{"id":6840,"date":"2022-02-25T23:25:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T07:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=6840"},"modified":"2022-02-25T23:25:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T07:25:18","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-340","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2022\/02\/25\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-340","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 340"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"><\/a>     On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is volume 340, which is cool because it\u2019s a multiple of 17 and I really like the number 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"things-glen-found-interesting\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li>On Ukraine and Russia: a lot of links here, just open the interesting titles in new&nbsp;tabs.<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/church-stayed-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">To Stay and Serve: Why We Didn\u2019t Flee Ukraine<\/a> (Vasyl Ostryi, Gospel Coalition): \u201cHow should the church respond when there is a growing threat of war? When there is constant fear in society? I\u2019m convinced that if the church is not relevant at a time of crisis, then it is not relevant in a time of peace.\u2026 while the church may not fight like the nation, we still believe we have a role to play in this struggle. We will shelter the weak, serve the suffering, and mend the broken. And as we do, we offer the unshakable hope of Christ and his gospel.\u201d Respect.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/reclaiminghope.substack.com\/p\/we-lack-the-ability-to-ideate-and?utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\">We lack the ability to ideate and innovate on foreign policy<\/a> (Melissa Wear, Substack): \u201cWhy is it that the media and experts marveled so much at the unprecedented sharing of intelligence on President Putin\u2019s next moves? Because it was something new. And it\u2019s no surprise it comes from the intelligence community. They and those in the military and defense are not as often cultivated under the banner of progress and peace and the End of History in typical IR and political sciences courses, narratives, and hallways of&nbsp;power.\u201d<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchpress.thedispatch.com\/p\/were-all-ukrainians-now?utm_source=url\" target=\"_blank\">We\u2019re All Ukrainians Now<\/a> (David French, The Dispatch): \u201cNo one claims that Ukraine is a perfect country. Like many former Soviet republics, it has struggled to find its footing. It\u2019s endured authoritarianism, and it battles corruption. But, in Lewis\u2019s words, it is \u2018not in the least aggressive.\u2019 It \u2018asks only to be let alone.\u2019 As a nation that has endured its own aggressive attacks, how can we not empathize? How can we not do what we reasonably can to deter Russian aggression and help Ukrainians defend themselves?\u201d&nbsp;<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/scholars-stage.org\/thoughts-on-shitpost-diplomacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thoughts On Shitpost Diplomacy<\/a> (Tanner Greer, personal blog): \u201cThe American diplomat who posted this meme should have known this. He or she was almost certainly a Foreign Service Officer in the Public Diplomacy cone; a public diplomat\u2019s first charge is learning how to communicate persuasively to the people of the region stationed in. It is not that this officer lacked the raw intelligence to fulfill this role: four out of every five applicants fail the Foreign Service\u2019s selective entrance tests. It is what this diplomat did <em>after <\/em>receiving his or her post that mattered. This diplomat did not study. Memes like these are the product of a culture that retweets more than it&nbsp;reads.\u201d<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/web-exclusives\/2022\/02\/on-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\">On Ukraine<\/a> (George Weigel, First Things): \u201cFor months now, the world press has described Russian troop deployments along Ukraine\u2019s borders as spearheads of a possible invasion. The truth, however, is that Russia invaded Ukraine seven years ago, when it annexed Crimea and Russian \u2018little green men\u2019 ignited a war in eastern Ukraine that has taken over 14,000 lives and displaced over a million people. Whatever the current military developments, a Russian invasion of Ukraine has not been \u2018imminent\u2019; the invasion is ongoing.\u201d<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2022\/february\/ukraine-russia-churches-donetsk-luhansk-putin-independence.html?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=article\" target=\"_blank\">Amid War and Rumors of War, Ukraine Pastors Preach and Prepare<\/a> (Jayson Casper, Christianity Today): \u201cPreaching on the Sermon on the Mount\u2019s injunction toward peacemaking, Kulakevych continued his laser-sharp focus on the possible Russian invasion. Five weeks ago, as the separatist conflict in the eastern Donbas region began to escalate, he surveyed the Bible for its teaching on \u2018wars and rumors of war.\u2019 He followed that with an application of \u2018Do not let your hearts be troubled\u2019 and, on the next Sunday, a treatise on&nbsp;worry.\u201d<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2022\/february\/crimea-russia-protestant-christians-religious-freedom.html\" target=\"_blank\">Russia Keeps Punishing Evangelicals in Crimea<\/a> (Kate Shellnutt and Forum 18, Christianity Today): \u201cSince Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014\u2014one of the central points of conflict in the current clash between the two countries\u2014Protestant Christians in the territory have faced greater government penalties for practicing their&nbsp;faith.\u201d<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/02\/24\/politics\/russian-space-agency-us-sanctions-international-space-station\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Russia\u2019s space agency warns US sanctions could \u2018destroy\u2019 cooperation on the International Space Station<\/a> (Kristin Fisher, CNN): \u201cIf you block cooperation with us, who will save the International Space Station (ISS) from an uncontrolled deorbit and fall into the United States or\u2026Europe?\u201d Rogozin said. \u201cThere is also the possibility of a 500-ton structure falling on India and China. Do you want to threaten them with such a prospect? The ISS does not fly over Russia, therefore all the risks are yours. Are you ready for them?\u201d Recommended by an alumnus.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/marginalrevolution.com\/marginalrevolution\/2022\/02\/putin-as-a-man-of-ideas.html?utm_source=feedly&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=putin-as-a-man-of-ideas\" target=\"_blank\">Putin as a man of ideas<\/a> (Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution): \u201cIf you write books, whether good or bad ones, and wonder whether your work matters, I suggest the answer lies before you on your TV screen each evening. Russia is a nation of ideas, led by people who are obsessed with ideas. The rest of the world, most of all Europe, will need better ideas in&nbsp;turn.\u201d<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/unherd.com\/2022\/02\/putins-spiritual-destiny\/\" target=\"_blank\">Putin\u2019s spiritual destiny<\/a> (Giles Fraser,&nbsp; UnHerd): \u201cLast year, on the anniversary of the baptism of the Rus, [Patriarch] Kirill preached to his people, urging them to stay true to Vladimir\u2019s conversion and the blood of the orthodox martyrs. He told them to love&nbsp;\u2018our homeland, our people, our rulers and our army\u2019. The Western secular imagination doesn\u2019t get this. It looks at Putin\u2019s speech the other evening, and it describes him as mad&nbsp;\u2014 which is another way of saying we do not understand what is going on. And we show how little we understand by thinking that a bunch of sanctions is going to make a blind bit of difference. They won\u2019t.\u201d<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretumbra.substack.com\/p\/putins-attack-on-ukraine-is-a-religious?utm_source=url\" target=\"_blank\">Putin\u2019s Attack on Ukraine Is a Religious War<\/a> (John Schindler, Substack): \u201cEvery secular geostrategic challenge cited as a reason for Putin\u2019s aggression \u2013 NATO expansion, Western military moves, oil and gas politics \u2013 existed in 2014, yet Putin then chose to limit his attacks on Ukraine to Crimea and the Southeast. What\u2019s changed since then that makes his effort to subdue all Ukraine seem like a good idea in the Kremlin? The creation of an autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine in 2019, with official American backing, is the difference, and Moscow believes this was all a nefarious U.S. plot to divide world Orthodoxy at Russia\u2019s expense. Clearly Putin has decided that reclaiming Ukraine and its capital, \u2018the mother of Russian cities,\u2019 for Russian Orthodoxy is worth a major war. Make no mistake, this is a religious war, even if almost nobody in the West realizes it.\u201cThis is in the mix. I don\u2019t know what percentage of the mix it is, but it\u2019s definitely in the&nbsp;mix.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/marginalrevolution.com\/marginalrevolution\/2022\/02\/war-and-dating-apps-swipe-left.html?utm_source=feedly&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=war-and-dating-apps-swipe-left\" target=\"_blank\">War and dating apps (swipe left)<\/a> (Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution): \u201cUkrainian&nbsp;women in second city Kharkiv \u2014 just 20 miles from tyrannical&nbsp;Vladimir Putin\u2019s vast invasion force&nbsp;\u2014 have been stunned by a salvo of admirers in uniform. Hunky&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;troops called Andrei, Alexander, Gregory, Michail and a bearded Chechen fighter nicknamed \u2018Black\u2019 were among dozens whose profiles popped up.\u201d This is a link to a summary of an article from the Sun. The summary is enough, but if you click through you\u2019ll see actual Tinder photos.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dailynorthwestern.com\/2022\/02\/24\/opinion\/williams-i-spent-six-months-in-a-cult-theyre-still-here-on-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\">I spent six months in a cult. They\u2019re still here on campus.<\/a> (Camille Williams, The Daily Northwestern): \u201cSo, you are probably wondering: how did I get out? \u2026Some may call it a gut instinct; I call it the Holy Spirit within me squirming in revolt. After that conversation, I ran out of my bedroom and yelled to my mother, \u2018I accidentally joined a cult.\u2019 After she went from confused laughter to vowing to throw hands with these people, I finally started to feel this burden release.\u201d<ul><li>This is an article by a student in Chi Alpha at Northwestern. She was in Chi Alpha, got sucked into a cult, and then got out and returned to Chi&nbsp;Alpha.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/chrisblattman.com\/2022\/02\/23\/gangsters-want-to-be-good-people-too\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gangsters want to be good people too<\/a> (Chris Blattman, blog): \u201cI remember meeting one gang leader on the streets of Chicago. We were standing in line at a nacho and ice cream truck (yes that exists) chatting. I was trying to understand how one of the violence reduction programs I was working on affected his operations. After all, we were trying to recruit away his best young men\u2014his star dealers and shooters. We wanted to get them into other kinds of jobs. Surely he was frustrated. On the contrary. He was delighted. \u2018I only do this for the boys,\u2019 he said. \u2018They need something to do. Your program is even better. I\u2019m happy they\u2019re going.\u2019 In his mind, the violent drug-dealing was a public employment program, and he the administrator.\u201d<\/li><li>Some Canadian Convoy Aftermath:<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thezvi.substack.com\/p\/convoy-crackdown?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMzIyMjQyLCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0OTA4NTI4MywiXyI6Ii9GZ01ZIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQ1NDg1NzgzLCJleHAiOjE2NDU0ODkzODMsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01NzMxMDAiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.As4O_rWQTxG24xZ_cIxUCuBWj4RDl64HLhyUftZbp7E&amp;utm_source=url\" target=\"_blank\">Convoy Crackdown<\/a> (Zvi Mowshowitz, Substack): \u201cFamily members having trouble living their lives is being treated not as a bug but as a feature. The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children, it seems. This extends as noted above to those who&nbsp;<em>provide financial assistance&nbsp;<\/em>to those engaging in disapproved activities, and that such retaliation will continue to happen&nbsp;<em>after the activities in question cease,&nbsp;<\/em>so not only is one without one\u2019s money and other assets, and without the ability to spend what one does have, others may reasonably fear that helping you not end up on the street might land them in the same situation.\u201d Emphasis in original.&nbsp;<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/trudeau-event-feb23-1.6361847\" target=\"_blank\">Trudeau ends use of Emergencies Act, says \u2018situation is no longer an emergency\u2019<\/a> (Nick Boisvert, CBC): \u201cThe Senate was in the midst of debating the act on Wednesday but withdrew the motion shortly after Trudeau made his announcement.\u201d I am glad the emergency measures have been lifted, but what should concern us all is that this is now on the table as an option for otherwise rights-based governments.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/web-exclusives\/2022\/02\/what-led-to-canadas-crisis\" target=\"_blank\">What Led to Canada\u2019s Crisis<\/a> (Nathan Pinkoski,First Things): \u201cThe crisis had its origins in material conditions unique to Canada. A combination of elite overproduction and Canada\u2019s position in the shadow of the United States has produced an ideologically supercharged managerial class that has accelerated the adoption of a new kind of emergency politics.\u201cThe author is at the nearby Zephyr Institute.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lacroicsz.substack.com\/p\/by-any-other-name?utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_source=url\" target=\"_blank\">By Any Other Name<\/a> (Helena, Substack): \u201cUK NHS referral data shows a 4000% increase in pediatric gender service referrals (not a typo). So-called \u2018gender dysphoria\u2019, which was once a very rare diagnosis that described mostly prepubescent boys and adult men, is now most commonly diagnosed in teenage girls. Activists will argue that these explosive numbers are a result of increased societal acceptance, and that at long last trans people are coming out of hiding and living as their authentic selves. If this were true, one might expect to see comparable rates of transgender identity across all age groups and between both sexes, but its disproportionately adolescent females feeling that warm and fuzzy inclusive acceptance.\u201d A very personal narrative. Long, recommended.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/02\/20\/health\/covid-cdc-data.html\" target=\"_blank\">The C.D.C. Isn\u2019t Publishing Large Portions of the Covid Data It Collects<\/a> (Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times): \u201c\u2026the C.D.C. has been routinely collecting information since the Covid vaccines were first rolled out last year, according to a federal official familiar with the effort. The agency has been reluctant to make those figures public, the official said, because they might be misinterpreted as the vaccines being ineffective.\u201d My level of confidence in our public health agencies cannot go much lower. And sadly, in an attempt to prevent people believing disapproved thoughts the CDC has inflamed conspiracy theorists. Outrageous.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"less-serious-things-which-also-interested-amused-glen\">Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iRHQMOSVJA0\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan Peterson\u2019s Opinion After Meeting Elon Musk<\/a> (YouTube): five minutes, fascinating<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/xkcd.com\/2583\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chorded Keyboard<\/a> (xkcd)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VuFK9i3H30M\" target=\"_blank\">Alien in 60 Seconds<\/a> (YouTube): brilliant low-budget summary with special effects<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q15xhG6pVUw\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q15xhG6pVUw\">A mom calls in to her sons\u2019 televised debate<\/a> (C\u2011SPAN, YouTube): three minutes, from&nbsp;2014.&nbsp;<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/ca-issues-hypothermia-warning-after-temperature-drops-below-68-degrees\/\" target=\"_blank\">California Issues Hypothermia Warning After Temperature Drops Below 68 Degrees<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/americans-will-now-be-required-to-identify-ukraine-on-a-map-before-being-able-to-post-opinion-on-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Americans Will Now Be Required To Identify Ukraine On A Map Before Posting Opinion On Ukraine<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8k1WyHV3OLs\" target=\"_blank\">I Fell Asleep While Playing Football<\/a> (Would I Like To You?, YouTube): three and a half minutes.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FP9Lgk6Deek\" target=\"_blank\">Get this Camel Through the Smallest Gap<\/a> (Taskmaster, YouTube): ten minutes<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7d7t0zX0OXY\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Osman broke into my house dressed as Darth Vader<\/a> (Would I Like To You?, YouTube): three and a half minutes<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MBJ2lBFSKEA\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Blindfolded as Far as Possible and then GET BACK<\/a> (Taskmaster, YouTube): ten minutes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"things-glen-found-interesting-a-while-ago\">Things Glen Found Interesting A While&nbsp;Ago<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week I\u2019ll highlight an older link still worth your consideration. This week we have <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/stanfordreview.org\/jason-spyres-shares-his-inspiring-story\/\" target=\"_blank\">From Midwest Drug Dealer to The Farm: Jason Spyres Shares His Inspiring Story<\/a> (Yasmin Samrai, Stanford Review): \u201cTo justify his criminal behaviour, he told himself that though selling pot was illegal, it wasn\u2019t immoral. This theory came crashing down when two gangs broke into his house, split his head open, and robbed him. When Spyres discovered that the burglars had nearly mistaken his house for his neighbor\u2019s, he realized that selling drugs put other people\u2019s safety in jeopardy. \u2018I was shocked and sickened with myself,\u2019 he recalled. \u2018I was part of a black market and my actions had unintended consequences.\u2019\u201d What a wild story. First shared in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2019\/05\/24\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-204\" target=\"_blank\">volume 204<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-do-you-send-this-email\"><b>Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar produced shrewd warriors \u201cwho understood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a similar way, we need to become wise people whose faith interacts with the world. I pray this email gives you greater insight, so that you may continue the tradition of Issachar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"disclaimer\"><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chi Alpha is not a partisan organization. To paraphrase another minister: we are not about the donkey\u2019s agenda and we are not about the elephant\u2019s agenda \u2014 we are about the Lamb\u2019s agenda. Having said that, I read widely (in part because I believe we should aspire to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\">the ideological Turing test<\/a> and in part because I do not believe I can fairly say \u201cI agree\u201d or \u201cI disagree\u201d until I can say \u201cI understand\u201d) and may at times share articles that have a strong partisan bias simply because I find the article stimulating. The upshot: you should not assume I agree with everything an author says in an article I mention, much less things the author has said in other articles (although if I strongly disagree with something in the article I\u2019ll usually mention it). And to the extent you can discern my opinions, please understand that they are my own and not necessarily those of Chi Alpha or any other organization I may be perceived to represent.\n\nAlso, remember that I\u2019m not reporting news \u2014 I\u2019m giving you a selection of things I found interesting. There\u2019s a lot happening in the world that\u2019s not making an appearance here because I haven\u2019t found stimulating articles written about it.\n\nIf this was forwarded to you and you want to receive future emails, sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/\">here<\/a>. 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