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Customer Success Executive, SaaS - EU Remote
- Europe Only
- Full-Time
- 17 applicants
Time zones: SBT (UTC +11) GMT (UTC +0) CET (UTC +1) EET (UTC +2) MSK (UTC +3) AST (UTC -4) FKST (UTC -3)
What do you think about supporting people and businesses in their growth phase?
Is SaaS your cup of tea? Are lead generation and sales topics near and dear to your heart?
We're looking for an ambitious and client-centric Customer Success Manager who excels at building & maintaining long-lasting relationships and understanding how outbound sales work.
The customers you build relationships with throughout the EU will look to you as a trusted partner and advisor to help them navigate the world of LinkedIn Automated Lead Generation.
The ideal candidate is someone who has at least 3 years of hands-on experience onboarding, retaining, coordinating, and ensuring clients' success in the B2B software environment, preferably with a sales background and a LinkedIn proficient user.
Customer Success Specialist, SaaS - EU
The Role
- Driving onboarding, adoption, and retention of our customers
- Outlining and following up on onboarding with customers for a smooth start using the platform
- Empowering our customers by regularly conducting product training and sharing best practices for their outbound campaigns.
- Proactively reaching out to customers with recommendations on how to optimize their usage of Salesflow.
- Reviewing our customers' sales processes to ensure they are adopting, utilizing, and gaining value from our solution.
- Owning the entire customer lifecycle, from onboarding to engagement, and renewal.
- Monitoring and identifying opportunities for expansion of existing customer use cases.
- Analyzing account churn, identifying reasons for it, and implementing action plans to regain your customers
- Advocate existing customer needs and issues cross-departmentally
- Build and maintain an in-depth understanding of our platform, how it works and the benefits it provides."
- Dealing with renewals, and working closely with AE team on cross-selling and upselling opportunities
- Data-driven, auditing your accounts and proactively ensuring users leverage the platform as much as possible
The Profile
- 3+ years of successful account/customer success management at a middle level in the tech arena, preferably with a sales and lead generation background
- Experience in working internationally, managing a variety of accounts from SMB to Enterprise, and being comfortable hosting and leading meetings
- Great understanding of and a passion for the SaaS or client-facing roles
- Fluent in written & oral English; additional languages would be valuable – French, German, Dutch
- Business development/SDR management experience is desirable and a bonus
- Enthusiastic and energetic personality, and accountable, authentic, ambitious, resilient
- Strong knowledge of LinkedIn, Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, G-Suite, other MS Office tools, and sales & marketing automation tools.
The Proposal
- Our start-up environment offers challenging assignments and an international working environment
- Our team is fun, friendly, and offers fantastic career growth opportunities
- A competitive salary and a generous performance program based on KPIs
- 100% remote work and flexible working hours
- 23 days of paid vacation + local public holidays, plus an additional day on your birthday (because we love what we do, but we also love vacation!)
- Annual personal development budget of €800for conferences, courses, books, career coach, etc.
- Customer success training program powered by SalesImpact Academy


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The in basket: The impending work to replace the culverts that run beneath highways 16 and 166 in Gorst to allow Anderson Creek to flow better seems likely to be a traffic headache perhaps less than what has been happening in Seattle and Snohomish County, but significant.
I wondered exactly where the creek passes beneath the highways, knowing that the state had to unplug a culvert a few years back just on the Port Orchard side of the turnaround for those wanting to go back to Gorst. And, of course, I wondered how the state hopes to get that many cars through a work zone that will, of necessity, involve digging up the pavement.
The out basket: My recollection of the culvert east of the turnaround just clouded the issue, as the creek is west of there, on the other side of the turnaround. I notice there are even signs on the shoulder saying "Anderson Creek."
Claudia Bingham-Baker, spokeswoman for the Olympic Region of state highways, says, "In this project, crews will replace culverts that run under SR 16, SR 166 and Anderson Hill Road near Gorst. The existing culverts, which are each about 5 feet in diameter, will be replaced with three 3-sided 18-foot-wide concrete box culverts.
"The work will take place between June and October, and the contractor is proposing to do the work in three stages. Each stage will have a concurrent detour route.
"We expect the contractor to first tackle the culvert that runs under SR 166," she said. "That work will require a several-week total closure of SR 166. We will detour traffic onto Tremont Street and Port Orchard Boulevard. Local traffic will still be able to use SR 166, but only to the physical closure point." That's the same detour used whenever a slide closed 166 in the past.
"We think the next culvert will be one that runs under westbound SR 16," she said. "During that work, we'll detour westbound SR 16 traffic into the highway median with a reduced speed limit (of 35 mph) and we'll keep the westbound direction of the SR 166 detour in place.
"We expect the last culvert to be replaced is the one that runs under eastbound SR 16 and Anderson Hill Road. That culvert will require eastbound SR 16 to use the highway median, again at a reduced speed limit (of 35 mph) and a closure of Anderson Hill Road.
"Specific dates for all this work and the roadway closures will be forthcoming as the contractor gets mobilized on site" she said "Initial detour maps and other information about the project can be found on our project web site: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr16/andersoncreekfishbarriers/
That Web site says work will begin in mid-July and says, "All in-stream work will occur in late summer through Oct. 15 to meet environmental requirements and accommodate fish windows.
"In 2013, a federal court injunction required the state to significantly increase the state's efforts in removing state-owned culverts that block habitat for salmon and steelhead," the site says.
It's a $9.5 million project.
"Note the order of work and schedule are still preliminary and subject to change," Claudia said.


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THE GREAT knotted tee dress | size 1, washed black 100% cotton version at Shopbop
Robert Clergerie Frazzia sandals
MM6 perforated fabric tote | purchased with credits from Forzieri – sold out
So…obviously I decided to take a chance on this dress by THE GREAT. (mine is now sold out on Shopbop) after posting about it a while ago and saying I wouldn't. But then Shopbop went and had a coupon code…so I ordered it with my credits; I'm STILL a sucker for a "good" deal. Honestly, I ordered it thinking I'd probably return it, but when I put it on, I was pleasantly surprised by the fit. And that it's not black.
I'm wearing a size 1, which translates to a small, and as you can see, is still quite oversized on me. I love the long line it creates, and the slit up the side shows enough skin so that I'm not completely swallowed up. I will say that if the washed black 100% cotton version had been available at the time, I probably would have ordered that one instead of this one (which is a blend, and dry clean only). But then again…one of the things I like about this dress is the lighter color for me. So, maybe not. So far, I've dry cleaned it at home using Dryel, but I may try and wash it in cold water on delicate and hang to dry – it could stand to shrink a bit in length anyway, which is usually the risk you take with washing anything.
Anyway, since my recent surprise acceptance of my body/saddlebags/legs I've been much more comfortable in my ruched/fitted James Perse dresses & skirts, and ultimately I think they're much more flattering on me, so I'm not drawn as often to my two oversized dresses (this one and my Oak dress), but I do appreciate the option of a much more relaxed silhouette every once in a while.
Also, for summer, and our impending heat wave of over 100 degree days, I prefer to wear things that have as little contact with my skin as possible, so these two dresses will get much more wear!


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Their Baby Dragon
Annie Nicholas
(Not This #5.5)
Publication date: May 31st 2019
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Paranormal, Romance
COUNT DOWN TO DRAGON BABYEoin, Harbinger of Smoke and Darkness, and Angie, Angel Dragon of New Port are very pleased to announce they are expecting the birth of their first child in the Spring of 2019.The popular celebrity couple cannot wait to meet their newest addition. They were recently spotted at the premiere shifter obstetrician's office looking upset.Stay tuned for updates.Warning: DO NOT approach couple, take pictures, or trespass on their land uninvited. Trust this reporter's advice comes from firsthand experience.
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Excerpt Two
Beth stood in the center of the room and raised her glass. "To the next generation."
The crowd responded. Glasses clinked then drained. More bottles of champagne appeared in the waitstaff's hands and glasses were refilled. So. It was going to be that kind of party. Shifters metabolized alcohol quickly and it required quite a bit of effort, on their part, to become drunk. From the way the guests were tossing back their glasses Angie assumed more than one would be tipsy before the afternoon's end.
Betty took the seat next to Angie. "I hope you don't mind. Since I'm mated to the pack beta I'm expected to sit next to the mother-to-be."
"And it's rumored to increase her fertility," someone shouted from the crowd.
Betty squirmed, looking as uncomfortable as Angie felt. The beautiful wolf shifter's gaze drifted to Angie's belly, turning envious for a second before she glanced away. It wasn't a secret that Betty and Ken desired their own litter of puppies.
"Well, then you better scoot your chair even closer." Angie moved the table separating them out of the way and gestured to Betty.
An odd game began where Beth handed out slips of paper containing a list to all the guests. They emptied the contents of their purses. Angie peered over Betty's shoulder. It was like bingo but instead of numbers people were ticking off objects. Taser, pepper spray, jerky, and claw clippers were some of the items listed. Angie snorted. She had been to baby showers before but they had all been for humans.
Beth approached with an armful of brightly wrapped presents. "While they play for prizes, you open presents. Pass them to Betty and she'll take note of the gift and who it's from." The omega handed a small book and pen to the other woman.
"Yes, ma'am." Angie winked. Throwing parties came naturally to Beth. She had even organized Betty and Ken's wedding. An event New Port would never forget.
After opening a few gifts, Angie stared at the items. Kong dog toys as teething rings, scratch posts for developing claws, and fire-retardant blankets were the key items that caught her attention. She stroked her hand over her developing child. Would she have to find a pediatrician for the baby or a veterinarian? All this time, she had imagined a soft, pink baby in her arms. Now? A sharp toothed, scaly terror chasing the cats within the castle. She scratched her chin. She had zero experience with either and found both images frightened her equally.
Author Bio:
Annie Nicholas writes paranormal romance with a twist. She has courted vampires, hunted with shifters, and slain a dragon's ego all with the might of her pen. Riding the wind of her imagination, she travels beyond the restraints of reality and shares them with anyone wanting to read her stories. Mother, daughter, and wife are some of the other hats she wears while hiking through the hills and dales of her adopted state of Vermont.
Annie writes for Samhain Publishing, Carina Press, and Lyrical Press.
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Transcript of Sen. Grassley's Senate floor remarks:
Today, Flynn's legal team also released Strzok's notes regarding a meeting between Obama, Biden, Comey, Sally Yates and Susan Rice.
Those notes appear to show several important things:
Comey said the Flynn calls with the Russian ambassador "appear legit."
Obama ordered Comey to "look at things."
Obama directed that "the right people" investigate Flynn.
Biden appeared to raise the Logan Act.
Well, if it was "legit" then why "look at things"?
If it was "legit," why would Biden mention the Logan Act?
These notes raise legitimate questions.
For example, did Obama and Biden deliberately take steps in the final hours of their administration to undermine the incoming administration?
It sure looks like they did.
It's also reasonable to question the extent of Obama's and Biden's knowledge about the Russia and Flynn investigations.
For example, we know that on January 4, 2017 – the same day Strzok allegedly wrote the meeting notes – the FBI wrote a closing memorandum on Flynn, who was codenamed Crossfire Razor by the FBI that said the Intelligence Community could find no derogatory information on him.
On the very same day the FBI was ready to close the Flynn case, Strzok asked another FBI agent, "Hey if you haven't closed Razor don't do it yet."
The case was still open at that moment and Strzok asked that it be kept open "for now."
Strzok then messaged Lisa Page saying that Razor still happened to be open because of some oversight and said "Yeah, our utter incompetence actually helps us…"
The case should've been closed.
Instead, even in light of Comey apparently saying that the calls between Flynn and the Russian ambassador "appear legit" Obama directed Comey to "look at things" and make sure "the right people" investigate it.
And Biden chimed in, too, by bringing up the Logan Act which was used as a pretext to interview Flynn weeks later.
Mind you, all of this happened after the election.
The incoming Trump administration had no idea that Obama, Biden, Comey and Strzok were busy setting the stage for what would become a multi-year struggle to show that they didn't collude with the Russian government.
So much for a peaceful transition of power.
Watch Sen. Grassley's remarks below:


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On this day, back in 1956, American International Pictures released the Cold War paranoia-fueled alien invasion flick, It Conquered The World. With an amazing cast (Peter Graves, Lee Van Cleef, and the lovely Beverly Garland), silly rubber monster (designed by Paul Blaisdell), and perhaps the greastest, most pretentious speech in film history, It Conquered The […]
An alien crashes to Earth and starts eating everyone in sight. It's up to Mike—armed with his extensive knowledge of horror movies—to save the day.
An alien soldier takes possession of an unlucky biker and transforms him and his ride into an unstoppable killing machine.
Lord Doom sends the giant monster, Kraa to destroy Earth. Our only hope is a small, slimy space-snail named Mogyar.
From director Garret Elmer: What is RODENTIA? Back in 2012 a group of filmmakers in Spokane, Washington created a short film for a timed competition. It was called Rodentia – a comedic homage to low budget horror films of the '60s and '80s. The short went on local television and gained a cult following around […]
David Carradine enforces the law with a little help from his two trusty revolvers and a remote-controlled, flying power glove.
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper battles giant frog-people while wearing a steel-plated chastity belt to protect his precious man-chowder. This is a quality b-movie.
If you're in the market for some shiny new classic horror shirts, Captain Company is having a buy one, get one 50% off sale now until Thursday! So hurry and stock up now!
Peter Graves takes on googly-eyed aliens and their horde of giant, irradiated beasts…it sounds cooler than it is.
Adorable, fuzzy, little teddy bears, accompanied by two useless children, do battle with an evil space giant!


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St. Louis A to Z Guide
NOTE: This list is not necessarily all inclusive and does not mean we in any way endorse these sites. This list is merely presented as an information resource.
Local Information/ Happenings
- Local Information – research local area info, stats, and events
- Local Weather – Local weather conditions.
- The Green House Ventures – Making a better community and teaching kids the values of cultivating, and healthy cooking.
Relocation Links
- National Weather – find weather info anywhere in the US
- USPS' Movers Guide – help for planning and executing your move
- Home Partners of America – Need help with a Rent to own? Click on the hyperlink to find out more or give me a call.
Tax Information
- American InterContinental University Online – School of Education
- ITT Technical Institute
- Chamberlain College Of Nursing
- Keller Graduate School Of Management
- Saint Louis Community College
- The Bartending Institute
- Vatterott College
- Midwest Aviation
- Washington University
- St. Louis University
- Harris Stowe
- Webster University
- Aquinas Institute of Theology
- Broadcast Center
- Concordia Seminary of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
- Covenant Theological Seminary
- Eden Theological Seminary of the United Church of Christ
- Fontbonne University
- Hickey College
- Kenrick-Glennon Seminary
- Lindenwood University
- Maryville University
- McKendree College
- Missouri Baptist University
- Missouri Tech University
- National Academy of Beauty Arts
- Patricia Stevens College
- Ranken Technical College
- St. Louis College of Pharmacy
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- University of Phoenix – St. Louis Campus
Amusement Parks & Community Parks
- Bushwhackers Paintball
- Six Flags over Mid-America
- Elmwood Golf Course
- Fearless Fighters Paintball Games
- Gordy "Mac" Mcfarland Sports Complex
- Knights Action Park
- St. Louis Science Center
- Silver Dollar City
- St. Louis Zoo
- Grant's Farm
- The Magic House
- World Aquarium
- Raging Rivers
- Historical St. Charles
- Missouri History Museum
- Forest Park
- Tower Grove Park
County Parks
- Bee Tree
- Bella Fontaine
- Black Forest
- Bohrer
- Bon Oak
- Buder
- Castlepoint
- Cliff Cave
- Clydesdale
- Creve Coeur
- Endicott
- Faust
- Greensfelder
- Jefferson Barracks
- King
- Kinloch
- Larimore
- Lemay
- Lone Elk
- Love
- Mathilda-Welmering
- McDonnell
- Museum of Transportation
- Ohlendorf
- Queeny
- Simpson
- Sioux Passage
- Spanish Lake
- St. Vincent
- Suson
- Sylvan Springs
- Tilles
- Unger
- Veterans Memorial
- Winter
- West Tyson
State Parks by Region
Kansas City Region
- Battle of Lexington State Historic Site
- Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site
- Big Lake State Park
- Confederate Memorial State Historic Site
- Knob Noster State Park
- Lewis and Clark State Park
- Wallace State Park
- Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site
- Weston Bend State Park
Northeast Region
- Battle of Athens State Historic Site
- Crowder State Park
- Cuivre River State Park
- Graham Cave State Park
- Iliniwek Village State Historic Site
- Locust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site
- Long Branch State Park
- Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site
- Pershing State Park
- Thousand Hills State Park
- Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site
- Mark Twain State Park
- Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site
- Wakonda State Park
Central Region
- Arrow Rock State Historic Site
- Boone's Lick State Historic Site
- Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site
- Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site
- Finger Lakes State Park
- Jefferson Landing State Historic Site/Missouri State Museum
- Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site
- Katy Trail State Park
- Rock Bridge Memorial State Park
- Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site
- Van Meter State Park
St. Louis Region
- Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park
- Castlewood State Park
- Deutschheim State Historic Site
- Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave State Historic Site
- First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site
- Hawn State Park
- Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State Park
- Scott Joplin State Historic Site
- Mastodon State Historic Site
- Meramec State Park
- Missouri Mines State Historic Site
- Robertsville State Park
- Route 66 State Park
- St. Francois State Park
- St. Joe State Park
- Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site
- Felix Valle House State Historic Site
- Washington State Park
Lakes Region
- Battle of Carthage State Historic Site
- Bennett Spring State Park
- Big Sugar Creek State Park
- Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site
- Ha Ha Tonka State Park
- Lake of the Ozarks State Park
- Osage Village State Historic Site
- Pomme de Terre State Park
- Prairie State Park
- Roaring River State Park
- Stockton State Park
- Table Rock State Park
- Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site
- Harry S Truman State Park
Southeast Region
- Sam A. Baker State Park
- Big Oak Tree State Park
- Bollinger Mill State Historic Site
- Dillard Mill State Historic Site
- Elephant Rocks State Park
- Fort Davidson State Historic Site
- Grand Gulf State Park
- Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site
- Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park
- Lake Wappapello State Park
- Montauk State Park
- Morris State Park
- Onondaga Cave State Park
- Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcounty
- Taum Sauk Mountain State Park
- Towosahgy State Historic Site
- Trail of Tears State Park
Golf Courses
- Acorns Golf Links
- Quail Creek Golf Club
- Eagle Springs Golf Club
- The Golf Club of Florissant
- Rolling Hills Golf Course
- Wolves Crossing Golf Course
- Woodlands Golf Club
- Incline Village Golf Course
- Stonewolf Golf Club
- Bear Creek Golf Club
- The Links at Dardenne
- Innsbrook Resort Golf Course
- Mid Rivers Golf Center
- Pheasant Run Golf Course
- St. Peters Golf Course
- Sun Valley Golf Course
- Fairfield Golf Club
- Far Oaks Golf Club
- Grand Marais Golf Course
- Locust Hills Golf Club
- Stonebridge Golf Club
- Meramec Lakes
- Pevely Farms Golf Club
- Sullivan Country Club
- Wolf Hollow Golf Course
- The Golf Club at Deer Chase
- Lake Valley Golf and Country Club
- Forest Park Golf Course
- Gateway National Golf Links
- Normandie Golf Club
- Prairie's of Cahokia Golf Course
- Triple A Golf Course (9 Hole)
- Tapawingo National Golf Club
- St. Louis Country Club
- Eagle Springs Golf Course
- Quail Creek Golf Club
- Pevely Farms Golf Club
St. Louis Landmarks
Home Improvement
- HomeDepot – You can build It, We can help
- Lowe's Home Improvement – Lowe's has been Improving Home Improvement ® for more than 60 years.
Movie Theatres
Live Performances
St. Louis Gay Guide
Wine Country
- Augusta Mo – A site for Wineries
- Herman MO – a few hour drive from St. Louis, but a great place to go
Banks & Financial Institutions
Print Media
- St Louis Post Dispatch
- Saint Louis American
- Arch City Chronicle
- The Current
- Journal
- Limelight News
- Riverfront Times
- St. Louis Argus
- St. Louis Business Journal
- St. Louis Chinese American News
- St. Louis Chinese Journal
- St. Louis Commerce
- St. Louis Daily Record
- St. Louis News
- St. Louis News Daily
- Student Life
- Topix
- University News
- Vital Voice
- West End Word
- North Side Journal
- South County Times
- South Side Journal
- Southwest City Journal


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If you're looking for a definitive list on Latin America's independent media, you've come to the right place.
Latin America's grassroots media platforms are crucial to building social movements and resistance in the region. At Alborada, we often get asked about other grassroots and independent media outlets, of which there are many. The majority, of course, publish in Spanish or Portuguese but if you don't speak either of those languages, there are several excellent alternative Latin America-focused media platforms that publish in English.
Below is a list of some of Latin America's most important alternative media sites.
This is a work in progress so please feel free to get in touch with any that we have missed: info[at]alborada[at]net
In English
Democracia Abierta (principally in Spanish but most articles are also published in English)
Kawsachun News (About Bolivia)
The Latin American Review of Books
The Prisma (there is also a Spanish-language version of the website)
In Spanish/Portuguese
Red Nacional de Medios Alternativos
Mafi (Mapa Fílmico de un País)
Minga Informativa de Movimientos Sociales


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Here are a few notes from the book Girl, Interrupted. It is a story about an adolescent who was in a mental hospital. Special thanks my friend who typed them in and sent them to me.
People ask, how did you get in there? What they really want to
know is if
they are likely to end up in there as well. I cant answer the real
question. All I can tell them is, its easy.
(Susanna talking about her roommate Georgina)
She was in a theater watching a movie when a tidal wave of
blackness broke
over her head. The entire world was obliterated for a few minutes. She
knew she had gone crazy.
In the parallel universe the laws of physics are suspended. What goes up
does not necessarily come down; a body at rest does not tend to stay at
rest; and not every action can be counted on to provoke an equal and
opposite reaction. Time, too, is different. It may run in circles, flow
backward, skip about from now to then. The very arrangement of molecules is
fluid: tables can be clocks; faces, flowers. Another odd feature of the
parallel universe is that although it is invisible from this side, once you
are in it you can easily see the world you came from.
You have a pimple, Said the doctor.
Id hoped nobody would notice.
Youve been picking it, he went on.
Youve been picking at yourself, the doctor said.
(Susanna talking about a girl named Polly who was in the hospital for
setting herself on fire)
Why did she do it? Nobody knew. Nobody dared to ask. Because
what courage!
Who had the courage to burn herself? Twenty aspirin, a little slit alongside
the veins of the arm, maybe even a bad half hour standing on a roof: weve
all had those. And somewhat more dangerous things, like putting a gun in
your mouth. But you put it there, you taste it, its cold and greasy, your
finger is on the trigger, and you find that a whole world lies between this
moment and the moment youve been planning, when youll pull the trigger.
That world defeats you. You put the gun back in the drawer. Youll have to
find another way.
I had an inspiration once. I woke up one morning and I knew that today I had
to swallow 50 aspirin. It was my task: my job for the day. I lined them up
on my desk and took them one by one, counting.
Other people stormed and cringed and cried; Polly watched and smiled. She
sat by people who were frightened, and her presence calmed them. Her smile
wasnt mean, it was understanding. Life was hellish, she knew that. But, her
smile hinted, shed burned all that out of her.
(Susanna talking about Lisa, a girl in the hospital that ran away)
Lisa wouldnt be hard to identify. She rarely ate and she
never slept, so
she was thin and yellow, and the way people get when they dont eat, and she
had huge bags under her eyes.
We watched Cynthia come back crying from electroshock once a week. We
watched Polly shiver after being wrapped in ice-cold sheets. One of the
worst things we watched, though, was Lisa coming back from seclusion two
days later.
Lisa always knew what she needed. Shed say, I need a vacation from this
place. And then shed run away.
I asked the person on checks, Whats she doing in the bathroom?
This was a new person. Am I supposed to open bathroom doors too?
I did what we often did to new people. Somebody could hang herself in there
in a minute! Where do you think you are anyhow? A boarding school? Then I
put my face close to her. They didnt like that, touching us.
(Susanna talking about something Lisa did to the TV room)
She had wrapped all the furniture, some of it holding
catatonics, and the TV
and the sprinkler system on the ceiling in toilet paper. Yards and yards of
it floated and dangled, bunched and draped on everything, everywhere. It was
(Susanna talking about Pollys roommate)
Her roommate was a new anorexic named Janet who was scheduled
for force
feedings the moment she dropped below 75.
Suicide is a form of murder premeditated murder. It isnt something you do
the first time you think of doing it.
Sometimes they called it a personality disorder. When I got my diagnosis it
didnt sound serious, but
after a while it sounded more ominous than other peoples. I imagined my
character as a plate or shirt that had been manufactured incorrectly and was
therefore useless.
Here comes the Im-no-good thought. That takes care of today. All day the
insistent dripping of Im no good. The next thought, the next day, is Im
the angel of death.
Once, these thoughts must have had a meaning. They must have meant what they
said. But repetition has blunted them. They have become background music, a
muzac medley of self-hatred.
Valerie was strict and inflexible and she the only staff person we trusted.
We trusted her because she wasnt afraid of us.
They had a special language: regression, acting out, hostility, withdrawal,
indulging in behavior. This last phrase could be attached to any activity
and make it sound suspicious: indulging in eating disorder, talking
behavior, writing behavior. In the outside world people ate and talked and
wrote, but nothing we did was simple.
(Susanna talking about the student nurses who the patients always acted
normal around)
As soon as they left, things went quickly back to worse than
usual, and the
real nurses had their hands full. Thus, our keepers. As for finders well,
we had to be our own finders.
For many of us, the hospital was as much a refuge as it was a prison. Though
we were cut off from the world and all the trouble enjoyed stirring up out
there, we were also cut off from the demands and expectations that had
driven us crazy. What could be expected of us now that we were stowed away
in a loony bin?
If our families stopped paying, we stopped staying and were put naked into a
world we didnt know how to live in anymore. Writing a check, dialing a
telephone, opening a window, locking a door these were just a few things
we all forgot how to do.
After they left Torrey would give a report in her tired drawl. Then mom
said, You made me into an alcoholic, and then dad said, Im going to see
you never get out of this place. And then they sort of switched and mom
said, Youre nothing but a junkie. And dad said, Im not going to pay for
you to take it easy in here while we suffer.
The nurses agreed with Lisa. They told Torrey she was mature for agreeing to
see her parents when she knew they were going to confuse her. Confuse was
the nurses word for abuse.
You spent nearly two years in a loony bin! Why in the world were you in
there? I cant believe it! Translation: If youre crazy, then Im crazy,
and Im not, so the whole thing must have been a mistake.
You spent nearly two years in a loony bin? Hmmm. When was that exactly?
Translation: Are you still contagious?
Id had two jobs in my life: three months selling gourmet cookware, much of
which I dropped and broke; and one week typing in the Harvard billing
office, terrifying students by sending them term bills for $10,900 that were
meant to read $1,900. I made these mistakes because I was terrified by the
I lay in bed smoking and thinking about the office. The more I thought about
it the more absurd it became. I couldnt take all those rules seriously. I
started to laugh, thinking of the typists jammed into the bathroom, smoking.
A writer, I said when my social worker asked me what I planned to do when
I got out of the hospital. Im going to be a writer.
Thats a nice hobby, but how are you going to earn a living? My social
worker and I do not like each other. I didnt like her because she didnt
understand that this was me, and I was going to be a writer; I was not going
to type term bills or sell au gratin bowls or do any other stupid things.
Part of the point was that nobody knew about my suffering. If people knew
and admired or abominated me, something important would be lost.
I was trying to explain my situation to myself. My situation was that I was
in pain and nobody knew it; even I had trouble knowing it. So I told myself
over and over, you are in pain.
I can honestly say that my misery had been transformed into common
unhappiness, so by Freuds definition I have achieved mental health. And my
discharge sheet, at line 41, outcome with regard to mental disorder, reads
I read everything, I wrote constantly, and I had boyfriends by the
By my senior year I didnt even bother with excuses, let alone explanations.
Where is your term paper? asked my history teacher.
I didnt write it. I have nothing to say on that topic.
You could have picked another topic.
I have nothing to say on any historical topic.
One of my teachers told me I was a nihilist. He meant it as an insult but I
took it as a compliment.
I was the first person in the history of the school not to go to college. Of
course, at least a third of my classmates never finished college. By 1968,
people were dropping out daily.
I was stunned. Who did they think I was? Im sure they didnt think about me
much. I was that one who wore black and really, Ive heard it from several
people slept with the English teacher.
Emptiness and boredom: what an understatement. What I felt was complete
desolation. Desolation, despair, and depression.
(Susanna runs into Lisa and her son a while after they were out of the
They were going back to Brooklyn on the subway. At the top of the stairs
Lisa turned around toward me again. You ever think of those days in there,
in that place? She asked.
Yes, I answered. I do think of them.
Me too. She shook her head. Oh well, She said rather jauntily. Then the
two of them went down the stairs, underground.


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Tern and Australia's Dutch Cargo Bike Announce New Partnership
Melbourne, Australia — March 28th, 2017 — Urban transport specialist Tern and Dutch Cargo Bike—Australia's leading distributor of cargo and urban bikes—are proud to announce a partnership for distribution of Tern bicycles throughout Australia. Dutch Cargo Bike will take over all responsibility for the Tern brand in Australia beginning March 20th 2017.
"At Tern, we build bikes that help people get around in cities. With the launch of our Vektron ebike, and Cargo Node cargo bike, we're serious about leading the urban cycling market, with the world's most useful folding, cargo, and electric bikes," said Joshua Hon, Founder and Team Captain of Tern. "Dutch Cargo Bike has built an incredible reputation for developing and supporting utility bike brands in the Australian market. We couldn't ask for a better partner."
"At Dutch Cargo Bike, our philosophy is to help people find the right bike to fit their life," said Emmy Heikamp, co-founder of Dutch Cargo Bike. "Whether family bikes, business bikes, commuter bikes or bikes for an adventure. Different riders need different rides. Folding bikes unlock cycling for a whole new category of people—people who value a bike that you can bring anywhere. Tern strikes a ride-it-to-believe-it balance between ride quality and portability, which we believe is the winning formula for Australia. We can't wait to get them to market."
Building on Dutch Cargo Bike's reputation for bringing forward-thinking European bike design to Australia, the future for the distributor may skew electric. Ebike sales, which now account for 50% of total revenue of bike retailers in the Netherlands, are already making inroads across the country, with the help of newfound support and service from leading suppliers, including Bosch. With Tern's growing portfolio of compact electric bikes, the future of this collaboration looks even brighter.
Get in touch with Dutch Cargo Bike by emailing [email protected].
Look out for Dutch Cargo Bike at their upcoming events across Australia:
- 1/4/2017 Brisbane QLD test day
- 15/4/2017 Canberra SA test day
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Legalization of marijuana in Washington state comes with regulations
Washington state ballot initiative 502, as approved in November 2012, decriminalized certain types of marijuana possession and provided regulatory framework for production, distribution and possession. However, the possessor must still be cognizant of both the new laws and other areas of potential issue. A few of those issues are highlighted below.
Possession versus distribution can still be a matter of numbers
Prior to the passage of initiative 502, the difference between lower and higher criminal charges of possession and possession with the intent to distribute could depend on a number of factors, one of which is the amount of the marijuana in possession. While initiative 502 decriminalized some forms of personal possession, it placed regulations on distribution; which means that amounts deemed higher than those for personal possession are regulated by the new licensing laws for distributors and still may run the risk of criminal charges as well.
Use and lifestyle factors with regard to criminal law concerns
While the new laws have provided a system of regulations for certain types of production, distribution and possession of marijuana, the possessor must still be aware of potential legal risks associated with usage. Just as with alcohol or even something like an exotic pet, a person may run afoul of the law even if the item is legally obtained.
One key criminal issue to keep in mind is that it is possible to receive a conviction of driving under the influence for users of marijuana much like can occur from the more publicized use of alcohol. It is especially important in Washington to understand marijuana law while in a motor vehicle because DUI eradication is a specific factor in the Washington State Patrol's Target Zero campaign. As with alcohol-related DUI charges, the amount of the substance in the driver's system and/or other indicators such as behavior can change over time. New legal issues require criminal defense practices to adapt as well.
Workplace testing and criminal law issues
Initiative 502 has also created a new hot button issue of marijuana testing in the workplace. Although a largely civil matter, the issue does have some criminal implications. One side of the debate points to the fact that some employers might be under federal regulation, and this serves to remind users that marijuana is still illegal in most instances under federal law. The workplace as well as other potential possession practices in life may be influenced by federal criminal law. Also, again, with the analogy to alcohol, there is a difference at law of possessing something or trace amounts within blood and being perceived as too intoxicated by the substance to perform some type of duty such as driving or other work functions.
After any kind of marijuana arrest or related legal issue-whatever the severity-it can be important to enlist the help of an experienced attorney who understands the challenges of Washington marijuana laws. A skilled attorney has the knowledge to navigate the past-to-present changes in Washington marijuana laws and the unique ways in which they are enforced and prosecuted by localities and the state.


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Superman of Malegaon Rating: 3.75/5
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Superman of Malegaon Movie Review
Ratings:3.5/5 Reviewer:Rajeev Masand Site:CNN IBN (IBNLive)
Armed only with a handicam and an unputdownable spirit, Sheikh Nasir, an amateur filmmaker in Malegaon, a small industrial town about 270 kms outside Mumbai, struggles to make his version of the Superman story, titled Malegaon Ka Superman. But there are many hurdles to overcome.Supermen of Malegaon cheerfully celebrates the enthusiasm and the commitment of this motley group to make the best possible superhero film they can. At roughly 65 minutes it's brisk, enjoyable, and will have you smiling from ear to ear. I'm going with three-and-a-half out of five for Supermen of Malegaon. If you love the movies, make time for this one.
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Ratings:3.5/5 Reviewer:Srijan Mitra Das Site:Times Of India
Crucially though, SOM gets why Malegaon is crazy about cinema, even making its own – movies capture our madness, melancholy and magic, mirroring these to us, making us love what we see. It is in cinema that India's vibrant creativity – its tales and taboos, its violence and splendour, its lilting music and haunting poetry like Malegaon's amazing 'Chand se khitaab' – find free and faithful expression. Cinema in India makes us laugh at our weaknesses, applaud our strengths, watch with tenderness and heart our grim lives and eternal hope. That is what makes it precious. And it is this quality of understanding that makes Supermen of Malegaon a beautiful film. Go watch.
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Ratings:4/5 Reviewer:Blessy Chettiar Site:DNA
Supermen of Malegaon is full of heartrending moments, juxtaposed with unavoidable satire. So much for irony that Superman Shafique lost his battle with cancer last year, only wishing to be seen on the big screen. Talk about dreams coming true. Supermen of Malegaon is a 52-minute non-stop ride that leaves you with a smile plastered across your face. Don't miss it for anything.
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Supermen of Malegaon is a hilarious, poignant and well-researched take on one of the dozens of local film industries existing in the country.It is a love poem to cinema, an ode to the spirit of human ingenuity, a passionate tale about making films and it's hilarious to boot. For most of the audience, this might be the funniest documentary ever made.Ironically, it is Supermen of Malegaon that has an amazing story that has not yet been told. While the world has watched Spiderman on three previous occasions but this is perhaps the first time anyone is telling the funny, hugely inspiring and globally awarded story of a local film industry.
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Ratings:4/5 Reviewer:Shubhra Gupta Site:Indian Express
Rarely have I seen such a joyous celebration of the madness cinema is. The locus is Malegaon, a small town a few hundred kilometres off Mumbai. The latter is the home of the big budget multi-starrers that keep us in thrall; the former a town which produces lickety-spit rip-offs of major movies. A few residents of Malegon recognise the fact that movies are magic; they also prove that to recreate that magic what you need primarily is imagination . If you have that, and a will, and inventiveness, you can get superman to fly
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In this past weeks Sunday Morning message I mentioned the word "triumphalism" and said that it was dangerous in the life of the church. I want to take just a few moments and expand on that thought. Perhaps the easiest way to understand what was meant by "triumphalism" is to contrast two different ways of viewing the Christian life. Theologians have often differentiated between what they call the "theology of the cross" and a "theology of glory." Now, to make this clear, "triumphalism" would be nestled under a theology of glory and would stand opposed to the theology of the cross.
The theology of the cross is a theological system that understands all of theology, scripture, and indeed all of life through the lens of the cross of Jesus Christ. Think about it this way; the Bible is a book about salvation from start to finish - it starts with creation and fall and ends in redemption and restoration. According to the theology of the cross, we cannot understand scripture correctly without seeing it through the lens of the cross of Jesus - which makes sense because the Bible itself is a story about salvation and Jesus' purpose was to seek and save that which is lost. If one wants to know about the God of the Bible or themselves for that matter, we must not divorce these questions from the cross of Jesus. The fact is God revealed himself specifically in the pages of Scripture and the person of Jesus Christ, in other words, if we are to know God we must look to how He has revealed himself. If one cannot know Jesus or understand the Bible apart from the cross - how then could we be expected to understand who God is or who we are apart from the cross?
The Scriptures begin with the creation account, but we read in Revelation 13:8 that not only has God known who are His from the foundation of the earth but it speaks of the Lamb being slain before the foundation of the earth as well. The point is that even before God created the garden of Eden and placed Adam and Eve in it to care for it, he had already determined the remedy for their rebellion and therefore the creation story itself must be understood in light of the cross. The book of Revelation, a book concerning the consummation of all things, starts pointing back to the cross and how He "freed us from our sins by his blood..and is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of earth will wail on account of Him." (Rev 1:6-7) From the beginning to end the Bible is about Jesus and must be understood in light of the Cross.
The only way to understand who God is and who we are is through Jesus Christ and the cross on which He died, but for some reason, this message has gotten lost in much of the Christian world today. The theology of cross stands opposed to the theology of glory which encompasses a wide swath of the Christian experience. Where the theology of the cross looks at our own life and indeed the human existence through the suffering of the cross the theology of glory expects to find victory and answers through effort and spiritual growth. A theology of glory expects the true Christian to win all the battles (if not now then eventually) and enjoy total success in their Christian walk (if not now then eventually). A theology of glory boasts of a victorious Christian life meaning that they are living it well -- it is all about their strength and veracity in the battle that continues to rage with the world, the flesh, and the devil.
The theology of the cross, on the other hand, sees victory in the Christian life through the lens of the cross. God chose to save us and send his only Son who did not come in glory but humility and suffering from the very beginning. He became weak and frail on our account and suffered throughout His life to ultimately be crucified and bear the wrath of God for the sin of every person that would place their faith and trust in Him. Victory then in the Christian life comes not in the defeat of enemies now or establishing a world that is rooted in Christian principles of preserving and respecting all life but in the presence of Jesus Christ in the midst of our failures, weakness, and suffering. The Christian recognizes that he or she will ultimately experience glory and ultimate victory and that glory is only achieved through the cross. Jesus' life was marked by suffering and frailty - what would make us believe that our lives should be better than His? The theology of glory believes that Christ game to give us our best life now in some respect, but the theology of the cross recognizes that our lives are marked by weakness and failure above all and therefore we find refuge and rest in the cross of Jesus.
In Acts 14 there is a point in which Paul is stoned for preaching the gospel of Jesus. He is dragged out of the city and stoned until the people thought he was dead. The disciples gathered around him, and Paul gets up and goes back into the town and leaves the next day for Derbe. Paul continues to preach the gospel in Derbe and make many disciples and then returns to the place in which he was stoned, and the Bible says that he encouraged those believers in the faith. Grasp what is happening, Paul is encouraging people to continue to do the things for which they saw Paul get stoned. How did Paul encourage these followers? He told that it was through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God. In other words, Paul was encouraging them with a theology of the cross that said all of life is to be seen through the lens of the cross. Victory in the Christian life is not your best life now, but the power of God displayed in our weakness and through the message of the gospel that is foolish to so many.
Romans 9:22-24 - The Patience of God
The Patience of God -- Romans 9:22-24 (Beyond the Pulpit)
I noted in last weeks message (and the previous message) that the "keyword" in Romans 9:22-24 was "patience" and to be more specific: God's patience with us. In last weeks message, we started by making the case that God is holy meaning that God hates sin because it is contrary to his decree. Where God has declared or decreed something to be right and true -- sin perverts this and asks, "Did God really say or decree that?" The point in this line of thinking was to get us to think seriously about sin in the kingdom of God. The fact is, in God's kingdom sin is declared to be a treasonous act against the King - an act which is a capital offense. The King of all kings is just, meaning that treasonous acts in His kingdom must be dealt with or justice would be perverted.
When we see sin in this light, it begs the question: Why would God withhold judgment? There are at least two possible reasons God's delay.
The Centrality of Christ
The Centrality of Jesus Christ
By Pastor Coalt Robinson
I ran across a paper by Donny Cho who is the Senior Pastor at Metro Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia and was very intrigued by what he had to say about the centrality of Jesus in the Gospel. Listen to how he frames his discussion (which lasts some 27 pages by the way): "Too many times the message from the Sunday pulpit that is passed off as gospel is either a "set of principles on living the Christian life" (spinning back to legalism / moralism / religiosity) or "warm inspirations to get through the week" (spinning you toward hedonism / relativism / license living). The Gospel we are to have must save us from hedonism and legalism. What kind of gospel does that?" Pastor Cho goes on to illustrate this by listing several Sunday School or Conference tract topics such as "5 Steps to Knowing the Will of God" or "7 Steps to more Fulfilling Prayer life" along with simply, "Who is Jesus." Pastor Cho says that most of us will opt for the class on the 5 steps to knowing the will of God or the 7 Steps to a more fulfilling prayer life because we see those as more fulfilling — they are not basic like the, Who is Jesus class. The fact is, a class on Jesus is seen as basic — we already know Him. The same could be said of a Bible study — some may want to learn how to evangelize and others how to pray more effectively while another might suggest that we get back to the basics and study one of the gospels. When one suggests a book of the Bible we often hear another say that they have already done that, "I have already studied the book of Mark, I'd like to move on to a topic that will really benefit us." I think the point that pastor Cho is making is that we, as Christians, have been conditioned from the pulpit toward hedonism on one side and legalism on the other, and for him, this isn't the true gospel because the gospel must save us from these extremes.
If Cho is correct — that we have a tendency toward these two different extremes, then we ought to be able to recognize it. We must recognize teaching that is gospel centered compared to teaching that lends itself to legalism on one side or hedonism on the other. First of all, I am not convinced that one can tell if a sermon or Sunday school class is gospel centered based on the title of it. For instance, a class entitled, "Who is Jesus" may lend itself to legalism where "5 Steps to knowing the Will of God" may be very gospel centered in its approach to the subject. Having said that, it is important to realize when we achieve things by following a set of guidelines this often breeds legalism. Think about the title of this blog at twoofus.org entitled, "10 Things You Can do to Have a healthy Marriage". The title seems to indicate that for one to have a healthy marriage they need to follow this list of "things". Now there is nothing wrong with the article in and of itself, in fact, there are some very good things in it, just as there would be with all of the Studies that Cho lists in his paper. On the other hand if we look at this list and think that in order to have a good marriage we must tick all of these items off then we boarder on legalism. At this point someone might say that there is quite a difference between a blog and a sermon, and the answer to that would be yes and no. Consider the similarities between the blog we mentioned earlier and this sermon at sermoncentral.com entitled "Six Steps to a Good Marriage". I am not arguing that there is nothing good in the sermon but just the opposite — the sermon has some great points such as, we ought to marry the right person and be willing to give in, but I have the same complaint. The title as well as the points in the sermon seem to indicate that if you follow the steps indicated, like being considerate and not going to bed mad that one will have a good marriage as if there is a list of six items that we are to tick off in order to make marriage work. Here is the problem with messages that lend themselves toward legalism — they keep Christ out of them. Christian living is more about checking off a list then it is about the gospel — it is more about list checking then it is about total dependance on Christ Jesus. I think this was some of Jesus' problem with the religious leaders of his day — they were so concerned with the items in the Law that they missed Jesus. Is the Law bad? Certainly not but when it is treated as a list to be checked off to achieve holiness and a right status before God — it becomes a legalistic gospel which is no gospel at all.
The same could be said for, what Cho, calls "warm inspirations to get us through the week" — these are messages that do not push us toward Christ but instead lend themselves more toward hedonism or relativism. These are sermons, as Cho says, "take the work of Christ so that we can live life for ourselves, not wanting to do anything really with a life in Christ." In other words a message that says, for instance, Christ purchased our freedom therefore we are to live free — live as the people God created us to be. Very often we hear messages like this, and while there is truth, the problem is that the thrust of the message points us away from Christ and not to Him. Based on what Christ has done you are free to be you — what does that mean? Free to drink several beers with your buddies? Free to be a Christian and a homosexual? We need to be clear what freedom in Christ means. Yes, Christ set us free but he also gave us a freedom in which we couldn't do while in bondage to sin — namely to be obedient to Him.
The Gospel always pushes us to Christ. Whether it be some act of Christian living such as our prayer life or our marriage — the true gospel always pushes us to Christ and is not a checklist of dos and don'ts. The gospel is our our life in Christ not from Christ. Paul, in Romans 1 says that he is "set apart for the Gospel" (verse 1) and that this gospel concerns the Son (verse 3) — make no mistake that Jesus is central to the gospel. For Paul everything went back to Jesus — He is the center of the Christian's life therefore all of our teaching and instruction ought to be gospel centered and Christ exalting.
How To Be Truly Free
One of the things that Americans seem to hold dear is freedom. All the way back in 1789 it was clear that Americans stood for and respected freedom. It was in that year that Congress approved the Bill of Rights or the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States. The First Amendment says that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibit the free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press or the right to assemble… When we think of the Bill of Rights we think of freedom, but the Bill of Rights does not just tell us that we are free and certainly does not tell us that we are free to do anything we wish. In the First Amendment we see that we are free to exercise religion and we are free to speak our mind and make our opinion known — no matter how ridiculous. We have the freedom to assemble but within certain bounds — it must be peaceable. When it comes to the Second Amendment we see that we are free to keep and bear arms (A freedom for which I am very thankful) — there is no wonder when we think of America and more specifically the Bill of Rights that we think of freedoms — freedoms that those in other countries do not have.
When we think of freedoms that we gain from the Bill of Rights or the freedom that we have by virtue of living in the United States of America we often or should think of that freedom in terms of what we are able to do without fear of punishment — like bear arms or assemble peaceably. We are free to gather as Christians in Washington DC in support of life — we saw this not long ago in our country — thousands of people gathered together in our nations capital standing together for life peacefully protesting the practice of abortion — even when abortion is legal in our country. On the other end of the spectrum, June is a month in which we see a lot of LGBT parades and gatherings and in our country people are free to gather and celebrate together. Those in the LGBT community just like many Christians are very thankful for the Bill of Rights — not only for the freedom to assemble but for the freedom to express ourselves.
Often when we see the flag we are thankful for the freedoms that we have in the United States — we think of the people who gave their lives in order for people to have the freedom to speak freely and and assemble for whatever cause moves them. Often when we walk into church and we look around we are thankful for the freedom we have to assemble together because in some other countries around the world that freedom does not exist. I thank God for this: that I have the freedom to attend Bethel Church, to worship with this family without the fear of handcuffs — I think it is right to be thankful for that freedom — to recognize those who have fought and lost their lives for that freedom. My point in bringing up the Bill of Rights is that when we think of freedom we also usually think of freedom in terms of what we are able to do in light of that freedom. The Bill of Rights gives us the freedom to keep and bear arms for example.
Now having said this, there are many who speak of freedom without indicating what that freedom means. I think of the Lee Greenwood Song, "God Bless the U.S.A.", "And I'm proud to be an American Where at least I know I'm free and I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me." Of course what Greenwood says isn't wrong he just does't specify what freedom he is singing about — is it the freedom to bear arms or assemble or speak his mind? It is obvious though that he doesn't mean that Americans are free to do whatever they want to do — just use that as an excuse when you are pulled over for driving 40mph over the speed limit in a school zone.
I think this is what we have done in the Christian faith — we have started to say that we are free in Christ without indicating what we are free to do in light of that freedom. I would also suggest that, for many of us, that we walk into the worship service and see the cross and our minds are immediately overwhelmed with thoughts of thanksgiving and gratitude toward our country and military for the freedom bestowed on us by virtue of the Bill of Rights and those who fought to protect it. I wonder if we have muddled what it means to be free in Christ with what it means to be protected by the Bill of Rights. I can wonder that because there are many who come into church and see the cross and think of the freedom given to us by our government not what it means to be free in Christ.
In Romans 1:1, Paul declares himself to be owned by Jesus Christ — he calls himself a slave and in that he means that his freedom from the bondage of sin and death is found only in giving his life to another master. Freedom for Paul wasn't an abstract freedom — it was a freedom that defined him. Paul couldn't speak of himself or give himself any credibility without speaking of Jesus Christ. Listen to this first verse again, "Paul, a servant (doulos) of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God…" Paul here introduces himself to the Romans in three ways and in each way he highlights the sovereign work of Christ Jesus in his life — in setting him free — in calling him to be an apostle and setting him apart for the gospel. How are we to be truly free? How can we experience true freedom? Recognize with Paul that freedom is found only in Jesus Christ — meaning that it is in Him and Him alone that we are free to live in obedience to Him. We were once held captive to sin and by nature and choice objects of God's wrath — but now we are free from that — free from wrath — free from the penalty and power of sin. Oh that we would see the cross and be overwhelmed and flooded with gratitude that we are free in Christ — free to serve — free to live— free to tell — and free from wrath!
There is therefore now no condemnation
for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:1
Let's Be Crystal Clear
On Page seven of the book Slave: the hidden truth about your identity in Christ, John MacArthur is telling of the early martyrs of the Christian faith and writes this: "The Young man said nothing else as he stood before the Roman governor, his life hanging in the balance. His accusers pressed him again, hoping to trip him up or force him to recant. But once more he answered with the same short phrase. 'I am a Christian'". When this young man said that he was a Christian it had a very specific meaning. The man did not have to clarify what he meant by being a christian — he just simply answered his accusers with the phrase: "I am a Christian."
In our world, very much unlike the first couple hundred years of the existence of the Christian faith, the phrase, "I am a Christian" carries a variety of meanings. For some the claim to be Christian is cultural or traditional. Perhaps one was raised in the "Bible belt" or in an area of the country that has a rich Christian tradition — for many to be a Christian is to be more associated with culture or tradition then the Christ of the Scriptures. For others being a Christian is about moral values and politics — it is more about defending that what they believe is moral than embracing the Christ of the Bible. For others being a Christian is about a past religious experience that really has no bearing on the present. Some might associate being a Christian with a general belief in Jesus and some might call themselves a Christian meaning that they desire to be a person with high moral standards. There are many people who fall in one of these or a combination of these categories. The fact is, that today calling one's self a Christian carries a wide range of meanings that really render the term inadequate in a variety of situations without more explanation.
Another concern when it comes to the term 'Christian' in our world is that many who claim that label for themselves have little or no idea what they are claiming. The term has lost a great deal of its meaning over the years. The martyrs in the early church were crystal clear about what being a Christian meant — in fact they were so sure of it's meaning and sure that others understood it, that they were willing to die for being a Christian.
When it comes to being a Christian the Bible uses a great many terms to identify the followers of Jesus, like children of God, sheep, or members of His body. After going through these, John MacArthur says this, "Yet, the Bible uses one metaphor more frequently then any of these. It is a word picture that you might not expect, but it is absolutely critical for understanding what it means to follow Jesus. It is the image of a slave." The image of slave makes one thing very clear that really places a dagger in the heart of many contemporary ways people understand what it means to be a Christian. Many today believe that being a Christian is primarily about us. Think of it this way, many expressions of the gospel are like a puzzle with a great number of pieces that represent your life and some people have a picture that is still in a lot of pieces and others have almost put their together but everyone has one thing in common — the puzzle cannot be finished without Jesus Christ. Jesus is the piece of the puzzle that we all need to complete us — to fulfill our ambitions and make our dreams come true. The problem with this, and John MacArthur says it well is that, "True Christianity is not about adding Jesus to my life. Instead, it is about devoting myself completely to Him—submitting wholly to His will and seeking to please Him above all else. It demands dying to self and following the Master, no matter the cost. In other words, to be a Christian is to be Christ's slave."
This is, I believe, what the early Christian Martyrs understood being a Christian to be — following Christ at all cost — seeking to please him above all else. When the Roman government said that being a Christian was illegal and punishable by death — these Christians gladly chose death because obedience to their master was far more important than life. Today this is not the case, and I believe that it is our task as the church to begin to restore meaning to the word 'Christian'. The obvious question that follows a statement such as that is: How do we as the church go about restoring meaning to the word 'Christian'? For our church — I would suggest that it begins with understanding what it means to be a Christian ourselves. What does it mean to be a Christian farmer? What does it mean to be a Christian Father? What does it mean for me to be a Christian? I think we need to deal with questions such as these for ourselves, and by doing that we will intern give meaning to the word Christian. One way we will start dealing with these questions is by working our way through the book of Romans. Even in the first verse of the epistle we see how Paul describes himself. Paul introduces himself to the Romans as a servant (doulos) or slave of Christ Jesus. Paul understood what it meant to be a Christian and he understood Christ Jesus to be his master — he was completely devoted to Jesus and longed above all else to please him by doing His will. If that is what it means to be a Christian — it has tremendous ramifications for our lives doesn't it? Paul — we learn at the onset of Romans was crystal clear on what being a Christian means — are we?
Do People Still Tithe?
The above question can be understood in at least two ways. First, it could be understood in such a way that the reader deems the "tithe" to be an archaic and antiquated principle that people simply do not practice anymore. A second way of looking at this question is in terms of obligation – one could rephrase the question to: Are we still obligated to tithe? The simple answer to that question is: No, we are not obligate to tithe. Of course things are not that simple because as soon as we say that we are not obligated to tithe then a host of other questions are raised, such as: How much am I obligated to give then? We will get to that a little later, but for now we need to understand that the concept of tithing is an Old Testament requirement of the Law in which the Israelites would give ten percent of their crops and/or livestock to the tabernacle or temple. Leviticus 27:30 states, "Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the LORD's; it is holy to the LORD." Some see the tithe in the Old Testament as a method of taxing the people to provide for the needs of the poor, and the temple worship. When we think of taxes, we think of taxes placed on different items, for instance there is a sales tax and a tax on gasoline as well as your income taxes. The Old Testament tithe system was similar in that there were multiple tithes – one for the Levites, one to take care of the temple and the feasts, and then another for those who didn't enough food and clothing. Some have said that the figure was actually more around 23 percent in the Old Testament when one started adding up one's multiple tithing responsibility. In the Old Testament one was under the Law and therefore was obligated to tithe as the law required.
In the New Testament we see the believer placed on a new foundation – they are no longer obligated to tithe. Look at Romans 7:6, "But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code." Notice here that the law held us captive and the Christian is set free from its captivity. We are released from the law. So does that mean that we are not obligated to give? That is a tricky question isn't it? Some want to keep the language of the tithe in the church and want to treat it as mandatory for the Christian so that people will give. It takes money to run a church or a ministry – a fact we know well if we listen to any radio or TV ministries. Here is the problem with that kind of thinking: we shouldn't want Christians to give out of a sense of obligation – that is what we have been freed from. Now anytime someone speaks in language of liberation we must ask the question: What are we now free to do that we could not do before? We want to know if we are still obligated to tithe and we just want a "yes" or "no" answer. But the Bible doesn't give us an out here, the Bible is very clear, "we are released from the law," we are set free. As soon as we add that qualification to our answer we must ask the question: What are we now free to do? And the answer, that I believe is clear, is to give as the Spirit of God leads you. Romans 7:6 makes this clear, we were released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit. You see the New Testament doesn't wipe out the obligation to give, it wipes out the legalism associated with it. Look at the example of the church in Philippi and how they supported the Apostle Paul. In 2 Corinthians 8:3 Paul describes their giving to his cause, "For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord." The Philippians people acted, not as the Law directed them, but as the Spirit led them. Paul again speaks of giving in 2 Corinthians 9:6-7, "The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." There is a great return in giving, in fact, Paul treats it more like an investment in the eternal kingdom. We look for good investments. We are very careful about where and what we put our money into because we want to make sure there is a good return on that investment. Here Paul seems to be saying that those who give generously to Kingdom work will receive a great return on that investment. We don't give toward investments out of compulsion – but we give what we have determined in our heart to give. And if the investment is a sure thing, we will give generously and cheerfully.
Here is another question that comes up frequently along with the subject of the tithe: How much am I obligated then to give to the church? Of course that question can be phrased in a variety of ways but people want to know what they are supposed to give to the church. We live in a time in history in which there are many ministries vying for your financial support. If we like to listen to a certain person on the radio, we are always reminded that it takes money for him to be on the radio. There are several local ministries in our community that exist because of the generous support of believers. To complicate this, there are countless people and ministries out there vying for your financial support who care more about the money then the ministry and these people and groups have made it very difficult for us to trust anyone. The fact is, I and a lot of you I am guessing, get at least one letter a day asking for money for their ministry. So the question quickly arises: If all of these people depend on support and I give to them then what is my obligation to the local church? This question is a little difficult in that we cannot point to a chapter and verse. The Bible, however, is very clear when it comes to the place of the church in God's plan. All of these other ministries are an extension of the Local church and I can say that because they would not exist without the church. If the church ceased to exist, then so would every other ministry because the church is the seedbed of those ministries. Think about it this way, those involved in these other ministries attend and belong to local churches. This is where they are nourished and are equipped for ministry. The church, according to John Piper, "is unique and has a special place in God's plan and, therefore, has a special claim on the giving of its people." So how does what I have just said help us decide how to spread out our giving?
A good rule of thumb – not obligation – but rule of thumb is to begin our giving by giving to the local church because of it's centrality and importance in God's plan. John Piper suggests that we start by tithing to the local church, which makes a lot of sense. When we sit down and look at our budget and how we are going to give – it just makes sense to give ten percent off the top to the local church. At this point some might object and say well then if we give to other ministries we are giving more then ten percent – and I would say, "yes, that is exactly right." Remember we are freed from the Law in order to give – not sparingly but generously – it is the greatest investment you could ever make because it has the greatest return! We start by giving to the local church because we recognize its centrality and importance in the plan of God and then we give above and beyond to other ministries. I heard it said that if we, in America, are not giving at least ten percent then we are most likely robbing God and perhaps that is true (Mal 1:6ff), but we do need to recognize that we are free to serve and give as the Spirit of God leads. God loves a cheerful giver.
We want to make it as convenient as possible for you to get a hold of the Bethel Church family so as part of our church directory project you can have the directory on your smart phone or tablet. The process is simple and secure. The first thing you will need to do is find the app - you will need to go to the app store that corresponds to your device (if you have an Android device you will go to Google Play and if you have an iPhone or iPad you will find the App Store). In the app store simply search for "instant church directory" and download that app to your phone. When the app is finished downloading you will need to launch it. It will ask you to put your email address in and click next. If your email is in our directory you will get a place to put in a password on the next screen. Check your email - find the password sent to you and put it in the app and click finish and you are good to go. If your email is not in our church directory yet - you will get a message saying something along those lines. If that happens simply send me an email here with your email address and I will put it in the directory. Also of you notice that your information in the directory is incomplete or inaccurate in any way - please let me know here and we will get it fixed right away.
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The Innkeeper - John Piper
Reading this has been one of my favorite traditions of Advent in recent years - I like to listen to it read by Piper too! May Christ remain your treasure and joy this Christmas season!
A Poem by John Piper
Pastor Coalt Robinson
December 2018


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Channeled from the Orion library: summary of DNA functions and its role in cellular degeneration and regeneration.
The role of DNA structures is to hold the fabric of life, as an ever-evolving and ever-expanding expression of life (life meaning Source Consciousness). It is a highly intelligent arrangement of particles and nano-particles in the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th densities that define every aspect of one's life. A common error for DNA researchers, in their quest to perfect their DNA heritage, is to look at it from a 3D perspective, and this is like looking at a 3D maze as a flat image: a lot of things don't make sense, with dead-ends everywhere.
The most obvious role of genetic codes in its 3D composition is to hold physical traits of a living sentient: the color of its eyes, the shape of its head, as well as genetic deficiencies. Many researchers try to manipulate these genetics for optimal health by assembling chosen traits like the pieces of a puzzle. Some pieces fit, others don't, and there are often unforeseen reactions and side effects.
Beyond the obvious, the 4th density holds the memories of that living sentient within its structure. Many think memories are stored in the brain, and this is a false premise. Memories are entirely stored within the genetics, within its structures in the 4th and 5th densities. The brain is a complex antenna that interacts with these genetic structures, and with other energetic constructs. After all, the brain entirely operates in the abstract plane, doesn't it?
There is no difference between memories of current incarnation and memories of past incarnations, they are stored exactly in the same and in the same way. The reason it is more uncommon to remember past lives is because of a phenomenon called "discontinuity of mental constructs", and in certain less-evolved worlds, because of social conditioning. Discontinuity of mental constructs means that a person creates a paradigm of life based on his experiences, and although he would be perfectly capable of remembering other lives and incarnations, it wouldn't fit within his existential paradigm, and thus can only remember things that connect with his current paradigm. View it like flipping through various data disks, and being able to read other disks only through data that directly relates to the current disk. Past life regression is a way of temporarily switching disk, but unless some of it relates to the current disk, it is hard to maintain awareness of any of it.
In less-evolved 3D worlds, where they hold a world view that they live in a 3D sphere, and that actions can only be taken through physical means, the children often remember past lives when they are very young, and as soon as they start forming mental constructs and the brain starts shaping itself to understand the world it lives in, it loses its ability to see beyond the container of its current incarnation. In order to remember, it must unlearn the illusions of the world he lives in, and seek a deeper truth within himself. This often leads to a duality between their internal and external realities, and a difficulty to integrate within a world of illusions and ignorance. Thus, the brain often shuts down such attempts as a protective mechanism.
DNA structures are also inter-linked between parents and children. When a baby is born, the genetics of the father and mother mix on the 3D plane, but on the 4th and 5th densities, the DNA of the parents extends into the DNA of the child, forming a family chain. Through astral projection, you can navigate your DNA chain towards your 2 parents, 4 grand-parents, and 8 grand-grand-parents, and so on. You can also navigate to every child you had. If you lose a baby, the DNA chain will still be there but will be damaged and burnt. When a person sharing a DNA connection with you dies, it has a very strong effect on you, both in cutting chains of slavery and conditioning, and in cutting one of the DNA support structures that will then look burnt or orange. The DNA link isn't entirely severed though. All 3D aspects of the DNA chain are destroyed upon death, and 4th, 5th and 6th density structures remain, although they can sometimes see damage and degradation after the 3D explosion.
The 4th density structures contain the habits and behavioral structures needed to integrate within the environment. It contains more of the emotional components of the living sentient. The 5th density structures contain the connections to the light, and the way various aspects are wired or un-wired from the source of Life. The 5th density structures are very simple: for each aspect of DNA structures in the 3rd and 4th densities, the 5th density indicates the degree of connection of that aspect to the source of life. It's that simple, for 90% of it.
The 6th density is where things get interesting. Once a living sentient has evolved beyond a certain point, it develops an Immortal body in the 6th density and above, allowing him to incarnate at will, or live in the astral planes as an Immortal. Immortal souls thus develop their personality and every aspect of their immortal self in the 6th density of their DNA structure. When they chose to incarnate, their physical body may not live eternally, but they are still the same as they were in ancient legends. 6 months before fecundation, the 6th density composition of the child attaches itself to the parents and forms an attractive force that leads to the physical fecundation where the 3rd and 4th densities of the DNA come into place. You thus see a tri-link merging of the father's DNA, mother's DNA, and child's DNA, merging the 3rd and 4th density structures of the parents with the 6th density structures of the child, and as the merging occurs, the structures merge and re-arrange themselves into balance across all densities.
Genetic deficiencies are merely parts of the code that have a bad presence in the 5th density. Some aspects have more critical effects than others. That's pretty much all about it.
Some of the common mistakes done by DNA researchers through time are to try to cut out defective genes instead of simply restoring the 5th density presence of those genes. Such alteration of the natural DNA chains lead to DNA fragmentation, further damaging the 5th density structures, and leading to faster cellular degeneration. Some go as far as merging various DNA chains together in the hopes of creating a hybrid. This sometimes works, and sometimes even produces superior results in 3D terms, but will always lead to unstable DNA structures and faster cell degeneration, and from there, you'll constantly be battling against that natural accelerated degeneration. It's a losing battle. We do not recommend this approach.
You can shape and reshape those DNA structures just like any energetic structures, and this task is better done by an Immortal soul, and the how-to is beyond the scope of this summary book. Nonetheless, simply having a basic understanding of how genetic structures operate can lead your researches in a direction that will produce results instead of producing frustrations. This is a science that always leads to dead-ends when looked at from a 3D perspective, and it is simple and full of possibilities when you look at it from a 6D holistic perspective.
– Ashtar Bengamen Venkulski, DNA Researchers of the Orion Core Fleet (written ~520 000 years ago, still years ahead of our time)
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Surveillance Cameras in London: Maybe Only One in a Thousand Solve Crimes, But at Least They All Keep an Eye on People
Britain's security camera system not such an efficient crime-buster, the BBC reports:
Only one crime was solved by each 1,000 CCTV cameras in London last year, a report into the city's surveillance network has claimed…..David Davis MP, the former shadow home secretary, said: "It should provoke a long overdue rethink on where the crime prevention budget is being spent."
He added: "CCTV leads to massive expense and minimum effectiveness.
"It creates a huge intrusion on privacy, yet provides little or no improvement in security…."
Nationwide, the government has spent £500m on CCTV cameras.
A spokesman for the Met said: "We estimate more than 70% of murder investigations have been solved with the help of CCTV retrievals and most serious crime investigations have a CCTV investigation strategy."
And I guess the capstone excuse:
A Home Office spokeswoman said CCTVs "help communities feel safer".
Jacob Sullum on Britain's surveillance state, from Reason magazine's August/September issue.


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I listen to New Style loudly at work four times in a row. I'm transported to Mike Littman's party in eighth grade. The Littman's were New Jersey royalty, two good-looking upperclassman brothers whose dad owned a jewelry store. It was the first high school party Christa Angeloni and I ever attended. We sprayed our bangs high in the air, put on lime green Limited sweaters backwards to show off our bra straps and black leggings to accentuate Christa's round rump and my skinny legs. We drank a four-pack of her mom's wild berry Bartles & James wine coolers for courage. As eighth graders, we hadn't been invited, but the senior boys opened the door, looked at us and didn't slam it in our faces. We learned from John Hughes' movies that this was as good as an invite. The house was large, '80s chic. We found the other underclassman in a dark bedroom with the Beastie Boys break-out album Licensed to Ill playing. We danced and got "housed" as two gyrating tenth graders sandwiched us between them. The tape played in a loop. I felt like a rebel, someone who fights for her right to party. I was still a beginner. The next day, I bought the tape and listened to it and listened to it and listened to it, learning every lyric, note, count and grunt. I learned what "dust" and "crafty" meant. It was the only tape I listened to in 8th grade.
I play "Paul Revere" loudly at work. I post both songs on Facebook and declare my heart-break. I "like" everyone's Facebook status mentioning MCA. It takes 44 minutes since there are so many. I go on itunes and learn that Licensed to Ill is only 44 minutes. Only 44 minutes and it shaped my entire youth. I post on Twitter "My name is MCA and I've got a license to kill. I think you know what time it is, it's time to get ill." I wish I could go to White Castle and get thrown out.
I remember the Gucci bangle watch with seven different color changeable bezels bought with babysitting money to boast in tenth grade History that "Looking at My Gucci, it's about that time." That line becomes of one my senior yearbook quotes. It was time, time to get out of my hometown.
At my first Beastie Boys concert in Chicago, I lost all my sorority sisters in my excitement to get to the mosh pit, inching my way toward the stage until arriving smack up in the front, right next to the 6'4" 270-pound bouncer protecting the stage. The music, the energy, the fervor of the fans and the culmination of a fantasy thrilled me. I wanted to touch King Adrock, Mike D and MCA, to be one of their "Girls, Girls, Girls." I wanted to tell them that I was a "rhyming and stealing" teenager also, smarter than the world gave credit, ready to make my own irresponsible choices. But then the crowd got harder and faster, Doc Marten's mixed in, the glee turned to fear and bruises speckled my back. The bouncer smelled terror and asked "Want to get out of here?" A faint nod and a slight whimper and he hoisted me on his shoulders, over my crush Kurt who had been three people away but unseen in the pit of moshing bodies. The bouncer pulled me on stage. For one moment, I was in their posse, years before anyone called it an entourage. I became the fourth Beastie, ready to "drink and rob and rhyme and pillage." But the bouncer kept carrying me off the stage then told me to get down. I tried to find Kurt but couldn't. It didn't matter. I was on the stage with the Beastie Boys.
I listen to "Hold it Now, Hit it" and think about the Langerado concert in the Everglades four years ago. Five of us stayed in a RV. I was kind've past that stage and only went because the Beastie Boys played. The Beastie Boys still thrashed around stage, but had grey hair. How did that happen? I wanted to reach in the Miller Cooler and grab a cool Bud.
I remember my 20th high school year reunion last year. The only songs that had everyone dancing, singing every lyric and shaking their nearly middle-aged child-bearing rumpas were the Beastie Boys. It didn't matter that the early songs were written as satires. They spoke to our generation and brought us back to our raging, hormonal innocence where we learned that it might okay to be ourselves because the Beasties were doing it.
I cry because my extended adolescence is unequivocally over. MCA and the Beasties were my adolescence. I have no excuse anymore. It's time to get married and have kids. MCA did, long ago, then became a Buddhist and helped the world. I think the story is over, but it's ready to begin. I'm almost 40. And looking at my Gucci, it's about that time.