Northern Europe, is an old age landscape. This is the region between the highlands of Central Europe and the Western Uplands of Scandinavia, and is known as the North European Plain. Here the European landscape flattens out into a broad coastal plain. Elevations seldom reach over 500 ft (152 m) and the continental shelf extends … Read more
I nternational trade unions, economic blocs or economic communities, as they are vari- ously known, such as the EU are manifestations of supranationalism, which refers to national governments or organizations working together to achieve common goals at an extra-national level, usually in areas of trade and economic development. In addition to the EU other examples … Read more
The major geographic regions of Europe are based on a combination of culture and language; political boundaries and alliances; and climatic and terrain. They include the following, though keep in mind that there is some overlap in these definitions. Western Europe consists of: ■ F rance; the Benelux countries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg; … Read more
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment. —Philippians 1:9 Many times when praying for Christians we say, “God bless Sister So-and-so” and “God bless Brother So-and-so,” yet we don’t find where Paul ever prayed that way. That kind of praying really doesn’t do … Read more
And being let go, THEY WENT TO THEIR OWN COMPANY, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all … Read more
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. —Philippians 4:6 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. —1 Peter 5:7 Casting the whole of your care—all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for … Read more
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. —Acts 13:2 Often it seems the only kind of prayer we are familiar with is the petition prayer. We’re always petitioning (or asking) God to do something, and of course … Read more
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit…. —Ephesians 6:18 There are different kinds of prayer, just as there are different games in sports, each with its own set of rules. Rules that apply to baseball do not apply to football. If you tried to use the same rules, you would get confused. … Read more
We have studied the elements of Einstein’s special theory of relativity, and can now put them together into a more panoramic view. He began by assuming the truth of two principles, both drawn from experience and experiments: the principle of relativity; and the constant speed of light. From these two central principles, Einstein and his … Read more
Using faster-than-light velocities we could telegraph into the past. (Einstein, quoted by Sommerfeld, 1908) If you could travel faster than light, you could kill your grandmother before she gave birth to your mother. Since this is impossible, we have a second argument for the celestial speed limit. The strategy of the argument is a reductio … Read more