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Hello everyone.

Today I want to talk about aggressively disliking art and how that's bad.

Part 1: What's "Aggressively Disliking Things?"

A couple years ago, I discovered a youtuber called Hbomberguy (who you should definitely

check out if you haven't) through his video entitled "Sherlock is Garbage: And Here's

Why".

In this video, he goes through and meticulously analyzes the show Sherlock, pointing out its

flaws and its inconsistencies in a well thought out and humorous way.

When I found this video, it was like he was talking to me directly, and explaining that

I had been right all along to not really like that show very much.

I felt validated.

All my friends loved the show, and would wait with baited breath for the next episode to

be announced, regardless of how silly or bizarre the plot ended up being in the hands of Steven

Moffat.

I was happy to finally find a group of people who hated this thing as much as I did.

But lately, I've been thinking a lot about how this kind of...loud anger about a piece

of art existing isn't helpful and is very tiring.

And a lot of this was in the wake of The Last Jedi, and the outrage it sparked.

By the way, the fact that I can still bring up The Last Jedi, a full year

after it came out, and still get a reaction from people is bizarre to me.

So let's talk about The Last Jedi, briefly.

The Last Jedi was a movie that I liked.

It was a movie that many other people really didn't like.

They didn't like it so much that even though the majority of people did in fact like The

Last Jedi, it made it seem like this movie was hated universally.

They were so loud about their dislike of this movie, that the actual statistics, which again

showed that most people liked it, were drowned out by their screeching about how Luke wasn't

"their luke" and other nonsense misunderstandings of character development and storyline.

Sorry, I'll stop talking about The Last Jedi now.

That's all you get.

The point I wanted to make was that the vitriol directed at this film was so loud that you

couldn't see...the forest for the trees.

The forest in this case being that the movie did well and was universally enjoyed, and

the trees being loud angry nerds.

It's that kind of anger that made me think about my own expressions of dislike towards

different pieces of art.

Looking back, I spent a lot of time talking to people about how things were "bad".

I would go to parties and get in arguments about random movies and tv shows, arguing

with people about how they shouldn't like that Thing because it was "bad".

I would try to convince my friends to not like Sherlock, for instance, because "I saw

a video which meticulously goes into every reason Sherlock is bad and you should watch

it and purposely ruin your liking of a show that brings you joy!"

[sigh] You see where I'm going with this?

Part 2: Why Does This Exist?

What I want to unpack here is why we, as a culture which consumes so much #content, have

a fascination lately about trying to make other people dislike stuff.

And I think it comes down to two things: 1) We as a culture right now, due to political

climate and the internet existing in general, are ready to be angry about absolutely anything

at any time for any reason.

And 2) Because content is how many people make their living, and internet algorithms

are a game we have to play.

So let's talk about the second one first.

And I'm going to have to focus a bit on a youtube channel, pretty small, tiny thing

that you've probably never heard of:

Cinema Sins.

Now there have been many people, including the youtuber Shaun, who have talked about

how wrong cinema sins is almost all of the time.

They don't fully watch the movies they're making fun of, so they point out sins that

actually aren't sins if you watch the whole movie.

they forget parts of the movie that happened at the beginning which explain stuff, they

don't know what the phrase deus ex machina means, and they cut bits out of single scenes

in order to make it seem like a mistake was made.

There are many things that cinema sins does poorly.

But people watch them, and those people, I think, are like myself a couple years ago

watching Hbomb's video about sherlock.

They like to be validated, and it makes them feel smart.

if you are one of the smart people who smartly notices that there are problems with a film,

you're one of the intelligent ones, not the sheep who actually LIKE this garbage.

But why does cinema sins make videos like this?

It doesn't even matter if they really DO think these movies have all these flaws.

It's because they now have to.

If a movie came out that was agreed upon by everyone was absolutely flawless.

a perfect film.

that damn channel would have to make a video about how bad it was, because that's how they

make their money.

if the cinema sins people wanted to quit doing that, and actually do good reviews of films,

or go into carpentry or whatever, their income would tank. even if they already had had a

change of heart, we wouldn't be able to tell, because in order for them to keep living,

they have to keep making videos about how terrible movies are.

they are trapped in a world they created.

a world of "cinema sins".

I've thought about this phenomenon often, even in the world of normal people with normal

jobs.

If you work for 30 years in some career, and you've become high level in some company,

and you suddenly don't want to do it anymore, it's not exactly possible to just quit.

most people don't have the privilege to pick up and change their life, because if they

do they'll lose a lot of their income, they may not be able to live the lifestyle they've

cultivated for themselves, and they may not be able to pay the bills.

In our current economic system, there is no safety net except the one you build for yourself.

So people like cinema sins, and other channels who built their brand around doing bad reviews

of movies and pointing out problems with art are stuck there unless they're ready to take

a dangerous leap of faith to something else.

And that's terrifying.

The other reason these videos keep being made, from what I can tell, is that we're all ready

to be angry all the time right now.

Politics are obviously a big part of this.

I mean I know as far as I'm concerned, I pretty much always have a boiling core of anger constantly

bubbling in my soul about whatever terrible thing the right wing is doing lately.

And I'm certain that this is happening across the political spectrum.

Right wingers can't understand why we on the left don't get that immigrants are dangerous

and that white people need to be protected or that personal responsibility and the free

market should matter more than people's lives, centrists are angry that everyone can't go

back to pretending to like each other and letting minorities suffer under a status quo

that's bad for most people, or can't understand why people get angry at you for obnoxiously

telling a fast food worker to register to vote.

We are all constantly angry about something.

The internet has made this easier, especially with algorithms.

If you watch a single Jordan Peterson or Ben Shapiro video, you're down the rabbit hole

of the youtube algorithm, telling you that your fears are correct and that the world

is fucked up because of some specific group of people.

Cultural Marxism!!!1!! D:

If you watch a single hbomb or contrapoints video, you're down the rabbit hole in the

other direction, angry about how the world is fucked up because the system constantly

works against us (which is the correct side, by the way).

So watching rather cathartic videos, confirming your own dislikings for movies seems like

an escape.

You can get away from your own politics that actually matter so that you can be angry about

something trivial for a while.

The problem is when those things bleed together.

That anger over the last jedi suddenly becomes as world-ending as anger about children in

concentration camps or taxes or whatever.

It's a viscious cycle of doom and rage, that culimates in this constant, neverending fury.

What I'm saying is that because of the way the world is right now, I don't think these

videos are going to go away.

But that half-segues into

Part 3: So are reviews pointless then?

In short: No.

I knew this question would come up, because a lot of these videos, including Hbomb's sherlock

video, could be looked at as legitimate criticism.

That is definitely arguable, as he goes into deep art analysis instead of just pointing

out things he hates about it, but I want to talk about reviews in general, especially

ones that are posted on the internet.

How many times has a bad review of something you have never seen swayed your inclination

to see that piece of art?

I know I've been convinced not to spend my money on movies a lot because I've accidentally

stumbled upon a bad review of it from someone online.

Or I've trusted rottentomatoes or whatever.

And I don't think this is a good thing.

And the main reason I don't think this is good is because: bad and good are completely

subjective ideas as far as art goes.

This isn't reviewing a toaster and saying "After two days the toaster broke so this

is a bad toaster."

This is people saying "I watched this film and I didn't like it, AND HERE'S WHY YOU SHOULDN'T

EITHER!"

Regardless of whether you think you're just posting your own subjective opinion of a piece

of art, even if you at the end of it say "Please go watch the film though" (which no one does

really unless it's a good review), you are going to convince someone to not consume that

piece of art.

And that's where the problem is.

This same sort of thing can be worse for spreading independent art, specifically on places like

Amazon.

If an writer wants to self publish a novel on the platform, like I am going to do later

this year, the reviews make or break that book.

And the thing is that one subjective opinion that the book is bad is not objective proof

that it's bad.

I personally would never post a bad review of a piece of art, especially on Amazon, because

my own subjective disliking of art should not have the ability to tank another artist's

ability to make that art.

This includes even people I don't think are good artists, like Steven Moffat, for example.

You may think that bad reviews of something are important for "The Discourse", and might

help make art better as a whole, but I would like to postulate that that's not how it works

in practice.

What bad reviews do is stunt art's ability to spread and be viewed by more people, especially

in the internet age.

I would take many many people seeing a movie that I didn't like over barely anyone seeing

it because of some bad reviews, because I want art to be everywhere, and i want artists

to be able to make art.

I want artists that I don't like to be able to continue making art.

That's how important I think art is.

Let's take a look at the movie "Venom".

I liked Venom, not as a superhero film but as a weird monster rom com.

Many other people agree with me, but if we look at the actual critic reviews, they hated

it.

They thought that movie was bad.

Which of these opinions is the "correct" one?

Neither of them.

And both of them.

Good and bad, liking and disliking, are subjective ideas, and using your own subjective ideas

to convince other people to not consume a piece of art, and thereby preventing that

particular art from being seen by more people, is damaging for art as a whole, and unhelpful

to the artistic community.

Conclusion.

The last thing I want to talk about, beyond the reviews themselves affecting how art is

spread and enjoyed by more people, is about that low level of anger we all feel all the

time.

remember when i mentioned that the anger one feels over something like the last jedi can

combine with that anger one feels just generally?

yeah.

i do not think it is healthy to be angry all the time.

i find it difficult to not be, since i also want to constantly be informed about what's

going on in the world.

There's a joke that goes around about how we all stay on twitter because we want to

stay informed, EVEN THOUGH we know it makes us anxious and angry all the time, but we

just...need to stay informed.

What if something happens that we NEED to put our energy into stopping, and we were

busy...taking care of ourselves?

So I am sick of spending the energy I could use to help the world into aggressively defending

my disliking of something, and explaining how it's bad to people, and even spending

the energy to watch someone ELSE explain how bad something is, so I can feel good about

my opinion for a second.

I'm backing down on my attempt to convince people Sherlock is bad, for instance.

It's not worth the energy.

And I hope that people who make videos about how supposedly "bad" pieces of art are will

think twice about it in the future.

I hope people like Hbomb and Lindsay Ellis and even fucking cinema sins realize that

in making videos about how terrible things are, and catharting with people on the internet

about how their opinion on this piece of art is the "right one" is both not healthy in

the long run, and not helpful for art as a whole.

I for one have made a decision to stop being loudly angry about art.

Here's my advice to anyone who wants to join me.

If you see a movie, say, and it's the worst movie you've ever seen.

Like thinking about it makes you get pissed off, and you want to tell all your friends

to avoid this piece of rubbish, try this instead: don't.

If someone asks you about it, tell them it's not for you.

That piece of art was not for you.

Because that's what all this boils down to.

Subjective enjoyment and subjective ideas of good and bad.

What you may think is terrible might be enjoyable for some people.

And liking things is not a bad thing (provided they're not legitimately dangerous or problematic,

of course).

And disliking things is also not a bad thing, but I think the world would be a better place

and much easier to handle and more filled with art if we all just...

SHhhhhhhh.

Let people enjoy things.

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>> This journey was not designed to be done on you own.

it was actually designed to be done with partners in place

and those partners are counselors, other faculty members.

>> Its important for students to come in to talk about

what their goal is, you know, their educational goal

also their career goal, so they can create a plan

on how to best achieve those goals.

>> When I meet with new students I say 'you should have a lot of questions

and we've only got an hour. And its a complex system to know

when do I apply for transfer? What

internships are there for my field?

How do I decide on a correct major?

>> It is so important for a student to see a counselor because

we will help them

define their goal, and based on this goal, you have

A, B and C options, and this is the way that road's

gonna look for each one of those options. And depending on the student

maybe one option is better than the other

so we're basically working as a team, just kind of defining what

that best option is for that student

>> And having met with so many students over the years, we've

seen so many different scenarios of

challenges that students face, and potential

obstacles, and we've also learned in the process of

working with them, how to overcome them.

>> For most of our students, and most of the counselors that work here,

their journey mirrors most of our journeys

and so we can empathize, we are right their with them

>> I was the first in my family to graduate from high school,

the first to go to college, so I made so many mistakes. I took so many

classes I didn't need

and I pride myself in being able to help students avoid that.

To help them have a very clear path to where they want to go.

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in the best, most efficient

and productive way.

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and how they want to get there, and they're just looking for a little bit of support

in terms of educational planning. Other students have no

idea what they want to do with their career, so we can help them

through a series of counseling appointments,

through workshops, through personal growth classes

we can help them clearly identify what their goal is gonna be.

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in the counseling field is there to help. They're thinking 'I can be

a motivator for somebody, I can change

their direction. I can be their cheering squad."

And you can, and those things are powerful

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Here is Why You Should Never Watch The News! - Duration: 5:11.

On 13th of November of 2015, At around 9:16 PM, three suicide bombers struck outside the

national stadium of France in Paris during a football match. That was followed by several

mass shootings and a suicide bombing. 130 people died and over 400 (413) were injured.

It was the deadliest attack in France since the Second World War.

The entire world was frightened. Many world leaders and people issued statements, condemning

the attacks and vowing to stand by and support France.

But did you know that roughly three times that number of French citizens died on that

same day from cancer? You haven't heard about that and not a single

news channel talked about it even though that the number of people died was 3 times higher.

And that's because people die all the time from cancer. it's not breaking news, unlike

an insane man running and shooting people all around or blowing himself up.

And that's the problem with the news. News channels are not there to deliver you authentic

news that matters but rather they focus on events that would grab the most attention.

They talk about things that would make you emotional and watch more of that.

That's why when you watch the news, it feels like the world is a horrible place. People

are getting crazy all around the world because telling people that there are more likely

to die by a TV or a furniture falling at them than a terrorist act isn't as frightening

as massive shooting.

Here in the west or the united states, people are more afraid of terrorists than cars. But

if you look at the statistics, you will give it another thought. From 1975 through the

end of 2016, 3,438 have been killed by all terrorists while over 37133 people were killed

in car accidents in 2017 alone but no one is shouting that we should abandon cars. Here

is another fun fact, you are twice likely to be killed by an animal than a terrorist.

But news that we should get rid of all animals isn't going to get a lot of attention.

And you can't really blame them for that. It's not cheap to run a newspaper. You have

to got to hire writers, editors, graphic designers, journalists, reporters, buy a lot of expensive

equipment and rent a giant office for everyone to work in.

Someone has to pay for all of that. And since we are not ready to do that, we are not the

customers, so they have found another source of revenue which is advertising. And all that

these companies care about is to promote their products to as many people as possible. So

news organizations left with no choice to make money but to grab as much attention as

possible. Even if that means dramatizing unnecessarily news or only delivering the news that would

get most views.

And with the rise of internet, especially social media, that got even worst. Because

more people are scrolling through their newsfeed which means less people watching TV.

Internet created a huge hole in their pocket and now they have to find another way to make

money because online ads don't pay as much as TV ads.

At their peak, a 30-second TV ad during a popular show would cost you hundreds of thousands

of dollars but now with online ads, you can reach that number of viewers with a significantly

smaller cost. what do you think most companies did, they turned to the internet.

That forced news organizations to cut cost and focus more heavily on news that will generate

more attention even if they don't matter at all.

Videos with a lot of controversial statements will easily get more attention than carefully

analyzed and researched content. Social media algorithms purposefully promote

content that you are more likely to watch, thats why fake news easily get spread.

We have created an environment where it's really difficult for a professional journalist

to survive So when you are watching the news, you are

not really watching the news. But instead, you are watching a carefully created story

that has some truth to it to make you feel in a certain way so that you come back and

watch more of it. If you follow the news in such an environment,

you will mostly end up with a completely wrong perception about the world.

That's why I stopped watching the news in general and follow only what affects my life

directly and I would encourage you to do the same because it saves a lot of time.

Anyways, give this video a thumbs up if you have enjoyed, thanks for watching and I will

catch you in the next one.

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Trusting God With Your Adult Child - Jodie Berndt - Duration: 24:53.

our kids sometimes learn just like we do in the valleys that can allow us to

watch them go through a hard time and say alright maybe God is using this

season to bring them to that ultimate destination that's saving relationship

with him that place where God really is glorified in their life

welcome to the focus on the family broadcast helping families thrive today

we're going to talk with Jodi burnt and her husband Robbie is in the audience so

we're gonna validate everything you say Jodi thumbs up or thumbs down but she

has written a wonderful book praying the scriptures for your adult children and I

don't know if there was a previous one praying for your toddlers but you might

want to come out with that one soon we have praying the scriptures for your

children that came out in 2001 and then our kids got a little older and they

began dating and driving and they got praying the scriptures for your teens

yes and then you know we have four children and they're all adults are

launching into adults and I realized I still needed to pray these babies and

places to live and so came out with praying the scriptures for your adult

but it's so good to have you here Focus on the Family officially welcome delight

of the year thank you so much and you're coming in from Virginia Beach one of our

favorite places that's such a great area of the country wonderful area but I'll

tell you so is this place you've touched on this prayers do change don't they and

John and I were laughing about it but it's so true and you've experienced it

you've written about it what's happening there is your kids mature you're right

they do change and the issues are always significant when you're the parent when

it's your child I when I wrote praying the scriptures for your children I

remember interviewing a mom who was very concerned because her six-year-old had

been caught swiping crayons out of the sunday school supply cabinet and you

know I you giggle about that but but she was concerned as we would be if our

child thought it was a perhaps you know a sign of the crime sprees to come no

yeah but you kind of hope that's a whoopsie when they're six but then as I

was doing the adult children book I talked with parents whose kids were

really in some more established patterns you know and and whether it was knowing

how to manage their money or use their time or find a job or some of the

trickier issues of addictions pornography marital troubles you know a

lot of parents are looking at their kids and just seeing some stress there and

those things weigh heavier we say little people little problems big people big

problems and there now in the book you refer to this

parenting phase which again I'm just about to experience so you're teaching

me along with probably thousands of others right now that have teenagers in

the home still but you kind of compare adult children to playing whack-a-mole

whack-a-mole could be at any phase if you have more than one child you're

playing whack-a-mole because as soon as you get you know one where you think

okay we're squared away we're on a good path you know another issue pops up and

you just spend your life whack-a-mole but it's okay in that regard you know

you think of the perfect parent oh who is that got him so yeah that's so he had

two children and he seemed to have to play whack-a-mole as well when it came

to Adam and Eve I mean describe that you talk about the formula the Lord had it

he knew what was right for them and they disobeyed him and it's kind of the

pattern when you're a parent you do feel a little more sense of where God was

that I think with Adam and Eve and humanity gets so much encouragement from

the Lord and his parenting because sure just like Adam and Eve we all stray and

our kids stray and yet we see God's limitless love and that nothing we do

can ever diminish that love for us and I try to draw you know inspiration and

strength for that as I parent my own children saying hey don't be surprised

when they take a walk on the wild side make a step here are there we all do I

want to move it that way because that's where the nitty gritty is parents you

know we have limited control and influence I don't know that we realize

that I think we come out of an a period when they're small that you do have a

lot of influence and control and then you want to exert that at 13 14 15 right

when they're trying to move right away from that control describe that lack of

influence love actually a friend sent me a poem just this week and she said I

won't quote the poem right but the gist of it was when you were a little I

touched you and I covered you with the blanket tucking you in now you're grown

you're out of my reach and I'm covering you with my prayers that's and I just

loved that image because if our kids are still in the home they may still be out

of our reach emotionally psychologically they might not want to hear

what we have to say and then they're older they might be physically out of

our reach but they're never out of God's reach and I love that he invites us to

partner with him you know he we know he's sovereign he's got good plans good

purposes but he wants us involved in the way he invites us to partner with him is

through prayer yeah I'm thinking of some parents not that I would ever do this

but you pray about tucking in and all that then when they're teenagers you're

praying for that opportunity to lecture lord give me that chance to really lay

out the boundary and I want to get because it is so easy for us to say hey

this is the right thing to do can't you see it why don't you see it right and

you know sometimes don't you think God says that does I'm sorry

sometimes yes yes but I just you know I love what my friend Jeannie kunin I

think she's been a guest on your show she wrote mom set free and she has a

line she says we are significant in our children's lives but we're not sovereign

and you know as parents we beat ourselves up thinking oh I missed this

opportunity I didn't do this right or we might pat ourselves on the back of our

kids do something well we think yes but in neither case do we deserve the blame

or the credit our kids are individual people just like we are and they're

gonna make their own choices and we can be significant we can pray we can

counsel we can as you say pray for the opportunities for our kids to listen to

us but don't always happen but we can't carry that burden yeah

it's so true you mentioned something that I think is really helpful so if

you're in a position to write this one down or dictate it this is this is gonna

be a bit of the advice we really want you to see or you just get the download

you mentioned the five A's focus you're so nice to say I mentioned that but it's

actually a ripoff from an author named Jean Fleming I quoted her in the

children book and then I loved it so much and I needed it again for the adult

book the five A's are acknowledging God's hand on their lives admitting any

areas where we resent how God created our children which you know we all have

those things acceptable okay that one again I've never heard it quite that way

the admit yes this is convicting again this isn't me this is Jean Fleming admit

any areas where we resent God created our children Wow and I think

we need to go before the Lord sometimes and say you knew what you were doing and

I don't know um I gotta get with your program but then she says accept God's

design for each child thank him for how they're made

affirm his purpose in creating our children for his glory I love that

because you can look at it you could say well I don't know about that character

trade I my child's too shy my jobs to outgoing you know my whatever it is and

you say no you know what I'm gonna affirm that God made him that way some

139 he knows how we're formed and then finally the fifth day is - Ally Ally

ourselves with God's plan for their lives say I want to get on your program

guide you know Jody what it strikes me hearing it in that context how prayer

becomes almost an antidote to your worry to your fears to your control if you can

actually pray this absolutely it relaxes you in the relationship in a very

positive way yes I think that for parents at least for me and I would

imagine for a lot of your listeners when we find out something's not right going

wrong whether it's the six-year-old swiping the you know crayons or the 16

year old experimenting with substance abuse the 28 year old falling out of his

job whatever our default position can often be worry or fear or even anger you

know why don't it those are all good Christian actors thank you but I think

God would say you know what let me just tell you I'm calling you in I'm letting

you see what's going on in your child's life because guess what I've got plans

and purposes and they're good and I want to work with you I want to invite you

into this partnership with me so that we can you can pray and I can answer and we

can work in your child's life so instead of fear and worry our default position

should be prayer and trust it's not for me all the time but I'm trying to get

there you know and I need to ask this question now I know we're gonna cover

more of this later but the woman particularly the mom who really

struggles with that fear and control and maybe they still have teenagers in the

home and maybe they're just launched and they're out on their own now but that

fear and that control and that how do you as a mom particularly Jodi

how do you pull back from that did you have this kind of hey it's in God's

hands attitude the whole time or with friends it's kind of less a fare the

whole hits in God's hands well see to that yeah yeah I didn't have that I will

tell you though there were times with our children when I would get too weary

or too discouraged to pray I would think we've been walking through

this particular season for a long time I'm not seeing the needle moving should

I just like I told a story last night I was speaking to a group I said our son

there was a season when I just wanted to buy him a pack of cigarettes put him out

on the street corner because I thought that's gonna save us all a lot of worry

he's gonna wind up there anyway let go I do not advise no but I share that

discourage and that's where I think you mentioned the community of parents I was

part of a moms in prayer group and those women stepped into the gap for me they

said you know we'll take that up we will pray for your son and they did that for

our girls - one of the things and I did that for them because kind of like you

know the story Moses when the Israelites are fighting down in the valley and

Aaron and her have to come alongside and hold up his hands because when his hands

are up the Israelites are winning and when they fall down they are losing the

battle and so the other guys come along and they hold up his hands and the

victory comes and I think that we need that with these other friends prayer

partners and they don't know what to be your your social best friend they don't

even have to be just like you but someone who will lift up your children

and that's getting back to your point of the community one of the reasons I did a

study guide for the adult children book it's available free download on my

website at Jodie burn calm and one of the reasons I did that as I wanted to

give parents a resource to say I'm gonna grab a friend or two I'm gonna go

through some of these prayer needs work through the scriptures together so that

I can support my friend and her children and she can do that for me because I

think we really need that well it's so good and I think it helps to relax the

fearful heart yes I mean that's I think the key benefit you learned that others

are struggling through those kind of difficulties really you know they can

they can say hey let's do a little perspective change let's get God's Word

in there hmm and I hope our conversation with Joanie burnt

today on focus on the family is offering a little bit of that a reorientation

about the perspective of what you're dealing with with your adult children

the book we're talking about is praying the scriptures for your adult children

trusting God with the ones you love we've got that available at our website

focus on the family calm / broadcast or call 800 the letter A and the word

family and we can tell you more Jody let's get to it describe what a prayer

blessing sounds like for our adult children I love that you say prayer

blessing because one of the things I think people who have adult children

sometimes face is I'm not sure I like the choice my child has made you know

kids don't come to adulthood the same way we do all those traditional markers

of go to school get a job find a place to rent find someone to marry get a home

you know although they do things differently out of order they skip some

steps they make choices that we might not always agree with and yet as we pray

for our kids I think we can also bless them we don't have to agree with

everything they're doing to say I bless you

you know impulse some of those blessings out of Scripture our family loves the

number-6 one may the Lord bless you and keep you make us face shine on you and

there's so many others I do a whole chapter on blessing but because a

blessing is not the same thing as an endorsement yeah you know it's not

saying get on your Roger that way to go and you know your life of sin it's not

that it's just saying I'm forecasting God's favor over your life I'm speaking

favor over your life I'm opening the door so God can work these blessings and

provide them in your life now speak to that mom or even that dad who has that

child that in their heart of hearts they're worried and there's evidence

being worried it's not flippant it's not that there's a personality conflict it's

because the crayon stealing that you talk about in that one example has now

become more severe they're in a bad place they're in a dark place maybe they

don't want to go to church and you know the more severe issues how does a parent

overcome the obvious and still pray and a positive well I love that question

because it really gets to the heart of what this is all about and as I

interviewed parents for the book and hearing their stories there are a

lot of folks whose kids were walking a very tough road sexual sin faith crisis

walking away prodigal children all of that and these parents cried out to the

Lord and it was very interesting because it was almost like you know I could have

put them in a soundproof booth where they didn't know where to each other was

saying but a refrain that I heard over and over again was as they took those

fears and those worries to God and said what do I do what they felt like the

Lord said to them was love them love your kids they know what they're doing

is wrong you've spent you know years lecturing I'm teaching I'm trying to

plant God's Word and his commands they know you don't have to remind them of

that you're gonna love them and pray for them and trust me to work in their lives

the prayer verse I have hung on to in my adult children parenting more than any

other is Philippians 2:13 and that's where Paul says that it's God who works

in us to will and to act according to his good purpose the NLT translation new

living I think says God energizes us to do and desire that which pleases him and

I've prayed that I've said Lord my kids are doing this or that it's not lining

up with what I think is your best plan so would you energize them to do and

desire that which would please you you know in it this is the right thing

you're saying the right things you're living the right things in that regard I

believe in the book you share a story about a friend who maybe as part of that

group you're referring to but they were living what I would say is a real world

example where their daughter was cohabiting with a boyfriend

yeah and that here's a shocker to all our Christian parents that is a normal

issue now we hear about that here at focus on the finger loose and I had

people read the book and say wait a minute

aren't you worried you're gonna offend readers because everybody is

cohabitating now and and that's wrong you know and I had to think well you

know my understanding of Scripture is right sex outside of marriage is not a

happy thing well that proves the point that we as parents are having to

even teach at that level that something so fundamental that we think is

understood right but but speak to this friends experience because I think it I

just absolutely loved this sweet mom she was so vulnerable and willing to share

her own heart because she said she was praying and praying and saying God

convict them let them know what they're doing is wrong

you know show them show them from your word bring people into their lives to

tell him that's not your best plan on and on you know prayer warrior mom which

is a natural response me I defend that

and just said stop they know that why don't you pray mom that they would see

my love you know Romans tells us God's kindness leads us to repentance and so

for her that was like an exhale that was like an ability to let go and just say

to the Lord yeah let me go deeper with that because this is a topic for me that

really in the parenting area particularly I'm trying to communicate

consistently whether the book a good dad I wrote or others and I get criticized

for this but it's this idea that God actually is in control and you got a in

some ways you have to relax I guess it's a boundary question I'm asking you when

is it lays a fair she referred to it earlier were you too passive and where's

that healthy line to say you know what we need to accept that God is shaping

our child and I would suggest for all of us worried parents that oftentimes

children even adult children are shaped in the valleys not on the mountaintops I

know it's true of my own life I learned more when I was hurting than I learned

when I was on the mountaintop dancing yes you seem not to have an open ear at

that point but when you're crushed like the scripture says he's close to the

brokenhearted saves those who are crushed right you speak to that issue

and how we need to have a little more confidence as parents that it's okay for

our kids to be in a valley it is okay for them to be in a valley I wish I had

a secret formula for knowing you know when to step in and when to sort of step

back I don't know the answer to that other than maybe to look at the

motivation you know are you trying to correct the childhood behavior but

you think it reflects on your parenting are you trying to bring glory to God in

and through their lives is there a quick test for that okay which one is it Lord

I think former most of the time answer these three questions and you'll know

but yeah so I think you know some of it we have to examine our own hearts of

what are we trying to accomplish here but then keep going back keep going back

to the Lord to just say you know I trusted you with this yesterday but I'm

gonna have to trust you with this again today and that was a great thing God

taught me when I thought I was trusting him and outcomes were not happening like

I desired and I kind of took that up with him I said what the heck could this

child is doing this this is doing child's doing that and that's not what I

prayed and not what I thought you would promise and God said you're not trusting

to me you're trusting in an agenda you're trusting in an outcome and I had

to really step back and go always right so I need to re-examine my heart and say

what am I looking for a result or a relationship you said earlier his

presence in the valleys and if his presence are with our kids in that dark

place what a blessing you know he's gonna be wooing them I think it's that

way a lot of times with prayer too and I share the story of praying for our son

when he was young that I had to pray over I picked it in every December we

pick a prayer verse for our children for the year for the coming year what I

think God might want to do in their lives and that year I don't know he was

maybe five or six I picked proverbs 23 verses 23 and 24

and I prayed father help Robby get wisdom discipline and

understanding let him be the righteous man who brings joy to his parents the

wise son in whom we delight and I'll tell you God didn't answer that the next

day or even the next week but over the course of that year and then in the

years following we saw a shaping take place and it wasn't a spotless journey

he gotta ejected from a lacrosse game as a nine-year-old you know but as I look

at him now as a 22 year old young man I see composure I see wisdom I see

self-discipline it's not perfect but God's done that Joey what what do you

think about that prayer was special to the Lord why did God

process oh I'll tell you I think what is special about that prayer and any prayer

that's rooted in God's Word is that when we take the words first breathed by the

father I love praying the scriptures I mean we

can pray anything we can say God help me I told a story about that last night

when I was speaking and and I know King David you know help me Lord that's fine

prayer but I love tapping into God's Word I mean Jesus says if you remain in

me and my words remain in you ask whatever you wish and it will be done

for you and that's not a name it claim it that's not a guarantee slap a Bible

verse on something and God has to do it that is more I think what the Lord is

saying is if you remain in me and my words remain in you if they shape how

you think how you process things if they transform your perspective your desires

your desires for your children your prayers will begin to line up with what

God already wants to do God wanted Robby to have wisdom and discipline and

understanding he wanted him to be a son who brought delight to his parents I

didn't invent that I just prayed back the words he gave us to begin with in

Scripture I like that yeah I like it God so good he knows all our needs and

provides for all of them that was the thing when I started writing the first

book I surveyed parents to find out their needs and I got all kinds of

answers back I want kids to be wise I want them to have good friendships I

want them to be protected from harm I want salvation I want them to find the

right marriage partner whatever and I used those verses to shape the table of

contents for the book and as I dug around in the Bible what was so cool was

I realized there's a verse for everything there's nothing we can think

of or pray about that he hadn't already provided for and in that context how do

you maintain patience as a parent I mean because you'll see one thing happened

okay that's good that gives you a little buoyancy you got for the things that

aren't quite there yet and you continue to worry so how do you say Lord I'm

gonna hand this worry over to you and I'm not going to live in this place of

fear well I say that and then I say it again 10 minutes later I mean see you

like you're reminding yourself what you screaming myself and I'll tell you the

more we tell ourselves and remind ourselves that God isn't forgetful he's

not late his timing is perfect and even if it

doesn't line up with our timetable or our agenda we really can trust believe

it or not that his is better and I've learned that often the hard way but

that's where I have to keep going back and saying I don't understand this

timetable but I trust you mmm Jodi I was really intrigued by the distinction you

make between destination prayers which to me is we're going to Disneyland we

got that problem versus processed prayers how do we get ready to go to

Disneyland what's the difference in those two prayer types well I think it's

really helpful as we pray for our kids - yes realize that they're gonna be day

and day out issues they face you know are they gonna make this team get cut

from this team get into this college not you know marry this person not but we

want to look at and pray with the ultimate destination in mind that God

would be glorified and that our children would have a saving relationship with

him third John and I think verse 4 says I have no greater joy than that my

children are walking in the truth and as parents if we wrap our joy up in an

earthly success or a temporal victory that's ok but it's not going to give us

the peace and the lasting satisfaction is if we know our children are walking

in the truth so if we keep that destination in mind I think we can pray

and like you said our kids sometimes learn just like we do in the valleys

that can allow us to watch them go through a hard time and say alright

maybe God is using this season to bring them to that ultimate destination that's

saving relationship with him that place where God really is glorified in their

life and it might not be a fun walk the whole way but destination keeps us able

to trust I think and keeps us able to have joy even when things aren't looking

exactly like we would design or desire Jodi this has been great thanks for

being with us you've been such a treat to be here Lord

bless you all thank you hey I'm John fuller and thanks for watching get more

info about focus over here and more from our guests over there and be sure to

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CBC Here & Now Thursday January 31 2019 - Duration: 1:03:57.

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Here's how to stream the Puppy Bowl and Kitten Bowl this weekend - Duration: 5:34.

 The Super Bowl is great and all, but if you're not a fan of football, there are a few other sporting events happening this weekend that feature lots of adorable furry friends

Ahead of Super Bowl LIII, be sure to catch Animal Planet's 15th annual Puppy Bowl and Hallmark's sixth annual Kitten Bowl — they're guaranteed to be doggone fun!  But don't worry if you've cut the cord on cable, because you can still tune in thanks to a few streaming TV services and devices

Keep scrolling for more details on how to stream the Puppy Bowl and Kitten Bowl this Sunday

   When is the Puppy Bowl?  The world's cutest sporting event returns to Animal Planet for Puppy Bowl XV, in which #TeamRuff is going nose to nose with #TeamFluff for the Chewy

com "Lombarky" trophy on Sunday, Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT. (There's even a pre-show ahead of the games starting at 11 a

m. ET!) Plenty of precious pups are ready to tumble and fumble their way into homes across the nation, so you can count on this event being super adorable

Check out the starting lineup!  How to stream the Puppy Bowl  You can stream Puppy Bowl XV through Hulu Live TV, which includes access to the Animal Planet channel

Try it out for seven days for free, and if you love it (which you probably will), you can subscribe to Hulu Live TV for only $40 a month

On top of getting 60+ live channels, you'll also get access to its massive library of movies and TV shows

Just imagine being able to watch Grey's Anatomy live so Twitter doesn't spoil the heartbreaks before you watch the next day

  Keith MacDonald/Crown Media  When is the Kitten Bowl?  Kitten Bowl VI will air on the Hallmark Channel on Sunday, Feb

3, at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m PT. The event features rescue kittens from across the country, all of whom are competing for the National Championship of Feline Football trophy

This year's game celebrates a major milestone as more than 25,000 shelter pets have been adopted since the Kitten Bowl premiered in 2014

 TV personality and animal advocate Beth Stern will host. She'll be joined by Dean Cain and former NFL player Rodney Peete for all the play-by-play action along with commentary by former NFL running back Rashad Jennings and four-time Pro Bowl quarterback Boomer Esiason

 How to stream the Kitten Bowl  If you plan to watch, start your free seven-day trial on FuboTV to stream the friendly feline games this Sunday

And if you love watching the action in real time, you can subscribe to FuboTV and get 90+ live channels for as little as $44

99 per month. After all, you know you'll want to keep up with the newly announced season 10 of Shameless on Showtime

 How to stream the Kitten Bowl and Puppy Bowl  Double the fun! If you want to stream both the Puppy Bowl and the Kitten Bowl on Sunday, one easy way to get the best of both worlds is to buy a streaming TV device like a Fire TV Stick, Roku, Apple TV, or a Chromecast — all of which can be purchased on Amazon

And, Prime Members, if you order your desired streaming device by Thursday, you'll get it in time for all the fluffy fun thanks to free two-day shipping

Once you get your device, it's as simple as plugging it in to your TV and downloading the Hallmark app or Animal Planet app to watch each bowl game, which you can also do on any Amazon Fire TV, like this Toshiba Smart TV that's currently $80 off

 Related content: Watch every Super Bowl LIII commercial here Super Bowl trailer predictions: Which movies, shows will we see?

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kim junkyu ✧ here — sub. español - Duration: 1:17.

I'm sorry if I seem uninterested

Or I'm not listenin' or I'm indifferent

Truly, I ain't got no business here

But since my friends are here

I just came to kick it

but really I would rather be at home all by myself

not in this room

With people who don't even care about my well being

I don't dance, don't ask

I don't need a girlfriend

So you can go back

please enjoy your party

I'll be here

somewhere in the corner under clouds of marijuana

With this girl who's hollering

I can hardly hear

Over this music I don't listen to

and I don't wanna get with you

So tell my friends that I'll be over here

Oh oh oh here

oh oh oh here

oh oh oh

I ask myself what am I doing here?

Oh oh oh here

oh oh oh here

And I can't wait till we can break up outta here

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Here's Why You Shouldn't Risk the Cold for a Cool Picture on Instagram - News Today - Duration: 6:18.

 With people forced to hide inside as temperatures hit -50 degrees in parts of the U

S. and well below freezing in many others, they're understandably getting a little stir-crazy and looking for entertainment

But we're unfortunately here to break up the fun, because as cool as it may seem to throw boiling water up in the air or go outside with wet hair, it's not great for your health

 So while videos of water instantly turning to ice crystals and kids with bright red knees from wearing shorts are taking over social media, there's a real danger to messing around in these temperatures

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 The biggest risk right now is frostbite, and a reported eight people have died in the last few days, likely due to the weather

 "Depending on the temperature and your age, in these below zero temps you can get frostbite very quickly, in minutes or less," says Dr

Elizabeth Murray, a pediatrician at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY (where it's -25!) and member of PEOPLE's Health Squad

 The frostbite causes the skin to burn, and can lead to other problems — so put a few layers over those shorts

 "Extremes of temperature, hot OR cold, will burn skin and muscle," Murray says

"If you expose your body directly to extremely cold temperatures, you risk causing injury to that body part

Plus, it makes it easier for you to develop hypothermia. If your body cannot maintain its internal temperature, all body systems will start to malfunction and cause heart problems and loss of consciousness, to name a few

"  The cold air is also bad for breathing, says Dr. Travis Stork, an ER physician and host of The Doctors

 "Extreme cold can be dangerous to your lungs, particularly if you have asthma or other respiratory issues," he says

"The frigid air can irritate your airways, resulting in coughing, and it can cause lungs to spasm, making it difficult to catch your breath

"  As for going out with wet hair, it won't immediately make you sick, but it's not a great plan

 "Going outside with wet hair causing a cold is an old wives tale — colds are caused by a virus, and the only way to come down with one is to be infected with that virus," Stork says

"However, going outside with wet hair isn't a great idea — 40 percent of body heat is lost through the head and below zero temperatures could put you at risk for hypothermia

"  And the most popular social media trend, throwing boiling water into the sub-zero temperatures to watch it crystalize, is the most harmless — but make sure to bundle up

 "If an adult wanted to go outside quickly to do this with everyone else watching from inside, it is probably fine," Murray says

"Of course, everyone should follow the recommendations of their local health officials

If the wind chill is -50 where you are, it's likely not worth the few seconds of seeing a neat science experiment

"  And be careful if it's not quite cold enough in your neighborhood — the water crystalizes because when it's boiling, it's close to the evaporation point

If the water doesn't evaporate it won't immediately cool down, so you may end up with boiling water on your arms

The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang recommends temperatures of -18 or lower to try this trick

And check which way the wind is blowing before you go for the throw!  It can be tough to stay inside on these bone-chilling days, especially with kids, so try to plan some fun activities

 "It can be tempting to want the kids out of the house for a little while, but in these extreme temperatures it is best for everyone to stay inside," Murray says

"Movie day, baking day, craft day — it's ok to loosen some of the normal rules and routines when dealing with cold days

"  And if you do have to go outside, layer up.  "Dress in several layers of warm clothing and make sure to cover areas that are prone to losing heat quickly, like head, hands and feet," Stork says

"Wear mittens, a scarf that can cover your mouth and nose, and a hat."

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For millions in Venezuela, the worst is yet to come. Here's why. - Duration: 12:16.

 Chanting slogans, displaying defiant signs and throwing devalued national currency into the air, they called on socialist President Nicolas Maduro to step down and let Opposition Leader Juan Guaidó take the reins

 Now, the crisis has gone global. US President Donald Trump has placed sanctions on the Venezuelan government-owned oil company, effectively cutting off one of Mr Maduro's most important sources of income

 At the same time, a growing list of countries have followed the US in recognising Mr Guaidó as the country's interim president

 But critics warn that — for millions in Venezuela — the worst may be yet to come

 US IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON MADURO Earlier this week, the Trump administration sanctioned Venezuela's state-owned oil company, ramping up pressure on Mr Maduro to cede power to the US-backed opposition

 The action meant Mr Maduro's embattled government would lose access to one of its most important sources of income and foreign currency along with around $US7 billion in assets of the state-owned company, Petroleos De Venezuela SA (PDVSA)

 Hours after the White House announced the sanctions, Mr Maduro went on state TV and called the US "immoral, criminal" over its move

 In words directed at Mr Trump, he added, "Hands off Venezuela!" The sanctions followed the decision by more than 20 countries — including Australia — to recognise Mr Guaidó as the oil-rich nation's interim president

 Oil production — the lifeblood of Venezuela's economy — has been collapsing for years

Despite sitting atop the world's largest reserves, Venezuela currently pumps just a third of the 3

5 million barrels a day it did when the late Hugo Chávez took power in 1999. The nation's refining capacity has also declined because of poor maintenance and lack of skilled personnel

 Venezuela is very reliant on the US for its oil revenue, sending 41 per cent of its oil exports there

Mr Maduro can divert the roughly 500,000 barrels per day of oil currently being sold to Gulf Coast refineries to markets in Russia, China, India, Malaysia and Thailand

 But processing international financial transactions is hard without going through the US or European banks

Transport costs would also jump because Venezuela's ports aren't well-equipped to load supertankers for transporting oil to distant markets

 That means the country, which depends almost entirely on oil exports for hard currency, will be able to purchase even less food and other imports, potentially worsening shortages and deepening its economic collapse

 EMBATTLED NATION FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE Mr Trump's move against the embattled Venezuelan leader has divided critics

 On one hand, it's achieved the support of external players including Europe, Latin America, Australia and even Canada

 "The Trump administration's current strategy, to support an interim president, Juan Guaidó, whose claim to office rests on a plausible interpretation of Venezuela's constitution, is a long shot but still the cleverest concept America and its allies have come up with yet," writes Charles Lane in The Washington Post

 In a favourable opinion piece of both Mr Trump and Mr Guaidó, he says the latter's transition plan offers "genuine hope for a peaceful solution"

 While Mr Trump has been accused of hypocrisy for taking action against Mr Maduro while supporting oppressive regimes in Saudi Arabia and Brazil, Lane argues these contradictions are less relevant if they make a difference in Venezuela

 "In this one instance, the Trump administration has chosen a worthy foreign policy goal, assembled a multilateral coalition and adopted an actual strategy," he said

 "If you were a Venezuelan, you might be worrying about the competence of the Trump administration's national security team — its inconsistencies, not so much

And you'd be praying that maybe, this time, change is on the way." But other experts disagree, arguing the people will be hit hardest by the new sanctions, and change must ultimately come from within the embattled nation

 Speaking to news.com.au, UNSW lecturer Anthea Jones said the role of international players like the US meant little in terms of achieving internal change compared to those inside the country, such as the armed forces

 "When you strip all this back, part of the reason Maduro has stayed in power for so long despite economic crises and major protests on the streets is because he still has the support of the armed forces," she said

"That's really the critical issue here — not what external and international players are doing

Nothing will change until the armed forces change their support." Still, the US sanctions could be a game-changer

The armed forces only continue to support Mr Maduro because he provides them with their livelihoods

"I think a really interesting development with the sanctions on PDVSA is that this could actually restrict Maduro's capacity to keep the armed forces happy," Ms Jones said

"By targeting PDVSA, they're targeting the Venezuelan economy as a whole." If this happens, the armed forces could drive out Mr Maduro

 Some critics say this could be disastrous. South American historians Federico Finchelstein and Pablo Piccato argue that the US president is playing a "dangerous game" by intervening in Venezuela, warning the armed forces could simply perpetuate his mismanagement if they take over the country

 They compared this to Zimbabwe, where there are no free elections, and economic misery and repression remain rampant in the wake of former leader Robert Mugabe's overthrowal

 But Ms Jones noted, in Venezuelan history, democracy was promoted as a crucial part of the armed forces' education — an element that's been represented across Latin America

 "There's a history in Latin America where the army will actually intervene to remove a corrupt government and install a civilian government

They have no desire themselves to govern; their role is to come in and break down a horrible situation," she said

 "If you look at the history of the continent, we don't see militaries coming into power and staying in power

They come in to restore order or trigger change." Another option, according to Mr Finchelstein and Mr Piccato, is armed conflict fuelled by Mr Trump's aggressive statements

 "For the Maduro government, the threats from Washington and its recognition of Guaidó are a precious gift," they explained

"They will allow him to claim renewed legitimacy and consolidate the support of the armed forces in the face of an external threat

" Ms Jones said — when you take geopolitics out of it — the sanctions would have a terrible impact on the Venezuelan people regardless

 "If we forget greater global politics and look at the average Venezuelan citizen, they will be hit very badly," she said

"This will already make an excruciating situation worse. People are framing this as an issue of capitalism versus socialism and the recurrence of Cold War politics and forgetting that you've got millions of people in Venezuela who are already fleeing for their lives

" Last week, an open letter signed by 70 Latin American experts called on the Trump administration to "cease interfering in Venezuela's internal politics, especially for the purpose of overthrowing the country's government", saying that "the only solution is a negotiated settlement"

 @gavindfernando | gavin.fernando@news.com.au

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Here's the real story behind Alvin Kamara's viral garbage man photo - Duration: 4:14.

 Yes, Alvin Kamara put on a garbage man outfit and rode on the back of the truck

But it's not part of some weekly community work the Saints running back is doing

 A tweet saying as much has gone viral in recent days, acquiring over 35,000 likes as of this writing

It's been shared by a number of members in sports media . but the message behind the tweet is almost completely inaccurate

 MOCK DRAFT: Kyler Murray goes early; Eagles, Colts find new playmakers Alvin Kamara working as a Trash Man today in New Orleans

Each Tuesday of the season, Alvin works a blue-collar trade job.Credit: @larry_murrow pic

twitter.com/Q9wdEUXAsC— L_George (@dynasty_idp) January 17, 2019  It's not clear where exactly that "each Tuesday of the season, Alvin works a blue-collar trade job" fact came from

A number of sites have attributed an article orginally published by the website Sportsnaut (it also appears on MSN

com and Yardbarker), but that story references only a since-deleted Instagram post with no other evidence to corroborate such a narrative

As far as we can tell, Kamara was just posing as a garbage collector for a TV commercial shot by Sidney Torres, owner of IV Waste, LLC

 "He and I have become friends over the last few years. He sent me a message a few weeks ago

One of my drivers had a jacket, a florecent green, and he said I gotta get one of those," Torres told Fox 8 Live

"When we were on the phone I said, look, I'm doing this thing with the commercial

I was going to put something in the Saints game. Do you want to be a part of it? He said absolutely

 Just tell me what time and when you're gonna shoot it."  Torres told the same story to NOLA

com, which clarified Kamara is not starring in a series about working blue-collar jobs like the viral tweet claims

But the back did tell Torres he'd like to help out as a garbage man more often.  From the article:  The star running back told Torres that he thinks picking up garbage would be some good off-season exercise, so he wants to take a couple of shifts working with IV Waste workers cruising the French Quarter cleaning up in the early morning hours after the season ends

 Nick Underhill, who covers the Saints for The New Orleans Advocate, also confirmed the details in the initial tweet aren't accurate

I can't believe how many people think this is true. It's not true. https://t.co/fNeEaQcGRq— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) January 18, 2019 So where did this myth even start?  There seem to be two sources of confusion that led to spreading this fabrication

 The first is a deleted Instagram post from the account @dirtycoast that was initially embedded in several stories

The caption read the same as the viral tweet. We can assume the post was eventually deleted because the user realized the information was wrong

 Another source seems to be from Kamara himself, who responded to a Twitter user saying he should work a blue-collar job each week

Spoiler 🚨 https://t.co/AMEs1mn5jj— Alvin Kamara (@A_kamara6) January 16, 2019  He never said he was actually doing that; all he tweeted was "spoiler," which was probably just referring to the commercial that hadn't yet been released

For more infomation >> Here's the real story behind Alvin Kamara's viral garbage man photo - Duration: 4:14.

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Re-Know Minute: Art Belongs Here - Duration: 0:50.

It's time for the Re-Know Minute. I'm Jon Humbert with the City of Reno.

We have natural beauty here In the Truckee Meadows, but there's another way to make

our City incredible: Art.

The City of Reno Arts & Culture Commission is Launching "Art Belongs Here."

And we want your ideas for art like this that increases public safety, fosters collaboration,

honors identity and heritage, and promotes our vibrant communities.

The Arts & Culture Commission is offering grants of up to $10,000 to help make your

project a reality.

Find an artist - (we can help with that) or team up with a Neighborhood Advisory Board

or other organization in your area.

Apply now through March 29th on RenoCulture.com

So now you know, with Re-Know.

For more infomation >> Re-Know Minute: Art Belongs Here - Duration: 0:50.

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Brutally cold air is here, but it's not going to last for long - Duration: 0:48.

For more infomation >> Brutally cold air is here, but it's not going to last for long - Duration: 0:48.

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You Cant' Get There From Here - Duration: 3:28.

For more infomation >> You Cant' Get There From Here - Duration: 3:28.

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Here's how you can safely prepare to escape a fire - Duration: 0:29.

For more infomation >> Here's how you can safely prepare to escape a fire - Duration: 0:29.

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Here Comes The Shelley Carrol Quartet - Duration: 0:28.

Shelley Carrol has performed with some of the top singers and musicians all over the world.

And for one night only, he's bringing his lively jazz stylings to Allen.

The Shelley Carrol Quartet will play in the Allen Public Library auditorium

at 7:30 p.m. on February 15.

Don't miss this great night of jazz music.

See AllenLibrary.org for more details.