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Last minute addition to the Townsville grid Aaren Russell is hopeful that a deal can be reached to finish the season with Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport.
Russell and sponsor Plus Fitness struck a deal last Thursday to step in for Townsville while also locking away drives at Bathurst and Newcastle.
LDM had been left without a driver for the event after Cameron McConville withdrew citing a lack of time to dedicate to the team amid other commitments.
"The opportunity is certainly there to do more," Russell told Supercars.com.
"Everything happened so quickly before Townsville that we wanted to make sure we could lock in Bathurst and Newcastle.
"With the others, we want to help LDM make the cars better and work with the team to get them a bit further up the grid.
"The ideal scenario is to do the full season, but it depends on what Lucas is happy to do and how it works out in terms of dollars and cents.
"I know the team wants some consistency, they were gearing up to Cam to run all year, but we've got to see if it works for everyone.
"I'll definitely be keeping the Ipswich weekend free and, unlike Townsville, I'll even be watching a bit of vision to prepare just in case."
The 26-year-old Russell, who had not raced since last year's Pirtek Enduro Cup, proved evenly matched with LDM full-timer Alex Rullo in qualifying.
Russell finished behind in both 200km races, however, with his car struggling for tyre life during two contests devoid of Safety Car periods.
"It was always going to be a tough ask and to be honest I was a little worried rolling out for P1 that I'd be a little rusty," said Russell of his weekend.
"But I felt pretty comfortable straight away and from there we just worked to try and improve the car all weekend.
"It was so tough with the new tyre, it's such a different world now, it's crazy how much they've changed and how much the phasing of them affects your qualifying.
"On Saturday we struggled with that and I don't think I got the most out of it in qualifying, but then on Sunday the car was very tough to drive.
"Saturday's race was a massive wake-up call for my mind and body too, mainly the mental drain of dealing with the tyres as they wear away.
"After the Sunday race I felt 100 times better getting out, but it was just unfortunate that nothing seemed to be able to save the tyres."
Russell's surprise return in Townsville came at the same venue where his rookie Supercars season with Erebus fell apart 12 months earlier.
Erebus and the Russell family parted ways following the event, leaving the driver on the sidelines until picking up an endurance seat with LDM.
"It was funny how it worked out. The very garage where it all went wrong last year was the one we were in for the weekend," said Russell.
"It was a bit ironic and funny in a way. That was the hardest weekend I've ever had, having to concentrate in the car with the things that were going on behind the scenes.
"It's good to have been able to shake that all off and get back in a race car and enjoy it again."


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Phil Rudd: AC/DC Drummer Charged In Alleged Murder Plot
Is Phil Rudd on the highway to prison? The AC/DC drummer was arrested after allegedly trying to hire a hitman to kill not one, but two men. Yikes.
Phil Rudd, 60, has been charged with "attempting to procure a murder" because of his involvement in an alleged murder-for-hire plot in New Zealand. The Australian native is best known for being the drummer in 80's rock band AC/DC, which was set to release a new album in Dec. 2014.
Phil Rudd Charged In Alleged Murder Plot — AC/DC Drummer Arrested
Wow. This is not your typical "bad boy" rockstar behavior.
On Thursday morning, Nov. 6, AC/DC drummer Phil appeared in a New Zealand courtroom to face charges for allegedly trying to hire someone to kill two people, reports People.
Phil did not enter a plea for his charges, and the identities of the two men he was allegedly trying to have murdered have not been released. The drummer was released on bail that afternoon.
The same morning Phil appeared in court, police searched his home for any and all evidence.
He is also facing charges for possession of methamphetamine and marijuana and threatening to kill, reports BBC News.
AC/DC's Troubling Year: Malcolm Young Diagnosed With Dementia
This is not the first bump in the road for AC/DC in 2014, because in April songwriter and guitarist Malcolm Young was forced to leave the band after being diagnosed with dementia.
Even though Malcolm had to retire, Brian Johnson, the band's frontman, let fans know that AC/DC was not done touring and making music.
Once news broke that Malcolm would be leaving, a source wrote into an Australian radio station to share that AC/DC would not be replacing him.
"AC/DC members have previously made a pact that no band members will be replaced should someone need to leave the band," the source said.
The band was scheduled to release a new album in December with Malcolm, but there is no word on whether or not that will be postponed due to Phil's arrest.
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What to Look for in a Flooring Company
Flooring is one of the crucial aspect of your home. Flooring is a part in the home most people know that they should invest to get an appealing look. Hiring the services of a flooring company is essential to achieve the best floor of your home. You are able to know the different type of floors and settle for one when you seek the help of a flooring company. They can assist you to achieve the best floor look that matches the theme of your home. Choosing the do-it-yourself approach might seem cheaper but might end up costing you a lot. Seeking help from a flooring company will help you achieve the best floor type for your home. You can choose to install any type of floor you like including cement, tiles, marble and even a wooden floor to get a classy and an appealing home. Wooden floors can be ordinary brown colored or use different shades depending on the theme of your home.
Flooring companies offer customized projects to not only the residential projects but also commercial projects like schools, colleges, hotels, and hospitals. The company can offer you other services like styling when installing floors at your home. Before deciding on a flooring company, there are important aspects to consider.
The company should have a variety of floor types. Even if you have a specific type of floor in mind, looking at a variety of floors will help you confirm if that is really what you want. The flooring company will educate you on the pros and cons of each type of floor before you can settle for one to be installed in your house.
It is important to check the brands the flooring company is offering and their quality. Know the source of wood in case of hardwood floor installation. Quality of materials used is as crucial as the installation process and the two are interdependent on each other. It is important to figure out the ideal brands of flooring materials you would want to use before settling for a flooring company.
Look at the warranty of the flooring company before hiring their services. All flooring companies have different terms of warranties. You should look for a flooring company that has the most favorable terms concerning the time frame, specific circumstance and other factors included in the print.
Look for background information about a flooring company before hiring them. You can research about them in the internet. Their websites should contain proper details on the flooring services they offer. The reviews on the company's website will help you know the quality of their services.
Quality work done for previous clients should serve as an assurance to you. The company should have a reputable remarks both online and from physical clients they have worked with.
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Introducing the love child of waffles and donuts!
• 160 grams Plain Flour
• 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 25 grams Caster Sugar
• 1 Egg Yolk
• 1 Egg White
• 70 milliliters Vegetable Oil
• 300 milliliters Milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• Pinch Salt
• Vegetable Oil for frying
• 240 grams Icing Sugar
• 2-4 tablespoons Milk
• Sprinkles
1. Sift all the dry ingredients together in a bowl and whisk to combine.
2. Separate the eggs and beat the yolks, milk and oil together.
3. Whisk the whites until you have stiff peaks.
4. Add the wet ingredients into the dry and combine.
5. Fold in the egg whites.
6. Pour the batter into the waffle iron and cook for about 2-3m but not until golden.
7. Cut out a small circle of waffle out with a cookie cutter
8. Heat the oil to 175C/350F and fry for 2m, turning them after 1m until golden on both sides. Set them on kitchen paper and allow to cool.
9. Whisk the icing sugar and milk together and then dip the wonuts in and finish with sprinkles.


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Public Policy & Regulation Attorney Jake Evans was featured in Attorney At Law Magazine Atlanta in an interview with Artie Ruderman, host of the "Business Developers Network" podcast. Mr. Evans shares advice, based on his own experiences, for aspiring attorneys. There are three main points: Know Thy Self, Know When and How to Move On and Know How to Develop Business.
"You have a better opportunity to be successful doing what you like and evolve with what you are good at," said Mr. Evans.
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With capital budgets strained, renovation may be an increasingly attractive money-saving option for many college and universities.
Deciding whether renovation is more cost effective than new construction comes down to a few key questions:
• Can the existing structure support the program?
• Is the structure still sound?
• Is hazardous materials abatement needed?
• Will current occupants have to be relocated during construction? If so, what are the options?
Tom Chung, AIA, LEED BD+C, says it is worth spending extra time to do a thorough investigation of structural issues and infrastructure. "University officials understand this if they have been burned on a previous rehab project," says Chung, a Principal with Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects.
Unanticipated asbestos abatement can be a budget buster. Occupant relocation costs can be onerous if the college has to rent an off-campus facility. "You could spend $1 million or more to relocate for two years of construction time," he says.
Niagara County Community College ran into an asbestos abatement problem in renovating the Rainbow Centre Mall in downtown Niagara Falls, N.Y. Originally constructed in the 1970s as a parking garage, the property fell into disuse and was donated to the college. The structure was a mess, says Peter C. McCarthy, LEED AP, Project Designer with CannonDesign. "It was leaking badly and had mold," he says.
But the precast concrete structural components were still sound, and the design firm was able to devise plumbing and HVAC systems to fit the structural bones so that only minimal structural alterations were needed. A total gut rehab turned the building into the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute, which has since become a hot downtown destination for foodies, with two restaurants, a pastry shop, a wine shop, and a food-themed bookstore.
If all else fails, try turning to targeted grants. Niagara County CC used a $270,000 New York State Energy Research and Development Authority incentive grant to offset the cost of energy-efficiency measures, notably variable-speed kitchen exhaust hoods controlled by smoke sensors. In 2013, the school saved $38,000 in energy costs from its above-code systems and features.
The lesson: Building Teams would do well to help their college and university clients find grants and incentive programs to achieve best value on energy efficiency.
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The Christian's version of "New Year's Day" is the First Sunday of Advent, when we begin again the entire cycle of the year. Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas and ends on Christmas Eve. Even as the secular culture around us blares its songs of reindeer and tinsel, as if Christmas were already here, the Christian calendar sets aside four weeks of quiet preparation.
Advent has a two-fold character: as a season to prepare for Christmas when Christ's first coming to us is remembered; as a season when that remembrance directs our mind and heart to await Christ's second coming at the end of time. Advent thus is a period of devout and joyful expectation.
The Advent wreath is part of our long-standing Catholic tradition. At St. Joseph Catholic Church, we are inviting individuals or families to participate in lighting the Advent wreath at the beginning of Masses on the four weekends of Advent. If you would like to help with this tradition, please sign-up in the Narthex or contact the Parish Office. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled Mass time. An usher will guide you through the steps in lighting the candles prior to the Mass.
Advent is the Marian season of the Church Year. Take time to deepen your knowledge of Mary of Nazareth on Saturday, November 23, 9:00 a.m.-Noon in Parish Center.
When Pope Paul VI stated in 1973 that Mary of Nazareth is "truly our sister," he opened the door to a new exploration of Mary in our times. He said we must look first to Sacred Scripture and to the cycle of Marian feast on the liturgical calendar. He also said that Advent is "the Season of Mary" in the church year.
Using Sacred Scripture, recent studies of Mary, and our own questions as modern women of faith, we will lovingly search to bring alive our relationship with Mary and even to find in her, "truly our sister."
Cost for this Advent Retreat is $10.00 per person
(participants receive a special Marian DVD)
Coffee or tea & doughnuts will be served.
Presenter: Sr. Joyce Schreiber, SND
Please sign-up in the Narthex or contact the
Parish Office by Wednesday, November 20.
This venture begins in late November is coordinated by St. Joseph parishioners Dan and Wendy Nuti. Portage County's Catholic Charities provides the names of families in our area for which your donation may be their only gift this Christmas. To help make this holy season a treasured memory for those in need, parishioners are encouraged to select a tag from the tree in the narthex, sign the sheet, purchase and wrap your gifts, and return them by designated day. Be sure the tag is clearly visible for distribution purposes.
If you know of anyone who could use a gift of homemade cookies for the holidays, we invite you to share their name for this special parish activity. Please submit them on the Narthex sign-up sheet by Sunday, December 8. Or you may contact the Parish Office (330-274-2253).
Donating Cookies
Each baker is asked to donate
5 dozen homemade cookies
weekend of December 14/15
Assembling Boxes
Monday, December 16
10:00 a.m. Parish Center
Making Deliveries
Week of December 16
Please sign-up in Narthex to participate
in the various aspects of this project.
As we prepare for the coming of Christ at Christmas we want to be ready to accept his love and be able to do whatever he asks of us. In order to do so, the Church encourages the parish community to come together to hear the Word of God, to pray and to sing in a formal liturgy called the Rite of Penance (Penance Service). Gathered together we recognize our individual sinfulness and the harm it does to the whole community, and so, pray for one another as well as for ourselves. With song, prayer and scripture we ready ourselves for the opportunity for private confession and absolution. Please join us for the Advent Communal Penance Service on Thursday, December 12, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Church in Kent.
PSR's annual Christmas Pageant & Cookie Party will be held on Sunday, December 15, beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the church and ending in Hughes Hall. The Story of Christmas includes readings and singing by the students and those who attend. All PSR families share dozens of their favorite cookies. All families, friends, and parishioners are welcome to attend this wonderful holiday event.


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Many Churches and movements have a statement of faith. Sozo Church has Core Beliefs. These beliefs filter through everything that we teach and do. This is not an exhaustive theological statement.
We believe in one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit (John 1:1- 18; Genesis 1:1-3). We see an eternal oneness and fellowship between the "community of God."
We believe the love of God, the nature of God, and the character of God are all completely and entirely good. He can't be anything else. We believe the truth of scripture: "Let us love one another, for love comes from God… This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him… We know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them."
(1 John 4:7,9,16)
We believe that Jesus is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of God's being (Hebrews 1:3). We believe that in Jesus Christ all the fullness of the Godhead lives in bodily form (Col. 2:9). We believe that Jesus, who Himself is God, has made God known (John1:18). Since Jesus is the clearest revelation of who God truly is and what He is like, we must read scripture through a "Jesus Lens" (Luke 24:27, 31-32, 44-49). We believe God's heart's desire is to bring mankind into oneness with Himself (John 17).
The two primary themes that thread through the Bible are covenant and kingdom. Covenant is the way the Bible describes and defines relationship; first our relationship with God and then our relationship with everyone else. The word covenant means "to become one." God's desire from the beginning was that mankind would live in unfettered union with Him. He desired that, when anyone looked at us, they would see Him (Genesis 1:26-27). Thus, man's true identity is found in oneness with God.
Kingdom reveals our God given responsibility and authority as His representatives on earth (Genesis 1:26-28). Kingdom follows Covenant because responsibility always follows relationship. Mankind's fundamental responsibility was and still is "to re-present God." As God's representatives: "The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it" (Genesis 2:15).
Our task today is still quite simple: to steward, oversee and care for all creation.
The next two beliefs, Identity and Authority, are major filters that remind us to constantly live true to our new covenant identity (oneness with God) and kingdom of God authority (representing God).
- Original Identity: We believe that humanity has worth and value in the heart of God. Mankind was created in the image and likeness of God to enjoy oneness with God. Covenant partnership between God and mankind was defined by dependency on Him. Together, Adam and Eve would be "one" with God. They would rule, and He would (Genesis 1-2).
- Lost Identity: Adam and Eve were free to represent God in any way that was most natural to them; but God required that they depend on Him for their ethical decisions. They could eat from any tree in the Garden, including the tree of life. However, with all this freedom came one restriction: they were not allowed to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The boundary was not arbitrary—it gave a framework that would set them free to enjoy their relationship with God.
Then the serpent offered them the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, and told them that they would become like God if they consumed it. The tragedy of the Fall was that, although Adam and Eve had enjoyed an unmatched relationship with God, they chose to agree
with a deceptive lie (an unfounded accusation) from a disguised adversary. The consequences to that selfish betrayal were devastating!
Satan (the serpent) didn't come into the Garden and violently take possession of Adam and Eve. He couldn't—he had no dominion there. Because man was given the keys of dominion over earth, the devil would have to get his authority from man. The suggestion to eat the forbidden fruit was simply the devil's effort to get Adam and Eve to agree with him in opposition to God, thus empowering him. To this day it is through agreement that the devil is able to "kill, steal, and destroy." He is empowered by man's agreement. Mankind's authority to rule was forfeited when Adam ate the forbidden fruit. "You are the one's slave whom you obey" (Romans 6:16). In one act, mankind went from ruler over a planet, to the slave and possession of the evil one. All Adam ruled, including the title deed to the planet, became part of the devil's spoil. God's plan of redemption immediately kicked into play: "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel" (Genesis 3:15). Jesus would one day reclaim all that was lost.
Genesis 3 is the beginning of the story of lost identity. A story that is the theme of the bulk of the Old Testament. This issue of lost identity is not resolved until the coming of Jesus and the New Covenant.
- Redeemed Identity: Because of man's tremendous worth, God sent Jesus to restore mankind's identity as sons and daughters and begin the process of advancing the kingdom of God (John 3:16-17).
We believe water baptism is a powerful confession and picture of our identification with the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ (Romans 6:3-14). It is also a picture of the circumcision of the heart whereby we allow Jesus to cut off the old man (Col. 2:10-15). Water baptism represents our "redeemed" identity in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17-21).
- Empowered Identity: New covenant identity and authority are vital to walking out one's calling and place in the kingdom of God (2 Corinthians 5:17-21).
We believe new covenant meal (Lord's Supper, Communion, etc.) is another way we identify that we are part of the new covenant family of Jesus. Just hours before Jesus went to the cross, He consummated His time with His disciples by sharing the new covenant meal: "This cup is the new covenant poured out for you"…"I confer on you a kingdom, just as my father conferred one on Me…" (Luke 22:20, 29). The new covenant meal represents our empowered identity in Jesus.
On resurrection Sunday Jesus said, "As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you." And with that He breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit" (John 20: 20-22). Fifty days later at Pentecost, this same Jesus, whom God the Father raised to life and exalted to sit at His right hand, poured out the promised Holy Spirit so that His followers could be empowered to begin advancing the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven (Acts 2:32-33; Acts 1:8).
We believe that the same outpouring or baptism of the Holy Spirit is available today to all who are born again and called to be ministers of the new covenant (2 Corinthians 3:6-18; 4:1-6; 5:17-21). We need the presence and power of the Holy Spirit to carry out Father's new covenant and kingdom purposes (Romans 8:10-11; Matthew 3:11).
We believe that spiritual authority is the expression of a believer's "empowered" identity in Christ. Empowered identity is demonstrated through various gifts of the Spirit: Equipping gifts of Jesus (Ephesians 4:11-12) Grace for ministry (Romans 12:6-8); Various kinds of service (1 Corinthians 12:27-33); Different manifestations of power (1 Corinthians 12:7-11).
We believe the Bible is inspired by God, authoritative, completely trustworthy and to be taken seriously. When properly understood and applied correctly, it is an invitation to authentic relationship with God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21).
We believe that Biblical narrative theology is a key to understanding the Bible. Narrative theology majors on telling God's epic story of covenant and kingdom. It lays the foundation for the future study of Bible themes (systematic theology). We practice an historical contextual hermeneutic (interpretation) which focuses on: 1. Historical context, answering the questions—what would this have meant to the author? original readers? (reader relevance); 2. The actual meaning of the language idioms during the time it was written; 3. The use of exegesis (pulling from what the Bible says) instead of eisegesis (inserting what we think it means); 4. Progressive revelation which takes into account the progressive unveiling of God's nature, purposes and ways as the epic story unfolds; 5. Reading the Bible in chronological order so that the story's true meaning is preserved. We have made a commitment to constant growth and change. We are willing to 'change our thinking' (repent) as we acquire new, clear revelation and interpretation.
We define church as "family on mission." Two Greek words describe the primary functions of the Church: Koinonia, which means fellowship or "family," and Ecclesia, which essentially means "to be on mission." We value both family (covenant) and mission (kingdom). The trick is to be an integrated family on mission and not family and mission. To be family on mission, we believe that spiritual fathers and mothers are necessary and important for spiritual growth and creating spiritual family. There is no hierarchy in the Kingdom of God, but there are examples which can be looked up to and can serve as foot-washers and encouragers on this spiritual journey (1 Thessalonians 2:11-12).
We hold a high value for being transparent, vulnerable and standing up for people. The leaders of Sozo desire Sozo Church to be relational family and to leave a legacy of sons and daughters behind us—not orphans.
We believe the summary of the new testament 'law of love' is based on Jesus' statement to His disciples, "A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know you are My disciples, if you love one another" (John 13:34-35). This is practically lived out as a family of individuals who are passionate disciples of Jesus that are making passionate disciples of Jesus by the way we love (Matthew 28:18-20). It requires the help of others to live a truly great story. Family on mission is our heavenly Father's plan for this to happen.
By understanding the Bible correctly and living according to it, we have a high value for walking in the supernatural. To claim to have a high value for the Bible and not walk in the supernatural is a bizarre form of hypocrisy. We believe the book of Acts is what the "normal" life of following Jesus should be like: unified intercession (power of agreement), supernatural demonstration (signs, wonders, healings, etc.), bold proclamation (powerful preaching of Jesus), many salvations ("turned the world upside down" —Acts 17:6). See this pattern throughout Acts. We believe in the ongoing ministry of the five-fold equippers of Ephesians 4:11-12. All of the supernatural gifts and manifestations of the Holy Spirit are for today. We are opposed to quenching the Holy Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:19-21).
We value the fruit of the Spirit as much as we value the gifts of the Spirit. We are not soft on sin, but we are strong in grace and love as the true answer. The Holy Spirit living in us produces Christlike character: "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control" (Galatians 5:22-23).
True character is cultivated not by striving, trying harder, or performing better. Real character is produced by trusting and abiding in the goodness of Jesus and the Father. Always remember, fruit is essentially "excess life" flowing through a branch that's "connected" to the tree (vine). Fruit has little to do with what you do, it has everything to do with who your life source is and how well you are receiving and passing on that life. (John 15) So relax, it's "…Christ in you, the hope of glory!" (Colossians 1:27)
We believe in the priesthood of all believers (1 Peter 2:9-10). We believe everyone has a sphere of influence into which he or she is called to demonstrate the love of Jesus. Whether your sphere is business, education, government, family, religion, arts and media, or science and technology—"let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven" (Matthew 5:16).
Empowering others to be all that they were created to be (for the glory of God) is at the core of everything we do. "We cannot afford to be passive observers when we've been called to such an important role in the story."
—A.W. Tozer
We do not believe in the "man of God, holier than thou, big man on the platform" model of ministry. We believe that real Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Shepherds and Teachers are first and foremost equippers and foot-washers who are called to equip and release people into their God given destiny (Ephesians 4—APEST; John 13–Foot-washing servants).
We believe that Jesus was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died and was resurrected to establish a New Covenant, which when received by faith brings each individual forgiveness, salvation and freedom from sin (Acts 2:38-39; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-10; 2 Corinthians 5:17).
Our church is named Sozo because of it's rich, textured meaning: "to save, heal, deliver, rescue and restore to wholeness. As born-again followers of Jesus, we believe it is our inheritance to re-present Jesus' "sozo" on earth as it is in heaven.
New Covenant freedom was worth Jesus dying for and it is our heart's desire that each individual remains free and lives free! Neither sin nor man's religion should reestablish bondage in one's life (Read Galatians). Freedom comes and is sustained through truth (John 8:31-32). Also, "…where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom" (2 Corinthians 3:17). So, as born again followers of Jesus, you and I carry a zone of freedom— a "no strive" zone!
Our heart cry is "Live Loved, Live Full, Live Free!"
We believe that King Jesus came and established His kingdom in the first century when he died on the cross, was resurrected from the dead, ascended to heaven, was (and is now) enthroned as King, and poured out the Holy Spirit to empower new covenant believers (Acts 2:23-24, 32-33, 36-47).
This kingdom has been growing and expanding since the first century, going from glory to glory. As the kingdom continuously advances, Jesus' prayer is being progressively answered: "(Father)Your Kingdom come and Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10). With great anticipation we look forward to the final return of Jesus (Acts 1:11; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 9:28).


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Eat Pray F*ck w/ Fielding Edlow ft. Kimberly Clark, Kira Soltanovich, Greg Wilson, Wayne Federman, Kirk Fox and more!
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Going the Extra Yard
The run-up to February's Super Bowl (the "Big Game," in the parlance of retailers, who are not allowed use the NFL's copyrighted name) is the ideal sticky marketing period. For one thing, unlike Christmas, it's non-denominational. For another, despite earlier starts to Black Friday every year, the fall and winter months of football season still offer independent dealers of CE and peripherals the longest stretch of time by far to promote assorted aspirational products - besides big-screen TVs – that yield decent margins. It also affords dealers large and small the chance to leverage their communities' love of the sport on a local level, through promotions involving local high school and college team programs.
At Dallas-based Starpower, the season brings with it the chance to promote to both the husband and the wife, said David Pidgeon, CEO. The company has just doubled the size of one of its locations to 15,000 square feet and is using the extra acreage to showcase live kitchens and concept appliances right alongside the usual selection of electronics. It's a play for higher margins, but it's also an opportunity for customers to learn how to have a fuller football experience while saving money in the long run.
"We are pushing 'feel like you're there' as a promotion," Pidgeon explained. "The price of football tickets has gone up so much. So what we say is, rather than throw it all away on one game, you can enjoy it for years to come. Seeing football with a big 120-inch projector and surround sound, you feel like you're part of the action, and with those buttery soft leather seats, why would you ever want to go to a game? It's basically having your own stadium seat in your own house without the gummy floors, and without having to fight the crowds."
The store recently hosted an event featuring the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and a Sony 4K Ultra HD TV party, and is used regularly by vendors for high-profile technology introductions. Starpower holds an annual Expo event in November, open to all, with special football watching VIP parties.
"We have everything you could imagine to show, technology-wise, to drive customers into the stores. It doesn't mean we're always selling that, but people always want to see the latest and greatest," Pidgeon said. "We mix that with some special pricing on certain models to drive traffic, but we want to make sure we're able to cater to all customers so that anyone can feel comfortable coming to Starpower."
Pidgeon sells to many national celebrities and athletes and drives his business mainly through the installation services he provides; even with 35 crews available, he is backlogged 10 days. But he also aggressively promotes to local customers who follow all the teams in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, such as Texas A&M and Texas Tech, and makes his store available to charities for Monday Night Football events where part of the sales proceeds are given to the charity. Pidgeon ties together all promotions, including e-blasts, Twitter and Facebook, and has deployed eight digital billboards throughout the Dallas area. And things get even better if the Cowboys have a shot at the playoffs.
"We drive that and use it to get people excited about video and audio and our custom leather chairs, which we manufacture ourselves in Texas," he said. "It's the package we sell, because you don't want to be just into selling TVs."
At 228-store hhgregg, football is also about selling more than just TVs. With headquarters in Indianapolis, the company has partnered with its neighbor Klipsch Klipsch to make the most of the season. Jeff Pearson, hhgregg senior vice president of marketing, told of two promotions with Klipsch that have been running since mid-October that make use of the Klipsch brand ambassador, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. Lucky Sweepstakes, which ran through late October with a drawing slated for just ahead of Thanksgiving, has a multiple grand prize that includes four Colts game tickets, an Andrew Luck autographed jersey, a Klipsch Music Center, and a private tour of the Colts complex with Luck and defensive player Robert Mathis.
The other promotion, which will be effective across the retailer's entire 20-state territorial footprint, is called Luck 300 for 20. "What it means is that every time Andrew Luck throws more than 300 yards per game, beginning Oct. 12 through the end of the season, Klipsch will allow customers to print coupons for 20 percent off Klipsch products at hhgregg," Pearson said. "We're promoting it in print, online and via our social channels. Last year, in the 16-game season, he threw 300 yards seven times – maybe 40 percent of the time. It's a pretty good offer, I think."
In terms of TV promotions, hhgregg is in its third year of working with Sharp in giving away one 60-inch TV each day in October, while giving entrants three chances a day to register for a drawing in its "31 Days and 93 Ways to Win Ultra Sweepstakes" program. The grand prize is a Sharp Aquos 70-inch Ultra HD TV. This promo ties into a social gaming app the retailer has devised called Endless Blitz, which launched in mid-August and has been played more than two million times in its first six weeks.
At Chicagoland's Abt Electronics, a prime focus is naturally on the Bears, said co-president Billy Abt, but local-team promotion also factors into the company's marketing strategies. "We just did one with LG for college football, and Samsung has a neat promo that provides a Galaxy tablet free when certain models are purchased, he said. "It's great for fantasy football fans, who can check their players while they're watching a game." The store also offers to local media its services as experts of cutting-edge technology. The team, for example, does TV segments on football-themed products that go beyond electronics to include tailgating essentials like keg coolers and grills; one ssegment last year featured the store's "technologist" Josh Davis.
Abt also runs a private sale the first weekend in November with a big-screen and audio focus; it's one of three such sales it runs every year. Only about a fifth of the company's extensive mailing database is alerted for each of the sales; names are rotated so that there is no "bombardment fatigue," Abt said. As the Super Bowl approaches, financing offers also "tend to get extended – instead of one year, they will stretch to two or three years, starting in mid-January," he said. And the most aggressive pricing on 50-plus-inch TVs occurs in the two weeks just before the big game "either of drop-in models, or there are very intense rebates," Abt said.
Those are just the doorbusters. What is excites his customer base are the new UHD and Curved OLED TVs, which are prominently displayed. While the prices are much higher than the regular LED line models, "our guys know how to step people up and explain the differences."
Of course, Abt hopes the Bears make the playoffs. If they do, he said the store will offer same-day Super Bowl delivery that whole week, and by-the-game delivery if a TV is ordered by 6 p.m. Saturday. "It's all about forecasting properly and getting product in a timely fashion," he said. "It's better than sitting on inventory, so you really need to be aware of the team's performance and up your forecasts a month or six weeks out."
At Kimbrell's, a North Carolina-based 50-store electronics/furniture/appliances chain, TVs historically sell well during football season, with a 10-to-15-percent volume uptick at that time, said company vice president Michael Wong. The store heavily plays on the fan base for both the NFL's Carolina Panthers and on college allegiances that include teams from Clemson, North Carolina State and other universities. In promoting the Panthers, the store will increase its bundles. With the sale of certain 55-inch-and-above large-screen TV models, for example, the buyer can receive either a free recliner or a sofa/loveseat. In November, the offer includes a free 32-inch Tier 2 or Tier 3 TV instead of a furniture piece. Although the 32-inch sets are given as freebies, the company has stopped carrying such small screens for sale.
While very small TVs don't fit into Kimbrell's SKU mix, neither – at this stage, at least – do 4K UHD or Curved OLED TVs. "The issue I have with 4K is that the Super Bowl isn't going to be in 4K," Wong said. "If you're a satellite subscriber, they're HD is only up to 1080i. The ability for me to advertise something that the manufacturers are touting as new technology is hard when the content is not going to be there. That's a real challenge. Manufacturers say this is what we need to promote going forward, but I can't really find the connection between that and the sports world yet. ESPN had a 3D channel, but that fell flat and Super Bowl in 3D was a better proposition for the consumer. But my challenge is there isn't technology coming out that is going to increase the experience of the consumer over the next football season."
Wong said the price-points are still too high, and at this point, UHD and Curved OLED are "just eye candy. Appeal to carry just for eye candy is not worth it. I'd rather have a good-looking 65- or 70-inch TV rather than a 55-inch curved OLED that's five times as much. That's not our customer base," he said. "And until the content catches up, it would be a hard sell for me, promoting 4K for the football season when the football season isn't in 4K. Why tout 4K when it's not in 4K?"


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Microsoft Digital Signage Software?
Chitter chatter, buzz, buzz, buzz. With their embedded small form factor PCs to be seen at every sign trade show, it was only a matter of time before their little logo would appear on some digital signage software package. Their latest press release spoke of NRF and the products to be showcased and/or released at the event. Among them were further software applications for digital signage. The press release stated the following:
Featuring dynamic and cost-efficient ways to enhance the shopping experience and improve the way retailers interact with customers in the store, demonstrations will highlight multi-touch self-service devices and the benefits of a flexible, secure and managed store systems platform. Microsoft Windows Embedded will also announce and showcase a validated digital signage platform for the retail and hospitality markets. The optimized platform equips original equipment manufacturers with Windows 7 tools and technologies to help them create the next generation of digital signage applications featuring rich, connected and immersive user experiences.
Seemingly the software giant has not–as yet–built a full-fledged platform, but I wouldn't put it past them. They've often been known to be a sneaky bunch of buggers. It looks as though they are giving existing software vendors more tools for creating more rich-user experiences using Windows 7 and other applications. Because the press released is geared toward Microsoft's involvement in the National Retail Federation show, it obviously reeks of utilizing their technologies for retail applications, which go beyond digital signage, but when it comes to even a little entrance, it may not be long before we see full-on entrance.


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I love The Great Gatsby. It took several readings for me to appreciate its strange genius but now I'm hooked. It's so rich and weird one can read it again and again and find a different perspective on the characters or an exquisitely beautiful passage. But it's not a book that would seem to transfer well to film. But then again, nobody factored in Baz Luhrmann, who seemed a great choice to make an adaptation of Fitzgerald's masterwork because you knew that's what he would do—an adaptation—some heady filmic rendering of the novel, rather than an attempt to re-create the novel on screen. So how did Baz do? GLG's Sarahs gathered their word-nerdery, film hats, and finest furs to find out.
Sarah S: I thought the movie was pretty interesting on both class and gender, albeit perhaps subtly enough that the average viewer might miss it. I also found any notion that it idealized that world sans critique completely stupid. I have more detailed thoughts but I'll add them based on what you think. What say you, Sarah T?
Sarah T: Yes I agree with you on both counts! On the gender front: People tend to hate Daisy because they think she's just a blonde, glamorous, blank projection of men's dreams. And she is a projection, but not just a projection. The problem isn't that she has no personality, it's that nobody sees Daisy–not Gatsby, not Tom, not even Nick, who prides himself on being observant. They're all too busy being dazzled by that voice that sounds like money. (Good voice choice by Mulligan, by the way—low, musical, lilting, balmy as a summer day in Louisville.)
But as both Fitzgerald and this movie make clear, Daisy's actually pretty complex. For one thing, she's got this sly wit that she gets no credit for at all. ("Tom is getting very profound," she says dryly after Tom goes on a ridiculous, racist rant. "He reads deep books with long words in them.") And I loved that scene in the sweltering hotel room where we see how Daisy's being ripped apart by two men who are each trying to control her, though Tom far more brutishly than Gatsby. I also like the image of the three-strand pearl necklaces that Tom gives to both Daisy and, later, to Myrtle–a handy symbol of the wealth and power that he uses to lure and trap women. That's why Daisy tears them off when she tries to break off their engagement. Though it turns out that Gatsby is just as determined to use money to get to the girl of his dreams, too.
I also loved Jordan in this movie–so skeptical and breezy but with a new undercurrent of kindness that the book doesn't give her. She came across as loyal to Daisy, compassionate toward Gatsby. And it's clear how frustrated she is by Nick's passivity, which is his greatest flaw, so good lookin' out, Jordan.
Sarah S: There were a couple lovely scenes with Daisy when she realizes that Gatsby sees her as something to possess, a status symbol, just as Tom does. Gatsby might be nicer but that doesn't change the essential fact. We see this when Daisy asks to go away and Gatsby insists they live out this public display of a fairytale. And then, as you mention, the room in the hotel when Daisy is literally repeating Gatsby's words at his command (until she stops). (This scene is performed almost exactly as written in the novel.) The audience has this impression confirmed, too, when Gatsby watches Daisy prancing up his grand staircase and comments to Nick how glamorous she makes his house look. It's almost as if she's The Dude's rug in that she "really ties the room together." I found this a perfectly plausible way to represent Daisy based on the book and a nice way to push past Nick's dismissal of her as vain and shallow. We still don't have much access to Daisy but this twist, combined with Mulligan's performance, gives us tantalizing glimpses, as if glimpsed through billowing curtains.
As to class, I felt that Luhrmann did an excellent job showing the crassness of Gatsby's display of wealth, a poor boy's excessive fantasy of how the wealthy live. When Tom taunts him that he'll never belong, it's true, and we know it's true. When Nick tells Gatsby that "they're a rotten crowd," he's right and, again, Gatsby will never belong with them. Depending on how you think about it, it's a rather pathetic consolation prize, their rottenness. I also thought the film nailed the "valley of ashes" and the desperate, awful lives of Myrtle and George. No wonder Myrtle embraces an exciting affair with a rich brute (rich being the only part she's not used to); no wonder George wants to sell that coupé and head west.
One other small thing that struck me was how often intimate conversations went on with servants still in the room–and how uncomfortable this made me, the grossness of ignoring the other humans in the room. In Downton Abbey and the like the family don't have serious conversations in front of "the help." So this detail seemed like a really subtle way to drive home the class distinction.


text: Careers Tech job cuts fall to three-year low in Q1: Challenger Linda Rosencrance @itworldca Published: April 11th, 2004Planned workforce reductions in the technology sector in the U.S. plummeted to 29,513 in the first quarter of this year, the lowest level in more than three years, according to Chicago-based outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.First-quarter job cuts in the high-tech sector, which includes telecommunications, electronics, computer and e-commerce, were 64 per cent lower than the 82,328 cuts posted in the previous quarter and 52 per cent lower than the 61,032 cuts announced in the first quarter of 2003, the firm said.The first-quarter figure is the lowest since January 2001, when Challenger began issuing its high-tech job-cut reports.Technology cuts represented 11.2 per cent of the 262,840 job cuts announced in all industries during the first quarter, down from 17 per cent in the first quarter of 2003. In contrast, technology accounted for 32 per cent of all cuts in 2002 and 36 per cent of all cuts in 2001, according to Challenger.In the first quarter, telecommunications companies led all others in job cuts, just as it has in 11 of the previous 12 quarters.Telecom companies announced 20,681 job cuts between January and March, more than four times the 4,828 cuts announced by the second-ranked computer industry, Challenger said. Electronics companies announced 3,401 cuts in the first quarter, while e-commerce firms posted 603 cuts."This may not mean that telecom is the weakest of the technology industries, but it is clearly the most volatile. While some areas in this industry are consolidating, others are expanding," said John Challenger, CEO of the Chicago-based firm."Overall, technology job cuts appear to be waning, a trend which may temper some of the increasingly heated debate over the controversial practice of offshore outsourcing," Challenger said. "However, while the latest survey data show that offshore outsourcing is not leading to a surge in job-cut announcements, one can still argue that it is slowing job creation in technology." Careers offshore outsourcing


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Last week, the Jokers Jinx left 24 passengers stranded at Six Flags in PG County. After a thorough inspection and being cleared by the state, the ride is back open and working.
PGFD Tower 826 brings down another 3. Total of 13 down and 7 to go. All are OK @SixFlagsDC #PGFD pic.twitter.com/t8zeEgjM6T
— Mark Brady (@PGFDPIO) April 14, 2017
According to a representative for Six Flags, the Jokers Jinx had an issue with one of the train's wheel. It has since been fixed.
In a statement (via Fox 45), Six Flags said, "I wanted to respond to all who asked for an update about JOKER'S Jinx. Please know the safety of our guests is always our top priority. After a thorough inspection of the JOKER'S Jinx roller coaster, Six Flags corporate engineers and certified ride technicians identified an issue with one of the train's wheels and took comprehensive action to resolve it. State of Maryland ride inspectors cleared the ride to be put back into service. Six Flags America has reopened JOKER'S Jinx and we are open daily through Spring Break April 23.


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Paving is an easy way to add interest to your garden whilst providing convenient pathways around your home. Similarly, driveways and stairs allow safe passage to your home for both vehicles and your family.
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But I have often wondered why it seems to take so long for obvious truths to be heeded, and for action to be taken when solutions to problems sometimes seem so clear. Our greed and mass consumerism is surely unsustainable. But what drives us to this? And why does behavioural change often seem so slow, even if we accept that such change is needed. Let's leave it to the next man, we say. why should we be the first to start change?
Some say that as humans we actually need a sense of urgency, a Dunkerque kind of mentality before we will all pull together as a race to save our fellow beings. This may well be so. We all know how easy it is to procrastinate around our less favourite activities, revising for exams for example, until the last possible moment. Sometimes good ideas for change can be buried in cumbersome and unwieldy bureaucracy. Sometimes effective leadership is missing.
Ignorance is often to blame. Obviously, busy individuals do not tend to read books and textbooks outside their own spheres, and specialists do not tend to look beyond their own fields to the wider significance of their knowledge and skill – often having quite enough to do in their own work! Too often it seems that wisdom is then lost within the pages of a book – good ideas do not always convert into positive action - and are never developed further. And even the most respected media will distort facts either by accident or design to grab headline attention.
Am I right? Is there hope?
please let me have some thoughts!
By the way I liked the photo and I guess it has some relevance to the topic!! Any one like to hazard a guess as to where I took it?!


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If I told you I love you
would you love me back?
With nothing else on offer –
just pure, unadulterated love?
If I gave myself to you,
would you take me?
Just the way I am
And not want to mold me anew?
If I said I wanted you,
would you give yourself to me?
Completely, unconditionally,
with no strings attached?
Would you? Really?


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FIREFIGHTERS rushed to a Hampshire hospital last night.
Two engines raced to Lymington New Forest Hospital at around 6.30pm on Thursday.
Despite the alarms blaring the callout to Wellworthy Road was a false alarm.
It had been triggered by air conditioning contractors doing work at the hospital.
Newly fitted air filters which gave off an "aroma" had activated the alarm system, according to Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.
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I Am Nancy
Year: 2011
Duration: 71 min
IMDb: 6.7
Genres: Documentary, Horror
Country: USA
Actors: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Wes Craven, Jessica Craven, Abdullah Al-Daihani, Hollie Dziedzic, Tom Kircher, Shawn Lecrone, Adam A. Park, Matthew Ynes
In the autobiographical I AM NANCY, the focus is squarely on Heather Langenkamp and her unique experience playing Wes Craven's legendary teen heroine Nancy Thompson. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, Heather asks the burning question: "Why Freddymania, and not Nancymania?" After personally experiencing the Freddy Krueger marketing craze, the rise of horror convention fandom and the phenomenon of eight Nightmare On Elm Street films, Heather reflects on the relevance of heroes in this modern age of monster lovers. Prepare to put yourself in Nancy's shoes and think about Elm Street in a whole new way.


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A Yorkshire Wolds brewery and events business are raising valuable funds for a leading cancer charity.
Hunmanby based Wold Top Brewery and sister company Muddy Souls Events are supporting Macmillan Cancer Support as their chosen charity of the year.
The charity provides practical, emotional and personal support to people affected by cancer every year. The charity is there to support people during treatment, help with work and money worries, and listen when people need to talk about their feelings.
Muddy Souls events manager Anne Duerden said: "We are delighted to support such an incredible charity, and one that is very close to our hearts.
"Macmillan receives no government funding and relies on donations, so we're proud to have raised £2887 this year to date through a series of events that include the Open Garden and Brewery weekend, the Wedding Open Evening, Moonbeams, Dragon Boat Racing and other fund-raisers like a pancake day, a rugby sweepstake, a cheese toastie day and a murder mystery event!
"We'd like to thank everyone who helps us raise these funds as we couldn't do this without you. It gives us a great deal of pleasure to be able to support charities, both local and national, and we look forward to bringing you updates on our achievements later in the year."
Becky Read, Macmillan Cancer Support's fund raising mManager for East Yorkshire, attended the Open Garden and Brewery weekend with her mobile team and was delighted with the outcome: "Over the two days the team interacted with over 150 people, which is a large proportion of the attendees to the weekend.
"I'm really pleased that we were able to get the mobile team there and to provide support to the people that needed it and I think it's brilliant that your Charity of the Year partnership with us is not only raising money but also awareness of signs, symptoms and services, so a huge thank you to you all again!"
Since the brewery was founded 15 years ago (and with the help of Muddy Souls Events since 2013), it has raised over £45,000 for charitable causes including NGS nursing charities, Kidney Research UK, the Poppy Appeal and the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail.


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Saturday, July 9, 2011
I forgot
I miss them, so much, and am grateful for people in my life that allow me to be who I need to be, and also for people who look for things in "3's" for me :)
Love, Nan xoxoxo
If you want to see garden progress this year, its wonderful, click here!
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As your toe twin, I remembered for you :) I missed remembering that day as well a time or two and it saddened me as well, but I try to look at it healing and "know" that we don't need to cling to remembrance on "that day" because we remember them every other day in between.ReplyDelete
You celebrate your girls non stop sweet friend. Don't feel as if you failed them, you didn't! You mother them in the most beautiful, thoughtful and loving ways....ALWAYS.
Love to you beyond words and thank you for being sweet you.
ps I've loved all the photos from their garden :)
I am sure you felt bad about this but I think it's a beautiful sign and your angels are part of each day! ((HUGS))ReplyDelete
I think of you often Nan... and will always remember your daughters with you...ReplyDelete


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How severe?????
I'm on lunch break now so just wanted to share some of my thoughts.
Kaybee wrote a day or 2 ago about a slip VS relapse event.
I just have been thinking since and wanted to know what you think about how hard we should be on ourselves when we "slip". I am referring to those who have say 1 year sobriety ie have not seen any nudity or had any fantansies in any immoral way. For the purpose of this post I am not counting the "normal" bombardment of immoral thoughts that come our way. When I say fantasy it is a decision that you take to let the movie or images play in your mind for pleasure.
Ok so in my opinion, I am severe on myself. I will give you an example. A couple months ago the only real slip I had was when my wife and I visited her friend who was house sitting for the weekend. I was alone watching TV while they were away shopping for the day. I took that opportunity to catch up on all the sport I missed. During half time, I flicked through channels and came across the show Beauty and the GEEK. Kind of reality show where nerds get paired up with so called beautiful ladies for the show.
I was watching an episode when they walked in and I thought at the time it was not so bad and if it was to me at that instant I would have done what I did all the time and switch channel and move on. I did not and it was a real set back for a while. I was "not looking for" sexy ladies, I was looking for something to take up the half time (sound familiar yet?) Oh how dumb.
It was the subject of a therapy visit and was so unnecessary in the first place.
I personally know that I was playing with fire, I should have known better than that and was so insensitive to others feelings. My wife and I have a boundary in the home, no TV full stop. After this experience, that boundary was transferred to outside the home when I am alone in anyone's home or commercial space.
That is my slip experience. No justifications, I was playing with fire and could have got burned big time and long story short could have lost my family there and then.
OK so here is what I want to know:
How severe should we be with these sorts of experiences?
What does it take to learn from them?
I believe and as I said to Kaybee this is my opinion, we need to be a bit hard on ourselves and take responsibility. What does that mean though? I rubbish the idea that we need to give ourselves some credit in such a situation. You know the argument that we cannot be too hard on ourselves because it will lead to a bigger fall or depression. That is crap shoot stuff. Not true, that minimizes the goal in the first place - 100% sobriety.
Obviously we cannot push it under the rug and move on, we need to address it to ensure the same thing never happens again. Is not this part of forsaking the sins? Sobriety is a tough thing, it is not easy for us addicts but it sure feels good.
I also learned that Satan will sit and wait however long he wants to to get us in position for a fall. Oh yes people I know he is biding his time with every one of us. I was thinking about his careful planning and positioning stratagems. I know a bit about marketing and brand positioning and how that science works. I know it takes time to correctly position a product. Is that not an accurate reflection of how Satan manipulates our environment so that we buy into his products. Think about it, how strong is the Coca Cola Brand? When you think of coke how many mental associations can you think of? That is the power of this science. Now how much more powerful is "sex" or "porn" case closed Satan is the master brand manager for these 2 names and there are literally millions of associations connected to them.
My question again:
HOW SEVERE should we be with a slip?
Your thoughts.
case by case basis...
"In my opinion, that was not a slip. You had poor judgment that you learned from. You didn't slip and if I sponsored you I would not suggest you start your time over. Sometimes those lapses in judgment lead to relapse, sometimes they lead to BETTER judgement in the future."
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February 11, 2011
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"Agreed. Don't be a wimp. Be hard on yourself. Satan doesn't go gentle on you."
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February 11, 2011
Some thoughts...
"This may be a bit of rambling because I'm not exactly sure what my own feelings are on the subject. But! Chapter 6 of the spouse's manual has a paragraph that describes change, a change of habit or a change of heart, as a process. I know you already know that Rugga.
The example in the book states that at first we may not even be aware that we have a certain behavior. But then one day we start to recognize either the behavior itself or the consequences of that behavior. We start to "bump into" the behavior more frequently and we start to realize that we do not want to act that way any more. We begin to feel pain, helplessness, and hopelessness at our own ability to change. And then, AT THAT MOMENT, we realize we ARE CHANGING.
Sometimes I get so sick of a certain behavior that I think I'm going to explode if I do it one more time. Then I usually engage in it one more time, and often several more. That's how we become ready. We get pelleted, sometimes bombed, by awareness. That's how life gets our attention. Awareness. Acceptance. And change. I've noticed that the closer I come to being healed of a certain defect or issue, the harder it becomes to live with myself and that issue.
The closer you are to being completely healed, the more the slips are going to hurt. They will feel more like total relapses.
That being said, a slip certainly does not mean you have not progressed and not changed. Recognizing the slip for what it really is, a weakness in character or a sliver of pride, and then regrouping and focusing on changing is what its all about.
We also have to remember that rationalizing repeated slips is not change. That is setting a new comfort zone in your sins. You cannot be forgiven or saved in your sins. You have to really be trying. But that is something only you and Lord know. So be honest with yourself. Be honest with the Lord. If it was a slip, then pick yourself back up, recognize your mistake and move on. You will feel bad, because you have found a weakness in yourself, but you can take heart and feel good because you are trying to change and the Lord is on your side.
EDIT: I want to add that I am definitely a member of the... no half-way camp. These sins, this addiction, can most certainly be left behind in a single day. It may take months or years to heal from the effects of carrying this addiction, but once you've decided its done, that is it. Turn it over to the Lord and never look back. Don't rationalize, don't flirt with danger, and leave your sins in the past. But a slip, in the face of HONEST effort, is just a slip. Move on. With Christ's grace you don't ever have to slip again."
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February 11, 2011
Be severe!
"I too am a member of the go all the way-cold turkey camp! Be severe on the slightest slip even! Do not give Satan room to squeeze in! Heck, like Rugga said, there is enough "product placement" by Satan that you don't need to make it worse by looking for it or anything like it! We will see enough without having to drift towards it. I maintain what I call a "strict no lust policy!" I think we need to keep away from the edge. I feel like enough of a total loser and absolutely devastated if I do something boneheaded like be a jerk when talking to Katie...who needs to slip. Aak! The very thought!"
posted at
February 11, 2011
I don't differentiate
"Slip, relapse, it's all the same to me. If I do something I've defined as an inner circle behavior means resetting my sobriety date. Something that is a middle circle behavior is pushing my luck and a sign that I need to review my recovery plan and my commitment to it, but isn't something I reset my date for. For example, for me, masturbating would be a slip/relapse and watching a show like Grey's Anatomy would be a bad decision and cause to evaluate where I'm at in my recovery, but would not be a slip/relapse. There are some things that are clearly inner circle for everyone, but there are lots of things that each person has to decide for themselves what circle it goes in. My borderline behavior could be someone else's inner circle behavior. I totally agree that lust is an inner circle behavior for all sex addicts, and we should all do all that we can to stay away from those things that will cause us to lust.
As far as being severe with a slip. I think there is a difference between justifying slipping, being appropriate about a slip, and beating yourself up over a slip. Clearly justifying slipping and making excuses for it is not good for recovery. I believe that beating yourself up over a slip is just as bad for recovery. Telling yourself you're the world's biggest loser, that you're worthless, or any of those other things that addicts are known for saying doesn't help. It creates shame which is more likely to cause more acting out than repentance and forward progress. Satan is the one who wants us to believe those lies so that we won't try to do better. I agree with Paul. The best thing to do when you slip is to recognize and learn what you can from it, then repent and move on. Don't treat it lightly, but don't beat yourself up over it either. Being easier on myself is what got me out of being stuck in a relapse rut. I didn't give myself permission to act out, but I didn't beat myself up over my last slip. I made a mistake. I handled it and then got back on the recovery path.
I wouldn't have considered what Rugga did as a slip, but I'm not Rugga and don't know where his lines are. I don't think playing with fire is a slip. Stopping doing the things I do to stay sober such as ARP meetings, scripture study, prayer, etc. is playing with fire, but not a slip.
Anyways, that's my opinion on the topic."
posted at
February 11, 2011
"To answer Rugga's question about being severe on slips, I just have to say that making excuses and justifying addictive behavior will not get anybody anywhere. We addicts have to take responsibility when we do something wrong, but we need to be sure we've made a mistake before we start the repenting process. This is why a sponsor is so necessary to recovering addicts. A sponsor can help us realize when we've made a mistake and when we're just being unreasonable with ourselves.
I think that Rugga's enthusiasm and willingness to repent is admirable, but I'm not sure I agree with his definition of a slip. Rugga's wife was uncomfortable with the program he was watching, but that doesn't make it inherently wrong. We're told to be in the world, but not of the world. As long as Rugga was not lusting, then he did not slip. Beautiful women are part of life, and Rugga and his wife need to accept that. Burying our heads in the sand will not do us any good. The prophets have never asked us to live an amish lifestyle. It's ok to watch TV, go to the theatre, go to sporting events, go to swimming pools, and go to the beach, even though we may see immodest people at all of these places. In fact, the apostles and prophets often attend Jazz games and BYU sporting events.
As for slips, I believe that getting ready to look at pornography (like what Kaybee did) or getting ready to masturbate, but then changing one's course of action and abandoning the act would constitute a slip. But from this perspective, a slip can be good or bad depending on how you look at it. It's wonderful that Kaybee didn't look at porn and masturbate, but it's not so great that he looked it up to begin with. I honestly think it comes down to a case by base basis (just like Anon said). This is why having a sponsor is so crucial to recovery. Sometimes Bishops just don't know enough about the addiction to be able to offer the help that addicts need, especially when somebody's struggling with the addiction, but they haven't broken the commandments to the point that a confession would be necessary.
As far as being 100% lust free, I agree with HUBSTER, that's what we're all aiming for. But it takes a lot of time and recovery to get there. I had a therapist tell me that if an addict passed by a beautiful woman tanning on the lawn, the addict might turn his head the other way and try not to look or think about it, but his thoughts would be racing and he would begin to think about her in a sexual way because he was trying so hard to repress her from his attention. A healthy man who comes across the same woman would acknowledge that the woman is beautiful and then he would move on with his life. I'm just curious, Hubster and Rugga, what would you do if you see a gorgeous woman tanning on her lawn?
I like these questions, keep 'em coming Rugga."
posted at
February 12, 2011
Ette good question and the honest answer is:
"Go into my recent found auto-pilot mind set of:
Its normal to see these things, its normal to see these things, everyone sees these things and so why the big deal? I can now look at the person and say that is a daughter of God and she is my sister. I have a billion others like her so whats the big deal?
I honestly even if I am not lustings have retrained my brain to take that circuit route, it is the easiest for me to do because I know it is safe and keeps me happy.
Thanks for asking that Ette. Just normalize it even if you are not yet normal. I am no where near normal with this addiction so I have to work harder than the average joe but thats OK. I am greatful I have to work harder it makes me appreciate my new life so much more now.
Hubster - That is the coolest name by far man you should feel honored. Katie you must love him so much to have provided such a name. Thanks buddy for your feedback
Paul - Hey man hows the lady doing? Hope things are sailing smoothly still. Thanks for the read - Allways enjoy it.
Anon - Oh so true
Katie - If Hubster did not arrive with his shining armour I would have gusessed you were my wife. Thanks for the feedback
D - Once again thanks for your opinion - Few on here seems to challenge your never give up attitude. Interesting take on the 3 diffferences.
I like the answer case by case but I also like the no half way club.
Kaybee case by case but take responsibility is how I think you can deal with it.
Thanks guys and hey thanks KAYBEE for getting me to do some work on myself.
posted at
February 12, 2011
"I like that, Rugga. I'll have to try that next time. Right now i'm just glad that it's so cold outside. That definitely helps with sobriety."
posted at
February 12, 2011
"Thats hilarious Ette.
Hey man on the positive side all that cold time is time to rack up a good deal of sobriety.
Hope all is going well with the Bishop and all.
Hope you feeling better these days."
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February 12, 2011
"Brilliant. Agreed. Also liked anons and D's
As far as defining a "slip" etc I look at it like ice skating. There's things that unbalance me but I just end up throwing my arms out, lowering my center of gravity, and going "waa woowa wo oh...oh...okay I'm cool" and maybe looking a little silly. Maybe I wouldn't exactly find myself snacking on on lays and twizzlers with the Buddha or Jesus while watching Beauty and the Geek but I'd probably just call that unbalance. Then there's slipping and falling on my money maker but hopping back up. And then there's slipping but rolling over and throwing a gd temper tantrum cause my eh hurts. Where am I on the ice?"
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February 13, 2011
They Speak
Beautiful women are a part of life...
"May I presume to speak for Mrs. Expat (what is Ruggaexpat, btw?)?
I am sure the Mrs. accepts that the word is full of beautiful women. I always knew there were many beautiful women. I always gladly accepted this truth. What the Mrs. may have been uncomfortable with was her addict husband (I say that with love, Rugster) choosing to gawk at an hour long tv show in which the very premise of the show is based on sexy women being with geeks? The very point of the show revolves around the sex appeal of the women. The women are no doubt dressed in immodest clothing that accentuates this point. "
posted at
February 15, 2011
"Rugga, thanks for the plug on the name!
Ette, two things. The first was addressed by Katie, who is one of those beautiful women in the world. This is the idea that beautiful women fill the world. Of course God made beautiful daughters; but we needn't allow ourselves to seek out situations that will present them being objectified. Katie looked up the show Beauty and the Geek. She found that the promos for the show on the show's website portray the women in bikinis or other revealing clothing. Then men were dressed normally. This sounds like a show by men-for men. If the women were ugly then few men would sit about watching a strange geeky man try to build a relationship with said women. The point and purpose of the show is to provide men with women to lust over. We and our wives should not accept such use of God's daughters in this way. We are trying to heal from such practices. Period.
2nd. Everyday we will encounter beautiful women, they don't need to be tanning for the temptation to lust to be present. I guess I do sort of what Rugga does. I guess he calls it normalization. I have trained myself to look all people in the eye. I would smile and tell myself that I have put in place my "strict no lust policy." I no longer have to tell that to myself-no lust comes naturally. There is no racing brain-no panic. I work at a prison and have had to confiscate pornography. I just cover it immediately and turn it over to a higher authority-there is no temptation, no racing mind, no sneaked glance. God has truly blessed me with no desire to lust. He has cleaned the pathways of my mind that lead there. I do not know why I have been so blessed. I just know that the Atonement can heal instantly what therapists have to work to heal over time. I don't know if that answers your question or not. I hope what I said makes sense."
posted at
February 15, 2011
I 2nd the hubster
"I to have turned it over to a higher authority...and confirm that God can totally take the desire away...
I could have written this about my life
"He has cleaned the pathways of my mind that lead there. I do not know why I have been so blessed. I just know that the Atonement can heal instantly what therapists have to work to heal over time.
I still make stupid moves... but I know when I'm on the right path.. because the only, ONLY time I have experienced recovery is when God has taken over... I just try to get out his way.. and be humble enough to do what he says.
I got rid of my TV... you'll save $80 bucks a month..."
posted at
February 15, 2011
I was wrong
"Sorry to anyone who was offended. I'm glad Katie looked up Beauty and the Geek and was able to shed some light on the issue. Honestly, I gave Rugga the benefit of the doubt because I didn't know anything about the show, and the name sounds innocent like "Beauty and the Beast." After reading what Katie wrote, it's clear to me that the show is inappropriate. On the other hand, I also think it's possible that Rugga didn't know how bad the show was either, but I can't really speak for him.
Personally, I agree with Gracefull. TV is a waste of time, especially cable. I really only use sports channels if I'm going to watch TV at all, but even sporting events can be crammed full of beer commercials with trashy women. Does anybody know a way around that? Should I just give up on cable altogether? Is there a better way to watch college football and the NBA?"
posted at
February 16, 2011
Right allow me to experience the all too familiar...
"addict-justification-syndrome (AJS)
Katie my wife and I discussed the episode before you did a bit of digging and she literally showed me some of the promo's.
Now I did not see half naked ladies in the portion I watched but yes sure the messages are subtle and I was playing with fire by watching that crap.
Hey it was a learning experience for me, as I said we discussed this in an hr long therapy session and it was there I realized the real pain I inficted on my wife. Kind of like opening up the wounds that were trying to heal.
About the TV, we keep the screen and enjoy DVD's as a treat but scrapped the Cable and bunny aerial so we have no TV at all. Best move possible.
Ette I am the biggest sport fan, I love it and always have but since my C-DAY, I have seen nothing but a few soccer world cup matches last year.
I thought I would never be able to live without it but I am still alive and kicking.
There is no way around the skimpy clad ads and cheerleaders so for me I have given up sport for now.
My wife and her peace is more important than any game.
Sport was another addiction for me so it was a no brainer to give it up for the welfare of my soul.
Hunkster there again the porn positioning. It is so slyly managed, so carefully positioned and hidden through numerous messages (like beauty) but that is not real beauty. That is lust, that is immorality, immodesty, 100% world appetites in a contest all carefully hidden. That is not just this show, it is hidden in all these reality shows, sitcoms etc. Like I said he is the master and will catch us if we are not on guard.
Love you guys man seriosuly, there is such great learning through your posts.
Rugster - I love it, kind of rugged mob flavor to it.
I was just planning on changing my username to Ruggamuffin or Runkster
Cannot give the name meaning away, it will give me away to some here I am sure."
posted at
February 16, 2011
Glad you see the danger
"I don't know how you have always been with your addiction and what not but I just wanted to say that I think its great you can see when you are "slipping" and you take action. Being aware is such a huge portion of the battle you are fighting.
My husband isn't that way and its so hard to be the responsible one."
posted at
March 30, 2011
Slipping Up
"If we are truly honest with ourselves and we have to ask ourselves whether we "slipped up" then there is a 100% chance that it WAS a slip up. I think that the most important thing is that we have the courage to recognize it, and not just resolve not to do it again but to lay out a strategy to make sure it does not happen again.
I think this is one of the things that the seemingly endless "war" chapters in the Book of Mormon is trying to teach us. We are at war with Satan and it takes all sorts of stratagem to overcome his stratagem."
posted at
March 30, 2011
"blank statements like this are almost never true...if you have to think about if it was a slip up...then it was a slip up? That doesn't make any sense. We are always going to have temptations pop in our head, the important think is to dismiss w/o hesitation. OK, some people don't recognize their sins, but there are a lot of people that are very hard on themselves."
posted at
March 30, 2011
Response to Thoughts
"I think if people don't recognize their sins then then wouldn't be asking whether they "slipped up" so I guess it does not apply to them.
Temptations pop in our head. Its what we do with it is where we become responsible.
I think we agree on the same issue I guess I did not explain it very well."
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March 30, 2011
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DC TV Watch: Why Danny Trejo Joined 'The Flash'
Welcome to The Hollywood Reporter's weekly DC TV Watch, a rundown of all things DC Comics on TV. Every Friday, we round up the major twists, epic fights, new mysteries and anything else that goes down on The CW's Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl and Black Lightning and Fox's Gotham. This week celebrates the milestone 50th (!) edition of DC TV Watch at THR, so thanks for coming back every week over the past year to talk all things superheroes. So much has changed on all these series since this column was first born — there's even a new addition joining the ranks in 2018. So here's to all the changes coming in the next 50 columns... who knows what the DC Comics shows will look like by No. 100!
The Flash
Not even a question | When The Flash showrunners announced that action legend Danny Trejo was joining The CW's superhero drama, it was the shocking casting heard 'round the internet. But according to Trejo, the decision to come onboard the series was a no-brainer. "Hell yeah!" he said with a laugh to THR along with a small group of reporters. "[It's] one of the most popular shows on TV so I immediately said yeah. It would be dumb to say no. I really enjoyed the whole [experience]. The show, the cast is unbelievable. It's like a big family up there." His first appearance as Gypsy's (Jessica Camacho) father Breacher (real name: Josh and Cynthia) came in this week's episode when he tested Cisco (Carlos Valdes) as Gypsy's boyfriend. Cisco passed the test by saving his life, and executive producer Andrew Kreisberg promised Trejo's Breacher would be back this season. "We're working on that right now," he said, "what the next iteration of that plan is." But because Camacho is on another series this year (NBC's Taken), that "somewhat limits our ability to have her be in more episodes," Kreisberg said. "Right now, we're working on a Cisco-Breacher story that doesn't involve Gypsy." She is returning in episode nine, however, and Gypsy's relationship with Cisco "is steady and moving well," according to Kreisberg. "Cisco and Breacher are going to have a classic buddy movie [storyline]. Enemies become friends and friends become enemies."
Finally getting lighter | When Kreisberg was asked why the show feels so much lighter and funnier this season, something all The Flash showrunners have been outspoken about the past few months, he got pretty candid. "My goal for the year was that people would think I got fired and they brought somebody new on," he said with a big laugh. "I think there's a public perception that might be that we really felt like we needed to make a course correction after last season, and for us, it was really we just don't want to keep doing the same thing that we've always done. Our goal was if the previous seasons were Raiders of the Lost Ark, this season was Last Crusade where we were actually commenting on the silliness of the show and just wanting everybody to just have a good time and have it be funny. And right now, I think people are craving a little bit of that. It's a tough world, and having 42 minutes of just pure, unadulterated joy, I think, is something people are keen for."
New potential teammember | Not only did this week introduce Trejo, but Team Flash may have gotten a new member as well in the form of former dirty cop and new metahuman Ralph Dibny (Hartley Sawyer) aka Elongated Man. After a brush with death, Ralph decided to try and be a better man, as well as train with Barry (Grant Gustin) to use his newfound stretching powers for good. That doesn't mean his arrogant ways will disappear overnight, however. "The one thing we didn't have on this show — because everybody is so likeable — is we didn't have a jerk," Kreisberg said. "We didn't have somebody who was just sort of a louse and crude and liked to drink and somebody who would also come in and point out how silly it is that everyone's in a superhero show." And Ralph's discovery of his powers will be different from Barry's season one journey. "We have an episode coming up where Ralph gets hurt and he didn't know he could die," Kreisberg said. "So Cisco's like, 'I'm sorry, were you only doing this because you thought you were invincible?!' And he's like, 'Yes! Why else would I be doing this?!'" And the reason why the showrunners decided to add a new meta with stretching powers will make sense later down the line this season, probably in regards to The Thinker (Neil Sandilands) and his plan.
The missing speedster | As for Team Flash's latest exit, Kreisberg promised that Wally (Keiynan Lonsdale) isn't gone for good. "Keiynan's a regular and we will see him again," he said. "He'll be back in [episode] seven. ... It was difficult having two speedsters on the show, just creatively and financially. There's a lot of times where either Barry had to get knocked out so Wally could save the day, or Wally had to get knocked out so Barry could save the day, and even knocking them out, that cost a lot and also just creatively having to go through that scenario. But Wally is not gone, certainly from the Arrow-verse, and he'll be back on Flash and more exciting stuff about Wally will be revealed as we move forward."
Clued in | Team Flash is already way further in figuring out the seasonlong mystery than they ever have before. Barry now knows the name of The Thinker, "DeVoe," and recognized it from when he heard multiple future time travelers say it to him in previous seasons. Only a few episodes in and already the identity has been revealed to the team, meaning the structure of this season is different in a big, exciting way. "One thing I think we might have done last season, we waited too long to reveal [Savitar's identity] to the audience and then we lost what I think could have been some valuable real estate exploring that," Kreisberg said. "So this season we just wanted to be cards up and reveal here's the bad guy at the end of episode one and they're going to get on him fast. The issue [is] we know who he is but how do we stop him? So now that they know it's DeVoe, now it's about figuring out which DeVoe it is and there'll be a confrontation sooner rather than later."
Some mysteries remain | But where is DeVoe located in his crazy, technical chair? "I think that's part of the mystery, where he is," Kreisberg teased. "He is in a really cool set! We want to preserve that. But I promise you you're going to find out a lot about what is going on in the first nine episodes. It's not going to be a you've got to wait until March to know what the hell is going on."
Burnt bridges | Caitlin's (Danielle Panabaker) past is coming back to haunt her in the next episode, as her old boss Amunet Black aka Blacksmith (Katee Sackhoff) left her an ominous message on her door at the end of this week's hour. Seems as if the metahumans didn't leave things on good terms after Killer Frost stopped working for her when Caitlin got her powers under control. "You might remember at the end of the first episode, we got the hint that she was working for Amunet Black, who you will meet in the next episode," Kreisberg said. "And that [note] was just Katee Sackhoff saying 'Remember me? I'll be back.' And that's episode five, so, we don't set up a lot of mysteries that don't get paid off right away. I think people are really gonna be delighted. She is most definitely not playing Starbuck."
Legends of Tomorrow
And baby makes ... one less team member | Now viewers may have a few more clues as to how Victor Garber is getting written off of the Arrow-verse show. The series regular's exit from Legends of Tomorrow was recently confirmed, and his character, Stein's, daughter just had a baby (named Ronnie, after Stein's first Firestorm partner). His current partner Jax (Franz Drameh) knows how much Stein's family means to him, so he decided at the end of this week's episode to figure out a way to break up Firestorm with Ray (Brandon Routh), thereby giving Stein an easy out of the team. That will lead to one of three possible outcomes: they figure out a way to separate the two psychically linked men for good, they figure out a way to swap someone else in for Stein to keep Firestorm going, or they accidentally end up killing Stein and/or Jax in their efforts.
Villain unmasked | No surprise here: Michael Emerson's mystery character was finally revealed in this week's episode as evil hacker Cayden James (which THR guessed as soon as his casting was announced!). In his first appearance, he tried to destroy the internet. Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) stopped him just in time, but his plans run much deeper than that. He basically used Felicity to gain access to a firewall and not leave any digital traces of his own hacking, so she did the work for him and he'll get none of the blame for whatever he's trying to do next. Also, it was revealed that he was the one who saved Black Siren (Katie Cassidy) from dying on Lian Yu, and they're working in some kind of partnership. At least Felicity is working to make the word Helix associated with something good moving forward, as she decided to name her and Curtis' (Echo Kellum) new startup Helix Dynamics and figure out a way to mass produce her miracle spinal chord implant and help the world in a legit way, not just from the shadows.
Turning evil | Despite how normal and loving Samantha Arias (Odette Annable) seems now, she's destined for villainy. Not only is her comic book history and future as Worldkiller Reign well known by viewers, The CW revealed a first look at her Reign costume already, meaning her transformation into a big bad isn't that far away. And based on the last scene of this week's episode, where Sam all of a sudden noticed Kryptonian writing all over her body (before it vanished) and hallucinated (?) a visit from a mysterious cloaked figure in her bathroom, her transformation is going to be a creepy, scary one.
Finally! | In all the times Kara (Melissa Benoist) confronts someone as both Supergirl and Kara Danvers, it's laughable how few people recognize it's the same person minus a pair of glasses. So far, only Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart) and Supergirl-worshipping cult leader Thomas Coville (Chad Lowe) have been able to state the obvious. Finally, someone remarked on how dumb a pair of glasses is as a disguise!
Hello, Bruce Wayne, billionaire party boy | Bruce (David Mazouz) has been working on his daily disguise persona for a while now, but it was this week's episode that truly saw him become Bruce Wayne, billionaire partying playboy. He made some age-appropriate friends and impressed them by buying a nightclub just to get in, and then he tried to fit in with them by drinking himself into a stupor. But is he giving in to his disguise too much? The weight of guilt from causing Ra's al Ghul (Alexander Siddig) to kill an innocent boy is clearly still affecting him, resulting in Bruce pushing Alfred (Sean Pertwee) away. His actions are beginning to take a toll on his conscience.
A new day | But on the other hand, thankfully things are starting to look up in Gotham as Gordon (Ben McKenzie) is finally turning the tide in the GCPD and loosening Penguin's (Robin Lord Taylor) grip on the city. One of Gordon's fellow cops that he saved from Professor Pyg's (Michael Cerveris) attack decided to stop accepting Penguin's Pax Penguina licenses for crime. It's small, but it's meaningful, especially since Bullock (Donal Logue) seems to be slipping back into his old, bad habits.
Gotham airs Thursdays on Fox. Supergirl airs Mondays, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow air Tuesdays, Arrow airs Thursdays; and Black Lightning will premiere midseason, all on The CW.
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