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"Missing Identity" is the first segment of the 58th episode of SpongeBob SquarePants (though in its original airing, it was shown as the second segment, due to its partner episode, "Plankton's Army", being heavily promoted as a "special" episode).
SpongeBob SquarePants is at a diner on a dark and weary morning, with rain is pouring down. A patron is solving a crossword puzzle, and realizes he had lost his pen. A waitress says he can borrow hers, and does. SpongeBob says he once lost something - his identity.
He recounts the events of last Monday. He wakes up, and throwing his blanket into the air, says "Good morning world, and all who inhabit it!" The blanket falls on him and SpongeBob, not being able to see, falls off his bed and his alarm clock falls on top of his head. He falls down the stairs and the alarm propels him into the window. He feeds Gary, and comments that he has been feeding Gary snail food for years and doesn't even know what it tastes like. He tastes a it, is revolted, and his disgust is sensed at the headquarters of the company that makes the snail food. He looks at the clock and realizes that he is late for work, and quickly gets changed and skips to work. While he was skipping to work, Patrick greets SpongeBob.
After telling the diner people about greeting Patrick he decides to skip to the part when he was about to serve.
Later, as SpongeBob serves food to a customer, the customer tells him that he should wear a name tag so that she can thank him properly. He indicates that he is indeed wearing a name tag, but then realizes that his name tag is missing. He panics, hyperventilates, and eventually faints.
When he wakes up, he asks Squidward what happened. Squidward tells him that he fainted because he lost his name tag, but assures him that his name tag is not that important and SpongeBob hyperventilates again. However, just as he says this, Mr. Krabs comes out of his office and informs them that there's a uniform inspection in one hour and anyone who fails has to wear a stinky boot. Squidward tells SpongeBob that he should retrace his steps.
SpongeBob repeats everything he did that morning several times, including his "horrific incident of terror" with the alarm clock and eating the snail food. SpongeBob repeats it many times because Patrick keeps failing to say "Hi" to him. After this doesn't help him find his name tag, Patrick asks him if he did anything else on his way to work, and SpongeBob says that he said hello to Old Man Jenkins, put an apple on Mr. Krabs' desk, and was thrown into a dumpster by two thugs. Patrick suggests looking in the dumpster, and they go searching there. Patrick finds SpongeBob's name tag on the back of his shirt, and when he alerts him to this and SpongeBob turns around, it seems to disappear and Patrick can't remember where it was. SpongeBob is confused, but when Patrick says "At least I don't wear my shirt backwards!," SpongeBob realizes that he had his name tag all along, and his shirt was just backwards. At the uniform inspection, however, Mr. Krabs smells SpongeBob and is disgusted by the stench of the dumpster, and seemingly suspends him from working at the Krusty Krab.
SpongeBob finishes telling his story, and thanks the waitress for listening, calling her "Betty". She says that her name isn't Betty, and that she just borrowed someone else's uniform while hers is getting cleaned. When SpongeBob learns this, he ends the episode doing a Jack Benny double-take.
Home video releases
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 3rd Season
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes
- The scene where the Snailpo executive feels a disturbance after SpongeBob tastes a can of Snailpo is a parody of the scene in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope where Obi-Wan Kenobi feels a disturbance after Alderaan is destroyed.
- This is one of the few times when the fourth wall is broken twice.
- After SpongeBob's story, the waitress tells him that he "managed to kill 11 minutes." This is a reference to the 11-minute length of a typical episode, which was also referenced in "Nature Pants", "Club SpongeBob", and "Planet of the Jellyfish".
- When Patrick bloops his line saying, "SpongeBoob" he then says, "Sorry people," as if a crew was filming the whole thing. This breaks the 4th wall.
- In two separate instances, when Patrick asks for a third clue and the waitess said that the nametag on her borrowed uniform wasn't hers, SpongBob places his left arm on his right elbow with his right hand on his chin, like Jack Benny did on his 1950's TV show.
- When SpongeBob imagines the bank robber entering the store with his name tag, the robber yells "ATTICA!," a reference to Dog Day Afternoon.
- In this episode, SpongeBob has a pet scallop like in "Help Wanted" and "Pineapple Fever."
- Snail-Po is a reference to Alpo dog food.
- The band that Patrick finds in the dumpster, "Stingray 5000" is a parody of Powerman 5000.
- In the Hebrew translation, when SpongeBob tries to spell Patrick the word "name-tag", it sounds wrong, since in Hebrew you say "tagit shem" - "tag of" and "name", and he said "name" and "tag of."
- In the closed captioning of the episode (done by WGBH's Media Access Group, nee The Caption Center), SpongeBob says that there are two words for Patrick getting a clue on what they are looking for, the first being "my", the second, "nametag"..
- SpongeBob makes a reference to the game 20 Questions in the dumpster scene.
- The name tag is based on the one from "Help Wanted". Both have only SpongeBob's first name and an anchor in the middle of the background.
- When SpongeBob yells to Squidward "POURQUOI?!", It means "Why" In French.
- It's revealed that Nat's last name is Peterson.
- The cash register is missing when Squidward is bragging about being a "genius."
- When SpongeBob turns around, showing his collar and name tag, the amount of filth on his shirt changes between scenes.
- Whenever SpongeBob turns around, his collar is not shown.
- When SpongeBob is trying to retrace his steps with Patrick, Squidward's house is not shown between SpongeBob's and Patrick's house.
- When SpongeBob is retracing his steps and it shows all of Conch Street and Patrick, there is a window on the top left corner of SpongeBob's house, where there never is.
- The caption misspells "name tag" as one word.
Running Gags
- SpongeBob wakes up saying "Good morning world and all who inhabit it." Then the blanket blinds him falling to the side of the bed and the foghorn clock falls onto him. He walks into door tripping down the stairs. The clock blows him into the window and he slides toward Gary, then sings about Gary's meal and taste the horrible Snail Po food.
- Patrick bloops his line and SpongeBob has to start all over.
- A character realizes that SpongeBob's name tag is missing and SpongeBob starts breathing heavily.


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Oklahoma City's first neighborhood trail opened Friday as civic leaders cut the ribbon on MAPS 3's Will Rogers Trail.
"Building a city that gives residents a safe place to run and ride their bikes is a priority of the City Council, and today gets us 8 miles closer to that goal," said Mayor Mick Cornett. "I'd like to thank all the businesses and neighborhoods along the trail for their support. The trail will prove to be a source of pride and an invaluable investment in our residents' health."
Cornett was joined by Ward 1 Councilman John Greiner, MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board Chairman Tom McDaniel and other civic leaders as they opened the trail during a ceremony along May Avenue near SW 5th Street.
The Will Rogers Trail's north trailhead includes a parking lot at Meridian and Northwest Expressway just south of Lake Hefner. Heading southeast, the protected trail generally follows the Northwest Expressway to the Lake Hefner Parkway. A crosswalk gets pedestrian and cyclists across NW Expressway safely.
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All but two blocks of the 8.1-mile urban asphalt trail are protected.
The debt-free project finished nearly $2 million under budget with a final cost of $11.6 million. The trail, the second of three MAPS 3 Trails, connects thousands of residents, workers, shoppers and visitors in the neighborhoods, businesses, hotels and more along its route within the growing Oklahoma City trails system.
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Amazing park with winding paths and a beautiful pergola atop the highest point that you can climb up to for a great view. Also two great bars/cafés with outdoor seating. Great place for joggers to run around the lake, and lots of nooks and crannies to discover. Also great for picnics, walks and free…
An unexpected treasure in the city! Gorgeous views in a tranquil setting. Perfect for lounging in the grass with a good book. It's not a flat park so be prepared to walk up and down hills. There are cute surprises like a waterfall too.
The park is one of the largest green spaces in Paris. Inaugurated in 1867 during the last years of the reign of Napoleon III, it is an achievement of the engineer Jean-Charles Alphand. This English garden imitates a mountain landscape: rocks, cliffs, torrents, waterfalls, grotto, mountain pastures,…
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French police user tear gas in clashes with yellow vest protesters
Sporadic violence broke out during protests in Paris, Bourges, Bordeaux, Rouen, Marseille and Toulouse.
French police used tear gas and water cannon as thousands of yellow vest protesters marched through Paris and other cities for a ninth straight weekend to denounce President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies.
Sporadic violence broke out during protests in Paris, Bourges, Bordeaux, Rouen, Marseille and Toulouse.
Protesters walked peacefully through central Paris from the Finance Ministry in the east of the French capital to the Arc de Triomphe in the west.
Scuffles between police and activists then broke out near the monument at the end of the march. Police used tear gas and water cannon to push back some people throwing rocks and other objects at them.
The Interior Ministry said more than 100 people had been arrested in Paris and other French cities, including 82 who were kept in police custody, primarily for carrying potential weapons or taking part in violence.
The movement demanding wider changes to France's economy to help struggling workers appeared to gain new momentum this weekend. The French Interior Ministry said about 32,000 people turned out for yellow vest demonstrations across France at midday.
Several thousand protesters marched in the central city of Bourges, a provincial capital with a renowned Gothic cathedral and picturesque wood-framed houses.
French authorities deployed 80,000 security forces nationwide for the anti-government protests and Interior Minister Christophe Castaner threatened tough retaliation against any who rioted.
The movement for greater economic equality waned over the holidays but appears to be resurging, despite Mr Macron's promises of billions of euros in tax relief and an upcoming "national debate" to address demonstrators' concerns that he is expected to launch with a "letter to the French" on Monday.
The protests started in November with drivers who opposed fuel tax increases, which is why participants wear the fluorescent vests that French motorists must keep in their vehicles. But it has mushroomed into a broad-based revolt against years of shrinking purchasing power and Mr Macron's pro-business policies.
Some yellow vest groups hope to translate that anger into votes in the European Parliament elections in May.
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This application is a music streaming service that was launched by Sony in 2015 and it is the leading music service powered by Spotify and so you require the Spotify account to use this application.
The main advantage of this application would be you can play and listen to your favorite music simultaneously. This account is free but has only limited features and also you would get ads, if you do not want those ads and want to experience the premium feature then you have to subscribe for it. Initially, it is free for the first 30 days and later you have to pay for the subscription that costs $9.99 per month.
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By this application, you can have your media files organized and access it any time from any device. You can download the Plex Media Server free for your computer and start organizing your media files. But again the catch here is you will be able to access the plex content, only if you have the pass subscription and its price ranges from $4.99 to $ 119.99 based on your subscription period.
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Like that of Spotify for Audio, Twitch is the live video streaming program. People prefer Twitch rather than YouTube just because of its performance. The Twitch app will be available for free on the play store. By this, you can watch and record videos of the gameplay, chat with the broadcasters, follow your preferred games and the channels.
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This application of Sony lets the PS4 owners play classic PS3 titles without downloading. You have almost 450 games in this application but you have to subscribe for it, which costs $19.99 per month and for this, you have a free trial period of 7 days.
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BATON ROUGE- A package of House-approved tax bills estimated to raise $615 million for next year's budget has sailed through its first stop in the Senate amid ongoing budget negotiations.
Without objection Monday, the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee advanced 11 bills to rework tax break programs, scale back state subsidies for businesses and raise the state cigarette tax by 32 cents per pack.
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A week or so ago we began transportation and then stopped to do some Valentine's Day activities, but we will be going back to transportation this coming week. Here are a few pics and freebies of things we did that I didn't get the opportunity to post. We began learning the transportation poem. The pieces come off and as we said the poem the students would come up and put their piece. You can get the pieces to the transportation song below or here at my tpt store
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We played the Crash game. I actually made cars out of scrapbook paper, but this is another way to do it. The kids love playing this!
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Kate, I just found your blog. I taught pre-k last year, but I finally graduated to kindergarten. I love your Wheels on the Train song! Dr. Jean also does a really nice song called "Alphabet Train". I don't know if you've heard it, but my kids really got into that last year. Each time you sing it, it goes faster and faster.ReplyDelete
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Northern Tenerife: the island reveals its quieter side
The Atlantic is in a foul mood. It is spitting and slapping at the land mass, its fury sending shoots of spray vaulting through the air. It is an impressive spectacle – although, up on the clifftop, I am largely immune to its dampening side effects. I take another bite of squid, hear Poseidon bellow once again, and ponder where the rest of the planet might be.
The answer, simply, is: not here, in the far north-east of Tenerife. Only four other people are milling around La Venta de Marrero – the little café whose lofty position and alfresco tables mark the end of the road in this corner of the largest of the Canary Islands – and two of them are the owners. The third is clearly a family friend, in for a coffee and a chat.
The paucity of custom, though, is not difficult to comprehend. It has taken me a while to reach this lonely spot, driving east on the tangled ribbon of TF-12 – the calm urban realm of La Laguna fading behind, to be replaced, beyond Las Mercedes, by the green torso of the Anaga range. The massif that swells on this last shoulder of Tenerife is a haven for hikers, but no friend of road builders. The "highway" bites fretfully at its fingernails as it claws at corners and struggles up straights, through Las Casas de La Cumbre and El Bailadero. At the latter, I fall off the edge, and tumble north on a twisting track where every 20 yards brings a near U-turn, down via tiny Taganana and Bajo el Roque, to the tiny coastal shard of Almaciga. Benijo, where the navigable tarmac gasps and dies, is a traveller's rest. My lunch, calamares and a plate of papas arrugadas ("wrinkled", salted potatoes), barely takes care of a €5 note. But after the journey, it seems like a feast.
A remote outpost, then. And yet, as of this weekend, not quite as remote as it was. Today brings the launch of direct flights (on Iberia Express) from London Heathrow to Tenerife North – the second, and considerably quieter, of this fabled holiday hot spot's two airports. Three services a week will bring into focus the top section of an island – dramatically volcanic in parts, gloriously imbued with Hispanic culture in others – which is not always appreciated by the five million tourists who flock to its shoreline every year.
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Of course, there is no epic distance between the lower and upper portions of Tenerife. Only 47 miles separate the popular sands and giant hotels of Playa de las Americas – as reliable a venue for winter sun as you can find within 4½ hours' flying time of Britain – and the capital Santa Cruz. But the drive is often dismissed as a trip to the moon. Perhaps the south-westerly beaches do their job too well. Maybe it is because Mount Teide – the 12,198ft (3,718m) beast which, by some measurements, is the world's third-largest volcano – forms a barrier between the two. But Tenerife is a place with an identifiable north-south divide, and minimal crossover.
The fact that you do not land next to a sea-facing resort zone, but inland on an island whose Spanish heritage dates back more than half a millennium, is discernible almost as soon as you pull away from Tenerife North. Due east of the airport, La Laguna spreads its arms, a slice of historic wonder that was founded in 1496, practically at the moment when Spanish conquistadors wrenched Tenerife away from the Guanches people, after a century of attrition, bloodshed and guerrilla warfare.
As with all cities created in the wake of medieval Spain's chokehold, it sings of new epochs and a changing of guards. The Iglesia de la Concepcion, built in 1511, is as much an exclamation mark of annexation as a site of worship, its tower rising six storeys, jabbing at the skyline. It lends a splendidly archaic appearance to a small grid which – all blocky balconies and corridors of cobbles – could easily be one of the Spanish Empire's civic bootprints in the New World. The Catedral de Nuestra Senora de los Remedios was completed as recently as 1915, but looks decidedly older – its elegant white-and-brown facade keeping it in synch with cousins in Santo Domingo and Havana.
Indeed, strolling through Plaza del Adelantado, a pretty expanse of whispering trees and whooshing fountains, I can practically believe that I am in Cuba – although the peaks on the horizon also give hints of Bogota. And when I take a room at Laguna Nivaria – a four-star hotel pinned to a 16th-century building on the south flank of the square – I feel fully in the grip of this vanished era, as if Philip II were still on the throne in Madrid, with Drake chasing his galleons.
If La Laguna is the Spain of faded centuries, then Santa Cruz, immediately to the south-east, is the Spain of the present. Tenerife's capital (it seized this title from La Laguna in 1723) is no match in size for Barcelona or Valencia, but it rings with echoes of both – slivers of artiness serenaded by ocean breakers. Its total headcount, at more than 500,000, accounts for half the island's population and a quarter of the archipelago's.
Its ties to the mainland could not be more obvious in the Mercado de Nuestra Senora de Africa. It is not so much that the central market is a hive of fresh vegetables and bright citrus fruits, nor that the Queseria Los Abuelos specialises in pungent cheeses, both goat and cow, from across the Canary Islands. It is more the tapas eateries – so symbolic of Hispanic life – that inhabit the exterior walls. It is just after midday, a late hour for the market, when I explore Calle Darias y Padron. The metal shutters are up on these unfussy booths, and the stallholders have wandered away from their stations, lured to the fringes by the aroma of cortado coffees, the sizzle of pescado frito, the promise of conversation.
This is no siesta citadel, however. Next to the market, the Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (TEA) clangs a cultural bell. A complex of concrete, glass and hard angles, it embodies the Santa Cruz of the 21st century – a splicing of cinema, café, gallery and library. The latter, remarkably, is open on a 24-hour basis, but it is the temporary exhibitions it stages that most underline TEA's worth. Its key current showpiece, Osmosis (until June 7), heralds the talents of two "local" artists, Julio Blancas and Carlos Nicanor, both Gran Canarians, whose stark creations – Blancas deals in dark paintings scrawled in graphite; Nicanor in sculptures in other-worldly shapes – make for challenging viewing.
The Auditorio de Tenerife, 'a waterside architectural statement akin to Sydney Opera House' which hosts classical concerts (Photo: Alamy)
Nor is TEA a lone highbrow note. The Auditorio de Tenerife would be a striking fragment of masonry in any city, but pitched against the functional port it is an architectural statement akin to Sydney Opera House. It serves a similar purpose, too, staging great works by the likes of Shostakovich and Prokofiev, while also playing host to the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra. Its design – a colossal wave of white ceramic mosaic curling and breaking over the top of the building, crafted by the Valencian visionary Santiago Calatrava between 1997 and 2003 – is impossible to ignore. I can see it as I amble into evening, up the lively drag of Calle de Dominguez Alfonso, where Santa Cruz throws itself into after-dark merriment in a glut of bars and restaurants.
But I am drawn again to the wild, to the thin asphalt of TF-121, which clings to the base of the island beyond the last town on the south coast, San Andres – rolling past steep turn-offs to deserted beaches, then running out of space in the hamlet of Igueste de San Andres. Here is the Spain of a century ago – a cluster of homes around a deep ravine, agricultural smallholdings along its lip; the whitewashed church, black-clad matriarchs coming down the hill to Mass. And a footpath, PR-TF5.1, ebbing further up the slope in search of the most inaccessible parts of the Anaga massif – a route for farmers, donkeys and the sure of foot.
A signpost tells me it is less than 1½ miles to "El Semaforo". Midway up a severely slanted stretch, candelabra cacti framing my footsteps, I suspect I've been misled. It'll take an hour to get to the summit of a lava-black ridge and a further 30 minutes back down to the water – where the lighthouse finally slips into sight.
It is a decrepit ruin, abandoned in the Sixties, but must have been quite an operation: 10 rooms, a prime lookout point, with the lights of Gran Canaria to the south-east. The main evidence of recent activity is the graffiti: "Independencia!" – an outburst of the regionalism that wracks modern Spain – is emblazoned upon a wall. "Real Madrid" shouts alongside it. They appear to have been written by the same conflicted hand. And here, perhaps, is Tenerife in microcosm. Removed from the motherland, yet forever attached to it. Exotic yet familiar. Far away, yet so close.
Getting there
Iberia Express (0034 91 389 4375; iberiaexpress.com) flies from London Heathrow to Tenerife North three times a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays).
Where to stay
Laguna Nivaria, Plaza Adelantado 11 in La Laguna (0034 922 264 298; lagunanivaria.com), offers doubles from €94/£69, room only.
What to visit
Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Avenida de San Sebastian 8 (922 849 057; teatenerife.es). Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-8pm; €7/£5.
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As the nation celebrated America's 238th birthday on the 4th of July, we are also witnessing a great decline of Christian America and a subtle transition into the New World Order, as boldly printed and proudly proclaimed on the reverse side of every US$ Federal Reserve Note since 1935. Whatever happened to Christian America where the name of Jesus Christ was highly esteemed, when people celebrated his birth each year and greeted one another with a hearty 'Merry Christmas' and sang Christmas carols, now replaced by just 'Happy Holidays'; where Biblical values and morality were respected, and practicing sin, a shame?
Never was there a nation in history so great as America who spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ along with her humanitarian efforts as 'the salt of the earth, and the light of the world' Mt5:13,14. Despite her many shortcomings, Christian America was highly regarded for her compassion to the trampled and downtrodden. But the decline of once prosperous Christian America is very obvious today, where poverty, homelessness, immorality, crime, disease, and sin now proliferate, and where God and the name of Jesus are now held in great disdain.
History has recorded many great civilizations of the past which no longer exist. They were great in terms of their wealth, living standards, government, military, economy, literary art, scientific technology, etc. Ecc1:9 states '..there is no new thing under the sun', meaning what happened before will occur again! There are unique patterns and cycles of once great nations. The people began quite humble, hard-working, living harmoniously and cared for each other. But later they became lazy, decadent, hedonistic, immoral, and corrupt. America also had another strong spiritual trait; a 'NATION UNDER GOD', also evident on our coinage- 'IN GOD WE TRUST'.
Alexander Fraser Tytler, an 18th century historian, stated a truism that well described America in her over 225 years of existence since the US Constitution was ratified in 1787: 'A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves generous benefits from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's great civilizations has been around 200 years'.
Tytler cited the self-destructive cycle of a democracy: 'During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence: 1. From bondage to spiritual faith; 2. From spiritual faith to great courage; 3. From courage to liberty; 4. From liberty to abundance; 5. From abundance to complacency; 6. From complacency to apathy; 7. From apathy to dependence; 8. From dependence back into bondage'. This rings so true for our nation! America is now in sharp decline morally, spiritually, financially, and economically!
America has become a POST-CHRISTIAN NATION, by the executive, legislative, and judicial directives of her political leaders through the years, which will bring her under God's heavy judgment! Desperate and hard times are coming upon POST-CHRISTIAN AMERICA, a burgeoning welfare nation, in a NEW WORLD ORDER where strong controls and a dictatorship will soon engulf our land.
In all of recorded history, there has never been a nation so blessed like America. The Bible states 'Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance' Ps33:12. In a dream God told King Solomon, 'If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.. BUT if ye turn away, and FORSAKE MY STATUTES and MY COMMANDMENTS.. and shall go and SERVE OTHER GODS and worship them; then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them..' 2Ch7:14,19. While these scriptures referred to ancient Israel, they are applicable to backslidden AMERICA, a nation that has also turned her back on God.
America was settled by a people seeking religious and political freedom from the oppressive religious, monarchial, and feudal systems of old Europe. Later people from other lands came to America for the economic opportunities she afforded. People found God in America and the freedom to worship Him. America was blessed with rich natural resources, food, and security, with two large protective oceans on both sides, and friendly neighbors to the north and south. America was a nation under God as evident in her historical documents, such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Before the 1776 revolutionary war, in defiance to King George III of England, the slogan 'NO KING BUT JESUS' was coined in AMERICA.
Our morality and belief in God equated to our strong national economy, prosperity, and happiness! But the converse is happening in America today. America is now faced with an apocalyptic drought in California, Nevada, Arizona, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas with summer wildfires developing and very little water to extinguish them. The lack of water is also causing a food shortage and an unprecedented rise in all food prices. Recently due to lax border enforcement, a flood of illegal immigrants have entered the US with over 100,000 expected in 2014 alone. All of this have taken their toll on an already increasing poverty-inclined, crime-ridden, drug-filled, disease-spreading, and a desperate US population. AMERICA is experiencing a record number of people unemployed, soaring food, gas, and other commodity prices, looming bankruptcies, increasing homelessness, and an insurmountable debt that has increased over 70% to over $17 trillion and still rising rapidly, just since the 2008 economic collapse.
Like ancient great Babylon, AMERICA THE GREAT IS FALLEN, IS FALLEN Re18:2. The incursion of wickedness that had permeated all America was abetted by the legislation of gross immorality! Pr14:34 tells 'Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people'. In 1963, the US Supreme Court banned prayers and the Bible in public schools, and in 1973, legalized abortion with over 50 million babies since killed. In 2003, the Supreme Court decriminalized sodomy, and in 2013, ruled DOMA, marriage between a man and a woman unconstitutional, thereby legalizing Same-Sex Marriages. June is now Gay Pride Month, with many cities holding Gay Pride Parades. Since 2011 when the President rescinded the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy, the military is now active participants in parades such as the recent 39th Annual Capital Gay Pride Parade in our nation's capital before 150,000 people.
Changing American values toward abortion, extramarital affairs, divorce, suicide, and gay/lesbian relations have spiked and morality declined sharply in a 12 year Gallup survey since 2001, coincident with the passing of these liberal laws in a developing POST-CHRISTIAN AMERICA. Is5:20,25 state 'Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness.. Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them..'. AMERICA is now in steep moral decline; her abomination and abandonment of God is nearly complete! Ps9:17 states 'The wicked shall be turned into HELL, and all the NATIONS that forget God'.
When God gave Moses the 10 Commandments 3500 years ago, He said 'I AM THE LORD THY GOD, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME' Ex20:2,3. The 10 Commandments was recognized and incorporated into America's jurisprudence as early as the Virginia Colony in 1610. But through the years, many OTHER GODS have crept into America, especially the god of MAMMON (money and wealth) Mt6:24. America has become a diverse and divided nation of people, cultures, and religions. The US Gov't and many political leaders are obviously anti-God, anti-Bible, anti-Christ, and very pro-Money. God has been removed out of our land and culture, from our government, military, schools, and public places, and the 10 Commandments, from our courthouses.
Recently, the Dalai Lama, the titular leader of Tibetan Buddhism, was asked to conduct the opening prayer at a US Senate session. He opened with prayer for peace and happiness in the world, but his prayer was directed to 'BUDDHA, my god, and to all OTHER GODS'. While this may appear to be an innocent gesture of goodwill in the Senate, it shows how far America has fallen and has lost her spiritual compass as 'ONE NATION UNDER GOD'. Je13:10 states 'This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after OTHER GODS, to serve them, and to worship them'. AMERICA has rejected God and is becoming a POST-CHRISTIAN NATION. AMERICA is no longer blessed by God, but will be under His judgment, for she has forsaken, rejected, and even defied God.
Pamela Geller, president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), wrote an article THE ISLAMIZATION OF AMERICA IN 2013 in which she cited a litany of increasing accommodation and submission to ISLAM in the US, and of Islamic supremacists, furiously working in America to impose Sharia (Islamic) law, particularly, the blasphemy laws under the Sharia.
Recently in Colorado, angry parents protested a high school cultural club in their Pledge of Allegiance altering the phrase to 'One Nation Under ALLAH'. In an elementary school in Kansas, parents were shocked to discover a giant wall display of the FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM publicizing classes to be taught on it. This is much like what has happened to once Christian Europe, where ISLAM has gained a strong foothold. Radical ISLAM is also growing in the US.
Also some apostate churches, such as the Saddleback Church in California under Rick Warren's leadership, are promoting CHRISLAM, an ecumenical belief that Christians and Muslims have much in common theologically, and are basically worshipping the same god! In a POST-CHRISTIAN AMERICA, there is an ongoing push to either exclude God or to introduce OTHER GODS into our culture and society.
It appears that America and her liberal leaders are in a deliberate war against God, fighting against the godly principles that once made her the greatest nation on earth. America has provoked God to wrath by her actions. Prayers of invocation in the name of Jesus Christ during official public assemblies and school graduations have been challenged, discouraged, and in even disallowed. America's apparent war against God can readily be seen recently in the US military and other Gov't agencies, where military chaplains are forbidden to invoke the name of Jesus, crosses removed in chapels and places of worship, and attempted restrictions of Bibles in military hospitals, all backed by our present administration. Meanwhile, there has been a rise in Satanic worship in major events such as at the annual football Super Bowls and the Grammys. Anti-Christian sentiments are rising such that soon laws will be enacted that will prohibit Christians from witnessing and expressing their faith, calling them 'hate crimes or domestic terrorism' .
Ps2:1,2,4 state 'Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his ANOINTED.. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision (contempt)'. From these verses we see that our Gov't leaders– the President, congressmen, and justices are openly warring against God, and His anointed, Jesus Christ. They will not succeed, but be held in contempt by God. Our leaders will be judged severely, but they will also bring down God's heavy judgment upon America. In GOD'S ENDGAME OF LIFE– AMERICA VS GOD, once great AMERICA will be a very big loser!
A chief reason for a POST-CHRISTIAN AMERICA is that many pastors and leaders today are not preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ– the gospel of salvation, of repentance, holiness, and turning to God. Instead, many preachers are preaching ANOTHER GOSPEL– a social gospel, a prosperity gospel, a feel-good gospel, a no-hell gospel, secular humanism, man-centered and not God-centered Gospel, with no consequence for sins, and the need to be born-again Jn3:3,5, and be converted Ac3:19!
The apostle Paul wrote 'I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto ANOTHER GOSPEL.. and would PERVERT the Gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach ANY OTHER GOSPEL unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be ACCURSED' Ga1:6-8. Satan is the author of all these perverted OTHER GOSPELS! Paul wrote 'Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron' 1Ti4:1,2. Thus, a main reason for POST-CHRISTIAN AMERICA lies heavily with the backslidden and apostate churches and their pastors and leaders, influenced by Satan and his deceiving spirits!
Years ago God spoke through the Holy Bible warning ancient Israel, and now AMERICA stating, 'For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them..? and what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? De4:7,8. 'As RIGHTEOUSNESS tendeth to LIFE: so he that pursueth EVIL pursueth it to his own DEATH' Pr11:2. 'When the RIGHTEOUS are in authority, the people REJOICE: but when the WICKED beareth rule, the people MOURN' Pr29:2.
'The CURSE of the LORD is in the house of the WICKED..' Pr3:33; '..if thou wilt NOT hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes.. that all these CURSES shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: CURSED shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. CURSED shall be thy basket and thy store. CURSED shall be.. of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. CURSED shalt thou be when thou comest in, and when thou goest out' De28:15-19.
'Moreover all these CURSES shall come upon thee, and shall pursue.. and OVERTAKE thee, till thou be DESTROYED; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee' De28:45; 'Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of DEATH..' Ro1:32. 'Then will I PLUCK them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for MY NAME (JESUS), will I CAST OUT of my sight will make it to be a PROVERB and a BYWORD among all nations' 2Ch7:20. AMERICA is CURSED and will be destroyed due to her wickedness. Her economy will collapse due to her extreme indebtedness, and the endless printing of fiat US$.
A 100 years ago, Congress gave up its right to regulate our nation's money supply to the privately owned FEDERAL RESERVE BANK. Since 1913, powerful bankers have taken over AMERICA through this control of the nation's money, and by their nefarious deeds, the US$, is now worth less than 5¢ today, due to excessive money creation and rising price inflation.
On the reverse face of every US$ Federal Reserve Note placed there since 1935, there are some very strange and cryptic SATANIC symbols and phrases proclaiming a NEW WORLD ORDER. On the 'GREAT SEAL' there is the 'ALL-SEEING EYE' of the Egyptian god HORUS, the 'Great Pyramid', and Latin words 'NOVUS ORDO SECULORUM', a 'NEW WORLD ORDER' and 'ANNUIT COEPIS' meaning 'OUR ENTERPRISE IS CROWNED WITH SUCCESS'. Together these two phrases mean 'OUR NEW WORLD ORDER IS NOW A SUCCESS'! Then on the right seal 'Of THE UNITED STATES' is the phrase E PLURIBUS UNUM: another Latin phrase which means 'FROM MANY, ONE', which points to a ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT in the NEW WORLD ORDER!
In order for the NEW WORLD ORDER of control, intimidation, confiscation, martial law, and a police state to come forth in AMERICA, our present AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE- of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; our freedom of speech, religion, possession, movement, and to bear arms must collapse or be eliminated. This appears to be in the makings as we are now witnessing or reading of things happening in AMERICA never imagined before!
Re12:12 warns 'Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the Devil is come down unto you, having great Wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time'. This means the process toward the establishment of the NEW WORLD ORDER is now being accelerated! The ANTICHRIST, the surrogate of SATAN, will soon rule in the POST-CHRISTIAN AMERICA in the NEW WORLD ORDER, subsequent to the collapse of the US$ and the US economy, which in turn, will also dominate and engulf the whole world, in a CASHLESS SOCIETY during the coming GREAT TRIBULATION Re13:16-18.
About DrgoldRetired National Weather Service Meteorologist Christian Missionary/Evangelist to the Philippines. Blog- God's Hidden Nuggets for the Endtimes https://drgoldsite.wordpress.com Contact- firstname.lastname@example.com
Posted on July 1, 2014, in POST-CHRISTIAN AMERICA AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER and tagged a no-hell and prosperity gospel, ALL-SEEING EYE, AMERICA THE GREAT IS FALLEN, AMERICA- FROM FREEDOM TO BONDAGE, AMERICA'S WAR AGAINST GOD/BIBLE, AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE, ANNUIT COEPIS, ANOTHER GOSPEL, Antichrist, Apostasy in Today's Churches, Cashless society, Chrislam, CURSES of the LORD, E PLURIBUS UNUM, ENTER IN OTHER GODS, GOD'S WARNINGS TO POST-CHRISTIAN AMERICA, HORUS, man-centered and not God-centered Gospel, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT, POST-CHRISTIAN AMERICA, Secular Humanism, Social Gospel, THE DECLINE OF CHRISTIAN AMERICA, THE ISLAMIZATION OF AMERICA, THE NEW WORLD ORDER, US$ Federal Reserve Note. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
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Our once great Christian America is subtly being transformed into a New World Order, as it was boldly revealed on the reverse side of every US$ Federal Reserve Note since 1935. Please read Drgold's latest post!
thetruthisstrangerthanfiction | July 22, 2014 at 7:33 pm
I agree with much of what you present here, in terms of the increase of the preaching of the "social gospel" in churches as opposed to the true gospel, the reality of the rising "New World Order" and their influence over things like the Federal Reserve and so on…
However, as someone who grew up in "Christian America" myself, I now have a very difficult time accepting the idea that the United States was originally this shining example of Christian faith working itself out in the physical world…
If the reason so many of original settlers came to North America was because they were fleeing religious persecution in Europe, (and thus brought their Christian morals and views with them), then why did the "Christian response" to persecution and oppression go from "flight" in Europe, to "fight" in America…? Why didn't those oppressed Quakers and Baptists etc. decide to just rise up and fight revolutionary wars in their countries of origin, if that is what they eventually ended up doing in the colonies under the pretext of righteousness? Why do we not think about the fact that those "Christian revolutionaries" were shooting and killing British soldiers in order to throw off the yoke of paying excessive taxes to a king, when the Bible tells us to submit to the authorities, and love our enemies…?
The weird thing to me is, that we could go on and on, pointing out things like slavery, or the absolute genocide that took place against all the native peoples, which in our summation of the history of "Christian America" usually get treated with some type of "Well, yeah… sure, but we eventually grew past those things and amended the laws, etc…" So, on the one hand, we point back to this "golden age" of the early Americans and lament how it's all gone downhill, but then when pressed on all the blatantly anti-Christian acts and beliefs that also existed from the very beginning of this country, we make the case that it has got better and better… It's quite schizophrenic in some ways.
Drgold | July 23, 2014 at 12:27 am
Hi Truth…
Thank you for your comments. You brought up some excellent points and I agree with you in many ways.
My post was a broad generalization of how once Christian America has degenerated into a near atheistic America.
Be sure that early America did have many faults & had done many bad things, & the Independence War was over taxation & not about religious freedom.
Our moral decline started when our Christian roots began to whither. Our leaders have successfully exorcised God and Christ from our American Way of Life, and is transforming America and the rest of the world into a New World Order.
God bless you & yours greatly!


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Aren't they all just adorable? So run and buy some! And come tomorrow for our final July recap- more adorable projects to show from all DT members using some of those fantastic stamps.
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Friday, June 25, 2010
The Sorceress - Michael Scott
Here's another review by Amica Paige...
I finally had the time to read The Sorceress, and had my fill indeed, at least for the time-being until I get my hands on the next book. As with the previous books, this third sequel in the fantastic tale, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, is an exhilarating ride right from the start, as monsters-in-disguise chase the protagonists through St. Pancras Station to the Sorceress' escape from Alcatraz. This edition equally brims with mounting battles, surprising turns, unforeseen alliances, and unexpected encounters, on top of endless references to legendary characters, both fictional and factual, if you can handle a bit of information overload. The Saracen Knight, Shakespeare, and Gilgamesh all turn up this time amidst an onslaught of some of the most grotesque creatures to ever emerge in any mythical realm—sea-creatures, flesh-eaters, vampire breeds, the Horned God, wolf-men, and other beasts, dog-like, bear-like, goat-like, and definitely unlike we've ever seen before. Even the fabled Virginia Dare and Billy the Kid make their devious appearance alongside the enemies, as well as "normal-looking humans which are "the most frightening of all" for Josh Newman. I'm very curious about how this incredible epic will be translated onto the big screen. I'm hoping that the filmmakers come close enough to Scott's literary creation and not lose the story in its immensity, which seems common to big productions getting too caught up in their hullabaloos.
As the race to save or destroy mankind heats up, the Flamels still haven't recovered the book of Abraham the Mage from their adversary, the English Magician, and so continue to age significantly and weaken. Meanwhile, their time to protect the human race runs grim as the summer solstice, Litha, draws near. On that day, the twins' auras will have reached their full strength as the barriers to the Shadowrealms weaken, thus enabling the Dark Elders to unleash inconceivable horrors to wipe out humanity and reclaim the world. Sure enough, Dee and Macchiavelli get desperately busy in their pursuit of the Flamels, the twins of legend, Sophie and Josh, and the last two pages of the codex for the Dark Elders, or risk their own immortalities. But of course, the Alchemist and the Sorceress have other plans than to simply surrender or drop dead. As Perenelle attempts to escape the monster-infested prison through her cunning and great sorcery, Nicholas must prevail in having the twins fully trained in elemental magic before it's too late. But their next lesson is with a mad, old King, which could be quite troublesome. Even more problematic is the twins' growing distrust of the evasive Alchemist, which surely doesn't help ease the situation, though it certainly makes for a more intriguing plot. Then, there's Clarent, Excalibur's twin sword, to further complicate the matter. As Josh slowly realizes Clarent's dark influence, Dee's desire for it only deepens, especially since he already possesses the other blade. And while the strengths of both swords are unmistakable, the force that they could yield together is unthinkable, particularly in the hands of one with an insatiable thirst for knowledge and power, like the Magician. The swords' existence poses a new question: could they be the prophesied "two that are one"?
Deeper twists unravel as the events in this blazing saga unfold—events that surely don't come without a fight. Yet even with its never-ending battles, at the heart of this fascinating story are timeless themes that reveal humanity's ongoing inner struggles for hope in the darkest hours, perseverance through the most difficult obstacles, courage against the most formidable foes, empathy for even the most dubious characters, forgiveness for the grossest wrongs, a chance of redemption for the offender, trust even when no one seems worthy of it, loyalty amidst great uncertainty, the bonds of families and friendships, and ultimately, the good of mankind, not self-preservation, but a genuine concern for life. Like all other insightful narratives, this story challenges the conventional view and blurs the line between good and evil. Michael Scott has yet again brewed an enchanting concoction, a true "conjugation", a perfect equilibrium of magic and history, because "at the heart of every story is a grain of truth."
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15 February 2018
Speed Gives Mortgage Providers The Edge In Today's Market
It's no secret the demand for mortgages has risen sharply in recent times. Pent up demand for owner occupied homes, fueled by years of economic uncertainty is widespread as the economy heals and people gain confidence in the housing market again. The supply of homes – which is struggling to meet buyer requirements – also fuels demand. This, of course, is great news for mortgage providers. However, we all recognise that growth brings its own challenges.
Among the most important: how to create competitive advantage in a frothing market and deliver to new customers' expectations.
The need for speed
When a customer (we'll call them Steve and Sarah) walks into a bank to apply for a mortgage, or fills in an online mortgage application, research indicates they initially want only one piece of vital information: When? When will we receive mortgage approval so we can buy our new home?
Consider the steps Steve and Sarah have already taken up to this point. First, they have gone house hunting in a frantic market characterised by ever-rising prices and limited supply. Simultaneously they have used an online mortgage calculator to see if they might qualify for the necessary mortgage and repayments. Third, they have sought recommendations from friends and family regarding the mortgage provider they should approach.
In this case we'll say that Steve and Sarah are first-time buyers. They're fresh from the hunt for a home. They've found one. Now they are approaching you for a mortgage.
At this point they're not particularly interested in interest rates. Nor even monthly repayments. That will come later. The main concern is getting the green light to confirm their offer before it's too late. Many buyers will tell you it's a jungle out there, with hundreds bidding for a handful of new homes.
If your company can't approve the mortgage at lightning speed to match the frantic pace of the competitive housing market, Steve and Sarah will walk out the door and go elsewhere.
Mortgage providers are already experiencing a new wave of digitally-led customers of the "on-demand" generation. This speed-orientated customer is becoming the norm, as more and more young people desperately try to exit to the rental market, and make the decision to buy their first home. The current lack of housing supply just amplifies the need for speed.
What does all of this mean?
The faster and more efficiently your organisation processes Steve and Sarah's mortgage, the more likely you'll win their business.
It's as simple as that.
The Mortgage Origination process is a vital sales tool
So... you might think your Mortgage Loan Officer is primarily responsible for mortgage sales. You might believe your Mortgage Application Processing Teams have no real input into a successful sales win.
The reality is that the teams who process your mortgages are as important to the sales funnel as anyone else in your organisation.
So the bottom line for your business is, if you can make your mortgage application teams more efficient and productive – if they can process more mortgages quicker and with higher levels of confidence without sacrificing accuracy or quality – then you will gain competitive advantage as a provider.
Companies leveraging a competitive edge are more likely to prosper and deliver a better customer experience, resulting in happy, loyal customers.
Lightning speed Work Management delivers competitive advantage
Gaining competitive advantage may at first not look so simple. After all, your teams of mortgage application processors must follow a precise and demanding range of rule-based procedures which are also subject to audit and compliance requirements.
The key, however, isn't the mortgage application workflow itself, but rather how that work is managed. What if your organisation could harness a work management platform with embedded automation and robotics to:
- Quickly identify people within your teams who have more availability to share the load with team members who happen to be desperately busy
- Allocate work based on key deciding factors such as skills, experience and authorisation levels
- Track work accurately to determine if processing schedules are on-track
- Promote flexibility and have the agility you need to reallocate work to other team members at short notice
Those are the characteristics of the technology you need to turn around Steve and Sarah's mortgage application in record time. That is, by having the tools you need to assign the right team members to the right work at the right time and in turn meeting Steve and Sarah's high expectations.
That's the speed, flexibility, and agility your organisation needs to leverage – and maintain – competitive advantage.


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Princess Graduation
Elsa, Elena, Merida and Jasmine are going to be your famous clients today so hurry up and join them in to help them prepare their graduation outfits! Browse though their special wardrobes and put together four jaw-dropping graduation outfits for your favorite Disney Princesses. Have fun!
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It seems counterintuitive to suggest that Maine needs another government entity to focus on the state's substance abuse crisis. So far, the state's government, as a whole, has done a poor job of addressing the rising toll — both human and financial — of the epidemic. Instead of helping people, the LePage administration has erected barriers and insulted overdose victims.
But this inaction and even steps backward are good reasons for a new, coordinated cabinet-level focus on substance-use disorder.
That's the thinking of Rep. Patricia Hymanson, D-York, who has proposed the creation of the Substance Abuse Disorders Cabinet. Modeled after the Children's Cabinet created by Gov. Angus King, the group would consist of the department heads of all the state agencies that work with Mainers with substance-use disorders. Their task would be to ensure that the state is wisely using its resources and coordinating with other entities to help reduce the number of Mainers with the disorder. Several state opioid task forces have recommended such a centralized, permanent state authority.
It is a broad charge, but current events show that without a coordinated focus on the problem — and a commitment to solve it — it only gets worse. Hymanson's bill targets the focus and coordination problem.
Lawmakers, for example, passed a law two years ago to allow the distribution of the anti-overdose drug naloxone without a prescription. Pharmacists said the new law was confusing, so lawmakers revised it. It was then up to the Board of Pharmacy to write rules to turn the law into prescribing standards. The board finished its work and unanimously approved rules in August and sent them to the governor's office. Gov. Paul LePage ignored the rules for more than five months and then demanded last week that they be changed to raise the minimum age to acquire naloxone to 21. The board caved to the governor's demand, and he signed the rules last week.
The administration has also delayed — for more than two years — rules needed to allow community groups to dispense naloxone, which is also known by the brand name Narcan. The Legislature passed a bill in June 2015, which became law without LePage's signature, that authorized organizations that work with "populations at high risk for a drug overdose" to establish overdose prevention programs through which they train drug users and others in administering naloxone and distribute it to them at no cost. The Department of Health and Human Services has yet to submit draft rules to implement the law.
The LePage administration has also cut reimbursement rates for and put time limits on medication-assisted treatment, both counterproductive to reversing Maine's rising overdose death rates.
Meanwhile, 376 Mainers died of drug overdoses in 2016. The trend of an average of one overdose death a day continued last year.
Maine had one of the largest increases in drug overdose deaths between 2015 and 2016, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One reason is that Maine is among the handful of states that do not allow the distribution of naloxone without a prescription.
A new cabinet group won't change attitudes in the current administration. But it could ensure more transparency and accountability, while laying the groundwork for a more effective approach from the next administration.
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Mark Lowry
Instrument: Principal Timpani
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Member of the Saint Joseph Symphony: 35 years
*Mark is retiring this year from the Saint Joseph Symphony. Thank you, Mark, for your many years of music with us!*
Mark Lowry enjoys the variety of life as a percussionist. As an orchestral musician, he performed for over 30 years with the Kansas City Symphony, Kansas City Ballet, and Lyric Opera of Kansas City. He is also timpanist with the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra and Spire Ensemble, specializing in music of the Baroque and early Classical periods. In the theater, he has performed with the national touring companies of Wicked, The Producers, Motown, Little Shop of Horrors, Spamalot, A Chorus Line, Young Frankenstein, West Side Story, and several others. He has also performed numerous stage shows with show business legends such as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennet, Marvin Hamlisch, Wynonna Judd, The Moody Blues, etc. As a teaching artist, his trio Tri-Percussion performs educational concerts throughout the Kansas City region and was awarded the 2009 Lighton Prize for Excellence as Teaching Artists. Mr. Lowry holds the Master of Music degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is a founding member of the group newEar.
Q&A with Mark Lowry
What music have you especially enjoyed performing over the years?
Well, music that really puts timpani in the spotlight! Beethoven, Brahms, & Mahler symphonies, big timpani parts like Fanfare for the Common Man and Carmina Burana, and (what a coincidence for this program) The Planets.
How did you get started playing music?
Somehow, I always wanted to play drums (there are pictures of me as a toddler banging on paint cans!) and took my first drum lesson on my 13th birthday.
What do you like best about playing timpani?
It's hard to describe, but I love how the timpani can show great delicacy and great power. The timpani often provide some of the most memorable moments in a great piece of music.
What is your idea of a perfect day?
Traveling somewhere in Europe with my wife.
How do you think we should keep symphony music alive for new generations?
When you participate in something it becomes part of your life, so give people a chance to participate in music, not just observe it or hear it. By all means stop cutting arts and music out of our educational curricula. At best the arts can teach complex thinking in a world where simplistic answers and slogans too often fail us.
What would people be surprised to know about you?
I am an accredited sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers and yes, I can pair a wine with dark chocolate! (Skip the Cabernet Sauvignon, go for a ruby port or, better, a late-bottled vintage [LBV] port). And then invite me over!


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March is one of the busiest months in the property industry with thousands of people planning a spring move, but which homes have attracted the most interest of all?
We've analysed the data and can reveal the three most popular properties in terms of views at leaders.co.uk in the last month:
1) Freeby Avenue, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield
For sale - OIEO £149,950
All this space and style for under £150,000 – it's no surprise this family home in Mansfield attracted more attention than any other property on our books in March! The three-bedroom semi is set in a desirable location and exudes a feeling of luxury throughout. Viewing is highly recommended to appreciate the large bedrooms, contemporary dining area and four-piece family bathroom! You can see more of this property here.
2) Kemsley Crescent, Milton Keynes
For sale - £550,000
With stunning views towards the countryside and the very best in modern living, this five-bedroom family home in Milton Keynes certainly captured the attention of prospective buyers last month. It is presented in immaculate condition with a super-stylish kitchen, contemporary bathroom and large, open and neutral living areas. Activity is expected to be high in April! Check out more of this property here.
3) Grange Gardens, Eastbourne
For rent - £875pcm
The only rental property to make our top three was this recently refurbished two-bedroom apartment in the popular Lower Meads area of Eastbourne. Set around a large open-plan living room, this bright and airy flat also includes a high-quality kitchen, bay windows overlooking nearby Grange Gardens and an en-suite bathroom in one of the bedrooms. It's been decorated in tasteful fashion and we think it's well worth a look! Click here to see more!
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BST&G Fire District is hosting an Open House at 350 W Cherry Street in Sunbury from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 15, in support of Fire Prevention Week, and this year's campaign is: Don't Wait – Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years.
According to the National Fire Protection Association, most American homes have at least a smoke alarm, but a recent survey revealed that only a small percentage of people know how old their smoke alarms are, or how often they need to be replaced.
That lack of awareness is a concern for BST&G Fire District firefighters and the NFPA, along with fire departments throughout the country, because smoke alarms don't last forever.
"Time and again, I've seen the life-saving impact smoke alarms can have in a home fire, but I've also seen the tragedy that can result when smoke alarms aren't working properly," said BST&G Chief Jeff Wilson. "That's why we're making a concerted effort to educate residents about the overall importance of smoke alarms, and that they do have a life limit."
NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code®, requires smoke alarms be replaced at least every 10 years, but because the public is generally unaware of this requirement, many homes have smoke alarms past their expiration date, putting people at increased risk.
Fire Prevention Week is October 9 through October 15. As the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years, NFPA is promoting this year's Fire Prevention Week campaign to better educate the public about the critical importance of knowing how old their smoke alarms are and replacing them once they're 10 years old.
Chief Wilson said to find out how old your smoke alarm is and its expiration date, simply look on the back of the alarm where the date of manufacture is marked. The smoke alarm should be replaced 10 years from that date (not the date of purchase). The BST&G Fire District also says smoke alarms should be tested monthly, and that batteries should be replaced once a year or when they begin to chirp, signaling that they're running low.
For more information on smoke alarms, visit firepreventionweek.org.
Historically, Sunbury had a fire department dating back to the 1800s. Galena had its own fire department until 1972. All that adjacent townships could do in a fire emergency was depend on their neighbors for help. In 1952, the Berkshire, Sunbury, Trenton Fire Department was formed. When the Village of Galena Fire Department dissolved, Galena came on board.
BST&G operates out of a facility located at 350 W. Cherry Street, Sunbury. The building contains a garage, day room, equipment storage areas, and office space. The department dispatches through Delaware County 911.
For additional information about BST&G Fire Department call the department's non-emergency number: 740-965-3841.
Reporter Lenny C. Lepola can be reached at 614-266-6093.