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I've got a problem with changing this sentence into passive :
We hope they will send us an invitation
Can I change it into personal construction?
They are hoped to send us an invitation.
We is a problem here. It isn't hoped in general by people. It is a quite specific personal hope because "We hope".
I know I can say:
We hope to be sent an invitation
And probably:
We hope taht an invitation will be sent to us.
But what about the personal construction?
If the 'we' is important, then leave it in the active.
Why do you want to change a perfectly good sentence into a contrived passive form?
But is it just unnatural and silly or is it a grammatical mistake?
So not all of the reporting verbs can be used in both personal and impersonal constructions.
The author of this is wrong (Look at the sentence number 16 in the key):
Of course, I know that many of the information on the Internet is wrong :)
I'd call her sentences starting "People believe ... " unnatural, as in "People believe that thousands of birds died."
This is the sort of site you should be looking for: Welcome to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
You have to change such a sentence into personal construction and the right answer is "He is believed to win" or "The missing jewellery is believed to have been found"
As a learner I have no idea what sounds unnatural and what doesn't.
But from a purely grammatical point of view, "He is believed to win" or "He is hoped to win" is correct, isn't it?
It probably sounds silly, nobody uses such sentences but theoretically it's ok. Right?


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Includes sprints, mid distance, long distance, hurdles and relays. Track shoes for running events are either stiff or flexible with minimal to moderate level of cushioning. See track shoes for running events
This event inclused long jump, high jump, triple jump and pole vault. Jumping shoes have full length midsole for comfort, support and stability. See Jumping shoes
Throwing events include javelin, hammer, discus and shot put. Throwing shoes are flexibile with wide and flat outsole. See throwing shoes
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The conventional closure system for many athletic shoes; lace-up track spikes make use of shoelaces threaded through a series of eyelets and are knotted to secure the foot.
Hook and loop
Track shoes that utilize a hook-and-loop strapping method in the upper the secure the foot.
Track spikes that can be easily worn or taken off without the use of a closure system.
- Surface
It is the hardest surface to run on. The best shoes for asphalt surfaces have rubber outsole with flexible spike plate. See track and field shoes for asphalt
Best to use track shoes with needle or pyramid spikes, common spike length is not more than 1/4 in. See track shoes for dirt surfaces
These are indoor tracks with carpet-like surfaces. Shoes with smaller or needle spikes are ideal for wood surfaces.
It is used for softer tracks. Shoes with pyramid, tartan, and Christmas tree spikes are ideal for this surface. See track shoes for rubber surfaces
Also called turf. It provides nice cushion for running but can be slippery on rainy days. Pyramid spikes are best for this surface. See track shoes for grass
It is a rubberized artificial surface thats is durable and water-resistant. See >all-weather track shoes
Most temporary indoor tracks are wood with a carpet-like surface. Use 3/16 needle or smaller spikes, if they allow any at all. See track shoes for indoors
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Track spikes with an upper material that prevents water from entering the shoe
Track spikes with an upper material that offers minimum protection from water. These shoes are relatively more breathable compared to waterproof ones.
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This is the most common size of pyramid spikes, and are best used in running events on indoor surfaces, such as rubber or asphalt.
This spike size is usually for dirt and grass surfaces; they are longer and, thus, sink deeper.
Usually found in track spikes that are used for jumping events. This spike size works best on asphalt or other synthetic surfaces.
This is the common spike size for track shoes used in javelin.
Used in track shoes for javelin.
- Spike Type
Classic spike designed for dirt, rubber, hard and grass surfaces; they usually have a lenght of 1/4 in. See Shoes with pyramid spikes
Needle spikes are best for all-weather tracks. They are also called as "slim" because they are slimmer than pyramid spikes. See Track shoes with needle spikes
Christmas tree
They are also called as compression spikes and are ideal for softer tracks. See Shoes with Christmas tree spikes
These are meant for rubber tracks. The spikes have cylindrical shaft and a pointy top.
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The Washington Post's Jared Bernstein argues that the United States' main fiscal problem can be boiled down to this: "our tax structure does not collect enough revenue to support the government people need and want."
Bernstein says that annual federal revenues as a share of GDP are about 2 percentage points ($400 billion) below where they should be at this stage of the economic cycle. He also points to an analysis by Bobby Kogan, a Democratic staffer for the Senate Budget Committee, that found that if the U.S. had kept the Clinton-era tax code while still spending as it did over the last 20 years or so, the country's debt-to-GDP ratio would be about a third lower than it is today — about 50 percent instead of 77 percent.
Also at the Post, Jennifer Rubin highlights a new report from the Economic Innovation Group that finds that the country's most prosperous communities are rapidly leaving the rest of the country behind. Rubin:
The majority of GOP officeholders, along with many conservative think-tankers and pundits, continue to cling to 1980s economic policy, however ill-attuned to 21st-century America. They insist that lowering top marginal tax rates on the rich is the key to economic success, forgetting that the top marginal tax rate is already about half of what it was before President Ronald Reagan's tax cuts (70 percent) and ignoring the huge geographic gaps in wealth and productivity. Cutting top marginal tax rates might give a momentary boost to the economy and help the rich get richer, but it does nothing to address the staggering geographic divide between aging, poorer rural America and richer urban America. Not only do the vast majority of struggling, non-college-educated Americans in rural areas pay little federal income tax (and hence benefit minimally from cuts in federal income tax rates), but they have real needs for which supply-side economic theory has no effective response.


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This was just a great episode! My favorite team has definitely become Chris & Anastasia, although Jeff & Luke, Sam & Renae and Kelly & Dave come very close. I also like the Farmers, but I really hate the Surfers ever since the U-Turn, so I hope they are eliminated from their passports next week. As for this episode, the Sausage Detour was just hilarious! I can't believe none of those teams managed to do the challenge, but I can't say that I blame them, because I would have struggled too! I thought the Pit Stop location was really freaky - anyone know anything about that Bone Church? Ice-hockey was tricky, and the leg was a challenging one overall! TARAus has been great so far, hope it keeps going that way!
Quote from: Elven6 on June 28, 2011, 11:15:40 AMIt was a pretty good leg. I don't get why Sam & Renae think the teams are against them especially when they've tried to help them, the paranoia is making them look really silly.? You do realize that Sam & Renae had no way of knowing that the cowboys actually tried to help them? The cowboys told S&R not to take a picture of the guy with a flag. S&R saw a guy with a flag, took a picture, and it was the right thing to do. So naturally they assumed that the cowboys had lied. Did you see the surprised look on Renae's face when they received the clue? She was stunned that the cowboys had misled them.Neither the cowboys nor Sam & Renae were aware that there are two different guys with flags. This was a simple misunderstanding, but neither team knew this. In fact, if the two teams actually discussed the incident, it would probably go a bit like this:S&R: "You misled us."Cowboys: "No, we tried to help. We photographed the guy with a flag, and it was wrong."S&R: "That's impossible. WE photographed the guy with a flag, and it was right."
It was a pretty good leg. I don't get why Sam & Renae think the teams are against them especially when they've tried to help them, the paranoia is making them look really silly.
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"They're going to look at road conditions, weather, traffic. They're going to look at if there were any mechanical issues with the bus, look at the driver."
Twenty-three people — including two children — were taken to several area hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries after the packed motorcoach bus flipped over, slid down a grassy embankment and landed on its side on an Interstate 80 exit ramp in Wayne, N.J., around 7:45 a.m. Saturday.
Liz Asani, a spokeswoman at St. Joseph's Healthcare System in New Jersey said as of Sunday, three patients remained in hospital in "fair condition." She could not say when they might be released.
The bus driver, identified as Neville Larmond, 51, of Brampton, Ont., reportedly told police he had been cut off by another driver just prior to the crash.
"If that's the statement he gave, that will be something we will investigate and try to corroborate any witness statements," said Grossman.
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Online records with the U.S. Department of Transportation show that a company registered as AYM Max 2000 Charter Services Inc. had "no current operating authority" in the United States.
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Multiple phone calls to the Toronto-based chartered bus company and the U.S. transportation department were not returned Sunday. Someone who picked up the phone at Larmond's Brampton, Ont., residence hung up on a reporter.
Grossman said he didn't have the authority to confirm whether the two companies were one in the same.
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Norma Cumberbatch, 66, of Toronto told the New Jersey Star-Ledger that she had to free herself from fallen luggage and other debris while trying to find her sister.
The sister, 68-year-old Marjorie Cumberbatch, said other passengers were screaming and crying around her.
Three people were pinned underneath broken windows and had be freed by emergency crews. The majority of the injuries sustained were cuts, bruises, and soreness.
A large number of the passengers on board the bus were Seventh Day Adventists headed to an annual convention in Brooklyn, N.Y., for the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend.
Bernadette Thomas, vice-president of the Grenada New York Adventist Organization, said the one-day convention took a moment to acknowledge their injured members during the event Saturday night.
Thomas said she spoke with three women who were on the bus who were able to attend despite their injuries. One of the women had a bandaged hand.
"They were kind of quiet. They looked a little nervous," she said. "I mean, who wouldn't? You just had an accident and you survived it. Who wouldn't (look nervous)?"
Thomas said the convention is attended by hundreds each year, including those from the Toronto area who usually charter a bus or drive down by themselves.
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Notes & Outlines 1&2 CHRONICLES"By Dr. J. Vernon McGee © Thru the Bible Radio Network,http://www.ttb.org. "
(Audio index:MCGEECOMMENTARYAUDIO 1Chronicles ) (Audio index:MCGEECOMMENTARYAUDIO 2Chronicles )
The ACTS of the Old Testament
Probably Ezra. There is a striking resemblance in style and language to the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah. Evidently Chronicles was writ- ten during the Babylonian captivity. It could have been a compilation, assembled by Ezra, of diaries and journals of the priests and prophets. These two Books of Chronicles not only constituted one book in the original, but apparently also included Ezra and Nehemiah. This lends support to the authorship of Ezra and supports the Jewish tradition. Scholars have noted a similarity in the Hebrew of all four books.
Many treat Chronicles and Kings as if they were "Cabbages and Kings." Are the Chronicles a duplication of Kings? Although they cover the same ground from Saul to Zedekiah, they are not duplications. Greek translators gave Chronicles the title of "Things Omitted" - there is more here which does not occur in the other historical books. This is another instance of the law of recurrence or recapitulation, seen previously in kjv@Genesis:2 and Deuteronomy, by which God goes over previously covered ground in order to add details and emphasize that which He considers important. This is exactly the case in Chronicles. David is the subject of 1 Chronicles; the house of David is prominent in 2 Chronicles. Chronicles gives the history of Judah while practically ignoring the northern kingdom. Chronicles does not record David's sin - when God forgives, He forgets. The temple and Jerusalem are prominent in Chronicles. In Kings, the his tory of the nation is given from the throne; in Chronicles, it is given from the altar. The palace is the center in Kings; the temple is the center in Chronicles. Kings records the political history; Chronicles records the religious history. Chronicles is an interpretation of Kings - hence the constant reference in Kings to Chronicles. Kings gives us man's viewpoint; Chronicles gives us God's viewpoint (note this well as you read Chronicles; it will surprise you).
I. Genealogies, Chapters kjv@1Chronicles:1-9 This is important to God. We must be sons of God before we can do the work of God. "Ye must be born again" kjv@John:3:7). These help explain the two genealogies of Christ in Matthew and Luke (compare kjv@ kjv@1Chronicles:3:5 with kjv@Luke:3:31).
II. Saul's reign, Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:10 III. David's reign, Chapters kjv@1Chronicles:11-29
A. David's mighty men, Chapters kjv@1Chronicles:11-12 B. David and the ark, Chapters kjv@1Chronicles:13-16 C. David and the temple, Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:17 D. David's wars, Chapters kjv@1Chronicles:18-20 E. David's sin in numbering the people, Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:21 F. David's preparation and organization for building the temple, Chapters kjv@1Chronicles:22-29
I. Solomon's reign, Chapters kjv@2Chronicles:1-9 Building the temple is his most important accomplishment.
II. Division of the kingdom and the history of Judah, Chapters kjv@2Chronicles:10-36
Reformations given prominence:
A. Asa's, Chapters kjv@2Chronicles:14-16 B. Jehoshaphat's, Chapters kjv@2Chronicles:17-20 C. Joash's, Chapters kjv@2Chronicles:23-24 D. Hezekiah's, Chapters kjv@2Chronicles:29-32 E. Josiah's, Chapters kjv@2Chronicles:34-35
I. Genealogies, Chapters kjv@1Chronicles:1-9
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:1 - This chapter begins abruptly with the genealogy of Adam. There is nothing extant to compare to the first 9 chapters of 1 Chronicles - the story of man from Adam through David, tribes of Israel, and especially the tribe of Levi through the 70-year captivity kjv@Ezra:2:62). Genesis is the book of the families, and this section of 1 Chronicles selects that which God considers essential to the record leading to Christ kjv@Genesis:5,10, 11, 16, 21, 25, 29, 36, 46).
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:2 - This is the genealogy from Israel through Judah and Jesse to David. Also, the descendants of Caleb are traced to the offspring for whom the cities Bethlehem, Beth-gader and Kirjath-jearim are named.
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:3 - The line of David is traced through his sons and then Solomon's line, the royal family, is followed. Verse 17 - see kjv@Jeremiah:22:24 in connection with Jeconiah. The line is followed through the 70-year captivity. Verse 19 - see kjv@Matthew:1:12 in connection with Zerubbabel who was carried into captivity. Verse 22 - see kjv@Ezra:8:2 in connection with Hattush.
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:4 - The posterity of Judah through Caleb and Shelah is followed, also the tribe of Simeon.
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:5 - The tribe of Reuben is followed to the captivity. Verses 1, 2 - Reuben lost the birthright and it was given to Joseph, not Judah. Judah prevailed and the ruler came from Judah. The tribe of Gad is recorded to the reign of Jotham over Judah and the captivity of the northern kingdom. The reason for the captivity is given in vs. 25, 26.
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:6 - The tribe of Levi (family of high priests) is traced through the sons: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. The official occupation of Aaron and his sons is given in kjv@5:49.
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:7 - Gives the genealogies of the tribes of Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim and Asher. These went into Assyrian captivity.
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:8 - Traces the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin, with special reference to Saul and Jonathan.
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:9 - Gives the genealogy of the tribe of Levi when it was scattered among the cities of the 12 tribes. Verse 1 is a significant statement in reference to the importance of the genealogies, especially in kjv@Matthew:1 and kjv@Luke:3, as they relate to the humanity of Christ.
II. Saul's reign,
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:10
From God's viewpoint, Saul's reign was not important. His death is recorded again and the reason for it is given (v. 13).
III. David's reign, Chapters kjv@1Chronicles:11-29
A. David's mighty men, Chapters kjv@1Chronicles:11-12
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:11 - While only one chapter is devoted to Saul, the remainder of 1 Chronicles is devoted to the reign of David, and 2 Chronicles is given over to the reign of David's line. It is easy to see where God placed the emphasis and why. David was not only a man after God's own heart, but his line is leading to Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ. This chapter records again David's ascension to the throne and catalogs his mighty men (see notes on 2 Samuel 23). These are the deeds that God considered important enough to record twice.
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:12 - Records those who came to David during the days of his rejection. Verses 15-18 give the thrilling account of the men who swam over the flooded Jordan River to join the ranks of David and pledge to him their undying allegiance.
B. David and the ark, Chapters kjv@1Chronicles:13-16
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:13 - Repeats David's attempt to bring the ark to Jerusalem on a cart (see 2 Samuel 6). Verse 6 clearly informs us that God did not dwell in a material house "between the cherubim."
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:14 - God prospers David materially, which was the blessing He had promised His earthly people.
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:15 - David brings up the ark according to God's original instructions (v. 2). Verse 29 gives the reason Michal was rejected as being the mother of the royal line.
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:16 - God places the emphasis upon the sacrifices that speak of Christ (vs. 1-3). David organizes a choir and writes a psalm of praise for them to sing. David also organizes the priests into courses.
C. David and the temple,
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:17
David's desire to build God a house delighted the Lord, and He repeats it here. Then God makes a covenant with David (see notes on 2 Samuel 7).
D. David's wars, Chapters kjv@1Chronicles:18-20
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:18 - David fully organizes his kingdom and expands it to its largest extent and border. Even then, they occupied only 30,000 square miles of the 300,000 square miles God had given them.
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:19 - Joab leads a campaign against Ammon and Syria (see notes on 2 Samuel 10).
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:20 - Joab takes the city of Rabbah. This was when David committed his sin with Bathsheba. Notice that God does not record it here. When God says He will remember our sins no more, He means it.
E. David's sin in numbering the people,
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:21 David's greatest sin in numbering the people is recorded because God permitted him to choose his punishment. Here we see who was the mastermind in promoting this sin of pride (v. 1). (See notes on 2 Samuel 24.)
F. David's preparation and organization for building the temple, Chapters kjv@1Chronicles:22-29
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:22 - David's chief ambition was to build the temple. It was his plan and he gathered the materials (read carefully vs. 1-5 and vs. 14-19). The reason God did not permit David to build the temple is clearly stated in vs. 8, 9. The temple should be called David's temple, not Solomon's.
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:23 - David makes Solomon king and organizes the Levites to serve and sing in the new temple.
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:24 - The priests are divided into orders to serve in the temple. Also, the service of the sons of Kohath and Merari is divided.
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:25 - The singers and orchestra are organized (v. 1).
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:26 - The porters and guards are organized for temple service.
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:27 - The tribes of Israel are organized to serve in connection with the temple.
Chapter 28 - David encourages the people in building the temple. This reveals the passion of David's heart (see vs. 2, 3). He gives to Solomon the blueprint for the temple (vs. 11-13) and encour- ages him to build the temple (vs. 20, 21).
Chapter kjv@1Chronicles:29 - Notice that David's final word to the nation had to do with the building of the temple. Indeed, David loved the Lord (vs. 2, 3). Verses 10-19 give David's great prayer which was evidently used by our Lord in the so-called Lord's Prayer. This is one of the great prayers of Scripture - it is all-comprehensive, majestic, and filled with adoration, praise, and thanksgiving. It repudiates all human merit, declares human dependence upon God, reveals self-humiliation, confession, and dedication of self, admitting that all belongs to God. This chapter closes the book of 1 Chronicles with the death of David and ascension of Solomon to the throne.
Second Chronicles obviously carries on the account begun in 1 Chronicles with the same point of reference and emphasis. It covers chronologically the same period as Kings with certain notable emphases. The first 9 chapters are given over to the reign of Solomon. Chapter 10 records the division of the kingdom, but thereafter only the account of the southern kingdom of Judah is given. The spotlight is on the kings who followed in the line of David. Given special prominence are 5 of these kings in whose reigns were periods of revival, renewal, and reformation.
These kings were:
1. Asa (chapters 14 - 16),
2. Jehoshaphat (chapters 17 - 20),
3. Joash (chapters 23, 24),
4. Hezekiah (chapters 29 - 32), and
5. Josiah (chapters 34, 35).
Second Chronicles concludes with the decree of Cyrus after the 70-year captivity, with no record of the captivity itself. This was "time out" in God's program. All of this is given from God's viewpoint, in contrast to 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings. The line of David during the period of the kingdom, together with the building and service of the temple, were foremost to God in His wisdom and plan.
I. Solomon's reign, Chapters kjv@2Chronicles:1-9
Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:1 - Solomon becomes king and prays for wisdom (v. 10), probably at the suggestion of David ( kjv@ kjv@1Chronicles:22:12).
Although he is given divine wisdom to rule, he doesn't seem to have wisdom to order his personal life.
Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:2 - Solomon makes preparation to build the temple and enlists a large army of workmen. He enlists technical advice and secures materials from Huram, king of Tyre, a friend of David. He requires skilled workmen because Israelites apparently were given to agriculture (v. 7). The total number of workmen kjv@Isaiah:153,600 (v. 17).
Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:3 - Solomon begins construction of the temple on Mt. Moriah where Abraham had offered Isaac (compare 5:1 with kjv@Genesis:22:2). The temple proper is twice the size of the tabernacle (v. 3), and the plan includes many surrounding buildings.
Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:4 - The temple is provided with new articles of furniture. Notice that the brazen altar kjv@Isaiah:4 times as large as the one in the tabernacle (v. 1), and there are 10 lavers in the temple. There are many other additions and changes. The innovations and enlargements take away the simplicity of the tabernacle and the plain references to Christ. The tabernacle, not the temple, became the figure used in the Epistle to the Hebrews to depict the person and work of Christ.
Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:5 - The ark from the tabernacle is brought into the new temple from the city of David. An unnumbered multitude of animals are offered (v. 6). The ark is brought now to a permanent place and the staves are removed (v. 9). The pot of manna and Aaron's rod had been removed from the ark (v. 10). The glory of the Lord fills the temple as it had previously filled the tabernacle (vs. 13, 14). This is God's approval.
Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:6 - Solomon delivers a message and prays a prayer of dedication. Jerusalem was God's choice as well as David's choice (vs. 6, 7). Israel entertains no pagan notion that God could dwell in a man-made house when the heavens could not contain Him. Verses 21-42 give the place and plan of the temple in the future relationship of God and Israel. Daniel, in a foreign land, opens his window toward Jerusalem to pray kjv@Daniel:6:10).
Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:7 - God accepts the sacrifices (v. 1), and the temple becomes a beehive of activity (v. 6). God appears to Solomon and gives to him the condition of blessing upon Israel in the land. Verse 14 has direct reference to Israel.
Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:8 - Reveals the notoriety of Solomon. Note the inter- esting decision he makes in reference to the daughter of Pharaoh (v. 11).
Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:9 - Records the visit of the queen of Sheba to Solomon (see kjvKings:10:1-13). The witness of Israel to the world was not in going out to the nations but having them come to Jerusalem to worship. "I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem" kjv@Psalms:122:1-2). Our command, in contrast to this, is to go to the world. The temple at Jerusalem was for all people (kjvKings:8:41-43; kjv@ kjv@2Chronicles:6:32-33). This chapter reveals the partial suc- cess of Israel in witnessing. Remember that from the East came wise men to Jerusalem. In verse 4, "his ascent" should be "burnt offering." This offering was the most complete and perfect picture of Christ kjv@Romans:3:21-22; kjv@Matthew:12:42). Verses 22, 23 are a further evidence of the witness of Israel. The death of Solomon concludes this chapter.
II. Division of the kingdom and the history of Judah, Chapters kjv@2Chronicles:10-36
(See chart of kings at the conclusion of these comments.)
Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:10 - The stupidity of Rehoboam, son of Solomon, leads to the division of the kingdom. Jeroboam leads the 10 northern tribes of Israel into rebellion.
Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:11 - The early reign of Rehoboam is seen in contrast to Jeroboam's refusal to worship God in Jerusalem.
Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:12 - Rehoboam departs from the law of God; Shishak, king of Egypt, invades the land. Rehoboam dies. Notice that his mother's name is given (v. 13). One of the striking features of this section is the giving of the mothers' names of both good and bad kings. In God's sight, the mother shares responsibility.
The Kings of Judah:
(See McGee12Kings for the specific features of the reign of each king.)
Rehoboam Chapters kjv@2Chronicles:10-12 Abijah Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:13 Asa Chapters kjv@2Chronicles:14-16 Jehoshaphat Chapters kjv@2Chronicles:17-20 Jehoram Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:21 Ahaziah Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:22:1-10
Athaliah Chapters kjv@2Chronicles:22:11-23:21
Joash Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:24 Amaziah Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:25 Uzziah Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:26 Jotham Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:27 Ahaz Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:28 Hezekiah Chapters kjv@2Chronicles:29-32 Manasseh Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:33:1-20
Amon Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:33:21-25
Josiah Chapters kjv@2Chronicles:34-35 Jehoahaz Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:36:1-3
Jehoiakim Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:36:4-8
Jehoiachin Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:36:9-10
Zedekiah Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:36:11-21
The five periods of revival, renewal, and reformation are enlarged
upon in this section. Notice the striking features that characterize
each period.
Asa Return and obedience to the Word of God kjv@2Chronicles:15:8-9
Jehoshaphat Return and obedience to the Word of God kjv@2Chronicles:17:3-4
Joash Return and obedience to the Word of God kjv@2Chronicles:23:16-21
Hezekiah Return and obedience to the Word of God kjv@2Chronicles:29:3-36
(Passover speaks of Christ) kjv@2Chronicles:30:1 kjv@2Chronicles:30:15, 16
Josiah Return and obedience to the Word of God kjv@2Chronicles:34:18-21
A return to the Word of God led to the repentance of the people and the reformation of the nation.
Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:21 - Gives the only written prophecy of Elijah (vs. 12-15).
Chapter kjv@2Chronicles:36 - Second Chronicles closes with two remarkable incidents:
(1) The explanation of Jeremiah as to the reason God chose 70 years for the duration of the captivity - "To fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths; for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfill threescore and ten years" (v. 21).
(2) The decree of Cyrus for the permission given to Israel to return and rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.
The 70 years are passed over entirely, as the people are out of the will of God. God's clock is not spelled R-O-L-E-X or T-I-M-E-X but I-S-R-A-E-L, and it runs only while Israel is in the land.
King Reign Character Prophet King Reign Character Prophet
1. Rehoboam 931-913 B.C. (17 yrs.) Bad Shemaiah 1. Jeroboam 1:931-910 B.C. (22 yrs.) Bad Ahijah
2. Abijah 913-911 (3 yrs.) Bad
3. Asa 911-870 (41 yrs.) Good 2. Nadab 910-909 (2 yrs.) Bad
3. Baasha 909-886 (24 yrs.) Bad
4. Elah 886-885 (2 yrs.) Bad
5. Zimri 885 (7 days) Bad
4. Jehoshaphat 870-848* (25 yrs.)
5. Jehoram 848-841* (8 yrs.)
(12 yrs.)
(22 yrs.)
(2 yrs.)
{ Elijah
6. Ahaziah 841 (1 yr.) Bad 9. Joram 852-841 (12 yrs.) Bad Elisha
7. Athaliah 841-835 (6 yrs.) Bad 10. Jehu 841-814 (28 yrs.) Bad
8. Joash 835-796 (40 yrs.) Good kjv@Joel:11. Jehoahaz 814-798 (17 yrs.) Bad
(or Uzziah)
(29 yrs.)
(52 yrs.)
Jeroboam II
(16 yrs.)
(41 yrs.)
Bad { Jonah
14. kjv@Zechariah:753-752 (6 mos.) Bad
15. Shallum 752 (1 mo.) Bad
16. Menahem 752-742 (10 yrs.) Bad
17. Pekahiah 742-740 (2 yrs.) Bad
11. Jotham 740-732* (16 yrs.) Good kjv@Micah:18. Pekah 740-732* (20 yrs.) Bad
12. Ahaz 732-716 (16 yrs.) Bad 19. Hoshea 732-721 (9 yrs.) Bad
(Capture of Samaria and captivity of Israel)
13. Hezekiah 716-687 (29 yrs.) Good
14. Manasseh 687-642* (55 yrs.) Bad Nahum
15. Amon 642-640 (2 yrs.) Bad Habakkuk
16. Josiah 640-608 (31 yrs.) Good Zephaniah
17. Jehoahaz 608 (3 mos.) Bad Jeremiah
18. Jehoiakim 608-597 (11 yrs.) Bad
19. Jehoiachin 597 (3 mos.) Bad
20. Zedekiah 597-586 (11 yrs.) Bad
(Destruction of Jerusalem and captivity of Judah)
- Co-regency *Co-regency
Crockett, William Day. A Harmony of the Books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1951. Darby, J. N. Synopsis of the Books of the Bible. Addison, Illinois: Bible Truth Publishers, n.d. Davis, John J. and John C. Whitcomb, Jr. A History of Israel. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1970. (Excellent.) Epp, Theodore H. David. Lincoln, Nebraska: Back to the Bible Broadcast, 1965. Gaebelein, Arno C. The Annotated Bible. Neptune, New Jersey: Loizeaux Brothers, 1912-22. Gray, James M. Synthetic Bible Studies. Westwood, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1906. Heading, John. I & II Chronicles. Kansas City, Missouri: Walterick Publishers, 1982. Jensen, Irving L. I Kings with Chronicles. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1968. (A self-study guide.) Jensen, Irving L. II Kings with Chronicles. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1968. (A self-study guide.) Kelly, William. Lectures on the Earlier Historical Books of the Old Testament. Addison, Illinois: Bible Truth Publishers, 1874. Knapp, Christopher. The Kings of Israel and Judah. Neptune, New Jersey: Loizeaux Brothers, 1908. (Very fine.) Mackintosh, C. H. Miscellaneous Writings. Neptune, New Jersey: Loizeaux Brothers, n.d. Meyer, F. B. David: Shepherd, Psalmist, King. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: Christian Literature Crusade, n.d. Sailhamer, John. I & II Chronicles. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1983. Sauer, Erich. The Dawn of World Redemption. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1951. (An excellent Old Testament survey.)
Scroggie, W. Graham. The Unfolding Drama of Redemption. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1970. (An excellent survey and outline of the Old Testament.)
Unger, Merrill F. Unger's Commentary on the Old Testament. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1981. (Volume I covers Genesis through Song of Solomon with a fine summary of each paragraph.)
Wood, Leon J. Israel's United Monarchy. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1979. (Excellent.)
Wood, Leon J. The Prophets of Israel. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1977. (Excellent.)
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Samardzija can't escape jams against Reds
Cubs' offense unable to generate offense in shutout loss in finale
CINCINNATI -- Before Wednesday's series finale against the Reds, Cubs manager Dale Sveum talked about the importance of starter Jeff Samardzija finding a way to get himself out of jams.
For most of the first five innings, Samardzija was effective in doing so. However, with two men on and two outs in the sixth, the 28-year-old right-hander surrendered a home run to pinch-hitter Jack Hannahan, putting the game out of reach en route to a 6-0 loss to Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park.
All six runs were charged to Samardzija, who dropped to 8-12.
"I didn't think it was all that bad until the last three-run homer," Sveum said of Samardzija's performance. "He gave up a couple on a couple bloopers and obviously a solo homer. But other than the two home run balls, there wasn't really hard contact all day long.
"It was like I was talking about earlier today, sustaining the innings and making that pitch to get out of the inning, and he just couldn't do it."
Making his career-high 30th start, Samardzija's day began smoothly with a perfect first inning that took 16 pitches to complete. The Reds then led off the second inning with a single and a double off Samardzija, and two RBI groundouts later, the Cubs found themselves in an early 2-0 hole.
Although Samardzija didn't allow a run in the third, he gave up a single and consecutive walks -- all with two outs -- to load the bases. He escaped the inning with a strikeout of Xavier Paul, but he needed 27 pitches to finish the frame, inflating his pitch count on a hot and muggy afternoon.
The next inning saw Samardzija give up just one hit, but it was a 429-foot solo homer off the bat of catcher Devin Mesoraco. After breezing through the fifth inning on four pitches, Samardzija surrendered the three-run homer in the sixth to round out the Reds' scoring.
"I wasn't totally unhappy with how I threw," Samardzija said. "Just a couple pitches that made it look a little skewed. When you're playing a good team like the Reds, you got to be perfect all the time or else they're going to make it hurt."
That home run ended Samardzija's day after 114 pitches, 74 of which went for strikes. He gave up eight hits, walked three and struck out five. With three scheduled starts remaining, Samardzija has now tallied 194 2/3 innings and 195 punchouts, as he looks to become the first Cubs pitcher to reach the 200 mark in both categories since Ryan Dempster in 2010.
The innings pitched and strikeouts are both career highs for Samardzija, and Sveum said the long season could be taking a physical toll.
"He probably won't admit it," Sveum said. "But I'd go out on a limb and say there's a combination of that and getting a little mentally wore out right now, too."
Predictably, Samardzija denied that he's wearing down.
"I don't think that has anything to do with it right now," Samardzija said. "Yeah, it's uncharted waters, but I feel good. I have no complaints, no excuses. I just need to be a little more fine out there with no outs, one out and give myself a cushion in a tough situation with runners on."
Offensively, the Cubs' batters didn't pose much of a threat against any of the five pitchers utilized by Reds manager Dusty Baker. One day after scoring nine runs on 13 hits, Chicago collected only six hits in Wednesday's shutout loss and advanced a runner past second base just once, on a walk and a double in the first. It was the first scoreless game for the Cubs since Aug. 28 against the Dodgers.
The Cubs had chances against starter Mike Leake and the Reds' bullpen, putting a runner on base in every inning but the eighth, though they couldn't capitalize.
"Leake wasn't real sharp at all," Baker said. "He pitched behind the whole game, but he's a battler. We got some double plays when we needed it. He made some key pitches when he had to."
With Wednesday marking the final game of the season between the two clubs, the Cubs finished the year with a 5-14 record against the Reds, including 4-5 at Great American Ball Park. Two of those wins came this week, as Chicago missed out on its first sweep in Cincinnati since 2001, but it earned its first road series win against the Reds since 2009.
For Samardzija, the loss was the third straight outing in which he allowed five or more runs. While he thought he had good stuff on Wednesday, he said the results need to be better.
"I hold myself to a high standard," Samardzija said. "Having these last three games I've had are not acceptable. I'm obviously frustrated about it. Just got to keep working, keep getting better, look forward to that next start and get back on track."


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Re: Death and Life
No, I was never asked to make them. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 22:08, July 23, 2011 (UTC)
- If you'd like, I could make them. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 22:37, July 23, 2011 (UTC)
- I think 鍛 would be a better kanji for 'forge'.
- That said, do you want the icons to be for kekkei genkai natures or kekkei tōta natures? —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 08:08, July 25, 2011 (UTC)
- I asked because I actually use a different style for kekkei genkai and kekkei tōta. I'll make Life and Death kekkei tōta for now then:
- Also: Forge Release (鍛遁, Tanton) and the Forge (鍛錬, Tanren) nature. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 15:52, July 27, 2011 (UTC)
- I chose (blood) red and (jade) green because those colours are traditionally used to symbolise life in both Eastern and Western cultures. It's really the same reason I chose black and white for the Death icon.
- As for other icons… I'm always willing to help. Just tell me what you want it to be ^^ —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 19:54, July 27, 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry it took so long. Here is a black-and-white version of the image: . I didn't quite understand how you wanted it to be coloured, but if you would explain it again, I'll colour it for you if you want. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 18:14, August 3, 2011 (UTC)
Another user page
Just create an article with this name: User:VolteMetalic/<name>. Of course you've to replace the <name> with anything you want, for example: User:VolteMetalic/Ideas. Seelentau 愛議 13:57, August 7, 2011 (UTC)
Talk: Alice
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Re: Divine Mangekyo Sharingan
I'd love to create that image for you, but it'd be very difficult to get all designs into one. If you already have an idea on how it should look, please give me an image. If not, I'll see if I can concoct something pretty ^^ —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 23:14, September 5, 2011 (UTC)
- Something like this ? If yes, tell me, I will upload under a new name. Ju gatsu mikka (talk) 20:52, September 7, 2011 (UTC)
- Did you mean something like this? Also, here's my go at it. I was trying to go for a manji-like pattern, as the manji is a symbol of perfection in Japan.
- Oh, and to Ju gatsu mikka: I don't mind, but it's not very polite to fulfil requests made to someone else, without notifying them. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 22:21, September 7, 2011 (UTC)
- I uploaded a new version with your changes added.
- As for your other question: I personally would simply put the Byakugan on the forehead. You might find it somewhat odd-looking, but this third eye concept has a history dating back to times immemorial. It would almost be sacrilege not to put in on the forehead. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 15:02, September 8, 2011 (UTC)
- The third eye can be depicted in many, many ways. I'm glad you like the image ^^ —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 15:54, September 8, 2011 (UTC)
- There are no colour differences in the manga, which is what I based my image on. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 12:47, September 9, 2011 (UTC)
Kekkai Tota
VolteMetalic I believe that as Onoki said his master passed the secrets of Dust Release onto him, I think this indicates that there doesn't need to be blood relation between users. I believe that for someone to use a Kekkai Tota, they simply need to be able to use the 3 elements of the Kekkai Tota to be taught the secrets of the jutsu. Maybe Muu only taught Onoki because he was able to use Wind, Earth and Fire natures. Because honestly, does Onoki look like he could be related to Muu? I think this might be the case with Kekkai Tota. --Miguelostos of the Void (talk) 00:52, November 25, 2011 (UTC)
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Re: Wiki format change
Probably. Some wikis are getting a format change ahead of the global shift in December, to a new fluid/dynamic format or something that scales up and down across different resolutions much better, and there are gains in mobile screens as well. UltimateSupreme will probably be able to better inform you about it. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 01:43, November 20, 2013 (UTC)


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Filter Fish - A Physics Based Address Book
Say What?
Somewhere deep in the heart of Felix Labs and Entertainment lies a handful of developers (presumably) who were tired of the typical ho-hum address book. Possibly because of their work making Human Computer Interaction hardware, and possibly because of the excessive rain in British Columbia, they decided that contacts should be represented as popularity balls, and that each ball should be moveable not only with your finger, but also with the accelerometer.
The key to the app is definitely its simplicity. Without any additional input, Filter Fish grabs all of your contacts and seemingly sorts them by popularity and relevance. For example, if you type in the letter "t," your little contact globules will reposition themselves in order of relevance. Type in more letters and you'll see the irrelevant globs fall off of the screen, leaving your desired contact front and center, or wherever you want to fling it. Type in nothing and the app will show you a mighty universe, one that has your close friends as huge planets and your minor contacts as space dust, all ready to be moved around with a ferocity that can only be described as Biblical.
Oh right, you can also click on the globules to retrieve contact info, but I had much more fun creating a spinning universe of my friends names.
Being more of a tech demo (I think) than an app that will get a ton of usage right away, Filter Fish is a great little product, and one that I would like see expanded to do even more. One thing that I would love to see is a company function, allowing an extra large 148apps (acting as the sun) to be circled by all of its employees. Extra little features like this will do wonders for Filter Fish, and I definitely hope that it lives on to reach its true potential.


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When the light is golden and hazy I take my time walking down our street to look beyond Ballard and over Queen Anne hill to see the tip of the Space Needle punctuating the top. It towers above the Evergreens just before the hill dips and descends into Lake Union which isn't seen from my walk but I like knowing it's there.
Nearly everyday we drive over a bridge. When its arms are stretched upwards to allow a towering boat to pass through it's a bit maddening. I can't stay mad for long as I strain to look down its passage and if it is at just the right time of day with the sun peering through the clouds, the water under the bridge sparkles in a way that gives me a bit of a flutter and a burst of pride that I get to call this place home.
In Seattle every day there's a farmer's market, our compost is twice as big as our garbage bin, and we can be standing at the edge of the water with the cold ocean lapping at our feet in five minutes or in the mountains in under an hour. When the bustle of the city overwhelms we shimmy up to my parent's house and in just over an hour we amid the rolling hills, a couple of ponies, a vibrant garden and enough bugs and threat of snakes to remind me that I'm a city girl.
I adore Seattle. It's home and most likely will remain that way for quite a long while but I sort of feel like a fraud because you see, I don't much like seafood. Gasp.
It is for the promise of fresh seafood that people flock to Seattle. You think of Seattle and I imagine one of the first images you see is rain and then you probably imagine a large, plump fish with silvery skin flying across a crowd and into the arms of a sturdy, orange-slickers wearing Public Market employee.
It's my distaste of salmon that I'm most embarrassed about. When I say I'm from Seattle the subject of salmon often comes up. Whoever I'm talking to recounts their love for the pink-fleshed fish and most often I'll nod as if in agreement as I continue to let them praise the fish. Salmon is practically Seattle's mascot, either that or a little gray rain cloud.
I once heard or read Andrew Zimmerman, or maybe it was Mark Bittman, talk about how you can grow to like certain foods you once disdained. First you eat it from a place you trust and secondly, you eat it often. I'm a firm believer in this practice as I've used it to get over my aversion to mushrooms and oysters. Yes, I'll eat oysters straight from the sea with just a few drops of lemon squeezed over its briny flesh. So I imagine my love of salmon isn't far off.
Recently I conquered step 1 when I ordered the crispy skinned salmon at Matt's in the Market. The details of the dish allude me now but I think peas were somehow involved and I do remember that I cleaned my plate. Now I'm working on step 2. At my birthday dinner earlier this year we made salmon rilletes and most recently, in an attempt to counter-balance all the recipe testing we've been doing for the book, I made Gabe and I a light dinner of poached salmon with an herby and lightly spiced cucumber salsa.
The salmon lapped up a bit of Pernod then sat in a warm vegetable-laden bath until just cooked. While the salmon bathed I made quick work of the salsa throwing in a hefty bit of dill, just enough serrano to pop in some heat and plenty of lemon – zest and juice. The flesh of the fish bent under the amount of salsa I piled on top. If I couldn't see there was fish under the cucumber maybe I'd forget I was eating it.
But you know I actually enjoyed it. Maybe it was mostly for the satisfaction of knowing I was eating something so vibrant and healthy – I could practically feel the Omega 3's reinvigorating me or perhaps I felt that Seattle was cheering me on with each bite. Or more likely it was because it was quite good – tender and lightly herbal fish that made the perfect canvas for a bright salsa or salad of sorts. The plate was nearly cleaned. Just a few more encounters with salmon then I'd say I'm hooked (fish pun embarrassingly intended).
Poached Salmon with Cucumber Salsa
The poaching was inspired by the first part of this Salmon Rillettes recipe (which is excellent by the way) and the cucumber salsa was inspired by Bon Appetit.
This recipe is very adaptable. Whatever vegetable scraps you have can be used to fragrant the broth and the Pernod isn't absolutely necessary. In fact you could just scrap the poaching all together as a grilled pice of salmon would be quite perfect with the salsa – that's my next version of step 2.
Add a bit of tangy yogurt to the salsa to make a creamy dip reminiscent of tzatziki.
Serves 2
2 salmon fillets
1-2 tablespoons Pernod
salt & pepper
Season the fish with the Pernod and salt and pepper. Let the fish sit for 30 minutes while you make the poaching liquid.
Poaching liquid:
2 celery stalks, halved
1 medium onion, quartered
1 scallion
1 teaspoon salt
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon juniper
a handful of dill
1 cup white wine
4 cups water
Bring all of the ingredients to a gentle boil in a large saucepan and simmer for 25 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat and slide the fish into the hot liquid. Cover the pot and let sit for 10 minutes.
Remove the fish and check to make sure the fish is cooked through. The flesh should flake and look opaque throughout.
Serve the fish warm with cucumber salsa.
Cucumber Salsa
1 cucumber, peeled and small diced
2 tablespoons finely chopped dill
1-2 tablespoons finely minced shallot
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
1 serrano chili, seed and finely diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and pepper
Combine everything in a bowl. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking.
The salsa will keep for a couple of days in the fridge although it may become a bit more wet because of the salt in the recipe.


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1. What is the difference between a concept and Reality?
a. A concept is a thought of a separate object together with a name or identifier of the object.
b. Thoughts begin to arise in early childhood. The infant's mind contains few concepts whereas the sage's mind sometimes may contain many thoughts but the sage always sees directly that separation is an illusion.
c. Without thoughts, there are no objects (e.g., in dreamless sleep, under anesthesia, or in samadhi) because, by definition, an object is the thought of it.
d. Reality is not a thought. Rather, It is absence of separation.
2. What is meant by true and untrue concepts?
a. A belief is a concept which contains the concept of attachment.
b. A belief that cannot be verified by direct seeing is always subject to attack by a counter-belief. Therefore, it must be constantly reinforced by repetition of the belief.
c. Since Reality is absence of separation, It cannot be perceived. Therefore, concepts cannot describe Reality (but they can be true, see g and h below).
d. Example: A material object by definition is separate from other material objects. Therefore, material objects are not real. The belief that material objects are real is constantly reinforced by materialistic culture, and is sustained only by a failure to see the distinction between objects and Reality.
e. Although concepts cannot describe Reality, they can point to Reality.
f. A pointer is an invitation to see directly the distinction between an object and Reality.
g. If a concept asserts or implies the reality of any object, it is untrue. If it negates the reality of an object, it is true (but not a description of Reality). A true concept can be a useful pointer to Reality.
h. Example: The concept that material objects are not real is true, and is a pointer to Reality.
3. What is the world (the universe)?
a. The world (the universe) is the collection of objects consisting of the body-mind and all other objects. The world appears to exist in time and space.
b. However, time and space are nothing but concepts. They are not real.
c. Time is the concept of change. Since all objects change, all objects are temporal concepts.
d. Space is the concept of extension (size and shape). Since all objects are extended in space, all objects are spatial concepts.
4. What are polar, or dual, pairs of concepts?
a. Thought always results in inseparable pairs of concepts (dual pairs) because every thought has an opposite.
b. Reality is apparently split into dual pairs by thought. However, no thought is real since Reality cannot be split.
c. The result of apparently splitting Reality into dual pairs of concepts is called duality.
d. The two concepts of a pair are always inseparable because the merger of the opposites will cancel the pair.
e. Example: "I"/not-"I" is a dual pair of concepts. If the "I" and not-"I" merge, neither concept remains.
5. What is Awareness/Presence?
a. Awareness/Presence is not a concept or object. It is what is aware of all concepts and objects.
b. It does not change and It has no extension so It is time-less and space-less.
c. However, It is said to be space-like because all concepts and objects are said to appear in It.
d. The terms "Awareness/Presence" and "Reality" are equivalent conceptual pointers.
6. What are We?
a. We are not a concept or object because We are what is aware of all concepts and objects.
b. Therefore, We are Awareness/Presence.
c. Because the body-mind and the world are objects, they appear in Us–We do not appear in them.
d. We do not appear in the body so We are not contained or restricted by it.
7. What is existence?
a. An object is said to exist if it is believed to be separate from Awareness/Presence. It then also appears to be separate from other objects.
b. Existence is only apparent because Awareness/Presence always remains unsplit.
c. The apparently real existence of objects is called illusion (Maya).
d. The sage, being only Awareness/Presence and knowing only Awareness/Presence, knows that he/she is not separate from anything.
8. What is the "I"-object?
a. When an "I"-concept is believed to be separate from Awareness/Presence, it is said to exist as an "I"-object.
b. However, clear seeing shows that there is no "I"-object.
c. We are not objects and We do not exist as objects. We are Reality (Awareness/Presence).
9. What is it that makes other objects seem to exist?
a. Whenever the "I"-object appears to arise, the not-"I" object also appears to arise.
b. Then, desire for completion also arises, including the desire for the not-"I" object.
c. But, because fear/desire form a dual pair, whenever desire arises, fear also arises, including the fear of the not-"I" object.
d. Thus, the not-"I" object seems real.
e. Thoughts also splits the apparent not-"I" object into a multitude of apparent objects, and fear/desire makes them all seem real.
10. What is the true nature of all objects?
a. All apparent objects arise in Awareness/Presence.
b. Because physical space and time are apparent objects, they also arise in Awareness/Presence.
c. No apparent object is separate from Awareness/Presence. Thus, all apparent objects consist of Awareness/Presence.
d. Objects are not real as objects but they are real as Awareness/Presence.
e. Awareness/Presence welcomes/loves all apparent objects that appear in It.
11. What is the personal sense of doership?
a. Along with illusory "I"-object, arises also the sense of personal doership.
b. However, since there is no "I"-object, there is no doer, no thinker, no chooser, and no observer.
c. Therefore, "we" have no control. Thus, whatever happens, happens. Whatever doesn't happen, doesn't happen.
12. If there is no doer, how do things happen?
a. Everything that happens is only an arising in Awareness/Presence.
b. Only one arising is present at any moment. No other arisings are ever present to affect the arising that is present.
c. Since no arising is present to affect the arising that is present, there can be no law of cause-and-effect.
d. The concept of causality, i.e., that one event causes another event, is only an arising in Awareness/Presence.
e. Since causality is only a concept, "I" can never do anything.
f. Because "I" can do nothing, neither can "I" choose. Thus, free will is nothing but an empty concept.
13. What is suffering?
a. The feeling of being separate is an arising that carries with it a sense of shame for feeling isolated, alienated, lonely, and disconnected.
b. The sense of free will is an arising that carries with it the feeling of personal responsibility for "my" past and "my" future.
c. The sense of personal responsibility is an arising that carries with it guilt and regret for "my" past and worry and anxiety for "my" future.
14. What is awakening (enlightenment)?
a. Awakening is the realization that I am not separate and I have never been separate. Therefore there is no shame.
b. Awakening carries with it the realization that I do nothing and I have never done anything. Therefore, there is no regret, guilt, worry, or anxiety.
c. Awakening is the awareness that Reality, which is what I am, has never been affected by any concepts.
d. Awakening is the awareness that my true nature includes a sense of Welcoming/Love.
15. What can we do to awaken?
a. Since direct seeing shows that there is no doer, there is nothing that the "individual" can do to awaken.
b. Since awakening transcends time, no practice that occurs in time can bring about awakening. Thus most practices do not bring about awakening.
c. However, direct seeing can bring about awakening because direct seeing is timeless seeing.
16. Does this mean that there is no hope for the sufferer?
a. Definitely not. There are many practices that will lead to less suffering. However, like all other actions, they are never done by a doer since there is no doer. Therefore, "we" cannot do them. If they happen, they happen. If not, they don't.
b. Example: To see that there is no "I", look inward for it and see that there is none. See also that everything that happens, including all thoughts and feelings, happens spontaneously so there can be no doer.
c. Example: To see that no object exists, look and see that all objects are nothing but arisings in Awareness/Presence. Then, look and see that no object could ever bring "you" peace. Finally, see that nothing can affect You who are Awareness/Presence/Presence Itself.
17. What else can we do?
a. We can go inward and downward and feel the breath. This takes us out of the head and the thinking mind and puts us in the body and the senses.
b. We can practice mindfulness and see that our attachments and aversions are nothing but arisings in Awareness/Presence.
c. We can become aware that all objects are nothing but arisings in Awareness/Presence and therefore cannot affect Us.
d. We can see that there can be no suffering in pure Awareness/Presence.
e. We can trust Awareness/Presence, which is our true nature.
f. We can rest in Awareness/Presence, which is our home
Courtesy of Stanley Sobottka, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4714. Source: http://faculty.virginia.edu/consciousness


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Men's Basketball Coaching Staff
Johnny Jones
Head Coach
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Coach Johnny Jones, a former player and longtime assistant on Dale Brown's staff at LSU, was the head coach of the Tigers for five seasons (2012-17) and won 90 games at his alma mater.
Jones' 90 wins is the most by any LSU head coach in their first five years on the job.
The 90 wins makes him the fourth-winningest coach in LSU basketball history behind only the three coaches who coached double-digit seasons and took LSU to NCAA Final Fours – Dale Brown (448 wins, 25 seasons), Harry Rabenhorst (340 wins, 29 seasons), John Brady (192 wins, 11 seasons).
With his time as a player, assistant coach and head coach, Jones has been a part of close to 700 games played by the LSU basketball program.
But there are more numbers that have to be taken into account when it comes to Jones' first-four years at LSU:
Jones was just the fifth LSU alum to hold the top position in the men's basketball program and the third to have played and served as head coach. He believed in an up-tempo style of play that averaged over 70 points each season, the first time LSU teams have averaged over 70 points for five consecutive years since the early 1990s.
Jones was named the head coach on April 13, 2012, returning to a place where he spent many years playing and coaching. It was the dream job scenario and what he did after leaving LSU the first time prepared him to make this return successful;
Jones believes in one of the long-time philosophies of LSU basketball – "HIT" – Hard. Intelligent. Together. It's a philosophy that LSU players learn very quickly that if they play hard, play with intelligence and play together, a lot of good things can happen. Throw in "Family" and you have the mantra of LSU Basketball under Johnny Jones.
It's a "family" that has worked together at such times as flood relief, unloading a giant 18-wheeler of supplies from Shaq for a local area, or making an annual visit to the local hospital children's wing to sing Christmas carols to patients. It's reading in school to kids or visiting and learning from children at the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired.
It has been that way since day one for Coach Jones as he has gone out of its way to embrace all aspects of this community.
He has spoken and visited in every part of the state, speaking to alumni and Tiger Athletic Foundation groups as well as youth organizations to help deliver the message of LSU Basketball.
Before teaming with O'Neal for the flood relief golf tournament, Jones was working on a project entitled "Johnny Jones Courts For Kids" and in 2015, the ribbon was cut for the first court, located at Expressway Park in Baton Rouge.
The LSU Seasons
In his first year at the helm of the Tigers (2013), LSU won 19 games and became one of the league's toughest teams by winning 10-of-the-their-last 16 games against SEC competition while making a school record 234 three-pointers and posting five players scoring in double figures. It was a team that brought memories to long-time fans of the team in the 1970s that was known as "The Hustlers."
The second year (2014) saw the Tigers advance forward with 20 wins and the first post season appearance by an LSU team since 2009. The Tigers were named to the NIT field and went to San Francisco on short notice and walked away with a victory. Johnny O'Bryant III, who was selected in the NBA draft by Milwaukee earned first-team All-SEC honors, and freshman Jordan Mickey, who became the first player since Shaquille O'Neal to block 100 shots in a season at LSU, earned second-team All-SEC selection.
Another freshman, Jarell Martin, overcame an early season ankle injury to earn freshman SEC honors and was one of LSU's key players in the late-season run to post-season play.
During the 2015 season, the Tigers won on the road against a ranked team for the first time in 10 years, taking down No. 16 West Virginia on a late bucket. The win was more impressive since LSU was down double digits in the second half before rallying for the victory. LSU won 22 games overall, 11 in the SEC and received a bid to the 2015 NCAA Tournament. Martin and Mickey returned and became stars in the league and both were first-team All-SEC selections. Mickey, despite battling injuries, again blocked more than 100 shots, making him and O'Neal the only LSU players with multiple 100-plus block seasons.
Both players were drafted in the 2015 NBA Draft, Martin in the first round by Memphis and Mickey by the Celtics.
For the 2015-16 season, LSU brought in its second top five recruiting class and won 11 games in the league for the second straight season, tying for third. Ben Simmons was named the national freshman of the year and the winner of the prestigious Wayman Tisdale Award as well as a first-team All-SEC selection. The Tigers, despite injuries both early and late that severely limited options, won 19 games including late-game victories against Arkansas at home and Alabama on the road to go with a win against No. 9 Kentucky on the floor of the Maravich Center before a full house of LSU fans.
Freshman Antonio Blakeney began to blossom during league play and had two 30-plus games against SEC opposition in earning freshman All-SEC honors.
In 2016-17, the Tigers never were able to get consistent play from one of three youngest teams in the SEC according to Kenpom.com and lost one of their vocal inside leaders in the hours before the first conference play. Antonio Blakeney improved his scoring average over 4.5 points from his freshman season and was named All-SEC second team by the league coaches.
Jones' Head Coaching Roots
This is Jones' third career head coaching position as he served as the interim head coach at the University of Memphis during the 1999-2000 season and began his run as the head coach at the University of North Texas prior to the 2001-02 season.
The Mean Green advanced to four Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship games, which included each of the final three seasons Jones was the head coach there (2010, 2011, 2012).
Under Jones, the Mean Green averaged 21 wins per year over his last six seasons which included a school record 24 wins in 2010 and a pair of SBC titles and NCAA Tournament trips.
Jones won more games than any other Sun Belt coach over his last six years in Denton and he coached five-of-the-nine 20-win seasons in North Texas history at that point.
In 2010, Jones was named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award, which is given annually to the nation's top minority coach. As head coach at Memphis and North Texas, he defeated five Final Four coaches – Lou Henson, Nolan Richardson, John Brady, Billy Tubbs and Tom Crean.
At LSU, he has added to that total with wins over Final Four coaches Tubby Smith, John Calipari, Billy Donovan, Bob Huggins, Ben Howland and Rick Barnes.
After ranking first or second in the league in scoring in each of the last seven seasons Jones was in Denton at North Texas, LSU was in the top half of the league offensively in scoring in the SEC throughout his tenure.
LSU History
When Johnny Jones suited up for his first game as an LSU Tiger against Colgate in the Great Alaskan Shootout on Nov. 28, 1980, it would mark the first of 121 games that he would play for LSU.
Then the player would turn assistant coach and be on the bench with Coach Brown for another 407 contests.
Before going to LSU, he attracted the attention of college scouts around the country after a stellar prep career at DeRidder High in southwest Louisiana where he led the team to a combined 83-26 . He was named the state MVP in Class 4A and a prep All-America his senior season, averaging 28.3 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
As a player at LSU, besides playing on the 1981 NCAA Final Four team, Jones started 54 games. Nicknamed "The Bullet" he led the team in assists (124) as a junior and was ranked among the top five in the SEC that year. He is just one of 30 players in the history of the program with 200 assists or more (271).
His 136 career steals makes him one of 24 Tigers that have recorded 100 career steals.
After finishing his eligibility in 1984, he was asked by Coach Brown to join the staff as a student assistant before moving into a full-time role on the staff after earning his degree one year later.
Jones is the only person in LSU history to both play (1981) and coach (1986, assistant) in an NCAA Final Four. After his Tigers went to the 2015 NCAA Tournament, he became the first person to play for the Tigers in an NCAA Tournament, serve as an assistant coach for LSU in the NCAA Tournament and to be the LSU head coach in an NCAA Tournament game.
In all, Jones played in two NCAA Tournaments and has served as assistant or head coach in 10 additional NCAA Tournament seasons at LSU.
It was during his tenure at LSU that Jones earned his stripes as a top recruiter, something that continues to be his passion as head coach as he brings in the best players available that can help move the program forward.
Among those he helped lure to LSU in his assistant days were NBA superstar and Naismith Hall of Famer, Shaquille O'Neal. He also was involved in the recruiting of two-time All-American Chris Jackson (now Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf) and national high school player of the year(and an assistant coach under Jones), Randy Livingston.
After Coach Brown's retirement following the 1996-97 season, Jones moved to Memphis to serve as Associate Head Coach in 1998 and 1999.
Jones was named the interim head coach at Memphis just prior to the 1999-00 season and then spent a year as an assistant coach in the SEC with Alabama (2001). He was named the head coach at North Texas on April 16, 2001, where he stayed until the LSU job became his in April 2012.
Johnny Jones and his wife, Kelli, have two children – John and Jillian. John has shown his basketball ability as part of three state championships teams in 2014, 2015 and 2016 (with a chance for a fourth in 2017) at University Lab in Baton Rouge. Jillian is also involved in sports at U-High, playing on the school volleyball team.
The Jones File
College Coaching Experience
Head Coaching Record Year-by-Year


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