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For the move.
Someone asked me yesterday how the move to Switzerland is going. Innocent enough question. But it took an hour to answer. Poor friend, she was just showing interest — maybe like you are, showing up here, reading this blogpost, peeking in with your soft smile — and I left her quivering.
I promise not to do that here.
Although, take a look at the length of this post. Nowhere under an hour.
Before I explain in relatively measured terms "how the move to Switzerland is going", I want to be clear about one very important thing. Full disclosure, flat disclaimer: I come from Mormon pioneer stock. With that history ever present in my consciousness, I, more than anyone, twinge at wimpy whiners. My ancestors on both sides, paternal and maternal, were X-treme survivors. The Daltons, Glaziers, Huntingtons, Jacobsens, Johnsons, Leavitts, Abbots, Woodruffs— they all left their homes in central Europe, Scandinavia and Great Britain to cross the globe at the price of unspeakable sacrifice for their religion and a new (but still brutally demanding) life in the American west.
My husband's ancestors, come to think of it, were X-treme pioneers, too. Pilgrims, actually. In fact, if you know the name of William Bradford, (passenger on the Mayflower, governor of Plymouth colony, founder of Thanksgiving), you've met our Grandpa sixteen generations back.
All this blood tramps stoically through my family's veins.
These are family, and they left family, home, health, belongings, safety, beautiful Danish coasts and French valleys and English countrysides, languages, loves, and lost their own lives along the agonizing trail leading to the wild blue yonder. Mothers never saw their sons again after kissing them on the cheek on a damp Welsh harbor. Fathers buried their daughters under the desert's sagebrush. Children lost their little limbs when they froze in the brittle bed of a hand-hewn wagon.
I've read many of their journals. I've marveled and wept at their conviction and heroism. (And can anyone call it anything less than heroism?) I've read in one sitting Of Plymouth Plantation with my brows furrowed, wondering, "Were these folks even human?"
And I've cheered Wallace Stegner, who in his introduction to The Gathering of Zion: The Story of the Mormon Trail, writes:
I should prefer to deal with the Mormon pioneers, if I can, as human beings of their time and place, the earlier ones westward-moving Americans, the later ones European converts gripped by the double promise of economic betterment and eternal life. Suffering endurance, discipline, faith, brotherly and sisterly charity, the qualities so thoroughly celebrated by Mormon writers, were surely well distributed among them, but there also was a normal amount of human cussedness, vengefulness, masochism, selfishness, and gullibility. So far as it is possible, I shall try to follow George Bancroft's rule for historians: I shall try to present them in their terms and judge them in mine. That I do not accept the faith that possessed them does not mean I doubt their frequent devotion and heroism in its service. Especially their women. Their women were incredible. (Emphasis added. Shout-out mine.)
All this preamble to say that, as I tell you about our move from Singapore to Switzerland, I'm the first one to wag a firm finger at my pettiness. Believe me. Under my kind of family tree, any and all hardships shrink in the shadow.
But you might be curious anyway. After all, this blog is intended as a breeding ground for my book about living internationally for over two decades, and I can't write about that without writing about The Moves.
This Move came at us a bit out of the blue. When Randall and I accepted the new post in Singapore, we had been in Munich for three years. The understanding was that this job in Asia would last for several years, long enough, at least, to get our then 14-year-old, Dalton, who had already attended five different schools in three different mixes of languages, safely through his high school years. To make matters worse (or better), both our boys had established important friendships with teachers and students here in Singapore—had gotten traction, let's say—which for one son especially, was a tender, vital miracle. Safe to say they were thriving and remarkably, steadily happy. A parent's dream.
But what we'd dreamed would continue for our children's sake did not, alas, happen. Thus is life. The news that we were going to move at least two years sooner than promised hit our boys hard. To give them a chance to catch their breath and let the swelling go down in their red eyes by school on Monday, we told them on a Saturday.
Luc called it a Sadder Day.
Almost immediately, Randall began doing two jobs at once, the one on this side of the planet, and the other one way over there. This meant he was doing that 18 time-zones thing, a marathon he has long since mastered, though it does wear him down. My man is King o' the Red Eye, of leading meetings on 3 hours sleep spent on his side next to a stranger whose snoring he breathes in along with the germ-infested-cabin-pressured-recycled-air. He's the type who walks in the door at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, the dirt of Moscow or Prague or Buenos Aires still in the tread of his shoes, then spends the day loving his family, and, nine hours later, repacks his carry-on with his blood shot eyes closed and in half the time it takes to check for his passport while taxi's waiting, he blowin' his horn.
I write this to underscore that, just as the tectonic plates start shifting beneath our feet and when it would help for us all to be on the same one, we are, instead, doing it by Skype, 3:00 a.m. phone calls, texting. My ancestors had none of this. Parchment and the pony express were the very best they could hope for. Think how SMS might have saved the martyrs of the Mayflower and the Mormon trail.
So here we are, texting our lists, negotiating our concerns and packing boxes throughout the three-month interim since Sadder Day. There have been micro-bursts of deadline-driven activities, all pulled by The Move, and they are getting closer together. Like contractions. So here's a quick-down of how labor's going:
CLOCK IT BACKWARDS: This means we start planning logistics from the end and work backward. We've researched and found that most Swiss or international schools begin end of August/beginning of September, and so we hope to be settled into a place by that date, which means we can function on a daily basis, even though it might mean out of cardboard boxes and which box, by the way, has all our shoes?
Getting there from zero takes one to two weeks, since I usually work maniacally, day and night, and often the kids work alongside me which makes for a party. So we want to be on Swiss ground with our goods delivered by the second week of August. This means sending off our goods 6-8 weeks before that date.
Which means the movers show up next week.
Which means everything must be sorted or sold or cleaned by then, and every last thing we own (down to the forks, extension cords and paper clips) must be itemized and, in some cases, measured and weighed.
Measured and weighed, you ask? I learned this on one move where I estimated (instead of tape measured) the length of our beds and they were three centimeters too long for the only space meant for beds in the leeetle Versailles house we moved into. As a result, we were never able to fully close those bedroom doors. For three years, our feet poked out into the hallway.
You weigh things in case you have to employ a monts-meuble, (literally: furniture hoist, but it looks like an escalator without handrails) as we did in the heart of Paris, to get your things from street level up to the floor of your apartment. The movers need to know if your dresser requires the GRAND MONTS-MEUBLE, or the petit monts-meuble. Handy stats help expedite that kink in the move.
In order to have your things delivered to your future home, you need to have found and signed on that home. And to have that home, you need to determine where you will be living, the general geographic radius. To determine that radius, you need your children to be accepted in a school. So you get busy. . .
FINDING A SCHOOL: For us, the school, as much as any other entity, has been the geographic/gravitational center for our family's life in each international setting. Our children spend five days a week there, their circle of friends come largely (though not exclusively nor even primarily) from that community, and with the exception of the French school Dalton and Luc attended in Paris where parental involvement was not encouraged, I have spent a lot of time on those campuses as an active volunteer.
So finding a school is important.
It is also where we are sitting in a stalemate this time around.
Explanation: Lac Léman (Lake Geneva) is shaped a bit like a squashed croissant with Geneva at the far left end, Lausanne at about the half-way point, Montreux at the far right. The drive (without traffic) from Geneva to Montreux is 1 ½ hours. Randall's office (when he's not in the air) is halfway between Geneva and Lausanne.
Before visiting Switzerland, and based on the best practical reasoning we could come up with, we targeted three schools; one close to Geneva, another close to Lausanne, another close to Montreux. We then used our trip of three weeks ago to visit each of them, talk with administrators and students, drive the roads and get a feeling for the areas. We applied to all three schools.
This means filling out applications, getting multiple letters of recommendation for each child, getting medical releases and detailed physician forms, having the kids write extended introductory essays by hand, getting photos taken, gathering school records for the last three years of school (which means requesting them from Munich), and finally having parent tours and interviews.
All done.
And we are still waiting to get acceptances. Acceptances are rather capricious, I am learning, and hinge on classroom availability, not academic ability or private donations. When a space opens up in a given class, the next person on the waiting list is slipped in, first come first sere, as tidy as a Rubik's cube. Clickety-clickety-click.
You'd think.
Things aren't quite as clickety as we'd hoped, because it could be that one son will be accepted, another not. Will we put the boys in two different schools? Is that logistically possible? All three schools are at least a 45-minute drive from one another. What does that mean for transportation? How much do I love driving, (even if it is driving along the French Alps?)
Should I home school, if one or the other is not accepted in one of these schools? Or should we enroll one or both of the boys in local Swiss schools? It has been five years since they attended French school, and they've studied German and Mandarin in the meantime. Will their tongues be tied or even loosely knotted? Or will a bit of scrambling to get back up to speed in academic French be, in the end, a great thing? Knowing the tightly-coiled French system as I do, is it unwise to just drop a non-native teenager into its machinery? One that doesn't have that certain DNA needed to fit into le gymnase? One thing is sure, that at Dalton's stage with college applications looming, derailing him right now doesn't seem prudent. So I have been surfing home-schooling sites, and am now well-versed in all the Swiss public schooling options lining the long and lovely Lac Léman.
No one can accuse me of not doing my due diligence.
Back to the issue: getting the boys accepted to one school. This precedes another weighty factor, and that is. . .
FINDING A HOUSE: Did I mention the movers come next week? And when they do, it is not only customary but it is preferable—even necessary—to know what your belongings will be dumped into on the receiving end. Why?
Let me take you back to the Goldilocks story of beds three centimeters too long. Or taller tales, like, will there be a garage? A basement? A yard? Equipped bathrooms? Closets? Will there be a ventilation pipe coming through the wall just where the armoire must stand (since, holy schmoley, there are no closets)?
Will there be walls (for bookshelves or pictures) and not just windows? Windows (for the curtains I had to get for this home) and not just walls? Will there be a staircase so narrow, my child's desk will not make the corner? Can I take the ping-pong table, last year's Christmas surprise for the boys? Or must I take it, but only because it can double as dining table and master bed? Will there be a kitchen? (I have moved into two places where there was not one. Just a water spigot and a lone light bulb dangling from a wire. We had to build).
Will there be room for a piano, or do I have to sell that family heirloom and pull out the electronic keyboard for the next five years? Will there be floors that need rugs, rugs that need cleaning, cleaning machines already on hand (washer, dryer, a mop), handy commerce, or a commercial dearth with the nearest loaf of bread a 20-minute funicular ride down a mountain? Will the ceilings be too low for bunk beds, unless you can train your top-bunk child to slide in sideways and always sleep with his head turned sharply to the left?
Things like this. Details.
While in Switzerland three weeks ago, we visited as many homes as possible to get a feeling for all of the above. There's a place for us, somewhere a place for us, and with my list of measurements and weights in hand, I am convinced we'll be able to settle in just fine. But the one place that will fit for one school won't be available after next week. The other place that fits for the other school will be gone after mid-month. And the home that fits for the third school will go to another party if we cannot finalize by the first of July.
Which we cannot do until, uh-huh, we know about a school. And if the schools grant an acceptance, they won't hold that place indefinitely. They'll want a commitment within a week of said acceptance.
Did I mention the movers?
My pioneer ancestors home schooled, which is looking really appealing right about now. They also ate viper meat and slept under buffalo hides. They also carried everything they owned in a rickety wooden wagon pulled by sickly oxen. Or sicklier parents.
Poor, poor petty-full me.
Between now and a week from today, I am doing all I can to be ready. Listing. Selling. Giving. Sorting. Cleaning. Measuring. Weighing. Waiting. Listing. Writing about listing. And Listing.
All my fan palms and blade trees are going to friends.
Books not touched in 20 years, going.
CD's, loading.
Documents, color-coding.
Albums, consolidating.
VHS's, finally hucking.
(I am quite sentimental, and my original Chitty Chitty Bang Bang had to go, but not without a solitary, sniffly bang.)
And finally, here is where being a Virgo really kicks in. I put colored stickers on just about everything. Slap me, but even pretending you have a system wards off the krazees when chaos overtakes your landscape. So I'll share:
Blue sticker: Air shipment To live off of for the interval between your arrival and the arrival of your sea shipment, if it does indeed arrive, since it might end up at the bottom of the Panama Canal. Which happens.
Green sticker: Sea shipment Remind me to tell you about our arrival in Rue du Colonel Combes and how the container had indeed made it across the ocean, but not without the ocean making it inside of the container. What luck that all the movers were former fishermen from the coastal towns of Brittany, and for some reason some were actually wearing hip waders. Because when they opened the big metal door at the back of the truck, a briny cascade gushed out and turned our little street into a tributary of the Seine. More descriptions to come.
Red sticker: Suitcases for two months Before flying on to Geneva, we will move into temporary housing then fly from Singapore to the States, where we will spend two weeks preparing our daughter, Claire, for her entrance on August 1st into two months of intensive language training in preparation for her departure to Rome, Italy, where she'll spend a year and a half as a volunteer representative for our church. She will be packing strategically, for 18 months of hard work. The rest of us will be packing Kleenex.
Black sticker: Sell or give away It has been unfortunate when the movers have mistakenly wrapped up and loaded for shipment the tacky Oktoberfest beer stein with deer-antler handles, or the pressboard side tables purchased at Osco Bargain Barn when we were in college and $20 was a splurge, or the microwave so old and leaky, it could make hair sprout on your eyeballs. The same movers left behind in a pile of "unclaimed junk" the irreplaceable framed photograph of grandpa Reed shaking hands with the Ayatollah, the wedding dress in an unmarked box, and all the bed linens. Don't let the dross fraternize with your valuables. For this one and only moment in your life, believe that segregation works. Mark 'em.
Orange sticker: storage Keep a detailed list of what you put here. Take measurements. Take pictures. From all angles. Be persnickety. Think CSI. And keep them on file. You'll thank me one day.
But I do not want your tacky beer stein as payment. Have one.
Still, if someday in a flea market in Duluth or Doylestown you should find a picture of a bald man with glasses shaking hands with the Ayatollah, you know how to find me.
Remember that you will simplify life by cataloguing the dimensions (and value and weight and condition) of your belongings. You can avoid sawing off the end of your kitchen table legs (so it will fit under that pesky window ledge), as I had to do once.
Actually, it was only a darned centimeter, but I had to make it work, so I didn't really saw them off. I just filed them off. So when people say to me, "Wow, you've managed all these moves. You must have so many files!", I narrow my eyes and say, "You have no idea."
So . . .off to managing the adventure of this life-on-the-move. This week our children are in final exams, Randall is in a neighboring hemisphere, and I am saying farewell to this fabulous city and to friends who have settled so deeply and broadly into my right ventricle, I feel the pressure, and it's stretching my heart. While we're at it, the house is on the market again, so there are strangers visiting regularly with real estate agents. A miniscule inconvenience, I know. My ancestors were being visiting by violated tribes of Apaches and herds of bison, just to keep things in perspective. It means, though, that I have to be on hand in the house. And we've determined it is perhaps best I am clothed in something a bit more presentable than a bathrobe.
Oh, the demands.
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Aimee Carter
Every girl who had taken the test has died.
Now it's Kate's turn.
It's always been just Kate and her mom - and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear that her mother won't live past the fall.
Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld - and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests.
Kate is sure he's crazy - until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride and a goddess.
If she fails...
DNF at 28%
I know that this was supposed to be a "Fresh take on the Greek Myths", but I just can't buy this, if this is how a fresh take on the Greek Myth is, I'll rather stick to the original Myth. Thank you.
I really did try you know. You see, I wanted to read this book for a long time seeing that a lot of my friends here in GR have liked it and most of them gave this a 5 star rating, also, I'am a sucker for Greek Gods stories ever since the Percy Jackson series and The Covenant. This has been one of my highly anticipated read, then i read it and I wish I didn't. **SMH
Why this book made me LOL despite of it being an Urban fantasy, Romance instead of a Comedy book:
Logic Lapse
First off, a girl was trying to warn Kate, our Goddess, to fuck off from her amazingly good boyfriend, **rolls eyes** by tricking her in going to the middle of nowhere and swimming herself away to a river, only the plan didn't work out because the bully ended up dead. How? Well, she dived in the river and hit her head on a rock, that cracked her skull instantly killing her. I was like...
What the hell? The river's got be fucking shallow for her to hit her head that hard! Her skull cracked! Even kids knew not to dive on a shallow water. That's is like a basic knowledge!
The book was like: Ava, your death is essential for our little Goddess to standout.
How will you die?
Oh that's not important as long as you die. Don't worry we'll revive you so killing yourself by diving in that freaking river and hitting your head, even if that looks stupidly ridiculous doesn't matter.
My Thoughts: Since she drive Kate in that middle of nowhere, if her main purpose was to leave Kate there and scare her, why the hell did she have to swim to river to get away? Kate, can like track her way back to the car, unto the main road, without going to the the river anyway.
Why didn't she turn back and just walk or even run her way back to her fucking car, leave Kate, and let her find her own way back? I would've believe it if she trips and hit her head in a rock on the way! or if water is really necessary since Kate's afraid of water, the river should've drowned the bitch by producing a huge wave, well, I'am not really sure if River can produce huge waves, but whatever, this was supposed to be paranormal right? Diving your head on a shallow river isn't paranormal that was freaking stupid and hilarious. **HEAVY BREATHING**
Hades. I won't claim to be a know-it all when it comes to Greek Mythology. In fact, my knowledge of that subject came from the Percy Jackson and Covenant Series only, but those book made me love that subject. If I read The Goddess Test before those book, I don't think I'll like Greek mythology the way I do now.
One of the main character of this book was Hades or rather, Henry. The God of Underworld. He was portrayed here as a compassionate, depressed, sulking, young man, who goes around reviving people if you will give in to his wish to be his wife or queen. I don't know, I didn't stick around to know why he's trying to make a Persephone rip-off, if that's what he's doing, because as far as I know, Hades, didn't ask Persephone to go to the underworld with him, he kidnaps her, and tricked her into eating the pomegranate something so she can be bind with him. I can't even imagine him as a God, nope, not convincing enough.
Kate is our perfect MC.*Insert sarcastic remarks here* She's kind, a loving daughter and beautiful. In fact, she managed to get a lot of suitor on her first day as a transfer student in her new school, as a result, most girls in her school hate her already just by existing. How Typical. She's the kind of MC wherein, if something bad happens she automatically blames herself. *How about ...no?*
Just for fun, I did this:
Sorry, but I really can't stand heroine like that. Then again, I only managed to read until 28% only so I don't know if her character will grow throughout the story. I was thrown off by that scene in the river.
Romance: Since I didn't stick around, I wasn't able to get a glimpse of how the romance will work. Maybe, the story centered with the romance that will somehow make-up with the things I didn't like in this book.. But, I just can't read it anymore. Maybe, I guess it's better this way, atleast I wasn't forced to give it a one star rating.. It's better that way.. or not?


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It's All About Having Fun/
What's in a name? Well, everything if you're the part of the Goss clan's team. Call them the Crash Dummies this year, but they've been everything from "Social Insecurity" to "Cycle Paths." The team, comprised of Mom and Dad, Mary and Marty Goss, and kids Abby, Adam, and Tyler. Joining them have been various friends and family members over the years. This year, Mary's colleague, James, and Abby's fiancé, Charlie, will be rounding out the team. One year, they were "Kahuna's Victory Lap," a nod to Adam's graduation from college. Another year, they were "Cornfeed," a nod to Tyler's Iowa home. After James' run-in with a rattlesnake, they dubbed themselves "Spirit Animals." This year's "Crash Dummies" moniker is a nod to Tyler's dislocated shoulder from last year's race. "Happened right as the sun was starting to set," said Tyler. He lost his Dad's bike light in the melee. But, not to worry, good son that he is, he bought Marty a new one for Christmas.
The Goss family entered their first 24 Hours Round the Clock Race because they wanted something fun to do over the Memorial weekend with their kids. A friend had talked about the race, so they signed up and have been returning every year since 2011. The first year, they were a bit unprepared. With only 2 old bikes to be shared with 5 people, they ended up trading bikes every other lap. With countless hours and laps under their belts, the team has found their rhythm. As Marty explains, "We still share one, much nicer, bike between three of us. Logistics of bringing a bike from far away is a pain but when you don't even own a mountain bike, it simplifies the decision making. It's usually time for a tune up after the race." "It's a family vacation around a fun activity," says Tyler. "We like being outside, goofing around, camping. It's laid back. There's great camaraderie with all the riders." Abby agreed, "I really like the pace of it. You're sitting around a campfire and get a chance to chat and be together as a group." Well, laid back to a point. There was that time when Marty broke his collarbone about 2 years ago in the middle of the night. Like father, like son, as they say.
Marty Goss grew up in Spokane and met Mary (Bitsy to her friends and family) when she came from her home in Cleveland, Ohio, to attend school at Washington State University. Adam is oldest of the Goss siblings. He moved to Hawaii to attend college and stayed on because he loves the ocean. Tyler is the middle son. He ended up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, all because he "Met a girl on a cruise ship." When asked about what he loves about Cedar Rapids (besides the girl, now his wife, of course), he replied, "There's a giant Quaker Oats factory and once a month it smells like Captain Crunch." Little sister, Abby, is studying to be a Physician's Assistant at University of Washington. Longtime friend and part of the family for the weekend, Ty Johnson, is still riding and an original member of the team. Ayodele aka "Tim" Alade and James Paxton are both colleagues of Mary's from the Social Security Administration, hence the original team name "Social Insecurity." Time and distance don't keep this close-knit group apart. Every now and then, Adam will text a picture of himself surfing as the sun comes up in Hawaii, much to the chagrin of Tyler and Abby when it's bitter cold in Iowa and pouring rain in Seattle.
What brings them all together year after year is a weekend of riding, camping, and goofing around. Abby, who started out as a spectator and raced for the first-time last year, likes the Little Vietnam part of the course. "It's lush and winding," she muses. Tyler, ever more the daredevil, likes Devil's down and Purple Haze. "I crashed just before Little Vietnam!" he laughs. The one thing they agree on: the best part is the food. The family lentil soup recipe is a staple. Tim used to bring his famous chocolate-chip cookies, but since he's on another team this year, the Crash Dummies are in need of someone else to make them cookies now.
The best advice from these seasoned riders? "Bring an extra blanket and a good light. It gets cold and dark out there!" Oh, and "Come to have fun." It's all about having fun.


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Monty MalhiMonty Malhi cares about money and not his clients
I got a house through Monty Malhi. He is an agent and a realtor. The property's purchase price was $429,990. The closing date was delayed by the builder many times before giving me a final date for March 2017. While I was waiting for the closing, Monty approached me several times to enquire about the property and was seeming desperate to buy that property.
I got to know his intentions after he cheated me. I thought he was trying to help me, but on the contrary, he was just trying to get his jack fit in the mess. I wasn't interested at that time. Later, he called me in January 2017, asking if I wish to sell the house. He was direct this time. In the meantime, I went through some rough patch and was not able to pay my mortgage.
I told him that I would like to sell the house and wanted him to find the client before the closing date. That is what he was looking for. He told me that the market is really great and he would find me a client soon. But, as time passed, I did not see any leads coming from him.
I asked him the reason and he gave me some weird excuse. I trusted him with all my money and time only to get scammed. He told me that he had found a lead in Feb 2017 and took days to get him talk to me for the deal. The meeting was fine but later he informed that the buyer is not interested. The buyer did not go through because of some finance issue and he changed his mind.
He kept me going round and round. The month was almost over but he was not able to get me the deal for the house. When he was done making me suffer to find a buyer, he proposed a deal in February. He knew that I was desperate to sell the house before March and he knew when to hit the target.
He said that he would be buying the house. He proposed a lower price and said that I will have to lose a lot if I did not accept it. He told me that I would lose my deposit which I did not want to. I was taken aback. I never knew that he would try to take advantage of my situation.
He paid me $500,000 for the house which was much less than the market value. The market value was more than $675,000. He had that aim of earing that money for himself from beginning. I am sure he must have done to other people as well as he was so trained in what he did to me.
Monty Malhi is not an agent but a parasite who feeds on others money and property.
560page views and 175000$ of monetary losses. The most of the users reported the severity of the scam is high.
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Dan V
Monty Malhi review
Monty Malhi is a scammer and tries to get you into dead end deals. He uses people to get their money.
I was conned by him while I was trying to find a property for investment. I did not do my research and ended up paying him extra money for the property that was in a very bad shape. I had to take extra mortgage for the repair.
Since the time I have bought this property, I have not been able to put it on rent. I mostly stay out of station.
It is difficult for me to take off and visit the house for repair work.
Rex Samuel
Monty Malhi is a con artist
Monty was introduced to me by a friend. I was having a party at my house and he came along with my friend. After checking out the house, he suggested me to sell the house and another in a different region. He told me that it was the hottest destination for real estate investment and people are investing a lot.
He gave me his number and asked me to call back. Till then, I was not aware of his intentions. So, I tried to check the information myself. After few research, I discovered that all the stats he presented were fake.
I never called him. He left few messages on my voice mail but I never replied. He is a con artist and knows how to trick people. If you ever come across him, do not believe him blindly. Do your research and then take any decision.
Monty malhi
Mr Nadeem bashir called me in DEC,2016 and told me that as he did bankruptcy in the past he is not qualifying for the mortgage.So he want to sell his house on queen mary dr,Brampton on assignment. We met on 14th Dec,2016 and I explains him that according to assignment clause provided by the builder we are not allowed to put the listing on MLS .So I have to do a exclusive listing and I explained him the difference between exclusive listing v/s MlS listing thoroughly and he signed the acknowledgement. He advice me to put the house on exclusive listing .We sign the listing agreement on 14th Dec,2016.I did every possible advertisement for this property ie at Remax.ca,www.4561000.com,www.MontyMalhi.com,Point 2.com.I also spend lots of money to advertised it on local ethnic Punjabi Radio programme. I got leads .But these are two type of leads 1,Investor: they don't want to pay more then $450,000.00 as they assumed that seller is selling on assignment and may have problem with finance. 2. Actual Buyer but they want to see the property as they are going to live in the house.But as the house was under construction,builder didn't allowed us to see the property for safety reason.Also as these were the Christmas holidays and not too many buyer looking to purchase the homes at that time.But we find a buyer and signed the agreement of sale and purchase on 23rd Jan,2017. But this buyer didn't give any deposit till after 1 business day and according to Sch d of sale purchase agreement this agreement become null and void .I called the buyer and they told me that bank is not giving us the mortgage on the new purchase price and thats why they have to put the profit of seller/assignor from their own pocket.And they don't have such fund available.So they are not going to purchase the house on assignment.This is the other major reason that to sell the house on assignment is very hard as bank don't give mortgage on new purchase amount and buyer have to put the assignor/seller profit from their own pocket.As the closing date of this house was on 8th March,2017 and according to assignment clause we can sell the house on assignment up to only 30 days before closing.So we have only up to 7th feb,2017(only 15 days to complete the sale agreement and to get the final permission from the builder) to sell.I spoke with my lots of contact but no one was willing to pay more then $450,000.00.Both me and Mr Nadeem was in too much stress as he can loose his deposit and may be any damages against him by the builder.I discussed this problem with my wife as I knew that she have some fund available.She agreed to buy the property to assist my client.So on 25th Jan,2017 we signed the agreement of sale purchase at $500,000.00 without any finance condition and NO commission for me.But I put the condition for 5 days of solicitor approval for both the seller/assignor and buyer/assignee.His lawyer approved the agreement of sale purchase. I also didn't charge any commission to him he saved lots of money too in commission too.There was an assignment fee by the builder $2500 plus HST and he don't even have that money to pay at that time and builder was not permitting the assignment without the fee paid.So he told me to pay this fee and I even help him at that time to pay his assignment fee.One more important thing in the assignment of agreement of purchase and sale that if builder charged the HST rebate on closing then who is going to pay the HST .I put the special clause in the Schedule that assignee/buyer will pay the HST not the ASSIGNOR/SELLER.And assignee/buyer did pay the HST(approximately $26000) on closing to the builder. I worked very hard and honestly and ethically with Mr Nadeem Bashir and he is unappreciative of what I was able to do for him.At the time Mr Nadeem Bashir was very thankful for what I did.However after seeing the price soar in the market place with multiple offers,his expectation have increased unreasonably.I helped him out of the way.I gave him$70,000.00 profit,saved his around $25000.00 in commission and approximately $26000.00 in HST.He Complain now in April,2017 because he feel the house was worth $675,000.00 on 25th,Jan,2017 because he is seeing the inflated price in the market in April,2017.
Other two person Dan v and Rex Samuel is fake
Mr. Monty Malhi is very professional and friendly. He offers great services.
I would definitely recommend his services.
Most of comments about him are fake. Please ignore any bad comments.
All bad comments about Mr. Monty Malhi are fake. Mr. Monty Malhi is very professional and friendly and offers excellent services. I would definitely recommend.
All believe all bad comments about Mr. Monty are fake and not true at all.
In fact, Mr. Monty Malhi is very professional and friendly and offers excellent services. I would definitely recommend.
Monty malhi
Wrong Complaint
Please contact complainer Nadeem Bashir at 6479921691.He will explain you.This is all wrong complain.Please contact


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Bridge No. 24
One of the oldest examples of cast iron bridges in America, Bridge No. 24 is located near the south gate house of the Reservoir and spans the Bridle Path. It was restored by the Central Park Conservancy in 1989, and again in 2012.
Bridge No. 24 was originally designed to permit pedestrians to stroll through this area of the Park without having to encounter any of the equestrian traffic on the Bridal Path below. Today it is a favorite spot for runners to warm up due to its proximity to the Reservoir running track.
Engraved Paving Stones
As you walk up the stairs towards Bridge No. 24, you will notice engraved granite paving stones along the path. This area is called Gilder Run, named after one of the Central Park Conservancy founders, Richard Gilder. Endow a stone on Gilder Run to commemorate a loved one, memory, or special occasion, and it will become part of the landscape in perpetuity.
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Joyce Howell
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Painted Nettle, 2018
oil on canvas, 60x72 inches, $6800
Jamaica Beach, 2019
oil on canvas, 60x48 inches, sold
Peony, 2018
oil on canvas, 30x60 inches, $4600
Black Lace, 2018
oil on panel, 24x24 inches, $2500
Queen Of Corona, 2018
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Call Me Al, 2018
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Diario, 2018
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Bigger Than Me, 2018
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Kodachrome, 2018
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Monkeyshine, 2018
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Rewrite, 2018
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Vindaloo, 2018
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Bear Grass, 2018
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Beatrice, 2018
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Like Home, 2016
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Winnow, 2014
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Monotype 1226, 2010
monotype, 30x22 image, 36x28 inches framed, $750
About the artist...
Take a virtual tour of Howell's 2018 show at Wally Workman Gallery here, 2017 show here, 2016 show here, and her 2014 show here.
Read Joyce's studio visit and interview in aether magazine here.
Joyce is a spontaneous, intuitive painter who is inspired by the nuance of color relationships. Living and working on the Colorado River provides ample opportunity to observe color changes relating to atmosphere, temperature, wind, time of day and season. Even the most pastoral scene, when observed carefully is riotous in color, texture, pattern and value. Observation of the elements, textures of plant materials and the water as it is affected by depth, wind, light and shadow are played out with paint in the studio.
Joyce graduated from the University of Tulsa with a B.S., Business Administration; B.A. from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Fine Art; and Texas Tech University with a Master of Fine Art.
Visit artist's website - www.joycehowell.net


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Sunday, 23 October 2011
Snell or Whipping Knot
Image Above: A mackerel shelters from the rain
Location: Isle of Erraid, Mull, Scotland
I should have gathered by now that when the weather isn`t suitable for boat fishing it doesn't mean it will be any better if I choose to fish off the rocks. This afternoon it wasn't, it rained hard enough for a small river to develop inside my waterproofs and I had the sensation of wetting myself without the pleasure of the accompanying warmth. I stuck it out for an hour with a float rig and landed a larger than average mackerel. Having had to wait on previous trips for the mackerel to hook themselves after they had pulled at the bait strips for ten or even twenty minutes I decided against using a single hook opting for a new three hook set-up instead (see below). The mackerel took the bait on the first pull and the float disappeared. I waited before retrieving just to make sure it was hooked but half expecting my float to re-surface signalling the fish was still free as had happened too many times in the past. After a minute the line tightened, I lifted the rod and the fish turned and shot towards me. It wasn't really a fight, too much like being at the fishmonger's with an open bag.
The fun element left me finally when I bent down and the puddle that had developed in my hood ran down my back. Living on a small island at least ensures that the walk home is never longer than half an hour and in this case five minutes.
Image below: Alternative Pennel Rig and snell or whipping knot
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Mitsubishi is one of the fastest growing markets in the Edmonton area. This is because of Mitsubishi's ability to evolve. Their vehicles are designed to be dynamic and to suit your every need. The Edmonton area is blowing up with Mitsubishi vehicles. Everywhere you go, you see a Mitsubishi popping up next to you, and very likely, passing you right on by. They are steadily becoming some of the most popular vehicles in the Edmonton Area.
The 2018 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 is a vehicle that will surprise you in the best possible way. It takes everything you know and love about a Mitsubishi vehicle, its performance-driven technology, its style, and its capability, and crams that into a highly efficient compact sedan. It's a vehicle that perfectly embodies the Mitsubishi attitude, while also having a mind of its own.
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The 2018 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 is one of the most powerful compact sedans on the market. The 2018 G4 has up to 78 horsepower and 74 lb-ft of Torque out of 1.2L I3 DOHC MiVec engine. With its small stature, lightweight frame, and Mitsubishi exclusive driving technologies, the 2018 G4 packs quite the punch under the hood. It also happens to be one of the most efficient vehicles driving in Edmonton, with a fuel efficiency rating of 6.4 L/100km CTY, 5.5 L/100km HYW, as well as providing lower emissions than most vehicles in its class. It's the small-sized compact sedan with big ideas.
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text: How to Create Categories and Tags in WordPress (Video)By PTC King / 17/05/2017 17/05/2017 Welcome to another WordPress Blogging Tutorial. In today's video, Kate from Bluehost, will explain how to create categories and tags in your WordPress site. Categories and tags are ways of organizing information on your site so the users can find it more easily.


text: Metal Halide pendants are still a favorite among reefers because the bulbs and reflectors are relatively inexpensive yet the variety of bulbs available allow for achieving the lighting a reefer needs for his or her tank inhabitants. Choose the pendant that best suits your tank's needs. We carry many Hamilton Technology reflectors.


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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame has picked senior Dayne Crist as the starting quarterback.
Irish coach Brian Kelly announced the decision on Tuesday and said it was a difficult choice between Crist and Tommy Rees, "but one I was excited to make." He said he expects Crist to start all 13 games.
"Both of those young men had a great battle for that starting position but Dayne will be our starter," Kelly said. "We have great confidence in his ability to lead our football team to a championship."
Crist didn't play as a freshman in 2008 and then tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the 2009 season as a backup. He made it back through arduous rehab, was able to practice in Kelly's first spring a year ago and emerged -- as expected -- as the No. 1 quarterback.
Then, last Oct. 30 against Tulsa, Crist suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee, creating a here-we-go-again scenario for a quarterback who had made great strides in Kelly's new spread offense but was still trying to learn its intricacies and avoid mistakes.
"Here's a young man that overcame a serious knee injury to start the season and then suffered another knee injury, a severe knee injury which required incredible rehab, had an infection that put him back ever further," Kelly said.
Crist didn't have a great spring practice but improved during summer workouts and then again in preseason camp.
"He is a much better football player, he is a much better quarterback. And I would say quite frankly and honestly, he's the kind of guy I want to coach," Kelly added.
"He's tougher mentally. He handles himself in that leadership position the way I want our quarterbacks to handle it. I didn't know Dayne very well last year. I can't tell you that I felt the same way about him last year. But I do now. ... You have to look at all those factors when making that decision."
The 6-foot-4, 235-pound Crist has a stronger arm, but the 6-foot-2, 215-pound Rees has a nice touch and a quick release. The two quickly emerged as the favorites over Andrew Hendrix and freshman Everett Golson.
Crist started nine games last year before he was hurt. Rees, then a freshman, led the Irish on a four-game winning streak to close the season, including a Sun Bowl victory over Miami that gave the Irish an 8-5 record.
Crist completed 59 percent of his passes with 15 TD passes and seven interceptions a year ago. He hit 174 of 294 attempts for 2,033 yards. Rees was 100 of 164 (61 percent) for 1,106 yards with 12 TD throws and eight passes intercepted.
Kelly said last week that a statistical breakdown between the two was so close it made the decision even harder to make.
"They are both smart and are going to manage the game and execute. I don't know that one does something better than the other," Kelly said Tuesday. "I've said all along this is a very difficult decision, but one I'm excited to make because you know you've got two very good quarterbacks."
Rees has also showed great improvement from last season but not enough to beat out Crist.
"Tommy had that going for him, being 4-0 as a starter, but it's more about he's a better quarterback and made great progress," Kelly said. "Just at this point Dayne is in that position to be the starter."
Kelly met one-on-one with Crist and Rees on Monday to announce his decision.
"Obviously the guy who doesn't get the starting nod is disappointed and I wouldn't have wanted a response any other way than disappointment," Kelly said. "Tommy knows what he is capable of doing."
Kelly said he hadn't broken down who is third of fourth string between Hendrix and Golson but said all four quarterbacks would be prepared to play.
Kelly also announced that Chris Watt would start at left guard over Andrew Nuss, Dan Fox got the nod over Carlo Calabrese at inside linebacker and Jamoris Slaughter had the edge over Zeke Motta at safety.'


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Austin Kennedy reviews the latest films, various different movie lists, and an update on all of his film projects.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Review of THE HUNTER (2012)
- Rated R for language and brief violence.
- Starring Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Frances O'Connor
- Written by Alice Addison (Original adaptation by Wain Fimeri based on a novel by Julia Leigh)
- Directed by Daniel Nettheim
- Running time: 1hr 41min
Willem Dafoe plays mercenary Martin David. He is hired by a biotech company to travel to Australia to find a rare Tasmanian Tiger. He stays at a house deep in the wilderness that is occupied by a woman named Lucy (O'Connor) and her 2 small children. Her husband hasn't been seen for weeks as he too was searching for the tiger. The locals don't like Martin so much, including Jack (Sam Neill), a guy who seems to be looking after Lucy and her family. Martin heads off into the woods for days at a time as he searches for the animal, but when he returns to rest, his relationship with Lucy and the kids grows stronger. But there are some secrets that are being kept.
The reason why this movie is watchable at all is because of the slow pacing and beautiful photography. It really enhances the mood and Daniel Nettheim's slick and sure-handed direction give the film a strong sense of style. Willem Dafoe is good as usual. His scenes between the kids are charming. I liked the kids. The daughter is a foul mouthed sweetheart, and the boy doesn't talk, but seems to know more about the rare animal than most. The relationship between Martin and Lucy isn't overdone. It's very low-key and subtle, and that's what this movie needed. The movie this most reminded me of in tone was THE AMERICAN. However, this one isn't nearly as good.
I almost liked this. But Sam Neill's character is a bit muddled up to make total sense. Also the town folk that hate Martin so much seem too one dimensional for such a realistic movie. The relationships are the movie's strength, but the storytelling is somewhat lacking. I know what they were going for. This was more about the spiritual journey than the actual action plot, but it just doesn't gel. There was some excitement when another mercenary is sent to replace Martin, but it's too little too late. The movie doesn't add up to a whole lot.
I didn't hate it. It's watchable and I enjoyed the look and Dafoe's performance. I just wish the movie would've relaxed and just let the story flow naturally instead of trying to be arty and sophisticated.
**1/2 (out of ****)
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Letters from the West
As a hunter and outdoorsman, Interior nominee Zinke reflects Trump Jr.'s Western views
Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke was cheered by the outdoors conservation group Backcountry Hunters and Anglers even before he became President-elect Trump's official nominee for Interior secretary.
The Montana-based group that likes not just elk and trout but also grizzly bears and wilderness has been fighting efforts to turn federal lands over to states. Zinke, a retired Navy SEAL, backed away from such plans when Montanans squawked. But Zinke also has expressed support for making it easier to develop resources on federal lands.
Those two positions mirror what Donald Trump Jr., his father's main voice for the West, told a mixed group of hunters, oil drillers and coal miners when he spoke in Grand Junction, Colo., in September. His father has pledged to honor Theodore Roosevelt's tradition of conservation in the West.
But that doesn't mean Trump isn't going to shake some things up. His promise to return government to the people could mean a lot of things in the West, good and bad. If the beneficiaries are only Texas oil billionaires, get ready for a wild ride.
But if it means the hunters, anglers, conservationists, Indian tribes, local officials, ranchers, loggers, miners, outfitters and even forest rangers and range managers are going to be empowered to find local solutions for managing the 600 million acres of public lands we love, it might turn out exciting. Teddy Roosevelt, after all, created lots of national parks and the Bureau of Reclamation.
No one will be saying Yellowstone is great if Trump allows oil wells in the national park.
The Associated Press reported Thursday morning that Zinke had accepted Trump's offer to be the nominee. A week ago, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., was the Woman of the Hour, with the press reporting she'd been offered the job. Then on Monday Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador went to Trump Tower and talked about immigration and Interior issues with Trump. Labrador serves with Zinke on the House Resources Committee, but Labrador is not the traditional western outdoorsman who loves to hunt and fish the way Zinke is.
Trump has shown us repeatedly that his transition process is not over for any job until he says it's over. Idaho Gov. Butch Otter, said to be in the early running for Interior, now appears to be in the mix for Ag secretary. The U.S. Forest Service is under the Agriculture Department, so that post is important for western public lands and fire management issues, as well as dairy, cattle, potatoes and other Idaho exports that Otter loves to tout on his trade missions.
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry also appears to have a seat in the cabinet as the secretary of Energy. He's getting a lot of ribbing for the fact the Energy Department was one of the three federal agencies he wanted to eliminate, but couldn't remember during a 2012 GOP presidential debate.
Perry will find that the agency has more to do with nuclear waste, power and stockpiles than with the oil and gas industry he knows from Texas. The Trump administration's impact on the Idaho National Laboratory, even if he decides to eliminate the agency, would come only if he decides to back away from nuclear power and the INL's nuclear research mission. Just a reminder: the Energy Department provides thousands of jobs and about a $1 billion budget at the 890-square-mile site in eastern Idaho.
INL's cybersecurity role is growing and its waste mission is locked in by the 1995 Batt Nuclear Waste Agreement. Since we are the only state that has such a deal in writing backed up by courts, we're in a pretty good place.
The Department of Defense would pick up much of the Energy Department mission were it eliminated, but its future depends on the nation's commitment to research, development and science.
What would Trump do with the Bonneville Power Administration, the Energy Department agency that markets electricity from the Pacific Northwest dams? For years, the Reagan budget proposed selling off its public grid, but the might of the united bipartisan Northwest congressional delegation protected the agency like its own private piggy bank. It's not clear the current delegation would stand together or have the power to stop a move free-market libertarians would love.
Rocky Barker: 208-377-6484, @RockyBarker
Trump on Zinke
Donald Trump's statement on Ryan Zinke:
"He has built one of the strongest track records on championing regulatory relief, forest management, responsible energy development and public land issues. As a former Navy SEAL, he has incredible leadership skills and an attitude of doing whatever it takes to win. America is the most beautiful country in the world and he is going to help keep it that way with smart management of our federal lands."
Zinke's statement:
"As inscribed in the stone archway of Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Montana, I shall faithfully uphold Teddy Roosevelt's belief that our treasured public lands are 'for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.' I will work tirelessly to ensure our public lands are managed and preserved in a way that benefits everyone for generations to come. Most important, our sovereign Indian Nations and territories must have the respect and freedom they deserve."


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At a glanceThe gorgeous Reindeer Dress Up set transforms your little one into Rudolph this Christmas. Featuring super-soft fabric and 3D antlers, your little one's imagination will be inspired.
Features and benefits for Mothercare Reindeer Dress Up
- Machine Washable
- Encourage your little one to engage in imaginative role play
- Enhanced by gorgeous detailing and embroidery
...this fun festive outfit that will get everyone in the Christmas mood!
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Your little one can take their imagination to a new level with the Reindeer Dress Up. The snug, super-soft and special outfit is the perfect way for your little one to ring in the yuletide season.
The Reindeer Dress Up features 3D antlers for a complete look, and the embroidery detailing makes the ensemble even more adorable. The set is easy to machine wash when needed and is designed specifically for your little one to wear it easily and comfortably.
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One who abducts.
- One, such as a kidnapper, who abducts.
- Anatomy A muscle that draws a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe, away from the midline of the body or of an extremity.
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New MP Cam Calder's decision 25 years ago to quit being a dentist and become a doctor instead was confirmed soon after by a freak accident in which he lost the sight in one eye.
It takes some persuading before he reveals details, but eventually out comes a tale of a trip to the beach with some friends in France and bottles of corked beer. He insists it was an "abstemious" occasion, but warm beer was put in a bucket of ice and then Dr Calder knocked the bucket and one of the corks shot out and hit him in the eye, blinding it.
It made dentistry impossible, so he finished his medical degree instead. But "I was never that good at sutures".
He noted, however, that it was suitable for politics - "most politicians are one-eyed".
So yesterday he was packing his bags and flying to Wellington, where he will be sworn into Parliament today, leaving his work as a clinical research director for a medical and sporting equipment company.
Before that, after getting his medical degree at Cambridge University, he worked in hospital accident and emergency departments in England and then New Zealand.
He also takes credit for being among those "importing" petanque to New Zealand, setting up the NZ Petanque Association.
He discovered the sport's pleasures on his big OE in the 1970s, when he hitchhiked around Australia, then travelled through Europe to Britain, where he lived for 13 years.
He returned to New Zealand to bring up his family. His children are now older, at 16 and 19 - "so there is less amount of Dad's input required".
Dr Calder first stood for Parliament last year as National's candidate for the South Auckland Labour safe seat of Manurewa.
He came to Parliament at 58 on the list for two short weeks before the counting of the special votes went against National and sent him home again.
Dr Calder says he would have preferred not to re-enter Parliament at the expense of Richard Worth.
His decision to enter politics was because he was concerned about the future his children would inherit. He chose National, partly because he saw John Key as being inclusive.
He says he will do whatever the powers tell him, but has a particular interest in men's health. One of his wishes is for men to be offered "man-ograms" - similar to the breast-screening scheme - to increase testing for prostate cancer.
Asked if he will be setting up a parliamentary petanque team to stand alongside its rugby team, he laughs. "It's not high on my list of priorities. I'm not there to sing songs."
New MP Cam Calder's decision 25 years ago to quit being a dentist and become a doctor instead was confirmed soon after by a freak accident in which he lost the sight in one eye.
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Question, what things do you remember most about past MMO's you played? For myself it was unexpected things that happened. These not only did I mention at work the next day but have stay with me for years.
Example. My group of friends were out in Dartmoor while playing Dark Age of Camelot one day. I was on my cleric keeping an eye on the group's health when all of a sudden every ones health went down to half! Next thing I saw was we were all dead.:P What happen? Fly by dragon fire.:) I never laugh so hard in my life and to this day have never forgotten this adventure.
So with that in mind Andrew lays out Foundational Principle #3 Chaos Goes Boing!
"It's time for another Andrew post! One of the things I remember about the earliest days of MMORPGs was that any time you got a bunch of UO or EQ players together in a room, the conversation would inevitably take a turn towards, "Oh really? Well let me tell you about this crazy thing that happened to MY character…"
Every player's character had their own story, and that's something we've largely lost in the most recent crop of MMOs. Don't get me wrong; the last MMO I spent much time playing had a great storyline. It had a meaningful plot. It had villains and heroes. It had moving characters with their own histories and lives, and I cared about them. But that story wasn't really my story. It was the story the designers were telling me, and they were telling the same story to every character of my class/race/tribe/whatever. I loved their story, but once I got to the end of it I drifted away from the game the same way you'd put a book or movie back on the shelf after finishing it.
When I talk to other people who've played that same game, the conversation is more like, "Hey, you should go back and try this other class; it's got some cool things in it." There's not much more to say, other than maybe, "Hey, remember that thing that we all saw? That was pretty cool. Yeah…cool."
If there's one overarching goal that I hope we achieve with this game, guiding all the other principles we've talked about, it's to move very firmly back to a place where every character has their own story. For me that's the appeal of RvR and a player-driven economy — your interactions with other players aren't going to be the same as everyone else's. It's the motivation for the way we're designing our crafting system — we want players to be able to craft items that we didn't exactly and precisely plan out in advance, that aren't exactly what someone else would make. It's one of the motivations for player housing — given a chance to make your own home, you won't express yourself the way anyone else would.
That's the high concept stuff. But there's another side to this philosophy that happens at a smaller level, in your minute-to-minute interactions with the world. Mark's talked about randomness in his Foundational Principle #8, and that's a big part of this, but you can only take that randomness so far before you risk giving players the feeling that they were beaten by invisible dice rather than their opponent. You never want someone to feel like, because of blind luck, they're playing a harder game than someone else.
And that's where other systems have to take over — systems that are chaotic, but still completely deterministic. Systems that interact with each other in interesting ways to produce results you couldn't have predicted, even though they're following strict, consistent, and predictable and rules. It's Conway's Game of Life. It's the aggregate intelligence of a colony of mindless ants. It's getting saved from a giant by a really angry mudcrab.
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Recently my friend Tracy posted on Facebook that she had just watched one of the worst movies she had ever seen. (The Legend of Tillamook's Gold, if you're curious.)
I began to ponder: What's the worst movie I've ever seen?
I decided not to consider movies that everyone agrees are bad. I would only select movies that were either critically acclaimed and/or well-loved.
For me, it's a 3-way tie.
1. First up is 1991's The Man in the Moon. Every girl I knew raved about it. Roger Ebert gave it 4 stars and used the words "poetry," "purity," and "perfection" to describe it. It stars Reese Witherspoon and Sam Waterston, both of whom I adore.
And yet I despised it.
You know what's even worse? About a year after I first watched it, I was traveling overseas and was debating between trying to sleep versus staying up to watch the in-flight movie as I was passing over the Atlantic. I voted for the movie, even though I saw my choice was Man in the Moon. I subjected myself to it AGAIN. I thought, "Maybe I just missed its beauty during my first viewing…I'll give it another chance." Wrong. It was just as awful the second time. I so should've picked the nap.
2. Next is 1996's The English Patient. Winner of 9 Oscar awards.
Once again, I should've known better.
My friend Renee—who can totally pick out movies for me because she's known me since I was 5—warned me not to see it. But I thought it looked just like Out of Africa, which is one of my favorite movies ever.
Renee was right. I thought English Patient was an overwrought, incoherent, pretentious, seemingly-never-ending mess. I've never doubted her since.
And of course I loved that Seinfeld's Elaine thought English Patient was terrible too, and spent a whole episode being scorned for her counter-cultural views. Just like an Old Testament prophet, crying out in the wilderness.
3. Speaking of the Bible, my third choice is 2006's Facing the Giants.
I might lose my White American Evangelical license for saying this, but I really did not like this movie.
Not because of the lower production quality. Actually, I was impressed that Giants was as well-shot and -acted as it was, given its miniscule budget.
My beef with Giants is with its story.
I may be biased because of my own struggles with infertility. And I'll admit I often dislike movies that tie up the plot in a too-neat bow at the end.
But I actually felt anger as I finished watching Giants, because from my perspective it portrayed a shallow, Americanized view of God and the Christian faith.
I know my opinion is the minority one among Christians. Giants is a huge favorite within my community. So fellow believers, I hope we can agree to disagree on this one?
What about you? What's the worst movie you've ever seen?


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There's no question that America's recovery from the financial crisis has been disappointing. In fact, I've been arguing that the era since 2007 is best viewed as a "depression," an extended period of economic weakness and high unemployment that, like
They love, in particular, to contrast
For the truth is that on at least one dimension, government spending, there was a large difference between the two presidencies, with total government spending adjusted for inflation and population growth rising much faster under one than under the other. I find it especially instructive to look at spending levels three years into each man's administration — that is, in the first quarter of 1984 in Reagan's case, and in the first quarter of 2012 in Mr. Obama's — compared with four years earlier, which in each case more or less corresponds to the start of an economic crisis. Under one president, real per capita government spending at that point was 14.4 percent higher than four years previously; under the other, less than half as much, just 6.4 percent.
O.K., by now many readers have probably figured out the trick here: Reagan, not Obama, was the big spender. While there was a brief burst of government spending early in the Obama administration — mainly for emergency aid programs like unemployment
Why was government spending much stronger under Reagan than in the current slump? "Weaponized Keynesianism" — Reagan's big military buildup — played some role. But the big difference was real per capita spending at the state and local level, which continued to rise under Reagan but has fallen significantly this time around.
And this, in turn, reflects a changed political environment. For one thing, states and local governments used to benefit from revenue-sharing — automatic aid from the federal government, a program that Reagan eventually killed but only after the slump was past. More important, in the 1980s, anti-
In short, if you want to see government responding to economic hard times with the "tax and spend" policies conservatives always denounce, you should look to the Reagan era — not the Obama years.
So does the Reagan-era economic recovery demonstrate the superiority of Keynesian economics? Not exactly. For, as I said, the truth is that the slump of the 1980s — which was more or less deliberately caused by the
As many economists have pointed out, America is currently suffering from a classic case of debt
The point, then, is that we'd be in much better shape if we were following Reagan-style Keynesianism. Reagan may have preached small government, but in practice he presided over a lot of spending growth — and right now that's exactly what America needs.Continue reading the main story


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FinJan was founded in 2015 by designer & architect Moayad Lingga.
Statement By The Artist:
Within this body of work I am creating objects that encourage a socially ritualistic experience, where the functionality of the object requires the user to be mindful of its form, as well as, its physical and social surroundings. Through actions of preparing, serving, and sharing a small quantity of beverage, users will start to build a connection with the object and create an intimate exchanging of emotions with people.
The design of the prototyped full set which consist of cups, plate, and tray are inspired and characterized by Arabic patterns. These patterns were first seen in window screens at mosques in Morocco, where their absolute function was to provide a sense of a majestic comfort to the
worshippers through their physical geometric beauty and repetition. The material choice of using ceramic and wood came from looking at the diversity in material and the beautiful contrast that they both create when used elegantly together.
–Moayad Lingga