2 Plus 1, History, 1979-1981: International career
In the summer of 1979, 2 Plus 1 recorded their third single for the German market, the disco-pop song "Easy Come, Easy Go". The band performed it on the popular West German TV show Musikladen, and the East German variety show Ein Kessel Buntes. The song was a surprise success, charting within the German top 40. The follow-up album Easy Come, Easy Go, recorded entirely in English with German and American musicians, was released in early 1980. It was met with a modest success and would eventually receive Gold certification in Poland. It spawned another hit, "Singapore", which reached number 7 in Japan. In the same year, 2 Plus 1 were headlining the Sopot Festival where they performed their English-language material.


2 Plus 1, History, 1979-1981: International career
In 1981, the band released a non-album song "Iść w stronę słońca", which went on to become one of their biggest hits in Poland. Their second international album, Warsaw Nights, was released in the same year, promoted by singles "Mama Chita" and "Lady Runaway". The band performed in Villach, Austria and spent several months touring in the USA. However, the growing popularity of 2 Plus 1 in Western Europe was suddenly interrupted by the breakout of martial law in Poland in December 1981. As this had complicated travelling abroad, the group focused back on the Polish market. Their last international offering was the song "Rocky Doctor", released two years later.


2 Plus 1, History, 1982-1987: New musical direction
In 1982, 2 Plus 1 released a new wave-inspired double A-side single, with songs "Kalkuta nocą" and "Obłędu chcę", which enjoyed considerable popularity. In 1983, the band gave a critically acclaimed, avant-garde performance at the Opole Festival, where they premiered songs from the forthcoming album. Their eighth studio LP, Bez limitu, introduced the band's new image and musical style, which now explored new wave, rock and synthpop. The album spawned hits "Nic nie boli", "Requiem dla samej siebie", "Superszczur" and "XXI wiek (Dla wszystkich nas)", and was certified Gold the following year. 2 Plus 1 were in fact one of the very few artists from the 1970s who remained commercially successful in the 1980s.


2 Plus 1, History, 1982-1987: New musical direction
In February 1984, 2 Plus 1 performed a concert at the Warsaw Congress Hall, which was broadcast on television. Their next single, the uptempo synthpop track "Wielki mały człowiek", became one of their biggest hits. The group teamed up with Maciej Zembaty and John Porter to work on their ninth album, Video. Released in 1985, it was largely drawing from synthpop and New Romanticism, and turned out another success. The LP spawned further hits "Video" and the Polish-English "Chińskie latawce", the latter a duet between Elżbieta Dmoch and John Porter. A TV special was filmed to promote the album. In 1985, Cezary Szlązak released a solo single, featuring songs "Bezpłatny kurs" and "Inne życie, inny świat".


2 Plus 1, History, 1982-1987: New musical direction
After the release of Video, 2 Plus 1 have significantly limited their live appearances and media exposure. 1986 saw the release of the retrospective Greatest Hits Live. In 1987, Janusz Kruk started to compose music to theatrical plays, including Szaleństwa pana Hilarego, based on Julian Tuwim's short story. The band recorded one new song, "Ocalić coś", later released on a various artists compilation Całuj gorąco. Janusz and Elżbieta broke up in the second half of the 1980s, after Janusz left her for another woman. The couple divorced in 1989, but remained friends.


2 Plus 1, History, 1988-2008: The break-up and aftermath
In 1988, 2 Plus 1 started to work on a new album and performed several new songs on a TV show Premie i premiery. In 1989, their tenth and final studio album Antidotum was released. The record didn't go as far as previous albums, but several tracks gained a moderate popularity, most notably "Ocalę Cię". The band embarked on a tour in the USA. During one of the concerts, Janusz Kruk, who had already grappled with heart problems, fainted on stage. That prompted the group to take some time off from extensive touring, and Janusz focused on composing soundtracks to plays. In 1991, the hits collection 18 Greatest Hits became their first album released directly in CD format.


2 Plus 1, History, 1988-2008: The break-up and aftermath
In June 1992, Janusz Kruk died of a heart attack. Elżbieta, who never got over the loss, moved from Warsaw to a countryside, and subsequently gave up public and artistic life. In 1997, another compilation Greatest Hits Vol. 2 was released, which focused on rare and previously unreleased tracks. In the fall of 1998, Cezary and Elżbieta decided to reactivate 2 Plus 1, recruiting two new musicians. Their first performances were met with enthusiastic response and the band embarked on a successful tour. They appeared on several TV shows, including Szansa na sukces. However, in early 1999, Elżbieta suddenly decided to withdraw from all the future plans and 2 Plus 1 ultimately disbanded. Cezary Szlązak founded his own group, Cezary Szlązak Band.


2 Plus 1, History, 1988-2008: The break-up and aftermath
At the end of the 1990s, and after 2000, numerous 2 Plus 1 compilations appeared on the market, released by various record companies. In 2002, Elżbieta made a guest appearance at a community centre in Łomża, where a teenage group staged a play as a tribute to 2 Plus 1 and their music. In January 2005, a Polish TV program Uwaga! reported on her apparently poor living conditions, which caused a massive sympathetic response. In August 2008, Elżbieta attended a secret 2 Plus 1 fans gathering in Warsaw.


2 Plus 1, Band members
In the mid-1970s, two additional musicians supported the band: Adam Pilawa (piano, violin) and Andrzej Wójcik (drum kit).


2 Plus 1 discography
The discography of a Polish band 2 Plus 1 consists of ten studio albums, twenty compilation albums, three EPs, and twenty-nine singles. Three of their studio albums (Nowy wspaniały świat, Easy Come, Easy Go and Bez limitu) have been certified Gold in Poland for selling in over 150,000 copies each. 2 Plus 1 have released seventeen singles in Poland, nine in Germany, two in Japan, and one in Cuba.


2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman and a Dominican
2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman and a Dominican was a short-lived house music group featuring David Morales and Robert Clivillés (Puerto Ricans), David Cole (Black), and Chep Nuñez (Dominican). In 1987, they scored a hit in dance clubs with their debut song, "Do It Properly," the only release on Grooveline Records. The track was inspired by Cole and Bruce Forest's DJ sets at New York club Better Days, where they would mix Adonis' "No Way Back" with scratching, other songs, and samples.


2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman and a Dominican
Cole, Clivillés, and Morales all performed at Better Days (Clivillés and Morales as DJ and Cole as keyboardist) in the late 1980s. The single was released in the UK on the London Records label; it entered the UK singles chart on June 13, 1987, and reached a peak of number 47, remaining in the chart for four weeks. In 1988, Clivillés and Cole recorded a sequel called "So Many Ways (Do It Properly Part II)" with the Brat Pack on Vendetta/A&M Records. "Do It Properly" was covered again by vocalist Deborah Cooper, who later worked with C+C Music Factory, in 1999, for The Collaboration.


2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman and a Dominican
In 1989, 2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman and a Dominican released a single called "Scandalous" on Capitol Records in the United States and on Syncopate (a label of EMI)) in the UK.


2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman and a Dominican
Later in 1989, Clivillés and Cole started C+C Music Factory. David Morales had a successful solo career in the 1990s and Chep Nuñez died in 1990. David Cole died in 1995.


2 Quick Start
2 Quick Start is an Estonian band which was created 1992. In the 1990s, the band was one of the most notable dance music band in Estonia.


2 Quick Start
In 2001, the band won one award in Estonian Music Awards, namely, in the category "best band of the year". In Estonian Music Awards 2018 the band granted award "Panus Eesti Muusikasse".


2 Rats
2 Rats is a 2003 Nigerian comedy film directed by Andy Chukwu.


2 Rats
Nollywood's highest-paid actors, Osita Iheme (A-boy) and Chinedu Ikedieze (Bobo), play two young boys whose father has been murdered by their uncle. In a selfish move, Amaechi Muonagor wants them to work as house boys in their father's own house. A-boy and Bobo have other plans. The film features performances by Aki and Pawpaw.


2 Reasons
"2 Reasons" is a song by American recording artist Trey Songz, featuring vocals from American hip hop recording artist T.I. It was released in the United States on June 12, 2012. The song serves as the second single from his fifth studio album, Chapter V (2012).


2 Reasons, Music video
The video was filmed in April 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia and directed by Benny Boom. The video was premiered on June 12, 2012 on BET's 106 & Park. This was the beginning of the Santiago Era for Trey Songz.


2 Reconnaissance Commando (South Africa)
2 Reconnaissance Regiment was the Active Citizen Force unit of the South African Special Forces. Its part-time service personnel formed part of the reserve component of the South African Defence Force.


2 Reconnaissance Commando (South Africa), History
This unit was established in Pretoria as 2 Reconnaissance Commando in 1974  from what had been called the Hunter Group. This was a group of Citizen Force soldiers who, under the auspices of the South African Irish Regiment, had started arranging specialised training. They were eventually formalised into 2 Reconnaissance Regiment mostly at the insistence of Brigadier G.W. Germishuizen, then Commanding Officer of Witwatersrand Command. Later, its complement comprised Operators and personnel who had retired from active military duty to pursue civilian careers, but who could be, and were willing to be, called up to perform Special Forces operations when such a need arose.


2 Reconnaissance Commando (South Africa), History
The Regiment performed extremely well in all the operations in which it took part, beginning with their first operational deployment at the start of Operation Savannah (Angola). This was especially significant as the Operators would be called up from their civilian occupations on very short notice, and would have to make the transformation from a civilian occupation in South Africa to performing Special Forces Operators functions in a remote war zone in only a few days. Its total strength was 2-3000 but its operational strength only a few hundred.


2 Reconnaissance Commando (South Africa), History
In 1981, 2 Reconnaissance Commando was re-designated as 2 Reconnaissance Regiment and continued to carry out its Special Forces activities until 1992, when, as part of the process of rationalisation, it was disbanded.


2 Reconnaissance Commando (South Africa), History
All Special Forces Operators and Support Staff who are retired, but are willing to be called up to assist Special Forces when required, now fall under the Special Forces Reserve and join the strengths of the existing Regiments as and when required.


2 Rossi Street
2 Architect Rossi Street (Russian: Улица Зодчего Росси, д. 2) is a building in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is located at the corner of Ostrovsky Square and Architect Rossi Street (also called just Rossi Street), which is named for the Italian architect Carlo Rossi who spent his working life in Russia.


2 Rossi Street, Description
The building, a prime architectural ornament of the city, follows the canons of classical antiquity: its height and width are identical (22 metres (72 ft)), and its length (220 metres (720 ft)) is exactly ten times its width. It is located in central St. Petersburg, the nearest metro station being Gostiny Dvor.


2 Rossi Street, History
In the middle of the 18th century the site was occupied with gardens and outbuildings of the Vorontsov Palace and the Anichkov Palace.


2 Rossi Street, History
At the end of the 18th century the plot was sold and design work for the site was begun in 1816 by the Committee for Structures and Hydraulic Works. All five buildings on Rossi Street were designed by Carlo Rossi and built between 1828 and 1834. #2 was built in 1832. Since then the facade has remained essentially unchanged.


2 Rossi Street, History
The building was initially a commercial enterprise under the aegis of the Ministry of the Imperial Court. The shops of the merchants Dejtera, Kolpakov, and Nizovskaya, and porcelain, glass, and paper manufactories were located on the ground floor. The upper two floors held apartments.


2 Rossi Street, History
The merchants of the nearby Gostiny Dvor shopping arcade petitioned the Czar (Nicholas I) for protection from this competition, and in 1836 he ordered 2 Rossi Street transferred to the Directorate of Imperial Theaters.


2 Rossi Street, History
After some changes to the facade and interior (arches converted to window niches, interior walls removed to create open halls) under the direction of the architect Alberto Cavos, the Imperial Ballet School (now the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet) took over the building. 2 Rossi Street became the center of theatrical life in St. Petersburg and many outstanding masters of the theater and ballet trained at the academy.


2 Rossi Street, History
In 1890-1891 a building was constructed in the courtyard of 2 Rossi Street (designed by Alexander Geshvend) for storing scenery for the ballet troupe of the Imperial Directorate of Theaters.


2 Rossi Street, History
During World War II, from 1941 to 1945 the building housed the headquarters of the Leningrad Military District, and a concrete bunker was added to the building.


2 Rossi Street, History
In 1999 the Committee on Urban Planning & Architecture held a design competition for the improvement of Architect Rossi Street and Ostrovsky Square, and various improvements were made to the street, adding granite pavements and stone ramps.


2 Rossi Street, History
At the end of 2007 an overhaul of the building was announced, including the addition of penthouse apartments. Renovation began in August 2009 and was scheduled to have been completed by December 2010.


2 Rossi Street, Memorials
The building features memorials to some of the artists associated with 2 Rossi Street.


2 Rossi Street, Memorials, Ulanova monument
The monument to Galina Ulanova, created by the sculptor Elena Janson-Manizer in 1936, has a rich history.


2 Rossi Street, Memorials, Ulanova monument
It was first placed on Yelagin Island in Kirov Park. It remained there until the middle 1980s, by which time it had deteriorated considerably, at which time it was dismantled and placed in storage at the  Yelagin Palace.


2 Rossi Street, Memorials, Ulanova monument
During preparation for the celebrations of the 300th anniversary of Saint Petersburg, employees of the Vaganova Ballet Academy were alerted to the existence of the sculpture in the museum's storerooms. Under the initiative of the Rector of the Academy L. N. Nadirov, the academy accepted responsibility for the sculpture and restored it at its own expense.


2 Rossi Street, Memorials, Ulanova monument
The sculpture was installed in the courtyard and unveiled on January 8, 2004, the 94th anniversary of the great ballerina's birth. The sculpture is 233 centimetres (7.64 ft) x 107 centimetres (3.51 ft) x 65 centimetres (2.13 ft), the pedestal height is 140 centimetres (4.6 ft).


2 Samuel 22
2 Samuel 22 is the 22nd chapter in the second parts of the Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible (or the 22nd chapter of the "Second Book of Samuel" in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible). It contains a Song of Thanksgiving attributed to King David which corresponds to Psalm 18.


2 Samuel 22, Text
The original text of this chapter was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 51 verses.


2 Samuel 22, Text, Textual versions
Some ancient witnesses for the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls including 4Q51 (4QSama; 100–50 BCE) with extant verses 17, 19, 21, 24, 26–28, 30–31, 33–51.


2 Samuel 22, Text, Textual versions
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BC. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; G{\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}}B; 4th century) and Codex Alexandrinus (A; G{\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}}A; 5th century).


2 Samuel 22, Analysis
The song celebrates King David's achievements as God's marvellous works, which is very similar to Psalm 18, with only minor differences, attributed to possible scribal errors or to the transmission process. According to Charles and Emilie Briggs in the International Critical Commentary series, Psalm 18 borrowed material from 2 Samuel 22, which may have been written by David himself, with later additions in the psalm by multiple editors adapting it for use in public worship.


2 Samuel 22, Analysis
The Pulpit Commentary suggests that "the introduction – David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul – "was probably written by the prophet who compiled the Books of Samuel. The scribe who collected the Book of Psalms would be a priest, and he has repeated it with one or two additions".


2 Samuel 22, Analysis
It is generally recognized that the language of the poem is archaic, with earlier attempts to date it to the Macabean period (second century BCE) 'have been abandoned in favor of the tenth century BCE'. The analysis finds two ancient poems from the monarchical period: (1) verse 2–20 and (2) verses 29–31, 35–51), which were linked with the addition of verses 21–28, verse 1 and verse 51a. The combined songs celebrates two aspects in the life of David: the deliverance from his enemies and his military conquests.


2 Samuel 22, Verse 1
This verse contains the song title which generally relates to the protection of David from Saul and his enemies, not focusing on any particular event.


2 Samuel 22, Verses 2–20
The prominent theme of first poem, comprising verses 2–20, is the rescue of David from his enemies, with the help of God, in the imagery of a rock as a place of refuge (verses 2–4), and as a theophany (verses 8–20) that God responded to his cry of help (verse 7) when he was in distress at the hands of the enemies (verses 5–6).


2 Samuel 22, Verses 21–28
The transitional verses 21–28 contain traces of Deuteronomistic language, the most obvious clichés being: 'the ways of the LORD' (cf. Deuteronomy 8:6; 10:11, etc. ), 'judgements and statutes' (Deuteronomy 4:5; 5:1, etc.). proclaim David's innocence, pointing (according to biblical commentator Alexander Kirkpatrick) "to the earlier years of David's reign rather than the later, overclouded as these were by the fatal consequences of his sin" (his adultery with Bathsheba),  with its fateful consequences which hung over David for the remainder of his life.


2 Samuel 22, Verses 21–28
Kirkpatrick associates this song with the period of peace described in 2 Samuel 7:1, but after the visit of Nathan when he proclaims God's covenant with David "and his descendants for ever". assert again the theme of 'Yahweh's help to the blameless and pure' in a fourfold statement, which 'have been described as an ancient quatrain'


2 Samuel 22, Verses 29–51
The second poetic section (verses 29–51) focuses more on 'David's victories over his enemies', so this part has been called a 'royal victory song'. The mention of David and his descendants only in the last phrase of the song is a 'feature paralleled in other victory songs', so it is to be regarded not as an addition, but as original.


2 Samuel 23
2 Samuel 23 is the 23rd chapter in the second parts of the Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible (or the 23rd chapter of the "Second Book of Samuel" in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible). It contains a prophetic statement described as the "last words of David" (verses 1–7) and details of the 37 "mighty men" who were David's chief warriors (verses 8–39).


2 Samuel 23, Text
The original text of this chapter was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 39 verses.


2 Samuel 23, Text, Textual versions
Some ancient witnesses for the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls including 1Q7 (1QSam; 50 BCE) with extant verses 9–12 and 4Q51 (4QSama; 100 ‑ 50 BCE) with extant verses 1–6, 14–16, 21–22, 38–39.


2 Samuel 23, Text, Textual versions
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BC. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; G{\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}}B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: G{\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}}S; 4th century), and Codex Alexandrinus (A; G{\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}}A; 5th century).


2 Samuel 23, Analysis
The Jerusalem Bible states that last words were attributed to David in the style of Jacob (see Jacob's Blessing, Genesis 49) and Moses (see Blessing of Moses, Deuteronomy 33). Its editors note that "the text has suffered considerably and reconstructions are conjectural".


2 Samuel 23, Analysis
1 Kings 2:1–9 contains David's final words to Solomon, his son and successor as king.


2 Samuel 23, David's last words (23:1–7)
The last words of David do not consist of a blessing (or "benediction") to Israel (unlike the blessing of Jacob in Genesis 49 or the blessing of Moses in Deuteronomy 33), but David is portrayed as a prophet speaking a prophecy (oracle) similar to Moses in Deuteronomy 32–33.


2 Samuel 23, David's mighty men (23:8–39)
The list of David's warriors consists of several sections. The first part is about 'the Three' (the term used in LXX and Vulgate) with their names—Josheb-basshebeth, Eleazar and Shammah—and deeds (verses 8b–12, possibly until 17b). The second part is about the 'three of the thirty' (verses 13–17a) who were different from the first three, but also whose membership in the thirty is also uncertain, so probably somewhere between these two groups. The list of the Thirty starts with Asahel in verse 24, then the following warriors may be arranged geographically, with places in verses 24–35 being the closest to Bethlehem, and those in verses 36–39 were non-Israelites.


2 Scorpii
2 Scorpii (A Scorpii) is a double star in the southern zodiac constellation of Scorpius. The brighter component has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.69, which is bright enough to be visible to the naked eye, while the fainter star is of magnitude 6.98. The distance to this pair can be estimated from the annual parallax shift of 6.49±0.51 mas, which places it roughly 500 light years away.


2 Scorpii
It has a peculiar velocity of 16.5±2.4 km/s and is moving closer to the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of about −9 km/s, which will bring it to a perihelion distance of 450 ly (139 pc) in about 2.9 million years. This is a probable (73% chance) member of the Lower Centaurus Crux group of the nearby Scorpius-Centaurus association (Sco OB2), or else (27% chance) it is a member of the Gould's Belt.


2 Scorpii
With high likelihood (>95%), this is a binary star system. As of 2014, the pair had an angular separation of 2.061″±0.001″ along a position angle of 268.28°±0.02°. The brighter member, component A, is a B-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of B2.5 Vn. The 'n' suffix indicates broad (nebulous) absorption lines due to rapid rotation. It is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 320 km/s, giving the star an oblate shape with an equatorial bulge that is 15% larger than the polar radius. Roughly 30 million years old, it has an estimated 6.9 times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 457 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 20,350 K.


2 Seater (song)
"2 Seater" is a song by American rapper YBN Nahmir featuring G-Eazy and Offset. It was released on March 19, 2020, as the second single from Nahmir's debut studio album Visionland.


2 Seater (song), Background
The song is YBN Nahmir's second single released in 2020, with the first one being "Talkin" in January. Nahmir previously linked with G-Eazy on his April 2018 track "1942".


2 Seater (song), Music video
The music video for the single was released on March 25, 2020. It was directed by Arrad.


2 Seater (song), Critical reception
Jon Powell of Revolt called the song "perfect for the radio or club dance floors".


2 Seconds
2 Seconds (French: 2 secondes) is a Canadian drama film, released in 1998. This film premiered in 1999 at the Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Manon Briand, 2 Seconds stars Charlotte Laurier as Laurie, a bisexual woman who takes a job as a bike courier in Montreal after being fired from her previous job as a professional downhill racer. Laurie is forcefully retired as a downhill racer when her concerns about her signs of aging cause her to lose her last race by 2 seconds (hence the name of the movie).


2 Seconds
Laurie and the one bike she was allowed to keep then move in with her geeky, physics-loving brother who is trying very hard to find a girlfriend. While putting her bike together, Laurie discovers that she is missing a gear on her bicyclette so she makes do with what she has. Because of this, she breaks the chain on her bike one day, leading to her meeting with her soon-to-be best friend Lorenzo . Lorenzo is an ex Italian professional racer who currently works as a bike mechanic in his own bike shop. offered her a job at the bicycle company, but one of her co workers, Willie, tries to make her life miserable. After talking to Lorenzo, Laurie figures out what she needs to do to help herself and try to resolve things.


2 Seconds, Reception, Critical reception
Brendan Kelly of Variety praised the film, saying "there is no shortage of nifty visual flourishes. . .Soundtrack is an appropriately cool urban mix of jazz and modern-rock sounds." The Melbourne International Film Festival called it "An understated film with an extraordinarily simple premise"


2 September 2018 Mogadishu bombing
On September 2, 2018, a suicide car bombing took place in Mogadishu, Somalia. The attack left at least 6 people dead and another 14 were injured.


2 September 2018 Mogadishu bombing, Incident
On September 2, 2018, a car bomb was set off near a government office after being stopped at a checkpoint by military personnel, killing at least 6 people including the 3 soldiers present and injuring 14 other people. It also caused a nearby school to collapse, damaged nearby houses, and blew the roof off a mosque, as well as destroying the targeted building.


2 September 2018 Mogadishu bombing, Reaction
Shortly after the attack, the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. The group has often targeted the capital with bombings, including a truck bomb in October 2017 that killed 587 people.


2 Service Battalion
The Canadian Army's 2 Service Battalion provides second-line Combat Service Support to 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (CMBG), including transportation, supply, and maintenance to assigned formations for domestic and deployed operations. The service battalion also provides essential institutional support to CFB Petawawa lodger units.


2 Sextantis
2 Sextantis is a single star that is now in the equatorial constellation Hydra, located around 295 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.68. This object is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +44.6 km/s. It has a relatively high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of 0.173″ per year.


2 Sextantis
This is a giant star with a stellar classification of K3 III, which, at the age of 4.58 billion years old, has exhausted the hydrogen at its core and evolved away from the main sequence. The star has 1.32 times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 24 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 190.5 times the luminosity of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,188 K.


2 Shows Nightly
2 Shows Nightly is a 1968 live album by Peggy Lee.


2 Shows Nightly
At Lee's request, this album was abruptly withdrawn from circulation almost immediately after its release in 1968.


2 Shows Nightly, Track listing
13. "Make Believe" – (1964; previously unavailable on Peggy Lee solo CD)14. "Stay with Me" – (1966 single; CD debut; previously unreleased stereo mix) 15. "Happy Feet" – (1966 single; CD debut; previously unreleased stereo mix) 16. "That Man" – (1966 single; previously unavailable on Peggy Lee solo CD; previously unreleased album mix) 17. "I Feel It" – (1967 single) 18. "The Lonesome Road" – (1967 single; CD debut; previously unreleased stereo mix) 19. "I Wound It Up" – (1967; CD debut; previously unreleased) 20. "Money" – (1968; CD debut; previously unreleased) 21. "Misty Roses" – (1968 single) 22. "It’ll Never Happen Again" – (1968 single) 23. "Reason to Believe" – (1968 single; CD debut) 24. "Didn’t Want to Have to Do It" – (1968 single)


2 Signal Regiment (United Kingdom)
2 Signal Regiment is a regiment of the Royal Corps of Signals within the British Army. One of its signal squadrons is part of the Queen's Gurkha Signals.


2 Signal Regiment (United Kingdom), History
The regiment can trace its history back to 2nd Company, The Telegraph Battalion, Royal Engineers. In 1907, it was designated as the Divisional Telegraph Company of the 2nd Infantry Division. During the Cold War the regiment remained the divisional signals regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division. After the end of the Cold War, the regiment was designated as a support signals regiment within 11th Signal Brigade. Because of the regiment's strong link with the Gurkhas the regiment was awarded the Firmin Sword of Peace in 2017.


2 Signal Regiment (United Kingdom), History
Under the Army 2020 reforms, the regiment fell under the command of 7 Signal Group of 11th Signal Brigade. After the disbandment of 2 Signal Group the regiment moved to the direct support role for the 11th Signal Brigade.


2 Signal Regiment (United Kingdom), Future
The regiment is in the process on converting to support for the Strike Brigades under Army 2020 Refine.


2 Sins
2 Sins is an American hip hop duo from Detroit, Michigan. They are known for their violent lyrics and most significant for their best-selling 1994 release, Look What Hell Created.


2 Sins, Biography
Members Low Life and Lethal were born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. They began making music together in early 1993. Their first album, entitled Look What Hell Created, was released in the summer of 1994. They would go on to record and produce over sixteen albums and EPs.


2 Sisters Food Group
2 Sisters Food Group, a subsidiary of Boparan Holdings Ltd, is a privately owned food manufacturing company with head offices in Birmingham, England primarily focusing on private label manufacturing for retailer and food service markets. Established in 1993 by entrepreneur Ranjit Singh Boparan as a frozen retail poultry cutting operation, the company now covers 20 sites in the UK, six in the Netherlands, one in Ireland and one in Poland. It is the largest food company in the UK by turnover. The group employs 18,000 people, with annual sales of £3billion. It is listed 9th on the 2017 Sunday Times Top Track 100.


2 Sisters Food Group, History
In November 2000 the sites at Scunthorpe and Flixton were acquired. These were significant acquisitions as it meant the group would move from a poultry meat cutting operation to a primary producer. In September 2005 the group purchased Haughley Park near Stowmarket, allowing the business to manufacture cooked and breaded poultry. In June 2007 the group made four acquisitions – including Joseph Mitchell (Letham) of Forfar; Challenger Foods of Sunderland, where 400,000 chicken fillets per week are prepared for sandwich and pizza market; and the Tulip facility in Morecambe.


2 Sisters Food Group, History
In January 2008 the group bought Devon poultry firm Lloyd Maunder. In April 2010 the group announced the agreed acquisition of Dutch-based chicken processor Storteboom Group, with facilities in the Netherlands and Poland. In January 2011 the group announced it was to buy Northern Foods PLC in a deal worth £342m. Then, in December 2011 Premier Foods sold its Brookes Avana business, combining RF Brookes chilled foods and Avana Bakeries, to 2 Sisters for £30m.


2 Sisters Food Group, History
In March 2013 the group announced the acquisition of the UK arm of Dutch poultry and red meat company VION. By August 2014 the business announced it was selling its Avana Bakeries cake business in Newport and its salads business Solway Foods in Corby, Northamptonshire and then in January 2018 the business announced it was selling its Goodfellas pizza business to Nomad Foods.


2 Sisters Food Group, History
In December 2013, the company was ranked as Britain's 4th Most Admired Company (food producers sector) in the Management Today Most Admired Company list, voted for by its industry peers.


2 Sisters Food Group, History
On 6 December 2017, the Group announced its full year results (52 weeks ending 27 July 2017). Sales were £3.28bn, with like-for-like operating profit of £64.5m. The Group reported profit after exceptional items, before interest and tax of £22.8m, against £63.4m profit the previous year. However, after exceptional items, interest and tax, losses for the year stood at £37.7m, against a loss of £1.4m the previous year. LTM EBITDA for the year was £161.2m


2 Sisters Food Group, History
In January 2018, 2 Sisters reached agreement with Nomad Foods on the sale of its Goodfellas Pizza brand for £200m.


2 Sisters Food Group, History
In February 2018, Ranjit Singh Boparan announced he was stepping up into the role of President of parent company Boparan Holdings Limited and in May 2018, Ronald Kers was appointed CEO of 2 Sisters Food Group.


2 Sisters Food Group, Sustainability
In December 2014, the business signed a major contract with Liverpool-based H2 Energy for the installation of bio-refineries at ten 2 Sisters factories to convert product waste into energy. The company claims the deal – which will eventually encompass all its manufacturing sites in the UK – will deliver 35,000 tonnes of carbon savings, 20,000 fewer lorry journeys a year and a significant electric and thermal energy boost, reducing its non-transport carbon footprint by 10%.


2 Sisters Food Group, Food hygiene, 2014
In August 2014, an undercover investigation into high levels of the food poisoning bacteria campylobacter in food in the UK allegedly showed raw chicken, contaminated by being dropped on the factory floor, being returned to the production line at one factory. The company strongly disputed this claim, pointing out the footage did not prove the chicken entered the human food chain. The Food Standards Agency initially cleared the factory of any wrongdoing but then admitted a breach of regulations had occurred though the company was not fined.


2 Sisters Food Group, Food hygiene, 2014
In November 2014, 2 Sisters claimed to have launched the most comprehensive programme in the poultry industry to reduce campylobacter levels. The initiative, claimed to be costing £10m, would encompass the entire supply chain from farm through to consumer, using a variety of interventions including blast surface chilling and 'no touch' packaging.


2 Sisters Food Group, Food hygiene, 2017
In September 2017, an undercover investigation filmed workers allegedly changing the slaughter dates – and hence the sell-by dates – at a 2 Sisters plant in West Bromwich. The company strenuously denied the allegations. Within days, management at the plant decided to suspend production. The subsequent Food Standards Agency investigation report, published 2 March 2018, cleared the business of any serious non-compliances. The CEO of the FSA, Jason Feeney, said: "Our investigation found some areas for improvement but the issues were resolved promptly by the company, who co-operated fully, and at no point did we find it necessary to take formal enforcement action"


2 Sisters Food Group, Food hygiene, 2020
In June 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Public Health Wales confirmed 75 cases at the 2 Sisters chicken factory in Llangefni on Anglesey. All staff had to self-isolate.


2 Skinnee J's
2 Skinnee J's (also spelled Two Skinnee J's or Too Skinnee J's) is an American hip hop band from Brooklyn, New York, whose music has been categorized as nerdcore and rap rock. The band was founded in 1991 by Special J (vocals), Rabbi J-Slim (vocals), Joey Viturbo (guitar), Sammy B (bass guitar), DJ Casper (keyboards), and Andy Action (drums). With numerous line-up changes, the band was active through the 1990s until 2003, when they officially disbanded. The group recorded several demos, 2 EPs, and 3 studio albums; SuperMercado! on Capricorn Records, Volumizer on Volcano Records, and Sexy Karate on Dolphins vs. Unicorns. The band went through several key membership changes before its breaking up in 2003, although they briefly reunited for reunion tours in 2005, 2008, 2010 and 2012.


2 Skinnee J's, History
2 Skinnee J's formed in 1991 at Columbia University in New York City. The original line-up was  Special J and Rabbi J-Slim (vocals), Joey Viturbo (guitar), Sammy B (bass), DJ Casper (keyboards), and Andy Action (drums). Their first independent release was on cassette, titled 6 Songs for 5 Bucks. They attracted a fan following through heavy touring in their early years. A second cassette release entitled American Heroes, was released in 1994 with the band titled "Too Skinnee J's".


2 Skinnee J's, History
Several personnel changes saw original rapper J-Slim bass player Sammy B and guitarist Joey Viturbo part with the band; whilst J Guevara (formerly of Canadian ska band Me Mom and Morgentaler) and Stevie Spice (of Connecticut ska band Spicy Gribblets) were recruited. Former bassist Sammy B rejoined the band in 1995 as a guitarist and using the name King Vitamin.


2 Skinnee J's, History
They started to break into the mainstream in 1998 after signing with Capricorn and releasing SuperMercado!, which found airplay on modern-rock radio stations. 2 Skinnee J's performed at Woodstock '99 and later criticized the event. Relations soured with Capricorn and the label delayed release of the second album on 2 Skinnee J's two-album contract, Volumizer, produced by Mickey Petralia, for two years after it was recorded. The label folded and the band's contract was bought by Volcano Records.


2 Skinnee J's, History
When the album was officially released in 2002, many critics refused to review it again as they had reviewed a pre-release version years earlier. Rockworthy says the delay and its fallout, which left the band without a label, were a major problem and contributed to their decision to break up in 2003. Sexy Karate was released on indie label Dolphins vs Unicorn that year, before their farewell tour in 2003. They returned for a "Five Nights of Fury" tour in 2005 and another five-show reunion tour in 2008.


2 Skinnee J's, History
In 2009 the band website announced the September premier of Get In The Van a film shot during the 2008 reunion tour.


2 Skinnee J's, History
Special J, Eddie Eyeball, Lance Rockworthy and Andy Action got together for the band's next reunion tour, billed as "acoustically-charged, tell-all brawls," of which there were seven dates between Feb. 12 and April 16, 2010. These shows were a unique way for fans to connect personally with the band, as they were held at small, intimate venues, and featured heavy audience participation, through Q&As and singalongs. In between acoustic versions of selections from their entire catalog of songs, each band member told stories about how songs were written, life on the road and the evolution of the band. J Guevara was scheduled to join the band for two of the April shows, and several hints were dropped about plans for a "full-on electric" tour to follow in summer 2010.


2 Smile Sensation
2 Smile Sensation (②スマイルセンセーション) is the second studio album by Japanese girl idol group S/mileage. It was released on 22 May 2013 on the label Hachama.


2 Smile Sensation, Release
The album was released in 2 versions: a regular edition and a limited edition. The limited edition contained an additional DVD.


2 Smile Sensation, Release
The album contained 10 tracks on the CD: 3 songs that were originally released as A-sides of 3 physical singles and 7 new songs.


2 Smile Sensation, Chart performance
The album debuted at number 13 in the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart.


2 South African Infantry Battalion
2 South African Infantry Battalion is a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.


2 South African Infantry Battalion, History, Origin: Walvis Bay and South West Africa
2 SAI was established on 1 January 1962, at Walvis Bay an enclave of South Africa surrounded by South-West Africa (Namibia). The first officer to command the battalion was Major G.N. Mcloughlin and the first RSM was WO1 J.A.J. Steenkamp. Initially the base consisted of tents, but was later replaced by prefabricated buildings. Basic training took place in the desert and running up Dune 7 became part of that regime.


2 South African Infantry Battalion, History, Units Colours
The unit was awarded its colours by the local municipality in 1969, and adopted the town's motto and flamingo emblem as a consequence.


2 South African Infantry Battalion, History, Freedom of Walvis Bay
On 30 August 1974, the freedom of Walvis Bay was granted to 2 SAI.


2 South African Infantry Battalion, History, Freedom of Walvis Bay, Mechanised Battlegroup
While at Walvis Bay, 2 SAI was organised as a battlegroup when on 1 October 1973, an armoured car subunit, D Squadron, from 1 Special Service Battalion's became a part of 2 SSB and subsequently 2 SAI.


2 South African Infantry Battalion, History, Freedom of Walvis Bay, Mechanised Battlegroup
This accounts for the unit insignia including at the top the number "2" in infantry colours, with the St Barbara's lightning flash representing the artillery in the middle and armour's old heraldic colours at the bottom.


2 South African Infantry Battalion, History, Freedom of Walvis Bay, Mechanised Battlegroup
These elements and the Transport Park and quartermaster were based at Rooikop, a distance inland because of the rust at the coast.


2 South African Infantry Battalion, History, Training the fledgling SWATF
Since 1981, national servicemen of the SWA Territorial Force were also trained by the battalion.


2 South African Infantry Battalion, History, Operations
2 SAI first saw deployment to the South-West Africa/Angola border in 1968.


2 South African Infantry Battalion, History, Operations
2 SAI took part in Operation Savannah during 1975, when South African troops covertly involved themselves in the Angolan Civil War.


2 South African Infantry Battalion, History, Disbandment
The unit disbanded at the end of 1989 when Namibia gained independence.


2 South African Infantry Battalion, History, Reactivation in South Africa, Pomfret, South Africa
On 1 July 1993, the unit was reformed at Pomfret from old members of 32 Battalion, it then resorted under Northern Cape Command.


2 South African Infantry Battalion, History, Reactivation in South Africa, Zeerust, South Africa
By 1998, the unit was transferred to North West Command and then based in Zeerust.


2 South African Infantry Battalion, History, 2 SAI today: SANDF Motorised Infantry
On its reactivation back in South Africa, 2 SAI was transformed into a motorised infantry unit using mostly Samil trucks, Mamba APC's or other un-protected motor vehicles. Samil 20, 50 and 100 trucks transport soldiers, towing guns, and carrying equipment and supplies. Samil trucks are all-wheel drive, in order to have vehicles that function reliably in extremes of weather and terrain. Motorised Infantry have an advantage in mobility allowing them to move to critical sectors of the battlefield faster, allowing better response to enemy movements, as well as the ability to outmanoeuvre the enemy.


2 South African Infantry Battalion, Insignia, Previous Dress Insignia
As a national servicemen at 2 SAI in 1975, I can categorically state that the beret badges for 1975 were small brass Springboks, without a bar underneath. The instructors still wore the large brass Springbok on their berets.


2 Special Service Battalion
2 Special Service Battalion (usually abbreviated to 2SSB) was an armoured regiment of the South African Army and only one of two such in its regular force. The Regiment was based at Zeerust. It was previously known both as in English 2 Special Service Battalion, and in the Afrikaans Language as 2 Spesiale Diens Bataljon (2 SSB and 2 SDB).


2 Special Service Battalion, History
2 Special Service Battalion was founded on 1 May 1946 at Potchefstroom. The S.S.B. was a military unit formed to take in unfortunate young men who were unable to find employment at the time. Before World War II the Special Service Battalion was re-organized into 2 battalions – 1st and 2nd Special Service Battalion. In 1946 after World War II the South African Armoured Corps, was thus officially proclaimed and the Special Service Battalion was included in the corps as the only full-time unit, its symbols and colours were incorporated.


2 Special Service Battalion, History, Infantry
Initially, the sole purpose of 2 SSB was to train members of the Permanent Force as Infantrymen. 2 SSB was put into service officially on 21 February 1947 and on 26 January 1951 the name changed from 2 SSB to 1 South African Infantry Battalion (1 SAI). 2 SSB can thus be seen as the founding unit of the South African Infantry Corps.


2 Special Service Battalion, History, Armour changeover
C-Squadron of 2 Armoured Car Regiment was founded during February 1962 with its official base at Zeerust. On 22 December 1966 the name was adapted to C-Squadron 1 SSB.


2 Special Service Battalion, History, Armour changeover
On 1 October 1973 2 SSB, born from C-Squadron 1 SSB was resettled. The headquarters of the Regiment as well as C-Squadron 1 SSB was stationed at Zeerust, while D-Squadron 1 SSB was detached to 2 South African Infantry Battalion at Walvis Bay.


2 Special Service Battalion, History, Border War
Several squadrons have taken part in the war in Namibia and Angola since 1974. From 8 October 1975 to 31 January 1976, B-, C- and D-Squadron took part in Operation Savannah. This border duty was continued with significant participations in Operation Protea, Daisy, Hooper and Modular.


2 Special Service Battalion, History, Border War
On 25 January 1988, 2 SSB became the first unit in South Africa to receive the Right Of Free Admission to a coloured community, namely Henryville.


2 Special Service Battalion, History, Bophuthatswana coup d'état
On 10 February 1988, 2 SSB took part in Operation Adding during which President Lucas Mangope and his government was returned to power, after a failed coup d’état.


2 Special Service Battalion, History, Rooikat Conversion
In May 1990, 2 SSB received the first Rooikat armoured cars and on 30 June its National Colours.


2 Special Service Battalion, History, Corps Change ARMOUR to INFANTRY
On 31 December 1992, as part of the reduction of the SA Army after withdrawal from SWA- Namibia (Resolution 435), 2 SSB underwent a change in role. The unit was transformed from an Armoured Car Regiment to a Motorised Infantry Battalion and provided with an operational company (A-Company) which was transferred from Group 20.


2 Special Service Battalion, History, Corps Change ARMOUR to INFANTRY
During the historical General Elections of 1994, 2 SSB took part in Operation Baccarat (stability in Mmabatho and Passado (border protection) as a peace force to ensure stability in the North West Province).


2 Special Service Battalion, History, Corps Change ARMOUR to INFANTRY
On 19 December 1994, the Bophuthatswana Defence Force Parachute Battalion at Gopane was placed under operational command of 2 SSB, as part of the founding of the SANDF. 2 SSB withdrew simultaneously from Nietverdiend and Nooitgedacht. From August 1994 to 15 June 1995 successful bridging training was provided for 550 formerly non-statutory force members.


2 Special Service Battalion, History, Disbandment
Early in 1997 the rationalisation of the Defence Force was announced and 2 SSB was one of the battalions that had to close down. 2 SSB amalgamated with 10 SAI on 1 April 1997 in Mafeking. 2 SSB was closed down on 30 August 1997 after the handing over of the base to 2 SAI Battalion.


2 Squadron SAAF
2 Squadron is a squadron in the South African Air Force which was formed in 1940. The squadron has a long history, having been involved in every single combat action in which the SAAF has taken part. During the Second World War it made a name for itself in the battles for East Africa, before distinguishing itself in North Africa as part of the Desert Air Force, and later in Italy.


2 Squadron SAAF, World War II
The squadron was established on 1 October 1940. During the initial years of the war, 2 Squadron served as part of 1 Bomber Brigade in the East African campaign and the North African campaign. After August 1943, it also saw action in Sicily, Italy and Yugoslavia.


2 Squadron SAAF, World War II
During the Second World War the squadron operated the following aircraft:


2 Squadron SAAF, Korean War
The squadron was South Africa's contribution to the United Nations war effort during the Korean War from November 1950 to December 1953. 2 Squadron was attached to the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing U.S. Air Force for the duration of the war. Initially flying the P-51 Mustang, the squadron re-equipped with the F-86 Sabre in February 1953. During the war the squadron flew a total of 12,067 sorties, most being dangerous ground attack missions. 74 of the 94 Mustangs and 4 out of the 22 Sabres were lost, along with 33 pilots (14 killed in action, 11 missing in action, 8 pilots killed in accident).


2 Squadron SAAF, Korean War
For its actions, the squadron received the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, United States Presidential Unit Citation, and numerous other awards and decorations.


2 Squadron SAAF, Korean War
The Commanding Officer of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing, issued a directive at the end of the war that:


2 Squadron SAAF, Korean War
In memory of our gallant South African comrades, it is hereby established, as a new policy that at all Retreat Ceremonies held by this Wing, the playing of our National Anthem shall be preceded by playing the introductory bars of the South African National Anthem, 'Die Stem van Suid-Afrika'. All personnel of this Wing will render the same honours to this Anthem as our own.


2 Squadron SAAF, Korean War
Eleven Korean War SAAF casualties are buried at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, South Korea.


2 Squadron SAAF, Korean War
After the Korean War 2 Squadron, based at Waterkloof AFB, was equipped with Canadair CL-13 Sabres. For a period the squadron was stationed at AFB Pietersburg.


2 Squadron SAAF, The Border War and post 2000
Conversion to the new Mirage III occurred in 1963 and the squadron moved to AFB Hoedspruit at the end of 1978. The squadron fought in several engagements during the South-West Africa/Angola Border War.


2 Squadron SAAF, The Border War and post 2000
They continued to fly the Mirages until October 1990. They later re-equipped with the Atlas Cheetah C and D, but remained 'on the books' during the hiatus between Mirage and Cheetah, not being officially disbanded at that point. Reconnaissance was also performed using Vinten Vicon 18 Series 601 pod. Regular night flying was performed and the aircrew also performed air-to-air refuelling operations with the Boeing 707 aircraft of 60 Squadron, until these were retired in 2007. The squadron participated in the annual SANDF force preparation exercises which includes using live weapons. During joint exercises with the German Air Force in 2006, 40 live V3S "Snake" short-range air-to-air missiles were fired at the Denel Overberg Test Range.


2 Squadron SAAF, The Border War and post 2000
Moving to Louis Trichardt (now AFB Makhado) in January 1993, 2 Squadron became the sole front line combat jet squadron in the SAAF. Till 2 April 2008 the squadron operated the Cheetah C/D fighter aircraft and was equipped with 28 examples. The squadron flew 1010 hours in 2004.


2 Squadron SAAF, The Border War and post 2000
The last of the Cheetahs were retired on 2 April 2008, later that month the first new JAS 39 Gripen arrived. The SAAF accepted its first Gripen D in April 2008 and the final two Gripen D aircraft arrived in South Africa in July 2009. The first two Gripen Cs arrived on 11 February 2010 with deliveries ongoing as at October 2011. The squadron operates all the SAAF's Gripens except for the first Gripen D, which is assigned to the Test Flight and Development Centre at AFB Overberg.


2 States (2014 film)
2 States is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film based on Chetan Bhagat's 2009 novel 2 States: The Story of My Marriage and written by Abhishek Varman and Bhagat. Directed by Varman in his directorial debut, the film was jointly produced by Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala under their respective banners Dharma Productions and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment on a total budget of ₹320 million (US$4.5 million). Featuring Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in lead roles, 2 States co-stars Ronit Roy, Revathi, Amrita Singh and Shiv Kumar Subramaniam as supporting cast.


2 States (2014 film)
Distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, 2 States opened in global cinemas on 18 April 2014. Praised for music, cast performances, story and direction, the film earned ₹1.75 billion (US$25 million) in worldwide markets thus emerging as a huge critical and commercial success. The recipient of many accolades, 2 States was nominated in eight categories at the 60th Filmfare Awards winning two awards there: Best Debut Director (Varman) and Best Music Director (Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy).


2 States (2014 film), Plot
Krish Malhotra, a fresh Engineer from IIT Delhi, now a student pursuing his MBA at the IIM Ahmedabad, Gujarat, comes from a troubled, rich family of Punjabi Hindu origin based in Delhi. His mother, Kavita Malhotra, is often beaten by his father, Vikram Malhotra. He meets his classmate Ananya Swaminathan, an economics topper in her college, who comes from a conservative Tamil Hindu Brahmin family. Krish and Ananya initially quarrel, but soon become friends and start studying together. Ananya, though an economics topper, is unable to answer simple questions to her professor who chides her in turn.


2 States (2014 film), Plot
Ananya finds that Krish is a genius and starts taking his help in academics. Krish is attracted to Ananya and can not control himself, so one day, he tells Ananya that either they end their friendship or she kisses him because while close to her, Krish is distracted too much from her for him to focus on studies. Soon they begin dating and stay together for their next 22 months on the IIM campus. Krish confides in Ananya that his real passion is writing, which he wants to pursue a career in.


2 States (2014 film), Plot
They both have become close to each other and fall for each other during the stay in IIM. Krish gets selected in the campus drives for Yes Bank. He immediately rushes to the next room and proposes to Ananya, in the middle of her interview. She accepts and then gets selected for Sunsilk.


2 States (2014 film), Plot
When they complete their graduation, Krish and Ananya decide to get married. They introduce their parents to each other at the convocation ceremony. To their dismay, Krish's loud Punjabi mother Kavita, does not get along with Ananya's reserved Tamil parents Radha and her husband, Shiv. After graduation, Ananya begins her marketing job in her hometown Chennai, and Krish goes back to his own hometown Delhi, with the choice of the workplace in his own hands. Krish's brash family urges him to stay in Delhi and try to discourage him from his interest in writing. They also criticize his relationship with Ananya and tell him to get into an arranged marriage with a Punjabi girl. It is also evident that there is tension between Krish and his rich, alcoholic father, Vikram.


2 States (2014 film), Plot
Krish, unable to get over Ananya, leaves his dysfunctional family and shifts his job to Chennai. During this time, he tries very hard to win over Ananya's family. He initially steps on the rangoli at the entrance of their house and, unintentionally, messes it up, which upsets Ananya's father. Gradually, over a period of time, he builds rapport with the family. He tutors her younger brother for the IIT entrance, gets her mother an opportunity to sing for an event at his workplace, and helps Ananya's father create his first PowerPoint presentation.


2 States (2014 film), Plot
With his efforts, when Krish symbolically proposes to each member of the family, Ananya's family agrees to the marriage. Krish and Ananya then travel to Delhi to win over Krish's family. Initially, Kavita and her family are hostile towards Ananya but slowly come to like her after she saves Krish's cousin's wedding from being canceled due to a dispute over an excessive dowry.


2 States (2014 film), Plot
Krish and Ananya decide to take a vacation in Mumbai with their families before the wedding. The vacation does not go as planned when Kavita makes continuous snide remarks about Tamilian culture. Furthermore, Ananya and her parents overhear Krish falsely assuring his mother that she can treat Ananya however she wants after they are married. Having had enough of the insults Ananya breaks up with Krish, and both go their separate ways.


2 States (2014 film), Plot
Krish and Ananya find it hard to live without each other. Krish becomes a workaholic and becomes depressed and starts writing about his story with Ananya. He also visits her in Chennai, where she warns him to stop communication. Sometime later, he gets a call from Ananya, who reveals that Krish's father had secretly come down to Chennai to speak to her parents, apologizing for his wife's shallow behavior in an effort to change their decision. This allows for Krish and Ananya to finally get married, with Krish and his Punjabi family traveling by train to Chennai for the wedding.


2 States (2014 film), Plot
His father initially says that he will not attend the wedding to prevent any further embarrassment, but at the last minute, he flies down to Chennai with Krish seeing his rental car outside of the hotel, and to the surprise of his mother, announcing that his father has come to the wedding during an argument with the priests due to the absence of the father. Krish's father apologizes to his mother for his abusive behavior over the years.


2 States (2014 film), Plot
After getting married, Ananya gives birth to twin boys. Krish resigns from his job at the bank and publishes his book 2 States based on his and Ananya's life.


2 States (2014 film), Production, Casting
The first choice for the lead pair in the film had been Saif Ali Khan and Priyanka Chopra and the film was to be directed by Siddharth Anand. Later, it was announced that Shah Rukh Khan and Asin Thottumkal would play lead roles and the film was to be directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. The role of Krish Malhotra was also offered to Imran Khan who instead chose to work on Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola. Finally, Arjun Kapoor was cast as the lead. The female lead was then offered to Anushka Sharma who rejected it as she didn't find the role interesting enough and later Alia Bhatt signed on. Amrita Singh and Ronit Roy were cast as Arjun Kapoor's parents and Revathi Nair and Shiv Kumar Subramaniam were cast as Alia Bhatt's parents.


2 States (2014 film), Production, Filming
Principal photography commenced on 29 January 2013 with the shooting of a song. Parts of the film were shot at Chennai, Delhi, IIM-A and Gol Limda Bhajiya House near Astodia Darwaza, Ahmedabad Railway Station to Police commissioner office in Ahmedabad in August 2013. Alia would be sporting an Indian Fusion look in the film and her costumes have been designed by Manish Malhotra. Speaking about her character, Alia said that she is a City Girl who speaks Tamil only with her parents. It was given a U/A certificate by the censor board


2 States (2014 film), Production, Filming
The song "Offo" was choreographed and conceptualized by Remo D'Souza as a celebration of several Indian festivals in a time lapse of almost one year. It was shot over four days at IIM Ahmedabad campus and Filmistan Studio in Mumbai.


2 States (2014 film), Soundtrack
The film score was composed by Tubby-Parik while the songs were composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, while the lyrics for the songs were penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya. The first song, Offo, sung by Aditi Singh Sharma and Amitabh Bhattacharya, released on 7 March 2014. The second song, Locha-E-Ulfat, sung by Benny Dayal, released on 13 March 2014. The soundtrack of the film released on 16 March 2014. The medley song "Isaiyin Alai" at the Concert was sung by Mahalaxmi Iyer. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy won the Filmfare Award and IIFA Award 2015 for this film. The Songs "Offo", "Mast Magan", "Uski Uski","Locha E Ulfat", "Chandaniya" declared chartbusters. The Song "Mast Magan" is one of the most Romantic Song of the Year.


2 States (2014 film), Release, Box office, India
According to Box Office India, 2 States had "excellent" first day figures of ₹120 million (US$1.7 million). The collections for second day were around ₹118 million (US$1.7 million) taking its two-day total to ₹238 million (US$3.3 million), receiving a "fantastic" response in circuits like Mumbai, Mysore, Delhi-UP, CP Berar, CI, Nizam and Rajasthan. The film was declared a "Super Hit" by Box Office India in light of its first two days' performance. With a very good run in multiplexes and single screens alike, it managed a three-day nett of ₹280 million (US$3.9 million). 2 States had a final domestic nett of ₹811 million (US$11 million).


2 States (2014 film), Release, Box office, International
According to Box Office India, 2 States grossed US$5.85 million internationally, and was the second highest overseas grosser of 2014 in Bollywood after Jai Ho at that point.


2 States (2014 film), Release, Critical reception
Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama awarded the film 4.5 out of 5 stars, and noted, "On the whole, 2 States is one of the finest movies to come out of the Hindi film industry of late. This is one of those rare Hindi movies that commands a repeat viewing. Strongly recommended!" Critic Saurabh Dwivedi, writing for India Today, gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, and published, "2 States can be a good mirror for parents to understand their children. So take along your parents and enjoy the film."


2 States (2014 film), Release, Critical reception
Meena Iyer of The Times of India gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, and wrote, "What makes 2 States work is the simple narrative told humorously. Adapted as it is, from one of author Chetan Bhagat's best-selling works, the film, just like the book before it, is light-hearted. Chetan's funny one-liners and life-view are studiously borrowed by the director for his screen outing. And though there is a sense of deja-vu, for those who have read the book, the movie still manages to charm and surprise."


2 States (2014 film), Release, Critical reception
Paloma Sharma of Rediff.com gave the movie 3.5 out of 5 stars and opined, "There's nothing that should keep you from watching 2 States". Mohar Basu of Koimoi gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, and wrote, "2 States is barely unwatchable but misses the magic of Chetan Bhagat's novel. As a stand-alone, it is endearingly done with Alia and Arjun's scorching chemistry coming off as adorable. The Bhagat fan in me is disappointed, but the cinemagoer isn't." DNA posted, the first half of the film is light and breezy and the second dramatic and emotional, perhaps a better balance would have helped the post-interval portion which seems heavy.


2 States (2014 film), Release, Critical reception
Hindustan Times' Anupama Chopra gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5, and said, "In 2 States, the story is the weakest link. The film is bolstered by talented actors, gorgeous songs by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, nice styling, sumptuous production design, and a few sparkling moments. But in the second half, 2 States falls apart. At almost two-and-a-half hours, it's also stretched so thin that by the time Krish and Ananya walk into the sunset, you are long past caring".


2 States (2014 film), Release, Critical reception
Concerning Kapoor and Bhatt, she said, "Arjun, departing from his earlier violent roles, makes a nicely goofy and later subdued lover boy, but it's Alia who lights up the screen." Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, and wrote, "2 States is a cross-culture love story that strives to be sweet, funny and emotionally wrenching all at once. It is occasionally funny and sweet in parts all right, but the family drama at the film's core has a severely stultified feel.


2 States (2014 film), Release, Critical reception
The trouble is that the impending wedding remains impending far too long to sustain interest... it sets out to be a slice-of-life drama about a real couple grappling with the politics of inter-community marriage, but it fails to generate enough energy and warmth to draw the audience into a tight clinch". Shubra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, and said, "2 States... sets out to be a solid, emotionally satisfying rom-com, and goes well for a bit but then turns into a too-stretched-out 'jhagda' between the two sets of North-South parents.


2 States (2014 film), Release, Critical reception
The smooth, engaging first half descends, post-interval, into mopey melodrama, and I got impatient waiting for the inevitable resolution." She praised Bhatt's performance, saying, "...Alia Bhatt is a surprise. She leaves behind her earlier films, and gets into her character: she may not be an authentic 'Southie' in terms of body language, but she is all girl, easy and fresh and natural."


2 States (2014 film), Remake
The film has been remade in Telugu with same name starring Adivi Sesh and Shivani.


2 States (2020 film)
2 States is an Indian 2020 Malayalam-language romantic comedy starring Manu Pillai, Sharanya R Nair, Mukesh, and Vijayaraghavan.


2 States (2020 film), Release
The film was set to release on Valentines' Day, but was postponed to 28 February.


2 States (2020 film), Release
The Times of India gave the film two-and-half out of five stars and stated that " The progression of the story is more or less predictable, except for a suspense element towards the end".


2 States: The Story of My Marriage
2 States: The Story of My Marriage commonly known as 2 States is a 2009 novel written by Chetan Bhagat. It is the story about a couple coming from two different states in India, who face hardships in convincing their parents to approve of their marriage. Bhagat wrote this novel after quitting his job as an investment banker. This is his fourth book after Five Point Someone, One Night @ the Call Center and The Three Mistakes of My Life.


2 States: The Story of My Marriage, Plot summary
2 States: The Story of My Marriage is autobiographical with only names changed. The story is about a couple Krish and Ananya, who hail from two different states of India, Punjab and Tamil Nadu, respectively, who are deeply in love and want to marry. It is narrated from a first person point of view in a humorous tone, often taking digs at both Tamil and Punjabi cultures.


2 States: The Story of My Marriage, Plot summary
The story begins in the IIM Ahmedabad mess hall where Krish, a Punjabi boy from Delhi sights a beautiful girl Ananya, a Tamilian from Chennai quarreling with the mess staff about the food. Ananya was tagged as the "Best girl of the fresher batch". They become friends within a few days. Both graduate and get jobs with serious plans for their wedding. At first, Krish tries to convince his girlfriend Ananya's parents by helping Ananya's brother Manju IIT tuition and by  helping her father Swaminathan create his first PowerPoint presentation. He later convinces her mom by helping her fulfill her biggest dream of singing at a concert by arranging for her to perform at the concert organised by Krish's employer City Bank.


2 States: The Story of My Marriage, Plot summary
With Ananya's parents convinced, the couple then has to convince Krish's mother. But they run into problems as Krish's mother's relatives don't quite like the relationship and do not want Krish to marry a Tamilian. They are won over after Ananya intervenes to help one of Krish's cousins get married. Now as they have convinced both their parents, they decide to make a trip to Goa to give their parents an opportunity to get to know each other. But this too ends badly as Ananya's parents have a fallout with Krish's mother after which they leave, deciding that the families can never get along with each other. Krish returns home and becomes a depressed workaholic.


2 States: The Story of My Marriage, Plot summary
It is shown throughout the story that Krish was not on good terms with his father and doesn't share a close bond with him. But finally, it is revealed that Krish's father travels to Chennai to meet Ananya's parents and successfully convinces them, by spending a whole day. Thus, father and son are reconciled and the novel ends with Ananya giving birth to twin boys. Krish says that the babies belong to a state called 'India', with a thought to end inequality.


2 States: The Story of My Marriage, Plot summary
After many years in October 2018, Krish ends up texting a lady who is not Ananya on Whatsapp telling her he has decided to woo her as he wants to write Two States part 2, tentatively titled 3 states. The lady's home state is unknown though. But Krish soon has a change of heart when the WhatsApp texts surface in public and apologizes to Ananya for wanting to write a sequel to Two States.


2 States: The Story of My Marriage, Film adaptation
When a film adaptation of the novel was first announced, it was to be directed by Siddharth Anand and the lead roles were played by Saif Ali Khan and Priyanka Chopra. The music to be composed by Vishal-Shekhar. However, the project was called off due to creative differences over script.


2 States: The Story of My Marriage, Film adaptation
Later, it was announced that the screen adaptation of 2 States would be produced by Sajid Nadiadwala with Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles and Vishal Bhardwaj would be directing the movie.


2 States: The Story of My Marriage, Film adaptation
However, since Shahrukh Khan did not want to appear in back to back romantic movies, the director had to look at other options. It was later declared that Imran Khan will be playing the male lead in the movie. But then, due to clash of dates, Imran and Priyanka had to opt out of the movie as well. After a lot of brainstorming, it was finally confirmed by producers Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala that Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt will be seen playing the lead pair in the movie. This pair was then a crowd favorite. Amrita Singh and Ronit Roy were cast as Arjun Kapoor's parents and Revathy and Shiv Kumar Subramaniam were cast as Alia Bhatt's parents.


2 Step
"2 Step" is the second single from Unk's album Beat'n Down Yo Block! It was released in 2007. It has an accompanying dance, called the "2 Step". The video co-directed by Dale "Rage" Resteghini and Will Horton was released on February 23, 2007 on Yahoo! Music. The official remix has been made that features T-Pain, Jim Jones and E-40.


2 Step
The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 94 in February 2007 and peaked at number 24. It has also climbed to number 9 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and number 4 on Hot Rap Tracks.


2 Stepz Ahead
2 Stepz Ahead is the second album by Oxide & Neutrino, released on 30 September 2002. The album features two top 20 singles and peaked at #28 on the UK albums chart. The song "Shoot 2 Kill" was prominently featured in the film Ali G Indahouse and also appeared on the soundtrack.


2 Stupid Dogs
2 Stupid Dogs is an American animated television series created and designed by Donovan Cook and produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. It originally ran from September 5, 1993, to May 15, 1995, on TBS as a part of their Sunday Morning in Front of the TV block and in syndication. The show's main segments feature two unnamed dogs, called "The Big Dog" and "The Little Dog" in the credits (voiced by Brad Garrett and Mark Schiff, respectively).


2 Stupid Dogs
The show has been described as "Hanna-Barbera's answer to Ren and Stimpy", a hit show that premiered two years earlier in 1991 on Nickelodeon. Like Ren and Stimpy, the Dogs characters are not very bright, the show is scored with jazz music, and the comedy style leans on gross-out body-secretion humor. Asked about the comparison, Hanna-Barbera CEO Fred Seibert was unconcerned, saying that it was "like Pearl Jam worrying about being compared to Nirvana."


2 Stupid Dogs
A backup segment, Super Secret Secret Squirrel (a sequel series to Secret Squirrel), is shown in between the main 2 Stupid Dogs cartoons in the first season's episodes, similar to early Hanna-Barbera cartoons from the 1960s.


2 Stupid Dogs
The show entirely used digital ink and paint in every episode.


2 Stupid Dogs, Plot
The show is about two unnamed dogs—neither of whom, as the title states, are very intelligent—and their everyday misadventures. The animation style is unusual for the time: a very flat and simplistic style similar to the early Hanna-Barbera cartoons of the 1950s and 1960s, but with early 1990s humor and sensibility. The Big Dog tends to talk much less than the Little Dog. When the Big Dog talks, he usually talks about food.


2 Stupid Dogs, Home media
On August 14, 2018, Warner Home Video (via the Warner Archive Collection) released the first season of the series as 2 Stupid Dogs/Secret Squirrel Show Volume One on DVD.


2 Stupid Dogs, Reception
Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman of Animation World Magazine described 2 Stupid Dogs as one of two "clones" of The Ren & Stimpy Show, the other one being The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show. The series was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award but lost to Rugrats.


2 Thessalonians 1
2 Thessalonians 1 is the first chapter of the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. Traditionally, it is believed to be written for the church in Thessalonica by Apostle Paul, likely in Corinth shortly after the first epistle (which was written in about 50-51 CE), although there were debatable charges that it is the work of a secondary imitator after Paul's death (in 70s to 100 CE). This chapter contains the prescript, thanksgiving and encouragement for the recipients.


2 Thessalonians 1, Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 12 verses.


2 Thessalonians 1, Text, Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:


2 Thessalonians 1, Prescript (1:1–2)
As common in the letters of ancient Mediterranean, this epistle begins with a prescript comprising the names of the senders (Paul, Silvanus and Timothy), the addressees (the ekklēsia/church of the Thessalonians) and a brief greeting, which is identical to the prescript in 1 Thessalonians 1:1.


2 Thessalonians 1, Thanksgiving and Encouragement (1:3-12)
Paul usually includes a thanksgiving after the prescript in his epistles (except in Galatians), where he mentions the good qualities of the recipients.


2 Thessalonians 2
2 Thessalonians 2 is the second chapter of the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle. Traditionally, it is believed to be written for the church in Thessalonica by Apostle Paul, likely in Corinth shortly after the first epistle (which was written in about 50-51 CE), although there were debatable charges that it is the work of a secondary imitator after Paul's death (in 70s to 100 CE). This chapter contains the body of the letters, dealing with 'the End and the Man of Lawlessness' and encouragement to persevere.


2 Thessalonians 2, Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 17 verses.


2 Thessalonians 2, Text, Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:


2 Thessalonians 2, Encouragement to Persevere (2:13–17)
This second thanksgiving is for the establishment of the church by God as a privileged group in the world, to obtain the exalted honor (Greek: doxa) of Jesus Christ.


2 Thessalonians 3
2 Thessalonians 3 is the third (and the last) chapter of the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. Traditionally, it is believed to be written for the church in Thessalonica by Apostle Paul, likely in Corinth shortly after the first epistle (which was written in about 50-51 CE), although there were debatable charges that it is the work of a secondary imitator after Paul's death (in 70s to 100 CE). This chapter contains a mutual prayer, warnings against loafers and the conclusion of the epistle.


2 Thessalonians 3, Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 18 verses.


2 Thessalonians 3, Text, Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:


2 Thessalonians 3, Mutual Prayer (3:1-5)
This section contains a series of moral admonition and a prayer that the recipients get 'the ability to carry out the instructions'.


2 Thessalonians 3, Warning against Loafers (3:6-15)
The subject of this part is to address those who live 'in disorderly way' ('attaktōs), which should be avoided by the members of the church.


2 Thessalonians 3, Warning against Loafers (3:6-15), Verse 10
"he that labours on the evening of the sabbath (or on weekdays), he shall eat on the sabbath day; and he who does not labour on the evening of the sabbath, from whence shall he eat (or what right and authority has he to eat) on the sabbath day?"


2 Thessalonians 3, Conclusion (3:13-18)
Paul gives the final messages, puts his own handwriting as a sign of authenticity and ends with a benediction which has become standard.


2 Times
"2 Times" is a song co-written and recorded by British Italian-based singer Ann Lee. It was released in 1999 as the lead single from her debut album, Dreams. The single entered and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Outside the United Kingdom, the single topped the charts of Flanders and peaked within the top 10 in several countries, including Australia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and New Zealand.


2 Times, Background and composition
Ann Lee's previous work on a large number of Eurodance projects would help her receive a contract with Alfredo Larry Pignagnoli, with whom she had already worked with on the Whigfield project as a songwriter, amongst others. He worked on a track with Marco Sorcini called "Two Times". The song is played in a F major key in common time at a BPM of 132, and throughout follows chord progression F-C7.


2 Times, Critical reception
Daily Record wrote, "This sounds like a line-dancing song reworked for the techno market, but it's worked for Ann Lee who has already topped the charts across Europe."


2 Times, Commercial performance
The song achieved success in many European countries where it was a top-10 hit, particularly in Scotland and the Flanders region of Belgium, where it reached number one. It peaked at number two in Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom; it has sold over 500,000 copies in the UK as of 2014. It was also a top-10 hit in Australia after initially receiving frequent airplay on Melbourne radio station KIX FM.


2 Times, Music video
The song's music video was released in 1999 by Energy Productions. Ann Lee has noted that the structure and cinematography of the video was very similar to that of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer; "The two videos were similar! I remember perfectly the 'sledge video' (love Peter Gabriel!) and my movements are in fact very similar - but I think the similarity ends there". Parts of the music video were filmed in Whitstable, Kent.


2 Times, Charts and certifications, Certifications
* Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


2 Times, Kristeen version
In 2000, German pop singer Kristeen recorded a similar song called "Mit Dir". It has the same composition and musical tune, but the lyrics are in German.


2 Timothy 1
2 Timothy 1 is the first chapter of the Second Epistle to Timothy in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The letter is traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle, the last one written in Rome before his death (c. 64 or 67), addressed to Timothy. There are charges that it is the work of an anonymous follower, after Paul's death in the first century AD. This chapter contains an opening greeting, a personal story of Paul and Timothy, a description of the opponents they are facing.


2 Timothy 1, Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 18 verses.


2 Timothy 1, Text, Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:


2 Timothy 1, Opening Greeting and Warnings (1:1–2)
The format of the opening greeting is familiar and follows the few first-century letter-writing conventions, comprising the name of the sender(s) and the recipient(s) with a salutation, similar to the one in the earlier epistle to Timothy.


2 Timothy 1, Thanksgiving for Timothy's Faith (1:3–5)
The portion of thanksgiving-prayer is typical of the Hellenistic or Hellenistic-Jewish letters and included in most of Pauline letters, but the tone in this epistle is more for encouragement and forms a basis of Paul's appeal to Timothy.


2 Timothy 1, The Renewed Call to Boldness and Faithfulness in Ministry (1:6–14)
Based on Paul's confidence in Timothy's faith as expressed in the previous section, Paul gives his instructions to Timothy, more like handing over his ministry to his successor.


2 Timothy 1, The Renewed Call to Boldness and Faithfulness in Ministry (1:6–14), Verse 7
"God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. " [fear = spirit of fear ; power = Holy Spirit Power ; love = love of the Father God ; sound mind = 'we have the mind of Christ [1 Cor ] ]


2 Timothy 1, The Renewed Call to Boldness and Faithfulness in Ministry (1:6–14), Verse 9
Philip Towner sees this and the next verse present "a carefully constructed unit of theology that emphasizes a traditional understanding of salvation."


2 Timothy 1, Models of Shame and Courage (1:15–18)
Paul names Phygellus and Hermogenes who have turned away from him in Asia, in contrast to Onesiphorus, who remains faithful. The first two characters illustrate for Timothy 'the shameful way of willful dissociation' from Paul and his ministry.


2 Timothy 1, Models of Shame and Courage (1:15–18), Verses 16–18
Paul greets "the household of Onesiphorus" (as Paul did again in 2 Timothy 4:19, without referring to the man himself) and mentions the loyal services he had done; after that Paul wishes him well (verse 18a). Roman Catholics consider these verses as an implication that Onesiphorus was already dead, as "the easiest and most natural hypothesis".


2 Timothy 2
2 Timothy 2 is the second chapter of the Second Epistle to Timothy  in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The letter has been traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle, the last one written in Rome before his death (c. 64 or 67), addressed to Timothy. There are charges that it is the work of an anonymous follower, after Paul's death in the first century AD. This chapter contains the charge to Timothy, to pass on what has been entrusted to him to those who will teach others, to use the message of the gospel to contradict the opponent's teaching, and to counter heterodoxy.


2 Timothy 2, Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 26 verses.


2 Timothy 2, Text, Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:


2 Timothy 2, Called to Dedication and Faithfulness (2:1–13)
After the initial appeal (in the previous chapter), Paul addresses Timothy's responsibilities in the local church settings.


2 Timothy 2, Addressing the Challenge of Opposition in the Church (2:14–26)
This passage contains a number of commands addressed to Paul's co-worker (in the second person) about how one to teach or relate to those in disputes pertaining heresy. The teaching of Paul was regarded authoritative by Gnostic and anti-Gnostic groups alike in the second century, but this epistle stands out firmly and becomes a basis for anti-Gnostic positions.


2 Timothy 2, Addressing the Challenge of Opposition in the Church (2:14–26), Verse 19
The citations allude Numbers 16:5, Sirach 17:26 and Isaiah 26:13, but not exactly cited as appeared in the Septuagint.


2 Timothy 3
2 Timothy 3 is the third chapter of the Second Epistle to Timothy in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The letter is traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle, the last one written in Rome before his death (c. 64 or 67), addressed to Timothy. However, most biblical scholars believe that it and the other Pastoral Epistles are the work of an anonymous follower, writing after Paul's death in the first century AD. This chapter contains the charge to Timothy to keep out of heterodoxy, and use Paul's steadfast faith under persecution as an example to contrast the opponents' characters, while continue to follow the teachings of the Scriptures.


2 Timothy 3, Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 17 verses.


2 Timothy 3, Text, Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:


2 Timothy 3, The heresy in Ephesus in prophetic perspective (3:1–9)
Paul paints a picture of the false teachers as 'actual deviants from the norm established by his gospel' and, as a result, endanger the faith of themselves and their followers.


2 Timothy 3, The way of following Paul (3:10–17)
In this section Paul instructs Timothy to commit to Paul's teaching, as Timothy already shared many experiences with Paul, and urge him to 'accept the mantle of the Pauline mission'.


2 Timothy 3, The way of following Paul (3:10–17), Verse 17
The thoroughness in preparation for the work of God is significantly stressed and applicable for every Christian workers although the term the man of God narrowly can be interpreted for Christian teachers.


2 Timothy 4
2 Timothy 4 is the fourth (and the last) chapter of the Second Epistle to Timothy in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The letter is traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle, the last one written in Rome before his death (c. 64 or 67), addressed to Timothy. There are charges that it is the work of an anonymous follower, after Paul's death in the first century AD. This chapter contains intensely personal material, more than any other epistles, in relation to Paul's imminent death, ending with personal comments and salutations.


2 Timothy 4, Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 22 verses.


2 Timothy 4, Text, Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:


2 Timothy 4, Location
Places mentioned in this chapter (with the related persons) are:


2 Timothy 4, The Final Charge to Timothy (4:1–8)
Paul charges Timothy to step into Paul's place in the worldwide mission.


2 Timothy 4, The Final Charge to Timothy (4:1–8), Verse 1
In view of the imminent end of his life, Paul is expressing himself with the utmost solemnity three facts in his concluding charge: 'the reality of the judgment of Christ, the certainty of his return, and the establishment of his kingdom'.


2 Timothy 4, The Final Charge to Timothy (4:1–8), Verse 2
Timothy's commission is outlined with five imperative verbs (preach, be prepared, correct, rebuke, encourage) which will be described further in the following verses.


2 Timothy 4, Final Instructions and Personal Information (4:9–18)
Here Paul mentions many individuals, friends and companions, as well as some personal requests for Timothy to do.


2 Timothy 4, The Final Greetings (4:19–22)
This section mentions some familiar and some unfamiliar names, which may be known in the community, before closing it with a blessing modelled on the ones in Galatians 6:18, Philippians 4:23 and Philemon 25.


2 Timothy 4, The Final Greetings (4:19–22), Verse 19
Catholics regard this verse as an implication that Onesiphorus was already dead, as it is implied previously in 2 Timothy 1:16–18, since Paul directly greets Aquila and Priscilla (here shortened as "Prisca") and seems to give greeting to "the house of Onesiphorus" to comfort his family.


2 Tone Records
2 Tone Records was an English record label that mostly released ska and reggae-influenced music with a punk rock and pop music overtone. It was founded by Jerry Dammers of the Specials and backed by Chrysalis Records.


2 Tone Records, History
Jerry Dammers of the ska revival band the Specials started the record label in 1979. Chrysalis had wanted to sign the Specials, but Dammers arranged a label deal, for Chrysalis to fund 15 singles a year and release at least ten of those.


2 Tone Records, History
The label spawned the 2 Tone music and cultural movement, which was popular among skinheads, rudies and some mod revivalists. The label stopped operating in 1986, though "2 Tone" is still used as an imprint for back catalogue issues. 2 Tone Records signed the Selecter, Madness and The Beat, but they all left within two years. 2 Tone Records acts signed a contract that allowed them to leave the label after releasing just one single, which was unusual in the record industry. Madness and The Beat both took advantage of this clause; the former to sign to Stiff Records, and the latter to start their own label, Go Feet Records.


2 Tone Records, History
Although 2 Tone Records was closely identified with the ska revival, efforts were made to broaden the label's musical output, releasing recordings by artists such as singer-songwriter Elvis Costello and the funk-punk band the Higsons.


2 Tone Records, History
Dammers, with the assistance of Horace Panter and graphic designers John "Teflon" Sims and David Storey, created artwork that was to become central to 2 Tone Records. The logo portrays a man in a black suit, white shirt, black tie, pork pie hat, white socks and black loafers. Named "Walt Jabsco", the fictional character was based on a photograph of Peter Tosh, a former member of the Wailers. Walt got his name from an old American bowling shirt that Dammers owned. He influenced the design of an emoji: U+1F574 🕴 MAN IN BUSINESS SUIT LEVITATING.


2 Towns Ciderhouse
2 Towns Ciderhouse is an American artisan craft brewery of alcoholic cider, based in Corvallis, Oregon.


2 Towns Ciderhouse, History, Establishment
2 Towns Ciderhouse also referred to as 2 Towns was launched in 2010 by three Oregonians — Lee Larsen, a graduate in finance from Oregon State University, Dave Takush, a fermentation science graduate from the same school, and graphic designer Aaron Sarnoff-Wood, a graduate of the University of Oregon.


2 Towns Ciderhouse, History, Establishment
Sarnoff-Wood initially wanted to start a brewpub and contacted his friend Larsen, who shared a love for home brewing, to discuss the idea. High projected startup costs made this idea impractical, however, and the concept was abandoned.


2 Towns Ciderhouse, History, Establishment
The pair became interested in the fermentation of apple cider to create hard cider. A test batch was made to be served in 2009 at Larsen's brother's wedding, which proved extremely popular with guests — and the trio were inspired by the positive reaction to launch a commercial enterprise specializing in the beverage.


2 Towns Ciderhouse, History, Establishment
2 Towns Ciderhouse was launched in 2010 from a small 1,000 square foot space in the Eastgate Business Center, located between Corvallis and Albany, Oregon. Despite the firm's location between the small cities of Corvallis and Albany, the brand name was actually a reference to the college towns of Corvallis and Eugene, from which the three founding partners hailed.


2 Towns Ciderhouse, History, Establishment
The company sold approximately 100 cases a month during its first year of operations.


2 Towns Ciderhouse, History, Expansion
In 2012 the need for additional production capacity forced a move to a 10,000 square foot space in the same industrial park from which the company was launched.


2 Towns Ciderhouse, History, Expansion
Production and demand continued to expand rapidly, forcing a second move to a still-larger 15,000 square foot facility located in another industrial park in Corvallis.


2 Towns Ciderhouse, History, Expansion
To meet demand 2 Towns Ciderhouse has entered into production contracts with several orchards, agreeing to purchase the outputs of several thousand trees. The company also launched its own orchard in 2012, making use of dwarf rootstocks from old orchards which had produced cider-friendly apple varieties in a previous era. This orchard was anticipated to produce sufficient apples for between 5,000 and 7,000 cases of cider in 2015.


2 Towns Ciderhouse, History, Product line
The first two varieties released commercially by 2 Towns Ciderhouse were "Incider", an accessible semi-sweet beverage, and "Bad Apple," a dry and higher octane brew.


2 Towns Ciderhouse, History, Product line
Most of the 2 Towns product line are varieties of traditional fermented apple cider, generally with an alcohol content between 6 and 7 percent. Other specialty varieties are made, however, included a pear cider based beverage and other creations using a range of additive flavoring ingredients such as marionberry, cinnamon, rhubarb, nutmeg, and ginger.


2 Towns Ciderhouse, History, Product line
In addition to its year round product line, 2 Towns makes specialized seasonal varieties and sometimes making use of barrel-aging techniques associated with the making of wine and liquor.


2 Towns Ciderhouse, History, Product line
2 Towns products are distributed in 22-ounce bottles, 12-ounce cans, and kegs. The company's total production for 2013 was estimated at 4,500 barrels (140,000 gallons).


2 Towns Ciderhouse, History, Marketing
In 2014, 2 Towns Ciderhouse signed on as an official sponsor of the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer. According to terms of the deal 2 Towns products would be available from multiple taps at all Timbers games and at other sporting events at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland, including soccer games of the Portland Thorns FC.


2 Trumpets
2 Trumpets is an album by trumpeters Art Farmer and Donald Byrd, recorded in 1956 and released on the Prestige label. They are joined by Jackie McLean in the front line for the uptempo pieces but have a ballad quartet track apiece.


2 Trumpets, Reception
In a contemporaneous review, Billboard was positive, commenting that it is a "very enjoyable LP for the modern jazz customer". In Ron Wynn's review for Allmusic, he stated: "This nice date puts two top trumpets together". The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave it two-and-a-half stars out of four, describing it as "capable but routine".


2 Ts for a Lovely T
2 Ts for a Lovely T is a 10-CD limited-edition live album by American pianist Cecil Taylor. It was recorded during August 27 - September 1, 1990 at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London, and was released in 2002 on the Codanza label. The album features the group known as the "Feel Trio," with Taylor on piano, William Parker on bass, and Tony Oxley on drums.


2 Ts for a Lovely T, Reception
In a review for The Guardian, John Fordham wrote: "These sessions reveal the high-pressure intricacies of a Taylor improvisation with remarkable clarity. Oxley's flickering, clickety figures, tiny ringing sounds, tabla-like sonorities and shimmering splashes complement Parker's thick, pliable sound and impulsive ingenuity, and Taylor's headlong runs and fierce density are beautifully caught by the recording - it's like having a grand piano in your room, particularly with the muscularity of the instrument's bass register...


2 Ts for a Lovely T, Reception
The transparency of the sound enhances the differences of intensity and shape across these shows, though the set is intentionally a chronicle of the way a brilliant free-improvising ensemble works over a sustained period, rather than the interpretation of a repertoire. A very specialised item, certainly, but for Taylor disciples, and the more generally musically curious, it is breathtaking."


2 Ts for a Lovely T, Reception
The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "It's rare that Taylor has been documented at such length, and the results will repay study by all his admirers."


2 Ts for a Lovely T, Reception
John Eyles, writing for All About Jazz, commented: "2 Ts for a Lovely T, recorded live during a 1990 five-night residency at Ronnie Scott's, London, benefits from its sheer scale and the group interactions it captured. When all three are playing flat-out at the same time, the results are simply breath-taking."


2 Ts for a Lovely T, Track listing
Reecorded during August 27 - September 1, 1990 at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London.


2 Tuff Tony
Anthony Borcherding (born June 6, 1974), better known by his ring name 2 Tuff Tony, is an American professional wrestler best known for his hardcore wrestling style. Throughout his professional wrestling career, Tony has wrestled for various wrestling promotions, including Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Combat Zone Wrestling, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, and Juggalo Championship Wrestling. He is currently employed by Juggalo Championship Wrestling.