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KIRO-TV
KIRO-TV, virtual channel 7 (UHF digital channel 23), is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Seattle, Washington, United States and also serving Tacoma. The station is owned by the Cox Media Group subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises. KIRO-TV's offices and studios are located on Third Avenue in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, and its transmitter is located in the city's Queen Anne neighborhood, adjacent to the station's original studios.
Seattle–Tacoma, Washington
KIRO 7 (general)
KIRO 7 News (newscasts)
(pronounced like "Cairo")
Live. Local. In-Depth.
Digital: 23 (UHF)
Virtual: 7 (PSIP)
7.1: CBS (since 1997; also from 1958 to 1995)
7.2: getTV
7.3: Laff
(KIRO-TV, Inc.)
February 8, 1958 (1958-02-08)
Call letters' meaning
derived from former sister station KIRO radio
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
7 (VHF, 1958–2009)
39 (UHF, until 2019)
UPN (1995–1997; secondary January–March 1995)
Transmitter power
Transmitter coordinates
47°37′58.9″N 122°21′23.9″W
Licensing authority
Public license information
www.kiro7.com
KIRO-TV is one of five local Seattle television stations seen in Canada via Shaw Broadcast Services for the purposes of time-shifting and can be viewed from many eastern Canadian cities including Toronto and Montreal and on satellite providers Bell TV and Shaw Direct. It can also been seen on cable systems in British Columbia as the quasi-local CBS affiliate.
After KOMO-TV (channel 4) signed on in December 1953, Seattle's channel 7 was the last commercial VHF channel allocation available in the Puget Sound area. As such, its construction permit was heavily contested among several local broadcast interests. Three radio stations—KVI (570 AM), KXA (770 AM, now KTTH) and KIRO (710 AM)—were locked in a battle for the frequency over several years of comparative hearings at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Following an initial decision in 1955[1] and a reaffirmation in 1957,[2] the ultimate victorious party was Queen City Broadcasting, owners of KIRO radio, who signed-on channel 7 on February 8, 1958.[3] Queen City was led by president and general manager Saul Haas, who purchased KIRO radio in 1935 and included U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson and CBS News correspondent Edward R. Murrow amongst its shareholders. The station's original studios were located on Queen Anne Avenue, adjacent to its broadcast tower and directly across the street from KIRO radio.[4] The first program shown on channel 7 was the explosion of Ripple Rock, a hazard to navigation in Seymour Narrows, British Columbia.
KIRO radio had been a CBS Radio affiliate for over 20 years and KIRO-TV subsequently became an affiliate of the CBS television network upon signing on. Channel 7 took the CBS affiliation from Tacoma-licensed KTNT-TV (channel 11, now KSTW) prompting that station's owners at the time, the Tacoma News Tribune to file an antitrust lawsuit accusing CBS of having a standing agreement with KIRO to affiliate with the television network before Queen City's permit to build channel 7 was even approved.[5] In May 1960, KIRO-TV was forced to share CBS with KTNT-TV as part of a settlement reached between the three parties.[6] This arrangement lasted for the next two years with KIRO-TV again becoming the market's exclusive CBS affiliate in September 1962.[7]
The Mormons take over
In April 1963, the Deseret News Publishing Company, the media arm of the Salt Lake City-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), began purchasing stock in Queen City Broadcasting starting with a 10 percent share from several minority partners including Sen. Magnuson.[8] Six months later the LDS Church purchased an additional 50 percent, giving them majority control of the KIRO stations.[9] Along with having earned a handsome return on his original investment of 28 years earlier, Saul Hass subsequently joined the board of the LDS Church's broadcasting subsidiary, which was renamed Bonneville International in 1964.[10]
Soon after the FCC approved the sale, Bonneville executives Lloyd Cooney and Kenneth L. Hatch arrived in Seattle to lead the renamed KIRO, Inc. division. Upon Cooney's departure to run for U.S. Senate in 1980, Hatch became president, CEO and chairman, positions he held until 1995. Under Hatch's leadership, KIRO, Inc. (which included KIRO-AM-FM-TV, KING AM and Third Avenue Productions) became one of the nation's premier regional broadcast groups. KIRO's corporate board included many notable leaders including Mary Gates (mother of Bill Gates); Pay 'n Save chairman M. Lamont Bean; Washington Mutual chief executive officer Tony Eyring and Gordon B. Hinckley, a future president of the LDS Church. The KIRO stations (which later included KING radio and Third Avenue Productions) moved their offices and studios to "Broadcast House" at Third Avenue and Broad Street in Seattle's Belltown district in 1968 and where KIRO-TV remains to this day for the present location.
Throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s, KIRO-TV still faced competition in some parts of Western Washington from Bellingham-based KVOS-TV (channel 12), which was also then a CBS affiliate. After years of legal challenges and negotiations with CBS and KIRO-TV, KVOS (at the time owned by Wometco Enterprises) began to phase out most CBS programming by 1980. KVOS retained a nominal affiliation with CBS until 1987 (KVOS gradually became an independent station, and is now a primary affiliate of Heroes & Icons [H&I]), during which it would run any CBS network programs that were pre-empted by channel 7.
From CBS to UPN
In 1994, CBS found itself without an affiliate in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex after KDFW-TV left the network to become a Fox affiliate as a result of the station's owner, New World Communications, signing an affiliation deal with Fox (it later was purchased outright by the network). Consequently, CBS began to negotiate with Gaylord Broadcasting to secure an affiliation agreement with the independent station it had long owned in Fort Worth, KTVT. As part of the deal, CBS would also affiliate with Gaylord-owned independent KSTW in Tacoma; both KSTW and KTVT had been scheduled to affiliate with The WB Television Network (the network would instead pair up with KTZZ-TV [now KZJO] and KDAF, respectively). The deal was announced on September 15, 1994,[11] and CBS programs that had been preempted by KIRO-TV (such as The Bold and the Beautiful) moved to KSTW soon afterward. Other CBS programs such as The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder were shown on KSTW beginning in January 1995, although the show aired an hour later at 1:35 a.m., whereas other CBS affiliates aired the program directly after the Late Show with David Letterman at 12:35 a.m. Even when channel 11 regained the CBS affiliation for the third time in its history in March 1995, the program continued to air at 1:35 a.m.
Two days before the affiliation switch was announced, Bonneville announced that it would sell KIRO-TV to the Belo Corporation, while retaining ownership of KIRO radio. In addition, in anticipation of the affiliation change, Belo stated that it would run channel 7 as a news-intensive independent station.[12] However, on December 6, the station reached an affiliation deal with the then-forthcoming UPN network.[13]
More changes descended upon channel 7 after Belo took control of the station on January 31, 1995.[14] The station began carrying UPN programming upon its startup on January 16, 1995; however, until CBS moved completely to KSTW on March 13 of that year, UPN programs generally aired on weekend afternoons, though KIRO-TV did preempt CBS programming so that it could air the series premiere of Star Trek: Voyager in primetime.[15][16]
Local newscasts on channel 7 expanded during this time to nearly 40 hours each week with expansions to its morning and early evening newscasts to compensate for UPN not having national news programs. Outside of UPN's program offerings, the rest of KIRO-TV's schedule was filled with first-run syndicated talk shows, reality shows, off-network dramas, a couple of off-network sitcoms and movies.[17][18] This format was unusual for a UPN affiliate (but was becoming standard for a Fox affiliate) as most UPN affiliates had a general entertainment format outside of network programming hours. In 1996, Belo acquired the Providence Journal Company, which owned Seattle's NBC affiliate KING-TV (channel 5). Belo couldn't own both KING-TV and KIRO-TV under FCC rules at the time and as a result, the company opted to sell KIRO-TV.[19]
Rejoining CBS
Though there was speculation that Belo would swap KIRO-TV to Fox Television Stations in exchange for KSAZ-TV in Phoenix and KTBC-TV in Austin, Texas,[20] Belo announced on February 20, 1997, that it would swap channel 7 to UPN co-owner Viacom's Paramount Stations Group subsidiary (now part of CBS Television Stations), in exchange for KMOV in St. Louis. At the time, Paramount Stations Group was in the process of selling off the CBS and NBC affiliates that it inherited from Viacom through its 1994 purchase of Paramount Pictures.
Concurrently, Paramount/Viacom traded KIRO-TV to Cox Enterprises in exchange for KSTW, just one month after Cox announced it would acquire that station from Gaylord Broadcasting.[21] The trades were completed on June 2, 1997.[22] The two stations retained their respective syndicated programming, but swapped network affiliations once again—with KSTW becoming a UPN owned-and-operated station and KIRO-TV regaining its CBS affiliation on June 30, 1997.[23]
In February 2019, it was announced that Apollo Global Management would acquire Cox Media Group and Northwest Broadcasting's stations. The sale would give KIRO in-state sisters in Spokane's KAYU-TV, the Tri-Cities' KFFX-TV, and Yakima's KCYU-LD—all of which affiliated with Fox.[24][25] Although the group planned to operate under the name Terrier Media, it was later announced in June 2019 that Apollo would also acquire Cox's radio and advertising businesses, and retain the Cox Media Group name.[26]
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
PSIP Short Name
Programming[27]
7.1 1080i 16:9 KIRO-DT Main KIRO-TV programming / CBS
7.2 480i KIRO-SD getTV
7.3 KIRO 3 Laff
Analog-to-digital conversion
KIRO-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.[28][29] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 39,[30] using PSIP to display KIRO-TV's virtual channel as 7 on digital television receivers.
As of September 2018, syndicated programs broadcasting on KIRO-TV presently include Right This Minute, Judge Judy and Entertainment Tonight. KIRO runs the entire CBS programming lineup with minimal preemptions, generally only for KIRO's award-winning special, InColor. However, KIRO-TV's alternate feed for Canadian viewers has more preemptions than the regular feed, particularly infomercials replacing programs like Let's Make a Deal, KIRO 7 News at Noon, and Right This Minute.
One of the most famous and longest-running regional children's television programs in the United States, The J. P. Patches Show was produced in-house by KIRO-TV and broadcast steadily from 1958 to 1981. The program starred Chris Wedes as Julius Pierpont Patches, a shabby clown and self-professed mayor of the City Dump and Bob Newman as J. P.'s "girlfriend" Gertrude, in addition to a number of other characters. Nightmare Theatre was KIRO-TV's weekly horror movie series, seen from 1964 to 1978 and hosted by "The Count" (Joe Towey) from 1968 to 1975. Towey, who also directed The J. P. Patches Show, died in 1989.
During the 1970s, KIRO preempted the first half hour of Captain Kangaroo each morning in order to air J. P. Patches. Many parents protested by writing letters to the station because they preferred more educational value from Captain Kangaroo than with "J. P.", while children preferred J. P. Patches. From 1987 to 1995, under Bonneville ownership, KIRO refused to air The Bold and the Beautiful, which normally aired at 12:30 p.m.; the station aired a 60-minute local newscast from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. instead. As a result, the station received many protest letters from fans of the show during that period and even one from the show's creator himself, William J. Bell. The show was cleared when KSTW had CBS for their brief time between 1995–1997, and was eventually cleared on KIRO after they went back to CBS from UPN and a change of ownership to Cox. In 2014, KIRO once again went back to an hour of local news at noon, delaying B&B to 3 p.m., and later 2 p.m. when Let's Make a Deal moved to 9 a.m. On September 10, 2018, KIRO went back to an hour of news at noon. The Bold and the Beautiful stayed at 2 p.m., with Right This Minute moving to 2:30 p.m.
In 1990, KIRO tape-delayed the Daytona 500 by 6 hours to show a Seattle SuperSonics game as KIRO was the flagship station of the team. The race was won by Derrike Cope, who is a native of nearby Spanaway, Washington in an upset over Dale Earnhardt in the final lap after a cut tire. Prior to joining UPN in 1995, KIRO ran the CBS Evening News at 6 p.m. between local newscasts at 5 and 6:30 p.m. (The program now airs at 6:30 p.m., the recommended Pacific Time Zone slot for the newscast.)
Sports programming
KIRO was also the flagship station for pre-season game broadcasts of the Seattle Seahawks from 1976 to 1980. Play-by-play announcers were Gary Justice (1976–78) and Wayne Cody (1979–85), who was also the station's sports anchor. For years, KIRO also was the flagship station for Seattle SuperSonics broadcasts, coinciding with the NBA's deal with CBS. KIRO also carried the Seattle Mariners from 1986 to 1988 as well as in 1992 and again from 1995 to 2000. KIRO also carried the Tacoma Stars (MISL) from 1986 to 1988.
The station also airs Seahawks games (at least two each season) when the team hosts an AFC team at CenturyLink Field, via the NFL on CBS (it was previously the station where the majority of the team's games aired in 1976 [in its first season an NFC member] and again from 1998 to 2001 [in the Seahawks final years as an AFC team]), and beginning in 2014, with the institution of the new "cross-flex" broadcast rule, any games in which they play another NFC team (or an AFC team on the road) that are moved from Fox (KCPQ) to CBS.
KIRO had also broadcast the Albert Lee Appliance Cup H1 Unlimited hydroplane races on the culminating day of Seattle's Seafair festival. The rights also include coverage of other Seafair events, including Seattle's Fourth of July fireworks on Lake Union (which were brought under the auspices of Seafair in 2013), as well as the Torchlight Parade. In 2017, full-day coverage of the races were discontinued, marking the first time since 1951 that the races were not broadcast live, and the end of a 31-year run of live broadcasts on the station. KIRO cited the costs of producing the telecast as reasoning, and replaced the live broadcast with a 90-minute recap show aired in the evening.[31][32] However, full-day coverage of all Seafair races returned via Tegna-owned KONG-TV (sister station to KING-TV) in 2018 in association with SWX Right Now.[33]
News operation
KIRO-TV presently broadcasts 37 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 6 hours on weekdays and 3½ hours each on Saturdays and Sundays).
In 1969, KIRO made major upgrades to its news programming, implementing the now-commonplace Eyewitness News format with chief correspondent Clif Kirk, sportscaster Ron Forsell and assistant anchor Sandy Hill, who later left KIRO to become a co-host of Good Morning America. Throughout the 1970s, KIRO was known in Seattle for hiring women in the roles of "assistant anchors" and "weather presenters", including Sandy Hill, Ann Martin, Mikki Flowers and Ann Busch. Throughout the decades, KIRO placed a high emphasis on news programming and investigative stories. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Eyewitness News team of anchors John Marler and Gary Justice, meteorologist Harry Wappler and Wayne Cody (and later joined by Susan Hutchison) overtook KING-TV for supremacy in local news.
Beginning in the 1970s, KIRO's newscasts also included op-ed segments prepared by Lloyd R. Cooney. After Cooney left the station in 1980 to pursue an unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign, the station editorials were handled by a series of commentators: KIRO, Inc. CEO and chairman Ken Hatch, followed by former Seattle City Council member John Miller (later elected as Congressman from Washington's First District) and then by former Seattle Post-Intelligencer editor Louis R. Guzzo. In 1986, KIRO debuted Point Counterpoint featuring conservative John Carlson and liberal Walt Crowley;[34] the segment aired on what was then KIRO's most popular newscast, The Sunday Newshour with Crowley and Carlson becoming well known for their pointed and bombastic debates.
In 1990, KIRO became one of the first television stations in the United States (if not the first) to expand its weekday morning newscast into the 4:30 a.m. timeslot—long before it started to become commonplace nationwide in the late 2000s and 2010s (at the time, most news-producing stations started their morning news programs at 6:00 or 6:30 a.m., with many not expanding into earlier timeslots until as early as the mid-1990s); the program eventually reverted to a 5:30 a.m. start by 1993.
By the early 1990s, the well-worn, "happy talk" format faltered and KING's newscasts had overtaken KIRO in the local news ratings. As a result, KIRO reformatted its newscasts in January 1993, with an approach unofficially known as "News Outside the Box," which was an attempt to synergize both the KIRO radio and television staffs (the "KIRO News Network") in an open newsroom that also doubled as a set for the station's broadcasts. The Seattle Symphony was commissioned to record the station's news theme and ballet instructors coached KIRO-TV anchors in the art of walking toward a moving camera while simultaneously delivering the news. The result was an unmitigated disaster; viewers quickly complained they were distracted by the moving anchors, the constant buzz of assignment editors in the background of newscasts and periodic "visits" into the KIRO radio studios. The television reporters' primary assets were lost on radio listeners, while many of the radio reporters were clearly uncomfortable on camera. The original concept also called for live airing of raw, unedited field tape, which only called attention to the importance of proper news editing. In addition, KOMO-TV and KING-TV were fighting for first place in the Seattle market.
By September 1993, the concept was scrapped for a more traditional format with a fixed anchor desk and a rebranding to KIRO NewsChannel 7 before ultimately returning to Eyewitness News (with a new graphics set and logo based on sister station WHIO-TV in Dayton, Ohio) when Cox purchased the station in 1997. On October 3, 2015, KIRO introduced a new set, refreshed logo, and dropped the Eyewitness News title in favor of KIRO 7 News.
Notable current on-air staff
Steve Raible – news anchor; also lead radio play-by-play announcer for the Seattle Seahawks.
Notable former on-air staff
Aaron Brown – former ABC News and CNN anchor; currently anchoring at PBS and teaching journalism at Walter Cronkite School[35]
Wayne Cody – sports anchor
Linda Cohn – now anchor for ESPN's SportsCenter
Susan Hutchison – anchor (1979–2001); currently Chair of the Washington State Republican Party
Neal Karlinsky – reporter; now with ABC News, based in Seattle
David Kerley – anchor/reporter; now with ABC News, based in Washington, D.C.
Ann Martin – (1969-1977); moved to KCBS-KCAL-TV in Los Angeles; retired
Rob Mayeda – meteorologist; now at KNTV in San Jose-San Francisco
Alison Starling – anchor/reporter; now at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C.
Jack Williams - anchor; later with WBZ-TV in Boston; retired in 2015
Brian Wood – anchor/reporter; currently an anchor at KATU in Portland, Oregon
Janet Wu – anchor; currently at WHDH in Boston
KIRO is rebroadcast on the following translator stations[36]:
Digital translators
City of license
K17IZ-D 17 Everett
K18NI-D 18 Point Pulley, etc.
K18NH-D 18 Puyallup
K26IC-D 26 Bremerton
KIRO 28 Mount Vernon
K29IA-D 29 Centralia
K30FL-D 30 Port Angeles
KIRO 34 Olympia
KIRO 18 Seattle
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"VHFs go to Pittsburgh, Seattle." Broadcasting - Telecasting, July 29, 1957, pg. 60.
"KIRO-TV operating in Seattle after winning court, FCC bouts." Broadcasting, February 17, 1958, pg. 86.
KIRO-AM-FM-TV advertisement. Broadcasting, August 25, 1958, pp. 57-60.
"KTNT antitrust suit asks $15 million of CBS, KIRO, affiliation switch hit." Broadcasting, June 2, 1958, pg. 9.
"CBS' own Northwest compromise." Broadcasting, May 30, 1960, pg. 34.
"KTNT-TV, CBS to part; KIRO-TV to be primary." Broadcasting, April 30, 1962, pg. 9.
"KIRO minority to Mormons." Broadcasting, April 15, 1963, pg. 5
"Changing hands." Broadcasting, September 9, 1963, pp. 46-47
"For the record." Broadcasting, August 17, 1964, pg. 90
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EndPlay (2017-08-07). "Seafair special program to air 6:30-8 p.m. Sunday on KIRO 7". KIRO7.com. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
"Wave goodbye: Live Seafair hydroplane-race TV coverage sputters out after 66 years". The Seattle Times. 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
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Major network affiliates
KOMO (4.1 ABC, 4.2 Comet, 4.3 Charge!)
KING (5.1 NBC, 5.2 Justice, 5.3 Quest)
KIRO (7.1 CBS, 7.2 getTV, 7.3 Laff)
KCTS (9.1 PBS, 9.2 PBS Kids, 9.3 Create, 9.4 World)
KSTW (11.1 CW, 11.2 Start, 11.3 Grit, 11.4 Dabl)
KCPQ (13.1 Fox, 13.2 Court TV, 13.3 Mystery)
KZJO (22.1 MNTV, 22.2 Fox, 22.3 ANT)
KBTC / KCKA (28.1/15.1 PBS, 28.2/15.2 NHK, 28.3/15.3 MHz, 28.4/15.4 TVW)
Other stations
K08OU-D (8.1 3ABN, 8.3 D2D, 8.4 3ABN Latino, 8.5 3ABN Radio, 8.7 Radio74)
KONG (16.1 Ind., 16.2 Bounce)
KTBW (20.1 TBN, 20.2 Hillsong, 20.3 JUCE TV/Smile, 20.4 Enlace, 20.5 TBN SD)
KRUM-LD (24.3 Ind., 24.4 Ind.)
KWPX (33.1 Ion, 33.2 qubo, 33.3 Ion+, 33.4 Ion Shop, 33.5 QVC, 33.6 HSN, 33.7 TMD)
KWDK (42.1 Daystar)
KFFV (44.1 MeTV, 44.2 Movies!, 44.3 H&I, 44.4 Decades)
KUSE-LD (46.1 Azteca, 46.2 OnTV4U, 46.3 Sonlife, 46.4 LC)
KUNS (51.1 UNI, 51.2 TBD, 51.3 Stadium)
Adjacent locals
KVOS (12.1 H&I, 12.2 Movies!, 12.3 MeTV, 12.4 Decades, 12.5 Start)
KBCB (24.1 Sonlife, 24.2 JTV, 24.3 QVC)
K24IC-D (28.1 PBS, 28.2 NHK, 28.3 MHz, 28.4 TVW)
K30FL-D (7.1 CBS, 7.2 GetTV, 7.3 Laff)
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Adjacent areas
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KOMO 4 (Seattle)
KXLY / KXMN-LD 4 (Spokane)
KAPP 35 / KVEW 42 (Yakima/Kennewick)
KREM 2 (Spokane)
KOIN 6 (Portland, OR)
KIRO 7 (Seattle)
KEPR 19 / KIMA 29 (Pasco/Yakima)
KFFX 11 / KCYU 41 (Pendleton, OR/Yakima)
KPTV 12 (Portland, OR)
KCPQ 13 (Tacoma)
KAYU 28 (Spokane)
KING 5 (Seattle)
KHQ 6 (Spokane)
KGW 8 (Portland, OR)
KNDO 23 / KNDU 25 (Yakima/Richland)
KSTW 11 (Tacoma)
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KSKN 22 (Spokane)
KRCW 32 (Salem, OR)
MyNetworkTV
KZJO 22 (Seattle)
KAYU-DT 28.2Secondary (Spokane)
KPDX 49 (Vancouver)
KFFX-DT 11.3 / KCYU-LD 41.3 (Pendleton, OR/Yakima)
KPXG 22 (Salem, OR)
KWPX 33 (Bellevue)
KGPX 34 (Spokane)
KSPS 7 (Spokane)
KCTS 9 / KYVE 47 (Seattle/Yakima)
KOPB 10 (Portland, OR)
KWSU 10 (Pullman)
KBTC 28 / KCKA 15 (Tacoma/Centralia)
KTNW 31 (Richland)
KUNW-CD 2 / KVVK-CA 15 / KORK-CA 16 (UNI, Yakima/Kennewick/Walla Walla)
KFFX-DT 11.2 / KCYU-LD 41.2 (TMD, Pendleton, OR/Yakima)
KVOS 12 (H&I, Bellingham)
KONG 16 (Ind., Everett)
KTBW 20 (TBN, Tacoma)
KBCB 24 (Sonlife, Bellingham)
KNMT 24 (TBN, Portland, OR)
KQUP 24 / KDYS-LD 32 / KQUP-LD 47 (Daystar, Pullman/Spokane)
KWPX-DT 33.7 (TMD, Bellevue)
KWDK 42 (Daystar, Tacoma)
KFFV 44 (MeTV, Seattle)
KUNS 51 (UNI, Bellevue)
Apollo Global Management (70.9%) / Cox Enterprises (19.9%)
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KTHT
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WDUV
WEDR
WEZI
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WHIO
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WMMO
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1. How does God speak to us today?
2. What are the divisions of the Bible?
2. Five divisions of the Old Testament.
3. Five divisions of the New Testament.
3. Can we be sure that our Bible is trustworthy?
1. How long has the Bible been subject to criticism?
2. Have any serious objections been raised?
4. Are human creeds necessary?
5. Can the Bible be understood?
A] Approach with an open mind.
B] Observe who is speaking and to whom addressed.
C] Remember, we live under the New Covenant.
D] Recognize the natural divisions of the Bible.
6. Is the Bible the only authority?
2. Notice these characteristics of the Holy Spirit.
2. Did Jesus promise to send the Holy Spirit?
3. Who received the following measures of Holy Spirit power?
4. How does the Holy Spirit dwell in us?
NOTE: Faith is variable. It can be much or little. God dwells in and works through us to the extent of our faith. The more faith we have, the more God can accomplish through us. Smaller faith means that God can do less through us.
5. Does the indwelling of the Spirit give me supernatural power?
2. Has an apostle laid hands on you?
6. What does the Holy Spirit do for the Christian?
7. What was the major accomplishment the Holy Spirit?
8. What are some false claims made today relative to the Spirit?
1. Direct Operation on the hearts of sinful men.
2. He still speaks to men today, apart from the Bible.
3. He can be felt within ("better-felt-than-told").
4. He begets hysterical, out-of-control behavior.
1. What are the three major dispensations of Bible history?
2. To whom was the law of Moses given?
3. How long did the law of Moses continue?
4. Of what value is the Old Testament to us?
5. Are the warnings and encouragement found in the Old Testament for our benefit?
6. Of what value are the Old Testament prophecies?
7. What is the consequence of not understanding the proper relation between the law and the gospel?
8. Explain the terms "Law" and "Gospel."
9. What ended when the Law was taken out of the way?
3. Special holy days, feast days, fast days.
10. Now that we are under the Gospel, what should be our attitude toward the law?
1. What does the word "Church" actually mean?
2. Discuss some ways we use the word today.
2. How is the word used in the Bible?
3. Was the church part of God's eternal purpose?
4. What did the Old Testament prophets forsee regarding the church?
5. Was the church in existence during the days of John the Baptist?
6. Was the church in existence during the personal ministry of Jesus on earth?
7. Is the church identical with the kingdom?
8. What relationship does the church have to Christ?
9. What is the relationship of the church to God?
10. What is the relationship of the church to men?
11. Was the church built on Simon Peter?
1. Does the church of Christ have terms of admission?
2. Can the church save?
3. Must a man be voted into the church?
1. Acts 2:47 The Lord does the adding.
4. Is it essential that contact be made with the church of Christ prior to becoming a member?
1. Luke 8:11 The seed is the Word of God.
5. What are the precise steps to take in becoming a Christian?
6. What happens when a person is baptized?
7. What does the Bible teach about infant baptism?
A] Hear the word and understand it.
C] Repent of their sins.
D] Confess with their mouth faith in Jesus.
3. Infants are not lost.
8. How is baptism performed?
9. Is there a contradiction between the grace of God and the obedience of men?
10. Is there a contradiction between faith and baptism?
2. But, what kind of faith saves?
11. Do men "join" the church?
1. How important are names to God?
1. God named several men in the Bible.
2. Would you name your child Judas or Jezebel?
2. Did the prophets forsee a particular name for the people of God?
3. What were individual members of the church called?
4. By what names was the church known?
5. Were the early Christians permitted to wear the names of men?
6. Why do we object to non-scriptural religious names?
2. The name bestows honor on the person or thing.
7. What is a safe position in the matter?
There is no surer path religiously than to do Bible things in Bible ways and call Bible things by Bible names.
Martin Luther, "I pray you leave my name alone, and call not yourselves 'Lutherans', but christians. Who is Luther? My doctrine is not mine. I have not been crucified for anyone."
1. How important is proper church organization?
1. Today - Churches have popes, patriarchs, canons, archbishops, bishops, priests, pastors, etc.
2. When there are too many cogs within cogs, wheels within wheels, it is difficult to operate.
3. Apostalic christianity was simple and sound in principle and operation.
2. Who was the head of the church in the first centruy?
3. There is no earthly head of the church.
3. Who served immediately under Christ?
4. How is a local congregation organized?
3. These words are interchangeable.
4. Always a plurality in each congregation.
6. Deacons were also servants of the church.
5. Were there district and national officers of the church?
1. No organization larger than the local congregation existed.
2. Elders have authority over the "flock among you."
6. What was the result of changing the organization of the church?
1. "Bishop" was better than a bishop. "Elder" was higher than an elder.
2. By 325, "Bishops" were setting rules for the church around the world. The Council of Nicea passed laws for local churches.
7. Must the qualifications for elders and deacons be met?
A] Some are absolutes. These must be met.
B] Some are relative. We must look for a high standard.
3. With few execptions, the qualifications for an elder are also the requirements for all christians.
8. What is the work of elders?
9. What is the duty of the congregation to the elders?
10. How are elders selected?
1. Only example is in Acts 6:1-7.
2. Must meet the qualifications.
3. Congregation must accept their leadership.
11. Can elders and deacons be removed from office?
1. The Bible gives no time limit to their service.
2. When a man ceases to be qualified he should cease to function as an elder or deacon.
3. When moral weakness renders him unfit for service, he should resign.
4. It is the duty of the other elders to remove him if he refuses to step down from the office.
12. What did the apostolic fathers write regarding church organization?
1. "Elect therefore for yourselves bishops and deacons who are worthy of the Lord." Didache, 90 AD.
2. "They preached district by district and city by city and appointed their first converts, after testing them by the spirit, as bishops and deacons of those who were going to believe." Clement of Rome, 90 AD.
1. Which day of the week is the Lord's day?
4. Gentiles were never under the law of Moses.
2. How did the Israelites observe the Sabbath?
3. When did the observance of the Sabbath cease?
4. Did Jesus keep the Sabbath day?
5. When did Sunday begin to be observed as the Lord's Day?
6. What did the early church fathers say regarding the obervance of Sunday?
7. What happened on Sunday?
2. All appearances, where the day is mentioned, are on Sunday.
8. What kind of day was the Lord's day?
9. What are some uses and abuses of the Lord's Day in our time?
1. Sunday has become a day of travel, play, shopping, visiting, relaxing, sports and personal pleasure.
2. The man on the street sees Sunday as "his" day.
3. Many say, "This is the only day I have to do what I want." The fact is; This is the only day you DO NOT have.
1. Anticipate the day. Let it be the high-water mark of the week.
2. Begin the preparation of Bible lessons early in the week, allowing proper time for reflection and study.
3. Plan meals which will not be hectic and complicated, allowing the entire family more leisure and study time.
4. Plan and lay out the children's clothing on Saturday night.
5. Get into bed at a decent hour.
6. Arise Sunday morning with adequate time to eat and dress leisurely.
7. Listen to a Sunday morning broadcast of the gospel on radio or television as you prepare for the day.
8. Pray early Sunday morning for the success of the Lord's work on that day.
9. Leave in time to enter the church building and collect your thoughts before the service begins.
10. Listen carefully to the announcements, for they provide personal opportunities to be of service.
11. Sing fervently and thoughtfully.
12. Listen respectfully to the sermon, applying it to your own life and destiny.
13. Commune reverently,pray fervently, give cheerfully.
14. Give a portion of the afternoon to visiting the sick, those who need encouragement, fellow christians, and those whe are prospects.
15. At the close of the day, be in your place praising God from whom all blessings flow.
1. When was the Lord's Supper instituted?
3. How often should the Lord's Supper be observed?
1. Acts 20:7 is an approved example.
NOTE: The term "president" refers to the one who presides at the Lord's Table and offers the prayer of thanks.
4. Who may administer it?
1. No specifics are given here.
3. It does not require a special "church offical."
5. Who may partake of it?
2. Luke 22:30. The Lord's Table is located inside the Lord's Kingdom. To partake of the table, one must be in the kingdom.
6. How does one partake of the supper?
7. Is there a fixed order of serving?
1. Pass trays through the pews.
2. All go to the front to be served.
3. We can stand or be seated.
4. Individual cups or a larger cup.
1. It is a belief that the literal flesh and blood of Jesus are present in the supper. Matthew 26:26-28 is taken in a literal sense. "This is my body." "This is my blood."
2. After 1 Corinthians 11 says "This is my body" (verse 24) it is still called "bread" (verse 27).
9. In what way have men over-emphasized the supper?
1. Thinking that this is ALL that is required of them.
2. Many skip Bible Study; are not involved in the work; refuse to give; don't sing; and leave after communion. They think that they have done their duty.
3. The Lord's Supper is not more important than other parts of the worship.
10. In what way have men under-emphasized the supper?
1. Some only observe communion annually, quarterly or monthly.
2. 1 Corinthians 11:26. "As ____________" not "As seldom."
11. What are some physical hinderances?
1. Whispering and distracting noises.
2. People getting their money out during the Lord's Supper.
3. Inadequate preparation by those who are serving the audiance.
12. What is the purpose of the Lord's Supper?
1. 1 Corinthains 11:24. In rememberance of Christ.
2. 1 Corinthians 11:26. Show the Lord's death.
3. 1 Corinthians 10:16. Communion, fellowship.
1. Has singing always played a vital role among the people of God?
2. What is the purpose of worship?
1. "Worship" literally means "to fall on your face before God."
2. Worship is to glorify God and edify people.
3. Each christian must give his own love and gratitude and praise to God.
3. What type of music was used in New Testament worship?
4. Was instrumental music practiced by the Jews in the Old Testament time?
3. Many other practices were part of the Old Testament worship which are not part of the New Testament church.
5. Is an instrument of music only an aid?
1. Playing a mechanical instrument is an altogether different type of music from singing.
2. Instruments do not aid singing. They add an new element into the worship.
6. When did instrumental music begin to be practiced in the church?
1. It was at least 600 years before the church used any instrumental music.
2. It was not in common use until the 12th century.
7. What did the early church leaders say regarding this?
8. Was instrumental music acceptable to all the reformation leaders?
1. John Calvin, "Musical instruments are no more suitable than the burning of incense."
2. John Wesley, "I have no opposition to an organ in the chapel, provided it is neither seen nor heard."
3. Adam Clarke, "Music as a science, I esteem and admire: but instruments of music in the house of God I abominate and abhor. I farther believe that the use of such instruments of music in the Christian Church, is without the sanction and against the will of God; that they are subversive to the spirit of true devotion, and that they are sinful."
4. Charles Spurgeon, "I would not more sing with machinery than to pray with machinery."
5. John Bingham, "Music in churches is as ancient as the apostles, but instrumental music is not."
9. How important is good singing?
1. The word "singing" in all its forms is found almost 150 times in the Bible.
2. It is important to God. It should be important to us.
10. How are we to sing?
11. Why are we to sing?
12. What are we to sing?
13. What are some hindrances to good congregational singing?
1. Not reading the notes properly.
2. All of the men singing soprano.
3. Improper pitch or rhythm.
5. Failing to cooperate with the song leader.
6. Using the same songs endlessly.
7. Our unwillingness to study how to sing better.
8. Not starting the service on time.
9. The refusal of many to sing.
11. Not concentrating on the worship.
WHEN WE ROB GOD, WE ARE ALSO ROBBING OTHERS.
1. The _______________ is robbed of respectability.
2. The _______________ are robbed of salvation.
3. ________ are robbed of eternal life in heaven.
1. A budget? Churches should plan their work. Members should know where the money is going.
2. A bank account? Checks provide a means of showing where the money was spent.
3. Any savings? Look again at the parable of the unjust steward. (Luke 16:1-13) Christians must learn to use money wisely for the good of the Kingdom of God.
1. What is the mission of the church?
B. Bring a large crowd together.
1. The Greek word means to preach the gospel or announce glad tidings.
1. Root meening is "to build a house."
2. The mission of the church includes the building of members by training and teaching. New christians must be fed properly so they can grow into mature, active members of the body of Christ.
1. We are to provide assistance for those in need.
5. What are some hinderances to world evangelism?
2. Ignorance of the true purpose of the church.
5. A feeling of inadequacy in the face of such huge needs.
6. Unwillingness to provide missionaries with necessary tools for the task.
6. What are some hinderances to local evangelism?
3. Unwilling to pay the price.
4. Expect elders and preacher to do this work.
5. Lack of experience. Many have never tried to teach a Bible Study.
1. What is the ecumenical movement?
2. This movement seeks to unite all believers in Christ into one religious group.
3. The problem with the movement is that unity is sought by the ignoring _________________ and __________________________.
2. Is religious division the will of God?
4. There is no defense of religious division.
3. Has religious division robbed Christianity of much of its power?
2. Many have turned away from christianity because of the conflicting doctrines.
4. How did denominationalism begin?
4. Departures from the pattern formed the Roman Catholic Church.
5. Attempts to reform corruptions led to the Reformation Movement led by Martin Luther.
5. What are the identifying marks of denominationalism?
1. Earthly _____________. Eph. 1:22-23.
2. Earthly ________________. Eph. 3:15.
3. Earthly ____________________________. Phil. 3:20.
4. Unscriptural ___________________. Matthew 23:7-15.
5. Recognized statement of belief, _________. 2 Tim. 3:16-17.
6. Unscriptural ________________ requirements. Acts 2:38, 47.
6. How may we all be one religiously?
1. Not compromise with _____________. Gal. 1:8; 2 John 9-11.
2. Not just emphasize points of ____________________.
3. Not by agreeing to all sit under the _________ ____________.
4. Submitting ourselves afresh to the ____________ of God.


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The shadow of that idol of my thought.
Beauty is momentary and lasts only in memory.
The perfection of form – being handsome/ pretty/ attractive – is a more common thing, lasting and yet more transitory. It is gifted by fate or genetics, sometimes with seeming randomness and abandon. Form can be grafted and crafted; pinched, plucked and tucked to create an image. Easy on the eye but appealing only to the cheaper senses.
Beauty is not a mundane thing of structures and symmetry. It is an energy, a crackle of lightning that can take any face, however pleasing or misshapen, and in the moment lift it to something instantaneously striking. It is the product of a rare and perfecting set of circumstances in conjunction: a febrile mood in which the mind is receptive to influence; a connection that understands: for a breath, a moment, the subject and object are in perfect harmony; a catchlight in the eye; the reflective properties of skin; the sudden breeze that plays with an errant hair.
It is the piece that for a heartbeat fits seamlessly into the puzzle. It is an ache of loss to realise what is missing.
And then it is gone, all that is left is the recollection and a sense of abiding affinity. The moment is lost but the memory remains. From then to the end of life and time the person retains in your head that stain – indelible, neither age, care or privation can change that sudden shift in perception.
It is the fertile ground in which love can grow.
Interesting thoughts. Not all beauty is transient – I was serenaded by our resident Robin as I hung out the washing yesterday. Not the same Robin as last year… I fear she has moved on or passed on… but a new songster claiming the territory for the first time. Yet, although I recognise that the song is as different as the individual singing it, it is still a sound of beauty that will endure with me beyond it's presence.
I kept thinking, as I read, that this was about love, not beauty per se; the one, as you point out being the ground for the other. I used to make sculptured heads for bread and butter. As I became closely familiar with the features of any individual, I would feel a form of love.
What a great job to have. I think it would be difficult, inhuman perhaps, to have that closeness and intimacy – a tactile relationship with their features – and not not to feel a little drawn to them.


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Review – Something is Killing the Children #1 (BOOM! Studios)
Posted on September 3, 2019 in BOOM! Reviews
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Werther Dell'Edera
Colorist: Miquel Muerto
Letterer: Andworld Design
Release Date: 4th September 2019
James enjoys scaring his friends with frightening stories, like so many of us do. But when he shares one of his particularly traumatic dreams with them during a late night game of Truth or Draw, he has no idea than by the next morning he'll be the only one of the group left alive.
Welcome to Archer's Peak, a fairly unremarkable town for all intents and purposes. That is until the community is rocked by the shocking disappearance of some of its children, who gradually start turning up dead. James' friends are the latest on the rapidly growing list, and it seems that a mysterious stranger may be the only person able to shed a little light on what's happening and slay th monsters responsible.
While he has certainly become something of a "big two" stalwart with spectacular runs on the likes of Detective Comics and Justice League Dark, for my money James Tynion IV is always at his best when he's playing in a sandbox of his own creation, and that's exactly what we get here. In spite of the brief outburst of visceral horror near the end, this is actually a fairly understated first issue which succeeds in drawing the reader into the shocking mystery and building an investment in our troubled leading man and the mysterious Erica Slaughter.
Werther Dell-Edera's artwork is perfect suited from start to finish, with a rough, slightly untidy look that prevents the horror of the story from ever feeling too polished. The expressions of his characters and the cinematic framing of the scenes really helps to hammer home the drama and tension, and the sequence near the end of the issue where James recounts his experiences in the woods is pure unadulterated nightmare fuel.
There are a lot of different ways the story could potentially go from here, and to be honest, I'm loving the idea of every single one. For me though, the real test is going to be in the second and third issues of this series. With horror comics, it's always easier to grab the audience's attention with a snappy premise than it is to keep it with a satisfying story, but with Tynion IV and the immensely talented artistic team involved here, I'm wholly confident that this one has more than enough content to stay the course.
With the likes of Faithless and Once & Future already on the books this year, BOOM! Studios are undergoing something of a renaissance in 2019. And based on the strength of this first issue alone, Someone is Killing the Children has the potential to become the best of them all. Like a tense, terrifying blend of Hack/Slash and Stephen King's IT, this new series comes highly recommended.
Rating: 4.5/5.
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Manjari  railway station is located in the Indian city of Pune. It serves Manjari, a suburban area of the city. There are plans to start long-distance trains from this station as there is no space for new trains at Pune Junction. There is also a plan to start suburban trains on Pune–Daund section. This station will be a major station for Pune–Daund suburban trains. The station consists of two platforms, neither well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.

Trains
Trains passing through Manjari include:
 Pune–Baramati Passenger
 Pune–Baramati–Daund–Pune Passenger
 Pune–Daund Passenger
 Pune–Daund Passenger
 Pune–Daund Fast Passenger
 Pune–Manmad Passenger
 Pune–Nizamabad Passenger
 Pune–Solapur Passenger
 Pune–Solapur Passenger

See also

 Pune Suburban Railway

References

Pune Suburban Railway
Railway stations in Pune
Pune railway division
Railway stations in Pune district

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On behalf of Gammon, McFall & Villarreal on Tuesday, February 9, 2016.
Although northwest Georgia enjoys a relatively moderate winter climate, snow is not uncommon and our roads frequently become slick with freezing rain. According to the U.S. Department of Transporation's Federal Highway Administration, winter driving can become the most dangerous for cars, trucks and motorcycles. During a typical year, more than 7,000 people are killed on our nation's roads and more than 650,000 are injured between the months of December and March.
This blog discusses the dangerous road conditions that catch too many drivers by surprise.
If you see ice, be careful. If you don't see ice, be more careful.
When we know it is snowing or sleeting, most of us have the common sense to slow down. Not everyone, unfortunately. But when the temperature hovers near freezing, condensation from vehicle exhaust can create an invisible danger that is often impossible to see. Drivers in northern states are very familiar with black ice, a razor-thin layer of frost that forms on road surfaces and blends into the color of the asphalt or concrete.
Black ice can be just as slippery as a patch of frozen water or accumulated snow. Surfaces of river bridges and overpasses are especially susceptible because of the cold air circulating beneath the structures. When the day or nighttime temperatures drop below freezing, any moisture on the surface will freeze from below, unlike road surfaces build directly on the land surface.
Motorcycle riders, in particular, face increased danger when braving to ride during the winter months in northwest Georgia.
Although going into a skid because of black ice or wintery road conditions may seem like an act of God, it won't be seen that way by the insurance companies in the event of an accident. Drivers may be held liable for compensating injured parties for financial damages, even if it seems there was nothing that could be done to avoid the icy patch. Not preparing to remain in control of your vehicle during winter driving conditions is not an excuse for negligence.
At Gammon, Anderson & McFall, Attorneys at Law, in Cedartown, Georgia, we know that most drivers take precautions and extra care when driving on wet and icy roads during the winter. If you were injured in an accident in northwest Georgia, talk to us about the road and weather conditions that may have been a contributing factor.


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	{
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It was 1980 and i am new in town, the strange thing about this town is that I feel as if I am at home. The people here are very friendly but I am sure that there is a dark side to all this and so I started to investigate this town. There are few bars and a lot of people, here the men are over whelming and the girls are very sexy. The one story I am going to tell you about is a true story that a girl called Rubi told me. At one of these bars she sat and spoke with a wondering expression she was 20 years old and had just left here boyfriend all because of this one winter night that touched her soul. she started her story as she walked home from a party near by her home, she described her dress it was a long black satin dress that sat on her body like a glove, it was smooth and marked all the curves of her body, she could not wear any underwear for it was visible, she also had her black satin high heels and a long coat .She was walking to her house which was near the big and dark forest that was said to be haunted with ghosts and it was on the outskirts of this small town .As she walked a black car driven by a man drove past and stopped shortly after. It stopped and reversed the man inside was mysterious and asked if she would like a lift and she said sure why not ...so she climbed into the car and found that this man was a new man in town she had never seen him. He was overwhelmingly good looking and had the most amazing eyes that she had ever seen in her whole life. Well to her amazement he seemed just as interested in her as she did in him. They drove for a while till he asked her in a deep rough voice if she had ever been in the forest at night and she said no!! That it was haunted to her amazement he laughed and said I am not scared of ghosts are you? Let's go there and walk around and see if there are really ghosts! Rubi agreed for ghosts don't exist…they got out the car and slowly walked into the forest. As they walked the man place his hand on her black satin dress and gave her a shivering feeling that went down her spine. then he stopped her and slowly kissed her already moist lips, slid his hands down to her waist and pulled her closer he gently started to feel her breasts and kissing her neck then he turned her around and slowly pulled of her dress. once more he turned her around and examined her body in the moonlight her nipples where hard from the cold her skin white like snow and smooth like a feather by this time ruby started to feel that her body was going to explode if this stranger did not do anything with her, she has never wanted to have someone this much in her whole life. then as if the stranger was reading her mind he pulled her to the ground, which was covered with leaves and pines from the surrounding pine and oak trees, he slipped his hands between her legs feeling the humidity coming from there, then he opened her legs and with a leaf that lay on the humid forest floor he gently started to caress her he moved the leaf up and down twirled it till she could not handle the pressure of this over whelming excitement, she grabbed the dirt on the ground as her body moved uncontrollably to the sensation of the leaf , then like a nuclear bomb she exploded she screamed of pleasure, moves to the leaf and then she started to undo his pants. She could feel the excitement in him the hardness of his penis. The wild beast she had aroused in him, she placed her self on her knees and started to suck on the fruit of Adam simultaneously she caressed the fruit of Adam to make it grow stronger, more powerful he grabbed her hair and made her stay there until she managed to make him go to heaven and back, like a thunderstorm he came in her mouth and she was unable to stop this man for he made her go crazy like no other. Savagely he pulled her of and turned her around and then like a savage beast he was he climbed on her and dominated her. he grabbed her breasts as if handles to control her and forcefully pushed deeper and deeper, back and forward roughly to make sure she could feel him and know she could not escape him. He enters and leaves her powerfully and every time she could feel him take her, dominate her well enough to make her involuntarily sway with his body like the savage animals in the wild. She moaned and gowned like a beast being taken by force like a lion possessing his mate. Then once more e grabbed her and lay her on her back and with immense power thrust his penis in her she screamed and mooned in pleasure her air was faint as she screaming every time for more more!! harder harder!! and like an animal he did as she ordered, he pushed all he could, placed his rough fingers between her legs and caressed her even more than she ever thought he would be able to, she screamed and moaned in pure lustful pleasure till her voice faded away in the mist of the dark humid and haunted forest, slowly they calmed down after four hours and it was almost dawn. He stopped caressing her he stood up and slowly walked away naked like a wild animal that had just fed. As he walked she watched him, she was so tired she could hardly move and then suddenly like fog he vanished into thin air like a ghost from the past with no trace…
Months later she found a old news paper in the library with a title "missing in haunted forest" dated 1969 they put a small picture and she knew him… for this reason Rubi wonders the forest at nigh looking for the man that drove her crazy for one night .


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A moving image of a man, known only as "Johnno", carrying 83-year-old Eunice Bradford to safety during Sunday's bushfire spread quickly on social media this week, as her family sought to thank the mysterious saviour.
His name is Shane Johnson, a 44-year-old disability worker, who only moved to the coastal town from Cooma late last year, and says he's "embarrassed" by the spread of the image.
The smoke was that thick and black, we weren't going to make it that far.
"They could have got me from the other side, it's my worst side," he said with a laugh.
When the power was cut to his Tathra unit on Sunday, Mr Johnson said he never expected it would lead to what he describes as the "apocalyptic" and "ghost-like" scenes of Monday morning.
While taking a nap, he was woken by the strong smell of smoke quickly filling the room.
Half an hour later flames surged towards the town high above the trees, and many residents, like Mr Johnson, took refuge along Tathra Beach.
"When the fire came over the hill at a rate of knots, it was ridiculous," he said.
While on the sand Mr Johnson, who has only moved to the town a few months ago, met Eunice, who suffers from osteoporosis, and her daughter Rhonda.
"It was nice to meet the ladies, because I didn't really know anyone, and it felt comfortable to be in a group," he said.
After a few hours on the beach, flames were visible atop houses and fatigue was beginning to set in, so Mr Johnson did what he could to help.
"She was knackered, so I started to carry her," he said.
"The smoke was that thick and black, we weren't going to make it that far.
"It still looked like the fire was in town, then the southerly clicked and it cleared a bit.
The group parted ways, and Mr Johnson said they joked "if everything was okay, we would catch up for coffee after".
"The fact we came through this is amazing,' he said.
The Bradfords made their way to Bega, and later the comfort of a relatives home in Merimbula, while Mr Johnson returned to town to let his children in Cooma know he was safe.
"When that sort of thing happens, you realise family is the most important thing," he said.
The experience has taught him many lessons, he said.
"I guess I probably should have taken it more seriously when I saw the smoke," he said.
"there was no real communication, so next time I would get out and head in the opposite direction of the smoke.
He said with everyone leaving town at the same time a bottleneck in traffic was created, and he was walking faster than the moving traffic.
"My plan was I always thought I could go to the beach, but it all happened so quickly," he said.
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At Least Seven Water Protectors Arrested While Protesting the Construction of Oil Pipeline in Minnesota, USA
WCCO-TV Staff 24/07/2021
At least seven Water Protectors were arrested on Monday afternoon (19 July) while protesting the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline in Wadena County (a county in Minnesota, in the USA).
One of the women arrested was Winona LaDuke, Indigenous leader and founder of environmental group Honor the Earth, who has been standing against the construction of the pipeline for eight years. The seven women all face trespassing charges; with arraignments started on Tuesday morning [20 July].
Honor the Earth says that the "charge of the colonial world is in conflict with the Anishinaabeg," citing a 2019 White Earth Nation tribal law which requires the White Earth Nation to stand up for and protect the rights of wild rice and other sacred food. [The Anishinaabeg are a group of culturally related indigenous peoples present in what is now Canada and the United States.]
Three water protectors also locked down one of Enbridge's drills on Tuesday morning [20 July], halting drilling under the Shell River.
The multi-billion dollar 'replacement' pipeline carves a path in between three reservations in central and northern Minnesota. Environmental and tribal groups say the line would worsen climate change and risk oil spills in areas where Native Americans harvest wild rice, hunt, fish, gather medicinal plants, and claim treaty rights.
Enbridge, the Canadian energy company behind the project, says the original pipeline from the 1960s is deteriorating, and the new line made from stronger steel will better protect the environment. Environmental groups however have disputed this, pointing out that completely new routes have been added in the construction of this pipeline.
The controversial pipeline has faced legal challenges and protests for years. Last week, tribal and environmental groups asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision affirming the approvals granted by independent regulators that allowed construction to begin last December.
Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources has also allowed Enbridge to increase pumping from 540 million gallons from local lakes and rivers to 5 billion gallons [close to 19 billion litres] of water, despite the widespread drought in the region.
To date, nearly 600 people have been arrested for protesting the pipeline. [La Duke was released from jail on 22 July 2021.]
This article was syndicated from WCCO-TV (https://minnesota.cbslocal.com ) and was originally published on 20 July 2021. Additional information was added for context by Karibu! Staff. You may republish this article, so long as you credit the authors, and do not change the text. Please include a link back to the original article (https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/07/22/winona-laduke-6-others-arrested-while-protesting-line-3/ ).
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The treatment suggested by Dr. Agarwal is simple.
Dr. Agarwal's methods appear to be based on ancient, if forgotten, Indian practice.


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The Wellington Film Society commences its 2023 season in late February. Watch out for details of the schedule, expected to be released on Friday.
Anyone can join the Film Society at any time on line.
Film Festivals to note:
If you have a festival due to run in Wellington and it's not listed here, contact the Cinemaster.
This site relies on the various cinemas having their own websites up to date to access their screening times. The paragraphs describing the films starting this week are in most cases adapted from the linked reviews.
For comments and movie news, contact the Cinemaster at filmster@gmail.com.
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KNOCK AT THE CABIN - A group of disparate strangers hold a family hostage in order to save the world in this latest thriller from director M. Night Shyamalan. An intense but unexpectedly thoughtful affair, it is riveting for most of the running time. Those expecting a Sixth Sense level twist from the director may feel unsatisfied, but those who take the premise at face value will find plenty to like here. Also Queensgate, Monterey, Rading Porirua and Coastlands.
WE ARE STILL HERE - The subtlety of this movie's first third is a sort of feint. Once the viewer finds him or herself comfortable with the idea that it's going for mildly-spine-tingling rather than gut-punching and eyeball-violating, all holy hell breaks loose. Which in this case turns out to be a pretty hellishly good thing. The film is co-written and directed by first-time feature maker Ted Geoghegen and is the kind of movie you wish you could take back in time with you and project in your favorite 42nd Street grindhouse. Also Lighthouse, Reading Porirua and Shoreline.
THE WHALE - Darren Aronofsky is one to challenge his audience, for better or for worse, and never shies away from dark imagery and grungy characters. This film is no exception - all set in the apartment of an English teacher, Charlie (played by Brendan Fraser), who is struggling with grief and depression, which has manifested in an eating disorder. There's no empathy - and in a film that's designed to evoke that in its audience, it ultimately fails. Also Lighthouse, Monterey and Shoreline.
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THE SON Feb 09 Penthouse
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WOMEN TALKING Feb 16 Lighthouse
WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Feb 16 Readings
FISHERMAN'S FRIENDS 2 Feb 23 Readings
COCAINE BEAR Feb 23 Readings
AFTERSUN Feb 23 Penthouse
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More than one million UK households are part of cyber-criminal 'botnets'
by Paul Sawers — in UK
If you ever wonder who's behind the deluge of spam that hits your computer each day, they may be a lot closer to home than you first imagined.
As the BBC reports, a team of Dutch researchers investigating ways to curtail the hijacking of domestic computers for criminal use, found that more than one million UK households' PCs are linked to criminal networks known as 'botnets', which are groups of Internet-connected computers that have been compromised by a third party and put to malicious use.
With around 6% of the UK's 19m Internet households thought to be part of a botnet, this helps criminals spread spam around the Web more effectively, whilst it can also be used to attack websites and even garner bank details from the unsuspecting public.
The data was gathered from a number of different sources, though most emanated from what is known as 'spam traps', which are fake email addresses set up for the sole purpose of receiving junk mail. It's thought that more than 90% of spam is sent through botnets, and it's the Internet addresses on these botnets which are a good indicator of where the so-called 'drone' machines are located.
The researchers then used the IP addresses of the machines that were sending the spam, and traced each one to an Internet Service Provider (ISP). And feeding into this was data about the Conficker botnet, which is thought to be one of the biggest examples of such a network, and incident reports from a computer security company called DShield.
The UK figure is placed at number 19 in the top 20 nations with the biggest botnet problem, but it's roughly in-line with the global average which sits at around 5-10% of domestic computers that are thought to be linked to botnets. Greece and Israel were way out on top, though, with around a fifth of all broadband subscribers thought to be unwittingly recruited into botnets.
It goes without saying that the biggest ISPs have the biggest botnet problem. And BBC figures indicate that the level of spam on BT's network peaked at the end of July 2010, at which point more than 30m junk email messages were being sent each week.
The good news, however, is that these figures have fallen sharply since then with a number of anti-cyber crime groups helping to bring down some of the biggest botnets. One takedown earlier this year saw spam fall massively overnight, when just an entire network, called Rustock, stopped sending junk.
As we wrote earlier this year, Microsoft effectively killed off the Rustock Botnet back in March, and then later offered a £250,000 reward for fresh information on how it came about. However, while the botnet itself was taken down, it left behind hundreds of thousands of infected machines around the globe.
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Creativity Unwrapped Podcast – Episode 3: The role of technology to drive creativity
by Alice Dix
Episode three of PHD's Creativity Unwrapped podcast explores how to role of technology can drive creativity; how the industry is grappling with the early days of the metaverse; and perspectives on how technology connects us all.
"We are often asked questions from our clients on the metaverse, and our advice is to test and learn. New roles will be created within agencies that focuses on skills relating to the metaverse, whether that be Web3 designers or Web3 creatives, talent who can really immerse themselves and help our clients navigate this new web," says Philippa Brown, Worldwide CEO at PHD.
The metaverse, described by Contagious as the 'betaverse', is explored in detail in 'Technology and Creativity,' the third episode of Creativity Unwrapped, a PHD podcast series exploring the role of creativity in marketing.
In this 30-minute episode, PHD CMO Chris Stephenson hears from industry leaders as they share their views on how creativity and technology work together.
Guests include Paul Kemp-Robertson Co-Founder of Contagious; Philippa Brown, CEO at PHD Worldwide; Tiina Salzberg, CSO at 180 Amsterdam; and Kate Osborne Global Business Lead at Omnicom Media Group (OMG), who explore how technology and creativity shone through at this year's Cannes Lions Festival and scored Grand Prixes with the judges.
Key campaign examples include:
"Back up Ukraine" by Vice Media
This campaign asked volunteers in Ukraine to use an app to scan objects in the country. The scans were then turned into 3D models and uploaded onto the cloud, where they were backed up far away from the conflict zone. This tool was designed to protect Ukraine's cultural heritage (statues, buildings, everyday objects etc.), and to support the national spirit. Each scan served as a tiny act of resistance against aggression, so anyone on the ground could save a little piece of their country's culture.
"It's impossible not to love this," says Kate Osborne, Global Business Lead at OMG. "There's much conversation around the metaverse and Web3 and the amount people are paying for assets in the digital world; yet when you see a campaign like this that is so intrinsic, it shows that you can create something of real value that lives virtually and proves its importance."
"I will always be me" by Dell Technologies and Intel
Dell Technologies and Intel, in partnership with the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND), launched an innovative platform that could change the lives of people living with motor neurone disease, a neurodegenerative condition that causes people to lose the ability to speak.
'I Will Always Be Me' is a unique book-reading experience that banks a person's voice so that they never lose it. The audiobook is written like a letter from the person diagnosed with MND to their loved ones, explaining that despite what may change about their appearance or abilities, they will always be the same person on the inside.
The campaign let users access voice-logging technology to record the voice of the person reading the book, containing every sound necessary to create a unique digital voice.
Emily van Lierop, Global and Digital Operations Lead for Sanofi at PHD, comments: "I think there's space here for creativity in pharma and I'm very excited to see – what was traditionally quite a boring and a rather mundane area – become exciting, so I welcome all these brands bringing in new inventions to help boost the space where pharma plays."
Stephenson concludes: "The industry is committed to separating the metaverse reality from the hyperbole, with investment in the roles and capabilities that will power our understanding of emerging technologies. The power of technology is not in the tech itself, but in technology's ability to address significant and real-world challenges, tell compelling stories, and enable powerful human experiences and connections."
Speakers in this episode:
Chris Stephenson, CMO, PHD Worldwide (host)
Paul Kemp-Robertson, Co-Founder, Contagious
Philippa Brown, CEO, PHD Worldwide
Melanie Pennec, ECD, DDB Paris
Dora Pruzincova, Chief Creative Officer at DDB, Prague
Tiina Salzberg, CSO, 180 Amsterdam and founder of 180 Thinking
Kate Osborne Global Business Lead at Omnicom Media Group
Alex Jenkins – Managing Partner for Editorial at Contagious
Emily van Lierop – Global and Digital Operations Lead for Sanofi at PHD
Kimberlee Wells – the CEO of TBWA Melbourne and TBWA Adelaide
Sandro Heierli – Creative Director Art at DDB Berlin
Susie Walker – VP for Awards & Insight at Cannes Lions
Campaigns referenced:
"Liquid Billboard," Adidas
"Whopper Heist," Burger King
"AO Art Ball," Australian Open
"Unfiltered History Tour"
Learn about all these campaigns and more in 'Technology and Creativity,' the third episode of Creativity Unwrapped.
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Iran to open lawsuit against US sanctions at ICJ
Aug 27, 2018 Business 2302 By Obiaks News
Iran will argue Monday against renewed sanctions imposed by the United States, as a bitter legal battle between Tehran and Washington opens before the UN's top court.
US President Donald Trump reimposed a wave of tough unilateral sanctions on Iran three weeks ago, bringing back into effect harsh penalties that had been lifted under a landmark 2015 agreement.
A second
round of measures is to come into effect in early November, targeting Iran's valuable oil and energy sector.
Tehran filed its case before the International Court of Justice in late July, calling on the Hague-based tribunal's judges to order the immediate lifting of sanctions, which it said would cause "irreparable prejudice."
The US had no right to reinstate such measures, Tehran added, as it demanded compensation for damages.
Iran maintained restoring the penalties lifted under the historic 2015 deal, aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear ambitions, violated a decades-old treaty signed between the two nations in 1955.
The ICJ -- set up in 1946 to rule in disputes between countries -- is expected to take a couple of months to decide whether to grant Tehran's request for a provisional ruling, while a final decision in the case may actually still take years.
Trump described the 2015 deal between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, as well as Germany, as a "horrible one-sided deal (that) failed to achieve the fundamental objective of blocking all paths to a Iranian nuclear bomb."
Even though all of the other parties pleaded with him not to abandon the pact, Trump pulled out and announced he would reinstate sanctions.
- 'Neither war, nor negotiations' -
Tehran -- which argues that the move violates the little-known 1955 Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations -- says that the new sanctions are already hurting its economy. Iran's currency the rial has lost around half its value since April.
A raft of international companies -- including France's Total, Peugeot and Renault, and Germany's Siemens and Daimler -- have suspended operations in Iran in the wake of the move.
Both Air France and British Airways announced Thursday they were halt flights to Tehran next month, saying they were not commercially viable, but the British carrier added the decision was unrelated to the new tranche of sanctions.
In his executive order, Trump argued that the sanctions would turn up the financial pressure on Tehran to come to a "comprehensive and lasting solution" regarding activities that the international community regarded as "malign" such as Iran's "ballistic missile programme and its support for terrorism."
Earlier this month, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared to rule out any immediate prospect of talks, saying "there will be neither war, nor negotiations," with the US.
Washington's lawyers will present their case on Tuesday, with experts believing they are to challenge the ICJ's jurisdiction.
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