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yallerdawg's JournalKarin Dor, actress who played Bond assassin eaten by piranhas, dies at 79
My favorite Sean Connery "Bond" film.
Source: Washington Post Obit
Karin Dor, a titian-haired German actress who played an assassin sent by James Bond’s nemesis Blofeld to kill the British agent in 1967’s “You Only Live Twice,” died Nov. 6 in Munich. She was 79.
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Established as a bankable star in Germany, she ventured into international productions of widely ranging quality, including “The Face of Fu Manchu” (1965) starring Christopher Lee and “You Only Live Twice” with Sean Connery as Bond. As would-be Bond assassin Helga Brandt, she ended up being fed to piranhas by the cat-stroking Blofeld (Donald Pleasence).
Ms. Dor met a similarly unpleasant fate as an anti-Castro Cuban resistance leader in Alfred Hitchcock’s espionage thriller “Topaz” (1969), based on a Leon Uris novel about a Russian spy ring that infiltrates the French government.
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One of the best Bond songs ever!
Nancy Sinatra.
Army to determine if Bergdahl is owed back pay for his time in captivity
Please, give the Dotard a coronary.And justice for Bowe Bergdahl!
Source: Army Times, by Meghann Myers
When Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl came home in 2014, he was potentially entitled to hundreds of thousands of dollars in pay that accumulated over five years while he was in Taliban captivity in Afghanistan.
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From the moment he was captured, Bergdahl became eligible for extra pays available to captive troops.
In total, along with his basic and deployment pay, he could be entitled to more than $300,000.
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“Based upon the results of trial, the Army is reviewing Sgt. Bergdahl’s pay and allowances,” Lt. Col. Randy Taylor told Army Times. “His final pay and allowances will be determined in accordance with DoD policy and Army regulation.”
Those policies and regulations require the Army to wait for Gen. Robert Abrams, the commander of Army Forces Command and the convening authority in this case, to approve the sentence that was handed down to Bergdahl, an Army official, who was not authorized to speak on the record, told Army Times.
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Read the rest at: https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2017/11/08/army-to-determine-if-bergdahl-is-owed-back-pay-for-his-time-in-captivity/
Roy Moore and Doug Jones both have young girls in their past
http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/11/roy_moore_and_doug_jones_both.html#incart_river_home_pop
Is it actually harder to get cold medicine in Alabama than to get a gun?
Source: al.com, by Christopher Harress
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Since I have a cold right now, I figured I'd go out and buy the medicine first, CVS's Cold and Sinus Relief, which contains a substance known as pseudoephedrine, the same stuff that goes into making meth. That's why it's a partially controlled substance. If you want it, you have to approach the pharmacy directly and hand over a state driver's license or ID, or a passport. Your details are inserted into a database that tracks how much pseudoephedrine you're buying. In all, the transaction took about five minutes. I'm feeling better already, and I didn't try to make meth.
Because people were buying hundreds of boxes at a time, Alabama passed a law in 2010 establishing that no person can buy or sell 3.6 grams of a pseudoephedrine product per calendar day or more than 7.5 grams per 30 days. A standard cold medicine box of 40 tablets contains 1.2 grams of pseudoephedrine in total. That means you can buy up to three boxes a day but not more than about six boxes a month. That's 240 tablets a month, or 2,880 a year, which is a hell of a cold. See a doctor. Seriously.
By comparison, there's no limit on how many guns you can buy.
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Online you say? I've heard of it.
So I visited Armslist, which is widely known as the Craigslist of guns. I found myself the exact same gun that was used in the recent shooting in Texas, the Ruger AR-556. Price: $450. There was another at $495. I emailed the seller of the cheaper gun who explained that I could buy the gun if I stated to him in an email that I was over 18 and was not a criminal. No background check required.
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To the best of my knowledge, there is no Craigslist for cold medicine.
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Read it all at: http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/11/is_it_harder_to_buy_a_gun_than.html#incart_river_home?li_source=base&li_medium=default-widget
25 Largest Churches in America
Millions! And everywhere!Familiar names, too!
25. The Potter’s House, Dallas, TX Pastor: T.D. Jakes
24. McLean Bible Church, McLean, VA
23. Crossroads, Cincinnati, OH
22. Calvary Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM
21. Christ the King Community Church, Burlington, WA
20. Cornerstone Church, San Antonio, TX Pastor: John Hagee
19. Eagle Brook Church, Centerville, MN
18. Woodlands Church, The Woodlands, TX Pastor: Kerry Shook
17. Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL
16. Christ Fellowship, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
15. Second Baptist Church, Houston, TX
14. Dream City Church, Phoenix, AZ
13. Central Christian Church, Henderson, NV
12. Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY
11. Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA Pastor: Rick Warren
10. Church of the Highlands, Birmingham, AL
9. Elevation Church, Matthews, NC
8. NewSpring Church, Anderson, SC
7. Christ’s Church of the Valley, Peoria, AZ
6. Fellowship Church, Grapevine, TX
5. Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, IL
4. Gateway Church, Southlake, TX
3. Life.Church, Edmond, OK
2. North Point Community Church, Alpharetta, GA
And, drum roll please!
1. Lakewood Church, Houston, TX Pastor: Joel Osteen
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/11/25_largest_churches_in_america.html#incart_m-rpt-2
"Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?"
By Rabbi Aron Moss
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When you have an explanation, pain doesn't seem so bad anymore. We can tolerate suffering when we know why it is happening.
And so, if we could make sense of innocent people suffering, if we could rationalise tragedy, then we could live with it. We would be able to hear the cry of sweet children in pain and not be horrified. We would tolerate seeing broken hearts and shattered lives, for we would be able to neatly explain them away. Our question would be answered, and we could move on.
But as long as the pain of innocents remains a burning question, we are bothered by its existence. And as long as we can't explain pain, we must alleviate it. If innocent people suffering does not fit into our worldview, we must eradicate it. Rather than justifying their pain, we need to get rid of it.
So keep asking the question, why do bad things happen to good people. But stop looking for answers. Start formulating a response. Take your righteous anger and turn it into a force for doing good. Redirect your frustration with injustice and unfairness and channel it into a drive to fight injustice and unfairness. Let your outrage propel you into action. When you see innocent people suffering, help them. Combat the pain in the world with goodness. Alleviate suffering wherever you can.
We don't want answers, we don't want explanations, and we don't want closure. We want an end to suffering. And we dare not leave it up to G‑d to alleviate suffering. He is waiting for us to do it. That's what we are here for.
In Alabama Senate race between Doug Jones and Roy Moore, will black voters show up?
Source: al.com, by John Sharp
Read it all at: http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2017/11/in_alabama_senate_race_between.html#incart_river_home
How to fix the Kevin Spacey "House of Cards" problem.
Anyone who watched the original British "trilogy" knows exactly how to do it.
Should I reveal more?
"You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment." 
It's time to take Roy Moore seriously again (Alabamafication of America Series)
http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/11/where_have_you_gone_roy_moore.html#incart_river_home
But going completely radio silent, leaving all the campaigning to surrogates, social media managers and Breitbart News?
That is a poor substitute for democracy.
If you can't trust your candidate to speaking without saying something embarrassing before the election, how can voters trust him to mind his public musings after the election?
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