An intriguing aspect of this study is that the mechanism for ensuring cross-fertilization is very old, often lost, and never regained. That it is still common despite frequent and irreversible loss implies that this trait confers an advantage to species that possess it, perhaps in terms of reduced rates of extinction. |
And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour? / And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak. |
And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments, / And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil. |
And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation? / That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians. |
And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces; / So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about. |
And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, / And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen. |
And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him; / Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; / He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. |
And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD? / And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. |
And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, / Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, / From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. |
And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual: / And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. |
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; / And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. |
And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt; / And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt. |
Any rational seller would have to feel the amount they got off market was at or more than they could have got on the market, ... So if this seller was willing to sell the property not going through the market system, then must the seller feel the price met - if not exceeded - what they could have gotten on the market? |
Anyone who chooses to do anything that alters the outcome of the positions in this race or in the Chase, we will act quickly and severely, ... If we see anyone attempting to manipulate the outcome of this race, the Chase, or any race from here on out, we will handle it. You've never seen that here, and you never will. |
As a Colt .45s/Astros fan since 1962, I feel blessed to have lived long enough to see my team reach the World Series. Though I hope for the ecstasy that four more wins will bring, I am truly thankful for what this team's already brought in 44 years of laughter, cheers and tears, and this past summer's amazing thrills. |