road a ways and up another trail.
"It's like really famous," one of them said, "so you have to see it."
Convinced by their trite logic, I started off faster than before.
It was pitch dark when I pulled into the trailhead for Delicate Arch, but I needed to see this damned thing even though it's stamped onto every one of the state's vehicle license plates. I was working with only my cell phone for light, and I wasn't having the best of time in the freezing cold under the clouds. Delicate Arch makes great for nighttime photos underneath stars and a glowing Milky Way spanning the sky above. But when shrouded by clouds, limiting light, your best bet for a discernible photo is to click the flash button. So as soon as I saw its outline high on a cliff in the distance, I turned around. My photos of it are worthless, but I saw it.
Moab is just seven miles down the highway from the park entrance. I pulled into town and realized that it is a happening place, with some money and plenty of nice spots to eat and sleep. Lots of tour and off road vehicle rental companies make you realize you're in a pretty unique spot, one that's sparked up invasive industry, but special nonetheless.
After asking around for its location, I pulled into the Lazy Lizard Hostel. Located on the edge of town behind a personal storage facility, it's modest but convenient. I walked in at ten and reserved a dorm bed for ten bucks. I sat down in the common room. Suddenly, I realized the place was infested with middle-to-latter-aged hippies, all who had be squatting for at least several months. One popped in a war movie for us all to watch. We sat and watched, but it was in French, with no sub-titles. The man couldn't understand a lick of what was said, but still offered plenty of nonsensical commentary over the torments of war. "All these young men," he kept saying, "so many lives wasted."
I stood up bewildered and headed into town for food and a few beers. 3.2% beers that is, as intoxication is further regulated in Utah than in other states. After enjoying one of them, I bought a few cans to go, as those weren't required to be watered-down, and I learned that Moab does in fact have good beer.
Arriving back to the hostel, I walked by the common room to see the hippies had restarted the same movie–I shit you not. I walked up stairs to my dorm to read and drink my beer.
Eventually, a young man walked in to the room, about my age, and asked what I was reading. I told him Desert Solitaire by Ed… "Yes," he interrupted, "great book!" Adding, "I've read all the so-called 'nature books,' and that one's the best."
We went on to trash Walden, and talk about other stuff. His name was KC and he's a travelling nurse from Ohio, a job that affords him plenty of time to hit the backcountry. Another kid walked in, Brian, whose from Bozeman, MT, but has lived in Alaska for the past ten years; and then another, Calvin, who's from Louisiana—a "shithole" he's never going back to again. All three were traveling solo, and they had just seen Star Wars together. The new company was comforting, and I was bummed I didn't have enough beer to share.
They started talking about their latest adventures, and they kept dwelling on their time in the 'Needles' section of Canyon Lands. They were showing me photos, telling me it's a must. I was sold by its isolation. Both Brian and KC had backpacked through it solo, a fact both cited as a highlight.
"You just explore," said KC with a smile, "high on life."
Canyon Lands National Park
Day 3: I left the Lazy Lizard hostel early Tuesday morning for a 100-mile drive to Elephant Hill in the Needles District of Canyon Lands National Park. The park's other districts are Island in the Sky, a more accessible and touristy area; and the Maze, a labyrinth where James Franco lost an arm.
'Needles' gets its name from the countless protruding spires that span its landscape, sporadically filling its canyons' floors and aligning their walls. Some look like mushrooms, others like water silos, and some just like big rounded lumps of stone.
They formed similar to the arches: First, sandstone was fractured in perpendicular patterns by a moving salt bed far beneath the surface; then erosion from wind and other elements dug these cracks into areas where water could pool and further dissolve the stone. Again, you must give this process an incomprehensible length of time.
A multitude of narrow halls and caves have burrowed themselves throughout the area, creating a labyrinth ripe for exploring. One can get lost in a hurry, however, and I planned on sticking within sight of whichever blazed trail I was on, as I knew I was the only one within many miles, judging from the empty parking lot at the trailhead.
I was more enthusiastic at the start of my hike than for any other one I could remember. The dusty sandstone I was walking over was marked by way of cairns, and the experience was new and invigorating. Right away, I was finding vista points to climb to, to see the different surreal Candy Land-esque landscapes. The cliffs were plenty sheer, but un-jagged. Aside from the wavy patterns protruding from some of the oozing slopes, they were seamless, rounding their way throughout their formations. The most pervasive color was blood-orange, but which was often accentuated by creamy swirls and occasional black shading. There were also red, yellow and gray rocks, along with green desert shrubbery and, in some large exposed areas, glistening white powder.
I was shouting at the top of my lungs to hear my echo ricochet throughout the canyons and halls connecting them. I was gliding over boulders, winding my way through crevices that would spit me into view of a broad alien lands. I was climbing into random trailside caves and summiting freestanding boulders, all while constantly reminding myself to remain aware, to enjoy it all while it lasted.
Not that my attention wasn't in constant demand, as I would get to one cairn and immediately search for the next to walk to, all of which I would find, usually without any scare. Knowing I was alone on those trails that day was empowering in and of itself, but thinking of how the Rangers stacked each and every one of those rocks for only my usage on that very day amused me as well.
I had been hiking for over two hours when I reached Chesler Park, my destination. I was walking through a smooth landscape dotted with patches of snow, staring ahead at the massive liver-colored cliffs shallowly horseshoeing themselves towards me, looking like hell's front stoop. I stepped up the trail to a ledge on its cliffside, overlooking the most vast landscape I'd see that day. It started snowing while I sat, leaned against the cliff, eating my lunch.
I hadn't slept in that morning, but due to my late start, brought on from all of the roadside photos I snapped on my way in, I didn't have time to continue on a different route back to my car. Though I had plenty of daylight, I wanted to spare some of it for my drive out of canyon country.
The sun set as I made my way along the forty miles worth of road before the highway. It was like driving inside of an old western film. Massive mesas lined the horizons, their sheer red cliffs giving way to their piled shavings.
The drive west to Zion was dark. I could discern only the shapes of the roadside mountains, mesas, and valleys along the way. Cigarettes and coffee, along with Miles Davis and a slew of podcasts powered me across to Southwestern Utah, where I would find a Holiday Inn, whose front desk kindly recommended, upon seeing my reaction to their rates, their parking lot for a night's sleep. It was half-past twelve when I closed my eyes.
Zion National Park
Day 4: I awoke at 7:30 and headed straight for the park entrance to beat the park fees, as no Ranger would be on the clock. I hadn't had to pay entrance fees at Arches nor Canyon Lands.
Upon entering, I went to the Information Center for a map and advice on a day hike to pursue. A short bespectacled Ranger stood behind a counter and talked to me as if I were a fool for considering a hike garbed in the basketball shorts and t-shirt I was wearing. The sleeping pill from the night prior was only beginning to wear thin, leaving me in no mood for snarky comments from a man who looked like he hadn't seen any more of the trails he was recommending than from the map itself. He turned around at one point to answer a phone, which is when I saw a small braid of hair hanging from the back of his head–a full-blown rat-tail–and he's lucky, being in the form I was in, I didn't snatch him by it.
Lucky for me, I exercised that moment's smidgen of self-control I contained and was able to make my way into the park. With the shuttle road open to all vehicles during the winter, I could pull right up to many of park's best trails.
Driving along, I was suddenly aghast by the sheer cliffs rising from either side of me as I drove through Zion Canyon. How had I never known of this place? I did, but I never knew what I was missing out on. A few weeks prior, a professor at my school had told me that this is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. I didn't think much of his word, but the cliffs of orange, red, pink and yellow hue, bowing from high above, rectified his words; it may actually be the most heavenly place I've ever been.
I stopped by the park's lodge on my way to the trailhead to check and see if any of my former co-workers at Glacier National Park were working. I went straight to the dining room and was floored at seeing Nancy, who was hosting. A self-proclaimed Mother of mine, she almost fainted.
"Oh, my son!" were her first words.
Nancy wasn't happy to hear how fast I'd been moving over the past few days, or the fact I'd just spent the night in my car, and she hastened a lunch for me from her dining hall and insisted that I eat something. We said our goodbyes. It was a great surprise for the both of us. I hopped back on the road, headed for the Overlook trail.
The Overlook Trail's start is constructed from a cliff side, with paved switchbacks taking you upward in a hurry.
The skies were cloudy, but visibility was clear enough to see the surrounding cliffs across the valley come more alive the higher I got. I kept stopping to take it all in and snap photos. Snow and ice covered the trail, cautioning me, as one slip could have brought on detrimental consequence. Several other hikers were on the trail, along with a few families and couples enjoying their time, and what better possible way could there be to spend the holidays?
After the switchbacks, the trail cut into a narrow canyon between two mountains disjointing from each other high in the sky. The trail made its way through caves and straddled a creek on its way through the narrow passage.
Out of here, the trail turned left up one of the mountainsides and switched back, rising back over the top of the crevice it just crawled through, making its way back around to the face it zigzags up earlier.
This is when I met Won, who I caught at about an hour's time from the summit. Like me, he was in the midst of a solo National Park road-trip. But unlike mine, his would last for several weeks, affording him more time to spend in the parks he visited. We talked about the different parks we had seen, and he spoke very highly of Denali in Alaska, which made me want to work there this summer even more.
Won would be spending Christmas alone on the road, stopping in a city to pass the time. I made a few Vegas and L.A. recommendations, as he was visiting either of those for the first time, but I bet he ended up going to Death Valley instead (I had no problem encouraging this more so than the other options).
It snowed during our hike back down the mountain, making us glad we weren't on our way up. Won veered off on another trail to see an arch, and we split ways, exchanging information in the process.
I wanted a chance to drive the park's road before nightfall. The sun was starting to come out again, glistening the colored cliffs. Though small, the park offers plenty to shock. Its slim size and outrageous beauty sort of give off a super-model impression (in the context of National Parks that is). I was pulling over at every turnout to snap photos. The road wasn't thronged with traffic, allowing me to drive its length twice fairly quickly before I headed home.
Still light out, the roadside views to start were imposing, as cliffs and barren rocky mountains were in constant view. Their size was as impressive as those I'd just seen in Zion, but their dry, gray and sandy brown colors un-familiarized them.
All I could think about was In-In-Out Burger, where I would stop at on the Vegas strip, and from where on all I could think of was my sore back and the impending hours of night-time driving ahead. I started making phone calls to my friends to pass time. I arrived at my home at 2 that morning and awoke to spend Christmas Eve with my family.


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Press invitation: Garden trends and future technology forecasts at Elmia Garden
Press release • Sep 22, 2017 08:30 BST
Elmia Garden is northern Europe's largest meeting place for the garden retail trade. On 4–5 October 160 exhibitors from 10 countries will meet at Elmia in Jönköping to present their new products. Everything from the latest technology to the garden trends for 2018 will be presented on stage.
At the press showing Kristin Koefoed, project manager for Elmia Garden, will present this year's highligts and news at the fair. Kaj Christiansson, the new CEO of BoGrönt, present their work to strengthen members' position in the market. Blomsterfrämjandet and Elitplanta talk about their upcoming acitivites and the The perennial group of the garden section of the Federation of Swedish Farmers will present Perennial of the Year 2018.
The press showing will be on Wednesday 4 October at noon on the stage in Hall D.
News and focus areas
This year we are placing extra focus on the future challenges and opportunities for florists and flower shops. This will be presented in the form of inspirational displays, live podcasts and a panel discussion with the florist industry's leading players. The new segment Future Stories will show how flower shops can get their message out with the aid of VR technology, 3D printing and social media.
This year Elmia Garden has more exhibitors than ever. One new group is companies in garden furniture, grills and outdoor lighting. This product area is also of interest to new visitor groups such as property owners and housing cooperatives.
Nominated for the Elmia Garden Award 2018
The nominees for the Elmia Garden Award for the 2018 garden product of the year will be revealed at the fair. The prize for 2017 went to the concrete planting ring produced by Design Björn Lidbrandt. At this year's fair all the entries nominated for the 2018 award will be displayed in an exhibition in the South Lobby.
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People will likely die without the supervised consumption services ARCHES provides and the community of care built around it.
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We must all help to ensure this pivotal moment in history led by the courage of the Black community bends towards justice.
URGENT APPEAL: Supporting people who use drugs and frontline workers during COVID-19
Caught in the crosshairs of this unprecedented disaster are people who use drugs and the frontline harm reduction and healthcare workers who support them
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Take-up in Belgium has decreased by 13% on a quarterly basis, resulting in 45,000 sq m of newly committed office spaces. This figure is relatively weak and is linked to smaller transactions in some markets, less transactions in other areas, and no major deals.
Ghent posted the most significant rise in take-up thanks to some large transactions while market activity decreased in Antwerp due to smaller average transactions. In Wallonia, the delivery of a building in the Airport Business Park yielded some new deals, while in Namur, the largest deal involved an occupier from the public sector, which is growing in importance in this market.
In Ghent, there is an increasingly stronger demand for peripheral spaces despite the strong influx of new supply arriving in the Centrum district in the coming years (Figure 1). Other markets are also affected by imbalances. Mechelen seems to attract mainly in peripheral areas with high mobility, while Liège's speculative pipeline up to 2015 is dwarfed by committed buildings in spite of the strong demand there. However, Charleroi's polarity between the Aéropôle and the town centre is settling somewhat.
Some notable changes have been recorded in prime rents in Q2. Most notably, Namur shares the joint-highest prime rent with Leuven at EUR 155/sq m/year. Ghent's prime rent has increased to EUR 146/sq m/year.
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Classic authentic indian food
The team at Noiya Kitchen have one vision, to produce and deliver Classic Indian food refined for a modern London with great service to complement. With this ethos in mind we opened our flagship restaurant in the summer of 2008 on Lavender Hill, Clapham junction.
Traditional recipes, modern take
Gone were the traditional and very stale Indian carpets and rugs instead we offered a new chic, sophisticated, dining experience with a Soho feel fused with an urban appeal. From the reaction from our patrons as well as the numerous reviews we could see our vision was being attained.
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The natural progression was to take our vision to the Indian takeaway home delivery sector. With our vision to how we deliver our food to your door Noiya Kitchen is destined to revolutionize the Indian takeaway experience. We could go on and on here but you've just simply got to order a takeaway to try our food out for yourself.


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When the share prices of PCCW plummeted all those years ago from a high of around $26 to a measly two bucks, it made instant paupers of many and with former aspiring wunderkind Richard Li shown to be the somewhat shambolic leader of a company many say was built on smoke and mirrors.
Some of us followed Little Richard from his highs as the "visionary" behind STARTV to PCCW and often swap stories of those years where a company with nothing going for it managed to lure so many into its Venus Flytrap.
As for being a "visionary", and as the world knows by now- he wasn't- but he did manage to sell that wok in the sky originally meant to be MTV Asia to a bedazzled Rupert Murdoch on the dreams of entering the China market.
Dear Rupert was setup and the doors slammed shut in his face when the Chinese authorities noticed that STARTV carried a channel called BBC. Still, the old boy had some good years married to Wendi "Ding Dong" Deng, who targeted Daddy Warbucks when she was working at STARTV. This is bloody movie material.
As for PCCW Netvigator, it plods along today as one of the most despised companies in Hong Kong. Its internet arm suffers from almost terminal breakdowns whereas its NOWTV channels with their constantly changing packages where each one comes with a catch to get customers to pay more, is a regular targeted in various Letters to the Editor columns.
But for reasons going back to various licenses given out, PCCW remains a necessary evil with a Take it, or Lump it attitude. Take its so-called 24-Hour Customer Hotline Service. We tried to get through to someone from 4am to 6am, but kept getting the same message: "All our lines are busy, so please stay on the line". Like putzes, we obeyed while the phone rang and rang and rang before being cut off.
Our problem was that our emails were, suddenly, not coming through onto our iPhones. Apparently, suddenly, either our username or password were incorrect. Suddenly.
Giving up the 24 Hour Hotline, we, somehow- divine intervention?- managed to get through to an executive in the Mobile Phones Division. Alas, all he could do was call the 24 Hour Hotline- and, as now he revealed- "the lines are all busy." His suggestion was to visit the Netvigator's website, login and check all incoming mail. He was told as politely as possible that his suggestion stunk. His next suggestion was that his supervisor or someone from the 24 Hour Hotline Service will call. When? "After 9am when he starts work", was the reply. What happened to the 24 Hour Hotline Service? Who knows? Up in cyberspace?Welcome to progress and the wacky world of PCCW Netvigator- and another bitter lemon from Richard Li.


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- Fishermans FAQ
- 1. How do I withdraw my earnings?
To withdraw your earnings simply click the menu button on the hud (on the left with the game logo), and click withdraw.
- 2. Will I earn more when levelling up?
No, everybody can earn the same no matter what level they are. Everybody gets the same bonuses levelling up and everybody has the same chance on random bonuses. This will rule out competition and keep it nice and friendly for all.
- 3. I can not cast, the hud is not responding at all...
Some locations require you to join a group in order to run scripts. Please check in "About Land" if that is the case and if so, join the group that the land belongs to. In some cases when a sim is very crowded you might also experience lag. Unfortunately this is not something we can control. Patience or moving elsewhere and coming back later to try is an option.
- 4. I can not attach my rod.
Make sure you attach it to your right hand otherwise it will automatically detach.
- 5. I can not enter a buoy location.
There can be multiple reasons for that.
1 - The sim is full. You will have to try again later as a spot becomes available when people leave.
2 - The sim is down for a restart. Try again later.
3 - You may have been banned. If you are a message will state so. This is not something we can get involved in. If you want to try to resolve this please contact the land/buoy owner. Do NOT discuss them in groupchat!
4 - It's a skilled game region. To enter skilled game regions, there are certain rules. Those can be found here.
- 6. What are Chips and what are they for?
Chips are points. You will get 1 to 3 points per cast depending on Global Chip event. Chips help you level up and get bonuses. You can check out the Level Chart list and matching bonuses here.
- 7. What is a Global Chips event?
Global Chips events are events that last for an hour and give you more chips per cast during that time. These events are triggered by any one who wins it while fishing and are for all to enjoy. It is one of the Random Bonuses that can be won while fishing. These events will help you level up faster and therefore reach your level bonuses faster.
- 8. Why is my rod counting down from 100+ second?
When you run out of bait you are using, the rod automatically goes down to the next bait available until it reach no bait. Fishing without bait takes 180 seconds per cast. If you have bought bait after you have run out you will need to activate the correct bait to fish with again through the menu button.
- 9. What does the Global Event Hud do?
When some one triggers a Global Event the regular hud will show that information as hovertext above the hud. Some people don't want to wear the fishing gear all the time, but do like to know when Global Chip events are active. That is what the Event Hud is for. A way to track the Global events without having to wear the actual gear. And is therefore optional.
- 10. Can everybody fish?
Due to experience in our and other systems we have set a minimum age of 14 days before an avatar is able to fish our system.


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If you need a small car for your next road trip from Haugesund, Norway, you should look closer at car rental deals from AVIS and SIXT. They provide the largest amount of vehicles of ECONOMY and car rental classes in Haugesund.
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The cheapest car from EUROPCAR in Haugesund is Audi A3. The current relevant price is $60.71 per day.
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The most popular rental car in Haugesund from EUROPCAR is currently VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN. The lowest price for this vehicle is $119.50 per day.
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The gasoline prices near Airport varies from $6.10 to $7.51 per gallon.
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Ovation Science COO to Speak at Canadian Dermatology Conference
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA and LAS VEGAS, NV / ACCESSWIRE / November 5th, 2019 / Ovation Science Inc. (CSE:OVAT) ("Ovation" or the "Company"), a topical and transdermal cannabis product development company with a patented skin delivery technology backed by twenty-plus years of research and development, is pleased to announce that the Company's Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder Doreen McMorran will be presenting at Dermatology Update 2019 Fall Meeting in Toronto Ontario, on November 7th on the topic "CBD – The New Market". This is the 35th year for this bi-annual dermatology conference which attracts the top 100+ dermatologists from across Canada. Dermatology Update is focused on presenting the latest advances in cosmetic and medical dermatology to practicing physicians, researchers and pharmaceutical industry leaders.
"This dermatology conference serves as an opportunity for the first time to present information to influential leaders in the dermatology community on topical cannabis products, primarily hemp-derived CBD, and its potential. Canadian dermatologists as well as pharmaceutical executives attend this meeting to learn about the latest advancements in drugs, treatment techniques and to share valuable clinical experiences", said Ms. McMorran. "Ovation Science is honored to have the opportunity to present its expertise in the topical cannabis area as it pertains to dermatology. The topic "CBD – The New Market" will reflect on the potential impact of the changes to the market and regulations. Although the topical cannabis market is still in its infancy in Canada, we are optimistic with the results we are seeing and the positive patient feedback we have received regarding our topical products in the US."
As COO of Ovation Science, Ms. McMorran played a pivotal role in the US launch of the Company's first hemp-derived CBD product line ARLO CBD Beauty and soon to be released health and wellness line Invibe® MD. Additionally, Ovation's US licensee continues to hold the distinction of being the #1 selling topical product in Nevada dispensaries, with two of Ovation's other wellness products also achieving a ranking in the top five in sales. Ovation is committed to be a leader in the topical CBD skin care and wellness space and to elevate the standards surrounding the quality and efficacy of topical CBD products available to consumers.
Ovation continues to increase shareholder value by seeking expanded patent protection for its products as well as developing new unique, effective products that can be brought to the market in the US, Canada and globally. Ovation also persists in its negotiations with potential global partners including Canada for possible licensing opportunities and joint ventures.
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About Ovation Science Inc.
Ovation Science Inc. is a research and development company that develops topical and transdermal cannabis and hemp formulations made with patented Invisicare® skin delivery technology. The technology enhances the delivery of cannabinoids such as cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to and through the skin and is protected by patents in eleven countries. With over twenty years of topical and transdermal drug delivery experience in the pharmaceutical market, Ovation's management and science team have created a unique pipeline of over twenty-five patent-protected medical / wellness topical and transdermal cannabis products incorporating CBD, THC and combination products along with a line of anti-aging / beauty products made with CBD. Ovation's business model is to develop and market its two product lines ARLO CBD Beauty and Invibe MD, our health and wellness line, as well as continuing to out-license its topical and transdermal formulations to cannabis companies globally. Ovation formulated CBD and THC products are marketed in Nevada in state-approved dispensaries by its US licensee with additional states being added. Ovation earns revenues from licensing and development fees, royalties, the sale of Invisicare to its licensees and now revenue from its own product sales. Ovation has offices in Vancouver, BC and Las Vegas, Nevada. Ovation trades on the CSE under the symbol OVAT. Visit our website www.ovationscience.com.
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Information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions as of the date of this news release. These statements reflect management's current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance. Ovation Science Inc. cautions that all forward looking statements are inherently uncertain and that actual results may be affected by a number of material factors, many of which are beyond Ovation Science Inc.'s control.
Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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SOURCE: Ovation Science Inc.
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The wonderful trees that flower in April, Spring, and after two weeks there is nothing left to see.
The wonderful trees that flower in April, Spring, and after two weeks there is nothing left to see.
Take a walk along the local river, turn the corner in the path and "ZING" was my first reaction. A giant sized pink flamingo on the banks of a Swiss River? I approached, but he remained and did not say a word. He looked quite smart in his pink dress.Then he slipped into the river, waved with his enormous wings and floated off to the land where the flamingos swim I suppose. I did see a small label on the bottom of his wing, I was sure it said "Made in China" but I thought that the pink flamingoes were at home in the States. Perhaps it is all due to the climate change and they are now settling in Switzerland.
Yesterday I did it. After touring around locally in my wheelchair I went into town. I have visited various outside parts up to now, but I had not ventured into the core of the town of Solothurn, the old original part. The streets have been cobbled in the meanwhile and I was wondering how my steel horse would manage with the bumps, but it went quite well.
Silly me did not take any photos of the paving, but a lady was going for a walk with her whippet dog in town and she proudly let me take a photo, so you can see what I had to contend with on the surface. The dog had no problems, neither did I. I just had to get used to the best mehod of travelling over the ups and downs.
Actually I was quite proud of myself, and now there are no holds barred. I can go everywhere and see everything. The old town of Solothurn has no traffic on Sundays, which was even better: just a few arrivals at hotels with taxis are allowed and they are few and far between.
It was good to get a little closer with the camera to various objects. This is the St. Urs fountain on the main square in town with a restaurant building in the background. Solthurn has 11 fountains, all in the same decorative style but I must admit I do not know which one is which. Solothurn has 11 of everything. I do not know if it was coincidence or by chance, but it is called the Solothurn number. By the way this is the fountain where the students are christened when they get their names. My son was one of them many years ago. It was Saturday evening. He arrived with the other students in a procession dressed in his bathing trucks and with a dressing gown. Afterwards there is a sort of speech and then he is pushed into the fountain and he got his student name. He joined the students union from the high school when he was a teenager. Today he is 44 years old but is still a member. There are some things a mother does not forget.
I think this is the Mauritius fountain which is in front of our old armory building. The building is now a museum with various old weapons and suits of armor showing relics of the various Swiss wars. There are always tourists somewhere in the way when you take a photo.
Being an area where the Roman Catholic religion is predominant, we have many churches, as well as a cathedral. I often wonder how they managed to fit them all in in the small spaces available.
There were many people taking a swim in the river, or floating on their dingies. I never realised how the river is used so much in the summer months. There seems to be a new transport method: something like a big water ski to stand on with a pole to move it. I saw quite a few of these on the river, and this was in the middle of town.
I wheeled my way home along the river path as my village is the next one along and I decided to combine convenience with a some photos. Ducks were scarce and I only saw a pair of swans. There were so many people campint on the river banks and swimming in the river that I think the ducks decided to leave the humans to it.
I eventually arrived home, parked my wheelchair and spent time on the computer with various blogs and uploading the photos of the day. Mr. Swiss began to water the garden and we noticed it was raining, so that was another job saved.
Today is again a nomal Monday. No. 1 son is back and had his first work day after two weeks holiday. We have a shopping trip to enjoy and who knows, perhaps I might be on my way again this afternoon, but it will be somewhere around the village.
I noticed the hollyhocks were flowering in the garden at the edge of town in various colours, so of course took a few photos.
And now I really must go, there is work waiting to be done. Even golden oldies have to do something with the day. I trust you all have a good beginning to the week, see you around some time later.
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On Friday, January 25, the president and Congress reached a deal to end the partial government shutdown with a Continuing Resolution that will fund government at 2018 levels through February 15 of this year. The president said, however, that he is prepared to either invoke emergency powers or shut down the government again on February 16 if agreement is not reached on a budget that includes funding to build a border wall.
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Casablanca, Chile
Main square of Casablanca.
|Coordinates (city): 33°19′S 71°25′W / 33.317°S 71.417°WCoordinates: 33°19′S 71°25′W / 33.317°S 71.417°W
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|Rodrigo Martínez Roca (RN)
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|952.5 km2 (367.8 sq mi)
|293 m (961 ft)
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|26/km2 (67/sq mi)
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Casablanca (Spanish pronunciation: [kasaˈβlaŋka]), meaning "white house", is a Chilean city and commune located in Valparaíso Province, Valparaíso Region.
The city of Casablanca is located on Route 68 between Santiago and the city of Valparaíso, at about 30 minutes southeast of Valparaíso and 50 minutes northwest of Santiago traveling by car. It is a region known for white wine grapes, especially Sauvignon blanc and Chardonnay. The commune of Casablanca spans an area of 952.5 km2 (368 sq mi).[2]
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Casablanca spans an area of 952.5 km2 (368 sq mi) and has 21,874 inhabitants (11,127 men and 10,747 women). Of these, 15,209 (69.5%) lived in urban areas and 6,665 (30.5%) in rural areas. The population grew by 31.9% (5,284 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
As a commune, Casablanca is a third-level administrative division of Chile, administered by a municipal council, which is headed by a directly elected alcalde. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Manuel Jesús Vera Delgado. The communal council has the following members:[1]
- Rodrigo Martínez Roca
- Roberto Burgos González
- Pedro Caussade Pitté
- Ángel Poggi Saa
- Laura Reyes Salazar
- Enrique Heck Escalante
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Casablanca belongs to the 15th electoral district and 6th senatorial constituency.
Casablanca Valley wine region[edit]
The Casablanca Valley is a wine-producing region 75 km (47 mi) northwest of Santiago. It is a Denomination of Origin (DO) defined by the Chilean Appellation system, the legally defined and protected geographical indication used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown. The valley takes its name from the commune of Casablanca and stretches roughly 30 km (19 miles) east-west from eastern border of the Valparaíso province in the Valparaíso region. Vines were first planted here in the mid-1980s during the revitalization of the Chilean wine industry and quickly became known for its white wines, most notably Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, as well as Pinot Noir, which thrives in its cooler climate. Although the valley is located at 33°S, much closer to the Equator than any European vineyard, viticulture here is possible because of the cooling influence of the Pacific Ocean, in the shape of cool morning fog and greater cloud cover than is found elsewhere in the north of Chile.[5]
Grape distribution by varietal[edit]
- Climate: Cool Mediterranean climate with pronounced maritime influence. 540 mm (21.2 in) of rain per year.
- Soils: clay and sandy soils.
- Primary grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc.
|Merlot: 391 ha (966 acres)
|Syrah: 112 ha (277 acres)
|Sauvignon Blanc: 1.950 ha (4819 acres)
|Pinot Noir: 723 ha (1787 acres)
|Malbec / Cot: 6 ha (15 acres)
|Gewürztraminer: 65 ha (161 acres)
|Riesling: 33 ha (82 acres)
|Cabernet Franc: 13 ha (32 acres)
|Viognier: 49 ha (121 acres)
|Pinot Gris: 34 ha (84 acres)
|Chardonnay: 2,269 ha (5607 acres)
- Total hectares planted: 1,429 ha (3531 acres).[6]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Municipality of Casablanca (in Spanish), archived from the original on 20 March 2018, retrieved 6 August 2010
- ^ a b c d e "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ Casablanca Valley Archived 2019-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Published by Wine-Searcher.com | Last updated 20-Sep-2013 by Wine-Searcher Staff, retrieved on October 16, 2013
- ^ Casablanca Valley distribution chart Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine www.winesofchile.org retrieved October 10, 2013
External links[edit]
- (in Spanish) Municipality of Casablanca


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Curried Tofu and Apple Salad
This Curried Tofu and Apple salad is a delicious vegetarian twist on a favorite lunch time salad packed with sweet and savory flavors.
I love making curried chicken salad for parties and picnics. The curry adds so much flavor to a traditional dish and paired with something sweet like apples or grapes - it's just so good. But challenged with a picnic dish that was vegetarian friendly a few weekends ago, I wanted to try out a different version of this salad with a meatless twist. Originally I was going to use chickpeas, which would work wonderfully, but I ended up going with tofu because texturally I thought it would be perfect. Then combined with crunchy carrots, red onions, creamy yogurt, curry powder, lime juice, and apples - you have one killer lunch dish.
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Maldonado's Commentary on Matthew 5:13-19
Posted by Dim Bulb on April 22, 2012
Verse 13. You are the salt of the earth. There are two properties in salt : to give savour, and to preserve from corruption. What is termed savour in food (sapor) is wisdom in man, and expressed by the word salt. What is called in other things conservation (conservatio) is in men confirmation in good lives, and is termed in the inspired writings edification. The Apostles are called the salt of the earth, therefore, because they are men, and ought to teach by their wisdom, and edify by their lives. S. Augustin (i., De Serm. Dom.) shows why Christ spoke the above words. He had urged the Apostles before to the highest perfection
of life: "Blessed are the poor in spirit;" and He desired to show that they ought to aim at being such, because they were the salt of the earth. By the earth here, S. Augustin says, men are to be understood. This is also certain from the custom of Scripture.
This is more necessary of observation because, as S. Chrysostom and Theophylact have said, the Apostles were called the salt of the earth, as about to be the masters, not of one man, or of a few men, but of the whole world (Matt 14:15).
St. Mark (9:50) and St. Luke (14:34) relate that on another occasion Christ used the same comparison. But it is an easy and probable conclusion that He did this, not once only, but frequently as the case required, as we often do in our teaching.
But if the salt have lost its savor. μωρανθη—Infatuatum fuerit: that is, loses its savour and sharpness. Doctors of the Church do this when they either teach wrongly or build up badly.
Wherewith shall it be salted? That is, the salt itself (St. Matt 9:50); for there is no salting of salt. If the teacher teach amiss, by whom shall he be taught? If he live badly, by whom shall he be corrected? for there is no doctor doctorum. Not that the teacher cannot be corrected, but it is not usual nor easy.
But to be cast out. To be trodden under foot by the passers-by, as things thrown out into the streets. The meaning is that other things, even if they have lost their natural virtue, are still useful for other purpo.ses. Gold money is broken up—it is no longer money, but it is still gold; it will not serve for commerce, but it is useful to the goldsmith. Food is tainted—it is not set before men, but it may be given to the dogs. A garment is worn out, it is thrown on to the dunghill—it will no longer warm men, but it will enrich the ground. But salt, if it has lost its savour, is useless for the dunghill, and will not manure the ground—nay, it makes it sterile (Ps 107:34; and St. Luke 14:35). That which is of the most use, when decayed, becomes the most useless. The branch is most necessary for the production of fruit, but if it wither nothing is more valueless (Ezek 15:2, 3, 4).
Verse 14. You are the light of the world. You who ought to enlighten the world by your doctrine and example; the world has no teachers of goodness but you. Christ probably meant by the three words—salt, light, and the city—to signify one and the same thing. This, as we learn from S. Jerome, was the custom of the Syriac, which was the language He used (Note: Aramaic = Syriac). Not only here, but in many other passages, we see Christ using many similes, one upon another, to express the same thing. Of this S. Matthew (chapter 13) gives many examples. One thing must be observed, that Christ was the one only true Light "which enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world " (St. John 1:9; 3:19; 8:12; 9:5; 12:35, 36).
Christ is called the true Light because He is the supreme Light in Himself, with whom, if not the Apostles alone and other holy men and Doctors, yet St. John the Baptist, than whom there was none greater among those born of women, may compare. But the other John said truly, he was not that light; yet of him the Evangelist writes: "He was a burning and a shining light" (John 5:35). As in this passage of S. Matthew the Apostles are called the light, all Christians are called the same (Philippians 2:15; Ephes 5:8; 1Thess 5:5). Christ is the Light by His own nature: others by His grace and gift, because they are enlightened by Him : Christ, because He lightens every man that cometh into the world, not only extrinsically by His example and doctrine, but also by His intrinsic grace: the Apostles, as lighting others, not only by their example, but also by their doctrine ; Christians by their example.
A city cannot be hid. The first part of the comparison is wanting. You are a city, or like a city, placed on a hill. St. Jerome shows that the Apostles and Prophets are the mountains, because, being on high places in the Church, they are seen by all. The Author also observes that they are described as towers (Ps 122:7), although the meaning here is a mystical one, the literal being different. In the same sense they are here compared to a state (civitati), or rather to a city (urbi).
"Cannot."—That cannot, you ought not to, be hidden. Christ does not admonish them to live uprightly lest they give offence, because their example, like a city on a hill, cannot be hid; but He warns them not to conceal themselves.
Verse 15. Neither do men light a candle. The meaning of these words is clear. Their object is not—so S. Jerome thinks—that Christ uttered them to give the Apostles courage and confidence to preach the Gospel freely; as if one should exhort a champion to fight strenuously and with courage, because the eyes of all were upon him. Others think that He intended to warn them to live circumspectly, lest they should give offence—for a city set on a hill cannot possibly be hid.
Nor were they to resemble a candle put under a bushel, but one placed in a candlestick, which cannot but be seen by all (St. Paul to the Philippians 2:15, and 1 Peter 3:16). S. Chrysostom and Theophylact explain it thus: Christ's meaning seems to be, to exhort the Apostles to shine brightly both by word and example, and not to spare their labour. Besides, He had kindled them as lights; that is. He had made them Apo.stles, and had therefore placed them above others, as a city on a hill, that they might be conspicuous, and shine, and teach, and not be hid. For a city is not built upon a mountain that it may not be seen, nor is a candle lighted that it may be hid under a bushel, but that it may be placed in a candlestick, and light all, and be seen by all. Christ says this in other words (St. Luke 2:49), and S. Paul exhorts S. Timothy "to preach the Word " (2 Tim 4:2). The words that follow—"So let your light shine—confirm this opinion. The words "under a bushel" are put, probably, because a bushel was very fit for concealing the light. So Luke 8:16.
Verse 16. So let your light shine. Christ elsewhere seems to teach the contrary (Matt 6:1, 2, 5), and many things in that place to the same purport. The answer is easy. The word " that " in this instance does not show the cause, but the result, as in John 9:39 and 1Cor 11:19. St. Chrysostom (Hom. 10. on Romans; Hom. 27 on 1Cor., and on S. Paul's words, "There must be heresies"), John Damascene, with other authorities of the Greek Church, say that the word is not causative, but illative. For Christ did not command the Apostles to act rightly that they might be seen by men, which chapter 6 forbids; but so to live that every one who saw their actions might glorify, not them, but their Father who is in heaven, and of whose grace it was that they did them. This is not forbidden in that 6th chapter of St. Luke.
Is it not lawful, then, ever to do good that we may be seen by men, when we should not otherwise do it? It is lawful if only we do it not for our own sakes, but for the sake of God. It is lawful with that object, but not as the final object to do good. It is lawful to come thither, but not to remain there; our minds must lead on to the glory of God. Before they came to God they stood still; nay, they fell. He who wishes to be seen by men when well-doing, wishes it not that he himself, but that his Father in heaven may be glorified—he wishes, not himself, but God to be seen. For no one wishes to be seen by men that he may merely be seen, but that he may be given some glory by being seen. If he seek not glory, or if he seek it not for himself, but for God, even if he desire to be seen, he does not appear to desire it. In this sense St. Peter wishes Christians who live righteously to desire to be seen by the Gentiles (1 Pet 2:12). In this sense Christ seems to have said: "Let your light so shine". In this passage the word "that" signifies, not only the event and consequence, but the end and cause. He compared the Apostles to a candle; but the candle is lighted that it may be seen, and, as we have said, Christ does not there proceed as by leaps, but gradually: "Glorify your Father who is in heaven".
Verse 17. Do not think. We must first see to what end Christ said this, and how far it agrees with His previous words. Many think that Christ said this because He had been already accused by the Jews of being about to destroy the Law, or because He certainly knew that he would be so accused, which we see to have subsequently happened (S. Matt 7:29; Matt 15:9; and S.John 9:16).
Some think that, because Christ had already made transition to a more perfect interpretation of the Law, He desired to advise them that they must understand even from this that He was not come to destroy the Law, but to fulfil it; that is, to bind them more closely to it, and interpret it more perfectly to the mind of the Giver of it (verses 21, 22). So say S. Chrysostom and Theophylact. The Author, whoever he was, seems to have touched the true case (Hom. x.). Christ had said to the Apostles: "You are the light of the world," which should be explained, as we have said, at once of their life and doctrine. He teaches them now, by His own example, how they ought to live and teach; that they ought to keep the Law better than it had been kept heretofore, and explain it better than the Scribes and Pharisees, lest they should think that because they were the disciples of Christ, that is, of the Lawgiver Himself, they might break the Law; as they who are of princes' households are used to be free from almost every law. As if He had said: I Myself, who made the Law, am not come to destroy the Law, but to fulfil it; and "unless your justice abound more than that of the Scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven" (verse 20). Thus precept follows precept.
Now we will speak of the meaning of the words. How does Christ say that He is not come to destroy the Law, but to fulfil it, when, in fact. He did destroy and abrogate it? For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John (S. Matt 11:13; Heb 7:12), and therefore Christ is contrary to the Law, and cannot profit those who keep the Law (Gal 5:2.).
They who reply that "Christ said that He was not come to destroy the Law because, although He would destroy it. He would not do so per se, but by the Apostles after His return into heaven; as He said that He came not but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel (S. Matt 15:24)—not that He did not come to other sheep, but that He would bring in those sheep not per se but by the Apostles"; do not appear to see to what end Christ said this. He wished, as before said, to urge the Apostles to keep the Law perfectly, inasmuch as He Himself had come not to destroy but to fulfil it. In the same way, then, in which He Himself had kept it. He wished the Apostles to keep it; and in the way in which He abrogated it. He abrogated it not by the Apostles, but per se. The true meaning, then, is this. Christ came not to destroy the Law but to fulfil it:
1. Because as long as the Law had need to flourish. He, though as God He was bound by no Law, both fulfilled it most strictly Himself, and took care that the Apostles should do the same. Both He Himself and the Apostles were circumcised. They went up yearly to the feast and kept Paschal. As to the accusation that He did not keep the Sabbath because the disciples plucked the ears of corn (S. Matt 13:1-2) and ate with unwashed hands (Matt 15:2), these were calumnies of the Pharisees, who interpreted the Law not according to the intention of the Giver, but according to their own will and tradition, as Christ convicts them of doing in these passages.
2. He is said not to have destroyed but fulfilled the Law, because He interpreted it by His righteous interpretations. For when He said, "I am not come to destroy," as if wishing to show how He fulfilled it, He added those more severe interpretations of it in verses 21, 22, 23, 24. So say S. Greg. Nyss. (Cont. Jud), Euthymius, and Theophylact (in Comments.).
3. Christ fulfilled the Law, because He gave us the grace by which it could be fulfilled. For previously, as S. Augustin says, "He commanded, but He did not assist"; after His coming, He both commands and assists. Before this it was a heavy body, a weight without a soul. He infused into it the grace and spirit, like a soul by which it is moved and acts, as in S. John 1:17; S. Augustin (Cont. Faust., xi. 5; xix. 7); S. Chrysostom (Hom. xvi.).
4. He showed forth the promises of the Law, and represented what had been shadowed forth by the ceremonies and types. So almost all the ancient authors interpret it—S. Ireneus, iv. 27,67; Tertullian, De Patient.; S. Hilary, iv.; S. Athanasius, Cont. Omn. Hæres.; S. Cyril, De Adorat.; S. Augustin, Quæst. 69 in Nov. Test. In accordance with these are the words of Christ (S. Luke 24:44). That is, as the Evangelists, and most especially S. Matthew, say, "That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophets".
5. Some add a fifth way in which Christ fulfilled the Law—that for its temporal rewards and punishments He substituted eternal ones. And thus, as there were in the Law and the Prophets four parts—(1) Promises and Prophecies, (2) Precepts of the Decalogue, (3) Ceremonies, (4) Judgments—Christ fulfilled all. The Promises and Prophecies, by showing what was promised and what foretold; the Moral Precepts of the Decalogue, by a better interpretation; the Ceremonies, by showing their signification: as, for Circumcision of the flesh, Baptism and Circumcision of the heart; the Judicial, by the change of corporeal and temporal rewards and punishments into spiritual and eternal.
This is how He abrogated the Law: not by destroying, but by fulfilling; not by violating, but by perfecting: "As a painter," says Theophylact, "who puts the finishing touches, and adds the colour to a picture which he has begun, but only sketched in outline, destroys the first draft and produces a new one ". He destroys indeed, not by dissolving but by completing: not by blotting out.
In what sense the Law is said to have lasted only until the time of John the Baptist is another question, and one not to be explained here, but in Chapter 11. It is sufficient now to know that the Law lasted only to John Baptist, not because it was abrogated by him, nor immediately. When he began to preach it began to sicken, and it was to die not long after the death of Christ. The Law was abrogated because it was perfected by the Gospel. When the Gospel began to be preached, it began to be abrogated; and the more the Gospel flourished, the more the Law declined; and when the Gospel was fully preached, the Law was fully done away.
Verse 18. Amen. אמן in Hebrew signifies truth (Isa 65:16). Thus, "Amen, I say unto you " is the same as "I say to you in truth " (S. Luke 4:25; S. John 16:27). The word has a twofold meaning—one of confirmation of what was said before, as Deut 27:26, 1 Cor 14:16; the other, as an affirmation of what is about to be said, as in this place and in others innumerable. The former is more frequently found in the Old Testament, seldom in the New Testament. The latter is met with abundantly in the New Testament, seldom or never in the Old Testament. The reason seems to be, that the writers of the Old Testament used the Hebrew and not the Syriac language, and in Hebrew, אמן, "Amen," is rather a word of confirmation than of affirmation. The Greek and Latin versions followed the Hebrew as from common use.
Until pass. i.e., "Until they perish" (Ps 102:27), until they be dissolved (1 Pet 3:10), until they be changed. A Hebraism עמד often found in the New Testament; παρελθωσιν used in S. Matthew 24:35; Mat 25:39; Matt 26:42,; S. Mark 13:31; S. Luke 21:33; as is παρενεγκε for Hithpael: S. Mark 14:36, S. Luke 22:42, and μετατιθεμενης (Heb 7:12).
Heaven and earth. The whole world, which is believed to stand on the firmest foundations. "Heaven and earth, the choicest of the elements, as is supposed, are to pass away, but the least particle even of the commandments of the Law cannot be annulled" (S. Hilary). Scripture elsewhere uses similar comparisons Ps 50:4, 6; Ps 89:37-38; Jer 33:20-21).
One jot or one tittle. Some explain it that Iota is the least of all the letters, and the top is the least part of it. As if we should say: "Not even the very least commandment of the Law, or the least part of the least commandment, can be destroyed ". But this explanation has no place in the Greek or Hebrew in which this Gospel was written, nor in the Syriac in which Christ spoke; because the Iota has no top. Christ, then, calls the apex or tittle the least part of the letter, as the head or tail of Iod, a thing most minute; for everyone is aware that there were no points in Hebrew in those times. The letter Iota from this passage, although the least of all the letters, caused the greatest of all the
heresies (Irenaeus, i. 3).
Verse 19. Of these least commandments. Some ancient authorities would have the cross and death of Christ to be intended, because, although they seem a small thing, no man has any safety who is ashamed of them. Thus S. Hilary, and others mentioned by Theophylact. But it is not clear that the cross is meant, and it is doubtful which may be termed the least of the commandments of Christ. Some, like S. Augustin (Serm. i., Dom. in Mont), refer to the precontext, as if it had been said: "Whosoever shall break one of the least of these My commandments, which I have come not to destroy, but to fulfil ". The word "these" seems to support this view. Others think that the reference is to what follows, as S. Chrysostom, The Author, and Theophylact. It more probably means the least of the commandments of the Old Testament, which were ceremonial and judicial, and which Christ would not allow to be kept after the Gospel, but abolished, and because the text continues: "Unless your justice abound more than that of the Scribes and Pharisees," &c. (verse 20). The word "these," then, does not refer to the same things as Christ had spoken of, but to like ones—like, because each appeared to be the least.
Christ calls the commandments of which He was about to speak "the least," not because they were so in reality, but only in the opinion of the Pharisees, who thought them the least, or rather nothing at all. These, as depending entirely on the judgment of men, thought murder, which is a visible act, a sin, but the desire to perpetrate it, which they could not see, they, perhaps, thought no sin.
And shall so teach men. The word "so" is a single syllable, but it contains a great difficulty, and upon it turns the meaning of the whole sentence. S. Jerome and others think that it means "as I teach and command," as if Christ had said: "Whoever does not keep one of the least of these commandments, although he teach others that they are to be kept, shall be the least in the kingdom of heaven". With this agree the words of Christ (Matt 23:2-3). S. Jerome thought that the same Scribes and Pharisees were meant. But this explanation seems less applicable here, because Christ blames not only the life, but also the doctrine of the Pharisees (S. Matt 5:21). The opinion of all the other authorities seems better—"so," that is, as he who does not keep them himself, and teaches others that they need not—S. Chrysostom (Hom. in Matt, xv.). The Author, S. Augustin, De Serm. Dom., i.), S. Gregory (bk. xix.. On Job).
Shall be called the least. Some explain "the least" by "no one"—minimum nonnulli nullum interpretntar—as S. Chrysostom and Thcophylact, because, probably, they thought it a senseless thing that he who does not keep the commandments of Christ may still have some place in the kingdom of heaven, because he has not broken the great commandments, but only the least, the infraction of which is venial. This explanation is answered by the fact that what Christ called, as in the opinion of the Pharisees, the least, were in truth the greatest. For he who does not commit murder, but has the desire to do so, and he who does not commit adultery, but who looks upon a woman to lust after her, because his righteousness does not exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees, shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. The whole meaning of this passage depends on what is understood by " the kingdom of heaven," which shall be explained hereafter. Meanwhile, the words "the least" may be taken as equivalent to "the last"—i.e., someone. Lest the force of the words carefully used by Christ should be lost, He said that such an one should be the last—the last, but still someone—because he broke the least of the commandments, using a forcible paranomasia. He said "he shall be called," because he shall be, as in verse 9—unless we explain it by "shall be pronounced," shall be declared by the sentence of Christ the Judge, by which everyone shall appear what he is.
In the kingdom of heaven. S. Augustin (De Serm. Dom., i.) and S. Gregory (Moral. xix. 5), and almost all others, say that in this place the Church is meant by the kingdom of heaven: lest, if the actual kingdom of heaven be understood, a contradiction follows—that whoever breaks one of these commandments should have a place in the kingdom of heaven, when Christ almost immediately adds: "Unless your justice abound ". S. Chrysostom and Theophylact explain it apparently better, considering it to mean the time of the Resurrection, and the last day, and the day of Judgment. Then, whoever has not kept one of these least commandments shall be called: that is, declared by the sentence of the Judge, the least. Such an one will not be in no place, because he will rise again and be judged; but he will be in the last place, for he will be cast out into outer darkness.
Some ask why Christ makes no mention of those who neither do nor teach the great commandments; and of those who teach, but do not; and of those who do, but teach not; and of those who teach the least, and do not; or of those who do, and teach not.
The sole question was of the Pharisees alone, who did not that which they thought the least, and who taught men not to do them. If, then, he who has not kept one of the least of these commandments shall be in the last place, that is, shall be called the least, where shall he be who has not kept the greater? He also shall be in the last place. There they will, therefore, be equal and unequal—equal, as each will be last, each in the last place, which is hell; unequal, for in that last place, as in the first, which is the kingdom of heaven, there will be many mansions, and some will be tormented with a greater punishment than others. They who are in the first place, that is, the kingdom of heaven, will also be equal as being all to receive the same power (S. Matt 20:10); and unequal, because "In my Father's house there are many mansions " (S. John 14:2), and because " Star differeth from star in glory" (1 Cor 15:42). Equal in the kind of honour, unequal in the degree; as all kings are equal in dignity, but unequal in wealth and power.
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If you're upset over giving up your "rights" and "privileges" to serve others, consider what Christ gave up to serve you. "He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death" (Php 2:8 NKJV). When you're tempted to remind others of the sacrifices you've made, hear Christ's Words: "When you have done all things which you are commanded, say, 'We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do'" (Lk 17:10 NKJV). Have you ever observed a dog that graduated from obedience school? It's a source of pleasure to its master because it has learned to respond to a word, sometimes even a look. God says, "I will guide thee with mine eye" (Ps 32:8). God wants to bring you to the place where you don't have to be begged, badgered, or browbeaten to serve. One look from Him, and you do it without question. As a servant you can't change your master's orders! Dr. J. R. Miller said, "It is a great deal easier to do that which God gives us to do, no matter how hard it is, than to face the responsibilities of not doing it." God doesn't want foot-dragging compliance, He wants willing obedience. And when He gets it, He blesses it. "If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land" (Isa 1:19 NIV). God's best is reserved for those who say yes. You ask, "How will I know when I arrive at that place?" Because you'll be able to say, "I desire to do Your will, O my God."
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