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I received this letter from one Brian Literski (firstname.lastname@example.com). Here it is, unedited, with a second note he also sent. I declined debate with him (per my policy on anti-Catholics) but invited him to come to this blog and intereact with my readers:
Dear Dave,
I stumbled onto your site while surfing the net. I am
a former roman catholic. Actually I was only a roman
catholic by virtue of being raised in the catholic
system until I was 15, the age i stopped attending
religious services and religious classes.
I was never a catholic by choice.
I became a born-again christian in 1981/1982. A time
after my salvation I studied the official and approved
teachings and doctrines of romanism.
Sir, you've likely heard it before but let me say it
again, the "church" of Rome is and always has been a
christian cult:; in fact it is the "christianized"
religion of babylon.
What I say I say without hyperbolic rhetoric: the
extra-biblical teachings of Rome (tradition) are an
abhorrent and vile abomination
The "Mass" of the roman system is the quintessential
abomination taught and practiced by Rome. Sinful
mortals (roman priests) pretend to claim the
high-priestly office (the priesthood of Melchizedek
that God alone holds--see Hebrews chapter 7) and
thereby perpetuate the sacrifice of Jesus Christ,
although in a bloodless manner.
Mr. Armsrtrong, you claim to be a christian. Sir, if
Jesus Christ is your Lord as you claim, you would
accept His words at face value, for there is no
equivocation or vagueness to His words. Regarding His
sacrifice for the sins of the world He said on the
cross, "It is finished." Finished, completed,
accomplished, done.
John 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the
vinegar, he said, IT IS FINISHED: and he bowed his
head, and gave up the ghost.
Rom 6:10 For in that he died, HE DIED UNTO SIN ONCE:
but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Rom 6:9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead
Mr. Armstrong these scriptures make plain that the
very core teaching of romanism, the mass, is an
unbiblical lie that the church of Rome uses to
inexorably bind spiritually blind and deceived souls
to itself.
Rom. 6:9 above says Jesus Christ dies no more, He is
forever resurrected from the dead, death has no more
power over Him Yet the church of Rome through its
priestcraft claims otherwise. Rome's "tradition"
claims Christ Jesus is perpetually dying in the
"sacrifice of the nass." that DEATH STILL DOES HAVE
DOMINION OVER HIM! Jesus Christ in His own words and
through His inspired written word, the Holy Bible,
perfectally refutes the lie that is the alleged
perpetual sacrifice of Himself in the blasphemous
occult ritual that is the mass of the "church' of
Rome claims the mass is a "bloodless sacrifice." For a
sacrifice to be effectual, according to the Bible,
BLOOD MUST BE SHED.If the sacrifice allegedly
occurring in the mass is to be effectual for the
remission of sins BLOOD MUST BE SHED. No blood is shed
in the mass, nor how could it be: human blood can't be
squeezed from a turnip, let alone from wafer
bread.Since no blood is shed in the mass the mass as a
means for the remission of sins is an impotent,
blasphemous fraud.
Heb. 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged
with blood; and WITHOUT SHEDDING OF BLOOD IS NO
Mr. Armstrong the plain, simple, unequivocal,
straight-forward language of these scriptures I've
included here make plain why Rome has banned the Bible
from its adherents throughout its history, they had
something to hide: the truth.
Matt. 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect
through your tradition... The Word of God, the Bible,
is nade of none effect to the deceived multitudes
tethered to the "chuch' of Rome.
2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not
endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall
they heap to themselves teachers, having itching
Mr. Armstrong real christians don't glory in the
brutal, bloody sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the sins
of the world as romanism does and is wont to do, we
glory in His resurrection in that we too, like our
savior, are raised to newness of life.
There is only one person who delights in the perpetual
death, the gruesome sacrifice of the Lord Jesus:
Satan, the Father lies. Satan's "finest hour" or so he
thought was the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Christ's
resurrection spoiled Satan's plans. If there was ever
an indicator who the lord of romanism is, its the
alleged "resacrifice" thousands of times a day around
the world of Jesus Christ. Only Satan glorys in Christ
Jesus' death, and so Satan's creation, the church of
Rome, sees Christ Jesus allegedly killed again and
again, ad infinitum, in their filthy ritual known as
the mass.
Rev. 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven,
saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not
partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her
Come out of her Mr. Armstrong!
Brian Literski
Dear Dave,
Please know my commentary I sent you is not a personal attack!!
Just wanted to clarify my "thoughts from a formercatholic" letter I sent you is in no way intended as apersonal attack against you or any roman catholic. As a former catholic my desire is to share the truth with catholics, albeit in a straightforward, no-nonsense way. I've learned as a christian of 24 years in sharing the gospel, particularly when it involves exposing falsehood, no matter how you present it the truth will be painful to hear to those who hear it. As someone who's shared the gospel with many catholics through the years I've decided long ago not to mince words on the issue of the un-biblical, "tradition"based teachings of catholicism that only deceives and misleads them from the perfect liberty available to them in Christ Jesus by grace through faith alone.
Brian Literski
Monday, April 25, 2005
"Some Thoughts From a Former Catholic"
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Hello Dave, I'm an ex-Baptist thinking about becoming a Catholic, but before I do, I have about mandatory clerical celibacy. I do not deny that celibacy is a gift to the Church, which both Jesus and Apostle St. Paul say, and that it leads an unhindered spiritual life. But, 1 Timothy 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-7 make the requirements of clergy being married and having children. Even if it's just limiting polygamy, which I'm not sure, should celibacy still be made mandatory for ordaining clergy?
It's a disciplinary decision. Every institution has the right to set its rules. The Catholic Church decided that it wanted its clergy to be of the sort that Paul describes in 1 Corinthians: to draw from the pool of those men called to undistracted devotion to the Lord.
It's not a dogma: just a rule. But in eastern Catholicism, married clergy are allowed.
I always use the example of the military and sports. If you are 4 feet tall, you won't be able to play in the NBA. If you can't walk, chances are you won't be in combat, etc.
So the Church says, "we want our priests to be celibate so they can give their whole attention to the flock, and not divide it between the flock and their wives and children.
Talk to some "PKs" in the Protestant world, to see how well it works out having a pastor for a father. This is great practical and spiritual wisdom. It comes right from Paul, after all, and his model and that of Jesus and most of the disciples.
In addition to what Dave wrote, I would also like to comment on the following:
Greenwarrior: "1 Timothy 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-7 make the requirements of clergy being married and having children."
St. Paul could hardly be requiring the clergy to be married, when he himself was celibate and commended that way of life.
Greenwarrior: "Even if it's just limiting polygamy, which I'm not sure, should celibacy still be made mandatory for ordaining clergy?"
I doubt that Paul's reference to a bishop or presbyter being "the husband of one wife" has anything to do with polygamy. Polygamy was not current in Paul's milieu. There's no evidence of it in the New Testament, for instance. What Paul probably means is that a bishop or presbyter should be the husband of "at most" one wife in his lifetime; that is, that he should not remarry if his wife dies. Given that there was no restriction on laymen remarrying, this is actually a step towards a rule of clerical celibacy in that Paul stipulated that widowed clergymen must remain celibate.
No second clerical marriage was the rule in the churches under Paul's direct supervision; it's not a rule for the universal church for all time. The Latin rite was free to adopt a stricter discipline, and it did.
Requirements for ordination are something for the hierarchy to determine, not we laymen. They set the rules for their own order.
The ideal Roman woman was a "woman of one man" (univira in Latin), a woman who married only once, and who stayed a widow if her husband predeceased her.
The idea of a "man of one woman" was almost silly to a pagan Roman, although in general they approved of husbands and wives being devoted to each other. But a widower who was old enough to have additional children for the clan should have them, and a man who slept with his slaves (male or female) wasn't seen as cheating on his wife, but acting normally, although it was a little undignified.
Among Jews, staying a widower was regarded as a bit excessive in devotion but not wrong.
But since Jesus' explanation of marriage, early Christians generally felt that remarriage was not exactly laudable, even if not forbidden. Some urged that remarriage not be allowed at all, for anyone. This view didn't win out, though.
As it happens, a Greek expression for "univira" is used in 1 Tim 5:9: A widow will be enrolled if she is not less than 60 years old and is "a woman of one man" (henos andros gune) or "univira," to use the Latin word.
This is an exact female equivalent of the "man of one woman" of 1 Tim 3:2 (mias gunaikos andra) and Titus 1:6 (mias gunaikos aner). Surely the equivalency is intentional.
It is marrying more than once that disqualifies, either for the ministry or enrollment among the church's community of widows.
There is, of course, no question of Paul requiring clergy to be married. Paul himself was single and thought celibacy helped his ministry. I know you agree with this, Banshee. I'm reiterating the point in response to Greenwarrior's observation about 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1.
Here's a passage that shows that Paul was okay with the remarriage of widows:
1 Cor 7:39-40: "A wife is tied as long as her husband is alive. But if the husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she likes, only it must be in the Lord. She would be happier if she stayed as she is, to my way of thinking -- and I believe that I too have the Spirit of God."
I am a Protestant pastor and most of the PK's I have talked with, including my own daughters, have said that it is a blessing having a father who is a pastor.
I beg to differ with this priestly celibacy thing. My opinion is that men weren't made to be alone therefore our FATHER would not Create a celibacy law requiring that a man reyect his natural mate for a purer relationship with our CREATOR. In fact if Eve was a helper mate then, She is now! Meaning that Priestly duties should be to only to a husband and wife as a team to work with both sides in the single and as a couple. A man is only a man and for the balance to be placed, there has to be a helper mate as prescribed. In Spirit you would know this but we follow flesh and what the eyes can see. Therefore, we have formed misconceptions based on the interpretations of man. I believe the Priesthood is held for a couple who waited until they were married to have sex and therefore produced in AGAPE and PURE and wholesome. A man is not to sit on a throne alone. He becomes impartial and unbalanced and easier to fall prey to sin. I believe the Word man has written is deterred a bit and in order to receive the accurate picture, we have to be in SPIRIT. AND the SPIRIT has been what's missing since we have accepted a curse under the letter j...My WORD is ALIVE not written. The truth is in the SPIRIT...

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UPDATED: Skyfall is now being listed for release on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on February 18th.
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Skyfall is, as we've reported here, on course to be the biggest James Bond adventure of all time at the box office, and it's going to be a while until it leaves the big screen. Inevitably, the DVD and Blu-ray release is going to be huge, too, and the first hints as to when the disc will arrived have now popped up.
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Our guess is that given Easter falls at the end of March in 2013, Fox (who distributes the discs) will want it on sale a good few weeks ahead of that. That March 1st date sounds very possible to us.
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Ooh, an entire month out ; 18th February!
Hardcore man.
I can't wait. Hopefully will have a new TV by then to experience the superior visuals.
Its February 18th 2013 not March 1st 2013.
I just finished re watching the Connery Era from the Blueray boxed set. Just brilliant and the remastered picture is superb. The quality, makes them look like they were made yesterday. Why the hell would I want to see a poe faced Daniel Craig, who looks like a cross between a turnip and Sid James, running around in the London Underground, then sitting in a chair being shaved, then re creating Home Alone in the Highlands, when I have just watched Connery in Exotic Locations, being smooth, charming and ruthless in turns and had hours of fun romping through secret bases in Volcanoes amongst many other classic scenes.
No doubt Skyfall will sell like mad, but it is without doubt the most charmless, boring, dull and depressing Bond film ever made. I hope everyone else enjoys it, but it left me cold, and since the appetite for this films seems to increase over time, I hope everyone is happy when we get more of the same in the next one. Skyfall is what finally killed Bond for me. Until we get another actor and producer and new writers I dont want to see anymore. There was not one fun standout scene in Skyfall...well maybe the opening five minutes, but after that...dear God...they must have blown the whole budget on the opening scenes. No exotic pretty locations, no groovy gadgets, music that makes you want to pull your own ears off, no proper Bond theme nothing...As you can guess I wont be buying it. Anyway for those that liked it, sorry and enjoy the film on DvD and Bluray...
What is? My Reply...or Skyfall? Or Me...? Its also the reply that Nick Frost gives Simon Peg in Shaun of the Dead when Shaun starts to get wound up....
"Anyway for those that liked it, sorry and enjoy the film on DvD and Bluray..."
I will, thank you.
cool, wonder how long its goig to be for the Hobbit release.... Bluray releases always seem to appear months earlier in torrent form in the Uk so I expect the Hobbit around March...


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Whitehurst has played in four games this season because of injuries to Matt Hasselbeck. Seattle's normal starter suffered a hip bruise in the Week 16 loss to Tampa Bay. Head coach Pete Carroll said that Hasselbeck may be able to play some in the game vs. St. Louis, but the team was more comfortable with Whitehurst starting.
On the season, Whitehurst has completed 35-of-63 passes for 315 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions.
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The Seahawks are in a tough spot with their quarterbacks heading into this must-win game, as neither Whitehurst nor Hasselbeck has been very impressive. If they had a choice, they'd likely prefer the veteran to get the start, but the hip injury could limit his practice and preparation time. Whitehurst will need to play his best game of the season to help Seattle advance into the postseason.


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By James Niedzinski
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---- — ROCKPORT — The Navy is once again landing in Rockport.
Celebrating a history between Rockport residents and that branch of the service, the annual Rockport Naval weekend starts today and there is plenty to do.
The modern festivities began in 2007, but the relationship between the navy and Rockport began much earlier.
Rockport was on the list of places visited by The Great White Fleet in the early 1900s, when the fleet was circumnavigating the globe at the time, said retired Rockport Police officer Roger Lesch, who is among the Navy weekend coordinators. Then, more ships visited again after World War II, with residents getting the chance to tour the ships that visited Rockport's harbor — and Lesch was one of them.
Lesch, who later joined the Navy in the 1960s, said he fondly remembered details of the armed forces visit, they had given out sugar cookies.
"You remember things like that," he said.
Lesch now co-chairs the Rockport Navy Committee along with Sharon Grandmaison, and is looking forward to this years festivities.
Due to security, deployment and other issues, larger ships have not visited Rockport in recent years, but Lesch said he still remembers when they came to town.
"You get that smell of what a Navy ship smells like," he said, Lesch had been deployed on an Navy oiler. "Even Boston has a hard time getting ships."
One of the events that is planned over weekend, however, is the annual kickball game with Rockport children and midshipmen on Evans Field. Even the field itself has historical significance tied to the navy.
In 1928, Visery Evans bequeathed the field to the town in her will. Part of the will states "It is my desire the town permit the soldiers and sailors of the United States to have the use of this field without charge, whenever the ships of the United States Navy are in our harbor," according to a document from the Sandy Bay Historical Society.
This year, sailors from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, the USS Constitution in Boston and the Navy Band in Newport, R.I., have been invited, with 24 midshipmen and six advisers also set to stay in Rockport throughout the weekend, a smaller amount than previous years.
Phyllis Krenn said she has hosted midshipmen and naval advisers since the Rockport Navy weekend began, with her husband having served in the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Krenns live near the harbor on rear High Street and said they have formed long lasting friendships with those who stay at their house. This year, Krenn said she is hosting senior advisers, not midshipmen.
"We don't have to entertain them too much, we all stay up past our bedtime," she joked. "We've enjoyed it thoroughly, it's an absolute delight."
The midshipmen and advisers will travel aboard three training crafts developed by Pedrick Yacht Designs. The vessels are used to train midshipmen in seamanship, the rigors of the ocean, navigation and teamwork.
Grandmaison said one of the benefits of the armed forces coming to Rockport was the high level of community involvement, as the midshipmen do not just meet with a specific group of people in town.
However some events, such as when midshipmen will meet with veterans at the Kindred Den-Mar nursing home, are not open for everyone.
The midshipmen and advisers will arrive tonight. Tomorrow, sailors and others will play a game of kickball on Evans Field starting at 10:15 a.m. followed by public tours of the boats on T-Wharf from noon to 4 p.m. and a softball game with Rockport police officers and firefighters at 6 p.m.
Sunday, there is a pancake breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. at Brackett's Ocean View Restaurant on Main Street and more boat tours from noon to 4 p.m.
A new addition this year will be the Northeast Navy Pops Ensemble, they will be performing a free concert at the Rockport High School auditorium Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
For tickets, call Grandmaison at 978-290-1393, or visit rocnavcom.org; a free Cape Ann Transportation Authority shuttle will leave Dock Square at 12:45 p.m.
The Northeast Navy Pops Ensemble is comprised of talented musicians from around the country and provides musical entertainment for audiences of all ages. The versatility of the band allows them to play a wide variety of musical styles, including modern and traditional concert band music to patriotic favorites and popular hits of today.
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Javier Licon Joins Mission Health as Physician Assistant
ARDEN, N.C. (Nov. 9, 2012) – Mission Health is pleased to announce the addition of Javier Licon, PA, to its primary care network. Licon joins Mission Health after serving as a primary care provider for adolescent and adult patients in Wilson, N.C. He will join Mission Health's six Arden-based physicians located at 2585 Hendersonville Road.
Licon completed the physician assistant program and a masters of health sciences at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. He received his bachelor's degree in kinesiology at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona.
"The addition of a physician assistant, especially with Javier's outstanding credentials, reflects a direct response to our underserved region's needs," said Marc B. Westle, DO, FACP, Mission Health's senior vice president of innovation. "From the diverse experiences of our world-class providers, we know the addition of a physician assistant will only enhance the continuum of care already offered by our physicians, nurses and clinical pharmacist."
"It is exciting to join an outstanding team of dedicated caregivers," said Licon. "As a provider of quality care close to home, we must work together with our patients to achieve the common goal of maintaining or returning to good health. I look forward to guiding my patients' understanding of their condition so together we can make decisions to improve their well-being
Having begun his career as a primary care provider in eastern North Carolina, Licon has special professional interests in adult and adolescent medicine, including working with Spanish- speaking families.
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Rush: Glory will return to Anfield
The first player to pick up five League Cup winners medals, Ian Rush was known for his goal-scoring exploits and his illustrious career with Premier League giants, Liverpool FC.
By Shrikant Shankar
While the football-mad city of Kolkata is getting ready for a date with Lionel Messi on September 2 in an international friendly between Argentina and Venezuela, a European legend quietly passed Delhi during the launch of the Steve McMahon Football Academy in India.
Welshman Ian Rush accompanied former England and Liverpool star, McMahon, who launched the official Liverpool FC Academy on Wednesday. Rush was excited about Liverpool's chances in the new Premier League season.
ESPNSTAR.com caught up with the former Liverpool striker and their third top goal-scorer in League football, with 229 goals, behind Roger Hunt (245 goals) and Gordon Hodgson (233).
Shrikant Shankar: Liverpool have bought many players in the summer transfer window, how do you see their chances in the 2011-12 BPL season?
Ian Rush: I expect us to be better this season. We finished sixth last year and I expect us to finish in the Champions League positions. The new players coming in are good and hopefully with some confidence, they will become a better team.
SS: There has been a revolution under manager Kenny Dalglish's second coming since he took over in January. Do you feel that the glory days can return to Anfield?
IR: Hopefully, and why not? We have the right manager, we have bought the right players and we have the right players coming through from the academy. It does not matter how old you are, if you are good enough then Kenny Dalglish will pick you. I don't see any reason why we shouldn't be back to the glory days.
SS: Both Suarez and Carroll arrived after the sale of Fernando Torres. Do you think it's the right decision?
IR: I think Liverpool got the best deal. We did not want Torres to go, but he wanted to go. The new owners have given Kenny the money to go and spend and he has spent it wisely and we have got two for one, so, I definitely think Liverpool got a better deal.
SS: You were part of the last Liverpool team to win the English top-division title and one of the most successful teams ever in Europe. Has it surprised you that they have gone without winning the coveted Premier League title for 21 seasons?
IR: Yes, very much surprised. I did not expect it at the time but then that can happen. We have to start all over again and we are doing it. It's a matter of pride for us, especially with Manchester United winning so many since titles then, and I think the rivalry between the two clubs makes it even bigger.
SS: You left Liverpool for Juventus in 1987. What prompted you to return after just one season in Italy?
IR: Kenny Dalglish was the reason. He wanted to sign me back. He convinced me to come back to Liverpool and I'm happy I did that. Juventus was the right club at the wrong time for me and they did not play the sought of football I was used to at Liverpool.
SS: What is your opinion on Kenny Dalglish, having played with him and also when he was a manager?
IR: He is a very honest man. He loves Liverpool Football Club, which is what he is like. He wants what is best for the club. His man-management skills are his strength.
SS: Having played under the great Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness and Roy Evans...who was the best manager you played under?
IR: For me it was Bob Paisley. He gave me the chance, he helped me when I was a young, shy teenager and he gave me the confidence to go and do well. Kenny Dalglish has learnt a lot from him, but for me, it was Bob Paisley.
SS: Are you interested in returning to full-time management anytime soon?
IR: No, I'm happy to work for Liverpool Football Club. There is a lot of travelling involved with it. I have been offered a few jobs but I enjoy the one (as Liverpool's soccer school's brand ambassador) I'm doing now.


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Yesterday I started a post and as I was writing, I cried and cried. I then hit delete instead of post. I was a fraid of what people would think of me for being in downer mode. It's a rollercoaster for me and I really am tired of it. I know some things I need to do or I should do BUT I am in the down mode really bad. I just feel too weak, too tired to deal with anything or anyone, I feel burnt out. I can't escape, I am stuck, I have no way out. I am tired of being taken advantage of but it's my fault because I don't set boundaries, I have trouble saying no. No matter any of the things I may have an issue with I always blame myself in the end because of being up and down with my feelings....I can't seem to get a grip. I am tired of fighting because it just seems like NO ONE listens or understands me.
Why do I want to be heard? Why is it so important to feel as though I am understood.
Growing up, if I was asked a question and answered it wrong ( not what they wanted to hear) I would be punished. This kept me in fear of speaking up. I have spoke up recently with some family members and my words were on the attack mode I was told. mThings were said people were hurt and angry. I was angry, hateful for days, if anyone would of got in my face, I probably would of popped them one. ( this is not me) Now I feel as though everyone would be better off and I would be better off not calling or talking to them as little as possible. therefore comes more isolation.
At this moment, this is my only way to associate and communicate with people until things change in my household. I do not have any other rescources. I have not been anywhere in 2 weeks. It may be months before I get transportation. I feel like I am everyones convienience...........................I am so tired.
Thanks for letting me get it out.
I am my own worst enemy...............................
You: Yesterday I started a post and as I was writing, I cried and cried. I then hit delete instead of post. I was a fraid of what people would think of me for being in downer mode
This board is for all of us. Not just those who are healed. We are all in different places in our healing journey.
If you are down, be down, don't slap on a happy face to please us. This board is one place you can be real, honest and who you are.
There is no need to apologies or worry about bringing others down. Do you know that reaching out to help others who are hurting is healing for others? To be able to offer the love and compassion many were denied in childhood to others is healing.
You: Why do I want to be heard? Why is it so important to feel as though I am understood.
Because you need validation. You need the simple curtisy of being seen. You are worth being seen and heard. Because you have been backed into a corner and you are ready to come out swinging, but you don't know how. You don't know how to speak up for yourself.
How long as it been since you had a physical done? If you are in the postmenopausal range you could be having the extra added hormonal fluctuation to further make life choppy for you.
Sometimes finding peace means looking at all the whole picture not just the symptoms. Are you eating healthy? getting some exercise, enjoying hobbies...etc. Are you living or just existing?
You are ready to stop running and start healing. You know that don't you? The very fact that you are here and reaching out says, I am done, running, I am ready to stand my ground and change things for me.
Good for you.
We are all our own worse enemies. No one knows you like you do. You will befriend her in time. That anger and chaos in your head can be refocused into a powerful healing tool. And you will save that woman you see in the mirror.
I agree with you and thank you for your reply. I don't exactly know how to speak up for myself in the moments that gets intense to make an important point ect.. I know things that I should do. No I have not been to the doctors. I have been waiting for my husbands insurance to kick in. It will not go into effect until July.
You wrote: You are ready to stop running and start healing. You know that don't you? The very fact that you are here and reaching out says, I am done, running, I am ready to stand my ground and change things for me
Me: YES, I am ready....I just have to be stronger a little while longer.....it could be a few more months that I have no transportation, no bus line, not even cabs availeable where I live......seriously this is my only way right now. To come on here, hope I make some sense, I care about others. I care about you and you are a stranger with very strong powerful words or wisdom. thank you for your honesty, thank you for replying. I am on overload.
You also reponded to my only other post today. thank you and you are right. On March 2nd we handed over our Marches mrtgage payment to my daughter so her & my son-in-law & grandaughter could get there own place.We made a choice to do this because I just can't live the way we have been living anymore. I need it for my own sanity. My husband & i have become prisoners in our own room, it's like they took over our home. I have asked my daughter to not have conversations outside my bedroom door, because I could hear and I did not want to hear anything anymore. there is another living room and 2 bedrooms and a kitchen.....her reply to me was to plug my ears and what I asked her was not right. It's difficult to live with people when you hear and see all behaviors, good & bad, when you know TMI. When you are here 24/7 and don't know how to get away from things except to go in my room. I have to let go and not be involved, I believe my daughter knows how to take advantage of me. I have been ill, crying and emotional and I asked her to take her daughter with her when she was going to the store. i told my daughter I am just not well and my eyes were welling up and she just argued with me and told me how much she had to do. i am my daughters it. I can't help but worry about her and my grandaughter. I want them to be healthy and happy and work together as a family and prosper and hopeful that all there dreams come true. I do believe by my daughter telling me TMI with her personal relation ship with her husband has me guarded in a way. Some of it is disturbing to me and I think it disturbs me because some of it, to me makes me see red flags.
My desperation is real when it comes to wanting to protect, that I can't help. I am not in control of any other adult, how they speak, feel, be have. I would love to explain some more, maybe it's just me. When I was abused I went to my mother and told her what happened, well put it this way, where I was, was right under there noses and my whole family was looking for me yelling my name, I was not aloud to say a word. When he finally let me out, I went into my house and my mom asked where have you been. I told her. What were you doing?? Hmmmmm it's hard at the age of 5 to know the correct answer to say but i told her what he was doing to me, he as in her father and she slapped me across the face, washed my bottom with soap until it burned and sent me to bed, no dinner, nothing.
WOW where I am is all over the place. I am still going to hit the submit button on this.................it must have to come out..........I want things to be quiet....ya see my mind is constantly going from one thing to another............I am so not crazy...............I guess I just can't stuff or carry anymore.
There have been some times when I was like woah....and she has told me that she has no one else to talk to.
I have also encouraged her to go to counsiling/single & marriage & maybe parenting aswell.
I think it will get better when they move out....I hope. I have to set some boudaries soon and stand firm. Sometimes my stinking thinking, believes she may think of her own needs first before her daughter. OMG I feel awful I just said that....see these are my fears...I need to get through this, I need help to deal with this.
I am trying to refocus. Made a list of things to do, steps to take. Eating, exercise, drinking lots more water ect. Someone to talk to. I am going to refocus on me and I feel very good about this. There are things I want to accomplish in the future and I am so excited about. I am organizing and planning on cleaning, redecorating the house after the kids move out. i am going to make it mine again and oh yeah btw I just got that book "Boundaries" now I have to fit reading in it aswell.
I had a few ah-ha moments since I wrote the above posts. I realize by writing it out and reviewing some things really helped in assessing myself. On top of that, in my other post you suggested for me to "stop" "Whoa" be quiet......well on Saturday someone sent me a necklace and the necklace said "Be Still".........got goosebumps Thank you and the person that sent me that you both are so right, i am being quiet and i am slowly getting agrip, just going about it a little differently.
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A Seattle bicyclist has started a thread on the social news website Reddit asking for legal advice after a dispute with a Redmond Police officer over his rights to record a traffic stop.
In a YouTube video the bicyclist also posted, the officer is heard saying "if you record me, I'll arrest you...if you do this one second longer, you're violating a law in this state."
Both the video and account on Reddit were posted under a pseudonym.
According to the cyclist's account on Reddit, he was riding his bicycle with two other friends on Cleveland Street at around 2 p.m. last Saturday when the group was stopped by Officer Bill Corson for impeding traffic. The cyclist said he immediately began recording the encounter using a cell phone app but was ordered to stop and threatened with arrest. Here is more from his Reddit post:
The officer asked what I was doing, and when I explained that I was recording him, he threatened me with illegal arrest under the state recording law. I presume he was referring to RCW 9.73.030, but that does not apply because RCW 9.73.030 only restricts recording private communication where the parties have not given consent. There is no expectation of privacy in public. Furthermore, Courts of Appeals in multiple circuits and the Department of Justice have said that recording the police in public is a first amendment right.
In one of the most recent high-profile cases concerning video recording of police actions, the DOJ has instructed the Baltimore Police Department "not to threaten, intimidate or otherwise discourage an individual from recording police officer enforcement activities or intentionally block or obstruct cameras or other recording devices."
Redmond Police Chief Ron Gibson sent this statement to Redmond Patch via email:
Redmond Police Department prides ourselves on maintaining the professional, ethical, and legal behavior of all our officers. We have been contacted by the individual involved in this incident with Officer Corson. The Redmond Police Department has policies and procedures in place to handle complaints of this nature and we have initiated an internal investigation into the behavior of this officer during this contact. The Redmond Police Department takes all complaints very seriously and we intend to thoroughly investigate this incident. We anticipate having this investigation completed per our policies within the next 30 days.
You can read the entire Reddit thread by clicking here.
Editor's note: This story was revised a few minutes after it was posted to include a statement from Redmond Police Chief Ron Gibson.


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Bernard R. Suchocki, an attorney and Willow Park city council member, has filed to run against incumbent Lynn Marie Johnson for Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 in East Parker County.
Both have filed as Republicans. The filing deadline is Monday.
Two other county positions are expected to be contested in the March 4 Primary Election, as well.
Parker County Treasurer incumbent Jenny Barnwell, appointed to the position in June, is facing Dedra Vick in the local Republican primary.
With Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Suzie Merkley stepping down after seven terms, three Republican candidates had filed paperwork to run for the seat as of Thursday, including Anne M. Hollis, Jerry L. Hataway and Dusty Vinson.
Other local incumbents had not drawn challengers as of Thursday.


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No. 3: Be spontaneous
Too often, married couples fall into a routine, especially when there are children in the picture. Every day can start to be the same old thing over and over again and that can take its toll on your relationship.
So mix it up now and then. If you usually spend the night in front of the TV watching the game, decide tonight is the time to surprise your partner by suggesting a walk around the lake.
Or decide tonight is the night to get away from the dinner table and have a picnic in your backyard. Such surprises are a great way to get the whole family involved and spend some time with your husband or wife doing something new and different.
And be spontaneous with your love as well. A surprise romantic night out on the town or any other kind of surprise can bring the excitement back for both of you.
No. 2: Play nice
When is the last time you told your partner why you love him?
Sure, you might be in the habit of saying "I love you" on a regular basis, but after a while those words start to become as pedestrian as "how was your day?"
Sometimes we need to hear from our loved ones why they love us -- we need to hear about those quirky little things we do that make them laugh and endear us to them.
It is only logical that our partners need the same type of reinforcement as we do. So don't just talk about your love generically. Tell your soul mate the specifics of what draws you to her, and ideally, she will do the same for you in return.
Kill 'em with kindness before you kill your romance. And those kind words will help set up our final suggestion ...
No. 1: Get physical
Sex is no doubt important to a relationship, but so is basic everyday physical contact.
Ask yourself this: if your relationship is devoid of physical contact, how can you possibly feel close to your partner?
We're talking simple things like back rubs, holding hands, a touch on the forearm, kissing, hugging, etc. While, as we noted in our previous suggestion, picking the right words can bring back some of that spark, don't ever shortchange the importance of non-verbal communication.
Of course, there is something to be said for striking a balance when it comes to physical contact. You don't want to suffocate your husband or wife with constant hovering or be all over them in public, but as humans we all crave physical contact. Just don't overdo it.
If you concentrate on re-establishing that physical connection, you'll find the romance you used to take for granted will soon find its way back into your relationship.


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NORMAN — Evidence presented Monday during Day 4 of a manslaughter trial in Cleveland County District Court indicates that victim Kelsey Bransby was shot at close range.
Bransby, 19, was found unconscious a few hours after being shot in the head on Oct. 27, 2011, in an apartment in south Oklahoma City. She died in the hospital the next day.
Today is expected to be the final day of the trial against Cole Hopper, 21, who is being tried for manslaughter in her death.
When Bransby was shot, the bullet entered just beneath her left eyebrow and never left her head, testified Chai Choi, the forensic pathologist who examined Bransby's body. The bullet moved at about a 45-degree angle to the right and 10-degree angle upward inside her head until it hit her skull near her right earlobe and landed in the center of the back of her head.
The pressure from the bullet caused swelling and internal bleeding in her brain and her eyes, Choi said. Though the bullet knocked her unconscious, she kept breathing because the bullet didn't touch the center of her brain, where breathing is instigated.
Choi also said the gunpowder stippling around Bransby's bullet wound insinuates that the gun was neither in direct contact with her skin nor a long distance away when she was shot. Stippling is caused by gunpowder striking the surface of the skin when a person has been shot at close range, and Choi said she found about three inches of it on Bransby's skin.
The gunshot wound caused so much swelling in her brain that she would not have survived the injury whether she received medical attention immediately after she was shot or several hours later, an emergency medicine doctor who had treated her testified in court Monday.
Hopper, whom witnesses have testified was one of Bransby's close friends and was living with her in the apartment where she was found, is accused of shooting her and then abandoning her without seeking medical or legal assistance.


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6:20am Friday 13th July 2012 in Dragons By Chris Kirwan
BACK row forward Hywel Stoddart has earned a full-time contract with Newport Gwent Dragons.
The 26-year-old has penned a one-year deal with the region after impressing in pre-season training.
Stoddart, younger brother of Scarlets and Wales full-back Morgan, has been released from his semi-professional contract with Newport so that he can become a fully-fledged Dragon.
Last season was his first with the Black and Ambers and his efforts earned a regional debut in the RaboDirect Pro12 win in Edinburgh the week after he was an unused replacement in the home victory against the Blues.
Newport chiefly deployed Stoddart as a number eight but it is likely that he will be a blindside with the Dragons, playing a Dan Lydiate-like destroyer role.
"Hywel is a robust ball-carrying forward who has real physicality and makes a big impact in the collisions," said director of rugby Robert Beale.
"He caught the eye last year but the coaches felt that to take that next step he needed to be in full-time conditioning and I am grateful to Newport for letting him do that. You see talented players week in, week out in the Premiership but the regional environment is totally different and Hywel has already shown that he can thrive in it.
"He has certainly impressed in pre-season and has earned that contract through hard work."
Beale revealed that it was Stod-dart's performances in training that dissuaded the Dragons coaches from recruiting outside.
"We've made a conscious decision to run with three frontline second rows and are looking for (back row forwards) Andrew Coombs and Jevon Groves to provide cover there," said Beale.
"We talked about the possibility of recruiting a lock but felt that beefing up our back row was a priority with Dan and Toby (Faletau) sure to be leaving us for international duty.
"If it wasn't Hywel then it would have been someone else coming in but his efforts in pre-season meant that we didn't even consider looking elsewhere.
"He is work in progress, and I am sure he would be the first to admit that. But everything is on a level playing field here and he will be vying for selection in that first game along with everyone else. It's up to him now to earn a contract extension by continuing to impress in training and when given a chance on the pitch, but he certainly has the hunger to succeed."
Stoddart will be vying for back row berths with Lydiate, Faletau, Coombs, Groves, Lewis Evans, Darren Waters, Tom Brown and Wales Under-20s starlet Ieuan Jones.
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In spite of all the 'vitriol' emenating from the local valleys (about not being a regional side), NGD have always been at the forefront of promoting from the region. Mostly because of finances, its one of the reasons we are where we are! The Scarlets are the next best for local lads and then Blues and Ospreys do ok in this, but usually buy or 'steal' proven talent from other regions and the rest of the planet.
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Mr Stuart Parry wrote:Don't you mean from Newport Second team to the Firsts?
Yet another player poached from the First team to the regional development squad for Wales. Easy prediction to make with this one though. Mr Stoddart, if he gets the chance and does well will soon be back with Scarlets or another club quoting "I had to go where my heart/money is". Sad really
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Mr Stuart Parry wrote:It's all about progression and it takes a lot to give up full time employment for a 1 year contract. I wish him well and all those others who a lucky enough to get the opportunity.
Yet another player poached from the First team to the regional development squad for Wales. Easy prediction to make with this one though. Mr Stoddart, if he gets the chance and does well will soon be back with Scarlets or another club quoting "I had to go where my heart/money is". Sad really
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To assist States with the implementation of Article 9 and Part 3 of the Technical Annex, in 2009 the then Coordinator on Generic Preventive Measures, Colonel Jean-Christophe Le Roux of France, developed a questionnaire which serves as a checklist for States to consider when they are developing procedures, guidelines or regulations on the implementation of generic preventive measures. The checklist has been reproduced in full below. It can also be found in Protocol V document CCW/P.V/CONF/2010/6/Add.1, 11 November 2010. Essentially the checklist is a tool to facilitate the implementation of generic preventive measures. While it does not have any legal status, it is hoped that the checklist will clarify various issues, establish best practises and serve to monitor and improve the implementation of generic preventive measures at the national level.
1. Specification
2. Concept
3. Development
(a) Does the design work include features and parameters to enable munitions products to meet the specified requirements for reliability, safety, storage, transport and handling, throughout the whole life cycle of munitions (e.g. : including operational usage and disposal)?
(b) Are munitions designed to maintain the required level of reliability in all specified environmental and foreseeable operational conditions throughout all life cycle stages?
(c) Is the quality of the chosen components (materials, mechanical parts, explosive materials, compatibility and time degradation of pyrotechnic materials, electronic parts, battery…) optimised against the performance and the specified UXO rate?
(d) Where appropriate and technically feasible, does the design permit the testing of critical functions, which may lead to UXO prior to use (by user or BIT)?
(e) Does the fusing system incorporate design features, which definitively limit the foreseen active time of munitions: self-destruction mechanism, self-deactivating feature (e.g. Electrical Firing Energy Dissipation), self-neutralisation mechanism (e.g. disarming, sterilisation), and self-disruption?
(f) Are features or functions, related with safety, tested at a 100% level?
(g) Does the design of the fusing system include features that facilitate, as applicable, effective automated and/or manual quality assurance methods, tests and inspections?
(h) Are munitions designed to achieve the specified lifetime without unacceptable degradation of reliability and safety?
(i) Does the design of munitions include features for health monitoring that facilitate, as applicable, a prognostics and diagnostics capability, thereby assuring the effectiveness and reliability of munitions throughout the lifecycle?
(j) Are the lot numbers marked on munitions?
(k) Has a reliability and safety analysis been performed e.g. are potential malfunctions of munitions analysed and is the design improved and verified by analysis and specific reliability and safety tests?
(l) Are critical functions and characteristics, with respect to UXO, defined?
(m) Are quantitative reliability and safety requirements assessed by analysis and tests?
(n) If, in munitions, there are software or programmable components, do you refer to international standards? Do you define, plan and perform specific activities to assure reliability and safety?
(o) Has process analysis been realised to assure the greatest reliability of munitions? (e.g. FMECA process)
Reducing UXO sensitivity
Reducing potential civilian casualties from ERW
Qualification work
4. Production
5. Utilisation - 5.1 Storage
(a) Do the storage conditions meet the specified military requirements?
(b) Are munitions stored in compliance with a recognised storage regulation to maintain munitions reliability and safety? For example GICHD A Guide to Ammunition Storage or equivalent
(c) Where munitions temporarily cannot be stored in accordance with regulations e.g. in temporary tactical deployments is there a risk reduction procedure such as "As Low As is Reasonably Practicable" that can be followed (e.g. : temperature and humidity surveillance, …)
(d) Are storage sites inspected to ensure that risk reduction procedures such as "As Low As is Reasonably Practicable" are being followed?
(e) Is there a procedure to manage stockpiles of munitions?
5.2 Transportation and handling
5.3 Training
5.4 Using
6. Support - 6.1 maintenance of weapon system, munitions and packaging
6.2 In service surveillance
6.3 Documentation
7. Disposal Identification
Information to other parties
8. COTS and MOTS
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List of abbreviations
ALARP: As Low As is Reasonably Practicable
AXO: Abandoned explosive Ordnance
BIT: Built In Test
CCW: Certain Conventional Weapons
COTS: Commercial Off The Shelf
EOD: Explosive Ordnance Disposal
ERW: Explosive Remnants of War (see definition in convention on CCW)
HCP: High Contracting Party
MOTS: Modified Off The Shelf
RFID: Radio Frequency Identification Device
UXO: Unexploded Ordnance (see definition in convention on CCW)
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Would You Like Some Fries with Your Football? [VIDEO]
McDonald's has teamed with Qualcomm Connected Experiences to celebrate the game of football!
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McDonald's has teamed with Qualcomm Connected Experiences to celebrate the game of football!
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Learn about Qualcomm R&D's recent discovery, explaining how the mammalian brain detects movement.
Qualcomm sponsors the 2014 FIRST Championship, where some truly amazing kids come to compete.
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Summary — The Wolverines stopped Iowa three-and-out on the game's opening possession. Michigan and Denard Robinson then marched the other way, capping a 13-play, 75-yard drive with a pass from Robinson to Vincent Smith to put the Wolverines on the scoreboard first. After another fruitless offensive possession, the Hawkeyes finally shook the rust off and got over the jet lag. Iowa's defense stopped Michigan on three plays, then the offense took over. The Hawkeyes went 84 yards on nine plays. Ricky Stanzi and Derrell Johnson-Koulianos connected for a 14-yard touchdown pass to even the score.
Key play — Adam Robinson broke out on the scoring drive. The running back ran for 46 yards — including a 19-yard burst — and caught a pass for 11 yards.
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A new vision for our educational system
A recently published political cartoon stated that, "school reform will continue with Glenda Ritz as the new driver." That cartoon inspired me to write this letter to the citizens of Indiana. I am the new driver. Let me tell you about how, together, we will not reform but transform our education system for Indiana's future economic prosperity.
I have never met an educator, parent, or taxpayer that does not know the importance of education in our society. As a teacher of 34 years, I never aspired to be the Superintendent of Public Instruction, but I felt compelled to run for the position not to turn back the clock on reform but to drive the bus toward real transformation.
The vision of my administration is Imagining the Possibilities. Making them Happen. The Department of Education's mission is "to build an education system of equity and high quality focused on student-centered accountability."
How? Together.
We are embarking on a community approach to educating our children. No matter where a child lives in Indiana, they should enter schools that have equity in resources and the expectation they will receive a high-quality education. I have structured the Department of Education to create the division of Outreach for School Improvement. The dedicated educators serving as Outreach coordinators in the nine different regions in Indiana are hired from within the regions they serve and will be responsible for facilitating resources to schools based on school improvement needs. The needs of schools will drive the Department's legislative agenda, focus our grant-writing efforts, and determine community partnerships and supports.
What about accountability? It has to be student-centered. Accountability is a joint endeavor — students must receive the supports needed from caring adults, in and outside our school walls.


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Can You Audit Your Own Work?
Norman Marks, CRMA, CPA, is a vice president for SAP and has been a chief audit executive and chief risk officer at major global corporations for more than 20 years.
It's one of those "givens": "you can't audit your own work." This can inhibit an auditor, appropriately, from designing business processes, writing standards or policies, and other activities that should be performed by management.
But is this a "given" that makes sense in every case? Or is it the wrong standard to use?
Let's take a few cases.
1. The IT audit team develop a continuous auditing program that identifies potential duplicate payments. The program is then turned over to management, who use it as a detective control. (Some would call this continuous monitoring.)
Is there anything wrong with this? Can internal audit perform an objective review of accounts payable when one of the key controls is a program they developed?
My answer is YES. While internal audit developed the program, management has assumed responsibility for it now — including the responsibility for ensuring it is appropriate to the task. (I would consider asking a different auditor to review the duplicate payment control than the individual who developed the program.)
2. Internal audit participated as a controls and security consultant during a major IT project. (I call this a pre-implementation review.)
As the system and related business processes were designed and implemented, internal audit assessed and advised on internal controls and security. They may have recommended specific improvements, even to the point of sharing best practices and security measures other companies have used.
Can internal audit perform an objective audit of the business processes (including the new computer system) a year after go-live? YES. Internal audit participated and made recommendations, but management was responsible for the adequacy of the internal controls and security decisions. The CAE might consider using different people to audit the live system, but generally that is not necessary.
3. Internal audit recommends improvements in internal control and audits the same area a year later.
Let's assume that management accepted all of internal audit's recommendations and has made the changes precisely as proposed. Does this affect internal audit's ability to audit the upgraded system? Aren't they in effect auditing what they had previously recommended? Can they perform an objective audit in the second year?
My answer is YES. While internal audit made recommendations, management retains responsibility for deciding what actions to take.
4. Internal audit assesses the design of controls as adequate in year 1, then audits the same area a year later.
Can internal audit be objective and re-assess the design of controls that it found adequate the prior year — even if the controls are the same and the business has not changed?
Strangely, this may be the most "risky" proposition. Management will be — rightly — upset if the controls found adequate in year 1 are found less than adequate in year 2. But, the right attitude and awareness by the audit team can ensure they remain objective and assess the design as if it was their first time.
5. Management asks audit to provide examples of, or even to draft, a corporate policy.
Sometimes, management asks the internal audit team for help drafting a policy. A great example is the corporate code of ethics. The internal audit team provide management with copies from prior employers, or from 'best practice' studies. Perhaps they edit a draft based on those examples.
If management adopts the policy, can internal audit perform an objective audit of the area (including the adequacy of the policy) a year later?
My answer is YES. Internal audit may have drafted the policy, but management has the responsibility for accepting it. They retain responsibility for the system of internal controls. Now, I would worry about the risk of the audit department's draft not being adequate and ensure there is a good review process within IA. But, with the right attitude we should be OK.
"What then is the "right' standard?
I prefer to exercise judgment and ask whether internal audit can be objective in performing the audit engagement. I would consider changing the members of the audit team if that would improve both the perception and reality of objectivity.
But, I would not adopt a strict rule of "you can't audit your own work" because our "own work" includes audit recommendations and prior year assessments.
By the way, I recommend reading the IIA Practice Guide on Independence and Objectivity. It recognizes even a repeat audit (examples 3 and 4 above) as threats to objectivity.
Do you agree that it is better to use judgment and assess whether you can be objective, than to use a rule of "you can't audit your own work"?
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Is Online Learning for Me?
Online courses are not easier than on-campus courses. In fact, many students will say it requires much more time and commitment. Although taking online courses does allow you to study at home or the office and you have access 24/7 during the semester, it takes a real commitment and discipline to keep up.
CCCOnline courses are not self-paced or independent learning. Students are required to complete course work by the due dates indicated by the instructor within the course.
Online courses use technology for teaching and communication. You will need to be comfortable with up- and downloading your assignments, as well as moving them in and out of your word processing software.
Some students prefer the independence of online learning; others find it uncomfortable.
Some people learn best by interacting with other students face-to-face rather than electronically; online courses do not afford the opportunity of face-to-face interaction.
You must be willing and able to commit your time – approximately 8-10 hours of work per week, per course – this includes at least 5 hours of work online per week.
You must be self-motivated and self-disciplined.
In other words, understand that the requirements for online courses are no less than that of any other quality educational program. The successful student will view their online courses as a convenient way to receive their education – not an easier way.
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — In response to the need to curb gun violence, Mayor Paul Dyster joined with more than 750 city executives across the nation by signing on to a letter to President Barack Obama from Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
The letter, also delivered to Congressional leaders on Dec. 19, presents agenda items for consideration and immediate actions that can help make American cities safer.
The letter states, "Together, we urge you to put forward an agenda that is rooted in common sense and that will make it harder for dangerous people to possess guns, and easier for police and prosecutors to crack down on them.
That agenda should: (1) require every gun buyer to pass a criminal background check, (2) get high capacity rifles and ammunition magazines off our streets, and (3) make gun trafficking a federal crime."
Immediate actions to curb gun violence encouraged by Congress and the White House include: Appointment of an ATF director; prosecution of prohibited purchasers who attempt to buy firearms, ammunition or high-capacity magazines; requirement of federal agencies to report records to NICS; and repeal of remaining Tiahrt restrictions.
Lockport Mayor Michael Tucker is not listed among the bipartisan signatures. Other local mayors who signed on to the letter are North Tonawanda Mayor Robert Ortt and City of Tonawanda Mayor Ronald Pilozzi. Both are Republicans.
Dyster said Obama can count on the support of the nation's mayors as he moves to address gun violence.
At Sunday evening's memorial service, President Obama said that if there was even one step that we as a nation could take to save another child or parent or town from the grief that has visited Newtown, then we have an obligation to try. I couldn't agree more," Dyster said. "Our bipartisan coalition of mayors from across the country—many of them sportsmen and gun owners themselves—have given the President a menu of common sense actions we think are both practical and impactful."Mug of Dyster Paul Dyster Supports Obama's actions