The President’s enemies know they have no chance of removing Donald Trump from office. They will possibly impeach him anyway. This ongoing war is moving toward a nuclear showdown.
Their survival is at stake. They have never faced such a foe. Trump was hit hard from the very beginning back in June of 2015 when he announced he was running. They thought they had him at the start. No one should be allowed to speak that way! But their initial effort failed. What would have easily destroyed another had no effect on him. Where another would have quickly joined the personal apology brigade and weakly succumbed to anti-American PC culture, Trump was unfazed. Then he did it again. There was more howling. Surely he was done in forever. Then he did it yet again. There were more attacks. Nothing. No reversal on his part. Only forward. They kept trying to get him. They could not understand why their efforts were not working. Anyone else would have caved.
That was three and a half years ago. They managed to destroy others. This was especially the case with Sarah Palin. The livid Left absolutely hated her and turned their full-on vitriol against the Alaska governor in the worse way. She kept her dignity. I wrote about this in my post Selling Free Speech Birthright for a Bowl of Donation Stew. I highly recommend it. While she was certainly unjustifiably slammed for having the audacity to stand up for America and her Christian Pro-Life views, her most difficult battle was with a clear lack of support from powerful political people who decided to let her take all the hits and thus protect themselves. They essentially threw her to the wolves. Despite this, the hardest thing for her was all the compromised sissified church leaders who failed to come to her defense. But what else is new? America has been plagued for decades by compromised sissified church leaders who self neuter as part of their paradigm.
My regular readers know I have used the following verse on other occasions, yet once again, it is quite timely:
“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.” [Matthew 23:13]
These are the people who refuse to make the hard calls and put themselves in jeopardy. They would rather protect themselves and not be spiritual targets. They have no guts for spiritual battle. They take the easy way out. They choose a faithless no backbone religious form of Christianity that represents no threat to the enemy. The devil doesn’t bother with them. They are rarely or never under attack.
The Lord Jesus, however, was always under attack. It proves He was bringing something real and substantial that would shine a light on evil and corruption. Unrepentant sinners hate being thus exposed. They want to sin within society, have their sin accepted, and have their sin seen as not sin by society. This is especially true for “righteous sinners” within outwardly religious constructs whose rebellion against God is not perceived by their followers. They don’t appreciate being outed. The guilty don’t like being exposed. They absolutely hate coming under conviction. Corruption prefers the dark.
This outing of the unperceived religious deception phenomena followed the Lord everywhere He went. He didn’t necessarily intentionally shine His light on such people but His light shined always nonetheless. If one would be around Him they would get shined on whether they wanted to be shined on or not. All seemed to be quiet and peaceful until He spoke some otherwise obvious, time-honored, and righteous word of truth and the next thing you know some dingbat went nuts. They raised a giant ruckus. They agitated on end. All manner of unholy cock-a-doodle-do came raging forth. Some of those dingbats were possessed. Some of the current dingbats must also be possessed. Maybe this is why exorcists, like so many other professionals, are currently seeing their employment opportunities abounding.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” Edmund Burke
This is what happens when evil people gain power. Because some of these people are elected, it means the people who elect them are likely seriously deceived. Machine politics exists to fool and trick and get votes anyway possible. There are no rules. The Founding Fathers of this country expressed disdain at the emerging power of political parties. The evil inherent in this process reared its ugly head long ago and it only got worse over time. The big money boys reached a point in which it was fairly simple to buy politicians. The true story is a shocker. Much of American history is the result of big money colluding with government to have their way by buying elected representatives. The true art of successful under-the-table politics, emerging from proverbial smoke-filled rooms, is knowing how to practice it while simultaneously appearing innocent, righteous, and above board. This gives us another look into how the Pharisees operated and why the Lord was often on their case.
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU
Today’s tech giants are not so different from yesterday’s Robber barons. They control much more than Americans realize. Their surface agenda is the same old unrighteous grab for power and wealth. Their hidden agenda, however, goes beyond the scope of mere business. They generate cultural mores. They tell people what to believe and what to reject. They have perfected what it takes to succeed on their terms. They hide slyly behind the media curtain and most people are unaware of their presence. This is certainly a form of willing mass obtuseness. As part of their deceptive practice, they control powerful politicians. The process is fairly easy. They tell them what they must do and then bless them financially. Simple. They start with like minded people. They build them up, give them a platform, and insure their success. As long as they do their bidding the politicians thereof stay in power. This explains the existence of so many ridiculous, empty-headed candidates throughout history. It also explains why certain politicians insist on things damaging to the country.
Wise people see the strings. This archetypal exemplar is currently bursting forth at present as the Democrat clown car of presidential aspirants fills to overflowing as did the Republican clown car four years ago. Based on past examples and present policy positions, some of these people apparently do not care about eternity, or heaven, or an afterlife, or their soul, or what God might think of their behavior. Also, if they happen to gain success and allow themselves to be used by the political establishment, they often can’t get back out. Egress would portend ruination. In this they sell their souls.
Upper level politicians have very big supporters to answer to. Most would not be in power otherwise. They must obey at all costs. They reach a point in which they no longer care about the country they claim to serve, if they ever did. What you are seeing at present is a fight for the very soul of America. Three years ago the bad guys pretty much had it all sewed up. But then much of America said, as did so many young people half a century ago who refused to likely destroy their lives by entering the quagmire of Viet Nam, “Hell no, we won’t go.” They were done with the slow destruction of the country and decided to fight back. It took awhile, but enough Americans finally became aware and awakened, and claimed ownership. They decided their children and grandchildren were worth it.
Many Christians insist that God has chosen Donald Trump for such a time as this. I do not necessarily doubt this. Self righteous holier-than-thou Christians do not like the concept, however, and they align themselves with the anti-Christian virtue signaling social justice warriors of the left who deem themselves moral stalwarts. They see the sins of Trump yet fail to see their own sins. Because they are anti-Christian they never heard the many teachings of the Lord that describe them perfectly, such as:
“Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and behold, the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.” [Matthew 7:3-5]
People who are not Biblically illiterate know the Bible is full of stories about sinful people being chosen by God for His purposes. Let’s not forget what the apostle Paul was before his conversion. Let’s not forget what all real Christians were before their born again experience. Spiritual redemption demands humility. It demands that we subject ourselves to the light all the way to the DNA level.
Of course, sinners must stop sinning and get on the side of righteousness before the Lord will actually use them in real ministry. But the pool of candidates He chooses from is initially a pool of sinners. Where else is He going to get anyone? The self righteous who refuse to acknowledge their sin are the worst. He does not choose them. Being chosen as a national leader in the ancient world was a lesser calling. The bar was not as high. But the calling was necessary. The Lord always responds to the prayers of His people and sometimes He must choose from without. And it is often the case that those He chooses from without later gain entrance. Being used of the Lord indicates agreement with the Lord.
And here we are. Both sides are digging in. The trenches are dug, the barbwire is all strung out, and the machine gun nests are ready. Cue the fog machines. This is war.
Although the mainstream media refuses to report the truth, there are clear indications that the career of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is essentially over. She will have to be replaced. This is the greatest horror story yet for the Democrats. What are they going to do when innocent unborn babies gain their Constitutional rights? When Justice Anthony Kennedy decided to retire last summer the rebuilding of the Supreme Court began. President Trump already had a list of 25 candidates made up before the presidential election that he would choose from. Three names rose to the top: Brett Kavanaugh, Raymond Kethledge, and Amy Coney Barrett. Of these three, Kavanaugh and Kethledge were the final candidates. Of those two I favored Raymond Kethledge.
Though I had no way of knowing, it appeared outwardly that Kavanaugh’s long history within the Beltway projected him as a Washington insider possibly influenced by concessionary forces. Kethledge, on the other hand, was an outsider and strong Constitutionalist with some Libertarian principles favoring individual rights. Though the Democrats would reject whoever Trump nominated regardless and vote as a bloc in opposition, I thought Kavanaugh’s subsequent nomination was reasonably safe and would get through relatively easily in comparison to other candidates. That is in fact how it should have been and would have been under normal circumstances. But alas, these are not normal times, and thank goodness for that.
I said at the time last July that I thought President Trump might be saving Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Who could write a more compelling story? It’s poetic. You could never find two greater opposites. Ginsburg, 85, is a feminist non-religiously observant Jew, a loved and long-admired icon of the liberal left with an extensive history of judicial achievement. Barrett, born in 1972, is a Roman Catholic with conservative traditional values. She not only has a Catholic pedigree but is associated with a Charismatic group that actually believes in and practices the gifts of the Spirit, divine healing, and, Aghast! Speaking in tongues! Oh No! Run for hills!
This political war ramping up before us between two polar opposites, compared to politics as usual, denotes the rushing clash and flashing swords of old school hand-to-hand combat. Politically speaking, in getting to the heart of the matter, it parallels Lincoln, early in The War of Northern Aggression, getting rid of status quo slow walking General George McClellan, a great organizer but lousy warrior who preferred building an army and squatting around in large camps during wartime, and eventually choosing Ulysses S. Grant who favored hard charging, risk, and shooting up the countryside. This is Omar Bradley meets George S. Patton. It is timid Dick Nixon meeting fearless JFK. It can also be construed as Luke Skywalker finally facing off against Darth Vader and David taking on Goliath rolled into one. It is War of the Worlds. It’s like pouring gasoline on napalm or driving a giant dump truck at high speed with no brakes through a nitroglycerin plant.
Could Amy Coney Barrett stand up to the barrage of hate unleashed against her? Could she handle it the classy way Sarah Palin did? Would her friends and family even let her go through it? Would President Trump decide he would not subject her to such outright vengeance? Because she is Charismatic, would the Roman Catholic Church support her? Would other Christians reject her?
A great many Catholics are Democrats. Catholics assisted in putting the former pro-abortion president into office. Maybe they would like to redeem themselves.
Regarding Catholics on the Supreme Court fighting to end abortion, however, that is a total non-starter. We have had as many as six Catholics on the Court at one time not long ago, along with a Catholic Speaker of the House (Pelosi) and Catholic Vice President (Biden), and they never did squat. Kavanaugh is also a Catholic. The Supreme Court is largely comprised of Catholics and Jews. Would replacing a Jew with yet another Catholic make any difference? Would that be un-PC?
It could be that the Constitutional intent of the Supreme Court has been superseded by a check on the real check against power and abuse which has disallowed the proper corrective. Those who people the Court, due to narrow elitist qualification demands, cannot possibly reflect a true cross section of the country. For example, no Spirit-filled person has ever gotten within a million miles of membership. But Amy Coney Barrett is more than qualified according to the traditional, high brow legal standards. Since Donald Trump has already become the greatest Pro-Life President in history and continually vows to Make America Great Again, wouldn’t having Amy Coney Barrett on the Court be yet another sign of the Great Awakening? No other president would ever have the courage to do it.
The Notorious RBG will not go easily though and will continue to be supported for as long as possible. She has served her country on the Supreme Court for a quarter century and deserves the honor and dignity that demands. She has also suffered several major health issues and according to some reports, is currently fighting for life. I hope she recovers. For the prayer warriors out there, I ask that much prayer goes forth on her behalf. We also need to pray for Amy Coney Barrett in this regard if she ends up being chosen as a Supreme Court nominee at some point.
Remember, the Christian spiritual battle is never against people. It is, however, against evil spiritual forces and anti-Gospel belief systems and ideologies that oppose the Lord Jesus and are inherently detrimental for people, especially if they adversely affect their lives and eternal destinations. We are commanded to love.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. [Ephesians 6:12]
© 2019 by RJ Dawson. All Rights Reserved.
 Unless otherwise noted all Scriptures are taken from the New American Standard Bible, © 1960, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
I know what you’re thinking. This guy thinks the World Series has something to do with the upcoming election. Well, stranger things have happened.
I explained it all in the previous post. If you have not read it you can find it here.
The gist was that the Red team, the Boston Red Sox, represented the Republican Party. The Blue team, the Dodgers, represented the Democrat Party. Some prophetic voices have said there will be a great Republican victory in the 2018 Midterm Election. Since the Red Sox won, and won decidedly, it appears to be yet another sign confirming the prophecies.
There was supposed to be a Blue Wave, meaning a great Democrat victory. As we grew closer to the election everyone began to understand that was not going to happen. That fact alone is a Republican victory. But as it was in the Presidential Election two years ago, when most of the experts predicted the very opposite of what eventually happened, it could be the case that the tide will continue turning until next Tuesday.
According to a prophecy made many months ago by Mark Taylor, who I introduced to some of you in the last post, this tide will turn into a Red Tsunami, meaning a great Republican victory. This can only mean they will win against all odds and retain both the House and the Senate. It already looks like they will keep the Senate, something unforeseen only a matter of weeks ago. Very few, at this writing, think they have much of a chance keeping the House.
Boston won a decisive victory. In the playoffs, they won the first round against the Yankees three games to one, winning the series in New York. The Yankees were an excellent team. They then beat last year’s champions, the Houston Astros, four games to one, again winning the series on the road in Houston. The Astros were an even better team and the choice of most to repeat. Then Boston beat the Dodgers in the World Series, also four to one, in Los Angeles. Some are calling them the best Red Sox team in history. While some experts thought they would do well, I don’t think any of them thought they would do that well.
This sounds familiar…
© 2018 by RJ Dawson. All Rights Reserved.
The Real Great Awakening is a movement of the great rejected majority. It has nothing to do with the Christian Establishment.
THAT’S WHY THEY’RE PROFESSIONALS
People wonder how elected officials go to Washington and become completely different people. Many of them are all fiery on the campaign trail and espouse great ideas. They get the electorate all charged up. Then they go to that bizarre world we call our nation’s capital and seemingly metamorphose back into caterpillars, going in the opposite direction of all their campaign rhetoric.
It is no different with the professional minister. They have the ENTIRE platform. They can say and do anything they want. There is no real opposition in the pews, unless you count the usual contentious minions getting their panties in a wad over some useless personal minutia or some guy with more money and influence who demands a return on his investment and stroking of his pride.
This kind of garbage and so much more has been going on within the framework on this non-New Testament form since it was forced upon us so many centuries ago. The idea that the “men of the cloth” have predominant standing and must be honored at all times has only given rise to the same uber-cloaked Pharisaical super-class monster the Lord Jesus had to battle almost every day of His ministry. And of course it was the greatest of that idiot class way up there in Jerusalem land that eventually killed Him, ridding the world in their minds of one more rabble-rousing religious outsider determined to expose them and bring in the fresh winds of truth and God’s original intentions.
We see this same thing happening again today. As I have already stated in recent posts, Donald Trump would never have gotten elected without the millions of Christians who decided to leave their galley oars, defy their wimpy leadership, and do their part to stem the great tide of evil washing over the land. It remains to be seen, of course, just how much Donald Trump will honor the promises he made to Christians on the campaign trail, especially in light of the current trail of traditional usuals he is appointing to his cabinet. It could be that he has no other choice, that the Republicans will refuse to confirm any prospective official not of their choosing.
One thing is for sure, however, and that is that Trump will continue being Trump, even if Washington also ties him down like all the others and he is only able to affect minimal change. At the very least it will be change in the right direction.
No candidate in the history of American politics has ever been as pilloried, hated, and politically destroyed as was Sarah Palin beginning eight years ago. The invective against her was so over the top and off the wall it can only be understood in spiritual terms. The devil obviously hates her with a passion. But God loves her. I use her as an example here because what happened to her is the same thing that happened to Donald Trump during the recent campaign. The reason he prevailed is in part because he was much more tested over his long life politically even though he was not a politician. He has always had constant run-ins with the press and establishment leaders. He never considered these entities as superior. In fact, all the politicians (and who knows who else) were always begging him for money. (Wow. THAT sounds familiar.) I am not vouching for his past misdeeds but only stating that he has always been a fighter. He knew how to fight and was willing to fight. His success proves that.
But his victory in the 2016 election was largely paved by the fight Sarah Palin faced. He saw what they did to her and knew he would face the same kind of fight but I still don’t think he had any idea how bad it would get. He really owes Palin for what she endured.
And now it comes out that Sarah Palin is so thankful that so many millions of Christians came out in support of Trump, because she knows that didn’t happen for her eight years ago. This was especially true of wimpy Christian leadership. She was classy about it then and never said anything, but this is what she had to say about it this Thanksgiving:
She added a personal note, something she said she’s never talked about in public before: “I was very grateful to see that the church stepped up, because eight years ago, I felt that they didn’t. Besides the attacks on my family and supporters, the most hurtful thing about the election, the vilification, the marginalization, the ridicule that hit us – my family and me, eight years ago – was that I didn’t feel that the church did circle the wagons and step up boldly and say, ‘What? No, that’s not what she’s saying,’ or ‘That’s not what she represents.’ Because some of them knew me.”
“A lot of these famous pastors, and people all over the country, right after the election were sending me their secret confidential little love notes about, ‘Oh, you know, my heart was with ya, and you know if there’s ever anything I can do for you, just let me know, because I believe in you, and I believed in you during the election, I’m so sorry what you went through.’ And would sit there reading this stuff, saying, ‘Well, where were you? Why didn’t you step up? You’re going to have to step up next time, or that next person is going to go down too,” she remembered sadly.
“So yes, thank God. Literally, I’m thanking God that this go-around, enough pastors, enough congregations, enough people who don’t even ever get in the four walls of a church, but know there is greater purpose in our lives and there is a greater being who has everything in His hands — more of the Church stepped up, prayed about this very hard (and they need to keep praying about it). They did their job,” Palin concluded. [Sarah Palin: ‘Grateful to See the Church Step Up’ for Donald Trump Because ‘Eight Years Ago, I Felt They Didn’t’ © Breitbart.com]
Christians in general did indeed step up but the great majority of the professional ministers did indeed not step up.
THE JOHNSON AMENDMENT
During the campaign, when Donald Trump was having closed meetings with Christian celebrities and professional ministers (and the few regular Christians who somehow made it in), he stated his amazement that so many of them never engaged in the fight and never had for multiple decades. He wondered at their wimpy silence. Then one of these Christian church professionals brought up the Johnson Amendment. They told him they were not allowed to speak politically from their pulpits. They explained why. Until 1954 they had that right but Lyndon Johnson and the IRS took it away.
And I say, Well, the Lord Jesus never took it away. You guys are the ones who insisted on buying into the Church Charter business and the IRS-mandated 501c3. Outside of that strange convention Christians can say anything they want. Besides, political speech is often the greatest of speech. America was founded on free political speech. It was the great outspoken patriots who stood up and spoke out politically who brought forth the American Revolution!
THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY WITH FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND ALL YOU WIMP PROFESSIONALS BOUGHT INTO A SYSTEM THAT REMOVES YOUR VOICE. Why? Because you couldn’t make a living otherwise, that’s why. You could only get your massive donations and the donators could only get their tax write-offs through an official government-sponsored religious set-up. By buying into this false paradigm you also ended up eliminating the voices of everyone else within your establishments, so the net results of your selling out is mass spiritual silence, the very opposite of what the Lord commanded us.
YOU SOLD YOUR FREE SPEECH BIRTHRIGHT AS CHRISTIAN LEADERS FOR A BOWL OF DONATION STEW.
That’s why I will continue to report that this current early Great Awakening is a movement of regular nobody real believers who have thrown off the pew and all the other church-related resistance factors. It is not and cannot be a movement that includes the snowflake professional ministers who will only preach in their government-mandated safe spaces with absolutely no opposition from anyone anywhere including the pews. If they were doing what they should be doing they would be getting the Sarah Palin treatment. They would be getting slammed by the devil. Praise God that Sarah Palin stepped up to the plate when she did. She has more FIGHT than most professional ministers put together, including all those big mouth fakers on TV. She paved the way for Trump.
CLEANSING THE TEMPLE
Now, in case you are wondering about Trump seemingly waffling on his campaign promises, it could very well be the case that he’s taking a higher road at present. Also, he might need a lot of help in getting rid of the Johnson Amendment. He will need the help of Congress and many others. If he doesn’t get it done, however, the only ones it should affect are the professional ministers and compromised Christians. They will continue to make the excuse that they can’t speak up, the same way they always have. It is very convenient for them now and would continue to be. Whatever. They have already proven themselves over many decades to be irrelevant wimps. The country has gone down on their watch. They should be ashamed of themselves. Great massive sin has descended, the devil has taken more control, and their presence has done little to stem the tide.
No, it was the millions of American Christians who left the reservation either bodily or in mind that made the difference. The same current anti-Establishment attitude against the entrenched political class has also been brewing in real Christian circles now for a few decades against the entrenched professional minister class. Christians are tired of being led by irrelevant sissies. They’re tired of being dictated to by sell-outs. They want the temple cleansed. They want to be led by the Lord Jesus.
And He found in the temple those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. And He made a scourge of cords, and drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables; and to those who were selling the doves He said, “Take these things away; stop making My Father’s house a place of business.” [John 2:14-16]
© 2016 by RJ Dawson. All Rights Reserved.
 Unless otherwise noted all Scriptures are taken from the New American Standard Bible, © 1960, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.


Agency warns states against impending flood
The Nigerian Hydrological Service Agency (NHSA) has warned state governments to brace up for impending flood and avoid fire brigade approach and start preparations for flood before the rainy season.
This follows the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) Seasonal Rainfall Prediction that the country may experience longer period of rainy season in 2020 compared to the previous years.
NHSA Director-General, Clement Nze, who gave the warning during a media briefing yesterday in Abuja, said state governments must be prepared to tackle both the white flood, which occurs during rainy season and the black flood that occurs during dry season.
According to him, “the country is currently in the dry season and it is right time to prepare for flood, open the drainage, remove the structures within the flood plain, and ensure adequate sensitisation programmes.”
Nze said indicators had shown that there would much rainfall but if there are adequate drainage systems, if houses are not built along the flood path, the flood will be conveyed appropriately but where are no channels, even little amount of rainfall could cause flood.
He, however, lamented that the country is not adequately dammed as it has only about 200 dams with about 56 large dams, wherein other countries with the same land mass as Nigeria, like Canada, has about 933 large dams, while China or India has thousands of large dams.
“The more dams in the country, the more it would be easy to control flooding. Dam serves a lot of purposes. The first is flood control, irrigation, hydropower and several others. It is unfortunate that Nigeria’ does not have enough dams.”
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A digital audio signal contains samples of the underlying analog wave form. Although the digital samples may form an accurate representation of the signal, the digital samples may miss some behavior of the analog signal between samples values. This can usually be ignored but it can be important if the signal is to be output to a DAC. Consider the waveform shown below.
If only the digital sample values are seen, the true peak is missed and it is possible for this signal to clip when converted to analog. The analog signal is exceeding the allowable range, and can harm the playback system.
In order to prevent this, first see what is happening between samples. This can be accomplished using oversampling together with a RunningMinMax module. Oversampling is used in the layout below by factors of 2 and 4 using the FIRInterpolator module. The RunningMinMax module is used to compare the sample value in the original 44.1 kHz waveform against the peak found in the 88.2 kHz and 176.4 kHz oversampled signals.
Missing the peak only occurs if there is high frequency content in the signal; something with cymbals is ideal. In our test, a piece of processed pop music was played. The peak value in the 44.1 kHz signal is 0.999969 – basically full scale. The true peak is actually 1.00489, or 0.042 dB. To prevent digital clipping of the analog waveform reduce the signal level by this amount or set the limiter threshold 0.042 dB lower.


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School Bus driver picks up school kids drunk AF!! Runs 3 lights then quits!
A newly released video shows what happened on a Longview school bus when a driver who was allegedly drunk behind the wheel picked up and dropped off students. Catherine L. Maccarone, who has resigned as a Longview Public Schools bus driver, is seen on video yelling at students, sometimes cursing at them, rambling about her relationships and often just incoherently going on about nothing while she completed two bus routes with high school and elementary students. Maccarone, 48, faces charges of DUI and two counts of reckless endangerment. She resigned her position at Longview Public Schools on Thursday, Sept. 26.

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November 21, 2019 is Beaujolais Nouveau Day! Of course, you’ll be able to buy this celebrated French wine even after the big day passes, but the third Thursday in November is when the wine is released to global cheers and excitement.
Want to take part in the fun? All NSLC stores that are selling the wines will be hosting tasting events to celebrate the launch of this year’s vintages. You’ll be able to try three different Beaujolais Nouveau wines and then pick one (or all three?) up to bring home and share with friends. Hope to see you there!

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It is chromed in both chamber and bore. And you can use 5.56 in it.
BTW, is the receiver marked "Car-15" or "SP1?"
IIRC, by 1972 all of them were chrome lined, had 5.56 chambers and round hand guards.
The designation 5.56X 45mm was not in common usage outside of military circles back then, and 5.56 rifles were generally marked .223
For those who have fought for it, freedom has a taste the protected will never know!
Or at least they did before political correctness
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Exploring the First Amendment Rights of Teens in Relationship to Sexting and Censorship
This Article explores child pornography law in relation to teen sexting conduct. Recently, some teens who engaged in teen sexting have been convicted under child pornography laws and have been required to register as sexual predators. The criminalization of teens for developmentally typical behavior, mimicking the conduct of adults, can result in grave harm to most teens. Furthermore, the application of child pornography laws to teen sexting conduct demonstrates the constitutional overbreadth of the current definition of child pornography. Photographs have an emblematic role in society-capturing and celebrating youth. Moreover, the creation of teen sexting images accompanies a teen’s developmental quest for a sexual identity and individuation. Thus, teen sexting images constitute teen sexual speech and are entitled to some degree of constitutional protection, so long as the images are not obscene. The variable obscenity standard of Ginsberg v. New York has since been modified by the Bellotti v. Baird strict scrutiny standard. Thus, any legislation related to teen sexual speech must be narrowly tailored to protect the minor from harm, or further another compelling state interest. This Article tests the author’s proposed teen sexting legislation under the Bellotti test.

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EastEnders has blown us all away with its innovative filming techniques to produce episodes within social distancing guidelines, but it’s now been able to relax the rules while filming upcoming scenes involving Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) and Katy Lewis (Simone Lahbib).
Mick has been consumed by the overwhelming emotions he has felt since coming face to face with his abuser Katy.
While it was confirmed that during the New Year’s Eve episode, Mick will contemplate suicide after feeling he has no one to turn to, it’s during these upcoming scenes with Mick and Katy that the actors were able to flex the social distancing measures.
According to Danny, he and Simone were able to film in a close cohort while still making sure everyone was safe amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Danny Dyer explained: ‘I think the big scene where Mick finally confronts Katy, it needed to be filmed that way so we could organically make it work, instead of the technicalities that come with filming socially distanced.’
He continued, adding how important it was to allow himself and Simone to film closer together: ‘It was important that we did those big scenes, and we were able to really get in each other’s faces.
‘Mick really needs to express himself about what he’s been going through. It’s really interesting to see Katy’s reaction, she sort of gets off on it – it’s like she likes Mick’s pain which I think was really clever to show just how nasty the character is.’
It is understood that Danny has filmed two scenes separately, one with Simone and one with Kellie Bright in close contact, keeping all other safety precautions amongst crew purely so that they could be closer than the usual two-metre social rule for those two scenes.
Danny added, as per Digital Spy, of his aim of the scene: ‘I just hope that it shines a light on suicide [or suicidal feelings] – especially in men, who we know are at greater risk.
‘I think men who, through time, haven’t been known for really talking about feelings and expressing ourselves, which we know can make problems worse. It’s so important to do that now – it’s vital.’
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Massive update for SEGA's popular strategy title features host of free & premium content as well as community requested features
A new Company of Heroes 2 update, named Turning Point, is available now via Steam, SEGA announced. The Turning Point update includes a host of free content including World Builder which allows fans to create their own maps, two free multiplayer maps as well as four free multiplayer commanders. On top of the free content players will also be able to purchase the new Victory at Stalingrad Theater of War update, four additional multiplayer commanders and new skins.
A video presenting the new content is locally mirrored.

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DETROIT -- Lance McCullers earned his first Major League victory in the same city where his father earned his next-to-last Major League win 25 years ago. His six quality innings, helped by a fifth-inning triple play, allowed the Houston Astros to piece together a go-ahead rally in the sixth for a 3-2 win over the Tigers Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park.
"That was just the perfect spot for it," Kinsler said. "There's nothing you can really do about that, just a one-hopper right on top of the base. It was basically a perfect ball for a triple play. It wasn't a good way to end the inning."
Houston's usual homer-happy hitting attack, meanwhile, churned out offense on smaller hits to send Kyle Lobstein (3-5) to his third straight loss. Marwin Gonzalez doubled and came around on a Jake Marisnick groundout and Altuve sacrifice fly in the third before four straight two-out singles in the sixth -- capped by Gonzalez's go-ahead grounder through the middle off Al Alburquerque -- put the Astros in front.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Iglesias, Kinsler double up Springer:George Springer hadn't grounded into a double play since May 25, 2014. It took a highlight flip from Kinsler on a ball up the middle, followed by a masterful turn by Jose Iglesias to pull it off, erasing a first-inning baserunner and allowing Lobstein to settle in. More >
Tripled up: The Tigers took a 2-1 lead in the fifth after two hits and an error by Altuve and were primed to add more with no outs, but Kinsler hit into a 5-4-3 triple play to quickly end the threat. It was Houston's first triple play since Aug. 19, 2004 at Philadelphia, and the first triple play hit by the Tigers since May 20, 2009 against Texas.
"At that point, the game is in the balance there with Kinsler up, Cabrera and Martinez after him, no outs, the bullpen getting ready," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. "We had a lot of action going, and then Kinsler hits it to the perfect spot for that type of play to happen. We executed it, and it shifted a lot more smiles in our dugout after that, because we'd been grinding through a rough game with a couple errors a missed opportunities. That was a big play."
Two-out hitting: In the frame following the triple play, the Astros took a 3-2 lead in the sixth with four straight two-out singles, including a runner advancing to third on a throwing error. The go-ahead hit came from Gonzalez.
"He waited for a slider, so I tried to throw a fastball," reliever Alburquerque said. "It's not a bad pitch. He made the adjustment."
Gose waits too long: Gose thought he had a home run to straightaway center in the third and didn't speed up until it became apparent to him that the ball was headed off the wall. The extra steps might have cost him a chance at a triple, which may have allowed him to score on McCullers' intentional-walk wild pitch to Cabrera.
"This is a big park," Gose said. "I won't be jogging ever again, not [on a ball] to CF. You'd better be a grown man to hit it out of here."
"Shaving cream, ketchup, I'm not really sure what else." -- McCullers, on the celebration by Astros teammates for his first career win
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The last time the Tigers hit into a triple play, Kinsler was involved in it, too. He was the Rangers' second baseman who caught Gerald Laird's line drive with Brandon Inge and Ryan Raburn on the move.
The very first pitch of the game resulted in a challenge when Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was called safe at first on ground ball to shortstop. Perhaps Tigers manager Brad Ausmus was tipped off by Altuve, who initially headed back to the dugout before the call. After a 50-second review, Altuve was called out. It was the fourth call overturned in eight challenges for Ausmus this season.
Iglesias left the game with a left knee contusion after a knee-on-knee collision at first base. Iglesias had the makings of a big day with another highlight double play in the first inning and infield singles in the third and fifth. On the first single, however, he banged knees with Astros first baseman Carter as he ran out a dribbler down the first-base line. He is day to day, according to the Tigers. More >
WHAT'S NEXT Astros: Houston sends Roberto Hernandez to the mound against a familiar foe on Sunday at 12:08 p.m. CT. Hernandez is 8-7 with a 4.16 ERA in 21 appearances against the Tigers in his career, including eight starts.
Tigers:Anibal Sanchez, who gave up three consecutive home runs in his last start, meets up with an Astros offense that leads the Majors in homers. He takes a 3-5 record and 5.60 ERA into Sunday's 1:08 p.m. ET series finale at Comerica Park.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. Chris Vannini is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Right around the time last year that Building 429 was releasing its full-length debut, Space in Between Us, I was busy reviewing its predecessor, the Glory Defined EP. Since I wasn't overwhelmed with what I heard on the shorter version, I didn't hold out much hope for the full-length release. Now that I've taken some time to savor the flavor of this disc, though, I can honestly say... that I haven't been disappointed.
Space In Between Us (2004)
Glory Defined EP (2004)
It takes a different mind-set to make your first exposure to the world something other than expected. Lucky for the members of Building 429, then, that they have such a mind-set. I mean, any old band can release a full-length album and hope it flies. But it takes guts to put out an EP first. Only five songs! (Well, six if you count an alternate version of the title track, "Glory Defined.") Fortunately, those five songs provide a tantalizing glimpse of what might be the next big thing on the Christian rock scene.


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RECOLLECTIONS OF GOD PAINFUL TO THE WICKED.
“I remembered God, and was troub1ed.”—PSALM LXXVII. 3.
GOD is a being, whom it is impossible to contemplate with indifference. His character is so interesting, our dependence on him is so complete, and his favor is so indispensably necessary to our happiness, that a distinct recollection of him must always excite either pleasing or painful emotions. We must view him with dread and anxiety, or with confidence and joy. Agreeably we find, that the recollection of God always produced one or the other of these effects upon the mind of the Psalmist. It was usually productive of delight. My soul, says he, shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips; when I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. But sometimes the remembrance of God produced on his mind very different effects. An instance of this we have in the psalm before us. My soul refused to be comforted; I remembered God and was troubled; I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed; I am so troubled, that I cannot speak.
The account, which the Psalmist here gives of his experience, naturally leads to some very interesting inquiries and remarks; remarks, which will probably come home to the bosoms and feelings of almost every person present. There is, I presume scarcely an individual of mature age in this assembly, who cannot Say, with reference to some seasons of his life, I remembered God and was troubled. And there are, I trust, not a few present, who can say, my meditations on God in the night watches have been sweet. Now whence arises this difference? Why is the remembrance of God pleasant to some of us, and painful to others? Why is it sometimes pleasant, and at others painful, to the same individual? These are inquiries intimately connected with our happiness; for since it is impossible for any one to banish all recollection of God, and since the period is approaching, when he will be always present to our minds, it is highly necessary for our happiness, that we should be able, at all seasons, to remember him with pleasure.
I. In pursuing these inquiries, it may be necessary, in the first place, briefly to state what we mean by remembering God. We certainly mean something more than a transient recollection of the word, God, or of any other name, by which he is known. A person may hear or mention any of the names of God, many times in a day, without forming any distinct conceptions of his character, or of any part of it. He cannot, in this case, be said to remember God; for, properly speaking, it is only a word, which he remembers. But by remembering God, I mean, as the psalmist undoubtedly meant, recollecting those ideas, which the term God is used by the inspired writers to signify. When they use the word, they use it to denote an eternal, self-existent, infinitely wise, just, and good Being, who is the Creator and Upholder of all things, who is our Sovereign Lawgiver, and who worketh all things according to the counsel of his own will; who is always present with us, who searches our hearts, who approves or disapproves our conduct, who loves holiness and cannot look on sin but with abhorrence, who has power to make us eternally happy or miserable, and who will hereafter exert that power in bestowing endless happiness on some persons, and dooming others to endless woe, according to their respective characters. Whenever a person has these ideas of God in his mind, when he feels convinced for the time, that there is such a being, and that he is what the Scriptures represent him to be, then he remembers God in the sense of the text.
II. The way is now prepared to inquire, why the recollection of such a being should ever be painful; or in other words, why any of God’s creatures should be troubled at the remembrance of him. It may easily be shown, that there is nothing in the divine character or government, which necessarily renders the remembrance of God productive of painful emotions. If there were, the remembrance of God would be painful to all his creatures, upon all occasions. But this is not the case. On the contrary, the remembrance of God Continue reading

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You really need to consult a competent real estate attorney in Florida. There are so many complications here! Here is my opinion, completely uninformed by any legal education.
If your father does not wish to co-own the house, he can give you the 50% deposit as a gift. Then you can use it as a down payment. However, if he is a US citizen, he will have to pay a federal gift tax. If you are both non-US citizens, he can give you money outside the US without any US gift tax -- but who knows what the Swedish rules are on gifts?
Or he can give you a loan for the 50% -- but it better not be secured on the property or the bank will not give you a mortgage. You will have to declare this loan when you apply for a mortgage and it might affect your ability to get a loan.
If you own the house 100% yourself, what you do with the rental income is your own choice. However, it's income to you and you alone pay taxes on it If your dad gave you money as a gift, you are certainly free to give him money from the rental income back, but you might have to pay US gift tax when you give him money. If he gave you a loan, you can repay the loan without any gift tax consequences. If he is charging you interest, you might be able to deduct the cost of the interest on your taxes, but be aware that interest paid between close relatives is scrutinized by the IRS very carefully.
If your father agrees to co-own the house, he can certainly pay the 50% downpayment. The mortgage, however will always be in the names of both the owners -- no bank will give you a mortgage for half a house. The income and expenses for the house can be divided up based on whatever percentage ownership each of you has -- and this % need not be related to the actual cash investment each of you made in the house because perhaps you might be putting in some extra sweat equity. This is really the cleanest solution here. And do make sure that the join ownership is "right of survivorship" so that should he die before you, you automatically get the entire house without it going through your father's estate.
LLC: There is another discussion on this community of the plusses and minuses of using an LLC to own a vacation rental. Search for "LLC" to find it. Most people form an LLC to own the house to limit liability in case a guest is injured at your house, or maybe causes a fire that damages nearby homes. Theoretically, when an LLC owns a house, the investors in the LLC are protected against lawsuits that go after their personal assets. My impression is that it might be very difficult to get a loan since the LLC has no other assets or income to base a loan on. But I've never heard of someone forming an LLC just to collect the rentals. I can't imagine this is even possible.
Please, talk to a lawyer!!!
These are some huge legal questions. Not only do you need to speak with an attorney but an accountant, real estate professional and a tax professional as well. Please don't take ANYTHING you read on the boards as legal advice as we are all just vacation rental owners and renters giving an opinion.

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The new head of the Springfield Police Department said past instances of misconduct by city officers will be reviewed and could lead to terminations.
Springfield Police Commissioner John R. Barbieri abruptly retired Thursday after five years in the role and 31 years with the department. Then Deputy Police Chief Cheryl C. Clapprood was named acting commissioner, effective immediately.
“She has served with distinction and honor for 39 years,” Sarno said Thursday, of Clapprood. “In particular, I would like to cite her work on the C3 Community Policing effort, which has been very successful. I look at this as a new beginning for our Police Department and an opportunity to improve upon our procedures and programs.”
Barbieri’s departure was amid multiple ongoing police misconduct cases and an federal civil rights investigation.
In a statement released by the mayor’s office Monday, Clapprood addresses several recent controversies captured on video involving the department.
Security footage captured a student at the High School of Commerce walking through a school hallway when he passed a school resource officer. The student appears to make eye contact with the officer and say something. The officer follows, taking several steps toward the teen before grabbing him by the back of the neck and holding him against the wall.
The officer was reassigned pending an internal affairs investigation. Clapprood said Monday the officer will now face a Community Police Hearing Board hearing as well.
Clapprood also addressed a 2017 incident in the Springfield Police Department lobby. Video shows a police officer emerge from behind a security window and grab a man by the throat. The man told MassLive he was at the police department to file a complaint regarding a parking ticket. Clapprood said she has strengthened policies for handling such interactions with the public.
In the statement released Monday, the mayor said Clapprood “will be reviewing new evidence received involving past incidents of misconduct to consider whether new charges could lead to terminations.”
Several members of the Springfield Police Department face assault charges connected to an alleged 2015 beating outside of Nathan Bill’s Bar and Restaurant, a police hangout and popular night spot.
“Police officers, who will never be productive officers for our city, just bring down morale of the Department and compromise the trust of our community," Clapprood said.


Mad Agnes has won hearts on two continents with their signature intricate harmonies and compelling songwriting. The genre-bending trio — Margo Hennebach, Adrienne Jones and Mark Saunders — weaves Celtic, folk and vocal improv into an exciting, inclusive performance. The Aggies, in their current iteration, sees them using only one microphone, around which they form and re-form, early-radio style. This encourages more playfulness and connection, as they transport and tickle audiences with robust harmonies, incisive songwriting and well crafted instrumentation, using guitars, mandolin, ukulele, percussion, an inventive keyboard, and “three-part harmonies as tight as jeans from the dryer” ~ Rob Weir, The Advocate. Mad Agnes has performed internationally at listening rooms and festivals, including Mountain Stage New Songs Festival (WV), The Birchmere (VA), Godfrey Daniels (PA), The Bitter End and the Towne Crier (NY), Cropredy Festival (England), Swanage Folk Festival (England) to name a few. “Dazzling harmonies, superb arrangements, terrific instrumental virtuosity, brilliant original songs and fine treatments of other material… there really aren’t enough superlatives to describe one of the best evenings I’ve seen in the many years I have been involved in the Folk scene.” ~ Folk on the Moor, Devon, UK.


It’s down to the wire, as Quadree Henderson makes his commitment today. The three-star wide receiver recruit has narrowed his choices down to Pitt and Boston College.
Here are some things that could make or break his decision.
-Only the third receiver in the past two classes could mean early time on the field.
-Learning from a wide receivers coach in Greg Lewis who has substantial NFL experience.
-Under head coach Paul Chryst, 12 true freshmen have played in the last season, and seven have made at least one start.
-While wide receivers coach Greg Lewis has NFL playing experience, this will only be his second season as a coach.
-Uncertainty at the quarterback position as Chad Voytik and Trey Anderson battle to replace Tom Savage.
-Will be working with wide receivers coach Todd Fitch, who has 27 years of experience coaching the position.
-Transfer quarterback Tyler Murphy is an experienced player who has played against some of the toughest defenses in college football at Florida.
-Head coach Steve Addazio understands winning; having won two national championships at Florida.
-Boston College was ranked second-to-last in the ACC in receiving last season.
-He will be the sixth wide receiver Boston College has brought in over the past three seasons, it could be difficult to find his way onto the field.
Henderson would be a great get for Pitt coach Paul Chryst in his quest to fill the void at the slot receiver position. On the Boston College side, the younger quarterbacks on the roster are noted more for their athleticism than their throwing mechanics, and a go-to option in Henderson could be a real advantage.


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Book your room at Sanctuary Lake Apartments
Family-friendly Currumbin apartment with a children's pool
Situated near the airport, in Currumbin, this apartment is close to Surf World Gold Coast, John Flynn Private Hospital, and Palm Beach. Also nearby are Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and Currumbin Beach.
Recreational amenities at Sanctuary Lake Apartments include a spa tub and a children's pool. Other amenities include wireless Internet access (surcharge) and free self parking.
Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Guestrooms also feature kitchens, washers/dryers, and separate sitting areas.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Sanctuary Lake Apartments features a spa tub and a children's pool. High-speed wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. This family-friendly apartment also offers tour/ticket assistance and barbecue grills. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Free self parking
- Spa tub
- Children's pool
Available in some public areas: Wireless Internet access - surcharge
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Free self parking
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- Separate sitting area
- Second bathroom
- Private bathroom
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
A children's pool and a spa tub are on site.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
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This property does not have an official STAR Rating from AAA Tourism Pty Ltd. For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

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Owing to your woolen materials accustomed to make it, carpets are perfect magnets for dust and dust. If there are children and pets all around the house, the necessity to clean your carpet is increased and even more repeated. The collection of pet fur and food items and shade stains give the effect of lousy cleanliness and hygiene routines. Not just this, a grimy carpet is usually a resource of serious allergic reactions. Standard vacuuming does assist to maintain your carpet clear; nevertheless, you will also have to have a specialist cleanse up as soon as some time. This is what professional carpet cleansing providers include.
There are lots of sorts of carpet cleansing. Each of the approaches commence having a complete vacuuming. It really is to extract the dust from the carpet or rug so as to make the other methods far more successful. This method is named the dry cleansing method. The dry cleansing process also would make use of unique cleansing powders. They are really designed to entice the grime almost when these are used. After the powder is applied and permitted to do its get the job done, the carpet is carefully vacuumed. Shampooing is definitely the second process. Like dry cleaning, it is a sort of pretreatment. The carpet is sprayed which has a cleansing resolution or a shampoo. It can be worked in to the carpet having a equipment and afterwards extracted by vacuuming. These answers are formulated with cleansing agents that clear away dust and stains from carpet fibers. In addition they include deodorizes and brighteners that make improvements to the search and scent within your carpet. Despite the fact that successful, shampooing would not do a full-proof occupation as some filth and microbes nevertheless continue being at the rear of.
The steam cleansing course of action is often a incredibly hot h2o extraction procedure. It is actually regarded as the most powerful of all carpet cleansing approaches. The method employs major duty products to inject an answer of scorching water and detergent into your rug or carpet. The dirt mixes up along with the substances which is then extracted employing substantial stress devices. In the event of steam cleansing for carpets it is important to ensure that that each one the humidity is eradicated. If humidity is remaining guiding, it is going to lead to mildew development. Mildew will not likely only demolish your carpet, but in addition emanates a foul odor and will give rise to allergic reactions. According to how soiled your carpet is, the skilled may also make use of the foam cleaning system; it is really a blend of dry cleaning and shampooing.
Other than these carpet cleaning alternatives, you will find other add-one providers you may decide for by shelling out an extra charge. The 1st is applying deodorizers for that clean clear odor. You may also make use of a carpet sealant. This resolution seals the top layer with the carpet and prevents straining. What’s more, it preserves the colors from the material and retains it from fading. As a result, there are actually unique ways of cleaning a carpet and also a specialist carpet cleansing assistance will offer you the vast majority of them. You should choose a technique that may be created for your carpet substance. In the event you will not be acquainted what to employ, speak to professional carpet cleaners. The expense of cleansing depends over the sort of carpet cleaning services you choose for.
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The near-grounding of the cruise ship Viking Sky this past weekend off Norway has renewed concerns about the use of dirty and difficult-to-clean up heavy fuel oil in the Arctic.
The ship, owned by Viking Cruises, experienced engine problems in rough seas on Saturday. After its engines finally restarted, the ship finally reached safe harbor yesterday in Molde, Norway, but not before it nearly grounded on rocks about 900 meters from shore where it had stopped and anchored.
At least 20 of the roughly 1,300 passengers and crew aboard were injured as the cruise ship heaved from side to side, reports say, while several hundred people ended up being evacuated by helicopters.
[A 1,400-person cruise ship returning from Norway’s Arctic survived an engine failure that threatened disaster]
At the same time, a freighter, which had come close to the cruise ship to offer assistance, also suffered engine failure and required some of the helicopters bound for the cruise ship to go to its assistance.
The incidents prompted a statement by Sian Prior, lead advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance, a coalition of non-governmental organizations calling for a ban on the use and carriage of HFO as fuel in the Arctic.
“With a new season of cruise ships poised to enter Arctic waters, the Viking Sky crisis should serve as a wake-up call,” Prior said.
Several factors helped avert disaster and ensured the safe return of passengers and crew to shore this weekend, including “very importantly, the proximity of rescue infrastructure,” she said.
The Viking Sky was reported to be carrying 343 tonnes of HFO on board.
The grounding of Viking Sky could have “created a strong risk of an oil spill, which would have been devastating for the environment and local communities,” she said. “This summer, similar cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers will sail in Arctic waters and in other vulnerable regions, far from search and rescue facilities, including helicopters and tugs.”
Prior said the lives of the passengers and crew are at stake as well as those involved in the response and rescue — ”which in remote Arctic locations is likely to include Indigenous and coastal communities with minimal or no equipment and training,’ she said.
A spill of HFO is likely to take months to years to be completely cleaned up, she said.
The International Maritime Organization, the United Nations agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution, wants to see a ban of HFO in the Arctic, which would be adopted in 2021, and phased in by 2023.
HFO is already banned throughout Antarctica, as well as in the national park waters around the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.
But before banning HFO, Canada has called for assessments into the impacts of an HFO ban on Arctic Indigenous communities. That’s although the Inuit Circumpolar Conference and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. have come out in favour of an Arctic HFO ban.


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“People are hungry for the kind of leadership Stacey has been exhibiting throughout her campaign and after,” Leah Daughtry, a prominent Democrat who co-hosted a recent political conference for black women where Abrams got a rousing welcome. “Whatever she decided to do, she would have an army of people ready to step in and help.” More here.
Yes. There is no debate over whether a former president can be indicted for conduct that occurred while in office. In fact, President Gerald Ford, who succeeded Nixon after his resignation, was mindful of this when he granted “a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed.” Criminal charges against a re-elected Trump could be time-barred? Read more.