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During a press briefing Tuesday, Newsom indicated there is no specific timeline for modifying restrictions but said Californians should not expect a return to “normal” life until there is herd immunity and a vaccine exists for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

WASHINGTON – National Public Radio CEO Vivian Schiller says funding from the taxpayers through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is only a tiny fraction of NPR's budget. "We do apply for competitive grants from the likes of the Ford Foundation and the Knight Foundation. As a result, some money from CPB does come to us when we win grants. Depending on the year, it represents just 1 to 3 percent of our total budget," she's said. But the fact is that almost one-quarter – 23 percent – of the money NPR gets comes from the taxpayers, and the result is...

Until about the 18th of this month, FR posted what I thought was a viable tracker about the interest a thread might attract. The 'lurker'; that ever-present internet FR surfer who rides from thread to thread opening that which peaks his/her spirit. Stocks Soar After Half-Point Rate Cut Posted by Always Right On 09/18/2007 2:43:25 PM PDT · 50 replies · 219+ views Having removed the number of people who 'viewed' a thread eliminates the true value of a thread, and subjects it to a value shaped only by the number of replies it may or may not attract. For...

News That’s Vital to the Survival of the Free World SOUTH KOREA: two musicians from the punk-pop band RUX stripped naked during their live TV debut – prompting the network to cancel the show. Band members explained this was the way they always perform at their club gigs – and besides, they didn’t know they were performing on TV (!!) (It is reported one of the Producers ran out screaming : “Hey ! Do you know your guitar players are naked ?” – to which the band leader responded: “No,man; but if you’ll hum a few bars, we’ll try to...

The purpose of FreeRepublic.com's multiple message boards is to limit the topics for each board to particular topics. Posting the same message on all the boards defeats the purpose of multiple-boards for special topics. It is very annoying to see the same message on every bulletin board. PLEASE! DO THE READERS A FAVOR. STOP CROSS-POSTING YOUR MESSAGES!

The Ecstatic HeresySeeking a superficial unity, some denominational leaders opt for feelings over facts.By Robert Sanders | posted 10/08/2004 9:00 a.m. The conflict in the mainline churches is ostensibly about sexuality—specifically, homosexuality. But more than sexuality is at stake. The faith itself, the Christian faith, is being invaded by false teaching. Theologically, this heresy is rarely articulated. Rather, it works by feeling, an ecstatic sense that transcends petty verbal differences. Consider these three quotations: The Dammann case does reveal continuing differences in the United Methodist Church concerning the issue of homosexuality. The Council of Bishops is painfully aware of this...

Principles of the Literal Bible Interpretation By Cooper P. Abrams, III (Revised August 2001) * (All rights reserved) Introduction:         It is apparent from all the contradictory teachings of the many denominations and cults of Christendom, that they all cannot be right. For the most part, each claim to use the Bible as the source of their teachings. For example, most evangelical churches teach that salvation is by one's faith through God's grace apart works. However, some churches emphatically teach that baptism is necessary for salvation. Both may claim the Bible as the source of their belief. Most Protestants practice...