Go to an abortion mill today and pray for the unborn who might not live.


Today is the first Saturday after the first Friday. Go to an abortion mill in your area and pray, stand with a sign, or whatever you want to peacefully do for a couple of hours. Click here if you want to print out flyers, Life Cards or the sign that we use.


No matter what, go to the abortion mill, even if all you do is stand there. Women drive by & see if there is a Pro-Life person standing there. If there is, some continue driving & don't come back.


Many of you said that it is difficult for you to participate in an outside event on Friday, so here is your chance! Go to MonthlyCallForLife.com & click on Calendar to find a picket or location to pray near you. If you want to start your own or are already picketing or praying at a location, email us at events@prolifeunity.com and we will post it on the calendar.


If you are in the Washington D.C. area you can join us in Falls Church, Virginia from 09:00 am to noon at 900 South Washington Street, or go to the many other abortion mills where people are praying. Click here to find other efforts in the D.C. area and around the country. Go to ProLifeUnity.com & click on Calendar for more information. Otherwise click here to go to 40daysforlife.com to participate in the 40 Days for Life project.


Go to ProLifeNews.tv for up to date news on our events & to send information & pictures about your events.


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United we stand - Divided they die - Pass it on

Charmaine Yoest, the President and CEO of Americans United for Life (AUL), had some encouraging words in a recent email sent out to supporters. Here are some excerpts:

Many people have been asking me how things stand, and what our strategy will be, with an incoming presidential administration that has taken such a radical stance supporting abortion. The short answer: I am, frankly, heartened by the tremendous response of our AUL supporters each time we've asked you to stand for life. First, we saw the remarkable response to AUL Action's FightFOCA petition. Pro-lifers are not giving in! The signatures have continued rising, even over the Christmas holiday, and now stand at over 350,000! If you haven't signed yet, take a minute and add your voice at: www.FightFOCA.com. I am also heartened by the response of AUL supporters to the 55-page Wish List pro-abortion forces sent to President-elect Obama. We asked you to enter comments on the document and now there are nearly 3,000 comments, mostly pro-life, on the site. You can read them here: http://change.gov/open_government/entry/advancing_reproductive_rights_and_health_in_a_new_administration. US News and World Report noted the surge in comments and observed that:

"But the volume of comments also shows that the pro-life movement is very much engaged right now and can be quickly activated."

That's encouraging! ... I have on my fireplace mantle a copy of the classic work, Streams in the Desert, which belonged to my grandparents. The entry to be read each January 6th, addresses the perennial question of uncertainty and recounts the example of the self-opening gate: There is a self-opening gate which is sometimes used in country roads. It stands fast and firm across the road as a traveler approaches it. If he stops before he gets to it, it will not open. But if he will drive right at it, his wagon wheels press the springs below the roadway, and the gate swings back to let him through. He must push right on at the closed gate, or it will continue to be closed. Then the author, Lettie Cowman, sums up by saying, "This illustrates the way to pass every barrier on the road of duty." Duty is an old-fashioned word, rarely heard today. But the AUL team believes that it is indeed our duty, and a high calling, to stand against those who would promote the Culture of Death with every last resource that God grants us, regardless of the barriers that block the road ahead. We will pray for wisdom, direction, and discernment. And then, we intend to run straight at the gate. These are difficult times. I've talked with so many of you recently who have told me that you are standing with us, despite financial challenges. We are humbled -- and emboldened -- by your commitment. Thank you for your faithful support which enables us to "press on and step out boldly."

I am so thankful for groups like AUL and for their untiring efforts to create a culture of life in America. I am also thankful for the many who regularly contribute to sites like ProLifeBlogs.

May the Lord bless you and your family as we approach the new year.

Recently, there have been a few very revealing studies about the effects of abortion on women and men. Of course, if one's source of news is the mainstream media, it's doubtful they have heard about them.

A nationwide study by the Elliott Institute questioned a total of 626 respondents, and 84% of those believed that the negative emotional reactions to those involved in having an abortion are moderate to very severe. Even 60 percent of those who identified themselves as very pro-choice said they think emotional pain is common. Of those 47 respondents who said they've had an abortion, 76.6 percent reported a negative emotional reaction. Of the 25 males who said they were involved in an abortion, 60% also experienced negative emotional consequences. Reference: Emotional pain follows abortion, October 30, 2008, WorldNetDaily

WorldNetDaily also reports:

In a two-year study cited on The Reclaiming Fatherhood website, (www.menandabortion.com), 142 men responded to an online survey about their personal abortion experiences. Forty-five percent said their partner chose to abort against their wishes. Sixty-six percent indicated their relationships failed after the abortion. When asked about incidents of post-abortion problems, 128 male respondents reported grief, sadness and persistent thoughts about the baby. More than 100 cited feelings of helplessness, relationship problems, anger, guilt, isolation, difficulty concentrating and anxiety. Reference: Post-abortion grief very real, experts say. September 11, 2008. By Chelsea Schilling, WorldNetDaily

A few years ago, psychotherapist Theresa Burke, led a support group for women with eating disorders and learned that six out of the eight had undergone abortions. The other two had been sexually abused as children. Whenever the subject of abortion came up, Burke noted that it aroused intense emotions among the women, even as they strongly dismissed its potential impact on them.

Dear Friends,

"The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned... For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end... with judgment and justice." Isaiah 9:2

Christmas Ideas From Stand For Life

This Christmas:

Light a candle for all the aborted children who never saw the light of day.

Place an ornament on the Christmas tree in memory of all those who died from abortion.

Wrap a box with nothing in it to symbolize the unborn who never will have the joy of Christmas.

Vow to tell at least one person about the millions of aborted children that never got to open one present, never heard a Christmas song, or never learned the story of baby Jesus in the manger.

Pray for all of the women and men who have gone through abortion and are hurting. May they advise others not to go through the same pain that they have endured.

Pray for everyone fighting for the unborn. Pray that because of their efforts, babies will see their first Christmas next year who otherwise will not.

Pray that people involved with the abortion industry will realize the evil they are committing and leave the field.

Pray for all in 2009 that will face the abortion decision.

Make a pledge for the upcoming year to do as much as possible to alleviate this horror.

This Christmas - Remember the aborted.

Merry Christmas - Stand For Life
www.standforlife.net

I live in IL and have always functioned as a pro-life activist on the wrong side of the politically corrupt government, and not just Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

But Blagojevich in particular has expressed not just hostility to pro-life measures but hostility to preborn life.

I hope U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald will someday expose the theres I know are there and the whys behind Blagojevich's extraordinary impositions of anti-life laws and expenditures on the state.

The list is long, but there was one in which I was involved....

All eyes are now focused on Democrats to launch impeachment proceedings; and note they are being slow about it. They really, really want Blagojevich to quit. I wanted him to at first, but I'm now laughing that he doesn't. If they're forced to impeach him, they indict themselves. They're all guilty. They all have skeletons just like his. They all are worrying: What does Fitzgerald have on us?

But I digress....

Meet Rev. Walter Hoye.

He's been criminally charged by the District Attorney in Oakland, California. His crime? He holds a sign outside an abortion clinic that reads, "Jesus Loves You and Your Baby. Let Us Help." Terrible stuff, isn't it? What could drive a man to be so full of such unmitigated hatred? Sarcasm aside, clearly there is nothing about this man or his message that is hateful. And according to the Life Legal Defense Foundation, no clinic patient has filed any complaint with the police regarding Hoye. Still, the D.A. persists. More in a moment on how in Oakland, free speech isn't free.

I was curious to learn more about Mr. Hoye's personal story and why he is an active pro-lifer and I came across this short video on his organization's website.

The store is up at Pro-Life Unity! Not only are we selling the amazing Pro-Life movie, Volition, we are also offering many other items we believe you will like to own, like original photographs, coffee mugs, clocks, calendars and more.

Click here to go to the Pro-Life Unity store and remember to watch the movie Volition free, online! Then you can buy it at a discount for your church or other group.

The March for Life is one of the biggest annual gatherings of Pro-Life people in the world. Are you going? The March for Life website is marchforlife.org.

Four times in four years Wichita late-term abortionist George Tiller or Planned Parenthood of KS has sued KS Attorney General Phill Kline or Johnson Co. District Attorney Phill Kline for investigating them. They have also filed hundreds of pages of ethics complaints, which continue nonstop to this day.

But... nothing has stuck to Kline....

Despite every attempted roadblock, the criminal investigations against PP and Tiller continue....

In this latest round, PP bizarrely asked the KS Supreme Court to let it sue its prosecutor, Kline, in a secret hearing, and the Supremes more bizarrely said sure....

But PP lost its latest lawsuit last week on all merits....

The justice writing the majority opinion, Carol Beier, an appointee of pro-abort Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, was clearly angry she couldn't find a way to stop the decision....

Beier closed by warning that while they had nothing on Kline now, be ready for something, anything, to pop up in the future to cause the suspension of his license.

"I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too," Brier would have written had she not feared accusations of plagiarism....

Now all eyes are on....

Continue reading my column, "Pro-aborts lose another round to Phill Kline," on WorldNetDaily.com.

We co-bloggers here don't have time to read all comments, never mind to moderate and determine if they're worth saving, editing or banning. It's a fair amount of extra work for any of us to monitor the comments that way, and in some cases, we'll delete comments and/or ban people altogether to save ourselves the extra work.

This is done solely to safeguard our comboxes for visitors. We, like any blog, reserve the right to moderate the recent kind of nonsense out of our community. This is our prerogative, to make this a safe place for people to have intelligent discussions and to learn something, even if they disagree with us.

To those who know we're speaking to you: Clean up your acts, come with intelligent, informed, fact-backed and educated debate and have some respect. Especially if you expect any of that--most importantly, respect--in return.

We've seen your test posts to see what kind of moderation goes on here. We know who the trolls and trouble-makers are.

If you want to keep professing stupidity, obscenity, poor education, misinformation and/or ignorance, if you want to keep posting baseless insults, attacks and derision, you've earned your own ticket to the exits.

It would be a pity, because at the AfterAbortion blog, we have several pro-choice friends and have learned to be a community even if we disagree on some things.

Several commenters lately have proven they have no intention of learning anything or of partaking in a community with anyone but diehard, rabid abortion and Obama supporters.

This blog is not for the frivolous enjoyment of anyone looking to harm, insult, ridicule or foment misinformation and/or hatred. Even those no longer welcome would agree that "free speech" is not right to include those kinds of speech.

Several of us have tried to address many of the claims and issues some of you have posted. It is only met with complete denial of the facts and more of the same derision and completely misinformed ranting.

We're sure you can find obscenity-riddled, liberal, abortion-supporting, disrespectful, Obama-idolizing, media-believing blogs and chatboxes elsewhere on the web. This surely isn't one of them.

If you ever wish to spend time here again, petition me, Annie, and I'll consider your request. I wish you all the best of luck. We're all going to need it.

UPDATE: As one of the now-banned trolls has just threatened me personally, in writing, the commenting system has been adjusted to allow only authenticated commenters. Most of our regular commenters are already authenticated, and it is an easy and free process to become so, if you aren't already. You can still comment anonymously, but must submit a valid e-mail address for such comments. However if that is abused by the offenders, this may have to be modified as well.

For any commenter who would like to comment respectfully, intelligently, factually, without malice, threat or insult, and you find yourself unable to submit such comments, please email me with the details.

It won't be the first time someone threatened me (nor the first time those someones were unsuccessful at their attempts), and sadly, I'm afraid it will never be the last.

This reminds me of one last difference between us that is telling: I have never been afraid to use my full real name (see After Abortion and Abortion Pundit blogs). Neither have folks like Jill Stanek, Steven Ertelt and many, many others. The banned commenters here never used theirs nor did they authenticate their comments or leave a valid email address for themselves.

A few months ago, I was sitting in the food court at a local mall when a young man jumped six floors to his death about 50 yards from where I sat. More on this in a bit.

In Greek mythology, Herakles (Heracles) and his family were traveling when they came to a river and encountered Nessos, a centaur. Nessos offered to carry Deianeira, Herakles' wife, across the river, while Herakles waded across while carrying his son. After Nessos carried Deianeira across, he tried to rape her. Herakles crossed the river shortly thereafter and, seeing what was happening, attacked Nessos, leaving him bleeding by the river to die. Before he died, Nessos whispered to Deianeira that his blood was a powerful love potion and if she put it on Herakles, it would bind him to her forever. Inexplicably, she believed him and put his blood on Herakles' cloak, only to discover that the blood was, in fact, poison and burned her husband like acid. So when people refer to something as "a cloak of Nessos," they are saying that something may at first seem like a good idea but it will greatly harm you in the end.

So it is with the "death with dignity" argument. At first, "death with dignity" sounds compassionate and noble, doesn't it? At least, until I remember that there is nothing compassionate or noble about helping someone die. As a Christian, I also realize that my life is not mine to take. Life is a precious gift and must be jealously guarded at all stages of development and in good health or bad.

We must be especially vigilant to defend the defenseless, where attacks against a person come from within his own mind. A friend of mine worked for a psychiatric emergency program and he would be the first to tell you that people who suffer from mental illness are hardly in a position to make even routine health decisions, much less those involving life or death.

This leads me back to the young man who jumped to his death. He suffered from depression so acute that the only rational choice in his mind was to commit an entirely irrational act. Imagine this scenario: What if as he slowly lifted his legs over the railing, passersby noticed but said nothing and kept walking? What if, as he leaned out, his hands still clinging to the railing, they still said nothing and continued on? What if one person finally stopped, only to softly say, "It's okay, you deserve to end your life on your terms. It's okay if you feel it's no longer worth the pain and struggle. You can let go if you want to."? My friends, that is what advocates of "death with dignity" do when they help others die, particularly those who suffer from mental illness or who are severely depressed due to a serious illness. And sometimes, these people "escape" the pain of this world only to fall straight into an abyss where the pain of this world pales in comparison. But that's not all. You and I are the passersby who say nothing, because, after all, it is such a "personal" decision. It is a decision affecting a person's life -- there can BE no more personal of a decision -- and it is for this reason that we must speak up and we must speak out against the culture of death.

Christians must avoid this cloak of Nessos at all costs. We must challenge those who have the audacity to proclaim that another person's life is no longer of value. Human life has intrinsic value regardless of situation or circumstance.

(For a press release from Americans United for Life regarding a court's recent decision on euthanasia, go here.)

When the so-called experts say there is no proof that abortion harms women, I think of this famous scene from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off":

Does abortion harm women? The answer is a resounding YES! But instead of the figurative classroom being unresponsive as in the clip above, a growing number of studies clamor for attention, yet they are unrecognized by the establishment. Why? Because they show a link between abortion and depression (h/t: Alliance Alert). And of course, the link between abortion and breast cancer is already well-documented (here, here, here, here, here). But in both instances, the "experts" maintain that there is no evidence challenging their established (and politically driven) positions. It sort of reminds me of this scene from "The Emperor's New Groove":

As you read through the list of Barack Obama's Cabinet and agency head picks, recall that Planned Parenthood, NARAL and EMILY's List promised to spend $30 million combined to defeat John McCain.

It's payback time, and the pro-abort chickens are coming home to roost.

Wait - bad cliché choice. Liberal feminist chicks make their living by anti-roosting.

The pro-abort chickens are coming home to loot. That's better.

There's Ellen Moran, who will be leaving her job as executive director of EMILY's List to serve as Obama's communications director.

And there's NARAL's former legal director, Dawn Johnsen, who Obama nabbed for his Department of Justice review team.

On Monday, Obama named....

Continue reading my column, "Abortion industry picks Obama's staff," on WorldNetDaily.com.

Each year we've witness an increasing exploitation of Christmas, the holiday marking the birth of Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God and Savior of mankind. However, no marketing scheme is as appalling as that of Planned Parenthood which is now offering gift certificates that can be used to kill an unborn child.

  American Life League issued the following news release:

Jim Sedlak, vice president of American Life League, issued the following statement regarding Planned Parenthood of Indiana's Christmas gift certificates. PPIN will sell the certificates in $25 increments that can be used as cash in any of their 35 Indiana clinics.

This is an outrage and every Christian should be appalled. Christmas, perhaps more than any other time of the year, is dedicated to the miracle of life and Divine Love, which is under attack in our relativist society. Chief among the assailants is and has always been the twisted philosophy Planned Parenthood promotes - a philosophy that enshrines selfishness, devalues human life and degrades human sexuality.

Planned Parenthood "gift" certificates would be more accurately described as death certificates. A gift from the nation's chief purveyor of abortions amounts to such for thousands of children each year.

Others are talking:

Slice of Laodecia:  That's right. The Baby Butchers of America want to celebrate Christmas by helping you kill your own children in the womb.

George Grant:  Merry Christmas Planned Parenthood Style

Jill Stanek:  Planned Parenthood, this generation's King Herod, you know, the guy who ordered the mass slaughter of babies when Jesus was born.

LoneStarTimes:  Planned Parenthood of Indiana is celebrating the most important crisis pregnancy of all time ... [how grimly ironic]

CitizenLink:  The fact that they would be offering gift certificates that could even pay for the destruction of innocent human life is blasphemous.

While we're on the topic of Planned Parenthood, consider this educational video of notorious eugenic proponent Margaret Sanger, the organization's founder:

As far as the economy goes, if I have money, I need to spend it. I'm not saying I need to spend myself into debt, just that if I have extra money, I shouldn't hoard it. Face it, our economy relies on us spending money. That's the way it works, unless you want socialism or communism. Even under those systems, nothing is free. You give all your money to the government and they give you substandard health-care or other government run systems. Why do you think all the socialists & communists come to America? They come for profit, education and health-care!

For those of you out there who don't think people are trying to destroy America and what we stand for, here's a quote from Michael Moore:

"I say We're seeing the end of capitalism, and I say good-riddance"

So why do you live in America and soak us for our dollars?

We need to stop complaining about big business making a profit. Do we cry about Tiger Woods making 10 million dollars a year? People complain about corporate profit or CEO greed, but don't mind giving baseball players 65 million dollar contracts. If I want more money, I'd better earn it, and not demand that government finance me. Big business should pay us fair wages, that's a fact, but they shouldn't be taxed more just because they are more successful.

As for President-elect Barack Obama, he will be the unborn's worst enemy in the history of mankind. As a matter of fact, I'm sure he's going to send the gestapo after us just for speaking about his pro-abortion stance.

In this time of Thanksgiving, it's important to keep our eyes on what is real. In my opinion, Here are some of those things:

God - Thank God for helping me in my ongoing struggle against abortion and human killing research. It's a blessing to be able to pray and draw strength from my creator.

Life - I need to speak and pray for the unborn every single day. We all can do this, either through our websites, blogs, friends, emails, t-shirts, pins...whatever. They only have us, and if we are silent, they die alone.

Family and friends - Even if people close to me disagree with me on the life issue, they are still my family, and I need to remember this and keep them close. Remember, preaching to the choir is easy, but finding ways to help people find Christ and respect the unborn is a challenge.

Action - My action is what is needed to keep evil in check. Believing in God is a great thing, but God is counting on me to defend the helpless. I absolutely believe that God wants US to end abortion now. It's been thirty-five years and fifty million people have been killed by their mothers using abortion, prenatal murder, in America. We have created a nation of killers, and most women who have had abortions probably know it.

I need to pray for the women who have had abortions, for women who are considering it, for the men who push their wives and girlfriends into this horrible "choice", for the men who had no choice, and yes, even the abortionists and their support staff.

Here are some ways to get involved:

> Monthly Call for Life - once a month calls and letters to our representatives on every first Friday - callforlife.us

> Every first Saturday following the first Friday, pray and/or sidewalk counsel at an abortion mill. Go to ProLifeUnity.com and click on our calendar to find one in your state. If you need help, email us.

> Prayer Pivot - once a month around the clock & around the globe prayers for the sanctity of life from 12:00 am every first Friday until 12:00 am the next day. Pray for however long you want for any time zone. - prayerpivot.com

> Action Code - Our script on the left at ProLifeUnity.com shows the most current Pro-Life Action Calls in America. If you have a website and want to help, send an email to contact@prolifeunity.com.

Thank God we have freedom of speech, and thank God for our willingness to help the helpless.

Pro-Life Unity

United we stand - Divided they die

God Bless America!

Peter

The recent election is a significant setback for the legislative efforts of the pro-life movement. We have the most pro-abortion president ever, one of the most pro-abortion Congresses ever, and a defeat for several ballot initiatives that would have protected life. But the pro-life movement is not conquered.

The pro-life movement is still strong, and we need to focus on continuing to lay the groundwork for the ultimate triumph of life. We fight this war on four fronts primarily: Political, cultural, personal, and spiritual. I believe the path forward in each area is clear.

Political

That agenda at the state level needs to include both incrementalism and aiming for our ultimate goal. We need to fire a barrage of regulations and limitations at the abortion industry. We also need to work for a Personhood Amendment in every state where it is remotely possible. If you favor the incremental approach, fine, but be supportive of the efforts of the purists. And if you favor an all-or-nothing approach, that's fine, but don't sabotage the incrementalists.

Marketing plays a tremendous role in our society concerning most issues and events. For example, Barack Obama's campaign, along with the mainstream media's cooperation, basically got him elected because of a slick style-over-substance marketing plan. His daily pounding of the ideas of hope and change, without being questioned about specifics or an examination of his past, created a nice little marketing package. We also have had many other marketing campaigns that have been quite effective, such as anti-smoking, anti-fatty foods and global warming.

The pro-abortion view has also been based mainly on the marketing of "choice." America's society was founded on freedom of choice. For example, one chooses which school to attend, what career path to take, where to live, who to marry, etc. It's a natural extension to make choice in abortion an acceptable idea. In fact, it's a brilliant marketing ploy. Consequently, when someone questions them and states that they are really pro-abortion, their comeback is that they aren't pro-abortion, but abortion should be a choice to be considered. Obviously, if they believe abortion is an option, then they are pro-abortion. Planned Parenthood masks their main function of abortion by often saying they are for women's health issues or birth control.

The pro-abortion crowd also uses another common term that is difficult to question. The use of "right" is another word and idea that is ingrained in our society. Of course, our founders said that we have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Obviously, the right to life has been conveniently excluded when the pro-abortion group discusses abortion. The woman's right to choose and right to control her own body are examples of their marketing strategy. Also, if you are against a woman's right to choose, then you might be labeled anti-woman. By creating this marketing approach, they have made it very difficult to oppose their view without being labeled negatively.

The pro-life movement needs a strong marketing campaign of its own to counteract this. The terms "pro-life" and "sanctity of life" often are seen by the masses as terms to defend the position, just as the pro-abortion people use terms to justify their view. Thus, many view that there are just two opposite views without one being the absolute correct one.

We often have been sugar coating the truth of abortion, by avoiding showing or telling the truth of what happens during an abortion. The pro-life marketing approach should be one of distributing or showing as many videos as possible, such as the short video Harder Truth or others that show abortions. Currently, technology has advanced so far that it is fairly easy to disperse photos and videos that could greatly help promote the message. Hopefully, at some point there could be a documentary on a major television network really showing the truth about abortion. The pro-abortion movement would undoubtedly retort with the same old marketing campaign in rebuttal to this. But the images of abortions will assuredly never leave the collective memories of all who see them. We will move ahead in the marketing battle and one step closer to eliminating abortion.

From The non-conservative New York Times:

We have only two things to say about Tim Geithner, who we do not know: A.I.G. and Lehman Brothers," said Christopher Whalen of Institutional Risk Analytics. "Throw in the Bear Stearns/Maiden Lane fiasco for good measure," he said.

"All of these 'rescues' are a disaster for the taxpayer, for the financial markets and also for the Federal Reserve System as an organization. Geithner, in our view, deserves retirement, not promotion."
...
Behind the scenes, Mr. Geithner was the point person for weeks of sleep-deprived Bailout Weekends. It was Mr. Geithner, not Mr. Paulson, for example, who put together the original rescue plan for the American International Group....

Under [Geithner's] watch, some of the biggest institutions that were the responsibility of the New York Fed -- Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and most recently, Citigroup -- faltered.

And this doesn't sound much like a "changing of the guard", does it?

"[Geithner's] salary was $398,200 last year and [he] will take a pay cut to $191,300 in his new role [as Obama's Treasury secretary]."

Oh, and Geithner also did a "stint in the Clinton administration."

So much for "change."

[This is the latest in the series "It begins" and "It continues"...]