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Carpet Flight – Magic Carpet with or without the Magic
In the golden age of 3D gaming, a lot of truly groundbreaking titles smashed into software shops to dazzle fans. One of the best back in the mid nineties and still a benchmark title is Magic Carpet by Bullfrog games. Not sure how much magic is in the MellisugaSoft's Carpet Flight, but at least there is a glimmering bit of borrowed inspiration. Carpet Flight isn't an action game; it plays closer to Glyder than anything and could be called relaxing.
Funny, this game popped up after a request in our forums for an iDevice Magic Carpet.
Trump Tycoon in Review: A Raw Deal
With various tycoon games left and right making a killing on the App Store, it's about time the iconic Donald Trump lent his name to a popular genre which he himself represents. Enter Trump Tycoon.
Sexy Maid Service – get dirty with Megan
iFun4All want to show our insular iDevice world the Playboy of a new iGeneration. Sexy Maid Service is the first among a series of "subtle and classy" interactive erotica. According to iFun4All's sexy producer Piotr Bielatowicz, this new game series will accomplish the sexy without falling into the porn category. But before we get too far, I have a slight bone to pick with the lads at iFun4All: flip TMA's banner around just a bit, and… Well, aside from the incumbent lawsuit between us, Sexy Maid Service looks like a fun way to safely enjoy housework and Megan.
iFun4all, Sexy Maid Service – $2.99
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Sims3 World Adventure – Safari-ing its way to the iDevice
Sims3 is already a great game for the iDevice. But EA aren't about to stop with fishing and baking. The Sims3 World Adventure will bring a host of new features to the simulation franchise including: famous destinations, loads of new goals, much more custom content, and the ability to import your favourite characters from Sims3! Look for it at the App Store … sometime. We will keep you posted.
In the meantime, read TMA's review of Sims3 and if you haven't already, download it!
Electronic Arts, The Sims 3 – $6.99
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iQuarium in Review – The portable fish tank (Fish included!)
Have you always wanted a fish to care for and own that awesome looking aquarium for it to live in? Well, now you can with iQuarium! Developed by Infinite Dreams, iQuarium is hands down one of the best looking apps for the iDevice, especially on the 3GS. Not only does it look great, but how cool is it to have a fully interactive and intuitive fish living right in your iPhone/iPod Touch? Feel free to discuss this review of iQuarium in our forums.
Emergency City in Review – A Guide to Good Governance
A building bursts into flames. Shooting erupts in the building a block away. In another part of the city, there is a major virus outbreak. Good governance means providing timely and efficient services. In busy and crowded cities, sometimes there are several emergencies to attend to in a single day. In real life, however, action is not as efficient and quick.
Home Sweet Home in Review: A House is Not a Home 'Til You Build It!
Popular PC game Home Sweet Home is now pocket-sized for the iPhone and iPod Touch! Fans of social networking games such as Pet Society will instantly recognize the irresistible appeal of designing your own space and exploring the permutations of your creativity from the game that started it all in 2007.
Ace Combat Xi Skies of Incursion within striking distance of App Store debut
Flight combat fans get ready, Namco's port of the critically acclaimed Ace Combat: Skies of Deception is approaching at mach speed and headed for an explosive landing (?) in App Store territory this winter. Appbank have taken a look at a development version whose pristine graphics according to some, eclipse the PSP version. It will sport accelerometer/touch controls, loads of explosions, and anime.
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America's Next Top Model in Review – Good Glitz
Never thought I'd go on the record saying that I enjoy an app based on the absurd America's Next Top Model comedy/'reality' TV show, but I will ad I do. In fact, I enjoy it so much that of its four cycles, I have already completed 2 – not bad for someone who was considered the ugly duckling by his classmates! Well, for Sims fans, for fans of mini-games, and to a lesser extent, for fans of resource-management fans, this game rocks.
Aera finally takes flight
Aera, which caught our eyes 7 Sept has flown the coop to some pretty good reviews at the App Store and is waiting in the wings for another good review. Connor, here at TMA will be doing a formal review soon, but in the meantime, he has leaked some preliminary impressions:
If F.A.S.T. seems intimidating and you want a fun, casual flight / air combat sim, Aera could be what you're looking for. The controls take a bit of getting used to, but once you get them down, you're off. Aera is a 2D flight sim, so don't expect Microsoft flight simulator realism. Get ready for a fun, operational flight sim.
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andyman011 - I think there should be a standard otherwise people like Paul Daley end up in the sport. Why is it unreasonable for me to ask him to act professionally. Saying he's gonna hurt and embarrass conditions is a bit much for someone not holding a grudge. This is all a matter of opinions but mine is the more professional the fighter, the bigger his fanbase his money and his friends. The more they act like sore losers just makes em look like nick diaz what is wrong with a grudge? this is the total opposite of that Diaz shit, where you pretend the other guy wasn't being fair to make it look like the loss doesn't count. rory is doing the opposite, where the loss counts so much that he obviously thinks about it every single day. that is respect, when you think about someone every single day. its a little twisted, but who are we to tell this kid how to think or live his life? these guys are fighters. if they were all normal people who could just let shit go, they might not have become fighters |
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MIT researchers say wind power can make sense for utility companies, starting now
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Proposed X-Prizes for energy storage could produce key enabling technologies to make renewable energy development more practical
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1 My brethren, do not hold the faith of our glorious Lord Yeshua the Messiah while showing favoritism.#2:1. Cf. Lev. 19:15; Job 34:19. 2 For if a man with a gold ring and fine clothes comes into your synagogue, and a poor person in filthy clothes also comes in; 3 and you pay special attention to the one wearing the fine clothing and you say, "Sit here in a good place"; and you say to the poor person, "Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool"; 4 haven't you made distinctions between yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
5 Listen, my dearly loved brethren. Didn't God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom that He promised to those who love Him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor person. Isn't it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? 7 Don't they blaspheme the good name by which you were called? 8 If, however, you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well. 9 But if you show favoritism, you are committing sin and are convicted by the Torah as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole Torah but stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. 11 For the one who said, "Do not commit adultery,"also said, "Do not commit murder."Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the Torah.#2:11. Ex. 20:13-14; Deut. 5:17-18. 12 So speak and act as those who will be judged according to a Torah that gives freedom. 13 For judgment is merciless to the one who does not show mercy.#2:13. cf. Prov. 21:13. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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18 But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith without works and I will show you faith by my works. 19 You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder! 20 But do you want to know, you empty person, that faith without works is dead? 21 Wasn't Abraham our father proved righteous by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? 22 You see that faith worked together with his works, and by the works his faith was made complete. 23 The Scripture was fulfilled that says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness"#2:23a. Gen. 15:6; cf. Gal. 3:6.—and he was called God's friend.#2:23b. cf. Isa. 41:8. 24 You see that a man is proved righteous by works and not by faith alone. 25 And likewise, wasn't Rahab the prostitute also proved righteous by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out another way?#2:25. cf. Josh. 2:4ff. 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
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Lancashire have released former England fast bowler Saj Mahmood after ten years at the club. Mahmood, 30, spent the latter part of the season on loan at Somerset, after losing his place in the Lancashire side, and it has now been confirmed that his contract will not be renewed.
Mahmood, who has played in eight Tests and 26 ODIs, was a part of Lancashire's title-winning team last season, taking 35 wickets, but saw his opportunities this year limited by the arrival of Ajmal Shahzad from Yorkshire. He made just three Championship appearances in 2012 and didn't play again after conceding 42 from 2.3 overs - and 17 off his last three legitimate deliveries - in Lancashire's opening Friends Life t20 defeat to Derbyshire.
Lancashire's director of cricket, Mike Watkinson, said: "We would like to thank Saj for his contribution to the club over the last 10 years and we wish him well for the future."
After being spotted playing in the Bolton Leagues, Mahmood joined Lancashire on a scholarship in 2002 and went on to make his international debut at the age of 22. With more than 300 first-class wickets to his name and the ability to bowl at significant pace, Mahmood should be an attractive prospect for many counties, though he recently admitted that "inconsistency" had dogged his career.
Although he swapped a relegation battle that saw Lancashire drop into Division Two for a spell with the county that eventually finished second to the champions, Warwickshire, Mahmood was mainly signed as cover by Somerset. In three appearances he claimed eight wickets at 30.12 and they may prefer to rely on the emerging Overton twins and Lewis Gregory as fast-bowling back-up for 2013.
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Pirates Prospects:
Angel Pagan,
Shane Victorino,
Russell Martin,
Josh Hamilton,
Adam LaRoche,
Nick Swisher,
BJ Upton,
Albert Pujols,
Prince Fielder,
Aramis Ramirez,
Michael Cuddyer,
Josh Willingham,
Carlos Pena,
Mike Napoli,
Jonny Gomes,
Garrett Jones,
Michael McKenry,
Clint Barmes,
Manny Parra,
Matt Hague
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox
We've seen some crazy deals this off-season. Angel Pagan received four years and $40 M. Shane Victorino signed today for three years and $39 M. You could even argue that Russell Martin's two years and $17 M deal seems high.
I started looking at the deals that have been signed this year, comparing them to last year. My theory was that this year would produce a higher cost per WAR, all due to the additional revenue that will be pouring in to Major League Baseball in the next few years with the new TV deals. I was surprised to find out that I was wrong.
I looked at the position players from 2011 and 2012 who received $3 M or more per year. The $/WAR figures for each year:
It's important to note that there are some big players who haven't signed. Josh Hamilton is still out there, along with Adam LaRoche and Nick Swisher. But I doubt they're going to drive the average up to a significant increase over the 2011 average. Note that I only focused on hitters for the following reason.
After seeing the basic cost per WAR was lower, I wanted to look at the matter a little closer. It seemed that Angel Pagan and Shane Victorino were ridiculously over-paid. I took the average WAR for each over the last three seasons. Victorino's contract pays him $3.02 / WAR. Pagan's pays him $2.70 / WAR. Those are ridiculously valuable contracts, and the exact opposite of the reactions you'd expect. It was at this point that I started looking at the numbers from all of the position players who signed for $3 M a year over the last two years. I focused on the hitters because I felt that the difference in actual value versus perceived value could be due to things like defense and base running.
Once I got the basic $/WAR figures I wanted to dig a little deeper with each player. I started looking at the career Runs Above Replacement number, to use as a guide for the strengths and weaknesses of a player. All of these numbers can be seen in the chart below. The RAR section is broken down into five categories: Batting, Base Running, Fielding, Replacement, and Positional. Replacement is calculated as 20 runs for every 600 plate appearances in a season. Positional gives positive points if you play a hard position (catcher, shortstop), and negative points if you play an easy position (first base, DH). All of these numbers are from FanGraphs.
After I got the numbers together I was lost. So I sent an e-mail to Charlie Wilmoth of Bucs Dugout, David Todd of ESPN 970, and Pat Lackey of WHYGAVS to get their thoughts. I can't say we figured anything out for sure. I think we all were on the same page in struggling to make sense of the contracts this off-season. They did bring up some good points, some of which are reflected below. I also look forward to seeing their thoughts on this subject as the off-season continues.
There were a few things that stood out with the data. First, I noticed that players with an above-average $/WAR usually had productive batting numbers. Out of the 2011 players with an above-average $/WAR, 80% had strong batting numbers. From the below-average $/WAR, 31% had strong batting numbers. The below-average $/WAR group had more players who played tougher defensive positions. The players who weren't strong hitting from that group were usually good at two or three other things, like fielding or base running.
I think the best example could be Angel Pagan and B.J. Upton this year. Over the last three seasons, Upton has averaged a 3.8 WAR per season, while Pagan has averaged a 3.7 WAR. Despite the very similar results, Upton received $3.96 M per WAR, while Pagan received $2.70 M per WAR. I have their career numbers in the chart above, but let's look at the RAR numbers over the last three years to get a more accurate picture.
Batting: 26.1
Base Running: 14.5
Fielding: 0.4
Replacement: 62.7
Positional: 6.6
Batting: 20.1
Base Running: 21.5
Fielding: 1.2
Replacement: 60.8
Positional: 2.9
Both are very similar with the replacement numbers, as both stay healthy and get a lot of playing time. They're also close in fielding. Upton has the positional advantage, although Pagan has moved to center field the last two years. There aren't any huge differences, but the main ones are that Upton has the edge in hitting, and Pagan has the edge in base running.
I'll admit when I first saw the contracts for Pagan and Victorino, I immediately went and checked their offensive numbers. I then checked the defensive numbers. I didn't bother checking the base running. And truthfully when I checked the defensive numbers, it was in a "the offense isn't good, so the defense better be great" way. To sum it up, even though I always look beyond offensive numbers, the offense was forming the bulk of my opinion. I wasn't giving the proper credit to defense, and wasn't considering base running.
You'd think the latter wouldn't be the case. After watching the Pirates go TOOTBLAN all year last year, you'd think all Pirates fans would realize the value in base running. B.J. Upton (5 years/$75.25 M), Shane Victorino (3/$39), Angel Pagan (4/$40), and Russell Martin (2/$17) all have deals with average annual values that seem over-priced. They also share a common trend in that they're good across the board. They're good (but not great) at hitting, base running, fielding, they play rare positions, and they can be counted on for a full season. If they excel at one thing, it's usually something that is typically under-rated, like defense or base running. Or they're just average to above-average across the board.
I think that's what leads to the difference in perception between this year and last year. Last year we saw a lot of strong offensive hitters signing. Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder, Aramis Ramirez, Jose Reyes, Michael Cuddyer, Josh Willingham, and Carlos Pena are a few of the names. This year the offense-first guys (Josh Hamilton, Adam LaRoche, Nick Swisher) haven't signed yet. Instead we're seeing people paid big dollars for their defense and base running, and we're saying those players are over-paid because their offense doesn't match the dollars.
We might be correct. David brought up a good point that offensive WAR is "known". It's not that hard to determine how good a hitter someone is. There are still people who look at batting average and RBIs, but for the most part offensive numbers give you everything you need to know. Defense and base running are harder to determine. You can't just look at the numbers. You have to watch the players. UZR is the best method to grade defense, but it's not perfect, and not close to evaluating defense as accurately as we can evaluate offense. Maybe that will change when the Fielding F/X software starts rolling out. For now we have metrics that show the value of defense and base running, but there are question marks with those metrics which don't exist when we're discussing offense.
Charlie brought up a good point about the length of these deals. Angel Pagan is 31-years-old. Shane Victorino is 32. As they get older, they'll get slower and become less reliable. That could lead to a loss in speed, which could hurt their defensive and base running skills. This is something that could be debated either way. The aging problem exists for strong hitters as well. You could argue that a player with good hitting skills and nothing else would be more at-risk of losing value due to age. If the bat starts to go, that's all the player had. He can't fall back on his defense. You could also argue that guys like Victorino, Pagan, and Martin are athletic enough that they should remain in good shape as they get older, keeping their skills sharp for a longer period of time. I'm not sure we could make the same argument about guys who are only strong with their hitting skills. I feel this is an issue with all free agents, since most of them are north of 30 and have played at least six years in the majors already.
One thing that really stands out about the group this year is their playing time. Almost all of them have averaged around 600 plate appearances per year in each of the last three years. Russell Martin and Mike Napoli are exceptions, although they're around 450, which is good for catchers. Playing time is another thing that can be over-looked, even though it's such a simple concept. If a guy goes down for part of the year, he's being replaced by a replacement level guy. Once you factor in the replacement level players, a lesser talent who is healthy over a full season can provide more value than a better talent who is healthy for half the season.
I don't know what we can take away from this, since we're dealing with a small sample size. We're also early in the off-season, and there are still top guys left to sign. That could change the perception of these deals for better or worse. For now it looks like teams are paying for defense, base running, and durability. The players being signed to these big deals are worth the dollars, even if they don't have the hitting that we usually see with top dollars. I don't think there's a "Moneyball" situation here, although I do find it interesting that someone like Angel Pagan looks like a huge steal at $10 M a year once you start giving credit to his other skills. Just consider that Pagan will put up three times the value that Jonny Gomes will put up, and yet will only make twice as much as Gomes. Gomes is a part time player with strong offensive numbers. Pagan doesn't have the flashy offense, but brings value in every category on the field, and does it as a full-time player. No one really said anything when Gomes signed for $5 M a year, but Pagan signing for $10 M a year was ridiculous.
I think a big part of this is our perception. Even with the new age of stats, there's still a tendency to focus primarily on offense. Pat pointed out that Garrett Jones (1.9 WAR), Michael McKenry (1.9) and Clint Barmes (1.7) all had the same value to the Pirates last year. Yet if you asked people who the most valuable was from that group, most people would probably pick Jones. Jones gets there from the bat. Barmes and McKenry get there with defense and by playing a tougher position. With Barmes, a 5 M per year deal was heavily criticized, and people would probably celebrate if he was traded. Yet Garrett Jones is projected to make $4.4 M this year, and based on my "Pirates trade" Twitter search, there's going to be plenty of angry people if he gets traded. The funny thing about that is they both have the same value to the team, and they both are close in salary range.
This will be an interesting topic to follow as the off-season goes on. There are a lot of ways you could look at this, and we really don't know for sure what the motivations are with these deals without clubs coming out and telling us exactly why they felt X amount was worth Player A. It looks like guys like Pagan are coming in at below-market prices, even when their prices seem high. Again, that could be a sample size issue, but I do find it interesting that the two biggest Pirates free agents (Russell Martin, Clint Barmes) are both weak with the bat, but have strong defensive value, stay healthy, aren't liabilities on the bases, and play premium positions. If that is a growing trend, and those types of players are coming at a value when you look beyond offense, then the Pirates are on the right side of this trend.
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**Pre-order your copy of the 2013 Prospect Guide, which is expected to be released next week.
**Pirates Interested in Manny Parra.
**Pirates Aiming High With Garrett Jones Trade Talks.
**Matt Hague Outrighted to Indianapolis.
**Winter Leagues Recap: Two Hits for Marte, Garcia's Debut.
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A source extremely familiar with the incident tells TMZ Chappelle boarded a private jet in New Jersey last night bound for Ohio -- where the actor lives.
During the flight, we're told Dave "freaked out" and refused to put his seat belt on. Then -- according to sources -- Dave repeatedly walked into the cockpit, asking how much longer the flight would be, and started grabbing the pilot's arms.
Sources say the pilot determined Chappelle was a safety risk and diverted the plane to Pittsburgh.
We're told Chappelle then checked into a nearby hotel for the night. Sources at the hotel tell us Dave has been telling hotel employees he wanted to rent a car to drive back to Ohio ... only he couldn't remember where he lived.
Chappelle was spotted wandering out of the hotel early this morning.
A rep for Chappelle explains the incident to TMZ by saying Dave really needed to use the restroom -- he ate something that didn't sit well -- and the bathroom on the plane was "not the kind he needed."
Maybe he needs to move to Hollywood. His mental state would allow him to fit right in with the other celebs.
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I hope they didn't let him wonder off by himself...thanks for stating whether or not he was alone....nice cliff hanger there....leave it to TMZ....Forget Harvey Levin. Where's Paul Harvey when you need him?!?!?
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PARIS (Reuters) - France needs to beef up its methods for fighting tax evasion, according to a parliamentary report on a tax probe into HSBC
The report, published on Wednesday, looked at why it took French authorities more than four years to begin an investigation into HSBC after receiving leaked data on clients at HSBC's Swiss arm.
It said there had been good progress on tracking down funds but called on the French authorities to tackle "weaknesses" in the fight against tax evasion.
"The case of the HSBC list has shed light on the weaknesses in our legal arsenal in the fight against systematic tax fraud," lawmaker Christian Eckert wrote in the report on behalf of the National Assembly's finance committee.
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Old Testament Miniatures with Latin, Persian, and Judeo-Persian inscriptions France, Paris, 1240sScholars believe that the Picture Bible was commissioned by Louis IX of France, the Capetian monarch who built the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris to house the crown of thorns before leaving for the first of his two crusades in 1248. The Bible later passed to the cardinal of Cracow, who then offered it as a diplomatic gift to the great Persian Muslim shah 'Abbas in the early seventeenth century. The manuscript eventually fell into the hands of Jewish owners, probably during the eighteenth century. These various owners left Latin, Persian, and Judeo-Persian inscriptions around the images. With these inscriptions, the keepers of the manuscript used their languages to assert their ownership of the book, appropriating its narrative contents and assimilating it into their own cultures. The Latin captions are the earliest. They can be labeled as "early fourteenth-century," and were possibly made by a scribe trained in Bologna. The Persian captions come next. They were added in 1608 or shortly after, when the manuscript was presented to Shah Abbas in Isfahan. The Judeo-Persians are last, and according to the translator, they were probably made in 1722 or shortly after, as that year Isfahan was sacked by the Afghans. She supposes that at that time the book was looted by an Afghan soldier and was possibly exchanged with an Iranian Jew. The Picture Bible is illustrated with saturated colors and exquisite detail. In order to make its lessons relevant to readers, the creators of this Bible set Old Testament stories in contemporaneous environments. For example, depictions of architecture evoke the castles and houses of thirteenth-century French towns and battle scenes are illustrated with thirteenth-century armor, weapons, and battle insignia.
MS M.638 (fol. 38r)A Stately Funeral David and his fellows grieve for Abner and prepare his burial in Hebron. Abner's richly draped coffin is set on a bier with projecting handles and is surrounded by four enormous tapers set on tripods. (2 Kings 3:31–34) Rechab and Baanah, Traitors News of Abner's death has spread throughout Israel, and Ishbosheth fears for the safety of his kingdom. Two of Ishbosheth's captains, Rechab and Baanah, decide to defect. They are certain that if they slay Ishbosheth they will gain great favor in David's eyes. Here, the long-haired rogues, swords drawn, arrive at the king's house to find the doorkeeper asleep, exhausted from sifting grain. The traitors creep to the sleeping Ishbosheth in his chamber and kill him. (2 Kings 4:1–7) Image courtesy of Faksimile Verlag Luzern, www.faksimile.ch. Content consultant: Richard Leson
Folio 38r (Latin)Upper half: How David, ordering all to honor Abner with a magnificent funeral, follows the bier himself, weeping loudly and praising the dead Abner admirably. All the people weep with him. (2 Samuel 3: 31–39)Lower half: How, as Ish-bosheth, Saul's son was sleeping in his bed in the middle of the day and the portress who was winnowing the grain had fallen asleep, two men, that is Rechab and Baanah, came secretly into his bed chamber and killed him. (2 Samuel 4:1–2, 5–7)Translation by Eran Lupu
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