(red) is mentioned in (Mark 15:21) as a son of Simon the Cyrenian. (Luke 23:26) (A.D. 29.) Again, in (Romans 16:13) the apostle Paul salutes a Rufus whom he designates as elect in the Lord.. This Rufus was probably identical with the one to whom Mark refers.UFUS. roo'-fus (Rhouphos): The name is mentioned twice: (1) Simon of Cyrene, who was compelled to bear the cross of Jesus, is the father of Alexander and Rufus (Mark 15:21); (2) Paul sends greetings to Roman Christians, Rufus the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine (Romans 16:13).
Bandz and imitators are estimated to now be a $200 million-a-year business â with $1 billion a future possibility. Silly Bandz are basically rubber bands that hold shapes such as a cat, fairy princess or â coming soon â SpongeBob. Annual sales of the Silly Bandz brand alone are north of $100 million, Croak says, vs. $10,000 just two years ago.
Gorillaz are a British virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. While watching MTV, Hewlett came up with the idea to create the band, and later commented, if you watch MTV for too long, it's a bit like hell â there's nothing of substance there. So we got this idea for a cartoon band, something that would be a comment on that. Gorillaz is a virtual band consisting of four cartoon characters: 2D, Murdoc ...