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Holland America Line is adding several new itineraries that combine regions to its 2024 Europe season.
“Holland America Line’s 2024 European season is the biggest refresh we’ve done in the region in a long time, and we’re excited to feature new itineraries, more voyages that are 14 and 21 days, different departure cities and unique country combinations,” said Beth Bodensteiner, chief commercial officer of Holland America Line.
“We’re also returning to the Canary Islands and Bermuda, and, of course, we’re back in the Med visiting everywhere from Spain to Turkey. Holland America Line’s 2024 season is the most diverse we’ve ever offered that truly has an itinerary for everyone.”
The cruise line increased the number of voyages of 14 days or longer and enhanced Northern Europe with new departure ports.
From April to November, new unique itineraries from seven to 35 days will be offered aboard the Pinnacle-class ships, the Nieuw Statendam and Rotterdam, along with the Oosterdam and Zuiderdam.
The ships will explore the Baltic, British Isles, Canary Islands, French and Spanish rivieras, Israel, Mediterranean and Northern Europe, including Iceland, Greenland and Norway.
Highlights of Holland America Line’s 2024 Europe cruising season include:
- 11 departure cities including Rotterdam: Amsterdam, Ijmuiden and Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Barcelona, Spain; Boston, Massachusetts; Civitavecchia (Rome) and Trieste (Venice), Italy; Copenhagen, Denmark; Piraeus (Athens), Greece; Reykjavik, Iceland; and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- Nine overnight ports: Barcelona; Civitavecchia and Marghera (Venice), Italy; Haifa, Israel; Istanbul, Turkey; Reykjavik; Piraeus (Athens) and Rhodes, Greece; and Valletta, Malta.
- 33 evening departure cities (between 10 p.m. and midnight): Alesund, Norway; Ashdod (Jerusalem) and Haifa, Israel; Dublin, Ireland; Dubrovnik, Korcula and Split, Croatia; Kusadasi, Turkey; Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands; Cannes, Le Havre and Marseille, France; Liverpool, England; Civitavecchia (Rome), Marghera (Venice), Messina and Portofino Italy; Nanortalik (Ilivileq) and Paamiut (Frederikshåb), Greenland; Corfu, Mykonos, Náfplion, Rhodes and Santorini, Greece; Port Said (Cairo), Egypt; Tallinn, Estonia; Lerwick and Stornoway, Scotland; Halifax and St. John’s, Canada; Warnemünde (Berlin), Germany; Barcelona and
- Northern Europe: Seven and 14-day cruises to Northern European countries including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Iceland
- Canary Islands: Nieuw Statendam returns to the Canary Islands on a 14-day cruise departing April 21 roundtrip from Rotterdam, also including Madeira, Gibraltar and Spain.
- Mediterranean: The itineraries range from seven- to 14-days and cover the eastern and western Mediterranean, including Greece, Turkey, Tunisia, Israel, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, France and Spain.
- Transatlantic: Voyage of the Vikings cruise exploring Maine, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Norway. Nieuw Statendam crosses in April with visits to Bermuda, France, Guernsey and Belgium en route to Rotterdam, while Zuiderdam visits Bermuda, Ireland, England, France and Belgium on a May crossing to Ijmuiden.

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Islamabad: Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman says specific awareness campaigns and outreach programmes are need of the hour to sensitize communities to take measures to reduce the impact of climate change.
Addressing media in Islamabad today [Monday], she said concrete steps should be taken on emergency basis to tackle climate change.
The Minister stressed that it is our collective responsibility to save water for future generations and for this purpose a comprehensive campaign will be launched to educate people for using water at the minimum level.
She said Pakistan is rapidly moving from water-stressed to water-scarce country, therefore, all out measures will be taken to avert such looming threats.
She said as part of the awareness campaign, initially, text messages will be sent to general public regarding heatwave. She said the focus of our efforts should be on reducing the number of deaths.
However, there is a need to look at heat-related illnesses so that the vulnerability of the most marginalised sections can be brought down.
The Minister also appreciated the role of National Disaster Management Authority and Pakistan Met Department for ensuring precautionary measures and to maintain requisite facilities such as heat stroke centres.

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A couple of months ago, I shared what was on my Netgalley shelf. Of course since I posted that I have made my way through a number of the books that were on there and have added even more to it. There have been so many incredible books on my Netgalley shelf over the years and it is a place I've found so many new authors. Here is what is currently on my Netgalley shelf / TBR!
I love a good book tag. They always make me think, I have a lot of fun writing them and love seeing other people's answers. So, when I was the 'I Should Have Read That' book tag over on Books Nest I knew I had to give it a go. Here is the 'I Should Have Read That' book tag!
The first month of 2021 is nearly over! As always, January has felt so long and drawn out with not much happening. I've read a lot, wrote a lot of blog posts and worked a lot. Here is what happened in January!
We are officially one month into 2021 and the year is off to an odd start. That doesn't mean I've not read a lot though! Throughout January I have read a total of 11 books which is unbelievable for the first month of the year.
A couple of days ago I shared a post all about TBR books I want to tackle in 2021 (you can find it here). The issue is, my TBR is never ending and there are another few books on my TBR that I want to get round to reading in 2021. So, here is part two of TBR books I want to tackle in 2021!
I'm here for the first time in 2021 with one of my favourite kinds of posts, one all about new books being releases I'm excited for. I love finding out all about new books being released and getting excited to see them out in the world!
A few days ago I shared a couple of posts all about my most anticipated releases of 2021. Part one is here and part two is here! I shared a couple of UKYA releases in those lists but I wanted to save a lot of them for their very own posts. There are so many incredible UKYA releases that are being released throughout this year and I really want to spread the word about them!
A few days ago I shared just some of the books coming out in 2021 that I am incredibly excited about. There are so many that I would be writing blog posts for months about just new books and nothing else. You can find part one of my most anticipated releases of 2021 here.
New year means new goals. I bet you are so fed up of people saying that already, but I always set myself goals for my reading and blogging each year and I wanted to share them with you. Today, I wanted to talk about my blogging goals for the year ahead. Here are my 2021 blogging goals.
How is it 2021 in just a few days? This year has dragged on but also gone quickly, it has been a strange old year. Throughout December I read a total of 6 books which isn't as many books as I've read in previous months this year. So, I am back with another what I read this month posts! I have a lot of thoughts I want to share on the books that I read in December. So, here is a little post full of mini reviews for the books I read in December!

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Low cost airline Ryanair says it could attract 10 million tourists to Greece within the next three years if the taxes at Athens International Airport (AIA) are lowered from 12 euros to 5 euros per passenger and other reforms.
Ryanair’s Michael Cawley said that he’s anxious that upcoming privatizations in Greek regional airports would lead to charge increases and make them uncompetitive as well.
Ryanair said it expects to transport four million tourists to Athens, two million to the rest of Greece within the next three years. It’s estimated that the an additional 10 million tourists could bring in 4.5 billion euros ($5.86 billion) and create 10,000 new jobs.
AIA officials said they will not change their fees, however, although Cawley said he will appeal to Greek Development Minister Kostis Hatzidakis.
See all the latest news from Greece and the world at Greekreporter.com. Contact our newsroom to report an update or send your story, photos and videos. Follow GR on Google News and subscribe here to our daily email!

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b. 1856 Tinsley, Yorkshire. d. 3rd Q 1930 Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield.
DATE OF EM ACTION: 09/07/1912 Cadeby Main Colliery, near Doncaster, Yorkshire.
John Edwin Chambers was born in 1856 in Tinsley, Yorkshire, the second of seven children born to Henry and Hephizah Chambers. His father, who hailed from Nottinghamshire, was a Colliery Manager, and from a young age both John and his elder brother William were working in the mines as engineers. In the summer of 1883, in Rotherham, John married Helen McGregor, and they had a son Douglas, born in 1885. John became the Colliery Manager at the Cadeby Main Colliery near Doncaster, and was 56 years of age when he saved the lives of several miners, which earned him the Edward Medal 2nd Class (Mines). He and Helen were then living at Brampton House, West Melton, near Rotherham. He died in Sheffield in 1930, aged 75.
On the 9th July, 1912, two disastrous explosions occurred in the South Workings of the Cadeby Main Colliery, near Doncaster, originating at the coal face and spreading along the roads for distances of nearly half a mile. H. Hulley and G. Fisher were among the first to explore the affected districts after each of the explosions. They assisted in attending to and removing the injured, and also in building stoppings to shut off the dangerous areas, in spite of the constant risk of further explosions and falls. Altogether Fisher was in the pit for about 12 hours and Hulley even longer, and, as both men were experienced pitmen, they were well aware of the imminent
risk to their lives that they ran during the whole time. Their great courage and tenacity render their conduct conspicuous even among the many brave actions performed in connection with the disaster. J. E. Chambers went down into the pit after the second explosion, immediately explored one of the roads near the point of origin alone, and was the probable means of saving two lives; he afterwards went through the district to assist in withdrawing all men from the
workings. W. H. Prince helped to organise rescue parties and assisted in saving life by the use of
apparatus. With great presence of mind, and at much risk to himself, he personally extinguished a fire which occurred while he was so engaged, and afterwards he helped to build the stoppings.
Herbert Williamson superintended the rescue work in some of the roads after the first explosion. A fall caused by the second explosion prevented him from making any progress for a time; but he got together a body of men to clear a way over it, and then continued the work of rescue. He also returned to the affected roads by himself after the third explosion. Sergeant Winch went with his brigade into the workings after the first explosion to help in the rescue work; he was knocked down by the second explosion, but proceeded inwards and assisted in saving lives by the use of his apparatus. He displayed great coolness in dealing with a fire, which broke out in one of the roads, and in keeping his men together to continue the work. All these men displayed great courage and set a splendid example in the face of the disaster. Throughout their work the risk of a further explosion sweeping through the district was always present, and falls and fires were
occurring in many places.
BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
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'Both genders suffer a sense of loss and identity conflict when a romantic relationship ends.'
It's called stress-induced cardiomyopathy.
Taylor Swift songs are optional.
If I was given a dollar for every time I have had my heart torn by a person with whom I was romantically involved, I’d be sunning myself in the Bahamas right now. Sadly, no one ever did come good with that fortune. So instead, I’m here writing this frank (albeit fairly bitter) piece.
Having dreams, goals and ambition is both exciting and one of the hardest things you will ever experience. And you'll learn

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A new poll shows 28 percent of uninsured Americans intend to pay a fine rather than enroll in a plan. as required by the Affordable Care Act. Gallup polled 655 adults - 81 percent of whom knew about Obamacare's individual mandate and the fine for avoidance - and asked them what action they would take: about 63 percent said they planned to enroll.
In 2014 those who defy the individual mandate will pay $95 or 1 percent of their annual income, whichever is more.
If these consumers abide by their intentions it would jeopardize President Barack Obama's vision of universal coverage. It could also mean higher premiums for other enrolled patients, since providers contain risk by spreading it around. Much of the recent focus on the Affordable Care Act enrollments has targeted young adults, or "young invincibles", who according to critics will bear the cost burden for seniors.
According to the poll, however, there was only a small distinction - 4 percent - between the number of adults younger than 30 who would choose the fine over enrollment and adults older than 30 who would make the same choice. Political leaning was a much stronger predictor of subjects' intentions, with 45 percent of Republicans and 15 percent of Democrats saying they would choose the fine.
Michael Robertson, an internet entrepreneur, writing for Voices of San Diego said he would rather be fined than pay a family premium that is 58 percent higher than his original health care plan. Robertson's income is too high to enable him to receive government subsidies.
"Of course without insurance, I will not be covered for any medical conditions and there's a risk, albeit small, of a medical calamity. If this were to happen, I could sign up for a plan at a later date since insurance companies cannot ban people for a pre-existing condition," he wrote.
Christina Martin, is a pro-life advocate who works two part-time jobs, neither of which provides health insurance. Cost is certainly a concern, she said, but her decision not to enroll in a plan is primarily motivated by personal convictions.
"I'm not declaring that being pro-life means not purchasing Obamacare; people express their pro-life beliefs in a number of ways," she said in a post on Live Action News, a pro-life, youth-led media publication, "What I am saying is that I couldn't live with myself if I accepted a health care plan that glorifies free birth control and trivializes abortion. I'd rather pay a fine than live with regrets in my heart."
Other consumers weighed in on Twitter.
@bellskp refers to Obama as a dictator and tweets: "Not one person I know is signing up."
@chucktodd Not one person I know is signing up for Obamacare.They will all pay the fine in defiance to dictator Obama
— karen (@libertybellskp) December 2, 2013
Another twitter user, @Rockwithbeck, claims Obamacare premiums will cost young people double. "PAY THE FINE!" he shouts.
What do the 'young' get when they sign up for 'OBAMACARE' ? Their premiums will cost them double. PAY THE FINE!
— ROCKWITHBECK (@ROCKWITHBECK) November 29, 2013
And @CascadeGOP echoes Robertson, tweeting that if Obamacare covers pre-existing conditions and people can sign up at anytime, why should anyone bother now.
Question: If you can sign up for Obamacare at anytime & it covers pre-existing conditions. Why not pay the fine & buy it when you need it?
— U.S. BRAIN SEQUESTER (@CascadeGOP) December 4, 2013
According to CNN, 100,000 people signed up for Obamacare through healthcare.gov website in November and roughly one-quarter of that number signed up in October, but even combined with the state exchange numbers, enrollments are still far short of Obama's original two-month target of enrolling 800,000 people in new plans.
About 29,000 people have enrolled in the two days following repairs to the website, a source familiar with the enrollment numbers told CNN, but added "the data is still being scrubbed."


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Are you sick of your usual break-time snacks? This article has four fabulous foods tailored to a cold-brew coffee break. Everyone’s familiar with traditional coffee sidekicks: yeasty doughnuts with sticky glazes and sickly sweet fillings, or cake so sugary and dense it completely masks the office brew’s bitter taste. The sweet, mellow flavour of cold-brew coffee demands a whole new set of players, treats with subtle flavours and delicate textures. Best of all, without the cupfuls of sugar you can enjoy the desserts remorse-free…or better yet, enjoy more of them!
The French have firmly held onto their pastry crown since basically inventing the art form, but one of their greatest sweet achievements is a simple (though anything but basic) confection barely bigger than a silver dollar. The beautiful macaron is criminally overlooked on this side of the pond, although they look like technicolour Oreos and taste like a cupcake’s svelte French cousin. They require only a few simple ingredients but hours of labour and love, pressing and baking almond flour into little discs, then sandwiching sumptuous buttercream frosting between them. Their flavours are only limited by the baker’s imagination: salt caramel, rose and pistachio are three of the classics, but daring pastry chefs sometimes make savoury and even spicy varieties! Bakeries change their line up to reflect fruit and flowers in season, look for blackcurrant (called cassis) in the wintertime and strawberry in the summer! No matter the flavour, these dainty treats are best enjoyed with dainty sips of smooth cold-brew coffee accentuating each unique taste.
Can’t Beat Biscotti
Moving a little further to the south we find one of coffee’s most sophisticated companions: the long, thin Italian biscotti, or twice-baked, cakey, crumbly and absolutely ideal for dunking in a cup of cold-brew. Historically, twice-baked biscuits were necessary for trips and long journeys because they kept so much longer than regular bread: some attribute the success of the Roman Army to these hardy little cookies! It’s not so hard to believe: the recipe involves hardly any sugar or oil for a very dense dough. The dough gets formed into logs and baked; then the logs are sliced diagonally and the slices are baked again. These biscuits are incredibly versatile, and can be flavoured with nuts, fruit, seeds, chocolate, herbs, spices, even cheese! An island-inspired variation with tender shredded coconut, rich macadamias and just a splash of dark rum pairs especially well with the smooth caramel taste of cold brew coffee.
Fruit with Flair
It can be hard to find actual fruit in some fruit desserts: sometimes the “apple” in your strudel is nothing more than a spoonful of clear jelly. If you crave real flavour instead of saccharine, search out crumbles and cobblers instead of pastries and pies. Instead of bright red “filling” you’ll get a delicious dish of baked peaches, apples, pears or berries topped with a ‘crumble’ of brown sugar, oats and butter. If you go for the cobbler, your fruit comes crowned with a fluffy biscuit topping. Both are delicious ways to make the most out of your next cup of cold brew, and get a full serving of fruit too!
Making Your Cold Brew Coffee
If you haven’t tried making cold brew coffee yet, be sure to follow our easy cold brew coffee recipes or download our recipe book. You will need to start with quality filters to ensure the best filtration and smooth cool taste.

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People have long believed in ghosts, and there are many folktales current about them. The same goes for elves and the trolls who are thought to live in crags, hills and mountains. Many believe that it can be dangerous to insult these supernatural beings or creatures (in Icelandic, “verur”).
Special elf-stones can be found widely and it is thought to be risky to tamper with them. As such, there are many examples of plans, such as for roads, which have been altered out of consideration for the elf people. The elves might well avenge any offence, just as many stories relate.


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Maudlin Northern splendour; remote Arcadia
Placement of width to convey gender and power
Manly pomp, feminine vigour (more…)
The collection explores a narrative which expands on diverse, shared work experiences that encompass and form the British experience, touching on political views, recent Brexit tensions and diverse options. (more…)
Wan Hung takes inspiration from fitness and gym culture for his Spring/Summer 2018 collection “Mister Hung”. The increasingly visible quest for the perfect masculine body and the ever-greater focus contemporary society puts on this is at the heart of this season’s mood. Exploring the disconnect between this social trend and the way mens formal and work attire is fabricated has given rise to a new interpretation of the suit. Taking key elements of mens tailoring and reworking this with new textiles and innovative cutting has created the suit of the future – a new workwear staple for the modern man looking for a suit to put on after a morning workout or pre 9-to-5 morning run. (more…)
Astrid Andersen continues her exploration of finding new common ground for tradition and heritage with the contemporary sports-luxury sphere. This remains a common thread throughout Astrid Andersen’s collections – translating the familiar into something new and interpreting unexpected references as fresh and relevant to a generation championing a new way of dressing. This season takes the archetypical Safari theme as referenced throughout the history of fashion in various guises and turns its natural curiosity into a personal quest to discover unfamiliar territory for the brand’s aesthetics.
Make some noise. We live in the city and online in search of noise. If silence is death, life must be noise. Consuming all the audio, media, political and visual noise maketh the 21st-centry human. Fuck that noise. The noise in my head won’t stop. I need a filter. I need to do me, not you, you and you. Who am I, what’s my name? (more…)
Fashion designer Victoria Beckham has been honoured at Buckingham Palace. (more…)
A line written by performance poet Hector Aponysus for Dystopia Lives, “Looking for a vocation in the decline of civilization” sums up the state we find ourselves in.The incubation of Dystopia Lives saw Liam come together with Aponysus for a process Liam calls “the benefits of looking at where things are at but through different lenses”. The point to connect to the now and create bars of poetry that can be used to emphasise the collection’s intent. Style is always an attempt to find yourself and your people. Today the only maps that seem to make sense of our present reality come from dystopian fiction, illuminatingly the genre is rich with strong aesthetics.
Dystopia Lives is also a play on the Kuato Lives graffiti seen in Total Recall, and written in defiance of the Martian governor and in honour of Kuato, the psychic alien rebel hero in hiding. Thus Dystopia Lives can be read as signal of mutual understanding that darkness can be beat. The overwhelmingly streetcast show makes clear these are clothes designed for wearing by individuals not clones. (more…)
Bobby Abley Powers Up for Autumn/Winter 2017 with Bobby Abley x Power Rangers, a collection inspired by the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Premiering in 1993, it is one of the longest running and most-watched kids action series in television history. With a mix of iconic imagery and nostalgia, Saban’s Power Rangers provides the perfect inspiration to Bobby Abley’s signature blending of playful imagery with cutting edge, contemporary design. (more…)
We are young, but we are no longer children. We have grown up. We have come to understand ourselves. First by looking at others, because it was easier than looking at ourselves. That journey provided us with a frame of reference. it taught us about our identity in relation to others. It taught us about our position in the world. And the position of Asia in the world. We are the new generation. (more…)

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One of the most positive features of Iceland is that mosquitoes are not found here. Yup, no mosquitoes! You can find mosquitoes in Siberia, Antarctica, Amazon, Sahara but not in Iceland. That’s something they can be extremely grateful about (and we are jealous), as those little insects are without a doubt the most deadly animals on the plant, (It’s not sharks or the poison dart frog. Mosquitoes are more deadly. My kid still can’t digest this fact) spreading illness that kill around 830.000 human beings every year in South America, Central America, Africa, Mexico and much of Asia. In other temperate and industrialized nations, mosquito bites have in recent decades primarily been an annoying problem but still causing some deaths each year.
With 2017’s widespread outbreak of the Zika virus, the focus is back on mosquitoes in locations that had previously eliminated mosquito-borne diseases. Many regions in the United States have for example the kind of mosquitoes that can spread the infection.
At least that is something Icelanders do not have to fret about in Iceland.
The interesting question is why are mosquitoes not found in Iceland while being common in countries that surround it?
According to The Icelandic Web of Science (IWOS), there are 2 species in Greenland, 28 species in Norway, and Britain and 41 species can be found in the neighbouring countries to the East of Iceland.
The main reason for the non-existence of mosquitoes in Iceland discusses IWOS, is most likely to be found in these Icelandic conditions:
In Northern Scandinavia and Greenland, the [mosquito] pupa hibernates below ice during the winter season, and hatches as a fly as soon as the ice melts. This takes place in spring, as polar winters are continuous. Icelandic winters are variable. There can be an abrupt increase in temperature in the middle of winter season, with a thaw, then the temperatures will drop again.
Under these conditions the pupa would hatch (…wait for it…). The mosquito would then need to find a victim from which to draw blood, then it would require a number of days for the eggs to mature, to meet a mate and lay the eggs in a marsh or a pond. Changes in climate in Iceland are so quick that the mosquito does not have adequate time to finish its lifecycle. Under these conditions the pupa would not be mature when temperatures dropped again and ice formed on the ponds.
Hence, no mosquitoes! And now a thought-provoking question (more like a wish). Why don’t mosquitoes suck fat? 😡


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- JR98 GAMING
The Ford Crown Victoria, commonly known as the Crown Vic, was a full sized sedan produced by Ford from 1992 to 2011 over 2 generations and replaced the ageing Ford LTD. The car was built on the Ford Panther platform, similar to later LTD models.
The Crown Vic shared major drivetrain and suspension components with the Lincoln Town Car and Mercury Grand Marquis and, along with the Lincoln and Mercury variants, was the last full-frame RWD passenger car produced in North America.
It's 230HP V8, RWD layout and it's incredible durability made it the car of choice for emergency services and cab companies all across the United States.
The Crown Vic went into it's 2nd Generation in 1998, and instead of borrowing styling cues with the Taurus, the Crown Vic shared many bodyparts with the more popular Mercury Marquis. To differentiate the cars, the Crown Vic was given larger headlights, bigger bumpers and a distinctive grill.
Mechanically, a revised four-link suspension was added to the rear axle and larger brakes due to the larger 16" wheels, and the car was powered by the 4.6 Modular V8. The car was Ford's flagship sedan until it was replaced in 2005 with the Ford 500, however the Crown Vic still outsold the 500.
In order to meet the demands of police departments across the country, in 1998 Ford released the Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, commonly known as the CVPI. Changes to the CVPI include "Police Interceptor" badging on the rear of the car, black front grill and rear fascia and several heavy-duty mechanical upgrades.
In 2003, all Crown Victoria's gained a redesigned chassis, overhauled suspension, new shocks, alluminium control arms. Due to these upgrades, the Crown Vic's handling improved significantly, and the CVPI's safety was greatly increased for police applications while power output also increased.
In 2006, Crown Victoria sales dwindled to just over 3,000, compared to the 38,000 of the Mercury Grand Marquis, and Ford decided that starting with the 2008MY, all Crown Vic's would only be available through Ford Fleet and on June 21 2007, the Crown Victoria was removed from the Ford website, most likely to promote the 2008 Ford Taurus.
Also, with the descent into fleet-only sales across North America, the LX Premium Sport and Handling Package and the Handling and Performance Package (the only Crown Victorias produced for the North American market with dual exhaust, save for the Police Interceptor) were officially discontinued by Ford.
Body: 4 Door Sedan
Engine: Ford Modular 4.6 V8
Gearbox: 4 Speed Automatic
Power: 250 BHP
Aspiration: Naturally Aspirated
Weight: 1840 KG


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Key Glass Gallery
Prototype floating blooper by Distortion Glass
Regular price $2,000.00
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Made by Distortion Glass. (@distortion_glass)
3-hole puck perc.
Water is pushed upward by the 3-hole perc into the clear chamber through 4 small holes before reaching the uptakes and traveling through the external drain. Any water left in the chamber drains back down through the 4 small holes, creating a “bloop” sound.
Color is a hand-mixed Distortion original.
Hand-pulled line tubing.
Key Glass Gallery moodmat and cork mat included with purchase.


Obama Finally Keeps His Word
Obama finally keeps his word, says Jonathan Cohn in this piece praising the president's decision to go "all in" on healthcare reform.
Americans always say they want politicians who lead rather than follow--who do what they think is right rather than what they think is popular. And liberals, in particular, say they want politicians who will think big and pursue far-reaching reforms, rather than triangulate their way with incremental measures.Say what you will about Obama and his plan. Both, surely, are flawed. But, particularly with this latest statement, he's living up to those ideals.
Well, what liberals want and what Americans who aren't liberals want are two very different things. Non-liberals might want to be led, but not towards big, far-reaching liberal reforms. They would rather be led nowhere than in that direction. I agree with Cohn that Obama is right to start championing a Democratic blueprint--if that is what he does. (So far he is still only promising to campaign for it.) But Cohn's notion that Obama is paying the price for naively trying bipartisan outreach, only to be let down by cynical scheming Republicans, is wrong. Obama did not try bipartisan outreach. He outsourced this reform to Democrats in Congress, and the last thing you can accuse Democrats in Congress of being is naive about Republicans.
The critical failure in all this was the failure to win public support. Cohn sort of acknowledges this. ("Public support would obviously help--a lot." Yes, it would.) But that failure is not mainly the Republicans' fault. I don't think their criticisms carry much weight: Republicans are no more trusted by the public than Democrats. It is Obama's fault, first for putting Congress in charge, and then for standing aside for more than a year. Also, as Jonathan Chait says, it is the fault of progressives, for working so hard to mobilise Democratic resistance to a reform they believed was insufficiently "robust".
All in all, the liberal strategy of focusing on the public option and constantly harping on the bill's shortcomings has won few identifiable concessions and has significantly increased the chance that no bill at all will pass.
Agreed. Unlike the president, liberal opponents of the Senate bill did a good job.
I hope it is not too late for Obama to do what he should have been doing all along: making the case not for reform in the abstract, but for a specific proposal capable of commanding wide support.


Activity Assay of a Y-90 Microsphere Sample Using a Coincidence Detection System
A Paxton*, R Nickles, L DeWerd, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WISU-F-BRB-2 Sunday 4:00:00 PM - 6:00:00 PM Room: Ballroom B
Purpose: This work takes advantage of a newly-determined, low-uncertainty branching ratio of the internal pair production component of Y-90 decay to spectroscopically assay the activity of a Y-90 microsphere sample with a coincidence detection system (CDS).
Methods: The CDS pairs a HPGe detector with a large NaI detector. The system is able to electronically filter the bremsstrahlung continuum from the photon spectrum by gating the energy signal from the HPGe with the coincidence signal. This reduces the uncertainty in the spectra measurement compared to measurements with a single HPGe detector. A series of pulsers were used to correct for counting losses. A geometric characterization was completed to find the optimal source position for measurements. An efficiency calibration of the CDS was completed using a Na-22 standard source. To validate the measurement accuracy of the CDS, the activity of a Y-90 standard activity solution from the NIST SRM program was determined and compared to the value given by NIST. The CDS was then used to determine the activity of a Y-90 microsphere sample. This value was compared to the 3.0 GBq value given by the manufacturer.
Results: The activity determined with the CDS was within 2.6% from the given activity of the NIST SRM source, which is within the expanded uncertainty associated with the CDS measurement. The activity of the Y-90 microsphere sample was determined to be 3.72 GBq +/- 1.9%. This is 19% higher than the manufacturer-stated activity of 3 GBq. This is outside the manufacturer-stated uncertainty of +/-10%.
Conclusions: The ability of CDS to determine the activity of a Y-90 source has been validated with comparison to a NIST Y-90 standard activity solution. The use of the CDS has been extended to determine the activity of a Y-90 microsphere sample.


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“When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle, he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!” His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.” The Jews then responded to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.” John 2:13-19
In these verses, we see The LORD Jesus Christ, having gone up to Jerusalem at the significant time of Passover, and found “as usual”, as has been the custom for years up till this time, those that sold oxen, sheep, doves, and the money changers in the temple.
These people had been so accustomed to these activities, that they thought they were doing The LORD a service, by making available these items to the people who would need at the time of the Passover, seeing that Jews would come from the several nations they were scattered in, to Jerusalem at the time of the Passover, to keep the feast as commanded.
They were very convinced in their minds they were doing The LORD a service, facilitating the observance of the feasts for those near and far, that they couldn’t understand why The LORD came, made a scourge of small cords, whipped them all out of the temple.
For what The LORD Jesus Christ did, they all came to Him, raging, angered and asked,
“What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?” John 2:18 NIV
The Prophet Elijah was sent by The LORD in a time when Israel had backslidden so much that they couldn’t publicly declare The LORD God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as their God.
They had been so accustomed to the ways of Baal, that they couldn’t even differentiate between the workings, systems and rule of Baal, in through and amongst them, from the works of The Most High, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — so much that Elijah asked them,
“And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If The LORD is God, follow Him, but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word.” 1 Kings 18:21
Before this time, Elijah had been sent to Ahab, to deliver the Word of The LORD, that put a hold on the rain for three and half years — and Elijah disappeared, and was no where to be found.
For this, King Ahab sent men to search out Elijah in every corner of the nation — seeing that his prophets of Baal couldn’t overturn that word, nor reveal a sign of the authority they claim to bear.
When the time came, The LORD said to Elijah,
“Go show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth” 1 Kings 18:1
When Elijah came before Ahab, with so much exasperation, he said to Elijah,
“Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?” And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of The LORD and have followed the Baals.” 1 Kings 18:17-18
This is what Apostle Paul referred to when he said,
“And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:4-5
There is an Authority given of God to those who have been raised up to bear the new wine and bring in the new wineskin, and it comes with evidence-based signs.
By the Scriptural reference mentioned above, we can see that The LORD Jesus Christ, The Prophet Elijah, Apostle Paul and several others who were brought in by The LORD, in significant times to shake up the rotten trado-religious [traditional religious] systems, had an evidence based authority from The LORD, that they were of The LORD, and were authorized to carry out those activities in His name.
Interestingly, they also bore another striking witness from those who abounded through the rotten trado-religious systems, that they were troublers of the establishment.
However, everyone that became bequeathed with the true and pure authority from The LORD, to tear down and to build again, faced intense resistance, and were subject to the permitted trials of their faith — to test if they would compromise truth for pleasure and fraternity with the rotten trado-religious systems.
How can you say, The LORD has authorized you to lead the people into the promise land, when The LORD Himself has not opened your eyes to see the path they must walk in?
How can you say you are a Commander of The Army of The LORD, when the mysteries of the battles of The LORD have not been revealed to you?
How can you say, you are a Prophet of The LORD, yet the Jezebelic practices of idolatry, are the mechanisms of your operations?
The money-changers were obviously troubled by the fact that The LORD called into truth the perverseness of their lives and operations, which they thought, they did in service to The LORD.
For this, they came and dared to question The LORD Jesus Christ saying,
“What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?” John 2:18 NIV
The good thing is, The LORD Jesus Christ had an evidence-based sign of His Authority, The Prophet Elijah had an evidence-based sign of His authority, The Apostle Paul had an evidence-based sign of His authority, but what happened to the sons of Sceva,
“Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of The LORD Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “We exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches.” Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?” Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.” Acts 19:13-16
The eyes of The LORD run to and fro throughout the earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose Heart is committed to him — however, The Scriptures shows us, that when in the spirit act foolishly, we incur upon ourselves many wars.
“For the eyes of The LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly, therefore from now on you shall have wars.” 2 Chronicles 16:9
The Apostle Jude warns about the many spiritual charlatans, who run about the place, having no understanding of spiritual ordinances and organizations in The Kingdom, yet abasing themselves into places of authority by themselves, wrote this,
“Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The LORD rebuke you!” But these speak evil of whatever they do not know, and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves. Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds, late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots, raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame, wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.” Jude 1:8-13
Indeed, we are in that season, when those who have walked through ferocious trials and prevailed in righteousness, mantled with true authority from The LORD Jesus Christ are emerging, to be the troublers of the wolves, the goats, the Ahabs and Jezebels, that have exalted themselves by themselves in The Kingdom, lining up the highways of The Holy City of The Church of The LORD Jesus Christ with the evil of their sorceries, and with weakened bodies from their wickedness and witchcrafts.
Now is the time, when The Father of The LORD Jesus Christ, shall say of those approved of Him, “Hear Him’, to those called into His Presence.
“While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” Matthew 17:5
Now is the time, when The LORD Jesus Christ releases His True Servants, Authorized with evidence-based signs by Him, to run the spiritual charlatans out of the Highways of The Holy City of The Church of The LORD Jesus Christ.
For indeed, I say by The Spirit of The LORD, “There are those who are now being Authorized by The LORD Jesus Christ to bring in the new wineskin and bear the new wine, and there are those whose nakedness is now being marked to be revealed in this season, after running wild and veiled, after so many years.”
Let Him who has ears hear, what The Spirit of The LORD is saying to The Churches!.
~ by Abel Praise
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In a reversal of the previous few months, for January 2021 the softwood lumber production volumes and sawmill capacity utilization rates in Canada improved significantly, while that in the United States dropped by a notable amount.
As people look for answers to why lumber prices continue to go so much higher, these production and sawmill capacity data explains a lot.
Given that housing and remodelling activity is going higher even than last year, it is clear there simply is not enough solid wood building materials supply to keep up with relentless, and increasing, demand.
US and Canadian housing activity in the month of April is actually showing increases over the sharp rises of the previous year, and the latest data of demand demonstrates more strength yet to come as spring arrives. Demand for softwood lumber is increasing as sawmills are literally just doing their best to keep up.
After improving for most of last year, compared to the same month one year ago, for January 2021 softwood lumber production in the US dropped nominally, down by -5.3%, says the latest issue of the Western Wood Products Association’s monthly Lumber Track.
US lumber production volumes in January were 3,060 mmfbm compared to one year ago when it was 3,230 mmfbm. Indeed, looking at the month of January against December 2020, US softwood lumber production fell by -3% from 3,153 mmfbm for December 2020.
Last month’s update here: https://madisonsreport.com/2021/03/09/north-america-softwood-lumber-production-sawmill-capacity-utilization-wwpa-full-year-2020/
After dropping abysmally for most of last year, softwood lumber production in Canada improved dramatically in January 2021 compared to the previous month. Manufacturing volumes increased by +9.7% in January 2021, to 2,003 mmfbm, compared to the same month last year when it was 1,826 mmfbm.
Specifically in British Columbia, sawmill production volumes for January 2021 improved significantly, up by +17% to 819 mmfbm, compared to January 2020 when it was 699 mmfbm.
North America Softwood Lumber Production, Sawmill Capacity Utilization, WWPA: January 2021
US sawmill production as a per cent of practical capacity for January 2021 improved to 91% from 87% in the same month last year, said the Western Wood Products Association’s monthly Lumber Track.
After terrible lows for most of last year, Canadian sawmill production as a per cent of practical capacity recovered significantly in January 2021, to 85% compared to one year ago, when it started dropping off the cliff to 70%.


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Article XVII. Of Predestination and Election
Predestination to life is the everlasting purpose of God, whereby, before the foundations of the world were laid, He hath constantly decreed by His counsel secret to us, to deliver from curse and damnation those whom He hath chosen in Christ out of mankind, and to bring them by Christ to everlasting salvation as vessels made to honour. Wherefore they which be endued with so excellent a benefit of God be called according to God's purpose by His Spirit working in due season; they through grace obey the calling; they be justified freely; they be made sons of God by adoption; they be made like the image of His only-begotten Son Jesus Christ; they walk religiously in good works; and at length by God's mercy they attain to everlasting felicity.
As the godly consideration of Predestination and our Election in Christ is full of sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable comfort to godly persons and such as feel in themselves the working of the Spirit of Christ, mortifying the works of the flesh and their earthly members and drawing up their mind to high and heavenly things, as well because it doth greatly establish and confirm their faith of eternal salvation to be enjoyed through Christ, as because it doth fervently kindle their love towards God: so for curious and carnal persons, lacking the Spirit of Christ, to have continually before their eyes the sentence of God's Predestination is a most dangerous downfall, whereby the devil doth thrust them either into desperation or into wretchlessness of most unclean living no less perilous than desperation.
Furthermore, we must receive God's promises in such wise as they be generally set forth in Holy Scripture; and in our doings that will of God is to be followed which we have expressly declared unto us in the word of God.
Praedestinatio ad vitam est aeternum Dei propositum, quo, ante iacta mundi fundamenta, suo consilio, nobis quidem occulto, constanter decrevit eos, quos in Christo elegit ex hominum genere, a maledicto et exitio liberare, atque ut vasa in honorem efficta per Christum ad aeternam salutem adducere. Unde qui tam praeclaro Dei beneficio sunt donati, illi, Spiritu eius opportuno tempore operante, secundum propositum eius vocantur; iustificatur gratis; adoptantur in filios Dei; unigeniti eius Iesu Christi imagini efficiuntur conformes; in bonis operibus sancti ambulant; et demum ex Dei misericordia pertingunt ad sempiternam felicitatem.
Quemadmodum Praedestinationis et Electionis nostrae in Christo pia consideratio dulcis, suavis, et ineffabilis consolationis plena est vere piis et his qui sentiunt in se vim Spiritus Christi, facta carnis et membra quae adhuc sunt super terram mortificantem, animumque ad coelestia et superna rapientem, tum quia fidem nostram de aeterna salute consequenda per Christum plurimum stabilit atque confirmat, tum quia amorem nostrum in Deum vehementer accendit: ita hominibus, curiosis carnalibus et Spiritu Christi destitutis, ob oculos perpetuo versari Praedestinationis Dei sententiam perniciosissimum est praecipitium, unde illos diabolus protrudit vel in desperationem vel in aeque pernitiosam impurissimae vitae securitatem.
Deinde promissiones divinas sic amplecti oportet, ut nobis in sacris literis generaliter propositae sunt; et Dei voluntas in nostris actionibus ea sequenda est quam in verbo Dei habemus deserte revelatam.
Fr. Laurence Wells
When we come to Article XVII, we are bound to remember that the Articles of Religion, like the "forty stripes save one" of 2 Cor. 11:24, are widely unpopular among those who profess and call themselves Anglicans. At this point the distinction between an Apologia for the Articles and a mere exposition tends to break down. Predestination and Election are words which are likely to raise chills of horror and howls of wrath in our circles, eliciting the ugliest word in the Anglican lexicon. Calvinism! I recall a brother priest who kindly took me aside in a pastoral manner to tell me, in the manner of a physician about to share the diagnosis of a loathsome and terminal disease, that he suspected that "you have leanings in an unfortunate direction." And then there was the Bible study where a layman exclaimed with dismay, "Why that's Calvinism!" I explained to him that John Calvin was not the author of Ephesians 1 or of Romans 8 and that
was not trained in St Paul . Burn the Bible if you wish, but do not stone me for telling you what is in it. Geneva
To deal immediately with one widespread myth, we must emphasize that it was not John Calvin who concocted the doctrines of predestination and election. His view on these matters was not only shared by Martin Luther (a generation ahead of him), but was aggressively taught by St Augustine of Hippo and the entire tradition which flowed from him, a school which included St. Anselm of Canterbury, St Thomas Aquinas, and another Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Bradwardine (1290--1349). This, of course, was not without controversy in any period.
Article XVII was written in 1553, in the earlier Forty-two Articles. The only significant change effected in 1571, when the Articles took their final form, was the important addition of the phrase "in Christ," within the larger phrase "those whom he hath chosen in Christ out of mankind." In the mid-sixteenth century were was no great controversy on this matter. After all,
had a strong Augustinian tradition before the names of Luther and Calvin were heard there, and Article XVII could have been written even if the Reformation had never taken place. England
But before the 16th century was out, controversy had broken out throughout
, a controversy never resolved in the non-Roman Churches and a controversy which the Roman Church itself did not escape, with the warfare between Thomists and Molinists, and the brief career of Jansenism. Europe
To summarize some intricate history with a very broad brush, by the end of the following century (that is, by 1699), were at least five forms of the doctrine of predestination in circulation, which remain current today. Critics and opponents of this doctrine will probably not trouble themselves to determine which form they dislike most. But here is the list, with brief descriptions. We will arrange these from one extreme to the other.
First, we must mention the view which must be termed "hyper-Calvinism." This does not mean "real Calvinism fervently held and zealously taught." A hyper-Calvinist is one who maintains that since his eternal destiny is already determined in an absolute way, it makes no difference what he believes or how he lives. Since the eternal destiny of all mankind is likewise determined, then preaching the Gospel to the heathen is a waste of time. There are many who impute such a belief to the Augustinian tradition, and it seems to be a cheap and easy way to refute the Calvinist tradition. Sad to say, there have been, within the Baptistic churches, some who fit the definition of hyper-Calvinists.
When William Carey was about to embark on his missionary enterprise, he was told, "Sit down, young man; when God wishes to save the heathen, He will do so in His own time and way." But this is a caricature of what Article XVII teaches.
Next, there is the slightly more benign view labeled "Supralapsarianism." While a Supralapsarian believes that God has authorized the preaching of the Gospel to all mankind, he has a hard time explaining why it makes any difference. In his view, God, before the creation of the world and as an act of pure sovereignty, determined to send some of the human race to heaven and likewise to send the rest of us to hell. This decree was without regard to sin or to the fall, hence the name Supralapsarian. In this view, the Fall of mankind was subsequently permitted in order to achieve the one goal of election and reprobation. This is the view commonly called "double predestination." While it has had some highly competent exponents (the doughty Karl Barth spoke highly of it), it has never been taught in any of the Reformed Confessions nor has it been the official position of any
Calvinist . Even so, most critics of Calvinism imagine this to be the most authentic form of predestination and election. Church
The third position, called "Infralapsarianism” asserts that God, having permitted the Fall as a consequence of Adam's free will, found a remedy for this sad state of affairs by choosing some for eternal life and abandoning the rest to their just deserts. God's decree of Election, therefore, is rooted not merely in brute sovereignty but in His love, forbearance, and determination to rescue a portion of His ruined creation. God decreed the election of certain people not because of anything in them, nor because of any merits they possess, but purely as an exercise of mercy and loving-kindness to undeserving sinners. The doctrine of Election, therefore, turns out to be a doctrine of grace, the sub-floor to the Gospel itself, This is the view which appears to be the one set forth in Article XVII. With such a gracious and evangelical concept of Divine election, election can indeed be a matter of "sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable comfort to godly persons."
A fourth position, closely related to the third, is called Amyraldianism, "hypothetical universalism," or modified Calvinism. It largely agrees with the Infralapsarian view, but refuses to draw out the perplexing logical corollary that Christ died specifically for the elect. If Christ died for all in the same way, then at least hypothetically, all mankind may be saved.
The fifth position, certainly the most popular and widespread, is that called Arminianism. The Arminian seeks to do justice to the Biblical texts that God is willing for all men to be saved and that Christ, the Lamb of God, has taken away the sins of the world. Equally committed to a philosophical concept of "free will," the Arminian position, rather similar to the semi-Pelagians of the Dark Ages, contrived the ingenious notion that if God elected certain men to be saved, He did so on the basis of a "fides praevisa." In other words, God foresaw who would believe in Christ, and those He graciously elected.
In Anglican theology of the 16th and 17th centuries, we can find representatives of the Infralapsarian, Amyraldian, and Arminian schools. The hyper-Calvinists and Supralapsarians are mentioned here only for the sake of contrast, necessary because so many caricatures and misrepresentations are in circulation. Critics of the doctrines of Predestination and Election hardly ever show any knowledge of the differences between Supralapsarianism and Infralapsarianism. But surely there is a wide chasm between a position which asserts that God's mercy and His wrath are equally ultimate and one which claims that He loved us in His Son before the foundation of the world.
While it is frequently said that Article XVII does not teach "double predestination," a closer reading of the second paragraph does in fact show a contrast between "godly persons, and such as feel within themselves the working of the Spirit of Christ," on the one hand and "curious and carnal persons, lacking the Spirit of Christ," on the other. But whereas in the Supralapsarian scheme the decrees of election to salvation and reprobation to eternal death are parallel, in the Infralapsarian, Amyraldian or Arminian view election to salvation to eternal life is rooted in God's own unmerited grace, while reprobation is in fact merited by sin. Not parallel, but nonetheless double.
When we narrow the field to the Infralapsarian, Amyraldian, and Arminian positions, it must be noticed that all three hold and teach that "Predestination to Life is the everlasting purpose of God." Article XVII does not exclude any of these positions. The key difference, we must declare, is not so much in how "free will" comes into play as it is in the matter of whether God's elect people is a definite number of people, a "numerum clausum" as the Calvinists adamantly maintain, or whether it is an open set, which humans can voluntarily join, as the Arminians would assert. The apparent weakness of the Arminian position is that it seems to reduce "the Lamb's book of life" to a sign-up sheet for volunteers, The apparent weakness of the Infralapsarian and Amyraldian positions, on the other hand, is that they surely seem to verge on philosophical determinism.
Perhaps the radical problem, which may tilt the playing-field toward the Infralapsarian position, lies in the question which the disciples put to our Lord (Luke 13:23), "Are they few that be saved?" It is commonly assumed and sometimes gleefully alleged that theologians of the Pauline-Augustinian-Calvinist tradition teach that only a remnant, a tiny minority of the human race, will be spared God's eschatological wrath and ultimately saved. While such a view has sometimes been held forth by the gloomier side of Lutheranism, the staunchest defenders of Divine Election have asserted that God's Elect People, those whom He loved before the foundation of the world with an everlasting love, will be a great multitude which no man can number.* The Princeton theologians were emphatic that the overwhelming majority of the human race will be saved at the last. Election, after all, is the decree of a truly gracious God.
While the Arminian emphasis on free well is truly flattering to my prideful ego, I am mindful that my free will has brought me more harm than good, in sin, selfishness and suffering. When it comes to my own eternal destiny, I feel far safer if it is God's decision and not my own.
Fr. Robert Hart
In the above Fr. Wells has been thorough, and has dispelled many myths, and also many simplistic notions. The historical record he has set straight as well, taking the subject out of the exclusive bounds some call “Calvinism.” This is long overdue for many people who imagine that doctrines were newly minted in the Reformation; for, in fact, there were no new doctrines among the Reformers. Old debates were rekindled that had been going on among catholic doctors for centuries.
Article XVII gives us that special English approach, looking at the old questions with a gracious share of Reason. In words no one can dispute successfully, it teaches us of the grace of God active in the life of a believer, with the words, “such as feel in themselves the working of the Spirit of Christ, etc.” In a very old English manner, it invites each Christian to at least some mystical understanding of what it means to know God, all in terms drawn directly from the clear teaching of Holy Scripture. This it contrasts to the danger for those trapped in the works of the flesh, “curious and carnal persons, lacking the Spirit of Christ.” The contrast should bring to mind the same contrast as
expressed it in the fifth chapter of Galatians, pitting the works of the flesh against the fruit of the Spirit. The warning that we ought not to set forth continually “the sentence of God's Predestination” before the eyes of carnal persons carries with it the obvious meaning that it is, rather, our duty to urge them to repent and believe; not to presume that we may write them off. St. Paul
That the contrast between carnality and walking in the Spirit is related to predestination and election should be indisputable on at least one level. Clearly, no one may simply produce the fruit of the Spirit by an act of free will, for it requires the Spirit of Christ. The Holy Spirit alone creates within each believer His own working, “the working of the Spirit of Christ.”
Other points in the Article are simply indisputable also. That the doctrine of election “is full of sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable comfort” to people who live by faith, should not be controversial. Against this we may contrast an idea of those who teach that even the greatest saints have had no assurance of salvation. Rather, we see that God has made promises to those who sincerely repent and believe His Gospel, that He provides Absolution within His Church, and bids us come near and receive the spiritual food of the Body and Blood of Christ. These revealed truths should erase all erroneous notions that we may not have some assurance of faith, assurance that “is full of sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable comfort.”
The Article emphasizes that we have our salvation because we are “in Christ,” echoing the words of
again: St. Paul
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved” *
The emphasis remains one of grace rather than something akin to the ugly notion of Kismet, the picture of an unloving God Who simply delights in exercising power to obtain some distorted and twisted kind of “glory.” It has been argued that western man’s exchanges with Islam in the late Middle Ages created an emphasis of the Divine attribute of power over the emphasis of Divine love. Certainly, that cannot help but distort the Biblical picture of predestination and election, robbing us of the beauty as well as of the comfort. It replaces the God Who so loved the world with a devilish god. Some think of that devilish god and of Kismet, and they throw around words they cannot properly define, such as “Calvinism.” But, our Anglican Article XVII emphasizes the grace of God as the basis of predestination and election, not some unfeeling demonstration of power.
Finally, we are treated to that particular Anglican grace of the practical and pastoral approach, reminding us at the end that God’s general will is revealed in Scripture for our daily living, which means, if we love Him we will keep His commandments.
* Ephesians 1:3-6


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That’s regular too if you’re not sharing how you felt in a situation due to the fact that you aren’t clear on it yourself. It’s alright to share an experience with your therapist and let them understand that you’re not sure how to feel about it. This unlocks for them to talk with you about it and for you to explore your feelings around it. It’s also fine for you to ask your therapist to avoid checking out a topic for a particular quantity of time. Recovery needs to occur at a rate you are comfortable with.
Before getting into more information, it’s important to note that developing a relying on relationship with your therapist is important. Often, when someone goes into oversharing about their life, it’s due to the fact that they are avoiding getting to the root cause of why they are seeing the therapist in the very first place.
Now, it is important to discuss that in some cases a concern that your therapist asks may get you talking about something that appears off subject but actually does connect emotionally for you. If you feel that what you’re talking about appears unassociated but was triggered by the therapist, continue exploring that avenue.
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talkspace helps individuals work with today’s daily life issues the platform is online and app based making it easy and accessible to utilize additionally talkspace has experts for teenagers couples lgbtqia plus and other niche counseling the service is hipaa certified and provides constant training for its therapists talkspace has a lot of support alternatives you can connect to customer assistance via e-mail and you can likewise go through the help center which has a ton of information and valuable answers to the frequently asked questions about the services i’m exceptionally grateful for receiving the very best help right now thank you a lot talkspace thank god for talkspace therapy sending my therapist messages at 2 in the morning feels less odd when that’s how the majority of your communication takes place talkspace tops the charts for appeal and positive endorsements and that’s not unexpected to hear the service has countless talented therapists great deals of additional resources and a fabulous mobile app talkspace also has reasonable and flexible payment plans ongoing training for its therapists and insurance coverage i hope this video assisted you decide whether talkspace is the ideal online therapy service for your requirements for a thorough look at numerous other services and products ensure to
Behavior therapy, also called behavioral adjustment, uses individuals’s actions on the planet as the access point for fixing a variety of problems– not only behavioral problems but also issues involving sensations and ideas. Behavioral psychologists presume that problem behaviors are triggered by interactions in between individuals and their environments. Problems happen when an individual’s environment rewards damaging behaviors; gradually, these behaviors end up being practices.
Behavior therapy is utilized to treat such hazardous practices as smoking cigarettes, substance use, consuming conditions, sleeping disorders, and the inability to manage stress successfully. Behavior therapy can also be utilized to deal with larger psychological disorders, consisting of obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychotic conditions, depression, personality, and anxiety conditions.
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To help a customer with obsessive-compulsive condition, a behavioral therapist may teach that specific, little by little, to tolerate an affordable amount of dirt in their environment or to refrain from continuously washing their hands. This technique is called exposure therapy..
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Origins Of Behavior Therapy In Psychology.
Behavior therapy can be traced to the research of Russian psychologist Ivan Pavlov, which was published in the 1920s and 1930s. Pavlov’s work focused on classical conditioning, which suggests learning through association. In classical conditioning, 2 stimuli( things or events that produce a reaction) are linked together to produce a new response. In a popular experiment, Pavlov classically conditioned pets to drool when he rang a bell since the dogs found out to associate the presence of food with the noise of the bell.
Behavior modification is also connected with the work of US psychologist B.F. Skinner, who studied operant conditioning in the 1930s. Operant conditioning indicates learning behavior through punishments and rewards. While working with clients in a psychiatric hospital, Skinner discovered that behaviors could be “shaped” (gradually changed) when favorable behaviors were followed by negative behaviors and preferable repercussions were followed by undesired consequences.
Behavior therapy was later on developed as a treatment technique when the work of psychologists such as Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis led to Cognitive Behavior modification ( CBT). CBT is based on the theory that individuals’s ideas determine both their feelings and their habits. Therefore, when therapists help individuals alter their thoughts, they can help them alter their lives.
Significance Of Behavior Modification.
Behavior therapy is based on the belief that we are influenced by and gain from our environment. Thus, behavioral therapists help customers change unhealthy behaviors by concentrating on observable actions, instead of on what is occurring in the mind. Behavior therapy also concentrates on concrete modifications in today rather than on insight into the past.
Parts Of Behavioral Therapy Methods.
Particular types of behavior modification consist of the following:.
I was a pretty distressed kid and concerned constantly. I don’t believe I was ever depressed, however I had a great deal of stress and anxiety. I went through a period of extreme separation stress and anxiety when my parents first got separated, then became scared of whatever (rollercoasters, frightening motion pictures, bees, theater, you name it). I was mostly able to handle it, but in 7th grade, my anxiety all of a sudden got a lot worse.
I became obsessive about checking the locks on windows and doors, the range, and established an illogical fear of getting food poisoning. It got to the point where I just desired to sleep all the time because.
Can Medical Insurance Supply Protection For Treatment Appointments?
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What is psychological health protection? When it pertains to counseling, individuals almost always question how much it costs with or without a health plan and how to pay for it. Healthcare systems and markets can be confusing, however people look for mental health treatment every day, and we’re here to stroll you through the many mental health benefits readily available.
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What Sort Of Insurance Plans Are There For Therapy?
There are lots of ways to pay for mental health treatment. What is covered by health insurance coverage and what isn’t can be confusing at? The Mental Health Parity Act belongs of the Affordable Care Act that needs big medical insurance providers and health plans to provide equivalent coverage for mental disorder (including substance abuse coverage and treatment). Contact your insurance provider for additional information..
What Various Types Of Therapies Does Insurance Cover?
Regrettably, there are no simple and quick answers to the concern of whether your health insurance strategy will cover your treatment sessions or mental health services. The law doesn’t mandate little medical insurance business with fewer than fifty workers to have medical insurance cover the cost of therapy. A therapist’s office can likewise assist with these questions and you can constantly talk to your medical insurance advantages department or insurance provider to verify what level of mental health coverage you have.
Typical Protection Issues.
Many companies that aren’t governed by the Affordable Care Act or the Mental Health Parity Act select to offer mental health coverage for their employees. Before seeing a therapist, it’s essential to see if the supplier takes your health insurance coverage.
For relative, it might work to look into a Kid’s Health Insurance Program, CHIP. People with identified mental disorders, compound use condition, or other mental illnesses can discover their necessary health advantages may seek more info with the Consumer Help Program..
Medicaid programs are an excellent choice for member of the family, particularly those with a diagnosable disorder, psychological health condition, pre-existing condition, or those looking for a children’s medical insurance program/CHIP. Learn more about these programs at Healthcare.gov..
You might look for in-office talk therapy that is covered by your insurance if you’re interested in decreasing expenses. Nevertheless, numerous online treatment alternatives ( which might not be consisted of in some market strategies) can be more affordable than even in-network options..
Questions To Ask Your Insurance coverage.
Are there specific mental health services/therapists that my health insurance strategy does not cover?
Am I covered for therapy/therapists if I have a pre-existing condition?
What is the variety of therapy sessions my health plan covers annually?
Do I have a deductible to pay before my health insurance cover services under my medical insurance strategy?
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As Emma Watson says in the HBO special “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts,” “there’s something about Harry Potter that makes life richer.” In this episode of Fabric of History, Mary, Kirk, and Haley explore the meaning of this phrase and why Harry Potter has had such a lasting impact on so many people’s lives. What is it about the human themes set in a magical world that makes the series and the way we engage with it so unique?
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How are public health departments distributing Kentucky's limited PPE supply?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Public health departments in Kentucky have been working to distribute life-saving safety gear over the past few weeks as the state struggles to obtain more of the equipment.
This gear is known as personal protective equipment, or PPE, and includes face masks, N95 respirators, medical gowns and gloves. Doctors, nurses and other health care workers need it to protect themselves from the coronavirus as they treat patients.
Gov. Andy Beshear has said the state is fighting to get extra PPE in a bidding war that's pitting state governments against one another and the federal government.
"I want the very best for our people. I want to have everything that we could need for them," Beshear said this week. "I know that every day that we can’t get it, that we’re putting people’s safety on the line."
To date, only limited data on Kentucky's PPE supply has been publicly available.
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The state did not provide information The Courier Journal requested this week about the amount of PPE it has requested and received from the federal government's Strategic National Stockpile of medical supplies.
Nor did it provide estimates of how much PPE the state has on hand.
The Louisville Metro Government also did not respond to The Courier Journal's request this week for similar estimates on the amount of PPE Jefferson County has received from the state and federal governments as well as other sources.
- 83,488 N95 masks
- 30,878 surgical gowns
- 37,872 face shields
- 198,886 face masks/surgical masks
- 109,944 gloves
- 158 coveralls
Those documents included a letter that showed the state asked for the following supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile after receiving a prior stock of PPE from it:
- 20,000 small N95 masks
- 30,000 regular masks
- 10,000 goggles
- 20,000 face shields
- 15,000 gowns
- 50,000 pairs of gloves
- 100,000 COVID-19 collection kits
- 100,000 test kits
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Some public health department officials offered anecdotal information to The Courier Journal this week about how much PPE they've received and distributed so far.
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department received several hundred thousand surgical masks and around 100,000 N95 respirators through shipments that included items from the federal stockpile and the state's supply cache, said Luke Mathis, the department's environmental health and emergency preparedness team leader.
In Eastern Kentucky, the Ashland-Boyd County Health Department also has gotten PPE shipments from the state, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Matt Anderson said.
The first shipment included four pallets of supplies, and the second included one pallet, Anderson said. The Ashland health department got around 125,000 surgical tie masks from those shipments and already has distributed around 100,000 of them.
The department has some N95 respirators, but not a ton, he said. Its biggest need is medical gowns.
"Seems like we're getting a lot of requests for gowns and we don't have any," he said. "We did have some, and they're since gone."
Likewise, the Lexington health department also needs more medical gowns, especially, as well as face shields, Mathis said.
Officials at the Oldham County, Franklin County and Lincoln Trail District health departments in Central Kentucky said they, too, received a couple of supply shipments from the state that included equipment from the federal stockpile.
Franklin County Health Department Director Judy Mattingly said her agency mostly received surgical masks as well as a small number of N95 respirators, "an even smaller, tiny amount of gowns" and "very, very few — hardly at all — face shields" from the "push packs" of state and federal supplies.
"We were not able to meet the full requests from anyone," she said of the local hospitals and other groups asking for PPE. "We just did not receive that much from the push."
At the moment, though, she said the Franklin County community's PPE supply is all right.
“As of now, everyone still has what they need," she said.
Deciding who gets what
Officials from several public health departments offered insights into how PPE has been distributed in their Kentucky communities over the past few weeks.
As health departments have received supply shipments from the state, they've been divvying those items up among health care facilities and other organizations in need of that gear.
"Our role has been more of a conduit," explained Terrie Burgan, the Lincoln Trail District Health Department's public information officer. "We receive it, we break it down, we package it up for the different providers, and then they come pick it up and take it back to their facilities."
The Lincoln Trail district covers Hardin, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson and Washington counties, Burgan said. The department know more coronavirus cases are coming.
The statewide number of confirmed cases has been rising, with 831 as of Friday.
"Our medical folks here that are on the ground could use as much as we could give them," she said.
Hospitals are generally given first priority for PPE because that's where most people with possible COVID-19 symptoms will go and where the sickest patients will be treated, according to interviews with public health department officials.
But other places could use more PPE, too. And it has been up to health departments recently to decide who gets what.
Anderson, from the Ashland health department, mentioned school cafeterias that are still providing meals for children even though in-person classes have been canceled, as well as juvenile detention centers and addiction treatment facilities, as examples.
"We have to prioritize, you know, how many people this certain entity — whatever it is — can reach, what their need is, can we fulfill it?" he said. "Do we have what they're asking for at all? Because sometimes we don't."
So far, Anderson said the health department has been able to help most of the folks who have asked for PPE.
He indicated the situation should be manageable if the number of COVID-19 patients doesn't skyrocket. However, he said that "you never know when you could wake up" and discover the caseload tripled.
Still, he's optimistic about his community's PPE supply.
"I do feel like what we need, we will get," he said. “And I feel confident in our ability here — that we will make the right decisions in getting things where they need to be."
The Oldham County Health Department has been giving out supplies rapidly.
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Leanne Kommer said it distributed the entirety of its first shipment from the state within two days.
"When we get it, we give it," she said. "We can't control how much comes in, but we can get it to the people that need (it) as fast as we can."
Recipients have included hospitals, first responders and long-term care facilities, Kommer said. But its decisions about what to give them depended on what's available.
"I wish it was: 'What do you need?'" she said. "But really it’s: 'Here’s what we’ve got.'"
Mathis, from the Lexington health department, said it's his understanding that the state will manage the distribution of the next batch of supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile, instead of farming it out to local health departments the way it did over the past few weeks.
Moving forward, Mathis said, the Lexington health department is working on distribution plans for the remaining equipment it has. And now that its supplies are starting to thin out, it's trying to be more selective about who receives them.
Donations of gloves and other PPE are welcome.
But Beshear, as well as public health department officials, stressed that the biggest way people can help with the supply shortage is to socially distance themselves.
"They appreciate the meals, they appreciate the thank yous," Beshear said of health care workers. "But the most important thing we can do to protect these folks is to stay home."
How to donate PPE
To donate any gloves, masks or other safety gear you have to the state government, please call 833-448-3773 or visit this website: giveppe.ky.gov.

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Many people would be surprised at just how interconnected our bodies are and how a misalignment or weakness in one area can affect another, seemingly unrelated, part of the body. If the primary source of the problem is left untreated, a domino effect can occur over time.
Your legs are chains of bones, muscles, tendons, and soft tissues. If the top of the chain becomes skewed, compensation will occur down the chain. If your pelvis is askew because your abdominal strength is insufficient, that will misalign the hip socket. If your thigh bone turns out to adapt to the deviation in pelvis orientation, that will alter how weight transfers through your heel into the floor.
These slight changes in your functioning add up, compound, and your abdominal strength (or lack of it) becomes the source of pain or injury in your ankle when it would seem the furthest thing from being the cause. That compensation pattern can set you up to roll your ankle or keep an injury (plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, posterior tibial tendonitis) from healing.
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Lately, I’ve been dealing with my mental OCD symptoms more and more. It can be really overwhelming and exhausting - I sometimes feel like it’s taking over my entire life. I try to take deep breaths when I start feeling anxious, but that only helps so much. Most of the time, I find that talking to a friend or writing down how I’m feeling helps relieve some of the pressure. Meditating is another technique that often works for me. No matter how hard this journey is, it does get easier with practice and patience.
I understand how tough it can be to deal with mental OCD symptoms - I know because I’m a 40-year-old woman who’s gone through this myself. Coping with these types of emotions and anxiety can be overwhelming and exhausting. All the techniques you mentioned like taking deep breaths, talking to a friend, writing down your feelings and meditating all help me when I start getting those overwhelming feelings too.
You’re not alone in this and don’t have to feel defeated by it either. It can help to remember that practice and patience are key - this isn’t something that’s going to get easier overnight but don’t give up. Little victories along the way can add up if you keep working at it every day. Hope this helps!
I completely understand what you’re going through. Mental health can be really tough, especially when it comes to OCD. I think the important thing to remember is that it takes time - the journey may be long and winding, but you’ll get there eventually. For now, try to focus on finding small things that make you happy each day - a cup of your favorite tea, a book you’ve been wanting to read, even just taking a few minutes for yourself when you need to. And if you ever need someone to talk to or an extra set of ears, I’m here for you!


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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - The two-year-old who was hit by a stray bullet in the Portland neighborhood on New Year's Eve is making a good recovery after undergoing surgery, according to his father.
Dustin Compton posted an update on Facebook about his son, Cameron's condition on Sunday night.
Cameron was released from Norton Children's Hospital on Sunday, according to a hospital spokesperson.
Compton said the bullet was removed from Cameron's shoulder and they expect a full recovery.
Cameron was hit by a projectile on Saturday night while being placed in a vehicle on Griffiths Avenue.
No one has been arrested in the case. Anyone with information about the shooting should call 574-LMPD (5673).