![]() It’s virtually impossible to tell what ancient people thought about their gods, but from the written sources it seems that the answer, at least for thoughtful elites, was No. It looks so obviously stupid that we have to ask: Did ancient people really think that the image was the god? Isaiah mocks idolaters for making a god from a log and using the rest of the log to cook food and warm themselves. God cares what we do with our bodies, and a good intention doesn’t make a bad action good. God is specifically prohibiting the bodily act of doing-homage-by-prostration, and more generally prohibiting the actions of doing-homage-to-images and serving-images. If a priest dropped a piece of bread before the lampstand and bent down to pick it up, he wouldn’t be violating this commandment. Of course, bodily actions embody intentions. He’s doesn’t say that we’re free to use our bodies any way we like, as long as we keep the right thoughts in our head. That is, He doesn’t say it’s OK if we bow with our bodies as long as we’re not bowing in our hearts. He prohibits us from adopting a particular bodily posture before graven images. What Yahweh specifically prohibits is “prostration” before images. On special occasions, the priests took the image out on processions, so that others could glimpse the image, though often under a cover. Priests brought food, cleaned up the image, bowed before the image. A temple without an image was a temple without a god-in-residence, and the main services of a temple were performed before and for the image. Most directly, He is prohibiting the service that ancient priests performed did before the images of their gods. God forbids making images that serve as the focal point of liturgical action. “Serve” is a general priestly term, describing the work of Levites and Aaronic priests. The word usually translated as “worship” actually means “prostrate oneself.” It describes a bodily posture. The two verbs in verse 5 are typical words for worship. He’s prohibiting making likenesses of anything for a particular purpose – to bow before them, and to serve them. He’s not prohibiting making, or making things that resemble things that He made. If the Second Word was intended to prohibit all representational art, the Lord didn’t stick with that program very long. ![]() ![]() Palm trees were carved on the walls of the temple, and Solomon’s throne was flanked by lions. Cherubim are heavenly things, almonds and pomegranates are earthly things. Just a few chapters later, the Lord will tell Moses to “make two cherubim of gold“ (25:18), and a lampstand with cups “shaped like almond blossoms” (25:33), and pomegranates of blue and scarlet material (28:33). If it were, it would stand in contradiction to other commandments. The commandment doesn’t say “Don’t make images of God.” It says “Don’t make graven images of things in heaven, on the earth, or the waters under the earth.” That covers everything, because there aren’t any things anywhere except in heaven, earth, or under the earth.īut the commandment doesn’t prohibit making images. If the Second Word is a prohibition of making images, it prohibits all images. That last at least takes the specifics of the commandment seriously. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Follow us on Twitter for the latest PS5 restock and drop. A new Valheim update has been released by developer Iron Gate Studio alongside patch notes. Make sure you also subscribe to our push-notifications and never miss an update from the world of video games. Valheim Patch Notes Reveal 34 Changes in New Update. For more content, stay with us, here at Spiel Times. If you have any questions regarding Valheim, feel free to ask in the comments below. So, a whole new biome awaits you and you’ll be able to explore it pretty soon That’s pretty much it from this particular update but the Mistlands update will be coming really soon. This page acts as a comprehensive breakdown of the 0.215.2 Update Patch Notes for Valheim that went live on April 12th, 2023, as well as a link to the full Patch Notes. So, watch out for those Surtlings while wearing this armor in the Swamps. On the downside, it doesn’t protect as much as Iron Armor and is weak in the fire. The bows will cause 15 more damage when you equip all the parts of this armor.Īpart from that, it provides you resistance against the poison which is insanely useful in the Swamps. It has similar buff and stats as the bronze level 1 armor but will provide you an archery buff. ![]() You will also require some Ancient Bark and Deer Hide to craft each piece of the armor. Root Legging, Root Harnesk, and Root Helmet are the three pieces of this armor. You’ll look like Groot but will unlock some special abilities. You’ll need Roots after defeating a few Abominations to craft this armor set. This is similar to how you can craft Troll Hide Armor from the drops by Trolls. With a new mini-boss comes a new armor set, so with the drops from Abomination, you can craft a Root Armor. If Skeletons, Draugrs, Surtlings, Wraiths, Leeches, and Blobs weren’t enough, now you also have Abomination. Swamps are where Valheim gets extremely brutal and almost all players have died here many times. Swamps already are debatably the toughest biomes in Valheim, majorly because it is a huge jump from the Meadows and the Black Forest. It is a huge wood-like spider that will act as a mini-boss in the swamps, like trolls in the Black Forest. The new creature introduced in the brutal world of Valheim is called “Abomination”. Well, we are going to tell you exactly what it is but if you don’t want to read, quit now. Valheim update patch notes mention “something stirs up in the swamp”. Console command auto-complete help New Creature.Monsters wake up if hit by a ranged attack.Fixed network issue when picking up items that just auto-stacked.Let’s quickly talk about bug fixes and improvements, which is the basic significance of Valheim’s early access: ![]() ![]() ![]() The Swing, Bolero and Amundsen systems from the third generation of the modular infotainment matrix are being used for the first time within Volkswagen Group and have displays measuring from 6.5 to 9.2 inches - the latter is amongst the largest in the segment - and can be equipped with the Škoda Sound System featuring ten speakers as an optional extra. The 1.6 TDI is fitted with a diesel particulate filter. All of the petrol engines are equipped with a petrol particulate filter. They all fulfil the Euro 6d-TEMP emissions standard and can be coupled with a manual gearbox (5- or 6-speed) or a 7-speed DSG. Three TSI petrol engines with cylinder capacities of 1.0 or 1.5 l and a 1.6-litre TDI offer power outputs from 70 to 110 kW (95 to 150 PS) a 1.0 G-TEC producing 66 kW (90 PS) is set to follow in the fourth quarter of 2019 and is designed to run on environmentally friendly natural gas (CNG). The optional Sport Chassis Control makes its debut at Škoda in the new Scala the sporty chassis is 15 mm lower than the standard version and can be set to Normal or Sport using Driving Mode Select. ![]() Most notably, these include the roof spoiler with finlets, optimised air-guiding parts for engine cooling, Air Curtains, aerodynamically optimised alloy wheels and underbody covers, as well as smaller details, such as the defined separation edges on the tail lights and water channels on the windscreen. All of the Škoda Scala's body components have been aerodynamically optimised. This has been achieved thanks to the streamlined bodywork which has been developed using advanced numerical simulations and a virtual wind tunnel. ![]() In addition to a generous amount of space, the Škoda Scala also possesses great aerodynamics with a drag coefficient (cd) from 0.29. The Scala is 4,362 mm long, 1,793 mm wide and has a height of 1,471 mm. The new Scala is the first Škoda based on Volkswagen Group's modern modular MQB-A0 platform. As options, the heated windscreen and heated steering wheel provide additional comfort. Warm colours, individual decorative trims, ambient lighting and coloured contrasting stitching on the seats (now available with exquisite Suedia microfibre covers as an option) create a pleasant atmosphere. The front door trims come with a high-quality, soft surface. On the redesigned dashboard, a character line echoes the lines of the bonnet and flows around the free-standing screen measuring up to 9.2 inches, which is positioned high up and in clear view of the driver.Īt the same time, the character line forms an ergonomic rest for the hand operating the touchscreen. A wheelbase of 2,649 mm allows for a generous 73 mm of kneeroom in the rear and the 982 mm of rear headroom sets benchmarks in the segment. The Scala's new interior concept combines ergonomics and emotiveness with plenty of space, a plethora of storage compartments and the largest boot in the segment (467 l), which increases to 1,410 l with the split back seats folded down (60:40), and offers numerous Simply Clever features. Full LED headlights and tail lights as well as dynamic rear indicators add to the car's striking appearance, as do the aerodynamically optimised alloy wheels measuring up to 18 inches and the twelve available body colours. ![]() The block lettering particularly comes into its own on the extended rear window that is included in the Emotion and Image packages. Featuring a sporty, elegant design, the Škoda Scala is packed with emotive appeal and, in addition to the KAMIQ, is the first Škoda production model in Europe bearing the Škoda lettering on its tailgate instead of the brand's logo. The Scala's headlights are narrow and tapered and, together with the striking upright radiator grille, the large air inlet positioned beneath it and the side Air Curtains, shape the compact model's front. Added to this is plenty of space for luggage and passengers as well as a wealth of Simply Clever features - making it a true Škoda. The Scala is available with a selection of five engine variants featuring power outputs from 66 kW (90 PS) to 110 kW (150 PS), a high level of active and passive safety, as well as full LED headlights and tail lights. By incorporating new technology, an emotive design, a high degree of functionality and state-of-the-art connectivity, the new Škoda Scala is taking more than just one development step at a time - and is also setting new benchmarks in the compact segment. As the name suggests the brand is aiming high with the new Škoda Scala: the word 'Scala' comes from Latin and means 'stairs', 'ladder' or 'scale'. Škoda has completely redefined its compact car segment with the Scala. ![]() ![]() ![]() Adjusted for inflation, it's made over $7,000,000,000 to date, most of that within just its first year of availability! After such insane success, it’s understandable that Midway, Pac-Man’s North American distributor, was more than eager for Namco to deliver a follow-up as the calendar flipped into 1982. The original Pac-Man had been a culture-shaking success in 1981 – an arcade game so popular that it's still the highest-grossing video game of all-time, entirely due to the sheer avalanche of quarters shoved into its coin slots over 30 years ago. The video game industry's first leading lady was created out of impatience. The fact that we’ll never quite get the closure that ending deserves (besides Laidlaw’s letter) makes it all the more haunting. After an action-packed series of missions and at least one rocket-fueled victory for the Resistance, the abrupt loss of a beloved character and utter devastation we see Alyx suffer is perhaps one of the most shocking endings of a game ever. He’s murdered by one of the Advisors and we’re forced to watch Alyx hold his body sobbing as the screen fades to black. Alyx’s trusty robot pal D0g manages to save you and Alyx, but Eli is not so lucky. Only moments after Alyx shares a touching moment with her father Eli and the three of you step off the lift, two Advisors – among the Half-Life universe’s most menacing enemies – burst into the room. With the menacing Combine portal successfully closed, Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance prepare to leave for the lost ship, the Borealis. But even before we knew that would become the last thing any of us would experience of the Half-Life series before Laidlaw’s leak, the finale of Episode Two was still unforgettable. ![]() It’s strange to write about the now-infamous cliffhanger that closed out Half-Life 2: Episode Two, in light of series writer Marc Laidlaw’s publication of the elusive Half-Life 3’s story. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Our staffs in those days didn’t have all these bodies, there were a lot thinner staffs,” Hershiser explains. But per common practice at the time, he waited to see how the game played out first. Saturday would have been Hershiser’s day to throw a bullpen session in preparation for his scheduled Monday start. “I just remember knowing that the game could end with one swing, guys like Glenn Davis on their team,” Hershiser remembers. “I knew when I saw Hershiser come in, it was going to last a while,” Astros slugging first baseman Glenn Davis told the Houston Chronicle.ĭavis stood out on that Houston team, leading it with 34 home runs when no other Astro topped 13 that year. Hershiser, who threw seven innings the Wednesday before at home against Montreal, was called on to start the 14th inning in Houston on just two days rest. Houston used starter Jim Clancy to pitch the final five innings. The Dodgers turned to their rotation in the 12th inning, using Mike Morgan just two days after a start. Starting pitchers were much more likely to be used in relief. Collusion was rampant among major league owners, so much that teams would only carry 24 active players - the minimum allowed by the collective bargaining agreement - instead of the usual 25.Ĭovering 22 innings’ worth of pitching was a different beast 30 years ago.Pitching staffs of 12 or 13 men are the current norm. The Dodgers carried five relief pitchers on their active roster as part of a 10-man staff, which would be unthinkable today in this age of bullpen churn.Twenty-two innings is difficult to endure in any era, but consider a few things about the state of baseball in 1989: 23 game in Montreal, but on June 3 in Houston he pitched in relief. Hershiser pitched seven scoreless innings in both 22-inning games for the Dodgers in 1989. Only three games since have matched that length, and one was by those very same Dodgers later that season, a game in Montreal that is most famous for manager Tommy Lasorda having Expos mascot Youp pi ejected. Nobody has played more than 22 innings since Dodgers-Astros three decades ago. At seven hours, 14 minutes, it’s still the longest night game by time in NL history. ![]() Saturday night at the Astrodome lasted 22 innings, the longest National League game in 15 years. The Dodgers dropped the first two games of the series, then their marathon began. Hershiser wasn’t even scheduled to pitch in the four-game series in Houston, but baseball sometimes has a funny way of messing with schedules. As far as consistency, it was a better year.” “I thought ‘89 was a better year than ‘88 personally, because my ERA was only of a point higher, and I didn’t have the 59 scoreless. ![]() “The joke back then was, my team was trying to break my scoreless streak,” Hershiser recalls. But his final record was just 15-15 thanks to a brutal late-season stretch of four total runs of support in seven starts. Hershiser entered the 1989 series against the Astros with a 2.58 ERA, and would finish with a 2.31 ERA on the season, numbers nearly identical to his award-winning 1988 campaign. He won the National League Cy Young Award the year before, when he ended the season pitching a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings, then carried the Dodgers to a World Series win with a 1.05 ERA in 42⅔ October innings. Orel Hershiser was on top of the world in 1989. Here are the stories of four characters who lived through it all. The Dodgers had to play so much baseball that the only time we’ve seen anything similar since was the result of civil unrest. This ironman challenge started with a marathon game on a Saturday night against the Astros, and ended with a doubleheader on Monday in Atlanta against the Braves. In the middle of a road trip, the Dodgers played 53 innings in two cities over a three-day stretch. Thirty years ago the Dodgers ran through a gauntlet of baseball games seemingly without end, a stretch that saw a position player pitch, and 80 percent of the starting rotation either pitch in relief or play another position. ![]() ![]() ![]() We deliver a fast and clean reading experience on both your iPhone, iPad and Web browser. Being funded by our community means that you are the customer and we are not trying to create a toxic feed that mines your attention. We believe that customers should own and control all their personal information. Feedly is a secured space where you can privately organize and research the topics and trends that matter to you. The Feedly Pro subscription offers useful integrations with Facebook, Twitter, Evernote, Buffer, OneNote, Pinterest, LinkedIn, IFTTT, and Zapier so that you can easily share stories with your networks and teammates.įeedly is trusted by 15 million smart readers and thousands of organizations.įeedly means privacy by default. 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![]() ![]() People with extreme food allergies may need to carry an epinephrine auto-injector. She may test you to see how severe your allergy is. ![]() The prickly feeling in your ears should stop as soon as you swallow the food or take it out of your mouth. Known as oral allergy syndrome, you may notice this most during allergy season. If you have hay fever or a pollen allergy, your ears may itch when you eat certain fruits, vegetables, or tree nuts. Bobby pins, paper clips, matchsticks, and your fingers can also scratch the skin inside your ears, making it easy for bacteria to enter and cause an infection. Ironically, putting cotton swabs into your ears can inflame your ear canal and make your eardrum itchy. In severe cases, you may also need to take steroid pills. You can usually treat these problems with ear drops. If you have contact dermatitis eczema or psoriasis, you may be prone to itchy ear canals. Until then, your doctor may prescribe a steroid cream to stop your urge to scratch. To get relief, you’ll need to figure out what you’re allergic to and stop using it. Plastic, rubber, or metal that you put inside your ears, like earbuds or a hearing aid, can also cause a rash called contact dermatitis. Some beauty products like hair spray or shampoo can cause allergic reactions as well as products that have nickel in them, like earrings. The skin inside your ears can itch because of an allergic reaction. If you think you have an infection you should see a doctor to determine if it’s bacterial or viral and then they can properly treat the problem. To stop the itch, you’ll need to treat the infection. Too much moisture wears away your ear canal’s natural layer of defense against germs, and then you get an infection. Swimmer’s ear is a type of ear infection that can happen when water stays in your ear after you swim. ![]() Bacteria and viruses can cause infections, usually when you have a cold, the flu, or allergies. Itchy ears can sometimes be a sign of an ear infection. Ears can also get itchy if they don’t have enough wax inside them. Digital otoscopes are safer because they give you a first-hand view of your ear canal while you are cleaning it so you can see where the wax is and also avoid touching your sensitive eardrum.īut don’t overdo ear cleaning. Instead, try cleaning out the wax using a digital otoscope like the ones made by ScopeAround. That will likely push the wax deeper inside, where it can get stuck. Like we said above, don’t be tempted to try to remove the buildup with a cotton swab. Wax is your body’s way of cleaning dead skin cells and dirt out of your ears, but too much of it can make them itch. One common cause of ear itch is earwax buildup. Why does my ear itch? Possible causesĬomplaints that my ears are itchy are a common problem. You could cause an earwax blockage, injure your eardrum, or even worse, do damage to your inner ear. No matter the cause of your itch, it’s never a good idea to stick any objects in your ears. How you can get relief will depend on what’s making you scratch. An itchy ear canal (the tube that connects your outer ear to your eardrum) happens to people of all ages. If you’re asking yourself ‘why do my ears itch’ then you have come to the right place. ![]() |