#Fabrice Villard

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(by Fabrice Villard)

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‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭17:41‭-‬47‬ ‭(ERV)‬‬. “The Philistine slowly walked closer and closer to David. Goliath’s helper walked in front of him, carrying a large shield. Goliath looked at David with disgust. He saw that David was only a handsome, healthy boy. Goliath said to David, “What is that stick for? Did you come to chase me away like a dog?” Then Goliath used the names of his gods to say curses against David. He said to David, “Come here, and I’ll feed your body to the birds and wild animals.” David said to the Philistine, “You come to me using sword, spear, and javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord All-Powerful, the God of the armies of Israel. You have said bad things about him. Today the Lord will let me defeat you. I will kill you. I will cut off your head and feed your body to the birds and wild animals. And we will do the same thing to all the other Philistines too. Then all the world will know there is a God in Israel. All the people gathered here will know that the Lord doesn’t need swords or spears to save people. The battle belongs to the Lord, and he will help us defeat all of you.”

“A Sure Defense” By In Touch Ministries:

“Choosing to stand for the Lord is a victory—no matter the outcome of the battle.”

“David’s battle with Goliath was more than a fight between two nations. It was a defense of Jehovah’s name and a challenge to those who doubted His supremacy.

King Saul doubted that the young man could be victorious over a seasoned warrior like Goliath. But as David pointed out in today’s passage, the only way a boy with a sling could defeat the giant Philistine was by the Lord’s hand (v. 37). In confronting Goliath, David showed courage, but what really drove him was righteous indignation: “For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he has dared to defy the armies of the living God?” (v. 26).

Today this narrative is often read merely as a triumphant underdog tale. Modern audiences may take comfort in the belief that they’ll never have to deal with such a scenario. But the real story is that David stood up for God, and there are times when we should do the same. We don’t need a degree to defend our faith. Our “smooth stones” (v. 40) are the truths we’ve learned from the Bible. Just remember that whatever the outcome, the battle is the Lord’s (v. 47), and He gives victory to the faithful.”

[Read 1 Samuel 17:1-53. Photo by Fabrice Villard at Unsplash]

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Your Sunday morning moment of zen. Photo by Fabrice Villard on Unsplash.

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The prophet and the poet – MJS Quill

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white streetlight

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Fabrice Villard

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Matterhorn, Switzerland by Fabrice Villard

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Fabrice Villard

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Civilizations may try to live forever by exploiting the time-dilation effects near a black hole to hibernate and survive into the very far-future universe. Something like this is wonderfully described in Isaac Asimov's short story "The Last Question." A hyper-computer called the Cosmic AC reboots the universe after our cosmos has fully entropied. After mulling over the darkness, the multidimensional machine says: "Let there be light!" Ultimately, a super-civilization may attempt to artificially create a universe in the laboratory via black hole fabrication. This far-out notion of artificial cosmogenesis might explain why the many constants in our universe are so precisely tuned for our existence. For example dark energy -- a repulsive form of gravity -- is a whopping 123 orders of magnitude weaker than what would have been predicted from quantum physics. This could not have happened by coincidence unless there is an infinity of parallel universes with their own different dark energy values, speculate some astrophysicists. Or instead, dark energy is a signal of –- dare I say -- intelligent design. I’m not implying spiritual metaphysics here, but perhaps our universe might simply be a science fair project of an entity from an exo-universe.

Ray Villard

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Avril MMXXII

Films

Death Proof (2007) de Quentin Tarantino avec Kurt Russell, Zoë Bell, Rose McGowan, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito et Sydney Tamiia Poitier

The Battle of the Sexes (1959) de Charles Crichton avec Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings, Jameson Clark, Ernest Thesiger et Donald Pleasence

Le Bal des casse-pieds (1992) de Yves Robert avec Jean Rochefort, Jacques Villeret, Victor Lanoux, Miou-Miou, Sandrine Caron, Jean Carmet et Odette Laure

Le Gentleman d'Epsom (1962) de Gilles Grangier avec Jean Gabin, Louis de Funès, Jean Lefebvre, Paul Frankeur, Franck Villard, Madeleine Robinson et Joëlle Bernard

La Comtesse de Hong-Kong (A Countess from Hong Kong) (1967) de Charlie Chaplin avec Marlon Brando, Sophia Loren, Tippi Hedren, Margaret Rutherford et Sydney Chaplin

La Banquière (1980) de Francis Girod avec Romy Schneider, Marie-France Pisier, Claude Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean Carmet et Jean-Louis Trintignant

La Grande Vadrouille (1966) de Gérard Oury avec Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Terry-Thomas, Claudio Brook, Mike Marshall, Marie Dubois, Pierre Bertin et Andréa Parisy

Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (1967) de Jacques Demy avec Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac, Jacques Perrin, George Chakiris, Gene Kelly, Danielle Darrieux et Michel Piccoli

Le Mans (1971) de Lee H. Katzin avec Steve McQueen, Siegfried Rauch, Elga Andersen et Luc Merenda

Ma famille t'adore déjà ! (2016) de Jérôme Commandeur et Alan Corno avec Arthur Dupont, Déborah François, Thierry Lhermitte, Marie-Anne Chazel, Jérôme Commandeur, Valérie Karsenti, Sabine Azéma, Éric Berger et Alicia Endemann

Séries

Kaamelott Livre IV, III

La Baliste II - Les Bonnes - La Révolte III - Le Rapport - L’Art de la table - Les Novices - Les Refoulés - Les Tuteurs II - Le Tourment IV - Le Rassemblement du corbeau II - Le Grand Départ - L’Auberge rouge - Les Curieux 1re partie - Les Curieux 2e partie - La Clandestine - Les Envahisseurs - La vie est belle - La Relève - Les Tacticiens 1re partie - Les Tacticiens 2e partie - Drakkars ! - La Réponse - Unagi IV - La Permission - Anges et Démons - La Rémanence - Silbury Hill II - Le repos du guerrier II - La poétique : 1e partie - La poétique : 2e partie - Cryda de Tintagel - Le déserteur - Les Suppléants - Le petit poucet - L'Ivresse II - La Potion de Vérité - Les Cousins - La Corne d'abondance - L'abstinent - Le Refuge - Le Dragon gris - La Potion de vivacité II - Vox populi III - La Sonde - La Réaffectation - La Poétique II : 1re partie - La Poétique II : 2e partie - Le Jeu de la guerre - Le Rêve d’Ygerne - Les Chaperons - L’Habitué - Le Camp romain - L’Usurpateur - Loth et le Graal - Le Paladin - Perceval fait ritournelle - La Dame et le Lac - Beaucoup de bruit pour rien - L’Ultimatum

Starsky et Hutch Saison 3, 4

Collection - La Folie du jeu - Le Poids lourd - Garde d'un corps - Le Piège - Sorcellerie - Le Professeur - La Corvée - Discomania - Ultimatum - La Photo - À votre santé

Columbo Saison 4, 5

Réaction négative - Tout n’est qu’illusion

Le Visiteur du Futur Saison 1

La Canette - La Pizza - La Copine - Le Casse-dalle - Le Policier - Le Policier Bis - La Réalité - Le Plan - Les Robots-Tueurs - La Bière - L'Aïeul - La Vérité - La Dépression - Le Docteur - L'Individu Perturbateur - Le Présent du Visiteur - Le Présent de la Brigade Temporelle - L'Échappée - Le Destin de Raph - La Traque - Spoilers ! - The end of the world as we know it

La Ligue des Justiciers Saison 1

L'Invasion : 1re partie - L'invasion : 2e partie - L'invasion : 3e partie - Au Cœur de la nuit : 1re partie - Au Cœur de la nuit : 2e partie

Meurtres au paradis saison 11

Enlèvement - Frères ennemis - Toujours plus haut - Un vent de Jamaïque

Le Coffre à Catch

#67 : Quand la WWE innove c'est bien ! - #68 : Qui se souvient de ce Triple Catch ?! - #69 : LA ECW VEND DU RÊVE

Dix pour cent Saison 2

Virginie et Ramzy - Fabrice - Norman - Isabelle - Guy - Juliette

The Grand Tour Saison 2, 3, 1

Les garçons du Niagara - Des Jaaaaags ! - Oh, Canada - Courses de Noël - Nouveau record - Oh oui, de l'essence - Bagages et vintage - Les Buggy Beach Boys : première partie - Les Buggy Beach Boys : seconde partie - Gare à l'Urus - Aston, astronautes et les enfants d’Angelina - Course polaire - Coup de vieux - Mozambique

Doctor Who

Legend of the Sea Devils

Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie Saison 3

Quand les souris dansent

Livres

La colère de Fantômas, tome 1 : Les bois de justice d'Olivier Bocquet et Julie Rocheleau

Kaamelott, tome 3 : L'Énigme du Coffre d'Alexandre Astier, Steven Dupré et Benoît Bekaert

C'est bon mais c'est chaud d'Antoine de Caunes

La colère de Fantômas, tome 2 : Tout l'or de Paris d'Olivier Bocquet et Julie Rocheleau

La colère de Fantômas, tome 3 : À tombeau ouvert d'Olivier Bocquet et Julie Rocheleau

Astérix, tome 15 : La Zizanie de René Goscinny et Albert Uderzo

Haute Tension de Richard Castle

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photo by Fabrice Villard

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Photo by Fabrice Villard 

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Hubble Captures a Dozen Galaxy Doppelgangers

NASA - Hubble Space Telescope patch. Nov. 7, 2019 This NASA Hubble Space Telescope photo reveals a cosmic kaleidoscope of a remote galaxy, which has been split into multiple images by an effect called gravitational lensing. Gravitational lensing means that the foreground galaxy cluster is so massive that its gravity distorts the fabric of space-time, bending and magnifying the light from the more distant galaxy behind it. This “funhouse mirror” effect not only stretches the background galaxy image, but also creates multiple images of the same galaxy.

Image above: This recent picture from Hubble shows a galaxy nicknamed the Sunburst Arc that has been split into a kaleidoscope illusion of no fewer than 12 images formed by a massive foreground cluster of galaxies 4.6 billion light-years away. Image Credits: NASA, ESA and E. Rivera-Thorsen (Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics Oslo, Norway). The lensing phenomenon produces at least 12 images of the background galaxy, distributed over four major arcs. Three of these arcs are visible in the top right of the image, while one counter arc is visible in the lower left — partially obscured by a bright foreground star within the Milky Way. The galaxy, nicknamed the Sunburst Arc (officially designated PSZ1 G311.65-18.48), is almost 11 billion light-years from Earth and has been lensed into multiple images by a massive foreground cluster of galaxies 4.6 billion light-years away. Hubble uses these cosmic magnifying glasses to study objects that would otherwise be too faint and too small for even its extraordinarily sensitive instruments. The Sunburst Arc is no exception, despite being one of the brightest gravitationally lensed galaxies known. The lens makes images of the Sunburst Arc that are between 10 and 30 times brighter than the background galaxy would normally look. The magnification allows Hubble to view structures as small as 520 light-years across that would be too small to see without the turboboost from the lensing effect. The structures resemble star-forming regions in nearby galaxies in the local universe, allowing astronomers to make a detailed study of the remote galaxy and its environment.

Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Animation Credits: NASA/ESA

Hubble’s observations show that the Sunburst Arc is similar to galaxies that existed at a much earlier time in the history of the universe, perhaps only 150 million years after the big bang. Hubble Space Telescope (HST): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/main/index.html Image (mentioned), Animation (mentioned), Text, Credits: NASA/Rob Garner/GSFC/Claire Andreoli/Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, Oslo, Norway/Emil Rivera-Thorsen/Håkon Dahle/Space Telescope Science Institute/Ray Villard. Best regards, Orbiter.ch Full article

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Fabrice Villard - Tree in White

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withered tree surrounded with snow during daytime

Thanks to Fabrice Villard for making this photo available freely on @unsplash 🎁 https://unsplash.com/photos/Du41jIaI5Ww

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Madeira, Portugal by Fabrice Villard