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GTC Translation
General Terms and Conditions of Translation and Business
- 1 General and scope of application
- The following terms and conditions of translation and business apply to all contracts between Annette Ramershoven (hereinafter "translator") and her clients, as far as it concerns entrepreneurs or a legal entity under public law.
- Any deviating or supplementary general terms and conditions of the client shall only become part of the contract if the translator has expressly acknowledged this.
- The contractual language is German. German law shall apply exclusively.
- 2 Conclusion of contract
- The translator shall submit an offer for the translation or service requested by the client upon oral request, written request or request by e-mail. The binding conclusion of the contract initially presupposes the transmission of the order by e-mail or by sending a signed order by the client. The contract is concluded when the translator has confirmed the content of the order to the client in writing, in text form or by rendering the service.
- The translator's offers are subject to change and non-binding. The prices listed in the individual offer are valid. In addition to the net prices listed in the offers, the respectively applicable value-added tax is to be paid.
- 3 Services and terminology
- the translator undertakes to translate the text transmitted by the client into the agreed target language in such a way that it is free of defects. The translator shall ensure that the translation is carried out without any reduction, addition or other changes to the content. The translator reserves the right to insert comments, footnotes etc. for understanding the text in the target language and/or to make corrections of obvious errors; the translator will point out such corrections to the customer.
- Unless otherwise agreed, the translator's services shall comprise exclusively the translation of a text provided by the client into the target language. Proofreading, subsequent text design, editing, copying of graphics and images as well as text assembly, production of print templates or HTML / XML documents, etc. shall be charged on a time basis, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. The translations are carried out according to the generally accepted rules of the agreed target language in terms of language use, spelling and grammar. Technical terms and special vocabulary are translated with the usual meaning. If the client has a specific terminology or form request for the translation or if it deviates from generally accepted rules, this is only to be used if this has been expressly agreed in the contract. In this case, the client provides instructions (sample texts, parallel texts, glossaries and the like) in digital, editable form. At the request of the translator, the client shall provide technical consultation.
- 4 Duties of the client to cooperate
- The client shall inform the translator of the desired forms of execution of the translation (intended use, delivery on data carriers, file format, number of copies if necessary, readiness for printing, external form of the translation, etc.) when requested to submit an offer. If the translation is intended for printing, the translator receives a proof before printing. As a rule, the client submits the texts to be translated to the translator in digital editable form. The source material must be readable and sent to the translator at the time and in the format specified by the translator. Changes and additions to the source material will always be communicated to the translator after consultation with the translator, stating the changes in comparison to the original version.
- The client shall provide the translator with the information and documents required to produce the translation when placing the order (technical terminology of the client, illustrations, drawings, tables, abbreviations, internal terms, etc.).
- The client assures that the translation of the source text as well as the publication, distribution, sale and any other use of the translation to be supplied does not infringe the rights of third parties and he is fully authorised to have the text translated. The client indemnifies the translator from all claims of third parties.
- 5 Acceptance, obligation to give notice of defects, rectification of defects, warranty period
- After completion of the service, the text or the agreed service will be made available to the client in the desired format in writing or in text form. If the client does not raise any objections within 14 days after receipt of the translation or the agreed service, the translation or the agreed service shall be deemed to have been accepted in accordance with the contract.
- Obvious defects must be reported immediately, but at the latest within 14 days.
- The client must notify the translator of an obvious defect in writing or in text form within a period of 14 days and request the translator to remedy the defect within a reasonable period of time. If the rectification fails, the client grants the translator a second possibility for rectification. If this also fails, the client is entitled to demand the cancellation of the contract or the reduction of the agreed fee.
- Hidden defects must be reported to the translator within 14 days of their discovery. In all other respects § 5 (3) of these AGB applies.
- The warranty period is 12 months after acceptance. This does not apply if the translator is liable in accordance with § 6 of the statutory provisions. In this case the legal regulations apply.
- 6 Warranty
- The translator's liability in cases of intent or gross negligence shall be governed by the statutory provisions. Liability for guarantees is not dependent on fault. Liability for guarantees shall be independent of fault.
- In the event of slight negligence, the translator shall be liable exclusively in accordance with the provisions of the Product Liability Act, for injury to life, body or health or for breach of material contractual obligations. An essential contractual obligation is to be understood as an obligation whose fulfilment makes the proper execution of the contract possible at all and on whose compliance the contractual partner may regularly rely. Claims for damages for the slightly negligent breach of essential contractual obligations are, however, limited to contract-typical, foreseeable damages, unless liability is assumed for injury to life, body or health. Typical contractual, foreseeable damages are those which are subject to the protective purpose of the respective violated contractual or legal norm. The translator shall be liable to the same extent for the fault of vicarious agents and representatives.
- The provisions of the preceding paragraph extend to damages in addition to performance, damages in lieu of performance and reimbursement claims for futile expenses, irrespective of the legal reason, including liability for defects, delay or impossibility.
- A change of the burden of proof to the disadvantage of the client is not connected with the above regulations.
- 7 Delivery dates and delay
- Unless the translator has expressly designated a delivery date as a binding date, it shall not constitute a binding or guaranteed delivery date.
- If the translator is negligently in default with the agreed service and the client can prove that he has suffered damage as a result of the delay, the client can claim lump-sum damages. The lump-sum compensation amounts to 1% of the agreed fee for each completed day of delay, but not more than 50% of the agreed fee in total. The right of the client to withdraw from the contract remains unaffected by this.
- A change of the burden of proof to the disadvantage of the client is not connected with the above regulations.
- 8 Rights of use and copyrights
- To the extent that works within the meaning of copyright law are created in whole or in part by the translator's services, the client may use and exploit the works for the contractually agreed purpose without restriction in terms of space, content and time in consideration of the services made available to him. The customer is entitled to process, modify and transfer the service to third parties within the scope of the contractually stipulated purpose. In this case, the client is only entitled to name the translator as the author of the text in consultation with the translator. Any use of the translator's services beyond the contractual purpose requires the translator's express consent.
- 8 (1) sentences 1 and 2 of the GTC shall not apply to the production of a certified translation. A certified translation is a translation whose full conformity with the original is confirmed by the court-appointed translator. As a rule, translations of official documents (e.g. extracts from the commercial register, documents or certificates) must always be confirmed. The client is not entitled to edit or modify a certified translation.
- If the translator develops a specific terminology database or translation memory ("TM") during the work for a client or if the translator continues to develop the client's existing databases, the copyrights and usage rights to the databases or the further developed part of the databases are exclusively entitled to the translator in deviation from § 8 (1). This does not apply if the parties have expressly agreed otherwise.
- 9 Non-disclosure
- The translator shall treat the orders and the information received with the orders as strictly confidential, even after the end of the respective order.
- The translator offers the client to conclude separate confidentiality agreements.
- 10 Remuneration and terms of payment
- Unless the parties have expressly agreed otherwise, the translator shall invoice the client for the agreed service immediately after transmission of the translation or the services agreed in accordance with § 3. The invoice is due for immediate payment without deduction.
- 30 % of the agreed fee is due with an order volume of more than € 1,500.00 when the order is placed. With regard to the remaining balance, the following applies Section 10 (1) of these GTC.
- The rights associated with the translation or with the service are exclusively entitled to the translator until full payment of the remuneration
- 11 Data protection regulations
- This data protection notice applies to data processing by the translator. Responsible: Mrs. Annette Ramershoven, Kurfürstenstr. 34, 12105 Berlin, Germany, e-mail: email@example.com, Tel, +49 (0) 30 537993319.
- The client of the translator can expect a smooth processing of the order. It cannot be avoided that certain data of the client is stored using technical aids. When an order is accepted, the translator collects a series of personal data as so-called basic data, which is required in order to be able to carry out the order smoothly. Only those data are stored which are absolutely necessary for the fulfilment of the contract. The translator collects and uses personal data of the client exclusively within the framework of the provisions of the applicable data protection law of the Federal Republic of Germany. The translator collects, processes and uses the following information:
Title, first name, surname, a valid e-mail address, address, telephone number (landline and/or mobile phone), further information which is necessary for the processing of any existing claims for performance or warranty as well as for asserting any claims against the customer.
The data is collected in order to be able to identify the client as a customer, to be able to provide the commissioned service properly and promptly, to issue invoices and to process and assert mutual claims. Data processing is carried out at the request of the principal and is required for the purposes mentioned within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO (European data protection law).
- Personal data collected from the translator for order processing shall be stored until expiry of the legal obligation to keep records and then routinely deleted, provided that they are no longer necessary for the performance or initiation of the contract and/or the translator has a legitimate interest in further storage. Should the exercise of intervention rights require deletion, the data concerned will be deleted immediately.
- Insofar as this is necessary for the processing of the order pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO, personal data of the client will be passed on to third parties. This includes in particular passing on to a subcontractor of the translator. The data passed on may be used by the third party exclusively for the purposes mentioned. For the rest, the data will only be passed on to third parties with the consent of the client.
- The client has the right,
to revoke his consent once given to the translator at any time pursuant to Art. 7 (3) DSGVO. The consequence of this is that the translator may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent for the future;
to request information on the personal data processed by the translator in accordance with Art. 15 DSGVO. In particular, the contracting authority may provide information on the purposes of processing, the category of personal data being processed, the recipients or the categories of recipients to whom your data have been or will be disclosed, if possible the planned storage period or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining the duration, the existence of a right to rectification, cancellation, restriction of processing or opposition, the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority, the information available on the origin of its data, if not collected from the translator, and the existence of automated decision making, including profiling and, where appropriate, the existence of the right of requiring meaningful information on their details;
to demand without delay the correction of incorrect or complete personal data stored by the translator pursuant to Art. 16 DSGVO;
to demand the immediate deletion of his personal data stored with the translator in accordance with Art. 17 DSGVO, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfil a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
pursuant to Art. 18 DSGVO, to demand the restriction of the processing of his personal data if he disputes the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful but he refuses to delete it, the translator no longer needs the data, but the client needs them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or if he has filed an objection against the processing pursuant to Art. 21 DSGVO;
to receive, in accordance with Article 20 of the DSGVO, the personal data which he has provided to the translator in a structured, current and machine-readable format or to request the transmission to another person responsible;
to complain to a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 DSGVO. As a rule, the client can contact the supervisory authority of his usual place of residence, workplace or the registered office of the translator.
- if the personal data of the principal are processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to art. 6 (1) sentence 1 f DSGVO, he has the right to object to the processing of his personal data pursuant to art. 21 DSGVO, insofar as there are reasons for this arising from his particular situation.
- If the client wishes to exercise his right of objection, simply send an e-mail to: firstname.lastname@example.com
- The translator has set up technical and organisational security measures to protect data, in particular against loss, manipulation or unauthorised access. The translator regularly adapts the safety precautions to the ongoing technical development.
The text of the above General Terms and Conditions has been prepared by Mr. Hermann J. Bauch, lawyer, Paul-Finger-Str. 12, 50858 Cologne, Germany, insofar as it does not reproduce legal requirements verbatim or in the spirit of the law. The contents are subject to German copyright law. Duplication, processing, distribution and any form of exploitation beyond the limits of copyright law require the written consent of the law firm Hermann J. Bauch.
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2021 Read Across America
Read Across America/Read on Santa Cruz County Week
The Santa Cruz County School Superintendent's Office and School Superintendent Alfredo I. Velásquez, celebrated, along with 15 Private, Charter, and Public Elementary Schools within our county, National Read Across America/Dr. Seuss Week from
March 01, 2021 – March 05, 2021.
With the coordination of Ms. Patricia Barraza-Preciado (Santa Cruz County School Superintendent's Office,) the schools throughout our county had over 78 volunteers conduct virtual visits and read to each classroom in our educational community. The main goal of this annual event is to encourage our children to read and to love reading at an early age. It's one of the most significant actions we can accomplish as parents and as a community. It sets the foundation for a lifetime of success.
The Santa Cruz County School Superintendent's Office would like to thank each and everyone who volunteered a couple of hours of their busy day to participate in this wonderful event. The children of Santa Cruz County, THANK YOU as well.
A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING VOLUNTEERS and SPONSORS
Ms. Lee Ann Richards (McDonald's sponsor)
Mr. James Quinet (McDonald's sponsor)
Representative Andrea Dalessandro
Sheriff David Hathaway
Mrs. Karen Hathaway
Chief Deputy Mario Morales
Chief Roy Bermudez
Chief Carlos Jimenez
Mr. Rudy Molera (SCC Supervisor)
Mr. Alfredo Velasquez (SCC School Superintendent)
Ms. Suzie Sainz (SCC Recorder)
Mr. Juan Pablo Guzman (SCC Clerk of Courts)
Lieutenant Gerry Castillo
Lieutenant Raoul Rodriguez
Corporal Oscar Mesta
Lt. Juan Bermudez
Lt. Veronica Hernandez
Division Supervisor Steve Snead
Sgt. Oscar Lechuga
Sgt. Basilio Angulo
Officer Victor Hetherington
Officer Martin Quezada
Mrs. Cynthia Matus-Morriss
Dr. Stella Perez
Ms. Georgina Tavera
Mr. Fernando Parra
Mrs. Angel Canto
Mrs. Mayra Zuniga
Ms. Alba Quijano
Ms. Claudia Wise
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Mr. Fernando Sandoval
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Coppola
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Mr. Peter Hooper
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The Godblind Trilogy, Book Three
Anna Stephens
- 408 Pages
- January 14, 2020
- Trim Size: 6in x 9in x 0in
In this epic grimdark conclusion to the Godblind Trilogy, heroes, armies, and gods both good and evil will battle one last time, with the fate of the world itself at stake. . . .
The great city of Rilpor has fallen. Its walls have crumbled under the siege by the savage Mireces; its defenders have scattered, fleeing for their lives; its new rulers plot to revive the evil Red Gods using the city's captured, soon-to-be-sacrificed citizens.
Now, with the Fox God leading the shattered remnants of the Rilporian defence and the Mireces consolidating their claim on the rest of the country, it's up to Crys, Tara, Mace, Dom and the rest to end the Red Gods' scourge once and for all.
While the Rilporians plan and prepare for one final, cataclysmic battle to defeat their enemies, the Blessed One and the king of the Mireces have plans of their own: dark plans that will see gods resurrected and the annihilation of the Dancer for all time. Key to their plan is Rillirin, King Corvus's sister, and the baby—the Bloodchild—she carries.
As both sides face their destinies and their gods, only one thing is clear: death waits for them all.
"Godblind is Anna Stephens' debut, and it writes her name in blood on the roster of masters of grimdark alongside the likes of Mark Lawrence and Joe Abercrombie . . . This is a grimdark fantasy that truly lives up to the name."—B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog
"A brilliantly brutal debut from an exciting new voice in dark fantasy. Highly recommended!"—Michael R. Fletcher, author of Swarm and Steel and Beyond Redemption
"Something new, something special. Something that will excite you and keep you coming back for more . . . takes everything you have come to know and like, and doesn't just raise the bar, it takes a step to the side and puts up its own bar."— Fantasy Book Critic
"Anna Stephens is easily one of the most exciting début fantasy authors of 2017. Sometimes you get a book that simply nails a particular genre to the wall and gets everything right. Godblind is a triumph of grimdark fantasy."— Starburst Magazine, 10/10
"Thrilling, unrelenting and a brilliantly presented debut that lets readers walk on the darkest plains visited in the fantasy genre. Highly recommended."— Fantasy Book Review
"A delicious journey . . . Has all the signs of being a sensational series."— SFX 5/5 review
"The grimdark debut of the year. . . . an excellent debut and the starting point of a promising author that won't take long to be a household name."— Booknest.EU
"Dark fantasy at its very best . . . a book that once you are in it you cannot escape it until you are done, nor would you want to. Highly Highly Recommended."— Liz Loves Books
"There aren't enough words to convey how much I loved this book. This might be my favourite book of 2017, but it's also shot right to one of my favourite books ever. . . . everything you could possibly want from a fantasy novel."— The Bibliophile Chronicles
"Move over Abercrombie and Lawrence! You too, Fletcher. . . . Here at last we have a true GrimDark book, written by a female author that can not only stand up to the male competition, but also kick it in the balls! . . . Brilliant."— The Queen of Blades, 9/10


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Tempe, AZ: Lifetime cannabis exposure is associated with lower body mass index (BMI), according to longitudinal data published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.
Researchers from Arizona State University and the University of Pittsburgh assessed the association between long-term cannabis exposure and cardiometabolic risk factors in a cohort of 253 men. They reported that greater marijuana exposure was associated with lower BMI as well as lower cholesterol levels and other risk factors.
"Cannabis use is associated with lower BMI and lower BMI is related to lower levels of risk on other cardiometabolic risk factors," they concluded.
The findings are consistent with those of prior studies concluding that cannabis exposure is associated with lower BMI, lower rates of obesity, and fewer incidences of type 2 diabetes.
For more information, contact Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director, at: email@example.com. Full text of the study, "Associations between cannabis use and cardiometabolic risk factors: A longitudinal study of men," appears in Psychosomatic Medicine.


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It's the B Teams turn again and the lovely Jackie is your host, and she would like to see
on you creations please.
The challenge runs from today, and finishes at 6PM on the 21st of November 2018.
Please pop along to see what my lovely team friends have created.
This is my effort a quickie card, and very similar to the last one only the fox is an Artic one.
This is a 4"x4" size card.
The snowy paper is Hunkydory again.
I stamped my Christmas sentiment on the Misti.
The fox stamp I heat embossed with Sea Foam White embossing powder, and added a few dark shading with Memento London Fog Ink, and then used a sharpie pen for the eyes, snout, ears, and feet
I used some faux snow glued to the card, and wallah another quickie card made.
Thank you so much for your visit, and precious time.
I really appreciate every visit especially as I am not able to visit you all for a while.
Lots of crafty love. JENNY.


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MK Dons have signed attacker David Wheeler on loan from Queens Park Rangers.
Wheeler, who scored 39 goals while under the management of Paul Tisdale at Exeter City, will spend the remainder of the 2018/19 campaign at Stadium MK.
He becomes Tisdale's second signing of the January Transfer Window, following the arrival of Russell Martin.
"I'm looking forward to playing regular football and helping the team," Wheeler told iFollow MK Dons. "I've had most of my career under Tis - we always had a good relationship - he knows how to get the best out of my game.
"I think it's always important to have that smooth transition, especially when I haven't played regular football for a while, knowing the staff was a big thing for me."
He added, "I want to score goals – but more importantly - I want to do everything I can to help the team win."
Wheeler began his career in non-league with spells at Lewes and Staines Town before joining Tisdale's Exeter City in August 2013.
The attacker was a regular appearance-marker during his four years at St. James Park and enjoyed his most fruitful campaign for the Grecians in 2016/17 when he found the net 21 times in 46 games, helping the Devon club reach the Sky Bet League Two play-offs.
Wheeler was signed by QPR in August 2017 and scored his first R's goal on his first start for the club. After finding opportunities limited at Loftus Road last season, Wheeler joined Sky Bet League One outfit Portsmouth on loan at the start of this term. He played 17 times for Pompey before returning to his parent club earlier this week.


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Our Garage Door Repair in Verona is an emergency 24/7 contractor and our special teams will take care of any urgent issue. Do you need broken spring replacement? We promise to be there for the service as soon as possible. Thanks to our equipped vans and expertise such problems are solved fast and in the best way. Our response is very fast and our efficiency and professionalism must be both taken for granted.
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Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 4 (1883 - 1886)
Ms 13, 1884
The Ladder to Heaven
This manuscript is published in entirety in 19MR 338-355.
[First two pages missing.] Here is made a revelation of Jesus Christ as the only connecting link between God and sinful man, that the repenting sinner might find pardon. Christ spoke words to Nathanael which had reference to this mystic ladder: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man." John 1:51. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 1
Here Christ associates Himself, as the Son of man, with the mystic ladder. The angels of God are ascending and descending on the one even as they did on the other. By means of this ladder a constant communication is kept up between heaven and earth, and the actions and affairs of this earth are all known in heaven. The counsels of heaven are executed on earth, and the doings of men are judged in heaven. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 2
Providence does its work gradually. The ladder that man must climb is made up of successive steps heavenward like the rounds of a ladder—step above step, upward to the wisdom of God, whose glory is at the upper end of the ladder. Angels rest not day or night from active service in the positions assigned them. They ascend to bear their testimony of record of what they have done and of the state of individuals and to receive further orders, and they descend to execute the orders they have received. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 3
Christ is the ladder, the foot on the earth in His human nature, the top in heaven in His divine nature. His human arm encircles the race while His divine arm lays hold upon the Infinite. All the intercourse between heaven and earth since the fall is by the ladder. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 4
"Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." 2 Peter 1:1-4. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 5
"Like precious faith" "through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ." [Verse 1.] This is a genuine faith. It is not a fruitless faith. True saving faith is a precious treasure of inestimable value. It is not superficial. The just lives by faith a truly spiritual, Christlike life. It is through faith that the steps are taken one at a time up the ladder of progress. Faith must be cultivated. It unites the human with the divine nature. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 6
The life of obedience to all of God's commandments is a life of progression, a life of constant advancement. As the elect, precious, have increased understanding of the mediatorial work of Jesus Christ, they see and grasp the rich promises that come through the righteousness of Christ. The more they receive of the divine grace the more they work on the plan of addition. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 7
"Grace and peace" will be multiplied "through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord." [Verse 2.] Here is the Source of all spiritual power, and faith must be in constant exercise, for all spiritual life is from Christ. Knowledge of God inspires faith in Him as the only channel to convey heaven's blessing to the soul, elevating, ennobling, refining the soul, as—through the knowledge of God—it is brought up to the high attainments of glory and virtue. "According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given to us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." [Verses 3, 4.] Here the Christian is encouraged by an assurance of divine help, if he will comply with the conditions. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 8
"And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue." [Verse 5.] There is no promise given to the one who is retrograding. The apostle, in his testimony, is aiming to excite the believers to advancement in grace and holiness. They already profess to be living the truth; they have a knowledge of the precious faith; they have been made partakers of the divine nature; but if they stop here, they will lose the grace they have received. They must go forward. The apostle prayed that grace and peace might be multiplied to them. They were to climb the ladder of progression. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 9
Without giving "all diligence" to make step after step upward to God above the ladder, there is no gaining ground in peace and grace and the work of holiness. "Strive," said Jesus, "to enter in at the strait gate." Luke 13:24. The way of the believer is marked out by God above the ladder. All his endeavors will be in vain if he has not virtue of character, a practical knowledge of Christ through obedience to all His requirements. Those who have faith must be careful to show their faith by their works. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 10
It is common for men and women to speak of themselves as Christians whose whole claim lies in the assuming of the name. They do not reveal that they are partakers of the divine nature. They do not reveal love for Jesus or for religious things. As far as their words and their spirit and their character are concerned, no one would suspect they were Christians. Their assent to the truth has no virtue. This counts for nothing in the sight of God. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 11
True faith works by love and purifies the soul. Truth is an active, working principle, molding heart and life so that there is a constant upward movement, climbing the ladder Jacob saw, to the Lord above the ladder. In every step of climbing, the will is obtaining a new spring of action. The moral tone is becoming more like the mind and character of Christ. The progressive Christian has grace and love which passes knowledge, for divine insight into the character of Christ takes a deep hold upon his affections. The glory of God revealed above the ladder can only be appreciated by the progressive climber, who is ever attracted higher, to nobler aims which Christ reveals. All the faculties of mind and body must be enlisted. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 12
"Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge" [2 Peter 1:5]—knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus, knowledge of the great plan of salvation. To be ignorant of God's commandments and laws will not excuse a soul. He will not dare to plead around the throne of God, "I did not know the truth. I was ignorant." The Lord has given His Word to be our guide, our instructor, and with this heavenly enlightening there is no excuse for ignorance. Christ speaks of those who have eyes but see not, ears but they hear not. God has given them precious hours of probation. He has given them His truth. He has said plainly if they do His will, they shall know of the doctrine. Therefore, those that might be wise in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ but do not choose this wisdom will be banished from His presence when the judgment shall sit and the books be opened. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 13
To knowledge must be added temperance. "Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway." 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 14
They that run in a race to obtain a corruptible crown are careful in their diet. "Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things." [Verse 25.] The strict, severe habits of discipline are essential to give a full, healthful tone to all the nerves and muscles. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 15
Athletes cheerfully comply with the conditions in order to be trained for the highest taxation of their physical strength. They do not indulge appetite, but put a constant restraint upon themselves, refraining from food which would weaken or lessen the full power of any of their organs. Yet they fight "as one that beateth the air" [Verse 26], while Christians are in a real contest. Combatants in the games seek for mere perishable laurels. Christians have before them a glorious crown of immortality, incorruptible. And in this heavenly race there is plenty of room for all to obtain the prize. Not one will fail if he runs well, if he does according to the light which shines upon him, exercising his abilities which, to the best of his knowledge, he has kept in a healthful condition. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 16
The combatants in the games used a spare, course diet and denied themselves of luxuries in order to keep their muscles in a healthful condition. Should not Christians do as much? Paul says he was doing the same that he might win eternal life. The "body" which he kept "under" [Verse 27] is the fleshly appetites and inclinations which need to be continually curbed. Any habit or practice which will weaken the nerve and brain power or the physical strength disqualifies for the exercise of the next grace which comes in after temperance—patience. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 17
Add "to temperance patience." [2 Peter 1:6.] It was through intemperate appetite that Adam and Eve lost Eden, and it will be through habits of strict temperance and denial of hurtful indulgences that we shall have calm nerves and mental acuteness to discern good from evil. A man who is intemperate, who uses stimulating indulgences—beer, wine, strong drinks, tea and coffee, opium, tobacco, or any of these substances that are deleterious to health—cannot be a patient man. So temperance is a round of the ladder upon which we must plant our feet before we can add the grace of patience. In food, in raiment, in work, in regular hours, in healthful exercise, we must be regulated by the knowledge which it is our duty to obtain, that we may through earnest endeavor, place ourselves in right relation to life and health. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 18
The apostle says we succeed in the grace of temperance that we may add patience. Patience under trials will keep us from saying and doing those things which will injure our own souls and injure those with whom we associate. Let your trials be what they will, nothing can seriously injure you if you exercise patience, if you are calm and unexcited when in trying positions. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 19
Solomon places the control of one's self above the exploits of the bravest and most successful heroes. There is a moral grandeur in being patient under trials and provocations. "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." Proverbs 16:32. It requires discipline and firmness of purpose not to give expression to passion but at all times to take care that no words shall escape the lips that will dishonor the Christian character. Self-control will be a valuable acquisition to the graces of the Spirit, and parents should teach their children, by precept and example, this precious lesson of patience and self control. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 20
Patience implies that we have difficulties to encounter, annoyances to meet. The Word of God says, "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger." Proverbs 15:1. "Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools." Ecclesiastes 7:9. The injunction of the inspired apostle is to "be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath." James 1:19. Anger provokes anger. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 21
We can see the wisdom of Peter in placing temperance to be added to knowledge before patience. [2 Peter 1:6.] This is one strong reason for overcoming the appetite for all stimulants, for as the nerves become excited under the influence of these irritating substances, how many and grievous are the evils that are done! But the healthful use of the unstimulating articles of food will not excite the nerves by irritating the stomach and [debilitating] brain nerve power. There is necessity for the Christian adding patience to temperance. There will need to be a firm principle and fixedness of purpose not to offend in word or action either our own conscience or the feelings of others. There must be a rising above the customs of the world in order to bear reproach, disappointment, losses, and crosses, without one murmur, but with uncomplaining dignity. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 22
It is easier to act the part of a martyr than to be patient under provocation and to control a bad temper. Sound religious principles must be brought into the life to repress anger rather than inflame it by giving vent to it. We may feel very angry, but if we control that anger and are not betrayed into expressions of hasty feelings, we will not lose the respect of our brethren or respect for ourselves. The Pattern, Christ Jesus, is our example. Patience is a heavenly attribute, and Christians must cultivate it. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 23
We must not ever keep before us the feeling that we are slighted. The very fact that we suspect evil will go a long way toward creating that evil which we allowed ourselves to suspect. Our feelings will sometimes be deeply hurt, our temper sadly tried, but the sooner we shall forget the cause of this disturbance, the better will it be for us and all connected with us. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 24
A lying tongue will stir us to make some sharp thrusts, but it is only for a moment that lies will have force. If we treat these falsehoods as they deserve—with neglect—others will soon see there is no foundation for them. We are to leave our reputation with God. Slander may be lived down but can never be talked down. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 25
A petulant, ill-natured man or woman really knows not what it is to be happy. Every cup which he puts to his lips seems to be bitter and wormwood, and his path seems strewn with rough stones, with briars and thorns; but he must add to temperance patience, and he will not see or feel slights. Alexander and Caesar found it easier to subdue a world than to subdue themselves. After conquering nation after nation, they fell—one of them the victim to beastly intemperance, the other to mad ambition. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 26
Patience must have its perfect work, or we cannot be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. Troubles and afflictions are appointed unto us, and shall we bear them all patiently, or shall we make everything bitter by our complaining? The gold is put into the furnace that the dross may be removed. Shall we, then, not be patient under the eye of the Refiner? We must refuse to sink into a sad and disconsolate state of mind, but show calm trust in God, counting it all joy when we are permitted to endure trials for Christ's sake. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 27
Having added patience to temperance, we are then to ascend the ladder of progress and add to patience godliness. This is the very outgrowth of patience. Said the Apostle Paul, "We glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience experience; and experience hope and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us." Romans 5:3, 4. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 28
Here, then, is an advance grace, godliness, which is to have the spirit and the likeness of the character of Jesus Christ. To raise us to His divine ideal is the one end of all the dealings of God with us and of the whole plan of salvation. For this His Spirit strives with us to exalt us to this great purpose. The corruption of the world is seeking to steal our senses; all the unholy influences on every side are working to hold us to a low, earthly level—blinding our sensibilities, degrading our desires, enfeebling our conscience, and crippling our religious faculties by urging us to give sway to the lower nature. Corruptions around us find corruptions within. Each works upon the other. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 29
To draw us away from all this is the precious ladder. The eye is attracted to God above the ladder. The invitation comes from the glory above it, Come up higher. The heart is attracted. Steps are taken in advance, one after another. Higher and still higher we ascend. At every step the attraction becomes greater. Higher, holier ambitions take possession of the soul. The guilt of the past life is left behind. We dare not look down the ladder at those things which long poisoned the springs of true happiness and kindled remorse, weakened and depraved the will, and repressed every better impulse. The eye is steadfastly fixed, with grateful, trembling emotion, upon God above the ladder. Christ is the ladder. We lay hold on Christ, climbing up by Christ, resolving to return, broken, contrite, subdued, to the Father above the ladder. The offers of God's mercy, of living connection with God, of grace multiplied as we advance step by step, make the distance from earth more apparent. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 30
The aim of God's Word is to inspire hope, to lead us to fasten our hands to this ladder and climb step by step heavenward, with ever-increasing vigor. It is the key to the sense in which we partake of the nature of God. We attain a likeness of character to God by the imparting of His own grace. In the measure of our limited powers, we can be holy as He is holy and can reproduce the truth and love which exist in Him who is at the top of the ladder. As wax takes the counterpart of the seal, so the soul receives and retains the moral image of God. We become filled and transfigured by His brightness, as the cloud—dark in itself—when filled with the light is turned to stainless whiteness. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 31
There are still additional steps to take. Add "to godliness brotherly kindness." [2 Peter 1:7.] Thus there will not be merely a profession of Bible religion, but a sincere, earnest practice of godliness. We must be partakers of the divine nature before we can represent the Christlike character and practice the works of Christ. The climbing Christian will not sit passive, claiming the promises, enjoying the grace given him of God, but will work from principle. He is a worker together with God. The grace given him of God teaches him how to be kind and tender and helpful to his brethren. There is no waiting for an over-powering, magical change to be wrought into the conversion of others without any action of our own. Life becomes a humble but earnest working out of salvation with fear and with trembling, knowing that God worketh in us both to will and to do of His own good pleasure. The very exercise of brotherly kindness assimilates the soul to Christ and brings him into sympathy with Christ. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 32
Growing in grace is an earnest working out of what God works in. It is an earnest of future glory, the working out here upon the earth of the spirit that is cherished in heaven. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 33
The Word of God enjoins upon every one of His children: "Be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous." 1 Peter 3:8. Now, unless godliness was added to patience, man would not show that brotherly kindness. In His mission to our world, Christ has shown man the graces of the Spirit of God, which, when accepted, fashion and mold the entire man, externally as well as internally, by abasing his pride and leading him not to esteem himself highly but to esteem his brother as precious in the sight of God because Christ paid an infinite price for his soul. When man is valued as God's property, then we will be kind, amiable, and condescending toward him. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 34
The religion of Jesus Christ is a system of the true heavenly politeness and leads to a practical exhibition of habitual tenderness of feeling and kindness of deportment. He who possesses godliness will also add this grace, taking a step higher on the ladder. The higher he mounts the ladder, the more of the grace of God is revealed in his life, his sentiments, his principles. He is learning, ever learning, the terms of his acceptance with God, and the only way to obtain an inheritance in the heavens is to become like Christ in character. The whole scheme of mercy is to soften down what is harsh in temper and refine whatever is rugged in the deportment. The internal change reveals itself in the external actions. The graces of the Spirit of God work with hidden power in the transformation of character. The religion of Christ never will reveal a sour, coarse, and uncourteous action. Courtesy is a Bible virtue. The virtue of this grace of brotherly kindness characterized the life of Christ. Never was such courtesy exhibited upon the earth as Christ revealed, and we cannot overestimate its value. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 35
The next step in the ladder is charity. Add "to brotherly kindness charity," which is love. [2 Peter 1:7.] Love to God and love to our neighbor constitute the whole duty of man. Without brotherly kindness we cannot exhibit the grace of love to God or to our fellow men. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 36
This last step in the ladder gives to the will a new spring of action. Christ offers a love that passeth knowledge. This love is not something kept apart from our life, but it takes hold of the entire being. The heaven to which the Christian is climbing will be attained only by those who have this crowning grace. This is the new affection which pervades the soul. The old is left behind. Love is the great controlling power. When love leads, all the faculties of mind and spirit are enlisted. Love to God and love to man will give the clear title to heaven. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 37
No one can love God supremely and transgress one of His commandments. The heart, softened and subdued with the beauty of Christ's character and bridled by the pure and lofty rules which He has given us, will put into practice what it has learned of love, and will follow Jesus forthwith in humble obedience. The living power of faith will reveal itself in loving acts. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 38
What evidence have we that we have the pure love, without alloy? God has erected a standard—His commandments. "He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me." John 14:21. The words of God must have an abiding place in our hearts. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 39
We are to love our brethren as Christ has loved us. We are to be patient and kind, and yet there is something lacking—we must love. Christ tells us that we must forgive the erring even seventy time seven, and how infinitely greater is the love of God than is our love. It is not the greatness of our sin but the depth of our repentance that brings the pardoning love of God to our hearts. When there is much forgiven, the heart loves much. Love is a tender plant. It needs to be constantly cultured, or it will wither and die. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 40
All these graces we must have. We must climb the whole length of the ladder. "If these things be in you and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall." 2 Peter 1:8-10. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 41
The only safety for the Christian is to be unwearied in his efforts to live on the plan of addition. The apostle shows the advantages to be gained in thus doing. For those who add grace to grace, God will work on the plan of multiplication, so that the graces will be in and abound in the religious life, and he will not "be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." [Verse 8.] Those abounding in the Christian graces will be zealous, lively, vigorous in all practical Christianity and will practice righteousness—just as the branch abiding in the vine will produce the same fruit that the vine bears and will bring forth much fruit. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 42
He who does not climb the ladder of progress and add grace to grace "is blind, and cannot see afar off." [Verse 9.] He fails to discern that without taking these successive steps in ascending the ladder round after round, in growing in grace and the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, he is not placing himself in a position where the light of God above the ladder is reflected upon him. As he does not add grace to grace, he has forgotten the claims of God upon him and that he was to receive the forgiveness of sins through obedience to the requirements of God. He is in the position of a sinner before God. If he has the graces of Christ, he will exercise and increase them, but if he does not bear fruit in good works to the glory of God, he remains in a state of blindness and ignorance, self-indulgence and sin. He "cannot see afar off." His eyes are fastened upon the earth, not on God above the ladder. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 43
This class may have earthly advantages but have no discernment of the privilege and blessings of living in the light which shines from God above the ladder. They know not the things that make for their peace. They cannot look backward with clear spiritual sight, as they do not view things in the light of heaven. They once enjoyed the love of God. They repented of their sins and enlisted to become servants of Jesus Christ, but they forgot all the vows made to God at baptism—all the solemn obligations taken upon themselves to seek for glory, honor, and immortality. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 44
Says the apostle, "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things that are above, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God. Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are (through the baptismal vows) dead (to the world, dead to its customs, its ambition, its pride, its pursuits), and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory." Colossians 3:1-4. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 45
These things are to be often in mind. Meditate upon them. Think of your serious obligations you have entered into, and do not defraud God by violating any one of your solemn promises. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 46
"Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure." 2 Peter 1:10. We need not have a supposed hope, but an assurance. To make our calling and election sure is to follow the Bible plan to closely examine ourselves, to make strict inquiry whether we are indeed converted, whether our minds are drawn out after God and heavenly things, our wills renewed, our whole souls changed. To make our calling and election sure requires far greater diligence than many are giving to this important matter. "For if ye do these things"—live on the plan of addition, growing in grace and the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ—ye shall mount up, step by step, the ladder Jacob saw, and "ye shall never fall: for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." [Verses 10, 11.] 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 47
Let us consider this ladder which was presented to Jacob. The human race was cut off from intercourse with God. They might look at a paradise lost but could see no means of entering it and holding communion with heaven. The sin of Adam cut off all intercourse between heaven and earth. Up to the moment of man's transgression of God's law, there had been free communion between earth and heaven. They were connected by a path which Deity could traverse. But the transgression of God's law broke up this path, and man was separated from God. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 48
As soon as Satan seduced man to disobedience of God's holy law, every link which bound earth to heaven and man to the infinite God seemed broken. Man might look to heaven, but how could he attain it? But joy to the world! The Son of God, the sinless One, the One perfect in obedience, becomes the channel through which the lost communion may be renewed, the way through which the lost paradise may be regained. Through Christ, man's substitute and surety, man may keep the commandments of God. He may return to his allegiance, and God will accept him. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 49
Christ is the ladder. "By me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out and find pasture." John 10:9. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 50
This is the ladder, the base of it resting upon the earth, the top reaching to the highest heavens. The broken links have been repaired. A highway has been thrown up along which the weary and heavy laden may pass. They may enter heaven and find rest. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 51
The ladder is the medium of communication between God and man. Through the mystic ladder, the gospel was preached to Jacob. As the ladder stretched from earth, reaching to the highest heavens, and the glory of God was seen above the ladder, so Christ in His divine nature reached immensity and was one with the Father. As the ladder, though its top penetrated into heaven, had it base upon the earth, so Christ, though God, clothed His divinity with humanity and was in the world "found in fashion as a man." [Philippians 2:8.] The ladder would be useless if it rested not on the earth or if it reached not to the heavens. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 52
God appeared in glory above the ladder, looking down with compassion on erring, sinful Jacob, addressing to him words of encouragement. It is through Christ that the Father beholds sinful man. The ministering angels were communicating to the inhabitants of the earth through the medium of the ladder. The only way that man can be saved is by clinging to Christ. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 53
We ascend to heaven by climbing the ladder—the whole height of Christ's work—step by step. There must be a holding fast to Christ, a climbing up by the merits of Christ. To let go is to cease to climb, is to fall, to perish. We are to mount by the Mediator and all the while to keep hold on the Mediator, ascending by successive steps, round above round, stretching the hand from one round to the next above. In the work of redemption, we may have a knowledge of Jesus Christ by planting the feet on one round after another in perfect obedience to all the commandments of God. This is a necessity for each individual, striving and making progress at every step. It is simply impossible to enter heaven without constant striving. There is fearful peril in relaxing our efforts in spiritual diligence for a moment, for we are hanging, as it were, between heaven and earth. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 54
We must keep the eye directed upward to God above the ladder. The question with men and women gazing heavenward is, How can I obtain the mansions for the blessed? It is by being a partaker of the divine nature. It is by escaping the "corruption that is in the world through lust." [2 Peter 1:4.] It is by entering into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, laying hold of the hope set before you in the gospel. It is by fastening yourself to Christ and straining every nerve to leave the world behind, laboring to diminish by successive steps your distance from God, who is at the top of the ladder. It is by being in Christ and yet led by Christ, by believing and working, trusting in Jesus, yet working upon the plan of addition, holding onto Christ and constantly mounting upward toward God. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 55
When the successive steps have all been mounted, when the graces have been added one after another, the crowning grace is the perfect love of God, supreme love to God and love to our fellow men. And then the abundant entrance into the kingdom of God. 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 56
We point you to the mansions Christ is preparing for all those who love Him. We point you to that city that hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. We show you its massive walls with the twelve foundations and tell you that these walls must be scaled. You look discouraged at the magnitude of the work before you. We point you to the ladder set up on earth, reaching to the city of God. Plant your feet on the ladder. Forsake your sins. Climb step by step, and you will reach God above the ladder and the Holy City of God. None who will resolutely mount up on the ladder will fail of everlasting life. "For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." [Verse 11.] 4LtMs, Ms 13, 1884, par. 57


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A Hungarian stalker followed his ex-girlfriend to Devon and broke into her house in the middle of the night and left her afraid for her life.
Botund Molnar, 30, has admitted assault by beating and been sent back to Hungary with a restraining order by a judge at Exeter Crown Court.
The dental nurse thought she had escaped Molnar when she moved to Holsworthy in Devon and started a new life.
But she was awoken by a loud bang as he smashed in the door in the middle of the night. When she turned on the light she saw the defendant who grabbed her by the arms. She thought he was going to kill her.
Instead he showed her a cuddly hippo and said he loved her.
When she tried to run and call the police he pushed her back and took her phone.
Molnar admitted assault by beating and was told by a judge to go back to Hungary and not come back to Devon again.
The offence happened on November 29.
Prosecutor William Hunter said the pair had been in a relationship in Hungary for six years but were split up by the time she left the country and came to work at a dental surgery in Holsworthy in May 2016.
By the time of the assault the victim had managed to cut off all contact with Molnar and deleted him from her social media accounts. She believed he had moved on with his life and was still in his native land.
The victim was asleep at home when she was woken by a bang, said the prosecutor.
She turned on the light and saw the defendant. He grabbed the frightened woman as she tried to run.
"She thought she was going to be killed," said Mr Hunter.
But the defendant said: "Don't worry I will not hurt you." He then showed her the stuffed hippo.
The victim suffered bruising to her lower back after being grabbed and pushed.
Molnar caused £1,020 of damage to the door.
The court was told the Hungarian had no previous convictions and was arrested at the Kings Arms Hotel.
Judge Geoffrey Mercer QC imposed a two month prison sentence but he said as the defendant had already spent the equivalent of two months in custody he would walk free.
He said the incident had been 'serious and frightening' for the victim.
"I've made a restraining order to prevent any further contact with her. I'm told you are going back to Hungary.
"I wish you well in Hungary but you're not going to come back to Devon again."


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Cornwall at it's best…
After their two previous nautical outings Griff Rhys-Jones, Dara O'Briain and Rory McGrath return for a third one. Having previously recreated the famous journey of Victorian author Jerome K Jerome, the trio let loose on a variety of vessels in Rory's home county of Cornwall.
Setting off from Plymouth with a plan to make it all the way to the Isles of Scilly, the show has some spectacular imagery from the Cornish coast particularly of the rivers Fowey and Fal. You can watch the show here.
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Consumer Sentiment and Leading Indicators Show Different Takes
The University of Michigan consumer sentiment reading for the end of November, a revised number from earlier in the month, came out at 82.7, versus a prior reading of 84.9. That prior reading seemed a bit too rosy and this regrouped number looks more in-line with how the preliminary reading should have been. Bloomberg had a consensus estimate of 84.0 today, and the range was 81.0 to 87.5 from the economists surveyed.
The Conference Board also reported its leading indicators for the month of October today, and again these "leading indicators" are not as "leading" as you might guess by the name. For October this came to a gain of 0.2%, versus a Bloomberg consensus estimate of 0.2%. This was too much in-line to make much of a difference. The September leading indicators figure was up by 0.6% for a comparison.
With today's leading figure being right on the button and with the University of Michigan being revised slightly lower, we would consider these final reports before Thanksgiving mostly as a wash, even though the numbers were in different directions.
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The scheme is hoping to put low-cost computers into the hands of people in developing countries.
Ultimately the project's backers hope the machines could sell for as little as $100 (£55).
The first countries to sign up to buying the machine include Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Nigeria, Libya, Pakistan and Thailand.
The so-called XO machine is being pioneered by Nicholas Negroponte, who launched the project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab in 2004.
Test machines are expected to reach children in February as the project builds towards a more formal launch.
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Mr Negroponte told the Associated Press news agency that three more African countries might sign on in the next two weeks.
The laptop is powered by a 366-megahertz processor from Advanced Micro Devices and has built-in wireless networking.
"I have to laugh when people refer to XO as a weak or crippled machine and how kids should get a "real' one"," Mr Negroponte told AP.
"Trust me, I will give up my real one very soon and use only XO. It will be far better, in many new and important ways."
The computer runs on a cut-down version of the open source Linux operating system and has been designed to work differently to a Microsoft Windows or Apple machine from a usability perspective.
Instead of information being stored along the organising principle of folders and a desktop, users of the XO machine are encouraged to work on an electronic journal, a log of everything the user has done on the laptop.
The machine comes with a web browser, word processor and RSS reader, for accessing the web feeds that so many sites now offer.
"In fact, one of the saddest but most common conditions in elementary school computer labs (when they exist in the developing world), is the children are being trained to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint," Mr Negroponte said.
"I consider that criminal, because children should be making things, communicating, exploring, sharing, not running office automation tools."
The new user interface, known as Sugar, has been praised by some of the observers of the One Laptop Per Child project.
It doesn't feel like Linux. It doesn't feel like Windows. It doesn't feel like Apple," said Wayan Vota, who launched the OLPCNews.com blog and is also director of Geekcorps, an organisation that facilitates technology volunteers in developing countries.
"I'm just impressed they built a new (user interface) that is different and hopefully better than anything we have today," he said.
But he added: "Granted, I'm not a child. I don't know if it's going to be intuitive to children."
Trial versions of the operating system in development can be downloaded to be tested out by technically-minded computer users around the world.
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Backpage.com pleaded guilty to human trafficking charges in Texas less than one week after Women's March defended the company.
Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer also pled guilty to money laundering charges, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Thursday. The announcement came one day after President Donald Trump signed bipartisan legislation targeting online sex trafficking and granting states broader ability to crack down on sex traffickers.
Women's March, one of the nation's most prominent left-wing activist groups, defended Backpage on March 7 — the day after the Department of Justice seized the website and shut it down.
"The shutting down of #Backpage is an absolute crisis for sex workers who rely on the site to safely get in touch with clients. Sex workers rights are women's rights," Women's March said in a statement posted to Twitter.
Women's March did not return The Daily Caller News Foundation's request for comment following the guilty pleas on Thursday.Backpage "facilitated the sex trafficking of innocent women and children through sites it ran for 943 locations in 97 countries and 17 languages. It was involved in 73 percent of all child trafficking cases reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children," Paxton's office noted.
"Taking down Backpage and obtaining a criminal conviction for the company and its CEO represents a significant victory in the fight against human trafficking in Texas and around the world," Paxton said in a statement.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday announced indictments against seven other Backpage employees on charges related to human trafficking and money laundering.
Women's March is no stranger to controversy. The activist group came under sharp criticism on March 6 after several of its leaders defended Nation of Islam Louis Farrakhan, a notorious racist and anti-Semite.
Women's March co-president Tamika Mallory on Feb. 25 attended a Nation of Islam convention where Farrakhan railed against Jews against gay people — but found time to recognize Mallory for her activism.
Despite the backlash, Women's March has declined to condemn Farrakhan's racism and anti-Semitism.
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Nyala insurance in collaboration with Mercy Corps Ethiopia and Farm Africa has launched asset protection based livestock insurance for pastoralists in Afar and Somali regions.
The insurance firm, which is well known for micro insurance products in agriculture has now included thousands of pastoralists in the two regions, affected by drought, through its micro insurance business.
The index based livestock insurance pilot program launched on Tuesday, August 7 at Semera, Afar is considered to be a sustainable input to mitigate challenges pastoralists face.
Negusu Aklilu, Chief of Party of Farm Africa BRACED Project, said that pastoralists in Afar and other areas are affected by drought, floods and other natural disasters and diseases. "In the previous trend providing livestock was considered an emergency support to rehabilitate the victims, but this method is very expensive," Negusu said.
This kind of new approach will help the pastoralists mitigate or prevent challenges by providing insurance coverage as opposed to providing aid, according to the project Chief of Party.
"This pilot project will allow the pastoralists to get water, feed and medicine when climate based challenges occur and in the future they will follow the trend by buying premiums by themselves in collaboration with the government and the private sector," he added.
He explained that insuring people costs less than providing aid after disasters.
"Now at this time our role is to promote the initiative," Negusu told Capital.
"During the last five decades rangelands in most pastoral areas of Ethiopia have undergone unprecedented changes which have manifested themselves in terms of marked deterioration of conditions," Gifawossen Tessema, Director of Hide and Skin Directorate at Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said.
Product redesign and structuring are being conducted by a consulting firm called Pula Advisors and Funded by DFID through implementing organizations, Mercy Corps Ethiopia and Farm Africa, the project is expected to reach over 3,520 smallholder pastoralists in Awash-Gewane, Eli-Daar, Teru and Namalfane livelihood zones of Afar with the services of index based livestock insurance distributed with livestock drugs.
Solomon Zegeye, General and Micro Insurance Business Manager at Nyala Insurance, told Capital that the same number of households will benefit from the pilot in Somali region.
In the past Nyala has undertaken similar micro insurance services for low income farmers in SNNP in collaboration with Mercy Corps Ethiopia and Farm Africa and partners.
"The product in SNNP has been indemnity based livestock insurance, which includes multiple risks. The current one launched in Afar and Somali regions are focused on the risks of drought and asset protection," Solomon Zegeye, General and Micro Insurance Business Manager at Nyala Insurance, told Capital.
Last March it launched in the Somali regions in collaboration with WFP. In its program with WFP 5,000 smallholder pastoralists were included.
"Even though the current product is similar to the preceding pilot with WFP, this one is more of technology based in terms of data collection, claim settlements and other related issues," Solomon added.
According to the statement of Farm Africa, the product is one of the first of its kind being distributed along with livestock drugs sold by Agro- Vet shops. "The product employs the use of state of the art-technology, namely, an IT-based call center for registration and claim processing-reducing paper work significantly. The product employs blended information sourced from satellite based remote sensing data and ground data- minimizing basis risks the common phenomena widely prevailing in index based insurance," it added.
The product redesign and structuring is being done by a consulting firm called Pula Advisors and Funded by DFID through implementing organizations.
Nyala is not new to this type of micro-insurance at the same time it is pioneer promoting it by introducing crop insurance in the past. Besides that it has a target to expand the business in different regions in the country, according to the manager.
To achieve its short and long term goals set under micro insurance business strategies, the company has been working in partnership with international donors to test the marketability of products targeting the low-income population in general and smallholder farmers in particular. Having entered into a partnership agreement for provision of Climate Insurance for pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in Somali, Afar and SNNPR regions under a Memorandum of Understanding signed with Mercy Corps Ethiopia and Farm Africa under the Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) project.
Negusu Aklilu, Chief of Party of Farm Africa BRACED Project, said that in the past consultants have came via partner organizations instead of insurance firms but currently Pula is working directly with Nyala to allow the insurance firm to obtain the experts. "This kind of approach will allow the micro insurance sector to expand," he added.
Nyala Insurance as a pioneer of agricultural micro insurance business in the Ethiopian insurance market has been striving to set up a sustainable and commercially viable micro-insurance to serve the low-income population at the bottom of the pyramid with double objectives of addressing its corporate social responsibility and bringing reasonable and adequate return/profit for its shareholders in the long-run.
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Nyala insurance in collaboration with Mercy Corps Ethiopia and Farm Africa has launched asset protection based livestock insurance for pastoralists in Afar and Somali regions.


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Every year my mother along with many other Italians, make their Italian Anise Cookies around the holidays. They always looked so good, and I always wished I liked them. I really wanted to like them, and every few years I would try one to see if maybe my aversion to anise flavoring had dissipated. I do have some Italian blood in me so I should like them, right? Wrong. So years ago I decided to stop trying, and to find a similar looking Italian cookie without that awful anise taste.
I tried a few different recipes before I found a fantastic recipe for Anginetti, or Italian Lemon Drop Cookies. I am not even sure where I found this recipe, but it has been a Christmas staple cookie every year since. The cookie itself has a very subtle lemon taste, and the icing looks like the regular white icing on the anise cookies, but has lemon extract. Yum.
This dough gets very sticky, and I have found over the years that they look better if you roll the dough into balls in your hands as opposed to using a cookie scoop or dropping them by teaspoonfuls.
Anginetti Recipe:
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
3 large eggs
1 1/2 tsps. lemon extract
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsps. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together sugar and shortening. Add eggs and lemon extract and beat well. Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well. Drop dough onto a slightly greased cookie sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Bake for about 12-15 minutes, or until firm and lightly brown. Allow to cool completely on wire racks.
Once the cookies are cooled, I prefer to dip the cookies upside down into the icing as opposed to frosting them. The cookies look nicer this way.
Icing Recipe:
3 cups confectioners sugar
1/4 cup water
1 tsp. lemon extract
Combine all ingredients and mix until smooth. If too loose, add more confectioners sugar. If too stiff, add more water in tiny increments.
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This Day in Texas History:
It is Monday March 10, 2014. It is the 69th day of 2014. There are 296 days left in the year. The John Sealy Training School for Nurses opened with in 1890. Galveston's John Sealy Hospital was only two months old. It was the first formal nursing school in Texas. It later became part of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sealy_Hospital
John Sealy:
Who was John Sealy? Why did he open a hospital? John Sealy was a merchant, banker, and philanthropist. He was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, on October 18, 1822. He died at Galveston on August 29, 1884. He never started a hospital, but he left $50,000 to be used for "a charitable purpose." It was his brother and his widow who decided to build a hospital. John Sealy Hospital in Galveston opened in 1890. The John Sealy School for Nurses opened in March 1890. Today John Sealy Hospital is a part of the medical branch of the University of Texas.
Source: http://sealy-smith-foundation.org/about_us.html
Four Spring Break Destinations in Texas:
This week is spring break for most Texans. Here are four destinations frequented by Texans and others.
- South Padre Island or South Padre as it is known to Spring Breakers – is the best known Spring Break destination in Texas. The reasons for South Padre's popularity is its location. It is warmer than other Texas beaches during late February and March when most schools and colleges have their spring vacation scheduled. Additionally, South Padre is known for great water and excellent beaches. It also boasts an impressive number of condos, hotels, clubs and restaurants. And, seeing as how it sits a mere 20 miles north of the Mexican border, it offers visitors the opportunity for a "two-nation vacation."
- Port Aransas, better known as "Port A" to Spring Break crowds, often gives South Padre a run for its money as a Spring Break destination. The biggest difference is the amount of beach Port Aransas offers for Spring Breakers to spread out over. While the city beaches of Port Aransas accommodate much of the Spring Break festivities, Mustang Island, which lies just below Port Aransas, is packed with condos and miles of white sandy beaches. Whether they opt to stay in the town of Port Aransas or down the beach at Mustang Island, Spring Breakers more often than not find sunny, warm conditions to greet them and allow them to enjoy swimming, surfing, wind surfing, sunbathing and more along these Coastal Bend beaches.
- Corpus Christi is just south of Port A and Mustang Island. It is another popular Texas Spring Break destination. Corpus is two distinctly different Spring Break destinations. Part of Corpus Christi lies on Padre Island while the main part of the city is on the mainland. On the island side, visitors are treated to open Gulf beaches. The mainland offers beachfront along Corpus Christi Bay. Both sides offer a variety of condos, hotels and clubs while the mainland also features a number of popular attractions such as the Texas State Aquarium and USS Lexington.
- Galveston Island is the largest Texas "island town". Galveston Island also sees its share of Spring Break visitors. It tends to attract a more subdued crowd than the other Texas beach locales. Galveston is full of historical attractions. It also has modern-day wonders such as Schlitterbahn Waterpark, which features a retractable roof so visitors can have wet, watery fun regardless of the weather. Galveston also features a number of great Gulf beaches, as well as restaurants, clubs, bars, hotels, condos, tours, shopping and more.
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Arguments heard on STCA Appeal
During Appeal proceedings last week, government lawyers argued that the Federal Court had misinterpreted the law when rendering its ruling of unconstitutionality of the 2004 Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA).
The appeal is in response to the July 2020 judgement by Federal Court Justice Ann Marie McDonald, in which she ruled that elements of the bilateral STCA violate the constitutional guarantee of life, liberty and security. Refugee advocates contend that the U.S. is not always a safe country for people fleeing persecution.
Justice McDonald suspended her decision for six months to give authorities time to adjust, however, a temporary suspension was granted by the Federal Court of Appeal in October 2020, and remains in effect until all appeals are exhausted. As such, the STCA continues to be upheld.
According to Immigration Canada:
"The Safe Third Country Agreement, in place since 2004, means asylum seekers must make their refugee claim in the first 'safe' country to which they arrive.
"In practice it means Canada can turn back potential refugee claimants who arrive at recognized land points of entry along the U.S. border, advising them to make their claims in the U.S.
"It is also the reason thousands of asylum seekers have flooded into Canada at unrecognized border points in recent years, using it as a back door into the Canadian immigration system. Around 1,000 would-be asylum seekers were crossing into Canada each month until the coronavirus pandemic struck, resulting in the closure of the border."
It is hard to predict when the Federal Court of Appeal will issue their ruling but either party has a right to seek leave to appeal, which the Supreme Court of Canada can grant or refuse.
These are important border security and public safety issues so...stay tuned.
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Leslie @ Lunch
With Guest Peter Stark
The first time I met Peter Stark, dance department chair and artistic director of Next Generation Ballet at The Patel Conservatory, he asked, "Want a look inside the tutu closet?"
I have never wanted to Facebook friend-request someone so fast. Peter is so cool. He's sweet and fabulous to be around—what with all the ballerinas and dreamy costumes and beautiful music. Even a few not-so-pesky mice.
After scoring the sweetest parking spot in downtown Tampa, Peter and I met up on the street outside Spain Restaurant & Toma Bar. There was marked glee in my reaction to his arrival. What is it about this guy? A former ballet dancer himself, with leading roles at New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet and Washington Ballet, Peter is light on air. And dashing in a handsome blazer with a collarless shirt, jeans and polished shoes.
Wearing something I envision twirling around at The Nutcracker's Christmas Party scene, I led Peter into Spain's crisp white space and owner Fred Castro welcomed us. Peter hadn't dined there before and when he learned they offer a Flamenco dance performance, he lit up and likely plans to bring a clan of visiting friends to see one. From the lunch buffet, we were served our choices: a light, fresh fish dish for him and arroz con pollo for me. Both of us were delighted upon delivery of a small slice of buttered, pressed Cuban bread.