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Psalms, Chapter 135, KJV
1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD.
2 Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,
3 Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
4 For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
5 For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
6 Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
7 He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
9 Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.
10 Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;
11 Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:
12 And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.
13 Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.
14 For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.
15 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
16 They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;
17 They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.
18 They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.
19 Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:
20 Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.
21 Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
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Margaret Atwood on feminism, culture wars and speaking her mind: Im very willing to listen, but not to be scammed
At 82, the Canadian author has seen it all - and her novels predicted most of it. Just dont presume you know what she thinks, she tells Hadley Freeman
Sat 19 Feb 2022 03.00 EST
How are you? Youre named after Ernest Hemingways first wife, Margaret Atwood announces by way of a greeting when we meet on a hotels heated patio near her home in Toronto. Atwood, 82, has often been described as a prophet, thanks to her uncanny ability to foresee the future in her books. When Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in January 2021, it looked, terrifyingly, like a scene out of The Handmaids Tale, when the government is overthrown and the dystopian land of Gilead is founded. She seemingly predicted the 2008 financial crash in her nonfiction book Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth, published that year. Atwood has always scoffed at any suggestion of telepathy, pointing out that every atrocity in The Handmaids Tale had been carried out by totalitarian regimes in real life, and she predicted the crash by noticing the number of adverts offering to help people with their personal debt. But as she stands in front of me, snowflakes glittering around her like stars, the flames of the hotels gas heaters leaping on either side of her, dressed all in black save for her little red hat, correctly guessing who Im named after, she certainly seems to have a touch of magic about her. How did she know about the Hemingway connection?
Because Im deep into Martha Gellhorn, she says, launching into a long discussion about the celebrated war correspondent and Hemingways third wife. Atwood isnt writing a book about Gellhorn (yet), but she found a letter from her to the father of her late partner, Graeme Gibson, who died in 2019, and is now a Gellhornologist. After six or so minutes, I wonder if well ever talk about anything else, but Atwood has a regal quality that makes interruption unthinkable. It does not, as I later learn, render argument impossible.
Proceedings begin peacefully enough. Atwood and I are meeting because this month she will publish her latest collection of essays, Burning Questions, a 500-page doorstopper that gathers together her nonfiction output from the past two decades. During this period she also published five novels, one novella and Payback. Atwood is arguably the most famous living literary novelist in the world and unarguably one of the most prolific: in her half century of writing, she has published, on average, a book a year. She has won the Booker twice in 2000 for The Blind Assassin and in 2019 for The Testaments, controversially sharing the prize with Bernardine Evaristo for Girl, Woman, Other. Atwood shrugs off that literary hoo-ha So fun! Bernardines a great gal and adds that she is a veteran of not winning the Booker. Of course, being a veteran of not winning means being a veteran of being shortlisted, which in Atwoods case is four times on top of her wins. So when she describes herself to me as a grade-A procrastinator and goof-off, I say that seems unlikely, given how much she writes, and she looks abashed. I know its horrible, isnt it? she says. When I ask how she managed to whittle her essays down to a mere 500 pages, she cringes again at her own productivity. Horrible! But adds, If writing wasnt a pleasure, I wouldnt do it.
And Atwoods writing is unfailingly a pleasure to read. She is one of the all-time great storytellers, a truth sometimes obscured by her highbrow reputation. Whole days of my life have been lost to her novels, including Alias Grace, Cats Eye, The Robber Bride and The Blind Assassin. When it comes to making you want to know what happens next, Atwood is up there with Stephen King and JK Rowling. She has written in every literary genre, from poetry to sci-fi to mystery. But there is one connecting thread: many of her novels are told using a retrospective narrative, with a character looking back on their former life while trying to make sense of their current one. It is a device that winks at Atwoods love of Victorian literature, but its also how she thinks, always looking forward, but also looking back. When she writes her books, she types up yesterdays handwritten pages and handwrites the pages for tomorrow. The rolling barrage! she laughs. When we talk about modern social movements, she refers back to the French Revolution; when we talk about the rollback of abortion rights in the US, she cites Nicolae Ceaușescu, the notoriously anti-abortion dictator of Romania from 1974 to 1989. As you may have noticed, I like to do my research, Atwood smiles, after weve segued into long discussions of Stalin, or Mao, or Robespierre. Its all fascinating, and evidence of her tirelessly curious mind. But it can also feel as though she is building a wall of words to protect herself from prying questions. At one point, when she pauses in the middle of such a digression, I ask if her research into Gellhorn has been a way to stay close to Gibson.
Of course. No-brainer. Next question. She picks up the menu. Shall we split the ubiquitous avocado toast?
Much more at the link:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2022/feb/19/margaret-atwood-on-feminism-culture-wars
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There's an abundance of redundancy at DU.
One only has to scan the Latest Threads page to prove that notion. Sometimes the exact same content is posted three times a day or more. Just in the last few days, in the Video & Multimedia Forum, the exact same videos have been posted back to back and more than once.
Sometimes, the exact post is made by two different people at the same time in the same forum or group. None of these things should come as any great surprise when you consider how fast the posting rate in the General Discussion forum is alone.
There's no "peruse before you post" rule and few think to check for duplicate threads before they post. Only in LBN does the OP get a preposting prompt to look for duplicates before posting. In all other areas of DU, you're on your own.
In my reading on linguistics and communication science, I read somewhere that for a written word or phrase to be ultimately valued it should be repeated a minimum of fourteen times. I believe that's one of the reasons why in commercials there's so much repetition of product names.
So in a population of ageing Boomers, which DU appears to enjoy, I think it's a good thing to have that repetition as our memories may be becoming clouded by the passage of time. It helps us remember. ❤
All of them...
I still drive a stick, six speed. And we didn't have indoor plumbing until 1971. My grandmother raised me and we were very poor but I remember her cooking a big breakfast, with eggs, biscuits, grits, homemade sausage and coffee percolated on the stove, every day between five and six in the morning.
I also remember pumping buckets full of water that we had to heat on the (first wood, later gas) stove for baths, dishes and what not because it was the coldest water in the world from our eighty foot well. I bathed in what is called a foot tub. Our washer was the hand roller type until we got indoor plumbing. We never got a dryer.
I don't remember food stamps or any food pantries but I do remember shelling peas and butter beans and eating tomatoes fresh in the garden right off the vine. We had a good sized garden which was lots of work. I learned how to plant, hoe, weed, string up string beans and cut okra.
We had a milk cow, a laying hen that lived under a big cast iron pot and we raised our own pigs which grew to enormous sizes. They went to the slaughterhouse and into the smoke house. We also ate squirrel, rabbit, duck and deer that were either killed by my uncle or shared by neighbors.
I don't remember feeling deprived, ever. I was loved and happy and it doesn't seem that long ago. I miss my grandmother every single day.
Interesting OP. Thanks, DURHAM D.
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Full graphics of under review, banned/removed books...
As a voracious reader and a lover of books this is like killing my friends. Murder. Horrible and heartbreaking.
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I am asking for help. Update.
Today my four pound, 13 years old, rescue, mixed Shitzu/Chihuahua had an episode of violently coughing and vomiting up blood. She soon after had a good sized bowel movement, urinated and then she settled down with me and went to sleep for about four or five hours. I'm not sure how long it was because I went to sleep myself.
Before our naps I read opinions on line, (I know it's the dreaded "did my own research" routine) which said of course, to get her to the vet asap, keep her warm, don't stress myself out or her as a consequence and make sure she has fresh water available.
I have done everything but the vet who opens in the morning at eight. Unfortunately, the last time I had to take her in, not a single soul except for me was wearing a mask, techs, vet, receptionist, customers, NO ONE. I brought her home with a ten day course of antibiotics. Vowing never to return even though I had scheduled a ten day follow up. I sent a email the next day to cancel. This all took place just before Christmas. I'm dreading that trip if I indeed make it. I'm hoping to buy time to call around and see if I can find a vet that's taking Covid seriously.
Back to my current, dilemma. She's sniffing around where I usually feed her and appears to be hungry but she's not had anything to eat or drink since yesterday.
What can I feed her? I'm not sure if I fix her anything she'll actually eat but I would like some suggestions, please. I don't really know what to do. I know coughing up blood is very serious. I have been in a state of dread lately because I know I have a limited amount of time with her left on Earth. I've cried and cried. She's been my constant companion and when she's gone my life will be unbearable. She's been with me at work, play and home all these years and I'm so afraid of losing her.
Any suggestions or something anything? Please.
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Update: Thanks for all of your suggestions. Turns out she has eaten almost an entire plain scrambled egg with some salt and she's been drinking water. She's a bit more active and doesn't seem like she's in pain but I know they can tolerate a lot. I will be calling the vet bright and early. Hopefully, things will continue to progress toward giving me hope. I don't know what I would do without my DU fam. Thanks again for everyone who replied.
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Funding to Fix Broken Bridges Headed to NC Thanks to President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
https://www.ncdp.org/press/funding-to-fix-broken-bridges-headed-to-nc-thanks-to-president-bidens-bipartisan-infrastructure-law/North Carolina is receiving more than $91 million to repair and rebuild 1,460 bridges in poor condition in Fiscal Year 2022 and $456.8 million over five years.
The Department of Transportation today launched the historic Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, Preservation, Protection, and Construction Program (Bridge Formula Program), made possible by President Bidens Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Administered by the Federal Highway Administration, the program is the largest dedicated bridge investment since the interstate highway system, providing $26.5 billion to states across the country in addition to the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico over five years. Tribal transportation facilities will be provided $825 million.
In North Carolina, $91.4 million will be allocated in Fiscal Year 2022 and $456.8 million over five years to repair and rebuild the 1,460 bridges in poor condition across the Tar Heel State. While the entire North Carolina Democratic congressional delegation voted to pass President Bidens Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, every Republican U.S. House Member from North Carolina opposed the historic legislation. Republican candidates for U.S. Senate Ted Budd, Pat McCrory, and Mark Walker all oppose the infrastructure investments, too.
Bridges are essential for getting North Carolinians safely to work, school and transporting goods to businesses across rural, suburban, urban, and tribal communities in our state. Unfortunately, many bridges in North Carolina today are in desperate need of repair. President Bidens Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is providing critical funding to modernize North Carolinas infrastructure for future generations. Its a shame Republicans from the U.S. House delegation in North Carolina and U.S. Senate candidates Ted Budd, Pat McCrory, and Mark Walker all opposed this vital funding, said North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Bobbie Richardson.
Click here for more on how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will impact North Carolina. (PDF)
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