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The Glass Demon Paperback
by Helen Grant
The Glass Demon is a thrilling young adult novel filled with mystery and the supernatural from Helen Grant, author of The Vanishing of Katharina Linden, in which Lin Fox is about to discover that not all fairytales are fiction.
The Glass Demon bridges the world of the traditional Grimm fairytale with the darker world of Angela Carter's adult fairytales. The first deathSeventeen-year-old Lin Fox finds a body in an orchard.
As she backs away in horror, she steps on broken glass.The second deathThen blood appears on her doorstep - blood, and broken glass.The third deathSomething terrible is found in the cemetery.
Shards of broken glass lie by a grave.Who will be next?As the attacks become more sinister, Lin doesn't know who to trust.
She's getting closer to the truth behind these chilling discoveries, but with each move the danger deepens.Because someone wants Lin gone - and won't give up until he's got rid of her and her family.
Forever.Helen Grant's first teen novel The Vanishing of Katharina Linden was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal; her other darkly thrilling young adult novels, The Vanishing of Katharina Linden and Wish Me Dead, are also available from Penguin.
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date: 12/12/2009
- Category: Horror & ghost
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Review by wyvernfriend
Lin Fox is not having a good time. Her father decides to take a sabitacal in a snit about being overlooked for a professorship. Then he hears about a missing stained glass set that have been supposed to be destroyed years ago. He takes the opportunity to chase them to Germany, dragging all of them out of their lives and Lin away from her A Levels. She has to deal with a new school, her sisters quiet despair, and a host of unusual characters not least of which is Michel her neighbour. This glass is supposed to be posessed by a demon, and the locals suspect something is wrong as the bodies start to mount up and around the bodies there is glass shards.It's suspensful, interesing and surprised me a few times. I enjoyed the read, there were parts that dragged a little but overall it was very readable. Lin came out of it very well and with a lot of growth. I liked how it ended. It did take me a while to get into it but once in I was loath to put the book down.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Police say a child is in the hospital for observation after being struck by a car in an Alexandria parking lot.
Alexandria police say the child was struck Sunday morning in a parking lot in the 200 block of West Glebe Road. Alexandria police spokeswoman Crystal Nosal says the child is under observation at a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say the driver of the car stayed on the scene after the child was hit. Police are still weighing whether to cite or charge the driver.
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Toxic Torts Update: Ontario's Class Action Law under Review
Since the 1970s, CELA has called for class action reform to enable individuals to bring civil claims on behalf of large groups of people whose health or property has been adversely affected by polluting activities.
Other stakeholders, academics and entities – including the former Ontario Law Reform Commission – also advocated the need to enhance access to justice, ensure judicial efficiency and deter harmful conduct by establishing an effective class action regime.
Where you live should not harm your health
RentSafe outreach resources and baseline research reports in production
For people of comfortable means, home typically means well-being and security. Statistics confirm that wealthier people are healthier with lower levels of chronic disease, including precursor conditions like stress and hypertension.
Ontario releases 2017 Long-Term Energy Plan
On October 26, the Ministry of Energy released the Ontario's 2017 Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP). While there was no mention of building new nuclear reactors, the Ontario government maintains its commitment to refurbishing ten nuclear units at Darlington and Bruce, and committing to keeping Pickering open until 2024. Absent was any discussion about nuclear waste and storage.
Reflections on Gord Downie's Green Legacy
I have my hands in the river
My feet up on the banks
Looked up to the Lord above
And said hey man thanks.
"New Orleans is Sinking", The Tragically Hip (1989)
In the days after Canadian icon Gord Downie passed away, numerous heart-felt tributes praising Gord were expressed across the country by the Prime Minister, politicians, musicians, First Nations representatives, and countless other persons from all walks of life.
Waste Reduction Week 2017: An Ontario Perspective
Since 2001, "Waste Reduction Week" (October 16-20) has been coordinated by non-governmental organizations across Canada to highlight the national need to reduce the volume of waste being generated in communities and sectors throughout the country.
Fish don't need Prozac: Protecting the Great Lakes
A recent U.S. study found that fish in the Great Lakes are on drugs. It turns out that human antidepressants are building up in the brains of 10 fish species in the Niagara River, which connects two of the Great Lakes--Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
Federal EA Reform: The Perils of Overpromising and Underdelivering
Earlier this year, things looked promising for long overdue Parliamentary action to undo the regressive changes to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) enacted by the previous government.
However, recent developments now call into serious question whether the current federal government is still willing to honour its public commitment to fix the broken CEAA regime.
Replacing the Ontario Municipal Board: A Public Interest Perspective
For many decades, the independent Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) has held public hearings and rendered binding decisions on appeals, applications and other matters arising under numerous provincial statutes, including the Planning Act.
Herb Needleman – a public health hero
One of my heroes died last week. Dr. Herbert Needleman has inspired me since the early 1980s when as an undergraduate I first learned of his work on the effects of lead on children's brains. His groundbreaking study published in 1979 measured lead in the shed baby teeth of low-income children, finding an association between what were then considered to be very low levels of lead exposure and negative impacts on brain development and functioning.
Committee report recommends major reform of Parliament's control of toxic substances
If the recommendations of a Parliamentary committee are adopted by the House of Commons, Canada will move closer to enshrining environmental rights, substituting safer alternatives, and strengthening protection of vulnerable populations in the regulation of toxic substances.
The recommendations are contained in a 162-page report released by the House Standing Environment Committee following a year long review of Canada's primary law on toxic substances, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
Hefty New Water Charge for Bottled Water Facilities Starts August 1; Meanwhile No Progress is Made Toward Full-Cost Recovery from Other Commercial and Industrial Water Users in Ontario
Effective August 1, 2017, bottled water facilities will be subject to a significantly higher fee for the water they pump from Ontario's groundwater sources – going from $3.71 to $503.71 per million litres. While Canadian Environmental Law Association is encouraged by the government's commitment to full-cost recovery in this instance, we remain deeply disappointed by the lack of progress toward expanding the water charges program.
Is Energy East a bad deal for Canadians?
CAREX Canada's e-RISK tool for policymakers, cancer researchers, and NGOs
CELA has a longstanding and valuable relationship with CAREX Canada, the Vancouver-based national surveillance project engaged in estimating occupational and environmental exposure to carcinogens. Among the on-line tools on the CAREX website is e-RISK, an interactive – and recently updated - tool that lets site users explore the excess cancer risk associated with exposures to carcinogens in the enironment.
Guest Blog - From dialogue to accountability: A call for Canadian leadership on business and human rights
Reposted from the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
As members of the United Nations Working Group on business and human rights finish a 10-day visit to Canada, Karyn Keenan discusses what's next for corporate accountability in the country.
Responding to high radon levels in schools – the need for good communication
Guest Blog: March4Science/Earth Day Address - Parliament Hill, Ottawa
In tenth grade, I watched a documentary about how the organization and movement of the microscopic cellular universe reflects the organization and movement of our galaxy. I was changed forever.
Encouraging radon policy advocacy in the child care sector
As you might expect, child care professionals have busy schedules and a lot of important safety rules to follow. Not included in this work is radon safety but it can and should be. We are encouraging child care professionals to advocate for updating child care licensing rules to require radon testing and mitigation in child care facilities.
Greater investments are needed to protect the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes Protection Act Alliance calls on the governments of Canada and the United States to ensure federal funding for freshwater protection and restoration of the Great Lakes – St Lawrence River Basin recognizes the region's importance.
Science Under Siege at the Commons Agriculture Committee
Pesticide companies are miffed with the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) for doing its job. The agency recently completed a scientific review of the pesticide Imidacloprid. This pesticide is one of the heavily used neonicotinoid pesticides implicated in the decline of bees and other pollinators. Looking beyond pollinators, the recent PMRA review found this chemical to be an unacceptable risk to aquatic ecosystems.
Guest Blog: Ontario's big secret – the real cause of rising electricity rates
Since 2002 Ontario Power Generation's (OPG's) price of nuclear power has risen by 60%. And to add insult to injury OPG is now seeking a 180% price increase to pay for the continued operation of its high-cost Pickering Nuclear Station and the re-building of Darlington's aging reactors.
MPs Vote to Continue Marathon Talkfest as "Strategy" for Disposal of Mercury in CFLs
When I was about seven years old I recall my mother getting very upset upon breaking a thermometer. On her knees and chasing shiny globules of mercury across the kitchen floor, she told me it was poison. Suitably impressed I did not forget. But, she put it in the trash unknowingly allowing the release of mercury vapour into our home until garbage day.
Trash Talk: The Provincial Strategy for a Waste-Free Ontario
In 2016, the Ontario Legislature enacted the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act. The overall intent of the Act is to divert more waste materials from disposal, and to ensure that diverted materials are reintegrated into the economy in order to reduce the use of raw resources.
Guest Blog: Phase-in of Ontario's neonic regulation hits new milestone
First report on neonic-treated seed sales measures widespread use
Looking for information about Canadian pesticide use and sales is frustrating. But in a leap forward for transparency, Ontario has published its first report on sales of corn and soybean seed treated with neonicotinoid insecticides ("neonics"), as required by the recently-amended provincial pesticide regulation.
Ontario's Coal Plant Phase-out Produced Many Health and Environmental Benefits
Guest Blog
Source Water Protection 2.0: Strengthening Ontario's Drinking Water Safety Net
In May 2000, seven people died, and thousands of people fell seriously ill, after bacteriological contamination of a municipal well that supplied drinking water in Walkerton, Ontario.
Sunny Ways for EAs? The 2017 Forecast for Federal Law Reform
In mid-2016, the Government of Canada established a four-member Expert Panel to undertake cross-country consultations and to provide recommendations on how to fix the broken federal environmental assessment (EA) process.
CELA Applauds Report by Ontario's Auditor General On EA Reform
Ontario's Auditor General has recently released her 2016 report, which deals with climate change, environmental approvals reform, and other key challenges facing the provincial government.
Challenging all MPs whose ridings have high radon levels – support a radon tax credit!
Over 600,000 homes across Canada are estimated to have above-guideline radon levels. That's a lot of houses where lung cancer risk is elevated. It turns out many of those homes are in the ridings of 93 Members of Parliament with sixteen of those ridings of particular concern. But the elevated risk is nation-wide.
Guest Blog: Too much power? Then why keep Pickering running?
Citing a surplus of power, the Wynne government pulled the plug Tuesday on its Large Renewable Procurement (LRP) process for acquiring wind and solar power at highly competitive prices.
But what the Minister of Energy didn't mention was that the reason we have a glut of power is the government's insistence on keeping high-cost nuclear plants running despite plenty of better options.
Time to Get Serious about EA Reform in Ontario
While the Government of Canada's review of federal environmental assessment (EA) legislation is well underway, the Ontario government has not announced or commenced a comprehensive public review of its own problematic EA regime.
Ontario Should Commit to Spending Cap and Trade Revenue on Low-income Ontarians
CELA challenges Ontario to follow California's example and legislate that 35% of cap and trade revenue be invested in low-income and vulnerable communities.
Federal EA Reform at the Cross-Roads
In recent weeks, the Government of Canada has ramped up the long-awaited public review of federal environmental assessment (EA) processes.
Destabilizing Tenancy Rights Is Not the Solution to Ontario's Housing Shortage
This article was first published on Huffington Post and has been reposted with the author's permission. For more information on CELA's involvement in this issue, please visit our RentSafe page.
LEDs vs CFLs - Missed Opportunity by Hydro One to Limit Mercury Exposure
As a Hydro One customer, last week I received a snappy little brochure with my electric bill extolling the virtues of LEDs. Light it Right – Your whole-home guide to LED bulbs is a great source of information. Going room by room I learned about lumens vs watts and how to tailor and optimize my choices from the wide range of highly energy efficient LED lighting options available.
Ontario's Review of the EBR: Why it Matters to You
Canada's main environmental law isn't working
Originally published in The Toronto Star, July 29, 2016
Emissions of some of the most harmful chemicals are on the rise in Canada. We need to update the federal law that's supposed to curb them.
For the first time in a decade a committee of Parliament is examining how the nation's primary environmental law, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), is working. What we are learning about CEPA is not good news.
Ottawa River's Best Kept Secret
I visited the beautiful waterfront on the Ottawa River in the town of Deep River last week, following site tours at Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories and Rolphton. A sign at the waterside park says it is Ontario's "best kept secret" and it's all too true .
The Ontario Climate Change Action Plan
The government of Ontario released its Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) this week which outlines the province's approach to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fighting climate change for the next four years. The Low-Income Energy Network (LIEN) and the Canadian Environmental Association (CELA) are pleased that the CCAP includes actions that would support low-income households and vulnerable communities during Ontario's transition to a low-carbon economy.
$900 Million from Ontario's Cap and Trade Program to Help with Energy Retrofits and Energy Efficiency
While Ontario will not begin auctioning greenhouse gas allowances under the new Cap and Trade program until 2017, the Province has committed close to $1 billion of the possible proceeds under the program to redress the burden borne by low-income households and vulnerable communities in mitigating climate change.
Getting FIT: How Ontario Became a Green Energy Leader
Guest Blog
We'll always have Paris? How the Trans Pacific Partnership threatens Canada's climate commitments
Canada's environmental commitments can only be successful if they're not undermined by other policies. In April of this year Canada signed the Paris Agreement, which binds us to hold the increase of average global temperature to less than 2 ºC, and to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 ºC. Canada's simultaneous commitment to signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is completely at odds with our greenhouse gas reduction goals.
Great Lakes Premiers and Governors Fail First Test of Key Great Lakes Agreement
Radionuclides are Turning Our Lakes Into Radioactive Toxic Sewers
Guest Blog
(originally published as a letter to the editor in Bruce Peninsula Press (Issue #5, 2016, May 3-17, 2016)
Amendments to cap and trade bill make gains for low-income and vulnerable communities
Yesterday's amendments to the proposed cap and trade bill (Bill 172) saw real gains for Ontario's low-income households and vulnerable communities. Yesterday, the government carried motions that bring low-income households and vulnerable communities' needs to the fore when the Minister considers how to use cap and trade auction revenues.
Time is running out to fix the Cap and Trade Bill
Ontario is running out of time to make sure the cap and trade program proposed in Bill 172 reduces GHG emissions and doesn't push more Ontarians into poverty in the process.
Needed: nationwide action plan for recovery of toxic mercury from light bulbs
Many Canadians will be glad to see the end of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) with their harsh light and often flickering glow. Despite longstanding outreach campaigns, widespread ignorance persists about mercury in CFLs.
Although the environment is burdened by other, larger mercury sources, a broken CFL is in direct contact with people at home, work, or alongside poorly maintained vendor take-back bins.
Ontario's proposed cap-and-trade plan gives too much away, fails vulnerable communities
Responding to climate change is the defining challenge of the twenty-first century. Ontario, like all jurisdictions, needs to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions drastically, starting yesterday. This will be difficult, but we are left with no choice: the environmental and ethical consequences of climate change are already apparent in this province. Ontarians are looking to the provincial government for climate leadership that curtails our GHG emissions and softens the negative impacts for vulnerable communities.
30 in 30: Confessions of a CELA Lifer
Incredibly, 2016 marks my 30th year at CELA. Since it is customary to sit back and reflect upon such milestones, here are 30 memories (good, bad and ugly) over the past 30 years of working on CELA cases and campaigns:
1. Arriving at CELA in 1986 fresh out of law school, but quickly discovering that I had not learned much about the day-to-day practice of environmental law.
Environment commissioner hammers Canada's pesticide management regime
Guest Blog
Federal inaction exposes Canadians, environment to unacceptable risks, report says
A Tax Credit for Radon Remediation: Logical Next Step for Feds
Faced with a seemingly infinite number of environmental health issues to work on at CELA, we make choices. Guided by population health approaches, we focus attention on issues where the stakes are high and large numbers of people are affected. Radon qualifies.
There is no debate that radon causes cancer. It kills about 3300 Canadians a year and that's a lot. Compared to other indoor pollutants, and using cancer risk lingo, the "lifetime excess cancer risk" from radon is orders of magnitude greater.
The Resurrection of Federal Environmental Assessment?
Over two years ago, CELA published an "in memoriam" blog to lament the untimely demise of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992 ("CEAA"), which had been repealed and replaced in 2012 with much weaker legislation.
The CELA blog ended with the hope that "a new and improved federal EA regime will soon be resurrected from the ashes." Fortunately, it now appears that this plea may be answered in the coming months.
Can Words Protect Lakes?
My summer of 2015 included numerous fishing trips with family and friends on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. While we were often rewarded with fishing success, I constantly saw reminders of the diverse threats to aquatic ecosystem health.
For example, invasive species were omnipresent, from round gobies nibbling on bait, to spiny water fleas clogging up fishing line, to zebra mussels covering the lakebed, to the lamprey still attached to a salmon that I reeled to the boat.
The Truth on Canada's Cosmetic Regulations from a Young Consumer
As Canadian consumers we expect to be protected by the administrative powers of our Federal Government. This holds especially true for young consumers (adolescents and children) because of our physical and psychological vulnerability. We assume we are being looked after by our older, wiser counterparts. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. The safety of consumers is often overlooked by the cosmetics industry, and because of Canada's untimely and unenforced cosmetic regulations, the safety of consumers is sometimes compromised.
Don't bee fooled: neonics are still toxic to honeybees
Did you hear that the honeybee crisis is over? This bold and surprising pronouncement appeared in Margaret Wente's July 22 Globe and Mail column, ""Good news: There is no honeybee crisis":http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/good-news-there-is-no-honeybee-crisis/article25634384/". Wente cites the latest survey statistics from the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists, which indicate fewer losses of Canadian honeybee colonies this past winter than the previous one.
Governments Action to Protect the Great Lakes Basin from toxic chemicals failing
The Great Lakes are enjoying an anniversary of sorts. It's been almost three years since Canada and the United States signed a revised Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement with the intention of working together to make the lakes cleaner and safe for drinking. For over 40 million people who rely on the lakes, achieving these goals is essential. Unfortunately, though, our governments are not taking adequate action despite the fact that the Great Lakes remain under siege from an overwhelming number of polluting sources.
The Alternative Fuels Environmental Three-Step: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Mandate. What the dictionary defines variously as "an official order to do something", an "authoritative command", a "formal order", a "directive to act". That is what the Premier of Ontario issues in the form of a letter, a "mandate letter" every time a minister is appointed to government.
A Balanced Federal Budget Over the Long-Term
Finance Minister Joe Oliver today announced that Economic Action Plan 2015 will be tabled on April 21, 2015 and reiterated the Government of Canada's commitment to a balanced budget.
The Green Budget Coalition has offered up some timely advice to make the necessary investments in protecting Canada's environment and … … to secure balanced federal budgets over the long-term.
Yes, environmental stewardship is not only compatible, but essential for sustaining Canada's economic prosperity and ensuring balanced federal budgets in the future. T
Keeping Lake Erie Viable as a Source of Drinking Water
On the weekend of August 3, 2014, the people of Toledo woke up to find they couldn't use their tap water. Ohio Governor, John Kasich, declared that Lake Erie was not fit to drink, and 400,000 people scrambled to find alternative sources. The reason: cyanotoxins, produced by blue-green algae blooming profusely in Lake Erie.
Theo Colborn 1927 - 2014
I suspect that most of you have heard by now that Theo Colborn died on Sunday at the age of 87. The book that she co-authored, Our Stolen Future, awoke the world to the devastating impacts of endocrine disruptors on wildlife and humans. Many people have referred to her as the second Rachel Carson, whose Silent Spring had woken us to the tragic effects of pesticides. As with Silent Spring, Our Stolen Future drew out the chemical industry in an unsuccessful effort to destroy her reputation.
Ontario Government Introduces Anti-SLAPP Bill
Twenty years ago CELA called for the introduction of legislation to address strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) (See Intervenor: The Newsletter of the Canadian Environmental Law Association, Volume 19, Issue 4, July/August 1994). SLAPPs are civil lawsuits that are filed, often by large corporations, against individuals or local citizens' groups for speaking out or taking a position on a matter of public interest.
Plastic Microbeads in Consumer Products – Growing concern in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin
On every hot summer day of my childhood, I walked two blocks down the street to Lake Ontario and splashed around. On those days, I couldn't have imagined a future in which the lake would fill up with microbeads, tiny plastic particles that for the last two decades have been accumulating in lakes and oceans around the world. Particles so small they are almost invisible -- tiny but with big effects.
Antibacterial Chemicals are Polluting Our Waterways
Most people are unaware of how widespread triclosan and triclocarban chemicals are in their daily lives. Many products labelled as 'antibacterial', 'fights odours' or 'kills germs' may contain triclosan or tricocarban. In fact by 2001, 76% of commercial liquid hand soaps in the U.S. contained triclosan and a wide variety of cosmetics, drugs, clothes, school products and kitchenware also now contain this antibacterial chemical. Plastic products such as toys, toothbrushes, shower curtains and cutting boards may contain triclosan as well as mattresses, carpets, tents, and even garbage cans.
Federal Government Has Head in the Sand on Fracking and the NPRI
Webster's Dictionary defines the ostrich as a bird that when pursued hides its head in the sand and believes itself to be unseen. The behaviour, according to Webster's, is analogous to attempting to avoid difficulty by refusing to face it.
Triclosan and the Great Lakes
Dollars and Sense: Who Pays Costs in Public Interest Cases?
When an environmental class proceeding is unsuccessful, should the representative plaintiff be ordered to pay the defendant's legal costs; if so, what is the appropriate amount of costs that should be payable?
Nuclear Emergency Planning Exercise at Darlington Message to Public: Trust Us
Giving new meaning to the phrase "trust us," provincial and federal authorities and nuclear operators are conducting a major emergency planning exercise at the Darlington nuclear plant without involving the public, as reported by CityTV on May 27, 2014. There are many things wrong with this picture, but not involving the public is the biggest mistake of all.
Arsenic in Drinking Water: Ontario's Failure to Endorse Health Canada's Guideline
Summary: Contaminated drinking water is a threat to public health and quality of life. Despite the fact that most arsenic in drinking water arises from natural sources, it is as important to regulate as industrial sources of any toxic substance. Drinking water contaminated with arsenic has been associated with developmental effects, cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurotoxicity, diabetes and even death.
Ontario's Living List - A Dead Thing?
The MOE Living List Framework Proposal
Fish, Pollution, and The Rule of Law
In Canada, all persons are duty-bound to comply with the laws of the land. No one is above the law, and the "mistake of law" defence has long been rejected by Canadian courts when people are charged with contravening legal prohibitions.
Ontario's EBR Turns 20: Time for Change
A number of key milestones will occur in 2014, including: the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One; the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal chemical disaster in India; and the 10th anniversary of the launch of Facebook.
2014 will also mark the 20th anniversary of the date (February 1994) when Ontario's ground-breaking Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) was proclaimed into force.
A Tale of Two Regulatory Approaches: European Commission Ban on Neonicotinoid Pesticides Goes into Effect While in Canada Their Sale and Use Continues
An interesting experiment in contrasting approaches to pesticide regulation is now taking place in Canada and Europe. The European Commission two-year ban on the sale and use, with some limited exceptions, of neonicotinoid pesticides in European Union countries went into effect on December 1, 2013.
The Legal and Regulatory Implications of IARC Classifying Outdoor Air Pollution and Particulate Matter as Carcinogenic to Humans
On October 17, 2013, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialized agency of the World Health Organization, announced that it has classified outdoor air pollution and particulate matter as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), following a thorough review of the available scientific
How to say "no" to unsuitable landfill sites in Ontario
In Ontario, no person is allowed to establish, operate or expand a waste disposal site (i.e. landfill) unless an Environmental Compliance Approval has been issued under the Environmental Protection Act (EPA).
New Nuclear Power Not Needed in Ontario – CELA and Ontario`s Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli Are in Agreement
On the morning of Thursday, October 10, 2013, I found on the front step our copy of the Globe and Mail with the headline, ``Ontario backs away from new nuclear plants: Fresh blow to industry looms, with sources saying province will not spend $10-billion on two reactors.``After I tweeted this story by Adam R
The hard won struggle for Community right-to-know: Toronto's story
For forty years CEHE partner organization the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) has worked to "protect human health and our environment by seeking justice for those harmed by pollution and by working to change policies to prevent such problems in the first place" (www.cela.ca). Here Sarah Miller follows the thirty year process that led to a legal breakthrough in the field of environmental health in Toronto.
The Long and Winding Road to Zero Waste
When I first joined CELA in the mid-1980s, an intense public policy debate was well underway in Ontario on what to do with the ever-increasing amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) being generated within the province.However, much of this debate tended to focus on how and where Toronto and other communities should dispose of MSW, rather than on how to prevent countless tonnes of waste from being created in the first place.
Ontario's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program – Carbon Tax
In my previous post, "Ontario's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program – Road Transportation", I touched on how the Provincial government's failure to address road transportation in its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Program meant that it was ignoring the source of almost a third of Ontario's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
CEAA 1992: In Memoriam
On the first anniversary of its untimely demise on July 6, 2012, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992 (CEAA 1992) is being remembered by environmentalists as an important attempt to impose legally binding environmental assessment (EA) obligations upon federal decision-makers across Canada.
Ontario's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program – Road Transportation
On Venus, you can cook a 16-inch pepperoni pizza in seven seconds just by holding it out to the air.(1) As the hottest planet in our solar system, Venus is a steady 460°C day or night and owes its prodigious temperature to an atmosphere made up almost entirely of carbon dioxide (96%); The result of a runaway greenhouse effect.


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I opened author Marc Cameron's "Act of Terror" with the intention of reading the first five or six pages to ascertain the writer's voice —the way he writes, the rhythm, vocabulary, characterization, etc. When I glanced up, I noticed I was at page 61. Marc Cameron is now on my "I'll read more of his work" list.
I opened author Marc Cameron's "Act of Terror" with the intention of reading the first five or six pages to ascertain the writer's voice —the way he writes, the rhythm, vocabulary, characterization, etc. When I glanced up, I noticed I was at page 61. Marc Cameron is now on my "I'll read more of his work" list.
Cameron originally hails from Texas and now resides in Alaska. A former law enforcement officer who has a penchant for motorcycles of all breeds, is trained in martial arts, serves as a defense tactics instructor and is a fan of good westerns, Cameron has combined his passions into the character of Jericho Quinn, a human weapon called upon when the president needs a warrior who couldn't care less about crossing lines.
"Act of Terror" is not the first in the series, yet it stands alone as a solid novel that did not leave me wondering who any of the returning characters were or their roles in Quinn's life. Again, that's because of the author's skill.
The plot just kept on rolling, building momentum to the last page. Another of Cameron's trademarks is leaving the reader with the baited hook for the next novel. In this case, that novel is "State of Emergency." The next offering, "Time of Attack," is due for release February 2014. For more, visit www.marccameronbooks.com.
Being such an avid Western fan, why write contemporary adventure, other than, of course, Jesse James didn't ride motorcycles?
Really, I'm just a fan of great adventure stories, whatever the genre. I started in police work in a small Texas town where I later served as a mounted officer, riding a horse five days a week as part of my duties. It was great work with great people. During this time, I also trained as a horseshoer to make ends meet. Things ramped up when I was hired by the U.S Marshals. There was a lot more travel to places like New York, where I helped protect foreign ministers on several details, and federal judges overseeing the first World Trade Center bombing trial, California (for the Rodney King riots), Miami (Hurricane Andrew), D.C., Mississippi, Idaho, South Texas, Mexico, Canada and many points in between. Along the way, I got to deal with hundreds of fugitives, outlaws and bad guys, as well as members of just about every alphabet-soup federal agency there is. I wrote during long flights and down time in hotels and tried to take good notes of my observations and characters I met. It was really a natural transition for me to use my imagination to insert these characters and settings into fictional adventures.
Given you're from Texas, what took you to Alaska and has kept you there?
I have always had a thing for the far north. My wife is from Canada, so she's good with my desire to live in the mountains. I'm writing this in front of our fireplace, watching it snow out our living room window. Not something I could get very often where I grew up.
I just finished a motorcycle ride (under the auspices of research) down the Alaska Highway through Canada, the Rockies and ending up in Texas, where I'm storing my bike for the winter. I like to write about adventure. Alaska has been a great place to experience it.
An author friend once told me that a fight scene is a dance, and the writer is the choreographer. You carefully construct each movement. Why is such minute detailing so important to you?
I've been in a few scraps over the course of my career and I draw from them, or at least the feelings I got from them, in the fights I write about. A lot of my former partners from work read my stuff. U.S. Marshals training is very physical. They do a lot of arresting folks, so our basic academy is comprised of a heck of a lot of fighting drills. Our eldest son boxed in college, and both our sons have been involved in martial arts as they grew up. I don't ever want any of these folks to look at one of my fights and say, "No way that could happen."
Eventually you will expand beyond Jericho for another series. Who is waiting in the wings?
I've talked over several ideas with the publisher. There's a new character being introduced in "Time of Attack." I think readers will like to get to know him a little better, but we'll see.
Writing is a solitary event, much like riding bikes. You even write in a remote cabin. How do you keep your relationship with your wife alive and well?
That is a great question. My wife and I were apart for nearly two years before we got engaged, and we really got to know each other through our weekly letters.
Truth is, my wife and I are best friends, but I'm not sure she would have been too keen on me being under foot all the time if I'd had a normal 9-to-5 job. She's much more independent than I am and, as I've come to find out, is happy with her space. My adventures and motorcycle trips provide her with that space. Still, we spend a lot of time together. She has her own bike, a 300 cc Vespa, so we have that in common, as well. She's a teacher and talented playwright, so nowadays we spend a lot of time in front of the fireplace, sitting next to each other on the couch and working on our respective laptops.
DA Kentner is an award-winning author. Visit www.kevad.net for more.


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Next Meeting Date: November 13th, 2017 @6:00 p.m.
The Pastoral Council is to be an active and effective group formed to assist in the guidance of our parish community. Led by the Holy Spirit, it is structured to enhance effective communication and collaboration among the pastor, deacons, and parishioners. The council is comprised of approximately twelve members of the parish who are appointed by the pastor and typically serve three year staggered terms from January through December at the discretion of the pastor.
The council focuses upon:
The Pastoral Council meets the first Monday of every month at 6:00 p.m. All parishioners are welcome to attend.
Term time beginning Jan. 7, 2017
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Juanita Lopez
Vanetta Hand
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Class 12: Gender Confusion
- Introduction
"By the time Coy Mathis was four years old, he knew one thing was for sure: that he wasn't a boy."[1] That's the opening statement from a recent Rolling Stone article about a child in Colorado who was convinced that his physical body didn't match his true identity. His parents were confused at first, but over time they accepted Coy's professed gender. They filled Coy's closet with pink dresses and got involved in a legal battle with Coy's elementary school over Coy's right under Colorado state law to use the girl's restroom.
Stories like this are commonplace now. There are an estimated 700,000 people in the US who identify as transgender: that is, they claim a gender identity different from "the sex they were assigned at birth."[2] Just this week we've seen another legal showdown, in NC, about transgender access to bathrooms. And on Friday the Department of Education issued a "Dear Colleague" letter stating that "a school must treat students consistent with their gender identity even if their education records or identification documents indicate a different sex."[3]
We raise the topic of gender confusion today not out of fear or surprise at such stories. We raise it in a desire to understand the beauty and goodness of how God has made us and to show compassion to our neighbors by speaking the truth in love. The issue of gender confusion isn't just something we read about in the news – it's something many of us face personally with relatives, friends, and colleagues we love. There are sincere godly believers who have felt discomfort or confusion about their God-given gender. So this morning we want to do two main things: explore a biblical theology of gender, and then consider some practical implications about how to love those we know who are experiencing gender confusion. I'm not going to comment so much on laws or policies – rather we want to go deeper and think theologically about how God has made us. Another note as we begin: today we're not primarily talking about homosexuality, though that's certainly a related issue. There are lots of biblical texts that speak directly to the sinfulness of homosexual behaviors that we won't cover this morning. That could be a whole different class. We're going to focus more narrowly on the question of gender identity: what it means to embrace God's gift of being created male or female.
- A Biblical Theology of Gender So let's start at the beginning, with this fundamental biblical truth:
- God created male and female in his own image and declared it very good.
Genesis 1:27-28: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. Verse 31: "And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good."
We've already stressed in this class that men and women are equal in dignity, value and worth before God. But here it's important to recognize that the biological differentiation between men and women is a wonderful part of our Creator's design. God expertly crafted humanity – male and female – as the exquisite jewel of creation. We are "crowned with glory and honor" as David says in Psalm 8. God chose deliberately to exhibit his image in men and women. Men possess an awesome stewardship to display God's fatherly care and protective, sacrificial love. Women beautifully enact for the world other aspects of what God is like: he is the helper of his people, the one who gives life, nurtures, and supports his children. Parents, when you teach your kids about what it means to be a boy or a girl, start here, with the image of God and with biblical masculinity and femininity, not cultural stereotypes.
And in Gen 2:25 we see that Adam and Eve were fully at home in their God-given, gendered bodies: "And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed." No sin. No confusion. No tension in self-understanding or identity.
So, maleness or femaleness is a gift of God to every individual. God defines it and he imparts it for our good.[4] What David says in Psalm 139 is true of everyone: "You formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made."
I think at this point it can be helpful to take a step back and recognize how radically different this biblical view is from the way the world views sex and gender. Look at the second page of your handout. You'll see two simple diagrams I've drawn up showing the differences.
The Biblical view, on top, affirms that you are created male or female. Men and women have the most important stuff in common: that top box. They're both created in the image of God, can find redemption in Christ, etc. On the left and right are the aspects of biblical masculinity and femininity – God given dispositions and inclinations – we've discussed in this class. Every man and woman has an obligation to embrace those distinct roles that are in the box. Then, at the bottom, are cultural expectations of masculinity or femininity that can vary somewhat across time and place, things like the colors blue and pink, dress, appearance, what jobs are appropriate. That stuff's not in the Bible, generally. It will often be helpful to embrace those cultural aspects of manhood or womanhood, but that needs to be assessed with wisdom. These aspects aren't core to being a man or a woman.
Contrast this with the secular view – not held explicitly by all in the world, but increasingly by many. In the last few decades, it's become common for scholars to distinguish between sex and gender – thus the firm line between them in the diagram. "Sex," they say, is biological only: you either have male or female chromosomes, anatomy and hormones. "Gender" is psychological – it pertains to your inner sense of identity. It's socially defined and so includes things like behavior, appearance, clothing, roles, etc. Many theorists argue that there's no necessary correlation between your physical sex and your gender. In this, they diverge from the biblical view. A recent article in Slate put it this way: "Gender is a kind of performance… something we actively create from the limited cultural materials we encounter," and backed up that argument by asserting that babies and toddlers are "genderless."[5] This view opens up to the possibility of having the "wrong" sexual anatomy for one's true gender, and then medical interventions to try to conform one's body to the "correct" sex. Others report a gender identity that doesn't correspond to masculine or feminine at all, but is somewhere in between. As you can also see, there's also no necessary connection between sex, gender, and sexual orientation, leading to the catch phrase, "Sexual orientation determines who you want to go to bed with and gender identity determines who you want to go to bed as."[6] The slogan that sums it all up is: "anatomy isn't destiny."[7] As far as our common humanity? All that can be said is that we're members of the homo sapiens species.
Even though it might not be popular, we must be clear: the Bible rejects this understanding. Our "gender," by which I mean being created either male or female and being a man or woman, is a gift from God, and it's a holistic gift, including our body, our sense of identity, and the roles to which God calls us. QUESTIONS?
All of this leads to a natural question, though: why do some people seem to experience confusion or inner conflict about their gender? That brings us to our next point:
- The fall has corrupted us in body and mind.
In Genesis 3, because of Adam and Eve's sin, God curses the ground and death enters the world. The fall is therefore at the root of every physical and spiritual ailment that afflicts humanity. And we all ratify the effects of the fall with our own free choices to sin and reject God.
It's clear to see how the fall affects our bodies – we know that sickness and death are results of the curse. In conversations about sexuality and gender, sometimes the question gets raised about individuals who have ambiguous or intersex genitalia – both male and female characteristics, even though one is usually more prominent. The Christian can reply that this rare and challenging condition, like other physical and genetic disorders, stems from the fall. Doctors and pastors must apply wisdom in counseling such individuals. Romans 8 says that all creation is groaning in expectation to be set free from its bondage to corruption. When talking about transgenderism, though, we're not talking about ambiguous anatomy, but when someone's clearly male or female and yet doesn't "feel" that way on the inside.
That's why we've got to remember that the fall affects not only our bodies, but our inner person – what the Bible terms "the heart." Romans 1:18 says, "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth... (verse 21) For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened."
What's essential to see for all sin, including the issue of gender confusion is that the fall disorients our self-perception. [8] Jeremiah 17:9 laments, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?" Outside of Christ, all of us view ourselves inaccurately in various ways. Our hearts aren't infallible. So, we can't trust our self-perception in order to know ourselves rightly. We must listen to God to find out who he has created us to be.
While I can't presume to understand everything going on in the mind of someone who identifies as transgender, there's clear biblical precedent for having deep confusion in one's heart about his own identity. And since we all have distorted views of ourselves in various ways, this means that we should be able to respond with patience and gentleness to those experiencing such tension about their gender.
On the other hand, we must be clear that rejecting one's God-given gender is a particularly fundamental and sinful denial of God's design, and as such, it will typically result in especially weighty consequences.[9] Unrepentant sin, including embracing transgenderism, leads to pain, despair, and ultimately hell. We must resist the world's logic which is: how can something be wicked if no one else seems to get hurt? Friends, disobeying God is always evil. To reject your given sex is to reject God's Lordship over all of life.
So what is our hope? Simply this: Jesus came to redeem sinners from all the effects of the fall, no matter what type of fallen self-perception has defined us. We all need the gospel just as much as our transgender friends. Let's not forget that Jesus was known as a friend of prostitutes and sinners. He came not for the healthy but the sick, for those who like us had rejected God in outwardly obvious ways. I love how Paul puts it in Titus 3: "For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy." Jesus, the perfect man, came to die in our place, to give his perfect righteous record to all who repent and believe. And he rose from the dead. That leads us to one more important theological point:
- The resurrection re-affirms the goodness of the gendered body.
Jesus rose bodily from the dead, and all men and women who are united to him by faith will rise bodily too. 1 Cor 15:42: "So it is with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory." In that chapter, Paul uses the image of a seed being buried in the ground and then rising up as a glorious plant. In other words, although our resurrection body will be unimaginably better than our current body, there will also be continuity between our identity here and in the new heaven and new earth. God created us male and female in his image; we will image him perfectly in heaven; Christian theology concludes that we will still have our God-given gender in our resurrected bodies.
In contrast to that teaching, a key pillar of transgender thought is that one's internal sense of gender identity trumps her physical anatomy. It's a classic case of mind over matter: the person is reduced to two components, psychological identity and physical sex, and the psychological component is privileged. Some medical techniques try to alter the body so it matches the individual's psychological understanding, but these "interventions" can never re-create the body entirely – not to mention, they seem scarily akin to trying to play God.
Christianity replies that we need not pit the soul against the body in this way! God created us as united beings, body and soul. The resurrection of Jesus is God's signature endorsing the fact that he sees the body as a core part of our human nature – both now and in the world to come. And we can have hope: On the final day, no child of God will experience any disconnect between his body and his sense of identity. There will be no more confusion, no more struggle, and the resurrection of Jesus helps us point our hope to that day. ANY QUESTIONS?
III. Loving Our Neighbors in a World of Gender Confusion
What does love look like on this issue? Wisdom is needed: your response will likely be different if your sibling announces to you that he is transgender or if your boss does. With that in mind, here are five ideas for how to display the love of Christ toward our transgender neighbors. Incidentally, though we're still thinking mainly about the topic of gender confusion, much in these points will apply to how we relate to friends who have embraced homosexuality as well, since there are some similarities between these issues.
First, A. Adopt a Posture of Compassion. When we think of someone we know who identifies as transgender, we should humbly acknowledge that it's hard for most to even imagine the feeling of being a man trapped in a woman's body or vice versa, which is how these individuals often describe their sense of reality. That's not to say they're right to embrace an alternate gender identity, but merely to try to have as much empathy as possible with what must be a radically confusing experience. While at the same time we must remember that no one gets a free pass on sin because they feel their sinful proclivities are natural to them. Then all of us could sin without excuse. We should strive for empathy, while remembering that sin is always insane and never justified.
So, to grow in compassion, remember that professing transgender individuals are created in the image of God. They are beautiful. They are fearfully and wonderfully made, even if they resist God's design. Remember, too, that many people who embrace an alternate gender identity have been sinned against in terrible ways. They may carry the scars of verbal abuse for what they wore or how they behaved growing up. We must share God's disapproval of bullying and vitriol that has been sinfully hurled at human beings created in God's image who deserve respect and dignity.
Finally, particularly if a family member announces to you that he or she is transgender, let me encourage you to make your first response an affirmation of love. Tell them that you value and care for them as a person. Hug them. Beginning with a statement like this doesn't endorse the person's decision. It conveys our commitment to love them in spite of their sin.
But we should also next: B. Speak the Truth in Love
If someone we know well informs us that they intend to live as transgender, we need to pray for an opportunity to speak the truth to them in a way that's appropriate to the relationship. If it's a family member or close friend, I would encourage us to set aside time for one significant face to face conversation to talk about the issue. Here are a few suggested talking points:
- Express love and commitment to the person and to the relationship.
- Be quick to listen – ask how they come to the point of making this decision. You might try to ask questions that subtly undermine their thinking: "do you believe this will really bring lasting happiness? Why?"
- Explain patiently and gently what you believe to be the Biblical truth.
- Clarify that you see yourself as a sinner in need of grace.
- Share the hope of the gospel and call them to trust in Christ.
- Talk about some nitty-gritty details. For example, with transgenderism, you'll need to think about what name that person now wants to be called and what pronouns they want folks to use. You'll want to show respect for them while having caution about what you convey or endorse through your language.
- Ask the person to describe in their own words how you can show you care for them from here on out, now that they know you can't endorse their decision to embrace a sinful identity and lifestyle. Talk about what you both would like the relationship to look like moving forward. Again, listen. Be prayerful and patient.
- Offer the Supreme Hope of the Gospel
The most offensive thing Christians believe isn't our views on gender or sexuality. It's the cross. It's the fact that a holy God, who judges sin, calls all people to receive forgiveness in Christ alone. If you've wandered in this morning for church and you weren't expecting a class on gender and sexuality, let me say we're glad you came… [quick gospel word…]
And so it's the cross and empty tomb that we want to point to, as much as possible, as we engage with those in the world who see gender and sexuality differently. What good would it be if we persuaded someone of a biblical understanding of gender, yet they ultimately rejected Christ? Our primary hope should be that they turn to Jesus and receive joy eternal. Of course, that will require repentance, which leads to our next point:
- Call to Realistic Repentance
For any sinner, repentance is hard. Jesus says "take up your cross and follow me." For the transgender person who seeks to repent, coming to Christ will mean forsaking a false gender identity and embracing God-given gender. He may lose friends and receive the scorn of the LGBT community. But at the same time, because God is sovereign and delights to save sinners, repentance is possible! The fact that any of us has given up our false, self-centered identities and turned to Christ is an absolute miracle. We should live expectantly, knowing that God delights to work miracles and get glory to himself!
Pastoral wisdom is needed here, to determine what repentance may look like in any individual situation. For the transgender person who has received hormone therapy or had a surgical sex change, pastors may need to work with medical professionals to determine the safest and best ways for that person to embrace their God-given gender. For the woman who has facial hair because she had previously been living as a transgender man and taking testosterone, but is now repentant, the safest place in the world should be... the church. The family of God that welcomes all to the table, no matter what they look like or what their past is. Russell Moore has said that we need to be ready to receive the refugees from the sexual revolution. When the promise of gender fluidity doesn't deliver the happiness people seek, will our church be ready to receive them with open arms? As you pray, imagine that God could lead your transgender friend to repentance and that friend could be up here teaching Core Seminar some day.
We should also be realistic about one more thing. We can't promise that any particular temptation will instantly go away when one becomes a believer, though all things are certainly possible with God. Those of us with a history of sin in lust, greed, or gossip may find that our old ways are still tempting to us even while we walk in Christ. In the same way, we shouldn't hold out false hopes that becoming a Christian will bring instant resolution to any experience of gender confusion. It's possible to be in Christ, embrace one's God-given gender, and still experience tension in this area, waiting for the day when we'll be finally glorified and renewed. It's possible to turn to Jesus and still experience same sex attraction. The difference is that the Christian takes God's view of him or herself. She doesn't embrace her proclivities that run against the grain of God's design; she submits them to God and seeks to walk in his holiness daily.
- Persevere by God's Grace
Finally, let me encourage us to persevere by God's grace, continuing on in love for family members or friends who may disagree with us on gender and sexuality. We'll see those loved ones all the time at holidays and other gatherings, and God will be gracious to sustain us as we seek to hold onto our convictions and to pour ourselves out in service and mercy.
Remember that we're not alone in in dealing with these issues: as a church we should be talking about these matters. Let's be active in spurring each other on. Let's be praying for one another as we seek to love our family and friends. We get to the end of a class like this and say with Paul, "Who is sufficient for these things?" None of us – apart from Christ. He is our sufficiency. Let's point one another to him.
[1] Sabrina Rubin Erdely, "About a Girl: Coy Mathis' Fight to Change Gender." Rolling Stone, October 28, 2013. http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/about-a-girl-coy-mathis-fight-to-change-change-gender-20131028.
[2] U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice "Dear Colleague" Letter, May 13, 2016, page 1. http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201605-title-ix-transgender.pdf The 700,000 number comes from the Williams Institute of UCLA, which issued a report in 2011 on "How Many People are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender?" http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/research/census-lgbt-demographics-studies/how-many-people-are-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender/ For other (already dated) examples of the growing movement to normalize transgenderism, see Katy Steinmetz, "The Transgender Tipping Point." TIME, May 29, 2014. http://time.com/135480/transgender-tipping-point/ and Mary Hasson, "Back to School: When Mr. Reuter Becomes 'Ms. Reuter.'" The Federalist, August 5, 2014. http://thefederalist.com/2014/08/05/back-to-school-when-mr-reuter-becomes-ms-reuter/.
[3] Ibid., 3.
[4] Later passages like Psalm 19 and Romans 1 talk about how the creation itself shows God's handiwork. That means that our bodies are revelatory objects: even our physical sex displays God's wonderful design.
[5] Jessica Winter, "Are You a Boy or a Girl?" Slate, May 11, 2016, http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2016/05/gender_reveal_celebrations_for_babies_help_explain_transphobia.html
[6] Steinmetz, "Transgender Tipping Point."
[7] Allan Metcalf, "What's your PGP?." The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 2, 2014. http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2014/09/02/whats-your-pgp/.
[8] Interestingly enough, even secular psychology recognizes the reality of distorted self-perception. For example, the person diagnosed with anorexia or bulimia actually believes he or she is overweight, and this belief influences behavior. In that case, the mind is wrong about the body.
[9]Embracing the opposite gender essentially turns someone into a walking contradiction. This grieves God, and those who sow a life against their given nature will reap sorrow, difficulty and distress – now and eternally, if they don't turn to Christ.


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The amount of money Australia reaps from resources and energy commodity exports is expected to fall this financial year, despite a pickup in volumes shipped overseas.
The prediction on Wednesday came as the federal government's commodity forecaster released its latest quarterly report, which also flagged further falls in the price of iron ore.
The Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE) expects the price of iron ore, Australia's biggest export, to average $US94 a tonne in 2014, 26 per cent below last year, and remain there next year.
Iron ore prices have tumbled by nearly 40 per cent since January and now sit below $US80 a tonne amid a slowdown in demand from Chinese steelmakers and higher production levels in Australia.
The fall in iron ore prices is expected to push down the overall value of Australian commodity exports for 2014/15.
BREE expects earnings from those exports to fall one per cent to $192 billion this financial year, with earnings from iron ore forecast to drop four per cent.
It blames the fall on higher export volumes for most commodities being offset by lower prices and the high Australian dollar.
But while overall earnings are set to fall, export volumes are tipped to rise, particularly for LNG and iron ore.
BREE expects commodity export earnings will rise at an average rate of seven per cent a year from 2013/14 to $274 billion in 2018/19.
"For several commodities, including iron ore and coal, prices are projected to rebound after 2016 as consumption growth starts to catch up with the recent jumps in production capacity and the recent investment in the sector will contribute to a rapid increase in Australia's export volumes," BREE said.
BREE also forecast Australian economic growth moderate to 2.5 per cent in 2014/15, from 3.1 per cent last financial year, as capital investment falls and the dollar remains high.
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|05 Mar 2012
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
new info: Upon waking my computer from hibernation today, (the only time I've done so since I got this problem), it gave me a black screen that said something like:
Your computer can't come out of hibernation. Status: 0xc0000242 Info: A fatal error occurred processing the restoration data. File: \hiberfil.sys Info that's not saved will be lost blah blah blah
Boot into safe mode by pressing f8 as you power up. Delete hiberfil.sys. It is corrupt. Windows will replace it with a fresh one when you reboot and you should be able to hibernate.
Dear leviww,
I read your thread-starter post again, and you mentioned using McAfee AV for scanning. Here and in other reputed forums, McAfee does not score high! So, kindly do a scan using housecall. Download site:HouseCall - Free Online Virus Scan - Trend Micro USA
To answer your query as to what to do if the reg. is corrupted, here's my take on the issue: Wipe and Reload. That seems drastic but I can assure you that it is the only method to ensure that the problem is fixed and the PC is stable. Feel free to try a Registry Cleaner if you like but be prepared to reload the computer.
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Afternoon analysis 17.06.2015:
The currency market was calm, as investors are waiting for the Federal Open Market Committee's policy statement. The Greek uncertainty supported the Swiss franc. The zloty dropped on the weak labor market data and the risk aversion in the market.
Today's session was calm as investors were waiting for the Federal Open Market Committee's policy statement and the newest macroeconomic forecasts. Market participants are not willing to take positions before the FOMC provides a hint about whether the Fed plans to hike rates only once or more this year.
The major figure will be the dot plot with the Fed members' interest rate forecasts. In April the median projection was 0.625 percent. If the level is not altered, the market consensus is that there will be two interest rate hikes this year. The first is expected in September.
However, the latest reports gave no clear answer regarding the condition of the US economy. Only the labor market is in good shape while the other reports are mixed. As a result, it is likely that the Fed will not rush with the policy tightening. If the median forecast is lower than the previous one, the dollar may drop and risk assets might be supported.
Greece helped the franc
The nervousness concerning Greece is getting stronger. The Eurogroup meeting is scheduled on Thursday. The talks will focus on the issue of the standoff between Athens and the country's international creditors. However, comments before the meeting were very nervous.
The German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said it is time to prepare for the Greek default, according to unofficial sources. Moreover, Athens is not going to submit any new reform proposals tomorrow. And finally, the Greek Prime Minister said he is ready to accept the responsibility for saying "no" to the international creditors if their proposal is not acceptable for the nation.
Greece has to repay a 1.6 billion euro bill to the International Monetary Fund by the end of June. Later the county is expected to repay the European Central Bank. If any of these payments are missed, the nation will go bankrupt. A negative scenario is that the next step will be Greece leaving the eurozone and even the European Union. A similar warning was issued by the Greek Central Bank in its monthly report.
The risk aversion prevailed in the market as the future of Greece is getting more vague. As a result, the frank posted gains at the beginning of the session. Later, the Swiss currency gave away some gains, but it remained relatively high.
Weaker zloty
Today's reports did not help the zloty. Wages increased 3.2 percent on a yearly basis, less than the 3.7 percent that was forecast. The employment growth stood at 1.1 percent, as expected. Tomorrow's reports on industrial production and retail sales may have a larger impact on the Polish currency.
The unfavorable atmosphere due to the Greek crisis and the uncertainty before the Fed negatively affected the zloty. The Polish currency dropped against all its major pairs. If the Fed is more dovish, this factor may limit the negative influence of the Greek standoff. An opposite scenario will result in a weaker zloty.
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