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September 5, 2018 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog
You can always go home, or can you?
Jenna Lewis is good at two things: her job as a reading specialist and lying about her dark past. Fourteen years ago, Jenna left home vowing never to return, but a call regarding her estranged mother's well-being forces her to go back to the quaint town of Langley Park. Once home, a chance encounter brings Jenna face-to-face with the man she's secretly held in her heart since she was fifteen years old. While neither wants to admit that their connection is still lightning-hot, Jenna finds herself thrown into a world where deception can no longer protect her. As the sexual tension builds, unsettling events begin to occur, putting Jenna's life in danger. Will she be able to survive what lies ahead? Will she be able to navigate THE ROAD HOME?
If there's one thing Krista Sandor knows for sure, it's that romance saved her. After she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2015, her world turned upside down. During those difficult first days, her dear friend sent her a romance novel. That kind gesture provided the escape she needed and ignited her love of the genre. Inspired by the strong heroines and happily ever afters, Krista decided to write her own romance series. Today, she is an MS Warrior and living life to the fullest. When she's not writing, you can find her running 5Ks and chasing after her growing boys in her adopted home of Denver, Colorado.
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Just Exes
September 5, 2018 September 5, 2018 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog
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Title: Just Exes
Series: Blue Beech #3
Author: Charity Ferrell
Running into an ex you haven't seen in nearly a decade is never a good
Running into your ex while he's arresting you is humiliating.
The handcuffs close around my fists at the same time he promises to
hate me until he takes his last breath.
I can't blame him. He pleaded for me not to walk away. He doesn't know leaving him broke my heart as
much as it did his.
It wasn't for me. Rather, it was for someone else.
I skipped town after Hurricane Lauren obliterated my heart.
Coming home was a hard choice to make. Arresting her isn't.
She has no idea of the demons I carry with me now. No idea that I'm a
new man.
Two women ruined me.
One I gave my heart to.
The other punished me for it.
Charity Ferrell resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. She grew
up riding her bicycle to her library and reading anything she could get her
hands on. Angst is her happy place, and she loves writing about flawed people
finding love. She loves the basics—books, shoes, and online shopping.
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Title: Hunter
Series: Reed Security Series #6
Author: Giulia Lagomarsino
Genre: Contemporary/Security Romance
Hunter "Pappy" Papacosta can't get Lucy Grant out of his head. He's had a casual relationship with her for awhile, but when she almost dies in a fire, everything changes in his eyes. He'll do anything to prove to her that he can be the man she needs. But Lucy doesn't trust that Hunter is ready for a relationship and isn't willing to risk her heart on someone that will just let her down. But when someone comes after Lucy, Hunter will do anything he can to protect her. Even if it means he loses her.
I'm a stay at home mom that loves to read. Some of my favorite titles are Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Horatio Hornblower. I started writing when I was trying to come up with suggestions on ways I could help bring in some extra money. I came up with the idea that I could donate plasma because you could earn an extra $500/month. My husband responded with, "No. Find something else. Write a blog. Write a book." I didn't think I had anything to share on blog that a thousand other mothers hadn't already thought of. I decided to take his challenge seriously and sat down to write my first book, Jack. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed writing. From there, the stories continued to flow and I haven't been able to stop. I hope my readers enjoy my books as much as I enjoy writing them. Between reading, writing, and taking care of three small kids, my days are quite full.
The Protocol Series
Series Title: The Protocol Series
Titles: Against Protocol ~ Broken Protocol ~ Final Protocol
Author: Eden Butler
Everyone has secrets, even the leader of the free world.
Even his wife.
I was Ophelia Harris, America's youngest First Lady.
Now I'm America's Widow, and my husband's secrets continue to haunt me.
They continue to threaten my life.
I'm supposed to grieve with the world and keep up the façade of the perfect marriage and the perfect life.
But I can't.
Cruz Solano, the man I can never have and the only one I'll ever want.
Against Protocol is part one of the three-part Protocol series releasing in September and October of 2018
BLURB COMING SOON
Releasing: October 4, 2018
Releasing: October 11, 2018
Eden Butler is an editor and writer of Mystery, Suspense and Contemporary Romance novels and the nine-times great-granddaughter of an honest-to-God English pirate. This could explain her affinity for rule breaking and rum.
When she's not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, Eden patiently waits for her Hogwarts letter, edits, reads and spends way too much time watching rugby, Doctor Who and New Orleans Saints football.
She is currently living under teenage rule alongside her husband in southeast Louisiana.
Please send help.
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Rebellious River
Title: Rebellious River
A Mercy & Mayhem Series Novel
Author: Lindsay Cross
Ethan Slade was a
loner. No parents. No wife and kids. No liabilities. He had one love in his
life – the Special Forces. As a member of the elite Task Force Scorpion, he'd
been on more near death missions than most soldiers experienced in a lifetime
and he liked it. So when his commander forced him to run protection for a
senator's daughter's wedding, something a mall cop could do, he was
pissed..Kate Richards had a chip on her shoulder. After being fired from her job as a
CIA analyst because her boss wanted her in his bed instead of behind a
computer, Kate was left without a job or a clue as to what she would do next.
So when the commander of an elite SF team asked her to help bodyguard at a high
profile wedding, she did what she had to do. She took the job.
After years of ribbing and sexual harassment, Kate wanted nothing to do with
men. Period. Especially tall, dark and handsome alpha male operative Ethan
Slade.
The last thing Ethan
wanted or needed was to give up his life as a roamer, avoiding any attachments
or obligations. But neither of them is prepared for the instant eruption of
desire at their first meeting.The two come together in an explosion of passion so potent it will leave them
both marked for life. But just as quickly as they've come together, Kate is
violently ripped from his fingers, and it's up to Ethan to rescue the woman
he's come to love before he ends up alone again.
Lindsay Cross is the award-winning author of the Men of
Mercy series. She is the fun loving mom of two beautiful daughters and one
precocious Great Dane. Lindsay is happily married to the man of her dreams – a
soldier and veteran. During one of her husband's deployments from home, writing
became her escape and motivation.
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Montana Mine by Vanessa Vale
Montana Mine by Vanessa Vale is coming soon on September 13th!
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Daphne Lane leads an uncomplicated life as a travel journalist. After spending a week visiting her crazy Aunt Velma in Montana, she's more than ready to escape to her next assignment. But Fate has other plans in the form of JT McCade, a sexy detective with a sensitive trigger finger.
Pulling over a car for speeding should've been quick and easy for JT. Hand over a ticket and move on to his summer vacation. But Daphne was a force of nature and destroys his plans. When he finds himself on a road trip across the west with Daphne and three other women, he doesn't know what hit him. Oh yeah, Daphne Lane in a vintage RV.
Can JT and Daphne survive everything three geriatric matchmakers dish out on this road trip from hell?? Will the insanity lead Daphne to the one place she's never really been…home.
NOTE: This is a M/F small town romance with heat!
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Cheeky Royal by Nana Malone
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All they want is everything they can't have.
Yes, yes, I've heard the rumors.
The prince is royal, and cocky and has a—well never mind about all that.
The problem is, he's also my job.
When the King called on me to retrieve the wayward prince, I was ready to walk away.
Then I caught my boyfriend cheating—and suddenly leaving never felt like a better idea.
I never wanted the throne.
When I left behind my gilded cage of a palace, it all sounded so simple: find my long-lost brother & make him the prince so I don't have to rule the kingdom like my father expects.
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HARD RUSTLER
Title: HARD RUSTLER
Author: B.J. Daniels
Harlequin Imprint: Intrigue
Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR
A cowboy must face his past, before he loses his heart…again
Supermodel Annabelle "Annie" Clementine is back in Whitehorse, Montana. And there's nothing cowboy Dawson Rogers wants more than to see his ex-lover's backside…on the road out. He'll even risk his heart again and help sell her late grandmother's house so Annie can leave ASAP. Except along with the house, Annie inherited a mystery. And if they don't solve it soon, someone's willing to kill for the answer.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author B.J. Daniels lives in Montana with her husband, Parker, and three springer spaniels. When not writing, she quilts, boats and plays tennis. Contact her at http://www.bjdaniels.com or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/BJ-Daniels/127936587217837 or on twitter at bjdanielsauthor.
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Title: HARD DEAL
Author: Stefanie London
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A deal with the devil…but who comes out on top?
Imogen Hargrove agrees to go on a date with the infamous Caleb Allbrook if he'll dig up dirt on her sister's cheating fiancé. After leaving her own two–timing ex, Imogen is determined to save her sister from heartbreak. Caleb might be tempting…seductively charming, even. But Imogen won't make the same mistake twice: no more playboys!
Stefanie London is the USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance with humour, heat and heart.
Growing up, Stefanie came from a family of women who loved to read. Her favourite activity was going shopping with her Nan during school holidays, where she would sit on the floor of the bookstore with her little sister and painstakingly select the books to spend her allowance on. Thankfully, Nan was a patient woman.
Thus, it was no surprise Stefanie was the sort of student who would read her English books before the semester started. After sneaking several literature subjects into her 'very practical' Business degree, she got a job in Communications. When writing emails and newsletters didn't fulfil her creative urges, she turned to fiction and was finally able to write the stories that kept her mind busy at night.
Now she lives with her very own hero and dreams of travelling the world. She frequently indulges in her passions for good coffee, French perfume, high heels and zombie movies. Recently she gave up her day job to write sexy, contemporary romance stories and she couldn't be happier.
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Title: FALLING FOR THE WRONG BROTHER
Author: Michelle Major
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Minutes from marrying…the wrong groom! Runaway bride Mayor Maggie Spencer doesn't anticipate the fallout from fleeing her wedding. But both the town's rival families are in turmoil, and her reputation is in question. And riding to her rescue is her ex's brother! Once, bad boy Griffin Stone ran from challenges, but now, though the timing and the town are against them, he'll have to fight—for Maggie and their forbidden love.
Michelle Major grew up in Ohio but dreamed of living in the mountains. Soon after graduating with a degree in Journalism, she pointed her car west and settled in Colorado. Her life and house are filled with one great husband, two beautiful kids, a few furry pets and several well-behaved reptiles. She's grateful to have found her passion writing stories with happy endings. Michelle loves to hear from her readers at www.michellemajor.com.
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Sheppards Quest
Date Published: January 2018
Alliance fleet officer Robert Sheppard and his crew aboard the Phoenix have a sworn duty to uphold order in the universe. Even when that duty means they have to put their lives on the line, each individual is ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for the Alliance of Worlds. In his latest adventure, Sheppard may have to do just that. He is facing dangerous new enemies with advanced technology, weaponry, and intelligence. It may just be his most deadly adventure yet!
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The Talcon have a problem that they think Sheppard can solve. Animals from Starcity are going missing. It seems like such a simple mystery, but the solution to the puzzle will take Sheppard across space and into the hands of a strange new entity. Despite his many years working for the Alliance of Worlds, there is still much Sheppard doesn't know about the universe and its many species. He'll soon discover some hard truths!
Gary Caplan was born in Philadelphia and earned three bachelor's degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, later earning M.D. and M.P.H. degrees. He serves as a Colonel and preventive medicine officer in the reserves and has published articles in medical journals. Caplan became interested in reading science fiction and fantasy books as a young man and, after practicing medicine for several years, began to write his own fiction. At first strictly a hobby, his writing flourished and he decided to publish both a science fiction and sword and sorcery novels in his spare time.
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Traveling is something that not only children but adults are looking forward to. Today we will tell you how to make your traveling more interesting and meaningful spending less money.
Of course, in two weeks or even in a couple of months you will not be able to learn a new foreign language perfectly. But in the age of digital technologies, when it is possible to keep in touch with any person around the whole world with the help of the Internet, it ceased to be an excuse. In any country there are friendly local people who will support you with pleasure and moreover free of charge in your linguistic undertaking. Do not miss such a great chance. Well, if you do not want to start from scratch, then at least you learn basic English.
You will not surprise anyone with delighted exclamations about your super hotels or photos of local attractions. Send all the tourist booklets to the trash and in any case do not sign up for standard and boring excursions. We always compose the most interesting guidebooks ourselves, so take the time to find unique places that can not exactly be called tourist stamps. Find and visit places which are not so popular among the tourists and at least you will save your time not standing in long queues to view some attractions.
Instead of missing the buckwheat cereal, cottage cheese and other food that you used to eat at your homeland, it is better to learn how to prepare some local exotic or traditional dish. So arriving home you can surprise your family and friends with something tasty and unusual. And to make your traveling even more interesting, you can arrange an exchange of culinary experience with the aborigines: they will teach you to cook something from the national cuisine of your country, and you will show them how to cook the traditional dish of your country.
You can have an old, good paper diary or create its electronic counterpart on one of the Internet sites. It all depends on what you like more and what you are more familiar with and whether you want to share your adventures with other people. The main thing you should do is to replenish your diary record daily and conscientiously. Where you were today and where are you planning to go tomorrow, what's new you've learnt, what surprised you, with whom you met – in a word, write everything that is important to you.
The traveler's diary is useful not only for keeping all the pleasant memories in it, but also for the fact that the need to write down the events of the day often motivates us not to stay in one place for a long, but to seek for adventures and enjoy interesting activities.
Other traditions, customs, a completely different lifestyle … When we come to a new country, we have an amazing opportunity to plunge into an unfamiliar environment, to look at the world and even to ourselves differently. Literature, music, customs, life and, most importantly, people – explore, communicate, look, and not just wander alone in new places in search of what else to learn, and soon you will see that your life is becoming more intense and interesting.
One of the main item of our expense is food. However, not everyone knows that food and beverages can be well saved both during flights and directly during a trip. If you plan to use public transport frequently and visit city attractions, then it will be profitable for you to purchase a tourist card.
Many people will agree that life without purpose is monotonous, boring and generally turns us into vegetables. Since traveling is a small life, it also needs to have a goal. Which one is up to you. You can try yourself in the role of an ecotourist and contribute to the preservation and enhancement of natural resources. You can name 10 reasons to visit a particular country and try to test everything that was listed. Or maybe even more – to become not just a tourist, but a resident of a country of your dream. It is up to you.
… then do not get upset! While you can visit the seven wonders of the world without leaving home, choose your country for winter or organize a fake vacation.
We wish you all have successful and interesting full of unforgettable memories traveling!
The world of fairy-tales and cartoon characters – famous Disneyland in Paris!


different, yet we can't seem to figure each other out.
She may start to obsess over why he hasn't said it and what it means.I don't know what the biggest relationship concern was back in the days of touch-tone phones, but these days, it's all about a guy's texting habits: why he used to text so much in the beginning and then stopped, why he takes so long to reply, why he disappears for days at a time, why his texts are so short, etc., etc.The really sad/funny thing is that men have NO idea how intensely their texting habits are being scrutinized. There are all kinds of reasons why this is such an issue for women and why men are so oblivious to it – reasons we've discussed at length in previous articles– but the takeaway is that this whole thing is a non-issue for men. Yeah, they'll text a lot in the beginning when they're trying to win you over, but it's not sustainable or realistic to continue at that level indefinitely.In fact, I think I have an easier time explaining why men do things than I do with women.I have been writing about relationships for a while now and over the years I have noticed some prominent points of confusion, ones that seem to be shared by women of all ages from all around the world (no exaggeration).


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PERSONAL GLIMPSES
IN PURSUIT OF PEACE AND NATIONAL COHESION
By: Winstanley. R. Bankole . Johnson
With assistance from media houses, I had planned to begin compilation of a dossier of hate speeches and statements across our political divide dating back to 2007 for onward transmission to the UN Special Court in the Hague, just in case we happen to degenerate into open warfare, so that those bearing the greatest responsibility could be easily identified and eventually prosecuted. The reason for that is because most of the fratricidal political wars and genocide evidenced in Africa in the past half a century all had their humble beginnings in such crass, reckless and unchecked political statements of intolerance. I happen to have been working in next door Kenya during the Rwanda pogrom and witnessed those gory images almost live. So you can imagine my forebodings as the past eight months in this country would seem to have heralded wider schisms, divisions and polarization within our political fabric on account of persistent hate statements and actions.
And I assume by extension that conversely, you can also imagine my kind of relief felt upon hearing news of the proposed establishment of an Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion, the primary objective of which is to (1) Enhance national cohesion (2) Strengthen peace consolidation and (3) promote inclusive governance, and that is anchored on our President and Fountain of Honour's conviction that our development gains cannot be sustained without national peaceful co-existence. I am 100% with President Maada Bio on that albeit with some serious reservations as you will read later. But as we did to his precursor former President Ernest Bai Koroma, President Bio needs to be publicly congratulated for continuing with prioritizing national cohesion, peace and stability as the engine for sustainable development.
So the dossier I had planned to compile is placed in abeyance, not because I have much reliance on the proposed Commission for Peace and National Cohesion, but more because I know that even without my input, the UN and Western Government systems, adept at manipulating African leaders into and out of power at their whim are incessantly working on such documents for every African country. They have been doing that since the days of Patrice Lumumba, Kwame Nkruma, through Mobutu Sese-Seko, Milton Obote, Idi Amin, Bedel Bokasa, Kabila, Ghaddafi and Laurent Gbagbo even up to Ernest Bai Koroma to name a few. And President Julius Maada Bio will certainly not be that last. In fact in his own case the very creation of such a Commission under his watch indicates a prima-facie acceptance of his awareness, nay culpability if he hadn't warmed up to the chance to correct the inherent malaise.
All along our concerns that serious ethno-political divisions exist amongst us have continued to be rebuffed dismissively as "sour grapes", or that we were just crying "Wolf!!" because we lost Fort Thornton. But our insistence that if it felt like polarization, if it smelt like polarization and tasted like polarization then it must be polarization has finally paid off. As the Americans would ask: "Why fix it if it ain't broken?" In fact our divisions had become so serious that of recent, parents and spouses with Northern names obtained through inter-tribal relationships have had to criss-cross the corridors of power to publicly declare their SLPP genealogy to secure their jobs. And it has worked, just like it worked in the APC era when those with South-Eastern names also had to declare their APC genealogy to retain theirs.
Accepting funding from the UNDP for purposes of rebuilding our peace and national cohesion is an implicit acceptance nay, acknowledgement by this government that indeed our peace is broken; our national ethos – the kind of which engenders patriotism rather than tribalism and regionalism – is broken and requires to be fixed. Whether by doing so only now after so much retributive sackings is not tantamount to locking the stables after all the horses have bolted remains to be seen. The fact remains that unlike dating back to nearly twenty years ago, our society is now reflecting the kinds of divisions and hatred that has transcended boundaries and influenced rude demonstrations against our political leaders in the diaspora, especially as avenues for expressing resentments and accessing judicial redresses become restricted or non-existent on the home turf. Thankfully they were not broken into smithereens, but into shards that can be pieced firmly together again. And we should be thankful to God for that.
The proposed Commission which will be funded by the UNDP will embedded within the office of the Chief Minister (Faux pas No. 1) who will develop a "GREEN" Paper (another evidence of government's initial non-commitment to a "Colour-less" national development trajectory) by the end of this year defining the terms of reference and scope of the Commission, to be followed by nationwide consultations that will finally lead to yet another National Conference (possibly a "Bintumani-3") on Peace and National Cohesion. After that National Conference, the GREEN Paper recommendations will then mutate into a "WHITE Paper" that will make the Commission fully operational by June 2019.
But even before they settle down to business proper there are a few questions to be asked such as:
WHY EMBED THE PROJECT IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MINISTER?
Well, the justification for not involving the Chief Minister in such a delicate and precarious national enterprise cannot be dissimilar to those for which he was pruned away from the government delegation to FIFA. From my personal perspective he is not a Team Builder and is seeing everyone else belonging to the APC as "kleptocrats" – including me. I am making this assertion because placed on a national grid of priorities, my interest in peace, stability and national cohesion for Sierra Leone – the bedrock of the proposed project – will always take a pre-eminence over any relationship I might wish to have with the Chief Minister.
Truth be told, – and whether belatedly or not – the Chief Minister has been most reticent of late, probably now appreciative of the fact that he has more complex challenges in the "Universe" he now finds himself (and with more steep learning curves to negotiate), in contrast with the restricted "University" environment he is said to have spent the better part of his working life in. All of that notwithstanding, his earlier egregious statements devoid of any primary consideration for Team Work has widened the gulf separating us in the political divide to the extent that he has inadvertently rendered himself unsuitable for the task. There is a Mende parable which says and I quote-: "Ee- ghehni-sia buwovagoh-la; geeba-ha ba dunie lolor sia foningi" – meaning "No matter how you old you are, when you die you will still leave the world young (- literally undeveloped)" – Unquote. So no one man or group of persons can pretend to have all the knowledge to solutions for all our country's problems. This is one of many Mende parables a former boss at the Stanchart, the late M J K Ansumana (RIP) taught me (and incidentally I have the address of my Mende translator in case of need)
My fervent recommendation to H.E. the President therefore, is that whoever is ultimately selected to drive such a serious national project on which our national cohesion, peace and stability will be hinged should be more approachable, tolerant and be consensually chosen with inputs from all registered political parties recognized by the PPRC – in the same way Electoral Commissioners are consensually appointed. That role is bigger by far than the interest of any single political party and that guideline is also as fundamental in recruiting staff for the project, as it will be for those who will be working in the proposed Commissions of Inquiries. To discard my humble recommendation and insist on the Chief Minister only as the driver of this project will be like the United Nations insisting in 1945 that only Adolf Hitler should have chaired the Project Committee for resettlement and reparations for his Auschwitz and Dachau victims.
WHY IS THE UNDP REACTING SO LATELY?
The project will be sponsored by the UNDP (as usual), under whose very watch the decadence preceding our worst carnage occurred. So you can be forgiven to ask (again) where they were when hordes of peaceful and loyal APC and SLPP party supporters residing in perceived opposition strongholds were being harangued, displaced, allegedly killed and their properties plundered in the hinterlands, before, during and immediately after the last multi-tier elections without them (UNDP) making a single statement of disapproval or remonstration against any of the major players? Yet the UNDP is working behind the scenes again, not to trace and punish offenders like it is happening in the civilized world they all came from, but are lavishing funds on yet another project, the outcome of which will only patch us up together, after which they will then take the accolades for shepherding us into another "Bintumani 3 Conference", that could possibly lead to appointment of another Special Representative of the United Nation's Secretary General (UN-SRSG).
For how long shall we be organizing Peace and Reconciliation Conferences fellow Sierra Leoneans? How many times shall we be shouting "Never Again!!", only for us to be re-convened "Again" for the same purpose? For how long shall we be seen to be moving but not actually progressing? Those are two different things completely. And even as you read this – eight months after the elections – many can still not find the confidence to return to their villages for fear of reprisals.
But let's now discuss my reservations-;
As a nation we've had two previous conferences on peace, stability, reconciliation and national cohesion before – Re: "Bintumani – 1" (under Capt. Valentine Strasser) and "Bintumani -2" under Brigadier (now H.E.President) Julius Maada Bio. Now if the outcomes of both National Conferences couldn't keep us together, what makes any one think yet another National Conference (Talk-Shop) for almost the same purpose will keep us firmly bonded together as a nation forever? You see another evidence of movement without progress?
Between 1996 to date we have changed political dispensations three times (SLPP/APC/SLPP), but the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliations Committee (TRC) set up after our 11-year war have still not been seriously addressed. Would our situation have differed if those recommendations had been rigidly implemented? And if and when the Commission for Peace and National Cohesion would have completed its task, would their recommendations supersede those of the TRC and consign the latter to the dustbin of history? If not, would it not then be advisable instead for government to sincerely challenge the proposed Commission with full implementation of the TRC Recommendations rather than trying to re-invent the wheels of democracy, peace and national stability? I am not saying here that setting up the Commission is unnecessary; I am just saying that its Terms of Reference could be re-engineered to encapsulate and make the full implementation of the TRC obligatory, instead of mimicking an exercise we already have a blueprint for.
Commencement of the processes for Peace and National Cohesion in order to preserve our development gains is an emergency. So I have some trepidations about the actual operational date of the Commission of June 2019. Or is it strategic that by then the purging would have been completed. Hmmmmmm!!!
Whatever the government ultimately settles for, we ourselves across all political party lines and irrespective of sentiments must – even without government prompts – now begin to show some firm commitment to an improvement in our desires for peace, stability and national cohesion by demonstrating self-restraint through refraining from making such utterances as would inflame passions and undermine the proposed Commission's work. In that regard, the need to control our tongues (referred to in the Book of James 3:8 as "an unruly evil…..full of deadly poison) cannot be overemphasized. And that applies to each one of us: from Dan up North right down to Bath-Sheba in the South.
As a commitment to the entire processes, government should immediately discontinue retrenchments of citizens not perceived to share their political vision. In this life, dissenting views can be suppressed; but never be eradicated. Even the Almighty God is supportive that, hence his creation of the opposite sex. In pursuit of peaceful co-existence and national cohesion, no sacrifice can be too great to make. Accordingly the severance benefits of all tenured employees exited under the circumstances should be settled – all in the name of peace, reconciliation and national cohesion.God Bless Sierra Leone!!!

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\section*{Supplementary Material for EPAPS}

\section{derivation of the low energy Hamiltonian in BLG, subject to in-plane magnetic field}

In this section we present the detailed derivation of the low energy Hamiltonian in BLG, subject to an in-plane magnetic field $\vec{B}=B \left( \cos \theta, \sin \theta, 0\right)$. In the absence of the in-plane magnetic field, the four band tight binding Hamiltonian in the vicinity of two inequivalent valleys, suitably chosen here at $\pm \vec{K}$, where $\vec{K}=\left(1,1/\sqrt{3}\right) 2\pi /(\sqrt{3}a)$ and $a \approx 2.5 \mathring{A}$ is the lattice spacing in each layer of BLG, takes the form $H_+ \oplus H_-$, where
\begin{equation}
H_\pm = \left( \begin{array}{c c c c}
0 & t_\perp & v_2 \left( k_x \mp i k_y \right) & v_F \left( k_x \pm i k_y \right) \\
t_\perp & 0 & v_F \left( k_x \mp i k_y \right) & v_2 \left( k_x \pm i k_y \right) \\
v_2 \left( k_x \pm i k_y \right) & v_F \left( k_x \pm i k_y \right) & 0 & 0 \\
v_F \left( k_x \mp i k_y \right)  & v_2 \left( k_x \mp i k_y \right) & 0 & 0
\end{array}
\right).
\end{equation}
Here the four component spinor is  defined as $\Psi^{\top}(\vec{k})=\left( u_1, u_2,v_2,v_1\right)(\vec{k})$, where $u_j(v_j)$ is the fermionic annihilation operator on $A(B)$  sub-lattice in $j^{th}$ layer, with $j=1,2$. The energy spectrum of the above non-interacting Hamiltonian is composed of four bands. Two out of which are fully gapped, with band gap $\sim 2 t_\perp$. These two bads are predominantly localized on A-sublattices on two layers. Therefore, to obtain the effective low energy Hamiltonian we will integrate out the high energy sites. We, however, perform this exercise in the presence of an in-plane magnetic field. The orbital effect of the in-plane magnetic field can be captured via the minimal coupling as follows
\begin{eqnarray}
k_x \to k_x + \frac{B \cdot d}{2} \sin \theta, \:   k_y \to  k_y - \frac{B \cdot d}{2} \cos \theta \; : \: \mbox{in the intra-layer hopping integral in the bottom layer,} \nonumber \\
k_x \to k_x - \frac{B \cdot d}{2} \sin \theta, \:  v_F k_y \to v_F k_y + \frac{B \cdot d}{2} \cos \theta \; : \: \mbox{in the intra-layer hopping integral in the top layer.} \nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
For our convenience, we define two spinors as $\psi^\top_A(\vec{k})= \left(u_1,u_2 \right)(\vec{k})$ and $\psi^\top_B(\vec{k})= \left(v_1,v_2 \right)(\vec{k})$, and the effective low energy Hamiltonian will be written in the basis of $\psi_B$ spinor. Otherwise, in the vicinity of the $ \pm \vec{K}$ valleys, and to the quadratic order in momentum it reads as $H^{eff}_\pm$, where
\begin{equation}
H^{eff}_\pm= H_{BA,\pm} \: G_{AA} (0) \: H_{AB,\pm} + H_{BB,\pm}.
\end{equation}
Various two dimensional matrices in the above equation are
\begin{equation}
H_{AB,\pm}=\left( \begin{array} {c c}
v_F \left[ (k_x + \frac{B \cdot d}{2} \sin \theta) \pm i (k_y - \frac{B \cdot d}{2} \cos \theta) \right] & 0 \\
0 & v_F \left[ (k_x - \frac{B \cdot d}{2} \sin \theta) \mp i (k_y + \frac{B \cdot d}{2} \cos \theta) \right]
\end{array}
\right),
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
H_{BA,\pm}=\left( \begin{array} {c c}
v_F \left[ (k_x + \frac{B \cdot d}{2} \sin \theta) \mp i (k_y - \frac{B \cdot d}{2} \cos \theta) \right] & 0 \\
0 & v_F \left[ (k_x - \frac{B \cdot d}{2} \sin \theta) \pm i (k_y + \frac{B \cdot d}{2} \cos \theta) \right]
\end{array}
\right),
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}
G_{AA} (i \omega)= \frac{i \omega I_2 + \sigma_1 t_\perp}{\omega^2 + t^2_\perp}, \: H_{BB,\pm}= v_2 \left( \pm \sigma_2 k_x - \sigma_1 k_y \right).
\end{equation}
After performing the matrix multiplications, and defining a four component spinor as $\Psi(\vec{k})=\left( v_1(\vec{K}+\vec{k}), v_2(\vec{K}+\vec{k}), v_1(-\vec{K}+\vec{k}), v_2(-\vec{K}+\vec{k}) \right)$, we obtain the following effective low energy Hamiltonian
 \begin{equation}
H[B] =  v_2 i \gamma_0 \gamma_1 k_x + v_2 i\gamma_0 \gamma_2 k_y + \gamma_2 \; \bigg( \frac{k^2_x-k^2_y}{2 m}  \nonumber \\
+  \frac{k^2_{Bx}-k^2_{By}}{2 m} \bigg) - \gamma_1 \left( \frac{ 2 k_x k_y}{2m} + \frac{ 2 k_{Bx} k_{By}}{2m}\right),
\end{equation}
as shown in Eq.~(\ref{effectiveMag}) in the main text.

\section{Generalized interacting Lagrangian for spinless fermions}

In the absence of the in-plane/parallel magnetic fields or twisting, there is no \emph{flavor} degrees of freedom. Then for the spinless fermions there are all together $9$ quartic terms that defines the interacting Lagrangian in pristine BLG, which reads as \cite{vafek-prb}
\begin{eqnarray}
L^{BL}_{int}&=&g_{A_{1}} \left( \Psi^\dagger \Psi \right)^2 + g_{A_{2}} \left\{ \left( \Psi^\dagger \gamma_1 \Psi \right)^2 +\left( \Psi^\dagger \gamma_2 \Psi \right)^2 \right\}+ g_{B_{1}} \left\{ \left( \Psi^\dagger i \gamma_0 \gamma_1 \Psi \right)^2 +\left( \Psi^\dagger i \gamma_0 \gamma_2 \Psi \right)^2 \right\}+g_{A_{1}} \left( \Psi^\dagger  i \gamma_3 \gamma_5 \Psi \right)^2 \nonumber \\
&+& g_{C_{1}} \left( \Psi^\dagger \gamma_0 \Psi \right)^2 + g_{D_{2}} \left( \Psi^\dagger i \gamma_1 \gamma_2 \Psi \right)^2 + g_{\alpha} \left\{ \left( \Psi^\dagger i \gamma_0 \gamma_3 \Psi \right)^2 +\left( \Psi^\dagger i \gamma_0 \gamma_5 \Psi \right)^2 \right\} + g_{\gamma} \left\{ \left( \Psi^\dagger \gamma_3 \Psi \right)^2 +\left( \Psi^\dagger \gamma_5 \Psi \right)^2 \right\} \nonumber \\
&+& g_{\alpha} \left\{ \left( \Psi^\dagger i \gamma_1 \gamma_3 \Psi \right)^2 +\left( \Psi^\dagger i \gamma_1 \gamma_5 \Psi \right)^2 + \left( \Psi^\dagger i \gamma_2 \gamma_3 \Psi \right)^2 +\left( \Psi^\dagger i \gamma_2 \gamma_5 \Psi \right)^2\right\}.
\end{eqnarray}
To remind ourselves, the four-component spinor reads as $\Psi^\top(\vec{k})=\big[ v_1(\vec{K}+\vec{k})$, $v_2(\vec{K}+\vec{k})$, $v_1(-\vec{K}+\vec{k})$, $v_2(-\vec{K}+\vec{k}) \big]$, suitable to capture the low energy behavior in regular BLG. The representation of the $\gamma$ matrices can be obtained from the main body of the paper. However, not all the \emph{nine} coupling constants are linearly independent, and there exist a set of algebraic constraints, \emph{Fierz identity}, which allow us to write each of the quartic term as linear combination of the rests. It can further be shown that there are only \emph{four} linearly independent coupling constant\cite{HJR}. Upon applying an in-plane field, the parabolic touching of the bands splits into two Dirac cones (we here neglect the effect of trigonal warping, as we have shown that for sizable in-plane field, its effect can be neglected.), and we introduce the \emph{flavor} degrees of freedom. If we assume that the low energy theory is flavor independent, then the role of the flavor degrees of freedom is identical to that of the spin degrees of freedom in monolayer graphene. And consequently each of the four-fermion terms can be realized in \emph{flavor-singlet}, and \emph{flavor-triplet} channel. One can obtain the interacting Lagrangian by replacing
\begin{equation}
g_X \left( \Psi^\dagger M \; \Psi \right)^2 \to g_{X,s} \left( \Psi^\dagger_B \; \sigma_0 \otimes M \; \Psi_B \right)^2 + g_{X,t} \left( \Psi^\dagger_B \; \vec{\sigma} \otimes M \; \Psi_B \right)^2,
\end{equation}
where $\left( \sigma_0,\vec{\sigma} \right)$ are standard 2-dimensional unit and Pauli matrices, operating on the flavor index. Therefore, in BLG, placed in a magnetic field, the interacting Lagrangian is described by $18$ coupling constants. However, only \emph{nine} out of 18 coupling constants are linearly independent, and one can choose only the $g_{X,s}$'s as the independent couplings\cite{vafek-prb}. One should, however, notice a subtle difference between the spin degrees of freedom in monolayer graphene and the flavor one in BLG. In monolayer graphene the non-interacting Hamiltonian is \emph{spin-independent}, whereas in BLG, placed in a parallel magnetic field, the non-interacting Hamiltonian changes sign upon interchanging the flavors. As a result, each flavor-triplet interactions break into two components, \emph{flavor-easy-plane}, and \emph{flavor-easy-axis}, as follows
\begin{equation}
 g_{X,t} \left( \Psi^\dagger_B \; \vec{\sigma} \otimes M \; \Psi_B \right)^2 \to g^\perp_{X,t} \left( \Psi^\dagger_B \; \vec{\sigma}_\perp \otimes M \; \Psi_B \right)^2 + g^\parallel_{X,t} \left( \Psi^\dagger_B \; \sigma_\parallel \otimes M \; \Psi_B \right)^2,
\end{equation}
where $\vec{\sigma}_\perp=\left( \sigma_1,\sigma_2\right)$, and $\sigma_\parallel=\sigma_3$. Hence all together there are 27 coupling constants. Only 18 out of them are linearly independent, which can for example be chosen to be $g_{X,s}$s and $g^\perp_{X,t}$. However, in the large-N limit there is no linear relationship between these coupling constants, and all 27 couplings are independent. We will perform our renormalization group analysis in the large-N framework.

\section{Renormalization group analysis of Gross-Neveu-Yukawa theory}

We now present the detail of the renormalization group calculation for the $Z_2$ and $O(3)$ phase transitions, in the framework of GNY theory\cite{Zinn-Justin, herbut-juricic-vafek}. In the former situation the renormalized action reads as
\begin{equation}
S= \int d^dx \left\{ Z_{\Phi,s} \left(\partial_\mu \Phi \right)^2  +m^2_{s,0} \Phi^2 +\frac{\lambda_{s,0}}{2} \Phi^4  + Z_{\Psi,s} \left(\bar{\Psi}_s s_0 \otimes \Gamma_\mu \partial_\mu \Psi + g_{s,0} Z^{1/2}_{\Phi,s} \Phi \bar{\Psi} \Psi\right)	\right\}.
\end{equation}
The quantities with subscript $``0"$ correspond to the bare values. Otherwise, the renomalization conditions read as
\begin{eqnarray}
Z_{\Psi,s}= 1- \frac{1}{2} \; g^2_s \; \frac{m^{-\epsilon}_s}{\epsilon} + {\cal O}(1); \: \:
Z_{\Phi,s}=1-2 \; g^2_s \; \frac{N}{\epsilon}+ {\cal O} (1); \: \:
m^{-\epsilon/2}_s g_{s,0} Z^{1/2}_{\Phi,s} Z_{\Psi,s} - g^3_s m^{-\epsilon}_s \frac{1}{\epsilon}=g_s
\end{eqnarray}
\begin{equation}
m^{-\epsilon}_s \lambda_{s,0} Z^2_{\Phi,s} + 24 \; g^4_s \; \frac{N }{\epsilon}-\frac{3}{2} \lambda^2_s \; \frac{1}{\epsilon}=\lambda_s; \: \:
Z_{\Phi,s} m^2_{s,0} -\frac{\lambda_s}{2} \; m^2_{s,0} \frac{1}{\epsilon} = m^2_s,
\end{equation}
where $N$ is the number of four component Dirac fermions. From these conditions, we obtain the flow equations or the $\beta$-functions of the various quantities as follow
\begin{eqnarray}
\beta_{g^2_s}=\epsilon \; g^2_s - (2 N +3) g^4_s; \:\:
\beta_{\lambda_s}=\epsilon \lambda_s -\frac{3}{2} \lambda^2_s - 4 N \lambda_s g^2_s + 24 N g^4_s; \: \:
\beta_{m^2_s}=2 m^2_s - \frac{1}{2} \; \lambda_s m^2_s - 2 N g^2_s m^2_s.
\end{eqnarray}
The above flow equations discerns the following fixed points in the critical plane, $m^2_s=0$,
\begin{eqnarray}
\left( \lambda_s, g^2_s\right) = \left(0,0 \right) \; \left( \mathrm{Gaussian}\right); \: \:
\left( \lambda_s, g^2_s\right) = \left(\frac{\left(3-2 N\right) - \sqrt{9+ 4 N (33+N)}}{9+6 N}\; \epsilon,\frac{\epsilon}{2 N+3} \right) \; \left( \mathrm{bi-critical}\right) \nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
\begin{eqnarray}
\left( \lambda_s, g^2_s\right) = \left(\frac{2}{3}\; \epsilon,0 \right) \; \left( \mathrm{Wilson-Fisher}\right); \: \:
\left( \lambda_s, g^2_s\right) &=& \left(\frac{ \left(3-2 N\right) + \sqrt{9+ 4 N (33+N)}}{9+6 N}\; \epsilon,\frac{\epsilon}{2 N+3} \right) \; \left( \mathrm{critical}\right) \nonumber \\
&=& \left( \lambda^\ast_s,(g^2_s)^\ast\right); \nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
From here we can find various critical exponents as follows
\begin{equation}
\nu= \frac{1}{2}+ \frac{1}{2} \left[ \frac{1}{4} \lambda^\ast_s + N (g^2_s)^\ast \right]; \: \: \:
\eta_\Psi = \frac{1}{2} (g^\ast_s)^2=\frac{1}{2} \; \left( \frac{\epsilon}{3+2 N}\right); \: \:
\eta_\Phi = 2 N \; (g^\ast_s)^2= 2N \; \left( \frac{\epsilon}{3+ 2 N}\right).
\end{equation}
Results, quoted in the main text, are obtained by setting $N=4$.

Pursuing a similar approach one can obtain the critical behavior in the vicinity of the  $O(3)$ LAF transition, which is pertinent for the twisting driven quantum phase transition. The renormalized action in this situation reads as
\begin{equation}
S= \int d^dx \left\{ Z_{\Phi,t} \left(\partial_\mu \vec{\Phi} \right)^2  +m^2_{t,0} \Phi^2 +\frac{\lambda_{t,0}}{2} (\vec{\Phi}\cdot \vec{\Phi})^2  + Z_{\Psi,t} \left(\bar{\Psi}_t s_0 \otimes \Gamma_\mu \partial_\mu \Psi + g_{t,0} Z^{1/2}_{\Phi,t} \; \vec{\Phi} \cdot \bar{\Psi} \left( \vec{s} \otimes I_8 \right) \Psi\right) \right\}.
\end{equation}
The renormalization conditions are
\begin{eqnarray}
Z_{\Psi,t}= 1- \frac{3}{2} \; g^2_t \; \frac{m^{-\epsilon}_t}{\epsilon} + {\cal O}(1); \: \:
Z_{\Phi,t}=1-2 \; g^2_t \; \frac{N}{\epsilon}+ {\cal O} (1); \: \:
m^{-\epsilon/2}_t g_{t,0} Z^{1/2}_{\Phi,t} Z_{\Psi,t} - g^3_t m^{-\epsilon}_t \frac{1}{\epsilon}=g_t,
\end{eqnarray}
\begin{equation}
m^{-\epsilon}_t \; \lambda_{t,0} \; Z^2_{\Phi,t} + 24 \; g^4_t \; \frac{N}{\epsilon}-\frac{11}{6} \lambda^2_t \; \frac{1}{\epsilon}=\lambda_t; \: \:
Z_{\Phi,t} \; m^2_{t,0} -\frac{5}{6} \; \lambda_t \; m^2_{t,0} \; \frac{1}{\epsilon} = m^2_t,
\end{equation}
The infra-red renormalization group flow equations are
\begin{eqnarray}
\beta_{g^2_t}=\epsilon \; g^2_t - (2 N +1) g^4_t; \:\:
\beta_{\lambda_t}=\epsilon \lambda_t -\frac{11}{6} \lambda^2_t - 4 N \lambda_t g^2_t + 24 N g^4_t; \: \:
\beta_{m^2_t}=2 m^2_t - \frac{5}{6} \; \lambda_t m^2_t - 2 N g^2_t m^2_t.
\end{eqnarray}
From these flow equations, we obtain the following fixed points in the critical plane $m^2_t=0$
\begin{eqnarray}
\left( \lambda_t, g^2_t\right) = \left(0,0 \right) \; \left( \mathrm{Gaussian}\right); \: \:
\left( \lambda_t, g^2_t\right) = \left(\frac{3 \left[ \left(1-2 N\right) - \sqrt{1+ 4 N (43+N)} \right]}{11 \; \left(1+2 N \right)}\; \epsilon,\frac{\epsilon}{2 N+1} \right) \; \left( \mathrm{bi-critical}\right) \nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
\begin{eqnarray}
\left( \lambda_t, g^2_t\right) = \left(\frac{6}{11}\; \epsilon,0 \right) \; \left( \mathrm{Wilson-Fisher}\right); \: \:
\left( \lambda_t, g^2_t\right) &=& \left(\frac{3 \left[ \left(1-2 N\right) + \sqrt{1+ 4 N (43+N)} \right]}{11 \; \left(1+2 N \right)} \epsilon,\frac{\epsilon}{2 N+1} \right) \; \left( \mathrm{critical}\right) \nonumber \\
&=& \left( \lambda^\ast_t,(g^2_t)^\ast\right); \nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
One can read off various critical exponents from the above flow equations, which are
\begin{equation}
\nu= \frac{1}{2}+ \frac{1}{2} \left[ \frac{5}{12} \lambda^\ast_t + N (g^2_t)^\ast \right]; \: \: \:
\eta_\Psi = \frac{3}{2} (g^\ast_t)^2=\frac{3}{2} \; \left( \frac{\epsilon}{1+2 N}\right); \: \:
\eta_\Phi = 2 N \; (g^\ast_t)^2= 2N \; \left( \frac{\epsilon}{1+ 2 N}\right).
\end{equation}
In the main part of the paper, results are presented after substituting $N=4$. It also worth pointing out that after substituting $N=2$, which corresponds to 2 flavors of 4-component Dirac fermions, describing the situation in monolayer graphene, we recover the critical exponents for the transitions to charge-density-wave and anti-ferromagnet ordering reported in Ref.~\onlinecite{herbut-juricic-vafek}.

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Seeking His Presence by Teresa A. LeNeave;God's "no pressure" approach
Teresa A. LeNeave
Advance Yeoman 7-10-19
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THE SEVENTH RULE FOR LIFE
Beginning Your Day
God's "no pressure" approach
By Teresa A. LeNeave
Because I know what hurt feel like, I don't want you to hurt.
That was the stance of the father whose son left home, took his part of the family inheritance and spent it on parties and women. Perhaps the father had made some mistakes in his own life and those memories were revived by the riotous living of his younger son. Perhaps his hurting heart had never healed; his continual prayer may be the reason he was "watching" for his son's return.
Was it providence, or habit, that he was on the porch looking down the road when his son was seen in the distance? He could have been in the field working with his oldest son. He could have been in the house in his comfy recliner. He could have been enjoying a cup of tea with his wife, but he wasn't. The father was outside, looking, watching and maybe whispering a prayer when he saw the figure of a young man walking toward the house.
Without a moment hesitation, (quickly, the Bible says), he ordered the servants to bring a robe, a ring and a pair of shoes. With those items he would greet his child.
…And, he began to run down the road toward his son. Because he was traveling, I'm sure the son had on had shoes and some kind of robe, so it wasn't a need for clothing that the father was fulfilling when he ordered the servants to bring a robe, a ring and a pair of shoes.
The need, it is apparent, was the restoration of his family. Restoration of his family was all that mattered to the aged man as he ran toward his son. As they neared one another, he could see his son had aged and was a little ragged from wear and tear of the world.
His first thought was not the son's physical condition or the fact that he had hurt the family when he left. Instead, it was, "My son was dead, but now he's alive."
The point I want to make is that the son had hurt the father, badly. When he took half of all his possession, the father may have been a little strapped for cash. Because of the son's rejection, the father could have held a grudge and said, "He needs to come home and apologize, then I'll accept him back into the family. He's going to make some restitution before he comes back and acts like nothing ever happened."
But, that's not what happened. Before his son was half-way up the drive, the father ran to him bringing all the items that symbolized forgiveness and love.
The undeserving son was given a robe: a covering that told the son, "I've forgiven you"; a ring, which said, "As my son, I'm giving authority back to you; and a pair of shoes which lets the son know "all the father had was at his disposal again". By the father's actions, the son knew he was accepted back into the family. The son, who was prepared to grovel, repent and beg for a job as a hired hand, was totally unprepared for the loving and forgiving reception he received.
The father had a reason for his drastic actions. No son of his would ever have reason to doubt his love. He would not allow his son to experience embarrassment, fear and shame in front of the neighbors, the church folks, or the servants. As a forgiven person he would experience all the joys and pleasure of being a son. Nothing would be withheld.
That's just the way God is. He welcomes us back before we even reach the altar. His love reaches even deeper than this father in the story. By the time we decide to go back home, God is already covering us with love and his big arms wrap us in warmth and forgiveness. Like the father in the story, God doesn't even want to hear excuses that explain our actions. He just forgives.
May we be like the father when we are hurt. Just like you, the father probably thought he couldn't stand the pain when his son left. Please note, when the father ran to meet the son he wasn't looking for an apology. He was looking for his son. The son was all that mattered at the moment. Everything else works out when unconditional love and forgiveness is given by the one who was hurt.
Love has a language: "Because I know what hurt feels like, I don't want you to hurt".
May God's grace and mercy cover, like a robe, all of you who are hurting today.
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An organization of scientists, former military and law enforcement officials and other professionals hope to bring science to bear in the search for answers to the UFO mystery.
The Scientific Coalition for Ufology (SCU) is formally launching today (October 27, 2017 and hopes to bring the discipline and rigor of scientific analysis to the study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), also known as Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). A group of scientists, former military and law enforcement officials and other professionals, many of whom have decades of experience looking into UAPs, believe there are many unanswered questions, and that a serious examination is warranted.
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M. David Stone Hitachi CP-AX2503 The Hitachi CP-AX2503 ultra-short-throw projector can give you a big image with the projector just inches from the screen.
Hitachi CP-AX2503
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Ultra-short-throw. Excellent quality for data images. XGA (1,024-by-768) native resolution. Bright image with good color quality.
No 3D support.
The Hitachi CP-AX2503 ultra-short-throw projector can give you a big image with the projector just inches from the screen.
If you need a projector with XGA (1,024-by-768) native resolution and an ultra-short throw, be sure to include the Hitachi CP-AX2503 ($1,395) on your must-see list. Not only can it give you a big image in a tight space—with a measured 98-inch (diagonal) image at 13 inches from the front of the projector in my tests—but the image quality, for data images at least, is nothing short of excellent. The combination makes it our Editors' Choice for XGA ultra-short-throw projectors.
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Like the Epson PowerLite 585W that's Editors' Choice for WXGA (1,280-by-800) ultra-short-throw projectors, the CP-AX2503 has the advantage of being built around three LCD chips rather than a single DLP chip.
The three-chip design guarantees that the CP-AX2503 will be free of the rainbow artifacts (flashes of red, green, and blue) that tend to show with most DLP projectors, including, for example, the Canon LV-8235 UST. It also ensures that the color brightness and white brightness match, so you don't have to worry about differences between the two affecting either color quality or the brightness of color images. With many single-chip DLP projectors, that can also be an issue. (For more on color brightness, see Color Brightness: What It Is, Why It Matters.)
The key disadvantage of the LCD design is that, unlike most DLP models, the CP-AX2503 doesn't offer any 3D support. For most applications this won't matter, since most people don't need 3D. If you need it, however, this obviously rules out the CP-AX2503, and you should be considering DLP models like the Canon LV-8235 or the Ricoh PJ WX4130N, which is our Editors' Choice for lightweight ultra-short-throw projectors.
Basics, Setup, and Throw Distance
The CP-AX2503 weighs 9 pounds 8 ounces and measures a relatively large 5.6 by 14.8 by 14.2 inches (HWD). Hitachi rates it at 2,700 lumens, which is appropriate for a small to midsize room. Like most ultra-short-throw models, it's most likely to wind up permanently installed with a wall mount, which is available as an option ($234). Mounting the projector just above the screen keeps it out of the way and makes it almost impossible to cast shadows even if you're standing next to the screen. However, you can also simply rest the projector on a flat surface just below and in front of the screen.
Still another alternative is to get the optional tabletop stand ($242). The stand holds the unit in a vertical orientation, with the image projected downward to the table's surface, turning the table into a projection screen.
Whichever position you choose, setup is mostly standard for an ultra-short-throw projector, with a focus control and no optical zoom. However, Hitachi adds one highly welcome extra, with a motorized focus that you can control from the remote, so you can stand far enough back to see the entire screen as you focus.
Image inputs on the side panel include two HDMI ports; one composite video port; and two VGA ports for computers or component video, one of which can be set for monitor-out. In addition there's a LAN port for sending images (but not audio), as well as for controlling the projector over a network. Two USB Type A ports let the projector read files directly from a USB memory key or take advantage of the optional Wi-Fi dongle ($99).
Hitachi did not provide the Wi-Fi dongle for my tests, but according to the company, in addition to letting you connect to your network through an access point, it will let you connect to the projector directly. Hitachi offers free apps for both displaying images and controlling the projector from an iOS or Android device.
For my tests, I set the projector up with a 98-inch (diagonal) image at its native 1,024-by-768 resolution. I measured the front of the projector at roughly 13 inches from the screen. The window near the back, where the image emerges, was an additional 11 inches away.
Brightness, Image Quality, and Audio
Using the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) recommendations, and assuming a 1.0 gain screen, the CP-AX2503's 2,700 lumen rating is bright enough for roughly a 190- to 260-inch (diagonal) image in theater-dark lighting. With moderate ambient light, the appropriate size would drop to about 125 inches. You can also switch to one of the Eco modes, a lower brightness preset, or both, to lower the brightness for smaller screen sizes. The 98-inch image I used was certainly bright enough for a typical level of light for an office or classroom.
The projector offers particularly impressive quality for data images, handling our standard suite of DisplayMate tests without any problems worth mention. Colors were suitably vibrant, eye-catching, and nicely saturated in all modes. More important for most data applications, the CP-AX2503 handled detail extremely well. With text, for example, white characters on black were crisp and highly readable at sizes as small as 6.8 points. Black text on white was equally readable at 6 points.
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Video quality is necessarily limited by the native resolution, which scales wide-format HD video down to nearly standard-definition resolution. In addition, colors in our test clips tended to be a little washed out. However, the quality is good enough to be watchable for long sessions, which is more than some data projectors can manage.
Also on the plus side, the 16-watt mono speaker delivers excellent sound quality along with enough volume to fill a small to midsize room. You can also plug an external system into the stereo audio output
If you need an ultra-short-throw projector that you can carry around easily, you might want to consider the Editors' Choice Ricoh PJ WX4130N, despite its WXGA resolution, even if what you really need is XGA and a 4:3 aspect ratio. Similarly, if you must have 3D, you'll need a DLP-based projector like the Ricoh model or the Canon LV-8235 UST.
That said, in the more likely case that you don't 3D or portability, and if XGA is the right resolution for the images you need to show, the Hitachi CP-AX2503 offers excellent image quality for data, watchable video, and useful features like motorized focus, a combination that makes it our Editors' Choice for XGA ultra-short-throw projectors.
Bottom Line: The Hitachi CP-AX2503 ultra-short-throw projector can give you a big image with the projector just inches from the screen.
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Thanksgiving is a time to relax, eat way too much food, and enjoy some time off before the last week of classes for the winter quarter. I personally spent my Thanksgiving break at home in DC with my family, and while going home may be the norm, it's by no means the only way Boothies spend Thanksgiving.
"All I knew about Thanksgiving before coming to Booth is what I learned watching Friends. It looked fun – meet with family and friends, start having dinner at 4pm (which in Spain is typically just a late lunch) and eat lots of turkey, something with cranberries, and my favorite – lots of pies. Last year, my friend KR invited me to spend the holidays with her family in New Jersey and I immediately said yes. But all those movies and shows hadn't really prepared me for the real thing.
First of all, the excitement on the day before: everyone taking their suitcases to class and sharing Ubers to the airport. Unfortunately, when we got to O'hare; delayed flights and cancellations everywhere. Luckily, many other Boothies were in the same boat, which made the wait much better. Especially when one got the whole group into the VIP Lounge!
When we arrived in New Jersey, KR's dad picked us up at the airport and drove us to the Ling's headquarters, where we had a late dinner of steak and some pies (the fun started). I wouldn't have eaten that dinner had I known what was coming the next day. Actually, I would've stopped eating a week before had I known better.
On Thursday morning we started cooking and baking. I baked my first chocolate pie, and it was a great first time baking experience. Each member of the family baked one or two pies, so there was no pressure on my pie being edible; worst case we would just throw it away and eat the remaining eight pies.
We started dinner at 4pm and after three hours of eating, we rolled to the couch to watch some football and movies. I passed out on minute one – with the Ling's dog sleeping on top of me – and woke up to the smell of pies. Time for dessert! And that's how my friend KR does Thanksgiving.
But it wasn't all about food. During the holidays I also got to do some Black Friday shopping (although I was already an expert on that) and we saw some New Jersey buildings and churches built 200 years ago, which is considered old in the US. A very different perspective coming from my hometown, which had been built by the Romans.
How would you chose to spend your first Booth Thanksgiving?
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Even though we're currently in a time when Henry Cavill carries the honor of playing Superman on the big screen, there are plenty of people, both longtime fans and casual moviegoers, who still look back at Christopher Reeve's time as the Man of Steel fondly. Like the tagline from the 1978 movie promised, he made us believe a man could fly, and there are still plenty of times when other Superman stories have paid tribute to his tenure. The most recent instance of this comes from the upcoming issue of Action Comics, where the story closely recreated the moment from Superman: The Movie when Superman saves Lois Lane from a big fall.
Thanks to recent events from the Superman comics line and the overall DC Rebirth relaunch, Superman as been going through some...changes. To put it as simply as possible, the Superman from the New 52 and pre-Flashpoint Superman (who was able to make it into this new DC universe with his wife Lois Lane and their son Jonathan) have been combined into one individual. As a result of these changes, the histories of these two Supermen (Supermans?) have been melded together so he has one definitive origin again. Action Comics #977 from a few weeks ago showed Kal-El being launched from Krypton and growing up as Clark Kent, and this week's Action Comics #978 shows what happened when he arrived to Metropolis and debuted as Superman. The pages provided by 13th Dimension show the Kryptonian hero catching Lois Lane as she falls from a helicopter that malfunctioned as it was taking off. Not only that, but just like in Superman: The Movie, he carries Lois in one arm while holding the helicopter with his other hand. Sadly, the comics interpretation failed to have Lois ask the Man of Steel, "Who's got you?" as he's flying.
No background is given in this Action Comics issue about how Lois Lane ended up in the helicopter predicament, but it's not like we need an elaborate setup. The important thing is that it was a charming homage to one of the most memorable moments from Superman: The Movie. No doubt Superman's origin will be altered yet again in several years given DC's penchant for continuity changes, but for now, the helicopter rescue if officially part of his past, kicking off his heroic career.
After taking a look at the Action Comics #978 preview pages, compare it to the theatrical scene below.
You can see Henry Cavill's Superman back on the big screen when Justice League arrives on November 17. As for the comic book Superman, you can follow along with his adventures in Action Comics, Superman and more either digitally or at your local comic book store.


In many cases, field service technicians make a company's first impression on a customer — and that first impression goes a long way toward whether they'll be repeat customers or not.
If technicians put customers at ease with their professional appearance and ability to solve the problem, they'll garner repeat business and referrals — and make your company a lot of money. Conversely, if a tech chronically arrives late to calls, looks disheveled, talks down to customers, or appears to be in over his head, that employee is a liability to your brand and a drag on your sales efforts.
Here's the challenge: When techs spend the vast majority of their time offsite, how do you effectively evaluate their performance? How do you spot those technicians who are heroes to customers, so you can reward their behavior and keep them on your team? And on the flipside, how do you identify and deal with subpar performers before they negatively impact sales?
Here's an easy five-point checklist to use as an "early detection system" for technician performance.
"We'll have customers who will flat tell us, 'Hey, this guy was great! Send him anytime.' Or, 'I'm not so sure about this one.' That's because we've had some of these customers for years and have built that kind of relationship," says Jim F. Thomas, the president of JS Thomas Service, Inc., an Atlanta commercial HVAC service contractor with 18 employees.
Take initiative to ask customers for feedback about your technicians, Thomas says. Don't wait for customers to call you. A disappointed client may never take the time to call you to complain, but just move on to another vendor. You've got to seek it out so you can do something to resolve the situation before the customer decides to leave.
How many of the technician's service calls result in callbacks? Even the best employees make mistakes. But it's the number and type of callbacks that can raise concern. Is the tech making the same kind of mistakes? What's the underlying problem creating the issue? Will more training help?
Attention to detail is another telltale sign of great — or sloppy — work. Keep an eye on some of the little things; they're likely to reveal a great deal about an employee's quality of work.
Like a uniform, your company trucks or vans are a way for people to spot your brand out in the field. So make sure they look good. Attention to detail goes a long way.
Feedback is important, too. Have technicians' supervisors talk with them about their work, and review what went right and what went wrong.
As the saying goes, "You must inspect what you expect." Use this checklist to gain the insight you need to ensure your field service technicians are exceptional ambassadors of your brand.
Sean is CEO of Lyden Communications LLC, a content strategy and editorial consulting firm, and also serves as editor for Utility Fleet Professional magazine. A nationally recognized feature writer on sales, marketing, technology and transportation topics, Sean is also a contributing author to "The Ultimate Small Business Marketing Guide" and "The Great Big Book of Business Lists," both books published by Entrepreneur Press.
These are simple, common sense tips that should be easy to follow. I think the reason so many businesses don't follow them is they look at their field service team as a cost center rather than an opportunity to engage customers and generate repeat business.
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Dr Emily Taylor received some good news to start last weekend on a high. Shortly after an hour-long interview assessment, on Friday, Dr Taylor received the notification of success in her application to become a Chartered Scientist. This success represents months of dedication to achieving the CSci award and is not an easy accreditation to attain; the application process requires a demonstration not just of scientific erudition, but softer skills, such as interpersonal communication and personal responsibility too. Dr Taylor can now add this postnominal to her name as an exhibit of her exemplary professional skills and knowledge.


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How to say something like "my company" without sounding like I own the company?
How do I say something like "my company," "my plane," "my bus", etc. without making it sound like I own the company/plane/bus/etc?
"Our company" makes it seem like both me and the person/people I'm talking to own the company together.
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It is acceptable to say something like, "My plane/bus was late" or "My company was sold" without sounding as if you own them. It would be considered unnecessary and cumbersome to say, "The plane/bus I was on was late." or "The company I work for was sold."
Typically, people will know you don't own any of those things, and if there's any question, people will ask.
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"My" has a VERY wide range of meaning. It can range from "my boot" to "my God". – Nelson Aug 29 '16 at 1:18
I think the exception is "The company I work for." Consider "My company went bankrupt." vs "The company I work(ed) for went bankrupt." – TecBrat Aug 29 '16 at 9:50
I presume @nelson is alluding to C.S. Lewis's book "Screwtape Letters", in which a demon, discussing how demons try to confuse people, says "We teach them not to notice the different senses of the possessive pronoun - the finely graded differences that run from 'my boots' through 'my dog', 'my servant', 'my father', 'my master', and 'my country' to 'my God'. They can be taught to reduce all these senses to that of 'my boots', the 'my' of ownership." – Jay Aug 30 '16 at 1:28
@TecBrat "My employer went bust" is the short unambiguous formulation. – nigel222 Aug 30 '16 at 11:03
For the two different situations, you would say "My company ws sold", or "I sold my company". I hope nobody has a story like "my employer went on holiday, got kidnapped, and was subsequently sold". – gnasher729 Aug 30 '16 at 23:13
Addressing the more general case, it's important to note that possessive pronouns don't necessarily imply ownership, possession (nor does the Saxon genitive 's, despite what it says in that link).
Often, it just implies some kind of relationship, connection. For reasons that aren't clear to me, teaching materials for non-native speakers frequently over-emphasize the "ownership" relationship (and make too much of the fact that we're slightly less likely to use 's after "inanimate" nouns - despite clear evidence that the car's engine, for example, is far more common than the engine of the car).
Regarding OP's specific context, I'd say it's a "non-problem". Native speakers don't simply assume My company went bankrupt implies the speaker owned the company, unless context favours that interpretation (as opposed to it just being the company the speaker used to work for).
But in the unlikely event that both interpretations are possible in a "non-interactive" (written) context, a considerate writer could easily disambiguate by using the company that I owned / that I worked for.
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I started learning English many years ago in elementary school and I still feel guilty when I use 's after an object... thank you for confirming that it can be done. :D – Andrea Lazzarotto Aug 28 '16 at 18:40
@AndreaLazzarotto: please feel guilty when using 's in German. Many people do, because they know it from English, but in German it's just s not 's – Thomas Weller Aug 28 '16 at 22:42
I think I never mentioned German... I don't know that language. – Andrea Lazzarotto Aug 28 '16 at 23:22
Possessives -- words like "my" or "our", or use of apostrophe-s -- do not necessarily indicate ownership. They just indicate a close relationship. No fluent speaker assumes that it means ownership.
If you say "my boots", yes, you probably mean that you own them.
But it's quite common to say, for example, "my country", and no one takes that to mean that you own the country. Rather, you mean the country where you live.
A slave will refer to "my master". He certainly doesn't think that he owns the master. It's rather the other way around. :-)
If you said, "My plane was late", listeners would normally understand you to mean the plane that you were riding on, not that you own the plane. Unless you had just been discussing the fact that you owned an airplane.
There are cases where it could be ambiguous. If you pointed to some clothes and said, "this is my uniform", do you mean that you own the uniform, or that the organization owns the uniform and has directed you to wear it? If you say, "my company", do you mean that you own the company or that you work for the company? Etc. Usually it will be either be clear from context or irrelevant. "I get a lot more respect when I wear my uniform": it probably doesn't matter whether you own it or not, the point is just that you wear it. If you say, "My company fired me yesterday", you almost surely don't mean "the company that I own". But, "I have decided to sell my company", you presumably own it. "My company produces widgets": without some context to make clear, that could mean you own it or it could mean you work there. It may or may not matter to the listener.
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As others have pointed out, "my company" will usually be interpreted the way you intend based on context. If you don't feel that that's clear enough, then the other usual way to phrase this is
the company I work for
I regularly use this phrase, rather than the ambiguous "my company", but not always.
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"The" works for transport: "the plane was late, I missed the bus".
I think it works for "company" in most circumstances. "The company sent me to Alaska". "Careful with the car seats, it belongs to the company".
Some dialects go further in this direction and use "the" where "my" would be unambiguous. There are people who will refer to "the wife", although this feels a bit antiquated and working-class. Never "the husband", perhaps "the old man" instead.
And Myles na gCopaleen had his great series of anecdotes in the Irish Times about "the brother", meaning his brother. But that usage feels very Irish-specific.
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"The" is the definite article, which specifically refers to the single item that is being discussed, regardless of relationship. "The company" is a very detached way to refer to my source of income (or I work for the CIA ;) ). "The wife" means the only one that I have. ("The husband" could legitimately be used this way as well.) "The old man" is a somewhat rude or very familiar way to refer to either one's own father or the father of one's children. "The brother" can mean either "my only brother" or "the brother of mine that I have been discussing". – Jed Schaaf Aug 29 '16 at 16:54
"The company" is even more ambiguous than "my company". Unless you have just specifically named a company, there is no way of knowing which company (out of the millions in the world) you are referring to. Do the car seats belong to the company that made them? A car seat rental company? The company I work for? The company you work for? Did you win a trip to Alaska, and that company paid for your trip? Did the CIA do so? This is all as opposed to "my", which limits it to a company with which you have a personal connection - either ownership or employment. – tubedogg Aug 30 '16 at 5:11
"Our" company/bus/plane?
I use "our" to describe such things. Eg:
"Our" company is hiring engineers
"Our" bus was late
There were snakes on "our" plane
This car is "ours" (my dad's car; the family uses it)
It's a simpler way to say that you are somehow related to the thing/object/whatever, but it doesn't belong to you (or you aren't the sole owner of the thing).
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So you have just changed the problem/ambiguity to its plural form. – Alan Carmack Aug 29 '16 at 10:51
@AlanCarmack ...or made it less ambiguous...? – Zul Aug 29 '16 at 12:35
My partner and I own a company, and I am also employed by a different company. Our does not make this less ambiguous. I usually say my employer if I feel there might be confusion. – ColleenV♦ Aug 29 '16 at 14:03
@ColleenV: In this case, I agree. "My employer" sounds right here. – Zul Aug 29 '16 at 14:14
Try a substitute, such as:
"My employer.."
"The company.."
"The company I work for.."
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Welcome to ELL! ELL is for people who are learning English: it's not just about providing the right answer, but about explaining why the answer is write, and backing it up with references. – JavaLatte Aug 29 '16 at 21:59
While I think this answer would be much improved by some explanation and elaboration, it does answer the question and I don't think it should be deleted. – ColleenV♦ Aug 29 '16 at 22:12
explaining why the answer is write - or more accurately: "explaining why the answer is right". – Nick Gammon Aug 29 '16 at 23:26
Kudos to @JavaLatte for irony and levity! – P. E. Dant Aug 29 '16 at 23:41
@NickGammon Ooooooops. My bad. You can't edit comments, so it will remain forever as a blot on my escutcheon. – JavaLatte Aug 30 '16 at 7:31
If speaking, rather than typing, intonation is key.
If you slightly stress "my", it will sounds like you own the company.
Both words equally stressed is ambiguous, and will tend to be interpreted by the listener depending on their perspective.
Stressing the word "company", though, is more likely to give the impressions you want.
It's not guaranteed, as there are many factors. But consider intonation and stresses when you respond.
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Q: spark do not show all content in line I have a data frame with content
scala> true_nomar.show(1)
+--------+--------------+--------------------+------+------+--------------------+
|category|topicUpPredict|               topic|ciTrue|upTrue|              normal|
+--------+--------------+--------------------+------+------+--------------------+
|the_thao|      the_thao|[the_thao, the_gioi]|  true|  true| Khi các mục sư m...|
+--------+--------------+--------------------+------+------+--------------------+
only showing top 1 row

but when i show all, the content of column normal is not full text, another columns has no content
scala> true_nomar.show(1,false)
+--------+--------------+--------------------+------+------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|category|topicUpPredict|topic               |ciTrue|upTrue|normal                                                                                |
+--------+--------------+--------------------+------+------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Thích thú trước hai vị học trò đặc biệt này, ông Eriksson nói: "Bóng đá cần nhiều người như là hai vị mục sư Charles và Tim để tạo cho trẻ em thật nhiều cơ hội đến với bóng đá". Thậm chí Geoff Hurst, cựu ngôi sa|ổi lại, hai mục sư Crosland và Smith cùng các con chiên sẽ cầu nguyện cho đội tuyển Anh trong VCK World Cup 2006 mà trước mắt là cầu nguyện cho chấn thương của tiền đạo Michael Owen sớm hồi phục.
+--------+--------------+--------------------+------+------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
only showing top 1 row

A: This is most likely due to one or more carriage return (CR) symbols (\r in Scala string literals) embedded somewhere in the text. When a CR is encountered, the terminal moves the caret to the beginning of the line, which messes up the output:
scala> "123\r456"
4560: String = 123

Here, the output should be res0: String = 123..., but the caret position gets reset after 123 and 456 overwrites res. The same happens when a dataframe is printed:
scala> Seq(("baz", "foofoofoo\rbarbar")).toDF("cat", "normal").show(false)
+---+----------------+
|cat|normal          |
+---+----------------+
barbar|ofoofoo
+---+----------------+

If you look closer at your output, you'll find the closing |, so it is full text, just garbled:
--------------------

--------------------
 cựu ngôi sa|ổi lại,
--------------------
            ^
            ^
   end of "normal" column

Use regexp_replace($"normal", "\r", "\\\\r") to replace all CRs with the escaped representation \r:
scala> val df = Seq(("baz", "foofoofoo\rbarbar")).toDF("cat", "normal")
df: org.apache.spark.sql.DataFrame = [cat: string, normal: string]

scala> df.show(false)
+---+----------------+
|cat|normal          |
+---+----------------+
barbar|ofoofoo
+---+----------------+

scala> df.withColumn("normal", regexp_replace($"normal", "\r", "\\\\r")).show(false)
+---+-----------------+
|cat|normal           |
+---+-----------------+
|baz|foofoofoo\rbarbar|
+---+-----------------+

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