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Useless trivia
A former Arkansas mortuary worker pleaded guilty to charges that she sold 24 boxes of stolen body parts from medical school cadavers to a Pennsylvania man for nearly US$11,000 (NZ$18,500).
She was among several charged recently in what prosecutors have called a nationwide scheme to steal and sell human body parts from an Arkansas mortuary and Harvard Medical School.
She was among several charged recently in what prosecutors have called a nationwide scheme to steal and sell human body parts from an Arkansas mortuary and Harvard Medical School.
Useless trivia
Well obviously lots of government's are working on a killer virus and WW3 is just around the corner with an almost predictable atomic end ...
So this could be the final chapter...
Then the blue men can clean up and reseed the planet , or whats left of it
So this could be the final chapter...
Then the blue men can clean up and reseed the planet , or whats left of it
A ban on TikTok...
The short video above was only a snippet.
This is the 'full frontal attack' probing if the TikTok CEO is a communist.
This questioning sounds like something from the 1950's
This is the 'full frontal attack' probing if the TikTok CEO is a communist.
This questioning sounds like something from the 1950's
RE: Useless trivia
And this is just the beginning Blue.
I think we may have put a wee bee too many folk on this globe,
and now we ain't going back unless through hardship.
I think we may have put a wee bee too many folk on this globe,
and now we ain't going back unless through hardship.
Useless trivia
As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains west of Mexico City.
Rivers and even whole lakes are disappearing in the once green and lush state of Michoacan, as the drought combines with a surge in the use of water for the country’s lucrative export crops, led by avocados.
In recent days, subsistence farmers and activists from the Michoacan town of Villa Madero organised teams to go into the mountains and rip out illegal water pumps and breach unlicensed irrigation holding ponds.
Rivers and even whole lakes are disappearing in the once green and lush state of Michoacan, as the drought combines with a surge in the use of water for the country’s lucrative export crops, led by avocados.
In recent days, subsistence farmers and activists from the Michoacan town of Villa Madero organised teams to go into the mountains and rip out illegal water pumps and breach unlicensed irrigation holding ponds.
What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............
The book of Ephesians hits on a wide range of moral and ethical behaviors, designed to ensure believers are living up to our heavenly calling. As we continue in our faith from day to day, month to month, and year to year, the temptation to get comfortable will always exist. However, Paul presented the gift of God in Christ and the benefits we receive so clearly that we cannot help but ask ourselves if our lives reflect that reality as they should.
How have you grown in your Christian life since you came to faith in Jesus Christ? The latter half of Ephesians makes clear that spiritual growth occurs primarily in community with others, iron sharpening iron (Proverbs 27:17). Your Christian “walk” (in other words, your daily life) is to be characterized by unity, holiness, love, wisdom, and perseverance in spiritual warfare.
Maturity yields benefits in believers’ moral lives, but it extends far beyond that as well. Increased maturity benefits the community at large, leading us as Christians to present a more consistent witness to the working of God in our lives as well as protecting us from the harmful divisions and quarrels that have plagued so many communities throughout history.
Copyright ©? 2010 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.
How have you grown in your Christian life since you came to faith in Jesus Christ? The latter half of Ephesians makes clear that spiritual growth occurs primarily in community with others, iron sharpening iron (Proverbs 27:17). Your Christian “walk” (in other words, your daily life) is to be characterized by unity, holiness, love, wisdom, and perseverance in spiritual warfare.
Maturity yields benefits in believers’ moral lives, but it extends far beyond that as well. Increased maturity benefits the community at large, leading us as Christians to present a more consistent witness to the working of God in our lives as well as protecting us from the harmful divisions and quarrels that have plagued so many communities throughout history.
Copyright ©? 2010 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.
RE: Useless trivia
This guy has got the right touch with dogs.
A pro trainer who tame the most wildest of beasts.
All respect to him- this expertiize is worth every cent.
(shorts only like 1min clip):
A pro trainer who tame the most wildest of beasts.
All respect to him- this expertiize is worth every cent.
(shorts only like 1min clip):
Useless trivia
The former Instagram influencer known as “Jay Mazini” who swindled millions of dollars from online followers and a network of Muslims during the pandemic was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday (local time), prosecutors said.
Jebara Igbara, 28, of New Jersey, had pleaded guilty to fraud charges, admitting that he created a Ponzi scheme that involved cryptocurrency frauds netting around NZD$13.4 million. Prosecutors say the money funded a decadent lifestyle that included luxury cars and a lot of gambling.
Exploiting the economic chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, Igbara leveraged connections in the Muslim community to gather investments for his firm Hallal Capital LLC, saying it would earn returns on stocks, and the reselling of electronics and personal protective equipment.
“Shamefully, he targeted his own religious community, taking advantage of their trust in him so he could spend and gamble their hard-earned money,” said Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, in a statement.
As he networked with high-value investors locally, Igbara amplified his online persona, reaching around 1 million Instagram followers, prosecutors said.
Jebara Igbara, 28, of New Jersey, had pleaded guilty to fraud charges, admitting that he created a Ponzi scheme that involved cryptocurrency frauds netting around NZD$13.4 million. Prosecutors say the money funded a decadent lifestyle that included luxury cars and a lot of gambling.
Exploiting the economic chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, Igbara leveraged connections in the Muslim community to gather investments for his firm Hallal Capital LLC, saying it would earn returns on stocks, and the reselling of electronics and personal protective equipment.
“Shamefully, he targeted his own religious community, taking advantage of their trust in him so he could spend and gamble their hard-earned money,” said Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, in a statement.
As he networked with high-value investors locally, Igbara amplified his online persona, reaching around 1 million Instagram followers, prosecutors said.
What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............
Who wrote the book of Ephesians?
For a brief time at the end of his second missionary journey, and then for more than two years on his third missionary journey, Paul ministered to the church at Ephesus (Acts 18:18–21; 19:1–41). During his time in this city that housed the famous temple to the Greek goddess Artemis, Paul saw many converted to faith in Jesus Christ and many others who opposed his preaching in the synagogues and homes. One prominent silversmith, Demetrius, who made implements for the worship of Artemis, found his business suffering greatly because people were converting to Christianity. The ensuing near-riot led Paul to leave the city, but only after the apostle had done much to stabilize and grow the Christian community there.
Where are we?
Paul wrote the letter to the Ephesians sometime in AD 60–61, around the same time he wrote Colossians and Philemon, as he sent all three letters by the hand of Tychicus, accompanied by Onesimus (Ephesians 6:21; Colossians 4:7–9; Philemon 1:10–12). It was during this time that Paul sat in Rome undergoing his first Roman imprisonment (Ephesians 3:1; 4:1), making Ephesians one of the four epistles commonly known as the Prison Epistles. The others are Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon.
Why is Ephesians so important?
Second Corinthians and Galatians abound with personal touches from Paul, either about his own life or that of the recipients. Ephesians, on the other hand, stands at the opposite end of the spectrum as one of Paul’s most formal letters. While Galatians offers instructions particularly important for those churches overrun with legalism, Ephesians deals with topics at the very core of what it means to be a Christian—both in faith and in practice—regardless of any particular problem in the community.
What's the big idea?
Paul divided his letter to the Ephesians into two clear segments; applying the truths of the first makes possible the actions and lifestyle of the second. Paul spent the first three chapters of the letter discussing God’s creation of a holy community by His gift of grace in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The members of this community have been chosen by God through the work of Christ, adopted as sons and daughters of God, and brought near to the Father through faith in His Son. All people with this faith—Jews and Gentiles alike—were dead in their transgressions and sins but have been made alive because of the person and work of Jesus Christ.
While Paul was not responding to a particular theological or moral problem, he wanted to protect against future problems by encouraging the Ephesians to mature in their faith. So after laying out profound theological truths in the first half of the book, Paul made his purpose clear: he expected that this community of faith would walk in accordance with its heavenly calling (Ephesians 4:1). As a result of the theological realities Christians accept by their faith in God, several practices should follow in their relationships within the church, in the home, and in the world.
How do I apply this?
For a brief time at the end of his second missionary journey, and then for more than two years on his third missionary journey, Paul ministered to the church at Ephesus (Acts 18:18–21; 19:1–41). During his time in this city that housed the famous temple to the Greek goddess Artemis, Paul saw many converted to faith in Jesus Christ and many others who opposed his preaching in the synagogues and homes. One prominent silversmith, Demetrius, who made implements for the worship of Artemis, found his business suffering greatly because people were converting to Christianity. The ensuing near-riot led Paul to leave the city, but only after the apostle had done much to stabilize and grow the Christian community there.
Where are we?
Paul wrote the letter to the Ephesians sometime in AD 60–61, around the same time he wrote Colossians and Philemon, as he sent all three letters by the hand of Tychicus, accompanied by Onesimus (Ephesians 6:21; Colossians 4:7–9; Philemon 1:10–12). It was during this time that Paul sat in Rome undergoing his first Roman imprisonment (Ephesians 3:1; 4:1), making Ephesians one of the four epistles commonly known as the Prison Epistles. The others are Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon.
Why is Ephesians so important?
Second Corinthians and Galatians abound with personal touches from Paul, either about his own life or that of the recipients. Ephesians, on the other hand, stands at the opposite end of the spectrum as one of Paul’s most formal letters. While Galatians offers instructions particularly important for those churches overrun with legalism, Ephesians deals with topics at the very core of what it means to be a Christian—both in faith and in practice—regardless of any particular problem in the community.
What's the big idea?
Paul divided his letter to the Ephesians into two clear segments; applying the truths of the first makes possible the actions and lifestyle of the second. Paul spent the first three chapters of the letter discussing God’s creation of a holy community by His gift of grace in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The members of this community have been chosen by God through the work of Christ, adopted as sons and daughters of God, and brought near to the Father through faith in His Son. All people with this faith—Jews and Gentiles alike—were dead in their transgressions and sins but have been made alive because of the person and work of Jesus Christ.
While Paul was not responding to a particular theological or moral problem, he wanted to protect against future problems by encouraging the Ephesians to mature in their faith. So after laying out profound theological truths in the first half of the book, Paul made his purpose clear: he expected that this community of faith would walk in accordance with its heavenly calling (Ephesians 4:1). As a result of the theological realities Christians accept by their faith in God, several practices should follow in their relationships within the church, in the home, and in the world.
How do I apply this?
RE: Cashing in on Johnny
An American treasure. Check out the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville, Tennessee if you have a chance. A very nice experience
A ban on TikTok...
This YouTube video came on my radar today. It's a US senator grilling a TikTok CEO about his nationality.
RE: Do you want to write your best book ever?
Good interesting blog Johny 
But since I'm going to bed now I'll have to leave commenting for again
But since I'm going to bed now I'll have to leave commenting for again
Only the Irish can save Ireland
Thank you OutLaw 
Same can't be said for our socalled minister for justice
Same can't be said for our socalled minister for justice
Useless trivia
Unreleased Johnny Cash album, Songwriter, is set for a posthumous release after being reworked by his son John Carter Cash.
The 11 songs, which were recorded as demos in 1993, have been stripped back to just Cash's signature bass-baritone voice and acoustic guitar by his and the late June Carter Cash's 54-year-old son.
Cash died, aged 71, in 2003, and he had recorded the tracks at LSI Studios in Nashville a decade prior to his passing.
The tapes were abandoned when Cash decided to record American Recordings with super-producer and longtime collaborator Rick Rubin. However, re-recordings of Drive On and Like A Soldier were used on that record.
His son said in a statement: "I wanted it to be songs that mostly people hadn't heard and that paid close attention to who he was as a songwriter and who he was as an American voice
The 11 songs, which were recorded as demos in 1993, have been stripped back to just Cash's signature bass-baritone voice and acoustic guitar by his and the late June Carter Cash's 54-year-old son.
Cash died, aged 71, in 2003, and he had recorded the tracks at LSI Studios in Nashville a decade prior to his passing.
The tapes were abandoned when Cash decided to record American Recordings with super-producer and longtime collaborator Rick Rubin. However, re-recordings of Drive On and Like A Soldier were used on that record.
His son said in a statement: "I wanted it to be songs that mostly people hadn't heard and that paid close attention to who he was as a songwriter and who he was as an American voice
Useless trivia
It's been 434 days since the family of imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova heard from her, her relatives said overnight on the activist's 42nd birthday.
Kolesnikova, who was serving 11 years in prison for helping organise anti-government protests in Belarus in 2020, and other imprisoned opposition figures have been held incommunicado for months on end, raising fears for their wellbeing.
"It's the fourth birthday that Maria spends behind bars, and recently we received information that her health is deteriorating and we don't know if she's being treated at all," her sister Tatsiana Khomich told Belarusian media.
Khomich added that the last letter the family received from Kolesnikova came in February 2023, and bits and pieces of news about her trickle through other inmates.
Belarus was rocked by mass protests after an election in 2020 that gave authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko his sixth term in office — a vote denounced by the West and the opposition as fraudulent
Kolesnikova, who was serving 11 years in prison for helping organise anti-government protests in Belarus in 2020, and other imprisoned opposition figures have been held incommunicado for months on end, raising fears for their wellbeing.
"It's the fourth birthday that Maria spends behind bars, and recently we received information that her health is deteriorating and we don't know if she's being treated at all," her sister Tatsiana Khomich told Belarusian media.
Khomich added that the last letter the family received from Kolesnikova came in February 2023, and bits and pieces of news about her trickle through other inmates.
Belarus was rocked by mass protests after an election in 2020 that gave authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko his sixth term in office — a vote denounced by the West and the opposition as fraudulent
What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............
Unfortunately, the false teaching brought to the Galatian churches by the Judaizers has been extremely difficult to root out even today. We must walk a fine line—on one hand, we do not want to fall into the legalism that the Galatians struggled with, but on the other, we cannot just live as if anything goes. The Christian’s commitment to Christ is based on the free gift of grace through faith, but as Paul articulated at the end of Galatians, it also results in a life of walking by the Spirit.
Is the fruit of the Spirit evident in your life, or do you find yourself living according to the flesh or “the compulsions of selfishness” (Galatians 5:16–26 MESSAGE)? Too often we lose ourselves at the extremes, ending in a legalistic attempt to earn our salvation or a devil-may-care attitude about our sin.
Use Paul’s words in Galatians as an encouragement to pursue a life of holiness, not in your own strength but in the knowledge of God’s empowering grace in your life.
Copyright ©? 2010 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.
Is the fruit of the Spirit evident in your life, or do you find yourself living according to the flesh or “the compulsions of selfishness” (Galatians 5:16–26 MESSAGE)? Too often we lose ourselves at the extremes, ending in a legalistic attempt to earn our salvation or a devil-may-care attitude about our sin.
Use Paul’s words in Galatians as an encouragement to pursue a life of holiness, not in your own strength but in the knowledge of God’s empowering grace in your life.
Copyright ©? 2010 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.
What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............
Who wrote the book of Galatians?
Galatians has always been among those Pauline epistles least challenged on the issue of authorship. Paul wrote to the churches in southern Galatia after having a hand in starting them on his first missionary journey to Asia Minor. Paul’s close relationship to these churches helps to explain the extremely strong tone he took with them from the very beginning of the letter. Galatians exhibits Paul at his angriest, as he risked the good favor of the converts in those churches to make sure they were on the path of truth and not led off into deception. In fact, to emphasize the seriousness of his purpose, he took the pen from his scribe and wrote the end of the letter himself in large letters (Galatians 6:11).
Where are we?
Upon arriving back in Antioch from his first missionary journey after eighteen months on the road, Paul received a report that the churches he had started in Galatia had fallen into hard times—specifically, they had fallen into error. A group of Judaizers—those who sought to make living under the Mosaic Law a requirement of the Christian faith—had gained an influence in the Galatians churches. Paul wrote the book a few months before his attendance at the Jerusalem Council in AD 49, a meeting where the apostles would take up this very topic (Acts 15:1–30).
Why is Galatians so important?
In advance of the Jerusalem Council, Paul’s letter speaks wisdom and clarity into the first real controversy that plagued the church in its early years—the relationship between Christian Jews and Christian Gentiles. Paul’s aggressive tone shows just how important it was to him that the people embrace unity in Christ, no matter their racial distinctions. For him, this was no minor issue, as he went so far as to call the Galatians deserters of Christ, people turning from the truth toward a gospel contrary to the one they had received from Paul (Galatians 1:6–9).
What's the big idea?
When the Galatians fell away so quickly from the gospel of grace Paul had preached to them, they also made clear their disloyalty to Paul’s authority as an apostle. Therefore, Paul began the letter to the Galatians by spending two chapters defending that very issue. Only in chapter 3 did he begin to get to the heart of their error; namely, that these Galatians sought to be justified by the Mosaic Law. In contrast, Paul presented his argument that justification comes to people by faith in Jesus Christ, not by their works under the Law.
Part of the problem that confronted the Galatians came in one of the arguments made by the Judaizes. These false teachers suggested that to live by grace and in freedom meant to live a lawless and therefore degenerate life. And so in the final chapters of the letter, Paul made clear that justification—an act of grace through faith—need not result in a sinful lifestyle. Because Christians have been freed from bondage to the sinful nature, we now have the path of holiness open to us.
How do I apply this?
Galatians has always been among those Pauline epistles least challenged on the issue of authorship. Paul wrote to the churches in southern Galatia after having a hand in starting them on his first missionary journey to Asia Minor. Paul’s close relationship to these churches helps to explain the extremely strong tone he took with them from the very beginning of the letter. Galatians exhibits Paul at his angriest, as he risked the good favor of the converts in those churches to make sure they were on the path of truth and not led off into deception. In fact, to emphasize the seriousness of his purpose, he took the pen from his scribe and wrote the end of the letter himself in large letters (Galatians 6:11).
Where are we?
Upon arriving back in Antioch from his first missionary journey after eighteen months on the road, Paul received a report that the churches he had started in Galatia had fallen into hard times—specifically, they had fallen into error. A group of Judaizers—those who sought to make living under the Mosaic Law a requirement of the Christian faith—had gained an influence in the Galatians churches. Paul wrote the book a few months before his attendance at the Jerusalem Council in AD 49, a meeting where the apostles would take up this very topic (Acts 15:1–30).
Why is Galatians so important?
In advance of the Jerusalem Council, Paul’s letter speaks wisdom and clarity into the first real controversy that plagued the church in its early years—the relationship between Christian Jews and Christian Gentiles. Paul’s aggressive tone shows just how important it was to him that the people embrace unity in Christ, no matter their racial distinctions. For him, this was no minor issue, as he went so far as to call the Galatians deserters of Christ, people turning from the truth toward a gospel contrary to the one they had received from Paul (Galatians 1:6–9).
What's the big idea?
When the Galatians fell away so quickly from the gospel of grace Paul had preached to them, they also made clear their disloyalty to Paul’s authority as an apostle. Therefore, Paul began the letter to the Galatians by spending two chapters defending that very issue. Only in chapter 3 did he begin to get to the heart of their error; namely, that these Galatians sought to be justified by the Mosaic Law. In contrast, Paul presented his argument that justification comes to people by faith in Jesus Christ, not by their works under the Law.
Part of the problem that confronted the Galatians came in one of the arguments made by the Judaizes. These false teachers suggested that to live by grace and in freedom meant to live a lawless and therefore degenerate life. And so in the final chapters of the letter, Paul made clear that justification—an act of grace through faith—need not result in a sinful lifestyle. Because Christians have been freed from bondage to the sinful nature, we now have the path of holiness open to us.
How do I apply this?
RE: A ban on TikTok...
So was this the bargaining chip for is the arms/aid deal just recently passed stateside?
RE: Day 2 of my 1 week off work - and I'm already bored.
Billy "OneArm" Meier!
ETs ate his Arm!
ETs ate his Arm!
RE: 4/23/24 - 1st NPR Electoral Vote Map Of '24 Shows Trump Up 283 - 255 | 270 Needed To Win
Dear zombies & vampire units,
While the TV amps the Trumpet
The real dirty work of UN / WHO*- WEF
Goes bye @ speed & precious few speed bumps.
* world health obviously.
While the TV amps the Trumpet
The real dirty work of UN / WHO*- WEF
Goes bye @ speed & precious few speed bumps.
* world health obviously.
RE: President Trump has made 4,229 false or misleading claims in 558 days
Comment $ponsor | .New Jersey Grip & Forge.
Every Ware wolf, vampire, butt whole serfer, Uriah
Heep of quantum Duck...
Yes, every Cajun, Queer & regional nut job..
Along with many medical media savants
Wish we had the peace & stability & semi - $ane petroleum loop of 2017 -18..
For reals echoes the Santa Cruz coed.
...[ .so if you are going to parrot the NY times
..chances R you will soon be wearing the egghat
Of shame. ] ..
As long as his personal 5 gee bliss is in play,
The modern don key entertains no picture of
Reality & the new [ digital ] order....) . which of
Necessity, means upheaval, insurrection & world war.
Get ready. ) New Order.
.. change. ) Dismemberment plan.
Government plates ) death grip.
..sync. ) .. welcome to machine ) .the Floyd
TAPS. ) Left hand path. ) Entombed.
Every Ware wolf, vampire, butt whole serfer, Uriah
Heep of quantum Duck...
Yes, every Cajun, Queer & regional nut job..
Along with many medical media savants
Wish we had the peace & stability & semi - $ane petroleum loop of 2017 -18..
For reals echoes the Santa Cruz coed.
...[ .so if you are going to parrot the NY times
..chances R you will soon be wearing the egghat
Of shame. ] ..
As long as his personal 5 gee bliss is in play,
The modern don key entertains no picture of
Reality & the new [ digital ] order....) . which of
Necessity, means upheaval, insurrection & world war.
Get ready. ) New Order.
.. change. ) Dismemberment plan.
Government plates ) death grip.
..sync. ) .. welcome to machine ) .the Floyd
TAPS. ) Left hand path. ) Entombed.
RE: President Trump has made 4,229 false or misleading claims in 558 days
Comment $ponsor | .New Jersey Grip & Forge.
Every Ware wolf, vampire, butt whole serfer, Uriah
Heep of quantum Duck...
Yes, every Cajun, Queer & regional nut job..
Along with many medical media savants
Wish we had the peace & stability & semi - $ane petroleum loop of 2017 -18..
For reals echoes the Santa Cruz coed.
...[ .so if you are going to parrot the NY times
..chances R you will soon be wearing the egghat
Of shame. ] ..
As long as his personal 5 gee bliss is in play,
The modern don key entertains no picture of
Reality & the new [ digital ] order....) . which of
Necessity, means upheaval, insurrection & world war.
Get ready. ) New Order.
.. change. ) Dismemberment plan.
Government plates ) death grip.
..sync. ) .. welcome to machine ) .the Floyd
TAPS. ) Left hand path. ) Entombed.
Every Ware wolf, vampire, butt whole serfer, Uriah
Heep of quantum Duck...
Yes, every Cajun, Queer & regional nut job..
Along with many medical media savants
Wish we had the peace & stability & semi - $ane petroleum loop of 2017 -18..
For reals echoes the Santa Cruz coed.
...[ .so if you are going to parrot the NY times
..chances R you will soon be wearing the egghat
Of shame. ] ..
As long as his personal 5 gee bliss is in play,
The modern don key entertains no picture of
Reality & the new [ digital ] order....) . which of
Necessity, means upheaval, insurrection & world war.
Get ready. ) New Order.
.. change. ) Dismemberment plan.
Government plates ) death grip.
..sync. ) .. welcome to machine ) .the Floyd
TAPS. ) Left hand path. ) Entombed.
RE: Day 2 of my 1 week off work - and I'm already bored.
figu.org
boredom gone forever.
boredom gone forever.
The Lyrid meteor showers...
rob, again amazing shots.
I'm working several projects and went to be around midnight, up at 4am to check messages and actually out of bed at 6.
We had clear skies, but looking for meteors wasn't in my schedule!
I'm working several projects and went to be around midnight, up at 4am to check messages and actually out of bed at 6.
We had clear skies, but looking for meteors wasn't in my schedule!
RE: The Lyrid meteor showers...
Galaxy S23+ Mobile Full Moon & Night function images
RE: The Lyrid meteor showers...
Full Moon + Clouds to Collage taken 6-30 p.m. EST Australia
RE: 4/23/24 - 1st NPR Electoral Vote Map Of '24 Shows Trump Up 283 - 255 | 270 Needed To Win
Nice poll and from ultra lib NPR no less. 
RE: 4/23/24 - 1st NPR Electoral Vote Map Of '24 Shows Trump Up 283 - 255 | 270 Needed To Win
US$1 Swiss Frank 0.91 February 1990
April 16 2024:
A rally in the U.S. dollar is accelerating, as stubborn inflation sows doubts over how aggressively the Federal Reserve will be able to cut rates this year compared to other central banks.
The U.S. dollar index (.DXY)
, opens new tab, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, is up 4.6% this year and stands near its highest levels since early November. The index rose 1.7% last week, its biggest weekly gain since September 2022.
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The fluctuating value of the U.S. dollar and what it means for investors
April 18, 2024
The dollar gained against Europe’s common currency, the euro, and other foreign currencies in 2024’s opening months.
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The euro-to-dollar exchange rate fluctuated significantly in 2022, reaching its lowest recorded value since 2008 during that time. Figures were different later in the year, however, with a rate of 1.07 USD recorded at the end of April 21, 2024. The average (standardized) measure is based on the calculation of many observations throughout the period in question. It is therefore different than an annual measure at point in time, which reflects concrete values as of end of the year.
Establishment
The euro, which was established in 1992, introduced in non-physical form in 1999 and finally rolled out in 2002, is used by 19 of the 27 member states of the European Union. This group of 19 countries is otherwise known as the eurozone or euro area. By 2018, the total value of euro currency in circulation was almost 1.2 trillion euros, or over 3.4 thousand euros per capita.
Euro to USD
Between 2001 and 2008, the average annual exchange rate of the euro to the U.S. dollar noted a steep increase. In 2008, the euro to U.S. dollar annual average exchange rate was equal to 1.47, which meant that one euro could buy 1.47 U.S. dollars. By 2019, this value had decreased overall, to a value of 1.12 which meant that one euro could buy 1.12 U.S. dollars. Similar dynamics in the euro to U.S. dollar exchange rate were also reflected in the monthly exchange rate in recent years.
April 16 2024:
A rally in the U.S. dollar is accelerating, as stubborn inflation sows doubts over how aggressively the Federal Reserve will be able to cut rates this year compared to other central banks.
The U.S. dollar index (.DXY)
, opens new tab, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, is up 4.6% this year and stands near its highest levels since early November. The index rose 1.7% last week, its biggest weekly gain since September 2022.
_____________________________________________
The fluctuating value of the U.S. dollar and what it means for investors
April 18, 2024
The dollar gained against Europe’s common currency, the euro, and other foreign currencies in 2024’s opening months.
_______________________________________
The euro-to-dollar exchange rate fluctuated significantly in 2022, reaching its lowest recorded value since 2008 during that time. Figures were different later in the year, however, with a rate of 1.07 USD recorded at the end of April 21, 2024. The average (standardized) measure is based on the calculation of many observations throughout the period in question. It is therefore different than an annual measure at point in time, which reflects concrete values as of end of the year.
Establishment
The euro, which was established in 1992, introduced in non-physical form in 1999 and finally rolled out in 2002, is used by 19 of the 27 member states of the European Union. This group of 19 countries is otherwise known as the eurozone or euro area. By 2018, the total value of euro currency in circulation was almost 1.2 trillion euros, or over 3.4 thousand euros per capita.
Euro to USD
Between 2001 and 2008, the average annual exchange rate of the euro to the U.S. dollar noted a steep increase. In 2008, the euro to U.S. dollar annual average exchange rate was equal to 1.47, which meant that one euro could buy 1.47 U.S. dollars. By 2019, this value had decreased overall, to a value of 1.12 which meant that one euro could buy 1.12 U.S. dollars. Similar dynamics in the euro to U.S. dollar exchange rate were also reflected in the monthly exchange rate in recent years.
RE: 4/23/24 - 1st NPR Electoral Vote Map Of '24 Shows Trump Up 283 - 255 | 270 Needed To Win
Donald is not happy:
The Dollar has just hit a 34 year high against the Yen, a total disaster for the United States. When I was President, I spent a good deal of time telling Japan and China, in particular, you can’t do that. It sounds good to stupid people, but it is a disaster for our manufacturers and others. They are actually unable to compete and will be forced to either lose lots of business, or build plants, or whatever, in the “smart” Countries. This is what made Japan and China into behemoths years ago. I put limits on both (and others!), and if they violated those limits, there was hell to pay. Biden has let it go. Watch them now pick apart the U.S. It will be an open field day. Don’t let this happen Crooked Joe. Wake up and smell the roses!
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The Dollar has just hit a 34 year high against the Yen, a total disaster for the United States. When I was President, I spent a good deal of time telling Japan and China, in particular, you can’t do that. It sounds good to stupid people, but it is a disaster for our manufacturers and others. They are actually unable to compete and will be forced to either lose lots of business, or build plants, or whatever, in the “smart” Countries. This is what made Japan and China into behemoths years ago. I put limits on both (and others!), and if they violated those limits, there was hell to pay. Biden has let it go. Watch them now pick apart the U.S. It will be an open field day. Don’t let this happen Crooked Joe. Wake up and smell the roses!
@realDonaldTrump/posts/
What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............
Corinth was a large, international metropolis, filled with people from different backgrounds. Idol worship to gods such as Aphrodite was particularly prominent in the city, though Corinth contained numerous temptations far beyond her temples. In this sense, Corinth was very much like a modern urban area, containing unending opportunities to engage in sinful behavior without any apparent consequences.
Such a community clearly had a negative influence on the Corinthian church. But notice that Paul’s instruction to the believers was not to retreat from their city. This was not Paul’s vision for the church then or now. Instead, he directed us to live out our commitment to Christ ever more faithfully in the midst of nonbelievers. Paul expected that we Christians would shine our light into the dark places of their world by worshiping in a unified community that was accountable to one another. He expected that we would settle our problems internally, that we would encourage one another in the pursuit of purity, and that we would strive together by holding tightly to the hope of our bodily resurrection to come.
What can you do within your local church to make this kind of community more of a reality?
Copyright ©? 2010 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.
Such a community clearly had a negative influence on the Corinthian church. But notice that Paul’s instruction to the believers was not to retreat from their city. This was not Paul’s vision for the church then or now. Instead, he directed us to live out our commitment to Christ ever more faithfully in the midst of nonbelievers. Paul expected that we Christians would shine our light into the dark places of their world by worshiping in a unified community that was accountable to one another. He expected that we would settle our problems internally, that we would encourage one another in the pursuit of purity, and that we would strive together by holding tightly to the hope of our bodily resurrection to come.
What can you do within your local church to make this kind of community more of a reality?
Copyright ©? 2010 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.
RE: 4/23/24 - 1st NPR Electoral Vote Map Of '24 Shows Trump Up 283 - 255 | 270 Needed To Win
Look out for late counting in swing states, the theft is easiest done at night.
Crossing my fingers though for 4 more years of the peoples candidate.
Crossing my fingers though for 4 more years of the peoples candidate.
Useless trivia
A 10-year-old boy awoke to find his parents and three brothers dead in their southwest Oklahoma City home, all fatally shot by his father, police said today.
"[The boy] woke up and discovered what had happened," said Sergeant Gary Knight, describing the scene as "carnage".
"Make no mistake about it, what happened in that residence was nothing short of a massacre," Knight said.
Police believe Jonathan Candy, 42, killed his wife, 39-year-old Lindsay Candy, and sons 18-year-old Dylan Candy, 14-year-old Ethan Candy and 12-year-old Lucas Candy.
He said Jonathan Candy then turned the gun on himself.
"[The boy] woke up and discovered what had happened," said Sergeant Gary Knight, describing the scene as "carnage".
"Make no mistake about it, what happened in that residence was nothing short of a massacre," Knight said.
Police believe Jonathan Candy, 42, killed his wife, 39-year-old Lindsay Candy, and sons 18-year-old Dylan Candy, 14-year-old Ethan Candy and 12-year-old Lucas Candy.
He said Jonathan Candy then turned the gun on himself.