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Health Literacy: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's) Inflict Significant Human and Economic Costs. It is important to understand STD's and their transmission and take appropriate precautions. The CDC has released an STD report for 2012 - the year for which the latest figures are available.
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Grab your sweetie and head to Nexton for some extra Valentine's Day sweetness. Just drop by our Greeting House for a festive, bubbly beverage and a coupon for a free treat from Charleston's own Sweet Lulu's Bakery & Vintage Caravan. Lulu's will be parked right outside, so you can use your coupon on the spot.
And as you're nibbling your key lime pie cupcake or heart-shaped strawberry pop tart, treat yourself to a tour of our quick move-in homes. If you haven't visited recently, you'll find more neighborhoods. More home styles. And soon, more cafes, shops and parks. In other words, more to love.


This is purely information and is not considered instruction for obtaining any of the mentioned talents.
A style of magic looked down on in modern times, where rationality reigns, that seems to call on hypothetical 'spirits of nature'. It is a messy, intimate, and savage style of magic which elves actively avoid but a few aspects of it still remain in their culture.
The most powerful spells include a form of divination where an oracle is tied to a tree and abused by various apparitions in exchange for truths they might never want to know.
Rumour regularly claims that this school is known to elves, but there is no validity to it. It is known that the sole spell of the school is 'Pact' and that it may be cast only once as the magician sells their soul (and perhaps offers future services) in exchange for what they want from the denizens of the Inferno.
This Talent is tied to Alchemy. It allows creation of a Philosopher's Stone and use of the mana trapped into such a thing to accelerate alchemical production processes massively or even bypass the requirements of raw materials.
A Philosopher's Stone is a deeply personal thing to create such that mistakes in the process, or simply following a recipe for such blindly, can permanently upset the humours of the brewer.
This Talent works via Seduction and allows one to either enhance the 'depth' of a seduction or ignore the normal limitations of that skill. It would be simple for a skilled user to bypass sexual preference of a target during a seduction, seduce a target while seeming to just look at them, or addict a weak willed victim to the pleasures of the bed.
A number of blushing individuals within the House will attest that "Young Master Roderick" has exemplary skill in this Talent.
There are risks in the large scale efforts of industry. The pounding of massive machinery, the non-stop howl of steam, and the effluent from alchemical factories can have an effect on the sanity of some. The Clockwerks believe that the flesh is weak, the machine supreme, and they should test themselves to prove this. Unfortunately these 'ideals' are often corrupted into petty thuggery and being muscle for hire but they do extensively augment themselves when possible.
This elven merchant house has an unusually strong presence in London due to various trade agreements. Despite the growing dislike of 'pointy eared coin stealers' in the general populous they refuse to be driven out of places which have been their own for over two centuries in the reign of Her Eternal Majesty.
The Talent of "Body Hardening" is common within the House, with Wreniel apparently having received her own instruction in it during previous visits, but due to a death in the recent attack they are currently lacking an adept in the Flesh Arts.
Eleven society, based in the isles to the West and South of Ireland, clashes quite badly at times with that of Her Eternal Majesty's subjects.
To show ones body, through tight clothing or sheer garb, is a polite boast of wealth and power enough to have such sculpted properly or personal prowess in the arts to keep it 'appealing'.
Houses treat engagements as a casual thing, elders switching and swapping them at a whim as alliances shift over years, but consummation is expected, contraception forbidden, and conception cause for immediate marriage. Individuals, however, have their own ways around matters if their would-be spouse is not appealing.
Family comes first beyond all else. Beyond that any elf comes before the rest of the world. To let the English Empire burn in exchange for saving a single elven life would be considered laudable.
Don't touch the ears unless a) in an intimate situation, b) about embark on physical intimacy, and c) got permission first.
Crafted by Alchemy in vats, a homunculus normally has a legal status between 'toe nail clipping' and 'particularly bright horse'.
Only those properly 'sparked' through certain Sorceries have an real independence or intellect of their own. Such are usually unpopular and expensive to make.
They lack a spirit or any true soul. This means that death is permanent for them but, as they have nothing to 'pass on', their bodies can often be revived from what should have been terminal conditions as though one were simply restarting an engine.


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Erik Thastum (født 17. februar 1926 i København) var en dansk bokser, der deltog i OL 1948 i London i bantamvægt. Han tabte sin første kamp til finnen Olavi Ouvinen på point og var dermed færdig i konkurrencen.

Thastum boksede for IF Sparta.

Eksterne henvisninger

Boksere fra Danmark
Personer fra København
Boksere ved sommer-OL 1948
Deltagere for Danmark ved sommer-OL 1948

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This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to install and replace basic volumetric metering equipment for domestic, industrial and commercial premises. The unit also includes the identification of defects and the reporting, replacement and adjustment of metering equipment.
This unit supports the attainment of skills and knowledge required for staff responsible for the effective and accurate operation of water metering equipment as a vital component of service delivery and compliance reporting.
1 Plan and prepare to install or replace basic volumetric metering equipment .
1.1	Determine work requirements and work site boundaries from specifications or instructions.
1.2	Plan work according to job and safety requirements using relevant plans, drawings, standards and technical data.
1.3	Select and use electrical safety equipment according to legislative and organisational requirements .
1.4	Check coordination issues, including permission to access third-party sites, isolations and permits to work with relevant personnel.
1.5	Identify, check and prepare materials, equipment and resources required to satisfy job plan according to organisational requirements.
1.6	Identify basic metering equipment and recognise specifications for operation.
1.7	Select, fit and use personal protective equipment.
2 Read metering equipment .
2.1	Read meters according to the organisation's operational requirements.
2.2	Report readings outside normal parameters and faulty meters and apply organisational procedures for estimating consumption.
2.3	Collect and report information on performance metering equipment according to organisational requirements.
3 Finalise work and complete documentation .
3.1	Check, maintain and store equipment, tools and materials according to manufacturer guidelines and organisational requirements.
3.2	Restore work site to meet environmental and organisational requirements.
3.3	Maintain compliance reports and relevant workplace records as required.


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Q: Is every geodesic space with non-positively curved metric triangulable? Let $(X, d)$ be a geodesic space which is also a closed manifold. Suppose $d$ is a local $CAT(0)$ metric. Here is the question:
Is it true that $X$ admits a triangulation? (No requiring the triangulation to be PL).
An example of Davis and Januszkiewicz showed that there is a non-triangulable aspherical 4-manifold. Let $P^3$ be the Poincare Homology Sphere. They firstly constructed an aspherical 4 dimensional homology manifold via Gromov's hyperbolization, then replace the neighborhood around non-manifold point (the cone over $P^3$) by Freedman's 4-dimensional contractible manifold $W$ with the boundary $P^3$. It is the second step that the $CAT(0)$ condition is lost and I don't know anything about possible geometric properties of the mysterious $W$.

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Paul Bernardini is a Vice President at DOAR. He is responsible for leading our expert witness consulting team in advising our clients involved in high profile, complex, bet-the-company legal disputes all over the world on our affiliate experts, the top professionals in their respective fields.
As a former litigator, Paul brings an extensive background in the areas of litigation consulting and expert witness selection. Prior to DOAR, Paul played a leading role at IMS ExpertServices as the Vice President of Client Development and Thomson Reuters where he worked with some of the largest law firms in the world.
Paul received his Juris Doctor from the City University of New York School of Law. He holds a master's degree in international relations from the United States International University and a Bachelor of Arts in international studies from the State University of New York College at Brockport. Paul has also studied at the Center for Bilingual Multicultural Studies in Cuernavaca, Mexico and in Luxembourg where he studied the European Union.


It's in our nature to protect ourselves when we are being attacked whether it's insults, criticism, or lies. We want to fight back and retaliate with more of the same, we want to defend ourselves with our own arguments. But when Jesus was being insulted and suffering He did not retaliate. He put his trust in His Heavenly Father and let God's will be done. Put your trust in God and let Him be your defender, He will fight for you and He will judge your enemies accordingly.
It's not always easy being a Christian in this crazy world and believe me we have it easy compared to what others go through. But even when it seems hard to keep our faith we need to hang in there. Our sufferings are just a moment in time and our glory will be eternal, it will all be worth it when we get to heaven.


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Young Idahoans--Helping Build An Even Better Idaho
This Earth Day provides an important reminder of the remarkable natural assets all around us and the considerable work and problem-solving required to sustain these resources so that we all can continue to experience their benefits. I had the opportunity to meet with Idahoans involved in the Idaho Conservation Corps (ICC). The work they are doing to maintain Idaho's natural resources is worthy of highlighting. ICC enables Idaho youth and young adults statewide to assist with resource manageme… Continue Reading
Idaho Youth Leadership
Helen Keller wrote in 1930, "It is not possible for civilization to flow backward while there is youth in this world." Meeting with Idaho delegates to the U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP) is a reminder of the great promise for the future of our state and nation found in Idaho's young leaders. The U.S. Senate established the USSYP 55 years ago to recognize the leadership potential of students elected to student body offices in high schools across the U.S. and encourage the deepening of their… Continue Reading
Judicial Duty To Follow The Law
As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I met with Judge Neil Gorsuch, who President Donald Trump nominated to serve as Associate Justice. Judge Gorsuch's comments during our talk still resonate. He said, "My personal views are irrelevant as a judge." That is the ideal illustration of a judge steadfastly committed to our law and upholding the separation of powers defined in our Constitution. Through 20 hours of public testimony, he reaffirmed his commitment to the Oath of Office and J… Continue Reading
Federal Obligation To Idaho Counties Must Be Met
Secure Rural School payments are critical to ensure that counties across Idaho and the nation, accommodating tax-exempt, federally managed lands, have the resources necessary for local schools, roads, bridges, forest management projects and public safety priorities. The federal responsibility to meet this commitment remains. I recently joined fellow Idaho Senator Jim Risch and 78 of our congressional colleagues in sending a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Office of Management and Budget (O… Continue Reading
Clearing Out The Mess Of Overregulation
In a Presidential Executive Order issued February 24, 2017, President Trump called for an extensive review of existing federal regulations to determine whether they should be eliminated. This step to clear out regulations saddling Americans with unnecessary restrictions, paperwork and financial burden is a needed and sensible undertaking to help invigorate American investment and ingenuity. The order establishes task forces in every government agency charged with reducing regulation and lim… Continue Reading
Opportunities For America
In his recent speech before Congress, President Donald Trump outlined a message of optimism that resonated with many. He laid forth an ambitious agenda that, if we work together to implement, will strengthen America. The President offered an agenda rooted in personal liberty and economic freedom with three bold agenda priorities: to strengthen our national security; provide for our veterans; and unleash robust job creation. Many military families, including those at Idaho's own Moun… Continue Reading
Top Priority: Improving Veterans' Access To Care
Many Idahoans, especially those in eastern Idaho, are aware that there are extensive delays with reimbursement to health care providers through the Veterans Choice Program (Choice program). Some providers have had to stop serving veterans through Choice because they were not getting paid. These payment challenges have impacted the ability of Idaho veterans to use the program. I am committed to fixing this, along with the other problems with the Choice program, to ensure Idaho veterans are able… Continue Reading
Lessons Learned From Vietnam Veterans
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the majority of Idaho's veterans served during the Vietnam War. Veterans put their lives on the line and lost friends and family during their service to our country. They experienced great loss and personal sacrifice while being criticized for doing as they were told. They are among the first to step forward and help fellow veterans and others in our communities. Many lessons can be learned from these great Americans. As Americans, it is our duty to hono… Continue Reading
Bipartisan Majority Of Senate Urging Strengthening Of Medicare Advantage
In Idaho, one in three Medicare beneficiaries have chosen a private health plan through Medicare Advantage (MA), which allows beneficiaries to select a health plan that best suits their individual budget and health needs. Given the successes of Medicare Advantage for many in Idaho and across the nation, maintaining and strengthening it will ensure its long-term stability. I recently led a letter signed by fellow Idaho Senator Jim Risch and 63 of our Senate colleagues to Centers for Medicare &a… Continue Reading
Protecting Constitutional Rights
I recently reintroduced S. 202, the Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act, to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their constitutional rights arbitrarily revoked. I also co-sponsored a similar Congressional Review Act resolution to halt a rule issued by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in the waning days of the Obama Administration that would erode Americans' Second Amendment rights. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed similar legis… Continue Reading
Furthering Nuclear Innovation Benefits Idaho
For the past three years, the Research and Business Development Center and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have worked together to quantify INL's economic impact. The recent report on the lab's economic contributions in Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 demonstrated the substantial benefits nuclear research brings to our great state. Removing roadblocks that prevent continued innovation in the nuclear sector so that our state can continue to benefit from INL's great work is important. This year's … Continue Reading
Warning About Tax Season Scams
"As the tax filing season approaches, it is critical that all taxpayers remember to be wary of unsolicited telephone calls and e-mails from individuals claiming to be IRS and Treasury employees," warns the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), J. Russell George. He further cautions that the callers are aggressive and relentless. "Once they have your attention, they will say anything to con you out of your hard-earned cash. We continue to actively pursue those perpetrating… Continue Reading
Priorities For The 115th Congress
The 115th Congress presents an opportunity to deliver real and lasting change for the American people. We must seize the moment to fundamentally change the course of our country to restore prosperity, stability and liberty. For far too long, we have let the enormous federal government curtail and hold back American ingenuity and opportunity through misguided central planning and political ideology. Replacing one-size-fits-all, top-down government controls should unleash the true entrepreneuri… Continue Reading
Time Is Wasting To Stop Medicare Bankruptcy
I recently wrote about the need to heed the Social Security Trustee's warnings and shore up Social Security. Like the requirements for the Social Security Trustees to annually assess the state of the trust funds that support the Social Security program, the Medicare Trustees are also required by law to report to Congress on the state of the Medicare trust funds. In June, the Medicare Trustees reported that Medicare's Part A Trust Fund is expected to be bankrupt in 2028, two years earlier than … Continue Reading
The Need To Shore Up Social Security Is Mounting
In its most recent report out in June, the Trustees of the Social Security trust fund provided another warning that Congress must act now to address the shortfalls of the Social Security trust fund. The trustees reported that the Social Security program will be "unable to pay scheduled benefits in full on a timely basis in 2034" and recommended that lawmakers address these shortfalls soon, so that "a broader range of solutions can be considered and more time will be available to phase in change… Continue Reading
From The Mailbag: The 21st Century Cures Act
As participants in the decisions made in Congress, Idahoans contact me with valuable input about the issues our country faces. Realizing that many may not have the chance to contact me, I post the top five issues of concern from Idahoans and my responses on my website. The following is my response regardingthe 21 st Century Cures Act: I voted in favor of this important legislation. The 21 stCentury Cures Act, H.R. 34, is a landmark health care innovation package that will accelerate the disc… Continue Reading
Sharing An Idaho Christmas
The magnificent Englemann Spruce from the Payette National Forest that stands at the U.S. Capitol this Christmas is a small portion of the natural beauty that we are fortunate to have in Idaho. Thank you to all the Idahoans who helped kick off the Christmas season by presenting the nation with the "People's Tree". Let this tree be a sign of good cheer and the holiday season and bring us together. Picking the right tree and making sure it made it to our nation's capital safely was no small tas… Continue Reading
Idahoans Leading In Volunteer Service
The quiet service and giving spirit of Idahoans are among the many blessings I am counting this holiday season. A recently released study from the Corporation for Community and National Service (CNCS) further confirmed the prevalent service in Idaho communities concluding that Idaho ranks fifth in the nation for volunteer service. In its annual Volunteering and Civic Life in Americareport, CNCS estimated382,200 volunteers in Idaho provide 53.42 million hours of volunteer service with an… Continue Reading
A Haskett point from the Snake River is one of the historical items from Idaho on display in the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. The museum dates the point's creation to a remarkable 10,000-6,000 BC. The Native American tribes of Idaho-the Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Nez Perce, Shoshone-Bannock and Shoshone-Paiute-are undoubtedly a deep and central part of Idaho's history and development. Learning more about and celebrating this profound history can broaden our under… Continue Reading
No Veteran Should Face Homelessness
No veteran who has served our nation should return home to face homelessness, but yet it is happening. Based on statistics from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reports there were 49,933 homeless veterans on a single night in January 2014. While the VA finds that homelessness among veterans is declining, work remains to end the homelessness of those who have given so much for us. This fall, I had the opportunity to par… Continue Reading

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Sundays are for Writing #55
This week was a MUCH better writing week than last week! I got in all five planned writing sessions. I'm hoping I finally have my schedule tweaked just right to make sure I have time for writing and everything else in the mornings before work. Because after work, it's just not happening!
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Book Review: I've Seen the End of You, by W. Lee Warren, MD
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Title: I've Seen the End of You
Author: W. Lee Warren, MD
Genre: Nonfiction
A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt, and the Things We Think We Know
Dr. Lee Warren, a practicing neurosurgeon, had seen enough cases of glioblastoma to know when he diagnosed the patient, that he'd seen the end of them. With a 100% fatality rate, he knew how it was going to end. But that never stopped him from praying for his patients, even as he knew there was no hope. Even as he experienced doubts about just what God was doing. Even as he asked Why, God? It wasn't until Lee faced a personal tragedy that he finally came to the end of himself—and rekindled the hope that had been hiding in the darkness for so long.
I've Seen the End of You was an incredible read! I don't normally get enthralled in nonfiction, but I could not put this book down! Dr. Warren's raw honesty about his fears, his questions, his grief resonated with me, and the strength it must take to face such seemingly hopeless cases every day with a prayer and an offered bit of hope is inspirational and uplifting. For anyone going through any kind of tragedy, this is a wonderful read!
Lee Warren is a brain surgeon, inventor, Iraq War veteran, and writer. I've Seen the End of You is his newest book.
(Galley courtesy of WaterBrook in exchange for an honest review.)
Book Review and Blog Tour: A Beginning at the End, by Mike Chen
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Title: A Beginning at the End
Author: Mike Chen
Genre: Dystopian
Six years after a global pandemic, it turns out that the End of the World was more like a big pause. Coming out of quarantine, 2 billion unsure survivors split between self-governing big cities, hippie communes, and wasteland gangs. When the father of a presumed-dead pop star announces a global search for his daughter, four lives collide: Krista, a cynical event planner; Moira, the ex-pop star in hiding; Rob, a widowed single father; and Sunny, his seven-year-old daughter.
As their lives begin to intertwine, reports of a new outbreak send the fragile society into a panic. And when the government enacts new rules in response to the threat, long-buried secrets surface, causing Sunny to run away seeking the truth behind her mother's death. Now, Krista, Rob, and Moira must finally confront the demons of their past in order to hit the road and reunite with Sunny — before a coastal lockdown puts the world on pause again.
A Beginning at the End wasn't your typical end-of-the-world dystopian novel. Apart from a few brief flashbacks, the story doesn't spend a lot of time with the actual end of the world. Instead, it's firmly grounded in the rebuilding phase of life after a global pandemic.
My heart went out to Rob. He's been keeping a huge secret from hid daughter Sunny for years—and now it has caught up with him and he doesn't know what to do, so he's floundering. Moira has been running for so long she doesn't know how to not run. And Krista…well, I didn't like her for most of the book, as she's selfish and a bit ugly to people around her, but she fortunately has an epiphany about herself that changes her. I loved that this novel left the large-scale view alone, and focused on a handful of individuals, their lives, and their emotions, as this made everything much more vivid and realistic.
Mike Chen is a lifelong writer, from crafting fan fiction as a child to somehow getting paid for words as an adult. A Beginning at the End is his newest novel.
(Galley courtesy of Harlequin/MIRA in exchange for an honest review.)
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This was not a great writing week. I planned five sessions…and only did one. I'm making some changes to my schedule to see how that improves things, though. I also wrote two book reviews, which is also fewer than normal for me.
There's obviously room for improvement!
Book Review: Westering Women, by Sandra Dallas
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Title: Westering Women
Author: Sandra Dallas
In 1852, Maggie has a young daughter who's been abused and an abusive husband who will kill her if he can find her, so she signs up to join a wagon train to California with 43 other women eager to find husbands. Maggie doesn't care about the husband part; she just wants to keep her daughter safe. She's not even sure her own husband is alive—if he's not, she's sure to be accused of his murder.
She soon learns she's not the only woman in the group with secrets: Mary, whose family treated her like a slave, just wants freedom, and on the trail her large size is good thing. One of the women used to be a prostitute. One is also running from an abusive man. One is hiding a secret in plain sight. Throughout the journey the women—and the two minsters accompanying them—must learn how to fend for themselves and become more than who they were.
I loved the premise of Westering Women. I was a bit disappointed in the execution, though. The women's stories are amazing, but their presence on the page was scattered and fuzzy at best. Even Maggie, supposedly the main character, seemed more like a bit player most of the time. Some of the transitions were very abrupt and came out of nowhere, too (when the men one of the girls was running from showed up randomly). A great historical jaunt, but the writing didn't do it justice. Judging from other reviews I've seen, this is clearly a case of the book just not being a good fit for me.
Sandra Dallas is a New York Times-bestselling author. Westering Women is her newest novel.
(Galley courtesy of St. Martin's Press in exchange for an honest review.)
Book Review: The Little Bookshop on the Seine, by Rebecca Raisin
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Title: The Little Bookshop on the Seine
Author: Rebecca Raisin
Sarah Smith loves her little bookstore in tiny Ashford, Connecticut. She swears her books talk to her, and she's happy with her life, her tight-knit group of friends—and their pastries—and her boyfriend, globe-trotting journalist Ridge. Except he's gone so much, and Sarah is a little bit bored. So, when her Parisian friend Sophie offers a six-month bookshop exchange, Sarah finds herself flying to Paris to take care of Once Upon a Time, a famous, and popular, bookstore on the Seine.
But Sarah's dreams of quiet time spent reading, forays to explore Paris, and getting to see Ridge as he travels the world fade quickly once she arrives in Paris. The staff at the bookshop are suspicious and uncooperative. The customers are rude. There's barely time to breathe, much less read. And instead of spending time with Ridge, their relationship is reduced to occasional quick phone calls. But Sarah has had enough. Christmas is coming and she is determined to get things sorted out, no matter what.
I loved this book! I didn't realize until I finished it that Rebecca Raisin also wrote Rosie's Traveling Tea Shop, which was also a lovely read…but it all makes sense now. The Little Bookshop on the Seine made me want to visit Paris, which has never been on my Places to Go list, but I'd pack right up for a chance to work in Once Upon a Time, and Sarah, with her love of books and reading contrasting with her desire to experience life is so me that I related to every page. I highly recommend this!
Rebecca Raisin loves books. The Little Bookshop on the Seine is her newest novel.
(Galley courtesy of Harlequin/HQN in exchange for an honest review.)
Book Review: The Night Country, by Melissa Albert
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Title: The Night Country
Author: Melissa Albert
Genre: YA, fantasy
Alice Proserpine escaped the Hinterland with her friend Finch's help and returned to the "real world" and her life there, without Finch. But being back among the normal isn't everything Alice remembers. Her mother misses the magic, too, but her longing for a closeness with her daughter is more than Alice can give right now.
Especially when others from the Hinterland keep ending up dead—and missing body parts. And everyone thinks Alice is to blame—except her friend Sophia and her mom. But Alice is determined to find out who is killing Stories, no matter where she must go and who she is up against.
I think I liked The Night Country even more than The Hazel Wood. These are dark stories about dark fairy tales and the prose is mesmerizing—and dark—enchanting the reader with every turn. Alice is an awkward character at best, but you love her all the same, and the mystery and magic from the Hinterland is dark, terrifying, and fascinating.
Melissa Albert is an editor and an author. The Night Country is her newest novel.
(Galley courtesy of Flatiron Books in exchange for an honest review.)
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Book Review: Jane Anonymous, by Laurie Stolarz
Title: Jane Anonymous
Author: Laurie Stolarz
Jane is a normal seventeen-year-old girl, busy with her manicures, her best friend, and that cute boy she's kinda-sorta dating. Until the day she is kidnapped by a stranger and taken to live in a room with a bed, a refrigerator, and a bathroom. She's given a set of rules to live by—and to earn rewards—given her meals through a cat door, and never sees her abductor. Only the boy trapped in the room next to hers gives her any hope.
Until the day Jane manages to escape. But when she returns home, her family and friends expect her to just return to her old life. But she can't. So, she hides in her room—and hides from people—as she struggles to process. She writes about her experiences as her therapy, and slowly realizes that not everything in that house was it seems.
Jane Anonymous was a tough read. The horrific experience Jane goes through is terrifying, but the most difficult part of the book is after she escapes. The author does an excellent job capturing the chaos that is Jane's mind, her struggles, and her growing realization of the truth.
Laurie Stolarz has sold over a million books worldwide. Jane Anonymous is her newest novel.
So…this week did not go as planned, writing-wise. And I'm actually okay with that. I have a very good friend—whom I consider family—going through something pretty horrible right now, and supporting her is way more important than my "normal" routine. (Ha. Like anything about my life is ever normal.)
One fiction-writing session, two book reviews, and that's it. Better luck next week!
Best Books I Read in December (2019)
I only read 15 books in December, and most were just okay—good.
Here are the three I enjoyed the most:
Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell. Come on, you knew this was going to make the list! It's my all-time favorite book. I get immersed in the culture—even the parts I don't like—and the characters are so vivid. Scarlett, although almost entirely unlikable, is larger-than-life, and so is Rhett. Melanie is wonderful. Ashley is…meh. But the book itself is a wonderful, compelling read. (And, in case you're wondering, it's absolutely where the name of this blog came from.)
Take the Day Off, by Robert Morris. Yes, Pastor Robert is my pastor. But he writes such important spiritual truths, and my life, health, and well-being have all improved so much since I started implementing a Sabbath day of rest every week.
Higher Power Has a name, by Cavanaugh James. This was an interesting read. I haven't read too many (if any) faith-based books talking about the problems in our current culture…written by someone who was born in this current culture (he's a Millennial), so that was an interesting perspective on the present problems.


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La saison 1959 du Championnat du Paraguay de football est la quarante-huitième édition de la Primera División, le championnat de première division au Paraguay. Les dix meilleurs clubs du pays disputent la compétition, sous forme d'une poule unique où chaque équipe rencontre deux fois ses adversaires. En fin de saison, le dernier du classement est relégué et remplacé par le champion de deuxième division.

C'est le Club Olimpia, tenant du titre, qui est à nouveau sacré champion cette saison après avoir terminé -invaincu- en tête du classement final, avec neuf points d'avance sur Cerro Porteño et quinze sur le Club Sportivo Luqueño. C'est le dix-septième titre de champion du Paraguay de l'histoire du club.

Cette saison est historique puisque le champion du paraguay se qualifie pour la première fois pour une compétition continentale, la Copa Libertadores, dont l'édition inaugurale est organisée l'année suivante. Ramon Rodriguez est le meilleur buteur du championnat avec 17 buts.

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The countdown is on! With only a couple of weeks left in 2022, it's time to turn up the holiday spirit and spend some extra time with friends and family. Gather in front of the screen and watch one of our recommendations for this week!
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Vincent Georgie: Aubrey Plaza has been one of the most interesting and funny actresses to see emerge over the years, especially in the recently concluded season 2 of the hit anthology series "The White Lotus". If you miss her addictive antics, check her out here in this riveting and highly engaging new film.
Synopsis: Saddled with student debt and unable to find work, a college graduate becomes involved in a credit card scam, acting as a dummy shopper and buying increasingly risky products with stolen credit cards.
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Vincent Georgie: Adam Sandler delivered an instant classic in this delightful, raucous animated favourite. You can't help but smile all the way through.
Synopsis: Davey Stone, a 33-year-old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far. In keeping with the holiday spirit, the judge gives Davey one last chance at redemption — spend the holiday performing community service as the assistant referee for the youth basketball league or go to jail. Davey thinks he's gotten off easy until he meets Whitey Duvall, the eccentric, elf-like head referee.
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Vincent Georgie: The story and drama are complex, but the solution is achingly sincere. A film that you are so happy to know is a true story. And it makes you wonder about how many other world issues could be resolved this way.
Synopsis: With the advent of World War I, Europe is thrown into brutal and vicious chaos as men are forced to kill or be killed. While blood soaks the battlefield as Christmas approaches, the men in the trenches of the Western Front face a transformation, however fleeting, toward peace and goodwill. Against all odds, four unlikely individuals from opposing sides bond during this bloodless respite to experience the hope and goodness in humanity.
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Just released on premium video on demand (PVOD), both of these films are being lauded by end-of-year awards groups and are sure-fire frontrunner contenders for the upcoming Academy Awards. Martin McDonagh's Irish black comedy is what happens when you focus a film around a simple conflict and then let both sharp writing and an incredible sense of place drive four outstanding performances. Steven Spielberg's latest film is a warm-hearted trip down memory lane of his own childhood and how the world's most commercially successful filmmaker came to be.
On a remote island off the coast of Ireland, Pádraic is devastated when his buddy Colm suddenly puts an end to their lifelong friendship. With help from his sister and a troubled young islander, Pádraic sets out to repair the damaged relationship by any means necessary. However, as Colm's resolve only strengthens, he soon delivers an ultimatum that leads to shocking consequences.
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By Bevrlee J. Lips
CALIFORNIA: SB 800 Claims Dismissed Against Developer Following Aggressive Defense
The owners of 203 homes in Bakersfield, Calif., brought a construction defect lawsuit against a developer. The developer made repairs under SB 800, forced written discovery, and took the homeowners' depositions, which resulted in nearly 70 homes dropping from the lawsuit. When the lawyers for the homeowners struggled in raising settlement monies from the subcontractors, they amended the complaint to include common law claims in the wake of Liberty Mutual v. Brookfield. In a strategic move, the developer then made Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 offers to each homeowner in the amount of $4,000; none accepted. Section 998 provides a statutory mechanism that allows for an offer. If the offer is not accepted within a specified time period and the offeree does better at trial, the offeree is entitled to recover its costs and expert fees (all of which are not normally recoverable). As the trial approached, the homeowners began settling with subcontractors and providing scope of work releases that included a release of the developer. Having failed to raise more than $4,000 from the subcontractors, the homeowners were forced to dismiss the developer for a waiver of costs two days into trial.—From Nevada Chapter Member Nathan Owens, Esq.
KENTUCKY: Containing Solicitation of Accident Victims to Reduce Fraud
The Kentucky General Assembly has revisited the solicitation of accident victims for health care services in an effort to stem fraud in automobile injury actions. Although a prior attempt was held unconstitutional by a federal district court, HB 153 was signed into law by the governor in March 2015. As rewritten, the statute prohibits solicitation by a health care provider or an intermediary acting on behalf of a provider for the first 30 days following an automobile accident. It prohibits paying or receiving money for a referral and requires health care providers to report any violations that come to their attention. The statute voids any charges for care given to a person solicited illegally and permits recovery by the payer of any sums paid for care of a solicited person. This doesn't solve the entire problem, but it is a step in the right direction.—From Kentucky Chapter President Ronald Green
NEVADA: No Dice in Third-Party Retaliatory Discharge Claim
In Brown v. Eddie World Inc., the Nevada Supreme Court addressed whether a plaintiff could state a claim for third-party retaliatory discharge when that discharge discourages reporting violations of Nevada's gaming laws. The plaintiff in the case, Karen Brown, was an employee of Eddie World Inc. Eddie World was located on property owned by the Stagecoach Hotel and Casino. Both companies were under common ownership (collectively, Stagecoach). Stagecoach knew the employee was engaged to Donald Allen. Allen was not employed by Stagecoach but filed a complaint with the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) against Stagecoach regarding some of its slot machines. Shortly after the NGCB informed Stagecoach of Allen's complaint, it began assigning Brown's duties to other employees, and within weeks, she was terminated. The Supreme Court recognized that enforcing gaming laws is fundamental public policy in Nevada; however, it declined to recognize a cause of action for third-party retaliatory discharge.—From Nevada Chapter Vice President Gina M. Mushmeche, Esq.
OHIO/U.S.: Family and Medical Leave Act Changes
In February 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a news release announcing a rule change to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in keeping with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in United States vs. Windsor. In noting that state responsibilities for the definition and regulation of marriage date back to the nation's beginning, the Supreme Court cited Ohio ex rel. Popovici v. Agler, which stated, "[W]hen the Constitution was adopted, the common understanding was that the domestic relations of husband and wife and parent and child were matters reserved to the states." Consequently, workers in legal, same-sex marriages, regardless of where they live, will now have the same rights as those in opposite-sex marriages for leave under FMLA. Hence, the FMLA definition of "spouse" now includes an eligible employee in a legal same-sex marriage. Under this rule, eligibility for federal FMLA protection is based on the law of the place where the marriage was entered into, not where the employee resides.—From CLM Member Felix J. Gora
OREGON: Travel Expenses Not Part of PIP Coverage
The Oregon Court of Appeals recently held that insurers are not required to pay personal injury protection (PIP) claimants for costs related to travel to and from medical treatments. While Oregon's PIP statute, ORS 742.524(1)(a), requires insurers to pay for "expenses of medical…services," the statute does not encompass costs for personal travel related to medical visits. The court reasoned that the legislature intended for PIP to cover only those services provided by licensed medical providers—which clearly does not include travel. Even though travel is a necessary expense of receiving medical treatment, it is not covered by PIP.—From CLM Member Jack Levy
TENNESSEE: No Job Protection for Whistleblowing to the Wrong Person
In Haynes v. Formac Stables Inc., the plaintiff, a horse groomer, was kicked in the head by a horse and asked for medical treatment for his injury. He claimed that the defendant's owner refused and offered a veterinarian instead, which violates Tennessee code. The plaintiff protested this with the owner and, after treatment, complained about headaches "due to not being seen by an appropriate medical examiner." The plaintiff would not be silent about what he perceived to be illegal activity—treatment by an animal doctor for a human injury—and was terminated. He then asserted a claim alleging retaliatory discharge for "whistleblowing" under both the common law and Tennessee Public Protection Act. The Tennessee Supreme Court held that a "whistleblower" complaint must be reported to someone other than the wrongdoer in order to qualify as a valid claim.—From CLM Member Jimmy Wright
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Karen Walker Fragrance Launch & Interview Excitement!
Karen Walker launched three new fragrances, starting in New Zealand – and Ever So Scrumptious was invited to try the scents and meet Karen Walker herself.
For international style-lovers, Karen Walker brings fresh, wearable Antipodean quirkiness, especially with her successful eyewear line. For style-conscious New Zealanders, Karen Walker is the gateway to investment style with "accessible luxury" – I note that Karen Walker jewelry is often the first silver or gold piece a young woman owns. And now the brand has branched out into another area of accessible luxury with fragrances.
The fragrance launch event in Wellington was everything fabulous about style in New Zealand. Cheerful redheads flourished giant balloon letters to greet us, making our day more surreal. Inside, several stands with the three perfumes awaited us, with vivid cards for spraying samples. There was a sparkle of excitement amongst the handful of people, always renewed, who waited in a loose queue to meet Karen Walker in person. Where else is a globally famous designer going to be so accessible?
Karen was polished and relaxed, pausing to grab shopping bags to package up inflatables, or to hand out macarons to astonished fans.
Karen Walker clearly felt at home in Wellington
A little rough-voiced after chatting with well-wishers and fans for two and a half hours, Karen made the time for a short interview with me about the fragrances.
What's the first perfume that you ever wore yourself?
"Loulou by Cacharel." This was given to her as a gift when she was 17 by her then-boyfriend, now-husband Mikhail. "I still sniff it every now and then, going through duty free!"
You say your scents are for the Karen Walker woman – who is this delightful being?
"Interesting people looking for interesting ideas. I don't think there's an age, there's a size – it's an attitude. It's all these women around us right now!" Karen was absolutely right– here are one or two of the stylish crowd.
I don't know who I admire more – the daring woman glowing in the vivid striped jacket or beautiful Razia in her black and white ensemble.
The bottle design here makes me think of Yayoi Kusama's colors and patterns, and a lot of your design has a Surrealist edge. What artists inspire you?
"My favorite at the moment is Jeff Koons. I went to his retrospective in New York last year – it was the first time I've seen any of his work in person. So marvelous. It's the pop sensibility combined with beautiful artisanal craftsmanship – taking something banal and elevating it. So much of it is about the detail."
I see that one of the keynote concepts for these fragrances is optimism. Can you tell me more about why it's important? Especially in these difficult times.
"It's just in my nature. I'm definitely a glass half full type. I look for the upside, the action point… A sense of joy, fun, optimism, and humor." We agreed that this perspective was a greater fulcrum for change than sitting around moaning "it'll never work."
Note that you cannot mail fragrance overseas from New Zealand – it's a "dangerous substance."
Will there be X, Y, and Z fragrances?
I ran this past the elegant Miranda Waple of The Six Senses, fragrance brand partner with Karen Walker. She broke my heart a little by saying, "Not at this time, no." What's more, Karen confirmed that the launch of these fragrances is limited for now to New Zealand, Australia, and a very few outlets in Europe – a fact that many present found deeply satisfying, saying to me, in asides, "Finally, for once WE get something first!"
So: the perfumes. None of these are nose-killing scent bombs. "You can wear them in the elevator," Karen said. "But they'll also stay the day." Miranda discussed their international development with me. "The bottles alone! We went through 15 different atomizers to find just the right one."
A: Aptly called "the happiness potion", this has "top notes of cassis, crushed mint leaves and grapefruit, heart notes of rose, lily of the valley, green tea and ylang ylang, on a solar musk base." It starts out fresh, clean, and green. At first spritz, it's all about the grapefruit and mint top notes. This is going to blast through a cold wet Antipodean morning to wake you up. In the drydown it relaxes into its rose and green tea base. "Solar musk" seems to be the lightest, warmest sort of musk, gently anchoring those base notes – read more about it here. Nor did I pick up much of the cassis – fine with me! Try this if: You want a unique fragrance that has a New Zealand edge.
B: The "gourmand" of the group, it uses culinary notes, without being too sugary. "Top notes of bergamot, pink pepper, and grapefruit, heart notes of iris, white rose, peach and Sambac Jasmine, and base notes of patchouli, praline, tonka bean, musk and vanilla." The yes-it's-a-floral top note dries down to something spicy and sprightly with enduring florals twined around it. This was, unexpectedly, my favorite and the favorite of many of my friends who sniffed it, too. "That's OK. We can be scent twins. Scent quadruplets!" Try this if: You want to express your femininity. Or just smell delectably delicious.
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C: Described as "sensual", this is the richest of the three, for the brave, grown, and sexy. "Creamy, sensual floral with top notes of gardenia, magnolia, mandarin and bergamot, heart notes of tuberose, orange flower, Sambac Jasmine and lily of the valley, and base notes of sandalwood, amber, musk, and cashmere wood." Of its range, gardenia, jasmine, and musk made an impression. While very wearable for a musk fragrance (it's positively polite compared to some) the musk base note really comes through in the drydown. Try this if: You're a long-time Chanel fragrance fan.
In an interesting breakdown, people either fell in love with C immediately and forever, or wound up torn between A and B. B smells like you have money, whereas A, with its edge, smells like you're making money. Several of us wandered around that evening, sniffing our wrists – on my ordinary Caucasian skin, on a cool evening, the perfumes lasted a good seven hours. Not too strong, but just right – one of the signs of quality fragrance.
As an aside, I like the portrait image for C best – it really evokes what it's like to wear a favorite perfume.
Ever So Scrumptious has a bunny just like this to give away!
Following the launch at Kirk's, there was a cocktail party at the Karen Walker boutique, populated by Karen Walker women in the flesh. "The scents are so beautiful." "Karen's a very savvy business woman, very intelligent." "Mmmm, these coats." And later, as a coup de grace that would surely please both Karen Walker and Jeff Koons, I saw someone walking down the street carrying their inflatable prize of a giant Karen Walker B, mystifying the night on Courtenay Place.
And I have a giveaway for Ever So Scrumptious readers: not fragrance, but a unique collectible. A superfun Karen Walker inflatable bunny signed by Karen herself! Leave a comment here saying which perfume sounds the most like you, Karen Walker A, B, or C to be in for the random draw. You need to be in New Zealand or Australia to win! The prize will be drawn this Thursday at 6 PM NZ time.
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I think A sounds most like me
A real Type A, huh?
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I suspect I would like B as I also fall for the vanilla and musk thing every time. I must go and sniff them all though. I love chypre perfumes mostly, it seems. 🙂
A few of us should go sniff them – Hawthorne bar also has perfume themed drinks at the moment.
Fragrance C is my type! I love the all elements C possesses! It indeed smells sexy. I like sexy 🙂
Awesome!! I LOVE Karen Walker! 🙂 xx
Hmmm I'm not sure which one, there seem to be elements I'd like in all. The real proof in the nose test. I like Opium, Ysatis, Nu, Cristalle, No. 5, and another Chanel I can't quite remember without more coffee. I'm not keen on sharp or cloying elevator florals and I have an oily skin. I seem to gravitate to mens perfumes either musky, vanilla, spice or fresh citrus (as long as they are not too sweetly floral). So what do you think I'd be most into Sadie?
I've never had the pleasure of discussing perfumes with you, so I can't say. Based on your preferences I'd say that you'll definitely adore C, but that you should try A – it might be an agreeable surprise.


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The Diaper Diaries by Cynthia L. Copeland
Blankies, the Play Group Scoop, and the Top 5 Sexcuses.
Hilarious, wise, and full of empathy, The Diaper Diaries helps new mothers maintain the one thing they can't survive without-a sense of humor. Cynthia Copeland, a mother of three, knows the real poop—figuratively and literally—on being a new mother, and she has the wit, skill, and generosity to share it.
Illustrated throughout with the author's wonderful cartoons, The Diaper Diaries chronicles the first year of motherhood, from the hospital stay (nominees for the world's worst labor coach anyone?) to baby's first birthday and contemplating the unimaginable—having another. There are lists, quizzes, timelines, charts, and real-life stories. Birth announcement faux pas. Names and nicknames and what they really mean. Pacifier tales. A guide to Nana-speak. How a 4-mile car trip can take 2 hours. Why it's impossible to get to work without finding spit-up or rice cereal somewhere on your clothing. Ten reasons to be happy you're up at 3:15 a.m.
And, with Mr. Phrenology-like illustrations, a section on the new mother's brain before and after baby, featuring: The Travel Section (Then: How to flirt your way into first class. Now: How to sweet talk your jogging stroller onto the plane), And The Sex Section (Then: Exact location of G-spot. Now: ________).
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Acqua alla gola (Chase a Crooked Shadow) è un film del 1958 diretto da Michael Anderson.

Trama
Un uomo si presenta a casa di Kimberley Prescott (ereditiera di una compagnia di estrazione di diamanti in Sudafrica il cui padre si era suicidato, e convalescente da un esaurimento nervoso), sostenendo di essere suo fratello. Tuttavia, la donna ne è sconcertata, poiché Ward Prescott era morto in un incidente stradale tre anni prima ed era stata proprio lei a identificarne la salma. Nonostante, però, Kim affermi dunque che lo straniero non sia suo fratello, la sua identità legale pare confermata e tutti gli altri lo credono tale, compreso lo zio Chandler. Kim reagisce con disperazione, poi con rabbia e continue sfide (tra cui una prova di corsa in auto a tempo su una strada tortuosa a precipizio sul mare, in cui il fratello era un asso) ma comincia a temere per la propria sanità mentale e la propria vita, dacché l'uomo di fatto la isola e la circonda di personale di servizio a lui fedele, mentre intanto la pressa affinché firmi documenti testamentari ed altri, determinanti quanto al rinvenimento e al possesso di certi diamanti scomparsi. Per di più, ella fa fatica a conquistare la fiducia dell'ispettore Vargas, della polizia locale. Il complotto pare via via sommergerla e sopraffarla.

Produzione
Il film è basato sul radiodramma Whistler del 1943.

Fra i produttori, figura anche l'attore Douglas Fairbanks Jr., accreditato inoltre nella versione originale come narratore.

Nel doppiaggio italiano, tuttavia, la soluzione diegetica è stata accantonata e la storia non prevede un narratore; l'iniziale spiegazione di prologo viene fornita dal protagonista maschile ed in seguito fondamentalmente la regia segue la prospettiva del personaggio di Kim.

Gestazione della produzione
Il film fu inizialmente intitolato "The Prescott Affair" e la produzione era stata intrapresa dalla "Dragon Films".

La Dragon aveva fatto sviluppare la trama e la sceneggiatura da due autori, David Osborn e Charles Sinclair, e affidato dapprima la regia a Roy Kellino, prospettando inoltre l'ingresso nel cast di attori quali Gene Tierney e David Niven.
In seguito, ottenuti finanziamenti dalla Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), collegata alla Warner Bros., assunse la denominazione di "Associated Dragon". La ABPC scelse allora come regista Michael Anderson e quali protagonisti Anne Baxter e Richard Todd.

A Douglas Fairbanks jr venne affidato invece il ruolo di narratore. In seguito, ricordò l'attore, gli era anche stato offerto di partecipare alle riprese in un cameo ma aveva rifiutato.

Anche il titolo subì modifiche, passando dapprima a "Sleep No More" e quindi all'attuale "Chase a Crooked Shadow". Le riprese ebbero inizio in Spagna nel maggio 1957.

Luoghi delle riprese
Gli esterni vennero girati nella Costa Brava, in Catalogna. La scena sull'auto da corsa è stata girata sulla strada costiera vicino a Sitges.

Accoglienza
Il film ottenne recensioni di opposte tendenze: la critica considerò la trama complessa e tortuosa ma essenzialmente melodrammatica, con scarsi picchi di suspense, o collegò il film alla scuola hitchcockiana.

Colonna sonora
I malinconici assoli di chitarra che ricoprono una parte significante del film sono stati eseguiti da Julian Bream.

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Why is David Barton 100% Wrong To Tell Glenn Beck The Third Great Awakening Has Begun? [Excerpts]
Since 2010 we have seen Glenn Beck and proponents of the New Apostolic Reformation together. To mark the five-year anniversary of his 8/28/2010 rally in D.C., for instance, Glenn Beck held an 8/28 rally in Birmingham, Alabama in 2015 called Restoring Unity. This time the event was actually co-sponsored with NAR proponent Jim Lowe. Lowe's website states that he is the pastor of The Guiding Light Church in Birmingham, but what jumped out at me in his bio was the following:
"On May 6, 2003, James L. Lowe Jr. was ordained as a bishop by the International Communion of Charismatic Churches and Bishop Earl Paulk in the Cathedral at Chapel Hills-Decatur, Georgia."
The late Paulk was one of the most radical of the Word of Faith/New Apostolic Reformation leaders. [We] warned that it was only a matter of time before Mormons, the Word of Faith, and NAR got together in their joint love of another Jesus, a different gospel, and their radical dominion theology. Paulk promoted the Manifested Sons of God theology, also called Omega Children, Joel's Army, and Overcoming Bride.
Jewel Grewe...has been researching the Manifested Sons of God theology since the early 1980s. She and her husband, like many within the AOG, became concerned when this heresy began to surface in more and more churches. In 1991, Jewel [reported on] "Joel's Army," in which she correctly identifies four problems with the Manifested Sons of God heresy:
"The claim to perfection through progressive revelations beyond Scriptures; The written Word of God is held in low esteem and experiential knowledge very high; The Word of God is perceived as a symbolic book; The claim that the 'god-man' dwells in every member and is waiting to be discovered and manifest by the believers."
Paulk, who died in 2009 after being the pastor of a large Pentecostal church in Georgia, held this view on the Manifested Sons of God: "Jesus Christ has now done all He can do, and He waits at the right hand of His Father, until you and I as sons of God, become manifest and make this world His footstool. He is waiting for us to say 'Jesus, we have made the kingdoms of this world the Kingdom of our God, and we are ruling and reigning in Your world. Even so, come Lord Jesus.'"The quest for global dominion and cultural renewal is why NAR proponents are interested in ecumenicalism. Paulk describes his ecumenical strategy this way:
"What would a meeting be like which brought together liberal evangelicals, such as we are, conservative theologians, represented by Holiness groups and Southern Baptists, and Catholics. Seventh-Day Adventists, and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints? Many of these groups have become so different that we almost regard them as enemies, rather than as brothers and sisters in the faith. How can we step over these walls that have been built so high?"
This brings us to the August 31st, 2015 headline on Glenn Beck's website that read: "David Barton tells Glenn he thinks the Third Great Awakening has now begun." Glenn on his radio program explained that he [and] David Barton were having a conversation [where] David Barton announced to Glenn that the third great awakening was under way. Here is how Glenn explained this conversation:"I think this is - I think we're at the beginning. I flew back with David Barton yesterday. And David said, just matter-of-factly, he said, we're in the awakening. And I said, I leaned up and I said, hold on. What did you just say. And he said, we're in the awakening. And I said, the third great awakening? And he said, oh, yeah. I truly believe it's happening now. That's great that's great. He's the one that told me about the great awakening. He's like, we need the great awakening to happen. And we had people of all different faiths walking together."Glenn continued: "So we had people from all different faiths. One of the leaders from the Southern Baptist Convention was there. Leaders from all different churches were there. Pastors, priests. All marching together."
David Barton could not be more wrong! You cannot have a Biblical revival or Biblical, spiritual awakening when people like Barton and Beck are proclaiming false theology and uniting in unbiblical, spiritual enterprises that God's Word declares will bring the opposite of God's blessing as described in 2 Corinthians:6:14-17 [14] Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? [15] And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? [16] And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. [17] Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the LORD, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
See All.... It appears as though Paulk got his wish as we now see so-called evangelicals, Mormons, Catholics, and numerous false religions uniting. Despite what David Barton might think, what took place in Alabama at Mormon Glenn Beck's events are not signs of a Biblical awakening but further evidence that God has given over America as described in Romans 1.
The late Vance Havner warned about proclamations from people like David Barton and Glenn Beck when he warned: "I am more afraid of false revival than of no revival - a false revival with a false gospel, false evangelists, false converts, false joy. It will seem so genuine that it would deceive, if possible, the very elect. Many church leaders will endorse it. Other good people will be afraid to oppose it for fear that they might be fighting against God."
http://www.worldviewweekend.com/news/article/why-david-barton-100-wrong-tell-glenn-beck-third-great-awakening-has-begun
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John Kaplan Quote
"Drug offenses ... may be regarded as the prototypes of non-victim
crimes today. The private nature of the sale and use of these drugs has
led the police to resort to methods of detection and surveillance that
intrude upon our privacy, including illegal search, eavesdropping, and
entrapment.
Indeed, the successful prosecution of such cases often requires police
infringement of the constitutional protections that safeguard the
privacy of individuals."
Jackson Eli Reynolds professor of law at Stanford University, Special Attorney US Dept of Justice, author
"Crime and Justice" from the series 'Courses by Newspaper' appearing in numerous American newspapers in October 1977
Constitution, Drugs, Freedom, Individual Rights, Justice, Law, Morals, Oppression, Privacy, Property, Tyranny, Liberty, Civil Rights
I agree with the perspective of legalization, as long as we would also remove the burden of the taxpayer to foot the bill for drug abuse and allow the victims of "while intoxicated" crimes to sue for damages the offender and his immediate family for all they are worth and more. We no longer live in a free society we live in welfare state. We must accept the consequences of the public being forced to pay for everything, including the stupidity of others, at the point of an IRS gun. Leave the drunks and drug addicts to die in the gutters unless their families or private charities come get them, and I will be all for legalization. Until then we must live with the madness of modern liberalism (socialism). John Kaplan is an illogical, unthinking fool, and so is Anonymous from Reston VA. You can't have your cake and eat it too.
-- helorat, Milton
5 stars for being accurate. The war on drugs is a sham -- the primary intent is to expand State power -- the health and safety of the citizens is irrelevant to them. End drug prohibition now -- it's completely unconstitutional and a huge stretch of the commerce clause.
What Archer said! ;-)
"Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
helorat and Archer both make great points and when added to Carlton's Ayn Rand's quote, a full picture starts to emerge. The occupying statist theocracy infesting this land are intoxicated with the power to unconstitutionally / unlawfully abuse the once free We The People with their victimless tyranny.
E Archer is exactly correct. The war on drugs is a sham. As to helorat's observation as to costs to taxpayers footing the bill for drug abuse, we are spending millions to jail offenders most of which are in prisons for victimless crimes.
-- Howard, Bangkok
Sadly Ayn Rand's predictions are all coming true. Thanks J Carlton. Helorat, the federal government has no constitutional authority for the programs you mentioned costing the taxpayers what it does. They just do it anyway.
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