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Monitorizarea electronică se extinde la nivel național de mâine

Prevenirea și combaterea violențelor de orice fel reprezintă un domeniu prioritar de acțiune pentru Poliția Română, ce presupune concentrarea eforturilor instituționale, identificarea și implementarea a noi mecanisme de lucru, astfel încât victima violenței să fie protejată, iar agresorul sau agresorii să fie trași la răspundere penală. Începând de mâine, 1 octombrie 2024, 18 județe vor intra în…

[dorombach]

România, singurul stat din UE fără limită de viteză pe autostrăzi

Te-a intrigat titlul, nu? Tu circuli regulamentar, cu 110 pe autostrada și te deranjează cei care merg cu 180 pe banda a doua și nu te lasă pe tine cu 110 să circuli pe autostrada, nu? Atunci află că în România nu e nicio limită de viteză pe autostrăzi. Așa încât trebuie să te dai la o parte și să îi lași pe toți ceilalți dacă vor să moară, să își vadă de viața lor. Am condus în Germania și…

[christosloizos]

#bestfriends #politeia #politia #coffee #saturday #withbestfriend (at Best Friends Πολιτεία) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnHNnTKIrtg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"Vai, Andreea, iti doresc si tie experienta de a merge in calatorii cu viitorii tai copii!"

😒

Gen... mersi, Olivia. Tu esti plecata din iunie in Franta si o tii pe domenii si castele and bullshit. Daca o sa am copii, la tusa din Techirghiol maxim o data pe an si gata. N-am bani de nepo-securist baby.

[stiriarges]

Polițiștii din Schitu Golești au confiscat material lemnos

Polițiștii din Schitu Golești au confiscat material lemnos transportat ilegal la Berevoești Continue reading Polițiștii din Schitu Golești au confiscat material lemnos

[northtransylvanianews]

BIHOR | Bănuit de schingiuirea animalelor. Ar fi chinuit o pisică și ar fi postat imaginile pe o rețea de socializare

La data de 17 august 2023, polițiștii Biroului pentru Protecția Animalelor din Inspectoratul de Poliție Județean Bihor, sub coordonarea unui procuror din cadrul Parchetului de pe lângă Judecătoria Salonta, au documentat activitatea infracțională a unei persoane bănuite de schingiuirea animalelor. Astfel, în urma apariției pe o rețea de socializare a unui filmuleț în care o persoană schingiuia o…

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Un Audi de 150.000 de euro, furat din Germania, a fost găsit la un român din Constanța care încerca să-l vândă mai ieftin

Un Audi de 150.000 de euro, furat din Germania, a fost găsit la un român din Constanța care încerca să-l vândă mai ieftin

În seara zilei de 29 decembrie, poliţiştii de frontieră din cadrul Gărzii de Coastă au desfășurat o acțiune pe linia prevenirii și combaterii traficului internațional cu autoturisme furate, ocazie cu care a fost descoperit un autoturism marca AUDI A8, în posesia unui cetăţean român, identificat pe raza localității Constanța. Cetățeanul român, în vârstă de 39 de ani, intenționa să vândă…

[vidavalor]

Do you truly, truly think S3 will show that they're in love?

Hello. Hope you're having a nice start to your week. 💕 *pours tea*

I mean, S1 and S2 have already shown that but, if I'm correct in assuming that you mean that, if you are feeling like that they've been a little coy about it to date, do I think that'll change in S3? Yeah. I really do because they winked at that plan a bit already. It's in the meta-level reading of the bit below...

"Listen, you wouldn't be interested in humans falling in love, would you? I know for some members of the police force, it's a bit of a hobby."

Etymologically, "the police force" = a group of governing, outspoken, individual citizens. [The word police comes from the Latin politia, meaning: a populace & its governing body, & polis, meaning: a city. City, from cite and civis, meaning: to cite/to say and citizen, respectively.] On a wordplay-inspired meta level in this context here? A "police force" that is "interested in humans falling in love" and making a bit of "a hobby" about it = the force to be reckoned with that is Good Omens fandom.😊

So, while Crowley means what he's saying one way in the series, we can also take his dialogue on a more meta level as a little winking suggestion sent our way regarding how we, the Good Omens police force, might want to look at where this is going:

"You can only tell if people are in love by waiting a few days because humans are weird and that's how it works."

The joke is then that both Muriel and, later, Michael claim to already know this thing that Crowley just made up and that is played for laughs but that might wind up having a bit of secret truth to it. It also might literally be our own experience in S3 because...

A few = three or more but very not many. Crowley tells Muriel this amusing adage on Wednesday morning in S2. The season ends two days later-- very early on Friday morning-- after telling us that we have been, once again, watching the last week of the world, just like we were back in S1... only, we've stopped short of seeing that week in full, the way we did in S1. If S3 picks up where S2 left off and shows us the missing days from the week of Armageddon: Round Two, 3.01 would mean that, from the jump in S3, we'd already be in "a few days" from when Crowley told Muriel (and the show told us) to wait back in S2. 😉 Why would we have to wait these few days, dammit?

Because "humans are weird" and "that's how it works", right?

Weird: From the Old English wierd and wyrd, meaning "that which comes"; destiny; having the power to determine fate. The outcome of the story, where it's headed... it's about weird and it's going to take a few days to get there. The modern connotation of weird meaning strange/odd/different is an evolution from the word coming to mean supernatural for its ties to the mythological goddesses who controlled human destiny. That supernatural connotation became immortalized by way of its inclusion in Shakespeare canon-- The Weird Sisters in Macbeth.

"Humans are weird" = Humans are supernatural. And the reverse is also true: the supernatural beings are human.

The humans are magical beings and the magical beings are just as human as the humans. There is no real difference between the supernatural and human characters-- they're all just people. This is the whole point of the story and towards where it's been building for its endgame... and that's "how it works."

That's a joke made funnier and sharper in the moment by the fact that works are the word used by humans to describe supernatural miracles... but, also, a person's artistic contributions. Works of wonder can be be made by any kind of person. Angels, demons, witches, humans-- they're all people. The story with the supernatural characters is really about the experience of being human.

Obviously, being human doesn't mean that people need to be romantic and/or sexual beings. There are wide-ranging spectrums in the supernatural beings in the same way that there is in the human world because the whole point is that they are not really different from humans. That said, Crowley and Aziraphale's story is already a romantic love story that is also already overflowing with sexual innuendo. It's hard to see an ending that isn't that they haven't been vavooming like rabbits forever at this point, since there are just way too many suggestions of that throughout the series.

Since this story is a romance, one of the many ways the story has been showing their humanity throughout is through their love story so that love story will be one part of reflecting those themes of magic and the miraculous in human living in S3. The story has held back on aspects of that by design, not just to make the story more engaging but also to have certain moments of it saved to go along with the themes of S3 and the end of the story.

Amusingly, Crowley is actually saying as much in the rest of this scene we're talking about-- the one in the private room where the standing-in-for-us Muriel has opened the door-- when he then uses his and Aziraphale's cant in front of Muriel. He tells them (and us) that if they (and we) have any questions about love, he'll be there, in the highly euphemistic bookshop, while his "friend drives [his] car to Edinburgh." He then tosses the keys (literally: a key, a clue, that which unlocks) to Aziraphale, whose earlier reveling in the car innuendo is kind of everything you'd ever need to know here. 😂 It's a statement of fact on the surface that is also using the friend-as-lover euphemism to describe Aziraphale, atop the "driving the car" and Edinburgh innuendos.

Crowley's telling all us horny Inspector Constables trying to break into this horse stable and get all the details on what's going on in the vavoomy yellow back rooms to hang on a tick for more answers but is also, in the same meta-laden breath, pointing out again that he's got a permanent bookshop entry invite and that Aziraphale is allowed to drive his car to Edinburgh and if you see what both of those things mean euphemistically, S3 will be more history and details, rather than a revelation.

The 'they're all just people' endgame is why the story has been edging the police force into oblivion when it comes to how it has been rolling out the love story of those humans in love, the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley. Crowley meta-says we Inspector Constables need to just hold our damn horses for a few days until S3, ok? and Aziraphale nods in agreement, so... seems like sage advice.

Look, the whole business of those two fossilized dinosaurs and their skeleton key nightingales? It's a joke (etymologically: wordplay) we paleontologists haven't fully seen all the scenes of yet. 😉

Still, if we want some big hints about where it's all going, there's some mention of plants in the same scene...

Get those humans Crowley and Aziraphale wet and staring into each others eyes and vavoom, sorted.

[mihai-florescu]

Ce nu-mi place cand lectii de viata Nu e ridicol. Alo? Eu sunt aici pt ploturi ca acela cu sotia care vrea sa incerce noncon si sotul plateste 2 prosti sa o rapeasca, vine politia, se desparte iubita de rapitor, ce nu se intampla in episodul ala sincer

[undefeatednils]

On Twitter I legit saw people share the Jesusland map again...

It's been 20 years, and liberals still make the same stupid suggestion about having solid Dem states join Canada.

At the same time, it also reminded me that between 1968 and 2004, Virginia was a solid GOP state, and since 2008, it has voted for the Dems consistently.

At the same time, in the last ten US elections, Ohio has voted for the winner of the election (based on the Electoral College) every time. Except 2020. When Biden won but Trump still carried the Buckeye State.

In the 2004 map meme, both states were part of "Jesusland".

The new version I saw posted included Virginia in the list of states that "should" join Canada. Which would be legitimate border gore thanks to West Virginia.

At the same time, Virginia does feel incredibly volatile, like it's Democratic majority is largely based on DC-adjacent counties that are closely connected to government jobs. In a Trump 47 world, this could easily change, as these jobs will likely be reduced in number and become less career- and merit-based, but rather based on political affiliation with the current administration.

Any breakup of the United States is incredibly unlikely, yet it's also important to consider logistics for that hypothetical.

Ages ago, someone posted a semi-joking map of their most plausible US collapse scenario. It showed the US only losing the coastal states, with the rump USA consisting of the Greater Mississippi River Basin, including the Ohio River Basin and thus the Old Northwest/modern Midwest. Based on logistics and geography, it really does feel very reasonable. Though it lacks in cohesion when looking at demographics and economics.

In my mind, unless the US somehow first decides to move its capital into the interior (s. the 19th century proposal of creating a new capital, Metropolis, on the Kentucky-Illinois border), the only parts of the East Coast that might consider leaving are the states north of the Mason-Dixon-Line.

Maryland and Virginia are too connected to the political power center of DC to have an incentive to leave. The states south of Virginia with an Atlantic coastline meanwhile follow similar-enough politia and demographic trends to the Southern states bordering the Mississippi to go their own way if Virginia doesn't.

That would leave Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine in the northeast.

Delaware and Pennsylvania deserve an asterisk due to economic concerns. Delaware's economic niche of a domestic tax haven isn't unique. South Dakota is also competing for this niche. Pennsylvania, meanwhile, as part of the so-called Blue Wall/Rust Belt, is economically very similar to Michigan and Wisconsin and Ohio. But if Pennsylvania stays with the Mississippi Core, Delaware would effectively be surrounded by the rump USA. Plus, Delaware, too, is rather connected to the DC ecosystem.

Meanwhile, it should also be noted that climate change and internal migration can't be ignored either and need to be addressed.

The Great Lakes region is, together with the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, projected to "benefit" from it and to continue to enjoy high quality of life.

On the other side, parts of the Sun Belt will become less suitable for large-scale, safe habitation, and since it would become the primary center of economic and political power in such a scenario, that would be a recipe for disaster.

Anyway, this has been a geopolitics essay.

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Poliția organizează o nouă sesiune de admitere la școlile de agenți, 1.640 de locuri

În perioada octombrie – decembrie 2024, se organizează o nouă sesiune de admitere în cele 2 unități de învățământ postliceal ale Poliției Române: Școala de Agenți de Poliție „Vasile Lascăr” – Câmpina și Școala de Agenți de Poliție „Septimiu Mureșan” – Cluj-Napoca, pentru formarea agenților de poliție. Numărul de locuri, defalcat pe școli, este următorul: 1.340, la Școala de Agenți de Poliție…

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SAINTS&READING: Tuesday, August 8, 2023

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THE MONASTIC GREAT MARTYR PARASKEVE OF ROME (128)

Saint Paraskevi was born in Rome (circa 130 A.D.) during the reign of the pagan Emperor Adrian. Her parents, Agathon and Politia, were devout Christians even though at the time, belief in Christ was a crime against the state punishable by death. Agathon and Politia, who were of nobility, likewise ignored the disdain of their peers by championing the cause of the down trodden. They were fervent Christians who prayed earnestly for a child, promising to God that they would raise the child in a God fearing manner.  They were blessed late in life with a daughter, they named Paraskevi, because she was born on a Friday (Paraskevi in Greek).

Keeping their promise to God, Agathon and Politia were vigilant in exposing Paraskevi to the fullness of Christianity. The task was made considerably easier because the young girl had a natural penchant for learning. With the help of private tutors, Paraskevi became an ardent student of both Holy Scriptures and secular learning. However, the greatest influence in her life, according to her own testimony, was the Christ-like example of her parents.

Young Paraskevi developed into a cultured, sensitive and beautiful woman. It wasn’t long before some of the noblemen began to take notice of her, and to seek her hand in marriage. Paraskevi always managed, however, to find some excuse to politely refuse. Because inwardly she was convinced that she was destined for a more sublime mission in life.

Paraskevi was orphaned of both parents when she was twenty years old. At this point in her life, that inner feeling, that she was destined for a higher calling, had crystallized into love and zeal for Christ. Her greatest desire was to become an apostle for Christ. To achieve her goal, Paraskevi distributed all her inheritance among the poor of Rome; entered a convent and was tonsured a nun. At the convent, Paraskevi distinguished herself in humility, love and spiritual fortitude.

When she finally became proficient in prayer and sacrifice, the Abbess granted her leave so that she could fulfill her life’s ambition; to preach the love of God to all men. This was truly a precarious mission, because the pagan Roman Empire was extremely hostile toward Christianity. Even the most courageous of Christians were reluctant to openly admit that they were followers of Christ. Nevertheless, this did not daunt Paraskevi, nor did it dampen her zeal. As a matter of fact, she began her preaching mission right in Rome! The fervor of her kerygma, and the example of her commitment were such an inspiration, that great multitudes were converted on their very first encounter with the Saint. In spite of her great fame and legacy, Paraskevi managed to elude the authorities. Heartened by this, she decided to extend her ministry to Turkey.

It was in Turkey where Paraskevi experienced her first encounter with the law. One day, as she was preaching just beyond present day Istanbul, in the village of Therapia, the soldiers of Emperor Antonius Pius arrested her. The charge against the young missionary was that the blasphemous words which she uttered were the cause of all the ills that had recently befallen the empire.

At her trial, the Emperor, infatuated by her beauty, begged Paraskevi to renounce Christ and worship the idols of Rome. To entice her further, Antonius Pius offered to take her as his wife, and to give her half of his empire. Paraskevi’s reply was quick and resolute: “I have made my choice; no amount of wealth or deprivation can separate me from my love for Christ." Rebuffed and infuriated, Antonius Pius ordered that Paraskevi be imprisoned and beaten mercilessly until she died. The soldiers were astounded to discover that no matter what punishment and torture she received one day, the next morning she would be as refreshed and carefree as if nothing had happened.

Fearing the wrath of the Emperor, the soldiers decided to report this strange phenomenon to him. Castigating the ineptness of his soldiers, Antonius Pius shouted another form of execution. This time he ordered the soldiers to take Paraskevi out to the spot where she was arrested and to prepare a cauldron of boiling water, tar and oil. He further stated that it would be his pleasure to personally supervise the scalding of that "blasphemous Paraskevi".

When Paraskevi was finally thrown into the boiling cauldron, she reacted as if the water were delightfully lukewarm. In utter disbelief, Antonius again began castigating the soldiers. Softly and with a loving smile, Paraskevi reassured the Emperor that his soldiers had executed his command faithfully. She also stated, "My Lord and Master wills that I continue His work". Utterly enraged and oblivious of her words, Antonius yelled, "Sprinkle me with the oil and tar. I don’t believe what I see!" Obligingly, Paraskevi scooped some of the boiling mixture in her hands, and splashed it on the Emperor’s face.

Antonius squealed with pain and began yelling, "I’m blind! I can’t see!" Instinctively, he began imploring the Saint to have mercy and pity on him. "Restore my eyesight, and I shall believe", he begged. "Your God is surely the true God!" Accepting his latter statement as a confession of faith, Paraskevi jumped out of the cauldron; rushed to a spring of water that was nearby, and scooped up fresh cool water onto Antonius’ face, invoked the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and sealed his eyes with the sign of the Precious and Life-saving Cross and the Emperor’s eyesight was restored immediately!

The miracle had such a profound effect on Antonius that he not only freed Paraskevi, he ordered that all persecutions against Christians be stopped and he himself was baptized in the name of the Holy Trinity. Thus, Paraskevi resumed her apostolic mission with greater zeal and faith. The calm, however, did not last long. Marcus Aurelius, Antonius’ successor, renewed the persecutions against the Christian Church. Paraskevi was beheaded in Rome on the 26th of July, in the year 180 A.D.

Source: St Barbara Greek orthodox Church, CT: Portions of the preceding text are from “The Synaxarion: The Lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church” by Hieromonk Makarios of Simonos Petra, and translated from the French by Christopher Hookway

1 CORINTHIANS 16:4-12

4 But if it is fitting that I go also, they will go with me. 5 Now I will come to you when I pass through Macedonia (for I am passing through Macedonia). 6 And it may be that I will remain, or even spend the winter with you, that you may send me on my journey, wherever I go. 7 For I do not wish to see you now on the way. Still, I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits. 8 But I will tarry in Ephesus until Pentecost. 9 For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. 10 And if Timothy comes, see that he may be with you without fear; for he does the Lord's work, as I do. 11 Therefore let no one despise him. But send him on his journey in peace, that he may come to me; for I am waiting for him with the brethren. 12 Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brethren, but he was quite unwilling to come at this time; however, he will come when he has a convenient time.

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we are comforted by God. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ. 6 Now if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. 7 And our hope for you is steadfast because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, you will also partake of the consolation.

MATTHEW 21:28-32

28 But what do you think? A man had two sons and came to the first and said, 'Son, go, work today in my vineyard.' 29 He answered and said, 'I will not,' but afterward, he regretted it and went. 30 Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, 'I go, sir,' but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to Him, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward relent and believe him.

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me: trying to nap on my first no-waking-up-at-5-am friday since august

everyone: PRYMYTZY KU KOLYNDU???

[stiriarges]

Acum! Accident cu o victimă la Pitești

Accident cu o victimă în municipiul Pitești Continue reading Acum! Accident cu o victimă la Pitești