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According to the following scriptures a child of God cannot sin, so if we do sin, until we have repented of that sin and it has been forgiven, who's children are? To whom do we belong?
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
1 Jn 5:17 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=5&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=17) All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
1 Jn 5:18 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=5&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=18) We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
Vincent's Word Studies is typical of the responses of many other commentators...in a nutshell.
Sinneth not. John does NOT teach that believers do not sin, but is speaking of a CHARACTER, a HABIT." Throughout the Epistle he deals with the ideal reality of life in God, in which the love of God and sin exclude each other as light and darkness.
Only by not abiding in Christ will we sin, if we abide in Christ we will not sin.
So if we do sin, until we have repented of that sin and it has been forgiven, who's children are? To whom do we belong?
We cannot belong to both.
Praise God that is not the case!
If we say we abide in God and we sin the bible say that we lie and do not the truth.
1 Jn 1:7 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=1&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=7) But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Otherwise we would vacillate between being children of God and children of the Devil throughout each and every day.
So who's children are we if we sin, according to that which is written?
First Fruits - are you children STILL your children when they misbehave? Or does their DNA change and you throw them out the door and tell them they belong to the worthless couple down the street?
My children cannot be compared with the Chldren of God with regards to what is written.
For us to have fellowship with God we cannot walk in dakrness/sin.
1 Jn 3:6 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=3&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=6) Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
Sin is the transgression of the law according to what is there written.
Then would this sin include keeping the Sabbath?
Not unless we are under the law of God given to Israel by God.
1 Jn 2:6 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=2&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=6) He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
1 Jn 2:10 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=2&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=10) He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
1 Jn 2:14 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=2&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=14) I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
1 Jn 2:17 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=2&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=17) And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
1 Jn 2:24 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=2&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=24) Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
1 Jn 2:27 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=2&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=27) But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Only by abiding in Christ can we say we are Children of God.
I agree only when faithfully following is it manifest as described by Paul the difference between good and evil.
It seams to me that verse nine is talking about Jesus.
And verse 10 is talking about everyone else.
And the root of the matter is unconditional love for the family of believers.
Firstfruits, I admire your zeal for God and His Word. That being said you might want to do a little study on the background and reason for John writing this first epistle. He was writing to defend the faith of Christ against the gnostics who had as one of their doctine the teaching that the flesh/material world was sinful so no need to keep it in check, they taught you could sin all you want, because the spirit being was above and serparated from sin, in other words these people believe they could sin in the flesh all they wanted and be pure/sinless in the spirit.
7) But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all unrighteousness.
8) If we say that we have not sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9) If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
To walk in the light one cannot commit sin willfully all the time, but one will sin. After the first chapter John then attacks their belief that they could commit sins in the flesh and be sinless in their spirit these are the verses you have presented.
For if we read this Book the way you are describing, John and the rest of the writers of the New Testament are in disagreement with each other.
Paul is preaching justification by faith pure and simple here. Not sinless perfection.
To be honest we as saints are not sinless, but in the eyes of God we are; not because we haven't sin, but because we have believed and called on Jesus to save us from our sins. "For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him." II Corinthians 5:21 (see also I Corinthians 1:30-31) Praise God I'm righteous because of what Jesus did for me nearly 2000 years ago; all glory belongs to Christ.
To abide in Christ does not mean to be without sin, but to be sinless because of Him taking our sins. Paul wrote of his sinful state in Romans 7:15-25, he close by saying, "I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin." (v. 25) Read Romans 8 and see how Paul says law of the Spirit/or having the mind of the Spirit has set us free from the law of sin.
I am a child of God because I received Jesus as my Saviour John 1:12; by being led by the Spirit, Romans 8:14-17. If I sin and don't repent I'm still a child of God but will be chastise see Hebrews 12:4-11, believe me I have been spank enough by God to know this passage is very true.
So if I sin and don't repent God doesn't reject me but subject me to His chastisement.
May the peace of God keep you firstfruit.
Otherwise we would vacillate between being children of God and children of the Devil throughout each and every day.God bless you!
We are still His children, but fellowship is (or could be) on hold.
This is not talking about if we comit A sin, but if we walk in darkeness.
Let me also say; that people who are trusting in themselves, and not in the finnished and keeping work of God through His Son Jesus Christ, are walking in darkness.
We need to distinguish between two separate events. The first is salvation the act of Christ cleansing us from all unrighteousness with His blood shed at Calvary. We believe on Him and are born anew with eternal spiritual life and are promised to live with Him forever.
A set back in our sanctification is not the same as some suppose a loss of our eternal salvation.
Perhaps our view of 'sin' is too low. If sin is missing the mark and if the mark is loving God with ALL our heart, ALL our mind, ALL our strength, and ALL our soul...ALL the time; AND loving our neighbor as ourselves ALL the time, then WHO does not sin? I think I will chose to rest (abide) in His law keeping in my stead ...instead.
1 Jn 1:7 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=1&SEARCH=jesus%20king%20lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=7) But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
What about the next two verses?
If we live in an openly sinful lifestyle (e.g. in an adulterous relationship) it might be asked whether we have fellowship. In such a situation we would be "walking in darkness".
I agree with what others have said - we are children of God but that doesn't mean we are perfect or that we are sinless.
The term "the law" has differing meanings depending on how it is used.
Speaking to Christians there in 1 John, the term relates to the law as what the Christian is under by the NT.
The NT does not obligate its followers to observe the Sabbath after the manner it was required under the OT.
And that rest from sin and guilt is what this thread is all about.
As a born again believer, a person is a child of God and also His servant.
When the child/servant falls into sin, that is a backsliding that must be acknowledged and repented from.
An unrepentant backslidden child of God is not exactly a child of the devil again (as was the case before conversion) but under the influence of the power of darkness who has gotten him or her in that state of danger to their salvation. It is like a wife who commits adultery, yet the husband only wants her to repent and return to him, at which time he will love her as before. He has not divorced her so she is still his and has a longsuffering heart in hopes of restoration.
The danger of being a child of God and carrying on an adulterous relationship with the world is that the person so doing is opening up themselves to becoming deceived and also having their heart hardened.
And ultimately there is the real danger of having been patiently dealt with over a long period of time but only becoming more and more deceived and hardened, at which time the Husband may decide to let go and withdraw his grace to an extent that restoration is not possible.
I agree and that is why I asked this question. To make it clear that it is often confused by what it means when talking about sin. And therein is the discussion about what Paul is saying.
It seams to me that verse 9 is talking about Jesus.
Do you think verse 9 is talking about Jesus?
For it seams to me that many who read this think that verse 9 is talking about people other than Jesus.
Wherein perhaps is the idea that there is a danger associated with being a son of God.
But there is no such danger for a son of God as shown in verse 9. There is only such a danger for us in our current state. Which is in expectation of the manifestation of the children of God according to faith. Which is also according to brotherly love which is unconditional. What do you think about this and my thoughts on verse 9 ?
Verse 9 is referring to the born again.
Being born again relates to having the Holy Spirit.
Understanding the nature and result of the Holy Spirit, it is then understandable for John to refer to not sinning with regard to those who are born again.
John said what he did anticipating those he was speaking to (who have been born again) to be walking in the Spirit.
Of course there is danger associated with being a child of God because we still have freewill and can jump out of his hand. As long as we abide in his hand no man can pluck us out, and that includes the devil.
So of course we are always in danger in that sense. But consider the extreme danger, no rather the complete no hope, we had as unaware of the reality of God and as unbelievers?
This cut rate discounted salvation offer, whereby you have a guarantee with no obligation or massively reduced obligation is to be rejected and hated and condemned as from the devil who would love you to let your guard down as the result of such a false guarantee.
An unconditional salvation means no obligation.
God's love is unconditional in the sense that he accepts you just as you are to hear his Word. But because he is love, he refuses to allow you to stay in that state. The Gospel is all conditional but with assurance that he will grant the strength (grace) to help you do your part in this covenant between you and Him.
For example, Jesus requires a commitment and willingness for one who would follow him to deny themselves and even accept pain and suffering if need be as the result of following him. This is a primary condition.
Someone not accepting a willingness of heart to do so is told they cannot be a Christian.
Jesus simply does not want someone not accepting his conditions.
Loving the truth more than ourselves is a basic criteria of acceptance.
How can a believer 'have sin that is unforgiven'? If they have been to the cross all sin past present and future is forgiven and they are 'in Christ'. As long as their faith remians 'in Him' their forgiveness remains. You cannot maintain forgivness with works. It is maintained by faith. It is a free gift. If you are In Him you have no sin.
But verse 9 is clear when it says that the son of God can not sin. Correct?
For such a one there is no danger.
As for believers and unbelievers in verse 9.
I know I have done sins in my life according to what is written about theft, anger and lust.
However in my time reading the bible I have never rejected any of the teachings of Jesus in disbelief although being self conscious about my own shortcommings, I cannot remember a time when I said to myself Jesus did not exist or is not Lord. But not having a understanding of the bible after first being led to believe in Jesus I then began to read the bible and visit this forum.
And it seams to me that our unconditional love towards one another as believers is the message. Such a message is not necessary for the sons of God that cannot sin. And the message that some are in this state or some are in that state is the reason for the calling of unconditional love for believers no matter what state they are in. In this faith can be applied that no matter what state they are in according to the law, they are not judged by that. But they are judged by what is within there own soul according to what is known about the sons of God and the sons of the Devil. And more noticeably according to brotherly love.
When I say unconditional love that we are to express. I say this about what is written in verse 10. of 1 John 3. I do not mean to speak for God to say what God means by his judgement. But I speak for how the verse 10 of 1 John 3 seams to be a message of unconditional love for believers as a family and not a message of wondering who exactly in that family is a real son of God. It seams to me a message to promote faith in the family not distress over wondering about it. What do you think?
Are we who say we are christians not born of God?
1 Pet 1:23 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=60&CHAP=1&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=23) Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
1 Jn 4:7 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=4&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=7) Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
Can you explain how the background is going to change those that commit sin.
If we abide in him we will not sin, if we do not walk or abide in him we will.
Are you therefore not born of God?
Matthew 13:20-22 " but he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy. However he has no root in himself, but indures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.
He who received seed among thorns is he who hears the word, and the worries of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful."
These refers to people who are born again that i would say did not understand the true concept of Christianity for the reason that they were not well taught or they did not seek to understand the seriousness of it. meaning by so doing these people are considered as sinners until they sincerely see the essence of repentance and therefore repent.
You find Christians that sin willfully and don't even feel remorse when they do so, such people have nullified the word of God as a result the holy spirit does not have strength to convict them of sin.
This is what i call unforgiven sin to someone that is given the privileges that he does not consider.
You may agree with what others have said however no one has yet provided scripture that contradict this scripture.
1 Jn 3:8 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=3&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=8) He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
1 Jn 3:9 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=3&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=9) Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
Are those that do not agree with what is written not therefore born of God or abiding in God or the light?
Please supply scriptures with your answers.
repentance and forgiveness are not as important if we say we are christians?
I think the fact that 1Jn 1:6-7 appears, on the face of it, to say something completely different to 1Jn 1:8-9 shows that things aren't as obvious as we might like to think. With that in mind I think it's safe to say that the discussion is rapidly going to turn into a question of our interpretation of Scripture rather than necessarily the precise form of words.
So, with that in mind, my understanding of the text is that if we say we have no sin (i.e we do not sin at all) we deceive ourselves. If we confess our sins they are forgiven by God. 1Jn3:6 is, in my understanding, saying that if we abide in God we do not habitually sin.
Going on to 1Jn 3:8, "he who sins is of the devil (NKJV)". If we habitually sin we are effectively in the devil's camp, that is to say that if we sin freely and liberally and with no regard to the consequences it is reasonable to ask if we genuinely know Jesus Christ at all.
I believe this allows the passages to complement each other. To be honest I believe what you are suggesting would either require them to contradict each other - saying that as Christians we cannot sin while at the same time saying we deceive ourselves if we say we have no sin (ironically introducing sin into the equation by being untruthful), or require that 1Jn 1:8-9 refers to sin before becoming a Christian and that after being saved we are incapable of sinning (which contradicts the experience of every Christian I have ever known, myself included).
I have covered this argument ad nauseum in another thread. Why start one here?
Really!?!? The Bible makes the comparison.
I believe the scriptures are saying that we cannot be righteous and unrighteous at the same time, As God is righteous so the children of God should also walk.
1 Jn 1:9 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=1&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=9) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 Jn 2:29 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=2&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=29) If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
1 Jn 3:7 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=3&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=7) Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
1 Jn 3:10 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=3&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=10) In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
We are not told that we have no hope but that we must sin, but that we sin not. It goes on to say that if we should sin what we must do.
This the message we have received.
Again no scripture to afirm what you are saying so please supply them if you have them, as all that is happening is I supply the scriptures and you say that is not right, so unless you have scriptures regarding those who sin and those that cannot then all you are saying is yours.
Then place yourself as the judge of all mankind and all their children ever born. Then place yourself responsible for drawing up lines of judgment that all must be judged by, including your own, so that no accusation of being a respector of persons can be levelled at you.
Now the analogy is applicable, in which case your own children are liable for damnation like any one elses.
In my ears the words "of God" means two no three different things.
If I were to say in words I am of God. It means very little since there are many differences in exactly what it means. To me the saying means I believe in Jesus I believe in his righteousness his eternal life and it's example. It does not mean anything beyond that.
But with regards to verse 10 and verse 9 I do not have to say anything.
We can proclaim who we are with words.
But what we truely are inwardly is what matters.
But it seams to me that all of this hinges on our own opinions of righteousness.
Who is righteous and who is more righteous and who is less righteous.
I think that the bible is saying that Jesus the Son of God is a incorruptable seed that is planted within us. It is watered with faith. And God makes the light to shine on it causing it to be nourished.
I agree that it says sin is evil. And certainly we should not sin.
It is my understanding that it is not according to our opinion but it is hinging on two opinions that are written.
One the belief of God inwardly.
Two love that unitfies and strengthens faith in the former.
When we have the Son of God. It is the Son of God in us. That is the incorruptible seed. When I read whosoever is born of God I know that it is the incorruptable seed that it is talking about.
And we having that seed are known among one another as born again.
But truly the born again will be born again when we rise from the dead.
This comes not from fear of who is or is not righteous.
But comes from belief of the Son of God.
1 Jn 1:9 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=1&SEARCH=jesus%20king%20lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=9) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 Jn 2:29 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=2&SEARCH=jesus%20king%20lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=29) If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
1 Jn 3:7 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=3&SEARCH=jesus%20king%20lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=7) Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
1 Jn 3:10 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=3&SEARCH=jesus%20king%20lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=10) In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
We cannot be simultaneously righteous and unrighteous, but we need to distinguish between the habitual and the momentary. For example, I have never been a smoker, but I have smoked a small number of cigarettes in my lifetime. But, even when I had a lit cigarette in my hand, I would have called myself a non-smoker because I have never habitually smoked.
In the same way as a child of God there are certain parameters I try and keep to as I live my life. But if I fail to keep them (as sometimes happens - I'm human like the rest of us) that doesn't mean they cease to apply to me, nor does it mean I cease to be a child of God. Just as I could be a non-smoker with a lit cigarette in my mouth, so I can be a righteous person who has slipped up.
In your original post you said that the passages in 1John showed that "a child of God cannot sin". This is where I believe the problem lies, I believe your original assertion is incorrect and that a correct assertion would be that a child of God cannot habitually sin. From there it seems to me that everything else falls back into place.
Do you have scriptures to afirm what you are asking?
There is an extent that someone may go in applying a certain aspect of the analogy between the heavenly father and an earthly father that may contradict the bigger picture concerning God judging his own children; in which judgement some of them will be rejected and not go home.
Your post is slightly slanderous since no one has gotten anywhere near suggesting that the scriptures do not draw a comparison.
But to take one comparison and assume that all imaginable other comparisons are equally applicable is erroneous.
Such as, a godly father will never burn his own child: therefore it is impossible for a child of God to backslide and get to that state, where, in judgement, God is forced, by his commitment and justice to not be a respector of persons, to condemn that child.
So we do not see earthly examples of that in God's law!?!?Maybe around the part where God instructs the Jews to take their rebellious children outside the city gates and stone them?
How about Matthew 18 and 1 Corinthians 5? Are parents exempt from those instructions when nit pertains to their children?
Christianity should be known by its followers experiencing a newness of life and freedom from sin. A "believer" not overcoming sin should be looked at by others as sadly having been overcome by the devil somehow and not walking in the Spirit.
Not sinning as spoken by John is in the context of walking in the Spirit, which is what a believer is born again by.
So the generally accepted norm that being a Christian does not necessarily equate to that believer being enabled to live an overcoming life over sin is a denial of Christianity.
How can we expect our young Christians to experience the available overcoming power over sin while as they are told the Gospel message declares that they are to accept defeat?
Any sin that a believer commits should be seen as shameful and a serious falling short of the basic purpose for which Jesus came.
Someone may say, "but we don't always walk in the Spirit", as though that is what the reality is and no one can do any thing about it.
Why does not a person always walk in the Spirit and in that state not fulfil the lust of their flesh and of their mind?
Instead of accepting the demonic inspired excuse that that is just how it is, why not call it for what it is?
The spirit that works in the children of disobedience is responsible for all such times a Christian does not walk in the Spirit. The Devil has taken control in those times.
By taking the realistic attitude in light of what Jesus' death and resurrection means, and regard such failures to walk in the Spirit as inexcusable and victories for the devil, there would be far fewer such backslidings we see encouraged by the Christ denying doctrine that declares as though undeniable that a Christian has to sin.
I do not know if anyone here disagrees with that.
How can a believer 'have sin that is unforgiven'? If they have been to the cross all sin past present and future is forgiven and they are 'in Christ'. As long as their faith remains 'in Him' their forgiveness remains. You cannot maintain forgiveness with works. It is maintained by faith. It is a free gift. If you are In Him you have no sin.Matthew 13:20-22 " but he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy. However he has no root in himself, but indures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.
This is what i call unforgiven sin to someone that is given the privileges that he does not consider.You are agreeing with me. Yes. I said faith must remain. Although your example does not speak of born again believers.
There is no need to demand things from each other here.
Odds are all participating have scripture in mind and reasoning behind their words. Flawed or not, taking the time to explain one's own position will work better for a conversation than assuming each others.
Seems to me the biggest point of contention is if we are bound to (have to context) follow the desires of the flesh on a daily basis. And how this relates to one's standing in justification.
Is it possible for someone to go a day, month or year.... following the spirit at all times?
Do you need to be justified again every time you sin?
Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall. No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. (1Co 10:11-13 NASB)and no on the second.
We cannot say that we are abiding or following God and sin. If we abide in the truth we cannot sin.If we stray from the truth or the righteous way we will sin.
The whole point is "He that ABIDES"
Sory I thought that was something you wanted to put across, to Alaska, and just wanted to know if you had scriptures regarding what you have asked Alaska.
1 Cor 4:6 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=46&CHAP=4&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=6) And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
Because you do not supply scriptures with your questions or replies then we have no choice but to put what is written above what you say.
It is not enough to say you do not agree unless you can show according to the scriptures why you do not agree.
Why not start at the begining?
Do you agree that we do not all abide in the light, and those that do not abide in the light sin, and those that sin are of the Devil?
Knowing that all unrighteousness is sin, then whoever sins is not of God. What therefore prevents us from keeping ourselves from sin?
Both words for sinneth in the Greek are words that denote walking in or walking about in sin, relaying a constant state of habitual sin.
We have cover both of these verses before.
If my translation of the Greek is wrong, by all means show me. If not you have to accept the cold hard fact that it is not talking about the occasional sin but a repeated, continuous habit of sinning.
If one that is said to be a child of God commits one sin and that sin happens to be blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is there still a difference as it was just the one sin?
Apply that to murder, lying or the other works of the flesh that may be done occasionaly, do we expect God to treat us all the same?
What are the consequences of occasional unrighteousness?
PLEASE debate me. See other thread for details.
First Fruits, when I say I sin daily, I am serious. I do. But maybe we view "sin" differently. To me, mental attitude sins are the root cause of all blatant or overt sin.
Worry about how we will pay the bills is a sin - we are not trusting our heavenly Father to provide for our needs.
Looking at someone and thinking what a terrible person they are is a sin. We are allowing pride to take place in the inner recesses of our heart and saying in effect that we are "better" when in reality, we are not. We are all sinners and totally unworthy of God's love.
When I sit in traffic and become impatient, i am telling God that I think I am more important than the rest of the drivers - again, pride and vanity.
When we become angry with another person we have in effect murdered them in our heart according to Jesus. Usually we become angry with another person because we perceive them as having done something to cause us discomfort - and we should pray for them.
When we walk past a person who has no food and no way of getting food while we are on our way to lunch, we are sinning. We are placing self above someone in true need.
Mental attitudes, heart attitudes - those are at the root of all sin. And to me, pride and vanity are the two that are most insidious. They'll creep up on you when you least expect it.
I'm not sure if that helps explain what I mean by sin or not. I hope so. While I have never committed murder in the sense someone died, I have certainly been angry as all get out with a fellow human in the past. I've worried. I've been impatient. I've been thoughtless in regards to other people's needs. All of which are sins in my book.
You make me laugh, you goofy kid! I love you too!
Worry about how we will pay the bills is a sin - we are not trusting our heavenly Father to provide for our needs. Who does not worry about paying bills or about our jobs? is it however a sin?
Looking at someone and thinking what a terrible person they are is a sin. We are allowing pride to take place in the inner recesses of our heart and saying in effect that we are "better" when in reality, we are not. We are all sinners and totally unworthy of God's love. Is it the sin you hate or the person?
When I sit in traffic and become impatient, i am telling God that I think I am more important than the rest of the drivers - again, pride and vanity. Are you really thinking that you are more important or is it that you are late?
When we become angry with another person we have in effect murdered them in our heart according to Jesus. Usually we become angry with another person because we perceive them as having done something to cause us discomfort - and we should pray for them. Did Jesus murder in the temple when he threw them out for making his house a den of thieves?
When we walk past a person who has no food and no way of getting food while we are on our way to lunch, we are sinning. We are placing self above someone in true need. Are we able to help all that are in need?
Mental attitudes, heart attitudes - those are at the root of all sin. And to me, pride and vanity are the two that are most insidious. They'll creep up on you when you least expect it. If what you have described so far is what you are speaking of then is it not how we apply or face each situation?
I'm not sure if that helps explain what I mean by sin or not. I hope so. While I have never committed murder in the sense someone died, I have certainly been angry as all get out with a fellow human in the past. I've worried. I've been impatient. I've been thoughtless in regards to other people's needs. All of which are sins in my book. You used a very important word here "In the past" so how are you today?
It seems as though you have taken a lot of what you are going through has made you believe you are sinning when you are not.
This scripture would be useful but it does not really apply to what you have said.
1 Jn 1:10 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=1&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=10) If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
1 Jn 2:2 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=2&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=2) And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
It is more your faith that needs building .
Heb 4:15 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=58&CHAP=4&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=15) For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Jas 1:12 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=59&CHAP=1&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=12) Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
I'll ask that you be patient and allow me to answer these a few at a time.
6 - Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
32 - "For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 - "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34 - "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Looking at these scriptures, I would say most definitely worry is a sin. You are missing the mark God has set - one in which He says He will take care of you. When you worry, you are casting doubt on God's ability to provide.
I don't hate. But there was a time I certainly felt superior. And that is a sin anyway you slice it.
I'll try to address the rest later today - work calls!
Does it say it is a sin?
What happens when we are tempted and tried and persecuted?
What is it that says you are superior, those that belong to God are special!!!!!
Why is it a sin are you saying that if you have an appointment that it is ok to be late?
Rom 13:9 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=45&CHAP=13&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=9) For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Rom 13:10 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=45&CHAP=13&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=10) Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
I now understand why you can say you have no sin. Our definitions are totally different.
Is worry a sin? Well, if Jesus told us NOT to worry, I would guess He meant NOT to worry.
For the 'Light of the Body' is the 'eye'...... take heed which Light is in you.. for if the light which is in you be darkness.. then How Great is that Darkness!
Keep the eye single, always looking to the light, as He is the True Light.
With regards to the following scriptures are they things that will affect us all in some way? Is suffering a sin? Is it unrighteous to worry?
Rom 8:35 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=45&CHAP=8&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=35) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
2 Cor 12:10 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=47&CHAP=12&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=10) Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
As I said before I believe it faith that needs building.
First Fruits - my faith is in He Who bought me and paid for me.
There is nothing at all wrong with my faith. I have been refined in more fires that most people can imagine and am stronger for it.
So, please - do not presume.
Walk in the light and be of one mind.
Jn 8:12 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=43&CHAP=8&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=12) Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
I do not want to presume however from what you have said you do not seem to sure of yourself and what you class as sin, this is not as such according to the scriptures.
Follow the light and you shall not walk in the darkness.
If we love one another as Christ has commanded us, we abide in the light there is no cause for us to stumble. if we therefore believe that love fulfils the law of Christ and we keep his commands, if we teach otherwise, are we walking in the light, are we truly children of God?
1 Jn 2:9 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=2&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=9) He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
1 Jn 2:11 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=2&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=11) But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
1 Jn 3:12 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=3&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=12) Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
1 Jn 3:14 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=3&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=14) We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
1 Jn 3:15 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=3&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=15) Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
1 Jn 3:17 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=3&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=17) But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
1 Jn 4:20 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=4&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=20) If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
1 Jn 4:21 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=62&CHAP=4&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=21) And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
I've thought about this a bit. One part of me says to walk away and another part says to respond - we'll see how it goes. You are someone I have grown to respect in my time here on the board, so I would really like to try and explain to you what I think. You don't have to agree at all - just have an understanding of where I am "coming from".
I am NOT sure of myself for starters. The only One I am sure of is Christ and His unflagging love for me. When left to my own devices, I have a way of reallllllllly messing things up. So you are right, I am unsure of me but very, very sure of Him.
Jesus told us to not be concerned about what to eat or what to wear. One of the fruits of the Spirit is peace. To me, worry and anxiety is the exact opposite of those. No where did Jesus command us to worry - as a matter of fact, His command is to love. If you love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your mind, you will trust Him to care for your daily needs. To do otherwise is to doubt Him - and that doubt is not a reflection of a perfect love. It is, therefore, a sin. It is falling short of the mark - missing the mark.
Worry is a mental attitude sin. Feeling superior to another is a mental attitude sin - and what did Jesus say about mental and heart attitudes?
19" - For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.
22 - "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing,' shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.
The intensity of the "punishment" is exactly backwards form the "crime" from a human perspective.
So - what does that tell you? Jesus judged the heart attitude and not the overt sin. Why? I think it is because the mental attitude is what "drives the bus" over the course of a lifetime.
Correct.. the mental attitude... controlled and led by the heart..
let this Mind be in you.... the mind of Christ... which he states..
True Believers Have.. the mind of Christ..
but if the 'heart' is not In Christ.. and Led of His Spirit.. then whats controlling and leading the mind.. if its not he Spirit of Christ??
when reading and searching and teaching.. the Scripture does not come alive.. Enlightenment thru the Spirit's Revelation as you read the Word is not there.. it's just that a 'dry word'.. not alive... just 'logos'..
and Christ told many during His Day.. that 'you search the Scripture.. divulge and teach and try to explain about the Messiah and the Kingdom... you do these things think you have Eternal Life..
and Eternal Life was standing right in front of them.. yet they missed.. because the 'heart/mind'.. was not right and they were not led of the Spirit..
Jas 1:6 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=59&CHAP=1&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=6) But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
I hope that the following will help you.
2 Cor 12:9 (http://bibledatabase.org/cgi-bin/bib_search/bible.cgi?BIBLE=48&BOOK=47&CHAP=12&SEARCH=jesus king lord&Read=Read&FIRST=OK&HV=9) And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
It Christ that lives in us that give us strength. His grace is sufficient for you.


Trikonasana – the triangle early morning yoga on the roof top of the ashram, beautiful sunrise over the Himalaya.
Every Yoga teacher is unique. While we all have to undergo the same rigorous training, yoga is a very free flowing expression of the self for both teacher and student.
The development of spirit, connecting inwardly and outwardly and what spirituality means.
These elements are always very much in balance in all my classes.
I like everyone to be happy and walk out of the class feeling good. We are all different. The path of yoga recognises this greatly and I am always aware of this. Lots of variations are given with regard to poses and concise instruction and demonstration is on hand.
Roof Top yoga in the Himalaya: My friend Caroline and our beautifully spirited teacher.
Yoga is great for stress relief, as it is time for you to experience real quiet time – how often do you get that?
The emotional well-being part of the class brings students time to think about all aspects of life from different perspectives, in a calm safe environment, therefore bringing about time to heal from all the different trials and tribulations that life throws at us on a regular basis.
Yoga philosophy is my passion. The calming effect and sense of spirit, which my students tell me they get from classes, just keeps them coming back for more. Spirituality is about the inner connection, listening to the higher self (our inner voice and conscience) when we lead from the heart we learn to live more freely…. and without meaning to sound too hippy…… Oh why not, hippy is great, I am a hippy – I'm a yoga teacher… we learn to be more open and life just flows better. We all know the right way, the TRUTH – it's the things we feel – we just have to stop and listen.
When we act, think, and work from a higher place we are working from spirit, from the heart, and this is when life starts to work for us.
Both men & women are invited to classes. Many men think it is something that only the ladies do. Yoga was originally created by men and predominately practised by men until the last century. Most of the renowned yogis and authorities on yoga are male.
It is great for couples also. I have several couples currently in classes, so if you are in a relationship, what better way of finding a happier way of being together?
All I can say is……Just come along and give it a go – anyone can do it, regardless of age, weight, size, gender. I teach in residential and nursing homes – my youngest at heart to date was a 100. I have also taught hundreds of children over the years. You do not need to be flexible to practice the postures – this is the whole point – you achieve greater strength and flexibility over time.
Yoga is an amazing, personal path. It has so much to offer!


text:
import argparse
import json
import os
import random
from shutil import copyfile, copytree
import subprocess

from jinja2 import Template
import requests

from .client import Client

def new_project(args):
    """
    create a new project directory based on arguments
    args: parsed args
    """

    starting_dir = os.getcwd()

    if args['dir']:
        project_dir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), args['dir'])
    else:
        project_dir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'katas')

    print('creating project directory.')
    os.makedirs(project_dir)

    print('creating config.json...')
    copyfile(
        os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'templates/config.example.json'),
        os.path.join(project_dir, 'config.json')
    )

    print('copying test utils...')
    copytree(
        os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'test_utils'),
        os.path.join(project_dir, 'test_utils')
    )

    print('installing node testing dependencies...')
    os.chdir(project_dir)
    pkgs = 'bluebird chai child_process lodash underscore'

    subprocess.check_call('npm install --save {pkgs}'.format(pkgs=pkgs),
                            shell=True)

    os.chdir(starting_dir)

def fetch(args):
    """
    fetch katas based on args
    """
    c = Client(args)
    c.make_kata()

def main():
    if args['which'] == 'init':
        new_project(args)
    elif args['which'] == 'fetch':
        fetch(args)

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Grab Codewars kata for offline use')
subparsers = parser.add_subparsers()

init_parser = subparsers.add_parser('init', help='create a new Codewars project directory')
init_parser.set_defaults(which='init')
init_parser.add_argument('--dir', help='the path of the project directory, relative to the current directory')

fetch_parser = subparsers.add_parser('fetch', help='fetch katas')
fetch_parser.set_defaults(which='fetch')
fetch_parser.add_argument('--lang', help='The language to grab from')
fetch_parser.add_argument('--n', type=int, help='Number of katas to grab')
fetch_parser.set_defaults(n=1)

args = vars(parser.parse_args())

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Special Report >
Some employers here make 401(k) adjustments
Study shows rising risk to post-work income due to virus outbreak
-Natasha Nellis
Louise Joss, owner of Crossroads Retirement Solutions, says employee-benefit brokers are awaiting further guidance on certain aspects of CARES Act rules on retirement plans.
Americans already were struggling to save for retirement, and the pandemic has only made the situation worse, reports show.
Local industry observers say, however, some Spokane employers largely have stayed on track with retirement plans, while others have pulled back.
About 75% of those who've lost jobs because of the coronavirus are now at risk of being unable to maintain their standard of living when they retire, up more than 20 percentage points since the coronavirus pandemic spread to the U.S., according to a study from the Center for Retirement Research, at Boston College.
About half of all working adults already weren't saving enough for retirement before the pandemic, when unemployment was low, according to the study, and as unemployment has become more widespread—with 17.8 million out of work nationwide in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics—that number is estimated to be closer to 55%.
In Washington state, about 388,400 people were unemployed in June, with an unemployment rate of 9.8%, up from 4.3% the year prior. The unemployment rate in Spokane County last month was 9.9%, according to the state Employment Security Department.
Louise Joss, owner of Spokane-based employee benefits consulting firm Crossroads Retirement Solutions, says she's seen several new trends in the industry since the COVID-19 outbreak spread here, including employers halting matching 401(k) contributions or allowing coronavirus-related distributions, as well as an increase in plan terminations, either as a result of business closures or mergers and acquisitions.
Joss, who's spent 30 years in the industry, says provisions enacted with the passage of the $2 trillion federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act were passed so quickly that brokers didn't have time to review the measures before they were flooded with calls asking for guidance.
The CARES Act included several provisions that were intended to provide flexibility to retirement savers, including coronavirus-related distributions, in which people who were impacted by the coronavirus could withdraw up to $100,000 from their retirement plans penalty-free until Dec. 31.
The income tax due on these distributions is allowed to be spread over a three-year period. Investors can also recontribute the withdrawn funds in one or more payments within three years to avoid paying taxes. Those recontributed amounts won't count toward the maximum contribution limit that year.
Joss says those in the benefits brokerage industry are still awaiting further guidance on the provisions.
Gage Stromberg, owner and president of Powers Stromberg Pension Consulting Inc., of Spokane, says the company fielded several questions regarding the CARES Act provisions, but ultimately less than 10% of the plans the company administers opted to enact the provisions.
Stromberg declines to disclose exactly how many clients the company works with, but says it's "several hundred" throughout Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. The companies range in size from a single employee to more than 2,000, he says.
He adds that a relatively small number of clients have ceased matching contributions to 401(k) safe harbor plans.
A safe harbor plan is similar to a traditional 401(k) plan, but employers must provide contributions that are fully vested when made. It's also not subject to the annual nondiscrimination tests that apply to traditional 401(k) plans.
While Joss says she's seen some employers increase employee access to 401(k) plans, the Paycheck Protection Program loans largely allowed several small businesses to maintain their plans.
"They were still able to participate at the same levels," Joss contends.
Nearly all clients who offer employees traditional 401(k) plans have elected to cease employer matching contributions temporarily, while those who use safe harbor 401(k) plans are still contributing, Joss says.
"Pretty consistently, on an employer match or an employer profit sharing, everybody is on hold. If you (the employer) don't have to make (a contribution), they're definitely saying let's wait and see," she adds.
About 10% of Joss's clients use traditional plans, she adds, in which employer contributions are optional. The other 90% offer safe harbor plans, in which employer contributions are mandatory.
Joss works with about 120 businesses, most of which have 80 employees or less, throughout Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. She adds that she has a handful of clients who have 100-plus employees.
Meantime, Paul Viren, owner of Viren & Associates Inc., of Spokane, says none of his company's clients have adopted CARES Act provisions in their plans.
"That's partly because the trustees don't want to make it that easy to have access to the funds for these short-term needs that may be coming up," he contends. "They want to keep the retirement plans purely for retirement."
Viren says he had a large influx of calls when the pandemic first emerged here, as people were uncertain about their financial futures, but such calls have tapered to a relatively normal amount since then, he adds.
"I find that most of our companies that I work with are generally weathering the storm pretty well," he says.
Viren & Associates has clients that range from five employees to 100-plus employees, he adds, all of which are in industries such as construction and manufacturing that generally have remained stronger than the hospitality industry.
A study by Texas-based The Vanguard Group Inc. found 1.9% of participants nationwide who were offered the option to withdraw assets from their retirement plan through CARES Act provisions did so through May 31.
The median distribution amount was over $10,400, the study found. On average, participants who opted to withdraw assets through their retirement plan took out about 60% of their account balance during the same period.
A separate study by Virginia-based global advisory and brokerage company Willis Towers Watson found 65% of respondents nationwide increased access to in-service distributions from 401(k) accounts, while 16% either plan to or are considering doing so this year.
Retirement plan administrators or sponsors are required to file annual returns and reports on employee benefit plans regarding plan qualifications, financial condition, investments, and plan operations to the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation.
Looking forward, Joss says she's not sure what to expect during the third and fourth quarters of this year. The industry lags about eight months behind in terms of filings, she adds, so 2019 filings aren't due until July 31, thus a clear picture of how plans have been affected isn't immediately available. However, she says that more plan terminations are likely if the pandemic persists.
Stromberg adds that the PPP loans have appeared to help keep employment numbers up, but those numbers won't be reflected until early next year.
Powers Stromberg Pension Consulting provides plan administration services on an annual basis, during which any adjustments employers made to employee headcounts and contributions would be reflected, so "we haven't hit the point in our cycle yet where we would see that," he adds.
"What we see in economically uncertain times, times of crisis, contributions from employers go down, head counts in the plans go down," Stromberg says.
Historically, retirement plan activity closely trails economic activity, he adds, so when the economy starts to rebuild, more people contribute to their plans.
Following the start of the Great Recession, in 2008, it took between 18 months and two years for plans to recover, Joss says.
"When something like this happens, something big, it really brings the economy down," she says. "It takes time to rebuild it and to bring the economy back."
She adds, "Because it's a pandemic, it's the economy plus more things that are abnormal or negative, I have to believe that it is probably going to take two to four years to get back to where we were, but we just don't know."
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The Boston Celtics have had a roller coaster season already this year and we aren't even through a quarter of it yet. The Celtics started the season on a 4 game losing steak, prompting many talking heads to pontificate on whether or not the Celtics should or are attempting to lose games to get a lottery draft pick.
Then the C's blindsided everyone by reeling off 4 straight wins to get to .500, with one of those victories coming against the champion Miami Heat in Miami. These victories made it look like the Celtics could be a playoff team, much to the chagrin of fans wanting to see the 2014 #1 pick in Celtic Green.
Just when all seemed lost the team has now lost 6 in a row! The closest margin of vanquish was 6 against a horrible Charlotte team. It looked like the Celtics were on track once again to get some lottery balls in that tumbler. Then they go and beat the Atlanta Hawks and are rolling towards the Charlotte Bobcats as their next opponent. The Celtics are running out of chances to seal up a lottery pick and unfortunately for Celtics' fans the Utah Jazz have no shame or talent and have only won one game so far.
Why did they ever win 5?


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Hill 119
Rough Map
---------- Vimy Ridge ---------- Conservation Work The 90th Anniversary Vimy Ridge 9 April 1917 The Monument The Sculptures Trenches and Tunnels Other Monuments Armistice 2003 Moroccan Division Hill 119, The Pimple The Crosbie Craters Calling Home Armistice 2005 ==== Some Cemeteries ==== Canadian Cemetery No 2 Givenchy Road Cemetery Givenchy en Gohelle
The Pimple
Reaching this area takes a little bit of effort as it is not on the main tourist route and is outside of the Canadian Memorial Park.
From Souchez, follow the signs along the back of the houses towards Givenchy-en-Gohelle CWGC Cemetery.
As you leave the village you will turn left towards the hillside and the decent road will stop at a T junction. Take the right hand fork and this will climb a little further before ducking down under the autoroute.
After the tunnel there is a crossroads. Straight on takes you to the cemetery and the area of the Crosbie Craters whilst turning left brings you out onto the hillside.
There are some spectacular views to be had here over the area fought over by the French in 1915.
The Canadian Monument from Hill 119
Côte 119, Hill 119
Immediately overlooking the village of Souchez and the ridge of Notre Dame de Lorette, Côte 119 was a thorn in the side of the French 10th Army's efforts throughout 1915.
The hill was in French hands for short periods in May 1915 when the 77th Division managed to reach the hill and again in June 1915 when the Moroccan Division managed to fight their way through.
On each occasion though the weight of German reinforcements and artillery support forced them off.
The 3rd Battle of Artois on 25th September 1915 brought the French onto the western slopes of the hill where they would remain until pushed back off again by the Germans on 21 February 1916.
Artois 1915
This attack by the Germans coincided with the launch of their great offensive at Verdun and was intended to throw the French into confusion as to where the real threat lay.
Ultimately the French were needed at Verdun and the British arrived in the sector having taken over more of the front line.
Looking out across Souchez towards Ablain St Nazaire and Notre Dame de Lorette
The British Arrive
The British now found themselves not only under the watchful eyes of the Germans along the entire length of the ridge, but without a proper front line system immediately in front of Souchez.
The Official History quotes:
The continuous trench shown on the map does not exist. The whole ground is a quagmire, practically impossible for attack at present...
Mining operations by the Germans on Hill 119 were as ever present as that along Vimy Ridge, and there were a number of significant craters on the hill.
The reason that they are not so apparent as those within the Park is that this area has been returned to the farmers and has been tilled over. If you go up to the cemetery however on your way back to Souchez, walk up along the track and look into the wooded area (Private hunting land - stay out). The remains of the war can still be seen quite easily.
Experiences elsewhere along the British lines had shown the need for properly trained and equipped Tunnelling Companies and this would be one of the areas in which they would be most active.
The formation of the Tunnellers
The Tunnelling Companies did not just carry out mining warfare they also provided the means to create the kilometres of passageways that would eventually bear fruit on 9th April 1917 as the Canadians took Vimy Ridge by storm.
The 4th Canadian Division
The main Canadian assault on Vimy Ridge was launched on the morning of 9th April. It was 4th Division's task to take out Hill 145 where the Canadian Monument stands today and then move on to Hill 119 three days later.
Hill 145 proved to be trickier than other sections of the ridge as the German positions were of a greater depth. It would take the 4th Division until the afternoon of the 10th to clear the hill of its German defenders.
Their first task accomplished the Division switched its attentions to its left flank. On the 12th the Canadian 10th Brigade went into the attack at 0500 hours after a short preliminary bombardment of shell and gas against the German lines and reserve areas in the village of Givenchy-en-Gohelle.
Unlike the French attack on the hill two years earlier on a sunny May morning, this assault was carried out in the teeth of a freezing, snow swept wind.
Resistance was stubborn but swiftly dealt with and before dawn the hill was Canadian.
The three battalions concerned in the attack were the:
44th (Manitoba) Bn
46th (South Saskatchewan) Bn
50th (Alberta) Bn
Both the 44th and 46th Battalions erected memorials to their men, but these have since been removed. In the case of the Manitoba memorial it was taken back to Winnipeg in 1926 and now sits in Vimy Ridge Park.
Private Henry Norwest MM and Bar
One man in particular made his mark here and that was a sniper from the 50th Bn called Henry Norwest a French-Cree aboriginal (Métis). Born in Fort Saskatchewan on 1st May 1884 he worked as a ranch hand and rodeo performer before joining the battalion in 1915.
His natural ability to remain motionless for hours and his superb camouflaging techniques made him ideally suited to the task of Battalion Sniper. He, himself, felt that with such abilities it was his duty to undertake such a dangerous role, often well out in front of his own trenches.
At the Pimple he dispatched so many German snipers that he won a Military Medal for his efforts.
...showing great bravery, skill and initiative in sniping the enemy after the capture of the Pimple. By his activity he saved a great number of our men's lives.
In 1918 he would earn a bar to his medal - again for his abilities as a marksman and making himself the Battalion record holder at 115 accredited kills.
Sadly on 18th August 1918 whilst trying to take out a group of German snipers he himself was hit and killed.
Calling Home the Métis Spirits
Warvillers Churchyard Extension
He is buried in the Warvillers Churchyard Extension
As you come back down the hillside towards Souchez, the road immediately to the left when you reach the houses takes you down Zouave Valley and to the CWGC Cemetery of that name.
Zouave Valley Cemetery
The Crosbie Craters


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Concord Youth Group, Police Meet Up To Bridge Trust Divide
By Leila Goldstein • Jun 27, 2018
Four Concord police officers and a group of community members met to share their experiences with policing at Concord Blue and You.
Credit Leila Goldstein/NHPR
Community members and police officers met last night in Concord to share their perspectives in an event called Concord Blue and You.
The American Friends Service Committee and Change for Concord put on the event in collaboration with New Hampshire Listens, an initiative of the University of New Hampshire.
Last year, local youth organizer Ayi D'Almeida started Change for Concord, a youth group primarily made up of young immigrants. In meetings with the group, he noticed a mistrust of the Concord police department.
"People felt like they can't really trust the department. And I felt like, OK, this could be an opportunity to bring the community members and law enforcement together," D'Almeida said.
John Thomas, a lieutenant with the Concord Police Department, attended the event. He says it's especially important to foster a relationship with new immigrants and the refugee community.
"A lot of these folks are coming from war-torn countries where a person in uniform really to them was the bad guy. They're coming in with different culture, we wanted to learn their culture," Thomas said.
Organizers say they'll continue to host Blue and You events around the state.
Concord Police, St. Paul's School Agree On New Reporting Rules For Sexual Assaults
By Lauren Chooljian • May 1, 2018
St. Paul's School is now required to report any allegations of sexual assault to the Concord Police Department, according to an updated agreement between the college prep school and local police.
Pride Event To Take Place Saturday in Concord
By NHPR Staff • Jun 1, 2018
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Members and allies of the Concord area LGBTQ community with gather on Saturday for the second annual Pride Concord event.
Organizer Alison Murphy says it's a way to celebrate the region's LGBTQ community.
Concord Seeks Business Support Before Passing Renewable Energy Goal
By Annie Ropeik • May 15, 2018
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Concord's city council wants more time to get local businesses on board with a plan to transition to all renewable energy sources within about 30 years.
Councilors in the state capital voted Monday night to get a fiscal review of the proposal before aiming to pass it next month.
Decades After Alleged Abuse, St. Paul's Alumni Explain Why They're Suing
By Lauren Chooljian • May 11, 2018
Chester Irons' relationship with St. Paul's School didn't always feel so complicated.
He's in his 60s now, yet he can still remember the exhilarating feeling of being dropped off at the Concord boarding school for the first time.
"I stepped out of the car with my parents and said goodbye to them and ran off with a bunch of friends I met literally 20 minutes earlier. It was a new beginning, a new adventure and I was very excited," he recalled in a recent phone interview.


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'use strict';

const request = require('../helpers/context').request;
const assert = require('assert');

describe('req.hostname', () => {
  it('should return hostname void of port', () => {
    const req = request();
    req.header.host = 'foo.com:3000';
    req.hostname.should.equal('foo.com');
  });

  describe('with no host present', () => {
    it('should return ""', () => {
      const req = request();
      assert.equal(req.hostname, '');
    });
  });

  describe('when X-Forwarded-Host is present', () => {
    describe('and proxy is not trusted', () => {
      it('should be ignored', () => {
        const req = request();
        req.header['x-forwarded-host'] = 'bar.com';
        req.header.host = 'foo.com';
        req.hostname.should.equal('foo.com');
      });
    });

    describe('and proxy is trusted', () => {
      it('should be used', () => {
        const req = request();
        req.app.proxy = true;
        req.header['x-forwarded-host'] = 'bar.com, baz.com';
        req.header.host = 'foo.com';
        req.hostname.should.equal('bar.com');
      });
    });
  });
});


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'Alaskan Bush People' Star Rain Brown Shuts Down Rumors She's Engaged
Celeb Kids
Apr 22, 2019 8:45 pm·
By Chelsea Duff
Here's the thing about the Alaskan Bush People — they do tend to hide their romantic relationships from the cameras. But in a recent Instagram interaction, Rain Brown reassured fans that she isn't part of that trend. After her followers spotted what looked like a large engagement ring on her ring finger in a pic with her new pup, they couldn't help but wonder if there was something she hadn't shared. "Omg, RAIN, did I miss something??" wrote one, adding a ring emoji to cement her point. "Did you get married??" chimed in another. Luckily, the 16-year-old put the rumors to rest pretty much immediately.
"Not a wedding ring, lolz," the teenage Discovery Channel star responded in an Instagram comment. She also added a hashtag to her picture caption to avoid further confusion, amending the whole thing to read, "Four weeks with this little dude has changed my life. … I feel like I've known you forever, and I have never been happier, Jakson. I promise to pamper you forever. Love, mama #stayhappy #staystrong#notaweddingring"
Four weeks with This little dude has changed my life… i feel like I've known you forever and I have never been happier, jakson, I promise to pamper you forever. Love mama 🖤#stayhappy #staystrong #notaweddingring
A post shared by Rainy Brown (@heroofkirrkwell) on Apr 16, 2019 at 5:42pm PDT
Though the star is a little young to tie the knot, we can see how fans might be easily confused. After all, she wouldn't be the first Brown on the family tree to get married young. Her dad, Billy Brown, was only 16 at the time of his first marriage. And Ami Brown was allegedly even younger at just 15 when she and Billy wed. It also wouldn't be too shocking if Rain had managed to hide a relationship from fans.
Her brother Gabe Brown got married in secret in February 2019. Radar Online reported that the couple had walked down the aisle on January 14 even though the news didn't break for almost a month. Oldest brother Matt Brown is allegedly living in California with a girlfriend he hasn't yet introduced to fans either. Multiple members of the family have kept their romances off-screen for years — and Rain certainly wouldn't be the first. Luckily, that's not the case just yet. Though she may be an old soul, we'd like to see her get to be a kid for a little longer before she settles down.
Rain Brown
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The origins of the latchfarde name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived in the area of Latchford in the parish of Grappenhall in Chester. latchfarde is a habitation name from the broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our latchfarde research.
Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 163 and 1630 are included under the topic Early latchfarde History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name latchfarde were recorded, including Latchford, Latchforde, Lashford, Lashforde and others.
More information is included under the topic Early latchfarde Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the latchfarde family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the latchfarde family emigrate to North America: Thomas Lachford who settled in Boston, Massachusetts between 1630.


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'use strict';

// Require process, so we can mock environment variables
const process = require('process');

// [START app]
const express = require('express');
const Knex = require('knex');
const crypto = require('crypto');

const app = express();
app.enable('trust proxy');

const knex = connect();

function connect () {
  // [START connect]
  const config = {
    user: process.env.SQL_USER,
    password: process.env.SQL_PASSWORD,
    database: process.env.SQL_DATABASE
  };

  if (process.env.INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
    config.host = `/cloudsql/${process.env.INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME}`;
  }

  // Connect to the database
  const knex = Knex({
    client: 'pg',
    connection: config
  });
  // [END connect]

  return knex;
}

/**
 * Insert a visit record into the database.
 *
 * @param {object} knex The Knex connection object.
 * @param {object} visit The visit record to insert.
 * @returns {Promise}
 */
function insertVisit (knex, visit) {
  return knex('visits').insert(visit);
}

/**
 * Retrieve the latest 10 visit records from the database.
 *
 * @param {object} knex The Knex connection object.
 * @returns {Promise}
 */
function getVisits (knex) {
  return knex.select('timestamp', 'userIp')
    .from('visits')
    .orderBy('timestamp', 'desc')
    .limit(10)
    .then((results) => {
      return results.map((visit) => `Time: ${visit.timestamp}, AddrHash: ${visit.userIp}`);
    });
}

app.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
  // Create a visit record to be stored in the database
  const visit = {
    timestamp: new Date(),
    // Store a hash of the visitor's ip address
    userIp: crypto.createHash('sha256').update(req.ip).digest('hex').substr(0, 7)
  };

  insertVisit(knex, visit)
    // Query the last 10 visits from the database.
    .then(() => getVisits(knex))
    .then((visits) => {
      res
        .status(200)
        .set('Content-Type', 'text/plain')
        .send(`Last 10 visits:\n${visits.join('\n')}`)
        .end();
    })
    .catch((err) => {
      next(err);
    });
});

const PORT = process.env.PORT || 8080;
app.listen(PORT, () => {
  console.log(`App listening on port ${PORT}`);
  console.log('Press Ctrl+C to quit.');
});
// [END app]

module.exports = app;


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Building collapses in Bhiwandi; rescue operations underway
As per reports, on Monday, September 21, a three-storey building collapsed in Bhiwandi, in the Thane district.
By Mumbai Live Team Civic
According to the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), Seven children and three others were killed including a four-year-old boy. As the rescue operations are underway, many are feared to be trapped under the rubble. The NDRF team is involved in the rescue operations at the moment. About 25 people have been rescued so far.
The accident which happened at around 3:20 in the morning in the Patel compound of Bhiwandi. The building in question had about 40 flats and around 150 people living in it. However, the building was not in the list of dilapidated structures of the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation.
Moreover, the power supply to the locality was shut down as a precautionary measure, as per officials. Meanwhile, the injured have been transferred to the nearest hospital.
In recent developments, Maharashtra minister Eknath Shinde visited the site of the incident to take notice of the loss of lives and household in the Bhiwandi building collapse. The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has further taken to Twitter to offer condolences asserting that the local authorities are conducting relief and rescue operations.
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Discussion in 'UK Touring' started by Ruth, Oct 18, 2014.
Not here, that's for sure. It used to be the case that you did, but such is the demand these days, that's all gone out of the window.
Hi Ruth, if it's single occupancy then you often get a discount, Olson the clubs do discounts for over 55 I think, a good way to keep costs down is to use CS & CL.
Club sites - forget it.
After all - they want our business - especially at this time of year!
Hi Carol, I hate to be a dummy, but CS &CL sites ??
CL. &. CS. Are certified locations for the Caravan Club and Camping & Caravan Club, and are between £8 and £12 a night, so quite a bit cheaper. but you do need to be a member of these to use them.
The C&CC do some winter pitches but look carefully at the dates and prices before deciding if it's going to save you money.
On a winter (seasonal pitch) you can stay 21 nights, then have to go off ( but can leave vehicle) for 2 nights, then back for 21 and so on.
On C&CC sites ( daily rate) you can only stay 28 nights, then leave for 1 night.
If you're looking for a couple of weeks at a time, have you thought of house sitting? Some people not keen on having someone sleep in their home but like the idea of it being watched over while they're away.
Holly's post seconded Ruth and all the others lamenting the lack of discounts in UK. I think this is because most 'commercial' sites (as opposed to Club) have a relatively short peak season. However if you don't ask you don't get so on non Club sites it's always worth bartering particularly over the price of electric (when you hook up) where most sites have a serious laugh at our expense.
If you look seriously at Holly's house sitting idea be aware that there are organisations out there which will attempt to take money off you for training to achieve an SIA licence (mandatory now unless working for someone privately). They will promise 'jobs' but few materialise once they have your cash.
You will see a few adds in the back of the mags advising of some discounts, i.e. 7 nights for the price of 5. Also there are some that give a fixed price for over 55's etc for 1 or 2 weeks. These seem to be mainly Devon or Cornwall, prob because of the competition.
I've used the Cofton Country site near Dawlish a couple of times in the winter, and the last time they were offering 25% off if you booked 5+ nights in advance. However their pre-discount prices were, in my opinion, quite pricey to begin with, like a lot of the leisure park-type-sites.
The C&CC used to do 4-for-3 and 7-for-5 offers at their club sites, but stopped a year or so before they introduced their magical mystery pricing machine.
There are a few sites in the UK that offer ACSI or Camping Cheque discount rates (and include electric hook-up) - but they only save money if there are two of you - not much benefit if only one person.
And, as others have said, do ask about getting a discount for an extended stay, you might be pleasantly surprised.
With age concession and no EHU I have just paid £5.75 per night at the C&CC site, Windermere. This in theory is the rate for a grass pitch but the staff, keen to protect the grass, parked us on hard ground adj to the camping field.
Cost the two of us £65 for Thursday, Friday and Saturday there last week, although there were a couple of vans parked in the big car park behind the site where overnighting is allowed £7 per night or £15 for three nights, and just a short stroll to Dan's Shack for the breakfast bacon butties.


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Alessandro Haber est un acteur italien né le  à Bologne.

Biographie

Filmographie partielle
Comme acteur
 1970 : Le Dernier Guet-apens (Corbari) de Valentino Orsini
 1971 : La Ligne de feu (L'amante dell'orsa maggiore) de Valentino Orsini
 1972 : Qui l'a vue mourir ? (Chi l'ha vista morire?) d'Aldo Lado
 1975 : Quanto è bello lu murire acciso d'Ennio Lorenzini
 1976 : Virginité (Come una rosa al naso) de Franco Rossi
 1982 : Mes chers amis 2 (Amici miei atto II) de Mario Monicelli
 1983 : Flirt de Roberto Russo
 1986 : Regalo di Natale de Pupi Avati
 1987 : Da grande de Franco Amurri
 1988 : Sposi de Pupi Avati, Antonio Avati, Cesare Bastelli, Felice Farina et Luciano Manuzzi
 1989 : Willy Signori e vengo da lontano de Francesco Nuti
 1991 : Les Secrets professionnels du docteur Apfelglück d'Alessandro Capone, Stéphane Clavier, Mathias Ledoux, Thierry Lhermitte et Hervé Palud
 1992 : Une famille formidable (Parenti serpenti) de Mario Monicelli
 1993 : Per amore, solo per amore de Giovanni Veronesi
 1994 : La Vera vita di Antonio H. d'Enzo Monteleone
 1994 : Prestazione straordinaria de Sergio Rubini
 1995 : I Laureati de Leonardo Pieraccioni
 1996 : Cervellini fritti impanati de Maurizio Zaccaro
 1996 : Il ciclone de Leonardo Pieraccioni
 1997 : Fuochi d'artificio de Leonardo Pieraccioni
 2002 : Un viaggio chiamato amorede Michele Placido
 2003 : Scacco pazzo de lui-même
 2004 : La rivincita di Natale de Pupi Avati
 2006 : L'Inconnue de Giuseppe Tornatore
 2006 : Le rose del deserto de Mario Monicelli
 2018 : Moschettieri del re: La penultima missione de Giovanni Veronesi
 2019 : Il signor Diavolo de Pupi Avati

Liens externes

Acteur italien
Naissance en janvier 1947
Naissance à Bologne

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And that's why I have door knocker!
You indicated you have at least a voltmeter, because you said the transformer is OK. Make use of that instrument to do your troubleshooting. You should know how to do that.
CAT 5 should not be used for this type of application. It is not a rugged cable. In an expensive home it should be replaced.
You have not described how the circuit is wired. Are separate cables run from each button back to the chime and transformer? Where is the transformer located? Provide a drawing of how you think the circuit is wired, and the layout.
Are the buttons wired in series? If so, then should not work. Does each button go to a different chime? Is one cable daisy chained to the two buttons?
What are voltages measured at different points in the circuit with no buttons pushed, each different button pushed, both buttons pushed, for both working and nonworking conditions? What is transformer no load voltage, and when chime is chiming?
The information you provided is far too little for any remote person to give you much help.
Cat 5 is run in newer homes sometimes because of how many people want a video doorbell... they then change it after a while to a normal doorbell, or a normal doorbell is installed with the plan to install a video doorbell... my own home has a conduit run in for the doorbell..lol.. ott according to my wife.
No. CAT5 is run because that's what is on the truck and stocking other cables might cost money.
Don't know what those guys are going to do when CAT5 is not stocked anymore (like CAT3) and replaced with CAT7 or something that is impossible to work with. That's what you get when you borrow from the data world.
Double up the wires. Voltage drop on cat 5 with a door bell only using one set of wires is just asking for headaches in my opinion.
Also tightening one should not bring on both lights if wired front and back, even if both are wired for front one should not light the other unless they end up in series somehow.
What happens when both are pressed at the same time?


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Classics Club / Horror
The Haunting of Hill House : The Nightmare of Reality
Image February 9, 2021 February 8, 2021 Tasheena Rose2 Comments
Due to all the books I want to read I rarely get to reread books. Last year I revisited The Turn of the Screw and that's about it these past few years. With the new show that came out a couple years back, The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson has been on my mind. It's been fifteen years since I've read it and I've forgotten so much. All I know is that so many people have reviewed and dissected this book I wasn't sure what I could bring to the table.
For those unfamiliar with the premise, the book is about four individuals who plan to stay at Hill House to observe any supernatural goings-ons for the summer (very early ghost hunting). The leader of the study, Dr. Montague, who is looking for validity, a relative of the owner of the estate, Luke, and two women who've had brief experiences with the supernatural, Theo and Eleanor.
After I was done with my reread I was stunned by what haunted me the most, which were the first and last paragraphs. Bookends that parallel each other, that really got to me at the end. Here's the opener:
"No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more.Within, walls continued upright, bricks met nearly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone."
I don't know if I've ever heard a haunted house described like this, that it's insane due to its inability to dream and it is 'absolute reality'. With this in mind, the events of Hill House seem like an inevitable domino fall the moment Eleanor decided to accept Montague's invitation to stay for the summer.
Due to living with and taking care of her sick mother for over eleven years, all of her twenties, it's understandable that Eleanor (aka Nell) has had enough of her reality, as she tries to figure out her life after the passing of her mother, and instead chooses to delay the inevitable.
Nell runs to Hill House full of fantasy and wonder ready for her independent life to begin. On her car ride to Hill House she dreams about how her life can be now that she's away from her family.
Here and throughout the book Nell constantly repeats the line 'journeys end in lovers' meeting' from Shakepeare's Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night is a comedy full of mistaken identities, cross-dressing, and everyone falling in love by the end. 'Journeys end in lovers' meeting' is taken from the jester's carpe diem songs*, all about seizing the day and of course, love, because you can't find love in the after life.
Eleanor wants a Shakepeare' rom-com and ends up getting something far worse, a dose of harsh absolute reality. The first time she sees Hill House a major crack appears on her dream bubble. It is, as Nell puts it, disgusting.
There's been plenty of discussion and opinions about the haunting itself, whether it's real and the root of it. There are multiple witnesses to the happenings in and around the house, so I don't think it's someone's delusion. That said I do think the source is from a single person, Eleanor.
All the way to the end Nell holds onto her fantasy that this will be her fresh start, but she then collides with a force that's 'absolute reality'. All of her insecurities, quirks, and doubts come screaming to the surface. Isolation has made her meek and awkward; she strives to find a new family but ultimately fails.
The devastating ending is one that will stick with me. Everything I was feeling came together as I read the last paragraph and was left with overwhelming loneliness. I know some might complain that it's not scary but for me, this was a true horror ending.
*Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene III [O Mistress mine, where are you roaming?]
Classic Horror, Classics Club, Gothic, Haunted House, Shirley Jackson
Swordheart – T. Kingfisher: Dual Journeys
Hell House – Richard Matheson
2 thoughts on "The Haunting of Hill House : The Nightmare of Reality"
I love this book!! The show is great too
Yes! Big fan of both as well ❤


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Strengthen your heart. "A lot of rejections will come your way but don't be discouraged," she shared, stressing the importance of having grit and perseverance as it will also further forward one's artistry.
Live life. "You can't create inspiration and there's no inspiration without life," said Ritz Marie. That includes listening to music, spending time with family and friends, and going for whatever makes you happy.
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