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He just makes me so angry. GrrrrrrrReplyCancel
I was just reading somewhere else that Oprah decided to air the interview in a 2-part special "because there is so much material."
I would've like it if he held a press conference where there could've been actual questions from various reporters. The kind of questions he couldn't prepare for but whatever.ReplyCancel
Of course she won't ask any hard questions. He didn't make her look bad like James Frey.ReplyCancel
This interview is to be aired on OWN, correct? Such a shame, not carried on my otherwise quite extensive 700-channel package.ReplyCancel
Has Oprah ever been known for asking tough questions? Lance can go eat a dick! Im not mad at him for his doping just wanted to write "eat a dick".ReplyCancel
Haha, Frufra, the only thing I remember about Frey is that he had chicken pox in one of his mug shots.ReplyCancel
What I want to know is how did he pass all the doping tests over all those years? Did he pay someone to say they were clean or did he pay someone else to take the tests for him? How did he get away with it for so long?ReplyCancel
Frufra–That's good news about Frey.
I never read "A Million Little Pieces", but every investigation I read was that Frey had submitted the book everywhere as FICTION, and the eventual publisher convinced him to call it NON-fiction, otherwise they wouldn't publish.
He made a mistake in accepting that, but a lot of people compromise their principles to meet their dreams.
If he had written it before the internet, he could have lived a decade before anyone found out it was embellished.
I felt bad how O ambushed him.
(If my old info is wrong, please correct me, anyone.)
I thought South Park's version with Towelie was PERFECT.ReplyCancel
I mever understood why oprah went all dog day afternoon on frey anyway. He that dared to lie to the almighty oprah. Jeesh. Hes a writer- isnt that a clue? Anyway, no fan of hers at all, but shes just trying shore up her network. Its just business, and if any other reporter got the interview, it wld be considered the 'get' of the year. As for Lance dopestrong, i cldnt stand to be in the same room with him but whateva. Hes still arrogant pissant who thinks his tainted urine doest stink. UghReplyCancel
Thanks, Frufra. I happened to see that LIVE, and all I saw was a man regressing in fear & shame, like a child. It made me sad. He WAS an addict, didn't O care that she might have triggered him into a relapse, or WORSE? smh
Pogue—When Lance DID have testing irregularities, he would write a check to the Cycling association , and they would hide it to save the marketability of Lance & cycling. They WOULD make him drop out of races when he tested positive, sometimes, but allowed Lance to claim illness, again to save their rep & profits.
Mostly though, Lance would prepare for any test he KNEW was coming, but the 'surprise' tests would get him sometimes. I think he was tipped off a lot, or else he would have been positive more, and dropped out of more races.
Sorry tennis fans, but my spidey-sense tingles when Rafael Nadal drops out of matches, always with illnesses, at the last minute also. It makes me wonder if Tennis are lying liars too, and also tolerate doping.
After finding out how Cycling covered for Lance, nothing surprises me in Sports anymore.ReplyCancel
I'm disgusted Lance and with all the athletes who cheat, and feel sorry for the few who try to compete in a clean contest.
The people who organize and monitor the races need to spend more money on testing before and after the race – not just urine tests and not just random tests. They have let this go on too long.ReplyCancel
The chemists are years ahead of the testing organizations. All we can do is relentlessly shame these people when they are found out. Thank the good lord Jeebus that Bonds and Clemens were stiffed on the HOF. I hope to one day read Bonds pleading for someone to donate a chunk of their liver, because his was destroyed by the steroids and the "greenies".ReplyCancel
He's just shot himself in the foot. This could literally destroy him financially with all of the media lawsuits from cases he won for defamation and the perjury suits to be filed.ReplyCancel
@ Count Jerkula – although I agree Bonds and Clemens shouldn't be in the HOF, unfortunately I think sooner or later they will be voted in. Personally, I think Cooperstown should just build a wing on the museum, call it the Hall of Shame (HOS) and put those guys, along with Pete Rose, in it. And speaking of Pete Rose, did you see his new reality series? Brings a whole new meaning to the word "awful"ReplyCancel
Lance has an estimated worth of $100 million or more and is a shrewd investor (read his book). You can bet he has weighed the short-term financial impacts against the future upside and made a calculated decision to come clean. Lance is a master tactician, and had he and the rest of the peloton all been racing clean he still would have been the best. It sucks that doping was the only way to be competitive but that's how it was. That said, he's still a dick. Which there is no excuse for.ReplyCancel
I read that he is admitting this so that he can jump back on his bike again and start competing and/or become a sports commentator– is that crazy or what? I wouldn't let him play bingo at a retirement center, let alone compete. And I couldn't trust him as a commentator either. I knew a pro cyclist who (early days) Lance asked to throw a race, even though the guy I knew was favored to win. Hmm.ReplyCancel
CJ, I'm no fan of either Bonds or Clemens, but I do have a problem with the steriod witch-hunt in baseball, because lots of these guys were doping before it was against the rules. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but that has always been my take on that situation. And I never quite understood why Congress got involved there, either.ReplyCancel
He's a cheater and Oprah is a kiss ass. If she did push her guests and ask the real questions as she used to, then people would still give a shit about her. She's just another brown noser, just like Barbara Walters. We already know what the p.r campaign is, we want to see a powerful interviewer look someone in the eye and ask the hard questions, force the person to lie on camera, we want to see them sweat and squirm, we want to see them on the spot. Oprah's lost her touch, and Lance is a piece of shit.ReplyCancel
I don't know who I despise more – Oprah or lance. If Eliot Spitzer can host a show ANYONE can host a show. In this day and age of cheating and taking the easy street I have no doubt that Armstrong will be forgiven if he gets a good pr person on this.
And Towelie really does rule.ReplyCancel
Fufra: Just because they didn't have a specific rule outlawing it, doesn't make it OK. The steroids/HGH were illegal in the US. I mean if a guy goes out and murders someone, should he be able to play while awaiting trial? Does MLB have a no murder rule?
Congress got involved because MLB has an anti trust exemption. No other sport has that and the owners of in those sports (NFL, NBA, NHL) shit their pants when their respective unions threaten to dissolve and challenge their monopolies. No matter what the popularity of other sports may be, MLB is our National Pastime, because they have been afforded special privileges by our government.ReplyCancel
I was thinking they both had the same agent or Harpo is paying a "exclusivity" fee.
Surprise,Armstrong just write a book disclosing the truth like Rose did.
I seriously doubt he'll say enough to purjure himself, his lawyers won't let him. I'm sure it will be "I'm sorry the agency would have liked me to handle that differently", all kinds of non-apologies. As with Bonds, McGwire, etc. these guys are in it for the money, so how can we expect them to tell the truth? I find hookers more forthcoming than these assholes. Besides, it's CYCLING. Who gives a fuck?ReplyCancel
Somewhere Barry Bonds is laughing his ass off at this.ReplyCancel
There's a detailed story online of this elaborate system he and his team came up with. Basically he would get his steroids and medication into his system quickly through a blood transfusion after each test. It was passed off as his treatment while in remission.ReplyCancel
I think we all knew this already, done caring about thisReplyCancel
YES, @Libby, totally agree about Nadal. I've always been suspicious of him. Like, he used to be super-muscular in a kind of unnatural way, at least in a tennis sense, and randomly and suddenly dropping out of tournaments all the time. I have a relative who plays on the pro tennis tour and he's always been suspicious of Nadal as well. To be clear, he doesn't know anything for sure, but has just kind of had an inkling that something was a little off with Nadal.ReplyCancel
Hi SillyLily–I'm glad i came back and saw your comment.
It was his sudden (imo) gain against Federer in his prime that got me.
I happened to see ALL of that super-long match (YKWIM) where suddenly Nadal was hanging on with the BEST in the world, one of the best ever, for HOURS—then beat him. He seemed to go from mediocre to amazing too quickly, and started having all those random 'dropouts' just before matches, in what should have been HIS prime, after beating Federer like that. When I read how Cycling allowed Lance to lie about why he had to drop out of certain races, I thought of Nadal immediately.
Just hinky.
There seems to be a lot less sportsmanship in many ways in the last 50 years. Athletes shouldn't have to sacrifice their long-term health to excel in their sport. There's not much honour left.ReplyCancel
There were just as many scumbags years ago. Ty Cobb was a racist hothead that used to spike the shit outta guys covering 2nd and 3rd. That's half the reason he had so many stolen bases. Football players getting hookers sent to the hotel rooms of opposing players the night before the game. Mickey Mantle woulda never been fit to play if it weren't for amphetamines.
Sports are like anything else nowadays, the internet and its free flowing info has made it harder to keep stuff quiet.
Half the guys, Bonds/Clemens types, do it to feed there egos. Sosa, David Ortiz, and others do it to for the money. I have no compassion for long term effects of playing professional sports, because they are well paid and aren't concerned for their own health, so why should I care.ReplyCancel
Rock on, CJ. Thanks for your take. You make some good points, sir. And I agree with your followup post down there – hijinks have been going on forever; we just hear about them now. As much as I love the game of baseball, I think you basically have to sell your soul to the game to make it in the bigs. I watch every damn night during the season, but I can't say I'd want either of my sons to do what it takes to get in the show.ReplyCancel
Good on Lance Armstrong for finally having the ball to come clean
At least Spitzer admitted what he did, apologized in public to his wife and coworkers and resigned. Because he had sex with a prostitute. Which, though conflict of interest it may be, is hardly cheating the same way. Lying to the world for years, cheating deserving athletes from a real victory, threatening the livelihood of anyone who told the truth.. Bribery , extortion .. Not to mention capitalizing on cancer and spreading a false message for millions to follow and invest in.. No .. I think Spitzer is actually a cool guy. I could never in a million years say that about Armstrong. Spitzer is a saint next to this devil..ReplyCancel
Both Oprah and One-Nut will be the prime examples in Snakes in Suits Ii. Next installment of The Corporation will be about sports. All this sends kids the wrong message. Look how much effort was spent cleaning up the mess made by One-Nut. Our society is spending way too many resources on trash like this. It's no wonder research and development is stagnant.
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Western Force lock Sam Wykes will fill the void left by Hugh McMeniman, who is set to miss at least six weeks of Super Rugby action after fracturing his left shoulder during the 30-23 loss to Melbourne Rebels.
McMeniman's injury is a huge blow to the Force, with the man nicknamed "Madness" arguably the form lock in Australia this season, but Wykes is ready to fill his shoes after producing several strong performances off the bench in recent weeks.
Wykes, 24, knows all about the frustrations of injury, having missed most of last year due to hamstring, ankle and knee problems, and he has taken a while to get back into full flight.
"I started the first couple of games and, in the second game, I didn't play that well," Wykes said. "I've been biding my time on the bench since. I'm just really looking forward to getting back out there."
The Crusaders will be without star five-eighth Dan Carter (hamstring), while forwards Sam Whitelock and Matt Todd have been rested following the recent tour of South Africa. In contrast, the Force are bolstered by the return of prop Pek Cowan and flanker Richard Brown after they were rested against the Rebels.
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A former legislator recently reassigned from a post in the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources is returning to the General Assembly, this time on new House Speaker Tim Moore's staff.
Moore announced Friday he's hired Mitch Gillespie of Marion as a senior policy adviser. He's among a dozen people on Moore's staff at the start of his two-year term.
Momentum has slowed for a proposal to shift control of North Carolina's Medicaid program from the Department of Health and Human Services to a new eight-member panel of health experts.
The General Assembly's government watchdog oversight committee met Wednesday but didn't vote as previously expected on legislation recommended last week by one of its subcommittees.
A North Carolina gay rights group is voicing concerns over news that a so-called "religious freedom" bill could be introduced by the state legislature. Equality North Carolina Executive Director Chris Sgro says the law wouldn't be about religious freedom at all. He says one goal would be to give magistrates a way to opt out of performing same-sex weddings – which are now legal in North Carolina. And he says history has shown that businesses are opposed to these sorts of laws.
Pat McCrory is on his first announced overseas trade mission as North Carolina's governor, visiting Britain on a short economic recruitment trip.
McCrory spokesman Josh Ellis confirmed the governor arrived there early Tuesday morning and would remain there until Thursday. Ellis says the governor's activities include meeting with executives of companies Ellis declined to name because they involved competitive economic development matters.
The North Carolina General Assembly is heading back to work with a new group of 170 legislators for the next two years.
The legislature scheduled its one-day organizational session to begin Wednesday morning.
Republicans who remain in charge of the House and Senate are expected to elect their favorites to run the chambers — Phil Berger of Eden as Senate leader and Tim Moore of Kings Mountain as House speaker. Lawmakers will go home until Jan. 28, when they'll begin in earnest to file bills and debate legislation.
Advocacy groups have filed ethics complaints against North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford of South Carolina over six-figure stock payouts they received while in office from an online mortgage broker.
Progress North Carolina Action filed a complaint Monday against McCrory with the North Carolina Ethics Commission. The complaint against Sanford was filed with the U.S. House Ethics Committee by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
The House majority leader for the past two years is leaving the North Carolina General Assembly to take a job with the office of State Treasurer Janet Cowell.
Rep. Edgar Starnes says he'll resign his seat at noon Tuesday, the day before lawmakers return to Raleigh for a one-day housekeeping session. Starnes said Monday he'll become a senior policy adviser for Cowell and serve as her liaison to the Republican-led legislature.
As 2014 comes to a close, Mt. Xpress reporter Jake Frankel offers his take on some of the top regional stories of the year. He spoke with David Hurand
A former Assistant District attorney in Buncombe County has apparently refused to answer questions in a law suit that is being heard before a federal judge. The suit was brought against the county and former Sheriff Bobby Medford. Medford is serving time in federal prison after being found guilty on several corruption charges unrelated to the law suit. Asheville Citizen Times reporter Jon Ostendorff has been following thecase. He spoke with David Hurand.
One of the more important but frequently over looked mid-term election races took place in all 100 North Carolina counties. The race for Sheriff has long been part of North Carolina's political history. This year five of eighteen incumbents ran unopposed. Jon Elliston spoke with David Hurand about some of the surprising results in contests for Sheriff in Western North Carolina.


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September 4, 2002
New Photos: Belgium and Canada
Thanks to Serge Bosschaerts, we're proud to say we've added our first Belgian theater to Cinema Treasures — Cine Rex.
Today, we've also added images of several Candian theaters, including the Broadway Cinema, Century, Imperial, Odeon, and Tivoli (thanks to Mike Rivest and Chad Irish).
September 3, 2002
New Photos: Wisconsin, California, and Colorado
Today's photos include shots of four Wisconsin theaters, including the Cinema 50, Kenosha Theatre, Rhode Opera House, and Roosevelt Theatre; as well as shots of the Merced Theatre in Merced, CA and the Ute Theatre in Colorado Springs, CO (thanks to Bryan Krefft).
Check back tomorrow for more international photos.
September 2, 2002
Cinema Treasures Closed For Labor Day
Cinema Treasures is closed for the U.S. Labor Day holiday, but we'll be back tomorrow!
August 27, 2002
New Photos: Return of the UK PART II
Ian Grundy again brings us an excellent batch of theater images from the United Kingdom.
Among today's shots are a recent exterior view of the Elite; a tiny, 173 seat independent cinema located in Leyburn; as well as current shots of several former theaters, including the Central in Pickering, the Cinema in Richmond, and the Lyric in Northallerton.
August 26, 2002
New Photos: More US Theaters!
Another week, another new batch of theaters!
Today brings us a nice collection of theater images from all over the US, including a beautiful shot of Catalina Island's Avalon Theater (thanks to John Ledwon), a vintage photo of the Fox Theatre in Redlands, CA (thanks to Rick Schneblin), photos of 42nd Street's Liberty and Empire theaters (thanks to Jean), and a wondeful image of the Paramount Theater in Amarillo, TX (thanks to Wes Reeves).
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August 23, 2002
New Photos: Return of the UK
We close out our latest batch of theaters photos with an outstanding group of images from Cinema Treasures UK volunteer Ian Grundy.
Ian has helped us greatly expand our UK theater listings and photo collection, and today is no different. This group of 20 images includes shots of the Baroque theaters Coliseum and Theatre Royal, as well as shots of the majestic Empire and the quirky Roxy (which is actually located on the banks of a canal!).
August 22, 2002
New Photos: Mixed Nuts
Today's batch includes photos of two Forest Hills, Queens theaters: the former Forest Hills Theatre and the UA Brandon Cinema Center; as well as shots of Philly's AMC Orleans 8, the Kansas City Paramount, and Trenton, MO's former Plaza Theatre.
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Chapter 10
Divine Appointments in Daily Life
Miracles often are a daily affair when we have a "praying life" instead of a separate "prayer life." A praying life allows the Holy Spirit, who has taken up permanent residence in us, to lead us to people who are hurting and in need. Jesus sent us the Holy Spirit to help us pray what is on the Father's heart. Our job is to listen and recognize His leading.
I like how Jennifer Kennedy Dean, executive director of the Praying Life Foundation, describes this praying life.
[It] is a dimension of living, in which you experience minute-by-minute the flow of God's provision. You are met at every step with the progressive unfolding of His tailor-made plan for your life. Ephesians 2:10 says, "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." You cease your struggle to find the will of God because the will of God has found you. Living life open to the Spirit—actively and intentionally cooperating with God on an everyday basis—is possible. Jesus showed the way . . .
Almost every day, I find myself involved in unexpected Spirit-appointed tasks as God points out troubled people everywhere who need an intercessor to plead their case in heaven's court. I am honored and thrilled the Father entrusts me with His precious ones. In prayer and practice, we learn to recognize His voice and His leading. He books divine appointments for us; He opens the doors; and He will do it in unexpected times and places.
Intercessors are empowered by the Holy Spirit to discern the clashing of the kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness. Philippians 4:6 states, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." I take great confidence in this verse.
Unexpected Mission Field
I travel thousands of miles a year as an intercessor and speaker, so I spend lots of time in cars and airplanes. They are often a mission field for miraculous encounters.
I remember a few surprise appointments while flying home after an Aglow prayer blitz in Miami, Florida. I had recently become the U.S. national president of Aglow and was traveling with a board member and friend, Ruth. By God's grace we were bumped into first class, and as we were waiting for takeoff, the flight attendant asked if we wanted something to drink. When she walked away, Ruth whispered to me, "Bobbye, I sense this woman is disturbed. Since you are on the aisle, when she returns, read Psalm 121 to her." The attendant came back to our seats and I asked her permission to read something especially for her. She agreed.
Softly, I repeated the words of the psalm:
I will lift my eyes to the hills—from whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is your keeper, the LORD is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The LORD shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore.
Tears welled up in the flight attendant's eyes, and she quickly walked away. She returned shortly, leaned over and told us quietly, "I am an alcoholic. The words you read mean so much to me right now."
Later on, the flight attendant walked back to see us once again. She commented that the pilot of our plane did not like her, which made her job much harder. Sensing we needed to pray, I said, "May we pray with you briefly?"
The three of us walked quietly to the tiny kitchen area in the front, and she closed the curtain behind us. Ruth and I gently, lovingly prayed prayers of deliverance over her and spoke blessings into her life.
Later, after we were back in our seats, we noticed the pilot walk out and say something to her. Ruth and I immediately prayed. The flight attendant then walked down the aisle with a smile on her face, leaned over and whispered, "He complimented me and said I was doing a good job."
Excited by what had just happened, I wrote out Psalm 121 on the back of an Aglow booklet entitled Receive All God Has for You and gave it to the flight attendant. She said she would read it and thanked us for our prayers and encouragement. As we left the airplane, she gave each of us a hug and said, "I feel better than I have felt in weeks."
I was grateful Ruth followed the Holy Spirit's prompting and asked me to read that psalm to this troubled woman. Ministering to her had been a divine appointment arranged by God—and a powerful reminder that helping in the healing process of every person's soul, claiming or reclaiming it for the Lord and for His kingdom is the first chapter in God's miracle book. Sometimes this happens in prayer services or in large crusades, but it can also happen in an airplane galley.
On another trip, a flight attendant saw me reading my Bible and asked if I was a Christian. She smiled and said, "I am also a Christian."
Midway into the flight, she came and sat in a vacant seat across the aisle, and leaned over to speak to me quietly. "I am a Christian, but I am so depressed," she confessed. "I am not supposed to talk to passengers about personal things, but since you are still reading your Bible, maybe you can help me. I was despondent enough last Friday that I attempted suicide again."
I started praying silently: "OK, Lord, what shall I do next?"
We moved to empty seats at the back of the plane and began to talk. With the Holy Spirit giving me words, I prayed quietly with her, binding the spirit of murder and suicide. Then I reminded her about God's holy, unconditional love, telling her, "You do not have to be fearful, because God is more powerful than the enemy who is seeking to destroy you." We talked awhile longer, and she recommitted her life to Jesus.
I should tell you that I don't attempt to convert everyone I sit next to on airplanes. I chat with those who want to make small talk, and many times I just read. But if God gives me an open door, I walk through it. I listen and try to discern what is happening in each situation, and fortunately I care deeply about people.
Sometimes these appointments don't go smoothly, but God does have a sense of humor. Let me tell you about the time when there was no room in the inn.
On my way to speak at a retreat, I had to change planes three times in order to reach my destination. When one flight was delayed, I missed all the connecting ones, so I had to phone my hostess to tell her I wouldn't arrive until after midnight. I could hear the fear in her voice as she said she did not drive that late in the evening.
"Oh! Then I will find a hotel near the airport," I responded. That was easier said than done!
I arrived to find every available room within miles occupied by athletes practicing for the Winter Olympics. I finally found a seat and settled in at the airport for the night. About 2 A.M., an airport guard advised me the terminal was closing and I would have to go outside. He can't be serious, I thought. "Can you just lock me inside? I have not been able to get a hotel room. I need to stay here until morning," I implored.
"Sorry, but no," he answered. So, I lugged my suitcase outside to the curb and sat on it. Okay, Lord, what now? I thought.
Shortly, a young man drove up and asked if I needed help. After introducing ourselves, I told Tom my plight.
"Maybe if I take you to one of the hotels, they will let you in if you are standing there," Tom commented.
So off we went in Tom's car. I was turned away at two hotels, and then we were given the name of a third place with a possible vacancy. Tom indicated that he did not think I would want to stay there.
"It's three o'clock in the morning, and you have no place to stay. How can you still be smiling?" he asked, as we returned to the car. "Son, I'm here on the Lord's assignment, and I have to trust He knows what He's doing. I believe He sent you to be a comfort to me."
Tom started weeping. He told me that his father was a pastor but confessed, "I left the Lord and haven't been in church for years."
He pulled his car to the side of the road, and we talked for the next 40 minutes. Tom recommitted his life to Christ.
I thought, Lord, is this why I am here—for this young man—yet I still have no place to go.
I told Tom to take me to the "mystery hotel" the last clerk had mentioned. He acted nervous but agreed.
"How long will you need the room?" the motel's female clerk asked me.
"About three hours," I said naively.
Tom carried my luggage, walked me to my room and said good-bye. As he was leaving, I spoke blessings over him.
It did not take me long to realize I was in a house of prostitution—the walls were very thin.
Early the following morning, I went to the office looking for a cup of coffee.
"None here," said the man at the desk. "But you can get a cup at the bar three blocks down the street."
"I do not frequent bars," I replied.
"Are you the woman who checked in a few hours ago?" he asked curiously. "My wife told me about you."
As we talked, he smoked two cigarettes and started coughing severely. I kept feeling impressed to pray for this man.
"Sir, may I pray for you? It is not God's will that you have emphysema. Smoking these cigarettes is not healthy for you." He agreed for me to pray, but I could sense he was nervous. I put my hand on his shoulder and started praying. As God touched him, he crumpled to the floor and lay very still, his eyes closed. The female clerk from the night before came to see what happened.
"It is okay," I assured her. "Your husband was having a severe coughing spell, and I prayed for him. I believe he is resting in the Lord."
She was astonished. I was quietly asking God what I should do next. "Be at peace," His still small voice whispered to me.
The man opened his eyes. "What did you do?" he asked. His cough had subsided.
His wife gave me a cup of coffee, and then we sat and talked.
"I thought I ended up here by accident, but now I do not believe it was an accident at all," I explained. "God wants to touch your lives with His love." He certainly did!
I phoned the retreat person and told her where I was. Aghast, she told me that she never went to that part of town. At that point I figured perhaps I should just fly home—until she said she would pick me up in 30 minutes.
God redeems everything, and this was certainly evident on that trip. The retreat itself was wonderful. As I was giving my testimony about the Japanese man asking me if I knew Jesus, a Chinese student, who had stopped to see what was going on in the auditorium, literally came running down the aisle.
"If a Japanese man helped you, would you help a Chinese man?" He fell into my arms sobbing. "I have heard you talking about Jesus, and I want Him in my life."
The 500 people at the retreat, mostly women, embraced this young man in prayer. The Holy Spirit was obviously at work in his heart.
Disciplining the Body
I have also been blessed to be on the receiving end of some divine appointments in everyday life.
When I was 40 years old, my son Jim started me on a walking and jogging program that, to this day, helps keep me healthy and fit. While living in New Orleans, I walked a mile a day at first, then three miles a day, and eventually I was jogging up to five miles a day along Lake Pontchartrain. Before I walked home, I would climb onto one of the big rocks next to the lakeshore, cool off and meditate on the holy things of God. I had heard stories of crime being committed near this lake, but I trusted God would protect me.
One time, I noticed an Orthodox rabbi walking and praying by the lake. As I passed him, I spontaneously blurted out, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel." I kept jogging, thinking, Why did I do that? You don't know that man. Orthodox rabbis don't talk with women on bike paths.
When he passed me on the return, he responded without stopping, "Blessed be His holy name forever."
We didn't introduce ourselves, but his became a pattern each time I returned to the lake. As I jogged by him, I called out an Old Testament Scripture; on the return, he responded with a matching Scripture. We communicated this way for about six months.
One day, as I passed him, I said, "He welcomes us at His banqueting table."
"His banner over us is love," he responded immediately.
About a mile down the path, alone, I ran into danger. A menacing-looking man on a bicycle pushed me off the path. Knowing this could be trouble, I called upon the name of Jesus. The man laughed at me.
I heard rapid footsteps, turned around and saw a huge, beautiful black man running toward me. The menace mounted his bike and took off.
"Are you all right?" the rescuer asked. "Let me run back along the path with you so that man will not return," he offered. Then, we met the Jewish rabbi waiting on the path.
"I saw God's jogger was in trouble," he told me, "and I asked this man to help you." My rescuer, I learned was a football player for the New Orleans Saints.
I hugged that rabbi. "Thanks be to God," I said. The rabbi and I soon developed a bond of friendship, and he shared with me the things he was teaching others.
Our job as believers and intercessors is to recognize the opportunities when God presents them to us. This includes being able to hear His prompting, which often comes in gentle ways. We must know His Word well, so we will be confident of His principles and sensitive to what is needed at the moment—an encouraging word, a loving gesture, a prayer or something more. Like the traffic controller informing the pilot of what to do next, we wait for the Holy Spirit to give us guidance. We can't just rush in and bowl people over.
God will use our minds, senses and emotions to reveal who Jesus is to people He puts in our path.
How do we listen to the voice of the Lord? By being a diligent, persistent seeker after the heart and ways of God—not just a casual inquirer.
For me, this took many hours of praying, waiting and studying God's Word to learn His ways. Slowly, surely, I fell deeper in love with Him. The key was spending time with Him.
As we grow in this intimate relationship with Him, we will recognize opportunities we did not see before. We know God can operate through dramatic displays of supernatural power. But many of His miracles come in the quiet ordinariness of daily life.
My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways
My ways . . . For as the heavens are higher than the earth
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Soon There Will Be Roses
Soon there will be roses
Adorning gardens fair
Soon there will be roses
Their perfume everywhere
Roses white and yellow
Soft pink and crimson too
Roses in the sunlight
Bedecked with morning dew
When I touch the roses
Caress them tenderly
If I feel them quiver
I'll know you still love me
Roses hold a secret
A secret in my heart
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Of love to thus impart
Soon there will be roses
I wait for them to bloom -
Roses sweet and fragrant
Shall sanctify my room
Topic of this poem: Love
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Comments about this poem (Soon There Will Be Roses by Valerie Dohren )
Roseann Shawiak (4/7/2014 6:15:00 PM)
Lovely lilting rhythm throughout the poem, touching the strings
of my heart and playing them like a violin with love, as the roses
bloom interiorly. Thank you for such a beautiful poetical vision.
RoseAnn (Report) Reply
Howard 'the motivational poet' Simon (4/7/2014 6:01:00 AM)
Blooming brightly with the rose of anticipation and expectation in love's garden. Well done my friend! (Report) Reply
Danny Draper (4/5/2014 7:07:00 PM)
A romantic piece of hope and colour, much enjoyed. (Report) Reply
Thomas Vaughan Jones (4/5/2014 2:37:00 PM)
Hi Val. Roses are so symbolic of all that is meaningful. It seems that Holly Jamestone and I both love it. | (Report) Reply
Hazel Durham (4/5/2014 11:46:00 AM)
Waiting for the splendour of the roses to bloom, a symbol of your eternal love!
Superb write! (Report) Reply
Mary Forrester (4/4/2014 2:44:00 PM)
C. P. Sharma (4/4/2014 4:24:00 AM)
Spring, the season to love is approaching, like a butterfly you sing. (Report) Reply
Theodora Onken (4/2/2014 9:37:00 PM)
A stunning and most beautiful poem, Valerie! Kudos! (Report) Reply
Patricia Grantham (3/31/2014 10:01:00 AM)
Oh how I love roses. So many colorful blooms. Has
an aroma that just permeates the senses. Your lovely
expressions delights the emotions and lifts the heart.
Enjoyed. (Report) Reply
Yash Shinde (3/30/2014 10:28:00 AM)
....oh so beautiful miss, loved reading this, I can see before my eyes blooms of roses...... (Report) Reply
Holly Jamestone (3/29/2014 1:02:00 PM)
Soon There Will Be Roses was wonderful and beautifully written for the first week of spring. It was lovely, and every word was inspiring. The reader is like a butterfly, soaking in the magnificent aroma in a garden with hushed whispers in the shadows about the secret special meaning of Love. So well written. Simply can't say enough! - Holly Jamestone (Report) Reply
Dinesh Nair (3/28/2014 11:16:00 AM)
They have ever been there and so will they ever be there...
Your roses are sure to keep your garden very special for us Val. (Report) Reply
Dee Corpolongo (3/27/2014 8:29:00 AM)
Oh, so beautiful Val....and I too love roses, so soft and fragrant...like a scent of love....from above.
This is so unique in it's writing as always. Thank you for sharing all of them with us. (Report) Reply
Unwritten Soul (3/26/2014 12:41:00 PM)
I place my heart in a bud of perfume, soon it be revealed inside the roses...a meditation of art in nature, you recall it..i mean i love when you use nature as the subject, it fits me well again, and this is my first comment in PH after few months incubated in space LOL_SOul (Report) Reply
Valsa George (3/25/2014 11:16:00 PM)
Val, you seem to have a special love of roses...I always identify you with a smiling, fresh rose...... may be because a beautiful rose appears as we turn to your page! Stay ever fresh without fading! ! (Report) Reply
Tirupathi Chandrupatla (3/23/2014 5:29:00 PM)
Roses hold a secret and they will come soon. Beautiful poem. Thank you. (Report) Reply
* Sunprincess * (3/23/2014 8:01:00 AM)
........so beautifully written with beautiful imagery.....and the fragrance from this beautiful poem gave me a big smile....a beautiful way to start the day.... (Report) Reply
Patricia Northall (3/22/2014 1:33:00 PM)
Hi Val, So succinct, but full of love, and memories, I love the line If I feel them quiver I'll know you still love me. The caressing of the petals, it is life like, because roses bring that emotive
feeling to feel their soft, velvet smoothness.
I love it Val (Report) Reply
Susy Evelyne (3/22/2014 9:28:00 AM)
A lovely tribute to roses that tells of their significance to you. I agree, roses - even a single rose - add grace and fragrance to a room. (Report) Reply
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The Vandalia City Council met for only about 15 minutes on Monday, and much of what was discussed was, of course, about the weather.
One of the few decisions made by the council was to give a contractor two more weeks to complete the extensions of water and sewer lines in the city's west Interstate 70 interchange.
In requesting the additional time, Tri-S Excavating of Odin informed the project engineer, John H. Crawford and Associates, in writing that, "Due to the below-average temperature and the above-normal snowfall in January and February, construction … has not progressed like we had expected."
Travis Sanders of Tri-S Excavating said that while it was requesting an extension, "we know how important it is to finish the project in a timely manner."
In presenting the request to the council, Mayor Rick Gottman said the delay will not cause any problems for South Central FS as its works toward the completion of its $5-million facility in the west interchange.
That's because the weather has also slowed that project, Gottman said.
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This winter's weather was also discussed as several city officials passed along praise to the city's public works department.
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Also at Monday's meeting, the council observed a moment of silence for Charles Kaiser, the husband of former city employee Judy Kaiser, and Ron Dolly, a former Vandalia businessman.
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 02/14/14 -- Department of Justice Canada
Today, Minister of Justice Peter MacKay and Parliamentary Secretary Bob Dechert announced $300,000 for the implementation of the Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (CYAC) at Boost - the first CYAC in Toronto.
The funding is being made available for the CYAC at Boost to ensure that children and youth in the City of Toronto who experience abuse or violence can receive a wide range of services in a coordinated approach all in one location. The establishment of the CYAC at Boost follows the successful completion of a two-year pilot project also funded through the Department of Justice's Victims Fund. The pilot project supported the planning and development of the CYAC, which is now operational.
CYACs offer the same services as a Child Advocacy Centres (CAC), but to a broader age-range of victims. CYACs provide a safe, child and youth-friendly environment where a collaborative, coordinated team of professionals works together with an approach geared to the specific needs of each victim, to help a child or youth victim navigate the criminal justice system. The work of a CYAC or CAC multi-disciplinary team can greatly reduce the emotional and mental harm to children and youth.
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-- The funding will be used by the CYAC at Boost to: -- Establish one location as a single point of access where children, youth and families can receive multidisciplinary services from all of the professionals involved in child abuse investigations in a coordinated and comprehensive manner; -- Provide two advocates who will be central points of contact and support for victims and their families, ensuring that they receive information about their case and referrals to services as needed; -- Increase collaboration and strengthen partnerships with schools, health and community services, other local agencies and community organizations, and municipal, provincial and federal levels of government; -- Identify training needs and develop a training program for staff; -- Establish the CYAC as a Centre of Excellence that will share and disseminate knowledge and best practice to similar centres in Ontario and across the country; and, -- Increase public awareness about children at risk in Toronto through education and outreach. -- The funding for the CYAC at Boost, is being provided by the Government of Canada through the Department of Justice Canada's Victims Fund. The Victims Fund provides support to projects and activities that encourage the development of new approaches, promote access to justice, improve the capacity of service providers, foster the establishment of referral networks, or increase awareness of services available to victims of crime and their families. -- Since 2006, the Government of Canada has allocated more than $120 million to give victims a more effective voice in the criminal justice system through initiatives delivered by the Department of Justice Canada. -- This funding includes $10.25 million for new or enhanced Child Advocacy Centres. So far, CAC and CYAC projects have been funded in 20 cities or municipalities across Canada. CACs adopt a child-focused, coordinated and collaborative approach to addressing the needs of child and youth victims, and their families.
"Boost's reputation as a compassionate, effective organization speaks volumes to the important role they play in the Toronto community. The quality and dedication of the individuals who provide this service is spectacular. For more than thirty years, child and youth victims of abuse have been benefiting from the services provided by Boost. Our Government's funding and support will help Boost and its many community partners enhance their services for vulnerable young victims and their families, lessen the risk of them being re-victimized and help ensure they are more effectively heard and included in a meaningful way in our country's criminal justice system - as we've promised."
Peter MacKay, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
"Child and Youth Advocacy Centres are designed to help those most vulnerable navigate the challenges of our justice system and give them a stronger voice in how justice is carried out. By offering a range of services under one roof, the CYAC at Boost is providing much-needed assistance to victims of abuse and their families right here in the Toronto area."
Bob Dechert, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice
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Backgrounder: Federal Victims Strategy and Victims Fund
The Federal Victims Strategy was created in 2007 and made permanent by the government in 2011. The objective of the Strategy, which is led by the Department of Justice Canada, is to give victims a more effective voice in the criminal justice system. The Department of Justice works in close collaboration with a variety of third parties, including other federal institutions, as well as victims, victim advocates, provincial and territorial governments, service providers, and other actors involved in the criminal justice system. The Department of Justice develops policy and criminal law reform, funds various programs to meet the needs of victims of crime, explores best practices to address victims' needs, and raises awareness about the concerns of victims of crime and their role in the criminal justice system.
Within the Federal Victims Strategy, the Victims Fund is a grants and contributions program administered by the Department of Justice. Funds are available each year to provinces, territories and non-governmental organizations whose projects, activities and operations support the objectives of the Federal Victims Strategy.
The Victims Fund provides funding to projects and activities that:
-- Enhance victim assistance programs across Canada; -- Promote access to justice and participation in the justice system and the development of laws, policies, and programs; -- Promote the implementation of principles, guidelines, and laws designed to address the needs of victims of crime and articulate their role in the criminal justice system; -- Contribute to increased knowledge and awareness of the impact of victimization, the needs of victims of crime, available services, assistance and programs, and legislation; and -- Promote, encourage and/or enhance governmental and non-governmental organizations' involvement in the identification of victims' needs and gaps in services, as well as in the development and delivery of programs, services and assistance to victims, including capacity building within non-governmental organizations.
Since 2006, the Government of Canada has allocated more than $120 million to give victims a more effective voice in the criminal justice and corrections systems, through programs and initiatives delivered by the Department of Justice Canada. This funding includes the allocation of $10.25 million for new or enhanced Child Advocacy Centres to address the needs of child and youth victims of crime.
The Government of Canada is building on past measures to further advance the interests of victims, including:
-- Implementing legislation to double the victim surcharge and make it mandatory; -- Eliminating the faint-hope clause, which allowed murderers to obtain early parole; and -- Establishing the Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime in 2007.
More information is available on the Department of Justice Canada's website.
Backgrounder: Child Advocacy Centres
Child Advocacy Centres (CAC) are child-focused centres that coordinate the investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child abuse while helping abused children. They adopt a seamless and collaborative approach to addressing the needs of child and youth victims of crime. CACs seek to minimize system-induced trauma by providing a child-friendly setting for a young victim and his or her family. Child and Youth Advocacy Centres (CYAC) offer the same services as a CAC, but to a broader age-range of victims.
Child Advocacy Centres bring together a multidisciplinary team of police, child protection, medical services, mental health services, and victim services. Professional services offered by CACs include coordinated forensic interviews; examination of the child by a medical professional; victim advocacy, including court preparation and support; trauma assessment; and counselling.
CACs help children and their families navigate the justice system in a number of ways. For example, CACs provide a child or youth with a safe and comfortable environment in which to be interviewed by criminal justice professionals and seek to reduce the number of interviews and questions directed at a child, thereby minimizing system-induced trauma. CACs may also provide education and training to justice professionals on best practices for interviewing child victims and witnesses. For example, interviews recorded by video are an effective method for gathering valuable information that can help both the young victim and the justice system. Ultimately, CACs lead to better communication between agencies supporting young victims and to increased access to services for young victims and their families or caregivers.
It has been shown that investigations conducted by CACs are cost-effective and can expedite decision making by Crown prosecutors laying criminal charges. Parents whose children receive services from CACs are more satisfied with the investigation process and interview procedures, and those children who attend CACs are generally satisfied with the investigation and are more likely to state they were not scared during the forensic interviewing process.
Since 2010, the Government of Canada has allocated $10.25 million for new or enhanced Child Advocacy Centres to address the needs of child and youth victims of crime. CACs that have benefited from Government of Canada funding, either directly or through funding provided to one of their partners, include the following:
Nova Scotia
Halifax (Child and Youth Advocacy Centre Demonstration Project)
Centre d'expertise Marie-Vincent, Montreal
Child and Youth Advocacy Centre at Boost, Toronto
Child Advocacy Centre Niagara, St. Catharines
Winnipeg Children's Advocacy Centre, Winnipeg
Saskatoon Centre for Children's Justice, Saskatoon
Regina Children's Justice Centre, Regina
Caribou Child and Youth Advocacy Centre, Grand Prairie
Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre, Calgary
British Columbia
Sophie's Place, Surrey
Alisa's Wish, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
The Government has also provided funding for projects that explore the creation or development of a CAC in the following communities:
Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, and Akwesasne
Sioux Lookout
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Those who know BALCO, Bonds cases have seen a different version of events than jury
Updated: April 7, 2011, 11:06 PM ETBy T.J. Quinn | ESPN.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- Assume for a minute that the 12 members of the Barry Bonds jury are doing as they're ordered and are ignoring any news or talk of the case. Assume they knew nothing about the government's investigation, about the refusal by strength trainer and convicted steroid dealer Greg Anderson to testify against his longtime friend, and about all the evidence that was excluded because of Anderson's actions.
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Barry Bonds is on trial for perjury and obstruction of justice, charged with lying when he told a federal grand jury that he did not knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs.
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Winnipeg Free Press - ONLINE EDITION
NHL cash call like prostate exam
Awkward, necessary and over quickly
Often, a doctor has to employ somewhat invasive procedures to get a true temperature reading. These probes come at the cost of some dignity, but it's for the best in the long run, so we grin, bare it and bear it.
So let's not get our knickers in a knot because the NHL wants to do a bit of poking around in Winnipeg's financial nooks and crannies before granting the city an NHL franchise.
It's a necessary step should this city want to regain entrance to the league.
Is it a little off-putting to have our honour tested? I guess so, but last time I applied for a mortgage the bank did a credit check. It wasn't comfortable and while I was waiting for the results I may have conjured up a few bad thoughts about the bank. But when the good news came in all was forgiven.
According to Free Press sources, the NHL and True North Sports and Entertainment continue to talk and investigate the possibility of relocating the Phoenix Coyotes to Winnipeg. Before any deal between True North and the NHL can be completed, the league will want to exhaust every one of its dwindling options in Arizona.
Should the NHL fail in Phoenix and move to the altar with True North — there will be a vetting process of the Winnipeg marketplace. The NHL will want True North to demonstrate its ability to operate a financially viable franchise. Ticket sales are a major source of revenue in the NHL and the league will want assurances that Winnipeg is capable of filling the 15,000-seat MTS Centre over the the long run. Is it fair? Do other places have to go through the same process? Both are legitimate questions, but in the end irrelevant.
The NHL determines who gains entrance into its club. Maybe they have different rules for different markets and maybe that rubs some of us the wrong way. But that's the reality and we have to get our head around it. That will be up to Winnipeg. If we don't like having a gun to our head we can just take a pass.
But kicking up a fuss and railing against the injustice of it all won't change the final outcome.
Winnipeg is not getting an NHL team without demonstrating its viability as a market. End of story.
"Certainly, one of the things the board has to have satisfied is that the market is capable of supporting an NHL team at NHL prices. But that can be done in a variety of ways, depending on the market. There is no one 'cookie cutter' approach here," said NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly in an email to the Free Press on Thursday.
A potential frat boy doesn't get to question the merits of his chosen brotherhood's initiation. Nope, the only accepted answer is, "Thank you sir, may I have another?"
The NHL's board of governors and commissioner Gary Bettman care little for our sense of fairness. They run a business and they once had a franchise in this town that failed. Before they do it again they're going to want to know if it will work the second time around.
The best way to test our market is to put tickets up for sale and see how people react. If we buy the first year and agree to commit to two more — great. If not — that's life.
Either way the NHL, True North and we as Winnipeggers, will have our answer.
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Rask downplays groin injury: "It is not that serious"
Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
Breathe easy, Bruins fans — Tuukka Rask says he's okay.
Shortly after news broke that Rask suffered a groin injury while playing for HC Plzen of the Czech league, Boston's No. 1 netminder told local TV hockey analyst Roman Jedlicka the injury wasn't severe.
"I slightly pulled my groin, it is not serious," Rask explained. "I had groin problems last year so I took little rest just for precaution."
So…that's the good news.
The bad news, according to CSNNE's Joe Haggerty, is that Rask continues to have groin issues:
That's why Rask signed only a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Bruins this summer, and put himself in a position where he needed to prove he can be "the man" sturdy enough to start 55-60 games for the B's.
The bad news: A groin twinge in Europe and mention of last year's injuries is a bad first sign when groin woes tend to become chronic issues for goaltenders.
If Rask is already experiencing groin discomfort less than a month into a Czech League stint one has to wonder how much confidence they should have that the lithe goalie can remain healthy.
The other major concern is what's behind Rask.
With Tim Thomas taking a leave of absence next season, Anton Khudobin is penciled in as the Bruins' No. 2. The 26-year-old Russian has limited NHL experience (seven games) and is hardly a steadying veteran presence behind the 25-year-old Rask.
- rogersjd16 - Oct 24, 2012 at 12:20 PM
Great, lockout and our #1 keeper clearly not over his terrible groin.
I must say, Khudobin has impressed though. Confident with him moving forward.
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Makes Jacobs even more evil. This is why Crosby won't go to europe to play. I think he and the Pens owner(s) are colluding about it..
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