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6 December 2022Tuesday of the 2nd week of Advent Saint Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church North Dighton, MA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First readingIsaiah 40:1-11 ©Consolations from the heart of Jerusalem‘Console my people, console them’says your God.‘Speak to the heart of Jerusalemand call to herthat her time of service is ended,that her sin is atoned for,that she has received from the hand of the Lorddouble punishment for all her crimes.’A voice cries, ‘Prepare in the wildernessa way for the Lord.Make a straight highway for our Godacross the desert.Let every valley be filled in,every mountain and hill be laid...

Creditor M11 Credit issued a default notice to Orthogonal Trading for $36 million of loans, while Maple Finance severed all ties with Orthogonal for misrepresenting its financial position. Maple Finance, a big blockchain-based lending platform, severed ties with crypto firm Orthogonal Trading, alleging that it was "misrepresenting its financial position." The move came after Orthogonal was due to pay back a $10 million USDC stablecoin loan from a credit pool managed by M11 Credit on Dec. 4. Orthogonal has been a significant borrower on Maple, and also was a manager and underwriter of a credit pool on Maple. M11 Credit...

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Metropolitan Transit Authority CEO Janno Lieber said New York City's subway turnstiles need to be redesigned to deter fare dodging Lieber said he particularly wants to redesign the emergency exit gates, which he characterized as a 'superhighway for fare evasion' 'The exit gate - which is nominally supposed to be for fire, exiting purposes, to comply with the fire code - has become the superhighway for fare evasion,' Lieber said. He also discussed other measures the subway has taken to curb fare evasion, which included the posting of armed security guards throughout the subway Lieber's comments come after the MTA...

Ohio State won't have one of its best players for the Peach Bowl against Georgia on Dec. 31. According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba has declared for the 2023 NFL Draft and will not play for the Buckeyes again. "I want to be out there competing with my brothers more than anything," Smith-Njigba told Thamel. "The decision to turn pro was made after I was unable to come back on multiple occasions during the season and the doctors determined I would be unable to participate in the playoffs." Smith-Njigba has been battling a lingering hamstring issue...

[H/T Melian] Have you seen President Trump's powerful 4 minute video message? Don't miss it!A NATION IN DECLINEQ is the result of the sacrifices and commitment of countless patriots to win back our captured country from the Deep State and achieve the transformation President Trump promised in this campaign video. President Trump has said the awakening of the public is key to this transformation.Q describes this awakening as follows: "The Great Awakening ('Freedom of Thought’), was designed and created not only as a backchannel to the public (away from the longstanding 'mind’ control of the corrupt & heavily biased media)...

@ChadPergram Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Honoring the United States Capitol Police, the Washington D.C Metropolitan Police and those who protected the Capitol on 1/6 today

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. . . . Where there is no vision, the people perish (Prov. 29:18)

Okay. Calling Capt. Obvious.;-) That said, I saw a video the other day in which a neuroscientist (I think it was Dr. Andrew Huberman) said that turning on a bright light to go to the restroom in the middle of the night significantly disrupts the body's steady flow of nighttime melatonin and makes it impossible for some people to return to sleep.That is a comment that caught my attention. Now that I am older, I make many visits to the restroom at night and I turn on some bright lights when doing so. When I return to bed, I definitely...

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Top House and Senate leaders will present law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 with Congressional Gold Medals on Tuesday, awarding them Congress's highest honor nearly two years after they fought with former President Donald Trump’s supporters in a brutal and bloody attack. To recognize the hundreds of officers who were at the Capitol on Jan. 6, the medals will be placed in four locations - at U.S. Capitol Police headquarters, the Metropolitan Police Department, the Capitol and the Smithsonian Institution. President Joe Biden said when he signed the legislation last year that a medal...

North Korean authorities announced last year that anyone in possession of South Korean media or art would face up to 15 tears in prison North Korean authorities allegedly executed two minors for the crime of watching and distributing South Korean movies, according to a Friday report. Sources who witnessed the alleged execution in October told Radio Free Asia the teens were aged 16 and 17. A resident told the broadcaster's Korean service they were told that "those who watch or distribute South Korean movies and dramas, and those who disrupt social order by murdering other people, will not be forgiven...

PRophet becomes first comms tech company to empower users to hone their media interviewing skills with AI-powered, personalized and judgement-free feedback from Yoodli's speech coachNEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PRophet, the first-ever AI-driven PR pitch platform built by and for PR professionals that predicts media interest and sentiment, today announced a partnership with Yoodli, an innovative AI-powered software platform which helps users improve media interviewing, public speaking, and communication skills using artificial intelligence. The partnership cements PRophet – a product from Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) – as the first-ever communications tech company to offer AI-generated analytics support to companies...

The Biden administration is still actively searching for ways to safeguard abortion access for millions of women, even as it bumps up against a complex web of strict new state laws enacted in the months after the Supreme Court stripped the constitutional right. Looking to seize on momentum following a midterm election where voters widely rebuked tougher abortion restrictions, there’s a renewed push at the White House to find ways to help women in states that have virtually outlawed or limited the treatment, and to keep the issue top of mind for voters. In reality, though, the administration is shackled...

“An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life” (Proverbs 6:18-23 KJV).

If you needed a little good news for the holidays - and proof that the American dream still exists, for those willing to reach for it - here it is. A Cuban UPS driver has gone viral after his wife posted a video showing him gushing over his first paycheck in the United States. Before immigrating to the U.S., Yoel Diaz was a computer science teacher in Cuba making about $12 a month, so little he could barely afford enough food to eat. “Water, water, water, five, ten eggs, water,” Diaz said, describing the totality of the contents of his...

Update from Ukraine | Attack on Ruzzian Bombers | Ukraine Used a Secret soviet Drone (Maybe) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eus6sJ_eGK8&t=141s Follow on Instagram up to date uploads. https://www.instagram.com/denys_pilot/ SUMMARY & MAPS Military maps & Comment here: https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-284-summary/

The Biden administration is getting ready to argue that taxpayer dollars should be used to pay for children to undergo so-called “gender transitions.” According to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, the Biden administration believes that “all children and adults should be afforded life-saving, medically necessary care” and “payers, both public and private, should cover treatments which medical experts have determined to be medically necessary.” Becerra revealed this position in written testimony to Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.), which was obtained by The Daily Caller.This position signals that the Biden administration is prepared to go after states that are protecting...

All 35 cars, owned by Bandit Industries Inc. founder Mike Morey and his wife, Dianne, will be auctioned off next year to help fund scholarships at Northwood University. "Dianne and I have been lucky enough to make a lot of money over the years owning our own business, and I thought that this would be the time to do something good for the college next door to us," he told FOX Business. Northwood University, a private institution in Midland whose mission is to develop free-enterprise leaders, is roughly 27 miles from the Moreys' home. The school, founded in 1959, typically...